THURSDAY 23 January 2014 | 0021 910 6500 | Fax: 021 910 6501/06 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.peoplespost.co.za | Mobisite: ppost.mobi TELLING IT AS IT IS GRASSY PARK Mark Brickles 072 742 6963 CEA: MIEA Broker/Owner. RE MAX / Ultra Select Every Agent Will Promise To Sell Your Home … We GUARANTEE it Call Mark For More Info OR SMS “G23”, Your Name, Email address/ address to 072 742 6963 FREE CALL 0800-00-00-08 24HRS, 7 DAYS A WEEK www.markbrickles.com If your Home Doesn’t Sell We’ll buy it *T & C Apply* SCRAP DEALERS: IF YOU’RE ILLEGAL, YOU’RE OUT Dealt with an iron hand TAURIQ HASSEN @TauriqHassen A firm warning is being hand- ed down to illegal scrap deal- ers operating under the radar in Grassy Park. It is believed that illegal scrap dealers impact tremendously on theft in the area, with copper pip- ing, taps, roof sheets and drain cov- ers the most popular items being stolen. An angry resident, Andrew Ben- jamin, was forced to install barb wiring around the back of his prop- erty when his garden hose and tap were stolen four times since early December. In the past, he also had to deal with a major water leak, caused by thieves who ripped out copper pipes. “These criminals must be selling these items to somebody within the community and although they (the thieves) are the problem, these ille- gal scrap dealers are also to be blamed for buying these stolen items,” Benjamin says. Shireen Davids suffered a simi- lar fate twice this year. Her roof sheets and copper pipes were removed, resulting in her home being flooded. “We work hard for what we have and for somebody to mess it up, just to feed a drug habit, is sicken- ing,” Davids says. She suggests that a restriction be placed on the number of scrap deal- ers allowed to operate in the com- munity. “We understand that some deal- ers are abiding by the laws, but sadly, there are others operating on the wrong side of the law,” a frustrated Davids says. Grassy Park police spokesper- son Warrant Officer Wynita Klein- smith confirms there is currently only one registered scrap dealer operating in the area. She acknowledges illegal scrap dealers “contribute to the increase of theft”, but urges the public to as- sist the police. “If places (illegal scrap dealers) are known, then the police will be able to monitor the situation,” Kleinsmith says. Ward councillor Shanen Rus- souw issued a stern warning to scrap dealers said to be operating illegally in the area. She is aware of only two legal scrap dealers currently operating in the Grassy Park and Retreat are- as. She describes the problem of il- legal scrap dealers as a “night- mare”. “This has a major impact on the community as the rate of theft eventually spirals out of control, all because these scrap collectors would like to feed their addic- tions,” Russouw says. However, she adds that the City of Cape Town is currently unaware of any illegal scrap dealers, but does not write off the fact that there are dealers operating illegally. “We are calling on the communi- ty to assist and the message to those illegal scrap dealers operat- ing under the radar is that they need to stop immediately,” she says. “We (City) will come down hard on those caught operating illegally. That is a promise.” Chairperson for the Lotus River, Ottery and Grassy Park Ratepay- ers’ Association, Philip Bam, does not point fingers at the number of illegal scrap dealers, but blames scrap collectors. He specifically placed the spot- light on those collectors using trol- leys and dropping off scrap in the early hours. “These are clear signs that the items could be stolen, because who walks around with a new garage gate or burglar bars? “These items are stolen and the buck needs to stop with these peo- ple,” Bam says. He called on the legal scrap deal- ers to become more vigilant and take care when operating. “This is a huge problem in our community as it draws many unsa- voury characters to our area,” Bam says. “So if these legal scrap dealers are seen operating with dodgy characters, people might start thinking differently about their business.” V Residents wanting to report illegal scrap dealers can contact Warrant Officer Shaun Whiteman on (021) 700 3924 from 08:00 to 16:00 on Monday to Friday. V Have your been a victim of metal theft? Share your thoughts! Starting with the word “Post” SMS your comments to 32516. SMSes cost R1. 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THURSDAY 23 January 2014 | 0021 910 6500 | Fax: 021 910 6501/06 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.peoplespost.co.za | Mobisite: ppost.mobiTELLING IT AS IT IS
GRASSY PARK
Mark Brickles072 742 6963
CEA: MIEABroker/Owner.
RE MAX/ Ultra Select
Every Agent Will Promise
To Sell Your Home …We GUARANTEE it
Call Mark For More Info ORSMS “G23”, Your Name, Email
address/ address to 072 742 6963FREE CALL 0800-00-00-08
24HRS, 7 DAYS A WEEKwww.markbrickles.com
If your HomeDoesn’t SellWe’ll buy it
*T & C Apply*
SCRAP DEALERS: IF YOU’RE ILLEGAL, YOU’RE OUT
Dealt with an iron handTAURIQ HASSEN
@TauriqHassen
A firm warning is being hand-ed down to illegal scrap deal-ers operating under the radar
in Grassy Park.It is believed that illegal scrap
dealers impact tremendously ontheft in the area, with copper pip-ing, taps, roof sheets and drain cov-ers the most popular items beingstolen.
An angry resident, Andrew Ben-jamin, was forced to install barbwiring around the back of his prop-erty when his garden hose and tapwere stolen four times since earlyDecember.
In the past, he also had to dealwith a major water leak, caused bythieves who ripped out copperpipes.
“These criminals must be sellingthese items to somebody within thecommunity and although they (thethieves) are the problem, these ille-gal scrap dealers are also to beblamed for buying these stolenitems,” Benjamin says.
Shireen Davids suffered a simi-lar fate twice this year.
Her roof sheets and copper pipeswere removed, resulting in herhome being flooded.
“We work hard for what we haveand for somebody to mess it up,just to feed a drug habit, is sicken-ing,” Davids says.
She suggests that a restriction beplaced on the number of scrap deal-ers allowed to operate in the com-munity.
“We understand that some deal-ers are abiding by the laws, butsadly, there are others operatingon the wrong side of the law,” afrustrated Davids says.
Grassy Park police spokesper-son Warrant Officer Wynita Klein-smith confirms there is currentlyonly one registered scrap dealeroperating in the area.
She acknowledges illegal scrapdealers “contribute to the increaseof theft”, but urges the public to as-
sist the police.“If places (illegal scrap dealers)
are known, then the police will beable to monitor the situation,”Kleinsmith says.
Ward councillor Shanen Rus-souw issued a stern warning toscrap dealers said to be operatingillegally in the area.
She is aware of only two legalscrap dealers currently operatingin the Grassy Park and Retreat are-as. She describes the problem of il-legal scrap dealers as a “night-mare”.
“This has a major impact on thecommunity as the rate of thefteventually spirals out of control,
all because these scrap collectorswould like to feed their addic-tions,” Russouw says.
However, she adds that the Cityof Cape Town is currently unawareof any illegal scrap dealers, butdoes not write off the fact that thereare dealers operating illegally.
“We are calling on the communi-ty to assist and the message tothose illegal scrap dealers operat-ing under the radar is that theyneed to stop immediately,” shesays.
“We (City) will come down hardon those caught operating illegally.That is a promise.”
Chairperson for the Lotus River,
Ottery and Grassy Park Ratepay-ers’ Association, Philip Bam, doesnot point fingers at the number ofillegal scrap dealers, but blamesscrap collectors.
He specifically placed the spot-light on those collectors using trol-leys and dropping off scrap in theearly hours.
“These are clear signs that theitems could be stolen, because whowalks around with a new garagegate or burglar bars?
“These items are stolen and thebuck needs to stop with these peo-ple,” Bam says.
He called on the legal scrap deal-ers to become more vigilant and
take care when operating.“This is a huge problem in our
community as it draws many unsa-voury characters to our area,”Bam says.
“So if these legal scrap dealersare seen operating with dodgycharacters, people might startthinking differently about theirbusiness.”V Residents wanting to report illegal scrapdealers can contact Warrant Officer ShaunWhiteman on (021) 700 3924 from 08:00to 16:00 on Monday to Friday.V Have your been a victim of metal theft?Share your thoughts! Starting with theword “Post” SMS your comments to 32516.SMSes cost R1.
SCRAPPED: A warning has been issued to all scrap dealers to watch who they deal with, as theft continues to rise in Grassy Park. PHOTO: TAURIQ HASSEN
*Terms and conditions: Approx. repayments calculated on 72 months, 35% Balloon payment, 10% interest and above criteria is subject to bank approval.
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BRAILLE: OPENING NEW AVENUES
Life made easier for the blindTAURIQ HASSEN
@TauriqHassen
Onemorning, shewokeupandwasuna-ble to see. The devastation of wakingup blind was an experience Jennifer
Fleischmann had to overcome quickly.A visit to the doctor found she had glauco-
ma. Her optic nerves were damaged.TheSeaPoint residenthad to learnbraille
to move forward with her life.She has now been blind for nearly a year
and relies solely on braille to completemany of her daily duties as a receptionistat the League of the Friends of theBlind (Lo-fob).“In the beginning Iwas very lost as I could
not read or write. I worked in the hotel in-dustry, where I was required to performthesebasic duties daily,”Fleischmannsays.“I had to quickly adapt to thisway of life.”She felt that feeling herway around in the
dark needed to be polished off by learningthe technique of braille and started a courseat Lofob.Taking messages, answering the phone
and readingabookare someof the activities
which require the ability to understandbraille.“It’s everything to me; without braille I
think I would be lost,” she says.Her story ties in with a month dedicated
to braille, as World Braille Day was cele-brated on Saturday 4 January.Lofob executive director Armand Bam
says braille forms an integral part of the in-dependence development services.“Braille is one of the main reasons blind
people are literate and able to enjoy theirrights enshrined in the South African Con-stitution,” Bam says.World Braille Day celebrates the life of
the late Louis Braille and pays tribute tohim for the “ingenious script” he inventedthat still transforms lives today.“The magic of the six dots known as the
system of Braille is the key to independencefor blind and visually impaired persons. Itis the means to education, employment andpleasure,” Bam says.The past few years have seen a decrease
in the number of blind persons who arebraille literate, raising the question aroundthe importance and relevance of braille in
a world overtaken by modern technology.This has prompted Lofob to embark on a
braille awareness programme at variousschools.“Nothing beats the actual experience of
holding and feeling a book, turning its pag-es, reading its text, and even smelling its pa-per. It can never be replaced by any kind oftechnology,” Bam says.Adrian Lupe (42) from Parkwood Estate
formspart of thedecreasingnumber of visu-ally impaired people who struggle to under-stand braille.He lost his sight at the age of 22 while
working in a welding factory and has sincebeen solely reliant on the voices of others.“You start mastering your ability of feel-
ing, but at the same timeyou struggle in cer-tain aspects, especially when nobody isaround to assist you,” he says.Lupe says reading a book or operating a
computer and telephone are some of the ac-tivities which have been missing from hisdaily life for nearly 20 years.“I just had to get used to living in the dark.
It was not easy, but I certainly did not haveanother choice,” he says.V The Lofob Braille Awareness Programme will takeplace from Monday 27 until Friday 31 January. Formore information about these and other related ac-tivities contact Lofob PR officer Heidi Volkwijn on(021) 705 3753.
FEELING POSITIVE: Jennifer Fleischmann isadapting to being blind and quickly learntbraille to continue leading her life and tokeep working. PHOTO: TAURIQ HASSEN
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PHUMLANI VILLAGE: ORGANIC PRODUCE AND EMPLOYMENT FOR RESIDENTS
Community garden to bloomTAURIQ HASSEN
@TauriqHassen
Phumlani Village has reason to be excit-ed when news of a greenhouse openingspread through the community.
The community garden in Phumlani Vil-lagewas located close to the communityhall,but suffered years of vandalism and dump-ing.This led to the search for new grounds, as
the garden was meant to provide crops aswell as employment for the residents inPhumlani Village.Malcolm Josephs, director for New Chap-
terFoundation (NCF), the organisationdriv-ing the project, says it was a challenge track-ing down suitable land for the project.“It was a real challenge, but we are glad
that we are making some progress and wehave finally overcome our biggest chal-lenge,” he says.NCF secured R120 000 through various
fundraising initiatives, with the aim of in-stalling two new high tunnels – a dome-likegreenhouse – but struggled to obtain land,(“Light at the end of the tunnel”, People’sPost, 10 October 2013).Josephs confirms an agreement has now
been reached with the lease holders for landin Schaapkraal.“The area that has been identified for the
garden is a perfect location, as members ofthe community would have easy access tothe garden once it is up and running,” hesays.Josephs says the ground is currently be-
ing prepared for farming and they hope tohave the project running by the end of Feb-ruary.He adds that the new garden can create
employment opportunities, will assist witheducating the community about nutritionand provide practical experience to whom-ever needs help with starting their own gar-dens. The tunnels could also provide NCFwith some additional income through theselling of someproduce in localmarkets pro-ceeds of which will, in turn, go towardsprojects like the nutrition centre.NCF recently started a nutrition centre
which provides soup for the children on Fri-days, as well as to many who struggle withmalnutrition. The produce grown at thehigh tunnelswill be used to supply the nutri-tion centre to provide low-cost, local, nutri-tious and organic food to the Phumlani Vil-lage community.Siphokazi Xolo is excited at prospect of
working at the new garden.He has been unemployed for nearly 15
years after being laid off by a factory in Ot-tery. “In today’s life, it is really hard tryingto find work and you cannot just walk intoany place and ask for a job,” Xolo says.“I hope that I will be able to be involved
in a project like this, because it will meanthat I can once again provide formy family.”
HARMONY: The annual Cape Malay Choir concert once again showed South Africans how unitedthey are in their diversity. The concert at the Cape Town City Hall was attended by hundredsof people and happened at the place where the first Malay choral took place in 1938. ShafiekApril, the president of the Cape Malay Choir Board, explained that the organisation was startedin 1938 and in 1989 the first competition was held, during which seven choirs participated.“Between 1978 and 1980 the clubs were uprooted due to the forced removals of people fromDistrict Six, but we survived.” PHOTO: YUNUS MOHAMED
PEOPLE'S POST | GRASSY PARKThursday, 23 January 20144 NEWS
Family fun at the Mardi Gras!It is Mardi Gras time and up to 30 000 visi-tors are expected to attend this excitingevent.The Mardi Gras has been a part of the
Cape Town culture for 50 years and takesplace fromWednesday 29January toSatur-day 1 February at the William HerbertSports Ground, Rosmead Avenue, Wyn-berg.People’s Post is the print media partner
of the Mardi Gras and also hosts the Peo-ple’s PostMissMardi Gras beauty pageant.Event organiser Rayyan Bardien, of Pis-
cean, has gone the extra mile to inject newblood and energy into this year’s event.“We hope it will grow in popularity andtake Mardi Gras to greater heights,” saysBardien.The People’s Post Miss Mardi Grass
beauty pageant takes place on Friday 31January with the theme Proudly OneWorld One Hope aims to bring about themessage of the fight against cancer. Prizemoney totalling R10 000 could be won.The Athlone Cansa Relay for Life Com-
mittee will be present to do an awarenesscampaign at the event. The contestantswill have their own performance theeveningof thepageant, depicting their feel-ings on cancer and how they will impact
the audience. A Talent Show on Wednes-day 29 and Thursday 30 January is sure tobe a crowd pleaser, with singing and danc-ing in age group 10 to 34 and another groupof 35- to 50-year-olds (singing only).This year a beer garden is reintroduced,
while a Play Zone will keep the youngerchildren entertained.TheCar Showwill be hosted bySpeedAl-
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EDUCATION: STUDENTS GIVEN A SECOND CHANCE
A bridge to theworking worldTAURIQ HASSEN
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A local organisation, set on changingthe lives of youths, is aiming to easethe transition into the workplace.
The Communiversity of South Africa of-fers a post-secondary school programmedesigned to help bring the 73% unem-ployed youth in the country into profes-sional employment through a one-yearcommunity-based, industry-related pro-gramme.
Shortly after opening their doors in July2012, they obtained a BBBEE BeneficiaryRecognition Certificate.
Director DrMelanie Brown says the pro-gramme has already reached out to peoplein Vrygrond, Steenberg, Retreat, Heath-field, Lavender Hill, Seawinds, Muizen-berg and Hillview. It boasts a 74% gradua-
tion rate.“The Communiversity is gaining trac-
tion in the community of Vrygrond andsurrounding areas through successfulgraduation and ensuing further educationand/or work placement of our studentsand graduates through various strategicpartnerships,” she says.
The programmeworks with mostly highschool dropouts, who were unemployedand unemployable.
Of the two initial groups, 77 entrantswere admitted and 57 students successfullygraduated.
Over 40% of the graduates passed assess-ments for Further Education Training(FET) or other colleges. Of the graduatesnot going to college, 49% now have jobs orinternships.
“These results are highly promising asbetween 80%and90%of these studentshadnot been employable or able to attend fur-ther educationprogrammesdue to their se-vere lack of adequate educational andworkplace preparation,” Brown says.
“We are heartened that our model isproving to be successful.”
The idea came about when Brownworked to help create and fund CIDA CityCampus in Johannesburg for 15 years.
She realised themodelwas too costly andrequired students to leave their familieswho were often dependent on them.
Brown also saw that having a college de-gree did not guarantee that students wouldget jobs relevant to their studies.
She further believed there had to be abetter way to prepare students for theworkplace and higher education.
Lydon Small (25) from Lavender Hill isone of last year’s the top graduates.
Currently working as a teacher’s assist-ant at Capricorn Primary School, he plansto study teaching when he finally com-pletes his matric.
“If it was not for all my hard work anddedication, I would not have achieved any-thing in life,” Small says.
“I am really proud and I feel that I havea second chance to make something of myfuture.”V The Communiversity is open to all young adults,from school leavers to matriculants. Qualified en-trants pay R600 tuition, which is fully reimbursedto successful graduates.V Visit www.communiversitysa.org for the Communi-versity full curriculum and more information on theorganisation.
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HAVE YOUR SAYWestern Cape Independent Health
Complaints Bill [B9-2013]Submissions and Public Hearings
The Western Cape Provincial Parliament’s Standing Committee on Community Development willconsider the Western Cape Independent Health Complaints Bill [B9-2013].The purpose of the Bill is to provide for the establishment of the Independent Health ComplaintsCommittee, to make provision for a system for the referral of complaints to the Committee forconsideration and to provide for matters incidental thereto.The public hearings will be conducted as follows:11 February 2014 at 09:00, Vredendal Sports Hall, Dam Street, Vredendal12 February 2014 at 10:00, Bartolomeu Dias Museum, 1 Market Street, Mossel Bay14 February 2014 at 09:00, Provincial Parliament Chamber, Legislature Building, 6th Floor, 7 WaleStreet, Cape Town
Judicial Matters Third Amendment Bill [B53-2013] (NCOP)Submissions and Public Hearings
The Western Cape Provincial Parliament’s Standing Committee on Community Development willconsider the Judicial Matters Third Amendment Bill [B53-2013] (NCOP).The purpose of the Bill is to amend the Attorneys Act, 1979, so as to further regulate the powers ofthe board of control of the Attorneys Fidelity Fund; the Child Justice Act, 2008, so as to furtherregulate the evaluation of the criminal capacity of a child; to provide for the delegation of certainpowers and assignment of certain duties by the Cabinet member responsible for social developmentin respect of the accreditation of diversion programmes and diversion service providers; to repealprovisions that make the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1997, applicable to persons under the ageof 18 years and to provide for matters connected therewith.The public hearings will be conducted as follows:11 February 2014 at 14:00, Vredendal Sports Hall, Dam Street, Vredendal12 February 2014 at 14:00, Bartolomeu Dias Museum, 1 Market Street, Mossel Bay14 February 2014 at 14:00, Provincial Parliament Chamber, Legislature Building, 6th Floor, 7 WaleStreet, Cape Town.
Interested persons and organisations are encouraged to attend and participate in the public hearingsand to submit any written inputs on the Bills to the Standing Committee for consideration. Pleaseindicate whether you would like to make a verbal presentation on your submission.Written submissions must reach the Acting Committee Coordinator, MsWasiema Hassen-Moosa, onthe 4th Floor, 7 Wale Street, Cape Town 8000, by no later than 12:00 on Wednesday, 5 February2014.All interested persons who wish to attend the public hearings must bring along their IdentityDocument, passport or driver’s licence for the public hearing in Cape Town.For enquiries/a copy of the Bill, please contact MsWasiema Hassen-Moosa on tel: (021) 487-1630,fax: (021) 487-1685 or e-mail: [email protected] by: Ms A.J.D Marais, Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Community Development.
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scam. Examples of such cons are the freeR500 Woolworths and Pick n Pay gift vouch-ers you can supposedlywinby sharing a linkon your Facebook page.“Always check the source of the link, even
if it’s from someone you know. A scammercould have hijacked their account and sentit on their behalf,” Brebber says.Phony offers come in the form of an email,
text message or Facebook post saying thatyou’ve won a prize or that you’ve qualifiedfor a massive discount or sum of money ona gift card.You are then required to enter extensive
personal information in order to receive itor share the link with your friends.“Don’t do it! The more personal informa-
tion they have, the easier itwill be to get intoyour bank account, for example. Ignorelinks offering ridiculous discounts and steerclear of sites that offer gift cards at unheardof prices,” she urges. “You know the saying‘If it sounds too good to be true, it probably
is’? This is the general rule when it comesto scams.”Some sites do offer amazing deals, like
Groupon and Superbalist (Citymob), but it’sthe unknown sites that you need to watchout for. The ones with strangely spelt namesor which offer highly sought after items likeiPads and iPhones at abnormally low pricesshould be treated with caution.Be very wary when entering your credit
card details onto unknown sites and makesure that the site is secure. The web addressshould beginwith https:// instead of http://.The “s” means that it is secure.“We recommend using a separate card for
online purchases and setting your limit aslowas possible, so that if your details are sto-len, the damagewill beminimal. It’s also notadvisable to save any of your credit card de-tails on a site for future purchases,” Brebberadvises. Dubious websites can also pull youin by offering vouchers for popular gifts.If you have to enter a lot of personal infor-
mation to receive the prize, the warningbells should start to sound.If you are required to sign up to the ac-
count to purchase, using a password you ha-ven’t used for anything else is a good idea.
What to doIf you think you’ve fallen victim to an on-
line scam, immediately run a virus scan.Cellphones and tablets aren’t immune toscamware, so this applies to all devices.
“We recommend using ESET NOD32 fordesktop andmobile security,” Brebber says.Change your password if you think you
have been scammed and call your creditcard company right away.Theywill put awatch on your card for sus-
picious activity.“Stick to the well-known sites, don’t click
on any links from unfamiliar sources anddon’t be tricked into givingup extensive per-sonal information to get a good deal,” Breb-ber encourages.
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School’s bid for BonnytoonMONIQUE DUVAL
@monique_duval
Cement playgrounds, rusted railingsand prefabricated walls is the drearyreality for pupils at Wynberg High
School.After 38 years the school’s management
is in a bid to have the school relocated tothe oldBonnytoonJuvenileCorrectional fa-cility.Principal Faiq Salie says the building, de-
signed to be used for 25 years, has reachedits expiry date.While in a good condition, he says, it is
slowly becoming a safety risk for pupils.“We try to keep it in a good condition, but
the cracks are showing. The railings on thebalconies are starting to rust and it causesa problem when pupils are changing class-es,” he says.At any one point there are about 700 pu-
pils passing each other on the overcrowdedstairways and balconies. The walls in theclassrooms and toilets are in a state of disre-pair.The provincial education department is
now investigating the possibility of relocat-ing the school to Bonnytoon. In his propos-al, Salie writes the facility was designed toprovide educational facilities for juveniles,so it already has the infrastructure for aschool.Departmental spokesperson, Bronagh
Casey says the facility is owned by the De-
partment of Transport and Public Worksand is currently being used by the Depart-ment of Social Development.She says the education department has
made no commitments, but admits the cur-rent building is not “appropriate for re-placement”.“The education department is investigat-
ing the possibility of Bonnytoon as an alter-native site. The current site is not appropri-ate for replacement. No formal commit-ments have been made with the school,”Casey explains.She adds thedepartment is not investigat-
ing any other buildings in the area for therelocation of the school.Meanwhile, Salie says the introduction
and continuation of additional sport at theschool is also an issue. The school does nothave a field and pupils who wish to partici-pate in rugby, soccer or cricket have to betransported to sports fields for training ses-sions. He says the transportation of pupilsaffects the school financially.Cross country was removed as an extra-
curricular activity as pupils were forced touse stairways as training grounds.Expressing his discontent, Salie says the
school’s plan for holistic development of pu-pils is being stifled.“The surroundings play a big part in mo-
tivating them and we just cannot do so inthis space. It’s a waiting game for us andwereallyhopeourproposalwill be successful,”he says.
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HAVE YOUR SAYPublic Administration Management Bill [B55-2013] (NCOP)
Submissions and Public HearingsThe Western Cape Provincial Parliament’s Standing Committee on Premier, Gender, Disabled and Youth will consider thePublic Administration Management Bill [B55-2013] (NCOP).The purpose of the Bill is to promote the basic values and principles governing the public administration referred to insection 195(1) of the Constitution; to provide for the transfer and secondment of employees in the public administration; toregulate the conducting of business with the State; to provide for capacity development and training; to provide for theestablishment of the National School of Government; to provide for the use of information and communication technologiesin the public administration; to establish the Public Administration Ethics, Integrity and Disciplinary Technical AssistanceUnit; to provide for the Minister to set minimum norms and standards for public administration; to establish the Office ofStandards and Compliance to ensure compliance with minimum norms and standards; to empower the Minister to makeregulations; and to provide for related matters.Interested persons and organisations are encouraged to attend and participate in the public hearings and to submit anywritten inputs on the Bill to the Standing Committee for consideration. Please indicate whether you would like to make averbal presentation on your submission.Written submissions must reach the Committee Coordinator, Ms Waseemah Kamish Achmat, on the 4th Floor, 7 WaleStreet, Cape Town 8000, by no later than 12:00 on Monday, 27 January 2014.
The public hearings will be conducted as follows:29 January 2014 at 14:00, at the Provincial Parliament Chamber, 7th Floor, Legislature Building, 7 Wale Street, Cape Town3 February 2014 at 09:00, at Hornlee Hall, Sunridge Street, Knysna4 February 2014 at 09:00, at Banquet Hall, 69 Voortrekker Road, Oudtshoorn Municipality, Outshoorn5 February 2014 at 14:00, at Swartberg Primary School, 1 Fifth Avenue, Bergsig, Caledon6 February 2014 at 10:30, at Worcester Town Hall, High Street, Worcester7 February 2014 at 09:00, at Skilpad Hall, Esperia Street, VredenburgAll interested persons who wish to attend the public hearing in Cape Town, must bring along their Identity Document,passport or driver’s licence to access the legislature building.
For enquiries/a copy of the Bill, please contact Ms Waseemah Kamish Achmat on tel: (021) 487-1657, fax: (021) 487-1685or e-mail: [email protected] by: Ms J.L. Hartnick, MPP, Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Premier, Gender, Disabled and Youth.
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A TIME FOR GIVING: China Town in Ottery handed out food and toy hampers to children fromunderprivileged areas in Ottery, Hanover Park and Grassy Park to brighten their Christmas. ChinaTown, together with the Ottery Baptist Church, gives hampers twice a year to the underprivileged,once in winter and again at Christmas. Mr Liou of the China Town Trust believes businessesshould give back to communities to help those in need. “The children are the most vulnerableand the parents in these communities can’t always afford to buy food, not to mention giftsto brighten up the lives of their children once or twice a year,” he says. The hampers were puttogether by the China Town management team, together with members of the church. Thehampers included food, sweets and toys, much of which were donated by the tenants in ChinaTown. A mother and child came dressed for the occasion. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
AWedding Extravaganza at VangateAdvertorial: A call is beingmade to all bridal dress de-signers and wedding suppli-ers.Since opening in 2005, Van-
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cluded Money Matters,which offered advice on top-ics linked to managing andimproving your personal fi-nances; the Property Expoprovided information relat-ed to home ownership andproperty investment; theOpen Chess Tournament al-lowed local chess clubs andschool chess programmes aplatform from which toshowcase and promote theirsport; and the interactiveWomen’s Workshops con-nected and engaged with women on varioustopics including family and parenting, healthand wellbeing, and women in business.The next event on Vangate Mall’s events
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event will offer them anideal opportunity to pro-mote their business orservice to engaged couplesor similarly anyone inter-ested in tying the knot.The event will comprise
a celebratory and colour-ful display of all weddingelements locally produced,including bridal dress de-signers, wedding enter-tainment, djs and livebands, community-basedcaterers and décor special-ists, home industry wed-ding confectioners, flo-rists, mhendi artists, hairand make-up artists, andother services like invita-tions, photography, venuehire, car hire, suit hire,honeymoon travel andmarriage guidance pro-grammes.
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MAKING MEMORIES: A bridal expowill held at Vangate Mall nextmonth. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
PEOPLE'S POST | GRASSY PARKThursday, 23 January 2014 NEWS 9SASSA CARDS: FEE ADDED
Pensioners irate at‘charges’ on grantsDESIREÉ RORKE
@dezzierorke
A probe was recently launched intosmall but irregular deductions madefrom pensioners who drew their old
age grants at Pick n Pay paypoints in De-cember.This paypoint service was made availa-
ble to all social grant beneficiaries in Aprillast year, by means of their Sassa cards,which helps avoid standing in long queuesfor hours at Sassa paypoints each month.During December several pensioners
were charged additional fees ranging be-tween R2 and R10 when withdrawing theirpensions at Pick n Pay.According to statistical reports for 2013,
2.8 million people receive social grants inthe Western Cape alone.Of this, 258 759 are old age grants.
InvestigationOne pensioner laments: “This is the first
time a fee was charged. And why was thefee not the same across the board? Pick nPay had a notice up that all Sassa transac-tionswere free andnow they are charging!”When this particular pensioner contact-
ed the Sassa call centre, she was advised bya consultant that the matter was under in-vestigation.On enquiry, Pick n Pay customer service
director Jonathan Ackerman confirmedthat the store does not charge any fee forthe withdrawal of Sassa grant payments.“We have consulted with Sassa and it ap-
pears that some Sassa transactions mayhave incurred transaction fees,” he says.“Pick n Pay considers the payment of so-
cial grants as a service to our communities
and does not profit from it at all.”He referred customers who found they
have been charged a transaction fee to theSassa call centre.Sassa regional spokespersonShivaniWa-
hab also confirmed that there should be notransaction fees charged when beneficiar-ies access their social grants via approvedmerchants such as Pick n Pay.“Transaction fees apply only in the case
of ATMwithdrawals, where standard ATMrates apply,” she says.“We will have to take the matter up with
CashPaymaster Services (CPS),who is con-tracted to Sassa for the payment of socialgrants, for further investigation.”
RefundsIt is not certain yet what the outcome of
this investigation is, but this reporter couldestablish that no additional deductionsweremade from the pensioners in questionduring January.The deductions made in December, how-
ever, were not refunded, according to oneof the pensioners.“According to a Sassa consultant the
money is still on my account but the Pickn Pay system shows nothing,” she com-plained on Monday.CPS is a business unit of global company
NET1, which provides payment solutionsand transaction processing services acrossseveral industries.It is further stated that the company de-
rives up to 66 %of itsrevenuefrom its socialwelfare grant distribution business.At the time of going to print, this reporter
had not received any updates on theprogress or outcome of the investigation.V Phone Sassa toll-free on 0800 60 01 60.
Number of drivers droppingDriving appears to have levelled and
even started falling in many of theworld’s advanced economies long be-
fore the global downturn in 2008, accordingto the International Transport Forum.
The Organisation for Economic Coopera-tion reports that the slowdown shows an endto several decades in which car use grewtwice as fast as gross domestic products andincome and is consistent across the USA,Britain, France, Japan, Italy, Belgium, Ger-many, Sweden, the Netherlands and evenAustralia.
Waning car use in the USA, Europe andAsia leaves the future of oil demand depend-ent on drivers in emerging markets.
According to Long Run Trends in Car Use,a report by the ITF, “the economic recessionand relatively high fuel prices explain partof the decline in the growth of travel – butnot all of it. The reasons are complex andmay vary from country to country.
“There is still considerable uncertaintyabout why car use among young adults isfalling so rapidly and whether it representsa voluntary change in lifestyle, a responseto tough economic conditions or the in-creased availability of public transport andthe internet,” the report states.
“Slowing population growth, populationageing and increasing urbanisation contrib-uted to the change in passenger use in sever-al countries. There is evidence that car usehas also been reduced through policy inter-vention, particularly in urban areas.”
The British transport department’s2012National Travel Survey said mobilitymay also be declining across other modes oftransport.
In 2012 the average person in Britain trav-elled 10 768km, 4% less than the annual aver-age from 1995 to 1997. The number of tripsby private transport was down by 14% andthe use of public transport was up by 2%.
Fuel costs are clearly a factor in manycountries. Crude oil prices have quadrupledsince 2000 though pump prices for petrol anddiesel have been proportionately smallerdue to taxes. Nonetheless, driving has be-come significantly more expensive so house-holds are travelling less and choosing moreefficient modes of transport.
A similar trend was observed in the 1970s
and early 1980s in response to the first of twomajor oil shocks.
Phil Goodwin of the University of the Westof England’s Centre for Transport and Socie-ty says demographics also play a part. Annu-al distances driven fall by 50% when an indi-vidual retires. As populations of advancedeconomies grow older, car use is falling, butpeople are also responding to other morecomplex social changes such as the rise ofmobile computing, smartphones and moresingle-person households.
The trend to start families later, moreyoung people living in city centres and
“changing images of contemporary life”could also be reducing car use.
Goodwin also believed the smartphonehas replaced the car as the ultimate statussymbol.
The ITF further suggested that more on-line shopping and social networking mayhave replaced some shopping trips and lei-sure travel.
“Survey evidence supports the view thattechnology and social media are seen as sub-stitutes for physical travel, particularlyamong the young,” the report states.
“The largest decline in car travel is for
shopping and visiting friends and relatives,which some see suggestive of a change in-duced by choice – perhaps facilitated by therising availability of online alternatives totravel – but which could also be the resultof tighter budgets.”
The downturn in driving is not uniformand is heavily concentrated in certain socialgroups. In Britain, for example, the down-turn has been sharpest in London, where thehigh cost of insurance and parking, as wellas congestion charging and a dense publictransport network have all combined to re-duce driving since around 2000. – Wheels24
DRIVING DROP: The number ofpeople using cars has dropped inseveral first world countries.
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ship S-Class at the 2014NorthAmeri-can International autoshow in De-
troit earlier this month.The S600 will arrive in South Africa later
this year.Themodelmeasures 5.2m long, 1.8mwide
and1.4m tall,withawheelbaseof 3.1m.Bootcapacity is rated at 500F.The new S600 is powered by a 6.0 V12 bi-
turbo capable of 390kW – up from 380kW –and 830Nm.Mated to a 7G-tronic auto,Mercedes-Benz
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sprint from 0-100km/h in 4.6 seconds, im-pressive considering it weighs 2185kg, andcan reach an electronically limited 250km/h.Not tomiss out on their share of the lime-
light, the entire S-Class range will be up-graded with the addition of a head-up dis-play, touchpad and collision prevention as-sist plus, which replaces the collisionprevention assist.In addition to adaptive braking, which
prevents collisions at more than 6.5km/h,the system is capable of autonomous brak-ing from as fast as 200km/h. The system re-duces the severity of a collision by brakingif a driver fails to respond to slowing orstopping vehicles.The system can also brake in response to
stationary vehicles at speeds of up to 55km/h and is able to prevent a rear-end collision
at up to 40km/h.As befits its status as flagship, the S600
is packedwithkit; LED intelligent light sys-tem and magic body control suspensionwith road surface scan.The model is equipped with a driving as-
sistance package and includes active lanekeeping assist, active blind-spot assist,cross-traffic assist, Distronic plus withsteer control, stop/go, pre-safe braking andpre-safe plus.The figure 600 has long been a legend in
the history of the automobile. The model600 (W100) launched in 1963was the first carfrom Mercedes-Benz to feature a V8 injec-tion engine.The same 186kW engine was also used
from 1967 in theW109model series (300 SEL6.3).Further topmodels to feature aV8 engine
included the 450 SEL 6.9 from the model se-ries 116 (213kW) and the 560 SE in the 126series (223kW in the ECE version).The 600 SE model in the 140 model series
of 1991 marked the introduction of the first12-cylinder engine as standard in a Mer-cedes-Benz car.The M120 delivered (304kW) from a dis-
placement of six litres andbegana traditionof V12 units as the top-of-the-range enginesin the S-Class.Since the 220 series, Mercedes-Benz has
also offered especially sporty, AMG-opti-mised variants with V8 and V12 engines atthe top of its S-Class range, in the form ofthe S63 AMG and S65 AMG. – Wheels24
COMING SOON: Mercedes-Benz launched its new flagship S-Class model the S600 earlier thismonth. It will arrive in South Africa later this year.
VW unveils supercar version of Golf GTIVolkswagen Golf fans must be tickledpink. The automaker has revealed aunique, supercar GTI version.And either the German brand has gone
bonkers or this GTI has sneaked into asteroids lab. The one-of-a-kind Golf GTIhas a three-litre engine under the bonnet,pushing out 373kW.The GTI does zero to 100km/h in 3.9 sec-
onds and costs the equivalent of R56m.The Golf Design Vision GTI, as it is
known, shares only one partwith the ordi-nary GTI and that’s the windscreen. Eve-rything else is customised. According toVW, it’s shorter, lower andwider with 20”alloy rims and 15” brakes.
Head honchos at VW say there are noplans to put this beast of a car into produc-tion, but it could borrow some design cuesto the next generation of Golfs.Klaus Bischoff, who heads up the team
behind the Vision GTI, says: “The designteam’s brief was to give a spectacularglance into the future of the GTI.”TopGear.com has described the car as
“a design study reflecting some ofVolkswagen’s greatest hits”.In a roadtest report, the TV programme
said: “The GTI concept will do 0-100km in3.9 seconds and hit a top speed of 300km/h– not just fast for a Golf, but fast full stop.”– Wheels24
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A single match could define an entireseason for the Western Province wom-en’s cricket team.
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Cricket South Africa’s provincial league,with six wins from seven games.Boland are second, but have a game in
hand and are the only side to have beatenWP this season.Province coach Cobus Roodt is confident
his charges can pull off a victory, despitehaving three key players away on national
duty. “The Boland game is an important onefor the season. If we win, we will reach thesemi-finals,” he says.“I am confident we can win. I believe the
girls can pull through. There is a lot of workthat has gone in to get the girls ready. Theyunderstand what lies ahead, so there is noreason why we can’t win.”Roodt’s side racked up comfortable victo-
ries in their last two matches, posting 371/5before skittling out Border Kei for just 24runs on Saturday and then beating Borderby 36 runs on Sunday.Province have just three games left in the
pool stages; Boland on Sunday, before facingEastern Province on Saturday 1 Februaryand South Western Districts on Sunday 2February.Finishing at the summit of the West/East
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groups will be the fourth semi-finalist.A full haul of points in the last three games
could also seal a home semi-final for Prov-ince. Roodt believes the location of the play-off will not affect his side’s performance.“Playing at home gives you a small advan-
tage, but we are used to playing away,” hesays.“I find the team gels better when we are
away from home, because they all live in ahotel together. When they are at home, youdon’t know what they are doing. I believe acricket ground is just a cricket ground.”Last season Roodt’s side beat Gauteng at
the Wanderers to secure the title, after
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SWD will both take place at Mutual Park inPinelands next month.
CHASING HARD: Netherlands player Willemijn Bos (left) hunts down South Africa’sQuanita Bobbs during a Hartleyvale Summer Series hockey match on Saturday. SouthAfrica lost 5-0. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
HOME AND DRY: Falcon Normies player Kirsten Hearne slides into home base as Tantasport catcherCatherine van der Boom is too late with the tag. The Super League softball match was playedat Turfhall Sports Complex on Saturday. Normies were 8-1 victors. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
Big walkers to honour SA iconLIAM MOSES
@LiamCPT
Around 20 000 people are set to fill thestreets of Cape Town in honour of thelate former president NelsonMandela atthe 15th annual 10km Big Walk inMarch.The event has become a highlight of
the Cape Town social sports calendar, soorganisers have decided to honourMadiba this year. People’s Post is theprint media sponsor of the Big Walk.As usual the Red Cross WarMemorial
Children’s Hospital Trust has been se-lected as the main beneficiary of theevent, but a percentage of the proceedswill also be given the Nelson MandelaFoundation. The walk will be held onSunday 2 March.Big Walk Committee chairperson Da-
wood Essack highlighted the walk’s 15thanniversary. “As a special commemora-tion of the 15th anniversary we will behavinga 15kmrunorwalkaswell. Everykilometre will be dedicated to the socialchallenges faced by some communities,”he says.“These challenges include education,
healthcare, physical fitness, drugs, theabuse of women and children, HIV/Aidsand the physically disabled.”At the event launch last week CEO of
the Mandela Rhodes Trust and repre-sentative of theNelsonMandelaFounda-tion, Shaun Johnson, thanked the BigWalkCommittee “for honouring our latepatron and founder”.Since its inauguration in 2000, the race
has donated over R1.6m to the Red CrossHospital.In 2012 themoneywas used to upgrade
the hospital’s burns unit and surgerywards, while last year’s R245 000 wasused to upgrade the radiology depart-ment.Trust CEO Louise Driver says this
year’s donation will be used to upgradethe paediatric intensive care ward. “Iwant to thank the Big Walk Committeefor selecting the Red CrossWarMemori-al Children’s Hospital Trust as the bene-ficiary again,” she says.“It’s amazing that they have been sup-
porting us for 14 consecutive years. Themoney has been given to a number ofprojects; there isn’t a part of the hospitalthat the Big Walk has not touched.”
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Kind draw for local clubsLIAM MOSES
@LiamCPT
Santos will face an unknown quantitywhen they tackle Gamalakhe United inthe Nedbank Cup round of 32.
The People’s Team will face the KwaZulu-Natal side at home after being paired in thedraw last week.
Santos coach David Notoane says he ishappy with the draw, but will be doing hishomework on the minnows to prevent anyupsets.
“We are playing at home and that is veryimportant, but we are playing against a Sec-ond Division team which is tricky,” he says.
“We don’t know much about them, but I
have started doing my homework. It’s thefirst time I have heard about them. I havespoken to some of the people I know in Kwa-Zulu-Natal, so I have a little bit of incite intothe team we are facing.
“We are happy with the draw, but we arenot going to take it lightly.”
Santos are currently fifth on the NationalFirst Division (NFD) table, eight points be-hind the league leaders, but have a game inhand.
Notoane’s side suffered a 1-0 loss to localrivals Vasco da Gama in their last outingand will need to take maximum points fromSaturday’s match away to Sivutsa Stars tokeep their hopes of promotion alive.
Meanwhile, neighbours Milano United
have also welcomed a fortunate NedbankCup draw result after some indifferent formin the NFD.
The Grassy Park side will host Bloemfon-tein Young Tigers in the round of 32.
Milano coach Theo Hempe says he wouldhave preferred to play a bigger team, whichwould’ve drawn in a large crowd of support-ers.
“We are not complaining; it’s a favourabledraw so we want to give it everything andgo as far as possible in the Nedbank Cup,”he says.
Hempe says he last faced Tigers as a play-er. “It’s not the first time I’ve heard of theclub. I played against them a while back,when they were still in the NFD a few years
ago. We will give them the respect they de-serve,” he says.
Milano held the top spot in the league justtwo weeks ago, but surrendered first placeafter a draw with FC Cape Town. They havesince dropped to third following a loss to Jo-mo Cosmos at the weekend.
Hempe’s side trail first-placed ChippaUnited and second-placed Vasco da Gama bya solitary point.
The former midfielder has brushed off thepoor results as a temporary dip in form andexpects his charges to turn it around againstRoses United at the Wynberg Military Baseon Sunday.
The dates for the Nedbank Cup matcheshave not yet been announced.
AHEAD OF THE PACK:Nigeria’s AzubuikeEgwuekwe (left) risesabove Nigerian goal-keeper Chigozie Ag-bim and Bafana Bafa-na striker KatlegoMashego to headclear during an Afri-can Nations Champi-onship (CHAN)match at Cape TownStadium on Sunday.Bafana were knockedout of the tourna-ment after suffering a3-1 loss to the SuperEagles.
PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
HURDLING: Zimbabwe’s Simba Sithole leaps over a tackle from Burkina Faso’s Issoufou Dayoduring an African Nations Championship (CHAN) match at Athlone Stadium on Monday. Zimba-bwe were 1-0 victors . PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS