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The project forms part of ward councillor Antonio van der Rheede’s ward allocation budget, and was the only major project under- taken for the 2011/2012 financial year, much to the ire of residents who say the facility will be another white elephant. The Hanover Park Sports and Recreation Council describes the skateboard park as a waste of taxes which will be used for every- thing but its purpose. The colourful facility was built on top of the former basketball court, known as “Die Baan”. The unused facility was gradually stripped over the six years since it was built following a request from a now defunct basketball club. The sports council’s Sedick “Boeta Vice” Abrahams says he finds it “amazing” that council can justify pumping hundreds of thousands of rands into a “non-existent activ- ity”, when it’s clear that soccer is the local sport of choice. “Building useless facilities like this is hav- ing a negative effect on the development of popular sport in Hanover Park. It has been proven time and time again that soccer and netball are the codes our youngsters are in- terested in. Why is the council showing total disregard to what the community wants?” he says. But what upsets him more, Abrahams con- tinues, is the “complete lack of consultation” with the organisation, which acts as an um- brella body to numerous clubs active in the area. “There is only one field here that is suit- able for home games for our teams. Why were we not asked for input? We could have told them from the get-go they were building an ornament.” With the school holidays in full swing, bored children can be seen sitting on street corners, or kicking worn soccer balls on over- grown pockets of land. Wardiegah Roman says parents are barely able to put food on their tables, let alone buy skateboards, helmets and pads for their chil- dren. “My four-year-old said he is going to use a plankie and trolley wheels to make himself a skateboard,” she says with a wry laugh. “There are so much more worthwhile things that could have been done with that money to develop this area. What a waste.” Resident Mariam Salwagie says it’s diffi- cult to understand why the only major project in their area is the erection of a facility which “probably won’t be used”. “I have lived here for 20 years and have nev- er seen a child riding a skateboard,” she says. “Who gave the council the impression that our children are into that kind of thing? It’s like building a klopse clubhouse in Constan- tia!” Deidre Mouton says her sons, aged 10 and 13, are two of hundreds of children who are avid soccer players. “They dream of playing for Bafana Bafana and practice their ball skills on gravel and in the street because they can’t play on the open spaces in Hanover Park,” she explains. “They are too scared to play on the veldjies because there are piles of rubble and sharp objects where they can get hurt. Why weren’t the fields landscaped or cordoned off so that they have a safer place to play, instead of building a stupid skateboard thing?” Even local children are bewildered about the council’ reasoning. “I wish they built a cricket pitch or chalked a rugby field for us,” Yusuf Dawood (14) says. “It would be so cool if we had decent places to play. Talented people like Benni McCarthy came from Hanover Park. If we have better facilities, maybe we can also become famous one day.” But Van der Rheede says despite the facility not officially being opened yet, children have been using the new park and are “having a ball”. “To me, that is a thumbs up. Marginal- ised sport, like skateboarding, karate and vol- leyball, also need to be developed. Soccer and netball always get the most airtime and cash injections,” he says. Van der Rheede says that the decision to de- velop the skateboard park was made during former mayor Dan Plato’s tenure and forms part of the City of Cape Town’s Integrated De- velopment Plan, which was part of a consulta- tion process. Sports splurge ‘a waste’
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WHILE fields are in a state of disrepairand children are forced to play socceramong household waste, your rates havebeen used to build a skateboard park – tothe tune of R300 000.
The project forms part of ward councillorAntonio van der Rheede’s ward allocationbudget, and was the only major project under-taken for the 2011/2012 financial year, muchto the ire of residents who say the facility willbe another white elephant.
The Hanover Park Sports and RecreationCouncil describes the skateboard park as awaste of taxes which will be used for every-thing but its purpose.
The colourful facility was built on top of theformer basketball court, known as “DieBaan”.
The unused facility was gradually strippedover the six years since it was built followinga request from a now defunct basketball club.
The sports council’s Sedick “Boeta Vice”Abrahams says he finds it “amazing” thatcouncil can justify pumping hundreds ofthousands of rands into a “non-existent activ-
ity”, when it’s clear that soccer is the localsport of choice.
“Building useless facilities like this is hav-ing a negative effect on the development ofpopular sport in Hanover Park. It has beenproven time and time again that soccer andnetball are the codes our youngsters are in-terested in. Why is the council showing totaldisregard to what the community wants?” hesays.
But what upsets him more, Abrahams con-tinues, is the “complete lack of consultation”with the organisation, which acts as an um-brella body to numerous clubs active in thearea. “There is only one field here that is suit-able for home games for our teams. Why werewe not asked for input? We could have toldthem from the get-go they were building anornament.”
With the school holidays in full swing,bored children can be seen sitting on streetcorners, or kicking worn soccer balls on over-grown pockets of land.
Wardiegah Roman says parents are barelyable to put food on their tables, let alone buyskateboards, helmets and pads for their chil-dren.
“My four-year-old said he is going to use a
plankie and trolley wheels to make himselfa skateboard,” she says with a wry laugh.
“There are so much more worthwhilethings that could have been done with thatmoney to develop this area. What a waste.”
Resident Mariam Salwagie says it’s diffi-cult to understand why the only major projectin their area is the erection of a facility which“probably won’t be used”.
“I have lived here for 20 years and have nev-er seen a child riding a skateboard,” she says.“Who gave the council the impression thatour children are into that kind of thing? It’slike building a klopse clubhouse in Constan-tia!”
Deidre Mouton says her sons, aged 10 and13, are two of hundreds of children who areavid soccer players.
“They dream of playing for Bafana Bafanaand practice their ball skills on gravel and inthe street because they can’t play on the openspaces in Hanover Park,” she explains. “Theyare too scared to play on the veldjies becausethere are piles of rubble and sharp objectswhere they can get hurt. Why weren’t thefields landscaped or cordoned off so that theyhave a safer place to play, instead of buildinga stupid skateboard thing?”
Even local children are bewildered aboutthe council’ reasoning.
“I wish they built a cricket pitch or chalkeda rugby field for us,” Yusuf Dawood (14) says.“It would be so cool if we had decent placesto play. Talented people like Benni McCarthycame from Hanover Park. If we have betterfacilities, maybe we can also become famousone day.”
ButVanderRheede saysdespite the facilitynot officially being opened yet, children havebeen using the new park and are “having aball”. “To me, that is a thumbs up. Marginal-ised sport, like skateboarding, karate and vol-leyball, also need to be developed. Soccer andnetball always get the most airtime and cashinjections,” he says.
Van der Rheede says that the decision to de-velop the skateboard park was made duringformer mayor Dan Plato’s tenure and formspart of the City of Cape Town’s Integrated De-velopment Plan, which was part of a consulta-tion process.
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Tuesday 10 July 2012 NEWS People’s Post Lansdowne Page 3
TAMMY PETERSEN
RESIDENTS of a once quietLansdowne cul-de-sac feel un-safe owing to a “problem house”,but the property owner says herhands are tied as tenants are liv-ing there illegally.
The property, situated in Wood-side Road, has apparently deterio-rated over the last two years –which is also the last time the les-sees paid their rent.
Five of the house’s windows arebroken and covered with card-board.
There is also a massive pile of dirton the property.
But the ramshackle appearanceof the property is the least of theneighbours’ problems, they say.
The property owner, BrendaVeldsman, says she understandsher neighbours’ frustrations, butshe is herself caught in a battle with
the Rental Housing Tribu-nal which does not giveher the authority to evictthe tenants.
A pensioner, who pre-fers not to be named, saysshe feels unsafe in her home, whichis neat as a pin and well-secured.
“There is activity around theclock at this house,” she says. “Peo-ple who don’t look like they havegood intentions are the ones whofrequent the house and it really hasmy nerves on edge.
“I don’t feel safe and I can’t sleep.We can’t live like this.”
Another neighbour, who is also apensioner, is experiencing tensionas a result of constant fighting onthe property and swearing in theearly hours of the morning.
“It’s very unsettling to be exposedto such behaviour,” he says.
“I am scared. With all sorts of un-savoury people constantly at thehouse, when won’t they scout ourhomes and take the chance to jumponto our property? I’m old – I won’tstand a chance.”
People’s Post visited the houselast week, accompanied by Velds-man.
Although the windows were openand someone seemed to be home,no-one came out of the house.
Besides the broken windows, wa-ter was overflowing in the back-yard, weeds were at ankle lengthand bricks from the stoep wereloose and falling from its place.
A frustrated Veldsman says she,too, would like to resolve the resi-dents’ concerns. But owing to sec-tions of the Rental Housing Act, her“hands are tied”.
“Despite me being the victim oftenants who refuse to pay their ac-commodation, I am the one beingwarned to accommodate them,” shesays. “So far, I have lost R72 000 inrent. I’m a pensioner – I can’t affordthis anymore.”
She hands over official letterssent to her by the provincial hous-ing division, which officially statesthe tenant has to pay their rent andshe may not evict them.
“I don’t have the money to paylawyers to battle this out on my be-half. I have a bond to pay and amforced to cover this whole predica-ment from my own pocket.
“I understand the concerns of theneighbours, but I don’t know whichway to turn. I also have a lot to lose– what if one day I come here andfind my house has been stripped?”
People’s Post was unable to speakto the tenants as they would notcome out of the house.
Bruce Oom, the spokesperson ofthe Department of Human Settle-ments, sayshehas “full confidence”the housing tribunal followed thelaw in Veldsman’s case, as the proc-ess is overseen by legal representa-tives.
However, he committed to inves-tigating the details of the matter toconfirm if due process has been fol-lowed.
He was unable to furnish People’sPost with any further details at thetime of going to print. PROBLEM: Brenda Veldsman outside her Lansdowne house. Photo:TammyPetersen
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AFTER 49 long years of inadequate infra-structure, the historical legacies left byyesteryear’s apartheid regime are finallybeing corrected in Grootkop Street,Manenberg.
Pavements – which most pedestrians takefor granted – are at last being built, roads arebeing constructed and upgraded sewage anddrainage systems are being provided to thelong-suffering residents.
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Pope is so grateful for the anticipated workthat she encourages workers to speed thingsup by offering them coffee. “Patience is a vir-tue,” she says, adding that she doesn’t mindthat her front fence was removed.
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LIAM MOSES
DISABLED athletes across Cape Town areset to benefit thanks to the hard work andenterprise of a Mitchell’s Plain sports or-ganisation.
The Greater Bulls Disabled Sports Clubhelped to form three different wheelchairbasketball teams in Khayelitsha, Ravens-mead and Delft last month, and now each clubwill receive new equipment to the value ofR10 000 from one of the organisation’s part-ners.
The new clubs and sporting equipment arejust two elements of a programme that hasseen the Bulls partner with the City of CapeTown, the provincial Department of CulturalAffairs and Sport and the National Youth De-velopment Agency (NYDA) to provide sport-ing opportunities and life skills to disabledpeople in Cape Town.
The programme is the brainchild of Antho-ny George, secretary of Greater Bulls andcame about after he made a proposal to thethree government organisations.
“My aim is to develop basketball in theprovince because we didn’t have basketballfor the past two years,” says George.
“Basketball on a provincial and nationallevel is not in order and we can’t let the sportdie because of that. That’s why we decided totake it upon ourselves.”
The programme started on Saturday 9 Juneand involved members of the Bulls and em-
ployees of the NYDA travelling to the differ-ent areas to provide basketball coaching clin-ics and life skills workshops respectively.
While George was focused mainly on grow-ing the sport of wheelchair basketball whenhe conceptualised the tournament, the NYDAhopes that the sport can become more thanjust a pastime in the areas they have reached.
Makume Tlaleane, senior programme coor-dination at the NYDA, says they hope the newclubs will grow the sport in their areas anduse it as a way to effect social change. “Wehave provided life skills over the past fourSaturdays that help them to contextualisesport and see the power of sport as a vehiclefor community change,” says Tlaleane.
“We give them the life skills and GreaterBulls gives them the sports skills to go backto their community to interact with other dis-abled young people who can continue to playsport and not look at the fact that they are dis-abled as the end of life.”
The programme culminated in a tourna-ment at the Swartklip Sports Complex inTafelsig, Mitchell’s Plain on Saturday, inwhich all four clubs participated.
Tlaleaneadds that theNYDAand theGreat-er Bulls could partner to host other sportingevents for thedisabled, suchas rugbyandsoc-cer for the blind, in future.
The funding for the new equipment wasprovided by the NYDA, the City of Cape Townprovided catering and the venue, and the Cul-tural Affairs and Sport assisted with coordi-nating the event.
Bulls get disabledBulls get disabledathletes bouncingathletes bouncing
TEAM WORK: David Laven, 33, from Tafelsig, passes the ball to a team mate during a gameat the Swartklip Sports Complex on Saturday. Laven is a member of the Greater Bulls DisabledSports Club. Photo: Liam Moses
LIAM MOSES
FALSE BAY are training their sights onSK Walmers (SKW) as they go in searchof much needed log points to ensure theirsurvival in the Western Province club rug-by Super League A.
The Constantia-based club were on thereceiving end of a 33-point drubbing intheir match against Hamiltons in GreenPoint on Saturday, and currently hoverjust above the relegation zone on the log.
Hamiltons outscored False Bay by sev-en tries to two and slotted two penaltiesto win the game 47-14, but the victory mar-gin could have been greater had the Ham-mies kickers not missed three conversionattempts.
Despite the heavy defeat, False Baycoach Chris Hewetson was in high spiritsafter the game, admitting that a victory forhis side would have come against the odds.“I’m not upset at all – it’s not one of thegames we really focus on. We wereplagued by a lot of injuries very early intothe game,” said Hewetson.
“Generally the conditions made it real-ly, really tough. Our steppers couldn’t stepand get off the mark. Our scrum suffereda little bit, but we are look forward to nextweek when we actually target SKW as agame we want to win.”
A win would definitely have come as asurprise, but Hewetson’s team looked en-tirely capable of staging an upset at sever-al stages of the contest.
Bay were at their most effective whenlaunching daring attacks from insidetheir own half or spreading the ball totheir backline, which kept the heavierHamiltons pack on the move.
However, Hewetson’s chargers wereeventually let down by a handful of errors– on which the home team capitalised –and their failure to make first-time tack-
les. The visitors left Green Point emptyhanded after failing to secure a bonuspoint, and they now sit dangerously closeto the bottom two places on the log – cur-rently occupied by Villager and Tyger-berg.
Hewetson said that his team would needto pick their battles if they are to avoid thedrop at the end of the season. “I think thebottom four or five in this league need tobe worried. At any given time you mightjust scalp one of the big guys, but you’vegot to play against Durb-Bell, Maties, UCTand Hammies,” said Hewetson.
“They will make sure that you don’t geta bonus point. Of the bottom four, I don’tthink anybody is safe. It’s a matter of try-ing to get bonus points and beating theguys you should beat.”
Although Bay are still largely in chargeof their own fate, and are confident ofmaintaining their Super League A status,they will need to gather as many points aspossible from their remaining fixtures.
SKW are currently in the midst of mid-season revival, having lost for the firsttime in six games on Saturday. They weredefeated 31-12 by table-toppers Durb-Bell.
Walmers beat Bay 39-21 in the reversefixture at Philip Herbstein in Constantialast month, but Hewetson believes thatneither form nor recent history will mat-ter when the two sides meet.
“It’s always been a gamble between thetwo. It’s always a bit of an arm wrestle. It’sjust one of those games where I know thatthey lift their game forus,” saidHewetson.
“There are a couple of ex-False Bayplayers playing in that team so it’s a bitof a grudge match here and there, but it’scertainly one where we have shown in thepast that we can beat them. We are confi-dent.”
SKW and False Bay will meet in GreenPoint at 16:00 on Saturday.
Bay looks to target SKW
CUTTING IN: Hamiltons fullback Pierre Cronje scythes through the False Bay defence andheads towards the tryline on Saturday. Photo: Liam Moses
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Palace preparedfor tough battleLIAM MOSES
CRYSTAL PALACE FC have started plan-ning their assault on the third tier of SAfootball after winning promotion to theVodacom League recently.
The Manenberg club gained access to theleague by beating the winners of the otherSAB regional leagues, only three years afterstarting their ascent up the local football lad-der.
Despite their rapid rise to through theranks of football, part owner and head coachBradley August has set his team relativelymodest goals for their first season in the Vo-dacom League. “In our first year we justwant to do well and make sure we don’t getrelegated and we want to consolidate,” saidAugust. “For someof theyoungerboys itwillbe their first time playing in the league.Then for the 2013/2104 season we want to tryand really push hard to win the league, be-cause by then some of our players will beused to the league and will have more experi-ence. But if we do manage to win the leaguenext year it will be a bonus.”
The team was reopened by the formerBafana Bafana striker in 2009, after lyingdormant for around seven years. And, de-spite several major difficulties, they havemade incredible progress since then.
August says that the team can only affordto sign players from surrounding areas as
they would not be able to bring them to train-ing. Crystal Palace also operates under strictfinancial constraints and do not currentlyhave any sponsors.
In contrast to Palace, some of the clubs inthe Vodacom League are professional set-ups which contract their players full-time.
August said that, although his team can-not afford to become fully professional im-mediately, they will be making severalchanges to help them compete with the moreestablished sides in the tournament.
“Our ambition is going to chance now be-cause we are going to a higher league. Ourvision will change now,” said August.
He added that he would be making a fewsignings before the start of the season andworking hard to get the existing squad intotop shape. “My plan is to have a very goodpre-season when we start in August andbring in four or five players to help us,” saidAugust.
“I want to keep 90 percent of the squad –I want to get the boys fitter and stronger. Weneed to be a little bit stronger. We need toteach the players to be a little bit more pro-fessional.”
August runs the club along with two peo-ple and says that he controls all of the foot-ball aspects. leaving the administrativeprocesses to his partners.The former Hellen-ic, Santos and Ajax player, who grew up inManenberg, added that the club is desperatefor a sponsorship.
SUPPLE SENIORS:A group of the olderperformers goesthrough their routine at the SouthAfrican Gym for LifeChallenge at theUCT sports hall onSaturday. The tournament featuredperformers asyoung as four andas old as 70.