TUESDAY 6 October 2015 | 0021 910 6500 | Fax: 021 910 6501/06 | Email: [email protected]TELLING IT AS IT IS LANSDOWNE 41 Induland Cres. Lansdowne Ind. Supplier of a wide range of disposable packaging Tel: 021 691 8811 E-mail: [email protected]Free delivery Conditions apply Since 1998 • All types of Paper, Plastic bags • Cake, Pizza, Party boxes • Serviettes, Garage, Toilet rolls • Cling, Bubble, Lunch wrap • Cutlery, Straws, Heatsealers • Cups, Tubs, Lids • Fomo Trays, Plates • Foil Trays, Rolls • Platters, Domes • Detergents, etc X1QM48L9-QK061015 This year’s Baxter Dance Festival swings into action with the Nuwe Graskoue Trappers, who will be performing on Thursday at 20:00. The festival runs until Saturday 17 October. Tickets are available from Computicket. Visit www.baxter. co.za for more information. PHOTO: BUSHMANS KLOOF LANSDOWNE Slow start to top-up plan CHEVON BOOYSEN @ChevonBooysen A plan to privatise some services in Lansdowne is struggling to get off the ground. This comes after the launch organised by the BelCraw City Improvement District (CID) for its special rating area (SRA) pro- posal on Friday 25 September was poorly at- tended. Initiator Patricia Lemmetjies wanted to use the launch to provide more information on the intended SRA. According to Lemmetjies, the SRA was to be introduced to Lansdowne businesses. “The SRA will be focused on businesses and residents and to increase the safety in our area. Our people have had enough and are now asking for solutions, which is why I came up with the idea to establish an SRA for this area,” Lemmetjies explains. In a special ratings area, property owners contribute additional rates to fund top-up services, such as refuse removal and clean- ing. For communities who wish to enjoy mu- nicipal services of a higher level an SRA pro- vides the option of paying for additional ser- vices. By pooling their resources in an SRA, it is expected that property owners would en- joy the collective benefits of a well-managed area, a shared sense of communal pride, safety and social responsibility, and access to joint initiatives such as waste recycling and energy-efficiency programmes. In the end, an SRA could boost property values. Lemmetjies says the Lansdowne SRA will be privatised after BelCraw CID was told its application was “submitted too late”. Verita Lesar, administration officer for the BelCraw CID, says: “We went to the City of Cape Town and they told us they could on- ly implement this during 2017. However, our businesses cannot wait that long, they want to start straight away. So now they want to privatise it by financing it.” V Continued on page 4. Fancy footwork
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TUESDAY 6 October 2015 | 0021 910 6500 | Fax: 021 910 6501/06 | Email: [email protected] IT AS IT IS
This year’s Baxter Dance Festival swings into action with the Nuwe GraskoueTrappers, who will be performing on Thursday at 20:00. The festival runs untilSaturday 17 October. Tickets are available from Computicket. Visit www.baxter.co.za for more information. PHOTO: BUSHMANS KLOOF
LANSDOWNE
Slow start to topup planCHEVON BOOYSEN
@ChevonBooysen
A plan to privatise some services inLansdowne is struggling to get off theground.
This comes after the launch organised bythe BelCraw City Improvement District(CID) for its special rating area (SRA) pro-posal on Friday 25 September was poorly at-tended.Initiator Patricia Lemmetjies wanted to
use the launch to provide more informationon the intended SRA.According to Lemmetjies, the SRA was to
be introduced to Lansdowne businesses.“The SRA will be focused on businesses
and residents and to increase the safety inour area. Our people have had enough andare now asking for solutions, which is whyI came up with the idea to establish an SRAfor this area,” Lemmetjies explains.In a special ratings area, property owners
contribute additional rates to fund top-up
services, such as refuse removal and clean-ing. For communitieswhowish to enjoymu-nicipal services of a higher level an SRApro-vides the option of paying for additional ser-vices.By pooling their resources in an SRA, it
is expected that property owners would en-joy the collective benefits of a well-managedarea, a shared sense of communal pride,safety and social responsibility, and accessto joint initiatives such as waste recyclingand energy-efficiency programmes. In the
end, an SRA could boost property values.Lemmetjies says the Lansdowne SRA will
be privatised after BelCraw CID was told itsapplication was “submitted too late”.Verita Lesar, administration officer for
the BelCraw CID, says: “We went to the Cityof Cape Town and they told us they could on-ly implement this during 2017. However, ourbusinesses cannot wait that long, they wantto start straight away. So now they want toprivatise it by financing it.”V Continued on page 4.
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PEOPLE'S POST | LANSDOWNETuesday, 6 October 20152 NEWS
Ten years after the Treknet comic stripsfirst appeared in print, local cartoonists
Dave Gomersall and Gavin Thomson havelaunched a book, Tales from Treknet, withtheir favourite strips from the years of beingpublished.The popular comic strip first appeared in
People’s Post and is based on the fishing cul-ture in Fish Hoek.Gomersall explains that treknet fishing
encapsulates the culture of Fish Hoek.“Every topic gets sucked into the treknet.”Although inspired by False Bay locals and
fishermen and Gomersall’s own sailing expe-rience, the characters developed over theyears, he says.Gomersall and Thomson met each other
while Gomersall was searching for an illus-trator for a children’s book he was writing.He and Thomson soon discovered a sharedlove for comics, and the book was shelved togive way to a new partnership.“I can’t spell and he can’t draw,” jokes
Thomson as he sums up their decade-longworking relationship.They started out with a strip about a boy
who sails around the world, but were askedto produce a more local strip for the newspa-per.
Many of the stories are shaped by sailingtrips Gomersall took, with Thomson oftenworkingwith himvia satellite phonewhilehe was sailing across the Atlantic.“But I always wrote two months ahead,
just in case I died,” Gomersall says.The partnership started out when local
cartooning was still in its infancy, Thom-son explains.“When we were starting out, cartooning
was a real mystery. There was not a lot togo on or people to ask,” he says.But the series grew in popularity and
was even the subject of a TV show aired onKykNET in 2013. The pair had to sortthrough over 2500 strips in selecting con-tent for the book.They have written several other comic
strips, with some being published in Nor-way, Sweden, Namibia and the UnitedStates. Their work has, and still does, ap-pear in daily newspapers across the coun-try.Both Gomersall and Thomson had al-
ways loved comics, with both reading themas children and always doodling duringschool.“I must have been drawing all through
school,” says Thomson. “I never really tookit seriously because it never occurred to methat I could make a living from it.”Today they give talks at schools and are
always amazed at how children identifywith the characters, Thomson says.“Education through pictures is easier to
understand,” explains Gomersall, who hasbeen approached to provide cartoons fortextbooks, on which comprehension testsare based.Thomson says: “Kids were told comics are
junk in the past. But reading anything isgood.”The cartoonists have made sure Treknet
remains a family comic strip, to the extentthat they almost passed down their first dai-ly newspaper gig because it was Son, whichfeatured weekly photos of almost nakedwomen.
The editoragreed to run thestrip from Mondayto Thursday, andnot on Friday withthe pin-up photo.
Just go for itTales of Treknet
has been self-pub-lished after thecartoonists foundthere was littleinterest from localpublishers.They asked fans
for pledges andsold advertising onthe back cover,which helped infunding thepublication.“The last ten
years has taughtme to just go forit,” says Thomson.“Fear of notsucceeding onlyholds you back.”They hope the
comic strip’s nextdebut will be onthe big screen.“We’d love to do
something inanimation or amovie with LeonSchuster,” Thom-son says.V Copies of Tales ofTreknet are availableat Book Lounge andClarks Books in CapeTown, Blank Books inWoodstock, Reader’sDen in Claremont andTygervalley andWordsworth Books inLongbeach Mall.
Dave Gomersall and Gavin Thomson have published a book, Talesfrom Treknet, with the best comic strips of Treknet, first published inPeople’s Post. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN
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The distraught family of a 13-year-oldHan-over Park boy who was killed in a road
accident say they are still coming to termswith his death.Yasser Hendricks was playing outside his
home in Surran Road when he was knockedby a car onTuesday 15 September just before18:00.His mother, Madenieyah Hendricks, and
grandmother, Farieda Hendricks, say theyare struggling to deal with Yasser’s death.“I was inside bathing my two-year-old
daughter while he was playing outside. Mymother and I heard a car coming down theroad at speed. My mother still said that theperson was going to kill somebody drivinglike that,” Madenieyah says.Farieda adds it was seconds after she ut-
tered those words that they heard a loudnoise.“All I heard was a loud bang outside and
screeching. I thought of Yasser who wasplaying outside and I ran for the door. WhenI got to the door I first thought it was a dogthat was knocked down because I couldn’tsee,” Farieda says.But on closer inspection she found that it
was her grandson.“Beforemymother went out she askedme
where Yasser was and I said he was insidebecause he normally comes in for prayertime. But when I looked, he wasn’t here. Aft-er she went outside she shouted that it wasYasser lying in the road,” Madenieyah says.The driver had also stopped. Yasser’s fam-
ily found the boy with injuries to the rightside of his body.“He was lying there in pain and when I
touchedhis handandaskedhim to say some-
thing he didn’t respond. Minutes later theambulance arrived and he was transportedto hospital,” Madenieyah says.Yasser was taken to Groote Schuur hospi-
tal and passed away hours later after it wasfound that he was brain dead.“Yasser was hooked to machines but doc-
tors toldme hewas brain dead. They toldme
that if we kept him on the machines hewould suffer. They then let me turn off themachines myself,” Madenieyah says.“We have been crying every day since
the accident. It does not get easier. His Eidclothes are still in the cupboard.”Madenieyah says her son, who loved to
play soccer, was very excited to go to high
school and wanted to provide for his family.The police are investigating his death.Social Democratic Party president Ricardo
Sedres says the community is now calling fortraffic calming measures along Surran Roaddue to the many accidents occurring on thestretch of road and to curb reckless driving.“There have been too many accidents on
this road and we want it to be decreased. Weare concerned for residents and especially ourchildren who play in the park in Surran Roadas well,” Sedres says.Ward councillor Antonio van der Rheede
says he visited the scene of the accident andheard the pleas of residents for traffic-calmingmeasures in the road.“I have explained to the residents what
process we have to follow if we intend to havetraffic-calming measures placed along thisroad. I now wait on the residents to formalisetheir request and we can take it from there,”Van der Rheede says.
The family of Yasser Hendricks with his picture. The 13-year-old was knocked by a car inSurran Road and died hours later. Residents are calling for speed humps after the incident.
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PEOPLE'S POST | LANSDOWNETuesday, 6 October 20154 NEWS
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Seniors from around the city gathered atthe Rylands civic centre on Thursday last
week to celebrate the International Day forOlder Persons.
The event was organised by the City ofCape Town’s social development and earlychildhood development department, whichteamed up with Age in Action. Over 400 sen-ior citizens gathered to find out about waysto improve their quality of life in their lateryears.
Suzette Little, mayoral committee mem-ber for social development and early child-hood development, said that the event wasaimed at promoting healthy living and ac-tive ageing whilst also raising awarenessabout the services the City offers its seniors.
“As part of the social and early childhooddevelopment directorate, we raise aware-ness among our seniors about healthy livingand healthy choices at their age,” she said.
“We raise awareness by having theseevents where we do testing. We make surethat we have home affairs there and we nor-mally have Sassa at our events as well. Thisis really a gathering where we can talk toour seniors and find out what else is wrong,so we create these platforms in different are-as where our seniors can come out and talkto us, but at the same time we can give theminformation about our home-based care op-portunities, about what the City is offeringso that they don’t sit with these issues and
that there is somebody that they can be re-ferred to.”
One of the attendees, Jasmien Sauls (65),said she enjoyed the morning’s proceedingsand commended the staff on their friendli-ness, while another attendee, Marjorie Fass-ie (67), shared her joy at being out of thehouse. She said the occasion was a real out-
ing for her.Ebrahim Khan (68) said that the presenta-
tion delivered by Little was very informa-tive, especially pertaining to the indigentgrant.
Ismail Osman (76) was excited at theprospect of volunteering his time and knowl-edge to nearby schools in the Athlone area
to help children to hone their literacy andnumeracy skills. He was also pleasantly sur-prised by what the City had planned forthem as a group.
Little said that despite the City’s efforts,abuse towards the elderly was becoming fartoo frequent.
“The sad part is that families are awareof it. We are really appealing to family mem-bers to get involved. We have received com-plaints about our seniors, especially duringthis period with the pension being paid out;we see that our seniors are abused a littlebit more than usual. It’s not always the hit-ting and the beating, but in the manner inwhich they are treated.”
She also said the programmes were gearedtowards trying to help seniors speak outmore about their problems and that it wasnow socially acceptable for them to ask forhelp.
“Our seniors don’t like talking about it.They come from that era where they don’tshare their problems, so we try and createthat platform where we tell them that it isokay to let us know so that we can visit.
“We have visited a few homes where wehave spoken to the family members, wherewe have interacted and got the police and theneighbourhood watch involved and itstopped, because somebody was watching.That is all that we need to do, it is really tolet the people know that the seniors are notout there on their own, they are not livingin isolation and that there is somebody whocares for them.”
Suzette Little, mayoral committee member for social development and early childhood development,addressed a group of 400 elderly people at the Rylands civic centre last week to celebrate the Interna-tional Day for Older People. PHOTO: EARL HAUPT
Call to obey lifeguards at public pools during holidaysResidents are called on to obey the instruc-tions of lifeguards when making use of pub-lic swimming facilities.
The City of Cape Town’s sport, recrea-tion and amenities department has madean effort to ensure that its facilities areready for the summer school holidays.
More than 200 trained lifeguards will beon duty at the City’s 35 swimming pools.
Belinda Walker, mayoral committeemember for community services and spe-cial projects, says thousands of people areexpected at the pools.
“In the rush to cool off on warmer days,
children especially tend to get caught up inthe moment and forget about being safe inthe water,” she says.
Walker appeals to users of the publicpools to obey the lifeguards.
“Our municipal swimming pools shouldbe places of fun and recreation. Irresponsi-ble behaviour, which places other users atrisk, will not be tolerated. The most impor-tant role of a lifeguard is to prevent drown-ings at our pools,” she says.
According to Walker the swimmingpools will be open every day this week untilSunday.
Thereafter, they will be open on week-ends until the end of October. From No-vember the swimming pools will be openevery day between 10:00 and 17:00.
During the peak season, between 16 De-cember and 15 January, the pools will beopen daily between 09:00 and 18:00.
The Sea Point, Blue Downs, Strand,Mnandi and Long Street public pools areopen daily throughout the year.
“Regular water testing will be conductedto ensure that the water quality at all of ourpools is safe and of an acceptable stan-dard,” she says.
Walker says no private events will be al-lowed at municipal pools in the interest ofpublic safety.
“Only the ‘Learn to swim’ programmeand swimming galas will be allowed,” shesays.
No alcohol, glass containers, pets, tentsor weapons of any kind may be brought tothe pools. No running and horse play, nodunking or diving off shoulders, no ballgames and no pushing in and around thepool are allowed. Children under the ageof seven need to be accompanied by anadult at all times.
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She adds crime has been escalating in thearea and businesses have been the targets.
Lesar says a steering committee for busi-nesses in the area has not yet been electedbut is in the process of being created.
“Businesses are not coming on board yetas they first want to see business plans anda final product before they sign up. Theydon’t want to get involved with the nittygritty things. However, we need their sup-port in the whole process.”
Ian Neilson, mayoral committee memberfor finance, denies that the City has re-ceived an application from BelCraw for theestablishment of an SRA.
“Lemmetjies accompanied a steeringcommittee from the industrial area in Lans-
downe to an information-sharing sessionwith officials from the City’s inter-servicesliaison department on the establishment ofa special rating area. To date, the proposedboundaries to determine the area have notbeen submitted. This is required for offi-cials to model whether an SRA could be fea-sible. Only after this modelling is done canconsent be sought from the majority of theproperty owners, as required, and can anapplication be submitted for the council toconsider,” Neilson says.
He adds that “there is no set time limit foran SRA application. Property owners (nota homeowners or ratepayers’ association)from a specific area form a steering commit-tee and contact the City for a meeting, where
they will be provided with the most recentinformation regarding SRAs.”
“Once the application is lodged, it will beadvertised in the newspapers and all affect-ed property owners will receive a notifica-tion of the application. This means thosewho will end up paying for the top-up servi-ces must be consulted.”
Asked whether an SRA can be privatised,Neilson says: “When a private initiative isestablished it will collect its own revenue,set its own budgets and not be subjected tothe legal framework of SRAs. It thereforecannot be classified as or be called a specialrating area. Also, property owners cannotbe forced to contribute to such a private ini-tiative, but would only do so voluntarily.”
BelCraw City Improvement Districtintends to organise top-up services inLansdowne in reaction to localbusinesses being targeted by criminals.
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Lansdowne police station has reportedthat cases of illegal possession of fire-
arms and ammunition have almost doubledin the area in the year up to March.
This was revealed in the crime statisticslast week.
In the past year 13 cases of illegal posses-sion of firearms and ammunition have beenreported, while in the previous year therewere only seven.Thenumber ofmurders in the area
remained the same – four in eachyear.
The police station reported a 23%decrease in attempted murder caseswith 10 cases reported in the pastyear, compared to 13 cases in the pre-vious year.
Rapes increasedLansdowne police spokesperson
Sergeant Nkululeko Mnyaka saysthe station is concerned about con-tact-related crimes.
“The increase in contact-relatedcrimes and robbery with aggravatedcircumstances has raised concern.
“17 cases of rape were reported,which increased by five cases (42%).Most cases came from Flamingo andFreedom Park informal settlements,as well as victims from night clubs.Arrestsweremade in some cases and in oth-er cases victims do not know the perpetra-tors,” Mnyaka explains.Robbery with aggravated circumstances
(robberywith firearms) increased by 28 cas-es to 238 in the year up to March.
“These occur mostly when people are ontheir way to work, at bus stops and in open
field when people who are walking aloneare robbed of their cellphones, money andother personal belongings,” Mnyaka says.Car-jacking increased by nine cases to 29
cases in the last financial year.Mnyaka says victims were on their way
home or busy parking. Some stolen carswere not registered on the owner’s name.He adds hotspots for carjackings are inLansdowne Road, Jan Smuts Road and Fla-mingo Crescent.Mnyaka adds the station has experienced
a decrease in property-related crimes.
Housebreak-ins decreased 19%, with 496cases reported the past year.Lansdowne police station commander
ColonelHermanSeals applauds communitymembers, neighbourhoodwatches, commu-nity-basedorganisationsand faith-basedor-ganisations who put in effort to fight crimeand ensure that their streets are safe.
Lansdowne has experienced an increase in cases ofillegal possession of firearms and ammunition asrevealed in annual crime statistics last week.
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PEOPLE'S POST | LANSDOWNETuesday, 6 October 20156 ENTERTAINMENT
Three of the world’s top interna-tionally-renowned magicians willbring their unbelievable feats toGrandWest’s Roxy Revue Bar fromFriday 9 to Sunday 11 October.
Hosted by the College of Magic,theMotherCity’s onlymagical artsorganisation, the InternationalStars of Magic will bring Guy Hol-lingworth, Paul Wilson and JohanStåhl to the stage as part of the 2015South African Magic Champion-ships, a triennial event held to se-lect the best magician nationwide.
Local magic fanatics will be ableto enjoy the ultimate magic con-vention during this three day festwith a series of contests, demon-strations, panel discussions andmore.
Known as The Prestidigitator,the UK’s Hollingworth was namedthe 2009 Magician of the Year bythe Academy of Magical Arts inHollywoodwhile deceptionist PaulWilson, also from theUK, is consid-ered theworld’s foremost expert oncons and scams as the star ofBBC’sThe Real Hustle.Swedish deceptionist Ståhl is a
two-time FISM World Champion-ships ofMagicwinner. Having per-formed all over the world, Ståhlnow shares his well-earned knowl-edge as the founder and course di-rector of the university courses inmagic in Sweden.
The three will be joined by Fritz“with a Z” Alkemade. Hailed asHolland’s hottest magician, Alke-made is a trailblazer in impromptumagic.
Mini magic fanatics will also beentertained with the Children’s
Magic Spectacular at the Roxy Re-vue Bar on Saturday 10 Octoberfrom 10:00 where South Africa’stop children’s entertainers willperform incredible illusions anddazzling magic.V Tickets for the International Stars ofMagic show, which runs at GrandWest’sRoxy Revue Bar from Friday 9 to Sunday11 October at 20:00 cost R 190 from Com-puticket. For more information about the2015 South African Championships ofMagic, call the College of Magic on 021 6835480 or visit www.samagic2015.co.za.
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Experience the unbelievable sleightof hand of Swedish illusionist JohanStåhl at the International Stars ofMagic show.
‘Touching’ resurrection storyPassion PlayMinistries will be bringing thestory of the resurrection to Artscape Thea-tre this week.Passionext –He’s Alive is a dramatic repre-
sentation of the death, burial and resurrec-tion of Jesus Christ and will be on stage atArtscape from Thursday to Sunday withmatineeperformances onSaturdayandSun-day at 14:30.Passion Play Ministries International
(PPMI) is a non-profit volunteer organisa-tion and this “international celebration”presentationofHe’sAlivewill includea teamof four international actors sharing the roleof Christ, supported by an international en-semble of musicians and vocalists.
The play is directed by Bronwyne Scott,a theatre veteran with 40 years’ experience.She works with volunteers ranging from ba-bies to octogenarians – even if they have noexperience of drama and singing. She hasbeen directing this production annuallysince its inception in Cape Town 18 yearsago.
Melvyn Abrahams of Belhar is the chair-person of the Cape Town PPMI board and al-so plays the role of Jesus. Disciple Peter isplayed by Alex Marais from Boston Estate,while Ricardo Johns of Northpine plays dis-ciple John. Mark Risk from Rondeboschplays the role of Caiaphas and Morne LouwfromDurbanville plays the part of Pilate.Ni-codemus is played by Rodger Wood of Pine-lands while Mary is portrayed by KarenMouton from Table View, alternating withMiriam Kleynhans from Belhar.They are supported by some 100 local ama-
teur performers from all walks of life.“This drama touches lives. People simply
come and watch and their lives are foreverchanged as they witness in drama the awe-someness of God’s love and forgiveness,”Bronwyne says.V Entry to the performances at Artscape from Thurs-day to Sunday is free, although any donation is wel-come. To regulate seating, tickets will be issued at thedoor one hour before each performance. Evening per-formances start at 20:00.
David de Villiers (from Stellenbosch), Kevin Thyssen (from Belhar) and Mark Risk (fromRondebosch) in a scene from He’s Alive, which is on at Artscape from Thursday.
Calling dancers to join Bollywood performancesWhile the year is fast drawing to a close,Taare is already setting plans in motionfor its next season.The Bollywood dance performance
troupe is inviting applications for newdancers.
The new dancers will become part ofnext year’s stage productions.To apply contact Ahneesh on
083 700 6111 or [email protected] Visit www.taare.co.za or the TaareDance page onFacebook for more information about the troupe.
A group of 19 of South Africa’smost talented young classical
musicians will compete for tophonours at the National YouthMusicCompetition atHugoLam-brechts Music Centre in Parowfrom Tuesday 13 to Saturday 17October.On top of the more than
R125 000 in prizes, the overallwinnerwill be invited to performin concerts at Nederburg, Over-strandArts inHermanus, aswellas at the Darling Music Experi-ence.“There is even a contestant
who will fly in from Germany toparticipate,” saysMichael Maas,founder and chairperson of theNational Youth Music Founda-
tion. He is Henley Jun (18) fromSomerset West, who is studyingpiano in Leipzig, Germany.Henley will compete against
local contestants, like violinistNicholas Bruiners (17) fromMowbray, Rondebosch flautistSakhile Humbane (19) and Shan-non Thebus (19) from GrassyPark on the French horn.Following auditions, the 19
young musicians from aroundthe country will compete againsteach other in four categoriesover four rounds for the covetedfirst prize.This year there are nine en-
tries in the wind section, six forstrings, three pianists and onepercussionist.
The competition caters forclassical musicians who are tooyoung to qualify for the Unisa In-ternationalMusic and the ATKVMuziq competitions, or too oldfor the Samro Hubert van derSpuy competition.All competitors take part in
the first two rounds, after whicha maximum of 12 players gothrough to the third round.Thereafter, six finalists are cho-sen to perform with the CapePhilharmonic Orchestra at a ga-la concert under the baton ofnewly appointed resident con-ductor of the Orchestra BrandonPhillips.V The finalists’ gala concert on 17 Octo-ber starts at 19:30. Tickets cost R150from Computicket.
Musicians to compete
Michael Maaslistens toNationalYouth MusicCompetitioncontestantsTarren Pedro(18) of KuilsRiver andNicholasBruiners (17)of Mowbray.
While movie buffs will be entertained bythe Shnit International Short Film Festi-val, local creatives can look forward tothe Elements Film Lab.
The international film festival, whichruns at the same time around the world,will come to venues around the city cen-tre and in Stellenbosch from tomorrow toSunday.
The Elements Film Lab forms part ofthe festival’s expanded talent focus pro-gramme and brings filmmakers together
fromThursday to Saturday to participatein a series of workshops, discussions andengagements that will further their pathsin making world-class short films.These will be hosted at the Cape Town
Club in Queen Victoria Street, a shortwalk from the festival hub at the LabiaTheatre.V Visit www.elementsfilmlab.org for more informa-tion about the Film Lab and shnit.org/playground-cape-town for more information about the filmfestival.
Film creatives in world-class workshops
This year’s Baxter Dance Festival swingsinto action with the internationally-ac-
claimed Nuwe Graskoue Trappers rieldanc-ers this week.
The festival runs from Thursday 8 to Sat-urday 17 October with the Nuwe GraskoueTrappers performing a once-off show onThursday at 20:00.
There will also be a once-off performanceof Mamela Nyamza and Neliswe Xaba’s TheLast Attitude on Saturday at 20:00.This year’s line-up will showcase a record
number of 78 works by choreographers withsome 400 dancers representing dance studi-os, schools, companies, groups, independentdance makers and choreographers from allover the Western Cape.
Despite limited funding the hugely popu-lar festival iswidely regarded as thepremier
dance platform of its kind and has becomeanannual “not-to-be-missed” event on the lo-cal calendar for dance, movement and thea-tre enthusiasts.
The main programme, which runs fromThursday 8 to Friday 16 October at 20:00 dai-ly, will feature works of various lengths byestablished professionals.
The off-main programme takes place fromSaturday at 17:00 daily, showcasing 22 differ-ent works by up-and-coming choreogra-phers (including student choreography).The fringe programme on Saturday 17 Oc-
tober at 14:00 will include 33 works by youthgroups, dance studios, school groups andtraditional dance groups.V Tickets for the Baxter Dance Festival are availablefrom Computicket. Visit www.baxter.co.za or the Bax-ter Theatre page on Facebook for the programme.
Many dances at fest
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Following the release of the nationalcrime statistics this week, People’s Post
took to the streets of Athlone to talk to read-ers and find out how they feel about crime
in their area.The increase in contact crime, especially
in the Western Cape, say experts, is causefor concern.Murder across the province increased al-
most 10% in the year up toMarch and casesof attempted murder increased 11%.
Aubrey Samuels (60) from Kewtown says hedoes not feel safe in his area. He wasaffected by crime 15 years ago when his wifewas shot in front of his house during crossfire.
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Silvertown resident Gloria April (70) says sheis fed up with young people who use drugsand laze around. She says the crime rate isvery bad and drastic change needs tohappen.
Manenberg resident Tauriq Kalam (25) saysgang-related violence has gotten out of hand.Too many shots are fired in the area.
Parktown resident Shariefaa Gamieldie (18)says the crime rate is bad. “Innocent peopleare dying. Crime in and around the neigh-bourhood needs to stop.”
Tambo Village resident Sedick Newman (70)says he is not happy at all, as there are farto many shootings in his area. He is scared towalk outside his home. He urges the commu-nity to stand together against crime.
Vanguard Estate resident Tyler Walters (21)says his area has a lot of robberies and housebreak-ins. He says the crime in his area needsto stop as people are unsafe.
Signal system supportedCHEVON BOOYSEN
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meeting held on Thursday 17 September,the applicationwas once again tabled andsupported by subcouncil.In the application submitted, the appli-
cant, Warren Patterson Planning, moti-vates the base station on behalf of Prasaby stating that it will “improve the cur-rent communications systemused to con-trol trains”.“Railway lines and precincts in urban
environments are generally cluttered
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Siviwe Nkombi from Itheko runningclub in Rondebosch won the Karoo80km ultra-marathon in Laingsburg on
Saturday.The 26-year-old long distance athlete chal-
lenged the out-and-back course of the newroute of the Karoo town in perfect condition.The scenic course on the R323 to Ladysmithproved gruelling for the large group of ath-letes.
Nkombi, however, had to work hard overthe hilly course and also had to negotiate astretch of 7km of gravel road before takingcontrol after the 50km mark.
He opened up a lead of more than 800m onhis rivals from Germiston, Thulane Magag-ula and Zwelithini Vapi.
With the Karoo sun starting to make itspresence felt, Nkombi raced over the finishline in 5:35:00 to clinch his first ultra title.
“This is a very tough race. I started offwanting to run four minutes per kilometreand it’s worked. Boy jô it’s tough. But I willbe back,” said Nkombi.
The woman’s race was won by VanessaBowman of Kempton Road Runners in7:18:07. Capetonian Martha Pretorius, nowrunning in the colours of the South Africannational defence force, finished second in7:47:00.
Siviwe Nkombi from the Itheko running club in Rondebosch won the 45th annual Karoo 80kmultra-marathon on Saturday in a time of 5:35:00.
CLAREWOOD ROMP TO TITLE: Kewin Chordnum of Ashford steps over Jalyle Jonesof Clarewood to gain possession of the ball in a first division knock-out final played atWilliam Herbert sport grounds on Saturday. Clarewood won 6-1. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
CALEDONIANS BRUSHED ASIDE: Yazier Manuel of Silvertree (left) tries to shake offSimeon Mccaully of Caledonian Roses in the 5th annual rag day between the two clubsplayed at Vygieskraal Stadium on Sunday. Silvertree won the match 23-20.
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All sporting codes will be considered.Coaches, teachers or parents can nominatetheir best talent and explain why he or shedeserves to be recognised.
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With the aim of reintroduc-ing provincial soccer at lo-cal soccer association level
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the tournament for the secondtime. It takes place at the WilliamHerbert sports complex fromThursday to Saturday.According to Iqbal Kasker, this
year’s tournament coordinator,the advent of unification and theera of professional soccer have toa certain extent taken its toll onamateur soccer in the country.“Gone are the dayswhen the sea-
son’s climax was the annual inter-provincial tournament which allplayers, administrators and spec-tators looked forward to,” he says.The selection and awarding of
provincial colours to players whoperformedwell throughout the sea-son was a treasured experience toaspire to, he says, as he recalls fondmemories fostered through friend-ly rivalries forged through theyears.“One only needs to reflect on the
existing tournaments still beingrunby codes likehockey towitnessa level of rivalry, competitivenessand camaraderie that most of ouryoung players (if not all) have not
yet experienced,” Kasker says.One of the custodians of amateur
soccer in the country, the North-ern Areas Football Association(formerly Eastern Province SoccerBoard) created the tournament torekindle the interprovincial tour-nament.Since the Safa regions cannot ca-
ter for all their players, whilst theydid introduce interprovincialgames for certain divisions, it wasfelt that the local associationsshould do something themselves.The interprovincial Goodwill lo-
cal soccer associations tourna-ment was launched at the head-quarters of the Cape District in2007.The first tournament, in Port
Elizabeth in 2008, was won byMitchell’s Plain. The Cape Districtwon the inaugural u.15 title.U.11, u.13, u.15, u.17 and senior
teams will compete in the tourna-ment, which starts at 09:00 on allthree days.The eight local associations have
been divided into two sections.
Group AHost Cape District, Du Noon,
KingWilliamsTownLFAandCapeTown Tygerberg
Group BEast London Central, Northern
Suburbs, South Peninsula andNorthern Areas
Amateur teams match up
The Cape District’s u.17 side is hoping to bring home the trophy at this year’s Goodwill tournament, taking place atthe William Herbert sports complex from Thursday to Sunday. PHOTO: JOSEPH PILLAY