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KENWYN
‘We havehad enough’SAMANTHA LEE
@Samantha_Lee121
Kenwyn homeowners are threatening toclean up their streets themselves.This as the number of burglaries,
robberies, carjackings and the drug dealscontinue to rise.And while police admit that they don’t
have enough resources to cover the entireprecinct, residents say they want viable an-swers.Police visibilitywashigh on the list of con-
cerns locals raised at a recent heated rate-payers’ meeting.Lansdowne Police Station commander
Colonel JanAlexander said only one vehicleis available for the sector, which comprisesKenwyn and Rondebosch East.“We cannot leave the scene of one crime
to attend to another if they have not finishedattending to the first complaint. Also, com-plaints are prioritised,” he saysBut residents were less than understand-
ing.“I can’t put my faith in the police any-
more,” fed-up homeowner Karl van derWesthuizen fumed.“On two occasions, I needed assistance
and the police failed to pitch. In another inci-dent I pointed the officers in the directionof the perpetrator who had just fled and wasstill in sight. I also gave a full descriptionof the man, but they were unable to findhim.”He, along with other upset residents, in-
sists that private security is needed to keepthe usually quiet suburb safe.Jamiel Toefy says he and other neighbour-
hood watchmembers now load suspects andloiterers into the back of their vehicles andliterally drive them out of the neighbour-hood.“We can’t rely on the police to come to call
outs,” he says. “This is our area. Escortingthem out is the type of action we want.”But ratepayers’ association chairperson
Hanif Loonat says while private security isan option, self-financed measures such as
theKenwynSafety andSecurityAssociation(Kensasa) bike patrols have proven unsus-tainable.“If all residents contributed their R50 per
month, we would be able to sustain the pa-trols. But because no one pays, another oneof our safety measures will need to be sus-pended until the funds can be raised.”Loonat backs the calls for residents to
“take policing into their own hands”.“Wehavehad enough.While thepolice are
not going to be happy about this, you can’tspeak nicely to a drug lord. Even if we needto put our lives at risk, we need to show ag-gression and clean up our own streets.”But residents are all talk and no action,
says Kenwyn Neighbourhood Watch chair-person Andrew Steyn.“Wehave 16 activememberswhoput their
lives at risk every evening to ensure the safe-ty of our area, but soon wewill seemore andmore move away from this because of theamount of time they need to spend on theroad,” he says.All 16 are on duty every night. Two shifts
operate between 19:00 and 05:00.Steyn says more manpower would de-
crease the workload.“We could get more done in fewer hours
and then the safety of all these householdswon’t need to rest on the shoulders of onlythese 16 members. We could also have 24hour patrols with each person only needingto do two hours a week,” he says.In Kenwyn, property related crimes take
centre stage, Alexander confirmed.“We are working on corrective measures
to stabilise this,” he said.V What are your views? Starting with the word “Post”,SMS your thoughts to 32516. SMSes cost R1.
PROBLEM AREA: The Chukker Road field has beenidentified as a drug hotspot. Locals say vagrants,criminals and illegal dumpers are also pollutingthe public open space. PHOTO: SAMANTHA LEE
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Don’t be engaged by ‘Telkom technicians’Telkom customers: be warned.The telecommunications giant has con-
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van says businesses are also being target-ed.The crooks pose as technicians to gain
entry into the premises, she confirms.“The evolving modus operandi of the
suspected criminals is of great concern,”she says.Upon entry to someone’s property, the
suspects apparently steal laptops, cell-phones, cash and other valuables.“The perpetrators arrive unannounced
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tectionServices division isworking close-ly with the police in investigating thesecrimes,” O’Sullivan says.She advises customers to demand to see
the identity cards of Telkom techniciansbefore allowing themaccess to the proper-ty.“Residentsmust also ask technicians to
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Former police reservistwanted for abductionSAMANTHA LEE
@Samantha_Lee121
Aboy allegedly abducted byhis former step-father last week has been found.Fagan Ruiters (9) was found alone at a
house in Mitchell’s Plain on Friday.This afterhis allegedabductorphoned the
child’s mother to tell her she could collecther son at a stranger’s house.Fagan was still wearing his school uni-
form.The child was abducted from Morgenson
Primary last Wednesday morning at 09:55.The suspect, Jerome Galant (32), from
Rocklands in Mitchell’s Plain went to theschool and informed the secretary that themother of the Grade 3 learner had passedaway. The school gave him an indemnityform which he completed with false infor-mation, police say.Galant then allegedly sent a message to
Fagan’s mother Anastacia Ruiters to in-form her that he was “going away on holi-day” and he took her child with him.He was spotted in Mitchell’s Plain on
Thursday.
Philippi police’s Lieutenant-Colonel Des-mond Laing said authorities had beentracking Galant who was“playing a cat and mousegame”.“He is unemployed and has
been making use of taxis tomove around. After trackinghis cellphone, we saw he hasstopped in Mitchell’s Plain,Capricorn and Bellville, butwe are unable to get to him intime because the tracker hasa 14 minute delay,” he says.Laing suspects he is using
his knowledge of police oper-ations to dodge the authori-ties.Galant married Fagan’s
mother in December lastyear, but they split in June.Eyewitnesses who saw the
pair in Mitchell’s Plain onThursday reported the boy - still wearinghis school uniform - to look very scared andmentioned Galant seemed on edge.Galant, a former police reservist, is not
the child’s biological father and thus had noright to remove him from school, police say.
It was established thatGalant was being treated foranxiety and depression.After a two day search, the
child was found unharmed,confirms Philippi policespokesperson LieutenantLance Goliath.“His mother, Anastacia,
fetched him at the suppliedaddress and he is now withher at her house in Rock-lands. Fagan was found in agood condition,” he says.The pair is receiving trau-
ma counselling at the sta-tion.There was no sight of
Galant at the drop off and heis still at large.Hehas not yetmade contactwith the family
or police since the boy’s return.If you have seenGalant or have any infor-
mation on his whereabouts, phone Lieuten-ant Colonel Laing on 082 469 3016.
WANTED: Jerome Galant.
Disadvantaged potential students have twoweeks to apply for financial support offeredby UCT.UCT spokesperson Riana Geldenhuys
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government partners.UCT assists financially disadvantaged
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nual income of less than R550 000 will be eli-gible to receive some form of financial as-sistance. “The university’s financial sup-
port policies also make special concessionsfor studentswith siblings at UCT,” she says.Those interested in UCT’s financial sup-
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@LeeLaVidaLoca
Do you know this man?Police have issued an identikit for
the suspect wanted in connectionwith the murder of the mother of aManenberg police officer.
The 71-year-old woman was killed andher 44-year-old son injured in the shoot-ing last Monday.
The two were home alone at the time ofthe incident.
According to police, the detective’sbrother answered a knock at the door oftheir TagusRoadhome at 19:00 that night.
The gunman apparently asked forsomeone, who the son said did not livethere.
As the suspect walked away, he turnedaround and shot the man in the chest.
The victim tried to escape and the gun-man fired more shots, hitting him in thehead and back.
The perpetrator then entered the homeand fired a single shot at the 71-year-old,hittingher in the stomachandkillingher.
The suspect fled on foot.Thoseworking ingangunits fear for the
safety of their loved ones, officers admit. Po-licemen say there is no protection for thefamilies of officers working for special units,especially thosewho live in the area inwhichthey work.
A police source, who asked not to benamed, says the officer is well-known inManenberg and was born and bred in the ar-ea.
“He is passionate about getting drugs andgangsterism off the streets,” he says.
“Taking out an officer’s family is coward-ly. They took his loved ones because theycouldn’t get to him.”
The detective’s mother was buried lastTuesday in accordance with Muslim rites.
His brother remains ina critical condition.Provincial CommunityPoliceBoard chair-
personMagdaleneMoos says theofficer “wasclearly the target of these evil-doers”.
“An attempt on the lives of these officersis an act of treason and must be dealt withwith the severest of punishment,” she says.
“To those responsible for these evil acts:your days are numbered.”
Provincial police spokesperson CaptainFC Van Wyk says cases of murder and at-tempted murder are under investigation.No arrest has been made.
Anyone with information is urged to con-tact Manenberg police on (021) 699 9400 orCrime Stop on 08600 10111.
HANOVER PARK
Boy killed bygarbage truckTARREN-LEE HABELGAARN
@LeeLaVidaLoca
An investigation has been launched intothe death of a 10-year-old boywho died afterbeing hit by a council truck.
But the probe has since stalled after thetruck driver suffered a heart attack lastweek.
Zuhier Abrahams, a Grade 4 pupil at Vo-orspoed Primary, died in hospital two daysafter he was knocked over by a council gar-bage truck in Lonston Road while on hisway to school last Tuesday.
According to the City of Cape Town’sMayoral CommitteeMember for Safety andSecurity Ernest Sonnenberg, council’s re-port states the boywaswalking on the pave-ment just down the road from his homewhen he slipped and landed under thewheels of the truck.
“Investigations surrounding the incidentare ongoing. It has not yet been determinedwhat exactly caused the accident.The driv-er of the truck suffered a massive heart at-tack the day after the incident,” he says.
The case is under investigation, Philippipolice spokespersonLieutenantLanceGoli-ath confirms.
The accident occurred at around 07:30 onTuesday and the boy was rushed to GrooteSchoorHospital. Zuhier’s left legwasampu-tated on Tuesday and his other limbwas re-moved on Wednesday.
As a result of the pain and an infectionhe contracted while in hospital, he died on
Wednesday night.He was buried on Thursday in accord-
ance with Muslim rites.Grandfather Gerald Abrahams says
there are many versions of what had tran-spired that day, but he doubts the familywill ever know the truth.
“There are so many stories going aroundwe aren’t sure who to listen to. Some peoplesay it was the driver’s fault and others sayit was just a freak accident. I don’t knowwhat to believe,” he says.
“I have 20 grandchildren and this was thefirst one I had to bury. It’s hard. It is diffi-cult knowing he’ll never come back home.He’ll never ask how I am or give me a hug.Adults aren’t suppose to outlive children.”
For his mother Miriam, not having an-swers will haunt her forever.
“I just want to know what happened. Iwalked him to school every day expect lastTuesday because I was feeling ill and decid-ed to stay in bed,” she says. “I keep thinkingthat if I had gone with him and held hishand he would still be alive.”
While shemisses her son, she believes heis better off. “We wouldn’t have been ableto cope or afford everything he would needto function with a double amputation. Itwas horrible knowing my child would nev-er walk again. No parent should have to gothrough this. All I want are answers. I don’tknow what to believe. If it was an accidentI will forgive the driver, but if not, it willbe a bitter pill to swallow. No money willever be enough to bring my child back.”
Court cases thrown out due to poor policework are under scrutiny.
This as the Department of CommunitySafety tackles performance through itsCourt Watching Briefs initiative whichhelps to weed out police inefficiencies ham-pering court procedures.
Between October last year and March,the Court Watching Briefs unit has moni-tored hundreds of cases and identified 71whichwere removed fromthe court roll dueto inefficiencies from the police, says pro-vincial Community Safety minister DanPlato. “These cases predominantly relate todrug-related crimes but also include mur-der, attemptedmurder, robberywith aggra-vated circumstances and rape,” he says.
“Of the identified cases, 44% were rein-stated on the court roll and 39% resulted indisciplinary action being instituted againstthe responsible police officers.”
Inefficiencies identified by the unit varyin severity, from small mistakes to system-
ic problems which are brought to the po-lice’s attention for their consideration andimprovement, Plato explains.
“When the Court Watching Briefs unitidentify inefficiencies, a comprehensive re-port is compiled and referred to the provin-cial police commissioner for his attentionand action.”
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Excitement has turning into anger for On-tario Court tenants after cracks have start-ed to show in their revamped homes.Now angry residents are demanding that
council conductmore thorough inspectionsand site visits to view the problems theyhave discovered in their upgraded homes.Poor workmanship allegations and fail-
ure to replace broken appliances and fea-tures have residents demanding answers.Less than two months after moving back
into their homes, faulty plumbing, dampwalls and uneven flooring are but some ofthe problems residents are experiencing inOntario Court.City of Cape Town officials say they have
alreadymetwith a number of residents andare in the process of assessing the com-plaints received.Ontario Court residents moved back into
their homes in July after waiting formonths to have the renovations to theircouncil flats completed.The upgrades included painting, plumb-
ing overhauls, refitting of windows anddoors, rewiring electrical circuits and gut-ter cleaning.Community worker Gigi Richards says
the poor have been dealt a blow by theirlandlord.“We are unhappy with the poor work-
manship. We havemet with numerous Cityofficials to discuss the matter, but no re-sults have materialised as promised inmeetings,” she fumes.Residents are being placated with empty
promises, Richards insists.“Council must fix the problems in our
flats. Before the renovations I never hadproblems with my shower and now I can’twash myself without the entire bathroom
getting wet. Taps leak, floors are breakingand some people are having to use bucketsto catch the water pouring in their homes.This is unacceptable. We have more prob-lems after the upgrades than we had be-fore.”Mayoral Committee member for Human
Settlements SiyabulelaMamkeli says fundsfor repairs and replacements are limited.“If any resident experiences problems
with their plumbing or any other refurbish-ment, please let us know.Many have loggedcomplaints andwe have corrected the prob-lems,” he says.De Bruyn argues that residents expected
to have their problems sorted out weeksago.“I was told it will take two weeks. It has
now been six weeks and I am still waiting.”Mamkeli attributes the problem to a lack
of available staff.“We are addressing individual concerns
but at the same time there are two moreblocks being refurbished, withmore peoplecomplaining. We are working to have allproblems resolved as soon as possible butsome delays may occur,” he says.Resident Irene Jackson has called On-
tario Court home for 20 years.A water pipe burst in her house two
weeks ago and has yet to be fixed.“People have barely moved back and al-
ready their are pipes bursting,” she says.A coupling on the cold water pipe con-
nected to a bath in Jackson’s was not se-curely fit, Mamkeli says. “ The family willbe relocated back to the temporary accom-modation village while an assessment ismade to determine the extent of the damag-es they suffered,” he says. “All damagedflooring will be replaced. This family willbe back in their unit soon and a list of dam-ages to be replaced will be agreed on be-tween the contractor and tenants.”
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PEOPLE'S POST | LANSDOWNETuesday, 21 October 2014 NEWS 7
HEALTH
A battle to stay aliveNICOLE MCCAIN
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A 24-year battle for a healthy lifemay come to an end if a kidneytransplant recipient is not put
back on the donor waiting list.This is the belief of Irma Titus (28),
who was being treated for kidney fail-ure at Groote Schuur Hospital.
But after four transplants, she hasbeen informed that she is no longer aviable candidate to receive a new or-gan due to tissue damage.
“The worst case scenario is that Imight die next week,” she says.
The Hanover Park resident has beenbattling kidney failure since the age offour.
In desperate need of treatment, thebest case scenario is that Titus wouldbe receiving dialysis treatment nextweek.
However, this seems less likely asshe is also no longer a candidate.
This treatment is only offered tothose considered as viable transplantpatients.
Provincial health departmentspokesperson Sithembiso Magubanesays the public sector is taking a strainwith the increase of patients requiring dialy-sis and transplants.
“We are facing an exponential increase inpatients due to the rising tide of diabetes, hy-pertension and HIV. We are very limited interms of dialysis facilities and, unfortunate-ly, transplant rates have fallen considerablydue to the shortage of organs,” he says.
“Our unit alone has over 100 people wait-ing for a transplant and over 30 people onthe waiting list for life-saving dialysis. Mostpatients wait over two to three years to re-ceive a transplant.”
As a result of this major problem, the de-partment has developed criteria for accept-ance to the Renal Replacement Programme,Magubane explains.
“The overriding criterium for acceptanceis suitability for transplantation. Unfortu-nately many patients are not suitable for atransplant for a variety of reasons and weare unable to accommodate them,” he says.
Titus has been left shell-shocked by thenews.
“When you’ve come to see the nurses anddoctors as your family, being told they are
no longer able to help you is devastat-ing,” she says.
Only able to afford public health-care, Titus now needs help to foot aR50 000 bill to receive dialysisthrough private medical care.
Receiving this treatment will notonly prolong her life, but also makeit possible for her to receive anothertransplant, Titus believes.
On obtaining a second opinion, Ti-tus was told despite the tissue damagethere is a 50/50 chance that anothertransplant would be successful, mak-ing her a high risk candidate.
Added to this, she says, if she wasable to receive dialysis her conditionmay stabilise, thereby reducing herrisk as a transplant candidate.
“I’ve been fortunate that I don’t suf-fer from many symptoms like waterretention, but I do have anaemiawhich means I often have shortnessof breath due to low oxygen in myblood,” she says.
Her condition means she had todrop out of her studies and can onlymanage part-time work to pay thebills.
She has since managed to join amedical aid, but her funds will only
be available in 2015.“But I’ll be dead by next year,” she says.Her friends and loved ones are not giving
up yet.They have established Kidney for a Kadre,
a fundraising campaign which aims to raisefunds to cover the cost of dialysis.
Through donations and events, fundshave been trickling in.
However, the income is a far cry of thethousands needed to keep Titus alive.V To donate, like Kidney for a Kadre on Facebook andinbox the page administrator.
CALL FOR DONATIONS: Irma Titus is in need of a kidney trans-plant and dialysis to save her life. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Council fired upLight up responsibly.
This is the appeal issued by the Cityof Cape Town, which warns that safetyis key in preventing tragedies in thebuild up to fireworks season.
With Diwali and Guy Fawkesaround the corner, council’s enforce-ment agencies are once more prepar-ing for a flood of complaints about theillegal discharge of fireworks and re-lated incidents.
Last November, Law Enforcementconfiscated 12 865 fireworks from ille-gal traders. In addition, Law Enforce-ment and Metro Police officers re-sponded to a total of 385 complaints onGuy Fawkes and issued dozens of finestotalling more than R10 000 for the ille-gal discharge of fireworks.
Mayoral Committee member forSafety and Security JP Smith says pur-chasing from vendors who do not havethe required permits for the sale offireworks is against the law.
“It is illegal to discharge fireworksoutside specific designated areas. It isalso illegal to buy fireworks from trad-ers without valid police-issued per-mits,” he says. “To make mattersworse, we also have to police the grow-ing mob culture associated with GuyFawkes. Gangs of children run aroundwith paint and other paraphernalia,terrorising their communities and us-ing this ‘celebration’ to rob and hurtinnocent people. This really is utternonsense and needs to stop.”
Eight designated areas have been as-signed for the discharging of fire-works. Visit the eastern side of theAthlone Stadium parking area, theSwartklip Sports Complex, the Maid-ens Cove parking area, StrandfonteinPavilion, the Bishop Lavis sportsfield, Wesfleur sports field in Atlantis,the Macassar Beach parking area orthe beachfront in Table View.
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Please note that limited seating is available for members of the public and, therefore, seatswill be allocated on a first come, first served basis. If you wish to attend the meeting, youare requested to contact Nadine Damon on 021 400 3708 between 09:00 and 16:00. Allrequests for attendance must be received by no later than a day before the meeting. Youwill be required to provide your surname, initials and contact telephone number. Visitors arekindly requested to be seated by 09:30.
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‘Enormous task’for head of healthThe first woman to head up the provin-
cial health department has been ap-pointed.
Provincial healthminister TheunsBothalast week introduced the new Head ofHealth for theWesternCape,DrBethEngel-brecht.Engelbrecht’s appointment comes in the
wake of a rigorous process to find the rightcalibre candidate to head the biggest de-partment in provincial government, Bothasays.Currently, the department is under the
leadership of Professor Craig Househam.During the remaining months of his ten-
ure, Househam will work alongside Engel-brecht in handing over the huge task ofmanaging the department.This handover period is aimed at ensur-
ing maximum stability, continuity and aseamless change in leadership, Botha ex-plains.“Dr Engelbrecht knows the systems and
understands the challenges that lie ahead.I look forward to leading our departmentwith her,” he says.Engelbrecht is a qualified medical doc-
tor.She started her public health career in
1981 as amedical officer for theGreaterBlo-emfontein area in the Free State Health De-partment and progressed through thehealth system to become the director of Dis-trict Health Services for the Free State Pro-vincial Government.She joined theWestern Cape team in 2001
and has been with the department for thelast 13 years in the post of deputy directorgeneral, effectively responsible as chief ofoperations.Her responsibilities included specialist,
emergency, district and primary healthservices.Engelbrecht says: “I am very fortunate to
have an excellent senior management teamat the helm of things, many of whom havebeen my colleagues for a number of years.I am humbled by the enormity of the task,but confident that the teamand Iwill be ableto carry forward the excellent legacy left byProfessor Househam.”
AT THE HELM: Dr Beth Engelbrecht recently tookover the biggest department in provincial govern-ment. PHOTO: FOTO24/ EDREA DU TOIT
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TOUCH TUS-SLE: Green-wood Athlet-ic’s Charlesvan der Vent(left) and RCAthletico’sWilliam Mar-aseni getstuck in abattle for theball duringthe Cape Dis-trict LFA Su-per LeagueKnockout fi-nal in Wyn-berg on Sat-urday. Green-wood were 2-0 victors,lifting theirthird trophyfor the year.PHOTO: RASH-IED ISAACS
DETERMINED RUN: Western Province captain Juan de Jongh attempts to break through the tacklesof two Blue Bulls players during the Currie Cup semi-final clash at Newlands on Saturday. Provincemarched on to their second consecutive final after a 31-23 victory. They will host the Golden Lionsin the final on Saturday 25 October. PHOTO: PETER HEEGER/GALLO IMAGES
HITTING OUT: Athlone Athletics Baseball Club batter Ricardo Siljeur hits out in a Major LeagueBaseball match against Durbanville Baseball Club in Athlone on Saturday. The Durbanvillecatcher is Kieran Clackett. A’s were narrowly defeated 5-6. PHOTO: PETER HEEGER/GALLO IMAGES
HEAD CLASH: Ajax Cape Town’s Tashreeq Morris and Reneilwe Letsholonyane of Kaizer Chiefs battlefor possession in the air during a PSL clash at Cape Town Stadium on Sunday. Ajax were defeated0-1. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
ICE MAIDEN: Rondebosch resident Imaan Mohamed competes in the Cape Inter-provincial Fig-ure-skating Championships at GrandWest last week. She finished second in the under-13 BronzeHawkes Girls’ section. PHOTO: CARINA ROUX
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