TUESDAY 29 September 2015 | 0021 910 6500 | Fax: 021 910 6501/06 | Email: [email protected]TELLING IT AS IT IS WOODSTOCK | MAITLAND I AM DEBT FREE Relax, Regain Control of your Finances Are you feeling cheated, WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU. REALLY! Speak to us before you pay. Phone us today. Leave a missed call, but don’t deny yourself the experience of being LOAN FREE Call us Now 021 419 4418 or Send a please call me to: Heidi Zenobia Winnie 082 057 2296 071 946 5558 078 982 2798 530 5th Floor, Tulbagh Centre; Hans Strydom Ave. (100m up from Adderley Street Fountains) X1QL5Q5E-QK290915 A 79-year-old man died during a fire that burned through three shacks in 6th Avenue informal settlement in Kensington. The fire also left six people homeless. KENSINGTON Shack fire claims life TIYESE JERANJI @jeranji “W e tried to rescue the old man but it was too late. Half of his body was already burnt, so he sat help- lessly in the fire.” So tells Michelle Johnson, a resident of 6th Avenue informal settlement in Kensington, after a fire on Wednesday last week claimed the life of a 79-year-old man and left six other people homeless, including her family. Johnson was one of the first people on the scene to help pensioner Leslie Theunison as his shack was engulfed by flames. Though the cause of the fire is unknown at this stage, residents believe it was started by a candle in his shack. He stayed alone. Three shacks burnt down and nothing could be saved from them, though residents tried to douse the fire. But it was too late. Most of the victims have been left with what they were wearing at the time of the fire. Johnson, a mother of two, says she was vi- siting a friend when the fire started. “There was a big noise, then a loud bang. I went to see and there was smoke. As I went back to my house and opened the door I couldn’t believe my eyes. I was met by huge flames and that’s when we called out for help. I tried to get my children to help as well. What pains me is that children lost ev- erything and those going to school had noth- ing left, so they need help,” she says. She adds that their fire-fighting effort wasn’t easy because of wind. “The wind made everything impossible. “My son came back to me, telling me they couldn’t take Uncle Leslies out of his shack. It really hurts and we couldn’t save anything from our houses. What really tears my heart apart is that the old man was trapped in the fire and we couldn’t take him out. The flames were too strong and everyone came out to help, but there was only so much that we could do,” she says. V Continued on page 2.
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A 79yearold man died during a fire thatburned through three shacks in 6th Avenueinformal settlement in Kensington. The firealso left six people homeless.
KENSINGTON
Shack fire claims life
TIYESE JERANJI@jeranji
“We tried to rescue the old man butit was too late. Half of his bodywas alreadyburnt, so he sat help-
lessly in the fire.”So tellsMichelle Johnson, a resident of 6th
Avenue informal settlement in Kensington,after a fire on Wednesday last week claimedthe life of a 79-year-oldman and left six otherpeople homeless, including her family.
Johnson was one of the first people on thescene to help pensioner Leslie Theunison ashis shack was engulfed by flames.Though the cause of the fire is unknown
at this stage, residents believe it was startedby a candle in his shack. He stayed alone.Three shacks burnt down and nothing
could be saved from them, though residentstried to douse the fire. But it was too late.Most of the victims have been left with
what they were wearing at the time of thefire.
Johnson, a mother of two, says she was vi-siting a friend when the fire started.“There was a big noise, then a loud bang.
I went to see and there was smoke. As I wentback to my house and opened the door Icouldn’t believe my eyes. I was met by hugeflames and that’s when we called out forhelp. I tried to get my children to help aswell. What pains me is that children lost ev-erything and those going to school had noth-ing left, so they need help,” she says.She adds that their fire-fighting effort
wasn’t easy because of wind.“The wind made everything impossible.“My son came back to me, telling me they
couldn’t take Uncle Leslies out of his shack.It reallyhurts andwe couldn’t save anythingfrom our houses.What really tearsmy heartapart is that the old man was trapped in thefire andwecouldn’t takehimout.The flameswere too strong and everyone came out tohelp, but there was only so much that wecould do,” she says.V Continued on page 2.
PEOPLE'S POST | WOODSTOCK | MAITLANDTuesday, 29 September 20152 NEWS
“There is life after cancer; youjust don’t give up, because
life is so precious.”These are the words of mother
of four Natalie Isaacs (49) fromConstantia, who says she cameface to face with death after shewas diagnosed with breast can-cer three years ago.
“When the doctor told me thatI had cancer my whole life turnedupside down. I lived a healthylifestyle and I didn’t expect tohave cancer. I don’t smoke ordrink, so having cancer was thelast thing on my mind. It hit mehard, but I had a decision to makeor cancer was going to decide forme,” she says.
After hearing the news shethought to herself that shewouldn’t allow cancer to pull herdown. She felt she had to live andbe there for her children.
“It was a matter of decidingwhether I allow cancer to pin medown or I deal with it and fightthrough, so that I will be there formy children who really neededme the most. It wasn’t easy. I hadto go to doctors and I had to fightand this is why I’m here today. Ifought; I didn’t allow cancer topin me down because life is so
precious. No-one should give upbecause they have cancer. I hadto fight it on my own with thehelp of my children,” says Isaacs.
She has had nine chemothera-py sessions and got divorcedsince then.
To gather strength and helpothers as well she started a sup-port group for people living withcancer and those who have sur-vived it. Isaacs says the storiesthat she heard from other peoplewere unbelievable. “Before Iheard from others I thought mycase was just bad. But meeting
other people and talking abouttheir situation I realised thatwhat I had gone through wasnothing.
“People should learn not togive up but fight,” she says.
Isaacs encourages women to gofor regular screening. “Do yourmammogram and pap smear, be-cause early detection can helpsave lives. It’s not only womenover 40 years of age who can getcancer but everyone can.
“I also encourage women to doself-examinations on theirbreasts. If there is something thatis worrying, visit your doctor.”
Isaacs, who is reigning MissCansa, stands to be a beacon ofhope. She will be sharing her sto-ry with others to give themstrength to pull through and toraise awareness as October ap-proaches. October is Breast Can-cer Awareness Month.
To hear more about Isaacs’ sto-ry join her at the Cuppa for Cansaevent at Grace Chapel Hall, Sun-derland St, Kensington on Satur-day at 09:00. The donation to par-ticipate is R60. Apart from herstory, more fun activities areplanned.
For more information, book-ings or donations contact Isaacson 083 277 1846 or email [email protected].
Natalie Isaacs, a breast cancersurvivor will share her story at aCuppa for Cansa event onSaturday in Kensington.
The World Tourism Organisationforecasts that by 2030 the majority(57%) of international travel willbe to developing countries such asSouth Africa.
This is very good news for SouthAfrica, given the key role attrac-tions play in driving economicgrowth and creating jobs, SabineLehmann, managing director ofTable Mountain, said in an addressat a World Tourism Day event.
The event took place in the run-up to World Tourism Day on Sun-day and was inspired by the 1Bil-lion Jobs, 1Billion Opportunitiescampaign, which highlights thatthe 1 billion tourists travelling theworld each year create a billion op-portunities for progress and pover-ty eradication, especially for devel-oping countries.
Bucket lists“Attractions are a key motiva-
tion for tourists to visit. Everybodywants to share a selfie to show thatthey have ‘been there and donethat’. Bucket lists are the new goalsets,” said Lehmann.
“In turn, these attractions, beingpart of the service economy, playa key role in creating full-time andseasonal employment.”
Lehmann, drawing on insightsgained at this year’s AttractionsAfrica Conference, said the bigquestion was what would be per-ceived as an attraction worth visit-ing in ten years’ time.
“The greatest amount of uncer-tainty lies on the demand side –what will motivate customers tocome to our attractions in the fu-ture?” she said.
“A recent study in the Nether-lands found that over the next tenyears attraction managers need tofocus on quality, authenticity, sus-tainability and interaction – bothon site and online.”
Lehmann, in welcoming thenews that global tourists will in-creasingly head for destinations inemerging economies, warned thatit was still important to attract lo-cal tourists.
“We have seen how local visitorsto the cableway have increasedsteadily as we introduced a num-ber of specials throughout theyear, ensuring South Africans toocan visit – accounting for 45% ofour visitor numbers annually,”she said.
“For attractions to be authenticthey need to include and speak tothe local domestic market.”
SA to gain in tourism
FROM PAGE 1Fire and rescue spokespersonTheo Layne confirms the inci-dent: “Three structures burntdown and six people were dis-placed. One adult man sus-tained fatal burns.
“The cause of the fire is unde-termined at this stage. The inci-denthasbeenhandedover to po-lice.”
The victims are being housedat a nearby crèche until theirshacks can be rebuilt. City’s dis-aster management helped thevictims with building material.
Kenfac Ratepayers’ Associa-tion and the Peace Buildershave helped the fire victimswith re-building their shacksand food.
Ricardo van Niekerk of thePeace Builders says residentshave been helpful.
“We are really thankful tothose who helped and there isstill more that needs to be done,as they lost everything in theirhouses.There are scholl goingkids who still need uniforms,shoes and other things. Parentsalso need clothes, anything atthis moment can help,” he says.
While neighbours have triedto donate what they could, thevictimsneedmore clothes, blan-kets and shoes.
Those who want to donate cancontact Johnson on 078 215 6465or Mariam Oliver on081 242 9646 or drop their dona-tions at 94 Acre Road.
Open up if you’ve lostHave you recently lost your hometo a scam? Are you due money andhave not received it?
Residents who have been affect-ed are urged to come forward withtheir stories. One woman signedan agreement after receiving anauction notice. But she never re-
ceived any part of the auction in-come. A con artist may have beenworking in several areas for thepast three years. The person is saidto approach vulnerable womenand then charms them into a deal.V Call 061 073 7149 or email [email protected].
The annual general meeting ofthe Marion Institute is takingplace tomorrow in the MarionInstitute Hall. The meeting
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Pupils know of peace and prideTIYESE JERANJI
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Kensington High School pupils weretaught anew lessononTuesday lastweek
– how to be peace ambassadors and be proudof their Afrikaans language.An outreach programme, called “thepeace and pride”, was organised by theWes-Kaapse Kleurlingontwikhelingsorganisasie(WKKOO) and the KenFac Concerned Resi-dents group. Grade 8 to 10 pupils packed theschool hall as they listened attentively.They also watched a documentary whichfocuses on a theatre piece, entitled Afri-kaaps, and is based on the creative processes
and performances of the stage production.Using hip-hop, the film and the stage playattempt to reclaim Afrikaans – long consid-ered a language of the oppressor – as a lan-guage of liberation. The film “liberates” Af-rikaans from its negative reputation, takingit back to the people who own it.The aim of the school outreach pro-grammewas tomake the pupils aware of thegood things they can do for their communi-ties by having inner peace. Despite comingfrom different backgrounds their school isa prominent school. They were urged tomake a collective effort to keep it like that.Ricardo van Niekerk, WKKOO chairper-son, said at the school: “A lot of kids are sur-
rounded by negativity and we want tochange that, we want them to see the good.“It has taken a lot from us and it has dis-turbed our peace but our aim today is tomake them find inner peace and see the goodin the community other than seeing the badthat surrounds them. But before going outto seek peace or plant peace in the communi-ty, theymust have peace within themselves.“There is a lot that can be done andwe aretargeting pupils as they are the future lead-ers of the country, so we must teach themand make then understand the true essenceof standing up for the community and doinggood.”Emile Jansen from Afrikaaps told the stu-
dents they must be proud of speaking Afri-kaans.“We come from a rich history and most ofit is not even taught here at school. Takepride in your language, know where youcome from, be interested in learning otherthings as well about your language. Afri-kaans is spoken by many people and whatwe must learn is to talk the language withpride.Whenyou look or talkAfrikaans don’ttalk like you’re burdened. This is our lan-guage andwemust be able to speak it proper-ly and any time. No-one should feelashamed; there is somuch to learnand shareabout this language, so takepride,” saysJan-sen.
PEOPLE'S POST | WOODSTOCK | MAITLANDTuesday, 29 September 20154 NEWS
TIGHT-KNIT FAMILIES: Staff members of Barkly House Harfield Preprimary Schoolpose with blankets made by mothers and grandmothers of pupils. They knitted nineblocks of blankets that were donated to St Anne’s Homes for mothers and children inneed in Woodstock.
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Kids’ volunteershelp play, relaxTIYESE JERANJI
@jeranji
The Friends of the Children’s Hospital As-sociation celebrated its volunteers at its
annual general meeting at the Red CrossWarMemorial Children’s Hospital onMon-day last week.For the past 37 years the hospital has de-
pended on volunteers to help cheer up theyoung patients and to show them the hospi-tal is not a bad place – rather a place wherethey come to be nursed to health.This year alone the hospital has hadmore
than 700 volunteers come through the door.The Friends Association (Focha) doesn’tdoubt that the volunteers form a backbonefor the patients’ recovery.Volunteers are recruited locally but there
are also international volunteers.Volun-teers play with the children, read for them,help them to relax and take them for outingsonce in a while. They stay between oneweek and six months, spending an averageof 60 hours at the hospital.This is why the Friends took time to cele-
brate these volunteers.David Stephens, director of Focha, says
volunteers are very important.“Besides the medical treatment the chil-
dren get at the hospital they also need to be
helped emotionally and helped to relax.This is what the volunteers do best. Theyreally help to keep our children happy and,though some of themmight be very sick, thework that the volunteers do with them isamazing. They really change lives by put-ting smiles on the children’s faces,” he says.Stephens adds that the volunteer pro-
gramme is a melting pot for cultures, skillsand knowledge.“This enhances the healing process of our
children. Volunteers are active throughoutthe hospital wards and in the outpatients’clinic. They change lives. They support thechallenges of the healthcare system andsupport in nurturing the partnerships withcommunities,” he says.Part of the celebratory day’s activities
were special awards given to five volun-teerswho retired after a combined 101 yearsof service. Jean Harker (88) volunteered for31 years, Claire Hoffman (71) for 29 years,Neville Atkinson for 29 years, Gwen Mac-Crae for 22 years, Joan Bryson for 10 yearsand Patricia Mentoor for nine years.Stephens says there’s so much that
wouldn’t be achieved without the volun-teers.“They really do a good job. They help heal
a child.Theygivehopeandcare that ismorethan just medical care,” he says.
Friends of the Children's Hospital Association held a celebratory day to thank volunteers ofthe Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital.
‘PEOPLE’S POST’ FUNNIES IN PRINT: Treknet, the popular comic strip that first appearedin People’s Post ten years ago, has just been released in its firstever comic book form as Talesfrom Treknet, a collection of favourite comicstrips. This is the first collection by Dave Gomersall and Gavin Thomson (pictured), which theyhave published to mark their tenth year in print.Tales from Treknet will be launched at Cafe Pescados in Simon’s Town on Thursday at 19:00.Comics will be on sale and creators Gavin andDave will be there to sign your copy and posefor photos. For every comic book sold readerswill also stand a chance to win a beautifullyframed and signed Treknet print of the comicbook cover. R10 from each comic book purchasedon Thursday night will be donated to Sanccob.Entrance is free but booking is essential. ContactClaire on 082 565 0501 or [email protected].
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LOOK RIGHT: Officers of the road safety education division of the traffic departmentspoke to Grade R to 4 pupils of Dryden Street Primary School on Tuesday on roadsafety and how to behave to avoid being knocked down by cars.
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AMaitland business owner can’t close hismouth about the good work done by a
police officer of Maitland police station.Wayne Voigt, owner of Pirtek Hoses and
Assemblies in Voortrekker Road, says hewas delighted to comeacrossDetectiveCon-stable Michael Pietersen.One of his employees had abscondedwith
a company cellphone. For over a month thecompany tried to get it returned. Out of des-perationVoigt decided to involve the police.Voigt met with Pietersen. He was told to
return the next day so that the address ofthe employee could be visited before filingpaperwork.Pietersen then visited the residential ad-
dress. He calmly explained why he was
there and what was going happen shouldthephonenot be returned the followingday.After the visit by the detective to the em-
ployee’s house Voigt received a call the fol-lowing day from Pietersen to inform himthat the company phone was returned bythe employee.Voigt was very pleased with the service
that he got from the detective.“He just had the right attitude, energy
and negotiating abilities, which resulted ina very expedient resolution. He reallyshowed a lot of good work ethics and pas-sion for his work,” he says.Constable Lorencial Johnson, Maitland
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A new non-profit organisation in Clare-mont is dedicated to the safety of wom-en in Claremont nightclub areas.
ClubWatch Protection Service (CPS) istwo months old and patrols mostly onThursday to Saturday nights. The five pa-trollers say they couldn’t sit weekend afterweekend and listen to the stories of rape, as-sault, spiking of drinks and attacks on wom-en who go to clubs to have fun. So they decid-ed to do something.
The friends teamed up and will offer theirservice as part of their passion for security.They watch that women at clubs are not har-assed or pickpocketed and that they take aregistered cab when they go home. They al-
so check the permits of taxi drivers.The idea for CPS came about after the
friends heard in the media about the attackon 18-year-old Sanet de Lange after a nightof partying with friends in Claremont.
The founder of CPS, who doesn’t want tobe named because of the sensitivity of theirwork, says they have to help were they can.
“Bouncers are mainly concerned withfights. They don’t really care about thesmall, petty things and that will be our fo-cus. We used to party in the area as well andwe still have friends and sisters who partyin the area so we want to make sure thatthey are protected and there is no-one whotakes advantage of them because they hadtoo much to drink,” he says.
He encourages those who go partying tostick together as there is safety in numbers.
“Don’t let your friend wander off forhours if you don’t know where she is. Weare not here to step on any toes or tell themhow to have fun, but we are keeping oureyes open so that they don’t fall prey to peo-ple who are just waiting for them to getdrunk. Our concern is just reckless behav-iour after one has had a lot of classes. Wework in pairs, so there is no chance of leav-ing one of our guys with a female. At thesame time, we don’t want someone to feelstalked so we just talk funny things and wewalk close to the person so that we makesure that they get to their cars safely.”
Claremont police spokesperson SergeantLindile Dubela says they welcome the initi-ative. “All I can say for now is that anyonewho wants to help fight crime in our areais welcome,” says Dubela.
An eye on partying womenA new nonprofit organisation in Claremont is patrolling clubs on party nights to make sure that women don’t fall prey to criminals.
Enter the CapeGate charity 5km walkand 10km run this Saturday
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PEOPLE'S POST | WOODSTOCK | MAITLANDTuesday, 29 September 2015 NEWS 7
Pluto, a 7-and-a-half-year-old Boxer dogwho went missing while his owner was
surfing inGranger Bay,was reportedly sto-len and sold for R50.His bereft owner, Robert Abel, said on
Sunday that he left his “sweet-natured” peton the beach on Friday afternoon while hehit the waves – something he often did, asPluto is well-known in the area.“Everyone loves the dog . . . He is legend-
ary atmost of the surfing beaches of the At-lantic seaboard.”When Abel came out the water, he saw
that Pluto was gone.He began looking for him and ap-
proachedacouple on thebeach to see if theyhad witnessed Pluto’s disappearance.The woman told him that the dog had
beenwith thembefore, but then her “friendsold him for R50” to a woman in a car.She told him the woman was at Pick n
Pay supermarket with the dog, and wouldreturn.“You will get your dog back,” the woman
apparently told Abel.However, shortly afterwards, the couple
disappeared from the beach area. Abel saidthey appeared to be homeless.Abel then went to a nearby police station
where hewas told that if he emailed a photoof the dog, patrols would be informed tolook for him.Oncehedid so, hedecided to stop looking.“I would have kept hunting but I thought
the patrol could cover more ground.”However, Abel said he was horrified
when he phoned the police station the nextday and was told that they did not have ac-cess to the email system afterhours or onweekends.“It’s absolutely appalling,” said Abel, re-
gretting the lost time he could have beenout searching for his precious pooch.By Sunday, he had still heard nothing
about Pluto’s whereabouts.Abel said he got Pluto when he was six
weeks old and “you could hold him in onehand”. He originally named him Da Bombbut then was concerned it might causeproblems at airports with security, sochanged his name to Pluto because Boxers“are goofy and super-sweet in nature”.He said while Pluto did not like to swim
“he did love to run in the water up to chestlevel”.JP Smith, mayoral committee member
for safety and security, says that while hehas not heard of the abduction of dogs frombeaches, he knows of two cases where dogswere snatched in the vicinity of their own-ers’ homes and sold.He believes “the chance is slim” that Plu-
to will be spotted.In terms of the City’s bylaw, the selling
of domestic animals is illegal. Legally, a petis considered property, so its abduction isclassified as theft. However, people have a“muchgreater attachment to thepets” com-pared to other property, says Smith, addinghe would be devastated if anything similarever happened to one of his three cats.Smith urges people who experience a
similar predicament to contact the City on021 480 7700 as they would be able to alertvarious officials.Pluto has a reddish-brown coat and had
a black leather collar on when he wentmissing. He is also micro-chipped. Abel isoffering a R5000 reward for his return.– News24
Preciouspaws soldon beach
Pluto was allegedly stolen and sold.
PEOPLE'S POST | WOODSTOCK | MAITLANDTuesday, 29 September 20158 ENTERTAINMENT
LOUISA STEYL@LouNotes
American soprano Mardi Byers is on herway to South Africa for the first time to
perform Verdi’s Requiem with three localchoirs at UCT’s Jameson Hall on Saturday10 October.She will share the stage with the Sympho-
nyChoir ofCapeTown,VoxHumanaand theCity of TygerbergChoir. Theywill be accom-panied by the UCT symphony orchestra andsoloists Monika Voysey (mezzo soprano),Given Nkosi (tenor) and George Stevens(baritone) under the baton of AlexanderFokkens.Mardi, who is based in Switzerland, was
invited by Heathfield baritone George. Thetwo met while performing Aida overseas.The friends are both fans of Verdi’sRequi-
em. “It’s one of my favourites to perform aswell as listen to,” Mardi says, while George
calls it “the requiems of all requiems”.Mardi says she knew at the age of three
already that she would become an operasinger. Both her parents were opera singersand her father was also a conductor.
“It’s in my blood.”Shemade her operatic debut as Floria Tos-
ca in Germany in 2003. Her performance ledto invitations from major opera housesaround the world.
While hers is a career of many highlights,top of Mardi’s list is performing Mahler’s“8th Symphony” at the First Night of theProms of the BBC in 2010.
A singing studentGeorge says it’s the neverending learning
in his job that draws him to opera.“Be it new works, contemporary, baroque
or romantic.”He joined the Cape Town Opera Company
in 1992 and his debut as Selim in Rossini’s
Il Turco in Italiawas broadcast live in SouthAfrica.He studied in Vienna and Munich and
honed his skills on South African and Euro-pean stages before becoming the principalsoloist as an Italian baritone of the TheaterBremen in Germany.
While he still performs across South Afri-ca as a baritone and bass baritone, Georgeis busy nurturing a new generation of sing-ers at the South African College of Music atUCT, where he has been amember of the Vo-cal department and Opera teaching staffsince last year.George enjoys meeting colleagues, travel-
ling and being in demand. He also enjoys be-ing able to communicate with his audienceand taking on the challenges that singersface on a modern stage.V The Verdi Requiem at the Jameson Hall at UCT onSaturday next week will start at 20:00. Tickets for theshow cost R150 and are available at Computicket.
Singers reunite for Verdi
International soprano Mardi Byers will beperforming in South Africa for the first timein the city next week.
SKEW LAUGHING: Westley Cockrellwill be hosting headliner Dylan Skews(pictured), Milo Hot Chocolate andAngel Campey at the Slug and Lettuce,Riverclub, Observatory on Thursday at20:00. Tickets cost R50 from021 448 7906, [email protected] or [email protected] R70 at the door.
Artists perform atconference tomorrowIn celebration of “art in motion” duringCape TownMusic Week,Artmodewill formpart of theBreathe SunshineAfricanMusicConference programme tomorrow.With live performances by select artists
from different genres theArtmode perform-ance will give conference visitors a sampleof the Artmode experience.Artmode presents a behind-the-scenes ex-
perience that allows people to see artists intheir element.It provides a platform for both estab-
lished and budding creatives to expressthemselves in an environment that aims toinspire the ultimate space to create.The event takes place at the Protea Hotel
Fire and Ice from 18:30 to 22:00 and is freeto conference visitors.V Visit www.breathesunshineconference.com formore information about the conference and the art-modemusic page on Facebook for more about thisinstalment of ArtMode.
Videos on show at galleryGallery Momo Cape Town in BuitengrachtStreet will be opening a new pop-up exhibi-tion on Thursday to coincide with FirstThursdays Cape Town.The exhibition, titled Demo Tape, will
feature a range of video artworks and docu-mentaries by Maurice Mbikayi, ChristineCronjé, Roger Ballen and filmmakers KurtOrderson and Amirah Tajdin. The exhibi-tion runs until 10 October.Francois Knoetze will be performing
“Cape Mongo” on the opening night.V Visit www.gallerymomo.com for more information.
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constant fear as the walls that support thewashing lines are weak.Apparently the walls fell “constantly”
last year and, although they reported it,nothing has been done.This is the second time this year that the
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I came out, her leg was trapped under thecollapsed wall. When I got to her she wasscreaming about her hip and her back andhead aswell. Shewas bleeding fromher leg.“We had to call for an ambulance for her
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stronger walls, but their calls continue tofall on deaf ears. Now their worst fear isthat one day the walls will fall on childrenand kill them.One tenant, Cynthia Chivambo, says
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see cracked walls everywhere, and when weask them to fix it, they tell us it’s not theirfault. I believe cheap material was used.“People pay a lot of money here. We can’t
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corporate-appointed security company aswell as a detailed report on what could havecaused the wall to collapse,” says Moos.
Cynthia Chivambo, a tenant at Mountain View Villas in Maitland, says their washing line wallskeep falling and pose a great danger to residents and their children. PHOTO: TIYESE JERANJI
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EARL HAUPT AND NAZLIE DOLLIE
South Africa’s Homeless World Cup soc-cer team returned home last week withpride after losing only one of their
World Cup matches in Amsterdam.Ricardo de Reuck’s charges finished fifth,
after initially getting off to a flier in thegroup stages of the tournament, winning alltheir opening matches.The World Cup uses the game of soccer to
inspire the homeless to make significantchanges in their own lives, whether it be bygetting a job or returning to their families.The competition currently has 74 countryparticipants.The South African team comprised five
representatives from the Western Cape, twofrom the Eastern Cape and one fromKwazu-lu-Natal.In the second group phase of the tourna-
ment, the team only dropped points in adraw with Brazil on their way to the knock-out stage of the event.However, they would come unstuck
against Portugal in the quarter final, losingthe match 5-2.They redeemed their pride by bouncing
back in the fifth place play-off, beating lastyear’s Cup champion Chile in the semifinalbefore seeing off Romania to secure fifth
spot.Despite coming agonisingly short of
claiming the grand prize, De Reuck main-tains that the bigger picture for their oppor-tunity to represent their country is a tre-mendous achievement in itself.“We grew up surrounded by gangsterism,
we know what poverty is like, yet weachieved certain things in our lives. Theycan do the same if they put the hard workin”, says De Reuck when speaking about histeam.De Reuck points out that there are a few
ex-players who are now actively involved inthe organisation, and says that it is all aboutseizing this opportunity that is given tothem. “There are a lot of people out therewho believe in what we’re trying to achieve.These guys just need to believe in them-selves, their abilities and the possibilitiesthat are out there.”The team’s playing kit was designed and
provided by PlaySport4Life as well asStreamline Agencies.Miles October, founder of PlaySport4Life,
has expressed his delight at being involvedin the initiative.“This a great example of how sport can
take youplaces in even themost unusual cir-cumstances. Sport is the catalyst for you tomake that change in your life.”
Homeless starfor South Africa
The South African Homeless World Cup soccer team has returned from their exploits inAmsterdam, where they finished in fifth place, only losing one of their matches. PHOTO: JOE PILLAY
IN PERFECT SHAPE FOR SPRING REGATTA: Yacht Marie Gallante, skippered byPaul van Tellingen, won the long distance pursuit race on the second day of the Intersure Spring Regatta, which was held in Simon’s Town over the weekend.
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COLLEGIANS CLAIM TRADITIONAL BRAGGING RIGHTS: Ziyaad Kariem of SK Walmers(left) is lifted in a tackle from Iemeraan Hendricks of Collegians during their Heritage Cupmatch played at Green Point track on Sunday. The team from Mitchell’s Plain beat theirBoKaap counterparts 2925. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
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EARL HAUPT AND NAZLIE DOLLIE
South Africa’s Homeless World Cupsoccer team returned home lastweekwithprideafter losingonlyone
of their World Cup matches in Amster-dam.Ricardo de Reuck’s charges finished
fifth, after initially getting off to a flier inthe group stages of the tournament, win-ning all their opening matches.The World Cup uses the game of soccer
to inspire the homeless to make signifi-cant changes in their own lives, whetherit be by getting a job or returning to theirfamilies. The competition currently has74 country participants.The SouthAfrican team comprised five
representatives from the Western Cape,two from the Eastern Cape and one fromKwazulu-Natal.In the secondgroupphaseof the tourna-
ment, the team only dropped points in adraw with Brazil on their way to theknockout stage of the event.However, they would come unstuck
against Portugal in the quarter final, los-ing the match 5-2.They redeemed their pride bybouncing
back in the fifth place play-off, beatinglast year’s Cup champion Chile in thesemifinal before seeing off Romania to se-
cure fifth spot.Despite coming agonisingly short of
claiming the grand prize, De Reuckmain-tains that the bigger picture for their op-portunity to represent their country is atremendous achievement in itself.“We grew up surrounded by gangster-
ism, we knowwhat poverty is like, yet weachieved certain things in our lives. Theycan do the same if they put the hard workin”, says De Reuck when speaking abouthis team.DeReuckpoints out that there are a few
ex-players who are now actively involvedin the organisation, and says that it is allabout seizing this opportunity that is giv-en to them.“There are a lot of people out there who
believe in what we’re trying to achieve.These guys just need to believe in them-selves, their abilities and the possibilitiesthat are out there.”The team’s playing kit was designed
andprovided byPlaySport4Life aswell asStreamline Agencies.Miles October, founder of Play-
Sport4Life, has expressed his delight atbeing involved in the initiative.“This a great example of how sport can
take you places in even the most unusualcircumstances. Sport is the catalyst foryou to make that change in your life.”
SOCCER
Homeless starfor South Africa
PAULSE KEEPS AJAX IN TOUCH: Ajax Cape Town striker Nathan Paulse celebrates his goalin his team’s PSL clash against Kaizer Chiefs at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. Paulse’sgoal allowed the host team to salvage a 11 draw. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS