THURSDAY 27 March 2014 | 0021 910 6500 | Fax: 021 910 6501/06 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.peoplespost.co.za | Mobisite: ppost.mobi TELLING IT AS IT IS RETREAT MONIQUE DUVAL @monique_duval A n application for extended liquor trad- ing hours in Retreat has been shot down by the Protea Subcouncil. In a unanimous vote, councillors gave the application brought by Steenberg Liquors to trade until 20:00 during weekdays and a re- quest to trade on Sundays, the thumbs down. According to the application, the store has been feeling the pinch since trading hours were curbed. The applicant Heidi Hanekom raised con- cerns about a loss of income for the store and staff. She also said if they were allowed to trade later, customers would not be forced to go to illegal shebeens. Strong objections to the application were received from the Steenberg Community Po- lice Forum (CPF) and the Langevlei Rate- payers’ and Residents’ Civic Association. Both emphasised the fining of the liquor shop by Steenberg police. However, the owners claimed this was a misconception. In a letter to the Subcouncil manager Brian Ford, the owners said they had only been warned and not fined. Ward councillor Jan Burger voiced his concerns and said many of the social ills in the area surrounding the establishment were alcohol-related. “The organisations who objected under- stand the issues we are dealing with and I cannot support this application,” he said. Questioned about the location of the store, Burger explained it was a mixed-use area consisting of businesses, residences, schools and community buildings. But councillors were not impressed and said the current operating hours were suffi- cient. They denied the first application. Considering the request to trade on Sun- days, councillor Matthew Kempthorne said: “Absolutely not”. Burger said the issue of Sunday trading was more complex as there were many ille- gal shebeens. He said authorities were struggling to close down illegal establishments and these owners were legal. “But when we consider the concerns of the community, we have to refuse this applica- tion,” he said. Councillor Penny East said her under- standing was the amendments to the Liquor Trading Hours Bylaw only made provision for businesses in the hospitality industry to apply for Sunday trade. Burger added: “I’m not saying the prob- lems in this community stem from this es- tablishment, but we need to consider the im- plications of allowing this business to trade on Sundays.” Hanekom says she will appeal the deci- sion. She explains her customers come to the store after 17:00 as they return home from work. “The curbing of trading hours has had a severe impact on our business and we had to cut staff working hours resulting in a loss of income for them,” she says. She explains she understood any liquor outlet could apply to trade on Sundays. “There are many illegal shebeens who don’t even have liquor licences. We are re- sponsible traders,” she adds. ‘No’ to booze application ‘No’ to ‘No’ to booze booze appl appl ic ic ation ation DENIED: An application for extended liquor trading hours by Steenberg Liquors, which is situated at the bottom of Hot Spots Sports Bar, has been denied. PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL
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THURSDAY 27 March 2014 | 0021 910 6500 | Fax: 021 910 6501/06 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.peoplespost.co.za | Mobisite: ppost.mobiTELLING IT AS IT IS
RETREAT
MONIQUE DUVAL@monique_duval
An application for extended liquor trad-ing hours in Retreat has been shotdown by the Protea Subcouncil.
In a unanimous vote, councillors gave theapplication brought by Steenberg Liquors totrade until 20:00 during weekdays and a re-quest to trade onSundays, the thumbsdown.According to the application, the store has
been feeling the pinch since trading hourswere curbed.The applicant Heidi Hanekom raised con-
cerns about a loss of income for the store andstaff. She also said if they were allowed totrade later, customers would not be forcedto go to illegal shebeens.Strong objections to the application were
received from the SteenbergCommunity Po-lice Forum (CPF) and the Langevlei Rate-
payers’ and Residents’ Civic Association.Both emphasised the fining of the liquor
shop by Steenberg police.However, the owners claimed this was a
misconception. In a letter to the Subcouncilmanager Brian Ford, the owners said theyhad only been warned and not fined.Ward councillor Jan Burger voiced his
concerns and said many of the social ills inthe area surrounding the establishmentwere alcohol-related.“The organisations who objected under-
stand the issues we are dealing with and Icannot support this application,” he said.Questioned about the location of the store,
Burger explained it was a mixed-use areaconsisting of businesses, residences, schoolsand community buildings.But councillors were not impressed and
said the current operating hours were suffi-cient.
They denied the first application.Considering the request to trade on Sun-
days, councillor Matthew Kempthorne said:“Absolutely not”.Burger said the issue of Sunday trading
was more complex as there were many ille-gal shebeens.He said authorities were struggling to
close down illegal establishments and theseowners were legal.“Butwhenwe consider the concerns of the
community, we have to refuse this applica-tion,” he said.Councillor Penny East said her under-
standing was the amendments to the LiquorTrading Hours Bylaw only made provisionfor businesses in the hospitality industry toapply for Sunday trade.Burger added: “I’m not saying the prob-
lems in this community stem from this es-tablishment, but we need to consider the im-
plications of allowing this business to tradeon Sundays.”Hanekom says she will appeal the deci-
sion. She explainsher customers come to thestore after 17:00 as they return home fromwork.“The curbing of trading hours has had a
severe impact on our business and we hadto cut staff working hours resulting in a lossof income for them,” she says.She explains she understood any liquor
outlet could apply to trade on Sundays.“There are many illegal shebeens who
don’t even have liquor licences. We are re-sponsible traders,” she adds.
‘No’ to booze application‘No’ to‘No’ to boozebooze applapplicicationationDENIED: An application for extended liquor trading hours by Steenberg Liquors, which is situated at the bottom of Hot Spots Sports Bar, has been denied. PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL
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It can take up to a decade to have a councilhouse transferred to the name of a newtenant.This means the trauma of losing a loved
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HOUSING HASSLE: It can take up to 10 years to have a council home transferred from a deceasedtenant to the new lessee. PHOTO: FILE
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His victory celebrations after savingPrincess Vlei from development arejust about dying down.
Now Kelvin Cochrane is looking towardthe future of the vlei – the development ofa “world-class eco park for the people of theCape Flats.Eighteen years after the initial proposal
to develop a shopping mall, taxi rank andparking area at PrincessVlei, the sale of theland has been cancelled by the City of CapeTown.Nearly five years after Cochrane got the
call from residents to assist in the fightagainst development, he is “elated” at thefinal outcome. “I’m looking forward now;the dreamof creating an ecopark is no long-er a dream,” he says.“At long last the voices of the people have
been heard. This is a victory for every per-son of the Cape Flats.”On Saturday 22March, Cochrane and the
rest of the Princess Vlei Forum (PVF) wel-comed the news of the cancelled sale fromdeputymayor, IanNielson. PVF had organ-ised an event to showcase its vision for thevlei. It intended to hand over a petition anda document with the vision to Nielson.Butmere hours before the event, the City
issued a press statement to announce it wascancelling the sale of the land. “TheCityhaslistened to the community and decided thatthe proposal for a shopping centre on thePrincess Vlei land is inappropriate andwillcancel the project,” it stated.It also stated it has been in discussions
with the developer, Insight Property Devel-opers, the last year to discuss “alternativesto the proposed development” and it wouldcompensate the developer for costs in-curred on the project.Insight first proposed the development to
the then-South Peninsula Municipality in1996. Since then it has seen several applica-tions, processes, objections and claims ofcorruption.In July 2009, Cochrane and residents op-
posing the development held a petition sign-ing which saw 1800 people from across theCape Peninsula make the mark (“Battle tosave vlei heats up,” People’s Post, 21 July2009).Questions about the R3m the City has in-
vested in the rehabilitation project Dress-ing the Princess, headed by Cochrane, inAugust 2008 arouse.Several petitions, awareness campaigns
and meetings with mayors and premier
Helen Zille followed, and the application forthe extension of the Record of Decision forthe rezoning period was opposed.While the City turned down the applica-
tion for extension in November 2011, theprovincial minister for Environmental Af-fairs and Development Planning AntonBredell, approved the application for theland to be rezoned from public open spaceto business in early 2012.Then Cochrane cried foul has he alleged
there were irregularities in the applicationprocess (“Mall development: corruptionclaims”, People’s Post, 25 September 2012).This prompted the country’s PriorityCrimeInvestigation unit, the Hawks, and the Na-tional Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to in-vestigate the allegations. The case is stillunder investigation, Cochrane says.The City also decided to pull the brakes
on the application, as it awaited the out-come of the Hawks and NPA (“Probe putsoutcome in balance”, People’s Post, 30 April2013).Then came the announcement of the can-
cellation.The only wetlands on the Cape Flats has
also been proposed as a project for WorldDesign Capital 2014. The project “ImaginePrincess Vlei” aims to redesign and createa Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens in theheart of Retreat. It, in part, could entail theconstruction of an amphitheatre, an infor-mation centre for fynbos restoration, aplant nursery, a jetty, bird hides and muchmore.“The City has already appointed a task
team to pave the way forward for PrincessVlei,” Cochrane says.“The task team will,in conjunction with
community and the PVF work on ways tobring the ideas for Princess Vlei to life.While the soft work can be done now, thehard work requires planning.”PVF spokesperson Philip Bam believes
common sense has prevailed. “We can nowfocus on the future of Princess Vlei.”
SSaleale of wof wetletlandsandsisis ditditchedched
PRINCESS VLEI: NEW VISION INCLUDES ‘WORLD CLASS ECO PARK’
STILL FLOWING: A young boy looks over Princess Vlei. PHOTO: ASTRID FEBRUARIE
PEOPLE'S POST | RETREATThursday, 27 March 20144 NEWS
The City of Cape Town is in the process of finalising its Draft Memorialisation Policy.
In terms of section 17 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000,the public and interested parties or groups are given the opportunity to submit comments,recommendations and input to the municipality from 1 April 2014 to 30 April 2014.
Comments, recommendations and input may be submitted by:
• Fax: 086 576 1576• E-mail: [email protected]• Written submission: PO Box 16548, Vlaeberg 8018• Facebook: www.facebook.com/CityofCT
The City’s Public Participation Unit will assist people who cannot read or write, people livingwith disabilities and people from other disadvantaged groups who are unable to submitwritten comments to have their comments or input recorded and submitted to the City.Contact the following persons:
For general public participation:Frederick Venter at 021 400 1768 or [email protected]
For disadvantaged groups:Anele Viti at 021 400 1652 or [email protected]
The Draft Memorialisation Policy will be available for viewing at www.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay, at subcouncil offices and at libraries.
Direct enquiries to Lorraine Gerrans at 021 487 2024 or [email protected].
Contractors are preparing to dive intothe construction of a roof over RetreatSwimming Pool.
Plans for the improvements are in the fi-nal stages of approval at the City of CapeTown. Building is expected to commencelate next month or at the beginning of May,pending approval of the plans.The news has been welcomed by the Re-
treat Aquatics Club, which say they havebeen waiting for the upgrade for the lastthree years. “This means that we can haveour swimmers in the water by August orSeptember,” chairperson Joey Jacobs says.“The upgrade will not only benefit the
club, but the entire community – from Re-treat to Grassy Park. Althoughwewere hop-ing that the upgrade would start earlier, weare just happy it will be done. There will beless disruption as the swimming season hasended.”Mayoral Committee member for Commu-
nity Services and Special Projects BelindaWalker says the project was first proposedfour years ago. “But (it was) prioritised twoyears ago,” she says.“The project entails the enclosing of the
swimming pool.”Over the years, the club has not used the
Concert Boulevard swimming pool for off-season training, due to inclement weatherconditions. They purchased pool heaters
with funds received from the SA LottoBoard, but have not been using the equip-ment. “As the winter night temperaturesdrop, so does the temperature in the water,”Jacobs says.“Even though thewater is heated, the tem-
perature drops rapidly which makes theheating wasteful.”Last year, People’s Post reported on resi-
dents’ unhappiness at the pool being shut
down over the December school holidays(“Making a splash”, 14 November). At thetime they welcomed the development, butraised concerns about the available recrea-tion for children in the area over the holidayperiod.This prompted the City to reconsider and
postpone the closure until after the summer.“We have been waiting for the construc-
tion of the roof for many years, so we are ex-
cited, but holding our breath,” Jacobs says.“Over the years, we have lost about 60%
of our members because they were not ableto trainat theotherpools over theoff-season;about 40% of our competitive swimmershave left. Theywill all be returningwhen theroof has been constructed.”The pool will remain open until the site
is handed over to the contractors, appointedby the City after a tender process, when theycommence work.“Brouwers Property Developers CC has
been appointed (as the contractors),” Walk-er says.“If there are no delays, construction is
planned to start in late April orMay. The ex-pected completion time is four months. Asmuch as possible will be done before thestart of the rainy season. The project couldbe delayed due to weather conditions andcould therefore possibly take up to sixmonths to complete.”Jacobs believes the improvements to the
facility will “expose the community” toswimming as a sport. “Wewill be hosting ga-las regularly and we will continue with ourLearn2Swim programme which teachesyouths to swim,” he says.“Western Province Swimming also cur-
rently hosts youth galas at the Camps Bayand Long Street 25m pools; with the con-struction of the roof, Retreat pool will alsobecome an option.”V Share your thoughts. Starting with the word “Post”SMS your comments to 32516. SMSes cost R1.
DEEP END: Children from a Lotus River school have fun at Retreat Swimming Pool during an outinglast week. The pool is expected to be closed for construction of the roof next month.
PHOTO: ASTRID FEBRUARIE
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Steenberg residents have called on theCity of Cape Town to install morespeed bumps in the area.
But instead of speed bumps, the localward councillor has requested the speedlimit be halved.Residents of Rossini and Ravel streets
say peak traffic hours have becomeunbear-able because of speeding drivers and thenoise caused by the traffic.Ravel Street resident John Adriaanse
says the drivers are using several streetsadjacent to Military Road as a short-cut.“People drive like mad every day. They
are jumping the queue onMilitaryRoad be-cause this is the only road that doesn’t haveany speed bumps. All of the others roadsdo,” says Adriaanse.“They speed here and it’s very danger-
ous. Children walk down the road to go tothe tuckshop around the corner. If the chil-dren don’t look out they will get knockedover.”Monica Joyi, who lives in Rossini Street,
says Wagner Way and Haydn Street are al-so affected by the same problem.“Dailywe are inundated by heavy traffic;
cars, taxis, buses, delivery trucks andheavy-duty trucks,” she says.“Cars speed along Rossini Street, but the
worst part is the excessive loud musicwhich reverberates through our homes asearly as 05:30 and late into the night.”Hoosain Moosa, another Rossini Street
resident, says thenoise iswhat bothershim
most.“I have adisability and someofmyneigh-
bours are sick, but we can’t rest because ofthe noise,” he says.“Theydrivevery fast anddon’t stopat the
intersections. Taxis, cars and buses comethrough here. They need to put in speedbumps; that’s the only thing thatwill help.”Joyi says she has been liaising with the
she is working on the problem, but couldnot say by when it would be rectified.“Like all other requests, an assessment
has to bemade and then we will implementit when the ward budget allocation be-comes available,” she says.A lack of speed bumps isn’t the real prob-
lem, says Petersen.“The real problem is the anti-social be-
haviour of the motorists. We put speedbumps in the one road and theyuse anotherroad,” she says.“We need to find an alternative to that
such as having traffic officers in the area.”Petersen says she has already requested
that the entire area be rezoned to a speedlimit of 30kmph and says she plans to re-quest that the City of Cape Town’s TrafficServices patrol the area.V Petersen will host public meetings next month todiscuss ward budget allocation for the next financialyear. The first meeting will take place at ConistonPark Recreation Centre on Monday 7 April for residents of Coniston and Sheridan Park. The secondmeeting will be on Monday 14 April at SquarehillCommunity Centre for residents of Allenby Estate.
QUIET FOR NOW: Residentsof Ravel Street say the traf-fic becomes unbearable dur-ing peak hours. The localward councillor has request-ed a reduction in speed limit.
PHOTO: LIAM MOSES
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The 600 applicants for the police force inthe province this year will be paradedbefore residents, as part of the selection
process, to determine whether they are bestsuited for the job.Communities will have a say in who is
suitable to protect them.This will be done together with finger-
print testing and interviews to determinewhether potential constables have criminalrecords.People’s Post readers share their views.
NELISWA STUURMAN says it’s time for communi-ties to voice their opinion on who should be policeofficers. “I am glad we get to see who is applying,then we can say who is not suitable for the job.”
XAVIER MICHAELS believes the selection processwill be more accurate, as it could cause conflictif the community does not agree. “I will apply,because I know the decision will a honest one.”
BURMIQ DRAGNER believes this will diminish cor-ruption in the police service. “I think this decisionwill create a more trusting relationship betweenthe police and their communities.”
JUSTICE MENE has been waiting for the police tohave stricter measures, as the crime rate is toohigh. “I applied several times, but never got a callback; hopefully I will get a call if I apply again.”
JASMINA PEKEUR says there are advantages anddisadvantages to the public parade. “It will defi-nitely decrease corruption and dishonesty in thepolice service but it will also hinder job creation.”
MARI HORNE says people will know the duties ofa police recruit. “If I were a police officer, I wouldbe more cautious of my action. If people say ithinders job creation, it already raises a red flag.”
OLIVIA CASSELS believes in monitoring officers.“This will ensure transparency and shouldn’t bea deterrent to those who want to serve their coun-try honestly.”
PEOPLE'S POST | RETREATThursday, 27 March 2014 NEWS 7
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New rules for school transportBRENDEN RUITER
Providers of transportation for schoolchildren will soon be strongly regulat-ed as council’s transport authority,
Transport for Cape Town (TCT), will soonimplement new regulations.It is imperative that school transport is
regulated as part of the City of Cape Town’scomprehensive integrated transport sys-tem, said TCT transportation regulationmanager Lee van den Berg.“Thousands of children are transported
daily between their homes and schools. It is
important that the quality of their transpor-tation is monitored. Under the new rules,contractors will have to have an agreementwith the school and must also be registeredwith TCT.“A copy of the agreement between the
school and the contractor will have to be inthe vehicle at all times. School transport ve-hicles will also be clearly marked with asticker,” he says.Each driver will also be allocated a non-
transferable identification card to makesure the person behind the wheel is author-ised to drive the vehicle.
“During a recent operation, we arrested adriver who was drunk at 07:00. Can we en-trust our children into such a person’shands?” Van den Berg asks.“It is important that the designatedperson
is behind the vehicle’s steeringwheel so thatthis individual can be held responsible if an-ythinghappens.Driverswill also have toun-dergo eye and special driving tests.”One of the most important aspects of the
new rules will be that particularly primaryschool children must be accompanied by ei-ther a parent or a teacher in their school bus-es.
“We’ve had a case where a two-year-oldboy stood on the pavement, unaware ofwhere his school is. He was just dropped off.There are also many cases where childrenare dropped on the other side of a busy high-way. We want to eliminate all these prob-lems.”Thenew ruleswill also include that school
buses have soft seats and first aid kits.Contractors must also provide TCT with
detailed routes.“We do not want a situation where school
transport infringes on existing routes cov-ered by other modes of transport.”
PEOPLE'S POST | RETREATThursday, 27 March 20148 MOTORING
VANN VAN STADEN@TheRightLaneSA
You never hear that. Lucky number 11!It’s always luckynumber seven or eventhree, but never 11. Then again luck
has nothing to do with this.For thosenot in theknow, 11 is thenumber
of generations Toyota has successfullypulledoffwhen it comes to theCorolla range.This is one of the best-selling models withinthe Toyota stable. Hitting more than 40 mil-lion sales worldwide over the years. That’snotwhere it ends, though.With the newToy-ota Corolla that hit the market in January,there are no signs of their track record slow-ing down.
The new Corolla hasn’t been on the mar-ket for more than two months and alreadymade it to the top of CARmagazine’s annualTop 12 Best Buys, walking off with the titleof Best Compact Sedan for 2014.One of my favourite car sites broke it
down best: “If car shopping were computersoftware, theCorolla couldbe thedefault set-ting. It has the space, power, and features tomeet most people’s needs.”Couldn’t have said it better myself. This
is the ultimate all-rounder, with more. Thethingwithbringing out anewedition/modelto a car that has been on the market since1975 is that you will have to make it betterevery year. You can’t just stay stagnant.Standing still is just as bad as taking a step
back. Don’t fear, though.Toyota will never stand still! The Corolla
is proof of that. With leather all round(smaller engine models do sport a bit ofcloth), electric windows, 6.1” colour touchdisplay LCD screen, reverse camera, multi-function steering wheel, and a dash boardthat gives me a sense of belonging; a sensethat generally only ever gets created by a carthat will set you back more than half a bar.It truly delivers.The new Corolla benefits from a three-
year/100 000km warranty and comes with astandard five-year/ 90 000 km service plan.Service intervals are set at 15 000km (includ-ing the 1.4 D). The new models are also sup-ported by the ToyotaCare Roadside Assist-
ance Programme which entitles customersto 24-hour roadside assistance, ensuring ul-timate peace-of-mind motoring.And 11 doesn’t just stop at the number of
generations, it also marks the number ofmodels the new Corolla will be available in.The 11 models are as follows with pricing:1.3 EsteemR214 900; 1.3 Prestige R232 900; 1.4D Esteem R237 900; 1.4 D Prestige R249 900;1.6 EsteemR225 900; 1.6 Prestige R241 900; 1.6Prestige MD S R252 900; 1.6 SprinterR248 900; 1.8 Prestige R251 900; 1.8 ExclusiveR272 900; and 1.8 Exclusive MD S R283 900.V The Corolla was recently launched at Halfway Toyota in Ottery. For more information phone the officeon (021) 703 9174 or visit them at the HypermarketCentre in Ottery Road, Ottery.
Corolla’s LuckyNumber 11
STILL POPULAR: Corolla’s lat-est offering will please the eyeand the pocket.PHOTO: MARC BOW PHOTOGRAPHY
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I have loved Ford since the very first timethatmyoldmansaidhis dreamcarwouldbe a 1965 Ford Falcon.Well, over 20 years
later and I still love Ford.The only problem was that I discovered
SUVs. With that said, Ford took a place onthe back seat as none of their SUVs reallycaught my eye. That has changed though,in a big way.Ford surprised us with two new releases
last year in the SUV rage, or shall I say “ba-by”SUVrange.TheFordKugaand theFordEcoSport.Great, Ford came to the SUVparty. It was
totally worth the wait!I recently drove the EcoSport EcoBoost
1.0l GTDi Titanium. The review on this ba-by went onto paper very easily. The hardpart was giving this beauty up aweek later.It formed part of the family.Don’t get me wrong with the “baby” talk;
there is nothing “baby” about theEcoSport.It delivers.Or likeFord’s slogan says: “Fordgoes further”. It went further. Much fur-ther. Reaching the 100kmmark with 5.7F offuel and only emitting only 131g/km of CO²emissionsmakes this SUVnot just aworthy
contender in the SUV market, but also aneconomical and ecological contender ofnote. That is rarely said about SUVs.They’re known to be very thirsty (not eco-friendly) on the roads.Laying eyes on the Ford EcoSport for the
first time was like watching a rugby lockgetting ready for a scrum. The EcoSport isshort and high, with a buff front end andrugged backside. With a bulky, coveredspare wheel attached to the outside of thelarge and convenient side-opening reardoor, it implies pure ruggedness and welove it for that!Stepping into the EcoSport you immedi-
ately see that it is definitely part of the Fordfamily. With the dash reminding me of theever popular Fiesta model.The dash is hard plastic which I wasn’t
originally a fan of, but it works. Everythingcomes together. The boot is slightly lessspacious as youwould like, but fold the rearseats and the load space more than doublesup.Bottom line? Ford took its time in enter-
ing the SUV segment, and they made itworth it. The EcoSport is practical, withvery good on-road dynamics. Maybe therewill be a Ford EcoSport 4x4 on the cardssomeday
ECO-nice: Ford’s EcoSport is a welcome entry to the SUV market. PHOTO: MARC BOW PHOTOGRAPHY
Know how to jump-startJump-starting your vehicle the wrong waycan turn out to be very dangerous for yourcar’s computer.When an Electronic Control Unit (ECU),
also known as the computer, of a vehicleneeds to be repaired or replaced, motoristsare often confrontedwith ahefty repair bill.AnECU is a very powerful control system
capable of gathering hundreds of channelsof information to control every aspect ofyour car’s enginemanagement or other im-portant vehicle functions such as handlingcharacteristics, braking systems and cli-mate control.Les McMaster, chairperson of the Motor
IndustryWorkshopAssociation (Miwa), ex-plains: “If onewere to compare a car engineto a human body, the pistons might be theheart, the headlightswould be the eyes, andthe ECU would be the brain. The ECU con-trols a series of actuators to make surethings are running smoothly within the en-gine.”He continues: “Within the engine bay,
there are several sensors that provide theECU with maintenance information. TheECU then uses these sensor readings to ad-just engine actuators for optimum efficien-cy.”What motorists might not know is that
they can contribute to the premature fail-ure of ECUs by being unaware of the dam-age caused by not adhering to a couple ofsimple rules. Jump-starting your car incor-rectly is one of the most common ways onecan damage an ECU. McMaster providesthe following useful hints to help motoristsextend the ECUs life’s expectancy:
. Always connect the leads positive topositive and negative to negative as manyECU’s has been damaged by shortcircuiting the jumper leads;
. Always connect the positive leads ofboth batteries first, then the negative leads.Thiswill “soften” the flowof power throughthe earthing system and prevent powersurges or spikes;
. Never attempt to connect the jumpleads with the key in the ignition; only in-sert the key once the leads have been con-nected. Failure to adhere to this may leadto the coding between the key and the ECUbecoming corrupted and inmany instancesthis corruption is irreversible.“If you are in doubt on how to jump-start
your vehicle, seek the advice of your near-est Miwa accredited workshop in your areawho will be happy to explain the properjump-starting procedures to you,” McMas-ter concludes.
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V Retreat: Homeless People’sSanctuary will host an annualmeeting at 10:00 in the boardroomof the Uniting Reformed Church inBoundary Road. Parents of pupilswho want to learn more about thefight against drugs in schools inRetreat, Lavender Hill and Steenbergare welcome to attend. Contact(021) 702 0462 or email [email protected].
V Grassy Park: Madrassatul Islamu-deen will host a Thikr, in aid ofMadrassah Student Umrah 2015, atKannemeyer Primary School in ThirdAvenue at 19:30 (after Maghrib).There will be a special talk. All arewelcome. Take a Musallah along. Formore information phone SheighShamiel Jacobs on 071 976 4120 oremailmadrassatulislamudeen2009@web-
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V Steenberg: Steenberg CommunityLearning Centre will hold a P-party atSteenberg High School hall from20:00 until late. The dress isanything starting with the letter “P”such as princess, policeman and
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V Heathfield: Lavender Hill SoftballClub will hold a a Jazz/Disco eveningfundraiser at the Ashford Hall inRoscommon Road. The entry fee is
R50. For tickets contact MarlenePetersen on 072 391 3070 or VanessaGaffney on 072 370 3078.
Sunday 30 March
V St Montague Village: FaithCommunity Baptist Church will host agospel concert at the church on thecorner of St Agatha and St Anthonystreets at 18:00. For more informa-tion phone Pastor Basil Leukes on084 743 2929.
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V Coniston Park: Dextry RasmusMusic School is re-opening and offersto teach anyone who is interested toplay the guitar at 2 Muritz Way. Formore information phone DextryRasmus on 079 162 8626.
Monday 28 April
V Steenberg: Uniting ReformedChurch in Banjo Street will host aday trip to Club Mykonos. The cost isR300 for adults and R225 forchildren under 12. The cost includes abuffet lunch at the Charlie NobleRestaurant. The departure time is06:30 from the church. For moreinformation phone Marion on084 834 8230 or 083 647 5934.
AT THE THEATRE: Children of Vrygrond were treat to a performance of Blood Brothers at the Fugard Theatre on Thursday20 March. The performance formed part of ASSITEJ South Africa’s World Theatre Day for Children and Young People.The day encourages theatre lovers and those in the industry to take a child to the theatre. Photographed with the childrenfrom Vrygrond are the cast of Blood Brothers, including lead actress Bianca le Grange. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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Enough is enough.The attempted rape of a volunteer
at a “sporting for your cause” eventin April last year has spurred TracyLinde into action to get this messageacross.Linde, managing director of an events
company, is on amission to secure harsh-er punishment for perpetrators of specif-ic crimes. In a letter to parliament Lindecalls on government to consider therights of the victims of all violent crimesand, on their behalf, to consider harsherpenalties for those responsible for thebrutal killings, torture or rape of any per-son throughout South Africa.“We have had enough of the rapes in
our country,” Linde says.She says the letter further states that
every week there are newspaper and po-
lice reports of children being brutallyraped and murdered “at the hands ofruthless savages”.Linde says: “The attacks are becoming
more and more violent in nature andmore frequent. We stand together withthe mothers, sisters and daughters ofSouthAfrica in adesperate call for an endto the current deaths and rapes of ourchildren.”She says jail sentences have no mean-
ing to killers and rapists. “Crimedoes notaffect any particular race or creed; ratherwe are all affected and victims of crime.It is time something is done to solve thisproblem,” she says.The Enough is Enough big walk event
will take place on Saturday 5 April atMouille Point Light House to help raisefunds to assist victims of rape and abuse.A petition will also be handed over to arepresentative of parliament on the day.Entry fee is R30, while children under 16
can join for free. She says rape and mur-der is not a “fun” topic to discuss and peo-ple would rather turn a blind eye.However, Linde believes the more peo-
ple turn a blind eye the more crime willtake place.“Do you really want to be the person
whocouldhavemadeadifference, but didnot and your child or friends’ childrenland up being the next victim? This eventmay not stop it 100%, but we have to try,”she says.Linde explains that during the attempt-
ed rape of a staffmember, thewomanwasamarshal assisting eight charities on theday. “Two men came up to her and triedto rape her, but a car driving by pulledover and helped her to escape,” she says.Linde explains the two men ran away
andwere never found. Her events compa-ny assisted the womanwithmedical careand counselling for a few weeks after theevent.
This event gave birth to the Enough isEnough campaign, which seeks to raiseawareness of rape, crimeandabuse in thecountry. “My main inspiration for thename and to take action and stop think-ing so much and to just do was and stillis the little nine-year-old girl who died af-ter she was raped, set a light and left fordead in Delft,” she says.Linde says people should stop sitting
back and complaining over social mediaabout the rapes and murders takingplace, but instead do something, includ-ing taking part in the Enough is Enoughevent.“This is your chance to not only help
a child victim of rape get themedical careshe needs, but to help make our govern-ment change the laws. Also,” Linde says“to make those thinking about rape ormurder to think twice.”V For more information of the event or to sign thepetition visit www.worldwideevents.org.
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’Plain trio prove their powerLIAM MOSES@LiamCPT
Three Mitchell’s Plain residents wonseveral medals, shattered records andearnednational colours at theSouthAf-
rica Powerlifting Federation Raw Champi-onships.Brothers Umar and Ebrahim Pregnolato
and EbrahimMobara impressed at the tour-nament earlier this month and are now setto represent SA at the International Power-lifting Federation Raw Championships inJune.Raw powerlifting sees athletes compete in
the sport’s three disciplines – bench press,squat and deadlifts – without equipmentsuch as squat suits or bench vests for assist-ance.This will be Umar’s second international
event after competing at the world equippedchampionships, where equipment is al-lowed. He believes he may have an advan-
tage.“I’m going to be training a lot harder this
time,” he says.“I’m far better at raw events. Two years
ago I competed in the SA equipped champi-onships without equipment – just kneewraps, no squat suit and no bench vest – andI got the overall trophy. I did the same at(the) world champs. I think I stand a chanceof winning a medal this year. The othercountries aren’t as strong at raw.”The 19-year-old placed second in both the
junior and senior 74kg categories at the SAChampionships, while younger brother Eb-rahim took first in the sub-junior and thirdin the junior 66kg categories.The 16-year-old also broke five records at
the champs, rewriting the sub-junior squat,bench press, deadlift and overall total
records and the junior deadlift record in hisweight category.Ebrahim aims to break another record at
the World Championships.“I’m proud of my achievements as I failed
all my dead-lifts and squats at last year’s SAEquipped Championships,” he says.“I believe Iwill dowell at theWorld Cham-
pionships, because the deadlift record formydivision is 213kgand Iwas just 8kgs shortof that at the SA Championships.”Umar has been participating in the sport
for two years,while Ebrahimhas been train-ing for around a year.Mobara (50) has been training for just six
months. He won the 93kg Masters Two – for45 to 50-year-olds – category, broke the dead-lift record and claimed third in the MasterOne (40-45) 93kg category.
He says he took up the sport as his asthmaprevents him from doing other exercises.“Instead of sitting in front of the TV, I
trained for six months and the results speakfor themselves,” he says.“I enjoy it because it makesme strong and
allowsme todo something that (most people)my age can’t do. I love going home at night,in pain; I love getting fit; I love the challengeto improve.”The three athletes are all members of the
Mitchell’s Plain Powerlifting Club, whichwas started just 18 months ago.They will each need around R7 000 to com-
pete at the World Championships in Gau-teng.The club has called on any businesses to
help cover the cost by sponsoring the ath-letes, and thanked Winners Cash and Carryin Lentegeur for always assisting with spon-sorship in the past.V Anyone interested in assisting can phone Faik Pregnolato on 073 182 1491.
PEOPLE'S POST | RETREATThursday, 27 March 2014 SPORT 15
Flying Fish Hoek’s football flagLIAM MOSES
@LiamCPT
Fish Hoek AFC’s junior sides are brim-ming with confidence ahead of the startof the amateur football season.
The club’s under-16 and under-13 sidesboth claimed titles over the weekend, cruis-ing to victory in the Rygersdal AFC andStrandfontein AFC tournaments respective-ly.
Junior club chairperson Michael Jenkinssays concentrating on development struc-tures made the victories possible.
“Over the last few years we have beenworking very hard to offer the community
really good football development,” he says.“All the junior teams play in the Cape
Town Tygerberg Local Football Association(CTTLFA) Super League and they all wantto be competitive. The league starts mid-April and we are looking forward to that.”
The under-16 sidewere unbeaten through-out the Rygersdal Tournament, winning sixgames to claim the title.
The under-13 side were evenmore impres-sive, staying unbeaten and notching up vic-tories against some of Cape Town’s best jun-ior teams.
Fish Hoek won three from three in thegroup stages, scoring 10 goals and concedingjust two in wins over Southampton, Fulham
and Holy Cross.They went on to thrash Standards FC 6-2
in the round of 16 and beat Morgenster Unit-ed 2-0 in the quarter-final.
In the semi-final they beat Milano United1-0 after the game was stopped early whena fan invaded the pitch, and then edgedMat-ies 2-1 in the final.
“The Strandfontein tournament is an ex-cellent draw of 32 clubs from around theCape; all the perennial powerhouses arethere,” Jenkins says.
“To win is a great achievement. Milanoknocked out Ajax in the quarter-final andMaties knocked-outOldMutual – to play andwin against those teams was great.”
Southampton won the Plate Division ofthe tournamentwith a 3-2 victory over Rock-A-Fellas, while Fulhamwon the Shield Divi-sion by beating Beacon Spurs 2-1.
Bayhill United’s Jody Arends claimed thetop goal-scorer award for netting nine goalsin the tournament.
Several of the teamswhich participated atthe Strandfontein tournament, includingthe victors and hosts, will again be in actionat theKensingtonAFCYouthCup for under-11s and under-15s this weekend.
It will take place at the Royal Road SportsComplex in Kensington this weekend – fromtomorrow (Friday 28 March) to Sunday 30March.
TANGLED UP: Ajax Cape Town’s Lonwabo Magugwana (left) tackles Leeds Lentegeur player AdenaanBrown during a Strandfontein AFC under-13 tournament match in Strandfontein on Friday. Ajaxwere 5-1 victors. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
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Trophy back in WP’s cabinetLIAM MOSES
@LiamCPT
The Western Province Softball women’steam coach has heaped praise on herplayers after the team’s National Pro-
vincial Championship (NPC) win over theweekend.Province suffered just one loss in the tour-
nament and beat Tshwane in the final atTurfhall on Sunday to claim the title.Coach Margi Hill credits every player for
the victory.“I’m overwhelmed and extremely proud of
the players’ performances,” says Hill.
“You can have a game plan but if the play-ers don’t execute it, you won’t win. I can’tdescribe how proud I am of the girls. Theywere determined to win this.”Hill says she never doubted her team’s
ability to win the tournament.WP went into the NPC as favourites and
didn’t disappoint, drubbing KwaZulu-Natal11-1 in their opening game. They pulled offseveral other heavy victories during thetournament – Limpopo were brushed aside18-0, Central Gauteng were dispatched 14-2,Eastern Cape were thrashed 15-0 and NorthWest Province were pummelled 29-1.Tshwane were the only side to beat WP,
edging the hosts 7-5 on Saturday morning.However, Province made up for the loss
with a comfortable 9-2 win in the play-offson Saturday evening and a 8-5 win in the fi-nal on Sunday.Province’s Nicole Fortune describes the
victory as “meaningful” for all of her team-mates. “It was nice to bring the title back toCape Town considering WP didn’t partici-pate at last year’s NPC. We hadn’t won fortwo years before that, after having held it forso long before then,” she says.“It was awesome to win and even better
to win at home. We had so much supportwith all the spectators coming throughout
the tournament.”Fortune says the games were still tough
despite the massive scores posted by herteam mates.The WP men’s team narrowly missed out
onaplace in the tournament final after a lossin the play-offs. They suffered just two de-feats heading into the knockout stages –against Tshwane and Limpopo.However, the men’s side came undone
against Erkuruleni in the knockout rounds,losing 3-2. Province had defeated the sameErkuruleni side 4-0 in the group stages. Theloss meant WP finished the tournament infourth.
TAGGED: Western Province player Lloyd Stevens slides into first base but is tagged by Ekuruleni playerWilliam Tomsan in the softball National Provincial Championship semi-final at Turfhall on Sunday.Ekuruleni won 4-3 and Province finished the tournament in fourth place. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
TOO LATE: Western Province catcher Candice Ross (right) tags Tshwane’s Liza Bisschoff at homeplate in the final of the softball National Provincial Championship at Turfhall on Sunday. WP beatthe defending champs 8-5. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS