Woensdag, 1 Julie 2015 | Tel: 021 910 6500 | e-pos: [email protected]WINNER BEST FREE NEWSPAPER IN SA MILNERTON Taurusstraat 10, Brackenfell • Tel (021) 981 4501 www.gho.co.za • [email protected]SAFETY: HIGH INCIDENCE OF PEDESTRIAN DEATHS ON HIGHWAY BEHIND DUNOON N7 footbridge mooted MONIQUE DUVAL @monique_duval T he construction of a footbridge could curb the high incidence of pedestrian fatalities on the N7 next to Dunoon. This is one of many proposals the provin- cial transport department is considering following a public meeting on the issue. According to a recent statement by the department, the stretch of highway which runs behind Dunoon has been declared a hot spot for pedestrian fatalities. Misty weather which decreases visibility, cou- pled with bad lighting, wet roads and speeding motorists are often a recipe for disaster. However, along the N7 there is an added risk as pedestrians run across the busy highway in the early hours as they make their way to work. Each morning bakkies and trucks can be seen parked in the emer- gency lane as men run across the road to get to the vehicles. In the afternoon, young boys are seen running across the N7 as they make their way to an open field situated between the two lanes to play soccer. In a letter to TygerBurger, motorist Fran- cois Geldenhuys, who uses the N7 regular- ly, raised his concerns about pedestrian safety after seeing a body lying next to the road, covered by a silver blanket on Tues- day 23 June. “The body was lying in the left lane of the N7 right opposite Dunoon travelling to- wards Cape Town. Paramedics and police were already on the scene and had blocked off the left lane. The body was completely covered with a silver blanket, blood was streaming from under the blanket. It was not something anyone should ever have to see,” he writes. Geldenhuys said in October last year he too nearly became a statistic when a pedes- trian ran across the road into the back of his motorbike, causing it to swerve violent- ly from side to side. After two near misses along the N7, Geld- enhuys has questioned when a pedestrian footbridge will be constructed to reduce pe- destrian fatalities. “How much blood must be spilt before our government will erect a pedestrian bridge over the N7?” he asks. According to transport department, dur- ing the period between June and August last year 164 pedestrians died in the West- ern Cape. V To page 2. Milnerton High School will be staging the ever-popular musical Grease at the begin- ning of the third term. Rehearsals are well underway and the cast of very talented learners will bring you such timeless numbers as “Summer Loving”, “Hopelessly devoted to you”, “You’re the One that I want” and “We go Together”. On Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 July there will be evening shows and tickets cost R50. On Friday 31 July there will be a gala show including cheese and wine. This is for adults only and tickets are R70. On Saturday 1 August there will be a matinée and evening show and tickets are R50. V To book, email [email protected]. Bobby socks, leather jackets for learners Pictured is the Milnerton High School cast from back left: Sebastian Rodrigues (Eugene), Kagen Higgins (Sonny), Samantha Woolley (Jan), Joshua Lee (Roger), Enyha Swanepoel (Rizzo) and Jared Schaedler (Doody). In front are Rachel Armstrong (Frenchie), Kameron Steyl (Sandy), Ryan Murphy (Danny) and Anica De Oliveira (Marty).
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SAFETY: HIGH INCIDENCE OF PEDESTRIAN DEATHS ON HIGHWAY BEHIND DUNOON
N7 footbridge mootedMONIQUE DUVAL
@monique_duval
The construction of a footbridge couldcurb the high incidence of pedestrianfatalities on the N7 next to Dunoon.
This is one ofmanyproposals the provin-cial transport department is consideringfollowing a public meeting on the issue.According to a recent statement by the
department, the stretch of highway whichruns behind Dunoon has been declared ahot spot for pedestrian fatalities. Mistyweather which decreases visibility, cou-pled with bad lighting, wet roads and
speeding motorists are often a recipe fordisaster.However, along the N7 there is an added
risk as pedestrians run across the busyhighway in the early hours as they maketheir way to work. Each morning bakkiesand trucks can be seen parked in the emer-gency lane as men run across the road toget to the vehicles.In the afternoon, young boys are seen
running across the N7 as they make theirway to an open field situated between thetwo lanes to play soccer.Ina letter toTygerBurger,motoristFran-
cois Geldenhuys, who uses the N7 regular-
ly, raised his concerns about pedestriansafety after seeing a body lying next to theroad, covered by a silver blanket on Tues-day 23 June.“The body was lying in the left lane of
theN7 right opposite Dunoon travelling to-wards Cape Town. Paramedics and policewere already on the scene and had blockedoff the left lane. The body was completelycovered with a silver blanket, blood wasstreaming from under the blanket. It wasnot something anyone should ever have tosee,” he writes.Geldenhuys said in October last year he
too nearly became a statistic when a pedes-
trian ran across the road into the back ofhismotorbike, causing it to swerveviolent-ly from side to side.After twonearmisses along theN7,Geld-
enhuys has questioned when a pedestrianfootbridgewill be constructed to reduce pe-destrian fatalities.“How much blood must be spilt before
our government will erect a pedestrianbridge over the N7?” he asks.According to transport department, dur-
ing the period between June and Augustlast year 164 pedestrians died in the West-ern Cape.
V To page 2.
Milnerton High School will be staging theever-popular musical Grease at the begin-ning of the third term.Rehearsals arewell underwayand the cast
of very talented learnerswill bring you suchtimeless numbers as “Summer Loving”,“Hopelessly devoted to you”, “You’re theOne that I want” and “We go Together”.On Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 July
there will be evening shows and tickets costR50. On Friday 31 July there will be a galashow including cheese and wine. This is foradults only and tickets are R70. On Saturday1August therewill be amatinée and eveningshow and tickets are R50.V To book, email [email protected].
Bobby socks,leather jacketsfor learners
Pictured is the Milnerton High School castfrom back left: Sebastian Rodrigues (Eugene),
Kagen Higgins (Sonny), Samantha Woolley(Jan), Joshua Lee (Roger), Enyha Swanepoel
(Rizzo) and Jared Schaedler (Doody). In frontare Rachel Armstrong (Frenchie), Kameron
Steyl (Sandy), Ryan Murphy (Danny) and AnicaDe Oliveira (Marty).
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Department spokesperson Siphesihle Dubesaid of the 164 fatalities, three occurred alongthe N7 near Dunoon. This included an inci-dent involving a nine-year-old boy in July.In August two men, aged 32 and 64, also diedalong this stretch of road.Dube said the stretch of roadhas been iden-
tified as a hot spot due to the high volumeof pedestrians crossing the N7 daily.“Pedestrian safety concerns were mooted
as a result of the activities on the N7. Pedes-trians cross the road to go to work. They seeit as the shortest route to their respectivedes-tinations.There is alsoaprevalenceof peoplebeing picked up on the side of the N7 by mo-torists, whether they be employers or other-wise.“Most of these pedestrians are also not
wearing reflective clothing formotorist to beable to see them. This is an even bigger issueduring the winter months when days are
shorter and night is longer,” he says.Dube says the departmentwill be clamping
down on vehicles parked in the emergencylanesandenforcement officerswill patrol thehighway.He further explains that during a recent
public meeting with Richwood residents, anumber of interventions were proposed.“This included the possible construction of
a footbridge along the N7 as a possible longterm intervention. There is currently an un-derpass at a point along that road. Othershort term interventions have included edu-cation and awareness activities, particularlyat the schools in the area, warning childrenabout issues surroundingpedestrian safety,”he concluded.V Are you concerned about pedestrian safety alongthe N7? What do you think the solution is? Send usa letter with your thoughts to briewe@tygerburger.co.za
A group of boys play soccer on an open space situated between two lanes along the N7 behindDunoon. Concerns over pedestrian safety have been raised as pedestrians run across the highway.PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL
MONIQUE DUVAL@monique_duval
The utilisation of traffic departmentvehicles in Ward 4 has come underscrutiny following a motion by the
ward committee.The motion which was tabled at the
monthly Blaauwberg subcouncil meet-ing, raises various concerns about howCity of Cape Town officers use traffic ve-hicles.Written by Cedric Segal, the motion
calls on the City to find different ways tooptimise the utilisation of resources aft-er hours.In the introduction, Segal explains the
public is often told the department doesnot have enough resources.He claims the City does have enough
resources but they are not “gainfullyutilised”.
Main issuesSegal raises threemain issues. Firstly,
he says, he has noted that after 17:00 themajority of these vehicles are parked inprivate driveways across the city. “Leav-ing skeleton staff to patrol our roads dur-ing the evening peak and at night.”Other issues raised include vehicles
being stationary at the homes of officerswho are off sick orwhile attending court.In addition, Segal highlights many
cars are stationary when officers are do-ing administration work.Speaking during the meeting ward
councillor Joy McCarthy said she be-lievedSegal “hadapoint” and themotionwould be sent to the City’s executive di-
rector for Safety and Security, RichardBosman for a response.According to Bosman, officers are as-
signed a vehicle for which they take re-sponsibility and use it to get to and fromwork.This, he says, is because officers work
shifts and are placed on stand-by duty.“Where an officer is on leave, the vehi-
cles are taken in and used by other staff.If the officer is on sick leave for any peri-od longer than two days, the vehicle isreturned for other officers to use,” Bos-man explains.
ImpracticalIn his motion, Segal suggests all offi-
cers be required to travel towork in theirown vehicles and no vehicles be takenout of service.For court appearances, he suggests of-
ficers be dropped off and collected andadmin be done at or around shift changetimes.In addition, he notes that officers con-
ducting driver or vehicle testing do notrequire state vehicles.Askedwhether the Citywas able to im-
plement these, Bosman says: “The firstthree are not practical and cannot be im-plemented. The testing officers donot getvehicles except where we use staff to doenforcement and testing as part of theirduties. Over the last few years we havebeen employing testing officers as astand-alone post which does not requirethat they get vehicles”.V Do you think traffic services vehicles are utilised optimally? Send us a letter with yourthoughts to [email protected].
State vehicleuse questioned
Nearly a quarter of a million rand in fineshave been issued in the City’s latest week-long crackdown on illegal dumping, says Er-nest Sonnenberg, mayco member for utilityservices.
Since the campaign commenced in May,610 fines totalling R588 520 have been issu-ed.“These figures demonstrate another
month of theCity’s strategy to pull togetherthe resources of several departments in thefight against littering and dumping. Theseinclude the solid waste by-law enforcementunit and Metro Police, with support fromthe City’s health and traffic services de-partments,” says Sonnenberg.The campaign also includes awareness
and education components.The City of Cape Town has tallied the fi-
gures for its latest illegal dumping cam-paign crackdown and found that the combi-ned efforts of the various departments pa-trolling 822 dumping hot-spots over anintensified one-week period saw 127 finesissued totalling R210 000.“This ongoing work being done by City
officials shows we will not be defeated inthe fight against a practice that is unneces-sary and highly expensive to ratepayers.Many residents underestimate the impactillegal dumpinghas on theCity, andbelieveanti-dumping laws are something they canignore, but it affects every one of us.”The enforcement strategy involves a pe-
riod of one week each month in which Cityofficials crack downon illegal dumpers andlitterers, by patrolling and monitoringknown dumping hot-spots and public pla-ces across the city, as well as taking actionagainst landowners who have allowed ille-gally dumped material to accumulate ontheir properties.Sonnenberg says the City spends R350
million annually in its efforts to keep pacewith the volume of illegal dumping acrossthe city.“This money could have been spent on a
new sports facility or on social welfare pro-grammes, but instead it is being used tocompensate for a few irresponsible resi-dents.”V The support of Cape Town’s residents is crucialin identifying offenders and making sure that theyare brought to book. Illegal dumping can be reported to the City’s call centre on 0860 103 089
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Milnerton High School host their annualPast Pupil Association Reunion on Friday28 August at 18:00. The event is open topast pupils and entry is R100.For more information email lmay@mil-
nertonhigh.co.za.
Watches patrol in forceMONIQUE DUVAL
@monique_duval
Crimefighters in Brooklyn and Yster-plaat are taking back their streets.Armed with reflective bibs, torches
and radios, several patrollers embarked ona “power patrol” of Brooklyn last weekendand highlighted several challenges.The patrol was attended by Maitland po-
lice and City of Cape Town Law Enforce-ment, as well as members of surroundingneighbourhood watches, including Phoe-nix, Tijerhof and Milnerton Ridge.The walk started in River Street shortly
after 19:00 and neighbourhood watch mem-ber Justin Kumlehn explained that amongthe top crime concerns were drugs, prosti-tution, house breaking and car breakings.Patrollers take a short walk through the
back end of Zoarvlei. As they proceededthrough the dark vegetation they highlight-ed illegal dumping and vagrancy as con-
cerns.One patroller stepped onwhat she though
was mud to later find it was human excre-ment.The groupmade their way through Kings
Road where members said many of the di-lapidated houseswere home to drug dealersand prostitution rings.“Youwill see everything you can think of
on that property. There is drugs, prostitutesand a whole host of illegal activities there,”said one member.
Fighting urban decayKumlehn said high visibility patrols
show criminals they are being watched andresidents are fighting the scourge of urbandecay.“It’s also a chance for us to show Law En-
forcement what the main issues are so theycan police them better,” he explains.In addition to these challenges, Brooklyn
is split across two police precincts and pa-
trollers said this impacts response whenthere is an incident.“Justin Street is the boundary, so if some-
thing happens on this side, Maitland policewill come and that side is covered by Mil-nerton,” a patroller said.Patrollers identified Koeberg Road as a
hot spot andmade their way to the plethoraof pubs and superettes.As music boomed from various venues
and scantily clad women made their wayaround Koeberg Road, patrollers spotted aman and woman in a parked vehicle.The man was seen drinking a bottle of
whisky while sitting in the driver’s seat.Kumlehn walked towards him and in-formed his actions were illegal, while an-other called Law Enforcement for assist-ance.The driver became angry and started his
vehicle. Instructed to turn his vehicle off bypatrollers and LawEnforcement, he startedshouting and attempted to drive into thegroup.
Under firePatrollers scattered and the man sped off
into one of the side roads.Kumlehn said while incidents like this
didn’t happen often, the neighbourhoodwatch has come under fire before.“We often receive insults and about two
months ago we asked a group of people topick up their litter and it resulted in beerbottles being flung at us. We patrol thestreets because we care about what is hap-pening in our community,” he said.The patrollers also assisted Maitland po-
lice with a Vehicle Check Point (VCP)where severalmotoristswere fined for driv-ing without licences and unroadworthy ve-hicles.In recent weeks, the watch has increased
patrols and said they have seen an overallreduction in crime. They have made an ap-peal for more residents to get involved.“The attendance figures are low but even
as a small group we are able to make a dif-ference. There is no use in sitting back andcomplaining. It is time for us to fight for oursuburb.”V If you would like to join the neighbourhood watch,call 084 719 8082 or email byneighbourhood[email protected].
Brooklyn Ysterplaat Neighbourhood watch embarked on a power patrol of their suburb, aided bysurrounding watches, police and Law Enforcement. PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL
Members of the Brooklyn Ysterplaat Neighbourhood keep a close eye on illegal activities inKoeberg Road. PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL
Thoroughbreds made wayfor felines when the CatAssociation of South Africaheld its 49th cat show atthe Polo Club at the Dur-banville race course on Sa-turday. Cat lovers from nearand far gathered to show offtheir purr-fect breeds.Carina Roux took somephotos.
Blue eyes all around, Henk Kruger withBubble Bean, his Persian Red Colourpoint.
Jan Rogers (USA) holds a Bicolor Orientalwhile judge Maryna Ulyate takes a closerlook.
Morné Swanepoel from Parklands with hisChinchilla Alexander.
Ankia Bormans from Pinelands with Stigg, aTonkenese kitten.
Sanggroepe enkore kannouvirDieBur-ger se Klassieke Kollig-musiekkompe-tisie inskryf.
Die kompetisie is ’n ontwikkelingsge-leentheid vir streeks-, jeug-, laer- en hoër-skool-kore, asook sanggroepe, ensembles enkamerkore wat ’n groter forum benodig omhul talente ten toon te stel en die nodige er-kenning te ontvang wat hulle verdien.Hierdie forum is nie bloot nog ’n eistedd-
fod nie, maar wil kore help om hul talentemet die professionele musiekbedryf te deelen hul afsetgebied te vergroot in samewer-king met die eeufeesvieringe van Die Bur-ger, Traxtudio, Mercedes Benz (Century Ci-ty), die Barnyard-teater in Kaapstad en Ty-gerberg 104fm.Klassieke Kollig word in die Wes-, Noord-,
Suid- en Oos-Kaap aangebied.Dit handhaaf ’n beleid van ope-repertori-
um.Kore kan dus enige twee liedere (met of
sonder begeleiding) inskryf saammethul in-skrywingvorm.As deel van die eeufeesvieringe sal Trax-
tudio ’n spesiale eeufees-CD uitreik met diehulp van die sanggroepe wat deelneem aanKlassieke Kollig.DieCD sal ten bate vanDieBurger seKers-
fonds verkoop word.Elke koor of groep sal twee liedere kan op-
neem as deel van die inskrywing by óf dieateljee óf mobiele opname-eenheid.V Besoek www.traxtudio.co.za/competitions, stuur ’nepos na [email protected] of ’n SMSmet jou koor of groep se naam na 36575 om deelte neem. SMS’e kos R5. Vir meer inligting skakel RiaanSteyn by 083 478 1107.
Several questions about the develop-ment of Wolwerivier human settle-ment and the expected impact on Koe-
berg’s evacuation plan were raised lastweek.Speaking during the quarterly Public
Safety Information Forum (PSIF) meetingheld at Koeberg, City human settlements de-partment official Waleed Adams gave anoverviewof the project .His presentation gotoff to a bumpy start when Adams admittedto not reading the evacuation model but ex-plained as the occupants of the new develop-ment were already living within the 16kmzone, the development would not increasethe population.“Just like any other formal development,
this specific site went through an environ-mental authorisation and during evaluationthe site was assessed and the impact on theevacuation zone assessed.”During the question and answer session,
forum members raised questions about thenumber of people and how the City plannedto ensure more people didn’t move into thearea.Adams said due to the existence of two in-
formal settlements near the Vissershokdump site, the project was necessary to cre-ate a place for the occupants to be moved to.“If we don’t move the people, the City
would lose its licence and the dump site willhave to close. There areapproximately 300 fami-lies living on the dumpsite.”In addition, he said next
to the development was an inform-al settlement situated close to Wol-werivier and the City plans to in-clude these families in the develop-ment. This, Adams, explained,meant the City could close downthe informal settlement and bringthe number of familieswhowill oc-cupy Wolwerivier to just over 400.Adams saidwhile the planning rights only
allowed for 500 units, the City planned toleave land for public open spaces and otherfacilities.Questions were also raised about in-
creased population in Dunoon and a mem-ber raised concerns about informationfound on the City’s website which indicatedWolwerivier could be the solution.According to Adams, Dunoon is over-pop-
ulated and the City struggles to control the
influx of people. “The only way to deal withDunoon is to have alternative accommoda-tion which we do not have and thereforethere is a massive planning operation look-ing at various possibilities to solve the prob-lem. At the moment, there is no immediateplan to move any more people to Wolweriv-ier as we do not have the infrastructure ca-
pacity,” he ex-plained.Another member
questioned how oc-cupants will be evac-uated in the case ofan emergency atKoe-berg. In response, of-ficials fromtheCity’sDisaster Risk Man-agement department
explained the evacuation plan was a modelwhich had been changed to include Wolwe-rivier.Responding to questions about the possi-
bility of backyard dwellers, Adams ex-plained the plotswere too small to accommo-date additional structures.Ward councillor Nora Grose also ad-
dressed themeeting and explained followingseveral questions and meetings, that theplanning took a “different turn” three
months ago.She said because this was an Incremental
Development Area (IDA), the housing ofthese occupants was deemed an emergencyby the City“It’s not like an informal settlement. It’s
just a structure to move them from a sitewhere they are not allowed to stay becauseof health risks. We have engaged in trainingand participation with the four groups. Theoriginal Wolwerivier estate includes a verysmall group. Then there is Rooidakkies,Takkegat, Spoorkamp and Skandaalkamp,”she said.She said the City has held meeting with
the community leaders andall the occupantshave been recorded. Grose said there wouldonly be 465 houses with a maximum of fouroccupants.“Only those whowere documented will be
moving over, we have hadmeetings and ses-sions to help them with the integration.They are also being assisted with how tolook after their land and houses. There willnot be a clinic on the site, instead there willbe a mobile clinic.”Grose also said a piece of land has been
left vacant and has been earmarked for twoEarly Childhood Development (ECD) cen-tres, a sports field and other facilities.
If we don’t movethe people, the Citywould lose itslicence and thedump site will haveto close.
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’n Groot pretstap met jou gunsteling-Afri-kaanse idoom as inskrywing. Dít is die plan-ne van die Stigting vir Bemagtiging deurAfrikaans (SBA) om binnekort Afrikaans-dag te vier.“Kom vier Afrikaansdag, 14 Augustus,
met dapper en stapper saam met ons op Sa-terdag 15Augustusmet ’n pretloop in die Bo-Kaap,” nooi dr. Niël le Roux, SBA-direkteur.Le Roux sê die roetes wat gestap sal word,
is die twee “dr. Achmat Davids”-roetes vanonderskeidelik 4 km en 8 km, met die om-draaipunt vir die 8 km-roete by die alombe-
kende middagknal van die kanon op Sein-heuwel en natuurlik die gepaardgaande“verruklike uitsig oor Kaapstad”.Die doel van die pretstap is om as fonds-
werwing vir die vele projekte van die SBAte dien. Dít sluit in die talle onderwys-ge-gronde projekte om geletterdheid te bevor-der, soos ’n kreatiewe kunste-ontwikke-lingsprogram, die “Lees is ’n fees”-program,talle slypskole en mentorskapprogramme.
“Om hierdie projekte te laat realiseer,word fondse daarvoor verkry deur te ‘Stapvir Afrikaans!’,” nooi Le Roux. Die vertrek-punt – “gestewel en gespoor” – is om 10:00van dieBoorhaanol-sentrum indieBo-Kaap.LeRouxvoegbydat daar voldoendeparke-
ring in Buitengrachtstraat en binne dieChristiaanBarnard-hospitaal se parkeerter-rein beskikbaar sal wees.Boonop kry almal wat die roetes voltooi,
’n medalje geborg deur die Afrikaanse Taal-raad. “Elke deelnemer ontvang ’n uniekeidioom in plaas van die gebruiklike inskry-wingsnommer,” sê Le Roux. “Twiet solankvir ons jou gunsteling-idioom na @sbafri-kaans en kyk of dit jou inskrywing gaanwees!” Hy voeg by deelnemers kan solankhul lippe aflek “vir die verskeidenheid wa-tertandKaaps-Maleise geregte wat na afloopvan die pretloop te koop is en geniet gratisAfrikaanse vermaak van Kore-en-Klopse!”V Besoek die SBA by www.afrikaans.com of hul Facebookblad, SBA–Sigbaar Afrikaans, vir meer inligting.
V Ratepayers The Brooklyn, Ysterplaat andRugby Ratepayers’ Association will hold itsmonthly meeting at Ysterplaat PrimarySchool in Koeberg Road, Brooklyn on Thurs-day 2 July at 18:00. RSVP by sending anemail to [email protected] or [email protected].
V Care network The Local Network of Carefor Ward 55 will meet on Saturday 4 July atthe Brooklyn library hall at 09:30 to elect anew committee. Registered community or-ganisations and churches are invited to at-tend.
V Beach clean-up Clean C will host a beachclean-up on Saturday 4 July at Big Bay,Bloubergstrand, Sunset Beach and Milner-ton Lighthouse. The beach clean-ups startat 10:00 and last 90 minutes. Bags and glo-ves are provided. It’s a great opportunity forkids to get involved, to keep active and dosome community work by looking after theenvironment. Call Gregory Player on082 873 1962 or visit www.cleanc.co.za formore information.
V Art demo The Blaauwberg Art Society(BASE) will meet at the Milnerton BowlingClub on Tuesday 7 July at 19:00. There willbe a demonstration by well-known sculptor,Harry Johnson, who will randomly choosetwo audience members to participate. En-try is R10 for members and R20 for visitorsand R10 for student visitors. Call Dot on083 455 4930 or email [email protected] for more information.
V SAARP The South African Association ofRetired Persons (Milnerton branch) willhold its next meeting at Milnerton library onWednesday 15 July at 09:00. There will bea presentation by apiarist Robert Post (MrBee-Man). Non-members are welcome.Call Alice Rheeder on 021 551 7370 for moreinformation.
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Innovator: Secondary Faculty ICTintegrator Lindsay Durell from ParklandsCollege has been selected to join theApple Distinguished Educator Class of2015. The programme began in 1994,when Apple recognized K12 and highereducation pioneers using Apple productsto transform teaching. Today it hasgrown into a worldwide community ofover 2 000 visionary educators.
Dancer: Carla Bochnig from ParklandsCollege won the Classical Ballet Solo Setin the 10yearold category at The CapeTown Eisteddfod
KUNSTENAARS:MC: Hannes van Wyk en Tracey Lange | Arno Carstens en Albert Frost | David Kramer |
Jak de Priester en Altus Muller | Broers | Dewald Wasserfall | Zanne Stapelberg |Anna Davel, Mathys Roets en Jaconell Mouton | Marc Lottering | Wicus van der Merwe |
Peter Mitchell, Schalk Joubert (baskitaar), Luna Paige (vocals en klavier),Vernon Swart (dromme) | Corlea | André and the Swingers | Dowwe Dolla |
Pedro Kruger | Hiram Koopman | Nico Nel
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Peak hour savings on MyCiTi busMyCiTi commuterswill getmore value
for theirmoney following a City planto reduce the peak-hour period.
TheCity states themorning and afternoonpeak-hour period for MyCiTi bus serviceswill be shortened by 45minutes each as fromtoday (Wednesday 1 July).With this change, more commuters standto benefit from lower off-peak or saver faresif they avoid travelling in the new shortenedpeak-hour period.“Over the past few months, Transport forCape Town (TCT), the City’s transport au-thority, has developed products such as thenew R530 monthly package and a R30Moverpackage to make the MyCiTi service moreaffordable to commuters.“Pivotal to these developments is the deci-sion to shorten the morning and afternoonpeak-hour period. Commuters who traveloutside the new peak-hour periods will seesignificant savings, in particular if they load
Mover points on their myconnect cards,”says transportmaycomemberBrettHerron.
Large savingsAccording to the statement, depending onthe distance travelled, commuters whomake use of Mover points can save 20% to33% on their fare.“We hope that this incentive will encour-age commuters to avoid the busiest times ofthe day and start their journeys before or aft-er the peak periods where possible, so theycan benefit from the change. Importantly, ifyou tap in just before the peak-hour periodbegins, you will pay the saver fare even ifyou finish your journey within the peak pe-riod,” Herron says.Peak-hour periods on weekdays will be asfollows:
. In the morning from 06:45 to 08:00 as op-posed to 06:30 to 08:30; and
. In the afternoon from 16:15 to 17:30 as
opposed to 16:00 to 18:00;There are also new products, these in-clude:
.AnewR30Moverpackage (currently thecheapest Mover package is R50);
. A R530 monthly system-wide package(excluding Cape Town International Air-port) – this new package will benefit thosetravelling longer distances on weekdays,such as from Mitchell’s Plain, KhayelitshaandAtlantis to theCivicCentre orHoutBay.This package covers the commuter’s firsttwo journeys for the day, inclusive of thetransfers. It is valid for 30 days from the dayit is loaded on the myconnect card;
. A R780 monthly system-wide packagethat includes journeys to the Cape Town In-ternational Airport, with the same condi-tions as the cheapermonthly package above;
. A myconnect card will cost R30 insteadof R35.Tohelpusers to get used to theMyCiTi ser-
vice, a lower penalty fare of R10 will be de-ducted for the first three instances on newcards. Thereafter, the penalty fare chargedwill be the usual R22 (or R83 at the airport).
Additional packageCommuters should please note if they areusing Mover points to travel on the MyCiTibuses, they can load only one additionalpackage (for example: one of either themonthly premiumornon-monthly premiumpackages) on their myconnect cards. Moverpoints are valid for three years and the threeyear expiry date is recalculated each timea Mover package is loaded. A commutertherefore can only load a second additionalpackage on their myconnect card once theexisting package on their myconnect cardhas expired (usually within 31 days.V For more information call the Transport Information Centre on 0800 65 64 63 or follow @Transport4CT on Twitter.
Pathfinder: Emma King recentlyreceived a Springbok Scout award.This is the highest award inscouting in South Africa. In the40 year history of the 1st TableView Scout troop Emma is thefifth scout and first girl toachieve this prestigious award. Itis a huge honour to be one ofonly 19 scouts in the WesternCape to receive their Springbokaward in the last year. Emmastarted her journey in theScouting movement as a Browniewhere she achieved her GoldenHand, the highest award. Shethen moved to Girl Guides,achieving the Chief’s Challengebefore joining the 1st Table View.
OOR VERKEERSMATIGINGDie Stad Kaapstad is besig met die hersiening van sy beleid oor verkeersmatiging.
Die publiek en belanghebbende partye of groepe word ingevolge artikel 17 van die Wetop Plaaslike Regering: Munisipale Stelsels, Wet 32 van 2000, die geleentheid gebied omkommentaar, aanbevelings of insette aan die munisipaliteit voor te lê vanaf 1 Julie 2015 tot16 Augustus 2015.
Kommentaar, aanbevelings of insette kan ingedien word per:
aandag: die hoof: vervoernetwerkontwikkeling)• Die webblad Sê jou sê: www.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay• Aflewering by subraadskantore
Die Stad se eenheid vir openbare deelname sal mense wat nie kan lees of skryf nie, mensewat met gestremdhede leef en mense uit ander benadeelde groepe wat nie skriftelikekommentaar kan lewer nie, help om hulle insette of kommentaar aan te teken en aan die Stadvoor te lê. Kontak die volgende persone:
Vir algemene openbare deelname:Ruché Daniels by 021 400 1766 of [email protected]
Vir benadeelde persone:Anele Viti by 021 400 1652 of [email protected]
Die hersiene konsepbeleid kan ook besigtig word by www.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay,subraadskantore en biblioteke.
Rig navrae oor die hersiening van die beleid oor verkeersmatiging aan Garth Elliott by021 812 4411 of [email protected].
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BRENDEN RUITER@ruitervaniewind
Haar hele kop verdwyn in die asbliken kom dan weer na ’n rukkie uit,soos ’n swemmer wat na asem teug.
Ná nog ’n keer kom sy triomfantelik na boen hou ’n leë koeldrankblikkie in die lug.Dan stoot sy die trollie na die volgende as-blik, dieselfde roetine, van asblik tot as-blik.
So verloop die 72-jarigeAnnWilliams sedae. Sy swerf van buurt tot buurt, asbliktot asblik, opsoek na ’n iets waardevols. ’nStuk wit papier, ’n blik, plastiek- en glas-bottels, asook kos. Veral kos.
“Ons is honger en kyk altyd eers of daarnie iets te ete is tussen al die rommel nie.Dit is eintlik die honger wat ons dryf, dieander goedjies help vir ’n bykomende sen-tjie,” sê Ann terwyl sy haar bont kopdoekregskuif. Sy vou haar verslete groen truistywer om haar lyf om die koue uit te hou.
“Ek wil net ’n huis hê waar ek my kopkan neerlê elke aand. Ek is moeg van diekoue en het al asma gekry van al die nat-tigheid,” sê sy en probeer ’n lastige hoesie
onderdruk. Sy “skarrel” saam met Dori-thy Witbooi (51). “Ek is uit my erfhuis inBellville-Suid gesit, nou swerf ek al die af-gelope tien jaar. Daar is daewatmense virons skoon kos bo-op die asblikke los, sodatons net ietsie kan eet. ’n Vrou van Ruyter-wacht gee ook elke week vir ons kos in ’nplastieksak,” sê Dorithy.
Die hartseer sit vlak in haar oë. “Ek heteen seun, maar hy is ookmaar soos ek. Hyskarrel ook iewers. Was laas op Bellville-stasie. Het regtig nie gehoop hy moet ookdié lewe lei nie, maar nou ja,” sug sy.
Die winter is vir Ann en Dorithy dieslegste tyd. “Ons kan nie skarrel nie enmoet net rondlê. Dit is dan wanneer diekoue ons so kasty,” sê Ann.
Vir haar is daar darem die laaste rukbietjie verligting. “Ek kry darem nou ’npensioentjie, maar as ek net ’n plek kankry. Die ander dag het ’n klong my helepensioen gesteel, elke sent.”
Die twee word haastig, want daar is an-der skarrelaars ook in die omgewing.“Ons moet eers gaan. As jy skryf, vra virdie mense of hulle nie ’n ou kombersie hetnie. Vir die koud. Die Here sal jou seën.”
Skarrel tussen asblikke
Dorithy Witbooi (links)en Ann Williams methul trollie waarmeehulle rommel bymekaarmaak wat hulle danverkoop.FOTO: BRENDENRUITER
Just over 68 000 units of drugs with astreet value totalling nearly R2.4 milli-on have been confiscated by the Metro
PoliceGang andDrugTaskTeamsince July2013
During the same period, 3 846 suspectswere arrested for drug-related offences, thebulk being in Manenberg, Hanover Park,Kraaifontein, Elsies River and Steenberg.
Making the announcement last week, Ci-ty mayco member for safety and security,JP Smith, said these statistics do not inclu-de the successes by the City’s other enforce-ment agencies, but theMetro PoliceDepart-ment accounts for the bulk of its enforce-ment.
Familiar faces“The figures for the current financial ye-
ar are slightly lower than the previous yearbecause we have been side-tracked by landinvasions and protests. However, this isstill nothing to sneeze at when one consi-ders that we have but a fraction of the re-sources compared with to our South Afri-can Police Service counterparts,” saidSmith.
“We have also started employing a moreintelligence-driven approach with the helpof community members and it is paying di-vidends. Ultimately, however, we need tosee an improvement in the criminal justicebecause far too often we find we’re arres-ting familiar faces.”
TheCity of CapeTown continues to incre-ase its focus on drug abuse with a strategythat cuts across a number of directorates inorder to clamp down on the drug trade, butis also increasing access to treatment andrunning a number of preventative cam-paigns.
The United Nations established Interna-tional Day against Drug Abuse and IllicitTrafficking to remind member states oftheir commitment to creating an internati-onal society free from drug abuse.
TheCity ofCapeTownhas established sixsubstance abuse treatment sites since 2008.
Between July 2011 and June 2014, 4 311 pe-ople sought help at the City Health substan-
ce abuse treatment sites in Tafelsig, Khaye-litsha, Delft South, Milnerton and Park-wood.
The gender breakdown mirrored that oftheMedicalResearchCouncil,with a 76ma-le / 24 female split. The most common sub-stances clients had been usingwere crystalmethamphetamine (tik), dagga, alcohol andheroin.
“Our treatment sites accommodated thehighest number of clients of any serviceprovider in the province between July andDecember last year and this proves a num-ber of things,” said City mayco member forhealth, Siyabulela Mamkeli.
“Firstly, it underscores the great need fortreatment, but also speaks to the quality ofservices that clients have access to whenthey enrol in our programme,” said Mam-keli.
Early interventionAdditionally, the City’s Social Develop-
ment and Early Childhood Directorate hasbeen driving preventative initiativesthrough its Substance Abuse Programme,including the Strengthening Families Pro-ject, Soft Skills prevention programme inschools and the “Be Smart, Don’t Start” the-atre campaign.
In this financial year, the various pro-jects reached an audience of more than 23000, most of them young school children.
“Children are being exposed to substanceabuse at a young age and so we have hadto develop and implement programmes thatspeak directly to them. This is why the bulkof our interventions are done at primaryschool level. The topics are often hard-hit-ting, but we can’t afford to be in denialabout the realities our children are dealingwith.
“The impact of our interventions is oftennot as explicit as the enforcement efforts,but becomes apparent in the medium tolong-term when we see positive behaviou-ral changes in children and youth once con-sidered to be at risk, as well as the changein the social fabric of communities,” hesaid.
Task team haulsmillions in drugsover past year
Last week the United Nations called for26 June to be International Day againstDrug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking to ex-press its commitment to achieve the goalof an international society free of sub-stance dependency.
In South Africa the National Develop-ment Plan serves as the country’s blue-print for preventing and reducing alco-hol and substance dependency.
Research indicates the social costs ofsubstance related trauma and accidentsin South Africa far exceed those of othercountries and intoxication is amajor fac-tor in road accidents.
Furthermore, the relationship be-tween alcohol and illegal substances,crime, and violence is direct and com-plex. According to SACENDU, South Af-rica has the highest percentage of FAS(orFoetalAlcoholSyndrome)worldwideand alcohol dependency has increased.
Tik (or metamphetamine) has becomethe biggest problem, especially in theWestern Cape, with women being themost dependent and the number of un-employedpersons admitted for inpatienttreatment is now twice as much as thoseof their working counterparts.
Social services organisation Badisaprovides services to individuals who are
substance dependent.Their approach is strongly governed
by their commitment to serve and theymanage two programmes.The RamotTreatment Centre for substance depend-ency, situated in Parow East, caters forabout 400 patients a year.
Only 100 of their 400-bed capacity arefundedby thedepartment of social devel-opment, meaning the balance of patientshave to be privately funded. In speakingto Enya van Zyl, one of the social work-ers at the centre, she reiterates that thedonation of fresh food remains one oftheir biggest challenges, since the pa-tients show an increased appetite oncethey have completed their physical de-toxification. People who are substancedependent do not exist in isolation andother than helping thosewhose lives areaffected by the substance, their families,children, friends and colleagues are allimpacted.
The investment in these people thusimpacts directly on society.V To make a difference and become involved visit www.badisa.org.za or contact Annemarie Bezuidenhout at [email protected] is a nonprofit public benefit organisation and all donations will receive a tax rebatecertificate.
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On Saturday 4 July, the City willlaunch the remainder of the MyCiTifeeder routes in Atlantis, and intro-
duce a new direct route to the Civic Centre.According to a statement, commuters
from Atlantis will no longer need to trans-fer to a new bus when they arrive at the Ta-ble View station.The Atlantis passengers can sit and wait
in the bus while commuters board for thetrip to the Civic Centre station.City mayoral committee member for
transport, Brett Herron, says this will sig-nificantly improve the convenience of theMyCiTi service for residents who are trav-elling almost 60 km to Cape Town everymorning.In addition to the direct route to Cape
Town, those commuters who travel outsideAtlantis will have the following options:
. T03 Atlantis, Table View, Omuramba
. T03a Atlantis, Table ViewWith the roll-out of the remainder of the
feeder routes in Pella, Mamre and Robin-vale, all residents in Atlantis will have ac-cess to the MyCiTi service:
. Route 234 (Mamre) with 11 stops
. Route 235 (Pella) with seven stops
. Route 237 (Robinvale) with nine stopsalong the route to the MyCiTi station inReygersdal Drive“With the roll-out of theabove-mentioned
routes, the total number of feeders inAtlan-tis amounts to seven, connecting evenmoreresidents to schools, clinics, the centralbusiness district (CBD) and industrial are-as; while the trunk routes provide safe, af-fordable, reliable and decent public trans-port to work and other opportunities out-side Atlantis,” Herron says.According to the statement, with this fi-
nal roll-out, the Sibanye buses which oper-ate from Atlantis to Cape Town (along theR27 in particular) will stop operating asfrom Saturday 4 July.Passengers using this service will have
to get a myconnect card from the Atlantisstation and load money on their cards totravel on the MyCiTi buses.Some of the Sibanye buses will, however,
continue to operate to destinations outsideAtlantis that are currently not being servedby the MyCiTi service.V For more information call the Transport Information Centre on 0800 65 64 63.
Atlantiscommutedirect now
The monthly bingo evening held by the Ro-tary Club of Blouberg at the Italian Club inRugby is in for a special treat in July as thepublic will also be entertained by magi-cians from the College of Magic. Thismonthly event has been going for years andhas paid over R200 000 in prize money. Ithas also raised close to R200 000 for Bloub-erg Rotary’s charitable projects.Funds raised are earmarked for a large
project at the Zusakhe Aids orphanage andcommunity centre in Dunoon will receivenew classrooms and ablution facilities.The bingo event on Tuesday 7 July will
have a snowball prize of R3 150 and the stan-dard R4 000 prize money paid out on theevening.Players will be treated to a very special
magic show by magicians from the Collegeof Magic. This college has been instrumen-tal in assisting young people from all walksof life in personal growth through teachingmagic and life skills.Entry to play for the night is R80 per per-
son (players must be 18 and over) and thisincludes ten games and the magic show.The event will be held at the Italian Clubat 19:00 for 19:30.V For more information call Marius on 082 897 9854or visit www.bingocapetown.co.za
To dance is to beout of yourself.Larger, morebeautiful, morepowerful. Agnes De Mille
Show down: The SA Fitness Sports Aerobics and Hip Hop National Championships were held at the WesternCape Sport school in Kuils River over the weekend. Oswald Pieterse from Big Bay shows off his moves in the solodance battle (712 yrs) while fellow competitor Ebert Louw (back to camera) from Table View watches.PHOTO: CARINA ROUX
[email protected]|Faks: 021 910 6501|Posbus 747, Bellville 7535|Briewe wat nie langer is as 250 woordenie, sal voorkeur geniet. Verskaf asb. u naam, adres en telefoonnommer by (nie vir publikasie). Spertyd is Vrydag om 12:00
“Anger over squatters”,TygerBurger, Table View 24June refers. I was at the publicmeeting last week Monday andit was awesome to see thecommunity stand together.However, I left the meeting
feeling very frustrated and I donot believe that we as acommunity should feel at easeafter witnessing that paneldodging question left right andcentre.My first concern was this:
Why hold a public meeting ifyou are not going to allow thecommunity to really take partand to ask questions? Only ahandful of questions wereallowed to be asked and mostof the questions were notanswered. Don’t get me wrong,the panel did respond to eachquestion, but with a politicalspeech tactic where they say alot while not actually addres-sing the question asked.As far as I was informed, the
meeting was scheduled for7-9pm. Why did the panel cutthe meeting short by at least ahour when there were so manypeople, myself included, withtheir hands up trying to askimportant questions.The panel made triumphant
opening speeches where theywere reassuring the communi-ty that the Western Capegovernment/City of Cape Townwere not planning to build lowcost housing on erf 1117. Sosome people felt assured andleft, BUT! What the WesternCape government/City of CapeTown plans to do with the landis completely irrelevant in thiscase as they do not own theland and therefore are not incontrol of the land.The important question is
this: Is the Department ofPublic Works planning to buildlow cost housing on erf 1117?The panel did not need toanswer that question, becauseit was never asked in that way.The panel used diversiontactics to steer away from the
Questions overerf 1117 remain
Ek sluit graag aan by die berig“Skole nie daar vir godsdiens”,TygerBurger Table View, 24Junie, rakende godsdiensonder-rig in skole. Die onwettigeonderrig wat steeds voluit,meer as 2 uur per week insommige Afrikaanse skoleplaasvind, dra uit my oogpuntnie by tot goeie Christenskapnie.Dit was vir my baie ontstel-
lend om eerstehands te ervaardat Jesus en die duiwel aspaaiboelies gebruik word,afhangende daarvan of ’nleerder ‘soet’ of ‘stout’ is.Menige predikant sal met mysaamstem dat hierdie soortbenadering nie gesonde spiritu-aliteit bevorder nie.Leerders blyk ook te sukkel
met godsdiensbegrip en dieinternalisering van hierdieoordadige onderrig, wat grensaan breinspoeling. So het ek ’ngraad 1-leerder vir ’n klasmaat,nadat sy haar lelik afgeknouhet, hoor sê: “Ek mag jou maarseermaak, want Jesus het klaarvir my sondes betaal!”Kindersbehoort nie deur onopgeleidepredikers geïndoktrineer teword nie. ’n Verwronge godsbe-grip mag hieruit voortspruit.
EKSONNIEDurbanville
Godsdiens in skolesoos breinspoeling
Ek wil net opvolg en vir IlseHaas inlig oor die probleem enwat ek bedoel (“Taxis in buslane will lead to chaos”, Tyger-Burger, 17 Junie).Die taxi’s ry soos hulle wil en
waar hulle wil. Ek sien gister-middag op pad van die werk afin Koebergweg hoe die taxi’sverby kom in die busbaan.Horde van die goed, en ja, met’n spoed. As hul toegelaat wordin die busbaan, kan hul net indie busbaan ry en moet hulstop by ’n stasie en moet dangehoor gee aan die reëls. Amperlag ek nou, want geen reël tel
Busbane is wel dietaxiantwoord
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SLICE OF LIFE
Greatestdanger lurksin the homeOne in every two women killed aremurdered by their partner.Research by the Medical Research
Council, mapping trends over a decade,shows murder by a relative or loved one,often referred to as intimate femalehomicide, has become the leading causeof women being killed. Researchers foundlittle had been recorded in police docketson prior abuse history. This is alarming,as murder is seldom the first act ofviolence against an intimate partner.Perhaps if a history of abuse had beenrecorded, the murder could have beenprevented.Children don’t fare much better. More
than two children are murdered in SouthAfrica every day, according to the 2011/12crime statistics. Our rate of child homici-de is more than double the global avera-ge, according to the World Health Organi-sation. Over a third of these murderstake place in the child’s home and morethan a third of children are killed bysomeone they know. There was also ahigh rate of sexual assault in these cases.In fact, over 50 children are raped daily
in our country, according to the 2013/14crime statistics. And these are just thereported cases.These statistics should scare you. They
should leave you feeling disturbed. Theyshould spur you to action, either to leavea dangerous situation or help those whofind themselves in one.Hiding behind your curtains is no
longer an option. Preventing theseatrocities is everyone’s concern.
COMMENT
SMSV Geluk met die aanbring van 4-rigting-stopstraat by Darwin- en Mosselbank-strate. Ek woon al 30 jaar in Krigestraat,Peerlesspark-Noord. Twee keer het jaag-duiwels in my grensmuur vasgery, maarek het nie eens ’n antwoord op my versoekvir ’n spoedwal op die h/v Krige- en Spoor-wegstraat gekry nie. Daar was ook anderbotsings en gevalle waar motors amperop die treinspoor beland het. Volgendekeer beland ’n voertuig met muur en al opmy en my bed. - Bekommerd, Kraaifontein
V Amen! Uiteindelik het ons weer ’n 4-rig-ting-stop by kruising van Mosselbank enDarwin. Dankie aan dié wat dit moontlikgemaak het. Nou moet ons almal net dietekens gehoorsaam! - Anoniem
V Ek stem saam dat die dokters en tera-peute se diens by Tygerberg-hospitaalfantasties is, maar die verpleegpersoneelse dienste het baie gebreke! - Anoniem
V What are they building on both sides ofOkavango Road at the Brighton and Lan-geberg intersection? - Anonymous
V Erf 1117 (TB Table View): Ek kom vanKemptonpark. Daar is mense in plakkers-kampe en niemand bly in ’n bos nie. Maarmiskien kan jul idees uitruil, want die stra-te is vol gate! - Mart Franke
V Aan die ou wat kla oor die ligte watsnags by die spoorweg onder die brugbrand, dis ’n noodsaaklikheid. Het hy ge-dink hoe mense in die donker sou be-weeg? Ons weet ook dat dit is ’n risikoge-bied vir mense omdat misdadigers daar-van hou om in die donker te konkel. -Martiens Bek
V The group walking their dogs on the Bo-thasig field have been doing so for years,and all of these dogs (and their owners)are well adjusted and socialised. You arewelcome to join us. If your dogs are notsocialised, please wave your arms in theair and we’ll know to steer clear. - Willow
) SMS’e kos R1,50 elk. Stuur die woord“Tyger”, gevolg deur jou boodskap na 45527.
vir hulle nie! Maar die stads-raad kan walle in die pad sit,hul monitor tussen stasies metdie nuwe kameras, hul spoedreguleer en ’n boete gee en nadie derde keer hul voertuigskut vir drie maande.Ek was verlede maand in
Pretoria. Op pad Midrand toehet ek meer verkeerspolisiegesien op een dag as wat ek in25 jaar in Kaapstad gesien het.Iewers moet ons begin om hul
vas te vat en die verkeer tereguleer vir beter verkeersvloei.Die busse en taxi’s stop, laai afen of op. Dit stop die verkeervir ’n lang ruk voor daar weervloei is.
CHRIS STRYDOMTable View
questions asked. When thespeaker was confronted aboutthe claims of fraudulent docu-ments spreading rumours, hewould not look into the docu-ments that a communitymember brought, proving thatthe document was actually fromthe City’s own website. Heseemed to be in a corner, butthen very quickly, and nervous-ly I might add, diverted themeeting and did not address thequestion.The Department of Public
Works can’t build anything onerf 1117 without the City ofCape Town’s approval, but thatis not the point.We as the community wanted
to know if low cost housing wasbeing planed for erf 1117 fromwhatever department or govern-ment.We don’t know what will
happen with the negotiations tobuy the land and there is notrust in national government,seeing how they disregard thePublic Protectors findings andeven court rulings on occasionsanyway.So until the Western Cape
government/City of Cape Townowns erf 1117, what the Depart-ment of Public Works plans tobuild on erf 1117 remains themost important issue at hand.
Anonline auctionof old socks sawresi-dents from Milnerton to Melkboss-trand pledge their support for a wor-
thy cause. A tongue-in-cheek post on TableView Auctions by resident Michael deKock tickled the funny bones of many andgarnered so much support he was able todonate just overR2 700 to the SouthAfricanGuide Dog association.The page, which has just over 2600 mem-
bers, has been operating for just over threemonths and sees scores of residents auc-tion unwanted items each week. Page ad-min Shevaughn Mulder says each Sundayfrom 17:00 until Monday 21:00, membersare allowed to post clothing, jewellery,shoes and other items for bids.But last week DeKock, in amove against
clothing auctions, which he says he“hates”, decided to auction off a pair of“holey socks”.In his post, De Kock said his socks were
imported fromChina and bought in Runduand bidding would be at increments of tencents. “Once the bid has gone over R50, Iwill donate R500 to the Blind Dog Associa-tion. Once over R250 I will add a bottle ofJack to the socks,” he wrote.Mulder says bidders quickly started
making offers and theauction spiralledoutof control, with bidders opting to donatethe amount they bid.On Monday 22 June De Kock used a
planned public meeting about Happy Val-ley informal settlement as an opportunityto gather the donations .The winning bidder was Lisa Whiteley
Meiring. She received the socks while DeKock transferred R2 742.88 to the associa-tion.“I think this Facebook page is the best,”
he said.
Sockssupportguidedogs
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Comedy with the PlayersThe Milnerton Players host their secondsocial evening at the Milnerton Playhou-se on Friday 3 July.Two comedy items are on the menu,
both with the theme of “Good Plan-ning”.The first course is the one act play
Fourteen which revolves around aplanned dinner party where that famousquote by the Scottish bard, RobertBurns: “The best-laid schemes o’ miceand men gang aft agley,” could apply.The piece will be directed by SheilaMcCormick and the cast is made up ofVeronica Suckling, Warren Frost andTaylor Storm.The second course is the short sketch,
The Kill, which is not nearly as dastard-ly as its title suggests. It features DavidWolfaardt and David Jordaan withBrigitte Scherz directing.V The evening starts at 19:30 for 20:00 andtickets cost R10 or R5 for members. Nobooking required. Call 082 267 1061 for info.
Cape Town funny man Marc Lotteringwill be among the local stars on stageat Bellville Civic Theatre on Sunday 26
July for the annual Want ons Kan/’ Cause weCan! charity concert.
TygerBurger is the mediasponsor for the concert thateach year sees local celebri-ties offer their time at no costin aid of three different chari-ties.
Every cent from ticketssales will go to Project Digni-ty, Fisantekraal Centre forDevelopment and CHOCChildhood Cancer Founda-tion.
“It’s good to do good,” Marcsays.
When he isn’t lending hisvoice to charity, he is touringthe country with his newshow My Favourite Stories.The one-man show featuressome of his new material, along with his fa-vourite stories from previous shows.
Marc will be acting as the “Minister of theCape, Retail Therapy and Statues” when hejoins some of the country’s other top comedi-ans at the Nandos Mass Hysteria Comedy Par-liament at Artscape Theatre in October.
Known for the host of zany characters hebrings to the stage, like Aunty Merle, thehousewife from Belgravia Road and Smileythe “taxi gaartjie”, Marc describes his brandof comedy as “Hair-raising”.
Not one to shy away from tackling currentaffairs on stage, when asked about what
makes him laugh, he simply says: “Water-kloof Airport”.
Marc’s first one-man show was After theBeep and has since spent nearly two decadesmaking South Africans laugh. He says one ofthe biggest changes he’s seen in the localcomedy industry during his career is the
“loads” of talented youngercomedians emerging.
He’ll be among establishednames when he performs atthis year’s Want ons Kan/’Cause we Can! concert.
The line-up for the star-studded affair includesZanne Stapelberg, Nico Nel,Jak de Priester and AltusMuller, Anna Davel, MathysRoets and Jaconell Mouton(piano), Schalk Joubert(bass), Luna Paige (vocalsand piano), Vernon Swart(drums), Corlea, Andre andThe Swingers, David Kra-mer, Dewald Wasserfall,Dowwe Dolla and others
Marc says he’s looking for-ward to seeing Dowwe Dolla most. “I thinkshe has a thing for me.”
Tickets for the one-night-only show costR250 and are available directly from the ben-eficiaries, ensuring every cent raised goeswhere it’s needed most.
V Call Liza Adlem on 082 772 9057 to buy your ticketsfrom Project Dignity.V To support the CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation,readers can buy their tickets from Alicia van Onselenon 083 414 6741.V or call Linda Oosthuizen on 072 740 4854 to booktickets with the Fisantekraal Centre for Development.
Lots of laughs at‘Cause we Can’
Marc Lottering
V Platinum Jukebox, 10 decades of song& dance will be on stage at Barnyard Wil-lowbridg until to Sunday 19 July. Visitwww.barnyardtheatre.co.za for bookingsand more information.
V Tim Plewman will be on stage at theBaxter Concert Hall until Saturday in Defending the Caveman. Tickets are availa-ble at Computicket.
V More Adventures of Noddy will be sta-ged at Artscape Theatre Foyer at 10:30or 12:30 until Friday 10 July. Tickets areavailable at Computicket.
V Goldilocks and the Three Bears will bestaged at the Nassau Theatre in New-lands at 10:00 until Saturday 11 July. Tic-kets are available at Computicket. Visitwww.lilliputplayers.co.za for more.
V A Spartacus of Africa will be on stageat the Artscape Opera House until Sun-day 12 July. Ticketsare available at Com-puticket.
V Fantastic 50 withIan and VivienneVon Memerty will beon stage at Theatreon the Bay until Sun-day 12 July. Visitwww.theatreonthe-bay.co.za for ticketsor more information.
V Comedy on Rollpresents an open micnight at ObviouslyArmchair in Observa-tory every Wednes-day from 21:30. R30.Follow @ComedyO-nARoll on Twitter formore.
V Soisoi Gqeza and-the RDP Jazz En-semble will be at TheCrypt in CBD tonight(Wednesday). R75.Send an SMS to 079683 4658 to book.
V Dave Levinsohn(JHB), Carl Weber,Khanyiso Kenqa andPaul Cowan will beat the Cape TownComedy Club from tonight (Wednesday)until Sunday. Tickets are available atComputicket.
V Veertig, ’n komediese drama metAnushka Life, is van vanaand (Woens-dag) tot Saterdag in die Galloway-teaterte sien. Bespreek by 082 772 8867 orwww.waterfronttheatreschool.co.za.
V Loyiso Gola will be presenting LoyisoGola Live at the Roxy Revue Bar from to-night (Wednesday) until Saturday 4 July.Tickets are available at Computicket.
V Arno Carstens will be performing anunplugged show at Die Boer on Thursday.R160. Visit www.dieboer.com or call 021979 1911 to book.
V Guy Collins will be performing at theV&A Waterfront’s Pierhead Deck from12:30 on Friday 3 July. Entrance is free.
V Lollos 7 Laat Jou Bene Bewe is Vrydagen Dinsdagmiddag vanaf 13:30 by DieBoer te sien. R70. Bespreek by 021 9791911 of www.dieboer.com.
V Boulevard Blues, Dave Ferguson andspecial guests will be at the DurbanvilleGolf Club on Friday for the next instal-ment of Blues meets Rock. Tickets cost
R70 and raffle tickets will be on sale forR20 for a chance to win cash, music storevouchers or a Fender acoustic guitar. Call021 976 8120 to book.
V Desmond Wells kuier Vrydagaand byDie Boer. R100. Bespreek by 021 979 1911of www.dieboer.com.
V Allou April will be performing at theV&A Waterfront Amphitheatre on Fridayfrom 18:00. Entrance is free.
V Mel Botes will be presenting Dominoes– Unplugged at the Ou Meulteater in Paarlon Friday. R100. Call 083 564 0056 oremail [email protected] to book.
V K, Ray and The Bird and Digby and theLullaby will be at Die Boer on Saturday.R80. Visit www.dieboer.com or call 021979 1911 to book.
V Patrick Canovi’s Kiss the Sky will beperforming their Led Zeppelin Tributealong with other rock classics with DeanCoche at Hillcrest Quarry on Sunday
from 14:00. R70. Call072 456 9071 tobook.
V Jethro Butow andThe Hot Licks Bandwill be at EdgemeadBowling Club on Sun-day from 15:00. R60.Call 061 490 1694 tobook.
V Vernon Castle andfriends will be at 021Lounge@SwingersJazz Pub & Restau-rant in Wetton onSunday from 17:00.Entrance is free. Upand coming jazz actscan call 071 938 8247to book a slot to per-form at 021’s JazzSundays. The venueis also available forfundraisers.
V Fantastic Mr Foxwill be staged at Art-scape Theatre Foyerat 10:30 on Monday 6and Wednesday 8July. Tickets are avai-lable at Computic-ket.
V Comedy on Rollpresent an open mic night at I heart IT,Main Road, Rondebosch on Mondaynights from 20:00. R20. Follow @Come-dyOnARoll on Twitter for more.
V Spektrum-kinderteater sal SpekkiesDinsdagoggend om 10:00 in die Ou Meul-teater aanbied. R45. Bespreek by 083564 0056 of [email protected].
V Portraitblueand Cobus Juan will be atDie Boer on Tuesday. Visit www.die-boer.com or call 021 979 1911 to book.
V The Stockholm Jazz Orchestra andthe Gavin Minter Septet will be at theBaxter Concert Hall on Tuesday 7 July.Tickets are available at Computicket.
V The Game: Shannon’s Tongue will beon stage at Alexander Upstairs from Tu-esday 7 until Saturday 11 July. Visitshows.alexanderbar.co.za for tickets andmore information.
V Wren Hinds and Faye Oakes will beperforming at the V&A Waterfront’sPierhead Deck from 12:30 on Wednesday8 July. Entrance is free.
V Demi Lee-Moore kuier Woensdag 8 Ju-lie by Die Boer. R100. Bespreek by 021 9791911 of www.dieboer.com.
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Terminator: Genysis will be released in 3Dand in IMAX at Ster-Kinekor’s CapeGate ci-nema on Friday.
Arnold Schwarzenegger returns in thisnew movie set in 2029. John Connor (JasonClarke), leader of the resistance, continuesthe war against the machines. At the Los
Angeles offensive, John’s fears of the un-known future begin to emerge when TE-COM spies reveal a new plot by SkyNet thatwill attack him from both past and futureand will ultimately change warfare forever.V Visit www.sterkinekor.com or call Ticketline on0861 668 437 for more info.
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Drop the pilot: British singerJoan Armatrading will beperforming a special solo showat the CTICC on Friday andSaturday (3 and 4 July) as partof her last world tour. Joan says:“I will never retire but this willbe the last major tour that I willundertake. For the first timethese concerts will be me soloon stage playing the guitar,piano and singing. I want theseconcerts to be a special livelyinteractive one to one experience.” She’ll be supported by localmusician Jesse Clegg. Tickets areavailable from Computicket.
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The bumper 4th of July IndependenceDay meeting at Killarney on Saturdayis a unique American themed package.
It combines the razzmatazz of Yankeetanks, FordMustangs, chromedHarleys, theStar Spangled Banner and Billy Joel’s,“she’s like a rocket on the fourth of July”,all combined in the fifth round of the PowerSeries sponsored by Wingfield Motors.As far as racing goes, the All American
one-make V8 Masters category, with carsunashamedly based on the Ford Mustang ofold being redesigned for the track and builtby Owen Ashley in his factory/workshop atKillarney, will take pride ofplace.Powered by modified V8
engines producing 325kW ofpower through the rearwheels and driven by super-stars like multiple formerSouth African Superkartchampion Marcel Angel, so-metime Supercar titleholderRichard Schreuder, CraigJarvis, Fabio Tafani andFrancoDonadio, the racing isalmost always close and dan-gerous.With reigning Formula Su-
percar champion Nick Ad-cock possibly absent, thedoor in this category couldopen for young Dayne Angel,who has been in fine form.Others to watch include BradWadeley, AndrewMoffitt andGareth Easom.But the biggest entry and
some of the best racing can be
expected in the Midas Clubman events fromfront runners like spectacular Danie vanNiekerk in his Wingfield Beemer, NieyaazModack (BMW), Jesse Huggett (VW Jetta)and Andre Johnson (Audi Quattro).The rookie to watch is going to be 15-year-
old Joshua Dolinschek in the Formula Libresingle seater class. Still too young to (legally)drive on public roads, Joshua was impressi-ve as he dominated the first two rounds inwhich he competed earlier this season. Ho-wever, he was well beaten by Julian van derWatt in a more powerful car at the most re-cent meeting. It will be interesting to seehow he fares during the meeting on Satur-day.
At the other end of the scale, the popular54-year-old Danie (van Killarney) Maritz isa veteran motorcyclist astride the sameGSX-R750 Suzuki that carried him to victoryin the 1987Western Province championship.Incredibly though, this super-fit rider is lap-ping even faster now than he did more than28 years ago.The includes a Breakfast Run for street le-
gal motorcycles, a kiddies playground man-ned by minders and an American style hot-dog eating contest in the clubhouse.There are 18 races for cars and motorcy-
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Unie-Milnerton se senior rugbyspanhet die afgelope naweekmet ’n oorwin-ning in sy uitgestelde wedstryd teenHamlets nou ook ’n sterk aanspraak-maker op bevordering uit die B-afde-ling van die Superliga na die A-afde-ling geword.Unie-Mil is aanvanklik goed in toom
gehou deur Hamlets, maar in die twee-de helfte het hy behoorlik op loop ge-gaan en die besoekersmet 56-20 gelooi.Halfpad deur die seisoen is dit nou
drie spanne van die Tygerbergstreekwat bo-aan die punteleer is in die Su-perliga se B-afdeling (bestaande uit 15spanne).Die uiteindelik boonste twee spanne
word aan die einde van die seisoen ou-tomaties opgeskuif na die topafdelingvan die kompetisie. Die onoorwonneKuilsrivier (8 wedstryde gespeel) istans die voorloper terwyl die ewen-eens onoorwonne Noordelikes/Northlink-kollege (7 wedstryde) kortop die Kuile se hakke is.Unie-Mil het sover ses van sy sewe
wedstryde gewen en lê tans in die der-de plek.Wat die situasie interessantmaak, is
dat hierdie drie spanne nog in dietweede helfte van die seisoen teen me-kaar moet uitdraf.So die hare gaan nog waai wanneer
die wedstrydprogram op 18 Julie her-vat word.
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Cathy becomes a cycling legendCathy becomes a cycling legendSTEHAN SCHOEMAN
Being the only female cyclist to be inductedin the Legends of the Pedal hall of fame isnothing short of remarkable. ButCathyCarstenshashada superb ca-reer that began back in 1984 and atthe age of 52 this Brackenfell resi-dent is still on her bike, with no in-tention of quitting anytime soon.“Before I started cycling I was a
Western Province 800m athlete, buta serious knee injury forced me toquit and that is how I started cy-cling,” said Cathy.Her list of achievements reads
like the perfect script. In 1985 sheset the 3000m South African trackrecord and won over 300 fun ridesbetween 1985 and 1990.In 1985 shewon themixed tandem
section of the Argus Cycle Tour.The following year she broke theArgus record forwomen bymore orless 30 minutes. “I still rememberthat day, everything was just goingvery well and I can’t remember theprecise time, but I beat the recordby about half an hour. After thatdream race, I won it for the nextfour consecutive years.”After winning the national cham-
pionships in 1990, Cathy took a 12-year break in which she raised hertwo children and started her ownphysiotherapy practice in Bracken-fell where she is still working withtop sportsmen and women includ-
ing Mariska Strauss, the 2014 African XCOMTB champion, Peter-John Waterboer (SAschools hurdler), Alicia Visser (WP tug ofwar), Zeeke Norris (K1 kickboxer) and Jo-
nathanForlee (national under-20 basketballplayer), to name a few.After her 12-year absence she made a
comeback at the age of 41. Two years later,competing with the best in thecountry, she showed her class bybeing ranked second in South Afri-ca.Further accolades include gold
medals at the South African veter-an championships from 2007 to2010. She took silver at the WorldCup in Austria in 2005 and 2006 andgold in 2009. At the World VeteranUCI Road Champs in Austria sheclaimed silver in 2005 and 2006 andwon gold in 2008.One of her proudest moments re-
mains her overall Western Prov-ince Cyclist of the Year award backin 2008. “What made this award sospecial for me was the fact that theaward was for both men and wom-en. So to walk away with thataward being acknowledged thevery best cyclist irrespective ofgender was fantastic.”For now, there is no stopping Ca-
thy. She is still active on the roadand themountain bike bug has alsobitten her. “It is all about stayingfit and healthy, and with mountainbike events it is a different way ofseeing how beautiful our countryis. I have overcome many injuriesinmy life and I have realised if younever give up everything exists asa possibility.”
Cathy Carstens is the only female cyclist to be included in theLegends of the Pedal hall of fame.