Woensdag, 2 Maart 2016 | Tel: 021 910 6500 | e-pos: [email protected]WINNER BEST FREE NEWSPAPER IN SA RAVENSMEAD ASK US HOW X1R4P8G5-AL020316 168 Blue Downs Way, Blue Downs Flooring & Decor Zone Flooring & Decor Zone [email protected]Laminated Flooring Laminated Flooring R 99 59 R 99 59 R 99 49 R 99 49 R 99 99 R 99 99 /m2 /m2 * * from from 1200x2700x12.5mm 1200x2700x12.5mm 1 Colour Only 1 Colour Only /m² /m² Terms & Conditions apply excl. VAT excl. VAT Partitioning Boards Partitioning Boards Tiles Tiles Blinds made to order 021 909 5802 081 751 2793 INSTALLATION Laminated Flooring INSTALLATION Laminated Flooring of At discounted prices X1R5J9B5-AL020316 While Giovanni Solomons (2) from Elsies River enjoyed some time with the hundreds of teddies, his mom was one of the 5000 runners who took part in the annual Tyger Run. The event hosted by the three “Tygers” – TygerBurger, Tygerberg 104fm and Tyger Valley Centre – took place on Saturday 27 February. All proceeds of the 5km event, including teddy bears brought along by runners, were donated to the TygerBear Foundation. PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL Teddy bears for TygerBear RAVENSMEAD: WOMAN WAITS 32 YEARS FOR TITLE DEED A place to call home ASTRID FEBRUARIE @febastrid A fter 32 years of living in a council- owned property, an 89-year-old Rav- ensmead woman can finally call her house her own. Sarah Visagie was one of five residents who were recently handed her title deed dur- ing a private ceremony at the local ward councillor’s office in Ravensmead which took place in partnership with the provincial Department of Human Settle- ments and the City of Cape Town. Visagie has been living in the council property since 1984 and never thought that during her lifetime she would be a benefici- ary of a title deed. “I have been waiting for this moment for a very long time and it is finally here. And as overwhelming as it is, I feel proud to be a homeowner. I will pass it on to my children who can pass it on to theirs when I pass on one day, but for now I will enjoy my home,” she says. Ward councillor Beverley van Reenen, says these residents have been living in these homes for more than 30 years and can now finally call it their home. “Many people have homes, but do not own them as they are still paying it off, so this is definitely a memorable moment for these beneficiaries as they now have something they can pass on to their children or grand- children,” she says. Van Reenen says with the title deed comes great responsibility as the home owners can no longer depend on the City if they have maintenance issues. “They must take pride in their homes as it is one of their biggest assets and they need to protect it. We urge them to take out home insurance in the event of a fire or any disas- ter which may destroy or damage their homes. We also advise them against falling for any scams where someone comes and wants to buy their home from them to turn it into a shop or business,” she says. John Blanchard, land and asset manage- ment for the human settlements department who was present at the handover ceremony, says in some cases people have sold their properties for about R5 000 and do not realise they are losing way more than they have in- vested in the property over the years. V Continued on page 2.
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enjoyed some time withthe hundreds of teddies,his mom was one of the
5000 runners who tookpart in the annual Tyger
Run. The event hosted bythe three “Tygers” –
TygerBurger, Tygerberg104fm and Tyger ValleyCentre – took place on
Saturday 27 February. Allproceeds of the 5km
event, including teddybears brought along by
runners, were donated tothe TygerBear Foundation.
PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL
Teddybears forTygerBear
RAVENSMEAD: WOMAN WAITS 32 YEARS FOR TITLE DEED
A place to call homeASTRID FEBRUARIE
@febastrid
After 32 years of living in a council-owned property, an 89-year-old Rav-ensmead woman can finally call her
house her own.Sarah Visagie was one of five residents
who were recently handed her title deed dur-ing a private ceremony at the local wardcouncillor’s office in Ravensmead whichtook place in partnership with theprovincial Department of Human Settle-ments and the City of Cape Town.
Visagie has been living in the councilproperty since 1984 and never thought thatduring her lifetime she would be a benefici-ary of a title deed.
“I have been waiting for this moment fora very long time and it is finally here. Andas overwhelming as it is, I feel proud to bea homeowner. I will pass it on to my childrenwho can pass it on to theirs when I pass onone day, but for now I will enjoy my home,”she says.
Ward councillor Beverley van Reenen,says these residents have been living inthese homes for more than 30 years and can
now finally call it their home.“Many people have homes, but do not own
them as they are still paying it off, so thisis definitely a memorable moment for thesebeneficiaries as they now have somethingthey can pass on to their children or grand-children,” she says.
Van Reenen says with the title deed comesgreat responsibility as the home owners canno longer depend on the City if they havemaintenance issues.
“They must take pride in their homes asit is one of their biggest assets and they needto protect it. We urge them to take out home
insurance in the event of a fire or any disas-ter which may destroy or damage theirhomes. We also advise them against fallingfor any scams where someone comes andwants to buy their home from them to turnit into a shop or business,” she says.
John Blanchard, land and asset manage-ment for the human settlements departmentwho was present at the handover ceremony,says in some cases people have sold theirproperties for about R5 000 and do not realisethey are losing way more than they have in-vested in the property over the years.
V Continued on page 2.
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Nearly 700 suspects were arrested fordifferent crimes over the last weekthrough disruptive and integrated in-
telligence driven operations by the BlueDowns Police Cluster.The arrests were carried out between
Monday 22 February andSunday 28 Februa-ry and 671 people were put behind bars.Acting cluster commander of Blue
Downs, Brigadier Hendrik Jansen, com-mended officers and other law enforcementagencies for the diligent work performedover the last week that heeded the arrestsof 617 suspects.Warrant Officer Brain Daniels, spokes-
personofDelft police, saysduring theopera-tions alcohol and mandrax tablets with anestimated street value of R25 000, tik anddagga with an estimated value of R45 000,were confiscated.“As a result of these operations a total
number of five firearms and 51 rounds ofammunition of different calibres wereseized,” says Daniels.Jansen further raised the concern of the
police regarding the prevalence of home-made firearms, commonly known as “zipguns” and toy guns that are used to commitserious crimes.A total of three of these types of firearms
were confiscated during the past week.Daniels said 19 people were arrested for
drunk driving while others face charges in-cluding murder, attempted murder, com-mon assault, assault with the intention tocause grievous bodily harm, robberies, pos-session of dangerousweapons, house break-ing and theft, possession of unlicensed fire-arms and rape.“We also kept 72 suspects in police custo-
dy overnight, but they were released afterreceiving fines as they committed crimes
which include being drunk in public or riot-ous behaviour and road traffic offences,”Daniels says.Meanwhile on Thursday 25 February at
about 00:45 officers responded to a cry forhelp from the N2 Gate Way NeighbourhoodWatch indicating that a vehicle with nonumber plates or licence disk was at an ad-dress in the Delft area.“When officers arrived at the scene they
instructed the driver of a blue Ford Figo toproduce documentation for the vehicle.However, as the officerswere inspecting thevehicle the driver sped off and was laterforced to stop,” he says.When the driver was escorted back to
where the incident occurred, the house wassearched and two other suspectswere foundwith numerous household implements andvehicle parts. Police also confiscated a bankcard scheming device and a cash amount ofR273 317 in the house.The suspects, aged between 21 and 34,
were arrested for the possession of presum-ably stolen goods.During a separate incident onSaturday 27
February at about 22:15, officers of the Rav-ensmead Crime Prevention Unit (CPU) re-
sponded to a gang shooting in progress inAandblom Street in Uitsig.Daniels says police randomly searched
people in the streetwhen they arrived at theaddress and found oneman in possession ofa Rossi .38 Special revolver.“It was reported officers could still hear
the soundof gunfire and requestedaddition-al backup. However, when help arrived onthe scene the public turned on themembersand attacked them with stones,” he says.Two officers sustained injuries as a result
of the attack, however policemanaged to ar-rest three suspects for public violence.One suspect will face charges of the pos-
session of an illegal fire arm and ammuni-tion.During another incident which occurred
on Saturday 27 February at about 01:00 theowner of a Mazda 6 was travelling on DelftMain Road between Mango and Tamariskstreets. As he stopped at an intersection, hewas accosted by five unknown men.Daniels says they forced the driver out of
his vehicle and drove off in an unknown di-rection.However, at about 10:30, officers of the
Western Cape Flying Squad received atracking signal on the N2 near Macassar.The hijacked vehicle was forced off the roadand two suspects, aged 27 and 32, were ar-rested. They will face charges of hijacking.Jansen further commended the person-
nel of the cluster stations,Metro police, LawEnforcement officers, Traffic Police, neigh-bourhood watch structures and reservistsfor their dedication and commitment in en-suring the perpetrators of crime arebrought to justice. He also encouraged thecommunity to assist the police in riddingtheir neighbourhood of criminal elementsby reporting them.
Cluster operations netnearly 700 suspects
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“They own a piece of the earth and shouldnot give it up to become a backyard dwell-er while they rent out their home.Thisdoes occur, but we strongly advise benefi-ciaries to keep the property and set up awill stating that they leave the property
behind for their children or family mem-bers,” he says.Blanchard further urges other benefici-
aries to come forward to claim their titledeeds. “We have found that many peoplemove out of their homes into other com-
munities and do not know that the proper-ty is now in their name.”V If you have been renting a unit or paying off aunit and need assistance and want to know if youare a beneficiary, contact the department on021 483 9486.
Proportional repre-sentative RonelleViljoen, Sarah Visagie,ward councillorBeverley van Reenen,Liza Combrink, JohnBlanchard, NatashaMoses and MariaKoks share a momentafter the officialhand-over of the titledeeds. PHOTO: ASTRIDFEBRUARIE
A university is a space for open debate, dis-cussion and the sharing of ideas. It is not aspace for racism, tribalism, ethnic, genderor any form of discrimination.This is according to University of the
Western Cape (UWC) spokesperson Lut-hando Tyhalibongo, following the discoveryof racist statements and hate speech all overthe campus on Monday 29 February.“We condemn these cowardly acts com-
mitted under the cover of darkness,” Tyhali-bongo says.UWC is now investigating this matter.“Once the culprits are identified, appro-
priate actionwill be taken against them,” hesays.Tyhalibongo further says UWC remains
one of the most diverse campuses in SouthAfrica, and is an intellectual home for stu-dents from diverse backgrounds, race andgender.“Any attempt to threaten our unity, by in-
citing division of our students and staffalong racial lines, will not be tolerated. Wecannot allow our differences of opinion todegenerate into polarisation,” he says.He further urges the university communi-
ty to join them in condemning, in the strong-est possible terms, these “racist state-ments”.
University ‘noplace for this’
As a result of theseoperations a totalnumber of five firearms and 51 roundsof ammunition ofdifferent calibreswere seized
“
A three-year-old girl suffered a gunshot tothe foot during an armed robbery in Delft.The incident occurred on Sunday 28
February at about midnight.Blue Downs police cluster spokesper-
son Captain Joe Wilson says the little girlalongwith anotherminor and twowomenand two men were driving from EersteRiver toDelftwhere the incident occurredat their home in Delft South, Section 31,in Thubelitsha.Wilson says that upon their arrival at
their home the men and the little girl gotout of the vehicle, leaving the women andone minor inside the vehicle.“While the women and the other minor
remained in the vehicle, they suddenlysaw six men fiddling with the car doors
and smashing the windows, while also at-tempting to enter the premises followingthe twomen (victims) and the girl inside,”Wilson says.The driver of the vehicle (one of the
women) started hooting to draw theirpartners’ attention,whichprompted theirreturn to the car. However, they did notreturn with the girl.“When the two men got to the gate they
saw the six suspects trying to enter thepremises. A scuffle ensued at the gate andsuddenly the suspects opened fire. Thevictims (men) ran around the housewhilecalling for help from their neighbours andlandlord,” he said.During the aftermath it was discovered
that the three-year-old suffered a gunshot
wound to her right foot. During the inci-dent, all the windows of the vehicle weresmashed and some items, a wallet andcash, were taken.The little girl was taken to a hospital for
medical attention and is in a stable condi-tion.Wilson says the suspects fled the scene
in a white VW Citi Golf.“We recovered four spent cartridges on
the scene and are investigating a case ofattempted murder and armed robbery,”he says.No arrests have been made yet.
V Anyone with information is requested to con-tact the investigating officer, Detective SergeantGlenville Witbooi, on 021 954 9000 or 079 8941484.
Girl (3) shot in botched robbery
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Aman wanted in connection with amurder in Delft was arrested as hecrossed pathswith police officers dur-
ing a pamphlet drop in the community.Last week officers from the Delft Police
Station, alongwith the local neighbourhoodwatch, embarked on a walkabout wheretheyhanded out pamphletswith tips onhowto reduce crime and not become a victim ofcrime, urging the community to reportcrime.
Acting station commander, Colonel Lu-yanda Damoyi, says while they were on thewalkabout they also were on the lookout forwanted people linked to various crimes.“We had warrants of arrest for certain
suspects andmanaged to arrest one formur-der and another for being in possession ofstolen property.“There was no chance for them to evade
arrest as we were a large group of officersas well as neighbourhood watchmembers,”he says.Damoyi says the walkabout was part of
their stance of zero tolerance against crimeand violence in the community.“We have this approach towards crimi-
nals, but without community support wecannot be completely successful. We there-fore urge residents to take this stand withus and to come forward with informationwhich can lead us to arrest more wantedsuspects,” he says.
The pamphlet drop plays an importantrole in combating crime as it allows officersto stop and speak to residents and informthem about the criminal activities occur-ring daily, but also to give people advice onwhat to do when they find themselves in adifficult situation.Thewalkabout followsaspolicehave seen
a significant increase in burglaries at resi-dential premises, robberies at shops andarm robberies on the street.
“We have identified several hotspot areasand highlighted these areas in the pam-phlets to alert residents, motorists and pe-destrians,” Damoyi says.
The areas identified as criminal hot-spotsinclude the Spar in Delft South, SymphonyWay, Silversands, Delft Main Road, HindleRoad and Blikkiesdorp where robberiescommonly occur.
Car hijackings, and business and houserobberies tend to be more frequent in DelftSouth.
“Suspects target homes late at night
where flat-screen TVs can be seen. Crimi-nals also hide behind bushy areas aroundentry gates or front doors.
In most hijacking cases vehicle ownersleft the car idling in their driveway whilethey attend to something in the house,”Damoyi says.
He further urged residents to keep all val-uables out of sight when driving and to notleave curtains or blinds wide open for thosewalking past to see inside, and also to placefirearms, large cash amounts and jewelleryin a safe that is properly secured to the walland to keep a key on their person at alltimes.
“Follow these tips and you can reduceyour chances of becoming a victim ofcrime,” he says.V If you know about drug outlets in the communityand places where stolen goods are sold, report itto your sector commander or call crime stop on 086001 0111
Pamphlet police get luckyNeighbourhood watch members and Delft police officers joined hands during a pamphlet drop where they highlighted their concerns and urgedresidents to be vigilant. PHOTO: ASTRID FEBRUARIE
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While the South African Social Secu-rity Agency (Sassa) says it appreci-ates the oversight role played by
the Department of Social Development(DSD) it advises the department to focus ontheir mandate of 1000 backlogs with the fos-ter care extensions anddevelop comprehen-sive poverty alleviation programmes.This statement was made by a Sassa
spokesperson in response to the DSD claim-ing about 30 Elsies River residents were lefthanging after Sassa was a no-show at aplanned public meeting last week.The meeting was scheduled between the
local councillor and DSD to address griev-ances related to ongoing illegal grant deduc-tions.Shivani Wahab, Sassa spokesperson in
theWestern Cape, says therewas no officialnotice of the saidmeetingheld inElsiesRiv-er last week.“We have notedwith disappointment, the
media statement issued by the DSD,” Wa-hab says.She stated that the DSD should rather use
their time to render more effective servicesto vulnerable children placed in foster care.“The major ongoing challenges experi-
enced with drugs and substance abuse inthe province and in developing sustainablepoverty alleviation programmes can beused to place and train social grant benefici-aries so that the dependancy on socialgrants can be reduced,” Wahab adds.Sihle Ngobese, spokesperson for Albert
Fritz, minister of social development in theprovince, says Sassa’s behaviour demon-strated “a complete contempt for poor peo-ple”, and is completely unacceptable.“Given the majority of people present
looking for answers on the ongoing inci-dents of unauthorised deductions fromtheir social grants, Sassa’s ducking addedinsult to injury,” Ngobese says.He says residents of the Western Cape
continue to fall victim to illegal and unau-thorised deductions from their social
grants. Sassa itself cites having received inexcess of 2000 complaints in Februaryalone.“Sassa must act on every complaint they
receive from the communities at thesemeetings, but in order to do this, it must at-tend meetings, especially when it has com-mitted to attending,” Ngobese says.In response,Wahab says Sassa is commit-
ted to interactingwith thepublic and todatehas attended numerous meetings in Scotts-dene, Manenberg, Gugulethu and Mitch-ell’s Plain on the issue of deductions.“We are always willing to address the
public to ensure that we provide clarity ondeductions and any other social grant relat-ed matter,” she says.Wahab explains that in addition to com-
munity meetings, Sassa has a beneficiaryeducation programme in place via commu-nity print media and numerous radio sta-tions across the province.For the last fourmonths thesebeneficiary
education programmes have focused on theissue of deductions and safety tips for socialgrant beneficiaries. Sassa staff also conductbeneficiary education at their local offices,pay points and service points.“The message we reiterate to all our so-
cial grant beneficiaries is the importance ofnot divulging the confidential pin numberto a third party aswell as general safety tipsto minimise social grant fraud,” she says.Meanwhile DSD will continue to attend
these public meetings in order to play theiroversight role over Sassa, which is an inde-pendent national entity. Ngobese says eventhoughDSDhasno operational control overSassa, the provincialministry has since thebeginning of this year received 27 com-plaints related to illegal deductions.The ministry has assisted with 626 cases
since 2010. “Itmust always be borne inmindthat social grant recipients are the poorestof the poor, and are people from the mostvulnerable segments of our society. To haveany money missing from their grants hasserious implications for their day-to-day ba-sic needs, such as food,” he adds.
Sassa a noshowat meeting
Countdown to Ball of HopeHope Cape Town is counting down to its an-nual fundraising dinner, the Ball of Hope, tobe held at the Westin in town.The non-profit organisation is located at
the Medical School of the University of Stel-lenbosch’s Tygerberg campus and providesoutreach, education and counselling at com-munity level, focusing on HIV/Aids and TB.Their mission is to impact the communi-
ties they work in and having expanded theirservices to address the increasing need, theyare now more reliant on the generosity ofbusiness and individuals to help fund theirprogrammes.The fundraising event is co-hostedwith the
SA German Chamber of Commerce who hasbeen supporting the NPO since it was found-ed in 2001.The event, which takes place on Monday
7 March at 19:00, has an impressive line-upof entertainment and is sold out months inadvance. Members of the diplomatic core, in-ternational guests, celebrities and promi-nent members of the business communitywill be in attendance.To support the NPO or find out more about
the work they do, please contact FahimDocrat on 021 938 9339 or email [email protected] or visit www.hopecape-town.com.
With Viola Klein, trustee and initiator of the Hope Gala Dresden (in the centre with green dress)are the Hope team and Hope Goodwill Ambassador Katlego Maboe.
Die fikses, minder fikses en sommer al-malwat ’n verdienstelike saakwil onder-steun, word genooi om deel te wees vandieMusieksentrumHugo Lambrechts sepretdraf of -stap op Saterdag 12 Maart.Dit word op die wynlandgoed De Gren-
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Guntoting robbershold up shop ownerA bag of money, two firearms and sto-
len cooldrinks were some of the itemspolice recovered after a high-speed
chase which led to the arrest of six suspectsin Khayelitsha.Captain Joe Wilson, Blue Downs cluster
communication officer, explains on Thurs-day 24 February officers were patrolling atabout 14:30 when they noticed a white FordBantam bakkie driving at a high speeddown Spine Road, and proceeded to investi-gate.“When they indicated to the driver of the
bakkie to pull the vehicle off the road, hefailed to heed and attempted to evade the po-lice patrol,” Wilson says.Fortunately officers from the dog unit re-
sponded and the vehicle was forced off theroad. Wilson says when officers searchedthe vehicle they found several items forwhich the suspects could not provide an ex-planation for.
“Police eventually received a complaintof an armed robbery, as well as the robberyof Coke delivery employees,” he says.The six suspects, aged between 22 and 35,
held the shop owner of BarwaqoCash Store,situated at the corner of Bontlentle andMzumbe streets in Mfuleni, and two Cokeemployees at gunpoint and took severalgoods, money, cigarettes and airtimevouchers, then fled the scene.Police recovered the goods and firearms
and arrested six suspects and charged themwith armed robbery, hijacking and the ille-gal possession of illegal and prohibited fire-arms and ammunition.Wilson says it is unclearwhether the fire-
arms were reported stolen.Further investigation revealed that the
bakkiewas reportedhijacked inHarare ear-lier this month.Police reported that no shots were fired
during the robbery.
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A young girl from Delft hopesto represent her schoolalong with her drum major-
ette teammates at a national com-petition later this year, but is inneed of financial assistance.Hope Abrahams, a Grade 5
learner at Dr Van der Ross Prima-ry School, is part of a 41-membermajorette and cheerleading teamwho will take part in the nationalchampionship inGermiston in Ju-ly, but needs a total ofR5 500 to par-ticipate.Her mother, Charmaine Abra-
hams, a singlemomwith an unsta-ble income, says: “Hope lovesdancing and I support her sport100%, however financially it istough for me to contribute to allher needs when it comes to thesport. We hope the public can as-sist us in helping her reach the na-tionals,” Abrahams says.Hope has been part of themajor-
ettes since Grade 1 and over theyears has dedicated her extra timeto the sport.“This is what I love doing as we
get to travel and perform at thesecompetitions,” she says.Despite having a tight practise
schedule, Hope has found a bal-ance between dancing and herschool work. She is dedicated toboth and has even improved aca-demically due to the extra muralactivity.“The energy she puts into danc-
ing is exactly the same energy sheputs into her school work. She hasdeveloped great confidence through thissport and hopes to further her career indancing when she leaves school,” Abra-hams says.Dr Van der Ross school management be-
lieves the learners have the potential toreach great heights if they receive the nec-essary motivation, stimulation and sup-port.For the past four years the learners have
taken part in the national majorette andcheerleading competition, and although theschool is excited about the achievement,they have great concerns about the finan-
cial implications of the events. However,they are determined to get all the learnerswho participate in this sport to the competi-tion through the help of donations.Coach Morisha Prince says due to the fi-
nancial constraints usually about 35 of the41 learners will make it to the competition.“It really is sad to see that not all of them
can travel to the competitions and althoughwe would love everyone to join, it is tough,but we remain positive,” she says.To make a contribution to Hope’s plight
and her teammates contact the school on021 952 2459.
Hope has highhopes for tour
Hope Abrahams, a Grade 5 learner at Dr van der RossPrimary School, hopes to represent her school at theNational Drum Majorette and Cheerleading competitionin Germiston later this year. PHOTO: ASTRID FEBRUARIE
ASTRID FEBRUARIE@febastrid
If you thought only people with gardensand green fingers can grow their own food– think again.With the right training and support you
can create a home food garden, even if youlive on a tiny property.Soil for Life, a non-profit organisation, is
hosting several workshops in communi-ties across the province starting thismonth through their Home Food Garden-ing programme.
Skills to grow foodThe Cape Town based NPO teaches peo-
ple how to prepare the soil and growhealthy plants so that families can sit downto plates of safe, fresh nutritious food allyear round.Founder and director Pat Featherstone
says the programme is open to all adultsinterested in learning about gardening.“It will give you the skills to put fresh
vegetables on your family’s table through-out the year,” she says.The course runs over a 12-week period
and costs just R15 per person.Training is once a week, with support
throughout from the Soil for Life trainers,– all very experienced home gardeners
themselves.The Home Food Gardens course is avail-
able inmany areas of Cape Townwhich in-clude Bishop Lavis, Bonteheuwel, Delft,Driftsands, Mfuleni, Mitchell’s Plain, Han-over Park, Lavender Hill, Retreat, Steen-berg, Khayelitsha (including Makhaza,Nkanini) and Philippi.
Starter kit“All you need is time and a willingness
to learn. Soil for Life will supply a starterkit (compost, mulch, seeds and seedlings)and show you how to create a garden thatwill grow for years to come, at almost nocost,” Featherstone says.The NPO has trained more than 1800
home food gardeners since 2008 and manyhave been so successful they have freshproduce to share, and are earning moneyfrom selling seeds, plants and vegetables.“Several people have been able to find
employment and start small businesses us-ing the skills they learned with Soil forLife,” Featherstone says.V To sign up or for more information visit www.soil-forlife.co.za or contact 021 794 4982 or email [email protected] The NPO is hosting a workshop at GreenlandsPrimary School on Friday 4 March from 09:00. Formore information contact the field training manag-er Fran Fredericks on 071 365 8828 of 021 794 4982
Learn how to grow your own vegetables
Lorraine Samuels from Bonteheuwel is growing lots of herbs, vegetables and flowers at herhome. She won the 2015 Senior Home Gardener of the Year award.
8 TYGERBURGER Ravensmead & Belhar Woensdag, 2 Maart 2016NUUS
Newcampaignlaunchedat UWCThe launch of the Ikamva Lethu cam-
paignby theUniversity of theWesternCape’s Student Representative Coun-
cil aims to assist academically deservingstudents who are struggling to secure fund-ing to complete their studies.The campaign was launched on the UWC
campus on Monday 29 February .UWC SRC president Akhona Landu says
with two-thirds of the 20 000 registered stu-dents in the institution needing some sortof financial assistance, the campaigncomes at a time when collective and sus-tainable solutions are needed for students.“With the SRC having identified access
to higher education as needing to be a basichuman right, their vision for the campaignis ‘Excellence through opportunity’,” hesays.The campaign falls under the SRC’s lega-
cy project, which aims to initiate sustaina-ble student support initiatives that willhave long-term impacts, continuing pasttheir year of service.“As the student leadership body, we find
it very important to always be putting stu-dents and their needs first in all our engage-ments and activities,” he says.
Holistic needs“We understand that student needs tran-
scend access to continuing with their stud-ies as there are other elements, such as theavailability of study resources and accessto regular meals, that also contribute to-wards creating a healthy and progressiveenvironment for students,” Landu says.This is why their campaign “is so rele-
vant as it includes the holistic needs thatare aimed for students to succeed”.Landu says the nationwide campaign en-
courages all key role players from publicand private sector, including influential in-dividuals and alumni to support this effort,and contribute to a cause that will changethe lives of students whose progress to-wards a better future is hindered by chal-lenging family financial circumstances.The SRC have already secured R2m from
the UWC executive management as seedfunding supporting this campaign, whichfollowed the SRC’S initial pledge ofR350 000from their allocated budget.The vice-chancellor and rector, Professor
Tyrone Pretorius, says it can be said thatUWC is a victim of its own success.“Regardless of our ‘Human Development
Index’ (HDI) status, we have been consist-ent with our performance, which hasearned the University the distinction of be-ing one of the five top-rated institutions inthe country.“The fact remains, however, that we are
still an HDI institution that needs supportfrom various stakeholders,” he says.Landu says given the wide-ranging chal-
lenges students face nationally, particular-ly the growingnumber of studentswho can-not fund themselves, the SRC calls uponparents, sympathisers, the business sector,alumni and staff to support this noblecause.The Rand value of students who are un-
funded – and therefore owe the Universityfees – stands at R15m.“When the newSRCmemberswere voted
into office in 2015, they made a solemnpledge in front of the UWC community thatthe SRC of 2015/16would be about students,and the struggle for free quality educationremains on course,” Landu says.He adds that the SRCsees the fundraising
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You waited your whole life tobuy a Rottweiler puppy andwhen you can finally afford
one, it gets parvovirus and dieswithin two weeks after you boughtit from the breeder.
This is the scenario involving adisgruntled couple after theybought a puppy from a breeder whocharges R6000 per puppy.
The man got a 50% discount fromthe breeder, his colleague’s wife,and was able to pick up the longed-for puppy within weeks after itsbirth, and with only one more in-jection to go.
However, the puppy almost im-mediately got gravely ill.
“I had incurred costs from thevet when I rushed my dog to the an-imal clinic in Kenilworth after ithad developed parvovirus, but itwas already too late. They saidthey could try to help him, butchances were that he wouldn’t pullthrough,” said the man, who askednot to be named.
It would have cost him R15 000,he said, to have the puppy treated,but he and his wife decided againstthis and to rather have the puppyeuthanised, as this was too steepand the puppy’s odds to survivewere so slim.
“If they get this disease, it’s basi-cally over for them.”
Final vaccinationThe man said when they collect-
ed the puppy, the breeder said itwas due for one last inoculation.
“When we got there, we were toldthe dog still needed its final vacci-nation. We only had the dog for twoweeks. The breeder failed to get thethird injection.”
After the dog died, the couple hada disagreement with the breeder,who they said refused to reimbursethem, or allow them to have a newpuppy.
“The breeder told us the breedwas very susceptible to this virusand there was nothing they couldhave done differently. It’s alwaysbeen a childhood dream of mine toown a Rottweiler. I saved up to buy
this one,” he said.TygerBurger put the question to
the staff at the Tygerberg AnimalHospital (TAH) of what could havebeen done to save the puppy in thisinstance, and what others can doshould they suspect the virus intheir own dog.
According to veterinarian DrRyan Norrie, they see a lot of dark-er coloured dogs being infectedwith the parvovirus.
“We do happen to see a lot ofwhat we call black and tan dogs,such as Rottweilers and Germanshepherds, but all dogs are suscep-
tible to the virus. Some dogs havea stronger immune system thanothers,” he said.
According to him, prices fortreatment vary based on the treat-ment plan followed and the num-ber of days a puppy will stay in iso-lation – a highly sterilised roomwhere the animal is kept separatefrom other patients.
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“Glucose, proteins and electro-lytes are continuously checked inorder to tailor treatment whereneeded. If a patient is not improv-ing with the initial treatment plan,then we will formulate a new oneuntil we find one that is accepted,”he said.
Norrie added it was vital that thepatient is kept hydrated and fed –a “big challenge, as the patient willsuffer from diarrhoea and vomit-ing”.
ForcefedAt this point the patient can be
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However, sometimes nasal feed-ing with tubes becomes necessary,he said.
TAH will bathe the patient oftenand apply petroleum jelly and babypowder to sensitive areas becauseof the constant diarrhoea, withfresh bedding given with everybath.
“The isolation ward, equipment,doctors, nurses and orderlies areconstantly being sprayed withF10,” Norrie said.
Their isolation ward is also mon-itored around the clock, with calm-ing music playing in the room andstaff dedicated to giving the pa-tients love.
“We find that extra love and TLCcan make a difference to a scaredand depressed fur baby. It is veryimportant to have constant moni-toring as you just don’t know withparvovirus!”
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moëns van hierdie talentvolle jong spelerstot die uiterste beproef.As die enigste internasionale toernooi vir
juniors in Suid-Afrika, sal 20 lande se seunsen meisies met ’n enkelsyfer-voorgee me-kaar ook tydens die SAJI oor 54 putjies omdie eerste plek die stryd aansê.Dit is die sesde keer dat Suid-Afrika die
toernooi aanbied enCurroHoldings borg ditvir die derde agtereenvolgende jaar.“Dié toernooi het geen gelyke in Suider-
Afrika nie.“Dit is ’n prestigeryke, geïntegreerde in-
ternasionale amateurtoernooi opdie plaasli-
ke kalender en word ten volle ondersteundeur die Vroue-gholfvereniging van Suid-Afrika (WGSA) en die Suid-AfrikaanseGholfvereniging (SAGA) as plaaslike be-heerliggame,” sê Erica Lefson, die toernooi-direkteur.Altesaam 70 deelnemers van Europese
lande, insluitend Oostenryk, België, dieTsjeggiese Republiek, Denemarke, Finland,Frankryk, Duitsland, Noord-Ierland, Noor-weë, Pole, Slowakye, Swede, Switserland enNederland, gaan aan die toernooi deelneem.Boonop gaan 11 lande oor die eerste 36 put-
jies in die internasionale spankompetisie
meeding. Voorts gaan 71 (49 seuns, 22 mei-sies) juniors van Suider-Afrika (Namibië,Suid-Afrika en Zimbabwe) die top- interna-sionale Europese amateurs in hierdie wê-reldwye junior gholftoernooi uitdaag.Drie van die Suid-Afrikaners wat in aksie
sal wees, Keelan van Wyk, Kieron van WykenWoojuSon, is almal in dienasionaleElite-span opgeneem.Hierdie talentvolle jong sterre gaan egter
alles in die stryd moet werp, want die Dur-banville-gholfbaan van 72 645 m – ook be-kend as die “Juweel van die Noorde” hetaansienlike veranderinge ondergaan.
SA GHOLFTOERNOOI VIR JUNIORS : TOP-AMATEURS VAN OOR WÊRELD HEEN SWAAI STOKKE
Jong sterre ding meeSowat 141 top-amateurgholfspelers van
oor die wêreld heen gaan die stokkeswaai tydensCurro se Suid-Afrikaanse
internasionale toernooi vir juniors (SAJI),wat van 8 tot 10 Maart by die Durbanville-gholfbaan plaasvind.Dit is verreweg die grootste junior ama-
teur-gholftoernooi in sy soort in Suider-Afri-ka.Die Durbanville-gholfbaan het aansienli-
ke veranderinge ondergaan – daar is nuwewaterhindernisse en ekstra hellings om tetrotseer, asook buiteperkgrensewat by som-mige putjies vernou is.Dit alles gaandie ver-
Clyde Ruiters van UWK maak dit net-net oor die dwarslat in die hoogspring vir mans Saterdag tydens die Westelike Provinsie se liga2-byeenkoms in Parow. Sy poging van 2,05 m was goed genoeg om hom in die eerste posisie te plaas. FOTO: STEHAN SCHOEMAN
Ruiters hiernet-net oordie dwarslat
SAREL BURGER
Skitterende boulwerk deur Craig Copeland(Milnerton) en uitstekende kolfwerk deurRuwayne Brinkhuis, Corbin Thomas enGarth Madden (almal Tygerberg-klub) wasdie glanspunte van die afgelope naweek seeersteliga-krieketwedstryde in die WP.Copeland (7/55 en 2/5) het Milnerton
(154/8 gesl.) ’n stewige wurggreep halfpaddeur sy wedstryd teen Ottoman (148 en 14/4)besorg. Op Floridapark het die kolwers vanTygerberg (296/6 gesl.) heeltemal die botoongevoer teen Noordelikes-Goodwood (80 en16/0).Brinkhuis (91) en Madden (80) het saam
133 lopies in hul aanvangsvennootskap aan-geteken, waarna Thomas (90) verdere soutin die wonde van die besoekende boulers ge-vryf het. Luwaaz September en AndleyAdams (albei 4/24) het Noordelikes in ’n op-volgbeurt ingeboender.Die Universiteit van Wes-Kaapland (148)
trek sover redelik gelyk met Kaapstad-klub(141 en 39/1) ná stewige bydraes deur Roma-no Ramoo (48) en Zubayr Hamza (41).Maar Durbanville en Bellville het in die
topliga albei ’n wind gesluk. Dale Campbell(51) en Jaco Castle (4/48) het nie genoeg on-dersteuning van hul spanmaats gekry omDurbanville (139/7) op die voorvoet teenRondebosch (231/9 gesl.) te kry nie.Bellville (126/9) ploeter eweneens teen