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WPCC confirms cellphone mast locationTERESA FISCHER

THE Western Province Cric-ket Club (WPCC) has an-

nounced the location of a Voda-com cellphone mast and base sta-tion on its grounds.

The issue dates back to 2004 (“Bidhas painfully familiar ring”, Peo­ple’s Post, 16 March 2010).

The chosen site is on the northernside of the WPCC, on the grass im-mediately west of the tennis courts,and as far away from Avenue deMist as possible.

This follows a public meeting on2 November 2010, and severalmonths of internal discussions be-tween WPPC, Vodacom and townplanners.

WPPC chairperson, Paul Burton,says the committee is satisfied thatno commitments are being renegedupon, and that the club has actedethically and openly.

Land Use Planning approval wasgranted on 11 September 2009.Changes to the Environmental Im-pact Assessment regulations on 2

August 2010 and the subsequent re-duction in the height of the pro-posed mast, from 23 metres to 15 me-tres, made EIA assessments formasts under 15 metres redundant(“Mast outbreak predicted”, People’sPost, 2 November 2010).

Resident Roy van Ballegooyenwrites that he is “extremely disap-pointed” that he has now been pre-sented with a “fait accompli”.

Van Ballegooyen has been argu-ing for the mast to be placed at a sitewhere the impacts on aggregate arethe least for all affected.

He says: “I and many other de-tractors have had no sportingchance to engage in this process ortest its findings. This can in no waybe considered to be the open andethical process that WPCC and Vo-dacom claim.”

Van Ballegooyen wrote to theWPCC asking the club to explain itsmotivation for deciding that thetennis court site is preferable to theoriginal site.

He also questions whether theWPCC or Vodacom would be pre-pared to provide compensation

should health effects be found to bea concern 10 or 20 years down theline.

WPCC chairman, Paul Burton,responds: “The WPCC has engagedextensively on this matter overmany years. At the conclusion ofthe open meeting we called (on 2 No-vember 2010), WPCC undertook tore-look the issues agreed.”

He adds that at no stage didWPCC give any indication of an in-tention to engage further. Instead itgave an undertaking to providefeedback, which he says was doneon Friday 11 March.

Burton says: “WPCC have morethan honoured all commitments;we do not wish to argue this matter,least of all via vitriolic dialogue inthe media. Suffice it to say, WPCChas the overwhelming supportfrom its members, the communityand immediate neighbours for Vo-dacom to proceed with this mast.”

Leif Eriksen, another resident,who supports the mast, says if VanBallegooyen’s suggestion was be ac-cepted it would necessitate startingthe entire town planning process all

over again, meaning a delay of atleast two years.

Eriksen believes the WPCC hasdecided in the interests of “by farthe majority of the Rondebosch res-idents” concerned, that they shouldproceed as is.

He adds that personally, as a resi-dent, he is “thrilled”. “Reception isshocking, and I know of many otherpeople in Rondebosch who battle tomake and receive calls,” he says.

Another resident, Naomi Peag-am, feels the WPCC has been “unbe-lievably patient” in their approachand points out the club uses fundsgenerated by hosting the mast tofund maintenance of the grounds,which are open to the public.

Ward councillor, AldermanOwen Kinahan, says the WPCC bidhas been “going on for so long itfeels like it pre-dates AlexanderGraham Bell”.

According to Kinahan there areonly two relevant points to the ap-plication. “The City’s policy on tele-communications takes its cue fromnational legislation, which in turnis guided by UNESCO (United Na-

tions Educational, Scientific andCultural Organisation) with re-spect to the health risks of cellmasts. “The overwhelming balanceof scientific opinion is that there isa far greater threat of radiationfrom domestic microwave ovens,let alone the cellphones that every-body seems to have permanentlyglued to their ears, than from cellmasts. Until such time as interna-tional consensus directs a morecautionary approach, there will beno change in policy,” he says.

He continues that there has been“more than sufficient opportunity”for public input on this application.

Alderman Kinahan says:“Wherever the mast is sited, it is go-ing to be in someone’s sightline andthe only solution is for no mast atall. This must also be seen in thecontext of the improved signal be-ing for the benefit of the entire sur-rounding community, as well asthose who make use of the facilitiesin this precinct, and nothing shortof an agreement by all of them to ac-cept the area as a cell-free zone isgoing to please everyone.”

SPEAK OUT: Various humanrights organisations protestedagainst “corrective rape” of lesbi­ans on Sunday. A memorandumwas handed over to the Ministerof Justice, Jeff Radebe, at Parlia­ment. Pictured is Lumka Peter(31) from Khayelitsha.

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He will also speak on “Agatha Chris-tie and Ancient Egypt”. Entry is free formembers, and non-members pay R20.Booking is not necessary. There is se-cure parking on the school grounds. Forfurther information call (021) 557-5082.

A celebrationof readingIT IS National Public Library weekfrom Saturday 19 March to Saturday 26March.

Rondebosch Library users are invitedto a morning tea on Wednesday 23March from 10:00 in the Library MinorHall.

The children’s library is invitedGrade 1s through to Grade 10s to entertheir short story competition. Short sto-ries of not more than 1 000 words (on anytopic), or a poem not more than one pagelong will be welcomed. Entries will bejudged in the following categories:Grades 1 to 3, Grades 4 to 7 and Gradesto 10.

The competition closes on Friday 18March and winners will be announcedat the library on Friday 25 March. Formore information call the RondeboschLibrary on (021) 689-1100.

Smooth sailing at carnival rehearsalFLOAT rehearsals for the CapeTown Carnival team were suc-cessfully completed in windyconditions at the Culemborgsite.

The float, called “World With-out Borders”, is a large sailingship with multi-coloured flagsrepresenting the nations of theworld.

The float is one of nine that willform part of the carnival proces-sion in Long Street on Saturday19 March, starting at 20:00.

It will be pushed by volunteersand will be preceded by six leaddancers, and followed by 200more dancers from across thecity.

Cape Town Carnival CEO,Michael Worsnip, expressed hishappiness at the progress of theevent.

“Things are really starting tofall into place; our lead dancersare completing their final fit-tings, our community groups arehaving final rehearsals and thefloats are being fitted with soundand other last-minute trimmings.The 2011 Cape Town Carnival isready to rock Cape Town in amagical way,” said Worsnip.

COLOUR FLOAT: The “World­without­borders” float is one of nine floats that will form part of theCape Town Carnival procession in Long Street on Saturday 19 March.

Horsepower does not come cheapTONY ROBINSON

HAVE you noticed the motorcycles the CapeTown traffic cops are riding these days? Theyare 1300 cc Hondas and they cost aboutR150 000 each.

Now why do the traffic police need suchpowerful motorcycles when their operationsare confined to the municipal area wherespeed limits are between 60 and 80 km/h? Itis true that speed limits do go up to 120 km/hon the freeways, but that is not where thework is.

So what is the point of motorcycles that canrace along at speeds in excess of 200 km/h?

For less than half the price, the city couldhave bought versatile 600 cc bikes by thesame manufacturer that are also capable ofexcessive speeds. That means they could havebought twice as many bikes or they could have saved a lot ofmoney.

How much money? Well, it would take a pensioner who livesin a modest home and pays about R500 a month in rates 16 yearsto pay the extra cost of a single superbike.

No doubt the traffic department will have their own story.They will probably explain about the radios and other equip-ment the officers have to carry, but that’s all bunkum – radioshave never been smaller or lighter than they are now and, any-way, the bike was designed to carry two. There is no way theequipment (whatever it is) could be heavier or less compactthan a pillion passenger.

Anybody who has ever ridden a motorcy-cle (and I am one of them) will tell you thata 600 cc machine is more than powerfulenough for traffic work. In fact, the lightermachine is better suited for use in heavytraffic.

Buying the big 1300 cc superbikes fortraffic cops is as extravagant as buyingBMWs and Jaguars for building inspectorsand social workers.

Of course there was a time, under a previ-ous city administration, when the mountedtraffic officers disappeared and the newcrop of officers tried to do the job in air-con-ditioned cars that cost even more than su-perbikes.

Somehow it always took two cops to driveone car so this reduced the visible presenceon the roads and it reduced their effective-

ness because it is darn difficult to thread an air-conditionedCamry through a traffic jam to reach the scene of an accident.And once there, the car becomes an extra obstacle.

The mounted traffic officer, on the other hand, can threadhis/her way through traffic (even in gridlock conditions) tothe scene of the accident to take charge and get the traffic flow-ing again.

So it’s good to see the bikes back, but why the superbikes?We know that bigger bikes are nicer toys for boys, but thatshould not be a consideration. We must think of the pensionerwho has to pay an extra 16 years worth of rates for the extrahorsepower.

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Security complexes in Claremont,Rondebosch and Mowbray targetedAN “alarming” increase in burglaries at se-curity complexes has been reported by theClaremont Police cluster, which comprisesthe Claremont, Rondebosch and Mowbraypolicing precincts.

Captain Angie Latchman, Claremont Clusterspokesperson says thus far most of these inci-dents have occurred during the day.

It is believed that the perpetrators press theintercom buttons randomly and wait untilsomeone gives them access into the complex.

Once inside they use tools such as crowbarsto force open security gates or burglar bars.

Items taken range from laptops, iPods, tele-vision sets, cameras, clothing and householdelectrical appliances.

Police are urging tenants to be extremelycautious and vigilant when allowing un-known people into complexes.

“As far as possible do not respond to ran-dom pressing of the intercom buzzers. Always

inquire as to the person’s identity and theirreasons for wanting to gain access to theproperty,” a police statement says.

Tenants are also advised to be cautiouswhen driving in and out of complexes, as op-portunistic criminals can be lurking nearbywaiting for an opportunity to gain access in-to property.

Police appealed to tenants to report anysuspicious characters or vehicles in closeproximity of their residences, to the relevantpolice stations.

Be security conscious in PinelandsPINELANDS police would like to warn resi-dents to take special precautions at night tosecure doors, windows and sliding doors.

In February a 74-year old woman was wok-en up in her bed in a secure complex in Pine-lands by an unknown man who closed hermouth with his hand and told her to be quiet.According to Pinelands police spokesperson,Warrant Officer Tando Sonjica, the suspectdemanded her jewellery, which included anecklace and a gold bangle.

The victim was then taken inside the bath-room and instructed to wait there for 10 min-utes while the man left.

She discovered afterwards that her Acerlaptop computer and digital camera were al-so stolen.

The suspect was described as a large man,dark in complexion, wearing gloves.

Entry was gained through opening a slid-ing door which was partially open and bycutting a safety gate on the inside of the patiodoor.A similar incident occurred ina securi-ty complex in Thornton in March. An elderlycouple were woken by two men who demand-ed money and jewellery.

Both suspects wore gloves.Entry wasgained through a sliding door and the sus-pect fled the scene with a diamond ring and

cash. No arrests have yet been made. Twocases of house robbery have been opened andare being investigated by Pinelands PoliceStation. Police have offered the followingsafety hints:

. Place a panic button in a strategic placewhere a perpetrator cannot see it.

. Never leave keys in a gate or lock.

. Curtains should be closed after dark toprevent criminals from observing activitiesinside the home.

. Don’t leave your garage, front or backdoor open or partially open as it may serveas an invitation to burglars.

. Never leave workers or contractors un-attended in yourhome.

. Keep your cell-phone in the bed-room.

. Know all youremergency num-bers; and

. Add additionalsecurity to the in-side of safety gatesto prevent it frombeing removed fromthe rail.

RAISINGSPIRITS: Theworld­re­nowned Wa­toto Chil­dren’s Choirfrom Ugandaperforming atthe Red CrossWar MemorialChildren’sHospital atthe Sea Har­vest “Kids forKids” fund­raising hando­ver event. Thechoir per­formed for anaudience ofsick children,friends, par­ents, nurses and media on Friday 4 March, when Sea Harvest officially handed over fundsraised through their “Kids for Kids” campaign – money raised from a portion of the saleof certain products – to the Children’s Hospital Trust. The three­month project raisedR295 000 for a new Surgical Skills Training Centre at the Hospital, which will be equippedto train surgeons in multi­disciplinary endoscopic (minimally invasive) surgery in a virtualtechnology laboratory. The Watoto choirs have travelled the world since 1994 as advo­cates of the 50 million children in Africa who have suffered the same losses they have.Every child in the choir has been orphaned through disease, poverty or war. Photo: Supplied

Whereto fortowers?THE Institute forHumanities in Af-rica (HUMA) ishosting a discus-sion about the landleft vacant after thedestruction of theAthlone Towers, atthe Joseph StoneAuditorium in Ath-lone on Wednesday23 March.

The issue will bediscussed by ChrisFerndale, an Ath-lone cultural activ-ist, Leigh Meinart,founder of TSiBAEducation, PatrickMqolobe from theEmbo InotiationForum and EdgarPieterse, from theAfrican Centre forCities. The meetingwill takeplace from18:30 until 20:00.

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‘What do they do with all the chickens?’TERESA FISCHER

PINK plastic pigs, graceful fla-mingos and quirky chickens

represent bread on the table fora young father, who hawks thesehandmade wares in Claremont.

But without a permit, Ashe Bun-ton (28) is a target for regular lawenforcement raids, during whichall stock is confiscated.

Raids result in a R300 fine. It costsR600 to retrieve the goods, whichare taken to storage points in CapeTown.

Bunton says he’s applied for apermit in 2008, but is still on thewaiting list.

“They don’t show us where weare on the list,” he says, adding thatas a foreigner from Zimbabwe he isat a big disadvantage, even thoughall his papers are in order.

There have been three raids atthe Paradise Road/M3 intersectionsince January.

He cannot afford the fine. Insteadhe makes more animals.

Asked what was taken just theday before, he replies softly: “Threebig chickens, black and white, threepigs, pink pigs, four black-and-white medium chickens.”

He moulds them out of colouredplastic and wire; using plastic cut-outs to make the comb and visitingthe scrap yard to collect wire for thefeet.

From someone else, beadworkwas confiscated – “the hearts andthe little tiny dogs”.

He adds he is not begging and not

harassing anyone, as he just standson the side of the road and nobodycomplains.

“I don’t force them to buy mychickens,” he says. But he says thepolice are rough, treating hawkersas if they were criminals.

Claremont artist, Andrea Raath,befriended Bunton and contactedPeople’s Post after the recent raid.She says there is a lot of respectamong South Africans for creativi-ty and that the country should betrying to create a culture that is self-reliant.

Bunton says: “The president toldthe nation ‘vuka uzenzele’, whichmeans to stand up and work foryourself; don’t wait for handouts.Then again he sends his police tocome and trouble us. What is that?”

The raids are ineffective, he adds.“Police come at 11:30 and by 14:30

we are there again. There is no oth-er way we will get bread on the ta-ble,” he explains.

He wants to know: “What do theydo with those chickens?”

The concern is that the confisca-ted goods are sold illegally. He ex-plains: “My brother makes baobabtrees. They were taken and he sawsomeone selling them at Greenmar-ket Square.

“He knows he is the only guy whocan make that kind of thing, so heasked the lady where she got themand she couldn’t answer.”

Bunton works long hours, from07:30 – “to catch that morning jamjam” – until 18:30. At night he worksat his home in Phillipi, which hecalls the ghetto. “I go home, sit inmy house in the dark and make mychickens.”

His fear of being robbed in theghetto is constant because crimi-nals know who works.

He says: “Police are corrupt. I am

a Rasta man. They search me, (ges-tures at his pockets) looking forganja, which is a plant, just like alemon tree, when there are guyswith guns. It is very unfair. If Godcould hear what I am saying, hewould have mercy on us, becausethis world is hard.”

However, according to Paul Wil-liamson, Service Coordinator at theBusiness Areas Management, Eco-nomic and Human DevelopmentDepartment for the City of CapeTown, the intersection of the M3and Paradise Road, as well as the in-tersection of Rhodes/Union/Para-

dise Roads and the “Upper Free-ways” are all within prohibitedstreet trading areas where hawkersare prohibited. Also, the Road Traf-fic Act does not allow street tradingat the intersection.

Williamson says Bunton is not re-flected as an applicant trader in re-spect of the Claremont area and heencourages Bunton to contact thecity’s Business Areas ManagementBranch for street trading opportu-nities in areas that comply with na-tional legislation and city bylaws.

Shaun Smith, Head of the Infor-mal Trading Unit, Law Enforce-ment Services, says if a trader failsto collect confiscated goods within30 days, the city may dispose of thegoods.

If goods are not collected, they goon public auction, which is ar-ranged by the city’s Pound Master.All goods delivered to the auctionpound are to be recorded and ac-counted for.

Williamson adds the city is not al-lowed to deviate from the processset out in the above points.

“Allegations need to be substanti-ated and proven and will be investi-gated. Where the city’s bylaws andprocedures are not adhered to, dis-ciplinary action will be takenagainst the staff member con-cerned.”

Regarding allegations of vio-lence, Smith saysofficers always re-spect hawkers’ rights, and adds attimes, officers face resistance and a“sterner approach” is needed.

Williamson says the number ofviable trading opportunities in thepopular areas is limited and it is thedepartment’s experience that theintersection traders do not want totrade in designated trading bays fora variety of reasons, and prefer totrade at intersections.

RESPECTED CRAFTSMAN: Ashe Bunton says he has waited over two yearsfor an informal trader’s permit. Photo: Teresa Fischer

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Cake and fashionwar heats upVERNA VAN DIEMEN

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Jacqui Biess, the owner of Charly’s in Can-terbury Street in Cape Town, claims that For-narina did not honour a trade exchange agree-ment reached between the two parties in Julylast year.

Charly’s claims that when the internationalfashion brand Fornarina was launched in CapeTown in August last year, they struck a dealthat Charly’s would make cakes to the valueof R14 000 in exchange for products, TV expo-sure and the return of some of the goods.

Now, six months later, Charly’s claims thatthey have still not received their clothing.

In desperation, Biess took her battle to Twit-ter and Facebook, resulting in a tirade againstFornarina – on the corner of Loop and Buitenstreets in Cape Town – by some of Charly’s Bak-ery’s 5 000 Facebook contacts.

Biess said: “This was a last resort. I was upset aboutall of this but I hope this will make them come to theparty.”

She said that Fornarina approached her in July lastyear about their launch, which was held at the UpperEast Side Hotel in Woodstock.

The agreement was that Biess would make a four-tierAlice in Wonderland-themed cake and 250 cake pops,which are figurines on a sucker stick.

But Biess said she decided tomake a dummy Alicein Wonderland cake which would be returned to herafter the launch. In addition, she made a three-tieredgolden cake, which was served to guests at the launch.

“We agreed that we would get the exposure, and theywould return the Alice in Wonderland cake and the sil-ver cake stand. We also agreed that my three daughtersand I would each receive a pair of R3 500 jeans, whichwould add up to R14 000,” said Biess.

But besides not receiving the coverage, Fornarinadid not hand over the jeans, as promised.

“Top Billing did not arrive, the Alice in Wonderlandcake was destroyed when they brought it back becausethey ate off all the decorations, they returned my silvercake stand three weeks later and we are still waitingon the clothes.”

One of the posts on Facebook by Charly’s read: “Asgiven R14 000 of cakes for the launch of their productand promised us clothes in exchange. This was in Au-gust. We received nada in exchange. Brandfail (sic).”

Fornarina responded on Twitter: “Charly’s BakeryFornarina is now owned by a different company. Youwould have done a trade exchange with Dujo Bou-tique.”

What incensed Biess even more, she said, was whenshe received an email from Fornarina employee Bri-gette Saville, saying that the jeans which they sellwould not fit Biess and her daughters.

“We said fine, if the jeans will not fit us then we willbe willing to take other products. Saville offered usshoes and bags. We even made an appointment to seeher at her flat but when we called her she told us thatshe was in Durban.”

Biess said she last heard from Fornarina in Decem-

ber and decided last week to put a message on Twitterand Facebook.

After she posted the message on the two social net-works about the deal gone wrong, she received a callfrom Saville threatening legal action for defamation.

She then posted another comment online, whichread: “Just got a threatening call from Brigette fromFornarina South Africa saying they don’t care if ourcustomers boycott Fornarina as Charly’s Bakery cus-tomers don’t fit into Fornarina clothes anyway, and weshould expect legal action. Bring it on.”

When People’s Post contacted Saville, she deniedmaking a threatening call, saying that she had not hadcontact with anyone from Charly’s since August lastyear and that they were twisting her words.

“I am not hurt but shocked that I am getting all theblame. I did not make the decisions about the launchand the cake.

“Charly’s are twisting my words. We are involvedwith another legal case and that is what may havesounded as if I threatened them with legal action.

“I don’t even know Charly’s customers. How can Icall them fat?” she said.

Saville denied that she was a director for Fornarina,saying she “merely helped with organising the eventas an employee of Dujo Boutique” and that she was “notthe decision maker”.

The latest post by Charly’s in the social media smack-down reads: “Good Morning Fornarina South Africa.Fashion & food can be friends. Come to the party andlet’s end the animosity. “We’re waiting to hear fromyou.”

DujoBoutique is a close corporationand itsmembersare Duane Riley and Jocelyn Meier.

Meier, however, said that she had signed documentsin April last year to remove her as a member of Dujo.“I have no involvement with them whatsoever, nor doI have involvement with the new company or Fornari-na”.

Biess claimed that Saville was also the director of thenew company which has taken over Fornarina.

“She still emails us from the same address. She istrying to claim no responsibility. That’s not on,” saidBiess.

Cyberstorm: The Alice in Wonderland cake baked by Charly’s Bak­ery for the launch of Fornarina.

THE LAST WORD: Earlier this month a team of Western Province debaterstook part in the prestigious Eurasian Schools Debating Championshipsin Istanbul, Turkey. The team, represented by Angeliki Carvounes and CaraMazetti Claassen from Rustenburg High School for Girls, (pictured) ColinBessaans from Westerford High School, and Robert Grant and IhsaanBassier from Rondebosch Boys’ High School, was accompanied by UCTcoaches Alex de Jager and Thomas Mclennan. The many hours of trainingpaid off because they performed well to be the only undefeated team aftersix rounds in a competition, which included national teams from over 50countries. They broke in second place behind Singapore and went on towin their quarter­final against Germany. The team lost to Greece in thesemi­finals and placed third overall behind first placed Singapore andGreece (second). This was an exceptional achievement for a provincialteam. In addition to this outstanding team performance, the speakers ex­celled individually, earning praise and acknowledgement for the highstandard of debating in South Africa. With more than 250 speakers inthe competition, it was a great achievement that all five WP speakerswere ranked among the top 15 speakers of the Championships. RobertGrant ranked 15th, Ihsaan Bassier 14th, Cara Mazetti Claassen 9th andColin Bessaans 8th. Angeliki Carvounes was ranked the best speaker inEurasia. Photo: Supplied

GUITAR HERO: SACS Junior School is hosting Guy Buttery in an exclusiveconcert in its auditorium tomorrow at 19:30. Last year was a profoundyear for Buttery. He won the South African Music Award for Best Instru­mental Album and two National Arts Festival awards. To reserve seatsemail bbownes@sacollege.org.za. Only 180 tickets at R90 each are avail­able at the door on a strict first­come­first­served basis.

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Wednesday 23 MarchNewlands: Friends of the LiesbeekWater Week walk to NewlandsSpring at 18:00. Meet at JosephineMill. The walk will take about 30minutes. Drinks after the walk willbe for your own account. Bring acontainer to collect water for tast-ing and testing. Learn about geo-caching and find a geocache point.Transport back to Josephine Millwill be organised. Contact Francine(021) 671-5385 or Liz (021) 671-4553 oremail info@fol.org.za

Wednesday 23 March

Kenilworth: The first sunset con-cert for this year takes place at theBeau Soleil Music Centre at 12Salisbury Road at 18:00 in theChamber Room. This concert willfeature acclaimed flautist and BeauSoleil staff member, Derek Fennell,accompanied by award-winning pi-anist, Sandra Kettle. Works byMike Mowa and Saint Saens will beperformed. Tickets are available atthe door and cost R40 for adults, R30for pensioners, and scholars arefree. This includes a cheese andwine reception after the concert,where you can meet and minglewith the performers. All the BeauSoleil Music Centre ensembles willbe performing in the Autumn Con-cert on Friday 25 March startingat 17:00. This fundraising concertscosts only R10. There will be re-freshments on sale.

Also on Tuesday 29 March at17:15 a percussion ensemble con-cert takes place in the main hall.This concert is free of charge. Con-tact Kim on (021) 761-1894.

Wednesday 23 MarchRondebosch: Rondebosch Boys’High School music departmentjoins with Rustenburg Girls’ HighSchool to present a Concerto Festi-val, which features talented musi-cians who will play one movementof a concerto with a small chamberorchestra. The programme consistsmainly of Baroque and Classicalworks with a variety of instrumen-talists performing. The festivalstarts at 19:30 at the Reeler Centreat Rondebosch Boys’ High School.

The cost is R20 for adults and R10for students. To book phone Sharonon (021) 686-3987 or email shar-

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Friday 25 MarchRondebosch: This month’s Soul-mate Dinner Club meets at The SiteOffice Restaurant at the BelmontSquare Conference Centre. Here isthe opportunity to meet mature, (45to 75) single, professionals in a non-threatening environment. Thismonth Dr Claire Rockliffe-Fidler aclinical psychologist and psycho-sexual therapist, will speak on “De-mystifying sexual health – what weall should have been taught … andit’s never too late too learn”. Thisis followed by dinner where guestscan network and make new friends.Contact marlene@bel-montsquare.co.za.

Saturday 2 AprilRondebosch: Craft in the park

from 09:00 until 14:00.Enjoy handmade crafts, break-

fast and coffee in the park. SupportAnimal Rescue and other charities.Drop off anything you don’t want orneed at the information desk andAnn will drop it off at Marsh Memo-rial. Contact Ann on (021) 531-4236on Tuesday until Friday between09:00 and 17:30 or on 083 272 5482 onmarket day.

Saturday 9 AprilPinelands: Pinelands AthleticsClub will once again host a craftmarket/car boot sale with their5x6 km company relay and 6x6 kmrelay. The market will be from 10:00to 16:00 at the Lower Oval. To booka stall at R60 please email HayleySmith on stormsky@mweb.co.za orcall 082 774 0228 before Monday 28March.

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AN agreement between Woolworths,the City of Cape Town and residents

that took more than a year thrash out ap-pears to not be worth the paper it waswritten on.

Residents claim promises regarding trafficrules are not being kept.

“Agreements have been broken again andagain,” says Alan Jackson of Claremont,where residents are tearing their hair out atthe actions of Woolworths delivery truckswhich, they say, violate the agreement stipu-lating the route, damaging roads and curbs,and endangering the lives of pedestrians.

According to the agreement, which took 18

months to reach, Woolworths trucks headingfor Belvedere Square in Belvedere Road aresupposed to travel from Keurboom Road intoRanelagh Road, and then into the new one-way street in Cleveland Road, which leads toBelvedere Road. This is to limit the move-ment of trucks through the suburb as far aspossible.

In response to complaints, Glen Gilzean,Woolworths Group Director of Retail, says:“In the spirit of any good neighbour, our Bel-vedere store has engaged extensively withthe landlord, relevant neighbours and the lo-cal municipality on the small number of que-ries regarding our daytime deliveries to thestore.”

Gilzean says Woolworths is “committed tofinding an amicable and lasting solution tothis issue”.

He says Woolworths has invested in relo-cating its delivery area.

“This remodellingworkwascompleted lastweek and we are now able to safely use a newroute agreed with key stakeholders,” he says.

Woolworths has also limited deliveries toan average of three per day, invested in ad-vanced, quieter truck technology,whichusesbatteries to power the loading and off-loadingoperations, reducing the idling time of thetrucks, and has rectified any scuffs on theroads caused by the movement of the trucks.

But residents say the movement of truckscontinues to be chaotic. They have kept a de-tailed and extensive record of all the viola-tions by the trucks, dating back to Decemberlast year.

“We are being harassed by deliverytrucks,” says one resident, who adds that theattitude of the centre is “arrogant” and dis-missive.

Fellow residents and random shoppers addto the problem by parking illegally on Cleve-land Road, making it impossible for trucks tomake the corner and forcing the drivers todivert from the agreed route.

It is alleged that trucks park facing Keur-boom Road to make the offloading process a

few metres shorter. This results in severalfailed reverse manoeuvres and the damage tothe curbs and garden of Keurboom Closetownhouse complex.

According to the ward councillor, Alder-man Owen Kinahan, the issue is “much big-ger than the Woolworths trucks”, althoughhe says they have not performed accordingto the agreement with council.

Kinahan says: “The entire property isowned by the Louis Group, which has indica-ted that there is a possibility of a redevelop-ment of the site. I was assured by the group’sproperty manager that they were close tomaking that sort of decision.

“If indeed the property is to be redeveloped,it is an excellent opportunity to fix all theproblems with the site, including the lack ofparking and the unworkable access off Keur-boom Road.”

He adds that this commercial cluster is an“excellent example” of why the BelvedereRoad Policy had to be revisited.

The City of Cape Town’s Planning and En-vironment Portfolio Committee has given thego-ahead for community consultation on a re-view of the existing Belvedere Road land usemanagement guidelines, a local area plan-ning policy covering a large part of the Clare-mont to Rondebosch areas.

In the context of the city’s draft overall Spa-tial Development Framework, the Planningand Building Development Management De-partment considers local area developmentpolicies such as the Belvedere Road guide-lines in guiding day-to-day decision-makingon development applications.

“It will put a stop to ad hoc commercialcreep and carefully evaluate the traffic impli-cations of every application,” says Kinahan.

OFF ROUTE: A Woolworths delivery truck drives down Ranelagh Road, violating the agreed routeby travelling in the wrong direction. Photo: Gail Aronson

ADDED COMPLICATION: The exit from theparking area in Belvedere Square into Keur­boom Road is supposed to be a left only exit,but many shoppers ignore this sign.

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Help get Jenny‘out there’GERDA VON BENECKE

A RESIDENT with cerebral palsy is ina life-and-death battle to get Botox.

She is appealing to the community to helpher as her medical aid submission for Botoxwill probably be rejected.

Jenny Symons was born with cerebral pal-sy, caused by a lack of oxygen to the brainduring birth.

This, says Jenny, caused brain damage,which ultimately affected her arms, legs andspeech. She suffers from dystonia (a neuro-logical movement disorder, in which sus-tained muscle contractions cause twistingand repetitive movements or abnormal pos-tures). She is going into spasms and at timesher neck is thrust back and she cannotbreathe as a result.

The only thing that will help her is Botox,but her medical aid considers it to be a cos-metic treatment and not a medical expendi-ture.

“It is literally a case of life and death,” shetold People’s Post, while begging for an ap-peal for help to be published.

She added: “This is very difficult for me.I have never asked for help before.”

Few people realise that behind Jenny’s ex-terior, there is a perfectly normal brain. Sheis a self-confessed speed junkie, so a few daysbefore her 50th birthday, Jenny’s long-timefriend and neighbour of 10 years, Sean Light,took her for a bike ride on the M5.

It was nothing like the scooter for disabledpeople she owned at one stage, says Jenny.

For one, this one’s wheel didn’t just fall off.In fact, burning down the freeway was an“absolute blast”.

As for her sense of adventure? No problemwhatsoever.

She’s gone bungee jumping, tandem sky-diving and horse riding in New Zealand.

Jenny says she “lives an active life” – a bitof an understatement.

She has represented South Africa severaltimes in swimming and shotput, having beenchosen for the first time as part of the Spring-bok team to go to Israel in 1984, where she

won gold in swimming and broke a worldrecord in shotput.

In 1993 Jenny won gold and silver in Eng-land at the Robin Hood International Gamesfor Cerebral Palsied (CP) Athletes with 620other CP athletes – again breaking a worldrecord in shotput.

In 1994 she went to Malta for the Interna-tional Paralympic Committee World Swim-mingCompetitionwhere shewon twobronzemedals at the age of 33, being beaten to thefinish line by a 19-year-old.

And then there’s her love for talking andpublic speaking. She did nine talks in threedays in 2000 in Bloemfontein to help peopleunderstand cerebral palsy better.

There’s a lot of things on Jenny’s “still todo” list, including taking a ride in a race carand finding a way to paint.

But what she’s really looking forward to,after several years of going through multipleoperations and setbacks, is to “get her lifeback on track” and to “get back out there todo life”.At themoment she just doesn’t knowhow.

Even though Jenny’s father, Michael Sy-mons, has made financial provision for herfuture and although she is on a medical fund,expenses due to several bladder operationsfrom October 2009 to mid-year 2010, essentialBotox injections every eight months andmonthly expenses, including special stomabags and nappies, have just made it impossi-ble for Jenny to keep up financially.

Anyone able to provide assistance and/ordonations to help Jenny “get back out there”can phone Jenny on (021) 761-9951, send heran email on jennysymons@telkomsa.net orsend an email to Ruth Minnaar at ruthmin-naar@yahoo.com.

DOUBLE TROUBLE: Theodora Mzebetshann(left), one of Jenny’s (right) very appreciatedcarers, moments before yet another “bigride”. Photo: Gerda von Benecke

OUT ON THE ROAD: Jenny Symons (left) withher good friend, Sean Light (right), gettingready to enjoy a bit of speed.

SNIP SNIP:RondeboschBoys’ Pre­paratorySchoolteachersshowed theirsupport atthe CansaShavathonheld at Kenil­worth Centrerecently.Here ChrisVerster (left)prepares forhis shavewhile Alexeidu Bois(right) getsready for aclose shave.Photo: Supplied

Page 10 People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch LETTERS Tuesday 15 March 2011

SECOND SUPPLEMENTARY VALUATION TO THE2009 GENERAL VALUATION ROLL (SV02) FORTHE FINANCIAL YEAR 2010/2011Notice is hereby given in terms of section 49 (1)(a)(i) of the Local Government: MunicipalProperty Rates Act, 2004 (Act no. 6 of 2004), hereinafter referred to as the “Act,” that theSecond Supplementary Valuation Roll to the 2009 General Valuation Roll (SV02) for thefinancial year 2010/2011 is open for public inspection at the venues as stated below as from22 March 2011 until 30 April 2011. The forms for the lodging of objections are obtainableat these venues. In addition the valuation roll is available on the Council website as from22 March 2011 (the address is provided below).

Properties are selected to appear on the Second Supplementary Valuation Roll to the 2009General Valuation Roll (SV02) Roll in terms of section 78(1) of Act if the property a) wasincorrectly omitted from the Valuation Roll; b) has been included in the municipality afterthe last general valuation; c) has been subdivided or consolidated after the last generalvaluation; d) has undergone a substantial increase or decrease in market value since thelast general valuation; e) was substantially incorrectly valued in the last general valuation; f)must be revalued for any other exceptional reason; g) of which the category has changed.

In terms of Section 49(1)(a)(ii) of the Act, any property owner or person who so desires maylodge an objection with the municipal manager in respect of any matter reflected in, oromitted from, the SV02 within the abovementioned period.

Objections may be lodged in respect of these properties only. The owners of theseproperties will be notified of their SV02 valuations in writing at the postal address currentlyheld on the City’s database.

Attention is specifically drawn to the fact that in terms of section 50(2) of the Actan objection must be in relation to a specific individual property and not against thesupplementary valuation roll as a whole. The forms for lodging an objection can beobtained from one of the venues listed below, and can be downloaded from the website.A separate objection form must be completed per property.

Completed objection forms can be submitted as follows:• Email – valuationsobjection@capetown.gov.za• Fax – 086 588 6042• Post to – The City of Cape Town, For Attention: The Objection Co-ordinator,

PO Box 4522, Cape Town 8000• By Hand - At one of our public inspection venues

For more information:Sharecall: 086 010 3089Web: www.capetown.gov.zaDATE: 22 March 2011 – 30 April 2011

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ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER More letters on page 12

Bird lovers as mad as fynbos fanaticsI WAS delighted and relieved to read the let-ter from Steve Smith of M.E.R.C.Y. AnimalRescue attacking the absurd claims by someso-called academics that cats were killingmillions of wild animals a year (“Blinded bypseudo-science”, People’s Post, 8 March2011).

At last there is a sane, articulate and sensi-ble voice speaking out against the hystericalanti-cat brigade. How on earth do these “sci-entists” measure such a wild opinion, whichis stated as fact? I have come to regard somewho inhabit the UCT Department of Orni-thology as mad as the fynbos fanatics.

Further, since when were all birds lookedupon as innocent, gentle creatures whichwere put on earth to sing beautiful songs forthe upliftment of mankind?

Their songs are designed for the purposesof mating, and most birds of prey are ruth-less killers who spend their days huntingsmaller creatures, which is their nature, andwhat they were designed to do.

Please save us from sentimental “scien-tists” who operate from the point of view oftheir own personal agendas.JANIS VAN TONDERClaremont

Rally the Rondeboschtroops for a bitter fightONE of my abiding memories of 2010 was theseries of anguished and angry letters fromMr (Professor?) Smith, resident in theRoslyn Road area next to the Liesbeek Riverand adjacent to the over-bulk, ugly and un-suitable seven-storey Rawson Property de-velopment.

In the one corner we have what looks likethe typical avaricious, uncaring, profit first,aesthetics last, bullying developer so com-mon in Cape Town (ask the residents ofCamps Bay, greater Sea Point, Lynfrae andothers for their experiences of otherdevelop-ers).

In the other we have a City Council reluc-tant to acknowledge their direct involve-ment in this debacle and those controver-sies, and who have failed to act to protect res-idents and neighbours interests.

In another corner we have a public repre-sentative usually keen to be in the Press whohas kept as far away from this matter as pos-sible, pleading that the developer has full le-gal rights and nothing can be done regardingthe valid concerns of Mr Smith (and others),who in any case is actually his own worstenemy and was plain stupid by buying prop-erty in an area zoned for flats.

Another corner is occupied by a politicalparty (a big complicating factor in this mat-ter) whose elected representatives haveturned Cape Town from a typical ANC-rundysfunctional corrupt mess (ask the resi-dents of Johannesburg and Durban abouttheir experience of heaven) into the well-runCity of Cape Town now on the brink of paritywith any city in the Western world.

Another corner hosts the small batteredgroup concerned about the resulting threatto nature and the fragile and unique Lies-beek system.

And then there are the voters, the ratepay-ers and the coming elections.

Many readers will remember the hard-working Rondebosch councillor RupertHurley, who would fearlessly have taken onthis important matter, would have workedon Mr Rawson and Mr Smith and residentsof the area and an acceptable, profitable ar-chitecturally attractive compromise wouldhave been reached, resulting in a develop-ment which would have netted the samerates income as the ugly monster now creat-ed, kept the community intact, happy andstable, maintained a growing rates base, pro-tected the small man from the big corporatesand their fat cat lawyers and “consultants”and created a human scale development inharmony with the environment. Its beendone successfully before. The broadly sensi-tive and architecturally attractive and hu-man scale development of the N2 Gatewayproject did not include seven-storey mono-lithic blocks of flats.

Why, when housing was a crisis issue inthat area? Why then in Rondebosch?

My advice to Mr Smith is to fight backhard:

1. Organise; form a powerfully connectedgroup of about five.

2. Find a legal person to assist for the bene-fit of the community.

3. Find someone who knows about townplanning and technical issues regardingbuilding and procedures.

4. Gather money; and5. Prepare for the long haul.With luck and determination you can give

Mr Rawson a seriously expensive bloodynose. The new occupants too may be reluc-tant to be part of a controversial and taintedscheme.One important question to be askedis the role, actions and activities of the so-called Rondebosch, Rosebank Ratepayers’and Business Association (RRR&BA) (nowno longer approved by the City as a bona fiderepresentative body) in this and whether ornot an employee or ex-employee or a personconnected to Rawson or its affiliates is orwas on its committee or was involved in anyway with this matter at any time.

Of course Rawson, which has national am-bitions, is vulnerable in other areas; nodoubt they are well advanced in sucking uptobe the leaddeveloper of theNewlandsRug-by Stadium.

Rondebosh Oaks sales are rumoured to benot doing well despite expensive advertis-ing, as is the Porter Property development– so be alert residents, these things must becosting them lots of money and new plansfor a quick sale and to hell with the peoplemay be on the way to Council.

And hear this Mr Rawson, there will be noextension of Klipper Road or Kelvin Road toaccess your “Newlands Rugby Village”!

Finally the Constitution clearly states thatyou may not exercise your legal rights to thedetriment of either the legal rights of othersor of the environment.

Go for it Mr Smith.JOHN WILLIAMSONRondebosch

MONICA SUTHERLAND, CHAIRPER-SON OF THE RONDEBOSCH, ROSE-BANK RATEPAYERS’ AND BUSINESSASSOCIATION (RRR&BA), RESPONDS:First let me say that, in general, we agreewith Mr Williamson about the unsuitabilityof these seven-storey blocks of flats whichare going up in areas that are predominantlysingle or double-storey.

However, one must realise that when a de-veloper builds within his rights there is ac-tually nothing one can do to prevent it.

Certainly, one can try and work with himto get something which is more acceptableto both parties, but it would be a matter ofconcession by the developer. With this inmind, residents should perhaps take a great-er interest in their areas, especially by ac-tively supporting independent ratepayersorganisations such as RRR&B, and have alook at the new zonings which are nearlyready to be passed.

We could all be in for a big shock. Councilis determined to densify the city, irrespec-tive of the consequences to the character ofthe suburbs affected.

The fact of the matter in regard to the de-velopment referred to by Mr Williamson isthat the plans were apparently submitted toCouncil on the basis of full compliance withthe zoning requirements. As a result, al-though the councillor may have been con-sulted, RRR&BA was not.

We remain of the view that significant de-velopments should be referred to ratepay-ers’ representatives for comment even if noconsents, departures or condonations are re-quired.

In response to the insinuation thatRRR&BA is somehow compromised, yes, wedo have an employee of Rawsons on our com-mittee, but consider this:

1) His knowledge of property matters is in-valuable; and

2) Where Rawsons’ interests are an issuehe does not take part in the decision of thecommittee.

A recent example is that RRR&BA took aposition contrary to the interests and wishesof Rawsons in relation to its development inBelmont Road.

We requested the Council to force the im-position of a condition providing for a widerpavement width. The council sided withRawsons.

The responsibility for the situation re-ferred to by Mr Williamson needs to be takenby the councillors concerned.

I would like Mr Williamson to let me knowwhere he got the idea from that we were “nolonger approved by the City as a bona fiderepresentative body”.

We still receive notifications from Councilregarding rezonings, departures etc. We arestill invited to comment on consent uses,proposed by-laws etc.

All the residents whom we help on virtual-ly a daily basis would be very surprised andupset if Mr Williamson’s allegations provedcorrect. Furthermore, I have checked withthe Council official concerned who has as-sured me that RRR&BA is indeed still onrecord as representative of Rondebosch andRosebank.

Councillor Ian Iversendeclined tocom-ment and Rawsons was emailed this let-ter on Wednesday 9 March, but did notrespond by the time of going to print.

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Strike terrorBELEAGUERED commuters are onceagain getting the short end of the publictransport stick as a citywide taxi strikegot under way yesterday (Monday).

Members of the SA National Taxi Coun-cil (Santaco) protested about “draconian”traffic laws and the red tape and “sloppi-ness” around the issuing of operating li-cences by provincial government.

Santaco secretary general Philip Taai-bosch says the Western Cape “is the onlyprovince in South Africa where taxi oper-ators are harassed in such a big way”.

Taxi drivers are entitled to protestabout matters affecting their livelihoods,but peacefully so. That the strike turnedviolent on its first day displays a blatantdisregard for the government’s warningthat Santaco will be held personally re-sponsible for any violence.

Even the National Taxi Alliance’s urg-ing taxi drivers “not do anything and topark the taxis at ranks or at home” fell ondeaf ears.

Many taxi drivers are notoriously reck-less. Their conduct during strikes bearstestimony to their overall lack of regardfor themselves, their passengers and fel-low road users.

They threaten the very commuters whofaithfully support them and rely on themas their only mode of transport from thetownships to work.

Among the alarming incidents reportedsince the strike began: a bread truck wasset alight; vehicles were set alight andstoned by striking drivers; stone-throw-ing occurred in Fish Hoek and along Klip-fontein Road; Golden Arrow buses werestoned on Lansdowne Road.

As with previous taxi strikes, thisstrike was characterised on its first dayby violence, intimidation, destructionand opportunistic crime – none of whichwill garner sympathy or even empathy.

Claremont CPF war of wordsWITH reference to Vincent Barry’s letters in the People’sPost on Tuesday 8 March and his other letter on the 22February whereby he persists in either his knock-a-copor knock the CPF campaign, I find it very pathetic to saythe least.

He sayshehad twoproblemswith theClaremontpolice,and the first problem according to him was the poor re-sponse he received when he phoned 10 111.

This number does not operate from the Claremont po-lice station so once again Mr Barry loves to complainwithout knowing his facts.

Then he refers to an incident that happened a year ago.It does not make sense to complain so long after the fact.

Mr Barry is fully aware of the information box that theCPF has installed at the Claremont Police Station, whichwas well advertised in the People’s Post. He could havechannelled his complaints via this box and then he wouldhave seen how the CPF, which he sarcastically criticisedin his other letter which was also flawed because of hislack of knowledge, operates. I must compliment CaptainAngie Latchman, who replied to his letter and gave himmany other options of contact numbers, which, inciden-tally, he is also well aware of. He also had access to thesector manager’s cellphone for his area, which he couldhave contacted. The point I am endeavouring to make

here is that this seems to me to be a deliberate stirringcampaign by Mr Vincent Barry, because for any reasona-ble person with so many options at his disposal to go tothe Press with his complaints is totally unnecessary.

The only logical conclusion one can make from it is thathe either has a hidden agenda or is a very bored old man.TOM CRAFFORDHarfield VillageVJ Barry responds: I have always enjoyed constructive,robust debate, but when the opposing party introducesname calling, misconstrued facts and outright slander,it is no longer constructive, and this is exactly what Craf-ford has introduced into this issue.

To the editor of People’s Post I wish to say by all meanspublish the spurious remarks that Crafford has chosento introduce into this debate, but as I run a very tightschedule and have numerous projects on my hands, Ihave neither the time nor the inclination to answer any-thing further.In fact I believe the time has come for youto call it a day and draw the line in this matter. Sadlythere has been an unfortunate backlash here in that Ihave had numerous calls from people who query how itis possible that a senior project coordinator in the CPFcanbring the organisation into suchdisrepute by the tonein which he writes.

Your SMSes. Regarding “Police dump sus-pects into boot of car”. Mr Ar-chitect, people like you supportcrime. You must make yourstatement and let the publicknow who you are.

. To the grandmother driv-ing a white car, you are irre-sponsible to leave two boys, ap-proximate age 7, and a girl aged4, alone in the car while parkedin Kenilworth parking bays onMonday 7 March, while you didyour business inside. You wereparking at the Fujifilm en-trance at the time. They don’tdeserve a hiding. You grandma,deserve a scolding and a hiding.Had I had the time, I would havewaited for you, I would. Anychild that is in your care, youmust take responsibility andownership for, and look afterthem properly. Don’t endangerour children any further thanwhat they already have to livewith. Don’t you add to the statis-tics of crimeandviolencewherethe kids are concerned. It obvi-ously doesn’t bother you thatsomebody could have stolen orhurt them, otherwise youwouldn’t have left them alone.If only you know how angry Iget when people like you leavekids that age unattended.

.There is a definite lack ofginger in Stoney ginger beerthese days. Has anyone else alsotasted the difference? L.S.

. If we are proudly South Af-rican, then why don’t we fly ourflag in front of our homes likethey do in other countries suchas America? If we can do thisthen we can really make our-selves proud, don’t you agree?Amos

. Vandalism at state facilitiesis a great concern. I think itwould help if security camerasare installed inside and outsidethe buildings and a securitymonitor deployed where thereis not anyone on duty, and theycan monitor and communicatewith their colleagues. I am surethis will stop vandalism in itstracks. Concerned healthworker

. I’m concerned, not just formyself, but also for my girl-friends. We finished school, butnow we can’t find jobs becausewe are inexperienced. How willwe ever gain experience if no-body is willing to take a chanceon us? Concerned young adult

Crime fighters spread their efforts to the netA NEW international police law enforcement or-ganisation has been formed in New York, USA,where the “WorldPolice andFireGamesOlympics’’are to be held during August and September 2011.

Membership is free and also open to the publicand neighbourhood watch groups who have an in-terest in how best to combat crime, and how theycan best secure themselves against the activities ofcriminals.

There are a variety of different topics withfilms also being provided by “Samantha Blue’’.

Together both of us are building this organis-ing rapidly,whichwill give thepublic direct con-tact with various police and law enforcementspecialists around the world, including SouthAfrica. Samantha Blue can be visited at “http://www.lawenforcementtoday.com’’.

LET (Law Enforcement Today) is seeking arti-

cles for the site as well. Captain Robert Greenwill welcome anything that is helpful to mem-bers and others in the fight against crime inter-nationally. Readers can also see my Andre Mar-tinaglia Facebook page for particulars aboutwhat we hope to achieve.CAVALIERE AMBASSADOR ANDREMARTINAGLIAKenilworth

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And all that jazzTHE South African Association for Jazz Education(SAJE) Festival is being held on Friday 18 March andSaturday 19 March at the South African College of Mu-sic, and at the Nassau Centre on Sunday 20 March.

Artists from the USA are Dr Gordon Vernick (trum-pet), Bob Sinicrope (bass) and John Baboian (guitar).

Mike del Ferro (piano) is from Holland, and SouthAfrican artists are Jesse Mogale and the CAFCA Band,Dan Shout, Kesivan Naidoo, Lee Thomson, Mike Rossi,Amanda Tiffin, Wesley Rustin, Alvin Dyers, DarrenEnglish and Eddie Backhouse. There will be two day-time performances presented by Jazz for Juniors.

“Crazy For Jazz: Our Journey Through Music” is adynamic 60-minute musical which exposes the audi-ence to the magic and history of South African jazz.

Presented by three actors, a live jazz band and audio-visual archival footage, it was developed by a top-levelteam including Themba Mkhize, Concord Nkabinde,

Gwen Ansell and the late Hotep Galeta.Visit www.saje.org.za for more information or con-

tact Diane Rossi at sajejazz@gmail.com or call 082 5157051.

. The Baxter Concert Hall will play host to “Anevening of Mahler songs” on Tuesday 22 March at 20:15.

Prices are R50. UCT staff pay R45, senior citizens andstudents R35 and learners R25.

. “ChamberMusic”, a concert co-ordinatedbyBeckySteltzner, will feature students of the SACM on Thurs-day 24 March at 19:30 at the Baxter Concert Hall.

Admission is free. Donations in aid of the SACMChamber Music Scholarship Fund can be made at thedoor.

. The final round of the Fine Music Radio 101.3 Nuss-baum Bursary Competition will be held on Friday 25March at 19:30 at the Baxter Concert Hall

This competition rewards a student in each of twocategories, classical and jazz.

For more information contact FMR 101.3 on (021) 401-1013. Admission is free.

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Battle­scarredStormers brace for BullsTASMIN CUPIDO

AFTER a tough and hard-hittingphysical encounter with theHighlanders the past weekend,the DHL Stormers will be nurs-ingscarredandsorebodies in therun-up to the highly anticipatednorth-south derby against theVodacom Bulls on Saturday.

The Stormers were 18-6 victors inlast Friday night’s clash, ending theNew Zealand team’s unbeaten runin the competition and remainingone of two unbeaten teams in theSuper Rugby competition.

And Stormers head coach Al-lister Coetzee was happy with histeam’s performance, despite theirinability to, yet again, not cross thetryline.

“Against a physical and motivat-ed side like the Highlanders, I

thought we performed well as ateam, stepping up on defence andphysically,” he said.

“The collisions during the matchwas unbelievable and I think wehad the upper hand.

“There was a noticeable improve-ment in the set pieces and on at-tack.”

The loose forward trio of Fran-cois Louw, Pieter Louw and DuaneVermeulen impressed at the break-down point, while the entire teampulled their weight on defence.

But, despite Coetzee’s thoughtson the improvement on defence, theimportance of scoring tries andgaining valuable bonus pointseludes the Cape side.

They have only managed to scoreone try in three matches, with allthe points coming from the boot offlyhalf, Peter Grant – again.

And the performance displayed

on Friday evening did not reallyshow any signs of the team’s inten-tion to throw the ball wide to speed-sters Brian Habana, Danie Pool-man, Juan De Jongh and Gio Aplon.

The men in blue have the servicesof some of the country’s best back-line players, but with scrappy ballfrom the forwards, they have beenunable to execute and unleash thetalents of these players.

As can be expected, the battleagainst the Bulls will be similar tothe match against the Highlanders,with a tough, physical and tight en-counter on the cards.

The Stormers, who lost to theBulls in the final of last year’s Super14, will be looking for revenge, buttravelling to a sure-to-be packedLoftus Versveld will be tough andthe team with the most hunger,drive and eagerness will be victori-ous in the end.

SHARP SHOOTER: DHLStormers flyhalf, PeterGrant, has been his team’sonly points scorer for thesecond consecutive week.

Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

CELEBRATIONDAY: Tyler Day(21) raced tovictory in theCape ArgusPick n Pay Cy­cle Tour in2hrs 32m and10sec on Sun­day. Teammate MalcolmLange camethrough in sec­ond place.Lange’s team,now calledTeam BonitasMedischeme,have now wonthe race threeyears in a row.Lange (37) an­nounced hisretirementfrom cyclingon the eve ofthe race. Cher­ise Taylor fromUSN won thewomen’s race.Photo: RashiedIsaacs

LETTING RIP: Aneez Davids of United takes evasive action as Dale Campbellof UWC hits out during United’s 10­wicket win in a Western Province 1A Leaguecricket match at Green Point on Saturday. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

MATCH­WINNER: Eurolux Strikers’ goalkeeper Thaakira Samuels saves a penalty attempt by BrothersSport Fireflies’ Sarah George in the shootout won by Strikers, after a 1­1 tie in the Princess ProSeries hockey tournament at Hartleyvale Stadium in Observatory on Saturday. Photo: Rashied Isaacs

FAST TRACKING: Jess Kew (left) of Brothers Sport Strikers chases Cindy Brownof Eurolux Fireflies, during the Princess Pro Series hockey tournament at HartleyvaleStadium in Observatory on Saturday. Fireflies won a penalty shootout after the scorewas tied at 1­1. The pre­season tournament for men’s and women’s teams continueson Sunday 20 March. Photo: Rashied Isaacs

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The subtle touches ofThe subtle touches of OranjeOranjeBRIAN GAFFNEY

TWO Dutch legends whose names areprinted in gold in the annals of Neth-

erlands soccer history are close to beingacclaimed heroes – 9 000km from theirnative land.

For Foppe de Haan and his fellow country-men Ruud Krol – the coaches of Ajax CapeTown FC and Orlando respectively – the hon-

our of walking the red carpet to the champi-ons’ rostrum in May will be deserved for thetwo seasoned coaches.

Indeed, either of their faces could be mir-rored in the sterling silver trophy that is atstake for the Premier Soccer League champi-ons for the 2010/2011 season.

The destiny of the coveted cup will ofcourse be influenced by the result of the clashbetween Ajax and Pirates at Newlands Stadi-um tomorrow (Wednesday), starting at 19:30.

In the fiercely-contested league champion-ship, pacesetters Pirates – with 50 points inthe bag are a point ahead of Ajax, whileMamelodi Sundowns on 47 points and KaizerChiefs on 46 points are also in the race, after24 matches.

The neck-and-neck tussle prompts De Haanto concede that “nothing less than victory”will serve the Ajax cause.

De Haan’s no-nonsense approach when itcomes to the game has transformed Ajax intoone of the most exciting teams to watch in theleague this season.

His achievements include coaching theNetherlands to the UEFA European under-21champions titles in 2006 and 2007, after serv-ing as the head coach of Heerenveen FC for20 seasons.

And those successful experiences has inev-itably helped De Haan to keep his youngcharges focused on the arduous task ofmatching Pirates – buoyed by a 3-0 firstround win in Johannesburg in October.

The rapid development of players like Thu-lani Serero, Khama Billiat, Sameehg Doutie,Sonwabile Lolo and Granwald Scott hasmarked Ajax’s progress thus far.

Soweto-born Serero (21) and Billiat (21)from Zimbabwe (21) have each scored vitalgoals, while the pacy Doutie (22) is enjoyinghis best season since joining Ajax at age 17.

Their efficiency is matched by Kensington-born midfielder Scott and defender Lolo,whom Ajax nabbed from African Tribes ama-teurs in Khayelitsha.

The efforts of Tembinkosi “Terror” Fanteniand Serero to hit the target 11 and eight timesrespectively this season also augurs well forthe match.

The not-so-good news for De Haan is thatthe suspended Doutie will miss the crucialshowdown.

And Krol? the Pirates mentor was capped83 times for the Netherlands and representedthe Dutch in two World Cups.

He was also a member of the star-studdedAjax-Amsterdam FC side that won the Euro-pean Cup for three consecutive years (1971-1973) – missing out on the 1971 final due to afractured leg.

Notably in his heyday the versatile Krolcould be depended on to play in all defensiveand midfield positions for club and country.

So no wonder Pirates boasts one of the bestdefensive records in the league this sea-son – thanks mainly to Krol’s coaxing of de-fensive midfielder Andile Jali (21) and left-back Reuben Cloete into tough ball winners.

Pirates have scored 34 times and conceded16 goals while Ajax, on the other hand, havehit the target 36 times but have conceded 24goals.

This of course is a worry for De Haan andgoalkeeper Hans Vonk – his custodian atHeerenveen FC for several years before he

moves Ajax Amsterdam FC and their CapeTown namesakes.

But De Haan showed his hand when thelong-serving flank defenders Brett Evans andNazeer Allie – who were sidelined with leg in-juries for several weeks – returned to theteam that lost 2-1 to Free State Stars in theNedbank Cup knockout championship overthe weekend.

The possible inclusion of both flank defend-ers with the centre back duo of Derek Des-camp and Clayton Daniels could be De Haan’sploy to snuff out Pirates’ free-scoring KatlegoMashego, Thulasizwe Mbuyane and TiouSegolele.

Pirates, since the inception of the PSL in1995, have been crowned champions in2001/02 and 2002/03, while placing second in2004/05, 2005/06 and 2008/09.

. Tickets at R60 (main stand only) and R40are available at Computicket and Shoprite/Checkers branches.

EXCITED: An animated Ruud Krol, coaxing Pi­rates. Photo: Gallo Images