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E-mail: [email protected] Tuesday 1 November 2011 Tel: 021 713 9440 Fax: 021 713 9481 ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: A group of women gather in Masiphumelele on Sunday, ready for a march which saw locals confront alleged drug dealers. Read more on page 3. Photo: Daleen Fouché Plans for road unfold slowly DALEEN FOUCHÉ A SINGLE change is yet to be made to Kommetjie Road, al- most four months after a resolu- tion was reached between the City of Cape Town and Fish Hoek residents regarding an accident zone. Residents understood that offi- cials declared that work would start on the road a week after the second community meeting for a safer Kommetjie Road. The two meetings followed the death of beloved Fish Hoek resident Ray Renaud on 5 June, while on his Sunday walk with his dog Tiger (“Road claims another life,” Peo- ple’s Post, 7 June 2011). Several other lives has been lost on this road and according to resi- dents living in the road, accidents are a regular occurrence. According to Uga Carlini, an out- spoken activist for safety on Kom- metjie Road, City officials who at- tended the meeting stated that work, which included paint work, would commence one week after the meeting (“Some optimism after Kommetjie Road meeting,” People’s Post, 12 July 2011). But Councillor Brett Herron, Mayoral Committee Member for Transport, Roads and Stormwater, says it was never the Transport De- partment’s “intention” that the ac- tual work would begin on Kom- metjie Road in the week following the public meeting. “The undertaking was given that work would begin on the design of improved road markings and the installation of raised median is- lands at strategic locations,” says Herron. Herron says that a plan for the narrowing and median islands has been completed, but is currently be- ing redeveloped to cater for cyclists “as best as possible.” He says road marking improvements will be un- dertaken within the current finan- cial year with actual work begin- ning around March 2012. “Funds are actively being sought to imple- ment as many of the raised median islands as possible at the same time.” Work on an overhead traffic sig- nal at Seventeenth Avenue and Quarry Road, however, com- menced on Wednesday 19 October, following delays in the purchasing of the extended signal poles. Herron says the concrete founda- tions for both poles have been cast and must cure for seven days before the poles can be erected. Herron further reports that the design of the traffic signal at River- side Road has been completed and is in the approval stage. He says funding for the traffic signal was made available for installation dur- ing the City’s current financial year, ending 30 June 2012. “The work is likely to begin early in the new calendar year.” Carlini, however, is adamant that accidents keep happening in Kom- metjie Road while the City is busy with “manufacturing issues and de- lays.” But Carlini praises the City of Cape Town for their response to Fish Hoek resident’s requests for better Law Enforcement on the road. She says that since the meet- ing she has noticed a definite in- crease in the number of traffic offic- ers on the road. “I saw them today again, pulling over cars and taxis.”
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E-mail: [email protected] Tuesday 1 November 2011 Tel: 021 713 9440 Fax: 021 713 9481
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: A group of women gather in Masiphumelele on Sunday, ready for a march which saw locals confront alleged drug dealers.Read more on page 3. Photo: Daleen Fouché
Plans for road unfold slowlyDALEEN FOUCHÉ
A SINGLE change is yet to bemade toKommetjieRoad,al-
most four months after a resolu-tion was reached between theCity of Cape Town and Fish Hoekresidents regarding an accidentzone.
Residents understood that offi-cials declared that work would starton the road a week after the secondcommunity meeting for a saferKommetjie Road.
The two meetings followed thedeath of beloved Fish Hoek residentRay Renaud on 5 June, while on hisSunday walk with his dog Tiger(“Road claims another life,” Peo-ple’s Post, 7 June 2011).
Several other lives has been loston this road and according to resi-dents living in the road, accidentsare a regular occurrence.
According to Uga Carlini, an out-spoken activist for safety on Kom-metjie Road, City officials who at-tended the meeting stated thatwork, which included paint work,would commence one week afterthe meeting (“Some optimism afterKommetjie Road meeting,” People’sPost, 12 July 2011).
But Councillor Brett Herron,Mayoral Committee Member forTransport, Roads and Stormwater,says it was never the Transport De-partment’s “intention” that the ac-tual work would begin on Kom-metjie Road in the week followingthe public meeting.
“The undertaking was given thatwork would begin on the design ofimproved road markings and theinstallation of raised median is-lands at strategic locations,” saysHerron.
Herron says that a plan for thenarrowing and median islands has
been completed, but is currently be-ing redeveloped to cater for cyclists“as best as possible.” He says roadmarking improvements will be un-dertaken within the current finan-cial year with actual work begin-ning around March 2012. “Fundsare actively being sought to imple-ment as many of the raised medianislands as possible at the sametime.”
Work on an overhead traffic sig-nal at Seventeenth Avenue andQuarry Road, however, com-menced on Wednesday 19 October,following delays in the purchasingof the extended signal poles.
Herron says the concrete founda-tions for both poles have been castand must cure for seven days beforethe poles can be erected.
Herron further reports that thedesign of the traffic signal at River-side Road has been completed andis in the approval stage. He says
funding for the traffic signal wasmade available for installation dur-ing the City’s current financialyear, ending 30 June 2012. “Thework is likely to begin early in thenew calendar year.”
Carlini, however, is adamant thataccidents keep happening in Kom-metjie Road while the City is busywith “manufacturing issues and de-lays.”
But Carlini praises the City ofCape Town for their response toFish Hoek resident’s requests forbetter Law Enforcement on theroad. She says that since the meet-ing she has noticed a definite in-crease in the number of traffic offic-ers on the road. “I saw them todayagain, pulling over cars and taxis.”
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‘We are breaking the silence’DALEEN FOUCHÉ
PROTEST SONGS and anti-drug post-ers filled thestreetsofMasiphumelele
on Sunday 30 October as parents and chil-dren marched through the streets to con-front alleged drug dealers.
The march, which started at Khoza Squareon the corner Pokela and Myeza Roads,stopped at ten dwellings and shops where al-leged drug dealers were given three days toeither “stop dealing” or “move out ofMasiphumelele.”
They rammed the message home withthreats to burn down houses, shacks andshops, at any new sign of drug dealing.
The speaker, who harangued dealers overa loudspeaker, addressed each accused as his“brother” but said that drug dealing wouldnot be tolerated. The alleged dealers were giv-en an opportunity to respond over the loud-
speaker. While some denied the allegations,others shamelessly admitted that their tradeis in drugs, and vowed to stop. One dealer toldthe mob that he only sells drugs to “thewhites” at shops and does not pose a threatto local children. However, protesters toldthis journalist that the accused uses localchildren to carry drugs for them.
One accused man drew a big reaction fromthe crowd when he told them that he is cur-rently “on leave” from selling drugs.
The business owners accused of drug deal-ing were forced to close their shops. Some ofthese shops are owned by locals and othersby foreign nationals. Protesters, however, de-nied that the march had to do with xenopho-bia. They insisted that the people confrontedwere “known dealers.” “We got the namesand addresses from drug addicts who askedus for help,” says one protester, whose childis an addict. Protesters told this reporter thatthe reason why they are confronting alleged
dealers, is to save the children of the town-ship. “We, as the parents, are very concernedabout drugs.” They further said that the rootcause of all crime, was drugs. Protesters saidthat Masiphumelele used to be a “peacefulplace,” currently you cannot walk after darkwithout getting mugged by drug addicts.
“Drugs stretch from corner to corner inMasiphumelele.”
One protester said he was “breaking the si-lence on drugs.” Protesters say tik and man-drax are the most ubiquitous, but that forsome addicts cocaine is also a problem. Theprotest was planned during a meeting onThursday 27 October by a group of 25 “con-cerned parents.” The march drew a big crowdthat grew bigger as it passed through thetownship.
Members of the Ocean View police attend-ed the meeting and the protest. One protestersays the media was invited to ensure that theprotest is “transparent.”
FINAL WARNING: A protester gives an accuseddrug dealer a final warning to either stop tradingdrugs or leave the township. Photos: Daleen Fouché
NO MORE DRUGS: Masiphumelele residents show their anger at localdrug dealers during a march through the township.
GAINING MOMENTUM: Protesters sang protest songs and danceddown Pokela Road at the start of the march.
Explore heritage under the moonON Saturday 5 November Muizenberg beachwill be given over to Guy Fawkes’ rockets.So, in place of the normal Moonlight BeachMeander walkers can join a Safer Togetherguided historical meander. Explore and dis-cover the town’s fascinating past, the halcy-on days when Victorian Muizenberg wasSouth Africa’s holiday destination of choice;its heroes and its villains; famous people; the
battle that changed the course of South Afri-can history; its heritage buildings and a hostof anecdotes and stories to keep you enter-tained. The usual meeting place is in frontof Knead at 18:00 and the walk starts at 18:15.Contact Cape Town Tourism Muizenberg(021) 787-9140 or www.awhaleofaheritager-oute.co.za. Diarise the last MuizenbergMoonlight Meander on 10 December.
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Fun at Kalk Bay TheatreFun at Kalk Bay Theatre
Dark but funny
Eastlake craft marketTHE inimitable comedian and actressShirley Kirchmann returned to Kalk BayTheatre with the Cape Town première ofher latest hit Catch. At the opening onWednesday 12 October guests chatted toShirley after the show.
Kirchmann,whowasoneof the first artiststo perform on the Kalk Bay Theatre stage,openedCatch to great acclaimat theNationalArts Festival. It tells the story of Tallulahwho is 32 and single. Her married friendskeep trying to hook her up, not because theycare about her, but because they don’t liketo suffer alone. “If you are single, or haveever been single; have set up a friend on a
date or been set up on a date, or have doneInternet dating, speed dating, blind dating orall of the above, this show is for you,” saysKirchmann. “It’s a light-hearted look at thejourney of finding a mate and the comic mo-ments we encounter along the way.”
Catch will be performed Wednesday to Sat-urday until 5 November at 20:30. The age ad-visory is 14 Years. Doors open at 18:00 whenguests can enjoy a pre-show supper in the Ka-lk Bay Theatre Café upstairs.
Tickets cost R115 and can be booked onwww.kbt.co.za
.Visit Kalk Bay Theatre, Cape Town onFacebook or follow @KalkBayTheatre onTwitter.
Paul Marincowitz and Marcus Pillay .
From left are Rory Berry, Carla Lever and Pieter Bosch Botha.
Enjoying theevening (onthe right)were Candice D’Arcy(left) andMegan Furniss, whoboth performin TheatreSports at theTheatre,with BrentonFurniss
Seen here with Shirley Kirchmann (centre) areMatteo Milandri (left) and Tarryn Saunders.
TRACY LETTS’ acclaimed dark comedy,August: Osage County, opened at the Masque
Theatre, Muizenberg, on Friday 28 Octoberand runs until Saturday 5 November.
For more information contact MasqueTheatre Bookings on (021) 788-1898 duringoffice hours.
THE Marina Da Gama crafters will be host-ing a craft market on Saturday 5 Novemberselling a variety of home-made marma-lade, with a series of tasters at some tables.
The market will be held at Eastlake Vil-lage Centre, Eastlake Island, in Marina DaGama, from 09:00 till 15:00. For more infor-mation call Iona Spalding on 082 896 1499.
Have your book signedWINE writer David Biggs will be atAPJones inMainRoad,FishHoek, to signcop-ies of his new book, In Reasonable Taste onSaturday 5 November from 10:00 to 13:00.
The book signing will be set up in the arcadeoutside AP Jones.
For more information, contact Bari on(021) 782 6111.
Have you seen Chan?A MALE brindle staffie went missing onSaturday 22 October, in Uitsig Peninsula,Marina da Gama.
He is a small brown male staffie and re-sponds to the name Chan. He is four yearsold and makes a distinctive sound when ex-cited: it is loud and sounds like a bird call.If you have found Chan, please phone078 682 6222.
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RESIDENTS of Devonshire Courtin Recreation Road, Fish Hoek,are challenging the owners of
the building to remove a Vodacom 3Gmast that, residents claim, has a nega-tive effect on their health.
But the Louis Group, whoowns the building, says thecellphonemast is not opera-tional, and therefore cannot be blamed for ill health.
One resident, who want-ed to remain anonymous,requested the support of lo-cal ward councillor DavidD’Alton and People’s Post inher quest to have the mastremoved.
The resident told People’sPost that she and other resi-dents are suffering fromvarious ailments, includ-ing headaches, sleepless-ness, lethargy, irritabilityand nosebleeds.
The resident claims that the mast wasinstalled “about three months ago,” with-out permission from the City of CapeTown or consultation with tenants.
A spokesperson for the Louis Groupsays the cellphone mast was originally in-stalled as a 2G mast in 2003, with the per-mission of council.
He says it was recently replaced with a3G mast. He says when complaints aboutthe tower came through, the Louis Groupcontacted Vodacom.
“These were quite serious complaints,”he says.
The spokesperson says he was sur-
prised to find out that the 3G mast is notactivated, and has not been operationalsince it was installed.
Richard Boorman, spokesperson forVodacom, confirms that the 3G tower onDevonshire Court is currently not acti-vated.
D’Alton asked the City’sdepartment of health to in-vestigate the levels of radia-tion in Devonshire Court.D’Alton says the Depart-ment found “no noticeableradiation” in the building.Residents of DevonshireCourt, however, refuse tobelieve that the mast is notcurrently active, but wouldnot comment further on thematter.
Tracy Dorny, chairper-son for the Electromagnet-ic Radiation ResearchFoundation of South Africa(EMRRFSA), says she haspreviously received com-plaints from Fish Hoek res-
idents about cellphone masts.She says that the number of cellphone
masts has proliferated to such an extentthat even if the 3G tower on the buildingwere non-operational, it could be othermasts in the area affecting the residents.
Dorny says the residents’ reportedsymptoms are typical across the countryof people living in close proximity tomasts.
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GRANT-IN-AID 2012/2013Applications for financial support for the removal of animal carcasses
The City of Cape Town invites all non-profit/non-governmental organisations to applyfor a Grant-In-Aid to provide financial support for the removal of animal carcasses givingpreference to organisations from disadvantaged areas or catering for disadvantaged people.
The Grant-In-Aid may NOT be utilised for the following:
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Duration: 2012/2013Potential service providers please note that the funded projects must end before 30 June 2013.
Please note that grants can only be awarded subject to the budget available for this purpose.
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Failure to submit the required documentation will render the application void.
All applications will be assessed in accordance with the interim Grant-In-Aid Policy and mustconform to the Municipal Finance Act, Act 56 of 2003.
All completed applications with supporting information must be submitted to the Manager:Area Cleaning, 19th Floor, Civic Centre, Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town by no later than25 November 2011. No late applications will be accepted.
For any enquiries and copies of the application forms please contactBrent DiedericksTel: 021 400 2145Fax: 021 400 2620E-mail: [email protected]
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A SELFLESSACT: After PRcouncillor Mzuvukile Nikelo’sappeal for donations in lastweek frontpage article(“Wetlands introuble,” People’s Post 25October2011), a donation of fourpairs of gumboots, 10 pairsof gloves, 2packets ofrefuse bags, 2rakes, 1 shoveland 1 spadewas donated by Penny Pinchers Hardware in Heron Park. The donations will help residentsof the Wetlands Informal Settlement to start their proposed cleanup opperation. Nikelo saysthe community is very greatful. However, he says more such donations are needed to enablemore people to join in the cleanup.
REMNANTS OF OLD: The skeleton of Kakapoon Noordhoek Beach is pictured here on a clearSaturday morning, 15 October.Photo: Daniel Grebe
ROCK ART: An anonymous artist has been creating rock statues on Kommetjie Beach. DanielGrebe captured this sunset on Kommetjie Beach, silhouetting the rock statues.Photo: Daniel Grebe
WORKING TOGETHER: Fish Hoek PrePrimary and Ikhayalabantwana PrePrimary ofMasiphumelele made flower windmills from recycled materials at a workshop last week. Thecrafts are for the eMzantsi Carnival. Photo: Eva AdamsHart
VOCAL:CamerataTinta Barocca joinsWits andZurichtrainedmezzo ElizabethFrandsen(pictured),in performance ofworks byVivaldi andCaldara atSt Norbert’sChurch, Rubbi Road in Kommetjie on Sunday 6 November at 16:00. Tickets cost R90at the door and drinks will be on sale duringinterval. For more information, phone083 684 7318.
AN EASTERN FLING: In the Mood dance club held a Chinese dinner dance at the Civic Centreon 15 October. Seen here from left is Elizabeth Hood, Eddie Norris, Sylvia Gourley, Toby Taylor,Anna Maria Farraz and Ronnie Gilbert. Photo: Evelyn Lyle
JOIN THE CLUB: At the latest AGM of the Simon’s Town Country Club, Perdita Newman(right), was elected chairperson of the Club.She is the first woman to serve in the chairin nearly 100 years. She takes over the reignsfrom Brian Brandes. Seen here with her is PeterDaly, captain of the men’s golf team. The Country Club, near beautiful Boulders Beach, isequipped with a ninehole golf course overlooking the ocean and also offers bowls, squashand social membership. Visitors are welcome.contact the club at (021) 786 1233.
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Page 8 People’s Post False Bay LEADER Tuesday 1 November 2011
Design destinyTHE MOTHER CITY has been awarded thetitle of the world’s Design Capital for 2014.Perhaps fittingly so, as this will be the yearwe celebrate two decades of democracy.
The win confirms that our beloved“Slaapstad” is boldly taking the globalstage, to become a major world player anddrawcard in the potentially lucrative tour-ism industry.
In 1994 tourism’s contribution to SA’seconomy was reported as no more than 2%of Gross Domestic Product.
However, with awards such as this andothers filling up our trophy cabinet, tour-ism is fast becoming one of the top earnersof foreign currency.
In the midst of a global recession, wehave something to brighten our spirits: thepromise of greater investment and, wehope, a better life for all.
These awards translate into tangiblebenefits for everyone.
Every small business that stays open fora little while longer, means that the cash-ier, the cleaner, the janitor have jobs fora little longer, and able to support theirfamilies: a little foreign spend goes a longway.
Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille hascommittedherself toworkharder tousede-sign as a tool to clean the remnants ofapartheid and bring communities togetheracross the “geographical divide” throughimproved, innovative design.
The award means that future genera-tions of Capetonians will grow up in a cityvery different to what most of us haveknown.
They will benefit from maximum expo-sure to other cultures as more flock to ourshores. As the winds of change continue tosweep through, Cape Town is fast becom-ing a city of the world.
Hold on to your hats! Today it is good tobe Capetonian.
Tourist buses and whale watchingAT 16:30 on Wednesday 12 October,I saw a MegaCoach tour bus drivingnorth along Boyes Drive.
It parked illegally and passen-gers started to disembark.
The bus driver parked on a blindrise so that no vehicle apart from amotorcycle could legally pass.
All the vehicles behind the coachhad to cross the solid white line intooncoming rush-hour traffic to getpast.
Tourists were being usheredacross the road in an ad hoc mannerand I witnessed two emergencystops.
Cars passing the tour bus fromthe south had to cross into oncom-ing traffic approaching a blind riseand dodge the tourists popping outfrom behind the bus.
Vehicles approaching from thenorth, having just crested a blindrise, were startled by tourists daw-dling across the road, showing nosense of South Africa’s drive-to-sur-vive mentality.
Motorists had to squeeze be-tween the bus and its passengers onone side and oncoming traffic fromthe south.
I phoned MegaCoach and was puton hold when I stated the reason formy call; then the call was“dropped.”
At what level – legal, rational orhuman – is what this driver did ac-ceptable?
Do we wait until a tourist iskilled before we do anything, orshould we respond with rage andhoot aggressively every time we seea tour bus stopping in the middle ofthe road?
Am I the only person outraged bythis mindless insanity?ANONYMOUS
GERHARD VAN HEERDEN,REGIONAL MANAGER FORMEGACOACH RESPONDS:
THANK you for raising this mat-ter and the opportunity to portrayour view, after consulting with ourdriver.
This group of overseas touristswas on the last day of their tour andwas very unfortunate not to see anywhales during their visit to theCape, not even when they went ona whale watching boat trip. You cantherefore imagine the utter excite-ment when they spotted the whaleswhile on Boyes Drive and pleadedwith the tour guide and driver tostop in order for them to watch thewhales, a completely unplannedevent. The driver pulled into one ofthe parking spots on the side of theroad the best he could, but most ofthese spaces are fairly narrow, eventhough there is enough space forother vehicles to pass. The touristsrequested to disembark, uponwhich the tour guide advised theguests of the dangers and to be verycareful when crossing the road andalso assisted small groups of pas-sengers across.
Once all had disembarked, thedriver found a more suitable spot abit further on, once other vehicleshad moved out.
As the writer of the letter men-tioned, it was peak hour traffic andvery slow, not only due to volumes,but also because a great number ofother people pulling to the side ofthe road or slowing down to have aglimpse of the whales.
Generally, most other road userswere very accommodating whenthey noticed the coach and the pas-sengers wanting to cross the road
and stopped to give them opportuni-ty to do so.
Boyes Drive is a scenic drive andis used by a vast number of tourists,self-drive as well as escorted tours.
The driver simply wanted to offerthe guests the best possible serviceand, in doing so, provided themwith an opportunity to end theirtour on a considerable high andmost possibly one of their fondestmemories of our stunning country.
We can only request patienceand consideration from otherroad users at facilities like parkingand access roads to various attrac-tions, which are sometimes verydifficult to negotiate with a touristcoach.
We, as all other companies in thetourism industry, take safety in allits facets seriously.
We simply have to, consideringwe are dealing with overseas tour-ists and tour operators being sub-jected to tough European Consum-er laws.
We dearly apologise for the writ-ers’ phone call being “dropped” andwant to assure him/her that it wasnot intentional.
We value all correspondence andcriticism, positive or negative andprefer to deal with matters at thetime of occurrence and any com-plaint received will be forwarded toone of the relevant managers to bedealt with immediately.
Unfortunately the writer did notcall back to inform us that his/hercallwasdroppedandwealsodidnothave a contact number in order toreturn the call.
We trust you will value our viewas well, but we apologise for any in-convenience caused to the writer atthe time.
Rock-stacker strikes againAS a long-time resident of Kom-metjie I enjoy strolling to the light-house, along the catwalk and alongthe ocean’s edge at Outer-Kom.There have always been attemptsby people to stack and balancerocks on the boulder beach, somebetter than others.
In the past couple of months thispastime has become slightly morevisible.
Someone, assuming that it is oneperson (and excluding the possibil-ity of extra-terrestrial activities),probably male - judging from thesize of the rock used - has taken itupon himself to transform the en-tire section of beach into a shrineof balancing stone figures. Clearly,this person has some talent in us-ing natural materials and defyinggravity, but also has a lot of dispos-able time.
I don’t have a problem per sewith natural art, or expression ofoneness with Nature. Nor do Iknow what inspires this “artist.”Whether an obsessive compulsion,the phallic shape of the lighthouse,a visit to Helen Martin’s OwlHouse in Nieu-Bethesda, fascina-tion with cemeteries, or evenwatching a documentary aboutEaster island and its mysteriousstatues. But I think as a selfish en-deavour he has taken it too far. I,for one, enjoy walking there be-
cause I enjoy the randomness ofnatural shapes and systems. If Iwanted to see man-made lines andstructure I just have to turn myhead towards the mountain wherethere are ample examples of whatarchitects think about at night.While I don’t think stacking therocks has a major ecological im-pact compared to some other hu-man activities, they are probablynot negligible – the lichens on topof the rocks take centuries to growand are probably inhabited by amicrocosm of mites and spring-tails (I have studied this else-where); overturning them intro-duces an unnatural and unneces-sary disturbance. Personally I findit disturbing, and wouldn’t want towait for the next one-in-a-hundredyear storm to undo these artworks,so I prefer to knock them over, al-though I regret that I cannot re-place the rocks in their original po-sitions. I therefore appeal to ourgeological landscape artist to prac-tice his art somewhere else, in hisown garden perhaps, or maybespeak to the council for a sitewhere he can create a tourist at-traction à la Gaudi – he could evengenerate an income. Or use histime on the beach to pick up rub-bish - now that would be useful.JACO BARENDSEKommetjie
WHILE demographers are unsure exact-ly when the world’s population willreach the seven billion mark – or wheth-er this might even have already hap-
pened - the United Nations PopulationFund officially chose Monday this weekto symbolically mark the day.
As a result, many parents have
claimed that their new-born baby is, in-deed, the 7-billionth human on planetEarth. Sadly, no-one will ever know whofinally tipped the scale.
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My say on servitude sorrowsREGARDING your article about the ser-vitude between Sleepy Hollow and Dune-din Avenue (“Servitude has equalrights”, People’s Post, 4 October), may Iadd my comments:
• I have been visiting Avondrust Farmon a weekly basis, mostly on Sundays,since about 1998, collecting fresh produceand using the servitude.
• I tried using Dunedin Avenue butfound often there were children playingor riding bicycles, under supervision ofparents, and found the street being usedas a very communal space, so decided forthe safety of the locals I would continueusing Sleepy Hollow access and the servi-tude.
• I find the signs to be of a very aggres-sive and unfriendly nature, and object ve-hemently to their presence.
• The speed bumps are so high that,even at a slow speed, they scrape the un-
derside of my car.• Farther along the servitude are two
speed bumps of concrete drainage blockswhich are quite severe on the suspensionand tyres of my car, albeit I travel at asnail’s pace over them.
• I am surprised Felicity Purchase saysthe matter of the speed bumps is a civilmatter.
The servitude was written into the titledeeds and approved by the Council. Sure-ly they should be able to uphold the sanc-tity of the servitude as a free flowing anduninhibitedaccess road. I feel theCouncilis dragging its heels on this matter.TERENCE MAGUIRELakesideAlderman Felicity Purchase responds: Ihave asked for clarity from the legal de-partment.
This will be provided as soon as it isavailable.
Good ideas!IN response to the letter of Rudi Coetzee(“Dealing with the great white,” People’s Post,25 October 2011).
Thank you Mr Coetzee!What you wrote makes sense, sounds logi-
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I hope the City of Cape Town and the powersthat be, read your letter, and investigate.
I agree that culling is a very last resort tothe problem, but should not be ignored, andlike all the other suggestions, should be inves-tigated.
My only concern is the cost of netting and/ or pools.
But maybe, for once, this serious problemmust be addressedand solved, before this areabecomes black-listed as a shark-invested, “donot enter,” non-holiday destination.WERNER SMITGlencairn
Christmas brings a season of hopeTHE wind is back, so are the sharks and soonthe heat will prevail.
The children are writing exams, soon theywill be able to throw off their uniforms andcelebrate the coming weeks of summer.
It is a wonderful time of the year if you havesomething to celebrate.
Here are some things to ponder.Holiday makers will fill the shops and the
pavements and parking bays will be full.Newspapers will overflow with brochures
and adverts.It is the time to be merry and bright and
frivolous as the season brings business to thevalley.
Love it or hate it there is celebration in theair.
The message of this time of the year bringshope.
We choose and wrap our presents with allthe expectations of our past lives.
Open the gifts carefully this year and try tomemorise that feeling to last the whole yearthrough.
There have been other gifts throughout theyear that went unnoticed.
. We are still here, a little older and wis-er.
. Weexperienced the four seasons ofweath-er, most importantly fresh air and rain.
. Nature sent one of the wonders of theworld to our bay, scary but awesome.
. We ate, slept and shared the year withneighbours who watched over us without ex-pecting reward.
. We gained new knowledge.
. We have hope for another year bringingnew opportunities.
If there are other gifts I have forgotten addthem to the list for next year.CILLY JIBESFish Hoek
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In response. Well done to the 60 inhabit-
ants of Masi for trying to clean upthe fragile wetlands. The real dis-aster is the raw sewage spewinginto the area. We must stop thisplague from spreading across thevalley. Pat H
. Well done to the SAPS whokeep Ocean View drug- and illegalalcohol-free. The idea of “sportagainst crime” is also really good!Taufeeq
. I say close the Sunrise mar-ket. I was burgled on Friday andon Sunday I recovered most of mystuff at the same market. I don’tcall that honest money. Close it.
. About dogs and that weekendyapper on the balcony in Simon’sTown: I fully agree with the objec-tion. Very irritating. Thomas
. The article “From sweptfloors to chalkboards” is a fantas-tic story, which just goes to showthat hard work does pay off anddreams can come true. Peter Hen-dricks, I wish you everything ofthe very best in your new venture.NJ, Kirstenhof
. Talking about spaying ani-mals, the SPCA should reducetheir prices. They are so expen-sive that my dogs are having pupsyear after year and I just givethem away.
. Before becoming a drivingschool instructor, I had the samesentiments that Anon and Heart-broken have. My eldest daughterfailed twice after knocking a pole
and rolling the car. I was fumingbecause I paid a package as wellas car hire twice. My seconddaughter knocked a pole. Some in-structors do come late becausesome students make you late foryour next appointment. Think. Ifthe student causes an accident,who’s responsible for the car dam-age? What about our time spentduring the test, standing and wait-ing where we could have had twoto three lessons in that time? A carneeds maintenance and petrol.What about our time and effort go-ing into teaching? Just like youearn a wage, so do we and it’s verystressful.Wedon’tworkeverydayso we don’t always have money.When a student fails, whose faultis that? Anon
. What is this about 50 freeunits? I have never received anyfree units of electricity.
. Lady, you have a problem.Dogs are dogs. That’s why theyare not allowed in shops. Adopt achild and see the difference. Dogsare animals and you cannotchange that. Shampoo them allyou like, theyare still animals anddon’t belong in a shop.
. To all those moaning aboutbarking dogs: The average dog isa better person than the average
person. Why isnobody complain-ing about spoiledkids screamingand crying inshops? Animallover
Putting the sense in census. If the census is all about sta-
tistics and not an invasion of pri-vacy, why did they need to knowmynameand thenameofmybusi-ness?
. To all census field workers: Iknow what you are going throughas my daughter is also a fieldworker. I just hope that you all re-ceive your salaries on time as stip-ulated in your contracts. Keep usposted.
. I heard that census workersare being harassed and assaulted.I hope Statistics SA covers allyour expenses so that you canmake a full recovery. The ladies inSun Valley were a jovial bunch.Keep safe!
Something in the water. I have to agree with Michael
of Lakeside. There are simply toomany of us so-called intelligenthumans running around destroy-ing every creature that may becausing us a bit of discomfort.Culling of bad people sounds goodto me. Pat H (Shark Hugger)
. Cohen entered the water witha red flag flying. This is not illegaland countless surfers do this eve-ry day at Muizenberg. The sharkwas not the bad guy, but nor wasCohen.
Just a thought. On Sunday 23 October, every
car in Gatesville Road, Kalk Baywas issued with a parking fine ofR300 for facing the wrong way.
For the last two years we have hadto endure road works, waitingendlessly to get from one point toanother. The Main Road is chaosas visitors to Kalk Bay come andpark their cars in our road. I don’tthink this is fair on us becausemost of us do not have garages.Traffic cops, be lenient until theroads are completed. Zusie
. The kennelled dogs at Tearsare walked every Wednesday, Fri-day and Sunday from 10:00. Phone(021) 785-4482 if you can help. It isvery rewarding!
. I have been attacked twice to-day by a very aggressive baboon.Now I shoot to kill.
. Dear Lynn, the World Cup iswrapped up and Bok supportersstill cry that they were robbed. Ifthis is the case, report it to the po-lice and move on. The trophy waswon so get a life. Well done, AllBlacks. Stanley
. People who work from homeneed to consider their neigh-bours. Why should we have to putup with the extra traffic andnoise?
If this is what we wanted wewould live in a business area andnot a residential one.
. It’s time for the Departmentof Social Development to auditNGOs and NPOs who are receiv-ing funding but not providingservices. Stealing from the poor?Peter, Cape Town
. I would like to congratulatethe staff at Aquila Pre-School forthe good work they did with thekids. My family and I enjoyedyour show. Chantel
. To the matriculants of OceanView Secondary, all the best forthe exams. God bless. From yourparents
Tuesday 1 November 2011 GENERAL People’s Post False Bay Page 11
Wednesday 2 NovemberFishHoek:TheWomen’sAgriculturalAs-sociation will be holding their monthlymeeting at 09:30 in the Minor Hall of theCivic Centre.
Barbara Shenfield of the South AfricanSugar Icing Guild will give a demonstra-tion.
Visitors are welcome and the R10 entryfee includes tea and cake. Contact PatJames on (021) 782 2379.
Thursday 3 NovemberMuizenberg: University of the Third Agepresents a talk by Jenny Trethowan enti-tled “Baboon Matters” at 09:30 in the Mui-zenberg Pavilion.
All welcome and entrance is free. Re-freshments will be available.
Enquiries to Peter Rickards on(021) 788 9469
Marina Da Gama: Upper Crust hostsits first Summer Night Market for the sea-son in Eastlake Village Square from 17:30to 21:00.
A wide range of stalls will be on display.For more information or to book a stall,phone Elaine on 021 788 7765 or 072 896 0690
Saturday 5 NovemberMuizenberg: There will be a free talk onhealth issues at Café Closer in PalmerRoad.
“Spring is the best time for a detox” willbe from 10:00 to 11:30. For more informa-tion phone 074 139 1491.
Muizenberg: The All Saints AnglicanChurch in Main Road Muizenberg willhost their annual International Food Fairfrom 13:00 until 18:00.
Food Coupons are available at the gate
and entry is free. Contact Sandy on(021) 788 6165.
Fish Hoek: The Methodist church hostsits craft market from 08:30. A specialChristmas table will collect proceeds forthe Naomi House. For more informationphone (021) 782 2687
Wednesday 9 NovemberPlumstead: Join Associated Seniors on atrip to Simonstown Naval Museum, CapePoint and Imhoff Farm. Tickets cost R80and the bus leaves Gabriel Road at 09:00.Limited seats available. For more infor-mation contact Ursula Schenker on(021) 761 8774 or 078 382 4668.
Thursday 10 NovemberFish Hoek: The St Lukes Hospice, FalseBay, will be holding its monthly book salefrom 09:00 to 12:00 at the False Bay Hospi-tal. Donations of books are welcome. Formore information contact the Hospice Of-fice on (021) 782 7696.
Friday 11 NovemberFish Hoek: Mymoeba Isaacs will talk tothe Fish Hoek Valley Historical Associa-tion on “The fishing villages of the West-ern Cape” at the Fish Hoek Library hallat 18:00. All are welcome. Enquiries toMieke on (021) 782 5864.
Fish Hoek: The next Managed AgingSeminar will be held from 10:00 to 11:15 inSt Margaret’s Church Hall in KommetjieRoad. A medical doctor will speak about“Healing Hands for Health” focusing onchiropractic and similar techniques forpain relief. R5 donation to enter and all arewelcome. Tea is served at 09:45. For moreinformation phone (021) 782 2024 or [email protected].
Taste the tantalisingwinelands in the South
A Christmas appeal to give
THE Old Cape Wine Shop Wine Festivalhas now become a two-day wine festivalin the Far South, taking place at ImhoffFarm near Kommetjie on Saturday 5 andSunday 6 November.
The two-day festival will see one of the larg-est gatherings of wine producers and enthusi-asts in the Far South ever.
Visitors will have the opportunity to sam-ple many of South Africa’s best known wines,including some award-winning labels such asRiebeek Cellars, Dombeya, Groot Constantia,and Cape Point Vineyards.
Every corner of the Cape Winelands mapwill be represented, including Franschhoek,Stellenbosch, Robertson, Wellington, Con-
stantia and the West Coast. Every cultivargrown in the Western Cape will be show-cased. All the wines available for tasting willbe on sale at special festival prices at the OldCape Wine Shop, while stocks last.
Tickets will be on sale on the day at R50 perperson tasting.
This includes a wine glass and unlimitedwine tastings. There will also be entertain-ment for kids and scenic surroundings. Visi-tors are welcome anytime between 11:00 and16:00. Additional parking will be available onsite.
For more information about the festival,call Claudia on (021) 783-5054 or email [email protected] or visit the website:www.ocws.co.za.
SINCE December 2000, the Catholic SocialCommunity, togetherwith theCatholicWom-en’s League and the St John’s Parish, havebeen putting together Christmas boxes forchildren who lost their parents to AIDS. Thechurches are working in association withValley Development Project (a non-denomi-national registered charity) that puts them intouch with the most
needy of these orphans.This year, the Valley Christmas Project
will be helping around 50 children inMasiphumelele and Ocean View. Ages rangefrom babies to 18. They live mostly in infor-mal housing, some with foster families or ex-tended family, who are themselves desperate-
ly poor. Some are looked after by older broth-ers or sisters, themselves barely out ofchildhood.
They struggle with poverty, and with rejec-tion due to superstition and misunderstand-ing around the disease that took away theirparents.
The Valley Christmas Project is collectingnon-perishable foodstuffs, clothing, toys or fi-nancial contributions. There are no runningcosts to this project.
For more information call Magda on082 706 6375. Donations can be dropped off atPenny Lane shop at Valleyland and St JohnCatholic Church in Fish Hoek (when open).Donations are needed before 16 November.
Rock through the ages with TearsJOIN The Emma Animal Rescue Society(Tears) members as they travel through sixdecades of rock ‘n roll at The Barnyard Thea-tre Willowbridge on 4 November at 18:00.Take your own picnic basket; a cash bar willbe available.
Tickets cost R150 per person. Book withMarge on (021) 785-7014 or [email protected], or contact Mandy on(021) 557-9056.
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Developing young starsLYNN PRINS
TWELVE years ago goalkeep-ing legend Farouk Abra-
hams had a burning passion tostart a goalkeeper’s academy.His aim was to produce onlygreat goalkeepers. He feels theposition is neglected and, speak-ing as a former goalkeeper him-self, he thinks specialised train-ing is needed. However, there isa lack of sponsorship. “All wewant to do is provide hope for thefuture,” he said.
In 2002 Abrahams was appointedgoalkeeper coach forBafanaBafanaat the Soccer World Cup in Koreaand Japan, and worked with thelikes of Andre Arendse, Hans Vonk,and Calvin Marlin.
“It was my greatest honour to rep-resent my country, it didn’t matterthat I didn’t play on those levels, butthe fact that I was part of coachingWorld Cup goalkeepers, was a hugeachievement and money can cer-tainly not buy such glory,” he said.
When asked who he regards ashighly rated, he said: “ItumelengKhune is a highly rated player. It’sjust a pity that he had faked an inju-ry against Sierra Leone. It justshowed bad character. Nonethe-less, he is good.” He believes Moe-neeb Josephs is also a highly ratedplayer.
Abrahams played for Cape TownSpurs, Maritzburg United, JomoCosmos, and Bush Bucks. Hecoached for Santos, Ajax CapeTown, and Hellenic.
Farouk Abrahams GoalkeeperAcademy (FAGA) has been spon-sored for eight years by Metropoli-
tan, but since they merged with Mo-mentum, Abrahams is unsurewhether the sponsorship will con-tinue.
The academy coaches about 80-100 children, without any disap-pointments, from 7 to 25 years old.
The academy also teachess lifeskills.
“On many fronts, and it becameclear to us that the needs of theyoung people in the Academy ex-tend beyond merely that of acquir-ing goalkeeping skills.
Those living in disadvantagedcommunities are particularly vul-nerable, as they live in poverty andmust often survive harsh and diffi-cult experiences in their young
lives,” he said.“Many of the boys and girls at-
tend the training sessions hungry,and lack simple life skills.” FAGAis free and is based at the corner ofWynberg Sports Club, Rosmead Av-enue. Abrahams feels that the 2010World Cup legacy is not benefittingacademies such as his.
They still struggle with fundingand he appeals to corporates forhelp with sponsorship for sustaina-bility.
“Danny Jordaan and I spoke overthe weekend, and I was told that inthe new year relevant World Cupfunds will be made available, butcriteria will apply and it will proba-bly be region-bound.
JUGGLING: Football legend Farouk Abrahams and his coaching protégé Emmanuel Mbango from Khayalitsha go through their paces at the goal keeperacademy. Photo: Rashied Isaacs
CONGRATULATIONS: People’s Post once again proved to be tops inthe community at SAFA Cape Town’s annual awards dinner held at Athlone Stadium on Saturday 29 October. For the second consecutive yearphotographer Rashied Isaacs was elected Best Photographer for theCocaCola Cup. The tournament received coverage from all communitynewspapers including the Son. Rashied dedicated the prize to thememory of the late Brian Gaffney (sports reporter). “Brian Gaffneytaught me community media, may his legacy live on and serve as aninspiration to others,” he said. Pictured here is Isgaak Davids, generalsecretary of SAFA Cape Town handing over the gift to Rashied Isaacs.
Catch up with 1950s cricket starsTWO members of the South African Col-oured Cricket Board of Control’s cricketteam, who toured Kenya in 1958, are on holi-day from Australia and Canada respective-ly andwould like tomeet friends and formeropponents.
Owen Williams and Sydney (Solly)Solomon will be at the St Augustine
Cricket Club in Elfindale on Saturday 5 No-vember.
The event will start at midday.All are welcome to attend.Bring along photos and anything anecdo-
tal. For more information phone DerekSmith on 084 611 1707 or Clive Kolbe on 074320 5099.
