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Dumped tyres infuriate driversTAURIQ HASSEN

A LARGE number of tyres ac-cumulating outside a dere-

lict building in VoortrekkerRoad has become a pain for somedrivers and local business peo-ple.

They feel that the tyres not onlymake the area look “untidy anddangerous”, but also pose a majorfire hazard.

Mark Davids, a business ownerand resident in Maitland, regularlydrives past the area and has noticedthe number of tyres dumped at thesite increasing daily.

About 100 to 150 black rubbertubes line the property.

“The number of tyres is growing.It looks like a dumping site for tyresand there are so many problemsstreaming from one stupid person’saction,” says Davids.

On Wednesday 23 March, Davidsexplains that he swerved into an-other car in Voortrekker Road afterattempting to avoid tyres lying inthe road.

He was travelling towards CapeTown at about 19:10 but says it wasalready “too late” when he noticedthe tyres.

“This could be a way to get driv-ers to stop their cars. Who knows?Fortunately for me, the police werealso passing at the same time andwitnessed the incident,” says Dav-ids.

Samantha Gordon, another roaduser, has similar concerns.

“In today’s world, people are us-ing weird tactics just to steal yourcellphone or even your car; it willnot eliminate the fact that incidentssuch as that could have been stagedby a criminal.”

She says the area, which alreadylooks like a “derelict industrial ar-ea”, is being “ill-treated and abusedby the public”.

“It takes guts and absolute disre-gard for the area for somebody tojust dump their tyres there and itwill continue to happen, becausenobody is taking action againstthem,” says Gordon.

However, Maitland Policespokesperson, Warrant Officer Siy-

abulela Vukubi, says he was notaware of tyres being used for crimi-nal purposes at this particular spot.

“We are not fully aware of theproblems around the tyres in thatarea, but we should encourage mo-torists to be very cautious whendriving in the area,” says Vukubi.

He promised that police wouldconduct patrols in the area to en-sure that tyres are not being pushedinto the road.

“It’s the City of Cape Town’s dutyto remove the tyres, so we will mon-itor the situation and have peopleon the lookout for any intentions topush tyres in the road,” says Vuku-bi.

People’s Post visited the area,where hundreds of tyres werespread across a piece of land along-side the road. Behind the dumpedtyres was a derelict and vacantbuilding.

Julia Smart, co-owner of a nearby

plastic reproduction company isaware of the problem.

She says the guilty parties arenever seen because the tyres are be-ing dumped late at night.

“This was never a problem be-fore, but then again there was abusiness there. I can’t rememberany other area around here beingused to dump tyres, so this is some-thing new,” says Smart.

Last month Smart lodged the firstcomplaint with council, requestingthat the tyres be collected by thewaste department.

Two days later, the tyres were re-moved and three days afterwards,the site was back to its old state.

“I think it’s disgusting, becausethis area already looks bad as it is,but now you have people wanting tomake it look even worse. We as thebusiness community should notstand for this,” Smart added.

Ward Councillor Bernadette Le

Roux confirmed that the buildingfound on the same site as the tyreshas already been reported as a“problem building”.

“If these tyres are being a nui-sance, then we should encouragethe public to report these mattersmore often”.

According to Le Roux, the matterwill be now be handed over to theCity of Cape Town’s Law Enforce-ment department.

“They will be requested to moni-tor the situation and report back tocouncil if the problem is becomingworse,” says Le Roux.

Anybody seenplacing the tyres inthe road or at the site should be re-ported to the Maitland Police Sta-tion on (021) 506-9400.

DUMPED: Tyres ditched at the side of the road, with the derelict building in the background. Photo: Tauriq Hassen

People’s Post WoodstockMaitland NEWS Tuesday 19 April 2011

RELOCATION OF ECONOMIC AND HUMANDEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT,FILM AND EVENTS PERMIT OFFICESNotice is hereby given that the City of Cape Town’s Economic and Human Developmentoffices will be relocated to the 14th Floor, Main Tower, Standard Bank Building,2 Heerengracht, Corner Hertzog Boulevard, Foreshore as from 3 May 2011.

The following contact numbers will be available until further notice.

Branch/Section Telephone FaxEconomic Development Facilitation 021 483 9030Economic Information and Research 021 483 9030Local Area Economic Development 021 483 9030Business Support & Skills Development 021 483 9030Film Permit Office 021 483 9060 086 576 1933Events Permit Office 021 483 9013 086 576 1580

Please note all other telephone and fax numbers will be inactive.

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER

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TOP HONOURS: YoungMen SportingClub fromMitchell’sPlain walkedaway with theprestigiousSilver Fez Trophy at the Athlone Stadiumon Saturday16 April.Young Menfought offchoirs such asBoardingBoys, JongeStudente andformer champions YoungZinnias andmany more.The competition roundedoff the last action for the Malay choirs in 2011. Just over 7 000 spectators crammed into the stadium towatch the team walk away with the 71st Silver Fez Trophy. here Young Men Sporting Clubcelebrates minutes after receiving their winners’ trophies. Photo: Yunus Mohamed

ADDING UP: The annual UCT MathematicsCompetition for Western Cape high schoolstook place on Thursday14 April. Seven thousand pupils from 130schools enjoyed anevening tackling mathematical problems.Budding mathematicians milled around,finding their way to 60different lecture theatres and tutorial roomsin every building acrossthe campus. Goldawards and calculatorsare presented for topresults in each grade atthe June prizegiving.Top achievers will be invited to a follow upevent, the UCT Invitational MathematicsChallenge. The results will be used to select the Western Province teams for the South AfricanInterProvincial Mathematics Olympiad in September. The UCT Mathematics Competition isthe university’s biggest outreach project for schools. Photo: Danielle Karallis

‘We want alcoholfree BoKaap’VERNA VAN DIEMEN

FACED with the possibility that theHilton Cape Town City Centre – for-

merly the Coral International Cape TownHotel – could be turned into an establish-ment selling alcohol, Bo-Kaap residentshave resolved to declare their area an al-cohol-free zone.

Disillusioned residents feel they were cheat-ed into believing that they will have a dry hotelin their neighbourhood when the Coral Inter-national Cape Town Hotel was being devel-oped.

The Hilton Group, which has more than3 700 hotels across the world, bought theCoral Hotel in February and applied for aliquor licence shortly afterwards.

This news was met with opposition by Bo-Kaap residents who called a meeting lastnight and were prepared to march to the ho-tel.

However, it was decided at the meeting,attendedbyabout 60 residents, to oppose theapplication and focus on declaring Bo-Kaapan alcohol-free zone and challenge how thepolice manage liquor licence applications.

When the Coral Hotel was being devel-oped it was punted as Cape Town’s first dry-hotel, making headlines in various newspa-pers.

Although the lease has changed hands,the owners, Cii Holdings, remain the same.

The Hilton Hotel Cape Town City Centresaid they could not comment on “promisesmade by the Coral”, while one of the direc-tors of Cii Holdings said “I would not know”to every question posed by People’s Post, re-ferring the reporter to the group’s manag-ing director, who is out of the country untilMay.

At last night’s meeting at Bo-Kaap CivicCentre, Osman Shaboodien, chairperson ofthe Bo-Kaap Civic Association said: “Wehave decided not to march, but we will op-

pose the application and work on declaringBo-Kaap an alcohol-free zone, just like FishHoek, and we want to tackle the police on theway they handle liquor licence applications.”

The R300 million Coral was officiallyopened in February 2010 by Dubai-based Cor-al Hotels and Resorts, with Sheik Faisal binSultan Al Qassimi of the United Arab Emir-ates as a shareholder.

The South African partner was Cii Hold-ings, which provides Shariah-compliant in-vestment instruments and also deals in fi-nance, technology and broadcasting.

At the time the hotel was promoted as cater-ing for Muslim clients by keeping their kitch-ens strictly halaal and not selling alcohol.

Shaboodien said that Hamza Farooqui, CiiHoldings group managing director, promisedresidents three years ago that the hotel wouldnot sell alcohol in exchange for residents notobjecting to departures.

He suspects the dry-hotel concept was just“dangling a carrot” to prevent possible objec-tions from residents.

“The developers knew that they would bemet with lots of opposition by residents ifthey were to sell liquor. So they told us therewould be no liquor and we agreed not to ob-ject to departures. We all just wanted theprocess to move along smoothly,” he said.

The hotel is on the corner of Wale andBuitengracht streets, and Bo-Kaap residentssay a liquor licence issued to a hotel adjoin-ing their neighbourhood would go againstthe culture of the predominantly Muslim ar-ea.

Andreas Bossard, Hilton Hotel Cape TownCity Centre’s general manager, said they had

no idea that residents were unhappy.“We can strongly say that the Hilton sup-

ports the Muslim community by remaininga Muslim-friendly hotel,” he said.

Alcohol will not be available at the twomain restaurants but it will be served dis-creetly in some food and beverage areas in-cluding the pool bar and restaurant, the con-ference and meetings area, executive loungeand the mini bars in rooms will include alco-holic beverages on request, said Bossard.

Shaboodien says the granting of a liquor li-cence could set a precedent for new develop-ments in Bo-Kaap.

Usman Ahmed, a director of Cii Holdings,said he was no longer involved with theproject and referred People’s Post to Fa-rooqui, who he said was out of the country.

Ahmed answered: “I would not know” toPeople’s Post’s questions about promisesmade to residents about the alcohol-free ho-tel.

Shaboodien said: “It is like openinganabat-toir in an area where mostly vegetarians live.We want to create a precedent so that we pre-vent liquor licence applications cropping upwith new developments in Bo-Kaap,” he said.

“Bo-Kaap is predominantly Muslim and al-cohol-free. It is a matter of culture and histo-ry.

Belinda Walker, ward councillor said: “Bo-Kaap residentshavealwaysmade it clear thatthey would oppose any liquor licence applica-tions in their area. The question is whetherthe dry hotel thing was done intentionally sothat they could get around being opposed byresidents.” She encouraged residents to exer-cise their right to object to the licence.

THE next Small, Medium and Micro Enter-prises (SMME) meeting at Central Librarywill be on Thursday 21 April from 07:15 till09:00.

Denise Dookoo will be holding an informa-tion session on the Small Enterprise Devel-opment Agency and its support structuresfor SMMEs.

There will be a light buffet-style breakfastand networking opportunity prior to thetalk, which starts at 07:45. Entry is R15, paya-ble at the entrance.

To book, phone (021) 467-1542, SMS083 539 8442 or email [email protected].

Central Library is in the Old Drill Hall, atthe corner of Darling and Parade Street,Cape Town.

THE Kirstenbosch Craft Market will takeplace on Sunday 24 April from 09:00 to 15:00at the Stone Cottage grounds, situated at thecorner Kirstenbosch and Rhodes Drives,Newlands.

Proceeds from stall rentals go to improve-ments and development at Kirstenbosch Na-tional Botanical Garden.

For more information contact the conven-er, Tessa van Rooyen, on (021) 697-2853.

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Rest and unwind for a weekTHE Arthritis Foundation is hosting abreakaway trip to Goudini Spa from Mon-day 30 May to Friday 3 June. The tickets costR850, which includes accommodation andtransport. There will be hydrotherapy ses-sions and education on arthritis during the

week. To secure your seat pay a R200 depositinto Standard Bank account 270922210 WCBranch, then fax deposit slip to (021) 421-7330and pay off the balance by the end of May.For more information contact Julie on079 238 5927 or Nimo on (021) 696-8879.

Keeping our water cleanPROFESSOR Eugene Cloete, the dean of sci-ence at the University of Stellenbosch, willgive a free talk entitled “Innovation, the keyto sustainable water supply and sanitation”on Wednesday 20 April at 17:00 at the SA

Astronomical Observatory Auditoriumin Observatory Road.

There are no bookings. For more informa-tion and directions go to www.royalsociety-sa.org.za.

A healthy alternativeTHE annual Radio 786 Health Fair will helpopen doors to an affordable and healthy life-style on Sunday 8 May at the College of CapeTown, Kromboom Road, Crawford, from08:00 to 17:00.

The Radio 786 Health Fair is this commu-nity radio station’s biggest fundraiser.

Organisers say natural approaches tohealth recognise the body’s own healing

power and try to maximise and enhance it,so expect nurturing, holistic body and skincare treatments.

The kids corner offers cup-cake decorat-ing, a puppet show, musical chairs and atreasure hunt.

Entrance is R10, children under 12 enterfor free, and convenient parking is availableat no cost.

Are antiquities safe?JEAN SMITH, The Egyptian Society ofSouthAfrica’s vice chairperson,will give anillustrated lecture entitled “The State ofEgypt’s Antiquities Following the RecentTurmoil” on Tuesday 26 April at 19:30 at StGeorge’s Grammar School, Mowbray. John

Lombard will also speak on “Capitals andPharaohs”. Members are free and non-mem-bers R20.

Booking is not necessary and there is se-cure parking in the school grounds. Call(021) 557-5082.

Green Pointclubs raidedand finedVERNA VAN DIEMEN

COMPLAINTS from residentsabout the noise from night-

clubs have not fallen on deafears.

Last week the City’s liquor en-forcement and compliance unitraided four nightclubs in SomersetRoad, Green Point.

Nathan Ladegourdie, assistantchief of the Vice Squad, says: “Theraids were driven by complaintsfrom the community about loudmusic and rowdiness outside theclubs.”

Bo-Kaap Civic Association chair-person Osman Shaboodien said:“Residents complain every week.Sound travels up and so we are af-fected.”

Green Point Ratepayers’ and Res-idents’ Association chairperson,Bob Goebel, said the clubs’ noisedid not affect Green Point residentsbecause the clubs are closer to Bo-Kaap.

Ladegourdie said the latest raidwas not the first or the last one.

“We held a raids a few months agoandwill continuedoing so,”he said.

The City is taking up residents’cases under one of the conditions ofaCitybylawrelating to streets, pub-

lic places and the prevention of nui-sances.

This bylaw states that it does notpermit noise from a private resi-dence or business to be audible ina public place, except for the pur-poses of loudspeaker announce-ments for public meetings or due tothe actions of street entertainers.

“If you hear any music outsidethe club, it is considered a trans-gression. Noise should be confinedto the inside of a club,” said La-degourdie.

Each of the nightclubs were is-sued fines for offences

ranging from fire escape doorsbeing padlocked and fire extin-guishers which were not serviced,to operating without an entertain-ment licence.

“Some clubs do not comply withthe conditions of their business li-cence. For example, you cannot op-erate a club with a restaurant li-cence. You would need an enter-tainment licence,” he said.

The fines were issued under theprovincial noise control bylaw andranged from R1 000 to R1 500 butcould be increased up to R20 000 ina court, said Ladegourdie.

The unit will soon be able to im-pound the sound equipment of re-peat offenders if the proposed

amendment to the City of CapeTown’s Noise Nuisance Bylaw ispassed. The amendment has to passlegal muster and be approved by thecouncil after having been throughcouncil processes and being thesubject of public consultation.

Owners would have to pay R1 000to reclaim equipment.

If bouncers or managementrefuse theunit entryor resist a raid,they can also be arrested.

“If they act in any disordely man-ner we can arrest them,” said La-degourdie.

Any transgressions like under-

aged patrons, are reported to theWestern Cape Liquor Board and thepolice, and this can result in the es-tablishment being closed down.

Vuza Mazula, spokesperson forthe Club, Bar and Restaurant Asso-ciation (CBRA) of the WesternCape, says all of the association’smembers should comply with thelaws set in place.

“If the businesses are contraven-ing laws they know of, they have on-ly themselves to blame,” he said.

However, he says he feels the Cityis not keeping nightclubs and barowners updated about new bylaws.

“I cannot comment on individualcases, but I do feel that the laws arechanging all the time and if it wer-en’t for the media, we would be inthe dark,” he said.

The unit will continue with oper-ations all over Cape Town and atshebeens throughout the Easter pe-riod.

BUYER BEWARE: Riana Nel selling cacti at her stall at the City Bowl Market on Hope, which was launchedon Saturday at 14 Hope Street, Gardens. A variety of fresh food and other produce, including fruit and vegetables, were on sale. The market will be open every Saturday from 09:00 to 14:00. Photo: Lulama Zenzile


Your ward candidatesVARIOUS people have putthemselves forward as wardcouncillor candidates, andWednesday on 18 May you

have the chance to vote for oneof them. People’s Post invitedall the ward councillor candi-dates in your area to submit

photos and profiles on them-selves. We publish the profilesand photos received. The can-didates for ward councillor

publishedherehaveallmet theIndependent Electoral Com-mission’s requirements tostand for election.

Ward 56

Ward 57.Cape Party: Brian Wentzel

Sydney Tuties(AfricanPeople’sConvention) istheformerpresident ofCADWU, aunion for cleaners and domesticworkers, and has been involved in forthe past 15 years. Tuties was alsopreviously the general secretary forfarm worker’s union WCAAWU andsays that he currently serves as thedirector of three nonprofit organisations.

Stephen Goodson,leaderof theAbolition ofIncomeTax andUsuryParty,isstanding forcouncillor ofWard 56. He says the party’s mainproposal is the establishment of “amunicipal bank, which will createmoney out of nothing using fractionalreserves, as commercial banks currently do. It will enable a 15% reduction in property rates and provisionof 2% home loans to ratepayers, whohave at least 10% of the purchaseprice of a house on fixed deposit withthe bank.”

Derrick America will represent theDemocratic Alliance in the election.

Mogamat Jamiel Safodien from theAfrica Muslim Party describes himself as a very lovable and respectedindividual. He is well known in thecommunity and very involved withthe activities in the areas and alwayswilling to assist.

The Cape Muslim Congress’ GadijaAdams is a full time office worker anda part time entrepreneur. She is passionate about the upliftment of thecommunity as she was born in herward. She is very concerned with thehigh crime rate and unemploymentamong the youth. She hopes to havethe opportunity to help young women build their own businesses to reduce unemployment.

Aljama’sSuleimanAdamshas beenan experton burialmattersin theMuslimcommunity for 30years. Hehas alsohelpedmany BoKaap residents receive social grants.

. Cape Party: Andre JacobsAbolition of Income Tax and Usury

Party: Stephen Goodson

Eugene Cloete is representing theUniversal Civics of South Africa andpromises to make a difference.

Brett Herron will represent the Democratic Alliance in the election.

Arjuman Muttara Bester a representative for the Africa Muslim Party isa very strong individual who cares alot and is always willing to assist,whether it is fixing your window, dooror feeding your dog. He loves peopleand will always be available whenever you need someone to talk to or assist.

Fête brings happiness to homeTHE Beit-ul-Aman Old Age Homein Wynberg held its annual fête onFriday 1 and Saturday 2 April. Thefête was held to raise funds for themaintenance of the home.

Hundreds of people flocked into

the home’s grounds, where theywere able to shop around for cloth-ing, toys and food. They were alsoentertained by top singers and Ma-lay choirs. People’s Post was there tocapture the moment.

ORGANISED: The BeitulAman organising committee worked tirelessly toensure that the fête ran smoothly. Photo: Tauriq Hassen

FUN FOR ALL: From left, Muhammad Salih Kenny, Maryam Parker, Yusrahparker and Thanaa Parker after getting their faces painted.

PAINTING AWAY: Noorjahan Camroodien paintingRaeesah Legget’s face.

BALL OF A TIME: Childrenwere seen bouncing all dayon their jumping castle.

HAVING A LAUGH: Woodstock residents, from left, Roshana Diedericks, Ardilah Swanepoel, Sadiqa Manan and Ilhaam Abrahams enjoying the day.

THUMBS UP: Moegammad Francis,a resident at the home, approved ofthe festivities, but could not miss theWorld Cup cricket final between India and Sri Lanka.

COOLING OFF: At the cool drink stand Wynberg residents(from left) Dehraan Agherdien, Reezah Nackerdien, Zakariyah Ebrahim and Emran Ebrahim ensured that nobody wentthirsty.

CHILLING: Badroen Karriem Allies, left,and Yusuf Ismail relaxing inside the home.

MMMM: Rushana Ajmoodien showingoff her colourful cupcakes.


Blitz of colour for WoodstockTAURIQ HASSEN

WOODSTOCK residents havewelcomed an art project said tobe changing the face of the com-munity.

Thirteen houses in the area havebeen given a makeover with graffitiart as part of the first leg of thethree-tier Adidas All Original I ArtCommunity Mural Project.

All the houses are in Gympie,William, and Page streets, althoughsome shacks were also treated to alick of colour in the same area.

As part of the launch, residentswere invited to view the completedpieces on Saturday 9 April.

They were also treated to a braai,with koeksisters, samoosas andother traditional eats.

The designs feature peacocks andthe names of community members,with one featuring a diamond to il-lustrate the value of the heritageand history of the area.

The project is also supported bythe Department of Cultural Affairsand Sport.

Local artists and illustrators of-fered their services to the project,as well as Boamistura, an art collec-tive from Madrid, Spain, whichplanned and painted the murals.

The Woodstock area was chosendue to the “bad energy” for whichthe area had become notorious inthe past.

While crime and drugs hasplagued the area for many years,the “project hopes to change thatimpression”, says Ricky Lee Gor-don, curator of the project.

Ghadija Galant, a Woodstock res-ident, was delighted to see the areabeing given some colour, which shesays brings out the positives of anarea that “is always overshadowedwith crime and grime”.

“This is really nice for our area,because there are so many badthings happening around here. Weneed stuff like this to inspire theyouth,” says Galant.

She added that initially shethought the spray painting wouldbe “a big mess”, but now thinks themurals are “beautiful works of art”.

Richard Masson, a “proud”Woodstock resident and communi-ty worker, was relieved to see thechanges around the area.

“When everybody talks aboutWoodstock, they first highlight thenegatives, but we should be proud

of our area andthrough thisproject, we aretaking pride inour communi-ty,” says Mas-son.

A few young-sters watchedon in amaze-ment at the mu-rals, with com-ments includ-ing: “Now that’skwaai!”

Ardiel Steyn,18, did not un-derstand whatthe artists hadenvisioned un-til the muralstarted comingtogether.

He says themany coloursand shapes keepone interested in

the mural and makes the area look“exciting”.

“All these houses were boringand dull before, but look at themnow. It will make people drive pastand admire the paintings,” saysSteyn.

Gordon says: “The murals inWoodstock were a success in morethan just being pleasing to the eyeof the passerby.”

He says the community interact-ed with the artists and personalisedthe murals to their satisfaction.

Gordon says the project would berolled out in areas such as Sowetoin September later this year.

“Through their interaction, themural artists befriended and in-spired the community with theirart and creativity,” says Gordon.

He explained that all proceedsfrom the artwork, which is current-ly on show at the Word of Art in Al-bert Road, will go towards Write onAfrica, an NGO involved in commu-nity art projects, including thepainting of schools.

IN LIVING COLOUR: The colours in a mural in Page Street fascinated the local children.Photos: Edrea Du Toit

BEATING STRONG: A mural heart to motivate the community.

People’s Post WoodstockMaitland GENERAL Tuesday 19 April 2011

Amobokoboko brand launchedTHE launch of the Amabokoboko SportsBrand was held on Wednesday 13 Aprilat the False Bay Rugby Football Club inBergvliet.

A catwalk show was hosted to show at-tendees the type of clothing that will be onsale. The sports brand launched caps, sun-glasses, T-shirts, shorts and much more.

From the left are Mike Duncan from Claremont, Lynn Hotz from GreenPoint and Darryl Latimer from Durbanville.

Darren Klarke from Noordhoek and Seugnet Smal from Kommetjie.

From left, Nolan Koopman and Lungelo Payi, both from Fish Hoek,and Teddy Nyali from Masiphumelele.

Gavin Field (left) from Hout Bay and TrevorBaath from Fish Hoek.

From left, Kerrie O’Neill from Fish Hoek, Siyasanga Mkiva from Noordhoek and William Frost from Simon’s Town.

Green fingers crossed for gold

BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS: The arid, mountainousdesert of the Northern Cape’s Richtersveld region isone of the two World Heritage Sites featured in thisyear’s Kirstenbosch Chelsea Flower Show exhibit. Photo:Supplied

SOUTH African World HeritageSites inspired this year’s Kirst-enbosch Chelsea Flower Showexhibit, themed “BotanicalLandscapes”.

This year – the 36th year the coun-try is exhibiting – it seemed doubt-ful South Africa would exhibit dueto a lack of funding.

But the Provincial Governmentof the Western Cape (PGWC) andthe SA Gold Coin Exchange came tothe rescue and have ensured thatSouthAfrica’s long runremainsun-broken.

Designers, David Davidson andRaymond Hudson, were inspired bytwo of South Africa’s most iconicand diverse botanical landscapes.

Exceedingly rich in species diver-sity, and sharply contrasting inhabitat – the Cape Floral Kingdomof the Western Cape and the arid,mountainous desert of the North-ern Cape’s Richtersveld regioneach provide a dramatic setting andsome of the richest reservoirs ofplant life on earth.

Both these World Heritage Sitesare also biodiversity hotspots – ofwhich there are only 25 worldwide– featuring an incredibly high di-versity of species.

Table Mountain, which maysoon become one of the New SevenWonders of Nature, and the dramat-ic “moonscapes” of the remote andrugged Richtersveld provide thepanoramic perspectives for theselocations, and contoured staging ofthe exhibit creates platforms fea-turing the southern-most signa-ture plants of the Cape Floral King-dom’s fynbos flora, ranging fromcoastal to mountain vegetation aswell as hotspot species from the ar-id north.

Plant material for the exhibit issourced from various parts of thecountry, and part of the mandate insourcing this material is also to uti-lise them in empowerment projectswhere possible.

Over the past 35 years the Kirst-enbosch SA exhibit has achieved 30gold medals, two silver-gilt medals

and three silver medals, as well asnumerous other special awards foroutstanding contributions, includ-ing the Lawrence Medal in 2006 for

the “Best Exhibit shown to theSociety” in that year and the firstrecipient of the new “President’sMost Creative Award” in 2008.

The prestigious Royal Horticul-tural Society Chelsea Flower Showtakes place from Tuesday 24 to Sat-urday 28 May in London.

BOTANICAL LANDSCAPES: The Cape Floral Kingdom isthe smallest of the world’s six floral kingdoms but is oneof the richest areas for plants in the world. It representsless than 0,5% of the area of Africa, but is home to nearly20% of the continent’s flora. Photo: Supplied

SCALING NEW HEIGHTS:Dr Laurine Platzky (fromthe Premier’s office), RayHudson (designer), Felicity Purchase, Alan Demby(chairperson of the SAGold Coin Exchange),David Davidson (designer) and Joyene Isaacs(Western Cape head ofdepartment of agriculture and rural development at Kirstenbosch,with a model of this year’sChelsea Flower Show entry. Photo: Supplied

No secrets forcivil societyTHE Right2Know campaign, anorganisation committed to thefree flow of information, is call-ing on individuals and commu-nity organisations to help themdraft the SA Secrets List.

The body was launched in Au-gust last year to stop the Protec-tion of Information Bill, alsoknown as the secrecy bill, whichis currently before Parliament.

The Secrecy List will be a com-pilation of verbal and writtensubmissions from the publicabout what information theyfeel should be made available tothem to improve everyday life.

It will be discussed and docu-mentedat apublicmeetingat theMowbray Town Hall on Wednes-day 20 April, from 09:00 to 16:00.Representatives from communi-ty organisations can make a ver-bal testimony at the public meet-ing or a written submission byemail to [email protected] can also make submis-sions. Call Nkwame on (021) 461-7211 or 078 227 6008 or email [email protected].

Biodiversity expowill answer manyquestionsTHE South African National Bi-odiversity Institute (SANBI) Bi-odiversity Expo from Thursday5 May to Sunday 8 May will fea-ture a wide variety of exhibitorsand conservation issues andprojects.

This annual event takes placeat the Old Mutual ConferenceCentre at Kirstenbosch NationalBotanical Garden in Cape Town.

The Expo is a gathering of theconservation community to en-gage with the public on conser-vation issues and opportunitiessuch as jobs, business opportu-nities and corporate social in-vestment projects. Visit www.bi-odiversityexpo.blogspot.com

Grant Morta from Goodwood and LecreciaOctober from Mitchell’s Plain.


‘Our park is not the same’TAURIQ HASSEN

QUESTIONS have surfacedover the maintenance of theTrafalgar Park in Woodstock,thanks to an abundance of lit-ter and vandalism.

Some residents feel that“enough is not being done” bythe City of Cape Town to preventthe park from being brokendown and “destroyed”.

The park is located beneaththe Trafalgar Swimming Pool inSearle Street, and school chil-dren regularly use the facilitywhich is owned and maintainedby the City.

Adiel Casitter, a resident inthe area, frequently takes his sonto the park where they have akick-aboutwith their soccer ball.

He says Trafalgar Park was re-garded as one of the most “beau-tiful facilities inCapeTown”, butthe image is quickly changing.

“We cannot say this place is al-ways dirty, because that wouldbe a lie. However, on most occa-sions, you find broken glass bot-tles, papers spread across thefield andon theboundaries of the

park and also vandalising of thepark’s property.”

Salma Williams has been liv-ing in Woodstock all her life andusually does not go outside veryoften, but enjoys a walk to thepark.

She says her walk has changedover the years, due to the “badstate” the park has fallen into.“In the past, this park was neverlike this, it was always clean andthere were no problems like van-dalism, because people had a lotmore respect for things that didnot belong to them,” says Wil-liams.

Williams described her walksas being “refreshing and uplift-ing”, but now finds herself weav-ing her way through broken bot-tles and litter.

During the morning and eve-nings, several workers from fac-tories around the park, can beseen throwing their litter overthe fence and into the park, saysWilliams.

Richard Marcoon, a businessowner whose business is locatedclose to the park, usually takestime out to relax inside the park,“but will not be taking that

chance any longer”.“That park is not the same any

longer, because it’s dirty and cer-tainly cannot be deemed as safe,because so many strange charac-ters are walking through thepark,” says Marcoon.

He adds that although drink-ing is against the City’s rules andregulations, certain vagrants ig-nore this policy.

“They drink so much insidethe park that they become drunkand violent, breaking bottles andfighting with each other, some-thing I have seen with my owneyes,” says Marcoon.

Ward Councillor Cedric Tho-mas did not feel that the situa-tion was as bad as it may seem:“Weareaware thatnobody is sta-tioned at the park on a perma-nent basis.”

He confirmed that as part ofthe 2011 ward allocation budget,council will be looking at em-ploying a member from the com-munity to take care of the park.“This park keeper will be incharge of ensuring that the parkstays clean and the rules and reg-ulations will be followed,” Tho-mas concluded.

SPEAK WITH CONFIDENCE: The International President of the Good HopeToastmasters Club, Pat Johnson (right),came all the way from Canada to speakat the Business Women’s Associationbreakfast on Tuesday 13 April at the Atlantic Imbizo at the V & A Waterfront.Johnson is an international speaker andcommunications trainer who is skilledin strategic and financial planning, career development and conflict resolution. Currently, she is assistant directorfor business education at the British Columbia Pension Corporation in Victoria,Canada. Pictured with her is chairperson of the Business Women’s Association, Nina Joubert.

THE annual Teddy Bear Fair will beheld on Monday 2 May at the Buiten-verwachting Wine Farm in Constantiafrom 10:00 to 16:00.

There will be many teddy bear tablesand teddy bear lovers can enjoy food,drinks and have a lovely picnic underthe trees.

There will be lots of fun entertain-ment for the children, such as jumpingcastles, face painting and colouringcompetitions, as well as lots of prizes.

To order a picnic, contact Adrienneon (021) 794-1012 or 083 257 6083.

For more information on the teddybear tables, contact Brian on (021) 887-9001 and for everything else, contactAnna on 074 186 2578.

You’d bettergo in disguise

Financial boost forlocal schoolTHE Lewis Stores group will be sponsoringthe St Agnes Primary School in Woodstockfeeding scheme and has also donated R60 000over a 12-month period to be used towardsmaintenance in 2011.

Principal Alfonso Louw says: “We need toacknowledge their contribution and com-mitment to uplifting the school as part oftheir social responsibility programme.”

The school is currently renovating thekitchen area, which will receive a fresh coatof paint, new flooring and upgrades to thecupboards and window areas.

HELPING HANDS: From left, Melvina Cowan,of Lewis’ social economic development department, Alfonso Louw (principal) and Sharon Rohm, manager of social economic development for Lewis Stores.

Weekend in CitrusdalTHE Cape Natural History Clubhas arranged a coach trip to a pri-vate game reserve, and thereaftertwo nights’ accommodation inCitrusdal, from Saturday 30 Aprilto Monday 2 May, which is a pub-lic holiday. The cost is R1 850 perperson sharing, which includestransport, accommodation, mealsand guiding. For more informa-tion phone Eleanor on (021) 762-1779, or visit www.capenatural-historyclub.co.za.

Learn how tomake a passTHE Cape Natural History Clubwill host an illustrated talk byDave Cowley on Wednesday April20 at 20:00 at SACS School in New-lands.

Cowley will discuss early roadand pass developer, Thomas Bain,in a lecture titled “A Colossus ofRoads”. Bain was responsible for23 passes, most of which are stillin use today. Entry to the talk isR20. Enquiries can be made toEleanor by phoning (021) 762-1779,or visiting www.capenaturalhis-toryclub.co.za.


SPEAK WITH CONFIDENCE: The International President of the Good Hope Toastmasters Club, Pat Johnson (right), came all the way from Canada to speak at the Business Women’s Association breakfast,held on Tuesday 13 April at the Atlantic Imbizo at the V & A Waterfront. Johnson is an internationalspeaker and communications trainer who is skilled in strategic and financial planning, career development and conflict resolution. Currently, she is assistant director for business education at the BritishColumbia Pension Corporation in Victoria, Canada. Toastmasters teaches its members how to improvetheir speaking skills and meeting protocol and procedures.

Technically speakingTHE African Institute for Mathemati-cal Sciences (AIMS) and the CapeTown Science Centre will host a pub-lic lecture titled “Science, Technologyand Humanity” tomorrow, Wednes-day 20 April.

It will take place at 18:30 for 19:00 atthe Muizenberg Pavilion.

The speaker is Professor George El-lis of the University of Cape Town.

School groups and students enterfree of charge and adults pay R20 forentrance.

For more information, visit http://www.aims.ac.za/en/programmes/public-lectures.

Vote could mean bonanza for CapeAN INDEPENDENT impact reportsays a R1,4 billion annual tourism bo-nanza awaits South Africa if TableMountain is named one of the New Sev-en Wonders of Nature.

The detailed report by Grant Thorn-ton, a leading tourism hospitality andleisure research company, found thattourism to Table Mountain, and thusCape Town, would increase by about20% and approximately 70% of thesevisitors are expected to be internation-al tourists.

This would generate an additionalR1,4 billion in revenue for the year –oraboutR116millionamonth–and theexpenditure would support around11 000 employment opportunities inSouth Africa.

Table Mountain has already beenvoted one of the final 28 sites for theNew Seven Wonders of Nature cam-paign, with the final seven to be namedon Friday 11 November.

It is estimated that a billion votes,online and via SMS, will be cast, pro-viding Table Mountain and South Afri-ca with unprecedented marketing ex-posure.

Grant Thornton based their projec-tions on a similar campaign in which100 million votes were cast worldwideto vote for the New Seven Man-MadeWonders in 2007.Measurable results were seen at siteswhich made the top seven short list inthis campaign. Visitors to Petra in Jor-dan increased by 61% and visitors toChrist the Redeemer in Brazil in-creased by 30%.

To vote for Table Mountain visitwww.votefortablemountain.com orSMS “Table” to 34874. SMSes cost R2each and participants can vote as oftenas they like.

For information contact the Cable-way on (021) 424-0015 or visitwww.votefortablemountain.com

Motivation through the lens of a cameraTHE I Was Shot Foundation, a non-profit or-ganisation providing photographic skills toformer street children, has launched in CapeTown after two successful programmes in Jo-hannesburg.

The foundation aims to help motivate par-ticipants to channel their hardships throughphotography and use it as a creative outlet.

According toBernardViljoen, the organisa-tion’s executive director, the children in-volved will learn business and social skillsfrom the programme.

“We are excited to bring this inspiringproject to Cape Town, as the children learnnot onlyvaluable photographic skills that cre-ate an income platform, but also interperson-al and social skills, independence and, most

importantly, gives them hope for an improvedfuture,” said Viljoen.

“We also harness photography as a tool forexpression and an opportunity to nurture hid-den talent among the youth.

“Life’s moments, significant to a streetchild but perhaps forgotten to us, can remindus to appreciate the simple things by lookingat our beautiful city through their eyes.”

Equipped with a disposable camera and abrief to capture Cape Town’s culture, the par-ticipants will photograph key landmarksthroughout the city for the next year.

Delphine de Blic, an award-winning Frenchdirector, will be documenting the process.

The programme ends on Tuesday 8 Septem-ber with an exhibition.

The circus is backTHE Easter Circus programme takesplace at the South African NationalCircus in Hartleyvale, Observatory.

Operating hours are Friday 22 Aprilstarting at 15:00, Saturday 23 Aprilstartingat 19:30,Monday 25April start-

ing at 15:00 and Wednesday 27 Aprilstarting at 15:00.

Tickets cost R30 for adults and R20for children.

For further information or to book,call (021) 692-4287.

Bergvliet man sues state for wife’s murder

Jane van Zyl Photo: Own archive

LIAM MOSES

AFTER more than three years, aBergvliet man has taken the firststeps to fulfilling a promise hemade to his wife on her deathbed.

Smiley van Zyl, whose wife wasmurdered in a robbery in 2008, hasinstituted a damages claim againstthe ministers of Justice and Safetyand Security for failing to protecthis wife.

Smiley says he hopes to win thecaseand set a precedent to keep thepromise he made to his wife beforeher life support machines wereswitched off.

“There are two sides to why Ichose to do this. The one side is Imade a vow to my wife, on her deathbed, that she would not become justanother South African murder sta-tistic,” says Smiley.

“And the second is that I prom-ised her that I would turn her deathinto something meaningful for soci-ety so she did not die in vain.”

Jane van Zyl was shot and killedby Gershwin Hartzenberg, who was25 years old at the time, in the drive-way of her Bergvliet home on 13April 2008.

She had just returned from drop-ping off her husband at the Con-stantiaberg Medi-Clinic, and waswaiting for the electric gates at herhome to open when Hartzenbergstruck.

Hartzenberg had been releasedon bail less than two weeks earlier,on 1 April 2008.

According to the damages claim

documents, Hartzenberg was ar-rested by Kirstenhof police on 30March 2008 and taken to WynbergMagistrate’s Court the followingday to appear on a charge of armedrobbery, but was returned to Kirst-enhof police station because hisdocket had been misplaced.

He was then taken back to courtthe following day (1 April) and re-leased on bail because he had beenin custody for over 48 hours. Withintwo weeks he had killed Jane vanZyl.

Hartzenberg shot Van Zyl once inthe head but she did not die immedi-ately and spent 12 hours on a lifesupport machine before it wasturned off.

The documents also state that thecourt was not informed thatHartzenberg had several other cas-es pending at the time – includingarmed robbery, attempted murder,kidnapping and several charges oftheft.

Smiley believes that the govern-ment failed to protect his wife when

it allowed Hartzenberg back on thestreets.

“The person who murdered mywife had a history of serious crimespending against him. Looking atthe charges and the circumstances,he definitely did not qualify forbail,” says Van Zyl.

“Yet the authorities allowed himback on the streets and they failedin their duties when they did this.”

Hartzenberg was later foundguilty of Jane’s murder and sen-tenced to life in prison,as well as anadditional 10 years for a differentarmed robbery and five years for il-legal possession of a firearm.

Hartzenberg is currently servinghis term in Pollsmoor Prison.

Smiley added that many otherSouth Africans had found them-selves in similar situations before.

“If you look at the statistics, sheis probably one of thousands who

died in the same way, which showsyou that there is something wrongwith the system – and it’s the sys-tem that I’m trying to address.”

Smiley filed the papers at theCape High Court on Wednesday 6April.

Gerhard Kotze, Smiley’s attor-ney, says he is confident of victoryeven though only one precedent ex-ists.

Alix Jean Carmichele is the onlyperson to have successfully suedthe South African Ministers of Safe-ty and Security and Justice.

Carmichele was attacked byFrancois Coetzee in a small villagenamed Noetzie, around 12 kilome-tres from Knysna, on 6 August 1995.

Coetzee had previously been con-victed of indecent assault andhousebreaking, and was out on bailafter being charged with rape whenhe attacked Carmichele.

“I’m very confident that we’ll winbecause I think we’ll be able to es-tablish that the criminal who mur-dered Smiley van Zyl’s wife wouldnot have been out on the streets ifthe law had been applied properly,”says Kotze.

“He was arrested shortly beforeher murder and my instruction isthat if the prosecutors and/or thepolice had done their job, hewouldn’t have been released. And ifhe hadn’t been released then Mrsvan Zyl wouldn’t have been mur-dered.”

However, Kotze is under no illu-sions that the case will be easy.

He feels it is the responsibility ofattorneys to do their part in thefight against crime by taking uptough cases such as this.

“I feel very strongly that we havea duty as attorneys to take on caseslike this,” said Kotze.

“The state has got to be held ac-countable for this. We have a hugecrime problem in this country andhave to fight it on all fronts.”

At the time of her murder, Janewas 52 and had been married to herhusband for over 33 years.

Smiley no longer lives in thesame house and says that althoughhe has moved on with his life, hewill only have complete closureonce he has fulfilled his promise tohis wife. “If my wife had died of nat-ural causes then I would have re-ceived closure at the funeral andmoved on,” says Smiley.

“But she did not die of naturalcauses. She died because the systemfailed us as law-abiding citizens.And if we all walk away and moveon then nothing will ever change.”

Kotze says the case could take upto three years to get to court if theMinisters of Justice and Safety andSecurity refuse to settle out ofcourt, due to the lengthy waitinglist at the Cape High Court.

Smiley van Zyl Photo: Lulama Zenzile

Gershwin Hartzenberg, sentenced inSeptember 2009 to life imprisonment for the April 2008 murder ofJane van Zyl. He was 26 years old atthe time of his sentencing.

Photo: Lulama Zenzile

STATE SUED Smiley van Zyl stays true to his promise to his murdered wife, Jane

Tuesday 19 April 2011 PHOTOS People’s Post WoodstockMaitland

Tuck in with theatrical flourishTHE Baxter Theatre Centre’s new res-

taurant, bars and catering facilitiesare now operational.

Renovations began in earnest in Februarythis year to overhaul the main restaurant onthe second level, the bar, the snacks and cof-fee station in the main downstairs foyer andthe bar on the upper level.

Patrons can now look forward to a fresh,funky new look, in a space pulsating with ac-tivity.

The long bar will function as a bar and cof-fee station.

The upstairs bar will be named Play Bar,and will double up as a grab-and-go, all-dayrestaurant with light meals and fresh take-away options.

The main restaurant, which is the last tobe completed, is called Act and is open forpre-show dining. All the areas have wi-fi.

To book for the restaurant, call (021) 685-3888.

EXTREME MAKEOVER: One of the two new restaurants, which officiallyopened at the Baxter on Thursday 14 April. Photo: Supplied

GOOD TIMES: Serene Cilliers, Eddy Cassar and Vanessa Campbell.Photo: Supplied

INDUSTRY FACES: Janice Honeyman and Professor Paul Sulcas. Photo: Supplied

DRUM ROLL: Members of Limited Edition Drum Corp. entertainingguests. The young drummers reached third place in this year’s “SA’sGot Talent” competition. Photo: Supplied

DRIVING FORCE: Baxter CEO Lara Foot with international businessmanRoger Jungblut. Photo: Supplied

People’s Post WoodstockMaitland LEADER Tuesday 19 April 2011

The answer to fracking isblowing in the windTONY Robinson (“Things can be muchworse than fracking”, People’s Post, 12April) says he understands our fearsabout fracking, but I wonder how wellhe has grasped the facts, for why elsewouldhedownplay the catastrophic ef-fects this industry will have on an al-ready extremely fragile environment?

He’s right when he says “the biggestproblems will be logistical ones”, suchas where to dump the hundreds of tonsof waste per borehole, where to con-struct the dozens of new highwaysneeded to carry an estimated 1 000 to1 500 truck journeys per well, and, ofcourse, where to find the 2,2 million li-tres of water needed per well to run theprocess?

And before you ask, no, this is not“knowledge that has come from thosestrongly opposed to fracking”, but ac-tually facts Shell itself gave out at theirrecent public meeting in Cape Town.

One need look no further than thesedire impacts to see why a growingnumber of locals are prepared to fightthese plans tooth and nail, people who,unlike Tony, still live and work in theKaroo, and who face the challenge ofextreme water shortages daily.

Call me hysterical, and I’m sure youwill, but I don’t think such a waste ofa precious natural resource could bemore alarming if Sasol, Shell and thelike were to build scores of Olympic-sized swimming pools all over the re-gion and then throw gallons of poisoninto the deep end. In answer to wheth-er I would rather have a fracked Karooor a frazzled Koeberg (global warmingor a nuclear winter), I’d be stupid to gofor either, especially with as much un-tapped renewable energy as there isavailable on mine and everyone else’sdoorstep in South Africa.

Now let me ask Tony a question.Would he rather pay exorbitant elec-tricity bills for the rest of his naturallife or have access to affordable andself-sufficient wind and solar energywhere he’s actually paid by Eskom forproviding surplus power back to thegrid? And as for geothermal whatnots?Beyond the reasons already stated,why bother to go through all the hassleof digging a 10 km borehole when theanswer is literally blowing in thewind?NEIL GOODWINObservatory

Bring back the old sportsHARTLEYVALESTADIUM was al-ways used for soccer,which drew thecrowds from far andwide.

Softball was also apopular sport enjoyedby many.

When passing therenow we find moreplayers on the turfthan spectators on thestands.

Bring back the orig-inal sports that drewthe crowds.SHAHEEMAHSalt River

Invisible cyclistsmust see the lightANDREW WHEEL-DON [director of theBicycle Empower-ment Network (Ben)],please explainwhycy-clists do not have aheadlight when on theroad in the dark.

You can obviouslysee cars and pedestri-ans in the dark, but acyclist is almost invis-ible.

What happened tothe law where a copgave a warning or afine for being on theroad with no light?VIA SMSAndrew Wheeldonresponds: Cyclistsare required by law touse a light on theirbike when cycling atnight, as bicycles arecategorised as vehi-cles in the Road Traf-fic Act of South Afri-ca. Law enforcementofficials should stop

and finea cyclistwith-out a light at night, inthe same way theywould fine a motoristwith an unroad-worthy vehicle.

The difficultycomes in obtainingconfirmation of theidentity of the cyclist,which is easier with amotorised vehicle,with the licence plate,drivers licence, and soon.

Policing of this isproblematic and diffi-cult – the other factoris that of cost; manycyclists simply can-not afford lights fortheir bikes and arecommuting by bike asthey are on very lowbudgets.

However, I agreethat from a perspec-tive of safety thisneeds to be enforced.

Ask morequestionsI AM not im-pressed by peo-ple whose ideaof research isto look for evi-dence to sup-port their par-ticular view,phobia or prej-udice.

A more hon-est approach isto ask openquestions suchas: Is there anenvironmen-tally responsi-ble way to ex-tract naturalgas fromshale?

If readershad taken thatapproach, theywould havediscoveredthat there is anew techniqueto free the gasthat is cleaner,

safer, more ef-ficient anddoes not re-quire theuse ofwater.

And whenyou take waterout of the pic-ture, every-thing changes.

Don’t be-lieve me? JustGoogle “Pro-pane Frack-ing” and thinkagain.

This doesnot settle theissue but itdoes open upreal possibili-ties for a moreconstructiveand less hys-terical way for-ward.TONYROBINSONColumnist:“Free-RangeThinking”

Stay safeAS MANY Capetonians eagerly await the ar-rival of the Easter weekend, the reality is thatsome of us may unknowingly be marching toour demise.

South Africans travel both long and shortdistances over the Easter weekend, whichmeans greater traffic volumes on our roads.

With this comes a higher probability of fa-tal and non-fatal accidents, which traditional-ly makes this period so tragic.

And while the City of Cape Town promisesincreased patrols on our roads at the week-end, the good news is that every one of us cando something about this problem.

In 2010, the national death toll on South Af-rican roads reached 105 – far fewer than the197 fatalities reported in 2009.

This year the City has taken a proactive ap-proach to curbing rising death tolls by offer-ing free roadworthy safety checks to moto-rists ahead of the Easter weekend.

But inevitably, with most holidays excesskicks in. Alcohol and drug use will, no doubt,again have a huge impact on how well motor-ists obey the rules of the road.

And as schools and institutions of higherlearning also close for the break, the numberof inexperienced drivers and young passen-gers on our roads will also increase.

A road safety initiative in Australia callson families to check-off a range of safe drivingmethods, such as putting a curfew on nightdriving for young people.

Shouldn’t local motorists draw up the samecontract with themselves, pledging not todrive when intoxicated, and choosing insteadto put their keys down and sober up first?

Similarly if you’re a passenger, wear a seat-belt at all times and, when confronted by adifficult situation, choose not to get into a carwith an intoxicated driver.

An accident can happen in a second as a re-sult of the smallest oversight. Personal re-sponsibility is your safest bet to stay alive onour roads, so be responsible for yourself andthose around you.

Have a safe Easter weekend.

Tuesday 19 April 2011 LETTERS People’s Post WoodstockMaitland

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. Tony Robinson, what areyou smoking?

. Tony Robinson askswhere Shell will get the waterfrom for fracking operationsin the Karoo? From the Karooground water of course, Tony,where else? Your illogicalramblings are no different tothose of Malema. Granville

. Regarding scaremonger-ing fracking story: why eitherfracking or nuclear? Both in-volve corporate greed. It ispast time that we looked at al-ternatives.

. The poor still have notbenefited from the City’sservice and what about ar-rears and water cuts and con-ditions in Blikkiesdorp?

.There are so many maleslooking for jobs. Why don’tyou train as nurses? Whymust young females see tomale patients in hospitals orold-age homes? Concernedwife

. High schools should con-

tact learners to collect matriccertificates. And why is the de-partment taking so long to sendthem? Matric 2010

. Switch off your lights for 10minutes per day and save about61 hours of energy per year.JEH

The fat of the land growsthin

. In 1994 South Africa had140 000 commercial farmers.Today there are only 37 000 stillfarming. Soon we will have toimport food we used to produceourselves.

. The trouble with capital-ism is that the majority of citi-zens only get to smell the sizzleand do not get to eat the steak.Just look at the massive profitsthe supermarkets make. Nowonder Whitey Basson of Sho-prite was paid over R200 mil-lion last year. It is the moneyfrom the poor that has madehim stinking rich.

Consumer matters. Why do landlords charge

damage deposits but leaseproperties as is? Surelythis can’t be legal?

. Is it better to go witha debt counsellor or tomake arrangementsyourself with the shopsyou owe? Mrs Jacobs

. Well done to Pick nPay with the Smart Cardidea. With every R10spent you get a whole centcredit on your card! Pickn Pay is enticing you tospend madly with thepromise of an incentive.

On the Smart Card ap-plication form there is ab-solutely no amount men-tioned relating to the cashback reward of 1c perR100. Personally, I thinkthis is false advertisingon behalf of Pick n Pay toentice people. Is this notillegal according to thenew Consumer Act? Youget more cash back fromClicks purchases.

. The hand baskets atPick n Pay and Shopriteare filthy, sometimeseven with blood in themfrom the meat.

Please clean your bas-kets.

A new day has just begunON Easter we celebrate therising of Jesus.

We also think back to thetime God sacrificed his onlyson.

Jesus stood his life off forme, and each and everyone.

They took him to Golgo-

tha, and there he was cruci-fied,

The King of the Jews hadnow died.

After the third day thetomb had been rolled away.

Jesus had risen, he’s alive;daily I pray.

Isn’t it a miracle what Godhas done?

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The money or the box?ARE you not ashamed of tak-ing our money and in returnshowing us putrid pro-grammes? It gets worse astime goes on. And they areall repeats.

Before, it was only on onechannel that all the South Af-rican local junk was shown,but now it’s on every station.

From 18:00 to midnightthere is only one show pernight that is worth watchingon four nights a week.

Why must we also be bom-barded with wrestling everynight?

There are no new movies;what is shown is from yearsago and sometimes as old asa month. Why all the re-peats?

I assure you we do not suf-fer from Alzheimer’s, not re-membering what we haveseen over and over again.

What has happened to“Law & Order” – SABC 3,“Silk Stalkings” – etv,“Cheaters” – etv, “DesperateHousewives” – SABC 3, “Me-dium” – SABC 2, “Without aTrace” – SABC 2, “GhostWhisperers” – SABC 2,

“Judge Joe Brown” –SABC 1, “The AmazingRace” SABC 3, to name but afew shows.

Please, the money we payis not for your luxury carsand dwellings, but for decentshows.

I definitely will not be pay-ing any TV licence untilsuch time that I see some ofour good shows are broughtback.

Local rubbish should befree.VG BEHRENSPinelands

Appeal for school shoesMY NAME is RoekshanahAdams. I am an ex-learner ofBuck Road Primary School.

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What inspired me is thatthese children are eager tocome to school despite thefact that their toes are out-side of their shoes.

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School is a place of learn-ing, where educators pro-vide hope for the future; Ihave seen it. Feel free to con-tact me on 078 396 7083.ROEKSHANAH ADAMSGrassy Park

Teachers do your jobsSENDING learners for extraclasses of maths and physicsis a waste of money. Espe-cially when those giving thelessons are currently teach-ing those subjects at school.They are supposed to look af-ter the education of our chil-dren at school. This is what

they are paid for. If learnersdo not obey them and theirwork is poor, it should be re-ported to the principal andparents. The governing bod-ies should play a more mean-ingful role and check on lazyteachers, their work anddress code. The organisa-

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People's Post Phone: 021 713 9440 | Fax: 021 713 9481 Tuesday 19 April 2011

Barry Hilton does Fish HoekBARRY HILTON will be appearing live and large inFish Hoek on Saturday 7 May in a fundraiser for theShark Spotters.

His show is the first in a planned “Legends in the Valley”comedy series being organised by comedian Mark Samp-son, a Noordhoek local who’s always conceptualising ex-citing new projects.

An avid surfer, Mark brazenly supports the Shark Spot-ters in an attempt to gain some “shark karma” for whenhe goes out to sea.

“We live in the most beautiful part of the most pictur-esque city in one of the most stunning countries in theworld.

“The south peninsula is truly breathtakingly spectacu-lar and it’s about time we brought some comedy legendsto show them that the people here more than match upto the nature – that they are also wild and full of fun,” saysSampson.

Barry Hilton’s Fish Hoek show will be his first show inCape Town in far too long. The show will be presented in

the Fish Hoek High School hall at19:00.

Tickets are R100 pre-booked andR120 at the door. There will be afull bar on the evening and a selec-tion of snacks for sale. Barry’sshow will be preceded by a sup-port act.

To reserve your tickets, phone078 174 4244 or email [email protected].

. The show is proudly support-ed by People’s Post, the print me-dia partner of the “Legends in theValley” comedy series.

‘Messiah’ custom lives onIN KEEPING with a tradition of 43 years, the Phil-harmonia Choir of Cape Town will be performingHandel’s great oratorio, “Messiah”, on Good Friday22 April and Easter Sunday 24 April.

This year the choir will be conducted by BrandonPhillips, winner of the inaugural Len van Zyl Con-ducting Competition in 2010, a rapidly rising newstar in the musical world who is equally at homeon the podium and as principal bassoonist of theCape Philharmonic Orchestra.

The highly talented young singers who will ap-

pear as soloists include Friedel Mitas (soprano),Elizabeth Frandsen (mezzo-soprano), SunnyboyDladla (tenor) and Mandisinde Mbuyazwe (bass).

The choir has been trained by Antoinette Blyth.A chamber orchestra will be led by Lucia Scott, withRichard Haigh at the organ. Both performances willtake place in the Cape Town City Hall, commencingat 19:30. Secure parking will be available. Bookingfor these concerts is through Computicket or thechoir. Call (021) 762–3140, 083 286 3591 or [email protected].

New singers soughtTHE Philharmonia Choir of CapeTown, a prestigious oratorio choir,is seeking new singers in all voiceparts, especially tenor.

The choir’s programme for thesecond half of 2011 comprises per-formances of Sir Edward Elgar’sgreat oratorio, “The Dream ofGerontius”, on Thursday 4 August,and of Johannes Brahms’ “GermanRequiem”, on Thursday 24 Novem-

ber. In both cases the performanceswill form part of the official concertseries of the Cape Philharmonic Or-chestra.

Auditions for prospective newmembers will be held on Saturday30 April and Saturday 7 May.

Applicants should contact Di vander Westhuizen by emailing [email protected] or call (021) 788-5159 to make an appointment.

Entries open for guitar competitionTHE final rounds of the secondAvril Kinsey Classical Guitar Com-petition will take place at Simon’sConference Hall at Groot Constan-tia as part of the inaugural CapeTown International Guitar Festivalfrom Friday 1 to Sunday 3 July.

Gregory Newton and DavidGrimes, both from America joinTessa Ziegler, composer HendrikHofmeyr, Abri Jordaan, lecturer atthe University of Pretoria and RudiBower, teacher, performer and mu-sicologist from Port Elizabeth, tomake up a highly qualified team ofevaluation panelists.

Guitarists can enter in three cate-gories: up to age 12, ages 13 to 19 and20 years and older. The competitionis open to all (a lack of formal train-ing is not a drawback as the organ-isers are looking for talent).

Performers will play a free choicecomposition in the first round; thesemi-finals require two pieces fromdifferent periods and finalists canplay a composition by a South Afri-can composer, which is recom-mended, or opt for a favourite piece.

The prizes include scholarshipsto the Cape Town Academy of Mu-sic, Trinity College Guildhall exam-ination entry fees, Hannabachstrings, CD recordings by Mu-sic@Work and Art Music as well ascash and much more.

Bothners have contributed twoguitars: one will go to a young gui-tarist from a previously disadvan-taged community who is part of arecognised arts project and a Cortguitar to the winner of the 12 andyounger category.

The adult category winner willperform at the prestigious Neder-burg concert series in Paarl on 3 Ju-ly. The festival will feature four in-ternational performers as well asinformal concerts from young mu-sicians.

For more information call AnnColtham on 082 414 4771. Preferen-tial VIP weekend bookings for allthe festival and competition eventsmay be booked by sending an emailto [email protected].

The cost is R350 and includes all14 events of the festival and compe-tition, including the VIP Gala Con-cert.

Auditions take place on 11 Juneat the Hugo Lamprecht Music Cen-tre in Parow. Those unable to makethe live audition may send aYouTube link.

Entries are already open andclose on Sunday 1 May.

More information and entryforms can be completed online ordownloaded from www.capetown-guitarfestival.com or emailed, post-ed or faxed.

Ballet stars to perform in SAA GALAXY of ballet stars willdescend on South Africa for theInternational Ballet Gala at theGrandWest Arena in Cape Townfor one night only, on Wednes-day 29 June.

This will be the first time bal-let will be seen at GrandWest.

Some of the stars featured inthe line-up will be winners fromprevious Cape Town Interna-tional Ballet competitions in2008 and 2010, such as Alys Shee(Canada), Elza Leimane(Latvia), Hyo Jung Jun (SouthKorea), Nathan Chaney (USA),Oscar Carmenates (Cuba), Rai-mond Martinov (Latvia), SungWoo Han (South Korea) and Aar-on Smythe (Australia).

South African-based dancersinclude Michael Revie (Ireland),Kitty Phetla and Angela Malan.

Andile Ndlovu, the joint winnerof the gold medal in the seniorcontemporary section in the 2008CTIBC, returns to the South Af-rican stage from Washington DCwhere he is a member of theWashington Ballet.

The show is presented jointlyby the Cape Town InternationalBallet Competition (funded inpart by the City of Cape Town)and Mzansi Productions (fundedby the National Lottery Distri-bution Trust Fund), both direct-ed by Dirk Badenhorst. Audien-ces can look forward to stunningpas de deux and showpieces fromsuch legendary ballets as “SwanLake”, “Le Corsaire”, “DonQuixote” and “The Nutcrack-er”.The show starts at 20:00.Tickets cost fromR80 toR350 andbooking is via Computicket.

Mark Sampson.

Barry Hilton

FEATHERLIGHT:South Korean starballerina, Hyo JungJun, who won thegold medal at theinaugural CapeTown InternationalBallet Competitionin 2008, returns toperform at the International BalletGala at the GrandArena at GrandWest on Wednesday 29 June. Photo:Supplied

IN YOUR FACE: Paraphernalia, a quirky theatrical experience that questions the notion of “bigger is better”consumerism, will be on stage at the New Africa Theatre Association at 43 Golf Course Road, SybrandPark, till 21 April. Today the show starts at 19:30, and on Wednesday and Thursday at 20:15. Tickets areR50 for adults and R30 for scholars, block bookings of 10 or more and senior citizens. To book, phoneTahirih on (021) 6855263 or 084 873 4711. Alternatively, email her at [email protected].

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YOUR child is crazy about hisfour-wheel motorbike, but driv-ingaround in theneighbourhoodis not an option, because, apartfrom neighbours’ complaintsabout the noise, this option isdefinitely not the safest one.

The Western Cape Junior OffroadClub offers a solution to this prob-lem, one that will not only keep chil-dren happy, but parents too.

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The club’s Lourens Vervaart saysat the club children develop self-es-teem by learning motor skills andhow to estimate speed and distanc-es.

“Respect for speed and machinesis created through the club and thishelps children a lot by the time theyare old enough to start driving,” hesays.

The club hosts every meeting ata different place. Many of the trailsare on farms across the Peninsula.Club members are from as far asStanford, Gansbaai and Malmes-bury.

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Through the club, children re-ceive recognition for their achieve-ments – apart fromaclub certificatefor every race they finish, they canalso obtain Western Province col-ours. “Children of the club are veryprivileged, because they spend timein nature and camp at places thatcity children don’t often have theopportunity to experience,” saysLourens.

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Aaron Thomspon (13) of the Western Cape Junior Offroad Club, the 2010 National Junior 85cc champion, in action.Photo: Supplied

Tristan Vervaart (7), the 2010 50cc quad bike champion. Photo: Supplied

Guitarist Julius May in action at a concert last year. Photo: Gary van Dyk

Bands strike upfor freedomGARY VAN DYK

FREEDOM DAY on 27 April willbe celebrated with a creative spir-it when the Generations Cafe inEpping hosts a Band Aid fund-raiser in conjunction with theWestern Cape Musicians Associa-tion.

Calvin Peters, of the venue bet-ter known as The G Spot, says thisevent is to celebrate music thatplayed a part in the freedom ofthis country, and to raise moneyfor musicians who are in despair.

“The particular beneficiary atthis event will be guitarist JuliusMay, a young man who becamesusceptible to substance abuseand other temptations as well asthe pitfalls of the industry like al-cohol.

“After a suicide attempt threemonths ago, Julius decided toturn his life around and go to a re-hab for cleansing and to restarthis life.

“Ironically 27 April, which isFreedom Day, will mark Julius’sdischarge from rehab and the tal-ented young guitarist has pledgedto assist other aspiring musos

who experience the same strugglein the industry.

“He will also perform with hisband on the day,” said Peters.

Peters added that Julius wasone of the most talented guitariststo come up during recent times,sharing the stagewithmanyof thelegends around town over theyears.

Many of the musicians are sup-porting him through this time andwill be offering their time and tal-ents to take to the stage.

These include musicians suchas Jonathan Rubain, Allou April,Blackkurrant, Sammy Webber,The Next Step, Brown Suga, andmany more, but any artists whowould still like to perform can justrock up on the day.

Fires will be provided for a“bring ’n braai” and the doors willopen at 14:00. The live action willkick off at 16:00, with a minimumdonation of R40.

Any bands or artists who wantto contribute are welcome to comealong or call William Rezandt on073 399 0244 for more info. Thevenue is in Gerry Ferry Crescent,off Gunners Circle in Epping.

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Dallas tour debacleDallas tour debacleBRIAN GAFFNEY

SEVENTEEN anguishedyouth footballers current-ly in the United States may

have been disqualified – throughno fault of their own – from theannual Dallas Cup for under-15s.

This harrowing experience forthe youth footballers as well assome of their parents – who werepart of the tourgroup –brokeout in-to the open on Sunday.

On Sunday, seven players ar-rived in Dallas – while the otherswere on later flights, due to visaproblems that bedevilled the toureven before it got off the ground.

Parents called this newspaper tosay that theplayers of theArchbish-op Desmond Tutu Ikapa Unitedteam – headed by tour coordinatorBasil Palanyandi – were devastatedand yearning to return home assoon as possible The children hadcalled their parents to say the teamhad been disqualified on thegrounds that it had not met the reg-istration deadline, as all the mem-bers had not arrived in time for theopening day, Sunday 17 April.

The tour debacle took anothercontroversial turn yesterday (Mon-day) when People’s Post informedDan Vaughn – the aide for Arch-bishop Desmond Tutu – at his officein Milnerton about the unfortunateexperience of the tour group in Dal-las.

In a subsequent statement,Vaughn explained that the Arch-bishop’s office was no longer re-

sponsible for the Dallas tour.“About two years ago the Arch-

bishop’s office, following inquiriesto the office, became concerned thattheArchbishop’s support of theDal-las tours was being misrepresentedand that it was not receiving finan-cial reports regarding the fundrais-ing.

“In March 2009, Basil Palanyandiwas advised that the Archbishopwould continue to lend his name tothe project only if audited financialstatements were provided and oth-er conditions regarding misrepre-sentation were adhered to.”

Vaughansaid that no further sup-port by the Archbishop could be as-sured until Palanyandi had provid-ed information. “Palanyandi pro-vided a file of documents but did notcomplywithour request for auditedfinancial statements. ArchbishopTutu’s support for the tours was ac-cordingly withdrawn and he hasnot endorsed the project since then[2009],” said Vaughn.

Palanyandi has coordinated thetours on his own since 2006, after itwas run by the old Safa-WesternProvince from 2000.

The tour debacle – which mustrank among the worst embarrass-ments for South African sport – un-folded when the delay in the issuingof visas saw the group’s scheduledflights to Dallas on Sunday 10 Aprilbeing cancelled.

The visas were only issued by theUS Consulate in Cape Town onMonday 11 and Tuesday 12 April,áfter which the entire tour group of25 people (including the 17 youthfootballers) were stranded in CapeTown awaiting flights. They wereonly able to get seats to Dallas thispast Friday and Saturday.

But Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau,the spokesperson for the UnitedStates Diplomatic Mission to SouthAfrica, said that the US Embassy isnot to blame for the delay in visasfor the tour group.

“The US Embassy cannot discussthe details of any individual visacase. Every applicant goes throughthe same visa application process to

determine their eligibility for a USvisa. The United States govern-ment is in no way involved in theorganisation of this tournament(Dallas Cup), so we cannot addressthe concerns with the organisationor management,” said Trudeau.

Some parents, however, claimthat Palanyandi blamed the embas-sy for the visa delays, whereas theyare pointing fingers at him for not“fulfilling his duties correctly andtimeously”.

When this newspaper asked Pa-lanyandi on Wednesday 13 April togive his side of the story, he de-clined to comment because he was“too busy dealing with visas”. OnFriday 15 April, Palanyandi said inan email message: “Your call re-garding the Archbishop DesmondTutu Ikapa United team – no com-ment. You are however invited toattend the report back meeting oncethe team returns. Will give youdate, time and venue for that meet-ing”.

The Safa Cape Town (Safa CT), ofwhich Palanyandi is an executivemember (head of fixtures), has dis-tanced itself from the Dallas Cupcontroversy.

Norman Arendse, thepresident of the Safa CT,said the Safa CT was not atall involved in the tour ar-rangements. “It is the re-sponsibility of the SA

Football Association (Safa) to ap-prove all tours to foreign coun-tries – and not for a regional affili-ate to do so”.

Arendse, however, expressedconcern that the Safa had not li-aised with his association prior toapproving the tour. “We (Safa CT)will summon Palanyandi to a meet-ing after he returns from America,said Arendse, expressing his disap-pointment that youth players weresubjected to such an experience.

The LFA Cape District, of whichIkapa United is an associate, said:“As Cape District LFA, we have notreceived any complaint from anyparents over the last ten years re-garding the Dallas Cup Tourna-ment.

“Like any club (Ikapa), requestedpermission from Cape District, Safaand Safa CT to partake in the DallasCup tournament. We concede thatwe are aware that the team did notleave as originally scheduled due tovisa problems.

“We are, however, unaware of thefinancial implications as no fundswere directed via Cape District forthis tour. Cape District is not in aposition to comment on the opera-tional issues for this tournament orany other tournament hosted byany other club, said Grant Adams,the general secretary of the LFACape District.

Basil Palanyandi, the Dallas tour coordinator. Photo: Own archive

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