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E-mail: [email protected] Tuesday 18 December 2012 Tel: 021 713 9440 www.peoplespost.co.za
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E-mail: [email protected] Tuesday 18 December 2012 Tel: 021 713 9440 www.peoplespost.co.za
LILLIAN AMOS
A PLAN is underway to help Ry-lands vagrants have a betterquality of life.
For several years residents havebeen complaining about squatterssetting up home wherever they findan open space.
A common spot for squatters isunder the Vanguard Drive bridgedown College Road and at the Gates-ville Library.
The Thornhill Residents’ Associ-ation chairperson, Latiefa Omar,says residents can’t cope with theinflux.
“They have no ablution facilitiesso they relieve themselves any-where out in public. They are oftenintoxicated and fight among eachother. Obviously these people areunemployed so they they don’t havemoneyandbegall the time.Whatev-er money they eventually get theyspend on alcohol and drugs and the
cycle starts all over again,” shesays.
College Road resident LameezMohamed says the vagrants’ struc-tures are an eyesore.
“For years we’ve been trying toget rid of these people, but they justkeep coming back. I do have empa-thy for them, but there are placesthey can go to for shelter. Whyaren’t they doing that?” she says.
Ward councillor Magadien Dav-ids says previous attempts to re-move the vagrants have been futile.
“Every Friday, Law Enforcementhas ‘clean-ups’ and take down theirstructures. Then an hour later yousee the squatters back again,” hesays.
Subcouncil chairperson GeorgeMarch says some residents add tothe vagrancy problem.
“Many of the homeless stay andfrequent the area because some res-idents feel pity and provide on-and-off employment, aswell as occasion-ally providing food, drink and
clothing. We as the City have a cam-paign called Give Responsibly,spearheaded by Social Develop-ment. Residents can provide dona-tions to organisations dealing ex-clusively with street people,” hesays.
There is hope, though.Plans are on the cards to have the
vagrants relocated to the Vygies-kraal informal settlement.
Earlier this year, the City of CapeTown signed a Memorandum of Un-derstanding for the upgrading ofthe housing structures within Vy-gieskraal. The structures would bespaced further apart, ablution sys-tems would be amended and servicedelivery would become eminent inthe development of the Voel Roadsettlement.
The idea is to have the Rylandsvagrants “reintegrate ” at Vygies-kraal.
“This will then hopefully finallyput an end to the squatter problemin the area,” says Davids.
Josephine Simons (19) says shehas been homeless for just over fouryears.
“I’m from Robertson. My motherdied when I was 10 and my fatherpassed when I was 14. I got a boy-friend and we came to Cape Town,”she says.
Simons says they then split upand since then she has been home-less. “Life is tough out here on thestreets. Most days we go sleep hun-
gry, but this is my life now. I’ve ac-cepted it,” she says.
Simons says she is keen about theVygieskraal move.
“I would be so glad if I finallyfound somewhere to live where Iwon’t be put out every week andwhere my ‘house’ isn’t destroyedevery week,” she says.
The reblocking of the informalsettlement will be completed in Jan-uary next year.
Hope for Rylands’ homeless
‘Tis theseason
The People’s Post teamwishes all our readersand advertisers a blessed Christmas and a happy New Year. This is ourlast edition for the year,with the first edition for2013 hitting thestreets on 15 January.
Photo: Faisal Martin
BRIDGE THE GAP: The Vanguard Drive bridge in College Road, Rylands isa favourite for vagrants. Photo: Lillian Amos
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LIKE ANY other little boy, hetalks non-stop and runs around,oblivious to the world.
But he isn’t able to get too far, ashe is attached to a machine almostas big as he is.
Little Prince is dying, but the factthat he has made it through the lasteight years is a miracle itself, thosewho love him say.
He is one of 18 children living atthe Themba Care Centre in Bridget-own, a home which specialises inpalliative care.
When Prince arrived at the facili-ty in 2004, doctors had given him on-ly two weeks to live.
He was suffering from Aids-relat-ed illnesses and wasn’t expected tosee his next birthday.
He was sent to the home after hisparents, who are farmworkers fromPhilippi, left him at the hospital andprovided staff with a fake address.
Today, at the age of 12, Prince hasthe mental capacity of a three-year-old.
His kidneys are collapsing andhis liver no longer functions as itshould.
“I’m fine,” he mumbles, stickingup his thumb.
He is a miracle child, projectmanager Nomakula Mrubata says.
“But so are all these other chil-dren. They have proven so manypeople wrong. They have come here
on their death beds but we haveseen them become fit and strong,turning the few days they were giv-en into five years,” she explains.
Baby Natasha wriggles around asone of the carers changes her nap-py. She playfully pats her behind,and the nine-month-old giggles indelight.
Her carer wears gloves becauseNatasha has HIV.
She pouts her full lips as the onlymother she knows picks her up.
“Hello, my darling,” Noma coos.Natasha lets out a chortle.
The toddler’s mother abscondedwhile a seriously ill Natasha, bare-ly a few months old, was fighting forher life in hospital. “One momentshe was with the nurses, the nextshe was gone,” Noma recalls.
The bundle of energy is placednext to a teddy bear twice her size.She clutches it and starts a baby-talk conversation with her beady-eyed companion.
“It’s lovely to see them thrive,”Noma says. “We are clearly in thebusiness of miracles. Our work isnot depressing, it’s rewarding.”
Her office is covered in photos ofsmiling children who have lived –and died – at the centre.
Of the litle ones playing in theplay room, 80% are HIV-positive.Some are dying of cancer while oth-ers have motor-neuron disease orbirth defects. “They are sent here todie but we give them hope to live.All it takes is patience, love andcare,” Noma says.
The facility provides pain controlto their tiny patients and respitecare to their stressed out parents.
Tired and traumatised moms anddads are given “a break” from car-ing for their children during a two-week period to give them space todeal with the trauma.
“People sometimes forget the
emotional turmoil the parents gothrough while seeing the little onesthey gave birth to die,” she says.
“Sometimes all theyneed is some-one to talk to or provide them withemotional support. We are here forthem, too.”
Doctors, nurses and a host of ther-apists are also available around theclock. Most of them settle for sala-ries far below what they could beearning. But working with thesechildren is worth the monetary sac-rifice, they say.
It’s no secret that money is tight,Noma admits.
“Our expenses run into tens ofthousands of rands every month,”she says. “For the average person,the economic climate has seen themcutting back. We, however, are una-ble to do that because we have beenon a shoestring budget for years.”
Despite this, Christmas is a spe-cial time of year at the home.
Festive decorations take centrestage and good samaritans arrive
with piles of gifts for the pleasantchildren.
While she is grateful for thepresents, which range from dollsand cars to educational toys, whatwould really make these little ones’lives easier are basic necessities.
“Face cloths, toothbrushes andnappies would be ideal,” Nomasays. “Clothes, utensils and clean-ing products would also take a hugeweight off our shoulders.”
And while she looks forward tokind-hearted Capetonians openingup their hearts – and pockets – thisChristmas, she encourages peopleto not forget about the home oncethe festivities have ended.
“We appreciate the giving spiritand we would appreciate assistancethroughout the year. These chil-dren live every day as if it’s theirlast – when their time comes, lettheir last thoughts be happy ones,”she says.
Phone the centre on(021) 637 8337.
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STANDING ON HIS OWN: ThembaCare’s project manager NomakulaMrubata plays with little Chris whois HIVpositive,
GIGGLES: Assistant social worker Mandisa Oliphant gives Natasha something to laugh about. Photos: Tammy Petersen
THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD: Social worker Yandi Kokolo plays withlittle Robert, who is blind after suffering from meningitis.
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STEEP paving in Rondebosch East is af-fecting the mobility of wheelchair-boundpedestrians.
Since 2008, Christopher Lane, the chairper-son of the Civic Association of RondeboschEast, has been negotiating with the City ofCape Town to have paving in Lawson andHeifer roads fixed.
They did exactly that, but Lane now saysit was not done properly.
The concern first came when it was discov-ered that locals and especially disabled peo-ple from the nearby Woodside Special CareCentre and Vera School had trouble negotiat-ing the sidewalk which runs parallel to Sev-enth Avenue.
Lane says residents making unauthorisedalterations to the pavements are to blame.
“When residents want to improve theirproperty by adding on a garage or paving, itmesses with the pavement, causing the levelsof the sidewalk to be out of balance,” he says.
People’s Post reported on the matter earlierthis year (“Seventh Avenue’s bumpy trails”,3 March) and since then the pavements havebeen fixed.
But according to Lane, they were not donecorrectly.
“TheCity came to fix thekerbas requested,but now they’re too steep for wheelchair-bound individuals to get onto them and thereare concerns that some individuals could fallout of their wheelchairs and get hurt if theytried getting onto them,” he adds.
Cheryl Beaton, of Woodside Special CareCentre, says most of their children have anurse who pushes them around, but it wouldstill be difficult for those pushing themselves.“These wheelchairs don’t have brakes andengines so independent people would obvi-
ously struggle a lot with the new pavements.”Beaton says it helps if the pavements are
levelled. “At least the nurses don’t have topush the kids in the road where cars couldeasily knock them but it doesn’t help if the
pavement is an obstacle course,” she says.Despite several attempts to get comment
from ward councillor Anthea Green, Peo-ple’s Post could not reach her at the time ofgoing to print.
Wheels come offin pavement battle
CAUTION: Lawson and Heifer road residentsmade unauthorised alterations to pavements.
FIXED: The pavements were subsequently fixed, but there are now concerns that they aretoo steep for wheelchairbound people. Photos: Supplied
THE article “Twin tower allegations”(People’s Post, 11 December) incorrectlystated the tender under scrutiny is forthe demolition of the Athlone CoolingTowers and not for the decommissioningof the Athlone Power Station.
The demolition of the towers was suc-cessfully completed in 2010 and the ten-der process for the decommissioning wasin 2011/2012.
They were separate tenders. People’sPost regrets the error.
For the record
Page 4 People’s Post Athlone NEWS Tuesday 18 December 2012
IT IS hoped more traffic officers on du-ty will help ensure safer roads this fes-tive season.
Aimed at doing just that, Operation Ex-odus runs until Monday 24 December.
Extra traffic officers are monitoring allvehicles leaving Cape Town’s publictransport nodes.
A focus on the interchanges at, amongothers, Cape Town Station, Epping andBellville, will be to patrol the areas andprevent illegal ranking.
As part of Operation Exodus, traffic of-ficers will test every vehicle leaving thecity’s public transport interchanges forvehicle fitness.
Vehicles declared not roadworthy willbe suspended and prohibited from travel-
ling further. Officers will also ensure alldriver and vehicle documentation is inorder prior to the vehicle’s departure.
Officers will also screen vehicle loads,especially those of trailers. And vehiclessuspected of over-loading will be taken tothe nearest weighbridge and goods willbe off-loaded if necessary.
Spokesperson for Cape Town TrafficServices, Chief Inspector Merle Lourens,says: “Passengers should also act respon-sibly by refusing to travel in unroad-worthy vehicles. Drivers are reminded tostop regularly to prevent driver fatiguewhich is a major contributing factor foraccidents.
“Passengers can play their part by en-couraging drivers to stop when they looktired.”
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THE announcement of an on average 5.5%hike in bus fares is expected to leave a bittertaste in the mouth of commuters.
The price hike comes into effect on Mon-day 30 December, Golden Arrow has an-nounced.
Thepublic transport serviceprovider says“soaring fuel costs” are a contributing fac-tor, adding the increase has “only been con-sidered after all other cost absorption meas-ures have been explored and exhausted”.
Golden Arrow general manager FE Meyersays: “Over the last 12 months the dieselprice has increased by 14%, while the na-tionally determined wages escalated by8.5%. These two cost items constitute about74% of Golden Arrow’s total costs.
“This is further compounded by the cu-mulative shortfall in funds from the Divi-sion of Revenue Act subsidy allocation,which has not been in line with the contract-
ed escalation rate.”In spite of the challenges, Golden Arrow
has continued implementing its recapitali-sation programme.
In the last year 120 MAN HB2 and 10 VolvoBR7 buses have been added to the fleet at acost of about R182m. “A decision to increasebus fares is never taken lightly or withoutcareful consideration, but in this case it issimply unavoidable. We have, however, en-deavoured to minimise the impact on ourpassengers by keeping the increase as lowas possible and by excluding pensioner faresand most off-peak fares.”
Passengers can postpone paying the in-creased fares until 13 January 2013 in thecase of 10-ride clipcards (which are valid for14 days) bought on Sunday 30 December anduntil 5 February 2013 in the case of monthlyclipcards (valid for 37 days) bought on thesame date.
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ATHLONE commuters maintain theyfeel unsafe when travelling by train.
One commuter, Ryan Shaheen, who wasrobbed earlier this year alleges that securi-ty guards on the station were asleep whenhe called for help.
People’s Post reported two weeks ago onrobbers targeting Athlone station (“Crimeoff the rails”, 4 December).
“I wanted to catch the very first train toCape Town station, which is about 5:15.Three men approached me and grabbed meto get to my belongings.”
Shaheen says he fought off the men, butone of them pulled out a knife.
“They then took my phone and somemoney I had on me. I immediately went tothe office where the security guards usual-ly are to report the incident, but when I gotthere the guards were asleep,” he fumes.
He says when he eventually told theguards what had happened they allegedlyreplied: “What proof do you have you wererobbed?” and “What do you want us to donow?” “Was I supposed to be stabbed asproof that I was robbed?” says an agitatedShaheen.
“I eventually went to the police and wrotea complaint to Metrorail, but nothing evercame of it. Why are these security firms be-ing paid thousands of rands if they are notdoing their jobs? The onus is on them to pa-trol the platforms,” he says.
Stacy Josephs says she was almost a vic-tim a few months ago when someone triedto snatch her bag.
“I was getting off the train and someonetried to rob me. There were a lot of peopleon the station and everyone was in a hurryso I was a bit disorientated at first. WhenI realised what was happening, I screamedand the thug eventually let go of my bag.Where were the security guards?” she says.
Josephs says she did not open a case as noth-ing was stolen. “I was just shocked and angry,because what if the criminal did get away withmy bag with all my important documents andmoney I worked hard for? I would have nevergotten them back. These security guards aren’teven in good shape. They wouldn’t have beenable to help me anyway. It’s a lost case!” sheexclaims.
Metrorail regional manager MthuthuzeliSwartz urges commuters who may have expe-rienced incidents to report it immediately.
“Our records show no reported incidents inthe area. The Railway Police also confirmedthat reported crime figures does not supportthe notion that Athlone Station is a high-riskarea.”
Swartz compared the number of incidentsyear-on-year. “We can confirm that crime haddropped by 40%,” he says.
He adds that the deployment of Railway po-lice, Metrorail Protection Services officials andcontract security guards have contributed to amarked decrease in criminal activity.
“Most criminals are opportunists, as a resultincidents are mostly random and often a spill-over from the surrounds.Wecontinue to collab-orate with the appropriate provincial/local lawenforcement agencies to collectively addressour joint priority of crime prevention”, he reit-erated.
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THE Woodside SpecialCare Centre in Ronde-bosh East was alivewith angelic voiceswhen it hosted a carolsby candlelight onWednesday.
As part of the eventthey also celebrated theadvancement of their Ad-vent period programmefor the disabled at thecentre.
The care centre is a res-idential home for chil-dren and adults with pro-found mental and physi-cal disabilities.
They provide servicessuch as occupationaltherapy, physiotherapy,24-hour professionalnursing care as well asrespite care.
Lance Witten was theMC and made theevening very special andfunwithhiswittybanter.
The few Woodside resi-dents who were able tohandle the windy weath-er thoroughly enjoyed themselves andjoined in wholeheartedly with the carolsinging. Everyone at the centre would liketo wish all supporters and friends a MerryChristmas and happy New Year.
If you would like to make a donation to thecentre or want to know more about its serv-ices, contact Cheryl Beaton on0 (021) 696 2811 or visit www.wood-side.org.za.
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ANGELIC VOICES: St Faith’s Church made the evening extra special with some Christmas songs.
HOST: MC Lance Witten brought his own twist to the event.
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PINATI ESTATE residents are desperateto have a scrap yard in the area closeddown.
Neighbours are accusing Scrap Mania inTurfhall Road of escalating the crime rate inthe area.
Avril Martin lives behind the scrap yardand says she is at her wits’ end.
“Firstly, the noise coming from this placeis intolerable. Many times my photo framesfall off the walls because of the vibrationscoming from the machines these people areusing. There are always people burningwires to get the copper from them. It is ahealth hazard. There are also unsavourycharacters hanging around here specificallybecause of the scrap yard.”
Martin believes the scrap yard has openedtheareaup to criminals becausepeople alleg-edly lurk about the area looking for goods tosteal so it may be exchanged. “They steal peo-ple’s gates and all sorts of other things formoney. Once my aluminium window framedisappeared and I immediately went to thescrap yard and found it there. I don’t knowwhy this place is still up and running. Wewant it closed down,” Martin insists.
Residents marched to the scrap yard earli-er this year to hand over a petition to theowner, but “nothing came of it.”
“Wewon’t giveup though.Wewill dowhat-ever we can to close their doors,” says Mar-tin.
Zuleiga George, who has been living in thearea for just over 22 years, says they havebeen having endless problems with the scrapyard since it opened its doors over eightyears ago. “I am on the Pinati Estate SafetyCommittee and I can saywithout adoubt thatour job would be much easier if that placewas closed. People come walking throughhere with their trolleys, but as they walkthrough the area they steal people’s things.”
George says she was in the process of
building a carport when the steel poles werestolen before the carport could be finished.“We have just totally given up on the ideabecause we’re scared the same thing willhappen,” she says.
Ward councillor Junaid Hoosain saysnothing can be done about the scrap yard atthe moment because it is there legally.
“The place has been approved by the Cityof Cape Town, but it has been a headache forus.Wearenow lookingat otherways to closeit down, but for now, we unfortunately can’tdo anything except have regular raids andto monitor the place,” he says.
Scrap Mania owner Fadiel Bowas deniesany allegations the shop accepts stolengoods. “When people exchange things at thescrap yard they have to have an ID, their de-tails are taken down and we follow criteria.We do not accept suspicious-looking goods.It would not benefit us to take stolen goodsbecause police will then have grounds toclose us down,” he says.
Responding to the allegations that thescrap yard escalates crime in the area Bowassays: “At the end of the day crime is every-where. It’s just people’s perception. Resi-dents blame the businesses, but it is the peo-ple. We as the company do so much for thecommunity with charity events and feedingschemes. We also work hand-in-hand withpolice wherever we can.”
A Scrap Mania manager, who does notwant to be named, says the sole aim of thecompany is to recycle goods and they try toaccommodate the residents as much as possi-ble. “The last time the neighbours had prob-lems with the times we were operating andthe after-hours work. We subsequentlychanged our hours to meet them halfway, de-spite the loss to the company.”
Philippi police spokesperson LieutenantLance Goliath says they have stepped up pa-trols at and around the scrap yard.
He advises anyone who have complaints tocontact sector commander Warrant OfficerEttienne Conradie on 0 082 522 0708.
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PROBLEM? Residents are severely unimpressed with the comings and goings at Scrap Maniaon Turfhall Road. Photo: Tammy Petersen
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Celebrating women togetherCelebrating women togetherThe Muslim Women’s Federation, in asso-ciation with Tuan Yusuf DevelopmentCentre, hosted a Muharam lunch for wid-ows from across the city.
The event is in its second year and thereare plans to have it annually. The womenwere served lunch and were all given giftsto take home.
APPRECIATED: Gabiba Johaar, Fatima Andrews, Gharoon Tajoodien and Roshen Rajie.GOOD TIMES: Amina Dollie, Farieda Samsodien, Fatima Khan and Kobra Jenkins.
HAPPY: Some of the happy guests chat happily while making new friends.TAKING A BREAK: Gadija Abrahams, Shabera Arend and Ruqaya Slemmiwa.
SPECIAL: Hudah Fatani (from Saudi Arabia)with Bashir Khan and Shamila Khan.
The Avendale Athletico and ChelseaFootball Clubs will host a New Year’sEve dance at the Athlone Civic Centreat 20:00.
Tickets cost R90; bring your ownsnacks and XYZ. Dress smart casual.Call Ray on 0 (021) 558 5599 or0 074 107 0199.
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Tuesday 18 December 2012 NEWS People’s Post Athlone Page 9
THIS will be a clean city over the festive peri-od.
TheCity ofCapeTown’sCleansingServicesteam in the Solid Waste Management Depart-ment is preparing for the yearly influx of visi-tors to the Mother City.
To this end, a total of R12.2m has alreadybeen allocated and more than 1 800 extracleansing staff will be employed to meet theincreased demands.
Refuse removal will continue uninterrupt-ed over the festive season – including on pub-lic holidays – with an extra top-up cleaningservice at business districts, scenic routesand beaches.
The City’s beach programme includes col-lection of refuse and litter from all beachesand surrounding rocks and grassed areas.Teams will also remove kelp and shell debrisfrom the main recreational beaches. Anydead seals that wash up along the coast, par-ticularly on Strandfontein beaches, will be re-moved.
The City appeals to all to use the litter binsand to dispose of litter at home in the absenceof bins at utilities.
Wheelie bins will be collected on the usualrefuse collection days and services will re-main unchanged during the festive period,even on the public holidays.
These include Christmas Day (Tuesday 25December), Day of Goodwill (Wednesday 26December), and New Years’ Day (Tuesday 1January 2013).
Residents should ensure their bins areplaced outside for collection by 06:00 eachday. Do not wait for the refuse collection vehi-cle – have the bin out early. The collectionteams might arrive at your premises muchearlier than usual as there will be no trafficcongestion on the roads.
For any Solid Waste service queries, con-tact the Customer Care hotline on0860 103 089.
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WANT to lose weight and help a goodcause to boot?
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Bosch X boot camp by professional per-sonal trainer Zahrah Sallie (26) educateswomen about health and fitness to helpthem live a healthier lifestyle.
The cost to join the four-week boot campis R400 and training is three days a weekfor one hour a day. The boot camp is heldon the field on the corner of Lawson andBurwood roads, Rondebosch East.
On the last Wednesday of the week theboot camp has an open day and women payR20 to try the camp out.
All proceeds from the day go to the BrightSide soup kitchen. “It’s good to help outthose who are not fortunate enough to havea decent meal. The R20 goes towards feed-ing a hungry child,” Sallie says.
Three dedicated women run the soupkitchen. Every Wednesday these womenprepare 700 sandwiches,which theydeliverto Kewtown and Bokmakierie primaryschools.
Maryam Ahmed, the co-founder of thesoup kitchen, says the scheme is thankfulfor the donation.
“Every bit of support we get we appreci-ate, and it means that we can carry on byfeeding the children. With continued sup-port we could expand to another school,”she says. “When we see the children’s facesafter receiving the sandwiches, we can seeit means a lot to them. It’s amazing how bydoing a small thing, you actually makinga difference to someone’s life.”
Sallie says the boot camp started smallwhen she and a group of friends and family
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“At Bosch X, our goal is to transformyour body into your best shape. We havethe recipe to make you rougher, tougherand stronger than you have ever been. Us-ing a combination or functional exercises,core stability and interval training, yourresting heart rate will come down, yourbody fat percentage will drop and morethan anything, you will feel better thanyou’ve ever felt before,” Sallie says.
“The amount of woman that are obese inour country is increasing and it’s becauseof bad lifestyles. I encourage women tochange their lifestyle and come to Bosch Xto meet new friends that have the samegoal.”
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IT WAS a year of violence, much-neededupgrades to public facilities and solvingthe grave issues surrounding VygekraalMuslim Cemetery.
People’s Post takes you back through theyear that was.
JanuaryMalicious rumours made the rounds on so-
cial networking sites about the well-estab-lished Wembly, Rawoot and Rylands Muslimbutcheries in Athlone selling non-halaalmeat products.
These rumours were posted on BlackberryMessenger and Facebook after e.tv’s 3rd De-gree carried a programme about Orion ColdStorage.
Orion had allegedly been relabeling andmarketing non-halaal meat as halaal.
Orion was allegedly importing pork prod-ucts, kangaroo as well as water buffalo meat,and relabeling these products as beef and ha-laal.
Butchery owners denied all claims thattheir meat was not halaal.
FebruaryUpgrades were the order of the day. A se-
ries of raging fires destroyed 80 homes lastyear at the Vygieskraal Informal Settlementleading to the City of Cape Town deciding tostart a blocking project to safeguard resi-dents.
The reblocking will be done next yearwhere all of the wooden and iron structureswill receive considerable infrastructural up-grades.
Each structure will be rebuilt, giving everyone its own courtyard and will be spaced out
so that fires would not spread as easily.The project, funded by the Informal Settle-
ment Network and the Community Upgrad-ing Finance Facility, will also look at bettersewerage solutions by building a canal.
MarchTo beautify and add a sense of “cultural di-
versity” to Athlone, Nantes Park was sched-uled for an upgrade.
The upgrade, which costs the City of CapeTown about R19m, is seeing the park beingfully equipped with a tea room, a security sec-tion for officers, an ampitheatre, a section forcraft markets as well as a BMX track for theyouth.
Before the upgrade it was known as the der-elict stretch of land running through Silver-town, Kewtown and Bridgetown.
The park was also previously under thespotlight for being a hotspot for various hor-rific crimes.
People’s Post has reported on a number ofthese incidents, including a decomposedbody of a young woman being found there andanother incident where an 18-year-old girlwas raped on the field by two men.
AprilThe petrol price shot to an all-time high at
11.59 a litre and from 1 April, Metrorailslapped commuters with a hefty increase.There were also talks of a taxi fare hike.
This left commuters outraged, with its pa-trons saying Metrorail doesn’t have the rightto increase fares because their “service waspoor” and taxi bosses “were already makingso much money”.
Despite the outcry, taxi fares increased.
MayAfter years of degradation and neglect, the
Athlone CBD was one of eight sites ear-marked for a multi-million rand upgrade.
The project formed part of the City of CapeTown’s Mayoral Urban Regeneration Pro-gramme which aimed to uplift neglected anddysfunctional areas.
The basis of the programme is to maintaininfrastructure and public facilities in part-nershipwith communities,with theobjectiveof stabilising areas and providing a platformfor more effective public and private invest-ment.
JuneGF Jooste Hospital patients were not at all
impressed when they were informed they hadto travel all the way to Mitchell’s Plain to re-ceive medical treatment while the hospital isupgraded.
The upgrade was “long overdue” but pa-tients were worried about the extra moneythat has to be spent to get to Mitchell’s Plain.
The overhaul of the 36-year-old building –which initially served as a convalescenthome until it was turned into an acute hospi-tal in 1996 – costs R550m.
Provincial health minister Theuns Bothasaid thebuildingwouldbedemolishedand re-built over three years, whereafter it will pro-vide patients with a better service.
Patients – who come from Manenberg,Philippi, Heideveld, Gugulethu, Nyanga,Crossroads and Mandalay – travel an extra15kim to get to the Mitchell’s Plain Hospital.
JulyThe Vygekraal Muslim Cemetery was
bursting at the seams and a request was madeto have the graveyard expanded.
A cemetery trustee said they could not ac-commodate requests for burials at the John-ston Road grounds.
Familieswerebeing referred to other ceme-teries like Klip Road in Grassy Park, PookeRoad in Rylands, Mowbray and Swartklip tobury their loved ones.
The grounds could suffice three burials aday but the demand was “far greater”.
The cemetery’s popularity stems from itshistorical value.
Over a century old, the Muslim cemeteryhas generations of families buried there sopeople were unwilling to break that tradition.
The land they tried to acquire the rights toare adjacent erven 171553 and 171554.
Zoned as public open space, the erven areon Johnston and Carnie roads.
Together these two erven constitute to 6326square metres.
The land application is still undergoing apublic participation process.
AugustAthlone residents got more good news
when a R132 million upgrade and develop-ment programme was launched.
The City of Cape Town’s Community Serv-ice Directorate added Vygieskraal Stadiumand the Manenberg and Athlone municipalpools to their list of facilities to be revamped.
A total of R3.2m of the project’s funds will
be spent in Athlone.Vygieskraal and Manenberg – which forms
part of the greater Athlone area – were theonly areas assigned for an upgrade.
The makeover is part of the City’s plan toredress the devastating effect of the GroupAreas Act.
The project is set to be complete by Junenext year.
SeptemberScholars at schools and daycare centres
were fingerprinted as part of an initiativeaimed at speeding up the recovery of childrenwho go missing.
It was a joint initiative between the policeand missing children organisation, The PinkLadies, and piloted in the Nyanga police clus-ter which includes the Athlone, Lansdowne,Manenberg, Nyanga, Philippi, Gugulethuand Philippi East policing precincts.
Police said that while they didn’t havemany children disappearing in the cluster,the initiative will be of great help especiallywhen toddlers and primary school learnersvanish.
As part of the project, police officers andthe Pink Ladies volunteers visited schools tofingerprint themaswell as documentvital de-tails such as eye colour and allergies.
OctoberThe apartheid-induced divide between the
communities of Heideveld and Luyoloville inGugulethu will soon be bridged – both literal-ly and figuratively – as council started build-ing a pedestrian walkway over the railwayline separating the two communities.
The project is valued at around R20m.It is expected to be completed by early next
year.Ward councillor Anthony Moses said the
idea was to create the space for integrationbetween the two communities by building thebridge across the railway line.
The bridge starts from Waterberg Roadnear Heideveld station and extends over therailway line to Gugulethu.
The City previously built a similar bridgeto connect the communities of Bonteheuweland Langa.
NovemberAfter years of trials and tribulations, fish-
mongers in the Athlone area finally got aproper workspace.
The City of Cape Town handed over the up-graded Athlone Fish Market to excited hawk-ers.
Planning for the upgrade off KlipfonteinRoad started more than five years ago.
The new market has 10 trading bays, eachequipped with a concrete floor, wash-downdrainage feeding into the sewer system, wa-ter access points, dedicated lighting and cus-tomer parking.
The City allocated R1.3m to the upgradeand said it’s cleansing department wouldwash the fish market daily and that bins – inwhich traders will discard their offal – willbe cleaned twice daily.
A look at the year that was
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CHECKMATE: These two boys learnt the art of playing chess. Photos: Supplied
PATIENCE: Hazendal children wait in line to have their faces painted.
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THE time is drawing closer for the streetsto be filled with colour and tunes as theCape Minstrels prepare to thrill theMother City.
Last Thursday Cape Town mayor Patriciade Lille reiterated her commitment to the an-nual carnival by signing an agreement withvarious minstrel association representa-tives.
The signing ceremony is a culmination ofan extensive and lengthy process which in-volved engaging with the various associa-tions to ensure the prestigious event is suc-cessful and one all Capetonians can be proudof.
“We are formalising our relationship withthe representatives of the various minstrels’associations to ensure that we are fully pre-pared to make this year’s carnival a spectac-
ular event,” De Lille said.The City has offered to provide R3.5m
worth of logistical and support services suchas traffic control, safety and security, LawEnforcement and cleansing to ensure thatthe event is properly controlled and man-aged in the best interest of the minstrels,spectators and the City.
“Since assuming office last year, the ad-ministration I lead has worked hard to reachout to different cultural groups to ensurethey feel part of an inclusive city,” she said.
De Lille remained adamant the City is de-termined to grow the Tweede Nuwejaar Min-strel Carnival into an event that enjoys thestatus of similar cultural celebrationsthroughout the world.
“The City recognises the potential ofevents like this in fostering social cohesionin Cape Town,” she added.
City backs klopse carnivalPARTY TIME: The minstrels are preparing to hit the streets of Cape Town and entertain spectators from all over. Photo: Supplied
LUZUKO ZINI
DESPITE her family havinggone through difficult times, oneHillview resident is determinedto make a success of her life.
Roxanne Jansen (24) graduat-ed from Boston City Campus on30 November after finishing herone-year travel and tourismcourse.
This was made possible whenPeople’s Post, in partnershipwith Vangate Mall and BostonCity Campus, awarded a R10 000bursary to a reader last year.
Roxanne was the lucky win-ner and realised her dream offurthering her studies after ma-triculating in 2006.
Hopeful entrants had to writea letter of 200 words or more,motivatingwhy theydeserve thebursary and how the bursarywill enable a better future.
Roxanne says she did not ex-pect to win. “It was a shock tome, because I thought it was aprank call when I received thecall telling me I have won,” shechuckles. She says 2006 was a dif-ficult year for her and her family.
“My home burnt down and I was alsodoing my matric. It was a tough time forus because I ended up not concentratingon my studies. But despite that I passed,”she says.
Her father, Shane Jansen, (49) is a mis-sionary worker and says all he wantedwas to be able to provide a good educationfor his daughter, but he couldn’t.
“It hurt me to see my daughter not be-ing able to continue her studies,” he says.
“I’m a missionary worker and neverhad money to pay for her tertiary educa-tion.”
Roxanne worked part-time and also dida six-month office administration coursebefore she entered the competition.
“I had to work so I could help out myfamily. I also worked part-time during thetravel and tourism course,” she says.
Shane says he is proud of what hisdaughter has accomplished. “I’m thank-ful to God for giving my daughter this op-portunity andansweringourprayers,”hesays.
Roxannebelieves anyonecanovercomeproblems they face as long as they are pos-itive. “Determination, hard work andsupport from family and friends will getanyone far in life,” she says. “I would loveto further my studies and get a degree intravel and tourism.”
Roxanne is currently working parttime at a retail store in Claremont.
Victory despite the odds
PROUD MOMENT: Roxanne Jansen (centre) withher parents Shane (left) and Claudine at her graduation ceremony. Photo: Supplied
Page 14 People’s Post Athlone LEADER Tuesday 18 December 2012
WrappedSAINT Paul says we should “eat, drink andbe merry”.
That is a perfect description of the festiveseason. Some people are caught up in the fe-ver-pitch throes of spending, buying andwrapping those gifts.
It is the time of year of expectation and re-turning gifts best left on a shelf. The day afterChristmas, Boxing Day, is one of the busiestdays in the retail sector, what with all thosereturns or unwanted gifts being converted tocash. It is also a time, to borrow a phrase,when many buy items they don’t need, to im-press people they don’t like with money theyhave yet to earn. Instead of hovering at a shelfto dither over price versus value, there arecountless gifts no store could ever stock.These, too, can be gifted.
For those at a loss over what to give towhom, there are options.
Cast your glance at others around you. Per-haps they really do not need more clothes, butothers would be happy to take your oldclothes gathering dust in the corner of yourcupboard. What about your “fat” clothes or“thin” clothes you may never again wear?Give it to a shelter or the Salvation Army.
Demand is at a premium for blood. This isa product man cannot make. When you do-nate blood, your own stock is replenished ingood time.
Spend your cash wisely. Remember a lovedone who has passed on in the year by makingapledge to aworthycause. Pickone inhonourof your late relative or friend.
There are other gifts you could never buy,like showing some patience towards cashiers.They are particularly under pressure thistime of year and could do with some courtesy.
Prepare a meal for the homeless, spendsome time with people in hospitals or specialcare centres, give a smile to someone else ora visit to an elderly neighbour. Whatever yougive, the choice remains yours.
THE City of Cape Town is request-ing that we, Joe Public, come for-ward with ideas on how to makeCape Town Stadium economicallyviable.
This statement surprises me be-cause when we give proposals onhow to create employment thereseems to be no interest, but now weare good enough to try and help theCity saddle the white elephant.
My response is to sell the stadiumto a consortium from across theseas.
Now back to us and our unem-ployment rates. As a country withtraditions and cultures, we can nev-er change – no matter how Western-ised we want to be.
On the Cape Flats we have hadhawkers standing on the pavementselling their goods. We have hadhorse-and-cart teams doing thesame. Both created employmentand business.
I was recently at a fleamarket andadmired how people were using atrailer, which they transportedwith a vehicle, to sell their goods.
I saw it as a potential for ouryouth who cannot find work to op-erate trailer-orientated businesses.
Imagine: with simple guidelinesand authorisation and away fromother vested businesses we havepeople selling from trailers parkedin authorised demarcated spaces.The possibilities are endless andthe main aim is to reincarnate themodernised metal horse-and-cartdoing business and creating em-ployment.
I have no proposal for our stadi-um, but am proposing a small solu-tion to a big problem.KEITH BLAKE
Jobs first
I AM writing this letter on behalf of those wholost a loved one – whether through illness, acci-dent or heartbreak.
For me 2012 (and it is not yet over) has beena year of great loss, pain, hurt, anger and allthose emotions in one, but I am still standing.
I lost my dad to cancer in March.He was a great man; my mentor, the one I
shared my aspirations with, the one who alwayshad a positive spin to things even if it seemedlike nothing would come right.
His death left a void that cannot ever be filled.Sometimes I walk around and see older men andI long for him.
I talk to people and they talk about their dadsand I long for him.
I comfort myself with the knowledge he want-ed me there when he passed on and I was there.I opened the door so he could go peacefully.
I sometimes block out that he is gone. I won-
der how Christmas will be without him for thefirst time this year and it hurts. But I will sur-vive it; others did so before me.
I lost my uncle also to cancer a few monthsafter my dad, but he didn’t suffer long. His deathis also a great loss to my family. He was a gooduncle, spoilt all the cousins and always had timeto talk and encourage. Neighbours passed on,too, and people keep saying “it was their time”.I don’t believe in that. God decides when it isour time to go.
My family is going through a lot of otherthings now, but I believe it is because ourstrength is being tested. We are strong peopleand will overcome.
I wish to say to those in a similar situation:nothing is stronger than our faith in God andI wish everyone a blessed Christmas and every-thing that is good for 2013.TANYA MISEROOLE
A Christmas without loved ones
AS CHAIRPERSON of Subcouncil 17, I wouldlike to express my heartfelt thanks to the coun-cillors and staff for their hard work and dedica-tion.
It has been a privilege for me to work in allareas of the subcouncil.
I have been overwhelmed by the commitmentof councillors, staff, line departments, organisa-tions and the community who work tirelesslyto make the wards in the subcouncil a betterplace for communities.
We have made many memorable visits to sites
within the subcouncil boundaries, meeting somany people and dignitaries.
I am looking forward to the New Year duringwhich time we, no doubt, will have the pleasureof meeting many more delightful people whocontribute much to the welfare of the subcoun-cil.
I hope and pray you have a safe and happyChristmas surrounded by kindness andwarmth and that the New Year brings peace,health and prosperity to you.GEORGE MARCH
Thank you for a memorable year
Tuesday 18 December 2012 OPINIONS People’s Post Athlone Page 15
Tourism in theTourism in theMother CityMother City
WITH the holiday season in full swing,people from across the country – andaround the world – will be flocking toCape Town to take in her magnificentsights and adventurous experiences.
But many a Capetonian has not experi-enced the countless attractions the MotherCity has to offer. People’s Post interns Luzu-ko Zini and Tarren-Lee Habelgaarn askedreaders whether they will be tourists intheir hometown.
LOCAL PLACES: Vuyisa Doro says he will bearound Cape Town during the holidays.“Long Street and the beach are the placesI will be going to.”
NOWHERE TO GO: Kim Alexander says: “I’m notgoing anywhere this festive season because Iwill be working. I have two jobs that keep mebusy.”
TRAVELLING: Shaun Colclough says he will bein and out of the province. “I’m going to Stilbaai with my family for Christmas and then, inthe new year, I will go to Kenton.”
NO PLANS OF GOING ANYWHERE: NomaAfrikaMenze says: I’m not going anywhere these holidays, I will be spending most of my time at thebeach.”
PEACEFUL: Reggie Robyn says: “I like visitingthe beaches and winelands during the holidays– sometimes I take the entire family. Othertimes I prefer to travel alone.”
NATURAL BEAUTY: Jenny Spiro says: “We lovetaking the children to the urban park, Kirstenbosch and beaches because it doesn’t cost acent and the whole family can enjoy it.”
AFFORDABLE: Frank Krieger says: “You mustremember not everyone can afford it, but thosewho can should visit as many tourist attractions as they can and help those who can’t.”
THERE is little doubt 2012 was a tough yearfinancially.
Food, fuel, electricity and housing pricesall increased and everyone had less moneyas a result.
Now that it is nearly Christmas, it can betempting to forget these financial hardshipsand have fun spending on presents and fes-tive food.
Unfortunately, 2013 looks like it could like-ly be another tough year during which thecost of living could continue to increase. Thewisest thing to do is to put some money awayfor next year before doing any Christmasspending, advises an insurance marketingand communications manager, TendaniMatshisevhe.
Matshisevhe says economists have pre-dicted the cost of living could continue to in-crease next year.
These figures paint a grim picture:. In 2012, food prices increased more than
10%, with the price of super maize meal ris-ing by more than 60%.
. It now costs about R50 more to fill a 50litre petrol tank than it did at the start of thisyear. With further fuel increases likely in2013, the costs of public transport could rise.
. If Eskom has its way, electricity priceswill rise by 16% next April – and for the nextfour years after that.
Matshisevhe says that with the increasingcost of living in mind, it is more importantthan ever to think beyond the holidays.“Most of us spend too much at Christmas andwhen January comes, it is a long and expen-sive month, where we need to pay school
fees, buy school uniforms and feed our fami-lies.”
He says it is vital to plan spending careful-ly.
This can be done by paying for next year’sschool fees now; keeping money aside fortextbooks; planning for holidays away fromhome a year before the time; and not sudden-ly taking a trip to Durban on impulse. “Itmust all be part of your long-term planningand budgeting,” he says.
At the same time, Matshisevhe warns notto skip on important payments.
“With 44 people passing away on South Af-rica’s roads every day, you shouldn’t takechances with policies like your life, funeraland disability cover. These are often the firstthings to fall away over Christmas time, butthat is a big mistake.”
He says many people make use of stokvels,in which they save money for the year, andat the end of the year use that money to buygroceries for Christmas. “If you do save ina stokvel, make sure it is with people youknow and trust and that you are getting thebest deal possible.”
Matshisevhe says those lucky enough toget a bonus should be wary of spending onimpulse purchases.
Bonuses can reduce long-term debt like ahome loan, or be spent on big projects suchas a home renovation. “You don’t have tospend your bonus. You could also put it inyour savings product.
“It might just come in handy during therainy days – and we should prepare for lotsof those in 2013.”
Making those pennies last
VOICE of the Cape’s annual festival was de-clared a “resounding success”.
However, the success of the event couldnot be attributed only to the VOC festivalteam. “It is due to the hard work and dedica-tion of the festival partners and sponsors,”says Hassiem Bastra, the VOC festival mar-keting convenor.
People’s Post is the print media partner forthis event.
With 2012 expected to be the last year theevent was held at the Cape Town Market in
Epping, VOC has decided to use a more cen-tral location for 2013.
VOC festival event convenor Goolam Faki-er says the entertainment was a huge drawcard. “We had a variety of home-grown tal-ent which wowed our festival-goers everyday and we have to thank them all. They areour local celebrities and we have to givethem first preference.”
VOC donates R100 000 of its festival profitsin the form of bursaries to 10 deserving stu-dents.
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The sporting year that wasLIAM MOSES
IN 2012 People’s Post brought readerssport stories of achievement in the face ofadversity, as well as hard-hitting, topicaland fresh sport news.
In this article we look back on a few of themost notable stories of this year.
In the first edition of the year People’s Postwrote about Andrew Chin, Ram Barkai, ToksViviers, Kieron Palframan and Ryan Stram-rood, all swimmers from the southern sub-urbs who won third place in the Performanceof the Year category at the annual WorldOpen Water Swimming Association awards.
They achieved this after completing a trioof extreme cold-water swimming events inonly 10 days in March 2011.
We also featured a story on Sven Greef, a31-year-old father of two and amateur cyclist,who cycled 1 400km from Johannesburg toCape Town for charity in just 12 days.
In February we interviewed Braam Mal-herbe, a local extreme athlete and adventur-er, who had just returned from the South PoleChallenge. Malherbe, from the CBD, spent 25days in the Antarctic and walked over 742kmacross the frozen continent.
We also brought you the news that NooreNacerodien, the formervice-president of Soft-ball South Africa (SSA), had been reinstatedafter having a suspension overturned.
Nacerodien, chairperson of the local organ-ising committee for the 2011 InternationalSoftball Federation Women’s Junior WorldChampionship, was suspended for failing toattend a SSA meeting to present a detailed re-port on the tournament.
In April mother-of-two Andrea Boettger(43) ran the entire Two Oceans Marathonwhile pushing her wheelchair-bound sonAlex (10). The two both suffer from congenital
muscular dystrophy and finished the 56kmmarathon in under seven hours.
The Fish Hoek Lifesaving Club also madeheadlines that month, winning the South Af-rican Surf Lifesaving Championships in Dur-ban for the second year running. They werealso placed third at the South African NipperChampionships in Port Elizabeth.
The Cape Town football fraternity wasrocked by controversy in April when theeventual winners of Metropolitan PremierCup were accused of cheating.
Philippi United Football Club were accusedof fielding an over-aged and incorrectly regis-tered player in the tournament. SAFA CTsubsequently launched an investigation.
Former Santos coach Boebie Solomons wasappointed as director of coaching at theMitchell’s Plain Local Football Association(LFA).
People’s Post shed light on tensions be-
tween schools and rugby clubs in the south-ern suburbs in May when schools claimedtheir players were being lured away to playfor clubs.
Manenberg rugby coach Saaid Blake alsotook up a major coaching position in themonth. The MIT Rangers head coach was se-lected as an assistant coach for the 2012 WPCraven Week team.
We also brought you the story of EdwardMurdoch, a Fish Hoek resident who compet-ed in the Jive Slave Route Challenge at theage of 79.
In June we informed you about the post-ponement of the Coke Cup due to the slow pro-duction of player registration cards by SAFACT.
In July, we reported on claims that CapeTown athletes representing South Africa attheLondonOlympicsweregivenpoorqualitygifts by the Western Cape Department of Cul-
tural Affairs and Sport at a send off before thegames.
People’s Post hit an albatross in Augustwhen we reported on Greenhaven golfer Ish-mail Adams, who was still making par at theage of 80.
We also brought you news of table tenniscoach Greg Naik, who hired a lawyer and en-listed the help of the Western Province SportCouncil and Department of Cultural Affairsand Sport in his fight against a two-year sus-pension from WP Table Tennis.
In September, People’s Post also inter-viewed Chris du Pont seconds after he defeat-ed Craig Fourie and became the Cape FightLeague heavy-weight champion.
WP Schools Water Polo also inked aR400 000 sponsorship deal with internationalfinancial services firm Maitland.
Dawn Matthei (50), from Strandfontein,made it to the sports pages in September aftermaking it to the top of Mount Elbrus, thehighest mountain in Europe.
The Engen Knockout Challenge took placein October, with Ajax triumphing 3-1 overhost club Engen Santos in the final.
The South African blind cricket team’spreparation for the inaugural T20 BlindCricket World Cup in India also made head-lines.
We focused on the upcoming inter-provin-cial youth weeks in November, when wespoke to Nabeal Dien, head of amateur crick-et at WP Cricket, about the concerns regard-ing the make-up of the organisation’s juniorteams.
In December People’s Post reported on anagreement signed by the Konkan Cricket As-sociation (KCA) and WP Cricket, which couldsee the KCA become affiliated to the union.
Armand Bam, coach of the South Africanblind cricket team, was also appointed to theWorld Blind Cricket Council (WBCC).
CHAMPIONS: Ajax Cape Town were crowned champions of the Engen Knockout Challenge inOctober after defeating Santos 31. People’s Post was the print media sponsors of the tournament. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images
MINE: Mitchell’s Plain United’s Carl Lark beats Ashley Mckeet and goalkeeper Carl Bauemicliter, of ASD Salt River Blackpool, to the ball during a Second Division match atthe Santos Academy grounds in Lansdowne on Saturday. Salt River won the game 21.
Photo: Rashied Isaacs
STEAMING SEAMER: United Cricket Club’s Igshaan Damon completes his run up duringa Western Province Cricket Association 1A League oneday match against RondeboschCricket Club at the Tony Dumas Oval in Rondebosch on Saturday.Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images
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Rumours shunnedLIAM MOSES
MILANO UNITED have rubbished ru-mours that their newly appointed techni-cal director could soon take up the headcoach role at local rivals Santos.
Brandon Truter joined the Grassy Park sidein late October, after leaving Second Divisionside Cape Town All Stars earlier that month.
Reports of another move for Truter first sur-faced on Monday 3 December, when Soccer La-duma published the story online. Truter ad-mits he negotiated with Santos and spent aweek with the team, but that no agreementwas made.
“Milano started negotiating and offered mea contract as technical director. When I signedthe contract I notified Santos that I am takingthe job at Milano,” says Truter.
“There was a bit a bad blood and court ac-tion was threatened because they said I hada verbal agreement (with them), but nothingwas agreed.”
According to Truter, Santos chairman Gool-am Allie has claimed he could be joining the
People’s Team, since he has signed for Milano,on two occasions.
He adds the rumours have been distracting,as he received several concerned phone callson Friday 14 December, saying he is “com-pletely happy” at Milano.
Allie, however, says Truter was never of-fered a position with the senior team and wasjust considered for a role with the youthteams. “(There is) absolutely no truth (to that).There was never a discussion with BrandonTruter to become a senior coach at my club,ever,” Allie says.
“He was employed by the club in the youthdepartment. He came for two days – he madean agreement, (which) we were going to putdown in writing, (but) the next minute he wentto Milano. There was never ever a discussionof him (being in charge of) the senior team.
“We never approached him – the approachwas made by him and he was with us before,so we were prepared to take him.”
When questioned about current head coachMart Nooij’s future, Allie said changes wouldbe communicated through the website orpress releases should it transpire.
LINING UP: Mpho Seloma, of Santos, gets in front of Dynamos’ player Pierre Kok to win aheader at Athlone Stadium on Saturday night. Dynamos won the National First Division match10. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images