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Residents of the Kraal informal settlement have been offered housing in Pelican Park. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN
BOKAAP
Divided over relocationNICOLE MCCAIN
@nickymccain
A storm has been brewing in Bo-Kaap,over the proposed relocation of inform-al settlement residents.
Shackdwellers at the Kraal have been giv-en the option of relocating to Pelican Park,near Strandfontien.Mayoral Committee Member for Human
Settlements Benedicta van Minnen saysfamilies have been living in the informal set-tlement at the Wash House Quarry for 20years and some are registered on the hous-ing database.“In an effort to assist the families, the City
is engaging with them regarding a potentialrelocation offer to the Pelican Park housingdevelopment, subject to the necessary proc-esses and qualifying criteria for subsidisedhousing. The potential relocation offer willafford families better andmore dignified liv-ing conditions,” she says.The relocation has been met with mixed
emotions by the informal settlement dwell-ers.Fadielah Meyer says she will be very hap-
py to move to Pelican Park.“I’ve lived here for many years. We still
have to burn candles because we have noelectricity,” she says.However, Kenny Prins says the communi-
ty is divided.“This is the City’s project, not ours. Some
people want to move to live in better condi-tions, but others feel it is too far away,” hesays.Prins is concerned those working in the
City Bowl will not be able to travel to theirjobs easily if relocated.“The City wants to take our people and
throw us away behind the mountain. Thenthey’ll close the books and say they are donewith us,” he says.This relocation will allow the City to “bet-
ter address the safety issues around theWash House Quarry”, Van Minnen says.“The site is often used as a hideout for
criminals who are involved with illicit andanti-social activities in and around the area.Their actions are not only affecting thedwellers of the informal settlement but alsothe broader community of Bo-Kaap andCape Town as a city,” she explains.Ward councillor Dave Bryant says he and
City officials were due to meet with the 21families living at the Kraal on Wednesday11 March.The visit was arranged in order for the
City to engage with the residents and ex-plain to them what the requirements are interms of the subsidy application, shouldthose who qualify accept the potential offerof accommodation at the Pelican Park hous-ing development, Van Minnen says.However, none of the residents arrived for
the meeting.Bryant says this is reportedly because
members of the Bo-Kaap Civic Associationadvised the residents not to attend and thatalternative housing could be found inBo-Ka-
ap. “I was really hoping this would work.This was our opportunity to help these resi-dents into dignified and affordable housing.Once this is done, we can secure the site andprevent crime,” he says.However, Bo-Kaap Civic Association
chairperson Osman Shaboodien says the al-legations are unfounded.He maintains the organisation is looking
to assist the informal settlement dwellersand is pleased theymay be able to move intohouses with sanitation.“The City is making mischief,” says Sha-
boodien.“These are desperate people who have
been on the housingwaiting list for 30 years.
Council can’t bully people into doing some-thing.”Shaboodienmaintains the informal settle-
ment residents have been given an ultima-tum, with only a few days to relocate.“The City is not dealing with sticks and
stones, but people who have fears. Givinganyone twodays tomovewill create frenzy,”he says.Prins and Meyer say they did not attend
the meeting as they were attending to an illneighbour.At the time of going to print, no further
details were available as the relevant en-gagement processes are still underway, VanMinnen says.
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Stay up to dateLifeLine, a Cape Town organisation which offers free counselling, warns of the subconsciouseffects of crime. This photo is an illustration. PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL
MENTAL HEALTH
Subconscious toll of crimeMONIQUE DUVAL
@monique_duval
It all happened one morning in winter. AHout Bay family was making their wayhome.Upon arrival they were accosted by three
men wearing balaclavas and armed with acrowbar. They demanded cash and two ofthe suspects took the father into the housewhere they tied him up.
Meanwhile, another suspect assaultedhis wife with a crowbar.
The criminals made off with a watch,cash, a cellphone and laptop. The woman,however, had to be hospitalised and under-go an operation on her face.
This is one of many chilling accounts ofhouse robbery provided by police. Alongwith reports such as these there are othermany horrific stories of ATM bombings,mall robberies and violent carjackings.
But as crime trends change, the affects onthe victims do so in tandem.
StressThe free counselling service LifeLine
says in a statement it is facing its hardestchallenge in 47 years.
Chairperson Glynis Depper says assist-ing victims to deal with the stress and anxi-ety caused by violent crime is currently themain subject many counsellors are assist-ing callers with.
She says while they try to keep abreastof what is happening in the country, this is-sue seemingly crept up on counsellors andis becoming more prevalent.
In her statement, Depper outlines the ef-fects of being in a constant “high alertstate”. Having herself been a victim ofcrime three times, she explains how vic-tims often alternate their lifestyles addingstress to their daily routine without notic-ing it.
SubconsciousWhen preparing to drive from point A to
B, many individuals will look for the safestroute. Depper explains while this is com-mon practice, subconsciously crime hasconditioned the way we live our lives andunknowingly we often go out of our way to
ensure the safety of our loved ones and be-longings.
Highlighting the spate of mall robberieslast year and the recent mugging of SABCjournalist Vuyo Mvoko, who along with atelevision crew were robbed while filminga news segment, Depper says in recentyears criminals have become more brazenand their actions have many runningscared. “I would think twice about going toa mall these days. Even going grocery shop-ping could be dangerous,” she says.
Negative impactDepper believes amid the feelings of inse-
curity, fear and a response spectrum whichranges from anger and bitterness to paraly-sis, crime has a negative impact on our emo-tional and physical well-being as well as ourrelationships.
“The main aspect is the amount of stresswe out on ourselves to ensure we are safe.This builds up and can have very bad effectson your mental well-being and could developinto a disorder if not dealt with,” she says.
Let it outThe organisation has made an appeal for
victims to get help by letting it all out.Depper says the services provided by Life-
Line are focussed on empathy and empower-ment, supporting emotional wellness, be-lieving in the soul and connectedness of hu-mankind.
“We all share the same wounds and bro-kenness – these are the things that bind ustogether – those who have participated inour training courses will attest to this.”
In her statement Depper explains LifeLinestrives to reach out and find the tools, em-bedded in everyone that will bring healingand courage.
“Our counsellors are highly trained andoffer total confidentiality. We offer both tele-phonic and face-to-face counselling.”
She encourages victims not to be brave bytrying to understand and process what hashappened on their own.
“We offer a free service and help people tojust let it out. If needed we can refer themto another organisation but the first step isto talk about the incident,” Depper con-cludes.V For telephonic counselling call LifeLine on021 461 1111, to make an appointment to see a counsellor call 021 461 1113.
Road rageGAVIN FISH
I have been the victim of road rage twice inrecent months.
I write that with much puffed-up indigna-tion as I was the one wronged. I mean, theformer pulled out in front of me, without in-dicating, causing me to swerve violentlyand the latter performed an illegal u-turn …I was, of course, entitled to voice my indig-nation, loudly and persistently both withvocals, hooter and gesture.
They were in the wrong and they neededto understand just how dangerous theirdriving had been. What I received in re-sponse was disturbing, to say the least.
I am in no way suggesting the blame wasequal, that their reactions were thereforejustified or at least understandable. What Iam acknowledging is that both situationscould and should have turned out different-
ly had I reacted differently.Of course I want to grumpily interject and
insist that I was the one more wronged; thatthe onus should not be on me to have re-sponded differently. I had failed the “be thebigger person,” test. I was not even on thescoreboard.
So too with teenagers! Do a mental inven-tory of your recent heated and unhappy ex-changes. In how many of them could the out-come have been different had you reacteddifferently? The point is not whether youare in the right, it is rather how do youchoose to take on what is wrong.
If I failed to master the appropriate re-sponse with five decades of life lessons be-hind me, should I really be so stridently in-sistent that my teen responds perfectly?
No one enjoys having their wrongdoingpointed out to them. Choose your words.Create a distance between your indignationand your chosen response.
If we have a loving relationship withteens they will in time come to petulantlyaccept the blistering.
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CBD
On the upNICOLE MCCAIN
@nickymccain
Night life in the CBD has seen visitorsto restaurants and clubs soar over thelast two years.
In the annual State of the Central City re-port, released by theCapeTownCentral CityImprovement District (CCID), 44% of enter-tainment and retail outlet customers visitedthe business district daily. This is comparedto 28% in 2012.
Customers visiting the CDB once a weekalso jumped to 11.5%, from 8% in 2012.
Thesenumbers indicate that people are re-turning to the CBD, says CCID chief operat-ing officer Tasso Evangelinos.
“Traditionally, the CBD at night has beena late-night entertainment option, mostlyfor a younger crowd and very concentratedin just one or two areas of the CBD,” he ex-plains.
However, the organisation is now seeingmore activity across a wider area, earlyevening and on Saturdays and Sundays,Evangelinos says.
The increase in night-time activity in theCBD indicates private sector confidence,says Garreth Bloor, Mayoral CommitteeMember for Tourism, Events and EconomicDevelopment. He says his will ultimatelylead to more opportunities for residents.
However, this does present some challen-ges, he explains, as a busy night time re-quires available transport 24/7, increasedsafety and a balance between the needs of pe-destrians and motorists.
Evangelinos says the increasednight-timeeconomy has brought some challenges, suchas an increase in pedestrians.
“Just as required for the success of a day-time economy, a night-time economyalso re-
quires public infrastructure and supportservices to be in place to maintain and man-age that CBD,” he says.
As a night-time economy grows and “nor-malises” towards something equating a day-time economy, overall safety of pedestrianswill also increase, Evangelinos believes.
“More public services will be brought intoplace to deal with traffic congestion, and thebetter public transport will become as thedemand for it grows across a longer day,” hesays.
A central city with a strong economic baseis essential for any thriving metro, Bloor be-lieves.
“An economically dynamic and vibrantCBD is good not only for the central city butfor the whole metro area. It enables distribu-tion of economic opportunity. A vibrantnight economy accommodates families,which is good for social cohesion,” he says.
Since 2010, the CBD has experienced a sig-nificant increase in the number of bars andclubs for late night patrons, the reportfound.
An increasing number of new restaurantsare opening in the area and cater for a rangeof customers, including families.
This boom in night business activity is al-so creating jobs, the report found.
Over 43% of all respondents in the CBD atnight were there to work, either in establish-ments such as bars and restaurants, call cen-tres or as cleaning crew.
However, over 46% of respondents earnedless than R5000, with 19% earning betweenR5000 and R11 900.
Economically, the central city supportsthe largest percentage of jobs and tax ratesin the entire metro region, says Bloor.
It brought in around R266m last year, andis home to around 30% of employment op-
portunities and 25% of business turnover.Thismeans interventions that positively
impact this space will have a cascading ef-fect on the metro economy as well, Bloorexplains.
“Working with the Cape Town Partner-ship and the Central City ImprovementDistrict, theCityhasbeenworking consist-ently to position Cape Town as a premierbusiness location, and the opportunity fora night-time economy is one of the buildingblocks for realising this vision,” he says.
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Singer and songwriter Garth Taylorwillbe bringing some of his new songs toCape Town when he performs at Local
is lekker 2015.Garth is one of three acts chosen byTyger-
Burger readers, Smile 90.4fm listeners andCapeGate shoppers to perform at the annualconcert – the only one in the country wherethe audience gets to choose the line-up.He’ll be joined by Dr Victor and the Rasta
Rebels and Theuns Jordaan at the Liqui-Fruit Amphitheatre in Paarl on Saturday 21March where each act will be on stage forroughly anhour, essentially giving the audi-ence three shows in one.Garth says he was surprised to be chosen
after seeing the South African acts he wasup against and the ones he’ll be performingalongside, but he’s planning tomakehis per-formance well worth his fans’ votes.South Africans first heard Garth on local
airwaves in 1998 when his breakout singleWhy? topped charts for five consecutiveweeks. Fans would also remember his suc-cesswithOnlywith you, If I gave youmy soul,Home again, Tonight and his cover of Is-lands in the stream, which he recorded withMelanie Lowe.He’ll have a new repertoire of potential
hits when he performs in Cape Town,though, as the show comes soon after the re-lease of his new album, Made.Garth has been working with producer
DenholmHarding, bassist for Just Jinjer, onhis new album which he hopes to release atthe end of February or beginning of March.The two worked on a single together in
2013 and Garth says: “I loved our energyworking together, so we went for a full al-bum.”He says Denholm tidied up the way he
would usually work on an album. “Often Iwould do toomuch to a song andmess it up.”Denholm is also a “groove musician”
whichGarth saysworkedwell forMade, buthe isn’t giving too many other clues away,except to say the album will be “currentsounding”, with something for the youngercrowds.“The music is not reliant on production
and I’ve tried to make it about good songsfirstly.”The album is somewhat of a bittersweet
achievement for the singer who had beenquiet for some time while his sister wasbravely fighting cancer.He spent timewith his family until his sis-
ter passed away in August 2013.“I spent 2014 picking up where I left off,
which included making a new full album.”Garth is excited about his performance at
Local is lekker 2015. “It feels like summer,hang on ... it is summer!”He thanks his fans for getting behind him
and making his performance possible.V Tickets for Local is lekker 2015 with Garth Taylor,Dr Victor and the Rasta Rebels and Theuns Jordaancost between R130 and R160 and are available atwww.cultivaria.com or Computicket.
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International acts at sunsetKirstenbosch will play host totwo international acts nextweek.Scottish singer-songwriter
Paolo Nutini will be performingtwo shows at Kirstenbosch Gar-dens tomorrow and on Thurs-day.As a Brit Award nominee and
having topped the UK AlbumCharts with his debut albumThese streets and its follow-upSunny side up, the new album,Caustic love, is sure to spotlight the singer’sstunning musical journey.American group Portugal TheManwill be
performing on Friday 20 March.The indie group has graced the stages of
Coachella, Bonnaroo and Lolla-palooza and their latest albumEvil friends was produced byDanger Mouse, the five-timeGrammy award-winning pro-ducer behind everything fromGnarls Barkley to U2.They’ll be supported by local
act Desmond and the Tutus.V Tickets for Paolo Nutini’s shows costR465, while tickets for Portugal The Mancost R365. Tickets for both shows areavailable at www.webtickets.co.za.
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Charl “Babyboy” Pilwan will beperforming his unplugged show,titled One for the road, at TheRiver Club, Liesbeek Parkway,Observatory, from 21:00 on Friday20 March. Entrance costs R140 atthe door. Call 079 785 2233 tobook. WIN! WIN! WIN! Five readerscan each win double tickets to theshow. Visit www.peoplespost.co.zabefore 12:00 on Thursday 19 Marchto enter. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONTuesday, 17 March 2015 NEWS 5
Notice is hereby given in terms of section 49(1)(a)(i) of the Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act, Act 6 of 2004, hereinafter referred toas the ‘Act’, that the Sixth Supplementary Valuation Roll (SV06) to the 2012 General Valuation Roll for the financial year 2014/15 is open for publicinspection at the venues as stated below from 21 March 2015 until 30 April 2015. The forms for the lodging of objections are obtainable at thesevenues. In addition the valuation roll is available on the Council’s website from 21 March 2015 (the address is provided below).
Properties were selected to appear on the Sixth Supplementary Valuation Roll (SV06) to the 2012 General Valuation Roll in terms of section 78(1) ofAct if the property a) was incorrectly omitted from the Valuation Roll; b) has been included in the municipality after the last general valuation; c) hasbeen subdivided or consolidated after the last general valuation; d) has undergone a substantial increase or decrease in market value since the lastgeneral valuation; e) was substantially incorrectly valued in the last general valuation; f) must be revalued for any other exceptional reason; g) ofwhich the category has changed.
In terms of section 49(1)(a)(ii) of the Act, any property owner or person who so desires may lodge an objection with the municipal manager inrespect of any matter reflected in, or omitted from the valuation roll, in the abovementioned period. Objections may only be lodged in respect ofproperties valued on the SV06 Roll. The owners of these properties will be notified of their SV06 valuations in writing at the postal address currentlyheld on the City’s database.
Attention is specifically drawn to the fact that in terms of section 50(2) of the Act an objection must be in relation to a specific individual propertyand not against the supplementary valuation roll as a whole. The forms for lodging an objection can be obtained from one of the venues listedbelow and can be downloaded from the website. A separate objection form must be completed for every property.
NO. NAMES OF VENUE ADDRESS OF VENUEOPERATING HOURSOF VENUE
1. 14TH FLOOR, CAPE TOWN CIVIC CENTRE HERTZOG BOULEVARD, CAPE TOWN 08:30–15:45
2. BELLVILLE CIVIC CENTREVOORTREKKER ROAD, BELLVILLE (CNR OF VOORTREKKER ROADAND QUARRY STREET, NEXT TO THE SANLAM HEAD OFFICE)
08:30–15:45
3. MILNERTON CIVIC CENTRE PIENAAR ROAD, MILNERTON (NEXT TO THE MILNERTON LIBRARY) 08:30–15:45
4. PLUMSTEAD ADMINISTRATIONCNR OF VICTORIA AND MAIN ROADS, PLUMSTEAD (NEXT TOCHECKERS)
08:30–15:45
5. BRACKENFELL CIVIC CENTRECNR OF OLD PAARL ROAD AND PARADYS STREET (OPPOSITE THEHYPERMARKET)
08:30–15:45
6. STRAND MUNICIPAL BUILDINGCNR OF MAIN ROAD AND FAGAN STREET, STRAND (NEXT TOSTRAND HALL)
08:30–15:45
Completed objection forms can be submitted by:• E-mail – [email protected]• Fax – 0862 012 304 or 0865 886 042• Post – preferably by registered mail to: The City of Cape Town, for attention: The Objection Coordinator, PO Box 4522, Cape Town 8000• Hand – at one of our public inspection venues
For more information, call 0860 103 089 (sharecall).Web address: www.capetown.gov.za.
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER
SIXTH SUPPLEMENTARY VALUATION (SV06) TO THE 2012GENERAL VALUATION ROLL FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2014/15DATE: 21 March 2015 until 30 April 2015
Although it will take three years to complete the Vantage, units have already sold out witha value of R110m. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
MOUILLE POINT
Sold on the ideaNICOLE MCCAIN
@nickymccain
Before even the first brick has beenlaid, Mouille Point’s latest develop-ment has already sold out – raking in
over R100m.Taking advantage of a prime beachfront
location, the multi-storey residential de-velopment is set to go up over the nextthree years.
Excavations have recently started at theBeach Road site which will house the Van-tage, a luxury apartment block.
The 20 executive apartments and twoluxury penthouses have already sold out,with construction estimated to begin in thenext few months.
Some of the features the Vantage boastsinclude private decks and swimming poolsin both penthouses, as well as 24-hour secu-rity with CCTV and biometric access con-trol as well as custom-fitted appliances.
But Mouille Point Ratepayers’ Associa-tion spokesperson Jane Meyer says resi-dents are bracing themselves for inconven-iences.
“We have been advised that constructionwill take approximately three years.Whenever construction takes place overan extended period one can expect addi-tional heavy vehicles in the area,” shesays.
Talks were held about redirecting thetraffic on Bay Road during this period,Meyer says.
“There was initially talk of having tomake Bay Road into a one-way in that sec-tion but due to the cost of renting publicopen space the developers have decided touse the adjacent empty plot for storage,”she says.
This means that Bay Road will remainopen to two-way traffic, with only the pave-ment on the sea side compromised, Meyerexplains.
Lynn Pinn, estate agent for the property,says the property’s sell-out value is esti-mated at R110m.
She believes the development will boostthe surrounding properties.
“The very quick sell-out has underwrit-ten the investment credentials of otherproperties in Mouille Point,” explainsPinn.
The sales have been influenced by the de-sirability of the area, Pinn believes, whichattracted mostly local and up country buy-ers.
“It has a convenient location close to thecity, the V&A Waterfront, the promenade,the Atlantic Seaboard beaches and easy ac-cess to all highways,” she adds.
The development will also bring a ratesand taxes boost for the municipality, Pinnsays.
PrayerseminarCCFM will host monthly ladiesprayer seminars with the next eventon Saturday 28 March from 12:00 to16:00.
Women across Cape Town are invit-ed to attend and the seminars will fo-cus on the issues faced by women.
For more information call021 788 9492 extension 219 or [email protected].
Family-friendly marketMONIQUE DUVAL
@monique_duval
False Bay Rendezvous is now home to anew weekly market.
With an array of stalls, activities for chil-dren and live music, The Vlei Market isquickly gaining popularity among locals.
Started by Muizenberg resident JustineSolomon, the first market was held on Sat-urday 14 February.
Solomon explains when she moved to theseaside suburb she noticed a lack of activi-ty at Zandvlei.
“Aside from being able to go for a walkat our leisure or paddle on the vlei, the com-munity didn’t seem to use it much. I wasblessed with a baby and thought it wouldbe awesome to have a space that I couldspend time outdoors with my baby and fam-ily and possibly the residents of Muizen-berg.”
Solomon says she acknowledged a needfor a convenient shopping experience anda way to increase business and trade fromwithin the community and thought a mar-ket was the perfect solution.
There are currently between 20 and 30traders and organisers on the lookout fornew stalls.
Customers enter free and traders pay atrading fee and fill out an application.
Solomon says the idea for The Vlei Mar-ket was to provide a different experiencefrom those of other markets.V The market is weatherdependant and is not openwhen it rains.Interested traders can email Abigail at thevleimar[email protected].
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We need a hero.Forty years ago South Africa had no short-
age of activists, soldiers, priests and academ-ics, who – some in exile or prison – personified thestruggle. Nelson Mandela. Oliver Tambo. Walter Si-sulu. Helen Suzman.These are just some of the heroes who led us
through the fight against apartheid.While some may think those days are long gone,
we are still fighting today.As a nation, we still face very real struggles.Our fight against crime and corruption, poverty
and inequality may differ from that of the past, butthis makes it no less important.Children are being killed in gang wars. Families
are going to bed hungry. The number of beggars onthe streets is increasing. Jobs are becoming scarcewhile we watch politicians pocket billions of rands.In the past, we would have taken to the streets. We
would have boycotted. We would have put up a fight.But with a lack of good, trustworthy leaders today,
we are at a loss as to how to channel our anger anddissatisfaction.Where have all the good men and women gone?Where are our leaders, our heroes, willing to fight
with us and show the way?They are not in the plush seats of parliament.You will not find them behind the pulpit.They do not speak out against injustice in the class-
room. They are no longer marching on the streets ormobilising the community.So look to yourself. Look to family, to your commu-
nity.Perhaps you have the heart to lead your communi-
ty, to take to the streets and to incite change.Perhaps you have it in you to be a hero.
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Bursaries:investigatereal needThank you for the great leaderarticle (“Raise the bar”, People’sPost, 3 March) on grassrootsprogrammes and their corruptivedivisions.As a full-time student myself,
with fees funded by the governmentstudent loan and bursary scheme, Ihave to attend certain meetingswhere my signature and proof ofidentity is required in order toobtain funds like food allowancefrom them. As I stand and wait inthe longest queue ever, I’m met bythe loud-mouthed, arrogant, show-off students next to me and in therest of the admin building.They wear the most expensive
shoes – Carvela, Nike Air Max –and the most trendy clothing,rocking the most flashy cellphonesand drink Hennessy. If that paints apicture of “disadvantaged” [stu-dents], then I must be high on tik.Also, most of these students’
grades are pathetic. I mean, whopolices this behaviour?In my opinion, you should really
expand this article. Don’t be afraid.ANVIL NEL,
‘Grass’ a health hazardAre they crazy? Unbelievable! Whatwere they thinking!That’s the response my five-year-
old gave when I told her the blackpellets in the artificial grass in herschool playground are made from oldtires.The artificial grass in playgrounds
is typically filled in with black orgreen pieces of re-purposed rubber,typically gained from old tires.If children had limited exposure
this would be fine but our childrenare rolling about in ground up cartires everyday at school.This stuff contains high levels of
toxic substances which prohibit theirdisposal in landfills and oceans. So Iask if it’s bad enough for the envi-ronment what makes it even legal forour children to play on it?
I know the people making moneyselling this stuff will say artificialgrass is safe.But children are more vulnerable
to toxic chemicals and are unable toprocess them due to their rapidlydeveloping bodies and organ systems.The negative health effects might notshow up for years to come.It will be too late for our children
if in 20 years time research is donethat actually proves the correlationbetween playing in artificial grassand cancer.Dying from cancer is a horrible
thing. I beg school administrators toconsider this and at least allowparents to make an informed choiceas to whether to allow their childrento play in artificial turfs or not.
ANNA SONE
Wrong addressWhat happened to the reliable servicewe used to have with mail delivery?Every single day I get someone else’smail in my postbox at home. I have had‘final demands’ sent to me although Inever received any bills which can onlymean my mail ends up somewhere else.Yesterday I got a ‘final notice’ for a
parcel I have to collect at the postoffice. The parcel was about to be sent
back to America and the ‘final notice’was the first I heard about it havingarrived. When I phoned the post office Iwas told the notification slips blowaway in the wind! If something gets putin my postbox it can’t blow away as itis an upright post box with a verticalslit in the top with a lid that closes overit. There is no way, if the slip wasdelivered, it could have blown away.This is really worrying and I am
fed-up.C. SWARTZ
They are heroesYes, Gavin Thomson, yes! Yourcartoon (People’s Post, 3 February)sums it up in a nutshell.Last week Sunday I was sitting
quietly at home minding my ownbusiness when I heard helicopters lowoverhead. When I went outside and Isaw they were collecting water, so I
hared off down to the vlei to go andhave a look at what is happening.Three fire department helicopters
were scooping up water from the vlei.They then went behind the outcropabove Muizenberg to drench the firethere, come back, all in sequence, oneafter the other, in the teeth of thestrong winds.They were dropping the buckets in
the water to fill it up, carefully coming
up so there is no yank on the sup-ports, and then up and over to thenext drop spot they flew. Just abouteveryone came out of their houses towatch.They have been doing this for hours
on end. Such skill and not letting up.Imagine the heat they had to dealwith. Heroes indeed.
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Round One of the Spar Western Cape School Girls Hockey Challenge was held atWynberg Girls’ High School on Saturday. Georgia Dix-Peek of St Cyprians School (left)tussles for the ball with Sakeena Allie from The Settlers High School in Bellville. Seemore pictures in the gallery on www.peoplespost.co.za. PHOTO: CARINA ROUX
Dale Campbell of Durbanville Cricket Club edges a ball and is caught by United Cricket Club’swicketkeeper, Majuhid Behardien, during their teams’ WPCA Premier League two-day matchplayed at the Green Point Track over the weekend. PHOTO: PETER HEEGER/GALLO IMAGES
Rashied Isaacs, freelance sport photographer for People’s Post, held his first exhibition ofsoftball photos on Sunday 15 March at the Turfhall Sport Complex. Photos on display weresold in aid of charity for Sherwood Park Care Centre. Here with Rashied (middle) at theexhibition were Rayaan Alie of RyluxIT and Mandy King, editor of People’s Post. On Friday 13March, Rashied was announced as the Photographer of the Year in the Western Cape SportAwards 2015. “I feel fantastic and honoured, but this award is also for the community andfor People’s Post,” Rashied said. “I take these pictures because I love it and I want topromote sport in our community.” PHOTO: SUPPLIED