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Hike in house robberiesASTRID FEBRUARIE

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In the wake of an alarming spikeinhouse robberies inNovember,Pinelands police is calling on the

community’s help in curbingcrime.

According to a police reportthere were four house robberies inthe last month, including one inThornton on Monday 1 December.

During one of the robberies acouple was tied up and forced intotheir bathroom by two men wear-ing balaclavas and gloves.

The incident occurred about20:40 on Sunday 16 November inSunny Way.

CaptainAntonvanderBerg, act-ing station commander for Pine-lands police, says the couplewas inthe house when the suspects en-tered the home through a window.

“The victims were tied up witha belt and forced into a bathroom.The suspects demanded to know ifthey have a safe, but no safe wasfound,” he says.

Van der Berg says the suspectsproceeded to go through the houseand stole a laptop, jewellery andcash.

“No one was injured during thisrobbery and no arrests have beenmade as of yet,” he says.

In a similar incident which oc-curred on Thursday 27 November,a couple was accosted in theirhome about 21:30.

There are similarities in theseincidents, according to Van derBerg.

The two assailants also wore ba-laclavas and gloves, and they de-manded to know the whereaboutsof a safe.

“In this incident the couple wasalso overpowered by the suspectsand they demanded to knowwherethe safe is. The suspectswere takento the safe by the victims and twoguns were stolen,” he says.

Van der Berg says the suspectsspoke in Afrikaans and are be-lieved to be in their 30s.

“We have not arrested anyone inthis case either, but suspect it maybe the same individuals whorobbed the couple in Sunny Way,”he says.

During another incident, whichoccurred in Ringwood Drive about11:30, two residents were accostedin their home by four suspects.

Van der Berg says the victimsheard a loud bang on their frontdoor, but did not answer it.

A few minutes later four sus-pects entered the house after forc-ing open the burglar gate and frontdoor.

“The one victim hid away whilethe other was forced into a roomand called the police while the sus-pects were in the house,” he says.

The suspectsmanaged to steal aniPad, Mp4 player and a camera be-fore two of the suspects fled thescene in a black Polo. The othersuspects fled on foot.

“We managed to track down onesuspect after we received a tip-offfrom the public about a suspiciousman. We arrested him with one ofthe stolen items [in his posses-sion],” he says.

Van der Berg adds they are stillsearching for the other suspects.

According to a report, in themost recent robbery a 75-year-oldwoman was attacked with a bluntobject outside her home in Thorn-ton.

Van der Berg says about 11:30 anelderly woman was attacked by anunknown man.

The suspects managed to flee thescene with only a cellphone.

“The elderly woman is currentlyin intensive care,” he says,

“No description of the suspect isavailable and police are still inves-tigating,” he says. “Elderly peopleliving alone are once again urged

to be alert when working in thegarden.”

Van der Berg says they must en-ure their doors are secured at alltimes. He says it is also advisableto be in possession of amobile pan-ic button which can be obtainedfrom a security service provider.

“We are also willing to visit eld-erly people living alone regularly,”he says.

Anyone with information cancontact Detective Constable Ker-souw on (021) 506 2118 or(021) 506 2022.

Residents wanting to requestthat police visit them can forwardtheir details topinelands-saps@saps.org.za. Orcontact Warrant officersWaters orFeres on (021) 506 2022 with the rel-evant information.

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District Six – 20 years laterThe District Six Museum this month cel-

ebrates two decades of opening itsdoors as a memorial to a decimated

community.Known as a city within a city, District Six

was considered the soul of Cape Town, saysa statement. Its bustling streets, diverse andcolourful residents and deep sense of com-munity are engrained in the memory ofthose who once lived there.

“InFebruary 1966 itwasdeclaredawhites-only area under the Group Areas Act. By1982, the life of this vibrant community wasover.”

More than 60 000 people were forcibly re-moved and the buildings were flattened bybulldozers, the statement reads.

In honour of its 20th birthday, the muse-um will pay tribute to and celebrate the oncevibrant community by reflecting on 20 ob-jects, places and people which “truly epito-mise life in the former District Six”.

These are:. The Van Kalker Studio – Proudly hang-

ing above the family mantelpiece, the all-fa-miliar sight of a Van Kalker photographcould be found in the homes ofmanyDistrictSix residents. The Van Kalker studio in Vic-toria Street became a routine visit for spe-cial events like birthdays, weddings, gradu-ations and christenings.

. Waentjies – To get their fresh produce,residents looked no further than the localfruit and vegetable seller “waentjies”, whowould set up shop on Hanover Street.

. Fish horn – The nasal sound of fishhorns signalled the day’s fresh catch. Withfish piled high, residents would flock to thepungent Fish Market (“vismarkie”) to gettheir share.

. Hanover Street – Dubbed “the hub” ofDistrict Six, Hanover Street was the placewhere you could acquire anything and eve-rything.

. Peninsula Maternity Hospital – Situat-ed between Constitution, Primrose, Caledonand Mount streets, this hospital is wherethousands of District Six residents wereborn.

. Seven Steps – For anyone who lived inthe old District Six, the Seven Steps is a pow-

erful symbol of their heritage. To work,home, school, play, church, mosque, shop,celebrate and mourn, these steps carriedthousands of residents on their way.

. Bioscopes – Going to local bioscopes ona Saturday afternoon was a regular treat forresidents and occupied a special position inthe recreational life of the community. TheAvalon, Star, National and the British Bio-scopes doubled as venues for beauty pag-eants, talent shows and musicals.

. Crescent Café – People journeyed fromfar and wide to sample the curry at Mr Kath-rada’s Crescent Cafe in Hanover Street.

. Beinkinstadt – Judaica bookstore – Inits early years, The Beinkinstadt Jewishbookstore was a meeting place for the localJews who, on Friday evenings, would con-gregate there to enjoy the heimishe ‘openhouse’ hospitality of ownersMosheandOlgaBeinkinstadt.

. Kewpie – District Six was legendary forits gay community in the 1950s and Kewpie,the local drag queen, became a figureheadfor District Six’s vibrant characters.

. Koe’sisters – Food played a central rolein the lives of the District Six community.The traditional koe’sister, a delicious spiceddoughnut dipped in syrup and rolled in drycoconut, remains a Sunday morning treatamong District Sixers.

. Fah-fee – Fafi or fa-fi (pronounced fah-fee) was a popular betting game played inDistrict Six, and has been described as the

“poor man’s roulette’”. Richard Rive – Rive was a former resi-

dent and the well-known writer of the ac-claimed Buckingham Palace.

. Lydia Williams – Affectionately knownas ‘Ou Tamelytjie’, Williams was a formerslave woman who settled in District Six. Sheestablished a school in the area and was afounding member of St Philip’s AnglicanChurch.

. May Abrahamse – Abrahamse startedsinging at age 14 and went on to become oneof SouthAfrica’smost prolific opera singers.With her talent and support from the EoanGroup – a theatre and dance group – sheplayed leading soprano roles inLaTraviata,La Boheme and Madame Butterfly.

. Globe Gang – The Globes – one of themost notorious gangs ofDistrict Six – initial-ly started out as a vigilante group, takingtheir name from the Globe Furnishing Com-pany.

. Music of District Six – The music of Dis-trict Six is legendary…one of the leadinglights of Cape jazz was Dollar Brand (laterknown as Abdullah Ibrahim) who, with hisJazz Epistles, recorded the first jazz LP byblack South African musicians.

. TheRose andCrown–One cannot forgetthe many pubs of District Six. The Rose andCrown was a particular hot spot in HanoverStreet.

. Horse Drawn Carriages – There werethe horse-drawn wedding parades to lookforward to on weekends, where little girlswould eagerly anticipate the beautiful wed-ding parades that took place most Sundays.

. Malay and Christmas Choirs and klopse– On Christmas and New Year’s Eve, resi-dents would prepare to stay up through thenight to watch the Malay and ChristmasChoirs proceed from Tennant Street to Cale-don Street, up Wale Street and ending downat theGrandParade,where theklopsewouldbegin celebrations well into New Year’sevening.

Visitors are encouraged to book a person-alised tour through the museum with aformer resident ofDistrict Six, for a truly au-thentic experience. Or enjoy self-guidedtours during normal opening hours. Formore information call (021) 466 7200. Themuseum is located at 25A Buitenkant Streetand is open from09:00 to 16:00Monday to Sat-urdays.V For more information visit www.districtsix.co.za.

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Additional deployment and intelligence-driven operations are key in the po-lice’s approach to curbingmall robber-

ies in the province over the festive season.As part of their festive season approach,

Lieutenant-Colonel Andrè Traut, provincialpolice spokesperson, says operations havebeen implemented already with the deploy-ments of additional resources at strategicplaces and hotspots being targeted.“We have been meeting with the mall and

shopping centre owners and it became evi-dent there is a lot that needs to be done toimprove inner parameter security,” he says.They are assisting the malls with regard

to deployments and other issues such as po-sitioning of CCTV cameras based on crimepattern analysis to enhance security meas-ures.“Police operations are intelligence-driven

andwe have identified a number of suspectsso far.Weare analysing surveillance footageto determine if there are further suspectswhom we can identify,” Traut says.They are also trying to see if they are deal-

ing with the same or different suspects.“We have arrested about 18 people in the

province mainly for being in possession ofstolen items, but we are investigating fur-ther to see if we can link them to the robber-ies,” he says.Information available to themat this stage

is that in the province the stolen items aremainly for domestic use and targets includejewellery stores. InGauteng stolen goods aretransported mainly to the foreign market,particularly Nigeria.“Crime is a very dynamic phenomenon

and is thus always changing pending on theopportunities identified by the criminalsand their ability to execute their plans,”Traut says.He points out that criminals conduct their

own risk assessments and given the police’sintense focus on cash-in-transit heists andbank robberies, criminals have moved on toother “opportunities”.Taryn McKenna, spokesperson for Kenil-

worth Centre, says it would be difficult atthis stage to assess what impact the robber-ies could have on the broader retail industryas the recent robberies in Gauteng and the

Western Cape have focused specifically onelectronic and jewellery stores. “For Rede-fine Properties, the safety of our tenants andcustomers has always been a top priority.Our retail properties have the appropriatesecurity measures in place,” she says.McKenna says they also require property

management to adhere to strict safety andsecurity standards which include assessing

and updating security measures when nec-essary. “We do not make the type of meas-ures used public, given safety require-ments,” she says.They do, however, work proactively with

the relevant authorities in each surround-ing community to ensure swift and effectivereaction to any security risks.“The police in the Western Cape are cur-

rently conducting a thorough security as-sessment and we will be guided by them asto any additional measures they believe weshould be implementing,” McKenna says.Sheadds that security staff at their proper-

ties are also specifically trained to deal withpotentially violent security situations in aprofessional manner that is the least harm-ful to innocent bystanders.

Bulking upresourcesat hotspotsASTRID FEBRUARIE

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Additional police resources are be-ing deployed in hotspots during thefestive season in Pinelands.Acting station commander Cap-

tain Anton van der Berg says theirmain focus during the festive seasonis to prevent all types of robberies,residential and business burglaries.“Visibility at shopping centres

will also be increased,” he says.Van der Berg adds that theywill be

working closely with two neighbour-hood watches, Epping City Improve-ment District and private securitycompanies to address the crimeeffec-tively during the festive season.

Market seasonThe Cape Town Summer Market will beheld at the Company’s Gardens in CapeTown.The market will be open from Saturday

20 to Tuesday 30 December but will beclosed on Christmas Day. The market isopen from 16:00 to 23:30 daily.For more information contact Sabrina

van Zyl on 071 993 6509.

MOTHER CITY LIGHTS UP: Thousands of people flocked to the CBD on Sunday for the annual switching on of the festive lights. The crowdswere treated to performances by Zahara, Alistair Izobell, Alvon Collison, Emo Adams, Dr Victor and the Rasta Rebels as well as SA Idols Londonand Lize, among others. PHOTO: LIZA VAN DEVENTER/FOTO24

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A mother’s pleaASTRID FEBRUARIE

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Seven years after last seeing her daugh-ter, a young mother is still “clinging”to hope they will be reunited.

Julie Luzolo, a Congolese national, ar-rived in South Africa about two years agohaving fled her home country due to war.Luzolo, who currently lives at the Clare-

montHavenNight Shelter, also spent a cou-ple of years in Angola.She gave birth to her daughter Glory on

22 October 2007 in Angola. The birth wasregistered in M’banza Congo.However, her husband left Congo as a ref-

ugee to France with the promise he wouldarrange for her and the baby to follow.Haven Night Shelter chairperson Nigel

Christie has been assisting and supportingLuzolo in reuniting her with her daughter.“She has not seen her daughter in seven

years and one can only imagine how heart-breaking it must be. We have been by herside since the day she came here and willhelp her to find her daughter,” he says.Christie saysLuzolohas suffered fromde-

pression due to her circumstances and thestress of not knowingher daughter’swhere-abouts.He had been in contact with Luzolo’s hus-

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over to France.However, for unknown reasons, commu-

nication between the two parties stopped inJanuary.“Julie spoke to her daughter for the first

time last year in December and it was anextremely traumatic and overwhelming ex-perience for her,” he says.Christie says they do not know the fa-

ther’s circumstances in France.Theywere, however, informed thatGlory

is doing well.“Julie has been through a lot and all she

wants is to see her daughter grow up andnot have to wonder if she is doing fine,” hesays.Christie says they are urging the commu-

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Tuesday 16 December until Friday 30January

V Rondebosch: Prominent South African artistArlene Amaler­Raviv brings a new dimensionto the Baxter Theatre complex, marrying visualart to performance. A collection of 50paintings spanning 40 years of work, nowadorn the monumental walls of the BaxterTheatre in a first­of­its­kind solo exhibition.For more information visit www.amaler­ra­viv.com.

Tuesday 16 December

V Claremont: A depression and anxietysupport group will meet at 18:30 at the NewApostolic Church rectory. For more informationemail luzellefish@yahoo.co.uk.

Wednesday 17 to Thursday 18 December

V Newlands: The Frank Joubert Art Centre willrun holiday workshops for children from eightto 15 years old from 09:00 to noon. Childrenand young people are invited to make, amongothers, wrapping paper and greeting cards. Thecost is R80 for one morning or R150 for twomornings, payable at the workshop. Materialsincluded. Dress in comfortable clothes or takean apron. Workshops will take place at theFrank Joubert Art Centre, Vredenhof (offKeurboom Road). A maximum of 20 children

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Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 December

V Newlands: The Rotary Club of Kirstenboschwill host their annual flagship project, Carolsat Kirstenbosch, with the Cape Town ConcertBrass and Male Voice Choir, which will performtraditional Christmas tunes and carols from20:00 to 22:00. Pre­entertainment will startat 17:30 and ticket holders will each receive aglowstick and a song sheet on arrival. Visitwww.webtickets.co.za to book.

Saturday 20 December

V Rondebosch: Wendy Fine, an internationalsoprano, presents a Dazzling Christmas Concertby her Fine Singers in aid of The Haven.Special guest singer James Bhemgee, SouthAfrica’s own Pavarotti, will be performing at15:00 at Erin Hall in Erin Road. Tickets can bebought at the venue for R50 and includessnacks and refreshments.

Sunday 21 December

V Wynberg: The Best Club DJ Competition ison at the William Herbert Sport’s Complexfrom 14:00. This will be the second round ofthe competition with the third round takingplace on Sunday 28 December. For moreinformation visit www.facebook.com/bestclubdj.

Saturday 17 January

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If plans come to fruition, residents maysoon reap the benefits of a plan to revital-ise the disused Howard Bowling Club.The bowling club in Pinelands has beenunused since the club combined with thePinelands Bowling Club. Since then, manycommunity organisations have ap-proached ward councillor Brian Watkynswith various ideas of how to use the proper-ty.Watkyns says the most recent approachwas from a developer, who had been work-ing on a proposal to build a shopping centreand gym on the property.The property was initially earmarked fora lease to a sporting organisation as admin-istrative offices.However, the City of Cape Town later in-dicated that it is needed for its own Sports,Recreation and Amenities Department’sadministrative purposes.People’s Post previously reported theproperty is owned by the City’s Sports, Rec-reation and Amenities Department (“De-signs on bowling club”, 6 February).The report also stated that the ball is roll-ing on a bold new plan to convert the oncepopular sporting facility into office andstorage space for City use.Meanwhile,Watkyns sayshehadbeen in-undatedwith requests fromresidents tousethe building as a creche.However, he believes the property shouldideally be used as a sporting facility.Watkyns had been in regular contactwith the officials over the past months em-phasising that it be considered the club-house be used as a place where communityorganisations could meet.“There have already been repeated at-tempts to stop the community from usingthe already underutilised community facil-

ities at the Pinelands Library after hours,”he says.In November Watkyns met with maycomember for Sports and Recreation BelindaWalker to discuss the future of the club-house.“As a result I was advised that it had beenfinally decided that the clubhousewas to berenovated as a training facility for theCity’s Sports and Recreation Department,”Watkyns says.However, he says in the interim therehadbeengrowing support in thePinelands com-munity for establishing a food garden onthe property and residents wrote to bothWalker and himself in this regard.“I proposed that there was room for botha food garden and a training centre, as onlyone of the three bowling greens were re-quired for training purposes,” he says.Walker arranged a meeting on-site onMonday 8 December to discuss the possibil-ities.Present were Walker and Watkyns withsports and recreation officials and commu-nity members interested in starting a foodgarden.“All present accepted the possibility ofcreating a food garden on two bowlinggreens, but it was understood that the pro-posal would need to follow a formal processin council once an application was lodged,”he says.Watkyns will be calling a meeting of in-terested residents in January to form asteering committee to formally lodge theproposal with the City.It was also revealed at the meeting thatthe clubhouse is being renovated in such away that community organisations will beable to use the facility for meetings whentraining is not taking place.However, Watkyns says the renovationsare expected to be completed only sometime in 2016.

DEVELOPMENT: If a proposal is accepted in council, the Howard Bowling Club may soon beconverted into a food garden for the community. PHOTO: ASTRID FEBRUARIE

Going back in timeThe latest scientific evidence shows thatthe first modern humans lived at the coaston the southern tip of Africa from around200 000 years ago. The archaeologicalrecords at the Point of Human Origin showthe first evidence of cognitive humandevel-opment, early nuclear family life, and hu-man traits that we associate with modernhumans today. Starting at about 100 000

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Stern warning tocity motoristsTraffic officers are stepping up their

game in a bid to reduce the number ofroad accidents and ensure safer roads

in the province over the festive season.At the launch of the provincial Festive

Season Traffic Operational Plan last week,provincial transport minister DonaldGrant said despite a decrease in road fatali-ties during the period last year, his depart-ment is determined to further lower thenumber. He further called on road users tobe extra vigilant on the roads.Between 1 December last year and the

end of January, 221 people were killed onthe province’s roads, Grant explained. A to-tal of 230 people died in road accidents dur-ing the same period the previous year.“In the 2013 calendar year, 1 216 lives

were lost on our province’s roads. Road in-juries and death in this province cost the[province’s] economy an estimated R21bn –more than either the province’s health oreducation budgets,” he said.“The picture is even more grim national-

ly, with an estimated 17 000 lives lost annu-ally. The national Department of Transportestimates road trauma costs to the SouthAfrican economy at R306bn annually,which is money that should be directed toimproving levels of service delivery.”Therefore, the department’s Safely Home

campaign has launched a multimedia cam-paign focused on the dangers associatedwith alcohol and road use.

Furthermore, the department is the onlytraffic service which operates around theclock, Grant added, and this will intensifyover the coming weeks. The officers willparticularly focus on motorists driving un-der the influence of alcohol; excessivespeeding; average speed over distance(ASOD); driver fatigue management; driv-er and vehicle fitness; distracted driving;pedestrian safety; seatbelt compliance; in-ter-provincial operations; licence plates;safe following distances; and the transpor-tation of illegal substances and illicit ciga-rettes.Grant also urged residents to refrain

from speeding and driving under the influ-ence of alcohol and illegal substances; be-ing extra mindful of pedestrians; not usingcellphones while driving; and alwayswear-ing a seatbelt.“Apart from roadside activities, traffic

officials will also promote visible traffic po-licing and operational readiness, includingthe further implementation of our success-ful ‘sticker project’, targeted specifically atpublic transport vehicles that will be em-barking on long trips,” he said.Road users can phone the Emergency

Traffic Control Centre on (021) 812 4581;Roadside Emergencies on 10177; or the Cityof Cape Town call centre on (021) 596 1999.V View the department’s campaign on the SafelyHome website at www.safelyhome.western-cape.gov.za.

Honoured for lifetime of caringDoctors and nurses of the Red Cross Chil-dren’s Hospital, who have spent decadesimproving the lives of sick children, wererecently honoured at a special LongServiceAwards.Each of the recipients have dedicated be-

tween 20 and 40 years of their lives to thepublic service and was recognised for theiruninterrupted service and the significantimpact they have had on service deliverywithin the public service.This year 50 employees received long

service awards. There were 27 staff mem-bers rewarded for 20 years, 20 staff mem-bers for 30 years and three staff membersfor 40 years of service.Provincial Head of the Department of

Health, Professor Craig Househam, said itwas a great honour to present the awards.“These awards are evident to the fact that

experience can never be bought. Your con-tinued commitment and execution of yourtasks give form and shape to the vision andmission of the hospital and the WesternCape Department of Health.”The longest serving staff member at the

ceremony was Sandra Roodt, head of nurs-ing at the facility.She started her career in the public serv-

ice on 1 January 1974 at Tygerberg Hospi-tal, while still being a student at UWC.She graduated in 1978 and was awarded

the top academic student of her class.Roodt spent 32 years of her career at Ty-

gerberg Hospital.In 2006, Roodt was appointed as head of

nursing at Red Cross Children’s Hospital.She has embraced the culture of the hos-

pital and is often involved inplanning strat-egies to improve patient experience.

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2014

The year that wasASTRID FEBRUARIE

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As the festive season draws to a close,People’s Post looks back atwhatmadeheadlines during this year.

JanuaryThe year started off withKenilworth res-

idents opposing the application for arooftop telecommunication station. Theapplication, lodged with the City of CapeTown, was made by two cellphone provid-ers for the rooftop for Clairwood flats inFirst Avenue. Resident TraceyKantor saidshe was concerned about the people whoown apartments in the complex and howit would affect them and their health.

FebruaryIn February an exotic tree in Newlands

faced the fellers’ blade. The City of CapeTown felled the tree as it posed a threat tomotorists, residents and pedestrians. How-ever, the news of the imminent felling wasmet with mixed reaction from residents.While some were sad to see it go otherswere happy as it would create less trafficcongestion in the area.

MarchA new project seeking to address the is-

sue of homelessness in Claremont and Ke-nilworth was welcomed. Ward councillorsIan Iversen and Matthew Kempthorneasked theCity of CapeTown to expedite thede-proclaiming of the road reserve onClaremont Boulevard, so that the site canbe used for a homeless shelter and assess-ment centre. The proposed centre willserve homeless people in the Protea Sub-council.

AprilAn investigation was launched into

ward councillor Elizabeth Brunette andProteaSubcouncil chairperson Ian Iversenafter an altercation with former chairper-son of the Wynberg Residents’ and Rate-payers’ Association (WRRA) DarronArau-jo during a site inspection in Claremont.Araujo claimed Brunette told him to f***off. At the time, the City of Cape Town didnot respond to the allegation. But in recentreports Brunette had confessed to sayingthis. The disciplinary hearing intoIversen’s conduct is still ongoing.

MayNewlands residents raised the alarm

about a murky grey discolouring in theLiesbeek River near Paradise Park. Theycalled on the Friends of the Liesbeek to in-vestigate. Nick Fordyce, maintenance

project manager of the Friends, said hewouldn’t describe it as a catastrophe, butsaid it is a problem nonetheless.Fordyce suspected that the milky colour

was caused by run-off from a constructionsite. “It may well be water mixed with ce-ment particles,” he says.

JuneFed-up communities united and tight-

ened the screws on illegal street racing inKenilworth. Residents said speedstershave little to no respect for others. Thissentiment was shared by a growing groupof residents aggravated by street racerswho break the law just to feed their needfor speed. This was according to a residentwho has lived in Kenilworth for over 10years. Speaking on condition of anonymi-ty, he said he had had many sleeplessnights as a result of speedsters taking tothe street to see “whose car is better andfaster”.

JulyEquipment to the value of R60 000 was

stolen from UCT’s radio’s studio on Upper

Campus on Thursday 27 June. RianaGeldenhuys, head of UCT’s media office,said a similar break-in took place in June2012 when two laptops were stolen. “Theitems stolen during this break-in werethree laptops. The stolen equipment wasnot new,” she said. Geldenhuys alsosquashed claims that the crime took placedays after the studio was “revamped”.

AugustNew lifewas breathed intoDurbanRoad.

This was the main objective of the Rose-bank and Mowbray Civic Association.Jonathan Hobday, chairperson of the as-

sociation, said the proposed upgrade ofFountainSquare at the intersectionofDur-ban and Campground roads had become amatter of urgency.“Many residents of the area are con-

cerned at the rapidly deteriorating and de-graded state of the Durban Road area,” hesaid. Hobday said the biggest problem isthe “so-called Klipfontein Corridor”, list-ing it as “a suffocating grip around thethroat of this important suburban road forthe last decade and more”.

SeptemberThePinelandsStreetCameraProject has

collected 25% of the funds required for theproject and needs another 120 residents toget on board to realise phase one of theproject. Over R550 000 collected includedonce-off and monthly payments, as well asbusiness contributions.People’s Post reported that a four-phase

camera network system could take crimeprevention in Pinelands to the next levelwith proactive CCTV monitoring (“Cam-era network planned for Pinelands”, 19June). Pinewatch Security decided to takethe proactive step to make Pinelands saferby launching the Pinelands Street CameraProject.

OctoberThe Friends of Rosebank and Mowbray

Greenbelt (Frog) revealed a number of pro-posals to enhance the open spaces in thecommunity. This was revealed at the firstannual meeting of the Friends group onTuesday 30 September. Resident JennyWyeth gave a brief overview of the differ-ent aspects of the public open space, withits play park and grassy areas used by resi-dents. Isabella Hayden, acting secretary ofFrog, said Wyeth also mentioned the vari-ous interest groups and their ideas whichhave emerged in their discussions over thelast year.

NovemberTheMowbray Community Police Forum

(CPF) is still pressing the City to install acamera at the intersection of Durban andRaapenberg roads. Jonathan Hobday,chairperson of the CPF, said the intersec-tion is a known crime hotspot. “There area number of local businesses which havefallen victim to crime in the community,”said Hobday.In recent months a liquor outlet was

robbeda couple of times aswell as two localcafés. “There was also a robbery at a localrestaurant last month by a group of menarmed with guns,” he said.

DecemberThe Claremont Police Cluster launched

an integrated crime prevention operationas part of their Safer Festive Season Cam-paign. The crime prevention operationswere launched under the operational com-mand of cluster commander Colonel Jo-hann Ellmann.“Everything possible is being done to en-

sure safety and security over the festiveseason,” he said. The crime prevention op-erations will take place in the format ofhigh visibility crime prevention patrols,mall patrols, stop-and-search operations,vehicle check points and road blocks.

CLEANSING: Volunteers from the Wynberg Improvement District assisted in repainting thesubways at Kenilworth station. Commuters using the station were in for a pleasant surprisefollowing the major clean­up campaign. PHOTO: ASTRID FEBRUARIE

Do not ask for ‘gifts’ – City warnsThismaybe the season of giving, but councilis warning residents not to give donationsto its personnel.According to a City of Cape Town state-

ment, its Solid Waste Management Depart-ment enforces a policywhich forbids its stafffrom soliciting “Christmas boxes” and theyhave been reminded of the prohibition of thepractise. “However, if residents believe ex-cellent service has been provided, they areat liberty to give a voluntary donation to

staff as a gesture of thanks and goodwill,”saysMayoral Committeemember for UtilityServices Ernest Sonnenberg.“Under no circumstances may residents

be approached and asked for money; Citystaff are appropriately remunerated.”If residents are intimidated by staffers,

they are encouraged to report the incident

to the City’s call centre on 0860 103 089.Callers must provide the date, time, place

and the vehicle’s registration number.Refuse collection services will remain in

operation during the festive season, even onpublic holidays. “As therewill be less trafficon the roads during the holiday period, col-lection teams might arrive earlier than usu-

al. Therefore, it is best that residents placetheir bins out before 06:00 during this time,”Sonnenberg advises.Drop-off facilities will be closed on Christ-

mas (Thursday 25 December) and NewYear’s days (Thursday 1 January); only theHout Bay facility will be operational from07:00 until 17:00 on these days.Amended operating hours of 08:00 until

17:00 will be in place at the other facilitiesduring the festive season.

Boost for local firefightersFire and Rescue Services has been boostedwith the delivery of two hi-tech fire engines.The trucks, purchased by the City of Cape

Townat a cost ofR3m, are expected to bolsterresponse times, especially during the fireseason.A first for South Africa, the vehicles’ de-

sign will allow firefighters to negotiate ur-ban and rural terrain with ease.It has GPS functionality, tiptronice gear-

boxes, ample space for equipment and per-sonnel and telescopic lights.Furthermore, its pumps produce both wa-

ter and foam, and can operate without apump operator.In addition, the vehicles feature an auto-

matic shutdownwhen he tank is full, as wellas a tank level indicator.

“These vehicles offer us so much more interms of accessibility and features, whichmeans that one vehicle can nowdowhat pre-viously required the use of two vehicles be-cause of design limitations.So we can look forward to saving on both re-sources andmanpower,” saysMayoral Com-mittee member for Safety and Security, JPSmith.“When you consider that we spent alittle over R2m on a fire engine four yearsago, we really are getting value for moneywith the new acquisitions.“There is a huge expectation of our fire-

fighters [at] this time of year and we are do-ing everything possible to equip them to

save lives and properties.”Since the commencement of fire season

last month, more than 1 000 vegetation fireshavebeen reported,while al total of 47 blazeshave been reported in informal settlementssince the beginning of the month.These fires have claimed six lives and 218

structures were destroyed. These statisticsare lower than those of the same period lastyear. During this period in 2013, there were56 fires, 358 structures affected and eight fa-talities and while it is less this year, it re-mains a concern.Therefore, the council urges residents to

be extra vigilant about fire safety and to nev-

er leave open flames unsupervised, whilenon-essential appliances should always beswitched off and unplugged during loadshedding.“We recently responded to a house fire

where the occupants indicated that thecause may have been a hair straightenerthat had been left on when the electricitywent off. When the power supply was re-stored, it is believed the device overheatedand resulted in the fire,” Smith explains.“So I really would like to use this as a cau-

tionary tale and remind residents to makesure that all non-essential appliances areswitched off and unplugged, not just whenthere is an electricity disruption, but in gen-eral. Not only does it reduce the risk of fire,but also saves on electricity usage.”

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PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCHTuesday, 16 December 2014 SPORT 11

It’s all aboutthe BayDUDLEY CARSTENS

In only three seasons, False Bay RugbyClub have gone from Super League B con-tenders to participants in the Western

Province/Boland regional CommunityChallenge.In their first year back in Western Prov-

ince’s Super League A, Bay secured fifthplace on the log this tear and booked them-selves a spot in the regional tournamentnext year. They will be joined by Belhar, SKWalmers, Primrose and a team from thePaarl Region to represent Western Provinceagainst the best teams from Boland.Baywill face Vredenburg in their opening

fixture of the tournament on Saturday 14February, while last season’s winners Dur-banville-Bellville will not be there to defendtheir crown as theywill compete in theCom-munity Cup tournament.While Bay will be one of the favourites to

mount a serious challenge for the trophy, thetournament will also provide them the op-portunity of testing their depth before next

year’s league season kicks off.Speedy winger Taalieb Johnson tells Peo-

ple’s Post: “It will be a good time to test thedepth at the club and to give guys [fringeplayers or youngsters coming through the‘system’] a shot at playing in league. Theguys have put in a lot of effort [over the off-season] and we will start playing friendlymatches in January already.”Personally, Johnson says he wants to find

“form heading into the league” when play-ing in the Community Challenge.Meanwhile, this year’s Shield finalists SK

Walmers will tackle Never Despair in theiropening encounter, while Primrosewill facelast season’s runners-upHawston in a trickytie.Belhar, who finished a respectable sev-

enth in the WP Super League this year, willface Roses in the opening round.Theopening roundof fixtures onSaturday

14 February: Vredenburg v False Bay; Rosesv Belhar; Saldanha v Paarl Region team;Never Despair v SK Walmers; and Hawstonv Primrose.

ENTANGLED: FC Cape Town’s Bongani Kama and Brent Adonis of Milano United getstuck in a challenge during a National First Division outing in Parow on Saturday. Thematched ended in a 1­1 stalemate. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS

OFF BALANCE: Falcons Softball Club player Kelly Rhoda slides into second base during herside’s 4­0 Super League victory over Westridge Yankees at Turfhall on Saturday.PHOTO: RASHIEDISAACS

First defeat for AthleticoSHIFAAN RYKLIEF

RC Athletico tasted their first defeat on Fri-day evening following the departure of headcoach Zane Ryklief, who took up a new roleas Desmond Crowie’s assistant at MilanoUnited. Glendene displayed their domi-nance in the league when they overcameAthletico 2-1 in a top of the table encounter.Meanwhile, Milano United found their

winning form after losing their previousthree matches. The new coaching staff ofDesmond Crowie and Zane Ryklief got off toa superb start and guided the Kinnes to a 2-1victory over the Magic, with Shaheed Abra-hams scoring both goals.Zizwe United were unfortunate and suf-

fered their first league loss for the season

when theywere edged 1-0 by Steenberg Unit-ed. Mitchell’s Plain United got their secondwin of the seasonwith a narrow 1-0 win overKnysnaBafanaat theWestridgeSportsCom-plex.Barcelona FC maintained their unbeaten

home recordwhen they crushedCrystal Pal-ace 6-3, in anine-goal thriller at theRustdeneStadium.FC Tygerberg picked up a solitary point

when they heldAjaxCapeTown to a goallessdraw at Symphony Park. Grassy Park Unit-ed pickedupmaximumpoints after securingan impressive 4-1 win over Hellenic.Moonlight picked up their second win of

the season with a 2-1 win over ASD CapeTown at the Dysselsdorp Sports Ground. –capetownfootball.co.za

EYE ON THE PRIZE: Nadeem Bedford of Primrose Cricket Club played an integral role inhis side’s seven­wicket victory over Cape Town Cricket Club on Saturday. The two sidesmet at Rosmead in Kenilworth, with Bedford starring with the bat and scoring 65*.PHOTO: PETER HEEGER/GALLO IMAGES

Coaches needed at Fulham FCFulhamFootball Club inMitchell’s Plain aresearching for passionate soccer coaches andtraining assistants to help further its youth

section in the 2014/2015 football season.Interested persons can phone 072 850 8659

or 076 919 4149.

MISS HIT: Westridge Yankees batter Shinay Erasmus is fanned by a Falcons pitcher, as catcherSamantha Jones secures the ball, during a Super League match between the two sides atTurfhall on Saturday. Jones’ side were 4­0 victors. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS

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Sports facilities across the Cape are fall-ing prey to acts of brazen vandalismand theft.

A total of 55 sports complexes have beenvandalised and burgled from April to lastmonth. A staggering 217 incidents have beenreported during this period, the City of CapeTown confirms.

And sports clubs and Municipal FacilityManagement Committees are calling on theCity to step up security at its facilities, asthey fear the continuous criminal activitiesmay stifle and end operations and play at theorganisations and facilities.

Bennet Bailey, chairperson of the RygateLocal Football Association (LFA) whichcalls Johnson Road Sports Complex in Ry-lands its home, says vandals stripped the fa-cility to its core in the first week of October– only a couple of weeks after the end of thefootball season. He claims the damage in-curred as a result of the vandalism amountsto R200 000, a cost which they cannot cover.

“The interior of the clubhouse wasstripped bare; all the cabling and wiring wasremoved. The wiring of the floodlights wasalso removed and the electricity box was re-moved and damaged,” Bailey explains.

Similarly, chairperson of the Metropoli-tan LFA Wayne Weitz says the MetropolitanSports Complex in Bonteheuwel was hit atthe end of October. As a result of the inci-dent, which saw the facility stripped to re-semble a shell, the organisation had in-curred the extra expense of having to replacethe trophies and medals for its annualprizegiving days before the event.

“Everything was fine during the seasonexpect for the odd burglary, but when theseason ended and there was less activity atthe facility, the criminals pounced,” he says.

“The MFMC is constantly reminded thatit is not the owner of the facility, but onlythe custodians. Yet the owner, the City,doesn’t take responsibility for its assets.”

In local sporting circles, Weitz adds, therehas been talk of several facilities being van-dalised over the last couple of months.“There was a time when security guardswere placed at the facility, but they informedus their contract had come to an end and thatwas the end of security,” he explains.

“The City spends millions [on] upgradesand maintaining facilities, so I believe theyshould protect it or the work will be useless.”People’s Post has previously reported on

the burglary and vandalism of several sportsfacilities across the peninsula over the lastcouple of months. These include the Stephan

Reagan, Rocklands and Strandfonteinsports complexes and Swartklip IndoorSports Centre in Mitchell’s Plain, the Hoos-ain Parker Sports Complex in Parkwood andthe Johnson Road Sports Complex.

Furthermore, People’s Post’s sister publi-cation TygerBurger has reported on inci-dents at the Wesbank Sports Complex, Dur-banville Sports Complex and RuyterwachtSports Complex, while its other sister publi-cation City Vision reported on an incident atthe Gugulethu and Philippi swimmingpools. Incidents of burglary and vandalismwere also reported at clubhouses at Kraai-fontein Sports Complex.

Despite the reported number of incidents,the City says it cannot provide continuoussecurity presence at the its public open spac-es and facilities.

Mayoral Committee member for Commu-nity Services and Special Projects, BelindaWalker, says a “limited budget” of R36m wasallocated for security in the Sport, Recrea-tion and Amenities Department budget.

“The department has had to rationalisethe use of security personnel at some of itsfacilities to remain within the allocatedbudget in the current financial year for secu-rity services,” she says.

“The department manages a large numberof public facilities across the city and has

identified hotspots where facilities are par-ticularly vulnerable to theft and vandalism– security personnel will be present at thesefacilities. It is closely monitoring these facil-ities to find the most effective and financial-ly sustainable options for securing themagainst theft and vandalism.”

But human presence in the form of securi-ty guards may not be the only option, Walkeradds, as the City has invested considerablywith the erection of fences and installationof alarms. It is also working to establish part-nerships with community organisationssuch as neighbourhood watches to assistthem in deterring theft and vandalism at fa-cilities.

The City has spent R4,8m on repairs andreplacing items at facilities which have fall-en victim to theft and vandalism, Walkerconfirms. “This is money that could havebeen put to better use to either upgrade thesefacilities or provide additional facilities inareas where there are limited or no sportand recreation facilities,” she says.

“Now, more than ever, we need our com-munities to work in collaboration with usand take ownership of their recreationalspaces. We urge residents to report any sus-picious behaviour immediately.”V Report incidents anonymously on the toll-freenumber 0800 225 669.