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A FIRE at a Ndabeni shopfitting fac-tory put a damper on the longweekend.

The damage, at RMS Shopfitters, in Morn-ingside Road, was contained to a specific partof the premises. At the time of going to pressthe cost of the damage could not be verified,but the extent has been “substantial”.

Fire and Rescue spokesperson Theo Laynesays: “The fire happened in an enclosed area,which meant the damage was concentratedwithin that space and luckily no-one was hurtbecause most of the staff were on their lunch

break.”Layne says an investigation foundthat the fire “was caused by a short-circuitin one of the heater fans in the spray booth”.

Although a highly-flammable substance isused in the spray booth, Layne says “it wasn’tstored in the booth”, however, because “theworkers were spraying before the fire, it wasconsidered a contributor”.

Epping, Brooklyn and Cape Town fire sta-tions responded to the call-out, while an hy-draulic turntable ladder was commissionedfrom Goodwood.

Layne says: “We would much rather haveeverything covered than have to struggle be-cause we ‘thought’ that we would not need acertain piece of equipment.”

It took fire and rescue workers about twohours to “make sure every single ember wasextinguished”.

Tyler says: “The company has the neces-sary measures in place in conjunction withhealth and safety legislation, so we have fireextinguishers, hoses and other equipment incase of emergency.”

The company installs display cabinets andcounters with the primary materials beingwood and plastic.

They have a number of major nationalchain stores as clients.

The business has to undergo a forensic in-vestigation, which is standard procedure.

Layne says: “The company will have a sub-

stantial amount of water and fire damage –not only to the units they’ve made, but to thebuilding itself.

“It was difficult to gauge the amount ofdamage done to the property, but damage tothe company’s equipment is considerable.”

The company received the go-ahead toresume business after the fire was put out.“The structural engineer from the City wason site to inspect the building, but deemed itsafe for business to continue seeing that quitea large part of the building was not affected,”Layne concluded.

Management says it was the first time theyhad a fire, but it will not cripple them becauseproduction will resume tomorrow.

Blaze at Ndabeni factoryTEAMWORK: Firemen work at getting the fire under control before completely extinguishing it two hours later. Photo: Rashied Isaacs

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Risking life and limb to bring you the storyDear reader,

Yesterday, I watched television footage ofeNews reporter Robyn Kriel covering a storyin war-torn South Sudan as half a dozenbombs from warplanes hit the ground.

My heart went out to her, being at the fore-front of the news, literally in the line of fire;to bring home the full story.

After hiding in a tiny trench, Kriel, somesoldiers and others fled in a vehicle, but theirterror was not over, as one of the planes pur-sued their car for a few kilometres beforeturning around.

Though inadvertently, journalists often be-come the story and while little can comparewith the abject terror of being in a warzone,most journalists have, at some point, faceddanger in their quest to get the story and pho-tographs.

To the viewer, the media are mere voicelessobservers with notebooks, dictaphones andcameras in hand; like extras in a moviearound whom life plays itself out.

Watching Kriel’s account, I recalled my ex-

periences as a court reporter on a daily news-paper. I was threatened and bribed and mycar tampered with. At the time, Iwas covering two cases at WynbergMagistrate’s Court; one about awoman whose modus was to hitch-hike, pick up seemingly wealthymen, befriend them and find outwhere they live, to later burgletheir homes. One such burglarynearly resulted in the death of thepartner of one of the men the wom-an had picked up, but this was herlast strike as her victim survivedthe brutal attack and lived to tellhis tale in a court of law.

I drifted in and out of severalcourts every day and court order-lies, magistrates, prosecutors and attorneysall knew me well, so too did the defendantsand their families and friends. I was accus-tomed to being asked a myriad of questionsin and outside the court.

I was unprepared though for the conversa-tion in a court lift one day when a man and

woman began asking me whether I was cover-ing the hitchhiker case. The man introduced

himself as the woman’s fi-ancé, claiming he owned ajewellery business. Afterenquiring unsuccessfullyas to which precious stonesI like and offering to makeme a “piece” of my choice,the man asked me to stop re-porting the case as I was ru-ining his fiancee’s life. I toldhim I did not want his jewel-lery and that I would con-tinue doing my job. Heturned threatening, but Istood my ground; I hadnothing personal against

his fiancée and would keep reporting the sto-ry as it was in the public interest and theirright to know.

I felt no fear during the interaction. My sec-ond encounter was when covering the trialof an elderly woman whose home was raidedby police and clothing from several stores

found.When thewomanwas convicted,muchdrama unfolded. Her children turned on mewith utter hatred, blaming me for the out-come of the trial, and hissing all sorts ofthreats at me. Once again, I felt zero fear, un-til shortly afterwards when I discovered thatmy car engine had been messed with.

The gravity finally hit home and I informedmy news editor who paid little heed. He toldme to get on with the job, which is exactlywhat I did, until my fears manifested itself ina manner that took me out of the field, andcourts, for a few months.

Just as Kriel’s experience became her reali-ty in South Sudan, so too were mine in court;and those of the countless journalists andphotographers who chase stories whereverthey unfold.

Till next time, go well!ConnectED is a weekly column, by Peo-

ple’s Post Editor, Feroza Miller-Isaacswho can be contacted on feroza@peoples-post.co.za

People’s Post is online. Visit www.peo-plespost.co.za.

Social butterflies in the gardenThe South African NationalBiodiversity Institute (Sanbi)hosted the launch for theirteam’s exhibit at the RoyalHorticultural Society’s Chel-

sea Flower Show at the end ofMay. The Who’s who from theplant world came by to see andhear what the team will be do-ing in the United Kingdom.

GREEN FINGERS (Photo right): From left, Zaitoon Rabaney, theNational Director of the Botanical Society, Alice Nolten from Kirst­enbosch Botanical Gardens and Kate Stein from the KB BotanicalSociety socialise after the launch. Photo: Supplied

TEAM SPIRIT: Liz Murray, Ray Hudson, Carlien Vorster and David Davidsonare part of Sanbi’s team for this year’s Chelsea Flower Show. Murray andVorster are volunteers while Hudson and Davidson are the exhibit designers.

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GOLDEN SMILES: Kaylee Ann Avice du Buisson and Alan Dembyfrom the South African Gold Coin Exchange share a light momentwith Kirstenbosch Garden’s event manager Sarah Struys.Photo: Sup­plied

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Thumbs up forbuffer clean­upSTEFNI HERBERT

THE BUFFER is clean now, but residentsand business managers question whe-ther it will last.

After the City conducted a major clean-upat the buffer in Garfield Road, Kenilworth,the stench and dirt has been kept to a mini-mum.

Plastics Warehouse car guard RiedwaanAbrahams says: “I clean up a bit and put thedirt in one place, so that when the councilworkers come to collect the dirt they cansimply pick it up.”

Abrahams mentions people still sleepthere sporadically, but pack up and move offbefore the working day starts.

People’s Post visited the area before mid-day on Wednesday and found two peoplesleeping on cardboard boxes.

PlasticsWarehousemanagerLouisaHam-mon says: “They haven’t been problematiclately, no fires have been made and the areahas been clean, but we cannot help wonder-ing how long it will last.”

Although the regular homeless peoplehave not been frequenting the buffer, Ham-mon says children are now sleeping in thestore’s loading bay.

Alma Herselman, a Garfield Road resi-

dent for over 25 years, says the area fromGarfield to Chichester roads is a disgrace.

The People’s Post previously reported(“Clean-up buffers Garfield Road – for now”,17 April) that the Displaced People’s Unitwould raid the area each week.

Herselman, however, wanted to know“how long that will last”.

Shaun Arendse, one of the homeless peo-ple staying in Kenilworth, doesn’t sleep onthe buffer.

Arendse, who comes from Hanover Park,says life is difficult because he cannot se-cure permanent employment.

“I work during the day,” says Arendse. “Ihelp people park their cars in the area, butonly outside the mall. I sleep around the cor-ner from the buffer, but the people who sleepon the buffer don’t clean up after themselvesregularly.”

Herselman says the buffer used to be well-maintained, but after a while the grasswasn’t cut, the area wasn’t cleaned regular-ly and cars started parking on the land.

Ward 58 councillor Matthew Kempthornesays: “We have spoken to the businesses andhave a few proposals for the residents, butwill be having a public participation meet-ing in the near future.”

A date and venue for this meeting couldnot be obtained at the time of going to press.

SPOTLESS: The buffer on Garfield Road was a commonsleeping area for homeless people, but has since beencleared and cleaned up. Photo: Stefni Herbert

IN STORAGE: Shaun Arendse, a homeless car guard whosleeps elsewhere, folds his belongings into a small bun­dle. He stashes his meagre belongings in the tree andcollects it again at the end of the day. He sleeps in Kenil­worth Industria. Photo: Stefni Herbert

PARKING BAY? More cars are parking at the buffer subsequent to the clean­up and when People’s Post last visited the area. Photo: Stefni Herbert

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other sectors.FellowRondeboschBoysHighpupil Luke

van Rensberg just missed out on a bursary.He was in the penultimate round of final-ists, but was eliminated in the final top-12round.

Evenso, thePinelands resident’s parents,Wendy and Martin van Rensburg werepleasantly surprised.

“It was a great experience,” says VanRensberg, who enjoys commerce and plansto study a business science degree “proba-bly because I’ve always wanted to be myown boss”.

Van Rensberg, who won a R2 000 cash

prize, is considering becoming a charteredfinancial analyst or a chartered account-ant. “The Western Cape has achieved a lotand is doing well with regards to tourism,but one of the sectors we should pay atten-tion to is the Small Micro and Medium En-terprises (SMME) where we should be en-couraging entrepreneurs and, in turn, cre-ating more jobs.”

Sean Harris, an economics teacher at theschool, says the competition runs at a slowpace, but is a good initiative.

Harris said: “Pupils who wish to enter thecompetition have to write an essay of 2 500words and prepare a 10-minute presenta-

tion of the information they researched intheir essay.”

Harris explains that an overseeing teach-er ‘judges’ the essays, which are sent to adistrict office for further scrutiny and thedistrict office decides which essays to sub-mit for the competition.

The finalists are notified in the first termof their grade 12-year and are required toprepare for the presentation and question-and-answer session.

The competition enjoys the backing of theWestern Cape provincial treasury, theWestern Cape Education Department andNedbank.

STEFNI HERBERT

A WALMER Estate boy has the writestuff.

Ihsaan Bassier, of Rondebosch BoysHigh, won a R75 000 bursary in a WesternCape schools essay competition. He alsowon a R10 000 cash prize.

Bassier (17), in grade 12, is continuing theschool’s winning trend. A Rondebosch BoysHigh pupil won the competition in 2010.

An elated Bassier says: “I enjoy econom-ics and it’s wonderful that I’ve won a bursa-ry, but I still haven’t decided what I wouldlike to do once I finish school.”

He says his field of study would “be alongthe lines of economics and policy creation,because I believe it would have a broad im-pact whereas other fields may only affect asmall group of people”.

Bassier says his parents, Shaheda andMajedi Bassier, are proud of his achieve-ment. He joked that his 24-year-old sister,Khadeeja, who works at Investec, believesshe was the “good influence on her littlebrother”.

The competition has been running forfour years and is aimed at pupils withstrong maths, accounting or economicsskills.

The competition is structured for grade11 learners to submit essays, with the top12 being awarded bursaries at a tertiary in-stitution and field of study of their choice.

Bassier’s essay was on the current stateof the economy in the Western Cape. Hewrote about unemployment, poverty, therevenue competition with other provincesand countries.

“I wrote about how these topics affect oureconomy, buttook into ac-count that weare blessedwith resourc-es and skills,”says Bassier.

The secondpart of his es-say discussed,among others,tourism and

POWER OF THE PEN: Rondebosch Boys High pupil Ihsaan Bassier, left, wrote a winning essay on the state of the Western Cape’s economy.Luke van Rensburg, right, just missed out on also winning a bursary in the same competition. With them is economics teacher SeanHarris. Photo: Stefni Herbert

Get cracking on those tertiary preparationsIT IS already May, so matrics must startmaking plans for their studies in 2013.

This year’s Grade 12s are only just set-tling into their last year at school, but aneducation expert warns that those whowant to pursue studies next year muststart investigating their options and sub-mit applications to the tertiary institu-tions of their choice.

Dr Felicity Coughlan, director of the In-dependent Institute of Education, says: “Itis imperative that the lessons of the lastthree or four years are used to make thisgroup’s experience less stressful thanthose of the thousands upon thousands ofprospective students who had theirdreams dashed in recent years.”

In past years, many prospective stu-dents left their registrations and applica-tions until the last minute (or even later).Great distress resulted when masses of ap-plications could not be considered becausethey were late, a candidate’s chosencourse was already fully subscribed, or aschool-leaver’s academic record disquali-fied him or her for a chosen path.

“This year’s matrics must act immedi-ately to ensure they have sufficient timeto investigate their options and applytimeously. Taking action now can save alot of heartache and complications, includ-ing unexpected financial blows later,”says Coughlan.

She says the following tips will empower

students to make the best choices for theirunique circumstances, without the pres-sure of looming deadlines forcing them ina direction they would not otherwise havechosen:

. Broaden your scope and check outcampuses for yourself

“Guidance teachers at school can onlyoffer advice on that with which they arefamiliar,whichoften limits their guidanceto a small number of public universities.A smart student will explore options in thepublic andprivate sector, andwill go to thecampuses themselves rather than blindlytrust advertisements,” says Coughlan.

. Check the facts“This is your future, so fully explore reg-

istration and accreditation, entrance re-quirements, duration of qualification,price, campus size, equipment, staffingand success rates. Don’t be fooled by hol-low promises – check the facts on whichall promises are based and if there are nofacts to back them up, walk away. Read thesmall print.”

. Keep your options open by havingoptions

“You must apply to more than one insti-tution and even across institution types(for instance public and private institu-tions, universities and colleges). It is alsobetter to apply for more than one qualifica-tion. Once your results have been re-leased, your foresight will mean that you

will be in a position to make the best avail-able choice.”

. Meet the deadlines“Several institutions have surprisingly

early closing dates and it is important toget your application in on time. Whilemany private institutions offer the advan-tage of having closing dates that don’t fallwithin your Grade 12 year, you should notleave applications to them too late either,as the demand on many high quality pro-grammes is high.”

. Hope for the best but prepare forthe worst

“If degree study is what you want, thenfamiliarise yourself with the different lev-els of achievement needed for the same de-gree at different institutions. Understandnow what the alternative access routes todegree study are should you not qualifythis year.”

. But remember, life is not lived bydegrees

Coughlan points out that it is a myththat all the best opportunities come tothose with degrees.

“A person with a respected, vocationallyfocused diploma can be more employablethan someone holding a generic under-graduate degree. A degree is no longer thedoor opener it used to be. Employers arelooking for a match between what theyneed and what you have studied.”

Ihsaan writes his way to the top

Human beliefsThe Cape Natural History Club will hosta talk by Professor Anthony Humphrieson Friday 4 May at 20:00 at The Athenae-um, Newlands. Humphries has re-searched human thoughts over the past9 000 years, on, among others why we arehere and how our world was created. En-try is R20.

Call Eleanor on (021) 762 1779 or visitwww.capenaturalhistoryclub.co.za

Special supportfor lupus patientsA LUPUS workshop and information sessionwill beheldat StCyprian’sChurchat the cornerof Fifth Avenue and Consort Road in Retreat onSaturday 12 May at 14:30. All lupus and arthritispatients as well as their families are invited toattend to learn more about this auto-immunedisease. For more information, phone Frank orPatricia Gordon on (021) 715-3400 or 076 733 9806.

Alternatively, phone Mervyn or VannessaLewis on (021) 712-8317 or 082 458 6154.

Tuesday 1 May 2012 NEWS People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch Page 5

Walk onhigh or staydown lowTHE City is calling on the publicto comment on the drafting of theSky Bridges Policy.

Sky bridges or “elevated walk-ways”aregenerallybuilt to connectprivate buildings above publicstreets.

It is a worldwide trend that facili-tates the better use and design of of-fice/retail space and a developmentthat allows people to move betweenbuildings under cover in safe andweatherproof conditions.

The process has been used suc-cessfully in developments such asthe upgrade of Cavendish Squareand indeed a sky bridge is envis-aged as part of the expansion of theCape Town International Conven-tion Centre.

However, the motivation for thispolicy is based on the need to limitthe proliferation and adverse ef-fects of sky bridges in the city.

Whilst they may provide conven-ience for private users, they cancause buildings to turn inwards,raise foot traffic to a higher level,and reduce activity on the street.

These structures become spatialbarriers, depriving urban dwellersof the richness of city life, and canblock views of significant buildingsand landscapes.

In some respects, these struc-tures conflict directly with theCity’s objective of encouraging pe-destrian and commercial activityon the street.

By taking pedestrians off thestreet, bridges can create shadowsand dark spaces that are the naturalhabitats for crimeandother anti-so-cial behaviour.

It is intended that proposed skybridgeswill be assessedwith regardto how well they serve the public in-terest and their relationship to thecityscape.

It is acknowledged that in someexceptional cases there is a need forthese structures, specifically whenthey promote public health andsafety or provide a clear public ben-efit.

The City is requesting input fromthe public to provide guidance onthe desirability, planning and de-sign of pedestrian bridges in CapeTown.

The policy seeks to promote safe,mixed-use and pedestrian-focusedstreets, as well as to protect impor-tant views and heritage fabric.

The draft policy is a city-wide ap-proach that will inform and evalu-ate the desirability, planning anddesign of sky bridges.

It sets out the necessary informa-

tion or submission material neededto effectively evaluate proposals.

On a more technical level it in-cludes draft best-practice designguidelines that will provide devel-opers and assessors with more de-tailed guidance during the designand application process.

This will reinforce the City’s aimof creating a walkable city withlively, vibrant streets and publicspaces;where the sidewalks remainthe principle place of pedestrian

movement and casual social inter-action.

It is expected that the final draftof the Sky Bridges Policy will besubmitted for approval to the Exec-utive Mayor in September 2012.

The draft policy is accessible tothe public for the month of May atthe City’s sub-council offices, mu-nicipal libraries and District Plan-ning Offices.

It is also available on the websiteat: www.capetown.gov.za/havey-

oursay.Interested groups and members

of the public are requested to pleasesubmit their comments in writingbetween today, Tuesday 1 andThursday 31 May, via:

• Post to Spatial Planning and Ur-ban Design, P.O. Box 4511, CapeTown 8000 (Attention: TamaraCrewe-Brown)

• Fax to (021) 421 6209• E-mail to future.capetown@ca-

petown.gov.za

BANKED: Foschini raised funds on behalf of the PinkDrive through their “Colour Makes Change” campaignand recently handed the organisation a cheque at the Good Hope Centre in Cape Town. The PinkDrive isa Public Benefit Organisation aiming to create accessible breast cancer education and screening for allSouth African women. Photo: Supplied

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Film fever set to hit Cape TownTHE CILECT Congress 2012 will be host-ed by AFDA, the South African School ofMotion Pictures and Live Performance,from Tuesday 1 May until Friday 04 Mayat the Southern Sun Cape Sun in StrandStreet.

The conference deals primarily withnew and existing teaching methodolo-gies, and is a platform for collaborationbetween students, lecturers and filmschools.

The conference sees speakers from thefilm school industry, as well as universi-ties from around the world, exchangeknowledge on topics such as teachingmethodology, contemporary documenta-ry film, economic development and newmedia and technology.

Joining the conference as keynotespeaker is South African, Ronnie Aptek-er; a successful entrepreneur and film-maker, with his latest production beingthe film “Material” starring Riaad Moo-sa. Ronnie will deliver the keynote ad-dress and his thoughts on Ubuntu in filmin South Africa on Thursday 3 May at theCILECT Congress 2012.

The CILECT Africa Regional Associa-tion Conference will be held at the samevenue on Monday 30 April and deals pri-marily with new methodologies in teach-ing film and television.

Garth Holmes, Chairman of hostschool, AFDA, says: “Both CARA and CI-LECT will be attended by most of the top

film schools of the world and it is a greatopportunity for local film schools to meetand establish relationships with one an-other”.

Commenting on the conference, CEOof Cape Town Tourism, Mariëtte du Toit-Helmbold, adds; “CILECT will bring filmexecutives and professors from all cor-ners of the world to the Mother City. Thefact that Cape Town is hosting this eventas it comes to the African continent forthe first time is testament to Cape Town’sstanding as an important film industryrole player and we look forward to host-ing the delegates in the first week ofMay.”

New to Cape Town’s film landscape isthe recently built Cape Town Film Studi-os. Cape Town Film Studios is the firstHollywood-style film studio complex tobe built in Africa, with state-of-the-artsupport services. The building encom-passes studio facilities, custom-builtsets, a green room, sound stages, produc-tion offices and more; and being situatedin Cape Town, its location is perfect fortaking advantage of a moderate climateand a variety of stunning venues and out-door locations.

The CILECT Congress Cape Town 2012is hosted by AFDA Film School and theCape Film Commission. For more infor-mation visit http://cilectcapetown2012.com or http://www.cilect.org/.

WHILE I was being dragged by my dogacross the greenbelt near Timour Hallone Sunday, I spotted a flat bright bluebox that had been dumped by the river.

I have seen everything from large fridgesto toilets and stoves dumped at this beautyspot, so I wasn’t surprised.

But strangely enough, this turned out tobe a brand new toilet seat, still sealed in thebox and bearing a Mr Price sticker for R159.

What a score, I thought, stashing it undermy arm and feeling vaguely guilty. Perhapsit was stolen out of a car, because who intheir right mind dumps a brand new toiletseat by a river?

Who indeed – so if you are reading this,feel guilty – very guilty, dumping is a horri-ble scar on the landscape, among the trees,birds and bees.

On the way back to the car, feeling verypleased with the find, I noticed that the dogwas sniffing some litter, which turned outto be a R10 note.

This run of good luck called for a celebra-tion and my companion, a seven-year-oldredhead felt peckish and demanded adoughnut or three.

Boosted by the sugar rush, we tore openthe lucky packet and examined the toiletseat. It was brand new alright, but had ahairline crack, which could cause a nastycut on the backside. What a shame!

Anyway, we didn’t actually need a newloo seat, but who can resist a lucky find?Next time we’ll give dumped treasures a

miss.My neighbour once found a few dozen

brand new packets of accountants’ softwearoutside a house in Wynberg. Worth thou-sands, but quite useless, he soon discov-ered, unless the user subscribed to the ex-pensive online service.

Dumping is worldwide sport, I disco-vered when a brief trip to a Travel Lodgein London. As we drove out of Lodge, I sawa nice grey leather lounge suite and a fridge

dumped in a leafy lane, which was also stillthere the following year I visited.

What kind of person hires a van, loads ontheir trashy household goods and dumpsthem in a local beauty spot when there areso many accessible official dumping sites?The Wynberg Waste site is open from 7.30to 17:30, including public holidays, andtakes everything from garden waste to resi-dential garage waste free. The Ladies Milefacility in Constantia is open from 8:00 to18:30 (Monday to Saturday) and takes every-thing including e-waste (computers and cellphones) and motor oil. Clean builder’s rub-ble is recycled and garden waste is chippedand sold as bark and compost.

An email has been sent to ContactUS@ca-petown.gov.za asking them to put up a ‘NoDumping’ sign on the Timour Hall green-belts.

And if readers spot a load being dumpedtake down the number of the bakkie and re-port them to the call centre 0860 103 089.

This weekly feature is by our intrepidSouthern Spy columnist who invites youto traverse with her on her daily andweekly rambles.

My lucky Sunday find

Tuesday 1 May 2012 OPINIONS People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch Page 7

Dagga fest in step with the worldON Saturday 5 May, Cape Town will par-ticipate with 700 cities worldwide in a soli-darity march for cannabis freedom.

The Cape Canna Festival will showcasethe vast applications of the ancient canna-bis plant for medical, social and environ-mental development.

Cannabis, also known as dagga, is wide-ly prescribed by modern medical doctorsand is legal for medicinal purposes in 16American states as well as Canada, BritishColumbia, Netherlands, Germany, Aus-tria, Finland, Italy, Spain, Israel and Por-tugal.

Cannabis is ahot topic and its versatilityhas become imperative in solving ruralpoverty, social development and housingproject problems.

It can be used as bio-fuel, textiles, andprovides excellent nutrition, just to name

a few of the 55 000 industrial uses.Current scientific research shows great

promise in areas of treatment such aschronic persistent pain, cancer, diabetes,HIV, CMT, epilepsy and many other medi-cal ailments. Cannabis has been trustedfor its extensive medical properties in itsnatural form.

Cause supporters will meet at the cornerof Keizersgracht and Chapel Street, from10:00, for a Festival Walk through thestreets of Cape Town starting at 11:00.

This will be followed by the screening ofthree documentaries showcasing Canna-bis and closing with an after party featur-ing some of Cape Town’s hottest local acts.

For more information email in-fo@norml.org.za

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China Town in ParowFOLLOWING the success of ChinaTown Ottery and Sable Square, ChinaTown has now opened a beautiful newcentre at Shoprite Park in Parow.

The opening was hosted by AlvonCollison and Jack Parow and in con-junction with competitions from Mon-tagu Springs and Qatar Airways, theyattracted huge crowds.

The centre comprises of 62 individu-al shops and a large food court with cof-fee shops, restaurants and a soon to bewelcomed fish and chip shop.

As is tradition, the centre was bless-ed on Friday with an exciting paradethrough the malls with Dragon Danc-ers and drummers. The winner of theQatar Airways tickets was also drawnon the day. The blessing ceremony isa great spectacle.

Mr Liou of the China Town Trustsays all of the centres are trading well,as the public enjoy the experience ofshopping in China Town and of course,the excellent value and variety that isavailable at these centres.

BLESSED:Everythingabout theblessing cer­emony wasunforgetta­ble, like thiscolourful ar­ray of tradi­tional, cele­bratory pa­rades.

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Up and way out of reachSUMMER JACOBS

ON the eve of yet anotherpetrol price increase, SouthAfricans are struggling tomaintain a healthy standardof living. Since the begin-ning of the year, the petrol

price has increased by15,17% and there seems to beno relief in sight.

People’s Post took to thestreet to find out when peoplethought enough would beenough

CHANGE OF PLANS: Agani Tsangufrom Green Point says: “I havestopped stressing about it becauseI’ve started using public transport. Ionly use my car when necessary.”Photo: Summer Jacobs

AMAZED: Brandon Boniface says:“Even though I have a car that’s lighton fuel the increase still hits mypocket hard. I don’t know how otherswith bigger engines cope”.

POSSIBLE: Miss Petersen says:“Enough is enough. Setting a stablefuel price in South Africa can bedone.”

AFFECTED: C Cupido says:“When the petrol price rises thecost of food rises and it gets diffi­cult to afford groceries. I’m nota driver but I still get affected byit all”.

NO ALTERNATIVE: Randal Dan­iels from Wynberg says: “It’s ri­diculous. If public transport pro­vided a better service then itwould’ve been a good alternativebut it’s so unsafe you rathercough up more to drive your ownroadworthy vehicle.”

NO SURPRISE: William Adonis says:“ There’s no surprise in it going upanymore. I think people will jump outof their skin if it actually went down”.

NO WORDS: Ebrahim Said says:“I have no words left on the sub­ject of petrol price inflation. Weall know it’s awfully ridiculousand unless something drastic isdone, I don’t see it getting betteranytime soon.”

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Call to eliminate aliensWHAT better way to celebrateEarth Day than getting rid ofsome alien vegetation?

The Vineyard Hotel and Spa con-ducted its 45th “Adopt-a-Plot” initi-ative to clear alien vegetation in theSilvermine Valley in the TableMountain National Park.

Three enthusiastic teams, includ-ing three Miss Earth SA finalists,met at SilvermineValley onSunday22 April to help clear alien plantspecies from the Table MountainNational Park.

Chris van Zyl, Vineyard Hoteland Spa’s group sustainabilitymanager and horticulturist, ex-plains: “When we adopted the plot

in October 2006, 70% of it was heavi-ly infested by alien vegetation.

“Since then we have removed ap-proximately 75% of alien and inva-sive plant species.”

Once a month – between Marchand November – Van Zyl and histeam visits the site and says “any-one willing to assist in clearing al-ien vegetation is more than wel-come to join”.

“We meet from 10:00 to 13:00 onthe day, after which the hotel pro-vides a picnic lunch to all those whotake part,” he says.

Van Zyl says if alien vegetationsuch as Rooikrans burns, the firesare far hotter than natural vegeta-tion like Fynbos, and results in the

soil structure being affected.“Such fires could even destroy

the Fynbos species which rely onfire for their rejuvenation andspread of seed. In heavily infestedareas, the aliens can use up to 50 %of the surface runoff water into thesurrounding streams.

“The result of this may leave thelandwithamonoculture andabsentbiodiversity. The plants, animalsand insects that would normally bepresent are removed and in time,this may even lead to a particularspecies becoming extinct.”

The Vineyard Hotel and Spa isone of a handful of hospitality prop-erties in the Western Cape withGreen Leaf status. The Green Leaf

Environmental Standard measuresthe effects of consumption on theenvironment while inspiring envi-ronmental and social change. Thesymbol is internationally recog-

nised and synonymous with SouthAfrican environmental educatorDrIan Player.

Contact Van Zyl at chris@vine-yard.co.za.

GREEN FINGERS: The team takes a break after tackling the alien vegetationin the Silvermine Valley. Photo: Supplied

Tuesday 1 May 2012 GENERAL People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch Page 9

Saturday 5 MayClaremont: Bethany Fellowship,in Lansdowne Road, Claremontwill hold their monthly mini-mar-ket from 9:00 to 14:00. There willbe a tea garden, boerewors, food,cakes, konfyt, books, brick-a-brack, craft clothing, jumping cas-tle, toys and more.

Stalls are available at R20.Call the Bethany office on

(021) 671 9400 or 074 330 7052.

Thursday 10 MayChristian Women’s Club invitesall women to warm up for winteras top professional barista AllyStrachan teaches shares all aboutthe perfect cup. Michelle Bothawill warm the hearts with song;and Jenny Arendorf tells how tosurvive the storms of life. Pro-ceedings start at 9:30 at KelvinGrove. Cost R55 each, includingtea. Please contact Barbara on(021) 685 7053.

Right2Knowfreedomfilm festivalTHE Right2Know campaign is hos-ting a mobile film festival in CapeTown until Thursday 3 May.

It forms part of the campaign’s na-tional “Freedom Week” which in-clude Friday 27 April (Freedom Day),Worker’s Day today and Thursday 3May (World Press Freedom Day). Allthe films will be accompanied by abrief discussion with R2K activistson the Secrecy Bill and other threatsto freedom today.

This is a chance for the public toget informed, involved, and supportthe Right2Know campaign. R2Kscreenings at the Labia will takeplace on the following days:

Today (1 May) the film Imam andIwill be shownat 16:00. Theanimateddocumentary tells the story of the an-ti-apartheid activist Imam AbdullahHaroon and his grandson’s quest todiscover his life, his beliefs and hisstruggle. Tickets cost R30.

On Thursday 3 May the first filmwill be shown at 18:00. The most dan-gerous man in America: DanielEllsberg and the Pentagon Papers isan excellent film on the trials of Dan-iel Ellsberg, the whistle-blower re-sponsible for leaking the famous“Pentagon Papers” revealing top se-cret information about the US in-volvement in the war in Vietnam. Ithighlights the need for whistle-blow-er protection under the law, particu-larly through a public interest de-fence clause. This will be followed bya discussion with investigative jour-nalist Ivor Powell.

Film 2: Saamstaan Again is a shortdocumentary about a small-townnewspaper which rallied people to-gether to fight for freedom duringapartheid. Tickets cost R30.

Full list of screenings are as fol-lows:

Tuesday 1 May at 11:00 The Troublewith Truth will be screened at the Co-satu Rally, Good Hope Centre.

On Wednesday 2 May The Battle ofHangberg will show at 18:00. The ven-ue will be Manenberg People’s Cen-tre and the film will be followed bya discussion with the filmmaker

On Wednesday 2 May Wikileaks,Wikirebels will be shown at 19:00 atthe Rooftop Cinema, Penthouse,Long Street.

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A LUNCHEON was heldlast week at the elegantMount Nelson Hotel for theAdele Searll 100 Club,where author Lord JeffreyArcher was the guestspeaker at the elegantMount Nelson Hotel.

The Adele Searll 100 Clubwas founded in 1979 by thelate Adele Searll and a groupof women from Cape Town’sbusiness and professionalcircles.

The group was also knownfor their active interest inwelfare and communityprojects.

From its inception, the

club’s motivation has been toattract members from all sec-tors of the community, suc-cessfully bringing togetherwomen who are representa-tive of South Africa’s diversesociety.

It offers members the op-portunity to network, bothprofessionally and sociallyand attracts speakers of thehighest calibre in all fields.

For more information visitwww.adelesearll100club.co.-za.

Celebrating aCelebrating acaring societycaring society

SMILES ALL ROUND: Lord Jef­frey Archer, club chairpersonAnet Pienaar and comedianRuby Wax. Photos: Allison Foat

POISED: Opera singer Aviva Pelham with her husband PaulSulcas.

SIGNED: Beryl Eichenberger and Jackie Lange with a signedcopy of Archer’s book “Only time will tell”.

BIG SMILES: Club committee members Miriam Patel and Shel­ley Witz.

ARISTOCRACY: Allison Foat and Lord Jeffrey Archer share a mo­ment for the camera.

THE Barnard Gallery recentlyopened its doors to a deep andthought provoking exhibition byJaco van Schalkwyk.

“Just a matter of Time” showshow the artist investigates theeveryday life of an isolated com-munity. Van Schalkwyk cap-tures the passage of time and itsnavigation of the temporal to theeternal. The launch was openedby guest speaker Cecile Loedolffand guests enjoyed wine, cana-pés and Buchu water.

The exhibition runs till Thurs-day 17 May.

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IN FULL VIEW: Art lovers at the first solo exhi­bition of Jaco van Schalkwyk. Photo: Supplied

BIG SMILES: Guest speaker Cecile Loedolff shares a photoopportunity with the artist Jaco van Schalkwyk.

THOROUGHLY ENJOYED : Sonja Steyn and Brad Twaddle en­joy the exhibition as well as some Buchu water.

ART LOVERS: Bernice Botha (left) and Joana Botha (right)formed part of the crowd at the exhibition.

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Legend celebrates five decades of hitsLegend celebrates five decades of hitsTAURIQ HASSEN

ONE of Cape Town’s most well-known voices will celebrate a ca-reer milestone with a concertwhich is not to be missed.

Salt River’s Zayn Adams cele-brated his 50th year in the music in-dustry and has come a long waysince wooing local fans with his ’70shit, Give a little love.

The 65-year-old talent cites hisopenness to be taught for his long-term success.

“One thing young musiciansshould remember is to always beopen to learn. Never be too hard onyourself and be dedicated to yourpassion,” he advises.

His career reads like a story book.In 1961 a young Adams took to themic as a solo singer for the minstrelgroup Young Stars American Jazz

Singers.With this small taste of fame, Ad-

ams started his own vocal group,The Rocketeers, which acquired anotable fan base.

An avid football player, Adams,realising that he could make showbusiness his career, abandoned hissoccer boots and grabbed the mic topursue his passion.

At 15, the youngster with thememorable voice found himselfamong the industry’s greats, shar-ing the stage with names like Ken-ny Japhta, Roy Pietersen and Mon-ty Webber.

“I never allowed my amazementat being surrounded by these starsto go to my head,” he says.

“I was finally experiencing thebig stage.”

Despite rubbing shoulders withthe movers and shakers, Adamsstill held on to his Malay choir

roots, and captained The CelticsSingkoor with his father and broth-er.

But he doesn’t only let his voicedo the talking.Adamshasalsoprov-en to be a star on stage, and playeda leading role in Kat and the Kings.

The musical, by David Kramerand Taliep Petersen, boosted Ad-ams’ status, making him one of thecity’s brightest stars.

After achieving his first successin 1962, Adams’ star continued toshine.

To celebrate his 50th year in showbusiness, a musical extravaganzawill be staged at GrandWest’sGrand Arena on Saturday 26 May.

The two-hour spectacular willshowcase top talents from aroundthe country, including Marc Lotter-ing, Terence Bridget, Terry For-tune, Loukmaan Adams and KarinKortje.

The spectacle is produced byCamillo Lombard and conceptual-ised by another household name,Allistair Izobell.

Izobell explains that the showwill be a celebration of Adams’ mu-sical contribution spanning half acentury.

“He is one of the most humble andtalented icons in Cape Town,” heenthuses.

“Zayn has been a part of my lifefor over 27 years and he is still thededicated musician that we allknow. He is a true star and some-body I really look up to.”

Adams recently released threenew singles, which are receivingregular airplay on a local radio sta-tion. His CD will be launched on thenight of the celebration.

Tickets cost R165, R150 and R130at Computicket and the show startsat 20:00.

GOLDEN VOICE: Zayn Adams cele­brates 50 years in the music industrythis year. Photo: Supplied

Desert Rose returns to their rootsDESERT ROSE, leaders in spirit-ual world music, will perform atthe Joseph Stone Auditorium.

The group did their first liveconcert at Joseph Stone in 2008and after an absence of more thanthree years will make a welcomereturn to perform with their newSufi African group.

The show is a fundraiser andpart of the proceeds will go to-wards buying specialised equip-ment that will assist with the re-covery and rehabilitation of a 14-year-old girl who was partlyparalysed in a car accident.

Desert Rose was founded in2000 by leading world music com-poser and director, Lynne Holm-es-Ganief. Since teaming up in2005 with business manager andhusband, Yusuf Ganief, theyhave established themselves asone of the leading composers andperformers of crossover worldmusic in South Africa. To datethey have produced a total of 9CDs and a five star rated musicalcalled Silence of the Music. Theirmusic is acknowledged interna-tionally and The Prayer, Yusuf’sdebut album as a vocalist, is dis-tributed in Turkey and the UK.

Their signature music is aunique fusion of epic classicalcompositions with Ancient Sufisongs and melodies which Yusufinherited from his Javanese andMalaysian ancestors. His uniqueArabic interpretation of Lynne’scompositions has created a freshnew sound in Nasheed (spiritual

music) and established him asthe leading Arabic world musicvocalist in South Africa.

Their latest project includes anew CD called Tariqat which isbased on ancient Dhikr (spiritualsongs/chants of remembrance)taken from Javenese/Malaysianand North African Dhikr. Manyof the new songs will be per-formed at the concert on 5 May.Die hard Desert Rose fans willstill be able to enjoy some of theirclassics such as Remembrance.

The group will tour the UKfrom 19 June to 1 July. On 8 Julythey will headline an Islamic Mu-

sic Event at the annual Georget-own Festival in Malaysia.

Since the end of 2011, DesertRose has formed a new group andfocused on composing and per-forming crossover Sufi musicwith an African Arabic worldmusic sound.

The concert starts at 19:30 onSaturday 5 May at the JosephStone Auditorium. Tickets areR60 each.

or bookings contact Nazli (021)403-4447 or 074 147 6654 or Ridwan(021) 592-6821 or 082 255 5695 orbookings@desertrosemu-sic.co.za or 079 619 5964.

STAR STUDDED: The Desert Rose group. From left, Nceba Gongxeka,african traditional vocalist; Yusuf Ganief, lead vocalist and group man­ager; Lunne Holmes, music composer and director and Michaela Holm­es, hebrew and backing vocalist. In front, Sisonke Godlo, african percus­sionist. Photo: Supplied

‘Oscars’ celebrated in MilnertonOn Saturday 5 May at 19:00 catchMilnerton Players presents the Mil-ly’s Awards – its very own “Os-cars”– for productions staged dur-ing 2011 at the Milnerton Play-house, Pienaar Road, Milnerton.

Book for an evening that promis-es to bring the excitement that goeswith an awards evening and enter-tainment that will set the eveningoff with a swing. This is an eventthat should not be missed.

Up for grabs are awards thatrange from best technical, best cos-tume through to best actor and ac-tress, best director and more. 2011

was a year for some excellent pro-ductions and those who have sup-ported these will want to see theirfavourites rewarded for excellentperformance.

Adjudicated by an independent,theatre-wise panel comprised ofYvonne Copley, Teddy Davies, MariMocke, Graham Boxall and AudreyGootman the evening promises tobe a memorable night.

A short but deliciously funny cab-aret Who are you calling an Idiomby Selma Darling kicks off theevening in the cabaret foyer of theMilnerton Playhouse. This preview

of a one-woman music and comedyshow will have the audience laugh-ing heartily at her witty dialogue.

A finger supper will be served af-ter the cabaret and thereafterguests will move into the main thea-tre for the awards presentations.Tickets cost R20 for members andnominees, and R30 for non-mem-bers. To book call (021) 557 3206 or079 877 2466. Or e-mail tomacdram@afrihost.co.za. Finaldate for bookings (including nomi-nees) is Saturday 28 April for cater-ing purposes. Dress code: smartwith a touch of ‘bling’.

More than pipe bandsand Irish dancingIT’S a family festival like no oth-er, set in the beautiful Champê-tre Estate in the ModderfonteinNature Reserve where you mayeven catch a glimpse of Nessie,visiting from her Loch.

The Celtic Fest began in 2010and 3 400 visitors – kilted andunkilted – enjoyed a weekend ofpipe bands, Irish and Highlanddancing, drumming and High-land games that included broad-sword skirmishes.

The Celtic Fest organisationof Southern Africa – which aimsto promote the rich Celtic cul-ture in the country and renderassistance to Celtic culturalgroups including musicians,artists, performers and smallbusinesses – promises evenmore to delight the Celt in you.

Ewan Watt, one of the organis-ers of Celtic Fest says, “This isbeyond pipe bands and Celticdancing. We have a food theatrewhere people can sample –among other goodies - that fa-mous Scottish treat, haggis.There will also be a range of thefinest whiskies to try, as well asGaelic soccer, spot prizesthroughout the weekend andgoodie bags for kids aged four toten.”

It’s set to be superb value for

the R60 entrance fee and thosewho want a weekend pass to allthreedayswill payR150.Ticketsare available at the gate.

Celtic rock bands, choirs andthe Dash of the Celts will keepthe “young and younger”amused, while a kiddies enter-tainment area is available forthe little ones.

Celtic Fest will host some 20pipe bands, a number only everseen at the national champion-ships. Senior choir competitionchampions will join the famousWelsh Male Voice Choir onstage and the sunrise and sunsetdrumming circle is a must-see.Stalls this year include Celtichand-made jewellery, a danceshoe importer, various Scottishspecialty foods and candle mak-ing, amongahost of other thingsto participate in.

Bring the family and enjoy aweekend filled with entertain-ment, culture and fun. If there’sno Celt in you yet, visit the Celt-ic fest from Friday 11 to Sunday13 May and it’ll rub off. On Fri-day gates open at 18:30 till late.On Saturday gates open at 08:00till late. On Sunday gates openat 08:00 with the finale at 16:30.

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SWORD FIGHT: Experience a Celtic sword fight first hand at the CelticFest taking place from Friday 11 until Sunday 13 May.Photo: Supplied

Page 12 People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch LEADER Tuesday 1 May 2012

Fair tradeTO one in four people, today serves as a grimreminder of their inability to find a job.

While Workers’ Day has its origins in theapartheid struggles of trade unions for im-proved employment conditions, a quarter ofthe country's adult population are jobless.

According to a Statistics SA labour forcesurvey, 4,4 million people were unemployedlast year.

Many of these citizens are dependent ongovernment grants, and while the price of liv-ing constantly increases, their income“boost” is minuscule.

And while entrepreneurship is the tuneregularly played by government, starting abusiness is not as easy as seeing a gap in themarket and diving in.

Countless small, medium and micro enter-priseshave foldedowing to the tougheconom-ic times experienced worldwide.

Business owners have lost everything,leading to scores of new faces joining the un-employment line.

While state-initiated projects to supportlegislation have been implemented and a va-riety of funding institutions and governmentincentives through the Department of Tradeand Industry have moved the development ofthese enterprises to a new level, further in-vestments into thegrowthof this sector is stillneeded. The National Small Business Act,passed in 1996, further assisted the expansionof government’s supportive structures, butit’s up to free-thinkers and inexperienced mo-guls to take the chance, while not overlookingthe important phase of forward planning.

The economic development of the countryis in the hands of the fresh produce hawkeron your street corner and the property tycoonwho sold you your first house.

The day will be filled with politicians mak-ing convoluted promises of jobs for all, but itis up to the average man on the street to backhis own dreams. Getting your foot on the firstrung of the ladder is the easiest and while theclimb may sometimes be arduous, the viewfrom the top is worth the shot.

Apprenticeships are essentialTHERE is nothing more important than learn-ing a trade.

When I grew up in Germany every girl andboy went into an apprenticeship for threeyears unless you stayed on for high school anduniversity.

You don’t get experience in various jobs un-less you’ve been an apprentice.

It’s a hard and frustrating time because youmake very little money and you have to haveparents who support you, of course. Back thenthat was what people did and still do now.

That’s why the Europeans have a good back-ground of the jobs they do.

After three years you get junior jobs andfrom there you work your way up, slowly but

surely, nothing is achieved overnight.Unfortunately in South Africa families do

not support their children until they have gota proper education, especially in the poorerareas of the Cape.

But remember this, if you make sure yourchildren go through an apprenticeship whileyou support them, they will always be thereand support you in your old age.

As journalist Allistar Sparks says: “It is ofvital importance that apprenticeships in alljobs, professions and industry become a lawof the land if we want a healthy future.”RALPH KRALLOranjezicht

Local flair in a range of coloursTHE South African movie, A Million Col-ours, directed by Peter Bishai is anotherwinner for the local movie industry andshould be a on the must see list of everySouth African.

Credit must go to the script writers, edi-tors and director for addressing so manyissues; love, romance, violence, racial op-pression, police brutality, gangsterism,drugs and tribal customs. It weaves it allinto a rich tapestry without a dull mo-ment in two short hours.

The movie takes us back to the 1976Soweto school riots through the life ofMuntu, from the famous TV program e-lolipop and his white friend Dave Knox.

When dealing with historical issues itis not easy to strike a balance and presenta fair account of events with some degreeof bias, but the scriptwriters in this moviemanaged to give a fair account of theevents as they took place, so it should ap-peal to everyone.

It looks back at the brutality of theapartheid system, the hardship of blacksunder apartheid and the suffering en-dured by white conscientious objectors,like Knox.

The movie leaves you feeling upliftedafter looking at what we have beenthrough to acquire our independence. Wemay not be at a place we would have likedto be, with all the crime, corruption andunemployment but we are certainly a lot

better off than we were 30 years back, inways too many to mention.

I do not think many of our youth cantruly appreciate the struggles of the youthin the past to acquire a good education un-der apartheid. These young men andwomen fought the oppressor with theirlives to get a good education.

Today’s youth seem to take a good edu-cation or the privilege to learn for grantedby the way they conduct themselves inschool: disrespecting their teachers;openly fighting and using drugs on schoolgrounds and falling pregnant with impu-nity. It seems education is the last thingon their mind. When we see how corruptsome of the provincial education depart-ments have become in provinces like theEastern Cape, you can’t help but ask your-self: was all the sacrifices made by the lostgeneration in vain.

It would be a great pity if this wonderfulmovie, which takes us back 35 years intoour history, is poorly supported becauseit will be a sure winner overseas. To para-phrase the late Kurumah, any nation thatforgets its past has no future. Let us notforget our past, which the present govern-ment seems to be doing so unashamedlywith their jockeying for power, becausewe may return to a place where we foughtso hard to get out of.DR E V RAPITIEastridge

YourSMSes. I just want to tell Tomand Megan that I’m a carguard in the SouthernSuburbs. In the nineyears I’ve started I’vemade arrests, broken afew arms and foiled carthieves. I onlywork in theevenings. Some peopletip, others don’t. On occa-sion I’ve been given R100and R200 notes. If you arejust stingy, get a life. Ni-gel

. The media must in-vestigate the petrol pric-ing. I know that Angolasigned a deal supplyingus with petrol. We refine

it and send back half.Who is pocketing and get-ting more money? Thegovernment. We strugglewith drugs. The govern-ment is not clampingdown on it and nothing isbeing done to stop thesmuggling.

. In reply to the badpostal system, I have sentparcels all over the worldfrom my Plumstead PostOffice and received themin return for the last 15years. Not one has evergone missing eventhough it contained itemssuch as make-up, jewel-

lery and DVDs. Perhaps Iam just lucky.

. For friendly and effi-cient service when re-newing your drivers’ li-cence, go to the new Ot-tery depot. Liz,Rondebosch

. Free, at last?Yes,there’s a lot of pover-ty and a lack of jobs butpeople in positions ofpower are so busy liningtheir pockets and beingnepotistic that there’s nomoney or posts for oth-ers. Too many posts arefilled with unskilled peo-ple. J Curtis

Tuesday 1 May 2012 GENERAL People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch Page 13

STEFNI HERBERT

THE starting leg of AshleyCooper and Filip Cederholm’sadventure to raise funds forcharities started in South Afri-ca.

The two plan on trekkingaround the world to raise $10 mil-lion for charity.

Cederholm is a photographerfrom Sweden, Cooper is an artist

from Canada and together theyform Peace Love and Photography– the World’s Largest Art Projects.

ABCharity is the name of thepair’s project which was recentlylaunched at Blouberg beach with500 children, aged seven to 15,from organisations such as Loveto Langa and the Amy Biehl Foun-dation.

The children were arranged toform the letter ‘A’ and Cederholmtook pictures of the formation

from a cherry picker.Cederholm says: “I had the idea

to create the letters of the alphabetwith children from different or-ganisations. When I met Cooper,she was researching non-govern-mental organisations, so she sim-ply came on board this project.”

Cooper and Cederholm plan onvisiting 26 countries, seeing thatthere are 26 letters in the Englishalphabet, but they have no defi-nite answers as to their itinerary.

Cooper says: “We don’t knowwherewewill beheadingwhenweleave South Africa, but Namibiais showing great promise becausewe’ve received feedback fromcompanies and organisationsthere.

“We want to stay in Africa foras long as we possibly can.”

Cederholm and Cooper are self-funding the project and look forhelp and sponsorship in the coun-tries where they are heading.

“Initially, it looked like we wer-en’t going to receive a lot of helpfrom companies and organisa-tions in Cape Town, but then com-panies such as Jeep and CapeTown Productions came throughfor us.

“Before going ahead with the let-ter formation, we needed to havea permit and certain equipment toexecute the project and at the lastminute our sponsors saved us,”says Cooper.

The duo plan on taking the pho-tographs in “significant” places sothat the buyer can recognise thelocation. The letter A’’s landmarkis Table Mountain, which is in thebackground of the shot.

The duo is currently runningtwo other projects: The One Wayand Face the Peace.

The One Way is aimed at finding

out what people’s “one way” willbe to change themselves, whichwill in turn change the world.

Face the Peace is directed at ce-lebrities and children. They areasked five questions about peaceand what they are doing to createit, which is then documented in avideo.

A photograph is taken with thesubject showing the peace sign.

After giving everything up forthis cause, the pair still has needsto make the project run smoother.“If we have a 4x4 with a tent on theroof, we would drive through con-tinents instead of us having to fly.

That way we can stop along theway and continue our documenta-ries,” says Cederholm.

Cooper adds: “It would makeour load a lot lighter even thoughwe are currently travelling with30 kilogrammes of luggage each”.

Once the 26 letters are complete,it will be sold in different sizes aslimited edition art on Peace Loveand Photography’s web-store.

The two artists hope to concludetheir project in 2016, but say thatthis might be a lifetime’s calling.

For more information about theprojects, visit peaceloveandpho-tography.tv.

Peace, love and charity

AWESOME: Ashley Cooper and Filip Cederholm are all smiles after suc­cessfully launching their ABCharity project on Blouberg beach.

UNITED: Cooper and Cederholm do a trial run in Langa. Photo: Supplied

POPULAR actors’ faces were seenat the Bullets over Bishop Lavislaunch.

The play is written by Jody Abra-hams and Christo Davids, with Di-aan Lawrenson, Euodia Sampsonand Abduragman Adams in thecast. The production is currentlyshowing at the Baxter Theatre’sGolden Arrow Studio from Mondayto Saturday at 20:15, except on 2May when the show will start at19:00.

Tickets range between R90 andR120 and are available throughComputicket.

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AND ACTION!: Actor Rafiek Mammon alongside cast member Euodia Samp­son. Photo: Supplied

ACTING PAIR: Co­writer and production director Jody Abrahams with his wifeand actress Diaan Lawrenson. Photo: Supplied

ALL SMILES: Gary van Wyk with cast members Abduragman Adams and Charlton George. THEATRE FANS: Dwayne Daniels and his grandfather Norman Daniels at the production’s launch.

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FORthe first time in thehistoryofCapeTownanorganisedroadrace will pass right through theCastle of Good Hope.

The Jive Slave Route Challenge,whichwas first held last year, seesracers run past several of thecity’s most significant historicallandmarks, and this year it willtake racers into one of the mostsignificant.

The race was started by IthekoSport Athletic Club, and accord-ing to Farouk Meyer, race direc-tor, head coach and founder of theclub, they aim to educate peopleabout the history of the city whilealso promoting a healthy activelifestyle.

“We had to have a race which isvery different and we looked atsomething that focuses on the cityof Cape Town,” says Meyer.

“One of the things that peopledon’t know is that almost thewhole city was built by slaves. Sowe looked at history and thought

we should highlight that aspect ofCape Town.”

Meyeradded that a cannon fromthe Castle would be used as thestarting gun on race day.

The Jive Slave Route Challengecomprises of a 10km big walk,5km fun run/walk, 10km run andhalf marathon. For the secondconsecutive year, People’s Post isthe print media sponsor of theevent.

Participants will also have theopportunity to view some of CapeTown’s other historical land-marks apart from the Castle.

The event will start in front ofthe City Hall and pass landmarkssuch as the Whipping Post at thecorner of Darling and Buitenkantstreets, the Hurling SwingingPump and the Slave Lodge inAdderley Street.

Meyer said the locations hadbeen carefully selected, based ontheir significance to the history ofslavery in Cape Town.

“The Parade, where we finish,was where slaves were whippedand some of them executed,” says

Meyer, adding: “If you look at aplace that we also run past in SpinStreet, there’s a plaque on thefloor but people don’t take note ofit. That’s where slaves were auc-tioned.

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The race is run in partnershipwith Iziko Museums, and thisyear information boards will beposted at all the slavery-relatedheritage sites. It will also pass byseveral other historical sites notlinked to slavery and other scenicparts of the city, such as the Victo-ria and Alfred Waterfront.

For further information or toregister for the Jive Slave RouteChallenge visit www.ithe-ko.org.za or call the race office on(021) 762 8934.The first 1 000peopleto register for the half marathonwill receive a goodie bag fromClicks worth R150.

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AROUND 760 of South Africa’s bestschoolboy rugby players were present inthe Southern Suburbs this weekend totake part in the Wynberg Boys HighSchool rugby festival.

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“We started small, there were just six oreight teams, and it’s just grown. Now we’vegot 37 teams. It’s just getting bigger and big-ger every year,” says Van Schalkwyk.

“We have about 760 players here today tak-ing part. I can’t think of any other rugby festi-val that will have as many players as that. Ofthe 760, probably about 380 are from up coun-try and the rest are from Cape Town.”

This year the tournament was attended byGauteng sides St Benedict’s Catholic Schoolfor Boys, St Stithian’s College, St John’s Col-

lege and Helpmekaar Kollege.While the Western Cape schools present at

the tournament were Rondebosch Boys,SACS, Fish Hoek, Reddam House and Drost-dy Technical High School from Worcester.

The tournament kicked off on Saturday,with the first 18 games being played between9:50 and 17:00.

Some of the highlights of the first day’s playcame from the matches between Rondeboschand Helpmekaar, SACS and St Stithian’s, andWynberg and St John’s. Rondesbosch beattheir opponents 37-8, while SACS won 31-3and the hosts triumphed 41-13.

The Gauteng participants in the tourna-ment may not have fared well on the first day,but according to Van Schalkwyk, they aresome of the top sporting schools in the prov-ince.

“They are all private schools. They are thebig private schools of Johannesburg and Gau-teng,” said Van Schalkwyk.

“St Stithian’s and St John’s are well-knownbecause they host the big Easter Festivals inJohannesburg. They are famous becausethey host the biggest schoolboy festivals inthe country.”

The last 18 matches of the tournament wereplayed yesterday.

POWER AND SPEED: A SACS player burst through the defence and heads towards the trylineduring a match against Johannesburg school St Stithian’s College. SACS won the match 31­3.

Photo: Liam Moses

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