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Chappies sitesabotagedTERESA FISCHER
A STEEL rod, part of the founda-tions of the controversial Chap-man’s Peak toll plaza, was dam-aged when someone cut most ofthe way through it.
Somebody also allegedly took anangle grinder to the scaffolding be-ing erected at the site of the new tollplaza and offices on Chapman’sPeak last weekend.
The Civil Rights Action Group’sBronwen Lankers-Byrne, who is onhunger strike at the site, says shewas told that a container at the sitewas broken into and police were onthe scene last Monday, 6 February.
The foreman, however, refused tospeak to the media. MarcusMinutelli of Haw & Inglis, contrac-tors at the site, referred questionsto the Provincial Government.
Provincial Transport MinistryHead Hector Elliot confirmed theincident, adding it was “incrediblydangerous”, although he says thatbecause only one rod was cut, it wasunlikely the structure would havesubsequently collapsed.
He adds that it was a “very stu-pid” thing to do and put builders atthe site at risk.
“I don’t think thevandal intendedto kill someone,” he says. “We un-derstand people have strong emo-tions about this, but there are otherchannels,” says Elliot.
Graffiti artists have twice ventedtheir frustration at the site – lastweekend – and on Sunday. Roadsigns were changed, in ways whichhad Lankers-Byrne says had pas-sers-by giggling. One such com-ment was “Murray and Robbers”,referring to construction companyMurray and Roberts, major share-holders of Entilini, the companythat operates the toll road. Lankers-Byrne saw the graffiti on Monday
morningbut sayswithin 30minutesit had been removed. A securitycompany was employed to guardthe site after the first incident.
Len Swimmer, chairperson of theHout Bay Residents’ Association,confirms lawyer’s letters have beensent to Province, Murray and Rob-erts and SanParks, to halt building.
The land on which the officebuilding will be located was trans-ferred from the Labia family to San-Parks in October 2006. Swimmersays part of the title deed conditionsare that the land was sold on condi-tion that it is utilised solely for thepurposes of nature conservation.
Swimmer says legal fees are ex-pected to cost a minimum of R500000. A fund has been set up to coverthese costs. It will be administeredby Environmental specialist attor-neys Cullinan and Associates.“Publicity must be turned into do-nations,” says Swimmer, who canbe contacted on [email protected]
Alternatives such as an automat-ic paypoint and boom have been putforward.
Hout Bay Police spokespersonWarrant Officer Tanya Lesch con-firmed two cases of malicious dam-age to property had been opened, aswell as one case of housebreakingat a business premises. This lattercase relates to the container fromwhich tools were removed.
Terry Wyner, of Crag, says he didmanage a brief meeting with repre-sentatives from Murray and Rob-erts on Friday 10 February, whichhe says “under the circumstances,was fruitful”.“The door is slightlyopen,” he adds.
See page four for more.FULL MOON RISING: The photographer says: “I am quite proud of myself. I waited an absolute age for a)the moon to come up and b) a bird to fly by. My next mission is to get one of an airliner flying across themoon – like that incredible photo of the airliner flying through those twin searchlights at Ground Zero memorial.Right place, right time.” Photo: John Rayner
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Cape Town goes to HollywoodComedians hit Fish Hoek
A step towards saving the worldIn recognition of World Wet-lands Day on Thursday 2 Feb-ruary, Save Our Seas SharkCentre staff joined youngstersfrom Paul Greyling PrimarySchool and volunteers fromFriends of Silvermine NatureArea (FOSNA), to fight wet-lands degradation along theSilvermine River.
Ongoing wetlands degrada-tion is a world-wide issue, withsome scientists believing thatup to 50% of all wetlands havebeen lost over the last century.Wetland health has significantimplications for marine life.
The Shark Centre was proudto join these dedicated gradeseven students in hauling inva-sive watercress from thechoked up channels and dis-posing of them.
The team removed a huge amount of lit-ter that had entered the system from alarge storm-water drain. All of this, whilemanaging gale force South-East windsand plenty of mud.
In addition, Shark Centre staff dis-cussed the ecological value of wetlandsand our role in protecting them. Studentswere surprised to learn that the litter inthe river area had made its way into thissensitive ecosystem from nearby streets.Once they had finished clearing the area,the team headed to the river mouth,
which flows out at the Northern end ofFish Hoek beach. From here, more litterwas picked up – a well-timed effort be-cause with winter approaching, it was amatter of time before the river mouthopened and the rubbish flowed into thesea.
They sincerely thank all those in-volved, particularly the grade seven stu-dents of Paul Greyling Primary School.
Like them on www.facebook.com/sharkcentre, follow them on www.twit-ter.com/saveourseas and go towww.sharkcentre.com.
MELISSA LE ROUX
INTERNATIONAL films being shot inCape Town is becoming a trend for film-makers, while proving to have a remark-able impact on the City’s economy.
Two of the latest blockbuster films wereshot entirely in the Mother City: Safe Houseopened in cinemas on Friday, while Chroni-cle opens this week.
Both films showcase the city, not only asa premier film location, but as a destinationof choice for potential visitors.
“Shooting films in Cape Town has becomea major attraction for overseas film-mak-ers,” says The Cape Film Commission’sDenis Lillie.
“The crews that come here to film leavewith a positive image of the city’s scenery,beaches and nature. That information getspassed on throughout Hollywood, makingCape Town very popular.”
Safe House – a thriller starring DenzelWashington and Ryan Reynolds – was filmedin its entirety in Cape Town, early last year.The film was originally destined for a SouthAmerican city, however, once the producersand director saw what Cape Town’s environ-ment and industry had to offer, the story wasadapted to suit it.
According to Grant Pascoe, the City’sMayoral Committee Member for Tourism,Events and Marketing, there are a numberof factors that makes the City a perfect candi-date for international film shoots.
“The Cape Film Studios have been adaptedto suit the needs of international film-mak-ers. Various locations were used during theshoots, such as Green Point, which gives the
film crew locational advantages because ofthe setting,” he says.
The City of Cape Town’s Film Permit Of-fice and theCapeFilmCommission (CFC) as-sisted the filmmakers in accessing some ofthe key locations for the film. Both the Cityand the CFC have a good understanding ofCape Town and film-making and this knowl-edge, together with their interaction withvarious City and Provincial Departments,ensured a seamless shoot.
The two films brought in an estimatedR350 million, spent on local hotels, restau-rants, shops, catering services and trans-port, having an enormous impact on the lo-cal economy.
“The economic impact of these two filmshas been quite large. It’s great because ithelped to create jobs and utilised skills thataren’t often used in the city. The crew em-ployed local set designers, costume design-ers, make-up artists, and so forth,” says Lil-lie.
Safe House premiered in Ireland, and be-cause of the hype around the shooting beingdone in Cape Town, Lillie had already re-ceived an enquiry from the Irish Film Com-mission, seeking to organise a competitionwhere the winners will get to travel to CapeTown to see the locations where the moviewas filmed.
“What’s great about these particular filmshoots is that people can clearly see that itis Cape Town, which in turn would help pro-mote our city as a destination for more filmshoots and tourist attractions,” says Pascoe.
There has been discussions pending fu-ture film shoots in the Mother City, howev-er, information around it is strictly confi-dential.
TERESA FISCHER
BARRY Hilton and guest comedian MikeKing from New Zealand fearlessly churned
out below-the-belt jokes to an appreciativecrowd at Fish Hoek High School on Satur-day. All proceeds from the show will go tothe Shark Spotters.
PRICELESS: Save OurSeas Shark Centre joinsGrade seven students.
READY TO GO: Students geared up to clean the area.
TEAMWORK: Studentsworking together to getthe job done. Photo: Supplied
JOKERS:Kyle Larkan,Chadvan derMerweandChrisBeneke.Photos: Teresa Fischer
PRETTY FANS: Shelley Lewin and Kirsty Hornfrom Constantia.
SENSE OF HUMOUR: Kirsty and Alex Marmarellis.
COMEDY LEGEND: Barry Hilton with People’s Post reporter Sherise Dreyer after the show.Photo: Simone Dreyer
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Boulder crashes down Boyes DriveTERESA FISCHER
“IT’S a miracle that nobody got killed,”says Karien Geere of Lakeside.
This after a massive boulder weighing sev-eral tons hurtled down the mountain, overBoyes Drive, crashed through the boundaryfence, hitting two trees, before smashing intotheir house.
This was at 21:00 on 23 January, but the fam-ily was too shocked at the time to phone thenewspaper.
The family were all home when they hearda thundering sound, which they first thoughtwas a truck on the road. “Then I heard myneighbour screaming. We rushed outside totry and see what was going on.”
The sound grew louder and louder. “Whenthe boulder hit the house, we expected to seethe wheels of a truck flying overhead,” saysGeere, who gets the shivers when she remem-bers the sound.
The boulder’s trajectory was slowed by twoblue gum trees in the garden, which it flat-tened. It hit the wall of one of the children’sbedrooms.
“Sometimes we swim at night; we had goneto Spur that evening and so we were not bop-ping about in the pool.”
In shock, the family decided to go up theroad to check if anyone had been injured.“There we found a man wondering aroundlooking dazed and confused. The rock narrow-ly missed his car as it rolled across the road.”
Black tar marks are visible streaked ontothe renegade rock.
Geere says the man was driving a small sil-ver car, but they didn’t get his details.
The family is left contemplating their luckyescape.
“My father says it is because he prays forus every night,” says Geere.
“It’s made us stop being so busy chasing thewind...worrying about unimportant stuff,”she adds.
They are also wondering what to do about
their unintended garden feature. “Our gardenhas been redesigned by Mother Nature,” shesays. “The rock may need to be dynamited in-to smaller pieces.” The insurance companyhas declared the incident an “Act of God”.
Asked if advance warning of further possi-ble rock falls was possible, Table MountainNational Park spokesperson Merle Collinssays: “We cannot forecast rockfalls (not evengeotechnicians can), due to the unpredictablenature of the environment where wind, fire,rain and the natural movement of the earthplay a significant role.”
ROLLING STONE: This boulder is the largest of several that dislodged from Silvermine Mountainabove Lakeside in January. It landed in this garden in Bunker Road. Photo: Teresa Fischer
ENGULFING FLAMES: Shortly after08:00 on Friday 10 February, paramedics from Emergency MedicalTreatment (EMT) were dispatched toa fire which broke out in Masiphumelele. Photo: Emergency Medical Treatment
Masi firesmotheredTHERE were no injuries reported af-ter a fire broke out and was swiftlyextinguished in Masiphumelele onFriday 10 February.
EMT spokesperson, Robert deWet, says: “On arrival we found alarge pile of old tyres burning. Theboundary fence of the adjoining tim-ber yard in Lekkerwater Road wasalso completely engulfed in flames.”
He adds that there was a singledwelling adjacent to the fire that wasoccupied at the time of the fire. “Wemanaged to usher the residents ofthe dwelling to a safe distance andensured that the owners of the vehi-cle repair business, at the site of thefire, were a safe distance from thefire,” adds de Wet.
The Fish Hoek Fire Departmentwas quick to respond.
Using hope tocope with cancerTHE Prostate cancer Support Action group(PSA group) will meet at 17:45 for 18:00 onTuesday 21 February in the auditorium ofMEDICLINIC Constantiaberg, BurnhamRoad, Plumstead.
Linda Greeff will discuss ideas on “UsingHope to Cope” with the mental stress of be-ing diagnosed.
Newly diagnosed patients and their part-ners or carers from all over the Cape Metroare welcome to attend, meet prostate can-cer survivors, and share their experience.For more information call or SMS thegroup phone on 073 560 3067.
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NOTICE OF MEETINGS OF THE SUBCOUNCILSFEBRUARY 2012Notice is hereby given that the meeting of the 24 subcouncils for the City of Cape Town willtake place at the time and at the different venues as indicated in the schedule below:
Subcouncil Venue Date Time Manager
1 Council Chambers, Royal Ascot, Milnerton 23 10:00Peter Deacon021 550 1001
2 Kraaifontein Council Chambers 22 10:00Fred Monk021 980 6053
3Council Chambers, Voortrekker Road,Goodwood
23 10:00Johannes Brand021 590 1676
4Parow Council Chambers,Tallent Road, Parow
23 10:00Ardela van Niekerk021 938 8050
5Council Chambers, cnr Jakkalsvlei Avenueand Kiaat Road Bonteheuwel
22 10:00Martin Julie021 695 8161
6Bellville Council ChambersBellville Civic Centre
20 10:00Pat Jansen021 918 2024
7 Bloekombos Community Hall 20 10:00Carin Viljoen021 970 3002
8Strand Council ChambersStrand
23 10:00Izak du Toit021 850 4149
9 Solomon Tshuku Hall, Site C, Khayelitsha 22 10:00Thando Siwisa021 360 1351
10Look-out Hill Tourism Facility,Khayelitsha
20 10:00Fezekile Cotani021 360 1267
11 Athlone Minor Hall 22 10:00Kayise Nombakuse021 630 1600
12Westridge Civic Centre,Mitchells Plain
23 10:00David Cedras021 371 4550
13Brown’s Farm Community Hall 22 10:00
Lunga Bobo021 630 1600
14Luyolo Community Hall,Gugulethu
20 10:00Christopher Jako021 630 1600
15Plover Room,Pinelands Training Centre, Pinelands
22 10:00Mariette Griessel021 531 3437
16Council Chambers, 44 Wale Street,Cape Town
20 10:00Marius Coetsee021 487 2055
17 Athlone Minor Hall 23 10:00Edgar Carolissen021 637 9757
18Rondevlei subcouncil Chambers,Lotus River
23 10:00Okkie Manuels021 700 4020
19 Council Chambers, Fish Hoek 20 10:00Desiree Mentor021 784 2011
20Council Chambers, Alphen Centre,Constantia
22 10:00Brian Ford021 794 2493
21Oostenberg Council Chambers,Kuilsrivier
22 10:00Pieter Grobler021 900 1502
22Oostenberg Council Chambers,Kuilsrivier
20 10:00Richard Moi021 900 1508
23Phillipi Sports Complex,Sheffield Road, Phillipi
20 10:00David Cedras021 371 4551
24 Khayelitsha Training Centre 23 10:00Anthony Mathe021 956 8000
In addition to items of relevance to specific subcouncils, the following items will appear onthe agendas for all subcouncils in February:
• Tabling of City’s Annual Report and executive summary 2010/11 for comment• Draft Tall Building Policy: Public Participation• Street Renaming• Athlone Power Station: Appointment of a Professional Service Provider• Development Framework, Kapteinsklip Station Precinct and Mnandi Coastal Node:
Appointment of a Professional Service Provider
Copies are available for scrutiny at subcouncils, municipal libraries andwww.capetown.gov.za.Organisations are requested to submit comment to their subcouncil.The Rules of Order for subcouncils permit any member of the publicto address the subcouncil on these or any other matters by priorarrangement with the relevant Subcouncil manager.
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER
MEMBERS and friends of the St FrancisOutreach Trust gathered to celebrate a hap-py event at the Kanana Road “Home toGrow” foster home in Masiphumelele onSaturday 4 February.
This was to celebrate the oldest child’s (7)first day of school.
AsFatherNolanTobias, theTrust’s parishpriest, blessed the gathering, he paid tributeto the work that had been achieved in build-ing and creating the home. He remarked onthe caring atmosphere; it a place of happi-ness and light.
“It is clear that the home’s five childrenare responding to the love and guidance oftheir house mother and her assistant andbonding together as siblings of a close-knitfamily,” says Liz Hardman of the Trust.
“In less than three years the trustees haveaccomplished much through their dedica-tion and commitment. Milestones, oncemeasured in bricks and mortar, are nowturned to the laying of hope and aspirationsfor the future of these young lives undertheir care.” she adds.
St Peter’s Parish of Arlington in Virginiaare partners in the trust, and have been adriving force in the fund-raising initiative.A part of the rite of passage to mark the go-ing-to-school ceremony, they received one ofthe “love quilts” which were handcrafted byparishioners of St Peter’s.
She says: “The children of the parish’sSunday school were told about the orphanedand sick children in Africa and asked todraw a scene on a square, denoting love andfriendship. The squares are incorporated inthe overall design, making each quiltunique.”
Hardman says: “As this young boy in
Masiphumelele was wrapped in a giftedquilt, the message of love and caring fromthe children across the world became a partof him.”
As the project continues to evolve, thetrustees are keen to expand and invest inbuilding further homes for vulnerable chil-dren, orphaned through the HIV/Aids pan-demic. Anyone interested in supporting theproject can find information on the website:
www.stfrancistrust.org or phone Monikaon (021) 786 3331.
Quilts patchwounded hearts
WRAPPED IN LOVE: Monika du Sautoy, chairperson of the trust wraps the quilt around theeldest boy Photo: Liz Hardman
Inside the mind of a hunger strikerTERESA FISCHER
HER last meal was a chicken salad, fromCasa Reccio in Hout Bay, followed by anice-cream wafer and a banana.
This was at 20:00 on Saturday 4 February,four days before this reporter chatted toBronwen Lankers-Byrne on Chapman’s Peak– she is refusing to eat until construction ofthe R54m office building and toll plaza isstopped.
Nothing but water has since passed herlips. She lies in the shade of a bush at thebuilding site, where she is camping duringthe day, with the clanging sound of scaffold-ing going up.
Meanwhile, Lankers-Byrne says her
pounding headache lifted on Wednesdaymorning.
She is no longer suffering from the nauseaand vomiting she experienced during thefirst few days, but says she is tired and restsa lot. “I have not been hungry until now,” shesays and adds that she is saving a lot of timeshe would have spent on shopping, cooking,eating and washing up.
“I practise being present,” she explainswhen asked how she passes the time.
She does not read or listen to music, withthe exception of newspaper articles about theplaza.
Lankers-Byrne was a Buddhist nun for twoyears, during which time she spent threemonths on a silent retreat in Burma. “I havemental and physical endurance,” she says,
adding her resolve is strong.“I am represent-ing thousands of people,” she says.
Some of these people have rallied behindher. They stop to chat, bring her water, andsign the petition, which has more than 6 000signatures. Some bring her flowers.
There are lighter moments. When shestands up, her shorts slip down, due to weightloss.She exchanges friendly banter with theforeman, who wrote “out to lunch” on one ofher placards, when she was attending a meet-ing.
Lankers-Byrne says some people are be-mused by her decision, and that she over-heard two Table Mountain National Parkwardens wonder if she was going to die.
“I have been a free spirit for 10 years,” sheexplains.She has two grown children and her
parents are in their late nineties.“This, in a nutshell, is what is going on eve-
rywhere else,” she says, adding that citizensare getting wrapped up in deals governmenthas made with big business. “It’s a small tasteof a bigger issue. They are spending our mon-ey on something we don’t want, something wedon’t need and then charging us for it. It’s cra-zy,”
•When People’s Post spoke to Lankers-Byrne on Monday 13 February, nine days intoher strike, she said she was “feeling very en-ergised”. She adds “hordes” have been visit-ing her and someone even donated a ham-mock.To date, she has received no calls fromPremier Helen Zille, whom she flagged downwhile Zille was cycling the pass, nor fromTransport MEC Robin Carlisle.
TAKING A STAND: Bronwen LankersByrne of the Civil Rights Action Group (Crag), watersthe flowers someone gave to her. She is refusing to eat until construction on the Chapman’sPeak toll plaza stops and a “winwin” solution is found. Photo: Teresa Fischer
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Painter saves woman (78)TERESA FISCHER
A PAINTER working at a Lakesidecomplex did not think of his own
safety when he heard terrified screamsfrom next door, but immediatelyjumped over the boundary wall.
There Kurtley Meyer (47) from LavenderHill discovered a woman with her elderlymother in her arms. She was screaming forhelp; hermotherwaspassedout inher armsand was turning blue.
This was on Tuesday 7 February at 10:15.Meyer took the mother from the woman,
found a cushion for her head and then start-ed CPR. “I learnt it from the television;there is a programme on Monday nights at18:00,” he explains.
“I couldn’t let her die, although she wasnot breathing, there was no pulse,” he says.
Someone had phoned an ambulance, butit got lost.
Some minutes later, a man rushed overto the scene, pushed Meyer away saying“Wat maak jy? Jy weet niks.” Meyer saysthe lady had by then started breathing, buthe had been chased away “like a dog”.
“I felt very heartsore about that,” he says.The man later apologised saying “Ek is jam-mer, maar jy kan nie hierdie dinge doennie.”
Meyer is very emotional about the inci-dent. “I was alone with her, I couldn’t lether die. It could have been anyone’s moth-er,”
Meyer explains his mother died when hewas just seven days old. “She was shot bypolice... there was a gang fight in Parkwood
Estate.” She was caught in crossfire. Henow has eight children of his own.
The woman whose life he saved spenttwo days in False Bay Hospital, wheredoctors say she had an angina attack sosevere that only two percent of people sur-vive.
On Friday, Veronica van Vuuren (78)was at home with daughter by her bed-side, when Meyer and this reporter visit-ed.
Tears stream down his face when hesees her. He wipes them with paint-spat-tered hands.
Her daughter, Belinda Michael, ex-plains that just six months ago her hus-band died in her arms of pancreatic can-cer. Her brother too had a stroke and diedin her front of her.
She struggles to remember what hap-pened. She was supposed to have left ona business trip that day, but the night be-fore developed acute bronchitis and post-poned her departure.
“I heard my mom call my name at thedoor and through the glass I saw her col-lapse. She said to me: ‘I’m going’. She wasthe colour of death. I was convinced mymom had died.”
Van Vuuren felt a sharp pain in her chestand also believed that she was going to die.“I was thinking I need to be here for Joshua,my grandson.”
Her knee is bruised and swollen from herfall, and she is still very tired.
Meanwhile, Meyer’s girlfriend is in an-other room. The family employed her towork as a part time char.
A teary-eyed Meyer says:, “I love you
granny,” and she gives him a hug and a kiss.Meyer says he does his best to help any-
one.In Lavender Hill, he teaches the kids how
to play soccer to try and keep them awayfrom a rough life. His team is the Hawks.
Robert de Wet, Emergency Medical Treat-ment spokesperson, says simplified teach-niques for lay person CPR have resulted in
the public intervening more frequently andwith increasing success.
“Any form of chest compressions in anunresponsive patient, who is not breathingafter a heart attack, can only be good,” hesays, adding that in very few cases havechest compressions resulted in further inju-ry.
Rescue breathing is more technical.
Two caughton cameraTWO men, aged between 25 and 26, havebeen arrested by Simon’s Town Police for at-tempting to break into a house, while theywere doing community service.
Spokesperson Constable Nontobeko Sit-hole, says a resident reported an attemptedhousebreaking.
The complainant said he left his house onSaturday 21 January at 22:00.
When he returned the following day henoticed that the door had been tamperedwith.
He checked the surveillance cameras,which showed the two men trying to forcetheir way inside, and he then handed thefootage to the police.
It showed clearly who the culprits wereand they were arrested for attempted house-breaking.
They appeared in the Simon’s Town Mag-istrate’s Court on Wednesday 8 Februaryand the bail was opposed.
. Between Sunday 5 and Tuesday 7 Febru-ary three cars were stolen in the precinct.A VW Polo was stolen at Queens Road, aToyota Corolla was stolen at Hilltop Road inScarborough and an Isuzu bakkie was sto-len at Fisherman’s Beach.
The Police urge people to report any sus-picious activities.
Contact Simon’s Town Police Station on(021) 786 8646.
HERO: Kurtley Meyer from Lavender Hill performed CPR that he learnt from the television onVeronica van Vuuren (78) after she collapsed and stopped breathing at a Lakeside complex.Also pictured is Van Vuuren’s grandson, Joshua. Photo: Teresa Fischer
WISH YOU WERE HERE: Martie Gilchrist (Post Office), Gregory Clarkson (artist) and AlanLindner are among the stakeholders that celebrated the sale of the first postcards – partof The Fish Hoek Postcard Project – on Wednesday 8 February, at the Fish Hoek Galley.A percentage of the proceeds will go to the ETE Trust. (www.ete.org) The project illustrates historical and contemporary Fish Hoek’s attributes in paintings, illustrations,sketches and photographs in postcard format. They will be displayed in participating shopsthroughout the Valley. Participants were asked to post a card to a friend. Photo: Evelyn Lyle
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Cast a stitch forthe disabledTHE Cape of Good Hope Rotary Club wishesto thank everyone who knitted teddy bears,beanies and gloves in their project last year.
In all, nearly 2 000 items were knitted andthese were given mainly to the physicallychallenged at the One to One day, which isheld in August when service organisations inthe Peninsula get together at the Good HopeCentre and bus in approximately 3 000 physi-cally challenged people of all ages for a dayof fun.
Each organisation has a different stall..The balance of the knitted items were giv-
en to children in hospitals around the Cape.There is also a brand new knitting pattern
for the teddies and the shoulder bag this year.To receive a pattern contact Jean Smythe byemail [email protected].
Should anyone wish to continue knittingthe old teddy pattern, or beanies and gloves,it would be welcomed as well.
Donations of wool, stuffing and needleswill be gratefully received.
Phone Smythe on (021) 782-1469 or 084646 0095.
Body washesup on beachPOLICE are investigating after thebody of Elderico Brown (30) of HoutBay washed up on Noordhoek Beachon Saturday morning.
The body washed up together witha rubber duck. Brown and two othersset out to sea in it on Friday night. Oneman is still missing. The third manwas taken in for questioning.
Johan de Wit, of the Marine andCoastal Management, inspectoratesays he received a call about the bodyon Saturday morning. De Wit saysquad bikes had to be used to retrievethe body from near the Kakapo wreck.
Page 6 People’s Post False Bay LEADER Tuesday 14 February 2012
Price of fameTHE DEATH of acclaimed singer, WhitneyHouston has rocked the world.
After a troubled latter life, rife with drugabuse, the songbird – once the toast of the mu-sic world – was found in her hotel suite beforethe Grammy Awards at the weekend.
Toxicology results are yet to be released.Houston’s story is illustrative of the pres-
sures of life in the spotlight and the destruc-tive coping mechanisms some superstars findsolace in.
The 48-year-old joins other legendary starswhose lives ended sadly in a similar way,such as King of Pop Michael Jackson, AmyWinehouse, rock bassist Mike Starr, grungerocker Curt Cobain and Marilyn Monroe.
Their lifestyles, and ultimate demise,should serve as a reality check for the count-less youths who idolise celebrities, desiringtheir seemingly enchanted lives. Often, star-dom comes at a costly price.
Back home, the Medical Research Councilcites the Western Cape as having the highestpercentage of binge drinkers in high school- 34%.
The number of people seeking treatmentfor methamphetamine (tik) has overtakenthose with alcohol problems. Among patientsunder 20 years, six out of 10 use tik as a prima-ry or secondary substance of abuse.
At this alarming rate, now more than everyouths need a positive influence and positiverole models. Often, these are right on theirdoorsteps and organisations such as AfrikaAblaze, Proudly Manenberg and SportingChance are but some of those offering healthyalternatives.
The true role models are the selfless indi-viduals in the community who coach youthsin soccer on rundown football fields in crime-challenged underprivileged areas such asHanover Park.
Provinces such as the Western Cape isfaced with the devastating effects drug abusehas on families and the economy and requiresthe collaborative input of all roleplayers.
Be grateful you have no regretsI WAS so moved by Jonathan Bouwer’s letter(31 January) that I felt the compulsion to putpen to paper.
Jonathan, life is sometimes so unbelieva-bly hard and unfair that we wonder how itcan be so.
This was certainly the case with your sis-ter.
We all grieve the passing of someone soyoung in such a tragic and unnecessary way,but I wanted to comfort you with one
thought. It is obvious how deeply you lovedher and how much you miss her.
For this she was a very fortunate and bless-ed young lady.
Some people go through a whole life with-out the level of love she must have experi-enced from you. So in the sadness and thegrieving, try and remember the blessing youwere to her and be grateful that in your griefthere are at least no regrets.JULIA SWAIN
Buffs keep dust bunnies awayEVERY February the Fish Hoek Valley His-torical Association has its Annual GeneralMeeting. Usually it is a meeting that passesby uneventfully, but this year on Thursday9 February there was an item on the agendathat concerned the future of the Association.
The Fish Hoek Valley Historical Associa-tion was founded in 1978 through the effortsof then Mayor, the late Malcolm Cobern (hus-band of Joy Cobern) and the late Ethel MayGillard (until her retirement, the librarianat the Fish Hoek Library). It was a thrivingSociety until a few years ago.
The perceived absence of safety for the eld-erly after dark and the busy lifestyle ofyounger and middle aged people, meant thatfewer and fewer attended our meetings de-spite our hosting of interesting speakers.Some felt that this does not put the Associa-tion and Fish Hoek in a good light and thatthey would rather close it down or make it
dormant until there is enough enthusiasm toresurrect the Association.
Alderman Felicity Purchase spoke on theimportance of a historical society in a smalltown. The committee decided to be guided bythe opinion of the members present andtherefore will host speakers for the comingfew months.
As the Association is friends with the mu-seum in Fish Hoek, and in accordance withits Constitution has to donate 50% of its sub-scriptions and donations to the museum, theclosing down would affect the museum. Dur-ing a discussion with the manageress JeanNewport, she indicated it would reduce theincome they allocate to the running costs ofthe museum.
For further information contact DerekTaylor on (021) 782 9914MIEKE GORDONFish Hoek
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. The fish mural should bea shark.
. I’msorry tohear that peo-ple are so put out by havingto deal with those pesky ba-boons. One question though:if you don’t like baboons, whydid you choose to live higherup on the mountain?
. I agree that the toll plazashould not be a two-storeystructure. At the same time,look at the houses that are be-ing built on the mountain-side. Where does it stop? Isthere regulation on how highthey may build?
. SSB, the calibre of the“typical” inhabitants of DaGama Park are the baboons,of course! They do breed wellas a protected species!
Just a thought. Gatesville Road in Kalk
Bay is on the map again. De-clare the road a one-way. Theongoing saga (cars comingfrom either way at the sametime) is blocking a free way topass. Suzie
. Beware all perfume lov-ers: a guy in Simon’s Town isselling Chanel and its justpink water! Ripped me offR350!
. Ek wil net weet wanneermaak die bottle stoor inOcean View toe op Sondae?Hoekom moet sekere oopwees en ander is toe?
. A Valentine’s message tomy Blommetjie from Kom-metjie. From your Babygirlin Fish Hoek. Laurabelle
. Criminal offenders mustget hard labour. Put leg ironson them and let them buildroads. Pay them but theymust pay for their own bedand food. Taxpayers are pun-ished because their hard-earned money is wasted oncruel people.
. I agree with FagmiAbass. Stop the toll roads andstop tenders and outsourcing.You’re killing uswith taxes, leviesand service charg-es. Come on, Zilleand De Lille, wakeup and stop wast-ing our money!
. If only govern-ment can come tothe rescue of thepoor and not sopoor and put an endto inflated prices.Someone’s makingtoo much moneywhile governmentlooks the otherway.
. Shame onstriking EasternCape teachers! Ed-ucation is in chaosin SA! They havejobs while othersdon’t. Maggie,Plumstead
By the way. 1c and 2c coins are no
longer used. Why do pricesstill end with 9c? Sheer profit-eering! Anon
. All ex-teachers, pupilsand parents affiliated withBramble Way Primary:Please phone the school inconnection with its 50th anni-versary which will be cele-brated in July. Call (021) 6944379 or Paul Le Roux on (021)797 4591.
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Tuesday 14 February 2012 LETTERS People’s Post False Bay Page 7
No dignity in counter serviceDuring the last few years I have observed theunprofessional counter service rendered toour people by Social Services.
But then, lack of security, long hours andtoo many people to attend to will frustrate an-yone.
Another worrying point is that there is noprivacy during interviews. A neighbouring
client can clearly hear any intimate detailsabout one’s life. I think all counter servicesshould be reviewed. They need to find a differ-ent way of interviewing clients who apply forchild support and all other grants.
I also think Social Services could be spreadby using empty community halls.CLIVE ALEX JACOBS
Improve local traders’ marketI was interested to read Teresa Fischer’sarticle featuring Joseph and his fish crea-tions, which he sells to earn a living.(“Metal fish put food on the table”, Peo-ple’s Post, 24 January 2012)
Given the number of people simplywaiting for service delivery – isn’t it timethat local government responded morepositively to support people who are us-ing their initiative to create a livelihoodfor themselves?
Why has the council not developed aformal selling area near the KommetjieRoad (old four-way stop) intersection?
The area is on the tourist route.Surely an aesthetically attractive for-
mal selling area would be preferable tothe current unsightly one?SYLVIA HAMMONDMilkwood ParkAlderman Felicity Purchase, Sub-Council chairperson responds: I am
surprised by the letter. The regularisedinformal trading site for these people try-ing to make a living is on Ou Kaapse Wegand has been there for many years. It isunsightly because we battle to get thetraders to clean up after themselves.
The traders rights to create and selltheir wares do not entitle them to obstructtraffic or harass the public. Trading at in-tersections is not allowed except for rov-ing permits for newspapers.
Any person can apply for a trading siteat the Sun Valley informal area throughthe Sub Council. A small fee is payable inorder to manage the trading sites.
Our informal tradingpolicy is availableon the website.
We do have service delivery In the City.That is why we have an influx of peoplefrom the Eastern Cape and the rest of Afri-ca. What we do need to do is prevent ourCity from turning into another free for all.
Violence should be the issueTHE debate that ensued after ProfessorDavid Benataar’s public statement thatmostly men are victims of violence, and assuch needs society’s attention, has sadlyended up in a war of words as to which sexis most affected.
After reading numerous epistles to thepress, I did not get the impression that Pro-fesson Benataar was in any-way trying to minimize thedegree of abuse suffered bywomen.
What he had done was tohighlight the fact that menare victims of violence butlittle or no attention is givento them and their feelings.
This is perhaps becausewe have placed such a hugeemphasis on gender violenceever since we achieved inde-pendence that we havereached the point where menare seen as a bunch of baddies and theirissues relating to violence do not need at-tention.
I agree fully with Professor Benataarthat something should be done about men,who are also victims of all types of vio-lence.
As a practitioner in a lower income areaI treat a fair number of men, who presentto me after being physically assaulted andoccasionally about being molested as chil-dren by family members.
Men rarely talk about their pain as wom-en do, so I am certain that I merely see the
tip of the iceberg.It takes a lot of guts and courage for a
man to talk about emotional pain becausethey feel too shy or they have been broughtup with the false idea that they must hidetheir feelings because they are men.
What we need to debate and discuss isthe various forms of violence; what pro-
vokes it and how to deal withlife’s issues in a peacefulway.
Fighting about which sexis more affected is an exer-cise in futility and will get usnowhere.
I have visited Thailandand India in the past twoyears and what struck me isthat despite their huge popu-lation and constant battle forspace, I have not seen a sin-gle act of aggression or vio-lence.
Almost all the people wore a pleasantsmile. I could walk about freely withoutfeeling fearful or threatened.
Even though their driving is atrocious,I have not seen a single act of aggressionor someone showing their middle finger toanother driver.
They might be liberal with their hootersbut they always displayed a strong senseof courtesy on the roads to fellow drivers.
We need to take some lessons from theeast on how to deal with stressful situa-tions, without resorting to violence.DR EV RAPITI
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This well priced acre is centrallylocated close to the nearby farmvillage & local riding venues. Thepotential to stable horses & withnature on your doorstep make thispiece of land the right choice.
Prime position spectacular sea &mountain views from large privatepatio overlooking the beach.Lounge, 2 beds, modern kitchenwith granite tops, full bath withshower. Security lock up & go.
A career in real estate can be excitingTHIS is a very exciting time ofyear for those who have just fin-ished university or college, withthousands of jobs being adver-tised for those with new degreesor diplomas.
One only has to look at online jobsites like www.CareerJunc-tion.co.za, www.Pnet.co.za orwww.TalentOcean.co.za to appreci-ate that SA has a wealth of opportu-nities for bright young people withall sorts of interests, talents andqualifications, with major retail,motor and mining organizations,banks and accounting firms, IT
companies, travel and tourismcom-panies, engineering and legal firmsand even recruitment companiesthemselves currently advertisingpositions and internships for newgraduates.
The real estate industry is no dif-ferent in being urgently in need ofnew recruits. Being an estate agent,however, is different from manycorporate jobs in a number of excit-ing ways.
For a start, the industry has al-ways been highly entrepreneurialand appreciative of personal initia-tive, which means the financial re-wards possible are not fixed but in
proportion to the individual’s owncommitment, hard work and train-ing.
In addition, there is much morescope for agents to do really wellnow because there are far fewerplayers in an expanding market.
Agent numbers are down to al-most a quarter of what they werefour years ago, while the demandfor homes keeps increasing as ourpopulation grows and more impor-tantly, our recovering economy em-powers more people financially.
What is more, real estate hascome of age with the introductionof compulsory formal NQF4 and
NQF5 qualifications for agents(which they can obtain while work-ing and earning). In short, decidingto become an estate agent is no long-er a stop-gap or part-time job, but areal career choice with great pros-pects.
It is thus a choice definitelyworth considering for graduates,especially if they are self-starters,people orientated and ambitious.
Having said which, it is very im-portant for thosekeen to get into theindustry not to try to go it alone butto join a big group like ours, whichis fully set up to help them get thenecessary qualifications and pro-
vide the mentoring from top per-formers and the practical experi-ence that will put them on the roadto a really great career – Berry Ev-erett, CEO Chas Everitt Interna-tional.
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Vouchers when paying bills on timeTHE City of Cape Town’s May-oral Committee Member for Hu-man Settlements, CouncillorErnest Sonnenberg, handedover vouchers worth R1 000 tosix Housing Incentive Schemewinners on 9 February.
The Housing IncentiveScheme is aimed at further en-couraging all housing debtorsin both the City’s housing rent-al and selling schemes to paytheir accounts. It rewards thosewho pay their accounts regular-ly by giving them a chance towin prizes.
“The Housing IncentiveScheme is a great opportunityfor us to be able to directly meetand liaise with our rental unitclients who pay their accountsregularly. Thanks to our efforts,there has been a definite in-crease in our cash collection forrentals. Many of the winnersare indigent debtors and pen-sioners and we are pleased withthe results of this campaign,”
said Councillor Sonnenberg.To date, 90 debtors from
across the city have each wonR1 000 in Shoprite vouchers.Winners hail from:
Atlantis (four tenants and 11home-owners), Belhar (fourhome-owners), Bellville South(four tenants), Bishop Lavis(two tenants), Bontheuwel (fourtenants and one home-owner),Elsies River (three tenants andthree home-owners), GrassyPark (four tenants), Gugulethu(one tenant),HanoverPark (twotenants), Heideveld (three ten-ants), Kleinvlei (one tenant andtwo home-owners)
• Langa (three tenants), Ma-cassar (four tenants and onehome-owner), Manenberg (sev-en tenants), Melton Rose (onetenant), Mitchells Plain (six ten-ants and five home-owners),Ocean View (two tenants),Parkwood (three tenants),Ravensmead (one tenant), Re-treat (one home-owner),
Scottsdene (three tenants),Strand (one tenant and twohome-owners), Valhalla Park(one tenant).
The incentive scheme, cou-pled with other debt manage-ment actions, has increased thecollection rate by 5% for rentalsand 7% for loans from Novem-ber 2010 to December 2011. TheCity has spent R90 000 in orderto gain an increase in collectionof approximately R850 000 (thecomparison between November2010 and December 2011). Occu-pants who have paid their hous-ing accounts for at least threeconsecutive months qualify forthe competition. Those occu-pants who receive an indigentgrant and have been payingtheir account consistently forthe last three months will alsoqualify. Winners will be exclud-ed from the draw for threemonths following the award be-fore again becoming eligible toparticipate in the draw.
Increased approval of building plansTHE City of Cape Town has reported anincrease in the number of building planspassed during the last quarter of 2011.
There was a 25% increase in thenumber of plans covering residentialproperty and a 31% increase in planscovering non-residential properties.The non-residential component com-prised 102 plans, including 63 for shop-ping space, 14 for industrial/warehous-ing and eight for offices.
“The construction industry is a majoremployer in terms of labour and it istherefore encouraging to learn that thenumber of building plans passed by theCity has increased compared to thesame period in 2010,” said the City’sMayoral Committee Member for Eco-nomic, Environmental and Spatial Plan-ning, Alderman Belinda Walker.
This increase must be viewed in lightof the fact that the overall number ofplans passed for 2011 is slightly lowerthan in the previous year. A total of 23971 plans were passed during 2010, com-pared with 23 769 in 2011. In addition, thehosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cupmeant a greater demand for construc-tion.
The increase during the last quarteris therefore the first indication of an up-turn in the local economy since the cred-it crash. This increase serves as an indi-cation that investors are more positiveabout long-term economic prospects inCape Town. The City awaits the figuresfor the first quarter of this year withgreat anticipation, to gauge whether theupward trend continues.
The City is also working with the Pro-vincialGovernment of theWesternCapeand the Cape Chamber of Commerce toreduce bureaucratic delays through the“Red Tape to Red Carpet” initiative. Aspart of this programme, the City willthis year implement measures to im-prove performance, including a systemwhere developers and members of thepublic will be able to submit their appli-cations electronically.
The electronic system will initiallymanage applications for signage, thenland use applications and finally build-ing plans. This electronic processing ofapplications will speed up service deliv-ery and benefit the public and develop-ment industry, which in turn results injob creation.
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HISTORY: The remains of a centuriesold boat were found at the V & A Waterfront near theClockTower complex during construction work on Wednesday 8 February. Old Canon bulletswere also found on site. The No 1 Siloproject which is a greenbuilding initiative that wason the way to be completed by 2013 has been temporarily suspended. It has also been foundthat the there are approximately 360 ships that sunk between 1610 and 2006 in the TableBay area. Photo: Michael Hammond
Learn to manage your angerHOPE House Counselling Centre will berunning an anger management course foradults.
The first session is on Wednesday 15 Feb-ruary and the second session on Wednes-day 22 February at 19:00 to 21:30. The cost
is R200 per person.For information contact Celeste Erasmus
at Hope House on (021) 715 0424, fax086 524 1348, 084 557 7525, email [email protected] or visit www.hope-house.org.za
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Tuesday 14 February
Fish Hoek: The Fish HoekArt Society will be holdinga watercolour workshopcalled “wet in wet” byJohn Strickland at 14:00 inthe False Bay HospitalHall, in 17th Avenue.Bring paper, paints,brushes and water jar.Guests are most welcome,please pay R10. Phone IainLamond on (021) 782 5353.
Wednesday 15February
Fish Hoek: The Fish HoekGarden Club will meetagain in the Minor Hall ofthe Civic Centre. Themeeting will start prompt-ly at 19:00 and this month’sspeaker will be HiliaryMauve. All members areurged to attend and visi-tors would be very wel-come. For further infor-mation please contact thesecretary on (021) 785 2575.
Saturday 18 February
Fish Hoek: Valentine’s
dance hosted by “In theMood” Dance Club will beheld at 20:00 in the CivicCentre Hall. Dress in redand white. Bring owndrinks and more. Mem-bers pay R20, Non mem-bers pay R25. Booking isessential. Phone (021) 7824991.
Sunday 19 FebruaryCape Point: Friends ofThe Cape of Good Hopehike at Cape Point. Meetinside thepaygate at 09:00.Wear the usual hikinggear, bring water, snacksand a Wild Card if youhave one – otherwise theentrance fee is R80 per per-son. For further informa-tion phone Kelly on (021)712 6004.
Monday 20 FebruaryScarborough: All self-em-ployed Scarborites are in-vited to attend a BusinessNetwork meeting. This isthe first meeting of a coregroup of Scarborough pro-fessionals and businesspeople. It takes place from09:00 to 10:30 at the Camel
Rock Restaurant. BringR15 for a cup of tea andbusiness cards for thelucky draw. Phone Markon 079 183 6700.
Wednesday 22February
Fish Hoek: The AnnualGeneral Meeting of theFish Hoek Art Society willtake place at 19:00 in theRecreation Hall at FalseBay Hospital,17th Ave-nue. All members are re-quested to attend. Mem-bers are requested tobring one art work forcomment and discussionafter the business side ofthe meeting has been con-cluded. Tea will be served.Further details from IainLamond (021) 782 5353.
Wednesday 29February
Simon’s Town: An illus-trated lecture (DumpsWil-lis Memorial Lecture) out-lining the contribution byearly Dutch and Huguenotsettlers to the develop-ment of Simon’s Bay, andthe few remains of thattime, will be presented byProfessor Boet Dommisseat the Museum in CourtRoad at 17:30 for 18:00. En-trance R20 includes a glassof wine or fruit juice. Forfurther informationphone Yvonne Mawhin-ney on (021) 786 4404.
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Carla ‘falls’ for her beauLILLIAN AMOS
FINDING true love on acruise ship off the Carib-
bean coast after slipping anddrawing the attention of theperson you’re meant to bewith for the rest of your lifesounds like somethingstraight out of a Mills andBoon novel.
But this is exactly how 26-year-old Carla Meyer met herdream partner, LawrenceLee. The couple is set to mar-ry at a picturesque Stellen-bosch wine estate on Satur-day 3 March after they fellhopelessly in love on a cruiseship both of them were work-ing on.
Carla, a beautician fromWetton, studied at the CapeTechnikon and decided topursue a career on a cruiseliner after training in Lon-don. She worked 12 hours aday, seven days a week and to-wards the end of her first tripshe was introduced to her fu-ture husband.
One evening, Carla’sfriends were having dinnerand she decided to join them.It must have been fate – or herlegs might just have beenpushing her after seeing thehandsome New Zealander –as Carla took a tumble in themain dining area.
After recovering from theembarrassing moment, Carla
started noticing Lawrencemore and friends from bothsides were telling them to getin touch with each other.
After the many months atsea, the two finally becamemore cosy and started watch-ing movies together andspending more time in eachother’s company.
After the cruise, both wenttheir separate ways butvowed to stay in contact.Eventually, they decided tojoin another cruise for eightmonths and rekindle the rela-tionship.While their lovewasgrowing, Carla’s parents, An-dre and Ronelle, decided tovisit their daughter on thecruise ship for a vacation.
This was the perfect oppor-tunity forLawrence to ask theMeyer’s for their daughter’shand in marriage, even
though it was the first time hehad met them. Andre andRonelle gave their permis-sion and the lovebirds cameback to South Africa to go ona vacation at the Kruger Na-tional Park.
“We had a lovely outdoordinner and everything wasjust perfect. Eventually, des-sert was served but I grewsuspicious after Lawrencekept telling me to not eat thedessert just yet.” Then Law-rence popped the question.
“It was so romantic”, saysCarla. The two are not surewhether they will live here inSouth Africa or in New Zea-land.
“At the moment, we are try-ing to get on another cruisetogether but if not, I will bemoving to New Zealand,” thebride-to-be says.
LOVE BIRDS: Carla Meyer and Lawrence Lee prove that true lovedoes exist. Photos: Supplied
Tuesday 14 February 2012 SPORT People’s Post False Bay Page 11
OCEAN VIEW HOUSING PROJECTThe City of Cape Town’s New Settlements Department will hold the final follow-up sessionfor proposed beneficiaries of the Ocean View Housing projects.
Applicants living in Ocean View whose names appear on the City’s database up to 2009should come forward. Also those who have outstanding information from the previoussessions are requested to hand it in at the following venue:
Venue: Ocean View Civic Centre, Carina Road, Ocean ViewDate: Wednesday 22 February 2012 to Friday 24 February 2012Time: 09:00 to 14:00
Venue: Ocean View Civic Centre, Carina Road, Ocean ViewDate: Saturday 25 February 2012Time: 09:00 to 12:00
The following documents must be produced on the day:• Green barcoded ID• Marriage/divorce/death certificate• Children’s birth certificate• Proof of income• Any other relevant documents
For further enquiries please contact Maureen Lewin on021 710 9303.
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER13/2012
Ottery baseball club in need
Softball SA topman suspended
LIAM MOSES
ONE of South Africa’s oldest baseballclubs has appealed to businesses for spon-sorship after experiencing a massivegrowth in its player numbers.
Thistle Baseball Club, which is basedin Ottery, has seen its junior ranks swellfrom around 20 players to around 120, af-ter a marketing drive by the club resultedin an influx of young players.
Providing playing kits for the juniorteams has always been a struggle for theside, but since the increase in players thistask has become practically impossible.
According to Garth van Eeden, theteam’s facilities manager, the club is indire need of all the basic requirements fora junior baseball team. “In the past thepeople involved at the club have spon-sored what they can. Now I’m trying toget the club known out there to get somesponsors because we are short of baseballequipment,” said Van Eeden.
“We don’t have enough baseball gloves.We don’t have enough balls, bats, helmetsand basically all the general equipmentto play with.”
The side also provides its juniors withpractice shirts, match shirts, socks, capsand pants, and pays for their registrationwith the union.
The team’s 120 junior players comefrom areas all around the southern penin-sula, including Strandfontein, Mitchell’sPlain, Hanover Park and Heideveld, andoften they cannot afford to pay for this.
Apart from this, Thistle has other over-heads which need to be paid in order tokeep the club running. “Because of thecommunity we serve, we try to buy thekit or have it made, but it’s an ongoingstruggle,” he said. “We also have weeklyexpenses to cover. We have water andelectricity bills that have to be paid. Wearen’t asking that a company pay thesebills for us, we’re just asking that some-one help us buy more equipment for thejuniors. “What keeps us surviving thesedays is our club house, because we havea bar and we try to have functions. Thatis all that keeps us alive.”
Anyone interested in helping the teamwith sponsorship can contact Garth vanEeden at 083 3531359 or [email protected].
MARK WARD
THE suspensionof Noore Nacer-
odien by SoftballSouth Africa hassent shockwavesthrough the sport.
Nacerodien’s sus-pension comes justweeks after he waslauded for the suc-cessful staging of theJunior Women’sWorld Champion-ship in December.
Nacerodien head-ed the Local Organis-ing Committee forthe prestige event,which took place inCape Town from theTuesday 6 to Friday17 December at theTurfhall Park Stadi-um in Crawford.
Nacerodien saidthe action from thesports controllingbody is a mystery tohim and that he was notified via a text mes-sage.
According to the message his suspensionis due his failure to present a comprehen-sive report relating to the World Champi-onship.
He is also banned from all forms of thesport and was not allowed to complete hisumpiring duties at the weekend.
“The suspension comes as a shock to me.I did submit a report,” said Nacerodien.
“Unfortunately I could not attend the 4February meeting, but three delegatesfrom the Western Province, who servedwith me on the LOC were given the reportfor discussion at the meeting.
“I am seeking legal advice and cannotspeak too much. The only thing I wish toadd is, why the banning order? Is it not theresponsibility of the organisation to firstsummons a member? Normal proceduresthen dictate that if the person in questionfails to attend that meeting then shoulddrastic action like this follow? I was not af-forded that opportunity.
“The banning has cast a shadow over meand has created suspicion. I need to clearmy name, and the national body has someexplaining to do.”
The sports controlling body SSA con-firmed Nacerodien’s suspension in state-ment this week.
“This serves to confirm that the generalcouncil meeting of the SSA, held on the 04February in Kempton Park, has decided tosuspend Mr Noore Nacerodien, the 1st VicePresident of SSA and also the chairman ofthe LOC that organised the 2011 ISF JuniorWomen World Championship that tookplace in Cape Town during the 06 to 17 De-cember 2011, from all softball activities un-til he has presented before the Council, thecomprehensive report of the event.
“The Council went further to reject hisresignation as the 1st vice President of SSAuntil the above matter has been resolved,”the statement concluded. Denise Paulsen,president of Western Province SoftballFederation and secretary general of the na-tional body, refused to comment on Nacer-odien’s banning order and referred corre-spondence to Guillo Marapjane, presidentof the national body.
Nacerodien recently said he would beavailing himself for the presidential racein August later this year, a position he helduntil 2008 when the incumbent, Paulsen,took over.
OUT IN THE COLD: Noore Nacerodien, vicepresident of SoftballSouth Africa, has been suspended. Here he can be seen in happiertimes, before the the World Junior Softball Championships werehosted at Turfhall Park.
Photo: Mark Ward
OVER: Mark Bright of Camps Bay High School clears the bar to win the Boys U17 high jump.Camps Bay were the winners on the day with Garlandale second and the Leadership Collegefrom Manenberg third. Photo: Rashied Isaacs
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Ikeys believein themselvesLIAM MOSES
It is a well-known saying in sport thatgetting to the top is a lot easier than
staying there, and it seems that the Uni-versity of Cape Town’s Varsity Cup teamwill learn just how true that is this sea-son.
The Ikey Tigers became only the secondteam to win the competition last year, whenthey defeated the University of Pretoria 26-16 and wrestled the title away from local ri-vals, University of Stellenbosch, who haddominated the competition since its incep-tion in 2008.
Since the team’s excellent performancelast year, several of their star players gradu-ated into the senior team at the Stormers,leaving them short on experience and quali-ty.
But head coach Kevin Foote believes thatthe loss of these players cannot be blamedfor his team’s poor showing in their openinggame against the University of Free State.
“Obviously those players were fantasticand that’s why they have gone up the ranks.But themajority of playerswenowhave, hadplayed in the Western Cape league, and wewon the Western Cape league, so there is noreal excuse,” said Foote.
“We planned for this, but just didn’t exe-cute well on Monday. I still believe this teamis good enough to win. If I don’t back theplayers, who will?”
Nick Fenton-Wells, Donovan Armand,Eben Etsebeth, Nizaam Carr, Demetri Cat-rakilis, Nic Groom and Marcel Brache aresome of the players who were not availablefor selection when UCT lost 38-10 to Shimlas.
Foote has put the defeat down to poor exe-cution from his side as well as the excellentdefence of UFS, forcing errors from UCT.
“Shimlas played well and put a lot of pres-
sure on us. I think it showed in our ball han-dling. I think it was two-fold. They put us un-der pressure and we didn’t cope well.”
The defeat came as a surprise to manyUCT fans, and the early season enthusiasmof many supporters seems to have fadedaway.
Foote said that although he understandsthe disappointment, his team should not bewritten off just yet.
“I think I understand why people are hav-ing a negative response to some aspects ofthe defeat,” said Foote.
“At the same time, it was one game andwe created a lot of opportunities for our-selves but didn’t convert them into points.It’s not all doom and gloom.
“We know we disappointed some of ourfans, but it’s one game. We will move on andwe will come back.”
Foote added that his players were confi-dent in their ability to retain the title thisseason.
“For some of the guys it’s the first timethey lost in the first team jersey. Maybe notin the Varsity Cup because it was their de-but, but they played 9 or 10 games in the firstteam jersey and they won. They definitelybelieve they can win it.”
EYE ON THE BALL: Quinton Dreyer of Wynberg Boys swings for the boundary during a Under19A match against Stellenbosch school Paul Roos at the Jacques Kallis Oval on Saturday11 February. Photo: Peter HeegerSWEEP: Zaahier Samaai of Wynberg Boys plays a sweepshot during an Under 19A match
against Paul Roos at the Jacques Kallis Oval. Photo: Peter Heeger