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Cables snaking aheadNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

The third phase of a project to lay cablesunderground between Clovelly and Si-mon’s Town is set to start this week.

The cables provide an alternative to over-head electricity lines to be more aesthetical-ly pleasing along the coastal scenic routefrom Fish Hoek to Simon’s Town, explainsErnest Sonnenberg, Mayco member for util-ity services. Underground cables are morereliable, less prone tovandalismandrequirelower maintenance.

“The cable trench is the main contribut-ing factor which impacts on the immediatearea and its surrounds as the cable routetraverses urban areas and along the mainroute roads. As the route is in existing roadsidewalks, the impact on plant life and ani-mals such as beetles, amphibians and in-sects will be negligible,” he explains.“A further impact as a consequence of the

cable trench is disruption to road traffic,thougheveryeffortwill bemade tominimisethis impact.”The City of Cape Town project has been

carried out in three phases. The Clovelly to

FishHoek section started last year and is ex-pected to continueuntilMay. The section be-tween Dido Valley and Simon’s Town beganlast month and will be completed in August,while the third phase – between Fish Hoekand Dido Valley – will start this week andrun until November.All three phases cost around R33m.The project has been approved by the De-

partment of Environmental Affairs and De-velopment Planning. Certain mitigationmeasures have been laid out andmust be ad-hered to during the construction phase, Son-nenberg says. Among the recommendations

is the appointment of an environmental con-trol officer to ensure compliance with theregulatory body and ensure the safety ofproperty, residents, flora and animals.As part of the approval process, a traffic

management planhas been submitted to andapproved by Transport for Cape Town to en-sure minimal traffic disruption, he says.“The electricity services department also

has a dedicated project manager and a clerkof works who will monitor and manage thecontractor daily to ensure proper site man-agement and that the project is moving ac-cording to programme.”

Greg Bertish gave newmeaning to the phrase“smooth sailing” when hespent 24 hours on some“rough” waters in the V&AWaterfront from Friday toSaturday, but it was all for agood cause. Read the story ofthe Little Optimist on page 4.

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cling organisation, announced that it haschanged the rules “to encourage schools tomake a longer lasting and positive impacton the environment”.The annual competition rewards schools

for collecting used cans. The more cans col-lected by a school, the higher its chances ofwinning a share of R240 000 in prizes.Over and above the prize money that a

school can win, it is also paid per kilogramof steel or aluminium cans.“This year, instead of qualifying for

monthly prizes, schools will work towardsa silver, gold or platinum status, based onthe amount of cans they collected,” says Zi-masa Velaphi, spokesperson of Collect-a-Can. Each time a school moves to the nextstatus, it will be given R1000. Only schools

that reach the top platinum statuswill qual-ify for the national prizes.“From this year onwards, schools can en-

ter the competitionany time from thebegin-ning of the year until the last day in Octo-ber, but the sooner they enter the better.The competition is also restricted to educa-tional institutions only, such as primary orhigh schools, crèches, boy scouts and girlguides,” adds Velaphi.Schools can get their entry forms on

www.collectacan.co.za.“We believe that with these new statuses

implemented, schools will be encouraged tocollect even more cans to achieve a plati-num status. Ultimately, this will aid in hav-ing a longer lasting and positive impact onour environment,” says Velaphi.V For more information about the competition, callCollect­a­Can’s head office on 011 466 2939, visitwww.collectacan.co.za or find them on Facebook andTwitter.

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Donations boost firefightersThe volunteer firefighters of the City ofCape Town’s Disaster Risk Managementhave bought seven new water trailers – apurchase made possible by residents andbusinesses who donated in a radio-thonspearheaded by Primedia Broadcasting inthe aftermath of last year’s fires in theSouth Peninsula. The volunteers receivedjust over R400 000 of the funds raised andused this donation to buy the fire skid units.The new fire skid units are fully equipped

trailers, each fitted with a 650F water tank.The trailers also boast a twin-stage centrifu-gal pump, an aluminium locker for equip-ment, a 30m dragline hose with nozzle and120mof canvas hose and a nozzle. Thewatertank and hoses can easily be transferred toa bakkie and, given that they aremore com-

pact, the units can get into confined areaslike informal settlements to fight firesmoreeasily, explains JP Smith, Mayco memberfor safety and security.“I would like to thank the residents and

corporate sponsors for their donation. Thefunds raised have been used to procuremuch-needed equipment which will en-hance the firefighting efforts of our volun-teers. This equipment can also be used ininstances of flooding, to clear waterloggedareas,” he says.“We have built a formidable volunteer

base in theCity of CapeTownover the yearsand we appreciate each and every gestureto help equip these men and women whodedicate their time and skills so selflesslyin service of their fellow residents.”

From left are John Bayly Brown of the City of Cape Town’s Emergency Services, JP Smith,Mayco member for safety and security, and Juanita Bloemetjë of Primedia Broadcasting.

Railway propertyis off limitsGARY VAN DYK

@gvdcapejazz

While travelling by train is still a trans-port priority formany across the Penin-

sula it is also a source of pleasure, offeringtrips to the seaside and other interesting pla-ces.Social media have also seen the rise in peo-

ple using railway property, disused train sta-tions and tracks as backdrops for weddingand matric dance shoots, but is this legal?There are many areas where communities

live next to tracks and invade these areas.Children break through fences and play nextto tracks, raising concernsabout their safety.Madelein Williams, spokesperson of the

RailwaySafetyRegulator, gives some insightinto what you can and cannot do on railwayproperty.She explains that railway reserves are ap-

provedoperational areas that are exclusivelydemarcated for train operations.“There are serious consequences for peo-

ple who illegally enter these reserves, be-cause it is private property,” she says.“As such, any person can be criminally

charged for trespassing and the regulationsempower operators to institute eviction pro-ceedings against any unlawful occupiers ofthe railway reserve or a land adjacent to therailway reserve.“The sameapplies to peopleusing it for rec-

reational purposes, like photo shoots or film-ing.“It is the primary responsibility of the op-

erator to protect its assets, and ensure thatnecessary legal action is taken against anytrespassers.

“This responsibility of the operator isclearly reflected in the National RailwaySafety Regulator Act. Section 5 of the Act pla-ces the primary responsibility of ensuringsafe railway operations squarely on theshoulders of the operator.“In our attempt to address challenges with

railway reserves, we have developed two setsof regulations.“The rail reserve regulations will oblige

railway operators to erect fences, build wallsand bridges and put up signs to prevent anyencroachment on the railway reserve.”In addition to these regulations on railway

reserves, Williams says, the Railway SafetyRegulator has developed regulations for rail-way security, which will require operatorsto develop, implement andmaintain a securi-ty plan to tackle all securitymatters andchal-lenges.“The regulation will require operators to

deploy security personnel or electronic devi-ces to monitor the perimeter of the railwayreserve fence or wall in built-up areas.”She also stresses the importance of passen-

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lenge is the issue of people being struck bytrains,” she says.“Last year a total of 643 people were struck

by trains. This is followed by electrocutionand crime that takes place within the re-serves, such as cable theft. The negative im-plications of such criminal activities to oureconomy are incalculable.”The Regulator was established to oversee

and promote safe railway operationsthrough appropriate support, monitoringand enforcement.

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Police in Ocean View have come under at-tack amid allegations of corruption.Officers have been threatened, chased

away from crime scenes and had rocksthrown at them.Captain Angie Latchman, spokesperson

of the Wynberg policing cluster, says offi-cers receive threats on an ongoing basis asa result of allegations of corruption.“Threats of this nature affect the morale

of officers, especially those who go beyondthe call of duty to ensure the safety and se-curity of the community within the polic-ing precinct of Ocean View,” she says.Kathy Cronje, chairperson of the Com-

munity Police Forum (CPF), confirms theattacks.“Unfortunately, it has also happened at

murder scenes. People have thrown rocksat them and told them that they cannotcome near the crime scenes. Of course thisaffects the officers and their performance,but the underlying fact is that the commu-nity does not trust some of the police mem-bers.“However, the crime is out of hand now,

and the onlyway to try to stop it is by allow-ing the police to do their jobs. It is not allthe police members who are not trusted,just two or three members,” Cronje says.“If there is evidence of corrupt police offi-

cials then the community is urged to en-sure that thismatter is brought to the atten-tion of the station commander of OceanView police as the police will not condoneany misconduct on the part of its mem-bers,” Latchman says.Cronje adds: “The only way an investiga-

tion into this can be opened is if someoneputs in a statement under oath. That is theonly way we can get rid of corrupt officers– by people coming forward. If ‘everyone’knows they are corrupt, please could ‘ev-eryone’ come forward. Only the communi-ty has the power to stop the corruption. Ifsomeone is prepared to put in a statement,and they do not trust the police, they cancontact the CPF.”

Locals houndpolice for‘corruption’ NICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

A crime prevention unit of five police offi-cers is expected to start operating in

Ocean View next month.This was announced at a public meeting

– held in Ocean View last Tuesday in a part-nership between the OceanViewCivic Asso-ciation, the Ocean View police and the Com-munity Police Forum – to address communi-ty members’ safety.The police station has established the unit

to focus predominately on drug and alcohol-related crimes, says Captain Angie Latch-man, spokesperson of the Wynberg policingcluster.Kathy Cronje, chairperson of the Commu-

nity Police Forum (CPF), confirmed that theOceanView police have received 14 new offi-

cers, with another four scheduled to beginthis month.Since January, operations and vehicle

checkpoints are carried out almost weekly.Thirty-two houses have been searched fordrugs and two illegal firearms confiscated.“Our detectives have arrested most of the

murder suspects –wehavenever seenpeopleworking for such long hours. They haveseized incredible amounts of tik, mandraxand dagga,” says Cronje.The cluster plans to approach the provin-

cial police commissioner to have OceanView declared a gang area, Latchman says.Despite statements from top Ocean View

police officials that the area had been de-clared a gang area, Latchman confirmed thatthis had not yet taken place.“A recommendation will be forwarded to

the provincial office to consider classifying

Ocean View as a gang area. However, onlythe provincial office canmake the final deci-sion on the classification of gang stations,”she says.Latchmandidnot respond to a query about

the criteria required for a suburb to be de-clared a gang area.Cronje says it unfortunately remains un-

clear as to “what is involved in being de-clared a ‘gang station’”.“I gather that the only person who can an-

swer is the provincial commissioner him-self. So on behalf of the community we haveformally asked the cluster to find out for us.As I do not knowwhat the criteria for a ‘gangstation’ are, I have no idea what this wouldmean for Ocean View. Perhaps we shouldlook at the criteria and consider the reper-cussions before we ask for this status,” shesays.

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New cops onto drugs, alcohol

The Cape Town support group of theHuntington’s Association of SouthAfrica meets at Abbott’s College,Greenwood Road, Claremont on thesecond Thursday of the month at19:00.They have lots of plans and activi-

ties lined up for the year.V For more information contact Jess Selfe on082 318 3330 or jessica_selfe@yahoo.co.uk.

Huntington’s groupmeets monthly

Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) is inthe process of obtaining a permit for a num-ber of controlled burns in various sectionsof the park between March and April.Weather-permitting, TMNP is planning

controlled burning at two areas in the CapePoint section, namely Black Hill from SunValley toGlencairnand Roodeberg in theCa-pri Village area.Although such burning is a source of con-

cern to residents, wild fires will occur andan uncontrolled fire could pose a huge riskto life andproperty on theurban edge. There-fore the removal of dry flammable materialby means of a prescribed burn will reducethe likelihood of these uncontrolled wild-

fires from occurring.Fynbos vegetation is both fire-prone and

fire-adapted.Theuseof fire formsan integralpart of the ecological management of thepark.The park’s fire management department

and Sanparks’ Cape Research Centre havedeveloped a scientific burning plan for theentire park.Prescribed burns in fynbos vegetation re-

duce fire hazards by reducing the unneces-sary “fuel” accumulated on the ground as aresult of alien plant clearing operations, re-juvenate the fynbos and form an essentialpart of controlling invasive alien plants.When the burn takes place, surrounding

residents are advised to keep their windowsshut. Flammable items such as gas canistersshould be removed from outside areas andlaundry should be taken off washing lines toprevent smoke odour contamination.Prescribed burning will never take place

on days with strong or gale-force winds andwill not take place over weekends or publicholidays.V Should you see a fire that takes place outside theabove specified conditions call the TMNP fire manage­ment department on 021 689 7438/9.V All residents of adjacent properties have a right tolodge written queries or objections to the City of CapeTown’s air pollution control section on 021 590 5200or bronwyn.davidson@capetown.gov.za.

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Wine, food day for family at Farm VillageNoordhoek Village will host its second an-nual family wine and food event called theNoordhoek crush on Saturday 9 April from11:00 to 17:00.The event aims to bring wine farms from

all over the province to the area in a family-focused festival.The Noordhoek crush is a food and wine

event for all family members, breaking tra-ditions of aristocratic wine events wherequaffing and spitting are encouraged andchildren discouraged. The festival will bebrimmingwith food, over 100 wines from 20wine farms and fun and games for children.

All the Farm Village restaurants will beopen for business as usual and there will bepop-up stalls. The festival includes a liveband providing music during the day.Free parking is available at the Noord-

hoek Village.Profits made during the day will be split

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Tuesday 8 March

V Muizenberg: A talk will be held by theAfrican Institute for Mathematical Sciencesat 6 Melrose Road at 19:00. The talkpresented by Prof Nicola Mulder of the UCTComupational Biology Group is titled“Women in science and the science ofwomen – studying microbiomes”. Entry isfree.

Wednesday 9 March

V Fish Hoek: The next Flame Lily social teawill take place at the Fish Hoek bowlingclub at 10:00. Entry is R10 for membersand R20 for visitors. Call Priscilla Rees on021 782 4573.

V Glencairn: The Simon’s Town communitypolice subforum (sector 1) and neighbour-hood watches will meet in the Bay Café at18:30. Contact Ernest S Harris on021 787 4200 or 083 319 6562.

Thursday 10 March

V Simon’s Town: Two film screenings willtake place at the Simon’s Town museum,at 11:00 and 14:00 respectively. The firstfilm, at 11:00, Facing death – The life andwork of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, will explorethe work of Kubler-Ross, who dedicated herlife to destigmatise dying and drawattention to the treatment of the terminal-ly ill. At 14:00, The living matrix – The newscience of healing shows the fields ofenergy and information that drive humanbiochemistry. The film aims to expand ourunderstanding of human biology.

V Fish Hoek: Join researcher Dr Lynn Hurryat the Fish Hoek Library from 16:00 to17:00 to share ideas on schools’ fieldworkprogrammes focusing on water andwetlands.

Friday 11 March

V Fish Hoek: Son-rise Christian men’sbreakfast will take place at Fish HoekBeach Galley every Friday at 08:00.Worship and a devotional will be followedby a sunrise breakfast with coffees. Nobooking needed. Entry costs R45. ContactJulian on 082 358 4155.

Saturday 12 March

V Fish Hoek: The Fish Hoek craft marketwill be held every second and last Saturdayof the month from 09:00 to noon. CallMary-Ann on 021 784 2030.

V Fish Hoek: The South African CakeDecorating Guild will meet at the NGChurch in Kommetjie Road at 13:30. Learnthe art of cake decorating and enjoy a

demonstration on the making of pinkpoinsettia by Barbara Shenfield and amini-demonstration by Grace Stevens.Contact Stevens on 082 561 0589 orShenfield on 083 680 6593.

Sunday 13 March

V Cape Point: Join the Cape Point volun-teers for a hike along on the False Baycoast. Meet inside the gate at 08:00.Hikers should have boots, a hat, rain gear,water and snacks. The walk will finish by12:30. Bring your Wild card or pay admis-sion charge. Contact John on 021 782 2379or 084 249 9979.

V Hout Bay: The Lions Club of Hout Bayart and craft market will be trading againevery Sunday, weather permitting, from10:00 to 16:00. The market is wheelchairand pushchair-friendly and has off-streetparking. Contact Miranda on 082 850 9752.

Monday 14 March

V Marine Estate: The Marine EstateNeighbourhood Watch will meet in theMuizenberg High School hall, Dover Road at19:00. New members are welcome. ContactLiz on 021 788 7810 or 083 947 6972.

Wednesday 16 March

V Fish Hoek: The University of the ThirdAge False Bay will host a talk by Dr DeanAllen, a senior academic at BournemouthUniversity and a research associate atStellenbosch University. He will be speakingon his new book Empire War and Cricket inSouth Africa: Logan of Matjiesfontein at theFish Hoek Civic Centre at 10:00. Entry isfree. Call Mary Shears on 021 782 5222.

Saturday 19 March

V Sun Valley: An earth hour picnic will beheld on Sun Valley Common, Corsair Drivefrom 18:00. Bring a blanket, picnic supperand optional eco-light. Support the FishHoek Brownies, who will be removingthorny weeds in the playpark that after-noon, or bring your gardening gloves tohelp them. Contact Sun Valley Eco Watch’sKaren Gray-Kilfoil on 021 785 5811 orkargray@telkomsa.net.

Sunday 27 March

V Scarborough: Bishop Joe Bell will lead anEaster service in the community hall at09:00. All are welcome, especially children.

Saturday 2 April

V Glencairn Heights: The False Bay SportsShooting Club will hold an open day at theshooting range in Tercentenary Way from09:00 to 16:00. Handguns, semi-auto rifles,shotguns, black powder, cowboy guns andclay targets are available on the day.Certified range officers will instructshooters. Entry costs R30 per shooter.Contact Ruby Lawrence on 063 393 7767 orinfo@falsebaysportshooting.co.za

The South African Writers College is hos-ting a short story competition.

Entry for the competition, with cash pri-zes, is free but only open to writers who ha-ve not hadmore than four stories or articlespublished.

This competition has a theme, “TheGift”,but this should not be the title of the story,and it should not be longer than 2 000words.

Closing date for the competition is Satur-day 30 April. Attach your story as a Worddocument and send to: Nichola@sawriter-scollege.co.za. Include the title, your emailaddress and total numbers of words of yourentry on the first page of the document.

Do not include your name on any page ofthe story.For further details go to www.sawriterscollege.co.za

Send your short story and win cash prizes

GARY VAN DYK@gvdcapejazz

Sailing the seven seas can be the adventureof a lifetime, but Greg Bertish took to a

smaller “sea” to raise funds for a good cause.On Friday the big wave surfer and former

South African lifesaving Surf Ski Masterschampion was in the V&A Waterfront to setsail in an optimist sailing dinghy, called theLittle Optimist, to tackle the dangerous wa-ters of ... a paddling pool.

Bertish, being the optimist that he is, be-lieved that he could conquer all odds in thetiny vessel to inspire and promote positivebelief in children while raising funds for theChildren’s Hospital Trust.

For 24 hours the brave Bertish sailed theperilous seas of paddling pool.

The 44-year-old father has already provedto the world that he too can battle the odds.

At the age of 31, he underwent open-heartsurgery to remove bacteria which had at-tacked his aortic valve. It took a year of reha-bilitation for Bertish to recover.Funds raised by him will contribute to the

expansion and the upgrade of the paediatricintensive care unit at the Red Cross War Me-morial Children’s Hospital, saving the livesof thousands of critically ill or injured chil-dren.

His stunt at the V&A Waterfront precedesa more intrepid adventure that he will em-bark on next month.

The Little Optimist will sail the actual sea,covering 200km from Cape Hangklip to Sal-danha Bay around Cape Point – where no op-timist has gone before.

“We are so grateful that the LittleOptimistwill be taking to the high seas to raisemoney

and awareness for the thousands of little pa-tients that are treated at the Children’s Hos-pital from around Africa,” says Louise Driv-er, CEO of the Children’s Hospital Trust.“The hospital manages 260 000 patient vis-

its a year, a third of whom are under the ageof one year.“These injured and ill children need a

world-class paediatric intensive care unit tooffer them life-saving support, and it’s peoplelike Greg who contribute to making thisdream a reality.“These children face a battle every day on

their road to recovery, so it’s a wonderfulmetaphor for the challenge that they face.Wewish the Little Optimist the best of luck onhis adventure.”

Too few patient bedsThe hospital houses the largest ICU for

children in Africa. Children in need of spe-cialised and emergency critical care are re-ferred from all over the continent.Yet this vital unit only has 22 of about 35

ICU beds set aside for children in the prov-ince.This ICU is in serious need of an upgrade

and expansion to add beds, develop a high-care unit for neonatal patients as well as es-tablish isolation cubicles. The high-care unitand the isolation cubicles will ensure opti-mal treatment through better infection con-trol, which is critical in an ICU.“I know me as an adult would have helped

me as a kid, to believe in myself sooner,dream bigger and reach for more,” said Ber-tish.“I believe I can do this for thousands of sick

and needy kids. Help the little Optimist andmyself to inspire them.”

Dinghy takes onhigh seas for kids

PEOPLE'S POST | FALSE BAYTuesday, 8 March 2016 NEWS 5MASIPHUMELELE

Pre-school welcomedIt’s time to learn for the 160 pupils at thenew Masi-educate pre-school.The school was opened on Friday by Su-

zette Little, Maycomember for social devel-opment and early childhood development(ECD), after renovations at the old farm-house at the northern end of Masiphumele-le on City of Cape Town land.Local NGO Masicorp, which has expert-

ise in early childhood development, has un-dertaken an extensive renovation of thefarmhouse and the creation of eight moreclassrooms and other facilities. The pre-school now has over 160 places for children,including a Grade R class.The pre-schoolwas run formanyyears by

Winnie Tsoto before she retired in 2013, andwill nowbe runbynewprincipal LindiHan-gana.“This has been a wonderful experience

for all of us involved and we are very proudof our new school,” says Hangana.In 2012, the City asked Masicorp to make

the original pre-school sustainable and tobring it up to the standards set out by the

provincial social development department.Masicorp estimates there are more than

4000 children in Masiphumelele betweenthe ages of one and seven andmany of themdo not have a place at a pre-school. It ishoped that the partnership between Masi-corp and theCity is a further step in the pro-vision of essential education facilities forthe township, says Andrew Smith, presi-dent of Masicorp.Boosting the level of ECD has far-reach-

ing effects, says Michael Tyhali, principalof Ukhanyo Primary School.“I amsopleased to see this newpre-school

– the difference a good ECD education canmake to a child will benefit them through-out their lives,” he says.The project has cost R4.6m, of which

R4.1m was raised by Masicorp from donorsin SouthAfrica, theUnited States, theNeth-erlands and the United Kingdom.The City made a R500 000 contribution

and will continue to support the pre-schoolwith development and building mainte-nance costs.

The Philadelphians gospel choir will usher in its 40th anniversary on Sunday 20 Marchwith a free concert at the Heideveld United Reformed Church. The group started as ana capella group and has released two CDs – Burdens Lifted at Calvary in 1993 andChristmas with the Philadelphians in 1994 – since its inception. The free concert willtake place at 15:00 and CDs will also be on sale. For more information about theconcert call Chris Petersen on 078 177 2549.

PEOPLE'S POST | FALSE BAYTuesday, 8 March 20166 ENTERTAINMENT

V The Kingmakers with Pierre Malherbe,Rebecca Makin-Taylor and Brent Palmerwill be at the Fugard Theatre until Saturday19 March. Tickets are available at Computick­et.

V Sweeney Todd with Jonathan Roxmouthand Charon Williams-Ross will be on stageat Theatre on the Bay until Saturday 9 April.Tickets are available at Computicket.

V District Six – Kanala, a David Kramermusical, will be on stage at the FugardTheatre until Sunday 22 May. Tickets areavailable at Computicket.

V Myddle Earth will be at the Blah Blah Barin the CBD on Wednesday at 20:30. Entrycosts R30. Call 082 349 8849 for bookingsor more information.

V Kurt Schoonraad, Martin Davis (UK),Yaaseen Barnes and Westley Cockrell willbe at the Cape Town Comedy Club onWednesday andThursday. Tickets areavailable at Comput­icket.

V Musicology, achronological journeythrough the history ofmusic, featuringCandice Michelle, isat the Kalk BayTheatre from tonightuntil Saturday 19March. Visit www.kalk­baytheatre.co.za fortickets or moreinformation.

V Viva Las Vegas willbe on stage atBarnyard Willowbridgefrom Wednesday untilSunday 17 April. Visitwww.barnyardthea­tre.co.za for ticketsand more information.

V Comedy on a Rollpresents an open micnight at ObviouslyArmchair in Observa­tory on Wednesdaysfrom 21:30. Entrycosts R30. Follow@ComedyOnARoll onTwitter for more.

V The Shaun Jacobs Band will be at CaféRoux in Noordhoek from Wednesday untilFriday at 20:30 (dinner will be served from19:30). Entry costs R150. Visit www.caferoux­sessions.co.za or www.webtickets.co.za tobook.

V Counterpoint will be presenting Emma duPreez, Jonny Luck and Francesca Biancoliat the Blah Blah Bar in the CBD on Thursdayfrom 20:30. Tickets cost R60 from Quick­et.co.za or R80 at the door.

V Stone Jets and Mobbing Bali will be atthe Blah Blah Bar in the CBD on Friday from21:30. Entry costs R50. Call 082 349 8849for bookings or more information.

V DeFINitioN will be playing blues rockcovers at the Bay Sports Bar and Restaurantin Constantia on Friday from 19:00. Entranceis free. Call 021 794 0652 for more.

V The Glenn Robertson Jazz Band willfeature different guest acts at KaleidoscopeCafé in Claremont every Friday at 19:30.Tickets cost R120, including a meal. Call 021674 5761 to book or email ghrobertson@kaleidoscope.org.za.

V DJ JP Silver and international saxophonistGeorge Sax will be playing electro swingwith guest instrumentalists for The SwingCafé at Sticks McGee in Rondebosch everyFriday from 19:30 to 22:00. Entry costs R20.Call 021 685 2871 to book.

V Carl Weber, Martin Davis (UK), YaaseenBarnes and Westley Cockrell will be at the

Cape Town Comedy Club on Friday andSunday. Tickets are available at Computicket.

V The Jungle Theatre Company will presentButterfly Dreams in the Company Gardens(the Paddocks opposite the museum) onSaturday at 10:30. The show is free, butdonations will be taken after the perform­ance. Visit www.jungletheatre.co.za for more.

V Just Jinjer will be at Café Roux inNoordhoek on Saturday at 16:00. Tickets costR200 for table seating or R120 for a spot onthe grass. Visit www.caferouxsessions.co.za orwww.webtickets.co.za to book.

V Mel Jones, Martin Davis (UK), YaaseenBarnes and Westley Cockrell will be at theCape Town Comedy Club on Saturday. Ticketsare available at Computicket.

V Victor Tichart will be presenting a concertof chamber music by Bach, Beethoven, Bruchand Shostakovich, featuring SamanthaDurant (violin) and Pearl Jung (cello), atthe UCT College of Music’s Chrisholm recitalroom on Sunday at 15:30. Tickets cost R90or R50 for students, including refreshments.Call 072 969 7297 to book.

V Al Bairre and Bye Beneco will be atKirstenbosch onSunday as part of theSummer SunsetConcert Series. Visitwww.webtickets.co.zato book.

V The MusicantiChamber Orchestrawill be performingwith soloists HenkPretorius (oboe),David Little (clarinet),Glyn Partridge(bassoon) and LenWorthington-Smith(horn) at St MartiniChurch, Long Street onSunday from 18:00.Tickets cost R70, R40for students and R10for scholars at thedoor.

V Jose Dias will beperforming the work ofBeethoven for theRichard WagnerSociety at Kingsgate,Beach Road, Sea Pointon Sunday from 18:30.Tickets cost R230 formembers or R250 forguests and includewine and a buffet.Email jillycohen@absa­

mail.co.za or call 082 459 6225 for bookingsor more information.

V The Barleycorn Music Club meets atVillager Football Club, 11 Lansdowne Road,Claremont on Mondays at 20:00. Entrance is(usually) R20 for members and R30 fornon­members. Visit www.barleycorn.org.za.

V Comedy on a Roll will present an openmic night at I heart IT, Main Road, Ronde­bosch on Monday nights from 20:00. Entrycosts R20. Follow@ComedyOnARoll onTwitter.

V ImproGuise will host its fourth annualImprov Festival at the Galloway Theatre fromMonday 14 to Saturday 19 March. Visitwww.waterfronttheatreschool.co.za/booknowfor bookings or more information.

V The Pitch, a musical play, will be on stageat the Alexander Upstairs Theatre fromMonday 14 until Saturday 19 March. Visitshows.alexanderbar.co.za for tickets and moreinformation.

V Majozi will be at Café Roux in Noordhoekon Tuesday 15 March at 20:30 (dinner will beserved from 19:30). Entry costs R100. Visitwww.caferouxsessions.co.za or www.webtick­ets.co.za to book.

V Sacs High School will be presenting ThePirates of Penzance with help from Spring-field, Sans Souci, Westerford and Rusten-burg schools as well as the Sacs HighConcert Band from Tuesday 15 untilThursday 17 March at 19:00. Tickets cost R40or R20 for children.

CIRCUS IN THE CITY: Zip ZapCircus School will give circus fansa behind-the-scenes look intocircus life. The instructors from theschool’s “dare to dream” pro-gramme will present their newshow Emaceleni Sideways at theZip Zap Dome in CBD on Friday 11March at 19:00 and Saturday 12March at 15:00 and 19:00. Someof the acts in Emaceleni Sidewaysinclude hand-to-hand acrobatics.Visit www.zip-zap.co.za for more.

PHOTO: JOAN WARD

The dark humour and iconic score ofSwee-ney Todd are currently on display at The-

atre on the Bay.Starring Jonathan Roxmouth and Charon

Williams-Ross and featuring the thrilling,chilling story and music and lyrics by Ste-phen Sondheim, Sweeney Todd is directedand designed by the award-winning Kick-stArt team of Steven Stead and Greg King.Roxmouth plays the Demon Barber of

Fleet Street and Williams-Ross is Mrs Lov-ett.The all-star South African cast includes

Michael Richard, Candice von Litsenborgh,Jaco vanRensburg, AnneMarie Clulow, Ad-am Pelkowitz, Luciano Zuppa, WesleySwain Lauder, Germandt Geldenhuys, Cam-eron Botha, Pauline du Plessis, Sanli Jooste,Claire Simonis, Megan Rigby, SchoemanSmit and Earl Gregory.The musical director is Rowan Bakker.

Costume designs are by Neil Stuart Harrisand the lighting is by Tina le Roux.This American thriller tells the outland-

ish tale of urban legend Sweeney Todd, whomurdered his clients in his barber chair,whereafter his whacky neighbour and part-ner in crime, Mrs Lovett, turned them intosought-after meat pies.Set in 19th centuryEngland,SweeneyTodd

looks at what drives a man to this sort of ex-treme obsession, and considers what trage-dy lies in his dark and mysterious past.The musical features the classic songs

“Pretty Women”, “Johanna”, “Not WhileI’m Around”, “By the Sea”, “A Little Priest”

and “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd”.V Sweeney Todd is at Theatre on the Bay in CampsBay until Saturday 9 April with matinee performanceson Saturdays. Tickets are available at Computicket.Parental guidance is advised.

Demon barber’stale will grip you

Jonathan Roxmouth and Charon Williams-Rossstar in Sweeney Todd at Theatre on the Bay.

PHOTO: VAL ADAMSON

Full of complexity, iconic scenes and big inevery sense of the word, Cape Town Opera’sproduction of Salome promises to be the op-era of the decade.Theatre lovers who enjoyed

Rocky Horror, Cabaret orWestSide Story, will get a chance tosee Mathew Wild direct hisfirst production in his newrole as Cape Town Opera’s Ar-tistic Director when Salomecomes to Artscape on Tuesday15, Thursday 17 and Saturday19 March.Salome is theperfect libretto

for a sought after and daringdirector who enjoys nothingmore than walking the fineedge between kitsch and com-plexity. Salome, one of his fa-vorite operas, has beckonedhim for many years and Mathew promises:“It’s short, outlandish and incredibly excit-ing!”Strauss’ bloodthirsty and erotic biblical

story still has the power to shock 100 yearsafter it was first banned from the stage. Fullof dark depths, aching beauty and profound

moral discomfort, Salome challenges as-sumptions about sex, death and religion.Lovers of classic music will be treated to

hearing acclaimed South African conductorGérard Korsten, who has re-turned to Cape Town after 13years, to conduct a 72-memberstrong Cape PhilharmonicOrchestra through Strauss’virtuosic score.South Africans will also

have the rare opportunity tohear international opera sing-ers play the leading roles.British soprano AllisonOakes arrives fresh from avery successful debut at theDeutsche Oper in Berlin,while tenor Allan Glassmanhas thrilled audiencesthroughout America and Eu-

rope for decades. They are joined on stageby Grammy award winning dramatic bari-tone, Richard Paul Fink, whose 20 minuteson stage as Jochanaan are consideredamong opera’s most intense and difficult.V Tickets for Salome cost between R100 and R400and are available at Computicket.

Get your opera freak on with Salome

Gérard Korsten returns toCape Town to conduct a72-piece orchestra forSalome.

PHOTO: MARCO BORGRREVE

JUST JINJER INNOORDHOEK: Withmore than a quarter ofa million albums sold,Just Jinjer is one ofSouth Africa’s biggestrock exports. The bandwill be performing songsfrom their latest albumEverything since Then atCafé Roux in Noordhoekon Saturday at 16:30.Tickets cost R120 eachfor a spot on the grassor R200 for seatedtable tickets within CaféRoux under the bedouintent. Children enter freebut won’t be allocatedtable seats. Tickets areavailable at www.webt-ickets.co.za. Call 021 7892538 or visit www.cafer-ouxsessions.co.za.

PEOPLE'S POST | FALSE BAYTuesday, 8 March 2016 NEWS 7

Thousands of people pour into the citycentre to experience its attractions afterhours when they attend the monthlyFirst Thursdays events.And almost half of these monthly visi-

tors come fromthe southern suburbsandSouth Peninsula.“These people come into the CBD after

hours to relax and enjoy themselves be-cause they know they can explore theirdowntown on foot in a safe environmentand will enjoy a first-class cultural andculinary experience,” says Rob Kane,chairperson of the Cape Town CentralCity Improvement District (CCID).First Thursdays is indeed designed to

attract locals and visitors to the heart ofthe city, especially those who might nototherwise visit the Mother City’s down-town area, he says.And according to the CCID, that’s why

it’s so important to understand who at-tends these events and why they come –inorder to create aCBDthat is anattract-ive destination every day of the year.Kane says: “We need to understand

how the programme is impacting people,businesses, galleries and restaurants.What began a few years ago primarily inthe Church Street area now incorporatesmany other streets from Bree to Adder-ley and across to the East City area aswell.”

In three years, First Thursdays hasgrown fromsix art galleries staying opena little later, to an event that attracts artsand culture lovers, shoppers and foodiesto the CBD, Kane says.In December, the CCID ran a dipstick

survey of attendees on behalf of FirstThursdays, polling nearly 180 people.The survey found half of the attendees

were between 18 and 25 years old, a thirdwere between 25 and 34 and 15% were 35and older.Apart from the visitors from the south-

ern suburbs andSouthPeninsula, 22%ofattendees live in the City Bowl, 17% livein the northern suburbs and 9% live onthe Atlantic Seaboard. More than halfdrove to the event, a quarter walked andonly 9% used public transport, Kanesays.“From an economic perspective, what

we found most interesting is that morethan two-thirds of respondents plannedon eating at a restaurant or buying streetfood and close to half intended to shop atthe retailers who stayed open late for theevent. Some 40%were also first-time vis-itors to galleries in the CBD,” he says.“This is an additional pool of several

thousand customers these businessesmight not ordinarily encounter and cre-ates an opportunity for them to converta one-off visitor to a regular customer.”

First Thursdays takenewcomers to city

Cyclists leavemore than sweatWhile around 4500 international cyclists

descended on the city for the annualCape Town Cycle Tour this past weekend,the tourism industry stands to gain amajorboost.“This represents a sizeable number of vis-

itors, all of whom require accommodation,meals and transport, and, besides the race,they’re bound to take the opportunity to en-joy all of the attractions theMotherCity hasto offer,” says Cape Town Tourism CEOEn-ver Duminy.The Cycle Tour contributed R450m to the

city’s economy in 2014, the last time the fullrace took place, and it’s expected to gener-ate at least the same figure this year, Dumi-ny says.“The contribution of the cycle tour to-

wards the local economy is extensive andspreads out across the entire peninsula.Events such as these create a buoyant eco-nomic environment and help to generatejobs in tourism and peripheral industries

and contribute to sustainability in busi-nesses,” he says.“The tour provides a fantastic opportuni-

ty for international exposure, and it takesplace on some of the most scenic roads inthe country,” Duminy says.“Cape Town Stadium – where the Cycle

Tour has its start and finishing points – isright at the heart of tourism in the city. Thisis the world’s biggest timed cycle tour, andthe sight of all of the cyclists taking part isan attraction on its own,” he says.A number of tour operators have em-

braced cycling culture and now offer cy-cling sightseeing tours, including in Langaand around the city centre, Duminy says.“The Cape Town Cycle Tour brings atten-

tion to the city, and this focus gives us anopportunity to showcase that the weatherin Cape Town is suitable for cycling mostdays of the year, it’s a fantastic pastime thatallows locals to get to know their own cityas tourists on two wheels,” he says.

The Cape Town Cycle Tour contributed R450m in 2014, with extimated revenue from thisyear’s race set to bring in even more for the toursim industry. PHOTO: LULAMA ZENZILE/ FOTO24

Motorists with outstanding traffic warrantsbeware: Sheriffs will soon join the City ofCape Town in tracking you down.The City’s safety and security directorate

has finalised an agreement with the Sheriffsof the Court to help execute warrants of ar-rest for outstanding traffic fines.Fourteen of the 17 sheriffs operating in the

city have signed up for the job.“It has taken some time to get everyone on

the same page, but now that we have, thisputs us in a position to drive up the trafficfine payment rate which is the only viablehope for improving road safety. More andmore traffic officers are meaningless if thefines they issue can just be ignored due to afrail criminal justice system,” says JPSmith,Mayco member for safety and security.“Cape Town has the lowest road death toll

of all the metros and the highest fine repay-ment rate. These two things are no coinci-dence.Ensuring thatmorepeople areheldac-countable ensures higher levels of compli-ance with road traffic legislation, whichreduces the road death toll. The advent of thesheriffs executing warrants will further helpto make our roads safer.”Sheriffs will be paid for each warrant suc-

cessfully executed by the receipt of allmoney

owed, including the original fine and the ad-mission of guilt fine. The remuneration willbe calculated on a sliding scale and on a “nosuccess, no pay” basis.In the City’s 2013/14 financial year more

than 2m fines totalling more than R140mwere issued. For 2014/15 this amount in-creased to more than R220m after fineamounts were raised in 2014.In the last quarter of last year, Operation

Reclaim, another measure, netted 17 648 mo-torists for outstanding warrants comparedwith 15 059 during the same period in 2014.“The introduction of the sheriffs is an add-

ed bonus. It is early days yet, but I am confi-dent that this arrangement will be a fruitfulone. I would advise motorists to settle theiroutstanding fines if they don’t want the sher-iff to come knocking,” says Smith.“I would also like to remind critics who be-

lieve that traffic enforcement is done in pur-suit of revenue that none of the money fromfines comes back to the directorate, but goesinto the overall City budget. No bonuses arepaid as a result of extra traffic fine incomeand there are no financial incentives for ourstaff. Instead, everything we do is in pursuitof reducing the number of fatalities on ourroads.”

Sheriffs coming aftertraffic violators too

The Hospice Palliative Care Association(HPCA) of SA is proud that its pilot ButterflyBox charity shop is staying open.Thanks to the support of donors and shop-

pers, it has been a profitable success afteropening late last year.The store will remain open at Threads, 349

Albert Road in Woodstock.The Butterfly Box is a pop-up shop which

is changing the way South Africans perceivecharity shops.Stocked with designer and top qualitymen

and women’s clothing and accessories, it hasbecome a shopping destination for uniqueand designer items sold at budget prices.Since opening in October last year, the

shop has made over R75 000.The hospice body is calling on the public

to donate more items to sell, especially win-ter wear and menswear.The HPCA was founded in 1987 as a mem-

bership organisation for South African hos-pices.It was created in response to a need ex-

pressed by hospices to share best practicesand to support the development of a hospicemovement in South Africa that provides ef-fective, supportive care to communities inneed.The vision of the body is to provide “quali-

ty palliative care for all”.Palliative care is the total care of people

and the support of their loved ones by a teamofdoctors, nurses, therapists, socialworkers,spiritual counsellors and volunteers.

All profits are shared between the HPCAand the Lonely Road Foundation.V If you have a donation for the shop contact Delsheat the HPCA on 021 531 0277 or delsh@hpca.co.za toarrange for a drop­off or collection.

Hospice shop stocks success

Stocked with designer and top quality menand women’s clothing and accessories theButterfly Box charity shop is a shoppingdestination for unique and designer items atbudget prices.

PEOPLE'S POST | FALSE BAYTuesday, 8 March 20168 NEWS

Notice is hereby given that the meeting of the 24 (twenty four) Subcouncils for theCity of Cape Town will take place at the time and venue indicated in the schedule below:

Subcouncil Venue Date Time Manager

1Council Chambers, Royal Ascot,Bridle Way, Milnerton

17 10:00Peter Deacon021 550 1001

2Kraaifontein Council Chambers,Kraaifontein Municipal Building,Brighton Road, Kraaifontein

16 10:00Fred Monk021 980 6053

3Goodwood Municipal Building,Voortrekker Road, Goodwood

17 10:00Johannes Brand021 590 1676

4Parow Council Chambers, ParowMunicipalBuilding, 1st Floor, corner of VoortrekkerRoad and Tallent Street, Parow

17 09:00Ardela van Niekerk021 444 0196

5 Delft Library, Delft Main Road, Delft 16 10:00Martin Julie021 444 2962

6Bellville Council Chambers, Bellville CivicCentre, Voortrekker Road, Bellville

14 10:00Pat Jansen021 444 3717

7Durbanville Council Chambers, corner ofOxford and Queen Streets, Durbanville

14 10:00Carin Viljoen021 444 0689

8Strand Council Chambers, corner ofFagan Street and Main Road, Strand

17 10:00Erika Williams021 850 4149

9 Solomon Tshuku Hall, Site C, Khayelitsha 16 10:00Johnson Fetu021 360 1351

10Khayelitsha Training Centre, Cnr LwandleRoad and Phendula Crescent, Khayelitsha

14 10:00Mandlenkosi Sitonga021 360 1267

11Fezeka Council Chambers, corner of GovanMbeki and Steve Biko Drive,Gugulethu

16 10:00Kayise Nombakuse021 630 1737

12Lentegeur Administrative Building,corner of Merrydale and Melkbos Roads,Lentegeur, Mitchells Plain

17 11:00Alesia Bosman021 444 8698

13 Ruth First Community Hall, SinqolamthiStreet, Philippi

16 10:00Lunga Bobo021 630 1619

14Fezeka Council Chambers, corner ofGovan Mbeki and Steve Biko Drive,Gugulethu

14 10:00Anthony Mathe021 630 1678

15Raven Room, First Floor, PinelandsTraining Centre, Central Square, StStephens Road, Pinelands

16 10:00Mariëtte Griessel021 444 9797

16Council Chambers, 11th Floor,44 Wale Street, Cape Town

14 10:00Marius Coetsee021 487 2055

17Dulcie September Civic Centre (minorhall), corner of Klipfontein and ProteaStreets, Athlone

17 10:00Edgar Carolissen021 444 0500/03

18Council Chambers, corner of Buck roadand 6th avenue, Lotus River

17 10:00Okkie Manuels021 700 4020

19Council Chambers, Central Circle,Fish Hoek

14 10:00Desiree Mentor021 784 2010

20Council Chambers, Alphen Centre,Constantia Main Road, Constantia

16 10:00Richard White021 444 8112

21Kuilsrivier Council Chambers,1st Floor, corner of Carinus Street andVan Riebeeck Road, Kuilsrivier

16 10:00Pieter Grobler021 900 1502

22Kuilsrivier Council Chambers, 1st Floor,corner of Carinus Street andVan Riebeeck Road, Kuilsrivier

14 10:00Richard Moi021 900 1508

23Lentegeur Administrative Building,corner of Merrydale and Melkbos Roads,Lentegeur, Mitchells Plain

14 10:00Raphael Martin021 444 8722

24Khayelitsha Training Centre, corner ofLwandle and Spine Roads, Khayelitsha

17 10:00Goodman Rorwana021 444 7532

To access the full agenda and all supporting documentation 72 hours before the meeting goto www.capetown.gov.za/subcouncils.

Highlight the date of the Subcouncil meeting, choose the Subcouncil you require anddownload the agenda. Please report any difficulties to the relevant Subcouncil Manager.

The following policies and plans are open for public consultation during the month ofMarch 2016. These policies and plans are available for scrutiny at Subcouncil offices andinterested parties may comment on these policies:

• Market Policy (5 February 2016 to 5 March 2016)• Business Support Policy (5 February 2016 to 5 March 2016)• Mid-Year Adjustments to the 2015/16 – 2017/18 Medium-Term Revenue and Expenditure

Framework and Mid-Year Adjustments to the 2015/16 Corporate Scorecard (6 Feb 2016 to3 March 2016)

• 14/15 IDP Amendments (3 February 2016 to 11 March 2016)• Conversion of Roads: Somerset West (23 Feb 2016 to 24 March 2016)• Freight Management Strategy (19 February 2016 to 23 March 2016)• Link Africa (11 December to 23 March 2016)

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER

NOTICE OF MEETINGS OF THESUBCOUNCILS: MARCH 2016

The public has been urged to report theirconcerns relating to health to the City of

Cape Town’s health directorate when itcomes to services and goods bought frombusinesses and retailers, including spazashops.

Siyabulela Mamkeli, Mayco member forhealth, visited a number of spaza shops inManenberg last week to ensure complianceand to raise awareness about the regula-tions and legislation that shop owners haveto abide by. The City’s health departmenthas received reports of unhygienic condi-tions and concerns have been raised aboutthe sale of expired goods in the past.

Check sell-by datesAccording to a statement released by the

City, in terms of National Food Regulations,the expiry date on food product labels isthere to ensure that the product is still safeand has retained all its nutritional proper-ties. Perishables and goods kept in fridgesor freezers should not be sold past the sell-by dates. Longer life shelf goods could stillbe safe to use, but the nutritional value maylessen after the sell-by date.

All businesses, including spaza shops, arebound by the Health Act and food regula-tions as well as the Business Act (for the saleof prepared foods and takeaways), zoningscheme, building regulations, fire safetylegislation and the Tobacco Control Act.

Environmental health practitioners aremandated to conduct visits to businesses atleast twice a year. But if problems are iden-tified or complaints are received then moreregular inspections are carried out until the

problem is resolved.“Spaza shops are a crucial part of our in-

formal economy and a lifeline to many ofour poorer communities in terms of accessto goods and services. It is therefore impor-tant that we ensure they are compliant andare aware of the pitfalls of selling goods thatare expired. We work to encourage them tokeep hygiene and health-related factors topof mind,” said Mamkeli.

Storekeepers are bound by law to keeptheir premises in an acceptable conditionand take measures to prevent pests, such asrodents.

“Another big concern is the sale of ciga-rettes in contravention of the law. We allknow that it is illegal to sell cigarettes to mi-nors. We also know it is illegal to sell loosecigarettes. But if a shop owner is servicingtheir client’s need, why would the clientblow the whistle on them?”

Protect customers’ health“We encourage free trade and are mindful

of economic opportunities, but shop ownersalso have a duty to protect the health oftheir customers by keeping their premisesin an acceptable condition and selling de-cent products. It is better to employ goodbusiness practices than risk losing custom-ers or having your business closed down be-cause you are violating the law,” addedMamkeli.V Members of the public who have health­relatedconcerns or complaints about businesses can contacttheir local environmental health office for assistancevia their local clinic or the City’s technical operationscentre on 0860 103 089.

Spaza shops mustbe clean too

NICOLE MCCAIN@nickymccain

A group of local students are applying theirminds to reducing waste at one of the coun-try’s largest newsprint companies.

Students at the Cape Town campus of theCape Peninsula University of Technology(CPUT) will be teaming up with Paarl Cold-set’s Cape Town plant to find creative waysto re-use waste generated at the plant.

Despite Paarl Coldset receiving an ISO14001 certification in December, the plantstill produces around 1200kg of plastic and50 tonnes of paper waste every month.

The company is looking at ways to pro-duce “zero waste”, in line with top compa-nies internationally, says Paarl Coldset

project manager Hugo van Eyssen.The challenge of finding a way to reuse

paper and plastic waste was set for BTechProject Management students.

Students will work in groups to come upwith practical solutions, which will alsogive them an insight into the industry, ex-plains Angela Buys, head of the Manage-ment and Project Management department.

“We are excited by the prospects and chal-lenges this project poses,” she says. “It willallow students the opportunity to apply the-ory in the workplace.”

The team with the best proposal stands towin employment opportunities, as well asa cash prize, Van Eyssen says.

“At the end of the day, hopefully the envi-ronment will be the winner,” he says.

Students take to print

It may not be the Woodstock festival of 1970sfame, but the Kaggen Music and Film Trustis planning a series of diverse, multifacetedevents for its namesakesuburb.

Get ready for WoodstockLive, which is about estab-lishing an environment ofcreative expression and en-gagement through sponta-neous and meaningful cul-tural conversations and in-novative ideas to promoteartistic integrity and fear-lessness.

One of the organisers,Chris de Vries, said thatthese events were aimed atshowcasing talents that ex-ist in local communities.

“Various socially focusedmusic events consisting of aseries of multiple genrepark festivals, a tea partyfor the elderly and a musicfestival for children, will be staged at Trafal-gar Park in Woodstock throughout theyear,” he said.

“The Woodstock Live brand is invitingCape Town communities and neighbour-hoods to connect with each other through

these events.”On Sunday 20 March the first Woodstock

Live music concert will be taking place,with gates opening at 13:00and the concert starting at14:00.

Appearing on the bill willbe acts such as Goodluck,Das Kapital, Tresor, Mix nBlend, Los Tacos, DJ InviZ-Able featuring ComputerGeneral, Manny Walters,Ben Dey & the Concrete Li-ons and the Liminals

Presale tickets are availa-ble for R120 (R130 at thegate). Learners under 18 (ac-companied by an adult) payR80, children under 12 (ac-companied by an adult) getin free and there are a limit-ed number of early-birdtickets for R100.V Tickets are available atwww.ticketpro.co.za.

WIN! WIN! WIN!V Five readers can each win double tickets to Wood­stock Live. SMS the word “Woodstock” followed byyour full name and email address to 45527 before12:00 on Tuesday 15 March to enter. SMSes cost R1.50.

Creative fest in Woodstock

Tresor brings his brand ofbeats to the Woodstock Liveevent at Trafalgar Park onSunday 20 March.

PEOPLE'S POST | FALSE BAYTuesday, 8 March 2016 NEWS 9

NICOLE MCCAIN@nickymccain

Arsonists beware – a task team to investi-gate fires is hot on the heels of anyone

starting fires in public areas.The fire task team, a partnership be-

tween the City of Cape Town, police andSanparks, was constituted by the provin-cial police commissioner in January.According to a statement by the Table

Mountain Safety Forum, the team is cur-rently investigating four criminal cases.“The task team was created in the wake

of a series of fires between November andJanuary, some of which were alleged tohave been set deliberately. A decision wasmade to investigate the fires and trackdown the culprits, if indeed the findingspoint to arson,” explains JP Smith, Maycomember for safety and security.The nine-member task team is made up

of staff from theCity’s special investigatingunit andFire andRescueService, Sanparksand the police.The task team responds whenever there

is reasonable suspicion that a fire mayhave been set deliberately or throughnegli-gence, Smith explains.“All evidence found would be handed

over to the police. The immediate impacthas been the consolidation of informationand resources across three spheres of gov-ernment, working towards the same goal ofinvestigating fires on Cape Town’s moun-tain ranges.”

Lookingfor needlesamong ash

The Table Mountain Safety Forum says ithas had some success inhelping to increasesafety in theTableMountainNational Parkrecently.Over the festive season these successes

included early detection of and fast re-sponses to criminal activities, injuries andfires in and around the mountain, visiblesafety deployment by the police, Sanparksrangers, City of Cape Town Metro Police,Law Enforcement and Traffic Services andimproved response to traffic congestion onroads to and around the main tourist sites.Rescue operations and responses to crim-

inal activitywerewell-coordinated, despitean increase in visitors, the forum says ina statement. Twenty-seven rescue opera-tions were conducted in the park in Janu-ary and 13 in February. Four muggingswere reported in January andone inFebru-ary.A concern for the forum is the recent sex-

ual attacks close to the University of CapeTown campus. The public needs to be vigi-lant “as we approach the changing of theseasons and earlier sunsets”, the forumstates. Since its resources are limited, “itremains important for public users of themountain to prioritise their own safety”.V Report any incident on the mountain by calling021 480 7700 from a cellphone or 107 from a land­line.

Park guardssee success

Museum Night Cape Town is making acomeback this week.On Thursday residents can explore the

museums in the city centre in a new light,after dark – for free – along with a curatedprogramme of food, music and performan-ces.Visitorswill be able towalkbetweenover

10 participating museums in and aroundthe CBD from 18:00 to 22:00.This is the second annualmuseumnight.While the event is free, premium tickets

are available from Quicket.co.za, whichwill allow for easier access to themuseums.V Visit www.museum­night.co.za for more informa­tion.

Museums open for free

PEOPLE'S POST | FALSE BAYTuesday, 8 March 201610 COMMENTS

METROPOLITAN CUP

18 local teams in drawThe draw for this year’s Metropolitan Pre-mier Cup (MPC), otherwise known as theBayhill Cup tournament, took place at theSports Science Institute in Newlands lastWednesday.

The tournament is considered Africa’spremieryouth soccer competitionand isun-officially known as the “breeding ground ofSouth Africa’s future soccer stars”.

This year’s tournament takes place at Eri-caPark inBelhar overEasterweekend fromWednesday 23 to Monday 28 March. Theopening ceremony will be held on Friday 25March.

The tournament draw saw 18 Cape sides,including two multiple former winners inAjax Cape Town and Hellenic, joined by 14top-notch teams from around SA andabroad.

Reigning champions Glendene Unitedfrom Lansdowne will have their work cutout to defend their crown.The internationalguest teams this year areSwanseaCity fromWales and Zambia’s Zesco FC.

The tournament is played in front ofcrowds of more than 25 000 spectators,which always include talent scouts.

The likes of Benni McCarthy, MatthewBooth, Nasief Morris, Moneeb Josephs,Thulani Serero and Rivaldo Coetzee gainedcrucial experience and exposure in theMPC. Last year’s player of the tournament,Mihlali Mayambela, was signed after thetournament by Djurgården, a club in Swe-den.

LlewellynAllen, brand head ofMetropoli-tan, describes the tournament as “amassivecommunity event as well as a world-re-nowned youth soccer festival”.

PJ Williams, the tournament director,says demand for spots in the tournament,with R105 000 in prize money up for grabs,was extremely high and the local Cape clubs

who made it in draw deserved congratula-tions for getting through the tough qualifi-cation rounds.

Williams, who has been involved in thetournament since its inception in 1989, hasno doubt that this year’s line-up is one of thebest ever and that the finals will “deliver anexciting Easter weekend of action”.

Young soccer players will compete in the Metropolitan Premier Cup in Belhar over the Easterweekend in the annual competition well-known for talent scouting.

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MIKE’S OCEAN TALES

‘Litter’lykilling usTake a stroll along most beaches in CapeTown and what do you see? Plastic bags,plastic bottles, broken glass and cigarettebutts sitting in the beautiful sand that welove to run our toes through.

It is very rare to surf or swim in thewaterof Muizenberg without either touching apiece of plastic or, at least, seeing a pieceof plastic floating in the water.

Interestingly enough, it is important tounderstand that most of the pollution wesee doesn’t necessarily come from the di-rect littering of the beach. Studies haveshown that about 80% of all pollution thatenters the ocean originates from land.

The litter that is thrown onto land is ei-ther blown into the ocean in the wind ormakes its way into the ocean via rivers orstorm water drains.

Even though the ocean is extremelylarge, the effect of pollution is becomingmore evident.

Fish and marine mammals are beingharmed by the litter in the ocean. They canbe strangled or suffocated by it.

What is even more alarming, is that theplastic items take decades to naturally bio-degrade. So even if the fish that consumethe plastic die, the plastic itself will live on.

This is when plastics can have an impacton human health. When humans consumethese fish, not only can theyget foodpoison-ing or immune system problems but in ex-treme cases these toxins can cause cancer.

So what can be done to solve this prob-lem?

. Educate the public, starting with theyouth, on the impact of plastic on the envi-ronment.

. Encourage the recycling of plasticitems in our own households.

. Get communities and schools involvedin beach clean-ups.

. Place more rubbish bins along thecoastline andhave thewaste collected regu-larly.

It is a common misconception that if youcannot see the problem, the problem is notaffecting you.

Let’s stop the littering.V This column was contributed by Michael Hart­Da­vis, a student of Marine Science. Email him onmhartd@gmail.com.

LETTERS

Passion forpublic workComplaints in the new South Africahave became a plague, especially in thestate departments where all, whetherthey like it or not, are public servants.These or rather all public servants havethe sole mandate to serve Jan Alleman,no matter what status in society. I amalso one of these that will complain if Isee or am told that a public servant hasfailed Jan Alleman, but I am alsoconscious of the fact that praise is duewhere it is necessary.

I have noticed that Simon Daniels, asenior foreman at the Wynberg solidwaste depot off Rosmead Avenue, is anexample of service delivery.

He will take up a broom and sweepwhere dumpers have messed. I haveseen him help people offload their wasteand he is just all over the place, assist-ing where he can.

On Tuesday 1 March I was at thedump and at the gate was Daniels withthe security checking the cars. Soonafter that he was at the bins busyassisting the public and his staff. Icommented that he was always so busyfor a senior foreman and he respondedthat he was thankful to God for his joband he had a passion for his work. Icould not help but to respond that onecould see it.

As I drove away I thought to myself:if this man can only give a lectureonsite to other public servants on thepassion for one’s work and the meaningof service delivery, we will have nocomplaints, only compliments.

KEITH BLAKE,Ottery

Councillor must beJack of all tradesWhen it comes to helping people withlittle education, councillors must be onthe forefront of solving their very chal-lenging problems.

Recently a widow wanted to take titleof her first husband’s rented municipalhouse after he died.

The trouble was that she had marriedagain and changed her surname to hernew husband’s surname. To complicatethings she wanted the house transferredonto her original, maiden surname.

A call to the housing department, inmy presence, revealed that her maidenand second surname were both invaliddue to her new changed surname. The60-year-old was in tears.

What was palpable was that she hadproblems with the new husband and wasworried that should she transfer thehouse on her latest married surname, hemay lay claim.

The difficulty was that she also did nottrust her adult offspring as co-signatories.Oddly, none of the information wasblatant and needed to be drawn out ofher with tactical questions as the ladyremained peculiarly guarded.

What was required was to ensure thatthe house was transferred onto her name

only and that she also draft a will leavingthe property to her offspring when shedied as she did not trust them then.

This is an example of how councillorsmust sometimes work like social work-ers, lawyers and matrimonial and conflictmediators.

At the same time, a councillor cannotget upset at how some people behavewhen they insist on telling councillorshow they want to do things. Someattitudes often defy logic, municipalprocedure and law.

What is manifest is that there aremany people in our multicultural democ-racy who are unable to help themselves.Due to a genuine lack of education ormoney, they need help, possibly theirentire life.

When voting in the upcoming election,consider if the prospective councillor isthe type of person who has the requiredqualities, as well as the education andskills, to do this job.

While voting for a large party mayseem like a logical option, at the end ofthe day when you need help, it is thecouncillor you must contact.

YAGYAH ADAMS,Walmer Estate

Masi is growing too fast, put up the fenceIn reference to “Whose crazy idea wasthis fence” (People’s Post, 1 March). DiOliver, who resides in Marina da Gama,seems to have little idea of the expansionin Masi.

It was originally developed for the 5000squatters living in Noordhoek some 20years ago. Today there are in excess of40 000 people living there. There is little

means to control this other than to stopthem going to the reed beds where theyhave been heading over the past numberof years.

Every week a new member arrivesfrom wherever to stay with family orfriends and hoping to find employment.They then establish a shack to live in (inan inhospitable part of the area) and

then complain about the conditions theyare living in. They chose it, then make itthe council’s problem. At the rate this ishappening they will cross the reed bedsin no time. Some means have to be putin place to retard this or stop it. A fenceis a start – however long it lasts.

TONY FERNANDEZ,Email

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Maitland Giants have wonpromotion to local base-ball’s major league despite

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ago (from Kenfac Phillies BaseballClub), promotion to the majorleague was a definite goal.LeonFester,Giants chairperson,

credited the work ethic of the play-ers and coaches and the vocal sup-port from the community for homeand away fixtures.After losing out on promotion

last season, the brains trust of theclub and its coaches acquired theservices of Matt Soren from theUnited States and non-active play-ers Craig Prinsloo and Tariq Ge-orge.It was Soren’s contribution to

the pitching department that pro-vided the necessary support toKurt Pretorius, Carlo Koks andJayde Thorne that was the catalystfor most of the team’s victories.Prinsloo and George took some

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orge commanding a regular spot atthird base.With a game to go, away to Hel-

derberg Pirates, Giants were onlybreached twice this season, losingto Van der Stel and Lansdowne Ea-gles earlier in the season.The Giants’ offence was lead by

Thorne, Kyle Inglis, Kyle Rossouwand the Gamba brothers, Wesleyand Sergio.“By winning promotion we also

brought baseball back into thespotlight in our community. Oursenior players have become rolemodels for many youth players,”says Fester.Game preparation and strategy

have been key in the Giants’ questfor promotion this season and thetireless effort of the coaching teamof Honey Moses, Lloyd Koks andDon Gillies has not gone unno-ticed.Next season in the major league

will be a totally different ball gamewith teams having more qualitypitching and hitting. Teams are al-so more likely to expose mediocrebaseball.“Our club is ready for the chal-

lenge of major league baseball wehave already started planning ourpre-season time table,”Fester says.

Maitland Giants take major leap

Maitland Giants baseball club won promotion to the major league next season. Back row from left are Lloyd Koks(assistant coach), Kurt Pretorius, Jayde Thorne, Taariq George and Don Gillies (coach). Middle from left are MilesOctober, Mark McLean, Kyle Inglis, Kyle Rossouw and Johan Moses (head coach). In front are Wesley Gamba, RyanSamie, Carlo Koks, Alistair Fester and Sergio Gamba. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS

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‘By the Sea’ cup to be biggerJOSEPH PILLAY

The scene is set for an exciting three-daysoccer festival which will take place inStrandfontein next weekend.

Organisers hope the tournament willchange the face of the sport for buddingyouth by identifying potential stars and de-veloping talent across the Peninsula.

The Strandfontein sports complex willplay host to the 13th annual “By the Sea”tournament for u.13 soccer players from 19to 21 March.The event has been able to attract a wide

varietyof clubs in thepast todevelopplayers

by participating in the event and add to thecarnival atmosphere which is normally as-sociated with the tournament.The official launch of the tournament will

take place at the Strandfontein Civic Centrein Cruiser Road tomorrow at 19:00.With major sponsors such as Coolag, the

Strandfontein AFC has been able to not onlyhost its annual tournament, but also im-prove on the quality for the young soccerplayers and their administrators.With other sponsors like Umbro and Jive,

the organisers believe that this year will bethe best and most exciting tournament sofar.

The tournament has a rich history of play-ers from Strandfontein AFC who have goneon to the PSL, NFD andMotsepe League lev-el. To name a few: Clint Fredericks (AjaxMotsepe team), Jody February (Ajax PSLgoalkeeper) and Darren Smith (AmaZuluPSL team).

VisionAccording to Mario Wood, tournament

secretary, the vision of the festival is to cre-ate a forumwhich places on centre stage theskills, talent anddevelopment of soccer play-ers, creating opportunities for children andforaging relationships on and off the field.

He adds he has been with the tournamentfor the last four years and has to acknowl-edge and express thanks to previous admin-istration champions like Sharief Christians(junior chairperson), Gerard Kemp (clubsecretary and perennial tournament MC),Duane Maxwell (tournament security) andHilary Williams (shop executive) for theirunselfish support and dedication.“These people are a major part of the rea-

sons why this tournament is so attractiveand successful, ” says Wood.

Thirty-two teamswill compete in the tour-nament, divided into eight groups of fourteams each.The previous winners were Fish Hoek

(2013), Ajax Cape Town (2014) and OldMutu-al last year.

TeamsThe tournament is well-represented by

various local teams, like Fish Hoek, Hellen-ic, Ajax Cape Town, Old Mutual, Meadow-ridge, Rygersdal and Wynberg St John ofCapeTownTygerberg,Fire-fighters ofKhay-elitsha, Zimasa Stars of Philippi, Stellen-boschUniversityFCandUlanaSoccerAcad-emy of Mandalay.

A host of excellent teams from Mitchell’sPlain, such as Beacon Spurs, Red Rovers,MPCE Football, Bayhill United, FulhamSport, Standards United, Rockafellas, Bay-view, Ikapa Sporting, Liverpool Portlandand Leeds Lentegeur, will take part.

Making their appearances for the firsttime in the tournament will be All Stars, FNRangers, Devonshire Rovers, Rebels, Life-Zone Soccer International (LSL) and OriganSpurs.Teams like Ulana Soccer Academy (whose

chairperson is Simphiwe Ulana) concen-trate on talented youngsters in the commu-nity, helping them with their schooling anda feeding schemeon trainingdaysandSatur-days.Ulana, principal of the local school, is

proudly ploughing back into the communitythat he came from, namely theMandalay ar-ea, with boys coming from as far and wideas Khayelitsha and Philippi to be part of hisvision in trying to build a better tomorrowby scouting future leaders through their soc-cer talents.“We are proud and blessed to have Ulana

Soccer Academy playing in this year’s ver-sion of the tournament by the sea,” saysKeith Brink, tournament director.

The Strandfontein AFC u.13 side will be hoping that homeground advantage will help them excel at the 13th annual “By the Sea” tournament.Back row from left are Mathew Roman, Lisakhanya Ngciso, Garth Adams, Taswel Brown, Conwin Johnsin and Liam Solomons. Middle row fromleft are Jordan Jacobs, Khaya Bresendale Fynn, Ryan Adams, Liam Brown and Caleb Kock. In front are Shakir Christian, Calvin Jacobs, EthanDaames, MJ Oppelt, Zaid April and Lance Hendricks. PHOTO: WHANI APRIL

JOSEPH PILLAY

An exciting showdown awaits softball fansat Turfhall Stadium on Saturday and Sun-day when the league and knockout cupcompetitions of the Cape Town Softball As-sociation will be concluded.It should be a fitting tribute to bring

down the curtain on the season with twointriguing campaigns in the super leaguethat has featured breathtaking performan-ces by the competitors at times this season.

To begin with, the high-flying GlenthornA’s are all set and are earnestly looking for-ward to clinching their fifth consecutiveleague crown.

The determined Glenthorn side of headcoach Steven Rodkin tops the league tablewith 55 points after 20 matches – threemore than second-place rivals Falconswith 52 points.

However, should mentor Andre Alexan-der’s Falcons side beat their rivals in thelast game, theywould take the crown away

from A’s, despite their potential points tal-ly of 55 points being equalled.With that in mind the battlelines are

drawn and both teams enter the lion’s denfull of confidence. They will back them-selves against all odds seeing they haveample ammunition to pull off victory inSaturday’s final league decider and theknockout cup encounter on Sunday.

Glenthorn A’s played two matches overthe weekend. While they whitewashedNormies 17-0, they were held to a 1-1 drawby Westridge Yankees.

Falcons kept up their challenge to stayon course and within striking distance oftheir archrivals with 12-0 shut-out victoryagainst Tantasport.

The nerve-wracking and nail-baitingmatch between Glenthorn A’s and West-ridge Yankees yielded just two spilt runsin the game, coming in the bottom of thethird inning for Glenthorn A’s which wasan unearned run by Carly Mulder follow-ing a fielding error on third base by Nu-

raan Williams.Westridge Yankees finally managed to

safely cross the home plate with awell-exe-cuted, earned run in the top of the sixthframe throughRoxanneOhlsson off the batof Jacky Adonis.

Lauren Mulder led the pitching duel forGlenthorn A’s and faced 25 batters in herseven-inning spell. She claimed threescalps, allowed one base-on-ball and gaveup three single hits to Ohlsson (1-2), Willi-ams and Adonis (each 1-3).

On the outside of the coinWestridgeYan-kees pitcher Megan Cable also showed hermettle in her seven-inning contest on themound as the Glenthorn batters oftenfound her tough as teak as Cable got sevenfanned victims.

Cable faced 29 batters, allowed four base-on-balls and conceded only two hits whichbelonged to Astrid van Kresteren (2-3).

Results. Women

Super league: Falcons 12, Tantasport 0;Westridge Yankees 5, St Martin’s 3; Glen-thorn A’s 17, Normies 0; Kenfac Phillies 15,VOB4;WestridgeYankees 1,GlenthornA’s1.Major league: Belhar Dolphins 5, Aven-

dale 1; Strandfontein Mets 18, Crusaders17; WCSS 7, Avendale 0 Belhar Dolphins 3,Westridge Yankees 2.First league: Tygerberg 20, Tantasport

0; Heideveld Yankees 12, Tygerberg 1; StMartin’s 7, Tantasport 0; Battswood 7, Ken-fac Phillies 0.

. MenMajor league: Hamiltons Black 7, Pi-

rates 3.First league: Khayelitsha Eagles 4, Al-

bertons 3; Hamiltons Grey 5, WestridgeYankees 4; Devonshire Rovers 7, Tantas-port 7; St Martin’s 6, Blackheath 2.Second league: Stealers 8, Titans 1; Tan-

tasport 16, Blackheath Colts 9; KhayelitshaSuper Stars 14, Strandfontein Mets 4.

Glenthorn A’s, Falcons in softball season showdown

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