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E-mail: [email protected] Tuesday 29 January 2013 Tel: 021 713 9440 www.peoplespost.co.za AUTHENTIC ITALIAN WOOD-FIRED PIZZA AUTHENTIC ITALIAN WOOD-FIRED PIZZA AUTHENTIC ITALIAN WOOD-FIRED PIZZA Sunnyacres Centre WE DELIVER Seafood at its best R59,50 BOOK YOUR TABLE BY THE SEASIDE AT 021 782 3354 (Valid until 25th February 2013) (Valid until 25th February 2013) ONLY! ONLY! R99,50 THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE HAPPEN ON A BAYSIDE! Great Venue Great Menu Great Value “KING FISHER” OF YELLOWTAIL A FILLET OF GRILLED YELLOWTAIL WITH SIX SUCCULENTLY GRILLED PRAWNS, SERVED WITH RICE, FRENCH FRIES AND A SELECTION OF SAUCES BEACH CLUB STYLE HAKE DUO LIGHTLY BATTERED HAKE WITH TENDER DEEP FRIED CALAMARI SERVED WITH RICE, FRIES AND SALADS TERESA FISCHER MYSTERY surrounds the discovery of three more skeletons which have been unearthed inside the Police Museum in Muizenberg. A source, who has seen the remains and refuses to be named, described them as “two bodies in coffins” and “one (skeleton) lying next to the coffin”. Another source says these were removed in “three black buckets” on Wednesday. In December, workers renovating the premises, built in 1910, made the first dis- covery of a single skeleton. Employees of Bambana Management Services, the company completing the mul- ti-million rand renovations at the museum, said they were not allowed to comment. People’s Post has reliably learnt the re- mains are believed to date back to post-1600, the Colonial era. Brigadier Srini Govender, the police’s section head of corporate communications, said the bones date back many years (“Sci- entists to verify bones find”, People’s Post, 22 January). Govender would not speculate on the ori- gin of the remains, but said the bones have been sent to an archaelogist for verifica- tion. Govender says it is difficult to pinpoint the area where the bones were found, but says the find was made during excavation work undertaken inside the building. He says excavation has been temporarily halted and adds the police is not in a posi- tion to speculate further until more infor- mation is made available. Troy Phili, Unit Manager of Burial Grounds and Graves at the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA), con- firmed the matter had come to SAHRA’s at- tention. Adding the matter is “of a very sensitive nature”, he says detailed information on the history of the burials would be estab- lished through further investigation by UCT’s Department of Human Biology. This is also where the remains will be stored prior to consultations and identifica- tion of a suitable space for re-burial and commemoration. Phili says, to his knowledge, this is the first such discovery in Muizenberg, com- pared to the Greenpoint/Prestwich Place area where, he says, the roads and build- ings seem to have been built over a large burial plot. He says it remains to be seen whether the discovery at the museum will remain an isolated case or reveal a more widespread burial site. He says the application for a permit for the exhumation of the remains had first been submitted to Heritage Western Cape, which deals with pre-colonial human re- mains as per agreement with SAHRA. Phili says it was subsequently estab- lished the remains were more recent than originally believed and, therefore, the case was referred to SAHRA. The permit will allow for further remov- als, provided they are not more than 10. He says in such an instance a new permit ap- plication would need to be lodged with SA- HRA. This would require a public consultation process to ascertain the site’s historical background and the identities and descend- ants of people buried there, who, in turn, need to give consent for the exhumation, re- location and re-burial of remains. The archaeologist conducting the analy- sis on the remains was unable to comment at this stage. Phili notes in areas where there had been forced removals, such as Ndabeni, the ques- tion is what could have happened to the community cemetery. “There are other incidences where force- fully removed residents came back after the demise of apartheid and found graves having been built on or relocated without any consultations,” Phili says. Peter Harrison, vice-chairperson of the Muizenberg Historical Conservation Socie- ty, volunteers at Het Posthuys, which is ad- jacent to the museum and the oldest stand- ing building on the False Bay coastline. He says the museum, in two sections, consisted of a Magistrate’s Court, complete with cells, and a police station. The police station was previously used as a library and the courthouse as a post of- fice. Harrison would not be drawn to com- ment about the discovery. Chris Taylor, a specialist on the Battle of Muizenberg (1795), says it is unlikely the remains would be casualties of this battle between the British forces and the De Ver- eenigde Ost-Indische Compagne (VOC). More remains unearthed HISTORY PROBED: Workers at the Police Museum in Muizenberg where three more skeletons, be- lieved to be dating back to the Colonial era, have been discovered. Photo: Teresa Fischer

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Page 1: Peoples Post False Bay 29 Jan 2013

E-mail: [email protected] Tuesday 29 January 2013 Tel: 021 713 9440 www.peoplespost.co.za

AUTHENTIC ITALIAN

WOOD-FIRED PIZZA

AUTHENTIC ITALIAN

WOOD-FIRED PIZZA

AUTHENTIC ITALIAN

WOOD-FIRED PIZZA

SunnyacresCentre WE DELIVER

Seafood at its best

R59,50

BOOK YOUR TABLE BY THE SEASIDE AT 021 782 3354

(Valid until 25th February 2013) (Valid until 25th February 2013)

ONLY! ONLY!

R99,50THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE HAPPEN ON A BAYSIDE!

Great Venue

Great Menu

Great Value

“KING FISHER” OF YELLOWTAIL

A FILLET OF GRILLED YELLOWTAIL

WITH SIX SUCCULENTLY GRILLED

PRAWNS, SERVED WITH RICE, FRENCH

FRIES AND A SELECTION OF SAUCES

BEACH CLUB STYLE HAKE DUO

LIGHTLY BATTERED HAKE

WITH TENDER DEEP FRIED CALAMARI

SERVED WITH RICE, FRIES AND

SALADS

TERESA FISCHER

MYSTERY surrounds the discovery ofthree more skeletons which have beenunearthed inside the Police Museum inMuizenberg.

A source, who has seen the remains andrefuses to be named, described them as“two bodies in coffins” and “one (skeleton)lying next to the coffin”.

Another source says these were removedin “three black buckets” on Wednesday.

In December, workers renovating thepremises, built in 1910, made the first dis-covery of a single skeleton.

Employees of Bambana ManagementServices, the company completing the mul-ti-million rand renovations at the museum,said they were not allowed to comment.People’s Post has reliably learnt the re-

mains arebelieved todate back topost-1600,the Colonial era.

Brigadier Srini Govender, the police’ssection head of corporate communications,said the bones date back many years (“Sci-entists to verify bones find”, People’s Post,22 January).

Govender would not speculate on the ori-gin of the remains, but said the bones havebeen sent to an archaelogist for verifica-tion.

Govender says it is difficult to pinpointthe area where the bones were found, butsays the find was made during excavationwork undertaken inside the building.

He says excavation has been temporarilyhalted and adds the police is not in a posi-tion to speculate further until more infor-mation is made available.

Troy Phili, Unit Manager of BurialGrounds and Graves at the South AfricanHeritage Resources Agency (SAHRA), con-firmed the matter had come to SAHRA’s at-tention.

Adding the matter is “of a very sensitivenature”, he says detailed information onthe history of the burials would be estab-lished through further investigation byUCT’s Department of Human Biology.

This is also where the remains will bestoredprior to consultations and identifica-tion of a suitable space for re-burial andcommemoration.

Phili says, to his knowledge, this is thefirst such discovery in Muizenberg, com-pared to the Greenpoint/Prestwich Place

area where, he says, the roads and build-ings seem to have been built over a largeburial plot.

He says it remains to be seen whether thediscovery at the museum will remain anisolated case or reveal a more widespreadburial site.

He says the application for a permit forthe exhumation of the remains had firstbeen submitted to Heritage Western Cape,which deals with pre-colonial human re-mains as per agreement with SAHRA.

Phili says it was subsequently estab-lished the remains were more recent thanoriginally believed and, therefore, the casewas referred to SAHRA.

The permit will allow for further remov-als, provided they are not more than 10. Hesays in such an instance a new permit ap-plication would need to be lodged with SA-HRA.

This would require a public consultationprocess to ascertain the site’s historicalbackgroundand the identities anddescend-ants of people buried there, who, in turn,need to give consent for the exhumation, re-location and re-burial of remains.

The archaeologist conducting the analy-sis on the remains was unable to commentat this stage.

Phili notes in areaswhere there had beenforced removals, suchasNdabeni, theques-tion is what could have happened to thecommunity cemetery.

“There are other incidences where force-fully removed residents came back afterthe demise of apartheid and found graveshaving been built on or relocated withoutany consultations,” Phili says.

Peter Harrison, vice-chairperson of theMuizenbergHistorical ConservationSocie-ty, volunteers at Het Posthuys, which is ad-jacent to the museum and the oldest stand-ing building on the False Bay coastline.

He says the museum, in two sections,consisted of a Magistrate’s Court, completewith cells, and a police station.

The police stationwas previously used asa library and the courthouse as a post of-fice.

Harrison would not be drawn to com-ment about the discovery.

Chris Taylor, a specialist on the Battle ofMuizenberg (1795), says it is unlikely theremains would be casualties of this battlebetween the British forces and the De Ver-eenigde Ost-Indische Compagne (VOC).

More remains unearthed

HISTORY PROBED: Workers at the Police Museum in Muizenberg where three more skeletons, be­lieved to be dating back to the Colonial era, have been discovered. Photo: Teresa Fischer

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Love sewn into every stitchHOW to make an American quilt?With love.

That’s the message a group of Ameri-can women brought with them when theydonated quilts to orphaned children at sixfoster homes.

The quilts – given to foster homes inMasiphumelele, Ocean View and Vry-grond – carry with them a message oflove.

It is the handiwork of women who areparishioners at St Peter’s EpiscopalChurch in Arlington, Virginia.

They developed the St Peter’s LoveQuilt Project as a result of a mission tripto Masiphumelele in 2011, during whichthey brought quilts for children in fosterhomes. Each quilt included individualartwork created by children from St Pe-ter’s that expressed what love meant tothem.

This year’s love quilts were displayedat the Fish Hoek Civic Centre this month.Organisers say the wealth of rich coloursand pleasing designs were greatly ad-mired.

Coordinator Gretchen Ginnerty gavetwo talks on the background to the projectand the far-reaching aspects of this re-markable outreach programme.

The Log Cabin pattern chosen for thequilts has American traditions, whichcan be traced back over 200 years. The de-sign encompasses contrasting light anddark colours representing happy and sadtimes. In each pattern block there is a cen-trepiece denoting the “hearth” of the

home. Each quilt has 20 of these smallsquares.

The humanitarian aspects of compas-sion, equality and giving is also a part ofthe lessons which the children learn.

Ginnerty used the analogy of “thethreads that bind”, saying the communi-ties are linked through the creation of thequilts, as are the recipients of the gift.

Ginnerty’s mother Roberta Poellein, al-so a talented quiltmaker, accompaniedher daughter. During the exhibition Poel-lein shared the finer points of quiltmak-ing. She designed her quilt using rustic,bold colours and using children’s draw-ings as centre pieces, thus followingGretchen’s design. The organisers say itis a quilt that reflects strength of charac-ter and say it was fitting it went to theeldest teenager at one of the handoverceremonies.

The St Francis Outreach Trust – whichis made up of volunteers from St FrancisChurch in Simon’s Town – along with theHomes from Homes organisation inSouth Africa have since identified 24more orphanages and foster homes atwhich children could use the gift of aquilt.

Ginnerty plans to return in 18 monthswith about 100 quilts to offer children.

Trust chairperson Monika du Sautoyjoined other members and the St Peter’sLove Quilt Project at the handover cere-monies. “The ceremonies are movingevents,” she says. “The community spiritalong with the love and good wishes im-bued in the quilts are handed on.”

HEIRLOOMS: At the quilt exhibition are Annette Fella, Roberta Poellein, MichelleDaly and Rene van Eck. Photos: Supplied

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Policetally uparrestsCRIME prevention operationsin the Muizenberg Cluster thisweek resulted in the arrest of123 people for offences varyingfrom theft to driving under theinfluence.Eight arrests were made for

the latter. Two people were ar-rested for rape.Provincial Police spokesper-

son Lieutenant Colonel AndrèTraut says 12 people were ar-rested for assault with the in-tent to do grievous bodily harmand one arrest was made forrobbery.A total of 22 arrests were for

possession of dagga. Other ar-rests were for house break-inand theft (5), possession of tik(3), possession of mandrax (1),dealing in liquor without a li-cence (2), theft (5), outstandingwarrants (11), possession ofsuspected stolen property (7),possession of a dangerousweapon (7), fraud (6),maliciousdamage to property (2), shop-lifting (4), intimidation (2), do-mestic violence (2), attemptedtheft out of motor vehicle (1),violations of the Sexual Offenc-es Act (1), and the Road TrafficAct (2), as well as the Counter-feit Goods Act (1).

Hiker saved in daunting night rescueTERESA FISCHER

IN WHAT has been described as a “dramatic technicalrescue” lasting almost 12 hours, a hiker was carried offthemountain in the SilvermineNatureReserve, near El-ephant’s Eye.The victim, a 22-year-old man, tripped and broke his

leg while traversing a steep slope during a hike withfriends, says Robert de Wet, spokesperson for Emergen-cy Medical Treatment (EMT).Paramedics from EMT were called at 16:30 on Thurs-

day. DeWet says paramedics determined it would be toodifficult to access the patient in the prevailing weatherconditions andwith dusk approaching.Metro EMSwerethen contacted to initiate a “full-scale technical rescue”.Amedical response helicopter was unable to reach the

man due to low-lying fog so amedical teamwas deployedon foot and paramedics reached the patient at 19:30.De Wet says Metro EMS rescue technicians managed

the patient in difficult wet and rainy conditions for al-most 12 hours.Additional rescuers, including members of the Criti-

cal Care Retrieval System, Wilderness Search and Res-cue,MountainClub SA, ParksBoard and theHikersNet-work assisted throughout the night.The hiker was placed in a rescue basket and a rope

rescue system was set up to pull him up and out of themountain. He was eventually carried off the mountainshortly after 05:00 on Friday and taken to hospital in astable condition.De Wet says the rescue took so long because the man

was about 100m from the nearest footpath in a steeprocky area. It had taken long to reach him and by thenthe light was gone. The dark and rainy weather meantconditions were extremely challenging.De Wet says without the joint technical support and

assistance of all the groups involved, rescue efforts ofthis magnitude would not be possible.

TERESA FISCHER

DESPITE another delay in the installa-tion of the shark exclusion net at FishHoek Beach, the City of Cape Town isconfident the latesthurdlewill be ironedout within days.

Although everything was runningsmoothly last year, (“Net still on track”,Peo-ple’s Post, 27November), theCitywas subse-quently informed it would need to completea full environmental impact assessment(EIA) – a process which could take nearlytwo years – before it could issue a permit.This newswas delivered to the City by the

National Department of Environmental Af-fairs, which jointly issues the required per-mit, together with the Department of Agri-culture, Forestry and Fisheries.The EIA would be necessary if the net’s

mooring was to be anchored to a platform.However, the net is not a fixed structure

as it will be deployed and retrieved daily.The head of the City’s Environmental Re-

sourceManagementDepartment, GreggOe-lofse, says theCity is confident the issue hasbeen resolved and adds there “appears to be

no legal reason why we cannot proceed”.Meanwhile, the City is ready to test the

net as soon it receives the permit andweath-er conditions allow.Oelofse says: “We are hopeful that the per-

mit might be issued before the end of Janu-ary, but I cannot be sure of that.”Last year, the Fish Hoek Surf Lifesaving

Club expressed dismay at a delay in thenet’s deployment, originally planned forOc-tober (“Frustration at net delay”, People’sPost, 18 September).Negotiations were also held between the

City and the trek net fishermen, who main-tained the net would impact their ability tocatch fish.They have been catching fish in the area

for over 70 years.Their concern was the net would scare

away the fish, especially schools of valuableyellowtail.Once the permit is received, the testing of

the net will also depend on favourableweather conditions, says Oelofse.The 285m net, which is designed to act as

a shark barrier, will stretch from Jager’sWalk to the Law Enforcement offices on thebeach.

Shark net: permit required

VIEW SITE: This photo of Fish Hoek, where the exclusion net is planned, is taken from thetop of the mountain – where the Sharkspotters are situated. Photo: Teresa Fischer

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Peace vsprotestsVIOLENT protests about service deliveryhave in recent months marred the politi-cal landscape. People’s Post interns Tar-ren-LeeHabelgaarn andLuzukoZini tookto the streets and asked readers if the vio-lence is justified or it is a sign of despera-tion.

DESPERATE: Steve Fraser says while hedoesn’t condone violence, when people arehopeless they get desperate. “If people can’tget their point across what other option dothey have? Something needs to be done, butit all boils down to education; it allows you todecide what is right and wrong.”

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UNACCEPTABLE: Stirling Damain­Harris saysviolence is never justified. He thinks peopleprotest when they have come to the end oftheir patience. At that point, he says, there isno other way but violence. “I feel particularlysorry for the farmworkers who work in rain andsun, but get R50.”

NEVER VIOLENCE: Thelma Harris says vio­lence should never be an option. She says itis particularly frustrating when protestersdon’t think of the inconvenience caused tothemselves and others. “If you take the farmorkers: when they go back to work the stuff(property) is broken. It is unfair towards them­selves and the farmers.”

ELECT LEADERS: Taariq Samuels says: “That’stheir way of getting what they want, but it doesnot always go their way. Protesters shouldelect someone who will speak on their behalfto the people, company or government so thatthings can be resolved in a peaceful way.”

NOT IDEAL: Kay­Leigh Meistre believes pro­testing is a way for protesters to get attention,but believes violence is not the way. “Protest­ers need to speak up and voice their concernsinstead of being violent. Violence has neversolved anything but only makes things worse.”

UNJUST: Andiswa Sam says: “Violence is notthe way because it only makes things worse.Violence is not a sign of desperation, but anopportunity (for some people) to ruin what hasalready been done for them. The only way for­ward is to address issues in a civilised way.”

OTHER MEANS: Zach Simpson believes thereare other ways of dealing with the protesters’concerns. “The violence may be a sign of des­peration, but there is no need for it. They shoulduse peaceful methods of protest that haveserved this and other countries well.”

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Sewage spills at ZandvleiTERESA FISCHER

ASEWAGEspill into Zandvlei has been go-ing on for several months, says a Marinada Gama resident.And, according to Zoë Durbach, nobody

has been informed, including visitors orthose wanting to fish or swim.But the Director ofWater and Sanitation

at the City of Cape Town, PhilemonMashoko, says the spillage was not contin-uous. He says the first spill (14 January)was one from a local sewer and the subse-quent one (21 January) was from a pumpstation failure.Durbach says the spill is in the canal on

Wildwood Island, which feeds into the vlei.“You can imagine the sight, the smell,

the birds caught in it, the dead fish, deadanimals and of course the threat of dis-ease,” she says.Mashoko says a blockage caused by an

illegal object caused the first spill. The sec-ondwas due to themalfunction of the SandRiver Pump Station, which overflowed forabout four hours.Durbach says the Marina Association

“refuse(s) to take any action” to informres-idents “even though they have an electron-ic and hardcopy newsletter”.The chairperson of the Marina Associa-

tion, Bob Craske, says the Association isnot the primary point of contact for suchreports. In an email to Craske, Durbach

writes theAssociation has a duty to informresidents, saying it is an act of negligenceif it does not do so. However, Craske saysit is the City of Cape Town’s responsibilityto publish such awarning and adds it is notwithin the Association’s mandate to do so.He adds if the City asks them to publish

a warning, they will do so – as was the casewith the algal bloom last year. Craskepoints out theAssociation ismadeupofun-paid volunteers.Mashoko says both spills were “timeous-

ly treated” with abiological substance thatrapidly breaks down the solids, removingthe immediate risk of toxic algal bloomandthe food source for e. coli and similar bacte-ria. “This therefore rapidly reduces riskfor recreational users to normal risk lev-els,” he says. The results of samples takenwill only be available by Wednesday.Zandvlei Estuary Management Forum

(ZEMF) chairperson Sandra Fowkes saysZandvlei is at the end of a large catchmentandwhat finds itsway into the catchment’sseven rivers and canals ends up in the vlei.She says ZEMF has to focus on both

short-term and longer term initiatives.Fowkes says in addition to an emergencyresponse plan, the forum is working to go“beyond responding to symptoms and toestablish root causes of problems” in thevlei. She says residents can report anyproblem to the City’s call centre on0860 103 089.

Baboon groupwants answersTERESA FISCHER

SANParks has come under fire from theBaboon Matters Trust, for what it calls“unlawful actions” by its officials.

But the group has made an attempt at con-ciliation which, if successful, it says “will goa long way” to promote dispute resolutionoutside of court.Baboon Matters, a non-profit baboon con-

servation organisation, this month sent anurgent letter to SANParks, seeking to ad-dress the latter’s actions late last year relat-ed to the deaths of chacmababoonsPeter andCarpenter.Baboon Matters contends the actions of

SANPark’s officials were unlawful andstand to be reviewed by the High Court.Prior to the killing of Peter and Carpenter,

Baboon Matters’ lawyer, Mark Nixon, ur-gently requested SANParks halt the killingof baboons until such time as relevant dataand documentation had beenmade availablefor scrutiny and inputs.According to the NPO, this letter met with

no success, and Peter and Carpenter werekilled shortly thereafter.Baboon Matters says it understands SAN-

Parks killed the baboons for having previ-ously raided property on land which is notwithin their jurisdiction.Jenni Trethowan, of BaboonMatters, says

they chose the cases of Peter and Carpenterbecause “so much went wrong” when theywere killed.She adds their deaths “exemplify” why

they want the policy regarding baboons tobe re-examined.Trethowan says the “Big Momma” troop

fromWelcome Glen were left without males,after these two males were killed.According to authorities, Carpenter

joined the Da Gama splinter group in 2010and became an aggressive raider.The Baboon Technical Team (BTT) – com-

prising City of Cape Town, Cape Nature andSANParks – had believed his removal wouldencourage the females and juveniles fromhis splinter group to re-join their original DaGama main troop. This, it was said, wouldallow the two field ranger teams to work asone unit to more effectively monitor a singlelarge troop.But Trethowan says the femaleswould not

willingly go back to their original troop, asthey would lose their place in the troop’sranking system.She adds it makes more sense for males to

join their troop.Trethowan adds the two were also killed

“within weeks” of the new service providertaking over.Nixon says SANParks is the recipient of

the letter, as opposed to theBTT, because theactions of the SANPark officials “stand to bereviewed by virtue of their unlawful ac-tions”.In order to avoid a court application, how-

ever, Baboon Matters are proposing to senda letter to theMinister ofWater andEnviron-mental Affairs requesting a facilitator toconduct meetings of interested and affectedparties with the purpose of reaching agree-ment over the killing of these and other ba-boons.But the letter states SANParks must first

agree to extend the 180-day time limit, legallyavailable to the NPO, [in terms of section 9of the Promotion of Administrative JusticeAct, 3 of 2000] during which it may approachthe court for review.The 180 days began to run late last year af-

ter the first killing and is set to expire soon.SANParks spokesperson Merle Collins

confirms they have received the letter.

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REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS 2013/14Arts and culture

The City of Cape Town’s Tourism, Events and Marketing Directorate is inviting applicationsfor funding from arts organisations/institutions within the municipal boundaries of the Cityin one of the following areas:

1. Productions for a Performing Arts Festival in July 2014. Performing arts companies andgroups (in drama, dance, music, opera, and spoken word) are invited to submit proposalsfor original productions.

2. Events with a national and/or international impact (July 2013 – June 2014).Only applications for existing events taking place in Cape Town that include adevelopmental component will be viewed favourably.

Applicants need to indicate:(a) numbers attending the event in the last 2 – 3 years,(b) media value attained, and(c) economic impact (if possible).

All applicants must have a proven track record of no less than 2-3 years. A portfolioincluding press releases is required.

The City of Cape Town expects all applicants to have multiple sources of income and willnot provide bulk funding or fund entire proposals. Proof of funds raised or successful pastexperience at raising funds needs to be shown.

Supporting documents must include proof of bank details, NPO certificate, valid taxclearance certificate, latest municipal rates account and most recent audited financialstatements. All documents must be certified.

Applicants must complete the prescribed application form, which is available at our office onthe 14th Floor, Telkom Tower, Standard Bank Centre, Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town, or can bedownloaded from www.capetown.gov.za, or by contacting Natalie Harper on tel 021 417 4101.The original form must be submitted – no photocopies, faxes or e-mails will be considered.

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PRICKLY BEAUTY: Jenni Ren­nie says after a graffiti artistdefaced an historic stone wallthey decided to plant thesebeautiful pink rose bushes.They now cascade down thewall and she says they have al­most covered the graffiti withblossoms. She adds they mayalso be a way to prevent anoth­er “so­called artist” from de­stroying property that does notbelong to them. Photo: Supplied

SATURDAY 2 FEBRUARY

FishHoek: TheWhite Heather Club hostsa Valentine’s Dance with a red and whitetheme at 20:00 in the civic centre hall. Dresssmart/casual. Take a plate of eats and yourown drinks. Non-members pay R20. Phone(021) 782 1558 for more details.Fish Hoek: Craft Market at the Methodist

Church in First Avenue from 08:30. For fur-ther information phone Yvonne on(021) 782 2687 or 082 685 2099.Clovelly: Wellness Day at the Country

Club. This is a free event from 10:00 until17:00 which organisers say will be packedwith more than 20 innovative health andwellness exhibits to help you live a happier,healthier, more vital life. Phone Robyn on(021) 782 8816.

TUESDAY 5 FEBRUARY

Fish Hoek: The Philatelic Society meetsat19:30 at the Minor Hall at the civic centre.John Cheminais will show his gold medal

collection, Postal History of South Africa –The Interprovincials, which was one of thehighlights of the National Stamp Exhibitionin Port Elizabeth in October. Phone VolkerJanssen on (021) 786 1548.

WEDNESDAY 6 FEBRUARY

FishHoek:TheWomen’sAgriculturalAs-sociation meeting is at 09:30 in the MinorHall of the civic centre. Three members willshow their interpretations of flower arrang-ing using the same materials. Visitors will

be charged R10 to cover refresh-ments. For further informationphone (021) 782 3907.

FRIDAY 8 FEBRUARY

Simon’s Town: Quiz Night at20:00 at the Country Club. Cost is

R50 for a team of four. Jacky’s Kitchen willbe open. To book phone Phil or Denise on(021) 786 1233.FishHoek:ManagedAgeing Seminarwill

take place at StMargaret’s Church hall from09:45 to 11:15.Tea or coffee and biscuits will be served.

Donation R8.Dr Neil Burman, specialist physician, will

discuss Mental illness and violence. PhoneVal or Evelyn on (021) 683 1465 or(021) 671 7415 or 083 438 5248. Burmanwill al-so speak onnonX-ray screening of bones andbreast, and appropriate hormone replace-ment for post-menopausal women. This willbe at noon in the seminar room on the firstfloor ofWarrens’Pharmacy.Places are limit-ed. Book with Loretta to avoid disappoint-ment. Phone (021) 782 1101.

SATURDAY 9 FEBRUARY

Kommetjie: Country and Western musiccomes to Kommetjie when line dancers DieCountry-Chix and BootScooters headline attheKommetjie Primary sports grounds, sup-ported by local band Los Hombres. Doorsopen at 15:30 and spit roast lamb and chick-en, as well as a vegetarian option, will be onsale from 16:00. Tickets are R50. Children un-der 13 free if with their parents. There willalso be pony rides. Free beer or glass of winewith every R15 raffle ticket bought.Take a rug or deck chair. All event pro-

ceeds will go to the refurbishment of theKommetjie Community Hall. For further in-formation or tickets contact Caroline on079 616 4143, Gary on 079 615 1707 or email [email protected].

Control centre calls youVOLUNTEERS are needed toman the Emer-gency Control Centre based at Fish Hoek Po-lice Station. Duties will include answeringthe telephone and assisting Far South resi-dents with all types of situations, be it trafficaccidents, fires, baboons, snakes, medical

emergencies or problems with water or elec-tricity.Two hours a week of your time is asked.

Training will be given.If you think you can help, phone

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Learn skills asan apprenticeAN APPRENTICESHIP is on offer tolast year’s matriculants or those be-tween 18 and 25 years.The 36-month apprenticeship iswith Mellon Housing, says FarSouthSustainable Development in OceanView.It is for electrical, plumbing and/ orcarpentry skills training and pays thesuccessful candidate R1600 a month.Requirements include a certifiedcopy of highest qualification, a CV,certified copy of your ID, proof of resi-dence and proof of banking details.“All you need is commitment and adream,” saysMastoera Esterhuizen ofFarSouth Sustainable Development.Direct enquiries to Esterhuizen on(021) 783 1416 or 079 528 2761 or [email protected].

GRANTINGHOPE: TheMasonic Lodge in De GoedeHoop sponsored a Christmas party in Decemberfor women and children from the Jones Safe Housein Sun Valley. It is operated by Donovan and Berna­det Jones and is a place of refuge for more than21 children and six women. The party was organ­ised by Sharon Jenliffe, Marejka Jager, their hus­bands David and John, and their children. MasonRon Kessler says: “Every child received theirChristmas gift wish. It was wonderful to see thechildren enjoy the pool, the water slide, and havean opportunity to ride a horse provided by theneighbours.” Santa arrived without reindeer at15:00 and gave out presents. Kessler adds: “Whata wonderful day for those who had nothing at all.Relying on a few grants and community donationsthe Safe House manages to survive. A specialthanks to all of the people involved in helping thismost important charity to service the needs of theabused and underprivileged.” Photo: Giles Ridley

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Crowning gloryof Spring QueensJANA BREYTENBACH

THE Cape Town rag trade is being hon-oured through an exhibition of theSpring Queen extravaganza.

The exhibition is on at the newDistrict SixHomecoming Centre in the former SacksFuteran Building in Buitenkant Street.

Old newspaper clippings of past winnerswho participated in the pageant between the1980s and 2012 can be viewed.

LumkaVumendlini (20),whowas crownedin November, also attended the opening.

Interesting facts and photos of every pastwinner forms part of the exhibition, as wellas a photo of how they look today.

Carolie Roberts, who was crowned MissSpring Queen in 1985, became emotional

while looking at her photo on her specialnight.

“Seeing this exhibition was breathtak-ing,” she said as she wiped tears from hercheeks.

“That was one of the best days of my life.I see myself as an ordinary Cape Town girland to see howmy life has turned out makesme very proud.”

Local clothes designer Shakur Olla ques-tioned theway forward for theSouthAfricanclothing industry. “Many changes still needto be made so that workers in this industrycan benefit,” he said at the event opening. “Ifwe rightfully acknowledge our women, theycan become absolutely brilliant. If Americacan cater to a worldwidemarket, so canwe.”

The exhibition runs until Tuesday 26 Feb-ruary.

THEN AND NOW: Carolie Roberts reminisces about the night she was crowned Miss SpringQueen in 1985. Photo: Nasief Manie

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Talk on floraA ILLUSTRATED talk on fynbos will be heldin Newlands on Monday 4 February, from20:00.

Dr Dave McDonald will talk on FynbosFlora of the Southern Langeberg and will in-clude an illustrated discussion of the vegeta-tion (and its patterns of endemism) of theLangeberg Range around Swellendam, Hei-delberg (Boesmansbos Wilderness Area)and Riversdale.

The venue is The Athenaeum, BoundaryTerraces, next to the WP Cricket Club, Cam-pground Road, Newlands.

Visitors pay R20 and there is no need tobook.

Obtain more details from Glenda Thorpeon (021) 531 5713 or go to www.capehorticul-turalsociety.co.za.

Healthy food for thoughtTARREN-LEE HABELGAARN

You are what you eat.

For years people have been obsessed withphrases such as “healthy body, healthymind”, and it’s true, says a dietitian.

What children eat have a major impact ontheir brain. “Your brain is dependent on anormal blood sugar level, so any people orchildren with low or high blood sugar cannotconcentrate properly. Therefore it is of ut-most importance to eat regularly to help keepyour blood sugar at a normal level,” says die-titian Magdalene Pieters.

And, says Pieters, you don’t need expensiveor exclusive foods to achieve this. A healthycombination of food groups in either a mealor snack will suffice.

Brain boosting foods do not have to burna hole in your pocket, but, more importantly,she says, the best thing to do is to avoid foodsthat affect the brain negatively. Focus insteadon foods that are beneficial to the brain.

“It has nothing to do with affordability andmore to do with trying to eat natural foods,the way nature intended us to eat,” she says.

When looking at food you need to decide ifit is natural, wholesome and healthy or if itis only the nice tasting part of a natural foodlike sugar, oil, fat, cream and white refinedstarch.

A good guideline is to try and avoid foodsthat are dyed, changed or fried.

Certain foods, such as fried foods, sweets,sugar and sweetened cooldrinks, have a nega-tive impact on the brain.

“Bought fried fast foods are the worst be-cause the oil might be boiling for many hours.Trans fats replace the good essential Omega-3

fats in the brain, and may cause AttentionDeficit Disorder and mood disorders like de-pression because of a lack of Omega-3 fattyacids,” says Pieters.

“Fried fast foods are one of the reasons somany young people feel depressed thesedays.”

Sugar is digested very quickly and spikesblood sugar levels. According to Pieters, a lotof insulin must be secreted to lower the bloodsugar again.

“A child with a high blood sugar will notfeel full of energy, like most people think.They will feel drowsy and tired. If their sugardrops too low after the spike they will feelnervous, edgy and jittery. They won’t be ableto sit still, can’t concentrate and everythingaround them will draw their attention awayfrom their work,” she says.

Water with a meal that combines protein,fibre, vitamins, minerals and healthy fat isvery good at empowering the brain.

Pieters says children should be encouragedto drink water whenever they feel thirsty orhungry.

“A dehydrated body and brain cannot func-tion properly and sometimes children getoverweight because they confuse thirst withhunger and eat too much,” she says.

With the new school year having just start-ed, a good eating habit could help improve achild’s performance.

Pieters says good foods to include in yourchild’s lunch box are low GI bread (which de-creases the sugar spike), and a protein thatsuits your pocket such as meat, cheese, pea-nut butter or egg and a fruit.

“Apples are low GI fruits and travel well.Buy different types and colours,” says Pie-ters.

Breakfast is also very important to kick-start a day, says Pieters. She lists low GI toast,egg, peanut butter, low GI oats or muesli, yo-ghurt and a fruit or few raisins as good break-fast choices for children.

She adds that pilchards are excellent food.“It is packed with good Omega-3 fatty acids,

is an excellent source of protein and mineralsfrom the sea and calcium from the soft bones

in the fish. The tomato added to most tins isalso very good, filled with anti-oxidants thatprotect against many diseases,” says Pieters.

She highlights that it is also affordable andyou can stock up and keep some.

“I combine it with wholewheat pasta, on-ions and spices, then add a thin layer of grat-ed cheese on top for a lovely fast dish for thefamily,” she adds.

HEALTHY OPTIONS: The variety of choices to give your day a healthy kickstart include yogurtand fruit. Photo: Google

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As one of the most popular bands in thecountry and following the release of theirfifth studio album,TakeMe To The Dance, re-cently, they will be performing new soundsand old favourites.

Their ascension was rapid – they becamea household name in South Africa in 2004with the release of the smash-hit albumNom-vula, and every album released since has gen-erated at least one radio hit: Doo Be Doo, I’dLike, Pot Belly, Fire is Low and Waka Waka,the 2010 hit with Shakira.

Their new CD will be sold at a cheaper priceat Pick n Pay and is bundled with a goodiebag, which includes a T-shirt.

The album is also be available for digitaldownload from the band’s website freshly-ground.com, as well as iTunes and Ama-zon.com.

The Summer Sunset Concert is from 17:30to 19:00.

Gates open at 16:00.For more details or ticket prices, call

(021) 799 8783/8620 or visit www.sanbi.org.Bookings at www.webtickets.co.za.

WIN! People’s Post readers can win threedouble tickets. Email [email protected] by Thursday at 13:00, with the word“Freshlyground” in the subject field. Alterna-tively, go to www.peoplespost.co.za and standa chance to win three double tickets. Winnerswill be notified by phone.

EASY ON THE EAR: Freshlyground, one of the most popular South African bands, will performat the Summer Sunset Concert on Sunday. Photo: Supplied

JAZZY: Pedro Espi­Sanchis, Madosini, Johnny Blundell and Hilton Schilder make up thegroup MadoJazz. Legendary bow player Madosini’s music is said to have an “ancient andmystical beauty about it, which before you know it takes you away to a place of blissfulpeace and absolute tranquillity”. Madosini’s music embodies the earliest roots of jazz.They play the earliest string (Uhadi musical bow) and wind (Lekgodilo flute) instrumentscreated by humans. The instruments work well with the jazz piano and guitar. Don’t missthe rare opportunity of these musicians playing together at Kalk Bay Theatre on Sunday3 February. Tickets cost R65 for the show or R180 for the show, cheese platter anda glass of house wine. Book on www.kbt.co.za. Photo: Supplied

Best beware the big bad wolfTWO good pigs are dead.

The mutilated bodies of the brothers, bothdecorated police officers, were found in theirrespective homes on the same night in a sav-age and grizzly revenge crime. The prime sus-pect, a wolf, is still at large – and he wantsthe third little pig dead.TheThree Little Pigs is a taut psychological

thriller set in a world where Animal Farmmeets Reservoir Dogs and gives rise to a darkand unexpected take on the classic children’sstory.

The delightfully twisted collaboration fea-tures multi-award-winning artists Rob vanVuuren, James Cairns, Albert Pretorius and

Tara Notcutt.Described by critics as “dark, brilliantly

acted satire” and “a political thriller that sur-prises at every turn”, The Three Little Pigsis a riveting and subversive adaptation of anage-old tale.The Three Little Pigs premiered on the Are-

na programme at the National Arts Festivalin Grahamstown last year to rave reviewsand packed houses.The Three Little Pigs will run at the Baxter

Golden Arrow Studio until 9 February withtickets between R60 and R120 via Computick-et (0861 915 8000).

There is an age restriction of 13.

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Page 12 People’s Post False Bay LEADER Tuesday 29 January 2013

Catch-22CIVIL society places certain expectations up-on a country’s legal system.So it is expected, for instance, that people

whom the courts find guilty end up in prison.There, it is hoped, offenders will serve the

required time for having been found guilty ofwhichever crime. Perhaps it is also hopedthat they would make amends and perhapsbecome reconciliatory towards those whomthey’ve offended. Many prisoners say they’vefound religion while in prison.If prison is hoped to be a corrective facility,

what then can be said for crimes taking placein prison? Fights which broke out in Polls-moor Prison last week are reportedly as a re-sult of attempts to control illegal items whichwere being smuggled into the facility.A daily newspaper report indicates 10 in-

mateswere injured in two separate battles be-tween rival gangs. Five inmates were takento hospitals. The items in question are drugsand cellphones.While people on the “outside” may take

cellphones for granted, drugs in a prison isunderstandably a dangerous combination.Correctional Services regional commis-

sioner Delekile Klaas has reportedly told themedia they were investigating whether offi-cials could be working with inmates.Two rival gangs have are said to have been

separated,while gang leaders have been iden-tified and placed in another area.Many questions can be asked as to whether

prisons really serve a purpose. But in the ab-sence of any other recourse, correctional fa-cilities remain the only answer as to what todo with offenders and those who break thelaw. Research indicates many offenders, un-fortunately, return to prison. Some, becausethey see little way out than to survive by com-mitting crime.Others, because their attemptsat reintegration into society are foiled as a re-sult of the mark against their name.Until we’ve walked a mile in a prisoner’s

shoes, who is to know? Perhaps crime neversleeps. Not even in prison.

Call for help is quietenedI’MSHOCKEDbecause today I sawone of theFNB adverts under the heading “You canhelp”. In it, Kelly Baloyi, a 17-year-old fromSoweto, eloquently pinpoints not only the is-sues facing our nation, but also her idea fora solution.She is not calling for student boycotts, pro-

test marches or strikes. She’s not calling forburning of municipal buildings, looting ofshops or destruction of schools. She’s notcalling for barricading roads, burning tyresor the stoning of the police. She’s not singingsongs that call for a machine gun or the de-structionofwhite farmers. She is simplyask-ing for people to help each other.She says: “When you help someone, you

lift them up.When you lift them up, they canhelp other people, too.”So why am I shocked? I am shocked be-

cause FNB has bowed to pressure from theANC and the SACP and has now withdrawnthe advert. These two political parties be-lieve that this advert amounts to treason andundermines the government. This approachis reminiscent of the past apartheid govern-ment’s approach to those who opposed theirviews.No doubt FNB has realised that it needs to

heed (president) Jacob Zuma’s call, where hestated: “Business that support the ANC willprosper.”Perhaps they should rather look at some

of the statementsmade by (former president)NelsonMandela,who said: “Youwill achievemore in this world through acts of mercythan you will through acts of retribution.”ROGER WOODDiep River

Rememberwho paysMY LATE dad instilled in his chil-dren the basic principles of treatingothers as you want to be treated, al-ways greeting and always saying“thank you”.I have, in turn, taught this to my

children and grandchildren.What I and others have experi-

enced lately is the way staff at somebusinesses treat customers.When entering these shops or

businesses you are greeted by a si-lence so loud it is quite deafening.The looks and attitudes of the staffgives one the impressionyouare ac-tually trespassing.When, out of desperation, you ad-

dress these staff the reaction is thatyou have disturbed some sort of un-seen meditation.Where are the days when a val-

ued customer – the pillar on whichthe owner and staff placed their fu-ture and survival – was given redcarpet treatment? No sooner has acustomer entered a businesspremises when they were over-whelmed with customer courtesy.Every pamphlet we are sent or

every advert is a message from abusiness inviting or imploringus tograce their business and spend ourmonies on their wares.But the staff need to be trained on

how to receive and direct the invit-ed customer – whether they pur-chase or not. Those who show cus-tomer courtesy are to be thanked.A quote from Henry Ford comes

tomind: “It is not the employerwhopays the wages. Employers onlyhandle the money. It is the custom-er who pays the wages.”KEITH BLAKE

A bouquet for great serviceI RECENTLY had occasion to take my car fora little panel beating.When it was suggested to me that I take my

car to Lekkerwater Road I hastily replied “no”.On thinking it over I decided I would find outmore about the business concerned.I duly contacted Graham Ross at Southern

Panel Beaters and went to see him in the busi-ness parkwhere he conducts his business. I wasmost pleasantly surprised to find this companyand the people there all very professional andpolite.

It was an immediate decision on my part togive my business to Graham.The business park there (Pine Tree Park) cer-

tainly impressed me.The work carried out on my car by Graham

was great. Not onlywas he efficient, but prompt,business-like and courteous.Thankyou,Graham. I amnowconfident there

must bemanygoodbusinesses running fromthearea mentioned.SALLYFish Hoek

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Parking planwould helpON A RECENT Saturday, my wife,daughter and I decided to a spend ahour or two at the beach surfing.Needless to say parking was at a pre-mium. The only parking availablewas at the bottom circle near the pa-vilion. We were greeted by a youngwoman who directed us to a parkingarea on a yellow line. This area is asmall dead-end road that leads to theback of the pavilion.

When I questioned the possibility ofa fine she assured me she was aformer Beach Buddy, (another con-tentious matter) and she could guar-antee me that we would not be fined.

On our return, only two vehicleswere fined who, out of desperation,had parked on a cobbled island. In noway were they creating an obstruc-tion. Each received a R300 fine.

Muizenberg is a huge drawcard forvisitors and locals, and instead of LawEnforcement working with Tourismby suggesting these areas be reallo-cated as parking bays, they issue tick-ets turning a lovely day at the sea intojust another bad day in South Africa.

Cars parked in the bottom sectionwere parked in an orderly fashion, al-beit illegally on yellow lines. One ve-hicle was parked on a yellow grid in-dicating a fire hydrant and none ofthose cars received a ticket.

So what gives? Selective ticketing.The (people) who decide on where yel-low lines should be should think:“Hello! This is a recreational area. Letus make some changes that will makeit easier for people to enjoy them-selves. Let us put parking bays on thewide pavements where there is no pe-destrian traffic.” A good example isBoyes Drive where the parking baysare half on and half off the pavement.MAX RENNIEMuizenbergCouncillor Brett Herron, MaycoMember for Transport, Roads andStormwater, responds: The smalldead-end road that leads to the backof the pavilion, in which Mr Rennieparked, is in fact a loading area for thepavilion itself. A loading bay ismarked adjacent the building and theremainder of the road within theturning circle is marked with yellowlines to permit larger delivery vehi-cles unobstructed passage into andout of the loading area. The loadingarea may not have been in use at thetime of Mr Rennie’s visit, but had itbeenneeded, thosevehicles parkedontheyellow lineswouldhavepresenteda problem.

The 15 parking bays were markedstraddling the Boyes Drive roadwayand sidewalk at the start of the EchoValley mountain trail because no oth-er safe parking could be provided.These bays were marked only after itwas determined that the remainingsidewalk was adequate to cater forother pedestrian movement along theroad. Similar action is not recom-mended on the Muizenberg beach-front promenade where as muchspace as possible should be providedfor pedestrian movement if the beach-front is to remain an attractive amen-ity. Provision for cycling, similar tothat on the Mouille Point and SeaPoint promenades, would further en-hance the attractiveness of the areaand the space available to do thisshould not be surrendered to motorvehicle parking.Wayne le Roux, Acting Execu-

tive Director of Safety and Securi-ty, responds: Different agenciesfrom the City of Cape Town such asMetro Police, Traffic and Law En-forcement from various stations andunits work in Muizenberg during theseason. The City’s Metro Police andLaw Enforcement staff checked theirrecords for Saturday 6 January andno fines were issued in the said area.The area mentioned in the letter is aproblem area as vehicles that parkthere cause obstruction to pedestriantraffic.

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ATOTAL of 75 paddlers were tested to ca-pacity as they set off fromSeaforthBeach,Simon’s Town, in the Best4 Surfski raceon Sunday.

They had to negotiate tricky rocks, reefsand kelp, and into the wind and swell for thefirst lap of the 12km race. Constant concentra-tion was required to navigate the upwind sec-tion to the first turn mark as a wrong routingcould quickly result in a swim over a shallowreef, as a few paddlers found out. The down-wind section was fast paced and it was herethat experience and some risk taking helpedmake up a few positions.

The nine races in the season’s Best4 SurfskiSeries have been characterised by a qualityfield of women paddlers.

Sunday’s race was no different with 20women taking to the water to race.

It was extremely close racing in the frontend with Donia Kamstra narrowly edging outKim van Gysen mere metres before the line.Right behind them was Bianca Beavitt who

was not giving the women behind or aheadof her any quarter to rest.

The top three women were separated by on-ly 30 seconds.

The men’s race was equally exciting. Earlyon it seemed that Tom Schilperoort hadsealed yet another victory, but junior paddlerKenny Rice reeled him on the second lap andthey were soon joined by Simon van Gysen.The race was on again.

Schilperoort, however, skillfully pulled on-to a few successive swells leaving Kenny tobattle Van Gysen for second place. In the endRice took the second place and Van Gysenthird.

The last race and prizegiving in the Best4Summer Surfski Series will be on Sunday 3February at Clifton 4th beach at 9:00.

Amateurs, novices and Stand Up Paddlersare invited to paddle with three of the world’stop five surfskiers including Van Gysen (Eu-ro Championship title holder) and currentworld champion Dawid Mocke and currentSA Woman’s Champion Nikki Mocke.

The Epic Kayaks Glen McGregor Finale, asthe race is known, is the final race in a seriesof 10 races that saw enthusiasts enjoyingsome of the best paddling at Cape Town’s fin-est beaches. The course is a two-lap routearound Fisherman’s and Barker’s Rocks(weather dependent) with the day’s proceed-ings and series prizegiving happening at theClifton Lifesaving Club.

Cape Town series coordinator Nikki Mockesays: “The series has been a phenomenal suc-cess. It’s not just for the professionals. It’s agreat way for anyone to get fit while havingfun on our beautiful beaches across the Pe-ninsula. We run the series to be able to enjoyCape Town’s glorious summer days. Surfskiand ocean paddling is an adventure-drivensport and it’s all about getting out into theocean wherever and whenever you can.”

Race day entries can be done at 8:00 on theday for those wanting to “pitch and paddle”.For entry fees and more information visitwww.surfski.co.za, www.paddlingcen-tre.com or call (021) 782 4311.

Dramatic conditions in Seaforth contest

THUMBS UP! TomSchilperoort wonSunday’s race atSeaforth Beach.Photo: John Hishin

Sporting fraternityto be honouredTHE District Two Sport Council will host itsfirst Annual Sport Awards in February.

District Two covers the southern suburbsareas of Ocean View, Hout Bay, Retreat, Lav-ender Hill, Steenberg, Wynberg, Grassy Parkand Lotus River. Sports clubs using commu-nity facilities and members of Municipal Fa-cilities Management Committees (MFMC)are requested to submit nominations for theawards. The categories for nomination in-clude Administrator of the Year, Coach of theYear, MFMC of the Year, Local Sports Coun-cil of the Year, Lifetime Achiever, Roll ofHonour, Media Award, Sportswoman with aDisability of the Year, Sportsman with a Disa-bility of the Year, Junior Sportswoman of theYear, Junior Sportsman of the Year, Sports-man of the Year and Sportswoman of theYear. For more information or to make anomination contact Roscoe Jacobs on roscoe-jacobs@hotmail or call (021) 797 9935.

It’s Tens time!THE annual Castle Cape Town Tens rugbytournament will take place at Hamiltons Rug-by Club in Green Point this weekend (Friday1 and Saturday 2 February).

The popular tourney, which will celebrateits five-year anniversary, promises to be onea fun outing for the entire family. With top-class music acts such as Goodluck, a chil-dren’s play area, a beer garden, and plentyof rugby action, this an event not to bemissed. It’s also an opportunityto see formerSpringboks Bob Skinstad and Rob Fleck, andother international legends, take to the fieldin the veteran’s division.People’s Post is giving away five double

tickets to the tournament on Friday and fivedouble tickets for Saturday. To enter, SMSthe name of the sponsor of the tournamentand your name to 34586 by Thursday 31 Janu-ary at 13:00. SMSes cost R1,50.

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Winning weekend for SA hockeyJONATHAN COOK

SOUTH AFRICAN women’s hockey stal-ward Pietie Coetzee scored two goals tohelp Investec South Africa to a 2-0 winover Austria in their final World Leagueround two match at Hartleyvale Stadiumon Sunday.

SAwent through to theWorld League semi-finals onSaturdaywhen theybeatAzerbaijan7-0 and Sunday’s match had no bearing onthat outcome.However, the host team still played to win

and the result was ensured by two sizzlingdrag-flick penalty corners from world recordgoal scorer Coetzee.The first goal came in the 10thminute after

BernieCoston’s pace down the rightwon SouthAf-

rica their first penalty corner and Coetzee ri-fled a flat astro-burner into the bottom of thebackboard.Six minutes later it was Shelley Russell’s

turn to use her pace and stick-ball control athigh speed to outflank her would-be tacklerand set up SA’s second penalty corner.Coetzee aimed for the top shelf this time

and beat Austrian goalkeeper Jasmin Ander-le with ease.Thedouble tookCoetzee’s international tal-

ly to 258 goals in 258 test matches.Although SA dominated the rest of the

match, further successful strikes didn’tmate-rialise.SouthAfrica’s pace on attackwas one of the

most impressive aspects of their play, and for-wards Russell, Coston and Sulette Damonswere just three of the frontrunners whoburned their markers away.The second team to qualify for the World

League semi-finals were Belgium, who beat

Azerbaijan 1-0 on Sunday.Fixtures for the third round will be an-

nounced when all second round fixtures arecompleted in March.The women in green and gold now focus

their attention on the prestigious InvestecChallenge, which also involves worldnumber one and 2012Olympic goldmedallistsHolland, as well as England and Australia.The Investec Challenge kicks-off at Hart-

leyvale Stadium in Observatory on Monday4 February.It culminates in themedalmatches on Sun-

day 10 February.

PIETIE POWER: South Africa’s record goal scorer Pietie Coetzee celebratesafter completing a hat­trick in a World League round two match against Az­erbaijan at Hartleyvale Stadium on Saturday. South Africa won the game7­0 to qualify for the semi­finals of the competition. Photo: Rashied Isaacs

SPEEDSTER: Shelley Russell outpaces Nicola Gorbe of Austria during South Africa’s 2­0 victory at Hartleyvale Stadi­um on Sunday.

Peninsula set their sights on promotionLIAM MOSES

PENINSULARFCwill be gunning for promo-tion when the 2013 Western Province clubrugby season kicks off in April.The Lakeside team currently languish in

Division Three – the seventh tier in the ninedivisions of CapeTown rugby – but their new-ly appointed head coach believes smallchanges could see the club climb to a higherleague.CreightonBentley,whowas elected ashead

coach in October, believes the secret to turn-ing the club around is attracting local playerswho chose to play their rugby outside of thearea.“I can’t see why we shouldn’t pull players

from this region instead of players having totravel to other clubs, when we can build a

club that can play in the Super League in fiveyears. We have the right ingredients,” saysBentley.“There are definitely a lot of players in this

area, but at present they prefer to get in theircars and travel other clubs.”Peninsula RFC was formed in 1976, when

two Kalk Bay clubs, Marines and Excelsior,amalgamated. The club played at City ParkinAthlone andwasmade up of only Colouredplayers during apartheid and, Bentley says,the team has struggled to attract white play-ers since the dawn of democracy and theirmove to Lakeside.CurrentlyPeninsula drawsmost of its play-

ers from Lavender Hill, Steenberg and theranks of the South African Navy, with veryfew coming from the more affluent areas inits immediate vicinity.

The club came close to losing their Divi-sion Three status last year, finishing eighth,just above the relegation zone, in the 10-teamleague.Bentley attributes their poor performance

to a lack of funds and appeals to companiesin the area for support.“A lot of the players come from disadvan-

taged areas. They come from areas wheregangsterism, violence and drugs are rife,” hesays.“If we can have some sort of sponsorship,

we cannot only feed them before games, wecould possibly give them something to takehome as well. I believe Peninsula can makea difference in these people’s lives with thehelp of a company and sponsorship.”Bentley hopes to attract players from the

Far South, aswell as across the southern sub-urbs. Anyone interested in joining or assist-ing Peninsula RFC can contact Bentley on084 7011 361.

GOALS: Neil van Schoor (left) and CreightonBentley, the public relations officer and headcoach of Peninsula RFC respectively, are hop­ing the help the club to promotion this year.

Photo: Liam Moses