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Cinderella beach not on the ballTERESA FISCHER
FISH Hoek Beach is becomingthe “Cinderella” of the
beaches in the South.
This is according to one of FishHoek’s regular morning swimmers,Alan Lindner. He delivered a pres-entation at Calders Hotel on Tues-day questioning whether enough isbeing done to maintain high stand-ards at this popular swimming spot,which currently does not have blueflag status.
A controversial point noted dur-ing the course of the discussion wasthat the R10 parking fee, paid at theentrance to the beach parking lot,goes into the City of Cape Town’sgeneral budget, and is not allocateddirectly to the beach.
Another point raised was that theFish Hoek City Improvement Dis-trict (CID) did not have any juris-diction over the beach.
Furthermore, the beach, alongwith other beaches in the South is
on a maintenance budget, not a de-velopment budget.
Lindner mentioned several redflags such as water quality, sharkencounters and infrastructure de-cay. According to Lindner, sincethe fatal shark attack on Tyna Webb(77), in November 2004, the “park-ing full” sign has only gone up onceat the beach.
When later asked to comment onthe impact of shark attacks on tour-ism, Sally Grierson of Cape PointRoute said it was a controversialpoint. She says that shark attacksat the beach may have reduced gen-eral beach usage but they also re-sulted in a different type of tourismwith visitors arriving to see if theycould spot a shark.
Grierson adds that the attack onMichael Cohen drew global atten-tion and speaking from a market-ing perspective, one should capital-ise on that exposure and promotethe positive.
She also notes that education isimportant when it comes to sharks.
There are seasonal changes inshark behaviour, for example,sharks come closer into the bayfrom late September to November.
Lindner explained that a few inci-dents last year, such as problemswith the ablutions, led him to createa platform for people to brainstormthe issues so that corrective actioncould be taken.
“We must not put up with medioc-rity. To ignore the problem is to beliving in a fool’s paradise.” saysLindner.
Comparisons were made withMuizenberg beach, especially thestate of the ablutions, and FishHoek did not compare favourably.
He adds that the people of FishHoek need to improve their ownbeach, which he believes has the po-tential to be the most wonderfulbeach on the South Peninsula.
Lindner says that two areas theCity must improve on are qualityand dependability of service.
He adds that if these are not im-proved, the business and tourism
sector will have to accept thatthe beach’s competitive posi-tion could slip further.
Ward councillor David D’Al-ton says since being elected inJune 2011, he focused on Mari-na da Gama and Muizenberg,but had taken note of the pointsraised, and that he intends togive them prompt attention.
Janet Holwill, chairperson ofthe Ratepayers’ and Residents’Association says: “I was veryimpressed and thought Alanraised valid issues that neededto be investigated.”
Lindner says there has been“unexpectedly good” feedbackto his presentation and there-fore there will be further dis-cussions at the Calders Hotelon Friday 17 February from08:00 until 09:00. The cost is R15payable to the hotel for coffee.
For further information con-tact: Alan Lindner on 072 9304798 or [email protected]
MORNING HASBROKEN: Craig Wilson captured thisimage in Muizenberg on Monday 6February. He says:“I arrived at Surfer’sCorner just as therain started. I couldsee rain showersover Fish Hoek, Simon’s Town and towards SomersetWest... then it gotinteresting with thethunder and lightning display. It wascertainly worthwaking at 05:30.”His blog is http://www.surferscorner.co.za
Photo: Craig Wilson
LITTER HEADACHES: This reader’s photowas taken at Fish Hoek beach on Monday23 January. The stormwater outlet at thelighthouse is one of three at the beach,and shows the extent of litter that endsup in stormwater drains. It gets worse after heavy rains. Photo: Maria Wagener
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Tuesday 7 FebruarySun Valley: GriefShare is a spe-cialweekly support group forpeo-ple grieving the death of someoneclose. It’s a place where you canbe around people who under-stand how you feel and the painof your loss.
At GriefShare you’ll learn valu-able information that will helpyou through this difficult time inyour life. The support group willstart today and will meet everyTuesday evening at 19:15 at theKing of Kings Baptist Centre, cor-ner Ou Kaapse Weg and BullerLouw Drive. For further informa-tion phone the church office at(021) 785 4200.
Tuesday 7 FebruaryFish Hoek: The Fish Hoek Dupli-cate Bridge Club meets everyTuesday evening at 19:30 in the StMargaret’s Church Hall on thecorner of Fifth Avenue and Kom-metjie Road. Come along with apartner for a friendly game ofbridge. For further informationphone Eileen Mestern on (021) 7823891.
Wednesday 8 FebruaryGlencairn: The Simon’s TownCommunity Police Sub Forum(Sector 1) will hold their monthlymeeting at 18:30 in the PhoenixHall, Glencairn Heights. For fur-ther information phone Aliet Pelt(021) 781-0028 or 072 347 3117.
Thursday 9 FebruaryFish Hoek: The Fish Hoek ValleyHistorical Association will holdits 34th Annual General Meetingin the Library Hall of the libraryat 18:00. Alderman Felicity Pur-chase will speak on The impor-tance of Historical Societies inSmall Towns. Organisers say thiswill be an important meeting andall members are urged to attend.All are welcome. Phone Mieke at(021) 782 5864.
Thursday 9 FebruarySimon’s Town: Artists of theSouth exhibition in the LibraryHall from until Sunday 12 Febru-ary. Hours are from 09:00 to 17:00daily. Contact Pauline 082 8311578.
Friday 10 FebruaryFish Hoek: Managed Aging Sem-inar from 10:00 until 11:15 in StMargaret’s Church Hall, corner5th Ave and Kommetjie Road. Ro-lene Sher will speak on “My jour-ney through cancer, healing andraw food.” She teaches how toheal the body through wholesomefood and lifestyle changes. Dona-tion R5, includes tea/coffee at09:45. Phone Coral (021) 782-2024or [email protected]
Saturday 11 FebruaryFish Hoek: South African CakeDecorators’ Guild meet at theDutch Reform Church, no1 Kom-
metjie Road at 13:30 for 14:00.A fantastic demonstration by
Gray Stephens of a Fairy will takeplace. Demonstration starts at15:00. Please visit and see what wedo. Contact Hettie at 021 782 2375
Saturday 11 FebruaryMuizenberg: Muizenberg Dra-maticSocietywill be stagingAlanAyckbourn’s Season’s Greetings,to be directed by Coleen Van Sta-den, at the Masque Theatre from1 to 9 June 2012.Auditions will beheld at 14:30 at The Rendezvous(Old Zandvlei Bowling Club), 57Promenade Road. The play is setin England and needs a talentedcast of ensemble players who canbring out all the elements of thisAyckbourn gem - farce, situationcomedy and black humour. Castrequired is four women (ages 25to 50) and four men (ages 30 to 60).Enquiries to Coleen on [email protected] or 072 1205645.
Tuesday 14 FebruaryFish Hoek: Nerina Gardens’ fa-mous Bridge Drive has been re-vived. Cost is R30 per person in-cluding delicious afternoon teaand loads of lovely prizes. Pleasebring your own table. To bookphone Ann Bishop (021) 782 6123or 082 214 9304 or Suzie Wilkes 078878 6896 or [email protected]
Thursday 16 FebruaryFish Hoek: Diabetes SupportGroup first meeting of the yeartakes place at the Civic Centrefrom 14:00 for 14:15. The guestspeaker is Desrie Van Riet of “Fu-ture Life”. Phone (021) 786 4540 oremail Gerald: [email protected]
How to use hope to copeThe Prostate Cancer Support Ac-tion (PSA) will meet at 17:45 for18:00 on Tuesday 15 February.
The gathering will be held in theauditorium of Mediclinic Constan-tiaberg in Burnham Road, Plum-stead.
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stress of being diagnosed”. Newlydiagnosed patients and their part-ners or carers from all over theCape Metro are welcome to attend,meet prostate cancer survivors,and share details of their experi-ence.
For more information call orSMS to 073 560 3067.
For the recordPeople’s Post (24 January 2010)mentioned Fritz Bing as thefounder of AP Jones. He is in factnot the founder, as pointed outby a reader.
The original Mr Jones wasknown to everyone as “AP” andhe founded the business in 1928.
Rick Bing’s father, Fritz, wasborn after that.
“He is married to Jenny, whois AP’s daughter. Uncle Geoffand my Dad ran the business to-gether for many years. Geoff re-tired in 1984. My Dad is stillworking!” says Rick Bing.
People’s Post apologises for theerror.
Quick Wires talk for teachersPROFESSOR Lori Assaf, Directorof the Central Texas WritingProject, will be hosting a lecturein which he discusses the use of“Quick Wires” to engage learner-strategies and techniques in orderto help learners during the writ-ing process, develop revision hab-its and discover topics that matter.
The lecture will take place onWednesday 15 February at venueLT 2, Schools Development Unit,Hoerikwaggo Building, UCT, from16:00 till 17:30.
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Bureaucracy threatens muralTERESA FISCHER
CREATORS of Muizenberg’s latest addition, abright Koi fish mural, have been slapped witha R1 500 fine and have until the end of themonth to remove it.
The mural can be seen on the wall of the toi-lets, facing the sea. It was an instant hit withlocals and visitors. A Facebook photo of thepainting has to date generated 195 “likes”, 24“shares” and over 90 comments. (“Somethingfishy in Muizenberg”, People’s Post, 24 Janu-ary 2012)
Shani Judes of SJ Artists organised thepainting of the mural, created by Brazilian art-ist, Binho Ribeiro.
The fine was issued by Law Enforcement atthe request of the Department of Arts and Cul-ture.
Judes says she was granted permission bya City of Cape Town official and therefore, didnot submit the required permit application.
“I really did think I had permission,” shesays, but adds that the issue is under discus-sion with JP Smith (Chairperson of the City’sSafety and Security Portfolio Committee.)
The Muizenberg Improvement District(MID) manager says the MID has no objectionsin principle to any public art initiative - aslong as the proposals conform with relevantCity bylaws and regulations, and are not con-sidered likely to cause serious offence to themajority of community members.
She adds that if the MID board endorses aparticular project, this does not in any wayoblige it to provide financial support for thatproject.
Judes has since applied for the permit. BothJanet Annadale (MID Director of Cleaning,Greening and Beautification) and CouncillorDavid D’Alton have made requests to the coun-cil for the mural be preserved.
Judes says she hopes the government willlisten to the people. She will add a petition toher blog on her website: www.sjartists.co.za/blog
TAURIQ HASSEN
THE owner of a dog respon-sible for attacking twoyoung girls has beenblamed by the Cape of GoodHope (CoGH) SPCA afterthe dog had to be humanelyeuthanized.
Two-year-old Meeka-Ri-ley Lackey, sustainedpuncture wounds to herleft leg on Clifton beach.(“Dog bites toddler,” Peo-ple’sPost, 17 January 2012.)
CoGH CEO, Allan Per-rins, believes that the “ir-responsible behaviour” ofthe self-proclaimed animal behaviouristand dog shaman, James Lech, led to thedeath of the dog.
According to Lech’s website, www.good-dog.co.za, he has achieved an “extremelyhigh physical and psychological rehabilita-tion of dogs in South Africa”.
The website also indicated that Lech wasborn into a family of healers, which includ-ed Doctors, Geneticists and Scientists.
He services, as advertised on the website,highlighted that the “healer” worked witha variety of dogs, from Pugs to Rottweilerson a wide range of behavioural issues, frominsecurity to severe “Red Zone”.
“There is no such thing as a dangerousdog, but rather dangerous owners,” saysPerrins.
He added that Lech admitted to the SPCAthat the same Rottweiler attacked a younggirl in Hyde Park shopping centre in Julylast year, but “shockingly”, still took thedoginto a public space.
“He took that dog intoa public space withoutany consideration foranyone else’s well-beingand this has cost the dogits life,” says Perrins.
The SPCA is now con-cerned that Lech mightget a new dog, becauseonly the courtswouldbeable to deny him owner-ship under the AnimalsProtection Act (APA).
“We had concernsabout Mr Lech for sometime, but there wasn'tsufficient evidence totake action against him
under the APA,” says Perrins.“There are some very experienced and
well respected animal behaviourist outthere, butunfortunately there are also thosewho use terms such as “Wrangler”, “Sha-man”and“Whisperer”,without specific ref-erence to any qualification, other than self-proclaimed ability,” Perrins explained.
Neil Arendse from the City’s Law En-forcement, confirmed that Lech is now be-ing charged under the Animal ProtectionAct and is due to appear in court at a laterdate.
However, Law Enforcement has alreadypassed the case onto the SAPS, who is nowheading the investigation against the dogshaman.
Perrins urged the public to rather contactThe South African Board for CompanionAnimal Professionals (SABCAP), shouldthey require assistance from an animal be-haviourist.SABCAP can be contacted on 082411 4156 or visit www.sabcap.org.za
Owner blamed for dog’s death
Woman starts hungerstrike over toll plazaTERESA FISCHER
A member of the Civil Rights ActionGroup (Crag), Bronwen Lankers-Byrne, is on a hunger strike at the siteof the proposed Chapman’s Peak tollplaza and office building site.
Lankers-Byrne began the strike onSunday 5 January and will be drinkingonly water. She organised the protestmarch held on Sunday 22 Januaryagainst the R54 million development,which is to house Entilini staff – the com-pany that operates the toll road.
Lankers-Byrne has reportedly said shewould only stop if construction was halt-ed and authorities were prepared to takeresidents’ opinions into account. Therehas been fierce opposition to the toll pla-za. Residents believe this two-storeybuilding within Table Mountain Nation-al Park will set a dangerous precedent.
On Monday 6 January People’s Postcould not reach Lankers-Byrne on hercellphone. She previously said of City ofCape Town officials: “We vote them in,we pay them, and then they build some-thing we don’t want.”
A representative of Crag was due tomeet Transport MEC Robin Carlisle onMonday afternoon.
Carlisle says: “I truly hope that noth-ing drastic will happen.”
The MEC adds he was available tomeet with anyone who wished to discussthe matter with him.
“She hasn’t phoned me yet,” he says,but adds: “hopefully we can talk to her.”
He said he had not yet gone to visit herat the site, as he was in conversationwith her colleagues. “We don’t wantthese things to turn into tragedies,” saysCarlisle.
“I respect where she is coming from,I think she is wrong, but I respect heropinion.”
LenSwimmer, chairpersonof theHoutBay Residents’ Association, says ofLankers-Byrne: “I think it is very noble;she is a person with conviction.”
The RA has consulted senior advo-cates to gain their opinion on the legalityof the planned double storey buildingand toll plaza. Building equipment wasmoved onto the site last week. Swimmeris expectinga response onTuesday 7Jan-uary (Today).
Swimmer adds that the words of JanSmuts, as quoted in a recent newspaperarticle are apt: “We, as a nation, valuingour unique heritage, should not allowTable Mountain to be spoiled and de-spoiled, and should look upon it asamong its most sacred possessions, partnot only of the soil, but of the soul ofSouth Africa.
“For centuries to come, while civilisa-tion lasts on this subcontinent, this na-tional monument should be maintainedin all its natural beauty and unique set-ting. It should be symbolic of our civilisa-tion itself, and it should be our proud tra-dition to defend to the limit against allforces of man or nature who disfigure it.”
(Smuts was Prime minister of the Un-ion of South Africa from 1919 until 1924and from 1939 until 1948)
ENDANGERED SPECIES: The City of Cape Town has slapped creators of this mural with a R1 500fine, and given them a month to remove the painting. Photo: Supplied
PUT DOWN: The Rottweiler, ownedby James Lech, was put down bythe SPCA. Photo: Danielle Karallis
Page 4 People’s Post False Bay GENERAL Tuesday 7 February 2012
OCEAN VIEW HOUSING PROJECTThe City of Cape Town’s New Settlements Department will hold the final follow-up sessionfor proposed beneficiaries of the Ocean View Housing projects.
Applicants living in Ocean View whose names appear on the City’s database up to 2009should come forward. Also those who have outstanding information from the previoussessions are requested to hand it in at the following venue:
Venue: Ocean View Civic Centre, Carina Road, Ocean ViewDate: Wednesday 22 February 2012 to Friday 24 February 2012Time: 09:00 to 14:00
Venue: Ocean View Civic Centre, Carina Road, Ocean ViewDate: Saturday 25 February 2012Time: 09:00 to 12:00
The following documents must be produced on the day:• Green barcoded ID• Marriage/divorce/death certificate• Children’s birth certificate• Proof of income• Any other relevant documents
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From Athloneto the Big AppleREYANA STEYN
TWO talented young girls went fromdancing in Athlone to performing on
an international stage.
Robyn Fortune (12), from Bridgetown, andVeronique Reagon (14), from Noordhoek –both students of Dance For All’s affiliate, In-grid Carlson Ballet – recently returned fromNew York where they had the opportunityto be trained by some of the best.
The girls were hosted by USA ballet teach-er David Tamaki and attended ballet classesat the New Jersey School of Ballet, where Ta-maki trained as a dancer and currentlyteaches.
The girls went during the festive seasonand had the chance to attend some holidayseason performances, including New JerseyBallet’s The Nutcracker, which was in its41st season and is performed with a full or-chestra.
Fortune says the trip to the Big Apple wasan overwhelming experience.
“It was a surprise to be selected, but it wasa great opportunity. I gained a lot of confi-dence and learnt different dance tech-niques.”
The 12-year-old started ballet three yearsago and says she was always interested indance.
“I always wanted to do ballet and when Isaw Ms Carlson giving classes through awindow, I asked my mom if I could go for aclass. I did and it is something I’ve loved do-ing ever since.”
Her mother, Roxanne, says she is “soproud” of Robyn.
“It was an amazing experience for both ofus. When she went overseas for her dancing,it made my dream come true, Watching herwas amazing. Ingrid taught her a lot and wewant to say thank you to her.”
Robyn says she hopes to be a professionaldancer, but if she doesn’t reach this goal, shewould like to be a pilot, a doctor or veterinar-ian.
Reagon started ballet only a year ago andsays she was privileged to have been selectedto go to New York.
“It was really nice, I learnt a lot of newsteps from the overseas dancers and it meanta lot for me to be selected.”
She says that when they came back theywere excited to show Ms Carlson the new bal-let techniques they learnt.
“It was an experience I will never forget.It definitely made me grow and made memore independent.”
Belinda Reagon, her mother, says it wasfantastic that her daughter was selected, al-though she couldn’t help being overprotec-tive.
“I was worried, but Robyn’s mom accom-panied them. David was also there, so thatput my mind at ease. Overall it was a fantas-tic experience for Veronique and I am gladthat she did it. I have seen an improvementin her dancing and how the experience haschanged her for the better.”
Veronique adds that anyone who has thepassion for dancing should pursue it, no mat-ter what their age.
STARDOM: Robyn Fortune (12) from Athlone and VeroniqueReagon (14) fromNoordhoek, in NewYork City.Photos: Supplied
Washed up in the surf archivesTERESA FISCHER
BROWSING the Facebook groupMuizenberg, Then and Now, this re-porter unearthed a gem. It is aboutprolific playwright and author,George Bernard Shaw, giving surf-ing a go at Muizenberg, in March1932.
One of Shaw’s most well-knownworks is Pygmalion, from which themusical My Fair Lady was adapted.
The accompanying photographswere originally published in SouthAfrican Travel News.
The caption reads: “Thanks to hishabit of early rising, Mr GeorgeBernard Shaw has the usually-crowded Muizenberg beach to him-self for his initiation into the de-lights of surfing. Armed with thefirst surfboard he has handled inhis crowded 75 years of life, MrShaw poses for the photographer. Afew minutes’ practice and he be-comes as adept at the exhilaratingsport as many of its younger devo-tees.”
Shaw lived until the age of 94.His own words are apt: “Life isn’t
about finding yourself. Life is aboutcreating yourself,”
The caption goes on to say thatShaw originally intended to stayfor only a fortnight in South Africa,but that the attractions of the Cape Penin-sula so appealed to him that he delayed hisdeparture for six weeks. He then drovealong the Garden Route to Knysna wherehe stayed for a further month.
A discussion on the group also exploresmysterynovelistAgathaChristie's passionfor surfing. Christie visited South Africain January 1922, when it is thought she vis-ited Muizenberg and spent time surfing ina “green wool bathing dress”.
BLAST FROM PAST: The Facebook group “Muizenberg Then and Now” posted this interesting seriesof photos of George Bernard Shaw’s 1932 visit toMuizenberg. Photo: Cape Peninsula Publicity Association
The evidence of theKhoisan’s originalpresence in SouthAfrica can be seen inthe distribution oftheir languages to-day.
It often shows ex-treme differences instructure and vocab-ulary despite closeproximity, demon-strating a long peri-od of settlement andco-evolution of lan-guages in the sameregion. www.wiki-pedia.org.za
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Electric fence to keep baboons outTAURIQ HASSEN
A R1 MILLION electric fenceis currently being erected
around the Zwaanswyk suburbto prevent baboons from access-ing the residential area.
This is due to a number of homesbeing raided by baboons in searchof food, but according to Pam Gold-ing Properties area manager for theSouthern Suburbs, HowardMarkham, baboons raiding the ar-ea will be a “thing of the past”.
“Not only will the fence reduce orhopefully eliminate the possibilityof baboon raids, but it will also
serve a secondary function of pro-viding extra security,” saysMarkham.
The new fence will cover 99% ofthe suburb’s perimeter, with tinygaps in the fence being monitoredby baboon monitors during the dayand security guards at night. Thefence will run all the way from thebottom of Zwaanswyk Road alongthe residential perimeter, joiningthe existing electrified perimeter ofSteenberg Estate. The fence willcontain six electrified pedestriangates, four of them being suitablefor riders to utilise safely, “an im-portant factor in this community,which is very popular with eques-
trians. “This additional securitycan only boost the popularity of analready sought-after suburb and isgood news for the property ownersof Zwaanswyk,” Markham ex-plained.
Merle Collins, Table MountainNational Parks spokesperson, high-lighted that the new fence wouldnot harm the baboons and thatTMNP are in full support of thefence.
“The fence acts as a very handydeterrent against keeping baboonsout of the urban areas withoutharming them,” says Collins.
She explained that if the baboonsapproached the fence, sensors
would drive them away and if theywere to touch the fence, they wouldreceive a slight shock.
According to Markham, anumber of baboon specialists havealready provided input on the fenceproject, supporting electrified fenc-ing as a better solution to prevent-ing human-baboon interaction.
The CEO of Sanparks has alreadysigned-off on the project, as thefence will border Sanparks land.
At a Zwaanswyk Association ofProperty Owners meeting heldlast year November, Professor Jus-tin O’ Riain of the Baboon ResearchUnit at the University of CapeTown, gave a brief history of ba-
boon troops around the peninsula,starting off by showing that ba-boons and humans have very simi-lar habitat preferences.
He commented that the BaboonResearch Unit considered electricfences with appropriate specifica-tions to be the only long term solu-tion to human-baboon conflict inthis area and failure to take this op-portunity will set the scene for esca-lating raiding and more calls by res-idents to cull the population.
The R1 Million fence is to befunded by the local Resident’s Asso-ciation, with completion being an-ticipated by the end of June thisyear.
TALKINGTIME: WesternCape PremierHelen Zilletook to thestreets ofCape Town andasked peoplewhat theywanted to hearfrom PresidentJacob Zuma athis state of thenation addresson Thursday inparliament.The residentstook the opportunity to raiseconcerns onvarious localissues whichZille committed to solve.Photo: Lulama Zenzile
Remember torenew firearmlicencesTHE South African Police Service in theWestern Cape would like to remind li-censed firearm owners that during 2012many licenses issued in terms of theFirearmControlsAct (Act 60 of 2000)willexpire, and needs to be renewed.
This process is not automatic, and alicensee will have to submit an applica-tion 90 days prior to the expiry date athis or her local police station in termsof the mentioned legislation.
Firearm owners are also encouragedto make an enquiry at the police stationwhere their application was submitted,as these licenses are often left uncollect-ed for many months.
The ownership of a firearm is not onlygoverned by legislation, but is also ahuge responsibility and the police ap-peal to firearm owners to take the neces-sary care in this
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FALSE BAY PUBLIC WORKSHOPSThe precarious state of our oceans and ways in which to manage it
sustainably is set to come under the spotlight in a series of workshops.
Over the next few weeks special attention will be given to the False Bay
region, given its socio-economic needs and environmental realities.
A range of subjects including fishing and harvesting of marine life, tourism,
the coastal economy, as well as marine policies and direct and indirect
coastal user conflict are some of the topics that will be discussed.
• Create a platform (the False Bay Forum) for stakeholders (civil society) to engage meaningfully with allgovernance institutions and have input into coastal management issues;
• Improve the well-being of the marine socio-ecological system;
• Support and strengthen local organisations and initiatives;
• Improve collective management efforts;
• Develop a shared vision for False Bay and use this to unite partners from several industries and interestgroups;
• Develop an Integrated Coastal and Marine False Bay Management Plan
To begin this process, a public workshop will be held.
Date: Thursday, 16 February 2012Time: 09:00 – 15:00Venue: Simonstown Town Hall
Following the public workshop, a series of stakeholder workshops to facilitate further input from stakeholders will beheld at the Muizenberg Pavilion.
Members of parastatals, the private sector and civil society are invited to attend the workshop session that closely
represents their interest in or use of False Bay.
RSVP: By close of business on Friday,10 February 2012To Dr Eleanor Yeld [email protected] +27 21 657 6621
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Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:00-19:30 Tourism
Wednesday, 29 February 2012 17:00-19:30 Abalone fishery
Tuesday, 6 February 2012 17:00-19:30 Net fishery
Wednesday, 14 March 2012 17:00-19:30 Line fishery
Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:00-19:30 Non-consumptive users/public
Wednesday, 28 Match 2012 17:00-19:30 Rock lobster fishery
Tuesday, 3 April 2012 17:00-19:30 Recreational fishery
WWF-SA and the City of Cape Town have partnered to support the FalseBay Coastal Conservation Partnership, with the following objectives:
Man dies in MasiA 23-year-old man was stabbed to deathin Ntantiso Street in Masiphumelele at10:15 on Wednesday 1 February.
Ocean View Police spokesperson, War-rant Officer Nkosikho Mzuku, says it is al-leged that the suspect went to fetch his girl-friend from the deceased’s house, becausehe was under the impression that the twowere dating.
“On arrival he stabbed both of them, buthis girlfriend managed to escape with mi-nor wounds,” adds Mzuku.
It is alleged that the 30-year-old stabbedthe deceased three times in the chest and hepassed away immediately. The girlfriendwas rushed to False Bay Hospital.
A case of murder and attempted murderwas opened at Ocean View Police Station.
The suspect is still at large, he was wear-ing blue jeans and a black and blue stripedgolf t-shirt.
“Police are still looking for him, we willfind him soon,” says Mzuku.
Anyone who has information about thewhereabouts of this suspect, should pleasecontact the investigating officer, ConstableMthetheleli Moni, at the Ocean View PoliceStation on (021) 783 8300 or 079 894 0126.
•Mzuku says the community provided po-lice with valuable information about drug
dealing that was taking place at an addressin Masiphumelele on Monday 6 February.
A team under the command of WarrantOfficer Nolen Van Nell, searched thepremises with permission of the owner.They seized 197 dagga stoppe, with an esti-mated street value of R1000.
A 19-year-old was immediately arrestedand charged for possession of dagga. Shewill appear in the Simon’s Town Magis-trate’s Court, on charges of possession ofdagga, on Tuesday 7 January (today).
Ocean View Station Commander, Lieu-tenant Colonel Johannes Augus sincerelythanked the community of Masiphumelele.
DAGGABUST: Warrant OfficerNolan VanNel and Sergeant DesmondMokoena ofOcean ViewPolice withdaggastoppeseized inMasi. Photo:Supplied
Page 8 People’s Post False Bay LEADER Tuesday 7 February 2012
Power tripTHE power that leaders wield are not as a re-sult of their positions, but stems from theirpower to influence.
In the South African political landscape,charismatic leaders such as former StatePresident, Nelson Mandela, effectively influ-enced and mobilised the masses for a goodcause; the demise of racially-engineeredApartheid.
Usher in a new style of leadership; fire-brand Julius Malema. Whether right orwrong, revered or detested, the ANC YouthLeague (ANCYL) president has proven him-self to be one of the most influential leadersof his time.
This bodes both good and bad. Where onceMalema was blindly followed, his popularitybegan to wane after he and other senior AN-CYL leaders were suspended after beingfound guilty in November of sowing divisionwithin the ANC and of bringing the party intodisrepute.
News24 reported yesterday that there weresigns of celebration of Malema’s failed disci-plinary appeal in his hometown of Seshego,near Polokwane.
The report stated: “Anti-Malema factionscongregated at a local shopping centre and setfire to a Malema T-shirt during the celebra-tions on Saturday. Malema has become un-popular among youths in his township.”
Malema’s story is a classic example of howthe tide of power and influence can turnagainst even the most powerful leader.
While the, now beleaguered, Malema is tostay on as ANCYL president until mitigationarguments are heard, with the outcome as yetuncertain, there is no doubt that Malema nolonger enjoys the absolute power to influenceabsolutely.
That said, there is no predicting the extentto which Malema may still be able to influ-ence popular choice; whether he is in thepound seat or not. Ultimately though, a suc-cessful leader is one who has the ability tolead and influence, with integrity and respon-sibility.
Fishing to be banned in Glencairn1.Who visited and enjoyed the beauty of Glen-cairn Beach yesterday (Sunday 29 January)and left a stinking nappy on the beach? Proba-bly the same person who complains about thequality of the sea water and other pollution.
2.Who enjoyed fishing in the Glencairn pana couple of days ago and snagged Mr Gander(an Egyptian Goose) in the knee with his fish-ing hook and left it there? Mr Gander hasreared, single handed, a brood of eight young,bringing them to adulthood, teaching them allhe knows and watching over them possessive-ly. Now he is injured and in great pain ... justbecause some human wanted to fish andfished irresponsibly. It will take many hours
to catch this huge bird – if we are lucky – andmore hours to operate and remove the hook.Meanwhile, because of some people’s irre-sponsible action, we will have to take actionand ban all fishing in the Glencairn Top Pan.
Other offences include an African BlackDuck snagged in fishing line, a gosling losingits foot, and another gosling left with a fishinghook stuck in the knee joint, crippling it forlife. Such drastic action will be a great pityas many have had pleasure and enjoymentfrom this area.LADY BROMLEY, SECRETARYGlencairn Education and Environment SupportEnthusiasts (GEESE)
YourSMSesLocal thoughts
. So who do I send the billto for a new pane of glass afterthe baboons were fighting inmy garden? We don’t encour-age them into our garden, andthey drive our dog mad!
. What exactly does “typi-cal” mean about the calibre ofpeople living in Da GamaPark? Is it because white peo-ple no longer live there? Don’tforget that they are humanbeings just like you! SSB
. Warning to legal road us-ers in the Welcome Glen/Glencairn area: If you see achampagne coloured OpelCorsa with a learner driver’ssign on the back window,take care! She drives aroundby herself without a licenseddriver next to her.
I have witnessed her strug-gling to operate her car safe-ly. Pat H
. The ticketseller at theFalse Bay train station is themost arrogant, nasty, bad-mannered and rude man Ihave ever met. He mustchange his ways!
By the way. There must be many gul-
lible people prepared to partwith their hard-earned cash,judging from the many ex-pensive adverts promisinganything from penis enlarge-ments to winning the Lotto.Who monitors these doctors?
. I’m looking for all myformer colleagues from OnePenny, Che Jeans and MJHoldings for a reunion on 3
March. Call Claudine on (021)397 7009.
. Predictions vs Prophe-cies: The Maya 2012 calen-dar's uncertain predictionspale in comparison to TheAncient of Days God’s scrip-tures’ judgement that will beexecuted on the unrepentantpeople by Him. Keith Vincent
. Here are a few websitesthat will give hope and helpto those in need: www.hun-gersite.com; www.fre-erice.com; andwww.avaaz.org. Make a dif-ference!
. Why don’t all retailerspay the full deposit value onreturnable bottles and con-tainers? It’s a disgrace thatthe poor suffer the loss. Wakeup! Pen
A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME: It’s the month of love and, along with the usual box of chocolates, flowers are sure to be a hit with romantics. Florists are stocking up to prepare forthe Valentine’s Day rush, experimenting with bright and eyecatching arrangements to enticelocal Romeos. Here Cape Town flowerseller Gaironesa Benjamin shows what she has to offer.
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Intimate soirée at the Masque
Shirley Valentyn –anything but romanticWILLY RUSSEL
WHEN actress Shaleen Surtie-Richardsand director Hennie van Greunen firstmet in 2007 to discuss the possibility of do-ing a Cape Town version of Willy Russell’sbeloved play, they did not have an inklingof what lay ahead.
When Shirley Valentyn opened in 2008 with“Nenna” in the title role, thousands had theopportunity to see the show on stage until itcompleted its run two years later.
Requests to extend the show poured in.Cape Town audiences have the chance to
see Shirley Valentyn, in the intimate settingof the Golden Arrow Studio in the Baxter The-atre Centre. It will run till Saturday 18 Febru-ary.
Although Willy Russell’s original play is ap-proaching the quarter-of-a-century mark, theuniversal appeal of one woman’s journey toself-discovery is poignant, funny and sad. Itstill has the same impact on today’s audiencesas on those of two decades ago. With Shaleen’s
exceptional acting skills and Hennie’s experi-ence in creating shows that move and changeaudiences, this production will leave no oneuntouched.
Celebrated writer/director/producer Hen-nie van Greunen has proven again and againthat he has an eye for brilliant plays in pro-ductions like Die Hangkas Haas, Lyf, Op dievrou af, Die Tafel, Anna se Engel, Blougat, Fes-ten, Die vrou wat haar man gekook het, DieNaaimasjien, Janneman and Dinsdae by Mor-rie.
With this play, Shaleen returned to whathas always been her spiritual home as per-former, the stage.
After seeing Willy Russell’s Shirley Valen-tine (the London production with Pauline Col-lins) Shaleen fell in love with this feisty,straight-talking woman who decides tochange her entire life in mid-sentence. “I’mstill going to play her,” Shaleen thought toherself. And now she is.
So come and join Shirley for a glass of Greekwine, a plate of Kaapse curry and lots of hilari-ous Shirley wisdom. Book at Computicket.
STARSTUDDED: Maritha Williams, Imogen Smit, Shaleen SurtieRichards, Miss Mardi GrasMarche Williams and People’s Post editor Feroza MillerIsaacs at a performance.
A Valentine’s treat is in store with nextSunday’s Soirée at the Masque Theatre inMuizenberg, on 12 February at 20:00.
Playbill Productions presents A Timefor Love, introducing the exciting youngtalents of soprano Maudée Montierre andbaritone Thesele Kemane, with VictorTichart at the piano.
Theseoutstanding students ofProfessorVirginia Davids will perform a selectionof love songs from Plaisir d’Amour to
That’s all I ask of You from Phantom of theOpera.
Both are already singing in opera, ora-torio and prestigious concerts and havebeen invited to take part in the “YoungArtists Programme” in New York laterthis year.
Tickets are just R75 (Masque TheatreClub Members enjoy a R10 discount).
To book call (021) 788-1898 during officehours.
Side-splitting fun in Fish HoekTHE Comedy in the Valley series is back! Theyear kicks off with Barry Hilton and MikeKing – from New Zealand – on stage in a side-splitting, no-holds barred comedy show atFish Hoek High School on 11 February at19:00.
Barry Hilton’s unrehearsed performances,quick wit, animated physical antics and hi-larious facial expressions leave audiencesgasping for air. Hilton has performedaround the world. He is as well-known for hishumorous TV adverts and the well-receivedmovie Finding Lenny, as he is for his hilari-ous stand-up comedy.
On stage with South Africa’s best-loved“cousin” and comedian is Mike King, from
New Zealand. Known for his entertaining,candid and thought-provoking brand of com-edy, King is one of New Zealand’s most popu-lar comedians. He has performed at more in-ternational festivals than any other comedi-an from his country.
A familiar face on New Zealand television,he has hosted numerous comedy series andspecials.
The series is proudly supported by People’sPost as print media sponsor and all proceedswill be donated to Shark Spotters.
Tickets are R100 pre-booked or R120 at thedoor. Bookings: Call 078 174 4244. [email protected] or go to APJones,Main Road, Fish Hoek .
HONK! : The Ugly Duckling Musical moves to the Masque Theatre in Muizenberg on Thursday 23 February to Saturday 25 February. This family entertainment show is fun for allages. It takes the audience on a “wild goose chase”, with the ugly duckling trying tofind his mother. For bookings contact the Masque Theatre on (021) 788 1898.
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Traditional Indian food wasserved and the entertainmentwas provided by members ofVadhini Indian Arts Academyin Cape Town.
CELEBRATIONS: Ian Neilson, Deputy Mayor of Cape Town, Elmarie Neilson, Mridul Kumar, Consul General of India and Sumita GoyalKumar enjoying the evening.
SMILE: MridulKumar, Sumita GovalKumar and Minister FatimaChohan.
GRACEFUL: Saveshan Gangenfrom the Valdhini Indian ArtsAcademy.
ALL DRESSED UP:Professor Rajend,Uma Mestherie,Kirti and Nsha Patel, Farhat Danyaland Mridul Kumar.
INDIAN CUISINE: NivitaBergen, Thierry Leclairand EliseAuino enjoyedthe evening .Photos: MichaelKirner
POWERFUL FIGURES: NationalAssembly Speaker, Max Sisulu,Sumita GoyalKumar, Mridul Kumarand Kim Highfieldtake a second topose for the camera.
Michael Pownall, GM of theTaj Hotel and Kaya Somgqezalook like they enjoyed theevening.
INDIAN: Amina Esau and Shikh Shahid Esau,the Speaker of the Western Cape Assembly.
Tuesday 7 February 2012 GENERAL People’s Post False Bay Page 11
Port control to Rescue2TERESA FISCHER
Andrew Ingram of the National Sea Res-cue Institute (NSRI) has been a sea rescuevolunteer for 31 years.
He says, “Many moments stand out likebeacons, Iwasworkingon the rescuehelicop-ter...it had been a day of false alarms, andthen we got a report of a child that was miss-ing. I get goosebumps remembering.
“It was 30 minutes before sunset. If we real-ly moved, we could do it. As we flew over, thepilot spotted the girl face down in the surf.
“When the rescue swimmer pulled her out,her body was already stiff,” recalls Ingram,seeming to pale reliving the moment.
“It was absolutely tragic.”“So much is simply a matter of education,”
adds Ingram, hence the NSRI’s WaterWiseprogramme, which has been in existencesince 2005. Volunteers and Sea Rescue work-ers took their water safety message to 175 000children in disadvantaged schools.
“We are not teaching mathematics, we areteaching children how to stay alive. Thesechildren have nobody to teach them about ripcurrents for example.” he says.
Ingram says that they teach through repeti-tion and in a way that is fun and easy for thechildren to remember. The emergencynumber, 10177, is turned into a rap song.
Bystander CPR, which involves only chest
compressions is taught to the tune of the song“Staying alive”. This version of CPR is easierand safer, and can keep a victim alive as longas it is kept up. Blood is pumped to the brainby the compressions.
The programme is tailored to specific are-as, so at Monwabisi they learn about rip cur-
rents, but inland they learn about river safe-ty.
In December and January the NSRI re-sponded directly to 34 rescues around thecountry. Two of the victims had no pulse, butafter 10 minutes of CPR were brought backto life. Children have a greater chance of sur-
vival, and interestingly, cold water also in-creases one’s chances.
Ingram chokes up as he tells the story ofmeeting the father of a little girl they savedat Melkbosstrand.
“I get very angry when we try so hard tosave a life and the person doesn’t make it,”says Ingram.
He explains that every single cent that isdonated goes towards rescues.
Nine hundred and eighty volunteers savethe NSRI R250 million every year, makinggreat sacrifices in their own lives when theyare on call. They drop everything to respondto a call-out.
Ingram even missed his daughter’s firstballet concert. “When I got home, she was sit-ting there in her little pink tutu.
“We had been called out to save a dog thatwasbeingbatteredagainst the seawall.Whenshe saw photos in the newspaper of the NSRIrescue team carrying the dog in their arms,she agreed I did the right thing.
“It’s not about a house in Constantia or aPorsche, it’s about making a difference. I real-ly love my job.” Ingram worked as a newspa-per photographer for 22 years before official-ly joining the NSRI.
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STAYING ALIVE: WaterWise educator Ernesta Swanepoelgives a CPR lesson to a classof grade 5s at Hillwood primaryin Lavender Hill.Photo: Andrew Ingram
Beauty and businessHANRIE BOSCH
MODEL and Green Pointbusiness woman, WendyChait, who studied at inter-national beauty academySandy Roy, is the brains be-hind the ’50s style beautysalon, Petticoat Parlour,complete with real old-fash-ioned lemonade. She tooksome time out from herbusy schedule to chat toPeople’s Post about beautyand business.
Getting cosy on the fuch-sia pink sofa, surroundedby pink candy-stripe wallsand jars filled with sweetsand cupcakes, Chait says that as a self-con-fessed “spa junky”, she struggled to finda spa in Cape Town that she felt happywith. “I found Cape Town spa’s very disap-pointing when I first came here and wasamazed that a lot of people just accept ter-rible massages and facials’’, she said.
Petticoat Parlour’s signature treat-ments are facials – from basic to advanced,budget to splurge, and everything in be-tween.
For someone who has never experi-enced a facial, what is all the hype about?And is it really worth it? “It is an invest-ment”, says Chait, “When one is youngeryou do not realise the importance of prop-erly investing in your face. But as you getolder it really pays off.”
The faint smell of acetone and nail
polish fills the air as Chaitmuses about the most com-mon beauty mistakes wom-an, and men, make.
“Buying the wrong prod-ucts and not knowing one’sskin type is the most com-mon mistake people make aswell as buying anything un-der the sun never having askin analysis done”, saysChait.
She says the plans to openher salon have been in themaking for quite some time,but she first needed to waituntil all the key factors fellin place. “In the beauty in-dustry, location is key, and
so is having ample parking and easy ac-cess. Staff is just as important becausethey are after all what it is all about.”
Even though pink candy stripes adornthe walls and sugar and spice and allthings nice fill the air, a growing numberof men visit the salon.
“Men normally prefer to have treat-ments done in the massage room, becausethey still seem to be shy about getting amanicure, but in general they are wakingup to the idea of looking after themselves”,says Chait. And with the month of lovealmost here, there is no better way to spoilthe one you love by spoiling yourself andlooking your best. To find out more abouthow to spoil yourself and your loved onescontact Petticoat Parlour on (021) 434-9484or visit www.petticoatparlour.co.za
GIRL THING: Wendy Chait
Geeks gather to extend secretsTHE Cape Town Science Hack Day – the firstof its kind in Africa – brought together scien-tists, designers and educators who wish forscience and its benefits to be within the reachof the general population.
The event was held at the African Institutefor Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in Mui-zenberg last weekend.
In many parts of the developed world, com-puter geeks and scientists get together and in-novate science using technology.
So-called “citizen science” projects, wheremembers of the public can help real researchand learn about science at the same time arenow catching on in Cape Town.
Science is very much alive in the CapeTown area with great universities and re-search institutions, but does it reach every-one on the street?
Not yet, according to Carolina Ödman-Govender, one of the organisers of the CapeTown Science Hack Day.
“The idea behind “hacking” science is notto break into computers and steal passwords,but to generate creative science tools usingfreely available technologies and to releasethem to the public.” The Cape Town ScienceHack Day was themed around science for de-velopment. “How can science and cutting-edge technology empower communities?
Developing answers to that question is oneof the motivations for the Hack Day,” saysKevin Govender, Director of the IAU Officeof Astronomy for Development, partner or-ganisation of the event.
•AIMS hosts scientific workshops on a reg-ular basis and is a local hubof scientific activ-ity, with strong connections to national andinternational scientific institutions.
FRIENDLY HACKERS: One of the goals of theCape Town Science Hack Day was to make thebenefits of science accessible to the generalpopulation. Photo: Carolina ÖdmanGovender
A greener way to sight-seeCITY Sightseeing Cape Town, thecompany that operates the un-mistakable red double-deckeropen-top buses, has become thefirst bus company in the countryto be certified as carbon neutral.
They continuously strive to-wards greener, more environ-mentally friendly practices andoperate a fleet of super-low emis-sion buses that has compliedwith all Euro standards for envi-ronmental impact since 2006.
City Sightseeing has adoptedall the latest available methodol-ogy and technology to reducenoise pollution as well as energy and wa-ter consumption. The company recyclesall of their waste, which in turn has ledto the creation of sustainable employ-ment.
However, as a bus company they wouldstill have a carbon footprint and thus com-missioned Global Carbon Exchange(GCX), a leading strategic sustainabilityconsultancy, to conduct an independentcarbon audit in order to calculate theirfootprint under the guidelines set out inthe GHG Protocol. “The results of our firstaudit, conducted a year ago, showed thatwe needed to offset our remaining emis-sions, scopes 1 and 2,” explains ClausTworeck, CEO of City Sightseeing CapeTown.
“However, we did not want to simplypurchase carbon credits at random, butrather support a local, Cape Town basedproject.”
City Sightseeing spent the past year re-
searching various projects and finally se-lected Reliance - a commercial producer ofhigh quality composted products. Reli-ance has adopted a composting methodol-ogy that reduces the amount of methanereleased into the atmosphere when com-pared to other composting methods, af-fording the company carbon credits tosell. “There is a symbiotic vision sharedby City Sightseeing and Reliance,” saysTworeck. “Both organisations believethat it is not only imperative that we pre-vent more damage being done to the envi-ronment but that we also have to focus onreversing the damage. We believe that thiscan be done by adapting innovative, sus-tainable solutions to tackle current socialand environmental challenges.”
“We urgently have to reconsider and re-think the way we are conducting businessin order to stop, or ideally even reverse,environmental damage and degradation,”says Tworeck.
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THE Stormers will head into their last warm-up match before the start of the Super Rugbyseason, against the EP Kings, with concernsabout several key areas.
Allister Coetzee’s charges have playedthree games so far this season – thumpingBoland 45-14 in the first, acquitting them-selveswell in a 28-6 victory over theLions andthen losing 22-14 to a determined Cheetahsside this past weekend.
The team will have been encouraged by vic-tories in the first two games, and the narrowloss in the third match is not likely to bringpanic to Newlands.
However, it is still unclear where GioAplon will fit into the backline, how the teamwill cope without a top-class fetcher, and howwell the midfield back-up will perform in theevent of an injury to Juan de Jongh or Jean
de Villiers.At the press conference which followed the
loss to the Cheetahs, Coetzee admitted that hewas unhappy with the defeat but chose to fo-cus on the positives of the game.
“It was mission accomplished in a way. Weare all building towards the 25th of February.That was part of the plan,” said Coetzee.
“You can clearly see that there are playerswho need a bit of technical work on an indi-vidual basis and there are players who aredefinitely there to do well in Super 15 Rugby.”
“But I’mpleased to say that there is nothingwrong with the effort and the heart that I’veseen. “A few technical things - which we willwork on. I’ve actually got more answers thisweek than last week.”
Coetzee fielded a youthful, experimentalside for the match against the Cheetahs andincluded several youngsters and new sign-ings at the expense of first choice players.
In the forward pack, former SpringbokDeon Carstens filled the loosehead propberth, while youngster Frans Malherbepacked down at tight-head, and RynhardtElstadt returned from a six month injurylay-off to start the game at lock. Universityof Cape Town scrumhalf Nic Groom washanded a start, while Marcel Brache and JPdu Plessis formed the midfield partnership.
In the back three, club player EderiesArendse started at wing and former BlueBull Gerhard van den Heever was given an-other opportunity to make the fullback jer-sey his own.
Coetzee said he was impressed with theperformance of the newcomers in the back-line against an experienced Cheetahs team,and singled out Arendse for praise.
“That’s the biggest positive we can takefrom this game.
“If you look at the Cheetahs backline,number 9: first choice, 10: first choice,Strauss: first choice, 13: first choice, Danill-er: first choice.
“I’m pleased about a club player like Ed-eriesArendse.Hehadanoutstandinggame,I think he played well. And he has not been
long in our system.”The Stormers were still without the services
of eighthman Duane Vermeulen, lock AndriesBekker and scrumhalf Dewalt Duvenhage. Co-etzee said that all three would return to train-ing this week and could possibly featureagainst the Kings.
The Stormers will start their Super Rugbycampaign on Saturday 25 February against theHurricanes at Newlands.
LIAM MOSES
“THE cold hits you like a ham-mer and the nothingness of itall! It’s just nothing, as far asyour eyes can see. Nothing. Justwhite.”
This is how Braam Malberbe, aCape Town-based adventurer andextreme athlete, has described hisfirst few moments in Antarctica.
Malherbe returned from the fro-zen continent at midnight onWednesday 2 February last week,after completing a 25-day-long, 742kilometre race in some of theharshest, most inhospitable condi-tions on the face of the earth.
“If you picture a southeaster onthe ocean, and there are all thoselumps and waves.
“Now freeze that. That’s what itwas like. That’s what we were go-ing through,” said Malherbe aboutthe Antarctic terrain.
“I can’t stand the cold. For methe cold was the biggest problem.And the white-outs, when youcan’t see up or down or sideways.It’s like being in a pitch blackroom, but white. You can’t see any-thing.”
“The most difficult thing is sen-sory deprivation. There is nosmell, no taste, no colour. Whenthe sky is clear you have a blue skyand white snow and ice.”
The CBD resident competed in
the race to help raise awarenessabout climate change and waterconservation in South Africa.
Although Malherbe has com-pleted several other extreme rac-es, in similarly hostile locations,such as running through the Gobidesert alongside the Great Wall ofChina, he says he has never expe-rienced anything this bad.
“The place itself is the worst onthe planet. It is the harshest in theworld.
It’s relentless. It takes 10 to 12hours to cover 30 kilometres,” saidMalherbe.
“Our coldest day was minus 49degrees Celsius. When I did theGreat Wall of China I was runninga marathon every day, but when Igot tired I could stop. You can’tstop here because you freeze.
“The longest we could stop forwas 15 minutes and then you haveto go on. If you stop longer thanthat, you freeze. It was unforgiv-ing and relentless.”
Apart from the South Pole Chal-lenge and the Great Wall Chal-lenge, Malherbe has also complet-ed a 3 300 kilometre, 80-day runaround the Southern Africancoastline, from Oranjemund inNamibia through Cape Town andon to Ponte d’Oro in Mozambique.
Both the Coastal Challenge andGreat Wall Challenge were com-pleted in aid of Operation SmileSA, an organisation which per-
forms corrective facial surgerieson children who have deformitiessuch as cleft palates and lips.
According to Malherbe it is thiscause that helped him to stay moti-vated during times of physical andmental exhaustion.
“I got bronchitis and there wasa lot of fluid on my lungs. I had totake a decision to continue orleave. I decided to continue, andfortunately, I got better. That wasvery frightening,” said Malherbe.
“Fear is a very real thing. Thereis no absence of fear in this situa-tion. It’s about how you managethe fear, and how you manage thepain.
“I guess that was the worst partfor me. Being in a blizzard andcoughing and wheezing and notknowing if you’re going to live.Every day was pain. Every daywas pain.”
Malherbe and his partner Petervan Kets were on one of seven
teams, fromsixdifferent countrieswho took part in the race, finish-ing in joint third place with TeamGreen/Centrepoint from Britain.
For the last week of the race,Van Kets and Malherbe helped todrag the sleigh of one of their in-jured members.
The race was won by the Norwe-gian team, who finished in only 15days, and the Welsh team camesecond when they arrived at theSouth Pole after 22 days.
Working up a storm
City athlete reaches South Pole
BOTTOM OF THE WORLD: Peter van Kets and Braam Malherbe at the South Pole in Antarctica.Photo: Henri vanSchalkwyk
SPOILS: Kronendal PrimarySchool held their annual interhouse athletics day on Saturday 28 January. The field wasbuzzing with parents, learners, cheerleaders and staffparticipating in cheering andfriendly banter between thehouses. After an exhilaratingand very hot morning in thesun, Sentinel took home thewinners’ cup, with Disa in second and Leopards in thirdplace. Here, school principalNathan Levendal can be seen,flanked by Jean Pierre Pellissier and Matthew Kievits, twoGrade 7 boys from the winninghouse. Photo: Supplied
Junior kayak sprintsThe Western Cape Ca-noe Union (WCCU) willbe running the firstJunior Kayak Sprintsof the season at Kraal-baai in Langebaan – onthe opposite side of thelagoon – on Saturday 4February.
Registration for allthe events will start at09:00 and ends at 09:45.
Racing will start at10:00.
The age groups forthe junior sprintevents are U8, U10, U12,U14, U16 and U18.
The sprint eventswill be held over 200and 500 metres, andone, two and three kilo-metres.
For more informa-tion call Henk Roux,the WCCU Junior Ca-noe Sprints co-ordina-tor, on 082 415 5188.