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Cluster’s right handSAMANTHA LEE

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She is one of the first tothis post and is readytake on the task ahea

Brigadier Mmagauta Letsly taken up her position ascommander serving withAbraham Goss in the Mitching cluster.

The policing cluster inctions: Mitchell’s Plain, Lenfontein, Grassy Park, Lanberg, Athlone and Philippi

Her appointment, and thacluster commanders, comeceptualisation of the newwhich were implemented lastation reshuffle”, People’s2015).

“I am so happy and excitedsays about her appointmentcially implemented on Thu

Her passion and drive arway she describes her visionter forward.

“I want the Mitchell’s Plathe best cluster in everyth

“Crime must really fall [inand it will only fall with theof the community at large. Talone will never be able to

She says it is important tpolice build relationships wcommunity to the point whmutual trust is built.

Letsoalo brings with hewealth of experience – botha training capacity as well aa station commander.

She began her careerwith the police service in1987 in Pretoria, where sheis from, and continued asa training instructor at thepolice college until 1992when she decided shewanted to be on the groundin active duty.

“I knew the theory and I win training for a long timwanted to do work on the gro

before her appointment as the deputy clus-ter commander.

She says she mostly wants to be a helpinghand to Goss in managing the eight policestations.

“What excites me most about this job isthat I will share my knowledge with otherstation commanders in the cluster, becauseI know that I am knowledgeable as a stationcommander,” says Letsoalo.

She adds she is excited about the guidanceand working with Goss who she says “knowswhat he is doing”.

She enjoys being a hands-on leader andsays she will continue this in her new role.

“I manage by walking around, but not justwandering. I do it because I want to knowwhat is happening. I don’t only check the po-lice – I also need to check what the criminalsare saying,” she says.

“I want to interact with people. I don’t justwant to be a gogga with a big rank.”

she says.She was quickly promoted through the

ranks moving to several police stations inPretoria, fulfilling various roles and duties.

In the early 2000s she was promoted to therank of captain and returned to the trainingcollege on a national level working with sta-tion commanders from practically all policestations in the country.

“This is when my interest in becoming astation commander really started,” she says.

She applied to serve as a station command-er in the Northern Cape and was successful.With this she was also promoted to superin-tendent, now known as a lieutenant-colonel.

Here she served for four years before theprovincial commissioner asked her to moveto a problematic station inthe Northern Cape.

Her career led herto Vredendal andGugulethustations

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The awards aim to honour elders who are,and continue to be, of service to their com-munity.

Elder citizens, from anywhere in the Cape,who are making a difference in the lives ofothers can be nominated in two age catego-

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In honour of Mandela Day, People’s Postwill be reaching out to the children of Pa-tricia’s Home of Hope in Vrygrond – andwe want our readers to be part of the cele-bration.

The facility is part of the Eniwe Chil-dren’s Fund whose mission is to improvethe lives of abandoned and underprivi-leged children through various housing,feeding and skills development initiativesin the Western Cape.

At present the home in Vrygrond caresfor 13 children (eight boys and five girls)with ages ranging from 2 to 15, and ourreaders can help us help them with someof their needs.

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Dancing theirway to the topSAMANTHA LEE

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A local dance crew need your help gettingto Austria to compete for a world title.DA-sturbin Da Peace, a dance crew danc-

ing under the Set 4 Dance studio based inPortlands are freshout of a competition thatsaw them take second place in South Africaand second place in the Western Cape.The hip-hop crew are no strangers to the

international scene and have been rackingup second place titles during their stint atcompetitionswhich they have been compet-ing in for several years.And their second place win means they

qualify to participate in another competi-tion on the world stage.But now they need the assistance of busi-

nesses and the community to help them flythe flag high at an international competi-tion set to be held in October this year.Ignatius Pastor, the groups choreogra-

pher, says previous international competi-tions saw them forking out R25 000 per per-son to compete.The cost for this competition is estimated

to be the same per person.The dancers have been at it for years and

are looking to further expand their competi-tion team to compete with mega crews inthe future.

Their drive and passion see them on asteady rise to the top.Pastor says their journey to hip-hop was

an easy progression.“We used to do freestyle and the competi-

tions we attended were not serious. Whenwe started hip-hop we saw that we weremoving into a decent competition setting,”says Pastor.DA-sturbin Da Peace’s competition crew

consists of fivemembers who all need to getto Austria for the competition.But Pastor says they are not looking for

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Local hip­hop dance crew DA­sturbin Da Peace took second place at the Hip­hop Unite SouthAfrican championships. This earned them a spot at an international competition set to takeplace later this year.

PEOPLE'S POST | MITCHELL'S PLAINTuesday, 12 July 2016 NEWS 5

OnFriday 8 July from 08:00 to 10:00 securityprofessionals held an intergrated operationin the Town Centre.The team consisted of 40 police officers

from the Mitchell’s Plain police cluster, 45traffic officers, and two immigration offi-cers.The group held stop and searches, and

foot patrols between AZ Berman Drive and4th Avenue, Eastridge.Officers issues fines to the value of

R27 100 for unroadworthy vehicles, execut-ed 18 arrests including five arrests for un-documented persons and impounded onetaxi.

Crime crack­down at Town Centre

The search for a 17-year-old boy ended intragedy at the weekend.On Sunday 10 July at 17:10 the National

Sea Rescue Insitute (NSRI) Strandfonteinduty crew were activated by the TransnetNational Ports Authority following reportsof a drowning in progress at MonwabisiBeach.The Sea Rescue craft Discovery Rescue

Runner was launched to respond to begina searchand the sea rescue craft I&JRescu-er was towed to Monwabisi to be launchedon the scene.The vessels were joined by NSRI rescue

swimmers, Cape TownFire andRescue Ser-vices and a Fire and Rescue Services diveunit.Emergency medical services (EMS), po-

lice, Law Enforcement, Metro Police, a po-lice dive unit and the Skymed rescue heli-copter also reported to the scene.Onarrival a search commenced for the 17-

year-old boy fromKhayeliysha, who report-edly went missing in the surf while swim-ming with his brother at the main beach atMonwabisi.During a search his body was spotted in

the surf and recovered from the water byNSRI rescue swimmers and brought ontothe beach where paramedics conductedCardio Pulmonary Resuscitation efforts.Unfortunatley after all efforts to resusci-

tate the teenager were exhausted hewas de-clared dead on the scne.The body has been taken into the care of

the Forensic Pathology Services.Police have opened an inquest docket and

the family were transported to a police sta-tion by EMS ambulance where police trau-ma counsellors are providing grief counsel-ling to the family of the deceased.Emergency Services and NSRI have con-

veyed sincerest condolences to family andfriends for their loss.

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Police have arrested a man in connectionwith drug related crimes.On Tuesday 5 July at 13:45 Mitchell’s

Plain police were conducting stop-and-search operations in Blesbok Street, Eas-tridge, when they searched a man.Police seized 26 bankies dagga found in

the man’s possession.

A 28-year-old man was arrested.“We urge people with drug addiction to

seek help and counselling. The possessionof drugs such as dagga, tik, heroine and oth-ers is a crimeandoffenderswill beprosecut-ed by law. We encourage our community toform part of our structures,” says spokes-person Captain Ian Williams.

Arrest after police find 26 bankies of dagga

PEOPLE'S POST | MITCHELL'S PLAINTuesday, 12 July 20166 NEWS

WESTERN CAPE REHABILITATION CENTRE

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watchdogs of public health fa-cilities, health facility boards havebecome a key communication me-dium to enable direct interactionbetween the public and manage-ment of health facilities in order toresolve specific operational ail-ments.

Anthony Ghillino, vice chairper-son of the Western Cape Rehabili-tation Centre’s (WCRC) Health Fa-cility Board, says the board contin-uously strives to ensure optimalcorporate and clinical governance,fundraising, community involve-ment and the formulation of strate-gies and policies to assist the man-agement of the facility.

The Western Cape Health Facili-ty Boards Act was introduced in2001 by the provincial minister ofhealth to ensure management of allpublic health facilities are ac-countable to, and have the supportof their communities and managetheir resources responsibly and ef-fectively.

“I joined the WCRC’s Health Fa-cility Board in 2007, in order to giveback to my community and the fa-cility. During my tenure I havebeen able to share my expertise,knowledge and experience at a fa-cility that does incredible work,”says Ghillino.

The WCRC, now in operation for11 years, provides specialised, mul-tidisciplinary rehabilitation pro-grammes for people with physicaldisabilities. The focus is outcome-based and promotes functional in-

dependence to ultimately achievethe goal of community reintegra-tion.

Ghillino, a quadriplegic, was apatient of the then Conradie Hospi-tal after being involved in a motorvehicle accident at the age of 16.

“I am proud to be involved andassociated with the WCRC, as botha client and as a board member.The organisation offers world-class services to people with physi-cal disabilities, such as myself,”says Ghillino.

Jenny Hendry, CEO of theWCRC, says the format of theBoard provides an opportunity forcommunity members to get in-volved as well. “The Board struc-ture requires clinical, non-clinicaland academic representation.Most importantly, the communityalso needs to be represented by in-dividuals on this committee, thusensuring that the needs, concernsand recommendations of clientsand the community are properlyaddressed,” says Hendry.

Ghillino, who will be completingthe end of his third and final termon the Board, says that being partof the board has provided him withan opportunity to share in the suc-cesses and triumphs of other peo-ple with disabilities. “People withdisabilities encounter a range ofphysical, social and opinionatedbarriers, which prevent them fromaccessing the same rights as non-disabled people. Because theWCRC focuses on rehabilitation tohelp clients overcome these barri-

ers, we are able to ensure that ourpatients are integrated into main-stream society and live a fulfilledand successful life.”

Echoing these sentiments, Hen-dry says Ghillino is a great exam-ple to other people with disabili-ties. “Anthony is a project manag-er of the QuadPara Association ofthe Western Cape. Apart from serv-ing on the WCRC’s Board, he alsoserves on the executive committeeof the Western Cape Network onDisability and the managementboard of the QuadPara Associationof South Africa,” she says.

Hendry advises residents whoare interested in becoming mem-bers of the board to submit a copyof their CV, accompanied by a rec-ommendation letter, to the office ofthe Health Facility Board at theWCRC.

“Recommendation letters maycome from an organisation such asa non-governmental organisation,religious organisation, civic orga-nisation, gender organisation orcommunity-based organisations,”says Hendry.

Anyone interested in becomingmembers of the WCRC Health Fa-cility Board is welcome to contactthe office of the Western CapeHealth Facility Board for informa-tion on how to join.V Call Teresa Lucas on 021 370 2313 oremail Teresa.Lucas@westerncape.gov.za.Alternativley drop completed applicationforms at Room 10 in the administrationbuilding of the Western Cape Rehabilita­tion Centre, 103 Highlands Drive, Lentegeur.

Anthony Ghillino (40), vice chairperson of the Western Cape RehabilitationCentre’s (WCRC) Health Facility Board, will soon finish his third and finalterm of office.

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The fun way to get fitSAMANTHA LEE

@Samantha_Lee121

He left the corporate environment to pur-sue a dream of becoming a life coach.And when an opportunity to expand his

capacity as a wellness coach came along afew years ago he grabbed it with bothhands.NowBevil Lakay is fast becoming known

as the wacky zumba guy as his passion anddrive to get Mitchell’s Plain active takeshim to the top.“I fell into wellness. I started setting up

wellness programmes and getting peopleon healthy eating plans and then the oppor-tunity to become a zumba instructoropened up and I felt I could help my clientbase more. Since then it has escalated andnow I love zumba more than anythingelse,” he says.For the past three years he has developed

a strong and steadily growing client baseand hopes in future to grow that.“Zumba is a Latin American fitness

dance. Its a cardio dance and I think that’swhy people enjoy it. It’s a dance and it’sfun,” he says.He aims to cater for everyone at all fit-

ness levels through his classes.“I have children joiningmy class and the

oldest person I have had in my class was63-years-old,” says Lakay.Although he started teaching in

Bergvleit he has returned to Mitchell’sPlain.“This is where I am from and I wanted

to give back to the area because peopledon’t need to go far to build themselves.”He has classes in various areas in Mitch-

ell’s Plain and has big plans to take his em-pire forward.But Lakay is not all about the bottom

line.He has done several charity events and

strives to get people active.He recently engaged with hundreds of

children inEastridge for amass outdoor ses-sion and also did a class at open streets andvarious other human rights day events lastyear.“I am so thankful that I have talents and

that I can use them. I wanted to work withpeople and through life coaching I could dothat,” he says.Zumba has changed his life in more ways

than one.“Some of my former colleagues who see

me now say I am a different person. Zumbahas definitely built my confidence,” he says.His message to youngsters is to follow

their dreams and do what they love.“Get to know who you are and find out

what you want to do. Where there is a willthere is a way and circumstances cannotbring you down. Do what you love. It isn’talways easy, but it is possible,” he says.

“Right now I am doing what I love, thereis more that I can do and my life’s journeyis not over yet.”His aspirations is to grow his client base

and also start a zumba for kids initiative.“Sometimewe have tedious jobs and don’t

look at our fitness and wellness. I want toshow that fitness can be fun,” he says.“I would also like to reach out to the chil-

dren. Right now zumba for kids is small herebut is big overseas.We learn a lot of bad hab-itswhenwe are children and that iswhy thisis important.”V Lakay teaches classes in Rocklands, Montrose Parkand Westridge at a cost of R30 per person. For moredetails on the schedule visit www.bevillakay.zum­ba.com.

Bevil Lakay from Portlands is shimmying hisway to the top. Lakay has been a passionateand enthusiastic zumba instructor for the pastthree years. PHOTO: SAMANTHA LEE

PEOPLE'S POST | MITCHELL'S PLAINTuesday, 12 July 2016 NEWS 9

Tauhir Ahmed of Islamia Collegekept his cool after an intense six-

hour challenge to come out on topamong the ten finalists from fiveprovinces in the Applications Olym-piad.Besides winning the gold medal,

he will compete in the Microsoft Of-fice Specialist World Champion-ships in Florida in August.The Applications Olympiad chal-

lenges participants to use commoncomputer applications such as wordprocessors, spreadsheets and data-bases to solve a set of problems.Of the 10 983 who entered the

Olympiad, ten reached the finalround which was held at BergvlietHigh in Cape Town during the win-

ter school holiday. The 10 finalistswere made up of learners five prov-inces (three from the Eastern Cape,one from Free State, three fromGauteng, one from KwaZulu-Nataland two from the Western Cape).The final round included two one-

hour tests and a four-hour project onthe theme of the Summer OlympicGames. The project required the fi-nalists to prepare an A3 infoposterwhich the Olympic committee canuse in schools to promote the Olym-pics. During the project they alsohad to teach themselves a new skillthat is not in the school curriculum.For this they were given an 8-pagedocument headed “How to create apivot table and manipulate it”. One

learner wrote after the project: “Ididn’t even know computers can dothings like that.”At the awards dinner an inspiring

challenge was presented by guestspeaker, Barbara Mallinson. ShefoundedObami, a digital learning so-lutions company that helps schoolsmainly in Africa to manage digitallearning – free to hundreds of less ad-vantaged schools.“Entrepreneurs see and chase op-

portunity”, says Mallinson. “Entre-preneurs have grit, take risks andpersist through the hard times. En-trepreneurs drive innovation.”She challenged the finalists to seek

rewards for themselves, but also tocreate opportunities for others.

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V Westridge: The Parish of Christ theRedeemer will host a Divas concert at theCivic Centre at 19:00. Take your own platterand XYZ. Tickets are R150 from the churchoffice. For more information, contact021 371 0119 or call Natasha on 073 830 4391.

V Strandfontein: St Philip Catholic Church willhold a jazz evening at the StrandfonteinCommunity Centre at 20:00. Tickets are R30at the door. Bring your own platter, glassesand XYZ. Contact the parish office on021 393 1653.

Saturday 23 July

V Rocklands: A variety show called “CapeStar Unite” will be held at the Cedar HighSchool hall at 20:00 to raise funds forfamilies affected by the Macbeth Street fire.Tickets are R50. Contact Zenobia Daniels on061 167 0135 or Whatsapp 074 185 2971.

Saturday 30 July

V Lentegeur: The Liverpool Portland FootballClub will host a comedy evening at the CivicCentre featuring Wayne Mckay, Carl Weber andLunga Tshuka. Doors open at 20:00. Entry isR80. An age restriction applies. Call Sharleneon 083 260 8842.

Saturday 6 August

V Pelican Heights: Strandfontein AFC willhost a Women’s Day event from 15:00 to19:00 at 12 on Duiker Street. Dress smart andwear something pink. Tickets are R100.Proceeds donated to the Cancer Association.Call Shiehaam Ahmed on 073 791 7284.

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V Muizenberg: The Strandfontein AFC willhost a black tie masquerade ball at the CivicCentre from 19:30. Entry is R120 – R150. Bringyour own platter and XYZ. Call ShiehaamAhmed on 073 791 7284.

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(Dawn) Women’s Month celebration onWednesday 17 August.The theme for this year’s event is “A

Compassionate Awakening”. The DawnWomen’s Month celebration is a network-ing event for theNovalisUbuntu Institute’sA Chance for Every Child project in Wyn-berg. The Dawn celebration is open to thepublic.Marianne Boulle, marketing manager of

the institute, says the event will providestakeholders in the A Chance for EveryChild project, guests and participants withthe opportunity to celebrate women work-ing in civil society both past and present.Speakers topics include ahistory ofwom-

en working across the divide in civil socie-ty, holistic education leadership, healingacross generations, art in education and ed-ucating for special needs.The Novalis Ubuntu Institute is a non-

profit organisation committed to acknowl-edging, honouring and nurturing theunique gifts, talents and inner resources ofeach individual. The Novalis Ubuntu Insti-tute Holistic Adult Education Programmecombines the Steiner education principleswithUbuntu, theuniversal spiritual valuesembraced in African philosophy.The event runs from 10:00 tol 15:00. Regis-

tration costs R100 (refreshments and lunchincluded).V For more information on the Novalis Ubuntu Insti­tute’s Dawn Women’s Month celebration contactMarianne Boulle at marianne@novalis.org.za orphone 021 797 1857.

Women’smonthawakens

PEOPLE'S POST | MITCHELL'S PLAINTuesday, 12 July 2016 NEWS 11

Nando’s is known for its healthy management team to cater to the needs take-away option also leave with theirflame-grilled chicken, excellent of all our customers in the Mitchell’s meals having received excellent service.service andwelcoming atmosphere.The Plain area,” says vanSchalkwyk. Van Schalkwyk says there has been aPERi-PERi chicken chain recently positive response from customers sinceintroduced a new management team at Nando’s values people and prides itself the introduction of the newmanagementits Mitchells Plain outlet in the Liberty on quality; its formula aims tomake sure team. “Feedback from the customers isPromenade shopping centre. that each customer who walks through definitely, WOW! There’s been a great

its doors enjoys an experience that improvement in quality and specificallyNando’s has put in place a leaves them satisfied enough to come speed of service.”management team of three people at back formore.the Mitchell’s Plain restaurant. The Visit Nando’s Mitchells Plain andrestaurant’s Senior Manager, Van Schalkwyk says the new experience the difference for yourself.Natasha Forbes, grew up in management has focused on upholding The restaurant is open from 10am toMitchells Plain. Natasha will be Nando’s key values of product quality, 10pmdaily.will be working very closely with speed of service and customer service.her assistant, Nezaam Scholsz.Both Natasha and Nezaam knowand relate really well to the Customers come into the Nando’scommunity,” says Ockert van Mitchell’s Plain restaurant and enjoy aSchalkwyk, the Nando’s area casual dining experience with friendsmanager for corporate Nando’s and family in a friendly environment.restaurants inCapeTown. They get their delicious grilled chicken

prepared with their preferred level of“We have introduced a PERi-PERi and a choice of theirc u l t u r a l l y d i v e r s e favourite sides. Those who choose the

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Seniors shownappreciationBeacon Valley seniors enjoyed a

day of pampering at the Emma-nuel Apostolic ChurchOnWednes-day 6 July.The event was hosted by ward

councillorEddieAndrews as a con-tinuation of youth month celebra-tions where youth honoured thosethat have built the country duringthe apartheid era.Andrews further requested

youth also own the future by mak-

ing the right choices and learnfrom the generations who havegone before.Pastor Michael Feder concluded

the event by thanking Andrews,DAD ambassadors and Social andEarly Childhood Development De-partment for not only feeding theseniors but also refreshing themand showing appreciation in apractical way which was muchneeded.

Ward 78 hairdressing graduate Zainub Mallum blow­drying Carol vanMonte's hair.

GARY VAN DYK@gvdcapejazz

When Mark Anley celebrates hisbirthday in Observatory on Satur-day 23 July it will be an event thathelps every dog have its day.Friends, family and dog lovers

will be gathering at The Slug andLettuce at The River Club from18:30 when he hosts his (belated)birthday party and hewants all hispresents to be for pooches in need.A resident from Kenridge who

works in the packaging industry,Mark celebrates his birthday onThursday 14 July. About two yearsago he decided that he wanted hisbirthday to be about benefitting

those in need.“I grew up in the Parow area and

lifewasnever easy formebut therewere always people who mentoredandmotivated me by showing howthey care about others,” he says.“It’s been hard work getting to

where I am but now I want to showthat by working together we canmake a difference in many livesand for many causes. I’ve beenblessed in so many ways now it’smy turn to spread that blessing.And, make family and friends partof that blessing.”Two years ago Mark called on

people to donate a gift of a can orbag of dog food, or even blankets,for a charity that cares for dogs.

For that project his target was250 items but this year he’s goingbigger. “I want to build onmy ‘suc-cess’ andwe’re going for 1000 itemsthis year,” he says.“This time around I want to help

an organisation, Pets Empower-ment in Townships, who do anamazing job rescuing and savingthe lives of many dogs, and teach-ing people how to care for theirpets properly.“I knew that I would not be able

to do it on my so there are a lot ofpartners who are joining me withthis project and helping out at thefund-raiser on 23 July.“Your newspapers (Tygerburger

and People’s Post) have come onboard as well as a number of radiostations who will help with the ap-peal. Danny K, Jeremy de Tollyand Morgan Deane will be joiningus to perform at The River Clubwith a host of celebrities likeBraam Malherbe, Guy McDonaldand TV presenter Eben Jansen alljoining the party.”Mark adds that theyhave started

their campaign to collect dona-tions already which will be goingon until Friday 22 July.“Wehave set up collection points

in Claremont, Woodstock, Parow,Durbanville and Montague Gar-dens but you can also just contactme to collect. There is also an ap-peal for people to attend the func-tion at The River Club because it’sgoing to be a lot of fun as a Pure’80s Party.”V Tickets to the party at The River Clubare R50, available at the door or call Markon 082 512 7655, email markkan­ley@gmail.com.

Pay it forward for pooches

Birthday boy with mission to make every dog’s bark better than its biteMark Anley, seen here with his wife Giselle and doggies Honey, left, andChilli want help to reach their target of 1000 gifts for the Pets Empower­ment in Townships project.

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For more than a century, the Salesian In-stitute has been providing education,

shelter and emotional support for at-riskyouth.

The institute is dedicated to improvingthe lives of South Africa’s vulnerable chil-dren and youth at risk. Each year, 1600young men and women take part in the in-stitute’s programmes with a custom-tai-lored mix of basic education, vocationaltraining, social skills, neighbourhood out-reach and residential accommodation.

The programmes include classes for chil-dren and youth who have dropped out ofschool or who do not have the skills to passtheir matriculation exams – such as weld-ing, woodcraft, panel beating and arts andcrafts – as well as vocational classes for old-er youth to learn high demand trade skillslike tiling, laminated flooring, bricklaying,PC repair, computer literacy and officemanagement. They also offer life skillsclasses to give at-risk youth self-confidenceand social skills.One of the young people to benefit from

these programmes is 21-year-old NompeloPike from Philippi. In the informal settle-ment, most of the youth are involved incriminal activities and there is a high num-ber of high school drop-outs, Pike says.

Pike was working as a part time cleanerin Cape Town when she was approached byher employer who suggested she trained atthe Salesian Institute. She started with thelife skills programme, where she learnedskills from interviewing to budgeting, com-munication, trust building, self-esteem and

preparation for the business world. “Thelife skills programme made me boost myconfidence, made me believe in myself andmade me dream more. It enabled me to tryand achieve more things in order for me tocontribute to the betterment of society.”This programmewas followedbya course

in computer literacy and office manage-ment. “I knew nothing about a computer! Icome from a poor background and I havenever been fortunate enough to own a per-sonal computer. The very first thing we didon those computers was to switch on thecomputer, and then we began with our firstactivity. Every day after that I becamemoreexcited about coming to class and learningsomething new.”Pike is a student at the Cape Peninsula

University of Technology, studying OfficeManagement and Technology.The institute also offers outreach pro-

grammes, where community workers havespent years working in townships and onthe streets, developing relationships withcommunity leaders and the young peoplethemselves. This allows them to find thosemost in need and bring them into the pro-grammes, as well as support those who arein danger of falling into real trouble.“Sometimes this is a hard sell for youth

who have experienced drugs, crime, gang-sterism, physical and mental abuse and do-mestic violence on a daily basis. Once ayoung man or woman decides to partici-pate, we develop a programme to addresstheir specific needs,” the institute says ina statement.V The next set of courses will run from 10 August to30 September. Contact 021 421 3450 or WhatsApp079 018 8359.

CELEBRATION: In celebration of their 35th anniversary, parishioners of the Christ theMediator Church in Portlands visited Rietvlei Farm in Philippi to deliver winter clothing andserve warm soup, bread and party packs to the farm workers and their families. Theinitiative forms part of the church’s social responsibility.

Botsotso, in collaborationwith theCatholicWelfare andDevelopment’sAthlone cultur-al hub invites Capetonians to a reading tocelebrate the publication of four new booksat CWD’s offices at 146 Lawrence Road onFriday 15 July at 18:00.

The four books which will be showcasedat the reading are: Botsotso 17, The coloursof our flag, Poems from IsabellaMotadinya-ne and Loud and yellow laughter.Botsotso 17 is a multi-lingual journal of

new writing – poetry, short fiction, essays,reviews – and visual art. The Colours OfOur Flag is a new collection of poems byAllan Kolski Horwitz illustrated by thepainter James de Villiers. Poems from Isa-bella Motadinyane is a re-issue of the col-lected poems of Isabella Motadinyane byDeep South Books. Loud and Yellow Laugh-ter features poems by Sindiswa Busuku-Mathese. The original version of this col-lection was written as part of the poet’sMaster’s thesis in Creative Writing at theUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal.V For more information contact André Marais on 021696 9253 or send an email to andre.mar­ais@cwd.org.za.

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The problemwith my catchis bycatchBycatch – the catching and dis-carding of marine species thatare not intended to be caught –in the ocean is a huge problemthat is drastically affecting thefish andmarinemammal popu-lations within the ocean.A study done a few years ago

found that approximately 1.5tons of fish are discarded everynight by shrimp trawlers inAustralia alone.This is a result of the high de-

mand for certain fish species byconsumers and the largeamount of money that fisher-man canmake out of this indus-try.These fishermen use tech-

niques to capture as many fishas possible and these tech-niques are particularly harm-ful, often resulting in the cap-ture of non-target fish species.Fishermen often discard

these fish as it is often illegal tosell them.But the problem is that the

fish, accidentally caught, areoften dead when discarded intothe ocean.These fishing techniques can

often result in the complete de-struction of the habitats ofmany fish.If you go to a local fishing

boat when they are pulling intheir nets, like the fishermenon FishHoek beach, you can of-ten see rays, small dolphinsanda large variety of other marineorganisms in their nets alongwith their intended catch.This is just a local example of

an international problem, andthere are much larger vessels

being used in the ocean in com-parison to the one that we seeon Fish Hoek beach.Due to the vulnerability of

certain fish populations in theocean, bycatch can possibly de-liver the final blow tomany dif-ferent susceptible fish popula-tions.Even if government issues

quotas for vulnerable fish, thisis not dealing with the problemof bycatch.A method to combat this has

already been introduced intrawl nets, which acts as an es-cape pathway. This allows cer-tainmarinemammals and larg-er fish to pass through and es-cape the net before it is broughtto the surface. This has alreadyhad a positive impact on thepopulations of many marineanimals such as sharks anddol-phins. But not all non-targetfish are able to escape throughthese pathways.We need to seriously look in-

to developing techniques thatcan reduce the amount of by-catch that takes place withinthe ocean.We also need to, as a commu-

nity, consume fish that are cap-tured using non-harmful fish-ing techniques. Otherwise, cer-tainmarine life thatwe cherishmay not be around for the fu-ture generations to see. Theymay be reduced to looking atthese fish in aquariums or inbooks.V This column was contributed byMichael Hart­Davis, a student of Ma­rine Science. Email him onmhartd@gmail.com.

LETTERS

Help give to the homelesssOwing to the recent icy weather,I would like to respectfully askreaders to please assist me inmy efforts to help the streetpeople, both in our local suburbsas well as the many seen intown at traffic lights and livingunder bridges.To this end, I hand out

non-perishable food, jackets,blankets, socks, shoes, beanies,

gloves, rain ponchos and evenblack rubbish bags to protectagainst the cold and rain.If you have any of the afore-

mentioned articles you wish todonate, please call me on078 203 7510 or via email onellen76seven@gmail.com and Iwill gladly collect items.

ELLEN FEDELEPlumstead

Dogs needed to fight crimeI read with great interestarticles written about howcriminals are targeting vehiclesand stealing its owner’s goodswhen they stop at the robots atthe intersection of Military Roadand Prince George Drive inLavender Hill. In almost mili-tary tactic formation thesecriminals manoeuvre betweenthe vehicles and then brazenlyin broad daylight rip open thebakkies canopies and then stealgoods belonging to businessmenand women transporting theirgoods. The poor police are againblamed due to lack of visiblepatrols.Now here is where I want to

come in and share a solutionthat should deter these crimi-nals. Before I share this idea Iwant to give some credence tomy proposal by saying what Ihad seen and experienced whenI was operational commander atTable Bay Harbour police.Whenever I held checkpoints

or searched ships and premisesI tried to have two types oftrained dogs to assist me andmy members: a drug detectiondog and a explosive detectiondog. These two trained canines

would sniff out drugs andfirearms which we as policewould not have detected.During my service years we

had problems with stowawaysand then somebody came upwith the brilliant idea oftraining private dogs to searchships for these stowaways. Ipersonally know after manyyears of service at the harbourthere are literally thousands ofhiding places on ships. Then oneday a ship’s captain and hisshipping agent came to myoffice and asked us to help findone of the ship’s highly trainedRottweilers that got off the shipvia a gangplank. I asked thisforeign captain what did hemean highly trained and heinformed me that on theircompany’s ships are these dogstrained to attack on commandin their language if piratesboard their ships on the openseas and when they came toport the dogs with a crewmember would do guard duty.We found the dog safe andsound.Before 1994 trained dogs were

used to do crowd control andthere I saw that a few dogs on

leashes with teeth blaring kepthundred of people in line andcontrol. I always wonder lately,when I see crowd controlviolence, why the shotguns arebrought into play but there areno the dogs assist the police torestore law and order.People who are really serious

about crime prevention havedogs on their premises andthese dogs are the protectorsand detectors of criminals nearor on the property.We shouldalso look at the NeighbourhoodWatches coming on board withtrained guard dogs while theyare on crime prevention duties.These businessmen have to

get dogs on the back of thebakkies when transporting theirgoods and place a board on theback stating “Beware of thedog/Pasop vir die hond/Lum-kela inja”.To those reading this letter it

is time we realise that we needevery resource out there to helpfight criminals. Superman andBatman are a myths; man’s bestfriend is baking up the righttree.

KEITH BLAKEOttery

Ban the bottlesWhy all the fuss about plasticbags (“Taking plastic out of theocean”, People’s Post, 5 July)when plastic bottles are far, farworse: up to 3000 years to breakdown?And most screw the lids back

on and fail to compress them...hence the proliferation of wastevehicles carrying a lot of air!Many of these “balloons” areeasily blown into the sea too.My summed up feelings are:Don’t recycle.Stop buying the junk in the

first place!BRUCE CLEMENCE

Fish Hoek

An all-star line-up of some of South Afri-ca’s top female vocalists will be celebrat-ing Women’s Day in style at the GrandArena on Tuesday 9 August.Divas Unite 2016, a spectacular annual

benefit concert, will feature leadingsongstresses Thembeka Mnguni,Rouchelle Liedemann, Adelia Douw,Kim Kallie, Judy Page, Magdalene Min-naar, Lynelle Kenned and seven-timeSAMA-nominated girl band, BlackByrd.“Following the success of the first Di-

vas Unite concert presented in the CapeTown City Hall last year, we are delight-ed that GrandWest came on board thisyear,” says event producer, BarbaraLenhard.“In the true spirit of togetherness and

unity, this gives us thewonderful oppor-tunity to raise funds for two charitableorganisations and pay tribute to SouthAfrica’s exceptional women in an evenbigger way with an amazing selection ofincredible singers and musicians.”And what a selection they are. Them-

beka Mnguni recently captured thehearts of South African TV audienceswhen shewas selected as one of the final-ists ofTheVoice SA. Shewas the first tal-ent who had three coaches turn theirchairs during her blind audition and shealso landed an exclusive recording con-tract.Acclaimed soprano, Magdalene Min-

naar, was invited to share the stagewithinternational superstar, Josh Groban,

and in March this year, TV presenterand soprano, Lynelle Kenned, walkedaway with a prestigious Fleur du CapAward for her performance as Maria inWest Side Story. Adelia Douw, the youngjazz songstress from Cape Town, whowon the OpenMic Jazz Competition lastyear, is another star in the making.Anewaddition to the concert this year

will be performances by the winner andall finalists of the first Divas UniteYoung Divas Singing Competition. Thenew talent search, open to young femalesingers between ages eight and 18, washosted at the V&A Waterfront in Junewhere the remarkably talented, DirjaLekas, from Strand was crowned as the“Young Diva 2016”.Musical accompaniment will be pro-

vided by an all-female Cape Town Phil-harmonic Orchestra, the Divas UniteChoir and newly found violin duo, TheGrey. The conductor will be BrandonPhillips and the show will be compèredby award-winning TV presenter, Katle-go Maboe.In support of women in need, a per-

centage of ticket sales will benefit theSaartjie Baartman Centre for abusedwomen and children in Athlone, as wellas Project Flamingo which supportsbreast cancer patients in the publichealth sector.V Tickets for Divas Unite 2016 cost between R180and R220 or R120 for children between the agesof six and 12 and are available at Computicket.

Uniting for Women’s Day

Thembeka Mnguni of The Voice SA fame isone of the divas performing at this year’sconcert.

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It’s never too late to follow your passions.That’swhyFrankResnik started theFor-

ever Young Amateur Music Competitionfour years ago.The competition, aimed atmusicians over

the age of 40, aims to create a network forand showcase more mature amateur musi-cians who don’t necessarily have the oppor-tunity to play regularly. It also gives theman opportunity to connect with like-mindedmusic lovers. “Most people, at some stage oftheir youth, learn to play a musical instru-ment,” Frank points out. “Many of them be-come very competent musicians but oncethey start working and ‘life catches up withthem’, their musical instrument goes intothe cupboard and stays there, not forgotten,

but also not played.”While Frank says the urgency of building

a careerhas often calmeddownafter turning40, some people need a little incentive to“open the cupboard door and start practic-ing again”.This year, The Forever Young competi-

tion has partnered with City Varsity. Apartfrom giving the competition in a new homein their campus cinema in Roeland Street,City Varsity will also be helping with socialmedia coverage, filming and photography,along with sponsoring some of the prizes.Audition rounds will be held Thursday

evenings from 28 July to 18 August with thequarter finals taking place from 25 Augustto 15 September. The semi-finals will be held

on Thursday 22 and 29 September with finalon Thursday 6 October.During the course of the competition,

Frank says they’ll be supporting Khayelit-sha-based family centre Nonceba throughthe collection of clothes and blankets. Fundsraised from the awards dinner at Marika’sRestaurant inGardens onThursday 13Octo-ber will also be donated to them.Contestants can enter throughout the au-

dition stages, although early registration ispreferable. Musicians who enter need tohave turned 40 before 1 July 2016 and maynot have their main source of income fromperforming within in the last five years.V Visit www.foreveryoung.co.za for more informationabout the competition or to register.

Calling the young at heart to make music

Anne Wilson, who won Best Female Vocalistfor 2014, was 84 when she entered.