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Email: [email protected] Wednesday 18 April 2012 Tel: 021 910 6500 Fax: 021 910 6501 Burger Now or m e English! MILNERTON ANDRÉ BAKKES Sheila Belcher’s chilling screams of anguish pierced the air. Her four-year-old son, who was riding on his plastic motor- bike just moments before, was now drifting motionless near the bottom of the pool. Sheila’s screams continued while her daughter pulled out the cold blue body of Ruan, and she contin- ued screaming while her husband, Herman, administered CPR. Ten years ago on Easter Monday, Ruan was miraculously revived af- ter he fell into their pool. He did, however, suffer signifi- cant brain damage that day and the Belchers have ever since been grap- pling with guilt, regret, lack of fi- nance and other people’s igno- rance. TygerBurger spoke to Sheila (52) and Herman (57) from Edgemead to hear how they have been coping during the past decade. The day their lives changed still lingers in their subconscious and haunts their dreams. “I just screamed when I saw Ruan in the pool. I screamed so loud I couldn’t even talk for two weeks,” says Sheila. Herman continues: “If I saw somebody fall down in the road, then CPR would be easier, but on your own child... At that point in time everything just comes to a standstill. You go into slow-mo- tion... Eventually, my sister-in-law took over.” Sheila vividly remembers Her- man’s sister-in-law – an ex-nurse – looking at her on two occasions and just shaking her head. Every second lasted an eternity. One second Ruan was “dead”, then he had a heartbeat again, then the ambulance arrived, and then the Belcher family agitated for an update while they waited at Netcare N1 City Hospital. Finally a doctor called them into another room and told them that Ruan was stabilised, but that he probably suffered brain damage. Ruan was in a coma for several days and the brain scans did indeed reveal significant damage. The Belchers heard that their son would probably be blind for the rest of his life and would never be able to communicate again. A few weeks before he was run- ning around like a mischievous four-year-old and now Ruan had cerebral palsy. When the blind boy came out of the hospital he was as “stiff as a plank”, but a few months later he regained his sight and “loosened up”. At first he couldn’t swallow food, but infinite determination and pa- tience by his parents reaped re- wards later in his life. Today Ruan can swallow, move a little better, communicate through gestures and react to a woman’s shapely legs. He laughs when he watches Top Gear and cries at the end of Free Willy. In many ways he is just a normal boy, stuck in a frustratingly unre- sponsive body. “No child is unteachable,” em- phasises the adamant Sheila. She has taken up the fight to pro- vide a better life for Ruan, and she is convinced that new technology on the market could be just what Ruan needs to learn and communi- cate better. It is called the iControl, a commu- nications platform that requires on- ly eye movement. If Ruan could somehow get one of these expensive platforms, then he would be able to tell his parents a great variety of things without us- ing stop-start gestures. . To page 2. Pats Service Station R10.69 Giving you more km’s for less ... Diesel 500ppm 21 Modderdam Rd Bellville South 7531 Phone: 021 951 8969 E-mail: [email protected] Brent Oil (Pty) Limited Pats Service Station Valid until 1 May 2012 Monday – Saturday 06h00 – 22h00 Sundays 06h00 – 20h00 ATM In store now Lives change in a moment ) Hi-tech could enable learning Hi-tech could enable learning Sheila and Herman Belcher will never forget the day they almost lost their son, Ruan. Now 10 years later they are still looking for ways to cope with their son’s cerebral palsy and undoubted need to learn. Photo: André Bakkes

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  • Email: [email protected] Wednesday 18 April 2012 Tel: 021 910 6500 Fax: 021 910 6501Burger

    Now orm e

    English!

    M I L N E R T O N

    ANDR BAKKES

    Sheila Belchers chillingscreams of anguish pierced theair. Her four-year-old son, whowas riding on his plastic motor-bike just moments before, wasnow drifting motionless near thebottom of the pool.

    Sheilas screams continued whileher daughter pulled out the coldblue body of Ruan, and she contin-ued screaming while her husband,Herman, administered CPR.

    Ten years ago on Easter Monday,Ruan was miraculously revived af-ter he fell into their pool.

    He did, however, suffer signifi-cant brain damage that day and theBelchers have ever since been grap-

    pling with guilt, regret, lack of fi-nance and other peoples igno-rance.TygerBurger spoke to Sheila (52)

    and Herman (57) from Edgemead tohear how they have been copingduring the past decade.

    The day their lives changed stilllingers in their subconscious andhaunts their dreams.

    I just screamed when I saw Ruanin the pool. I screamed so loud Icouldnt even talk for two weeks,says Sheila.

    Herman continues: If I sawsomebody fall down in the road,then CPR would be easier, but onyour own child... At that point intime everything just comes to astandstill. You go into slow-mo-tion... Eventually, my sister-in-law

    took over.Sheila vividly remembers Her-

    mans sister-in-law an ex-nurse looking at her on two occasions andjust shaking her head.

    Every second lasted an eternity.One second Ruan was dead,

    then he had a heartbeat again, thenthe ambulance arrived, and thenthe Belcher family agitated for anupdatewhile theywaitedatNetcareN1 City Hospital.

    Finally a doctor called them intoanother room and told them thatRuan was stabilised, but that heprobably suffered brain damage.

    Ruan was in a coma for severaldays and the brain scans did indeedreveal significant damage.

    The Belchers heard that their sonwould probably be blind for the rest

    of his life and would never be ableto communicate again.

    A few weeks before he was run-ning around like a mischievousfour-year-old and now Ruan hadcerebral palsy.

    When the blind boy came out ofthe hospital he was as stiff as aplank, but a few months later heregained his sight and loosenedup.

    At first he couldnt swallow food,but infinite determination and pa-tience by his parents reaped re-wards later in his life.

    Today Ruan can swallow, move alittle better, communicate throughgestures and react to a womansshapely legs.

    He laughs when he watches TopGear and cries at the end of Free

    Willy.In many ways he is just a normal

    boy, stuck in a frustratingly unre-sponsive body.

    No child is unteachable, em-phasises the adamant Sheila.

    She has taken up the fight to pro-vide a better life for Ruan, and sheis convinced that new technologyon the market could be just whatRuan needs to learn and communi-cate better.

    It is called the iControl, a commu-nications platform that requires on-ly eye movement.

    If Ruan could somehow get one ofthese expensive platforms, then hewould be able to tell his parents agreat variety of things without us-ing stop-start gestures.. To page 2.

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    Sheila and Herman Belcher will never forget the day theyalmost lost their son, Ruan. Now 10 years later they arestill looking for ways to cope with their sons cerebral palsyand undoubted need to learn. Photo: Andr Bakkes

  • TygerBurger Milnerton Page 2 Wednesday 18 April 2012Nuus/News

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    . From page 1.With training he could

    switch on the lights or eventhe television.

    It costs R160 000, but theBelchers do not let this standin their way.

    They would approach thewhole of South Africa if theyneeded to.

    Caring for Ruan has be-come their life.

    Sheila and I get two nightsa month to go for dinner orsomething. SuevanderLindefrom the charity, Iris House,comes over completely free ofcharge and looks after Ruan,concludes Herman.

    Iris House will be donatingR5 000 to the iControl Tobii 2for Ruan and challenges any-one else to match that.

    The Belchers will need eve-ryone who sympathises withtheir plight to help them af-ford the iControl.

    Contact Sheila on021 558 9871 and go towww.speak2me.co.za to readmore about the benefits of theiControl.

    Donors neededfor iControl

    A housebreaking suspect made the feeble at-tempt of escaping from the scene of a crimeby walking next to a road while transportingthe stolen goods in a trolley.

    Goodwood polices Constable ThaboLesiea responded to a complaint of house-breaking at 04:25 on Thursday 5 April, andonce on the scene the eyewitness gave hima description of the suspect trolley and all.

    According to police spokesperson, War-rant Officer Wayne Theunis, Lesiea then pa-trolled the area for the suspect and foundhim walking nonchalantly on the corner ofMerriman and Cook streets.

    The 45-year-old suspect was arrested afterLiesiea found the stolen clothes in the trol-ley.. Constable Virgil Davids of the Good-

    wood Police acted on a whim when he pulledover a vehicle with three occupants on 31Marchat 10:00.After searching theblueMaz-da Etude, he discovered two sleepers used ontrain tracks and two drain covers.

    The suspects were consequently arrestedfor possession of stolen property.

    Nabbed, trolley and all

    Radio Tygerberg het dit reggekryom die groot prys as gemeenskaps-radiostasie van die jaar voor baieander stasies weg te raap. Die pres-tigeryke MTN-radiotoekennings,waarby Suid-Afrika se topradiota-lent vereer enbekroonword, het Sa-terdagaand 14 April by die Sandton-konferensiesentrum plaasgevind.

    Dit is die derde keer dat die toe-kenningsgeleentheid gehou word.

    Bykans 900 inskrywings is hier-die jaar ontvang. Radio Tygerberghet vanjaar vir die eerste keer deel-geneem en was in vyf kategorie asfinalis aangewys: Gemeenskaps-projekte; Geleentheid van die Jaarvir Gospel-skouspel 2011; Ontbyt-program van die Jaar vir Oggen-drooi met Anton Brink en BenesckeJanse van Rensburg, en Nuusleservan die Jaar Merentia van derVent.

    Die toekenning in die kategorieGemeenskapstasie van die Jaarword toegeken aan n radiostasiewat die unieke behoeftes van n ge-meenskap verstaan en in hul be-hoeftes voorsien.

    Die stasie moet n baie sterk ver-houding met sy luisteraars h entoepaslike programme voorsien.

    Hierdie toekenning is n gewel-dige eer wat ons te beurt geval het,

    s Hardus Zevenster, uitvoerendehoof van Radio Tygerberg. Onsleuse is eenvoudig: Ons verkondigChristus. Met di eenvoudige stel-ling wil ons graag prakties n ver-skil maak in die gemeenskap waarons glo die Here ons geplaas het.

    Ons wil elke luisteraar en almal

    wat betrokke is by Radio Tygerbergbedank. Sonder julle sou di presta-sie nie moontlik wees nie.

    Alle eer moet egter aan die Heregaan. Dit is amper ondenkbaar datn Christen-radiostasie iets soos diin n uiters kompeterende markkon wen. Dit maak dit soveel meer

    spesiaal. Ons onderneem om onspassie om die liefde van Jesusprakties aan ons gemeenskap te de-monstreer met nog groter ywer uitte leef. Die stasie sal nie nou op sylouere rus nie, maar voortbou ophierdie prestige-toekenning, hetHardus ges.

    Radio Tygerberg wen toptoekenning

    Radio Tygerberg is die naweek bekroon met die toekenning vir Gemeenskapsradiostasie van die Jaar by die MTNradiotoekennings. Willem Erwee en Hardus Zevenster kon nie wag om die trofee terug te bring Kaap toe nie.

    Foto: Carina Roux

    ANDR BAKKES

    Toe Goodwood se Sophia Loots(41) Saterdag na die SunninghillMediclinic in Johannesburg toegegaan het, het sy 212 kilogramgeweeg.

    Wanneer sy terugkom, sal sy 65kilogramenverskeie elefantiase ge-wasse ligter wees.

    N 11 jaar van smart en lyding salSophia uiteindelik genees wees vandie baie seldsame siekte genaamdelefantiase. Di siekte word ondermeer veroorsaak deur parasitiesedraadwurms wat n lyer se limfdrei-neringstelsel so verstop dat ledema-te erg opswel.TygerBurger het met haar ge-

    praat n paar dae voordat sy Johan-nesburg toe sou gaan vir die R500000-operasie. Die positiewe ensprankelende vrou se o het net eenkeer opgewel met trane tydens dieonderhoud, en dit was toe sy vir De-siree Nysschen en Sandra Keller-man n klein medalje met n hartjiegegee het om dankie te s vir hullevolgehoue ondersteuning.

    Haar lewensverhaal het oor n de-kade verander van hulpeloosheid

    tot hoopvolheid, te dankeaan n magdom mense wathaar gehelp het met finan-sies en raad.

    Professional Fat Elimina-tion Programme (PFEP) seChristo Strydom en n langlys van anonieme Afrikaan-se sangers het almal helpbydra aan die koste van dieoperasie. Al hierdie barm-hartiges is egter net n drup-pel in die emmer as n mensluister na al die ander men-se wat vir Sophia bystaan.

    Sy was twee keer in dietydskrif Huisgenoot, so diehele Suid-Afrika weet alvan die Olifantvrou.

    Sophia en haar man, Ma-nie (66), het in 2001 na dieAugrabies-waterval gegaanen sy glo dit was dr waarn klein muskiet haar leweverander het. Drie maandelater het sy gewig begin optel inhaar bene en die siekte is uiteinde-lik gediagnoseer n n reeks bloed-toetse. Ek kon dit nie glo nie ... Ekwas in denial, onthou Sophia.

    My geloof is baie sterk, en ek hettoe al geweet dat God n groter doel

    vir my gehad het. Ek bemoedig my-self in God, s sy doelgerig.

    Sophia het oor die volgende paarjare gewig opgetel teen n angswek-kende spoed en, voordat sy haar okon uitvee, was sy in ongelooflikepyn en amper heeltemal bedlend.

    Op 12 Julie verlede jaar moes ekhospitaal toe gaan vir ernstige sel-lulitis. Ek het in daardie stadium300 kilogram geweeg!

    N n baie erge weefselonstekin-gepisode is daar vir haar ges datsy eers geopereer kan word vir ele-

    fantiasis as sy genoeg gewigverloor. Haar storie is toe inHuisgenoot vertel en daarnahet PFEP en menigte anderaan boord gekom.

    Te danke aan die PFEP-di-eetprogram het ek van Novem-ber verlede jaar tot nou toe 48kilogram verloor, s die trot-se Sophia.

    Sy benadruk egter die feitdat sy niks kon vermag sonderdie hulp van God nie. Ek is alvir vyf jaar bedlend en hetnog nooit bedsere gekry nie.Die Here beskerm my, gaansy voort. Sy vertel hoe doktersvir haar ges het dat die gewas-se op haar bene eintlik grootneste van mikroskopiesewurms is.

    Gedurende die komendeoperasie sal die dokter hierdieneste verwyder, net soos diewortel van kwaad verwyder

    is. Solank ek net weer kan loop...Sophia wil ook bittergraag almal

    se name noem wat die afgelope de-kade so baie vir haar beteken het soos haar man, haar pleegsorgkin-ders (Nolene en Magaretha Ste-vens), haar helper (Margie Grey).

    Vrou se jarelange lyding verby

    Nolene (12) en Mararetha Stevens (16), Desiree Nysschen, Sandra Kellerman, ManieLoots en Margie Grey sit hier by Sophia Loots n paar dae voordat sy Gauteng toe isvir n operasie wat haar lewe gaan verander. Foto: Andr Bakkes

  • TygerBurger Milnerton Page 3Wednesday 18 April 2012 Nuus/News

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    Milnerton Police stunned the vic-tims of a robbery in Killarney Gar-dens when they arrived en masseat the crime scene within minutesof the incident.

    According to Andrew Smith, theowner of Clean Cut Quality Gar-dens, hewasblownawayby the su-perb and quick reaction of author-ities.

    Just a few minutes before the po-

    lice arrived at the scene, he andsome of his staff members werestaring down the barrel of a gun.

    Weexperienceda full-onarmedrobbery on 5 April by four sus-pects who followed one of my fe-male staff from the bank in TableView to our offices in KillarneyAvenue in Killarney Gardens,says Smith.

    The suspects proceeded tothreaten the staff with firearmsand robbed them of the companys

    petty cash tin, the casual wagestin, a handbag and three cell-phones.

    Smith left the premises just be-fore the attack, but somethingtold him to turn back.

    When he arrived he saw a Toyo-ta Tazz parked at the security gate.

    One suspect saw me and calledthe others. They then pointed agun at me and said I must handover the keys to my motorcycle.All the time the suspect at the ve-

    hicle was screaming for the othersto hurry up.

    They didnt manage to getSmiths keys and fled the scene.

    Moments later and the vicini-ty was swarming with police.

    I cannot, but pass on the high-est praise and thanks to the Mil-nerton police. I have never everseen so many officers at a crimescene in my life! The first officersarrived within minutes of thecrime! Everyone was courteous,

    helpful, respectful and most oblig-ing. From the first officers on thescene, to the back-up officers, lifecounsellors, detectives, high rank-ingofficers, crime scene investiga-tors, photographers, fingerprintofficials and even station com-mander Brigadier Marius Stand-er! This was a welcoming and com-forting experience, which seemedto erase some of the bad and lifethreatening experiences we hadall just gone through!

    Police praised for their immediate response

    LEON STEENKAMP

    Visitors to the Table View beachfrontthought they happened on a movie shooton Friday as hundreds of childrenplayed cheerfully on the beach while amini crane navigated its way around totake it all in.

    The setup was for the launch of theworlds largest art project for charity, theABCharity project.

    ABCharity is the alphabet made withthousands of children from all around theworld grouping together to form each letter.After completion of the project the letterphotographs will be sold as limited editionphoto art and all the proceeds will go to dif-ferent charities.

    The project is the brainchild of AshleyCooper and Filip Cederholm of the PeachLove and Photography organisation.

    Together with children from across theworld they hope to raise $10 million, witha project in which children are incorporat-ed in the effort to help other children.

    The launch of the event entailed photo-graphing 500 children structured in theform of an A against the backdrop of TableMountain.

    Cooper and Cederholm will travel to 25other countries to complete the alphabet,taking pictures of children against otherbeautiful landscapes.

    When we planned this project a year anda half ago in Sweden, we imagined ourselvesstanding on a beach in Africa but to haveit actually happen, is amazing. Yesterday,I almost broke down in tears, said a re-lieved Cooper after the first shoot of theproject.

    The couple was blown away by the localsupport they received from local businessesand organisations.

    The project is completely self funded; wespent about R50 000 on buses transporting

    the children here, but it would have beenmuch more if Cape Town Production had notcome on board, Cederholm said adding thatCape Town Productions Alexis Gillis evenrounded up her friends to make sandwichesfor the children ahead of the launch.

    Due to the rainy weather predicted for Sat-urday the launch was moved up to Friday af-ternoon.

    We got a lovely picture but we would haveloved for the kids to have a longer day at thebeach, Cederholm said.

    They said the involvement of so many car-ing people showed that together we canmake a difference.

    Cederholm and Cooper will take six more

    photographs in African countries beforemoving on to the next continent.

    We are not really sure where we are goingnext, perhaps Victoria Falls or Kenya. Weare leaving it up to the people. We want tomake the project as interactive as possiblein this way, said Cooper.

    Their Love Peace and Photography Face-book Page clocked 25 000 followers on the eveof the launch.

    If anyone has an organisation and accessto children with a beautiful location we willconsider it, they explained.

    The couples adventure can be followed viatheir website www.peaceloveandphotogra-phy.tv and their Facebook page.

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    Ashley Cooper and Filip Cederholm were very happy with the result of the first photographof the ABCharity project. Photo: peachloveandphotography.tv

    South Africa will be celebrating World BookDay on Monday, 23 April.

    Milnerton Library has joined the theme,100 voices, telling 100 stories at 100 libra-ries, which means at 10:00, the famousSouth African childrens author, Linda Fel-lowes, will be reading a story.

    She will be reading for an hour and anyo-ne is welcome to attend.

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    There is an economic theory that publicspending should be counter-cyclic. In prac-tical terms this means that when the econo-my slows down and money is tight, the gov-ernment and municipalities should in-crease spending in order to keep thingsmoving, generate business and preservejobs.

    Nothing wrong with that. It is certainlya time to put savings to work and even bor-row money to undertake in-frastructure projects.

    It is also a time when mu-nicipalities should get goodvalue for their money (actu-ally our money) because thecompetition is keen as com-panies bid fiercely for con-tracts.

    So it is not really surpris-ing that the citys income in-creased from R13,5 billion in2008 to R26,8 billion in 2012.But this, according to theGreater Cape Town Civic Al-liance and their researcher,Henri Wolfaardt, is too muchof a good thing.

    It is an increase of R13,3 bn, or 98,5 per-cent and it certainly does give the impres-sion of a rip-roaring spending spree.

    What really hurts is that it has comeduring a period of economic recessionwhen many businesses were forced to closeor scale down operations and tens of thou-sands were retrenched or had to accept re-duced hours and reduced incomes.

    While this was happening municipal sal-aries were increasing at an alarming rate.Property rates increases out-performed in-flation and the city took full advantage ofthe savage Eskom electricity tariff increas-

    es. So the money to finance the counter cyclicspending was not just coming from savingsor borrowings. It was also coming from thehard-working people of Cape Town

    The GTCA rubs in the point: Figures fromthe National Department of Statistics showthat during the two years from December2008 to Sept/Oct 2010 approximately 800 000people were retrenched. The residents ofCape Town did not escape, yet the citys budg-

    et increased handsomely none-theless. And it is set to increaseby another R3,3bn over the next12 months. One may well ask:Will this runaway spending ev-er stop? Can residents affordthis? Where will they find themoney? Who benefits?

    But let us stay with the theo-ry of counter-cyclic economics.Things are beginning to im-prove so, in terms of the theory,the city should now cut back onspending.

    If it was up to me I would ap-point a Budget Tsar to gothrough every department and

    hack out the wasteful spending. From theabuse of photostat machines and mileageclaims to sick leave forms and procurement.In particular he/she should look at the billsfrom consultants and the spending in the lastthree months of the municipal year becausethat is when the race is on to spend the fullbudget allocation so that there will be case toincrease the allocation next year.

    In the meantime you can draw comfortfrom the fact that the Council is beingwatched by a bunch of hawks in the GreaterCape Town Civic Alliance. They representover 100 civic and allied organisations sotheir eyes are everywhere!

    Boom times for citywhile we struggle

    Riding for the kids: The Rotary Club of Blouberg in conjunction with HOG Cape Townorganised the 2012 Kids (Kids in Dire Straits) Blanket Run on Sunday. The event saw 150HarleyDavidson motorcycle riders congregate at Signal Hill to travel to Eden on the Bay inBloubergstrand. Here an additional 100 riders joined the group. The Rotary club received 220donations. Pictured are (from left) Mike Scholtz (road captain: Hog Cape Town), Zelda Newman(Ladies of Harley), Bruce du Toit (director: Hog Cape Town), Mike Newman (assistantdirector:Hog Cape Town) and Arthur Oates (event organiser and Rotarian). Photo: Leon Steenkamp

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    It seems the two grysbok that were releasedinto the Intaka Island Wetlands Reserve inCentury City two years ago are doing well.

    One of the animals was recently photo-graphed in the marshlands of the reserve bya regular visitor, Len van Wyk.

    The re-introduction of the grysbok a fe-male and a younger male to the Intaka Is-land Wetlands Conservation Area in June2010 followeda lengthyapproval process andwas fully supported by Cape Nature, the Cityof Cape Towns Nature Conservation De-partment and the Blouvlei/Intaka IslandEnvironmental Committee.

    The grysbok were captured at the RoyalAscot conservation area and released intothe thickets between the ephemeral (daily)

    pans and the marshlands.Century City environmental manager

    Alan Liebenberg said the small antelopewere nocturnal animals choosing to spendmost of the day sheltering under bushes andare more active between dusk and dawn.

    They are also solitary animals with thefemale choosing to spend most of her timein the salt pans and the male in the marsh-lands but we have recently found two setsof spoors close to each other which indicatesthat they may have been mating.

    Intaka Island has been included in a grys-bok project being undertaken by the city toenable smaller nature reserves to keep grys-bok in a more sustainable way.

    Contact Alan Liebenberg on 021 552 6889.

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    A company in Canal Walk calledVIP Payroll joined in the barefootsalute and helped contribute to theneedy by donating some spareshoes.

    The www.onedaywithout-shoes.com website gave plenty ofreasons why people should join thischarity drive, and each is as com-pelling as the next.

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    All instrumentalists across the mu-sic spectrum, who are 13 years andyounger, are once again called toenter the prestigious Samro Hubertvan der Spuy National Music Com-petition.

    The closing date for entries is 20April. Auditions will take place ear-ly in June in all main centres acrossSouth Africa. About 60 candidateswill eventually be selected to com-pete over four rounds at the HugoLambrechts Auditorium in Parow,Cape Town, from 24 to 28 Septem-ber.

    Medals, attractive cash incen-tives and a host of other prizes areat stake.

    The only condition is that candi-dates must still be 13 at the time ofthe competition.

    Candidates compete in four cate-gories: Piano, Strings, Woodwind &Brass, and Other Instruments (per-cussion, recorder, classical guitarand harp), with sub-categories fordevelopmental groups.

    Says Leon Hartshorne, presidentof the SA Society of Music Teachers(SASMT) Tygerberg and director ofthe Hugo Lambrechts: Potentialcandidates from poor/disadvan-taged communities who are receiv-ing music tuition in developmentoutreach initiatives, but whoseprogress is being delayed or jeop-ardised by socio-economic issues,are assisted to enter, audition and

    finally compete, on equal termswith all entrants and within theirown peer group.

    After the exceptional perform-ances in last years final round ofthe competition, Andr le Roux ofthe Samro Foundation, said that itwas inspiring to have such a plat-form of excellence existing at pri-mary school level.

    Interested parties should call 021939 9105 or send a fax to 021 939 9123.Entry forms will also be availablefrom members of the SASMT andon the internet at www.sam-ro.org.za.

    For more information, call LeonHartshorne on 021 939 9105 or HildaBoonzaaier (after 20:00) on021 945 3861.

    Prestigious music competition opens

    The finalists in the final round of last years national competion were (back)Althea Steynberg, Iman Bulbulia, Natanja Uys, Kensuke and Eriko Kawajiri,Landi Schaap and Andr le Roux (Samro endowment). In themiddle are Danielle Rossouw, Thami Mrwarwaza, Sakie Ndala, Frances Whitehead and Nicholas Bosman. At the back are Leon Hartshorne (SA Society of Music Teachers and Hugo Lambrechts) and the adjudicators Isabel Arzul, Pamela Kierman and Franois du Toit.

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    A Circle of Friends is setting theexample for others to embracethe elderly by making a differ-ence in the lives of those who areoften forgotten.

    Lucy Walsh, Janine Breeze andClarissa Witten brought smiles andgoodwill with them when they visit-ed two Milnerton retirement homes(Huis Zonnekus and Huis Ysterp-

    laat) on Easter Monday.The three call themselves Circle

    of Friends and have celebrated nu-merous Christmases and Easterswith the elderly.

    Says Walsh: There are manyprojects for children, but we decid-ed to focus more on the elderly.

    On Monday 20 volunteers joinedthe three at the homes and left atrail of contented old people in theirwake.

    Volunteers included Hennie

    Swanepoel, who sang for the audi-ence, and Pastor Natisha Hoffman,who delivered an inspirational ad-dress and a mesmerising dance.

    All those who attended, as well asthose who are bedridden in the sickbay, received gift packs filled withEaster goodies.

    Some of these included choco-lates, toiletries, and even blankets.

    The volunteers also made the ef-fort (which comes naturally tothem) to make each of the residents

    feel special.According to Walsh the Circle of

    Friends depends on donations frombusiness and the community, andfor all the help she only has wordsof gratitude.

    The day went very well, sheadds.

    It is so important to look afterthe elderly. Some of them donthave family or even friends ...

    Circle of Friends collected 180gifts in total for the seniors, of

    which 100 were delivered at the teaparty at Huis Zonnekus and anoth-er 80 gifts delivered to Huis Ysterp-laat as a lunchtime surprise treat.

    In addition, there were 20 giftpacks which were used as prizes fora lucky draw at Huis Zonnekus.

    Walsh reiterates: Thanks to allof our helpers on the day and againto each and every one who donatedtowards this worthy cause with-out you this project would not havebeen possible.

    Gifts and smiles for the elderly

    A joint team effort in bringing smiles to the faces of the elderly. Photos: Chilton Mellum

    Julia Stocker from Austria turned 100 years old in December last year andis the oldest person in the home. She is described as an amazing lady byher peers, as she still makes up her own bed. Here she is with Janine Breeze.

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    Ten spyte van die feit dat Van derWesthuizen n meester is agter diestuurwiel, het hy al wel n paarbrain farts in sy eie woorde opdie padgehad,maarniemand is per-fek nie.

    Verrassend genoeg het hy nog netdrie spoedkaartjies gekry, so hyweet presies wanneer om sy drangna spoed in toom te hou.

    Dis baie gevaarlik op die pad. Ekvoel baie veiliger op die baan, sluithy af.

    Hy gaan weer aan die nasionalekompetisie op 28 April in Port Eliza-beth deelneem. Hou Kaapstad senaam hoog, Jano!

    Kampioenrenjaer leef sy droom

    Jano van der Westhuizen pronk by die Polo Vivo. Fotos: Andr Bakkes

  • TygerBurger Milnerton Page 8 Wednesday 18 April 2012Nuus/News

    Elke graad 7-leerling en ouer word hartlik

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    Die skool analiseer jaarliks die veranderende

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    CPF Sector 3 meets

    The Community PoliceForum of Table View Sector3 (Table View and FlamingoVlei) will be having its nextmeeting at the Table ViewPolice Station on 19 April at19:00.

    This meeting is the per-fect vehicle for people to ha-ve their voice heard regar-ding concerns in the area.

    For more information contact Trevor Nis-bet on 076 093 9828.

    *Tuin-modeparade

    n Tuin-modeparade met uitrustings watdeur die opkomende ontwerpster Skylah ont-werp is, sal op 21 April in Melkbosstrand ge-hou word.

    Die spreker vir die oggend is Labarre Mug-garidge wie die vroue sal motiveer oor dievoorreg van vrouwees.

    Die geleentheid sluit uitstallings in asookn sangoptrede deur n plaaslike opkomendekunstenaar. Die geselligheid duur van 10:00tot 12:00.

    Kaartjies teen R130 per persoon kan be-spreek word by Pettter (071 353 7537).

    *

    Aids testing by church

    The Winning Life Churchin Summer Greens will behosting an HIV/Aids testingcampaign at the SummerGreens Community Hall on21 April from 09:00 to 12:00.

    Staff from the Albow Gar-dens Clinic will do the tes-ting and members from theCity of Cape Towns health

    department and local ward councillor JoyMcCarthy will be present.

    There will also be free testing of blood forother illnesses such as tuberculosis.

    Children will be entertained with activitiesincluding face painting.

    For more information contact Pam on072 900 8128 or Yvonne on 073 268 9711.

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    CPF sector 2 meets

    The Community Police Forum of TableView Sector 2 (Parklands/Sunningdale) willhave its next meeting at the Parklands PoliceStation on Tuesday 24 April at 18:30.

    For more information contact Ken Spies on083 387 6766.

    *Social media workshop for churches

    A social media workshop aimed at assis-ting churches to join the cyberspace era anduse social media more effectively, will be heldat St Matthews Church in Table View on 25April.

    The workshop is part of a countrywidecampaign hosted by Willow Creek SA, a non-profit organisation which helps local chur-ches maximise their potential for changingpeoples lives.

    The workshop is from 09:00 to 12:00 andcosts R350 per person. If more than 10 peopleattend the price drops to R300 per person.

    For more information contact Janine on012 665 4588 or [email protected].

    Bookings can be done online at www.wil-lowcreeksa.co.za.

    *Kiteboarders beach cleanup

    The Table View Kiteboarders will be ha-ving their next beach cleanup on 28 April at10:00. Volunteers will gather at the beach par-king lot in front of the Seli 1 wreck.

    This will be one of the last cleanups beforewinter starts with the projects continuing inAugust.

    Volunteers are asked to bring along blan-kets, decent shoes or old clothes that will bedonated to Salt a charity organisation thathelps disadvantaged residents in Table View,Joe Slovo and Du Noon.

    For more information contact Gregory [email protected].

    *Sunningdale evening market

    The Sunningdale evening market takes pla-ce on the first Friday of every month with thenext one being on 4 May, just in time for Mo-thers Day. With many crafts and gifts tobrowse through including foodstalls, visitorsare sure to find that special gift for the momin their lives. The market trades from 18:00to 22:00 in the Sunningdale Sports Hall, Wa-terville Crescent, Sunningdale. There is stilltrading space available.

    Contact Jackie 0741074880.*

    Seniors outing

    A seniors coach tour to Franschhoek willtake place on 23 May. This will include a visitto Solms-Delta Wine Estate for morning re-freshments and the Huguenot Monument inFranschhoek.

    The coach leaves from View Church (cor-ner of Wood Drive and Blaauwberg Road), Ta-ble View at 07:45.

    Tickets cost R195 per person and includesmorning refreshments, entrance to the Hu-guenot Monument and lunch in Fransch-hoek. To book contact Linda on 021 554 0413or 082 328 1873.

    CERRIN HENDRICKS

    The Milnerton/Sunningdale 12-week weight loss challenge willbe introducing a new Kilogramfor Kilogram system for donat-ing to local charities in Joe SlovoAnd Du Noon

    The challenge, organised by twoMilnerton residents, Carlene John-son and Lee King, is based on other

    challenges around the country runby the Herbalife Family Founda-tion.

    The difference with this chal-lenge, however, is that the amountof weight loss will be equal to theamount of food and other items thatwill be donated.

    We strongly believe that whenyou give you will receive. Thereforeas the organisers we are personallygiving kilogram for kilogram of

    each participants weight loss to acharity of their choice, said John-son, adding that the participantshave the option of matching our do-nation, although this will not becompulsory.

    The main areas being targeted fordonations are Joe Slovo and DuNoon, along with any other chari-ties that the participants would liketo get involved.

    The beauty of the whole system

    is that in the end, people are beingmotivated to lose weight and helpothers through doing so, which fitsin with our idea of giving back toreceive, said King.

    The challenge starts with an en-rolment evening, in which thosewho wish to attend can come andsee talks on weight loss success sto-ries and motivational speeches.

    The course costs R280 for thosewishing to continue.

    The sessions will take place dur-ing the evening, three or four timesa week. There will be professionalphotographs taken for a before andafter shot, as well as help from pro-fessionals throughout the course.

    The challenge has already begunfor Sunningdale, and Milnerton be-gins the challenge on Monday 30April. For more information con-tact either Johnson on 079 956 9302or King on 082 498 7020.

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    The City of Cape Town will strengthen theenforcement of its by-laws related to water,in accordance with the new fine structureapproved by the chief magistrate.

    The city has a number of water by-laws inplace to define its standards, protect existinginfrastructure and the environment, as wellas to ensure the health and safety of resi-dents.

    This focus on enforcement forms part ofthe citys ongoing efforts to strengthen waterconservation programmes and improve wa-ter quality across Cape Town and to ensurethat the security of the water supply is notcompromised.

    Some 18 peace officers have been appoint-ed to enforce the by-laws related to water,wastewater and industrial effluent, treatedeffluent and stormwater management.

    In addition, a partnership has been forgedbetween the existing water and sanitation

    inspectors and the citys law enforcement of-ficers to further increase the enforcement ca-pacity for enforcement of by-laws related towater.

    Recently, the chief magistrate chargedwith municipal courts approved spot finesranging from R500 to R2 500 for the citys oth-er by-laws related to water and sanitation.

    They will focus in particular on issues ofwater wastage, irrigation times before 10:00and after 16:00, protection of sewers and theenvironment and unauthorised use and la-belling of treated effluent.

    As part of the citys Water Month cam-paign, 60 spot fines amounting to R60 000were issued in March to offenders who con-travened the Stormwater Management By-law. In total, 207 fines amounting to R207 000have been issued thus far for contraventionsrelating to this by-law alone.

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    Wie n ander voorspoed gun, sal self oor-vloed h. Wie die dors van ander les, sal selfgenoeg kry as hy dors is. Spreuke 11:25

    Vital to enforcewater bylawsWhats the use of a by-law if its not en-forced? If there are too fewenforcers andtoo many offenders?

    With water being such a scarce re-source, the city has decided it has no op-tion but to appoint 18 additional peace of-ficers to enforce its by-laws relating to wa-ter.

    These peace officers have the authorityto issue on-the-spot fines to offenders whocontravene the by-laws related to water;wastewater and industrial effluent; treat-ed effluent; and stormwater management.

    It comes as no surprise that most of thefines that have been issued during Marchrelated to industries that discharged ille-gal substances into the stormwater sys-tem. Somehow they think they can getaway with it. Because of ignorance, theysometimes still do.

    In this time 60 spot fines amounting toR60 000 were issued to offenders who con-travened the stormwater management by-law. The culprits were also ordered to takeremedial action within a stipulated time-frame or face further consequences.

    Hitting them hard where it hurts most.In their pockets. Thats the only languagethey understand.

    Kudos to the city for taking the bull bythe horns. Lets hope the city also looks af-ter the peace officers so they dont losesteam while taking on the big boys.

    One mans trash, anothers bed! Trolley people move what is believed to be their find for the day down a street in BonnieBrook, Kraaifontein, on Friday morning. This is a familiar site on garbage day in many Cape Town suburbs. Photo: Carina Roux

    SLICE OF LIFESLICE OF LIFE

    Landfill site must bebe thought throughAs a farmer in the so-called Atlantis-Blaauw-berg corridor, I have the following seriousconcerns regarding the revision of the newlandfill location.

    1. The Blaauwberg-Atlantis corridor hasfor quite some timebeenearmarkedas a logi-cal extension of the Cape Town metropoleand subsequent development of the region,linking Atlantis to the metropole.

    To a certain extent the metropole will bewelcoming back the prodigal son with amultitude of job creations and an infrastruc-ture boost. To put a landfill right in the mid-dle of this area, would be absolutely short-sighted.

    2. Town planners and developers are work-ing on a major development for the Atlantis/Blaauwberg corridor, with the possibility ofthousands of jobs, giving a major boost to theWestern Cape economy. This developmentwill be impossible should the proposed At-lantis landfill site come about.

    3. As Pioneer shareholders, my family hasa major concern with Pioneers involvementand the financing of the appeal process. TheBottelfontein site offers absolutely no threatto Pioneers broiler farms.

    All taken into account, the decision re-garding the new landfill site will be a consid-eration of the interest of the thousands of al-ready suffering people in the Atlantis area,versus the political clout of a few slightlyinconvenienced well connected affluentfarmers and interested parties in the Kal-baskraal/Klipheuwel area.

    We trust that common sense prevails.FARMERMelkbosstrand

    Mayoral committee member for utilityservices, Councillor Shehaam Sims re-sponds:

    1. The Citys Spatial Development Frame-work (CTSDF) aims to restrict urban sprawl,

    so short-to medium term (10-15 years) urbangrowth will be restricted to areas within thedefined urban edges. Here the urban edgelines set around Parklands, Melkbosstrandand Atlantis are relevant.

    Also, urban growth is directed away fromunique spatial land uses such as the Koebergnuclear power station (KNPS) exclusionzones, conservation areas like the Cape WestCoast Biosphere Reserve (CWCBR) andBlaauwberg Conservation Area; sensitivecoastal areas, solid waste disposal buffer are-as; noise zones associated with airports;heavy/noxious industrial zones, etc.

    The location of the proposed landfill (nearAtlantis) is situated on the edge of some ofthese unique land uses (CWCBR, KNPS exclu-sion zones, Klein Dassenberg smallholdings).

    The impact of the proposed landfill site onurban development in the short to mediumterm is therefore considered by the plannersappointed to assess planning impacts of theproposed landfill site, were it to be situatednear Atlantis, as low because urban growthis limited to areas considerable distancesaway and directed largely away from the pro-posed site.

    In the longer term (more than 15 years) sincethe facility has an operating lifespan of ap-proximately 30 years, it is probable that it willbe decommissionedand rehabilitated if urbangrowth has extended that far north.

    2. The ... planners have assessed the impactof the proposed facility, if it is to be locatednear Atlantis, against the current planningframeworks which outline the desired futuregrowth of the city.

    3. The city has extended the opportunity tocomment on the proposed location of a new re-gional landfill site until 14 May to ensure thatall views can be submitted and included in theprocess and I hereby call on the letter writerto submit his comments so that it can be in-cluded in the process.

    Having recently lost everything and I mean everything I now findmyself in the position of having tobeg when I cant find casual work.

    I spend the morning until 13:00looking for work and if unsuccesfulam left with three options.

    The first is to tell my wife that sheand I must go hungry and sleepoutside.

    The second is to go out and stealsomething or from someone.

    The third is to swallow my prideand ask my fellow man for help.

    I rule out option one, as I dontthink my wife deserves it and alsobecause I hate the look in her eyeswhen I tell her.

    I rule out option as it goes againstwhat I believe and how I was raised.My God also doesnt approve.

    I am thus left with option three.I therefore take out my pride andproceed to swallow it.

    I prepare myself mentally for thesuccesion of nos to come. Steel my-self mentally for when I am swornat, ridiculed, ignored, chased awayand looked upon with disgust.

    I pray to God and ask that he sendsome kind souls across my path,willing to help, so that I am able toprovide us with food and shelter forthe night.

    As long as I do my part, keep myfaith and obey my Lord my Lordanswers my prayers.

    So, please.When next a beggar approa-

    ches before you swear at, ignoreor judge them, ask yourself wouldI rather have this person stealingthan reaching out?

    Remember that we are also peo-ple and deserve the same respect asanyone. By no means am I sayinghelp everyone.

    There is no denying that chan-cers andconmen exist. I askonlythat you take each situation on itsown merit, as there are those whotruly are suffering.

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    Zeva Valentyn-Olckers was born with a dis-figuring cleft lip and palate. Since then a se-ries of operations has ensured that she nowlooks as lovely as other babies her age andthat her development wont be impaired.

    Her proud father, Heinrich Olckers ex-plains what a tremendous difference the sur-gical procedures have made: Zevas opera-tions have completely transformed her face.We are extremely grateful that Zeva was ableto benefit from the procedures and can nowlead a normal life. Thank you to the NetcareVodacom Smiles for You programme, Net-care Blaauwberg Hospital and TygerbergHospital for making the surgery possible.

    Heinrich was able to find assistance viathe internet where a Good Samaritan strong-ly recommended that he contact Dr Liezl duToit, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon atNetcare Blaauwberg Hospital.

    Netcare Vodacom Smiles for You (cleft lipand palate programme), which sponsors sur-gery to repair cleft lip and palate deformitiesaffecting economically disadvantaged pa-

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    Zeva was booked into the Netcare Blaauw-berg Hospital, where Dr Du Toit operated onZevas cleft lip. Her cleft palate was recentlycorrected at Tygerberg Hospital, where DrDu Toit also has a practice.

    Dr Du Toit says she has a special interestin cleft lip and palate repair, as the conditioncan have a devastating impact on a childsdevelopment. She points out that a team ef-fort and diverse skills are needed to repaira cleft lip and palate. This process may in-volve the services of medical practitionerssuch as plastic and reconstructive surgeons,maxillo-facial surgeons, anaesthetists anddentists, as well as those of other healthcareprofessionals such as speech and hearingtherapists, orthodontists, psychologists andsocial workers.

    Zevas treatment demonstrates the suc-cesses that canbeachievedwhen thevarioushealthcare practitioners and the public andprivate sectors join forces.

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    It shows that people nolonger think of generics as in-ferior. They know that bychoosing a generic they will receive the sametreatment success as they would from abrand name medication. Generics have tomeet rigorous MCC standards that are re-quired to have the same identity, strength,quality, purity, efficacy and safety of its big-ger name counterparts, says Anley.

    He ascribes the increasing popularity ofgenerics to the significant savings they offerconsumers.

    When a brand name medication comes offpatent and generics are permitted to competewith that product, it does so by offering lowerprices. Unlike the manufacturers of brandname drugs, generic medicine companies donot have significant expenses to recoup foradvertising, marketing and promotion, or re-

    search and development.Generic medicine prices are, on average

    50 percent cheaper than the brand nameequivalents. Take the Singe ExitPrice (SEP) of Norvasc (10mg), apopular brand name cardiovascu-lar drug for example, which isR196.93 (incl), compared to the SEPof the generic equivalent, Amloc(10mg) priced at R108.31 (incl). Thiscost difference saves South Afri-cans about R55-million per year.

    He says rising prescription medi-cine costs remain a major chal-lenge for consumers, especially old-er South Africans.

    Worldwide the 65-plus agegroup is expected to grow to overone billion by 2030. In South Africathis age group accounts for 6 per-cent of the total population and isincreasing year on year.

    Already the average 65-year-oldSouth African on medical aid takes

    two to seven medicines a day, which will on-ly increase as they get older. When youre ona chronic medication regimen such as this,the brand names can get very expensive, andgenerics are just as good.

    Even doctors say they are prescribingmore generic products these days.

    Generics cheap, effectiveGenerics cheap, effective

    Consumer perceptions of generics are changing for the better, withmore people insisting on the generic product.

    What do Richard Branson and Tom Cruisehave in common? They were diagnosedwith dyslexia and found the strength toovercome their adversities.

    Most people, however, do not triumphover their dyslexia and may have to dealwith the reading difficultys destructivesocio-economic consequences and emo-tional effects. Persistent learning failuremay lead to anguish, embarrassment andfrustration.

    According to popular belief dyslexia isa neurological disorder in the brain whichcauses information to be processed and in-terpreted differently, resulting in readingdifficulties.

    Historically, the dyslexia label has beenassigned to learners who are bright, evenverbally articulate, but who struggle withreading; in short, whose high IQs mis-match their low reading scores.

    When children are not as bright, theirreading troubles have been chalked up totheir general intellectual limitations.

    However, with the advancement in tech-

    nology and extensive re-search, this notion has recent-ly been challenged by neuro-scientist John DE Gabrieli atthe Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology.

    The brain imaging scansfrom his study found thatthere was no difference be-tween the way children withor without dyslexia thinkwhile reading.

    SusanduPlessis, director ofeducational programmes atEdublox, and author of TheTruth About Learning Disa-bilities, says: IQ tests are aninvalid method of diagnosingdyslexia; dyslexia is not a disability, but aninability; all children, regardless of IQ, canlearn to read.

    At Edublox we focus on two basic char-acteristics: firstly that no one can do any-thing that they have not learnt to do, andsecondly that the learning process is a

    stratified process, in other words, it pro-ceeds one step at a time.

    A child who hasnt learnt to count willnever be able to add or subtract.

    Visit www.edublox.co.za or contact theEdublox head office on 012 345 1480. Youcan also find Edublox on Facebook.

    New research may change face of dyslexia

    All children, regardless of IQ, can learn to read.

    The Sports Science Institute of South Africa(Ssisa) and Optifit will be hosting a runningprogramme for those interested in runningevents like the Two Oceans marathon.

    The programme runs for 12 weeks for thosewishing to be able to run 10km and a furthereight weeks for those wishing to be able to run21km.

    There are various packages on offer as wellas health assessments. The courses start onMonday 14 May. For more information contactSsisa on 021 659 5725.

    A scientific way to run

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    The Sunflower Fund will be hosting a chari-ty gala evening at Moyo restaurant on theSpier Wine Estate on Saturday 16 June.

    This venue offers a unique destination fora sophisticated African experience.

    Come and experience an African atmos-pherewhich incorporatesuniquedining, in-house performing artists, face-painting, amarimba band and African music whichform the ambience for the evening.

    The evening will include an auction ofitems such as Rovos Rail where you can re-capture the romance of a bygone era and en-joy fine cuisine in five-star luxury or achance of an African River Safari on the lux-ury 42m Zambezi Queen train.

    To avoid disappointment book your tablesearly by contacting Adi Phillips or ChrisMoir on 021 701 0661 or [email protected]. Tickets cost R700 per person orR7 000 for a table of 10.

    All funds go towardspaying the tissue typ-ing costs to recruit donors to become bonemarrow stem cell donors in support of TheSA Bone Marrow Registry for those peoplesuffering with leukaemia.

    Charity gala atSpiers Moyo

    Do you long for the days of going to thebies on a Saturday afternoon?

    In the tradition of the old District Six bio-scopes (bies), where audience participationinwatching themoviewas expected and fishand chips were freely allowed in the cinema,the District Six Museum will be screeningmovies from its archive during April andMay for all to enjoy.

    The movies, the majority by young film-makers, will showcase the art of hip-hop,looking at the various musical influencesthat have shaped this Cape Town musicalsound.

    These movies will be screened at the Dis-trict Six Museum at 25A Buitenkant Street.Viewings will start at 15:00, but performanc-es, exhibitions and networking will takeplace from 14:00 onwards.

    There will be a question and answer ses-sion with directors after each screening. Ad-mission is R20. Refreshments will be on sale.

    Visit www.districtsix.co.za

    Hiphop atthe bioscope

    REYANA STEYN

    Iris House Childrens Hospicewhich cares for special needschildren is thrilled to have beenselected as one of the beneficiar-ies in the prominent Want onsKan!/Cause we Can! concert.

    TygerBurger is the media spon-sor of the event.

    The amazing concert is set to takeplace on Sunday 29 July and willshowcase artists such as AndritteNorman, Alan Committie, ZanneStapelberg, ADAM, Heinz Winck-ler, Koos Kombuis, Wicus van derMerwe, Die Broers, Lize Beekman,Brandon October, Emo Adams andTake Note, Pedro Kruger and Dow-we Dolla.

    The Iris House Childrens Hos-pice, situated in the northern sub-urbs, is an organisation committedto enriching the quality of life forspecial needs children and youngpeople with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions; such ascancer, special syndromes and cer-ebral palsy.

    The hospice is currently in needof funding so that they can get abuilding to cater for all the chil-drens needs.

    We are so excited and grateful tobe a beneficiary of the concert,says Sue van der Linde, founder ofIris House.

    The money will be put to gooduse and we will definitely be able tobetter our services. Our aim is toget a building right now all the pa-per work is being done at my house.Currently we are providing supportto families but our goal is to alsoprovide accommodation to the chil-dren.

    The hospice, which is nearly ayear old, offers assistance and sup-port to families in their homes withthe aim of making their lives a biteasier.

    Currently we have six volun-teers, who go into the homes of the16 families we assist, says Van derLinde.

    The volunteers who are fullytrained spend a maximum of fourhours at the homes where they carefor the children. This meeting also

    gives the parents an opportunity totake a break as caring for a childwith special needs is a 24-hour job.

    Van der Linde says she wanted toopen the centre after she did somework in the UK.

    I was trained in the field and Iloved working with children andwhen I came back I decided that ourchildren and families also need as-sistance in South Africa.

    She added that it is amazingworking with the children and be-coming part of the families.

    She says another goal is to traina team of volunteers to assist morefamilies.

    Volunteers can be any age, butmust have a passion for children.They will receive full training, gettheir uniforms and all the equip-ment they will need to assist thechildren.

    Anyone interested in being a vol-unteer can contact van der Linde on083 937 7517.. Tickets for the Cause we Can!

    concert cost R250. To support IrisHouse, phone Sue van der Linde on083 937 7517 to book.

    Cause we Can!helps Iris House

    Volunteers of the Iris House Childrens Hospice assisting Erin Steenkampwho suffers from Rett syndrome.

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    Mr Personality: Rudy, a twoyearoldsterilised male dog is looking for a foreverhome. He is full of personality and very affectionate. He is ideal for a family whowants a small dog. Contact Joan of the Fisantekraal Animal Welfare on021 975 8008 or 083 356 2825 or sendan email to [email protected]. A homecheck and adoption fee apply.

    The Rotary Club of Blouberg would liketo help a teenager to raise funds for himto compete in the International YouthMagic Championship.

    Daniel Eksteen (16), a Grade 11 learner atProgress College in Rosebank is an enthusi-astic student at the local College of Magic.

    Eksteen is currently exploring career op-tions involving the study of psychologywhich he hopes to combine with his magi-cian skills to help children across a broadrange of socio-economic groups.

    The College of Magic is the only organisa-tion in theworlddedicated to trainingadultsand children in the magical arts. The organi-sation is world renowned for both private tu-ition and outreach programmes it under-takesthroughoutthe WesternCape and inKimberley.The Collegeof Magic is anon-profit or-ganisationthat relies ondonationsfrom both lo-cal and inter-national con-tributors.

    Each yeara group oftheir fineststudents arechosen torepresent thecollege andSouth Africaon the world magic stage in Las Vegas. Itsan opportunity to compete, to showcaseSouth African talent, to learn from fellowmagicians and performers and to bring backwhat they learnt to pass on to other students.

    This year, the College of Magic has onceagain been invited to field competitors inboth the stage and close-up categories of theInternational Youth Magic Championshiptaking place at the International Magic Ex-perience (IMX) during May.

    Daniel has been selected to representSouth Africa at the event.

    He needs financial assistance to cover thecosts of his trip, and approached the RotaryClub of Blouberg.

    Daniel will stage a magic show at the Rota-ry clubs regular meeting on Thursday 3May at 18:00 at the Italian Club in DonegalRoad, Rugby.

    The evening will start with the regular Ro-tary meeting which includes a three-coursemeal and will then be followed by the magicshow.

    The price per person is R100. There is acash bar.

    The profit from this show will go to Dan-iels travel fund.

    To book contact Anton Wollheim on021 557 1252, 082 882 2202 or [email protected].

    Help takehis magicto the USA

    Daniel Eksteen

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