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MONIQUE DUVAL

@monique_duval

TT

hey are going to shoot me; I want

to go to my mommy! These are

reportedly the words uttered by

a young girl from Joe Slovo amid violent

taxi protests which rocked the settlement

last week.

The drama unfolded on Tuesday morn-

ingwhen rioting taxi drivers hurled stones

and burned tyres and bins.

A taxi driver toldTygerBurger theywere

protesting about the roll-out of new

MyCiTi routes.

Speaking to TygerBurger after the pro-

tests, Phoenix residents raised the alarm

saying they feared for their safety. They

claim the problems started long before

Tuesday and say over the weekend taxi

drivers could be seen congregating in an

open field in Phoenix.

Residents say Phoenix and Joe Slovo res-

idents were terrified as shots rang and ve-

hicles were burned. Due to the close prox-

imity of the two areas, many residents

spent the night gripped in fear as tyres

burned and tear gas filled the air.

According to them the young girl from

Joe Slovo was found crying, walking

through Phoenix streets, and was assisted

by a resident who walked with the young

girl to Joe Slovo amid the riot.

While residents in surrounding areas

found alternative routes to work and

school, Phoenix residents say they were

caught in the middle.

We were sitting ducks. There was no

way we could avoid the riots and our lives

came to a standstill as we couldnt get in

or out. What everybody doesnt realise is

that amid all of this innocent people in Joe

Slovo and Phoenix are suffering. It was on-

ly a very small percentage of people, yet the

majority of us suffer, says a Phoenixman.

AMarsRoad resident says childrenwere

most affected and says his own daughter

was traumatised. We could hear the cars

being stoned and the loud shouting. It was

horrible. How are we supposed to explain

this to our children? We were too scared

to leave our homes.

During the protests the City of Cape

Town reported the attack on the Phoenix

MyCiTi station.

V To page 2.

Community in fear

A police officer moves a burning

bin along Freedom Way amid taxi

protests. PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL

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MONIQUE DUVAL

@monique_duval

T

heN7 highwaywas shut down over the

weekend amid an attempted land inva-

sion. The drama unfolded shortly after

noon on Saturday when motorists reported

seeing Dunoon residents trying to invade

land along the highway.

Milnerton police cluster spokesperson

Constable Henry du Randt explains at

around 09:00 about 200 residents occupied

private property as well as land owned by

the City of Cape Town. The Citys Anti-land

Invasion Unit dismantled the structures

and Du Randt says the crowd began throw-

ing stones at police and making fires.

Police responded by firing rubber bullets.

TygerBurger arrived at the scene on the

N7 shortly after noon and witnessed resi-

dents marking out plots. Residents refused

to be interviewed but said they were fed up

with government and needed land for hous-

es. They told TygerBurger they were mark-

ing the areas and would return the next day

to build.TygerBurger received several false

reports about violence along the highway

while on the scene.

Shortly after 18:00,TygerBurgeraccompa-

nied Du Randt to the N7 which at this stage

hadbeen shut downwithmotorists diverted

through Table View and Richwood. Riot po-

lice were patrolling the highway and con-

tained the protest inside Dunoon. The

shouts of protesters could be heard as thick

clouds of smoke from burning tyres hung

over the highway.

DuRandt then proceeded toMilnerton po-

lice station where senior police officers met

to discuss how to tackle the protest. Here

more than 30 Metro Police officers geared

up in the parking lot ready to enter Dunoon.

Milnerton police spokesperson Warrant

Officer Daphne OReilly says on Saturday

four people aged between 38 and 46 were ar-

rested for public violence.

Thiswas followedbyanadditional five ar-

rests on Sunday. She says reports indicate

that four people tried to burn down the com-

munity hall in Waxberry Street.

According to a statement by the City of

Cape Town, a group of protesters linked to

an illegal land grab in Dunoon attacked and

vandalised the MyCiTi Dunoon station in

Potsdam Road on Sunday at about 16:30.

The Mayco member for transport, Brett

Herron, says commuters and a security

guard fled the scene when protesters threw

rocks and objects at the station building,

causing damage to the glass panels and exte-

rior of the building.

Nobody was injured during the attack,

but the T01 and T04 services along Potsdam

Road were suspended for the rest of the

evening with buses turning around at the

Potsdam station. Police and Law Enforce-

ment officers were on the scene, closing

Potsdam Road to traffic at the intersection

with Blaauwberg Road as from 17:00 on-

wards.

This, he said,was the secondattack in five

days on MyCiTi station infrastructure.

There is absolutely no excuse for this

criminal and thuggish behaviour. The ex-

tent of the damage to both stations is still

being assessed and the costs will be deter-

mined in due course, save to say that those

who will suffer the most are the communi-

ties of Dunoon and Joe Slovo who will not

be able to use the Dunoon and Phoenix sta-

tions for a number of weeks while the build-

ings are repaired.

On Monday the T01 and T04 services re-

turned to normal,with buses stopping at the

Usasaza andKillarney stations. Commuters

fromDunoon are advised to use theUsasaza

station for the time being.

Buses operating alongRouteT04 fromDu-

noon to Century City, are still being deviat-

ed along Racecourse Road, into Koeberg

Road, onto Bosmansdam Road and into

Ratanga Road, as the Phoenix station is not

operational.

Land invasion halted

A man is seen digging during an illegal land invasion near Dunoon over the weekend.

PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL

The N7 highway was shut down following an illegal land invasion and protest in Dunoon over the

weekend. PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL

FROM PAGE 1

According to a statement released by City

of Cape Town Mayco member for trans-

port, Brett Herron, the attack on the sta-

tion was reported to Milnerton police.

Furthermore, a MyCiTi bus operating

along Route 251 (Century City, Montague

Gardens) was stoned in Montague Drive

at around 09:30 this morning (Tuesday 15

March). Thankfully, nobody was injured.

There is absolutely no excuse for this

criminal behaviour. The City will assist

in whatever way we can to identify the

perpetrators. A criminal case has been

opened and the local police station inMil-

nerton is investigating these incidents. I

am confident that those responsible will

be apprehended.

The extent of the damage to the station

is still being assessed and the costs will

be determined in due course.

The Phoenix station will be closed for

at least two to threeweeks. This is a huge

inconvenience to the approximately 1200

commuters who make use of this station

on a daily basis.

Police spokesperson Warrant Officer

Daphne OReilly said one case of mali-

cious damage to property (Phoenix sta-

tion) and three cases of public violence

were opened last week.

In the first of three public violence cas-

es, a docket was opened on Monday 14

March after a taxi driver reported he was

blocked off by a Quantum taxi in Monta-

gue Drive. He was surrounded by eight

taxi drivers participating in the riot and

robbed him of his money.

Later the afternoon the vehicle was

spotted by Metro Police members who

pulled over the vehicle. Three suspects

ran away. OReilly says Metro Police

members apprehended one of the taxi

drivers and he is currently in custody.

He is facing charges of robbery and the

search continues for the other suspects.

On the same day, another taxi driver re-

ported being robbed and his taxi damaged

while driving it near Summer Greens.

On Tuesday 15 March a docket was

opened following the burning of a truck

and the hurling of stones on the corner of

Freedom and Democracy ways.

Milnerton police opened a third public

violence case onThursday 17Marchwhen

a taxi driver started spinning the wheels

of his taxi and obstructed other motorists

in Omuramba Road.

MetroPolice approachedhimandused

their siren to get him to move. Three sus-

pects then started throwing stones at the

Metro Police vehicle and officers fired

three warning shots. The suspects ran

away.

OReilly says various robbery cases

were opened following attacks on taxi

drivers who continued to operate during

the protest.

The protests were also a hot topic in the

Blaauwberg subcouncil meeting last

week as Dunoon ward councillor Lubaba-

lo Makaleni says parents are concerned

about school children being prevented

from accessing public transport. In addi-

tion he says taxi drivers tried to convince

community leaders in Dunoon to join.

They wanted to bring Dunoon to a

standstill, but we told them they couldnt

do that.

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MONIQUE DUVAL

@monique_duval

T

able View residents have launched a

scathing attack on the City of Cape

Town accusing senior politicians of

political grand standing when comment-

ing on the condition of the beach front.

The issue unfolded after a daily newspa-

per ran an article on the deterioration of the

beachfront. This was followed by a radio in-

terview with Table View Ratepayers Asso-

ciation (TVRA) chairperson Leon Alhadeff

and Mayco member for community servi-

ces and special projects, Belinda Walker.

Walkers assistant subsequently invited

Alhadeff to a site visit onMonday 14March.

On Friday 11 March, TygerBurger received

information that the radio station and

newspaper had been copied in on the invita-

tion and requested permission to attend.

The Citys media office declined, indicat-

ing that this was not a media event and no

media had been invited.

TygerBurger then sent the invitation as

proof and wrote: Primedia and the Argus

were copied in on the mail so nothing pre-

vents them from showing up as they were

given the details. Hence I thought I would

be nice and request permission to attend.

No response was received.

Site visit cancelled

On Monday 14 March the site visit was

cancelled and Alhadeff voiced his dissatis-

faction. In a letter to the City official who

cancelled the event on behalf of Walker, he

questioned whether the cancellation was

due to Walker not wanting to be confronted

with the truthofwhatwashappening on the

beachfront.

As keen as I was to partake in this in-

spection with aldermanWalker for the cor-

rect reasons, I must highlight that cancella-

tion just short of two (2) hours before the

event is not acceptable and cannever be suf-

ficiently explained away with a conflicting

diary, he wrote.

According toWalker she had to attend an-

other meeting at this time but has engaged

with the local ward councillor regarding

the condition of this beach.

The TVRA instead hosted its own press

conference on the beach on Thursday

17 March where residents raised concerns

about the collapsed paving, the erosion of

dunes, lack of access for disabledpeople and

illegal shelters being erected in the dunes.

Ablution upgrade cost R1,5m

During the walk, Alhadeff highlighted

the various improvements, including new

grass being laid, undertaken in the last

week. He said in the last week the associa-

tion had noted significant improvements

which they believewas done ahead ofWalk-

ers planned site visit.

They also accused Walkers department

of only taking action because they had

been called out in the press.

Walker says claims that workwas rushed

ahead of her visit is incorrect. Landscaping

work is underway by the parks department

and includes the planting of the grass at the

beachfront, on the section from the old tour-

ism centre towards the first pathway.

The planting of the grass will be com-

plete in the next few weeks and came to a

cost of R200 000. An open gym has also been

installed in the area for recreational use.

However, during the walk a resident

highlighted the equipment was faulty.

Walker says the ablution facilities were

refurbished over the past two years and the

damage caused recently by vandalism has

been repaired. The ablution upgrade was

done at a cost of more than R1,5 million .

Asked to respond to claims that the City

is allowing the beachfront to deteriorate,

Walker says: All infrastructure along the

coast is affected by windblown sand. This

is a reality for all coastal amenities. The

continual removal of sand is very costly and

time consuming and stabilisation of the

dunes is themost sustainable and cost-effec-

tive solution.

Once the dunes have been rehabilitated,

repairs to the parking area will commence.

All work will be restricted within the park-

ing area only and the work area will be cor-

doned off to ensure public safety. The park-

ing areas asphalt surface will be neatly cut

backandanyunsuitablematerialwill be ex-

cavated.

Irrigation repairs R700 000

Questioned about R700 000 spent on irri-

gation,Walker explains the first of fourpha-

ses of the irrigation system is currently be-

ing installed on the dune system at Dolphin

Beach this is due to be completed by the

end of June.

The irrigation repairs come to approxi-

mately R700 000 and the posts and other re-

pair andmaintenanceworkwill come to ap-

proximatelyR550 000 for this financial year.

Once the dunes have been rehabilitated, re-

pairs to the parking area will commence.

During the walk a disabled man high-

lighted the lack of access to the beach.Walk-

er says prior to commencing a repairs and

maintenance plan to the boardwalks, an

analysis of the current status of all access

points to the beaches between Sunset Beach

and Small Bay is being done.

This study will assist in understanding

the following regarding each access point:

pedestrian traffic volume, disabled-friendly

access points, water sport-friendly access

points, and durability, among others.

AtMarine Circle an entire ablution block

has been buried in sand and according to

Walker this was built at a time before coast-

al processes were adequately understood

and is located in the path of a moving dune.

Squabbles over beachfront


ESM ERASMUS

@erasmusesme

A

bout 150 000 radio hams

across the world have been

waiting for the day to tick off

Heard Island in the Southern Indi-

an Ocean about 4 000 kilometres

south west of western Australia

in their log books of entities they

contacted via radio. The radio

hams call this a DXpedition.

Now, 20 years after the previous

DXpedition in 1996, another DXpe-

dition departed from Table Bay

harbour on 10 March for a rough

trip on a vessel, aptly named Brav-

eheart, to the remote and uninhab-

ited Heard island.

In Durbanville, an excited 87-

year-old Dennis Wells will keep a

close eye on the DXpedition from

his shack at his home inThePad-

docks. Even though he ticked off

Heard Island more than 30 years

ago (on 20 October 1985 when an

Australian national Antarctic re-

search expedition team visited the

island), he shares the excitement of

the other radio hams.

Wind, snow, rain ... and a volcano

DXpeditions are undertaken to

remote destinations to help radio

hams all around the world to be

able to make contact.

It is also 20 years since any man

put foot onHeard Island, known for

its adverse conditions of wind,

snow and rain. It also has an active

volcano.

The Braveheart, which is char-

tered by radio amateurs, was ex-

pected to arrive yesterday (Tues-

day 22 March) and, since there is

no jetty, all equipment would have

to be taken on land by rubber

ducks.

This DXpedition, which is called

VKEK and costs about R7 mil-

lion, is led byDr Robert Schmieder

from the USA, the same team lead-

er of the previous DXpedition in

1996.

Schmieder, a world authority on

Heard Island and many other is-

lands around the world, is the au-

thor of many books on the subject.

Wells is part of the SouthAfrican

support team, which is led by Paul

Johnson from Green Point.

Several radio amateurs will

qualify for Honour Roll and #1

Honour Roll when they manage to

make contact with Heard Island.

Wells, a legend in the radio ama-

teur world and well-known by his

call ZS1AU, has earned the very

prestigious DXCC Top of Honour

Roll plaque in 2014 the highest

obtainable in amateur radio, and

placing him at number one in the

world of DX. It can take anything

from 20 years to a lifetime to

achieve this.

Wells was invited to accompany

the Braveheart on a yacht out

of Table Bay harbour.

Braveheart crew to stay for three

weeks

Oh, it takes so long to say good-

bye to a ship and the Braveheart

was no exception. The trip on the

yacht to accompanyBraveheart on

its way was fantastic. When we

were nearRobben Island,we called

Braveheart on our radio and the

ship came to a stop. We took some

magnificent photos with Table

Mountain in the background.

Once again I felt proud of our

city as it was the most beautiful

sight with the table cloth coming

over the top, Wells said.

As the ship tracked its way

across the stormy southern Indian

Ocean fromCapeTown toHeard Is-

land, the participants and the crew

of Braveheart launched a string of

oceanographic buoys in support of

climate research by three of the

worlds leading scientific organisa-

tions, the Woods Hole Oceano-

graphic Institute (WHOI), the Na-

tional Oceanographic and Atmos-

pheric Administration (NOAA)

and the Scripps Institute of Ocean-

ography.

In addition to the Argo buoys,

they also launched a group of

global drifting buoys in behalf of

NOAAand possibly the SouthAfri-

can Weather Service.

The 1250 satellite tracked drift-

ers worldwide remain on the sur-

face during their approximately

four-year lifespan, continuously

reporting on their location as well

as currents, sea surface tempera-

ture, atmospheric pressure, winds

and salinity.

This VKEK DXpedition, com-

prising of 14 amateur radio opera-

tors and scientists, will remain on

Heard Island for threeweeks doing

other scientific work, as well as

amateur radio.

They plan to reach parts of the is-

land by flying a drone with an HD

camera and will be the first to land

on and take off from water. The

photos will be relayed to the

ground station, as well as via satel-

lite.

V Visit the website http://vk0ek.org/ for

an ongoing report of the DXpedition for

the next three weeks.

Radio hams brave air, seawaves

Dennis Wells (right), radio ham from Durbanville, pictured in front of Braveheart shortly before its departure from

Cape Town to Heard Island with Dr David Lloyd from Princeton in New Jersey (USA), who received his radio signal in

the Mellish Reef DXpedition, which won Wells the prestigious roll of honour award. PHOTO: CARINA ROUX


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MONIQUE DUVAL

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T

heowner of FairDealMotors inBrook-

lyn along with two employees are in

court for fraud cases amounting to

R1.7 million.

Last week Milnerton police celebrated

the good work done by Warrant Officer An-

dre Pekeur who helped arrest the 58-year-

oldman and his employees following 12 cas-

es of fraud.

Police spokesperson Warrant Officer

DaphneOReilly says the lengthy investiga-

tion stretched over fivemonths and the sus-

pects appeared in court onFriday 11March.

She explains the complainants reported

that they left their vehicles at above-men-

tionedbusiness to be sold.Once the vehicles

were sold the outstanding balance would be

paid to the financial institutions where the

vehicles were purchased.

After this the remaining profit would be

divided between the original owner and the

dealership.

However, when the complainants re-

turned to the dealership to enquire about

the sale of their vehicles they found the

premises vacant. The dealership is current-

ly closed.

The total value of the vehicles in the 12

cases is R1.7 million. The investigation was

headed by Pekeur and the fraud unit at Mil-

nerton Police Station.

The complainants alleged that they visit-

ed the business premises to follow up on the

sale of their vehicles, only to find the prem-

ises vacant.

And while the case has been postponed

and the trio are expected to be back in court

on Wednesday 4 May, police expect the

charges to mount.

OReilly says while only 12 cases have

been reported for investigation, there are

more than 20 complainants.

Police are now requesting vehicle owners

who have similar complaints about the

dealership to come forward.

If you have a case like this to report, call

Pekeur on 021 528 3865 or 083 270 9034.

Dealership dealt with

Dancers perform:

Calla Wolstenholme,

Zoe Wolstenholme

and Cailin Kewance

from Blouberg Ridge

Primary School had a

wonderful opportunity

to represent their

dance studio Dance-

lines and perform at

the Western Province

Dance Teachers

Association Showcase

of Dance at Artscape.

Megan Davey heads

up the classical ballet

and Tracey Aaron the

contemporary side of

the studio.

Three men from the Happy Valley informal

settlement near West Beach are behind bars

after robbing their neighbour.

According to a report from Table View po-

lice the complainant was at home when four

men entered his property.

Police spokesperson Lieutenant Adriana

Chandler says the complainant knew two of

the men. They were armed with golf clubs

and took a bicycle and ransacked the mans

home. The complainant was scared to con-

front the suspects, thinking they would use

the golf clubs to assault him. The suspects

took the mountain bike and other bicycle

equipment and left the scene.

The stolen property was recovered.

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Kendrick House, a

home for the aged

in Pittosporum

Avenue, Thornton,

will be hosting a

fte on Saturday

2 April from 08:30

to raise money.

Some of the items

on sale include

plants, cakes,

books, pancakes,

white elephant

items, curry and

rice, arts and

craft, tombola,

toys and boere-

wors rolls.

V For more informa-

tion Contact Judy

Simons on 021 534

2961 for more.

Kendrick

House

hosts fte

The Matrix

mixed-use

development at

Century City

has sold out.

Newdevelopment

sells out early

A

ll 24 sectional title offices in a new

mixed-use development, The Matrix,

at Century City, have been sold for a

total value of around R90 million ahead of

completion.

The Matrix forms part of the R1 billion

Century City Square development which in-

cludes a 1200 seat conference centre, a 125

room hotel, restaurants, offices and apart-

ments all situated around a public square

and served by 1330 parking bays.

The building comprises 1300 square me-

tres of double volume retail on the ground

floor, three floors of offices totalling 4500

square metres topped by three floors of

apartments. All 51 apartments in the devel-

opment have also been sold off plan for a to-

tal of R100 million way ahead of completion.

Jean Theron of developers Rabie Property

Group says the sectional title offices, which

vary in size from 118 square metres to 345

square metres, have been sold to a mix of

owner occupiers and investors.

We are now letting the sectional title offi-

ces for investors at R165 per square metre

and, as the offices get nearer to completion,

interest is picking up strongly, particularly

among small to medium size companies

wanting to be situated in this new commer-

cial hub which is populated by large nation-

al and international corporates such as Ab-

sa, Chevron, Philip Morris and Thompson

Reuters. In fact, the Matrix offers a unique

opportunity for smaller users to be situated

in this new commercial and hospitality pre-

cinct and its edgymixof retro and contempo-

rary architecture and combination of face-

brick facades with concrete, glass and steel,

makes a strong creative statement.

Occupation is expected from early April.

Theron said with over 1300 parking bays

owners and tenants would have no shortage

of parking.

He said many factors added to the appeal

of Matrix to both residents and businesses.

These include its location at the heart of

the new commercial hub of Century City

with three restaurants and three coffee

shops spilling out onto a public square, its

access to high speed fibre optic connectivity

through Century City Connect, its access to

public transport with its own MyCiTi stop

and in easy walking distance from the Cen-

tury City Railway Station and the fact it had

been developed as a Green building which

will substantially reduce operating costs .

A new car pool app aims to relieve traffic

congestion and help save the environment

to boot.

Two entrepreneurs, Sipho Ndimande and

ChrisMegan, founded uGoMyWay, a unique

ride-share and car pool mobile application

with which commuters can do their bit to

change the citys traffic flow while getting

to know new people during travel time.

With the app, anyone can find the drivers

and passengers heading in the same direc-

tion as themselves, using the special plat-

form for chatting to make mutual commut-

ing arrangements

The app contains a leaderboard on which

different categories are listed and on which

more can be added, making it easy to find

a ride to almost anywhere in the city.

This effectively means cost sharing, a re-

duction in carbonmonoxide emissions, con-

gestion and road maintenance costs, as well

as more available parking spaces.

Users will also be able to show their com-

mitment to a cleaner environment while

saving money and having the kind of safety

made possible by the app whereby only

those within the users chosen organisation

can see their travel plans.

Companies (or any other organisation)

can pre-register their members to securely

ring-fence their user community.

By maintaining a private profile, any

member of an organisation may only see,

and be seen, by othermembers of the organi-

sation, according to the uGoMyWay web-

site.

The app can be downloaded free on Play-

Store for Android cellphone users and Meg-

an says this is their way of making better

use of the road network and allow(ing) tech-

nology to help people connect to each other

on their website.

Carbon emission reductions are meas-

ured inkilogrammeson the leaderboard, the

number of reduced cars and the ranking of

the pool with the most reductions, is shown

at the top.Why wouldnt your organisation

want to promote its commitment to reducing

CO2 emissions.

Their website also states that they have

made payments simple by employing the

SnapScan mobile payment system.

Rideshare gets a new face

Easter market: The next Century City Natural Goods Market will take place on Central

Park on Sunday 27 March from 09:00 to 14:00. Its the Easter weekend and while parents

relax with a glass of organic bubbly or craft beer and some delicious food, children will be

able to enjoy a variety of egg-speriences. The Easter bunny will visit the Natural Goods

Market from 10:30 and there will be Easter Egg painting on Intaka Island as part of the

monthly Art on the Island experience from 11:30 to 12:30. Both these events are free. For

more info email [email protected] or telephone 021 531 2173.


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MONIQUE DUVAL

@monique_duval

S

ummer Greens residents are making

strides in taking back their suburb.

This was the sentiment expressed dur-

ing a recent feedback meeting hosted by the

Summer Greens Residents Association.

Soon after opening, the meeting was

plunged into chaos as arguments erupted. In

his address, chairperson Nino Arendse told

residents the meeting was scheduled to take

place late last year but was postponed due

to threats received by an organisation.

Arendse explained the SGRA was ap-

proached by an organisation who wanted to

implement a garden project for ex prisoners

and said the associationundertookduedili-

gence to enquire about the nuts and bolts

of the project.

A man stood up and shouted that the mat-

ter was sub-judice and claimed Arendse

was overstepping by naming the organisa-

tion. He identified himself as a representa-

tive of the organisation and claimed Arend-

se had received a lawyers letter, which Ar-

endse denied.

Two other men joined the first man in

shouting accusations at the committee and

residents tempers flared. Residents called

for the three men to raise their issue sepa-

rately and said they were not concerned

with personal issues. Arguments went

back and forth and the three men would not

back down. Police sector commander Cap-

tain Andre Fourie stepped in and called for

the three men to respect meeting protocol.

The meeting erupted as people shouted and

the committee tried to defend themselves.

Arguments got heated and representatives

from the Summer Greens Neighbourhood

Watch (SGNHW) stepped in and tried to as-

sist. After more than 20 minutes the men

eventually stopped the arguments when res-

idents stood together and demanded they

stop and Arendse was asked to proceed.

Looking at the past year, Arendse ex-

plained by using WhatsApp, the association

expanded communications by linking resi-

dents. He said in the past year, Summer

Greens had experienced several pipe bursts

and water leaks and says the association

provided residentswith information on how

to log C3 complaints. He explained over the

months there was an attitude shift where in

the beginning residents would complain

about municipal issues but after being in-

formed about who to report matters to, they

took it upon themselves to report issues to

the relevant authorities.

We had leaks everywhere. We had lights

out everywhere and nobody knew how to re-

port it. They do now. We created a vehicle

to show them. We now have a trend where

people in theWhatsapp groups no longer say

wehave a leak, they sayhere is the reference

number.

Arendse said it were the small things that

mattered. He said the SGRA aimed to em-

power residents to be active and stop point-

ing fingers at authorities but to instead con-

tinually alert themwhen therewas an issue.

By providing support to the SGNHW, the

SGRA has aimed to raise awareness about

safety issues in the suburb. Arendse encour-

aged residents to join and assist the watch.

Arendse highlighted various improve-

ments in the last year andprojects undertak-

enby theassociation including feedingmore

than 60 children at a childrens home, the

paint-a-thon and many others.

He ended his talk by calling for more com-

munity participation. Its not about taking

over theCitys job.Wewill be promoting tak-

ing pride in our community through com-

munity clean-ups.

V If you would likemore information about the SGRA

email [email protected].

Call for community participation

A cast of local actors will take to

the stage at Bellville Civic Theatre

next week when Passion Play Min-

istries International (PPMI)

presents Passionext Hes Alive.

The production is a dramatic

representation of the death, burial

and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Rugbys Bronwyne Scott, a thea-

tre veteran with 40 years experi-

ence, is once again in the directors

seat for the play, which she has

been directing annually since its

inception 19 years ago.

The chairman of the PPMI Cape

Town board, Melvyn Abrahams of

Matroosfontein, will play the role

of Jesus. The disciple Peter is

playedbyAlexMarais fromBoston

Estate, while John is portrayed by

Nicky Luwengu from Durbanville

alternating with Zakier de Grass

from Mowbray. Ricardo Johns

from Northpine plays the role of

Caiaphas, the high priest, and Jack

Hine from Melkbosstrand plays

the role ofAnnas, his father-in-law.

Kevin Thyssen from Belhar plays

the part of Pilate with Parow Val-

leys Andrew Snyders as Nicode-

mus.

Jacorien van Eyssen from Dur-

banville and Verni Johns of North-

pine share the role ofMary, Jesuss

mother while the other Mary

Magdalene is played by Jessica

Hart who lives in the Strand alter-

nating with Collette Faurie who

lives in Kraaifontein.

They will be supported by 100 lo-

cals from across all walks of life

from across the Cape Peninsula

who have volunteered their time.

PPMI is a non-profit volunteer

organisation.

V Passionext Hes Alive is on stage at

the Bellville Civic Theatre from Tuesday

29 March until Saturday 2 April at 19:30

withmatinee performances on Saturdays

and Sunday 3 April at 14:30. Entry is free

but donationswill be taken as an offering.

Theatre veteran stages passion play

Melvyn Abraham as Jesus with some of his disciples (from left): Quinton

Pretorius, Mark Kolbe and Valen Hector.


A toe-tapping evening of legendary rock and

pop music is being presented in aid of ani-

mals in need.

Think Tom Jones, Frank Sinatra, Rod

Stewart, Elvis Presley and Diana Ross ... Vi-

va Las Vegas is a tribute to music legends

that have rocked Vegas. The show is being

presented in the Barnyard Theatre at Wil-

lowbridge on Saturday 16 April.

Tickets cost

R140 each and all

the money

raised will be

used by the Fis-

antekraal Ani-

mal Welfare

(FAW) to steri-

lise animals in

Fisantekraal

and Morning-

star. Contact

084 519 0380 or

send an email to

adoptions@

faw.za.org to

book.

There are

thousands of an-

imals in South

Africa waiting

for good homes

the majority are wonderful, friendly, at-

tractive, healthy and loving animals. By

adopting one, you not only save its life, but

the life of the next one needing to be res-

cued, says Jennifer Davies of FAW.

The adoption fee for adult dogs is R550. It

includes microchipping, vaccination, de-

worming and sterilisation. A home-check is

required.

V For more information, contact FAW on

084 519 0380 or at adoptions @faw.za.org. Visit

www.faw.za.org or follow them on Facebook.

Tribute show

for animals

Runners to honour slaves

EARL HAUPT

@earlhaupt

T

his years Slave Route Challenge on

Sunday 8 Maywill see participants run

the usual scenic route through the city

while also giving honour to individual

slaves of the Capes past.

Each runner will carry one of the 8 000

names of slaves who appear on a column

ofmemory at the Iziko Slave Lodge in the

city centre.

Thiswasannouncedat the launchof this

years edition of the race at the museum

last week.

Farouk Meyer of Itheko Sport Athletic

Club and organiser for the Slave Route

Challenge explains runners will have a

specific purpose and a special honour in

this years race, referring to the column

of memory on which the names of 8 000

men, women and children are inscribed.

This year, every person who registers

will run on behalf of one of these names

on the column, allowing each runner to

honour a specific person who was an im-

portant part of our countrys past.

More than a race

Organisers say the Slave Route Chal-

lenge ismore than just a race: it is a tribute

to the trials of dispossessed people who

contributed to the early development of

Cape Town and, as a result, South Africa.

The race route takes runners past sever-

al historically significant landmarks,

such as theCastle of GoodHope, GrandPa-

rade, the Whipping Post, Old Slave

Church, the Iziko Slave Lodge and the

Slave Tree Plaque.

Today the Iziko Slave Lodge is a site of

memory a place of reconciliation and

hope. The Slave Route Challenge provides

the runners the opportunity to

actively engage with this histo-

ry and beyond the race to ex-

plore, discover, reflect and re-

connect with their roots, says

Paul Tichmann, curator of the

Iziko Slave Lodge.

Meyer says this years race

aims to honour individuals and

celebrate the collective history

and diversity of both the race

entrants and the people they

are remembering.

This takes the race to a

whole new level, and persona-

lises it for each runner, while at

the same time instilling a sense

of unity and meaning some-

thing so critical at this point in

time for our country, says

Meyer.

5km to half marathon

The event is presented by It-

heko Sport Athletic Club under

the auspices of Western Prov-

ince Athletics. While there is a

minor change in the title and lo-

go of the race this year, it still

forms part of Metropolitan

Lifes mojo series which cele-

brates the community, andMet-

ropolitan Life remains the

main sponsor.

Since the inaugural race in

2011, the annual Slave Route

Challenge has consisted of a

half marathon and a 10km run,

as well as a 5km fun run and

walk, and a 10km big walk for those who

prefer a more leisurely pace.

The half marathon is scheduled to kick

things off at the starting point in Darling

Street at 07:00, followed by the 10km run

at 07:15, the 5km fun run and walk at 07:30

and the 10km big walk at 07:45.

V To enter visit www.iamrunningfor.co.za.

Each of this years participants in the Slave Route

Challenge will be running for one of the 8000 names of

slaves found on the column of memory on display at

the Iziko Slave Lodge.

Maya is a Beagle sized

female dog with a very

big heart. Her glossy

jet-black coat is low-main-

tenance and she absolute-

ly adores people of all

ages. She also gets on

very well with other dogs.


BRENDEN RUITER

@ruitervaniewind

T

he vigilance of employees

of a security company led

to the arrest of three sus-

pects suspected of belonging to

a break-in syndicate operating

in the northern suburbs.

The security officers noticed

a suspicious white Volkswagen

Golf at a security complex inTa-

ble View.When they investigat-

ed, a chase ensued after the car

fled the scene.

According to Warrant Officer

Jacques Mostert, the vehicle

was chased to the Bothasig area

while the Durbanville police as-

sisted by closing off the escape

route towards them.

They were finally cornered

in the Atlas Park industrial ar-

ea and three suspects in their

thirties from Khayelitsha,

Nyanga andGugulethuwere ar-

restedwhen various itemswere

found inside the vehicle, says

Mostert.

The items included two flat

screen televisions, a fan and

various expensive shoes, cloth-

ing and toiletries. A complain-

ant from West Beach Table

View has been located after an

intensive investigation and has

identified some of the property,

including the one flat screen tel-

evision which has been taken

during a burglary. Three crow-

bars were also found inside the

vehicle, says Mostert.

The police thought the inves-

tigation was done and dusted

until they had a closer look at

the number plates. They found

that the number plates were

covered by fake ones.

Further investigation was

done and found that the false

number plates were used on a

Mercedes-Benz which was in-

volved in a house robbery in

Bellville. The vehicle has also

been noticed on other crime

scenes, including in Bracken-

fell and Kirstenhof. All three

suspects were charged and will

appear in court. One of the sus-

pects is wanted on two cases of

housebreaking in Bothasig and

a case of theft in Fish Hoek, ac-

cording to Mostert.

Bothasig station

commander Lieu-

tenant Patrick Ja-

cobs commended

the two arresting

officers, Consta-

bles Andrew Sim-

mers and Zukisa

Mantewu, on their

good work, but also

thanked all the se-

curity companies

and members of

other stations who

were involved in

the successful ap-

prehension.

Constables

bust syndicate

Constable Zukisa Mantewu with some of the

property found inside the VW Golf.

Milnerton police are looking for

this man whom they believe

was involved in a sexual assault

and robbery in Brooklyn.

According to police spokes-

personWarrant Officer Daphne

OReilly the incident occurred

on Monday 25 January just be-

fore midnight in Kings Road.

It is alleged that the victim

was in a metered taxi with two

other males seated in the back

seat of the vehicle. In Kings

Road the suspects violated the

victim by touching her private

parts, and they took her cell-

phone.

Anyone with information is

asked to call Warrant Officer

Jeffrey Stuurman of the Family

Violence and Sexual Offence

Unit of Milnerton on

078 185 0573 or 082 522 1097.

Search for suspect

Do you know this man?

10 TYGERBURGER Milnerton Woensdag, 23 Maart 2016HOOFARTIKELBLAD

SLICE OF LIFE

Die Groot K

gebeur nie nt

met ander nie

Ons was op pad kerk toe toe ek die eerste

keer van die Groot K gehoor het. Oom

Koster het tongkanker gehad.

My ma het saggies vir my pa vertel dat

hulle n deel van sy tong sal moet uitsny.

Maar dit was nie sag genoeg vir die

oortjies van n nuuskierige sewejarige

nie. Oom Koster was in beheer van die

kerkklok en ek was vas oortuig hy slaap

in die kerktoring, want hy was altyd net

dr. Hyt ons geskel as ons voete gesleep

het Sondagskoolklas toe.

Ekt gewonder hoe hy gaan skel sonder

n tong. Want oom Koster gaan gesond

word en terugkom die hele gemeente

het immers vir hom gebid.

Kanker was destyds soos n tienerswan-

gerskap of egskeiding. Niemand het

daaroor gepraat of geskinder nie. Gewon-

der dalk, maar nie geprt nie.

Ons het oom Koster nooit weer gesien

nie.

Twintig jaar later was dit my pa se

beurt om die

Groot K in die o

te staar.

Die dag toe hy

nie meer sy

Sudoku-raaisel kon

invul nie, was die

dag dat ek geweet

het dis tyd om

vrede te maak en

koebaai te s.

Wr het die

kerk en my ma-hul-

le gebid dat die

Liewe Vader hom

moet spaar. Ekt

gebid dat hy nie

vir jare moet ly nie en dat hy sonder pyn

moet sterf.

Van die familie het my uitgekryt as n

ongelowige. Dis asof hulle gedink het my

ongeloof mag dalk net maak dat hulle

gebede nie voldoende trefkrag gaan h

nie. Ek moes sm bid vir genesing.

Maar ek kon nie. Want eks n realis en

n mens kan nie teen die feite stry nie.

God se plan is nie noodwendig ons plan

nie. Sy antwoord is nie noodwendig die

antwoord wat ons wil hoor nie.

Die skuldgevoel oor my ongeloof het

my opgevreet ... net di wat in n Calvi-

nistiese huis grootgeword het, sal regtig

verstaan. Die sielkundige het ges ekt

vroer as die res van die familie begin

rou oor my pa. Toe die res nog geglo het

hy gaan weer opstaan, het ek sy studeer-

kamer begin oppak.

Dis hoekom ek die sterk een was n sy

dood. My broers en my ma was gebroke.

Wat die sielkundige ook ges het, is dat

n mens nooit die waarde van hoop moet

onderskat nie. Want solank daar hoop is,

het mense n rede om aan te gaan.

Kanker is nie meer n siekte wat net

met ander mense gebeur nie. Dis op

ons drumpel en meeste van ons het al

iemand na aan ons afgestaan aan di

ongenaakbare siekte.

Ek weet daar is verhale van hoop, van

mense wat kanker oorwin het. Dit bied n

mate van troos.

Al wat n mens kan hoop, is dat

daardie beker by jou verby sal gaan.

Marita Meyer

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Re: Concern over beggars

(TB, 16 March). While I am

sympathetic to the plight of

jobless people, there have to be

other ways to provide for ones

child than endangering it at an

intersection.

These children and their

mothers are so vulnerable to

injury by passing cars or to be

a casualty of a motor accident

which may occur at an inter-

section.

The mothers sit in the

boiling sun for most of the day,

subjecting the little ones to

excessive heat.

Their development is surely

compromised. They should be

playing (hopefully safely) in

natural surroundings learning

about objects and words from

their mothers. There seems to

be no interaction between

mother and child.

I consider what is happening

at the intersections as a form

of child abuse. Surely you do

not deliberately put your child

into a potentially dangerous

situation? Surely the welfare

departments have some

authority here?

JUDY TERRY

Table View

Where are the

welfare people?

Concern over beggars (TB, 16

March) revers. I fail to under-

stand why social development

cant do something about this.

Does this mean even if

something horrible happens

they are going to sit back and

say we tried but the woman

turned us away?

Or maybe they are waiting

for the toddler to be run over

by the MyCiti bus so that they

can charge the poor driver for

reckless driving.

Obviously somebody some-

where can do something to

remedy the situation. I have

seen the woman a couple of

times with a small boy at that

Thebuck stops at

these departments

Once again the Easter Weekend

is upon us. And the negligence

of humans surfaces.

Please do not leave your pets

unattended.

Leaving extra food and water

is simply not enough.

If a friend or relative is

coming daily to feed your pets,

at least speak to a neighbour to

make sure this person actually

does come every day.

Make sure all relevant gates

are locked not just closed.

And please leave a contact

number next door in case you

are needed.

Burglary should also be kept

in mind.

Leave some lights on

outside and a few inside and

ask the person checking on

your pets to alternate inside

lights.

Extra food,water

not enough for pets

I want to congratulate Rudie

van Rensburg with his article

concerning Donald Trump (Die

Trompet weet hoe om sy eie

beuel te blaas, TB, 16 March).

Wow! Can somebody translate it

into English and send it to the

Americans?

JACQUI

Durbanville

Well done, Rudie

send it toAmericans

I had the opportunity to assist

my mom to receive her card

when Sassa switched to the

card system. At a certain point

an official requested my mom

to sign a form. I could see that

it was a type of bank order

form. No entries were made. So

my mom were asked to sign a

blank form.

I alerted the official about

this. The reply was that he/she

was just following orders.

We know that our elderly and

needy people are very vulnera-

ble and would just do what

they are told to get their grant.

Could this be one of the

reasons why so many people

get deductions from their

grants?

JEFF SWARTZ

E-mail

Is this the cause of

Sassa fraud?

WATDIE HART VANVOL IS

Die vreugde van

iemandwat vir

die eerste keer n

eie huis ontvang,

is aansteeklik.

Esm Erasmus

People should

verify informa-

tion before

sharing on social

media.

MoniqueDuval

I applaud the

entire Kuils River

community for

their continuous

support follow-

ing the death of

the two

McDonalds staff

members Noxolo

Skota andXolisa

Tshabeype.

Richard Roberts

To leave your

country and

family for three

years to train in

Japan shows

true grit. Ste-

han Schoeman

Dwelmverslaaf-

desmoet seker-

lik gehelpword,

maarwat van

kinderswat aan

di hulp blootge-

stel word, daar

waar gebruikers

oop en bloot hul

ding doen?

Michelle Linnert

intersection. Is he not supposed

to be at a crche? This is child

abuse at its worst form.

If JP Smith knows the woman

is not homeless and travels to

Table View every day, I think

he is in the right position to do

something, maybe putting up a

No beggars sign. It wont

harm his budget that much, and

if that fails, the department of

social development should take

the child to a place of safety.

He is not safe there.

The buck stops at the social

development and safety and

security departments.

ALFRED FOFO

Dunoon

V Die bostaandemenings is di van

die betrokke joernalis, en reflekteer

nie noodwendig die opinie(s) van

die TygerBurger-handelsnaam nie.

Toedie res

nog geglo het

hy gaanweer

opstaan, het

ek sy studeer

kamer begin

oppak.

Kan jy dit

oorvertel?

Too many people in our

suburbs think they are invisi-

ble or above being seen as

idiots. We, as a community,

must take a stand and learn to

speak up against neglect and

abuse in our areas. Too many

people know about kids being

abused and say nothing. We

must stop being afraid to get

involved. Speak out. Dont be

afraid of upsetting people.

Where animals are treated

badly, the chances of human

rights being violated are huge.

Where children see it as being

okay to be an abuser, in any

form, they grow up not know-

ing any better.

But back to the animal issue

in Kraaifontein we will be

vigilant and report any cases of

going away for Easter weekend

and not making the effort to

make sure your pets are

properly cared for.

Dumping of animals is also

becoming the new big thing!

Please lets all have a lovely

chilled and safe Easter and not

forget about the comfort of our

furred companions. After all,

they never chose to be ours

we chose to have them.

DENISE

Kraaifontein

Haweloses gaan

nog lankmet ons

wees. Brenden

Ruiter

SMSe

V Kan iemand nie dalk die verkeersligte in

Durbanwegsinkroniseernie?Ekstaange-

reeldenwagby nkruisingwaardaargeen

motor in sig is nie. Gefrustreerd

V Daar is teveelmensewatallesgaanver-

loorasZumanouafgedankword.Hullesal

verseker dat hy president bly. Ben

VDie ekstremiste gaan altyd die boot

skud. Dis ons gematigdes wat die balans

moet hou. Carrie-On

VThedaysofanyoneshumanrightsbeing

comprised should long be over. Louisa

) SMSe kos R1,50. Stuur na 45527.


T

he Omuramba MyCiTi station was

converted into a delivery room when

staff rallied to assist a mom in labour.

According to a statement by the City of

Cape Town, it was just after 13:00 on Mon-

day 14March when Xolani Stofile, a MyCi-

Ti station manager with first-aid experi-

ence, was visiting personnel at the Omu-

ramba station.

He noticed the pregnant woman waiting

at the door to the ladies bathroom, which

was occupied at that stage. She seemed to

be in pain and then her water broke unex-

pectedly.

Xolani step-

ped up like a pro-

fessional mid-

husband, re-

moving her

stockings just in

timeandmaking

her comfortable

as she was giv-

ing birth to a

beautiful and

healthy baby

boy, says May-

co member for

transport, Brett

Herron.

As the dramat-

ic scene unfold-

ed, MyCiTi personnel evacuated the front

end of the station to give the mother and

child some privacy.

Luckily the station was not busy at the

time. The personnel sent for an ambulance

who took the 31-year-old mother and new-

born child to the SomersetHospital. The fa-

ther told us that he was extremely grateful

to Xolani and all of those who assisted his

wife and boy,who they have namedGilbert

Gabriel.

Gilbert and his mother have been dis-

charged from hospital and are now back at

home in Joe Slovo.

We are extremely proud of Xolani who

stepped up and assisted the mother during

this difficult time.Hemaywant to consider

a career as a professional mid-husband.

Baby born

inMyCiTi

station

Gabriel from Joe Slovo was delivered in a

MyCiTi station.

Xolani Stofile helped

deliver the baby.

Police have issued awarning to businesses

to be on the lookout for a man who easily

swindles cashiers out of money while ask-

ing to make change.

According to a report from Table View

police a light of complexion male with

short brown curly hair and a very strong

English accent is targeting small business-

es in Table View.

Police spokesperson Lieutenant Adri-

ana Chandler says the man who appears

to be destitute, claims to be the owner of

a small biltong business.

He approaches staff with a cash note,

such as R200, and asks for smaller notes

and will purchase something small.

While the person behind the till gives

him smaller notes, he will indicate that he

needs other notes of a smaller or higher

value. He operates so quickly and tries to

confuse the teller, eventually giving him

more money that he should get.

Detectiveshave stated that there ismerit

for a criminal case of theft to be opened.

Smooth operator

targets businesses

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V Support group La Leche League is a

breastfeeding support group and invites all

pregnant and breastfeeding mums to their

nextmeeting today (Wednesday 23March)

at Parklands Intercare at 10:00. Phone Sim-

ela 021 553 1664 or Juliet on 083 554 1556

or visit www.llli.org for more information.

VU3ABlaauwbergwill host their next gen-

eral meeting on Tuesday 29 March at Mil-

nerton library at 10:30. The guest speaker

is Hanien Conradie, a well known fine artist

who will discuss her method of painting.

She also considers new forms that could

arise after devastation. Tea is served from

09:45. Entry is R5 for members and R10 for

non-members. Email chairperson Tony

Williams on capeokapi @gmail.com for

more information.

V Learn to sail A four day Beginner Sailing

Course over the March/April school holi-

days for boys and girls aged eight to 12 will

be held at Milnerton Aquatic Club from

Tuesday 29 March to Friday 1 April from

09:00 to 14:00 each day. Formore informa-

tion and bookings contact Axel Adelbert on

072 408 9431 or email [email protected].

V Imbizo The Table View Community Police

Forum will host a crime imbizo at CBC St

Johns School in Parklands on Thursday 31

March at 19:00. Station commander Colo-

nelDirkVosloowill giveanoverviewofcrime

in the precinct and answer questions. Call

David Harris on 084 685 1707.

V Living Legends The Table View Seniors

Club will host their annual meeting on

Wednesday 30March at 10:30 at Leibrandt

van Niekerk Hall. For more information call

073 430 9281 or email tableviewseniors-

[email protected].

VWest Coast Writers Circle will meet at

Milnerton Library on Saturday 2 April at

09:15. Meetings are in English and all are

welcome. Take along a pen, paper and R10

for tea. Text 072 250 9500 or visit

www.westcoastwriterssa.weebly.com for

more information.

V Book sale Friends of Milnerton library will

host a book sale on Saturday 2 April at the

library in Pienaar Road from 09:30 to 12:00.

Donations of books, magazines, CDs and

DVDs welcome. Call 021 444 0817 for more.

V Quiz night A quiz night will be held at In-

side Lounge at Eden on the Bay onWednes-

day 6 April at 18:30 for 19:00. Entry is R50

and the minimum spend at the restaurant

is R60. Space is limited and 10%of the pro-

ceeds go to Fallen Angels. For more infor-

mation call Michael on 083 708 2085 or Ja-

mie on 076 166 6233.

V CPF elections TheMilnerton Community

Police Forum (CPF) will host a special gen-

eral meeting on Tuesday 12 April to elect a

new chairperson, vice-chairperson and

special projects coordinator. The meeting

will be held at the Milnerton Police Station

on the second floor conference room at

19:00. All residents and businesses in the

precinct as well as community based orga-

nisations including ratepayers, residents

andhomeowners associations, neighbour-

hoodwatches, sports clubs and education-

al institutionsare invited. Formore informa-

tion, to register your organisation, and to re-

quest a copy of the meeting agenda, send

an email to with your request to cpf.milner-

[email protected].

Diary | Dagboek

The 99er MTB Challenge taking place on

9 April this year has three routes 45km,

25km and 12km.

The routes are challenging and provide

a fantastic ride throughmanyof the beauti-

ful wine farms in the Durbanville area.

Mountain bikers who enter the race by

29 March will stand the chance of winning

a fantastic prize of a weekend for a family

of four worth R7200 at the Swartberg Coun-

try Manor, reimbursement of their entry

fee (single entry only) and a 99er T-shirt.

Entries for the 45kmand25kmevents can

be done at www.99er.co.za, while those for

the 12km go via Computicket.

Early entries close on 29 March (dis-

counted entry fee). Entries eligible for seed-

ing close on 5 April.

Entries to close soon


n Vergadering van die Raad van die Stad Kaapstad vind op Donderdag 31 Maart 2016 om

10:00 in die Podium-gebou, Burgersentrum, Hertzog-boulevard 12, Kaapstad, plaas.

Let asseblief daarop dat daar n beperkte getal sitplekke vir lede van die publiek beskikbaar

is en dat dit dus op n eerste-daar-eerste-gehelp-grondslag toegeken sal word. As u die

vergadering wil bywoon, moet u asseblief tussen 09:00 en 16:00 vir Nadine Damon by

021 400 3708 skakel. Alle versoeke om bywoning moet teen nie later nie as een dag

voor die vergadering ontvang word. Daar sal van u verwag word om u van, voorletters en

kontaktelefoonnommer te verstrek. Besoekers word vriendelik versoek om hul sitplekke teen

09:30 in te neem.

ACHMAT EBRAHIM

STADSBESTUURDER

KENNISGEWING VAN N VERGADERING

VAN DIE RAAD VAN DIE STAD KAAPSTAD

Roetehoogtepunte in neutedop

DESIRE RORKE

@dezzierorke

W

orcester se wyn-en-olyfroete is

soos n stowwerige ou hoededoos,

vergete bo-op n hangkas.

Dit inspireer nie groot nuuskierigheid

nie, maar met die oopmaakslag word jy

sommer heeltemal besiel met die fraai, ou-

tentieke en selfs kleurvolle hoed daar bin-

ne. Dis nie getooi met baie frille en valle

nie, maar elke knopie is liefdevol en sorg-

vuldig met die hand aangewerk.

TygerBurger het di spreekwoordelike

ou hoed onlangs van nader bekykmet n

nuwe toer van die streek.

Di nuwe toerpakket is so saamgestel

dat die hoogtepunte van die roete saam in

n neutedop aangebied word, verduidelik

Nelene Marais, woordvoerder by Worce-

ster se wyn-en-olyfroete.

Die beginpunt is n safari by die Fairy

Glen-wildreservaat aan die voetheuwels

net buite Worcester.

Hierword dieGrootVyf gehuisves en be-

soekers kry die geleentheid om di Afrika-

reuse van enkele meters af te besigtig.

Dis die naaste wat jy ooit aan n olifant

of buffel gaan kom, het ons safarigids ge-

spot, maar geensins oordryf nie.

In die bestek van een uur het ons vier

van die Groot Vyf-wildsoorte van baie na-

by te siene gekry.

Met n heerlike sjampanje-ontbyt in die

grasdakrestaurant, met sy reuk van hout

en teer so uniek aan wildreservate in die

noorde van die land, kon n mens jou mak-

lik verbeel dat jy iewers in die Kruger-

wildtuin sit. Die volgende stop was die

Overhex-wynkelder se bistro, waar die sjef

vir ons n pikante voorgereg voorberei het

om saam met n uitgesoekte witwyn te ge-

niet.

Di reeks wyne is vernoem na Survivor,

dieNguni-koei,wat in 2007 van n trokafge-

spring het langs n plaas in die Swartland

vanwaar Overhex hul druiwe vandaan

kry. Sy het in die middel van die cabernet

sauvignon-wingerd beland, wonderbaar-

lik oorleef en het vandag al vyf keer gekalf,

met nommer ses op pad.Nes die koei Survi-

vor, vertel die smaaklike wyne n opwin-

dende storie.

In die prentjiemooi Nuy-vallei, by Con-

radie Penhill-wyne en Nuy-vallei-gaste-

huis, het n versameling kunswerke vir

ons gewag netjiesuitgestal indie pragtige

tuine.n Art in the Park-tema heers hier

waar ons van ons beste plaaslike kunste-

naars se kunswerke met n wandeling in

die tuin kan besigtig. Kunswerke wat jou

hart verower, kan onmiddellik gekoop

word, s Marais.

Rejoice, een van die beste kore in die Bo-

land, het gaste hier vermaakmet n ensem-

ble gewildeklassieke liedere, voor onskok,

Roselene Koopman, se watertand bees-

stertbredie- en boerpampoendis geniet het.

Roselene woon en werk al dekades lank

op die landgoed en is so geliefd dat daar al

selfs n ros-wyn na haar vernoem is

Sweet Roselene.Dis min dat n mens jou

mes en vurk sommer so laat vaar om met

vingers en al in die tradisionele kos in te

klim, skerts Marais. Die smaaklike hoof-

maal is natuurlik genietmetwynewat per-

soonlike deur C.P. Conradie uitgekies is.

C.P. is onlangs aangewys as hierdie

streek se wynmaker van die jaar.

Die gastehuis met sy historiese geboue

en rustige atmosfeer is so betowerend dat

jy moeilik afskeid neem, maar as jy jouself

uiteindelikwegskeur, vat jy weer dieNuy-

pad en bevind jouself n kwartier later bo-

op nkoppiemet nasemrowendeuitsig oor

die vallei se wingerde en berge. Net betyds

vir nagereg.Nuy-wynkelder het dit goed

gedink om hier n restaurant te bou, wat

Nuy ... On the Hill heet, s Marais.

Vir nagereg het ons hier n unieke sjoko-

lade-, wyn- en musiekparing geniet.

Die kos-, wyn- en musiekparing is glo

n nuwe gier wat die wynwreld aan die

gons het, s Andr Morgenthal van Wosa

(Wines of South Africa). En ek kan ver-

staan hoekom dis n algehele sensoriese

reis wat jou lank gaan bybly.

Ek sal nooitweer naSimon enGarfunkel

se Sound of Silence kan luister sonder

die reuk van n volronde Bolandse brande-

wyn in my neus en die smaak van gemmer

en donkersjokolade op my tong nie.

V Besoek www.worcesterwineroute.co.za vir meer

inligting oor die roete.

Die mooie Nuy-vallei, gesien vanaf die gastehuis. FOTOS: DESIREE RORKE

Sjokolade, wyn en musiek by Nuy ... on the Hill.

The luck of the Irish: Holy Cross Convent School in Brooklyn,

celebrated St Patricks Day on Thursday 17 March 2017. Learners

had fun in all the activities of the day. Pictured is Genevieve

Sampson partaking in the bobbing apples challenge.

Making a Clean C sweep: Clean C

launched the first group to join the West

Coast Athletics Club as part of their Run to

Lead programme, focused on developing

runners from Joe Slovo Park and giving

them the opportunity to take part in races

around Cape Town and undergo leadership

training. Japie Swanepoel (far left), vice

captain of the West Coast Athletics Club,

handed the group their shirts and reiterated

the clubs stance on supporting development

runners. The runners will be registered with

Western Province Athletics. A total of 30

runners will be sponsored by the West Coast

Athletics Club. Pictured with Swanepoel are

from left Sindiso Mtembu, Ronnie Khola,

Siviwe Komani, Phakamani Sikhephe,

Nicholas Dodo and Sibabalwe Mlindi.

Milnerton Primary School recently announced

the head boy and head girl for 2016. Cade

Steinways was selected as the head boy.

Milnerton Primary head leaders

Celina Isaacs was selected as the head girl.

Here she proudly shows off her new badge.


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jaarlikse Paasproduksie, sal op Vrydag 25

Maart vir die 21ste keer teen die rotse in die

dorp se Ou Hawe aangebied word. Voordat

die spel om 20:00 begin, word al die ligte

in en om die hawe afgeskakel, terwyl die

werke van Vivaldi, Strauss en Tschaikovsky

sal help om n uitsonderlike atmosfeer te

skep. Kaartjies is by Computicket beskik-

baar.

V Butterfly World Tropical Garden in

Klapmuts will be hosting Easter egg hunts

from 11:00 to 12:00 and from 13:00 to 14:00

on Saturday 26 and Monday 28 March. En-

try for the hunt costs R20 extra while chil-

dren pay R41 to enter the garden (R72 for

adults). Children should be accompanied

by a parent. Great prizes are up for grabs

and little ones can look forward to meeting

the Easter Bunny. Visit www.butterflyworld

.co.za for more about Butterfly World.

V The V&AWaterfront will be keeping lit-

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