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CYCLIST have given South Afri-ca’s very first green cycle lane inthe city centre the green light.

The section of the existing cyclelane in Bree Street – betweenStrand Street and Waterkant – wasrecently demarcated green as a testphase.

A number of concerns werelodged by cyclists around the visi-bility of the lanes and the effective-ness thereof owing to the number ofmotorists driving or parking in thebicycle-friendly areas.

Sheldon Davidson from GreenPoint regularly cycles to work inthe city centre and found that sincethe introduction of the green cyclelanes, there has been “more respectfor cyclists” using the road.

“The cycle lanes are working forme and I think it’s a great initiativeto have in the city centre,” he says.

Fellow cyclist, Antoinette vanNiekerk, was knocked down in thecity centre last year and was scepti-cal of ever climbing on a bicycleagain.

She explains that since the lanesfeatured in Bree Street, there hasbeen a sense of comfort and easesurrounding cycling.

“You always have to worrywhether somebody will come frombehind and knock you off your bicy-cle. I would seriously recommendthat these green cycle lanes berolled out all over South Africa sothat other cyclists can also feel com-fortable using the road,” she says.

The cycling world was recentlyrocked after the tragic news of 25-year-old reigning Absa Cape Epicchampion and South African Olym-pic mountain biker Burry Stand-er’s death.

Stander was knocked down by ataxi in Shelley Beach on the KwaZu-lu Natal South Coast while train-ing.

Mayoral Committee member forTransport, Roads and Stormwater,Brett Herron, says: “The City iscommitted to the promotion of safe

cycling and the use of non-motor-ised transport. This includes pro-viding a safe area for cyclists to beable to the share the road with mo-torists.”

Herron believes the test phase in

Bree Street will provide feedbackon a number of important matterssuch as the colour, which will beused for optimal contrast with thedark road surface, skid resistance,resistance to tyre marking, fading

and impact to demarcate the cyclelane and prevent parking.

The product used for colouringthe lane has been used internation-ally in urban areas with high trafficvolumes and movements, which

gets sprayed on in several layersrather than painted. “This is an at-tempt to improve the lanes’ visibili-ty and thus their efficacy. I also callon all motorists to share the roadand respect the lanes,” he adds.

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The City of Cape Town invites comment on its Organisational Performance Management(OPM) System, including the 2013/14 performance indicators and targets as found in theFive-year Plan for Cape Town 2012 – 2017, which are available for perusal at the CapeTown Civic Centre, all subcouncil offices listed below, all municipal libraries and on the Cityof Cape Town’s website www.capetown.gov.za/en/IDP from 15 January 2013.

Submit written comments on the above by 14 February 2013:

By post: Director: IDP & OPM, City of Cape Town, Private Bag X9181, Cape Town 8000By fax: 021 400 4909By e-mail: IDP@capetown.gov.za

Members of the public who are unable to write, may come to the subcouncil offices belowduring office hours where a member of staff will assist them to transcribe their comments.

The following table contains a list of venues where approved 2013/14 corporate scorecardsaccording to the abovementioned Five-year Plan will be available for perusal:

AREA ADDRESSCape Town Reception Desk, Concourse, Civic Centre, Hertzog Boulevard, Cape TownLibraries All municipal librariesSUBCOUNCIL

1 Municipal Offices, Royal Ascot, Bridle Way, Milnerton2 Municipal Offices, Brighton Way, Kraaifontein3 Municipal Offices, Voortrekker Road, Goodwood4 Municipal Offices, cnr Voortrekker Road and Tallent Street, Parow5 Municipal Offices, cnr Jakkalsvlei Avenue and Kiaat Road Bonteheuwel6 Municipal Offices, Voortrekker Road, Bellville7 Municipal Offices, Oxford Street, Durbanville8 Municipal Offices, cnr Fagan Street and Main Road, Strand9 Site B Khayelitsha Shopping Centre, Khayelitsha10 Stocks & Stocks Complex, A Block, Ntlakohlaza Street Khayelitsha11 Fezeka Building, cnr NY1 and Lansdowne Road, Gugulethu12 Parks & Bathing Building, Merrydale Avenue, Lentegeur13 Fezeka Building, cnr NY1 and Lansdowne Road, Gugulethu14 Fezeka Building, cnr NY1 and Lansdowne Road, Gugulethu15 Pinelands Training Centre, St Stephens Road, Central Square Pinelands16 11th Floor, 44 Wale Street, Cape Town17 Athlone Civic Centre, cnr Protea and Klipfontein Roads, Athlone18 Cnr Buck Road and Sixth Avenue, Lotus River19 Fish Hoek Civic Centre, Central Circle, Recreation Road, Fish Hoek20 Municipal Offices, Alphen Centre, Constantia Main Road, Constantia21 Municipal Offices, cnr Van Riebeeck and Carinus Streets, Kuils River22 Municipal Offices, cnr Van Riebeeck and Carinus Streets, Kuils River23 Parks & Bathing Building, Merrydale Avenue, Lentegeur24 Cnr Delft and Fort Worth Roads, Delft

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SCHOOLS are reaching capacity as thetime draws closer for students to returnto their classrooms.

People’s Post spoke to some principals fora clearer indication of what their numbersare looking like for 2013.

School re-opens tomorrow.Principal of Harold Cressy High School,

Khalied Isaacs, confirms that space is limit-ed at the school.“We have learners coming back from the

Eastern Cape and only when they return,will we be able to know how many studentswe can accept on the waiting list,” he says.With regard to the Grade 8 classes, Isaacs

adds that most of the spaces are already oc-cupiedwith some final applicationsbeing re-viewed.However, he confirms that most of the

desks are already filled, with the only spaceavailable found in the Grade 11 classes.Principal of Camps Bay High School, Dav-

id de Korte, explains that the school is cur-rently reviewing some last-minute applica-tions. “Most of the spaces are already takenand only when a spot opens up, do we thencontact students on the waiting list,” hesays.The school then faces a new challenge, as

by the time a student on the waiting list iscontacted, most of them have already beenplaced at other schools.Principal of Gardens Commercial High

School, Pieter Janse van Rensburg, high-lights that the school is already “99% full”.He explain that Gardens Commercial is a

commerce school and students are requiredto write aptitude tests.“There is a waiting list, but the school is

basically full for 2013,” he adds.Newly appointed Good Hope Seminary

principal, Desire Christians, confirms thatthe space at the school is limited and theschool will be managing the space they havecarefully. “We do not want to overload theclasses, so yes, there is some space, but wewill not be taking on too much,” she says.Meanwhile, the provincial education de-

partment confirms that the province man-aged to rack up a record number of passesduring the 2012 National Senior Certificateexaminations.In 2012, 36 992 candidates passed the exam-

inationswith a provincial pass rate of 82,2%,which increased by 3 846 compared to the2011 results,making this thehighestnumberever achieved in the province since the in-ception of the certificate.Harold Cressy High’s pass rate dropped,

going from 91,8% in 2011 to 77,5% with 69passes in 2012.Isaacs says: “We are not too happy with

the number of pupils that did not make it,but we will focus on weaker individuals thisyear.”Camps Bay High pulled off a 96,8% pass

ratewith 120passes recordedafter achievinga 98% pass rate in 2011.“On thewhole,we are veryhappywith our

results and it shows we are setting the rightstandards at the school,” de Korte says.Gardens Commercial High School im-

proved on their 2011 pass rate of 92,5%, re-cording 97,8% with 87 passes.“We are ecstatic about our results and this

is probably the best results we haveachieved for quite some time now,” VanRensburg says.Good Hope Seminary recorded a flawless

result, improving on their 2011 performanceof 96% to record a 100% pass rate with 63passes.Christians was delighted at the efforts

shown by students and the teaching staff.Sea Point High School achieved a 92,9%

pass rate with 52 passes recorded, afterachieving 97,7% in 2011.Jan van Riebeeck High School almost rep-

licated their 100% pass rate from 2011 whenthey recorded a 99,2% pass rate with 122passes.Trafalgar High School saw their results

drop slightly, going from 79,4% in 2011 to74,9% with 68 passes in 2012.

School desksfilling up fast

CITY hotels have had a great start to the sum-mer season.The Cape Town hospitality industry has ex-

perienced “a better than expected” 2012/13 fes-tive period.This comes despite a late start, says the Fed-

eratedHospitalityAssociation of SouthernAf-rica (Fedhasa).Fedhasa members – which include three-,

four- and five-star hotels in the City Bowl, atthe V&A Waterfront and on the Atlantic Sea-board – have reported an increase in revenueof between five and 10% in comparison to thesame period last year.

This is up from the expected growth of 4%by Cape Town Tourism.“The year ahead is certainly looking more

positive for hotels in Cape Town, following asuccessful start to the summer season,” saysJeff Rosenberg, the head of Fedhasa Cape’s ho-tel segment.

While the season started quite late for mostCape Town hotels – around Thursday 20 De-cember – the high-end leisuremarket has defi-nitely improved this season with five-star ho-tels reflecting occupancies of up to 80% in De-cember, peaking at 100% between Tuesday 25December until Wednesday 2 January, hesays.Rosenberg adds: “While this is good news

for the hotel industry, we, however, remaincautiously optimistic about the year ahead.”The Cape branch of the association will be

implementing a number of initiatives thisyear to tackle some key issues the industry iscurrently faced with.Fedhasa Cape represents the interests of

about 700 members across the hotel, small ac-commodation, restaurant, catering and hospi-tality allied sectors, aswell as youth in thehos-pitality industry, in theWesternandNorthernCape.

BumBumper summer forper summer for hotelshotels

THE Camerata Tinta Barocca’s firstconcert of the year will be held at St An-drew’s Presbyterian Church in Somer-set Road, Green Point at 20:00 onWednesday 23 January.Trio Sonatas from Italy, France and

England will be performing on authen-tic instruments.Tickets will be available at the door

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Sunday 20January

The Fine and Decora-tive Art Society ofCape Town invitesthe public to a talk byDr Jean MoorcroftWilson, Isaac Rosen-berg: War Poet asPainter, at the NelsonMandela Auditoriumat the SA Jewish Mu-seum in HatfieldStreet. Entry is R30for members and R50for guests. Phone0 (021) 434 4579.

Wednesday 6February

The Union of JewishWomen will host pa-thologist Dr Len An-stey who will talk onMedical Ethics andReligions. OnWednesday 13 Febru-ary, economist andmotivational speakerDaniel Silke will talkon Cruising into theFuture – Travelsaround the World.The talks starts at10:00 for 10:30. CallHermoine Sternbergon 0 (021) 434-9555.

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CHANGES to the traffic flow inQueens Road, Sea Point will be testedfrom tomorrow (Wednesday 16 Janu-ary).

This trial phase is in preparation forthe planned launch of aMyCiTi bus routefrom Queens Beach to the city centre,whichwill run alongKloof Road, right in-to Avenue Disandt and along High LevelRoad.The test phasewill see Queens Road be-

ing converted into a one-way street be-tween Victoria and Kloof Roads, withtraffic flowing towards Signal Hill.Gary Miller, the chairperson for the

SeaPoint, Fresnaye andBantryBayRate-payers Association, gave the proposedplan two thumbsupand confirms that theconversion was “always what residentswanted”.“This was always part of the original

plan and it’s what residents were askingfor. We can only know how things willwork if we test it,” Miller says.The association heldmeetings with the

management and planning team of theMyCiTi bus service, where ideas wereflung around on how to make the serviceconvenient for all.“We have been asking the City of Cape

Town to make this a one-way street fora very long time and we can only reallysee the outcome after the test phase,” hesays.Sea Point resident Anthea Davids is ex-

cited at the prospect of having QueensRoad as a one-way street, and confirmsthat residents have been “battling foryears” to have the road converted.“It’s exciting to find out that this will

really be happening because there havebeenplenty of accidents and confusion onthis road. I’m glad to see the City takingthe residents seriously and I bet half ofthe Atlantic Seaboard will be waiting pa-tiently for the results of this test,” shesays.Bryan Jefferson, another resident in

the immediate vicinity, has been living inSea Point for 30 years and has seen anumber of accidents on this “deadly”road.He explains that over time, a number

of residents tried to make it clear thatQueens Road did not work as a two-waystreet. “It really is by time that somethingis done about the traffic situation inQueens Road. One cannot really saywhatthe outcome will be, but the next twoweeks will be really interesting,” Jeffer-son says.Brett Herron, the Mayoral Committee

member for Transport, Roads and Storm-water, confirms that the test period willrun for a fortnight.“It provides an opportunity to observe

how traffic patterns in thevicinity chang-es. The results of the trial period will beused tomakea final decisionon theMyCi-Ti route in the area,” he says.All roads affected will be sign posted

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New directionsfor motorists

DRIVE THISWAY: Queens Road in Sea Point will serve as a one-way street as of tomorrowfor the next two weeks. Photo: Tauriq Hassen

RAYMOND WILLEMSE AND JACO DU PLESSIS

A LACK of knowledge of wind conditions inthe Mother City may have contributed to thedeath of a paraglider.German tourist Frank Till (50) died after a

gust of wind apparently caused him to losecontrol of his parachute on Thursday.He had taken off from Lion’s Head.Till’s body was recovered from Avenue Al-

exandra in Fresnaye at 15:00 after he hadcrashed into the wall of a house.Wayne Heuer, the chairperson of the South

AfricanHangGliding and ParaglidingAssoci-ation who was at the scene, said the touristwas an experienced paraglider.“The weather was favourable (on the day),

but the deceased found himself caught in awind which he had no experience in.”He said there is a vast difference between

the wind conditions in South Africa and Ger-many.Rowan Benjamin, a witness, heard the

crash.He had beenworking on a building opposite

the house.“When I looked up, I saw a red and white

parachute – which was hooked to the wall –with someone hanging from it.”He said he and his colleagues rushed over

to help the man. “We cut him loose and placedhim on the ground. Then we called the para-medics.”Vanessa Jackson, a spokesperson for ER24,

said emergency workers had to cut the manfree of his equipment.“They tried to revive (him). Unfortunately

his injuries were too serious. There was noth-ing more they could do.”She says the man was later declared dead.

Paraglider swept to his deathTRAGEDY: The body of Frank Till (50), a German tourist, lies on the pavement of Avenue Alexandrain Fresnaye. Photo: Jaco Marais/Photo24

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THE annual Kaapse Klopse festivities,which traditionally takeplace early in theyear, draw throngs of local and foreigncrowds.

The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has,however, spoken out against the event.

The MJC has reportedly said Muslimsshould not take part in the event as it is “de-gradingandundignified forMuslims todancearound in public with painted faces andbrightly coloured clothing”. People’s Post in-terns Luzuko Zini and Tarren-Lee Habel-gaarn polled readers for their views.

CultureCultureclash?clash?

PRPRODUCTIVE:ODUCTIVE:Washiela Fish-er feels themin-strel carnival isa cultural eventenjoyed by peo-ple every year,and should con-tinue that way.She also feels itis not degrad-ing and it keepschildren busy.“They practiceso long andhard that itkeeps them outof trouble. Ifpeople are ex-cluded from thecarnival theymight getcaught up withwrong thingslike drugs.”

IMPRESSIONS:IMPRESSIONS:Ronny Samuelssays everyone,regardless ofrace or religion,should be ableto enjoy thecarnival be-cause it is anhistoric tradi-tion. He adds,however, thatsome peoplemisuse the rea-son for thegathering andin that way cre-ate a bad repu-tation. “It is ourtradition, butthey abuse themeaning of thegathering bydrinking anddoing drugs.”

FORFOR ALL:ALL: Susan Gelant believes everyoneshould take part. “It has been done for manyyears. It has become a South African culturebecause every race takes part in it.”

HISTORIC:HISTORIC: Craig Richards says: “It is traditionand everyone should take part in it. The MJCmust support the event because it has beendone for a very long time.”

NOTNOT FORFORME:ME: RogerWood saysthe carni-val is an in-terestingcultural ac-tivity, butfeels the“connota-tions aredegrad-ing”. “Ithink tour-ists whovisit thecity like it,but I justdon’t likethe idea ofpeopledressingup. Iwouldn’ttake part.”

CONTINUE PCONTINUE PARTICIPAARTICIPATING:TING: Chrisleen Rankinsays: “I believe they should take part in it be-cause it is tradition and by excluding them itwill be discrimination.”

TRADITION:TRADITION: Frank Davids says the minstrelcarnival is one of the things which unites Cape-tonians. “Each place you visit has their owntraditions and people should join in.”

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THE Cape Town Minstrel Carnival Asso-ciation has brushed aside claims by theMuslim Judicial Council (MJC) that par-ticipation in the annual carnival is “de-grading” and “undignified” for Muslims.

The claims were made in a fatwa, or reli-gious edict, by Maulana Yusuf Karaan, headof the MJC’s Fatwa Committee, early lastyear and received attention during the festiveseason after being circulated via email.

Richard Stemmet, the president of the Car-nival Association, says while he respects theMJC’s views, he does not agree with them.

“The minstrel carnival is not a religiousthing. It’s a cultural event and belongs to allthe people of South Africa,” says Stemmet.

“It’s your right to practice your culture.Don’t bring the two together and make a reli-

gious thing of it. It’s not degrading becauseit’s everyone’s right to perform their art.”

He adds: “We respect everyone’s religion.We respect their view. No one forces anyoneto take part.”

Stemmet says he hoped the fatwa would notdamage the popularity of the event, which,according to Karaan, is a celebration of eman-cipation from slavery.

In the fatwa Karaan said it was “not permis-sible” for Muslims to view or participate inthe carnival in any way because it was “de-grading and undignified for Muslims todance around in public with painted facesand colourful clothing”. Karaan also madea distinction between the carnival and Malaychoir competitions, which take place at thesame time of year and are often consideredto be part of the same event. “We believe itis permissible to participate in the Malaychoirs, on condition that one continues to

meet one’s duties towards Allah and does notallow one to be degraded or walk around inan undignified manner through the streets,or to tolerate mixed gatherings,” says Kara-an. “However, we do object to Malay choirsjumping about in the streets like coon troopsor dancing about on stage while dressed inthe group colours and fezzes. Moreover, wewish to warn against the use of unsavourylanguage in some songs, especially in the‘moppies’.”

In a subsequent statement released by Ka-raan, he praised the choirs for their willing-ness to work with the MJC and ensure com-pliance with the laws of Islam.

Stemmet, however, did not see a differencebetween the minstrels and the choirs.

“What is the difference between the MalayChoirs and the carnival? It’s the same people,just the uniform is different. They are al-lowed to sing the moppies.”

TAURIQ HASSEN

CROWDS waiting for the Cape Malay choirson New Year’s Eve were not blown away bythe sweet tunes of the troupes, but rather byblustering winds sweeping through the city.

The council event was halted after winds,travelling at around 90 km/h, tossed aboutmobile toilets and the fencing lining thestreets.

Spectators lining the streets were expect-ing troupes at 23:00 to parade through Keiz-ergracht, into Darling Street, turning left intoAdderley, up Wale Street and eventually end-ing off in the historic Bo-Kaap’s Rose Street.

Hishaam Daniels from Mitchell’s Plain at-tends the annual event with his family everyyear and was most disappointed after secur-ing a spot from 08:00 on Monday 31 December.

He explains that the event is most popularand latecomers would have to scavengearound for parking and a suitable place to

view the parade.“I choose to go early and get a spot for my

family. We sat there the whole day, watchingthe fences go up and the big screens beingtuned. We became more excited as the timegot closer, but eventually at 23:00 we neversaw one troupe and people started gettingfrustrated,” Daniels says.

The event has certainly lost the support ofthe family, as Daniels vowed to never go backand rather spend his new year “more con-structively”.

“It was, and still is, quite upsetting that allthose people wasted their time like that andthere is no excuse, because that wind wasblowing the whole day and they could haverather informed the people a bit earlier,” hesays.

Another angry supporter from Salt River,Sharifa Adams, adds that this New Year was“without a doubt” the worst she has ever ex-perienced. “They cancelled this event be-cause of the wind, but thousands of peoplestuck around to watch the choirs and theynever thought of that. On top of everything,we just saw them packing up the fences andnobody even informed us that the event wascancelled.

“What a disappointing New Year’s, espe-cially seeing my children sit for nearly eighthours watching an empty street. That willdefinitely be the last time,” a frustrated Ad-ams says.

Anton Groenewald, the Executive Directorfor Tourism, Events and Marketing at theCity of Cape Town, explains that after “care-

ful consultation” during a Joint OperationsCommittee meeting, the public’s safety wasthe main priority on the night.

He confirms that wind speeds forced theCity’s hand, as several spectators had camp-ing tents, gazebos, chairs and other campingequipment lined up alongside the streetwhich could potentially have caused somedamage. “In addition, one must consider thatwhile high winds were experienced duringthe day, they gradually became more intenseas the night progressed, before reaching un-safe levels just prior to the scheduled start ofthe event,” he says.

Groenewald adds that temporary infra-structure such as the fencing, toilets, specta-tor stands, stages and screens were not certi-fied for wind speeds exceeding 75 km/h.

“While the inconvenience to the spectatorsis deeply regretted, the issue of public safetyand security remains paramount in the City’sdeliberations,” he says.

Carnival ‘belongs to all’

City event blown away

COLOURFUL CELEBRATION: Munier Robert-son of the Juvi Boys Entertainers smiles all theway to Bo-Kaap. Photo: Clint Dixon

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DAVID KRAMER’S newshow Kalahari Karoo Bluesreceived a standing ovationat its first preview at the Bax-ter Theatre last week, whereit runs until Saturday 19 Jan-uary.Kalahari Karoo Blues fea-

tures Kramer and exception-al musicians from the Karoo,Hardeveld and Botswana.Performances are from Tues-day to Saturday at 20:00.

Tickets priced from R110 toR160 are available via Com-puticket.

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ARTSY: Lara Bye and Mark Hoeben during the break.

MUSIC LOVERS: Kyle Busch with actor Bongani Mantsai.

THUMBS UP: Steven de Koker and Hilton Claasen.

SHOW TIME: Kayli Levitan and Allison Foat catch up.

CHEERS: Richard and Terri Jansen toast the night out.

CAPE TOWN STADIUMcame to life last weekwhen thousands of Cape-tonians and visitors toour shores flocked to thestadium to watch BafanaBafana take on Norwayin a warm-up match be-fore the African Cup ofNations (Afcon).

And despite a 0-1 defeat

and ticketing trouble be-fore the game, Capetoniansagain showed their enthu-siasm for the BeautifulGame and enjoyed theevening.

The Afcon soccer specta-cle will be hosted by SouthAfrica in Gauteng, Kwa-Zu-lu Natal, the North Westand Eastern Cape. It kicksoff on Saturday 19 January.

FootieFootie feverfever

FFAMILYAMILY FUN:FUN: Raylin Roux, Morne Roux, Abigail Jacobs andMelissa Roux used the match as a bonding experience.

SHOSHOWINGWING SUPPORT:SUPPORT: Nkosazana Ralarala, Andiswa Mon-areng, Sive Ralarala and Brenda Makupula showed theirsupport for Bafana Bafana.

CHEERING:CHEERING: David Jewell, Wilfred Jewell, Jonathan Jewell,Mandy Lomberg-Jewell and Popza Saule cheer on the boysin green and gold during the nail-biting match.

SOCCER FSOCCER FANAANATICS:TICS: Although supporting Bafana Bafana onthe night, Toto Sondela, Themba Mjikelo and Surprise Silin-jile donned the colours of Kaizer Chiefs.

THUMBSTHUMBS UP:UP: The stadium was awash with green and gold.Kevin Schneider, Bradyn Hopking, Diyan Schneider and ElanSchneider proudly wore their Bafana jerseys. Photos: Clint Dixon

Tuesday 15 January 2013 NEWS People’s Post Atlantic Seaboard-City Edition Page 7

For more info callTransport Information Centre (toll-free 24/7) 0800 65 64 63

www.myciti.org.za

IWON’TBEUSINGMYCARANYMORECommuters are raving about theMyCiTi bus service,which they say is “the best thing to happen toCapeTown”.

TheMyCiTi team got great feedbackwhen they spoke to residents and visitorsto Cape Town at the V&AWaterfront, the Golden Acre, BaysideMall andSeaside Village in Big Bay.

One commuter echoed a simple sentiment that has been expressed over and over again,in almost every series of interviews thatMyCiTi staff have conductedwith passengers.

“I just love the bus,” she said.

“TheMyCiTi buses are heaven,they’re always so clean and quiet,”said a commuter at theBaysideMall.

“Took the bus for the first time andloved it.Won’t be usingmy caranymore,” said another.

TheMyCiTi teamsaid the feedbackwas overwhelmingly positive.“Most of the commuters are extremelyhappy and impressedwith the service.They say they find it efficient andcannotwait for the new routes.”

LAILA MAJIET

DISABLED people are accusing Dial-a-Ride of poor service.

It is understood that the demand for theservice far exceeds supply.The service is currently transporting an

average of 296 passengers a day.Anthony George is wheelchair-bound and

says bookings are subject to availability.“They are often not on time. You have to

book seven days in advance.“The service also makes no provision for

short-term or emergency transportationneeds,” he explains.However, the City of Cape Town attributes

the lack of growth in the service due to budg-etary constraints.Brett Herron, the Mayoral Committee

member for Transport, Roads and Stormwa-ter, says: “The service cannot grow furtherdue to budget constraints.“In an attempt to extend the reach of the

programme there are a number of interven-tions inplace to streamline the service,whileat the same time theCity is exploringvariousways to increase the finances available to theservice.”Shahied Johnson (41) is in a wheelchair

and has been using Dial-a-Ride for 10 years.He says drastic measures need to be taken.The “failing service” has resulted in him

getting awarning at work as he often arriveslate.Johnson, a switchboard operator at a five-

star hotel, says apart from having to makea booking in advance, punctuality is not astrong point for the operators.The City appointed a new service provider

to operate its Dial-a-Ride service in June lastyear.

“Sometimes Dial-a-Ride buses fail to pickup passengers. The service wasn’t alwaysproblematic, but now they are failing us,” hesays.“I get up at 5:00 to be fetched at 5:30, but

because they still pick up other passengers,I sometimes arrive late at work.“I have also requested to be fetched from

work at 15:00, but sometimes they only fetchme after 16:00. I then arrive at home threehours later,” he fumes.Herron says: “The pick-up and drop-off

windowperiod allowed is 15minutes per pas-senger.“The operator is required to inform pas-

sengers of any significant delays.”Herronalso says that if a passenger doesn’t

arrive after five minutes, the driver maydrive off.“This is a kerb-to-kerb service and the

driver is allowed to wait for five minutes. Ifthe passenger does not appearwithin this pe-riod the driver moves to the next pick up.This is to ensure that no one is keptwaiting,”he explains.George, who is also the provincial secre-

tary of Disabled People’s South Africa, sayshe prefers using the train as it is more relia-ble.“I do not use the Dial-a-Ride service often

because they are not effective,” he says.Another Dial-a-Ride passenger, who spoke

to People’s Post on condition of anonymity,says while she has her grievances with theservice, the drivers go beyond their duty.“The drivers often complain about prob-

lematicworking conditions, but they remainpleasant and are very helpful in assistingus,” she says.To lodge a complaint, call the complaints

number on 0800 65 64 63 or fax 086 576 2561.Or call ZaneleMabengeza on (021) 400 5454.

Disabled: ‘Letdown by service’

Page 8 People’s Post Atlantic Seaboard-City Edition PHOTOS Tuesday 15 January 2013

Let the races beginTARREN-LEE HABELGAARN

FASHION, fillies and fun.

Shades of blue accented with white set thetone for the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate, oneof Cape Town’s most prestigious horse racingspectacles.The event, held at Kenilworth Racecourse

over theweekend, is one of themost acclaimed

social gatherings andwas celebrated late intothe night.There was something for everyone to take

pleasure in.Placing a bet, socialising while enjoying ex-

cellent food and wine, dressed to turn headsand dancing the night away to the sounds ofDJ Lora and DJ Fresh were just a few waysin which the many guests and celebrities en-joyed the event.

TURNING HEADS: Dressed to the nines, a radi-ant Thandie Kupe was one of the Best Hat nomi-nees. Photos: Tarren-Lee Habelgaarn

FASHION FORWARD: Top Billing host Janez Ver-meiren and ex-Miss SouthAfrica Jo-AnnStrausswere decked out in high style.

SUMMER SIZZLE: From left, Ntsikukazi Hene, Zuzi Seoka and Anda Luswazi enjoyed the sun-shine on race day.

BOYS IN BLUE: From left, Phil Trader, Micheal Stevens, Callun Lacey, Nick French, Steve Cuzenand Chris Westerhof cool down with drinks.

FUN EVENT: Scent Senti and Tanki Em had agreat time joining in all the festivities of the day.

EXCITED: Brynde Jeffes (left) and Kate Fentonwere thrilled to be in attendance.

GIRLS’ OUTING: From left, Kayleigh Davel, Sally Saunders, Kelly Hook, Kayleigh Weldon, SarahDesmarais and Angie Jacobs enjoying champagne and fun in the sun.

SOCIAL BUTTERFLIES: Danine Naidoo and JenSu posing pretty.

GLAMOUR LADIES: Georgina Cavanagh and Ve-sna Vasiljevic dressed to impress.

BEAUTY QUEENS: Simone De Kock, Miss South Africa Marilyn Ramos, Pierre Genade, 1stPrincess Stacey Webb and Miss Personality Danielle de Wett were among those who attendedthe spectacle.

Tuesday 15 January 2013 NEWS People’s Post Atlantic Seaboard-City Edition Page 9

THE annual Mardi Gras will be the placeto be from Wednesday 30 January to Sat-urday 2 February.

People’s Post is the print media sponsor ofthis popular annual event which will be heldat theWilliamHerbert Sports Ground in Ros-mead Avenue, Wynberg.This year promises plenty of newand excit-

ing events.Justin Damster of Effective Image Events

Management, one of the organisers of the an-nual event, says everyone can look forwardto new additions to the famous Mardi Gras.This includes a parade put together by ZAFan Zone, featuring a feast of colour and mu-sical entertainment.Another new feature in the line-up is the

Hot ImportDaysCarShowonSaturday 2Feb-ruary.The car show, which has been created by

“The Fast, Furious and Glorious” team, will

showcase a variety of Cape Town’s finest cus-tom and race cars as well as static drift andspinning displays. There will also be a SoundOff to add additional flavour to the overall ex-perience.“The four-day event provides fantastic en-

tertainment and we will cater for a varietyof tastes,” says Damster. “With performerssuch as Hilton Schilder, Salomie, Fakir Ka-llam, Loukmaan Adams and Maurice Paige,who plays Calvin Xavier in Isidingo, therewill be something for everyone at this year’sMardi Gras.”He adds: “The battle of the DJs on themain

stage, top dance crews battling it out and cir-cus acts for the younger visitors will all addspice.”Due to popular demand and the ever in-

creasing size, the organisers have moved theteen party from the hall to an outdoor venue.Go to www.peoplespost.co.za to view a videoof the Mardi Gras.

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AS THOUSANDS of last year’s Grade 12pupils count down the days to their firstday at university or college, they’ll befaced with mixed feelings of excitementand anxiety.

Dr Felicity Coughlan, director of the Inde-pendent Institute of Education, sets out fiveattributes of successful students.There is excitement about a new experi-

ence of life as a young adult, but also aboutwhether they are going to succeed in theirnew educational venture.This anxiety is quite justified, as often con-

flicting demands can take their toll on a stu-dent and his or her performance, says Cough-lan.“Success is a personal thing as it is closely

linked to personal and social ambition and isnot just measured by the quantitative things,such as how many subjects are passed orwhat mark you got in each of them. What theattributes are of successful students (thosewho achieve in the things that are easilymeasured as well as the personal definitionsof success) is a widely studied area.”Many of the attributes are “characteris-

tics” of people rather than skills, but it is alsotrue that these characteristics can be devel-oped through a disciplined intention to be-have in linewith themuntil they become nat-ural or habitual ways of interacting with theworld, she says.“Put differently – even if these things are

not naturally part of you, a decision to makethem more a part of your life will contribute

directly to achieving success.”In tertiary study, she says, the responsibili-

ty for student successmoves from the institu-tion to the student, who will need to start cul-tivating the following characteristics toachieve success in their studies and beyond:Attitude: An individual’s attitude tends to

be a common measure determining whetherthey will succeed in anything they do. A stu-dent with a positive attitude possesses theability and willingness to learn new subjectseven if some of them are not interesting. Sheis able to realise the importance of the entire-ty of the subject towards the overall successin the course and does not give up easily. Astudent with a positive attitude will also takeadvantage of all the institutional support pro-vided. A successful student is goal-orientedand believes she can and will succeed.Academic skills: A student cannot succeed

if he does not possess the skills to deal withacademic work at university or college level.Studies have shown that acquiring the aca-demic skills needed contributes enormouslyto success – more so than simple measures ofinnate ability. At college level, students areexpected to study independently most of thetime. Without the ability to read comprehen-sively, write effectively, speak fluently, andto communicate clearly, chances of successare reduced. Students should, therefore, ac-tively engage in acquiring these skillsthrough workshops, feedback or practice.Inter-personal skills: Much as tertiary

studies demand independentwork, a success-ful student is also onewith positive inter-per-

sonal skills. This increases the student’s abil-ity to interact with other students, makefriends and be an active member of studygroups. It also enables the student to seek outand use help when it is most needed and,therefore, feeds positive attitude and the de-velopment of academic skills.Self-motivation and self-discipline: At uni-

versity level, students are expected to workmore independently and with much less di-rection from lecturers than at high school.More so if they study online. This requiresa lot of self-motivation during those timeswhen the lecturer is not there. Much self-dis-cipline goes into the completion of assign-ments on time, research and doing other aca-demic activities. A student whose goal is tosucceed is able to stick to this kind of disci-pline. Students who generally lack this disci-pline will also not seek out ways to mastera positive attitude or the relationships orskills they need and the cycle becomes self-re-inforcing.Good time-management skills: Successful

students learn how to manage their time.This goes together with self-discipline. Beingable tomanage time, the student is able topre-pare for various academic activities, includ-ing preparation for tests and examinations.The student is able to communicate effective-ly with lecturers due to the ability to prepareahead of time and stick to appointments. Pro-crastinators do not succeed.Perceptiveness: Student perceptiveness

starts with the selection of a career and goingto college or university to pursue it. This

means the student is accurately able to inter-pret her ambition and seek the right route toachieving it. On amoremicro level, a studentwho can interpret and perceive meaningsfrom the curriculum and general conversa-tions is better able to master material andstructure arguments. A good student almostalways perceives rightmeaning from conver-sations, but an average student often misun-derstands the original thoughts, ending upwith wrong conclusions.This attribute is perhaps the hardest to de-

velop as it relies on more than acquired hab-its. One thing that a student could do to buildthis ability is to deliberately invite feedbackfrom others onmeanings and conclusions be-ing reached. This will only work if that feed-back is then accepted and one is able to keepone’s mind open to the fact your interpreta-tionsmay be incorrect. A willingness to chal-lenge your own interpretations will deepenyour ability to reach conclusions aboutmeaning that you would not ordinarily havebeen able to do.Ultimately, it must be recognised that suc-

cessful students will not be able to sustaintheir success without institutional and pa-rental support. It is an holistic responsibilitywe all have to be conscious of, and to whichwe must be responsive if we are to improvethe overall outcomes in SA’s tertiary educa-tion. –The Independent Institute of Education,which is responsible for the academic leader-shipandgovernance of educationand trainingon 21 registered higher education campuses inSA

HandyHandy tipstips forfor tertiarytertiary studentsstudents

DON’T be tempted to leave children or theelderly in hot vehicles, cautions an emer-gency medical services provider.Leaving babies, children or the aged unat-

tended in a vehicle while you run an errandor do shopping may seem harmless.But, cautions the emergency medical

services provider, it can be extremely dan-gerous – even fatal.A medical practitioner affiliated to the

emergency medical service provider saysthe temperature inside a vehicle parked inthe hot sun can quickly become like a fur-nace, which can be life threatening to youngand old alike.“This is because radiant energy from the

sun, which is able to pass through glass,shines into thevehicle, quicklywarming theinterior,” says a statement.As there are very few reflective surfaces

inside a vehicle, the energy is absorbed rath-er than radiated outwards.Limited airflow also results in non-radi-

ant energy remaining inside the vehiclewhich adds to the rapid rise in temperature.An article published in Pediatrics (“Heat

stress from enclosed vehicles: moderate am-bient temperatures cause significant tem-perature rise in enclosed vehicles”) pro-vides evidence that the temperature insidea vehicle can rise significantly, with themost dramatic temperature increase occur-ring within the first 15 to 30 minutes, thestatement says.Nor does leaving the windows slightly

open decrease the maximum temperaturemeasured inside the vehicle by much, itadds.Tests done on a relatively cool day deter-

mined that the temperature inside a vehiclereached 37.7°C within 25 minutes while theoutside temperature was only 22.7°C.“Babies and young children are at a high-

er risk of heat stroke as their bodies canheatup asmuch as three to five times faster thanthat of an adult because their internal ther-moregulatory systems are not fully devel-oped. Under stress, they tend to absorb orgenerate heat quickly and are less able tocool the body,” says the doctor.“This makes them particularly vulnera-

ble toheat exhaustionorheat stroke. If thesemedical conditions are not rapidly treatedit can be very serious, even life-threatening.Elderly people are at risk because their bod-ies contain less water than that of healthyadults and the thirst mechanism often be-comes less sensitive as people age. Thismeans they may feel less inclined to drinkand stay hydrated.”Many older people also take medication

which have “a dehydrating effect on thebody or which impair the body’s ability tocool itself”.

She advises that babies, children and eld-erly people who have been left unattendedin hot vehicles undergo medical examina-tions to ensure they are not suffering fromheat exhaustion or heat stroke.Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are two

differentmedical conditions, she adds.Withheat exhaustion the body loseswater and be-comes dehydrated, but the body tempera-ture remains within the normal physiologi-cal range. The person may feel sick, faintand sweat heavily. Children and elderly peo-ple are more vulnerable to developing com-plications from heat exhaustion and shouldalways be taken to a hospital if it is suspect-ed they are dehydrated. Heatstroke occurswhen the body can no longer cool itself andthe body temperature rises above 40°C. Thesymptoms can include high body tempera-ture, dry flushed skin with an absence ofsweating, rapid pulse, trouble breathing, be-wilderment and confusion, unusual andsometimes aggressive behaviour and sei-zures. If left untreated it can lead to compli-cations such as organ failure and brain dam-age, and can result in death, the doctorwarns.Both children and the elderly are at great-

er risk of developing heat stroke and the eld-erly are more susceptible to suffering dam-age to organs such as the heart and kidneysfollowing dehydration.The emergency service provider says staff

respond to a fair number of calls related todehydrated children and elderly people whohave been left in motor vehicles. Sometimeschildren are left in the vehicle intentionallywhile in others cases they might have beenforgotten in a vehicle by a caregiver.In a recent tragic case two children in the

North West Province died after playing inan old unused car that had been left in thehot sun.The emergency medical service provider

offers the followingadvice tohelp ensure thesafety of children and elderly:

. If you see a child or elderly person leftin a hot vehicle and are concerned for theirsafety, call an emergency services provider.

.Make sure everyone has left your vehi-cle after parking. Do not forget sleeping chil-dren.

. Lock your car and make sure childrencannot access your keys. Teach your chil-dren not to play in motor vehicles.“Never leave children, elderly folk or pets

in vehicles, not even for a minute. You maythink you can rush into a shop, but youmayget stuck in a queue or get distracted. Youmay park in the shade only to find that thevehicle is in full sun when you come back.It is simply not worth taking the risk of com-promising the health and lives of your lovedones,” says the statement. – Netcare 911

Hot vehicles a death trap

FESTIVE MOOD: Children at the Homestead for Boys in Zonnebloem recently enjoyed aChristmas lunch organised by volunteers from Levi Strauss and Freemasons. The day sawthe kids being treated to gifts and sweets. These gifts include a DVD player and educationalitems.

Tuesday 15 January 2013 NEWS People’s Post Atlantic Seaboard-City Edition Page 11

THEY’VE gone from being a secret af-fair to classy artworks.Ink enthusiasts are expected to flock

together at the fifth annual Cape TattooExpo taking place from Friday 25 toSunday 27 January at the Cape TownCity Hall.More than 80 renowned tattoo artists

representing 15 countries will be partof the expo.Alongwith the very best SouthAfrica

has to offer, patrons can look forwardto the artistry of top international con-vention “regulars” like Bob Tyrrell(US), Tom Tattoo (Italy), Laura Juan(Spain), Randy Englehard (Germany),Robert Hernandez (Spain/Poland),Mark Bester (UK), Davee Blows (HongKong), Hans Pasztjerik (Holland), Der-madonna (Holland), PatrickMcFarlane(Portugal) and Gordon Claus (Germa-ny).Event organisers Manuela and Allan

Gray are thrilled with the new venue.“For the first time we can host all of therelated events – the expo, art exhibitionand concerts – under one roof.”The live music addition to the expo

will include performances by some ofSA’s most talented DJ’s and bands. Fri-day night will see performances by Car-ine, DJ Sideshow, Catherine Grenfell,PH Fat and Pure Solid. The Pitts, VanCoke Kartel, Shadowclub and ThemTornadoes are on stage on Saturday.And on Sunday there will be perform-ances byConduit, BeachParty, LongTimeCit-izen, Ratrod Cats,Wolftown andDamnCrows.With the themeHomewardBound, the annu-

al Tattoo Expo art exhibition will open onTuesday 22 January at the City Hall. It will becelebrating thenautical roots of tattoo art. Theevent will present “Message in a Bottle”, fea-turing custom designed wine labels from toplocal and international tattoo artists. The ex-hibitionwill also showcase the Levi’s Truckerjacket.Gaming is being introduced to the conven-

tion this year to offer attendees an interactivebreakaway activity. Other entertainment atthe expo includes a tattoo-themed putt puttcourse and burlesque dance acts.Tickets are available via Tixsa onwww.cap-

etattooconvention.co.za.Tickets include entry to the venue for the

expo and entry to the bands andDJs in the eve-nings.Visit www.capetattooconvention.co.za or

follow Southern Ink Exposure on Facebookand Twitter for more information.

InkInking exing expo to draw cropo to draw crowdswds

TAURIQ HASSEN

LOCALS are keeping a close eye on the ac-tivities at a well-known student resi-dence in Observatory after claims weremade of “drunken behaviour”.

Residents surrounding the Young Mens’Christian Association (YMCA) claim thatstudents are acting “raucous” and wakingup residents in the early hours of the morn-ing.Nearby resident, Rachel Zadok, has

reached her wits’ end and wrote to People’sPost, saying: “By the unreasonably loud waythey were conducting themselves, I can onlyimagine that they were drunk. Imagine that– drunk residents of the YMCA”.She explains that the YMCA’s neighbours

had no choice but to “tolerate an extremeamount of noise” generated by the residentsand management over the past year.Zadok also had concerns around the up-

grading of the YMCA premises, as residentswere not informed and had to endure thesounds of chainsaws, falling trees, anglegrinders and other loud power tools.“It would have been nice to drop a letter

into the neighbours’ post boxes letting usknow when to expect these disruptions,something even the City can manage andthey have to distribute to a much wider ar-ea,” she says.Another resident, Micheala Richards, has

had encounters with some of the students inthe past during the early hours of the morn-ing.“It’s hard to tell whether they are drunk

or they are just having a really good time,but at the end of the day, they are still caus-ing a major disturbance within the commu-nity,” she says.Richards has not reported thematter to po-

lice or council, but rather chose to addressthe problem herself. “They were chasingeach other and talking really loudly outside

my apartment. I screamed at them and theyquietly moved down the street, but then itjust happens the following night again, justwith a different group,” she adds.Chairperson of the Cape Town YMCA

Board, Steven Stockdale, rubbished claimsabout residents being “raucous”, explainingthat a security guard located on the premiseswould not allow any drugs or alcohol ontothe premises.“In the rules it clearly states that no drugs

or alcohol is allowed into the building andif these rules are broken, the offender willbe kicked off the premises,” he says.The YMCAwas founded in 1844 in London

by Sir George Williams to meet the spiritualneeds of his young workers. His three-foldpurpose was to help young men develop inspirit, mind and body, which eventuallygave rise to the “Red Triangle”, the symbolof the YMCA.The YMCA was first originated in Cape

Town in 1865, but moved to their headquar-ters in Burham Road, Observatory in 1993.Today, several after-school youth pro-

grammes are run from the YMCA.Ursula van Stavel, the chief operations

manager for the Observatory ImprovementDistrict (Obsid), confirms thatno complaintswere lodged directly with the Obsid.However, she explains that Obsid were no-

tified about the problems through a Googlechat group.“We are fully aware of the concerns, but

nobody has come forward to lodge com-plaints with us,” she says.Obsid urges residents to report these prob-

lems, where assistance is guaranteed. PublicSafety officers will be sent out to assist.“It would help if residents contacted Ob-

sid, because we would really like to help,”she says.To lodge complaints, contact 0 (021) 447

1066 or 0 (021) 448 7090.Local ward councillor Brett Herron could

not be reached for comment.

Student res hushedTOO LOUD? The YMCA student residence has caused some concerns for locals.Photo: Tauriq Hassen

GETTINGGETTING INKED:INKED: Manuela Gray works her magic.

THERE’S onemore opportunity to seeRo-driguez in action.The Mexican-American singer-song-

writer will perform at the Grand Arenaon Saturday 9 February.All other shows have been sold out.Rodriguezhadbeenworking onhismu-

sic career in Detroit since the early 1960s.He recorded an album in 1969 whichmany believed would secure his reputa-tion as one of the greatest recording art-ists of his generation. Instead, Cold Factbombed and Rodriguez seemingly disap-peared into obscurity.The album, however, took on a life of

its own when a bootleg recording foundits way into our own South Africa.Bannedby the apartheid government, thealbumbecameanationwidephenomenonover the next two decades, and the sound-

track to a resistance movement of liberalAfrican youth.Back in Detroit, living a hardscrabble

life, Rodriguez was unaware he was notjust a folk hero but a household namethousands of kilometres away.Eventually, two South African fans set

out to find out what really happened totheir hero. Their investigation led themto a story more extraordinary than anyof the many myths they’d heard. Theirstory forms the basis of the recently re-leased documentary Searching for Sugar-manwhich was a big hit at the SundanceFilmFestival where it won theworld doc-umentary audience award and a specialjury award.Tickets, from R310 to R520, are availa-

ble online fromwww.bigconcerts.co.za orat any Computicket outlet.

One chance to hear ‘Sugarman’

Page 12 People’s Post Atlantic Seaboard-City Edition LEADER Tuesday 15 January 2013

Steer rightWHENEVER drivers get behind the wheel ofa vehicle, they take on the responsibility fortheir own safety, that of their passengers, aswell as fellow road users.The death toll on South African roads is a

shame. It is a stark reminder that not all roadusers – drivers and pedestrians alike – havea respect for the laws of the country.It is frequently observed that some cyclists

flaunt the road rules by “stealing across” traf-fic intersections when they do not have rightof way, while, at other times, others simplyignore the stop signs.The frustration of law-abiding drivers cer-

tainly has a place when any traffic violationsare committed for all to see.Another hot potato is taxi drivers breaking

the road rules.However, not all among the statistics are

the cause of accidents. The innocents are alsocaught up in this cycle of road deaths.The figures are staggering. More than 1 400

people have reportedly died on SouthAfricanroads over the December holidays. And theseare only the preliminary road deaths statis-tics released by Transport Minister DikobeBen Martins. These road deaths have beenlinked to drinking and driving, dangerousovertaking, failure to use seat belts and vehi-cles being unroadworthy. The cost of theseroad deaths on the country’s resources willbe equally staggering. A life can never be re-placed. Reports indicate that about 40% ofroad fatalities involved pedestrians – most ofwhom had walked onto roads while inebriat-ed. At this rate, the question is whether thegovernment should hasten introducing thepoints system used in countries like Austral-ia. Would it be enough to enforce the rule oflawwith the threat of “five strikes and you’reminus a licence”?Should the traffic authorities introduce a

system of probation for new drivers? Wouldshock therapy help in which learner driversare taught of the dangers of driving as partof their learners’ course?There are no easy answers.

GIVE your trolley porter a push. His life de-pends on it.We often feel irritated when an over-eager

trolley porter approaches us and tries to pushour trolley full of precious groceries.We feel an-noyed because we can, after all, do it ourselvesand often perceive it as an act to extract an extrabit of cash from us. Why should he be so pushy?He is employed, anyway.What most people don’t know is that trolley

porters are employed by big retail chain storesthrough third party agents. These agents onlypay trolley porters R50 for a 10-hour shift. It istheir opinion that they just provide the trolleyporter with a basis for making good tips. Theyare actually doing them a favour! They also pro-

vide them with flashy uniforms – which theykindly deduct from the porter’s first monthlypayments!So, if your trolley porter approaches you in

a nice clean overall, know that he has to payR150 for that overall, which has been deductedfromhisR50x 21daymeagre salary.Thatmeanshe has earned R1 050 minus R150 for the firstmonth. That leaves himwith R900 for amonth’swork. It is less than the cost of your trolley loadof groceries! And he has to eat, sleep and travelto work with that money.So, the next time you brush off the trolley por-

ter, spare him a thought. Give him a few pen-nies. He is at least trying to work for a living.ELIZE JOUBERT

NUMEROUS government departments regular-ly inform us of preventative measures we canor must implement in the best interests of our-selves and our families.Through different means of communication

these departments inform us the things weshould or shouldn’t be doing which may havenegative effects for us.One such government sector is Law Enforce-

ment, which tries to prevent us becoming vic-tims of crime. They try to instill inus a principleof crime prevention.Do the departmentswhose portfolio it is to im-

prison transgressors have extensive prison pre-vention policies or adverts in place?It should be a policy detailing all the terrify-

ing effects – including physical, psychological

and financial – prison or incarceration has ona person.I can only guess at the mental terror of being

in a placewhere I amunder control andmy free-domandwill severely restricted. Evenmore ter-rifying is what my family would be goingthrough with me in prison.If Correctional Services should roll out such

a detailed prison prevention policy it wouldvastly strengthen the hand and arms of LawEn-forcement andmake those contemplating crimeto rather walk the straight and narrow road.This prison prevention advert should have theinput of past prisoners, investigating officers,Social Services, defending attorneys, Correc-tional Services officers and families.KEITH BLAKE

AS WE usher in 2013, we say fare-well to the doomsayers and take inall the positive happenings of 2012so we can develop and build abrighter future.

Let this be a legacy for genera-tions to refer to until the end oftime.Instead of pointing out the bad in

others, we should look at the goodin a person to enhance their full po-tential. Let us all be a thread in thatbeautifully woven rug and uplifteachother andridour communitiesof its ills. This will bring about ethi-cal, principled leadership in societyto ensure we provide proper guid-ance for our youth who will striveto uphold these principles.Only education and care for each

other – irrespective of our diversity– will put us on the path to destroycorruption.I commit to this positive life-long

approach to plant the seeds for fu-ture generations to reap theharvestof prosperity.Wishing you all a happy and pros-

perous new year.ANWAR ADAMS

HHeellpp bubuild aild abetter futurebetter future

GGive trolleyive trolley porters aporters a hand uphand up

DDeettaail til thehe horror ofhorror of imimprprisonmentisonment

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Skye Grove, Cape Town Tourism’s pub-lic relationsmanager, says arrivals are ex-pected from key source markets in theUnited Kingdom, the United States, Ger-many and the Netherlands.The United Kingdom representative for

Cape Town Tourism, Mary Tebje, says: “Itwas a big year for Britons, with the Olym-pic Games and theQueen’s Diamond Jubi-lee taking place; there is therefore a pent-up demand to get away this year – reces-sion or not – and leading tour operatorswho sell Cape Town and SouthAfrica holi-days, including single and multi-centreitineraries, report much better than ex-pected sales figures.”She adds one of the biggest outbound

tour operators has reported that cumula-tive Cape Town forward bookings are out-performing the rest of Africa.Tebje says a “cherry on the cake” is the

BBC is currently broadcasting a series onthe wildlife and regions of Africa, whichhas viewing figures of about 6.5 millionper episode.Thisweek also sees the start of theChar-

ley Boorman Adventure through SouthAfrica, with good Cape Town coverage.“These can only generate enquiries andfuture bookings,” she adds.Mariëtte du Toit-Helmbold, Chief Exec-

utive Officer of Cape Town Tourism, sayslast year Cape Town was awarded anumber of international accolades, whichshe says “bear testament to the city’sworld-class tourism offerings and putCape Town in good stead for future in-bound travel”.These accolades include being named as

“Favourite City Worldwide” by the Tele-graph Travel Awards. The Mother Citywas also rated the ”Number Two City inthe World”, and the “Top City in Africa”

in the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’Choice Awards.Additional boosters to CapeTown’s visi-

bility include the Oscar nominations oftwo movies with extensive use of CapeTown locations.In addition, rental vehicles were fully

booked for the last twoweeks of Decemberand the sunny weather encouraged visi-tors to get out and about to explore CapeTown.

. Table Mountain Cableway reported arecord season with 119 000 ticket sales forDecember, 19 000 more than expected, andtheCableway’s highestmonthlyvisitationfor the last 83 years.According to Cape Town Tourism, the

goodweather andTableMountain’s statusas one of the New Seven Wonders of Na-ture contributed to this increase.

. Cape Point saw a slight increase yearon year with close to 95 000 visitors thispast December compared to 90 000 visitorsfor December 2011.

. The V&A Waterfront, South Africa’smost-visited tourist attraction, saw an in-

crease of 9.84% from December 2011, witha total of 3 015 227 visitors in December.

. Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens alsoexperienced their best December everwith a record number of 81 771 visitors; a5% increase on December 2011.

. Visitor numbers were slightly downat Robben Island, which received 41 250visitors during December, a decrease of1 000 visitors from December 2011.

. The City Bowl and Atlantic Seaboardwere exceptionally busy this past Decem-ber but visitors also dispersed throughoutthe Metropole, along the Peninsula, to theWinelands and to rural towns outside ofCape Town’s borders.Du Toit-Helmbold concludes: “All in all,

things are lookingup forCapeTown’s visi-tor season.“It’s our chance tomake a great first im-

pression, to wow our visitors with our ex-ceptional service, diverse offerings andvalue-for-money. It’s up to all of us to keepthemcomingback formore and spread theword that Cape Town is indeed a place ofa lifetime.”

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Glendene thump Ajax CTGlendene thump Ajax CTLIAM MOSES

GLENDENE UNITED made light work ofheavyweight opposition in their first Sec-ondDivision gameafter the festive seasonbreak.

United faced Ajax Cape Town at Vygiesk-raal Stadium on Friday evening, in what wasexpected to be to be tough encounter for thehome side.

However, the opposition failed to live up totheir top-billing and Glendene secured a com-fortable 2-0 victory. Head coach Duran Fran-cis was pleased with the result and praisedhis players for their hard work in the mid-sea-son break.

“This is one of the games that we definitelyneeded to win. It’s still a long way (until theend of the season), with nine games to be

played,” says Francis.“We had good preparation for this game.

We went on a four-day camp and it showed;the boys just kept on running and Ajaxcramped up a bit. They went on their breakand came back a week before. For us it’s agood result and the boys deserved it. Theyhave been putting in the hard work and allrewards must go to them.”

Ajax CT started the match with more ur-gency than their hosts and literally cameinches from taking the lead, when strikerTashreeq Morris broke through on goal, fireda shot directly at the keeper and then shotwide from a narrow angle, after reclaimingthe ball and rounding the keeper.

But it was Glendene who took the leadwhen long-shot specialist Faizel Johnsonstruck a spectacular effort from the edge ofthe box in the eighth minute.

The ball floated to the diminutive attackerafter a Glendene corner kick was headedclear and he sent it into the top corner.

Glendene were wasteful in the first half andsquandered several opportunities to doubletheir lead.

Their best chance to widen the deficit camein the 43rd minute when Joswin Hendrickswas fouled in the box, but his poor penaltykick was easily saved by the keeper.

Ajax, meanwhile, had limited chances aftertheir first minute opportunity and threat-ened only through corners and counter-at-tacks.

They dominated the opening exchanges inthe second half, but the home side made bet-ter use of their possession.

The visitors seemed to tire quickly, and, bythe 15-minute mark, Glendene were breakinginto their final third with most attacks.

Ajax failed to trouble the Glendene defencewith any of their ripostes and Glendene even-tually put the result to bed when Johnsonscored his second goal, cutting in from the leftwing and beating the goalkeeper at his nearpost. His performance drew praise from Fran-cis.

“People might say it’s a fluke, but he doesthis all the time. He has this ability to scoregoals (from range). He is a brilliant boy, heworks hard, he is never injured and he trainshard,” says Francis.

“He deserves everything he gets and its alldue to the hard work he has put in. He hasa big future ahead of him. If he keeps workinghard he will be successful.”

Glendene had at least two more chances toincrease the lead in stoppage time, but againfluffed their lines. They face StellenboschUniversity in Stellenbosch on Saturday.

YOU'RE OUT: Ottery Softball Club catcher Layla Patterson tags Samantha Lodewyk ofVOB at home plate during aMajor League game at the Turfhall Sport Complex on Saturday.VOB won the game 5-3. Photo: Rashied Isaacs

FLYING IN: Strandfontein Cricket Club bowler Nathan Martin follows through his bowlingaction during a WPCA 1C League game against Yorkshire Cricket Club, of Lansdowne,at Chucker Road Sports Complex on Saturday. Strandfontein won the match by 94 runs.

Photo: Rashied Isaacs

SAFE HANDS: Kenny Kirby of Western Province Cricket Club catches James Johnstonof Pinelands Cricket Club during a WPCA 1A League match at the Wally Wilson Ovalon Saturday. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

MISS HIT: Pinelands Cricket Club batsman Travis Muller swings and misses during a WP-CA 1A League match against Western Province Cricket Club at the Wally Wilson Ovalon Saturday. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

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Battswood blunder against DurbanvilleLIAM MOSES

BATTSWOOD FC lost 0-1 to DurbanvilleFC in a scrappy SAB League encounter atLenteguer Sports Complex on Saturday.

The Wynberg side went into the matcheight places below their opposition on theleague table, and the difference was evidenton the field.While Durbanville were comfortable soak-

ing up pressure and playing short passeswhen in possession, Battswood defendednervously and played far too many long ballson attack.However, Battswood coach Neil Petersen

felt his team deserved at least a draw, sayingthey played well enough to steal victory.“I think both teams hit the woodwork. We

probably hadmore and easier scoring chanc-es than Durbanville,” says Petersen.“But if you don’t take your chances and it

doesn’t happen for you, it (just) doesn’t hap-pen.Wewill continue toworkhardwithwhatwe have. We have young, 16-year-old boysplaying in the team.Weareworkinghard andwill take the results as they come.”Petersen’s charges looked up for the chal-

lenge and dominated the first quarter of thegame, but failed to turn possession into goals.When the deadlock was eventually broken

around the 20th minute, it was Durbanville

who took the lead. Right wing Theo Browntook possession at the edge of the box anddrilled a shot into the bottom corner.A period of Durbanville dominance ensued

thereafter, but they seldom threatened de-spite camping in the opposition half.Battswood started the second half with the

same urgency they had at the start of the firstand matched the opposition in the territoryand possession stakes.They almost levelledmatters 15minutes af-

ter the restart when midfielder Dean Wil-liams worked the opposition keeper from afree kick. Petersen’s troops grewmore domi-nant as the match wore on and they createdand wasted several good opportunities to

score in the final ten minutes.However, neither team scored again in the

encounter and the match finished with Dur-banville as 1-0 victors.Petersen was positive his team could still

achieve their goal of finishing in the topeight, despite losing their first game since themid-season break.“The main thing would obviously be to

stave off relegation, but it’s also our goal toplay good football and get positive results asthe season progresses,” he says.“This is only our 14th game of the season

and if you look at the results we are alwayslosing by the odd goal. It’s going to changesome time.”

AWARD WINNERS: THE Wavecrest Primary Schoool under-13 gymnastics team claimedtwo awards at the 2012 National Schools Sport Championship in Pretoria in December.The team, from Rocklands in Mitchells Plain, bagged first place in the Gym Stars categoryand second place in the Aerobics Girls category. Nazley Losper also won the covetedGymnast of the Tournament award.

HONOURED: The CampsBay Tennis Club honoured long-timemember Alan Chiat in Decem-ber, by naming its centre court after him. Born and bred in Camps Bay, Chiat was schooledin the area and joined the club as a 10-year-old in 1967. He is also credited for makingthe club a success. Photo: Supplied

MISSED: Athlone A’s player Nathan Kerchoff (left) tries to tag Dylan Coetzer of DurbanvilleBaseball Club at second base during a Major League game in Athlone on Saturday. A’scame from behind to win 6-5 after being 5-0 down. Photo: Rashied Isaacs

GONE: Ottery Softball Club’s Fatiemah Patterson hits a three-bagger during a MajorLeague game against VOB at the Turfhall Sport Complex on Saturday. VOB won the game5-3. Photo: Rashied Isaacs

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Palmer poised tore-ignite SantosLIAM MOSES

NEWLY APPOINTED Santos coach IanPalmer believes he can guide the teamback to the Premier Soccer League (PSL)this season.

Palmer took over the coaching reins atSantos on Monday 7 January, after theLansdowne club parted ways with Dutchmentor Mart Nooij during the mid-seasonbreak.Santos,whowere relegated to theNational

First Division (NFD) last season, are placedninth on the log after three losses, threewinsand five draws.Palmer, from Gauteng, believes his charg-

es have a shot at promotion if they can reachhis target of 36 points from the remaining 18games.“Most of our games are at home. Yes, our

homerecord isnot good, but I think ifwe findthe right combinations and get the playersmore motivated, we can reach those tar-gets,” he says.“We do our analysis in terms of the opposi-

tion – I am in the fortunate positionof havingwatched 65% of the teams and I feel we canget an edge over them. We are playingThandaRoyal Zulunow– theyhave 20 pointsand we have 14. If we get a win, then thereis a three-point difference for second spot.Youhave to knock the team that’s above you.You have to get wins out of them.”

Palmer previously managed FC AK, Afri-can Warriors and Maritzburg United, andwas fired by Limpopo club Black Leopardsshortly before joining The People’s Team.Santos chairman Goolam Allie says he

chose Palmer to re-ignite the team’s promo-tion campaign, because of his experience.“Ian has been in the South African circuitfor a long time.He is veryunderrated. I thinkhe is a brilliant coach, who understandsSouth African culture very well,” says Allie.“I think he is a Santos type of coach – we

can develop and play at the highest level. Hehas been in the NFD, he has been in the Pre-mier League and I think it’s about givinghim the opportunity.”Allie adds the side believes they can

bounce straight back up to the PSL, now thatthey have adapted to life in the NFD.They start the second half of their season

against Dynamos at Giyane Stadium in Lim-popo on Wednesday 13 February.Palmer says he will be working hard to

find the right combinations until then andmay also dip into the transfermarket to signa defender and a striker.“We need a centre-back, because we have

conceded quite a few and I think the pairingthere is a bit odd,” he says.“If you lookup front, there areplayerswho

haven’t played much. They have to get backinto the swing of things. If I can get a goalscorer who is on form now, then I can fadethem in as the season goes on.”

THE RIGHT MAN: Newly appointed Santos coach Ian Palmer with the club’s chairman GoolamAllie. Photo: Liam Moses

UP AND OVER: Pinelands Cricket Club batsman Rob Sherwood drives during a WPCA1A League match against Western Province Cricket Club at the Wally Wilson Oval onSaturday 12 January. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images