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Loudmusic and the screech of tyres have be-come a regular Sunday afternoon occur-rence, as speedsters use Beach Road in SeaPoint to show off their engines.In an attempt to limit the drag racing

along the beach front, the City of Cape Townis looking to target the racers’ meeting spotsas well as hold enforcement operations.Heather Tager, the chairperson of the Sea

Point Community Police Forum, says regu-lar enforcement operations have been un-dertaken by the traffic department and haveshown good results.“Most of the complaints received regard-

ing the drag racing seem to occur on a Sun-day afternoon,” she says.Ward councillorBeverleySchafer says the

speedsters gather in the parking areas at StJohns and Queens roads, before racingalong Beach Road.

Residents have had it with the racing andpartying that takes place at the parking lot,says Michelle Meyer, spokesperson for theArthur Seat Mansions’ Body Corporate.“This is a very dangerous practice and

should be dealt with by the police as this isbecoming an ongoing problem,” she says.The noise from the parking lot keeps resi-

dents up long past their bedtime,Meyer con-tinues.“Partygoers continue their party in the

parking lot late at night. They drink, opentheir car bootswithmusic blaring anddancein the parking lot. On Sunday afternoons,certain crowds arrive late afternoon, revtheir cars and play loud music. In summerthey stay until late in the evening makinga noise. This causes a great disturbance andkeeps residents up until early hours,” she la-ments.Schafer is considering placing access re-

strictions at the St Johns parking to prevent

the gatherings.This will most likely take the form of

booms.Sea Point resident LiamAdams isworried

about safety in the area if the racing contin-ues.“It’s really not good. There are a lot of chil-

dren that walk along the road and peoplewho go to the beach or promenade via BeachRoad. The drag racing is a problem, becauseone of them might get hurt,” he says.Adamswould like to seemore signage and

speed cameras installed to stop the racingbefore an accident takes place.But some would prefer the parking to re-

main open, such as Tevin Stellenboom whooften meets his friends there.“I love coming to the parking and I don’t

think it should be restricted. It’s where myfriends and I get together before or after wego out. It’s where the buzz starts,” he says.“We go there if we have a few hours to kill.

We’re a good couple ofmetres from thebuild-ings, so I don’t think any of the residents arebothered by us or our music.”Regular Sea Point visitor Moira Terwey

says she is not surprised that speedstershave chosen the area, but is worried aboutthe effects of restricting access to the park-ing lot.“Parking is a problem already. Booming

could work, or people could be asked to payfor parking. Therewould also be someone onduty then, which would improve security inthe parking lot.”Meyer sees the access control as a way to

ensure peace and quiet.“By closing the booms at a certain time,

it will hopefully force those revellers toleave and stop the late night partygoers fromcontinuing their party there,” she says.“This is also the case at the Three Anchor

Bay parking lot as well as at the PresidentHotel.”

SEA POINT: RESIDENTS FED UP WITH SPEEDSTERS

Street racing a dragSStrtreet reet racing aacing a dragdrag

CLOSED OFF: In a bid to halt drag racing,St Johns parking, a popular meeting spotfor the speedsters, may have access con­trolled via booms. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

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Efforts to promote tourism in theoff-season in SANParks has causeda stir among Capetonians.

Cosatu provincial secretaryTony Ehrenreich questioned SAN-Parks’ motives with the specialprice days for locals in a letter ad-dressed to the board of directors.

“What working family can go toa national park during the week oron a Saturday?” he asks. “Theseare days when working familiesare working hard to make ends

meet, or has your board beenremoved from the realities ofworking people for too long?”

He says the measure is sup-posed to encourage South Afri-cans to visit national parks andto give their children an educa-tional experience.

“The sad reality is that main-ly white upper-income familiescan go to the park on the daysthat you give them free access,”he says. “This section of societydoes not need your freebies toencourage them to visit nation-

al parks, as they have no shortage ofmoney.”

Ehrenreich says the use of the ca-bleway to get to the top of TableMountain on a discount rate favoursthe wealthy.

He says if SANParks was seriousabout giving ordinary South Afri-cans access to the overpriced nation-al parks, they’ll make it available onSundays, too.

“This is the day working familiescan afford to not work and take theirfamilies out,” he says.

Ehrenreich criticises the SAN-Parks board, whom he believesshould transform the society, buthave instead been assimilated intothe system and now see the margin-alisation of working families and thepoor as normal.

Single mother Stacey Davids saysthe cost to go up the cableway de-pends on how much one earns.

“For rich people it’s affordable,but for many lower-income familiesit’s a very expensive venture,” shesays.

Community worker Aashiq New-man says he’s only gone up the ca-bleway once because it is an expen-sive activity.

“The City of Cape Town needs tointervene and find solutions for lo-cals to access the cableway more fre-quently,” he says.

Randall April is a community safe-ty volunteer and says many childrenwho live on the Cape Flats have nev-er used the cableway.

“The operating company shouldnot think about profit, but what theycan do for the community. An effec-tive solution would be to create a

package for schools and pensionersto access it more frequently,” hesays.

Yasmena Ajam, another communi-ty worker, says her fear of heightsprevents her from enjoying the cable-way, but she understands the frustra-tion which many locals feel, becauseit’s too expensive.

SANParks CEO David Mabundasays the SA National Parks Week isnot a campaign aimed at promotingtourism during off-season.

“Our national parks rarely everhave what is referred to as off-seasonbecause they cater to different cli-mates, interests and clients,” he says.

“The programme is aimed at teach-ing South Africans more about theirnatural heritage by encouragingthem to go to national parks, andraising awareness and educatingrather than marketing and promo-tion.”

Mabunda says the SANParksBoard is performing a public serviceduty, which they’re not being paidfor.

Table Mountain Aerial Cablewayspokesperson Collette van Aswegensays the cableway is privately man-aged within the Table Mountain Na-tional Park and doesn’t form part ofthe SANParks Week programme.

“Social responsibility is a pillar ofresponsible tourism and we take thisresponsibility seriously,” she says.

“We offer a variety of promotionseach year with the goal of making thecableway accessible to all South Afri-cans. We assist up to 10 schools annu-ally with free entry, because theycannot afford to cover the minimalfee. South Africans who are older

than 18 ride the cableway for freeon their birthdays.

“Out of the festive season, adultsand children can purchase half-priced tickets, which is also validon weekends, public and schoolholidays, while seniors and inter-national students pay a reduced feeon Fridays.”

SANParks generates 85% of itsoperating revenue and it is depend-ent on the money it receives fromtourism and paying clients.

“The decision to offer free accesson five days of a year is to give com-munities, school groups, unem-ployed youth, pensioners and allcitizens an opportunity to visitparks and receive information onthe importance and need for na-tional parks,” says Mabunda. “Webelieve that people who would liketo make use of this opportunitywould not find it difficult to makea small sacrifice of a day’s leave totake themselves and their childrento the national parks.

“The weekends would be verydifficult on a number of our nation-al parks which depend on payingcustomers over weekends and theymay also run the risk of being con-gested if the campaign were to runon these days as well.”

He says Table Mountain is anopen access park and accepts visi-tors for a full week, even thoughtheir challenges are different.People’s Post contacted Cape

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Seven South African universitiesare on the international Quac-quarelli Symonds (QS) ranking list,which compares 800 of the world’sbest universities according to prede-termined criteria.

At 145th place, the University ofCape Town (UCT) is in the best spotyet in nine years.

Last year it placed 154th. Some ofthe criteria the institutions werejudged on are research, the employ-ability of students, teaching and in-ternationalisation.

According to QS all institutionswhich aim to be world class, wouldenhance itself in these areas.

This year the University of theWitwatersrand (Wits) is placed313rd and the University of Stellen-bosch 387th.

The University of Pretoria placedbetween 471st and 480th, and the

University of KwaZulu Natal be-tween 501st and 550th.

Rhodes University and the Uni-versity of Johannesburg were in-cluded on the list for the first timethis year, and placed between 551and 600 and 601 and 650 respectively.QS did not specify positions after the450th place.

According to a QS press state-ment, UCT’s success can be attribut-ed to its strong focus on researchwork which has a global impact.

South African universities havealso improved their position in thesurvey on academic reputation,which showcased 62 094 academicsfrom the strongest universities intheir respective fields of study.

Ben Sowter, head of research atQS, said it is important for South Af-rica to develop world-class universi-ties to exploit its potential for eco-nomic growth in the future.

“This year’s rankings show the

leading universities globally aregetting greater visibility, with UCT,in particular, doing a significantamount of high-impact research,”he said.

The US has 11 universities in thetop 20 this year, while the countryhas started to lose its dominant posi-tion as a result of the financial cri-sis. Of the 83 American universitiesin the top 400, the positions of 64 uni-versities are lower than in2007/2008.

In contrast, 70% of the 62 universi-ties in the top 400 in Asia are in abetter position than in 2007. Asiastill no institution in the top 20.

The 10 best universities are theMassachusetts Institute of Technol-ogy, Harvard, Cambridge, Universi-ty College London, Imperial CollegeLondon, Oxford, Stanford, Yale, Uni-versity of Chicago and the Califor-nia Institute of Technology andPrinceton.

UCT climbs up international ranking list

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NICOLE MCCAIN

Informal trading in the city may take on anew shape as the City of Cape Town puts to-gether a plan to regulate traders and theirconditions.Theplan is currently in thedraft stage, but

is due to be presented to the Good Hope sub-council at the end of the month, says wardcouncillor Dave Bryant.He says changes in the city have made it

time to relook at the way informal tradingis handled.“Street traders’ spaces were last officially

allocated in 1997. The city today is very dif-ferent place. Traffic has moved away fromAdderley and Darling streets and there aremore pedestrians,” he says.The plan will look at ways to create new

spaces in theCityBowl for traders to dobusi-ness, as well as challenges they face such asstoring their goods.“We hope to increase opportunities for

traders and create an improved trading en-vironment, where pedestrians feel safer andwhich attracts more customers. We want tostart improving the trading experience fortraders,” Bryant says.Many of the CBD’s traders have ideas they

would like to see incorporated into the plan.Mustafa Mohamed, who trades on Adder-

ley Street, says he payR250 amonth. For thisamount, he receives the space demarcatedwithin yellow lines on the pavement. Hethen has to provide his stall and shading.He would like to the City to consider an-

other kind of stall, which will give tradersmore security.“It would be nice to have somewhere we

could close up and leave, something withshutters or a room that you could close upat night. Now, I pay rent for a yellow line

and I have to pay a person who pushes mytrolley,” he says.A different kind of stall would also keep

his stock dry in winter.“In winter when it rains we have to use

plastic sheets to cover our stall, and some-times it gets torn and leaks,”Mohamed says.He is not the only trader whose profits

take a knock in winter. Trader Elhaji Illdie-buene would be interested to see what ideasthe City presents to draw customers to thetraders, especially in bad weather.“We don’t always get customers,” says Il-

ldiebuene. “It all depends on the weather. Ifit’s bad weather, we don’t get customers.Winter with the rain and wind means nobusiness.”Emadong Adejei, who runs a shoe repair

stall on Adderley Street, says winter alsokeeps customers from his stall.“Rain is a huge problem. We can’t even

trade when it rains,” he says.Adejei would also like the plan to tackle

trading in other areas, to allow him to tradeto othermarkets. “Itwouldhelp thebusinessif we could move into other areas. We usedto travel to festivals and it helped businessa lot,” he says.However, Adejei is concernedabout the crime that comes with trading inthe CBD, and hopes the trading plan can ad-dress his safety concern.“Crime is a problem – my toolbox was sto-

len the other day,” he says. “I had to go buya new one, which was very expensive.”Once the plan has been approved by the

subcouncil, it will go out to public participa-tion where traders will be encouraged toshare their ideas, Bryant says.As the plan was still in draft stage, Bryant

wasnot able to givemoredetails as to its con-tent. Details will be available once it hasbeen finalised.

CITY BOWL: CITY REVISING INFORMAL BUSINESS PLAN

Trading placesMPROVEMENT: A new plan to benefit informal traders is in the pipeline. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

NICOLE MCCAIN

Heritage Day is markedby many South Africansgathering around a braaito share amealwith fami-ly and friends.However, this year a

city-based social initia-tive is calling on Capeto-nians to bring theirmeat,family and friends toGusto Cafeteria in Gar-dens and share theirmeal with the homeless.Skottel for Cape Town

(S4CT) is an initiativewhich aims to changeperspectives and spreadfortune to thehungryandhomeless in and aroundCape Town, says founderJarrod Lewin.It was started by a

group of friends lookingto share with the less for-tunate, who are often leftcold and hungry in harshCape winters.Lewin says the need for

a warm nutritious mealis overwhelming.“There has been no

shortage of people tohelp. It’s been an eye-opener to see the extent ofpoverty and hunger inthe city.”However, the initiative

is not just about provid-ing a meal.Lewin says all volun-

teers are encouraged tointeract with the home-less to whom they givemeals.“It’s about interacting

andacknowledging thesepeople. It’s a two-waystreet. For those living on the street,many don’twant to be there and are thereonly as a last resort. They need to feel likethey are still people, and not lesser thananyone. For the volunteers, they under-stand that these people are people too andwe share the city with them.”The support for the initiative has been

more than Lewin ever expected.“It started out as a few friends, and now

it has grown into a full scale event.”However, some still frownon the initia-

tive.At a recent event, a resident admon-

ished Lewin and other volunteers for en-couraging people to live on the street, hesays.Initiatives such as Skottel for Cape

Town are best when working with estab-lished organisations, ward councillorDave Bryant says.“It is good to see members of the com-

munity committing to assist those less

fortunate than themselves. We havefound that feeding projects aremost effec-tive when they are combined with exist-ing programmes to assist people off thestreet. I would strongly encourage thegroup to partner with one of the sheltersoperating in the ward. If this synergy isachieved it would certainly be in linewith the Give Responsibly campaign.”Lewin believes their little acts of kind-

ness are seen as just that.“What we do makes a difference, and

ameal once onmonth does not encourageanyone to live on the streets.”For Lewin, the reward comes from giv-

ing.“Whenyou see someonewho is scratch-

ing in the bin and acknowledge or inter-act with them and give them a meal, thelook on their face is rewarding.”V For more information, contact Jarrod Lewin on082 601 3959 or email skottelforcape-town@gmail.com

Heritage of compassion

BIG HEARTS: A Skottel for Cape Town volunteer shares a nutri­tious meal with a homeless man in Gardens. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONTuesday, 17 September 20134 WORD ON THE STREET

NOTICE OF A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THECITY OF CAPE TOWNA meeting of the Council of the City of Cape Town will be held on Thursday 26 September 2013at 10:00 in the Council Chamber, 6th floor, Podium Block, Civic Centre, 12 Hertzog Boulevard,Cape Town.

Please note that limited seating is available in the public gallery of the Council Chamberand, therefore, seats will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. If you wish to attendthe meeting, you are requested to contact Michelle Alberts on 021 400 3708 between09:00-16:00. All requests for attendance must be received by no later than a day beforethe meeting. You will be required to provide your surname, initials and contact telephonenumber. Visitors are kindly requested to be seated by 09:30.

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER

GovGovernmenternmentperfperformancormance:e:ggoodood or bor bad?ad?Service delivery in the Western Cape isagain under scrutiny. This after the PublicProtector, Thuli Mandonsela, briefed pro-vincial legislature about problems regard-ing their performance.Fourmonths ago, residents from different

informal settlements threw buckets of hu-man waste around Cape Town, demandingbetter service delivery in their areas.Here People’s Post readers share their

thoughts on the government’s efforts.

BRBRADLEYADLEY PRINSPRINS believes that this is a democraticcountry. However some people are left struggling.“Foreigners can get a house within the next threemonths, when there is a long waiting list.”

MARMARCELCEL BOSBOSCHCH says he has no complaints aboutservice delivery. “I’ve been in the Western Capefor three months and the service delivery is 100%better than what it is in Johannesburg.”

WILLIAM RWILLIAM RUITERSUITERS says healthcare isn’t up tostandard. “If you go to the day hospital you mustspend the whole day there. Service is very bad.”

JJAACCQQUES LOUES LOUBUBSHERSHER says Cape Town is awesomewhen it comes to service delivery. “It’s much bet­ter than the Free State and Johannesburg.”

JO­ANNEJO­ANNE OKOKONKWOONKWO says much needs to be doneto improve health services. “Once I was at the hos­pital and they told me to come back for medica­tion. And ambulances take an hour to come.”

NANDIPHANANDIPHA MTYMTYOBILEOBILE says service delivery is im­proving. “Even though there’s a shortage of hous­es, government is doing something about it.”

ANELEANELE ZIMBAZIMBA considers the province’s service de­livery levels to be “extremely bad”. “Where I livewe don't have proper toilets. Sometimes we don’teven have water.”

WALK THIS WAY: The Kirstenbosch Garden trail is a phenomenal way to celebrateheritage, so step up and take part in walks planned from Monday 22 September toFriday 27 September at 11:00. The trail is one the whole family can enjoy and alsoallows participants to absorb some history about the most famous garden in Africa.Should you want to take the trail at your own pace or at any time of the year, thereare marked signposts that are easy to follow. For more information call (021) 556 8200.

ELSABÉ BRITS

Thousands of bones havepassed through the hands ofanthropologist ProfessorAlan Morris, of the Universi-ty of Cape Town, so that hecan solve themystery of theirlives and deaths.This experienced special-

ist’s passion especially lieswith prehistory, as well asthe archeological value ofskeletons and the items withwhich they were buried.His bookMissing and Mur-

dered: A Personal Adventurein Forensic Anthropologywasrecently awarded by theAmerican anthropology asso-ciation. He will receive theaward in Chicago in Novem-ber.Morris, who plans to retire

at the end of next year, sayshe isworking on at least threemore books – one of whichmay be in collaboration with other localspecialists to tell the stories of skeletons.Such a book will start with the prehis-

tory and history, and end onmodern cas-es he has worked on over the years.Regarding the TV series Bones, which

portrays the work of a forensic anthro-pologist, he doesn’t have much to say.“The writers stretch the truth,” he

said.But he enjoyed the originalCSI and Si-

lent Witness.Morris largely contributed to the iden-

tification of apartheid victims duringthe Truth and Reconciliation commis-sion.“It was important for my students, be-

cause they could make a contribution tothe country. Forensic anthropology de-

livers a service to society and it is notsomething which is easily available inacademics,” he said.His department gets three to five skele-

tons or remains each month. These arein advanced stages of decomposition andneed forensic pathologists to identify.Morris recently returned from Ohio

State University where he was a Full-bright fellow.Hewas part of a global project onhisto-

ry and health, which researched howpopulations lived and died – all throughthe skeletons of the people. “You see the people’s different life expe-

riences,” Morris said.He no longer seeks that single cause of

death. “I am rather at a place where Iwant to put together the overall picture.”

Anthropologist digsdeep into the past

MR BONES: Professor Alan Morris. PHOTO: ELSABÉ BRITS

PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONTuesday, 17 September 2013 NEWS 5

Cape Town will experience aSpring Uprising as South Africanswho support the legalisation ofcannabis gather in a march.

On Saturday 21 September, theprotest and a “OneLoveCultureSmokedown” will see Capetonians“celebrate their unity as a cultureto express their support for theCannabis plant’s re-legalisationfor the people’s benefit”, says Jere-my Acton, the leader of the DaggaParty which is registered for the2014 national elections.

Marchers will claim equal rightsto adult users of alcohol and tobac-co who may freely produce, con-sume and trade these products re-sponsibly without fear of criminalprosecution, he says. “There isgrowing awareness among citizensthat the drug war propagandaagainst the Cannabis plant andthose who use it is in fact designedto keep people away from a veryuseful agricultural resource that ismedically beneficial and actuallyharmless. The supporters of legali-sation contend that the prohibitionis not scientifically-based and ex-ists to promote profits and marketcontrol by certain corporations.”

The party’s newsletter, The Dag-gablad, says dagga was one of themany traditional smokes used byAfricans before the advent of theDutch and British empires.

It was also a source of fibre andthe seeds were a valuable source ofhuman nutrition.

Common dagga was first out-lawed in South Africa in 1911.

A previous march was held in

May to support the legalisation ofthe plant as an “economic resourcefor public benefit”.

However, not all were in favourof the legalisation, with many see-ing it as a gateway drug leading toaddiction.

Dr Ellapen Rapiti, a general

practitioner and drug counsellor,says contrary to popular argu-ments of dagga being a natural sub-stance and not harmful to the user,research has proved the drug in-deed has a negative impact on thebody, specifically the brain.

He agrees that dagga is a gateway

drug, basing this on research hehas done in poorer areas where99 % of drug addicts admitted tofirst using dagga. “Despite this, Ido feel it should be decriminal-ised,” Rapiti says. “It is a phenome-non which clearly cannot be po-liced. These resources, of which

there already is a shortage, shouldrather be used to fight seriouscrimes in our communities.”

The march will starts at the Keiz-ersgracht parking at 10:00, as thegroup winds its way through thestreets of Cape Town.

Contact Acton on 084 623 3389.

CBD: MARCH TO LEGALISE DAGGA

Weeding out injustice

MASS ACTION: A Spring Uprising march will take place on Saturday to promote the legalisation of dagga. PHOTO: PHOTO24

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The Cape Town Masters’ office opened itsdoors in anewbuilding in the city centre lastweek.The new building has been named after

struggle stalwart and South Africa’s firstMinister of Justice, Dullah Omar, to protectand honour his legacy and contribution tothe current democratic dispensation.The building, which is situated in Castle

Street, has been fitted with an efficient Pa-perless Estates Administration System(PEAS), which will enable practitioners andthe public to view estate information online.Advocate Mthunzi Mhaga,

spokesperson for the Depart-ment of Justice andConstitu-tional Development, says theMaster will now be able touse the Master’s Own Verifi-cation Technology (MOVIT).MOVIT is the Master’s

own identification system,whereby people will no long-erneed to first go to theHomeAffairs Offices to verify theiridentification.“Trusts can now be regis-

tered online, which removesthe need for the public to ei-ther post or hand deliverTrust Deeds to the Office. In-stead this will be done in thecomfort of the submitter’s of-fice or home,” Mhaga says.In addition to the registration and admin-

istration of trusts the Master’s branch willalso centralise services to the public such asdeceased estates, liquidations or insolventestates, curators and the Guardian’s Fund,which is largely accessed by orphaned chil-dren and mentally disabled people.Justice and Constitutional Development

minister Jeff Radebe says the new infra-structure will free up space for more courtcases to be disposed of in the Justitia build-ing at theMagistrate’s Courtwhere theMas-ter’s offices were initially located.“The Regional Court is also housed in the

Justitia building, but it is evident that thebuilding is not in sync with the Master’sservice. There are instances when accusedpersons who have to appear in very seriouscriminalmatters in the Regional Court haveto walk between our officials and membersof the public awaiting the Master’s servic-es,” he says. “There will be more visibilityas the services would now be brought closerto the people. There will also be disabilityfacilities, more office space, a library and

training rooms.“Losing files will from now on be a thing

of the past because the infrastructure hassufficient space to address challenges of livefiles if the system shuts down.”Septembermarks HeritageMonth and the

Department of Justice and ConstitutionalDevelopment named the building afterOmar because he was an advocate whofought for access for all to justice services.Radebe mentioned how the late minister

represented families in rural areas and en-sured they had the Master’s services.“He spearheaded the drive for the poor to

also have wills to ensure less hassle or fami-ly feuds.“Thebuilding is a symbol of

honour to someonewhomadea huge contribution towardsending apartheid and estab-lishing a non-racial demo-cratic society. His legacy alsorecognises access to justicefor the poor,” Radebe says.GasanOmar,who is aneph-

ew of the late minister, sayshis uncle administered jus-tice to all and, had he beenalive, would’ve been very em-barrassed about having abuilding named after him.“‘Abdullah’ means ‘service’and ‘Omar’ means ‘defendsprinciples he believes in’,” heexplains. “My uncle didn’t do

what he did to be recognised. He naturallystrove for justice and equality for everyone.“I am very proud that my uncle has been

recognised, but will be more proud if peoplecommit themselves to the legacy. Right nowa lot of work still needs to be done before allSouth Africans will be economically free.”Zureena Agulhas has been Master of the

High Court since 2008.She says her title won’t change to the mis-

tress of the High Court, because it is a statu-tory title. “The Act is outdated and hasn’tkept abreast of the time,” Agulhas says.Many South Africans are still dying intes-

tate – without wills – and theMaster’s office“has nowpartneredwith law firms and trustcompanies to educate people on the impor-tance of having wills”.The technology in the building allows for

improved turn-around times, while the im-proved facility also has mother and babyrooms and a play room for children.V Contact the Master of the High Court: Cape Townat Dullah Omar Building, 45 Castle Street between08:00 and 13:00 on (021) 832 3000 or MasterCape-Town@justice.gov.za.

CENTRALISED SERVICES: STALWART HONOURED

One-stopfor Master

OLD BOYS’ CLUB: Camps Bay High School recently hosted a Past Pupils Sports Day. A morningof great fun and reminiscing took place and the event was followed by refreshments for theformer pupils. For details regarding the newly founded Camps Bay High School Past PupilsUnion, visit the blog www.cbhsppu.blogspot.com or email Dean Cottle at cbhsppu@gmail.com.

HORSING AROUND: The Camps Bay High School Grade 11 class recently hosted their annualfashion show. The theme for this year’s event was “Reel to Real” and the crowd was entertainedby various scenes from movies and reality shows. PHOTO: KIRI ROUSSOPOULOS

CHARITY: Pupils fromthe German Interna­tional School CapeTown recently contin­ued their education in aone­to­one charityevent at the Good HopeCentre. The event al­lowed the pupils tospend time with chil­dren with special needsfrom the AthloneSchool for the Blind,and the group enjoyed afew hours of fun andgames. The Lions, Rota­ry clubs and churchgroups from the all overthe peninsula organisedthe event and variousbig name sponsors do­nated food, refresh­ments and prizes.

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PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONTuesday, 17 September 2013 NEWS 7

Tree Road in Camps Bay will temporarilybe converted into a one-way to allow forthe MyCiTi bus route construction.The road, betweenParkAvenue andGe-

neva Drive, is being widened to allow forthe introduction of aMyCiTi bus route be-tween the V&A Waterfront and CampsBay via the Civic Centre.To accommodate the widening work, it

is necessary to temporarily convert a por-tionofTreeRoad to aone-way to thenorth.During this time, access to Geneva

Drive will be via a detour along CentralDrive.This one-way system is currently in ef-

fect and is expected to continue until theend of October, when all constructionwork is expected to be completed.Converting the road will minimise the

safety risk for traffic, as the current car-riageway is very narrow and will be re-

stricted more during the construction pe-riod.“Our main concerns are to ensure the

safety of residents and to cause onlymini-mal disruptions during this process. Wewill endeavour to accommodate traffic asbest we can,” says Mayoral Committeemember for Transport Brett Herron.

CAMPS BAY: CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY

One-way road toalter traffic flow

TRAFFIC DISRUPTIONS: Tree Road in CampsBay has been temporarily converted into a one­way road to allow for the construction of a My­CiTi bus stop. PHOTO: DANIELLE KARALLIS/PHOTO24

In a bid to preserve one of thecity’s oldest trees, cuttings havebeen taken so that it may live on.Cuttings of the historic Saffron

Pear Tree in the Company’s Gar-den were taken in August to pre-serve this domestic pear tree’s ge-netic material.The tree is more than 300 years

old.Tiny shoots have started to

sprout and the City of CapeTown’s parks officials believethey it will open soon.A motion to preserve the tree

wasbrought before theCommuni-ty Services Portfolio Committeeby councillor Paddy Chapple lastmonth.The Saffron Pear Tree, still

drawing in sweet mountain wa-ter, was planted during the initialDutch occupation of the Cape andis believed to be the oldest culti-vated tree in South Africa.Should the original tree die, its

clone could be planted.City Parks has built a protec-

tive structure around the originaltree in an attempt to keep it via-ble. It was, however, decided tomake thecuttings and propagate it at the City’sNewlands Nursery as a preservationmeasure.“This is a greatway for theCity to cele-

brate Heritage Month. The Saffron Pear

Tree is one of the country’s ChampionTrees, receiving protection from the De-partment of Agriculture, Forestry andFisheries,” says Belinda Walker, theMayoral Committee member for Com-munity Services and Special Projects.

Safeguarding oldest tree’s heritage

IN ALL ITS GLORY: Cuttings of one of the city’s oldesttrees have started to sprout. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

The V&AWaterfront has contributed someR198bn to the South African economy overthe last 10 years.This is according to the results of an eco-

nomic impact study conducted by econo-mists Economics Information Services(EiS).According to the study, the property’s

contribution to the GDP, in nominal terms,increased from R10,4bn in 2002 to R28,9bnin 2012.This translates to an average of 11% in-

creased contribution to nominalGDP everyyear for the last 10 years.This is 1,5 times greater than the rate of

inflation.The real growth in contribution of the

V&A, at an average of 5.1% between 2003and 2012, outstripped that of the country asawhole, the province and the national tour-ism sector.New developments could further contrib-

ute a cumulative R188bn to nominal GDPby 2023.The projections indicate a growth of 35%

per annum.

The result will be an expected contribu-tion 20 times that of the current contribu-tion.According to the economists from EiS,

the Waterfront has created and sustainedtwo kinds of jobs – direct employment as aresult of on-going operations and capital ex-penditure and indirect jobs resulting frommultiplier effects of the capital and operat-ing expenditureand the turnover generatedby tenants.The report is ameans for the V&AWater-

front tounderstand their contribution, saysCEO David Green.“Wewanted to assess thepotential impact

of future developments and to benchmarkthe current economic contributionwith theobvious intention of growing that contribu-tion in the future. What we are particularlyproud of is that our estimated contributionto indirect household income increasedfrom R2,7bn in 2002 to R7,2bn in 2012,” hesays.“Thanks to the economic ripple effect,

this contribution was spread further thansimply our surrounding community.”

Economy cashes in on Waterfront

PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONTuesday, 17 September 20138 FEATURE

Icing your screen this monthare Cape Town’s very ownCharly’s Cake Angels, as thesecond season of their realityshow airs on DSTV.

Since the successful first sea-son, the bakery has grown big-ger, better and even busier.

Season two takes you on awhirlwind of new faces, unre-lenting orders and decadentcake decorations in the ever-in-creasing demand for their“mucking afazing” cakes.

Fans have inundated the bak-ery with support since the firstseason, says Jacqui Biess, theowner of the bakery.

“Since launching on FoodNetwork, we’ve received liter-ally thousands of emails frompeople from all over the worldand counted nine-hour queuesstretching out the bakery doorand into the parking lot,” shesays. “While fame hasn’tchanged us, it’s certainly madeus appreciate the goodwill and

care that comes from the peoplearound us.”

She says the second seasonmoves away from delicious anddecadent treats, and focuses onthe bakery’s other work.

“The appeal of this seasongoes beyond creating biggerand bolder cakes. We venturefurther outside of the bakeryand into the heart of local com-munities and families in need,where we find a way of celebrat-ing life in all its diversity,” Jac-qui says.

Since Charly’s Cake Angelslaunched on Food Network lastyear, season one has beenshown in more than 100 territo-ries in Europe, the Middle East,Africa, Asia, the UK and Ire-land, and has increased thebakery’s social media followingto 50 000 Facebook fans in twoshort years.

Keep up with all the cake funon Food Network, DStv Chan-nel 175.

SNACK TIME: Not only are their creations delicious, but beautifully decorated. PHOTO: LAILA MAJIETAG SWEET: Dani Biess shows off the bakery’s creations. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

FAMILY AFFAIR: The angels behind Charly's Bakery, Alex Biess, Jacqui Biess, Roch Ottaway Schollij andDani Biess. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Let them eat cake!LLetet them ethem eat cat cakake!e!

PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONTuesday, 17 September 2013 NEWS 9

Aweek of celebrating creativity, innova-tion and culture lies ahead as CreativeCape Town’s Creative Week kicks off.Encouraging the public to “Turn the

City Inside Out”, Creative Week takesplace until Sunday 22 September and isa crowd-sourced programme of events,meetings, talks, open studios and exhibi-tions that grows and evolves asmembersof Cape Town’s creative and innovativecommunity add their events to the calen-dar.Some of the highlights of this year’s

Creative Week calendar include:• From 16 to 20 September, Twenty Fif-

ty, the East City’s newest co-working en-vironment, is offering individuals andsmall teams a space to work from theirpremises for theweek. It is situated rightupstairs from Truth Coffee Roastery at36 Buitenkant Street.• As part of City Explorations, City-Un-

seen will host a walking tour exploringthe Foreshore in terms of its currentstate in the face of future developmentsfrom 13:00 to 16:00 on Wednesday 18 Sep-

tember. Participants will meet at CityLodge at 101 Buitengracht Street.There is no cover charge for the tour

but bookings are essential.Participants are required to bring

along R30 for the canal ride.• Presented by Cape Town Design Net-

work and Creative Cape Town, DesignDialogues: The Business of Design ex-plores trends andways to aid sustainableproductivity by differentiating them-selves for a global competitive edge. Ittakes place on the Thursday 19 Septem-ber at 18:30 at The German Club in Gar-dens, and is a free event.• FromMonday 16 September to Satur-

day 22 September, Falko will be workingon a multi-storey piece at 75 HarringtonStreet (on the Canterbury Street side ofthe building). According to Falko, hisartwork will depict the marriage be-tween graffiti and street art.The Creative Week programme will

continue to grow and is still open to re-ceive events, meetings and gatherings.Visit www.creativeweekct.co.za.

Get creative in the Mother City

NICOLE MCCAIN

Playtime has become safer with the intro-duction of rubberised bricks at the MouillePoint play park.The Beach Road park was recently up-

graded, with the play area’s sand replacedwith the special bricks, made of a soft rub-ber which gives way under impact.This reduces the chance of injury should

a child fall.Ward councillor Beverley Schafer says

the rubberised bricks are not the only im-provement in the park. Jungle gyms andswings have been given a facelift, and atrack has been installed for children to ridebicycles and tricycles on.Residents have been enjoying the im-

provements.Mary Smith, who often takes her grand-

son to the park, says the improvementshave been subtle.“There’s nothing really new, but every-

thing is in a better condition now. It’s defi-antly an improvement. I love the rubberisedbricks. They’re far better than the old ones.

It’s always scary when your child comesdown a slide and falls on a hard surface.Now that won’t happen,” she says.However, Mouille Point mother Shelley

Abbot says there are hiccups in the design.“It’s a beautiful and amazing park. My onlycomplaint is that the swings are quite high,so toddlers and small childrenwon’t be ableto use them. They should just be put at stag-gered heights. But I love the rubberisedbricks. It’s much safer than the sand thatwas here before,” she says.Rafeeq Jacobs, whoworks in the area, has

elected to start eating lunch in the parkwithhis family after the upgrades.“It’s a wonderful improvement. We didn’t

grow upwith all these things! As for the saf-er rubberised bricks, all I can say is: Whattook them so long?’” he laughs.The cycle track is also high on Jacob’s list

of attractions at the play park. “It’s a reallynice idea,” he enthuses.Jacobs’ three-year-old daughter is also in

awe of the shiny new play equipment in thepark. “It’s very nice. My favourite part isthe sliding board,” little Rafeeqa says.

MOUILLE POINT: NEW SAFETY MEASURES

Child’s playat new park

COME AND PLAY: The Mouillle Point play park has been upgraded to include safety features suchas rubberised bricks. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

TheCapeTownCentral policewill beholdingan imbizo for sectors one, four and six onTuesday 17 September between 10:00 and12:00.The meeting will take place at the Capeto-

nian Hotel on Pier Place.

Various crime issueswill be discussed, butthe main objective of the meeting is to dis-cuss how crime can be reduced through part-nership policing.For more information, contact Sergeant

Saunders on 082 301 8715.

SSpepeakak upup onon fight agfight againstainst crimecrime

Animal lovers are being called to havetheir say on the City of Cape Town’sdraft Animal Welfare Policy, which iscurrently open for public comment.Council has developed a draft Ani-

mal Welfare Policy to promote the wel-fare of animals and provide the frame-work for the City’s approach to under-standing and dealing with domesticcompanion animals.It will focus primarily on the welfare

of pets and cart-horses.The finalised draft is undergoing a

public participation process until Fri-day 11 October, during which stake-holders and interested parties are en-couraged to provide their comments.The draft policy will be made availa-

ble for viewing at the City’s librariesand subcouncil offices and electroniccopies will be available on the City’swebsite at www.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay. Comments can be sub-mitted via email to animalwelfare@ca-petown.gov.za.Two public sessions where oral rep-

resentations will be heard are sched-uled for 14:00 and 17:30 on Thursday 26September at the Council Chambers at

44 Wale Street.Residents should register to attend

either of these sessions by sending a re-quest via email to animalwelfare@ca-petown.gov.za.This policy is supported by the City’s

Animal Bylaw which regulates themanagement of animals, includingdogs, cats and cart-horses.This is important in terms of ensur-

ing public health and safety.However, the bylaw does not clearly

articulate the City’s approach to thecare and welfare of animals.In the absence of a policy, there is a

lack of clarity on the roles and respon-sibilities between and within govern-ment for promoting animal care.The City therefore identified the

need for a policy.Animal rights need to be balanced

with the potential effect that animalsmay have on humans.The City has the difficult task of con-

sidering anyhealth, nuisance, econom-ic, tourism and safety risks and ensur-ing that it has legislation and policiesin place to protect residents and ani-mals.

Animal policy debate

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PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONTuesday, 17 September 201310 LETTERS

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Many people are naturally fearful of dogs.Taken within context, most people will realise their

fears go back to experiences in their childhoods.Some people believe dogs will bite indiscriminately.

Others are petrified of specific breeds. Pitbulls come tomind. These beliefs – whether true or unfounded – haveunfairly tainted some breeds, making them supposedlyunfit to keep as pets. If you’re in the market for a dog,apply the horses for courses idiom.Some dogs are pack animals, some prefer solitude, oth-

ers are herders. Most have skills which far outweighthose of humans.The wise choice would be to match the breed of dog to

the purpose for which you need it.Yes, there are dogs that bite and, without adequate so-

cialising and obedience training, would perhaps makeless suitable pets. It is also true that some dogs are bredfor fighting. This is human intervention of an evil kind.The frequency of illegal dog fighting is now reportedly

much more widespread than initially believed. One re-port says communication takes place through social me-dia and “a bet of R1.5m has been waged on a single fight”.The SPCAhas now reportedly deciphered a “CajunDic-

tionary” or “dialect”. Landing strip is code for a fightingpit and championship for a dog that’s been in a fight.In the last year, this newspaper has reported on dogs

suffering from heinous acts of abuse, as well as rampanttheft of thoroughbred dogs, like German Shepherds, insome neighbourhoods.An investigation has now uncovered sexual acts, drug

trafficking, money laundering and dog fighting.The scientific name for humans is homo sapiens. Deny-

ing animals the right – much like those of fellow-humansfor whatever reason – to be treated with respect is tanta-mount to giving up the rank such humans have over ani-mals.It is, in fact, a step down on some scale.Surely animals have rights, too.

Busker plan a great ideaRegarding the article about a busking stagein Camps Bay (“Busking stage for CampsBay, People’s Post, 10 September): it’s a bril-liant idea from Beverley Schafer. Thankyou!

These musicians (and) gumboot dancersare the biggest nuisance there is. That’s themain reason we don’t go to Camps Bay res-taurants any more. We now rather meet upandhavepeace (elsewhere)wherewearenotbothered.

You can’t even talk while they “perform”.They are in your face, then they harass youfor money.

The vendors aren’t half as bad.They just walk by and when you don’t

want anything they keep walking.But the noise-makers are disgusting and

it’s a shame.Five-year-old kids dance on the street, half

naked.As an Austrian all my European friends

and I find that disgusting and so wrong. Weare all so happy someone is finally doingsomething about them, so Camps Bay canlive again and get out of the grip of this beg-gars’ stigma.MICHAEL HONSA

Make eco­friendly choices todayI reply to Samantha Kerchhoff’s letter of 20August (“Fighting for survival a daily mis-sion”, People’s Post).Here are some things we can do to make

sure the situation you describe does notworsen, but improves.Join organisations campaigning for our

government to reduce reliance on coal-firedenergy. This will stabilise the climate, (aswell as) preserve arable land and water into

the future.Support initiatives to stabilise populationgrowth. Start recycling and use less plastic.Buy kindly, instead of blindly, when possi-ble, from businesses who impact lightly onthe earth. Participate in discussions abouta new monetary system. Life, in 10 years’time, will be a result of choices each one ofus made (or didn’t) today.Wendy Damerell

Protect Princess Vlei and pavilionWhat a refreshing statement by the mayor(of Cape Town) in her speech to council onWednesday 28 August.

She announced that theCitywillmaintainthe Sea Point Pavilion as a public open spacefor the people. She continues to say: “As partof our commitment to being a caring citythat considers the views and wishes of all ofour residents, I strongly advise council tokeep the space open for the enjoyment ofpresent and future Capetonians. I hope thatwewill be able to set an example for creatingcombined spaces in the future, by preserv-ing those that we have here and now”.

The Princess Vlei Forum, representing awide range of community organisations andcommunities in Cape Town, expressed thewish that PrincessVlei be preserved as a cul-tural and recreational open space for all thepeople of Cape Town.

Every day you will find people on the

banks of the vlei, enjoying the nature andthe lovely water view. If you pass there atsunset, the people who cannot go to otherplaces to enjoy the romantic sunset will beseen at the vlei.

Saturday and Sunday mornings peopleare baptising in the vlei.

It is just as much a place where citizensof Cape Town enjoy themselves as the SeaPoint pavilion. Why take it away from thepeople? The land belongs to the City and theCity does not have to sell it to anybody.

Together we can make it a space of whichthe City can be truly proud. How we long tohear at the next council meeting that themayor proposes to council to accept theviews of the people of this part of the city,and that she advises council to keep thespace an open public space for the enjoy-ment of the people.PHILIP BAM

Big plans forAtlantic SeaboardAt our annual meeting in August, the SeaPoint Fresnaye Bantry Bay Ratepayers’ andResidents’ Association launched an excitingnew Security and Cleansing Initiative.

This will revolutionise our area by intro-ducing 24-hour security on our roads andsupplementing our municipal cleansingteams with additional cleansing staff fromStraatwerk, a registered community organi-sation providing meaningful employmentfor the homeless.

To make this happen as quickly as possi-ble, we will be commencing the project (be-tween) the apartment blocks and hotelsalongBeachRoad and the homes, apartmentblocks, hotels andguest lodges along the sideroads betweenBeach,Main or Regent roads.

The chairpersons of the body corporates,homeowners, propertymanagement compa-ny portfolio managers and the managementof the hospitality venues will be contactedby someone (of) the association to partici-pate in this venture.

Once we have signed up every property inthe area described above, wewill roll out theproject to the rest of our area on the SignalHill side of Main and Regent roads.

While the primary objective is to elimi-nate crime and grime from our streets andthe promenade and beachfront, the securitystaff will also be trained as ambassadors forour area: to discourage littering; to encour-age responsible social behaviour; to addressthose dog owners and dog walkers who pre-tend not to notice or don’t care when theirdogs poo; and to alert users of the promenadearea to signage prohibiting adults from us-ing playground equipment or organised ballgames on the lawns.

It will take us some time to reach everyaddress so we welcome calls from those per-sons mentioned above in order to acceleratethe process.

I or one of our executive committee mem-bers will also be happy to address any trus-tees ormanagementmeetings or body corpo-rate annual meetings with a view to gainingtheir rapid cooperation in enhancing oursuburb not only for our ratepayers and resi-dents but also our visitors and tourists.

This initiative will improve Sea Point for-ever!DAVID LAZARUS, ACTING CHAIRPERSON

Dog day

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PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONTuesday, 17 September 2013 NEWS 11

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Consumers are being encouragedto take their concerns about exor-bitant electricity prices to govern-ment.

The topic of net metering hasbeen met with an overwhelmingresponse.

David Lipschitz, owner of asmall consulting business, says:“Just an update. I am receivingabout 100 phone calls a day.”

He was referring to the numberof queries about net metering sincePeople’s Post reported on the alter-native to Eskom power (“Shockingpower struggle”, 6 August).

Net metering means creatingyour own electricity through solarpanels, and selling the excess to Es-kom.

At night, though, when net meterusers would have to depend onpower from the Eskom grid, theywould then be able to buy backelectricity at the same cost as theyhad sold it to Eskom.

InundatedAfter the article was published,

which included Lipschitz’s details,he was inundated by phone callsand messages from struggling peo-ple for whom electricity, bought atexorbitant prices from their mu-nicipalities, has become some-thing of a luxury.

“From 11:15 to 11:25 (in one day)I received 10 messages. That’s onea minute! People sound desperate,”

he says.“Maybe we have reached

the critical mass we need tomake change happen.”

It seems he is right.People are quite fed-up.A reader, Freddie Ham-

man, explains his senti-ments: “On 1 July I boughtR300 worth of electricity,and received 327.30 units. On24 July I bought R300 again,but received 142.2 units.That’s an increase of almost120%! To get an answer fromthe City of Cape Town is impossi-ble,” Freddie said.

Another reader, DisillusionedResident, stated in a letter that theCity of Cape Town was a prime ex-ample of the importance of electric-ity sales as a major revenue source.

He quoted from the City’s budg-et, using a table, to show how theCity raises a 10% surcharge on thesale of electricity “quite legally. Itdoes not disclose it as a tax, buthides in its tariffs. Thereby it at-tracts VAT, so National Treasuryis also happy”.

Costs“The surcharge is transferred to

the rates account, in the process in-flating the published cost of elec-tricity as reflected in the City’sbudget. What chance does Joe Pub-lic have of ever enjoying the bene-fits of net metering?” he asks.

Ernest Sonnenberg, MayoralCommittee member for Utility

Services, responded to the letter byDisillusioned Resident, saying theCity “does, in fact, have plans to al-low grid-connected Small ScaleEmbedded Generation (SSEG) thatwill allow consumers to offset theirown consumption”.

“To this end, the City has devel-oped a tariff which includes a dailyservice charge, an energy con-sumption tariff and a tariff for thepurchase, by the City, of excessgeneration.

“These tariffs will ensure thatother consumers do not have to paythe generator/consumers’ por-tions of the network cost, but thatthere is some level of compensa-tion for those who make the capitalinvestment to perform SSEG,” hesaid.

“Although these small-scale gen-eration tariffs have been approved,they have not yet been implement-ed. The City is working across nu-merous fronts (including the im-

plementation of back officebilling processes and thedevelopment of technicalstandards), to be able to doso.”

Sonnenberg added:“Once this policy has beenformulated and imple-mented, it will become fareasier for residents to de-velop their own power andconnect their generators tothe grid.”

He said residents whoare interested in this in-

centive are asked to “be patientwhile the necessary steps are takento ensure its success”.

Lipschitz is not holding hisbreath.

As far back as 2009, he contactedthe City about having net meteringinstalled at a client’s farm.

“Brian Jones (head of the City’sGreen Energy department) saidthe City was working on processesto allow ‘reverse feed’, that is, feed-ing electricity into the grid.

“It is 2013 and this still has notbeen done. How long does it takegovernment to do things? Note thatthe policy documents (the Renewa-ble Energy White Paper) requiringthis were drawn up by the nationalgovernment in 2003!”

AlternativesIn the meantime, Lipschitz sug-

gested the following alternatives:“Tell your (government) represent-atives that you wish to be involved

in electricity savings and that youwant to be able to work together toget the same benefits as the big in-dustrial consumers,” he advisedreaders.

“Eskom currently pays overR300m a month to these big usersas rebates and to switch off produc-tion when demand is high. This ishurting the economy, destroyingjobs, moving production overseas,hurting our exchange rate andpushing up the cost of goods and in-flation.”

Lipschitz says this R300m amonth could be paid to homeown-ers, perhaps as refunds on electric-ity bills. “Ask the government whythey are paying this money tomake the economy smaller, in-stead of helping homeowners toswitch things off while keeping in-dustry operating.”

He wanted to make it clear therewere no quick fix alternatives togetting municipal power.

“I am unsure which meter theEskom representative (from theprevious article) mentioned, butwe are currently looking at install-ing meters at somewhere betweenR3000 and R10 000 each,” he said.

“If you buy electricity from Es-kom you need to continue buyingfrom Eskom. If you buy from theCity of Cape Town, you need to con-tinue to buy from the City of CapeTown.”V For more information about net meter-ing, see Lipschitz’s video called The fivewinners at www.mypowerstation.biz.

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PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONTuesday, 17 September 201312 ENTERTAINMENT

They’ve given the world Livingnext door to Alice, Arms of Mary,Can’t fight this feeling,Have you ev-er seen the rain and Every time yougo away.Now Smokie will bring their

Take a Minute World Tour to theGrand Arena on Saturday 28 Sep-tember.The show starts at 20:00 and tick-

ets, available from Computicket,range from R175 to R575.If you glance at the Guinness

Book of Hit Singles you could beforgiven for thinking Smokie’ssuccess story was a 1970s phenom-enon.After all, 11 of their 14 British

hits came in that eventful musicaldecade.However, their massive success

story has continued to flourisharound the globe includingScandi-navia, South Africa, Germany andeven China.Smokie is a band which has sold

out tours and gained platinumrecords in four decades – the 70s,80s, 90s and the present day.Frans Swart, CEO of Lefra Pro-

ductions and promoter of the SAtour, says he is very excited aboutSmokie visiting South Africaagain.Swart says: “We organised the

Smokie tour in 2008 and it was asold-out success with many extrashowswhich had to be scheduled.”He adds: “Smokie is one of those

groups that understands how toentertain their audiences – fromyoung to old. With all their inter-nationally renowned hits and thetalent as a band, audiences aroundthe world party with them.”According to Swart their new

CDTake aMinute has just been re-corded and will be released world-wide in February.In SA it will also be released in

byLefraProductionsandNextMu-sic.He says Smokie fans can expect

a complete new showwithwonder-ful new material.“(And), as in any Smokie show,

the hits will definitely feature.Who can forget Alice?” he asks.Terry Uttley, the founder mem-

ber of Smokie, said they cannot

wait to come to South Africa.“This is our favourite country

and it has always been awonderfulexperience to come to South Afri-ca. The people of South Africa likeour music and it is such a warmfeeling to get such wonderful sup-port.”He adds: “We have just recorded

Take a Minute and people aroundthe world like our new materialand songs and we are very confi-dent that South Africans will alsolike our new show.”Bookings for the Smokie – Take

a Minute World Tour can be doneat Computicket on (011) 340 8000 orwww.computicket.comFor group and hospitality pack-

ages at reduced prices call(011) 815 3000 or email to info@le-fra.com.

FOUR DECADES OF HITS: SEE INTERNATIONAL BAND LIVE

SSmokiemokie onon stagestage

SMOKIN’:SMOKIN’: Gear up and get an earful oftop band Smokie. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

The TennesseeWil-liams classic dra-ma The Milk TrainDoesn’t Stop HereAnymore will bestaged at Artscapefrom Friday 4 Octo-ber to Sunday 20October.The Milk Train

Doesn’t Stop HereAnymore takes alook at the final twodays in the life ofageing beauty andwidowed million-aire Flora “Sissy”Goforth, played byJennifer Steyn.Sissy Goforth is

one of Williams’most formidablecreations.Marcel Meyer

plays the poet andChris Flanders andNicholas Dallas al-ternate as theWitch of Capri.Newcomer RoelofStorm plays Gofor-th’s secretaryBlackie.Multiple award-winning di-

rector FredAbrahamse is at thehelm.

Tickets are from R70 to R120and can be purchased at Com-puticket 0861 915 8000.

Italian story of life anddeath to hit the planks

REFLECTIONS OF PAIN AND JOY: Jennifer Steynas Flora “Sissy” Goforth. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

The Blacks Only Comedy Show –TheBling-BlingTour is about tohitthe Mother City with mega laughs.The show takes place at Grand-

West’s Grand Arena on Friday 4October.Blacks Only co-producer and one

of the country’s leading comedi-ans, David Kau, will reprise hisrole as the MC.Featuring South Africa’s most

funny and acclaimed stand-up co-medians, theaudiencewill be treat-ed to much hilarity and great silli-ness from Marc Lottering, JasonGoliath, Skhumba, KG, Thapelo‘Tips’ Shampoo and Tumi Morake.Another popular face on the bill

is the world’s most revolutionarypuppet, a political analyst and

weekly columnist with award-win-ning news site ZA News, ConradKoch aka Chester Missing.Thiswill be one set that youdon’t

want to miss.Morake remains one of our fun-

niest female comedians, andher ra-zor sharp will cuts her victimsdown to very, very small sizes.She joins the tour on her return

from the UK, where she performedat The Edinburgh Festival.The show starts at 20:00 and tick-

ets are available from R186 at Com-puticket (0861 915 8000).

BlBlackack andand blblinging atat GrGrandand ArArenaena

BLING­BLING: Skhumba Hlophe willleave you gasping with laughter.

Fans of poet James Matthews andjazz singer Melanie Scholtz shouldbe champing at the bit to get theirhands on a collaborative new al-bum.The good news is the launch of

the album, Freedom’s Child, is to-morrow (Wednesday 18 Septem-ber) at the Artscape Theatre.The event, at 19:30, is part of the

Artscape Theatre Heritage Festi-val.Scholtz was walking down St

George’s Mall in central CapeTown while talking to a friendabout working with a poet on hernew music.She then literally walked into a

“serendipitous chance meeting”with Matthews.“I had just won the Standard

Bank Young Artist Award (in 2010)and was talking to a friend on thephone about how I would love tocollaborate with a poet for one ofmy next projects,” Scholtz says.She realised she was walking be-

hind Matthews, sporting his signa-ture satchel and beret. “We talkedall thewaydownLongStreet,whilehe serenaded me with one of hislove poems, I’m flushed with thelushness of love.”She asked if she couldwrite some

music using his poetry.“And the rest is history.”Matthews is etched into South

Africa’s turbulent history via hispoetry that spokeout against apart-

heid and its evils. Scholtz recordedthe poet’s words to music in songsthat recall a time of struggle.The collaboration “serves to

highlight and document our histo-

ry as a people,” Scholtz says.The album is named after aMat-

thews poem in the collection CryRage which was banned in the1970s.The poems featured on the al-

bumare contained in publicationsspanning 1973 to 2008.Scholtz says the “music is jazz

inspired”.While spending time with Mat-

thews Scholtz says she discoveredthe music he enjoyed and soonstarted writing her own tunes tomatch his words.“James is a very big Nina Si-

mone fan and I took this into con-sideration while writing the mu-sic for this album. The songwrit-ing was also more specific as thepoems – and not the music – thistime had to be the star of theshow.”Freedom’s Child was “born out

of a need to collaborate, create andfacilitate change”.In a “soul-stirring journey” last-

ing two years she “learnt ... asense of gratitude for all thosewhocame before us who were willingto fight and die for our freedom to-day. I continue tobe inspiredby thework that artists like James do inour world”.“They make art not just for art’s

sake, but are messengers of thetimes.”V To book contact Sonia van Rooy on082 290 0631.

‘Fr‘Freedom’seedom’s Child’ aChild’ a newnew heritageheritage

VVOCOCAL:AL: Hear sultry Melanie Scholtzand poet James Matthews on the newalbum Freedom’s Child. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Fans of Matt Bianco will have towait a little longer to see the bandin Cape Town.The show has been postponed to

Monday 2 December.It will still be held at the Grand

Arena at 20:00.Tickets, ranging from R195 to

R325, are also still on sale at Com-puticket.The promoters Par Kan Enter-

tainment says “it is with deep re-gret” that the show had to be post-poned to later this year.“The postponement of this event

is unavoidably due to unforeseencircumstances.”Par Kan Entertainment says all

tickets already bought will be hon-oured for the upcoming show or

those who wish will receive a fullrefund or exchange, whichever ispreferred.The programme and all other

plans will follow the same sched-ule.With music that spans over a pe-

riod ofmore than 20 years,Matt Bi-anco has managed to mould theirdistinct vibe out of jazz, funk, Lat-in, fusion, pop and perhaps even atinge of rock to create an upliftingsound that is both contemporaryand everlasting.Someof theirwell-knownhits in-

clude Half a Minute, Don’t Blameit on that Girl, More than I canBear, Wap Bam Boogie, GoodTimes, Yeh Yeh and Dancing in theStreet.

MattMatt BiancoBianco popostponedstponed

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V City Bowl: The Friends of the Central Li­brary will be hosting a breakfast for smalland medium business owners. CynthiaHayward will talk on the Consumer Protec­tion Act and author Oscar Frank Emetueiwill be talking on branding for entrepre­neurs. The breakfast takes place at theCentral Library’s Book Room between 7:15and 9:00. Entrance is R15. For more infor­mation or to RSVP call (021) 444 0988.

Saturday 21 September

V City Bowl: Sannie Fox and Mean BlackMamba will perform at Carnival Court from21:00. Entrance is R40.

Wednesday 25 September

V City Bowl: French artist Helene de Villiersexhibits portraits of oil on canvas of rugbylegends on the field. The exhibition willopen at 18:30 at Alliance Française at 115Loop Street. For more information contactculture.cpt@alliance.org.za or call(021) 423 5699.

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Women’s cricket to grow beyond the boundaryLIAM MOSES

Cape Town women’s cricket is set to receivea major boost after two recent developmentsat the Western Province Cricket Association(WPCA).WPWomen’s CricketAssociation elected an

executive committee earlier this month, afterthe organisation functioned without leader-ship for three years.Committee members were elected from offi-

cials at the 16 women’s clubs in Cape Town,with Old Mutual Cricket Club’s Claire Cowanwas elected as chairperson.The election coincided with the announce-

ment that all 12 centres of excellent in CapeTown would, in line with an instruction fromCricket South Africa, be required to have awomen’s section at the start of this season.Centres of excellence are clubs which havebeen mandated by WP Cricket to grow thesport and develop players for all forms of thegame.Cowan says having women’s teams at cen-

tres of excellence will give more women andgirls opportunities in the sport.“It’s a fantastic move as we have always

lacked that; a lot of women in Cape Town lovecricket but they don’t know how to get in-volved,” she says.“One of (our aims is to) getmore young girls

involved (and) give themexposure to the gameof cricket. There are just not (enough) avenuesand options for them to play.”Five southern suburbs clubs are currently

designated as centres of excellence – FishHoek Cricket Club, Jive St Augustine’s in Elf-indale, Catalyst Victoria in Lansdowne, Prim-rose inKenilworth andMitchell’s PlainCrick-et Club.Clinton du Preez, coordinator of club, disa-

bled andwomen’s cricket atWPCA, says thereis enough interest from women to sustainteams at the centres.“We have 18 primary and 17 senior schools

competing inwomen’s fixtures. The one stum-bling block is that the new players don’t wantto play a six-hour game, so we have imple-

mented T20 cricket as an introduction.”Women’s cricket has already seen some

growth in recent times because of the centres.At the close of last season just nine women’sclubswere participating and the number of af-filiated women’s clubs has now grown to 16.Cowan says the next step is improving the

quality of coaching available to female play-ers. “The other important thing is that youhave to have good, quality coaching. There isno point if there is no-one for them to look upto. There’s already a big push to get the cur-rent provincial players into coaching cours-es,” she says.“Most have (completed) the level one coach-

ing course, so the plan is to get them to do leveltwo this season. They already have the play-ing experience, they just need the technicaland theoretical experience to back it up.”Cowan adds the association aims to grow

the sport in the under-13 and under-16 agegroups.V For more information about women’s cricket call Clin-ton du Preez on 078 031 5689.

’Bosch crownedkings of the poolA superb defensive effort saw Ronde-

bosch Boys’ High School beat CliftonCollege in the final of the seventh an-

nual Ian Melliar Cup on Sunday.The Melliar Cup sees the 20 best under-15

school water polo sides in South Africa com-pete at Wynberg Boys’ High, and the compe-tition was as tough as always this year.Durban side Cliftonwent into the final un-

beaten after several heavy wins, whileWyn-berg started their campaign with a lossagainst another KwaZulu-Natal school, Dur-ban High. The finalists had met in the open-ing rounds of the tournament and drawn 4-4,but the battle resumed in the final.Cliftonwere lulled into a bit of complacen-

cy by their impressivewins in earlier gamesand ’Bosch drew first blood through dynam-ic forward Anthony Delgado early in thefirst period of play.Clifton countered, coming back to score

twice through Caleb Simpson, and finishedthe chukka a goal up.’Bosch came back in the second chukka,

scoring through Matt Johnson and the half-way mark arrived with the sides tied at 2-2.In the third chukka Rondebosch scored

twice through Lorenzo Napoli and ElliotCousins, while Clifton struck once throughRyan Harris to take the match into the finalperiod with ’Bosch leading 4-3.Both sides surged forward, countered and

took several shots in the final chukka, butsuperb goalkeeping by ’Bosch’s AidenHewitt and Clifton’s Luke Appelgryn sawthe final period end goalless, giving Boschthe win.Rondebosch’s defensive record was the

most impressive aspect of their perform-ance, as they recorded six man-down situa-tions to Clifton’s one during the game, butthe KwaZulu-Natal side failed to capitalise.The victory sees ’Bosch become just the

second ever Cape school to win the tourna-ment after hosts Wynberg’s victory in 2011.Reddam, Bishops and SACS finished in

third, fourth and fifth respectively, whileWynberg were seventh overall.V Team of the tournament: Luke Appelgryn, OliverMilne, Massimo Conversano (Clifton), Tim Worthing-ton-Fitnum, Mika’eel Issa (Reddam), Stephen Mathew(Wynberg), Cameron Laurenson, James Brewer(SACS), Jason Fisher, Matt Johnson (Rondebosch) andMark Sinclair (St John’s).

GOLDEN BOYS: The Rondebosch Boys’ High School under­15 water polo team celebrate afterwining the Ian Melliar Cup on Sunday. PHOTO: GAVIN WITHERS/ACTION PIX

Pool prodigy and dad tosink eight­ball at nationalsLIAM MOSES

A father and son duo are set to make his-tory when they represent Western Prov-ince simultaneously at the annual Na-tional Pool Championships in Worcesterthis week.While Shamiel Lakay (36) will wear the

disa for the 15th time in his 20-year poolcareer, his son Shakeel will be makinghis debut at a provincial tournament andplaying in the under-18 division at theyoung age of 10.Heideveld resident Shamiel says he is

much prouder of his son’s call up than ofhis own.“Wouldn’t any father be excited that

his son is following in his footsteps? It’sa great achievement at his age,” he says.“I was only dreaming about represent-

ing WP when I was 10. I made it for thefirst time when I was 16. I’m concentrat-ing on him more than myself.”Shakeel has been playing pool for

around four years, but only started play-ing competitively last year. The poolprodigy regularly plays and wins againstolder, more experience shooters and hewill compete against teenagers as old as18 at nationals.TheGrade 5SunnysidePrimarySchool

pupil says took up the sport because hewanted to emulate his father’s sharpshooting. However, he has plans on beingeven better than his dad.

“I’m very proud for making the WPteam. I didn’t know that I could do this,”he admits.“When I shot at the (qualifying) tourna-

ments, my competitors were playingwell, so I just shot like them. My fatheris better thanme, but I think I’ll be betterthan him when I am 16.”Shakeel practices just once a week and

is coached by his father, who formed theclub TopCues and coaches around 17 oth-er young players from Heideveld.However, the club was forced to with-

draw from competitive leagues due to alack of finances.“The equipment is quite pricey. I had

a bit of financial help last year, but it’slike a soccer player; you can give him apair of boots but you can’t expect him toplay in the same boots for four or fiveyears. These things get used and break,”Shamiel says.“Iwould like tohelpmake a change and

I believe I alreadyhave, as I havemy littlesuccess stories over the years. But themost important thing remains finance.”The pair’s trip to Worcester for the

tournament is also set to be quite costly.Shamiel will have to pay for travelling,accommodation, food and uniformswhich add up to around R10 000.Anyone interested in assisting the fa-

ther and son duo with the cost of the triptoWorcester orhelping theTopCues clubcan phone Shamiel on 071 291 1123.

SHARP SHOOTERS: Shakeel Lakay (left) and his dad Shamiel will both represent WP atthe national pool championships this month. PHOTO: LIAM MOSES

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It’s Earthwave Fest time again!The 2013 BOS Earthwave Beach Festivalwill host attempts to set two new Guin-ness World Records at the sixth annualedition next month.This popular gathering of Cape Town’s

beach community takes place at SurfersCorner, Muizenberg on Saturday 19 andSunday 20 October. People’s Post is theevent’s print media sponsor.Everyone involved this year will hope

that six is the lucky number, as they at-tempt set records for themost surfers rid-ing the same wave and the longest touchrugby game.Despite attempts to break the Guinness

World Record for the most surfers ridingthe same wave in California and Austral-ia during the past year, the record of 110surfers – set in Muizenberg at Earthwave2009 – still stands.Earthwave Brazil, the 2008 record hold-

er, will also be make another attempt tobreak the current record on Saturday 12

October at Quebra Mar near Sao Paulo.Set in Australia in 2010, the record for

the longest touch rugby game is 27 hours.The Western Province Touch Rugby As-sociation will be attempting to break thismarathon record at the festival, by stag-ing amatch that runs from 08:00 on Satur-day through the night until 12:00 on Sun-day – a total of 28 hours.The festival aims to promote sustaina-

ble lifestyle choices by featuring a widerange of both competitive and fun eventsin the ocean, on the beach and on theMui-zenberg Pavilion – alongside exhibi-tions, demonstrations and talks on envi-ronmental issues.The line-up of activities includes jun-

ior, development, tandem and longboardsurfing events, stand up paddleboard rac-ing, skateboarding and plenty of activi-ties for children such as the BOS Dig forGold and Learn to Surf lessons.In addition to prizes for the nearly 1 000

participants, there will also be plenty onoffer for spectators with valuable give-aways, sticker-showers, beach clean-ups,raffles and fundraising forworthycauses.The awards ceremonies, exhibits and

an after-party with live bands will bestaged in the Pavilion at Surfers Corner.The Battle of the Bay presented by

Xpression on the Beach will see stand-uppaddlers racing fromMuizenberg to FishHoek and back on Sunday, with a seriesof epic short-course races through thesurf planned for the Saturday.Muizenberg, with its pristine beach,

gentle rollers and warm water, is wherethe first photographic evidence of peopleriding waves in South Africa was record-ed in 1919. Considered the birthplace ofsurfing in the country, it is rated one ofthe world’s top 20 beach towns by Nation-al Geographic.V Visit www.facebook.com/BOS.Earthwave orwww.kahunasurf.co.za.

Mthangayi, Seti win scenic raceLIAM MOSES

Strong winds, rain and cold weatherhampered the hopes of thousands ofrunners to set records or personal bests

in the third annual Three Vleis 10km raceon Sunday.The route, which sees runners pass by

Princess, Ronde and Zeekoei vleis, was de-signed to be as flat and fast as possible byhost club ARD Athletic. However, the wetweather made it tough for even the fastest

to finish in their desired times.Race winner Lindikhaya Mthangayi from

Lion of Africa Itheko Sport Athletic Clubsaid the conditions had amassive impact onhis race.“I don’t like to run in cold weather. Today

I managed to run but it was cold and I wasfreezing all the way. There was also toomuch wind and it was difficult to pushhard,” he said. “It’s difficult to break recordson a day such as today. If the weather wasclear it would have been easier to break the

record, because I passed my first kilometrein 02:45 and my second was 05:37; I wantedto run the race in 29:10.”Mthangayi eventually finished the race in

30:10, while the women’s winner NomvuyisiSeti crossed in 39:20.He added that the tough conditions helped

him to prepare for the Cape TownMarathonon Sunday 22 September.“I sharpened my running up and tested

myself. I’m grateful, as it was a good day forme. I hope towin the Cape TownMarathon.”

Although no one was able to claim theR2 000 prize for setting a new provincialrecord or R1 000 for a new course time, al-most 50 spot prizes were awarded during therace. All runners who finished before thetwo hour cut-off time received a medal andanyone who finished in under an hour re-ceived a special medal or shield.The race also saw participants run past

the League of Friends of the Blind offices inGrassy Park; several blind runners also par-ticipated.

FIRST TO FINISH: Lindikhaya Mthangayi wins the ARD Athletic Club Three Vleis 10km race inGrassy Park on Sunday. Mthangayi finished in 30:10. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS

STILL RUNNING: Blind runner John van Schalkwyk (left) from the League of Friends of theBlind (Lofob) and his guide Irafaan Abrahams participate in the ARD Athletic Club Three Vleis10km race in Grassy Park on Sunday. The race route passed the Lofob building. The organisa­tion was the main charity beneficiary for the race. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS