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THE latest crime statisticshave been released, and CBD
and Atlantic Seaboard residentswill have to pack up and lock upif the continuing problem oftheft out of cars is to be solved,police say.
“It all basically boils down to neg-ligence on the owner’s side,” saysConstable Ricardo Davids, spokes-person for Camps Bay Police Sta-tion. “Laptops, bags and cash areleft inplain sight. Theft out ofmotorvehicles is a priority crime for usat the moment; especially with thebusy summer season coming up, wemight see an increase, and peopleneed to take care.”
According to crime statistics forCamps Bay, the “opportunisticcrime” of theft out cars has in-creased from 193 to 234 reported cas-es between the current period(April 2010 to March 2011) and thelast. In the CBD, these incidentshave increased from 2 907 to 3 054.Sea Point saw the biggest increase,with the number of reported casesjumping from 772 to 1 000.
Sea Point’s station commander,Colonel Mkuseli Nkwitshi, at-tributes the increase in theft out ofcars – “a very easy crime that takesminutes” – to negligence and a lackof secure parking.
“We are educating people by dis-tributing pamphlets and sending
emails, especially to bed and break-fasts and hotels, to alert tourist tothe dangers of leaving their valua-bles unattended,” says Nkwitshi.
Heather Tager, chairperson forthe Sea Point Community PolicingForum (CPF), says it is tremendous-ly difficult to police this sort ofcrime on the Atlantic Seaboard as“the area is so densely populated,with not enough parking”.
“People are forced to park on thestreet – but nine times out of 10 peo-ple break into cars because thereare valuables lying around. Theywill not break in if nothing catchestheir eye.”
Henry Giddy, chairperson of theCape Town CPF, says this “battle”can only be won with public partici-pation.
“The key to resolving the matteris partnership – not only partner-ship between community policingforums, the police and neighbour-hood watches, but also with thepublic, to educate them not to leaveanything in their vehicles.”
Giddy says housebreaking is an-other problem facing the city centre– and he warns that housebreakingcan easily turn into more sinistercrimes: “Housebreaking becomeshouse robbery, and can just as easi-ly become murder.”
Crime statistics reiterate thescale of the issue, with housebreak-ings increasing from 671 to 714 re-ported cases, and house robberiesalmost doubling from 12 to 21 with-
in the CBD. In Sea Point, thenumber of reported housebreak-ings has gone up from 354 to 398,while house robberies decreasedfrom 20 to 15. In Camps Bay, house-breaking has declined from 209 to172 reported cases, but house rob-bery nearly doubled, from 6 to 10 re-ported cases.
Police officers and CPF membersurge residents to keep their homeslocked and ensure that all entrypoints are secured when they’re nothome – even if just for a few min-utes.
For an overview of the past finan-cial year’s crime statistics, visit the
SAPS website at www.saps.gov.za.• Johan Burger, a senior re-
searcher in the Crime and JusticeProgramme for the Institute for Se-curity Studies (ISS), says cross-ref-erencing the crime statistics withindependent business and industryreports and surveys corroboratesthe police’s indication of a signifi-cant drop in crime. “They are atleast a fair reflection,” he says, add-ing that he would peg the accuracyrate of the statistics at 80% or more.
But, he says, releasing the figuresonly once a year – and with a six-month delay, at that – is unaccepta-ble. “For example, If you take last
year’s World Cup, we had to waituntil Thursday before we knew theimpact this had on crime figures.”
The ISS, together with stakehold-ers like Business Against Crimeand Stats SA, has recently askedthat the figures be released at leasttwice a year. This recommendationhas been passed onto police minis-ter Nathi Mthethwa.
CROWD CLOUD: City club Assembly rocked out to the bluesy riffs of band Shadowclub on Saturday. Thegig settled into the kickoff of Cape Town Creative Week, a whirling tour of events celebrating the MotherCity’s finest innovative imaginings, from a capella concerts to daring displays of handmade jewellery.
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JOIN me in a game of spot the scandal.
The basic facts, as exposed recently byCity Press, are that the government hasspent R46 million this year on bling Capemansions for cabinet ministers, their depu-ties and the Deputy Speaker of the House,former Cape Town mayor NomaindiaMfeketo.
The state paid R8 million for the DeputySpeaker’s house in the new suburb of VanRiebeeckshof in Bellville. The municipalvaluation of the property is R1,7 million, butproperty experts say it is worth R7 million.
Nowyoumay think the scandal lies inpay-ing R8 million to accommodate a formermayorbest remembered forthe problems she left be-hind rather than the onesshe solved. Others woulddamn the Department ofPublic Works for a piece ofshocking extravagance,but, given some of their re-cent police station deals, weshould not be surprised.No, the real inner core ofthe scandal, folks, is themunicipal valuation.
This is the description ofthe Tuscan Villa that isabout to be graced with MsMfeketo’s presence: Themansion has an air-condi-tioned bedroom, a designerkitchen with a stainlesssteel gas hob and plushdark wood finishes. There is an outdoor en-tertainment areawitha stainless steel braai,a swimmingpool and imposing steps leadingto a terraced garden, and, wait for it, six ga-rages.
And all this, according to City Council val-uers, is worth just R1,7 million. How couldthey get it so wrong?
Municipal valuations are required to re-flect the actual market price of property, andwe know what that is because the Depart-
ment of Public Works coughed up R8 millionfor the residence. This shocking under-valu-ation means that past and present ownershave been paying less than a quarter of therates they should have been paying whileyou and I have to pay the full whack.
It is grossly unfair. It contravenes the con-stitutional requirement for administrativejustice. I wish I could say that this was somekind of corrupt exception or an isolated caseof incompetence, but a professional valuerassures me that 30% of Cape Town proper-ties are undervalued. Estate agents say mu-nicipal valuations don’t mean a thing.
So 30% of homeowners are not payingtheir fair share of rates, and the rest of us
are paying too much. Theunderlying problem withthe present valuation sys-tem is that people complainwhen the valuation of theirhomes is too high, and themistakes are corrected.When a house is underval-ued, however, the ownershuts up and rejoices in alow rates account. When theCity boasts about the lownumber of objections to thevaluation roll, it is lookingat the tip of the iceberg. Thereal problem is the growingnumber of undervaluedproperties that attract nocomplaints and are there-fore never corrected. Whena property worth R7 million
or R8 million is valued at just R1,7 millionin the municipality’s books, then somethingis desperately wrong. The only possible ex-planation that comes to mind is that theCouncil doesn’t know the house is there, andthat the valuation is for the land only. Butsurely there were building plans and inspec-tions. The situation cries out for investiga-tion. The 70% of honest city ratepayers de-serve no less. Perhaps we can get the PublicProtector to take an interest.
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Proudly South African wins goldPROUDLY SOUTH AFRICAN
won numerous awards thisyear at the prestigious annualDecorex SA, which took place atGallagher Convention Centre inMidrand, Johannesburg.
The five day event ran fromFriday 5 to Tuesday 9 August,hosted over 700 high-end exhibi-tors and attracted some 53 000visitors, including internation-al buyers from America, Germa-ny, Indonesia and China.
Proudly South African invitedsome of its members to exhibitunder the category called SAHandmade Collection, which isa programme of the Departmentof Trade and Industry to pro-mote local crafters.
Given the Proudly South African “Buy Lo-cal to Create Jobs” agenda, it was strategical-ly fitting for Proudly South African to havea presence at this event and to showcase itscommitment to its members and consumers.
Proudly South African won the gold certifi-cate in the category Best Individual Exhibi-tor, as well as a recognition award as part ofthe South African. Handmade Collection ofDecorex SA 2011.
A Proudly South African member company– Aaron’s Pin Thread Sculptures – also wona bronze award in the category Best Product.
Dalene du Preez, Proudly South African’sexecutive manager for marketing and com-munications, says; “What was critical to ex-hibiting at the SA Handmade Collection eventthis year was Proudly South African’s crea-tive flair for promoting locally produced, highquality products that reflected South Africa’sculture, look and feel.”
Carol Mullany, owner of Glass Escapes anda proud member of Proudly SA, says: “Fromthe moment we arrived at the Proudly SouthAfrican stand at the SA Handmade Collection,we realised this was going to be a professionalshow.
“The impact of the stand itselftook our breath away. It lookedlike it had jumped out of the pag-es of a top international maga-zine. This certainly was validat-ed when Proudly South Africanwas awarded the gold medal.“Congratulations all around; wewere so proud. The stand alonelooked like a piece of artwork.”
Many Proudly SA memberssupported the event, whichwent a long way in showcasingthe impressive crafts they haveto offer to the local and interna-tional market.
Proudly South African mem-ber companies who exhibited atthe SA Handmade Collection atDecorex this year included:
Glass Escapes, a home glasswear and jewel-lery supplier; Lisa Martin, a supplier of alu-minium diaries and coasters; Aaron’s PinThread Sculpture, a pin thread jewellery andcorporate gift supplier;Andy C Design, a sup-plier of homeware, jewellery and corporategifts;Essay Gifts, a corporate gift, tea set andgift bag supplier;Essential Earth, a supplierof home furniture, and aluminium and ceram-ic tea sets; Asher House, a fabric-based suppli-er of albums, gift bags and greeting cards;TheCraft Connection, a supplier of trophies andAfrican jewellery; and Leather Legacy, a sup-plier of leather products such as ottomans,belts and shoes. Du Preez says: “ProudlySouth African created an impressive standthat caught the eye of the judges because ofits originality and hospitable flair. It encapsu-lated the art of ubuntu by creating an invitingfeel that was warm and engaging, allowing forprofessional business to take place.” The SAHandmade Collection event, launched in 2007,is an annual event that is part of Decorex SA,which has been running since 1994. It aims topromote locally produced products arts andcrafts to the local and international businessmarket.
Who’ll dominate the dominoes?TWENTY teams, one hall, and one eye onthe prize sums up the 2011 People’s PostDomino Marathon – and all the fun willwork toward a good cause.
People’s Post will partner with the WesternCape Domino Union Trust in an attempt toraise funds for old age homes in need of as-sistance. The tournament will featureteams from Mitchell’s Plain, Grassy Park,Lansdowne, Salt River and more. Two invi-tational sides, consisting of the best playersin the league, will form a Western Cape Un-ion “Dream Team”, and People’s Post itselfwill also enter a side made up of past andpresent league players.
The tournament is earmarked to be host-
ed at the league’s new home in BlackpoolHall in Shelley Street, Salt River; dates andtimes have yet to be confirmed, and will bepublished in the next edition of People’s Post.
The cost of entry per team is R150, whichworks out to around R10 per player. Allfunds raised will go towards two organisa-tions, which will be identified by People’sPost.
Teams struggling to come up with themoney to enter the tournamentmaydiscusstheir situation with the organisers of theevent.
Further details will be posted onwww.peoplespost.co.za and in future edi-tions of the paper.
TOP NOTCH: MartinaMonewe, the exhibitioncoordinator of ProudlySouth African.
Shape your healthier worldGET tips from sports science expertprofessor Tim Noakes and other lead-ing dieticians and fitness trainers dur-ing the free SHAPE magazine Healthand Wellness Workshops at the CapeTown Look and Feel Good Expo, tak-ing place at the Cape Town Interna-tional Convention Centre (CTICC)from 16 to 18 September.
This expo, now in its second year inthe Mother City, is a must for all thosewho are eager to embrace a healthier,more vital and fulfilled lifestyle.
It features a spectrum of interactiveexhibits, as well as the opportunity totry out various types of dance and yo-ga, as well as laughter therapy, fitnessequipment, spa treatments, makeo-vers, organic produce and much more.
The free Shape magazine Health andWellness Workshops will take placedaily on the hour, between 10:00 and15:00.
Visitors can also pop into the ClicksHealth Zone for a free mini-health as-sessment.
To register for the free Shape Healthand Wellness Workshops, visitwww.ifeelgood.co.za and go to “Planyour day”.
Professor Tim Noakes will only bespeaking on Friday, so book your seatsearly.
Check out IFeelGoodExpo on Face-book and Twitter, and watch a selec-tion of videos on the Look and FeelGoodExpo’s dedicatedYouTubeChan-nel.
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INVITATION TO CONTRIBUTE:Heritage Survey - Green Point TrackThe City of Cape Town is undertaking a social survey and interpretation plan of the GreenPoint Track, as part of the planned upgrading of sports facilities and commemoration of theoldest formal sports ground in the country.
Independent heritage consultants have been appointed to undertake a consultative process tocollect from past and present users their remembered experiences and stories about the Track.
You are invited to visit us at the District Six Museum Homecoming Centre, corner Buitenkantand Caledon Streets, on Saturday 17 September 2011, between 10:00 and 16:00, andshare your memories and insights of activities that took place on the Track, - sports events,carnivals, rag days, celebrations and school events.
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Big brother’s watchingCCTV cameras around the city have beenmaking inroads into identifying andcatching criminals – the past week sawthree arrests made within the CBDthanks to “big brother’.
At approximately 12:30 last Tuesday, aCCTV operator alerted Metro Police officersto a couple acting suspiciously on the GrandParade. Officers swiftly arrived on the sceneand searched the couple. The woman was ar-rested for possession of drugs after she wasfound with two units of unga; R2 500 in cashwas also confiscated.
Later that afternoon, CCTV operatorsalerted Metro Police officers to two men act-ing suspiciously on the corner of Bree andCastle Streets. Members of the Camera Re-sponse Unit arrested both men for posses-sion of drugs after they were found with tikand R160 in cash.
“These arrests show that we are on theright track in our attempts to combat crimeby using technology,” says Metro PoliceDeputy Chief Yolanda Faro. “The CCTV con-trol centre plays an integral part in ourcrime-fighting strategy. Criminals beware –big brother is watching.”
Category April 2009 to March 2010 April 2010 to March 2011Murder 7 7
Sexual crime 101 90Attempted murder 9 15
Assault with intent toinflict grievous bodily harm 196 167
Aggravated robbery 486 457Business burglary 396 323
Housebreaking 671 714Vehicle theft 464 298
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Cape Town Central:
The French connectionTHE relationship between France andAfrica will be placed under the magnify-ing glass during a public seminar at theCentre for the Book, 62 Queen VictoriaStreet, Gardens, next Monday.
Arranged by the Western Cape branchof the South African Institute of Interna-tional Affairs (SAIIA), the seminar willbe addressed by Dr Richard Moncrieff, anexpert in the politics of West and CentralAfrica, at 17:00 for 17:30. Moncrieff, whohas lived and worked in Paris, Abidjanand Dakar, was senior researcher andthen head of the Africa Research Unit at
the Foreign and Commonwealth Office inLondon from 2001 until 2008. He was theWest Africa Project Director for the In-ternational Crisis Group, where he re-searched and wrote reports on Guinea,Cameroon and Nigeria, from 2008 to 2010.AsBradlowResearchFellowat theSAIIAthis year, he is writing on France’s policytowards Africa under presidentSarkozy.Entrance for non-members isR30 per person or R15 on presentation ofa current student card. RSVP to [email protected] or call Pippa Sella on(021) 761-4842 or 083 305 2339 hours.
Be a nature nut – it’s on the houseNATURE ENTHUSIASTS are in for a treatthis week – to celebrate Heritage Month, Ta-ble Mountain National Park (TMNP) is al-lowing free entry into all national parks un-til the end of the week.
The theme this year for SANParks Weekis “Know Your National Parks”, and TMNPis inviting all South African citizens to visitan urban park for “either a trip down memo-ry lane or to create new memories with fami-ly and friends”.
Walks, climbs, scrambles and, of course,beautiful beaches await; free access pointsinclude Cape Point, Silvermine, Tokai,Oudekraal and Newlands.
Unfortunately, free access is not on offerat Boulders Beach Penguin Colony, but this
year TMNP has extended the free access topicnic and braai sites at Newlands,Oudekraal and Wildschuts Brand until theend of the weekend.
Thanks to a R1,2 million donation fromFNB, each of the 19 national parks have de-veloped plans for celebrating the week, in-cluding career guidance exhibitions, hikingtrails, photography competitions, exhibi-tions on various activities around the parks,game drives, evening boma braais, storytell-ing sessions, sports activities, giveawaysand more.
For more information about the accesspoints for Table Mountain National Parkcall (021) 701-8692 or visit www.san-parks.org.
FREE FOR ALL: There will be no charge for entering national parks during SANParks Week.Photo: Supplied
TO promote whale watching in and aroundCape Town and the South Peninsula, AWhale of a Heritage Route is asking sharp-eyed nature lovers to SMS any whale sight-ing they make to 079 391 2105.
The sighting will be recorded on one ofthree logs that cover activity in False Bayand the Western seaboard. For more infor-mation visit www.awhaleofaheritager-oute.co.za.
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THINKING outside the box hasbeen put in a box of its own withCreative Week Cape Town 2011.
The brainchild of non-profit organi-sation Creative Cape Town and a lega-cy project of the city’s World DesignCapital 2014 bid, Creative Week CapeTown puts the spotlight on the city’screative industries. While it involvesa core programme, the Creative Weekcalendar is predominantly populatedby the extraordinary offerings of ordi-nary Capetonians.
Says Creative Cape Town coordina-tor Zayd Minty, “This year we havecreated a fantastic campaign called ‘Fthe Box’, in collaboration with our de-sign team, Design Infestation. Weplayed with idea of thinking outsideof the box.
“When you see a branded box out-side a venue during Creative Week,you know that something interestingis going on inside.”
The celebration of all things crea-tive and innovative in theMotherCitykicked off with the City Hall Sessionson Friday and Saturday nights, fillingCape Town’s City Hall with sound andlight as Thandiswa Mazwai, Kesivan
and The Lights set the stage for theCape Town debut of international art-ists Ray Lema (DRC) and Chico César(Brazil).
And anyone is welcome to submittheir event for inclusion in the pro-gramme at www.creativeweekct.co.za– as a rangeof art galleries,musicians,designers, photographers and artistshave already done.
While events will take place all overthe peninsula, the physical centre ofCreative Week is The Fringe:
Cape Town’s design and innovationdistrict, where the launch of the Crea-tive Cape Town Annual 2011
will take place today (Tuesday)from 17:00 at 50 Canterbury Street.This year’s edition of the annual
explores developments in TheFringe area.
The advertising, media and designworld’s annual mega-event, TheLoerie Awards, also falls under thebanner of Creative Week this week-end.
Other noteworthy events includeMeet the Makers – involving tours in-side renowned design studios; MusicCity, a Cape music documentary filmfestival screened at the Labia on Or-
ange in partnership with the Encoun-ters Documentary Film Festival andthe Cape Film Commission; and theStudio 41 Creative Exhibition and Ex-change at 41 Glynn Street. CreativeWeek winds to a close on Sunday.
To find out more about the eventson offer, check out www.creativew-eekct.co.za.
Get back in the box
ON THE BOX: Members of theatrical crew Active X, who’vebeen taking part in the Out the Box festival during its timein Creative Week, are, from right: Busiswa Yolanda Adonisi,Mzwabantu Ricardo Dyantyi and Bafana Dladla. People’s Postcould not establish the name of the righthand man before goingto print.
Photo: Sarah Scott
SHADOW BOXING: Jacques Moolmanof Shadowclub resonates with the micat Assembly in Cape Town.
Photo: Sarah Scott
PEOPLE’SPOST incor-rectly statedlast week thatthe Heart104.9FM SpringDip, held on 1September,was initiatedby The RippleEffect, when infact it was initi-ated by Heart104.9FM. Peo-ple’s Post apolo-gises for the er-ror.
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IN the early1980s, research-er Michael Lie-bowitz, authorof the popular1983 book “TheChemistry ofLove”, told re-porters that“chocolate isloaded withphenylethyl-amine” – a mol-ecule found inthe blood ofpeople in love.This sparked astorm of atten-tion andevolved intothe so-called“chocolate the-ory of love”. Asit turns out,though,phenethyl-amine is rapid-ly broken downby an enzyme,meaning thatthe compounddoesn’t reachthe brain withenough punchto cause anyperceptible ef-fect. www.wiki-pedia.org
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Third time unluckyHAVING FAILED two driving tests al-ready, a Muizenberg man thought hecould take a shortcut and just buy hisdriver’s licence – but his attempt atbribery bought him a criminal investi-gation instead.
Traffic officers arrested the man at thebeginning of the month, after his thirdabortive driving test at the Ottery DrivingLicence Testing Centre.
When the interior inspection of the carhad started, the man tried to palm a R1 000“gift” to his examiner, who turned himdown. Not to be dissuaded, the man trieda few more times before getting on with
the test.He failed again before even getting out
of the testing yard. Heedless, the flunkeddriver left his bribe on the dashboard, andthis time the examiner did pick it up – forit was now evidence – then escorted theman to the traffic officers stationed at thecentre.
A 47-year-old man from Muizenberg hasbeen arrested in connection with thecrime, and is now being investigated bythe police.
The suspect has appeared in the Wyn-berg Magistrate’s Court, but this papercould not establish the state of his case atthe time of going to print.
Adkhaar in Bo-KaapEVERYBODY is invitedto an Adkhaar at the Nu-rul Islam Mosque inBuitengracht Street, Bo-Kaap, on Saturday to re-mind participants of theevents that surroundedthe birth of Sheikh Ser-ag Makki Johaar inMecca 61 years ago.
He is the first of ninechildren, and was bornin Mecca on Sunday 17September 1950. SheikhJohaar’s parents, HajiCassiem and Hajja Zain-ab Johaar, named himafter Sayed Shiraj Wali– the father of SayedUmar, with whom theywere staying when theirson was born. His mid-dle name was taken af-ter the holy city inwhich he was born.
Days after his birth,SheikhJohaar’s parentstook him along on thepilgrimage. He wasbarely 16 when he ledthe tarawih salaah atthe Habibia Soofie Mas-jid.
The Ibaad-u-RagmaanQadiri Jamaa’ah willlend its voice to the oc-casion. The dhikrullah(remembrance of Al-lah) will begin with the Magrib Salaah, andSheikh Johaar will deliver a short address.
To learn more about the dhikrullah, con-tact Haji Abdul Maliek Majiet on (021) 531-
3975 or 082 900 7344, Haji Mogammad GaniefGalvaan on (021) 423-8754 or 082 494 4690, orSheikh Johaar on (021) 797-6543 or082 968 7254.
LUMINARY: Sheikh Serag Makki Johaar. Photo: Supplied
THE origin of the superstitionthat breaking a mirror causes sev-en years of bad luck can be tracedback to the Romans, who were thefirst to create glass mirrors. TheRomans, along with the Greek,Chinese, African and Indian cul-
tures, believed that a mirror hadthe power to capture part of a per-son’s soul. If the a person’s reflect-ed image became distorted in anyway, it was thought that the per-son would be corrupted.–www.wisegeek.com
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ON the 27th day of the holy month ofRamadan, eight people gathered
around a rustic stable in Philippi to wit-ness the rarest of sights – the birth ofhealthy twin foals.
First, the world was a brown filly richer,and then witnesses were left speechless whena white palomino colt followed suit.
The general consensus online is that, whenit comes to horses, 1 in 10 000 pregnancies aretwins – and only nine percent of those are car-ried to term.
An even smaller number are actually bornhealthy, so the fact that this “next genera-tion” is now frolicking in the fields of Zandv-lei Farm fills owner Moosa Ockards withpride. “It was a bright, starry evening, andwhen the foals were born we were also glow-ing,” he smiles.
Ockards had been attending a religiousevent that night, but he was constantly on hiscellphone, giving advice to those who weredelivering the young horses.
Nobody had suspected that the mare, Popp-lin, had been carrying twins, so when Ock-ards heard there was another little miracleon the stable floor, he was very excited.
But his vast equine experience told himthat this latest development would need allthe accumulated knowledge he has garneredover the decades, since a twin pregnancy isconsidered to be very dangerous for the mareand her offspring.
According to horseadvice.com’s RobertOglesby, a twin pregnancy in horses is gener-ally bad news.
“The uterus has a hard time supportingtwins,” says Oglesby. “Foals are often borndead or weak, and other complications in-
clude retained placenta, delayed recovery ofthe uterus, decreased rate of settling for thenext two years, and potentially permanentdamage to the mare’s reproductive tract.”
In most cases of live births, either one orboth foals don’t survive beyond two weeks.
People’s Post visited the farm last Thurs-day, and saw that each of the adorable foalswas, well, as healthy as a horse. They wereexploring the tiny stable and liaising withtheir vigilant mom on a regular basis.
On one occasion the brown filly chewed onthis journalist’s camera strap, which drew anauthoritative and abrupt neighing from theever-vigilant Popplin.
On whether the presently unnamed twinsand their mother will suffer any delayedhealth problems, Ockards just says, “We willhave to see what God has in store for them.”
Ockards owns several of the 23 horses onthe farm, and most of these are used as cart-horses.
Ockards learned everything he knowsabout the animals from his father, and hesays the last time he heard of twins beingborn was in the late 1970s.
Diana Truter and all the other staff of theCarthorse Protection Agency (CHPA) werejust as amazed at Popplin’s feat.
“I’ve been working with horses almost myentire life, and this is the first time that I haveseen twins born healthy,” says a glowingTruter.
The most difficult and dangerous time forthe mare and foals has passed, but latenthealth issues might still put a damper on cele-brations.
Be that as it may, Truter is confident thatOckards’ vast experience and “family se-crets” will see them through. He laughs whenasked to reveal some of these secrets.
“Well, one of the reasons some foals die dur-
ing birth is because their tongues are stillstuck to the inside of the mouth. That’s whenone can put a little milk on one’s finger andfeed the youngsters.”
The first few sips of mother’s milk are themost important in a foal’s life, since it con-tains a concentrated amount of nutrients, an-tibodies and immune system boosters.
“I think the fact that this happened in Ram-adan is a blessing for Moosa,” Truter says,“and I think he deserves that blessing, sincehe has helped so many other people in his life.
“In fact, if all the carthorse owners were asdiligent as Moosa, the role of the CHPA wouldbe severely diminished.”
The CHPA is based in northern suburbs ofEpping, but it keeps an eye over most of thecarthorses in the Southern Peninsula as well.
Ockards will soon give names to the littlemiracles, and then the CHPA will set up a Fa-cebook page to keep the public up to date withhow these statistical oddities are enrichingthe lives of those who have helped them tothrive in a fascinating world.
DOUBLE GIFT: Popplin, the proudest of mares, looks over her twin foals standing beside HermanAfrica (front) and owner Moosa Ockards. Photo: Andre Bakkes
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Wednesday 14 SeptemberSea Point: The Union of Jewish Women willhost a talk by Simon Susman on “Buildinga Sustainable Branch” at Stonehaven, 7 Al-bany Road, at 10:00 for 10:30. Refreshmentsare included with the entry fee of R20. Phone(021) 434-9555 (mornings only).
Thursday 15 SeptemberSea Point: The Sea Point Place Retirement
Centre, 183 Beach Road, would like to intro-duce all to their senior centre at 09:30 withtea and a concert. Entry is free. For more in-formation call (021) 713-9490.
Wednesday 5 OctoberSea Point: The Union of Jewish Womenpresents Frieda Loubser, who will talk on ge-netics at Stonehaven, 7AlbanyRoad, at 10:00.The R20 entrance fee includes refreshments.Phone (021) 434-9555 (mornings only).
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Tickets range in price fromR100 to R140, and can bebooked through Computick-et.
Uys back in actionOut of the boxSOUTH AFRICA’S annual cele-bration of Puppetry and VisualPerformance, the Out of the BoxFestival, opened on Saturday 3September at the Little Theatre inGardens, and runs till 11 Septem-ber at the Little Theatre, Labia
Cinema, Iziko Museum and Mag-net Theatre, with tons on offer foradults and children alike. Formore details about the festivaldates, times and venues, phone(021) 462-5811, or visit www.out-theboxfestival.com.
FINER THINGS: Festival DirectorYvette Hardie with journalist andtheatre fan, Robyn Cohen. Photos:AllisonFoat/DIVA PR
SOCIALITES: Front from left, actressChuma Sopotela, theatre director Janice Honeyman and photographer JesseKramer, with back, Tango Cape Town’sMark Hoeben.
PUPPET MASTERS: Saths Moodleyand Jaco Nothnagel from UNIMA SA(South African Puppetry).
TWO TO TANGO: Tango Cape Town’sMark Hoeben with Basil Jones from theHandspring Puppet Company.
STEALING THE SHOW: Megan and Daniel Galloway get in on the act withPieterDirk Uys.
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Jayson King, the mind behind theconcert, grew up in District Six.Having been schooled at TrafalgarHigh, King started promotions atthe age of 14.
He first promoted wrestling at theage of 15 and presented his first in-ternational show with British popQueen Helen Shapiro, whom hebrought out to South Africa.
Along the way, and hundreds ofsingers, dancers and entertainerslater, he also performed at the StarBioscope in Hanover Street, whichwas nicknamed Cape Town’s Carn-egie Hall.
Regular backing group The BigBeats, which played in the exactstyle of the Shadows, backed justabout every singer way back then.The lead guitar player of thatband, Ivor Wagner, who was bornblind, later moved to the UK, wherehe became a judge in the justice sys-tem. King remembers as clear asdaylight some of the names that hepresented on stage at the variousvenues of District Six, some ofwhom will be back on stage againat the concert.
He says Terry Smith, Zelda Ben-jamin, Carol-Leigh, Blackkurrantand Richard Ceasar, Young IdeasMalay Choir and Deja Vu were luminaries,and legends in their own lifetimes. This pro-duction will be backed by The RichardCeasar Band and several audio visualscreens.
King says it will be an evening to celebrateand remember the artists who endured thehardships of apartheid while trying to earna living as entertainers.
“It is my intention to pay homage and rec-ognise the efforts of some of South Africa’sbest entertainers, whom are only paid trib-ute to once they have passed on.
“This production is designed to remindthe people of Cape Town of an area once andstill loved by thousands who were so brutal-ly and forcibly removed from the city centreby the old government.”
HOT STUFF: Seen here is Jayson King, the man behindthe District Six Heritage Day Concert which will takeplace on Saturday 24 September.
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A challenge befitting the youngSTUDENTS from Athlone, GrassyPark, Masiphumelele, Mitchell’sPlain and Ocean View will join 3 000school children from across the West-ern Cape to participate in the sixthannual Kellogg’s Health of the Nation
50-Hour Sports Challenge.
During the Sports Challenge, said to bethe largest event of its kind in the coun-try, participants are exposed to a hugevariety of sports, including cricket, ten-nis, hockey, soccer and basketball – andbehind the fun and games this year willbe a follow-up on a 10-year-old healthstudy that revealed the incidence of obes-ity in South African children.
The 2011 study will assess the fitnessand health of a large sample of childrenbetween the ages of 9 and 13.
“Every child who participates in thisyear’s challenge will first complete a fit-ness test,” says Brad Bing of SportingChance, one of the event’s main organis-ers. “Testing personnel will measureheight, weight, waist and hip circumfer-ence, which will provide crucial statis-tics on the prevalence of obesity andbody weight distribution.
“Then, children will engage in a seriesof exercises designed to assess flexibili-ty, abdominal muscle strength, lowerand upper body strength, and agility.”
Besides giving children the chance toplaynewandunfamiliar sportsunder ex-perienced coaches, the challenge pro-
vides an opportunity to spot new talent,Bing says, pointing out that a number ofaccomplished athletes have benefitedthrough Sporting Chance coaching pro-grammesandevents, suchasEngland in-ternational cricketer Craig Kieswetter,Lions captain Thami Tsolekile andformer rugby Springbok Neil de Kock.
“Over the past five years the challengehas grown exponentially,” says KelloggsSA spokesperson Sarah Mansfield.
“In addition to teaching and showinglearners how to be physically active onthe field, it’s also important to empowerSouth African children to make healthylifestyle choices off the field.
“In this light, in the weeks leading upto the challenge, Sporting Chance willhost pre-challenge road shows in select-ed communities.
“The sessions address specific socialconcerns within communities, includ-ing: how to leadanactive life andpreventobesity; principles of personal hygiene;and nutritional guidance.”
Schools or individuals wishing to par-ticipate in the challenge and researchproject can contact Natalie at SportingChance on (021) 683-7299 or visitwww.sportingchance.co.za.
ENERGETIC: Children are put throughtheir paces in a number of activities during the challenge. Seen here is SinazoGungulisa .
FOOTLOOSE: Cricket legend Herschelle Gibbs pits his football wits against the youngsters in the challenge.
Get ready to playATHLONE A’s baseball club starts train-ing sessions for juniors this coming Fri-day at the Parktown Sports Complex inBridgetown.
Training will take place every Tues-day and Friday at 17:30. Seniors havestarted training sessions already. Every-body is welcome.
For more information contact IvanGordon on 084 605 4500.
VICTORY CELEBRATION: Woodlands United’s Dominique Witbooiwelcomes his team withopen arms after scoringhis second goal of a last16 round of the CocaCola KnockOut Cupagainst Lentegeur United in Grassy Park on Saturday. Woodlands won41.
HEAD TO HEAD: Gavin Saayman (blue) from Mondale HighSchool in Mitchell’s Plain racesShane Stevens from SteenbergHigh School to head the ball inthe schools’ match lastWednesday. Mondale werecrowned regional champs afterwinning the match 10 at fulltime. On Friday the Mondaleplayers will head off to Beaufort West to compete provincially. Photo: Rashied Isaacs
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A step aheadA step aheadMARK WARD
MARTHA Pretorius missed out onwinning the gold at the 51st annual
Karoo Ultra-marathon over 80 kilometresin Laingsburg at the weekend.
But it’s not the end of the road in this racefor the 41-year-old Rylands resident, whosepenchant for long-distance running has madeher a household name on the endurance cir-cuit.
The two-time winner of the grueling Karooevent finished in second place on Saturday,behind Linah Mhlongo of Witbank in Mpu-malanga.This is the third successiveyear shehas finished runner-up to Mhlongo.
Although her time of 7:33:38 was well shortof Mhlongo’s winning time, she has vowed tobe back at next year’s event in the peacefulplatteland town.
The Top-Form athletics club runner wonthe race in 2006 and 2007.
“I enjoyed the race,” Pretorius said. “Itwas, as usual, a difficult course to navigate,but I am used to this course now. Next yearI will be back to complete my 10th race, andmaybe – who knows – win the gold again.”
After making it through their 10th race,athletes qualify for a permanent number.
Pretorius, a nurse at the Sarah Fox Homein Athlone, has also excelled in other endur-ance races.
Her achievements include having won the160km Washie Race between Port Alfred andEast London for three consecutive years, andthe Hewat 100-miler along the Atlantic Sea-board on five occasions.
Bellville was awarded for having the bestteam, the most participants, and the teamwith the best spirit.
STRENUOUS: Martha Pretorius in action during the Karoo UltraMarathon.
FUN TIMES: Zaida Boltman and John van der Byl of Mitchell’s Plain Titans Athletic Club competed in the half marathon in Laingsburg.
BIG RUN: Trevor Jacobs from Strandfonteinholds up his medal after running his third race.