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CAPE TOWN summers aresynonymous with sun,

mountain hikes, blue flag beach-es, cocktails, traffic jams on theroad to Camps Bay, and an influxof strange accents and languag-es. However, for City officialsand police this equates to drunkdriving, run-away fires, moun-tain rescue operations, alcoholon beaches, drownings, litterand an increase in opportunistictheft as tourists flock to CapeTown.

More than 80 000 visitors are ex-pected to flock to the city centre on4 December to watch the festivelights in Adderley Street beingswitched on.

The biggest summer hotspot isCamps Bay, the busiest of CapeTown’s 73 beaches.

“Alcohol consumption on beach-es, traffic jams and theft out of mo-tor vehicles and on the beaches areour main focus,” says Camps Bay

Police spokesperson, ConstableZandile Makeleni.

“Alcohol consumption on beach-es causes serious problems, withbroken glass in the sand, fights andeven drowning,” says Richard Bos-man, Executive Director for Safetyand Security for Cape Town. Hesays that last year the greater cityarea had nine reported drownings.

More than 250 lifeguards will beon duty at various beaches between10:00 and 18:00, along with 284 life-guards at the City’s 36 public swim-ming pools.

More than 1 319 Metro Police,Traffic Services, Law enforcementand Specialised Services will be de-ployed across the city and 120 newpositions in the law enforcementDepartment were filled to deal withthe influx of visitors.

Merle Collins, spokesperson forSouth African National Parks, sayspatrols on Table Mountain will beincreased and a base radio has beeninstalled in the Cape Town CentralPolice Operations Control room.This will improve the response

time to incidents on the mountain.The dog squad has also grown to

eight, with two new dogs joining theteam soon. Visitor safety officersare not allowed to take leave duringthe festive season.

Cape Town Police reservists willassistwithpatrols on themountain,and more officers will work afterhours.

According to Captain Ezra Octo-ber, spokesperson for Cape TownCentral police station, they are in-creasing visibility in the precinctand bracing for the switching on ofthe Christmas lights, the marchingof the Kaapse Klopse, the night mar-kets in Adderley street (starting17 December), parties in LongStreet and New Year’s Eve.

However, they are also concerendabout the exodus of many Capeto-nians. “There is a shift in crimearound this time as many homesare empty and we increase patrolsof the residential areas.”

Traffic Services will conduct freebasic vehicle safety checks at Gal-lows Hill in Green Point, from 10:00

to 14:00 each working day until 15December, helping to ensure thesafety of Capetonians on the road.

Sea Point Police spokespersonLieutenant Neil Daniels identifiedBeach Road in Mouille Point as thecrime hotspot of the area, and whilespecial attention will be given tothis area, patrols will be increasedthroughout the precinct.

Runaway fires, started by dis-carded cigarette buds, illegal firesand glass, is anaother seasonal haz-ard. The City’s 826 Fire and RescueServices personnel deal with morethan 8 000 fires every year, most ofwhich occur during summer. Forthat reason 120 seasonal fire fight-ers will be employed on a contractbasis during this period.

The City has budgeted R10,6 mil-lion for cleansing during the festiveseason, with more than 1 290 extracleaning staff.

Refuse removal will continue un-interrupted even on public holi-days, to ensure a clean city and tokeep tourists flocking back nextyear.

Toys onthe move

The annual ToyRun on Sunday27 November, in­volved thou­sands of motorcycle enthusi­asts cartingtoys from Gun­ners Circle in Ep­ping to the May­nardville OpenAir Theatre. Thetoys are donatedeach eyar to dis­advantaged chil­dren.

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(Proudly SA), The Manufac-turing Circle, and The NationalUnion of Metalworkers of SouthAfrica (NUMSA) announced thatthey will be collaborating on anumber of areas of common in-terest, chief of which will be thepromotion and development of athriving and competitive SouthAfrican economy.

The CEO of Proudly SA, LeslieSedibe, the Chairman of the Manu-facturing Circle, Stewart Jennings,and NUMSA General Secretary, Ir-vin Jim, signed a pledge outlininga policy of helping to increase de-mand for locally-produced productsand services by stimulating localprocurement. This pledge also en-visages advancing the country’soverall objective of skilled andsemi-skilled job creation opportu-nities.

Stewart Jennings says; “Once westarted interacting,wequickly real-ised that many common objectivesexisted. For isntance, there is theneed for a competitive currency tounderpin exports and the need toboost enterprise development. Weneed to understand the impact of il-legal imports on the South Africaneconomy. We need to udnerstand

the high cost of doing business asa result of municipal fees, portcharges, electricity prices and theincreasingly onerous terms oftrade. “Our common purpose is thedriving force that has enabled us tomove forward with this pledge,which is closely aligned to the re-cently-signed Local ProcurementAccord.”

Sedibe says “The South African

Government’s Preferential Pro-curement Regulations, recently in-troduced, provides the catalyst forus to combine forces with the com-mon objective of promoting the lo-cal economy so that South Africacan succeed.”

The Preferential ProcurementRegulations coincides with the Lo-cal Procurement Accord in whichthe Government has stated its com-

mitment to expand the value ofgoods and services it procures fromSouth African companies. Stand-ards for measurement and verifica-tion of local content will be agreed.

Companies represented by theManufacturing Circle and ProudlySA form the cornerstone of theSouth African economy.

The National Union of Metal-workers of South Africa’s General

Secretary, Irvin Jim, stated that,“Organised labour has expressedits commitment that goods andservices used by the union and allaffiliates, will be sourced locally.Consideration has been given to theestablishment of a procurementdesk that unions will use to ensurethe accurate identification of localsuppliers, while auditors will betasked with the verification of se-lected suppliers.”

Pan-African Investment and Re-search Services (PAIRS), whichcompiles the Manufacturing Cir-cle’s quarterly bulletin, recentlycompleted work on research to bet-ter understand the multiplier bene-fit of creating jobs in South Africaand supporting South African man-ufacturing.

Dr Iraj Abedian, CEO of PAIRS,the Economist and Independent Ad-visor to the Manufacturing Circlesaid, “Our research report hasshown that the manufacturing sec-tor remains a critical source of de-cent and sustainable job creation,with considerable positive multi-plier effects for economic diversifi-cation, fiscal benefits and favoura-ble balance of payments. South Af-rica has to take urgent andmeaningful steps to reverse the de-cline in the manufacturing sector.”

DISPLAY:From left is Stewart Jennings CEO of the Manufacturing Circle, Leslie Sedibe, CEO of Proudly South Africanand Irvin Jim, General Secretary of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa diplaying the pledge

World Aids Day book saleCAVENDISH Square will host a fund-rais-ing book sale in December in aid of HIV/Aids NGO Wola Nani.

The sale starts on Thursday 1 Decemberto mark World Aids Day and will run forfive days until Monday 5 December in thecentre forecourt on the lower ground floor.

The World Aids Day book sale will runin conjunction with Wola Nani’s pop-upshop in the centre, which is part of Cavend-ish Square’s larger involvement with theNGO.

Apart fromcrafts, homewareand fashionaccessories made by the women of the in-come generation programme of Wola Nani,

the pop-up shop will also stock more bookssold to benefit the organisation.

Wola Nani, which is Xhosa for “em-brace”, was established in 1994. The NGOoperates a variety of programmes to sup-port women, orphans and vulnerable chil-dren infected and affected by the HIV/Aidspandemic.

Well Read Books is a social enterprisethat facilitates the fund-raising book salesfor Wola Nani.

For more information, to volunteer yourservices or to donate books, CDs and DVDs,contact Mark on 083 342 2261 or (021)424 0497 or mark@wellread-books.com

The effects of La Niña, which means“the girl” in Spanish, are the oppositeof those experienced as a result of ElNiño (“the boy”).

El Niño/La Niña-Southern Oscilla-tion (ENSO) is a climate pattern with

a roughly five-year cycle. It is associ-ated with air surface temperaturesin the western Pacific, but the mech-anisms that cause the oscilation re-main under study. www.wikipe-dia.org

Burn up the stageTRINITY, at 15 Bennett Street inGreen Point, holds its Sunset Fire-flies Cape Songwriters Open MicJam Sessions every Tuesday from20:00.

Songwriters and musiciansfrom across the Mother City areinvited to take the stage.

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The theft happened between 13:00 and15:00 on Tuesday 22 November in a secu-rity block.

She says there are only two flats perfloor and both flats were broken into.She says it appears that a screwdriverwas used to force open her security gateand front door.

They gouged out her neighbour’s yalelock. She says besides her rings, theystole watches, laptops, an ipad, camera,perfume, and most of her daughter’s jew-ellery.

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BREATHING ROOM: Western CapePremier Helen Zille officially openedAloe Close Extension at PinewoodRetirement Village in Pinelands onTuesday 15 November. The villagewas established in 1994 and the Al­oe Close Assisted Living Complexwas completed in 2001. Due to anincreasing need the Pinewood Trustsubsequently built the double­storeyextension. A total of 30 assistedcare units, six sick bays and five ad­vanced care units have now beenadded. Yvonne Hart, of the Village,says Zille put her name on the wait­ing list some years ago and was reas­sured to see the list for herself. Zilleis pictured with Leon Kritzinger,Chairperson of Pinewood Trust. Photo:Supplied

STOLEN: This18ct yellowand whitegold three­in­line diamondring has threeEuropean cutdiamonds. Itwas stolen inKenilworth.

FATAL DROP: A third­yearCommerce student died inMowbray on Thursday 24November after he fell fromthe window of his sixth­floor room. According toUCT, early indications arethat he might have suffereda medical condition thatcaused him to become dis­oriented, resulting in thefall. “The student was do­ing very well academicallyand we do not believe he in­tentionally jumped fromthe window,” says GerdaKruger, executive directorof the Communications andMarketing Department atUCT. A post mortem will fol­low. UCT will also do itsown investigation into the circumstances of this death. This tragedy comes in the wake ofan incident last week when a first­year student died in his room, apparently at his own hand.Meanwhile, Jacqueline Hart­Davies, also of UCT, fell five storeys from her friend’s residence.She is recovering in hospital. Photo: Lulama Zenzile

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Funds will aid the Horse Care Unit in Grassy Park,which cares for abused, abandoned, sick and injuredhorses, ponies and donkeys.

The weekend event is co-sponsored by Abax Invest-ments and Mr and Mrs Jack Mitchell and family. Satur-day’s gymkhana starts at 09:00. Show-jumping starts at08:00 on Sunday. There will be a Christmas market,food stalls and children’s entertainment on both days.Endorsed by the Western Province Horse Society, theshow is open to riders of all ages. Cape riders considerit an excellent practice event for young riders and nov-ice horses. “It’s fun for riders and spectators alike,”says SPCA Events Manager Juan August who has or-ganised the last six SPCA Horse shows. “There is some-thing for everyone – from classes for riders aged 10 andyounger to the show jumping class for more experi-enced riders wanting to practice for future graded

events.” Entrance for spectators is free and a parkingfee of R30 will be charged per car. Cars with horse boxeswill have free entry. Contact Juan August on (021) 700-4180/41 or email events@spca-ct.co.za for programmedetails or to book a stand at the Christmas market.

HEADS UP: Tor Flack of Kenilworth riding Beau Du Jour with Robyn Fergus­son. Photo: Supplied

SPRUCED UP: Shea­Lee Tzamtzis of Mowbray with Ser­endipity. Photo: Supplied

Harfield street party - a festival of food and funHARFIELD Village held another successfulcarnival on Saturday 26 November. JamesFernie, chairperson of the Harfield Village As-sociation, says: “Susan Husk and Terry Kingdid an outstanding job in organising it. Not on-ly is it a huge amount of fun for residents, butthe Village Association generates significantfunding for us to spend on improvements in thevillage.”

PARTY HATS: What’s a carnival,without a hat?

WELCOME: This stall holder wel­comes guests with her gorgeoussmile.

SWEET TREATS: Beautifully decorated cupcakes tempt visitors.

IF DOGS COULD SPEAK: “Two big bites are al­ready gone...and me?” .

STREET PARTY: Harfield Village was packedwith visitors. Photos: Garyth Bevan

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THE ongoing debate about walkingdogs in public places, particularly onbeaches will result in the rules at eachbeach being reviewed.

Richard Bosman, Executive Director:Safety and Security, City of Cape Townsays there will be a formal public participa-tion process during the course of next year.A series of notices will be published in com-munity newspapers and on Subcouncil no-ticeboards.

A reader from Glencairn had taken upthe matter with Law Enforcement follow-ing an incident on Glencairn Beach.

The reader, who has a guest house andasked not to be named, says that guests hadbeen “severely harassed” by dogs on thebeach.

He says the signage at the entrance toGlencairn Beach is confusing. One signstates “No Dogs” and another sign states“Dogs on leads.”

He was subsequently told by a City ofCape Town Law enforcement officer thatGlencairn is traditionally a beach wheredogs were always allowed to run loose.

He says that he was told by Law Enforce-ment that dogs are not required to be onleads in public places, they must merely be“under control.”

However, Moyo Mqabuko Ndukwana, In-spectorate Manager at the Cape of GoodHope SPCA points to Section 6(h)(vi) of theAnimal Bylaw 2010 which states:

“No person shall permit any dog owned orkept by him or her to be in any public streetor public place except on a leash and undercontrol unless the dog is in an area designat-ed by the Council as a free running area.

Ndukwana says an example of a free run-ning area is Fish Hoek beach.

He notes that the SPCA’s focus is animalwelfare and not the enforcing of the bylaw.

Bosman responds that Glencairn Beachhas two formal entrances, which runs paral-lel to the railway tracks.

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signage board, with various pictograms de-picting that dogs are allowed, but their ex-crement must be picked up by the owner.

The pictograms do not imply the prohibi-tion of dogs,” says Bosman. Bosman referredto the same section of the Animal Bylaw 2010mentioned by Ndukwana.

Bosman says that the City’s Law Enforce-ment Officers enforce the law in relation towhat is stipulated by signage.

SPEAK OUT: Protesters outside Parliament make their voices heard regarding the Protec­tion of State Information Bill at Parliament on what became known as “Black Tuesday”.Hundreds of journalists, opposition groups, civic associations and activists, all clad in black,demonstrated against the controversial legislation. Photo: Adeeb Gamieldien

FREE SPIRITS: The Animal Bylaw 2010 statesthat dogs must be on a leash and under controlin any street or public place unless in an areadesignated as a free running area.

Photo: Teresa Fischer

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WITH the much anticipatedCape Town Minstrel Carni-

val around the corner, teams aregearing up to shine on stage andperform in the street, with one eyeon the coveted Carnival Trophy.

That winning feeling is quite famil-iar to the reigning champions, Penn-sylvania Crooning Minstrels fromHanover Park.

The team originated in DistrictSix, but was later re-established in1989 by the current owner, RichardStemmet, who also captains theteam.

Pennsylvanians have dominatedcarnival competitions for the lastdecade and a half, walking away withfirst prize in best marches, dress,singing, playing and jolling.

“We are very excited for the newseason to kick off and everybody isworking really hard to retain thattrophy,” says Stemmet.

The name, Pennsylvania CrooningMinstrels, reflects the influence ofAmerican minstrel troupes that vis-ited South Africa in the late nine-teenth century and were hugely pop-ular with people of all colours.

“This troupe is one of the oldestaround and has loads of history at-tached, so it’s a real honour for meto be a part of something that my fa-ther started way back in DistrictSix,” says Stemmet.

Isgak Wallace, 35, and RiedewaanAbrahams, 42, two dedicated mem-bers of the team, are the first to pur-chase their gear as soon as it goes onsale. Both said “there is no sport likeklopse.”

Every year the competition getsstronger, but the Pennsylvanians re-

main highly regarded within theminstrel community.

“People can say what they likeabout the team, but we managed towin that trophy for several years run-ning.

“The team grew bigger and better,showcasing extraordinary talent invarious age groups,” says Wallace.

“Playing in this troupe means a lot.This sport is much more than justdancing around in the street. Youmust have real talent in your team towalk away with the big prize,” saysAbrahams.

When asked about their chances ofwinning the 2012 Carnival Trophy,

they laughed and said: “For the lastfew years we were waiting to be chal-lenged by other teams. They are com-ing up, but they are not yet there, sowe don’t have to answer that ques-tion. But let’s wait until the battle be-gins.”

The competition is set for 2 Janu-ary, with the annual road marchthrough Darling Street, where allteams will be judged for presenta-tion, turning into Adderley, headingup Wale Street, through the historicBo-Kaap, turning into Rose Street,where they finish off and head to theAthlone Stadium to perform theirfirst items.

BEAT IT: The Pennsylvanians Crooning Minstrels in action at last year’s minstrelparade through Cape Town. Photos: Supplied

Be your own bossSMALL, medium and microenterprises account for about40% of South Africa’s grossdomestic product, and employmore than half of the privatesector work force. However,80% of small businesses failwithin the first five years. Ac-cording to the most recentGlobal EntrepreneurshipMonitor study, South Africalags far behind many develop-ing nations in terms of its en-trepreneurial activity levels.

The Western Cape is one ofthe most entrepreneuriallydynamic provinces in thecountry, but still contributesjust 14.4% to the country’sgross domestic product(GDP), partly due to the lackof entrepreneurial educationand infrastructure in the re-gion.

The Small Enterprise De-velopment Agency (Seda) nowaims to encouragemore entre-preneurial development with-in the Western Cape, with thelaunch of Seda Small Busi-ness Stars, a national busi-ness plan competition with aunique focus on entrepre-neurial education at a provin-

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The judging process willidentify 20 national businessidea

winners and 20 existingbusiness winners, all of whomwill receive their share ofmore than R400 000 in cash, aswell as laptops and Seda busi-ness support to the value of upto R60 000 each.

Special prizes will also bepresented to the best womanentrepreneur, the best youthentrepreneur, the best disa-bled entrepreneur and thebest “job-creating” entrepre-neur.

The competition is open toany South African citizenover the age of 18 with a busi-ness idea or existing smallbusiness.

Entries close on 31 January,2012.

For more information, visitwww.seda.org.za or follow Se-da Small Business Stars onTwitter or Facebook.

Martial music concertMILITARY music lovers takenote that the Army Band CapeTown will hold its annualyear-end Gala Concert on Fri-day 2 December in the CapeTown City Hall.

The concert starts at 19:30and tickets cost R30. Ticketswill be available at the door.

For details and tickets callJerome Mecloen on082 561 4539.

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Crime down, arrests upTHERE was good news again at the

agm of the Mowbray CommunityPolice Forum (CPF) on Monday 21 No-vember.

According to chairperson JonathanHobday the story is positive “in virtuallyevery category of crime and in virtuallyevery area, the story is positive.”

He said this was a credit to the teamat Mowbray police station and, in partic-ular, the officers running the Sector Po-licing operation.

According to the CPF, it Sector Polic-ing – in two sectors – that is making thedifference. There are generally four pa-trol vans active throughout the precinct24/7. “Police visibility is high and the re-sponse time is quick, often less than aminute. It also means that police officersare familiar with what is going on in theprecinct and have developed excellentcrime prevention strategies,” said Hob-day. He thanked Lieutenant ColonelMayla Dyers, Mowbray station com-mander and her team for their “outstand-ing” work this year.

Hobday says the police have been ablyassisted by various other agencies suchas the Metro Police and Traffic Police.ADT is “omnipresent” and Groote Schu-ur Community Improvement District(GSCID) has made a significant contribu-tion over the year.

Hobday paid special tribute to theGSCID’s operational manager, CharlBrooks, and his team for the work theyhave done.

Hobday went on to highlight four prob-lem areas: the homeless, subways, moun-tain safety and certain neighbourhoodwatches.

Regarding the homeless, he says theprecinct continues to wrestle with theproblem of the homeless, who continueto grow in numbers. Hobday says thereare valid concerns that many of thehomeless are involved in crime. “This is

not a problem that can be dealt with bysimply rounding up the people sleepingin the streets.” He said there had to be anintegrated and compassionate approachinvolving law enforcement as well as so-cial welfare agencies.

However, he said it also required theco-operation of the public. “Residentsmust learn to stop giving any food, mon-ey, clothing, blankets, etc. Instead, theymust refer homeless people and beggarsto the appropriate agencies and pro-grammes tasked with assisting these un-fortunate people.

Regarding subways, which Hobdaycalled “prime hunting grounds for crimi-nals,” he said they were widely used, es-pecially by the elderly, students andschoolchildren. They remained a causefor concern.

He said that the owners of these sub-ways, mainly the City Council, but alsoMetrorail, needed to do more to ensuresafer subways.

Another area of vulnerability in thecommunity, according to Hobday, is Ta-ble Mountain. “We are shocked that, inspite of stepped-up and constant patrols,the muggings continue. It is vital to or-ganise greater resistance, and greater se-curity. This precious asset, our moun-tain, is being held hostage by criminalspreying on unsuspecting hikers.”

Finally, regarding neighbourhoodwatches, he said the CPF was conernedthat some of the watches were “less thanfully active and organised.” He said itwas clear from crime statistics that ac-tive watches made a big difference to thelevels of crime. “At the moment, ourgreatest concern is for the Little Mow-bray areas.

“I would like to urge residents of LittleMowbray to become better organised.Crime is on the increase in Little Mow-bray and, without the support of the com-munity, the police task of containingcrime is so much more difficult.”

Page 8 People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch GENERAL Tuesday 29 November 2011

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 8 December 2011at 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 Chamber,and therefore seats will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Should you wish toattend the meeting you are requested to contact Ms A Curtis on 021 400 3342 between09:00-16:00. All requests for attendance must be received byno later than a day before the meeting. You will be required toprovide your surname, initials and contact telephone number.Visitors are kindly requested to be seated by 09:30.

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER

Local foosballer needshelp to get to World CupTAURIQ HASSEN

WITH fierce concentra-tion, a local woman

stares down at her foosballtable, manoeuvring play-ers on a stick and ending upon top of the pile.

Aminah Batchelor, 20, ofMaitland excelled at theSouth African FoosballChampionship in Johannes-burg in September. Batchelortook first place in the doublesand second in the singles cat-egories and qualified for nextyear’s Foosball World Cup inFrance.

Batchelor first grabbedhold of the rods last year,when she started playing so-cially at her college. Soon shemoved to a local pool loungein Athlone, where profession-al foosball players spotted hertalent.

“I just started playing nor-mally against these peopleand then they asked me tojoin them at the SA Champsand that’s how it all started,”says Batchelor.

However, lack of moneycan end Batchelor’s dream oftaking part in the FoosballWorld Cup.

“I would really like to goand represent my country atthis World Cup, but unfortu-nately I am not able to fundmy trip,” says Batchelor.

Batchelor needs R25 000 to

make her dream come true,which would cover air fare,food, kit, visa and insurance.

“This trip would mean somuch to me, because I alreadyproved I could be a force inSouth Africa and would real-ly like to see what I am capa-ble of on the internationalstage,” she says.

The Foosball World Cup in

France kicks off on 5 Januarynext year, but players are re-quired to book and enter thetournament weeks beforethen.

Sponsors interested in as-sisting Batchelor can contacther on (021) 510 3851 or083 597 4834.

SHE SHOOTS, SHE SCORES: Aminah Batchelor in action at theSouth African Foosball Championship. Photo: Supplied

Have your cake and eat itThe Lions Club of Groote Schuur are sell-ing their famous Christmas cakes again.Price per cake is R65. Place your order

now to avoid disappointment. For moreinformation contact Lion Pam MacRob-ert on 083 454 2188.

Burn up the stageHANRIE BOSCH

“IT means a lot for a 59-year-old man toget back into music and have the chanceto perform. With a family and all thatjazz, there was no time for music, but nowI am getting back into it and playing ona stage. Its great!”

Paul Prins was the opening act on Tues-day evening, and he is still clearly in aweof getting back in touch with his music.

After circumstances left him bed-rid-den for eight weeks with nothing but aguitar, he found his passion, and has nowbeen playing his own compsitions atTrinity almost every Tuesday for the pasttwo months.

His bluesy style echoes through thedownstairs area to an appreciativecrowd.

The Sunset Fireflies Cape Songwritersopen mic jam sessions started six monthsago and has given budding artists, andthose getting back in touch with a longlost love, the chance to showcase theiroriginal songs, with the occasional coverthrown in for flavour.

Situated in the five-storey Trinity club

in Bennett Street, Green Point, artistsfrom across the Cape flock to the venueon Tuesday nights to show what they arecapable of.

Event organiser and singer-songwrit-er, Peter John Blackwell started the ses-sions to givebuddingartists a “consistentplatform to perform on a high class soundsystem and to give them exposure in thelimelight.”

Of course, you have to be good to gracethe stages of Trinity, and Blackwell per-sonally listens to demo tapes and decideswho hits the right notes.

“Over 120 acts have performed, and Ihelp to promote those acts that I reallylike, using my years in the music indus-try to help upcoming artists,” says Black-well.

Old, young, pop rock, jazz, funk, bluesand anything in between is welcome andaudiences never quite know what to ex-pect. This makes for interesting and ec-lectic evenings of four to eight artists.

Anybody who would like to performcan contact Blackwell on 082 2567 656 orhead down to Trinity to see what it is allabout.

SOOTHING SOUNDS: Alan White and Es­telle Mills take to the stage with their origi­nal music. Photo: Christiaan Liebenberg

MUSICAL MUSE: First time performer,Carla Conradie, at the Sunset FirefliesCape Songwriters open mic jam sessions.

Photo: Christiaan Liebenberg

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Bellville Library

Central Library

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10:30 Handwerk in die Kunssentrum - Kom maak geskenk-etikette & blink kersversierings

10:30 Handwerk in die Kunssentrum - Kom maak jou eietowenaarshoed en mantel kaartjie

10:30 Kulkunstenaarsvertoning in ouditorium10:30 Ons hou partytjie! Trek aan soo 'n towenaar en wen 'n

prys10:00 Gratis poppekas vertoning in die ouditorium10:00 DVD's word daagliks in Kinderafdeling gewys10:00 DVD's word daagliks in Kinderafdeling gewys10:00 DVD's word daagliks in Kinderafdeling gewys10:00 DVD's word daagliks in Kinderafdeling gewys

Christmas Figures with play doughSeniors Party3D Movie ExtravaganzaFunday - Music, Games, PartyArts & Crafts - Christmas Cards

Read me a story and colouring inPuppet ShowCome and Play will entertain the childrenIziko Museum will be having an exhibitionReading competition for Grade 2's

11:00-13:00 Storytelling & Write a letter to Santa11:00-13:00 Bingo12:30-14:30 Storytelling and Christmas Craft11:00-13:00 Games11:00-13:00 Storytelling and "How to make an Angel" craft

activity11:00-15:00 Christmas movie12:30-14:30 Storytelling and Decorating an angel craft activity11:00-13:00 Decorating the Christmas treeTime TBC Storytelling, singing Christmas carols and a surprisevisit from Santa

14:30-15:15 pm Puppet Show - Christmas Rose 4 - 11 years14:30-15:30 pm Craft: Pinata Building 4 - 11 years14:30-15:30 pm Craft: Paper Aeroplane Races 4 -11 years10:30 am Craft: Make angels, stars and Father Christmas

14:00 Movies14:00 Outdoor games14:00 Treasure Hunt14:00 Colouring/Face painting14:00 Christmas stories

UNLESS STIPULATED, PLEASE REFER TO THE LIBRARY FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE DATES/TIMES OF ACTIVITY

Durbanville Library

Goodwood Library

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Elsies River Library

Gordon's Bay Library

Fisantekraal Library

Hangberg Library

Kommetjie Library

Kloof Street Library

Macassar Library

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Kensington Library

Lansdowne Library

Mfuleni Library

Koeberg Library

Lwandle Library

Milnerton Library

10:30 Table Mountain10:30 Aquarium10:30 Gardens and Museum10:30 The beach

11:00-13:00 pm Make your own pencil case11:00-13:00 pm Fun and creative dance11:00-13:00 pm Safety tips for a safe holiday11:00-13:00 pm A Christmas story

Bomani Meerkat Puppet Show

11:00 Albany Bread visits the library. Find out how bread ismade

11:00 Make Christmas decorations for the Christmas tree11:00 Scrapbookin adventure! Bring 3 photos of yourself, your

family or pets11:00 Puppet Show! Come and join in the adventures of

“Bomani Meerkat" and friends

10:00-11:00 am Stories & Art: Finger painting10:00-11:00 am Stories & Art: Clay sculpture10:00-11:00 am Stories & Craft: Festive theme10:00-11:00 am Stories & Craft: Starting the year

10:00-13:00 Craft: Christmas Cards10:00-13:00 Storytelling10:00-13:00 Craft: Fabric Painting10:00-13:00 Game: Pick-a-Box10:00-13:00 Craft: Gift Boxes10:00-13:00 Puppet Show10:00-13:00 Craft: Photo Frames10:00-13:00 Game: Bingo10:00-13:00 Movies

Craft workshop: Paper beadsCraft workshop: Plastic containersCraft with toilet holdersChristmas / Craft14:30-15:30 pm Craft: Build a big pirate ship together

10:00 am Christmas singalong, storytime and fun 3 years andup

10:00 am Storytime and crafts - make your own Christmascracker 4 years and up

10:00 am Storytime and crafts session 4 years and up

10 - 3pm College of Magic - Magic Show10 - 3pm Face painting, jumping castle, etc10 - 3pm Storytelling, postermaking10 - 12cm Christmas cards making

Treasure hunt

15:30 pm Puppet Show 4 - 7 years

10:30 am Pic-a-Box Show10:30 am Puppet Show10:30 am Arts & Crafts

11:00 am Painting11:00 am Jumping Castle11:00 am Blue Ribbon11:00 am 10711:00 am Christmas Cards11:00 am DVD and Storytelling

Bomani the Meerkat & other stories Puppet Show

Movie DayStorytelling Sessions x 2Arts and Crafts for two groups age 9 and 5Program (Safety during Festive Season)Outside Indegenous GamesChristmas Decoration/Closure

11:00-13:00 pm Fun Xmas craft activity - making Christmas hatsand cards

11:00-13:00 pm Come and play - jumping castle, face painting,board games, etc.

11:00-13:00 pm Craft: making Christmas decorations11:00-13:00 pm Christmas craft with recycled items

LIBRARIES: DECEMBER HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES

HOLIDAY GUIDEHOLIDAY GUIDESUMMERSUMMER

Slave bell to ring out Gar­den hoursTHE Company’s Garden in Queen VictoriaStreet will remain open until 20:30 everyday from the beginning of the school holi-days on Saturday 10 December untilWednesday 29 February 2012.

This will allow residents and visitors achance to enjoy the long summer days inthis beautiful and tranquil setting withinthe CBD.

“The Garden is an ideal setting for awalk or a relaxing picnic on the lawns inthe cool evening air,” says the City’s May-oral Committee Member for CommunityServices, Councillor Tandeka Gqada.

The tradition of ringing the memorial‘slave bell’ to signal the Garden’s closingtime will also be revived.

The bell, which stands near the aviaryin the Company’s Garden, is in fact the old

Town Hall bell that was rung in the eventof a fire.

It dates back to 1855.In the late 1920s it was moved to the Com-

pany’s Garden and hung on a bell towermodelled after the tower in the grounds ofStellenbosch’s Elsenburg AgriculturalCollege.

This ‘slave bell’ will ring out the extend-ed opening hours during the Festive Sea-son.

The Company’s Garden restaurant willalso stay open later from Saturday 10 De-cember to Sunday 15 January 2012 and mu-sicians will provide light entertainment inthe evenings during this period.

Renowned violin teacher, Maria Botha,will kick off the musical entertainmentschedule with a bang on Sunday 11 Decem-

ber.Botha runs a violin teaching project

with the Cape Philharmonic Orchestraand will bring her group of students fromNyanga, Gugulethu and Cape Town to playan informal session near the restaurant at17:00.

The students will be conducted by violinteachers from France and Canada, who arein Cape Town for a violin workshop.

Safety in the Company’s Garden is as-sured by the 24-hour private security per-sonnel who patrol the area, as well asCCTV cameras positioned in strategic lo-cations.

City Law Enforcement Officers will alsobe at hand to conduct regular patrols until20:00.

A natural experience with Meridian hikersENJOY the wonders of nature by setting offon a scenic hike with Meridian Hiking Club.

. On Saturday 3 December, the group willbe exploring the Baskloof Private Nature Re-serve near Scarborough and participants arewarned to expect the unexpected. Booking isessential and opens on Monday 28 Novemberand closes Friday 2 December.

Email karen.watkins1@gmail.com.. On Saturday 3 December, enjoy a day of

relaxing, easy walking as the club visits theDale Brook rock pool, where participants

can also swim and have a picnic.Contact Iona on 082 498 0027. On Sunday 4 December, enjoy the beauti-

ful views of the Fish Hoek bay area for a runon the Elsies Peak Trail. This activity is notfor the unfit.

Contact Victoria on 082 295 4451 orwillsome434@gmail.com.

. Also on Sunday 4 December, visit Bonte-berg at the Cape Point Nature Reserve andexperience the freedom of walking on thebeach and vlei.

Bring your Wild Card and meet the organ-isers at the gate promptly at 09:00.

Enquiries can be made before Friday 2 De-cember to karen.watkins1@gmail.com.

. Take part in a midweek sunset hikealong the cable car route. A different routewill be selected every week.

The hike will be about two and a half hourslong, and will be between 17:30 and 21:30.

Email mareascott@meridian.org.za onMonday 5 December to confirm on which daythe walk will take place.

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LIBRARIES: DECEMBER HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES

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Rocklands Library

Southfield Library

Rylands Library

Scottsdene Library

Tafelsig Library

Valhalla Park Library

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Table View Library

Wynberg Library

Tokai Library

Woodstock Library

Fun time with crayons/Face paintVideo timeMake a BookmarkMake your own bookVideo timeStorytelling timeGet ready for school

9:30-10:00 am Arts & Crafts10:00-10:30 am Finger Painting11:00-12:00 pm Safeline9:00-9:30 am Story telling10:00-10:30 am Puppet Show11:00-12:00 pm Book Wizards9:00-9:30 am Substance abuse programme10:00-11:00 Children's Arts exhibition11:30-12:00 pm Drama & Educational block buster12:30-13:00 pm Goldilocks & the three bears9:00-10:00 am Chess: Queens Gambit & Vienna defence 10-17

years12:00-13:00 Introduction to chess 4 - 9 years13:00-14:00 Christmas show! Prize giving

Pick-a-boxBowling and ChessWally 107

14:00-16:00 pm Arts and Crafts - making Christmas cards14:00-16:00 pm Talent Show14:00-16:00 pm Outdoor games14:00-16:00 pm DVD show

Come and Play (Sport, Recreation & Amenities Department)Wally 101MovieWaste WiseCraftChristmas CraftsDecorate for Christmas PartyChristmas PartyBack to school CraftsCome and Play (Sport, Recreation & Amenities Department)Waste WiseBack to school CraftsWoolworths visit

15:00 Magic show11:30-12:30 Christmas Craft ActivityChristmas storytime14:00-15:00 Arts and Craft with Recycling

14:00 - 15:00 Craft activities on Monday & Thursday dependingon number of children

14:00 - 15:00 DVD show every Friday

Puppet showCraft: Christmas cardCraft: Paper craft

10-11 am Craft activity Paint and print gift wrap 4 - 9 years10-11 am Craft activity Paint and print gift cards and tags 4 - 9

years10:15-11 am Storytime 2 - 4 years10:15-11 am Storytime 2 - 4 years10-11 am Craft activity Back to school craft15:45-16:45 pm Storyhour 4 - 8 years10-11 am Craft activity Back to school craft15:45-16:45 pm Storyhour 4 - 8 years

Awareness on Child AbuseFace PaintingStory Telling and readingGames & PuzzlesVideos and GamesDrawingChristmas Gifts

Make your own X-mas cards/decorationsMake your own Snowman in a bottleStorytime/VideosHelp decorate the Children's LibraryFun time with crayons/VideosGame show - pick a bookMake your own wrapping paperTreasure hunt - find the bookCome sing and dance - showVideo timeMake your own 2012 crackerVideo timeSaying goodbye to 2011Video timeMake your own calendarMake your own pen holder

Meadowridge Library

Pinelands Library

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Observatory Library

Philippi East Library

Ocean View Library

Ravensmead Library

12:30 pm Safeline 6 - 9 years14:00-15:00 Safeline 10 - 14 years12:00 pm Christmas tree crafts11:00-12:00 pm Puppet Show12:00 pm Christmas tree Decorating10:00 am Healthy Living is Fun10:00 am The Big Stomp10:00 am The Great food mystery12:00 pm Christmas card making12:00 pm Arts and Grafts10:00-11:00 am Puppet Show12:00 am Reading Games12:00 am Story Hour

10:00-12:00 Recycling: Making toys from old plastic andcardboard 5 - 16 years

10:00-12:00 Make curtains for the library with plastic lids, and agift

10:00-12:00 Make a gift for your mother/father/grandmotherusing an old shirt

10:00-12:00 Join our Libknit Club, we have members from 5 -15 years

10:30-10:30 am Musical Mayhem: Bring favourite instrumentand make music

14:00-15:00 pm Cut out Christmas tree decorations11:00-12:00 pm Decorate Christmas cookies15:00 pm Come and sings Christmas carols in Xhosa and

English12:00-13:00 pm Come and join for a Christmas party

10:30 am Fun Games "Puzzles, Twister, Bingo etc."10:30 am Colour-in your favourite cartoon characters10:30 am Arts & Crafts "Making Christmas cards"10:30 am Library Theatre "Movies”

Craft: Making pencil caddy using tin cans & wrapping paperCraft: Make a wallclock using vinyl records & wrapping paperCraft: Make your own X-mas gift-bags using brownpaper-bags,paint, crayons, etcEncourage healthy eating habits-make delicious fruit kebabswith a yoghurt, lemon & honey dip

14:00-15:00 Wally 107 visits14:00-15:00 Waterwise: Water safety for children10:30-11:30 Handicrafts12:45-13:45 Puppet show

HOLIDAY GUIDEHOLIDAY GUIDESUMMERSUMMER

MyCiTi introduces newsmartcard fare systemCOMMUTING has just been made easi-er with the introduction of the mycon-nect smartcard for the MyCiTi publictransport system. Paper tickets willcontinue to be sold for two months tocreate an overlap period during thetransition phase from a paper-basedsystem to a smartcard system.

As the myconnect card is rolled out overthe next year, customers will benefit froma range of “transit products” that makeprovision for monthly and weekly users,as well as discounts for specific users suchas learners and pensioners.

Myconnect cards are available at the Ta-ble View and Civic Centre station kiosks.

The process of converting MyCiTi froma cash and paper-based system to an elec-tronic, cashless fare system will be com-pleted by the end of January 2012.

Loading value on your myconnect cardis as easy as topping up your cellphone air-

time or pre-paid electricity.Passengers can participate in a trial pe-

riod for the myconnect card till Friday 9December.

It would be advisable to get a myconnectcard before the paper tickets are complete-ly phased out, to avoid queues. When theswitchover from paper tickets happensyou’ll have an easier ride, when all passen-gers on a MyCiTi bus will have to have amyconnect card.

There is a issuing fee of R20 for eachcard.

The myconnect card is a bank card is-sued by ABSA and bank fees will becharged.

However, there are no additional feecharged when the card is used to pay forfares on the MyCiTi system.

For more information about MyCiTiservices, see www.capetown.gov.za/myci-ti or call the Transport Information Centreon 0800 65 64 63.

Nik Rabinowitz at the BaxterNIK Rabinowitz’s Thursday 15 Decembershow at the Baxter will be in aid of GlendaleHome. Asked if he has ever had a stalker, Rab-inowitz said, “Well, I have a Jewish mother.

So that’s like having a stalker for life.” SeeRabinowitz and have a good laugh in aid ofcharity. Tickets are R180 from the office on(021) 712 0270.

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Darwin LectureYou are invited to attend

a FREE lecture on

Wednesday December 7, 2011by

Professor Alan MorrisDepartment of Human Biology,

Faculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Cape Town

CSI meets Darwin:When perceptionsof race clash withforensic science

Venue: New Learning Centre,Health Sciences Campus,University of Cape Town,Medical Faculty,Anzio Road, Observatory

Time: 5:30pm for 6pm

RSVP: fran@hippocommunications.com021 557 0246before Monday 5 December

PRIMA BALLERINAS: Cele­brating the 15th anniversa­ry of Ballet at St Cyprian’sSchool, as well as the140th birthday of theSchool, the annual St Cypri­an’s ballet production bydance teacher Susan deMoyencourt will take placein the school hall (GorgeRd, Oranjezicht), on Friday2 December at 16:30, andon Saturday 3 December at19:00. A varied, quirky pro­gramme with 160 dancersfrom pre­school to adult, itwill feature a retrospectivecollage of favourite ballets. Pictured above are 22 senior dancers performing as Snowflakesfrom the Nutcracker. There are spectacular costumes, and a wide range of music from Han­del to boogie woogie. Tickets are on sale at the School Clothing Shop from 9am each day,and at the door, costing R75 per adult, and R40 per child. Photo: Gavin Furlonger

Friday 2 DecemberRondebosch: The Rondebosch CPF and Sur-vivors of Crime invites families to join themat the Carols by Candlelight picnic in theRondebosch Park, at the corner of Sandownand Campground Roads. The service beginsat 19:00. Food stalls and coffee will be on saleand the children will be able to run aroundsafely and have fun. Bring your picnic bas-ket, blanket or chairs. Please tell your neigh-bours and friends. Contact Pam 079 066 1677.

Saturday 3 DecemberNewlands: Annual Volunteer Wildfire Serv-ices Open Day at Newlands Firebase, off theM3 from 09:00 until 16:00. Helicopter and fire-fighting displays, food stalls, exhibitions,best-dressed “fire-kid” competition. Visitwww.vws.co.za for further information.

Saturday 3 DecemberClaremont: Bethany Fellowship Church inLansdowne Road monthly mini-market from

09:00 until 14:00. There will be a tea garden,boerewors, food, cakes, konfyt, books, bric-a-brac, craft, clothing, jumping castle andmore. Stalls available at R20. Phone (021)671 9400 or 074 330 7052.

Saturday 3 DecemberKenilworth: The Menngos Piccolo MondoHolistic Market special Ubuntu market dayat Novalis Ubuntu Institute at 39 RosmeadAve 3/12 will be between 10:00 and 16:00.

There will be healing treatments, naturaland holistic products, organic eggs, herbs,cheese, chocolate, raw food, lemon cordials,delectable food, cakes, handcrafted gifts andmore. Phone (021) 761 2373.

Sunday 4 DecemberPinelands: Carols by Candlelight service atPinelands Congregational Church, 3 NerineAvenue at 1930. Phone (021) 531 1400.

Tuesday 6 DecemberClaremont: Community Police Forum AGMat 18:00 at Saint Ignatius Catholic ChuchHall, on the corner of Wade and Greenwoodroads. Phone Karen Bailey on (021) 674 0639.

Wednesday 7 DecemberRondebosch: The Symphony Choir of CapeTown with conductor Alexander Fokkenspresents a Christmas celebration at the Unit-

CALENDAR MUTTS:Uitsig Animal Res­cue Centre is rais­ing funds for town­ship animal sterili­sations. This is theonly way to curb thesuffering, illnessand starvation en­dured by unwantedanimals, accordingto the Centre. Thedesign and printingof the calendarswas donated and allfunds raised go to­ward the Sterilisa­tion Fund. UitsigAnimal Rescue Cen­tre aims to sterilise 2000 animals in 2012. Calendars are R100 each. Please contactDi 082 375 8299 or Terry 082 784 4315 for collection/delivery. Or help a townshipdog by donating new or used collars and leashes and help get rid of the chains on town­ship dogs. visit www.uitsig.org.za Photo: Supplied

Sponsor a Senior ChristmasTHE Parkhaven Home for the Aged in Wyn-berg is looking for a sponsor for their end-of-year Christmas party.

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parts of Cape Town, they hope to have theparty on 11 December.

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Sunday 11December

Rondebosch: HomeBirth Gathering atErin Hall in ErinRoad from 14:00 until16:00. Two new birthstories will beshared.

Thursday 15December

Rondebosch: Glen-dale Home hostsstand-up commedianNik Rabinowitz atthe Baxter ConcertHall.

Tickets are R180per person. This fun-draiser is being heldinstead of the FishBraai, so the organis-ers rely on the com-munity’s support tomake this a financialsuccess.

Contact the officeon (021) 712 0270 fortickets.

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Walkingthrough timeTHEhistoricBijouCinema inObserv-atory is opening its doors to the publicyet again.

Meet the diverse artists that now oc-cupy this space on Saturday 3 Decem-ber 2011 from 11:00 until 23:00.

A wide range of art - from paintingto performances, sculpture to artists’books - is on show.

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There will be food stalls, cash bars,musicians and street art by Mak1one,Black Koki and others. Conrad Hicksis also launching his first shop withart and utensils.

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The Bijou is on the corner of LowerMain Road and Cole streets in Ob-servatory.

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Aim for zeroAS the world commemorates World Aids Dayon 1 December, South Africa sets itself a newtarget to attain a zero rate of new infections.

SA is said to have the fastest growing HIVinfection rate in the world, with 1800 peoplebecoming infected every day.

However, in the next few decades we couldsee a turn-around, provided we adopt theright collective approach.

A zero-new-infection rate was the interna-tional challenge posed by the United Nations.

At the core is an education drive that tar-gets the most most vulnerable.

South Africa has come a long way in fight-ing the Aids pandemic.

While there is still rampant stigma and dis-crimination against those battling the dis-ease, South Africans now enjoy free Anti Ret-roviral Treatment at many primary healthcare facilities.

In September, Social Development Minis-ter Bathabile Dlamini stressed the impor-tance of zero deaths, zero discrimination andzero new infections as a platform to deter-mine our policies in fighting the pandemic.

But, in truth, it is not just the government’sfight, but the responsibility of each of us.

To ensure victory over HIV/Aids, it is vitalthat the ignorance, fear and prejudice againstthose who fight the virus be eradicated.

Only then will treatment campaigns andpreventative strategies be best implementedto yield tangible results.

Success in the future relies on early educa-tion campaigns.

HIV/Aids prevention should be a mandato-ry cornerstone of high school education, sothat the future adult population can entertheir adult lives knowing the risks and the re-alities of living with the disease.

Parents and community leaders have equalroles to play.

The battle is far from won, but we are mak-ing positive steps in the right direction.

This World Aids Day, acknowledge that vic-tory is up to each of us.

Page 16 People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch LETTERS Tuesday 29 November 2011

Shrieks or old age ghosts?“How rare to find old age and happinessin one,” stated Seneca in Hercules. Howfrivolous and damning of one residentwho recalls a string of alleged horrendousevents which allegedly took place yearsago, yet is totally unperturbed by blaringmusic which emanates from the block shelives in (“Noisy hostel disturbs peace,”People’s Post, 15 November 2011).

She has the audacity to claim that stu-dents “allegedly” bought liquor from the“dial a drink” van, but she did not, at anystage, report the illegal trading.

But then, of course, she happily acceptsthe whoring that transpires regularly onthe same corner. However, the housemother, who allegedly “shrieks,” did!Why is it that the majority of decent, eld-erly people are happy with Abbots youth?

Recently three students faced thugs onseparate occasions, with one being forcedat knife-point to go to the nearby ATM.But of course, this ever-vigilant, peace-loving lady saw nothing, even though italso took place near her flat.

The other anonymous resident who“constantly complains” has on occasionmet with Abbots’ staff, myself and stu-dents to discuss issues. However, theyouth, according to him, must behave andact like middle ages recluses! And, of

course, when one hangs out of a window,surveying and looking for anything tocomplain about, paranoia sets in. Was itnot this very person who took a studentto court, when it turned out the youngsterhad been absent at the time of the allegedincident?

Incidentally, the caretaker of the flatsin which he lives generally hears and seesnothing, but is harassed by this tenant. Fi-nally, strangely enough, Abbotts has en-gaged the services of a security guard. Heremains as baffled as us all when it is stat-ed that strange persons are creepingaround the premises, that blaring noise orghastly shrieks pierce the silence of thenight. Even the CCTV cameras havefailed to pick up the sinister intruders.

I maintain that the frivolous com-plaints are a sign that the youthfulness oflife has long departed from some, and thedreadful fate of old age rapidly approach-es.

Admittedly there are youthful escapesnow and again. Just walk in the streets,go to office blocks, business premises, infact anywhere and see the reaction ofadults when greeting, laughing, jokingand so on. I rest my case.D BEELDERSVasco

Carthorse killers are monstersI HOPE the barbarians who inflicted thatabuse and agony on their carthorse die an ag-onizing, slow death one day and that theyhave a miserable life until then. That articleupset me to the point of not being able tosleep at night. (“Mr Lonely driven to death,”People’s Post, 22 November 2011)

It is obvious what their intention was, todrive the poor animal to a state of sheer ex-haustion so that it would not be able to resistthem castrating it, although your articledoes not state this. They did not want to payavet to do theoperationunder general anaes-thetic as per normal, or to bother contactinga welfare organization for financial help. Astallion is a dangerous animal to confine, un-less you have the proper expertise and facili-ties. Yet the owner could pay R3 000 bail toavoid jail?

After their botched attempt to castrate thepoor wretched animal, it was simply left todie in agony. Are these people classified ashuman beings?

No, they fall under the “monster” catego-ry, along with rapists, child-molesters, mur-derers, satanists and such.

Why don’t carthorse owners simply buy anold car? A horse doesn't cost five cents to“run” and it is a beautiful, sensitive and no-ble creature. These people always have con-tacts to repair cars, and retread tyres, etc –why do they need to subject horses to reck-less drivers, blistering long hot summers,and improper care? I wish the worst deathfor the evil sadists who tortured “Mr Lone-ly.”OUTRAGED ANIMAL-LOVERMarina da Gama.

Other factors also cause crashesIN response to the letter written by KeithBlake (22 November 2011): Speed, ofcourse, kills.

So do idiots who drive without licenses,drive in unroadworthy cars, overtake onsolid white lines, go through red trafficlights, hoping the oncoming driver willswerve to avoid them, overtaking in theemergency lane.

How many times has the excuse beenmade, by a driver who had caused a hor-rendous accident, that his brakes failed.The brake repair companies must rubtheir hands in glee.

Another example; the number of busesand taxis transporting passengers overlong distances have, over the last year,been taken off the road for all sorts of rea-sons, other than speed.Most of ournation-al roads are in excellent condition withvarious signs notifying the driver when,among others, the roads are wet, a sharpbend is coming up, a blind rise.

I feel a large percentage of drivers, ei-ther don’t understand the road signs ordon’t care.NONA PHILLIPSClaremont

Invest in South African goodsAS the holidays approach, the giant Asianfactories are kicking into high gear to pro-vide us with monstrous piles of cheaplyproduced goods, merchandise produced atthe expense of South African labour.

This year will be different.This year South Africans will give the

gift of genuine concern for other South Af-ricans. There is no longer an excuse that,at gift giving time, nothing can be foundthat is produced by South African hands.

Yes, there is plenty.It’s time to think outside the box, people.

Who says a gift needs to fit in a shirt box,wrapped in Chinese produced wrappingpaper?

Everyone, yes everyone gets their haircut.

How about gift certificates from your lo-cal hair salon or barber?

Gym membership?Who wouldn’t appreciate getting their

car valet’d?Small, South African-owned car washes

would love to sell you a gift certificate ora book of gift certificates.

Are you one of those extravagant giverswho think nothing of plonking down thecash on a Chinese-made flat-screen? Per-haps that grateful gift receiver would likehis driveway fixed, or lawn mowed for thesummer, or roofwaterproofedandpainted.

There are a Gazillion owner-run restau-rants all offering gift certificates. And, ifyour intended isn’t the fancy eatery sort,what about a half dozen breakfasts at thelocal breakfast joint. Remember, folks, thisisn’t about big National chains, this isabout supporting your home town SouthAfrican with their financial lives on theline to keep their doors open.

How many people couldn’t use an oilchange for their car, truck or motorbike,done at a shop run by a South Africanworking guy?

Thinking about a heartfelt gift for mom?

Mom would love the services of a localcleaning lady for a day.

My computer could do with an upgrade,and I know I can find some young guy whois struggling to get his repair business upand running.

Okay, you were looking for somethingmore personal. Local crafts people aregreat. They make jewellery, pottery, knit-ted stuff, Teddy Bears, paintings and homepreserves etc.

Plan your holiday outings at local, own-er operated restaurants and leave yourserver a nice tip. And, how about going outto see a play or ballet at your hometowntheatre.

Musicians need love too, so find a venueshowcasing local bands.

Honestly, people, do you really need tobuy another ten thousand Chinese lightsfor the house? When you buy a R50 stringof lights, about fifty cents stays in the com-munity. If you have those kinds of bucksto burn, leave the mail man, trash guy orbaby-sitter a nice BIG tip.

You see, Christmas is no longer aboutdraining South African pockets so thatChina can build another glittering city.Christmas is now about caring about us,encouraging small businesses tokeepplug-ging away to follow their dreams. And,when we care about other South Africans,we care about our communities, and thebenefits come back to us in ways wecouldn’t imagine. This should be the newSouth African Christmas tradition.

Forward this to everyone on your mail-ing list, post it to discussion groups, throwup a post in your local newspaper in theRants and Raves section, your radio sta-tions and TV news departments. This is arevolution of caring about each other, andisn’t that what Christmas is about?

Buy South African, be South African.The job you save might be your own.UGU CARLINI

Idols winner hits the right notesI WAS saw the stage show This is my Life star-ring SA Idols winner, Karin Kortje, support-ed by the multi-talented Louqmaan Adams,at the Baxter Theatre.

A visibly leaner Karin has come of age inher rendition of a candid and heart-wrench-ing account of her humble journey from therural town of Grabouw.

She gives an honest account of her tumul-tuous and stormy relationship with ex-boy-friend, convicted killer Cheslyn Williams,while belting out a repertoire of songs in thegenre of Tina Turner. With multiple costumechanges and hairstyles to match, Kortje sailsthrough each song with ease and high-ener-gy gusto, demanding several standing ova-

tions, culminating in Shirley Bassey’s This ismy Life.

Kortje has great stage presence and vocalprowess to match. She was backed by a slick9-piece band, the Elginaires. Speaking in hermother tongue, Afrikaans, tells the story ofher musical career, starting from the age of8 at the local Grabouw church, to the tribula-tions that nearly doomed her singing career.She has ‘come clean’ and director, Basil App-olis must be applauded.

Producer Alistair Izobell is to be compli-mented for his latest offering This is my Lifea must-see by all Cape Town musical theatrelovers – and bring along extra tissuesMARK KLEINSCHMIDT

YourSMSesThe end of Mr Lonely

. A heartbreaking story ofa poor carthorse’s suffering.The owner deserves to be tor-tured.

. Pity the idiot witness didnot alert the CHPA immedi-ately, but why must you care?Moron. Hagy

. I don’t usually advocateviolence, but in the case ofMr Lonely I could quite hap-pily harness those three mento the cart and drive them todeath.

I could quite happily matchevery welt on that poorhorse’s body with a matchingone on theirs. RIP Mr Lonely.

. The bastards who abusedMr Lonely in that manner

should be treated in the samemanner and left to die as hedid. May they rot in hell! HH

. Reading the shockingtale of Mr Lonely made meponder on the utter cruelty ofman. Animals give total loveand obedience, asking forvery little in return.

Just a thought. In response to the SMS

about the length ofCrimeStop numbers, ratherinstall the PanicGuard appand you only have to shakeyour phone to send an SMS,location and video.

. The London Times re-ports that South Africa is theonly country in the world

where affirmative action is tofavour of the majority.

. To the folk who gripe eve-ry week about companies: getreal and contact them direct-ly. I doubt that they take no-tice of your SMS in the paper.

. Message to MinisterCwele: You can recognise for-eign spies because they wearsocks with sandals!

. One day of stupid, dan-gerous fun is causing us a life-time of heartache.

Our dog ran away on GuyFawkes. Although she waskept safely in the yard withthe two others, she ran away.Its been almost a month now.Yes, your fun lasted for a fewhours.

Sightseeing from the saddleHISTORY does not mean we have to go backthousands or hundreds of years back. Historycan be classified as what happened last year,last week, or yesterday.

There are times when, in looking back, werealise that what sometimes worked in the olddays, must surely work fin modern times,with a few modifications.

I grew up in the Ottery, Wetton, Phillippiand Strandfontein areas. Bicycle and horseriding allowed me to explore and sights thatare now embedded in memory.

The area was the vegetable garden of theCape Flats. Vistas of rows and rows of differ-ent vegetables in season were a sight for soreeyes.

Food was so cheap that, if something boughtsomething for almost nothingh, it was saidhe’d bought it vir ’n appel en ’n ui (for an appleand an onion).

Those were the vistas from the small saddleof my bicycle on the roadway.

When, like a cowboy in the Wild West, I rodeinto the farmlands on horseback and, like inthe movies, would stand atop a hill and see the

vast pastures of vegetables. Harvest times wewould watch the workers in the fields loadingtruck after truck off to farm stalls and mar-kets.

Today, ride down the once vast bread basketand you will see business and constructionsites, dumping sites and all other uses exceptthe original agricultural gardens.

Today we have so many informal settle-ments where people live in hunger. The mid-dle class and the rich complain about highprices.

I have written about the unused acres ofground where the poor and unemployed couldgrow food. In Gauteng vegetable gardens be-ing created on the roofs of blocks of flats.

A few days ago I visited the Freedom ParkInformal settlement with Social and HealthServices officials and there, in front of oureyes, people were harvesting vegetables inbakkie loads. They had grown food on unusedground, and they shared some of that foodwith us.KEITH A.A. BLAKEOttery

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Heinz Sieg, who has a busi-ness (KMP Print Technik) inCapriorn, helped raise the funds.

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The Trust’s current priority project is toraise R13 million to upgrade and equip thesecond phase of the General Medical Wardsat the Hospital. These wards treat the Hos-pital’s youngest and sickest patients, mostof whom have infectious diseases. Thesewards have not been upgraded since theHospital was built in 1956 and it has become

critical to modernise and improve thewards and equipment.

The Trust is appealing to the public to‘Like’ the Children’s Hospital Trust’s FanPage and receive their own Superheroname, and then share it with all their Face-book friends. Children’s Hospital Trust Fa-cebook fans will be first in line to receivenews on patients, life-changing surgicalprocedures and special celebrity visits.Fans will also receive advice on how to sup-port the Children’s Hospital Trust and up-dates on projects in and around the hospi-tal, specific healthcare projects beyond thehospitals’ doors that will affect paediatrichealthcare throughout the Western Cape.

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CARING: NurseCatherine Mbityiof Day SurgeryUnit at RedCross War Me­morial Children’sHospital is pic­tured here withHealth MEC The­uns Botha andCharmaineBrown with herdaughter, Nevi­na, who had hertonsils and ade­noids removedon Saturday 12November.

Long exposure highlights mysterySANGOMAS, the traditional healers ofSouth Africa, feature in Peter Frank’s exhi-bition of large scale, powerful portraits.

The status of these commanding individu-als has endured for centuries and they arestill very influential.

Frank visited the Sangomas in their sim-ple township huts around Cape Town, photo-graphing them in the small, basic roomswhere they live and practice.

Frank used a single lamp to model the San-gomas facial features and sacred robes, andan exposure of 8 to 10 seconds, which is a longtime for someone to sit still.

With this simple technique, he drew lightaccents out of the darkness, channelling ex-pressions and highlighting the mystical auraof his subjects and capturing their powerfulpresence.

Frank pays tribute to some renowned Afri-can photographers such as Zwelethu Mtheth-wa, who has portrayed black Africans in aneveryday environment, grand and proud.Like Mthethwa, Frank consciously uses col-

our photography to distance himself fromthe black and white images in documentaryand press photography.

His portraits depict aspects of African lifethat are timeless and powerful.

In Frank’s commanding portraits somehealers appear awe-inspiring, some appearto be in a trance. Each tells a story of extraor-dinary people and provides a rare glimpse in-to the sometimes unfathomable mysteries ofa fascinating culture.The Sangoma exhibi-tion is on at “beautifuLL life” - new home toYoungblood Arts and Culture Developmentat 70-72 Bree Street, Cape Town from 30 No-vember to 14 December as a housewarmingevent of this new venue. Thirty per cent ofproceeds from the Sangoma exhibition go to-wards Youngblood Arts and Culture Devel-opment, supporting African arts projectsand initiatives.Sangomas treat illnessthrough ritual ceremonies involving dance,prayer and meditation, as well as the use ofmuti traditional herbal medicines with spirit-ual significance.

Tuesday 29 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch Page 19

People's Post Page 19 Phone: 021 713 9440 | Fax: 021 713 9481 Tuesday 29 November 2011

Watch local celebs take to the floorDANCE FOR All (DFA) will be hav-ing a Chance to Dance fund-raiser inStrictly Come Dancing style.

DFA is collaborating with formerCAPAB ballet dancer Colin Man-dell to present Chance to Dance, afund-raising event on Friday 9 De-cember.

Several celebrities and well-known personalities, including IritNoble, Keeno Lee, and ChantalStanfield, have agreed to spend Fri-day 9 December learning Latin andBallroom dances, after which theywill compete against each other on

that same evening.The celebrities will be partnered

by professional Latin and Ballroomdancers.

Guests will vote by placing mon-ey on the couple they consider thebest.

The couple that raises the mostmoney is the winning duo.

The event will be held at the DFAstudios at 10 Aden Avenue in Ath-lone, at 18:30.

Be part of an evening that will notonly assist students on DFA’s pro-gramme, but join in their end-of-

year celebrations.DFA’s performing group,

Young InSPIRAtions will beginthe evening with a brief show andthen Soli Philander will get thecompetition started and set thetone.

Limited tables and seats areavailable at R200 per person, forgroup bookings of 12 it would beR150 per person.

For more information contactMarlene Carstens on (021) 697 5509or email admin@danceforall.co.zato book a place.

Good music for a causeON Sunday 11 December therewill be a fundraising concert forThe Izivunguvungu YouthBand, led by the former Directorof Music for the Navy, Com-mander Mike Oldham.

The Band will perform from14:30 to 17:00 in the area of KalkBay Village Market, Main Road,Kalk Bay, opposite the Kalk BayTheatre.

The Band, part of the Izivun-guvungu Foundation for Youth,

a non-profit organisation, arepreparing to travel to Germanyin January 2012. Twenty mem-bers of the band will performalongside groups from five Euro-pean Countries and the USA,Hong Kong and Korea.

Strawberries and cream willbe on sale at the concert. Therewill also be complementaryMince Pies and Wine. Donationsare Welcome. For more informa-tion contact 082 665 4071.

Enjoy a landscape of loveTHE final concert in this year’sseries in the Nassau Centre ofGroote Schuur High School,Palmyra Road, Newlands, willbe onSunday 4December.The ti-tle of the concert is Landscapesof Love – a programme of Frenchsong cycles by Reynaldo Hahn,Claude Debussy, Hector Berliozand Frank Martin in which con-nections are made between loveand the landscape.

The singers are sopranoZanne Stapelberg and mezzo so-

prano Hanneli Rupert, with Al-bie van Schalkwyk at the piano.They will be joined by specialguest Bridget Rennie-Salonen(flute) in two songs by Saint-Saëns and Ravel, as well as theFrank Martin Christmas songsfor voice, flute and piano.

The concert starts at 16:00 andtakes place in the Nassau Centreof the Groote Schuur HighSchool in Palmyra Road in New-lands. Tickets cost R50 and book-ing can be made on 082 824 1007.

What’s on at the ArtscapeARTSCAPE is preening its feathersto welcome the thousands of visi-tors expected flock to the stage thisseason.

With some 14 productions rang-ing from an international smash hitmusical to early-morning, open-airperformances, all systems areready for unforgettable entertain-ment.

From 30 November to 11 Decem-ber one of South Africa’s top dancecompanies presents an outstandingrepertoire of neo-classical ballets. Itpremiers a new work, When DawnComes, by the US choreographer,Christopher L Huggins.

This season also includes the re-staging of Huggins’s Enemy Behind theGates and Michelle Reid’s God’s Wait­ing Room.

Tickets range from R100 to R160.

Dreamcatcher, by Cape Academy ofPerforming Arts (CAPA) students,will run from 3 to 10 December.

This performance will showcasethe best in dance, drama and song.Tickets range from R80 to R90.

The CAPA student choreographyperformance works will be present-ed on 6 December.

Ticket prices range from R40 toR50.

Celebration in Song, Lunch Box Concerttakes the stage on 8 December, andfeatures Cape Town Opera’s youngartists.

Entrance is free at the Chande-lier Foyer.

For bookings contact ArtscapeDial-A-Seat on (021) 421 7695 or Com-puticket on 083 915 8000.

Alternatively, visit www.com-puticket.com.

Folk off with 18 South African artistsTHE first-ever Cape Town folkand acoustic music festival willtake place on Saturday 10 Decem-ber at the Cape Town Internation-al Convention Centre (CTICC).Together with Sedgwick’s OldBrown Sherry and Marshall Mu-sic, the Cape Town Folk ’n Acous-tic Music Festival presents 18 topSouth African artists including:Ard Matthews, Steve Newman,Farryl Purkiss, Rory Eliot, BrianFinch, Guy Buttery, ChristineWeir and Julie Blundell, JanieBay, Gavin Minter, Louise Day,Tombstone Pete, Andrew Jamesand Steady Tiger, John Ellis, Die-sel Vanilla, Machineri, Gary Tho-mas, Natasha Meister and JackMantis.

The look and feel of the festivalwill be in the style of a 70s Folkconcert – all artists will performsolo or duo sets completely acous-tically.

Performances will be strippeddown to the essence of the songs– guitar and voice.

Sedgwick’s Old Brown Sherrywill also give goodie bags to thefirst 300 tickets booked viawww.webtickets.co.za. For moreinformation visit www.facebook/sedgwicksoldbrown.

The festival will consist ofthree sets with two half-hourbreaks in between. There will bea cash bar and food stalls.

Tickets cost R180 at www.webt-ickets.co.za or R200 at the door

and R5 per ticket will be donatedto the SPCA.

The Cape Town Folk andAcoustic Music Festival would al-so like to contribute to a feel-goodholiday season for all. There willbe toy bins in the foyer.

Bring a fluffy toy along for theevening.

The toys will be delivered tochildren at the local Hospice be-fore Christmas.

One lucky person will also wina Tanglewood guitar and achance to be an opening act at theCape Town Folk ’n Acoustic Mu-sic Festival For more informa-tion go to - www.marshall-music.co.za or www.face-book.com/marshallcape

The Phantom strikes againThe Phantom strikes againTAMMY PETERSEN

AS a child he dreamt of becom-ing a lawyer, but today the spot-light marks his place in theworld – and it is not a courtroom. Kurt Haupt of Ronde-bosch has 10 years of acting ex-perience under his belt andplans to stay at centre stage foryears to come.

The 35-year-old can be seen inBroadway’s longest running musi-cal, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ThePhantom of the Opera, which openedat the Artscape last Tuesday.

The story tells of a disfiguredmusical genius, known only asThe Phantom, who haunts thedepths of the Paris Opera House.Mesmerised by the talents andbeauty of a young soprano, Chris-tine, the Phantom makes her hisprotégé and falls fiercely in lovewith her.

Unaware of Christine’s love forRaoul, The Phantom’s obsessionsets the scene for a dramatic turn

of events where jealousy, madnessand passion collide.

Haupt plays Monsieur Reyer,the Opera’s chief répétiteur, or di-rector, whom he describes asbossy, single-minded and “justlike me.”

He trained at the University ofCape Town and stumbled onto thestage by chance.

“After my initial dream of be-coming a lawyer, I decided on mu-sic,” he says. “I taught myself toplay the piano, an instrumentabout which I am extremely pas-sionate.”

Then the acting bug bit. Hauptcompleted art studies and steppedout from behind the curtain.

“My first role was as Tony inWest Side Story and I enjoyed everyminute of it. But I also had my fairshare of roles as a tree in the back-ground.”

Since then, Kurt has appearedon stage in London and Singaporein Carmen, Chicago and the RockyHorror Picture Show.

But the thespian is in his ele-

ment in the current production,describing the experience as “ex-hilarating and lekker.”

“The opening night didn’t go asplanned as the paint on the scen-ery hadn’t dried by the time wehad to start. Wet paint would havedamaged costumes, among otherthings.However, the showmust goon and we gave a ‘concert version’and all was well again,” he says,adding that night two went “muchbetter.”

“This is an extravaganza thatshouldn’t be missed. I hope that asmany people as possible get to seeit.”

It is an artistic feast of jaw-drop-ping scenery, exquisite costumesand breathtaking special effects.

The season ends on 15 January2012. Tickets cost from R125 viaComputicket or (021) 421 7695.

CENTRE STAGE: Pictured from leftare Thabisane Masemane as Piangi,Mike Huff as Lefevre and Kurt Hauptas Monsieur Reyer.

Photo: Pat Bromilow­Downing

An opskop at GrandWestTOP Afrikaans performers willshare the stage at the Bakgat SomerOpskop on Saturday 10 December atthe GrandWest Grand Arena.

The star-studded line-up includesBobby van Jaarsveld, Manie Jack-son, Snotkop, Andriette Norman,Die Broers, Karlien van Jaarsveldand Andries Vermeulen. Headlin-ing the show are Emo Adams andSteve Hofmeyr.

Singer, dancer and actor Adamsgot his first break in the DavidKramer and Taliep Petersen pro-duction District 6: The Musical, fol-lowed by Kat and the Kings. He ap-peared in KykNET’s Ali Barber in therole of Lovebite. He has released a

debut album Tall, Dark and Afrikaansthat includes Die Nuwe Oukraalliedjieon which he collaborated with Dav-id Kramer.

Singer, songwriter and actor,Hofmeyr has also gained interna-tional success since performing the1997 duet with Belgian singer DanaWinner. You Don’t Bring Me Flowersreached number two on the Belgiancharts and the pair thereafter per-formed to packed audiences in bothcountries. Hofmeyr’s multi-plati-num albums earned him sales ofone and a half million copies.

Doors open at 19:00 and ticketsare available from Computicket,priced between R150 and R240. Any-

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CHEEKY: Emo Adams was given hisfirst break by David Kramer.

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MAN OF THE MOMENT: Jono Bird (10) of Bishops Primary School isin top form so far this season. He has scored seven centuries in theunder 11 league, with a top score of 164 runs against Western Prov­ince Preparatory School. With him is Cobras Cricket player AllistairGray. Gray and Black Widow cricket equipment will be sponsoring theyoung cricketer with kit for the season.

Cape Town mayor backsnational softball teamLYNN PRINS

WITH just a week to go be-fore the first pitch in the

Junior Women’s World Series atTurfhall Stadium in Athlone,People’s Post chatted with theMayor, who had a message forthe South African national team:“I am very proud of the achieve-ments of the ladies in our nation-al team, I know they will be goodhosts and will do our City proud.The ladies will represent the bestof what young people can be, andmake the right choices.”

She also said that hosting the JW-WC is an opportunity to give soft-ball more exposure and to intro-duce young Capetonians to thesport. “Cape Town’s youth oftenface negative influences. Upgrad-ing and maintaining sports facili-ties is one way in which we, as a car-ing city, provide alternative spaceswhere they can thrive,” she said.

People’s Post also caught up withGrant Pascoe, Executive MayoralCommittee Member for Tourism,Events and Marketing. When askedwhat it would mean for the City, hesaid: “Tourism plays a major role inthe economic growth of the City,and Cape Town is no doubt the tour-ist Mecca of South Africa. Eventslike these are major contributingfactors.”

Pascoe will attend most of thegames and praised the softball re-porting in People’s Post. “It is im-portant that the smaller sportscodes, like softball, get the mediacoverage it deserves. These codesdo not enjoy the benefits of corpo-rate sponsorship and require thekind of exposure you are affordingsoftball. Your initiative to partnersoftball in this World event will notgo unnoticed and will give other,smaller codes the confidence to hostnational and international events.”

People’s Post Editor, Feroza Mill-er-Isaacs, commented on the factthat the paper will be on the same

platform as the foreign press, likeit was during the 2010 Soccer WorldCup. She said: “The role of commu-nity newspapers in public dis-course cannotbeunderestimated. Itis important that both free sheetsand dailies provide premium cover-age of the JWWC,” she said.

“People’s Post is privileged andproud to partner a sporting event ofthis magnitude and importance.Sport, as a positive alternative foryoung people, plays a more promi-

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The JWWC starts on Wednesday7 December and ends on Saturday17 December. Tickets cost R20 perday and can be bought online atComputicket.

SUPPORTIVE: The mayor of Cape Town, Patricia de Lille, strikes a pose withSonke the JWWC mascot, at the Blisters for Bread big charity walk.Photo:Supplied

Night under starry skyTHE VOB Baseball and SoftballClub presents their annualcamp-out on Saturday 3 Decem-ber at the VOB fields in ChukkerRoad, Kenwyn. The camp-outstarts at 19:30. A plot can bebooked for R100, with a maxi-mum of six people per plot. The

organisers will provide braai fa-cilities. Campers must bringtheir own meat, wood and XYZ.The cost for non-campers to visitis R20. For more information orto book a plot, contact DeniseJones on 079 225 5772 orMichelleBattista on 082 813 0033.