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FOR THE BRAVEONES: The ama­Bele Belles drag­on boat team of­fered a momentof silence and apink rose, forthose who havedied of breastcancer, beforethe Dragon BoatRegatta kickedoff at Zandvlei,Muizenberg, onSaturday. Theteam, along withthe Cape of GoodHope RotaryClub, aim toraise funds to­wards the treat­ment and care ofbreast cancerpatients. Octo­ber is interna­tionally knownas Breast Can­cer AwarenessMonth.Photo: Nasief Manie /Photo 24

Traffic blues for Far SouthDALEEN FOUCHÉ

REPAIR WORK on BoyesDrive faces disruption as

the contractor working on theroad is struggling with, amongother things, a countrywideshortage of materials.

Heavy delays and traffic conges-tion between Muizenberg and Ka-lk Bay, caused by the repair workon Boyes Drive, made last week amisery for many motorists, withsome using Twitter to vent theirfrustration on Thursday, pepper-ing their tweets with terms like“huge delays” and “chaos”.

The road was converted to atemporary one-way system fornorthbound traffic for the sectionof road from Clairvaux Road toOld Boyes Drive on Thursday andyesterday (Monday). Repairs areexpected to continue over the nexttwo weeks, depending on the

weather and availability of mate-rials.

The work, being done from 09:00to 16:00, began on Monday 3 Octo-ber, but was postponed after twodays of work due to a shortage ofbitumen, a petroleum byproductused to surface roads.

Work continued on Thursdaywhen a fresh supply of bitumenwas obtained, but was once againpostponed on Friday when badweather prevented further work.

Paul Booth, project manager forthe Main Road upgrades and theBoyes Drive repairs, says bitu-men, being a byproduct in the re-finement of crude oil into petrol,is not a priority for refineries.

The repair work, which com-prises the resurfacing of a sectionof the road, is a “necessity” be-cause the road was “breaking up”,Booth adds.

The situation is aggravated bythe Main Road upgrade, which is

currently in phase two, stretchingbetween Leighton Road and theKalk Bay Harbour entrance. Be-sides Boyes Drive and Main Road,the only other roads giving accessto the Far South are Ou KaapseWeg and Chapman’s Peak, whichis a toll route.

Tony Trimmel, chairperson forthe Kalk Bay and St James Resi-dents’ and Ratepayers’ Associa-tion, agrees the repairs to BoyesDrive are a necessity, because theroad has taken a beating by heavyvehicles.

He feels it is better for the con-tractor to fix Boyes Drive now toavoid further deterioration, buthe worries about the backlog oftraffic in both Boyes Drive andMain Road, “especially duringpeak traffic hours”.

Trimmel says motorists will“just have to bear with it”, unfor-tunately, and adds that people willbe kept informed of all develop-

ments by Chand EnvironmentalConsultants.

Still, Trimmel expresses con-cern about the Far South “grid-lock” and its dearth of accessroads. He says Far South commu-nities keep growing, and severalbig developments planned for thearea are set to exacerbate already-serious traffic problems.

“There are big challenges fac-ing Far South traffic manage-ment,” he says.

In terms of the Main Road up-grade, the main challenge willcome when the work moves to thearea stretching from Kalk BayHarbour to Clovelly, but all possi-ble ways to ease the pressure arebeing discussed with affected par-ties, Trimmel says.

Either way, he doesn’t think thegridlock will be solved once theMain Road repairs are finished –he says other solutions need to beconsidered.

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PENGUIN PAYDAY: Auctioneer Machiel Adendorff is seen with masters of ceremony Riaan andMichelle Garforth­Venter. They were joined by more than 100 guests, who bid their heartsout in aid of SANCCOB’s important conservation work and their quest to conserve the City’sprecious penguins. A total of R136 600 was raised during the evening. Photo: Supplied

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False Bay marina set to go blueDALEEN FOUCHÉ

HAVINGofficiallybegun their journeyto become Blue Flag facilities, the

False Bay Yacht Club and three other fa-cilities will now strive to make Cape Towneven more of an attractive, green destina-tion for international travellers.

As part of the City of Cape Town’s goal tobecome a world-leading green destination, itis helping three marinas – the False BayYacht Club, Royal Cape Yacht Club, andGranger Bay Water Club – attain Blue Flagstatus.

This international eco-label is only award-ed to marinas and beaches that comply withthe Foundation for Environmental Educa-tion’s strict criteria on a season-to-season ba-sis.

There are currently no Blue Flag marinasin South Africa, and Cape Town is the firstcity to take up this challenge.

The city already boasts six Blue Flag beach-es, and now wishes to expand its repertoireto its biggest marinas.

The City approached 15 Cape Town yachtclubs and marinas with its mission, and theRoyal Cape Yacht Club, the False Bay YachtClub and Granger Bay Water Club agreed toenter the pilot Blue Flag Programme.

The clubs received their Blue Flag PilotStatus certificates during a launch functionon Friday at the Royal Cape Yacht Club.

To become a fully fledged Blue Flag marina,each club must comply with 24 criteria underthe headings of environmental education andinformation, water quality, environmental

management, and safety and services.“With the continued support from the City,

they will work towards complying with all 24criteria set byBlueFlag International andap-ply for full status by 15 June 2012,” saysLindie Buirski, head of the City’s Environ-mental Capacity Building, Training and Edu-cation branch of the Environmental Re-source Management Department.

“The outcome will be known by the end ofOctober 2012,” Buirski says only the biggestmarinas could commit to the programme be-cause some of the criteria demand infrastruc-ture development.

“Having Blue Flag beaches and marinas isa significant tourism draw card, because in-ternational visitors know what to expectwhen visiting a Blue Flag beach or marina,”says Buirski.

She says the programme challenges localauthorities, beach operators and yacht andmarina management to achieve high stand-ards in environmental management and edu-cation, as well as safety and security and wa-ter quality.

Buirski adds that Blue Flag status might in-crease the “already growing” boat-buildingindustry in Cape Town, which in turn wouldcreate more jobs.

Buirski says themost challenging criterionto meet is the installation of toilet pumps atthe marinas to keep yachts from flushingsewage into the ocean.

There is no law in South Africa that pre-vents boats from doing this, she adds.

Billy Leisegang, manager of the False BayYacht Club, agrees this is the biggest chal-lenge ahead. He says this criterion is in ac-cordance with European standards, “But Af-rica has none of that infrastructure.”

Leisengang says obtaining Blue Flag statuswill take a “huge amount of work”.

However, he says the City is “very enthusi-

astic” about the programme, and helps theclub wherever possible.

He says the City has already committed toputting up signage with information about lo-cal ecosystems and environmental mattersthroughout the marina – one of the Blue Flagcriteria.

Leisengang says the clubdoesn’twant to in-crease its membership fees to achieve thecoveted status – it would rather cut costs andraise funds.

The False Bay Yacht Club houses over 300boats, and Leisengang says Blue Flag statusis definitely something that internationalsailors consider before stopping over at a ma-rina. Europe boasts the most Blue Flag mari-nas, while the USA doesn’t have a single BlueFlag beach or marina.

Germany has 111 Blue Flag marinas, whilethe Netherlands have 79.

NEARLY BLUE: The False Bay Yacht Club now has Pilot Blue Flag status.

WRONG WAY: This white bakkie, drove through the wall of a home situated on Boyes Driveon Tuesday 4 October at 17:00. Lisa Ballerini, who lives in the house, says the bakkie “justmissed” the wooden cabin at the back of the house, where her in­laws were at the time ofthe accident. Only the driver sustained injuries and was taken to False Bay Hospital for treat­ment. Photo: Supply

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FOURTH SUPPLEMENTARY VALUATION TO THE2009 GENERAL VALUATION ROLL (SV04) FORTHE FINANCIAL YEAR 2011/2012Notice is hereby given in terms of section 49 (1)(a)(i) of the Local Government: MunicipalProperty Rates Act, 2004 (Act no. 6 of 2004), hereinafter referred to as the “Act,” thatthe Fourth Supplementary Valuation Roll to the 2009 General Valuation Roll (SV04) for thefinancial year 2011/2012 is open for public inspection at the venues as stated below asfrom 21 October 2011 until 30 November 2011. The forms for the lodging of objections areobtainable at these venues. In addition the valuation roll is available on the Council websiteas from 21 October 2011 (the address is provided below).

Properties were selected to appear on the Fourth Supplementary Valuation Roll to the 2009General Valuation Roll (SV04) Roll in terms of section 78(1) of Act if the property a) wasincorrectly omitted from the Valuation Roll; b) has been included in the municipality after thelast general valuation; c) has been subdivided or consolidated after the last general valuation;d) has undergone a substantial increase or decrease in market value since the last generalvaluation; e) was substantially incorrectly valued in the last general valuation; f) must berevalued for any other exceptional reason; g) of which the category has changed.

In terms of Section 49(1)(a)(ii) of the Act, any property owner or person who so desires maylodge an objection with the municipal manager in respect of any matter reflected in, oromitted from the valuation roll, within the abovementioned period. Objections may only belodged in respect of properties valued on the SV04 Roll. The owners of these properties willbe notified of their SV04 valuations in writing at the postal address currently held on theCity’s database.

Attention is specifically drawn to the fact that in terms of section 50(2) of the Actan objection must be in relation to a specific individual property and not against thesupplementary valuation roll as a whole. The forms for lodging an objection can be obtainedfrom one of the venues listed below, and can be downloaded from the website.A separate objection form must be completed per property.

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A FLORAL TRIUMPH: SueWilkes, chairperson Gor­don Robie, and Alva Kallisare seen at the Fish HoekGardening Club’s 50th an­niversary celebrations,during which the club paidtribute to all members,past and present, whohelped it achieve this mile­stone. Members meet at19:00 on the third Wednes­day of each month in theminor hall of the local civiccentre. Visitors are mostwelcome; for further infor­mation call (021) 785­2575.

Pick the best Fish Hoek bizTHE organising committee of the Keep FishHoek Beautiful campaign are once again ask-ing the public let them know of any businessesthat have gone “over and above” usual servicelevels during the last 12 months.

Your nomination must explain the reasonsyou feel the business deserves to be rewarded.The business must be in the local CBD area(Main Road from Clovelly Corner to Kom-metjie Road circle, Kommetjie Road up to Sec-ond Avenue, Beach Road and First Avenue).

Prizes will be awarded to the top three nomi-nees, and a trophy will be handed to the win-ner. Email your nominations to fishhoek-

cid@gmail.com, fax to (021) 782-1488, or dropthem off at the pay counter at AP Jones. En-tries are evaluated by a businessperson whodoes not live or do business in the Fish Hoekarea.

Entries must be submitted before 16 Novem-ber; prizewinners will be invited to theawards ceremony on 1 December.

Businesses and buildings are being judgedon appearance, and being asked to “spruceup” – this year will be a far tougher competi-tion than before, the organisers warn; “FishHoek businesses and building owners takenote: You are being judged!”

Cartoon craze at museumTHE South African JewishMuseum in Cape Town andAfriCartoon hosted a groupof 32 children for a YoungCartooning Workshop a lit-tle over a week ago.

Gavin Thompson, Dave Gom-ersall and Deni Brown – thewriters and illustrators whowork on the lauded Mama Taxiand Trek Net comic strips – pre-sented the three-hour work-shop, which began with the car-toonists explaining how theyhad got into the business, out-lining the hallmarks of a goodcartoonist.

They also shared their in-sight with the children on thedos and don’ts of cartooning, after whichthe children were given a tour of the mu-seum’s Zapiro exhibition, discussing howZapiro uses characters to express hispoint of view.

After all they had absorbed their les-sons, the children concluded the day byputting together their own cartoons andscripts. “It’s incredible to see the kind oftalent that is out there, and we are so hap-py to provide encouragement to children

who want to go into this line of work”,said Thompson.

The museum made it possible for agroup of students from Hanover Park toattend the workshop free of charge, andtheir teacher, Denise Forbes, felt the ses-sion instilled an appreciation for the artform in her students – and gave them theconfidence to realise that they too couldmake their mark in the profession. Formore details, email bonnie@sajm.info.

CREATIVE TRIO: From left: Dave Gomersall, DeniBrown and Gavin Thompson. Photo: Supplied

NATURAL GRACE: Margaret Scott won overallfirst prize in the Garden Club’s celebratoryshow, for the best decorative display and theHilary Wade Cup for the most points gainedin the decorative section.

FLOWER PROUD: Treasurer Jean Ellan, chair­person Gordon Robie and secretary MarciaRothwell.

A day of garden glamourTHE South African Riding for the DisabledAssociation (Sarda) holds an open gardenand artists’ day on the green at 5 RingwoodClose (off Southern Cross Drive in Con-stantia) on Saturday.

Entrance is R30; tea, coffee and cake willbe on sale.

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Intimidated with faecesTERESA FISCHER

“DEHUMANISING”.

This is a description of the ac-tions of people who spread faecesalong 15m of wooden fencing in anapparent attempt to stop foreignersfrom sitting on it.

The picket fence surrounds theBP garage in Durham Avenue, SaltRiver.

Non-profit organisation Passop(People Against Suffering, Oppres-sion and Poverty), which advocatesfor the rights of asylum seekers andrefugees, has aided several job seek-ers to submit a complaint againstBP to the Human Rights Commis-sion.

Lazola Pukwana, coordinator ofthe Cosatu Young Workers’ Forum,brought the matter to Passop’s at-tention after he discovered it onWednesday.

Pukwana says he was going tobuy something to drink when, “tohis disgust”, he discovered thesource of a bad smell.

“I couldn’t understand it. Peopleexplained it was because of the for-eign nationals that wait there forwork.”

He says he was told it had beenlike that since Monday last week.

He adds he was told that peoplewalking past thought the stenchwas emanating from the job seek-ers, and that they then moved to theother side of the road.

Pukwana says it also disturbedhim to see South African job seek-ers sit on one section of the fenceand foreigners on the other side.

There was no faeces where the lo-

cals wait, though it is not yet clearwhether this was deliberate.

“When I spoke to these foreignna-tionals, they told me it happened be-fore – about a month ago. Rainwashed it away,” he says.

Continuing, Pukwana says, “It isour responsibility to protect therights of young workers. It must nothappen again.”

He toldPassopabout the incident,and the organisation visited the siteto take photographs.

It was reported that the managerof the service station would notspeak to Passop members, but BPmanager Alan van der Walt claims

nobody approached him about theincident, bar a few newspapers.

Pukwana says the job seekerssuspected the garage was responsi-ble, but they had not personallyseen the culprit.

Van der Walt says he only foundout about the matter on Wednesdayafternoon, when he was told peoplewere taking photographs and some-one showed him the fence poles.

“I got the guys to clean it off im-mediately,” he says.

“It’s disgusting; it’s a health risk.We would never condone some-thing like this,” he says, adding thathe didn’t smell the stench as the

shop is about 10 to 20 metres fromthe fence.

He says he has “no idea whowould do this”.

While he has examined the CCTVfootage, he says one can only see asfar as the outskirts of the petrolpumps.

Van der Walt goes on to say he has“no problem” with the job seekerswaiting on the outskirts of the ga-rage, but adds that the service sta-tion tries to keep them off the fore-court for their own safety.

Doug Leresche, Passop paralegalofficer, says there has been littlemore evidence forthcoming to helpfind the culprit, but he feels that, asover 15m of fencing were coveredwith the excrement, it is “hard tobelieve” that no one saw the perpe-trator.

Leresche adds that Passop was al-so told the police were called onThursday, and that foreigners with-out documents were rounded upand arrested.

“We believe this is a violation oftheir freedom of movement, and itis motivated by xenophobic ten-sions,” he says.

Van der Walt says he saw the po-lice were present on the day. “Wehad nothing to do with that either.We have no grudge against them. Itdefinitely wasn’t us.”

Sergeant Hilton Malila, Wood-stock Police Station spokesperson,says a “random search”, as part of“normal crime prevention opera-tions”, was conducted on Thursday,and that many arrests were made.Malila says criminals hide amongthe job seekers, and that everyoneis therefore searched.

DISGUSTING: Somebody spread faeces along the fence outside the BP ga­rage in Salt River, where foreigners wait for casual work. Photo: Passop

Get onyour bikeTHE Pedal Power Associa-tion, aligned with TransportMonth, will hold its “Bike toWork Day” tomorrow(Wednesday) in a bid to geteverybody to forgo their carsand cycle to work. “Using abicycle to get to work is mucheasier than you think,” saysa spokesperson. “Apart fromthe obvious health benefitsrelated to exercise, as well assavings relating to transport,there are some people whoride toworkeveryday.”Driv-ing is best for people whohave to travel more than10km per trip – “Anythingunder 10km and you are like-ly to be faster on a bicyclethan ina car orbus,” the asso-ciation says. www.pedalpow-er.org.za.

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The eMzantsi Carnival isnow in its seventh year, andattracts more than 3 000 peo-ple. Craft stalls cost R100,while food stalls are going atR120.

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Shark Spotter shares his taleDALEEN FOUCHE

HE received a standing ovation dur-ing the “Comedy Legends in the

Valley” show earlier this month – notfor being funny, but rather for the cooland calm way in which he handled alife threatening situation on the beach.

Monwabisi Sikweyiya, field managerfor the Shark Spotters, has been praisedby the public and medical professionalsalike for his quick thinking when MichaelCohen was attacked by a shark on Wednes-day 28 September at Clovelly Beach.

During an interview with People’s Postlast week, Monwabisi, known to hisfriends as Monwa, retold the events of theattack as he experienced them on the day.

He starts his story with his arrival onthe beach, seconds after the attack.

He ran towards the Clovelly side, whileon the phone with the NSRI to report theattack.

By the time he arrived at the waterline,Cohen was still being dragged out of thewater by two locals who witnessed the at-tack.

Monwa looked up and saw the shark,still swimming nearby, and a seal swim-ming parallel to the beach.

He immediately set about applying thecrucial first aid measures he learned as alifesaver working at Monwabisi Beach.

He used his own shirt in an attempt tostaunch the flow of blood from Cohen’ssevered right leg, then he yanked off hisbelt and used it as a tourniquet.

Monwa says he’s grateful Cohen wasawake and fully aware of the circumstanc-es at the time.

He says Cohen told him that he wasstruggling to breathe, and that he wasbleeding.

“I tried to reassure him and told himthat he was doing okay, and that the ambu-lance would be there soon.”

A medical helicopter picked Cohen upwithin minutes of the call to emergencyservices.

Cohen is currently recovering “well” atConstantia Medi Clinic and expressed hisgratitude to all who contributed to savinghis life.

“I’m very grateful to everyone whosaved my life that day.

“I would like to thank all the medicalpersonnel at the scene, as well as the doc-tors, surgeons and nursing staff at Medi-clinic Constantiaberg.

“My family and friends have been a pil-lar of strength during this time. I am nowfocused on regaining my health, strengthand my mobility.”

Looking back on the event, Monwa sayshe thinks Cohen might have “disturbed”the shark while it hunted the seal – andadds that the seal might have used Cohento escape the shark.

“Seals are known to use almost any-thing to take cover from sharks, even theshark’s own tail fin.”

Even though shark spotting is a verystressful job, Monwa says, he would notchoose to do anything else.

“Someone’s got to do it,” he quips.He says the other Shark Spotters who

witnessed the attack are “doing okay”, butthey’re trying to forget the incident.

“They feel that perhaps they could havedone more,” he says. But Monwa insiststhat they did everything in their power to

prevent the attack.Monwa, who has been a

Shark Spotter since theprogramme was estab-lished in 2004, says spottersand members of the com-munity have learned a lotabout sharks throughoutthe years.

He reveals that he grewup fearing sharks – “Be-cause of ‘Jaws’,” he says.Even when he worked as alifesaver, he could notstand the thought of shar-ing the water with the pred-ators.

But, Monwa says, his per-ceptions changed when hestarted learning moreabout sharks. Alison Kock,researcher at the Save OurSeas Research Centre,works closely with theShark Spotters, and usesthe data they record as partof her research. In turn, shehas helped the spotters understandsharks.

Monwa says he now respects sharks,and would never support their killing asthey play an important role in keepingocean populations balanced.

“If there are no sharks, the seals wouldincrease and eat all the fish. They keep thebalance.”

Monwa adds that, since he became aShark Spotter, he has been “amazed” athow gentle sharks can be.

“I have seen sharks swimming withsurfers, and how the sharks try to avoid

the surfers.”Before parting ways, Monwa gave some

expert advice on how to avoid a shark at-tack – he advises to swim when it is hightide, and to adhere to shark warnings atall times.

Visit www.sharkspotters.org.za formore information on the Shark Spotters.

SPOTTED: Shark Spotters field manager Monwabisi Sik­weyiya at Fish Hoek Beach. Photo: Daleen Fouché

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Now or never for Table MountainHANRIE BOSCH

WITHIN just 24 days TableMountain could be named

one of the new Seven NaturalWonders of the world, and in justeight days Cape Town could benamed World Design Capital2014. But what does this all meanfor the average Capetonian?

An independent study from inter-national accounting firm GrantThornton has projected that each ofthe Seven Wonders Cities is antici-pated to receive an annual boost ofR1,4 billion in tourism revenue,along with the creation of an esti-mated 11 000 permanent new jobs.

The study is based on the resultsof a similar campaign in which 100million votes were cast worldwidefor the new Seven Manmade Won-ders in 2007; the study further con-cluded that tourism to the moun-tain would increase by about 20%,with approximately 70% of thesevisitors expected to be internation-al tourists.

Councillor Grant Pascoe, Mayor-al Committee member for Tourism,Events and Marketing, says: “Tour-ism has already increased by 300%at sites where the Seven ManmadeWonders of the Modern World wereannounced.”

The battle for the seven new topslots started on 21 July 2009, whenthe list was cut from 77 to 28 final-ists. Last year this time TableMountain was in the bottom half ofthe 28 finalists, ranking at number14. It is now ranked at between eightand nine – just a few votes short ofthe title – ahead of the announce-ment on 11 November at 11:11 GMT.

Trends have shown an increasein the number of South Africansvoting, says Fiona Furey, TableMountain campaign manager –“more and more South Africanshave been coming on board and

making this happen”.Cape Town Tourism CEO Mar-

iëtte du Toit-Helmbold says inclu-sion on the list would also meanthat “children from every corner ofthe globe will be learning about Ta-ble Mountain and South Africa asa destination”; the new NaturalWonders will become part of schoolcurricula across the globe.

Meanwhile, Cape Town mayorPatricia De Lille is set to jet off toTaipei, where the World DesignCapital (WDC) 2014 announcementwill be made on 26 October – withthe choice lying between Bilboa inSpain, Dublin in Ireland, and theMother City. The accolade could al-so change the economic landscapeof Cape Town, as Pascoe explains:“Turin, Italy, experienced more vis-itor numbers in 2008 than in anyother year over the half-century, in-cluding 2006 when it hosted the

Winter Olympics,” after it won theWDC.

Pascoe further adds that Seoul – lastyear’s title holder – was ranked by theNew York Times as third in a list of “The31 Places to go in 2010”, and was de-scribed by the newspaper as “a citywhere design enthusiasts are flocking”in 2009.

Du Toit-Helmbold says that no matterthe outcome, “Capetonians should beproud to be seated under a mountain ofsuch stature, and that we were voted in-to the final 28 natural wonders of theworld”.

Furey concludes by saying that TableMountain can make the list if every-body gets on board: “We need to moveaway from the ‘Oh, someone else willvote so I don’t need to’ attitude – it’stime for all Capetonians to take owner-ship of their mountain and vote for it.We all know Table Mountain is alreadyawonderofnature; let’s giveher the glo-

UNDER PRESSURE: Within the next month Table Mountain could be crownedas one of the new Seven Natural Wonders, and Cape Town could be named WorldDesign Capital for 2014. Photo: Jaco Marais

bal recognition she deserves... Itis an opportunity that will neverpresent itself again, either weare on the list forever or off it!”

Vote online atwww.new7wonders.com, or onMXit by clicking on “My Cul-

ture”, adding “Vote4Table Moun-tain” as a contact, and then votingas many times as you like. Alterna-tively, SMS “TABLE” to 34874(SMSes cost R2) or call+1 869 760 5990, +1 649 339 8080 or+44 758 900 1290.

Page 8 People’s Post False Bay GENERAL Tuesday 18 October 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 Wednesday 26 October 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, andtherefore seats will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Should you wish to attendthe meeting you are requested to contact Ms A Curtis on021 400 3342 between 09:00-16:00. All requests forattendance must be received by no later than a day before themeeting. You will be required to provide your surname, initialsand contact telephone number. Visitors are kindly requested tobe seated by 09:30.

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER

LIT UP: Isibane­Can­dles for Africa, acommunity develop­ment project basedat the Living WayCampus nearMasiphumelele, nowmans a stall at theKalk Bay Village Mar­ket every Sunday.Seen here are VusiSimelane (left) andPaul McGrath, mem­bers of the Isibaneteam, with their at­tractive display ofcandles. For furtherinformation, contactManaga Govender073 471 3179 be­tween 09:00 and14:00 on weekdays.

Enjoy a showcase of fine art

JONG AKTIVISTE: Paul Greyling Laerskool in Vishoek het hulle ondersteuning aan die SonneblomFonds betoon deur dié organisasie se bandana’s te dra op Woensdag 12 Oktober om sodoendebewustheid rondom bloed siektes te skep. Foto: Verskaf

LEARNING TO COOK:Constance Rateiwaand Linda Mhonderwarecently completedthe four­dayBack2Basics cookingcourse presented byNikki Green in her FishHoek home. They areseen here with thedishes they havelearned to prepareduring the course. Pho­to:Supplied

TAKE FLIGHT: Interna­tionally acclaimed wild­life artist Paul Dixon hasdonated this 60x70cmoriginal oil painting, titled“Landing Gear Down” –and valued at R14 000 –to raise funds for the com­pletion of the Burgher’sWalk RestorationProject. Raffle ticketswill be sold at the Dixon­Reid Fine Art Gallery,Boulders Beach Restau­rant and Lodge, and CaféPescado at R100 perticket. Only 220 ticketsare available. For more in­formation phone Boul­ders Beach Lodge andRestaurant on(021) 786­1758.

SEE FOR YOURSELF: A group of students and teachers from Thaba­Lesoba Junior SecondarySchool of Sterkspruit recently visited the Far South for a sunny school getaway; they’re seenhere at the whale identification board at Sunnycove, Fish Hoek. While there, they spotteda southern right whale close to shore – a first for all of them. Photo: Alan Lindner

CREATIVE SPARK: Rach­ael Gatley­Dewing (seenhere), along fellow bud­ding artist Ismail Smith,were crowned the winnersof the “We Love the FarSouth” art competitionhosted by Longbeach Mall.Both winners were givenprizes sponsored by PrimeArt and Foto First Long­beach Mall. Their works ofart – along with those ofthe other finalists – can beseen on the LongbeachMall Facebook page.Photo:Supplied

SIMON’S BAY FINE ART will hold itsmonthly exhibition from Friday to Sun-day this week in the Simon’s Town Li-brary hall, opposite the police station.

“Lovely art work, painted ceramics,handmade greeting cards and bronzesculptures will be on sale,” the organisers

say.Refreshments will also be available.

The exhibition will be available for view-ing from 10:00 to 17:00 daily, except onSunday, when the show will close at 15:00.

For more information call Maureen on(021) 788-8897.

Tuesday 18 October 2011 NEWS People’s Post False Bay Page 9

Get ready for the ultimate partyANDRE BAKKES

IF coolness was measured inmega-fonzies, then it would befair to say that Rylands exudedmega-mega-fonzies on Saturdayafternoon.

When Traz, Supefly, Kool, Flash,Paul Ringo and Abie Willard all gottogether on the steps of Club West-end, the coolness literally warpedspace and time – and swept People’sPost into another era.

Traz – who is known by some asAdiel Simons – remembers settingminds alight with his pure housefreestyling. “We used to hitchhikefrom Bontheuwel to get to a club inCape Town,” laughs Traz.

The others nod in unison.“Then we found out that DJ Su-

perfly, the godfather of the DJs, isactually the brother of someone weknow. That’s how we met. We usedto turn the house upside down andinside out!”

Superfly gives his copyrightedcool look and says, “We did it all thetime.”

The two regularly battled it outon the dance floor in front of hun-dreds of cheering onlookers.

Traz continues, “We had somehardcore battles! Superfly wouldenter the battle with his uniquestyle of moonwalking. We all haddifferent styles, but the same God-given talent. The money was good,but we did it for the love of danc-ing.”

The two confrontational artistswould then “free the beat from thebottom of their souls” and wow thecrowd with their impromptumoves. Whoever gets the loudest

frenzy wins.DJ Superfly, who was apparently

the first to introduce pure housemusic to South Africa, states devi-ously, “I had a distinct advantage,because I was the DJ! If the girlsliked me then it was half the battlewon.”

Flash takes the conversation intoanother direction when he says,“Even the gangsters respected usfor our talents. We were the ‘coolguys’.”

Traz agrees, but emphaticallyadds that they’ve always been “thedisciples of peace and unity – irre-spective of colour or culture”.

“Dancing is about becoming free.It brings people together. It alsohelps getting some out of bad cycles,such as drug addiction,” says Traz.

Superfly muses, “You can comefrom the darkest corner and reachthe highest height.”

Tragically, however, Traz had toendure the lowest low when he wason his way to 1989 Freestyle DanceChampionship at Club Fame inElsiesrivier; a horrible car accidentended his career.

The news that Traz would be par-alysed for life devastated the dancecommunity, but the man who in-spired a whole generation of danc-ers would not be beaten.

Nine months later, he startedwalking again.

“I’ve learnt to live with my physi-cal and mental pain,” says Traz.“My family and friends motivatedme and made me stronger – mademe stand up!”

Saturday’s wasn’t just a standard“so what have you been getting upto” meeting; it was also a spring-board to talk about a historic event

on the party calendar.It is called “The Reunion – a Trib-

ute to the Pioneers” and is market-ed as “Cape Town’s freestyle dancegroups’ first ever revived 80s and90s house reunion party”.

“This reunion has been a longtime coming,” says Bradley “Kool”Birds.

Superfly exclaims, “It’s going to

be explosive!”“It will be of huge interest to any

dancer, any music lover, anyone,”says Birds.

The host of legends will be party-ing in the VIP area, for which thereare a few tickets on sale (at R100each), while hundreds of party-goers must pay R50 to experience a“musical amalgamation of yester-

day and today”.Up-and-comers “WeDFy” will al-

so try to show the “OldBoys”whereit’s at these days.

The cool-ometer readings shouldshoot through the roof at exactly20:00 at Club Westend in Rylands.

Those who want to avoid the rushcan contact Bradley Bird on 082 8393695 for VIP tickets.

COOL CATS: Traz, Superfly and Kool (front) with Flash, Paul Ringo and Abie Williams. Photo: Andre Bakkes

Page 10 People’s Post False Bay LEADER Tuesday 18 October 2011

Different, but equalTHE development of a disabled workforce isan important part of a thriving, modern econ-omy, and it seems only fitting in a countryin which diversity is a main draw card.

South Africa is said to have some of themost progressive laws and policies in theworld, safeguarding the disabled and ensur-ing employment equity.

It was disappointing last week to note me-dia reports revealing that South Africa wouldneed to double its efforts to reach its targetof having 2% of its workforce comprise peoplewith disabilities.

Speaking at the Disabled People’s Interna-tional eighth World Assembly in Durban lastweek, Lulu Xingwana, Minister for Women,Children and People with Disabilities, saidonly 0,9% of the country’s workforce wasmade up of disabled people.

While excellent policies exist on paper, thequestion remains: how successful is the im-plementation? Are the spin-offs of these poli-cies reaching those for whom the challengesof being disabled are very real?

Are government officials like Xingwana do-ing enough to drive policies? And is society’smindset changing rapidly enough to see a realintegration of disabled into the workplace?

Diversity in the workplace increases theodds of success for any business. A diverseworkforce leads to the development of betterideas, and the presence or lack of this innova-tion caneasily translate into sustainability orfailure in challenging financial times.

The disabled play a special role in makinga positive contribution to any working envi-ronment, and initiatives like the DisabilityWorkshop Development Enterprise’s CareerFair, launched last week, serves to breathenew life into the economy. This non-govern-mental organisation works toward sourcingrewarding work for the disabled, and show-cased many success stories at the launch.

Self reliance encourages confidence. Confi-dent people – including the disabled – makefor a healthy populace, and this, coupled withdiversity, is good for economic growth.

Picture it from a different angleI HAD a look through a copy of the People’sPost of 11 October at my mom’s home and spot-ted an SMS sent in which says that my photosof the shark, published on the front page ofPeople’s Post on 4 October, were not takenfrom Fish Hoek beach, but from Simon’sTown.

When I took the photos, I was standingon the Clovelly side of the Silvermine River,and Brenton Geach, who took the photo whichwas on the front page of the Cape Times, wason a sand dune on the Fish Hoek side of theriver.MARIA WAGENER

Watch out for conman’s teary pleaI WOULD like to alert people to a con man inthe area.

He is a young, quietly spoken man whoclaims to come from Malawi.

He claims that he was turned away from theHappy Valley shelter in Simon’s Town as itwas full.

He asks for cash to tide him over until theycan take him in.

He then begins to cry.This man is very convincing.I later learned from a friend this man is well

known around Cape Town. He turns on tearsat will.

I encountered him in Simon’s Town, but heseems to move around all over Cape Town.LIZ RYANNoordhoek

Heated debate over sharksIN RESPONSE TO “Sharks attacks our ownfault” (People’s Post letters, 11 October).

You have been in this area only 12 years.What gives you the right to talk down and as-sume you know better than the locals? I wasborn in Fish Hoek, went to school here, beenhere 35 years.

You refer to the local gent who swam in thebay as a youngster. And you clearly do nottrust his comment.

Who do you think you are?Ask the locals, and all will vouch that

sharks have become more frequent close to

our beaches.Be that for whatever reasons, that does not

give you the right to act as if you are the oldestinhabitant of Fish Hoek. You are nothingmore than a visitor to our town!

I wonder how you would react if your childwere attacked by a shark or a baboon? Wouldyou still be all for the animal?

I dare you to answer.And if you answer that you will feel the

same as you feel now, I will call you a liar.ANONYMOUSGlencairn

Thank you so much for your supportON behalf of my family, I would like to thankeveryone for their cards, flowers, messages ofcondolence and telephone calls on the occa-sion of the very sad loss of my husband, JohnAlfred Needham, at the age of 57.

He was a marvelous husband, father,

grandfather and great grandfather, and hisdeath has robbed us all of his love and wis-dom, leaving an emptiness which will neverbe filled.PAM NEEDHAMFish Hoek

Getting back to the write stuffLAST week People’s Post ran a competitioninviting readers to write a 300 word letter tostand a chance to win a Sheaffer Prelude 9137Silver Shimmer Roller Ball with nickel platetrim worth R1 000 (“Win a Scheaffer with thewrite stuff,” 11 October.) In the headline thepen’s name was spelt incorrectly. People’sPost apologises for the error.

•Sheaffer Pens is giving away a total of 10pens – one for the winning letter in each of

our 10 editions. To enter the competition,email, fax or post your letters, marked“Sheaffer Pens”, to us by 15:00 tomorrow(Wednesday).

The winners will be announced in People’sPost on Tuesday 25 October, and the winningletters printed in the paper. Email post@peo-plespost.co.za, fax to (021) 713-9481 or postyour entry to 240 Old Mutual Building, MainRoad, Tokai, 7966.

What happened to privacy?DO residents realise what our governmentis doing to its citizens when it threatens andintimidates us with fines and imprisonmentif we refuse to allow census takers to enterour premises?

Fair enough, they have been trained anddeclared to be free of any criminal record.They are tasked to ask us over 70 questionsin 45 minutes.

No government can force me to give thatkind of information to total strangers!

What I picked up on the news smacks ofthe “big brother is watching you” scenario.We’re steering towards a total control by gov-ernment over all aspects of our personallives.

I don’t think we elected the government toride roughshod over our rights to privacy ofpersonal information, mail and protectionagainst identity theft.

One government official said that theSouth African census is in line with other in-ternational countries, where taking a census

is normal. Okay, but we do not have to makethat kind of comparison for obvious reasons– for example, the type of scams, frauds andcrimes we find here that are different tothose elsewhere.

It is said that all the census takers havebeen vetted and have no criminal record.Fine! But anything and everything can befaked in South Africa, for example gangstersin SA police uniform hijacking an old lady.

In the same way, the census takers’ bibs,IDs, permits, all can be faked.

If Minister Fransman comes to my home,I will gladly let him in and answer thosequestions that will not lead to identity theft.

Elderly people in our community are total-ly helpless, as the number of recent home in-vasions show. What happens to them whencensus impostors access them?

Don’t laugh! The criminals would be stu-pid not to seize this opportunity, as they nor-mally do.HERBERT SYRE

Tuesday 18 October 2011 LETTERS People’s Post False Bay Page 11

Your SMSesIn response

. The recent pics of the whale giving birthare truly outstanding. Patty and Vera

. The poplars on Noordhoek Common aredeclared invaders. Educate yourself beforeyou comment on things you nothing about!Chris

. Why don’t the City and the TMNP not justsimply charge us, the citizens, for the free oxy-gen we breathe? Have each and every personliving in the Cape fitted with an oxygen meterand charge us for every breath of the God-giv-en free oxygenwe take.FromCharlesA,OceanView

. I agree with Pat H – Papa Jo’s is a winner.Good food and above all good prices. Bravo,Papa Jo’s!

Noordhoek servitude. Who are these relative newcomers to our

area with their peculiar manners and antiso-cial ways? They should find something betterto do and leave Noordhoek in peace. Theydon’t fit in.

. Dr Conway, why buy a property that hashad a servitude for 28 years then try to closeit and become arrogant and rude when youmeet opposition? Do us all a favour and move.That would make for a much happier commu-nity. You don’t belong in Noordhoek.

. Dr Miles Conway, may your reputationprecede you!

Jaws and life. Why hasn’t the shark been caught and

tagged? Then we would know if it’s the sameone attacking humans. Or put electronic bu-oys like the ones used by the Nippers, then wewould all be safe – including the shark. JH

. The shark buoys that are used for Nipperswhen bathing would be the solution for allbathers as they would keep bathers safe andsharks would stay away without harmingthem.

. Tony Robinson, if it was not for the so-called “shark huggers”, there would be nomore of these beautiful creatures to grace ourseas. The sharks, baboons and all other wild-life were here long before us, so by all meansgo ahead and cull the human population butleave the wildlife alone. No amount of cullingof the shark population will change their be-haviour. So much for revolting against thebattery-chicken mentality! Michael, Lakeside

Dark cloud over Sunrise market. I used to go to Sunrise flea market, but

I am sick of the garbage and the mentality ofpeople in the stalls, who are happy to watchtheir rubbish blow around. I am also sick ofthe people who go there who are incapable ofusing a bin. Craig

. Please don’t close the sunrise market. Myfamily and I do a lot of our shopping there atmonth end. These people are not stealing,they’re making a living. Complete the docu-ments and let’s go make it legal. Disgruntledshop owners moaning perhaps? Maureen,Fish Hoek

Just a thought. I’d like to warn women driving on Boyes

Drive at night and over weekends to be verycareful. My daughter and two friends were ontheir way home from a restaurant in Kalk Baywhen they were terrorised by three men in awhite Golf. They were nearly run off the road.Only when they turned up the road to the po-lice station did they back off.

. As for the amazing condition the gardenat Holy Trinity, I congratulate you, FatherRon. Well done! Peter May, Ocean View

. To the person in the reddish BMW, thanksfor nearly killing us overtaking at Noordhoekon Thursday morning at 07:35 heading up toChapman’s Peak on a solid line, pedestriancrossing and four-way stop. Thank goodnessI managed to stop us turning left onto MainRoad. Driving like a maniac will get you no-where!

Dear Lynn

. Thank you, Glen. It’s about time thatsomeone taught Lynn Prins the correct termi-nology. Veronica Hopwood

. Glen, rugby rules or rugby laws, so what!The world plays football, these fools play soc-cer. No wonder they lose when they draw.Now question the competition rules. Theydon’t question their attitude in the first place.With their dance they would do better at gym-nastrada. Will.i.am

. Well done, Lynn Prins. The ref didn’t beatthe Boks, they beat themselves with poor fin-ishing. But the supporters are the world’sworst losers and always blame the ref. He’s on-ly okay when the Boks win. They lost, so noexcuses. Russell

. The Boks deserved to lose. They are toococky about how good they are.

. The Springboks need a new coach! Dis-gusted

. There’s a time to come and there’s a timeto go; turned the Boks into a puppet show;Hoskins in hiding after de Umm went sliding;Bring back White and the

Boks will be alright. LOL!

Paws for thought. The incessant barking of dogs in Water-

bury and Hemyork Streets is driving us mad.Law enforcement agencies, please intervene.

. Good on the neighbour for braaiing, nowcontribute towards the meat and give up yourbarking dog. End of problem. HB

. All you dog owners who complain aboutbeing moaned at, obey the laws and respectothers’ space, then we won’t have to waste theauthorities’ time with your law-breaking. It’syou who are at wrong, so take responsibilityand obey the law.

. Stop moaning about dogs. They protectyour property and all neighbours are warned24/7 when burglars are around. They don’t de-mand payment, only food and love. They don’targue or complain. JH

. I love dogs and have owned many at vari-ous times, but my neighbour lets hers barkand bark at nothing. I hope she will read thisand shut her stupid dog up.

. About dogs – the Simon’s Town weekendyapper on the balcony opposite JubileeSquare takes first prize, hands down. Not JustNuisance – Just a Nuisance!

. One dog, one tag! Licensing all dogs wouldsolve lots of problems, such as unscrupulousbreeding, unwanted strays and misbehavingdogs could be traced to irresponsible owners.This would boost revenue for municipalities.Suggesting that people need permits for dogwalking is ridiculous; we already have IDs,driver’s licences, car licences, passports, notto mention rates and taxes. What next?

By the way. What is the point of the census? And for

whose benefit is is if government and the mu-nicipality can’t build enough affordable hous-es for the millions of homeless and thosestruggling to own one? And those with nofixed addresses? What about the asylum seek-ers?

. Census 2011 starts, the government willstart to count all of us, but the question begs,can all of us count on them? Z van der Forte,Maitland

. What’s with the driving schools chargingso much money for passing out your driver’stest? It’s daylight robbery. What do the otherreaders think? Anon

. On 1 October I bought R150 in electricityunits, and the slip said it was worth 235,4units. When I punched it in I only got 186,3units. I phoned the call centre and she said it’sright. I don’t think so.

. Firecrackers are a nuisance at this timeof year. When will it stop? Fed Up

. To the lady with the dog in her arms shop-ping at Shoprite: It’s unhealthy and no placefor dogs. They are animals, not children.

. Loved Gavin Thomson’s cage hire comic!Well done. I say put in shark nets please. Deb-bie Mills

. Can anyone tell us why the main linetrains have been cut from seven times a weekto three? And where’s the Durban and EastLondon train gone? No one can tell you theright thing!

A simple question of costsDALEEN FOUCHE’s article on the frontpage of the People’s Post on 27 September(“Tenants return after death threats”),quotes John Shaw as saying that if residentspay their rent for four years, their flats willbecome their property. One important pointwas omitted.

I have seen the agreement occupants mustsign when taking possession of their flats. Atthe end of four years, occupants are requiredto paya furtherR7 000 in order to take owner-ship of their flats. The person whose docu-ment I have seen says that this was not prop-erly explained to her and she was told to justsign and not ask questions.

Perhaps John Shaw could be asked to elab-orate on the conditions in the agreement inorder to properly inform the public.MANDY HUTTON-SQUIRESimon’s TownJohn Shaw, Amakhaya Ngoku board mem-ber, responds: The object of AmakhayaNgoku was to make it possible for all the fam-ilies on site 2577 who lost their homes in thefire of 2006 to own their own home.

The Contract clearly states all the details,including the amount of R7 200 for purchaseafter four years.

There were many workshops in both lan-guages and all the members were advised notto sign until the contract was fully under-stood and they were sure they wanted to par-ticipate.

They live in the same community, so all de-tails are common knowledge.

The cost was funded approximately equal-ly by the Government subsidy and privatedonors.

The stipulation that rent must be paid forfour years before option to purchase is a gov-ernment requirement. Rent relief is availa-ble for those who cannot afford the R400 permonth.

The two-bedroom flats with bathroom andkitchenette each cost about R150 000, andshould be worth much more in four years’time.

Sadly, the refusal to pay rent by some par-ticipants has curtailed the completion of theproject.

Imagine Masi’s bright futureIT IS 2021. The majority of those who live inMasiphumelele now live in modern doublestorey flats.

All our children go to quality schools andare equally employable. Increasing numbersof Masi residents have bought or are rentinghomes in Capri, Kommetjie, Fish Hoek andelsewhere.

The incidence of black-white marriagesandbirthof childrenofmixed race is increas-ing. Masi has become just another suburb,connected by access roads and walkwayssouth, north, west and east to LongbeachMall. Phokela Road has been widened withpurpose-built shops and businesses on eitherside.

The fear of social and residential integra-tion is slowly fading. Some families have em-igrated because they cannot make peacewith these developments and cannot breakwith the way they were socialised in previ-ous times.

A forum of local Southern Peninsula com-munity leaders meets regularly to discusshow to further integrate a normal, typicalcommunity, one that was previously dividedinto white, black or coloured. Migrationfrom the Eastern Cape, unemployment andthe defence of the constitution are on theiragenda.

Archbishop Tutu smiles and says: maybethe rainbow is a little nearer.

For that to happen we need leaders witha vision now, who take us beyond the defen-siveness of the usual insular, comfort zones.In the absence of such leadership a South Af-rican spring will disturb the present order,probably sooner than later. I vote in favourof an action plan that treats current plans fora new access road, not as business as usual,but critically urgent. Further steps areequally urgent.HORST KLEINSCHMIDTSt James

More Masi access is pivotalTHIS is a response to Milkwood Park resi-dent Anton van Wyk’s letter (“Masiphumele-le is too full”, People’s Post, 13 September).

You are right, Mr van Wyk, that Masi ismuch too full. Tenyears agoabout 20 000 resi-dents lived there, while now an estimated40 000 residents are occupying the samespace.

Sadly, your suggested solution that “thegovernment must put a stop to the growth ofMasiphumelele” will never work as it worksnowhere in this country – and even nowherein this world where poor people are desper-ately moving closer to big cities in the hopeto escape extreme poverty.

One solution would be to better the optionsfor work in the Eastern Cape, where almost100% of the Masi residents are from. We areall aware of the serious negligence the gov-ernment is responsible for in the EasternCape.

But what can we do here, as neighbours ofthe community of Masiphumelele?

First of all, there is no easy solution. Butwe can work on long-term solutions thatmust be based on respect of human dignityand good neighbourhood. No one wants to

see poor people suffer even more. Masi can’tbe an overpopulated prison forever – or wewill not only face more disasters around fireand floods, but also more violence and crime.

A few years ago, research was done by aprofessional company into which optioncould be the best to allow a second accessroad. We, some NGOs working inMasiphumelele, are in the process of access-ing this research at present. To put yourmind and those close to Houmoed Avenue atrest: This is not the best option, as indeed,the wetlands should not be compromised. Itlooks as if an extended access at Fish EaglePark via an already existing but blockedroad would have the smallest impact on na-ture and other residents.

The vast majority of Masi residents are de-cent people. They need our support to fightcrime and to build a community with equalsafety as all others in our valley. A secondaccess road for Masi is a contribution to itand will save lives in future disasters.DR LUTZ VAN DIJKClovelly resident and founding co-director ofthe Hokisa Children’s Home in Masiphimele-le

Shining a light on ignoranceTHIS is a letter that congratulates LynnPrins on the fine job she is doing enlighten-ing the rugby fans – especially our women– about the rules that at times can be verycomplicated.

I can assure you that a certain gentlemancalled Glen (People’s Post SMSes, 11 Octo-ber) has no knowledge of the game, and ifhe did would be helping to explain how com-plicated the rugby rules are instead of criti-cising a sports writer who is doing her best

to help us.Lynn, I hope that you are able to cover all

the rules so that, at the end of the day, itwould encourage the ladies to become refe-rees.

Then whenever the Bokke are playingthey would get an honest interpretation of

the game and perhaps win a few games. Ihave spoken to another sports writer froma good newspaper about the rules and howit would benefit our women if these ruleswere explained to them so that women mayalso enjoy the game.

I might have been speaking to the

wall.Again, Lynn, well done and keep up the

good work you are doing and ignore the crit-icism like water off a duck’s back.

I shall be looking forward to your otherarticles on the rules so that one day youcould collate them all together and printthem in one issue for future reference andobservation while watching the games.

Many thanks, Lynn and well done!LESLIE WITTEN

Page 12 People’s Post False Bay LETTERS Tuesday 18 October 2011

OCEAN VIEW HOUSING PROJECTThe City of Cape Town’s New Settlement Department will be having the follow-up sessionsfor the proposed beneficiaries of the Ocean View Housing Project.

Applicants registered on the Ocean View database and who• live in Ocean View;• are registered on the City of Cape Town’s database and did not come forward in the

previous sessions; or• have outstanding information to submit

must visit the following venue:Venue: Ocean View Civic Centre, Carina Road, Ocean ViewDate: Monday 24 October 2011 to Wednesday 26 October 2011Time: 09:30 – 14:30

If you came forward in the previous sessions and have no outstanding information tosubmit, do not call again.

• The following documents must be produced on the day:• Green barcoded ID document• Marriage/divorce certificate• Children’s birth certificate• Proof of income• Any other relevant documents

For further enquiries please contact Maureen Lewinon tel 021 710 9303.

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER

ESTABLISHMENT OFWARD COMMITTEESAND REGISTRATION OF COMMUNITY-BASEDORGANISATIONSOn 28 September 2011 Council approved rules for the establishment of ward committees.This includes provision for the registration of community-based organisations (CBOs) on theCity’s database. Only registered organisations are eligible to nominate a representative toserve on a ward committee.

Go to the City’s website www.capetown.gov.za/wardcommittees or use the contact detailsbelow to:

• Learn more about ward committees• Identify the appropriate sector for CBOs• Check if your CBO is already registered and confirm details• Register your CBO for the first time

The cut-off date for registration is 28 October 2011. This database will constitute the voters’roll for the establishment of ward committees. New registrations will commence again after1 February 2012.

For further information please contact:Gail Bashley: tel: 021 400 5524; fax: 021 400 7452;e-mail: Gail.Bashley@capetown.gov.za orBusie Noveve: tel: 021 400 5587; fax: 021 400 7452;e-mail: Busie.Noveve@capetown.gov.za

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER

What do you think about the sharks?THE Scenic South community website team(www.scenicsouth.co.za), in associationwith the Fish Hoek Surf Lifesaving Club,have set up a survey to determine the impactthe shark attacks at Fish Hoek beach overthe past two years have had on tourism andbusiness on the South Peninsula.

With the extensive media coverage of theshark attack on Mike Cohen on 28 September– an incident that has resulted in the closureof many False Bay beaches for extended peri-ods – “passions have been reignited on both

sides of theGreat SharkDivide”, the organis-ers say.

“We feel it is essential to get a balanced andbroad view of the current situation, with theaim of finding a win-win situation for bothhuman beings and sharks.”

Find the survey on www.scenic-south.co.za. For further information contactMike Schilperoort of the Fish Hoek Surf Life-saving Club on 078 657 7827, or leave a com-ment on the Scenic South forum or surveycomments page.

‘Biological hate speech’TONY ROBINSON’s poorly researched,homocentric and emotive column(“Sharks and lions – and we’re not talkingrugby”, People’s Post, 11 October) deservesto be countered.

I am quite sure that the views expressedmay very well be his opinion, but offeringcolumn inches to what is little more thanbiological hate speech merely adds fuel tothe fire of the terminally selfish who seemto imagine that we have some God givenright to slaughter what we dislike.

One presumes that this was motivatedby the recent incident on Fish Hoek beach,where a bather swam in the full knowledgethat there were great white sharks in theimmediate vicinity and lost a limb as a con-sequence.

That fact alone would suggest we are notthe most advanced animals after all; anamoeba wouldn’t be quite so cavalier giventhe choice.

The column perpetuates the myth ofsharks as murderous automatons, seekingout human flesh to satisfy some primalurge to slaughter.

Truth be told, Mr Robinson, the worldis a dangerous place, all the more danger-ous if you are indeed a shark.

Estimates are that man kills in the re-gionof 80 million sharksayear, all for littlepurpose other than to manufacture carti-laginous soup which can be sold at highprofit to fools who imagine that it might en-hance their libido orbestowsomeothermi-raculous advantage.

The risks of being attacked by a sharkare so small as to be virtually nonexistent;you are statistically at more risk from elec-tric toasters, comfy chairs, lightening, tsu-namis or the cords on your venetian blinds– and let’s not even mention traffic acci-dents.

The False Bay coastline has been hometo sharks for aeons.

In today’s world there is rarely a day thatgoes past when there are not hundreds ofsurfers and swimmers in the water alongthat stretch of our coast, but the numbers

of incidents involving sharks are minute.By far the most dangerous element ofswimming in False Bay is driving to thebeach.

If we were to legislate based on whatcauses us harm, the first thing to go wouldbe the motor vehicle, one might imagineclosely followed by the closure of the tobac-co industry, which kills us by the million.There are of course much more hiddenrisks – the swine flu epidemic of 1918 killedoff an estimated 20 million of us, and itcould reoccur at any time.

Food poisoning, malaria, HIV and innu-merable other microbes threaten us farmore widely than sharks.

You are infinitely more likely to be shotto death by a murderous intruder than tobe bitten by a shark.

I am not a “Shark Hugger”, as you so con-descendingly suggested – I am a planet hug-ger.

This blue bubble suspended in spaceamongst trillions of uninhabitable galax-ies is the only home we have, and it oper-ates on a system of balance well beyond ourunderstanding or imagination. Humansrepresent the smallest piece of life on thisplanet.

Even with our rampant proliferation werepresent a fraction of a percent of the totalbiomass, and our existence is intimatelylinked and indeed dependent upon thefunctional balance of all the rest of the ani-mals and plants out there.

To be frank I am sick and tired of hearinghow important we are and how advanced.The most wantonly murderous animal inexistence is mankind, and the only onewhich truly threatens the balance of life onthe planet. Whether you like it or not,sharks are part of that balance, and haveabsolutely as much right to be here as wedo. One suspects that the ecology would befar better served by our demise than thatof the shark or indeed virtually any othercreature that one could name.TIM ROLSTONMarina Da Gama

Time for sensible compromiseUNTIL I read the article in last week’s publi-cation (“Cloud of scrutiny over Sunrise mar-ket”, People’s Post, 11 October 2011), I had notrealised that the flea market had grown froma few stalls to a current operation of suchmagnitude. Many people from all over the pe-ninsula used to make recreational use ofSunrise beach, particularly on Sundays.This expansive beach area suited many fami-lies, dog walkers, wind surfers and otherswho appreciated the large and safe parkingthat this “drive-in beach” afforded.

Since the flea market has mushroomed,this beautiful beach and parking area has be-come unavailable for recreation because ac-

cess andparkingarenowextremelydifficult.The same situation happened in the Big

Baybeachareaof theAtlanticSeaboarduntilresidents of surrounding areas realised thatthe beach area had become inaccessible.Here also a few informal stalls had “over-night” grown into a large chaotic commer-cial market.

The Big Bay situation has been effectivelyresolved. The traders have moved to anotherequally successful, well supported venue.and beach lovers have full Sunday access on-to the beach. Perhaps such a sensible com-promise could be reached in Muizenberg?YVONNE BULGEN

Sunrise market is a ray of lightWE are a Dutch couple and have been livingin Muizenberg for almost nine years.

We have seen a lot of markets throughoutthe world, but the Sunrise Circle flea marketstole our hearts forever. There is such a won-derful vibe andpositive atmosphere.Tradersare always in a good mood, and after a whilewe understood that a lot of them indeed haveto live off their trading. So, when the weatherforecast predicts rain on Sunday, we alwaysthink about the traders who have no incomethat week.

But this nonsense complaint from the Mui-zenberg and Lakeside Residents’ Associa-tion is an open door and nothing else (“Cloudof scrutiny over Sunrise market”, People’s

Post, 11 October). When there is an eventsomewhere, there is litter.

And how can people get irritated aboutsomething that attracts so many people –what is the real point? Get rid of this popularmarket? You’re kidding!

Maybe Robin Solomon and the rest of theassociation could follow a course about posi-tive thinking and ponder this question:“How would I survive of one days income perweek?”

The only positive outcome in this whole is-sue is Yusuf Adams’ suggestion, which is atrading area with cover! A very good idea.BERT AND HELEEN BRONMuizenberg

Parents have to take controlREGARDING young children and carsafety (Catherine Burnett’s letter lastweek refers – People’s Post False Bay),how many of these same parents displaythe twisted logic of choosing to installelectric fences or live in security complex-es for the sake of their families’ safety, yetthey feel it okay to risk having their chil-dren brutally ejected from the car the nexttime they are involved in a bumper-bash-ing. With the information available on thedangers of not strapping in children,

there should be absolutely no excuse forignorance.

And, no, a child putting up resistanceto seat belts is not an excuse either. Al-though I’d like the authorities to do theirpart by issuing heavy fines, the responsi-bility lies with the parents, and theywould only have themselves to blameshould some terrible fate befall their chil-dren due to their complete lack of com-mon sense.TIM WATKINS

Tuesday 18 October 2011 ENTERTAINMENT People’s Post False Bay Page 13

Dancers breakout the bronzeTHE Western Cape’s Mlindi Kulashe(19), originally from Nyanga, and AshleyScott (17), from Hermanus, were award-ed bronze medals in the male and femalecategories at the recent Genée Interna-tional Ballet Competition, held at theArtscape Opera House.

The competition, the flagship event of theRoyal Academy of Dance (RAD), drew to anexciting close as dancers between the agesof 15 and 19 – hailing from all over the world– vied for supremacy in the sold-out two-daysemifinals, culminating in a showdown at ajam-packed venue on the final day.

“The warmth and enthusiasm that theRAD membership and ballet lovers in SouthAfrica have exuded for the Genée has beenphenomenal,” said RAD chief executiveLuke Rittner, who handed out the awards onstage.

“They have not only come out in numbersthis evening to watch and support the youngdancers, they have also orchestrated a re-markable number of events and activities allaround the country to raise funds for theGenée.”

The next Genée International Ballet Com-petition takes place in Wellington, New Zea-land, in 2012.

TOP­NOTCH: Mlindi Kulashe and Ashley Scottboth won a bronze medal for their perform­ance at the 2011 Genée International BalletCompetition. Photo: Pat Bromilow­Downing

Win tickets to dazzling duetINTERNATIONAL starsPatrizio Buanne and Dana Win-ner will perform together onstage on Sunday at Grand-West’s Grand Arena in CapeTown.

TheBelgianWinnerhasmorethan 1,5 million album sales un-der her belt, and her first Eng-lish language album was pro-duced especially for her SouthAfrican fans, whom she alsosurprised with various Afri-kaans recordings.

Crooner Patrizio, with salesin excess of 2 million albums,has now also recorded an albumfor South African audiences,with half the tracks in Afri-kaans.

Both artists will sing in Eng-lish and Afrikaans during theirSunday show, and will come to-gether in a new duet.

The show starts at 17:00. Tick-ets are available from Com-puticket between R200 andR440.

• Stand a chance to win a set of doubletickets show by SMSing the word“PATRIZIO” to 34586 by noon on Thursday.

SMSes cost R1,50.The winner can collect their prize at the

Grand Arena on the night of the show.

STAR QUALITY: Dana Winner and Patrizio Buanne.

SPRING STRINGS: Camerata Tinta Baroccawill play at St Norbert’sin Rubbi Road, Kom­metje, at 16:00 on Sunday. Soloists VicenteEspi and Quentin Crida will perform violin con­certos by Vivaldi and Tartini, and there willalso be works by Marini and Corelli. Wine andjuice will be available at interval. Tickets,sold at the door, cost R90, R70 and R20. Forfurther information call 083 684 7318.

Photo: Supplied

Top designersat Cape QuarterTHE Cape Quarter LifestyleVillage in Green Point hosts itsannual Design Now! pop-up fur-niture, décor and design exhibi-tion from 27 October to 5 No-vember.

Curated and conceptualisedby interior stylist Tracy Lynchusing items available from re-tailers in the centre, the exhibi-tion will give visitors a chanceto experience three “textured,storytelling displays acrossthree different contemporarythemes” in the Quarter’s piazzaareas.

Opening with an auction ofbespoke furniture and pieces bya group of top SA designers, theweek will also feature a seriesof workshops and displays bydecorators and design personal-ities such as Karen Suskin, NeilStemmetand Jacques Erasmus.

A live, on-site décor projectwill also see the transformationof the latest Old Mac Daddy Air-stream into a finished productdestined for Elgin.

For more information visitwww.capequarter.co.za or call(021) 421-1111.

The Piazza can be found at 72Waterkant Street, Green Point,and The Square at 27 SomersetRoad.

Entrance is free.

Celebrate music and sunAN open-air concert will be held on Pneu-matix Farm, near Somerset West, from14:00 on Saturday.

Artists on the bill include Harmonix,The Glenn Robertson Jazz Band and TheMetro Big Band from the USA. Take your

picnic baskets, chairs, blankets, umbrel-las drinks and other refreshments.

Tickets cost R50 per person.To book, or for additional information,

please call Petro on (021) 674-5761 or072 601 2848.

Book for the Baxter’s big bashTHE Baxter Theatre prom-ises a spectacular eventwith its fundraising extrav-aganza, set to feature DavidKramer’s new musicalcomedy, later this month.

For its 2011 fundraisinggala on Thursday 27 Octo-ber, the Baxter TheatreCentre in Rondebosche willcelebrate the work of SouthAfrican music legend Dav-id Kramer with a specialevent and a performance ofhis latest musical comedy,“Some Like it Vrot”.

The event, which “prom-ises to be a mega party”,will help raise much-need-ed funds for the 34-year-oldtheatre, an architecturaland cultural icon in theMother City.

“The Baxter does not re-ceive a subsidy from gov-ernment for operationalcosts, so we have to come upwith innovative and excit-ing ways to make the thea-tre sustainable, and we are delighted to seecorporate and private sector supporting thisevent,” explains fundraising and campaignmanager Johann Davis.

“We would like to encourage audiences tobook early – in so doing they will enjoy a jam-packed evening of theatre, entertainment,food, drinks and a jol thrown in; they will alsoinvest in the Baxter’s success while celebrat-ing one of our country’s finest artists and mu-sicians. All proceeds will go towards the Bax-ter’s productions and projects.”

A number of prizes are up for grabs, includ-ing: a pair of romantic two-night getaways ina deluxe suite at the four-star Lagoon BeachHotel; a French perfume hamper; a signedMarc Lottering DVD box set and poster; a Dav-

id Kramer CD collectionand signed poster, plus acopy of the “Some Like itVrot” poster signed by thecast; and gift vouchersfrom Cavendish Square.

This is Kramer’s first bigmusical since “The KramerPetersen Songbook”, and itsports elaborate sets andquick costume changes tokeep the fun alive on stage.Led by Marc Lottering, the13 members of the star-studded cast include Chris-to Davids, Alistair Izobell,Terry Hector, AbduragmanAdams, Larissa Hughesand Jill Middelkop.

The gala event kicks offwith guests arriving at18:30 to enjoy complimenta-ry food and drinks accom-panied by some light enter-tainment. Guests will thenproceed to watch the showat 20:00.

The after-party will heatup (with more food and

drinks) when local singing sensation TheBlack Ties, featuring Lloyd Jansen, Keeno-Leeand Chad Saaiman, croon the night away. Thetrio will take guests on a music journeythrough the sounds of Marvin Gaye, LutherVandross, Earth, Wind and Fire, Lionel Ritch-ie, Frank Sinatra, Michael Bublé and manymore.

Tickets cost R280; book through Computick-et on 0861 915 8000 or at www.computick-et.co.za. If you’d like to make a donation to theBaxter Theatre Centre, please contact JohannDavis, fundraising and campaign manager, on(021) 680-3983 or 083 299 2604, or at johann.dav-is@uct.ac.za.

• The production is not recommended forchildren under 12 years old.

BAXTER BLISS: Marc Lottering andChristo Davids will hit the Baxterwith “Some Like it Vrot” at the endof the month. Photo: Supplied

Tango down to Strawberry FieldsTHE award-winning Cape Town Tango En-semble will perform on Wednesday 26 Octo-ber at the Strawberry Fields, 19 StrawberryLane, Constantia.

The ensemble consists of StanislavAnguelov (accordionandbandoneon), JackDomagala (violin), Charles Lazar (doublebass), and Albert Combrink (piano). Theirconcert will include evocative tango musicby Astor Piazzolla, Salgan, Burli, and Pla-za, as well as a few of their own composi-

tions.The venue is in a security estate. There

is limited parking outside the house, andparking will be available in StrawberryLane itself.

Drinks will be served from 19:00, and theconcert will start at 20:00.

Tickets are R105.For bookings or further information

phone (021) 701-7466 or 082 715 7813, oremail info@lindberg-arts.co.za.

People's Post Page 13 Phone: 021 713 9440 | Fax: 021 713 9481 Tuesday 18 October 2011

Page 14 People’s Post False Bay GENERAL Tuesday 18 October 2011

Let the sky be your limitTHE theme for the 17annual Cape TownInternational KiteFestival, due to hitthe skies this week-end, is “OneSky,OneWorld – MentalHealth for All”.

Managed by CapeMental Health in asso-ciation with Heart104.9FM, the eventtakes place on Satur-day and Sunday on thelawns surroundingZandvlei in Muizen-berg. The skies will befilled with magnifi-cent creations duringAfrica’s biggest kitefestival, which at-tracts over 24 000 visi-tors, including kitersfrom Bali, England,Germany, Indonesia,Italy, Switzerland andthe USA.

Local enthusiastsare encouraged to takealong their own kites, or just enjoy watchingthe colourful aerial extravaganza. With kite-making, kite-flying, various kite competi-tions, food stalls, kids’ rides and a full lineupof entertainment, the organisers promise awealth of fine family entertainment.

For one, the Boomerang Edu-Kite Schools’Competition will bring together WesternCape children from 40 primary schools andschools for those with special educationalneeds to decorate kites and take part in amass fly. Boomerang will also host a varietyof activities for kids and the young at heart,including face painting, puppet and magicshows, balloon sculpting and interactivegames with Scooby Doo.

Organisers will also be looking for the bestexample of the Western Cape’s own tradition-

al kite – the Swaeltjie,or Swallow Kite – forthe Heritage KiteAward.

“We invite people toshare ‘One Sky, OneWorld’ in unity andfriendship with peo-ple from all walks oflife,” says Ingrid Dan-iels, director of CapeMental Health. “Wefill the sky with kitesas a reminder thatmental health is im-portant for all people,and that there is not acommunity, a coun-try or a culture wherepeople are not vulner-able to mental illnessor mental disability.

The Cape Town In-ternational Kite Festi-val will run on Satur-day from 10:00 to18:00, and on Sundayfrom 09:00, so peoplecan watch the RugbyWorld Cup final.

There will be free parking at MuizenbergHigh School in Windermere Road, and easyaccess by train to the False Bay and Muizen-berg stations. Entry costs R15 for adults andR5 for children. All profits go directly to CapeMental Health to support its free mentalhealth services for impoverished communi-ties. The organisation extends heartfeltthanks for the sponsorship and support ofBoomerang, Cape Town Routes Unlimited,Cape Town Tourism, Heart 104.9FM, Old Mu-tual, Peninsula Beverages, People’s Post,Whale Watchers and SuperSport Let’s Play.

For more information on the festival andCape Mental Health, visit www.capemental-health.co.za, www.facebook.com/CT-KiteFest, call (021) 447-9040 or email in-fo@cmhs.co.za.

FUN WITH FRIENDS: Fish Hoek’s AbigailSchuman and Scooby Doo get ready to flyahead of the Cape Town International KiteFestival in Muizenberg. Photo: Eric Miller

Flower power on display at St FrancisTHE St Francis Church in Simon’s Town willhold a flower festival on Thursday Fridayfrom 11:00 to 16:00, and on Saturday from 10:00to 12:00.

Entrance is free, but there will be a dona-tions box at the door.

For more information phone Beryl Kleyn-hans on (021) 786-3334.

High school students gettheir eMzantsi JumpstartTHE eMzantsi Carnival commu-nity-building project has beenbringing youths from diversecommunities together to have funsince 2005.

Now that the eMzantsi primaryschool “twinning programme” iswell established in nine schoolsacross the South Peninsula, theorganisation is turning its atten-tion to high schools.

This year, thanks to fundingfrom the National Lottery Distri-bution Trust Fund, eMzantsi haspiloted a development programmecalled Jumpstart for students inGrades 8 to 10 at Masiphumelele, OceanView and Fish Hoek High Schools.

eMzantsi staffers Earl Mentor, Khany-iselo Silo and Luke de Villiers recruitedaround 25 youths in promotional assem-blies at the high schools for Jumpstartprogrammes in the July and October holi-days.

Coordinated by musician and theatredirector Janis Merand, the Jumpstart ses-sions featured two days of carnival work-shops in dance, drama and recycled crafts.

Creative games, running with thisyear’s green Carnival theme “eMzantsiGoes BOS!”, encouraged the youngsters toget to know one another.

You can see a short video of the JulyJumpstart, filmed by Lamla Dinga and ed-ited by Deon Bing, at www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqUheT2uEW8, and photos at

www.emzantsi.org.za.Jumpstart participants, donning fabu-

lous recycled costumes, will escort the en-ergy puppet, “Solar”, in the upcoming sev-enth annual eMzantsi Carnival on Satur-day 3 December.

Jumpstart activities continue to takeplace every other Friday afternoon at thebrand new Desmond Tutu HIV Founda-tionYouthCentre, oppositeMasiphumele-le High School. eMzantsi is partneringwith the youth centre to promote therange of health and counselling facilitiesavailable at its clinic for youths.

Should funding applications be success-ful, eMzantsi hopes to roll out the Jump-start programme to all high schools on thepeninsula.

Call the eMzantsi office on (021) 785-1515for more information.

THE GANG: Seen here are the high school studentsparticipating in the Jumpstart programme.

Growthpoint’s clear vision

Needlepoint on the podiumTHE Cape Embroiderers’ Guild holds its bi-ennial exhibition at the civic centre in Recre-ation Road, Fish Hoek, from Tuesday 25 toSaturday 29 October.

The exhibition will run from 09.00 to 17:00daily, except on Saturday, when it will closeat 15:00. Contact Penny at (021) 761-5052 oremail penny.cornell@gmail.com.

THE importance of good eye care andhealthy sight has been the focus of EyeCare Awareness Week, held acrossSouthAfrica fromMonday10until Sun-day 16 October. In support of this initia-tive, Growthpoint Properties is run-ning an eye care drive until the middleof November in five of its shopping cen-tres: Constantia Village, LongbeachMall, Middestad Mall, MontClare Placeand Golden Acre.

Shoppers are encouraged to drop offtheir unwanted spectacles in collectionboxes placed throughout the participat-ing centres. The lenses and frames willbe donated to the Lions’ OperationBrightsight, a sophisticated lens recy-cling centre.

Once checked and graded, the specta-

cles are reissued through Lions Clubsto individuals and communities inneed.

Shoppers can also drop off unwantedspectacles in boxes sponsored by LionsClubs in other community locationsthroughout the year. These include li-braries, schools, community centres,places of worship, coffee shops and op-tometrists’ consulting rooms.

By drawing the public’s attention toEye Care Awareness Week, Growth-point Properties aims to highlight theplight of communities in need of propereye care.

For more information about the Li-ons Eye Health Programme, contact theLions Club International district officeon (021) 447-5020.

Tuesday 18 OctoberFish Hoek: The Fish HoekDuplicate Bridge Club meetsevery Tuesday evening at19.30 in the St Margaret’sChurch hall on the corner ofFifth Avenue and KommetjieRoad. For further informa-tionphoneEileenMesternon(021) 782-3891.

Wednesday 19 Octo­ber

Fish Hoek: The Fish HoekGarden Club will meet in theminor hall of the Fish HoekCivic Centre at 19:00. Thismonth’s speaker will be Lou-ise Stafford, Invasive Speciescoordinator for the City ofCape Town. All members andvisitors are invited to attend;visitors pay R5 towards re-freshments. For any furtherinformation contact theclub’s secretary on (021) 785-2575.

Thursday 20 OctoberMuizenberg: The Muizen-berg Historical ConservationSociety invites you to hearhistorian and author DrHelen Robinson speak abouther recently published book,“The Villages of the Lies-beek” at Het Posthuys Muse-um in Main Road at 17:30 for18:00.

Seating is limited, so book-ing is essential. Entrance isR20, which includes snacks

and drinks. RSVP to GeorgeHill at music@lindbergh-arts.co.za or (021) 788-5542.

Kommetjie: The Friendsof the Kommetjie Librarywill hold their AGM at the li-brary at 19:00 for 19:30. Therewill be a presentation andtalk titled “Travels in Viet-nam” by Daryn and GillianSmith. Refreshments andsnacks will be served. Formore information contactthe library on (021) 783-1848.

Tuesday 25 OctoberKalk Bay: Kalk Bay Histori-cal Association hosts a pub-lic talk about “The Develop-ment of the Cape PeninsulaResorts – The Atlantic Coast”by Barrie Gasson at the BibleInstitute in Main Road at20:00.

Contact Barrie Gasson on084 945 6629 or (021) 788-1855.

Wednesday 26 Octo­ber

Fish Hoek: The Fish HoekArt Society meets at 19:00 inthe False Bay Hospital hall;Iain Lamond will give a talkon “Abstracts”. Visitors arewelcome, and pay R10 to en-ter. For further informationcall Iain Lamond on (021) 782-5353.

Sun Valley: The CapriNeighbourhood Watch willhold its its AGM at 19:00 atthe King of Kings BaptistChurch. For more informa-

tion phone Gerri Dahl on072 413 0548.

Simon’s Town: ProfessorPeter Beighton will continuehis series of talks – on curi-ous diseases found on isolat-ed islands – at the Simon’sTown Museum, Court Road,at 17:30 for 18:00. Entrance isR15 and includes a glass ofwine or fruit juice. For en-quiries phone YvonneMawhinney on (021) 786-4404.

Friday 28 OctoberFish Hoek: The Fish HoekGirl Guides hold their fund-raising Trivial Pursuitevening at the Dutch Re-formed Church in Kom-metjie Road at 19:00 for 19:30.Tickets cost R30 per person,and 10 people can share a ta-ble. Tea, coffee and hot choco-late will be on sale at inter-val. To book, send an email tokapp.cara@gmail.com orphone (021) 783-4028 or082 877 3107

Saturday 29 OctoberSunnydale: The Emma Ani-mal Rescue Society will holdits AGM at Wenga Farm inKommetjie Road, Sunnydale,at 16:00. For further informa-tion contact Marge on(021) 785-7014 or emailmarge@tears.org.za.

Fish Hoek: Fish HoekEldercarewill host a summermarket at Nerina Gardens at09:00 to 12:00.

To reserve a table for R50,call (021) 782-4975 or (021) 782-6123.

Tuesday 8 NovemberFish Hoek: The Fish HoekArt Society will hold a work-shop in the False Bay Hospi-tal hall at 14:00. For furtherinformation call Iain Lam-ond on (021) 782-5353.

A weekend of worthy winesTHE Old Cape Wine Shop Wine Festival,which has now become a two-day event, is setto take place on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 No-vember at Imhoff Farm near Kommetjie.

The two-day festival will see one of the larg-est gatherings of wine producers and enthusi-asts in the Far South.

Visitors will be treated to a varied tastingexperience, with the opportunity to samplemany of South Africa’s best known wines, in-cluding Riebeek Cellars, Dombeya, GrootConstantia and Cape Point Vineyards.

Every corner of the Cape Winelands mapwill be represented, including Franschhoek,Stellenbosch, Robertson, Wellington, Con-stantia and the West Coast. “Every cultivargrown in the Western Cape is also expectedto be showcased, so there is definitely some-

thing for everyone,” the organisers say.All of the wines available for tasting will

be on sale at special festival prices at the OldCape Wine Shop, while stocks last.

Tickets will be on sale on the day at R50 perperson tasting.

This includes a wine glass and unlimitedwine tastings. There will also be entertain-ment for kids and scenic surroundings to re-lax in. Visitors are welcome anytime between11:00 and 16:00. Additional parking will bemade available on site.

Those who would like a hearty meal canmosy down to The Blue Water Café – thoughbooking is essential; call (021) 783-2007.

For more information call Claudia on(021) 783-5054, email info@ocws.co.za or visitwww.ocws.co.za.

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HISTORY repeated itself thisweekend – and now we will seeFrance in the final with New Zea-land.

Perhaps the French will give theKiwis the upset of 24 years ago.

The weekend saw a tough matchwhen the Welsh gave their all withjust 14 men in a bid to defeat theFrench, after their captain SamWarburton was sent off for a dan-gerous tip tackle. The end resultwas 9-8 in France’s favour.

Over at the Wallabies camp,things were going horribly wrong,and some may say it’s a hiding welldeserved after last week’s contro-versial refereeing. Evidently NewZealand were the better team, play-ing well under pressure – some-thing Wallabies fly half QuadeCooper struggled to do.

It seemed as if it was “Cooper ver-sus New Zealand”, as hard tackleswere pounced on him with two mencharging at him at a time, and thecrowd booed whenever he kickedthe ball. The end result to that gamewas 20-6, and Australia could justnot get past the tight defence oftheir opponents.

Another historic moment will goto Craig Joubert, who will be thereferee at the final match on Sun-day after a job well done this Satur-day past. It will be his first time incharge of World a Cup final.

On Friday, playoffs for third and

fourth will take place between Aus-tralia and Wales at 09:30 at Auck-land, and on Sunday the final takesplace at the same venue at 10:00.

Last week People’s Post explainedwhat happens after the mark, andin-goals. This week, People’s Postwill take a look at kick-offs and re-start kicks.

Kick-offsFor the kick-off from the centre of

the halfway line, you have anumber of options.

• A long kick-off is a boot deep intothe opposition half, leading to goodgain in ground but little chance ofgetting possession when the balllands. Opposition can kick the ballback or run it back before you getthere, so your initial gain in groundmay be reduced. You may even findthe ball back deep in your own half.

• A short kick-off punts the ballthe minimum permitted distance –there’s not much gain in ground,and you risk the ball not going therequired 10m, but you have a realopportunity to regain control of theball before the opposition can catchit

• A kick to the opposition’s 22marea gives you reasonable gain inground, not much chance of regain-ing possession, but in a good posi-tion to start applying pressure bykeeping the opposition pinned intheir own 22m area

• A kick to the side, where the for-wards are massed, is the safest op-tion, but exactly what is expectedby the opposition.

• A kick to the less defended sideis done in the hopes of catching theopposition off guard and allow fastteammates to scoop up the ball andtake advantage of a defensive lapse.It’s risky and used fairly rarely –maybewhenaquick score isneeded

Restart kicksYou restart after each score with

a drop kick from the centre of theground. The ball must travel atleast 10m.

In some cases the game is restart-ed with a drop kick on the 22m line.It’s called a “drop out”, and can betaken anywhere along the 22m lineor behind it. The drop kick simplyhas to cross the line before it can becaught or picked up.

When a kick-off or restart takesplace, other players must be behindthe kicker when the kick is made.

Next week People’s Post will sumup all the rules the paper ranthrough in previous editions.

World Cup upsets, historicmoments – and rules

RUGBY GURU: Lynn Prins, sports re­porter. Photo: Tammy Petersen

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View from the BeachPAUL BOTHA

THE first of the dreaded spring flatspells has the Atlantic Ocean resem-bling a lake this week, and with nomeaningful swell other than short pe-riod wind-swells in False Bay in theoffing until the weekend, this is an op-portune moment to reflect on recentsurfing contests and those coming upin the near future.

Max Armstrong from Scarborough wasthe Far South’s sole national title-win-ning competitor when the WP surfingteam retained their interprovincialcrown at the recent Hurley SA JuniorSurfing championships in Durban. Arm-strong won the under-15 boys’ SA titlewith a dominant display, and alsoclinched a coveted spot in the SA teamthat will compete in the ISA World JuniorChamps in Panama next year.

Second place for his sister Ruth in theunder-13 girls’ division, third and fourthplace finishes for Nicole Pallet (Bergvliet)and Amy Bosworth (Kommetjie) in theunder-17 girls’, along with second andfourth places for Jordan Maree (Tokai)and Donovan Wichmann (Marina

Da Gama) in the under-13 boys’ and athird place for Brandon Benjamin (Re-treat) in the under-17 boys’ all contribut-ed to the first ever team victory for a WPshortboard surfing team in the waves ofDurban.

Further afield, Mikey February(Kommetjie) enhanced his credentials

amongst the world’s best pro junior surf-ers by scoring a great victory over surfersfrom Hawaii and Portugal in round oneof the Oakley ASP World Junior in Bali,the first of three events that will crownthe ASP World Junior Champion and fea-

ture the planet’s top 48 ranked surfersaged 20 and under.

Unfortunately, after advancing direct-ly to round three, February came upagainst the eventual winner DaveyCathels (Australia) andwas eliminated inequal 17th place overall with earnings ofUS $1 200 (around R10 000) and 1 750 rank-ing points. February will miss the nextleg of the ASP World Junior series, whichstarts in Rio de Janeiro next week, dueto his matric exams.

But he will be back at the final leg inSydney, Australia, early next year.

Graeme Field from Kommetjie is cur-rently in El Salvador, the smallest of theCentral American countries, represent-ing South Africa in the ISA World Mas-ters Surfing Championships.

The start of the event has been delayeddue to a state of emergency declared afterseven days of torrential rain caused dev-astating floods there.

Field reports that team spirit is high,the SA squad have great accommodationand have been the first in the chocolate-coloured surf at Punta Roca every morn-ing, practising for the event, which is ex-pected to get underway on Tuesday.

Upcoming events include the WP Long-board Champs, which run on Saturday 29and Sunday 30 October and can be en-tered online at www.wplba.co.za, and theWP champs for shortboard riders, whichwill be run over two weekends – Saturday5 and Sunday 6, and Saturday 12 and Sun-day 13 November.

For those who prefer waves of conse-quence, do not stash your big wave surf-ing equipment just yet, as the swell

forecast to arrive late Saturday and runinto Sunday and Monday looks like its go-ing to provide plenty of adrenaline. En-joy!

ON Friday a question and answerevening with Herschelle Gibbs, in aid ofFish Hoek Cricket Club, takes place atSeaforth Restaurant in Simon’s Town,starting at 19:00.

The evening costs R180 per person, andincludes a three-course meal and a wel-come drink.

A cash bar will be available. Prizes andgoodie bags will be given away, and a raf-fle will be held.

Tickets can be bought at PC-MAC inSun Valley Mall.

For more information contact Stephenon 078 619 1107 or Bronwyn on082 558 2186.

Have a chat with Herschelle Gibbs

SPLASH: Twenty schools from around the country took part in the SACS under­13 Water PoloTournament, which started on Thursday and culminated in a final on Saturday. Five of the schoolsmaking the quarterfinals were from the Western Cape – namely SACS, Bishops, Western ProvincePreparatory, Rondebosch and Reddam – with SACS, Rondebosch and Western Province movingon to the semifinals. The final game of four was contested between SACS and Durban Preparatory.After a gruelling three days, 97 games had been played – and Durban Preparatory emerged victori­ous. Seen, SACS player James Brewer launches an attempt at goal, with Joe Linley of WesternProvince Preparatory too late to stop him. SACS won this match 4­0.