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Confusion has erupted over the use of aprivate road near the Sunnyacres de-velopment in Kommetjie Road.

This comes after developer and owner An-dre van Heerden was issued with a noticefrom the City of Cape Town to comply withthe zoning of the area.The notice states the plot is zoned residen-

tial and part of the area is being used as apublic road.Van Heerden says he is surprised by the

notice as he owns the plot and bought theroad reserve from the City.“When I purchased theproperty, a road re-

serve was imposed by the City. I made a for-mal request to have the road reserve re-

moved as it was never used and was in-formed by the Property ManagementDepartment I needed to buy the road,” hesays.Van Heerden explains he was baffled by

the request as the road fell on land alreadyowned by him.“They added R80 000 to my municipal bill

and I was told I am the private owner of theroad,” he says.However, the City’s media manager Priya

Reddy says a road reserve existed beforeVan Heerden bought the property.She confirms the sum of R80 000 and says:

“The City owns the property in terms of itsstatus as a public street. The rezoning of theproperty to permit a shopping centre and aresidential development required this roadportion be closed and consolidated with a

portion of a single residential erf.”Van Heerden says a gate was erected to

prevent access, but after he received re-quests from the community he opened it.“Motorists have difficulty accessing Kom-

metjie Road from Lekkerwater Road and souse the private road to access the Palm Ave-nue and Kommetjie Road intersection. Thisintersection has traffic lightsmaking it easi-er for motorists,” he says.Van Heerden is frustrated by the notice

which indicates if he does not comply andclose the gate, the City will take legal action.“I have closed the gate and I am receiving

requests from residents to once again openit. If the City forces me to buy the road re-serveandbuild a road,whycan’t I allowresi-dents to use it?” he asks.City director of Planning andBuildingDe-

velopment Management Cheryl Walterssays the portion of the road was built by theprevious owner.Van Heerden explains the land, formerly

owned by Tony Southey, had to be rezonedbefore the deal could be completed and theland be transferred.He says his plans to develop a shopping

mall were well known and says it is duringthis time Southey was required to build theroad.“I contributed a substantial amount to

build the road so the property could be re-zoned. Now they want to tell me how to usethe road they forced me to build and buy. Itmakes no sense,” he says.However, Walters says the closing of the

road was a condition set by the City whenthe land was rezoned.

CLOSED: Andre vanHeerden has beennotified to close thisgate to the public.PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL

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Regaining their pride at shelterNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

For every story of heartbreak and rejec-tion at Pride House, there is a story ofnew beginnings.

The gay and lesbian shelter has become ahaven for homosexuals who have fallen onhard times or have been rejected because oftheir sexual orientation and have nowhereelse to go.

Oneof only sixworldwide, theOranjezichtshelter offers short-term shelter tomembersof the gay and lesbian community who findthemselves in crisis and in need of some as-sistance to get their lives back on track.

The shelter opened its doors three yearsago, after two years of planning.

The idea came from research which foundthere was a need for a shelter to house gay,lesbian and transgendered people, whomight find life at other shelters challenging.

“Our first residents were pretty much sit-ting on our doorstep,” says shelter directorAndrew Massyn. “A couple from Port Eliza-beth had fallen in love and got married.When they told their parents, they werekicked out. They arrived in Cape Town, butthe city didn’t open its arms to them.”

Other residents have included lesbiansseeking a safe haven from gender violencein Khayelitsha and refugees from countriessuch as Uganda and the Congo.

Ashwin had been in a same-sex relation-ship for over a year when he came out to hisfamily.

He was immediately asked to leave thehouse.

“The 45 minutes after I told my aunt werethe worst in my life. I received nine phonecalls from my mom, dad, brother and uncle,

all expressing anger and rejection. Now theonly family that still speaks to me are twocousins in London,” he says.

Many of the residents in the shelter haveexperienced rejection from their families.

“At night, when the lights are on I can see

the house where my family lives. I oftenwonder: ‘Where do they think I am?Howcanthey just write me off after 24 years?’ Butstaying here helps me to take my mind offmyownproblemsbecause I realise everyonehere has had their pain,” he says.

The shelter is not simply a bed to sleep in.To Ben, a 23-year-old who was kicked out

of his PortElizabethhomewhenhe cameoutto his father, the house has been the supporthe desperately needed. “When I arrived, thematron hugged me and told me it would beokay. I hadn’t been hugged in longer than Ican remember,” he recalls.

The house has allowed Ben a new begin-ning. “When I told my father I was gay, hetold me to ‘go straighten out’. I left for CapeTown on the spur of the moment. I only hadR200 in my pocket and one acquaintancehere,” he says.

But after threeweeks, Ben has foundworkand is planning to move out of the shelteras soon as he finds his own place.

While the shelter sees 40% of residentsfinding work while there, the rules arestrict, Massyn says.

“We’re a crisis shelter and are not therefor peoplewho have chosen homelessness asa lifestyle. We help people who have losttheir jobs, have drug- and alcohol-relatedproblems, have been kicked out of theirhome or are refugees. We have a selectionprocess, and offer accommodation for amonth,” he says.

However, finance remains one of the big-gest challenges facing Pride House.

“We aren’t able to offer programmes suchas alcohol or drug rehabilitation becausewedon’t have the funding for it,” he says.

The Pride Shelter is run by a trust and isa non-profit organisation, dependent on con-tributions from business, government andprivate individuals to sustain its operations.

For more information on how you canhelp keep its doors open, phone(021) 423 2871 or email [email protected].

SAFE SPACE: Pride House provides a shelter for gays and lesbians in crisis. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

Spray andsplash inOcean ViewOcean View residents will enjoy asplash this summer despite the lackof recreational water facilities in thearea.

The City of Cape Town has an-nounced their plan to install newly-developed spray parks in six areasacross the municipality. The projectwill cost the City about R18m.

Mayoral Committee member forCommunityServicesBelindaWalkersays spray parks are a safe and funway for children and the physicallyimpaired to cool off without the riskof drowning this summer.

A spray park or splash pad is an ar-ea of about 200-400m² for water playwithout any standing water.

It consists of a series of spray fea-tures that create a safe play environ-ment for children by means of differ-ent spray nozzles.

The child-friendly surface, usuallyconsisting of concretewith a non-slipfinish or rubber matting, limits thechances of falling.

The water is re-circulated andtreated through a water-wise systemsimilar manner to a swimming poolreticulation system.

Each spray park has been designedto cater for various age groups, frominfant to toddler and teen.

“We want to provide spaces wherepeople can cool down and familiescan spend time together outdoors.Spray parks offer a creative and funspacewhere thewhole family can en-joy Cape Town’s summer weather,”Walker says.

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New plansin the pipelinefor parking spacePlans to redevelop a parking lot in Muizen-berg are underway.The property, which is situated in Rhode-

sia Road, is owned by Clive Hingston. Theparking lot is used by Seeff staff who occupyan adjacent building.Hingston has begun work to enclose the

parking area by building a wall and plansto have a security gate installed.Earlier this year, in the height of winter,

Hingston says he made a compassionate de-cision to allow four people to temporarily oc-cupy the structure as opposed to leavingthem on the streets.The structurehasnow been removed (“Up

in arms over shelter”, People’s Post, 17 Octo-ber).To secure the property he explains a

boundary fence will need to be repaired.“Using barbed wire to secure the area is

one of the choices as, even if we put up secu-rity gates, the property is still accessibleover the wall. Our choices are electrifiedfencing, razor wire or some other forms ofsecurity fencing,” says Hingston.Future plans for the parking area include

the construction of an apartment block withunderground parking.Hingston says while the main features of

the proposed development are still under ar-chitectural review, the apartments will con-sist of one- and two-bedroomed units withpenthouse loft apartments on the top floor.In the short term, he meanwhile plans to

start a craftmarket for young entrepreneursin Muizenberg.“The aim is to raise awareness of the

homeless situation in Muizenberg and toraise funds to attempt to assist them as partof our contribution to the re-generation ofMuizenberg and surrounds,” he says.Entrepreneurs and crafters hoping to sell

their goods will pay aminimal fee for a tableat themarket. The fees will then be collectedand donated to organisations which assisthomeless people.Hingston says he hopes to start themarket

in November, but only once he has obtainedthe necessary approvals from the City ofCape Town. “The market will give them aplatform to show the community what theyare doing and are capable of. Hopefully thiswill result in more small business develop-ment with resultant potential employmentopportunities,” he says.

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Crash in Kalk BayMONIQUE DUVAL

@monique_duval

Kalk Bay Main Road erupted in chaoslast week after a BMW crashed intoan antique store.

Residents claim the BMW overtook twocars and headed straight into a building.A Kalk Bay resident, who does not want

to be named, says he and his wife were ata nearby shop when they heard a loudbang.“Across the road we found a rather

smart BMW had become part of a build-ing,” he says.“We were told by witnesses the driver

had overtaken two cars on a solid whiteline and lost control of his vehicle.”Ingrid Aron, owner of Kalk BayAntique

Centre, says the damage to the building isminor. She explains that there were cus-tomers inside the shop at the time of theaccident. “The car hit the concrete slab onthe corner of the building,” she says.

“It sounded like a war zone inside theshop and the area became chaotic as peo-ple gathered to seewhat hadhappened.Wesaw fire engines and the car being towedaway.”The Kalk Bay resident says the vehicle

was towed away before police arrived.And Muizenberg police spokesperson

Captain Stephen Knapp pointed out nocase of drunk driving was reported.He explains an accident report was

opened by the owner of the BMW and sayspolice did notwitness the driver being ine-briated. “The protocol stipulates that anofficer must witness the driver drunk be-fore a case of drunk driving can beopened,” Knapp says.However, the resident says police took

long to respondand says thedriverhad leftthe scene of the accident by the time theyhad arrived.Knapp says he cannot clarifywhether or

not the driverwas at the scenewhenpolicearrived as the officers who responded to

the incident are on rest and unavailable atthe time of the media enquiry.The owner of the BMW initially re-

sponded tomedia enquiries, but withdrewhis statement under legal advice.The resident expressed outrage at the

“lawlessness of motorists”.“The building and pavement were

strewn with the detritus of the crash(which) was left for someone else to rectifyCould this be the harbinger for morerough times to come in our little village?”he asks.“This roadmust be calmed and the soon-

er our officials recognise this the better.”In a previous report Kalk Bay Main

Road has been at the centre of speedingcomplaints (“Vroom for improvement”,People’s Post, 10 September).City of Cape Town Traffic Services De-

partment say they have no record of theincident as itwasnot reported to their con-trol room.Nobody was injured in the accident.

CHAOS: The accident in Kalk Bay Main Road on Saturday 26 October. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Quilters connect at quarterly meetThe Good Hope Quilters’ Guild invites any-body interested in patchwork and/or quilt-ing to attend their quarterly meeting in themain hall of Northlink College, RothschildBoulevard, Panorama on Saturday 02 No-vember. The meeting starts at noon, butguests can arrive from 09:30 to admire thefine quilts exhibited around the hall by theView Quilters and to vote in the Viewer’s

Choice competition. There are also plansfor a mystery mini-workshop.

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sticks to bring good luck or win a lotto.These are some of the services herbal doc-

tors claim to offer and desperate people arelosing money hand over fist.

Early this week, three men from Ugandaappeared in the Cape High Court for alleged-ly conning a woman out of R121 000.

It’s alleged the herbal doctor promised thewoman a sum of R3.4m.

Her first payment was R50 000, followed byrequests for more. She was left with no mon-ey, an empty house and had to repay moneyshe borrowed from friends. The three sus-pects are out on bail.

Here is what People’s Post readers had tosay about “traditional healers”.

HEATH ROGERS says people need to be educatedabout these “doctors”. “Everywhere you go, youfind these papers telling you about getting luck.People should know these are scams.”

RICARDO HORNE says it’s easy to ignore them andpretends they do not exist. “I’ve never been toone. I don't bother taking the pamphlets. I justignore them. Women are the main targets.”

HANNEKA HEN does not believe in herbalists andfeels sorry for those who do. “The main targetsare young teenage girls who want to go for anabortion, young men and those with money prob-lems.” PHOTO: TARRYN ARNOLD

NATASHA LESTRADE says most herbalists arefrom other parts of Africa. “They need to be takenaway from our country because they are doing usno good. They are targeting vulnerable peopleknowing that they can get away with the crime.”

CHARL FOURIE believes herbalists target specificpeople. “I won’t touch those pamphlets and willnever consider using a herbalist. They target naiveand extremely desperate people.”

FRANS HOFSTANDER says people must thinktwice. “Herbal doctors can notice when someoneis in need of help. They’re tricking them, claimingto help them while they help themselves. This isnot right. Government needs to do something.”

JABU CELE says he almost fell victim. “I was inBellville when a herbalist said he could help mecommunicate with my ancestors. I ran becausesometimes they use muthi to make you dumb.”

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Plans to remove the Pelican vessel fromKalk Bay beach have been delayed.

Mike Townsend of the HarbourHouse Restaurant, former harbour manag-er Patrick Stacey and Harry Dilly haveteamed up to have the vessel removed fromthe beach.

Stacey explains the first attempt earlierthis month was unsuccessful as the vesselhad dug deep into the sand.

Kalk Bay residents raised concerns aboutthe unsightly boat which ran aground a few

months earlier (“Beach goes downhill”,People’s Post, 3 October).

Stacey says since then the team has beengathering equipment to remove the vessel.

“We need a low tide to remove the vesselon the beach and a high tide to move thevessel to the harbour,” says Stacey.

He adds: “Once there, the vessel will besecured.”

He explains the people who currently oc-cupy the boat are doing so illegally andhave been informed of the plans to move thevessel.

“We are hoping to have it done this week,but there are no guarantees,” he says.

BOAT SAGA: Plans to have the Pelican removed from Kalk Bay Beach have been delayed.PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL

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SAYING GOODBYE: Pupilsare pictured with theirteacher. Back, from left,are Julian Rosendal,Ashleigh Sale and NicoleVrahimis. In front are SkyeTee, teacher Jenny Leanand Anje Clark. PHOTOS:SUPPLIED

YOUNG ACHIEVERS: Pupils of Sun Valley Primary School’s girls’ water polo team havebeen selected for the Western Province teams. They took part in the ranging WesternProvince training sessions which were held in August at Wynberg Boys High School.Pictured from left are Mia Matthews, Astrid Faustmann, Jordan Harding, Alexa Coetzeeand Hannah Hill. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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History tracedMONIQUE DUVAL

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Experts have traced the origin of skele-tons found at the Police Museum inMuizenberg to the period between 1850

and 1870.The burials were first discovered by

workmen in December 2012 (“Scientists toverify bones find”, People’s Post, 22 Janu-ary) and excavated by Dr Jacqui Friedlingand Belinda Speed from UCT’s Departmentof Human Biology in partnership with ar-chaeologist and heritage consultant Dr UteSeemann and her assistant Andrea van On-selen.

The report on the excavation has beencompleted and Seemann says the discoveryof the skeletons was missed twice. She saysa 10cm difference in digging work in thepast led to the burials not being found.

The site, situated at 186 Main Road, con-tained a toll house from about 1815 to 1900and in 1910 the site was developed for theCarnegie library.

Behind the library was the original Mui-zenberg police station.

“When they built the library they had tolevel the ground behind the toll-house be-cause of the slope. In the drawings and loca-tion of the burial sites we see that had theygone 10cm lower they would have found theburial sites,” she says.

In a rare twist, Seemann found in about1930 a dividing wall was built in the libraryand the burials missed again.

“Tobuild the dividingwall theyhad to diga trench. Had they dug about 10cm to oneside they would have found the burials.”

Decades later workmen from Holm Jor-daan Architects and Bambana contractorsfound the remains during renovations ofwhat is now the SA Police Museum.

Seemann explains after gaining the nec-essary permits from Heritage Western

Cape, they began excavating the site. Withthe help of Professor Alan Morris of UCTand Friedling the team determined the age,gender and descent of the skeletons.

“(The first skeleton) was a man of about1.9m. Seeing the condition of his teeth wefound that he lived a healthy lifestyle con-suming very little sugar. He also had a pipesmoker’s hole in his teeth,” says Seemann.

After finding two more skeletons, theteam had to apply to the SA Heritage Re-sources Agency (Sahra) for permission toexcavate the second and third skeletons.

The second and third skeletons were bur-ied in what appeared at first to be coffins,but were later found to be trunks (wakiste).Wood and iron hardware, including hinges,clasps, hasps, swing handles were found.

Seemann explains the two additional bur-ials were decorated with alikreukel shellswhich indicate they were formal burials.

“We have found all three men were ofmixed descent, rather tall people, Christianand probablyworked as fishermen. The useof shells to decorate graves is a Cape col-oured tradition,” she says.

Using old photographs of the site and theorigin of the trunks, the teams have deter-mined the men were buried in the area be-hind the toll house between 1850 and 1870.

“Between the 1820s and 1830s there wasthe mass production of British ironwarewhich was then shipped to the colonies. Itwould have taken a good few years beforeColoured people would be able to afford thetrunks which two of the men were buriedin. The location of the burials also indicatesthe men must have been known to the toll-keeper and his family,” she says.

The bones are stored at UCT’s Depart-ment of Human Biology and are availablefor scientific studies. Access is carefullymonitored. “The excavation was conductedin a dignified manner and handled respon-sibly by everybody involved.”

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is around the corner. Grow a mo(us-tache) for a good cause. If you culti-

vate it now already you’ll have a head startfor Movember.The Movember movement – when mous-

taches meet the month of November eachyear – aims to put men’s health issues in thespotlight.With the theme Swift, Silent, Hairy, the

campaignwas launched at theHarleyDavid-son Clubhouse in Cape Town.And it isn’t just for guys. Women are en-

couraged to sport a mo, too.They can always fake it or start support-

ing and encouraging men in their lives.Movember first started in Australia, 2003

with only 30 Mo Bros.Last year, the international movement

raised more than R6m.Garron Gsell, Movember SA’s representa-

tive, says Movember has partnered withCancer Association of South Africa (Cansa)and that all funds raised will beallocated to survivorship and research

programmes developed and managed byCansa.Already over R1.2m Movember-generated

funding has been donated to the Metropoli-tan Centre Survivorship Project since lastOctober to this June.Each patient at the centre is given a per-

sonalised care programme, developed withthe dignity tool programme, based on theirlifestyle, physical and emotional needs.They receive help in making the right

health choices and counselled on sexual is-sues while their partners and caregivers aresupported.V To register go to www.movember.com http://www.peoplespost.co.za/2135/media/video/movem-ber-time-to-grow-your-mo.

MO MUSIC: DJ Dean Fuel in action at thisyear’s launch of Movember.

IT’S MOVEMBER: At the Movember launchwere, from left, Anton Taylor, Zethu Qola andSanda Shandu. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

MO BROS: Dr Darren Green and Pete Richel-man show their support for this worthy cause.

MO MOVE: Gareth Allison and Nic Smal ofSunday Blues flank Garren Browne.

A MO(USTACHE) BRO: Shows off his, er, mo.PHOTO: ASTRID FEBRUARIE

Obesity: food for thoughtThe Western Cape is slowly eating itselfto death. The province outweighs therest of the country when it comes to thedangers of obesity.And the biggest risk groups are adult

women and preschool children, says theAssociation of Dietetics South Africa(Adsa).And this places people at a higher risk

of developing chronic diseases such asheart disease, strokes, diabetes and cer-tain forms of cancer.The association says this stems from

people eating bigger portions which ishigh in energy, sugar, fat and salt andnot enough of certain food groups.People are eating out and buying take-

awaysand thesemeals areusually largerthan normal portions and are eaten infull.“To get value for money, people buy

snacks packaged in bigger packagingand end up eating everything at oncewithout serving it in smaller portions.Food placed in large plates and contain-ers can also cause overeating, becausemost people don’t know when they’resatisfied and continue eating until theyare too full,” says the Adsa in a state-ment.Catherine Day, a dietician, says a

healthy meal is constitutes by a varietyof food groups and the right portion size.“All food groups need to be present on

your plate and using a smaller plate isa good way to control portion size.”Your brain will tell you you’ve had

enough food to eat, she says.“A healthy eating plan includes all

food in moderation. Instead of eating anentire pizza, eat two slices with salad,”says Day.

“Good options would be to havecanned lentils and chickpeas which aregood proteins for energy and also highin fibre. Sardines and pilchards on aslice of brown bread are also rich inOmega 3 fats, and very cheap, filling andhealthy.”Day says it’s very difficult to control

food prices and the best fruit and vegeta-bles produced in South Africa are usual-ly exported.“Healthy specials are available if peo-

ple just care to look. Fast food outlets arelarge businesses with a lot of money tomarket themselves,” she says.Obesity and chronic disease statistics

are increasing, which places a massiveburden on the country’s healthcare sys-tem.“If people start eating healthily they

will eradicate the chance of chronic dis-eases, obesity and burdening the health-care system. Obesity usually takes 10years to present itself when peoplecould’ve done things to prevent it. Thereis no organisation in the country whichsolely focuses on obesity despite the ris-ing statistics,” she says.Provincial health department spokes-

person Angelique Jordaan says dieti-cians are available at most public hospi-tals in the province.“Clients are referred to dieticians

through the normal health facility refer-ral system, but more serious conditionsrequiring more specialised care are re-ferred by clinic staff.“The latest results show there’s an al-

most 8% rise in obesity for women in theprovince over the past nine years, whilethe results for men over the same periodshow an almost 2% increase,” she says.

Chill with good music this summerPerfect weather and good music will meetat the Summer Sunset Concert this season.It runs until Sunday 6 April at Kirsten-

bosch Botanical Garden.The line-up will include the Parlotones,

Prime Circle, Freshly Ground, Lira, Civil

Twilight and Mi Casa.Tickets for six- to 21-year-olds range from

R65 to R115. Adults will pay R90 to R145. En-try for Botanical Society members (withcard) is R80 to R125.V For tickets go to www.webticket.co.za.

PEOPLE'S POST | FALSE BAYThursday, 31 October 2013 GENERAL 9

HAVE YOUR SAY!DRAFT

UNIVERSAL ACCESS POLICY

The City of Cape Town is in the process of finalising its Draft Universal Access Policy.

In terms of section 17 of the Local Government Municipal Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000, thepublic and interested parties or groups are given the opportunity to make representationand/or give input on the Draft Universal Access Policy from 1 to 30 November 2013.

Comments, input and recommendations may be submitted by:

• Fax: 086 544 4450• E-mail: [email protected]• Written submission: 18th floor, Cape Town Civic Centre, 12 Hertzog Boulevard,

Cape Town 8001 (for attention: Gregory Hendricks)• Facebook: www.facebook.com/CityofCT

Special assistance will be given to people who cannot read or write, people living withdisabilities and other disadvantaged groups who are unable to submit written comments tohave their input or comments recorded and submitted to the municipality. Please contact theCity of Cape Town’s Public Participation Unit:

for general public participation:Ruché Daniels at 021 400 1766 or e-mail to [email protected]

or

for disadvantaged groups:Anele Viti at 021 400 1652 or e-mail to [email protected].

The Draft Universal Access Policy will be available on the City of Cape Town website(www.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay), at subcouncil offices and at libraries.

Please direct enquiries relating to the Draft Universal Access Policy toGregory Hendricks at 021 400 4722 ore-mail [email protected].

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER184/2013

HAVE YOUR SAY!REVIEW OF DRAFT SCENIC DRIVENETWORK MANAGEMENT PLAN:

PHASE 1The City of Cape Town is calling upon interested and affected parties to comment on phase 1of the reviewed draft scenic drive network management plan. It is envisaged that the plan, onceapproved, will have policy status which will inform the assessment of development applicationson relevant properties.

In terms of section 17 of the Local Government Municipal Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000, thepublic and interested parties or groups are given the opportunity to make representationsand/or give input on the draft plan from 1 to 30 November 2013.

Comments, input and suggestions may be submitted by:

• Written submission: Spatial Planning and Urban Design Department, PO Box 4511,Cape Town 8000

• Fax: 021 400 2862• E-mail: [email protected]• Facebook: www.facebook.com/CityofCT

Special assistance will be given to people who cannot read or write, people living withdisabilities and other disadvantaged groups who are unable to submit written comments tohave their input or comments recorded and submitted to the municipality. Please contact theCity of Cape Town’s Public Participation Unit:

For general public participation:Ruché Daniels at 021 400 1766 or e-mail to [email protected]

or

for disadvantaged groups:Anele Viti at 021 400 1652 or e-mail to [email protected].

Enquiries regarding the draft plan may be directed to Paul Prinsloo at021 400 9412 or [email protected] will be available on the City of Cape Town’s websitewww.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay, atsubcouncil offices and at libraries.

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER182/2013

MENTAL HEALTH: POSITIVE MESSAGE TAKES TO THE SKIES

Kites create new horizonsThere’s more to Africa’s biggest kite fes-

tival – the 19th Cape Town Internation-al Kite Festival – than meets the eye.

Cape Mental Health is the driver behindthe festival, which takes place at Muizen-berg this weekend (Saturday 2 and Sunday3 November).People’s Post is the printmedia partner for

the event.Cape Mental Health is South Africa’s old-

est mental health organisation and all prof-its of the event go directly to support theirvital services to adults and children in poor-ly resourced communities in the WesternCape.For the first time, in celebration of the

CapeMental Health centenary, there will bean exclusivenight fly onSaturday from18:30to 21:00. Tickets for thenight fly areR100 andinclude refreshments.Cape Mental Health director Ingrid Dan-

iels says the theme for the organisation’scentenary year this year is New Horizons –Beyond 100 Years.Daniels says: “We are committed to pro-

vide the very best mental healthcare thatfunding allows, reach those where servicesdo not already exist, challenge discriminato-ry practices andmakemental health a reali-ty for all.”Cape Mental Health helps more than

15 000 people a year with community-basedprojects throughout the greater Cape Townarea, including fourSpecial Care andEduca-tion Centres for children with profound in-tellectual and physical disabilities in Heide-veld, Khayelitsha and Mitchell’s Plain; fourtraining workshops for adults with intellec-tual disability in Athlone, Khayelitsha,Mitchell’s Plain and Retreat; a network of 25Rainbow Foundation psychosocial commu-nity support groups; Fountain House SA inObservatory, a psychosocial work rehabili-tation day centre for adults; advocacygroups run by consumers of mental healthservices; a social work teamwho provide as-sessments, counselling and support, skills

training, rehabilitation and work opportu-nities.The cause behind the kites is one of the

reasons which kiters from around the worldflock to South Africa for the annual festival.“Cape Mental Health has been helping

people for 100 years. We’re proud to be asso-ciatedwith their importantwork, andwouldnot miss this centennial celebration,” saysDavid Gomberg of USA.David and his wife Susan are two of the

world’s most well-travelled kiters – theyhave attended kite festivals in 40 countriesand rate Cape Town as one of their favour-ites.Other kiterswhowill be attending the kite

festival this weekend include Melissa Mu-raya fromKenya;Karl and SaraLongbottom(UK), famous for their “flying underpants”and Maarten and Tjitske van Hienen of theNetherlands, who specialise in patchworkkites.Team AeroShark are flying in from Dur-

ban to give a Revolution kite team displayand festival-goers canexpect to see giant ani-mals and other amazing kite creations taketo the skies.Primary school children can participate

in the EduKite Competition (on Saturday)and local kite-makers are invited to enterthe People’s Post Heritage Kite Award onSunday.Garth Hewitt, advertising manager of WP

Media, says: “With kite-making workshops,craft and food stalls, kiddies’ rides and liveentertainment, the festival offers fantasticfamily fun and it is all in aid of a very goodcause.”“Dust off yourkites andheaddown toMui-

zenberg this weekend –People’s Postwill seeyou there!”The Cape Town International Kite Festi-

val happens on (and above) the lawns ofZandvlei NatureReserve inMuizenberg andis open from 10:00 to 18:00 daily. Parking isavailable and there is easy access by train(False Bay orMuizenberg stations). Entry isR20 for adults and R10 for children 12 yearsand under.V For more information visit www.capemental-health.co.za/kite or call the Festival Hotline on082 897 8173 or like the Facebook page www.face-book.com/CTKiteFest.

HIGH-FLIERS: Susan and David Gomberg, kiters from the USA, say they wouldn’t miss the CapeTown International Kite Festival for the world! PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Twelve years of school steadily comes to a conclusion asthe matrics started their final exams this week.It is their last lap at stomping grounds they know well,

surrounded by teachers who have parented them andfriends most have known since Grade 1.Twelve years ago proud moms and dads wiped away

a tear as they released their little ones into the care ofteachers. Looking at them now, all grown up, it is hardto believe how time has flown.Fast-forward to today and those same parents are likely

heaving a sigh of relief that this stage of their childrens’lives are nearing closure.With the matric dances just a memory for some, it is

now time to knuckle down and get the information over-load onto paper to pass those final exams.There is stress, families are on lockdown, outings and

social commitments are placed on the backburner. Thewise, thehardworkingand theworriedwouldhavedrawnthe word “cancelled” through favourite TV programmesand turned down invitations. They know they can playcatch-up at a later stage. Houses are quiet; matrics arestudying.Some may have “easy” exams, while others cringe at

the thought of writing those lesser liked subjects.According to the Department of Basic Education the

start of the National Senior Certificate exams wentsmoothly. This is reportedly in spite of early disruptionsin the Western and Eastern Cape.Passingmatric is the first rung on the education ladder.

A big world awaits. One in which the seniors of this yearhave to dig deep within their survival resources to makenew friends, get used to new programmes, acclimatise tolife as students at tertiary institutions and even learn tolive on their own on residence.Gone will be the teacher drumming into heads remind-

ers to hand in assignments and tests.Good luck, matrics. And don’t be surprised to find you

actually miss school.

Reckless driving by convoyAfter driving safely home from the EasternCape recently I once again encountered theprisoner transport convoy driving in a high-ly dangerous manner along Baden PowellDrive headed in the direction of Muizen-berg. At 16.30 in peak hour traffic with theroads congested with cars in both directionsthey still thought it was right to force all oth-er vehicles off the road with no concern forthe safety of the general public and endan-gering our lives.They, who are supposed to serve and pro-

tect the public, are merely behaving like abunch of common criminals.I was overtaken on the left by a police bak-

kie and on the right by the larger policetruck (BSM030B) full of prisoners causingvehicles to scatter all over the road to try andavoid an accident.Had I beenonmymotorcycle, Iwouldhave

been severely injured or killed.There is nowhere to pull off on most sec-

tions of Baden Powell Drive and where arewe supposed to go to avoid these recklessfools? My children regularly use that roadto Stellenbosch and have had similar prob-lems. I laid a charge atMuizenberg police onFriday 11 October only after they made aphone call to a Captain Fouche and he saidit was okay for me to do so. Strange, isn’t it?One week later and still no case number

has been sent to me so I surmise they willjust throw away the docket.Earlier this year, after a similar incident,

I made contact with General Samuels and

laid a similar complaint and still they rulethe road. How much longer until someoneis killed by this lot?When you or I have to appear in court we

must leave timeously and travel in a respon-sible manner without trying to kill or maimother road users. What gives them the rightto drive like this?I appeal to any othermotorists to come for-

ward and complain about this outrageousbehaviour which seems to be happeningmore andmore in the area so that somethingcan be done to stop this lawless behaviourof our police.They can email me (ubsdell@worldon-

line.co.za) so I can proceed with this matter.ALLEN UBSDELL,

EMAIL

Do something about scourge on roadsLeaving for work from Sunnydale last weekI decided en route to see just how “inno-cents” get to the station.(It started) with a laden taxi not stopping

at the stop sign at the exit ofMasiphumelele,driving for a good portion of the way to theCapri intersectionwith the taxi half over thecentre line, then gunning for the intersec-tion at Kommetjie Road. It had to be first offthe mark when the light turned green!I decided to follow and check speeds, bear-

ing inmind the taxi is ladenwith people sim-plywanting to get to the station in one piece.(It drove) an average of 80km/h for thestretch between the robots at Ranger and the

bend leading onto Main Road and overtak-ing a slower vehicle at Fourth Avenue waytoo close for safety to the bend at the circleleading onto Fish Hoek Main Road.I stayed behind the slower vehicle.Where’s the respect for the passengers?Should a tyre burst or someone step off a

pavement does the driver have the drivingskills to handle his vehicle?I think not and many more (people) could

become statistics.Whenwill something to be done about this

scourge on our roads?PENNY BRAND,

EMAIL

Shelter: relief forneighbourhoodIn response to “Up in arms over shelter”(People’s Post, 17 October) by Monique Du-val: hooray for community effort! RhodesiaRoad has a history of community coopera-tion to keep their neighbourhood safe.There was a time when crime and drug

dealingwas rife with up to 10 people occupy-ing certain doorways and car ramps to busi-nesses at night.There are people at times more busy at

night than in the day when there are fightsand roving youths walking from one groupto another.Theparking areabehindSeeff estate agen-

cy has been a cause for concern for the bestpart of four years.People squatting behind the wendy house

on the parking area, the “bedding” and litterthat piled up was disturbing.Criminal activity could not be reported to

the local security firms because it was onprivate property.Eventually the owners of the property

cleared the accumulated rubbish andmovedthis wendy house against a wall.The extended neighbourhood breathed a

sigh of relief.Next thing a trailer home is moved into

place which deprived the immediate neigh-bours of any privacy as this was a raisedstructure and gave the people in the trailerhome a clear view over the fence into theirproperty.We were told a car gate was going to be

installed at the entrance of the parking areaand the trailer home turned into offices.If the wall was rebuilt (as this had to be

broken down to allow the trailer access) anda gate erected the immediate neighbourswould still have had people able to peer overtheir fence at random.We are not heartless and have empathy

with the plight of the homeless.The initial thought to provide shelter

throughout the coldest part of this past win-ter was most noble and we do commend theowner of Seeff for that.The problem with people moving in at

night and over weekends affects the wholecommunity as there are many families withyoung children living in the area.Thank you for your article.

CONCERNED CITIZEN

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Captain Stephen Knapp, spokesperson ofMuizenberg Police Station, responds: Ihave made contact with the complainantand informedhimof the process of the inves-tigation.We have noted with concern Ubsdell’s

complaint and would like to confirm that acriminal case of reckless and negligent driv-ing has been opened and is currently underinvestigation by Muizenberg police.The police truck involved in the incident

is from another precinct and the informa-tion has been forwarded to the commandingofficer of the relevant station, where an in-ternal investigation will be conducted intothe member’s alleged disregard of trafficregulations.

PEOPLE'S POST | FALSE BAYThursday, 31 October 2013 LETTERS 11

Cat fight: a caseof wrong identityOn Wednesday 23 October, I found the fol-lowing note in my letter box: “Keep yourcat out of other people’s property. It’s de-stroying birdlife.”Placed outsidemy gate was a plastic bag

containing cat faeces.I would like to make two points. Obvi-

ously the person who wrote this note is acoward as he/she does not have enoughcourage to sign their name or give an ad-dress.I do not and have never owned a cat.Please get your facts correct in the fu-

ture and have the courage of your convic-tions.

ROB MICKLESFIELD,SILVERGLADES

Blooming lovelyHow nice to read something positive andhear good news for a change (“OceanViewgarden project blossoms”, People’s Post, 17October).Hats off to Jackie Philander for his in-

spired leadership by creating an areawhich the community of Ocean View canenjoy and benefit from in various ways.I shall certainly look out for this beauty

spot.Thank you for your well-written article.

NOON CHEVALIER,EMAIL

Stormwater outletflows into seaI just want to make people aware that rawsewage is being pumped straight into thesea at Long Beach in Simon’s Town.There is a six-inch concrete pipe at the

lower north battery side of the beach bythe little river that runs out under thetrain line. It is running out of this pipe anddirectly into the little river that runs downto the sea.The smell is terrible and there are wads

of toilet paper and human excrement pool-ing there. It is disgusting. I will not beswimming in the bay any time soon orwalkingmy dogs anywhere near this area.

ROBIN DAY,EMAIL

Ernest Sonnenberg, City of Cape TownMayoral Committee member for UtilityServices, responds: The pipe is a smallstormwater outlet. City officials investi-gated the area and did not find any sewage.If therewas sewage in the pipe, it ismost

likely that a blocked sewer overflowed intothe stormwater system, causing a tempo-rary outflow of sewage onto the beach.This is one of hundreds of stormwater

pipes/outlets which either discharge intothe sea, rivers and or water bodies.It is unfortunately not possible to moni-

tor each and every one onan individual ba-sis.However, the City has a specific water

quality monitoring programme in place.Sewage is not being pumped into the sea.The public is urged to report any inci-

dents of this nature to the City’sWater andSanitation Technical Operations Centreby calling 086 010 3089.They can SMS to 31373, e-mail water-

[email protected] or use a FreeCallline at a City facility.

Your SMSes. Howmuch longer do we have to wait forcellphone reception; all because of a few(people) who don’t want cellphones. Wedon’t have other options, but to sell andlive where our family have contact whenthey’re on holiday. Peter Sinclair

. I support investing in electric gamefences to keep baboons out of urban areas.Andre du Toit, Simon’s Town

. Most of the time children with behav-ioural problems are due to parents wholack discipline in (their) own lives andlack of, if any, boundaries. Lack of consist-ency to discipline is a major factor. Startwith parents, then children might stand abetter chance in behaving inmore respect-ful and constructive ways. Cynthia

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SECRETS OUT: ALL-STAR CAST FOR MUSICAL

Going whereit hurts mostThe Family Secrets Musical will take to

stage at the Masque Theatre from Sun-day 10November to Saturday 16Novem-

ber.The musical by Preston Jongbloed por-

trays typical family situations in the form ofa musical. In a flip of the script, The FamilySecrets is a story is about Tina and her fami-ly. After the death of hermother Tinawalkedaway fromher dreams and aspirations to seeher family excel.Unfortunately, life hasdealther nothing but low blows.

Preston has hand-picked the all-star castfor this production and has joined handswith artist such as Dominique Adams, Quin-ton Manuels, Katherine Traut, ObedPlaaitjies, Melissa Johannessen, Natalie Jo-hannes, LaurenHannie andWestleyMaggot.It is directed by David Cornelson. Music

produced by gospel singer Neville D andTrevino Isaacs.V Tickets are R100 each and bookings can be madethrough Computicket. For more information call076 881 8479.

MUSICAL: The cast of the musical Family Secrets. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Young star takes to the stageNatalie Meager will take to the stage at theMasqueTheatre onSunday 3 and 17Novem-ber. She is an operatic soprano and willpresent a variety of songs from classics tomodern by Bach, Puccini, Grieg and Regeras well as folk songs and musicals.Meager started music lessons at six with

Winsome Fourie in junior school and con-tinued in high school with Vetta Wise and

then embarked on a career in modelling inSouth Africa and Milan.She trained with Pieter Marais in 2011

and was awarded the Aviva Pelham trophyfor the Best Musical at the Cape Town Ei-steddfod.V Shows start at 19:45 and tickets are R70 and R60for Masque Theatre members. Phone (021) 788 1898to book.

Dark comedy at Masque TheatreAlan Ayckbourn’s clever, dark comedyHenceforward opens at theMasqueThea-tre tomorrow (Friday 1 November).Jerome is a middle-aged composer liv-

ing alone and struggling with writer’sblock.He is desperate to prove to his es-

tranged wife that he deserves to have ac-cess to his daughter. He hatches a plotto achieve this, but everything goes

awry. The more frantically he struggles,the more absurd – and funnier – the situ-ation becomes.It is directed byWendy Goddard of the

Claremont Dramatic Society.V The show runs until Saturday 9 November.Shows start at 20:00 in the week and 18:30 onweekends. Tickets range from R60 to R70. Tobook, phone (021) 788 1898 or email [email protected].

SQUABBLE: Jo Frater, Patrick Jordi, Grace Bain and Kim Randleff-Rasmussen in Hence-forward. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Schmid lifts lid in The BelgianPopular favourite Gaëtan Schmid re-turns inanewshow,TheBelgian, to suit-ably debunk the myths about his coun-trymen. But you must be 16 and older toenjoy this humour.And he warns: “This is not a show

about France.”The Belgian runs at Kalk Bay Theatre

from Wednesday 6 to Saturday 30 No-vember.Schmid has delighted audiences with

his quirky energy and style in shows

such as Rumpsteak, Body Language andThe Dog’s Bollocks.DirectedbyBrentPalmer (Bench,Race

Card),TheBelgian is Schmid’s hilarioustrip into the mind of a most misunder-stood species: Belgians!Behind the façade of their clean little

houseswith their neat little front gardenpatrolled by smirking garden gnomessomething obscurely wicked is lurking.Schmid regales his audience with ex-travagant stories about everything and

nothing, from his childhoodamong the cows in Belgium tounderstanding braai etiquettein present-day South Africa.Simon Cooper, owner of Ka-

lk Bay Theatre, says: “Gaëtanentertains us with his signa-ture panache and quirkystyle, sharing his comic, fasci-nating and limitless knowl-edge of what it means to beBelgian.”The Belgian will be per-

formed Wednesday to Satur-days at 20:00. Tickets onThursday 7, Friday 8, Satur-day 9 andWednesday 13 to Fri-day 15 November cost R80 orR65 for the limited Galleryseats upstairs. Tickets to allother shows cost R95 and R80for Gallery seats.Doors open at 6.30pm and

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Friday 1 November

V Noordhoek: The Uniting Reformed Churchwill host a domino tournament at the churchhall at 19:00. Entry is R25 for each player andprizes are up for grabs. Phone Isaac Hendrickson 072 768 2052 or Terrence Ontong on079 680 5907.

V Plumstead: Hear2day, an NPO for hearing-impaired persons, will host a meeting in themain boardroom at MediClinic Constantiabergat 17:30. There will be a presentation bySimone Botha, Miss Deaf South Africa 2012.Email [email protected] for more informa-tion.

V Noordhoek: Silvermine Village will host aChristmas fair from 09:00 until 14:00. Hand-made gifts including quilts, beadwork, scarves,dolls, toys, bags, preserves and cakes will be onsale. Phone Heather on (021) 789 0481.

Saturday 2 November

V Marina Da Gama: The Marina da GamaCrafters will host a Christmas/Hannukah marketfrom 09:00 to 14:00 at the Eastlake IslandSquare, off Prince George Drive. Candles, food,fibre art, PewterArt, jewellery, cards and othercrafts will be on sale. Phone Amelia on(021) 788 8717 or 083 209 0422.

V Simon’s Town: The Homemade Market will

be held at the Simon’s Town Library hall from09:00 until noon. Homemade food, preserves,cheese and crafts will be on sale. PhoneSharon James on (021) 785 5322.

V Glencairn: A car boot sale will be hosted atthe Phoenix Lodge. Entry is R30 a spot.Phone Mike on (021) 782 3426.

Sunday 3 November

V Fish Hoek: The Flame Lily Foundation willhost a Remembrance Day service at the FishHoek Methodist Church at 12:30. Wreaths andbouquets will be laid in honour of those whoserved and lost their lives in all the conflicts ofthe past. Tea and refreshments will be served.Phone Louis Walter (021) 782 1895 or SkatieFourie on (021) 785 5620.

Tuesday 5 November

V Ocean View: The Ocean View CommunityPolice Forum meeting will be held at OceanView Police Station at 19:00. For moreinformation email [email protected].

V Fish Hoek: The Fish Hoek Valley OlderPerson’s Forum meeting will take place atNerina Gardens, 60 Recreation Road, at 13:45.Phone (021) 789 0071 or 083 338 4065 formore information.

V Fish Hoek: The Fish Hoek Philatelic Societywill host their next meeting at the civic centreminor hall at 19:30. Volker Jansen will do apresentation on Kind Edward VIII. Phone Volkeron (021) 786 1548.

Wednesday 6 November

V Fish Hoek: Two Oceans Toastmasters willhost their monthly meeting at the civic centreat 19:00. Come and see how Toastmasters canhelp you grow your confidence and improve asa speaker and leader in a fun and supportiveenvironment. Entry is free. For more informa-tion phone Carey on 073 828 4307 or visitwww.twooceanstoastmasters.co.za.

Friday 8 November

V Fish Hoek: The Fish Hoek Community PoliceForum will host their annual meeting at thecivic centre minor hall at 19:30. The guestspeaker is Mark Wiley. Phone Tony on082 456 6565.

Thursday 14 November

V Fish Hoek: The Fish Hoek Valley HistoricalAssociation will host Nicky Thorp who willspeak on Chevrolet’s Centenary at the libraryhall at 18:00. R10 for non-members and R5 formembers. Phone Clive Stadler on 072 225 5983.

Wednesday 20 November

V Kalk Bay: The Muizenberg Community PoliceForum will host a sub-forum meeting at BayPrimary School hall at 18:00. The meeting isaimed at discussing crime-related issues andcrime prevention strategies in Muizenberg,Lakeside, Kalk Bay, St James and MarineEstate. Phone Captain Monty Mackinnon on082 522 1216.

Thursday 21 November

V Seawinds: The Muizenberg Precinct Neigh-bourhood Watch Association will host theirannual meeting at the Mothers Unite trainingcentre on the corner of St Stephen Avenue andSt Swithin Road at 19:00. Phone FrankBokhorst on 073 683 3218 or email [email protected].

FUNDRAISER: Muizenberg residentTruida Prekel will present a talk on thecolourful and unique work of Austrianartist, architect and activist Friedensre-ich Hundertwasser at Alive Café today(Thursday 31 October) at 19:30. Hun-dertwasser was one of the first “green”activists, and from the 1950s pleadedthat buildings should be more humaneand individualistic, and that natureshould be respected and protected. Hebelieved if we take land away fromnature, we must give it back. So mostof his buildings have roof gardens ormeadows growing on the roof, andsome windows have trees growing outof them. “Where in winter snow liesand in summer it rains, trees and grassmust grow.” Entry is R40 and proceedsgo towards the Muizenberg Festival.Phone her on (021) 788 7718 or082 452 0341 to book. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Human chainBy 2030 depression will be the leading

cause of disability if more funds arenot sourced for mental healthcare.

To mark Mental Health Month this Oc-tober, Cape Mental Health organised ahuman chain in the Company Gardens onWednesday 23 October.

People of all ages, with and withoutmental disabilities, formed a humanchain to show their support.

The aim was to highlight the plight forfinancial assistance for patients from thegovernment.

Cape Mental Health director IngridDaniels says: “Mental health is one of theleading burdens of disease in this coun-try, yet only a small percentage of the an-nual health budget is directed to mentalhealth.”

Although psychiatric problems exist,

few services are provided, says CapeMental Health. The increase in childrenpresenting with mental illness is causedby the excessive use of drugs, peer pres-sure and an absence of family support.

The elderly may also find themselvesisolated and left alone, leading to anxietyand depression. The cost of private men-tal healthcare is prohibitive for them.

Daniels says community-based servic-es are limited by inadequate funding.“We are committed to providing the verybest mental healthcare that funding al-lows. We are driven by a mission to reachthose where services do not exist. Thiscan only happen if additional financesare forthcoming from government anddonors.”V Visit www.capementalhealth.co.za.

TAKING A STAND: Martha Taylor from Heideveld, Devon Grant-Hayes from City Bowl andKathy Twomey from Observatory complete the chain.

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AHout Bay resident has climbed MountKilimanjaro as part of a school project.Deva Argue climbed 6 000m to the

summit of the highestmountain in Africa inJuly.The Constantia Waldorf School pupil says

her class mates chose to make guitars orstart volunteer charity organisations for thesame project.“The school has an initiative called the

Class 12 Project, which is a six month-longproject where you get to choose what youwant to do,” she says.“I knew someone who climbed Everest, so

Iwas very inspired. Everest is a bit toomuchfor now, so I climbed Kilimanjaro instead.I have always loved hiking.”Argue started her trek up Kili on Tuesday

2 July and summited on Sunday 7 July, a dayahead of schedule.The 18-year-old started training for the ep-

ic adventure six months before leaving forTanzania.Initially her workouts consisted only of

hikes, but she amped up the exercise as thedeparture date drew closer.“Three months before you start doing in-

tense physical conditioning,” she says.“Youwork out in the gym, do lots of cardio

and specific exercises for what you will bedoing. Hiking all the time is very important;I hiked all around Cape Town.”Argue says the first two days of climbing

were tough, but she eased into the arduousclimbing on the third day.“The summit push was the toughest. We

wokeupatmidnight,when itwasvery cold,”she says.“You walk very slowly because the air is

very thin. There are quite a few people be-cause a lot of people summit at the sametime. We had to push quite hard as we want-ed to get to the summit to take pictures. Ihadn’t slept the whole night, so it was verytiring.”

Argue adds she was most worried aboutgetting acclimatisation sickness while herbody struggled to adjust to the thinner air.Luckily she avoided the nausea, headachesand dizziness, and was able to summit.Despite the tiring first two days and diffi-

culty reaching the peak, Argue says shedidn’t regret the trip.“It was very surreal when I reached the

summit. I had been planning it for a longtime, so to finally be on top and have accom-plished it was incredible,” she says.“It was very strange because I almost

hadn’t expected it (to happen).”She hopes to tackle Kili again and then the

highestmountain in theAmericas, before at-tempting Everest.“It’s going to take a while as I still have

to study and finish matric,” she says.“But before Everest I would like to go to

one of the South American mountains. Ac-oncagua sounds awesome. I would like toclimbKilimanjaro again, because I there areso many different routes – I just did one ofthem.”Argue, a vegetarian, was sponsored by

Fry’s Family Foods.

TIME TO CLIMB: Deva Argue (18).

SHOWING PROMISE: The Western Province under-21 team celebrates after winning theunder-21 Currie Cup at Newlands on Saturday. Province beat the Bulls 30-23. PHOTO: PETERHEEGER/GALLO IMAGES

Coaching clinic in Simon’s TownThe Wacky Waters Coaching Clinic will behosted in Simon’s Town from Monday 9 toThursday 12 December.The clinic will offer coaching in sailing,

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science students from the Exercise TrainingAcademy.It will cost R250 per day or R800 for all four

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In theworld ofmartial arts, most communi-cationhappens through flying fists and feet.

When words fail, hands do the talking.Although almost all martial arts teach

students to use their skills only for self de-fence, all martial arts aim to ensure victorywhen a fight does become physical.

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Regina Lindau, a second degree blackbelt, says aikido teaches students how tosolve problemswithwords and their hands.

“When you practice aikidowith sincerityand dedication, it will surely impact onyour life – it will impact on how you relateto yourself and how you relate to others,”she says.

“It teaches you a lot about communicat-ing with others in a constructive way,which is both powerful and receptivethrough the physical practice of the tech-niques.”

The Muizenberg resident took up thesport as a first year student at UCT 14 yearsago. She recently completed her greatestachievement in the sport when she repre-sented South Africa at the SportAccordWorld Combat Games in Russia.

The Games brought together the bestfighters in every major martial art frommore than 32 countries.

But while the world’s best karateka, fenc-ers and sumowrestlers fought it out in theirdifferent styles, aikido practitioners put ontraining displays to share their knowledge.

Lindau explains that the philosophy of

aikido,which translates into “the art of har-mony of the spirit”, means there can be nocompetition between practitioners.

“The reason there is no competition isthat it’s not a mindset of win and lose,” shesays.

“You practice how to deal with a situa-tion, in this case a physical attack, and howto neutralise it so that it isn’t damaging toyourself or the other person.”

She adds if the communication skillslearned from the training fail, then aikidopractitioners should aim to win the fightwithout injuring their attacker.

“What’s special about aikido is the aim isnot to damage your opponent, but to controlthe attack and blendwith it without the oth-er person or yourself getting hurt,” shesays.

“The aim is not to beat up the other per-son – that’s not necessary. But it is neces-sary to come to a situation where nobodyis (injured).”

Aikido teaches students to subdue theirattackers with throws and holds instead ofdamaging punches and kicks.

Lindau currently teaches students at theHoerikwaggo Aikido Centre at UCT and isstarting a class in Muizenberg in Novem-ber.

She says the lessonswill only be for wom-en andwill teach a number of skills, includ-ing effective self defence.

“It trains the body in a very healthy andholistic way. It’s a very healthy and inter-esting way of getting fit because of the waywe use the body,” she says.

“Women are interested in martial artswhich allow them to work with anything

that comes at them, because it doesn’t relyon physical strength. It doesn’t matter howsmall or petit you are – aikido is a very gen-tle art, so you can respondwith softness andbe very effective.”

Phone Lindau on 073 969 2267 for more in-formation about aikido classes at UCT orMuizenberg.

GENTLE BUT EFFECTIVE: Second degree blackbelt Regina Lindau, who recently representedSA at the SportAccord World Combat Games,demonstrates a technique on fellow blackbelt Ghalib Galant. PHOTO: LIAM MOSES

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Paddling legend Dawid Mocke hassurged to an early-season lead in theCape Town Summer Surfski Series.

Mocke has notched up two wins and asecond place in three races to openup a gapbetween himself and the chasing pack inthe race for the overall title.

The three-timeWorld Surfski Championsays he is “happy and slightly surprised”by his dominance this season.

“I haven’t really had a good trainingblock of late, because of work pressure andan emergency operation (I underwent)oversees in July – (it) set me back a lot,”Mocke says.

“My recovery from that has taken longerthan (expected) and I wasn’t really expect-ing much in this series.”

Mocke claimed his second victory – alsohis second in tworaces – at theCivvioBlou-berg Beatdown on Sunday.

The 36-year-old again saw off the chal-lenge of several younger, highly-rated con-tenders to the paddling throne.

NeitherWorld andSASurfskiChampionSean Rice nor perennial podium place fin-isher Thomas Schilperoort could preventMocke from finishing first.

Mocke says his relatively advanced agehas been more of a help than a hindrance.

“I have been racing surfskis competi-tively for about 10 years and training forseven years before that, when I was doinglifesaving.

“All that training has put a lot of milesin my arms and I guess I am just riding offthose miles now,” he says.

“There are training sessions I have for-gotten about that these young guys stillhave to do.”

Mocke adds his and his family’s passionfor the sport keeps his competitive flame

burning.This year each paddler’s best five races

will count towards the overall title – thepaddler with the most wins is more likelyto win the series title.

With just five races left, Mocke is inprime position to take the title.

However, with the competition right at

his stern, Mocke is keeping his confidencein check.

“There are so many good competitorsyou really have to just take it one race ata time,” he says.

“Anything other than that, you are justsetting yourself up. The younger guys arevery good; I can’t even really depend on the

conditions to be in my favour. One wrongstroke and you are out of the of top five,never mind winning the race.”

The fourth Summer Series race takesplace at Seaforth Beach in Simon’s Townon Sunday.V For more information or results visit www.cape-townsurfski.com.

AHEAD OF THE PACK: Paddling legend Dawid Mocke powers his way to another victory in the Cape Town Summer Surfski Series.PHOTO:JOHNHISHIN/DRUMBEAT PHOTOGRAPHY

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