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MajorGeneral Robbie Robberts, standing, encouraged residents to work together. With him on the panel are, from left, deputy chairperson ofthe Hanover Park Civic Association Igshaan Nazier, Cosatu regional secretary Tony Ehrenreich, association chairperson Errol Davids, local wardcouncillor Antonio van der Rheede and Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security JP Smith. PHOTO: SAMANTHA LEE
CRIME
Conviction rate alarmsSAMANTHA LEE
@Samantha_Lee121
There is only a 20% chance that you willbe convicted of a violent crime in SouthAfrica.
This total is even less if you live on theCape Flats and this is why gangsterism isrife, officials say.
A panel of leaders were invited to addressa meeting held in Hanover Park on Saturday28 February.
The main aim: to rid the area of gangster-ism and drugs.
Mayoral Committee Member for Safetyand Security JP Smith urged more residentsto get involved in such initiatives.
“I am glad that the residents have calledthis meeting and that we have been invited.It is true that those who complain get moredone. We have seen that to all the local secu-rity hotlines – including 10111 and the Cityof Cape Town’s call centre – the areas withthe least crime call the most, whereas areaswith the most crime hardly call at all,” hesaid.
The meeting was called by the HanoverPark Civic Association and residents fromall gang-affected areas on the Cape Flatswere invited.
Igshaan Nazier, deputy chairperson of theassociation, said they were disappointedwith the turnout.
“An invitation was sent out to all areas.Why they are not here only they can explain.We want to put an end to the gangsterismin all areas affected but we will start athome. It is not about gunning anyone orpointing fingers; we are here to work togeth-er,” said Nazier.
Cosatu regional secretary Tony Ehren-reich was also invited to speak at the meet-ing and advised residents not to allow thisto become “a political game”.
“I am not here as a representative of a po-litical party, I am here as a representativeof Cosatu, because our slogan is ‘An injuryto one is and injury to all’. We have 240 000members in the Western Cape and I am hereto pledge our support to the cause. We willbe out in the street fighting in the trencheswith you in support and solidarity,” said Eh-renreich.
Nyanga Cluster Commander Major-Gen-eral Robbie Robberts agreed that unity was
a step in the right direction.“Policing is not only the responsibility of
the police and that is why we play a big rolewith the Metro Police in this area,” he said,also urging residents to help get corrupt offi-cials off the streets.
“If an officer is not doing their job, tell us.Come forward with their name, vehicle reg-istration and fill out a statement. We willdeal with them.
But if they are doing a good job, let usknow,” he said.
Smith agreed: “Many good officers’ spiritsare being broken because they believe theresidents hate them. There are many goodcops and I am not ashamed of firing a manwho is corrupt.”
Among the problems raised by the resi-
dents included the lack of police patrolingin Hanover Park.
One such resident was Shareef Edwards,a business owner.
“I am policing on the terminus every daybecause I am looking after my business.There are too few police [officers] in Hano-ver Park. We also don’t have a police stationof our own and old people have to walk farto get an affidavit,” he said.
Philippi police spokesperson LieutenantLance Goliath told People’s Post the mobilestation had to be removed.
“There was a satellite station at the termi-nus but because of a shortage of human re-sources at the station, the management ofthe caravan was no longer a viable option,”he said.
Robberts agreed that there was a shortagebut said that various other units were madeavailable. “I wish we could have Metro Po-lice officers stationed in Hanover Park 24hours a day. Maybe it would be nice if wecould have Law Enforcement and traffic offi-cers in the area 24 hours as well,” he said.
Robberts also questioned the role of localgovernment in alleviating the problem.
“Give me CCTV cameras in Hanover Park.And to you, councillor [Antonio van derRheede], of the R700 000 you get every year,what are you going to do for the area? Weshould prioritise. Lets put safety first andthe improvement of roads second.”V How do you propose the gang problem be solved?Starting with the word “Post”, SMS your thoughts to32516. SMSes cost R1.
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You and the BudgetWhat does the Budget 2015 mean to the or-
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to understand how they will be affected by
the Budget.
There were many people who eagerlyawaited this year’s budget speech. Andthere were also many who simply were
not interested in it because they feel that thedecisions made by politicians rarely havemuch impact on the lives of ordinary citi-zens.
They still just do the best they can withwhat they have available.
Budget 2015, however, is very importantto ordinary South African citizens becauseit does directly affect our lives.
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene’s firstfull National Budget was a tough one.
Fuel levyThe biggest shock to consumers was prob-
ably the raising of the fuel prices by 80.5c/F.This ismade up of an increase in the generalfuel levy by 30.5c/F and the Road AccidentFund levy by 50c/F.
While fuel prices are now at their lowestin many months, consumers might be ableto absorb these increased levies, but fuel pri-ces do fluctuate. Consumers will be feelingthe full brunt of this levy hike when the fuelprice rises again.
Wewill not only be feeling it directlywhenwe fill up, butwe are sure to the see the priceof basic food and necessities rise too.
ElectricityThe other hike whichwill have a direct ef-
fect on consumers is the “temporary” in-crease in the electricity levy form 3.5c/kWhto 5.5c/kWh.
According to Nene this was put into placeto assist demand. The additional 2c/kWhwill be withdrawn when the electricityshortage is over.
Income taxPeople earning more than R181 900 a year
(R15 158 a month) with have their personalincome tax increased by 1%.
This raises tax of the average person inthis tax bracket, below the age of 65 by aboutR21 a month.
The rates and brackets for transfer dutieson the sale of properties will be adjusted, sothat it provides relief to middle incomehouseholds. Transfer duty on properties be-low R750 000 will be eliminated.
Sin taxOther increases include:. The tax on a quart of beer goes up by
15.5c;. A bottle of wine will cost 15c more;. A bottle of sparkling wine goes up by 48c
and a bottle of whisky will cost R3.77 more;. A pack of 20 cigarettes will cost 82cmore.Social grants have been increased:. Old age, war veterans, disability and
care dependency grants will increase by R60from R1350 to R1410;. Child support grantswill increase byR10
to R330;. And foster care grants will increase by
R30 to R860.The number of beneficiaries of social
grants has doubled from 7.7 million recipi-ents. Nene said they would review the possi-bility of further adjustments to grant valuesin October.
Disposable incomeThe household debt-to-disposable income
ratio currently stands at 78.4%.Consumerswho are already cash strapped
and specifically struggling to pay their debt,are encouraged to tighten their belts and putall their resources into becoming debt-freeas soon as possible.
RogerBrown, chief executive of debt coun-sellors Credit Matters, says: “This is crunchtime for consumers.
The only way those struggling with debtare going to survive is by decreasing whattheypay their creditorsmonthly so that theymay havemoremoney left to live on and payfor basic necessities.”V How are you tightening your belt? Share yourthoughts on cash-saving initiatives you have intro-duced or plan to implement in your home. Startingwith the word “Post” SMS to 32516. SMSes cost R1.
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Woman hijackedAcaseof carjacking is being investigatedafter fourmenheld a woman at gunpoint and sped off with her car inCrawford on Wednesday 25 February.At 02:15 the suspects drove off with a Mercedes Benz
with the registration number CA 392 288, says Lans-downe police spokesperson Sergeant Nkululeko Mny-aka.“According to the 55-year-old victim, she arrived
home and got out of her vehicle to open the garage doorat her Camberwell Road home.She thenheardanoise and saw fourmenapproaching
her.One of them pointed a firearm at the woman and took
her vehicle keys and handbag,” he says.Two of the suspects drove off in the car while the oth-
er two drove off in a blue Ford Fiesta. They fled in anunknown direction.A fewminutes after the incident, theFiestawas found
abandoned on Jan Smuts Drive.
Medical waste dumper caught in actA man has been arrested afterhewas caught dumpingmedicalwaste in Philippi.
On Tuesday 24 February aLaw Enforcement officer sawthe man dumping along OldWeltevreden Road.
The man, employed by a com-pany known to the City of CapeTown, dumped thousands ofcapsules into a holewhen the of-ficers spotted him around 10:30,confirms Mayoral CommitteeMember for Safety and SecurityJP Smith.
When confronted, the suspectindicated that it was not thefirst time he had been instruct-ed to dump other medical wasteat the spot.
The case has been handedover to the Green Scorpions forprosecution.
“This is a significant bust be-cause, based on initial investi-gations, it would seem that thecompany in question is an habitual offender. Sadly,they are not the only offender and I am sure there aremany others who engage in similar practices on a dailybasis. We deal with many incidents where items aredumped. However, the dumping of medical waste iseven more shocking, because of the increased healthrisks and apparent disregard for general public safety.There have been instances where young children havebeen injured, and even died, as a result of exposure tomedical waste,” Smith says
During anti-dumping enforcement operations inPhilippi, Nyanga, Manenberg and Mitchell’s Plain onFriday 20 February, officers issued six fines totallingR30 000 for dumping of rubble. The offenders were alsoissued with summons to appear in court in June.
The operation comes after mayor Patricia de Lille
launched an illegal dumping awareness campaign – re-vealing that the City spends about R350m annually toclear waste from open spaces, sewer systems and toi-lets.
“There are many departments working very closelywith theCity to try and curb illegal dumping and appre-hend those responsible. We cannot do it on our ownthough and I appeal to the public to do their bit andreport offenders to the Law Enforcement department.Take photographs, too, if possible.
“Ultimately, we need people who would be willing totestify in cases brought before the courts, but additionalevidence like photographs or videos can also helpstrengthen the prosecution’s case,” Smith says.V Report illegal dumping to the City of Cape Town’s call centreon 0860 103 089.
These pills were some of the medical waste dumped. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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Sharing storiesStory-sharing is fast becoming the way toconnect and learn about other people andtheir cultures.If you have a story to share, join Woman
Zone at theMogalakwenaArt andCraftGal-lery, 3 Church Street, Cape Town on Thurs-day 5 March at 18:30 as part of the FirstThursday event when city venues opentheir doors for a city walkabout. The addi-tion of a Woman Zone story-sharing eventat Mogalakwena has added a new dimen-sion and the theme this month isWhat I do.Woman Zone has established a monthly
series of open mic story-sharing at the gal-lery and guests are invited to share theirstories informally in this creative environ-ment.
The story-sharing follows the successful 13Women Storytelling series presented lastyearV For more information, email [email protected] or call 083 431 9986.
Help run Table MountainIf you have always wondered how TableMountain is run, you can now find outand have your say.Citizens of South Africa can comment
and influence how Table Mountain Na-tional Park (TMNP) will be managed forthe next 10 years.Following months of intensive plan-
ning and preparation, the review of thecurrent 2008-2013 TMNP managementplan has entered the public domain toprepare a revised plan for 2015 to 2025.Listening to and, more importantly,
addressing the issues that the stakehold-ers and public raise, play a key role inthe success of the park managementplan review process and over the yearsTMNP has proven that the park takessuch comments into serious considera-tion.Citizens are required to register in or-
der to participate in this process by ac-cessing the SANParks website atwww.sanparks.org/conservation/park_man/forms/reg_form.php. Youcan also register at the public informa-tion sessions.The stakeholder participation process
runs until Saturday 28 March.An electronic version of the manage-
ment plan is available on the SANParkswebsite.The plan can also be viewed at the li-
braries in Athlone, Khayelitsha, Bell-ville, Gugulethu, Tokai, Hout Bay, Lan-ga, Cape Town Central, Mitchell’s PlainTown Centre, Claremont, Mowbray,Fish Hoek, Simon’s Town and GrassyPark.The plans can also be inspected at
the TMNP offices at Kloof Nek, Boul-der’s visitor centre and Tokai Manor of-fice.
Stakeholders are further invited to at-tend public information sessions at oneof the venues listed below.They can comment on aspects relating
to these plans on these days:Today, Tuesday 3 March (09:00-12:00):
Tokai, SANParks Cape Research Centre,Upper Tokai Road.3 March (15:00-18:00): Hout Bay, Hout
Bay Library, Melkhout Crescent.Wednesday 4 March (09:00-12:00): Si-
mon’s Town, Simon’s Town Museum,Court Road.4 March (15:00-18:00): Newlands, Newl-
ands Conference Room, Newlands For-est Station, Union Avenue (M3).Thursday 5 March (09:00-12:00): Fish
Hoek, Fish Hoek Civic Hall, Central Cir-cle.5 March (14:00-17:00): Cape Town Cen-
tral, Drill Hall, Darling Street, CapeTown Central Library.Friday 6 March (09:00-12:00): Philippi,
Edith Stephens Nature Reserve, GovanMbeki Road.Saturday 7 March (09:00-12:00): Khaye-
litsha, Khayelitsha Resource Centre,Makabeni Road.7 March (13:00-16:00): Mitchell’s Plain,
Rocklands Minor Hall, corner of Spineand Park roads, Rocklands.Written comments are to be forwarded
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RONDEBOSCH EAST
School terrorROWENA HENDRICKS
@roxyh28
The two alleged victims of an attack bya group of matric pupils at WindsorHigh School in Rondebosch East, as
well as the one’s sisterwho is inmatric, haveall been enrolled at a local college.A disciplinary hearing took place onTues-
day 17 February. The two pupils, in Grade11 and 9 respectively, were allegedly beatenup at school leaving them with injuries(“School fight turnsmessy”,People’s Post, 17February).The parent of one of the pupils submitted
photos to People’s Post.According to the Grade 11 pupil’s mother,
who does not want to be named , the hearing
was “biased” towards the group of allegedperpetrators, who remain at the school.She expressed extreme disappointment in
the way the principal and governing bodyhandled the incident.“No one from the education department
was present [at the hearing] and the princi-pal kept on telling another school governingbody member what to say, when to shut upparents and when to ignore a statement,”she explains.She says video evidence that was circulat-
ed after the fight was also not allowed to besubmitted as evidence during the hearing.“The video shows the truth of how the two
boys were beaten, kicked and held down bythree Grade 12 pupils,” she says.“We were told to send it to the principal’s
private email address, which does not workor even exist. While waiting in the corridorduring the hearing,my sonwas also tauntedby one of the alleged perpetrators.”The Grade 9 pupil’s mother, a governing
body member at the school, together withher son walked out of the hearing after shewas apparently told in “a very stern tone”not to ask certain questions.“We went into the meeting with open
minds, as we considered the future of all pu-pils involved. Even an apology would havebeen good enough,” adds the Grade 11 pu-pil’s mother.She says they are definitely considering
taking legal action against the school and ed-ucation department, as well as the group ofGrade 12 pupils.PaddyAttwell, whoheads communication
at the provincial education department, con-firms a disciplinary hearing was held on 17February.He says those present at the hearing in-
cluded the “five accused, their parents orguardians and other representatives, aswellas the school governing body panel, the prin-cipal and [a provincial education depart-
ment] official”, which is in line with proce-dure.“In this case, all five pupils faced the same
charges, namely assault and making verbalor written threats.”Attwell says the process includes charg-
ing those allegedly responsible, the leadingof evidence and providing all concernedwith opportunities to state their case.“The disciplinary panel will reach a ver-
dict after hearing all sides and weighing upthe evidence.”He says the governing body panel has not
yet completed its findings, but “will considerall evidence before reaching a verdict”.“Thegoverningbodywill consider thevid-
eo footage and all other evidence, includingevents leading up to the altercation.”He confirmed that themother of one of the
accused walked out of the hearing with herson and that the parents of the two pupilshave since withdrawn their sons from theschool.“The hearing adjourned to allow time for
electronic evidence to be submitted. Theschool governing body expects to completethe disciplinary process shortly.”
New party launchedROWENA HENDRICKS
@roxyh28
A new political party established in Manen-berg last week will “reflect the demograph-ics of the country”.This sentiment was shared by the leader-
ship of the new Social Democratic Party(SDP), launched on 24 February.SDP president Ricardo Sedres says the
plight of the people ofManenberg,Mitchell’sPlain andHanover Parkwill finally be takento heart.Sedres and other party members at the
launch vowed they will focus on areas of so-cial and community development, crimeprevention and economic empowerment.“The ANC and DA are historically exclu-
sive political homes of blacks and whites re-spectively, leaving almost no room for col-oured people to express themselves.“Our members are all community activ-
ists, who have given years of their lives, ex-
pertise and passion to bring about change,”says Sedres.He says the current political climate in
South Africa warrants the establishment ofa new political party that “really reflects thenational demographic of this country”.“Over the past 30 years we have noticed
that many have lost faith in the mainstreampolitical parties to represent them and theiraspirations. We (the SDP) have the colouredcommunities’ interest at heart.Ournationalexecutive are men and women who havepaid their dues in sweat, blood and tears.Wehave legitimate leaders who are passionateandcommitted to lasting change reliant onlyon values of cooperation, community con-sultation and transparency,” says Sedres.He says theparty invites all to join theSDP
in taking back their streets, courts and com-munities.Gigi Richards, a community worker from
Hanover Park, says she is aware of the newpolitical party, but was unable to attend the
launch. She says she fully trusts thenewpar-ty and its president to make a difference inthe communities. “He (Sedres) is a people’sperson and he definitely has the people’s in-terests at heart. We, the people of HanoverPark, will try and help him to make a differ-ence in our community,” says Richards.Jody Lees, who works with youth, says
starting a new political party is a boldmove.
“I think a new party can bring about changein these communities. With the right poli-cies and philosophies, and making God thecentre of the party, then only will the partystart tomake inroads towardsabetter futurefor all in Cape Town,” says Lees.Sedres says the SDP will contest local mu-
nicipal elections from 2016, mostly in theCape Town municipal areas.
Pictured are some of the community members who attended the launch of the Social Development Party in Manenberg. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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ATHLONE
Vagrants spark concernTARREN-LEE HABELGAARN
@LeeLaVidaLoca
Metal thieves and trolley brigades arefrustrating residents and they feel va-grants squatting on an open field are
only adding to the problem.Athlone police station commander Colo-
nel Krisjan Verwant says metal theft andtheft of refuse bins is a concern in the Car-rington Road in the Athlone Central Busi-ness District (CBD).“We receive complaints almost daily re-
garding the squatters in Carrington Road.Wehave issued fines and arrested one or twopeople for possession of drugs and [we] regu-larly patrol to monitor any illegal activity,”he says.“There are a few scrapyards in the area
and therefore trolley brigades are alsomoni-tored closely. It is mostly homeless peoplecarting their possessions around but wehave also found stolen property and metalbefore.”
Ward councillorMagadien Davids says heis aware of squatters living on vacant landnear Carrington Road, which is owned bythe City of Cape Town, but says they haverefused help.“I have conducted site visits therewith the
Displaced People’s Unit and Law Enforce-ment. We can’t just remove people fromopen land without finding them alternativeaccommodation but all of our informal set-tlements are already filled to capacity,” hesays.“Once the re-blocking of Vygieskraal
takes place maybe we will be able to movesome of these people there but we have of-fered to move them to a shelter or find helpand they refused. Many of them don’t wanthelp and prefer living on the street becausethere areno rules for them to followand theycan do as they please.”A resident, who spoke on condition of ano-
nymity, says it is unacceptable for councilto allow the squatters “to do as they please”.“I can’t just do as I please. If I decide not
to pay my rent tomorrow I will be put outof my house. We work hard for what wehave and then others come and steal yourpipes and gates. That is not fair,” she says.“I’m not blaming the squatters but they
definitely add to the problem. If an arealooks neglected then criminals think thearea is an easy target.”A business owner, who doesn’t want his
name mentioned, agrees saying elementsroaming around the streets is bad for busi-ness.“Sometimes people sleep in front of my
shop and I need to chase them away in themorning. They also leave cardboards andall kinds of items aroundwhich adds to thealready littered area,” he says.
“When trolley brigades come through thearea they let things drop from their trollieswithout picking it up and it really frustratesme. Customers don’t want to come to myshop if they are going to be harassed by beg-gars for money every five minutes,” thebusiness owner further explains.Resident Sharifa Omar says she doesn’t
have a problem with the squatters and feelsthey protect residents.“They have become a part of the area and
are very alert. I haveheard of them interven-ing when someone is being mugged. Peoplecan’t help for their circumstances and it iswrong for others to judge,” she says.Omar further says the City is responsible
for ensuring the area is cleaned.
Squatters who have erected these dwellings along Carrington Road have raised the ire ofsurrounding residents. PHOTO: TARRENLEE HABELGAARN
Tennis coach Clifton Swartz wants to usetennis to empower youth.
Top tennis coach is searchingfor young talentGARY VAN DYK
@gvdcapejazz
Clifton Swartz is on a mission to serve anace against negative influences for youth intheWesternCape – andmaybe produce a fu-ture Wimbledon winner.As head of Catiza Training and Skills De-
velopment, he has the ambitious vision tointroduce tennis tounderprivileged schoolsand communities and has put together aproject plan that will guide the process.“The culture of sport and recreationof the
’60s, ’70s and ’80s in disadvantaged schoolsand communities have gradually been re-placed by the current spate of crime-relatedand unsocial behaviour among our youngpeople,” he says.“The lack of vision and dreams, the heavy
pressure on youth by family, peers and un-desirable elements in our communities putpressure on young people, boys and girls,to give up on their dreams and become partof a statistic of the elements of social ills.“Various factors have over the years con-
tributed to convincing our youth that it is‘cool’ to behave unsociably. Communitieshave to dealwith the challenges ofmoral de-cay and a range of socio-economic issuessuch as joblessness, poverty, slow economicdevelopment and crime.“Our youth are lured by gangswith artifi-
cial,material bait to become active in crimeand drugs because ‘it pays’. Cellphones,branded clothing, money, and drugs areused tomotivate young boys to get involvedin gangsterism, and it is flourishing.”Clifton,who has vast experience in sports
management and community developmentwants to use tennis to tackle these pro-blems.He is a professional tennis coach and ITF
Level 2 coach and has obtained the SwedishTrain-the-Trainer qualification; he played,coached and administered the game at vari-ous levels.Clifton alsomanaged provincial and nati-
onal teams.“Our aims are to train and equip youth
and adult tennis enthusiasts with tennisplaying, basic coaching and administrative
skills that will assist and enable them toplay, implement and manage tennis pro-grammes that kindle ‘appetite’ and roll-outof the sport to the communities in a fun, re-creational, enjoyable, professional and sus-tainable manner,” he says.“The programmewill consist of mini-ten-
nis in primary schools, a high school tennisleague and free adult team tennis training.”The programme already started in the firstweek of Februarywith clinics and coachingsessions at the Athlone Tennis Courts andat schools in Athlone.V If you are interested in becoming part of this projectin your neighbourhood contact Clifton on 083 2696794 or 021 697 0779 or 021 696 7935, email: [email protected], facebook: www.facebook.com/catizaskills.
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New schoolshining brightROWENA HENDRICKS
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An international independent pri-vate high school for boys recentlyopened its new school premises in
Bridgetown.The Star College CapeTown opened its
doors and started the new school yearon Wednesday 21 January, giving its pu-pils a great start to their schooling ca-reer.The school currently accommodates
about 150 pupils fromGrade 8 to 12, fromareas including Athlone, Lansdowne,Mitchell’s Plain and Claremont.According to Ahmet Kayya, deputy
principal of the school, the newpremisesboasts a three-storey building with 14classrooms, administration offices,boarding facilities for the pupils, a cafe-teria, hall and labs.“We have similar buildings in the oth-
er provinces, anddecided touse the samedesign for this building.“The land which the new school is
built on was donated to the trust,” saysKayya.He says a number of factors differenti-
ate the Star College Cape Town from oth-er schools.This include the small classes with a
maximum of 26 pupils, the staff do regu-lar home visits, they focus onmathemat-ics and science, teachers give individualattention, the school boasts a 100% mat-
ric pass rate every year, and they havequalified Turkish and South Africanteachers.“We promise our pupils a safe and se-
cure learning environment,” says Kay-ya.The school also offers exchange oppor-
tunities for its pupils to Turkey.The new school is one of Star Interna-
tional’s five campuses across CapeTown, and there are a few other Star In-ternational schools in Durban, Pretoriaand Johannesburg.“In terms of an educational facility,we
are fully operational.“We are doing all the finishing touches
on the premises. However, our sport fa-cilities will be completed at a laterstage,” says Kayya.He says the official launch will take
place later this year.According to the website starcol-
legecpt.co.za, the Star College CapeTown is part of the Horizon EducationalTrust which was founded in 1998. Itstates the trust has played a significantand extensive role in fostering a good re-lationship between South Africa andTurkey in the educational, cultural andsocial fields.. The Star College Cape Townwill hold
an open day for high school boys at thenew Bridgetown campus on Saturday 7March from 10:00 to 14:00.The school is situated at 126 Tarentaal
Road, Athlone.
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Vandalism to community facilities, while at-tempting tomake a point, only leaves local res-idents worse off.
The OR Tambo Community Hall in Khayelitshawas set alight at theweekend, after several childrensuffered food poisoning after an event at the facility.In a meeting following the incident, residents in-
volved in protest action over a housing develop-ment also sought clarity on their concerns.In the early hours of Sunday morning, the hall
was torched. This is just one incident of a communi-ty facility being vandalised.Each week, parks, sporting facilities, community
halls and public toilets are vandalised and damagedacross the city.While this might gain the perpetrator a quick
buck or make a political point, local residents arethe ones ultimately paying the price.In many suburbs, gang violence is a daily occur-
rence and children have few safe diversions.Community facilities provide a safe space for the
youth to study, learnnewskills or takepart in extra-curricular activities.Denying them such opportunities will see more
children turning to crime or failing at school.These facilities are often the only place to meet,
compete in sport or relax with family and friends.When they are damaged, not only is the communi-
ty deprived of these activities, but the funds usedto repair those facilities are essentially wasted.If not put towards repairing damaged and vandal-
ised halls and parks, those funds could be chan-nelled toward improving infrastructure, buildinghouses and developing more community facilities.Isn’t it timeweall start treating community facili-
ties like the treasures they are?
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Caution
Every drop mattersIt is difficult to imagine anything morevulnerable than a baby born premature-ly.Sometimes [they are] so tiny that they
can lie inside the palm of your handoutstretched.Where nature would have it cradled
against the warmth of a mother’s breast,this child must seek comfort, nourish-ment and company from tubes andmonitors. As it draws its first breath it isalready in the midst of the fiercest battlefor its existence it is likely to ever know.When it comes to nutrition for babies,
quite simply nothing compares to breast-milk. The scientific evidence underpin-ning this fact is undisputed, and unfortu-nately we have not been able replicatethis wonder food in our laboratories.While formula milk is at best an ade-quate replacement for healthy babiesborn at full term, the range of complica-tions and development challenges facedby premature babies renders “laborato-ry” nutrition ineffective at increasing
their survival rate and future healthpotential. To complicate matters further,many of these vulnerable infants in theWestern Cape do not have access tobreastmilk from their mothers.It is at this point that Milk Matters
steps in to make a lifesaving interven-tion. As a community-based Milk Banksituated in the heart of Cape Town, MilkMatters sources breastmilk from healthyand screened donors, ensuring that theseinfants have less risk of disease, inparticular sepsis and necrotising entero-colitis, ultimately enabling the babies toreturn home sooner.Human Milk Banking Week which
takes place the first week of Marchaffords Milk Matters the opportunity toexpress our gratitude to the hundreds ofvolunteers and community members whoensure that these vulnerable infants haveaccess to breastmilk every single day ofthe year – from the freezers of donor-mother homes to the 18 depots aroundthe province to their final destination at
Mowbray Maternity Hospital. What isclear is that Milk Matters depends on anentire community structure to do itswork: the grandparents, aunts, unclesand in-laws who transport our preciouscommodity from as far afield as Worces-ter and Langebaan.Of course, none of what we do is
possible without the mothers who spenda lot of extra time expressing theirbreastmilk, an activity never eagerlyanticipated or fondly regarded. Whetherit is a one-off donation or donating forover a year every drop of milk counts tothe most vulnerable of our population.It is sometimes impossible to quantify
the true benefit of support given toorganisations that assist the country’smost vulnerable and needy. However, forMilk Matters support translates into avery measurable benefit: every drop ofextra breastmilk we can supply canliterary make all the difference.If you have any breastmilk to donate
or would like to contribute in otherways, please contact Milk Matters [email protected] or 021 659 5599.
ELIZABETH BRIERLEY,Milk Matters
Death of two cyclists: time to enforce the lawThe Pedal Power Association (PPA) issaddened by the death of yet anothercyclist. Roy Neil Smith, aged 70, recentlydied while cycling along Victoria Road inCamps Bay.In 2013, the provincial government
passed a law stating that drivers mustpass cyclists with a minimum of 1m andit is time that drivers adhere to the lawor be prosecuted.Drastic action needs to be taken by the
provincial government to enforce this lawto keep cyclists alive.The fatal accident appears to have been
caused by a bus forcing the cyclist intothe pavement where he fell and wassubsequently crushed by a constructiontruck.Several PPA members have reported
via social media channels of beingnarrowly missed by buses on this partic-ular stretch of road where road worksare currently taking place.“There is no road shoulder, yet the bus
drivers seem to just plough through atfull speed without even the slightestdeviation to give cyclists some room,”one comment reads.The time has come for bus services –
and indeed all companies that use largevehicles – to educate their drivers aboutthe vulnerability of cyclists, pointing outthat they are breaking the law in theWestern Cape by not passing at (at least)1m.In memory of the deceased and in
protest of the unnecessary deaths ofcyclists on our roads, the PPA will beplacing a ‘ghost bike’ at the spot wherethe fatal accident occurred during thePPA Safe Cycling ‘Stay Wider of theRider’ Awareness Ride on Saturday 28February.The PPA just heard of another fatal
accident on the notorious Clovelly/KalkBay Main Road where it seems a com-muter on his way to work was fatallyinjured.
The new law in the Western Cape isquite clear that a driver of a motorvehicle, who passes a cyclist on a publicroad, must exercise due care whilepassing the cyclist; leave a distancebetween the motor vehicle and the cyclistof at least 1m; and maintain that distancefrom the cyclist until safely clear of thecyclist.Statistics show that almost all cycling
fatalities on our roads are caused bycyclists being hit by a motor vehicle frombehind or when a vehicle underestimatesthe speed of a cyclist and turns in frontof the cyclist.Cyclists have almost no protection
when they are involved in an accident, soby giving them adequate space on theroads, motorists can avoid accidents thatcan cost precious lives. The road is foreveryone’s use, so let’s show toleranceand respect for one another.
STEVE HAYWARDPEDAL POWER ASSOCIATION CHAIRPERSON
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K-DAY
MusicfestivaldelightsCHEVON BOOYSEN
@ChevonBooysen
The annual K-Day Music Festival washeld onSaturday 28March atNewlandsCricket Field with thousands of fans
flocking to the venue to enjoy a day of musicand fun in the sun. People’s Post capturedsome of the fun on the day.
Teryl Lombard, Keegan Pillay and NicoleArendse enjoyed their day out.
BELOW: Nazli April, Leylah April, TarrynScholtz, Graham Scholtz, Adorée Goliath,Leandré April and Bronwynne April take abreak in the shade. Bidding a legend farewell
The musical world is in mourning after thepassing of another legend of the local scene,Zayn Adam.In the early hours of Monday 23 February
the news spread quickly on various socialmedia that the 68-year-old entertainer haddied in Groote Schuur Hospital and the out-pourings of love from his generations of mu-sic lovers has not stopped.While his career in entertainment started
when he was a youngster performing withthe minstrels and various variety concertsin District 6 and surrounds, it was as amem-ber of the group Pacific Express that he real-ly made his mark most notably for the hitGive a little love.In recent times he was diagnosed with a
heart condition but never gave up on his lo-ve for music, still taking to the stage to giveaudiences a taste of his magical crooningstyle.He has been part of recent Pacific Express
reunion projects, one of which was going totake place at the Jazz on the Rocks festival
near Paternoster, and at the Cape Town In-ternational Jazz Festival.Last year he was also feted when he cele-
brated 50 years in the entertainment busi-ness with a concert at GrandWest Arena.At the People’s Post Hot Summer Groove
concert he alsomade a guest appearance andcould still bring crowds to their feet whenhe took to the stage.On Facebook, music lovers from across
the world have not stopped celebrating hislegacy since news of his passing spread.Bassist Jonathan Roubain remembers
himwith fondness especially since oneof hislast appearanceswas at theirLove duets con-cert at the Baxter.“Whenever we would see each other, he
would greet me with a big fat kiss on mycheeks. We would hug and hold each otherfor a while. We are blessed that his last per-formance were at our show. My heart is inpieces. I’m going to miss you, uncle ZaynAdam,” he said.V For video go to www.tygerburger.co.za.
Zayn Adam(centre)with EmoandLoukmaanAdams atthe People’sPost HotSummerGrooveConcert.PHOTO: CARINAROUX
PEOPLE'S POST | LANSDOWNETuesday, 3 March 20158 ENTERTAINMENT
ARTIST PROFILE
Finding her purposeLOUISA STEYL
@LouNotes
A local singer is hoping to inspire otherswith her story when she takes to thestage at the Joseph Stone Auditorium
on Saturday 7 March.Athlone’s Natalie Johannes will present
her show Dear younger me with Nur Felix,Melissa Johanissen and MC Tracey Lange,togetherwithdramatic pieces byProject 021.“I’ve wanted to tell my story for a long
time, but I didn’t have the courage,” Nataliesays.Last year, Natalie and the band 5 Levels
Up raised R78 000 for Baphumelele, an or-phanage in Khayelitsha, with a show at StGeorge’s Cathedral.When her manager asked her about put-
ting on a show this year she decided: “Itneeds to have purpose, vision and a theme.”The purpose this time around is “to show
people that no matter how you grow up,there’s always a choice to make somethingof your life, despite your circumstances. Youstill have a purpose in life”.The first half of Dear younger mewill con-
sist of skits by Project 021, a communityyouth theatre group.“There are a few things that happen in the
skits that happened tomeas a child andhaveaffected me as an adult,” Natalie explains,pointing out that these issues, like bullyingand low self-esteem, are problems thatmanypeople have experienced at some point oftheir lives.The evening will also include poetry that
speaks to the skits, and of course singing anddancing.Natalie won’t just be focusing on the nega-
tive. A big part of the show with be about
“strength”.She wants to teach people that every per-
son has greatness inside themselves.The usually shy Natalie had to dig deep to
find her own greatness before getting up onstage alone. The singer says she’s still notentirely used to the attention but she’s grow-ing in confidence with every performance.Natalie started singing at church and
school before joining the PMP Choir underthe baton of Keith Rose. She says the choirandKeith gaveher a strongvocal foundationand it was there that the 29-year-old learntto “step out” into the limelight.From there she joined the cast of Family
Secrets where she met director David Cor-nelson, who runs Project 021. “I love his pas-sion for drama and tapping into what you’regood at.”Natalie says she wouldn’t be able to
present Dear younger me without the
group’s help. “They bring the excitement. Iwant to be an encouragement to people,” Na-talie says of the show, adding that she plansto do a lot more of this type of shows in thefuture.Besides the on-stage entertainment, the
audience can also look forward to a rafflewith prizesworth R14 000 up for grabs. Someof these include a stay at the Mount NelsonHotel, a gift voucher for Kitima inHout Bay,a VIP day in the presidential suite at New-lands Cricket Grounds, spa treatments, amagnum of Cap Classique and a dinner fortwo at Buitenverwachting.V Tickets for Dear younger me at Joseph Stone Audito-rium at 20:00 on Saturday 7 March cost between R80and R120 and are available at www.webtickets.co.za.
WIN! WIN! WIN!V One couple can win a set of double tickets to seethe show. Visit www.peoplespost.co.za to enter.
Natalie Johanneswants to inspirewith her music.PHOTO: ADRIAN DEKOCK
Art to infectthe cityThe streets ofCapeTownwill comeali-ve from Monday 9 to Saturday 14March for the eighth annual publicarts festival, titled Infecting the City.Presented by the Africa Centre, the
free festival will see 48 unique art-works with music, visual and perfor-mance art, dance, video andundefinedart forms injected into the CBD’s pu-blic spaces.One of this year’s highlights isMad-
ness – a preliminary sketch, a multime-dia work with a choir that explores is-sues of mental health in today’s de-manding society, composed by NeoMuyanga.Inspired by /Xam mythology and
poetry,Prayer to the newmoon byNewMoon Collective offers an evocativenight-time performance in the specta-cular setting of the Castle of Good Ho-pe while Bedlam Oz’s internationalstreet theatre classic Slinkie love willentertain audiences with a story oftwo six-metre slinkies falling in love.Khosi by Luthando Mthi incorpora-
tes traditional music and dance to ex-plore the significance of ancient religi-ous rituals for the people of the Southand Francois Knoetze’s urban, mytho-logical creatures composed of garbageand other waste materials will traipsearound the Strand Concourse Centrein Cape Mongo.The programme has been designed
to stimulate curiosity and explorati-on, challenging default habits and pat-ternswhen it comes to living, workingand playing in the city.V Visit www.infectingthecity.com for a full pro-gram and more information about the festival.
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Niklas Wellen of Germany (left) and Daniel Bell of South Africa go for the ball during thetest match between South Africa and Germany at Hartleyvale Stadium played on Friday.
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PEOPLE'S POST | LANSDOWNETuesday, 3 March 2015 SPORT 11
The annual 10 km BigWalk just gets big-ger and bigger and the 16th edition heldon Sunday was no different.
More than 20 000 people of all ages took tothe streets of Cape Town for the Big Walkwhich came to a close at the Green PointTrack. Walkers were spurred on by enthusi-astic crowds of cheering supporters on a daymarked by sunshine, excitement and cama-raderie.People’s Post is the media partner of the
walk.“We were delighted to see another fantas-
tic turnout to the event this year. This isWil-lowton Group’s fourth Big Walk sponsor-ship and the inaugural event title sponsor-ship for the Sunfoil brand,” said ShoaibMoosa, sales and marketing director of theWillowton Group.There has been a steady increase in num-
bers since the event started 15years agowithmore than 7 560 competitors and it has be-come an annual highlight of Cape Town’ssporting calendar both for those who com-plete the course and those who come alongto support their friends and family mem-
bers.“There is no doubt that it meets a commu-
nityneedand it is obviouswhy ithasbecomeso popular. It is a professionally run eventthat gives active, health-conscious peoplethe chance to combine some hearty exercisewith a fun day out with family and friendsamid beautiful scenery. The atmosphere ofpositive energy and relaxed social interac-tion is clearly attractive to people of allages,” Moosa said.“At the same time, all those takingpart are
helping others less than fortunate thanthemselves because the Red Cross Chil-dren’s Hospital is a major beneficiary of theevent,” Moosa said.Doctor Elias Parker, the walk’s sponsor-
ship manager said: “It has been an absolutehonour and privilege to once again be giventhe opportunity to present to our people thismega-social sporting event. It is indeed a re-flection of the sterling support that the eventhas attracted, that resulted in the City ofCape Town accrediting the Sunfoil 10kmBigWalk as the third biggest social sportingevent on its calendar.”
Thousands take to the streets
Abubakar Kariem and Mariam Kariem ofMitchell’s Plain. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
Gafsa Richards (85) of Hanover Park was one of the oldest walkers. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
Gairunesa Kenny (69) of Landsdowne and Gadijah Adams (73) of Grassy Park.PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
Salie Davids of Mitchell’s Plain passes theLighthouse during the 10km Big Walk.
PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
Chantel Cooper of the Red Cross Children’s Hospital Trust gratefully accepts a cheque forR127 000, the amount raised at the 2015 Sunfoil 10 km Big Walk. With her are from the leftAshraff Mahomed (Polar Ice Cream), Dawood Khan, Dawood Essack, Doctor Elias Parker(Sunfoil Big Walk sponsorship manager) and Shoaib Moosa of Willowton Group, sponsors ofthe Sunfoil Big Walk. See more pictures on our website at www.peoplespost.co.za.
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The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon hasbeen awarded the coveted Silver Labelstatus by the International Association
of Athletics Federations (IAAF) – the firstmarathon on the continent to be awardedthis classification.
According to Wikipedia, Silver Label sta-tus means that at least five nations are to berepresented by runners with times fasterthan the IAAF’s guidelines. Additionally,the race course must be closed to vehiculartraffic, and measured to the Association ofInternational Marathons and Distance Ra-ces (AIMS) standard, with full electronictiming used to generate the results. The racemust be organised in a way that minimizesecological damage to the surrounding areas.A specified number of doping tests must becarried out, and prize-money for the partici-pants should be equal, irrespective of genderor nationality, though additional rewardscanbegiven to runners fromthehostnation.
This year the marathon will be held overthe weekend of 19 and 20 September. Entrieswill open on 1 March and organisers expect20 000 entries.
The marathon has R1.6 million in totalprize money.
“The bar has certainly been raised quitehigh and as we launch this year’s event, theorganisers have set yet another challenge –the IAAF’s Gold Label status for the SanlamCape TownMarathon.We are confident thatthis will also be achieved in no time,” saidCarl Roothman, Chief Executive: Retail:Sanlam Investments speaking at a mediabriefing.
A significant milestone has already been
reached towards the achievement of theGold Label status. The Sanlam Cape TownMarathon is one of the first sporting eventsin South Africa to be declared carbon neu-tral.
Additionally, Africa’s largest vitaminsand nutritional supplements brand, VitalHealth Foods, has been appointed develop-mental partner for the Sanlam Cape TownMarathon to help assist with the develop-ment of the sport in South Africa. Technicalpartner Asics, alongwith Sanlam, will spon-sor a trip for two people to take part in the2016 Paris Marathon, as a prized reward fora lucky entrant wanting to experience whatthe essence of a world-class Gold Label sta-tus marathon is.
“The Silver Label status puts the SanlamCape Town Marathon on the race calendarfor the top tier international runners in 2015.Weare excited to be planning a spectator ori-entated event over the Heritage Day week-end,” said Elana Meyer, marathon brandambassador.
Last year’s event in September drew over12 500 athletes, 5 000 more runners than theprevious year. It was won by Kenyan WillyKibor Koitile in a time of 2:10:45.
Cape marathon gets silver
At the launch of the 2015 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon were (from left) Francois Pienaar(marathon ambassador), Roxanne Hoorn (City of Cape Town), George Grieve (MD of Vital),Elana Meyer (marathon ambassador) and Carl Roothman (CEO of Sanlam Investment Retail).
PHOTO: CARINA ROUX
“The Silver Label status puts theSanlam Cape Town Marathon on the
race calendar for the top tier international runners in 2015.