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Metrorail ticket troubles
GARY VAN DYK
@gvdcapejazz
M
etrorail staffs methods of dealing
with the public have come under the
spotlight after a young mans experi-
ence left him traumatised.
Liam Brown, 19, from Woodstock found
that pointing out bad manners can land you
in hot water if you deal with Metrorail staff
at Parow Station.
He explains that on Tuesday 28 June he
boarded a train at Woodstock to start his
night shift at a Parow factory.
The problem started when the ticket box
(atWoodstock) was closedwhen I got there,
he says.
Normally this is not a problem, and there
was a number of people who could not pur-
chase tickets when they got onto the train.
When we got to Parow we explained the
situation to the staff at the barriers and we
were taken to what seemed to be a canteen
or staff area because therewas lockers in the
room. From the start the woman who was
there to write out the tickets was very rude
to the people. When it came for me to get a
ticket and I told her that the officewas closed
at Woodstock, like others had told her, but
she just refused to listen to me and told me
that I must not have an attitude.
I pointed out that she was the one with
attitude because of her rudeness to the peo-
ple and how she must respect people espe-
cially older people. That really upset her and
she ordered the other staff present to search
me and that I must give them all of my mon-
ey.
That is when I panicked
and tried to get away but one
of the conductors grabbed me
and head-butted me and told
me that they were going to
keep me there until I paid.
I tried to explain that they
were making me late for my
shift but they refused to listen
to me and because I did not
have a phone asked one of
them to letme callmymother.
After I called her and ex-
plained the situation I asked
to see their supervisor but got
no help from him as well.
While Liams mother,
Nicky Asher-Pedro, tried to
get family in Ravensmead to go to the sta-
tion, he was kept at the sta-
tion for about an hour.
My mother eventually
called back to the phone that
I used and I dont knowwhat
she said to them but they
eventually letme leavewhen
one ofmyuncles arrived and
I paid the normal price for
the ticket.
Asher-Pedro confirmed
that she was very worried
when she got the call from
her son.
I told them that they have
no right to abuse their power
and assault people, she
says.
V Continued on page 2.
Liam Brown, whowas alleged
ly assaulted by Metrorail staff.
PHOTO: GARY VAN DYK
UESDAY 5 July 2016 | Tel: 021 910 6500 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.peoplespost.co.za @T
Celebrations were the order of the
day at the Red Cross War Memori
al Childrens Hospital on Friday 1
July when the facility celebrated
its 60th year of existence. It is a
living memorial to South African
soldiers who fought in World
War II and donated two days of
their pay towards what was to
become the hospital. Enjoying a
slice of the special birthday cake
that was supplied by Charlys
Bakery is patient Charlbi (9), who
enjoyed the activities to celebrate
the birthday. Dr Anita Parbhoo,
acting CEO of the facility says
that this special celebration is an
opportunity for rejoicing and
thanksgiving. Glancing back over
the years we realise how grateful
we must be for the valuable
contributions of many individuals
and groups who have given us
support and assistance in every
way possible.
Red Cross Hospital
Red Cross Hospital
celebrates 60 years
celebrates 60 years
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WATERFRONT
Dog bucks the
trend on site
W
hen visitors to the Clock Tower and Si-
lo Districts report sightings of a fluffy
black dog wearing a luminous yellow con-
struction vest, V&A Waterfront staff smile
and quickly reassure them that Buc is sim-
ply amember of the Silo Districts construc-
tion team.
Every day, Buckaroo the Belgium shep-
herd known to his familiars as Buc ac-
companies owner Paul Edgecome from No-
ordhoek to the Waterfront, where he works
on site as a surveyor. But while contractors
regard Buc as simply amember of the team,
he is greeted with incredulous stares by the
public, who all want to pat him.
And Buc is happy to oblige.
Bucs primary job on site is to guard
Pauls equipment and sense of humour, a
job he doeswell except when drowors is on
offer. Then, according to Paul, his brain
shuts down.
Pauls previous dog, Lupie, used to ac-
companyhim towork everyday aswell. But
four years ago, when he became too old to
do so, Paul paid a visit to the SPCA where
he encountered Buc. Paul says: Buc pretty
much chose me. He immediately ran up to
me and the decision was made.
Paul andBuchave been involvedwith the
Silo District construction project since the
tail end of the now completed No. 1 and No.
2 Silo buildings. They are currently in-
volved with the construction of the remain-
ing No. 3 Silo through to No. 6 Silo, and the
conversion of the historic Grain Silo into
the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Af-
rica.
Initially, Bucwas unsure of the labourers
in their heavy boots, overalls andhardhats,
andbarkedwheneverhe encountered them.
Paul asked the labourers to say hello to
Buc whenever they encountered him, and
their friendly tone soon convinced Buc that
theywere friends. Todayhehappily runsup
to greet them.
During the demolition phases at the Zeitz
MOCAA construction site, Buc needed to
wear special earmuffs, which he did reluc-
tantly. These had to be attached to his con-
struction bib as he sometimes rebelled and
removed them with his paw.
If Buc becomes uncomfortable with the
noise level, he opts for administration
work instead, trotting off to the construc-
tion office around the corner. If the door is
closed but unlocked, hewill open it with his
paw, or hewill nudge someone tounlock the
door for him. While there, he takes a break
from work by napping under Pauls desk.
Unlike his owner, Buc has a head for
heights and will fearlessly travel with the
crew in lifts or up a flight of scaffolding
stairs.
Paul describes Buc as extremely intelli-
gent. He instinctively knows when he can
fool around and when he must behave him-
self. In summerhe is particularly fondof the
office because it is air-conditioned.
Althoughconstruction is dustywork,Buc
cleans up with a good swim in the dam at
the top of Redhill and in the stream at No-
ordhoek Common. Like most dogs, he ap-
preciates a good romp on the beach, but
doesnt do this regularly as Paul battles to
get the sand out of his thick coat.
Bucs work may not be as essential to
the Silo District project as Pauls, who is re-
sponsible for positioning the architectural
and engineering designs on-site for contrac-
tor WBHO, but everyone on site will agree
thathebrings apositive influence to the job.
Although a construction environment is a
stressful one, Bucs presence lightens ev-
eryones mood and has a general calming
influence.
Buc and Paul will remain on site until the
end of the Silo District construction work
at the end of the year.
Buc, the Belgium shep
herd working on the
Silo Districts construc
tion team.
FOND FAREWELLS: Paddy
Gordon will be leaving Table
Mountain National Park as park
manager and will be transferring to
the Garden Route National Park
where he will take up the same
position this month. Having
previously worked as park manager
at Richtersveld and Mountain Zebra
national parks, Gordon lends his
expertise and knowledge to
managing a variety of parks and
especially running a park like Table
Mountain. The transfer is in keeping
with the SanParks policy of rotating
park managers so that they are
able to gain and grasp experience
across different types of national
parks. In return, LesleyAnn Meyer,
the area manager of the Tsitsikam
ma section of the Garden Route
National Park, will become the new
Table Mountain National Park
manager.
Toll fees on Chapmans Peak Drive will in-
crease from this month.
The fees will raise to R21 for registered
minibus taxi operators, R27 formotorcycles,
and R42 for light motor vehicles.
The contract between the Department of
Transport and Public Works and Entilini
provides for an inflation-linked annual in-
crease in toll fees plus 0.4%.
Registered frequent users receive a dis-
count with effect from the fourth trip in a
calendar month. The size of the discount in-
creases with the number of trips.
Road users with a valid Wild Card who
have registered with Entilini receive a dis-
count from the first trip. Wild Cards may be
obtained from SanParks or CapeNature.
This is for non-commercial use and not ap-
plicable to Category 1 motorcyclists.
Registered frequent users can use a credit
card or a card supplied by the operator. If
they use the operators card, the card must
have R50 in credit plus the equivalent of one
standard trip toll. No deposit is needed if a
credit card is used.
Ambulances, police, fire trucks and res-
cue vehicles with the appropriate licences
will be exempted from paying toll fees in the
performance of their official duties.
V For more information on the new tariffs and to view
the discount structure, visit www.westerncape.gov.za/
general-publication/chapmans-peak-drive-new-toll-
tariffs
Chapmans tolls on the up
Toll fees on Chapmans Peak Drive increased
on 1 July.
The deadline is looming for applications
for the Scribe Scriptwriting Competition.
Celebrating its fifth year, the Scribe
Scriptwriting Competition is a platform
for South African writers to develop their
work. Prizes include having a script pro-
duced for a professional run at a Cape
Town theatre, mentorship programmes
and engaging in feedback sessionswith au-
dience members at staged readings of the
script.
Criteria for this years competition are
that the scripts should be in English, no
longer than 40 pages or 80 minutes long,
andwith amaximumof five castmembers.
The scripts must not have been previously
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FROM PAGE 1
When I asked for their names they re-
fused to give it to me and the woman that
I spoke to told me I have an attitude and
switched off the phone. My brother-in-law
managed to go to the station and was
shocked to see how distraught Liam was.
They tried to convince him that they had
not assaulted my son. I just want the pub-
lic to know their rights in this type of situ-
ation.
Many commuters have reported inci-
dents where ticket offices are closed.
Estelle Mathee works inWoodstock and
adds that many of her staff from as far
afield as the Kuils River and Bellville are-
as and in the southern suburbs from Re-
treat and Steenberg have experienced
problems. Many of themhave to leave for
workbefore theoffices areopen, she says.
The problems start when they get to
their destination and they have to con-
vince staff at the barriers that the offices
were closed when they started their jour-
ney.
Trevor Vosloo is from a business based
in Claremont who has also experienced
the same problems. My staff have also ex-
perienced the same situation and it does
not help when the trains do not run on
time or are delayed. I hope that Metrorail
can assist by informing all their staff at
barriers what the proper process is when
people start their journeys before offices
open. We understand that people must not
travel for free but why must they be pun-
ished for something that is not their fault.
Metrorail spokesperson, Riana Scott,
has responded in a statement: Metrorail
is obliged to ensure that all commuters
travel legally. Travelling without a valid
ticket or in the incorrect travelling class
for the ticket purchased is a criminal of-
fence in terms of the Legal SuccessionAct.
Hundreds of fare-paying commuters
complain daily about fellow non-paying
passengers invading premium space in
Metroplus carriages it adds unnecessary
pressure to already over-subscribed ultra-
peak hours. Metrorail reserves the right
to levy a booking fee (currently R40) and/
or prosecute persons without valid train
tickets. Commuters issued with such a
booking fee must insist on a receipt.
Ticket office hours are generally deter-
mined by the timetable, analysis of ticket
sales and passenger numbers using the
particular station, Scott says. Should a
ticket office at the origin station be closed,
commuters are obliged to purchase a tick-
et either on the train from teamswith por-
table ticket issuing machines or at their
destination station before exiting.
Those found to be in contravention of
the law, are required to wait at the station
in a designated area until they have been
processed. Many defaulters offer rea-
sons/explanations/excuses for having
transgressed the law and Metrorail em-
ployees have the unenviable task to make
a judgment call as to whose emergency is
valid or not. Verification staff must con-
firm that the ticket office at the commut-
ers station of origin was closed.
Until modernisation brings the requi-
site technology (automated ticket vending
machines and ticket scanners), Metrorail
currently is left with no option but to rely
on human intervention, Scott says. The
most effective way to deal with the matter
is through special actions. Optimal de-
ployment of resources is based on analysis
of ticket sales and commuter numbers.
These include random actions on trains
and at stations with space to process com-
muters. We do not condone any miscon-
duct by our security personnel or employ-
ees and commuters should not be subject-
ed to unacceptable behaviour.
We encourage individuals to open a
case of assault with the police if behaviour
warrants that or report non-conforming
employee behaviour via email to ctcom-
[email protected], citing all rele-
vant details.
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TIYESE JERANJI
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S
teenberg train station has be-
come an eyesore for train com-
muters and passersby because of
its worn-out facilities, locals say.
SharedonNeighbourhoodWatch
says for years they have been try-
ing to get the station upgraded,
with no luck.
They say fencing has rusted and
has been removed from some sec-
tions of the station allowing easy
access to anyone and the paving
at the station is uneven which can
lead to commuters falling.
Eric Bailey from Sharedon
Neighbourhood Watch says this is
just an accident waiting to hap-
pen.
People cross anywhere they
want. Some even cross as the train
is approaching, which is a great
risk. The fact that there is no fen-
cing places commuters at risk be-
cause they are robbed and the
criminals run into the bushes and
disappear. We want change.
Bailey says it seems the commut-
ers of Sharedon Park and sur-
rounding areas have had to bear
the frustration of a seemingly eter-
nal wait for an upgrade by Prasa to
take place at Steenberg station.
It would seem the desperate
cries of the community have been
long forgotten as the condition of
the station remains a painful eye-
sore to the public, says Bailey.
Many of the railway stations
along the line have been beauti-
fully upgraded while, sadly,
Steenberg station a very busy sta-
tion seems to have been over-
looked, adds Bailey.
Steenberg station is one of the
busiest stations and with time ev-
erything seems to be deteriorating
due to wear and tear, Bailey says.
He beleives something needs to
be done as a matter of urgency.
There are a lot of things that
need to be done. Its a pity that the
peoplewhomustupgrade these sta-
tions dont use them, but we have
to suffer like this. People get
robbed. The toilets are always
locked, forcingpeople tourinate on
the walls of the shades. As a result,
the shades cant be used because
they smell of pee and there is so
much dirt, he says.
With no public announcement
systemBailey says it is really diffi-
cult for commuters to knowwhats
going on.
You dont know when the next
train is there or if there are delays.
Even if you ask in the office it
seems the people there are too tired
to help or just dont care.At the end
of the day its a guessing game. We
need better, he says.
Refering to the accident atWhite
Road crossing in Retreat on
Wednesday 22 June, in which a
teenager died and another was left
with severe head injuries after be-
ing hit by a train, he says the boom
needs to be changed.
The boom crossing is frequent-
ly not working, leaving motorists
in a confused state as to whether
they should proceed or not. The
boom also closes a bit late which
puts motorists at risk.
Look at what happened in Re-
treat. We lost a child because of
people who dont want to do their
job. The booms need to work effi-
ciently to avoid accidents but its
not the case. They keep hiking the
fares, but we just dont see where
that money goes, concludes Bai-
ley.
Riana Scott, Metrorail spokes-
person, says pertaining to safety
and security Steenberg Station is
guarded 24/7 by two guards per
shift as well as Metrorail Protec-
tion Service Officials.
Their duties comprise the pro-
tection of commuters, employees
and assets and to be effective they
focus on the immediate environs
and operations of the station; and
resources are allocated strategical-
ly on a similar basis as general po-
licing, she says.
Resources are posted according
to predetermined priority areas,
Scott explains.
Metrorails regional static, mo-
bile and/or undercover resources
are allocated according to priori-
ties determined at joint weekly
meetings between Metrorail Pro-
tection Services and the police.
Proactive deployment of security
resources is based on security in-
telligence; reactivemeasures in re-
sponse to reported incidents.
There was no response from
their office about upgrades of the
station raised by the commuters.
Sharedon Park Neighbourhood Watch says upgrades for Steenberg train
station are long overdue, but their calls for help go unanswered.
PHOTOS: TIYESE JERANJI
Toilets at the
Steenberg train
station are
always locked
and rubbish is
piling up at the
entrance to the
toilets. People
are forced to
urinate at the
shades of the
station, making
them unusable.
Cracking down on illegal poachers, such as
those harvesting abalone, will become eas-
ier after an the signing of an agreement to
boost resources fighting marine poaching.
The City of Cape Town and the Depart-
ment of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
(Daff) have signedan ImplementationProto-
col that paves theway for closer cooperation
and mutual support in the fight against ille-
gal marine resource extraction along the
Citys 300km coastline.
Through the Implementation Protocol
with Daff, City law enforcement officers
have been trained and appointed as fishery
control officers in terms of the Marine Liv-
ing Resources Act, with full powers.
The City established a specialisedMarine
and Environmental Law Enforcement Unit
in 2013. The focus of the unit has been ma-
rine and coastal law enforcement, including
inshore boat patrols.
Recent successes by the unit are testa-
ment to the tireless efforts ofmembers of the
unit.
These have included the arrest of a shop
owner in Glencairn for illegal possession of
over 800 West Coast rock lobster and the ar-
rest of nine suspects in Gordons Bay for the
illegal possession of 200 abalone.
Maycomember for safety and security, JP
Smith, adds: The Protocol will pave the
way for more integrated law enforcement
operations between the City and Daff. It will
also significantly increase the resources, ca-
pacity and effort available for enforcement
and policing of the coastal and marine envi-
ronment. Hopefully we will be able to pro-
cure a second large patrol boat soon, also to
combat the stripping of our scarce and valu-
able marine resources.
Training to net poachers
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New wing to
help addicts
T
he Saartjie Baartman Centre forWomen
and Children is preparing to launch a
new wing equipped to house women with
substance dependency issues who are seek-
ing to escape abusive and violent relation-
ships.
As a result a donation drive has been
launched in order to kit out the new wing
with furniture, bedding and clothing. The
community and private sector are invited
to support the centre in raising these neces-
sities.
Currently about 80% of the women who
seek assistance from us test positive for
drugs, says ShaheemaMcLeod, director of
the centre. Our intake profile is changing,
the women are very young, some barely 18-
years-old, and substance abuse is a big is-
sue. Its almost expected.
The Saartjie Baartman Centre, which
was established 17 years ago, has assisted
more than 180 000 victims of crime and vio-
lence. Over and above offering safe shelter,
the centre offers a number of services, in-
cluding short and long-term accommoda-
tion, legal assistance, skills training, coun-
seling for adults and children and a crche
for the children staying at the centre.
Based on our current intake profile, its
become necessary for the centre to offer a
drug in-patient programme to our clients.
We are currently looking into securing
long-term funding for a separate wing,
wherewewill be able to provide a two-week
orientation and detox programme to wom-
en before they transfer to a longer-term
therapeutic stay, says McLeod.
Over the past few years, the organisation
has seen a 65% increase in the number of
women and children from the community
seeking assistance. Violence against wom-
en and children continues to increase, drug
and alcohol abuse is merely fueling an al-
ready volatile situation. The in-patient pro-
gramme will go a long way in assisting
women survivors of violence in getting
back on their feet and fending for them-
selves, concludes McLeod.
Alarm over smart
drugs as study aid
South Africas Council for Alcohol De-
pendency and Addiction to Drugs (San-
ca) commemorated Drug Awareness
Week last week, which took place from
Friday 24 to Thursday 30 June.
This year, student accommodation
group Stag African raised concern about
the abuse of so-called smart drugs by
university students.
In a growing and increasingly pres-
sured teriatry education system, some
students are turning to prescription
medications in order to enhance concen-
tration during exams.
Alarm has been raised in South Africa
before, but as yet no quantified data ex-
ists on the extent of the problem. Accord-
ing to Sanca, the drugs most frequently
peddled on South African campuses are
Ritalin and Concerta reportedly readi-
ly available outside campus libraries
during exam periods. A survey conduct-
ed by online forum The Student Room
found that one in 10 students in the Unit-
ed Kingdom has used medications typi-
cally used to treat ADHD for the purpose
of studying. A quarter say they are likely
to use themat somepoint in their univer-
sity careers.
According to Stag African, the statis-
tics in South Africa may be similarly
concerning.
There arenumerouspressures placed
on students in South Africa that intensi-
fy the drive to turn to prescription drugs
in order to cope with workload. Due to
the on-campus housing shortage, many
students do not have access to universi-
ty-based studying resources such as the
internet or text books. Students oftenend
uppulling all-nighters in the library, due
to long distances and unreliable trans-
port, which makes getting home at night
difficult and at times dangerous, says
John Schooling, Stag Africans director.
Those students that live away from
home can become even more isolated
and desperate, particularly when faced
with the transition from home and
school support structures to largely
anonymous campus residences.
Where a student lives is critical to
their success; these spaces need to be as
supportive as possible, while still ena-
bling the independence students crave,
adds Schooling.
Local and international research has
demonstrated that residences built to be
living communities provide students
with better support and healthier lifes-
tyles than large-scale housing or isolated
flats.
Schooling says Stag student houses
provide an important, comfortable struc-
ture to students by keeping resident
numbers low, integrating top-notch tech
and encouraging communal cooking and
study.
The pressures of workload and adult
life still present a challenge to students
but providing community structure
and adequate accommodation will help
curb unhealthy habits, ridiculous hours
and the substance consumption that
comes hand in hand with that, says
Schooling.
Die FunDza-geletterdheidstrust nooi jong
skrywers om deel te neem aan n landswye
skryfkompetisie.
Die kompetisieword in samewerkingmet
die vrystelling van die Suid-Afrikaanse
fliek, Noem My Skollie, aangebied.
Die film, wat op die ware verhaal van die
meesterstorieverteller John Fredricks ge-
grond is, is n voorbeeld van hoe die gawe
om stories te skryf iemand se lewe kan red.
Noem my Skollie vertel die verhaal van
John wat in Pollsmoor beland enn ooreen-
koms met die gehardste bende in die tronk
aangaan: hy sou elke aand vir hulle stories
vertel waarin hy hulle as karakters sou ge-
bruik, mits hulle hom met rus sou laat.
Om in te skryf moet skrywers tussen 16
en 25 wees en n kort skryfstuk inhandig
met die tema: Moenie n boek op sy buite-
blad takseer nie. Dit moet die skrywer se
eie oorspronklike werk wees, tussen 500 en
750 woorde wees en kan in Engels of Afri-
kaans wees.
Inskrywings moet voor middernag op die
sluitingsdatum, Vrydag 15 Julie, per e-pos
na [email protected] gestuur word.
V Besoek fundza.mobi vir nog inligting oor die kompe-
tisie of www.facebook.com/NoemMySkollieFilm vir
meer oor die fliek wat op Vrydag 2 September vryge-
stel word.
Kompetisie vir jong skrywers
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NEWS 5
CONISTON PARK
Calls for street closure
TIYESE JERANJI
@jeranji
C
onWatch Neighbourhood Watch in Con-
iston Park says they want Muritz Way
closed off as it is bringing a lot of crime into
their area.
The neighbourhood watch members say
it has become extremely difficult to control
crime as criminals use Muritz Way as an
escape route to Prince George Drive.
ConWatch co-chairperson Gilbert Car-
stens says the solution is simple.
We want Muritz Way closed. Criminals
easily come into theareaand theyrunaway
easily because it opens for them to run to
any direction as soon as they come out of
Muritz Way. If we have it closed it will be
difficult for criminals to escape, he says.
Carstens adds that while corresponding
with the City of Cape Town, they were told
that the City couldnt close Muritz Way.
Brett Herron, Mayco member for trans-
port says ward councilor Marita Petersen
first raised the issue of a closure at the in-
tersection of Muritz Way and Prince Ge-
orge Drive in early 2012.
This was related to a condition of subdi-
vision approval granted in 1991, which stip-
ulated that the access be physically closed
withbollards andbarrierkerbing.Themat-
ter was investigated and determined that,
due to the timewhich had elapsed (approxi-
mately 20 years), we could no longer act on
this condition. We could also not establish
why this condition was never acted upon
at the time, says Herron.
Carstens says: This is just adding to our
problems. If they cant close it we want a
big wall that will separate our side from
Prince George Drive. If we have the wall it
will be difficult for criminals to come into
our area and it will be difficult for them to
escape. We just want something that will
help us reduce crime in our area.
Apart from crime,MuritzWayhas also be-
come a favourite for people that bypass traf-
fic from Prince George Drive. This makes it
very difficult for people in that area to go in
and out of their driveways, Carstens says.
During peak hours this area gets very
bad.Wecant get into or out of ourdriveways
because motorists bypass Prince George
Drive causing a lot of traffic in this small
road. Closing it will be a better solution for
us here.
Herron explains that given the purpose of
the closure was to prevent rat-running from
Prince George Drive viaMuritzWay toMili-
tary Road, signage was erected in early 2014
to restrict vehicular movements from
Prince George Drive between 06:30 and 09:30
on weekdays as an alternative to a perma-
nent closure to vehicles.
Herron adds: Traffic calming measures
have also been implemented along Conis-
tonAvenue to further determotorists from
rat running through Coniston Park. It
should be noted that the proposed closure,
as per the subdivision conditions, was
most likely to prevent rat-running andwas
not intended to alleviate crime.
This would need to be investigated by
the City and in all likelihood a traffic study
will be required to determine the impact of
a physical closure to vehicular traffic on
Muritz Way. The City must take into con-
sideration the use of the road by all road
users and the proximity of alternative
routes it is highly unlikely that a closure
to all modes of transport would be consid-
ered. Residentsmust please approach their
ward councillorwith a fullymotivated pro-
posal for consideration.
ConWatch neighbourhood watch
says they want Muritz Way closed
as it brings a lot of crime into their
area. PHOTO: TIYESE JERANJI
Police work
delivered
Eight people were arrested on Monday 27
June after a pizza delivery man was held
at gunpoint in Midmar Road in Sheraton
Park while delivering a pizza that was or-
dered from a pizza restaurant in Tokai.
The 23-year-old victim was robbed of the
pizza at about 21:00, as well as cash, a cell-
phone and his delivery scooter.
Muizenberg police spokespersonCaptain
Stephen Knapp says he escaped and a resi-
dent gave him a lift back to the pizza store.
The motorbike, which was fitted with a
tracking device, was traced to Avenue La
Brenton inConiston Park. TheMuizenberg
police swiftly responded and recovered the
stolen bike and arrested eight people.
The suspects, aged between 25 and 68,
were detained.
Colonel Ismail Daniels, station com-
mander ofMuizenbergpolice,was extreme-
ly pleasedwith the arrest and speedy action
of his members. He appeals to all members
of the public to be alert and report crime
to their local police.
Constable Gareth Juries from Muizenberg
police with the motorbike that was stolen
from a pizza delivery man after he was held
at gunpoint where he delivered the pizza.
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T
heres more to the Wetton Trian-
gle Feeding Scheme than filling
hungry tummies in the southern
suburbs.
This is a project that is making
residents in the area meet each oth-
er as neighbours and working for a
good cause.
Chairperson of the organisation,
Waheed Amod, explains that the
idea started in 2014 when, along
with three other friends involved in
the neighbourhood watch, he real-
ised that people in the area did not
know each other and there was a
need to care for the homeless in sur-
rounding areas.
During our patrols we realised
that there was a need for people to
become real neighbours and in-
teract with each other, he says.
What better way to get to know
each other by working together in
a project like this where we show
that we care about the less fortu-
nate.
Two years later and theyre going
strong as they gathered at a home in
CanalRoad,Wetton, onSunday3Ju-
ly where the team was cooking up
a storm for distribution.
A delicious aroma fills the air
from steaming pots on gas cookers
with the children helping to pack
bread and lots of laughter as prepa-
rations continue for their mission.
Currently we feed areas such as
Wetton, Lansdowne, Wynberg, Re-
treat, Diep River, Muizenberg,
Mitchells Plain, Athlone, Phillipi
and expanding to areas such as Lav-
ender Hill and Delft, continues
Amod.
We enjoy that we are able to feed
the underprivileged throughout the
year but you can see that its about
more than that.
Its getting all in the area in-
volved. To bring the neighborhood
closer together and get to knowyour
neighbours.
Our aim is also to set a trend and
inspire other neighbourhoods to
reach out and start projects to help
the underprivileged.
It can be in a format of cooking
food once a month to teaching other
skills thats not fortunate to study so
they can use the knowledge they
gained to help their community.
Amod adds that all the cooking is
funded by the generous residents of
Wetton, along with friends and ac-
quaintances of the steering commit-
tee.
The schemes goal is to feed as
many people as possible and is keen
to partner with other organisations
who want to assist us, or need our
help.
We also would urge business to
get involved in projects in their
community and to help those trying
to make a difference.
V For more information about the organisa-
tions activities call Waheed Amod on
082 786 1002, Sharief Allie on 072 782 1754
or email [email protected].
Joining hands to help
Chairperson of
the Wetton
Triangle
Feeding
Scheme
Waheed
Amod, right,
lends some
help with his
ladle with
members of
the team as
they prepare
food for
distribution.
PHOTO: GARY VAN
DYK
NICOLE MCCAIN
@nickymccain
A R10m grant has been awarded to Robben
Island Museum.
The museum was awarded a destination
development grant from the National De-
partment of Tourism, which aims to en-
hance the visitor experience through sup-
porting identified and planned components,
the department says in a statement.
The current support focus is on capacity
development of tourist guides, digitisation
of heritage information and archives, im-
proving visitor information services, in-
creasing existing and introducing addition-
al food and beverage facilities, as well as a
craft centre.
Robben IslandMuseumhad not comment-
ed at the time of going to print.
Cape Town Tourism CEO, Enver Duminy,
says Robben Island, as one of Cape Towns
Big Seven attractions, is a must-do experi-
ence for locals and visitors alike.
The Robben Island Museum can only
benefit from funding of this nature in that
itwill be able to provideandmaintainworld-
class facilities, he says.
In December there was a 43% increase in
the number of visitors to the world heritage
site compared to the previous year, Duminy
says. The attraction reported that the num-
ber of locals visiting the attraction doubled
inDecember comparedwith the sameperiod
in 2014. Its essential that locals explore their
own environment, especially attractions
such as Robben Island that play a key role
in our heritage, he says.
There were 341 000 visitors to Robben Is-
land in 2015 an increase of 3.7% over 2014.
However, 46 793 tickets were sold for the at-
traction in December alone 15%more than
the amount sold during the 2010 Soccer
World Cup in South Africa.
Robben Island was recently chosen as
South Africas most-loved landmark in the
TripAdvisorTravellersChoiceAwards an
indication that it holds our interest and is
central to tourism in the Mother City.
Robben Island has already expanded its
fleet of ferries by partnering with Water-
front Charters,making use of their sixmedi-
um and large sized boats, Duminy says.
This increase in capacity will aid in en-
suring visitors are able to access the attrac-
tion. Future plans include a 200-seater res-
taurant, the introduction of a state-of-the-art
visitor information centre, training of tour
guides, developing tours of different lengths
to keep visitors on the island for longer and
bicycle tours on the island.
Next year the attraction turns 20 years old,
and funding can be used to accelerate the
planning, Duminy believes.
R10m development grant to grow tourism
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8 NEWS
MuseumNight will be extended to the V&A
Waterfront this July, with seven museums
in the precinct opening their doors free of
charge to the general public on Thursday
14 July.
Participating museums include the Zeitz
Museumof ContemporaryArt Africa at the
Scheryn Pavilion, Chavonnes Battery Mu-
seum, Iziko Maritime Centre, the Robben
Island Jetty Museum, the Cape Town Dia-
mond Museum, the Golf Hall of Fame, and
the Springbok Experience RugbyMuseum.
V Visit www.museum-night.co.za for more.
A night at the museum
The Body Worlds Vital exhibition
will be on show at the V&A Water-
frontsWatershed fromTuesday 9Au-
gust to Sunday 23 October.
Visitors to the exhibition are invit-
ed to explore human anatomy, physi-
ology and health through around 180
authentic whole-body plastinates, in-
dividual organs and transparent
body slices.
V Visit www.webtickets.co.za to book tickets.
Explore anatomy
Sewing a story
of progress
In the build up to the Interna-
tional Aids Conference in Dur-
ban (Monday 18 to Saturday 22
July), a local exhibition of 17
quilts made by people affected
byHIVwill tell the story ofwhat
has been achieved since the last
time the conference was held in
South Africa in the year 2000.
TB/HIV Care Association, a
Cape Town based NGO, was on-
ly one of several organisations
South African National Aids
Council (Sanac) approached to
create quilts.
In 2000, antiretroviral treat-
ment was not yet widely availa-
ble, stigma and discrimination
were widespread and the out-
look was bleak.
These quilts tell a very differ-
ent story.
South Africa now has the
largest antiretroviral treatment
programme in the world, a
mother-to-child transmission
rate of less than twopercent and
has witnessed an increase of
more than 10 years in life ex-
pectancy over the past decade,
says Zolani Barnes, manager of
TB/HIV Care.
These visual stories provide
valuable insight into the lives
behind the statistics, Barnes
explains.
TB/HIV Care unveiled the
quilts at anevent atHaasCollec-
tive on Buitenkant Street on
Thursday 23 June.
The 4m quilts tell the stories
of the people who made them
people involved in the organisa-
tions programmes, including
people who inject drugs, sex
workers and prison inmates, as
well as those dedicated to sup-
porting them.
Three of these unique and
powerful tapestries of life were
auctioned on the night and all of
the quilts will be submitted to
the international HIV Quilt
Project to be sewn into themain
quilt of more than 100 000 quilts
from all over the world.
This quilt, one of those on display by TB/HIV Care, symbolises the
journey of women who were and are still most affected by HIV.
J
uly is Psychiatric Disability
Awareness Month and this year
Cape Mental Health (CMH), a lead-
ing mental health service provid-
er, is raising awareness of the bar-
riers in accessing medication and
community-based resources for
people with psychiatric disability.
To launch the campaign, CMH
invited the public to show their
support in breaking down barriers
faced by people with psychiatric
disabilities at St Georges Square
on Thursday 30 June.
They were asked to remove a
brick from a two-metre wall de-
signed by local artist Adiel Jacobs
to symbolise their support in re-
moving barriers.
Health is a fundamental human
right, indispensable for the exer-
cise of many other rights, and is
necessary for living a life of digni-
ty, CMH says in a statement.
The health of people with psy-
chiatric disability is largely ne-
glected by the public health care
system in South Africa. For many
service users access to and the
availability of psychotropic medi-
cation is essential to their own re-
covery and management process.
Medication plays a key role in the
treatment of co-occurring disor-
ders; it also reduces symptoms and
prevents relapse.
The lack of funding for commu-
nity-based resources continues to
be a serious problem, CMH states.
A large number of studies re-
veal gaps in community-based psy-
chosocial rehabilitation pro-
grammes, particularly in rural ar-
eas, which suggest that the
revolving door phenomenon is
partly due to inadequate communi-
ty-based care, including psychoso-
cial rehabilitation.
There is therefore an urgent
need to develop more community-
based mental health services
(which include community-based
residential care, day services, sup-
port services and outpatient servi-
ces), in keeping with international
best practices, the statement reads.
We ask the government to in-
vest in the upscaling of mental
health care services as a matter of
urgency. It is the governments
constitutional obligation to ensure
that people living with a psychiat-
ric disability have access to health
care services (which includes af-
fordable medication with the least
side effects) and community-based
resources) and that their right to
dignity is realised and restored.
Breaking down
health barriers
July is
Psychiatric
Disability
Awareness
Month and
this year
Cape Mental
Health is
raising
awareness of
the barriers
in accessing
medication.
Members of the public were asked to remove a brick from a twometre
wall designed by local artist Adiel Jacobs to symbolise their support in
removing barriers.
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NEWS 9
Do your part to take plastic
out of the environment
OnSunday3July theTwoOceansAquarium
and organisations around theworldmarked
International Plastic Bag Free Day.
The day aims to raise awareness about the
unnecessary use of single-use plastic bags.
TheTwoOceansAquariumsupports aban
of single use plastic shopping bags in South
Africa through its Rethink the Bag cam-
paign.
The campaign was launched by Hayley
McLellan, the aquariums environmental
campaigner, who has worked tirelessly
since 2010 to educate, establish partnerships
and promote the campaign.
Many countries around the world have
banned these bags. Rwanda did so in 2008
and more recently the island chain of Ha-
waii, Mauritius and Madagascar. France
will have banned the bag by end 2016.
Single-use shopping bags have a tremen-
dous impact on the environment, McLellan
says.
South African consumers use approxi-
mately eight billion shopping bags each
year. Of these about 96% end up in landfill
and also threaten the lives ofmarine and ter-
restrial animals. Research has shown that
the average functioning lifespan of a shop-
ping bag is approximately 20 minutes,
whereafter it is discarded, she says.
Every day we hear about what is going
wrong in the environment and this can feel
disempowering. Always choosing reusable
bags, rather than plastic bags, is such a sim-
ple way for each person to do something to
benefit our world and feel like they aremak-
ing a difference, seemingly against the
odds.
There is also an economic impact for
South African consumers, McLellan says.
In 2003 a levy was included in the price
of each shopping bag sold in South Africa.
Between 2004 and 2014, R1.2bn was collected
through this levy. Only R200m of thismoney
has been allocated to the Department of En-
vironmental Affairs. In 2011 the company
that was established to manage the funds
generated by the bag levy, was disbanded.
However, consumers continue topay thebag
levy every time they purchase a single-use
plastic shopping bag.
Animals (marine and terrestrial) mistake
plastic bags for food. Once ingested, the ani-
mals die from intestinal blockages and star-
vation. Eighty percent of all marine litter is
plastic and plastic bags can last between 500
and 1000 years before they degrade.
V To show your support of the Rethink the Bag cam-
paign, visit www.rethinkthebag.org and sign the peti-
tion to urge the South African government to place
an outright ban on single-use plastic bags
Eighty percent of all marine litter is plastic,
which is why the Two Oceans Aquarium is
joining organisations around the world to
mark International Plastic Bag Free Day.
PHOTO: VINCENT CALDER
S
he is a beacon of hope for the many
youth who dont believe they can
achieve success.
Nolene Bruyns has been working for
the City of Cape Town for six years and
continues tobe inspiredby theopportuni-
ties available for employees.
Bruyns, originally from
Mitchells Plain, recently ob-
tained her National Diploma
in Office Management Tech-
nology which she passed
with distinction, cum laude.
Bruyns currently works in
the newmarket development
department of the Citys Hu-
man Settlements Directorate
which is responsible for the
development of new, inte-
grated and formal housing
that is linked to a range of na-
tional programmes.
Other responsibilities include the
transformation of hostels, land reform
and land restitution within Cape Town.
As the administrative officer she is the
glue that binds the department together,
especially with her strict record-keeping
and information management systems,
and being able to assist the public with
general enquiries as a first point of call.
It is an absolute pleasure to work in
the housing department, especially to see
the joy in residents eyes when they be-
comehome owners for the first time. This
is the most inspiring time when we are
able to provide opportunities for our resi-
dents, says Bruyns.
She intends studying further and
would like to enrol for a BTech degree in
administration.
Her intention is to continue using her
knowledge gained tomake a difference in
peoples lives both at work and in com-
munities.
Bruyns speaks fondly of Mitchells
Plainwhere she grewup, but
has recently moved to Kuils
River.
Never think that you
cant do it and never give up
on your dreams or goals.
Dont ever allow your envi-
ronment or your situation to
determine your future. Any-
thing is possible if you put
your mind to it, work hard
and of course believe in
yourself.
Mayco member for corpo-
rate services and compli-
ance, Xanthea Limberg, says: Our em-
ployees are our greatest assets and I have
to admire such motivation and inspira-
tion in an individual. Over the last four
financial years we have invested R94m in
upskilling our employees.
Bruyns was among a group of 160 grad-
uates who were recently awarded certifi-
cates of recognition for different levels of
qualification.
These included 38 certificates andhigh-
er certificates, 57 national diplomas, 59
degrees, four honours degrees, two mas-
ters degrees and two doctorate degrees.
The City provides a wide range of op-
tions to employees for self-improvement
more than most other organisations in
both the private and public sectors, says
Limberg.
Working hard to
change lives
Nolene Bruyns
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LEGAL TALKWITH DENZIL
When is it murder?
Over the past few years there has
beenmuch debate about the differ-
ence between murder and culpa-
ble homicide.
It is only recently, with the Os-
car Pistorius trial, that the differ-
ence between the two concepts has
been debated and become a hot
topic on social media. It has cer-
tainly raised interesting yet con-
troversial issues.
This is largely controversial and
not clear as one would think, espe-
cially after the Supreme Court of
Appeal set aside the finding and
conviction of the court a quo on
culpable homicide of Pistorious,
and substituting it with a finding
of murder. As a consequence, the
accused sentence was trumped up
to a minimum of 15 years.
Murder is a serious offence and
can be punishable by a minimum
sentence of up to 15 years to life.
Culpable homicide is less serious
and could be punishable by only a
few years depending upon the cir-
cumstances.
The assumption by some laypeo-
ple is that if an accused kills a vic-
tim, the action is automatically
perceived as murder. That posi-
tion is incorrect.
As a result of the above percep-
tion, many asked the question:
Why Oscar was not charged with
murder as opposed to the the less-
er crimeof culpablehomicide?As
we know this has now been substi-
tuted and his charge has now been
changed to murder and we are
awaiting the sentence that fits the
revised charge.
In a nutshell, the difference be-
tween the charges is rather sim-
ple: murder requires intention
while the culpable homicide re-
quires negligence.
Murder is the intentional, un-
lawful killing of another human
being. Murder therefore requires
that the accused acted with the in-
tention to kill. In other words, the
accused strategically planned the
unlawful act of murder. Alterna-
tively, it can be legal intention
as discussed below.
Culpable homicide, however, is
deemed a potentially unforeseea-
ble, unplanned accident.
The fundamental question, from
a criminal law perspective, did the
accused actwith the intentionnec-
essary for a charge of murder?
In recent years the concept of in-
tention has extended to cover not
just deliberatebut foreseeable con-
duct.
The accused does not mean nor
intend for the unlawful act to hap-
pen, but he must have foreseen
that it might happen. This is re-
ferred to as dolus eventualis.
An example of dolus eventualis
is where someone decides to burn
a block of apartments occupying
20 families.
Hemight not have had the clear
intention to kill anyone in the
apartments but the law recognises
that he intended the death of some
people by his actions. In essence,
by foreseeing the possibility of
death (however remote) and act-
ing regardless, he had the inten-
tion to commit murder.
Importantly, the accused does
not have to foresee the result as a
probable outcome of his conduct,
but he must at least have foreseen
the outcome as a possibility.
In a nutshell, the test for dolus
eventualis is whether the accused
foresaw the remote possibility of
harm. It is then deemed legal in-
tention and the charge will be
murder.
Culpable homicide, likemurder,
is a form of unlawful killing. The
difference is that murder is inten-
tional, whereas culpable homicide
is a negligent act of killing.
How does the court draw that
distinction?
The court uses an objective test
to ascertain if the act was negli-
gent. In otherwords, to shownegli-
gence the Prosecution must show
that a reasonable man in the po-
sition of the accused, would not
have foreseen the death as a result
of the consequences.
The question is therefore: did
the accused foresee the possibility
of killing someone when he fired
the gun (culpable homicide) or
must the accused have foreseen
the possibility of killing someone
(murder)?
The test is one of the reasonable
man the court will examine
what the objective circumstances
of a reasonable man would have
been in the situation of the ac-
cused.
The conclusion of the examina-
tion will determine the outcome.
V This column was contributed by Denzil
Jacobs, an admitted advocate with ex-
pertise in commercial law. For guidance on
legal issues email him on dr.ddj@hotmail.
com.
LETTERS
Thanks to the
men in blue
Last Tuesday evening around
21:00 I had a most terrifying
experience while driving on the
M3 highway between the Ladys
Mile on-ramp and the Tokai
off-ramp.
My car was sideswiped by an
out-of-control vehicle which flew
on for about 50 meters and slid
off into the ditch.
Thankfully, I was in the right
lane and was able to stop, turn
on hazards and move off the
road into the emergency lane.
A few moments later a metro
police vehicle arrived and
seeing my hazards and my
flashing lights turned back and
took control.
I just want to say how
re-assuring, comforting and
organised they were.
There was also a Kirstenhof
neighbourhood community
officer, Hadyn, who was simply
marvellous and transported me
to Kirstenhof Police Station
where again I received the
upmost courtesy.
I was advised not to attempt
to drive my car and agreed to
accept the assistance and advice
of an AA affiliated recovery
agent.
As I am a member of the AA
I saw no problem with that, but
in the next few days the release
cost of the vehicle was a
problem and resulted in a delay
in my car being sent for
assessment and repair.
However the purpose of this
letter is in praise of our very
overworked police force and our
dedicated emergency workers
who have to deal with all these
situations many much more
horrific than mine.
We get daily negative reports
about our police force so I think
in my case a little praise is in
order.
The good news is that there
were no serious injuries to the
many occupants of the unli-
censed vehicle, driven by an
uninsured and unlicensed
driver.
My most sincere thanks to all
who were involved.
M.A. JOHNSTON
Marina da Gama
In honour of Mandela Day, Peoples Post
will be reaching out to the children of Patri-
cias Home of Hope in Vrygrond and we
want our readers to be part of the celebra-
tion.
The facility is part of the Eniwe Chil-
drens Fund whose mission is to improve
the lives of abandoned andunderprivileged
children through various housing, feeding
and skills development initiatives in the
Western Cape. At present the home in Vry-
grond cares for 13 children (eight boys and
five girls) with ages ranging from 2 to 15
and our readers can help us help themwith
some of their needs.
To feed these children costs R7000 every
month and while cash donations are wel-
come,Peoples Postwants to assistwith gro-
cery donations like samp and beans, pap,
split peas, lentils, canned foods, vegetables,
pasta, pasta sauce, juices,milk, butter, jam.
There is also a need for shampoo, soap,
toothpaste and sanitary pads.
Donations of warm clothes and shoes
(new or second-hand) for the children will
also be welcomed.
There is also the need for some handy
hands and building materials for improve-
ments to the homes kitchen and bathroom.
Some windows and door frames need to
be replaced, tiling or flooring for the facili-
ty needs attention. A new bathroom suite,
hot water geyser and painting will also add
comfort.
The facility is also looking for a new or
second-hand fridge in good working order
and a washing machine to hold a bigger
than normal load. There are also plans for
some extensions to the building to allow for
more living space.
V Grocery and clothing donations can be dropped off
at Peoples Post office (3rd floor, Bloemhof building,
112 Edward Street, Bellville) before Friday 15 July.
V Readers who wish to donate bigger items, building
material or offer their services can contact the Peo-
ples Post office on 021 910 6500 or post@peoples-
post to pledge their support
Giving a
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BRINGING THE BEATS: Top Dog SA will be at GrandWests Roxy Revue Bar for three
nights only from tonight (Tuesday) until Thursday 7 July. The band made up of
Camillo Lombard on keyboards, Charlton Daniels on bass, Mornay Hoffmeester on drums,
Mark Williams on guitar and saxophonist Donveno Prins will be playing tracks from
their recently released Griqua DNA album, which have never been heard live before.
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12 ENTERTAINMENT
V Pop up Tales will be on stage at the
Galloway Theatre at 11:00 until Saturday 9
July. R100. Visit www.waterfronttheatre-
school.co.za/booknow to book.
V Daa Gaat die Bruid!, n lekkerlagklug is
tot Sondag 10 Julie in die in die Kunstekaap-
teater te sien. Kaartjies is by Computicket
beskikbaar.
V Amadeus Rocks, where Classical and
Rock Collide will be on stage at Barnyard
Willowbridge until Sunday 10 July. Visit
www.barnyardtheatre.co.za for tickets and
more information.
V Robin Hood will be staged in Canal Walks
Centre Court Tuesdays
to Sundays at 11:00,
12:30 and 14:00 until
Saturday 16 July.
Tickets cost R75 at
Computicket.
V The Lilliput
Childrens Theatre
Company will be
presenting Goldilocks
and the Three Bears
at the Nassau
Theatre in Newlands
at 10:30 until
Saturday 16 July.
Tickets cost R70 at
Computicket.
V Emily Child and
Andrew Laubscher
will be performing
Louis Viljoens The
Emissary at the
Alexander Upstairs
Theatre until
Saturday 16 July. Visit
shows.alexander-
bar.co.za for tickets
and more information.
V Ian von Memerty
will be at Theatre on
the Bay until Sunday
17 July with Keyboard
Killers. Tickets are
available at Comput-
icket.
V TopDog SA will be at GrandWests Roxy
Revue Bar from tonight (Tuesday) until
Thursday. Tickets are available at Computick-
et.
V Andre the Hilarious Hypnotist will be at
the Masque Theatre in Muizenberg from
tonight (Tuesday) until Saturday. Call
021 788 1898 or email bookings@masquethea-
tre.co.za for bookings or more information.
V Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchant
ment at GrandWests Grand Arena from
Wednesday until Sunday. Tickets are available
at Computicket. Visit www.disneyonice.co.za
for more.
V Conrad Koch, Gino Fernandez, Mel Jones
and Phil de Lange will be performing
stand-up comedy at Caf Roux in Noordhoek
on Wednesday from 20:30 (dinner will be
served from 19:00). R120. Visit www.webtick-
ets.co.za to book.
V Dylan Skews, Melt Sieberhagen, Ismael
Maldonado (US) and Lunga Tshuka will be
at the Cape Town Comedy Club on Wednes-
day. Tickets are available at Computicket.
V Comedy on Roll presents an open mic
night at Obviously Armchair in Observatory on
Wednesdays from 21:30. R30. Follow @Come-
dyOnARoll on Twitter for more.
V Dylan Skews, Mel Jones, Glen Bo (DBN)
and Lunga Tshuka will be at the Cape Town
Comedy Club on Thursday. Tickets are
available at Computicket.
V Jesse Clegg will be at Caf Roux in
Noordhoek on Thursday and Friday from
20:30 (dinner will be served from 19:00).
R140. Visit www.webtickets.co.za to book.
V Underground Dance Theatre will be
presenting their film noir meets dance theatre
piece Pulp at the Rosebank Theatre from
Thursday until Saturday 16 July at 20:00 with
15:00 matinees on Saturdays. Tickets are
available at Webtickets.co.za.
V Urban Blues will be at JC Brasserie in De
Villiers Street, Zonnebloem, on Friday from
19:00. Entry is free. Call 021 461 4594 or
email [email protected] for
bookings or more information.
V The Glenn Robertson Jazz Band will
feature different
guest acts at
Kaleidoscope caf
in Claremont every
Friday from 19:30.
Tickets cost R120
including a meal.
Call 021 674 5761 to
book or send an
email to ghrobert-
son@kaleido-
scope.org.za.
V DJ JP Silver and
international
saxophonist George
Sax will be playing
electro swing with
guest instrumental-
ists for The Swing
Caf at Sticks
McGee in Rondeb-
osch every Friday
from 19:30 to
22:00. R20. Call
021 685 2871 to
book.
V Dylan Skews,
Mel Jones, Glen
Bo (DBN) and
Justin-Ray
Stoffels will be at
the Cape Town
Comedy Club on
Friday and
Saturday. Tickets
are available at
Computicket.
V Ben Dey and the Concrete Lions will be
at Caf Roux in Noordhoek on Saturday from
20:30 (dinner will be served from 19:00).
R100. Visit www.webtickets.co.za to book.
V Dylan Skews, Mel Jones, Gino Fernandez
and Justin-Ray Stoffels will be at the Cape
Town Comedy Club on Sunday. Tickets are
available at Computicket.
V Richard Stirton (The Voice SA winner) will
be at Caf Roux in Noordhoek on Monday
from 20:30 (dinner will be served from
19:00). R110. Visit www.webtickets.co.za to
book.
V The Barleycorn Music Club meets on
Mondays at 20:00 at Villager Football Club,
11 Lansdowne Road, Claremont. Entrance is
(usually) R30 for members and R40 for
non-members. Visit www.barleycorn.org.za.
V Comedy on Roll will present an open mic
night at I heart IT, Main Road, Rondebosch
on Monday nights from 20:00. R20. Fol-
low@ComedyOnARoll on Twitter.
V Candice van Litsenborgh and Claire-Lou-
ise Worby will perform Court at the Alexan-
der Upstairs Theatre at 21:00 from Monday
until Saturday 16 July. Visit shows.alexander-
bar.co.za for tickets and more information.
AfriCan Childrens Theatre will be enter-
taining little ones with Heart of the Jungle
at TheMasque Theatre inMuizenbergs foy-
er next week.
This colourful musical theatre piece will
ignite imaginations through the wonders of
storytelling, get young ones moving with its
interactive songs and leave them touched by
its heartfelt message. Performed by a pre-
dominantly child cast, this production is
written and directed by Tracey Carter.
V The show will be staged from Tuesday 12 to Friday
15 July at 12:00. Tickets cost R50. Call 021 788 1898
during office hours to book.
Get those little feet moving with Heart of the Jungle
HIGH NOTES: The first winner of
the South African version of The
Voice, Richard Stirton, who won the
hearts of South Africans with his
gravelly voice and likeable personality,
will be at Caf Roux in Noordhoek on
Monday 11 July from 20:30. Dinner will
be served from 19:00 and tickets cost
R110. Visit www.caferouxsessions.co.za
or www.webtickets.co.za to book or
call 021 789 2538 for more informa
tion. PHOTO: DEON RAATH
Building concerts,
from the fans up
LOUISA STEYL
@LouSteyl
T
womusic fans have started a new project
which they hope might revolutionse the
South African live music industry.
Inspired by an American crowd-funding
campaign, Sea Points Richard Theunissen
and Stuart Walsh from Parklands recently
launched their website Inbound Sound.
In a nutshell, the website givesmusic fans
the opportunity to request
the artists they want to see
live in their city.
Stuart and I are big fans of
the Foo Fighters, Richard
explains. We got wind of a
concert that was crowd-fund-
ed in America two years ago
and thatwas before itwas an-
nounced that they would be
coming to South Africa.
At that stage, crowd fund-
ing was still a relatively new
concept, and although its
grown generally on a global
scale, Richard points out that
its still relatively new in
SA.
People are a little scepti-
cal. Generally the first ques-
tion they ask is: Why do we
need to give our money away
first?, and its understanda-
ble.
Richard explains that he and Stuart see
their role in the industry as educators on the
benefits of crowdfundingwhile empowering
fans to make concerts happen. He says
many music fans seem to be frustrated with
not being able to see their favourite acts live.
Inbound Sound allows fans to request a
concert by any artists, across genres, wheth-
er they are local or international, commer-
cial or lesser-known.
Once a concert has been requested, Rich-
ard andStuart,workingwith industry insid-
ers, calculate how much would need to be
raised to set the concert up and the show is
opened to pledges from other fans who may
also want to see the show.
Fanswho pledge a contribution to the con-
cert have essentially already bought their
tickets and once enough funds have been
raised, Richard and Stuart will work with
promotors to bring the act to local shores.
We are basically just providing the plat-
form.
Should they not be able to raise the funds
needed, fans will be able to get a full refund,
making sure they dont pay for a show they
wont see.
The feedback weve received [so far] has
been phenomenal, and thats very encourag-
ing were on to something that people
want.
While many of the shows already request-
ed on the website are for international acts,
Richard says: Were big on local music.
In fact, theyre hoping their first success
story will be staging a
show for a local act. The lo-
cal music scene, both main-
stream and niche, is mas-
sive, andwewant to tap into
that.
The duo are already in
talks with local artists and
while Richard says it may
take a couple of months to
get the first concert off the
ground, once that first con-
cert has happened its basi-
cally going to revolutionise
whereandwhenartists play
locally.
Because they are dealing
with other peoples mon-
ey, Stuart and Richard
were very focused on mak-
ing sure that everything
was above board and as
transparent and open as
possible when they created
the website.
Users need to log in to the site before mak-
ing pledges and Richard assures that shows
wont be left on a site indefinitely. If a pro-
posed concert hasnt gained momentum aft-
er a fewmonths, theyll take the showoff and
refund the users who have pledged. Users
can also request a refund at any point,
should their personal financial situations
change. Were not looking to take advan-
tage.
Richard also stresses that Inbound
Sounds core function is to be a crowd fund-
ing site. They want to work with promotors
and venues, but have no aspirations of tak-
ing over their roles.
Inbound Sounds role rather, is giving
fans a voice and a choice Historically
theyve never had a say, he says of the acts
who travel to South Africa. All you need is
a lot of people with the same idea.
V For more information about Inbound Sound, to re-
quest a concert, or to see which concerts are open for
pledges, visit www.inboundsound.co.za.
Richard Theunissen is one of
the fans behind Inbound
Sound.
A Cape Town ice skater will be among the
international stars out on the ice when Dis-
ney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment
comes to the Grand Arena.
Hes already performed in front of thou-
sands of audiences around theworld, includ-
ingmany celebrities, but Quiesto Spier-
ingshoek counts the opportunity to
perform inhis home city as one of the
highlights of his career.
Quiestos ice skating career start-
ed thanks to fellow South African
Disney On Ice Skater, Nicole Ru-
dolph,who skatedwithDisneyOn Ice
celebrates 100 Years of Magic dur-
ing its 2014 South African
tour.
My skating journey began
when I was 11-years-old. My
best friend introducedme into
the sport and you can say the
rest is history.
Quiesto started training at
the Junior Blades Club while being coached
by Chris Stokes and Dantin Broodryk and
went on to win the Junior Grand Prix Gold
dance medal (compulsory dances) at the
Junior Worlds in 2007 and 2008.
After his success as a professional skater,
Quiesto tookup teaching; trainingyoungup-
and-coming figure skaters at GrandWests
Ice Station.
When Nicole sent her audition tapes to
Disney on Ice, she included a few clips of her
routines with Quiesto and in 2011 he also
joined the company. One can say I was for-
tunate and lucky, he says.
While he wants to surprise Cape Town au-
diences with which character hell be bring-
ing to life when he performs at the Grand
Arena fromWednesday 6 to Sunday 10
July, Quiesto has already had a
chance to playmany of Disneys be-
loved characters.
This years Disney on Ice produc-
tion, Worlds of Enchantment, will
feature characters from The Little
Mermaid, Cars, Toy Story 3 and Fro-
zen, along with Mickey Mouse, Min-
nie Mouse, Donald Duck and
Goofy. Cape Town audiences
will enjoy the show because it
is a show of all ages, filled with
loads of characters, humour
and fun, Quiesto says, refer-
ring to the characters and sto-
ries thatwill be brought to life.
The show promise to excite, ignite and cap-
tivate audiences from start to end.
After his performances in his hometown,
Quiesto will return to the United States
where hell be working on Disney on Ices
next production, Dare to Dream.
VWorlds of Enchantment will be staged at the Grand-
West Grand Arena at 14:00 and 18:00 on Wednesday
6 July, 11:00 and 15:00 on Thursday 7 July and 10:00,
14:00 and 18:00 from Friday 8 to Sunday 10 July. Tick-
ets at Computicket. Visit www.disneyonice.co.za.
Local brings Disney to life
Quiesto Spieringshoek
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