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Meadow in full bloomASTRID FEBRUARIE
@FebAstrid
Preserving the natural environment isvital in creating a safer and more at-tractive community.
This remains the main objective of theNewlands Residents’ Association (NRA)when they started work on the PapenboomMeadow in Newlands.NRA committee member Errol Wood says
the land was overgrown with alien speciesand attracted “undesirable characters” intothe area.“We decided it was time to clean up the
space and give residents a place to come andrelax and enjoy the natural environment,”he says.Wood says before they started cleaning up
therewere several homeless people living inthe bushes, who were consuming alcoholand leaving their waste behind.“I believe in the broken window policy,
and this was something that needed to befixed if we wanted to deter criminal activityin our community,” he says.The NRA, with support from ward coun-
cillor Elizabeth Brunette and horticulturalstudents from Cape Peninsula University ofTechnology (CPUT), were able to do justthat.“The students have for the last year spent
two days every month removing invasivespecies, pickingup litter andbeautifying themeadow,” Wood says.With the help of landscape architect Clare
Burgess a sketch was created to show whatthe layout of the meadow would look like.There are four access points leading into
the meadow, two from Newlands Avenueand two leading down from Union Avenue.“One of the pathways run along a water
streamwhich is fed by a spring in the mead-ow. The water pipes were connected bySouth African Breweries which collects thewater. They have assisted us greatly in ourproject,” Wood says.Although it is not a park, the meadow is
still a place where people can take their chil-dren and dogs.“I encourage the public tomake use of this
space; it is there for them to enjoy. They canbring their children and dogs along to ex-plore this natural wonder in the communi-ty,” he says.There are also benches and tables made
out of bark where families can enjoy a pic-nic. A cycling path was not created as the
NRA wants to keep the space as natural aspossible.Brunette provided bark nuggets and
wooden poles using ward allocation funds.The bark nuggets were used to throw over
the areas which are extremely muddy andthe wooden poles were used to ensure thesteps along the pathways are stable.“We have come a long way, but there is
still more to be done here. It is an underde-
veloped area, butwe are committed to reach-ing our goal in creating a beautiful well-maintained natural environment,” Woodsays.Brunette says the NRA is doing a wonder-
ful job with the meadow.“Theyhave invested a lot of time and ener-
gy to create a space which can be enjoyedby everyone in the community. I will contin-ue to support their efforts,” she adds.
GREEN MAKEOVER: Errol Wood from the Newlands Residents’ Association and horticulturist Miranda Alexander stand over a stream in thePapenboom Meadow. The funds for the wooden poles were sourced from ward allocation funds. PHOTO: ASTRID FEBRUARIE
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Prison breakdiscussedThe Cape Natural History Club willhost a talk by Tim Jenkin at the Athe-naeum in Newlands on Friday 14 No-vember at 20:00.Jenkin will describe how he man-
aged to escape from Pretoria CentralPrison after being sentenced to 12years for political reasons. The entryfee is R20.For more information phone Sheila
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Plans to streamline council policiesIn an effort to reduce red tape and createmore policy certainty, theCity of CapeTownhas identified additional local area planningpolicies to consider for withdrawal.A total of 58 outdated or obsolete planning
policies have been identified, adding to thealready 300 policies which have been with-drawn since 2012.According to a statement by council, its
land use and spatial planning decision-mak-ing processes are guided by “relevant andmodern planning policies”, including theCape Town Spatial Development Frame-work and eight detailed district plans.
“However, the City also inherited anumber of pre-2000 local area planning poli-cies from the previously disestablished mu-nicipalities now comprising the metro,” itstates.“Manyof these policies have subsequently
either been superseded by the district plansor have now become obsolete and outdated.”A planning policy rationalisation process
to withdraw old policies has been initiated.“Reducing red tape to simplify the decision-making environment is vital,” saysMayoralCommittee member for Energy, Environ-mental and Spatial Planning Johan van der
Merwe.“This also creates increased policy cer-
taintywhich is essential to drive investmentand create much-needed jobs.”A list of the policies the City is proposing
for withdrawal has been published on theCity’s website at www.capetown.gov.za. Thelist is also available at all City libraries, sub-council offices and district planning offices.Residents and interested parties can sub-
mit comments by Wednesday 10 December.For information about the public participa-tion process, email [email protected].
TRANSPORT
New metered taxi planNICOLE MCCAIN
@nikcymccain
Putting the brakes on illegal meteredtaxis, high fares and poor services arethe aims of a new strategy by council
to regulate the metered taxi industry.A new bylaw is being developed to bring
significant changes to metered taxis’ pick-up conditions and also set minimum servicestandards.
The bylawwill also govern electronic pay-ments with debit or credit cards, and e-hail-ing – the use of an e-hailing application tobook ametered taxi and other modes of pub-lic transport such as charter and touristservices, says City of Cape Town MayoralCommitteemember forTransportBrettHer-ron.
“The moratorium on the issuing of newoperating licences for the metered taxi in-dustry will be lifted on Monday 1 Decemberand all new applications will be dealt within terms of the new strategy. This transitionwill not happen overnight but over a periodof three years to enable the industry and theCity to adapt accordingly,” he says.
Illegal operators will be provided with awindow period to legalise their operationsby applying for an operating licence as abase operator, Herron says.
The City is aiming to increase the numberof metered taxis on the road, Sport Taxi gen-eral manager Ayub Baker believes, throughlegalising current illegal operators.
“The impact on the industry will be moretaxis on the road and a smaller slice of analready competitive pie. More taxis areneeded during peak times but what happensin the winter months when things slowdown considerably?” he queries.
“Between car rental companies’ point topoint services and the take-me-home servic-es, we already face significant competition.TheCity has not indicatedwhether theywillput a limit on the number of operating li-cences they would be approving.”
A maximum fare per kilometre will bespecified, with a minimum charge for shortdistances and a waiting time charge in thenew bylaw. Flat fares will be introduced fortrips from the airport to main destinations
in the city and approved rates will be dis-played on the vehicle and sealed in the me-ter, Herron explains.
Marine Taxi Cabs spokesperson FionaHerman says research needs to be carriedout before the bylaw is implemented.
“Before setting fares, it would be advisa-ble to call on qualified engineers to discussthe operational costs of a vehicle and thenadd the cost of the infrastructure of runningametered taxi company alongwith the oper-ational costs,” she says.
“In order for all of us to boost Cape Town’stourism industry, we have no choice but tocontinuously upgrade our fleet. This costsmoney which should be recovered by ourfares, but that may not be possible if faresare regulated in such a way as to prohibitgrowth.”
Baker says fare regulations are needed.“It will result in the public better under-
standing the industry by making it simplerto use and understand. The view that tariffsare high is unfounded, given that rates perkilometre have only increased by R2 in thelast 10 years,” he says.
Taxis will have to be replaced after eightyears according to the new bylaw and opera-
tors will be incentivised to provide wheel-chair-accessible taxis. Metered taxis will al-so no longer be constrained by a pick-up ra-dius, but allowed to pick up and drop offpassengers anywhere in the city, Herronsays.
This will enable taxi operators to providea service in any areawhere a demand arises,Baker explains. “This will potentially resultin the development of newmetered taximar-kets,” he says.
It is envisaged that the necessary policiesand bylawswill be developed during the cur-rent financial year, that the new fare struc-ture will be piloted in 2015/16, and that theother changes will follow thereafter.
“The City is convinced that these newterms will allow the metered taxi industryto flourish and to run their businesses morecost effectively. We want to grow the indus-try with compliant operators who in turnwill play their part in creatingmore jobs andimproving their service to residents and vis-itors,” Herron says.
But Baker counters: “The City wanting tochange the way metered taxis operate iswishful thinking, as they don’t have a clueon how to operate a metered taxi fleet.”
REGULATIONS: Council aims to introduce a new bylaw to govern metered taxis.PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN
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New flow for Black RiverASTRID FEBRUARIE
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The upgrade of Athlone SewageWorks has shown a markedimprovement in the dis-
charge of contaminated water inthe Black River.
This was revealed at the Friendsof the Black and Vygekraal riversmeeting last week.
Guest speaker Kevin Winter, lec-turer and researcher in the Envi-ronmental and Geographical Sci-ence Department at UCT, said overthe last 10 years the Athlone Sew-age Works has been upgraded mul-tiple times at a cost of millions ofrands.
“In mid-2000s the sewage plantwas known as the Athlone ‘pong’because of the strong toilet smell,and that was one of the reasons theupgrade was necessary,” he ex-plained.
Winter said the plant was operat-ing over its capacity with too muchwater coming in and too little resi-dent time to effectively treat thewater.
“The discharge of contaminatedwater from the sewage works con-tains high concentrations of nutri-ents such as nitrogen, ammonia,phosphorous and bacteria. Thiswater is discharged into the BlackRiver,” he said.
Excess nutrients provide liquidfertiliser which stimulate thegrowth of water hyacinth and oth-er aquatic weeds.
Winter explained that the Stateof the Rivers Report (2005) de-scribed the Black River water qual-ity as “unacceptable” and that thecondition of the river as a “detri-ment to the region when it could bean asset”.
However, more recently therehave been some noticeable chang-es with the arrival of colonies ofGreater Flamingos on the river,which has been a talking point.
“These birds feed off the algae inthe water and micro-organisms.The water quality is much clearerand they are able to pick from thebed of the river. These birds havedetected a difference,” Winter said.
However, he explained that wa-ter quality data obtained from theCity of Cape Town shows some im-provements downstream of theAthlone Sewage Works, but levelsof pollution are still unacceptablein the Black River.
Winter said water quality does,however, vary from month tomonth.
“A further more pressing issue isthat pollutants entering into theBlack River do not all come fromthe sewage works,” he said.
The Salt River catchment is alarge area that drains into theBlack River from multiple sourcesof under-serviced areas wherethere are significant pressing so-cial and economic issues, Winterexplained.
“While investment in the contin-ual upgrade of the sewage works is
necessary, the issues lie furtherupstream.
“The potential to make the greencorridor of the Black River a viableasset remains a massive challengein which the solutions are not intechnical upgrades alone,” he said.
In his chairperson’s report,Jonathan Hobday explained overthe past 18 months a comprehen-sive report and basic guide hasbeen compiled on the Black River.
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Hobday says: “This very detailedreport provides a basic guide for usin development of a proper envi-ronmental and business plan forthe rivers.”
POLLUTION: A worker who is part of the Kader Asmal river cleaners removes dirt from the Black River along theM5 highway. PHOTO: ASTRID FEBRUARIE
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EDUCATION
Zomsi spreadsher wingsASTRID FEBRUARIE
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For 13-year-old Zomsi Mdzoyi being giv-en the opportunity to attend one of themost elite schools in the country is a
dream come true.The Grade 7 pupil at Micklefield Primary
School in Rondebosch was recently award-ed a full scholarship to attend the OprahWinfrey Leadership Academy for Girls inJohannesburg.“I am extremely excited and nervous for
this new chapter in my life, but I am grate-ful for the opportunity,” she says.Mdzoyi lives in Samora Machel with a
single mom, Zolelwa.“Getting up at 05:30 every weekday to
travel to school has all been worth it. Myeducation comes first. It is something I havelearned from my mother,” she says.Zomsi’s circumstances at home did not
deter her from pursuing her dreams to bethe first in her family to receive a scholar-ship.“Mymotherhas sacrificeda lot inher life,
she gave up so much not only for me but tosupport her family,” she says.Her mother is her greatest motivator and
role model.“Mymother never had the opportunity to
study further after she matriculated. Shehad siblings to support, but does not regrether decision in doing so. She became astronger and independent woman becauseof that,” Zomsi says.HerGrade 7 teacher, Beverleigh Lee, says
says Zomsi is a talented girl with a positive
work ethic. “She is a pleasure to teach andis always courteous and friendly towardsher friends and classmates,” she says.Lee says Zomsi deserves this wonderful
opportunity, adding she excels in Xhosa,and also does well in mathematics, dramaand natural science.“It is rewarding to see that Zomsi has
made the most of her opportunities thathave been offered to her at school. I haveno doubt that she will be an asset to her fu-ture school andawonderful ambassador forSouth Africa,” she says.Zomsi had to go through four interviews
after making her application to attend theacademy.“It was nerve-wrecking because it is an
opportunity of a life time, but I was myselfand gave it my all. When my mother and Igot the news that I had been accepted wewere overjoyed,” she says.Zomsi was also offered a full scholarship
to attend Bridge House School in Fransch-oek.She, however, accepted the scholarship at
the academy as there are girls with similarbackgrounds to hers to whom she can re-late.Lee saysMicklefield is anurturing school
and staff believe in developing each girl’spotential. “We are all very proud of herachievements,” she says.After matriculating Zomsi plans to be-
come a teacher or social worker as shewants to help children with similar back-grounds. “I would like to motivate younggirls to be more than their circumstancesallow them to be,” she says.
BRIGHT FUTURE: Zomsi Mdzoyi is excited about the opportunity to attend the Oprah WinfreyLeadership Academy for Girls next year. PHOTO: ASTRID FEBRUARIE
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The leadership of the Pinelands StreetCamera Project (PSCP) has reached thehalfway mark in their fundraising ef-
forts.Having raised just over R788 000, the com-
mittee is one step closer to rolling out thefirst phase of their camera project.People’s Post previously reported that a
four-phase camera network system is ex-pected to take crime prevention in Pine-lands to the next level with proactive CCTVmonitoring (“Camera network planned forPinelands”, 19 June).
Patrick Pillay, general manager of a pri-vate security firm, said phase one carriesthe highest costs and requires all the initialset-up equipment including the WiFi infra-structure, control room monitors, comput-ers and server equipmentwithLicencePlateRecognition (LPR) recording software.In an effort to get more businesses on
board, PSCP representatives Peter Andersand Riad Davids were given a rare opportu-nity to meet with Marshall Rapiya, chief ex-ecutive of OldMutual, where they presentedthe PSCP project.Anders says the presentation was well re-
ceived and a commitmentwasmade for a fol-low-up meeting in coming weeks to discuss
Old Mutual’s participation.“We will keep residents updated as this
progresses,” says Anders.The committee decided to establish a sec-
tion 21 company as the community request-ed that if the project is to go ahead they haveownership.Anders says they have spent a lot of time
finalising the Memorandum of Incorpora-tion, a crucial document required for estab-lishing the section 21 company.“This document has been agreed upon and
signedoff by thePSCPcommittee and lodgedwith the Companies and Intellectual Proper-ty Commission (CIPC). This marks the offi-cial step going forward. We now wait upon
CIPC to follow their due process for registra-tion,” he says.The Pinelands Neighbourhood Watch has
contributed just over R10 000 towards set-upfees for the section 21 company.Anders says they hope to start implement-
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Tuesday 11 November
V Kenilworth: The Friends of KenilworthRacecourse Conservation Area will host anillustrated presentation by Heather Howell,
titled The Fascination of Feathered Wildlife, inthe Somerset Room at 18:45 for 19:00.Members enter free. Scholars and visitors payR20. Phone Rob on (021) 700 1843.
Tuesday 11 to Saturday 22 November
V Rondebosch: Award-winning artist NicoleneSwanepoel will showcase her new work at theUCT Irma Stern Gallery. Her sculptures will beaccompanied by photographs by DanielaZondagh. Nicolene’s work focuses on animalsand human-animal interactions. The gallery willbe open from Tuesday to Friday, from 10:00
until 15:00 and Saturday from 10:00 until14:00. For more information phone083 457 8695.
Friday 14 and Saturday 15 November
V Constantia Valley: The Constantia ValleyGarden Club and the Constantiaberg GardenClub will open five of their gardens to thepublic on Friday between 14:00 to 17:30 andfrom 10:00 to 17:00 on Saturday. Tickets areR50 pre-sold and R60 at the gate. Phone Gailon (021) 712 5668 for tickets and moreinformation.
V Wynberg: Jim Hislop, of the VernacularArchitecture Society of South Africa andadministrator of the FaceBook group TheCape’s Threatened Buildings, will talk to theCape Town Family History Society at St John’sChurch at 14:30 on Wheatfields and Windmills:the old homesteads and farms of Observatory.Entry is R20 for visitors and includes tea andeats. All are welcome. Enquiries to DavidSlingsby on (021) 715 5104 or email [email protected] or Ann Smythe on(021) 794 6225, [email protected] orwww.family-history.co.za
Tuesday 18 November
V Claremont: The Cancer Association of SouthAfrica and Life Healthcare will hold a cancersupport group meeting from 17:30 until 19:00at Life Kingsbury in Wilderness Road. Clinicalsocial worker Jennilee Hey will do a presenta-tion on Survivorship: Overcoming obstacles,Finding hope, Celebrating Life. Partners andfamily members are welcome. Refreshments willbe served. For more information phone Jennileeon (021) 689 5347 during office hours to bookyour place.
Tuesday 25 November
V Claremont: The Claremont Community PoliceForum (CPF) will hold its annual meeting, inpartnership with Claremont police, at ClaremontCongregational Church Hall next to the Gardensin Main Road at 18:00. Phone (021) 657 2250for more information.
Wednesday 26 November
V Rondebosch: The Cape Town Male VoiceChoir will host a benefit concert for WoodsideSpecial Care Centre at St Thomas AnglicanChurch in Campground Road at 19:30. Ticketsare R80. Call Cheryl on (021) 696 2811 or [email protected].
CLAREMONT
Garden celebrationsThe Friends of the Ardene Garden cele-
brated their 10th anniversary on Satur-day 8November. The garden boasts one
of the finest collection of exotic trees in CapeTown. The Friends arranged for a guided
tour during which guests were able to learnmore about the work of the Friends.Tour guide Des Lazar gave insight on the
various plants and trees as well as animalsliving in the garden.
DAY OUT IN NATURE: Jane and Boetie Toerien.PHOTOS: ASTRID FEBRUARIE
FRIENDS: Libby Ardington and Rosemary de Waalcame prepared.
GARDEN PARTY: Sheila Boardman with Isabelle and Michael Franzen. ALL SMILES: Denis and Mary-anne le Jeune.
SUPPORT: Residents across Cape Town came out in support. In front are: Reverend Geff and hiswife Ceredwyn Jamieson, Mary Walsh and Penny Craig. Back, from left, are Terry Walsh, ReverendMichael Craig and tour guide Des Lazar.
PATRONS: Andrew and Sandy Ovenstone andHank Lith.
JOYOUS OCCASION: Members of the Friends of Ardene Gardens committee take a moment tocut a cake in celebration of their anniversary.
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Creating a cleaner and more attractiveenvironment is the main objective ofthe establishment of the Harfield
Greening Fund.Founder Abalimi Bezekhaya suggested it
could help to make a substantial differencein terms of graffiti removal, cleaning roads,planting trees and creating attractive plant-ed street corners.
The fund was first established under theHarfield Village Association, but due to ad-ministration pressure the Friends of theHarfield Village Parks treasurer and lastyear’s chairperson, Ingrid Riemeyer, hasagreed to take over and run the fund, along-side current chairperson Gail Brown.
Brown is supported in this initiative bycommittee members Tina Gough, FrancineBecker, Tamsin Randal and Caroline Kon-stant.
This idea was supported by resident RobSmall who volunteered to pay R25 a monthand hoped others would also take up thechallenge.
Brown, founder of the Friends of HarfieldVillage Park, says Small really understandsthe concept of little drops making up theocean.
“We are grateful to those who took up thechallenge and to some of our businesses whocontribute R100 a month,” she says.
Brown hopes more residents will see theimmense benefit the Greening Fund is mak-ing to Harfield.
“If you speak to any property agent in Har-field they will confirm that property pricesin the area have risen steadily over the lastthree years, alongside the cleaning andgreening initiatives of the association andFriends group,” she says.
Brown says this is because “it is nicer tolive in green leafy suburbs”.
“The idea is that everyone puts in a smallamount, that does not hurt their pocket, butthe small amounts are multiplied by many,”she adds.
The Friends are also saving for a timed ir-rigation system to be installed at PrincessPark with the aim to have all the parks un-der timed irrigation within the next two tothree years.
They are also working on a small nurseryin one of the parks where they can grow
their own plants from slip and seed – provid-ing an ongoing source of cheap plants for thepublic green areas of Harfield.
“As we ‘green’ and create more attractivestreets and parks, so we see more residentscoming out to relax, exercise and get in-volved in the village projects,” Brown says.
They have also been involved in the reha-bilitation of the back perimeter of RosmeadPrimary School.
The Friends are also working on anotherproject, namely the railway garden fromHarfield to Kenilworth stations where a rowof over 100 trees have been planted as wellas beautiful gardens.
“The once barren railroad stone has beenreplaced with trees brimming with bees andbutterflies,” Brown says.
She says they plan to incorporate gymequipment into the parks, jogging tracks be-tween the parks, finding an area for organicvegetable growing and create recycling
plant and food waste systems.“In order to continue to improve and en-
rich the lives of Harfield residents we wouldlove to see more of them come forward tocontribute to the fund. R25 is a really smallamount when one looks at the huge benefitsreaped by all,” she says.
She further explains it is amazing whatcan be achieved with just a bit of funding andimpossible to do anything if people don’tcontribute.V Anyone wanting to contribute, get involved or sug-gest a project of their own can email [email protected].
MAINTENANCE: The Friends of the Harfield Village Parks hope to use part of the funds to install gym equipment at Hampstead Park (above),as well as at Surrey and Purley parks. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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A trip to the mall used to be a family affair, an outingor, to the harried among us, a dreary necessity foressentials such as food and toiletries.
But, for the most part, Capetonians have become quiteadept at combining necessary evils of stocking up on gro-ceries with a bit of fun, like going to the movies, restau-rants or simply browsing.In spite of most shopping outings to bigger malls hap-
pening after pay day, many people have learnt to shopwith the eye.But that eye will now have to be rapier sharp and
trained to the very high possibility of mall robberies.A number of Cape Townmalls have been on the receiv-
ing end of the cunning sting that has seen, among others,cellphone and jewellery outlets stripped of their goods.And the robbers are becoming increasingly more bra-
zen, in some instances shooting at security guards as theyleave in their wake a trail of blood, mayhem and fear.Frustration mounts at a rising tide of crime policing
seems impotent to stem.Aswehead for the festive season, therewill be an influx
of shoppers and mall management have doubtless uppedsecurity measures to ensure their patrons a pleasantshopping experience. Nobody wants to leave a mall trem-bling in fear after being caught in crossfire.There is somethingwrongwith this picture.Usually the
average individual hears of shootings in so-called danger-ous places, certainly not at the mall. But, unfortunately,this is now our new “normal”.So it would be wise to teach your family – including
the elderly and children – how to behave in such a situa-tion by safeguarding themselves.Gone are the good old days when you’ve over extended
your credit card, beenpick-pocketed, forgot about the saleat one store andbought the same item formore elsewhere,or your child has somehow negotiated a costlier gizmothat you did not budget for.Safe shopping!
Mall safety must be a priorityThe spate of daring shoppingmall robberiesis alarming and its effects will inevitablynegatively affect customer shopping habits,and subsequent reluctance to visit shoppingcentres as we approach the festive season.The brazen daylight robberies by crimi-
nals is a further worrying factor, sincethieves execute their raids fully armed andready to shoot anyone who stands in theirway, often during normal trading hours.Shopping centre management companies
must take full responsibility, together withtheir respective tenant collectives, in tack-ling the growing scourge. I am concernedthat already six robberies have been carriedout in this province.The organised security industry has de-
veloped into one of themost sought after andfastest growing industries in South Africa.Therefore, it is incumbent of centremanage-ments to select the most reputable one toguard their centres.The choice of security company in respect
of submitting the “cheapest” quotationshouldneverbe the criteria during this exer-cise. Sadly, many landlords and centreman-agement companies fall into this trap.
The thorough screening and securitybackground checks of individual securityguards by security companies is imperative,and quite often, the security guards are com-plicit with the criminals in planning the hei-nous robberies, as I have experienced in my15 years as a shopping centre manager.Low salaries earned by security guards is
a major contributing factor, luring them in-to participating in and being accessories torobberies, and the aforesaid must be ad-dressed by the regulatory body governingthe security industry. Poor or lack of ade-quate training is another worrying factor,and we rely on security companies’ proac-tive safety and securitymeasures to preventsuch brazen robberies.An annual risk assessment of shopping
centres is imperative to highlight weakness-es in the centres’ security plan.Customer safety must never be compro-
mised. I implore landlords and shoppingcentre management companies to imple-ment adequate anti-crime strategies to pre-vent the senseless loss of life or injury as weenter the Christmas period.MARK KLEINSCHMIDT
Schools bear the burden of traumaTime and again themedia publishes articleswhich discuss the many difficult challengesthat school leaders, which includes the prin-cipal and governing body, have to manage.All institutions, especially public educa-
tion institutions, have rules and regulationswhich must be obeyed otherwise chaos willoccur.Schools strugglewithdifficult childrenbe-
cause their parents established very little orunsuitable basic behaviour at home.Some parentsmistakenly believe teachers
are required to teach their children man-ners, as good manners are often absent athome.Ironically when parents fight or divorce,
it is the teacher who sits with a traumatisedchild at school while still having to teach aclass of 30 or more pupils.Schools on the Cape Flats in particular
have serious problems with issues of vio-lence, gangsterism and drug addiction.School leaders have many pupils who re-
quire attention.Other tasks include maintaining school
infrastructure, general education and ad-ministrative needs.School leaders do not have the time and
energy to deal with those who disruptschooling because they seek attention.Parents who send their children to school
must know that very often children behavedifferently at school compared to at home.When parents are called in by the school
governing body, they are often shocked asthey do not realise what their child’s behav-iour is like outside their home.In the words of the wise, almost every-
thing in life is a result of human intellect;if we improve the way we think, weprogress. Our shared social sustainabilitycannot be dependent on the emotive needsof a minority. Communities who do notlearn fromhistory and realitywill eventual-ly become its victim.YAGYAH ADAMS
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Your SMSes. Council should make tenants re-sponsible for interior maintenance ofrental housing.The occupants will then assist in
curbing vandalism.. Illegal tenants are criminals and
should be treated as such. The policeare supposed to enforce the law. If it’snot their department, they should callthe relevant department and let themdeal with it. Neighbours need to bemore tolerant and look out for eachother.
. We live in an abundant universe,yet so many people live in poverty.Abundance is not something we ac-quire, it is something we tune into. Tolive life fully, we must choose coura-geously and love without limits. Themajority of our results come from aminority of our efforts.Abundance is a prosperity con-
sciousness. Have fun, be happy, begrateful, go the extramile, have a defi-nite purpose and have a vision for thefuture. Goals are milestones along theway. Have a prosperous mindset; lifeis too short to be morbid and misera-ble.
. Proverbs 26: 3, 9 and 11 says: “Awhip for the horse, a halter for a don-key and a rod for the backs of fools...Like a thorn bush in the drunkard’shand is a proverb in the mouth of afool... As a dog returns to its own vom-it, so is a fool who repeats his folly.”I’m against alcohol and drugs in anycommunity. Desmond J
. Companies complain about beingshort-staffed yet there are so manyCVs of people looking for work. Whydon’t they liaise with each other andsee where they can help out?
. Regarding City rental stock: theCity of Cape Town boasts about suc-cess of the Extended Public WorksProgramme.Why can’t they train people on their
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PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCHTuesday, 11 November 2014 FEATURE 9
WESTERN CAPEGAMBLINGAND RACING BOARD
OFFICIAL NOTICE
RECEIPT OFAPPLICATIONS FORTHEPROCUREMENT OFA FINANCIAL INTEREST
INTERMS OFTHE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS58AND 32 OFTHEWESTERN CAPE GAMBLINGAND RACINGACT,1996 (ACT 4 OF 1996) (“ACT”),ASAMENDED,THEWESTERN CAPE GAMBLING
AND RACING BOARD (“BOARD”) HEREBYGIVES NOTICETHATAPPLICATIONS FORTHEPROCUREMENT OF FINANCIAL INTERESTS OF
5% OR MORE IN HOLDERS OF CASINO OPERATORLICENCES INTHEWESTERN CAPE,HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED
Tsogo Sun Holdings Ltd (“TSH”), Sun International Limited(“SIL”), Grand Parade Investments Limited (“GPI”) and varioussubsidiaries of SIL and GPI have entered into transactionagreements, in terms of which TSH will be acquiring a 40%financial interest in each of SunWest International (Pty) Ltd(“SunWest”) and Worcester Casino (Pty) Ltd (“Worcester”)(collectively, the “Proposed Transaction”). In terms of thisProposedTransaction,TSH will acquire a 14.9% financial interestin SunWest andWorcester respectively from Sun International(South Africa) Limited (“SISA”), and Afrisun Leisure (Pty) Ltd(“Afrisun”), both subsidiaries of SIL. SunWest and Worcesterwill undertake a specific share repurchase of the 25.1%financial interest held by GPI and its subsidiaries in SunWestand Worcester.TSH will then acquire a further 25.1% financialinterest in SunWest andWorcester respectively, by subscribingfor new shares in both.
Through this Proposed Transaction, shareholders of TSH,reflected below, will also have acquired a 5% or more financialinterest in each of SunWest andWorcester:
• SouthAfrican Clothing andTextileWorkers Union (“SACTWU”)• Hosken Consolidated Investments Limited• TIH Prefco (RF) (Pty) Ltd• TIHC Investments (RF) (Pty) Ltd• Tsogo Investment Holding Company (Pty) Ltd
TSH and its shareholders have applied to the Board for consentto procure a 5% or more financial interest in SunWest andWorcester as required in terms of Section 58 of the Act.
Section 33 of the Act requires the Board to ask the publicto submit comments and/or objections to gambling licenceapplications that are filed with the Board. The conduct ofgambling operations is regulated in terms of both the Act andthe National Gambling Act, 2004. This notice serves to notifymembers of the public that they may lodge objections and/orcomments to the above application on or before the closingdate at the below-mentioned address and contacts. Sincelicensed gambling constitutes a legitimate business operation,moral objections for or against gambling will not be consideredby the Board. An objection that merely states that one isopposed to gambling without much substantiation will not beviewed with much favour. You are hereby encouraged to readthe Act and learn more about the Board’s powers and thematters pursuant to which objections may be lodged.These areoutlined in Sections 28, 30, 31 and 35 of the Act. Members ofthe public can obtain a copy of the objections guidelines, whichis an explanatory guide through the legal framework governingthe lodgment of objections and the Board’s adjudicationprocedures. The objections guidelines are accessible from theBoard’s website at www.wcgrb.co.za and copies can also bemade available on request.The Board will consider all commentsand objections lodged on or before the closing date during theadjudication of the application.
All comments and objections lodged must contain the name,address and contact number of the person objecting to theproposed application(s) or offering the comment and must statethe grounds on which the objection and / or comment is based.Comments and / or objections must reach the Board by no laterthan 16h00 on Friday, 5 December 2014.The application(s)will be open for public inspection at the offices of the Board,Seafare House, 68 Orange Street, Gardens, CapeTown.
Objections and/or comments must be forwarded tothe Chief Executive Officer,Western Cape Gamblingand Racing Board, P.O. Box 8175, Roggebaai 8012 orhanded to the Chief Executive Officer,Western Cape
Gambling and Racing Board, Seafare House,68 Orange Street, Gardens, CapeTown or faxed
to 021 422 2603 or e-mailed [email protected].
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The City of Cape Town invites members of the public who are unemployed and who are willingto work on contract to become part of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP).
Employment through the EPWP is temporary with contract appointments varying in length.You can access short-term work opportunities through the EPWP by registering on theSubcouncil’s Jobseekers’ Database. Workers are randomly chosen from the database and arenotified by telephone when they are selected for possible job opportunities.
If you are unemployed and interested in work through the EPWP, make sure you register onthe City’s Jobseekers’ Database at your local subcouncil office.
If you are already registered, make sure you update your details at your local subcounciloffice regularly to improve your chances of employment. Jobseekers who do not update theirdetails in a twelve-month period will have their registration removed from the database. Alsoremember to re-register if you have moved from one place to another in the city.
To find out more visit your nearest subcouncil office and ask about the Jobseekers’ Database.
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER222/2014
REGISTER OR UPDATE YOUR DETAILS ONTHE JOBSEEKERS’ DATABASE
TRAUMA CENTRE
Hope to healthe brokenNICOLE MCCAIN
@nickymccain
Mahatma Gandhi, Martin LutherKing, the Dalai Lama and NelsonMandela have all advocated for a vio-
lence-free society.Now a Cape Town based organisation is
taking up thismantle, providing services tovictims of violence and educating commu-nities.The Trauma Centre in Zonnebloem pro-
vides violence prevention and communitytrauma psychosocial services to those af-fected by violence, explains director Valdivan Reenen-Le Roux.“Violence prevention programmes focus
on changing people’s mindsets about andadvocating for policy reform that will bringabout safer communities. We believe that anon-violent society can only come aboutwhen each person practises non-violent ide-als and values,” she says.
Violent societyAccording to Health24.com, trauma in
SouthAfrica is common owing to high ratesof violent crimes, including physical andsexual assault, hijacking and domestic vio-lence.Eight out of 100 individuals will develop
Post Traumatic Street Disorder (PTSD) atsome time in their lives.This ismoreprevalent inwomen,whoare
more than twice as likely asmen to have thedisorder.Treating PTSD is vital to preventing its
debilitating effects, says South African De-pression and Anxiety Group (Sadag)spokesperson Cassey Chamber.“If left untreated PTSD can lead to depres-
sion, anxiety or panic disorders. It can alsolead to behaviour such as wanting to hurtoneself, alcohol and drug abuse, tiredness,stomach pains, diarrhoea, eating disorders,breathing problems or asthma, musclecramps, back aches, sleeping problems andheart problems,” she says.In the first half of this year, the Trauma
Centre provided over 4 000 peoplewith trau-ma counselling services, says Van Reenen-Le Roux.This number is expected to exceed 6 000
by the year end.
Treating traumaWhile some are able to recover from a
trauma as a consequence of violence with-out psychological services, there are manyothers that need support to prevent trau-matic responses from affecting their livesnegatively, Van Reenen-Le Roux explains.“Psychological services support people to
process their traumatic responses in an ap-propriate way, particularly when they feelisolated and vulnerable.“These services help people to come to
terms with the trauma and its impact ontheir lives so that they are able to functionadequately at work, school, with their fami-ly and in the community. Unresolved trau-ma can have a devastating effect on peopleand their families’ lives,” she says.Any person, family or group that has ex-
perienced trauma as a consequence of vio-lence can access the centre’s services, VanReenen-Le Roux says.A number of types of violence are ad-
dressed, such as suicide, domestic violence,sexual offences, armed robberies, physicalassault, hijacking, traumatic bereavement,gang violence, torture and xenophobia.“We also provide trauma debriefing serv-
ices for businesses which have experiencedanarmedrobbery, hijackingor other crime-related incident. Frontline workers such aseducators, police officers, social workersand community leaders can access self-careprogrammes to combat various trauma asa consequence of exposure to violence on adaily basis,” she says.Refugees and asylum seekers, farmwork-
ers, farming communities, women and chil-dren, torture survivors and communityworkers are all given priority care, VanReenen-Le Roux says.“People can call, walk in or be referred for
counselling services.”
Healing processBetty* was in a violent relationship for
seven years, during which physical abusewas a daily experience for her and four ofher children.The children were so badly abused that
they had to be removed by a social worker,Betty says.“Heused to beatme badly. One day I came
home from work and my children were be-ing taken away. I felt like the earth couldopen up and swallow me. I had such a holein my heart and fell into depression,” shesays.Leaving her partner and the city she was
living in was the only way she could get herchildren back, Betty explains.“I had to choose between my job or my
children,” she says.Since moving, Betty has accessed weekly
counselling.“This has really helped. It’s not easy and
the trauma doesn’t just go away,” she says.Depressive episodes still often sneak up
on her.“Something triggers it and everything
just comes flooding back,” she says.“But in counselling, you can speak about
your true feelings. When you’re done witha session, you feel somuchbetter. I’mbegin-ning to heal.”
Breaking the cycleBreaking the cycle of violence is also an
important part of their work, Van Reenen-Le Roux says.More than 7 000 people received trauma-
psycho education last year.“Our biggest challenge is when violence
has become normalised and an accepted so-lution to all life’s challenges. It is difficultto change mindsets that are deeply en-trenched in supporting violent means.Swearingmaynot be viewed as a violent acteven though it is abusive and hurtful andbullying affects somany schools, with someparents instructing their children to takerevenge by fighting backwhen they are bul-lied,” she says.The centre runs 15 school-based trauma
counselling services – in Elsies River,Manenberg, Belhar and Athlone – and com-munity trauma counselling clinics inManenberg, Belhar, the West Coast, Khay-elitsha and Woodstock.However, funding their work remains a
challenge, says Van Reenen-Le Roux.“Most funders prefer to fund projects
where there are tangible outcomes. Withtrauma counselling, it is difficult to meas-ure the impact of our work. Professional,registered staff who are competent and ex-perienced to dealwith the effects of violenceon an individual, family or community’slevel of psychological well-being are costlybut worth the investment. Violence is oneof the prominent causes of death and is apublic health challenge globally yet victimredress is often not a priority,” she says.* Betty is an assumed name.
V The Trauma Centre has been selected as the charitybeneficiary of the People’s Post/TygerBurger HotSummer Groove concert which takes place at Grand-West on Saturday 6 December. Tickets to the event– which features performances by, among others,Alistair Izobell, Emo and Loukmaan Adams, Blackbyrdand Ramaine Barreiro-Lloyd – cost R130 and R5 ofeach ticket sold will go to the organisation. As an add-ed bonus, we will be giving away a car at the show.Tickets are available at Computicket.
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PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCHTuesday, 11 November 2014 SPORT 11
Revving up a stormMARK ZEEMAN
Young Constantia resi-dent Joseph Oelz ofWestern Province Pre-
paratory School is set tomake waves in the CapeTown Karting scene.On Saturday he fought his
way to the front of a field ofolder and more experienceddrivers in the primaryschool Maxterino 60cc class.Included in the line-up
was the current SA MiniRok champion JP Hammanand SA Maxterino champi-on Jason Coetzee, both 13years of age.Joseph won two out of the three heats,
clinching overall victory for the day and
finishing fourth in the WPChampionship in his rookieseason.Joseph started racing
Karts at the age of six in theCadet class, winning the 2012WP Championship in hisfirst year and becoming theyoungest driver to set the laprecord. He followed this upby becoming the SA CadetChampion in 2013.For 2014 he also contested
the National Championshipin the Maxterino class, man-aging seventh overall in thecountry.With the experience
gained this year in a fiercely contestedclass, much is expected from this risingstar in 2015.
SPEEDSTER: Joseph Oelz.PHOTOS: MARK ZEEMAN
IN ACTION: Constantiaresident Joseph Oelz isfiring up the race track.
SPIN DOCTOR: Green Point Crick-et Club’s Yudhajeet Barva bowlsan off-break delivery during a WPclub cricket Division C matchagainst Yorkshire Cricket Club onSaturday. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
TOP OF THE COURT: Camps Bay Tennis Club won the Western Province Tennis Men’s PremierLeague for the third consecutive season and the fourth time in the club’s 88-year history.The Camps Bay team clinched the league when they beat Table View Tornadoes 5/1 in CampsBay on Saturday 1 November. The team, from left, are Gavin Smith, Clinton Richards, PeteCalitz and Philip Franken. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
BRACING TO BOWL: Rondebosch Cricket Club’sRiaaz Teladia is captured in mid-action duringhis team’s WP Cricket Premier League encoun-ter against Edgemead at Almar Park on Satur-day. PHOTO: PETER HEEGER/GALLO IMAGES
STAR PERFORMER: Sedicka Bardien of Mitchell’sPlain Cricket Club was in devastating form whenher team beat Tygerberg Cricket Club by ninewickets. Bardien finished with figures of 5/16.
PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
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Walking across an entire country isunthinkable to many.Yet, this is exactly what Kenil-
worth resident Dean Rimmers plans to dowhen he starts his 12-day solo walk acrossLesotho on Thursday 18 December.Rimmers, the brain behind the Get Out-
side Campaign which “aims to illustratethe idea that a life of adventure is not athing of the past”, believes being outdoorsre-energises the body.He tellsPeople’s Post: “I grewup in avery
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remember. I have always been inclined tospend time outdoors whenever I can andfeel that there is a growing trend in the op-posite direction – people of all ages aremore and more likely to find their enter-tainment indoors.He describes being outdoors as “magic”.
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