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E-mail: [email protected] Tuesday 15 November 2011 Tel: 021 713 9440 Fax: 021 713 9481 CONSTANTIA/WYNBERG “Telling it as it is” rm n n io a ly Te s a d co dit ns pp R210 995 M E T K ARK T TOYO A TO AI 5M Ro kai 14 ain ad, To 2008 Toyota Fortuner 3.0 D-4D 4X2 Gold, 163 000km incl 2-yr warranty 2007 Fiat Panda 1.2 Dynamic, 87 500km, Maroon 2010 VW Polo Vivo 1.4 Trendline, 29 000km, Silver 2009 Toyota Hilux 2.0 VVTi Single Cab with Canopy White, 103 000km 2010 Chevrolet Spark 1.2L, 27 000km, Dark Blue 2010 Opel Corsa Utility 1.4 Base, 13 500km, White 2008 Toyota Hilux 2.7 VVTi Single Cab, 101 000km, White R64 995 R119 995 R134 995 R89 995 R229 995 R99 995 R165 995 Gary 072 406 4058 Jacky 073 393 2339 Karen 079 257 4500 James 072 392 7077 2007 Toyota Fortuner 4.0 V6 Auto 4X4, 97 500km, White The return of the minstrels TAURIQ HASSEN AND HANRIE BOSCH M INSTREL troupes are to sign a code of conduct as part of the agreement to march through the historic Bo-Kaap area. The news comes after lengthy discussions between representa- tives of the City of Cape Town, provincial government and min- strel associations over the past two months. On Tuesday 8 November an agreement was reached, which included the return to the normal routes through the historic Bo- Kaap area, and hosting the event on 2 January. City of Cape Town will also provide R3.5 million for Tweede Nuwe Jaar celebrations. A further R500 000 was made available for events after Tweede Nuwe Jaar and competitions. Peoples Post extensively cov- ered the discussions at the Cape High Court, “Minstrel battle marches on (1 November 2011),” before retired Constitutional Court Judge Kate O’Reagan. According to Osman Shaboo- dien, chairperson of the Bo-Kaap Civic Association, the code of conduct will ensure timeliness, with strict starting and finishing times, and orderly conduct. The city council has set up a task team to ensure that there will be enough toilets along the routes. The conduct of the minstrels will be policed by the City Coun- cil. “We have walked for 150 years without council, but to take it to the next level and make this a cal- endar event we need strong part- nerships that work,” said Sha- boodien The concerns of resi- dents, based on their experience of previous years, were of min- strels marching into the early hours of the morning; minstrels not respecting prayer times; and allegations of minstrels urinat- ing against Mosque walls. CEO for the Cape Town Carni- val Association, Kevin Momberg, was delighted at the outcome and said: “This is what we wanted and now we can work on restor- ing a part of history which should rightfully be staged every year.” Momberg highlighted the im- portance of the minstrel culture in Cape Town, mentioning the days of a packed Wale Street, marching past the old Slave Lodge in Adderley Street, with faces painted black and white and thousands of minstrels lining up to entertain Cape Town. “These are fond memories, so we have had to fight for this, for some- thing that rightfully belongs here,” says Momberg. According to Solly Malatsi, spokesperson for the Executive Mayor of Cape Town, Patricia De Lille, the agreement “paves the way for the successful hosting of one of Cape Town’s historic and celebrated cultural events.” Momberg said.“We will be working very closely with the City of Cape Town to ensure that we host a successful event that will be remembered and remind people of the good old days.” The agreement will serve as a pilot project to guide the manage- ment of future minstrel events.“It has been a long, long road,” said Shaboodien. “This is not a victory; it is just a restora- tion of rights and recognition of the culture, heritage and history of the Bo-Kaap, and an acknowl- edgement of the importance of the area.” “This has become a way of life for many people, and it is reassur- ing to see the tradition reinstat- ed,” said Shaboodien. The Mosque Association is cautious: “let’s see what happens this year; if it will be better than previous years.” According to Cape Town Tour- ism, the Kaapse Klopse festival has been compared to that of the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, and the Mardi Gras in New Orleans and is “a spectacular and colour- ful event that should not be missed.” Cape Town’s famous Tweede Nuwe Jaar carnival has been described as a “bright, noisy and vibrant celebration.” WALK FOR LIFE: The City’s oldest sporting event, the Discovery Cape Times Big Walk, took place on Sunday, with 36 509 people joining in the 107th edition of the walk to raise funds for Nazareth House, The Steen- berg Foundation and Cansa. Activi- ties and enter- tainment amused the crowds throughout the day, with acts like local comedians David Isaacs, Os- car Petersen, Stu- art Taylor and Kurt Schoonraad taking the stage. Photo: Denzil Maregele

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Page 1: Peoples Post Constantia-Wynber 15 November 2011

E-mail: [email protected] Tuesday 15 November 2011 Tel: 021 713 9440 Fax: 021 713 9481

CONSTANTIA/WYNBERG

“Tel l ing it as it is”

rm n n io a lyTe s a d co dit ns pp

R210 995

M E T KARK T TOYO A TO AI

5 M Ro kai14 ain ad, To

2008 Toyota

Fortuner 3.0 D-4D

4X2

Gold, 163 000km

incl 2-yr

warranty

2007 Fiat Panda

1.2 Dynamic,

87 500km, Maroon

2010 VW Polo

Vivo 1.4

Trendline,

29 000km, Silver

2009 Toyota Hilux

2.0 VVTi

Single Cab

with Canopy

White, 103 000km

2010 Chevrolet

Spark 1.2L,

27 000km, Dark

Blue

2010 Opel Corsa

Utility 1.4 Base,

13 500km, White

2008 Toyota Hilux

2.7 VVTi

Single Cab,

101 000km,

White

R64 995

R119 995 R134 995 R89 995

R229 995 R99 995R165 995

Gary

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Jacky

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Karen

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James

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2007 Toyota

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Auto 4X4,

97 500km, White

The return of theminstrelsTAURIQ HASSEN AND HANRIEBOSCH

MINSTREL troupes are tosign a code of conduct as

part of the agreement to marchthrough the historic Bo-Kaaparea.

The news comes after lengthydiscussions between representa-tives of the City of Cape Town,provincial government and min-strel associations over the pasttwo months.

On Tuesday 8 November anagreement was reached, whichincluded the return to the normalroutes through the historic Bo-Kaap area, and hosting the eventon 2 January. City of Cape Townwill also provide R3.5 million forTweede Nuwe Jaar celebrations.A further R500 000 was madeavailable for events after TweedeNuwe Jaar and competitions.

Peoples Post extensively cov-ered the discussions at the CapeHigh Court, “Minstrel battlemarches on (1 November 2011),”before retired Constitutional

Court Judge Kate O’Reagan.According to Osman Shaboo-

dien, chairperson of the Bo-KaapCivic Association, the code ofconduct will ensure timeliness,with strict starting and finishingtimes, and orderly conduct. Thecity council has set upa task teamto ensure that there will beenough toilets along the routes.

The conduct of the minstrelswill be policed by the City Coun-cil. “We have walked for 150 yearswithout council, but to take it tothe next level and make this a cal-endar event we need strong part-nerships that work,” said Sha-boodien The concerns of resi-dents, based on their experienceof previous years, were of min-strels marching into the earlyhours of the morning; minstrelsnot respecting prayer times; andallegations of minstrels urinat-ing against Mosque walls.

CEO for the Cape Town Carni-val Association, Kevin Momberg,was delighted at the outcome andsaid: “This is what we wantedand now we can work on restor-ing a part of history which should

rightfully be staged every year.”Momberg highlighted the im-

portance of the minstrel culturein Cape Town, mentioning thedays of a packed Wale Street,marching past the old SlaveLodge in Adderley Street, withfaces paintedblackandwhite andthousands of minstrels lining upto entertain Cape Town. “Theseare fond memories, so we havehad to fight for this, for some-thing that rightfully belongshere,” says Momberg.

According to Solly Malatsi,spokesperson for the ExecutiveMayor of Cape Town, Patricia DeLille, the agreement “paves theway for the successful hosting ofone of Cape Town’s historic andcelebrated cultural events.”

Momberg said.“We will beworking very closely with theCity of Cape Town to ensure thatwe host a successful event thatwill be remembered and remindpeople of the good old days.”

The agreement will serve as apilot project to guide the manage-ment of future minstrelevents.“It has been a long, long

road,” said Shaboodien. “This isnot a victory; it is just a restora-tion of rights and recognition ofthe culture, heritage and historyof the Bo-Kaap, and an acknowl-edgement of the importance ofthe area.”

“This has become a way of lifeformanypeople, and it is reassur-ing to see the tradition reinstat-ed,” said Shaboodien. TheMosque Association is cautious:“let’s see what happens this year;if it will be better than previousyears.”

According to Cape Town Tour-ism, the Kaapse Klopse festivalhas been compared to that of theCarnival in Rio de Janeiro, andthe Mardi Gras in New Orleansand is “a spectacular and colour-ful event that should not bemissed.” Cape Town’s famousTweede Nuwe Jaar carnival hasbeen described as a “bright, noisyand vibrant celebration.”

WALK FOR LIFE:The City’s oldestsporting event,the DiscoveryCape Times BigWalk, took placeon Sunday, with36 509 peoplejoining in the107th edition ofthe walk to raisefunds for NazarethHouse, The Steen­berg Foundationand Cansa. Activi­ties and enter­tainment amusedthe crowdsthroughout theday, with acts likelocal comediansDavid Isaacs, Os­car Petersen, Stu­art Taylor andKurt Schoonraadtaking the stage.Photo: Denzil Maregele

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Know the house rulesA SALE agreement comesinto effect when a prospec-tive buyer makes a writtenoffer to a seller and theseller accepts that offer topurchase his/her propertyon the terms and condi-tions agreed upon.

The next step is to give ef-fect to this sale by formallytransferring the propertyfrom the Seller to the Buyeras registered and recorded inthe Deeds Office.

The Seller either directlyor through an estate agent orauctioneer, then instructs aconveyancing attorney totransfer the property interms of the sale agreement.

The average time to com-plete the process from sale totransfer is about 12-14 weeks,though complicating issues,arising from a deceased es-tate or divorce, could in-crease this period considera-bly.

Once instruction has beenreceived, the transferring at-torney opens a file and en-sures that suspensive condi-tions have been compliedwith. Example of a suspen-sive condition is the pay-ment of a deposit.

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nature by the Seller and Buy-er. Five basic documents arerequired for the transfer ofan immovable property,namely the Power of Attor-ney; the existing Title Deedin terms of which the Selleris the current registeredowner; the Deed of Transferin terms of which the Buyerwill become the new regis-tered owner; the TransferDuty Receipt and RatesClearance Certificate.

Transfer Duty is a tax pay-able by the Buyer on the pur-chase and transfer of immov-able property. This cost is inaddition to the transferringattorney’s fees. However, thetransaction may be exemptfrom transfer duty tax if thepurchase price is R600 000 orless (as per current legisla-tion). Transfer duty tax iscalculated as follows:

R0-R600 000=no transferduty payable

R600 000.01 toR1 000 000=3% of the valuebetween these amounts

R1 000 000,01 toR1 500 000=5% + R12 000

Above R1 500 000=8% +R37 000

A Rates Clearance Certifi-cate is issued by the City ofCape Town to the transfer-ring attorney upon settle-ment of the Seller’s rates,

which includes advance col-lections on the rates accountfor a period of 120 days.

This cost is payable by theSeller. Once the documentsare in order the transferringattorney will contact thebond attorneys and the bondcancellation attorney and ar-range a date to lodge their re-spective deeds simultane-ously at the Deeds Office.

The documents are exam-ined and usually becomeavailable for registrationwithin 10-12 working daysfrom date of lodgement.

The transfer, bond andbond cancellation are thensimultaneously registered,resulting in the transfer be-ing effected between the Sell-er and Buyer.

This is a basic overview ofthe transfer process and cir-cumstances may vary ac-cording to the particularitiesof each transaction.

TheBuyerwill be liable forthe bond attorney’s registra-tion costs in addition to thetransfer costs. The Sellerwill be liable for the settle-ment amount of the bond aswell as the bond cancellationattorney’s costs. Prospectivebuyers should request a quo-tation in advance so thatthey are able to budget forthe transactions.

AS PART of the ProudlySouth African ChristmasCampaign, PDSA is profil-ing members who providegoods and services thatmay be useful over the fes-tive season, or can fill aChristmas stocking.

This week the spotlightfalls on Ocean Therapy,started in 2006.

They produce a range ofbath salts for hotels, spas,game lodges, health shops,and as corporate gifts.

The bath salts are madeof pure, unrefined sea salt.These large sea salt crys-tals are produced naturallyby solar evaporation incoastal salt-pans beside theancient Namib Desert.

The crystals are rich inbeneficial sea minerals(over 76) and fragrancedwith top quality aromath-erapy essential oils to pro-duce a natural salt-baththerapy.

It is not only healing, butis also environmentallyfriendly.

. What are some of thehighlights of your busi-

ness?Being invited to partici-

pate in the Proudly SouthAfrican 2011 - Buy Local Ex-po.

It gave us great exposureand opened up a wholeworld of new opportunitiesto grow our business.

. What are some of thechallenges that you facedin 2011?

It has been difficult tofind decent packaging inSouth Africa.

However, rather thantake the easy option of go-ing to China, we made ourown as much as possible totry and keep our productuniquely African and homegrown.

. Why did you becomea Proudly South Africanmember?

An existing member ad-vised me to join ProudlySouth African because ofthe great networking op-portunities within SouthAfrica and the rest of Afri-ca.

. Do you have words ofinspiration for South Af-

rican consumers and en-trepreneurs?

Wehaveproducedaprod-uct that is unique plus it isdesigned, created and de-veloped in South Africa.Even though the raw saltcomes from Namibia, thisis still part of Africa. Ourproduct is original,healthy, eco-friendly, jobcreating, and also focuseson the environment andconservation awareness.Think creatively and thinkoutside the box.

Don’t get sucked into the‘buy China, buy cheap’ syn-drome.

If you can’t compete onprice don’t even try. In-stead, focus on better serv-ice and more originality.People don’t always wantthe cheapest.

Quality and innovationdo count.

. When you startedhow many staff did youemploy?

We started with two peo-ple but now we have threefull-time and six part-timeworkers.

Good service for Christmas

Ending on high noteTHE Cape Town Male Voice Choir’s end ofthe year concert will be held on Saturday 26November at the Cape Town City Hall.

There will be two shows: a matinee per-

formance at 15:00 for which tickets are R100,and a second performance at 19:30 for R120per person.

Tickets can be booked through [email protected] or 082 468 7504.

Phone (021) 683-5522 after hours.

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Tuesday 15 November 2011 NEWS People’s Post Constantia­Wynberg Page 3

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Breakthrough in houserobbery syndicate

Kirstenbosch sunset concerts are backWhat a wonder

ON Sunday 13 November a 33-year-oldManenberg man was arrested for posses-sion of three illegal firearms and ammuni-tion.

SAPS Flying Squad members followed upa tip-off regarding illegal firearms at premisesin Paulsberg Road, Heideveld. Officerssearched the residence and found 9mm pistolswith ammunition hidden under a bed in oneof the bedrooms.

After investigation it was found that two ofthe three firearms were stolen in Grassy Parkand Diep River. The third firearm’s serialnumber was filed off. The man was arrestedand appeared in the Athlone Magistrate’sCourt this morning.

.Hout Bay police took drastic steps aftertwo house robberies were reported onWednesday 9 and Thursday 10 November.They launched an operation to address thesespecific crimes. The team consisted of Hout

Bay SAPS members, the Tactical ResponseTeam (TRT), the Public Order Police Service(POPS), the Dog Unit, SAPS Helicopter andProvincial members.

The suspects who were involved in thehouse robberies were armed with knives anda firearm and wore balaclavas and gloves.

A tip-offwas followedupand they conducteda search in the Imizamo Yethu area. Eight for-eign nationals from Namibia and Angola werethen arrested in the Phillipi area.

Two of the eight suspects live in ImizamoYethu, Hout Bay and two of the suspects werelinked to crimes committed in the Durbanvilleand Milnerton area. The men are also suspect-ed of house robberies in other areas.

The suspects will appear in the WynbergMagistrate Court on charges of House Rob-bery.

Anyone with information or enquiries re-garding these incidents can contact Hout BaySAPS on (021) 791-8660.

You have the chance to attend the most in-terestingand innovative greenevent of theyear.

The inaugural Eco – Logic Awards takesplace at Cape Town International Conven-tion Centre on Saturday 19 Novemberfrom 19:00.

Hosted by the Enviropaedia Team(South Africa’s leading environmental en-cyclopaedia, directory and eco-logical life-style guide) the event honours those whoare at the leading edge of the green revolu-tion.

The evening will celebrate with refresh-ments, surprise prizes, live entertainmentand the award presentations. Limited freetickets are available on a first come firstserved basis and will be issued only onRSVP to [email protected].

.Old Mutual Summer Sunset Concertswill be presenting Locnville and Jax Panikon Sunday 20 November.

Concerts take place at Kirstenbosch Na-tional Botanical Garden in Rhodes Ave-nue, Newlands on Sundays from 17:00 till19:00.

For Capetonians and visitors the inter-nationally renowned Kirstenbosch Na-tional Botanical Garden is the place to vis-it, not only for its beauty but for the hugelypopular Old Mutual Summer Sunset Con-

certs that draw audiences from far and wide.Gates open at 16:00. For further information

and ticket prices, phone (021) 799-8783/8620 orvisit the website www.sanbi.org or www.old-mutual.co.za/music. Tickets can also bebooked on www.webtickets.co.za at R100 foradults, R75 for youths and children and R90 forbotanical society members.

TABLE MOUNTAIN is one of theNew7Wonders, along with the Amazon,Halong Bay in Vietnam, Iguazu Falls in Ar-gentina, Jeju Island in South Korea, Komodoin Indonesia, and Puerto Princesa Under-ground River in the Philippines.

The news came just after 22:00 on Fridayevening.

Grant Thornton, a leading tourism, hospi-tality and leisure research company, pre-dicted a R1.4 billion annual return for SouthAfrican tourism. Basing their projections onthe New7Man Made Wonders, in which 100million votes were cast worldwide, GrantThornton estimated that tourism to CapeTown could increase by about 20%, resultingin increased employment opportunities.

Mariëtte du Toit-Helmbold, CEO of CapeTown Tourism says: “We are very excitedabout this win. From being awarded theWorld Design Capital 2014 designation justa few weeks ago to Table Mountain beingnamed one of the New7Wonders of Nature to-day, Cape Town and South Africa are stand-ing proud!

There are many benefits, but our biggestopportunity is job creation. In line with CapeTown Tourism’s new brand strategy for thecity, we are working with individuals andcompanies on developing new, interestingand genuine tourism offerings to satisfychanging travellers’ needs. With the antici-pated increase in tourism, more entrepre-neurial opportunities will open up.”

The campaign also gave South Africansthe chance to learn more about the moun-tain. Before the campaign, many people maynot have known that Table Mountain is oneof the oldest mountains on the planet, about360 million years old, and was declared aWorld Heritage Site in 2004.

The Cape Floristic Region is the smallestand richest of the six floral kingdoms on theplanet, and habitat to 8 200 rare and endan-

gered plant species.Table Mountain is also the only terrestrial

feature to have a constellation named afterit. The southern constellation Mensa (origi-nally Mons Mensae – Latin for “the tablemountain”), was named in 1754 after the in-creasingly world-famous landmark in thethen Cape of Good Hope. It is also one of themost photographed sites in Africa.

PROUD SUPPORTERS: A group of dancersfrom the Cape Academy of Performing Arts(CAPA), show their support for the TableMountain New7Natural Wonder of the Worldcampaign. Photo: Allison Foat

CELEBRATING PEACE: Members of the South African National Defence Force took tothe streets on Thursday night to practise for the Armistice Day celebrations on Sundayin Adderley Street. Armistice Day is celebrated across the world on 11 November tocommemorate the day in 1919 when the treaty of Versailles was signed and broughtan end to the First World War. Photo: Jaco Marais

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Sunday 19 NovemberWynberg: The Cape Town FamilyHistory Society will meet at StJohn’s Church at 14.30. The guestspeaker is Margaret Reed. En-trance fee of R10 includes tea andbiscuits. Entrance is free for mem-bers. For more information phoneDavid Slingsby on (021) 715-5104 oremail [email protected] or Ann Smythe on(021) 794 6225 or email [email protected]. For a map and

more information visit www.fami-ly-history.co.za.

Sunday 20 NovemberHout Bay: The Hout Bay LionsClub are celebrating their 25thyear of craft market trading andthey want you to come and join inthe fun.

They will have fancy dress com-petition with a “pirates of the bay”theme at 13:00 on the VillageGreen. Children between the agesof 6 and 12 can enter. There will be

prizes for best-dressed male and fe-male. For more information con-tact Evelyn Christian on072 9919 486.

Tuesday 22 NovemberConstantia: The Kirstenhof Com-munity Police Forum is having itsannual general meeting.

It will be held at The Range in Or-pen Road, Constantia at 19:30. Allmembers of the community arewelcome.

Thursday 24­ Sunday 27November

Diep River: Lynn Tyler Cheethamwill hold her 5th biennial exhibi-tion at her studio, Tyler’s, in Hano-ver Road, with 25 students show-casing their skills in transformingeveryday objects into works of art.These pieces will be available forpurchase at the exhibition.

From Thursday to Friday the ex-hibition be from 10:30 to 19:00 andon Sunday from 10:30 to 15:30. Cashand credit cards are welcome andentrance is free.

For more information phone(021) 715 6351 or 083 459 1189.

Saturday 26 NovemberMeadowridge: The Friends ofMeadowridge Library are havingtheir summer book sale from 9:00till 11:30 at the Library Hall.

Refreshments will be served atR5. For more information phonethe Library on (021) 712 9360.

1 DecemberConstantia: The Diepriver Com-munity Police Forum will holdtheir AGM at the Alphen Centre,starting at 19:00.

For enquiries phone CharmaineLillie on (021) 797 9111.

CeramicsshowcasingA showcase of thefinest contempo-rary ceramics madeby Ceramic SouthAfrica memberswill take place atthe Alphen Hotel inConstantia. Theshow will take placefrom Friday 18 No-vember until Sun-day 26 November,weekdays 09:00 un-til 17:00 and Satur-days from 09:00 un-til 13:00. For moredetails call Lesleyon 082 702 6951.

The key to unlocking dreams

Climb Kilimanjaro

Ramble onCape Point

HANRIE BOSCH

“FAILURE is a great teacher.It is a normal part of being an

entrepreneur. We should stopstigmatising people who havefailed and stop regarding it asthe end of the road. Just thinkof Richard Branson and SteveJobs,” says Martin Feinstein,organiser of this year’s Tel-kom Cape Town Entrepre-neurship Week.

“In a sense people are forced tobe more entrepreneurial and findnew ways of generating an in-come,” says Feinstein, adding, inthe same breath, that between 30to 40% of small businesses failwithin the first year, and overfive years the number doubles to80%.

“These figures can be veryscary, and intimidate a lot of peo-ple, especially since most peoplestarting a small business havevery good technical skills andknow a lot about the trade theyare entering, but not about busi-ness.

“People also start in a veryovercrowded market, opening upcrèches or hair salons instead ofdoing something new and inno-vative.”

But Capetonians can regardthemselves as lucky, becauseCape Town is seen as one of themost nurturing urban environ-ments for entrepreneurs in thecountry.

Feinstein explains: “CapeTown has some of the best infra-structure in the country. Trans-

port networks and safety and se-curity are all of a much higherstandard, which makes it easierfor people to access your busi-ness and easier to run a business.Inconvenience is a tax on yourtime, and if the city can save youthat time you can spend moretime making your businesswork.”

However, he says that SouthAfrica is in general 50% behindin the entrepreneurial marketcompared to similar countries.

“Entrepreneurship createswealth. Not just for yourself, butfor employees and suppliers. It al-so creates social cohesion andstability by creating more jobs,which equates to less crime and,most importantly, it createsmore entrepreneurs.”

Whether you have just starteda small business, and need men-toring and support, or you arejust thinking about starting asmall business, the Cape TownEntrepreneurship Week, 15 to 21November, can help you with ad-vice.

All events will take place atCity Hall, and on Saturday 19 No-vember budding entrepreneurscan enjoy a free interactive day,where experts will be on hand toanswer questions and give ad-vice.

For more information visitwww.ctew.co.za

CITY OF DREAMS: Cape Town is an entrepreneurial dream due to its high stand­ard of infrastructure. Photos: Nasief Manie

OPPORTUNITY AWAITS: TelkomCape Town EntrepreneurshipWeek offers a platform for debateand is on hand to offer advice from15 to 21 November.

TWO experienced guides from Afri-can Outdoor Adventures will give afree presentation on climbing Kili-manjaro on Wednesday 23 Novem-ber at the Sportsman’s Warehousein Tokai at 18:00.

There is no charge, but pleaseRSVP for catering purposes.

Refreshments will be served.For more information contact

Paul Winder on 083 788 2230.

THE Friends of The Cape of GoodHope Nature Reserve will walk onSunday 20 November.

Meet inside the main entrancegate at 09:00.

Bring the usual hiking gear, wa-ter, snacks and a Wild Card if youhave one.

For more information phone (021)712-6004.

New My Citistation opensA NEW My Citi station wasofficially opened to commut-ers yesterday, Monday, atThibault Square by Brett Her-ron, mayoral CommitteeMember for Transport, Roadsand Storm water. This stationwill serve as a link for the cur-rent Gardens-Civic-Water-front feeder service to theCivic Centre Station, fromwhere commuters can catchbuses to either Table View orthe airport.

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Critical talk on democracy

Murder most ancient

DEMOCRACY in Crisis is the topic of a talkby author Laszlo Trankovits on 18 Novemberat the Cullinan Hotel, starting at noon.

The talk is sponsored by the Rotary Clubof Cape Town Noon Gun.

His talk focuses on the growing distrustand discomfort with the political system in

Germany, Spain, Italy and the US. These so-cieties are shaped by serious unease aboutpower, by hierarchical structures and by au-thority in general.

The cost is R100, including lunch. RSVP by16 November to [email protected]

A TALK on “Prehistoric Murder: the inter-face between forensics and archaeology” willbe presented today (Tuesday 15 November)from 18:00 at the SA Astronomical Observa-tory auditorium.

The speaker is Alan Morris and his talk

will look at the nature of forensic anthropo-logical evidence and how it sheds light on vi-olence in historic and prehistoric cases inSouth Africa. The Western Cape Branch ofthe S.A. Archaeological Society organisedthe speaker. Cost is R10 for non-members.Contact Connie Feast for more information(021) 689 5921.

Elderly manshoots baboonDALEEN FOUCHÉ

THE ongoing baboon human conflicthas manifested in violence on Fridayafternoon, when a Fish Hoek residentshot a baboon.

The baboon, which was hit in its spinalcord and paralysed, was euthanized onFriday night.

The 77 year-old man claims to have shotthe baboon in self defence, but the Capeof Good Hope SPCA’s wildlife manager,argues that there was malicious intent.

According to the Fish Hoek police, sev-eral baboons entered the man’s propertyin Carmichael Road, upon which he dis-charged his .22 riffle at the baboons as awarning. After the troop left, the baboon,known as Nosketi of the Da Gama troop,entered the house.

Warrant Officer Peter Middleton,spokesperson for the Fish Hoek police,says the man chased the baboon out,when the baboon allegedly turned on theman.

But Dr Hamish Curry, the veterinarianwho euthanized the baboon, says the au-topsy indicates that the baboon was shotin the back. He says that witness accountsconfirm this.

Brett Glasby, the Cape of Good HopeSPCA’s wildlife unit manager, says ac-cording to eye witness accounts, the ba-boon left the man’s house and entered hisneighbour’s property when it was shot.

Glasby says the fact that the man hadtime to get his gun and follow the baboonout of the house, indicates premeditation.

Middleton says an investigation hasbeen launched into the discharge of a fire-arm in a built-up area and several contra-ventions under the Animal ProtectionAct.

Glasby says he will add charges of ani-mal cruelty to the docket. CapeNature is

also investigating the incident and willconsider laying charges once its investi-gation is completed.

NCC, the body charged with managingbaboons in Cape Town’s Southern Penin-sula, confirms that baboon monitors wereon the scene when the baboon was shot.

Currie says that the baboon was old andhad very few teeth left in his mouth.

Baboon activists throughout the FarSouth are outraged by the shooting.

Jenni Trethowan of Baboon Matters,describes the Nosketi as a “gentle crea-ture” who avoided conflict.

Trethowan called upon authorities fora prosecution and says that few cases hadled to prosecution in the past.

Dr Justin O’Rian of UCT’s Baboon Re-search Unit (BRU), says baboons have en-tered Fish Hoek “for many years.”

He adds, however, that this is not a reg-ular occurrence. He says when a baboontroop, like the Da Gama troop, is constant-ly pushed out of one area, the troop willtarget another area to raid.

O’Rian told People’s Post about the lat-est research, done by Tali Hoffman, whois working on her PhD on spatial ecologyof the Cape Peninsula baboon troops.

It reveals that some troops, and espe-cially the Da Gama troop, has lost all ac-cess to low lying areas to scavenge forfood. He says the troop is “locked in” byurban areas.

O’Rian says that BRU will make recom-mendations to implement contraceptionmethods in this troop.

This is the second Da Gama baboon tobe killed this month. On 17 October,George, the former Alpha male of thetroop, was killed by two dogs.

People’s Post phoned the Fish Hoek manseveral times and left messages, but couldnot reach him for comment before goingto print. His life partner declined to com-ment.

Compose an ode to the LiesbeekRIVERS are invaluable assets inurban settlements and this yearFriends of the Liesbeek celebrate 20years on the river.

Urban rivers function as storm-water catchments, while at thesame time serving as green spacesfor recreation, enjoyment and wild-life habitat.

However, urban rivers are beingdegraded by erosion and silt depos-its, pollution from stormwater run-off and industry, loss of habitatfrom development and engineer-ing, and litter accumulation.

This has also been recognised bythe City of Cape Town in the launchof the Integrated Catchment Man-agement Plan in Memory of Profes-sor Kader Asmal. The proposed in-tervention addresses an urgentneed to improve freshwater ecosys-tem health and functions, and is awelcome expansion of the work al-ready being done by the Friends of the Lies-beek and other Friends groups.

To celebrate their 20 years on the river,Friends of Liesbeeck are asking for photo-graphs, poems, newspaper articles or anec-dotes, anything to do with the River. Theywould also like to honour past committeemembers and ask that if you were a committeemember, or know of someone who was activein FOL in the past, to send them an email, posta message on the website www.fol.org.za orcall Francine at (021) 671-5385. The email ad-dress is [email protected] and our postaladdress is P.O.Box 333, Rondebosch.

The main project is the Liesbeek Mainte-nance Project (LMP). The Friends of the Lies-beek runs the LMP Project on private fundingand its aim is a litter-free Liesbeek and a well-maintained river trail through a process of jobcreation and skills development.

The presence of the team on the river im-proves safety, reduces antisocial behaviourand encourages sound environmental practic-es. The LMP team removes litter, cuts backovergrown vegetation, weeds, sweeps the

walkway and removes graffiti. City depart-ments provide support by mowing and remov-ing all waste collected as well responding toincidents of pollution reported by the Friends.

Besides the tasksmentionedabove, the teamhas planted and watered numerous trees andgroundcover and already some of these havepropagated themselves, proving that the workbeing done is sustainable.

The Liesbeek Maintenance Team is alsoworking on an important project in partner-ship with SANBI to eradicate a new invasivespecies in South Africa, Lythrum salicaria, orpurple loosestrife. This plant was discoveredon the Liesbeek by a member of the Friendsof the Liesbeek, Liz Wheeler.

Together with SANBI the Friends of theLiesbeek are following a programme of detec-tion, control and removal to ensure that thispotentially harmful invasive alien plant doesnot spread and choke our waterways as thewater hyacinth did to other waterways.

POWER STRUGGLE: The team track the spread of a newalien species on the Liesbeek River. Photo: Supplied

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Page 6 People’s Post Constantia­Wynberg GENERAL Tuesday 15 November 2011

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT INFORMATIONSESSIONSThe City of Cape Town invites all businesses to attend an information session on theCity’s Supply Chain Management Processes and Procurement Policy.

VENUE ADDRESS DATE TIMEStrand Civic Centre Cnr Main and Fagan Streets, Strand 23 November 2011 18:00

Council ChambersMunicipal Building,Royal Ascot Road, Milnerton

24 November 2011 18:00

Wittebome Civic Centre Rosmead Avenue, Wynberg 28 November 2011 18:00

Maitland Town Hall Voortrekker Road, Maitland 30 November 2011 18:00Bellville SouthCommunity Hall

Kasselsvlei Road, Bellville South 6 December 2011 18:00

Athlone Civic CentreCnr Klipfontein and Protea Roads,Athlone

8 December 2011 18:00

Please RSVP to Sonia Galant on 021 400 5523 or via emailto [email protected] note that limited seating is available.

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER

Followyour heart

A vision for Cape TownTHE SA-German Chamber of Com-merce, in conjunction with theFrench-SA chamber of Commerce,

hosted a members’ luncheon in hon-our of the Mayor on Thursday 13 Oc-tober. It was held at the Winchester

Mansion Hotel in Sea Point. At theevent the Mayor shared her visionfor Cape Town.

DINE: Anja Tambusso and Thomas Ka­llenbach had a blast at the luncheon.

Photos: Michael KirnerDirk Conradie and Brigitte Letelliertake a quick break for a picture.

Layo Sereki and André Cromhoutsmile for the camera.

Katja Haslinger and Claus Lauter enjoyedthe day’s festivities.

Mike van Eyssen, Diedre O’Niell, Allison Kraemer and Craig Wynnetake time out to pose.

Doctor Peter Sutter, Yumiko Fijiwara from theconsul of Japan and Irene Flueckiger, the ConsulGeneral of Switzerland.

Konstantinos Soulios from the Consul of Greeceand Thierry Leclair from the French­SA chamber ofCommerce and Industry.

Klaus Strossfrom the Con­sul of Germa­ny, AldermanPatricia deLille and Ant­oine Michonfrom the Con­sul of France.

THE Heart Rhythm Sup-port Group is invitinganyone interested, butparticularly patientswith ICDs, pacemakers,or anyone with a heartrhythm disorder, to adiscussion on ‘Heart Ar-rhythmias – What to ig-nore and what to heed’on Saturday 19 Novem-ber from 14:00 to 15:00 atthe UCT Private Aca-demic Hospital in AnzioRoad, Observatory.

Guest speaker will beProfessor A Okreglicki.

For further informa-tion about the supportgroup , or to RSVP, con-tact Anna Marie Oost-huizen on 072 047 2280 orphone Gill Smit on 083677 1284.

The future looks bleak for factoryTAURIQ HASSEN

THE future of a factory that built upchildren through sports is hanging

by a thread after financial constraintsstrangled a local organisation’sprogress.

In 2001, The Future Factory, now based inWynberg, was founded by former South Afri-can Volleyball star, Anne Siroky.

Siroky had bagged awards for the Commu-nity Builder of the year in 2007, CommunityChampion with People’s Post and the Sho-prite Checkers Woman of the Year.

The Future Factory is a non-profit organi-sation, working with children in about 50schools around the Western Cape, teachingthem the value of sports and life skillsthrough a detailed Life Orientation pro-gramme.

“We now reach over half a million chil-dren each year, not only in South Africa, butalso through our new projects in Australiaand Vietnam.

“We run many special events in the West-ern Cape, to keep the children off the street

and give them something to do, while teach-ing them new skills - a child in sport is a childout of court,” says Siroky.

For 10 years, Siroky funded the project outof her own pocket, but due to a shoulder inju-ry, she was unable to continue supportingthe organisation financially and solely de-pended on donations from the public.

Her biggest challenge came in 2006, whenSiroky was diagnosedwith cancer and treat-ment followed the diag-noses, including acourse of chemothera-py.

Siroky was bed-ridden for three months,which is difficult for an active person, thenumber one beach volleyball player in SouthAfrica in 1997.

“The organisation has hit rock bottom andwe can’t even pay our phone bill. Health,sports and education has always been a partof my life and that is where the vision of theFuture Factory came from.

“It would be very sad to lose something ofthis nature,” says Siroky.

In the past, Siroky and her team were able

to work with around 100 000 children in thespace of six months, teaching regular sportsprogrammes in four schools on a weekly ba-sis and facilitating many more.

She is the head facilitator for the Bamba-nani Beach Programme in summer.

Her children’s programmes and motiva-tional talks are regularly booked out.

“I started this project to make a differencein children’s lives andmake them realisethat their dreams canbecome a reality.However, withoutfunds, we will not be

able to operate,” says Siroky.She urged business owners and the public

to assist the Future Factory to keep theirdoors open to new dreams.

“We can assist with team-buildingevents,” Siroky concluded. If anybody is in-terested in coming to thh Future Factory’said, contact their offices on (021) 761 4529.

Alternatively, visit their website atwww.futurefactory.co.za to find out moreabout the organisation and all the projectsin which they are involved.

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Far South carnival in jeopardyDALEEN FOUCHÉ

THE annual eMzansti carnival may bein jeopardy if the National Lottery

Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF) doeshonour promises to pay out money allo-cated for the event planned for early De-cember.

A reliable source who wished to remainanonymous told People’s Post that there hasbeenadelay in theprocessingof funding fromthe NLDTF to the Harlequin Foundation, theNPO which administers the eMzantsi com-munity-building project.

The carnival, a culmination of a year’swork, is in its seventh year and planned forSaturday 3 December, less than three weeksaway.

The NLDF approved R8 million to the Har-lequin Foundation in 2009, payable over athree-year period in six instalments.

The money due for this carnival wouldhave been the final instalment.

Sershan Naidoo, spokesperson for theNLDTF, says the delay is caused by a requestfor “deviation from the original use of grantmoney in the most recently submittedprogress report.”

He says that according to their records, aprogress report was submitted on 3 October,and adds that any deviations must be ap-proved by the adjudicating committee, mem-bers of which work part time and are notbased at the NLDTF offices.

He says the deviation will be decided uponat the next committee meeting scheduled forWednesday 23 November.

But Harlequin Foundation managing di-rector Sam Pearce, says the deviation was notrequested in their most recent report, but ina previous report which was submitted in Ju-ly 2010.

Naidoo could not say whether funds wouldbe approved by the committee, but added that

if the NGO used its previous funds in accord-ance to the grant agreement, there should be“no problem with effecting the next pay-ment.”

Naidoo says once payment is approved, theNLDTF could assist in “speeding up” the pay-ment process.

Naidoo emphasised that the staff of theNLDTF attend to information and reportschronologically. “Effort is being made to as-sist (the Harlequin Foundation) and we willcontinue to do so.”

But Ralph Freese, a development activistwho has been vocal in the media about hisdiscontent with the NLDTF, says the dilem-ma in which the Harlequin Foundation nowfinds itself is not an isolated incident.

He says many NGOs have had difficultieswith the NLDTF.

In March this year, Freese wrote an openletter to Rob Davies, Minister of Trade andIndustry, which oversees the NLDTF.

In an interview with People’s Post Freesesays that the lottery funding system is “notefficient and in “desperate need of an om-budsman and appeal system.”

Freese sayswithinaweekafterhis open let-ter was published, he received calls from over400 NGOs that were allegedly having troublewith funding from the NLDTF.

Freese concedes that the fund has shown an“improvement” in its affairs since then andhas shown intent on rectifying matters. ButFreese insists that changes need to be madeto legislation in order to assure a fair process.

In a recent Cape High Court case, wheretwo Cape Town NGOs took on the NLDTF be-cause funding was denied, the court ruled infavour of the NGOs, which included theSouth African Education and EnvironmentProject and the Claremont Methodist ChurchSocial Impact Ministry. The judge ruled thatthe two organisations’ work were in line withNLDTF requirements and the reasons for de-nying applications were not reasonable. Both

NGOs had applied to the fund several timesbefore.

Carnival participants have expressed theirconcern and sadness at the delay in funding.

“It’s so sad,” says a teacher who did notwish to be named, “the children and facilita-tors on the primary schools twinning pro-gramme have worked so hard over threeterms preparing for the carnival, practisingtheir drumming and dancing.

“It would be terrible if they didn’t get achance to perform together after all that, justbecause the Lottery is so slow.”

Pearce did not want to comment on thematter, but was confident that the carnival

will proceed as planned. “NLDTF funding hasenabled us to bring children and youth to-gether to make friends and have fun acrossthe peninsula throughout the year and we arevery grateful.

“The eMzantsi Carnival is a celebration ofthe spirit of the people of the South, and it willgo ahead no matter what. We’ve done it onno money before, and we can certainly do itagain.”

The funding from NLDTF allowed eMzant-si to grow from an annual parade mobilisedby a band of volunteers to a year-round com-munity-building project employing sevenfull-time staff.

All these activities bring together the com-munities of Masiphumelele, Ocean View andFish Hoek with the goal of participating inthe eMzantsi Carnival annually on the firstSaturday of December.

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Page 8 People’s Post Constantia­Wynberg LEADER Tuesday 15 November 2011

Majestic mountainCAPETONIANS now officially live in theshadow of greatness.

The mammoth icon, Table Mountain hasbeen included on a provisional list of theNew7Wonders competition finalists. An-nounced on Friday, the final result is said tobe made public early next year. Off the backof Cape Town being named the design Capitalof the World in November, the latest an-nouncement will make huge inroads for thetourism sector and increase visitor numbersin the province, as Table Mountain now be-comes the deciding factor for internationaltourists considering their options. This natu-ral resource has become one of the country’smost valuable commodities, and with a globalstruggling economy it is true that every bitof help is welcome.

These are exciting times for Cape Towntourism. Authorities in the sector have esti-mated that the announcement alone willbring over 100 000 visitors to local shores.

Reportedly the value of the tourism in-crease was estimated to be about R1.4 billiona year for the first five years following the in-clusion. This will inevitably lead to an in-crease in jobs.

While business readies itself to use themountain’s new elevated status in marketingcampagins, tourism authorities are rightful-ly focused on making local tourist destina-tions more accessible to the local public, thevery people who voted to make this prestig-ious accolade a reality for Table Mountain. Itis after all, the only of the finalists situatedin the middle of a bustling urban setting,hardly isolated or difficult to reach like someof its competitors.

Cape Town Executive Mayor, Patricia DeLille says the announcement has confirmedwhat many locals already know. For manyCapetonians, Table Mountain holds greatsentimental value. Rumour has it that theNew7Wonders Foundation is set to take on anew survey in the future, the top seven citiesin the world. Cape Town, here we go – again!

Thank you so much for caring, PDSAWE often hear complaints about the variouswelfare organisations, but, at the end of theday, they are all trying to do the best theycan with the limited means they have.

While I have written to complain about thestrict welfare limitations of the SPCA, I feelthat in all fairness, I should let readers knowthat there is light at the end of the tunnel.

After the nightmare I had with private vetcharges and the SPCA, I found a place thatcares, the PDSA.

I have received phenomenal service fromthem over the past two months.

I am most grateful to Arthur George andhis team at the Athlone and Bridgetown clin-ics.

You are amazing, keep doing what you do-ing.

Everybody at the PDSA went out of theirway to ensure that my cat and kittens got thebest care.AYESHA BAGUS

Tax businesses which benefitedIT IS regrettable that since the founding ofa democratic state, most citizens of this beau-tiful country find themselves in a state of ab-ject poverty. Democracy means very little tothem because at the end of the day they gowithout food, shelter and may other basic ne-cessities.

The companies that profited most duringapartheid are still in existence.

Still profiting from the human misery towhich they contributed in apartheid days.

A minute proportion of their profits go to-wards social investment. A kind of feel-goodcontribution that is in most cases useless be-cause the projects are not sustained.

The time has arrived that we start to makethese companies take more responsibility tochange the socio economic condition of ourpeople.

Many of these companies would probably

say they are unable to contribute because ofa slow-down or down-turn in the economy.However, a person just has to lookat theprof-its that the banking sector posted underthese economic conditions. The question ofcourse how can this sector be suffering withsuch enormous profits?

The proposal by Archbishop Tutu to taxthose who benefited from apartheid shouldbe taken more seriously and should be givenmore support by the disadvantaged.

Also, while this is being deliberated, thesecompanies must be encouraged by govern-ment and the communities who supportthem to make significant contributions to ed-ucation and employment.

If we forget the suffering of our parentsthen their struggle to end injustice would bein vain.SHEIKH MA JARDIEN

YourSMSes. A little male crossbred dogwas found on 31 October inSouthfield Road. He wearsone ear up and the other onedown. He may have jumpedout of a car and seems welllooked after. It has a longishbody and could be a daschundand chihuahua mix. Phone071 946 1004.

Minstrels and culture. I’m sorry, minstrels, but

coonery is not the culture oftheCapeMuslimcommunity.

. Charles has it horriblywrong. Not all coloured peo-ple regard the minstrels astheir culture. I was born andbred in District Six.

Just a thought. Parents, you put kids in

school, knowing how muchthe school fee is. You startpaying then stop. You sendyour child to school expect-ing teachers to teach, but youdon’t pay the fees. You don’tattend school meetings or col-lect school reports. How mustyour kids feel? Your rent ispaid. There are teachers whomust be paid. Please pay.Concerned parent

. What is up with SARScall centre agents? When theycan’t help you and do nothave an answer to your que-ry, and you ask for their su-pervisor, you are told he isnot there. You then ask for

the manager and you get puton hold indefinitely? And totop it all SARS loses your pa-perwork! What do people atSARS get paid for? To lookpretty? Amber Edwards

. Can anybody tell me howthe price of Grabouw wors in-creases by R10 in threemonths?

. Having just returnedfrom Canada, I’m wonderingwhy our extra-large eggs arethe size of their small ones?

By the way. Friday I sat in a restau-

rant and watched a man walkout with a half-finished bottleof wine and get into a vanparked in a handicap park-ing. Law enforcement wasticketing a few cars away.Surely that bay should bechecked first. He had nosticker. Hope he had indiges-tion from his eisbein. PJ

. I want to say a big thankyou to Water Affairs whofixed our leak. God bless! Pas-tor Richard

. I hope no puppies undernine months will walk in theWiggle Waggle – it’s bad fortheir bones.

. In keeping with the spiritof Helen Suzman’s erstwhileproposed voting restrictions,may I suggest that only thosewith Matric be allowed todrive on the road named afterher? Gary

. Ranshaw Alexander Cu-pido, I have a trade certificatebelonging to you. ContactMrs Laatoe on (021) 372 1715.

. Congratulations to theGolden Lions on winning theCurry Cup final. Better latethan never and, although I’ma WP/Stormers supporter, Ican see a few Lions in Spring-bok jerseys bringing the WebEllis back to SA in 2015. Be-ware, All Blacks, the Lions’victory was not a nervousone-pointer like yours. TheAll Blacks can wait another24 years to win the nextWorld Cup. The king of therugby jungle is now uncaged.DG Thompson, Crawford

. Helen is once again busywith window-dressing. Onthe one hand she wants ablack parliamentary leaderand on the other she fightsthe indigenous Capetoniansfrom using their own roads.New Year Baby

. Still waiting to have cen-sus forms collected since 24October.

. If words could expresshow I feel when I’m at the mo-tivational corner with MrMzamo. Baie dankie for beinga spark in my life for the pastfour years. Being unem-ployed is not easy but now Iunderstand that everyonehas to go through, not over,obstacles and it’s okay to bedifferent.

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Tuesday 15 November 2011 LETTERS People’s Post Constantia­Wynberg Page 9

Pets need to be cared forAS an experienced (but retired) breeder ofBurmese cats, I could not let Jason Bosch’ssuggestion that cats should not necessarilybe sterilised go unchallenged.

I agree that sterilisation, like any opera-tion, is not without risk.

The risks are minimal.Lets have a look at his other suggestions:. Look for a medical alternative, like the

pill for humans.There have been alternatives like this

for many years.Vets will advise that the risks of using

these contraceptives are farhigher than those involvedin spaying.

They include the possibili-ty of the cat developingdiabe-tes, and the owner not admis-tering them frequentlyenough.

. Keep the cats isolatedwhile in oestrus: I wonderhow many queens in oestrushe’s dealt with?

The cat “calls” - ie shoutsfor a male - and paces, tryingdesperately to escape, all thetime for three days to a week.Depending on the breed, thiscan be very loud.

She’s obsessed with her need for a mate,possibly to the extent that she stops eating.No sleep for a week, for you, your neigh-bours, or your cat - is that in the cat’s inter-est?

She may come on heat as soon as twoweeks or less after her last heat.

The consequences for the cat of being onheat frequently without being mated in-clude pyometria (potentially fatal) and aruined temperament due to the frustra-tion.

That’s if the owner manages to preventher from getting out and meeting a malewho was not neutered by his irresponsibleowner.

Jason did not mention the problemscaused by unsterilised male cats who roamaround, attacking pet cats, spreading dis-eases, stealing their food, driving them tospray within their homes, until their own-ers either have to pay a cat behaviouristto help them sort out the problem, or eutha-nise or rehome their previously belovedpets to save their own sanity.

Yes, pets are living creatures and ownersdo need to make sacrifices to look afterthem, including sterilising them.

If you are not a responsible breeder,working to improve yourchosen breed, in the knowl-edge that there are goodhomes for your kittens withpeople who want the charac-teristics of your breed, thensterilise!

Sterilised cats make won-derful pets. Unsterilised catsare for the responsiblebreeders, who know whatthey are doing and have suit-able facilities.

Leaving your cat unsteri-lised is irresponsible, andnot in thebest interest of thatcat, other cats in the area,

people, or the consequent unwanted kit-tens.

It’s a no brainer.Spay and neuter.If you want a kitten, please contact either

one of the welfare organisations, who willsterilise before letting you having the kit-ten (saving you that bother) or a responsi-ble breeder.

Contact the Western Province Cat Clubfor advice or assistance.

The website is wpcatclub.org.za or [email protected].

RegardsHAZEL KINGCommittee Member - Publications WesternProvince Cat Club

Correct crime communication

He (has) tickled my fancy

THERE is once again reports of “attacks” onTable Mountain. The word “attack” meansto “set upon with violent force.” Are peoplebeing set upon just to cause them injury?

“Robbery” is the act of “unlawfully takingthe property of another by the use of forceor intimidation.”

We need to know if there are people who

are robbing hikers, or people who are attack-ing hikers for no apparent reason.

Different responses are required in eachcase.

I hope that next time the correct terminol-ogy will be used.KEITH BLAKEOttery

He (has) tickled my fancyHe (has) tickled my fan-

cydeclares a sports pre-

senterof our sports ministerhe being quite activeHe being quite activein a manner of speaking(tickled some other fan-

cybut we won’t talk about

thatsays the sports present-

er)Okay it is, too many say,one’s little bit on the sideas long as the work gets

doneand we are in the rightshade of politicsHe (has) tickled my fan-

cy16 days of activism not

yetthe flavour of the monthso women and childrenwe put you at risk in be-

tweenHe (has) tickled my fan-

cylike other higher-ups

havebe they gypsies, nomads,or lesbians evenHe (has) tickled my fan-

cyhas our sports ministermaybe feeding an extra

mouth(the next census is

when)We won’t talk about thathe being quite activesince there seems not to

be‘deleterious public con-

sequences’

to his little bit on theside

He (has) tickled my fan-cy

(proving his Africanmanhood)

what might he do toyours

come vote-catching timeSAFM’s Saturday after-

noon sports-fellow ticklesmy fancy, whilst the belov-ed country’s “I am also nota lesbian” AgricultureMinister goes on the fullfrontal (“Minister‘trekkedaround’ butnot incaravan,’ Argus, 5 Nov2011),). Remember, “[Len-nit] Max sex allegations aprivate matter, says Zille,”Cape Times February 152010?DAVID KAPP

It’s a nobrainer.Spay andneuter

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Showcasing thetalent of M’Plain

Disney on ice in Cape TownDISNEY On Ice presents Worlds of Fantasy forthe first time in South Africa. Thrill tohigh-speed stunts as Lightning McQueen,Mater and the crew of Disney/Pixar’s Carsrace across the ice. Dive into The Little Mer-maid’s enchanting undersea kingdom. En-ter the mystical world of Pixie Hollow withTinker Bell and the Disney Fairies as theyreveal the magic. The toys are back in townwith heroic action when Buzz Lightyear,Woody, Jessie, and the Toy Story gang es-

cape from the rambunctious tots of Sunny-side Daycare and race for home, in theirmost daring adventure ever. Tickets arepriced from R150 to R300 from Computicket(www.computicket.com or 083 915 8000).

Disney on Ice will be presented at theCape Town International Convention Cen-tre on Friday 6 July 2012, 11:00 and 15:00,Saturday 7 July, 11:00, 15:00 and 19:00, Sun-dayandMondayat 11:00 and15:00 andTues-day 10 July at 11:00, 15:00 and 19:00.

WONDER WORLD: Join Tinkerbell for a magical journey on ice. Photos: Supplied

AGLAMOUROUS coffeetable book, a week-long photo exhibition

and a production featuring fa-mous entertainers fromMitchell’s Plain, will be theflagship presentation at theninth annual Suidoosterfeesfrom 14 to 19 February at Art-scape.

The production, ’n Plekkie indie Son ... Mitchells Plain seMense, is a co-production be-tween the Suidoosterfees andArtscape with stars such as Emoand Loukmaan Adams, theKhoisan rapper Blaqpearl, theSA’s Got Talent winner JamesBhemgee and Melanie Jones.

Basil Appollis is the directorof this musical theatre produc-tion, which features storytellingand songs to illustrate the pastand present of Mitchell’s Plainwith compassion.

Marlene le Roux, director ofArtscape and the Suidooster-fees, compiled the book of the same titlethat will be launched on 15 February be-fore the première.

A reading from the book will take placeon 17 February before the show at 17:00.

The production will only have twoshows at the Suidoosterfees – Wednesday

(15 February) at 19:30 and Friday (17 Feb-ruary) at 18:00.

Tickets are available atComputicket orvisit www.facebook.com/Suidoosterfees,Twitter or www.suidoosterfees.co.za, call(021) 446 1558 or send e-mail to [email protected].

RARE TALENTS: Local talent on the programme atthe Suidoosterfees are, from left, Blaqpearl, Louk­maan and Emo Adams. Photo: Supplied

Open mic at Trinity in Green PointSONGWRITERS and performers fromaround the Mother City are invited to at-tend the Sunset Fireflies Cape Songwrit-ers Open Mic Jam Sessions at Trinity,

15 Bennett Street, Green Point, everyTuesday at 20:00. The entry fee of R30 in-cludes a free beer or glass of housewine.

For more information call 082 256 7656.

A play about leading separate livesA DIVORCED former politician, a re-tired military man, a bullying mother,her repressed daughter and a fashion-able divorcée are some of the charac-ters in the beautifully crafted play,Separate Tables, that opens at theMasque Theatre, Muizenberg, on Fri-day 18 November.

The setting for the play, wovenaround the foibles and personalities ofhotel residents, is Bournemouth, Eng-land, 1954. Playwright Trence Ratti-gan was a master of characterisationand his convincing and compassionatestudies of ordinary human beings ringas true today as they did 57 years ago.

English playwright Terence Ratti-gan was born 100 years ago and the Clare-mont Dramatic Society decided to honourhim in his centenary year by presentingone of his most famous plays. The play isdirected by Sue Bolton.

The show runs from 18 to 26 November(excluding Sunday to Wednesday). The

showstarts at 20:00 onweeknights and14:30and 18:30 on Saturdays. Tickets are R55 forThursday evening and Saturday matinéeand R65 for other performances. (MasqueTheatre Club Members enjoy a R10 dis-count). To book phone (021) 788-1898 duringoffice hours.

COLOURFUL CHARACTERS: James Skilton, Shei­la Inglis and Jane Skilton in Separate Tables,which opens at the Masque Theatre

A Goldin opportunityTHE Brett Goldin Bursary fund is the bene-ficiary of a special performance of LaraFoot’s acclaimed Solomon and Marion,staring Dame Janet Suzman and Khay-alethu Anthony, on Sunday 20 Novemberat 14:00. The Brett Goldin Bursary was setup after the young actor and a friend, fash-ion designer Richard Bloom, both 28, werebrutally murdered on 16 April 2006.

Goldin was murdered just days before hewas due to leave for Stratford-upon-Avonto perform the role of Guildenstern in Ham-let, directed by Suzman, in the RoyalShakespeare Company’s Complete WorksFestival. The double murder sent shock-waves throughout South Africa and Eng-land. The bursary was established by TheRoyal Shakespeare Company, The ActorsCentre in Johannesburg and the BaxterTheatre Centre to give another young actorthe opportunity denied Brett, and to hon-our his memory in an appropriate manner.The first donations were from South Afri-

can-born actors Sir Antony Sher and Hon-orary RSC Associate Dame Janet.

The bursary is for a short post graduatecourse to fine-tune the skills of actors to in-terpret Shakespeare. The first three recipi-ents were Omphile Molusi, Thami Mbongoand Nicholas Pauling. All three actors hadroles in The Tempest, which marked thesecond collaboration between the BaxterTheatre Centre and the Royal ShakespeareCompany in 2009. The 2010 recipients wereThato Moraka and Josette Eales.

The 2012 winners will be announced ata special function on Friday 25 November.

To find out more on how to support theBrett Goldin Bursary Fund, visitwww.baxter.co.za under the tab Fundrais-ing. Booking for the special performance ofSolomon and Marion is through Com-puticket on 0861 915 8000, on-line atwww.computicket.co.za or at any ShopriteCheckers outlet countrywide. Ticket pric-es for the bursary fundraiser are R180.

Win tickets to Josh GrobanBIG Concerts are proud to present A Spe-cial Evening with Josh Groban at theGrand Arena, GrandWest, on Tuesday 29and Wednesday 30 November. Theseevents are presented in partnership withTalk Radio 702, 567 Cape Talk and M-Net.

Withover 25millionalbumssoldworld-wide, Groban is one ofthe world’s best sellingartists. The 30-year-oldLA native first brokeout in 2001 with his selftitled debut album andhas gone on to releasefive multi-platinum al-bums, the latest being2010’s Illuminations.

Groban has beennominated for morethan a dozen awards,including an Ameri-can Music Award, aWorld Music Award, aJuno Award, twoGrammy Awards andan Academy Award.He has performed withsome of the most cele-brated artists in histo-ry, including BarbaraStreisand, Andrea Bocelli and Celine Di-on. In South Africa, he is one of the mostsuccessful international artists of thepast 10 years, having sold over 750 000 al-bums.

For all his success, Groban remains in-tent on staying connected, not only to hismusic, but also to his fans in countriesaround the world. Groban’s ties to SouthAfrica are just an example of that. In 2004

Groban made his first visit to South Afri-ca and was appointed by Nelson Mandelaas an official ambassador for Mandela’sProject 46664, a campaign to help raiseglobal awareness of HIV/AIDS. Throughhis own Foundation, Groban has support-ed Siyawela (formerly Zamimpilo Or-

phanage)/NOAH (Kwa-Mashu, South Africa).

For his 2006 Awakerecord Josh recorded thesong Weeping composedby South African DanHeyman, a song about ap-preciating the commonhumanity in us all, espe-cially during times ofconflict. He recordedWeeping with LadysmithBlack Mambazo and VusiMahlasela.

His current album, Il-luminations, alreadyplatinum in South Afri-ca, teamed Josh with pro-ducer Rick Rubin (John-ny Cash, Metallica, NeilDiamond) and chal-lenged the artist to tapdeeper into his full range

of talents, not only as a singer and musi-cian, but as a writer. Notable tracks in-cludeHiddenAway,Bells ofNewYorkCityand Higher Window.

•Win a set of double tickets to seeJosh Groban at the Grand Arena,GrandWest, in November. To win,SMS the word “Groban” to 34586 bynoon on Wednesday 23 November.SMSes cost R1,50.

SOULFUL SINGER: Josh Groban

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THE FRUIT & VEG CITY STORE IN TOKAIWILL SOON RE-LAUNCH AS A BRAND NEW

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If you share our Passion & Love for food andhave proven food retail experience in one of

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• Butchery Manager

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• Mince & Wors makers

• Biltong Assistant

• Counter hands

• Chefs

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Please Note:These are the only positions

currently vacant. If you have previously appliedplease do not re-send your CV.

OPPORTUNITIES IN SPECIALITYFOODS RETAIL

The Alphen re­opens as 5­star boutique hotelADVERTORIAL: THE historic Alphen Ho-tel in the Constantia Valley is due to re-open as a 5-star establishment this month.Currently undergoing an extensive re-vamp, the 11,5 acre property will offerboutique accommodation with two inde-pendently operated restaurants.

Further features will include three bars, adeli, a spa, a conference and business centreand outdoor events facilities - all open to thepublic.

Operator Paul Kovensky’s vision is to seethese different facets function simultaneous-ly, providing hotel guests and the local com-munity with a venue for relaxing, socialising,dining, celebrating and conducting business.

Centrally situated on the Cape Peninsulaand located a mere 20 minutes from CapeTown CBD, Cape Town International Airportand False Bay, The Alphen Hotel aims to at-tract leisure and corporate, local and interna-tional guests.

A modern and playful twist has been addedto the décor and design, whilst preserving therich backdrop of history.

The concept is mixing old with new andpart of the décor will be an extensive privatecollection of antique furniture and art, com-bined with specially commissioned over-

sized, contemporary new works.The 21 luxury suites all have the trimmings

expected of a 5-star hotel – his and her bath-rooms, rain showers, three-tier mini-bars,Lavazza coffee machines, multi-media enter-tainment systems, in-roombusiness services,iced fruit bowls, king-size beds and privateterraces, tonamea few. “I am in thehospitali-ty business because I’m a true epicurean,”says Kovensky. “I love to eat, drink, socialiseand relax in great surroundings and stay inunique hotels. I want to create the same forothers.”

The food and beverage operations are nottypical hotel fine dining and will include theday venue La Belle Café and Bakery with deliand retail section, specialising in light meals,breads, patisseries and salads while 5Roomswith its dark, rich colours, heavy fabrics, dra-matic décor and cosmopolitan cuisine willprovide a warm atmosphere for evening din-ing. A unique feature is its own accommoda-tion upstairs for patrons wishing to stay overafter a night of wining and dining.

Both operations offer indoor and outdoorseating under ancient oak trees. Unique tothe Western Cape is The Rose Bar, a gardenbar and terrace overlooking the extensive, re-designed, landscaped garden with water fea-tures, pool and rose garden.

Adam Court, interior designerfor Stefan Antoni and Associatessays; “The Alphen Hotel was sucha stimulating and challengingproject, we wanted to work withthe existing heritage framework,push it, exaggerate it but also pro-vide some provocative, contempo-rary glamour and surreal fantasy.The many facilities gave us plentyof range to explore and expand dif-ferent, but connected themes andambiances. It’s like stepping intoanother world.”

.Offering Cape Hospitalitysince the 18th century and de-clared a national monument in1973, The Alphen was originallypart of the Groot Constantia Es-tate.

Producing wine and export fruit, it was thefirst estate to grow grapes, make and bottlewine and sell it to the public. It boasts a rich,interesting history and has hosted the likesof Mark Twain, Cecil John Rhodes, GeorgeBernard Shaw and Jan Smuts. It also featuresthe oldest surviving mill on the Cape Penin-sula.

The Alphen Hotel forms part of Paul Koven-sky’s portfolio that includes a group of suc-

cessful, established Atlantic Seaboard res-taurants – Paranga, Zenzero, The Kove,Pepenero and the recently acquired La Med(to be renamed Bungalow).

Hotel guests will have the option of beingshuttled to these restaurants during theirstay.

The Alphen Hotel team supports responsi-ble tourism and plans to contribute greatlytowards social responsibility and environ-mental sustainability.

Pictured here is the 5Rooms Terrace

Climb KilimanjaroTWO experienced guides from African Out-door Adventures will give a free presentationon climbing Kilimanjaro on Wednesday 23

November at the Sportsman’s Warehouse inTokai at 18:00.

There is no charge, but please RSVP for ca-teringpurposes.Refreshmentswill be served.For more information contact Paul Winderon 083 788 2230.

Support for living with griefNO MATTER how long it’sbeen since your loved one died,grief can make the holidays apainful time.

The Meadowridge BaptistChurch will hold a grief shareseminar on the topic “surviv-

ing the holidays” on Thursday24 November at the Church,from 19:30 to 21:30.

To book, phone Sue on(021) 712 1218 (from 8:30 to16:00). Alternatively, [email protected].

Put your best paw forwardSouth Africa’s biggest dog walk,the Wiggle Waggle is back andthey would like you to join thou-sands of other dog-loving Cape-tonians and their four-leggedpals.

The SPCA Royal Canin Wig-gle Waggle Walkathon (4.5km)will take place on Sunday 20 No-vember at 9:00 at the School forMaths, Science and Technologyon Firgrove Way in Tokai.

Entries cost R30 per person,R20 per dog and children inprams are free.

All participants must registerto take part and are encouragedto pre-register online atwww.spca-ct.co.za or register onthe day from 7:00.

For more information contact(021) 700-4141/80.

Alternatively, visitwww.spca-ct.co.za.

Witbooi-Namastamlede herenigingNA 158 jaar, gaan Witbooi-Na-mastamlede in Suid-frika he-renig word met hulle medestamlede in Namibie.

Gedurende 1853, moes hulle,weens historiese en ander redes,Suid-Afrika, vanaf Pella, verlaatom hulle in Gibeon Namibie tevestig. Hierdie hereniging vindplaas vanaf 16 tot 18 Desemberby Bergkroon, in Wellington.

‘n Inligtingsvergadering wordgehou op Sondag 20 November,in die Goodwood Gemeenskap-saal, om 15:00. Alle Witbooi’s,hetsy van vader-of-moeder-skant, is baie welkom, of enigeander Nama. Vir verdere in-ligting, mag u John CorneliusWitbooi, leier van die Witbooi-Namastam in Suid-Afrika, by072 106 1409 of (021) 873-3712.

Learn about feathered friendsWESSA (Wildlife and Environ-ment Society of South Africa) isholding a members’ evening andtalk on Thursday 17 November,from 18:00 to 20:00 at the WESSABarn, 31 The Sanctuary, Kirsten-hof.

Vernon Head and Mel Trippfrom Cape Bird Club will be pre-senting on their fascinating tripto the Galapagos archipelagowhere they encountered Blue-

footed boobies, iguanas, the Gala-pagos Waved albatross and gianttortoise.

All welcome. Non-members paya R25 donation and proceeds go tocovering costs and fundingWESSA’s work.

A cash bar will be available forwine and soft drinks. RSVP toSandy by Tuesday 15 Novemberon [email protected] or(021) 701-1397.

The soft drizzle didn’t damp­en the mood of players andsupporters at the annualsports match between theDesmond Tutu TB Centre andthe Desmond Tutu HIV Foun­dation at the UCT sportsgrounds on Tuesday 9 No­vember. Archbishop Des­mond Tutu, who is patron ofboth organisations, cheeredon the players during thematch, which was won by theDesmond Tutu HIV Founda­tion. The friendly games wereheld to celebrate the workbeing done by both organisa­tions in the fields of TB andHIV. Several hundred employ­ees, from drivers to outreachworkers and researchers,were thanked for their work.

Archbishop Des­mond Tutu sur­rounded by support­ers and employeesof the Desmond Tu­tu TB Centre and theDesmond Tutu HIVFoundation.“There’s so muchugliness in theworld, yet there arealso things that fillmy heart with joy.You show you care.You put a smile onGod’s face,” Tututold the gatheringafter the game. Pho­to: Supplied

Bringing art to the massesSELECTED artworks from this year’sFreedom to Create Festival are on show atthe Company Gardens in Cape Town from17 November until 18 December.

Importantly for Cape Town, it is the firstsuch event to be held here since CapeTown was voted the World Design Capital2014.

Many local charities will benefit fromFreedom to Create’s visit.

The Freedom to Create Festival, includ-ing the awards ceremony, exhibition, filmfestival and other events, take place from14 to 20 November.

“By bringing the exhibition outdoors tothis popular public heritage park in CapeTown’s central business district, we hopeto engage new audiences in a dialoguearound pressing social issues that our ex-hibition brings to light,” said organisersof this year’s event.

The Freedom to Create Exhibition com-bines powerful artworks with importantsocial messages and is a physical manifes-tation of how creativity is being used toinfluence social change around the world.It addresses the importance of empower-ing dreams to transform lives, and cele-brates the power of the arts in confrontingbarriers to creativity and prosperity.

The exhibition offers participating art-ists an opportunity to share their work on

an international platform. Resonatingamong members of the global art worldand humanitarian sectors, previous Free-dom to Create Exhibitions have been heldin London, New York, Harare, Kabul, Cai-ro, Mumbai, Sarajevo and Xiamen.

For more information on the list ofevents, visit www.freedomtocreate.

STRANGE WORLD: Tired of a world werephotos are so often taken but so rarely giv­en, photographer Alexia Webster, togetherwith artist Mike Saal, came up with the ideaof creating free outdoor photo studios onstreet corners around the country.

Photo: Alexia Webster

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Prepare for Asian persuasionTHE Mother City Queer Project(MCQP) returns to the CapeTown International ConventionCentre (CTICC) on 17 Decemberand this year’s theme is “Maid inChina.”

There will be more dance floorsand a wider variety of music thanat last year’s “Flower Power” partyat the Cape Town Stadium.

“Maid in China” party-goers canlook forward to nine dance floors,three stages and three experientialareas, each with its own theme andmusic style. Top acts such as GoodLuck, Crazy White Boy, The Com-mercial Hippies, Killer Robot, Pas-cal & Pearce, and DJ Ryan Dent willbe there.

VIP ticket holders will have fullaccess to all areas, secure parkingat the CTICC and an exclusive VIParea with its own dance floor andTOP acts, snacks, massage area,complementary frozen cocktailsand Cintron Energy drink, bars andtoilets. VIP ticket holders also havefree access to the after-parties onSunday.

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ORIENTAL: The CTICC will be hosting this year’s Mother City Queer projectparty on Saturday 17 December. Photo: Basil Brad

Night in honour of Dalai LamaTHE African representative of theDalai Lama, Sonam Tenzing ad-dressed members of the CapeTown Press Club and the Cape

Town Club on Thursday 13 Octo-ber. A event was held at LeinsterHall. Members and guests of bothclubs held their breath as Tenzing

outlined the plan of His Holiness,which could form part of a peace-ful solution in Tibet and the returnof the Dalai Lama to his country.

Douglas McClure and Fiona Darcy­Fisher enjoyed theevening. Photos: Michael Kirner Lorna Powe and Jenna Monk smile for the camera.

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The key to unlocking dreamsHANRIE BOSCH

“FAILURE is a great teacher. Itis a very normal part of being anentrepreneur. We should stopstigmatising people who havefailedandstopregarding itas theend of the road. Just think of Ri-chard Branson and Steve Jobs,”muses Martin Feinstein, organ-iser of this year’s Telkom CapeTown Entrepreneurship Week.

“In a sense people are forced to bemore entrepreneurial and find newways of generating an income”,says Feinstein adding in the samebreath that between 30 to 40 % ofsmall businesses fail within thefirst year, and over five years thenumber doubles to 80%.

“These figures can be very scary,and intimidate a lot of people espe-cially since most people starting asmall business have very good tech-nical skills and know a lot about the

trade they are entering into, but notabout business. People also start ina very overcrowded market, open-ing up crèches or hair salons in-stead of doing something new andinnovative.”

But Capetonians can regardthemselves as lucky, as Cape Townis seen as one of the most nurturingurban environments for entrepre-neurs in the country, as Feinsteinexplains.

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Whether you have just started asmall business, and need mentor-ing and support, or you are justthinking about starting a smallbusiness, the Cape Town Entrepre-neurship Week, 15 to 21 November,can help to give you advice.

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Cape teams out to improve statusLYNN PRINS

AJAX Cape Town and EngenSantos are facing a tough battleto the top as they prepare toshow their mettle against for-midable opponents SuperSportUnited and Kaizer Chiefs thisweekend.

TheUrbanWarriors beat Super-Sport 5-2 in the first round duringthe MTN Top Eight, and revengeis to be expected come Friday.

Pressure will definitely be onfor both Ajax and SuperSportsince Ajax missed out on silver-ware in the Telkom KnockoutCup, when they were booted fromthe tournament by Golden Ar-rows.

Urban Warriors will have tokeep an eye on SuperSport’s Ma-lawian dangerman Atusaye Nyon-do, who is currently the joint topscorer in the Absa PremiershipLeague.

He was also voted the PSL Play-er of the Month for August andSeptember and heads into thematch as the man to watch.

Newly-signed defender Mat-thew Booth might be the kick Ajaxneeds.

Booth recently signed a con-tract which lasts until the end ofthe season.

Over at the Santos camp, theteam is optimistic after reachingthe semi-finals in the TelkomKnockout Cup.

They are oozing confidence, al-though they had a difficult start tothe season.

The People’s Team, as they are

known to fans, faces two awaygames, a league match againstKaizer Chiefs and the TelkomKnockout semi against BidvestWits University.

When asked how Santos willprepare to play against one of thetop teams, coach Boebie Solomonscommented: “We don’t view otherteams as big teams. All games areimportant for us and we prepareit in the same serious way.”

He added: “An away game isnever easy and we expect to havea tough game against them.Against teams like Chiefs, playersare normally highly motivated toget a positive result.”

Solomons reckons the team isworking well together and newplayers like Jonathan Armogam,Jonathan Fransman, Pere Ari-weriyai and Warren Bishop aregetting used to the way the teamfunctions.

However, there is an unfortu-nate rash of injuries in the camp.Key players such as striker ErwinIsaacs, central defender WayneArendse – who is still recoveringfrom bruised ribs – and TshepoMotsoeneng, who has a knee inju-ry, may not be taking part in thematch.

“We are managing Motsoenengat this moment in time and assoon as we have an opportunitywe will try and solve this injuryproblem,” said Solomons.

Ajax takes on SuperSport Unit-ed on Friday at 20:00 at Cape TownStadium.

On Saturday, Santos faces Kaiz-er Chiefs at the Peter Mokaba Sta-dium at 20:15.

INJURED: Erwin Isaacs, striker for Engen Santos, picked up a calf injuryin the last game, a late fitness result showed. Photos: Rashied Isaacs

ON THEBALL: AjaxskipperGranwaldScott aswell asGeorgeMalulekawerecalled upto the na­tionalteam thatplayedagainstIvoryCoast inthe NelsonMandelaChallengeon Satur­day.

TOP SHOT: False Bay Gun Club mem­ber Alexis Biermann participated inthe Boland League ChampionshipShoot on Saturday 5 November inSomerset West where she won agold medal for the Ladies OpenClass. At the Boland year end func­tion held that evening, she was alsoawarded the Ladies Open Shield aswell as another gold medal. Alexis,a Grade 10 pupil at Silvermine Acad­emy, is the daughter of False Bay GunClub chairperson Keith Biermann.Alexis represented Boland for Tacti­cal Shooting in April, and recently re­turned from representing South Afri­ca at the World Shoot 16, which washeld in Rhodes Island, Greece, in Oc­tober. At the event she participatedas a Junior in the Open Class. Nation­ally, she shoots in the ladies divisionand is the only junior who shootsopen. Photo: Supplied

Tee off with VOBTHE VOB Baseball and SoftballClub will be hosting a golf day onSunday 18 December at King DavidGolf Course in Bellville. Entry isR300 per person or R1 200 for a fourball. For more information, or tobook your spot, contact DeniseJones on 079 225 5772 or [email protected].

CENTENARIAN: Dav­id Bedingham (17) ofWynberg Boys’ Highwas awarded a spe­cial cap on Saturdayto mark his 100thmatch for hisschool’s first teambefore his side’s bat­tle against PaarlBoys’ High. The teen,who was also select­ed to represent theprovince at an under­19 level this season,continued with hisgood form by scoring96 runs to round offa memorable day.Handing over his spe­cial cap is first teamcoach Eric Lefson.Photo: Rashied Isaacs

EDGED: Matthew Steele of Rondebosch Boys’ High edges the ball during a WP SchoolsLeague under­19A match played against Bishops – the home side – on Saturday. Photo:Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

Surf’s up at Kommetjie FestivalTHE Kommetjie Surf Shop in associationwith The Kommetjie Festival will be host-ing a surf event with a difference on 19 No-vember from 10:00 till 13:00.Instead of judg-ing surfing ability, the focus will be on fun,and prizes will be awarded to the bestdressed participant, the most original craftand the top entertainer. Contestants are

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Management has eye on the prizeLYNN PRINS

THEY ARE always in the back-ground, spurring the players

on and formulating strategies totake their team to the top. Thisweek People’s Post will intro-duce the team behind the nation-al women’s softball side.

The eight-strong managementteam has been working around theclock, preparing the squad for argu-ably thebiggest tournament of theirsoftball careers.

The Softball Junior Women’sWorld Championship takes placefrom Wednesday 7 to Saturday 17December at Turfhall Stadium andPeople’s Post is the print mediasponsor.

Former national softball playersand provincial coaches make up theexperienced panel, with four ofthem hailing from the Mother City.

Lester Smith is the head coachand known as the man who led thesenior WP softball team to victoryin the National InterprovincialTournament in 2010.

He almost repeated this feat ear-lier this year, however the team fellshort when they were beaten byGauteng in the final.

Smith is also the former headcoach of the Westridge Yankees andthanks to his vision, his former sidehas scooped knockout and league ti-

tles in 2007 and 2010.Smith says his team is fully-fo-

cused on the task ahead and looksforward to a respectable result.

“South Africa will go out and becompetitive in every game. Our ob-jective is to play better than whatwe are ranked. Our strongest com-petitors in our preliminary groupwould be the USA and Canada andwe have to be mentally prepared foreach game.

“Goals are essentially tough, andI can only deal with what is in mycontrol,” he says.

“My goal is to have the girls pre-pared as well as possible. I can’t tellhow many games we will win,though,” he says with a laugh.

Shihaam Nacerodien, the as-sistant coach to Smith, has a wholehistory of softball seasons behindher.

She started off at the age of 10 andplayed in the Super League untilthe age of 45.

“I am excited to be part of thecoaching staff, and it’s great to becoaching at this level. Being part ofthe World Series is a big achieve-ment, and I’m proud of them all.”

Fitness trainer Shaheeda Majietwas also a former national athleteand holds a record in 100m, 200mand relay track events.

She was also part of the WP Mas-ters softball team which went toMelbourne, Australia, in 2002.

Assist-ant manag-er Lynn Al-exander isa formernationalplayer and

has represented the country since2000.

Her first tournament was in Le-sotho, and she also played in twoWorld Series.

She was also part of the team thatplayed in the EuroAfrica Olympicqualifier which took place in Italyin 2007.

“I hope that I serveas a rolemodeland that what I’ve achieved servesas an example of what can be donewhen you work hard,” Alexandersays.

Moses Molaba is the Pitching Tech­nical Advisor.

Kerry Brooks is also a Pitching Tech­nical Advisor.

Andre Wessels is the team’s manag­er.

Lee Vermaak is also an assistantcoach.

Lester Smith is the head coach .Pho­tos: Rashied Isaacs

Lynn Alexander is the assistant man­ager.

Shihaam Nacerodien is the assistantcoach.

Shaheeda Majiet is the fitness train­er.