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De Villiers hired hitmanDALEEN FOUCHÉ
THE Wynberg Magistrate’s Court has found thatan elderly woman did hire a hitman to murderFish Hoek resident Irene Wilson.
However, it ruled earlier thatSophia de Villiers (75), who suffersfrom Alzheimer’s, could not appre-ciate the wrongfulness of her ac-tions at the time of the crime.
De Villiers was accused of hiringa hitman to murder Wilson in an at-tempt to form a romantic relation-ship with Wilson’s husband, Tony,from whom she was taking bridgelessons.
The hitman stabbed Wilson seve-ral times in the forearm, hands, up-per left thigh, chest and neck duringthe attack in March 2006.
The hitman was never arrested,but De Villiers was taken into cus-tody some hours after the incident.
On Friday 4 March, the court con-firmed that she had orchestrated theattempted murder.
Her defence attorney, William Booth, said thecourt found, in terms of the Criminal ProceduresAct, that she had “committed the act”.
Booth says the court previously found herunfit to stand trail due her suffering from Alz-heimer’s.
“The court found that she could not appreciatethe wrongfulness of her actions at the time the
crime was committed,” says Booth.He says the court now has to rule
on whether De Villiers will go to aState psychiatric facility or to a pri-vate institution.
Booth says he must still meetwith the family to decide whethertheywill apply to theHighCourt fora review of the ruling because thefamily would like De Villiers to goto a private institution.
“We are arguing that she shouldnot go to a state institution, becauseof bad conditions and staff shorta-ges,” says Booth.
But State prosecutor Nico Breylreferred De Villiers to LentegeurHospital.
The case was postponed to Thurs-day 10 March.
A weekend paper reported thatTony Wilson described his wife’s attacker as a“dangerous woman” and that “(they) still feel indanger from her”.
SHE DID IT: Sophia de Villiers at the Wynberg Magistrate on Friday 4 March.Photo: Nasief Manie
Bin pickers come under paintball fireDALEEN FOUCHÉ
A GROUP of young peoplehas been seen driving
around in convoy in Sun Valleyon Tuesdays, shooting at binpickers with paintball guns.
A woman who did not want to benamed says she picks up a friendin the area and saw a group ofyoung people driving a blue bak-kie, a black bakkie and a VW Golf,shooting at bin pickers on Tues-day mornings at about 07:15. Shesays she has seen this happening“a few times”.
She says the perpetrators are“definitely” not members of theneighbourhood watch.
“People who live in the area areshocked at this behaviour,” shesays.
She says the bin pickers runaway as soon as they see the youngpeople approaching with thepaintball guns.
Andre Blom, chairperson of theFish Hoek CPF, confirms that theSun Valley neighbourhood watchhad seen the young people shoo-ting at bin pickers on Tuesday 22February.
Blom says the neighbourhoodwatch “promptly” chased theyoung people away.
He says the neighbourhoodwatches are very active on Tues-days during bin days, when theytry to keep bin pickers out of the
area. He, however, says it is “com-pletely wrong” to act “violently”against the bin pickers, and addsthat bin picking is a problem thatneeds a long-term solution andcannot be addressed by being ag-gressive.
Peter Lovick, general managerof Living Grace, which forms partof Living Hope and deals withhomelessness and substanceabuse, says this behaviour is “des-picable”.
Lovick, who works with thehomeless daily, says shooting peo-ple with paintball guns is a viola-tion of their human rights. “Theyare already humiliated by havingto scratch in bins to survive. Thisonly increases this humiliation.”
He says it is “fairly painful to beshot with a paintball gun”.
“This is unacceptable on all lev-els,” says Lovick. He says no onewants to scratch in bins for food,but circumstances force them todo so.
Lovick, however, says there areissues of crime and drugs relatedto bin picking, but adds that “ma-king friends” with bin pickers isbetter than shooting them.
Lovick says if people wereshooting baboons or dogs, animalactivists would havebeen “up in arms”.
Neighbourhoodwatches, with the helpof sector policing andthe CPF, patrol their ar-
eas on bin days to discourage binpickers from rummaging throughthe black bins. (“Bin pickerproject puts lid on crime”,People’sPost, 25 January 2011).
The idea is to clear the area ofopportunistic criminals who hidebehind the pretence of vagrancy tosee which houses can be robbed.The first operation of its kind washeld in September last year andthe operations are now held oncea month.
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Fish Hoek woman found guilty of hiring a hitman to kill wife of bridge instructor
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Old sub brought back to lifeAFRICA’S first submarine museum, SASAssegaai, officially opened in Simon’sTown on Tuesday 1 March.
The SAS Assegaai is one of the threeDaphne Class boats built in France andacquired by the SA Navy in the early1970s. Although they operated successful-ly until the late 1990s, the Daphnes had tobe withdrawn from service and scrappedwhen maintenance becoming a problemdue to their age.
The Assegaai was the last sub with-drawn from service, on 23 November 2003.
But thanks to a few officers who formeda committee and started raising fundsand planning for the preservation of the
submarine as a museum, the Assegaaiwas never cut into pieces. Project manag-er, Arné Söderlund, retired Rear-Admiral(JG) in the navy, says the main purposeof the project is to preserve the submarineas a museum and to promote technologyand science among the youth.
“The sub has been lying dead in the wa-ter for seven years, but now she’s beenbrought back to life,” he says. The officialopening marked the first step in the As-segaai’s eventual placement ashore at themuseum.
The short, colourful ceremony conclud-ed with a walk through the submarineand a champagne reception.
GREAT STUFF: The first captain of the submarine, Rear Admiral Theo Honiball (JG),was the guest of honour at the opening.
Photo: Nasief Manie
ALL ABOARD: A proud Theo Honiball nextto the sub he once commanded.
Photo: Nasief Manie
TOPCLASS: Anton September,Tawia September andJohn vanSitter fromOcean Viewshow offtheir medals. Photo:Rashied Isaacs
Big Walk indeed!OVER 20 000 people participated in CapeTown’s annual 10 km Big Walk on Sunday.
The 1UP Cash and Carry Big Walk, pre-sented by Spice Mecca, was in aid of the RedCross Children’s Hospital and Islamic Li-brary. A cheque of R125 000 was handed tothe Red Cross Children’s Hospital on Sun-day.Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato pulled thestarting gun trigger just before 08:00. Dr Ivan
Meyer, MEC for Cultural Affairs and Sport,was spotted among the Big Walk participantswalking along the beachfront to the GreenPoint track.
Seen here are just some of the thousandsof people who enjoyed the glorious weatherand healthy outdoors on Sunday.
. People’s Post is the print media sponsorof the Big Walk.
Safety measures forFar South RoadsDALEEN FOUCHÉ
SPEED limits for roads in the Far Southwere discussed at the South PeninsulaSubcouncil meeting of 18 February andamendments made to speed limits thatwere initially applied to stretches suchas Ou Kaapse Weg.
People’s Post reported (“New speed limitfor Ou Kaapse Weg, People’s Post, 15 Febru-ary 2011) that a new speed limit would beimplemented on Ou Kaapse Weg, reducingthe speed from 90km/h to 70km/h. Trafficcalming measures were also proposed forthe intersection of Ou Kaapse Weg and Sil-vermine Road.
The change was met with some scepti-cism from road users after the announce-ment was made. But South Peninsula sub-council chairperson Demetri Qually saidin the recent subcouncil meeting that newspeed limits will indeed be enforced alongOu Kaapse Weg and other main roadsthrough South Peninsula down to CapePoint.
Qually says that the “general speed lim-
it” for the main road networks in the FarSouth, including Ou Kaapse Weg, will be80km/h, with certain areas being loweredto 70km/h. He says additional cat’s eyeswill be installed along Ou Kaapse Weg andother main roads to improve safety condi-tions on the roads.
The intersection at Silvermine Road andOu Kaapse Weg will be reduced to 70km/h.
The intersection at Silvermine and OuKaapse Weg is “under design” and therehave already been some improvements byremoving the vegetation on the approachto the intersection, says Qually.
He says there is still some deliberationon whether a traffic circle would be intro-duced at the intersection. “There is still un-certainty on whether or not a traffic circlewill improve or worsen the situation,” hetold People’s Post.
An additional right turn lane is to be in-stalled at the Ou Kaapse Weg and Steen-berg intersection. Qually, however, pointsout that a speed limit serves as the maxi-mum allowed speed. “It is still the responsi-bility of drivers to drive responsibly indangerous conditions.”
Tuck into Breakfast on Mainand cheer for cyclistsAS is tradition when the Pick n Pay CapeArgus Cycle Tour rolls into town, FishHoek locals will be making the most out oftheir entrapment in the valley by enjoyingbreakfast on Main Road on Sunday 13March – and if you’ve never joined in be-fore, be there, because it’s an experience toremember!
Locals line the Main Road to cheer on theparticipants – and if you think their cheer-ing is loud, you should see their outfits!
The road is filledwith thebeguiling scentof breakfasts being fried up and unless youbuy the really expensive kind, you’ll proba-bly have your best cup of coffee on MainRoad on Sunday morning. Those who wantto see the leaders of the cycling field in ac-tion must be up early.
Adrian Lawson, chairperson of the FishHoek Chamber of Commerce and Industry,will be heading up the festivities. Phonehim on 082 497 7366 if you have any queries.
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Cancer group meetsTHE Prostate Can-cer Support ActionGroup (PSA group)will meet at 17:45 for18:00 on Tuesday 15March in the audito-rium of the Constan-tiaberg Medi-Clinic,Burnham Road,Plumstead. Newlydiagnosed patientsand their partnersor carers are wel-come. Dr Steve Ep-pel will discusstreatment using ul-trasound. Phone 073560 3067 for more in-formation.
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JOIN Jodi-Ann Mat-thee, Marais Mat-thee and Ria Mat-thee, at 21:30 at Kingof Kings BaptistCentre, corner of OuKaapse Weg andBuller Louw Street,Sun Valley on Tues-day 15 March. Jodi-Ann, who was bornblind, performs onvarious instru-ments and writesher own music. Forinformation contactMary Murgatroydon (021) 782-1309.
New broomANDRE BLOM has stepped down as seniorcoordinator for the Silverglade Neighbour-hood Watch in Fish Hoek and has been re-placed by Russell Wright. Contact Russellon email [email protected] or on hiscell 083 461 8427.
Knit a teddy or beaniefor the childrenTHE Rotary Club Cape of Good Hope wishesto thank everyone who knitted teddy bearsand beanies for them last year. In all, nearly2 000 teddies and beanies were knitted andwere given mainly to the physically chal-lenged at the One to One Day and the balanceto children in hospitals around the Cape. Oneto One Day is held in August, when all theservice organisations in the peninsula get to-gether at the Good Hope Centre and hostabout 3 000 physically challenged people of allages for a day of fun. Each organisation hasa different stall and tries to give these peoplea day they will never forget. Donations ofwool, stuffing and needles will be gratefullyreceived. For more information contact Ursu-la McCabe on (021) 782-1803, 083 685 5157 orJean Smythe on (021) 782-1469 or 084 646 0095.
‘Wild’ chaseleads to arrestsDALEEN FOUCHÉ
FOUR suspects were arrested in theearly morning on Friday 4 March
when their car rolled in the Kalk BayMain Road during a “wild” high speedchase after they allegedly burgled Sil-vana Jewellery Studio.
This is the second break-in at Silvanasituated in Longbeach Mall this year. InJanuary, five men made off with morethan R200 000 worth of jewellery from thestore (“Thieves escape with R200 000 injewels”, People’s Post, 11 January 2011).
Warrant Officer Chris Cloete, spokes-person for the Fish Hoek police, saysthree men broke into Silvana JewelleryStudio at 02:46 by breaking the windowwith bricks. They took jewellery andwatches.
He says the three suspects got into a carwith a fourth suspect and chased downthe street when police started pursuingthem. Captain Frederick Van Wyk,spokesperson for provincial police, saysan eyewitness, an on-duty securityguard, notified the local police immedi-ately.
Andre Blom, chairperson of the FishHoek CPF, says the Sun Valley and Valy-and West neighbourhood watch helped inthe chase.
Cloete says the Silver Nissan Hard-body the suspects were driving flipped
over, but they fled on foot. Fish Hoek po-lice arrested three suspects, while theMuizenberg police arrested the fourthsuspect in Kalk Bay. Jewellery to the val-ue of R283 000 was recovered in andaround the car. Seven suspects are stillat large.
One suspect was treated for a minorhead injury under police guard at theFalse Bay Hospital. He was released im-mediately and taken into custody.
Frank Tucker, who owns Silvana Jew-ellery Studio with his wife, says they arestill taking stock of what was stolen.
“They (perpetrators) left a big mess.”Tucker did not want to comment fur-
ther on the matter.Cloete says the Nissan Hardbody was
involved in similar break-ins, includingthe previous break in at Silvana. “Thesuspects had the same modus operandi asthe burglars in the previous break-inhad.” The suspects will appear in the Si-mon’s Town court on Monday on chargesof robbery. Cloete says they will also becharged with the previous break-in at Sil-vana’s, and a similar break-in in Clare-mont. Cloete says the State will opposebail because all four suspects have crimi-nal records, or are currently on bail forsimilar offences. Anyone with informa-tionis asked to contact the investigatingOfficer Detective Sergeant James Smith,on 078 414 0518 or Fish Hoek police at(021) 784-2700.
CorrectionSOME facts published in People’s Post lastweek were incorrect (“Woman (85) attackedin Sun Valley”, People’s Post, 1 March 2011).
The article states that Shirley Lucas, thewoman who was attacked, was returninghome.ButLucas explains that shewasathercar and about to leave at the time of the inci-dent.
The article further states that the perpe-trator took her handbag and walked away,but Lucas says he demanded money, whichshe did not have, took her cellphone andthen walked away. In the article it statesthat the man turned around towards thewoman when he “saw her get up”, but ac-
cording to Nina Flack, a neighbour who wit-nessed the event, the perpetrator turnedaround “for no apparent reason” and not be-cause Lucas stood up. According to the arti-cle, the perpetrator demanded the woman’skeys, but Lucas says the keys merely fell onthe ground, while he was looking and de-manding money. The article states thatFlack arrived at the scene and helped thewoman, when in fact the woman went overto Flack’s house for assistance.
People’s Post received all informationfrom Fish Hoek police. Warrant OfficerChris Cloete, spokesperson for Fish Hoekpolice, says all information provided andpublished in People’s Post is in accordancewith statements in the case docket, as pro-vided by Shirley Lucas.
Page 4 People’s Post False Bay NEWS Tuesday 8 March 2011
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A SITE LICENCEIn terms of the provisions of Section 32(2) of the Western CapeGambling and Racing Act, 1996 (Act 4 of 1996), as amended, the
Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board (“the Board”) hereby givesnotice that an application for a site licence, as listed below, has beenreceived.A site licence will authorise the licence holder to place a
maximum of five limited payout machines in approved sites outsideof casinos for play by the public.
DETAILS OF APPLICANT
Name of business: AndréVan der MerweSole Proprietort/a Rumours
At the following site: Unit 1F, Fish Eagle Park, Kommetjie 7975Erf number: 4785, KommetjiePersons having a financialinterest of 5% or more inthe business: AndréVan der Merwe (100%)
WRITTEN COMMENTS AND OBJECTIONS
Residents of this province who wish to lodge objections or to furnish commenton any application, may do so in writing. In the case of written objections to an
application, the grounds on which such objections are founded, must be furnished.Where comment in respect of an application is furnished, full particulars and factsto substantiate such comment must be provided.The name, address and telephone
number of the person submitting the objection or offering the comment mustalso be provided. Comments or objections must reach the Board by no later than
16:00 on Friday 5 April 2011.
Notice is hereby given that, in terms of Regulation 24(2) of the National GamblingRegulations, the Board will schedule a public hearing in respect of an application onlyif, on or before 16:00 on Friday 5 April 2011, a written objection to suchapplication relating to:
(a) the probity or suitability for licensing of any of the persons to beinvolved in the operation of the relevant business, or
(b) the suitability of the proposed site for the conduct of gamblingoperations
has been received. If a public hearing is scheduled, the date of such hearing will beadvertised in this publication approximately 14 days prior to the date thereof.
Objections or comments must be forwarded to the Chief ExecutiveOfficer,Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board, P.O. Box 8175,Roggebaai 8012 or handed to the Chief Executive Officer,Western
Cape Gambling and Racing Board, Seafare House, 68 Orange Street,Gardens, CapeTown or faxed to the Chief Executive Officer at one of the
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BEACH DAY: A heat wave in Cape Town last week attracted many Capetonians to thebeaches, with temperatures rising up to 37°C. Steve Searle and his dog Sparky enjoyeda game of frisbee at Glencairn Beach last Tuesday. Photo: Nasief Manie
WHAT A CATCH: The Fish Hoek treknet fishermen brought in a net full of yellowtail onThursday 3 March. Photo: Gwen Rea
SRA trouble brewing in CapriDALEEN FOUCHÉ
CONTROVERSY is cloudingthe proposed limited Special
Rating Area for Capri.
The proposed limited SRA wouldinclude Capri, with the boundariesbeing Kommetjie Road, Old Kom-metjie Road, Solole Game Reserve,the Glencairn Express Way andCorfu Avenue. The limited SRA,however, will exclude three gatedcommunities within its bounda-ries.
Residents opposing the SRAclaim the formal application doesnot adhere to the City of CapeTown’s Special Rating Area Bylaw.
They claim the city should nothave accepted the application forthe Capri SRA due to several mat-ters of non-compliance. The appli-cation was submitted on 15 Novem-ber 2010 and is currently under con-sideration.
These residents have organisedthemselves into an action group,consolidating their opposition topose a stronger case to council.
A minimum requirement to es-tablish an SRA within the city is tohave consent from 50% plus one ofall home owners within the pro-posed SRA boundaries, but object-ing residents claim that the steer-ing committeehasnot achieved thisrequirement.
The City informed People’s Postthat the application for the limitedSRA for Capri included 316 consentforms, representing 50.5% of thehomes included within the bordersof the proposed limited SRA.
But the action group, objecting tothe SRA, claim that the 316 consentforms do not translate into 50.5%.
A resident opposing the applica-tion, who asked not to be named forfear of victimisation, says accord-ing to their calculations, 319 con-sent forms were needed to gain the
majority vote.The resident added that on the ap-
plication for the SRA, they foundone consent form was signed afterthe application had been submitted,while another home owner retract-ed their consent.
“It is evident that the proposedlimited SRA does not meet the re-quirements of the City of CapeTown Special Rating Area Bylaw.The City should not have acceptedthe application on these grounds.”
But Eddie Scott, council’s manag-er for Inter-Services Liaison, in-sists that none of the consent formsare considered invalid.
“All that is needed is for the own-ers to state that they are familiarwith the contents of the businessplan, support it and provide theirerf number, which is matched tothe property database.”
He says that after the limited SRAapplication was submitted, someconcerned residents from Capri in-spected the consent forms at theiroffice and pointed out “incompleteforms”.
“These were referred back to theapplicant, who went back to the res-idents to complete the forms.”
Scott says that when all residentswillingly completed their forms,council could regard the originalconsent forms “as being submittedin good faith”.
But the action group objecting tothe SRA has further grievances, ex-plaining that the bylaw requires asecond public meeting if the appli-cation of the proposed SRA isamended. The action group saysthe application was amended afterthe first mandatory public meeting.The amendment proposed the ex-clusion of three gated communities.The gated communities were ex-
cluded from the SRA in Decemberlast year, because they already payextra levies for similar services aswhat the SRA will offer.
They say the steering committeenever held a second public meetingto inform residents of the decisionto exclude the three gated commu-nities.
Tony Fernandez, from the CapriSRA steering committee, says a sec-ond public meeting was not held be-cause the business plan of the pro-posed SRA was not amended. “Thesame services are being offered atthe same cost.”
But the action group adds thatonepublicmeeting, held in theKingof Kings Baptist Church, contra-vened the bylaw, because the bylawstates that the public meeting needsto be held within the boundaries ofthe proposed SRA. Fernandez, how-ever, says the CFO gave permissionfor the meeting to be held outsidethe location of the proposed SRA.
According to the City of CapeTown’s Special Rating Area Policy,the SRA establishment processmust be completed by the end of Oc-tober of the financial year preced-ing the establishment of the SRA.
But the action group, objecting tothe SRA, say the application wassubmitted to the city on 15 Novem-ber 2010, with evidence that the ap-plication changed after this date.
“In accordance with the policy,the application should only be en-tertained for the 2012/2013 financialyear.”
Fernandez explains that the ap-plication was delayed, due to himbeing “incapacitated due to an oper-ation”. He adds that all the ques-tions raised by the action groupwere addressed when the applica-tion for the Capri SRA was submit-
ted. The action group says their big-gest concern is theongoing cost thatthe SRA will bring.
A resident says 88% of objectorscite financial reasons for not con-senting to the proposed SRA.
The city received 134 letters of ob-jection against the Capri SRA, 19 ofwhich are considered invalid.
Scott says three homeowners ob-jecting to the SRA qualify for “fullrelief” and 16 objections are fromowners whose properties fall out-side the proposed limited SRAboundary.
The application for the limitedCapri SRA is currently in the publicparticipation process.
This process includes a report, tobe drafted by the steering commit-tee, addressing all objectionsagainst the proposed limited SRA.
The participation has been ex-tended by the city to 15 March. Theapplication is to be considered infull council on 11 May. If the SRAis approved, additional rates will beimplemented on 1 July. The addi-tional rate, which will be calculatedon the value of each property, isbudgeted at R159.71 per R1 millionin property value.
There are currently 22 SRAs intheCityofCapeTown, fourofwhichare in commercial areas, seven inindustrial areas, nine in mixedused areas (commercial and resi-dential) and two in residential are-as. Scott says that to the best of hisknowledge, no application for anSRA has failed. “This, however,does not mean that it may not occurin future.” People’s Post, however,reported on the failure of the pro-posed Constantiaberg SRA whichfailed to gain 50% plus one votes insupport of the SRA (“CID bid fails”,People’s Post, 2 November 2010).
‘She was called home’DALEEN FOUCHÉ
A BELOVED and well-knownface in Muizenberg, Lynette Man-asse, passed away on Saturday 26February after suffering a heartattack.
The Strandfontein residentworked as the “friendly” frontend controller at Checkers in Mu-izenberg for the past 19 years, anddied at the age of 42.
To the regular customers atCheckers, Manasse became “apart of the family”, says NataliePetersen, administration manag-er for Checkers in Muizenberg.
“She was a real people’s per-son,” says Petersen.
She says since passed, manycustomers had come into thestore to inquire about funeral ar-rangements.
Petersen described the mother
of three as “caring”.“Our regular customers knew
Lynette on a first name basis. Shewould always pray for people and
genuinely ask how they were do-ing.”
But Petersen says Manasse al-ways put other people’s needs be-fore her own. “She would go outof her way to help you find a solu-tion to your problem.”
Petersen says it was a “tremen-dous shock” to find out Manassehad died. “I was on leave andLynette sent me an SMS on Fri-day to ask when I was returningand to tell me that she missedme.”
Petersen says she will alwaysbe grateful to Manasse for intro-ducing her to Christianity.
“Lynette was called home.”Manasse leaves behind three
children, a daughter and twosons. She was laid to rest on Sat-urday 5 March, after a service inthe Metropolitan Church in Lav-ender Hill.
Lynette Manasse died at the ageof 42. Photo: Supplied
Tuesday 8 March 2011 NEWS People’s Post False Bay Page 5
Little progressfor Le DiamanteDALEEN FOUCHÉ
A HANDFUL of labourers continuesto work at the Le Diamante develop-
ment site in Muizenberg Main Road, af-ter the project ground to a halt in July2010.
The team of men were working on minorrepairs on the building towards the end ofFebruary. When asked what they were do-ing, they refused to comment.
People’s Post reported last year that a con-tractor who worked on redeveloping Le Dia-mantewasallegedlynot paid forhis servicesby developers Demindex Properties.
Formerly known as South Sands and lo-cally dubbed the “Peppermint Slum” be-cause of its colour, the building was notori-ous as a drug den populated by illegal te-nants. They were evicted on 1 July 2008.Rika Lourens, director of Demindex Proper-ties, bought the property at an auction in2009 forR12.8millionandalmost immediate-ly painted it white.
Le Diamante will consist of 39 units cost-ing under R1 million each, according to itswebsite.
Danie Rossouw, from West and Rossouwattorneys, who represents the allegedly un-paid contractor, says Demindex Propertiespromised to pay the contractor in Novemberlast year (“Contractor claims non-paymentfor work on Le Diamante”, People’s Post, 16November 2010). This payment, however,has yet to materialise, he says.
In November last year, the City of CapeTown confirmed that the initial work on thebuilding was started in the absence of buil-ding plans from Demindex.
Jaco van der Westhuizen, the city’s actingdirector of Planning and Building Develop-ment Management, said previously: “Thework reached the stage where the Depart-ment of Planning and Building Develop-
ment Management insisted on the submis-sion of building plans.
“The work stopped and a sketch plan wassubmitted for the conversion of the buildinginto flats.”
According to Cheryl Walters, director forthe city’s Department of Planning andBuilding Development Management, thesketch plans have not yet been seen by allappropriate city departments.
Work on the existing part of the buildingcould continue, but sketch plans need to besubmitted for changes being made to anoth-er part of the building.
She saysvariousdepartures andaconsentapplication for Le Diamante have not yetbeen approved.
Walters explains that Demindex Proper-ties has responded to objections, but is stillnegotiating with objectors. Walters says thenature of objections cannot be disclosed un-til the process has been finalised. “In themeantime, the Planning and Building De-velopment Management Department iswaiting for comment from the ProvincialRoad Authority,” says Walters.
Full building plans for the developmentcannot be submitted until the departuresand consent have been approved.
People’s Post asked Lourens about theprogress at Le Diamante. Questions includ-ed:
. Are the building plans for Le Diamantecloser to being approved by the City of CapeTown?
. Howmanyunits inLeDiamanteare stillup for sale?
. Are buyers showing interest in buyingunits in Le Diamante?
. If a buyer were to tour the completedunit in Le Diamante what would he/shefind?
. When is the estimated date of comple-tion for Le Diamante?
Lourens, however, declined to comment.
STILL GOT IT: Silvermine Village resident Japie Malan,aged 91, is competing in his seventhPick and Pay CapeArgus Cycle tour on13 March. He willbe the oldest participant this year,and is also the oldest participant inthe history of thecycle event. Hisbest time wasachieved in 2007when he finishedthe 109km race in5 hours 48 minutes.
Photo: Leanne Stander
Page 6 People’s Post False Bay GENERAL Tuesday 8 March 2011
Dawn breaks on LongbeachDawn breaks on LongbeachPROFESSOR MIKE BERGER
IF you Google “the beachesof Cape Town”, the num-bers come up between 22and 34; clearly an underes-
timate to anyone who knows ourrocky, cove-strewn coastline.Longbeach, Simon’s Town didn’teven figure in the two lists I con-sulted.
Soevenbefore the sunhadpeepedabove the eastern mountain rim ofFalse Bay, I set off for non-existentLongbeach with camera in hand.
Lo and behold, on arrival a coupleof cars were already parked at thismythical spot. The first sight togreet me was a man wearing a Spe-cial Ops tee-shirt with his two dogsin a state of unbridled joy.
The cause of their happiness wasa much used piece of wood beingthrown for them over and overagain into the sea. One was a goldenlabrador, back-lit by the rising sunand splattering spray in all direc-tions, while around him danced asmaller, black spaniel-variety in afrenzy of excitement and frustra-tion. These are Longbeach regulars
– revealed by the vibrant health ofthe two dogs.
With the light still low, a fishingboat pushed off into the sea fromnear the parking area. The Navyfrigates, riding at anchor againstthe red glow of the breaking dawn,served as backdrop to the rowboat,which re-beached again a couple ofhundred metres further down at thenorthern end.
By then I had strolled over andwatched the morning ritual, as themen prepared the boat for the day’snet fishing. Their spotter, locatedthree quarters of the way up themountain behind them, watchedfor the telltale signs of birds andtroubledwater signifyingapossibleshoal. The group were the workingedge of an Ocean View-based fish-ing concession which extendedfrom roughly Simon’s Town toSmitswinkel Bay.
Accompanying them on this occa-sion, a Saturday, was Jamiela, theteenaged daughter of the skipper,Moegseen Jenkins. Totally at homeamongst the men, she spent thetime playing, immersed in her day-dreams “…Under the new madeclouds and happy as the heart was
long/ In the sun born over andover/ (she) ran (her) heedlessways…”.*
The men kept the area spotlesslyclean and we promised that this en-counter would not be the last.
As I trudged back towards theparking area, I encountered in-creasing numbers of people of allages, usually accompanied by ca-nine companions for whom thebeach was the social highlight ofthe day. One lady tripped elegantlyalong the beach, delicately sippingfrom a tiny cup of coffee while sur-rounded by an assortment of exu-berant dogs. Back towards the park-ing lot, black suited divers had ap-peared, the Special Ops man and hisdogs were gone, and a few sun wor-shippers were heading towardstheir allotted spots.
It was still early and this unsungbeach was already a place of refuge,pleasure and even economic oppor-tunity for many in the surroundingcommunity. It is something totreasure and protect in our trou-bled world.
* With acknowledgements to Dy-lan Thomas for the lines from “FernHill”.
ALL IS QUIET... But for a fisherman preparing to enter the water.Photo: Mike Berger
OWN WORLD: A golden labrador enjoys the undivided attention of its owner just after dawnon Longbeach, Simon’s Town. Photo: Mike Berger
OUR WORLD: Fishermen from Ocean View try their luck at a catch while the sea is fresh. Jamiela,the teenaged daughter of the skipper, Moegseen Jenkins, is seen in front. Photo: Mike Berger
ARTIST’S EYE: A canvas rich in colour, texture and feeling is created by this creative applicationof a camera lens to a sunset in Kommetjie. The photo was taken on Wednesday 2 March, withphotographer Juan Wernecke using a Canon EOS 50D + 18200mm lens set to ISO 100, focallength of 18 mm, and F11. Photo: Juan Wernecke
DAWN COMES SOFTLY: Golden rays escape from the horizon and trip over the waves as dawnbreaks over Fish Hoek beach, Sunday 6 March at 06:40. Photo: Gwen Rea
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AFRICAN CARNIVAL: Production is in fullswing for theCape Town Carnival takingplace on Saturday 19 March.Qanita Smith(left) andTatiana JacobsCroucamp areseen here fittingon some of thecostumes. Thisyear the carnivalwill have all theglamour andsensuality of Riobut with a distinctive African beat. The Carnival parade will start at 8.30pm and proceeddown the “Carnival Corridor” in Long Street, through the purposebuilt gatewaythat will be ablaze with colour, lights, lasers and dancers. HarleyDavidson motorcycles will herald the grand entrance of nine spectacular floats and over 2000 dancers in elaborate and colourful costumes. There will also be a specialFanJol in Greenmarket Square to accommodate early spectators. A largescreen, a themed bar and food vendors will be set up for the Stormers vs BullsSuper 15 rugby match. Photo: Jaco Marais / Foto 24
Nuclear power and the environmentTHE Fish Hoek Valley Historical As-sociation’s monthly meeting will beheld in the Fish Hoek Library Hall onThursday 10 March at 18:00.
Dr Paul Giess will speak on “Envi-
ronmental issues around nuclearpower”.
All are welcome. For more infor-mation contact Mieke Gordon on(021) 782-5864.
Local author writes tellallbiography of Olive SchreinerSOUTH AFRICA’S first major nov-elist, humanist, liberal thinkerand feminist, Olive Schreiner,died in poor circumstances in aboarding house at the age of 65 inOak Hall, Wynberg.
In anerawhennorespectablewom-an went without stockings, she wasconsidered outrageous for shunningcorsets and stays.
Schreiner liked to skinny-dip andsunbathe in the nude.
She lived very simply and in lateryears, she was so poor that shepacked the inside of her coat withnewspaper to keep out the cold.
Schreiner’s biography, titled “Theother side of the moon”, is written byHeather Parker Lewis and is current-ly available for R135 at ExclusiveBooks in Claremont, WordsworthBooks, Dean Street Bookstore,Clarke’s Books, Protea Books in Stellenbosch andmajor bookstores country wide.
ProfessorRosemaryGray, of theEnglishAcademyof South Africa says: “What distinguishes this biog-raphy is its readerly format; the narratorical skill
of the writer that enables her toplace herself, chameleon-like, intothe very midst of her subject’s soci-ety – be this on the South Africanveld, or in England or Europe; andits imaginative projection of Oliveinto the 21st century and even intothe milieu of the 2010 Fifa WorldCup.
“By the end of the book one feelsthat one has somehow known OliveSchreiner personally, known thisremarkable South African seekerof the truth as one might have cometo ‘know’ the other side of themoon.
“The style is direct and conversa-tional but the content is, at thesame time, impressively authorita-tive, drawing upon hitherto unpub-lished archival material meldedwith first-hand accounts of peoplewho knew or who were associated
with Olive. The author treats the immensely com-plex personage of Olive Schreiner with empathy butwithout sentimentality or judgement.”
The other side of the moon can also be orderedfrom Kalahari.net.
Sweet local fellowship in KommetjieTHE Calvary Chapel in Kommetjie will be meet-ing as usual on the Sunday of the Pick n Pay CapeArgus Cycle Tour, on 13 March at 09:30.
The chapel will be hosting talented local guestsRichard and Bernice Anderson to lead in wor-
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For more information, phone Monica Duguidon (021) 783-2900
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TELLALL TALE: The biographyof Olive Schreiner – The otherside of the moon – is now available at book stores.
Page 8 People’s Post False Bay LETTERS Tuesday 8 March 2011
Caught ‘red-handed’I TOOK this photo of a guy dump-ing his rubbish on LongbeachMall property, right at the end ofLongbeach Village.
I caught him red-handed oncamera, but I could not get hisregistration number.
Maybe someone would recog-nise this person. When I shoutedat him that I got him on camera,he packed up and swore at me.STEVE VAN VUURENSun Valley
Formalising bin picking ridiculousI REFER to Barbara Harris’s letter (“Let’s for-malise bin picking”, People’s Post, 1 March2011). You have got to be joking.
Hilarious, if not from the sublime to the ri-diculous.
First the Community Police Forum (CPF)and neighbourhood watch team up with theCity Council bylaw department to warn andthreaten a conviction and fine of R250 forputting rubbish into a wheelie bin less than12 hours before collection by otherwise law-abiding citizens.
This is because putting the bin out early in-creases the likelihood of it being stolen (theproperty of the council), and I guess generallydisturbing the peace of the Law Enforcementdepartment.
Thieves and bin pickers are, after all, cur-rently law breakers.
Then along comes Barbara. “Let’s legalisethe bin pickers”, she says, because the poorpeople are trying to make a living, and us “fatcats” eat too much anyway. Ludicrous. Nextthing, we will have to pay the bin pickers, andstarve ourselves.
Why not upgrade the wheelie bins to super(market) wheelie bins with shelves on them,so that thegoodcitizens canarrange the “pick-ings” on shelves for the poor people to select,and to facilitate the picking thereof.
Not really a problem, as we already sort thestuff for recycling, put it into clear bags and“dump” it on the pavement (not in the bin).
So, just another chore for us gullible citi-zens, not a problem.
Legal bin pickers could also contribute toZuma’s job creation efforts as, if formalised,
they could be counted as some of the new500 000 jobs for the now “legalised” workers(bin pickers).
They could also strike if the citizens misbe-havebynot arranging thediscardedgoods sat-isfactorily, or not putting it out on time.
Will the bin pickers have to report for dutyto be counted, or will they be allowed to roamat random around the suburbs?
Can you imagine troops of bin pickersmarching up and down your street, upendingthe bins and hunting through the rubbish?
Then you could also have another lot ofworkers, street sweepers, behind them clean-ing it all up again. More jobs for Zuma.
Have you not seen the striking municipalworkers onTV, emptyingbins andkicking therubbish around the streets of Johannesburg?
This would also create a much better screenfor the masquerading thieves, which Law En-forcement apparently cannot distinguishfrom the pickers.
Of course my tongue is firmly in my cheek,but Barbara, do you really think that by legal-ising the bin pickers, the thieves will just goaway?
No, security and the Law Enforcement de-partment must do their job of dissuading andpreventing bin picking, and the thieves thatare associated with it.
Let’s rather try to stay civilised and not de-scend into anarchy, please. That is why wehave a Law Enforcement department – not toharass and fine law abiding citizens ontrumped-up charges.CHARLES HELLYERFish Hoek
We were show house victimsI have just read your article on theft fromshow houses and I thought you might be inter-ested in getting the details of our loss, whichseems to correlating with the modus operandiyou outlined.
On Sunday 9 January my wife and I wereholding a show house at 59 Shearwater Drive,Marina Da Gama. We opened the door at 14:20to the first couple to visit. The woman signedthe visitor book as Jenna Styles, giving cellnumber 083 712 7549 and email [email protected].
They said they were looking at all the showhouses in the area and had a few show pam-phlets in hand. She went to look at the bed-rooms while he asked to shown the garage. Mywife stayed in the lounge.
They then thanked us and left at 14:30. Theywere affable and polite but showed no wish tostay and chat. They had a small light-colouredsedan, but I did not pay attention to it and
could not identify the make or registrationnumber. They appeared to be in their mid-thirties. He was about 175 cm tall, lean build,dark short hair. She was slightly shorter andmore heavily built. Both spoke with standardSouth African English accents.
They did not sound like Afrikaans speakers.There was no response to the cell or email de-tails given.
After they had gone, we noticed that the jew-ellery box from my wife’s dressing table wasmissing. I drove around Marina Da Gamalooking at the show houses for their car butcould not find them. I reported the theft at theMuizenberg police station the next day. Thecase number given was 125/1/2011.
You are welcome to call me at (021) 701-6669or on cell 076 700 7648 should you wish to askany questions.MICHAEL TAYLORMarina da Gama
Workers needed for housing projectTHE Ocean View housing project is in its sec-ond phase.
A few years ago the first phase of the OceanView Housing Project was completed by Pri-ma Klipbrekers. This entailed the levelling ofthe site next to Mountain View.
After years of obtaining the necessary de-velopment permits, the work in Phase Twowas finally awarded to Martin and East.
This work entails the construction of roadsand stormwater development. It started aweek ago, with duration of 44 weeks.
I (Wallied Izaks) was appointed as commu-nity liaison officer from the Mountain View
community.I am currently compiling a list of unem-
ployed people in the Ocean View communityfor possible employment. We are looking forlabourers, bricklayers, pipe layers etc.
Those persons who are interested musthave copy of a valid South African IdentityDocument and the relevant papers to supporttheir trade.
For further information please contact meon 083 743 0605 or report personally at the siteoffice in Mountain View and ask for Wallied.WALLIED IZAKSOcean View
Respect car guards
The valley moans and groansSO, again I open the paper to find the moansand groans of the Valley. Often I just skippast it all and end up just putting it in thetrash. Today was different. I actually readall the crap.
One: Baboons. You people really don’t gethow lucky you are to have nature on yourdoorstep. I used to live in Glencairn, and,as a kid, I loved to watch the baboons play-ing in my garden.
I was always warned they could be dan-gerous, and so I kept my distance. I was alsotold never to feed them, and so I did not.
We had burglar bars which preventedthem accessing our home, and our binswere kept in a small locked enclosure. Nev-er had a problem!
Sadly we had to move, and I wish everyday I couldbeback in the areawherenatureis always on my doorstep!
Two: Cyclists. I was a cyclist when I wasyounger. And unfortunately had a bad ex-perience with a motorist who hit me frombehind.
Funny enough, I wasn’t in the wrong, butit scarred me for life.
I work in the emergency services andhave treated many cyclists who have beenhit by cars. It’s extremely unfortunate andoften serious.
But, I agree that cyclists are a major prob-lem here in the south.
We have too many mountain passes andthey are dangerous enough without the cy-
clists on the road,with blind corners at just about every
turn.Honestly, I’m surprised I haven’t hit one
while responding to a call!And this nonsense about 90% of cyclists
obeying the law and 10% don’t, it’s the otherway round!
I always see cyclists riding abreast, andthey are the rudest people out there. I’ve of-ten seen the finger after I’ve responded pastthese people.
I’m so sorry that my siren is an inconven-ience to you, but the person waiting for meis more important!
Third: Dogs off beaches. Clarke family.No! We have a designated area to walk ourdogs on Fish Hoek beach.
And I always take more than two packetswith me. Yes, there are those that don’t pickup their dogs poo, but don’t make those thatdo suffer for it.
Law Enforcement must be more presentand do what they’re meant to do. Fine thepeople who are disobeying the law. My dogsabsolutely love the sea!
They swim the entire time they are at thebeach. And your poor dogs are not happy!Being cooped up is the worst thing youcould do to those poor animals!
Dogs like to run and play! Shame on youif you believe otherwise!MORGAN WILLFish Hoek
Concert cancellation ridiculousTHE cancellation of the Kalk Bay Concertis a perfect example of the stupid conse-quences of the new Events Bylaw.
Another sad example is the cancellationof the Just Nuisance annual parade in Si-mon’s Town.
It is unrealistic to expect part-time com-munity organisers to remotely complywith these legal requirements, and the re-
sult is we are all impoverished.Entirely harmless cultural activities
are forbidden by some desk jockey who is“just doing his job”. The bylaw achievesnothing for the common good at the com-munity level. It destroys. Get it changedto reflect the real world.CHRIS TAYLORMuizenberg
City let us downI AM glad that this sad story has caughtthe attention of the Post.
For years those of us who try our bestto make life interesting on the peninsulaand plan events meticulously in order tosatisfy the City of Cape Town are so badlylet down.
What a shame that the Concert in ThePark and all its willing organisers havehad suchheartacheover thiswell-plannedand wholesome day, which brings joy toso many.ANGELA TAYLORFish Hoek
BUST: This man was photographed while dumping gardenrefuse on Longbeach Mall property. Poto: Steve van Vuuren
LAST Friday afternoon at 15:10, I got theshock of my life when I got to the car parknear the Fish Hoek Arcade after doingshopping for work.
I was in the shop for 15 minutes andwhen I got to the car park, my navy blueNissan was stolen.
I was in shock and while standing there,a Fish Hoek police van pulled up next tome.
They asked me: “Ma’am, is it your carthat was stolen?” I just nodded my head,and asked them how they had known soquickly if I just found out and hadn’t evenphoned them yet.
Aggrey Sky, one of the car guards, sawme in Pick n Pay and as he came out hesaw my car pulling out.
He knew it was not me as he has justseen me in the shop, and ran towards thecar and tried to stop the thief.
He nearly got knocked over in the proc-ess.
Aggrey then alerted a guy in a 4x4,
shouting at him to follow the car as it hadbeen stolen, but the person ignored him.
My message to that person is what goesaround comes around, you could’ve madea difference.
I am not saying you had to put your lifein danger, but you could’ve at least fol-lowed and contacted the police.
I hope that something like this neverhappens to you.
Aggrey then ran to the shop, couldn’tfind me and alerted the security, whoalerted the police.
Thanks to Aggrey, the security and theFish Hoek police for at least trying to findmy car and for all the help you have givenme. My car is still missing, but at least Iknow many tried to find it or stop the thief.
To all out there: be aware of your car,and also treat the car guards with respect,as you could be next.
Respect goes along way.MARGARET CONSTANTOcean View
Tuesday 8 March 2011 LETTERS People’s Post False Bay Page 9
All road users have rightsSOME critics say that cyclists should goand ride somewhere else, just not in mybackyard!
Another says he pays R650 a year to rideon the road and cyclists pay nothing!
However, 95% of cyclists are motoriststoo and they too have their right to use pub-lic roads.
As for who pays? We all pay, whether itis through VAT, municipal rates and lev-ies, or national taxes. Road networks inmunicipal areas are funded by both localauthorities and provincial government.
The Pedal Power Association and the funride organisers do a fantastic job of control-ling the handful of fun rides that occur inthe Western Cape between November andMarch of every year just prior to the CapeArgus Cycle Tour.
There is at least one ride every singleSunday morning in the Western Cape, andthey are deliberately spread out far andwide to lessen the impact on local commu-nities.
Only a handful of rides are approved forimplementation in the Far South.
Unfortunately, these few races invaria-bly have to utilise Ou Kaapse Weg andBoyes Drive because they are the only roadlinks between the starting point in Con-stantia and the Far South.
There are flagmen, marshals and trafficofficers controlling all of the critical inter-sections and the leading groups of cyclistsare also preceded by patrol cars with flash-ing lights.
First Aid and ambulance authorities arealso inplace.All of thesepeopledeserveourgratitude for giving up their leisure timefor a worthwhile and healthy sporting ac-tivity.
I have been cycling since 1985 and I havenoticed how the demographics havechanged from an all-white activity to onethat is now fully representative of all racegroups and cultures.
Cyclists range in age from 10 to 90. It isalso well known that the fun rides and theCycle Tour generate millions of rand in in-come for charities and the local businesscommunity.
Yes, there is a small percentage of cy-clists who do not obey the rules of the road.However, there are also a small percentageof drivers who are impatient and reckless.
The presence of so many marshals andtraffic officers helps to keep unsafe behav-iour to anabsoluteminimum. It shouldalsobe remembered that this occurs on a Sun-day morning when 10 minutes lost is nei-ther here nor there.
Arriving 10 minutes late for church, oryour fishing trip, or your round of golf isnot worth the gnashing of teeth and thepulling out of fistfuls of hair.
The delay is short and the inconvenienceis infrequent. It would be appreciated if weall, cyclists and motorists alike, try to showpatience and respect for the needs of otherroad users.DOUG CALVEREYLakeside
Oh, what a lovely warOH dear, here we go again with the annualmotorists versus cyclists road show.
I have given up getting cross and just laughat the letters in the media. Some are quite pa-thetic.
Yes, some cyclists flaunt some of the rulesof the road. Yes, slow-moving cyclists do holdup traffic and yes, they can be a nuisance.
Regrettably with our narrow roads in thesouth peninsula, together with some steepclimbs, delays are inevitable.
Some letters have good arguments for ei-ther of the “combatants” in the road show,but there is an underlying tone in virtuallyall the letters from the motorists which isboth typical and frightening.
The tone goes like this: “I am a typicalSouth African motorist; I pay to use the road
so get the hell out of my way!I have no time to slow down, not even a sec-
ond, and if I could get my hands on you I’dkill you”.
Your correspondent Konrad pays his R650a year (big vehicle, maybe a 4x4) and de-mands a clear road so he can belt it up thehill.
K Frost demands that cyclists don’t ride inthe “middle of the road” at the bottom of OuKaapse Weg at 60-70 km/h because he wantsto get past and go much faster despite the60km/h limit!
It is all so typical and it is the root causeof the carnage on our roads. Anyone cyclingour roads is VERY brave.RD WINFIELDLakeside
Our motorists need to get realCYCLISTS, motorists. The ongoing saga.Firstly and probably lastly, motorists need totake a really good look at themselves and theirdriving skills before they wave their unjustfingers at cyclists who basically also have theright to use the roads that they “drive” on.
I use Boyes Drive between three to fivetimes per day and 90% of the time will sit be-hind a motorist fiddling around at speeds ofbetween 30-40km/h.
Why? Because they’re either hard at workyapping on their phones, or they are hard atwork yapping to their passenger friends, orthey are desperately scrambling for the nextbutton on their phones to get their SMS sentoff in good time.
Motorists are the ones that cannot keeptheir line, cannot stay focused on “driving”,cannot send their fellow motorists much con-sideration.
Granted, there are a couple of cyclists thatabuse the space provided, but come on, evenon race day, motorists are fully aware of thesituation, but are without tolerance becausethey adopt the ridiculously petty attitude of“I’m in a hurry, I have right of way, I drivethe larger vehicle, and therefore I have zerotolerance”. Please, fellow motorists, get aslower life and complain about something elseworth complaining about.SIMON S-COTTONClovelly
Road rage just not worth itI HAVE, with a dose of “sitting on thefence” attitude, read a number of articlesrelating to the negligent, dangerous andoften abusive use of our roads by thosedamned two-wheel fanatics.
They think they are all Lance Arm-strongs and have absolute right of way onour roads. There was the comment byDaniel Nugent, from Lakeside, raising hisfinger and claiming blood of an injured cy-clist by a motorist will be on the doorstepof the newspaper.
Then we have Pam Herr complainingabout cyclists not having registrationplates to identify those naughty, no-good-doers who dare to use a metre-and-a-halfof the road.
And finally our “Who has the right?”Konrad.
And in response we get some irate cy-clists raising their opinions, yet are ig-nored because they do not have a registra-tionplate on thebackof theirR6 000Mavicwheels nor have they paid an annual feeto use the road.
Well, as a keen cyclist who cycles for fit-ness, fun rides and works in a cycling en-vironment – oh yes, and also who does usehis car – I too would like to be heard inthis small, comical debate.
Let’s get some things out of the way.Firstly, as a motorist we have almost a tonof steel surrounding us for protection, yetwe manage to kill ourselves through stu-pid, reckless and impatient driving.
As a cyclist we have a round, almost egg-shaped dome of polystyrene over our frag-ile heads that is made colourful by somecheaply moulded plastic.
Now let’s compare safety features. Let’ssee! No contest.
Secondly, and I speak under correction,
those fees that as motorists we pay are notfor the right to use the roads.
They are to ensure that there are certi-fied and legal drivers and vehicles on ourroads for the purpose of safety.
As motorists and cyclists and runnerswe were not responsible for the roads thatwere built, nor were we responsible forthe size and width of our roads, so for fu-ture sakes can we not use the roads togeth-er responsibly, maturely and with pa-tience?
Yes, fun rides create havoc with motor-ists on dangerous parts of our roads, butdo we race every day? Is the Cape Argus heldevery second weekend, causing hundredsof cyclists to swamp our roads every dayand weekend throughout the year? NO!!
We, as cyclists ask that you, the motor-ists, understandall thevariables andexer-cise a little patience for those few weeksleading up to the Argus.
To my fellow cyclists, during a race ora training ride, let’s exercise some level ofintelligence and stick to the side of theroad and not ride two-by-two or three-by-three.
There are sections where we can andothers where we should not.
I for one would like to go ride on a Sun-day morning and come home to my wifeand children in one piece.
There is no contest between cyclists andmotorists.
Avoiding a piece of glass is not worthlosing one’s life, and losing one’s patiencein a car can lead to far greater consequenc-es than you think. Remember, you haveregistration plates – we can take downyour number!CHRIS SCOTTSun valley
We do pick up the doo-dooTHIS is a response to the idiotic statementsfrom the Clarke family dated Tuesday 1March.
Being an avid dog lover and owner of fourLabradors I can confidently say that these al-legations are exaggerated at the least.
The majority of people walking their dogson the beaches of the Deep South are extreme-ly diligent in ensuring that waste is picked up.Those that don’t, so what! It’s bio-degradable,unlike the rubbish that gets dumped into thesea and our estuaries.
I don’t hear the Clarke family complainingabout the fact that you cannot have your chil-
dren walk through and estuary because of thehigh infection potential due to human pollu-tion.
So why blame dogs, which only bring us joy,offer us protection and an abundance of affec-tion. The Clarke family try to temper their en-tire motivation by saying that they are doglovers. I question that, as real dog loverswould take their dogs for walks on the beach!
One only hopes there are not any more idi-ots like this family out there! It would be a cry-ing shame.CHLOE, TESSA, BELLA, OSCAR ANDBRADLongbeach
Speaking of respect ...FOR attention Gavin Fish, principal of FishHoek High School and author of Taming theTeenager columns:
Having just finished André Agassi’s biog-raphy, I thought the following words wereso applicable to this and every other coun-try in this modern age:
“The source of good discipline is respectRespect for authority, and respect for oth-
ersRespect for self and respect for rulesIt is an attitude that begins at homeis reinforced at schoolAnd is applied throughout life.”I think these are words well spoken by a
former rebel!PADDY MCPHERSON
Page 10 People’s Post False Bay ENTERTAINMENT Tuesday 8 March 2011
A night to rememberSOUTH African music icon JeremyTaylor kept the audience captivat-ed last week with his songs, poetryand stories at the opening of hisshow at Kalk Bay Theatre.
Taylor, who now lives with hiswife in France, has a special placein South Africa’s heart and is fa-mous for his hit song “Ag Pleez Ded-dy”.
The acclaimed singer, songwrit-er, poet and humorist has recordedextensively – on 78s, EPs, LPs andCDs – and has entertained audienc-es on four continents and 15 coun-tries with his unique brand of mu-
sic and stories.He is just back from a fifth tour
of America, where he was describedas “a teller of truths, stranger – andfunnier – than fiction”.
Taylor will perform fromWednesday to Sundays until 19March at 20:30 (except Sundayswhen the show starts at 19:30).
There will be a matinee perform-ance on Saturdays at 14:30. TicketscostR125.Doors openat 18:00 for theevening shows and theatre-goerscan enjoy a meal and drinks beforeshow. For bookings contact 073 2205430 or visit www.kbt.co.za
SOCIALCREATURES:Jeremy Taylorwith AngelaMusprattWilliams.Photo: Supplied
AVID FANS:David andEnid Whitehead. Photo: Supplied
THE STAR: Enjoying the opening were Kalk Bay Theatre owners Helen andSimon Cooper with Jeremy Taylor and his wife Sonja. Photo: Supplied
Top class lineupTHE Fish Hoek Friends of Mu-sic will present the brilliant2010 bursary winners – pian-ist Francois Botha and tenorDaniel Fisher – as well as aprevious winner, the highlyesteemed violinist Anouk Es-pi, at a concert in the FishHoek Civic Centre on Friday18 March at 19:30.
The programme will include
favourite violin sonatas byBeethoven and Vivaldi followedby well-loved classical items inlighter mood.
Tickets cost R50 (children R10)and are available at Valley Bou-tique in Valyland, or BiltongBars in Main Road or Long-beach, or at the door.
For more information, phoneCarole on (021) 782-2282 orGeorge on (021) 788-5542.
Experience an art attackTHE MM Gallery is hosting anexhibition of works by “The Stu-dio and Friends”.
It will open on Friday 18March and run until Sunday 3April.
The art on show includespaintings by The Studio stu-dents, ceramics by Clayworks,sculptures by Chinanzi Art and
drawings by Dagfinn.Refreshments will be provid-
ed. The gallery is at shop 3, 31Palmer Road, Muizenberg. Thegallery’s hours are 10:00 to 17:00and it is closed on Mondays.
For further information call(021) 788-8370 or email [email protected] or visit www.mm-galleries.co.za
ARTISTS OF THE SOUTH is hold-ing its monthly exhibition in the Si-mon’s Town Library Hall fromThursday 10 March to Sunday 13March from 9:00 to 17:00 daily.
There will be an exception madeon the morning of Sunday 13March, when it will be closed dueto the Cape Argus Cycle Tour.
This month the exhibition fea-tures excellent woodcarvings byZimbabwean Godfrey Chimwanzi,as well as original paintings by reg-ular artists Peter Jander, Anne-marie Renaud, Estelle Byrne,Pauline Fine, Loretta Carter and
Ann Buckby.Guest artists this month are Ann
Nosworthy, Barbie Vandewalle,Shirley Bowes, Val Parry andKaren Chislett.
Meet the artists at 12:00 on Satur-day 12 March. Refreshments will beprovided. The organisation alsosupports the Sinethemba SpecialCare Centre in Masiphumelele.
Contact Pauline Fine on 082 8311578.
Meet and greet as art goes south
EXPRESSIVE: A wood carving byZimbabwean Godfrey Chimwanzi.
Photo: Supplied
An oldfriend singsthe bluesAWARD-winning songwriter RobinAuld is touring South Africa, promot-ing his latest album, “Fingers in mypocket”.
He will be performing at the CapeFarmhouse Restaurant in Red Hill onSaturday 12 March from 15:30.
Recorded in London last year, the al-bum features a mix of blues and rootssongs, and also the talents of long timecollaborator and world beat drummer,Barry van Zyl.
Auld describes the new album as “yerbasic got them walkin’, credit card, in-stitutional failure, mean women and asore-head-again blues” type of album.
While the lyrical themes are blues-based, the African influences are neverfar away. There is a reggae tune andeven a Cape ghoema song to pepper themix.
Along with songs from “Fingers inmy pocket,” Auld will be playing acous-tic versions of his SA hits in a show thatwill enthuse and uplift.
REACHING ACCORD: Catch Robin Auldwill perform his latest hits at the CapeFarmhouse Restaurant on Saturday 12March at 15:30. Photo: Supplied
Thursday 10 MarchSunnydale: An AGM for allSunydale residents will be held atthe King of Kings Baptist Churchat 19:30. For more informationcontact Konrad Eriksen on 072434 3142.
Friday 11 MarchFish Hoek: The 19th ManagedAging Seminar will be held from10:00 to 11:15 in St Margaret’sChurch Hall. The Cancer Screen-ing team will discuss the topic
“Safe ScreeningPays: The Big FiveCancers”. The costis R5 and tea will beserved at 09:45. Con-tact Coral on (021)782-2024 or [email protected].
Fish Hoek: Asupport group for families copingwith Alzheimers and other de-mentias will be held at NerinaGardens at 10:30. The groupmeets every second Friday of themonth. Contact Bridget on (021)786-3279.
Saturday 12 MarchMuizenberg: Arthur Miller’s“The Crucible”, directed by Bar-bara Basel, will run at theMasque Theatre until Saturday12 March. Week nights are at20:00 and Saturdays at 14:30 and
19:00. Tickets are R60 for eveningperformances and matinees areR50.
To book call (021) 788-1898 (o/h).
Wednesday 16 MarchFish Hoek: The AGM of the FishHoek Garden Club will take placein the Civic Centre at 19:00.
The guest speaker will be AlanSonnenberg and he will talk onhis experiences as a flower showjudge. All members are urged toattend this important meetingwith a reminder that the annualsubscriptions are now due.
Tuesdays and FridaysFish Hoek: Dancercise for over55s will be held at the Fish HoekCivic Centre from 10:00 to 11:00.
Get fit, have fun and feel alive.Contact Dee on (021) 786-4148 or082 734 8345.
Art expo inSimon’s TownTHE Simon’s Town Art Group(STAG) invites the public to itsannual art exhibition at the Si-mon’s Town Library in Main Roadfrom Saturday 19 to Sunday 27March.
David Biggs will open the exhibi-tion and live music and refresh-ments will be available.
The grand opening will be held onSaturday 19 March at noon.
For more information, call JanetSpurr on (021) 782-0339.
Blue Bird over MuizenbergTHE Blue Bird Garage Food andGoods Market in Muizenberg isheld every Friday from 16:00 to22:00.
Enjoy a lovely glass of wine oran organic slow brewed beer from
Darling. A wide range of goods areon sale, including clothing, jewel-lery, ceramics and photography.
There is an enclosed area forkids. For more information callDylan on 082 493 9055.
Although a cow has no upper front teeth, it grazesup to eight hours a day, taking in about 45kg offeed and the equivalent of a bath tub full of water.A healthy cow gives about 200 000 glasses of milkin her lifetime. – www.didyouknow.org
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NOTICE OF MEETINGS OF THE SUBCOUNCILSMARCH 2011Notice is hereby given that the meeting of the 23 (twenty three) subcouncils for the Cityof Cape Town will take place at the time and at the different venues as indicated in theschedule below:
Subcouncil Venue Date Time Manager
1 BlaauwbergCouncil Chambers, Royal Ascot,Milnerton
17 10:00Peter Deacon021 550 1001
2 Bergdal Kraaifontein Council Chambers 18 09:00Fred Monk021 980 6053
3 De GrendelCouncil Chambers, VoortrekkerRoad, Goodwood
17 10:00Johannes Brand021 590 1676
4 TygerbergParow Council Chambers,Tallent Road, Parow
18 10:00Ardela van Niekerk021 938 8050
5 CentralCouncil Chambers, cnr JakkalsvleiAvenue and Kiaat RoadBonteheuwel
16 10:00Martin Julie021 695 8171
6 BellvilleBellville Council ChambersBellville Civic Centre
14 10:00Pat Jansen021 918 2024
7 Koeberg Mamre Community Hall, Mamre 14 10:00Elmaleen du Plessis021 970 3002
8 HelderbergStrand Council ChambersStrand
17 10:00Izak du Toit021 850 4149
9 Nxele MakanaLingelethu Training Centre,Khayelitsha
16 10:00Fezekile Cotani021 360 1267
10 CharlotteMaxeke
Lingelethu Training CentreKhayelitsha
14 10:00Thando Siwisa021 360 1351
11 LooksmartNgudle
Gugulethu Council ChambersFezeka Building, Gugulethu
16 10:00Kayise Nombakuse021 630 1600
12 MitchellsPlain
Portlands Community CentreMitchells Plain
17 10:00David Cedras021 371 4550
13 DavidMthethoNtlanganiso
Northwood Community Hall,Mitchells Plain
16 10:00Lunga Bobo021 630 1600
14 MirandaNgculu
Endlovini Community Hall, NewCrossroads
14 10:00Christopher Jako021 6301600
15 PinelandsPlover Room, Pinelands TrainingCentre, Pinelands
17 10:00Mariette Griessel021 531 3437
16 Good HopeCouncil Chambers, 44 Wale Street,Cape Town
14 10:00Marius Coetsee021 487 2055
17 Athlone andDistrict
Athlone Minor Hall, 17 10:00Edgar Carolissen021 637 9757
18 RondevleiRondevlei subcouncil Chambers,Lotus River
16 10:00Okkie Manuels021 710 8394
19 SouthPeninsula
Council Chambers Fish Hoek 18 10:00Desiree Mentor021 784 2011
20 ProteaCouncil Chambers, Alphen CentreConstantia
16 10:00Brian Ford021 794 2493
21 OostenbergOostenberg Council ChambersKuils River
16 10:00Pieter Grobler021 900 1502
22 Lizo NkonkiOostenberg Council ChambersKuils River
14 10:00Richard Moi021 900 1508
23 AdelaideTambo
Belhar Council Chambers, Belhar 17 10:00Thando Siwisa021 956 8000
In addition to items of relevance to specific sub-councils, the following items will appear onthe agendas for all Sub-councils in March:
• Draft District Plans• 2011/12 Budget Consultation with Subcouncils• Input into the IDP Process
Copies are available for scrutiny at subcouncils, municipal libraries andwww.capetown.gov.za. Organisations are requested tosubmit comment to their subcouncil. The Rules of Order forsubcouncils permit any member of the public to address thesubcouncil on these or any other matters by prior arrangementwith the relevant subcouncil manager.
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER
Taming theTeenagerGAVIN FISH
DO you know the images and con-tent on some teenagers’ cellphones?I received a rude awakening recent-ly. It was a death of innocence – bothmine and theirs.
Movie age-restrictions are there fora reason: they pace teenage exposure,particularly to the seedy side of life.They keep them young, and appropri-ately so. Exposure to sex (93% of whichin the media is extra-marital) and to vi-olence (often mindless and revenge-based) must be managed in an age ap-propriate manner.
Back to cellphones!No such age restriction exists. Pretty
much everything is on tap! The majori-ty of teen-clutched phones have inter-net access, the capacity to send photos,and are enabled for MXit. Facebook isa real eye-opener.
The days of the titillation offered be-ing limited to a bikini-clad centre-spread of Scope magazine are longgone.
What is out there, freely availableand “without detection”, is shocking.The death of innocence is no exaggera-tion.
There is a further disturbing ele-ment to it all. It is not just the junk thatthey are exposed to – it is what someof them are creating. The viciousnessof some teenage slander, via MXit, and
the compromising photos that sometake of themselves and others, andthen circulate, is appalling. The com-ment that “Everyone is doing it, it’s thenew culture”, or something to that ef-fect, worries me. No, not everyone isdoing it, and even if they were, sincewhen is that the measure for moralchoices?
Pornographic images and videoswith foul language and scenes of vio-lence may not be brought onto schoolproperty. The South African SchoolsAct is clear in this regard. Regular,random searches seem inevitable andunavoidable. Should the same not ap-ply in our homes?
I accept with reluctance this new re-sponsibility. Someone once said thatthe price of freedom is eternal vigi-lance. It certainly seems to be the case.Can we share this vigilance, as par-ents, as a community?
We must not, as adults, adopt a“don’t ask, don’t tell” policywith teens.If we hide behind a “don’t scratchwhere it doesn’t itch” way of thinking,we will become irrelevant.
I know technology is wonderful andopening new horizons.
It is also incredibly dangerous.. Gavin Fish is principal of Fish
Hoek High School and writes Tamingthe Teenager columns to help parentsand teenagers navigate through the in-teresting and often challenging teen-age years.
WORKING AWAY: A bee sucks up pollen from a daisy in its neverending service to nature. Thephoto was taken by Daniel Grebe in his garden on Monday 28 February. Photo: Daniel Grebe
Page 12 People’s Post False Bay LEADER Tuesday 8 March 2011
Bumpy rideWESTERN CAPE MEC for Transport andPublic Works, Robin Carlisle, boarded atrain from Khayelitsha to Cape Town lastweek to experience for himself the troublesthat frustrate regular commuters.
Fortunately for Metrorail, which isthought to have been unaware of the MEC’strip, everything ran smoothly, aside fromthe fairly empty peak-hour train arriving atits destination seven minutes late. In re-ports, Carlisle dubbed the journey “excel-lent” when compared to conditions on thesame line a year ago.
But while Carlisle’s efforts should be com-mended, his single novelty rail trip cannotcompare to the everyday horrors that mostlypoor commuters are forced to endure.
For them there are no alternatives, and therecent 41c per litre increase in fuel costs maysee their numbers swell in future.
The flood of complaints from frustratedrail commuters seems never-ending. Lastyear, when Metrorail increased ticket pricesand cited Eskom’s increase in electricity tar-iffs, imported materials used on the railway,labour, and the absence of automated ticketsales as reasons for the price hike, they alsopromised to raise service standards with theintroduction of better facilities at stationsjust in time for the World Cup.
But all too often commuters still find them-selves stuck in overcrowded trains duringpeak-hour, targeted by criminals, and attimes are even forced to disembark and walkto nearby stations alongside railway tracksbecause trains suddenly grind to a halt with-out any explanation. To the average com-muter it would appear that Metrorail showsno respect to its customer. Carslisle haspromised to meet with Metrorail to gain an-swers on faulty doors, security problems andgenerally poor conditions, demanding ofMetrorail consistent service delivery.
National Transport Minister Sibusiso Nd-bele has promised 8 000 new coaches for therail transport network, 1 000 of which shouldbe sent to the Western Cape by 2015. One canonly hope there is light at the end of the tun-nel.
Until then, commuters face a long roadahead.
RELAXED: At the opening of the show were, fromleft, Abigail BenYehuda, David Mowat, Lizar vanReenen and Melanie Bendix.
GOOD TIMES: From left, Grant van Ster, ShaunOelf, Lana Paries, Megan Nortje and Ryno de Jager have a ball.
SHOW TIME: Enjoying the showwere Stefan Lombard, Oscar vander Spuy and Allison Foat.
GIRLS NIGHT OUT: From left, Emma Stevenson,Melissa Reynolds, Amy Barty, Lauren Murray andPaige Botta.
SMILE! From left, Caroline Peterson, Flora Burt, Tayla Barr, Nicola Wills and Stephanie Meet.
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SWISS pantomime troupe Mum-menschanz have been perform-ing in a surreal mask and prop-oriented style at the Baxter Thea-tre from March 2.
The interactive show has audi-ences on the edge of their seats.
Mummenschanz will be per-forming at the Baxter until Satur-day 19 March. Tickets cost be-tween R149 and R299. Book atComputicket.
The funnyside of art
WE gladly publish your social photos! Email photos ofweddings, parties, social events – or any happy times –to [email protected].
Tuesday 8 March 2011 GENERAL People’s Post False Bay Page 13
This numberhas a ring to itFIVEOmbudsoffices and tworegulato-ry bodies (all in the financial servicessector) have joined forces and initiatedone share call number, 0860 OMBUDS(0860 662 837), for consumers to con-tact:
. The Credit Ombud
. The Banking Ombud
. The Long term Insurance Ombud
. The Short Term Insurance Ombud
. The Financial Services Board
. The FAIS Ombud (Ombud for Fi-nancial Services Providers); and
. The National Credit Regulator.“This is a wonderful resource for
consumer who often do not knowwhich authority their complaint fallsunder, with all the ensuing difficul-ties,” says Lisa Griffiths of En AvantFinancial Services. “We have all jokedendlessly about the wheels of bureauc-racy moving slowly, and one depart-ment not communicating with anoth-er. This is a surprisingly pleasant de-velopment,” noted Griffiths.
Galaxy talkTHE South African Astronomical Observa-tory in Cape Town will have a public lecture,“Unravelling the Mystery of Galaxy Forma-tion and Evolution”, on Saturday 12 Marchat 20:00. The talk will be presented by DrBonita de Swardt, a post-doctoral researchfellow at the SA Astronomical Observatory.
De Swardt’s research interests are in char-acterising the faintest galaxies in the uni-verse. After the talk there will be stargazing,weather permitting, as well as tours of thelibrary and the McClean museum.
Public lectures are free and there is noneed to book.
For more details, call the SA AstronomicalObservatory on (021) 460-9319 or visitwww.saao.ac.za.
Le French connectionTHE Alliance Française du Cap is com-memmorating International Franco-phone Day on Sunday 20 March.
A whole month of cultural activitiesis to be hosted under the theme “En-counters of Peoples and Mixing Cul-tures”. The organisation says the cele-brations are an opportunity for franco-phones and francophiles of the worldto better understand the concept offrancophonie, while sharing moments ofconviviality around the French lan-guage and Francophone cultures.
A literary encounter with Frenchwriter, Marie Darrieussecq, will beheld on Thursday 10 March at 18:30 for19:00 at the Alliance Française at 155Loop Street, Cape Town. RSVP to [email protected].
For more information phone (021)423-5699.
Cancer group meetTHE Prostate Cancer Support Action Group(PSA group) will meet at 17:45 for 18:00 onTuesday 15 March in the auditorium of theConstantiaberg Medi-Clinic in BurnhamRoad, Plumstead.
Newly-diagnosed patients and their part-ners or carers from all over the Cape Metroare welcome to attend, meet prostate cancersurvivors and share details of their experi-ence. Dr Steve Eppel will discuss treatmentusing ultrasound.
Phone 073 560 3067 for more information.
Celebration of artPROFESSIONAL artists are having a16th anniversary art exhibition atKirstenbosch in the Sanlam Hall.
A variety of styles and subjects, allreflecting the South African people,landscapes, fauna and flaura, will beon display.
The exhibition is currently on, untilWednesday 23 March, and the SanlamHall is open from 10:00 to 17:30.
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. Why are some neighbourhoodwatch ladies so vulgar and whyare shock sticks necessary whenon patrol? A terrible shortage ofemployment creates hunger anddeprivation. White people don’tneed to scream their revoltingwords to all who appear to be loi-tering. Brutality indicates a deephatred for the underprivileged,who are innocent until provenguilty by a court of law.
. MrCastro isworriedabout thelow-cost houses that may affect thevalue of his house, but the sixblocks of council flats opposite hishouse aren’t? The OVCA is onlythinking about themselves whileothers are living in poor livingconditions. So for what are they re-ally holding up the process?
. Most children in Europe wearcivvies to school. When will SouthAfrican schools follow suit? Gill
. The Muizenberg cemetery atthe back fence area, along the Sor-alia Village, along the road to Pickn Pay is a common grave for rub-bish. There you’ll find anythingfrom graveyard refuse, to oldclothes to a dead kitten! Any plansto clean up there soon?
. Leave our coloured peoplealone, they are wonderful people.They have a fantastic sense of hu-mour, are friendly, and alwayssmiling. They have suffered, ashave most people in South Africa.Keep your head up high. It’s notmuch fun being white, I know.
Love you guys. Maureen, FishHoek
Motorists and cyclists. Cyclists should be paying a
road licence, and the moneygained from this can be used tofund cycle tracks as in other coun-tries such as Holland. Cyclists andcars are not compatible. RobinBeck, Clovelly
. All this moaning regarding cy-clists! Why did they have the racewhen they know the north-boundroute included Boyes Drive, whichhappens to be a two-way. Thisshould have been north only. Jer-ry
. With reference to K Frost(“Why not close the roads?”, let-ters, 1 March) regarding road clo-sures, how many roads do you self-ishly want to close so you can en-joy your sports whilst denying methe right to return tourists to theairport, and then pick up somemore? Will you pay my salary, sortout the problems of missed plains,trains and ships? Tour guide
. Let those who want to cyclepay for a learner’s and then a fullcycle licence. Let them pay for ayearly licence disc and include apoints system. Impose a road levy.
Baboons and bins. Can Lorna Thomas please ex-
plain to me how you baboon-proofa schoolchild under attack by ba-boons, your gutters and tiles onyour roof and your satellite dish?Jack Crous
. There is a solution to baboonsand bin raiding. One can use athick round bar and locking pinsand it costs under R80 to make –problem solved.
Bumpy ride. Can someone please publish
the procedure one mustfollow for getting speedbumps installed on Cor-sair Road through SunValley? People are driv-ing down here at high speed.
. To André Esterhuysen: youknow what you can do with yourpetition? I can almost bet you thatthere are more law abiding resi-dents of the area who welcome thehumps, than the likes of you whowould like to race down GlenRoad. Maybe that’s why they ap-peared there in the first place. Imust say the humps could havebeen smoother. Pat, WelcomeGlen
Hip hip hooray. It’s good to have trains run to
Simon’s Town again, but it is justsad that you can’t see the viewthrough the plastic windows andthat 1st class is filthy. Ric, Si-mon’s Town
. I am glad to hear the drug duowill be behind bars for 20 years.Will their assets also be seized andused in rehab centres for poorcommunities? Jerry
Not in Muizenberg!. Regarding the proposed night
shelter in Muizenberg: I suggestthat the unused naval accommo-dationbeused for this purpose.Wedo not want the shelter in Muizen-berg! Dave
Why the music died. Regarding the cancelled con-
cert, councillor Demetri Quallysays it’s a great pity. He’s right, heis. It’s job creation: now eventcompanies will need to hire bu-reaucracy-stroking council organ-isers to fast track their event. Toomuch money from foreign films toworry about local stuff. Pity. Lo-
cal, MuizenbergDogs on beaches. Muizenberg/Sunrise is a long
beach. Half is a dog-free zone andthe other half is for walkers. Don’tbe so stingy, Clarke family, learnto share. Lynne
. People take their dogs to thebeach for companionship, safetyand exercise. We have the right totake our dogs to the beach. Finethose who don’t pick up the dogmess. Don’t punish us all. Kim,Fish Hoek
Gavin Fish. I asked a teenager the other
day how she felt about her princi-pal, Gavin Fish. “Great motiva-tor,” she replied. And readingGavin’s article in People’s Poston 1 March, I can see why. It moti-vates teens to go for their dreams.Clinton
. I am an inexperienced mom ofa teen, and I find Gavin Fish’s col-umns most informative. He mayjust help me survive these tryingtimes! If he does public talks,please publish the details. Dee,Lakeside
Thank you. Thanks to the manager at Ab-
sa Longbeach Mall for going out ofyour way to help with a chequeproblem.
Think about it. To the irresponsible parents
in the silver Chevy Cruze, towinga hire trailer in Sunnydale on Sun-day 27 February with a small girlchild in the trailer. What if thehitch breaks? Dumb!
Beware ofthe sharksWE hear about the physical abuseof women and children takingplace. How many of you realise thatthere is also mental abuse, particu-larly of the elderly taking place?
And it takesplacehere inourownpeaceful Valley of Fish Hoek. I’mtalking about mental abuse of theelderly by unscrupulous businesspeople.
Our elderly, sickly friend hasbeen taken for a ride by such agreedy, unscrupulous estate agent.She targeted the lady, who has norelatives in this country.
She “befriended” her and pre-tended to be a “caring friend” bytaking her out, etc – all obviouslywith gaining her property in mind.
The elderly lady was brain-washed to believe only the estateagent could be trusted to sell theproperty and also the contents ofthe flat. Afterwards there was noproof of what was sold to whom andfor what amount.
No monies were paid in either.Valuable items just disappeared,and no explanation was given. Sheeven took money out of the accountfor herself.
To family members of elderly par-ents, we wish to warn you: be awareof who enters your parents’ homes.They are vulnerable and there areplenty of wolves parading in lambskins.
To the unscrupulous, greedyagent, we wish to remind her thatthere is a very true saying that“what goes around, comes around”.ONCE BITTENFish Hoek
Tuesday 8 March 2011 GENERAL People’s Post False Bay Page 15
Meet thebrainy bunchTERESA FISCHER
THIS Ronde-bosch family
can boast thatboth parents andchildren wereplaced in the top20 of the prov-ince’s matric re-sults list.
Parents, Elean-or and Suresh Raj-paul, and sonVinesh (22), alsoranked high on thecountry’s topachievers list.
Eleanor gradu-ated from Alexan-der Sinton HighSchool in Athlonein 1977 and wasplaced third inSouth Africa.
Suresh graduat-ed from Raisethorpe High School (inKwaZulu-Natal) in 1977. He was placedfourth in South Africa.
Vinesh graduated from SACS in 2006,and placed second in the Western Capeand second in South Africa.
Daughter Sheryl (19) graduated fromWesterford in 2010 and was placed 13thin the Western Cape.
Vinesh is now completing a Master’sdegree in astrophysics at UCT and hopesto obtain a doctoral degree from Oxfordor Cambridge.
His long-term ambition is to carry outexo-planetary research (researchingplanets outside our solar system).
Sheryl is also at UCT, studying medi-cine, and might eventually like to special-ise in neurophysiology or psychiatry.
Both their parents studied medicine.Suresh is a specialist physician andEleanor works as a senior medical officerat a large life-assurance group.
When asked if they ever felt pressuredto achieve just like their parents, Vineshsays: “I guess that with three of us withtop 20 matriculations against our names,Sheryl must’ve felt some pressure lastyear not to be the odd one out!”
But he says their parents never pres-sured them. Although they encouragedthem to take their education seriously,they also wanted them to enjoy them-selves. He adds the only pressure he everfelt was an obligation not to waste all thewonderful opportunities that came hisway.
Vinesh says the situation was very dif-ferent for his parents and describes theirachievements as “remarkable”.
“Their education was their only weap-on against oppression, and so they werenecessarily under pressure to achievehigh marks.
“My dad grew up in rural Natal, one ofeight children in an extremely poor fami-ly. His father was a truck-driver, his
mother a housewife, and neither of hisparents had a high school education,”says Vinesh.
Both his mother’s parents were teach-ers and she too came from a very poorfamily on the Cape Flats.
Both Eleanor and Suresh were in-volved in the underground anti-apart-heid movement in the Eastern Cape andoccasionally ended up on the wrong sideof the infamous Security Branch, oftenwhile trying to protect hospitalised polit-ical prisoners.
Today, both Vinesh and Sheryl volun-teer regularly at the Red Cross Children’sHospital, where Vinesh coordinates theweekend volunteer programme.
Eleanor describes her daughter as anextremely compassionate person. For ex-ample, as a little girl playing with dolls,she insisted that her doll house havewheelchair access for the dolls with disa-bilities.
Sheryl serves on the committee of theAnimal Rights Advocates, an animalrights society founded by her best friend,Gaby Teale-James.
Eleanor says Vinesh’s decision tostudy astrophysics came as no surprise.As a four year old he’d “spend ages out-side, transfixed and staring quietly at thenight sky”. “In pre-primary his teachertold us that he would not cope at primaryschool and tried to fail him.”
Recently Vinesh single-handedly insti-tuted an annually-awarded merit schol-arship at a Cape Flats school.
Asked what she thinks the secret is,apart from brains, Eleanor replies: “Ithink that the secret – if such a thing ex-ists – is to develop, at a young age, a loveof knowledge and a strong work ethic.Start young and never stop.”
Just a few of the family’s interests in-clude literature, travel, wine, cooking,golf, animal rights, music and philoso-phy.
GREAT GENES: (left to right) The Rajpaul family of Rondebosch:Vinesh Rajpaul, Eleanor Rajpaul (née Steyn), Suresh Rajpaul andSheryl Rajpaul, all made it into the top 20 in their provinces’ matric results. They say they enjoy regular, vigorous and loud debates, usually over the dinner table – a source of alarm for thosewho don’t know them well. Photo: Supplied
What goes around ...THE Pick n Pay Argus Cycle Tour takingplace on Sunday 13 March is much morethan a cycling event. There are the ardentpodium racers, the social cyclists and a sig-nificant number of entrants who cycle forcharities.
Within this diverse group of cyclists youwill find the most fascinating people withthe biggest hearts.
This year there’s a team of 75 riders cy-cling for The Chaeli Campaign in Plum-stead. Some are raising funds for specific in-dividuals with disabilities and others forany number of current Chaeli Campaignprogrammes.
Last year CEO Zelda Mycroft enteredwith a hand cycle due to a knee operationnot allowing sufficient rotation to ride aconventional bicycle.
This experience inspired Mycroft to ap-proach Pedal Power for a donation to pur-chase two more hand cycles so that the expe-rience could be shared by those who cannotride conventional bicycles.
This year, Mukhtar Lee and Tracy Cohen,who both have significant physical disabili-ties and cannot ride conventional bicycles,will be joining Mycroft and riding for TheChaeli Campaign.
Lee is a second year marketing student atthe Cape Peninsula University of Technolo-gy (CPUT) in Bellville and an avid sports-man, playing tennis, basketball, table ten-nis and pool.
He started ballroom and Latin Americandancing at the age of nine. Lee has spasticdiaplegia, a form of cerebral palsy that af-fects the muscles in the lower limbs, and us-
es crutches to help him walk.Last year Cohen raised sponsorship as a
ghost rider for The Chaeli Campaign and as-sists with fundraising, social media updatesand administrative duties at The ChaeliCampaign.
She is cerebral palsied, walks with diffi-culty and yet has the passion and drive tomake a difference in the lives of others.
This year she set herself the challenge ofraising R10 000 for 10km and has already hither R10 000 goal. What now lies ahead is thephysical challenge of completing 10km ofthe Cycle Tour route along the Blue Route.A mighty challenge for her and one she isdetermined to meet.
The three intrepid hand cyclists will beraising funds in support of the newly found-ed Chaeli Sports and Recreation Club,which offers weekly practices in karate,ballroom and Latin dancing and boccia, aball game for athletes in wheelchairs.
Exercise is important to build strengthfor mobility and The Chaeli CampaignSports and Recreation Club will be holdinga 4km fun Walk for Wheels on Friday 25March starting at 17:00 at the BergvlietSports Association in Bergvliet.
This event is being held to raise aware-ness of the positive role that people with dis-abilities have to play in society. Individualsor teams of four or more people may enter.
For more information on Walk ForWheels, Chaeli Sports and Recreation Clubactivities or to sponsor a Chaeli rider, con-tact Melanie or Lana at 0861 CHAELI (0861242 354) or email [email protected].
RARING TO GO:Mukhtar Lee willbe riding a handcycle in thisyear’s Pick n PayCape Argus cycle tour. He ispart of a 75strong groupparticipating inthe tour for thebenefit of TheChaeli Campaign.
Discover how galaxies are formedTHE South African Astronomical Ob-servatory in Cape Town will have a pub-lic lecture, “Unravelling the Mystery ofGalaxy Formation and Evolution”, onSaturday 12 March at 20:00.
The talk will be presented by Dr Bonitade Swardt, a post-doctoral research fel-low at the SA Astronomical Observatory.
De Swardt’s research interests are incharacterising the faintest galaxies inthe universe.
At first glance, astronomers character-ise galaxies into different stages of evolu-tion based on visual appearance or mor-phology.
However, this visual characterisation
is not always clear cut, and can stronglydepend on the wavelength at which thegalaxy is observed or its immediate envi-ronment.
With the development of larger, moresensitive telescopes, more clues can beobtained on how galaxies may haveformed and evolved.
After the talk there will be stargazing,weather permitting, as well as tours ofthe library and the McClean museum.
Public lectures are free and there is noneed to book.
Formoredetails, call theSAAstronom-ical Observatory on (021) 460-9319 or visitwww.saao.ac.za.
Book handover to Shine CentrePRESTWICHSTREET PRIMA-RY SCHOOL inGreen Point wasthe host and one offive beneficiariesat the book hando-ver to The ShineCentre, an NGO inObservatory thatprovides literacyand language sup-port to learnersfrom Grade R toGrade 3 onWednesday 23 Feb-ruary.
The books wereraised last yearduring MySchooland Kalahari.net’sSpirit of Givingcampaign, wherethe public waschallenged to do-nate books.
They also re-ceived a cheque tothe value of R20 000from MySchool, which they will use to buyXhosa books to support and cultivate one of thecountry’s richest heritages.
The other schools which benefited from the
drive were Zonnebloem Primary in Zonneblo-em Estate, St Agnes Primary School in Wood-stock, Observatory Junior School in Observa-tory and Claremont Primary in Claremont.
FANTASY LAND: Marcia Orlin, a volunteer from Shine Centre, with learnerIndiphile Maliwa.
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GETTING his team psychologi-cally ready for their Super Rug-by clash against the Highlandersfrom New Zealand will be highon the priority list of DHL Storm-ers head coach, Allister Coetzee,this week.
And with the style of play theCape side displayed in the scrappy,tryless 21-15 victory over the ToyotaCheetahs last Saturday, he will alsobe looking at enforcing some kindof game plan.
From the get-go the Stormers nev-er looked anything like the final-contesting side of last season, strug-gling to hold on to a slippery ball inthe heat of a Cape Town summer af-ternoon.
And the Cheetahs certainly didtheir homework, disrupting theStormers ever-sure rolling mauland keeping game breakers suchthe centre pairing of Juan de Jonghand Jean de Villiers out of thematch. On a positive note, flyhalfand man of the match Peter Grantwas on song, succeeding in slottingeight penalties and scoring all 21
points for the Stormers.“There are no excuses for the way
we played – it was an ugly game andwhile we can still fix things on thefield, its great that we are winning,”Coetzee said.
“We have a tough week ahead ofus – there are a number of things weneed to focus on and psychological-ly we need to get things right aswell.”
The Stormers have only managedto score one try in two matches, soraking in the points by visiting be-hind the chalk line will be a psycho-logical factor in need of conquering.
The possible comeback of speed-ster Gio Aplon from a knee injurywhich side-lined him for the firstthree weeks of the competition, aswell as centreJaqueFourie,mayas-sist the Stormers in achieving thisgoal.
And while many will rememberthe Stormers’ 33-0 victory againstthe Highlanders from the south is-land of New Zealand at Newlandslast season, this Highlanders teamhas surprised all with their style ofplay and their ability to pace them-selves for 80 minutes this season.The in-form New Zealand team cur-
rently occupies the top spot on thecountry conference log and will beeven more boosted after achievingthe unthinkable by thumping theVodacom Bulls 35-28 at Loftus Vers-veld on Saturday.
They also kicked off their cam-paign with victories over country-men the Hurricanes and the Chiefs,and are in joint first place on thecombined log.
The likes of flanker Adam Thom-son and winger Kade Poki havebeen inspiring, dynamic and in topform for the team, always threaten-ing and worrying their opponents.
But the real battle on Saturdaywill probably be between feistyscrumhalfs Ricky Januarie andJimmy Cowan, who have met at in-ternational level a number of times.The distribution, attacking, defen-sive andkickinggamesof bothplay-ers will be a pointer to how the restof the match will go.
All in all, the Stormers need to en-sure that the forwards generategood front-foot ball to their backs,do thebasics correctly and that theydominate up front – something themen in navy blue have lacked in thepast two matches.
SAIL AWAY: This year the CapePoint Challenge is taking placeon 19, 20 and 21 March at theFish Hoek Beach Sailing Club.Now into its 16th year, this eventraises funds for the NSRI throughsponsorship and entry fees. TheCape Point Challenge is a highlight on the catamaran sailingcalendar. Klaas de Rooy is the defending champion, and is aimingto be the first to win consecutiveCape Point Challenges. For moreinformation on the challenge visit www.fhbsc.co.za. Photo: Supplied
TAKE THAT: DHL Stormers hooker, Deon Fourie, tries to handoff a tacklefrom Toyota Cheetahs prop, Coenie Oosthuizen, in his side’s 2115 victoryat DHL Newlands on Saturday. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images