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Locals’ patience runs dry KAYLYNNE BANTOM KAYLYNNE.BANTOM@MEDIA24.COM

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t is just after 10:00 on Tuesday 27 October.

Children and adults from the 18th Avenue informal settlement in Kensington, also known as “The Bush”, are wandering around aimlessly.

They are waiting for the water truck from the municipality to arrive.

They are hopeful that today is one of their “lucky” days when the truck does arrive because some days, without prior warning, the truck doesn’t pitch and they are left thirsty.

“I made porridge for everyone this mor­ning, so I used the last bit of our water. Now I can’t even make a cup of tea or wash because we are waiting for the truck; that is if they arrive,” says Illona Crouch, a committee member for the informal settlement. She runs a feeding scheme and feeds people twice a day.

Their plight for water and other basic services has been ongoing for several years.

“More than 20 years,” says 79-year-old Johannes Theys. That’s also how long he has been living in The Bush. Theys says, as an el­derly man, he finds it insulting that they must beg and plea for water, which is a basic human right.

For more than 20 years, hundreds of people have been calling this open piece of land home. A home without running water, electricity or toilets.

Since People’s Post’s last visit at the site in June, residents say nothing has changed (“Locals suffer water woes”, People’s Post, 23 June). They claim matters are getting worse daily. They say at the start of the lockdown, the truck came more regularly.

Urban Beyers, a resident and committee member, says: “To prevent Covid-19, you have to wash hands regularly. How do you do that if you barely have water to drink?”

Xanthea Limberg, Mayco member for water and sanitation, says: “The City operates 15 trucks that deliver water across 87 settlements daily. Settlements included in the service should receive water every second day.

The City does its utmost to ensure that all settlements are covered within a two-day cycle.

Beyers says they have been told that The Bush is not formally recognised as an infor­-

Residents say they are fed-up with the lack of services from the City. mal settlement so the City cannot provide them with basic services. “But we have asked them continuously what process we need to follow to change this. Until today, they haven’t given us a straight answer.”

Leslie Swartz, chair for the Kensington Factreton Residents and Ratepayers Association (KFRRA), says: “Since Thursday 18 June, when our association once again met with officials, it has been nothing but promises. An application to have the site recognised as an informal settlement was made. Less than a week ago, our association was informed that the application for the site enumeration was made to the wrong department and the application now has to be resubmitted. Four months of wasted time.”

Malusi Booi, Mayco member for human set-

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“The City cannot recognise the informal settlement without the landowner’s consent.

It, therefore, cannot be regarded as a recognised settlement on the City’s database.”

But residents are not convinced that the City has made contact with the landowners to set the plans in motion.

“We are not a violent community. We have gone through all the proper channels. But it’s as if they (the City) want us to protest and get violent first. Not even the dogs of those sitting in high positions in government are treated like we are treated,” says Beyers.

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Inglis claims all other informal settlements in the Kensington area has running water.

Responding to this, Limberg says: “The process to install a standpipe is ongoing and the City is working with its internal teams to ensure that this happens.”

Gladston Solomons, also a resident, says as a result of refuse not being collected, they now have an added problem of snakes and rodents.

Swartz says citizens are treated this badly while further up the street, a group of people from other countries have “access to clean piped water, sanitation and refuse collection and yet our very own local individuals are denied these essentials”.

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Study on immune response A

lthough it is almost a year since the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, scientists still have more questions than answers, one of which is: can patients become reinfected?

A team of researchers led by associate professor Wendy Burgers, a viral immunologist in the division of medical virology at the University of Cape Town (UCT), is trying to understand how the immune system responds to the virus and whether it provides previously infected patients with a level of protection should they be re-exposed to the virus.

“Our basic understanding of immunology and our experience of the pandemic thus far suggest that there certainly are some months of immunity because there are no widespread reports of people becoming reinfected,” she said. “So, we can safely say that we do build a certain amount of immunity that protects us. We just don’t know for sure how long it lasts.”

This is exactly what researchers are currently interested in – establishing how long immune memory lasts, and whether crossreactive immunity in patients who have been exposed to other related coronaviruses, which typically cause the common cold, protects patients from developing severe forms of Covid-19.

“We’re trying to understand whether those patients who have been exposed to the common cold viruses (viruses related to Covid-19) build a level of immunity. In this case, T-cells that can recognise Sars-CoV-2

might protect patients from contracting severe Covid-19,” Burgers said.

Following an in-depth study which spanned a period of 12 weeks (May to July), the findings were presented in a research paper by lead author Dr Stephen Makatsa, a postdoctoral fellow in the division of medical virology.

The research team has established an antibody assay – a biochemical test that measures the presence or concentration of antibodies in a patient’s blood, recognises the virus and signals that infection has occurred and an immune response has formed.

The research involved collecting Covid19-positive samples from infected volunteers in Cape Town and Johannesburg, recruited by the National Health Laboratory Services. Once the scientists received the participants’ samples, they measured their antibody responses to the virus.

Of the 77 participants surveyed, 23 volunteers reported that they had experienced mild disease symptoms; 38 volunteers reported moderate symptoms; five were asymptomatic and three were admitted to hospital with severe disease.

Results indicate that antibodies to the viral spike protein, and to its receptor binding domain were detected in 51 and 48 participants respectively.

“Results show that our test works really well in measuring antibodies in people who have been infected,” Burgers said. The goal now, she explained, is to use the test to measure antibody responses and see how

long they last in patients who have been previously infected.

The study also involves regularly sampling a group of healthcare workers who were infected with Covid-19, as well as a group of their peers who have not been infected with the virus, to study their immune responses. The study spans a period of three years and study visits will occur every six months to obtain samples and perform tests.

From the antibody data available, Burgers said, scientists are able to measure antibodies in most people who have been infected with Covid-19. However, she added, in some cases, patients have displayed very low antibody responses post-infection, which may be related to the time period after infection, and whether they experienced mild or severe disease. “This has caused quite a lot of alarm, but it’s important to remember that this is a normal immune response, where antibodies wane after the initial infection is cleared.”

While scientists may not be able to measure the antibody response 100% of the time, Burgers said that if previously infected patients were to be re-exposed to the virus, immune memory could kick in, expand to very high levels and protect the person from reinfection.

For those volunteers who have not been infected with the virus, the group will study whether any “cross-reactive” T-cells have any effect in modulating the outcome of infection or the course of Covid-19 disease, should they become infected over the course of the study.

Speed fencing project aims to curb spread In an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19, the City of Cape Town has launched the speed fencing initiative, installing temporary fencing at public transport interchanges (PTIs) across Cape Town.

“The speed fencing initiative provides a form of access control at the PTIs and allows us to screen commuters before they enter the facility and proceed with their travelling,” says the City’s Mayco member for transport, Felicity Purchase.

The decision was made based on the local demand for public transport which is used by thousands of around Cape Town.

Purchase adds that the virus is still very much alive and real.

“As such, the City is trying its very best to create awareness of Covid-19 symptoms among commuters at the PTIs and to create a safer public area for all,” Purchase explains.

Nomzamo, Somerset West, Mfuleni, Nyanga central, Nyanga Junction and Pa­row are the communities who have already received the fencing.

Plans are currently under way to also install fences at Bellville, Kuyasa, Philippi, Claremont, Kuils River, Lentegeur, Dur-

banville, Fish Hoek, Retreat, Maitland, Athlone, Blackheath, and Mitchell’s Plain.

Purchase wants residents to be aware that, despite the temporary fencing to mitigate the spread, Covid-19 safety protocols are still in place.

“I want to remind commuters to please keep on wearing face masks when in public, to continue washing and sanitising hands often, to practise social distancing, and to avoid commuting when they do not feel well. By working together, and taking responsibility for our health and safety, we can stop the spread of the virus,” she says.

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Covid-19’s psychological impact SAMANTHA LEE-JACOBS SAMANTHA.LEE@PEOPLESPOST.CO.ZA @SAMANTHA_LEE121

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he Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown have been tough on many, and mental health has taken significant strain.

But despite the global pandemic, putting your mind at ease could be just a few simple steps away.

Access Consciousness, the movement which incorporates various tools and techniques to empower people to help themselves, is now available to everyone and methods can be applied without assistance.

These pragmatic well-being tools were developed by Gary Douglas, the founder of Access Consciousness, in 1991. Since then, Access Consciousness has expanded into over 170 countries, has been translated into more than 30 languages, and has contributed to changing the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.

“In the beginning Access Bars was all that was offered by Access Consciousness. To this day it remains the foundation and core of all tools of Access Consciousness. Access Bars is offered in a one-day class facilitated by Bars facilitators all over the world, including in South Africa,” says Dialina Baumann of the organisation.

The Bars which form part of the Access Bars approach are 32 unique points on the head that correlate to different areas and aspects of life. “During an Access Bars session, a practitioner gently touches these points to release the electromagnetic charge of all thoughts, ideas, attitudes, decisions, and beliefs that may have limited you in the concerned life areas,” says Baumann.

During the pandemic, a month-long wellness and support initiative was launched from World Suicide Day on Thursday 10 September to World Mental Health Day on Saturday 10 October.

The pandemic has revealed a mental health crisis. According to a recent online survey on mental health during the lockdown, conducted by The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag), lockdown has affected many South Africans, and it has had a serious impact on people living with a mental health issue. Sadag reported that they had also been receiving calls from people with no prior history of anxiety or depression who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious and stressed as a re-

Access Bars is a method that uses various pressure points in the head to treat stress and other ailments. sult of the pandemic.

But South Africans are not alone. The lockdown has drawn attention to a global crisis due to the prolonged effects of isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing climate of uncertainty and fear, says the organisation. According to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll, nearly half of Americans reported the Coronavirus pandemic was harming their mental health, and online therapy provider Talkspace reported a 65% jump in users since February.

“The amount of fear, anxiety and depression that is happening in the world right now due to this pandemic is devastating to witness. We have thousands of inspiring stories and testimonials from facilitators who have experienced immense relief after undergoing an Access Bars session, and we wanted to find a way to show people that there is hope in the world and that there can be relief for this feeling of despair. We want people to know that they are not alone and that they are a gift, with something unique to offer the world,” says Access Consciousness co-creator Dr Dain Heer in a statement.

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PEOPLE'S POST Tuesday, 3 November 2020

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Woodwork initiative for schools NETTALIE VILJOEN

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essons learnt while teaching woodwork skills online during the national lockdown will now benefit school leavers for years to come.

MyWoodSkills, a non-profit, communitybased skills development initiative with its workshop based in Kenilworth, invited unemployed people from all communities to enrol for its free cupboard building online course when the national lockdown was first announced in March. Adopting the power of distance learning using smartphone tech-

nology, course participation grew from 12 to 170 learners in just two weeks.

Johan Schronen, MyWoodSkills course coordinator, says, at the time, they heard from parents and teachers that there was also a need for such a course amongst high school learners wanting to know more about career and small business possibilities in the engineered wood (melamine board pro­ducts), furniture-making world.

On Monday 20 July, MyWoodSkills and a Western Cape Education Department (WCED) management team met, greenlighting the rollout of a pilot programme at Kass-

selsvlei High School in Bellville South and Bishops School of Skills in Bishop Lavis.

This will pave the way for a bigger programme in 2021.

Neil Simons, a senior educational specialist and advisor in civil tech and engineering graphics and design at the WCED, believes this initiative can be expanded to learners not only in technical schools as it is a skill that anybody can learn.

“It is a brilliant idea to skill our learners if you look at the unemployment rate. The psycho-social issues can be addressed in this way only if more private companies or corporates can launch these type of interventions in our communities,” Simons says. A strong entrepreneurial thread runs through the courses offered.

The pilot programme will kick off on Thursday 5 November, at both schools.

Wayne Williams, the woodworks teacher at Bishops, says this type of course greatly motivates learner participation.

“If you see pieces of wood laying in front of you and then, a few hours later, you see a nice piece of furniture that you have built, that makes learners want to come to classes on a daily basis.”

Rory Petersen is the civil technology teacher at Kasselsvlei Secondary. Petersen explains woodworking is the subject’s practical component. He says what excites learners most about the course is that it could help them to be their own boss.

MyWoodSkills’ courses include a short introductory course on Saturday mornings when participants will learn and build bathroom wall cupboards.

Its intermediate course, which runs over about three weeks, involves online distance learning modules leading up to a practical session during which students

will build a bedside cupboard or a grandfather clock. The advanced course includes online modules, practical workshops and actual work experience at work sites, installing kitchen or bedroom cupboards for clients.

Schronen explains that their courses are “blended”, combining a series of modules online, including study modules, tests, tasks and assessments with some face-to-face workshops and a final practical exam.

“But the gem of our initiative was born out of necessity. We switched from video tutorials to photo books, in an ebook format, to reduce data consumption during the lockdown. This resulted in a huge saving for our learners,” Schronen says.

Learners who successfully complete the course will receive certificates of competence. Mywoodskills is in the process of applying to the proper authorities for accreditation as an official skills programme so that students can earn credits towards a furniture-making qualification.

Schronen says none of this would have been possible without the support of Rutherford Makita Power Tools, a brand leader in power tools, and PG Bison, a manufacturer of particleboard, medium-density fibreboard and decorative wood-based panel products. Rutherford donated state-of-theart power tools worth more than R40 000 while Sonae Arauco, a leading particleboard manufacturer, also offered to support the initiative.

Schronen encourages teachers to contact him should they be interested in running the initiative at their schools. Course enrolment is open to everyone and usually free to unemployed people.

V WhatsApp 082 299 0689 or email mywoodskills@gmail.com for information about the next course.

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Efforts to prepare youth for work A

round 1 000 Athlone youth have participated in a work readiness initiative in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector.

BPO is the practice of contracting a specific task to an external service provider.

Hosted by CapeBPO, Mayco member for economic opportunities and asset management James Vos attended the event dubbed “Day of 1 000 Opportunities” last week.

Youth were interviewed and recruited before being taken through a bridging training course to prepare them for work within the BPO sector.

Vos says Cape Town is a high performance

African business hub and an excellent location for businesses looking to launch their operations into Africa and beyond.

According to the 2020 Front Office BPO Omnibus Survey, conducted by Ryan Strategic Advisory, South Africa is one of the top two preferred BPO destinations in the world, after India.

“That is why the City provides funding to one of our strategic business partners, CapeBPO, to upskill and place residents in this sector,” says Vos. “Some 60 000 young people currently work in the BPO/contact centre sector.

Over the past five years, 35 000 additional job

opportunities have been created to service the international community.”

Vos will also soon be officially opening a building which has been turned into a fullyfledged and operational e-learning centre offering free training to the community.

CapeBPO is also partnering with FutureED, who runs the accelerated work-readiness programme that’s recognised by CapeBPO. The City will be partnering with the national skills fund, under the department of higher education and training as well as industry, to fund training and stipends for BPO sector candidates, says Vos.

Services closer to the people The Athlone District Advice Office will take its services to the people on Saturday 7 November with free legal advice and assistance on housing issues, labour issues, divorce matters, maintenance, consumer, rental and shop arrears, family matters, evictions, tenant and landlord matters, estates and drafting of wills.

Officials at the event.

ALLEGED DAGGA CULTIVATOR ARRESTED: On Friday 23 October at 10:20, Philippi visible policing officers Capt Charlton Petersen and Serg Zukile Fuzile attended a complaint of suspected drug dealing in Pepper Street, Highlands Estate. There officers arrested a 48-year-old man after he was found in possession of a large quantity of dagga plants.

There will also be trauma counselling and support for victims of gender-based violence and domestic violence.

The mobile office will be stationed at the AFM Church in Dr Abdurahman Avenue, Kewtown from 09:00 to 12:00.

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DRUG DEALER NABBED: Athlone police arrested a 32-year-old man on Sunday 25 October at 01:30. Officers were on patrol in Vygieskraal when they saw a well-known drug dealer. When the suspect spotted police, he attempted to run, but was caught. Police found 127 big packets of tik and R970 in his possession.

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Garden ‘to keep matrics safe’

The Boekenhout trail in Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden.

All learners up to Grade 12 can enter Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden for free on Mondays to Fridays until Tuesday 15 December.

This comes in the wake of a letter sent out by a group of doctors advising schools in the Peninsula on how best to prevent and manage Covid-19 in the school setting. The letter, sent out on Tuesday 13 October, recommends limiting socialising outside the school and meeting a few friends in an open space such as Kirstenbosch, or other open spaces in the city.

In response, and in a bid to keep matric learners safe for their exams, Kirstenbosch decided to wave the entry fee for learners on weekdays.

Upon arrival at the Kirstenbosch ticket office, learners can ask for free entry and a free entry ticket will be issued.

Kirstenbosch is open every day, from 08:00 to 19:00 in summer.

Garden entrance fees for adults are R75; SA senior citizens (with ID): free on Tuesdays except on public holidays; RSA students (with student card): R40; learners (Grade R – up until matric): free on Mondays to Fridays.

V Garden entry tickets can be purchased at the ticket office or you can book and pay tickets online at Webtickets. For more information, contact Kirstenbosch on 021 799 8783.

Philippi police crime investigation unit arrested two men aged 19 and 33 years old in connection with stolen cables.

Detective Sgt Robin Basson was in the process of a tracing operation when he saw the suspects in possession of 50m of copper electrical cable in Lynburg Road on Friday 16 October. Investigating officer detective Sgt Bongolwethu Gwade urges the public and business entities who suffered any loss of electric cables to report it as soon as they become aware of it.

Anyone with information is urged to call 021 690 1520 or 071 963 2006 or Crime Stop on 08600 10111.

CLEANING THE STREETS: On Wednesday 28 October, Philippi police conducted integrated operations in Hanover Park and seized various quantities of tik, Mandrax, heroin, dangerous weapons, cash and dagga in partnership with law enforcement and community volunteers.

Officers also wrote fines for discharging of fireworks.

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The Stormers will be showing their support for breast cancer and testicular cancer awareness by wearing a special logo on the sleeve of their match kit during November. The logo is a combination of the traditional pink ribbon used for breast cancer awareness and blue “Movember” moustache which signifies testicular cancer awareness. Seen here (from left): Warrick Gelant, Herschell Jantjies, Scarra Ntubeni, Steven Kittshoff, Frans Malherbe and Chris van Zyl.

he DHL Stormers have shown their support for breast cancer and testicular cancer awareness by wearing a special logo on the sleeve of their match kit until the end of this month.

The logo is a combination of the traditional pink ribbon used for breast cancer awareness and blue “Movember” moustache which signifies testicular cancer awareness.

Globally, two million cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year.

The diagnosis has an indescribable emotional impact on every patient, but also on friends, family and colleagues.

To support the various initiatives, DHL, who are the Stormers’ title sponsors, are seeking to extend the awareness to the greater public and have placed decals on their aircraft fleet in Africa (and across the globe) with the ribbon creative to show their support and commitment to the causes.

Both causes have been inte-

grated into the Stormers’ match day playing kit for the duration of the season in October and November, displaying the pink and blue logo.

Stormers captain Siya Kolisi said the team is proud to be raising awareness for such worthy causes.

“Breast cancer and testicular cancer are major health issues and we as a team want to do everything we can to show our support for this campaign, along with our sponsor, DHL,” he said.

Stormers coach John Dobson said the values behind this awareness campaign reflect what the Stormers players and management would like to be about as a team.

“It is great to be so closely aligned with our title sponsor DHL for such an important campaign. This is about showing concern for the well-being of others and doing everything we can to limit the impact of breast cancer and testicular cancer, so we are glad to be supporting in whatever way we can,” he said.

‘Small people do big things’ SAMANTHA LEE-JACOBS @Samantha_Lee121 The Little Optimist Global Challenge has seen history being made as dinghies (optimists) sailed in the Strandfontein Tidal Pool recently.

Run by the Little Optimist Trust, the challenge this year changed its format due to Covid-19 protocols.

Sailors, both professional and avid were encouraged to sail one of their optimists on any body of water between Friday 9 and Sunday 18 October to raise funds for charity and help inspire at-risk youth.

The 9Miles Project was one of the organisation which joined the challenge, sailing their own optimist in the tidal pool on Monday 12 October with 20 local children who are part of the project’s after school programme.

The Little Optimist Trust, which offers sailing therapy to vulnerable children, was founded by Greg Bertish, who at age 31 un-

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derwent open heart surgery to remove an undiagnosed and unculturable tropical bacteria that had attacked his aortic heart valve.

He spent more than 200 days in hospital and on his release was inspired to do good. “In April 2016, as a middle aged, multiple cardiac surgery survivor, on the blood thinner Warfarin, I sailed a tiny children’s optimist dinghy over 200km in the open ocean. This represented each day I had spent in hospital. My aim was to show people that small people can do big things.

“We inspired patients, kids and others to never ever give up, and we raised R300 000 for the new ICU (intensive care unit) at Red Cross Children’s Hospital,” says Bertish in a statement published to their website.

Now they aim to save children’s lives by inspiring them to get better, to teach them a skill, to create a passion and to raise funds and awareness for associated charities.

Nigel Savel, founder of the 9Miles Project, says: “We have been involved with The Little

Optimist Trust for the past two to three years, and founder Greg Bertish, has always been amazing about including our 9Miles children in their activities – whether it is sailing at Zeekoevlei or the V&A Waterfront, or Children who formed part of the 9Miles Project’s initiatives in the fun-filled visits to dinghies at the Strandfontein Tidal Pools. PHOTOS: COLIN FITCH PHOTOGRAPHY the aquarium.”

Last year was the first time 9Miles Project sations participated in challenges at a locaparticipated in the annual charity challenge. tion of their choice. We chose our beautiful “We raced a 9Miles Project optimist spon- headquarters at Strandfontein Pavilion and, sored by Victron Energy in the Great Opti- to our knowledge, made history by being the mist Race which took place as part of the first people to ever sail a boat in the tidal Cape Town International Boat Show in 2019. pool,” says Savel.

Because of lockdown, the race took on a new V For more information, visit 9milesproject.org or theformat this year and individuals and organi- littleoptimist.org.