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James Engelbrecht, a tenant at Welverdiend in Rondebosch, says he will continue standing up for his rights. PHOTO: NETTALIE

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nterested and affected parties have until Thursday 25 February to object to or comment on a Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) report for Erf 46732-RE, 22 Rouwkoop Road, Rondebosch – a precursor to applying for a demolition permit.

“Objections or comments that are not made on heritage grounds will not be considered,” reads the notice attached to the security gate outside Welverdiend, blocks of flats which until just over a year ago accommodated around 100 tenants, many of whom were social housing beneficiaries.

Today that number stands at 39 tenants, with 18 scheduled to relocate soon.

“Twenty-one are yet to make a decision,” reads a media statement released by the owners of the property, Communicare, last week.

The “decision” refers to Communicare’s offer to relocate tenants to alternative accommodation within its housing portfolio “offered at no extra costs”. Places of relocation include Dreyersdal, Bothasig Gardens, Straton Court, Musgrave Park and Creswell.

In October 2019, tenants were informed of Communicare’s plan to demolish and redevelop the “ageing property with failing infrastructure into 175 affordable rental units”.

During a media briefing held on Tuesday 21

January, Thabo Mashologu, general manager for property development and investment at Communicare, said the new development would target the gap market of people earning between R15 000 to R22 000 a month.

“We are looking to address some of the challenges teachers have in finding accommodation close to the schools in this area,” Mashologu said.

At the time of the briefing, Mashologu was unable to indicate exactly what percentage of the 175 units would be allocated to gap market tenants, saying the impact of Covid-19 on the economy made it difficult to judge what the need and average rentals would be a year or so from now.

For redevelopment plans to go ahead, and seeing that Welverdiend is older than 60 years – closer to 70, in fact – Communicare was required to appoint an independent heritage consultant to undertake a HIA. “Communicare will consider these recommendations in its plans to redevelop the property. The recommendation and public submissions will then be submitted to the City of Cape Town’s South Peninsula Environmental and Heritage Resources Management for consideration,” read the media statement.

Should all go smoothly, demolition might begin as soon as later this year.

“Demolition will proceed once all tenants have moved and a demolition permit is issued,” said Communicare.

Although no official notice has been given

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to Welverdiend’s tenants, Communicare did indicate during the media briefing, that should a demolition permit be granted, sixmonths’ notice will be issued shortly after.

People’s Post first reported on Welverdiend shortly after Communicare first shared its plan with its tenants (“We won’t go, says residents’ forum”, 29 October 2019).

According to a Communicare statement released at the time, about 60 of the then 100 tenants were identified as pensioners, single moms and disabled persons by social workers from the company’s social development arm, Vulamathuba.

With 59 tenants having relocated already, Communicare stated it had gone to great lengths to support the vulnerable. “Tenants were taken to view available units in the portfolio and could choose the accommodation that was most suitable for their needs,” the company said. It also arranged for removal companies, which it paid for.

People’s Post visited Welverdiend on Friday 24 January. As the late-afternoon sun reflected of the curtainless windows of the many empty units, it was hard not to think of the premises as a ghost town.

One of the ground units, however, is still vibrating with life. Here lives James Engelbrecht, a 70-year-old man who vows he will be “the last nail in this coffin”.

According to Engelbrecht, of the 21 tenants left, only about three of them are above 80. The rest, he says, are mostly single moms. His rea-

son for not accepting Communicare’s offer was an alarm sparked by a sentence in the original relocation application document given to tenants to sign. The sentence reads: “I also understand that Communicare is unable to guarantee accommodation to applicants”.

Engelbrecht believes this means that should he relocate to alternative accommodation, he will not be guaranteed the same lease agreement that is in place at present, possibly opening him up to exorbitant rental increases in the years to follow.

People’s Post shared Engelbrecht’s concern with Communicare. The company responded, saying there is no new lease agreement.

“That means that all lease terms remain exactly the same. There has, however, been an addendum to the lease agreement to specify the new unit, Communicare’s new address and the rental which is exactly the same current rental that tenants paid at Welverdiend.

“However, there are exceptions to the lease agreement. For example, some tenants preferred an upgrade to a larger unit which meant a new lease agreement and not an addendum to the Welverdiend lease.

“Communicare did include a clause in the application to say that the preferred unit when viewing may not be available at the time when tenants make the decision to move.

This is what is meant by Communicare not being able to ‘guarantee accommodation’.”

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CONSERVATION

Joy as turtles go back into ocean O

n Thursday 14 January, the Two Oceans Aquarium Education Foundation and the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) released 23 turtles back into the ocean.

The turtles were rescued from various situations in beaches from around the Western Cape. The turtles included 21 loggerheads, one hawksbill turtle and one green turtle.

According to Maryke Musson, chief executive officer of the foundation, all the turtles have been in the turtle rehabilitation programme at the aquarium for more than a year. The release allows them to return to the sea life and start their journey into the warm-

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er waters. She adds that the (NSRI) works closely with the foundation to rescue and transport the turtles.

Musson says most of the rescued turtles are loggerhead hatchlings that hatched on the northern beaches of KwaZulu-Natal and have caught the warm Agulhas current down the South African coastline.

“Once they reach the south coast and the current slows, the turtles can end up in the colder surrounding waters, which can cause the turtles to suffer from cold shock, injury and dehydration. Once the turtles are compromised, strong winds and currents expel them on our beaches, between March and July every year,” says Musson.

Once the hatchlings arrive for rehabilitation they are admitted as individual patients, she says. For between six to nine months they receive regular medical care.

“As the end of the year approaches and the turtles are healthy, have gained good

weight and are behaving like strong turtles, the vet clears them for release. They receive a microchip and are then released off Cape Point (about 20 to 30 nautical miles) back into the warmer water (this is usually between November and March).”

Musson says: “All turtle species are endangered so for these rescued turtles to get a second chance is just magic.”

Turtles are incredible creatures and natural survivors, even if they spend years in a rehabilitation environment, they will never unlearn how to hunt, swim, forage and fend for themselves.

Dr Cleeve Robertson, NSRI chief executive officer, says: “Our marine animal rescue programmes are the visible expression of our consciousness of the very real threats facing our marine ecosystem. Our volunteers are totally ‘stoked’ being involved with turtle rescues and now directly in their release back into their home.”

The Two Oceans Aquarium Education Foundation and the NSRI released 23 turtles back into the ocean.

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The plight of children in the flats A four-year-old girl walks the street like she owns the place. She greets people she passes and asks around for a R2 coin.

Success! Off she goes to the corner shop to buy a packet of bright orange MSGfilled chippies. She’s streetwise like a KFC burger, although she hasn’t seen one of those in a while.

In a country riddled with violence against children, she’s unsupervised.

In a country fighting a Covid-19 pandemic, she’s unmasked.

She wanders into the play park.

They’re off-limits during level three lockdown, but no-one is monitoring compliance in this street. There’s no hand-sanitiser to protect her from the hundreds of grubby hands that have touched the metal play-equipment before her.

Looking up, she sees other children pass with empty margarine tubs in their hands. Hunger gnaws in her gut. It’s lunchtime. She runs home to get her tub and walks with the stream of children and hopeful adults (who will be served last if there is anything left) to the local feeding queue.

Here she gets a spoonful of carbs, perhaps a token spoon of yellow veg, depending on what the auntie running the kitchen was able to scrounge together from meagre donations. In all likelihood, there will be some white bread.

Between chippies and carb-fuelled meals, diabetes is rife in this community, but eating healthy food is expensive, and beggars can’t be choosers.

She stands with her hands out and her beggars’ bowl at the ready, jostling

For our little four-year-old, and thousands of others like her, not going to preschool means not being fed. Not going to preschool means being in the care of neighbours, siblings or being unsupervised, putting them at risk of opportunistic predators violating their vulnerability. Not going to preschool means stunted growth, development and learning that they will not recover from – ever.

At the best of times, our government has not demonstrated the will to prioritise and support early childhood development. But right now, we are at the worst of times. And it is at this time that the sector and our children need us to make a dramatic change in our attitudes to this critical level of care.

ECD centres are an essential service to the majority of our South African children, for their current and long-term health as well as their social, emotional, physical and intellectual development. If we had prioritised spending R360 per day on our young, vulnerable children rather than our convicted criminals (2019 data) for the past 20 years, perhaps we would have more doctors and nurses fighting this disease, more scientists researching cures and more engineers innovating and creating solutions. Hunger and violence will be the death of their futures, if not them.

We turn to you, citizens of South Africa, to chart the course for our country that will see us arrive in 20 years at a more promising land.

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others larger than her, anxious to be served before the pot is emptied. “Jou ma se…” she yells as she elbows an older boy. She’s learnt big words in her tender years.

Fortunately, this week she starts preschool. She’ll walk into a classroom, wash her hands, wear a mask, receive a nutritious breakfast, lunch and two snacks, and be supported along her early learning journey by a capable, trained, nurturing teacher.

Or will she?

For more than three months of 2020, ECD (early childhood development) centres sat on the sidelines while matrics and Grade 7s, followed by all grades were allowed to go back to school. Unlike government schools, the majority of these ECD centres are not subsidised by the government. Those lucky to have made it through the DSD (Department of Social Development) registration system receive a measly R17 a day per child to cover food, rent, utilities and, hopefully, a trained teacher, but more likely a babysitter. But the reality is, this only applies to 17% of eligible children.

Recent data suggests “just under a million children may not have a service to return to due to Covid-19”. With centres closed, parents returning to work at level three, lockdown looked to more informal solutions to childcare – hired help, a neighbour or an older sibling. I’m aware of a child sitting with a “nanny” at the local shebeen all day, but it is visible to all the number of children milling about in the streets with no supervision at all.

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PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCH Tuesday, 2 February 2021

INITIATIVE

Speaking up for children T

he speech therapy department at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital (RCWMCH) has teamed up with the young radio reporters at RX Radio to help children with speech-related difficulties to be better understood.

Chantel du Toit, a speech therapist at the hospital, has a special interest in helping children communicate more effectively by means of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). Although using AAC (communication devices, systems, strategies and tools that replace or support natural speech) is not a new concept, she went further and approached the RX Radio team so that the young AAC users can choose a voice match according to their age, ethnicity, gender and language (English,

isiXhosa, Afrikaans and a bit of isiZulu).

This personalises the process and greatly assists in the uptake and acceptance of AAC in general.

RX Radio is a radio station run by and for children, operating from Red Cross.

It is the first radio station in the world to train child reporters to broadcast from within a hospital.

It is run by the RX Radio team for the children and youth in the hospital, their parents or caregivers and hospital staff – and the public can listen in too.

Fourteen young RX Radio reporters participated in the voice donation project.

Their voices, a collection of everyday words and simple phrases, will be stored on a device that will assist these children.

One of those stored voices belong to Nurroonisha Pienaar. The 10-year-old, who lives in Steenberg, says it was wonderful to be part of such an amazing project which helps children who are not able to speak. “And I had so much fun doing it and hope it helps them and makes their life easier,” Nurroonisha says.

Talitha Counter, another RX Radio reporter, is also grateful for the opportunity to have been part of this project. Talitha (16), who is from Khayelitsha, says, for her, being a part of a project where children are helped to form their words is a big deal.

“And it brings me joy knowing that I also had an impact on the child’s life,” she says.

RX Radio station manager Noluyolo Yolie Ngomani says, even though the project was not conceptualised at RX Radio, it speaks to what the station stands for.

“We feel very fortunate that Chantel approached us and made us part of this exciting project. This is a very significant project for our reporters who have conditions that somehow limit and hinder them from taking part in a range of activities,” Ngomani says.

She adds this was empowering for the reporters too – being in a position to assist someone who has a condition that in a way limits them. “As they also know what it feels like to be limited by their respective conditions,” she says.

Dr Anita Parbhoo, acting CEO of the hospital, says the Red Cross is always looking at ways to improve the lives of their patients. “It’s what we do, it’s part of us all here at Red Cross. Chantel and the speech therapy team, together with RX Radio, did an amazing job and we are certain that this will have a positive impact on the children of the Western Cape and South Africa,” Parbhoo says.

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SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

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erious entrepreneurs wanting to start a small business are encouraged to contact the Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative (WPDI) in Athlone for assistance.

Business and entrepreneurship training is a course offered at the training centre in Bridgetown and it is looking more and more appealing to people who have been negatively affected by the Covid-19 lockdown and restrictions. A business idea that may have never gotten off the ground as a result of financial difficulties or a lack of direction can be nurtured at the centre with the help of professionals.

Colvin Snell, business skills officer at WPDI, explains that their main aim is to contribute to building the foundations of lasting peace in the Cape Flats.

“A key aspect in the assumptions behind our intervention model is that, in places impacted by chronic forms of conflict and vulnerability at large, peace and development are two sides of the same coin,” he explains.

“In those places where poverty and violence feed off each other in deadly cycles, peace-building activities cannot have lasting effects if they are not supported by income-generating activities. In turn, creating economic opportunities may not incur transformative and lasting changes in environments that do not enable peaceful relations within and between communities.”

Tackling these issues, he says, is the main reason behind the development of the WPDI programmes in conflict-affected communities which aim to improve livelihoods and

The first graduates from the WPDI peace ambassador programme on Thursday 3 December last year. The initiative welcomes people to enrol in their training in conflict resolution and peace-building course; the information and communications technology course; and the business and entrepreneurship training.

PHOTO: WPDI economic development.

The programmes focus on “fostering entrepreneurship through the dissemination of business skills as well as support to the creation and development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and income-generating projects (IGPs)”.

Snell adds: “Through an integrated platform – the Business Boot Camp (BBC) – we provide business and entrepreneurial train-

ing, organise business plan competitions and incubate businesses, providing grants and backstopping for a minimum of one year.”

This training, which is completed over 104 hours across three levels and the subsequent boot camp, is free as the WPDI aims to target the most vulnerable people in vulnerable communities, help them build their capacity and become self-sustainable. The training

was also designed with the needs of the local community in mind, and in this way will allow businesses to integrate better.

The WPDI also offers free training in conflict resolution and peace-building, and information and communications technology (computer training).

V Contact the WPDI office to enquire about training days available on 021 205 3503, from Monday to Friday 9:00 to 16:00.

Pet abandonment skyrockets as lockdown continues While the past festive season, let alone the past year, has been tough on South Africans all round, it seems it has been even more so on our furry friends.

The Cape of Good Hope SPCA says it usually sees over 45 000 animals annually. Of those more than 60% present as moderate to severe cases.

“We see an approximate 22% increase in cruelty cases between November and January each year, especially abandonment and stray cases. Over and above the latter, lockdown, short-time working hours, and rising unemployment has put an increased strain on the welfare system,” says Belinda Abraham, communications, resource development and education manager for CGHSPCA. Abraham adds that they are now starting to see a further increase in cases of pet owners who are no longer able to access care in the private sector.

“The socio-economic impact of Covid-19

is not yet fully understood as the ripple effect is only just beginning to manifest with no immediate reprieve in sight,” she says.

The Mdzananda Animal Clinic in Khayelitsha says they too have seen an increase in pet abandonment.

Marcelle du Plessis, fundraising and communications manager at the animal clinic, explains that during the festive season many local residents go to the Eastern Cape to visit their families. Not having a solution for their animals, they are often left with no option but to hand their pets over.

“People also have increased expenses during this time and there has been a significant knock-on effect from lockdown with people losing income,” Du Plessis says.

However, she says, despite the strain it is placing on the clinic’s resources, they are grateful that people are coming to the animal clinic instead of abandoning their

Dobbie was found in Khayelitsha, completely emaciated, and treated at the Mdzananda Animal Clinic for tick bite fever. After six weeks of treatment and a lot of tender loving care, Dobby has recovered. animals. “Many people are truly devastated to hand over their pets. Unfortunately, we have now reached capacity and need to start turning pet owners away or direct them to other welfare organisations,” says Du Plessis.

The non-profit organisation (NPO) animal clinic provides veterinary care to Khayelitsha community pets. They treat

up to 1 000 animals per month through consultations, hospitalisation, surgery, sterilisations, mobile clinics, an animal ambulance and pet owner education.

“As our organisation is a veterinary clinic we are not specifically geared towards housing homeless pets, but our initial small adoptions programme has grown so much that we now need to employ a dedicated person managing adoptions,” says Du Plessis.

Mdzananda has a small shelter facility that can house 12 dogs and 12 cats at a time.

In December, they had 26 dogs surrendered and three are in foster homes. Fourteen cats were surrendered and 26 are in foster homes. “We are appealing to the public to please open their hearts and homes to fostering or adopting a new furry family member,” says Du Plessis.

V To adopt or foster a pet, or to make a donation to Mdzananda Animal Clinic, email info@mdzananda.co.za or call 082 251 0554 or 021 367 6001.

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PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCH Tuesday, 2 February 2021

KIRSTENHOF | WYNBERG | CLAREMONT

Cameras zoom in on criminals NETTALIE VILJOEN

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s crime has steadily increased in neighbourhoods through the years – with the exception being the period during hard lockdown – more and more civic organisations have invested in community CCTV and licence plate recognition (LPR) camera networks to good effect.

According to the police’s annual 2019/2020 crime statistics released last year, Diep River police station reported 276 burglaries at residential properties, Claremont police station 417, Kirstenhof police station 150 and Wynberg reported 285 for that period.

On Saturday 3 October in Kirstenhof, two male suspects were arrested and charged for burglary following a break-in at a residential property located in Diep River earlier that day. Capt Paul Alexander, detective commander at Kirstenhof police station, says camera footage was instrumental in linking the suspects with burglary cases reported in Kirstenhof, Wynberg and Claremont.

Lt Col Marnus Fourie of Claremont police station says there was a definite decrease noted in residential burglaries following this arrest.

But as break-ins at homes in the southern suburbs continue, there has been speculation whether the same crowbar gang may be behind these incidents, stretching from Constantia to Rondebosch, between the M3 and M5.

Of the break-ins that occurred after the arrest in October, Fourie says it is difficult to say exactly how many of these share the same modus operandi. But what many of these crimes do have in common, he says, is the time of day and day of the week they are committed as well as the description of the suspects who are sometimes seen carrying a crowbar on available security camera footage.

These type of burglaries also tend to be when the home is not occupied, either when people are on holiday or they have gone out for dinner.

Jane Chamberlin, public relations officer for the Claremont community policing forum (CCPF), says they have discussed the possibility of whether the same gang might be behind these crimes with the police.

“The modus operandi suggests that there may be a syndicate or syndicates behind these burglaries, but the CCPF is not in a position to confirm this,” Chamberlin says.

She explains the term “crowbar gang” is loosely applied to any team of burglars who habitually enter homes using force.

“This is by all accounts a common modus operandi. Typically, this will include forced entry, usually via the front door,” Chamberlin adds.

Footage recorded by CCTV cameras is often used by police officers to assist in their investigation and

A technician installs a camera in Wynberg. The Wynberg Improvement District’s CCTV network went online last year. to strengthen their case before the court.

March Turnbull of Newlands Residents Association explains that footage recorded by these systems is reviewed after the commission of a crime upon the request of the investigating police officer – the only person who is legally entitled to receive it.

However, Turnbull says, it is important to remember the CPF is not an investigative body.

“The CPF is an oversight body of the police. Its role is to hold the po-

lice to a series of standards,” he says.

As far as possible, the location and operating logistics of these community camera systems are kept out of the public domain so as not to inadvertently tip off criminals. Chamberlin does share that communities have different approaches to camera monitoring.

Whatever this individual approach may be, however, all of them require members of civic organisations and neighbourhood watches having to put in long

hours. “Volunteers pull out all the stops by sourcing, reviewing and providing requested footage to the investigating officer allocated to a case,” Chamberlin explains, adding that the review and collation of any possible footage of an incident are not limited to community cameras – residents’ private cameras may also have captured the crime in question.

“In many instances, multiple cameras need to be reviewed in order for comprehensive evidence to be collected and provided to the police.”

Chamberlin encourages residents to assist their civic organisations’ efforts and to consider installing reliable 24/7 CCTV cameras at their properties.

“Ensure that your home camera system is able to retain at least two weeks of footage and ensure that your neighbourhood watch is made aware of your cameras,” she advises.

She further urges residents to immediately report any crime, or anything suspicious, to their local neighbourhood watch.

“Speedy sharing of information to both patrollers and the police is an essential element of successful crime-fighting.

Every crime should be reported to the police, even if it is not a requirement for your insurance company. This enables the police to fully understand crime patterns and frequency and to deploy resources accordingly,” Chamberlin says.

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PEOPLE'S POST Tuesday, 2 February 2021

RESEARCH STUDY

Urban water cycle’s stories told A

new website gives the public direct access to current research on the urban water cycle in the greater Cape Town area.

The initiative, called Water Stories, is spearheaded by a partnership of Environmental Humanities South (EHS) research centre at the University of Cape Town (UCT) with Environmental Chemistry at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), and the University of Stavanger in Norway.

The website aims to support a paradigm shift in the public and in governance about how to care for water bodies in cities that are part of the commons.

It currently focuses on case studies in Camps Bay, Green Point, Hout Bay and Zeekoevlei, and as further research on water develops in the coming year, it will be significantly expanded.

Director of the EHS Prof Lesley Green says Cape Town’s rivers are among the only things that know no apartheid geography.

“They pass shacks and suburbs, industries and hospitals; they are used for fishing and baptisms and are biodiversity havens, yet they also carry the runoff of farms and wastewater treatment facilities. They could be resources for both drinking water and food production – farming and fishing – yet are currently too polluted for basic filtration to be effective, and they carry pollutants and toxins to sea,” says Green.

He adds that remediating Cape Town’s rivers and vleis will not be achieved by governance alone.

“It requires concerted effort to change public perceptions and behaviours – as well as a shift in water governance paradigms, from data points, to urban metabolism. This website steps into that gap by sharing stories of those who care for our waterways and struggle to clean them – and who live with

The sewage plume at Green Point. PHOTO: JEAN TRESFON

them and complex entanglement with urban life, every day.”

The initiative is an extension of the new graduate course, co-taught for the first time online with Aarhus University Environmental Humanities, called “Water Society Ecology” and ongoing work with environmental chemists in South Africa and Norway on new forms of toxicity, many of which stay in the full water cycle permanently on release into the environment.

“Sewage to sea may have been a solution

when the settlement at the Cape was tiny and there were no complex artificial chemicals in it – but it is no longer viable, as the research of Prof Leslie Petrik (UWC) and others shows. Their concerns about new toxins in the open environments are real and urgent – and shared by the United Nations Environment Programme which regards them as a serious and urgent concern for people and ecologies alike.

On the website’s design, Green says they were privileged to partner with a dedicated

team of ecofeminist media producers, the Mycelium Colab. “They understood our goals and developed a watery aesthetic along with the website architecture, and produced much of the research-based content.”

To date the project has been part-funded with the Southern African–Nordic Centre (Sanord) National Research Foundation grant on environmental chemistry with Stavanger University, and the Andrew W Mellon grant to EHS, as well as private funds.

V To visit the website, go to http://waterstories.co.za

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What’s up with WhatsApp? NETTALIE VILJOEN

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In terms of the revised policy, it appears there are different terms of service and privacy policies for users in the European countries and in non-European countries.

In a media statement released on Thursday 14 January, the South African government’s Information Regulator said it had made contact with Facebook South Africa and that it was reviewing the WhatsApp privacy policy which was revised on Monday 4 January.

“The engagements with Facebook South Africa are ongoing. The regulator will be analysing whether the terms of service and the privacy policies indeed differ and whether the privacy policy applicable to users outside Europe, which include the South African users, are in compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (Popia),” the statement read.

The regulator said it would engage with Facebook after the completion of the analysis. No further information has been released to date. Murray says Popia, which comes into place in July this year, could be a positive development. “But it will take more than regulation to fix the problems with big tech and privacy. For every privacy lawyer in government or a watchdog body, Facebook and WhatsApp will hire 10 lawyers,” he says.

s millions of its once two-billion-strong users abandon the Facebook chat app, many of its less tech-savvy users (this reporter included) are still reeling with confusion.

While some were longingly staring at the beach from the pavement, others were up in arms at WhatsApp’s in-app notification on its new terms of service and privacy policy sent out in the first week of January.

Accept our updated terms and conditions or stop using the service, the now-infamous notification read. Since then it seems WhatsApp’s assurance that the policy update would not affect the privacy of messages with friends or family and its decision to extend the “accept” cut-off date from Monday 8 February to Saturday 15 May has done little to quell the global fury it invoked.

Digital rights campaigner and author Murray Hunter believes if there’s been any confusion about WhatsApp and Facebook’s privacy policies, it’s WhatsApp and Facebook who should take the blame, not ordinary users.

Hunter explains that simply put, WhatsApp wants to update its privacy policy to be clear that there is going to be more integration between WhatsApp business accounts and Facebook. For example, when users are chatting with a WhatsApp business account, whether it’s with a local pizza place or their internet company, some of the information about those chats can be carried over to that same business on their Facebook account.

“Facebook/WhatsApp will implement these changes specifically for any chats with a WhatsApp business account – when you use your personal WhatsApp to send a message to your local pizza place, which has a WhatsApp business account, WhatsApp will consider that a business message. When you and I chat on WhatsApp using our personal accounts, it’s considered a private message,” Hunter says, add-

WhatsApp users have until Saturday 15 May to accept the Facebook chat apps’ new terms of service and privacy policy.

PHOTO: PIXABAY ing that WhatsApp insists that the content of these messages will still be private.

Data collection According to Murray, WhatsApp’s upcoming privacy changes aren’t the problem in themselves, rather people’s concerns stem from the fact that the current data collection from WhatsApp is already unacceptable.

“WhatsApp already collects way too much data about its users and has ducked and dived about how much of that information it shares with its parent company Facebook,” he says.

When Facebook first bought the app in 2014, it assured users their data would remain private and not be shared with Face-

book. In 2016, WhatsApp began sharing data with Facebook by default, however, users could opt out of the data sharing. The upcoming changes remove this option to opt-out.

Murray explains while the content of WhatsApp messages is still secure and private, for years WhatsApp has been collecting lots of other data about its users: who you are, who your contacts are, what groups you are in, how you interact with other users.

“All this info together creates a very detailed picture about who you are. It’s not clear how much of this has been shared with Facebook or might be shared sometime in the future.

“A company that cares about privacy

Exploring alternatives All of this uncertainty has led to users exploring alternative messaging platforms. Signal is one such app. The number of people using Signal has increased by 500% this month, and it’s been one of the top downloaded apps in South Africa in January.

“Signal works just like WhatsApp, and offers top encryption on all its messages, but collects almost no information about its users. It’s actually a non-profit foundation, so they’re not looking to make money off your private data,” Murray says.

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Does petrol have an expiration date? Should you wash your car even if you’re not driving it? Will the battery last if the car is left standing? These are just some of the frequently asked questions that Wheels24 addressed last year soon after the start of lockdown (“Car Doctor: ‘Can petrol expire?’

- Five frequently asked car questions in lockdown”, 11 May 2020).

Now, almost 10 months into lockdown, some people may be wondering about the lifespan of their car service plans.

Andile Dlamini, head of group communication at Volkswagen (VW) Group South Africa, says vehicle owners have little to worry about now that the hard lockdown has passed.

He says at the start of the lockdown in March last year, every customer with a genuine service plan and warranty expiring within the following six months, was given an extra month extension. An additional month was granted when lockdown continued into May. Other than the period of complete movement restriction, he says, service plans should remain in place for the foreseeable future.

The premise of a car service plan is that they are both mileage and time dependant – meaning car services take place every 15 000km

Should vehicle owners be concerned about the lifespan of their car service plans?

PHOTO: PIXABAY (depending on the manufacturer) or one year, whichever one comes first, Dlamini says.

But what does this mean in a situation where, due to lockdown, the penultimate service was only done in November 2020, but the car service plan comes to an end in August 2021? With less time on the road, the final 45 000km increment will not come before August.

Dlamini says not to worry. An annual service will be done despite the inability to meet the distance or time requirements. “Effectively (there should be) three services over the contract period – in this instance 45 000km – so the customer would not lose out. We encourage customers to come in for their

annual inspection service because due to the effluxion of time, certain fluids, for example oil and brake fluids, may deteriorate even if the vehicle is not used much.”

Even though social distancing is important right now, Dlamini advises vehicle owners not to neglect their cars, and to get on the road.

“Vehicles should be driven frequently, even for short distances, to ensure batteries, for example, are not affected negatively by standing for long periods.”

He adds that driving frequently, if not for long distances, will also give drivers the opportunity to enjoy their vehicles still.

V Visit https://bit.ly/3c7z7He for the answers to frequently asked car questions.

All of the City of Cape Town’s 18 driving licence testing centres are open during the week, with select centres open on Saturdays and Sundays to accommodate visiting motorists.

All the backlogs created by the lockdown have been cleared, the City says, and the centres are currently offering full services for all applications.

These include renewal of driving licences, applications for learner and driver licences, foreign driving licence conversions, renewal of professional driving permits (PDPs) and applications for duplicate learner licences.

New backlogs are unfortunately created each time a centre has to close due to Covid-19 exposure of staff. To increase capacity at the centres, the City has approved additional funding of R10.8 million on the adjustment budget, to assist with the extension of operational hours to deal with the increase in demand.

Mayco member for safety and security JP Smith says despite delays, staff at the centres are committed to service delivery. To assist in this regard, the City is looking at moving some of their service offerings online.

“The City is very much aware of requests for online applications, especially as residents steer away

from crowded places and prefer to do online transactions as far as possible. In this regard, the City is waiting on approval from the Western Cape Provincial Administration regarding online applications for learners and driving licence appointments,” says Smith.

Driving licence renewal must still be done in person as there is no online system for the renewal of a driving licence card.

The extension on the renewal of a driving licence card, PDP, temporary driving license and learners licence which expired between Thursday 26 March last year and Thursday 31 December last year, still applies until the Tuesday 31 August this year.

All the centres are open during the week from 08:00 to 15:30. Saturday operating times are from 08:00 to 12:30. Centres at Somerset West, Goodwood, Parow, Milnerton, Fish Hoek and Gallows Hill further extended operating hours with Hillstar and New Ottery open on a Sunday from 08:00 to 12:00. The City’s Traffic Service will publish an updated list once confirmed.

V For a list of DLTCs and the relevant contact details, visit: http://www.capetown.gov.za/Family%20and%20home/ see-all-city-facilities/our-service-facilities/ Drivers%20licence%20testing %20centres.

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Lift a glass for winemakers “W

hen the going gets tough, the tough get going.”

Never before has this line from the theme song for the 1985-movie, Jewel of the Nile, been more appropriate than now as South Africa’s wine industry – hard hit by the restrictions put in place to combat Covid-19 – celebrates its official 362nd birthday.

Tuesday 2 February, (today) marks the day that South Africa’s wine industry was born in 1659.

“Ours is the only country in the world with a recorded official date that marks such an important historic moment, and momentous occasions require momentous celebrations,” says Jean Naudé, CEO of Groot Constantia.

Groot Constantia – the oldest wine-producing farm in South Africa – usually celebrates the event with a grand black-tie evening held at its estate, however, this year things are being done differently. The celebration will be virtual, kicking off today (2 February) from 19:00. The virtual event, which will ask for a blessing on the new harvest, and showcase and pay tribute to the trailblazers in the industry, is open to all. The programme includes performances by the internationally acclaimed opera

Nombulelo Yende singers and sisters Pretty and Nombulelo Yende.

“This year, the industry is calling on all South Africans to join in the celebrations and pay homage to the origins of our exceptional South African wines,” Naudé says.

The ban on the sale of alcohol and the sub-

sequent halt on wine exports has meant that the past year has been extremely tough on the wine industry.

According to the most recent analysis of the impact of the current national level three lockdown restrictions, one in six jobs in the Western Cape is at risk.

While current lockdown measures prohibit on-site wine sales and consumption, wine-lovers can purchase wine from their favourite wine farm now, to be delivered once the lockdown levels allow.

“This is a great way to not only support the wine industry and ensure that you are prepared once the levels are lifted to enjoy your favourite wines once again, but to also celebrate the official historic birthday of our wine industry,” says Naudé.

All wine-loving South Africans are urged to put their support behind the wine industry by visiting their favourite wine estates – once restrictions are lifted – taste and buy the world-class wines, talk about them, and share their experiences on social media with #sawineharvest2021 – whilst remaining responsible, of course.

V Access to the virtual celebration event is complimentary. To join in on Tuesday 2 February at 19:00 visit www.sawineharvest.co.za.

Start a career in tech Life Choices, a Cape Town-based youth organisation is giving young people an opportunity to gain skills to become active participants in the fourth industrial revolution.

Since 2017, Life Choices Academy has equipped youth with coding skills through a year-long free coding boot camp. Successful applicants to the coding course are trained in web development and programming over six months at the Life Choices headquarters in Lansdowne.

During this period, students cover theory from Monday to Friday from 8:30 to 17:00.

This is followed by students taking up paid internships in local businesses for a further six-month period.

The next boot camp will begin at the end of March with applications closing on Sunday 28 February.

Eligible applicants must between the ages of 18 and 25 years who live in Cape Town.

Preference is given to young people from underserved communities.

Candidates do not need to have prior coding experience. However, they do need to have a passion for technology and the right mindset.

V Apply online: https://lifechoicesacademy.com or WhatsApp: 0670337946.

Aquarium offers discounted rates for limited period Two Oceans Aquarium at the V&A Waterfront is offering visitors discounted entrance fees until the end of March.

The daily offer applies to tickets purchased on site after 15:00.

It’s part of the aquarium’s “After 3 Special” that started on Tuesday 26 January and will run until Wednesday 31 March.

As part of the special, adults will pay R150 instead of the usual ticket price of

R200, while children between the ages of four and 17, SA pensioners and students will now pay R115 instead of R150.

Children under the age of four will not pay.

The aquarium is open during the week from 09:30 to 18:00 and on weekends and public holidays from 09:00 to 18:00.

V Terms and conditions apply and can be found on www.aquarium.co.za.

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hile the pandemic has forced many health sciences faculties to close their body donor programmes, the one at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) faculty of health sciences has been maintained; all thanks to rigorous Covid-19 health and safety protocols.

Body donations to UCT allow its physiotherapy, occupational therapy, science and medical students, including surgeons from various disciplines, to experience hands-on dissection and practise new surgical techniques.

Michael Cassar, the chief technical officer, led and implemented the health and safety procedures in the faculty mortuary, where donated bodies are stored.

Cassar said their already strict health and safety measures have been enhanced to ensure all donor bodies received by the department of human biology were Covid-19 negative. The mortuary team has worked closely with hospitals, treating doctors and contracted funeral undertakers to ensure this.

Associate prof Delva Shamley, the head of the division of clinical anatomy and biological anthropology in the department of human biology, said that, as a result, UCT has been able to maintain practical teaching programmes in line with the level of lockdown. “Our students won’t lose the privilege of learning anatomy from these ‘silent teachers’,” Shamley said.

“Learning about the human form is an honour and a privilege and one which is only possible because of our ‘silent teachers’. The appreciation and respect for their contribution to our learning is never more evident than at the dedication ceremony, where our students’ humility and thanks emerge (in) song, poetry and dance. A beautiful African tradition.”

From left, back, Shirees Benjamin and Michael Cassar, with (front) Megan Petersen and Jacques Jacobs, members of the team that manages UCT’s body donor programme. This year the ceremony was marked virtually in the form of a video.

PHOTO: MICHAEL HAMMOND/UCT Not even the advent of virtual teaching and sophisticated multimedia models can replace the value of dissecting cadavers, said the department’s Dr Geney Gunston.

“Dissection is a rite of passage, introducing students to the concepts of life and death, which they are expected to deal with compassionately as professionals. Dissection allows students to see, feel and explore structures such as tendons, nerves, fascia and vessels, and introduces them to the variability of the human body and the uniqueness of each donor.”

In a recent letter to the dean of the faculty

of health sciences, Prof Lionel GreenThompson, Prof Johannes Fagan (division of otorhinolaryngology) highlighted the irreplaceable value of the body donor programme. Fagan paid tribute to Cassar and his team who manage the body donor programme. They have made important contributions to surgical training at UCT, Fagan wrote.

“This has become even more relevant with Covid-19 having delayed many surgical operations and reduced surgical training opportunities,” said Fagan. “The department of human biology makes skeletal material

available to our registrars to learn and perfect their otology surgical skills in our lab in the Groote Schuur Hospital Old Main Building.”

Fagan said they were also able to run training courses for registrars on sinus surgery at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital’s Surgical Skills Training Centre. “Other surgical disciplines also make use of cadaveric material for surgical training,” he wrote.

“While such cadaver dissections do not fully mitigate the loss of surgery opportunities caused by Covid-19, they do go some way to compensate for the lack of surgery.”

The department of human biology’s database has approximately 2 800 donors but hopes to boost this. They plan to run an awareness campaign to inform the public of the body donor programme, said anatomy senior lecturer and neuroscientist Dr Adhil Bhagwandin. Bhagwandin works with second- and third-year medical students and teaches health and rehabilitation students.

However, one aspect of the programme that has been affected by Covid-19 is the department’s annual dedication ceremony to honour and thank the ‘silent teachers’ and their families. This ceremony is driven by second-year medical students.

This year the students’ contributions took the form of a video, said Bhagwandin. This will be hosted on the Division of Clinical Anatomy and Biological Anthropology’s website and will be distributed to students on Vula, the student learning portal.

“We hope that the video relays our sentiments of thanks and appreciation for the valuable learning experience made possible by the generosity of the donors.”

V To view the video, go to https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=Muy5a9qpl-k&feature=youtu.be.

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“Cyclists don’t obey the rules of the road,” is one of the most common arguments drivers use to justify their behaviour.

Sometimes justifiably so.

“It doesn’t matter where or what you ride, please give respect to be respected,” said chair of the Pedal Power Association (PPA), Steve Hayward.

Recently two cyclists collided with one another on the very popular Chapman’s Peak Drive owing to one of the cyclists losing control at high speed and causing the crash.

The one cyclist rode away from the scene of the crash without even enquiring if the other rider was fine.

The PPA receives regular complaints about cyclists’ behaviour on the road towards fellow riders and motorists.

“We appeal to all cyclists to comply with all traffic laws and Covid-19 lockdown regulations. Let’s be courteous towards all road users and be part of the solution, not the problem,” Hayward said.

Some useful tips for cyclists when sharing the road with other riders and drivers: Observe the latest level three lockdown regulations (as at time of print) for cycling: . Cyclists are able to continue training but not in groups;

. Cycling is currently signs and pedestrian crossrestricted to between the ings. If you want to be respecthours of 05:00 and 21:00 daied as a road user, you need to ly unless you are an essencycle responsibly; tial worker and have a per. When you reach a red trafmit; fic signal or stop sign, you . Masks are not reshould wait behind a cyclist quired when exercising who is already there. For vigorously, but cyclists some cyclists it seems to have must keep a distance of become the norm to pass and 1.5m away from any other stop in front of the rider person. A mask needs to be ahead, even if it involves doworn at all other times; ing so in the middle of a pedes. Ride in single file and Cyclist are advised not to cycle trian crossing or in the actual only pass other cyclists against traffic. Riding in the intersection well ahead of the when it is safe to do so. Cy- opposite direction on the traffic light. This is an incredicling two or more abreast opposite side of the road is bly offensive practice; in the road is illegal and is extremely dangerous. . Don’t cycle against traffic. one of the practices that Riding in the opposite direcgive motorists reason to be frustrated with cy- tion on the opposite side of the road is exclists; tremely dangerous; . When overtaking another cyclist do so on . It is illegal to cycle with headphones. The the right with an audible verbal warning. law only permits hearing aids to be in your Other cyclists do not expect you to pass on ear. Don’t hinder your ability to hear warntheir left-hand side; ings and approaching dangers; . Cycle predictably and use hand signals so . During events (which were still on hold other road users know what your intentions at the time of print) riding in a group means are. Make life easy for drivers to predict what you need to think about what other cyclists you’re going to do, and you will find it easier expect you to do. The perfect group will be a to stay safe; seamless body of movement and this is, in . Observe traffic signals, stop and yield part, due to the awareness of the riders. The

natural extension of this is holding your line.

If you must take the hit and ride through that small pothole, do that. Just don’t flick the bike around and weave all over the place – nobody can predict that, and you’ll eventually cause a crash; . Don’t overlap wheels. This is like sitting in someone’s blind spot when driving. You know you’re there, but they might not. And if they move out slightly and touch wheels with you, one or both of you are coming down.

The best places to be are behind, beside or in front of someone else, never overlapping wheels. Unless the group consists of experienced riders who know that you are riding half a wheel behind; . When stopping to take a call, wait for someone or take a selfie to make sure that you leave the cycling path clear. It is frustrating and dangerous to other cyclists to if they have to weave off their line to get past. . Be on the lookout for road hazards and don’t cross the centre line when going around a corner. . Don’t expect to be granted right of way in any instance. Be careful and alert on the roads.

“Let’s all cycle responsibly, respect and greet others, and make it enjoyable and safer for all cyclists and easier for the cycling community to grow,” Hayward concluded.

Wheels are set in motion for club rugby in the midst of Covid Western Province Club Rugby are in the process of executing their plans for the year after a tumultuous 2020.

“As previously indicated, we would look to the positives of 2020 and build on this for 2021.

Already we have begun the process of mapping out the year ahead with a major focus on online interaction and education. Fortunately, last year saw us and our members rapidly adapt to the new dynamics of sport which is now dominated by online engagements and this now sees us in a position to help more of our members,” says WP Amateur Rugby manager Danny Jones, adding that an announcement for upcoming coaching courses will be made shortly.

The first course aimed at school rugby coaches will last six weeks and is scheduled to start this month. Also starting in February is the World Rugby Level Two Course. The courses include the WP Rugby 2.5 course which follows on from last year.

Online applications will open shortly, and

anyone interested should begin the process of completing the World Rugby passport including the Covid-19 Awareness online course.

Jones says courses can be completed in phases; simply register to start and the platform will allow continued access.

“As with all other sports, we continue to work towards ensuring that our clubs are Covid-ready and it is unlikely that the need for Covid certification at any sports field will not be required for the foreseeable future. To this extent, we urge our members to continue the process of getting Covid-certified,” explains Jones.

“Due to Covid restrictions and strict return to training and play regulations in South Africa, we will continue to await announcements from government and SA Rugby. All sport in South Africa face the same conditions and are subject to the same regulations which have sadly seen a severe reduction of sports events.”

The certification process does not only in-

clude the understanding of how facilities are required to operate under the lockdown regulations, but also includes the need for awareness education around Covid-19.

“We urge all our administrators to undergo the World Rugby Covid Awareness certificate and to continue to find ways to educate their members on Covid health and safety protocols,” he says.

Players and coaches are advised that they should understand that living and practising sport during the pandemic is going to take some adjustment, but these adaptations will strengthen clubs, he assures members.

“We should understand that any practice or match in future will be impacted by these protocols. Even a simple process such as arriving for practice will need to be considered as our coaches and compliance officers will need time to do Covid screening,” says Jones.

As it also applies to him, he understands the impact of reduced play and the inability to socialise with rugby friends on members and

team spirit. But, he adds: “With this in mind, we urge our coaches and club administrators to constantly communicate with their members using any creative message possible,” states Jones.

He reiterates the importance of following these guidelines and that the messages of encouragement maintain and keep the spirit of club rugby alive.

“Something as simple as a birthday wish, or congratulations on a birth or wedding is all it takes to bring a smile to a member’s face, lift their spirits and keep them connected to your club. We once again pass on our deepest sympathies to those that have lost loved ones, you remain in our thoughts and prayers,” Jones says.

“On a final note, we remind you to practice all of the health and safety protocols to help prevent the spread of Covid and to spread the message amongst your friends and colleagues. Wash your hands regularly, practice social distancing and always wear a mask.”

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