People's Post Constantia | Wynberg - 10 March 2020

CONSTANTIA | WYNBERG

Whatnot Shoes

Checkers Centre Plumstead

www.thewhatnotshoes.co.za Telephone: 021 762 3716

20% off

all leather goods on presenting this Advert valid till 17.March ‘20 @peoplespostnewspaper

TUESDAY 10 March 2020 | Tel: 021 910 6500 | Email: post@peoplespost.co.za | Website: www.peoplespost.co.za

@ThePeoplesPost

People’s Post

The eight learners from Bergvliet High School stand with their music teacher, Lynn Hannibal (in red). The school is one of five chosen to participate in this year’s Cape Town International Jazz Festival’s Sustainable Training and Development Programme.

MUSIC

Striking the right note NETTALIE VILJOEN NETTALIE.VILJOEN@MEDIA24.COM

“T

ake yourself seriously.” This is but one of many valuable pearls of wisdom local singer and songwriter Jarrad Ricketts shared with 50 or so young musicians at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) on Saturday 29 February.

The New Life singer was talking at the first of four music and careers workshops which form part of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival’s (CTIJF) Sustainable Training and Development Programme.

Seated in a conference room at the CTICC, the group of Grade 10 to 12 learners from five Western Cape schools were spellbound as they listened to Jarrad tell his story.

The 32-year-old says that, 17 years ago, when he took his first step towards a career in music, many doors were closed in the industry.

“But now they are open.”

The SAMA nominee says it is important to dream big, but the “what if’s” and the “I wish I could’s” mean little if you don’t back it up with good old hard work.

“The biggest challenge in life is often the limits we place on ourselves. Believe in yourself, your talent, your skill. Your dreams are valid. But you have to put in the effort,” Jarrad says.

Writing down your skill set is a good place to start. But, he says, you have to be honest with yourself. “List what you can do, what you need others to help you with and what areas you need to work on, and then do it.”

For example, if you are not good at social media, but your friend is, draw her in. If you

don’t understand choreography lingo, YouTube it, he explains.

“Use what you have right now – even if that means your friend’s mother’s cellphone,” Jarred says.

Bergvliet High School is one of the five school’s participating in this year’ programme. The other four include Belhar High School, Hawston Catapult Foundation Music School, Pneumatix Performing Arts Academy, and Worcester Senior Secondary School.

The aim of the workshops is to introduce young and upcoming musicians to the range of career options, including performing, sound engineering, lighting and festival management.

Lynn Hannibal, a music teacher at Bergvliet High School, says this is the second time that band members from their school have been lucky enough to partici-

pate in the programme. The first time was in 2018.

“The programme teaches our learners valuable skills, like how to present themselves, how to make the most of opportunities. And this is not just limited to reaching music goals. These life lessons will stand them in good stead, irrespective of the career path they choose.”

People’s Post spoke to two of the eight Bergvliet High School learners chosen to attend the workshops.

Dillon Poggenpoel, now in Grade 10, says he is grateful to Hannibal and CTIJF for arranging this opportunity for him and his fellow learners.

“My teacher saw that I really wanted to be part of this industry.”

Dillon, who plays the bass guitar, says his love for music began when he was little.

V Continued on page 3.

POLES

Gum & Pine Rough & Machined

Chat to our experienced staff who will gladly assist with your project, saving you money And helping you get it right the first time

UP TO

40%

DISCOUNT

h

NOW

STRUCTURAL TIMBER

•Standard width: 0.9m igh 1.8m

Standard Heights: 1.2m 2.1m 1.5m 2.4m 1.8m 3.0m

1. 8 m

WAS R 618 p/m NOW R 370 p/m

CI PE A

L

Slatted Timber Fencing CCA, H3 Treated 21mm slats eg . 1.8m high

S

MANUFACTURE - INSTALL - RETAIL STORE - DIRECT TO PUBLIC

Gates

40%

DISCOUNT

on Standard Horizontal Rustic Fencing Panels CCA treated H3

WAS R551 p.m.

NOW R330 p.m.

WAS R 7750 NOW R 5270

KIDDIES WENDY

MASON TOOLS

32%

DISCOUNT

1. 2 m

h

x 2.4 m igh

WAS R208 p.m.

NOW R125 p.m.

40%

DISCOUNT

T’s & C’s apply

TIMBACORE RUSTIC PICKET FENCING

Balau, Garapa & Massaranduba STOCK CLEARANCE SALE eg. 8 seater J.Sleeper Table & Chairs

All Mason tools with life time guarantee

15 Farad street Stikland, Bellville, ( NEXT to the

WAS R 25 986.00 incl. vat NOW R 17 670.00 incl. vat

On current stock only! T’s & C’s apply

RUSTIC FENCING

H3-TREATED, 20 YEAR SABS APPROVED

RAILWAY SLEEPERS Customize to your specifications

HARDWARE

T’s & C’s apply

32%

DISCOUNT ON RAILWAY SLEEPERS & OTHER HARDWOOD FURNITURE

Garapa Gold 20 x 90

• Structural Timber • PAR • Loglap Weather Board • Tongue & roove V Joint • Sleeper Wood Planks • Flooring Planks • Rustic Timber Shiplap • Knotty Pine, etc

POSTS

067 404 5793

ON RETAIL NOW (T’S & C’S APPLY) GARAPA DECKING ALSO DO BALAU & MASSARANDUBA

We Supply and install

Supply and Deliver to the

DIY

HORIZONTAL FENCING

140 x 140mm square posts up to 9.6m CCA Ttd. H4 Also Stock 102 x 102mm Post 95 x 95mm Post 69 x 69mm Post

Freeway) TEL: 021 949 5555 •021 425 2555 • www.timbacore CELL: 081 598 0006

CLAIM YOUR

071 602 5939

Retail Shop: Open Mon - Thurs: 07:30 - 17:30 Fri: 07:30 - 16:00 • Sat & Public Holidays 7:30 to 13:00 X1W3KF25-QK100320

2 NEWS

PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERG Tuesday, 10 March 2020

Share your thoughts with us Join the conversation by sending us your letters on topical matters or in response to any of our stories.

Email letters@peoplespost.co.za before the close of business on Thursdays.

41 Induland Cres.

Lansdowne Ind. Since 1998

Supplier of a wide range of disposable packaging • All types of Paper, Plastic bags • Cake, Pizza, Party boxes • Serviettes, Garage, Toilet rolls • Cling, Bubble, Lunch wrap • Cutlery, Straws, Heatsealers

• Cups, Tubs, Lids • Fomo Trays, Plates • Foil Trays, Rolls • Platters, Domes • Detergents, etc

Tel: 021 691 8811 E-mail: info@carlierpackaging.co.za

Free delivery

Conditions apply X1W3LL8R-QK100320

People's Post is published by WP Media, a subsidiary of Media24.

CONSTANTIA / WYNBERG 25 142 copies distributed Tuesdays to the following areas: Wynberg, Diep River, Plumstead, Southfield, Constantia, Hout Bay, Llandudno, Tierboskloof, Bergvliet, Dennendal, Dreyersdal, Heathfield, Kirstenhof, Meadowridge, Mountainview and Tokai.

OTHER EDITIONS People's Post also has the following nine standalone editions: Woodstock / Maitland (14 825) Mitchell's Plain (69 503) Retreat (19 493) Grassy Park (18 418) Lansdowne (18 225) False Bay (24 824) Claremont / Rondebosch (27 756) Atlantic Seaboard / City (20 454) Athlone (29 825) Total print order: 268 465 WHOM TO CONTACT EDITOR: Thulani Magazi Email: Thulani@media24.com REPORTER: Nettalie Viljoen Email: Nettalie.Viljoen@media24.com SALES MANAGER: Shafiek Braaf Tel: 021 910 6615 Email: Shafiek.braaf@peoplespost.co.za MAIN BODY ADVERTISING: Michael Roberts Tel: 021 910 6526 E-mail: michael.roberts@media24.com CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING: 087 353 1328 Email: classifieds@peoplespost.co.za PRESS CODE, CORRECTIONS People's Post subscribes to the South African Press Code and we are committed to journalism that is honest, accurate, fair and balanced.

Under our editorial policy, we invite readers to comment on the newspaper's content and we correct significant errors as soon as possible.

Please send information to the news editor at Thulani@media24.com or phone 021 910 6500.

Alternately, please contact the Ombudsman of Media24's Community Press, George Claassen at george.claassen@media24.com or 083 543 2471.

Complaints can also be sent to the SA Press Ombudsman on telephone 021 851 3232 or via email khanyim@ombudsman.org.za or johanr@ombudsman.org.za

X1PUFET1-QK160118

Disclaimer: People’s Post and Media 24 have not verified whether any of the services or products advertised in this publication are safe to use or will have the desired effect or outcome. Readers are warned that they should carefully consider and verify the advertiser’s credentials.

People’s Post and Media24 do not accept any liability whatsoever in respect of any of the services or goods advertised.

PENNED BY A JOURNO

#CoronaVirusFacts or fiction?

W

ith the first case of COVID-19 (more commonly known as coronavirus) confirmed in South Africa last week, certain realisations have set in for many South Africans, with the heightened sense of panic the overriding phenomenon which seems to have set in.

While this natural inclination is nothing new, it begged the question – when stimulated with the unknown which then becomes reality, why do we repeatedly resort to feeding our fears rather than embracing said reality by quantifying and processing all tangible proof laid bare, and then forming a rational understanding of that data before reacting on one’s realisation.

For many, the actual reality, not the one we choose to construct for ourselves, is too easily cast to one side in exchange for feeding into the fear frenzy being dished out so recklessly by fear-mongers.

While I am in no way trying to downplay the threat and potential impact this outbreak poses, I am questioning the method in which some of us are choosing to use in reaction to the verified information provided and readily available to us.

While the increasingly waning distrust in the mainstream media is evident, everything being publicised does not necessarily equate into misinformation.

The irony of it all is, that in mistrust we are more susceptible to being misinformed and misled and thus, nowhere closer to eas-

ing our worst fears. At the same time, the exercise of trawling through information to establish facts to properly inform the masses is an exhausting process that eats up valuable time and resources which could have been put to better use elsewhere.

Therefore it is no surprise that when searching #CoronaVirusFacts, you will be confronted with increasingly outlandish hoaxes, or scenarios which exaggerate certain facts – I’m looking at you hazmat suits and surgical masks, with many of these myths being debunked in the process.

While the threat is very evident and the awareness created around the outbreak has thankfully been high (better to be safe than sorry), the less popular reality is that more people have been recorded to have recovered from being infected with COVID-19 than have died. At the time of writing, just under 100 000 people worldwide were recorded as being infected with COVID-19 (the population of Earth currently sits at over 7.5 billion), with 3 383 recorded deaths, mainly in China, where the outbreak originated.

This means that little over 3% of those infected were in mortal danger, a percentage now in decline as more recoveries are being recorded and the frequency of infections start to decrease.

To put this into perspective – the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa had a con-

firmed fatality rate of 39% (11 319 deaths of 28 642 recorded cases – source: https://data.humdata.org/ebolacurrent), with the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo having an even higher fatality rate of 64% (2 130 deaths from 3 310 confirmed cases (source: World Health Organisation). Scary.

I am no doctor or medical expert; the numbers tell their own story, and while conditions for infection of either pathogen mentioned vastly differ, the threat levels for each can be tempered.

In South Africa, there is too little data to formulate an accurate representation of the impact the arrival of the virus will have here, but according to American Dr Todd Ellerin, a technical specialist for SARS, H1NI, Ebola, and now 2019-coronavirus, on Harvard Health Publishing’s website: “Even though there are confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the US, most people are more likely to catch and spread influenza (the flu). (So far this season), there have been nearly 30 million cases of flu and 17 000 deaths.”

There will be other outbreaks and new fears realised and preyed upon, but while we are caught up in this frenzy, let us not lose perspective of that which is known, checked, verified and which can be used to help better understand the unknown, rather than letting the fear of it consume us.

- Earl Haupt

After-dark race shines light on environment Millions of people around the globe will participate in Earth Hour, one of the world’s largest grassroots movements for the environment, on Saturday 28 March.

Capetonians will have the chance to add their voice to the global drive for positive environmental change with an outdoor adventure to be held at the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens.

This year’s adventure entails an afterdark, family-friendly race across Kirstenbosch botanical gardens using torches and headlamps to navigate hidden checkpoints along a 5km course.

Justin Smith, World Wide Fund for Nature SA business development head, says there has never been a more important time to come together to shine a light on the environmental issues holding us back.

“This year’s Earth Hour Adventure takes place against the backdrop of a deepening climate crisis. We can all make small changes in our own lives and encourage our leaders to make big decisions, like supporting renewable energy.”

The first Earth Hour was held in Sydney, Australia, in 2007 as a symbolic lights-out initiative.

Today it goes far beyond the symbolic action of “switching off” and has become a catalyst for climate awareness, education, conversation and driving positive legislative and policy changes by harnessing the power of the people and collective action.

Smith says the event is a great way for communities to come together in support of

the environment.

Tickets, available online from the Earth “It’s a fun, family-friendly event in a beau- Hour Adventure website, are R180 for adults tiful natural setting and we invite everyone and R100 for kids (under 6 enter for free). who can to join us to mark Earth Hour The event is a fundraiser for WWF SA. together.”

Proceeds will go towards supporting its conThe 5km “dash” will be followed by a servation efforts.. bring-your-own picnic on the lawns.

Participants need to bring a picnic basket and a blanket (no food will be on sale and there will be no water stations), headlamps and torches, reusable coffee mugs, drinking cups, mugs or bottles.

This is a strictly no-waste event and everyone is asked to avoid plastic waste.

Live entertainment will keep the good vibes going.

Good Hope FM radio presenter Dan Corder will be the MC and pop/R&B singer star Kerwin will perform for guests.

Gates will open at Good Hope FM radio presenter Dan Corder will be the MC at the 18:00 and the run will Earth Hour Adventure to be held at Kirstenbosch National Botanical start at 19:00.

Gardens. Photo: James Cordor.

Amnesty for all outstanding library material The City’s library and information service has opened an amnesty period for library patrons to return books during fine-free week, from Monday 16 to Friday 22 March, as part of South African Library Week.

During the week, patrons will be able to return all overdue library items without getting a fine.

According to the City, there are currently 96 000 library items that are overdue for more than two weeks, while about 12 000 are overdue for two months.

The mobile library, as well as Central, Bellville Claremont, Town Centre, Weltevreden, Rylands, Somerset West, Gugulethu and Durbanville libraries have the most outstanding items.

The top ten overdue items are: . Jack and the Beanstalk

. Cinderella . Mathematical literacy Grade 12 . Dog days . Geography Grade 12 . Business studies Grade 12 . Life sciences Grade 12 . Beauty and the beast . Life sciences Grade 11 . The Third Wheel Zahid Badroodien, Mayco member for community services and health, says: “This is not sustainable, and librarians have to go to great lengths to try and retrieve material.

The patron is sent an SMS and after that, the librarian will call several times to try and get material back.”

Badroodien says it is unfair to learners and many other patrons using the facilities when people keep materials for long. “A lot of

learners want to go to their library to read and gain knowledge or access information for a school project. By returning your library item, whether it is a book, DVD or magazine, you ensure that other patrons will also have the opportunity to make use of the service,” says Badroodien.

He says the previous campaigns were a huge success, with 32 224 items returned last year alone.

“Unfortunately, the total ‘lost’ materials for the previous year was 45 537 items with a replacement value of over R4 million,” added Badroodien.

He says the local library is an important knowledge centre in the community and patrons can play their part in assisting the City by returning books.

“Return your book,” says Badroodien.

NEWS 3

PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERG Tuesday, 10 March 2020

COMMUNITY BUILDING

Table tennis project gets thumbs up NETTALIE VILJOEN

R

ight off the bat, an initiative to install cement table tennis tables at schools, community centres, public parks and even the odd seniors’ centre, achieved its aim – to bring people together.

Mere days after the launch of the very first cement table at Welcome Primary School in Heideveld in June 2017, the school’s principal Christopher Jacob said: “It is so beautiful to see the learners milling around whilst others are playing.”

Three years later, the number of cement tables installed stands at 19 with the latest one gracing the grounds at Batavia School of Skills in Claremont. And plans for the next one (at Woodlands Primary School, also in Heideveld) are already under way.

James Fernie, founding director of Uthando (Love) South Africa, says they hope that the exciting initiative will gain even

more momentum.

“First of all, we would like to promote the tables to many more schools across the Cape Flats. Then, I am also in discussions with Shane Overmeyer, a South African table tennis champion, on how we can best educate children on the sport and how to utilise the tables properly. We are planning to put it out to the table tennis associations, looking at how we can continue to engage with schools and their learners to further promote the sport.” The initiative is cemented in Uthando’s with the goal to help transform communities through sport. Fernie says table tennis, a sport that can be played by people of all ages and from all cultural and social backgrounds, was the obvious choice. “And it is incredibly fun.”

He explains that the idea is for the tables to be a very durable, functional, art installation; something that will last for many years.

“A steel or wooden table would just be sto-

len or vandalised. And that’s when I thought of cement. So far, of the 19 tables we have installed, all are 100 percent intact.”

Uthando, registered as a not-for-profit company, links tourism companies with community development projects. By so doing it can facilitate the support of various local outreach projects. The 1.2-ton tennis table costs about R35 000 to manufacture, deliver and install (by a civil engineer).

“The table that was installed at Batavia on 27 February, for example, was sponsored by a company in America called Africa Adventure Consultants. It is a tour company that sends cli-

ents to South Africa. It is one of our relationships that we have in the tourism industry,” says Fernie. What makes these tables even more unique is the artwork which they are decorated with. Juma Mkwela, who runs Arts Tours, designs and paints the tables together with the school’s learners and the table’s sponsor. “Even the installation of the table is aimed at creating an inclusive situation. Everybody who is involved – the donors, the recipients, the kids who are going to use it – participate in the table’s artwork,” Fernie says.

V For more information or to support the project, call 021 683 8523 or visit its website at www.uthandosa.org.

1920

Batavia School of Skills deputy principal Etienne de Villiers and James Fernie of Uthando (Love) South Africa with learners from the school at the official launch of the cement table tennis table.

FROM PAGE 1 “All my uncles and aunts play music. I just loved watching them play.”

He says listening to the challenges Jarrad had to overcome made him realise you shouldn’t be blinded by your circumstances. “He used what he had to get where he is. He is an inspiration,” says Dillon.

Seth Strydom, a Grade 11 learner, says the programme also opened his eyes to new possibilities. Seth, who started playing the saxophone when he was six, says it showed him he could turn his love for music into a career. “I had a vision of where I would like to be one day but know I have the tools to get me there.”

Seth says the fact that the programme facilitators speak to them like young musicians and not children is inspiring.

“It makes me feel like I am already a professional, that I have something to give.

And it made me realise that I would like to give others the same feeling of inspiration.”

At the end of the four-week programme, learners will participate in a live perform-

ance. The school who displays outstanding talent is then invited to perform at the following year’s CTIJF free community concert. Last year, the Wynberg Secondary School band was chosen to perform at this year’s free concert on Wednesday 25 March.

The festival, celebrating 21 years of bringing the best of jazz and jazz-related music to the Mother City, will run on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 March at the CTICC. V Visit www.capetownjazzfest.com for information.

BIRTHDAY SALE AT KOLNICKS LINEN SALE DATE - 11TH TO 31ST MARCH 2020

EGYPTIAN COTTON DUVET COVER SETS OXFORD STRAIGHT STITCH WAS

Double bed R539.00 Queen size R579.00

R639.00

King size

FROM

Mattresses & Foam F P Products Foam Cut to Size Replace Couch Cushions Corner Main & Avon Roads, Diep River

COMFORTERS

BASES WRAPS

QUEEN SIZE ASSORTED DESIGNS

R139.90

R129.00

NOW

R329 R339 R449

BEACH TOWELS

YOUR LOCAL FOAM EXPERTS

SLIGHTLY IMPERFECT

PILLOW COMBOS 50 x 70 cm INCLUDES PILLOW AND A PERCALE PILLOW NOW

R39.90

WAS 49.95

NOW

21.95 www.stodels.com

TERRACOTTA POT

WAS 59.95

NOW

LARGE WAS 399.95

NOW

R59.90

DIEP RIVER

Cnr Princess Vlei & De Waal Rd 087 470 0381

MONTE VISTA

21.95 229.95 149.95 69.95

R49.90

100% COTTON BATH MATS SOFT AND FLUFFY

NOW

WAS R159.90

R99.90

HAND TOWELS

R24.50

BATH TOWELS EACH

R39.90

ATHLONE

SOMERSET WEST

EACH

BELLVILLE

14 Northumberland Rd Cnr Klipfontein & Builders Warehouse 14 Monte Vista 021 946 1900 Old Klipfontein Rd Lifestyle Centre Boulevard 021 696 7053 021 852 4482 021 558 0445 MONDAY TO FRIDAY 8.30 TO 5PM AND SATURDAY ALL STORES 8.30 TO 2PM

CRASSULA SUCCULENTS

ASSORTED FERNS

NOW

WAS R89.90

RCS Cards accepted in all stores

X1W3KH6W-QK100320

MEDIUM SMALL WAS WAS 119.95 279.95

NOW

NOW

REGULAR MARKDOWNS IN STORE • www.kolnicks.co.za • Gift Vouchers available in all stores

021 712 4924

BIDENS

DOOR MATS

TOWELS WHITE

ASSORTED DESIGNS & COLOURS LAST WEEKS SALE HAS BEEN EXTENDED DUE TO PUBLIC DEMAND – LIMITED STOCK

TEXTURED (ALL SIZES)

WAS R89.90

LOW PRICES – MORE GARDENING ROSEMARY

th

2020

WAS 64.95

NOW

INDOOR & PATIO

26.95

BARK MULCH 60DM

WAS 69.95

NOW

49.95

STAR JASMINE

ALL PURPOSE FERTILISER 5KG

WAS 69.95

NOW

24.95

Bellville 021 919 1106 | Milnerton 021 528 4000 | Kenilworth 021 671 9050 | Bergvliet 021 794 2221 | Somerset West 021 852 7400

WAS 89.95

NOW

36.95

WAS 79.95

NOW

49.95

Offers valid until 15 March 2020. While stocks last.

X1W3KF8D-QK100320

4 NEWS

PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERG Tuesday, 10 March 2020

CRIME

Taxi hitman sentenced T

he Western Cape High Court sentenced taxi hitman Phindile Velem (43) to two life terms for the murders of Nkosithandile Pango and Maliphakame Magxwalisa on Tuesday 3 March.

“The Western Cape police management applauds the sterling work done by both the prosecution and detection teams. The conviction and sentencing of Velem will send a stern warning that crime does not pay,” said Captain FC Van Wyk, spokesperson for the police.

On the evening of Thursday 22 February 2018, amid a taxi feud over routes and money, Magxwalisa was shot and killed outside the OK Mini Market in Main Road, Hout Bay. Immediately before the shooting, Magxwalisa had been talking to taxi owner and member of the Hout Bay Taxi Association Themba Liwani when Velem opened fire on the two men.

Magxwalisa died of a gunshot wound to the lower back.

Liwani ran into the store only to be followed and shot by the accused. Liwani sustained three gunshot wounds.

On 13 September that same year, Velem also shot and killed Pango in the vicinity of a store in Main Road, Delft.

It has been stated that Velem and another person had been chasing Pango before Velem shot him. Pango sustained multiple gunshot wounds.

Velem was eventually tracked down and arrested on 3 November 2018 near Kayamandi, Stellenbosch.

At the time of his arrest, he was found in possession of a 9mm Parabellum firearm and a FEG Luger model M80 semi-automatic pistol with several rounds of ammunition.

Velem was charged with two counts of murder, one count of attempted murder, one

EARLY B

count of robbery with aggravating circumstances and various offences relating to contraventions of the Firearms Control Act, 60 of 2000, including the possession of a semiautomatic firearm and ammunition.

For the attempted murder of Liwani, he was sentenced to eight years direct imprisonment; for the two counts for the possession of a firearm without a license, permit or authorisation, he was sentenced to three years direct imprisonment on each account; for the three counts for the unlawful possession

of ammunition, he was sentenced to 18 months direct imprisonment on each account; and for the unlawful possession of a semi-automatic firearm, he was sentenced to 15 years direct imprisonment.

He was acquitted on the charge of robbery with aggravating circumstances.

In an unrelated case Velem is scheduled to appear at the Bellville magistrate’s court on Wednesday 8 April on a murder charge of a Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association member and two attempted murder charges.

Lt Colonel Julian Tarentaal from the provincial organised taxi violence unit, in front of the Western Cape High Court. Tarentaal was the investigating officer in taxi hitman Phindile Velem’s case.

12 MAART | 18:30

R99.99

Streaky Bacon 1 kg

R69.99

Grated Cheddar Cheese 1 kg

TOYOTA JAN MARAIS PARK STELLENBOSCH R100 | R120 BY DIE HEK

3 for

R26.99

DR VICTOR & THE RASTA REBELS

15 MAART | 18:30 TOYOTA JAN MARAIS PARK STELLENBOSCH R120 | R140 BY DIE HEK

Bellville 34 Northumberland Rd 021 948 6644 Brackenfell C/O Frans Conradie, Okavango Park 021 982 5095 Kenilworth 11 Myhof Road 021 671 3028 Somerset West The Pines, Centenary Drive 021 852 9543

Supreme Cake Flour 3 x 1 kg

Worcester Value Centre, Stockenström Street 021 206 7794 COMING SOON: Paarl 3 Boulevard Square, Castle Street 021 206 7799 T’s & C’s Apply. Prices valid until 20 March 2020.

All Prices including VAT. We reserve the right to limit quantities. (Selected Products Styled for Photography)

www.cabfoods.co.za

PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERG Tuesday, 10 March 2020

ADVERTISEMENT 5

6 NEWS

PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERG Tuesday, 10 March 2020

BIOTECHNOLOGY

Focus on human genome editing NETTALIE VILJOEN

O

n time, out of time, real time, high time, double time, over time, time and again.

As a species, we are obsessed with time. And that’s what makes it so unnerving when you suddenly realise you haven’t been keeping track of it.

Take the genetics timeline for instance.

After Charles Darwin’s book, On the Origin of Species, was published in 1859, it took almost 100 years before Francis H Crick and James D Watson discovered the DNA double helix in 1953.

Yes, there were significant findings in between, connecting the dots, but on average, these “jumps” were all about 10 years apart.

And then, bam! An explosion of groundbreaking discoveries, almost year on year.

In November 2018, this proverbial supersonic bullet train hit a speed wobble. Chinese scientist He Jiankui’s announcement that he had edited the genomes of twins just after conception and that they had been born shook the world. Human genome editing was no longer en route. It had arrived.

But are we ready for genetically modified humans?

This was the topic under discussion at Groote Schuur Hospital on Monday 24 February. University of Cape Town (UCT) associate professor Jantina de Vries in collaboration with the UCT department of medicine and the UCT Internal Medicine Society hosted the event which considered gene editing technologies and the questions it raised about what it means to be human, and the extent to which we want to push the boundaries. “In recent years, researchers have been working hard to develop faster, cheaper and more precise ways to remove, add or modify genes in living organisms. They now can

Jamie Metzl, author of Hacking Darwin. change our human genome – not only in people who are alive but also in those who are yet to be born,” the invitation to the event read.

Jamie Metzl, the author of the book Hacking Darwin, was the main speaker. According to the American technology futurist, the question is not a scientific one, but rather an ethical one.

“The science is already there. One species

now has the ability to remake all of life on Earth. The question is, will we do so wisely?”

Metzl explains that the human brain is designed for linear thinking. And although it was this kind of reasoning that kept us alive in a hostile world, it does make it difficult for us to break out of our day-to-day thinking patterns.

For example, technological and genome advances, he says, are not following straight lines. Advancement in one leads to unexpected progress in another.

Metzl says, as humans, we place the sciences in separate boxes, but in reality, they overlap and converge.

“It is difficult for the human mind to comprehend where science can go. And we have this tendency to think of human code as being fixed. No species looks in the mirror and says: ‘We are constantly evolving.’

Even when the revolution is happening around us it is hard to recognise how revolutionary it is.”

Something else that we need to take into account, he says, is the tremendous pace at which it is all happening.

“A hundred years ago, there were about two billion people on the planet. Of them, 20% were literate, so only about 400 000 people had access to knowledge.

Today, there are 7.5bn humans on the planet with an 85% literacy rate. That means 6.5bn humans can contribute to knowledge building.”

What’s more, he says, now, when somebody discovers a miraculous innovation, they can disseminate it instantly. Instead of having scientists working on solving the same problem in different parts of the world, they are now constantly focused on solving new problems, pushing the frontier of new knowledge.

Advancement is speeding up exponentially.

So before we charge ahead, it is prudent to draw up the rules of the road, to maximise the good and to minimise the bad.

“We must re-evaluate our ethics and values. As a species, who are we and who do we want to be?”

While the pros and cons of genome editing is a minefield, most agree the health benefits it could hold is a good thing. But even that requires some serious thinking, says Metzl.

Thanks to the genetics revolution, health care will move from generalised to precision to predictive.

Metzl refers to cancer as an example. At present, the cures out there might work for 60% of patients but for the rest, it might just as well kill them. It is predicted that genome sequencing will take the guesswork out of health care.

And then it will take it one step further.

Looking at your genome, doctors will be able to say whether you are likely to develop a particular illness 50 years or so from

the day you are born, and start treating you for it.

“Genome sequencing will be our entry ticket into the next generation of health.

Abu Dhabi’s government is already putting plans in place to have their population’s genome sequenced within the next few years.

Soon, genome sequencing will just be another part of health care, something that is done at birth,” Metzl says.

But how will it affect the way we think or react to life?

How will a new mother feel when she is told her newborn will most likely get Alzheimer’s fifty years from now? Or that, no matter how hard her baby tries or works, certain achievements, for example being an Olympic sprinter, will just never be within his or her reach? Because their DNA says so. How will that make the child feel, for that matter?

And that is just the tip of the iceberg.

Throw in the things that have nothing to do with health care – IQ, eye colour, hair colour, length – and with the massive data sets that will on hand, combined with stem cell technologies, the options available to parents will be extensive.

“It will affect the way we make babies.

There will be a greater shift to conception through science – in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), embryo screening. Conception through sex comes with the ‘bugginess’ of human biology. People in the not too distant future will look at in-vitro fertilisation as a safer way to conceive.”

And instead of the average 15 eggs that parents usually screen from, that number can go up to 10 000, should stem cell technologies be used to grow skin cells into stem cells into egg precursor cells into eggs.

“You are really going to have options. As a parent, what are your priorities going to be when you choose?”

Metzl says, faced with these decisions, we need to realise that our choices will be influenced by what we perceive as being important in today’s world and the culture that we form part of. What is considered to be an advantage today, might be a disadvantage in the unpredictable future.

“We don’t know what diversity embedded in our species will allow for our survival in the future. It could be that a high IQ could not be relevant in another way of being.”

Metzl says we need to recognise that we could abuse these technologies. If used irresponsibly, it could destroy our humanity – it could further divide us.

“That is why everybody needs to be part of this conversation. It will touch every one of us.” He says we need to educate ourselves on what’s happening, and we need to set up organisations that will protect us. He says in Europe, for example, you can’t even discuss genetically modified crops anymore.

“You have all been tagged. The future of our species is in our hands. Spread this conversation. Let us talk about it now.”

NEWS 7

PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERG Tuesday, 10 March 2020

ECONOMIC GROWTH

City’s quest to grow investment KAYLYNNE BANTOM KAYLYNNE.BANTOM@MEDIA24.COM

“C

ape Town is open for business and there has never been a better time to invest in our beautiful city.” So says James Vos, Mayco member for economic opportunities and asset management.

The City of Cape Town recently launched the CPT+U Citizens Campaign.

The campaign aims to encourage residents to share their success stories and to show how they are investing in the city through their actions, both big and small.

Vos says: “We want citizens to connect with their city, share their stories on why to invest.

From small business to big business to any citizen doing something for their city in their workplace or in their community. We are all contributing collectively to the city’s economic future. The aim is to ignite a sense of pride in Capetonians and to inspire people to spontaneously start talking about Cape Town as an investment destination.”

Vos added that over the next few months, the campaign will highlight how Capetonians are making the city a success by sharing their inspiring business stories.

He says: “What sets the City apart is our commitment to create an enabling environment for business to invest and grow. The Invest Cape Town platform, run by the department of enterprise and investment, allows investors, businesses and entrepreneurs to directly engage with the City of Cape Town’s investment facilitation team.”

Mayor Dan Plato, who attended the launch, says: “Looking at the economic climate in South Africa and the impact of the Corona virus on the world, things are not looking very

Mayor Dan Plato and James Vos, Mayco member for economic opportunities and asset management at the launch of the citizen campaign.

PHOTO: KAYLYNNE bright. In Cape Town we are trying to be resilient so that we can withstand all the issues affecting the country. This campaign is one such example.”

Plato says the campaign is about highlighting the ease of doing business in the city.

“There is no reason why Cape Town and the Western Cape economy cannot outgrow the national economy. We need to create more job opportunities and that is why we need to partner with the right people.”

Vos says: “A CPT+U digital pack will be available for download, including a social media banner and generic social media post art-

BANTOM

work, which can be used across social media platforms.”

He encouraged people to tune into radio stations where more information about the campaign and success stories will be shared.

“Through all of the stories which we’ll collect, we will build a business narrative, with which we’ll be able to market Cape Town, locally and globally.

“Through these stories we will know exactly as a city government what to focus on, where lies the opportunity, because it’s important for us to hear from ordinary citizens,” explained Vos.

8 NEWS

PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERG Tuesday, 10 March 2020

GANG CULTURE

Breaking the cycle of gangsterism SAMANTHA LEE-JACOBS SAMANTHA.LEE@PEOPLESPOST.CO.ZA @SAMANTHA_LEE121

“T

o become men, black men go to the bush, white men went to the army and coloured men go to prison.”

This was the concerning statement relayed to provincial minister for community safety, Albert Fritz, during a visit to local prisons.

The aim of the visit was to interact with prisoners who would be able to assist the department in formulating reformative programmes for at-risk youth to ensure they did not get caught up in a life of gangsterism and crime.

“I was very worried about this statement because something must be done to change this mindset,” says Fritz.

While gangsterism exists all over the world and throughout the broader South Africa, it has become synonymous with the Cape Flats.

Here, police say, children as young as six are recruited into gangs.

Chezron Fouten, who grew up in Tafelsig, left gangsterism behind while serving a 10year prison sentence for murder and gun possession.

Before he reached puberty, Fouten had washed the blood of countless victims from his hands, convicted of the serious crime at only 10-years-old.

“I was involved in gangsterism for 17 years.

I started when I was seven. At that time I didn’t get the love I wanted from my mother and I did not grow up with a father. It was then that I started looking for friends and the friends I became involved with were gangsters. That is how it all started,” says Fouten.

“I was a hitman for the gang and I was good.

I took out some of the top guys. The murder

Once tagged, reformed gangsters say they are forever branded as gangsters.

PHOTO: SAMANTHA LEE-JACOBS

I was convicted of was the only one they caught me for. I was sentenced to 10 years in prison for murder and gun possession and when I was inside, I became a member of the 28s gang.”

The cycle of young arrests for gang and serious crimes is also something under review, says Fritz.

“When a child gets arrested anywhere, whether it be Mitchell’s Plain, Hanover Park or wherever (something must be done). Any other child is normally at school, any other child belongs with his or her family. They belong to us,” says Fritz.

“When a child is arrested, we must stop wanting to throw them away. This is why the Western Cape Safety Plan is so important.

What that plan speaks to is when a child is ar-

GESPREKKE, TONEEL, MUSIEK, KOMEDIE EN VELE MEER MET DAVID KRAMER, EMO ADAMS, MARC LOTTERING, JANA CILLIERS, DAWID MINNAAR, GIVEN NKOSI, ADAMU, PJ POWERS, DIE HEUWELS FANTASTIES, ARNO CARSTENS EN TUMI PHEKO AND WAY OF THE LIGHT DIE FEE

S

I(B)!

A A W WAT

27 APRIL – 3 MEI 2020 | ARTSCAPE BESPREEK BY COMPUTICKET | PROGRAM BESKIKBAAR BY WWW.SUIDOOSTERFEES.CO.ZA

rested, that we use the principle clause of diversion. We take those children and try to save them and to get rid of the whole gangster thinking. We need to put these children in a programme and walk with them for at least a few years. We assist them with skills development and then we hand them over for a further intervention.”

The diversion clause refers to children being placed in reformative programmes rather than incarcerating them.

In a 2003 National Assembly meeting on the Child Justice Bill, members of Parliament discussed the clause of diversion in detail, acknowledging several constitutional matters.

The minutes read: “On the issue of whether diversion is constitutional from the victim’s perspective, particularly in relation to serious offences such as rape and murder, the Community Law Centre makes reference to section 12(1)(c) of the Constitution.

It provides that ‘everyone has the right to freedom and security of the person, which includes the right to be free from all forms of violence from either public or private sources’.”

According to an article published by Unicef South Africa, around 38 000 youths are arrested in the Western Cape each year.

For many of these youths this stems from the established gang culture in the province.

Reformed gangster and drug addict Ashley Hendricks says gangsters are role models in their communities. “We see them wearing nice clothes, we see them drive cars and being respected by so many. It is only when you are in the gangs that you realise it’s not all it’s cut out to be.”

Hendricks was a member of a local gang and says this was a tough time in his life.

He was 12 when he first got involved, and he says it was then that he became “a man”.

“There are things I don’t want to talk about. Things I saw, things I had to do,” he says.

Hendricks says leaving was hard. “But I know it needed to be done. I was always told, once you’re in, you can’t get out. Not only out of the gang but also away from the boxes people put you in. They see my tattoos and still say I’m a gangster.”

In a recent study conducted by Dr Jane Kelly for her University of Cape Town (UCT) doctoral thesis, she interviewed several former gangsters in the hope of understanding the gang culture. “I was interested in not only the process of exiting a gang but how they maintained that after they had left the gang because there’s often a risk of rejoining, particularly in the context of poverty and unemployment,” said Kelly in a statement.

Many of the people she spoke to came from broken homes and families where love and a sense of belonging were absent.

This was the same for both Fouten and Hendricks who lacked father figures.

Fritz says this is a common factor that must be addressed through programmes if needed.

Kelly further found that for many the turning point is finding God. Religion emerged as a key factor, giving them a sense of meaning, belonging, absolution and a new community.

What was of interest to Kelly was that gangs respect religion and wanting to become “a man of God” as a way of exiting.

Fouten is now an evangelist who uses his experiences to discourage youngsters from joining.

“They will listen more to someone who has experienced it first hand,” he says.

For Mark Jeneker, living the high life as a drug dealer, religion was what pulled him out.

Following decades of drug abuse and dealing, he has now devoted his life to keeping children from following the same path and it was his love for the arts that ultimately saved his life.

He was always artistic but fell into drugs and gangsterism at the age of 13.

“I was a drug dealer for 20 years and because I was into gangsterism I did not care about anything,” he says. “I used everything from Mandrax to dagga, alcohol and even dealt in guns because I was a leader figure in the gangs.”

Taking up the role of a father figure to his step-grandchildren, he began to realise he was not setting the best example.

“I was raising children and I lost one in a car accident and the year after I lost the other one. They were not gangsters. I raised them in church, but I did not go,” he says. “I was a drug user and after they died I felt something was not right, because why did they die and I didn’t when I was doing all the wrong things?”

He has since started a foundation that helps children keep busy in some of the area’s gangridden communities.

While reformed gangsters are making strides in changing the narrative, areas such as Mitchell’s Plain, Bishop Lavis, Khayelitsha, Elsies River and Manenberg among others continue to be plagued by gang violence.

In recognising the need for intervention, safety and security fraternities attached to all three spheres of government have deployed additional resources to stem the scourge.

In noticing the negative impact gang tags has on the community and the overall moral of residents, the City of Cape Town established an illegal graffiti task force that by January last year had removed 10 million m² of gang tags across the city.

The unit was started in 2010 with one officer and has since grown with millions of metres of gang tags removed from city walls.

JP Smith, mayco member for safety and security, says the areas were identified during operations and through notification from the community.

Graffiti tagging, especially gang tagging, is destructive to the look of a community says Smith, adding that illegal graffiti is a concern.

“It is incredibly destructive to the visual aesthetic of a city and in turn the confidence of the people when an area has all these indicators of discord and disorder. Tagging says that this is a place where lawlessness reigns.

Especially gang tagging, these indicate that it is an area where gangs are in charge and I am keen to delete their fingerprint off our communities,” says Smith.

In a statement, Smith continues: “Negative images and words not only scar the urban landscape, but also those residents who have to look at it daily. Getting rid of gangster graffiti will help restore dignity to many communities and instil a sense of pride.”

In bid to curb gang activities, police deployed members of the anti-gang unit.The unit was officially launched by President Cyril Ramaphosa and Cele in Hanover Park in November 2018.

Ramaphosa said at the time that the national anti-gang strategy sought to holistically address gangsterism.

“This strategy is a community-based strategy with a focus on street-level outreach, community development, conflict mediation and changing community norms in order to reduce violence and criminality,” he said.

Since then, the unit has made strides in reducing gang-related crimes such as gun possession, investigation of murders and shootings and confiscations of drugs.

Following an outcry from different communities, members of the South African National Defence Force were deployed in the province last year to assist police in clamping down on gang-related crimes. The force is expected to move out of the gang-ridden areas this month.

NEWS 9

PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERG Tuesday, 10 March 2020

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Real heroes wear fluffy slippers RACINE EDWARDES RACINE.EDWARDES@MEDIA24.COM @RAEEDWARDES

s the annual Slipper Day draws near, children, especially, become more and more excited about that one day a year when they are allowed to wear fuzzy footwear to school.

But whether you’re young or old, Reach for a Dream encourages you to buy your wristband for Slipper Day to help make a child’s dream come true.

Slipper Day, held annually to raise funds for children with life-threatening illnesses, will be marked on Friday 8 May this year.

Heidi Rowley, the branch manager at Reach for a Dream in Canal Walk, explains how the initiative started about nine years ago.

“We wanted to have a fun, interactive day where the whole of South Africa could be part of making dreams come true. We wanted to do something a little different and out there; something that the dreamers could identify with.”

It was only natural that the non-profit organisation (NPO) decided to go with slippers, as many of the children it works with spend most of their days in hospital wearing their slippers and pyjamas.

Rowley says the initiative has continued to grow, year after year.

“When you mention Slipper Day, people know what it’s about – it’s one of our biggest national initiatives. And we encourage schools to take part because what’s so special about it is that it’s children helping children.”

Local celebrities Boity, DJ Fresh, Roxy Burger, Gert Johan Coetzee and Somizi have

uShaka Marine World in Durban, she says, is a popular destination for dreamers.

The NPO encourages all South Africans to be a hero and make a child’s dream come true by purchasing wrist bands and donating towards the cause.

Schools, businesses and individual buy-in are all appreciated and make all the difference.

This year, Wimpy wants to encourage the public to take part too. It has pledged that every person who presents their Slipper Day wristband can claim a free Wimpy coffee – and kids under 12 can swop the coffee for a hot chocolate.

V Support the cause by buying your wristband at Dischem, Wimpy and Pick n Pay. Schools can visit www.reachforadream.org.za/ to get involved.

Make a child’s dream come true by purchasing your Slipper Day wrist bands and donating towards the cause.

Winter is approaching.

Are you ready?

Affordable care in minutes

DID YOU KNOW Getting vaccinated does not only benefit you, but may also protect people around you, including those who are more vulnerable to serious flu illness, like babies and young children, older people, and people with certain chronic health conditions?

At MyLife, we offer flu vaccines, treatment, education and care, plus a host of other medical related conditions.

CLINIC OPENING HOURS Monday - Friday 8:30 - 18:30 Saturday 8:30 - 15:30 Public Holidays 8:30 - 13:30

WHERE TO FIND US GAUTENG

VISIT US NOW TO GET YOUR FLU VACCINE.

MyLife Kenilworth

263 Bertha Street, Kenilworth Tel: 010 003 3540

MyLife On Nicol Pick n Pay Pharmacy

Pick n Pay on Nicol Shopping Centre, Sandton Tel: 011 998 3380

MyLife Steeledale Pick n Pay Pharmacy South Hills Tel: 087 750 3772

MyLife Brenthurst

3 Park Lane, Parktown Tel: 010 003 3548

MPUMALANGA

MyLife Witbank Pick n Pay Pharmacy Cnr Watermeyer St, Highveld Single Quarters, Emalahleni OPENING SOON

WESTERN CAPE

MyLife Constantia Pick n Pay Pharmacy

Constantia Village Shopping Centre Tel: 087 750 5815

PROTECT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. VACCINATE TODAY. www.mylifeclinic.co.za

Please visit our website for more information.

77219/E

A

come on board over the years.

Rowley says the NPO helps with a whole range of children’s dreams “which are as special and as individual as themselves”.

“The dreams range from tangible things like PlayStations, tablets, laptops and tech items, to having a unique experience. We had a little dreamer who just wanted to be a farmer for a day.”

10 ENTERTAINMENT

PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERG Tuesday, 10 March 2020

Never Too Naked Pieter-Dirk Uys is Bambi Kellermann.

The show is called Never Too Naked. The scene is the Fugard Theatre.

Angola may have the richest woman on the continent, but South Africa has its most famous white woman – Evita Bezuidenhout. She also has a younger sister, Bambi Kellermann, who is the first person to encourage fake news about herself, knowing that the truth would be too unbelievable.

Uys has always been careful to balance his two most famous creatures: Mrs Bezuidenhout, part of the culture of her land since 1981 and true to her Afrikaner roots and ego, has no sense of humour and regards irony as an enemy; Madame Kellermann on the other hand wears her humour as an expensive aura and blandishes her irony as a successful weapon of mass distraction.

While waiting on the stage of the Fugard for the arrival of her sister, Bambi shares the ups and downs of a life welllived and loves well-shared; a boeremeisie, who started her long walk to freedom by leaving Bethlehem in the Orange Free State for Vienna in Austria. She was dazzled by the big world, hiding her fears behind her new underworld creation called Bambi. Yes, she was an uber-stripper on the Reperbahn in Hamburg during the 1960s. In other words: naked. Yes, she was

hailed as one of the grand horizontals of the Northern Hemisphere during most of the last century – usually also naked except for her Chanel No 5 perfume. And yes, she will be at the Fugard this month and next, to share the naked truth of her story for the first time. As in most fairy tales, she marries a German aristocrat; as in most true horrors, he turns out to be a nightmare.

Evita Bezuidenhout’s lawyers have told Bambi’s lawyer that as reconciliation is the only solution for the future of South Africa, she and her sister must lead by example and publicly reconcile. They haven’t spoken to each other for over 30 years.

“What a relief,” giggles the former stripper. “The lawyers warn that the next time we will be together in the same room, one of us will be in a box. If Evita Bezuidenhout is in that box and I walk into the room, she will get up and leave!”

Don’t wait till that happens. Come and be witnesses at this impeachment of the most famous white woman in South Africa by her most infamous sister. Never too naked? Keep that in mind. You might find quite a surprise in store.

V Never Too Naked is at the Fugard Studio Theatre for a three week season from Tuesday 24 March to Saturday 11 April with tickets from R150 through www.thefugard.com or 021 461 4554.

Pieter-Dirk Uys stars as Bambi Kellermann in Never Too Naked at the Fugard Theatre from Tuesday 24 March.

The Kingdom Connected Campers (KCC)

CAPE TOWN CARNIVAL

Heritage dance to shine at carnival T

he Kingdom Connected Campers (KCC) from Richmond in the Central Karoo, who use dance to develop young talent, will perform one of South Africa’s oldest indigenous dance styles, riel, at the Cape Town Carnival taking place on Saturday 21 March, on Green Point’s Fan Walk.

An age-old dance style originally performed by Khoisan hunters, one of the first people to inhabit Southern Africa, riel is a celebratory form of dance usually performed around a campfire after hunting expeditions, or following a good harvest when farm labourers or sheep shearers come home from work.

Set to the beat of boeremusiek, riel employs fancy footwork that kicks up a lot of dust.

Thys Bouwers, founder and director of the Northern Cape non-profit youth organisation, says: “We formed KCC in 2017 to address crime among our youth in our little town. As in so many farming communities, poverty leading to crime is a major issue affecting poorer families and youth who are trying to survive.” Richmond, a farming town just off the N1 highway between Beaufort West and Colesberg, is far removed from the commercial, well-resourced cities of South Africa, and is bearing the brunt of the worst drought in more than a century.

“Dance, and in our case, riel, has given youth a reason to believe that there’s more to life than the incredible hardships they experience, and it provides a temporary reprieve from their harsh realities, giving them a sense of pride and purpose.”

Many indigenous Northern Cape tribes, such as the ancient San, Khoi and Nama, of whom many Afrikaans-speaking coloured Northern Cape people are descendants, perform riel with a sense of pride. The dance, regarded as a highly prized part of their heritage, is a true celebration of ancient traditions that finds new expression in contemporary forms. It portrays, for example, the wooing between men and women, and is illustrated through animal and bird movements, such as the butterfly, antelope, snake or horse, and can include the “bokspring”, “kapperjol”,

trotting and strutting. In recent years riel has featured prominently at the Afrikaanse Taal en Kultuurverening (ATKV) festivals, and the “Nuwe Graskoue Trappers” from Wupperthal in the Cederberg won awards for it five years ago at the World Championship of Performing Arts in Los Angeles.

Starting off with 25 dancers, two and a half years ago, KCC has doubled in size, with highlights being performances at Richmond’s Street Dance festival, the town’s book festival and the Karoo Eisteddfod, and now, for a second year running, at the Cape Town Carnival.

“To us, carnival means working together, respecting other people and their cultures, and accepting each other for who and what we are,” says Bouwers.

“Carnival will give us the exposure we need, and hopefully open up new opportunities for us to develop the youngsters further.”

The KCC dancers will put their best feet forward in the “Dance! Energy in Motion” performance pod, a celebration of South Africa’s dance styles which include, along with riel, gumboot dancing by Phatizwelethu, Masizakhe, Masi Creative Hub and IthembaLabantu.

Esmerelda Scheepers and Ashley Ramantshane, both from Richmond, are KCC dancers who see carnival and the crowed of 50 000+ that it attracts as an opportunity to show what they’re made of.

Scheepers describes taking part in the Carnival as “a privilege” and an opportunity to show off her talent, while Ramantshane says: “It opens my eyes to different cultures, creativity and talent, and allows me to dream and think big.”

From marimba to marabi, uhadi to riel; from the voices of our women to the footsteps of our ancestors; from the beat of the drum to the echoing calls for change: the Cape Town Carnival’s 2020 “Incredible Journey: Sounds of South Africa” theme will showcase the music, song, dance and art of our country.

V The free-to-view public event also offers catered for, pre-reserved seating and hospitality stands. Visit www.capetowncarnival.com for more information and prices.

SPORT 11

PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERG Tuesday, 10 March 2020

Good conditions for cyclists W

indless and cool conditions greeted over 30 000 cyclists who took on the 42nd Cape Town Cycle Tour on Sunday 8 March.

While the wins were taken by Cherise Willeit – who won her fifth women’s title – and 20-year-old Travis Barrett in a dramatic men’s sprint, the story was of the thousands of cyclists that followed them home.

Among the finishers was premier Alan Winde, who completed his 13th tour, and former Springboks Breyton Paulse and Corné Krige.

Only in the late afternoon did the wind begin to blow but, by then, most of the field was on the home stretch towards the finish in Green Point.

“It was a near-perfect day for riding and the spectators out on the route made this year’s Cycle Tour all the more special,” said Cape Town Cycle Tour director, David Bellairs.

“The support of the community along the route, in particular in Masiphumelele, was extraordinary and this is what makes this race special.

“To the riders, chapeau! Thank you!”

Willeit, who admitted to not having had the ideal build-up and even suffering from a stomach issue earlier this week, survived early attacks from British triathlete Emma Palant to narrowly outsprint Frances Janse van Rensburg from a lead group of 12 riders that broke away up the infamous Suikerbossie climb.

Willeit finished the 78km women’s elite route in 2 hours, 7 minutes, 48 seconds.

“Every win at the Cycle Tour is special but this was a tough one. My legs were cramping

Riders snake their way around Chapman’s Peak drive during the 42nd Cape Town Cycle Tour on Sunday 8 March.

PHOTO: TOBIAS GINSBERG during the sprint. It was a long sprint into a headwind and I must have kicked five times in the final 500m,” Willeit beamed.

The women’s race was characterised by early attacks and surges that started with Palant.

The British rider attacked within 2km of the start and was only reeled in by the group at the top of the Smitswinkel climb.

As the race turned towards Chapman’s Peak, Palant was part of another breakaway of three that included Yolandi du Toit and Melissa Kretzinger.

But all, except Palant, were pulled back by

the bunch up the famous climb before it came together in Hout Bay. Up the crucial Suikerbossie climb Willeit, Catherine Colyn and Kretzinger attacked and dragged a group of six over the top.

Over the final 15km the lead group swelled to 12 but Willeit proved her class in the final 100m.

Janse van Rensburg finished second and former trail runner, Hayley Preen, was third.

Willeit has won the second most titles among the women at the Cape Town Cycle Tour.

Anriette Schoeman has won the event seven times and finished in the chasing bunch.

In the men’s race, in-form Barrett upset some of the big sprint favourites to nudge out former winner Clint Hendricks by the width of a tyre to finish in 2:30.04 for the 109km.

The two were part of a lead group of 15 that broke away up Chapman’s Peak and held their lead over the second bunch to the finish line.

Capetonian Jayde Julius grabbed third.

“It was a very long sprint and I could sense Clint coming up beside me. But I held on.”

Barrett said.

“I still can’t believe it. Winning the Cycle Tour is what every rider dreams of,” he added.

Barrett has been in superb form of late with wins on the Gauteng circuit and during the recent Tour of Good Hope, and is rapidly becoming one of South Africa’s brightest young stars.

Results: Men (109km): 1. Travis Barrett (officeguru) - 02:30:04 2. Clint Hendricks (Enza) - 02:30:04 3. Jayde Julius (ProTouch) - 02:30:04 4. Louis Visser (Individual.) - 02:30:04 5. Jaco Venter (Alfa Bodyworks Giant) 02:30:04 Women (78km): 1. Cherise Willeit (Customized Cycling Bioplus) - 02:07:48 2. Frances Janse van Rensburg (Individual) - 02:07:48 3. Hayley Preez (Individual.) - 02:07:48 4. Vera Adrian (Individual.) - 02:07:48 5. Candice Lill (Ind.) - 02:07:48

Classifieds : 087 353 1328 – classifieds@peoplespost.co.za

www.olx.co.za

MAAK JOU SKULD JOU MAL BETAAL EEN PLEK EEN PAAIEMENT! R40 000 – R700 pm R100 000 – R 1700pm

a a

13

R200 000 – R3500 pm R500 000 – R8500 pm

SWARTLYS WELKOM OF AGTERSTALLIG

a

YOU HAVE TRIED THE REST – NOW TRY THE BEST!

a

X1W275FM-ES180220

PERSONAL SERVICES

PERSONAL SERVICES

1400

1400

HERBALIST

OLIVIA * FINANCIAL PROBLEMS * LOVE PROBLEMS * EVIL SPIRIT PAY AFTER JOB IS DONE

061 826 8430

1435

POWERFUL HEALER Stop crying / Stop suffering * Relationship problems *Clean house from bad luck *Money in account * Love potion * Financial problems WhatsApp/Call Mama Sauda 063 938 7227

PASTOR MOSES 078 075 9508 Come we pray for you in the name of the Lord Delayed pension money, money in your acc & love problems. Prayers for all your problems

HERBALISTS 1435

LOANS 1445

/ CALL ANNIE 083 260 8678 Same day results *Money in account *Lost lover *100% guaranteed *Buy or sell quickly Pay after job is done

BRIDGING CASH While waiting for PENSION/PACKAGE/ PROPERTY SALE Payout (Lump sum only) W/BERG 021 761 2125 CELL 060 671 2857

WE WILL APPROVE YOU WHEN THE BANKS DECLINE YOU VEHICLE FINANCE AND BONDS, NO HASSLES. SEND A PCM TO 0814347169

GENERAL & HOME SERVICES

CLEANING SERVICES

EMPLOYMENT 1805

Carpet and couch cleaning specials. Best price and job GUARANTEED. Deep clean carpets, couches, mattresses, carseats, CURTAINS ext, Dry quick, 28 years experience with excellent references (Netcare Hospitals ) Call Patsy 0627363045 or Rob 0785566708

GENERAL 3680

PAVING 1873

BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION 1801

1.5 cubes building sand and stone, rubble removal and garden refuse 078 611 3627.

ALL PAVING. Excel ref.

Ph 021 393 0026 or 076 124 4713

PLUMBERS 1855

ALL PLUMBING. Excel ref.

Ph 021 393 0026 or 076 124 4713

99% will not respond.

EARN +-R22 000 pm.

Sam 072 4163875.

(021)9100992/3

Thick‘n Juicy

BEST STEAKS. BEST PRICES. LIVE MUSIC NIGHTLY

More than a meal...

STEAKHOUSE

AND PUB

160 Main Road, Plumstead - Tel 021 797 5659

SPORT TUESDAY 10 March 2020 | People's Post | Page 12 | 0021 910 6500

ALL LARGE PIZZAS ONLY R70

Bounce PIZZA BAR & CLUB

155 Main Road, Plumstead bounce

Chasing pack poised for promotion GOOSAIN ABRAHAMS

I

n the Western Province Cricket Association’s first division competition, Green Point took a step nearer to winning promotion to the premier league following a 26run win over United.

Green Point batted first and was in deep trouble at 85/8 but intelligent batting by tail ender Josh Savage (23) not out saw them recover to 130 all out in their alloted 50 overs.

At their turn to bat, United was well placed at 83/4, but Simon Morris (3/12) in 10 overs initiated a middle-order collapse and they could only muster 106. Kraaifontein remain in the hunt for promotion with a narrow 1-run win over Ottomans, while Rylands also enhanced their chances of promotion with a bonus-point win over Gugulethu.

In the premier league, UCT scored another upset with a 1-wicket win over log leaders Cape Town Cricket Club. The students did well to dismiss Cape Town for 120.

But the students lost wickets in clusters and were in dire straits at 100/9, but an undefeated 21 by Mathew Rudston which included a winning six saw them snatch victory.

Rondebosch are the new log leaders following their 8-wicket win over Strandfontein.

Selected results: Premier league: Brackenfell beat Victoria by 8 wickets.

Victoria 70 (Brandon Viret 4/13, Ettienne Jewell 4/20, Jade Adams 2/18).

Brackenfell 73/2 (Michael Loubser 25, Jade Adams 20).

Durbanville beat WPCC by 1 wicket.

Gavin Kaplan of Western Province Cricket Club plays a pull shot during their Western Province Cricket Association Premier League 50-over match against Durbanville at Wally Wilson Oval in Rondebosch on Saturday 7 March.

PHOTO: PETER HEEGER/GALLO IMAGES WPCC 180/8 (Jarryd Walsh 67, Derek Mitchell 49, Gavin Kaplan 33; Tashwin Lukas 4/20, Nathan Swartz 3/40).

Durbanville 181/9 (K. Koyana 36*, Bradley Barnes 29, Hayes van den Berg 24; Lehan

Botha 2/25, Shawn Dyson 2/34).

Claremont beat Langa by 7 wickets Langa 118(Anam Mde 29; Blaine Bannister 4/20, Marvin Williams 3/18) Claremont 119/3 (Brian Edwards 41, Josh

Breed 33; Mbulelo Nkomo 2/23) First Division A: Primrose beat Edgemead by 71 runs.

Primrose 232/8 (Quasim Salie 49, Magmoed Petersen 44, Zaeem Najaar 42*, Zain Allie 26; Bradley Johnson 2/30, Simon Blake 2/34, Justin Higgs 2/44).

Edgemead 161 (Bradley Johnson 37, Jody Matthews 30; Raafiq Isaacs 6/36, Suhail Fortuin 2/38).

First Division B: Glamorgan beat Somerset West by 58 runs Glamorgan 213 (Byron Hendricks 64, Marchel Engelbrecht 39, Dino Arries 37; Daniel Pieterse 4/41, Michael Osbourne 2/48) Somerset West 155 (Stephen Southey 49, Vincent Castle 42, Micheal Osbourne 21; Shaheed Benjamin 4/22, Byron Hendricks 3/18) Hottentots Holland beat Avendale by 26 Hottentots Holland 228/7( Abdul Aziz Temoor 45, Salmaan Ajam 46, E. Daniels 39; Tariq Moodley 2/39) Avendale 202 (Keenan Mitchell 39, Z Japhta 42, Joshua Arendse 49; Abdul Aziz Temoor 3/43) Pinelands beat Bonteheuwel by 72 runs Pinelands 191-8 (Mubashir Vallie 61, Barry Maart 30; Loyd October 5/43) Bonteheuwel 120 (Jason Mobile 51; Suleiman Jansen 24; Saait Govender 3/27, Umar Abrahams 3/21) Bishop Lavis beat Montrose by 8 wickets Montrose 179 (P Hendricks 3/21, Simone Fondling 3/30) Bishop Lavis 180/2 (Simone Fondling 48*, Bevan Abrahams 60*)

Softball grande finalé awaits to thrill supporters NOORE NACERODIEN Westridge Yankees’ recent form in the women’s super league of the Cape Town Softball Association and the recent defeat of Lavender Hill against Glenthorn A’s, has set the scene for an exciting end to the season.

While Yankees was on a break the past weekend, Lavender Hill disposed of Kenfac Phillies with a 6-2 victory.

This brought Lavender Hill level with Yankees on 42 points.

The two teams meet in the grand finale of the league competition, set for 18:00 on Saturday 14 March at the Turfhall Softball Stadium. The winner also has an added opportunity for the coveted double when the two teams meet again on Sunday in the knockout

(KO) final.

All five of Yankees’ teams will be seen in action in the KO on Sunday 15 March.

The women’s major league team can add the KO trophy to their league title when they face Table View Tornados.

In a weekend of many possible doubles, First League champions Glenthorn A’s face Khayelitsha Eagles and Silvertree Titans, the second league winners, hope to do likewise when they play Table View Tornados on Sunday.

Yankees face Khayelitsha Superstars in the third league KO after annexing the league title.

Not to be outdone by their club-mates, Yankees’ men also have a chance to clinch the potential double when they play Hamil-

tons in the men’s major league KO final. The double is dependent on the outcome, not known at the time of going to print, of the league game played last night between Khayelitsha Eagles and Hamiltons.

A Hammies victory will seal the league for Yankees.

The Yankees’ second league men’s side face Heideveld Yankees in their final.

Fixtures: League: Saturday 14 March: Super League: 14:00: Heideveld Yankees vs Falcons; 16:00 Kenfac Phillies vs Glenthorn A’s; 18:00 A Lavender Hill vs Westridge Yankees First League:

14:00: Panthers vs Glenthorn A’s; 14:00: Battswood vs Blackheath; 15:30: St Martins vs Lavender Hill; 17:00: Crusaders vs Khayelitsha Eagles; 17:00: Panthers vs Blackheath Second League: 14:00: Kenfac Phillies vs Silvertree Titans; 15:30: Table View Tornados vs Devonshire Rovers; 17:00: Falcons vs Tantasport Third League: 15:30: Blackheath vs St Augustines KO finals: Sunday 15 March: Women: Third League: 11:00: Westridge Yankees vs Khayelitsha Superstars

ALL THE RIGHT FEELS Touchscreen with Reverse Camera

LED Daytime Running Lights

Automatic Climate Control

Keyless Entry with Push Start

Park Distance Control

180mm Ground Clearance

4.9ℓ/100km

URBAN COMPACT WINNER

Five-Year/ 200 000km Warranty

Floating Roof Design

R183 900

1.2 GL MT

R169 900

4.9ℓ/100km

incl. VAT

Five-Year/ 200 000km Warranty

Retail price includes 2-year/30 000km service plan.

SUZUKI CONSTANTIABERG 211 Main Road, Diep River Tel: 021 110 0777 • www.mekorsuzuki.co.za • andrel@mekor.co.za

X1W3LM4W-QK100320