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Kids from Hangberg and Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay are benefitting from skills development coaching provided by Rainbow Republic. The skills clinic, founded by Rasta Rasivhenge, a World Cup Rugby referee, and Brett Bayvel, uses the power of rugby to improve education, raise health awareness and build life-skills. Read story on page 6.

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Murp off to a good start NETTALIE VILJOEN

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he positive effects of the Mayoral Urban Regeneration Programme (Murp) on the Wynberg CBD and surrounding residential areas are already being felt.

Liz Brunette, councillor for ward 62, says she is encouraged by the progress made.

“Murp, along with active citizen groups, residents, business owners and the Wynberg Improvement District (WID) board, is taking on the work needed to uplift and regenerate the area. This will be done with the cooperation and support from the City’s service departments and Wynberg police.”

Since People’s Post last reported on the programme (“Urban renewal nearing”, 29 October 2019), a Murp precinct manager, Lennox Leyile, was appointed and an action plan was drawn up. His key duties include managing the informal trading around the public transport interchange (PTI) and ensure by-laws are respected.

Brunette explains that many of the by-law and traffic enforcements depend on proper

signage and road markings.

“There is a significant effort to ensure that all traffic and by-law offences can be addressed in the future to restore and maintain order in the area,” she says.

A team of monitors have also been deployed to the Wynberg CBD to assist in the management of informal traders.

“The monitors ensure that traders do not overtrade on their demarcated bays, that they only trade with a valid permit and adhere to the conditions of their particular trading permit,” says Brunette.

It is hoped the Murp’s R4 million operational budget and a R2 million capital budget will go a long way towards addressing the issues listed in the action plan. These include precinct safety, security and law-enforcement; waste management, cleaning and sanitation; minibus taxi enforcement and regulation; informal trading regulations and management; poorly maintained public spaces and facilities; and addressing homelessness through social initiatives.

Brunette says repeated requests for law

enforcement officers at the Wynberg PTI and in the Wynberg CBD will be funded via the operational budget, and capital upgrades will be identified for implementation this financial year.

“The Murp team will work in close cooperation with the WID service providers to make a difference,” she says.

An additional seven public safety officers have been deployed in the greater Murp area in addition to the patrol officers of the WID. It is envisaged that the public safety officers will be replaced by law enforcement officers in the next year.

Gene Lohrentz, CEO of Geocentric – the management company of WID , says to date, the Murp public safety team has dealt with 399 public safety incidents, including the recovery of wheelie bins, assisting the public, cautioning persons not to transgress bylaws and assisting the police and law enforcement with operations.

In addition, the team records urban defects daily which are then logged as service requests with the relevant City of Cape

Town service departments.

“The team has identified and logged 97 urban maintenance issues in the Murp area and have logged service requests with the City to rectify these issues,” Lohrentz says.

He says so far 12 of these defects have been repaired and the remaining 85 tasks have been scheduled. Incidents include leaking water meters, water valves and fire hydrants, replacing missing or broken drain covers on sidewalks, potholes and the removal of graffiti from walls as well as public infrastructure.

According to Brunette, some of the capital budget expenditure will be used to upgrade road surfaces in the area, improve street lights throughout the precinct and the upgrading of street signs and road markings.

“A well-maintained area is one of the key factors in combatting crime as it portrays an area where the community cares and takes interest in their public spaces,” she says.

The Murp team encourages property owners to look at their property with a critical eye and to invest in upgrading it if needed.

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s a fake grenade drops to the ground, learner law enforcement officers launch themselves diagonally away from the would-be explosive device. A split second later and a few metres away, they drop to the ground, face-down, bodies in a straight line, with the soles of their boots pointed in the direction of the blast. Toes are kicked into the sand, hard, with flexed feet forming a shield. The thick rubber soles in position to catch most of the shrapnel. They hope.

But don’t try this at home.

The soon-to-be auxiliary law enforcement officers were put through their paces at the City’s Metropolitan Police Department Training Academy in Ndabeni on Tuesday 28 January. They represent the first half of the 1 000 officers to be deployed through the run of the year as part of the City’s Safety and Security Directorate’s Law Enforcement Advancement Plan.

This initiative, a joint venture by the Western Cape provincial government and the City of Cape Town, will guide the City’s efforts to assist the provincial safety plan launched by premier Alan Winde last year.

Five hundred of these recruits will join the ranks of the City’s law enforcement services after their passing out parade at Athlone Stadium on Sunday 9 February.

The rest are scheduled to complete their training by July. The men and women, who received peace officer and traffic warden training, will be able to enforce municipal by-laws, issue fines and execute warrants of arrest.

On the day that People Post visited the academy, the officers were in the middle of tactical stop and approach training, which

includes procedures to correctly and safely deal with potentially dangerous suspect vehicles in the field.

Trainers, who play the role of the “crooks”, purposefully make the scenarios as stressful as possible, coming up with sneaky ways to throw the trainees off guard or to catch them out.

Adding extra pressure to the already tense situation was the presence of two visitors – mayor Dan Plato and mayco member for safety and security JP Smith. They were there to inspect the officers’ progress.

Plato said he was pleased with what he saw.

“We can’t send them to the streets without the necessary basic training. They are being trained by people who have years of experience behind them. I am confident that they will know what they are doing.”

The appointment of the new officers will be guided by crime pattern analysis within areas. The officers will be assigned to 10 key crime hotspots which will be announced at the passing out parade.

Plato believes the programme will have a meaningful impact in helping to keep communities safe.

“Safety is the primary responsibility of the police. However, as a caring government, we have to play our part in filling the gaps left by inadequate police resources in the city and province,” he said.

Smith said stress training played a crucial role in preparing officers for real-life incidents.

“These exercises make them aware of the variables,” he explained, saying that they were repeated many times, imprinting officers’ actions and reactions and giving them a sense of control.

Smith says the recruits would go a long way to compensate for the loss in the provincial police staff.

Today there are 4 500 less officers in the field than there were five years ago, leaving 85% of stations under-resourced, he said.

He blames attrition for the huge reduction in police numbers in the province. He says over time, as officers retired or resigned, positions were not filled.

“The dwindling in police officers has left communities bleeding. The first thing is to get the numbers right. Next is building competency, quality and refinement,” he said.

Going ahead, the auxiliary law enforcement officers will receive continuous, onthe-job legislated training and, after two years, they will advance to being law enforcement officers.

Sgt Vernon Johnson, one of the chief trainers at the academy, says the first batch of recruits have shown a tremendous amount of passion and drive.

“They are very enthusiastic. There were quite a few who had injuries, but they pushed through. Their level of dedication is phenomenal.”

During his 18 years as a police officer, Johnson has worked in the tactical response, gang and drug tasking, and substance abuse units. His experience is but an example of the many skilled and accomplished trainers at the academy who recruits can learn from. Johnson’s parting advice to graduating officers is: “As I mentioned in class, be aware of your surroundings, don’t get sidetracked and always watch your six.”

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Thursday 13 February Saturday 8 February V Bergvliet: The Valley Healing Rooms, a non-denominational Christian organisation, will be open for prayer for physical, spiritual or personal healing from 9:30 to 11:00 at St Martins Church, corner Children’s Way and Silverhurst Way. For more information, call Raewynne on 021 715 3106.

Sunday 9 February V Hout Bay: For the best of local arts and crafts, visit The Lions Club of Hout Bay Slow Chilled Art and Craft Market between 10:00 and 15:00 on Hout Bay Common. For more infoma-

GENEROSITY: Tokai Junction manager, Keegen Cornelius, hands over a gift box to Lourier Primary School principal, Candice Joshua, as part of the centre’s community upliftment drive. The supplies were collected for the school on Saturday 14 December. The school relies heavily on donations. The centre is planning to host similar events in future.

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‘Dognapping suspects’ save the day NETTALIE VILJOEN Two days after Bella, an 11-week-old german shepherd, went missing from her home, her family had given up hope of ever seeing her again.

Dayyaan Ismail says their puppy disappeared from their yard in Bothasig on Sunday 19 January. He immediately posted on Facebook, asking for help in finding her.

“For a solid 24 hours, until 02:00 in the morning, we received comments. A lot of people posted they had seen two men in a black GTI Volkswagen Golf in Vryburger Avenue, driving away with a german shepherd. A few said the car was grey; others said silver.”

But 48 hours later, they still didn’t have a solid lead. On the Wednesday morning, Dayyaan’s wife, Ferial, received a message, saying someone was seen walking the dog in Grassy Park.

“At that point, I realised Bella was gone.

We basically gave up,” says Dayyaan.

Two hours later, he got a call from his barber, Youssef Tazi, saying he had something for him.

“We are also good friends, and I knew he drives a silver GTI, so when he phoned me, everything made sense,” says Dayyaan.

It turns out the two “suspects” accused of dognapping in the Facebook posts were actually the good guys.

Youssef is one of the owners of Barber’s Range, a chain of six barber shops in Bothasig, Plumstead, Steenberg, Claremont, Plattekloof and Century City. His home, which he shares with his business partner, Ali Elmkadad, is close to the shop in Bothasig. Youssef says he and Ali usually drive to work together, but that morning he was running late and Ali decided to walk.

“Driving down Vryburger Avenue a few

minutes later, I saw Ali, talking to a vagrant on the side of the road. The vagrant was holding a puppy,” says Youssef.

He pulled over to investigate.

“Ali kept on asking him where he got the dog, but he kept avoiding the question,” says Youssef.

They eventually offered the vagrant R20 and took the dog home. Two days later, the “lost puppy” post surfaced in his Facebook feed. To his surprise, the dog’s owner was his client and friend Dayyaan.

Although Bella’s adventure ended in a warm reunion with her family, not all puppies who go missing are as lucky.

Belinda Abraham, communications, resource development and education manager at the SPCA, says there seems to be a growing trend of animals disappearing from their homes with no obvious signs of escape.

“Power breeds are at the greatest risk of being stolen for dog fighting or breeding and smaller breeds may find themselves bait for dogfight training purposes or they are sold for monetary gain,” Abraham says.

She advises pet owners to microchip their animals.

“It provides you with proof of ownership.

Neutering and spaying also reduce the risk of theft for breeding purposes,” she says.

If your pet has been stolen, Abraham advises you lay a charge of theft at your nearest police station.

“Stolen pets may be dumped if a buyer is not found, so notify your local animal welfare organisations. Raise as much awareness as possible for your missing pet.”

Abrahams says buying a puppy from a hawker perpetuates a cycle of abuse and cruelty. She says these individuals are likely to either be stealing owned animals or breeding indiscriminately, with no concern

Barbers Youssef Tazi, left, and Ali Elmkadad reunited the Ismail family with their dog, Bella. The family members are, clockwise, Mika’il, Ferial, Dayyaan and Raeesa. for breeding females’ living conditions.

What you should do is to post pictures of these repeat offenders on social media.

“In doing so, a case file is built up which strengthens our motivation when appealing for a harsher sentence against the perpetrator,” says Abrahams.

Those looking for a pet are asked to first consider adopting from the SPCA. “While many of our puppies and adult dogs are wonderful mix breeds, we often have purebreds too,” she says.

V If anybody tries to sell you a puppy on a street corner, contact law enforcement on 021 596 1999, the SPCA on 021 700 4158/9 or your local police station.

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ou may not have heard of the Urban Caracal Project but, with the increase in property developments, you are more likely to see one of the big cats on your next outing.

Dr Laurel Serieys, the project coordinator, is spearheading the research on caracals in Cape Town’s urban areas.

Serieys, who is also a wildlife biologist and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cape Town (UCT), established the project in 2014 to discover how urbanisation affects the movements, habits and behaviour of the animals; explore the threats to the species and to find baseline information of how many of the species are found in the Cape Peninsula.

“Urbanisation is ever-expanding globally. More and more animal populations will be based in, or very close to, a city. Nearly

half of the world’s human population lives in cities. Trying to conserve the wildlife that lives in and near cities is not only increasingly important for biodiversity conservation globally as cities grow but those wildlife populations are important to help us (humans) form bonds with nature,” she told People’s Post.

To date – with the support of UCT, Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa (iCWild), SanParks, the Universities of California (Santa Cruz and Los Angeles), the City of Cape Town and private landowners in Cape Town – Serieys and her team have managed to tag some of the local caracals and monitor them. “It is difficult to estimate how many there are because you don’t often get to see the caracals. But my gut feeling is that there may be 50 caracals across the entirety of the Cape Peninsula.

“We’ve seen one young male caracal move from Rhodes Memorial to Cape Point in a

matter of weeks. One of our adult males, Titan, uses all of the South Peninsula! From Kommetjie to Cape Point.”

With rapid development across Cape Town, the roaming space for these animals has become less and they are more exposed to the threats of crossing roads and becoming roadkill, as well as consuming pesticides. Roadkill has been found on Ou Kaapse Weg, Orpen Road in Tokai and even on Kloof Nek Road in the city.

However, Serieys says the cats tend to be shy and don’t often travel to where people are. Surprisingly, they have been spotted in the Cape Flats. “Some people see them in Tokai and Constantia too. They are found throughout any protected areas in Table Mountain National Park,” she says.

She explains they will usually not attack a person. They would rather hiss. If you do see one, she adds, appreciate the sighting.

“Even as a caracal biologist, I have rarely seen one when I’ve been out hiking and I’m always jealous of people who do!”

V To report roadkill, call 079 837 8814; or donate to the cause at www.urbancaracal.org/support.

Caracals can be spotted across Cape Town – in the mountains and throughout SanParks’s protected areas. PHOTOS: URBAN CARACAL PROJECT

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Sights, sound and splendour as carnival heads for City streets SAMANTHA LEE-JACOBS @Samantha_Lee121

of the event.

General access to the carnival is free but bleacher-style terraced platform seats are available for purchase (R350 each) along with the ultimate Cape Town Carnival hospitality experience – exclusive raised-platform seating, including drinks and finger foods (R1 390 each).

Reggy Moalusi, head of corporate affairs for Multichoice South Africa, says: “At the end of the day, we want to enrich people’s lives and make a positive and valued difference. That’s what makes our partnership with the Cape Town Carnival compelling.”

Several exciting floats, along with 2000 performers, will again line the streets.

To close the show, a float inspired by the Afro-future will excite audiences and offer an insight into what organisers believe the future of the country and the carnival will look like.

The highly anticipated Cape Town Car-

It has been a decade of splendour for the Cape Town Carnival having lit up the streets of Cape Town with colour.

Looking ahead to the next 10 years, the 11th carnival will celebrate the “Incredible journey: sounds of South Africa”.

The official theme was launched at Nasdak, the rooftop venue at the Media24 centre, in the CBD on Friday 31 January, beginning the 50 days’ countdown to this year’s event.

“We started with one float in Long Street with 12 000 spectators,” says Prof Rachel Jafta who has been part of the carnival for several years.

She says, this year, carnival goers can expect to see and hear parades inspired by all local sounds – from marimba to marabi, uhadi to riel – showcasing the music, song, dance and art of our country.

Jay Douwes, CEO of Cape Town Carnival, says: “We are celebrating 10 years of igniting joy and unity through creativity. Through this project, we have seen the incredible ingenuity and talent of our people and are proud to have been able to provide the platform for locals and international visitors to experience this.”

People’s Post is an official media partner

nival will take place on the Fan Walk on Saturday 21 March.

Thousands of spectators are once again expected to line the streets.

Cape Town mayor Dan Plato says the City is excited to once again be part of the carnival as it is a unique opportunity that unites people from all over the city.

Plato says they will continue to enforce their stance on gender-based violence and use their platform to say: “Enough is enough”.

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The skills clinic was founded by two local boys in a quest to give back to the community. Rasta Rasivhenge, a world rugby referee, and Brett Bayvel say the clinic is focused on community upliftment by working with kids from disadvantaged backgrounds.

“We are committed to using rugby as a tool to develop disadvantaged and vulnerable youth. Besides the health benefits, direct rugby coaching improves emotional well-being and increases life skills (teamwork, leadership, decision making, communication). It also leads to improved education by providing pathways to success for talented and dedicated individuals through scholarships to top local schools and tertiary education,” says Bayvel.

“The skills clinic was my idea as part of a community service I wanted to pursue. I wanted to give back to the community that I live in and to the broader community of passionate rugby supporters.

“I pitched the idea to Mitsubishi

Motors SA and now it is the proud partner and sponsor of this initiative which ensures children leave with a sense of pride, a smile on their young faces and something for them to look forward to,” he says.

The coaching clinics are hosted every week on Sundays on the beach or at the Kronendal Primary School.

The skills development coaching develops a range of skills which include passing and continuity. No contact is made but the emphasis is on skills development and the use of shadow ball to enhance the skills.

“The first clinic was held in Johannesburg in November last year and since then we have hosted six more in Hout Bay. We feed the kids and also hand out stationery packs and T-shirts, including other donations we receive.

“I am assisted by Bafana Nhleko, Paul Treu (coaches), Cecil Afrika, Siya Kolisi, Gcobani Bobo, Scarra Ntobeni, (players), Shalom Gavor and Lyndon Bray (head of Sanzar referees),” Rasivhenge says.

His commitments as a referee of world rugby requires him to travel the world, so he is not always able to be at the coaching clinics.

“We have built a strong team of 40 to 50 volunteers, specifically in

Hout Bay, and this community project is about giving back to the community. When I am around, I run the show but we have managed to put a team together that carries on with the work while I am away.

“Skill development is an important cognitive tool for the kids and we specifically focus on this by using many different tools so kids can have fun. At the same time, they learn skills to enhance their thinking. A lot of the kids are very young and underprivileged in the townships of Hout Bay and we decided to focus on skills. The contact part of rugby is complicated and skills are our main aim,” Rasivhenge says.

He aims to develop the next generation of referees.

“I recently moved to Hout Bay and thought it would be a great opportunity to give back to the two townships, Hangberg and Imizamo Yethu. “I love Hout Bay and it is my new village. At the last event, we had 106 kids, which was amazing.

Our first event was attended by 38 kids. Then it grew immensely over two months. Attendance at the beach event has been as high as 138 kids, so we are doing well and are now averaging over 100 kids per event,” Rasivhenge says.

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Lee-Anne Pace claimed her 25th career victory when she sealed a hat-trick of Cape Town Ladies Open wins on the Sunshine Ladies Tour. The Pearl Valley golfer carded rounds of 72, 69 and 67 to win by five shots from Nobuhle Dlamini at King David Mowbray Golf Club.

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ee-Anne Pace hopes her Cape Town Ladies Open hat-trick is a good omen as she begins to resuscitate her career on the Sunshine Ladies Tour in 2020.

Pace successfully wrapped up her 25th career victory with a five-shot victory on eight under par after closing with a five-under 67 on a blustery final day at King David Mowbray Golf Club on Friday 31 January.

Her last visit to the winner’s circle was in the same event two years ago at Royal Cape Golf Club and her first success was also at Royal Cape in 2016.

“I’m super, super happy,” said Pace as she hugged the trophy and flashed a big smile at the applauding crowd during prize giving.

“I didn’t expect it this week. Last year was a write-off; I just didn’t enjoy it anymore. I missed two cuts and decided to take a total break from the game. The break did me the world of good. I played two events in the last six months and missed the cut in both, so I didn’t really expect to start this well. But time away from the game was really good for me. I am in a good place in my life and I felt very comfortable out there. I am enjoying it again. This is perfect to start building form for the Ladies European Tour.”

Pace opened with an even-par 72 and dipped three shots below par in the second round to start the final day one shot behind Nobuhle Dlamini on four-under.

She reeled in three birdies over the first

six holes, and managed to come through the second and fourth holes relatively unscathed.

“I doubled the second hole and bogeyed the fourth in the first two rounds, so that cost me four shots,” Pace said.

“I don’t know what it is about that second hole, but I bogeyed it again in the final round. Luckily the birdies on one, three and six gave me a boost.”

Pace lauded her caddie, 16-year-old Bridge Fund Manager Junior Series finalist Jere Brits from Paarl, for guiding her to the winner’s circle.

“Jere had been absolutely brilliant all week and he deserves a lot of credit. He gave me all the right clubs, the lines and the pace and even an eagle at the 14th. I wanted to hit an 8-iron and he talked me into a seven, and we got the eagle.”

Two perfectly-timed shots on the ultimate hole set her up for a birdie finish and she nailed it.

With a record setting start to the 2020 season, how much would Pace like to finish it off with a record fourth triumph in the Investec South African Women’s Open in midMarch?

“It’s definitely in the back of my mind, as is winning the Investec Order of Merit,” she said.

“I got so close last year, and I would love to get the win. That trophy comes with spots

in the British Women’s Open and the Evian Championship and LET membership until the end of 2021.

More than anything, it would be great to be the first four-time winner.

“It was a really great week with the putter and I was driving it better every day, so I am looking forward to the rest of the season, and to keep on building form. And hopefully Jere’s mom and dad will let me borrow him again for Westlake.”

While Pace was in blistering form, Dlamini struggled to recreate the magic of her second round 67.

The 2019 Investec Order of Merit winner paid the penalty of an errant drive at the par four second with a double bogey and had to settle for second on three-under.

Durbanville rookie Tara Griebenow played the final round with Pace and Dlamini and finished an impressive third on level par after rounds of 73, 71 and 72.

Ernie Els and Fancourt Foundation member Larissa du Preez bagged the Leading Amateur honour.

The Silver Lakes golfer carded rounds of 73, 75 and 73 to tie American Jordy LaBarbera for eighth overall on five-over 221.

The Sunshine Ladies Tour travels to Sun City next for the R400 000 SuperSport Ladies Challenge presented by Sun International at the Gary Player and Lost City courses from Tuesday 4 to Thursday 6 February.