People's Post Mitchell's Plain - 26 January 2021

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hen plus-sized model Candice Manuel struggled to find the perfect wedding dress for her big day five years ago, she decided to work on a project that would change this experience for other brides-to-be.

Fast forward to today, Manuel together with her designer friend Valencia Harrison launched the Curvy Bridal Collection. Their collection went live on their social media platforms on Friday 22 January.

Manuel and Harrison are both successful businesswomen born and bred in Mitchell’s Plain. Their aim is to change the narrative for curvy bridal wear.

Manuel, founder of Embrace Your Curves, a movement that aims to uplift plus sized women, says: “Finding the perfect dress for my wedding day was not as smooth sailing as I imagined it would be. No one catered for my body type or style. I simply purchased fabric, took it to a seamstress and gave her a picture of the dress I wanted.”

Manuel says 2020 was a difficult year for many, but she says it also gave business owners the chance to think outside the box.

Manuel and Harrison saw the gap and created something iconic in the plus-sized fashion industry.

Manuel says their designs steered away

from cliché puffed skirts and corset top and elevated the collection to meet the needs of the modern, confident curvier bride.

Manuel says: “We chose fabrics that would be kind to the curvier women, fit comfortably but still holding its form. We steered away from uncomfortable boning, stiffening or corsets. Instead we used stretch lining, soft laces, and tulle to fit every woman’s body type, also keeping a bit of sassy and sexiness.”

Manuel adds that just because, due to the lockdown, a bride cannot have her big wedding doesn’t mean she cannot look and feel beautiful and elegant on her big day.

She says they cater for women from sizes 16 to 26. Manuel adds that the idea is not to exclude anyone and says they do have bride wear for smaller sized women too.

Manuel adds that their collection was meant to be launched in November last year but adds that with the lockdown things did not work out as planned.

The duo aims to encourage young women from Mitchell’s Plain to excel above their circumstances.

Manuel says: “From a young age I never wanted to stick to any stereotype. It is important for young people to know that you can rise above your circumstances. Where you live does not define you. All you must do is work hard. If you push yourself, you can achieve great things.”

Manuel says the items can be viewed on their social media platforms on the pages of Valencia Harrison (search VH Designs) or Candice Manuel (search Embrace your curves).

Model and designer Candice Manuel poses in one of the Curvy Bridal Collection gowns.

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PEOPLE'S POST | MITCHELL'S PLAIN Tuesday, 26 January 2021

WORLD READ ALOUD DAY

Encourage youth to read

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orld Read Aloud Day (WRAD), one of the biggest literacy drives organised by non-governmental organisation (NGO) Nal’ibali, is being celebrated on Wednesday 3 February.

The aim is to draw attention to the importance of reading aloud to children in their mother tongue.

The organisation commissions a brandnew story – one best suited for reading aloud to primary school children – and translates it into all 11 official South African languages for everyone’s enjoyment.

Nal’ibali, the national reading-for-enjoyment campaign, has been bringing a special story to children to celebrate WRAD for the past eight years.

This year their goal is to read aloud to three million children in a single day.

The campaign encourages parents, teachers and caregivers to read aloud to their children and charges.

This year’s story is Fly, everyone fly! by Sihle Nontshokweni, who will be giving a special reading of the story, live on Nal’ibali’s Facebook page (@nalibaliSA) at 13:00 on the day.

Caregivers and their children are invited to join the digital read-aloud; not only to hear the story, but to engage with the author and each other too.

Christina Nomdo, the Western Cape Children’s Commissioner, will also be giving a virtual reading of the story on the campaign’s page, highlighting the power of stories to set children up for success in school and life. Stories can be shared anytime, any-

World Read Aloud Day (WRAD) is being celebrated on Wednesday 3 February across the globe.

where so, wherever children and caregivers find themselves on 3 February.

Nal’ibali is encouraging them to start or maintain a reading routine.

Many caregivers do not realise the benefit of reading and sharing stories with children this young, but it is the children who were read to when they were very young who per-

‘End of road’ for City’s mobile library service The City of Cape Town’s decision to terminate its mobile library programme has been attributed to the many challenges facing the service’s ageing fleet of vehicles.

“It is the end of the road for the City’s mobile library service, which has a membership of about 3 000.

“The mobile service has been plagued with maintenance issues, and in the past financial year there were reduced or no services on 113 days due to the buses being serviced or having to be repaired,” said the City’s Mayco member for community servi-

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ces and health, Zahid Badroodien.

The service used to operate within a limited geographical area, running from the depot in Ndabeni to 28 locations mostly situated in the southern suburbs and city central.

It provided basic access to some library materials and photocopy services albeit with very minimal programmes (such as storytelling and library orientation).

“Of the fleet of three, two of the buses have more than 30 years of service with the third one being relatively new and in service since 2014. It is very unfortunate that we cannot

continue the service,” said Badroodien.

Currently, there are 6 108 items still out on loan in the communities that these buses used to serve.

Since the start of lockdown in March last year, the buses have not been out to these communities, which has consequently resulted in patrons still having the items out on loan currently.

Patrons are asked to return the books to the nearest community library so that these can be made available to other library users as well.

Safety: shared responsibility The new year holds its own set of challenges, but it is unfortunate that criminals will always be on the lookout for their next target. That is why making sure your area is safe requires everyone’s cooperation, says armed response company Fidelity ADT. Jade Hanning, Cape Town South district manager at Fidelity ADT, says to protect a suburb from criminals also requires buy-in and a shared neighbourhood vision. He shares the following four tips for promoting a secure neighbourhood: . Lead by example. Be vigilant about closing your gates. An open gate is an invitation to criminals, as is a car parked outside the property. . Get to know your neighbours. By speaking to them, you will ascertain wheth-

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form better in school, as they will have better developed their memories, vocabularies and comprehension skills.

V Anyone who wants to get involved in the campaign can visit www.nalibali.org or WhatsApp WRAD to 060 044 2254 to make their pledge and gain free access to the official story and Praesa’s guide to sharing the story with preschool children.

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This involves arming your alarm whenever you leave the house, ensuring security doors are locked at all times.

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PEOPLE'S POST | MITCHELL'S PLAIN Tuesday, 26 January 2021

COVID-19

Expert calls for rapid vaccination NETTALIE VILJOEN NETTALIE.VILJOEN@MEDIA24.COM

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health expert has warned that without rapid vaccination to achieve population immunity, a third wave is definitely on the cards.

“Without rapid vaccination of at least two thirds of the population, we are not going to get to population immunity in the country, and without that, we will see another wave,” says Prof Marc Mendelson, head of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) division of infectious diseases and HIV medicine at Groote Schuur hospital.

In president Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the nation on Monday 11 January, he stated that while the actual level needed for population immunity, also referred to as herd immunity, is not known, scientists estimate that South Africa will likely reach herd immunity once around 67% of the population are immune.

“This amounts to around 40 million people in SA,” Ramaphosa said.

Prof Gregory Hussey of the Vaccines for Africa Initiative at the Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, UCT, explains herd immunity refers to the population that must be vaccinated to prevent transmission.

“To vaccinate the 40 million people, we require 80 million doses as each person must receive two doses,” Hussey adds.

He further explains that even people who have tested positive for Covid-19 before will still need to be vaccinated.

“There is no guarantee that you will be protected from Covid-19 in the future if you

have the disease now. There will be some According to Winde they have devised a protection but this is not 100% guaranteed, process which will be followed for the rollespecially in the light of the emergence of out of the vaccines, in all three phases. new mutant viruses,” says Hussey.

“Firstly, facilities offering vaccination, The national minister of health, Dr Zweli as well as those individuals doing the Mkhize, has indicated that the first of 1.5 vaccina­ting will be pre-registered and acmillion vaccines, supplied by the Serum credited,” he said.

Institute of India, will arrive The next step will be the in the country by the end of creation of a vaccination the month, with more arriv- The national minister register which will be siming by the end of February. ilar to a voters role and list of health, Dr Zweli On Wednesday 13 January, those who require the vacpremier Alan Winde said the Mkhize, has indicated cination.

Western Cape had already “In this regard, we have that the first of started the work to put the started consultations with 1.5 million vaccines, the Electoral Commission correct systems in place to supplied by the manage the roll-out of this of South Africa (IEC) to massive vaccination operashare information about Serum Institute of tion. the systems they use.”

According to Winde, the India, will arrive in the Winde explained that provincial government’s vac- country by the end of those on the register cine strategy involves three receive an appointthe month with more would phases: ment time and date, where . Healthcare workers: arriving by the end of they sign a consent form, There are approximately receive their first dose, February.

100 000 healthcare workers in and an appointment date the public and private sector. for their second dose. They This number also includes community would also be issued with proof of vaccinahealthcare workers, care workers and tion. health science students.

On the appropriate date, the person . Essential workers, as well as those in would receive their second dose. congregate settings (such as care homes), “We will also be putting in place data systhose over 60 years old, and those over 18 tems to track the progress of the rollout with co-morbidities. and vaccine coverage at an individual and . General population. This will include community level. anyone over 18.

“The national Department of Health has “The vaccine has not been tested for safe- proposed a computer application system ty in pregnant women and in children and for this process, however, should there be will not be administered to these groups,” any delays with this system, the Western he said.

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The support of the public and private sectors as well as civil society will be vital in the successful roll out of the strategy, Winde said.

In a statement issued by UCT’s faculty of health sciences, the Dean, Associate Prof Lionel Green-Thompson, also emphasised that the rollout needs to be accompanied by a process which deals with the challenges of vaccine hesitancy, misinformation and disinformation which “threaten to undermine vaccine uptake and coverage”.

And in this regard it seems that the government will have its work cut out for them. An Ipsos survey of more than 18 000 adults from 15 countries conducted in partnership with the World Economic Forum last year found that general opposition to vaccines among those who won’t get one is highest in South Africa (21%) and India (19%). One of the questions posed in the survey were: “From the time a vaccine is available, when would you become vaccinated?” Of the South Africans surveyed, 21% said immediately after available, 42% said within three months, and 62% said within a year.

Concerns about side effects and concerns that vaccines are moving through clinical trials too fast were each cited by one-third of those who said they would not get a vaccine when it is available, the survey stated.

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PEOPLE'S POST | MITCHELL'S PLAIN Tuesday, 26 January 2021

ANIMAL WELFARE

Youth Pet Care gets a boost RACINE EDWARDES racine.edwardes@media24.com

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pet care initiative in Lavender Hill has received a welcome boost – a bicycle donation – enabling members to lend a hand to animal owners in more communities.

Nazrudeen Adams posted a message of

thanks to Jenny Louw, a community activist, on Facebook on Saturday 16 January, expressing his appreciation for her generous donation.

He later told People’s Post: “I went on my bike from Lavender Hill to Westlake because someone phoned to ask when we’re coming to their community because their dog has

lots of fleas. So I went there with my new Youth Pet Care bike and dipped the dog.”

The bicycle donation comes at the perfect time for the pet-care enthusiast as he endeavours to assist people in neighbouring communities who may not have the right tick-and-flea removal know-how. People’s Post wrote about the services he’s taking to the people and their pets earlier this month (“Starting from Scratch”, 12 January). The Youth Pet Care group has organised doggie dip days for tick-and-flea removal in Lavender Hill, Westlake and Tafelsig.

Commenting on the donation, Louw told People’s Post that she is delighted to be able to assist Adams in this project.

“Well, it’s a bike that I had here and I thought this would be brilliant because I’ve been kind of supporting Naz for a few months and he’s incredible; the way he’s dedicated to all the dogs. But he’s been running around and doing it all on foot,” she explains.

Recently, Adams made an unexpected trip on foot from Lavender Hill to the Cape of Good Hope SPCA in Grassy Park after the body of a dog was found tied in a packet – a discovery made by a member of Youth Pet Care. On his journey, he also found a stray dog which was later handed over to the SPCA. Having witnessed all Adams does for animals, Louw decided a bicycle would be the best option for him because any motorised transport would require expensive upkeep and fuel.

“So a bicycle is an amazing thing and it can take you lots of miles,” she says. “I do a great deal of my travelling by bike, so now he can go to Retreat, to Grassy Park and back out to Capricorn, quickly.”

It’s all good, clean fun at Youth Pet Care doggie dip days hosted in Lavender Hill, Westlake and Tafelsig.

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She hopes to also find a way to get Adams a trailer to transport small dogs or his products and equipment used for call-out services.

“All these little steps liberate someone so much,” she says.

Areas covered by the pet initiative include Tokai, Westlake, Retreat, Muizenberg, Bergvliet, along with all surrounding suburbs within a 15km radius of Lavender Hill.

V To assist Youth Pet Care or arrange a call out, contact Nazrudeen Adams on 071 896 9178 or visit Youth Pet Care on Facebook for more information.

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PEOPLE'S POST | MITCHELL'S PLAIN Tuesday, 26 January 2021

FUNERALS

Additional space for Muslim burials KAYLYNNE BANTOM @bantomkaylynne

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he Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) says because of the Covid-19 pandemic, janazahs (Muslim funerals) have quadrupled over the past few months.

As a result, increased burial capacity in Cape Town cemeteries for Muslim burials is being arranged.

Sheikh Riad Fataar, second deputy president of the MJC and chair of the MJC Burial Administration, says since 2006 they have already experienced a need for more burial space.

Fataar says at least three graveyards have reached capacity. He explains that includes the Johnson Road Muslim burial grounds in Rylands and the Muslem burial ground in Constantia.

Zahid Badroodien, City of Cape Town Mayco member for community services and health, says the City is working with the MJC to increase burial capacity at City cemeteries for Muslim burials.

Badroodien says currently, City cemeteries accommodate approximately 150 Muslim burials per month.

“The City respects all residents’ religious rights and therefore works actively with the MJC to ensure Islamic burial rights, particularly in terms of a Muslim’s right to be buried on the same day of death.”

Badroodien adds that cemeteries with Muslim allotments are Muizenberg, Dido Valley, Ocean View, Klip Road, Maitland, Atlantis, Delft, Wallacedene, Welmoed, Khayelitsha, and Kleinvlei.

He says because of the increase in the number of janazahs per month, the City opened more space at the Maitland cemetery.

Fataar encourages people to use municipal cemeteries to bury their loved ones.

“During these tough economic times municipal cemeteries are more cost effective,” he says.

Badroodien says until now, Klip Road cemetery has been the preferred burial site, but says regrettably, the Muslim allotment at this site has been exhausted.

He explains that while there is sufficient capacity at other cemeteries, the City has also created a new Muslim burial block at the Maitland cemetery that can accommodate a further 837 graves.

According to Badroodien this is in addition to the burial blocks created for all denominations in 2020, as part of the City’s response to the virus.

He says they are also working with the MJC to ensure that burials happen timeously, with dignity and in line with the City’s operations.

“To this end, we appeal to the Muslim community to please try and bury during working hours where possible and before sunset, in the interest of funeral-goers’ safety, but also City staff. The MJC has also provided area coordinators who can facilitate the burial documentation after hours when the City’s cemetery offices are closed.”

Badroodien says payment for the grave before burial is mandatory for everyone who uses the City’s cemeteries but reiterates that the City does not charge afterhours tariffs.

He adds that they do make special arrangements for Muslim burials to be facilitated until sunset.

V Enquiries about the City’s cemeteries can be directed to the area offices between 07:30 and 16:00, Monday to Friday or via email to Cemetery.Administration@capetown.gov.za.

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PEOPLE'S POST | MITCHELL'S PLAIN Tuesday, 26 January 2021

CITY SERVICES

‘End of road’ for mobile library T

he City of Cape Town’s decision to terminate its mobile library programme has been attributed to the many challenges facing the service’s ageing fleet of vehicles.

“It is the end of the road for the City’s mobile library service, which has a membership of about 3 000. The mobile service has been plagued with maintenance issues, and

in the past financial year there were reduced or no services on 113 days due to the buses being serviced or having to be repaired,” said the City’s Mayco member for community services and health, Zahid Badroodien.

The service used to operate within a limited geographical area, running from the depot in Ndabeni to 28 locations mostly situat-

ed in the southern suburbs and city central.

It provided basic access to some library materials and photocopy services albeit with very minimal programmes (such as storytelling and library orientation).

“Of the fleet of three, two of the buses have more than 30 years of service with the third one being relatively new and in service since

2014. It is very unfortunate that we cannot continue the service,” said Badroodien.

Currently, there are 6 108 items still out on loan in the communities that these buses used to serve due to lockdown.

Patrons are asked to return the books to the nearest community library so that these can be made available to other library users.

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PEOPLE'S POST | MITCHELL'S PLAIN Tuesday, 26 January 2021

HEALTH

Virus drives big medical changes T

he Covid-19 pandemic is accelerating much-needed change in the medical aid industry. This is the opinion of Dr Jacques Snyman, medical advisor to Health Squared medical scheme.

According to Snyman, more sustainable approaches to healthcare that better fulfil patients’ needs are being driven by the necessity to manage the challenges Covid-19 presents. One example is the shift to offering medical aid members more primary healthcare benefits in 2021 so that potential health issues can be addressed immediately when it arises, rather than allowing it to develop into cause for concern. This shift is in line with patients’ increasing preference to access outpatient treatment options.

“The claims patterns we observed in 2020 among our medical scheme members with certain types of medical conditions showed a reduction in hospital admissions, with members instead accessing out-patient treatment options where their condition permitted,” Dr Snyman says.

He adds that healthcare providers have reported that their patients are especially concerned about spending time in healthcare settings unnecessarily due to the risk of Covid-19.

In many cases doctors and specialists have adapted their services to more closely align with their patients’ needs in this regard, if there is no compelling medical requirement for inpatient care.

“Where outpatient care is feasible, the member often benefits from follow-up attention from the provider that may be more focused than is generally possible during hospital rounds, for instance. While this may involve the medical scheme paying for an additional consultation, this is often more cost effective in the long run,” he notes.

Dr Snyman says this tends to improve outcomes and significantly reduces the chances of the member experiencing a repeat health event.

“Members with cardiovascular conditions, for instance, are at increased risk for more severe Covid-19 as well as other types of infections, and it, therefore, makes sense to limit their unnecessary exposure to other patients if there is no medical need for hospitalisation – even beyond the pandemic,” he explains.

He adds that with sufficient primary healthcare benefits, members are less likely to develop more serious health problems in future. “Often the need for higher levels of care, such as hospitalisation, can be avoided when a person is kept well with benefits that encourage members to access the healthcare they need early on in a properly coordinated and integrated manner.

“The general practitioner at primary healthcare level is ideally placed to coordinate healthcare as they tend to be more familiar with the individual’s health background,” he adds.

An example of such a benefit is Health Squared’s patented Patient Driven Care (PDCG) programme which remotely individually assists members who are at risk due to chronic illnesses. “By 2020, Patient Driven Care was already well established to proactively support at-risk members, which further protects them through helping to prevent the health events that could place them in hospital,” Dr Snyman adds.

He explains that while the costs of proactively supporting the health of at-risk members may be a little more in terms of their total cost of care, preventable costs are avoided by keeping members well. This is ultimately more cost-effective for members.

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Internet access hasn’t just made learning under lockdown possible, but a much more engaging and efficient experience than ever before. With fast, reliable fibre internet, learners have been able to engage with educators and learning material in more interactive and immersive ways – which we know by now is the best way to learn.

Online learning is here to stay While the return to school and study routines may feel like we’re going back to ‘the way things used to be’, the reality is that classroom learning, homework and examination preparation will look very different going forward.

For one thing, while we’re all thanking our lucky stars for the easing for lockdown restrictions in South Africa, we still need to be very careful. That makes remote learning, reliable internet access and digital learning resources just as important as ever, to ensure learners are keeping up

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done on proactive proposals to assist businesses and key industries on stabilisation, adaptation and recovery plans,” says Vos. Support offered through the City’s Enterprise and Investment (E&I) Department includes enhancing business retention and expansion efforts, enterprise development through the ease of doing business programme, workforce development and training for high growth sectors, investment facilitation and promotion, and industry support provided in partnership by the City’s Strategic Business Partners (SBPs).

Support offered by the City includes: . Certain guesthouses and bed and breakfast establishments can reclassify as residential properties on a temporary basis.

This will allow owners to reduce their rates bills during this period, noting there could also be commensurate changes in water and/or electricity tariffs. Conditions and related forms are specified on the City’s website. . The City adopted rental relief options for its business lessees. It is aimed at helping to cushion the blow of restricted economic activity and the potential loss of business.

Rental remission will be provided to commercial lessees based on an application made to the Property Management Department and evaluated in terms of a proven business case by the applicant. . The Business Support Programme, run through the E&I Department and in partnership with Productivity SA, provides assistance to small businesses (15 to 50 employees) in distress by proactively addressing the challenges businesses are facing.

V Businesses in distress can contact the Business Hub on 021 417 4043 or email business.support@capetown.gov.za, or visit the website at https://www.investcapetown.com/how-can-we-help/business-hub/.

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he effects of Covid-19’s impact on the world will not be fully understood until the crisis has passed. Health and mortality aside, the impact on the South African economy and various sectors within have been immense,” reads the introduction paragraph to the section titled “Background” of the Western Cape Business Survey Report – the impact of Covid-19 on businesses, dated 23 April 2020.

With South Africa now gripped by a second wave of infections and as specifics on the government’s plans to obtain and distribute the vaccine remain vague, the answer as to when this “crisis” will end also falls in the “wait-and-see” category. But while exact statistics on the impact of Covid19 on SMMEs, especially those in the tourism and restaurant sector, may still be a while off, residents only have to look around them to see the anecdotal answer to this question.

On 15 December, People’s Post reported on the closure of the Golden Spur Steak Ranch (“End of a Golden Era”) in Newlands – the very first of the restaurant group to open its doors.

Last week, People’s Post spoke to Julie Huckle, co-owner of the iconic Pirates Steakhouse and Pub in Plumstead, who said the 30-plus-year-old eatery was hanging on by a thread (“The hits keep coming for tourism sector”, 19 January). People’s Post visited the restaurant on Sunday 17 January at lunch time. The once-packed restaurant was empty. Village DVD, another popular local business located in Harfield Village, also shared last week that it would be closing at the end of January (“End of scene for local outlet”, 19 January).

The empty seats at the Pirates Steakhouse and Pub in Plumstead.

James Fernie, a Harfield Village resident and the chair of the Harfield Village Association (HVA), says the once buzzing suburb is now much quieter. He describes the scene he was met with when he went to collect a pizza from The Village Bicycle at 20:00 in December: “All the restaurants were closed or closing, no clients, no cars in the streets, no people milling around even though it was a really lovely kind of summer evening. Second Avenue just feels completely quiet, it is an eerie, sort of sombre atmosphere. The same atmosphere is pervading during the day.”

Fernie encourages local businesses and cottage industries to sign up as members to HVA to promote their business on the HVA

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Facebook page with a view to encouraging local residents to support local business.

“The business category also serves as a very useful stream of income for HVA which enables us to do a considerable amount of work in the Village. Cleaning, greening, etc.”

James Vos, Mayco member for economic opportunities and asset management at the City of Cape Town, says times are tough.

“That is why the City of Cape Town provides key support to SMMEs,” Vos adds.

In order to co-ordinate and streamline the City’s economic response, two task teams have been established, one focused on tourism and the other on the economy.

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It was the Rondebosch resident’s 109th swim of the challenging crossing between Robben Island and Blouberg beach, which ranges between 7.4km and 11km, in very cold water. Ryan reached the 108th Robben Island crossing milestone just before lockdown was announced in March 2020, matching that of his late friend Theodore Yach, who had previously held that record.

With hard lockdown regulations in place, Ryan had to put his swimming plans – and open water training – on hold. Then, just over 10 weeks later and only days after the lockdown regulations allowed Ryan back into the ocean, he broke the record despite a lack of proper training.

Since his 109th crossing, Ryan has completed the Robben Island swim a further five times.

Asked why he continues to do the crossing again and again, he explains: “Every single time it is a challenge, and it is the ideal training for some of my bigger swims.

It was during my first crossing that I discovered that so much of open water swimming is in the mind. When your body decides it has had enough, your mind needs to kick in and tell you that you can do it. The impact of the cold is brutal.”

Before setting his mind to do his first Robben Island swim in 2003, Ryan was a self-confessed couch potato.

Since then he has taken on some of the world’s most extreme swims and pushed boundaries in ultra-extreme cold conditions. With a small team of South Africans, he swam the World First Official Ice Mile in Antarctica in -1°C water, and was part of the team for the World First USA to Russia Relay (mainland to mainland). He has succeeded in crossing the notorious English Channel and has twice swum across the Straits of Gibraltar from Europe to Africa. Stramrood is also a two time Guinness World Record holder.

After his Ice Mile swim in Antarctica in 2014, Ryan

Ryan Stramrood has done the crossing between Robben Island and Blouberg beach 204 times.

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has been sharing the learnings from his extreme swims as a global inspirational speaker. With no live stages to stand on right now, he has had to evolve what he does to fit into a virtual environment.

He says the needs of corporate teams have evolved during the pandemic: “I have found that people feel detached. Teams are feeling stuck and frustrated in their homes and are needing to connect.”

Ryan suggests: “Stop chasing the light at the end of the tunnel. We can’t spend this pandemic waiting for it to end. Where possible, we need to still set goals and work towards achieving them despite our circumstances.”

The Wowsa Man of the Year award winner is being chosen through a public online voting system.

Voting closes on Friday 29 January.

V Vote for Ryan at https://www.openwaterswimming.com/contestants/ryan-stramrood/.

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n what is widely believed to be the final competitive match at Newlands, Western Province fell short, losing 19-9 in their Currie Cup semi-final against The Sharks on Saturday 23 January.

WP Rugby, which incorporates the Stormers, are expected to move into their new home at Cape Town stadium this year (“WP rugby to call CT stadium home”, People’s Post, 19 November 2019).

The visitors were quick out of the blocks and led 9-0 after only 12 minutes, with Curwin Bosch slotting three long-range penalty goals as the Capetonians were made to pay for some early lethargy.

The tide slowly turned though, after a slew of penalties against the visitors and a yellow card to Sharks prop Ox Nché for repeated infringements.

Tim Swiel (WP flyhalf) added two late penalty goals to shrink the Durbanites’ lead to just three points at the end of the first half, and when he added his third penalty goal shortly after half-time, an exciting half was on the cards. More mistakes crept into play and the kickers’ boots dominated, with the score remaining 12-9 until the 68th minute.

The momentum switched when WP replacement flanker Ernst van Rhyn was yellow carded, and Sharks lock JJ van der

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Saturday’s match may have been the last time Western Province called the stadium home, with a move to Cape Town Stadium set to take effect this year.

Mescht crashed over, with Bosch adding the extras to hand his team a 10-point win.

The Sharks will now travel to Pretoria to play the Blue Bulls to decide the 2020 winners of the oldest inter-provincial rugby tournament in the world.

The 2021 Cape Town Cycle Tour has been cancelled. Last year’s event managed to take place mere weeks before South Africa went into its national lockdown necessitated by the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

In an announcement made last week, organisers put the safety of all participants and the well-being of the broader community of Cape Town as their most important priority in the planning and staging of the Cape Town Cycle Tour.

“With this in mind, the team at the Cape Town Cycle Tour has been closely monitoring the ongoing developments around the ‘second wave’ of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“For several months they have been working hand-in-hand with the authorities and stakeholders around the possibility of hosting a significantly revised version of the Cape Town Cycle Tour in March 2021. Sadly, current circumstances make the hosting of a mass participation event in any format untenable for the immediate future,” read their official statement.

The Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust has thus taken the decision to postpone the hosting of the 2021 edition of the event to a later date in the year.

The organisers will continue to explore all available options and opportunities that re-

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the 2021 Cape Town Cycle Tour has had to be postponed from its traditional March date to later this year.

PHOTO: CHRIS HITCHCOCK main open, in terms of hosting a safe and memorable Cape Town Cycle Tour.

“Cyclists are encouraged to follow the Cape Town Cycle Tour’s social media channels as the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust is looking forward to announcing some exciting news in the next few weeks.”

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