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Park buddies from ward 72 celebrate the launch of the programme in the Grassy Park and Retreat areas.

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he City’s Park Buddies programme was officially launched at Princess Vlei, following the installation of a new children’s play area, to encourage residents to take ownership of their facilities.

The City of Cape Town first introduced the Park Buddies programme in Khayelitsha on Thursday 15 August.

A statement from the City read: “The programme was launched at Mandela Park in Khayelitsha and will run until 30 June 2020.

The launch also includes a tree-planting ceremony which will be held in the lead up to

Arbor Month in September.”

In the statement, Mayco member for community services and health, Zahid Badroodien, said: “The Park Buddies programme encourages communities to take ownership of parks in their areas.

“The appointed park buddies will also be the City’s ambassadors in their communities. This has been proven an effective measure in creating positive and long-lasting relationships to see real change in communities.”

On Thursday 29 August, the programme was officially launched at Princess Vlei recreational area which provides a braai facility and play area for children from Retreat,

Grassy Park, Steenberg and other surrounding areas.

Kevin Southgate, councillor for ward 72, told People’s Post that mayor Dan Plato is in the process of rolling out the programme at the recreational park.

“We had a caretaker at the park and now he has allocated two park buddies at Princess Vlei.

“Hopefully, that will add to creating a safe space and deter people from vandalising the facilities,” he said.

About a month ago, one of the new park swings was cut off and stolen. The park buddies’ presence is intended to prevent criminal elements from targeting the park.

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The programme also aims to discourage drug-users and vagrants from using the facility for nefarious purposes.

Explaining that the maintenance and protection of the facility is a community effort, he added: “The neighbourhood watches usually come out to assist at Princess Vlei.

“Two additional park buddies were appointed for ward 72 X one at Ross Common Road Park in Elfindale, and one at Mocke River Park.”

Trees have been planted at Princess Vlei to improve aesthetics at the recreational park. Next year, tables and chairs will be installed for family picnics and a walkway will be built around the vlei.

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PEOPLE'S POST | RETREAT Tuesday, 3 September 2019

STUDIES

Applications open for study support T

he City of Cape Town encourages Grade 12 learners and students who are pursuing studies in expert fields such as accounting, nursing, engineering, information and systems technology; business sciences and sustainable energy engineering to apply for financial support. The assistance is offered for studies in 2020, and those interested should apply by 19 September this year.

The City is offering financial support to aspiring and existing students who are residing in the greater Cape Metropolitan area. The support is for full-time studies.

All applicants need to be registered; and

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must pursue further studies towards an undergraduate or postgraduate degree or diploma in one of the approved City scarce skills fields of study for 2020.

The City will consider applications for studies at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT); University of Cape Town (UCT); University of the Western Cape (UWC); and the University of Stellenbosch (US).

“The City is committed to offering growth and development opportunities to our young residents. The financial support is pivotal for those who cannot fulfil their full potential because they simply do not have the means to support themselves and pay for further education and training,” said the Mayco member for corporate services, Sharon Cottle.

She added that the ultimate aim of financing students is to allow them to improve their lives.

“The academic financial support we offer to young residents and City staff is key to the City’s skills and development programme. Other opportunities include job shadowing, graduate internship programmes, learnerships and apprenticeships, as well as skills development programmes.”

The City’s long-term strategy determines what type of expertise are needed to promote and develop residents and their own personnel.

One of the considerations has been to equip the municipality with the necessary skills to use 4IR (fourth industrial revolution) technologies in the future.

Each year, the City awards external financial support to approximately 50 applicants for formal studies in areas that have been identified by the City’s directorates.

Apart from catering to the technological demands of the future, it is essential that the City also invests in expertise which provides the essential basic services that maintain a well-run and healthy city.

Therefore, residents with knowledge of and skills in nursing, contract management, fleet management, accounting, as well as library and information science will remain in demand.

The application and documentation can be found at any of the City’s libraries or at the City’s human resource employment counters at the Civic Centre, Brackenfell, Helderberg, South Peninsula, Bellville, or Parow municipal offices. Submit the application by sending an email to corporate.bursaryoffice@capetown.gov.za, or drop it at

one of the venues listed.

The closing date for all applications is Thursday 19 September.

Below is a list of the qualifications the City will be offering financial support for in 2020: . BCom management accounting; . BCom accounting; . Chartered institute of management accountants’ qualifications (CIMA); . Accounting (CA and cost management); . Contract management (design and implementation); . Fleet management; . Nursing (medical specialist); . Industrial engineering; . B degree in library and information science; . Postgraduate diploma in library and information science; . BSc computer science; . BSc electrical engineering; . BSc industrial engineering; . MSc data science; . MSc sustainable energy engineering; . B business science; . Information and systems technology.

V For further information visit the City of Cape Town website: www.capetown.gov.za/careers or hrservicedesk@capetown.gov.za, or call the City’s human resources service desk on 086 010 3089 (option 6).

Fire statistics decline year-on-year Cape Town’s most recent Fire and Rescue Service statistics showed an encouraging decline in most categories for the last year.

Most encouraging is the decline in the number of residential fires – both formal and informal, but also the number of fatalities, which dropped by 29%, year-on-year.

However, the increase in the number of informal dwellings affected is a concern and speaks to the challenges of firefighting in informal settlements.

Among the statistics were: Fire and Rescue Services statistics have been released by the City of Cape Town. . a 14% drop in the number of special service calls (motor vehi- lage in the home straight. the staff is trying to extinguish fires. But the cle accidents, hazardous materials, rescues The Gugulethu fire station was reopened attacks on Gugulethu have been particularet cetera); on 19 August 2019, following a two-month ly problematic. . a 1.4% drop in the number of informal closure due to damage caused by protestors.

The firefighters have agreed to return settlement fires; It was the third such closure of the fire sta- each time and continue serving the commu. a 13.5% increase in the number of in- tion since July 2018. nity who has turned on them no less than formal dwellings affected; Repairs and increased security measures three times in the last year, speaks to their . a 5.5% reduction in the number of for- necessitated by the continued targeting of commitment and dedication to the job. mal residential fires the station cost nearly R1.2 million.

“It has been a traumatic and trying time . a 29% reduction in the number of fire This includes R247 000 on a fence to en- for all concerned, and I sincerely hope that fatalities close the fire station and R315 000 to install the madness will come to a stop. There is . an increase of 8.7% in vegetation fires. new sectional overhead doors. no justification for destroying infrastrucThe City continues to invest in its fire“We’ve highlighted the attacks on our ture, not least that which is meant to save fighting service, with new fire stations in staff before, whether it be vehicles that are lives and property,” said Mayco member for Masiphumelele and Sir Lowry’s Pass Vil- stoned on route to fires or hoses cut while safety and security JP Smith.

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Finalists for Elders Awards announced The finalists for this year’s Community Champions Elders awards, presented by People’s Post, TygerBurger and City Vision in partnership with SpecSavers, have been selected.

They are:

Category 70-80 years . Danny Brown from Elsies River; . Daniël and Minnie Hoorn (joint finalists) from Capricorn; and . Lydia Nogaga from Masiphumelele.

Category 80 plus . Sarah Dantu from Belhar; . Peter Knight from Maitland; and

. Margaret Voogt from Bellville.

These awesome elders, and the amazing work they do will be featured in People’s Post, TygerBurger and City Vision during the following weeks.

The winners in each category, as well as a People’s Choice winner, will be announced at a morning tea taking place in the city centre on Saturday 12 October.

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SMS’s cost R1.50 each. Voting closes on Friday 11 October at 11:00.

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PEOPLE'S POST | RETREAT Tuesday, 3 September 2019

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Safe-haven risks eviction, need funds RACINE EDWARDES @RaeEdwardes

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safe-haven for drug and alcohol addicts in recovery may lose its space to help rehabilitate Retreat residents at the end of September.

The Freeway Recovery Centre recently celebrated two years of helping addicts recover from their vices by hosting an auction of paintings and sculptures made by the beneficiaries of their recovery programmes, and a raffle to raise funds to run the centre. But celebrations were shortlived after they were only able to raise R33 000 of the near R2 million they would need to purchase the property they use, which is being sold.

Toto Kusensela, marketing and fundraising manager at the centre, is passionate about the work they do and says it is a vital service they provide to the community which suffers from poverty and substance abuse. “If we look at our beneficiaries, we can see that we’ve had a good succession rate. We’ve had 29 to 33 boys that have gone through our programme and 13 are celebrating their one year milestone. Some of them have definitely stumbled, but we’re there for them and they’ve managed to pick themselves back up.”

He says he and the director of the organisation, Gregory Craig, are best equipped to help people suffering from substance abuse, engaging in prostitution, gang violence, theft, house burglaries and robberies because of their own experiences as former addicts.

The non-profit organisation aims to help as many people in the Lavender Hill, Steenberg, Retreat and Seawinds areas by spreading the message of recovery as widely as

possible, through multiple initiatives and programmes.

“We feed about a 1 000 people a week through Shoprite’s mobile kitchen. We use it as a tool to attract people, to talk to them about the effects of drugs. We share a good message with them.”

Collaboration aids the operation of this initiative, with the NPO connecting with area-based organisation to determine where to feed people each week. They also host a schools programme where they allow ex-addicts, recovering addicts and even convicted criminals to speak to learners at schools.

“Some of them have gone to prison, some have almost died. They tell the kids that they started off just like them. Drugs affects lots of people in the community,” he adds.

Their road to recovery is made up of a 12-step recovery programme that runs from three to six months and equips them with the skills to become contributing members of society once again.

Addicts in recovery celebrate their successes in Cape Town.

“We want them to get jobs. We don’t want them to sit in limbo once they’re done here,” he says.

The NPO still needs a significant amount of help to keep their property or find a new space and are still appealing to the community donate, enter the raffle for their prizes that are still up for grabs; which includes a R24 000 yacht cruise.

Exhibiting his fighting spirit, Kusensela says: “Part of recovery is not giving up.”

V To assist Freeway Recovery Centre, call 021 712 1794, email toto@freewayrecovery.org or visit the centre at 18 Crest Way, Retreat.

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PEOPLE'S POST | RETREAT Tuesday, 3 September 2019

Earlier this year mayor Dan Plato visited the home of slain Berenice Noble who was shot and killed as a result of her slain son’s gang dealings – just one of many gang-related incidents that have taken place in Lavender Hill.

PHOTO: RACINE EDWARDES

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Killings haunt residents RACINE EDWARDES @RaeEdwardes

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he Waterloo family lost a brother and a son, 30-year-old Ricardo, on 6 June and still no headway has been made in the case, with the number of murders taking place in Lavender Hill on the rise.

Samuel, his brother said Ricardo was shot when several men, who are known to the family, stormed a friend’s residence with an objective to kill him.

Samuel recalls the ordeal that took his brother’s life and that which could have cost him his own life. “We were together on a Saturday afternoon and he told me to go with him to his home, and then he wanted to go to his other friend to smoke a pipe. My

girlfriend called me to go with her, and when I left, some guys came into the house and they shot him,” he claims.

Dina, mother of Ricardo and Samuel adds: “They shot other people in the same house – the same people – about a week later.”

According to her, Ricardo was a kind and quiet person, and the void left by him is strongly felt in their Lavender Hill home.

Since then, six murders have been reported to the media, in addition to six cases of attempted murder or injury by gunfire, however, some residents feel that this is not an accurate tally of the violence that takes place in the community.

“The police know everything that is going on in the community, but they don’t want to let people know the true crime statistics,”

The Lavender Hill flats are well-known for the high prevalence of gangs and gang-related crimes.

says a resident who does not want to be named for fear of victimisation.

In a response to the allegation, Sergeant Wesley Twigg, spokesperson for Steenberg police, says: “There is a moratorium on the crime statistics. We, as the police, can only confirm cases that have been reported, we cannot release crime statistics. The complete report of statistics can only be released by the minister, in parliament.”

One of the most recent deaths was that of a 6-year-old girl who was caught in the line of fire while playing outside on Saturday 24 August.

According to Twigg, a confrontation between two men in the street lead to one of the men opening fire and fatally wounding the child. No suspects have been arrested.

PHOTO: RACINE EDWARDES

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PEOPLE'S POST | RETREAT Tuesday, 3 September 2019

Women at the Sozo Foundation were celebrated at their annual Women’s Month celebrations on Wednesday 28 August.

Nelisiwe Everson, the Sozo Foundation’s Educentre coordinator, with Neville Williams, senior barista trainer at the Youth Café.

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he Sozo Foundation allows residents of Vrygrond, Retreat and other under-resourced areas to upskill themselves in order to find employment; with one programme in particular empowering women all year round.

The foundation celebrated women – and especially the women who make the foundation great – on Wednesday 28 August. Not discriminating however; the men who work at the foundation were also able to join in

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the fun at the annual celebration.

“It was lovely to have the ladies together.

They were dressed to the nines. All the ladies between the ages of 20 and 30 wanted to dress up and wear masks. It was a lot of fun for the trainers, programme managers – it was for the staff, really,” says Sherena Roux, centre manager at the foundation.

“We had a programme where we had drama and comedy, and it was enjoyed by everyone.”

In celebrating women, Literature for Africa’s chief executive officer (CEO), Johnathon Soeker, sponsored books and CDs as

gifts for the women of the foundation.

This day, though special for the employees, is not the only day each year that the foundation honours the women around them. In their efforts to empower the community at large, they facilitate a programme called the Hair and Beauty Stream which is favoured more by the women in the area, and is serving to create jobs and income.

Wendy Abrahams, programme manager at Sozo Foundation says: “It helps them to go home and allow the young ladies to earn an income.”

Ronel Mannellepie, the foundation’s

youth coordinator adds: “The ladies really enjoy the stream and they are excited to graduate and go work at the salon.

“Some of them work nights at salons already. It’s very beneficial to the women because they do hair at home for the ladies of the community for R20 or R30 and make money for themselves.”

Abrahams says there have been men in the past who entered the stream, but this year women have taken the reigns, paving the way in their own careers.

V For more information on the Sozo Foundation, call 021 825 5529 or visit thesozofoundation.org.za.

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PEOPLE'S POST | RETREAT Tuesday, 3 September 2019

CITY

Backyarder services introduced T

he City of Cape Town attended the South African Human Rights Commission’s Backyarder Summit that was held on Thursday 29 August and welcomed the spotlight being placed on the plight and concerns of backyard dwellers that are often not eligible for government subsidised housing due to higher income earnings or their more youthful age.

The recent backyarder protests in Cape Town have highlighted the need for more affordable accommodation options in urban centres across South Africa.

The growth of the occurrence of backyarders is directly proportional to the rapid urbanisation in Cape Town and across South Africa, and the accommodation needs that exist for more affordable housing options located near urban centres.

The City is doing much work on this but substantial partnerships between all government levels as well as the private sector are required. No one organisation or one level of government can take responsibility for increasing urbanisation, in South Africa or in the rest of the world for that matter. . City’s backyarder programme started in 2014: It entails the provision of one-on-one water, refuse and electricity services to backyarders residing on council-owned property, such as rental units. . More than R850 million of the R4 billion mentioned has been earmarked over three years for upgrades to informal settlements and backyarder services. . Of this, R713 million has been earmarked for investment in backyarder service provision and the informal settlements upgrade programme. In addition, some R150 million is budgeted for the delivery of electricity services to backyard dwellers residing on council-owned property.

Backyarders congregate to discuss the challenges they face.

Types of backyarders are those who live on City property; on private property or on invaded land, paying rent to the original illegal occupiers.

For formal subsidy houses and affordable rental opportunities near urban centres, the budget over the next three financial years is just over R1.6 billion. However, the days of following one model of housing delivery are over. The City has said they cannot solely rely on Breaking New Ground (BNG) accommodation. They are looking towards affordable rental options, enhanced backyarder services provision and the upgrading of informal settlements. They hope to continue working towards reversing the legacy of apartheid spatial planning by promoting transport-oriented development.

At the same time, they are working to-

wards creating affordable and inclusionary housing on well-located land close to public transport and job opportunities. In addition, they will be planing and catering for a wide range of income groupings to respond to the increased demands of urbanisation. The national conversation regarding housing delivery continues to move away from the primary and historic emphasis on the delivery of brick and mortar houses and towards the upgrading of informal settlements and bringing services to backyard dwellers. . Since 2014 the City’s informal settlements and backyarder department has installed 2 460 water and sanitation points to backyard dwellers on City rental property.

The City plans to continue rolling out approximately 2 000 service points to backyard dwellers over the next three years. The Mu-

nicipal Finance Management Act determines that public money may not be used for enhancing private properties. Therefore, much work still needs to be done to see how backyarder services will be rolled out to those most vulnerable residents who are residing on private properties within the framework of the law.

Urbanisation is not a municipal challenge alone, all tiers of government, the private sector and civic organisations, must work together and ensure that we are ahead of the curve with our plans to address rapid urbanisation. The City hopes to bring communities on board with the alternatives that there are on offer. This is also why they take a zero-tolerance approach to land invasions as any invasion of existing projects jeopardises their planned interventions.

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Lecturer works her way to the top THULANI MAGAZI

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rom the dusty roads of Tabase Village in Mthatha to the corridors of one of the country’s top academic institutions, Amanda Mtya (30) has achieved what many consider impossible and her star just keeps on rising.

Like the majority of children growing up in the rural areas of the Eastern Cape, Mtya was confronted with many challenges. But, against all odds, she made it to the top.

Today, the mother of two is a beacon of hope for many young people and she is determined to help them where possible.

The University of Cape Town (UCT) lecturer is actively involved in community work. With the support of her peers in the math and science discipline, Mtya heads sessions at several centres, tutoring learners from different schools. She also often visits schools as a motivational speaker, inspiring children with her life story.

Describing her journey as a roller coaster ride, the Belhar resident says she never allowed the down parts to break her spirit.

Mtya started her schooling at Dumrhane Primary School, in Tabase, in 1991. However, in 1993 she moved with her father to Kanana informal settlement in Gugulethu, Cape Town. She then enrolled at Xolani Primary School where, having no school report, she was forced to repeat Sub A (Grade 1).

Sub A and Sub B (Grade 2) learners had to share a single classroom. Mtya says she would at times answer Sub B questions by accident. This turned out to be fortuitous as she was promoted to Sub B in the same academic year.

A few years later, her father moved to Vredenburg in the West Coast. She once again had no choice but to go with him. She soon realised that there was no future for her there.

She describes life in Vredenburg as “tough”. The majority of people there worked as cleaners, domestic workers and as tellers.

“There were no prospects for growth. It

Amanda Mtya says life’s challenges did not stop her from achieving great things.

UCT lecturer Amanda Mtya is making a name for herself in the construction industry as well as in the math and science fraternity.. was not the kind of life I wanted to live,” says Mtya in an interview with City Vision, People’s Post sister publication.

She also had to study Afrikaans, something she labels as a “disaster”. At her first class, she copied from a fellow learner. It only dawned on her later that she had been caught out when the teacher read out learners’ names from the worksheets.

“My name was not called out, but there were two worksheets with my deskmate’s name on them,” she says with a chuckle.

Mtya says she had to persuade her parents to allow her to go live with her uncle in Samora Machel in Philippi.

Cycling team receives new gear LISA LOTTERING @demilottering Learners from Fairmount Secondary School are the proud recipients of new cycling gear.

During the handover, on Thursday 29 August, the captain of the school cycling team, Curtley Cupido, said they are thankful for the sponsor, MTN Qubeka.

“It is a privilege to wear this new kit and represent the

school,” he said.

The Grade 12 learner from Retreat says previously everyone had different kits and they never really looked like a team. “Now, when the team trains together, we can finally look like a unit,” he said.

The cycling team is currently preparing for the Durbie Dash, a road cycling, mountain biking and trail running event which takes place in Durbanville in October.

That decision paid off almost immediately. She joined many initiatives to boost her academic performance. While they helped her grow academically, they upset her uncle. He was convinced she spent too much time with boys and ordered her to return to Vredenburg. She refused and instead moved in with her uncle’s neighbour.

“The woman had children of her own and I added to her load. But I got a lot of support from her,” she says. “My uncle wanted me to stay indoors, while my neighbour wanted me to learn. She saw the bigger picture.”

Things were going well for Mtya, but life was about to throw her another curveball.

In 2003, Mtya’s father and uncle died. The neighbour she was living with also got a house in Makhaza, Khayelitsha.

Mtya had to find another place to stay. After first spending two months with another family in Samora, she eventually moved to her mother’s shack in Kanana. The daily commute from Gugulethu to Samora placed a huge financial strain on her.

“I lived on dry bread,” she says.

A few of her teachers saw her plight and organised accommodation for her in Samora closer to the school.

Her love for figures was ignited in Grade 10 when she joined the Go for Gold project, an initiative designed to help learners with math and science.

After passing her matric with distinction in 2006, the project placed her at NMC construction to learn more about the construction industry and to make an informed decision about her career choice.

In 2008, she registered as a student at UCT in construction management. After completing her studies, she worked at NMC. In 2014, she secured a government job in Mafikeng, in the North West. She spent a couple of years there before landing a job at UCT as a lecturer in the department of construction economics and management in 2017.

Mtya says her success should not be seen as extraordinary, but rather as a sign that black people are as gifted as their white counterparts. It’s a matter of self-belief and perseverance.

“Our parents and their parents’ parents, were never incapable of being successful, brilliant, entrepreneurs or educated. They were deprived of opportunities. They were systematically oppressed.

“It is 2019! Whether you’re in a township school or a rural school, you are beyond capable of achieving anything you dream of.

You just have to be committed and consistent. Turn your misfortunes into motivation.

Turn your limitations into innovation. Believe in yourself and invest time in your education,” says Mtya.

Fairmount Secondary School’s cycling team pictured in their new gear.

PHOTO: LISA LOTTERING

CROSSING BORDERS, SHARING STORIES

At the Backpack Stories event held in Cologne in Germany, Laura Hartmann, a German volunteer of Philisa Abafazi Bethu gave insight into the work done by the organisation, to 300 guests, on Wednesday 21 August. The organisation is a 24-hour emergency shelter service for women and children who are victims of sexual- and domestic violence in Lavender Hill. Founder of the organisation, Lucinda Evans adds: “She also had a stall and sold the peace beads and cotton bags which our children made in the after school programme. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this beautiful event and who donated to our programmes.”

8 LETTERS MATRIC EXAMS

Plan well for finals W

ith a little over six weeks left before the 2019 Grade 12 learners start their final exams, here is a look at how best to strategise your time leading up to the exams.

“Your approach to studying shouldn’t be random or haphazard at this stage, but should leverage the learnings from your prelim exams, to build on your strengths and to identify and address weaknesses,” says Nola Payne, head of faculty for information and communications technology at The Independent Institute of Education.

“Prelims play an important role in finals preparation – beyond generating marks which contribute to your overall year-mark.”

She says the act of sitting down in a similar environment and under similar conditions to final exams would have provided learners with valuable lessons about their performance under pressure.

“In addition, prelim exams would have highlighted the important sections of your work, as well as potential areas where you may have gaps in your knowledge. So as your finals preparation starts, using insights gained during your prelims will provide useful information and structure which will allow you to organise your thoughts and integrate the lessons learnt for each subject,” she says.

She gives the followings tips: Review prelim exam papers: Determining where you did well and where you went wrong during the penultimate matric exams can be a great confidence booster. Focusing on and mastering those sections of work which proved problematic during the prelims means that you are concentrating on material that is very likely to arise during the final exams, and for which you will now be well prepared when it does.

Completing past exemplar papers It should by now be common knowledge for most matrics that completing past exam papers is one of the best and most efficient ways to prepare for exams. Applying what you have learned, you replicate the time constraints you’ll encounter during the actual exams, you get used to different formats of questions, and ultimately gain a more thorough insight into your work than what you would have achieved through simple reading and re-reading of textbooks. Learners attending upcoming open days at universities or private institutions can make use of the opportunity while there, to speak to student counsellors about accessing past papers available at the institution.

Mapping questions asked to work covered in class and textbooks When revising – whether by reviewing classwork, textbooks, completing past papers or looking at prelim exam papers – take note of which questions are asked time and time again. There is an excellent chance these questions will be making their appearance in your own final exams, albeit potentially in a different format, so ensure that you pay extra attention to them.

Highlight sections that are challenging If you constantly find yourself struggling with specific questions or sections of work, and if these consistently arose in previous papers, it is time to do the hard work and face down the challenge.

Compile a document for each subject, summarising the hardest to conquer sections, and keep this close by at all times. Go back to it over again, and in two months time, you will be confident when faced with previously problematic work.

Summarise sections you are comfortable with While work with which you feel more comfortable requires less of your focus, it is good to have a document summarising these sections as well, to reference in coming weeks. Focusing only on the hard stuff, without occasionally going back to the easier stuff, could lead to an out-of-sight, outof-mind situation. “Eight weeks is still a sufficient amount of time to get some decent revision and preparation done. Using this time optimally and strategically can bring about a substantial improvement in your results. But the key is to get going, and get going right now. While two months may feel like a long time, procrastinating for a day or two can have a snowball effect, and you may find yourself left with little time to do more than cramming,” says Payne. “But if you get started, today, on the steps above, you will be reaping the rewards of being confidently prepared when you step into the exam room in October.”

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Summit to address safety suggested My letter has reference to, “Safety at malls must be addressed” by community activist Rozario Brown, (People’s Post, 27 August).

The brazen attacks and robberies of local jewellery stores at shopping centres is alarming and, gratefully, no loss of life during the incidents is a valuable consolation.

After managing various shopping centres for a number of years, I agree with Brown that owners and property managers should not compromise

Citizens asked to comment The department of social development encourages the public to comment on the draft for the manufacturing of washable, reusable sanitary towels.

The department is urging everyone to have their say on the Draft South African Standard. This standard covers the requirements and test methods for washable, reusable sanitary towels for external use.

Furthermore, this standard does not apply to disposable sanitary towels.

The introduction of such standards could be a gamechanger for the sanitary industry in SA because the consequences of inadequate menstrual management extends beyond the classroom to health, dignity, psycho-social well-being, employment, and participation in society.

Focusing on a holistic approach to menstrual hygiene management will go a long way to providing an interventional edge in this field.

SABS (South African Bureau of Standards), the technical committee responsible for the preparation of this standard has reached consensus that the draft should become a South African standard. The objective of the SABS standards division is to develop, promote and maintain South African national standards. This objective is incorporated in the Standards Act, 2008.

To date, there has been no standard available for the manufacturing of washable and reusable sanitary towels.

Yet, it remains one of the most economical, environmentally friendly and efficient modes of dealing with menstruation.

Moreover, other African nations across the continent have taken the lead in this area of certifying reusable pads. In SA, a leading store is selling reusable products. Internationally, it is becoming more and more popular because of its health and environmental benefits. The draft document is now made available by way of public enquiry to all interested and affected parties for public comment, and to the technical committee members for record purposes. The closing date for public comment is Wednesday 25 September.

SHARNA FERNANDAZ Minister for social development

security to reflect greater profit margins in respect of operational costs.

Security has always been a priority operational cost during my management tenure, and a robust debate always prevailed when I had to convince my superiors that the security of tenants and customers was paramount.

I suggest that a summit be held with all shopping centre stakeholders to tackle the increasing scourge of

attacks on jewellery stores in shopping malls, and a discerning strategy be implemented.

I reiterate Brown’s words, “Spending your money shouldn’t become a matter of life and death, which at present it has become as many of these malls are clearly soft targets for criminals, and the staff and shoppers will be ultimate victims.”

Shopping must be made safer.

MARK KLEINSCHMIDT, Ward 60 councillor

Pharmacy concerned about cough meds The lean cough mixture is a huge concern for all parties involved – parents, students as well as medical professionals as ourselves. This has been emphasised in articles published recently in local community newspapers and social media.

We hereby wish to assist all roleplayers in a bid to manage the problem. We as pharmacists in our pharmacy made a decision to stop supplying individuals with codeine-containing products in an effort to control the abuse. Most cough medicines are schedule 2 and are therefore readily and freely available to purchase without a prescription but we have identified in some cases that the medication is purchased for abuse, however, the name and surname of each

person who purchases these medicines has to be logged onto the computer database. This does not prevent the purchaser from going from pharmacy to pharmacy, feeding his habit.

Types of medication that is asked for are Broncleer with codeine, Stilpane, Benylin with codeine, Expectalin with codeine, Phensedyl, Lenazine and Docsed among many others.

We as pharmacists see ourselves as gatekeepers of medicine and wish to assist in managing the abuse of schedule 2 medicines. Please feel free to contact Steenberg Pharmacy for any further assistance on 021 701 7326.

KIRAN RANCHOD Steenberg Pharmacy

Make Lakeside green again Now that fibre companies are gone in Lakeside (behind the fire station and up to Boyes Drive) our kerbs, the properties that belong to our green-fingered residents are up to scratch once again. The rain which we have been waiting for has helped this take place, but on the other hand, it has created some mini-jungles.

I assume a fair amount of these properties are non-green-fingered residents or renters?

I know what you are saying; that its the responsibility of the council to look after the pavements – if that were the case we would all have to hack our way into our homes!

A renter who pays for his home is entitled to ask for help from the owner to upkeep the look of his property. Perhaps it’s a case of what the eye does not see the heart does not grieve.

Such a pity, we live in a charming suburb and a sought-after one.

So why not spread a little love and elbow grease around our Lakeside pavements. Cut back what you have grown; beg, borrow or ask for cuttings from your friends or neighbours. Perhaps they can help or offer advice. Let’s make our suburb shine with pride.

AN AVID GREEN-FINGERED RESIDENT, Lakeside

Booi sets the record on Salt River site Contrary to what has been issued in the public sphere, the City of Cape Town’s Salt River Market site could deliver 850 affordable housing units, both gap-market and social housing. The final number of units would be influenced by the development flexibility that is a characteristic of developments in general and that ultimately drives the design.

To make statements to the contrary is simply untrue. This is because the original proposal had a design ratio of 35% affordable housing to 65% market housing. With much in-depth design development having happened since the original application, the latest approved ratio of affordable units proposed is, in fact, a better ratio of closer to 50% of affordable housing units to market-related units. The number of units proposed has never been changed. In fact, the design development process of this site has a far greater impact than any financial drivers would have.

The City will continue to assess Cityowned land, including suitable land in and near the Cape Town CBD and other urban centres to determine whether some of these properties could be developed for housing opportunities.

We are committed to inclusivity and will keep on exploring all possibilities to provide more affordable housing opportunities for residents. The Social Housing Act

says social housing is a rental or co-operative housing option for households earning between R1 501 and R15 000 per month.

Social housing projects are managed by accredited social housing institutions (SHIs). Social housing projects are developed on well-located, accessible land within areas that contribute to spatial, economic and social development.

As with any rental contract, tenants formally enter into lease agreements with the landlord, being the SHI, and they are required to pay their monthly rentals.

Social housing also assists those who do not necessarily qualify for a bond from a bank. It is a key mechanism to drive spatial transformation and to cater for the acute accommodation need in urban centres which have resulted from rapid urbanisation. Social housing is based on partnerships with the acknowledgment that local government alone and government in general, cannot satisfy the accommodation need in urban centres. Social housing is well maintained and managed with security and access control. If tenants do not adhere to their lease agreements, the responsible SHI will follow the necessary legal process.

According to law, the City may discount City-owned property for certain purposes including social housing developments.

MALUSI BOOI Mayco member for human settlements

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Heritage Month celebrated on stage As part of commemorating Heritage Month, composer Dr Thokozani Mhlambi revives old music compositions at The Kitchen in Woodstock on Tuesday 3 September from 10:00.

The panel will be made up of various music experts.

According to a statement, this aims to remind Africans of their ancient music composition and intel-

lectual excellence.

It would raise awareness of and educate guests about the birth and journey that has been travelled by compositions of the past, while finding a place for them to be recognised and enjoyed in contemporary South Africa, and furthermore, Africa.

This seeks to unearth, expose and honour African artistic heritage

that would be forgotten.

“We had to retrieve the songs from the archives of various arts and culture institutions – some of which are named after the intellectual greats whom I humbly hope this project will fittingly honour and do justice to their compositional excellence,” says Mhlambi.

Audiences will be treated to rendi-

tions from what Mhlambi terms “The Ntsikana Moment” which honours and is a revival of Xhosa prophet, Ntsikana’s music as well as music from Reuben Caluza’s 1920s ragtime, sung by University of KwaZulu Natal opera students.

V Tickets are available at www.webtickets.co.za for R100 each and R60 per student or pensioner.

Thokozani Mhlambi

MUSIC EXCHANGE 2019

Putting money where the music is T

he love for music, not money, is usually what inspires musicians to pursue a career in music, but it remains a business.

Nobody understands this better than Martin Myers, founder of the Music Exchange (#MEX19), South Africa’s only entertainment-economy-focused conference.

“Our aim is to empower musicians so they can look after their rights associated with the craft they love. MEX connects them with all the right people who can give their careers a push.

“It’s an opportunity to get to know all of the collecting agencies and the roles they play in the industry. They can also listen to the stories of and mix with like-minded people who share inspiration and advise. It is a chance to learn from one another.”

The conference returns to Cape Town for the ninth time from 13 to 15 September at the Radisson Red Hotel at the V &A Waterfront.

The theme of this year’s conference will be “rights”.

Digital monetisation and understanding your rights, be it legal (including what a proper legal contract looks like and how to navigate the small claims court), or rights in the digital economy, all will be unpacked, demystified and opportunities explored at MEX19.

Myers says this is an ideal opportunity for established or ambitious young artists, pub-

MEX chairperson Sipho Mabuse, Christian Wright of Abbey Road, and MEX convener Martin Meyers. licists, producers, DJs, managers, venue owners, record labels and agencies to gain invaluable insight.

“Key decision-makers of some of the most important music bodies in South Africa will attend this year conference,” he says.

The Southern African Music Rights Organisation will be in attendance at MEX19, as well as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Africori, Yoel Kenan; Active Music Publishers chief executive officer John Fishlock;

KFM station manager Steve Werner and advocate Barry Varkel, among others.

Artists include Chad Saaiman, RJ Benjamin and MEX chairperson and the legend Sipho Mabuse. Booking agents and promoters Lesley Wells, Craig Parks and Lauren Parks will also be sharing their knowledge, along with community radio specialist Selwyn Bartlett.

MEX19 will also welcome back longstanding partners Paul Bothner Music.

Since its inception, Music Exchange has enjoyed support from some of the world’s biggest names in production, songwriting, composition, management, public relations, digital strategy and live performance.

After last year’s event, the chief operating officer (COO) of the Recording Industry of South Africa, Nhlanhla Paul Sibisi, remarked, “MEX18 was a real eye-opener, in terms of how it was well organised and the selection of speakers. Each speaker covered the topic eloquently and with passion. I walked out of MEX18 feeling empowered. It presented each attendee with a range of business opportunities, all of which can be capitalised on almost immediately.”

Earlier this year, Music Exchange was honoured and recognised by the Western Cape government for its contribution to arts and culture.

Limited delegates tickets for MEX19 are available through Quicket.

Full conference tickets, for all days, cost R500, which includes lunch on Saturday and Sunday.

For booking details and more information, go to http://www.musicexchange.co.za

WIN! WIN! WIN! V To win one of five full conference tickets, email your name, surname and area to win@peoplespost.co.za with the subject MEX.

Lottery helps fund ‘Mantis’

Play explores ‘tragedy’

Thanks to funding from the National Lotter- workshop. During the workshop those who ies Commission, the Jungle Theatre Compa- have seen the show will be given the opporny will be performing Mantis and the Bee tunity to share their interpretation of the during the September school holidays. characters and the story.

Mantis and the Bee, is based on a story of The event is suitable for people aged eight the first people to live. It is a visual, musical and up. Tickets cost R60 for the performance and humorous exploration of /Xam mythol- and R100 for both the performance and workogy and the origin of life. The performance shop. Money raised from ticket sales will be uses dance, masks, puppetry, Khoikhoi and used to bring 60 children per day from the English languages to convey the historical theatre company’s partner organisations to story. participate in the programme. RefreshMantis and the bee were created by the ments will be on sale. rain and the flame to go on an epic journey V Book your tickets on Quicket: https://qkt.io/Mantiin search of life. They get involved in an ac- sAndTheBee. tion comedy adventure in a world before the earth was created.

Discover the magic hidden inside the stories of the first people, called /Xam. It is a production created collaboratively by Jungle Theatre Company at the start of this year. The play is written and directed by Joce Engelbrecht; masks and puppets were designed by Kai Goertz; music composed by Gershan Lombard and it is performed by Zizipho Gcasamba, Monray Davids and Siya Badi.

“It was amazing to hear one of the first languages,” says Miranda Tait, manager at the theatre company.

“The children loved the show.

It was entertaining and provided them with an alternative view of how the earth was created.”

The September holiday programme will take place from 14:00 to 16:00 each day at the Jungle Theatre Company in Muizenberg.

The performance, which is 45 minutes in duration, will be fol- Mantis and the Bee will be staged at The Jungle Theatre lowed by a 45-minute interactive Company during September.

Antigone (not quite/quiet) is the first in a series of four productions by the University of Cape Town’s Centre for Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies (CTDPS) and Magnet Theatre exploring the concept of “tragedy” at the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio.

At the beginning of 2019, CTDPS X previously the drama department and the School of Dance X embarked on a five-year research project on Re-imagining Tragedy from Africa and the Global South (Retags). Led by Mark Fleishman and Mandla Mbothwe, the project is made possible through funding by the Andrew W Mellon Foundation.

Fleishman, director of the production, says it engages with the concept of the aftermath: the tragedy of our particular aftermath in post-1994 South Africa and the aftermath of tragedy as a form. Performers are drawn from the CTDPS postgraduate cohort and trainees at Magnet Theatre, who were recently seen on the main festival at the National Arts Festival in Makanda.

They are led by Jennie Reznek with Abigail Mei, Balindile ka Ngcobo, Carlo Daniels, Jason Jacobs, Luxolo Mboso, Kanya Viljoen, Motlatji Mjamba, Sityhilelo Makupula, Sivenathi Macibela, Sive Gubangxa, Siyavuya Gqumehlo, Sizwe Lubengu and Yvonne Msebenzi.

Fleishman says, “The broader research

The cast of Antigone (not quite/quiet).

project proposes to take the concept of “tragedy” X from the very beginnings of theatre in its European manifestation X and to reimagine it from a perspective in Africa, that is, at once, directed at the complex challenges of our global postcolonial present and towards our possible futures.”

The research is based on a recognition of the numerous adaptations and staging of ancient tragedies by major writers and theatremakers across the African continent. From Wole Soyinka, Ola Rotimi, Femi Osofisan (Nigeria), JP Clark, Efua Sutherland, Ama Ata Aidoo (Ghana), Ebrahim Husssein (Tanzania), Sylvain Bemba (Congo Brazzaville), Saad Ardash (Egypt), to numerous others; Athol Fugard (South Africa) and Trinidad Morgades (Equatorial Guinea).

The production previews on 18 September, opens on 19 September and runs for a limited season, at the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio, until 28 September. Performances are at 19:30 with Saturday matinees at 15:00.

Ticket prices range from R100 to R150 and R50 for students and scholars. Matinees and evening performances cost R70.

Book through Webtickets or Pick n Pay. V For discounted block or school bookings, contact Leon van Zyl on 021 680 3973, email leon.vanzyl@uct.ac.za or Nomsa Mbothwe at 021 448 3436, email nomsa@magnettheatre.co.za.

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D

ie WP-Rugbyunie (WPRU) strompel steeds voort van die een krisis na die ander.

In die jongste episode het ’n sleutelarm van die WPRU, die unie se skeidsregtersvereniging, verlede week geweier om enige fluitjieblasers beskikbaar te stel vir die afgelope naweek se belangrike reeks klubwedstryde – onder meer die laaste sarsie Superligawedstryde.

Dit is waarskynlik die eerste keer in die geskiedenis van klubrugby in die WP dat so iets gebeur.

Skynbaar is die verduideliking vir die skeidsregters se optrede dat die blasers enersyds te veel geteiken word deur misdadige elemente by sommige sportterreine, en dat hulle nie voldoende beskermende ondersteuning van die WPRU ontvang nie.

Andersyds voel die skeidsregters blykbaar dat hulle nie genoegsame geldelike steun van die moederunie kry nie.

to you our readers, and have put in place an SMS service to make sure you receive your favourite newspaper regularly.

Simply SMS the word DELIVERY to 32516 should you have any delivery related queries.

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Fluitjieblasers word geteiken SAREL BURGER

We would like to improve our delivery service

Maar inderwaarheid strek die ongelukkigheid onder die skeidsregters (en so ook die algemene publiek) veel verder.

Daar is voortdurende onderlinge struwelinge in die WP se rugby-opset; administratiewe flaters duik van tyd tot tyd op; daar is ’n onnodige sloerdery met die kontraktering van Curriebeker-spelers en die WPRU se finansiële situasie is in ’n erge warboel.

By die skryf hiervan het dit bekend geword dat alle belanghebbendes die afgelope Maandag 2 September koppe bymekaar sou sit tydens ’n krisisvergadering op Nuweland – om minstens die probleem ter wille van ’n gerusstelling en tevredenheid by die skeidsregters tuis te bring sodat die klubwedstrydprogram weer sy gang kan gaan.

Indien konsensus in hierdie verband nie bereik sou word nie, maar terselfdertyd besluit sou word dat alle onafgehandelde wedstryde steeds moet plaasvind, dan gaan ons vanjaar nog Superliga-klubrugby sien tot vlak in die somermaande.

STEENBERG OFF THE MARK IN GLADAFRICA CHAMPIONSHIP: Wongezile Mpoki of Steenberg United (right) launches himself while attempting a header against TC Sporting’s William Nkosi during a first division GladAfrica Championship league game played at Athlone Stadium, on Saturday 31 August. Steenberg recorded their first win of the league season with a 3-1 scoreline. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS