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Thumbs up for zone relaxation VERNA VAN DIEMEN

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T LEAST two residents’ associations around the Cape Town Stadium say they will support a review of some of the restrictions preventing commercial activity in the area when there are no events at the venue.

The stadium is built on grounds declared a public open space, which restricts any commercialisation.

The conditions are stipulated in the Record of Decision (ROD) issued in 2006 by then MEC for Environmental Affairs, Tasneem Essop.

It is projected that ratepayers will have to cough up R44,6 million of the R56 million operating costs needed to run the stadium this year.

But members of the Sea Point, Fresnaye and Bantry Bay Residents’ and Ratepayers’ Association (SFBRRA) and the Green Point Residents’ and Ratepayers’ Association (GPRRA) say they would support any efforts by the City to unlock the stadium’s economic possibilities, including lifting some of the restrictions.

Brett Herron, the Mayoral Committee member for Community Services, says he welcomes the positive feedback from the two associations.

“The site has always been controversial, but we were hoping for the support of the community,” he says.

David Lazarus, of SFBRRA says: “Making the stadium financially viable must come first. The ratepayers are paying for it at the moment.

We are not saying do a blanket lift of restrictions but look at each restriction on its merit.”

Jocelin Kagan from GPRRA says: “The short-sightedness of those who were responsible for drafting this document (ROD) costs the City

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and ratepayers an extraordinary amount of money every month to keep the stadium going.

“The City has the power to reformulate the ROD and as such, could speed its income-generating capabilities if they would move to focus on this document and process.”

The Mouille Point Ratepayers’ Association (MPRPA), however, did not want to voice its support or disapproval for the zoning restrictions, opting instead to raise its concerns about the impact stadium events have on residents.

Marco van Embden, the MPRPA chairperson, says: “The workings of the City and its endeavours to run the stadium at a break-even are not part of our discussions with them at this stage.

“Our concerns are limited to the impact the various events would have on our owners and residents who live in Mouille Point, between Three Anchor Bay and The Water Club.

“The shortage of parking in and around Mouille Point is an issue, especially now that the magnificent Urban Park is fully operational.

We are in contact with the City in this regard as the lack of parking and excessive traffic in the area at peak visitor times does cause inconvenience to residents.”

The City put out a tender last week for a service provider to look at all potential business models for managing the stadium. This process could look beyond the ROD as well.

The business analyst would best be able to advise the City on which zoning restrictions could be lifted, adds Herron.

“The idea is not to build a mall or a casino, but we would like to see a tea room, a restaurant and to sell souvenirs from the visitors’ centre,

The SA Surf Life Saving Nipper Championships were held in perfect weather conditions at Strand beach on Saturday. The Fish Hoek Surf Lifesaving Club walked off with the championship title, while Durban Surf and Kings Beach (PE) placed second and third respectively.

Photo: Denzil Maregele

which already attracts people.”

Lesley de Reuck, director of the Cape Town Stadium and Green Point Park, says the concerts held so far and those lined up for the stadium are not sufficient to cover the costs of running the stadium.

“It is well-known throughout world that events and concerts alone do not nearly cover operational costs of stadia.

“The most important thing is an anchor tenant and other potential tenants, for example coffee shops and a sports shop so that all the revenue-generating opportunities can be optimised to create income,” says De Reuck.

Residents’ associations are eager to have the taxpayers’ burden lifted.

Lazarus says they encourage any efforts by the City to make the “lossmaking venture run by the council with ratepayers’ money” sustainable, “provided that the conditions of use continue to meet the terms laid

down by the Stadium Compliance Management System so that neighbouring residents are not adversely affected”.

“If anchor tenants or even branding the stadium provide a means of achieving that goal, then we would encourage such moves ...”

Kagan says it was “extraordinary to think that they did not initiate this process immediately the 2010 World Cup finished. Almost a year down the line they are still wriggling around trying to find ways to make the stadium pay when it can, but they have not moved to remove the greatest stumbling block.”

De Reuck says: “We need to consider the best option. It might mean that we will have one or many anchor tenants.”

Despite having more than seven concerts and big events scheduled for this year, the revenue will not be enough to break even, says De Reuck.

The city made R2,5m from host-

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ing the U2 concert, with R868 000 profit after expenses.

Yesterday’s Neil Diamond concert brought in around R100 000.

“It is impossible to run the stadium on just the revenue from concerts and events.”

De Reuck says the City has already made a saving of R2 million by renegotiating two tenders – for cleaning and safety and security.

Thirteen new tenders to deliver services at the stadium have just been advertised. It is envisaged that further savings could possibly be realised from the process, says De Reuck.

The City has been managing the stadium since January after Sail Stadefrance backed out just weeks before their lease agreement was to have come into effect in November.

At the time Sail Stadefrance said that the strict zoning conditions stipulated in the ROD made it almost impossible to generate income.

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NEWS

Tuesday 12 April 2011

SANParks’ announcement takes civilian stakeholders by surprise

Not all rangers will be armed TERESA FISCHER

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ONTRARY to earlier media reports, not all of the 50 additional rangers who will be deployed in the Table Mountain National Park will be armed.

Instead, there will be a specifically-trained unit of armed rangers, with one armed ranger per patrol group.

These officials will carry 9 mm handguns. It is envisaged that the first recruits will be in action within the next three months.

On Wednesday 6 April, the chief executive officer of South African National Parks (SANParks), Dr David Mabunda, announced that rangers are to be armed. The park currently employs 43 rangers and 12 visitor safety officers, who cover the mountain range from Cape Point to Table Mountain.

According to Mabunda, efforts will be made to increase the number of additional rangers by 50 over the next three years. There will also be more dogs used on the mountain.

SANParks spokesperson, Wanaka Rusthoi, adds that at this stage numbers of armed rangers

cannot be given for safety reasons.

The specifics of where these rangers will be deployed and in what circumstances they could use their weapons has not been finalised.

Rusthoi says this is partly to maintain the element of surprise, but added that hot spots would certainly be targeted. A spate of mugging incidents, often at knifepoint, flared up in May last year.

However, the latest announcement seems to have taken civilian stakeholders by surprise.

In February Community Safety MEC, Albert Fritz, initiated the formation of a steering committee to tackle crime on the mountain. This aimed to coordinate park officials, police and groups such as the Table Mountain Safety Action Group and to facilitate consultation.

The announcement that rangers would soon be armed followed, but it is understood that no mention of the plan was made at the last Safety Forum meeting.

Aske d to comment on this, Rusthoi says only: “The steering committee is working well together on all matters regarding visitor safety on the

mountain, including search and rescue efforts.

“We look forward to working together to make the mountain safer for all visitors.”

Asked if the decision was a result of the efforts of the steering committee, Melany Kühn, spokesperson for Fritz, said that the SANParks announcement was driven nationally and that it was the culmination of a process that started “way before” the steering committee was formed.

Kühn adds safety on Table Mountain is about involving the community as a whole to bolster existing law enforcement initiatives. According to Kühn, a prime example is that UCT, which borders the mountain on the Rhodes Memorial side, is currently looking at additional state-of-the-art cameras to include the mountain in its surveillance.

Mabunda said the impact of crime over the years in parts of the TMNP had resulted in the decision.

He adds that SANParks and its partners had to “act decisively”.

But it is understood that promises of an armed response team were made two years ago but never materialised.

Andre van Schalkwyk, of the Table Mountain Safety Action Group Watch, a group of hikers, mountain bikers and walkers, welcomes the development and says he is very happy with these

new steps.

“We believe the constant pressure all concerned mountain users and the media have applied over the past four years has contributed to these developments, especially the data and the statistics we made available recently.”

Van Schalkwyk adds that the TMNP has a clear obligation to ensure people are secure within their parks and that not delivering on this mandate would not be in their interests.

Noordhoek resident, Louis Liebenberg of CyberTracker, has previously submitted a proposal to the TMNP to train rangers to become trackers.

He tracks and maps the paths and hiding places that criminals use on the CyberTracker software he developed, along with an American programmer.

Liebenberg says: “The announcement is to be welcomed as the park currently has far too few rangers to make it safe.

“The aggressive nature of the incidents makes it necessary for rangers to be armed.”

He adds: “However, simply employing more rangers to do visible patrols will not be sufficient.

“Criminals often simply hide when they see patrols, and then attack visitors when the patrols have moved on.”

Rangers need to be trained in tracking skills and stealth in order to catch criminals.”

ARMED PATROLS: Specifically trained units of armed rangers, with one armed ranger per patrol group, will be on the mountain within three months.

Photo: Supplied

Central CID cuts down crime response time TIME is of the essence when responding to crime or disturbances in Cape Town, and the Central City Improvement District (CCID) has got this down to an average response time of five minutes.

Muneeb Hendricks, CCID security manager, says that the rapid average response time can be attributed to the deployment strategy that has been implemented.

This includes a control monitoring room that is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The control room offers radio contact with security officers on the beat.

They also have 230 security officers who work on the various shifts; six branded vehicles that have emergency equipment in them such as lock-up facilities, jumper cables and traffic cones; and six officers who do shifts on bicycles around the city, which makes it easy to move through heavily congested traffic.

Hendricks says having fullyequipped response vehicles means that security officers can rapidly come to the public’s aid.

“Recently a woman on her

own in town at night discovered that she had left her car lights on, leading to a flat battery.

“Within five minutes of calling for assistance a security officer had arrived on the scene and jump-started her car,” he said.

In addition, the CCID works with the City, which has more than 100 CCTV cameras placed strategically around the central City.

“We have analysed ‘hot spots’ in terms of crime and disturbances and allocated our team of security officers according to those trends, which we constantly monitor,” says Hendricks.

Retailers are encouraged to register on the CCID database.

To register go to http:// www.capetownpartnership.co.za/ccid/.

In case of emergencies or to report anything that appears suspicious, phone the control room at 082 415 7127.

Other emergency numbers are: CCID security manager on 082 453 2942; CCID deputy security manager on 082 442 2112; or Cape Town Central police on (021) 467-8002.

Learn sign language JUNE BOTHMA, who started teaching sign language in 1992 and taught for 15 years, is offering a 15-week course in basic Sign Language. The course will give you the ability to communicate with the deaf at a basic level.

You can choose lessons either on Wednesday mornings or evenings, starting on Wednesday 4 May in Callow House, opposite

Christ Church on Richmond Road, Kenilworth.

The times are 10:00 to 11:30 and 19:30 to 21:00. The cost of the course is R450, which includes a manual and the payment of car guards. For more information you can SMS June, who is deaf, on 083 448 1837, fax (021) 683-3719 or email junebothma@gmail.com.

NEWS

Tuesday 12 April 2011

People’s Post Atlantic Seaboard­City Edition Page 3

STUCK: Traffic on Kloof Nek Road was slowed down for more than an hour at midday last Friday when the trailer of a furniture de­ livery truck got stuck on a steep slope in Tamboerskloof. Traffic officials struggled for more than an hour to get the truck out of the road after a misjudge­ ment by the driver. He was on his way to deliv­ er a load of furniture to a home in Newport Road in Tamboersk­ loof. Nobody was in­ jured. Photo: Michael Ham­ mond

Moulle Point AGM THE Mouille Point Ratepayers’ Association will hold its AGM on Thursday 14 April at 17:30 at the Cape Town Hotel School, next to the Radisson Blu Hotel.

Sea Point, Fresnaye and Bantry Bay AGM THE Sea Point, Fresnaye and Bantry Bay Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association will hold its AGM on Thursday 14 April at 17:30 at the Western Province Bridge Club, 12a

Get your car tested BECAUSE many residents will be travelling out of town at the Easter long weekend, the City of Cape Town’s traffic services will help make their journey safer by offering free roadworthy safety checks.

Sea Point woman tackles mugger VERNA VAN DIEMEN

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BRAVE Sea Point student dive-tackled her female mugger in a desperate bid to hold on to her purse with the last of her money and her cellphone, which contained pictures of sentimental value.

The woman wants to remain anonymous. She had been out at Cubana nightclub in Green Point and was left scratched and bruised after running after and knocking down the girl who had robbed her.

Both were sent flying to the ground, but the fleet-footed bandit managed to escape with the goods.

The thief had begged her for money while she and a friend were walking from the club to her car, which was parked in Dixon Street, at about 05:00 on Sunday 3 April.

Club Cubana and Dixon Street are close to the Cape Quarter Lifestyle Village, which is known for its vibrant nightclub and restaurant scene. There are also car guards in the area.

Thinking the area was safe, she placed her purse and her cellphone on her lap while explaining the anti-hijacking device to her friend while the car’s door was open.

But then the opportunistic woman swiped her valuables, and although the parking guards in the area tried to help by chasing after her too, the woman got away.

She said that a man who was walking his dog told her that the thief is a well-known pickpocket and robber in the area and belongs to a gang that robs people

in Cape Town and hides out in derelict houses and isolated areas in Bo-Kaap.

“The securities and car guards from the area said she operates with her boyfriend and they are both known heroin addicts,” she said.

Her friend called the police, who came out and went to a derelict house in Bo-Kaap in response to her suggestion but found nothing there, she said.

Her mother, who also wanted to remain anonymous, said that her daughter may have fought back because she had been pickpocketed a few months ago at a nightclub in Camps Bay and her car had been broken into a few times.

“My daughter could have been killed. I don’t think that she was thinking when she ran after the woman. But I think that she had just had enough,” she said.

Her mother also said that the thug operated during the World Cup last year and was caught by a friend’s nine-year-old son when she pick-pocketed a man outside Giovannis in Green Point.

The girl returned to the area on Wednesday night and asked around for information. The car guards pointed out the woman, who was loitering in the same street where the robbery had occurred.

“She was right there in Dixon Street with her boyfriend, as they hang out every night looking for victims by pretending to need money for the night shelter,” she said.

Hoping to at least retrieve her phone, she summoned all her courage and approached the woman.

“She was there carrying a

handbag and when I asked her about my phone and if I could get it back, I knew that she had done it because she swore in every religion that she had not taken it, nor the wallet, which I had not mentioned,” she said.

Police could not confirm the incident but Osman Shaboodien, chairperson of the Bo-Kaap Civic Association and member of BoKaap Neighbourhood Watch said he knows about gangs in the area, but not about the instance with this specific girl.

After the robbery, the woman said she had reported the matter at Cape Town Central Police station, but Captain Ezra October, spokesperson for that police station, says that he had no record of the case, or of a woman robbing people.

He said the area is notorious for theft out of motor vehicles and muggings.

“The sector commander for the area said that he would have known about this mugger, especially since it is a woman. If the victim had reported the crime we would have contacted her already and retrieved the CCTV footage,” he said.

Shaboodien says Bo-Kaap is a favoured as a hideout for criminals.

“I am not surprised about this complaint. Bo-Kaap has become a soft target because criminals can use it as a quick getaway. Besides the derelict buildings, there are so many isolated places in the area,” he said.

The gangs who sit around in Buitengracht Street carry batches of clothes so that they can change after they have robbed someone, making it difficult for police to spot them, says Shaboodien.“We have reported this to

Lesley de Reuck, the director of the Cape Town Stadium and Green Point Urban Park will talk on the way forward for the stadium and surrounds.

For details call Jane Meyer on 082 738 6690.

the police on many occasions but they have done nothing,” he said.

Shaboodien says that although the neighbourhood watch is active at night and a person was employed specifically to safeguard pupils from the English School in Kloof Street during the day, the area was penetrable by delinquents because there is no Central Improvement District (CID).

A CID is a private-public partnership formed by the property owners of a defined geographical area to provide top-up or complementary services over and above what the City of Cape Town provides.

“Our area is just outside the CID’s jurisdiction and therefore criminals often run here for refuge,” he said.

Tasso Evangelinos, chief operations officer of the City Central CID, says they are aware of criminal elements who hide out in Bo-Kaap, but this is outside their area.

“We know that club patrons are often harassed by criminal elements and street children in the area, but for it to become a CID everyone in the area has to agree and pay a levy.”

Evangelinos said CID employees will walk patrons to their cars on request. “We do not necessarily accompany each patron, but if it’s a woman who has to walk to her car on her own and she feels unsafe, she can request assistance,” he said.

A manager of a club in Green Point, who wanted to remain anonymous said he knows there are beggars but has never witnessed a robbery.

“The is a lot of visibility in the area,” he said.

Main Road, Green Point (next to Green Point Bowling Club).

Residents are invited to meet DA councillor-elect, Beverley Schafer.

Call Barry Berman on 083 500 0270.

Motorists are urged to ensure that their vehicles are in a roadworthy condition before proceeding on a long journey.

The Gallows Hill Traffic Department in Somerset Road, Green Point, will be open from 08:00 to 13:00 from 11 to 21 April.

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NEWS

Tuesday 12 April 2011

A busy crime week for Cape Town police Don’t drink and drive or you will spend Easter in jail.

POETRY AND MOTION: The German International School Cape Town held its second annual Poetry Slam on Thursday 10 March. Learners from Grades 5 to 10 rhymed, rapped, produced and performed their own texts for an enthusiastic audience. Texts on love and life dominated and were recited with much fervour and humour. Last year’s winner, Felix Koelble, success­ fully defended his title in the age group 5­7. A highlight of this event was the above­average contributions by the non­German­speaking students. From left are: Noemi Wijnhorst, Ben­ guita Bengue, Olivia Groeneveld, Naledi Phala and Felix Koelble.

Photo: Lara Seemann

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ARRIVALS TO ATTRACTIONS.

This is the sobering message sent by law enforcement authorities in the buildup to the Easter long weekend.

This weekend 30 people were arrested in the CBD during operations by the SAPS and Metro Police.

Three of them were detained over the weekend and appeared in court yesterday on charges of drunken driving.

Captain Ezra October, spokesperson for Cape Town Central Police Station says: “The three had previous drunk driving charges against them, that is why they were detained.”

The rest were warned to appear in court on Monday 11 July, said October.

The roadblocks extended across Cape Town and yielded a total of 56 arrests, 718 traffic fines were issued and 32 bylaw offences were recorded.

Nowellen Petersen, from the Metro Police said that arrests for drunk driving in other areas included three motorists in Fish Hoek on Friday, 18 in Kuils River on Saturday and 11 in Steenberg. . A commuter had no idea that he would be robbed and assaulted when he got into a taxi with four passengers heading towards Cape Town.

The unsuspecting man was taken on a hell ride of assault and robbery by the passengers in the taxi, before being dumped in a remote area.

The Toyota Quantum driver is a suspect in the case.

The robbery occurred on Friday February 25 when the driver – who was on his way to Cape Town – took a detour towards Salt River.

October said: “One of the male passengers grabbed the victim by the neck and chocked him. Then one of the other male passengers threatened him with a knife and robbed him of his watch and wallet, containing an undisclosed amount of cash.”

The man was then dropped off near Milnerton.

He was unable to remember the registration number.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of suspects can contact Detective Constable Lumka Manyathelai on 083 632 6669 or (021) 467-8001/6355. . A Higgovale family is distraught after a number of inherited rings and a necklace were stolen from their home.

Burglars gained entry by breaking the lock of the sliding door while the family

was out for the evening on Friday 7 January between 21:00 and midnight.

The jewellery stolen included a ruby and diamond ring, a flower ring, a garnet and diamond eternity ring, a solitaire diamond eternity ring, a new moon garnet necklace and an opal necklace.

Anyone with information on the stolen items can contact Detective Constable Mechelace Adams on 073 076 3346 or (021) 467-6391. . Police have stepped up visibility on the Cape Town Station deck after a man

APPEAL: Police are appealing for these men to come forward with information about a robbery. was robbed at gun point during the afternoon peak last month.

The man was on his way to the Bonteheuwel taxis on Thursday 3 March between 17:30 and 18:30 when two men approached him.

October said: “One of them grabbed him by his neck from behind while the other pointed a firearm at him and took his gold watch.”

The men ran down the stairs towards the bus terminus after they robbed him.

“Since the hawkers are organised and in containers it is difficult for the robbers to run and hide amidst the clothes and people.

“So now they take the only other escape route which is over the steel bridge which crosses Strand Street.

Security has also been stepped up at the station deck.

Anyone with information can contact the investigation officer, Detective Constable Lumka Manyathelai, on 083 632 6669 or (021) 467-8001/6355.

STATION ROBBER: This man is believed to have robbed a man at gun point at the Cape Town Station deck last month.

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LOCAL FLAVOUR: Renowned cartoonist Zapiro’s illustrations grace the Big Five Develop­ ment Programme, an interactive six­week literacy development programme devised by Helaine Robinson and re­formatted by Mary Walsh. Robinson, of the Centre for Sport and Development on Grove Avenue in Claremont, says children start to learn to read and write within six weeks on the programme, which caters for all ages, as well as children who have special needs or learning problems. The unique, user­friendly Big Five Development Programme consists of nutrition, occupational therapy, memory develop­ ment, art therapy and scholastic development covering literacy and numeracy. Walsh reformatted The Big Five Development Programme into a modern, Western programme children, students and teachers from around the world can access. A British funder is subsidising 30 children and 30 students, teachers and NGOs who would like to do the programme. Contact Robinson on 073 280 3585 or email centresportdevelop­ ment@yahoo.com.

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Tuesday 12 April 2011

People’s Post Atlantic Seaboard­City Edition Page 5

Praise for policeman VERNA VAN DIEMEN

CONSTABLE Kenneth Bona, the Sea Point policeman who died in a head-on collision two weeks ago, has been described by his colleagues as “a hard worker, very committed to his work, down-to-earth and willing to help all the time”.

Lieutenant Colonel Christo Engelbrecht, of the Sea Point Visible Policing Unit, had high praise for the Kraaifontein father (31), who leaves behind his wife and two children.

Bona had been working for the Response Unit at the station since 2009.

He and four other people died on impact when his yellow Mazda 323 collided with a white Isuzu bakkie on the N2 between Firlands and the Sir Lowry’s Pass turn-off on Saturday 2 April at 11:30.

Two of his family members, including his brother, Mervin (30) and his nephew, Lewyn (whose age could not be provided by police), were among the dead.

The other passengers in the wrecked Mazda were Clinton Casper (26) and Marthinus Jooste (25).

The driver of the Isuzu bakkie, Jean de Klerk from Somerset West, and his passenger sustained serious injuries and were airlifted to the Vergelegen MediClinic in Somerset West.

They were sent home a few days later.

Police spokesperson, Captain Anneke van der Vyver, said it is believed that Bona, who was travelling towards Somerset West, lost control of his vehicle and crossed the centre island directly into oncoming traffic.

The Mazda then collided with the Isuzu. She said that it is not known where the group was going.

A memorial service for Bona was held at St James Church in Sea Point on Thursday, while his funeral was held in the NG Kerk in Scottsville, Kraaifontein, on Saturday.

Police are investigating a case of culpable homicide.

“In certain instances, cases of reckless and negligent case are opened. But because the driver has died a case of culpable homicide will be opened,” she said.

Anyone with information regarding the accident can contact Detective Constable Jonathan Delport on 079 894 0067 or during office hours on (021) 8562317.

Long weekend in Citrusdal THE Cape Natural History Club has arranged a coach trip to a private game reserve, and thereafter two nights’ accommodation in Citrusdal, from Saturday 30 April to Monday 2 May, which is a public holiday.

The cost is R1 850 per person

sharing, which includes transport, accommodation, meals and guiding.

Anyone who needs more information can call Eleanor on (021) 7621779, or visit their website at www.capenaturalhistoryclub.co.za.

CHOPPER DRILL: Red Cross Air Mercy Service (AMS) practised their rescue procedures on Devil’s Peak on Sunday 10 April. The team, together with the Metro fire and emergency services and Wilderness Search and Rescue, will practise old and new mountain rescue methods the entire week.

Photo: Albi Fouche

Development planned THE City of Cape Town wants to improve access to economic opportunities close to the city centre by intensifying mixed land use in the Voortrekker Road corridor, the East City precinct and the Woodstock and Salt River areas.

According to Alderman Brian Watkyns, chairperson of the City’s Planning and Environment Portfolio Committee (PEPCO), the challenge will be to protect the character and heritage of the areas in the Table Bay district as they contribute significantly to Cape Town’s unique identity.

The Table Bay District incorporates the Cape Town CBD and much of the Atlantic Seaboard in

the west, with its eastern boundary running along Settlers Way to Vanguard Drive and the N1 up to Wingfield. It includes areas such as Pinelands, Langa, Paarden Eiland and Salt River.

The City’s long-term development vision for its eight planning districts is now open for a final round of public comment until Thursday 30 June.

Copies of the final draft of the Table Bay District Plan are available at all City libraries, subcouncil offices, district planning offices, as well as at www.capetown.gov.za/ en/sdf.

“The plan consists of an Integrated Environmental Management Framework and Spatial Development Plan. These provide guide-

lines for the development of housing opportunities, industrial growth, infrastructure development and conservation,” says Watkyns.

It specifically outlines urban upgrade opportunities that allow the central city to maintain its position where visitors and locals can live and work while also being able to visit natural areas and enjoy a quality public environment.

Anyone with comments can post it to the Spatial Planning and Urban Design Department of the City of Cape Town, at PO Box 4511, Cape Town, 8000. It can also be faxed to (021) 425-6495 or emailed to futurecapetown@capetown.gov.za.

GENERAL

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Tuesday 12 April 2011

Choirs battle it out Things can be much worse for the Silver Fez TONY ROBINSON

COME this weekend, eight top Malay choir groups will be battling it out for the 2011 Silver Fez competition.

The 72nd Silver Fez Grand Finale kicks off at the Athlone Stadium on Saturday 16 April.

The 29 teams belonging to the Cape Malay Choir Board will compete for the overall trophy, the best dressed choir, the grand march-past, exhibition march, mini float and highest points award.

Some of the teams participating include the Young Men and Shoprite Jonge Studente from Mitchell’s Plain, Ottomans from Sherwood Park, Young Zinnias from Bridgetown, Sterlitzia from Kensington and Modern Boys from Ottery.

Board president, Shafiek April, was both proud and excited, saying: “This is really going to be something spectacular for the public to see.”

Learn how to tender HAEDON’S Training Academy, in association with the South African Black Entrepreneurs Forum (SABEF), will host a workshop titled “Introduction to Tendering” on Thursday 21 April at the Grassy Park Library from 09:00 to 10:30.

Subjects include: what ten-

The Silver Fez trophy was donated by Die Burger in 1940, which saw the Young Lions from Manenberg being honoured with the first win.

Thereafter, the Boarding Boys dominated proceedings, walking away as 11-time winners of the Silver Fez. “This is the most sought-after trophy in the Malay choirs and the teams will be going full steam ahead in their mission to be crowned champions,” says April.

The event kicks off at 15:00, with the gates opening at 13:30.

Adults pay R30, children R15 and tickets for the reserved area costs R40.

There will also be CDs, DVDs, top eight Nederlandsliedere collections and Nederlands books on sale.

“The public should know there will be strict security not allowing liquor or firearms inside the stadium,” he says.

For more information phone (021) 692-1450 or 072 369 3387 or fax (021) 691-7860. dering means, positive changes in government procurement, what preferential procurement means and BBBEE. The topic “Business opportunities with provincial government, local government and the private sector” will also be covered. The cost is R50. Phone John Prinsloo on 082 958 7865 or email tenderspecialist@gmail.com.

MOST of the people who are raging against the idea of exploring for shale gas in the Karoo know very little about the technology and what Sasol has called its “game changing” potential.

In fact, most of the knowledge in circulation has come from those strongly opposed to “fracking”. Public relations companies have even been retained to blacken the picture and whip up emotions to a point approaching hysteria.

They have plenty of material to work with. In the early days of fracking there were disasters, most of them the result of wild cat operations. But the technology has improved and in responsible hands it might even be acceptable in some circumstances. So it is easy to understand the fears in circulation.

I grew up in the Karoo and I know that water gives land its value. Take away the water or contaminate it and one is left with worthless desert. In a drought, a good borehole is the only thing that stands between a farmer and financial ruin. It is an emotional

says geothermal electricity is cheaper than coal or nuclear power and the price does not go up every year along with the cost of fuel and labour. Even if there is no gas we could win. So here’s the question: would you rather have Shell fracking in the Karoo or Eskom trying to run half a dozen atomic power stations? Nuclear power requires consistent good management for at least 50 years.

There is no place for CEOs who trim the maintenance budgets to improve the bottom line and their bonuses.

And there is no place for cadre deployment.

Imagine a future Minister of Minerals, Energy and Nationalisation – someone like Julius Malema – having a hand in the appointment of nuclear mangers. His matric woodwork studies would be of little help. We may be able to survive an implosion in the Land Bank or a foul-up in the Karoo, but mismanagement of a Koeberg could be goodbye Cape Town.

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“High tea with the Royals” is an initiative echoing the new romantic trend, and with the expo opening on the day of the royal wedding, show visitors can watch the wedding coverage in style, nibbling on sweet treats.

Decorex Cape Town takes place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, and doors open daily from 10:00 to 19:00. Entrance is R60, with pensioners and scholars paying

R50 per ticket and children under five, only R5.

For more information visit www.decorex.co.za, or find us on Facebook, Decorex SA, or follow @decorexSA on twitter. . Ten lucky readers can win double tickets. To enter the lucky draw, SMS “Decorex” to 34586 by noon on Wedenesday 13 April. SMSes cost R2 each; winners will be phoned.

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relationship. You can mess with his wife but don’t touch his borehole.

The water of agricultural importance lies at depths of no more than a few hundred metres. Fracking, however, takes place something like 10 kilometres below the surface!

That is five time deeper than our deepest gold mine. The temperature down there will be about 300°C and any water would become instant steam. If the hole is lined with steel there should be no contamination of agricultural water. But one can understand the fear. The biggest problems will be logistical ones. The equipment is massive and new roads will be required. What does one do with 10 kilometres of earth from borehole cores? The impact on the Karoo will be considerable. And where will the water needed for fracking come from? On the other hand, holes 10 kilometres deep will give us access to an inexhaustible supply of geothermal heat. And that can be turned into electricity. The US Department of Energy

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Tuesday 12 April 2011

Drama, jealousy at the theatre

HAT TRICK: Andrew Laubscher is one of the cast members of “Lovborg’s Women” in May.

“LOVBORG’S WOMEN” is the final production in the summer season at The Intimate Theatre, and will run from Saturday 14 to Saturday 21 May. Presented by The Mechanicals, the cast includes Adrian Collins, Mikkie-Dene le Roux, Andrew Laubscher and Kate Liquorish. Directed

by Christopher Weare, “Lovborg’s Women” is a comedy spoofing the naturalistic and realistic dramas of Jorgen

Lovborg (after Anton Chekhov and Ibsen).

Hens, geese, earmuffs and geraniums are all part of this tapestry of lust, drama and jealousy as an embittered Lovborg considers three influential women.

A number of established physical forms are explored; for example the work of Steven Berkoff, DV8 Physical Theatre and the late Marlene Blom.

For bookings phone (021) 480-7128 or email luke.ellenbogen@uct.ac.za

Jazz to break the silence

Join the concert

THE Central Library will change its tune from 19 until 21 April when free live jazz performances by fresh young talent will replace the usual silence.

On Tuesday 19 April, from 13:00 to 14:00, join The Tribe of Benjamin Jazz Quartet, which features Benjamin Jephta, Marlon Witbooi, Keenan Ahrends, Zeke le Grange and special guest vocalist, Sandile Gotsana.

On Wednesday 20 April, from 16:30 till 17:30, visitors will be treated to the smooth sounds of Afternoon Standards, with Ryan Andrew Peters on vocals and Keenan Adamson on guitar.

On 21 April from 15:15 till 17:00, the library will host the

THE Musicanti Chamber Orchestra, directed by Erika Naumann, will perform a concert at the St Martini Church at the top of Long Street, on Sunday 17 April starting at 18:00.

The programme includes “Stabat Mater”, by Pergolesi, with soloists Jessica Wells (soprano) and Caren Van Heerden (alto) and “Horn Concerto No. 4” by Mozart, with soloist Peter Amon on horn.

Tickets will be sold at the door at R50 for adults, students pay R20 and entry is free for scholars.

Anyone who needs further information about the concert can call (021) 790-5310.

John Pama Primary School Brass Band, which is part of the Amy Biehl Foundation’s afterschool initiative.

Also on the bill is Momentum, which features Ted Faulkner, and Allen van der Merwe.

As part of the library’s community involvement plan, they will be running a drive to collect old musical instruments on behalf of the Amy Biehl Foundation as the organisation can currently accommodate only 15 learners per teaching session.

Central Library is situated in the Drill Hall at the corner of Darling and Parade streets in Cape Town. Contact the library on (021) 467-1560.

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Classic jam at the Baxter TWO of South Africa’s foremost classical guitarists, James Grace and Jonathan Crossley, are giving music lovers the duel of the decade: an innovative feast of modern and classic works by Bach, Tarrega, Albeniz, Myers, Abdullah Ibrahim and more.

The concert will take place at the Baxter Concert Hall on Saturday, 16 April at 20:00.

James Grace is one of one South Africa’s leading concert artists, appearing with symphony orchestras and in recital.

He studied at the Royal College of Music, taught guitar in Qatar, and then returned to South Africa, where he was appointed head of Classical Guitar Studies at the University of Cape Town.

Grace recently released his fifth solo album, “World Café”, and is in the final stages of setting up the Stringwise Young Artist’s Trust, which will assist young artists from across the country to produce their own albums, as well as offer bursa-

ries for overseas study.

Jonathan Crossley, who began his career on the classical guitar, has shifted his focus more towards jazz performance, and appeared on stage with international and local stars.

As a composer, he has found his outlet through The Jonathan Crossley Electric Band, with which he has appeared more than 45 times across Europe over the past three years, most notably at festivals in Spain, Slovakia, Turkey and ongoing tours in the Czech Republic.

Crossley will be giving master classes for the public on Friday 15 April at 14:00 at UCT. For more information, email info@jonathancrossley.co.za or info@jamesgrace.co.za.

The Concert Series recital starts at 20:00 and tickets can be booked in advance from Computicket at R125.

Student and senior citizen discounts can be purchased at the door on the night of the concert.

Gandhi’s grandson visits Athlone MAHATMA GANDHI’S grandson will present a public lecture at the Samaj Centre, Temple Road, Rylands on Saturday 16 April, at 18:30 for 19:00.

Arun Gandhi will speak about “Gandhi’s legacy: from Phoenix Settlement to the Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute”.

The event has been organised by the 1860 Legacy Foundation,

in conjunction with the Indian High Commission and the Cape Town Hindu Seva Samaj.

A variety of Mahatma Gandhirelated collectables will be on display. If you have any items of interest (statues, plaques, stamps, medals, books, magazines or photographs) which could be added to the exhibition, or for any enqueries, contact Ela Valji on 072 341 7543 or email elavalji@telkomsa.net.

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LEADER

Tuesday 12 April 2011

Cry, beloved country WHILE most South Africans live in abject poverty, public officials such as Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Sicelo Shiceka seem to have been living like a millionaire – if the findings of a Sunday Times report are true.

No expense was allegedly spared by Shiceka who – according to documents in the newspaper’s possession – has spent more than R2.5 million on first-class flights and accommodation since 2008. The article states that Shiceka spent R640 000 in one year for him and staff to stay at the One & Only, of which R280 000 was spent on Shiceka alone – by his own admission.

Furthermore, it is reported that Shiceka embarked on a first-class flight for him and his personal assistant, rounded off with a stay in a five-star hotel to visit his girlfriend in prison in Switzerland, at a cost of R335 000. The visit to the prison, in a chauffeur-driven limo, cost R32 000.

If true, Shiceka’s lifestyle smacks of “blatant abuse of taxpayers’ money”. His alleged wasteful expenditure has attracted widespread condemnation.

Shiceka is not the only South African public official whose lavish lifestyle is under scrutiny.

In a country that can ill afford to blow millions of rands, ANC youth league leader Julius Malema cost taxpayers more than R886 000 for police bodyguards from October 2009 to October 2010. Malema did not hold any public office to justify having two bodyguards. He was just an ordinary citizen, like the millions of other ordinary South Africans who fork out millions to keep themselves safe.

But the buck doesn’t stop there. Flying in the face of a country lacking housing, health and basic services, is Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu’s decision to lease two new aircraft for transporting VIPs, at a staggering R800 million.

When South Africans voted a democratic government into power 17 years ago, they voted for democracy, and a better life for all. A better life is being had, but only by a privileged minority.

MINISTER of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Sicelo Shiceka has come under fire for leading a lavish lifestyle at taxpayers’ expense, following

a Sunday Times report into the R2,5 million in state money he has allegedly spent on luxury hotels, limousines and overseas trips since 2008. In a country whose

public representatives are often caught out enjoying too much of the good life, his particular blend of lavishness has a bit of a Hollywood ring to it.

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You can apply if you: . Are a registered voter in South Africa. . Have a green bar-coded ID book or a valid temporary ID certificate (apply at a Home Affairs office). . Appear on the Voters’ Roll; and . Can’t travel to your voting station because you’re physically infirm or disabled; or . Can’t vote at your voting station on election day.

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This is down from 283 in 2006. There are now

your ID number to 32810. . Call our call centre on 0800 11 8000; or . Go to your Municipal Electoral Office.

The Voters’ Roll is now closed for the 2011 Municipal Elections, so if you’re not already registered, you won’t be able to vote in these elections.

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Important: You can’t email or fax your application form to us – it must be hand-delivered to your Municipal Electoral Office.

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eight metropolitan councils, 226 local councils and 44 district councils.

. The father of the girl knocked down at the V&A Waterfront has plenty to say. But could he also tell us why his 17-year-old was not home at 04:00? . I ran my own business and have since 1985 been servicing lawn mowers, generators, engines. I also employed people. My workshop rental shot up to R20 000 per month and parts costs rose 2 000 %. A greedy landlord and parts suppliers ensured the closure of the business, which led to the dismissal of employees. Small wonder SA leads the world in unemployment. Eddie .Before there was a democracy in SA, service delivery with no councillors appointed, things were excellent, but now it is not. Surely there is a better way to spend the money used for their annual salary of R108 million? For your information - I know how! Niefie van die Kaap

. We need security officers on the trains – not on the platforms at the stations. The criminals walk from carriage to carriage while the train is moving, looking for an easy target to rob or attack.

Please place a security officer or two on each train to minimise these attacks. . How come retail stores and major supermarkets are still not giving customers the five cents at the check-outs after the rounding on the till print out shows this is owed to them? This is theft and must be dealt with urgently. A. Albertyn . In reply to the issue around the Pick n Pay Smart Card: for every R100 you spend you will get R1, which means you get R10 for every R1 000. Either you donate your money to an organisation, or it can be accumulated until you decide to spend it. Regular Pick n Pay shopper

Let’s stand together BELIEVE it or not, ever since the Nigerian activist Ken Saro-Wiwa’s execution in 1995, during the Abacha regime, and the suspicion of Shell’s collusion, I have not filled up with Shell petrol. A small soap box upon which I stand, I know.

Shell is again in the controversial limelight.

This time it is in our backyard, and something in addition to petitions is needed. They wish to rape our land. They need to be kicked where it hurts...

Do not buy Shell products!

I urge all those who are already incensed

by Shell’s intentions, after you have signed your petitions, toyi-toyed outside Shell

House, and waved your banners, to join me in this crusade. Very little effort is required – just buy your petrol/diesel/oil etc from someone else!

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Tuesday 12 April 2011

People’s Post Atlantic Seaboard­City Edition Page 11

Be wary of wounded Lions TASMIN CUPIDO

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HE reaction of the DHL Stormers team, who suffered their first defeat of the season at the weekend, will dictate the team’s run for the rest of the Super Rugby competition.

And head coach Allister Coetzee hopes his troops will take the loss in their stride, get up and learn from the mistakes made against the Australian outfit at Newlands on Saturday. “This is a long and tough competition, and it is crucial that the guys pitch with their A-game at each match,” Coetzee said.

“We need to take this loss on the chin and stand up to produce better performances.”

Unforced errors and ill-discipline marred the Stormers’ game plan in the 19-6 defeat to the men from Brisbane saw.

The Reds, who dominated the lacklustre Cape side in all aspects of the game, were simply the better side on the day – Coetzee is the first to admit this. “We were not at our best; tactically the Reds were much better and their physical intensity was much higher – all credit to the Reds,” he said.

A territorial game, keeping the Stormers in their own half for most of the match, saw the likes of Quade Cooper and Will Genia

TELLING TALE: Unforced errors marred the game of the DHL Stormers in their 19­6 defeat to the Queensland Reds at Newlands on Saturday. Here eighthman Duane Vermeulen loses the ball in a tackle by Reds front rower, James Slipper.

Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images using tactical kicks to put pressure on the men in navy blue. Stints in the sin bin for Stormers eighthman, Duane Vermeulen,

GET AWAY: Wynberg Boys’ High (WBHS) wing Rushdie Salie (right) beats a St Stithian’s oppo­ nent, during Wynberg’s 14­6 win in an under­19A match at the annual WBHS rugby festival at Wynberg on Saturday.

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and hooker, Tiaan Liebenberg, also did not help them.

“We couldn’t gain or keep any momentum

and playing with 14 men for 20 minutes of the match did not aid us, either,” Coetzee says.

Despite the loss, they remain in the top position on the South African conference log and third on the combined log.

Now the Stormers will divert their attention to the MTN Lions, who they take on at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg on Saturday afternoon.

The last time the two sides met the Stormers came out 19-16 victors in their first match of the competition.

John Mitchell’s side has had a spate of unfortunate, tightly-contested losses throughout the competition and will be looking to raise themselves from the bottom of the combined log.

With nothing to lose, playing for pride in front of their home crowd, the men in red will put up a brave fight in the hope of turning the tables on the high-flying Stormers.

Never afraid to run a risk, the men from Egoli will test the ever on-song Stormers defence.

A battle in the engine room can also be expected.

Coetzee expects inside centre Jean de Villiers, who was a last-minute withdrawal from the Reds’ clash, to make his return against the Lions this Saturday.

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City to host global fest BRIAN GAFFNEY

THE Safa Cape Town is forging ahead with plans to stage an eight-nation international showpiece for under20s – believing it will generate a huge financial spin-off for amateur soccer in 2012.

So much so that the Safa CT application to run the event – in partnership with the City of Cape Town – has already been approved by the SA Football Association.

Safa CT president, Norman Arendse, disclosed that the eight-nation championship will comprise the respective winners of the six Fifa Confederations Cup championships, the SA under-20s and an additional African team.

“It is vital that we recognise under20 soccer as a milestone for the development of our players. It is our responsibility as an amateur association to showcase this talent,” said Arendse.

The blueprint for the 2012 championship comes on the back of the successful inaugural Cape Town International Challenge for under-20s that was hosted by the Safa CT and the city in 2010.

Ghana, Brazil, South Africa and Nigeria vied for honours on the eve of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Ghana defeated Brazil 3-2 in the challenge final, watched by a 50 000-strong crowd at Cape Town Stadium – with the overall gate-takings from all matches allowing the city to contribute R600 000 to the coffers of the Safa CT. Arendse also disclosed that the Safa CT has secured increased financial support from other stakeholders to stage its senior and junior competitions this year. . Coca-Cola has agreed to increase its sponsorship for the Coke knockout Cup championships from R500 000 to R600 000 – with R50 000 being earmarked for a new champions league for the 24 LFA league winners of 2010. . Freeworld Coatings has upped its sponsorship for the club championships for under-11s and under-13s from R50 000 to R75 000. . Peace activist Mary Burton will patron the new Unity Cup for under-16 high school teams from various communities to the tune of R150 000 this year. . Build It will sponsor junior tournaments in areas close to its branches across the Peninsula.

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Tuesday 12 April 2011

Brent’s making it happen BRIAN GAFFNEY

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T age 30, Brent Carelse resists thoughts about hanging up his boots in the forseeable future – but rather focuses on what more he can aspire to achieve with Ajax Cape Town FC on the road ahead.

What is uppermost in Carelse’s mind of course at the moment, is to help Ajax win the Premier Soccer League (PSL) champions title for the first time in its 11year history.

“I believe we can finish top if we stay focused and avoid complacency,” says Carelse, who has become no stranger on the champions’ rostrum.

Carelse – eyeing a fourth winners’ medal – represented champions Mamelodi Sundowns (2006/2007), whereafter he shared in two of SuperSport United’s three consecutive league triumphs (2008/2009 and 2009/2010).

Now Ajax could enhance their championship chances if they notch full points against Golden Arrows at Newlands Stadium on Friday (start 20:00).

Carelse, buoyed by Ajax CEO George Comitis’ disclosure that he will sign the midfield maestro next season – after he came on loan from SuperSport in January – is expected to continue his rich vein of form for the Urban Warriors.

“I was not only looking for a new challenge when I returned to Ajax from SuperSport, where I felt my game was stagnating because of my irregular appearances in matches. I also felt a need to settle in Cape Town with my family,” said Carelse.

The presence of a versatile left-sided midfielder – who has thus far netted four goals for Ajax – has also brought out the best in the free-scoring Thulani Serero and Khama Billiat.

So often Carelse’s penchant for engaging his

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pacey fellow players in quick one-two plays has allowed Ajax to prosper during their recent run of successes.

The other motivation for Carelse is to be mentored by Dutch coach Foppe de Haan. “He is professional in his approach and a very honest coach. He constantly tells us that we are better players than what we think we are.”

“De Haan’s one-on-one chats with each player really makes us believe in our abilities,” enthused Carelse.

The Johannesburg-born Carelse is also thankful to his father Dougie Carelse – a former pro with Cape Town Spurs and Vereeniging Old Boys in the old Federation Professional League – for inspiring him to pursue a soccer career.

“My dad insisted that I enrol at the School of Excellence in Johannesburg during my teens. It was a tough experience but he encouraged me to persevere to ensure my future in the game.

“He has always allowed me the freedom to do things my way on the field. But he will occasionally tell me what aspect of my game I need to improve on,” said Carelse junior, who first turned professional with Hellenic FC (then coached

by Gavin Hunt) at age 17.

But back to the showdown with Golden Arrows.

Remember that it was Arrows that drew 2-2 with Ajax in 2007/2008 to deny Ajax the title on goal difference when the clubs tied on points.

First choice custodian, Hans Vonk, is also ruled out by suspension and will be replaced by Andre Petim on Friday night.

Good news for Ajax though, is that Clayton Daniels returns from suspension and that Saamehg Doutie is fit to play. . Tickets are on sale at Computicket and Shoprite/ Checkers branches. No tickets will be on sale at the stadium.

CHARGED UP: Brent Carelse, influential mifielder for Ajax Cape Town FC.

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