Peoples Post Constantia-Wynberg Edition 22-03-2011

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Tuesday 22 March 2011

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Festive Fun The “Dream the future” theme for this year’s Cape Town Carnival came alive in spectacular colour in Long Street in the CBD on Satur­ day. The carnival parade was arranged into a series of pods, with each of the 10 pods consisting of a float, six costumed lead perform­ ers and 200 costumed per­ formers.

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Police may crack robbery spree The arrest of three men in Lakeside may offer clues on burglaries in other suburbs, say police LIAM MOSES

MUIZENBERG police believe they may have made a major stride in their fight against home invasions and other armed robberies after arresting four suspects last week.

Warrant Officer Tanya Lesch, a police spokesperson, says the men they arrested are linked to several other crimes committed in Muizenberg and other areas.

Lesch said she could not go into details about the men or what evidence linked them to other crimes because it would damage the investigation.

“Because of the sensitivity of the case and because the investigation is ongoing and could lead to more arrests we won’t be able

to talk about the suspects themselves,” said Lesch.

“We believe they are linked to other crimes.

We will investigate the matter.”

The suspects were arrested on Monday morning after security guards from the Mountain Men private security company apprehended them in Lakeside as they were leaving the home of one of the company’s clients.

The Mountain Men observation team spotted the men approaching the house from their position on the mountains above the Lakeside area and then instructed a ground team to intervene.

According to Lesch, the suspects approached the home of the 90-year old complainant and asked for food, but then entered her home and threatened her at gunpoint.

She was home alone.

“When she went to fetch the food in the kitchen she left the security gate unlocked.

They then entered the house and threatened a her with a firearm.”

Mountain Men owner and former policeman, Allan Dillon, said the method of the criminals was similar to other home invasion robberies committed nearby.

“We found a whole lot of cable ties inside the car,” said Dillon.

“People have been robbed in the Constantia area and the modus operandi has been that the victims’ hands were tied behind their backs with cable ties.

“And the description of the suspects is also is very similar to the description we’ve been working with.”

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“There is a very good chance they are involved in other crimes,” said Dillon. I don’t believe it’s their first time committing that type of crime because they were quite well prepared. It’s up to the police now to make those links. But its still early in the investigation.”

Dillon added that this type of crime had “picked up” in recent months but had fallen again since January due to significant arrests by police and possibly a change in tactics by criminals.

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Same crime strikes Lotus River family twice LIAM MOSES

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LOTUS RIVER family has once again fallen victim to a crime that first happened to them almost seven years ago.

In May 2004, a 34-year-old woman and her elderly parents were intimidated by five men at their home and forced to pay for a service they did not want.

And three weeks ago, exactly the same thing happened to her brother (50) at the same house.

The woman, who did not want to be named for fear of reprisals by the criminals, said the men came to her family home and carried out a gardening service that had not been asked for.

“A blue bakkie pulled up and five men got out and rang our bell,” she said.

“They asked my mother if we wanted manure for the lawn, but, before we could answer, they started spreading it on the grass.”

The woman said the men began demanding payment for the service once they had finished.

“They insisted they wanted money, even though my mother told them we don’t keep money in the house. They were ganging up against us, and they looked like violent people, so eventually my father gave them about R500 because that was the only cash we had in the house.”

According to the woman, the men struck again at the same home on Sunday 6 March.

They spread manure on the lawn even though it had not been requested. But this time, they had a gun and demanded much more money – R2 000. “The scenario was slightly different when it happened to my brother,” she said. According to the woman, the men forced her brother to drive to an ATM after he told them he did not have any money on him. “He couldn’t draw money at the ATM as he had already reached

his daily withdrawal limit.

“When he returned from the ATM our sister and her husband were at home and they managed to come up with about R1 400 to give the men, who were about to make an issue of it when other people pulled up at the house and they left.”

The woman says the same thing happened to her mother-in-law, who lives in nearby Ferness Estate, Ottery, in 2005.

According to the woman, both her mother-in-law and brother say the suspects drove a blue bakkie.

The woman says that, since the incident with her brother, she has heard of similar incidents in Grassy Park and Lotus River.

Neither incident has been reported to the police.

JP Smith, Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, confirmed that the incidents were crimes.

“Any time anybody touches your property without consent it is an offence of malicious damage to property and a case should be made with the South African Police Service,” said Smith. “They are also coming onto your property without consent, so there could be a case of trespassing. It’s a crime, because the clear intent is to compel you to pay after they have done the work.”

Both Ferness Estate and Lotus River fall under the jurisdiction of the Grassy Park Police Station. Warrant Officer Wynita Kleinsmith, the station’s spokesperson, has urged anyone who falls victim to a crime like this to report it to the police.

“They need to report it to us in order for us to catch the perpetrator so that they don’t go to the next person,” said Kleinsmith. “If people see these men putting the stuff on the grass they should call us immediately. They must try to get the registration number of the vehicle and then report it afterwards if they are unable to call right away.” Kleinsmith added that the criminals would probably target people who they thought would be easy to intimidate, such as the elderly.

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Tuesday 22 March 2011

City ups security at stations THE City of Cape Town will soon be extending the operational hours of security guards at 10 park-and-rides along the Southern Suburbs railway line.

The security is meant to coincide with Metrorail’s recently-extended timetable that will see three new evening trains on the line.

Robin Carlisle, Western Cape MEC for Transport and Public works, says his department has provided funding for extra security on these trains to ensure that commuters are safe throughout their trips and at train stations.

The new trains will depart from Cape Town at 19:30, 20:30 and 21:15 and stop at all stations along the line.

The trains will travel to the end of the line at Simon’s Town station and then return to Cape Town.

Security at the park-and-rides at Claremont, Kenilworth, Plumstead, Diep River, Heathfield, Retreat, Lakeside, Fish Hoek, Muizenberg and Simon’s Town stations will be extended until 30 minutes after the last train has left that station.

This extended evening service on the southern rail line forms part of a collaborative pilot project between Metrorail Western Cape, the Provincial Ministry of Transport and Public Works and the City of Cape Town to promote public transport.

The project will run for six months initially and could be extended if deemed successful.

The success of this pilot could see similar services introduced on other lines in the city.

Both services will begin on Monday 28 March.

Ten of these signs have recently been installed on roads in the Cape peninsula.Photo: Supplied

Frogs get a little help THE City of Cape Town’s Environmental Resource Management Department, in collaboration with the Roads and Stormwater Department, has produced 10 new road signs to alert road users to the presence of Western Leopard Toads in certain areas.

These signs are being installed at crucial points within the distribution range of this endangered species.

Almost all of the historic distribution range of the Western Leopard Toad in Cape Town has been transformed due to urbanisation.

They now occur within residential areas where they have to survive an increasing number of threats, such as herbicides, attacks by domestic pets, artificial barriers like solid boundary walls and, of course, being killed by cars when they cross roads.

The toads breed in remaining wetland

areas within these residential areas and have to migrate to and from their breeding ponds every year between July and August.

Road mortalities during these periods of active movement have added significantly to the threatened status of this amphibian.

In an effort to create awareness and encourage responsible use of road networks, the city has erected road signs warning road users to slow down and be vigilant, especially when driving at night.

The priority areas identified for the erection of the new road signs include Tokai Road, Silvermine Road, Dreyersdal Farm Road, Midwood Avenue, Raapkraal Road, Easson Road and Roscommon Road. Some of the new signs have already been installed and rest will be installed soon.

Choirs ready for final battle TAURIQ HASSEN

THE time has come to separate the boys from the men, as the Cape Male Choir Board (CMCB) has reached the grand final stage of the Malay choir competitions.

Six teams will be battling it out for the prestigious title of best choir when they take part in the very first Keep The Dream Champions Cup on Sunday 27 March.

Jordan Sporting Club from Manenberg, Silver Sounds Singkoor from Athlone, Ken/Fac Singkoor from Kensington and Factreton, and Capetonians Singkoor have all qualified for the final round of the competition.

On Friday 11 March, Playboys Singkoor from Silvertown and Hamediahs Singkoor from Mitchell’s Plain qualified for the Champions Cup, after competing in the Challenge Cup. This part of the competition gave two teams an opportunity to sing their hearts out for a place in the grand final.

Ebrahim Hull, president of the CMCB, was delighted at the outcome of the or-

ganisation’s first year in existence and said: “It all went very well and the launch has been successful, but it’s not over, because the grand final is promising to be even more spectacular.”

The board is integrated with the Keep The Dream Malay Choir Forum, which assists struggling choirs in finding their feet to perform on the big stage. The forum was established last year.

“The standard of our first event has been really good and the top six teams have really produced quality entertainment for the crowds, which promises to follow through to the final,” says Hull.

The Keep The Dream Champions Cup takes place at the Athlone Civic Centre on Sunday 27 March, with only 150 tickets still available at the door.

Tickets can also be purchased from the respective choirs at R35 for adults, R20 for children and R25 for pensioners.

Hull said the crowd is encouraged to hold on to their tickets, as attendees stand a chance to win a plasma screen television.

For any further information or tickets call Hull on 073 651 9989.

NEWS

Tuesday 22 March 2011

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Feeding of baboons banned championed by the City of Cape Town, CapeNature, South African National Parks, BRU and civic organisations in and around the peninsula, which all form part of the Baboon Operational Team.

CapeNature made the submission to the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Planning.

In addition, Table Mountain National Park (TMNP), is no longer granting permits for baboon walks or for filming of baboons on its property.

UCT’s Baboon Research Unit (BRU) will narrow down its research on baboons in the field to issues that will help with the management of baboons.

The decision by TMNP to no longer grant permits for baboon walks or filming purposes, and the BRU’s decision to limit its research, are included in the baboon management strategies of the Baboon Operational Team. This decision, however, does not form part of the new regulation, but is merely part of the management strate-

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HE feeding of baboons and monkeys has been outlawed in the Western Cape and anyone not adhering to the new regulation will be fined.

According to Fanie Bekker, CapeNature’s executive director of Operations, the regulation applies in private and public spaces.

Apart from the new provincial regulation, the City of Cape Town, Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) and UCT’s Baboon Research Unit (BRU) are implementing separate measures to reduce contact between humans and baboons.

Previous regulations regarding feeding baboons only stipulated that people may not feed baboons along roads, but new laws empower CapeNature to prosecute people feeding baboons in their gardens.

The regulations also prohibit the hunting of baboons.

The change in legislation was

gy to create more space between baboons and humans.

Esme Beamish, a researcher with the BRU, says the BRU will focus on management-orientated research such as population counts, assessing the conditions of the animals and any other research that may help authorities.

She says the negative effects of baboon-human contact outweigh the positive effects of educational activities. “It is not ideal for humans to get too close to wild animals,” says Beamish. “Baboons have lost their respect for and fear of humans.”

People’s Post asked Beamish whether the negative effects of human-baboon interaction outweighed the educational value of activities such as baboon walks and research.

Beamish said there was already “more than enough” footage of baboons, which could also be used for educational purposes.

But Jeni Trethowan, from Baboon Matters, who conducted reg-

ular baboon walks, says that there is no scientific research proving that baboon walks have a negative impact on the human-baboon relationship. She says Baboon Matters had to stop their baboon walks with immediate effect.

Trethowan says their baboon walks were conducted in a controlled and sanctioned way.

She explains that even though official baboon walks are not allowed any more, people are still going on to the mountains to see the baboons.

“Within TMNP, people can just walk up to the baboons without the control that baboon walks offer.”

She says that the belief that baboon walks are “detrimental”, is merely an opinion without scientific backing.

She says six people are now without jobs, due to the banning of baboon walks.

Bekker says while policing the regulation is a “very difficult” task, CapeNature is strengthening

its policing capacity to catch people feeding baboons and to prove their guilt. “People who are found guilty of feeding baboons will be given a fine,” says Bekker.

CapeNature will work with baboon monitors to identify people who violate the new regulation.

Helene van der Westhuyzen, Conservation Services Manager, at CapeNature explained the rationale: “Baboons are wild animals and feeding them is not only illegal but alters their natural behaviour and may lead to them attacking people for food.

“These primates are increasingly becoming familiar with humans and less wary of entering houses.”

CapeNature is also asking people in vehicles to keep their windows closed and lock their doors and stay inside their vehicle at all times upon sighting baboons on or near the road.

Illegal activity regarding baboons can be reported to CapeNature on (021) 483-0000, or email hvdwesthyzen@capenature.co.za.

Fence only way to keep baboons out of suburbs LIAM MOSES

FENCES are the only way to prevent baboons from entering urban areas.

This is the belief of UCT zoology PhD student, Tali Hoffman, who has spent almost four years studying baboons in the Cape peninsula, as part of her thesis.

Hoffman presented her findings to an audience of Tokai residents, environmentalists and Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa members (WESSA) in a talk on human-baboon conflict last week.

“There is only one way that we can prevent baboons from accessing your habitat,” said Hoffman.

“And that is through hardening the line.

“The only way that we can think of is through fences. There are

many examples of fences in the area. But the only one that had any effect was electric fencing.”

Baboons in Tokai have come under the spotlight recently because of the planned harvesting of pine trees from the Tokai plantation.

Baboon activists believe that cutting down the plantation trees could cause the baboons to venture into urban areas more often and increase human and baboon conflict.

In her research, Hoffman discovered that baboons were fond of Tokai because of the availability of water and food and because of the high sleeping places provided by trees in the plantations.

Hoffman said that there were currently 174 baboons in Tokai and that the area could support as many as 319.

“Right now we cannot say that

there are too many baboons in the area. Baboon management needs to focus on habitat management and not population management.”

Hoffman said her research showed that baboons were more likely to occur in areas that have been changed by humans than in natural vegetation because of the availability of food.

“Baboons are more likely to occur in human modified areas, be it urban, rural, agricultural or alien vegetation plantations.

“I won’t belabour the point, but baboons are hard-wired to forage in the areas that are the most profitable for them.”

According to Hoffman, the 174 baboons in the area are divided into three troops.

The troops used to be one until they split up due to either social

THE Wynberg East Sector 2 Community Police Subforum (CPSF) will have a community meeting on Wednesday 30 March at the Innis Road Youth Centre at 19:30.

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“No one wants to see baboons get shocked but we don’t want to see them get harmed in worse ways from human baboon conflict either.”

Dr Justin O’Riain, head of the Baboon Research Unit at UCT, backed up Hoffman’s claim, saying a fence was the only short-term solution to human and baboon conflict.

O’Riain added that the long-term solution would be to educate people about what measures to take to ensure that their homes were not attractive to baboons and then to ensure people followed those measures by creating new city bylaws.

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Hoffman said the split had caused the baboons to cover a larger area in Tokai and come into contact with people more often.

She says the pressures that caused the split, along with the natural instinct to forage in the most rewarding areas, would cause baboons to venture further into urban areas even if the trees in the plantation were not cut down.

“Even if the trees in the plantation weren’t harvested the baboons would still continue to move closer to urban areas due to foraging pressure and social pressure.”

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NEWS

Tuesday 22 March 2011

Policeman disciplined for furniture delivery TAMMY PETERSEN

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ISCIPLINARY steps have been taken against an officer who allegedly used a police vehicle to deliver furniture to a block of flats in Rondebosch last month.

The police, however, refused to tell People's Post what these disciplinary steps were.

People’s Post previously reported on an alert driver who noticed an official police van driving down the Main Road in Kenilworth carrying a load of furniture on Sunday 20 February at 16:45 (“Police vehicle ‘used for furniture delivery’”, People’s Post, 1 March).

The man, who does not want to be named, took photos of the Toyota Hilux bakkie, emblazoned with the police logo and “SCM Somerset West” on the side, which was carrying a fridge, stove and other household appliances. The bakkie, which did not have a canopy, was also transporting two teenagers, an elderly man and two young men on the back.

The reader then tailed the vehicle to see whether it was being used for “official police business”. He followed it from Aliwal Road in Kenilworth to a block of flats on the corner of Rouwkoop, Ednam and Kingsbury Park roads in Rondebosch.

The man took down the registration number and watched as the plain-clothed driver off-loaded the furniture and carried it inside a side door that leads to the rows of flats. He was unable to see where the furniture was being taken, but noted that the people went inside the block before the man had started off-loading the items.

After 30 minutes, they had still not returned. An investigation was launched after People’s Post sent the man’s report and photos to the provincial and Somerset West police.

The photos clearly showed the driver and passengers. It is understood that the officer was

MOVING VIOLATION: Disciplinary action has been taken after an alert motorist witnessed a police vehicle being used to transport furni­ ture last month.

Photo: Supplied moving and had used the vehicle to move his furniture from the Parkhof police barracks in Kenilworth. The vehicle had been booked out, but the station commissioner had not given the officer the necessary authorisation to use the vehicle.

When People’s Post questioned police about the rank of the officer and what the disciplinary steps against him would be, Constable Susan Jantjies, spokesperson for Somerset West police, refused to answer, stating that the “matter is under investigation”.

However, she did confirm earlier that disciplinary steps “have been instituted against the responsible member” and that he “has been informed about the necessary disciplinary actions against him”.

Colonel Mary-Ann Williams, the station commissioner of Somerset West police, also declined to comment on the details of the investigation. When asked what the disciplinary measures against the officer were, she responded only that a formal disciplinary investigation had been undertaken.

COLLISION COURSE: A car and motorcycle collided on Constantia Road at the M3 turn­off at around 12:00 on Friday 18 March. The two occupants of the car were not injured in the crash, but were treated for shock on the scene. The motorcycle rider sustained several fractures and was transferred to Victoria Hospital via ambulance. Crews from the Traffic, SAPS and Fire Department secured the scene while paramedics from EMT, ER24 and Life Healthcare stabilised the patient.

Photo: Chad Chapman

What your councillor earns TAMMY PETERSEN

AN average ward councillor in the City of Cape Town earns R29 057 a month but is also allowed to hold down a private job, as the job of councillor is considered a part-time one.

There are 105 ward councillors in the city, amounting to a total annual cost of R36 611 820 annually.

The mayor’s annual package is R1 000 219 a year. Included in this amount is a cellphone allowance of R35 964 per year and a travel allowance of R241 064 a year.

Mayoral Committee members, the Whip and subcouncil chairpersons are paid R741 143 a year (R61 761 a month) and the city’s Speaker as well as Deputy Mayor get R789 355

per year, or R65 779 per month.

No provision is made for annual bonuses or 13th cheques.

The role of the ward councillor is to chair the local ward committee, be responsible for handling queries and complaints within the ward, and resolve municipal disputes.

Councillors also have to attend all subcouncil meetings, which take place 12 times a year.

If a councillor is unable to attend, an apology must be forwarded to the Speaker’s office.

However, if a councillor misses three meetings without an apology, he/ she will be dismissed.

Dirk Smit, the City’s Speaker, explains that the job requirements for councillors revolve around the

responsibility for interaction between council and the residents within the ward.

“The councillor also has to be active in the various council committees and facilitate ward committees where the community gives feedback on council decisions within their area.

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NOTICE OF A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN A meeting of the Council of the City of Cape Town will be held on Wednesday, 30 March 2011 at 10:00 in the Council Chamber, 6th Floor, Podium Block, Civic Centre, 12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town.

Please note that limited seating is available in the public gallery of the Council Chamber, and therefore seats will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Should you wish to attend the meeting you are requested to contact Ms A Curtis on 021 400 3342 between 09:00-16:00. All requests for attendance must be received by no later than a day before the meeting. You will be required to provide your surname, initials and contact telephone number.

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Tuesday 22 March 2011

People’s Post Constantia­Wynberg Page 5 TREADING WATER: Linda Paganelli swims with a sea tortoise at the I&J Predator Exhibition at the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town on Friday 18 March.

Paganelli and Jacques de Vos from Freedive Cape Town swam for about an hour with­ out a scuba set.

Photo: Danielle Karallis

DOWN IN THE DUMPS: Holly O’Connor, the principal of Plumstead Preparatory School, reads a promotional leaflet dumped on a patch of grass behind the school. The City of Cape Town’s Solid Waste Management Department refused to clear the area before the People's Post sent an inquiry.

Photo: Liam Moses

City clears illegal dump site LIAM MOSES

AN INQUIRY by People’s Post into illegal dumping behind the Plumstead Preparatory School has led to the City of Cape Town cleaning up the site.

According to Holly O’Connor, the school’s principal, illegal dumping on the grass patch between the school grounds and Prince George Drive has been a problem for years.

O’Connor said the dumping worsened a few years ago when the bollards blocking the service road leading to the patch of grass were removed.

“When the bollards were there people would come through with trolleys to dump things,” said O’Connor.

“It didn’t stop it entirely but it wasn’t as big because the trucks couldn’t get through.”

When People’s Post visited the school on Tuesday 15 March, the area was filled with building rubble, tyres, paper, cardboard, food items and other general waste.

Much of the litter had also been blown closer to the school fence by the wind and the site had started to smell.

According to O’Connor, in the past the City’s Solid Waste Management Department would collect the dumped items when the school notified them that something had been dumped.

O’Connor said the area was last cleaned in December 2010, but that the City had refused to clear the area since then.

Talking rands and sense TALKING BUSINESS, the Constantia Valley’s networking organisation, will hold its next meeting on Tuesday 29 March from 16:30 to 19:00. The guest speaker will be Jenny Ibbotson, author, director of Future Sense and chairperson of the SA Peace Alliance.

Her topic will be “Changing your thinking changes your results” at Pastis Brasserie on the corner of Main and Groot Constantia roads.

Booking is essential. For more information call Lorraine Sivewright on (021) 7948334 or 084 403 7044 or visit www.talkingbusiness.co.za.

Charity bonanza A CHARITY bonanza in aid of the Karoo Animal Protection Society (KAPS) will be held on Saturday 26 March from 09:30 until 12:00. Lots of interesting bargains will be up for grabs, including bric-a-brac, kitchenware, china, glassware, clothing, shoes, bags, jewellery and books.

The event takes place at 7 Moorland Crescent, extension of Keyser River Drive in Tokai (behind Blue Route Mall).

For information contact Lynne on (021) 794-5387.

Safety first THE Diep River Community Police Forum will hold a public meeting at 19:00 on Thursday. The topics to be covered are brief report backs on the Department of Community Safety’s policing needs and a priority survey for the precinct. A station readiness report by Lieutenant Colonel Robert van der Toorn on who to contact with compliments and complaints will be discussed. The survey is a new initiative by the Department of Community Safety to discuss future developments and for information gathering for the Constantia valley. The venue is Alphen Centre, Constantia Main Road, Constantia. For information please call Charmaine Lillie on (021) 797-9111.

“In the past when someone came to dump something we always phoned refuse removal and they came to pick it up,” said O’Connor.

“Now they say they can’t come pick it up because they say it’s a Law Enforcement issue.

“But Law Enforcement aren’t helping us. So when we do see someone dumping we have to phone ADT security to chase them away.”

O’Connor said the school’s secretary, Jean Gallard, had contacted the City and Law Enforcement but that nothing had been done about the problem.

People’s Post asked why the waste was not being removed on Tuesday 15 March and by Friday 18 March the City had apologised and started cleaning up the area.

Tokai man kills intruder A TOKAI man could be charged with murder after shooting and killing an intruder in his home last week.

According to police, the 47year-old man killed the intruder in the early hours of Wednesday 16 March.

Police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Andre Traut, said the man killed the intruder after discovering him on his Tokai property at 05:30.

“The home owner noticed a suspect on his premises and af-

ter confronting the man, a cement block was thrown at him.

He then fired one shot at the man, fatally wounding him in the chest.”

Traut would not say where on the property the intruder, who was also 47, was when he was shot or where in Tokai the incident took place.

Cases of housebreaking and murder are being investigated by the Kirstenhof police.

Traut said no one had been arrested “as yet”.

Plumstead Civic annual meeting THE Plumstead Civic Association invites residents to its 2011 annual general meeting at 20:00 on Thursday 31 March at the St Pius X hall on the corner of Naruna and Lympleigh roads, Plumstead.

Leslie De Reuck: director, Cape Town Stadium, is the guest speaker.

Contact the association’s office on (021) 762-5315 for more information. The office is open Wednesdays from 09:00 to 12:00.

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Tuesday 22 March 2011

81-year-old attacked in broad daylight

Woman robbed at home MELISSA LE ROUX

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OLICE and community leaders are calling on residents to be the “eyes and ears” needed to prevent “opportunistic” criminals from robbing more seniors following the violent robbery of an elderly woman in her Constantia home.

The woman (81) was attacked and robbed while alone at home on Saturday at about 14:00.

She lives with her daughter, who was out at the time, and was in her yard attending to her dogs, when a man grabbed her from behind and put his gloved hand over her mouth to prevent her from screaming.

The attacker dragged his elderly victim by the arm into the lounge and tried to remove her wrist watch, eventually using his pocket knife to cut the strap.

He then ransacked her home, stealing jewellery, cash, credit cards, a small safe and her wedding ring, all worth about R150 000.

The suspect fled with his loot in a pillowcase. The woman was taken to her doctor and treated for in-

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juries to her arm, hands and back.

Last month another elderly person, a 92-year-old man, was assaulted and robbed of his month’s pension in front of his Bergvliet home (“Elderly man robbed, assaulted”, People’s Post 15 February).

The robbery also took place during the day, while the man was on his way to his car. He was allegedly “jumped” by the suspect and “brutally beaten” until he fell to the ground. His attacker then searched the man’s pockets, removing his month’s pension.

Diep River police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Keith Chandler, said the 81year-old victim’s house is surrounded by high walls, electric fences, and security gates, and it is assumed that the suspect gained access through a small gap in the neighbour’s wall.

Chandler says while robbery of the elderly is “not a regular occurrence in the area, there have been “one or two incidents”.

“This seems to be an opportunistic crime.

We wouldn’t be surprised if the suspect saw the woman’s daughter leaving and then made his move,” he says.

The attacker dragged his elderly victim by the arm into the lounge and tried to remove her wrist watch

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Ward 71 councillor Denis Joseph says that at the Crime Zone Leadership meeting last week, a “significant” (35%) decrease in the crime rate at Kirstenhhof and Diep River police stations was reported.

“The elderly are more vulnerable in terms of robberies. As councillors, we work closely with neighbourhood watches and the police make a concerted effort to catch the culprits,” he says.

“We need more eyes and ears,” says Diep River Community Policing Forum (CPF) chairperson Cecil Watts. He urges the community to become more actively involved in helping to fight crime by joining the neighbourhood watches and CPF. ““It saddens me when the elderly and young, in particular, are targeted by criminals. It is only when we work together as a community that we can combat this problem,” he says.

Diep River police station urges residents to be alert and on the lookout for suspicious characters in the area.

No arrests have been made and a case of armed robbery has been opened.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Sergeant Arnold Bosch on (021) 710-7349.

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Library needs your help THE Friends of Meadowridge library need donations of books, paperbacks (not older than this century), tapes and DVDs to make their winter book sale a success.

They are requesting that the donations are given as soon as possible

to give them ample time to sort and price the items, as they would like to host the sale at the end of June.

The items can be handed in at the library counter. For more information call (021) 712-9360.

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Tuesday 22 March 2011

Historical meeting of young minds in Diep River MELISSA LE ROUX

A GROUP of pupils from South Peninsula High School in Diep River – fondly known as SP – came together with four other schools to discuss history at a “youth dialogue” on Sunday.

NUMBER 1: On Wednesday 16 March, the Westcott Primary School in Diep River received an award from the Minister for Edu­ cation in the Western Cape, Donald Grant, for excellence in nu­ meracy, based on the 2010 Grade 3 and 6 provincial assess­ ments. Pictured here, from left to right, are Grant, Susan Groenewald, head of department at Westcott, John Robertson, principal, Werner Lotter, chairperson of the school governing body and Penny Vinjevold, head of the Western Cape Education Department.

BRONZE MOMENT: Timia September, a learner at Bergvliet Primary School, was awarded a bronze medal for her third place in the 100 m sprint at the Western Province Athlet­ ics Trials at Blue Downs On 5 October 2010.

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FUN RUN: The Kirstenhof Primary fitness group en­ joyed a run at the Tokai Ar­ boretum on Tuesday 15 March. From left at the bot­ tom are Nicole Powell, the coach, Megan Nosfke, Chel­ sea van Coller, Beth Post­ ings, Greg Postings and Nathan Wiley. On top, from the left, are Clarissa Thomp­ son, Francois Taljaard, Karen Roodman, Daina Fox and Michael Breet.

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The South Peninsula History Society was started last year to teach pupils more about South African and Cape Town history.

SP invited four schools, Lawson Brown High School from Port Elizabeth, Fairmount Secondary School in Grassy Park, Crestway Secondary School in Retreat and ID Mkize Secondary School in Gugulethu, to join them in the discussion.

“The Youth Dialogue is a way in which the youth can centre their ideas in a structural manner, where there’s minimal contact. It helps them to develop critical thinking skills and these learners are very critical minded. All the ideas at the dialogue are completely theirs,” says history teacher Dr Francois Cleophas.

Each school presented a different topic, which was discussed broadly among the Grade 10 and Grade 11 pupils.

With about 30 learners from each school, the aim of the dialogue is to help

youth further their knowledge beyond the school textbooks, broadening their horizons to discover unknown historical landmarks.

Grade 11 pupil Fatiema Hendricks, who was the speaker at the class presentation, says the history society helps her further her knowledge of history. “After being involved in this society, I understood my textbook more and it’s nice to have my knowledge broadened,” she says.

Shameen Zalgonkir, a member of the History Society, says the society has brought about a positive experience that will help her in the future. “We are taught things that we are not taught in school. It’s great that we learn about things that are relevant in South Africa instead of the world,” she says enthusiastically.

Another member of the society, Laaiqa Holliday, agrees with her classmate. “It’s nice to actually know what’s going on around you and knowing what the meaning behind a historical statue or landmark,” she says.

She adds that the society is keen to help underprivileged schools with resources, which is why the four schools were invited to join their historical discussion. The youth dialogue took place in the South Peninsula High School’s hall.

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Splashdown at Kronendal The day came to a sizzling close with the traditional medley relays. The final results were Leopards in third place, Disa in second place and a triumphant Sentinel in first place.

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KRONENDAL PRIMARY SCHOOL held its annual inter-house gala at the school on Saturday 26 February.

The learners enjoyed the races and cheered enthusiastically for their houses.

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Students aim high WESCOTT PRIMARY SCHOOL in Myburgh Road, Diep River, offers a well-balanced, all-round programme.

The school fared exceptionally well in the 2010 provincial grades 3 and 6 literacy and numeracy tests. The Grade 3 score was 98.2% for literacy and 98.2% for numeracy. Grade 6 achieved 100% for literacy and 94.3% for numeracy. For more information contact the school on (021) 7126600 or email office@westcott.computers4kids.co.za

Fame for Bergvliet High Recently the Grade 6 and 7 children attended an outdoor education excursion at School in the Wilds. Pictured here are some of the Westcott children having fun at School in the Wilds. (Children: Jessica Mia, Bronwyn Mulder; Amber Crighton, Megan Engel).

BERGVLIET High School presents “Fame, the Musical”, the story of a group of talented dancers, singers and actors at the New York School of Performing Arts.

“Fame” will be performed at the school auditorium from Wednesday 13 April to Saturday 16 April at 20:00.

Tickets cost from R40 to R60 and can be booked at Computicket.

HAPPY ART: Kirstenhof Primary School hosted a successful art workshop for learners from Lourier Primary School in Retreat on Saturday 12 March. The Grade 2 and 3 tea­ chers at Lourier Primary selected children from their classes who they thought showed creative talent. The art teacher at Kirstenhof Primary created a workshop for the stu­ dents to explore and express their talents. The children learnt about butterflies and then created their own butterflies with paper and pegs, learning about symmetry. They also created clay butterflies which they decorated, which will be fire glazed and then returned to the learners at Lourier. Teachers from left are Claire Larkin, Micheline Ashley and Mrs Kenny (whose first name could not be confirmed at the time of going to print), with the children from Lourier Primary School.

Get web wise CHILDREN today are rapidly outstripping their parents in Internet savvy and use. Older generations are increasingly being left behind.

Sam Paddock, co-author of the new University of Cape Town Internet Super-User course, believes parents have a responsibility towards their children to learn about the Internet.

He says parents cannot help children understand the Internet or protect them from online threats if they haven’t educated themselves. Many web browsers have built-in tools that allow parents to select which websites their children may visit and which ones to automatically block.

Parents who assist their children with their homework will also find that the Inter-

net is an amazing tool. Web-savvy parents can help steer them towards good materials and sources, helping with the work at hand and exposing the children to subjects that interest them.

Even children who consider books boring will happily spend hours online reading about their favourite topics.

Paddock says GetSmarter “is making a broad range of technology skills available to the average person that will add value to their lives”.

The part-time UCT Internet Super-User short course is presented online throughout South Africa and starts on Monday 11 April.

For more information contact Abby on (021) 685-4775, email abby@getsmarter.co.za or visit www.getsmarter.co.za.

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Tuesday 22 March 2011

People’s Post Constantia­Wynberg Page 9

Superbikes a burden on taxpayers

Horsepower does not come cheap TONY ROBINSON

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AVE you noticed the motorcycles the Cape Town traffic cops are riding these days? They are 1300 cc Hondas and they cost about R150 000 each.

Now why do the traffic police need such powerful motorcycles when their operations are confined to the municipal area where speed limits are between 60 and 80 km/h?

It is true that speed limits do go up to 120 km/h on the freeways, but that is not where the work is.

So what is the point of motorcycles that can race along at speeds in excess of 200 km/h?

For less than half the price, the city could have bought versatile 600 cc bikes by the same manufacturer that are also capable of excessive speeds. That means they could have bought twice as many bikes or they could have saved a lot of money.

How much money? Well, it would take a pensioner who lives in a modest home and pays about R500 a month in rates 16 years to pay the extra cost of a single superbike.

No doubt the traffic department will have their own story. They will probably explain about the radios and other equipment the officers

have to carry, but that’s all bunkum – radios have never been smaller or lighter than they are now and, anyway, the bike was designed to carry two. There is no way the equipment (whatever it is) could be heavier or less compact than a pillion passenger.

Anybody who has ever ridden a motorcycle (and I am one of them) will tell you that a 600 cc machine is more than powerful enough for traffic work. In fact, the lighter machine is better suited for use in

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heavy traffic.

Buying the big 1300 cc superbikes for traffic cops is as extravagant as buying BMWs and Jaguars for building inspectors and social workers.

Of course there was a time, under a previous city administration, when the mounted traffic officers disappeared and the new crop of officers tried to do the job in air-conditioned cars that cost even more than superbikes.

Somehow it always took two cops to drive one car so this reduced the visible presence on the roads and it reduced their effectiveness because it is darn difficult to thread an airconditioned Camry through a traffic jam to reach the scene of an accident. And once there, the car becomes an extra obstacle.

The mounted traffic officer, on the other hand, can thread his/her way through traffic (even in gridlock conditions) to the scene of the accident to take charge and get the traffic flowing again.

So it’s good to see the bikes back, but why the superbikes? We know that bigger bikes are nicer toys for boys, but that should not be a consideration. We must think of the pensioner who has to pay an extra 16 years worth of rates for the extra horsepower.

EXTRA MURAL: A mural of legendary jazz musicians was unveiled at Artscape last Thursday. The mural pays homage to living and deceased jazz legends of the Western Cape who prevailed during the hardships of apartheid and contributed to South Africa’s democracy.The legends depicted in the mural were researched and identified by an independ­ ent panel. Seen here, from left, are the painter, Garth Erasmus, the provincial MEC for Cultural Affairs, Dr Ivan Meyer, Isabella Ngcukana (mother of Ezra Ngcukana, one of the late jazz legends depicted in the mural) and Marlene le Roux, Artscape's Director of Audience De­ velopment and Education.

Photo: Lulama Zenzile

Memoirs of apartheid’s diplomats THE South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), Western Cape Branch, invites you to the launch of “From Verwoerd to Mandela: South African Diplomats Remember” at the Centre for the Book, 62 Queen Victoria Street, Gardens, Cape Town on Monday 28 March at 17:00 for 17:30.

In trilogy form, the book tells the largely unknown stories of many apartheid-era diplomats and contains the collected memoirs of over 100 members of the South African foreign service

who served between the 1960s and the early 1990s.

This “fascinating read”, which is edited by Tom Wheeler, Pieter Wolvaardt and Werner Scholtz, will serve as a first-hand resource about South Africa’s international relations before and until shortly after the political changes of 1994.

RSVP to saiia.admin@telkomsa.net or call Pippa on (021) 761-4842 or 083 305 2339. Entry for non-members is R30 or R15 on presentation of a current student card. Parking is available behind the building after 17:00.

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NOVEL IDEA: Brent Meersman launched his latest novel, “Reports Before Daybreak”, at the Book Lounge in Roe­ land Street on Tuesday 15 March. Seen here are Mari­ anne Thamm (left) and Meersman.

Photos: Supplied

Rheina Epstein and Nicky Newman sharing a moment at the launch.

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Brett Bailey (left) and Barbara Mathers.

Book Lounge staff, from left, Matthew Brecher, Sarah Stipinov­ ich and Helen Sullivan.

Tuesday 22 March 2011

Nick Ashby (left) and Pieter­Dirk Uys.

Fourie Botha (left) and Marius Roux enjoying the evening.

ENTERTAINED: The Chatroom celebrated its 10th anniver­ sary at the Airstream Rooftop Trailer Park at The Grand Daddy Hotel on Thursday 24 February. There to help them celebrate were, from left, Gouwa Waja­Stemmet, Nomvuyo Kandisa and Zintwe Makeng.

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Anja and Miguel Tambusso­Ferraz

Ines Stoll (left) and Mark Dittken

Gordana McNamara and Angela Naumann

Wolfgang Drechsler and Nicole Nelissen

Juli Pietersen (left) and Claudia Frenzel

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Tuesday 22 March 2011

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From left: John Hawkins, Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato, Mutsu Muto and consul of Japan, Ichiro Muto (Japanese consul).

Photo: Michael Kirner PROUD HERITAGE: India celebrated its National Day on Wednes­ day January 26. The event was commemorated at Artscape by Mridul Kumar (Indian consul general) and Sumita Kumar.

Ton Vosloo (Naspers chairperson) and Anet Pienaar­Vosloo.

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Hans­Werner Bussmann and Ruth Bussmann with Cape Town May­ or Dan Plato.

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Shutterbugs: The need for speed JOHN RAYNER

IN the days of analogue photography, when one bought a spool of film, it was of one ISO (International Standard Organisation) rating and all the photos one took would be of that film speed. Nowadays, we can change the ISO as circumstances demand it.

ISO refers to the sensitivity of, in those days, the film, and today, to the sensor of the camera. By judicious adjustment of the ISO, everything from action shots to poor light conditions are covered.

Well, you say, you can increase the shutter speed to accommodate the expected action in a rugby match, and open up the aperture when the light begins to fade.

Yes, you could, but there will come a time when, no matter how far open you turn the lens aperture, with the slow speed required to let in more light, it will be impossible to avoid camera shake. So, what do you do?

To improve the capture capability of your camera’s sensor in a rugby match, under an overcast winter’s day, you will have to increase the ISO setting if you want any decent blur-free images. Have a look at the camera’s LCD as you change the ISO setting – all sorts of things are happening! Imagine a scene requires an f-stop of 8, the camera adjusts the shutter speed accordingly to say, 1/250 sec. Let’s up the ISO a little because it’s that overcast day at the rugby

match. You notice that the camera is already on ISO 100. By cranking it up to ISO 400 you will get a respectable shutter speed for the action.

If you are operating in Aperture priority, what will happen is that the speed will increase accordingly from 1/125 sec, through 1/250 sec to 1/500 second. Just what the doctor ordered to help freeze the action!

Just as in Aperture and Shutter Speed settings, each ISO setting is half the one above it and twice the one below it. In the above example, a jump from ISO 100 to ISO 400 will allow a great deal more light onto the sensor. ISO 200 is twice that of ISO 100 so ISO 400 allows four times as much light into the camera which equates to catching the action.The above exercise works too in low light conditions, dusk scenes and indoor shots. A word of warning though, with higher ISO comes electronic noise equivalent to grain on those film images.

Fine, if the subject matter is enhanced by such an overall grainy look, other wise it’s just plain ugly. . John Rayner is a self-taught photographer and has been at it for well over 40 years. He writes a monthly photographic column for People’s Post. He is available to give hands-on general photographic tuition and take you on practical walkabouts.

Phone him on 073 360 1710 or email cajon@telkomsa.net with any questions.

Katerina Fill­Soulios (left) and Konstanti­ nos Soulios (Greek consul general).Photo: Michael Kirner

Speaker of the Western Cape Parliament, Sheikh Shahid Esau (left) with Indian consul general Mridul Kumar.

Photo: Michael Kirner

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Tuesday 22 March 2011

A different struggle THIS week, South Africans observed Human Rights Day, commemorating the Sharpeville massacre which claimed the lives of 69 people and left 180 others injured on 21 March 1960 outside Johannesburg.

Violence erupted as scores of men, protesting against carrying the dompas (an identity document indicating where black people were allowed to go), marched to the police station to offer themselves up for arrest, as they were without their passes. Panic-stricken Sharpeville policemen opened fire on the crowd.

Fifty-one years later, laws may have changed but human rights are not automatically respected.

It comes down to each and every one of us respecting the other as a worthy and equal partner.

Yesterday's Human Rights Day commemoration at Athlone Stadium, attended by President Jacob Zuma, vividly demonstrated how the term “human rights” is empty without effort. Patricia de Lille, acting Premier of the Western Cape, was heckled and booed while delivering her address. Political affiliation is relevant only to the persons who chose to disrespect her because of the party she represents.

It ought to be irrelevant in a context in which shared is history is commemorated.

The complexity of South African society requires a tolerance for diversity. This country is made up of a wondrous array of different people – and our differences must be accommodated if we are all to feel at home within its borders.

Respect cannot be legislated. While the many apartheid laws based on the absence of respect for citizens of this country have been dumped, this, as yesterday shows, does not automatically bring respect into our hearts.

It is an attribute we must strive to acquire.

It was fought for during many points in our history and if commemorative days such as Human Rights Day, Women’s Day and Youth Day hold any value to us, it lies in their reminding us of the mistakes of our past, and also in reminding us that the real work does not lie with our law-makers, but with ourselves.

THE feeding of baboons and monkeys has been outlawed in the Westen Cape and anyone not adhering to the new regulation will be fined. According to Fanie

Bekker, CapeNature’s executive director of Operations, the regulation applies in private and public spaces. Previous regulations regarding feeding baboons only

stipulated that people may not feed baboons along roads, but new laws empower CapeNature to prosecute people feeding baboons in their back gardens.

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For whom the toll sells IT IS very interesting to note the current public outburst in Gauteng regarding the original proposal of a (base) toll tariff of R0.66 per kilometre in July 2011 on the freeway which circles Johannesburg and reaches out to Pretoria, Benoni and Alberton on the N1, N3, N12 and R21 freeways.

Various dates have been mooted: “mid2011”, and the SANRAL website www.sanral.co.za, currently shows “… but the sections on which the tolling will commence will be completed in time for commencement in April 2011”.

A substantial outcry from Gauteng residents and various organisations, including trade unions, has resulted in a delay in the implementation of the toll tariff, and a possible re-consideration of the level of the toll tariff by the various role players.

It should be remembered that the toll tariffs are very well considered by the toll operators years before the physical opening of a toll road.

Such early consideration is required for planning and obtaining financial support, loans, etc, prior to the granting of a contract to construct and operate the intended toll road. However, the “powers-that-be” do not release such early information to the general public, thereby avoiding the inevitable public outcry and protests until the last possible minute before the fait accompli opening of the toll road.

Residents in Cape Town will be aware that we already have a toll road on Chapman’s Peak Drive (CPD) where the toll tariff is cur-

rently (base) R30 for a light vehicle.

CPD stretches for a distance of 8.9 kilometres (“Road” means that section of Main Road 103 from Kilometre 24.1 to Kilometre 33.0). This means that users of CPD currently pay a base toll tariff of R3.37 per kilometre, which is a princely 510% of the Gauteng freeway toll tariff per kilometre (please note that I have clearly specified “a percentage of” figure) which politicians, etc, conveniently forget to mention – or, we could also calculate as 410% higher than the Gauteng Freeway toll tariff. Oh, and by the way, we can expect the CPD toll tariff to increase (quote “Effective June annually”) to approximately R32 for a light vehicle, which will mean that the CPD-user would be paying a base toll tariff of R3.59 per kilometre, or 544% of the Gauteng freeway toll tariff, or 444% higher than the Gauteng freeway toll tariff per kilometre.

This inconsistency in toll rates is not a minor discrepancy of a mere few percent – it is a massive discrepancy.

Such are the anomalies of the toll tariff structures in South Africa – I am sure that the CPD-users would greatly prefer to be charged at the same proposed rate as their Gauteng cousins; 8.9 kilometres at R0.66 per kilometre would be a total toll tariff on CPD of R5.87. However, CPD did start operation when it re-opened to traffic on 21 December 2003 with a base toll tariff for a light vehicle of R20.

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Be there on the square THIS year’s free community concert – a build-up event for the Cape Town International Jazz Festival – is to be held at Greenmarket Square in the CBD tomorrow.

The concert will start at 17:00 and finish at 23:00. The line-up will feature local and international artists.

Organisers espAfrika say they have been working with the Central City Improvement District (CCID) to ensure a safe and secure environment, and additional city services will work overtime on the night.

Free additional late-night trains have been scheduled for after the show.

The line-up includes Tortured Soul (USA), Hanjin (Singapore/Hong Kong), and three South African bands, Tribe of Benjamin, Gang of Instrumentals and the Cape Town Tribute Band.

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bring all the elements of soul and disco, while indie folk band, Tribe of Benjamin, offers harmonised sounds of the slide guitar, mandolin, didgeridoo and harmonica.

Singaporean artist Tan Hanjin creates compositions that fuse Chinese music with rock, western pop and R&B. The free concert will also feature some of South Africa’s hottest talent, such as SAMA award winners Gang of Instrumentals, who play a blend of soul, reggae, rock and kwaito.

They are best known for songs like “My Number One” and “Woza December”.

There will be road closures on the day of the concert.

The Cape Town International Jazz Festival takes place on 25 and 26 March.

Details can be obtained at www.capetownjazzfest.com, or by calling the festival hotline on (021) 422-5653. Tickets are available from Computicket and Shoprite Checkers stores.

A classical gypsy fantasy THE Wynberg Rotary Club will be hosting its 26th annual Last Night of the Proms at the Cape Town City Hall on Saturday 9 April at 20:00 and Sunday 10 April at 19:00.

The Symphony Choir of Cape Town, the Cape Town Male Voice Choir, the Cape Welsh Choir and the UCT Choir are providing a evening of classical music.

This year’s theme is “Gypsy Fantasy”.

The Cape Town Proms Orchestra will be conducted by the legendary Richard Cock, and an international violinist, Jonathan Chan, with exciting new soprano, Maudée Montiree, completing the line-up.

The Cape Town Highlanders will pipe the audience back into the City Hall after a street party at the interval.

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CHUFFED CHAMPS: Nashua Mobile Cobras captain Justin Kemp, flanked by Charl Langeveldt (left) and Herschelle Gibbs (right), lifts the Standard Bank Pro20 champions’ trophy after the Cobras beat the Chevrolet Warriors by 12 runs in the final, watched by an 18 000­strong crowd at Newlands Cricket Stadium on Friday evening. The Cobras scored 166/5 in the allotted overs before restricting the Warriors to 154/6 in a tense finish.

Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo

CASTLED: James Cameron­Dow of Western Province CC is bowled out for one by Colin Birch of Pinelands, during a Western Province 1A League cricket match at Pinelands on Saturday. Pine­ lands scored 178 and pinned down WPCC to 190/9 at the end of the first day’s play. WPCC need to win this match to annex the league title.Photo: Pe­ ter Heeger/Gallo Images

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FULL STEAM: Helio de Abreu of Rondebosch Boy’s High at full throttle against Bishops, during a WP under­19A schools crick­ et match at Rondebosch on Saturday. Rondebosch won the match.

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BRAVE BAT: Richard Levi plays confidently while top scoring with 45 for the Cape Cobras against the Chevrolet Warriors in the Standard Bank Pro20 final at Newlands on Friday evening. The Cobras won by 12 runs.

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GETTING AWAY: Rushdi Salie of the Strata Civils Serpents eludes Lance de Kock of the Enriching Life Eagles dur­ ing the Eagles’ 2­0 win in the Princess Pro Se­ ries hockey championship at Hartleyvale on Sunday.Photo: Rashied Isaacs

TURF TUSSLE: Jack Thonissen (left) of the Enriching Life Eagles counters Hugh Savage of the Strata Civils Serpents, during the Eagles’ 2­0 win in the Princess Pro Series champi­ onship at Hartleyvale Stadium, Observatory on Sunday. The championship will continue on Sunday 27 March.

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VICTORY over the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versveld for the DHL Stormers for the first time in eight years will certainly put an extra spring in the team’s step for the rest of the Super Rugby competition.

The men from the Cape, who are now the only unbeaten team in the coveted competition, managed to trump the Pretoria men 23-13 in a tightly contested, physical encounter last Saturday evening.

And to add to the notches on the Stormers’ belt – a try from recently under-performing speedster Bryan Habana. The try was only the team’s second for the season, after the one by flanker Pieter Louw in the team’s opening match of the competition against the Lions.

And, despite only scoring the sole try, head coach Allister Coetzee was impressed with his team’s attack.

“We created a lot of opportunities and we know that we need to keep improving. The attack displayed against the Bulls is definitely a step in the right direction,” he said.

Discipline was another reason for the Stormers’ victory. The Bulls constantly transgressed, giving flyhalf Peter Grant opportunities to add to the Stormers’ tally.

The visitors remained the more disciplined of

the two sides, only conceding six attempts at goal. Grant managed to slot six of 10 attempts at goal, while the Bulls’ usually accurate Morné Steyn only managed to convert three of six attempts.

The set pieces and the breakdown points were dominated by Coetzee’s chargers. “We always knew that we would have a challenge up front and there was certainly a physical intensity,” Coetzee said. “Although a battle, we managed to do well – we scrummed well and stole a couple of line-outs. The victory was a collective effort from the entire team. A lot of hard work went into the preparations for the Bulls match and the players accepted the challenge and stood up on the day.” But on Saturday the Stormers will face a team with a different style and approach to the game. They take on the Western Force from Australia who, despite being relatively inexperienced, always pose a threat on attack.

After beating the Lions 27-15 at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg on Saturday afternoon, Nathan Sharp and his men will believe that they are able to compete with the Stormers. An interesting battle between flyhalfs Grant and wunderkind James O’Connor is likely to ensue, while the experience of captain Sharpe and fullback Cameron Shepherd will assist their team in the challenge. The battle between blind-side flankers Pieter Louw and Richard Brown should interest rugby lovers as well.

TRY TIME: DHL Stormers winger, Bryan Habana, is congratulated by team mate Jaque Fourie as Vodacom Bulls winger Bjorn Basson looks on. Habana scored his team’s only try in his team’s Vodacom Super Rugby victory over the Bulls at Loftus Versveld on Satur­ day.

Photo: Christiaan Kotze

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Lifesaving nationals for Camps Bay THIS year, Cape Town can look forward to the annual 2011 Hang Ten Lifesaving South Africa Surf Nationals taking place at the beautiful Camps Bay beach from Wednesday 30 March until Saturday 2 April.

The public can look forward to seeing 40 clubs from around South Africa compete for the coveted title of 2011 Hang Ten Lifesaving South Africa Surf Nationals Champion.

The event format will be made up of the junior and senior arenas, both of which include three events, namely the beach (sprints and flags), junior water (under-16 and under-19) and senior water (over-19).

2010 Junior Flags gold medallist and False Bay rising star, Aimee Faulman, says: “I am very excited and looking forward to competing in this year’s nationals. “The season has gone by so fast and the competition will be tough. The Hang Ten Lifesaving South Africa Surf Nationals is the highlight of the season.” For more information contact Meagan Sickle on (021) 486-6000 or email meagan.sickle@octagon.com.

THULANI SERERO is close to leaving Ajax Cape Town FC to pursue a professional soccer career with Ajax Amsterdam FC in the Netherlands.

Serero’s move to the world-renowned Dutch club was confirmed by George Comitis, the CEO of Ajax Cape Town FC, over the weekend. “There is little doubt that Serero will soon be joining Ajax Amsterdam. He was invited to a trial so that they can further assesses his ability to withstand the pressure of European soccer,” said Comitis.

The good news for Ajax fans is that Serero (21) will not be lost to the Urban Warriors until after the end of the Premier Soccer League (PSL) season.

Serero and Sameehg Doutie were on trial at Ajax Amsterdam early last year on the

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recommendation of Hennie Spijkerman, a former technical director at Ajax Cape Town.

Spijkerman is now the assistant-coach for Frank de Boer – the new head coach at Ajax Amsterdam. De Boer last week informed Ajax that he needs to have another look at Serero, who has shown excellent form for the title-chasers in the PSL this season. Ajax Cape Town FC, which is a satellite club of its Dutch namesakes, has since its founding in 1999 regularly concluded successful contracts for its star players with its Dutch namesakes. Serero is set to follow in the footsteps of ex-Ajax aces Benni McCarthy, Daylon Claasen and Steven Pienaar, as well as Cameroon international midfielder Eyong Enoh – a member of the current Ajax squad that is placed third in the Dutch Premier League. The Soweto-born Serero, Pienaar (now Totten-

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ham Hotspur FC) and Claasen (now Lierse FC, Belgium) were included in the 22-player Bafana Bafana squad that will face Egypt in an African Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier at Ellis Park, Johannesburg on Saturday 26 March. . Bafana Bafana Squad Goalkeepers: Itumeleng Khune, Wayne Sandlands, Darren Keet.

Defenders: Morgan Gould, Sibonisi Gaxa, Bongani Khumalo, Prince Hlele, Anele Ngoncangca, Siyabonga Sangweni and Reuben Cloete.

Midfielders: Andile Jali, Thanduyise Khumboni, Renelwe Letsholonyane, Steven Pienaar (captain), Daylon Claasen, Kagiso Dikgacoi, Siphiwe Tshabalala, Sifiso Myeni and Tiou Sengolela.

Strikers: Kermit Erasmus, Bernard Parker, Davide Somme, Thulani Serero and Katlego Mphela.

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