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Beloved resident killed on Kommetjie Road

Road claims another life DALEEN FOUCHÉ

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HE Fish Hoek Valley has lost a “wellknown and well-liked” resident, who was killed by an allegedly speeding motorist at Fish Hoek’s infamous “accident intersection” on Kommetjie Road at the weekend.

Husband and father Ray Renaud (80) was returning home from Valyland on his weekly Sunday walk on Sunday 5 June. He had taken a walk with his dog Tiger. A motorist, who was said to be speeding, allegedly overtook another car on a solid white line and crashed into Renaud, who was crossing the road at the time.

Hans Zwets, a friend of Renaud who lives opposite the scene of the accident, says paramedics arrived shortly after Renaud was hit, “but there was nothing they could do”.

Renaud was a former marketing director for Coca-Cola, and had lived in the US and Japan.

He had been living in Fish Hoek for about 13 years and would have celebrated his 81st birthday on Thursday 9 June.

Zwets describes Renaud as a “friendly and positive” person. “He was always ready to help others,” says Zwets.

Renaud was an active member of the Rotary Club of the Cape of Good Hope and was passionate about travelling and golf.

“He had a tremendous sense of humour.”

Zwets says he last spoke to Renaud on Saturday, and remembers fondly how excited he

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was about vintage cars. “He was a lovely person.” He says Renaud’s wife was at the scene of the accident. “She is very traumatised,” says Zwets.

Warrant Officer Peter Middleton, spokesperson for Fish Hoek police, says the driver of the car was arrested and appeared in the Simon’s Town Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning on a charge of culpable homicide.

The outcome of the case could not be established before going to print.

People’s Post received an emotional letter from Kommetjie Road resident, Uga Carlini, in response to Renaud’s death.

“We heard the most horrendous thud. No brakes, no screeching tyres. Just a thud and those few seconds of dead silence.”

Carlini says the accident took place just past 16th Avenue, but the car allegedly only came to a halt past 14th Avenue.

“I have been living on Kommetjie Road for four years now and I have seen, heard and experienced the most horrible car crashes, accidents and, quite frankly, murders on a residential road,” says Carlini.

She says Tiger was taken to the local vet at the Fish Hoek Animal Clinic, but died in his sleep on Sunday night.

In August 2009, Gabrielle Bouwer (19) was killed by a taxi that allegedly jumped a red light, on the corner of Kommetjie Road and 17th Avenue. She was walking with her dog Sumi at the time (“Family mourns teen’s death”, People’s Post, 25 August 2009).

At the time, the driver of the taxi was arrested on a charge of culpable homicide. Mid-

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BY THE BOOK: Health MEC, Theuns Botha, launched the Department of Health’s Road to Health booklet on Tuesday 31 May at Mowbray Maternity Hospital, where he issued new mothers with the booklet, which is used throughout a child’s life to monitor and record its state of health. According to the provincial Health Department, health workers have in the past faced challenges when parents or guardians do not understand the importance of retaining the card at health facilities. The booklet will be issued free of charge to women who give birth at state facilities, and will be provided in a plastic sleeve to emphasise the importance of retaining and presenting the booklet at every visit. It will be used throughout the country, and contain information about TB, HIV, nutrition, immunisation, developmental screening, weight and oral health. Here Botha is pictured with new mother, Zoghera Zeeman.

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dleton says the court case is still ongoing, due to outstanding statements from independent parties who assisted on the scene of the accident.

The only visible action taken by authorities after Gabrielle’s death, however, was to paint islands on the road at the intersection.

In the aftermath of her accident, about 300 Fish Hoek residents held a protest at the same intersection where Gabrielle was killed, to voice their concern about Kommetjie Road and it’s “irresponsible users”. The protesters appealed to authorities for the installation of traffic calming measures.

Paul Lewis, who lives on Kommetjie Road, says the painted islands are not nearly enough to deter speeding cars. Lewis, who is furious and frustrated with the current situation in Kommetjie Road, says the minimum average speed that motorists travel on Kommetjie Road is 80km/h. He adds that he has seen loaded taxis on the road doing 120km/h on this 60km/h road.

Zwets says funeral arrangements for Renaud have yet to be confirmed, but a small service will be held in the Fish Hoek Catholic Church on Thursday afternoon. . Read more on page 3.

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Tuesday 7 June 2011

Was it art all along?

TONY ROBINSON

THE Tretchikoff exhibition in the Iziko National Gallery will at last give us a chance to make up our own minds about one of the most controversial painters of our time.

Until now this has been difficult, because the art establishment has gone out of its way to insult the little Russian painter who made his home in Cape Town.

The sheer venom and volume of the criticism was out of all proportion to any offence he might have given, and I often asked myself why his detractors were so determined to put him down.

It was almost like a conspiracy. It became fashionable to mock his work, and not a single gallery in South Africa bought one of his paintings. His exhibitions took place in hotels and department stores outside the sphere and influence of the traditional art business.

And he did give offence. He upstaged the art establishment and sold autographed prints by the tens of thousands in venues like Harrods in London and US department stores. His exhibitions set attendance records which still stand today and, as the saying goes, he laughed all the way to the bank.

Tretchikoff’s pictures became part of 20th century culture, and you will see his prints on film sets and in the backgrounds on TV shows.

His craftsmanship was superb, but he was criticised for being sentimental and kitsch.

Uttering a word in his artistic defence was evidence of your ignorance and bad taste.

The question is, why could the critics not

see what was so obvious to the thousands who flocked to his exhibitions?

The answer is probably that critics are very much like the rest of us – full of fashionable theories, prejudices and ideas of their own importance.

This was dramatically illustrated when the French impressionists burst onto the scene after the industrial revolution and chemistry had given them new pigments to work with, especially chrome yellow and cobalt blue. Suddenly two of the three primary colours were available in vivid brightness.

The old earth colours of the masters’ traditional pallets suddenly looked tired. Young painters began to experiment with light and reflections in ways that had never been possible before. It was a shock to the establishment, and one can sympathise with the critics.

Their education and all their artistic references came from a darker age, and they were not equipped to face the explosion of light and colour.

Ever since then there has been a reluctance to condemn anything new, and some artists have got away with the equivalent of murder under the label of modern art. Some of the finalists for Britain’s Turner Prize are jokes, and others are examples of depravity.

Picasso was a great painter, but I think that some of his later work was like a game he played with critics – a sort of “see-what-youcan-say-about-this” challenge and he, too, laughed all the way to the bank.

So go along to the exhibition of Tretchikoff’s work and make up your own mind.

ALL THINGS OLD: An old fence post close to the entrance to Fish Hoek Beach was re­ cently donated to the Fish Hoek Valley Mu­ seum by the Amabam­ ba Fencing Company.

Jean Newport, curator of the Fish Hoek Valley Museum, is seen here with the team that dug out the post, which had been in place for many years.Photo: Sup­ plied

Whale conference postponed THE Whale of an Equation Conference that was due to be presented in Muizenberg today (Tuesday 7 June) has been postponed to Tuesday 2 August due to an unprecedented interest from schools, colleges, students, learners, lecturers, teachers and educators, who in many cases were unable to commit due to examinations. The postponement will give them the opportunity to attend and benefit

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Cycling stalwarts honoured PAT WHITE and Ken Sturgeon, two stalwarts who have both been involved with the organisation of the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour since the 1980s, have called it a day.

The cycling fraternity gathered en masse at Casa Labia in Muizenberg on Friday 27 May to celebrate their contribution to cycling and to honour their retirement.

Guests in attendance included Linus van Onselen (veteran cyclist), 91-year old CELEBRATION: At the event were (from left) Japie Malan, Pat Japie Malan (the oldest man White and Maurice Malan. to complete the Cycle Tour), Gert Bam (director of Sport, Recreation and Amenities for the City of Cape Town) and Penny Krohn (a veteran cyclist who has won her age category in the Cycle Tour no less than 25 consecutive times).

White was the Cycle Tour’s first permanent employee, and assumed her position in 1988, the first year the event was broadcast on television.

In contrast, the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust today employs 26 people.

White was responsible for the Cycle Tour’s entry and seeding process, and set sys- DEPENDABLE: Pat White and Ken Sturgeon were honoured tems and procedures in place for their commitment to the organisation of the Cape Argus which are still being followed Pick n Pay Cycle Tour since the 1980s. today.

“I will never forget the bags and bags of Sturgeon was instrumental in negotiating post delivered to us by the postman,” White an alternative route when the notorious remembers.

Chapman’s Peak was closed from 2000 to “In those days people still had to enter via 2003, and more recently diverting the route the post, and we were meticulous about en- over Boyes Drive from 2009-2011 due to road suring that the post was sorted in date order, works along the Main Road. so that entries were processed on a firstSturgeon has completed 21 Cycle Tours come-first-served basis. We received our and hopes to now spend some more time in first fax machine in 1989.” the saddle.

Sturgeon, originally a town planner, first Sturgeon said: “The Cycle Tour Trust gave started volunteering in 1984 and became the me a mountain bike as a farewell gift, so who Cycle Tour organising committee’s chair- knows, you may just see me tackling the Coman in 1987. lumbia Grape Escape next year!”

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IN an attempt to supply the poor with blankets during winter, Rick Bing, co-owner of AP Jones, is calling on the public to donate R50 towards a good quality blanket.

Bing says he has sourced a “really decentquality blanket” through AP Jones, that costs just over R50 for one. These blankets will not be sold to the public, but will be distributed by a community worker.

A sample blanket is on display at AP Jones.

Bing says people can leave cash donations with him, or transfer money into an account created for this purpose. . The bank details are: Capitec Bank Reference: Blankets 4 CT Account number: 1264255487 Branch number: 470010.

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Kommetjie Road ‘is a disgrace’ DALEEN FOUCHÉ

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ISH HOEK residents have voiced their outrage over the unsafe conditions of Kommetjie Road, after yet another death on the road on Sunday 5 June.

Ray Renaud was walking with his dog on Sunday morning, when an allegedly speeding car crashed into him (read more on page 1).

Paul Lewis, who lives on Kommetjie Road, says that in the past, it was only the taxis that were guilty of speeding down Kommetjie Road, but nowadays most motorists speed down the road. He says people “are not even ashamed” when they skip a red light or a stop street.

Lewis believes two measures that would drastically decrease the accident rate on Kommetjie Road in the vicinity of 17th Avenue are stronger law enforcement and permanent speed cameras.

“Something needs to be done.”

Lewis says that if authorities do not act soon, he will consider gathering several Fish Hoek residents to “dig up the road”.

“I do not even want to walk down Kommetjie Road, because my life would be at risk,” he says.

Another resident of Kommetjie Road, Uga Carlini, voiced her concern in a letter to People’s Post. She wants speed cameras, better law enforcement, speed humps and more traffic lights.

She strongly criticised the authorities for not taking stronger action after the death of Gabrielle Bouwer, who was killed at the age of 19 by a taxi that skipped a red light in August 2009 (“Family mourns teen’s death”, People’s Post, 25 August 2009). “Local residents in the area have all had a close call or have been witness to some horrific road event,” says Carlini.

Provincial Member of Parliament, Mark Wiley, says before the election, MEC for Transport and Public Works, Robin Carlisle, visited the intersection of Kommetjie Road and 17th Avenue, and the Fish Hoek and Masiphumelele taxi ranks, at his request.

Wiley says a multi-disciplinary team will assess the traffic flow and speed limits, and look at various options to improve safety at these sites.

He says that the Department of Transport and Public Works will monitor taxis in the

Correction LAST week People’s Post published the incorrect telephone numbers for the new ward councillors. (“Contact your ward councillor”, People’s Post, 31 May). To contact the new councillors, phone the subcouncil offices in Fish Hoek on (021) 784-2000 or (021) 784-2011.

We regret the error.

A morning market A MORNING market will be held on Saturday 11 June from 09:30 until 12:30 in St Kiaran’s Presbyterian Church Hall on the corner of Central Circle and 7th Av enue, Fish Hoek.

There will be sewing, cakes, sweets, produce, and pancakes on offer.

area very closely and ensure that all illegal taxis are taken off the roads.

Wiley says that painted islands are the only visible improvement to the Kommetjie Road and 17th Avenue intersection since the death of Gabrielle.

However, he says, these measures are “obviously” not enough.

Kevin Jacobs, spokesperson for the City of Cape Town’s traffic department, says the matter of speed cameras for this part of Kommetjie Road is currently under review, and the options for speed cameras are being investigated. Jacobs, however, could not provide an answer when asked why speed cameras were not installed after Gabrielle’s death.

Jacobs says there are regular patrols and integrated operations on Kommetjie Road.

“We have recorded 706 speeding offences on Kommetjie Road since January. Traffic Services have arrested 45 drivers for driving under the influence of alcohol on Kommetjie Road since the beginning of the year,” says Jacobs. In the same period, a total of 1 001 fines were issued to road users on Kommetjie Road, which stretches from the Fish Hoek Main Road, to Kommetjie Village.

Sean Glass, Head of Transport Network Development for the City, says the City’s Traffic Calming Policy does not permit the installation of physical traffic calming measures such as speed humps on arterial roads.

“Kommetjie Road is a district distributor road in the metropolitan road network. The appropriate form of speed control on such a road is by effective traffic law enforcement,” says Glass.

People’s Post could not reach the ward councillor, Felicity Purchase, for comment before going to print.

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Kalk Bay confusion as landlines cross

FINE DAY: Dog walkers and families enjoy Noordhoek Common and took advan­ tage of the good weather on Saturday 4 June. People can be seen walking over a permanant jump on the common. Photo:

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Riding ‘threatened’ DALEEN FOUCHÉ

A HORSE RIDER has sent out an email warning fellow riders that the future of the sport is under threat in Noordhoek.

The email, distributed to several equestrians and the media, claims that the Noordhoek Conservancy is calling for all permanent jumps, used in showjumping competitions, to be removed from the Noordhoek Common, which is the only venue for formal showjumping events in the area.

Kathy Stoffberg, the author of the email, says that according to her sources, the Conservancy, which manages the common on behalf of the City of Cape Town, wants the Noordhoek Riding Association (NRA) to remove all the permanent jumps from the Noordhoek Common, and is now charging the NRA to hold its jumping events there.

Stoffberg says in her email that the Conservancy is of the opinion that these jumps are “an eyesore and damage the ecology of the land”.

Stoffberg writes that the future of the sport is in danger if horse jumping events cannot be held on the common.

But Mark Trueb, who serves on the NRA executive committee, says the Conservancy only asked the NRA to remove one jump, which has now been removed.

He says this jump has been on the Common for over eight years, and is “quite old”.

“We were thinking of removing it anyway,” says Trueb.

But Trueb confirms that the NRA now pays for the use of the common to host a jumping event.

The contribution is given to the Noordhoek Conservancy, which spends it on the upkeep of the common, since the City has stopped paying a stipend to the Conservancy to maintain the grounds.

Rory Sales, chairperson of the Noordhoek Conservancy, says the City used to pay a stipend of R12 000 per year towards the maintenance of the common, but stopped about two years ago. He says the Conservancy is now entirely dependent on film shoots and fund-

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raisers for funds to maintain the site.

Sales says their lease contract with the City also allows them to gain donations from those who use the common.

He says the Conservancy has asked the NRA for donations for when it hosts an event.

The Conservancy has also requested donations from Sunbird Farm, which is permitted to have their horses graze on the common.

Sales says this is a widely-accepted practice in South Africa –“if you use something, you have to pay for it”.

He says the Conservancy employs a fulltime caretaker for the common to pick up dog faeces, trim the dead branches off the oak trees, and plant indigenous trees. The Conservancy has also planted over 500 trees on the common.

Trueb says all decisions regarding horse jumping events on the common have been made in consultation with the NRA. But despite this, Stoffberg insists that the horse riders’ right to use the Common is under threat.

She maintains that there are “a lot fewer” permanent jumps on the site than before.

She says that if anyone has to pay to use the Common, then it is no longer “common land”. “The Noordhoek Conservancy make more than enough money with the film shoots,” she says.

Last year, Noordhoek residents criticised the Noordhoek Conservancy for its draft management plan of the common.

The plan proposed that all the alien plants growing on the common, including the poplar trees and the kikuyu grass, be cut down (“Finding common ground”, People’s Post, 2 February 2010).

Sales concluded that the common is used by various people for various reasons, and the key is to be mindful and respectful of others. Sales says that the final draft of the common management plan will be available for the final round of public comment soon.

He says they still need to edit the management plan before making it available to the public.

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HONING shops in the Kalk Bay Main Road was a complicated matter last week, as landlines at most shops were crossed or not working at all.

People’s Post phoned the Brass Bell Restaurant on Thursday 2 June, but got through to Fanny’s, the gift shop next door, instead.

Monica Kamrade, the owner of the shop, says her landlines had been crossed since Sunday 29 May. Kamrade assisted People’s Post and took a message to Brass Bell to phone People’s Post.

She says she gave the general manager’s cellphone number to other people who phoned the Brass Bell. “It is the least a neighbour can do,” she says.

Oliver Bauer, general manager for the Brass Bell, says their Telkom landline did not work “at all” on Monday 30 May. On Thursday 2 and Friday 3 June, the Brass Bell’s landline was crossed with other lines. When People’s Post phoned Quagga Trading, we got through to the Brass Bell.

Bauer says that they did not get many bookings last week because customers could not reach the restaurant.

Other shops such as Kalk Bay Books and Franki’s Vintage Chic experienced no problems with their landlines, but had all heard about their neighbours’ problems with their Telkom landlines and ADSL. Pynee Chetty, spokesperson for Telkom, says the Telkom cable that runs between Muizenberg and Kalk Bay was damaged by an external contractor working on the Main Road. He says Telkom suffered damages to its underground ducting and the copper cable within. “Moisture caused by the rainy weather at the time the cable was damaged caused the short circuit, which resulted in overhearing, which is similar to crossed lines,” says Chetty.

He says Telkom has since replaced the damaged ducts and the 200 metres of damaged copper cable. “All lines were restored to normal working condition by Sunday 5 June. Telkom apologises to its customers for the disruption in service.”

Zandvlei project enters second phase ANDRE BAKKES

THE City of Cape Town recently committed to granting R100 000 to CapeNature for the second phase of the management and restoration plan of the Greater Zandvlei Estuary.

The Zandvlei site is the last functional estuary on the False Bay coast, and provides a breeding ground, hatchery and fish FACELIFT: The Zandvlei Estuary is a priority for nature lovers.Photo: Andre nursery for marine, Bakkes estuarine and fresh water fish species, as well as water birds, tion with the statutory responsibility for bicrustaceans, mammals, invertebrates and odiversity conservation in the province, plants. both contributed R100 000 for phases one and An estuary is defined as the widening two. channel of a river where it approaches the The second phase will involve water qualisea, often consisting of both fresh and salty ty management, invasive species managewater. The protected area, which is located ment, and environment management plan next to Main Road in Muizenberg, was origi- forum meetings. nally only 22 hectares of terrestrial habitat, Land and water-based sources of marine but was enlarged to 200 hectares in 2006. pollution will then be identified, and roleIt now includes the entire estuary water players will attempt to prevent effluent disbody and the Westlake wetlands. charges flowing into the stormwater system.

The first phase, which consisted mainly of As for the invasive species management setting up the necessary networks and iden- plan, harvesting will focus on eradicating tifying critical management issues, was set pond-weed. The public will, however, only in motion in 2009 when a memorandum of start noticing the positive spin-offs of these understanding was concluded between Cap- phases in a couple of years. eNature and the City.

“We need to find the resources,” emphasisDalton Gibbs, the southern area manager es Gibbs, adding that they have received for the City’s Environmental Resource Man- help from organisations such as the Zandvagement department, sums up the first lei Trust and businesses in the area. phase as the identification of the impact pol“We will also rely on the local authorities, lution has on the Zandvlei Estuary and the but anyone else can come aboard as well.” entire catchment area, which is a much largThere are over 200 estuaries in South Afrier region. ca, and each of these must have a managePhase two is about the actual implementa- ment plan in line with national regulations. tion of the plan, he says.

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‘Food theatre’ to replace Longbeach cinema theatre

to not rent the space any longer,” he says.

Roodt says before Food Lover’s Market FOOD LOVER’S MARKET will can move into the space, it needs to be replace the Ster-Kinekor in Long- “stripped” and prepared for the new beach Mall, mall management has store. He explains that it is the mall’s reconfirmed. sponsibility to create an “empty shell” for the next shop to be able to use the space People’s Post reported for their purposes. Longlast week that the Sterbeach Mall will also pay for Kinekor will be closing its the space to be “stripped”. theatres in the mall in SepRoodt says Longbeach tember (“Far South movMall will do most of the ies: That’s a wrap”, People’s work before the December It was SterPost, 31 May). holidays, because contracIn response to the article, tors will not be working many People’s Post readers during December.

Kinekor’s expressed unhappiness re“Food Lover’s Market garding the closure of the will move into the store in theatres via letters and decision not to mid-2012.”

SMSes, with parents exFruit & Veg City managepressing particular conrent the space ment confirmed to People’s cern about a lack of enterPost yesterday that a Food tainment for children and Lover’s Market is planned any longer teenagers in the Far South. for Longbeach Mall.

Stefan Roodt, the new It also confirmed that the manager of Longbeach occupation is only planned Mall, confirmed on Friday for 2012. that Fruit & Veg City had informed them Roodt says that the Food Lover’s Maron Wednesday 1 June that the group ket will be a welcome addition to the mall, would rent the space for a Food Lover’s and will increase the diversity of the cenMarket. tre. “Our clients are very diverse, and we The Food Lover’s Market is part of the need to serve that diversity.”

Fruit & Veg City group. It is a “food theaHe says that the Food Lover’s Market tre” designed for the “connoisseur” and is a very specialised store, with specific sells a range of gourmet foods. products that cannot always be found at Roodt, who took up his new post as cen- other stores. tre manager on Wednesday, says negotiPeople’s Post approached Ster-Kinekor ating to rent a space in a mall is a long for comment on the matter, but its manprocess. “It was Ster-Kinekor’s decision agement failed to respond.

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Mountain life talk Monthly book sale THE Friends of the Simon’s Town Museum will hold its annual general meeting on Wednesday 15 June at the Residency in Court Road, Simon’s Town at 17:30 for 18:00. The meeting will be preceded by slide show of “The Fauna and Flora of Table Mountain”, presented by Mark Hawthorne. For more information, phone Yvonne Mawhinney on (021) 786-4404.

ST LUKE’S HOSPICE in False Bay will be holding its monthly book sale on Thursday 9 June at the Book Container, False Bay Hospital from 09:00 to 12:00.

All books donated to St Luke’s Hospice will be gratefully received.

For further information on the book sale, please contact the Hospice’s office on (021) 782-7696.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS WASTE MANAGEMENT LICENCE APPLICATION FALSE BAY RECYCLING MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITY (DEA&DP REFERENCE: E13/2/10-A1/487-WL0020/11) Description of the activity: The False Bay Recycling facility is an existing facility that needs to comply with the provisions of the National Environment Management: Waste Act, 59 of 2008 (NEM:WA). The facility is a materials recovery facility that receives dry recyclables, as part of the City of Cape Town's Think Twice Campaign. The facility sorts dry recyclables to be transported to respective recycling facilities.

Location: Portion 6 of Erf 944, Lekkerwater Road, Sunnydale (27 Lekkerwater Road, Sunnydale) Applicant: False Bay Recycling (Mr Evan Saayman) Independent Environmental Assessment Practitioners: Jeffares & Green Engineering and Environmental Consultants (Pty) Ltd (J&G) The activity requires a waste licence as it is listed in terms of the NEM:WA (Government Notice R. 718) as: Category A: (1) “The storage, including the temporary storage, of general waste at a facility that has the capacity to store in excess of 100m3 of general waste at any one time, excluding the storage of waste in lagoons.”

(5) “The sorting, shredding, grinding or bailing of general waste at a facility that has the capacity to process in excess of one ton of general waste per day.”

(18) “The construction of facilities for activities listed in Category A of this Schedule (not in isolation to the associated activity).”

Opportunity to participate: Interested and affected parties (IAPs) are invited to register as an IAP and provide written comments on the abovementioned application. All correspondence should state the above reference number, name of IAP, contact details, preferred mode of correspondence (i.e. fax, e-mail or post) and an indication of any direct business, financial, personal or other interest which they may have in the application to J&G (contact information below) indicated below.

Two copies of the Draft Basic Assessment Report will be available for review at the facility and one copy at the Kommetjie Public Library (Somerset Road, Kommetjie), from 8 June 2011. All comments should be forwarded to J&G on or before 20 July 2011.

For more information contact: Mr Quinton Williams on the contact details provided below: PO Box 38561, Pinelands, 7430 tel 021 532 0940 email williamsq@jgi.co.za

fax 021 532 0950 www.jgi.co.za

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NEWS

Tuesday 7 June 2011

Silvermine proves difficult short cut ANDRE BAKKES

BLESSINGS Banda, a 22year-old man from Mitchell’s Plain, attempted to take a short cut home by walking from Hout Bay through the Silvermine Nature Reserve.

NAP TIME: This man was seen taking an afternoon nap on Tuesday 31 May, in the parking lot near the Olympia bakery in Kalk Bay. Photo: Raynard Sims

Far South police hold successful operations POLICE serving in the Muizenberg cluster, which includes Muizenberg, Fish Hoek, Ocean View, Simon’s Town and Hout Bay police stations, held several crime prevention operation over the weekend.

During these operations, a total of 19 houses were searched, and four people were arrested for possession of drugs, which included 41g of tik and 44g of

dagga. A further three shebeen operations were held, and three people received liquor-related fines, and 690l of liquor were confiscated.

During a suspect tracing operation, 18 suspects, wanted for various crimes, were arrested.

The suspects will appear in different magistrates’ courts during the course of this week.

But while Banda probably enjoyed spectacular views of False Bay, Noordhoek Beach and Chapman’s Peakon his journey, his decision to walk home had a price.

He was apparently lost for nearly two days when he was finally discovered on Thursday by a hiker.

At that time Banda was already suffering from dehydration and a foot infection.

He has been admitted to the False Bay Hospital.

According to Western LUCKY ESCAPE: Blessings Banda tried to Cape SANParks’ regional hike from Hout Bay to Mitchell’s Plain when communication manager, he got lost on the Silvermine walking trail.

Merle Collins, a regular hikPhoto: Danielle Karallis er heard Banda’s cry for help and notified management, who then called emergency services to Collins continues: “He wasn’t lost see to the dehydrated man. in Silvermine for two days, howev“This incident is very unusual. It er. There are many patrols and regis certainly the first time I’ve heard ular hikers, so one would never be that someone tried to walk from lost for so long. It is a beautiful and Hout Bay to Mitchell’s Plain via Sil- safe hike.” vermine,” she muses.

The only cases she has had to deal The two suburbs are about 40km with at Silvermine involved hikers apart, and the highest peak at Sil- being held up a few hours by losing vermine is around 750 meters above things such as car keys and then gosea level. ing to look for them along the path.

NEWS

Tuesday 7 June 2011

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Learn how to be water-wise WESSA (Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa) will be hosting an informal workshop “Water in your life – how to conserve, harvest and re-use this precious

resource” on Saturday 11 June from 10:00 till noon. Non-members pay R25. RSVP before Thursday 9 June, to Sandy onmin@wessa.co.za (021) 7011397.or ad.

CRASH: This taxi was involved in an accident on Tuesday 31 May at the intersection of Kommetjie Road and Corsair Road. According to Warrant Officer Peter Middleton, the taxi braked suddenly, hit the curb and flipped on its roof.

Two people were only slightly injured, while one person was seriously injured. Middleton says a case of reckless and negligent driving is being investigated.

Photo: Cassie Carstens

After the battle

Surf’s up, for clean-up

CHRIS TAYLOR will be giving a talk entitled “The Battle of Muizenberg: the causes and the consequences” at the next meeting of the Historical Society of Cape Town, on Monday 13 June at 20:00 at the South African Astronomical Observatory Auditorium, Observatory Road, Observatory.

This skirmish had interesting global roots and consequences, one being that today South Africans speak English rather than French. The lecture will look at the events in context; in the last days of the Dutch East India Company and with the French Revolution raging in Western Europe. Entry is free. For more details, contact Neil on (021) 762-2825.

THE African Surfriders Foundation is a registered NGO that aims to eliminate waste that goes into the ocean and rivers, teach township children to swim and educate school children on how they can make a difference.

On 16 June, National Youth Day, the African Surfriders Foundation will begin cleaning up the Ocean View River, the Bokramspruit that leads into the ocean at Long Beach, Kommetjie, in partnership with the Kommetjie Environmental Awareness Group (KEAG).

The Foundation will initiate a

drive to get as many people and youth involved on this day.

At the heart of the African Surfriders Foundation is Ryan Smith, an experienced surfer and activist with a passion for the ocean, the environment and education.

The foundation relies purely on the public for corporate donations or sponsorship, and in return offers brand exposure.

If you can help with donation of prizes for ongoing raffle and school competitions, can contact Ryan Smith on 084 572 7283 or smithyoutoffice@yahoo.com.au.

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Tuesday 7 June 2011

Empty cots FOUR babies died during National Child Protection Week – two at a Manenberg Clinic and two more at a Pinelands foster home.

This tragic account is four deaths too many for the infants’ families, communities and society as a whole.

The two babies who died at the clinic, died on International Children’s Day (Wednesday June 1).

The next day (Thursday June 2) two more infants who shared a cot in a foster home died within 45 minutes of each other.

One of the mothers of the babies who died at the foster home is reportedly a drug user.

This was the third baby that had been taken away from her and placed in safe care where, ironically, it died.

While questions are levelled at the foster home, the responsibility extends further; foremost with the child’s mother, who had two more children, despite being unable to care for herself, let alone children.

In 1994 when the president declared that health care for pregnant women and children under the age of six would be free, this noble move unwittingly opened a “Pandora’s box”.

Yes, government provided education around women’s health issues such as family planning, safer sex, how to prevent the spread of HIV and Aids and its Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) programme for HIV-positive pregnant women.

But the dissemination of knowledge is just the beginning of a communication process, the success of which ultimately rests with the receivers of that information, who may choose to interpret this information to their selfish advantage.

Proof lies in the countless unwanted pregnancies and innocent babies who end up in foster homes, when where they truly belong is in a loving, nurturing home created by their own families.

HEALTH MINISTER Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has lost weight through healthy lifestyle choices and recently encouraged fel-

low Members of Parliament to follow his example by cutting down on fatty foods and picking up on exercise. Our cartoo-

nist has come up with a manual of exercises that parliamentarians may adapt to quite easily.

A sad day for movie buffs

An open letter to Tony Robinson THANKS for your column dealing with the Eskom debacle in a lateral way.

Solar heating systems are expensive.

There is an alternative, using two elbows and about 50m of painted-black polycop pipe placed high on the roof (to catch early and late sun).

That is, simply interrupting the hot water supply.

This has cost me only R400, and makes a huge difference, even just for pre-heating water.

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And one can move the pipe around over the year, once the best path to catch the sun’s annual journey is established.

But a simple instant water heater is needed too, for rainy or dark days, or at night. These outlast geysers, and have cut my electricity bill by about 75%, heating only the water needed.

Thanks for helping make people think differently about relying on these monopolistic giants.

We need more articles like this!

BRUCE CLEMENCE Fish Hoek

A sad loss for the valley IT is with great sadness that we learned some weeks ago that Ster-Kinekor is going to close their doors to the public at Londbeach Mall.

As a family, we use the cinema on a weekly basis. We believe that family time is important; cinema is generally an innocent place for youngsters to go, a place to look forward to, plan dates around, a place to lose ourselves for a few hours and let our imaginations work.

We would like to believe that a well-run

cinema with movies appealing to all ages could prosper in the valley, and plays an important part in the community.

We hear on the grapevine that a Food Lovers Market will open in its place, and this may directly threaten existing restaurants and food shops in the mall.

If enough people write in and make their voices heard, it might encourage another cinema to open in the valley.

ANDREA MENDELSON Kommetjie

THE news that the Ster-Kinekor in Longbeach Mall is closing has hit me hard (“Far South movies: that’s a wrap”, People’s Post, 31 May).

I am a fervent film fan, even an advocate for them, and following the debate in People’s Post a couple of months ago regarding the selection of films at Longbeach, I imagine I won’t be the only person upset by this proposal.

After September, film-goers in the Far South will once again have to journey to Blue Route or Cavendish to see a film, as was the case prior to Longbeach’s opening in 2001.

While an inconvenience, those with their own means of transport and money to pay the ever-increasing petrol prices will probably make this effort.

However, the less fortunate in the Sun Valley area will be more disadvantaged than ever.

Films have inspired me in so many ways, and the closing of the cinema in

Longbeach Mall will deprive others of being inspired by the magical world of film.

The benefits of cinema in culture and society are numerous, but one thing the Longbeach cinema does is offer a legitimate and healthy recreational activity for youth in the valley. Take this away, and we may find youngsters looking for entertainment in the wrong places. It will also encourage the illegal downloading, copying and distribution of movies, as this is a much more attractive alternative for a cash-strapped young person than travelling to Tokai or Claremont.

As far as I can tell, the cinemas are closing come what may, and nothing the general public says will alter things.

But, I am certainly not going to let it happen without voicing my outrage, and I hope that others who have read this and feel the same will also let their voices be heard on the issue.

CALVIN SCHOLTZ Welcome Glen

An enlightening event A FULL lunar eclipse will be visible in all of South Africa on 15 June in the evening. The last lunar eclipse was on 21 February 2008.

This is a relatively rare event, and will be worth watching should it be a clear evening.

The full moon will rise at 17:28, a full 17 minutes before sunset at 17:43. Since the eclipse will start from 19:26, it will be visible from any place looking eastward.

At first hardly any noticeable change in the brightness of the moon will be noticed as it

enters the penumbra, which is the lighter shadow. The two shadows are the result of the sun not being a single point of light, but a disk in the sky. The best effect is when the moon starts to enter the umbra, or dark shadow of the earth, at 20:25, then it can change colour from a darkish grey to a reddish brown, depending on the amount of atmospheric pollution in the sky.

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GENERAL

Tuesday 7 June 2011

Mel Miller’s in town!

COMEDY legend Mel Miller will be performing in Fish Hoek on Saturday 11 June in the Fish Hoek High School Hall, which is becoming quite the entertainment venue!

Potroast” TV show in the 1970s, in which South African comedians were pitted against British comedians.

Mel has appeared in nearly all the Smirnoff Comedy festivals; cowrote, produced and directed a show with the late The show is part of the Shaun Griggs (“Things To Comedy Legends in the Do In Jo’burg When You’ve Valley series and acts a funForgotten That You’re draiser for the Shark SpotDead”; packed for three ters. Barry Hilton’s show weeks); sold out at the Grain May, which formed part hamstown Festival twice; of the series, was a sold-out toured with his own shows success. (“Captain Chaos”, “CapThe Comedy Legends in tain Chaos Flies Again” the Valley series is organ- Mel Miller will be in Fish and “Divine Madness”); ised by local comedian Hoek on 11 June in the and worked in Israel with Mark Sampson, who had next instalment of the Cyril Green and Eddie Eksthe idea to bring all the Comedy Series in the Val­ teen and in London as part comedy legends down to ley series. Photo: Supplied of a South African Comedy the south peninsula so that Festival. Tickets to his local audiences could be treated to South show on 11 June, which starts at 19:00, Africa’s best – while supporting a good cost R100 if pre-booked on 078 174 4244 or cause. The series is supported by People’s R120 at the door on the night. Tickets can Post as print media sponsor. Mel Miller also be bought at AP Jones in Fish Hoek is very well-known for his “Biltong and Main Road.

Neo-classical dance for Masque THE Cape Dance Company (CDC) returns to the Masque Theatre in Muizenberg in June for the third time, presenting a season that will include two new dance works by David Krugel and Michelle Reid.

Krugel’s new work for the CDC is neo-classical in style, extending and challenging the dancers technically, making for an exciting performance.

Reid, who has worked with the CDC as its resident choreographer since 1995, is known for her unusual and quirky approach to her subject matter. She has the knack of divulging a different side to an artist, and her newly created “God’s Waiting Room” is a “must see”. The work has a cast of three dancers, including new company members Grant van Ster, formerly of the Jazzart Dance Theatre and Simone Muller, former CTCB soloist and freelance artist.

“Love Always”, choreographed by CDC’s artistic director, Debbie Turner, is neo-classical and is danced to the music of Franz Schmidt, and performed by soloists, Alice Godfrey and Henk Opperman.

The dancers’ training is strongly based in the classical idiom, enabling the company to explore a variety of dance styles, including ballet. The company has performed in key venues around South Africa and has presented seasons abroad at the Ailey Citigroup Theatre in New York, the Edinburgh International Arts Festival and the Salisbury International Arts Festival in the United Kingdom. The Cape Dance Company performances run at the Masque Theatre in Muizenberg from 10 to 18 June. Tickets cost R65 and R75. To book contact (021) 788-1898, with special offers available for Masque Theatre members.

Fun at the theatre THE award-winning musical, “Edges”, had its South African premiere at Kalk Bay Theatre on Thursday 2 June.

Presented by the producers of last year’s smash hit musical “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change”, “Edges” explores the questions four young adults face as they come of age and seek simple truths in a complex world.

With wit and charm, the musical vignettes follow them on a journey of confronting emotions, escaping expectation and deciphering complicated relationships. Find out just how many other people also spend Friday nights

at home on Facebook, or what to do when your boyfriend likes theatre and flower arranging a little bit too much.

“Edges” is written by US-based Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who won the 2007 Jonathan Larson Award for the show.

They also recently received this year’s Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theatre for their new show, “Dogfight”.

Rodgers awards nurture talented composers and playwrights by subsidising productions of their musicals in New York.

This year’s jury was chaired by Stephen Sondheim. “Edges” will be performed Wednesday to Saturday at 20:30 until 25 June. Tickets cost R110. To book contact 073 220 5430 or visit www.kbt.co.za.

THE FANS: From left are Ryan Harrison, Sam de Romijn, Christine Pearson and Dan Calder­ wood.

Photos: Supplied

HAVING FUN: Shannyn Fourie with director Paul Griffiths and his wife Michele, and Joanne Cooper.

GOOD TIMES: Julia Winder and Mikey Pasek, the brother of “Edges” writer Benj Pasek, who is in Cape Town on a six­month exchange at UCT from the USA, with cast members Shan­ nyn Fourie and Roland Perold.

THE GANG: Enjoying the opening of “Edges”, are, from left cast members David Fick and Roland Perold, Kalk Bay Theatre owner Simon Cooper, director Paul Griffiths and (front) cast members Shannyn Fourie and Luella Holland.

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Musical treat at the Lindbergh THE Lindbergh Arts Foundation hosts the outstanding young pianist, Bradley Burgess, on Thursday 9 June at 10:30.

Burgess has received several prizes and awards, including the Lionel Bowman Prize for Beethoven Playing, the Laura Searle Prize for Concerto Playing, the Ralph Nussbaum Chamber Music Prize and the Gerry Meyer Memorial Prize.

Tickets, inclusive of tea served afterwards, are R50.

Please note that bookings are now required for the morning concerts and pre-seating will be done.

There will be no evening concert in June.

To book, phone Lara at the Foundation on (021) 701- 7466 or 082 715 7813, or email info@lindbergh-arts.co.za. the Fish Hoek Minor Hall at 18:00. Mary Turok, of the Western Cape Forum of Older Persons, will discuss “Old People – Past and Present”. Contact Mieke Gordon on (021) 7825864.

Saturday 12 June Wednesday 8 June Fish Hoek: SAARP will be hosting a talk and presentation by the Fire and Rescue Services at its monthly meeting at the Fish Hoek Civic Centre at 10:00.

Tea will be served, and all are welcome.

Members pay R2 and non-members pay R5.

SAARP membership offers over-50s and pensioners monthly meetings, social activities, outings and trips away. Contact the SAARP office on (021) 782-2719 from 09:00 to 12:00 (closed Wednesdays).

Thursday 9 June Fish Hoek: The Fish Hoek Valley Historical Association’s monthly meeting will be held at

Fish Hoek: The Young Mom Support group will be meeting in the False Bay Hospital hall from 10:30 to 12:30. Contact Tracy Engelbrecht on 072 986 3105, email info@youngmomsupport.co.za or visit the website http://youngmomsupport.co.za.

Sunday 12 June Cape Point: Join the Cape Point Volunteers for a hike through Olifantsbos to Sirkelsvlei.

Meet inside the Cape Point pay gate at 10:00, and finish at about 13:30. Hikers should wear boots and have rain gear, water, hat and lunch. There is no charge for the hike, but have a Wild Card or pay R80 admission. Contact Ron Zeeman on (021) 789-1918.

LETTERS

Page 10 People’s Post False Bay

Tuesday 7 June 2011

Leave our coastline alone

We all scream ...

THE tourists are not the sustainable backbone of Simon’s Town’s economy.

Again and again business developments in Simon’ Town have shown a strong decline during the winter months. Only the top entrepreneurs, who deliver quality at a fair price, stay in business during winter time.

The local population, permanently living there, are the real backbone of the Simon’s Town’s economy, especially during winter time. The permanent population supports business during winter time once the tourists and swallows have gone.

The attraction for the residents is Simon’s Town’s natural beauty, its historic character, its welcoming and friendly population, its neighbourliness and first of all its wonderful, accessible, unspoiled coast line.

Taking the coastline away will amount to a degradation of Simon’s Town’s major attraction.

Over the past 20 years, the freely accessible coastline has diminished by about 30%. In Central Simon’s Town there is, besides Jubilee Square, for almost 1,5 km either side, no public access to the coast. Long Beach and Waters Edge are way out. To the south there is the Penguin Park and Boulders, with high entry fees and no free access.

Only from Burgher Walk onwards does the public have free access southwards – up to now.

But now there is the news that also Burgher Walk will be closed as the penguins move southwards, attracting visitors, reducing the income of the Parks Board fenced-off Penguin Park.

Simon’s Towns attraction for the population who are permanent residents and spend their money in Simon’s Town will be diminishing further.

There are organisations who benefit hugely from Simon’s Town but spend their money elsewhere.

Is this the way to go? No certainly not.

The argument that this closure is required for the protection of the endan-

IN response to the letter in the People’s Post

by Hellen from Muizenberg on Tuesday 17 May. I am so sorry to be here again, But as “silly jibes” is my name What of the little children around an ice cream bar Begging for ice creams Is that not fair game?

gered penguin population is most likely not a valid one. The major increase of the penguin population occurred at Foxy Beach in the 90s, which forms part of the present Penguin Park. At that time there were no protection and regulations at all, no fences, no entry fee and no empty glass fibre nesting places. The penguins did not mind visitors. and it was a great attraction to swim with them.

Since these monstrous and noisy boardwalks have been imposed overhead with 500 000 visitors walking over them per year, the penguins lost a large area of the beach for nesting and breeding, and subsequently they were forced up the hill into the woods and, of course, to areas outside and south of the Penguin Park.

A perfect example of the undesirable intervention of mankind in an engineering effort of nature in the name of “protection”.

Which is the way to go? . Observing of the basic right of the population to free access to the coastline and its beaches. . Restitution of the free access to the coastline in areas taken over through government organisations. . Development and enforcement of brief rules for the use of the coastline by the public.

There is no reason to close Burgher Walk, as it can be rehabilitated on an ongoing basis with a firm timetable and an action program, which is published beforehand.

KLAUS SCHEID Simon’s Town GERT BAM, City Director of Sport, Recreation and Amenities, responds: The City notes Klaus Scheid’s concerns.

Officials of the Sport, Recreation and Amenities Department are in the final stage of developing a management plan for Burghers’ Walk that will strike a balance between providing a habitat for the African Penguin and ensuring access to the public open space. We will make an announcement in this regard as soon as the plan is finalised.

To suggest we reward them with a sample and then tip the guards who are their parents too? Oh, how simply not urbane!

It is not for a poor child, give them the whip And make this corner out of bounds, And spare us seeing them bereft And keep the streets clean of begging, Wow, that said, mint and choccie is the best.

CILLY JIBES Fish Hoek

Jogger sought

parcel on my doorstep. Fifty percent of the time it does.

This dog is not under control as the by-laws require, and if I can get her name I will report her. It is a huge, smelly mess that is left for me to pick up.

What disrespect for neighbours and for the environment!

HEATHER LEWIS Glencairn

WILL someone please get me the name of or speak to the blonde female jogger with a pony tail who comes jogging down Forrest Way at about 08:15 on weekends and public holidays with a huge liver-coloured dog that runs free without control?

She never stops to see if it has delivered a

Where is the consideration?

WHAT is wrong with the electricity department?

Why must they work on a Sunday and put the electricity off?

We are not all privileged to go out for

lunch. Some consideration will truly be appreciated.

COMMUNITY OF THE FISHERMAN’S VILLAGE IN KALK BAY Kalk Bay

Donations appreciated LIVING HOPE would like to thank all the generous donors of second-hand clothing, sanitary pads, toiletries and blankets.

Your donation makes a big difference in the lives of many people living in our area – thanks so much!

Quarterly hygiene and open days are held in our communities, and we would very much welcome any hygiene item donations such as face cloths, soap, toothpaste and toothbrushes for distribution to the children in our afternoon children’s clubs, as well as to clients attending our open days.

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Tuesday 7 June 2011

People’s Post False Bay Page 11

Your SMSes Longbeach Mall movies to close . When our cinema goes they might as well start closing the Longbeach Mall at 18:00 as it will be dead anyway. . Miss Kerrod, businesses need to make a profit and it is rands and cents and bums in the seat that count. Your comment about the community uniting and standing up against the decision is laughable.

I am certain Ster-Kinekor made a business decision and are not concerned about community opinion. Rather concern yourself with finding out if you can assist the retrenched staff who now need to find employment. Kommetjie . Word is that Ster-Kinekor is being replaced by a Food Lover’s Market. The rent is probably way overpriced for the movies to continue. . If Ster-Kinekor had a better selection of movies the cinemas would be full. Gail, Fish Hoek . Can they at least leave two movie theatres for the kids in the Valley? I am a mom with kids and often take them to the movies. . So terribly sad to hear that the movies are leaving the Far South. My Tuesday was made magical by “Jane Eyre” – and for R12! Come on people, support what’s yours. . I have heard from several sources at the mall that Ster-Kinekor was asked to leave to make room for a World Food Market. Many shops are being shifted to make space. . No, no, no! Please keep our movie house open! We badly need entertainment in the Deep South. Jen Please hurry . Can the station commissioner at Fish Hoek SAPS please do something about the firearms licences? Some people are waiting for up to two years because of incompetence.

Consumer issues . The cashiers and supervisors of Pick n Pay in Longbeach Mall, you should really go for lessons in customer services at Woolworths. Viva Woolworths! . Why does the bakery at Longbeach Mall never have rolls after 14:00 on Saturdays? After all, they only close at 17:00.

Noordhoek Farm Village parking lot . J Wiley has only greed and lawlessness in his sight as both P Hoffman and M Taylor have shown. Wiley intends changing the Village.

General . I recently received a copy of the KRRA newsletter in my post box.

Yes, you do deal with some important issues, such as dog poo, baboons and the proposed housing developments in Kommetjie, but I must point out: don’t attempt to trivialise how desperately poor surrounding communities are.

Put on your wellingtons and walk around Masi and go into the shacks and enlighten yourself.

Industrialisation equals employment and upliftment! GFW . Aan City of Cape Town en Drankraad:Hoekom moet sekere gelisensieerde outlets wat alkohol verkoop toemaak op Sondae en ander wat kla die nuwe dranktye

gekry het en kan operate? Kan die Drankraad nie asseblief toesien dat alle shebeens toemaak op ’n Sondag? Ontstoke In response . The telephone number of the ward councillors was given as (021) 784-200. Are we really back to six digit numbers or do those two gents not wish to be contacted?

It is noted that Felicity Purchase is still using a seven digit number. People’s Post, please explain because this is an anomaly.

You got me really baffled. Janel [Sorry, the correct numbers are placed this week. -Ed.] . This is the real deal, if you want to eat good food not artificial hair. The best chips and pies can be found at MixAll Halaal Coffee Shop in China Town, Ottery. Oz, Sun Valley . Thumbs up to Kim (someone, with knowledge on what’s going on) for warning parents out there about the tik problem [People’s Post, 31 May]. God bless you.

Sil, Kommetjie . The upside-down of dirty old Eskom [column by Tony Robinson, People’s Post, 31 May]. The loss of income to solar geysers is a fact. Now how can Eskom also back a rebate programme? Another conundrum? HR Thank you . Thank you, Absa Bank in Fish Hoek, for the good service and especially to the ladies at the information desk – you are the best. You are always friendly and willing to help. Please keep up the good work. Mona . A huge thank you to the doctor, sisters and staff on duty at the False Bay Hospital on 18 May. You saved my life with your rapid response and sheer professionalism.

Keep up the excellent work. Shaun Jaywalkers . Could the traffic department please do something about the jaywalkers in Fish Hoek Main Road!

Vuvuzelas . The unhygienic vuvuzela is synonymous with SA soccer, with which I have no problem.

However, I and most others find the monotone to be unbearable. It is embarrassing as a proud South African to hear that sickening sound at other international sporting events, knowing that our country is being judged negatively by the rest of the world because of it. If anyone enjoys this horrid sound, please supply your address and I will gladly entertain you with it. Smiley Beggars . Can someone or the City of Cape Town please do something about these beggars in Cape Town’s streets? They are becoming a big nuisance and terrifying the tourists.

In response . Bring back the death penalty for murder and rape. Jonathan Bouwer . To the person who sent in a notice about home loans, I agree it’s true! And just pay late and they’re on your case.

Pick up the mess REFERRING to the article in People’s Post dated 19 April (“Let’s get dogs under control”, Peoples’s Post, 19 April), I agree wholeheartedly with the writer.

Too many people have dogs they walk in public places and allow them to defecate where they wish.

It is not the fault of the dog; it is the fault of the owner that these messes are not picked up immediately.

In the suburbs the same things happen.

People walk around our Lakeside area and allow their dogs to defecate on people’s verges of their homes.

Not long ago someone walked their dog in my neighbourhood, the dog did the necessary, the owner turned a blind eye and later that evening one of my guests stepped out of their car onto the mess without realising it, and walked into my house and onto my carpet.

This is happening all the time at Zandv-

lei – pure laziness on behalf of the owners as well as filthy habits.

It does not take a minute to whip out a plastic bag and pick up the offending mess, and make it pleasant for all who walk in the area.

As the article said, soon many areas will be barred to people who walk their dogs because of selfish people, which will be sad for the dogs particularly.

Also the Table Mountain National Park authorities should be taken to task.

Time and again they have been contacted to provide bins for plastic bags containing such mess to be provided, but nothing has been done in the Zandvlei area.

There is not one bin from the braai area to the end of the village.

The local authorities are very much to blame.

PADDY MCPHERSON Lakeside

FELINE HUNTER: This photo of a cara­ cal was taken on Thursday 2 June while it was hunting birds in the fynbos on an empty property in Horatio Way, Simonskloof.

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Corkage agreement rooted in history FISH HOEK has the unusual distinction of having been established as a “dry town” – that is, a complete ban on liquor sales – a stipulation that was incorporated in the town’s very first grant of land in 1818.

This position was resolutely defended by the residents of Fish Hoek for many years, by the Fish Hoek Vigilance Committee, the Fish Hoek Village Management Board, the Defenders of Fish Hoek and the Fish Hoek Residents and Ratepayers Association.

After representations to the Minister of Justice in the early 1960s, the restriction was in fact incorporated in the liquor licensing laws, requiring an applicant for a licence to prove that the residents were not opposed to it.

However, in about 1994 a change in the liquor laws provided the opportunity for restaurants in Fish Hoek to apply for licences, and at a meeting held by the residents association, it was agreed that residents would not object to licence applications for restaurants and bars, while still objecting to off-sales (bottle store) licences.

This is the present situation.

It seems that as a kind of concession to the residents’ compromise, restaurant operators voluntarily stated they would not charge local residents corkage if they brought their own wine to their restaurants.

I have personally found this still to be the case at The Galley restaurant. Unfortunately, there are other restaurants in Fish Hoek either unaware of this, or unwilling to “honour” the unwritten concession.

Nevertheless, it would seem worthwhile for any Fish Hoek resident patronising a local restaurant to remind the management of this long-standing concession, in the hope that it will be “honoured”.

I understand that proposed changes to the liquor laws may include a review of licences when they come up for renewal, instead of their being automatic.

This could be linked to the opportunity for local residents to submit objections to such licence renewals.

As author and long-time Fish Hoek historian Joy Cobern comments in her book

“Fish Hoek: Looking Back” says, “... the debate goes on, the Battle of the Bottles is not over, the Defenders of Fish Hoek still exist and are waiting for the next round!”

DENOON SIEG Noordhoek JOY COBERN, FISH HOEK HISTORIAN, RESPONDS: The majority of the residents of Fish Hoek were not against the sale of liquor – they just did not want a bottle store in the Main Road as it would encourage the usual layabouts found near bottle stores.

The 1994 public meeting was held because as soon as the new Liquor Act came into force, there were several applications for licences.

There was much discussion at that meeting as there were residents who were totally opposed to liquor sales and those who felt that the granting of restaurant and bar licences would be the thin end of the wedge and full licences would soon follow.

However, some of the restaurants were serving beer and wine illegally, and many felt that it would be best to regularise the situation.

A vote was taken and the majority agreed with the granting of limited licences.

At the time that Sun Valley Mall was built, it was outside the Fish Hoek municipal boundary and so was allowed to have a bottle store.

At some point it was pointed out that we had all become accustomed to taking our own wine and, as licensed restaurants charged corkage, the residents would be the losers.

The local restaurant owners agreed that while they would sell wine, those bringing their own would not be charged corkage.

As far as I know this was a verbal agreement, with no written commitment. The Galley is the only restaurant which still has the same owner and does not charge corkage.

I would think that the owners of the other restaurants in Fish Hoek have never heard of that agreement and are not bound by it, although it would be nice they were.

Fundamental principle ignored ON trial as it were, by public opinion, I have empathy with the developer and trustee of the Noordhoek Farm Village, who seems to have drawn fire from a faction of crackpots in the Far South.

In particular two arrogant letters in the People’s Post over the past two weeks have inspired me to pen this final letter.

They are a case in point as to the types I refer to in my earlier letter on the matter, who have long outlived their “sell-by date” but tenaciously cling to their dwindling bases of power – for example, NEAG and the Noordhoek Conservancy.

In the constitutions of accountable organisations, no elected member should hold office longer than two consecutive terms, but this provision is conveniently absent from the constitutions of both these bodies.

This allows the incumbent committees to enjoy years of uninterrupted illusions of power. During this time they rapidly lose course, drifting onto increasingly less important subjects – such as pursuing a publicspirited developer all the way to court for trying to service the needs of his customers.

So a public-minded citizen goes to court shortly for doing what he believes is right.

He has been declared twice guilty by the author of the first missive, “Anarchy is the al-

ternative”, published 24 May in a litany of impressive legal words that shamelessly draws on the fears that our privileged community have for corruption and crime. But there is one huge flaw in P Hoffman’s argument.

The Trust and Wiley’s legal advisors clearly feel they have complied with the High Court judge’s order of March 2008.

It is the purpose of the looming court action instigated by NEAG et al to decide whether these parties are guilty or not.

Hoffman knows this, and he also knows the matter is sub-judice, yet he hypocritically pursues the oldest trick in the book – ignoring the most fundamental maxim in the law of our land – that a person is regarded innocent until declared guilty.

The second letter, “A vacant lot’s politics of greed”, is breathtakingly racist and offensive in content.

It warrants no further mention, but is significant only in that it reveals the type of right-wing psyche that exists in the Valley within certain factions.

Up against hypocrisy and prejudice of this order, my family and I can only wish the developer Godspeed.

CHAZ Noordhoek

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Tuesday 7 June 2011

CLOSE ENCOUNTER: Shane Joemath (right) of Old Mutual Academy keeps Ashwin Barends of Fish Hoek AFC at bay, during Old Mutual’s 1­0 win in an under­17 division match of the LFA Cape Town Tygerberg at Mutual Park in Pinelands on Saturday.

Photo: Rashied Isaacs CLOSE TO THE WIND: Sailors prepare for the 2011 Bayside Dinghy Longhaul, which takes place on Saturday 11 June.

Photo: Angela Gray

Dinghy Longhaul set to break entry records THE 2011 Bayside Dinghy Longhaul, which takes place on Saturday 11 June, has now attracted Hobie cat sailors from Fish Hoek Beach Sailing Club.

Dinghy and Hobie cat sailors from yacht clubs throughout the Western Cape are preparing their boats for the longhaul.

Past events have attracted 50 plus dinghies to the start line, but this year’s event will see an even bigger entry field. The 13:00 mass start from Simon’s Town will be a colourful and spectacular event, not to be missed by spectators. Excellent viewing can be had along the Simon’s Town coast road.

False Bay Yacht Club will be hosting the event, and Herbie Eichel, owner of the Bayside Restaurant on Fish Hoek Beach, is sponsoring over R8 000 in prizes.

The first dinghy and Hobie on handicap win seafood and champagne platters valued at over R1 000.

The Bayside Dinghy Longhaul course includes a 13:00 start at Simon’s Town, then rounding buoys near the lighthouse, Glencairn Beach, Fish Hoek Beach, and back to Simon’s Town. Dinghies will complete two laps and Hobies three laps.

Twelve classes of dinghies are taking part.

The SA Navy and Izivunguvungu Sailing School will both have their Bosun dinghies sailing in the event.

This unique event is the only one in the country where there is no entry fee for sailors taking part.

A special handicap system will be applied

to the dinghies’ finishing times, and the winner will be the dinghy and Hobie with the shortest elapsed time after the handicap has been applied.

For further inquiries, contact the False Bay Yacht Club on (021) 786-1703.

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NOTICE OF A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN A special meeting of the Council of the City of Cape Town will be held on Wednesday, 8 June 2011 at 10:00 in the Council Chamber, 6th Floor, Podium Block, Civic Centre, 12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town, where the Annual Budget 2011/12 – 2013/14 will be considered in terms of Chapter 4, Section 24(2) of the Municipal Finance Management Act. 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. Visitors are kindly requested to be seated by 09:30.

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