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TAKING A (SEXY) STAND: The intersec­ tion of Somerset and Buitengracht roads was invaded by an army of pro­ testers clad in a pointed lack of attire on Saturday. More than 2 000 Capeto­ nians marched under the banner of the SlutWalk – a worldwide protest phe­ nomenon – filling the streets with chants of “we wear what we want” and “real men do not rape”, their banners proclaiming things like “proud slut”, “rapists rape people, not outfits” and “we are so angry we made a poster”.

The SlutWalk started as a response to a Toronto police officer’s comment in January that “women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be vic­ timised”, and takes a stand against the prevailing belief that women who dress in a certain way are “asking for it”.

Photo: Hanrie Bosch

PEOPLE’S POST has gone digital: We launch our new interactive website, created specifically for the southern suburbs, at midnight today (Tuesday).

The new site, built on a platform called Netlocal, was created by Media24 as a framework for community newspapers.

The new www.peoplespost.co.za is bigger and better than our previous site, and will offer interactive browsing, comments and competitions, photo galleries and video clips, as well as pages for schools and organisations.

How will it benefit you? For one, it means improved engagement with content, up-to-date news, interactive links, tailormade advertising space for local businesses and consumers, and a place to upload photos and videos, provide feedback and post events.

You can also help to fight crime by telling us about any criminal activity in your area in the Crime Watch section. As our domain grows, new features will be enabled, giving the community a place to air their views through blogging.

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Tenants torn over backyard toilets TAURIQ HASSEN

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ACRETON’s backyard dwellers could soon be introduced to a new pilot project aimed at improving their living conditions, but formal council tenants are demanding the City fix their problems first.

The City of Cape Town’s Backyarder Pilot Project, which has also been launched in areas such as Hanover Park and Langa, aims to help “all backyarders living in the City’s rental stock”, says councillor Ernest Sonnenberg, Mayoral Committee member for Human Settlements.

“This strategy aims to improve the living environment of the backyarder, not to provide formal or permanent housing,” Sonnenberg clarifies. Services are the focal point instead, with new toilets and electricity boxes on the cards for backyard dwellers.

Work on this project started in other pilot areas, such as Hanover Park and Langa, on 11 July, when a detailed survey was taken. A threemonth survey has just been completed in the Facreton area, Sonnenberg says.

“The results will be used to make proposals

on how to improve service provision to the areas,” says Sonnenberg.

The survey aimed to determine the number of backyard dwellers living in Facreton, as well as their level of access to basic municipal services, relationship with the main tenant, rent agreements, and the condition and type of backyard structures.

Not everybody in Factreton is happy about the backyard project. Some community members feel the City should see to broken toilets in council houses first, and that it would be “unfair” to give backyard dwellers their own toilets beforehand.

Resident Rashiedah Abrahams says her toilet leaks unbearably. “When one person uses the toilet we must clean the whole bathroom, because there will be water everywhere.”

Another resident, Clement van Schoor, says he has reported the broken flushing mechanism on his toilet to council on numerous occasions since it stopped working “months ago”.

“The council knows about the toilet problem we are experiencing at the moment. How must we feel, hearing that backyarders will be getting brand new toilets?” Van Schoor says.

Community leader Jimmy Xalipi says there

are several other residents who require assistance with their faulty toilets, and that council has been made aware of these concerns.

“We have had meetings in the past; it was said that the toilets would all be sorted out, but nothing has happened,” says Xalipi, who feels that accepting the new toilets would take the focus off these problems.

“If this project starts, these people will be pushed further down the list.”

With the backing of certain residents, Xalipi says he will now try to persuade council to change their approach and “fix up broken toilets before introducing new ones”.

“We will now call another meeting with council, where we will sit down and discuss this matter face to face.”

Among the list of questions sent to the City of Cape Town for comment, People’s Post pointed out that residents felt their requests for repairs were being ignored. City spokesperson Marlene de Witt did not address this, but said council tenants should report their requests for repair to their nearest housing office.

•Backyard dwellers from Maitland, Kensington and Facreton have been called to a public meeting at the Shawco Hall at 13:30 on Sunday.

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GENERAL

Tuesday 23 August 2011

Find the skills for your dream job MANY South Africans have the skills required to start their own businesses, but a lack of information often prevents people from realising their dreams.

To create jobs requires a concerted effort by individuals and business leaders, and 93 000 Jobs for Mandela Day, headed

by Proudly South African (PSA), aims to inspire everybody to create jobs for a sustainable future.

In addition to this, the campaign aims to create a platform for people to access information on topics related to job creation.

The problem South Africa has a very high rate of unemployment; a large proportion of out-ofschool youths and adults are not working. Those in low-income households often support many dependants and earn little relative to the cost of living.

This is a central contributor to widespread poverty, PSA says.

In addition to this, South Africa’s unemployment rate has increased from 24% to 25% , due mainly to the global economic downturn.

The power of skills One of the challenges faced when considering job creation is the availability of skilled individuals – an alarming number of people in South Africa lack the skills required for gainful employ-

ment and excellence.

In 2000, the Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) were established as part of the National Skills Development Act with the aim of developing the skills of the South African work force and so improve workers’ quality of life and productivity, to promote self-employment, and to improve the delivery of social services.

SETAs To ensure that the SETAs are specific and focused, 25 SETAs were established – each with its own clearly defined sector and sub-sectors. The SETAs are concerned with learnerships, internships, unit-based skills programmes, and apprenticeships.

Furthermore, the SETAs also aim to increase levels of investment in education, encourage employers to be active in the learning process in the workplace, and assist work-seekers to find employment.

Proudly South African and the SETAs have one broad focus in common: to build a sustainable South Africa through job creation.

To follow is a list of the 25 SETAs and their domains.

• FASSET: finance, accounting, management consulting and other financial services.

• BANKSETA: banking and related services.

• CHIETA: chemical industries and re-

lated services.

• CTFL: clothing, textile, footwear and leather industries.

• CETA: construction industries • DIDTETA: diplomatic, intelligence, defence and trade.

• ETDPSETA: education, training and development practices.

• ESETA: energy sector.

• FOODVEB: food and beverage manufacturing.

• FIETA: forest industries.

• HWSETA: health and welfare sector.

• ISETT: information systems, electronics and telecommunication technologies.

• INSETA: insurance sector.

• LGWSETA: local government and water services.

• MAPPP: media, advertising, publishing, printing and packaging industries.

• MQA: mining and mineral industries.

• MERSETA: manufacturing, engineering and related services.

• POSLEC: policing, security, legal and correctional services.

• PAETA: primary agricultural sector.

• PSETA: public service sector.

• SETASA: secondary agricultural sector.

• SERVICES: services sector.

• THETA: tourism, hospitality and sport industries.

• TETA: transport sector.

• W&RSETA: wholesale and retail industries.

YOUNG PROTECTORS: The Junior Rangers strike a pose before the Silvermine waterfall.

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Stalking the Toad THE Table Mountain National Park’s Junior Rangers spent the weekend of 12 to 14 August at the Sunbird Centre, Silvermine, in honour of the Western Leopard Toad breeding migrations that usually reach their peak during August. The youths participated in frog and toad identification training sessions presented by Ranger Sergeant Marisa de Kock from the Redhill section, and Alison Faraday from Toad-Nuts gave an update on the status of the breeding migration of the Western Leopard Toad.

The group walked from the Sunbird Centre to Clovelly Golf Course on the Saturday night to assist the Toad-Nuts in

surveying the ponds on the golf course for toads.

“They were treated to a chorus of what sounded like hundreds of Western Leopards Toad males calling to attract the females to the ponds,” a spokesperson says.

“The Rangers were so moved by witnessing part of this migration that they have offered assistance to the golf course manager with ideas to best conserve these toads and maintain the success of this breeding site.”

The Junior Rangers also surveyed other possible breeding ponds in the Silvermine section of the Table Mountain National Park, and visited the beautiful Silvermine waterfall.

Jive with sparkling new talent

FINE TUNES: Sumaya Hendricks.

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NEW TALENT: Zurayda and Deeno Abra­ hams.

JAYSON KING’s “Jive with the Jukebox” will hit the stage at the Joseph Stone Auditorium in Athlone at 20:00 on 9 and 10 September.

The production, which comprises mostly new talent on the entertainment scene, will include “South Africa’s answer to American singing duo Peaches and Herb” – Zurayda and Deeno Abrahams.

Zurayda, a school teacher by day, “exudes some crazy energy on stage” with her take on “Sway”, a reinterpretation by the Pussycat Dolls of the song made fa-

mous by American crooner Dean Martin.

Deeno, meanwhile, is a builder by trade; with his “magical, crisp voice”, reminiscent of the style of Neil Sedaka, Deeno will sing a number of classics, including “Laughter in the Rain”, “Chubby Checker Medley”, “The Twist”, “It’s Pony Time” and “Slow Twisting”.

Sumaya Hendricks, a fulltime mother and doctor’s receptionist, will take the audience down memory lane with her rendition of songs made famous by Californian songstress Connie Francis,

who popped up on jukebox menus all over the world – “she was truly the Soda pop lounge queen”, a spokesperson says.

“The beauty and magic of this musical presentation is that, although most of the songs emanate from the 60s, most have been revived with a slight twist to the tempo and some hiccup lyrics,” says King.

“Jive with the Jukebox” is strictly a family show. Book your seats by calling Naju Abdurahman on (021) 6334299; block bookings for fundraisers are available.

NEWS

Tuesday 23 August 2011

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Stadium still needs attention

Keep a watch on water

TAURIQ HASSEN

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ESIDENTS in Observatory have again raised concerns about Hartleyvale Stadium – they don’t think the facility is an appropriate welcome to the area in its current state.

People’s Post reported on the matter earlier this year (“Hartleyvale grubby, say residents”, 5 April). Residents were unhappy with the stadium’s appearance, and felt it reflected poorly on the area.

Some also felt council had wasted funds on earlier repairs to the facility.

A total of R5 million was allocated for upgrading the facility in 2008 (“Millions for rundown Hartleyvale”, People’s Post, September 2008). In 2009, after some work on the facility was done, a further R300 000 was proposed to repair storerooms, the facility’s cafeteria, and all exposed structural elements (“Progress made in Hartleyvale face-lift”, People’s Post, March 2009).

Despite the work, residents remain ashamed of the stadium.

Estelle Jacobs, who regularly passes by the stadium, has spoken to People’s Post about her concerns a number of times.

“I think basically we have to be happy with what we are given, but the question still remains, what happened to the money that was allocated towards the upgrade?”

Resident Adam Wallace, who walks his dogs near the stadium, doesn’t feel the facility is “up to standard”.

“You can clearly see that everything around the stadium is changing and improving, but we as residents needs to know what is happening with the stadium,” says Wallace, who has been a resident of Observatory for around 11 years.

People’s Post visited the stadium and saw its main stand had been covered in graffiti. Paint was peeling from the walls

WELCOME? The main stand at Hartleyvale Stadium has been defaced with graffiti.

Photo: Tauriq Hassen

around the stand, giving the facility a grubby feel.

Ward councillor Brett Herron says residents have approached him about the matter, and agrees that the entrance to the suburb is “marred by the unsightly condition” of the soccer stadium.

As such, Herron has taken the matter up with the City’s Sports and Recreation Department.

“The funds that were made available for Hartleyvale were for the hockey stadium and not the soccer stadium,” Herron explains.

When the pre-upgrade assessment of the facility was done around two years ago, it was anticipated that a full revamp would cost around R7 million.

“This project was not initiated by the City due to budget constraints, and the

department prioritised other projects within Observatory.”

The other projects included the upgrade of the Observatory Recreation Centre, which was completed last year, the upgrade of the Hartleyvale Hockey Stadium, which is due for completion during this financial year, and the creation of the Observatory Village Green open space, which was completed in 2009.

Herron says the above mentioned projects amounted to around R7,5 million in total.

“The Sports and Recreation Department has committed to initiating the proposed repairs to Hartleyvale Soccer Stadium once funds are available, and I will continue to engage with the department in an effort to get the repairs to the soccer stadium prioritised,” Herron concludes.

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The City of Cape Town urges people to be as careful as possible with the water they use. “We can only save water while we have it, and there is no better time to start than now,” says the councillor Shehaam Sims, Mayoral Committee member for Utility Services.

“Consumers have a right to access good quality drinking water, but with this comes a responsibility to preserve the excellent-quality water the city provides.”

Being aware of the amount of water you use is often the first step to saving it. Find your water meter and keep a regular eye on it to get an idea of how much of the precious substance you go through. In homes, most water is used in the garden, in flushing the toilet, and bathing and showering.

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NEWS

Tuesday 23 August 2011

Mary Kihn faces closure For the love of the game TAURIQ HASSEN

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A GROUP of caring ladies are embarking on an awareness campaign for a special needs school in Observatory after discovering its need for finance.

The Mary Kihn School for the hearing impaired accommodates a number of children from poor areas, but a drop in funding, related to the number of children attending the facility, has had an impact on the services it can offer to those in need.

FINANCIAL SIEGE: A number of Mary Kihn students are Carl Poole, a long-serving em- seen with school employee Carl Poole. The school faces ployee at the school, says Mary the possibility of closure due to a lack of funding. Photo: Kihn receives referrals from hospi- Tauriq Hassen tals and other schools throughout Cape Town. Operating as a both a special may be forced to close its doors. needs school and a normal primary school, it “The main problem we are faced with is currently accommodates 97 learners, who pay transport, because many of the learners canaround R100 per month. First established in not get to the school,” says Poole. “We really Mowbray in 1933, the school moved to Observ- need all the help we can get, because many atory’s Low Street in 1986, when the provin- of these students come from really poor arecial Education Department of the time ac- as.” quired a portion of land in the area.

January is determined to help solve the The school affords its students the opportu- problem. “If the school should close down due nity to expand their horizons far beyond the to insufficient funding or learners, a number constraints of their disability, but its immeas- of learners will have to look for alternative urable contribution to society is in danger, schooling, and currently there are very limitsays Mariam January, a project management ed facilities for the hearing impaired in the student at the University of the Western Cape. Western Cape,” she says.

January – who is part of a group of women “The purpose of the project is to create trying to revive the school through an aware- awareness of the school among the public to ness project – says the institution is funded generate more interest and higher enrolment by the Western Cape Education Department, figures.” As part of the plan, January is hopbut this funding is proportional to the ratio ing that free eye tests, to be given at the school of pupils to teachers. every Wednesday, will encourage parents to The department requires a minimum ratio enrol their children. of 12:1, but the school is down to 8:1 at the moIf you’d like to donate anything towards the ment, meaning it receives far less funding school or help in any way, please contact Janthan your average public school. uary on (021) 697-1580 or 083 425 6695. AlternaIf the situation doesn’t improve, the school tively, contact the school on (021) 447-0310.

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 Thursday, 1 September 2011 in the Council Chamber, 6th Floor, Podium Block, Civic Centre, 12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town at the conclusion of a Special Civic Honours meeting commencing at 10:00.

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, tel 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.

A WARRIOR WOMAN from Retreat is keeping her eye firmly on the ball despite her battle with cancer.

Claudine “Colla” Claassen (43) is manager and coach of the Gauteng men’s netball team, who won their third successive interprovincial title at the Bellville Velodrome on Saturday 13 August. The former Sullivan Primary and Crestway High School pupil now lives up-country, where she continues to work her players up the netball rankings.

Claudine was on the brink of taking her team to the World Youth Netball Championships on the Cook Islands when she was diagnosed with cancer in February 2009. She didn’t let this revelation keep her back: she put her illness aside and went on to witness her team finish fifth in the tournament.

Indeed, Victory is on first-name terms with Claudine. The fiery athlete represented the South African Council for Sport under the old dispensation in netball and athletics, and made her presence known in these codes

nationally.

“I just believe in my abilities and think positively,” she says. “That is what keeps me going. I also have the support of my family, and I can’t go wrong there.”

Her brother, Shane Fisher, speaks with an uncontainable pride about his sister’s achievements. “You very rarely find people who have left a positive impression on the area they lived in, and my sister was one of them. I’m not being biased because she is my sister – her success speaks for itself.”

Claudine’s successes continue: after two operations last year, she was declared cancer-free. “After the cancer, I became a better person,” she says. “I feel much healthier today, and it improved the way I live.”

Claudine continues to drive her players to the top, and relishes the regular opportunity to cheer on her husband and son, who represent the Gauteng North B-team in the game she loves. “I will continue for as long as I can, because this is what I love doing,” says the confident woman, whose ever-present sense of humour ripples out in a chuckle.

CHAMPION STYLE: Claudia Claassen is seen hold­ ing her team’s third successive trophy at the 2011 in­ terprovin­ cial tourna­ ment at the Bellville Ve­ lodrome.

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Spring events at the library CELEBRATE Spring Day at Woodstock Library on Thursday 1 September from 13:30 until 14:30. The event aims to inspire you to start and maintain your own garden. Refreshments will be served, and entrance is free.

•The Friends of Woodstock Library will also host a book and jewellery sale on Saturday from 09:00 until 12:00.

If you require further information on these events, contact the library on (021) 4886426.

Curry feast on the cards THE Woodstock Baptist Church will host a fundraising feast of curry on the corner of Aberdeen Street and Regent Square on Saturday to raise funds for its soup kitchen.

The curry day runs from 12:00 until 17:00,

and you’ll be spoilt for choice with the menu of chicken curry, rotis and vet koek with curried mince, samoosas, dhaltjies, cold drinks, coffee and tea. For more information call Veronica on (021) 448-0141 or 072 623 6577.

One last starry lecture ACHMAT EBRAHIM CITY MANAGER

THE Astronomy Club will host professor Phil Charles, director of the SA Astronomical Observatory in Cape Town, at 19:30 in the Fish Hoek Civic Centre’s minor hall on Thursday.

Professor Charles’s tenure of seven years as head of the observatory will come to an end in September, when he will take up the

chair of astronomy at Southampton University, UK’s leading institute in high-energy astronomy.

Refreshments and star charts for September are included in the charge of R10 for visitors and R5 for club members. For further information contact Wolf Lange on (021) 7853713.

NEWS

Tuesday 23 August 2011

Police call for witnesses after mystery shooting TAURIQ HASSEN

WOODSTOCK police officers are calling on people to help them get to the bottom of a shooting in Wright Street last week.

At around 06:00 on Thursday, the police were told that somebody had been firing a gun in the street. Sergeant Hilton Malila, spokesperson for the Woodstock police, says officers discovered five gunshot holes in the wall of a house nearby.

Nobody was injured, thankfully, but the motive behind the crime is still a mystery. The perpetrators are still at large.

If you can shed any light on the matter, contact Warrant Officer Warren Smith on (021) 486-2863 or Crime Stop on 086 001 0111.

• Woodstock police arrested 69 people during various crime prevention operations in the precinct over the weekend.

“We also visited eight liquor outlets over the weekend and issued fines to the value of R6 000 for non-compliance,” Malila says.

Seven people were arrested for drug possession, six for robbery, six for possession of stolen goods, and one for theft out of a car.

The remainder of the arrests involved various minor offences, says Malila.

Officers also recovered a yellow plastic MTN bag containing a

black Sony radio face, a silver car radio, Phillips and LG car speakers. They were found abandoned in Foundry Road, Salt River.

All the suspects appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court yesterday (Monday).

•The Maitland police are calling on residents to come forward with information on an accident in Maitland late last month.

Two cars, a white Mercedes Benz and a blue Ford Lazer, were involved in a head-on collision at the intersection of Voortrekker Road and Third Avenue near midnight on Sunday 31 July.

Warrant Officer Siyabulela Vukubi, spokesperson for Maitland Police Station, says two people died in the crash, and five were severely injured.

A case of culpable homicide has been opened, and police are asking people to come forward with more information. Maitland Police Station can be reached on (021) 506-9400.

•The Woodstock police are calling upon anybody who might have witnessed an accident on Tuesday 9 August to come forward.

Officers were called out to the Lower Church Road bridge near noon after a BMW collided with an ambulance, which subsequently rolled into a lamp post.

One of the people in the ambulance – Kevin Price (35), chairperson of the False Bay Volunteers’

Emergency Medical Service – was rushed to Vincent Palotti Hospital, but died owing to the extent of his injuries.

“The three occupants of the BMW were unharmed,” Malila says. Three women who were with Price in the emergency vehicle were treated for minor injuries.

A case of culpable homicide has been opened for investigation, and the police call on witnesses to contact Constable Vulani on (021) 486-2863.

•The Maitland police arrested a 27-year-old man after searching a pub in Voortrekker Road on Friday 12 August.

Officers approached the pub at around 22:00 after they were tipped off about drugs being sold there.

“When police entered the premises and searched the patrons, they found three dagga cigarettes on one of the patrons,” says Vukubi.

The man was arrested on a charge of possession.

Officers also found 16 packets of tik hidden in the pub, but no arrests could be made in connection with the discovery.

“The suspect who was found with the dagga was given a fine,” Vukubi says.

“This will serve as a warning to patrons that the police are now monitoring any movements in that pub.”

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Upgrades envisioned for city railways THE City of Cape Town will shortly begin working on a comprehensive study of Metrorail to determine the scope and quality of rail services within the metropolitan area.

The City believes a more integrated rail and public transport network is needed to better serve residents and build a more connected city.

As the backbone of public transport in Cape Town, the Metrorail network requires an upgrade to ensure that it is safer, consumerfriendly and more reliable, the city says.

Says councillor Brett Herron, Mayoral Committee member for Transport, Roads and Stormwater,

“This comprehensive study will enhance our understanding of the context of the current rail operations, future demand and investment.”

The ultimate vision, Herron says, is to integrate the different forms of public transport in the city – including rail, bus, mini-bus, metered taxi – into a tight, efficient system that best serves everybody.

As part of the project, an Intergovernmental Transport Political Committee will be formed in October, chaired by councillor Herron.

The committee will meet every two months to oversee the process of consolidating public transport under one authority.

Adventures on the edge JOIN the Friends of Iziko South African Museum and marine biologist Doctor Eleanor Yeld-Hutchings on Tuesday 30 August at 19:00 to hear her experiences during the making of the SABC 2 documentary series “Shorelines”.

This coastline journey took the team from the border of Namibia to the border of Mozambique, and Yeld-Hutchings has vivid memo-

ries of “the weird world of the mangroves, the wonderful turtles of Sodwana Bay, and the grotesque fish parasites – the tongue replacement isopod”.

The talk will take place at the Iziko Museum, 25 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town. Entrance costs R30.

For more information contact Maxine on 072 225 6893.

Clear those piles of tiles THE Haven Night Shelter in Claremont is in need of new or used (but unbroken) tiles for bathroom and kitchen floors and walls.

Any number of tiles would be hugely appreciated, and the shelter, found on the corner of Fir and

Draper Streets behind Pick n Pay, will collect if necessary.

For more information contact (021) 671-4209 on any weekday morning but except for Thursdays, or contact Elizabeth Cloete on 078 568 3396.

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GENERAL

Piece of my Springbok mind TAURIQ HASSEN

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ITH the 2011 Rugby World Cup a mere 17 days away, and teams making their final preparations to take a shot at winning that prestigious Webb Ellis Trophy, our boys are finding it hard to convince the world they are capable of holding onto their champion status.

After a dismal performance during the Tri-Nation series, and hampered with injuries to some top players, the Springboks march on, and will now be preparing to name their final 23man World Cup squad later this evening.

However, the Springboks displayed a courageous effort against a seemingly weakened All Black outfit this past weekend, sending the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium crowd into a frenzy. Weakened side?

Who cares? They left our shores without a victory, that’s all that matters. The All Blacks, rightfully rated as the number one team in the world, are favourites to win the cup; it’s believed they have no competition in this year’s tournament, partly because of their home ground advantage. As a Springbok supporter myself, I’m wondering whether our lacklustre performance this far is an attempt at a tactical mind game.

I’m wondering if coach Peter De Villiers wants the nation to believe we are not good enough. I’m wondering whether each and every supporter reading this now is telling themselves that we’re running out of excuses.

These are things passing through the mind of a supporter of a team who’ll hold onto that Webb Ellis Trophy until there are those worthy enough of taking it from us. Still, being rated number one before a World Cup, having the tournament on your own home soil and go-

ing into the tournament with an unbeaten status surely is a recipe for success, isn’t it?

I cannot read the future, nor assume what the outcome might be, but if you were to ask me who would win this year’s competition, what would you expect me to say? The All Blacks? The Wallabies? Maybe Japan? Who Knows?

Today we announce our teams, Tomorrow they prepare, and Together they will bring that cup home.

It’s a cheesy slogan, but who cares, so long as we’re not doing some “war dance” in the middle of the pitch, which I think could be done behind closed doors and not wasting millions of viewers’ time.

You think I’m the only one? Well, the Australian Rugby Board will soon be discussing the possibility of actually banning the “Haka” and sending the moves back to the dance floor.

Nevertheless, back to the rugby. I’ll try and keep my comments on the pitch.

This past weekend, New Zealand were without two of their key figures in the All Black squad. Prolific point scorer Daniel Carter and hardworking Richie McCaw were left at home, but funnily enough, neither were confirmed to be injured. Before the start of the TriNation series, the Springboks’ long injury list concerned the All Blacks and Aussies, with Graham Henry’s men being the first to lodge complaints to SANZAR. You’re probably wondering why I’m raising this point, but if you were reading carefully, you would have noticed I raised tactical mind games earlier in this column. Does nobody regard that as a tactical mind game? Just a thought...

To conclude, next month’s World Cup will probably be the most unpredictable tournament to date, but the amount of talent heading into this cup is amazing, and surely something not to be missed.

Tuesday 23 August 2011

Paydirt GUESTS were in hysterics during the opening of the hilarious play, “Dirt”, at the Baxter last week.

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Traders count their losses after strike ed by disgruntled municipal workers as the traders did their best to retain what they could of their only means of income.

The last day of the strike saw more than 4 894 city staff, or 19% of the city’s workforce, absent from work without authorisation.

The violence and destruction were strongly condemned by mayor Patricia de Lille in a

press statement released last Tuesday.

“This administration respects the right of workers to strike as a fundamental labour right in our democracy. We do not respect the exploitation of those rights to cause damage and threaten others,” she said.

On the third day of the strike, the City of Cape Town announced it had filed an inter-

dict against the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) in the wake of the violence.

Strikers were warned to stop and return to work immediately.

People’s Post took to the streets to find out how traders and workers in the CBD were affected by plundering strikers.

HELPLESS: Victor Sitcheu watched in horror as the strikers stole his goods. “I lost R800 in stock and two days of business due to strikers.

They stole the entire back of my stall, filled with caps, watches and wallets. When the first man came and stole stuff we told him to go away, but soon more and more came, and we could not do anything.”

PRECIOUS STOCK: Trader Baron Olyn is still in shock after the looting. “This is very sad for me to see. I can’t believe it. We [three stalls in the area] protected our stuff and just threw covers over everything, so they could not steal our products. People have been too scared to come into town, and I have made a quarter of what I normally make.”

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PROFIT LOSS: Louvo Neqelo says her profit has gone down the drain. “They stole more than R1 500 of my stock.

There was nothing I could do. If I had tried to stop them, they would have been vio­ lent, and it’s better to lose some prod­ ucts than my life.”

BUSINESS SLUMP: Flower seller Glenda Bow­ man says the strikers have caused a serious drop in business. “We’ve had very few sales in the past three days during the strikes. Cus­ tomers could not get here. They even broke the window of one of our cars. Now we just hope business picks up.”

DAMAGE DONE: Kud­ zai Zendera holds some of her broken merchandise. “Eve­ rybody has lost something; we are all counting our stock.

My friend down the street suffered great losses, with more than 21 of her watch­ es being stolen. We just don’t know what to do now. I am still counting to see what was taken.”

LUCKY BREAK: Cherry Ali feels lucky that his Adder­ ley Street stall es­ caped much of the brunt of the mob.

“They passed here, and a man took one packet of chips. I told them to just take it and go and leave me alone. Eve­ rybody says I am lucky, as other peo­ ple had almost eve­ rything stolen.”

AWKERS and traders in the CBD were caught in the crossfire when last week’s devastating three-day strike turned into a lawless looting spree.

Numerous stalls around the city were loot-

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Tuesday 23 August 2011

Local author reaches for the stars TAURIQ HASSEN

A NOVEL filled with historical romance and intrigue has been unleashed – and it all sprang from the imaginative mind of one of Kensington’s own.

Jasmina Salie, author of “Family Feud”, says she realised her passion for writing at an early age, when her teachers chastised her for imaginative compositions that were “too long”.

“Writing brings serenity to my heart, outdoor life, travelling, socialising and all good things in life pleasing to the Almighty God,” “Family Feud” is “written from the heart”, says Salie, who describes herself as a “resilient, determined and truthful person”. Her novel was even tipped to make the leap to the silver screen, she says with pride.

“I sent it to publishing houses in the country and one abroad too, and their response was that the script had merit and was for the international market, but one of the movie companies required something more conventional,” says Salie.

The book, a romance at heart, is set in medieval times, and chronicles the criminal tyranny of two once-compassionate brothers over the inhabitants of a village near Jaisalmer in India. Part of a caravan route, the village is split in two by a towering wall that separates Muslims from Hindus, and it is

here that brothers Ashvin and Muhmud, masters of the Banarje and Azmeri plantations after their father’s demise, fall into a life of crime and brutality after one of them witnesses an act of adultery on the Day of Holi. “‘Family Feud’ is guaranteed to keep the reader in suspense until the end, when the truth unfolds,” says Salie, who has been touring Cape Town to market her new 332page book, which took her exactly one month to complete back in 2006.

Salie says “Family Feud” “will entertain the reader with romance, murder and sadness and all the drama of family and village life”.

She drew inspiration for her book from her great grandfather, who settled in South Africa many decades ago, and she believes her story has much to offer everybody. “It is imperative that all the oppressed over the world read the story with an open mind; all things have a beginning and an end, and nobody is above the law.”

On her beloved craft, Salie says, “Writing is truly a blessing, and I would never have reached this pinnacle in my life if it had the Almighty God not guided me and instilled perseverance within me.”

“Family Feud” can be viewed and ordered at www.justdone.co.za. Alternatively, contact the author on 083 691 2232 or at jasmina.salie@gmail.com.

LAUNCHED: Jasmina Salie shows off her book at her Kensington home.

Photo: Tauriq Hassen

Breakthrough for blind literature LILLIAN AMOS

THE League of the Friends of the Blind (‘the League’) wants government to throw its weight behind the fight for a treaty that will allow blind people to share reading material across borders.

The League is an associate member of the World Blind Union (‘the Union’) which is currently fighting to ease the copyright restrictions on books.

The Union’s President, Maryanne Diamond, said: “If this treaty is implemented millions of visually impaired people all over the world will benefit. Braille books can not currently be share and exchanged because of copyright, if this treaty is put into progress, blind people would have access to a variety of book titles.

The League’s Executive Director, Phillip Bam, said the importance of the proposed treaty cannot be underestimated. “People living with a print disability still have very limited access to books and other published works. Only some 5% of published books are ever made accessible in richer countries and less than 1% in poorer ones. So this will definitely help the people of South Africa in a big way.”

Sergil January (25), who was shot five years ago and lost his sight, is currently completing matric. He said: “The treaty is going to make an immense change in my life because currently I want to finish my school career and it’s difficult when there aren’t books to help you.”

For now January’s sister helps him learn and study by reading out loud to him from normal books.

“My sister reads for me then I record her from my phone. I try to remember as much as I can and I also playback whatever I forgot.

She is a big help but the treaty would help me to read the books myself, with braille.”

January is also trying to raise funds to buy a laptop and Jaws software that would enable him to scan pages onto the laptop, then the software “read” the words of the document out loud. The software is estimated to be approximately R9 400.

Asking Principal Fletcher Fisher from Athlone School for the blind how this would affect the staff and students at the school he said: “This treaty will be a big help for our school and blind people in general. It will make it easier for our learners to be educated properly and it will also make it easier for me and the staff to teach these children properly.”

Diamond said: “The Union is committed to a legally binding instrument, a treaty. If it is not a treaty, guidelines or voluntary laws, we believe there will be no real commitment to change. T he treaty now lies in the hands of the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s standing committee on copyright and related rights.

The Union said it is very encouraged by the progress made at the mid-year meeting in June and is looking forward to the committee’s next meeting in November.

Meet the puppet masters DALEEN FOUCHÉ

A FEAST for the senses lies ahead for Cape Town theatre lovers – it’s almost time for the annual Out the Box Festival of Visual Performance and Puppetry.

The festival, which takes place at various venues in and around Cape Town, starts on Thursday 1 September, and will keep audiences entertained for nine days.

Now in its sixth year, the festival started out as a humble one-day celebration of puppetry and physical theatre at UCT. It has grown to an international hit, and now offers workshops, tours, development opportunities and an ever-growing list of shows.

Venues for this year’s event include the Little Theatre Complex in Gardens, the Labia Cinema, Iziko National Gallery, Fire and Ice Hotel, Magnet Theatre and Theatre Arts Admin Collective. The heart of the festival will pump in Observatory, which will be turned into a bohemian hub at which you’ll get to meet a plethora of artists and the creative people responsible for the entertainment.

Festival director Yvette Hardie says the event will offer something to enthral everyone. Hardie believes that love for theatre is instilled through childhood memories, and that theatre can only survive if children are attracted to the medium, so she is proud to market the festival as a “family affair”.

It’s also cutting edge and deeply contemplative. Among traditional shows of puppetry, such as shadow and marionette theatre, a number of interesting themes will be explored in novel ways throughout the festival.

“One show consists of a puppet giving a lecture on puppetry,” Hardie reveals.

A darker piece will feature the postmortem thoughts of a puppet on an autopsy table.

The upcoming event comprises four components: an adult and family festival, a film festival, and an array of workshops. The focus this year will be on the environment; to mark this, the festival will be launched by a walk through Observatory during which participants will hand out seedlings.

For more information, and to see the programme, visit www.outtheboxfestival.com.

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Tuesday 23 August 2011

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Believing is seeing ­ or is it?

ANDRE BAKKES

“WHAT is reality? Reality is whatever you make of it,” muses the magician from Sea Point who made the Voortrekker Monument disappear last year.

“The truth is whatever you believe it to be – and I believe anything is possible.”

Larry Soffer (28) rolls up his sleeves, opens a black carry bag and presents an ordinary fork.

“We should be more like children. As a kid, you don’t see the world through blurred vision. You see beautiful colours. Things look bright. You enjoy life and see it as a game. You don’t take things so seriously,” he says while placing the silver object on the glass table.

“When things become serious, they become solid and more difficult to deal with.”

He moves his hands over the fork in a clockwise direction, moments before it starts to quiver disconcertingly.

Common sense and logic momentarily hide as the ordinary becomes extraordinary.

Soffer granted People’s Post an hour of his time to speak about a magical world suspended beyond disbelief, but he managed to warp more than just this reporter’s reality.

Table Bay Hotel waiters and waitresses hovered around the table in fascination as the demonstration continued.

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He shakes the fork ever so slightly and – right in front of several sets of stunned eyes – one of the four tines bends at a 90-degree angle.

“What the hell?” asks one astonished onlooker while testing the strength of the bent object.

Soffer persists, “Now I’m going to make it a little more spectacular for you guys, a little bit more beautiful...”

He shakes the fork again and – lo and behold – the other three tines each bend at varying angles.

Soffer’s no stranger to entranced gasps of “No!” and “How?” “I still get pleasure from what I do, because every night I get to go back home with a different girl,” he says with tongue firmly in the cheek.

“No, seriously, every now and again someone changes their life when they see what I do. Some will go, ‘Oh, it’s just a trick,’ which is fine as long as they were entertained, but if they believe it’s real, then they can create real magic in their own lives. Anything is possible!”

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This mind-reading, levitating metal bender won most of his course competitions at the College of Magic in Cape Town and has, since then, been getting rave reviews from veteran magicians the world over.

One of the world’s top performers, Stan Gerson, once paid him the ultimate compliment when he said, “There is no doubt in my mind that Larry Soffer will go down as one of the finest magicians of the 21st century. As a professional magician for 35 years, I find it an honour to be in his company.”

Soffer has appeared on numerous television shows and radio stations over the years, and he made many scratch their heads when the Voortrekker Monument disappeared on April Fool’s Day last year.

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People’s Post ventures that he’s going to make Table Mountain disappear, but Wiener shakes her head and says cryptically, “Think again! What is a hotspot for tourists right now?”

Her denial speaks volumes: a prominent place will indeed disappear!

Soffer performs one final feat during the interview when he takes someone’s sunglasses and places them on the carpet.

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cret, but of course, you’re not really looking... You don’t really want to know... You want to be fooled...

He jerks his hands back and the sunglasses flip over on their side.

For the briefest of moments the harsh sunlight reflects off a thin strand hanging from his finger.

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Celebrating 16 years in style T

HE Voice of the Cape (VOC) radio station, with over 300 000 listeners tuning in daily, celebrates its 16th year in community broadcasting this year.

The radio station, the third biggest community broadcaster in South Africa, was established in January 1995 to empower the local community in the post-apartheid era. Although the issues generally tackled on air relate to the Muslim community – the radio station has an Islamic ethos – it does not concentrate solely on Muslims.

VOC is situated in Salt River, and broadcasts to the Cape Town metro area on the 100.4FM frequency every alternate day, but has three daily frequencies, 95.8FM (broadcasting to the Boland), as well as 90.7 and 90.9, which are accessible in Mitchell’s Plain and the Two Oceans areas. VOC also broadcasts internationally via audio streaming on www.vocfm.co.za.

The station’s website also features articles and blogs by VOC journalists. These articles are written daily and updated regularly, so you can be sure to get the latest on any developing stories making news. Online readers are also able to comment on what they have read under the article.

The website is not only informative, but also interactive, as SMSes can be sent to 34530 and will be read on air during shows. The website also has a “shoutbox”, where listen-

ers can provide their input or debate issues in a chatroom related to what’s on air.

VOC’s daily programming lineup includes community, lifestyle and religious shows, as well as news and current-affairs programmes. The radio station caters for all ages and all walks of life, from the dynamic professional and home executive to youths and pensioners enjoying their retirement. The radio station is community based, and organises fundraising drives throughout the year – the annual VOC festival being one of these major events. The dates of the 15th VOC festival have been announced. This time, the estimated 60 000 to 80 000 visitors who regularly attend the biggest cultural festival on the Cape Muslim calendar can set aside 29 September until 2 October. For the fifth consecutive year it will be hosted at the Cape Town Market in Epping, the previous venue having been the former Green Point Stadium.

After lengthy discussion, organisers have decided that the theme for this year will be “A Festival With a Difference”, in line with what has been felt as a need for change.

VOC sales coordinator Hassiem Bastra says the entire festival will take place in a different section of the Cape Town Market this time.

“The festival will be at the same venue, but just in a section that will be better suited to host the event.”

Another difference, he adds, is that a more modern, weather-

friendly approach had been taken with the design of the stalls.

“This is an exciting initiative that was planned to create a more neat and coordinated festival.”

Stall holders can also prepare for a change in the process they will be expected to follow to obtain a coveted stall at this event.

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In addition, Bastra says, the 2011 festival will boast some new and exciting events and competitions to suit varied needs.

“We hope to see some old faces at the festival, as well as welcome a few new additions to the annual experience,” he says.

Tune into VOC on 100.4FM, 95.8, 90.7 and 90.9FM. Alternatively, visit www.vocfm.co.za or call (021) 4423500. For enquiries about the VOC Spring Festival, contact VOC sales coordinator Hassiem Bastra on (021) 442-3500/3 or email hassiem@vocfm.co.za.

Tuesday 23 August 2011

Musings of Tracy Payne ARTIST Tracy Payne’s thoughtful exhibition, “Muse” – on show right now at the Barnard Gallery in Newlands – comes to an end on 31 August.

“Muse” features a multifaceted set of works presenting Djamal, a “beautiful young man who offered to pose for Tracy”.

The pieces are woven through

with the things Payne gained from the “Shaolin monks – their strength, beauty and serenity, and an attempt, through stillness, meditation and the quiet contemplation of nature, to express something about the possible healing of the human spirit”.

Call the gallery on (021) 6711666.

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APPRECIA­ TION: Pieter Malan, Zane Pretorius and Eric Eologwe.

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GRAND AF­ FAIR: Michelle Graham, Clive du Toit, and Karen and Phoebe Simpson

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Tuesday 23 August 2011

Help make a happy moment THE Smile ‘n While Children’s Project, a non-profit organisation offering support to families and children dealing with serious illness or debilitating injury, holds a number of special outings and events to help create cherished moments in times of difficulty.

Members say they are excited to be able to offer a limited number of vouchers for various outings and events – they just need help finding the perfect children to give them to.

“If you know of a seriously ill boy or girl aged 3 to 12 years and living in the Southern Suburbs, do let us know,” a spokesperson says.

For more information, and to request an application, call Roshni Gomez on 073 032 4151 or email smile.project@rocketmail.com.

Creating new abilities THE Cape Town Association For the Physically Disabled holds its annual general meeting at 14:45 for 15:00 today (Tuesday) at the Reable Centre, 152 Tarentaal Road, Bridgetown, Athlone.

Guest speaker Jill Ritchie will speak on “Income Generation, Preventing Waste, and Innovative Ways of Resourcing NPOs”.

Light refreshments will be served.

RSVP to Ann or Faith on (021) 637-1204/5.

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CHOOLS have until 19 September to secure a place in this year’s Boomerang EduKite Schools’ Competition, part of the 17th Cape Town International Kite Festival happening on 22 and 23 October and proudly hosted by Cape Mental Health in association with Heart 104.9FM. The Boomerang Edu-Kite Schools’ Competition, made possible thanks to the support of the Boomerang children’s TV channel, is open to Western Cape primary schools and schools for learners with special educational needs. Each school that enters will be supplied with a free set of blank kite skins to decorate with their interpretation of this year’s theme, “One Sky, One World – Mental Health for All”.

On Saturday 22 October the schools will take their decorated kites to the festival for judging, followed by an inspirational mass fly. The three winning schools in each of the two categories will receive cash prizes totalling R12 000.

There is no cost to participate.

“Boomerang is proud to be part of this wonderful initiative that sees learners of all abilities creating and having fun together,” says Alan Musa, VP and GM of Pan Middle East and Africa for Turner Broadcasting Systems.

“This year’s theme is one that we firmly believe in as it celebrates acceptance, creativity, unity and understanding – key model attributes for us all to

TOPS: The Alpha School for Autism in Woodstock won first place in last year’s competition. strive towards.” Boomerang will host a variety of activities for kids and the young at heart, from face painting to “character meet-andgreets”; all the while, big-screen TVs will display favourite Boomerang shows.

To enter the Boomerang Edu-Kite Schools’ Competition, or for more information on the festival, contact Cape Mental Health before 19 September on (021) 447-9040 or at info@cmhs.co.za, or visit www.capementalhealth.co.za.

CREATIVE: In second place was Mary Harding School from Athlone.

Seen here, from left: Ziyaad Gatap, Donovan Philips, Rashied Andrews and their teacher, Yolanda Gerbach.

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LEADER

Tuesday 23 August 2011

A noble fight HUNDREDS of women, and men, took to the streets of the Cape Town CBD at the weekend clad in outfits their mothers would probably frown upon to protest against sexist perceptions that women should watch what they wear or “rightfully” face the bitter consequences.

Waving placards and dressed in naughty numbers including mini skirts, boob tubes and fish nets, the skimpy outfits were aimed at showing that a woman’s attire was not to blame for her being raped.

And while the internationally recognised “SlutWalk” received much attention on the streets and in the media, the question begging to be asked, is whether a country like South Africa is ready to wholeheartedly adopt this otherwise progressive perspective.

Is this just one small step towards chipping away at mountains of tragic misconceptions about women and their sexuality?

Statistics reveal that South Africa is the world’s highest ranking nation for reported cases of rape.

Ironically, a South African MP tweeted about the SlutWalk wondering whether he would “get lucky” if he had attended the event. The crimson faced MP later apologised claiming he had not been briefed on the reason for the march.

But the MP’s comment illustrates the view, in all fairness, held by many South African men (and some women) from all cultures.

SA is a nation borne of somewhat conservative roots and paternalistic ideals where the woman has traditionally been expected to know her place; in the kitchen, good for little else except playing a nurturing role.

It is true that the New South Africa has ushered in legislation aimed at backing the progression of women. SA women, by law, are the masters of their own sexuality, reproductive health and political views; and with all this in place the time has never been more ripe for social reform.

SlutWalks are a fun way for women to convey a powerful message, but the real impact is made in everyday conversations and responses in the home, classroom, office, sportsfield and, even places of worship. It is only once women realise and value their worth, that they stop becoming victims of stereotyping and abuse.

Your SMSes Rich South Africans care REGARDING the recent remarks about taxing the white people: first of all, that is a racist statement in itself. Drop the word “white” and a lot more people would probably not have been so offended, and would have seen it with more of an open mind! One of the richest and most respected men in America, Warren Buffet, has also suggested this week of taxing the rich more in that country!

I mean, realistically, how much money does one person need? How much can you possibly spend, how many things can you possibly own?

That is why people like himself and Microsoft’s Bill Gates do eventually reach that point of realising the power that their money can really make is in making the world a better place, and now pump their mega billions into doing just that!

The problem in this country is the endless and massive squandering of our taxes going to lining pockets, tender deals, fraud, corruption, mismanagement, pay-for-pals, nepo-

tism, etc. Those are the billions and billions that would have made this country a different place today, and for all who live in it.

So, who wants to give more for lining more pockets? I certainly don’t.

To ask for more, you have to show how responsible you have been with what you have been given. Reputations stick like glue, and I’m afraid our national government has cooked its own goose! At least we “so-called” rich can feel good that, regardless of what names we are called, the rich in South Africa (by recent international statistics) are the number one givers of all countries on this planet, of both their time and money! That is a fact, and one I’m content with, and that others should acknowledge and pay heed to, as that in itself speaks volumes about the reality of our South African rich! Apparently they care and give more than anyone else on earth!

CRAIG HARRISON Observatory

Aegis pension – urgent call I AM urgently trying to locate my former colleagues who worked with me at the Aegis Insurance Company Limited.

Our offices were situated in all the major centres in South Africa, as well as in the old Norwich building opposite the fountain in Adderley Street, Cape Town.The call is in connection with the Aegis Pension surplus,

and time is of the essence as the trustees need to make a submission to the Financial Services Board.If you have not received an email or phone call from me, kindly urgently fax your name and contact details to 086 653 8079 or email:paralegalrsa@gmail.com.

COLIN ARENDSE Grassy Park

. Funny to see Salt River’s people cleaning their roads after union members trashed their streets. Their streets are filthy. Salt River residents do not keep their streets clean. You people are so unhygienic; no wonder you have rats the size of cats. Clean up your act. Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Kanala Dear Tony . If Tony Robinson had parked and walked a few metres further, he would be R200 richer, and we would have been spared yet another futile bleat. Gary . Tony Robinson is of the belief that everyone can break the law a little bit. Take responsibility for your mistake, brother. S du Plessis By the way . Why must council always outsource work? Why don’t they employ people who can do the job? . In response to Mark Kleinschmidt’s letter published last week: What planet are you on? While the constitution sounds too good to be true on paper, in practice it’s largely ignored by our not so worthy politicians.

Wake up, buddy. . That person who made the statement in last week’s SMSes about the ANC is very stupid. Not the whole of the ANC is bad and they don’t steal money. Stop with your crappy stereotypes! . Politicians don’t steal money – they just take it before it gets used on voters they don’t even know. Ebrahim . Table Mountain National Park is clearly a cash-cow for the Parks Board, hence their continued bold abuse of residents. Is it time for TMNP to become CPTMP? . I love dogs but before even thinking of owning own, I would ensure that I train my dog and have a fully fenced yard. I would not want to offend my neighbours with incessant barking and howling day and night. It’s a damn nightmare living with this. Sleep de-

prived . I can’t understand how the selectors chose De Villiers as coach. He just doesn’t fit in. Lose the World Cup, Boks, and give De Villiers the boot! . Why, when you are over 40, does society make you feel worthless, homeless and jobless? Abba . It finally came on the news that there’s going to be a toll fee to use the N1 and N2 on the Wine Route very soon. The old and poor won’t be able to drive there. Naz, Belgravia . Thank you to the ladies who donated wool to me for my charity knitting. Bless you all. Yolanda . Why do they have a foreigner in the lead role in “Jock of the Bushveld”? . I am looking for Amelia, the daughter of the late Anne Williams and Thomas Jacobs. Please contact Mr Jacobs on 078 380 0234.

Municipal workers’ strike . Workers demand increases above the inflation rate but it’s nothing if your property rates increase by more than 50% with every new valuation. Who’s fooling who? . It’s only greed that drives these municipal workers to strike. Vendors at most train stations have closed shop because if they don’t, their shops will be looted.

Please help . I have a two-year-old daughter who needs a nebuliser as she has asthma. I cannot afford to buy a machine to help her when she gets her attacks. Please help if you can. Concerned mother . Can anybody please donate some paint to me? I’m a female pensioner and I paint on cloth. Thank you and God bless.

ENTERTAINMENT

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Spaza springs back to the Baxter

MUSICAL LEGEND: Step back in musical history for one night on­ ly with Johnny Clegg’s 30th anniversary con­ cert – the first “Juluka” concert in Cape Town in 26 years – on Satur­ day at the GrandWest Grand Arena. Doors open at 19:30, and the show starts at 20:30.

Tickets are available from Computicket, and cost between R161 and R212. For more in­ formation phone 082 462 8739.

“HIP HOP KASLAM” returns on Saturday for the fourth time to the Baxter to showcase spaza, street slang and kasi (township) lifestyle.

Fast becoming a leading spaza event in Cape Town, “Hip Hop Kaslam” will pump the Baxter Theatre Concert Hall at 18:00. Keeping to the theme of Women’s Month, and celebrating women who pursue a career in hip hop, the upcoming show will feature a cast composed mainly of women.

Spearheading the lineup are veteran singerMC Tia Anam Solombela and the multi-talented Buli Ntlantu, with well-known ekasi singer Unathi “Slice” Jacobs as host. Archie “Dat” Sopazi, widely regarded as the founder and one of the frontrunners of this style of rapping, is back on the lineup as the third leading artist.

A surprise appearance will also be made by some of the leading artists who took part in a previous “Hip Hop Kaslam”.

The Baxter Theatre will provide buses to transport audience members to and from the show at no extra cost.

Theatre-going buses leave the Gugulethu Sports Complex and Radio Zibonele in Khayelitsha at 15:30, and head off from the Delft parking lot opposite Spar and Crossroads Circle at 16:00.

Tickets cost R30; book through Computicket on 083 915 8000, online at www.computicket.co.za, or at any Shoprite or Checkers outlet.

Tuesday 23 August 2011

Listen up at the Baxter

ON TOP: Sylvia Bulelwa Ntlantu.Photo:

Phila Nkuzo

For further enquiries call Phila Nkuzo on 073 667 6647, email pnkuzo@gmail.com, or visit the “Hip Hop Kaslam” Facebook group.

A NUMBER of concerts featuring a lineup of musical talent will kick off today (Tuesday) in the Baxter Theatre Concert Hall, with a concert by Albie van Schalkwyk and Dizu Plaatjies at 20:15.

The pair will display the skills of students from the South African College of Music. Tickets cost R50 for the public, R45 for UCT staff, R35 for seniors and tertiary students and R25 for pupils.

• Next Wednesday, a free perfomers’ class featuring the “Singing students of Virginia Davids” will take place at 14:00 in the Concert Hall.

• Later, at 19:00, honours’ students working towards a Bachelor of Music degree, will perform a recital in the Chisholm Recital Room. This will feature Sally Minter (flute) and Van Schalk-

wyk (piano) and the programme includes works by Quantz, Gaubert, Taffanel and Prokofiev.

• Next Thursday at 13:00, a free lunchtime concert will be held in the Concert Hall. Pianist Francois Botha and friends will present a number of works, including a Shostakovich trio.

• Also on Thursday, at 17:00, Bachelor of Music Honours students will perform a final recital at the Baxter Concert Hall.

Annelize de Villiers (clarinet) and Van Schalkwyk (piano) will play through works by Brahms, Francaix, Horowitz, Stravinsky and Berg, among others. Entry is free.

For more information, contact Gillian Lindner (concert coordinator) on (021) 650-2640.

‘Life, Love and Pharmaceuticals’

BIG VOICE: “Hairspray” opens at the Masque this week.

Photo: Supplied

‘Hairspray’ hits the Masque SIZZLING classic musical “Hairspray” opens on at the Masque Theatre in Muizenberg tomorrow (Wednesday), and runs until Saturday 3 September (excluding Monday and Tuesday).

It’s 1962 in the land of “Hairspray”.

The ’50s are out and change is in the air.

Baltimore’s Tracy – a “big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart”, has one passion – to dance. After winning a spot on a local TV dance programme, Tracy is transformed overnight from outsider to irrepressible teen celebrity. “But can this trend setter in dance and fashion achieve the impossible without denting her ‘do’?”

Directed by Paul Griffiths, with musical

direction by Jeremy Quickfall and choreography by Deon Bisschoff and Janine Binns, “Hairspray” includes a cast of 40 talented singers and dancers from the Waterfront Theatre Company.

The run includes matinee performances this Saturday and Sunday, as well as on Saturday 3 September. Weeknight shows start at 20:00, while Saturdays kick off at 14:30 and 18:30. Sunday shows start at 15:00.

Tickets are R70 – but you may want to book soon, as some shows of this limited season are already sold out. Booked through the Masque on (021) 788-1898.

Masque Theatre Club members enjoy a R10 discount.

Meet the music of Mozart THE Musicanti Chamber Orchestra will perform its next concert at the St Martini Church at the top of Long Street in the city on Sunday 4 September at 18:00. The programme includes the “Linz Symphony” and the “Sinfonia Concertante” for violin and cello by Mozart. The viola part in the origi-

nal has been arranged for cello by Peter Martens for cello, who will play the instrument at the concert with violin soloist Suzanne Martens. Tickets are R60 at the door; full-time students pay R20 and school pupils enter for free. For more information phone (021) 790-5310.

AWARD-WINNING actress Anthea Thompson returns to Kalk Bay Theatre for a new Alan Committie show from 24 August until 24 September.

“Living Remote: Bertha’s guide to Life, Love and Pharmaceuticals” features Anthea’s hysterical comic creation, Bertha Cummings, in her very own one-woman show. In this production, the eccentric Bertha explores the lighter side of ageing and the delights of roaming a Wynberg pharmacy for the latest geriatric accoutrements with her characteristically crazy observations, mad-cap antics and irreverent sense of humour.

The consummate Thompson has numerous roles under her belt, having appeared in musicals such as “Evita”, “Cabaret” and “Into the Woods”.

“Living Remote” will be presented at 20:30 from 24 August to 24 September. Tickets cost R115, except during the opening-week special on 25, 26 and 27 August, when tickets cost R80; tickets for the opening night itself, which will include snacks and wine, cost R180.

GRACELESS AGE: Actress Anthea Thompson returns to Kalk Bay Theatre for “Living Re­ mote: Bertha’s Guide to Life, Love and Phar­ maceuticals”.

Photo: Supplied Theatre-goers can enjoy a pre-show supper at the Kalk Bay Theatre Café; doors open at 18:00. To book, phone 073 220 5430 or visit www. kbt.co.za.

• The organisers advise parents not to bring children under the age of 13.

Auntie Merle does Fish Hoek AFTER sell-out seasons across the country, Marc Lottering’s latest hit show, “Not in 3D”, comes to Fish Hoek for a final performance.

The famed funny man will have the Far South in stitches at Fish Hoek High School on Saturday 27 August; his performance will form part of “Comedy Legends in the Valley”, a fund-raising drive to help the Shark Spotters keep our swimmers safe.

“Not in 3D” features Lottering’s latest stand-up material, as well as appearances by his much-loved alter egos, Auntie Merle from Belgravia Road in Athlone and Smiley the taxi dude. There will also be appearances by Colleen, the cashier from Hell, and Travis the party animal.

Throughout the eve Marc will share his unique perspectives on a broad range of interesting topics and issues, and the organisers promise a “truly hilarious

THE LOTTERING EFFECT: Marc Lottering’s latest hit show, “Not in 3D”. Photo: Supplied night out”. Pre-booked tickets cost R100, while those at the door cost R120. The show starts at 19:00. To book your ticket, phone 078 174 4244 or email sharkspotters@gmail.com.

Please note that this show is definitely not suitable for children.

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Tuesday 23 August 2011

Derby duel tomorrow TASMIN CUPIDO

IT’S DERBY time again: the two Cape sides in the Premier Soccer League (PSL), Engen Santos and Ajax Cape Town, clash horns at Athlone Stadium tomorrow (Wednesday) evening.

And – once again – both sides will be going into the match with hopes of finally securing their first wins for the 2011-2012 PSL season.

While Ajax CT were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by Maritzburg United at Cape Town Stadium, Santos returned to the drawing board after a 1-0 loss to BidVest Wits in Nelspruit. Ajax also played to a 1-1 draw to Kaiser Chiefs in the first leg of the MTN 8 semifinal at FNB Stadium in Soweto on Saturday.

The last time the two sides met was for a friendly at Cape Town Stadium on Wednesday 27 July; Santos were the convincing 4-0 victors. The last time the two met in the PSL was in February last season. Then it was a 10-man Ajax team who won 4-3 in a high-paced match.

Now both Boebie Solomons’ and Maarten Stekelenburg’s chargers will be wanting to draw first blood as they search for their first win of the league.

The match, hosted by Santos, kicks off at 19:30.

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Platinum Stars snatch Paulse TASMIN CUPIDO

AFTER much deliberation about his future and the team to which he will pledge his allegiance for the 2011-2012 Premier Soccer League (PSL) season, Athlone local Nathan Paulse signed a twoseason contract with Platinum Stars yesterday (Monday).

Paulse will again join Platinum Stars coach Owen da Gama in Rustenberg after being head-hunted by him for a number of years.

The two worked together last season when Paulse was on loan from Swedish club Hammarby FC to Bloemfontein Celtic last season, when

ON FORM: Nathan Paulse. Photo: Die Son

Da Gama coached the side.

According to Paulse’s father, Jeff, one of the reasons for his son’s decision was the fact that Da Gama has been “persistent” in getting the player on board since his days as the coach of Silver Stars FC. “The decision was made with his head and not his heart – it was in his best interest to go to Stars as they also put the best deal on the table,” Jeff says. “Nathan wasn’t in a hurry to get to a team, but he really is happy with his decision. Being a Cape Town boy and very family-orientated made the decision difficult, but in the end one has to realise that his career is a business and a club is a company – Stars was on top of his list.”

Paulse was also in talks with SuperSport United, Bloemfontein Celtic and a Belgian club. He was also still contracted with Hammarby, with whom he signed in 2008. “The negotiations were a long process, with him still being contracted,” Jeff says.

“The coach and guys at Stars really went all out, and were persistent in getting Nathan out of his contract to be a permanent fixture for them.”

And Paulse’s main aim during the season will be to reward Da Gama by netting as many goals as possible this season, his father says. Paulse was named Ajax CT’s top goal scorer three times in his 10year stint with the club, also winning the most improved player award in the 2007-2008 season.

A press release issued by Stars after the signing describes Paulse as a “vastly experienced striker who

REACHING FOR THE STARS: Former Ajax Cape Town striker Nathan Paulse has signed with Platinum Stars.

Photo: Die Burger has one Bafana Bafana cap to his name”.

“He started his career with Ajax Cape Town, enjoying success there before joining Swedish side Hammarby in 2008,” the press release said.

“He played last season on loan at Bloemfontein Celtic and was impressive in his displays, with his aerial ability giving Phunya Sele Sele another dimension to their at-

tack”.

Coach Da Gama was quoted saying: “I have always been a great admirer of Nathan Paulse, and I understand how to utilise him to get the best from the player, so when the opportunity arose to sign him, I was very happy to do so.”

Paulse is unlikely to feature for his new club when they take on Celtic at the Moruleng Stadium tomorrow evening.

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