10 TYGERBURGER Bellville
One in 10 learners raped
SA children world’s most traumatised June is Child Protection month with good reason: South African children are among the most traumatised in the world. According to Jelly Beanz Inc, a nonprofit organisation in Parklands rendering direct services to children and families who have experienced abuse and trauma, abuse in the Western Cape is rife. A recent study conducted in this region showed 91% of the children who were interviewed had been exposed to traumatic events, including violent crime, domestic violence, rape and child abuse. Other research has found that one out of every ten learners has been raped in the last year. More boys are sexually abused than girls, although the reports of this to authorities are much less. Another shocking statistic is that 43% of sexual abuse of children is perpetrated by other children. When suspecting abuse, parents should therefore bear the following in mind: V Abuse happens in every community, religion and race group. V Have conversations with your children about positive sexuality, and the rules of touching private parts. V Behaviours that may show distress in your child could include: aggression, withdrawing, losing interest in activities they previously enjoyed, nightmares, bedwetting, sexual talk or play that is not appropriate for their age, continuous headaches or tummy aches that have no physical cause, as well as symptoms such as pain or swelling in the genital area.
SMS V Ek soek hulp. My seun is 23 jaar oud en het ’n matrieksertifikaat. Hy is stil en te ruggetrokke, en het oral sy CV ingegee. Hy is al so mismoedig en voel hy is nie goed genoeg nie. Is daar nie ’n persoon wat sul ke persone in diens wil neem nie? Groot asseblief! Bekommerde ma V The opening of Bothasig Clinic caused a sensation, especially among senior citi zens, as struggling with transport to at tend the overcrowded Goodwood Day Hospital would be a thing of the past. To their dismay, the pharmacy has been closed and the doctors have been re moved. Is the clinic going to become a white elephant? Rumour is rife that the clinic will be shut down. Will the health fo rum please enlighten the community why the services were removed? Is there any truth to the rumours? Councillor James Vos understood the plight of the elderly. Through his dedication and innovation the community had a clinic on their door step. Now that he has left our ward, serv ices rendered at the clinic have deterio rated. Anthony Oosthuizen, Bothasig V Thanks for a good newspaper. In our house, it’s always about who is going to read it first. Anonymous V Ek wil graag weet of ander ouers wat hul kinders by die skool gaan haal en parke ring soek, dieselfde voel? Soms kom leer linge met hul motors en motorfietse skool toe en neem die parkering op. Daar is so min parkering vir so baie ouers. As ouers nie ’n halfuur voor die tyd by die skool is nie, is daar geen parkering. Anoniem V ’n Mens koop ’n motorfiets vir bekostig bare vervoer, maar nie in Kraaifontein nie. Die ding moet kan raas om die mense te verpes, veral om en by 02:00 op ’n Son dagoggend in Brightonweg. Nee, kêrels, het julle dan nie beddens nie? Waar is ons wetstoepassing? Bestaan daar nog so iets? Anoniem ) SMS’e kos R1,50 elk. Stuur die woord “Tyger”, gevolg deur jou boodskap na 45527.
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Woensdag, 28 Mei 2014
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Uitgewer: TygerBurger word uitgegee deur WP Koerante en is deel van die Media24groep Verspreiding: TygerBurger Bellville word elke Woensdag in die volgende gebiede afgelewer: Belgravia, Bellair, Bellrail, BellvilleSentraal, Blommendal, Blomtuin, Chrismar, De La Haye, Groenvallei, Heemstede, La Rochelle, Labiance, Oak Glen, Oakdale, Sanlamhof, Shirley Park, Loumar, Vredenberg, Bloemhof, Durbell, Chantecler, East Rock, Eversdal, Everglen, Glen Ive, Kenever, Ridgeworth, Rosendal, Stellenberg, Stellenridge, Stellenryk, Boston, Danena, De Bron, Doordekraal, Hoheizen, Loevenstein, Proteavallei, Welgemoed, Oude Westhof, Van Riebeeckshof, Welge dacht, Kenridge. Totale verspreiding: 30 357 TygerBurger het twaalf verskillende uitgawes vir die volgende gebiede: Bellville, Durbanville, Parow, Goodwood, Brackenfell, Kraaifontein, Kuilsrivier, Milnerton, Table View, Eersterivier/Blue Downs, Ravensmead/Belhar en Elsiesrivier. Totale verspreiding: 285 531 Vir enige verspreidingsklagtes skakel 0021 910 6500 of epos: verspreiding@ tygerburger.co.za
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Hair raiser The B2D Beatstars (cadet section 7 - 13yrs) from B2D studios in Parklands in action at the recent
Western Cape Fitness and Hip Hop championships. The dancers are Ebert Louw, Chloe Ncube, Daniella Zinanni, Israel Stanfield, Anaya Hoggins, Jodie White, Jordan-Lee Maritz and Kiara Clements. Photo gallery on www.tygerburger.co.za. PHOTO: CARINA ROUX
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Well done to city sparkies I would just like to complement and congratulate the City of Cape Town’s Electricity Department for their excellent and speedy service. I reported a faulty street light in Oakdale via email on the morning of Friday 9 May 2014, By 13:15 the light had already been fixed. If that isn’t service, then I don’t know what is. Thank you very much. A relative from Mpumalanga recently told me that a street light in their street has been out of order for more than three years. Nothing is being done about it despite their continuous reporting. The relative said they are lucky if their refuse was collected every week. Can you imagine that happening here? LYNETTE GOOSEN Oakdale
Large dogs should be on a leash I sympathise with the writer of “Honde moet aan leibande wees” (TygerBurger, 21 May). I live in Vredekloof and have experienced the same problem. It’s usually owners with large dogs who never have their dogs on leads. I have chosen to not take my dogs for a walk in the evening after work because it was not enjoyable and was turning out to be a very stressful outing. You constantly have to be on the look out for “loose” dogs. I now take my dogs for walks in the early morning before work, when it’s quieter. Most owners of large dogs insist their dogs are friendly and sociable, but when my little dogs are on a leash and a
huge dog comes bounding towards them, they naturally are going to get protective of me. Many owners of large dogs also do not even take their dogs for a walk, they just open their gates and let the dogs out. As an unsuspecting walker, you come around a corner face-to-face with a large dog with no owner in sight. Owners of large dogs should be more responsible. If they do want to walk them without a leash, get in the car and take them to a quiet area where there will be no chance of their dogs harassing and terrorising other walkers. WALKIES Brackenfell
Respect road rules and be courteous Recently a team was surveying the traffic flow at the traffic lights at the crossing of Vredekloof into De Bron roads. I wonder what efforts will be put in place to avoid vehicles coming from Brackenfell Boulevard blocking the entire crossing and delaying movement of vehicles accessing De Bron from Vredekloof when it is their turn to do so. Also, what about vehicles turning left into Eversdal disobeying the straight-on road sign rather than staying in the off-ramp lane and waiting patiently for traffic to flow. Taxi drivers have been branded hooligans and a menace to road safety. If only they would be more responsible, we would not have so much road carnage. Why don’t we all take responsibility for our actions on the road, respect road signs and be more courteous on the road. FRED ANTHONY Email
Bid to regulate access to forest Residents and visitors to the Majik Forest area have complained about anti-social behaviour and criminal activity taking place in this public open space. The area is located between Jip De Jager Avenue, van Riebeeckshof Road and the urban edge to the north. It extends past the newly constructed reservoir and the existing substation, to the north-western boundary of Van Riebeeckshof Road, up to the Kanonberg boundary which is demarcated by the pine forest. In an effort to improve public safety, I made funds available from my ward allocation to fence the entire area in 2012. The Valley Committee has since raised funds to install a solarpowered access control system at specific entrances. The entire area is zoned as public open space and a condition is that the general public should have access to the area. To facilitate public access, three gates will remain open during the day. These include the gates adjacent to Amandel Close (Van Riebeeckshof Road), behind the Spar Shopping Centre and from Jip de Jager (Vink se Bos). All other gates will be locked and only service and emergency vehicles will be allowed entry. There is a proposal to establish an access tag system to allow users entry through the locked gates, to the northern section of the park. This proposal will go through a public participation process before implementation and any comments may be submitted to City Parks, via email to durparks@capetown.gov.za, within 21 days of the advert appearing. ANDREA CROUS Ward 70 councillor
TygerBurger waardeer lesers se menings, maar ten einde die onafhanklikheid van die koerant te handhaaf en in billikheid teenoor alle politieke partye en kandidate, sal tot die afhandeling van die verkiesing geen brief van ‘n politieke aard geplaas word wat op een of ander wyse politieke partye en hul kandidate se standpunt propageer nie.