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BUILDINGS left to decay fornearly two decades are causingan eyesore for Bo-Kaap resi-dents.

The buildings are part of a Bo-Kaap heritage site and cannot be de-molished.

A resident has called the build-ings, at 86 and 88 Chiappini Street,an “ugly blemish” in an otherwisecolourful neighbourhood. The man,who wishes to remain anonymous,has lived opposite the two derelictbuildings for 18 years.

“Every time I look outside mywindow, all I see are these two eye-sores in our beautiful area. These

buildings are very old and it is timethat they did something about thisproblem,” he says.

The irate resident complains thatthe buildings create a potential forcrime in the area. “The vacantbuildings are illegally occupied byvagrants and other people whospend the night in the houses. Crim-inals make use of the buildings.When (they are) being chased by po-lice, they often hide inside,” headds.

The owners of the heritage build-ings plan to have them restored,says the chairperson of Bo-KaapCivic Association, Osman Shabodi-en. He says, “There is a heritagelaw that states the buildings cannotbe demolished. However, it can be

restored for future use. About threeor four years ago, I signed off on theplans to have the buildings re-stored”.

He adds that the owners are “fac-ing difficult challenges, such as fi-nancial constraints”.

The derelict buildings – situatedbetween Shortmarket and Houtstreets – are not the only desertedones in the area.

Another building, in Dorp Street,has been giving residents a head-ache.

The chairperson of the Bo-KaapNeighbourhood Watch, FahiemOmar, says trying to prevent peoplefrom illegally occupying the build-ings is a “recurring and growingproblem”. Foreigners are also us-

ing the building as illegal dwell-ings.

“It’s not just people from the areawho occupy the premises, it is peo-ple from the outside as well,” saysOmar.

“People from different countrieshave the tendency to infiltrate thesehouses and there’s not really muchwe can do. All we can do is inspectthe building and get the illegal occu-pants out; but they will just returnthe next day,” he says.

The Dorp Street building hasbeen unoccupied for almost threeyears. The fire department hasalready had to put out twofires at the building. “It is pri-vate property and poses as asafety threat to residents. It

cannot bedemolishedbycouncil be-cause it is not owned by them.”

The Dorp Street building is un-derstood to be owned by theBoorhaanol Islam Movement, whocould not be reached for comment.

People’s Post was also unable toconfirm who the owners of the twobuildings in Chaippini Street wereat the time of going to print.

The City’s media manager, KylieHatton says: “The City of CapeTown is investigating this matterand will take action where neces-sary”.

Heritage sites’ sorry state

FORWARD MARCH:The Cape Town High­landers executed theRegiment’s “Right toFreedom of Entry” in­to Cape Town on Sat­urday with a paradethat included the pre­cincts of the Castleof Good Hope inStrand and Adderleystreets, and the CityHall. The parade wasled by the Regimen­tal Drums and Pipes– known for appear­ances at the RoyalEdinburgh MilitaryTattoo. The Highland­ers were joined bythe Regimental Col­ours and HonourGuard, two compa­nies of troops with of­ficers and otherranks – making uparound 250 men andwomen on the pa­rade. A small ar­moured column alsojoined the routemarch through town.

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THEY don’t say how theywill do it, but a smallgroup of Noordhoek envi-ronmental activistswants toget ridof thecutelittle grey squirrels onthe Common.

Their crime? They“spread oak seeds and eattree bark”.

That is exactly whatsquirrels have always donebut, suddenly, the bunny-huggers find it offensive.

They see oak trees andsquirrels as unwelcome al-iens.

For those who don’t know it, the Noord-hoek Common, at the foot of Chapman’sPeak Drive, is a wonderful community as-set used for equestrian events, communityfairs, picnics, informal ball games and dogwalking.

It is graced by some wonderful old oaksand the beauty of the common has madeit a popular location for film shoots.

But the greenies want to take away thiscommunity playground and turn it into anindigenous nature reserve complete withindigenous mole rats and snakes so theoaks, planes and squirrels have to go.

Now oak trees are as much a part of theCape as grape vines, Cape Dutch architec-ture and milk tart. They are part of our cul-tural heritage.

You will find them in every Boland townand, for the most part, each tree is treas-ured. Stellenbosch, a town of knowledgeand learning, takes great pride in its oaksand delights in being called Eikestad – OakCity.

It is the oak trees that make the WesternCapedifferent (andbetter) thanotherpartsof South Africa. And they are not invaders.

They were brought here on purpose to

do a job. They haveserved us well, provid-ing wonderful shade inthe towns and on theboundaries of our fa-mous cricket grounds.

Oaks grow slowly andwith difficulty. Theyare battered by windsand storms and thisgives them great char-acter. They record thehistory of winters pastand their struggle for aplace in the sun shouldbe a moral lesson to usall.

So one must ask whatkind of cultural loutswould want to kill the

squirrels and chop down the oaks?And how will they kill the squirrels? It’s

a question the bunny-huggers don’t an-swer in the unsolicited document theyhave prepared on the future managementof the common.

Will they try to do it quietly so that theirchildren don’t know about the slaughter?Or will they have the courage of their con-victions and do it in the open.

Perhaps they could invite the Mayoralong to perform the first squirrel execu-tion.

It would make a striking change fromcutting ribbons.

TV coverage would be guaranteed. I’mafraid we are dealing with humourlesspeople afflicted with tunnel vision.

What they don’t understand is that theoaks are there because we love them andbecause they are a part of our heritage. Infact, oak trees have been around for a lotlonger than some of the self-appointedguardians of everything indigenous.

So, in the end, there should be a choice.Are the unwanted aliens oak trees andsquirrels or those who would axe andbutcher them?

Now the bunny­huggers want tokill the squirrels

STEFNI HERBERT

TRYING different ways to soothe aches andpains can be a tedious task especially whenthere are so many methods available.

A colleague recently told me about a differ-ent treatment she had come across, it couldbe good for me to try and it is typical of meto want to try something new.

By the time I arrived at the spa, I had notdiscovered that it was something that I nev-er, in my wildest experiences, thought Iwould ever be trying.

I went inside and filled out the necessarypaperwork, which is a similar to a recordcard you would have at your general practi-tioner.

Spa assistant Candice Davies escorted meto a treatment room and started explainingthe procedure, but one step over the thresh-old and I had visions of looking like LadyGaga at the Grammy Awards last year, sit-ting in this contraption.

Davies first question to me, after I gaspedat the sight of the machine, was “are youclaustrophobic?!”

Luckily, my claustrophobia is mild andhas more to do with other humans being inmy “personal-space bubble” than machinesencapsulating me.

I was asked to strip to my birthday suit andwrap a white towel around me.

Davies says, “We use a white towel to seeif you have detoxed because toxins are darkin colour.”

Ready to receive my fair share of Ozone,I step into the machine carefully seeing thatthe element where steam is released is situ-

ated between my feet and place aheart-rate monitor over my middlefinger.

After Davies closes the machineand fidgets with the dials on the topof the casing, she places a bib overmy head and tightens it around myneck so that the steam does not es-cape and puts an air supply aroundmy neck.

One session lasts 25 minutes andwhile I was steaming at 39 degrees,Davies told about other regular cli-ents. “One of our clients has cancerand while we’re not trying to cureher of it, but it helps improve herhealth, as she is yet to go formedicaltreatment,” says Davies.

I asked about the highest temper-ature someone received their treat-ment on and she says 45 degrees wasthe highest so far, but the heart-ratemonitor, which isn’t always com-pulsory, has to be worn and some-one has to sit with the person.

Daviesbriefly explainedOzone iscreated “when oxygen atoms are hit by elec-tricity, it separates and latches on to anotheroxygen atom which in turn creates Ozone.”

She also warned that “inhaling too muchsteam after the procedure is complete couldleave you feeling like your chest is tight be-cause Ozone irritates your mucous lining.”

When the procedure was complete, Daviesopened the bib to let steam escape slowly, re-moved the bib and opened the cabinet.

I inspected the towel to see traces of mytoxins, but alas, none were found and pre-

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what Davies warned about - it pulled tight.In the reception area Davies handed me a

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While the first time doesn’t work miracles,it is an experience I would consider tryingagain.

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The person behindthe public personaDear reader,

I’ve received interest-ing, challenging and var-ied responses to my lastcolumn, with many ap-plauding my runningand a few questioningwhether I was “seriouslydoing this”.

Those who know mewell enough, will knowthat I don’t commit light-ly, neither do I conjureup stories. In fact, I’mknown for being – oftento my detriment – toohonest.

To those of little faith: I know I’ve mas-tered the art of looking chilled, but I havewitnesses who can back me, in the formof my running mates.

They see me puffing and panting along-side them every Tuesday and Thursday,occasionally yielding for a few brief sec-onds to remove my orthotics, tie my lacesand pity myself for having painful an-kles. I’ve lived with this pain – and manyothers – all my life and it hasn’t stoppedme from taking part in any sport or activ-ity.

All the more reason I feel a great senseof achievement on finishing my run, withmy sights firmly set on running 10km inabout five weeks’ time, God willing.

On a more ambitious level, I’ve heardwhispers from coach Farouk about run-ning a half marathon in November. Eish!

This comment from a reader reads: “Ienjoyed your ‘No guts, no glory’ piece...showed that editors are people too, whoonce experienced hardships...”

Touche, Clint! Often, people judge us bythe image and persona we project, ormeasure our worth in terms of the posi-tions we hold, or our status or wealth.They forget to look past the outer at thereal person, who has had both good andbad life experiences.

If you are generally a positive personwith coping skills, most people assumethat your life was a breeze, that you’vebeen privileged and have never had anyhardships.

In my profession, for example, I amchallenged nearly every day, on a rangeof issues; from diversity and transforma-

tion to why I elected toprint a photo last week ofour award winning ad-vertising colleagues.

I am fair gameandcon-troversial enough, byvirtue of my being an ed-itor of colour on editionsas diverse as the 10 thatPeople’s Post publisheseach week. I’ve beenasked whether my edito-rial decisions are influ-enced by my being Col-oured.

A fair question, towhich I responded by cit-

ing the media’s role as one of reportingnews and informing, educating and en-tertaining our readers; but more impor-tantly, one of using the powerful platformof our newspapers to reflect our coun-try’s diverse landscape and sensitivelyplay our role in transformation throughthe stories we tell and how we tell them.

Behind the scenes, story developmentin our newsroom is intricate’ from con-ceptualising to final editing and print.

We brief our journalists extensively onstory angles, the multiple voices theirstories should contain and the pictures tocomplement text.

Most importantly, we respect that eachof our 10 zoned papers have their ownidentity, community and heartbeat andthat each paper should reflect that.

I welcome your feedback, good and bad,as it opens the door to honest engage-ment. If our country is to achieve true de-mocracy, upfront conversations such asthe ones I have with my readers musttake place, not only in our business inter-actions but in social circles too.

The more we express our concerns,fears, insecurities, and the countless pos-itives South Africans can be proud of, thecloser we will move to true reconciliationat grassroots level – where it trulycounts.

Till next time, go well!ConnectED is a weekly column, by

People’s Post Editor, Feroza Miller-Isaacs who can be contacted on fero-za@peoplespost.co.za

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COMPASSION: About 1 000 mourners gathered at Camps Bay beach on Saturday for a memorial servicein honour of 20­year­old South African Springbok Bodyboarder, David Lilienfeld. He was attacked and killedby a shark at a surf spot called Caves in Kogel Baai on Thursday. In Lilienfeld’s memory, fellow surfers carriedflowers on their boards and everyone proceeded into the water and formed a big circle, where a momentof silence for the late bodyboarder was observed. Photo: Sharief Jaffer

THE Mouille Point Ratepay-ers’ Association will hold itsannual general meeting onThursday 3 May at the CapeTown Hotel School in BeachRoad at 17:30. The Atlantic

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WITH petty crime on theincrease, Cape Town

Central Police encouragedcommunities and businessowners to maintain communi-cation as yet another tool inthe fight against crime.

The police station held its an-nual Sector Policing Imbizo lastweek where various roleplayerswere able to raise issues of con-cern.

Spokesperson for Cape TownCentral Police Station, CaptainEzra October, says that resi-dents, business owners and oth-er attendees expressed the needto have regular meetings to keepabreast of issues of interest.

“Everyone expressed thatthey would like to see more in-teraction between the police andthe community. We alwaysmaintain an open-door policywith the community and we en-courage anyone to come forwardwith information they mighthave,” he says.

One of the pressing issues dis-cussed in the meeting includedcriminals who stroll around theneighbourhoods pushing a trol-ley or a wheely bin filled withstolen items.

“This issue goes back to theowner of the store that the trol-ley belongs to. We urge shop

owners to take control of theirshopping carts and to make surethat they do not leave the shop,”says October.

October says that petty crimeis an issue that increases rapidlyand can build up over time.

“We need to address issuessuch as snatch and grab theft,theft out of cars and the stealingof copper wires. We don’t haveenough personnel to have sectorpolicing in its real form, and thatis why it is so important for po-lice to keep the lines of commu-nication open with businessesand residents, as they are theones who act as the eyes and earsof the police,” he adds.

A suggestion made at themeeting, to have business own-ers working with the local Com-munity Policing Forum (CPF) tocombat crime that is targeted atbusinesses, sparked an interestwith business owners who werepresent.

The deputy chairperson of theCape Town CPF, Brandon Gold-ing, says the meeting was a posi-tive interaction with the com-munity.

“It was decided that we need toform a tighter partnership withSAPS, the CID, the CPF and theneighbourhood watches, and to-gether we can weed out crime inthe area and increase patrols tokeep our community safe,” hesays.

Communication asolution to crime

City saysgoodbye to5c piecesTHE City of Cape Town’s Cash Officeswill soon no longer handle five centcoins.

This decision follows a recentmove by the South African MintCompany to discontinue the coin. Allcash payments will be rounded downto the nearest ten cents.

The cent denomination balance oninvoices will reflect as a ‘roundeddown amount b/f’ and will not attractinterest.

When the South African Mint Com-pany discontinued the one cent andtwo cent coins, the City made a similardecision.

Where are we from?THE Cape Natural History Club has a talkby Professor Anthony Humphries on Friday4 May at 20:00 at The Athenaeum, Newlands.Humphries has researched human thoughtsover the past 9 000 years, as to why we arehere and how our world was created.

He will not cover the three major Cape reli-gions. Entry is R20.

Enquiries to Eleanor on (021) 762 1779 orvisit www.capenaturalhistoryclub.co.za

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Proceeds will go towards the welfareand sterilisation of suffering animalsin rural communities. Tickets costR195 per person.

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NOTHING less than gold for their visualtravelogue.

That’s the aim of the South African Nation-al Biodiversity Institute’s (Sanbi) team head-ing for the 2012 Chelsea Flower Show, in theUK.

Counting the days are designers Ray Hud-son and David Davidson, who set out a four-part display showcasing the diversity ofSouth African flora.

Davidson says, “Many people who displayat the show go there to sell flowers, but wego there with the intension of showing off ourcountry.”

Themed Gateways – A Botanical Journey,it will showcase locations from differentparts of South Africa, along with vegetation

unique to those areas.“We’ve created a ‘pop-up story book’ for the

display, in that there are four water paintingsas backdrops and the vegetation blends inwith it,” explains Davidson.

“The exhibit resembles the diary of a trav-eller who visits places like the Southern Capeto see a fisherman’s cottage or a Cape Dutchmanor house.”

Some members of the team are considered“part of the furniture”, but for others, likeKirstenbosch Botanical Garden event coordi-nator Alison Pekeur, this year’s show is afirst.

Pekeur, who has taken over from eventmanager Sarah Struys, says that even thoughit is a massive undertaking, she is over-whelmed with excitement.

“I am nervously excited,” Pekeur says. “Wehave a brilliant team and many of them have

done this for years.”She says the request to accompany the

team was “the cherry on top. I’ve been work-ing at the garden for eight years and as muchas this will be extremely challenging, giventhat it is an international event, I am readyfor it.”

Transporting the vegetation from South Af-rica to Chelsea is a gruelling task and has tobe done in one day.

Annette McCarthy, a representative froma forwarding company, handles all the ad-ministration for the Sanbi team and theplants.

McCarthy says: “We have to make sure allthe paper work is done correctly and that thearrangements to transport the plants aredone with no hiccups.

“Customs at airports can be rather stickywith the plants because they are protected

species and they have to be checked beforebeing allowed out of the airport.”

Martin Upton, a South African Airwaysfreight representative, says the boxes areloaded onto a direct flight to London.

“Because we have to work on a tight time-line, within 24 hours, we avoid delays at allcost because we have to maintain the plantstill the last day of the show,” says Upton.

The team will leave for Chelsea early inMay to set up for the show which takes placefrom 22 to 26 May.

This is the second year the South AfricanGold Coin Exchange is sponsoring the team.

Chairman Alan Demby says last year theywon gold, this year they need to do it again.“Last year we made a medallion for Davidsonand Hudson as an incentive for winning gold.This year we doing the same, so I hope youwill bring home the gold, team Sanbi.”

Designers head for floral fairDesigners head for floral fair

SCALED DOWN: Designers Ray Hudson and David Davidson with a downsised model of theirdisplay for this year’s Chelsea Flower show. The exhibit will be arranged exactly the same wayas it is seen on the model. Photo: Stefni Herbert

BY THE SEASHORE: Part of the display will include scenes typical of the Southern Cape coastwhere fishermen’s cottages are very close to the beach. Photo: Stefni Herbert

A FYN MANOR: Showing off a Cape Dutch manor house along with the familiar Fynbos plants– a popular vegetation type at the show. Photo: Stefni Herbert

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THE City of Cape Town will usepublic input to form positivestrategies on the road towardsbeing the World Design Capital2014.

A bid by the Mother City to be-come a finalist in the design capi-tal competition led to it being de-clared the winner in October lastyear in Taipei, China.

Cape Town is the first city fromthe developing world to be a des-ignated World Design Capital,and the theme for Cape Town’sbid, “Live Design: TransformLives”, emphasises the role thatdesign can play in overcoming de-velopmental challenges.

The City will host a series of de-sign related events and projects,and will ultimately focus on howCape Town can implement designto transform the lives of Capeto-nians.

This is according to a statementby Mayor Patricia de Lille whogave a keynote speech at the firstdiscussion on this issue. People’sPost previously reported on theforum held at the CTICC in Feb-

ruary (“Design: the new fron-tier”, 6 March).

A Stakeholder Forum was heldfor various roleplayers and de-sign industry stakeholders tomeet and discuss the way for-ward for the design opportunitythe City has been given.

“During the Stakeholder Fo-rum we had an opportunity togather some of Cape Town’s role-players and design industrystakeholders in one venue tojointly start shaping the visionfor the World Design Capital forCape Town.

“Our next step is to put the hostcity agreement and organisation-al arrangements in place, so thatwe can start developing the pro-gramme for 2014,” says de Lille.

At theDesign Indabaheld at theCTICC from Friday 2 March toSunday 4 March, the City erecteda stand made up of 16 000 pencils.Visitors were welcome to writetheir thoughts on “what does de-sign need to solve for you”, ontoa sticky note and pasteit onto the stand.

More than 6 000 re-plies were gathered,which will be used to

formulate the City’s plans on go-ing forward.

“Some of the main themes ex-pressed were about how innova-tive design could address publictransport, sustainability and theuse of resources, housing anddensification,” says de Lille.

As part of the City’s plan to ex-pand horizons, the World DesignCapital 2014 will be used as an op-portunity to increase the use ofdesign in major city projects, toreview how the City can use de-sign to improve its internal proc-esses and improve efficiencies,and to highlight how design canmake a difference in the lives ofcommunities through linkingCity-funded ward projects in 2014to design.

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SET ABLAZE: The Table Mountain National Park held a controlled fire onSignal Hill on Thursday as part of clearing alien vegetation. This was thesecond controlled blaze on the hill in two weeks and is done for several rea­sons, including a training exercise. It is common for authorities to light con­trolled burns between March and April every year. Photo: Lulama Zenzile

TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSUREOcean View Drive, Sea Point

The City of Cape Town’s Department of Roads & Stormwater advises that Ocean View Drive,Sea Point between Springbok and Glengariff Roads will be temporarily closed to all publicvehicular traffic in the interests of road safety and for traffic management reasons whilemajor maintenance works and resurfacing are undertaken.

Limited access will be allowed for residents only.

Alternative access is available via High Level, Joubert and Springbok Roads.

Residents are requested to keep the road free of parked vehicles during the day and to complywith any requests from the contractor in order to expedite the completion of the works.

The period of temporary closure will be from 08:30 to 16:00 on weekdays fromMonday 23 April 2012 to Friday 11 May 2012.

Any inconvenience is regretted and residents/road-users are asked to exercise due cautionand patience while work is in progress.

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CAPE TOWN Tourism’s Facebook fanpage, “I K Cape Town”, has surpassed

a quarter of a million fans. Accordingto social media and digital analytics com-pany, Social Bakers, “I K Cape Town”gained momentum in the digital brandspace with a growth rate of just over 2 000Facebook fans per month.

The Cape Town fan page allows residentsand visitors to share their favourite MotherCity experiences, photos and videos, whileCape Town Tourism shares advice aboutwhere to go and what to do, as well as greatdeals on Cape Town activities; having recent-ly partnered with collective-buying site Ubun-tuDeal. Dublin has 8 856 followers and Auck-land in New Zealand 85 213. Cities such as Lon-don and Buenos Aires have in the region of300 000 followers, while established urbantourism centres such as Berlin and New Yorkhave well over one million fans on Facebook.

Cape Town Tourism recognises the powerof social media in communicating personallyand instantly with a diverse audience and the

organisation continues to interact with fanson Facebook and Twitter, strengthening thebrand through the use of social media net-works.

Cape Town Tourism PR and Communica-tions Manager, Skye Grove, says, “The onlineworld has significantly changed the way thatwe gather information and make buying deci-sions when it comes to travel. Social mediasites have become trusted sources of informa-tion as friends and family have begun advis-ing on travel recommendations. In this dayand age, it is absolutely vital to be active on-line and interacting with potential travellers,but at the same time these platforms are keptalive by our fans and creates an element ofnostalgia for both South Africans abroad andfor people who have visited us and would liketo return one day.

“Cape Town Tourism is proud of our reputa-tion as one of the most connected destinationmarketing organisations in the world and weare committed to being a leading voice in e-marketing and social media for the tourismindustry in South Africa.”

Cape Town surpasses250 000 Facebook fans

MAJESTIC: Cape Town is known as one of the most beautiful cities in the world.Photo: Danielle Karallis

Tuesday 24 AprilCape Town: Join the Friends of the SouthAfrican Museum as Andrew Schofieldlaunches his new film: Rock Art of South-ern Africa in Queen Victoria Road at 18:30for 19:00. Shot all over Southern Africa,it includes famous sites such as GamePass Shelter and some sites not seen forcenturies, as well as some rock engrav-ings. Entrance for members is free andR30 for non-members. For more informa-tion contact

Maxine on 072 225 6893.

Wednesday 25 AprilStonehaven: The Union of Jewish Wom-en’s Adult Education Division will host atalk by Jeanette Traverso entitled “The

Judiciary and the Legal Profession: QuoVadis” at 7 Albany Road at 10:00 for 10:30.Entrance is R20 and includes refresh-ments. Call (021) 434 9555 (mornings only).

Gardens: The Fine and Decorative ArtSociety of Cape Town will host a lectureby SABC presenter, Rodney Trudgeon ti-tled “My life in broadcasting” at the Nel-son Mandela Auditorium at the SA Jew-ish Museum in Hatfield at 19:30. Entrancefor members cost R30 and R50 for guests.Call (021) 434 4579 for more details.

Friday 27 April to Sunday 6May

Gardens: The Gardens Shopping Centrewill host a 10-day book sale in aid of West-ern Cape NGO, Wola Nani.

The sale will offer a selection of cult,classic and collectable CDs, DVDs andbooks for readers of all ages. The sale willrun upstairs at Gardens Centre from 09:00to 19:00 on weekdays, 09:00 to 17:00 on Sat-urday and from 09:00 to 14:00 on Sunday.For more information, or to donate books,CDs and DVDs, contact Mark on 083 3422261, (021) 424 0497 or email mark@well-read-books.com.

A SPECIALIST ward at Red Cross Hospi-tal is set to receive a R200 000 cash injec-tion.

The boost for the B2 general medicalward comes from the Sea Harvest Kids forKids campaign.

The ward is one of the busiest at the hos-pital and specialises in the treatment ofchildren with infectious and chronic ill-nesses, including HIV/Aids and TB.

Built in 1956, the ward is in urgent needof modernisation.

Professor Brian Eley, Head of the hospi-tal’s Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit,says the funds are a step forward in a long-term project to upgrade B2.

Says Eley, “HIV, TB, diarrhoea andpneumonia are collectively responsiblefor more than 60% of under-five mortalityin South Africa. The proposed upgradewill significantly improve the care ofmany children with these poverty-relateddiseases.

“The redesigned ward should also low-er the risk for hospital-acquired infec-tions, and improve the care of childrenwith drug-resistant TB, a serious andgrowing health challenge.”

Sea Harvest financial director CindyHess says the special relationship be-tween Kids for Kids and Red Cross hospi-tal makes perfect sense.

“We are delighted to be able to play asmall part in helping an institution thatdedicates itself to helping millions ofyoungsters from across the country, andeven the rest of Africa.”

The funds were raised when the compa-ny pledged 10c for every box of seafood

products sold nationwide.A seafood banquet, held in conjunction

withSt Joseph’sMaristCollege,was host-ed on National Children’s Day last year,to raise more funds.

After the handover, the company took60 children of St Joseph’s Home, in Mon-tana, on an outing to see a movie. StJosephs is home to chronically ill chil-dren, for many their first time at the mov-ies.

CEO of the Children’s Hospital Trust,Louise Driver, says the partnership is a“great fit”.

“It encourages children to eat thehealthy fish meals they love, while, at thesame time, theyaredonatingmoney to en-sure sick children at the hospital keep get-ting the very best medical care. We hopethese funds will go some way to makinga difference to the nurses and otherhealthcare professionals who do such ex-cellent work here.”

After collectively raising nearly R500000 in two years through Kids for Kids,Hess says the company is “100%” commit-ted to next year’s campaign. “What couldbe more rewarding than knowing you arehelping thousands of sick children getbetter? We are 100% committed to beingon board for a third year and hope to raiseeven more funds to benefit the hospital.”

Patients who were unable to go to themovies received activity sets. “Some-times a small gesture can make a big dif-ference to someone’s day,” says Hess.

For more information, please visitwww.seaharvest.co.za and www.child-renshospitaltrust.org.za

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FLAPPINGLY HAPPY: Baby Soneze Nonoti is one of the patients who will benefit froman upgrade at Red Cross Hospital’s B2 ward. With her is her mother, Yandiswa Nonoti,and Philippa Douglas, fundraising manager for the hospital. Photo: Supplied

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On Sunday, the 42nd annual Earth Day wascelebrated around the world.

The event aims to take a stand against envi-ronmental degradation – but very few localsseem to know about it.

People’s Post took to the streets to find outhow green the average Capetonian is

AnotherAnotherday to saveday to savethe worldthe world

INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY: “It was just anormal day like any other. I don’t need specificdays to be declared to do the right thing. It’sthe job of each individual to conserve energy,”says Cheryl Adriaanse from Ottery.

Photo: Summer Jacobs

DISGUSTING HABIT: “I know about Earth Hourbut not about Earth Day. Now that I know aboutit, I will do my part by reminding people notto litter. It’s a disgusting habit,” says BridgetBlake, with daughter Brinay from RondeboschEast.

PRESERVATION: “My son and I will plant a tree.I want to teach him about conservation andeverything that Mother Earth provides us withso that there can be a future for him on thisplanet when he grows older,” says RoxanneRaffles from Lansdowne.

HEALTHY LIVING: “ I will keep cooking to a min­imal to save electricity. So I guess it’ll just haveto be salads on the menu. I’m also going totry to eat more organic food,” says Byron Lan­genhoven from Brackenfell.

PAY BACK: “My boy is three years old and Iwill help him to plant his first tree. It’s a greatway to spend time with your kid and at thesame time give back to Mother Nature,” saysGavin Wiese from Observatory.

NO DIFFERENCE: “I didn’t know that 22 Aprilis Earth Day but I’m conscious about preserv­ing energy on a daily basis and everybody elseshould be as well. One day of the year won’tcut it,” says Fabian Julius from Ottery.

GREENERY: “I’ll try to add a pot plant to thewindowsill at work. Greenery inside the workplace makes a world of difference. It can bevery therapeutic in a stressful environment,”says Shafick Isaacs from Claremont.

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THE City of Cape Town has a numberof water by-laws in place to define itsstandards, protect existing infrastruc-ture and the environment, as well asto ensure the health and safety of itsresidents.

Therefore they plan to strengthen theenforcement of its by-laws related to wa-ter, in accordance with the new fine struc-ture approved by the Chief Magistrate.

This focus on enforcement forms part ofthe City’s ongoing efforts to strengthenwater conservation programmes and im-prove water quality across Cape Townand to ensure that the security of watersupply is not compromised.

To date, 18 Peace Officers have been ap-pointed to enforce the by-laws related towater, wastewater and industrial efflu-ent, treated effluent and stormwater man-agement.

In addition, a partnership has beenforged between the existing Water andSanitation Inspectors and the City’s LawEnforcement Officers to further increasethe enforcement capacity for enforcementof by-laws related to water.

During the month of March, and as partof the City’s Water Month campaign, Wa-ter Pollution Control Inspectors, in col-laboration with the City’s Law Enforce-ment Officers, issued 60 spot finesamounting to R60 000 to offenders whocontravened the Stormwater Manage-ment By-law.

In total, 207 fines amounting to R207 000have been issued thus far for contraven-tions relating to this by-law alone. Wherethe extent of damage to infrastructure ex-ceeds the value of R1 000, full legal actionis instituted against the offender. To date,eight cases are being processed.

Most of the fines issued related to indus-tries that discharged illegal substancesinto the storm water system. In additionto the fines issued, they were also request-ed to take remedial action within a stipu-lated time frame or face further conse-quences.

Recently, the Chief Magistrate chargedwith Municipal Courts approved spotfines ranging from R500 to R2 500 for theCity’s other by-laws related to water andsanitation:

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• Wastewater and Industrial EffluentBy-Law (Promulgated 1 September 2006)

• Treated Effluent By-Law (Promulgat-ed 30 July 2010)

City’s Mayoral Committee Member forUtility Services, Councillor ShehaamSims says, “Our inspectors will soon issuespot fines under these by-laws with the re-vised fine structure. They will focus inparticular on issues of water wastage, ir-rigation times, for example, before 10:00and after 16:00, protection of sewers andthe environment and unauthorised useand labelling of treated effluent.

We treat these offences very seriouslyand we would like all residents to do thesame. We appeal to industries and mem-bers of the public to support the City’sPeace Officers to ensure compliance withthe respective by-laws, thereby maintain-ing our infrastructure and sustainingCape Town’s unique biodiversity.”

To report non-compliance, contact theCity’s Call Centre on 086 010 3089 and se-lect the “water” option; e-mail water-TOC@capetown.gov.za; or send an SMS to31373. For more information on the by-laws, please visit: www.capetown.gov.za/water.

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Page 10 People’s Post Atlantic Seaboard­City Edition LEADER Tuesday 24 April 2012

Free, at last?DEMOCRACY in South Africa has come ofage. Eighteen years ago, all South Africansvoted in the country’s first democratic elec-tions.

Like a pregnant mother expecting her firstchild, it was the hope of a new dawn.

Today, this country has been labelled a de-veloping nation. In itself, this is not a badthing. It simply means South Africa, like Bra-zil, straddles two worlds. It is not quite a firstworld, because it is hampered by so manythird world problems.

It is an indictment of the slow march oftime, however, as 18 years seems simply notenough time to fix all apartheid’s wrongs.

Millions of South Africans face a dailygrind of abject poverty, humiliation by hun-ger, a job market that is unable to providework for a people hamstrung by poor or noeducation, and a nation often blamed for anunwillingness to join the labour force.

Thousands throng to urban centres in thehope of obtaining that brighter future, as alast gasp of rhetorical promises of politicians.

Is there light at the end of this tunnel? DAleader Helen Zille has called Eastern Capelearners flocking to this province for a bettereducation ‘refugees’.

Her apology notwithstanding, the tradi-tional weapon of politicians – the blame game– helps no-one.

Our nation is peopled by inventive and in-telligent citizens with a ‘can-do’ attitude. It isthis reality that continues to make South Af-ricans ever popular with the overseas corpo-rate environment.

The unashamed siphoning of our country’sintelligentsia – across all spheres of qualifica-tions – is a shameful display of this govern-ment’s failure to stem the brain drain.

When whichever government is in powereventually wakes up to this reality, who thenwill there be to switch off the lights? Thiscountry cannot wait another 18 years to re-build a nation from the empty reserves leftby the apartheid regime.

Toxic water not taken seriouslyTRUST somebody from the Department of Ag-riculture, Forestry and Fisheries to say thewater has never been “healthier” in the lastten years. Yet there are thousands of dead fish.Does Dr. Stephen Lambert know what he istalking about?

He says the water has never been healthierand the vlei was not contaminated or toxic.How would one then explain all the dead fish?Did they decide to commit mass suicide? It’sobvious that toxic chemicals are slipping infrom somewhere up the line. After all, thereare lots of rivulets from various locations thatrun into the vlei. Perhaps Dr. Stephen Lam-bert has enjoyed the protection of the depart-ment for too long and really can’t be bothered.There are only three of those vleis in the vicin-ity and they are all at risk if not properly moni-tored and inspected regularly by people withscientific knowledge. The fact that the dog had

a skin irritation after swimming in the vleishould have told you something. The water isobviously toxic unless Dr. Stephen Lambert isprepared to drink from the vlei in front of thepress to prove his statement.

This is a very serious matter which the De-partment of Water and Fishery is not capableof dealing with. Where is this going to end?Next will be the rivers and then the drinkingwater. The sea is already polluted by oil andtoxic waste, yet the government is still consid-ering having Shell fracking for gas in the Ka-roo – the last clean water in South Africa.

I am concerned about the casualness of theofficials who deal with such an important mat-ter when our lives depend on clean water.Without clean water there is nothing andeventually nobody will survive because wedidn’t care enough.RALPH KRALL

Be more responsible on the roadI CAN’T believe what I just read in your latestissue. Someone sent in a text message statingthat because our government is not imple-menting what he or she deems to be the rightmeasures to curb road deaths, it is thereforeresponsible for the high death toll in this coun-try.

What kind of warped logic results in suchan opinion? When are SA citizens ever goingto take responsibility for their own actions?Government can and does help with variouscampaigns but the hand-holding has to stopsomewhere. It is drivers themselves who areresponsible for road deaths - if we think we areadult enough to get a driver’s licence and a carthen we should also be adult enough to know

what the dangers are when drinking, speedingand all the other bad driving habits we have.Blaming the government for everything is justpassing the buck and handing the power overour everyday actions to someone else. Thereis a slightly corny little slogan which goes, “Bethe change you want to see” and I think itshould be applied by all those who constantlyexpect the government to think for them. Nexttime you reach a stop sign - come to a completestop, behind the line. Next time you see a speedlimit sign, check your own speed. Next timeyou drive along the construction area near theKoeberg interchange, slow right down to thelimit currently imposed.FA

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current speed limits. Do youthink that people ignoringthe present limits will abideby reduced limits?

. With regard to the roadcarnage, rules may help butwon’t make a difference tothe thousands driving ille-gally with bought licences,bought answers and boughteye tests and those whodrive drunk. We are awareof the lack of appropriateconsequences for inappro-priate actions. Jenny

. Tony Robertson hit thenail on the head about theCity that wastes our money,but he forgot about moneywasted on performance bo-nuses where most depart-ments have many unsolvedproblems and, therefore, no-body is entitled to a bonus.Transport allowances to buythe latest models everyfourth year.

My car is eight years oldand in excellent condition.When a manager does some-thing wrong he is requestedto resign so thathe canapplyfor the same post or higherwith a clean record. Theyare stealing our money byincreasing the rates, waterand electricity to pay allthese unjustified perks tothose who earn R500 000 ayear and up, but the poor la-bour force must beg for anincrease. George

On guard. I want to challenge Meg-

an to park her car, walkaway and watch from a dis-tance. These car guardsdon’t guard your car. Theygo on to the next car and thenext. When you return fromyour shopping, they run toyou as if they watched yourcar. Incidentally, if someonebreaks into your car whileyou are doing your shoppingwhat can these car guardsdo? Handcuff the criminal? Ithink not. It is a known factthat the car guards do thebreak-ins themselves. So Idon’t support them. Investin a gearlock and a goodalarm system as your carguard and don’t waste yourR100. Tom, Mitchell’s Plain

. Constantia car guardsare fantastic. Perhaps JackyMangnall should spendsome time there observingthe despicable attitude theyhave to contend with fromthe so-called upper-marketshoppers! Just thank yourlucky stars you don’t have todo a job like theirs in allweather. Show some com-passion. Fraser

. You get change at foodstores to pay car guards. Weare poor people who can’tget work because you havedecided we are lazy and onlyforeigners can work.

Just a thought. My apologies to the

readers with regards to thefree DVD advertised on 17April. If you’re still interest-ed SMS or call 083 237 4329.

. Why does the DA em-ploy foreigners on theirstaff? What’s wrong with un-employed SA citizens?

. The DA is not a party forall. If you look at most oftheir supporters, they areagainst black South Afri-cans.

. Anyone phoning youand intruding, trying to sellsomething, and estateagents, write down theirnames and never use them.

. Inspired by PrincessAnne’s visit, here are roadsdenoting royalty in CapeTown: Princess Anne Ave-nue in Newlands, PrincessElizabeth Street, PrincessMargaret Street in Good-wood, Prince Albert Road inDurbanville, Prince GeorgeDrive in Plumstead, PrinceCharles Road in Southfield,Princess Vlei Road in Plum-stead, Princess Vlei in Elfin-dale, as well as SovereignRoad in Southfield, and Cor-onation Avenue in Plum-stead. There’s also the RoyalCape Golf Course in Ottery,Jubilee Square in Simon’sTown, and the Just Nui-sance statue helping sailors.Perhaps more?

. The sounds of suburbia.The rhythmic tick-tick-tick-tick of electric fences nowthat the rains have started!

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TAURIQ HASSEN

A HEALTHY permaculturefood crop could earn your

school R25 000 as well as benefityour mental and physicalhealth.

The National 2012 EduPlantSchools Competition, developedandcoordinatedbyFoodandTreesforAfrica,wants to reward schoolsgrowing their own permaculturegardens. The programme willteach educators, learners and com-munities how to sustainably growtheir own food, while reaping thebenefits of a healthy and more eco-logically-conscious lifestyle.

About 500 schools are expectedto take part in this year’s battle ofthe food gardens, with 60 schoolsrepresenting all nine provinces atthe finals in October. Making the

finals alone is an added incentive,as each finalist receives R1 500along with a trip to the awards galaat the Bosco Centre in Johannes-burg later this year.

Besides a two-week permacul-ture design course, cash prizesstart at R5 000.

EduPlant programme managerJoanne Carty was excited at theprospect of schools displaying thehard work and dedication they putinto their gardening.

“We are so proud of the permac-ulture gardening work in schoolsacross the country. Many educa-tors, learners and local communi-ty members have attended theEduPlant workshops and are nowable to grow their own sustainablefood gardens,” says Carty. “We in-tend to reward these efforts withthe national EduPlant competitionand hope to encourage other

schools to join in the fight againstfood insecurity in South Africa.”

Former winner, Magudu Prima-ry School, won in all categories inthe EduPlant competition. In addi-tion to vegetables, the school hassince started their own orchards,a banana plantation, as well asgrowing flowers and herbs.

They have a nursery, seven wa-ter tanks, a borehole and green-house. A citrus grove is in the pipe-line. They have embarked on aproject of their own by donating 30trees to neighbouring schools toget them on board.

Entries to the EduPlant competi-tion closes on 28 May and 60 final-istswill be announcedonSaturday1 September. Schools interested inentering this year’s competition orto find out more contact Carty atFood and Trees for Africa onjoanne@trees.org.za.

Reap a crop for R25 000Reap a crop for R25 000GREEN FINGERS: Children at Moriting Primary School show off their permaculture food garden crop at a previousEduPlant competition. Photo: Supplied

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BLOCKED: SACS player Struan Murray is tackled by two Stellenberg High School playersduring an U19 A match in Newlands on Saturday. SACS won the game 24­11.

HOLD ON: Luke van der Smit of SACS is tackled by Stellenberg High School player WianErasmus during a U19 A match in Newlands on Saturday. SACS won the game 24­11.

Photos: Peter Heeger

BEATEN: Levi Odendaal of the Universi­ty of Cape Town (UCT) beats the tackleof Belhar Rugby Club player Ivor van derMerwe during a Super League A matchat Groote Schuur on Saturday. UCT wonthe match 53­19. Photo: Peter Heeger

PURE PACE: University of Cape Town player (UCT) Nathan Nel sprints towards the try lineduring a Super League A match against Belhar Rugby Club at Groote Schuur on Saturday.UCT won the match 53­19 Photo: Peter Heeger

LIAM MOSES

YEARS of hard work and commitmentfinally culminated in the achievementof a life-long dream for a southern sub-urbs cricketer this month, when he se-cured a professional contract with theCape Cobras.

Qaasim Adams (26) was awarded thecontract for the coming season after con-sistently impressive performances forWestern Province B team caught the at-tention of senior team management.

While Adams is happy about securingthe deal, he is under no illusion about theamount of work which now lies ahead.

“I’m happy about it, but it’s only thestart of it. I’m not going to hide behind thefact that I have a contract,” says Adams.

“It’s me needing to work hard now to se-cure my place, or to first of all get a placein the side and then to cement my place.And hopefully I can get more contracts af-ter this.”

The 26-year-old’s journey to the CapeCobras is a long one that started almost15 years ago when, as a young boy livingin Lentegeur, Mitchell’s Plain, he playedWillards Week cricket.

Adams then went on to represent West-ern Province at U13, U14, U15 and U17 lev-el and played for the South African U17team as well.

The Maitland resident made his debutfor the Western Province B side in 2002and was selected for the team sporadicallyuntil 2011 when he secured his place andbegan to impress with bat in hand.

Earlier this year Adams was also select-ed to play for the New Age Impi, a sidemade up of players from several otherteams, in the T20 Challenge.

The left hander has excelled because ofhis aggressive batting style, and the highrun rate which he maintains, and he saysthat Cobras fans can expect more of thesame next season.

“I will basically do my best. I won’t tryanything flashy, I will play my game. Mygame is very risky, but it’s my game, ithas worked for me for the last four years,”says Adams.

“I’ve learned that you can’t just be ag-gressive. So I’ve calmed down a bit. I havemixed it up a bit. I think I can play allthree formats of the game. I do a bit of me-dium pace (bowling), but that I’ll leave forclub cricket.”

The next step of his cricketing journey

will start next month, when he joins upwith his new teammates for pre-seasontraining.

Adams says that while he has hopes ofplaying for South Africa, his immediategoal is to make this season a success andhe refuses to put timelines on his dreams.

“I’ll take it one step at a time. I alwayswant to play at the highest level of my abil-ity.

“My ability got me to the Cape Cobrasand now I want to secure my place in theside. Then if I do well there, whatever hap-pens from there happens. I’m not going toput undue pressure on myself by sayingI want to play for South Africa by a certaintime.”

When asked for a message of advice toany young cricketers who hoped to makea career out of the sport, Adams says:“keep your head down and always workhard”.

Adams to showfans his venom

NEW ADDITION: Qaasim Adams has beenawarded a playing contract with the CapeCobras. Photo: Liam Moses

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A SOUTHERN SUBURBS archerwill discover today whether theSouth African Sport Confederationand Olympic Committee (SASCOC)has helped make her dream of com-peting at the Olympics a reality orshattered any hope of it comingtrue.Muizenberg residentKarenHultzer(46) has only been involved in ar-chery for around six and a halfyears, but she has already climbedto the pinnacle of the sport, despiteseveral challenges.Last month, on Fri-day 16 March, SouthAfrica’s number oneranked archer tookanother giant leap inher progress throughthe ranks of the sportby claiming thirdplace at the AfricanArchery Champion-ships in Rabat, Mo-rocco, and therebyqualifying for theLondon OlympicGames.However, meetingthe International Olympic Commit-tee’s qualification standard maynot be enough to see her travel tothe United Kingdom this year, asSASCOC must now decide whetherto allow her to join team South Afri-ca.Karen says that she has chosen notto get her hopes up in order to guardagainst disappointment. “I don’tknow, it’s very difficult (to saywhether SASCOC will allow me togo). One wants to be optimistic butyou also don’t want to set yourselfup for a fall,” says Hultzer.“They’re going to decide on the24th. There are other athletes thatare in the same position as well.”Hultzer added that competing in theOlympics would be almost like a

“fairytale”.“I think its an extraordinary event.One of those dreams that everybodyhas and so few people actually getto. To be one of those people who ac-tually go would be quite extraordi-nary, a fairytale almost.”Karen reaffirmed her status asSouth Africa’s best female archerearlier this month when sheclaimed two gold medals at theSouth African Championshipswhich were held in Grahamstownfrom Tuesday 10 to Saturday 14April.

Another local archer,Nathan Kunz, alsoperformed well at thechampionships andclaimed two silvermedals. Kunz, a 16-year-old False Baycollege student, saidhe felt “absolutelywonderful” after win-ning the medalsThe young Fish Hoekresident says that heloves archery be-cause of the thrill hegets every time thear-row leaves his bow.

“It’s just the sense that I get fromit. When the arrow is releasedthere’s nothing I can do if the windis blowing. I just point the arrowand see where it lands,” he says.“It’s a pleasurable feeling. The feel-ing that I’ve done what I can andnow let’s see how it goes and whatthe end result is.”The two silver medals Kunz won atthe national championships is animprovement on his performanceat the same event last year wherehe netted two bronze medals.Kunz, who has only been involvedwith archery for two years, addedthat his dream was to one day com-pete in the Olympics. Both Hultzerand Kunz train at the Protea SportsClub in Main Road, Retreat.

LIAM MOSES

TENSIONS between schoolsand rugby clubs in the south-

ern suburbs have spilled out intothe open following rumours ofplayer poaching and a disregardfor the rules of the Western Prov-ince Rugby Football Union(WPRFU).

The People’s Post have been madeaware that several schools in thesouthern suburbs and other areasof Cape Town are dismayed thatsome of their pupils have chosen toplay junior rugby at clubs insteadof at the school.

This is happening despite a 2006WPRFU ruling which states thatpupils may only play for junior clubrugby teams if the school they at-tend does not offer rugby on a Satur-day morning.

One of the schools which has re-portedly been the hardest hit by theplayer drain is Islamia College, inLansdowne Road, Rondebosch

East. According to school principalShaheem Galant, the school has re-cently experienced a large drop inthe amount of students participat-ing in rugby. “We originally hadfour full teams and those teamshave been diluted to only about twoteams now because of the procure-ment of players by clubs outside ofthe school,” says Galant. “This iscontrary to the schools act and towhat the sports ministry wants. Itrequires that school level sportmust be advocated but we are find-ing it difficult because learners arefinding it more interesting to playfor clubs, for whatever reason, in-stead of the school.”

Galant added that the school hadrecently made a major financial in-vestment into rugby and the loss ofplayers was harming the school andinhibiting the achievement ofsporting targets the school had setfor itself. “We want to reach a pointof excellence in sport but can’t seemto get there because of these stum-bling blocks,” he says.

“It’s hurting the school. We aresitting with a stock room full of jer-seys. We have procured the MatiesAcademy to train our players andits costing us a lot of money. Thecoaches come but there are nolearners to train.”

According to Galant, the schoolhas also experienced a similar situ-ation with its cycling team.

The People’s Post has been in-formed that many of the former Is-lamia rugby players have joined ei-ther SK Walmers, Violets or Prim-rose, but this could not be verified.

Jowa Abrahams, president ofPrimrose Rugby Club, responded tothe allegations by saying thatschools needed to sort out the issuewith the players and their parentsand not to blame Primrose.

According to Abrahams, youngplayers are attracted to his club bythe high standards and have notbeen poached. “The bottom line isthat it’s the choice of the parentsand the schoolsmust sort it outwiththe parents,” Abrahams says.

“We don’t force the children tocome to us. Not to be boastful, wehave a very good coaching struc-ture at school level from under sev-en all the way to under 19.

“You want to encourage schoolsrugby, but youth rugby is also im-portant because many schools don’thave facilities or teachers to coachand they (the players) come to us.”

Theo Kleynhans, the generalmanager for youth rugby at theWPRFU, says that the 2006 rule wasinstituted in order to help strength-en the relationship between clubsand schools, as part of a South Afri-can Rugby Union (SARU) project.

“You take six (or) seven playersout of a school team to play in a clubandyouweaken the school. The restof the people in the school can’t playbecause there are not enough ofthem, they have been siphoned off.The clubs are actually there to ac-commodate players who cannotplay rugby at the school.”

Galant claims that Kleynhanshas assured him that the WPRFU

will approach the clubs and find asolution to the problem by Tuesday1 May.

Danny Jones, President of theWestern Province Schools Rugby,the administrative body for youthrugby in the province, insists thatthe problem is not a major issue.

However, Jones did say that theclubs must respect the school’sright to have first choice to all oftheir rugby playing pupils.

“I think some people want to playfor a club because the club is play-ing at a higher level than the schoolbut that doesn’t give the club a rightto use the school’s players,” saysJones.

“It mustn’t become an ‘us orthem’ situation. It must be a collec-tivewhere everyonegains out of thefact that we are providing sport toour pupils.”

Player poaching claims in junior rugby

FLYING KICK: Kaizer Chiefs striker Kaizer Motaung Jnr falls head first to the ground after trying to win anaerial ball from Santos player, Pere Ariweriyai, during a Premiership match at Athlone Stadium on Sunday.Santos won the game 2­1.

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