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Developments raise ireASTRID FEBRUARIE

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Uncertainty surrounding the construc-tion of two multi-storey buildings inMowbray have residents concerned

about their future.The City of Cape Town recently approved

the development of two massive student“houses”.People’s Post previously reported that one

of the proposed developments, an applica-tion for rezoninganddeparture of a propertyinMowbray erf 31993 – earmarked for a new‘student village’, has been approved (“Stu-dent village planned forMowbray”, 20 Janu-ary).

The second development approved by theCity is also in Main Road.

The application is for rezoning of the prop-erty from General Business Subzone GB1 toGeneral Business Subzone GB4.

Councillor Johan van der Merwe, maycocommittee member for Energy, Environ-mental and Spatial Planning (Spelum), saysthe second development will include shops,a supermarket and a block of 120 flats to ac-commodate about 500 students as per the sitedevelopment plans.

Applicant Tommy Brummer Town Plan-ners submitted the application on Wednes-day 30 October 2013 and approval was givenon Friday 5 December last year.

However, Jonathan Hobday, chairpersonof the Rosebank and Mowbray Civic Associ-ation, says residents expressed their dismayand disappointment in the City council’s de-cision to approve two massive develop-ments.

Their concerns relate to the planningprocess which played out with regard to thedevelopments.

Hobday says the executive committee feltthat “not for the first time, well-consideredand reasonable objections appear to havebeen ridden over roughshod by the City’splanning officials and planning structures”.

“These plans were approved in spite ofdeep concerns about environmental factors,aesthetic considerations, impacts on neigh-bouring residential areas and potential traf-fic problems,” he says.

Hobday says they appear to have been ap-proved “willy-nilly with only minor, tokenchanges”.

“One of the problems we have with thesetwo large developments is that they actuallyhave no clear idea of what the impact is like-ly to be on issues like traffic congestion, her-itage, social/residential and environment.

“And approval of the projects is at oddswith the some of the council’s own zoningand tall buildings regulations – so what isthe point of having building regulations andguidelines if they are simply ignored?”,Hob-day asks.

Hobday says the long-stated objective ofthe civic association is for re-generation ofthe Mowbray CBD, to fulfil a vision of creat-ing a “Magic Mowbray”.

Instead, Hobday says, they seem to headedfor the creation of “Manic Mowbray”.

He explains the idea of “Magic Mowbray”was to have a coherent and well-consideredmaster plan for re-development of the Mow-

bray Main Road area.“The plan would take account of historic

and heritage issues, traffic concerns, resi-dential ethos, commercial development andenvironmental and social issues. Therewould be a balanced and sensitive approachto re-development,” he says.

Sadly, Hobday says, such a plan is still no-where to be found, to their knowledge atleast.

“Which means that we face the prospectof a continuing buckshot approach thatmakes development manic, not magic,” hepoints out.

Naturally, when building on these pro-jects start, there will be some disruption totraffic and commercial operations in MainRoad for several months.

However, in the longer term, he says hedoes not doubt that the influx of students to

the area will stimulate and enliven commer-cial and social activities in the MowbrayCBD.

“And, on balance, while it is very bulky,the 24 Main Road development is an im-provement on the hodgepodge of buildingsthat are on that site at themoment,” Hobdayadds.

In response to the RMCA’s concerns, VanderMerweconfirmed that all of the concernsraised with regards to these developmentswere addressed and responded to.

“As with all public participation process-es relating to development applications, thecomments received, including objections,are considered during the assessment proc-ess of the application before the applicationis recommended for approval or refusal,” heexplains.

Van der Merwe says there were, “in fact,significant changes made to the proposal bySpelum as well as conditions imposed”,which illustrates that these changeswere byno means minor as per the claim made bythe Rosebank and Mowbray Civic Associa-tion’s executive committee.

“Furthermore, each development is as-sessed on its merits and its impact on sur-rounding properties and area, as well as ob-taining comment and clearance from thevarious relevant departments of theCity, be-fore recommending the proposal to the deci-sion makers,” says Van der Merwe.

Hobday further says this seems to be acitywide pattern and there is now a percep-tion in the association that the City’s plan-ners are “toadying” to developers to such anextent that they have “simply become rub-ber-stampers of planning proposals”.

Hobday says they are not against develop-ment.

“We welcome development, but the cur-rent haphazard and opaque approach to de-velopment is a recipe for chaos. The Cityplanners and politicians need zealously toprotect their own zoning standards and to bemore sensitive to vital heritage, environ-mental and aesthetic criteria,”Hobday says.

As part of an effort to “redress this skewedstatus”, Hobday says the civic associationproposes, with the help of its ward council-lor, to send a delegation of its Planning andAesthetics sub-committee to seek clarity onplanning issues fromofficials of the relevantplanning body.

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With limited options for lifelong learn-ing, many intellectually disabledpeople fight a constant battle for in-

dependence.Thismonth authorities and organisations

like Cape Mental Health are shining a lighton the plight of children and adults with in-tellectual disabilities (ID) and the challengesfaced when accessing post-school qualifica-tions.

AwarenessMarch is Intellectual Disability Aware-

ness Month.In South Africa and according to a state-

ment by Cape Mental Health pupils with IDhave limited opportunities for lifelonglearning, education and employment oncethey exit the school system.“There are few, if any, post-school qualifi-

cations offered at a suitable level of under-standing, with appropriate training meth-ods and materials, to suit their special edu-cational needs.”The organisation has embarked on a cam-

paign to raise awareness about the equalrights of persons with ID to lifelong learn-ing, education and employment opportuni-ties in the open labour market.

ChallengesAccording to Cape Mental Health spokes-

person, Chanelle Albertyn, pupils with IDface a host of challenges.She says children with ID who do not par-

ticipate in programmes after school often sitat home without any stimulation, becomebored and may be vulnerable to substanceabuse and unlawful behaviour.“They remain dependent upon their fami-

lies. That can have a significant impact ontheir self-esteem, as they see others aroundthem transitioning into adulthood and con-tributing to society,” she says.Albertyn further explains pupils with ID

who are medium to high functioning attendLearners with Special Education Needs(LSEN) schools but find it hard to access ac-credited post-school training due to theirlack of academic qualificationwhen they ex-it the school system.“They are unable to benefit from Techni-

cal Vocational Education and Training(TVET) and Further Education and Train-ing (FET) Colleges which require an NQFlevel 1 qualification in order to gain admis-sion,” the statement says.Albertyn says one of the biggest challen-

ges is the perception that people with IDhave little or no educational needs, and thatthey cannot be gainfully employedandmakea meaningful contribution to society.

InitiativesConsidering the challenges the organisa-

tion has partnered with organisations inGermany and has researched and investi-gated best practice models in German-basedorganisations and institutions. It has devel-oped a draft concept and course outline fora post-school qualification that will changethe lives of youth with intellectual disabili-ty.Cape Mental Health director Ingrid Dan-

iels sayswithmore pupilswith IDbeing edu-cated there is a greater chance for them toaccess gainful employment and enjoy im-proved livelihoods through economic activi-ty.According to their statement, significant

funding is required to enable them to devel-op and implement a post-school qualifica-tion for pupils with ID.

On Friday 6 March provincial social de-velopmentminister Albert Fritz opened TheOpen Circle, a newly-established grouphome for adultswith intellectual disabilitieson the grounds of Alexandra Hospital inMaitland.The group home, which is funded by pro-

vincial government, renders residential andoutpatient services to intellectually disa-bled adults who display challenging behav-iour.

SupportIn their concept document, Cape Mental

Health proposes a three-year post-schoolqualification.In the first year, learners will focus on an

introduction to adulthood and the world ofwork.In the second year they get exposure to dif-

ferent career options and related skills.In their final year they are provided with

career-specific orientation and preparationrelating to exit opportunities.The document further says the coursewill

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of funds to develop the course and welcomesdonations. “The public can help us raiseawareness by liking our Facebook page andsharing our posts,” she adds.V If you would like to help call Cape Mental Healthon 021 447 2416 or visit www.facebook.com/cape­mentalhealth

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steering committee, says the plan is to re-ac-tivate a neighbourhood watch in the Mow-bray CBD between Main Road and the rail-way line, incorporating the two formerwatches known as Mowbray Central andMowbray Village as one watch.If the neighbourhood watches are com-

bined it will be renamed the Mowbray Cen-tral Neighbourhood Watch.

“The boundary is now Mowbray MainRoad to thewest, the railway line to the east,the N2 to the north and Woolsack Drive(Meadow Road) to the south,” Marx says.He explains that theneighbourhoodwatch

will increase safety and security byworkingclosely with police and a private securitycompany and by providing ways for neigh-bours to look out for each other.“We have a direct line to the local police

and have two monthly meetings with themat the police station. They provide informa-tion regarding crime hotspots and othercrime-related issues,” he says.“We will also work with the municipality

and the ward councillor to monitor what’sgoing on, be alerted to developments thatmight affect us and give input where re-

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quired to officially elect committee mem-bers and to adopt a constitution. For nowweare just residents who are concerned aboutsafety in our community and want to makea difference where we can.“Let’s start there.”Anyone who is interested in helping out

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Pupils at Sans Souci Girls High School weretreated with a visit from Pond’s roadshowteam to empower pupils by teaching themabout face care and self-confidence. ThePond’s Institute is running a SelfieConfidence campaign as part of the launchof their new teen product, Pond’s completesolution spot clear even tone. The road-show included a presentation, whichconsisted of slide shows, animations andhow-to videos, through which pupils aretaught how simple it is to take care oftheir facial skin and the impact that it hason their daily lives. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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V Rosebank: Friends of the Rosebankand Mowbray Green Belt will presenttheir framework plan for the green beltbetween the N2, Mowbray and BelmontRoad in Rondebosch for public comment.Possibilities include an urban foodgarden, an outdoor gym and a coffeeshop. The meeting will take place atGuide Hall, Alma Road at 19:30. Contactfrormgb@gmail.com.

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A small non-governmental organisa-tion, which itself has limited resour-ces, has dug deep into their pockets to

donate R1000 to the Volunteer Wildfire Ser-vices (VWS).

And now they are challenging otherNGOs to do the same.

The money was donated by Mosaic Train-ing, Service and Healing Centre for Womenwho stepped up to the challenge to respondas fires broke out in Cape Town on Sunday1 March.

The NGO, which is based in Wynberg, do-nated the funds to be put toward the VWSoperational expenditures.

Speaking on behalf of the NGO, Mosaicvisiblity and partnership manager ArnelleMeyer says they donated this small sum ofmoney on behalf of their community andthe thousands of survivors of domestic vio-lence in the country.

She says it serves as a token to say that“just as this fire must and will be stopped,domestic violence and abuse must also beeradicated from society”.

“In the long term Mosaic will partnerwith VWS providing trauma counsellingservices for the heroic volunteers,” shesays.

Meyer is challenging the NGO communi-ty to match and better their contribution tohelp stop the fire. “What makes this chal-lenge significant is the fact that it allows all

NGOs to stand up as a collective and showour support by each donating a smallamount but collectively contributing alarge sum,” she says.

She further says that corporates are easi-ly able to make large donations and thischallenge offers NGOs the opportunity to al-so contribute and support.

“Each rand and cent of our budget is allo-cated and requires strict reporting. Ourvery supportive board of directors sanc-tioned expenditure from our meagre re-serves for this worthy cause. The decisionto donate R1000 specifically was to allow allNGOs the opportunity to equal or better[the donation].”

She says Mosaic acknowledges and re-spects VWS in their operations as an NGOand has consulted and offered their servi-ces.

While VWS have trauma debriefing cov-ered, Meyer says they would like to use Mo-saic at a later stage.

“Respectfully we are allowing them tofirst tend to the matter at hand and thenwork through how we can assist in future.”.

Meyer says “facing and fighting a fire isa traumatic experience” and that counsel-ling is essential for dealing with the conse-quences of traumatic experiences.

“Counselling after trauma could also pre-vent or minimise post-traumatic stress dis-order,” she says. Meyer says it is importantfor Mosaic to not only be seen rendering ser-vices in the community, but also actively as-sisting when possible.

The Grade 3s of Golden Grove Primary School showed their appreciation with colourfulphrases to thank the firefighters for the wonderful work they do.

OakhurstGirls PrimarySchool raisedR16 500 forVolunteerWildfireService.

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Joint policing partnershipshave proved to be a success.That was evident in the re-

cent arrest of four suspectswanted in connection with ahouse robbery in Rondebosch.The incident occurred in

Muir Road on Friday 27 Februa-ry.Captain Angie Latchman,

spokesperson of Claremont Po-lice Cluster, says the owners ofthe house had just arrived attheir residence when they wereaccosted by unknown suspectsbrandishing firearms.“At gunpoint the couple was

heldupand robbedof their vehi-cle, a silver VW Touran, andseveral electronic householdequipment,” she says.Latchman says police then

compiled a description of thesuspects and the vehicle theywere travelling in anddistribut-ed it among the local securitycompanies in the area.Acting on information pro-

vided by a private security com-pany about a suspicious BMWspotted in the area, detectivesfromRondebosch Police Stationfollowedup the information andmanaged to arrest four suspectswhohave beenpositively linkedto the house robbery which oc-curred in Muir Road.

Latchman says all four sus-pects are from Hanover Parkand appeared in the WynbergMagistrate’s Court onMonday 9March.Meanwhile, a man was

nabbed in Claremont for beingin possession of 500kg of abalo-ne.The arrest follows a high-

speed chase onFriday at 08:30 aspolice attached to the Sea Bor-der Patrol were performingcrime prevention duties in thevicinity of Constantia Nek.Constable Noloyiso Rwexana,

provincial police spokesperson,says the police officers spotteda suspicious white Nissan LDV,which they followed.However, Rwexana says

when the driver of the LDV sawthe police he began drivingrecklessly, resulting in a high-speed chase.The chase ended when the

driver collided with a tree onthe corners of Canterbury Roadand Rhodes Avenue in Clare-mont.“Officers arrested the 28-year-

old suspect and found in his pos-session 500kg of abalone as re-covered in the vehicle,” shesays. The suspect was taken toa hospital for medical attentionwhile under police guard.Rwexana says the suspect is

to appear in the Wynberg Mag-istrate’s Court.

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Mystery plant is ‘a bromeliad’A reader named Jenny recentlyrequested that People’s Post readershelp her identify a plant that isgrowing in her friend’s garden in FishHoek (24 February).

She described it as follows: the outer“leaves” are pink and the little flowerson the inside are yellow.

The leaves are fleshy with sharpspikes along the edges, and the flowers(pink parts) seem to be hidden under-neath.People’s Post has received the

following responses from readers:. The picture of a flower growing in

a Fish Hoek garden is a BilbergiaNutans, commonly called Queen’sTears. It is one variety of bromeliads,a species of epiphytic plants, whichare forest growing plants and get theirnutrition from leaves. This falls intothe cup formed by the leaves and rotin the water trapped by the cup. Theyonly flower once, but produce sideshoots that will flower when they arebig enough. The parent plant willeventually die back. – Amory Borwick. Another reader who called agrees it

is a Queen’s Tear..An anonymous reader who called

People’s Post says it is a pineappleplant and they come from the bromeli-ad family. However, she says, it is nota Queen’s Tear.. This is a Bilbergia. I have three

pots crowded with them in Bergvliet. –Pat. The flower is a Bilbergia nutans. It

is of the epiphytic bromeliad, whichgrows in Brazil, Paraguay, Argentinaand Uruguay.

The ‘leaves’ referred to in thepicture, are, in fact, its bracts. It is adistant relative of the ineapple (brome-liaceae family). – Yvonne Misplon. It is a Beschorneria yuccoides, a

species of succulent plants belongingto the family Asparagaceae, subfamilyAgavoideae. – Johan du Plooy, Scape-man Landscaping. The plant is a type of Bilbergia,

which belongs to the bromeliad family.I do not know exactly which one, thatis its variety name. – GeraldineWalden. The flower comes from a family of

plants known as urn plant or bromeli-ads which originates from SouthAmerica and a small section intropical Africa. They are monocotyle-dons and interestingly the pineapplebelongs to the bromeliad family. Theyare often called urn plants due to theirability to hold water like an urn. Thespecies in question that the readerwanted identified is called Queen’sTears (bilbergia nutans). –- LucindaHoldridge, Constantia Hills

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makes your heart as happy as connect-ing to all of these incredible thingsaround you and feeling their presence.As my yoga teacher would say: aware-ness, acceptance and serenity.

Such a different picture to what I waspresented with recently.

What I saw was like a scene from apost-apocalyptic movie. Nothing movedin the ravaged landscape, except the ashon the breeze. It is deathly quiet. Thereare no chirping sounds from the birds,only a few black birds circling in thehazy grey sky. I felt like I was in ablack and white movie. I have seen somany images over the last few days.One of a large tortoise that was burnt todeath, but on the upside, another imageof a fireman holding a tortoise that hehad just saved, with an amazing smile

on his face. I have seen burning bushesand trees, but [on my walk] alongKommetjie Road I saw a firemanpedalling to work with a huge branchfull of green leaves in his hand...

Just witnessing this makes me realisehow blessed my family is to be part ofthis amazing community that knowshow to pull together when faced with acatastrophe of this magnitude.

Rebirth is incredible, but unbelievablysad that these beautiful plants andcreatures need to go through this inorder for rebirth to take place.

While the fires are still raging, it ishard to see the devastation all aroundus knowing all of this may well havebeen caused by one or two individualswith selfish reasons or no reason at all.It has taught us all to be closer, strongerand more appreciative of this gorgeousplace we live in.

ANGELA GOMES

Devastation of the fireI have such a heaviness in my hearttoday. I took a drive into the mountain.The mountain I wake up to everymorning, the mountain I walk throughevery second day and the mountain weall love. What I was confronted with wasutter devastation. Only [two] weeks agoI walked through the same mountainwith a group of people. The messagefrom our leading lady on the walk wasto just try to get as close to nature aswe could, which was not very difficultgiven our beautiful surroundings.

The birds were sitting ahead of us inour paths, the butterflies were restingon the fynbos, which was covered indewdrops from the morning mist. Thebushes were rustling with life as wewalked past them. Huge bumblebeesrested on the opening proteas. Nothing

Major funders of grassroots programmes should ques-tion whether they’re basing decisions of aid on pre-1994 perceptions. The noble National Student Fi-

nancial Aid Scheme has been hamstrung by corruption.And while private donors continue to fill the gap, most

of the funding goes to the same schools. It looks good onthe corporate CSI budget for government photo opportuni-ties to help those perceived to be in need. But how do youknow if tangible needs are being met? These perceptionsare legion and feed the inequalities which are perpetuatedthrough a system of skewed decision-making in education,employment and funding. Of course many citizens remaintrapped by the barbed wire set by apartheid.

And, yet, are some of us more equal than others?How long do post-apartheid generations have to live in

the shadow of labels, such as “disadvantaged” or “previ-ously disadvantaged”? It is rich to assume all children at-tending previously advantaged schools happen to be theoffspring of well-to-do parents. Not every white child isrich. Not every black child is poor. These are inconvenienttruths. It would behove donors to launch investigations in-to genuine need and come face to face with ground levelreality. But that would require bravery, commitment andcourage – and getting out of multi-level plush offices.

It would surprise the corporate decision-makers to findthe leafy suburbs have people who are battling to makeendsmeet in this depressed economy.Andmanywhopleadpoverty while living in townships have far more disposa-ble income than is declared.

It is time to act on conviction. This would be a step to-wards real equality in this new South Africa.

Without authentic action our country will not move intoa position of equal distribution of wealth. We will not builda non-racial nation with a true middle-class to oil thewheels of the economy. And other nations will continuewooing our sharp minds with offers neither governmentnor the private sector could compete with.

Atbest,we canonlyhope for a threadypulse on theheart-beat of our economy.

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A group of about 20 friends belonging todifferent running clubs in theWesternCape, will be ‘Chafing for Dreams’ dur-

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our charity initiative, we decided on a namefor our group of running friends.Aftermuchdiscussion we decided on Chafing forDreams. It actually has a two-fold signifi-cance for us.We chose chafing becausemostof us only started with road running a yearor two ago. So, this half marathonwill causea lot of chafing and inconvenience to uswhile running, but we are prepared to sufferand endure discomfort for a worthy cause.Furthermore, we added the word dreams,because with limited resources community

organisations find it difficult to realise theirdreams or achieve items on their wishlists.By running for aworthy cause,we can assista community-based organisation in realis-ing some of their dreams. Yes, we will bechafing for dreams,” says TruebodyTheir beneficiary is Sherwood Park Spe-

cial Care Centre for kids suffering from se-vere mental disorders, trying to instil somedignity in these kids who are many timesforgotten by society at large. The centre isfounded on Islamic principles, but their loveand compassion is showered unselfishly ontheir 50 learners from various religiousbackgrounds.“We will be running the Old Mutual Two

Oceans Half marathon on Saturday 4 April,and each one of uswant to be sponsoredwithR50 for each completed kilometre. The ideais not to compete against other runners, butto complete the Omtom journey and there-after buying essential equipment that can beused to the advantage of the learners at Sher-wood Park. Anyone can sponsor uswith anyamount of kilometres,” he says.Contact the secretary, Ruschda Abra-

hams, on 082 389 4177 or visit their FacebookPage, Chafing for Dreams or send an emailto chafingfordreams@gmail.com for moredetails on how to be part of this unique ven-ture.

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The runners who will be Chafing for Dreams during the Old Mutual Two Oceans half marathonare (from left, front) Leon Hendricks, Yagya Francis, Somayah du Toit and Shaheed Francis;middle: Zainab Emeran, Nadeemah Galant, Rageema Sambo, Soraya Stellenboom, ShireenDoutie, Zulaiga Doutie, Shihaam Francis, Daphne Claasen, Ruschda Abrahams and Kim Hen-dricks; back: Amorett Truebody, Raydeen Doutie, Seddique Orrie and Armien Carelse.

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Team Rainbow competesin world champs in CroatiaA group of 19 ice-skaters aged from 14-19years – known as TeamRainbow – will berepresenting South Africa at the JuniorWorld Synchronized Skating Champion-ships in Zagreb, Croatia on Friday andSaturday.The members come from all over the

city, many from previously disadvan-taged backgrounds. They train at the IceStation in Goodwood andwas placed first

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limited ice time (approx. 4½ hours perweek) compared to skaters from othercountries, who skate for more than fourhours per day, five-days-a-week on aver-age, makes the team’s qualification fortheworld championships a huge achieve-ment.

Members of Team Rainbow who come form the Southern Suburbs are from the leftKirsten Phillips (Plumstead), Robyn Faure (Pinelands), Bradley Morris (Kenwyn), NataschaGiesemann (Hout Bay) and Michaila Goliath (Athlone). PHOTO: CARINA ROUX