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Telkom hasPinelandsfumingTERESA FISCHER

TELKOM clients in Pinelandshave been broadly affected

by a lack of service which insome cases has lasted over amonth.

And it appears that the reason forthe delay is that Telkom has notpaid the relevant tariff to the Cityof Cape Town, which has thereforenot yet granted Telkom’s applica-tion to enable the maintenance ofits equipment.

This was first revealed by wardcouncillor, Alderman BrianWatkyns, who says he discoveredTelkom had not paid the City’sstandard deposit, which is requiredbefore activities can take place onCouncil’s road reserve.

Henry du Plessis, the City’s direc-tor of Roads and Stormwater, con-firmed the department received anapplication from Telkom to carryout activities on a Pinelands Road,near Howard Centre.

“The City has not yet granted apermit to Telkom because theyhave not paid the relevant tariff,”says Du Plessis.

He says the City has an approvedschedule of tariffs for managingvarious activities within the City.

One section of this schedule gov-erns activities that can take placewithin the road reserve.

Du Plessis explains that parties

wanting to carry out activities inthe road reserve apply to the Citythrough the Roads and StormwaterDepartment for a permit.

This carries an application fee,possible rental fees and deposits –the amount of the deposit is basedon the extent of the road reserve af-fected by the permit and the cost ofrepairing possible damages thatcould occur over the duration of thevalidity of the permit.

“This information was formallyconveyed in a letter to Telkom inAugust 2010, as well as to all othertelecommunication service provid-ers,” notes Du Plessis.

Geoff Jacobs lives in The Cres-cent,, and his landline has been“dead” since 1 April.

Jacobs says he was extremelyfrustrated by the service he re-ceived from the Telkom call centreand its escalation department.

A month after he initially report-ed the fault, and several phone callslater, he demanded to speak to a su-pervisor.

Eventually, Jacobs was given thenumber of the Western Cape opera-tions manager, who explained thatit was a major cable problem andthat they needed to dig up and in-stall new cables.

Jacobs says he was told the delaywas caused by the fact that Telkomws waiting for the City council togrant permission to continue.

Jacobs then phoned Watkyns to

check if this was true.But Watkyns says he was told

that Telkom had not paid the City’sstandard deposit required beforedigging on council property.

Jacobs adds: “This entire episodesmacks of a large parastatal (andnot a private company as they liketo remind us) which believes it canride roughshod over its clients. It’snot acceptable, and someone in Tel-kom needs to take accountabilityfor changing this shocking state ofaffairs.”

He goes on to say: “That havingbeen said, I received my Telkom ac-count yesterday, and unbelievably,I was given a discount on my fees

because of interrupted service.”Sally Borchert of the Pinelands

Neighbourhoud Watch says: “Ap-parently there are many that havebeen out of commission for weeks.I am one of the lucky ones that onlyhad a 24-hour outage. My sister-in-law’s phone has been out of orderfor the past two months, and myneighbour round the corner for sixweeks.”

Another resident, in RichmondAvenue, who asked not to benamed, says she has been withouta telephone and her ADSL connec-tion since before the Easter week-end.

She is a hospice nurse and many

of her patients’ families live over-seas, so without access to her emailher only line of contact with thesefamilies has been cut.

“It is most inconvenient. I cannottell you what I have spent on mycellphone,” she adds.

A media inquiry was sent to Tel-kom on Thursday 5 May, but no re-sponse was received by the time ofgoing to print.

Santos fans taking part in the first ever fan walk hosted by their club. The walk started at the Indoor Centrein Langa and stretched 1,8km to Athlone Stadium. The walk was part of the build­up to Santos’ Absa Premier­ship match with Orlando Pirates at the stadium last Saturday. Those who took part in the fan walk weretreated to performances by Born to Perform, a group of local cheerleaders, and the Saints Brass Band fromMitchell’s Plain, as well as an appearance by former Springbok wing and Rugby World Cup winner, ChesterWilliams.

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Subcouncil gets that lastday of school feelingTERESA FISCHER

TWO projects designed to ad-dress homelessness and un-employment in its wardswere undertaken by council-lors of the Protea subcouncilduring their terms of office.

Chairperson of Protea Sub-council 20, Alderman Owen Ki-nahan, says councillors wentinto partnership with StStephen’s Church in a graffitiremoval project.

A team of people rehabilitat-ed from a life on the streets wastrained to eradicate graffiti onbuildings owned by the City ofCape Town, and precincts inthe public domain, includingroad signage and electricityunits, with 5 100 individualsites receiving attention.

“In response to increasingnumbers of people living on thestreets, the subcouncil initiat-ed its Street People Project,which required an enormouscontribution of timeowing tothe lack of a City strategy andalmost no co-operation be-tween line departments,” saysKinahan. The subcouncil teamdrew up a protocol of founda-tion principles that included“outright rejection of allowingchildren to live on the streets”,zero tolerance of criminal andanti-social behaviour and at-tempting to reunite street peo-

ple with their own families andcommunities.

The subcouncil supportedand promoted the “Give Re-sponsibly” principle of theCape Town Partnershipthrough the voucher system ofSt Stephen’s.

“It sought to discourage thepublic from consolidating a lifeon the streets through easy ac-cess to misdirected cash hand-outs.

“We believed that the systemof exposing the redeemer of thevoucher to a range of servicessuch as health care and socialdevelopment access was asound principle,” he explains.

He adds the Haven Organisa-tion also became a partner andreceived funding from the Pro-tea Subcouncil to employ fieldworkers to accurately locateand record full personal detailsfor each street person in thesub-council.

Kinahan says another busi-ness improvement within thesubcouncil was to discuss threeimportant transport inter-changes – Mowbray, Clare-mont and Wynberg – in thesame meetings, rather thantreat each interchange as

The above was presented inthe chairperson’s report at thefinal subcouncil meeting heldon Thursday 5 May the AlphenCentre. It was the last meetingbefore the subcouncil dissolves

for the elections on Wednesday18 May. The Protea Subcouncilwas established on 19 June2006, and comprised wards 58,59, 62 and 73 and three propor-tional representation council-lors from the opposition.

Each of the wards also estab-lished ward forums, and a totalof 68 meetings were held. Thesubcouncil has a long traditionof active ratepayers’ and civicorganisations, neighbourhoodwatches, CPFs and a range ofenvironmental groups.

. This subcouncil met 55times with only one meetingthat was not quorate.

. The Average attendancerate by councillors was 95%.

. 1965 agenda items were ta-bled and discussed.

. 253 of these were planningitems, including 75 interviewswith effect from 23 April 2007.

. The subcouncil comment-ed on almost all of the 58 draftbylaws and policies forwardedby the council.

. Thirteen public meetingswere organised to consult onthe budget, the Integrated De-velopment Plan and metropoli-tan planning issues; and

. R6 million for capex (capi-tal expenditure) and R4 millionfor ppex (operating expendi-ture) was awarded by councilfor ward allocations with aspend rate of 95%.

TAKING A BOW: From left to right: Councillors and staff of the ProteaSubcouncil 20, based in Constantia, are Councillor Grant Haskin,Councillor Carol Bew, Councillor Ian Iversen, Alderman Owen Kina­han (chairperson), Councillor Lizo Benya, Brian Ford, Aziezah Botha,Hilary van Breda, Bridget Francis, Councillor Neil Ross, Siobhan Wil­liams and Esmerelda Abrahams. Photo: Supplied

Train schedule on your phoneA FREE mobile Internet site forcommuters using Metrorail’sSouthern and Northern lines hasbeen launched by Grapevine In-teractive, a mobile services firm.

Until now, commuters havefound it very difficult to get holdof metro train schedules withouteither physically being at a sta-

tion or having access to a compu-ter. Now it’s as easy as pickingup your cellphone.

Grapevine Interactive’s mobisite allows anyone with a WAP-capable cellphone to access thestandard daily train schedulesfor the Southern line from CapeTown to Simon’s Town, and the

Northern line from Cape Town toBellville.

The schedules work in eitherdirection, include all stationsalong the route, and take into ac-count week days, weekends andpublic holidays. Special traintimes are not included.

Grapevine Interactive has now

launched the system to commut-ers as a free service, except fordata charges that may be in-curred by the mobile operators.

The public schedules are accu-rately reproduced by the service,but if there are cancellationsGrapevine will not be notifiedabout it.

The site can be visited on ht-tp://cttrains.mobi from a cell-phone browser.

UCT student robbedat gunpointA 22-YEAR-OLD UCT studentwas held up and robbed at gun-point while she was walkingalong Linkoping Road in Ronde-bosch.

It is alleged that she was ac-costed by two unknown men, oneof whom was armed with a gun,on Thursday 5 May at 09:55.

She was robbed of her hand-bag, containing a Nokia cell-phone, sunglasses, bank cardsand a set of house keys.

The suspects then got into ablack car (the make and registra-tion unknown at this stage) andfled the scene in an unknown di-rection, says Claremont Clusterspokesperson, Captain AngieLatchman.

No shots were fired and thestudent was not injured.

Police are appealing to anyonewho may have witnessed the in-cident or could shed light on theidentity of the suspects to contactthe investigating officer, Detec-tive Warrant Officer Leonard Le-kay, at Rondebosch Police Sta-tion on (021) 685-7345 or callCrime Stop on 08600 10111.

. During the early hours ofThursday 5 May, Claremont de-tectives arrested five people in atracing operation of wanted sus-pects.

Following up on informationreceived, police proceeded to ahouse in Alma Road inLansdowne, where they arresteda 35-year-old man wanted in con-nection with a theft out of motorvehicle case which occurred atthe parking area of KenilworthCentre on Wednesday 20 April.

Further investigation led tothe arrest of three more people –two men and a woman – in the vi-cinity of Ottery, who were alsowanted on the same case.

Investigations have revealedthat the four arrested people,aged between 35 and 53, are al-leged to be responsible for steal-ing spare wheels out of Quantumbakkies in the Claremont area.

They are expected to make anappearance on Monday 9 May inthe Wynberg Magistrate’s Court.

As part of the same operationpolice also arrested a 29-year-oldman in Flamingo Crescent,Lansdowne, in connection with abreak-in at a business premisesin Draper Street, Claremont, onFriday 18 March.

Further arrests in this matterare imminent.

The arrested suspect is expect-ed to appear in the WynbergMagistrate’s Court on Monday 9May.

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THE Cape Town Family History Society willpresent a workshop entitled “It’s All on the In-ternet Now?” on Thursday 12 May, from 09:30to 11:30 at the St Paul’s Church Hall in MainRoad, Rondebosch.

The entrance fee is R50. For further informa-tion, contact Lois Harley on (021) 797-6537 orlharley@bucknet.co.za.

For programme and registration forms, con-sult the website on www.family-history.co.za.

GEOFF BURR, of Burr and Muir Antiques, willpresent a lecture on “Art Deco Sculptures andMetalwork” at 15:00 at the Athenaeum, New-lands, on Saturday 14 May. Guests pay R25,which includes refreshments.

For more information, call Ann on (021) 689-1124, or Amelia on (021) 782-3760.

THE Victoria Cricket Club will be hosting afundraiser party at the Victoria Clubhouse inChukker Road, Kenwyn, on Saturday 14 May.Entrance is R10 and drinks will be on sale.

CLOTEX, a representative organisation of theSMME sector of the South African clothing andtextile industries, will be hosting an informa-tion session about its services on Thursday 12May.

The event will take place at the Calling theCape building, which is located next to theJoseph Stone Auditorium on the corner ofKlipfontein and Springbok roads in Athlone.

The event is set to start at 09:30 for 10:30. Formore information, contact Melody Minords on(021) 637-3648.

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Land claimants taken aback by City decisionTERESA FISCHER

TEMPORARY construction site offic-es and a crane will be erected at the

site of the old bowling club on BowwoodRoad, Claremont – on land which is thesubject of a controversial land restitu-tion claim.

Construction materials will also bestored on the property. According to a Pro-tea Subcouncil report, the proposed leasewas advertised for objections and com-ments, but no submissions were received.

However, this decision came as “shock”the Claremont claimants, who have beenfighting for the right to the land since 1996.

“We are absolutely devastated,” saysNeville Hendricks, chairperson of theclaimants’ trust, when asked on Friday 6May for his views on the lease.

Councillors approved WBHO Construc-tion’s application for a two-year lease onthe property at a meeting of the Protea Sub-council held at the Alphen Centre in Con-stantia on Thursday 5 May.

“To hear council has done this behindour backs while land claims negotiationswere taking place, without involving or in-forming the claimants, does not augerwell,” says Hendricks.

He says it was done in “bad faith”, be-cause although claimants knew the short-term leasing of the land was on the cards,the Land Claims Commission and theClaimants Trust should have been consult-ed. “Who leases property while they are ne-gotiating a sale?” he asks, referring to theongoing negotiations between claimants,the Regional Land Claims Commission(RLCC) and the City of Cape Town.

Hendricks says claimants were last weekexpecting the results of the City’s third val-uation of the land.

Last year, the claimants – estimated tonumber between 60 and 104 – were dealt abitter blow when protracted negotiationsled to a stalemate (“No political will to solveclaims”, People’s Post, 5 October 2010). Theland has previously been valued at R27 mil-lion and then R45 million.Yesterday Hen-

dricks was still trying to get answers re-garding the valuation, and accused the Cityof “stalling tactics”.

The City’s land restitution manager, Po-giso Molapo, says the valuation process isstill under way, and should be completedwithin three weeks. He says claimantswere informed via the Land Claims Com-mission, but Hendricks denies this.

Asked if the lease means the claim willbe delayed at least another two years, Mo-lapo says this is incorrect, adding the leasewill runconcurrentlywith theLandClaimsresolution processes.

Will Anderson, acting director of theCity’s Property Panagement Department,says the Land Restitution and Housing De-partment advised that formal processeswould take approximately three years to fi-nalise as from 2010, and recommended thatProperty Management lease the propertyout in the interim, in order to secure theproperty and save on security and mainte-nance costs to the City. “Although the leasewill be for a two-year period, it will havea cancellation clause in it, should the landbe required to be transferred during thatperiod.”

Ward councillor, Ian Iversen, says: “It isaccepted that it will take at least three yearsto sort out the issues of the correct valueof the land, and then only if central govern-ment has budgeted the necessary funds topay for the land. Therefore, the City indi-cated that short term leases would be con-sidered during this period.”

The lease was approved with the provisothat the lessee would be responsible for 24-hour site security and the maintenance ofthe entire bowling club. This will includecutting the grass and keeping the area tidy,but will not include repair of the buildingsor fences.

. On Saturday 7 May Hendricks waspresent at a meeting in Pretoria with theMinister of Rural Development and LandReform, Gugile Nkwinti, which includedland claims delegates from all the provinc-es. Hendricks says the meeting was “verypositive”. The minister asked for feedbackon all stumbling blocks to land restitution.

Tip-off leads to drug bustTHE Metro Police’s Substance Abuse Unitarrested one person for possession of nar-cotics after they received a tip-off frommembers of the public in Mowbray.

The officers were informed of illegal ac-tivities allegedly taking place in the alleybetween Queen and John streets.

On Sunday 3 May, members of the unitinvestigated and found an abandoned bagof dagga and eight dagga trees worth an es-timated street value of R6 000. The officersconfiscated the items.

While driving down Queen Street, theteam noticed a suspicious-looking personin a car. Upon searching the suspect, theyfound in his possession a small bag contain-ing MDMA (ecstasy). The team went to thesuspect’s house and found another eightcapsules filled with small crystals of MD-MA, as well as two more bags of MDMA,with an estimated street value of R1 600. Aweighing scale was also found and confis-cated with the drugs.Metro Police DeputyChief, Yolanda Faro, says: “The arrest ofthe suspect and the confiscation of drugswas made possible thanks to public vigi-

lance. Intensified patrols by the Metro Po-lice in residential areas are paying off, andwith the help of the public we can curbcriminal activities in our communities.”

According to Captain Angie Latchman,Claremont Cluster spokesperson, the ar-rested suspect appeared in the WynbergMagistrate’s Court on Monday 4 May andwas released on bail.

The next day the Metro Police SubstanceAbuse Unit arrested one suspect in Clare-mont for possession of illegal narcotics.They were conducting routine vehicle pa-trols when they spotted a suspect preparingdagga stoppe. On searching the suspect, of-ficers found and confiscated 19 dagga stoppeand one-and-a-half dagga parcels. The sus-pect was arrested and taken to the Clare-mont Police Station. The arrested suspect,Sibusiso Ndlovu (36) appeared in the Wyn-berg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday 5May. According to Captain Angie Latch-man,Claremont Cluster spokesperson, Nd-lovu pleaded guilty and he was asked to payR 3000 admission of guilt or spend 100 daysin prison.

From left,claimants IvanSmith, NevilleHendricks, AllieAbdurahmanand Zuckeh Ad­ams on the siteof the old Clare­mont bowlinggreen. Photo: Tere­sa Fischer

Page 4 People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch NEWS Tuesday 10 May 2011

Your ward candidatesWE continue our profiling of can-didates who are making them-selves available for election asward councillors in this round of

municipal elections. Voting dayis next week Wednesday – 18 May– and the day has been declareda public holiday to allow all

South Africans the chance to casttheir vote.

People’s Post invited all regis-tered political parties to submit

photos and short profiles of theirward councillor candidates andthe newspaper has been publi-shing these since 19 April.

Ward 53 Ward 58 Ward 59

Residents well-prepared for local government election dayPeople’s Post visited Rondebosch toask passers-by whether they wouldbe voting in the upcoming munici-pal elections.

The Pan Africanist Con­gress of Azania’s FatimaMohamed is an entrepre­neur and is running theflea market in the Ken­sington/Factreton area.She is very passionateabout the upliftment ofthe youth and believesthey should be mouldedto become the leaders oftomorrow. She believesfocusing on young peoplewill reduce crime. She isstanding for election inwards 53 and 56.

The PanAfri­canistCon­gress ofAzania’sShumiezBassonsaysthat as awomanandmother, she understands the needs of chil­dren, in terms of nutrition, education, safetyand mental and emotional growth. She saysattention has to be brought to these aspectsto harness its full potential. She says shechooses not to be oblivious to pressing issuessurrounding South Africa and its people.

The Pan Afri­canist Con­gress of Aza­nia’s MymoenaSalie is de­scribed as amother to alland is involveddaily in the com­munity. She as­sists with soupkitchens.

TAMMY PRETORIUS (22):I won’t be voting this time.I am a singer and will betaking part in a concert onthe day. Also, I didn’t regis­ter so I can’t vote. Therewasn’t much fuss made toget people to register. Pho­tos: Teresa Fischer

WENDY WALTERS”(51): “I willdefinitely be voting. It’s our fu­ture we are looking at ... onecan’t be complacent aboutthese things. We have to makesure the right party is voted in,otherwise service delivery willdrop. I know where to go, it is justa matter of beating the queue.

FAZLIN ARIEFDIEN: “Yes I am, it ismy right and I want to have my say.It is not the first time I will be voting,so I know where to go and what todo.”

TOBY CLARKE (30): Yes Iam, because one should ...it is stupid to complain if youare not going to do anythingabout it. It is the South Afri­can culture to whinge. Farmore people should dosomething.

MICHELLEENGELBRE­CHT (27): No,but I wouldhave. I recent­ly got marriedand my identi­ty documentis not regis­tered yet.”

PATRICK DILLEY: “No, but onlybecause I will be away in Qa­tar.”

How many voted?LESS than half of registered voters voted in the2000 and 2006 municipal elections, compared toover 70% of voters who participated in nation-al and provincial government elections.

The stats below give the participation per-centage among registered voters.

National elections. 2004- Nationally: 76.73% of 20 674 923 voted.- Western Cape: 73.05% of 2 220 283 voted.. 2009- Nationally: 77.3% of 23 181 997 voted.- Western Cape: 77.78% of 2 634 439 voted.

Provincial elections. 2004- Nationally: 75.05% of 20 674 923 voted.- Western Cape: 71.27% of 2 220 283 voted.. 2009Nationally: 75.01% of 23 181 997 voted.Western Cape: 75.45% of 2 634 439 voted.

Municipal elections. 2000- Nationally: 48.05% of 18 511 975 voted.- Western Cape: 58.19% of 1 955 454 voted.. 2006- Nationally: 48.4% of 21 054 954 voted.- Western Cape: 51.79% of 2 301 371 voted.

The Cinderella electionsVERNA VAN DIEMEN

Only about half of registeredvoters have voted in munici-

pal elections in the past, com-pared to 70%-plus of registeredvoters who vote in provincialand national elections.

The Independent Electoral Com-mission (IEC) and Institute for De-mocracy in Africa (Idasa) say thatthe lower participation rate in mu-nicipal elections is not unique toSouth Africa, but is a global phe-nomenon.

Courtney Sampson, ProvincialElectoral Officer for the (IEC), says:“There could be a number of rea-sons why fewer people vote duringthe local government elections. Itcould be voter fatigue because theelections come two years after thehyped-up national and provincialelections; it could be because peoplefeel they are not impacted by who

the councillor is; or maybe theyhave much more interest in the na-tional and provincial elections.”

The reason for separate rounds ofelections is historical, Sampsonsays.

“In 1994 we had our first demo-cratic elections, but at the time thecountry was not ready for local elec-tions. Two years later the local elec-tions were held, and it has workedthat way ever since.”

He believes this arrangementneeds to be revisited. “We need tothink about whether it is necessaryto bring all of the elections togeth-er,” he says.

The pros, says Sampson, is that

all efforts will be concentrated intoone day which might save moneyon the parties’ and the IEC’s cam-paigns, and increase voter partici-pation.

The cons are that people’s con-centration might dwindle becausethere are so many choices, he says.

In the event that all the electionsare held on one day, voters wouldhave to complete four ballots in ametro municipality and five in oth-er municipalities.

Justin Sylvester, a political ana-lyst with the Institute for Democra-cy in Africa (Idasa), says that morepeople vote during national andprovincial elections because of in-

creased enthusiasm and a biggerfan-fair around the event. “General-ly there is more enthusiasm by theparties created by mobilising theirelectoral campaigns.”

He speculates that fewer peoplemay vote in municipal elections be-cause of dissatisfaction with localgovernance issues.

The challenge, says Sylvester, isthat local governance has a greaterimpact on the day-to-day lives ofpeople.

“We would hope for the turnoutto be much better during the localelections because they have a fun-damental impact on people’s dailylives,” he says.

But the trend is not unique toSouth Africa. “Globally this is theway people vote and South Africahas a much higher voter turnoutgenerally.

“So we cannot say that South Af-ricans do not value the significanceof the elections,” he says.

The other trend being monitoredby political analysts is that aboutfive million people who are eligibleto vote simply do not register.

“It is difficult to give an exact fig-ure, as the last census was taken in2001, but this is an estimation of thenumber of people who can vote, butare not registered,” says Sylvester.

The results of the municipal elec-tions next week will indicate thelevel of dissatisfaction or happinesswith municipal services, says Syl-vester. “It will be interesting to seehow many people actually turn upto vote next week. This will be anindication of how people feel aboutservice delivery.”

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ALTHOUGH police reportthat there have been 13 cas-

es of robbery – six of them witha knife – in and around the Com-pany’s Garden since January,the City of Cape Town’s Law En-forcement department says itknows of only one.

During the latest incident, whichtook place in broad daylight on Fri-day, four Grade 9 pupils from StGeorge’s Grammar School in Mow-bray were robbed at knifepoint dur-ing a school expedition.

Among them were the son ofJudge Nathan Erasmus, a WesternCape High Court judge.

The incident has not been report-ed to the police, but the City of CapeTown’s Law Enforcement Unit,which is based inside the gardens,says they know about it.

Erasmus’ 14-year-old son wasforced to hand over R100 to a knife-wielding man and his accomplice.

Captain Ezra October, spokesper-son for Cape Town Central Police,says police have no record of the in-cident.

He adds that the police figures area combination of crimes from in-

side the gardens and surroundingstreets, and that the robberies oc-cur mostly between 15:00 and 18:00and after midnight.

Chandre Smith, who works in thecity, often takes her lunch breaks inthe Company’s Garden.

“I feel relatively safe duringlunchtime, because there is a lot ofmovement. But the side streets of-ten become quiet after lunchtimeand then you spot all the funny-looking characters,” she said.

But Rudolph Wiltshire, CapeTown’s chief of Special Law En-forcement Services, says his staff isaware of only one incident in the

gardens.“The Company’s Garden is very

safe. As far as we know there is onlythis one incident which has been re-ported,” said Wiltshire.

The Law Enforcement Depart-ment Unit has an office in the Com-pany Gardens, with senior staffmembers and three officers to pa-trol the area.

“We concentrate on crime, va-grancy and any anti-social behav-iour,” he said.

But in response to the pupils’ rob-bery, Wiltshire says the depart-ment will set up a caravan wherethe public can report crime, and in-

tensify patrols by searching anyonewho looks suspicious.

Dr Barry Smith, chairperson ofthe City Bowl Residents’ and Rate-payers’ Association says the associ-ation has had no complaints aboutcrime in the Company’s Garden.

Belinda Walker, ward councillorfor the area, says she has not heardany complaints about robberies inthe gardens lately.

SPEAK OUT: The University ofCape Town’s Students’ Repre­sentative Council led the UCTcommunity in a protest demon­stration in response to the brutalkilling of Ficksburg protester andUCT alumnus, Andries Tatane, onThursday 5 May. SABC footage ofthe killing of Tatane was playedthroughout the day in the MollyBlackburn Hall. There were alsonewspaper articles and picturesthat UCT says shows the starksimilarity between police brutali­ty today and that which tookplace in apartheid South Africa.The university said it wished tosend a strong message to leadersin government and the police thatbrutality will not be tolerated.

Photo: Albi Fouche

Page 6 People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch PHOTOS Tuesday 10 May 2011

The City of Cape Townbestowed civic honourson 37 exceptional indi­viduals and Thursday 28April. The individualsand organisations werehonoured for their out­standing service or con­tribution to the City andits residents. Ismail Tel­adia (right) has been in­volved with teachingand sports administra­tion for about three dec­ades, and is currently alife orientation teacherin Mitchell’s Plain. Hewas appointed team liai­son officer for New Zea­land for both the 2010FIFA World Cup and the2009 ConfederationsCup. Here he receiveshis civic honour fromDan Plato (left), execu­tive mayor of the City ofCape Town.

Photo: Carl Fourie

Marlene le Roux (right), the director of audience development and educationat the Artscape Theatre in Plumstead, who also serves on the board of theSuidoosterfees, received civic honours from the City of Cape Town on Thurs­day 28 April. Here she receives her award from Mayor Dan Plato (left) asAchmat Ebrahim (City manager) looks on. Photo: Carl Fourie

Royal wedding celebrationTHE Cape TownClub hosted a pri-vate screening ofthe British royalwedding at the Lein-ster Hall in CapeTown on April 27.

The event was at-tended by 120 people,who watched PrinceWilliam of Wales mar-ry Catherine Middle-ton on eight big-screen televisionsaround the hall, via adirect link from theBBC.

They enjoyed a roy-al-themed banquet,and were

treated to tradition-al British music suchas live bagpipes.

TO THE HAPPY COUPLE: Yvette Cherry (left) and AnnieEndersby raise their glasses to the newlyweds. Photos:Michael Kirner

VERY STYLISH: Philip Engelen and Monika Germanicame dressed to the nines.

A FAMILY AFFAIR: Bill, Margaret and Ian Killbride.SMILES ALL ROUND: David Benest, Tracy Maltman and Liam Peterson.

CELEBRATION: Chantel Ball and Jooles Pienaar.

WED­DINGGUESTS: Chrisand An­gelaArm­strong.

JOLLYGOODSHOWMar­garetandChrisMa­hon.

Tuesday 10 May 2011 NEWS People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch Page 7

Thieves wantyour old carCLAREMONT police say they have no-ticed an increase in the theft of motor ve-hicles, predominantly older model vehi-cles, in the vicinity of Rosmead Avenue,Racecourse Road and Chichester Road.

This is according to Claremont Clusterspokesperson, Captain Angie Latchman.Residents and visitors to the area are urgedto be extremely vigilant and to ensure thatall the necessary safety precautions are tak-en when vehicles are left unattended.

The sector manager of this area, WarrantOfficer Daniel Mockey, is appealing to thecommunity to contact him if they comeacross any suspicious persons or vehicles inthe area, or any matters relating to crime,on 079 894 1567.

Safety hints that could prevent vehiclesfrom being stolen or broken into include:

. Always travel with your doors and win-dows locked.

. Lock valuable items inside your car’sboot.

. Under no circumstances keep your cel-lular phones or handbags on the passengerseat.

. When your vehicle is stationary, acti-vate the alarm system.

. If possible, install a tracking or anti-hi-jacking device.

. Be alert and conscious of your surround-ings when approaching stop streets or trafficintersections.

. Do not stop directly behind another ve-hicle at a robot; stop a short distance frontthe vehicle in front of your vehicle in orderto make quick escape in the event of beingattacked.

. Be wary of strangers approaching yourvehicle, or anyone loitering.

. When driving alone, do not respond tostrangers asking for assistance, or anyonetrying to tell you that there is somethingwrong with your vehicle.

. Drive to a safe place or nearby garage.

. When travelling on highways, use yourmirrors to constantly monitor vehicles be-hind, ahead or next to you.

. If you feel threatened or become suspi-cious, do not drive into your driveway, rath-er proceed to the nearest police station, hos-pital or fire station.

. If you are a victim, try to remember asmuch detail of your attacker as possible, forexample clothing, distinguishing featuressuch as facial marks, height, and, if there isa getaway vehicle, try to remember the typeof vehicle, registration number or any iden-tifiable marks

. High-risk areas include central businessdistrict areas and areas closest to them,home driveways in residential areas, stopstreets and traffic lights, and unpatrolledand unmanned parking lots.

PAS DE DEUX: Alice Sarembock’s ex­hibition, “Encountering The Dance”,is on at the Gill Allderman Gallery at278 Main Road, Kenilworth. Theworks include mixed media on paper,with large pictures of dance depictingSarembock’s enjoyment of movement.Bright, light and bold, these paintingsare filled with enjoyment and the mo­ment. The exhibition will run until 31May. Gallery hours hours are Tuesdayto Friday, from 09:00 until 13:00 orview by appointment.

Page 8 People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch LEADER Tuesday 10 May 2011

POLITICIANSare goingall out towoo thevoter to their side, from flipping pan-cakes at an agricultural show in Bloem-fontein, to dancing in their best form to

get the crowds excited. Some politicalparties are mastering juggling acts, whilewe are all anticipating which politicianwill deliver the most endearing baby-

hugging moment for the lens.This massive popularity and talent

contest is all about getting your vote nextweek in the local government elections.

Fools rush inANC Youth League (ANCYL) leader, JuliusMalema, has once again put his foot in it, thistime calling whites “criminals” for “stealing”land from black people.

It is apparent that Malema does not knowthe value of “think before you speak”. He has,after all, been taken to court for singing the“Shoot the Boer” song.

His latest tirade was emitted at an ANC ral-ly in Kimberley on Saturday – in the presenceof President Jacob Zuma.

Malema reportedly said: “We have to takethe land without payment, because the whitestook our land without paying. We all agreethey stole the land. They are criminals, theyshould be treated like that.”

He added that “it took too long for land tobe handed over to black people” – to loud ap-plause, disturbingly so as barely two weeksago the country united in celebrating Free-dom Day.

And, in eight days’ time, South Africanswill be going to the polls to choose their localgovernment.

The right to vote has been fought for byblacks, whites, coloureds and Indians whohave all sacrificed for the democracy Malemaseems intent on destroying.

By his lack of response, it could be con-strued that Zuma is in agreement with Male-ma. The president, of all people, should knowthat the ANCYL’s poisonous words are an at-tack on people’s dignity and rights.

As one leader to another, Zuma should holdMalema accountable in the harshest way –and set an example to those who applaudedMalema, instead of leaving it to Deputy Presi-dent Kgalema Motlanthe, whose weak re-sponse of “one couldn’t generalise and say allwhite people were criminals” is as effectiveas sprinkling a cup of water over a raging fire.

Equally limp is the ANC’s defence of Male-ma, sayinghe couldhavebeenreferring to theNatives’ LandAct of 1913,which saw land“be-ing taken away from black people by force”.

There is too much hatred in the word andwe do not need the Malemas of this countryto destroy the unity which people of all cul-tures have fought for.

Illegal dumping – the problem persistsIN response to “Illegal dumping blitz”, Peo-ple’s Post, 26 April.

More than a year ago, the City imposedhigh fees for dumping waste at its legaldumping grounds.

This caused considerable consternationamongst cartage contractors and manyothers.

Approaches were made to council for arelaxation of these excessive fees, to noavail.

Now, of course, council is crying, as it iscosting them hundreds of millions ofrands. Forget the fact they have put manya small cartage contractor virtually out ofbusiness because, not only have they hadtopayCCC fees, but also for additional fuel,increased wages and licences.

Last December, I complained to HillstarTraffic Department about the closure ofDoig Road, Wetton, due to illegal dumping.

They informed me that they had warnedCCC not to impose these high fees for legaldumping, and that it would cost them mil-lions to clear the mess of illegal dumping.There was nothing the traffic departmentcould do to assist me.

Mid-December, early January, Februaryand April, that road has been closed dueto illegal dumping.

It was always one of the small businessesin the area that had to try and open theroad.

The legal tenant on one of the plotscaught a truck dumping.

The driver didn’t care.The registration number, description of

the truck, time and date, were reported tothe Legal Resources Centre (took me 10phone calls to get to the right department),only to be told that the tenant and I wouldhave to go to court to give evidence.

Since when do people trying to run asmall business have time to waste waitingto go to court?

Time equals money.Finally, andmost importantly, almost all

the illegal dumping occurs between mid-night and 04:00.

The truck with tail-gate down (obscuringthe registration number), drifts slowlydown the road, shovelling their load ontosaid road.

Don’t expect the watchman to wake upand run in front of truck at that time ofnight to try and memorise the frontnumber plate. Yes, that was what I was toldwe must do – please!KATH GREENPinelands

Money or the box?ARE you not ashamed of taking ourmoney and in return showing us pu-trid programmes? It gets worse astime goes on. And they are all repeats.

Before, it was only on one channelthat all the South African local junkwas shown, but now it’s on every sta-tion.

From 18:00 to midnight there is onlyone show per night that is worthwatching on four nights a week. Whymust we also be bombarded withwrestling every night?

There are no new movies; what isshown is from years ago and some-times as old as a month. Why all therepeats?

I assure you we do not suffer fromAlzheimer’s, not remembering whatwe have seen over and over again.What has happened to “Law & Order”– SABC 3, “Silk Stalkings” – etv,“Cheaters” – etv, “Desperate House-wives” – SABC 3, “Medium” – SABC 2,“Without a Trace” – SABC 2, “GhostWhisperers” – SABC 2, “Judge JoeBrown” – SABC 1, “The AmazingRace” SABC 3, to name but a fewshows.

Please, the money we pay is not foryour luxury cars and dwellings, butfor decent shows.

I definitely will not be paying anyTV licence until such time that I seesome of our good shows are broughtback. Local rubbish should be free.VG BEHRENSPinelands

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. The Bully Hotline 0800 0555 55 should beadvertised visibly in every school wherestudents can see it daily. Martin Struth-mann

. Regarding Oude Molen High School. MrMarshall is a gentleman and gives his all tothe pupils. It is a brilliant school. I wish thatother parents would recognise that.

. Thank you for going to the press, MrsHendricks. Bullying and how schools dealwith this scourge is a public matter, and notin any way private.

General. You officials want us to vote for you but

we stay poor? We have to deal with petrolincreases, yet we have a deal with Angola.We are not stupid, we attended school. NoDan, you don’t have to worry about waterand rates, you are well compensated by us,the tax payers, as are all top officials. We payyour salary.

. Do the poor and homeless have to haveso many kids when they can’t even afforda roof over their heads, much less food?Then they want to appear in papers seekingpublic sympathy. Birth control is free. FK

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MISSING: This AfricanGrey parrot flew awayfrom the Wynberghome of its owner,Donette Baines, ataround 18:30 on theevening of Monday 2May. The bird, calledBella, was last seen inMaynardville Park,and Baines is offeringa reward of R1 000 foranyone who recoversthe parrot. She can becontacted on082 930 4703.

Page 10 People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch GENERAL Tuesday 10 May 2011

BIKE OR HIKE: To raise funds for the Phoenix Burns Project – an organisationdedicated to assisting child burn survivors in the Western Cape, the teachersof Bishops Preparatory School recently held a Bike for Burns campaign andcollected R112 000. Bike for Burns started with a 300km cycle in April.Now the concept is going international, in the form of a “hike and bike chal­lenge” taking place in October. The ABC Hike/Bike Challenge offers partici­pants a choice between a six­day hike in the Cederberg mountains, or asix­day bike tour through the Garden Route, and has drawn international in­terest. Participants will converge in Cape Town, where the event will endwith a gala dinner. Follow the link on the Phoenix Burns Project websiteor www.abccharitychallenge.com, or phone May on 082 932 9504. Picturedare staff from Bishops Preparatory. Photo: Supplied

MAKING ROOM:The OakhurstGirls’ PrimarySchool held anopening cere­mony on Thurs­day 21 April fortheir newly­builtOak Room ad­joining theschool hall. Thisnew space is tobe used for theteaching of dra­ma and music.Many past pu­pils and teach­ers attended the event. From the left were Jade Chase, Julie Chase (archi­tect), Jenny van Velden (Oakhurst principal), with Erin Chase in the front.

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A leader in the makingTERESA FISCHER

ONE day Melissa Freder-icks (16) from Factreton-

wants to be a neuroscientist.

In the meantime fitting andturning, welding and motorworks are part of her mechanicalengineering specialisation atOude Molen Academy of Scienceand Technology in Pinelands.

“The last two periods werelearning how to change brakes,”she says casually. Slender anddelicate, she is not botheredabout being in the minority at themale-dominated school. “They of-ten ask me for help,” she says ofher male counterparts.

Fredericks, who is in Grade 11,recently spent three weeks in theUnited States attending a leader-ship programme which is an ini-tiative of the American govern-ment.

She was one of just five teenag-ers from South Africa, and the on-ly one from Cape Town, to be se-lected for the Bold Leaders pro-gramme.

Teens from Kenya, Nigeria andTanzania also participated in thecourse, which, she says, is notabout giving orders or dictatingto others.

“It is about being an example;it’s a whole new way of life, a dif-ferent way of thinking. It is alsostarting something within yourpurpose – such as a social pro-gramme that you are passionateabout,” she explains.

Fredericks was nominated by

principal, Tony Mar-shall, although shedidn’t know this atthe time. “I didn’t ac-tually believe it. Ididn’t go hysterical, Iwas very laid back,more in shock,” shesays about her reac-tion to the news thatshe had been chosenfor the all-expensespaid course.

Marshall says shemet all the criteriaand is very involvedin the school. “Melis-sa is intelligent, en-ergetic, thoughtfuland has compassion. She has a vi-sion for her own life, but actuallydoes things that inspire peopleand volunteers her time.”

He adds that when she was theemcee at a school event, she real-ly impressed him with her hu-mour, which he says is “not inyour face (but) subtle, almost akind of irony”.

Participants spent the firstweekof theprogrammeat a ranchin Denver, Colorado, completewith snow-covered mountains,and then went on to live withtheir individual host families.

They also visited WashingtonDC. “We crammed a month’sworth of sightseeing into oneday,” says Fredericks.

One of the most challenging ex-periences of the course was hav-ing to rock climb with a sprainedankle. “It was so, so excruciating-ly painful. I didn’t ever want to do

it again,” she says, but adds shehad to continue climbing despitethe pain. “Good for willpower,”she remarks.

She describes a bold leader asa good listener who “lives outloud” by identifying social prob-lems, and then making a positivedifference.

“Mind the gap” is a Bold Lead-er’s motto, she says, adding thatthis gap refers towhenone listenswithout hearing what the otherperson is really saying. “Youhave to listen like your life de-pends on it,” says Fredericks.

The next project participantswill tackle is making a documen-tary of wisdom compiled by inter-viewing senior citizens who willshare authentic stories of the pastbefore these are lost.

“You are a Bold Leader foreverbecause it is a different way ofseeing the world,” she says.

SETTING AN EXAMPLE:Melissa Fredericks (16)recently attended a leadership programme inthe United States. Photo: Supplied

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Wednesday 11 MayObservatory: Friends of the LiesbeekAGM and talk about new ways to dealwith urban drainage takes place at 17:30for 18:00 in the Environment Centre atValkenberg. Professor Neil Armitagewill speak on

“Sustainable Urban Drainage Sys-tems: a fresh approach to reduce flood-ing and improve the quality of the storm-water entering our rivers”. Refresh-ments will be served. For apologies,inquiries and lifts for members, contactLiz or Dave on (021) 671-4553 or emailFrancine on secretary@fol.org.za.

Wednesday 11 MayLittle Mowbray: Rosebank and Mow-bray Civic Association Annual GeneralMeeting at 19:00 in the hall at the StGeorge’s Grammar School. (off Rich-mond Road).Two of the major local is-sues that will be addressed are: What ishappening to the Klipfontein Corridorplans? What progress is being made withplans for the Two Rivers Urban Park?Contact Jonathan on (021) 689-9456.

Friday 13 MayRondebosch: Rondebosch Boys’ High

School (RBHS) gala concert takes placeat 19:15 for 19:45 in the Memorial Hall.The concert is the Music Department’sannual showcase of the RBHS musiciansand will feature a selection of our top so-loists as well as the Jazz and ConcertBands, Saxophone Quartet, String Or-chestra and Chamber Choir. The cost isR40 for students and R80 for adults,which includes a complimentary drinkand snacks in the restaurant before theconcert.

If you buy five tickets, you get one free.All proceeds from the event will be do-nated to the Sir Frank Berman MusicScholarship Fund. To book, please callSandy Hurworth on 083 676 1496 or emailon shurworth@hotmail.com

Saturday 14 MayRondebosch: Craft in the park from09:00 until 14:00. Enjoy handmade crafts,breakfast and coffee in the park. SupportAnimal Rescue and other charities. Con-tact Ann on (021) 531-4236 on Tuesday un-til Friday between 09:00 and 17:30 or on083 272 5482 on market day.

Wednesday 25 MayObservatory: Wolf-Dieter Schubert,Professor of Structural Biology at theDepartment of Biotechnology at UWC,will give a free public talk on “Under-standing bacterial infections” at 17:00 atthe SA Astronomical Observatory Audi-torium in Observatory Road. No book-ings necessary. For more informationand directions go to www.royalsociety-sa.org.za

Rustenburg Highactresses bag awardfor best productionTHE drama department of RustenburgHigh School for Girls received top hon-ours at the 2011 National Girls’ Schools’Festival, which ran from Monday 25April to Saturday 30 April, when its sub-mission was chosen by theatre critics asBest Overall Production.

Girls’ high schools from throughout SouthAfrica travelled to Clarendon Girls’ HighSchool in East London in the Eastern Capeto compete in a variety of sporting and cul-tural codes.

All drama submissions were bound by apre-determined set of criteria, the most im-portant of which was that the shows be rele-vant to the nature of the all-girls competi-tion.

The production was titled “Who’s your

Daddy?”Eight actresses were chosen to represent

Rustenburg in “Who’s your Daddy?”. Theywere Georgia Carstens (Grade 12), HannahMacMillan (Grade 12), Catherine Paterson(Grade 12), Kayla-Paige Raper (Grade 11),Amy Tanzer (Grade 11), Robyn Paterson(Grade 10), Keshia Samandan (Grade 9) andJulia Holzberg (Grade 8).

Various other prizes were given at theawards ceremony in East London’s GuildTheatre, but when it came to choosing thefinal accolade – Best Overall Production –the chief adjudicator, John van der Walt, an-nounced that the judging panel felt “it sim-ply had to be Rustenburg” .

“Who’s your Daddy?” will be staged forCape Town audiences as part of the BishopsPlay Festival in September.

Celebrate National Archives WeekTHE Western Cape Archives and Records Serv-ice is celebrating National Archives Week fromMonday 9 to Friday 13 May.

The programme will run every day from 08:00to 15:00, and the special commemorative activi-ties include guided tours of the building, slideshows and exhibitions, including the NobelPeace Prize Laureates Travelling Exhibition.Free workshops are also offered, including atwo-day workshop on paste papermaking andbasic bookbinding on Wednesday 11 and Thurs-day 12 May, and the very popular workshop onfamily history, using the many archival sourc-es.

Bookings must be made well in advance.

The Western Cape Archives and RecordsService is the custodian of South Africa’s earli-est written records, dating from 1651 to the re-cent past.

Any member of the public may have accessto the archives. Please contact SiyabongaNtamesi at (021) 466-8122 or email sntamesi@pg-wc.gov.za.

For information on the paste papermakingand basic bookbinding workshop, contact MaryMinicka at (012) 466-8119 or email mmin-icka@pgwc.gov.za.

For the family research workshop, contactJaco van der Merwe at (021) 466-8117 or emailjfvdmerwe@pgwc.gov.za.

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Acoustic sounds in MayNEW Cape Town indie-folkduo, DieselVanilla, will teamup with Durban artist RowanStuart for a series of showsaround the Mother City thismonth.

This collaboration of acousticmusic will take place at some ofthe best intimate live music ven-ues in the city from Monday 16May to Friday 20 May.

Rouchelle Hubsch and DarrenPeens make up DieselVanilla,and Stuart, a Durban singer-songwriter-guitarist, has re-leased two solo albums since2008.

Stuart describes himself as a“poetic pop” artist.

. On Monday at 20:00 they willbe part of four original acts at

the Barleycorn Music Club, Vil-lager Football Club, 11Lansdowne Road in Claremont.Entry is R20. For bookings call(021) 683-6704.

. On Tuesday 17 May they willbe performing at Studio 7 in SeaPoint at 19:30 for 20:00. The entryfee is R70. For bookings, callPatrick on 083 399 3334.

. On Wednesday 18 May theywill be at Alma Café, 20 AlmaRoad, Rosebank at 18:30 for 19:00.Entry will cost R20. For book-ings call (021) 685-7377.

. On Friday 20 May they willperform at The IndependentArmchair Theatre at 135 LowerMain Road, Observatory at 19:30for 20:00.

Tickets cost R40. For detailscall (021) 460-0458.

MELODIC: DieselVanilla duoRouchelle Hubsch and DarrenPeens will be performing acrossCape Town. Photo: Supplied

SONGSTER: Durban artist RowanStuart will team up with DieselVa­nilla for some smooth grooves.Photo: Supplied

UCT choral festivalTHE UCT Choir’s main concert ofthe semester takes place in thebeautiful stone church of StPaul’s in Rondebosch on Wednes-day 11 May at 19:00.

It also marks an exciting mo-ment in the choir’s history, as itis the launch of their first officialCD, which costs R80.

Entrance to the concert is R20for students, while adults pay R40at the door.

On Wednesday 18 May the UCT

Choir will perform in a combinedconcert with Pro Cantu YouthChoir and theMississippiCollegeSingers.

The event takes place at theJameson Hall, Upper Campus, at18:30. Entrance is R20 for stu-dents and R50 for adults, at thedoor. Find the UCT Choir on Fa-cebook or at www.uctch-oir.uct.ac.za. Alternatively emailuctchoir@gmail.com for more in-formation.

MUSICAL MARVEL: The UCT Choir. Photo:Supplied

Mario in Cape TownSAMA-NOMINATED pop singer, Mario Ogle, will bevisiting local centres in Cape Town next week. Ogle isin Cape Town for several performances and to shoottwo music videos. The singer’s debut album, “Can’tstop loving you”, has sold nearly 15 000 copies and isexpected to reach gold status in a few months. His sec-ond album is due for release shortly. One of the videoswhich will be shot in Cape Town, is for a track named“Superman”, which will also be the first song releasedfrom the new album. Ogle will also be performing at:

. The Kenilworth Centre foodcourt on Saturday 21 May from17:00 to 18:00.

. The V&A Waterfront Am-phitheatre on Sunday 22 May at17:00pm.

. Planet Bellville and PlanetBrackenfell on Saturday 21 Mayduring the evening (times have not yet been con-firmed).

Mario OglePhoto: PeterWickham

Banish those winter bluesTHE Silver Tree Restaurant inthe Kirstenbosch National Bo-tanical Garden will be hostingthe annual Winter Concert Se-ries, with the first concert onSunday May 15. The openingband will be Taxi Violence.Their medium of artistic expres-sion is retro rock and roll, andSouthern swamp blues. Theirsound can be described as epic,sleezy, blues-infused rock. It is“melodic and unconventionallycatchy, with positive, yet dark,undertones”. The restaurant

chef has compiled a specialmenu for the Winter Concert Se-ries, and all dishes cost less thanR70 each. This year’s WinterConcert Series is bound to chaseaway your winter blues. Tobook, visit www.kirsten-boschrestaurant.com or call(021) 762-9585. . WIN! People’sPost is giving away one set ofdouble tickets to the show. Toenter the lucky draw, SMS“Taxi” to 34586 by noon onWednesday 11 May. SMSes costR2 each;winnerswill bephoned.

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FIRE WISE: The Grade 6 class from Sweet Valley Pri­mary attended a wildfire awareness programme at theNewlands Fire Base last week. Photo: Rob Erasmus

Taking musicback in timeTHE Cape Consort – a group ofsix singers and two basso con-tinuo players – is a new localensemble committed to per-formances of mostly earlymusic.

Cellist and composer, HansHuyssen, and harpsichordistAndrew Cruickshank, who havebeen collaborating for years,have joined forces with LenteLouw and Antoinette Blyth (so-pranos), Nick de Jager, NicoHoltzhausen and Lance Phillip(tenors) and Charles Ainslie(bass-baritone).

The group will explore andpresent early vocal repertoiresthat rarely feature in local con-cert programmes.

Following their warmly-re-ceived renditions of madrigalsfrom Monteverdi’s Book 6, thenext series of concerts in Maywill feature Monteverdi’s six-part Vesper settings, performedin churches in Kommetjie, Fran-schhoek, Cape Town and Stel-lenbosch.

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For more information on theconcerts, contact Andrew on082 494 1398 or Lente on084 277 5070.

BRING BACK THE PAST: The Cape Consort will expose listeners totop quality early music. Photo: Supplied

LEGAL ALIEN: Belgian­born artist Jan Vermeiren’s work is on exhibitionat the Townhouse Hotel and Conference Centre in Corporation Street,Cape Town. His work bridges two rich and vastly different cultures.On the one hand there is his European heritage, on the other, the pro­found influence of Africa, which is now his home. This duality bringsan exciting and unusual dimension to his work. Entry to the exhibitionis free of charge. Vermeiren is seen with one of his works, “Aliens inAfrica”, which was completed in 2009.

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NOTICE OF A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THECITY OF CAPE TOWNA special meeting of the Council of the City of Cape Town will be held on Wednesday,11 May 2011 at 10:00 in the Council Chamber, 6th Floor, Podium Block, Civic Centre,12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town, where the Annual Budget 2011/12 – 2013/14 will beconsidered in terms of Chapter 4, Section 24(2) of the Municipal Finance Management Act.

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HANDY DAN: Rondebosch Boys’ High scrumhalf Daniel Anderson keeps his schoolon the offensive, during a 17­17 draw with Paul Roos in a WP under­19A rugbymatch at Rondebosch on Saturday. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

BILLISTIC: The Canterbury Crusaders’ livewire centre, Sonny Bill Williams, was the hero ofhundreds of enthusiastic fans when the Crusaders defeated the Stormer 20­14 in a Super Rugbymatch at Newlands on Saturday. The Auckland Blues (47 points), Queensland Reds (45 points),Crusaders (44 points) and Stormers (43 points) now occupy the top four positions. Photo: PeterHeeger/Gallo Images

Tough tussles expected on tourTASMIN CUPIDO

THE DHL Stormers will be look-ing to get back to winning wayswhen they travel to Australasiafor the tour leg of their cam-paign.

This follows a 20-14 loss to ToddBlackadder and his Crusaders out-fit at DHL Newlands on Saturday –the second loss of the season for themen from the Cape.

But head coach, Allister Coetzee,although disappointed by the loss,is not too worried about his side’sperformance and future.

“Obviously we are disappointed,but it was a great game of rugby –we can take out some positives fromthe match, although we made someunnecessary mistakes,” he said.

“We had a number of opportuni-ties which we didn’t take and wewill certainly look at what wentwrong. This being said, the boys putin a great effort and I will take myhat off to the players for this.”

Opportunities aplenty were notcapitalised on – the Crusaders lostkey players, such as fullback IsraelDagg, early on, while injuries toDagg’s replacement Adam White-lock and winger Sean Maitland saw

flanker Matt Todd playing on thewing.

Captain Schalk Burger also ad-mitted to making an incorrect deci-sion by opting for a line-out insteadof kicking to the posts for a penaltyin the 67th minute. Three failed roll-ing mauls followed and the Storm-ers left the Crusaders 22 without apoint.

Flashes of brilliance from much-talked about inside centre, SonnyBill Williams, also saw the Capeoutfit committing several playersto the tackle situation when Wil-liams was in possession of the ball,leaving other Crusaders playerswith gaps.

In the end it was two tries by propforward, Wyatt Crocket, to the oneby the Stormers’ Jacque Fouriewhich separated the two sides. Forthe Stormers, a stellar performanceby surprise inclusion, JohannSadie, impressed in the 80 minutes.

Now the focus of the men in navy-blue-and-white shifts to their tour,which kicks off with a matchagainst the Chiefs in Hamilton, fol-lowed by a clash against current logleaders, The Blues, at Eden Park inAuckland.

After that, they travel over theTasman Sea to take on a wounded

Brumbies outfit in Canberra, end-ing off with a match against theMelbourne Rebels, the newbies inthe competition, who have im-pressed and surprised thus far.

“We are still number one in theSouth African conference and thirdoverall,” Coetzee said.

“Historically we have toured well– we are now focusing on getting

back to winning ways.”The Storm-ers departed for New Zealand onSunday morning, with their matchagainst the Chiefs kicking off at09:35 on Saturday morning.

TELLING TACKLE: DHL Stormers captain and flanker, Schalk Burger, is taken down by two Crusaders players inthe 20­14 loss at DHL Newlands on Saturday. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

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FOCUS:VuyisileWana ofEngenSantosFC testsRobin Jo­hannes inthe Orlan­do Pi­rates FCdefence,duringtheclubs’1­1 drawin an Ab­sa Pre­mier Soc­cerLeaguematch atAthloneStadiumon Satur­day. Photo:Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

DESPERA­TION: GeorgeMululeka ofAjax CapeTown racesSiphiwi Tsha­balala of Kai­zer Chiefs,duringChiefs’ 4­0win in a PSLmatch atPolokwaneon Saturday.LogleadersAjax are on59 points,while Orlan­do Pirates(57) andChiefs (56)are at theirheels, withone round ofmatches lefton Saturday21 May. Photo:Gallo Images

Borman warms to Canadian climesBorman warms to Canadian climesBRIAN GAFFNEY

CAPE TOWN-born footballerDanleigh Borman has in a

surprise player exchange beentransferred to Toronto FC inCanada by the New York RedBulls FC.

Borman, as well as Cameroon na-tional Tony Tchani, were involvedin what was a hush-hush exchangefor Canadian international Dwainede Rosario – who joined the RedBulls – in April.

But Borman’s relocation to frosti-er climes should not be regarded asa backward step in his career, as To-ronto FC campaign in MajorLeague Soccer (MLS), the top pro-fessional league for American andCanadian clubs.

Toronto FC was in fact the firstCanadian club to affiliate to theMLS in 2007.

Borman said he and Tchani were

not aware that the Red Bulls and To-ronto FC were engaged in talks un-til after the exchange deal was con-cluded.

“I regard the move to Toronto FCas a new challenge in my career. Iam now assured of more game timeat Toronto FC, who insisted thatTchani and I should be included inthe exchange deal,” said Borman.

Former renowned professionalfootballer Daniel “Dot” Bor-man – who experienced successfulspells with Cape Town Spurs, CapeTown City, Glendene and Santosduring his heyday – is also upbeatabout his son Danleigh’s new ven-ture.

“I believe that Danleigh’s careerhas taken a positive turn and I amthankful to the Red Bulls for givinghim the opportunity to compete inMajor League Soccer,” said Bor-man senior, from Athlone.

Danleigh spent four years withthe Red Bulls and started 13 out of

18 matches last season.He can play both in midfield and

defence, but is used predominantlyas a left back. Tchani, a Red Bullsdefender for two seasons, played in27 matches, starting in 17 of themlast season.

Former Dutch international Ar-on Winter – the head coach andtechnical director at TorontoFC – said on the Toronto FC web-site: “This deal is part of our rebuildprocess. We have acquired two verystrong players that I believe willhave an immediate and long-termimpact at our club”.

Danleigh, a South Africanschools under-19 cap, showed hispotential while representing Ry-gersdal AFC in the LFA Cape TownTygerberg junior leagues.

He then moved on to Mitchell’sPlain United FC – an academy sidefor Santos FC – in the Vodacom Sec-ond Division – before heading toAmerica.

NEW CHALLENGE: Danleigh Borman, aiming high in the colours of TorontoFC, where he plays. Photo: Reuters