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MASIPHUMELELE: ‘REBLOCKING NOT RULED OUT’
Fire claims family of fourMONIQUE DUVAL
@monique_duval
Two fires in just six days inMasiphumelele has resultedin the death of four people and
the displacement of about 300 peo-ple.
Authorities are still investigat-ing the cause of the blazes whichripped through 140 homes.
City of Cape Town Disaster RiskManagement spokesperson Wil-fred Solomons-Johannes says onSunday 1 December a fire ravagedthrough the area just after 14:23,destroying 70 informal structuresand displacing 200 people.
“We provided them with hotmeals, blankets and vanity packs,”he says.
Of those displaced, 50 were men,60 women, 60 children and 30 ba-bies.
On Saturday 7 December a fami-ly of four including a two-year-oldgirl were reported dead when ablaze engulfed 70 shacks in SectionD of the Masiphumelele wetlands.
Sitting on a piece of wood float-ing on muddy water in theMasiphumelele wetlands, residentGladys Sityebi explains how shewoke up to screams from herneighbours.
“I was sleeping and all I couldhear was somebody shouting ‘fire’.I opened my door and saw theflames. I ran leaving all my posses-sions behind,” she says.
Staring at the charcoaled re-mains of what used to be her bed-room floor, Sityebi sighs as shesays she isunsure ofwhere shewillstay.
The screams of distraught wom-en can be heard as those aroundthem try to salvage their belong-ings.
Solomons-Johannes explains 100people were displaced in the sec-ond fire; 50 women, 40 men, fivechildren and five babies were af-fected.
The City provides residents withfood parcels and building materi-
als to aid them to rebuild theirhomes.
Five hours after the fire brokeout, residents could be seen tryingto salvage some of their belong-ings.
The fire left nothing but pieces ofcorrugated iron, which residentsused as a foundation to make theirway through the muddy wetlands.
Resident Alfred Madwayi is con-cerned about people buildingstructures on the unstable land. “Iunderstand they have no choice,
but this land isn’t good for anyone.Now it is filled with ash and otherchemicals from the fire. Peoplehave no choice but to build theirnew homes here,” he says.
Madwayi believes the windyconditions and the close proximityof the shacks accelerated the fire.
Ward councillor Felicity Pur-chase is concerned more fires willoccur during summer. She is alsoconcerned by the close proximityof the dwellings and explains Dis-aster Risk Management teams
struggled to get access to the wet-lands. “The layout makes it ex-tremely difficult for emergencyservices to access the area. On Sat-urday firemen were forced tothrow water hoses over dwellingsto (extinguish) the fires,” she says.
Purchase explainswhile theCityis still looking for alternative landfor the relocation of residents inthe wetlands, they have not ruledout reblocking.
Reblocking is the process ofgrouping existing structures to
create a communal space, enhancesecurity and improve fire preven-tion and service delivery in infor-mal settlements.
Purchase says plans to reblockSection A after a fire in 2011 wereput on hold after residents builtmore shacks. “With the shacksbuilt we couldn’t do anything. Re-blocking will make the area saferfor residents, but we need them toassist us. The fires are devastatingand we want to find a way to pre-vent (re-occurrence),” she says.
DESPONDENT: Resident Gladys Sityebi’s home was destroyed in a blaze at the weekend. She says she is not sure where she will live. PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL
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CELEBRATIONS:Grade 7 pupils atSimon’s TownSchool enjoyedtheir prom lastweek. The themewas a masquer-ade ball.
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TOP STUDENTS: Pupils from Fish Hoek High Schoolwho scored top marks in their respective gradeswere awarded last week. Pictured is Callum Tilburywith retired drama teacher, Carlo Fourie.
HIGH SCORE: Terri-Anne Glass (left) wasranked number one in the Grade 10 group.Here she is pictured with Carlo Fourie.
HONOURS: Omar Jainoordien (left) picturedwith Carlo Fourie was named the top Grade 11pupil.
YOUNG ACHIEVER: Angela Euston-Brownachieved the highest marks in the Grade 8 class.Here she is pictured with Carlo Fourie.
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MADIBA MAGIC: Masiphumelele High pupils made a Madiba puppet and love parade float whichwas showcased at the eMzantsi Carnival. The parade took place on the corner of LongboatStreet, Sunvalley, and Ou Kaapse Weg on Satuday 7 December.
SIMON’S TOWN: CAR GUARD SQUABBLES AT AN END
Safer parkingthis summerMONIQUE DUVAL
@monique_duval
Arenewed initiative to curb illegal carguards in Simon’s Town is in fullswing.
For the past two months the Simon’sTown Community Police Forum (CPF) hasbeen monitoring and implementing a carattendant programme at Seaforth and ColePoint.
Three years ago a similar programmefolded, following squabbles between car at-tendants regarding the variations in in-come. The squabbles led to the discontinua-tion of the programme.
CPF deputy chairperson David Ericksonsays over the three-year period many ille-gal car guards took over the parking areasand posed a security risk to the public.
“We became aware of our role to assistthose less privileged and sought a solutiontogether with the attendants and police,” hesays.
They decided to group 10 unemployed
men including Vincent Kruger who servesas the administrator.
The men have signed an agreement to ad-here by the code of conduct and to wear CPFbibs which, Erickson says, are fitted withidentification tags help the CPF monitorthe attendants.
“In this way most of the public are happywith the service and they are able to identi-fy the attendant. Should they be unhappyabout the conduct of an attendant, we areable to identify the person and the correctsituation,” he says.
The extensive list of rules strictly forbidsattendants from imposing a tariff or askingmotorists for money. Motorists can, howev-er, give a donation.
The rules also require attendants to bepolite and sober at all times.
Kruger explains attendants are alsoequipped with information to assist tour-ists.
A strict roster ensures that all attendantsget an opportunity to earn some money,Erickson says.
The roster ensures therotation of attendants be-tween the two locations toavoid squabbles.
“As part of the agree-ment, attendants are alsorequired to inform the ad-ministrator if they cannotmake a shift. It will then beassigned to someone else,”Erickson says.
The pilot project is set torun until the end of Decem-ber and, if successful, theCPF hopes to carry it out inother affected areas.
“We hope this projectwill help locals and visitorsfeel safer this summer. Sofar we have received a verygood response and will alsobe working with otherCPFs in the Far South,” hesays.
KEEPING AN EYE: Administrator Vincent Kruger (left) and Simon’sTown CPF deputy chairperson David Erickson conduct an inspectionat the Seaforth car park. PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL
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Capetonians united in their grief duringa special tribute ceremony held at theCapeTownStadium last night (Wednes-
day).Former president Nelson Mandela passedaway last Thursday in his Houghton homein Johannesburg. Madiba died peacefullysurrounded by his family at 20.50.Here is what People’s Post readers had tosay about the end of Madiba’s long walk tofreedom and the legacy he leaves behind.
ZUKO XUBA says Nelson Mandela deserves theglobal attention his passing has brought.“Hebrought about a new beginning. He brought peaceto the nation. Viva Madiba.”
ROSH BATCHLOR says self-empowerment is oneof the most important lessons Madiba taught thenation. “Tata Mandela encouraged us to have ed-ucation. He always said that we must learn, workhard, sacrifice and we will succeed in life.”
SONICA ERASMUS believes Nelson Mandela’s leg-acy and all he stood for will live on. “He wanteda free South Africa and he died knowing that hehad achieved it.”
ELENOR RICHARDS says the Father of the Nationwill never be forgotten. “He was a forgiving man.He spent most of his time in prison but he neverheld a grudge. He was a man of God.”
ELIZABETH MPAMBANE believes Mandelabrought change to the world by forgiving and em-bracing those who wronged him. “People shouldfollow the steps of Madiba. Another person wouldhave said ‘Kill the whites,’ but he forgave them.”
LEILANI SAMUELS believes Mandela ultimatelysacrificed his life for South Africans. “Spendingall that time in prison never made him a bitterman. Instead it made him an honourable man.”
MARIAAN BESTER says people should try to emu-late the sterling example the former presidentset. “Madiba taught us unity and forgiveness. Weshould all behave like the old man. If Nelson Man-dela can forgive, so can we.”
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KALK BAY: PELICAN TAKES FLIGHT
Boat removedMONIQUE DUVAL
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Kalk Bay residents canbreathe a sigh of reliefas the boat which trou-
bled their favourite beachhas now been removed.For several months the
Pelican vessel which ranaground at Kalk Bay Beachhas been a bone of conten-tion.The boat had been occu-
pied by homeless people andthe community raised safetyconcerns.The beach which is man-
aged by the Department ofAgriculture, Forestry andFisheries (Daff) is known fordrunk parties, litter andmisuse by beach goers.During a walk on the
beach in September, residents claimed thestranded boat fuelled illegal activities.In October restaurateurMike Townsend,
former harbour master Patrick Stacey andHarry Dilly developed a plan to have theboat removed from the beach. When theydiscovered the boat had holes, they aban-doned their plansafter realising it couldnotbe moved back into the harbour as it wouldsink.At a harbour committee meeting last
month,members tookadecision tohave theboat cut up and stored.Tony Trimmel, chairperson of the Kalk
Bay St James Residents’ and RatepayersAssociation says a community initiative toraise funds for the removal commenced.Civils 2000 engineer Alan Espey heard
about the project and, with the help of own-er Rob Starke, offered their assistance.
“They offered their services at no chargeandwork commenced on Tuesday 3 Decem-ber,” Trimmel says.The teamwere also assisted by the South
Peninsula Subcouncil who brought inheavy duty trucks.Trimmel says the pieces were hauled off
to a dumpsite as the boat was not salvagea-ble.“The boat consisted of fibre glass injected
with foam. Aswe tried to break up the boat,it fell to pieces and we couldn’t save it,” heexplains.Trimmel is happy with the progress and
says they will now focus on the cleansingand management of the beach,V To view pictures of the removal visit www.peoples-post.co.zaV Share your thoughts. Starting with the word “Post”SMS your comments to 32516. SMSes cost R1.
GOODBYE: The Pelican being removed from Kalk Bay beach.PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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MADIBA: PAYING HOMAGE TO LIBERATION ICON
Youth gather forMandela tributeMONIQUE DUVAL
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After months of hardwork agroup of youngmusicians inthe Far South will gather to
pay tribute to the legacy of former
president Nelson Mandela.A park jam for youth across the
valley will be held at Ocean ViewCommunity Hall On Saturday 14December.The event is a culmination of a
year-long music programme bythe Desmond Tutu HIVfoundation in Sunny-dale.Sports and Recrea-
tion manager EarlMentor says the Inter-cultural Music Devel-opment Programmewas aimed at breakingracial divides amongyouths in the FarSouth.“We brought a group
of musicians aged 12and 22, and got them toshare their talents. Thegroup have been meet-ing weekly since Janu-ary 2012 and attendingworkshops to assistthem with song writ-ing, sound engineeringand stage manage-ment,” he says.Mentor says similar-
ly to the values of Man-dela, the centre hoped
to create an harmonious environ-ment betweenyouths from thedif-ferent areas.“We wanted to create an inter-
action between three very dividedracial groups. By using music wehoped they would connect andunite. So far its worked well,” hesays.Throughout the programme,
the young musicians visited com-munities they were not familiarwith to learn more about the dif-ferent cultures that make up thevalley.Mentor explains the ultimate
goal of the project is to create analbum called the Southpen Lega-cy album.“The songs will reflect the is-
sues faced by youth in the valleyand also at what we aspire for itto be. The album will be a tributeto Mandela and the values hestood for,” Mentor says.For the past year the group
have been collaborating and at-tending workshops and will nowperform for the community.V The park jam will be held at the OceanView Community Hall on Saturday 14 De-cember from 09:00 to 17:00. Entry is free.For more information phone072 857 3392.
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT: Shaniez Savage duringa sound engineering workshop. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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FINANCE: SOCIAL GRANT AGENCY TO RELOOK PROCESS
Relief as Sassa halts reviewsMONIQUE DUVAL
@monique_duval
The South African Social SecurityAgency (Sassa) has suspended allgrant reviews until 2014.
Last week, crowds gathered at variouscentres to ensure their grants were re-viewed in time.
Recipients vented their frustration at thelack of service after queuing for severalhours.
Sassa regional executive manager DrWaldie Terreblanche says confusion be-tween two projects, namely the re-registra-
tion and reviews, caused confusion amongrecipients.
While the re-registration was completedin October, recipients also received lettersfrom Sassa informing them their grantswere under review.
“We needed to see whether recipientswere still eligible for the grants,” Terre-blanche says.
He says officials became swamped withthe amount of recipients who showed upand a decision was taken to cancel the re-views.
“Recipients who received review lettersare asked to ignore the letters and note
their grants will not be stopped,” he says.Terreblanche says the reviews were
causing problems as recipients queued inthe early hours of the morning to be firstin line.
Terreblanche says Sassa will now be go-ing back to the drawing board to work ona review policy for social grants.
“We will look at how the system worksand how it can be improved. We were inun-dated with grant recipients and are notproud of the service we delivered in thistime,” he says.V Share your thoughts! Starting with the word “Post”SMS your comments to 32516. SMSes cost R1.
CANCELLED: Frustrated pensioners waited inline for hours during the grant review process.
PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL
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Nelson Mandela’s struggle is over.But not his legacy.South Africa is in a prime position to forge a future re-
splendent with living examples of how we have truly hon-oured Madiba’s magic.And that magic is still present.One need only hop onto any of the social network sites.Profiles sharing Barack Obama’s deeply moving speech,
liking selected Mandela quotes, writing achingly sincereand heartfelt tweets – all physical expressions of our griefand our elation.Yes, elation. Many have divested themselves of refined
prejudice and polished racism.Many are free of the blinkers. And they feel fantastic.Many now understand the world in an altered and more
informed context.Elation. Freedom. And the recognition that we share this
countrywith somanyothers, somanypeoplewhoarediffer-ent than us, somanywho don’t conform to the previous col-lective comfortable and bigoted notions of How ThingsOught to Be.Nelson Mandela shifted a world’s thinking.And he was only human.Imagine what could be achieved if we all strived towards
being less selfish?And let’s abandon the word tolerance. That denotes that
some level – a smidgen – of disdain still lingers.Nelson Mandela accepted the fact he shares this country,
this world, with people markedly different to him.People of different backgrounds aswell as different politi-
cal, cultural and religious beliefs.He made it work.That is why we mourn such a great man.He showedus that peace andunderstanding andharmony
aren’t elusive abstract ideas.They are very real.It’s all part of the Madiba magic within.Rest well, Tata.
Do your best to live up to Tata’s legacySharing is way to peace and prosperity forallDespite everybody’s praising Madiba’s
values at present: how honest are we about“Sharing is caring”?How many of us have forgotten already
the floods in Masiphumelele, only weeksago, with thousands of children exposed tothe most horrible disasters?Howmany of us share the concern of par-
ents in Ocean View about the exposure oftheir children to drugs and gangs?Charity is just not enough any more. Of
course, disaster relief with blankets andfood parcels is still needed, again and again.But what is needed more: proper housing
in a schemewhich lifts people out of povertyforever.If we provide disaster relief, let us please
call it exactly this, but let us not feel betterabout it unless we work equally for truesharing. In 2006, a fire had destroyed 400shacks in one night, some residents refusedthe official “starter kits” (a few poles, a plas-tic sheet and nails). They did not toyi-toyifor housing, but planned on how to house400 families on this small piece of land, hard-ly bigger than two soccer fields.The first support came from a retired ar-
chitect, Fish Hoek resident John Shaw.He created an idea for the first blocks of
flats in this community which was em-braced by about 350 out of the 400 families.So far, 232 two room flats with solar heatedwater have been built – together with a com-munity hall.
And here comes the good news for 2014:TheAmakhaya ngoku (“Homes now”) hous-ing project aims to complete the construc-tion of the final 120 flats for those familieswho are still waiting on an open field.In January 2014, the construction of a
park and playground will commence.But to build all these 120 flats we still need
private donor funding to match the 50 per-cent government subsidy.Like in the first phase of construction,
more than 95% of the private funding comesso far from overseas. Most of these overseasdonors question why South Africans withresources do not contribute substantially,but only charity-style so far. In fact, again almost R4m have been com-
mitted from the UK and Germany on condi-tion that the same amount will be raised byour South African neighbours. Impossible?Let’s see.Let us make no mistake: where hope is
fading, populism is rife. Malema’s Econom-ic Freedom Front is getting much support,especially among the youth. Also inMasiphumelele, I meet more and moreyoungpeoplewho “like” Juju, becausehe al-so was once poor. A rural boy raised by hisGogo – and look at him now!Of course,Malema is not “left” despite his
talk of nationalisation ofmines, but a “Com-mander in chief” who clearly does not go fordemocracy, but for an authoritarian dicta-torship (“ready to kill”).If you read statements of eyewitnesses be-
fore the rise of the Nazi party in Germany
in the early 1930’s, especially among youngpeople, you will find striking similarities invoiced support for the new Fuehrer.Back to Masiphumelele: 15 years ago
about 15.000 people lived in the same areawhich houses 40.000 today. There is not onesquare meter of land left, but about 10 000residents have squeezed themselves into thewetlands, which is flooded every winter.Also, there is still only one access road
like in Apartheid times which causes hugestress when emergency vehicles try to getin and out during disasters.Despite our excellent Masiphumelele
High School, most of the youth are unem-ployed. Many of them will be first time vot-ers. Don’t say after the next election you didnot know.But there is hope: next to the Masi NGO
Forum (where all NGOs coordinate their ef-forts), some neighbours from the communi-ties around Masiphumelele have formed agroup called ubuMelwane (Neighborhood)and have met together with Masi activists.They learned why other neighbours are
fiercely against any second access road orwhy all official “land audits” claim that va-cant land is either “privately owned” or ifowned by the city “is not feasible for hous-ing”.It probablywill never bemade feasible un-
less enough people speak out for it. It is pos-sible to create peace and prosperity for allin our valley.DR LUTZ VAN DIJK,AMAKHAYA NGOKU HOUSING PROJECT
Justice stacked in favour of criminalsPunishment dealt out by either non-author-ised persons and/or mobs is indeed wrong(“Rough justice”, People’s Post, 28 Novem-ber).However, inmanycases I haveadegreeof empathywith those guilty of perpetratingthese acts.As a neighbourhood watch member I am
well aware of the numerous cases where weknow whom to watch out for, because theyare multiple repeat offenders who go tocourt, get (yet another) slap on thewrist andare back out there doing the same crimeswithin days, or even hours. (This is) a frus-tration (for) many police officers.
I am also sure I am not the only personwho feels the concept of “rights” is blatantlyand heavily stacked in favour of the crimi-nals to the detriment of victims.As long as the administration of “justice”
is so weighed in favour of the criminal andis such a long process, there will (be) inci-dents of this kind. To say that “we live inhope that the wronged will find justice andthe guilty brought to book” is laughablynaïve.Not right, but certainly understandable.
MARK ROBINSON,FISH HOEK
Fundraiser a successOn behalf of the Amabele Belles I would liketo thank everyone who contributed to oursuccessful golf day at Clovelly Golf Course.Due to adverse weather, the golf day had
been postponed fromFriday 20 September toThursday 21 November.The staff at Clovelly were great and the
support from the members was incredible.As we had so many sponsors and also do-
nations made, I am delighted that we wereable to raise R 42 690.Thanks everyone, you were great! Wish-
ing you all a safe and happy festive season.BEVERLEY BRUCEEMAIL
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Your SMSes. What a disgrace that the elderly are treat-ed with such disrespect after contributingto our country.Weall deserveourpensions.
. I thinkmore facilities should be openedor the (operating) hours and days should beextended to accommodate the elderly. Oneday in the week is not enough. I also feelSassa staff, especially the young shouldlearn to be more respectable towards theirelders, because some of them really do notknow how to talk to them. I also feel theycan at least offer the elderly a cup of tea orcoffee to shorten the wait. I am sure theydo not eat before leaving their homes andsome of them might not even have food totake with them. Please, they need to betreated with the respect they deserve.
. (It is a) shocking situation – abuse ofthe aged.Many of us are on chronicmedica-
tion and have no transport.. Sassa should extend the date for the
pensioners. Felicia.. Regarding the “star” seen after Jesus’
birth by the wisemen from eastern parts.Many suggestions have been given as to itshaving been a comet, ameteor, a supernovaor, more popularly, a conjunction of plan-ets. What do you think? SMS me on072 967 7373 or write me at PO Box 116, Si-mon’s Town for a free print out of a logicalexplanation. E.H. Meyer.
. I am most outraged at the banks’ open-ing and closing times, especially at monthend! If banks in Blue Route Mall can closeat 13:00 every Saturday, the banks in FishHoek and LongBeachMall, please do us thefavour and close later at least once amonth.If not, I will no longer visit Fish Hoek orLong Beach mall banks, as Blue Route willbe my first choice. It’s 2014 soon – can thebanks get with the times? Unhappy local.
PEOPLE'S POST | FALSE BAYThursday, 12 December 201310 PROPERTY
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Threeways to think ofhowmuch home to buyBuying a home ought to be an excit-
ing, enriching experience – but it canturn into a very frustrating and em-
barrassing one if you spendweeks findingthe “perfect” home only to find you can’tafford it.This is according to a statement issued
by a real estate group.It’s always better to know your price
range before you start looking for a home,says Richard Gray, CEO of the group.For most people this will be determined
by three factors:V The size of the home loan for which
you can qualify;V The cash you have available for a de-
posit and transaction costs such as trans-fer duty, bond registration and legal fees;and
V The price you think is reasonable andrealistic in terms of your own housing re-quirements and other financial goals.“Although some buyers can pay cash for
a property,” he says, “by far the majorityneed to obtain a bond from a bank to fi-nance their homepurchase. And theymaynot be able to borrow as much as theythink.“The banks determine how much they
are willing to lend to a particular borrow-er after examining his or her credit record,employment history and current finan-cial situation. Under the strict rules of theNational Credit Act, they have to ensurethat the borrower could comfortably af-ford the new loan repayments in additionto any existing financial commitmentsand living expenses, and would not be-come over-indebted even if interest rateswere to rise.”Gray adds “even people with high in-
comes might not be able to obtain as biga mortgage as they might expect, if theyalreadyhavemany other debts eating intotheir disposable income each month”.That would be a pointer to focus their
attention on less expensive propertiesthan they might initially have targeted,says Gray.Prospective buyers can quickly get a
sense of what size home loan they mightbe able to obtain by using the calculatoron mortgage originator ooba’s website(www.ooba.co.za), says the statement.They can also go through an easy pre-
qualification process with an originatorbefore they start house-hunting.Meanwhile, he says, those who don’t
have many debts and have saved up cashfor a deposit and transaction costs mightactually be able to afford a higher-pricedproperty than they originally thought, be-cause the size of the home loan they re-quirewill be reducedby the amountof thedeposit.“However,” he cautions, “they might do
better to still opt for the type of propertythey initially had in mind, take a smallerloan and keep their monthly home loanrepayments as low as possible. Smallerbond repayments certainly give borrow-ers more leeway when interest rates in-crease, and often also gives them the abili-ty to pay their home off more quickly.Smaller homes also cost less to run andmaintain.”Also, says Gray, “everyone has their own
comfort level as far as debt is concerned,and prospective buyers should thinkabout this ahead of time so that theirhome purchase does not become a burdeninstead of the pleasure it should be”.
Positive outlook for newyearWith 2014 set to be amilestone year for SouthAfrica, as we celebrate 20 years of democracyand head into an election year, there is muchto be upbeat about on the property scene.That’s the opinion of Samuel Seeff, chair-
person of Seeff.Following five years of inhibited growth
and, while still a telling tale of two halves, ac-tivity in the primary urban areas hasstrengthened notably this year and is now atthe healthiest levels since 2009, he says.“Next year may well be the year where we
see the first signs of real growth since 2007,with potential double-digit price growth inthe primary urban areas a real possibility,”Seeff says.He further says the group experienced one
of the best winter periods with turnover ofmore thanR2.5bn for the June toAugust peri-od this year.The demand has carried into the summer
months. “Our turnover for the year is up by20% year-on-year and is at the best levels inour almost 50-year history, with all areasshowing significant growth with similar
agent numbers to last year,” he says.Primary areas in the Capemetropolitan ar-
eas have improved year-on-year by around25%.On the back of this, he says, there is good
reason to be positive about the outlook forthe housing market next year.Seeff says there ismore balance in themar-
ket. While price gains will remain conserva-tive, sellers could look forward to shorter sell-ing times and good offers provided the pent-up demand persist into next year.“We may even start seeing double-digit
price growth in the high-demand areas,” hesays.But he cautions the protracted low de-
mand in the coastal and second home mar-kets is likely to continue with buyers stillstrongly negotiating. “The modest economicoutlook and continued uncertainty will con-tinue to weigh on the market throughoutnext year, but for now at least, we can takereal encouragement from the improved ac-tivity and look forward to a somewhat morerobust 2014,” Seeff says.
THINK BEFORE YOU SIGN: Prospective homeowners are cautioned on steps to takewhen house-hunting. PHOTO: WWW.SXC.HU
PEOPLE'S POST | FALSE BAYThursday, 12 December 201312 PROPERTY
TheABCs of getting a home loanADVERTORIAL: Affordability is no longer asimple “30% of gross income” ratio.In the past, before the late 1990s, legislation
required that anyone purchasing a propertywas required to put down a deposit of 10% to20% of the purchase price.Due to changes in legislation, the banks
started reducing the deposit requirement andwere eventually offering buyers mortgageloans of up to 108% of the property’s value.This meant that buyers did not need to put
downany amount as a deposit, theywould ob-tain a loan of 100% to the value of the proper-ty, plus another 8% to assist with the registra-tion and transfer costs.Obviously, a monthly bond repayment on
108% loan to value (LTV) would be somewhathigher than a repayment of 100% LTV, and isconsiderably higher than a repayment of, let’s
say, 80%LTV, where the buyer has put down20% deposit.Both borrowers and the banks were taking
advantage of falling interest rates and a prop-erty boom and really did not consider whatwould happen to these 108% loans if the inter-est rates went up by a few percentage points– which it did – and also when the time camethat properties were not so easy to sell whentimes got tough! Borrowerswere facing finan-cial difficulty and the banks were losingmon-ey. In the last couple of years, the banks haveall changed their home loan lending policies.No longer can you obtain a mortgage loanequivalent to 108% of the property’s value. Infact, in certain instances, youmayonlyqualify
for a loan of 80% of the purchase price andthe balance of the purchase price (includingthe bond registration and transfer costs) willhave to be paid out of your pocket.Bank’s Lending Policies have changed dra-
matically in the last couple of years.It has become increasingly difficult for a
buyer to obtain a loan from the bank in orderto finance the purchase of a property.he introduction of the National Credit Act
(NCA) which came into effect on 1 June 2007,has meant that the banks have had to tightenthe criteria that they use when providing fi-nance to potential purchasers of property.The provision of theNCAalso assists in pre-
venting reckless lending by the banks.
Credit providers have to perform an afford-ability assessment before granting credit(home loans, vehicle finance, overdrafts, cred-it cards, secured loans, credit guarantees, andso on) and consumers have to prove their fi-nancial standing.Financial institutionsmayno longeruse the
“affordability = 30% of gross income” rule thatthey used to apply to assess affordability fora home loan.The NCA requires that the credit provider
(bank) or its agent (estate agent or mortgageoriginator) takes the necessary steps to makesure that the consumer understands and ap-preciates the risk and cost of the proposedcredit, aswell as the consumer’s rights and ob-ligations.V For more information call Dawn, Inge or Glenn atthe Fish Hoek office on (021) 782 0006.
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Album full of heartLOUISA STEYL
@lounotes
None of Joshua Grierson’s recordingshave ever captured the singer/song-writer’s enigmatic stage personality...
until now.The Brackenfell musician will be releas-
ing his latest offering, Grierson and HisFriends, at Café Roux in Noordhoek onWednesday 18 December.
The live album was recorded during a per-formance at The Alma Cafe in May this year,and includes the songs he performed withguests, along with the stories he told on theevening. The double disc will be his first al-bum in about seven years.
“Because I’ve spent so many years with-out an album, I’ve had to grow my fan basewith my live shows,” Joshua explains, add-ing: “My live shows have kind of become
these experiences where I take people on abit of a journey and every show is different.”
“They’ve wanted that full blooded kind ofexperience,” Joshua says, pointing to hisfans who have over the years been callingfor a new album.
“I wanted to give that to people who wereasking for it. I needed an album and it wasgoing to be cost effective to do it, so that iswhy I did it this way,” he says.
It was a Skype album with his friend, andlong time fan, Liezel Maree, that turned therecorded material into a plan.
“We were talking about what I was doingat the moment and my career, and what Iwanted to do and I had aspirations to forma company to get the spotlight on unsignedand unknown artists,” Joshua says.
Liezel was keen on the idea and also want-ed to help Joshua with the financial costs ofreleasing his album. The two recently regis-tered their company called Grierson MareeArts.
“I guess it came out of necessity, out of apure need to facilitate my own career,” Josh-ua says.
He teamed up with another friend, RashFerguson, for the album’s booklet design.
Joshua says he has always had feelings to-wards design and how things should be laidout and while he doesn’t have any theoreti-cal background, he has an eye for it.
Rash, from the band Versus the Wolf, didhis band’s own designs, for which they wona SAMA for best booklet design.
“I felt very comfortable with him doingwhat I needed him to do,” Joshua says, add-ing: “He basically put my thoughts into real-ity.”
He explains that the booklet contains im-ages and “a lot of lyrics”.
“I’ve always liked booklets with lyrics in,”he says, adding: “Sometimes articulation’snot my best friend, so sometimes you don’tknow what a person’s saying and you wantto know what they’re saying.”V Tickets cost R80 or R200 with the new live album.Call 021 789 2538 to book.
Joshua Grierson will be launching a brand newalbum next week. PHOTO: MIKE CARELSE
PORTRAITS: Pianistand songwriter,Christof van der Berghwill perform originalsongs in a cabaret style,capturing the emotionsand traits of differentcharacters and places,at the Masque Theatreon Friday 20 December.The songs will tell astory of their own andillustrate the beauty ofthe human imperfec-tions and encouragethe audience to opentheir eyes to a wonder-ful world full of con-tact. Tickets cost R70and R60 for members.The show starts at20:00. To book phone(021) 788 1898 oremail [email protected].
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Feet tapping tunes at the MasqueFor one night only the band Tribute willtake to the stage singing songs by Cliff Ri-chard and the Shadows.
The show will take place at the MasqueTheatre in Muizenberg on Saturday 21December at 20:00.
The band Tribute comprises six musi-cians from the old school, Ivor Normanon lead guitar, Peter Denyssen onrhythm, Mike Whare on bass, DavidEvans on drums and Roger Harrison onkeyboards.
Michael Georgopoulos will feature asCliff, the lead vocalist.
To achieve that genuine Shadows
sound they have even gone as far as im-porting the very same type of guitarsused by Hank, Bruce and Mark to capturethe very sound that enthralled millionsof people around the world for the last 50years.
This show will get your feet tapping toone of the greatest sounds of the ’60s.Come along for a relaxing evening and en-joy a musical journey back to the dayswhen the original group topped thecharts for weeks with hit tunes. Ticketsare R85 and R75 for theatre members.V For bookings call (021) 788 1898 or email [email protected].
PEOPLE'S POST | FALSE BAYThursday, 12 December 201314 OUT AND ABOUT
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V Kalk Bay: The Textile and JewelleryExhibition will be held at Kalk Bay Modern inMain Road. The exhibition will feature TheFine Ounce Goldsmiths Collective. The gallerywill be open from 09:30 until 17:00 daily. Forfurther details phone (021) 788 6571 or [email protected].
Thursday 12 December
V Lakeside: The Centre for Adults withAutism will host a open day from 09:00until 13:30. Phone Debbie on (021) 788 7652or email [email protected] tomake an appointment.
Thursday 12 to Monday 16 December
V Simon’s Town: Artists of the South willhost their annual Christmas exhibition at theSimon’s Town Library hall from 10:00 until16:00 daily. Proceeds will go to the Si-nethemba Care Centre in Masiphumelele.Phone Pauline Fine on (021) 782 5472.
Friday 13 December
V Marina da Gama: Marina da Gama crafterswill hold a night market at Eastlake IslandSquare from 18:00 until 21:00. Phone Ameliaon (021) 788 8717 or 083 209 0422 for moreinformation.
V Fish Hoek: The Managed Age Seminar willbe held at St Margaret’s Church hall from09:45 until 11:30. There will be a talk onHow to be wealthier healthwise in 2014 andbeyond. A donation of R10 will be collected;refreshments will be served. Enquiries toEvelyn or Val on (021) 683 1465,(021) 671 7415 or 083 438 5248.
Saturday 14 December
V Muizenberg: The Friends of MuizenbergLibrary will hold a fundraising book sale atthe library in Atlantic Road from 09:00 until11:45. Phone (021) 788 5363 for furtherdetails.
V Muizenberg: Muizenberg Bowling Club willhost a family bring and braai Open Day atnon. Teams will consist of bowlers andnon-bowlers. Everyone must wear flat shoeson the greens and bowls can be provided.Entry is R10 for bowlers and R5 for specta-tors. No alcohol may be brought onto thepremises, but will be on sale at the club-house. Phone Eric on (021) 762 4008 or [email protected].
V Muizenberg: The Friends of MuizenbergLibrary will host a book sale at the libraryfrom 09:00 until 11:45. Phone (021) 788 5263.
V Muizenberg: The Muizenberg MoonlightMeander will take place at Muizenberg Beachfrom 18:00 until 19:30. The walk, hosted bySafer Together, will start at Knead Bakery.Entry is free and all are welcome. Visitwww.safertogether.org for more information.
Sunday 15 December
V Cape Point: A hike up to Kanonkop,followed by and a Christmas picnic will behosted at Cape Point at 09:00. For moreinformation phone (021) 712 6004.
Sunday 22 December
V Scarborough: A carols by candlelightservice will be held at the ScarboroughCommunity Hall at 18:00. For more informa-tion phone Bishop Joe Bell on (021) 780 1492.
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From point to point for charityLIAM MOSES
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A group of runners aim to cover adistance almost three times thelength of the Comrades Marathon,in the Point Two Point challengethis weekend.
Thirteen athletes will run250km, non-stop, from the CapePoint Lighthouse to the Cape Agul-has Lighthouse.
The group have set themselves adeadline of 48 hours, but hope tocomplete the incredible feat in on-ly 36 hours.
Event organiser and participantJames Davis is confident it’s possi-ble, but admits he is scared.
“It’s massive – 250kms is not agreat thing, but it is definitelysomething big. You do get scared,apprehensive and nervous,” theFish Hoek resident says.
“(I am afraid) because I am ask-ing 12 people to do it with me. I wor-ry for their safety and health, butthey are all willing participantsand we will feed off and each other,and just keep going.”
The group will start their jour-ney in Main Road at 07:00 on Satur-day 14 December.
The route will take them ontoBaden Powell Drive and then alongthe N2, all the way to Cape Agul-has.
None of the participants have ev-er completed anything close to thedistance.
Davis has run 110km, while Ar-mand du Plessis has completed105km.
Du Plessis, from Green Point,says he expects pain and nausea,but is confident he can “deal withit”. “After over 100km you feelknackered, thirsty – like you
would kill for a beer – but very sat-isfied,” he says.
“There is an immense sense ofsatisfaction that comes from beingable to take up a challenge like thisand finish it. There is very littlethat can beat that feeling; whenyou finish a race like the Com-rades, you (feel like you) have con-quered a personal mountain.”
The runners been in training,running on their own and meetingup at least once a week to train asa group.
Davis has also started running toand from gym, and went as far rais-ing his desk so he could standwhile working, in an attempt to getused to being on his feet for longperiods.
However, all of the runnersagree mental strength will be moreimportant than physical strength.
Bishopscourt resident DaniMascher says the Point Two Pointis “way beyond my comfort zone”.
“It really is a mental thing. Youcan train your body to a certainpoint, but after that it is purelyabout whether you have the men-tal ability to push through,” shesays.
“It’s amazing how you can justcarry on. It hurts and you’re soreand tired, but you can carry on go-ing. By surrounding yourself witha group of awesome people andhaving their support, you can’t gowrong such a situation.”
Davis initiated the idea whilestill at school, but has decided touse the run as to raise awarenessfor three charities – Pink Drive,Back On Your Bike and the ChaseTanner Fund.
All of the runners say the workof the charities will help inspirethem to the finish line.
LAILA MAJIET@laila_newsie
Growing up he learned tosurf at a local spot inStrandfontein.
Now sharing the joy of surfingwith young children living inpoverty is his passion.
Nigel Savel was born andraised in Strandfontein.
He is the founder of the 9 MilesProject which uses the sport toteach youngsters valuable lifelessons.
The new surf project is a com-munity sport initiative whichaims to bring about effectivechange and upliftment amongthe youth of Strandfontein.
Savel says many of Strandfon-tein’s youth are already en-snared in crime, drugs and gang-sterism.
Surfing development andtransformation is receiving aboost thanks to Savel and hisdedicated team who have adopt-ed 10 children between the agesof 10 and 13.
The children who live at the7de Laan informal settlementhave been adopted for a year-long pilot project where they arementored and armed with lifeskills and taught how to surf.
Savel drives into the sandyshackland every Saturday tofetch the children at their homes
and takes them down to thebeach for a lesson.
“Surfers were my role models.Surfing taught me discipline andpatience. Many young childrenare lacking positive role models,something we hope to changethrough the programme,” hesays.
And while the young ones lovebeing in the water most, Savelsays life skills lessons are also apart of the project.
Lessons are held at the 9 Milesclub house at Strandfontein Pa-vilion. “The City of Cape Towngave us a club house at the pavil-ion which is the perfect locationfor our base. Having this hubmakes it easier for us to run theproject. It also provides the chil-dren with a safe space wherethere is love, affirmation and atidal pool on the doorstep wherethey can practice their skills,” heenthuses.
Drugs, gangsterism, teen preg-nancies and the high drop-outrate at schools in the area is whatprompted Savel and his friendJason Isaacs to invest in the chil-dren living in the area.
“We want to expose the youthto the many opportunities whichlife has to offer and in the samebreath keep them away from alife riddled with crime,” Saveladds.
The energy and smiles as the
children hit the surf is electric.Many of the children will
spend all day in their wetsuitsand grab any opportunity to ridea wave.
“When we started the projectin May the children would makegang signs when posing for a pic-ture. We then taught them a surfsign and now those gang signsare no more. It is small transfor-mations like this that tell us weare making progress,” Savel be-lieves.
A documentary capturing thebirth of the 9 Miles Project pre-miered at the weekend.
The premiere of the short filmwas held at the Strandfontein Pa-vilion. The video footage encap-sulates the hope the surf projectgives the children involved.
“The premiere was a huge suc-cess and it is a sign of greatthings to come,” Savel says.
The 9 Miles Surf Project reliessolely on funding from generousdonors.
With the help of two individu-als who give monthly donations,the project has managed to stayafloat. “Sport Unlimited, a sportshop, has also donated second-hand wetsuits, hoodies and surf-boards for the children who trulyappreciate it,” Savel says.V Those interested in donating can callSavel on 082 042 7701 or [email protected].
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GOOD FORM: Western Province diver Micaela Banter practices a dive at the Sea Point Swim-ming Pool on Tuesday. The National Age Group Diving Championship are currently underwayat the pool. It will run until Sunday 15 December. PHOTO: YUSUF MAGED/OMAR IMAGES
Top paddlers headed for the CapeLocal and international paddling super-
stars will flock to the Mother City fortwo of the richest races in surfski com-
petition this week.Cape Town Downwind and Fenn Cape
Point Challenge will take place on Monday16 December and Saturday 21 December re-spectively.Each race offers R200 000 in prize money.Top paddlers expected to joining for one
or both events include American AustinKiefer, local greats Hank McGregor, Sean
Rice andDawidMocke,ValentinHenot fromFrance, BrendanRice fromAustralia, AngieMouden from France, Richard Holme fromSweden andMichael Dobler from Germany.The races form part of the Summer Surf-
ski Festival, which kicked-off with the But-lersPizzaLighthouseMemorialRace inFishHoek on Sunday 8 December.The race was also the last race in the Cape
Town Summer Surfski Series.Jasper Mocke took the overall win to sig-
nal his intentions ahead of the Fenn and
Downwind, with brother Dawid and hispartner Lewis Pugh taking the double skicategory and Dawid’s wife, Nikki, takingfirst place in the women’s category.“It was great for the family to all do sowell
today, especially seeing as one of the legendshonoured in today’s race was our dad – ofcourse today,we also honourNelsonMande-la,” Jasper said after his win.“Conditions were windy and tough, but
they made for excellent downwind surfingafter turning around the lighthouse.”
Current World Surfski champion SeanRice took second place in today’s race, butwas still able to narrowlywrench the overallseries title from Dawid Mocke.Rice’s brother and current Junior World
Surfski champion Kenny Rice took firstplace in the junior category, as well as theoverall junior series.NikkiMocke took the title of leadingwom-
an in the series.V For more information on the race or the series visitwww.capetownsurfski.com.
VICTORY: Jasper Mocketakes first place in theButlers Pizza Light-house Memorial race inFish Hoek on Sunday.PHOTO: PETER HISHIN/CAPETOWN SPORT PHOTOGRAPHY