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THE internationally-acclaimed KleinConstantia Wine Estate has been sold

for R198 million to two foreign business-men, but the farm’s managing directorand previous owner, Lowell Jooste, saysit’s “business as usual”.

Jooste told People’s Post that the farm,which has been in the family since 1980, hasbeen sold solely due to the fact that there wasno “logical succession plan” in place.

“Sometimes there are too many grandchil-dren, which can complicate the matter,” hesays, before adding that the sale wasn’t a deci-sion taken lightly.

“I have considered the proposal very care-fully, and also thought about the possible saleof the property for a long time.”

The most important issue for Jooste, whowill continueas themanagingdirector for theforeseeable future, is that the new owners donot develop any residential sites on the prop-erty, which currently includes seven “urban-ised” areas.

The houses in those areas are surrounded

by sweeping vineyards on the eastern slopesand foothills of Constantiaberg.

Development within the Constantia Valleymade headlines last year following the sub-mission of a business proposal to introduce30 single residential houses and an expandedhotel on the Constantia Uitsig Wine Estate(“Bid to develop Constantia Uitsig”, People’sPost, 26 October 2010).

It was proposed that Constantia UitsigWine Estate be developed to include 30 singleresidential houses and that its hotel be ex-panded from 16 to 28 bedrooms.

At the time, Jean Naude, chief executive ofGroot Constantia Estate said: “The winefarms play an enormous role in giving Con-stantia the rural effect and sense of space. De-velopment of one farm can lead to a snowballeffect.”

Similarly groups such as the ConstantiaProperty Owner’s Association also suggestedthat many residents had been attracted toConstantia by its rural character, winefarms, heritage sites, open spaces, beauty,tranquillity and mountain views (“Sour tastefor Constantia locals”, People’s Post, 7 Decem-ber 2010).

Jooste is, however, certain that the sale ofhis family’s farm and any developmentplanned at Klein Constantia will not have anegative effect on the character of the area.

“The aim of the new owners is preservationand leaving the farm in a better conditionthan it was first found. They are stunning andsincere people who act from the heart,” hesays.

Klein Constantia was sold to US citizenZdenek Bakala and Charles Harman from theUnited Kingdom.

According to Jooste, the winery will onlygo from strength to strength, since the newowners love Cape Town and are devotees ofthe wines produced in the Constantia Valley.

Bakala’s international contacts and know-how will ensure that Klein Constantia’s winewill be even more readily available interna-tionally, according to Jooste, but he adds thatthey are currently already exporting about50% of their production.

“This place is still very close to my heart.The new owners will bring fresh ideas to thetable, so I’m excited,” says Jooste.

The owners are apparently enthusiasticabout furthering the development of Klein

Constantia as one of South Africa’s top winer-ies.

Wine connoisseurs will also heave a sighof relief when they hear that the services ofwinemaker, Adam Mason, will be retained.

According to Jooste, the rest of the staff arealso happy with the change in ownership.

Bakala and Harman have both been regu-lar visitors to South Africa for the past 20years, and divide their time between their re-spective homes in Europe and Cape Town.

They know the Cape Peninsula especiallywell – as participants for many years in theCape Argus Cycle Tour.

Bakala allayed any fears regarding the fu-ture of Klein Constantia by stating on KleinConstatia’s website: “We are privileged to becustodians of one of the most historic proper-ties in the Cape, and regard the preservationof this heritage as a serious responsibility.”

SOLD: Klein Constantia was sold for R198 million, but the wine will continue to flow.Photo: Supplied GREEN GOLD Vineyards at the Klein Constantia. Photo: Supplied

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YOUNG LEADERS:Westcott PrimarySchool in DiepRiver announcedtheir head boy andgirl as well astheir deputy headstudents on Fri­day 27 May. Ac­cording to BryanCuff, one of theteachers at theschool, the pupilswere chosen be­cause they are“excellent adver­tisements for theschool” and be­cause they “haveshown that they live up to the values which Westcott holds dear – excellent work, perseverance,excellent behaviour and caring for others”. The students are, from left to right, Riley Newman(head boy), Dylan van der Spuy (deputy head boy), Jessica de Villiers (head girl), Emma Smart(deputy head girl). Photo: Bryan Cuff

It all adds up for maths teamCAPE TOWN boasts four of the six mem-bers of a team that will represent the coun-try in the 52nd International Mathemati-cal Olympiad (IMO) taking place in Am-sterdam in July.

The South African team is dominated bysouthern suburbs pupils – Ashraf Moolla(Rondebosch Boys’ High School), Kira

Dusterwald (Springfield Convent Senior),Robert Spencer (Westerford High School)and Sean Wentzel (Westerford HighSchool).“To represent your country at theIMO is like achieving national colours inany sport,” says Professor Johann Engel-brecht, executive director of the South Af-rican Mathematics Foundation.

A TEAM of four Grade 7 students will competein an international maths competition inHong Kong, and another team of four Grade7s and four Grade 9s will compete in Bali.

In March, 202 Grade 7 and Grade 9 “mathe-maticians” from all over Cape Town gatheredat Elkanah House to take part in the first oftwo elimination rounds of the Po Leung KukPrimary Mathematics World Contest and theIndonesian International Mathematics Com-

petition.The second elimination round was held on

Thursday 24 March to determine the CapeTown teams.

Elkanah House is recognised for its mathe-matics excellence, and is currently providingadditional specialised mathematics trainingfor all team members and runners-up in prep-aration for these internationally-acclaimedmathematics competitions.

Mathematicians claim their slice of pi

CELEBRATION: Kirstenhof PrimarySchool’s headmaster, Clive Barham,celebrated his 60th birthday in stylerecently. The staff and governing bodygave him a surprise treat – the wholeschool formed the number 60 on thefield, and a helicopter came to collectClive and his wife, Ursula, for a fliparound Cape Town. They landed at theWaterfront, where they were treatedto lunch. The staff also threw a specialtea party in his honour as well. Seenhere, from left to right, are CliveBarham, pilot Bastien Ruwiel and Ur­sula Barham. Photo: Supplied

HOT SHOTS: ThomasMcDougall (GrovePrimary, who is onthe Hong KongTeam), Jadon Wolffs(Herzlia MiddleSchool) and MartinKillick (Sweet Val­ley), both in the BaliGrade 7 Team.

Constantia Primaryreceives make-overTHE Constantia Primary School inSpaanschemat River Road was re-vamped by the Wynberg Rotaract, thestudent wing of Rotary Club, on Saturday14 May.

The school had become progressivelymore dilapidated in recent years, butcould not afford to fix hanging ceilingsor peeling paint.

People’s Post previously reported(“Facelift due for Constantia Primary”, 15 Feb-ruary) that the school is awarded fundingbased on the Quintile system, the West-ern Cape Education Department’s(WCED) current method of determininghow government funds are distributed toschools.

The school is surrounded by areas re-garded as affluent, it currently, and fallswithin the Quintile 4 category.

This means that it does not receive asmuch government funding as schools ina lower Quintile category.

However, according to Sam Frans, theschool’s principal, most of ConstantiaPrimary’s students commute from disad-vantaged areas nearby, or are the chil-dren of workers on neighbouring farms

and domestic workers in the employ ofConstantia residents.

“Whilst we are a Quintile Four school,the school fees are only R200 a year,” saysFrans.

“It is a continuous struggle to provideresources.

The parents cannot afford to pay R200,and we struggle to get the fees in due tounemployment.

The walls and ceilings in five of theclassrooms at Constantia Primary werecleaned, repaired and painted by the Ro-taract members.

Swings on the playground were also re-paired, and a signboard for the schoolwas also erected.

Lee Bergman, president of the Wyn-berg Rotaract, thanked everyone who as-sisted in the repairs.

The Rotaract is also collecting clothesand non-perishables for a place of safetyin Vrygrond, and has asked that anyonewilling to donate contact the organisa-tion.

For more information about Rotaract,contact Bergman on 078 321 3142 or wyn-bergrotaract@gmail.com.

PREPARATION:Becky Hughes of theSpringfield ConventSchool InteractClub, which assist­ed the Wynberg Ro­taract at theproject, scrapesaway old paint froma wall in one of theclassrooms at Con­stantia PrimarySchool.

ASHRAF MOOLLA: Rondebosch Boys’ HighSchool. Photo: Supplied

KIRA DUSTERWALD: Springfield ConventSenior School. Photo: Supplied

ROBERT SPENCER: Westerford HighSchool. Photo: Supplied SEAN WENTZEL: Westerford High SchoolPho­

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MOUNTAIN Men Special ResponseTeam (SRT), a security company oper-ating in parts of the southern suburbs,stayed true to their ideology of “takingthe fight to thecriminal”when theymade five ar-rests lastweek.

In the first in-cident lastTuesday, theyarrested twomiddle-aged ba-laclava-wear-ing suspects af-ter they re-ceived a callfrom a residentover the Con-stantia CrimeWatch two-wayradio.

The SRTmembers ar-rived on thescene withinminutes, and saw two suspects trying toflee on a Honda motorcycle. The menwere dismounted before they could getaway.

Housebreaking implements and alleg-edly stolen property, including brassnumbers and lettering, were found intheir possession.

On Thursday they arrested three moresuspects, two of whom had warrants outfor their arrest, and the other for posses-

sion of Mandrax.Those with warrants are wanted for

armed robbery and fraud, respectively.. Meanwhile, the Hout Bay Police

made three arrests after suspects brokeinto a home in Riverside Terrace on

Thursday.According to

the station’sspokesperson,Warrant Offic-er Tanya Le-sch, three sus-pects forcedtheir way intothe complain-ant’s house.

“The sus-pects wore ba-laclavas, andone was armedwith a screw-driver.

They de-manded thecomplainant’swedding ring,cash and cellu-lar phone,” shesays.

“One suspectwas apprehended during a search initiat-ed by the police, a SAPS helicopter, theK-9 unit, and Neighbourhood Watchmembers. Another suspect came to HoutBay Police Station on Sunday and surren-dered himself.”

These two suspects could possibly belinked to other cases as well, according toLesch. Both will appear in the WynbergMagistrate’s Court this week on chargesof house robbery.

Justice may be done for elderlywoman run over for handbagLIAM MOSES

A 74-YEAR-OLD Plumstead woman couldsoon have justice after she was run over bya car and mugged by one of its passengersless than four months ago.

People’s Post previously reported (“Elderlywoman run over for handbag”, Tuesday 22February) that Shirley Tutt was walkingalong Morton Road in Plumstead when ablack Renault Clio swerved into her.

A man in the back seat of the car thenreached out of the window and grabbedTutt’s bag.

The incident occurred at around 15:30 onFriday 7 January.

On Monday 16 May, three men were ar-rested in connection with at least nine rob-beries spread across three police stations inthe southern suburbs – including three ormore in Diep River. They were in possessionof a black Renault Clio when they were ar-rested.

Diep River Police Station spokesperson,Warrant Officer Keith Chandler, says themen could soon be charged with the attack

on Tutt.“The organised crime division are trying

to link them to the case,” said Chandler.“They will go around to all the stations

where thereare crimes involvingablackRe-nault Clio, or another car that looks similar,and try to link all of the cases.”

Chandler adds that a reasonable amountof evidence was needed in order for the casesto be linked.

SUPERPATRIOT: South Africa’s fa­vourite bagpiper, Piperjames (JamesMcGowan), of Welgelegen, marked100 days to the Rugby World Cup onWednesday 1 June. He will visit or­phanages and schools every Fridayuntil the start of the Rugby WorldCup. Photo: Lulama Zenzile

RECOVERED: Two suspects arrested by the Moun­tain Men Special Response Team were found inpossession of brass numbers and lettering.Photo:Supplied

Page 4 People’s Post Constantia­Wynberg NEWS Tuesday 7 June 2011

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,8 June 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.

Please note that limited seating is available in the public gallery of the Council Chamber,and therefore seats will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Should you wish toattend the meeting, you are requested to contact Ms A Curtis on 021 400 3342 between09:00-16:00. All requests for attendance must be received by no later than a day before themeeting. You will be required to provide your surname, initialsand contact telephone number. Visitors are kindly requested tobe seated by 09:30.

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER

Musical treat at the LindberghTHE Lindbergh Arts Foundation hosts theoutstanding young pianist, Bradley Burgess,on Thursday 9 June at 10:30.

Burgess has received several prizes andawards, including the Lionel Bowman Prizefor Beethoven Playing, the Laura Searle Prizefor Concerto Playing, the Ralph NussbaumChamber Music Prize and the Gerry Meyer

Memorial Prize.Tickets, inclusive of tea served afterwards,

are R50. Please note that bookings are now re-quired for the morning concerts and pre-seat-ing will be done.There will be no evening con-cert in June. To book, phone Lara at the Foun-dation on (021) 701- 7466 or 082 715 7813, oremail info@lindbergh-arts.co.za.

The battle of MuizenbergCHRIS TAYLOR will be giving a talk entitled“The Battle of Muizenberg: the causes and theconsequences” at the next meeting of the His-torical Society of Cape Town, on Monday 13June at 20:00 at the South African Astronomi-cal Observatory Auditorium, ObservatoryRoad, Observatory.

This skirmish had interesting global roots,

and even more interesting consequences, onebeing that todaySouthAfricans speakEnglishrather than French.The lecture will look atthe events in context; in the last days of theDutch East India Company and with theFrench Revolution raging in Western Europe.

Entrance is free. For inquiries, contact Neilon (021) 762-2825.

Talented skaters shineTHE annual Junior Blades Champion-ships took place on Saturday 21 May atThe Ice Station at the GrandWest Casinoand Entertainment World.

The competition was open to all clubskaters, and included three main groups– Grade, Non-national and National.

The best performances in each groupincluded:

. Grade (Junior Blades only section)Emma Swart (13) from Lotus River, whowon Grade Intermediate Four, which al-lows her to advance to non-national sec-tions.

. National – Western Province skaterKim Falconer (20) from Rondebosch, whowon the highest score of the day for thesenior ladies.

Three special awards were also pre-sented to to winning skaters:

. Caitlin Dicker (10) from Constantia,received an award for being the most ar-tistic skater

. Jade Carels (12) from Pinelands, re-ceived an award for being the most im-proved skater.

Skaters were judged on their technicalability, interpretation of the music, cho-reography, transitionsandoverall gener-al performance.

This was the first competition of theseason, and the upcoming figure skatingcompetitions include the Black PanthersChamps on Sunday 12 June, WP trials on23 and 24 July and the Inter-provincialchampionships on 9 September to 11 Sep-tember.

GRACE­FUL: Cait­lin Dicker(10) fromConstantiawon anaward forbeing themost artis­tic skaterin the Jun­ior BladesChampion­ships.Photo: SianStanton

BY THE BOOK: HealthMEC, Theuns Botha,launched the Depart­ment of Health’s Road toHealth booklet on Tues­day 31 May at MowbrayMaternity Hospital,where he issued newmothers with the book­let, which is usedthroughout a child’s lifeto monitor and record itsstate of health. Accord­ing to the provincialHealth Department,health workers have inthe past faced challeng­es when parents orguardians do not under­stand the importance ofretaining the card athealth facilities. Thebooklet will be issuedfree of charge to women who give birth at state facilities, and will be provided in a plasticsleeve to emphasise the importance of retaining and presenting the booklet at everyvisit. It will be used throughout the country, and contain information about TB, HIV, nutri­tion, immunisation, developmental screening, weight and oral health. Here Botha is pic­tured with new mother, Zoghera Zeeman. Photo: Supplied

Refugee processingcomes under fireTERESA FISCHER

THOUSANDS of asylum seekers areturned away from the Maitland refu-

gee reception centre every month, mostoften through no fault of their own.

They are also subjected to violence and con-tempt, and corruption is rife, according to theNGO Passop (People Against Suffering Op-pression and Poverty), following a two-weekperiod of intensive monitoring.

The most common reason people wereturned away was because the office had runout of forms.

According to Passop, applicants are beingrendered undocumented through no fault oftheir own, and are as a result vulnerable toarrest, imprisonment with criminals, and de-portation.

The NGO recently released a report of mo-nitoring conducted at the centre from 28March until 8 April by a team of 11 volunteersof various nationalities, led by American re-searcher, Alaina Varvaloucas.

Two to three monitors were always at thecentre during the hours it is open, between08:00 and 16:00.

The monitoring was funded by the Ful-bright Commission.

The monitors attempted to question themajority of people leaving the centre, andnote their experiences and the reason theywere turned away, if applicable. Of a total of1 659 people interviewed, 365 were turnedaway due to the centre’s lack of forms, 363 be-cause they did not have a border pass or ithad expired, and 246 because there were toomany people.

According to the report, monitors also ob-served several instances of security guardsbeating people in the crowd with makeshiftwhips of cloth and rubber or long woodensticks.

A security guard allegedly hit a Somaliman over the head with a stick. He bled pro-fusely.

The incident was reported to the monitorby at least a dozen people and the monitor wit-nessed and took photos of the injuries.

On one occasion, guards attempted to dis-perse a crowd of newcomers turned away byHome Affairs by beating them with a stick.Monitors were caught up and nearly knockedover in the rush.

There was also a stampede when the gatewas opened one morning at 04:00, which re-sulted in one Somali man breaking his leg.

With regards to corruption, the reportstates some form of corrupt practice was wit-nessed by every one of the 11 monitors overthe course of the two weeks.

The monitoring was in part due to two ma-jor amendments to the Immigration Act of2002, which are currently before parliament.

These include shortening thevalidity of theasylum transit permit or border pass from 14days to five, which means asylum seekershave only five days in which to report to arefugee reception office after they enter thecountry.

The other amendment would impose signif-icant jail time on any migrant caught undocu-mented, or any individual caught aiding un-documented migrants.

Passop says that given the potential to ad-versely affect asylum seekers, it was worthrevisiting the situation to assess Home Af-fairs’ capacity to deal with applicants.

It has found the centre is unable to servenewcomers within the requisite five days,and therefore, jail time for undocumented mi-grants is draconian.

Delays have perhaps the biggest implica-tions for newcomers, who, especially oncrowded days, are frequently turned awaywithout a chance to fill in their forms and gettheir temporary permits. So even those with

valid border passes may be turned away dueto numbers. Since newcomers can only comeon certain designated days, they must waitanother week to re-apply. The newcomerwould thus receive no papers, through nofault of his/her own, and be unable to workor open a bank account, and would be vulner-able to arrest and deportation.

“Because of the multitude of reasons asy-lum-seekers are being turned away, it is un-reasonable to think that the five-day permitrule can be adhered to unless serious stepsare taken tomake theprocessmore efficient.”

The report states that officials and securityguards generally treat asylum-seekers withindifference and contempt.

They are not informed of when they will beserved, officials have come out the office toscream at the crowd and there are inadequate(sometimes none at all) portable toilets.

Finally many (66 during the monitoring)who have already obtained their status arestill waiting for months for their refugee

passport. Passop strongly urged the Depart-ment of Home Affairs to take a serious lookat the daily running of its refugee centres,and make changes where necessary.

It recommends that the centre must:. Hire new staff, or open on Saturdays.. Not limit newcomers to specific days of

the week.. Crack down on corruption and abuse.. Develop a more respectful attitude to-

wards asylum seekers.. Enhance the efficiency of current staff.. Provide number cards for the following

day to those turned away; and. Put up better signage and inform those

in the queue about when they will be served.The Department of Home Affairs responds

that it notes the monitoring report and willstudy the report and its findings, followingwhich it will communicate a comprehensiveresponse. Passop was due to meet the Depart-ment of Home Affairs to discuss the reportyesterday.

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Crimewatch AGMTHE Nova Constantia Crime Watch isholding its annual general meeting onTuesday 14 June at 19:00 at The Rangein Open Road.

Nova Constantia residents havebeen urged to attend the meeting, asa motion to amend a section of thecrime watch’s constitution is being ta-bled.

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Pollsmoor’s young offenders bare their soulsLIAM MOSES

AROUND 100 of PollsmoorPrison’s youngest inmates

gathered to give emotional testi-monies of how and why they en-ded up in prison at an event heldon Thursday 2 June last week.

The event commemorated Na-tional Child Protection Week, andwas attended by several high-rank-ing government offi-cials, including Cor-rectional Servicesminister, NosiviweMapisa-Nqakula, So-cial Developmentminister, BathabileDlamini, and Cor-rectional Servicesnational commis-sioner, Tom Moy-ane.

The proceedingsstarted with prayersby both a pastor anda Moulana, beforethe guests were wel-comed by JamesSmalberger, the re-gional commission-er of CorrectionalServices in the West-ern Cape.

Azola Ntsizikalo (20) was the firstyoung offender to speak about hisexperience in prison and what ledto his conviction.

Ntsizikalo described how his badbehaviour led to him being kickedout of his family home, becoming adrug addict and resorting to crimeto feed his addiction to tik.

Children from several schools al-so attended the event, and Ntsizika-lo warned them not to follow thepath that led to his downfall.

“I'm looking at you and you lookso beautiful in your school uni-forms,” said Ntsizikalo.

“I hope that you make the best outof what you have.”

Ntsizikalo also described his lifein prison – saying that when thestructured programmes stopped at

16:00, the prisonchanged from a“constructive” en-vironment to a “de-structive” one in-volving “gangs andtattoos”.

After Ntsizikalospoke, the 100 otheryoung offenderswere given the op-portunity to sharetheir stories abouthow they came to bein Pollsmoor.

A young femaleinmate, who wasdue to be releasedthe following day,said that she wouldnot make the samemistakes once sheleft the prison.

“I can’t blame anyone for me be-ing here. Peer pressure had some-thing to do with it, but it had moreto do with me trying to be clever,”she said.

“But now the people that I wastrying to impress by committingcrimes won’t even come and visitme or phone me. When you’re in

here, the only people who careabout you are your parents.”

Several other young offenders al-so spoke about why they ended upin prison, and what they would doto change their lives when theywere released.

One of the most common reasonsexpressed by the inmates was los-ing or being abandoned by theirparents at a young age.

Peer pressure and a desire to im-press friends was also a recurringtheme in the stories.

Most of the inmates spoke emo-tionally, and some broke into tearswhen describing their reasons forcommitting crimes.

The parents of some of the youngoffenders were also present at theevent.

One mother of an inmate directeda tear-filled message at all theyoung offenders present.

“I am very sad that my child is inprison,” she said.

“I just want to tell the childrenthat they should just look forwardand never look back, because no-one deserves to be here.”

Mapisa-Nqakula told the inmatesthat speaking about their troubleswould help them to move on withtheir lives.

“The beginning of the healingprocess is admitting that you madewrong choices, choices that havelanded you here in a correctional fa-cility. You don’t belong here, but be-cause of the mistakes you made youhave landed here,” she said.

Mapisa-Nqakula added that theoffenders should take advantage ofthe free electricity, water, food and

education to study and completetheir schooling, because many stu-dents outside Pollsmoor wereforced to go through their schoolingwithout their basic needs beingmet.

Deen “D’Low” Louw, a Mitchell’sPlain musician who recently ran

for councillor in Ward 99, was alsopresent at the event, and enter-tained the crowd with poetry andmusic.

The speeches were followed by atour of the mother-and-child unit ofthe prison, where 12 mothers are in-carcerated with their babies.

DANCE: Deen “D’Low” Louw, a Mitchell’s Plain musician, leads some of thehigh­ranking government officials who attended the event in song. From rightto left are Nontsikelelo Jolingana, the chief deputy commissioner of Correc­tional Services, Bathabile Dlamini, the minister of Social Development,Nosiviwe Mapisa­Nqakula, the minister of Correctional Services, and TomMoyane, national commissioner of Correctional Services. Photo: Liam Moses

Young prisoners warn school pupils against drug abuse and bad behaviour

When you’rein here, theonly peoplewho care

about you areyour parents

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at the City HallCape Town

Cycling stalwarts honouredPAT WHITE and Ken Sturgeon, twostalwarts who have both been in-volved with the organisation of theCape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Toursince the 1980s, have called it a day.

The cycling fraternity gathereden masse at Casa Labia in Muizen-berg on Friday 27 May to celebratetheir contribution to cycling and tohonour their retirement.

Guests in attendance included Li-nus van Onselen (veteran cyclist),91-year old Japie Malan (the oldestman to complete the Cycle Tour),GertBam(director of Sport, Recrea-tion and Amenities for the City ofCape Town) and Penny Krohn (aveteran cyclist who has won her agecategory in the Cycle Tour no lessthan 25 consecutive times).

White was the Cycle Tour’s firstpermanent employee, and assumedher position in 1988, the first yearthe event was broadcast on televi-sion.

In contrast, the Cape Town CycleTourTrust todayemploys 26people.

White was responsible for the Cy-cle Tour’s entry and seeding proc-ess, and set systems and proceduresin place which are still being fol-

lowed today. “I will never forget thebags and bags of post delivered tous by the postman,” White remem-bers. “In those days people still hadto enter via the post, and we weremeticulous about ensuring that thepost was sorted in date order, sothat entries were processed on afirst-come-first-served basis. We re-ceived our first fax machine in1989.”

Sturgeon, originally a town plan-ner, first started volunteering in1984 and became the Cycle Tour or-ganising committee’s chairman in1987.

Sturgeon was instrumental in ne-gotiating an alternative route whenthe notorious Chapman’s Peak wasclosed from 2000 to 2003, and morerecently diverting the route overBoyes Drive from 2009-2011 due toroad works along the Main Road.

Sturgeon has completed 21 CycleTours and hopes to now spend somemore time in the saddle.

Sturgeon said: “The Cycle TourTrust gave me a mountain bike asa farewell gift, so who knows, youmay just see me tackling the Colum-bia Grape Escape next year!”

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Home is where the heart isST GEORGES HOME FORGIRLS in Wynberg hosted itsannual open day on Saturday14 May.

St Georges Home for Girls is sit-uated in Bute Road, Wynberg. Itprovides the girls living therewith a warm, loving, family envi-ronment where they can feel athome.

Those who attended were treat-ed to an assortment of live enter-tainment, including gospel sing-ers, spiritual dancers, B-boydancers and even a young operasinger.

St Georges Home for Girls pro-vided those in the communitywith a fun-filled day out withtheir friends, family and neigh-bours.

There was also a mini-market.Some of the stalls, run by mem-bers of the community, donatedall the profits to the home.

The open day was a chance forthose in the community and sur-rounds to view the environmentand see what this spectacularhome has to offer. Without thehelp of sponsors, Touareg Tents,Digital Bureau Printing, Plum-stead Pick n Pay and graphic de-

signer Aaron Filies, as well as thegreat support from the communi-ty, the day would not have beenthe great success that it was.

All the proceeds from the daywill be going towards a much-needed addition to the home,which will benefit the futures ofthe older girls living at St GeorgesHome for Girls who will soon beliving independently.

For more information aboutthe home, and to find out how youcan help, please contact Graemeon (021) 797-0262 or visit theHome’s website at www.st-georg-es.org.za.

APPETISER: The Cape Dance Company showcased excerpts from new bal­lets at its Westlake studios on Tuesday in preparation for its upcoming sea­son performances at the Masque Theatre in Muizenberg from 10 to 18 June.South African­born choreographer, David Krugel, who is now based in TheHague, presented his neo­classical ballet entitled “The Nature of Being”,and Michelle Reid showed off her choreography prowess in a piece called“God’s Waiting Room”. Pictured are, from left, dance connoisseurs EduardGreyling, Lindy Raizenberg, David Krugel, Allison Foat and Janet Lindup.

DEPENDABLE:Pat White andKen Sturgeonwere honouredfor their com­mitment to theorganisation ofthe Cape ArgusPick n Pay Cy­cle Tour sincethe 1980s.

FUN TIMES: Jasmin Oost­enwal (right) enjoying her­self on the jumping castle.

Photo: Supplied

ENTERTAINMENT: Opera singer, Mtheto Mapoyi, with Graham Cairns, the manager of St Georges Homefor Girls. Photo: Supplied

SHOWING SUPPORT: Volun­teers Crystal Burns (left)and Jade MacDonnell help­ing out. . Photo: Supplied

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“Despite considera-ble efforts to providehousing, improve con-ditions in the town-ships and assist thosewho are homeless, thereality is that we’re along way from a solu-tion,” says CommunityChest chief executive,Amelia Jones.

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sa, to collect blankets,warm clothing and non-perishable food.

Last year it collectedover 1 100 blankets and130 large bags of cloth-ing.

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THERE will be a freepublic talk at the SA As-tronomical Observato-ry on Saturday 11 June,starting at 20:00.

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Minstrels ‘one stepcloser to Bo­Kaap’VERNA VAN DIEMEN

A BID to restore the tradition of hav-ing all minstrel troops marchthrough Bo-Kaap and cementing thecelebration of Tweede Nuwe Jaar,on2January, isonestepcloser tobe-ing realised.

The Western Cape Provincial Gov-ernment withdrew as second applicantfrom the case on Tuesday 10 May, andthe City of Cape Town is two months’late in filing opposing papers.

The Bo-Kaap Civic Association andthe Cape Town Minstrel Carnival Asso-ciation (CTMCA) lodged the applica-tion with the Western Cape High Courton Friday 31 December 2010 against theCity of Cape Town and the province.

The associations have applied tohave the traditional walk through Bo-Kaap by all minstrel groups reinstatedto ensure that Tweede Nuwe Jaar andthe 31 December celebrations are insti-tutionalised.

They challenged the City’s Events

Bylaw as unconstitutional, allegingthat the City violated “the fundamentalrights of the Cape Malay and colouredpopulation groups to participate in andcelebrate cultural activities”.

At present, only minstrel troops fromBo-Kaap are allowed to walk throughthe area.

Greg Wagner, media liaison officerfor Cultural Affairs and Sport MEC,Ivan Meyer, says the province was ad-vised by its legal team to not oppose theapplication, but to submit explanatoryaffidavits in support of the City.

Seehaam Samaai, the lawyer repre-senting the Bo-Kaap Civic Associationand the CTMCA, says the withdrawalfrom the case means that the provincewill have to abide by any decisionsmade by the court when the case isheard.

The City, says Samaai, is twomonths’ late with filing opposing pa-pers, for which an extension was grant-ed in February.

“We gave the City an extension butthere are still no opposing papers fromthem,” she says.

The City says its advocates are draft-ing answering affidavits, and they willbe filed “in due course”, according toyspokesperson, Kylie Hatton

Samaai says she will approach thecourts for a date, and if no opposing pa-pers are filed, the City and the provincewill have to abide by the court rulings.

Osman Shaboodien, chairperson ofthe Bo-Kaap Civic Association, says:“We are saying that the City and theprovince have made decisions aboutthe minstrels without consulting them,and that is not right.”

“For 150 years the minstrels havewalked through the Bo-Kaap. Who de-cides what is and what is not tradition?What if they decide tomorrow thatChristmas should be held on the 27th?”he asks.

Thousands of minstrels took to thestreets earlier this year after the Cityrefused to allow themtomarch throughthe streets of Cape Town on Monday 3January, as Tweede Nuwe Jaar fell onSunday 2 January.

They were told by the City to consid-er marching on Sunday instead, be-cause it would not be practical to stagean event of such magnitude on a Mon-day, when many people return to workafter the holidays (“Minstrels soundtrumpet on City”, People’s Post, 11 Jan-uary). Kevin Momberg, CEO of CTM-CA, says: “We’re happy about the prov-ince’s decision to withdraw.”

Tweede Nuwe Jaar and 31 December celebrations to be institutionalised

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Dual exhibition atSteenberg galleryTHE “RED!” art gallery in ReddamRoad, Steenberg Village, presenteda joint exhibition by artists, DavidKuijers and David Riding, on Fri-day 20 May.

Riding is an acclaimed artist whowas born in Zimbabwe and educat-ed in KwaZulu-Natal, but now livesin Hout Bay.

Riding’s work can be found in pri-vate collections all over the world,including corporate collectionssuch as De Beers, Old Mutual, theRupert group of companies and

Bells Scotch Whiskey.He has had several solo and group

exhibitions in South Africa and in-ternationally. Kuijers was born inVanderbijlpark, Gauteng, butachieved his success in Cape Town.

He has been a full-time artistsince 1999, and his work adorns theoffices of companies such as thePresident Hotel in Sea Point, theRadisson Hotel in Granger Bay,Constantia Medi-clinic, the DaVinci Hotel in Johannesburgand Tiger Brands.

ART LOVERS: James Swemmer, Jean Irvine, Cheryl TraubAdler and Dave Endean attended the event. Photo: MichaelKirner

HORSE PLAY: Warren Hill and Philip­pa Dods. Photo: Michael Kirner

EXHIBITOR: David Riding (left) withhis wife Susan Riding (middle) andDave Endean. Photo: Michael Kirner

GUESTS: Bradley and Lesly Poole.Photo: Michael Kirner

FAMILY: Dan Riding, son of one of theexhibiting artists, David Riding, and hiswife Francoinette. Photo: Michael Kirner

ARTISTS: From left to right, Jean Irvine with the exhibit­ing artists, David Kuijers and David Riding, as well DaveEndean. Photo: Michael Kirner

A DOG’S LIFE: Marcus Peile (left)and Lisa Losken in front of some ofthe works on display. Photo: Michael Kirner

The Grade 4 Asof Westcott Pri­mary School inDiep River cele­brated Interna­tional Chil­dren’s Day lastWednesday. Pu­pils’ parentswere secretlycontacted andasked to write aspecial letter totheir child.These resultedin much laugh­ter, as well astears. HereQuinn MacGilli­cuddy showshis letter. Photo:Supplied

LABOUR OFLOVE: These LeoClub studentsfrom Newlandstook time off fromtheir studies atthe Cape Acade­my of Maths inTokai to plant in­digenous plantsat the school,which were paidfor by a support­er. The Leos weresupervised by Zy­noe Patience(left), a teacherat the academywho is in charge of the Environmental Club. With her are, from left to right,Salina Govender, Zintle Mzando, Siyasamkelo Kilani, Firdons Gamieldien,Marchidee Hart, Nicoela Poucell and Cherwin Petersen.

DISTINCTION:The Lions Club’s“Woman of theYear” award waspresented toYolande Parryfrom Kirstenhofrecently. Hername and curricu­lum vitae werepresented by theNewlands LionsClub at theirmonthly meetingat the Cape Acad­emy of Maths inTokai. Parry was honoured for the work she does as a volunteer at the RetreatMaternity Unit. Celebrating here are Nadine Butler, Val Turner (president),Yolanda Parry and Mercia Theys. Photo: Supplied

A green injection into Tokai ParkA TOTAL of 600 ready-grown indigenoustrees will be planted inTokai Park, thanks to adonation from JustTrees, a nursery inPaarl.

Forming part ofSANPark’s greater vi-sion for the rehabilita-tion and recreationaluse of areas previouslyshaded by pine trees,the project aims to pro-vide much-neededshade to the much-loved Lower Tokai rec-reational route, whichon any given day is en-joyed by joggers, dogwalkers, cyclists andhorse riders alike.

During one of sever-al planting days inMay, Friends of TokaiPark, Table MountainNational Park staff,Friends of the Constantia GreenBelt and the Just Trees team unitedwith spades and sunny spirits toplant a portion of the trees donatedby Just Trees, all 600 of which com-

prise a variety of non-invasive in-digenous species. Ready-grown andalready standing two metres tall,the trees have provided an immedi-

ate avenue-effect.The trees donated are also certi-

fied carbon-neutral, meaning theycarry no residual carbon footprint.

TEAM GREEN: The team, consisting of members from Friends of Tokai Park, Table Moun­tain National Park, Friends of the Constantia Green Belt and Just Trees, at one of thetree­planting sessions. Photo: Supplied

The Last Night of theProms 2011, organ­ised by the RotaryClub of Wynberg,raised R100 000 forSt Luke’s Hospice. Ata handover function,Ed West, fundraisingmanager for St Luke’s,expressed his deepappreciation for themoney, saying it couldpay the salary of onenurse for a year. Thisyear is the Interna­tional Year of the Vol­unteer, and the firstweek of June is Volun­teer Week. It takesapproximately 45 vol­unteers each night forthe Last Night of theProms to happen. Any­one who wishes to getinvolved through Rotary, please contact Graham Todd on (021) 712­4070, or to help out at the hospice,contact St Luke’s on (021) 797­5335. Seen here are (Back row) Gordon Knight (Wynberg Rotary Club),Edward West, Megan Engelbrecht and Stephen Green (St Luke’s Hospice). (Front row) Pam Bosman andAlison Burton (St Luke’s Hospice), Barry Cleveland and Graham Todd (Wynberg Rotary Club).Photo: Supplied

Tuesday 7 June 2011 GENERAL People’s Post Constantia­Wynberg Page 9

Was it art all along?TONY ROBINSON

THE Tretchikoff exhibition inthe Iziko National Gallery willat last give us a chance to makeup our own minds about one ofthe most controversial paint-ers of our time.

Until now this has been diffi-cult, because the art establish-ment has gone out of its way to in-sult the little Russian painterwho made his home in CapeTown.

The sheer venom and volume ofthe criticism was out of all pro-portion to any offence he mighthave given, and I often asked my-self why his detractors were sodetermined to put him down.

It was almost like a conspiracy.It became fashionable to mock hiswork, and not a single gallery inSouth Africa bought one of hispaintings.

His exhibitions took place inhotels and department stores out-side the sphere and influence ofthe traditional art business.

And he did give offence. He up-staged the art establishment andsold autographed prints by thetens of thousands in venues likeHarrods in London and US de-partment stores.

His exhibitions set attendancerecords which still stand todayand, as the saying goes, helaughed all the way to the bank.

Tretchikoff’s pictures becamepart of 20th century culture, and

you will see his prints on film setsand in the backgrounds on TVshows.

His craftsmanship was superb,but he was criticised for beingsentimental and kitsch.

Uttering a word in his artisticdefence was evidence of your ig-norance and bad taste.

The question is, why could thecritics not see what was so obvi-ous to the thousands who flockedto his exhibitions?

The answer is probably thatcritics are very much like the restof us – full of fashionable theories,prejudices and ideas of their ownimportance.

This was dramatically illus-trated when the French impres-

sionists burst onto the scene afterthe industrial revolution andchemistry had given them newpigments to work with, especiallychrome yellow and cobalt blue.Suddenly two of the three prima-ry colours were available in vividbrightness.

The old earth colours of themasters’ traditional pallets sud-denly looked tired.

Youngpainters began to experi-ment with light and reflections inways that had never been possi-ble before.

It was a shock to the establish-ment, and one can sympathisewith the critics.

Their education and all theirartistic references came from adarker age, and they were notequipped to face the explosion oflight and colour.

Ever since then there has beena reluctance to condemn any-thing new, and some artists havegot away with the equivalent ofmurder under the label of modernart.

Some of the finalists for Bri-tain’s Turner Prize are jokes, andothers are examples of depravity.

Picasso was a great painter, butI think that some of his later workwas like a game he played withcritics – a sort of “see-what-you-can-say-about-this” challengeand he, too, laughed all the wayto the bank.

So go along to the exhibition ofTretchikoff’s work and make upyour own mind.

LINE OF DUTY:A memorialwall commem­orating fallenpolice officerswas unveiledat the Pine­lands PoliceSportsGrounds onWednesday 1June. The cer­emony tookplace on theday the SAPSheld a sportsday. The West­ern Cape provincial commissioner, Lieutenant General Arno Lamoer, present­ed winning teams with trophies. Police say they are eager to improve fitnesslevels, and the sports day was a great opportunity for members to competeon a social level against each other. Seen here are, from left to right, Lamoer,Major General Sharon Jephta, Major General Yolisa Matakata and Major Gen­eral Hendrik Burger. Photo: Yunus Mohamed

Water workshopWESSA (Wildlife and EnvironmentSociety of South Africa) will behosting an informal workshop enti-tled “Water in your life – how toconserve, harvest and reuse thisprecious resource” on Saturday 11June. The workshop will take place

from 10:00 till 12:00, and non-mem-bers will be required to pay R25.

Anyone interested in attendinghas been asked to RSVP beforeThursday 9 June. For further infor-mation, contact Sandy on ad-min@wessa.co.za or (021) 701-1397.

WESSA members’ talkWESSA (Wildlife and EnvironmentSociety of South Africa) will behosting a members evening andtalk on Thursday 9 June from 18:30to 20:00. Leif Petersen, an eco-soci-ologist and development practition-er fromtheSustainableLivelihoodsFoundation, will be speaking aboutthe legal and illegal consumptiveuse of plants and animals in the

City of Cape Town, and how this af-fects local biodiversity.

Non-members will be required tomake a R20 donation.

Those interested in attendinghave been asked to RSVP by Satur-day 7 June. For further informa-tion, contact Sandy by emailing ad-min@wessa.co.za or calling (021)701-1397.

Page 10 People’s Post Constantia­Wynberg LEADER Tuesday 7 June 2011

Empty cotsFOUR babies died during National ChildProtection Week – two at a Manenberg Clin-ic and two more at a Pinelands foster home.

This tragic account is four deaths toomany for the infants’ families, communitiesand society as a whole.

The two babies who died at the clinic, diedon International Children’s Day (Wednes-day June 1).

The next day (Thursday June 2) two moreinfants who shared a cot in a foster homedied within 45 minutes of each other.

One of the mothers of the babies who diedat the foster home is reportedly a drug user.

This was the third baby that had been tak-en away from her and placed in safe carewhere, ironically, it died.

While questions are levelled at the fosterhome, the responsibility extends further;foremost with the child’s mother, who hadtwo more children, despite being unable tocare for herself, let alone children.

In 1994 when the president declared thathealth care for pregnant women and chil-dren under the age of six would be free, thisnoble move unwittingly opened a “Pando-ra’s box”.

Yes, government provided educationaround women’s health issues such as fami-ly planning, safer sex, how to prevent thespread of HIV and Aids and its PreventingMother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT)programme for HIV-positive pregnant wom-en.

But the dissemination of knowledge isjust the beginning of a communication proc-ess, the success of which ultimately restswith the receivers of that information, whomay choose to interpret this information totheir selfish advantage.

Proof lies in the countless unwanted preg-nancies and innocent babies who end up infoster homes, when where they truly belongis in a loving, nurturing home created bytheir own families.

Don’t deny our right to knowSEVENTEEN years ago, South Africa was fi-nally freed from its shackles.

Our constitution, which emphasises thefreedom of speech and of the press (among oth-er basic rights), inspired the world as a modelof true equality.

Now, not even two decades later, our gov-ernment is clearly in the midst of legally si-lencing our press – denying us, the voters, thetransparency that is so crucial to a democra-cy.

They’re denying us our right to know whatis being done to our own country, and actionhas to be taken.

As a first-year student at UCT, I have to say

that my generation hasn’t shown a great dealof interest in our government and its shoddyperformance thus far (myself included).

But now with this Protection of InformationBill in the process of being passed, we theyouth really do need to stand up and take re-sponsibility.

Why are we not organising mass, multi-uni-versity protests?

Why am I not seeing boycotts, placards orflyers?

Apathy is dangerous! We need to make ourvoices heard.COURTNEY SAVAGETokai

Unfair increaseWHY has the Wynberg Hout Bay Taxi As-sociation increased its prices from R5 to R6without anynotice orwarning? When Iusea Retreat Taxi Association taxi I pay R5 forthe same route. The petrol price just camedown, so why are they increasing taxifares? There is no valid reason for it. Arethey pocketing the extra money? Timesare hard for everyone, not only taxi driv-ers!ANONYMOUS

CLIVE THERON, secretary of theWynberg Hout Bay Taxi Association,responds:

This is the first time that we have in-creased our fee in over two years.

We put a notice in our vehicles onemonth before the increase.

We needed to increase the fee to ensurethat the route was viable, because the pet-rol has gone up several times recently.

We hardly even get any passengers onthe way back to Wynberg; we just pick upa few people along the way.

Superheroes give Chase a chanceTHESovereignTrust anddeVereSouthAfricahave joined forces to raise funds for a two-year-old boy, Chase Winshaw, who was diag-nosed with high tone cerebral palsy.

His parents are interested in enrolling himin a stem cell operation (research based), thatholds the ability to increase his quality of lifeby up to 70%. We have recruited 72 runnerswho have joined the “League of Awesome-ness” by being superheroes to Chase, in oureffort to raise funds and create awareness –

not only for Chase, but also for cerebral palsyin South Africa. We are doing this throughrunning the Knysna Half Marathon in July.

We would ultimately like to increase theawareness for the cause, as well as raise fundsfor the operation that is only available abroadand costs around R90 000.

For more information, please visitwww.chasewinshaw.co.za.ANLI LATEGANSovereign Trust

Plumstead’s nightmare roadI READ the frustration expressed inthe various letters written about thetraffic on Dick Burton Road (“TrafficHeadaches”, People’s Post, 24 May and“Plumstead traffic woes”, People’s Post 31May).

As a resident of this road, I am fullyin support of any campaign that bringsabout a review of whatever crazy deci-sion prompted the opening of this sub-urban road into a conduit between Vic-toria Road and the M5 – creating whatcan now be considered a highwaythrough a residential area.

Maybe at the time of the decision thetraffic volume was a trivial nuisance,but over time thishasnowdegeneratedinto a cacophony of vehicular noiseand volume incomprehensible for anysuburban road and its residents to en-dure.

Day and night we are consistentlybombarded with the joyless sound oftrucks, bikes, buses, taxis and carsdriving by.

We are equally jolted by the more-than-occasional speeding, modifiedHonda Civic or similar souped-uproadsters which operate with impuni-ty along Dick Burton Road.

I can only hope that Montgomery Ol-iver takes up the invitation extendedby the residents of Dick Burton Road

to partake even for an hour in experi-encing our “highway to hell”.NICO BLUMEARSPlumstead

MONTGOMERY OLIVER, councillorfor Ward 63, responds:

I am well aware of the traffic prob-lems in the area, and initiated a trafficcalming assessment by our road engi-neers a while ago.

Tim de Villiers, the City Engineer,had the necessary done and advisedthat “the entire road was assessed interms of the City’s traffic calming poli-cy. Only the portion of Dick BurtonRoad in the vicinity of the schools war-ranted traffic calming in terms of thepolicy”.

Some time ago there was talk of theimprovement to South Road to help al-leviate the problem, but it was shelved.

I have emailed Brett Herron, a May-oral Committee member, and maybeheoroneof theofficials canadvisehowfar we are with this process.

I will also inform the Hillstar trafficdepartment to check and provide ade-quate signage regarding speeding,warning boards, etc.

If my memory serves me correctly,the speed bumps should be installedalong the Dick Burton Road shortly.

HEALTH MINISTER Dr Aaron Motsoale-di has lost weight through healthy life-style choices and recently encouraged fel-

low Members of Parliament to follow hisexample by cutting down on fatty foodsand picking up on exercise. Our cartoo-

nist has come up with a manual of exer-cises that parliamentarians may adapt toquite easily.

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Mel, do you remember Mel?I WONDER how many readers can re-member way back to the 1950s and 1960swhen a singing group performed at theOriginal Crown Cocktail Lounge (thename of the hotel of which it was partescapes me, although it was on the cor-ner of Adderley and Waterkant streets,Cape Town).

The group was called Mel, Mel and Ju-lian, and comprised Mel Miller, JulianLaxton –who later became famous inhisownright as the leader of theJulianLax-ton Band – and an obscure Mel some-body, who apparently later left for theUnited Kingdom to follow a careerthere. I and my wife (then my girl-friend), spent many a Saturday evening

before the movie show at one of CapeTown’s premier cinemas, such as the Al-hambra, Colosseum and Van Riebeeck,having a drink or two whilst enjoyingthe songs and jokes of this fantasticgroup. Who knows, maybe Mel Millercan still remember the long one abouthow America was discovered ...DW RUTHENBERGDiep RiverMR RUTHENBERG decided to sharethese memories after reading in Peo-ple’s Post that Mel Miller would beperforming in Fish Hoek. The MelMiller show in Fish Hoek takes placethis weekend (see Page 12 for de-tails). – Ed.

Your SMSesIdentity revealed

. So much for not naming the house ownerin the Main article of 31 May. The photoclearly shows an envelope with a name onit. Owner or not, still not very “private”.

. The name and telephone number isclearly seen on the front page photo. This isfor the home owner who does not want to benamed.

. Regarding the front page photo of thisweek’s People’s Post, the owner did not wantto be identified and you have clearly violatedher privacy by publishing the photo whichreveals personal details. This is appalling.Concerned resident

. Between Liam and Leanne’s front pagearticle someone should be sued. The ownerdoes not want to be named, yet the envelopein the photo tell us who she is. Brilliant forthieves and stalkers. Who is the editor?

. With regards to the front page article,“Tied and gagged ...” on 31 May, the homeowner does not want to be named but in thephoto there is an envelope with the home andcellphone number clearly visible. Even if itis not thehomeowner’s details, this is a viola-tion of respect and privacy.

. How can you publish a photo bearingsomeone’s details right after they have beenrobbed? Distasteful!

[We do apologise for this. It certainlywas not intentional as the details did notdisplay vividly in the page view prior toprint. We have extended our sincere apol-ogy to the home owner. -Ed.]

In response. Why aren’t all prisoners handcuffed

when being led to and from the holding cellsat the courts? That seems to be when they all

try to escape! Maybe they should wear anklecuffs as well – then there won’t be any chanceof them trying anything! NJ

. An old lady was knocked over by a 4x4outside the Lady Michaelis clinic last year.She died.

. Bring back the death penalty for murderand rape. Jonathan Bouwer

Please help. To Hangberg residents, anyone who

findsmy IDplease contactmeon082 511 3729.My name is Mxolisi Sodo and I was robbedon Friday 13 May, opposite Sea Freeze.

Thank you. Thanks to my councillor, Carol Bew, for

going the extra mile in finding my ID bookand delivering it to my door. It’s the smallthings that count. Josephine

Beggars. Can someone or the City of Cape Town

please do something about these beggars inCape Town’s streets? They are becoming abig nuisance and terrifying the tourists.

Overweight troops. Youngsfield’s overweight women troops

are a laughing stock and disgrace. They canbe used as cannon fodder in time of war.Bring back the baby boomer generation, whowere battle-hardened border troops. Wala!

Consumer troubles. Telkom 8ta sent my friend a contract

phone without telling her she had a choiceof a Blackberry, and on top of that the six-page contract is illegibly small.

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Visit Porterville with history clubTHE Cape Natural History Club has ar-ranged a coach trip to the Porterville areaon Sunday 26 June, visiting the local muse-um and a pomegranate farm, which in-cludes wine tasting and a viewing of theirhorses.

Lunch is provided, after which there willbe a visit to a mountain nursery.

The cost is R235 per person includingtransport, guiding, lunch. Inquiries mustbe made to Eleanor on (021) 762-1779 or visitwww.capenaturalhistoryclub.co.za.

People's Post Page 12 Phone: 021 713 9440 | Fax: 021 713 9481 Tuesday 7 June 2011

Cellist Altstaed for City HallAWARD-WINNING cellist, Nico-las Altstaed, will performTchaikovsky’s popular “Varia-tions on a Rococo Theme” onThursday 9 June in the City Hallat 20:00.

This performance forms part ofthe Cape Philharmonic Orchestra’swinter symphony season, whichruns until Thursday 23 June.

Dutch conductor, Arjan Tien,who is well-known to South Africanaudiences, will once again conductthe Cape Philharmonic in this pro-gramme, which includes “The Tem-pest; Fantasy-Overture” by Tchaik-ovsky and Rachmaninov’s “SecondSymphony”.

Altstaed was born in 1982 to Fran-co-Germanparents inHeidelberg inGermany. He is the recipient of theprestigious Credit Suisse YoungArtist Award for 2010.

He has also performed with theBamberg Symphony, the StuttgartRadio Symphony and the Finnish

Radio Symphony orchestras.Tien, artistic leader and princi-

pal conductor of the Magogo Cham-ber Orchestra in the Netherlands,was awarded the first prize at thecompetition of the InternationalConducting Masterclass in LaChaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland in1997.

Between 1999 and 2001, he workedintensively as assistant-conductorwith the Netherlands Radio Phil-harmonic.

During this period he was also in-volved in opera-productions withthe Dutch National Opera.

He regularly works with theMetropole Orchestra.

He also conducted the orchestraon two international tours in 2007and 2008. Another CD has been re-leased with the Chamber Orchestraof South Africa, with the “AltoRhapsody” by Brahms, featuringSibongile Khumalo as soloist.

To book, call Computicket on(011) 340-8000 or 083 915 8000; alter-natively call Artscape-dial-a-seaton (021) 421-7695.

A feast of Tchaikovsky is in store forlovers of the cello.

No nukes is good nukesEARTHLIFE Africa will be host-ing “Klap the Nukes live” at theBijou in Observatory on Friday10 June.

Led by three original South Af-rican bands, and two well-known local comedians, theevening promises to be bothgood fun and a novel way to raiseawareness around the nuclearissue.

The line-up includes Jamie Ju-piter, ex-Honeymoon Suites,Ubuntustan Avenue, an up-and-coming band from Khayelitsha,playing a blend of original musicin an Afro-jazz, soul and worldmusic flavour, led by the accom-plished Lelethu Godongwane;the fantastic Six-gun Gospel andthe Green Grass Band, a vital fu-sion of folk, rock and reggae.

To ensure that laughter willdominate, well-known CapeTown comedians Rustum Au-gust and Ken Bull Smith will al-so be performing.

Attendees are reminded that,as the show is going to be shot

on video for broadcast on CapeTown TV later, the programme

will be running on time. Doorsopen at 19:00 and the entrance isR25.

A cash bar and safe parkinghave been organised.

For more information, contactMuna Lakhani on muna@iafri-ca.com, or call 083 471 7276.

The venue attracts some strangecharacters. Photo: Supplied

Puppets lure skeletons out of the closetPUPPETRY and visual performance creatives, ThePaper Body Collective (TPBC), will be premiering“Plot 99 Live”, their latest “site-specific” puppetryand multimedia production in the original “BlacksOnly” psychiatric hospital buildings on the present-day Oude Molen grounds in Pinelands.

Described as a “sensorial immersion in living mul-tiple creative languages”, “Plot 99 Live” is a perform-ance experience inspired by the true story of Non-thetha Nkwenkwe, a visionary Xhosa prophetess andlittle-known historical icon from the Eastern Cape,incarcerated by the state for mental insanity in 1922.

Her story brings to light the forgotten histories ofthe thousands of patients pushed through the psychi-atric system, which served as little more than a pris-on for the politically unruly. It also inspires ques-tions about mental illness today, and the links be-tween personal emergence and state emergency,madness and self growth, illness and healing.

Heading up the dynamic group of artists, puppet-eers, creators and performers involved in thisground-breaking new production is Aja Marneweck,artistic director of The Paper Body Collective (TBPC).

Since 2005, TPBC have toured their powerful per-formance work in over seven countries, the most re-

cent of which was the Festival Mondial Des TheatresDe Marionette in Charleville-Meziere France, whereit played to sold-out audiences on the main pro-gramme. The creative team includes performer andtraditional poet Nobuhle Ketelo (“Desert Rose Music/Spirit of Africa”) and performance and sound artistJulia Raynham (“Resonance Bazaar”).

The experience accelerates the meeting points of in-stallation, live performance, puppetry and videodance with a multi-nominated, award-winning castand team. This vibrant team includes Rouxnet Brown(Best Actor World Cinema Festival, Toronto Film Fes-tival, Berlin Film Festival); Jacqueline van Meyg-aarden (Commonwealth award-winning documenta-ry); Dramaturg Mitzi Sinnott (Best actress nomina-tion Edinburgh Fringe Festival); and Anthony Strack(Spier Contemporary 2008, multi-nominated photog-rapher).

“Plot 99 Live” runs at Oude Molen Eco Village inPinelands from Tuesday 7 to Saturday 11 June, at19:00 nightly. Tickets are R65 throughout, R40 for stu-dents. To book, call Lesche Devis at (021) 480-7129 dur-ing office hours, or emai lesche.devis@uct.ac.za.Tickets may be bought at the door. Go to www.paper-body.co.za or www.plot99.wordpress.com. Artscape abuzz with talent

THIS year Artscape Theatrehosts the “Umbiyozo Youth Fes-tival” from June 8 to 19 and itpromises to be an explosion oftalent.

This festival nurtures youngtalent while offering audiencesan entertaining showcase. Musi-cal dramas, jazz music and tradi-tional performance arts are allin the line-up.

The socially-conscious musicaldrama, “Bash orBe Bashed”, is aco-production be-tween Artscapeand Nantsi’Ngqayi Arts De-velopment organi-sation. This pro-duction is directedby Thoko Ntshinga and PeggyTunyiswa, and runs from 8 to 18June. Music is a major feature atthis festival, and a collection ofaward-winning choirs willshare the stage for “A ChoralTribute to Madiba”, which paystribute to world-known leaderNelson Mandela. This two-dayevent on 18 June at 19:30 and 19June at 15:00 will feature theCape Philharmonic Orchestra,Abavuki Marimba and JazzBand, as well as five of CapeTown’s top choirs – Joyful Har-monies, Simon Estess, HeavenlyVoices CPUT and Pro Canto.

Madiba’s renowned praise poet,Zolani Mkiva, will tell storiesthat reflect the significance ofthe various songs.

“Battle of Youth Jazz BigBands” takes place on YouthDay, which is celebrated on 16Juneat 15:00 tomark the 35yearssince the historic youth upris-ings against the apartheid gov-

ernment. Partici-pating groups arethe IhlumeloYouth Jazz BigBand, New AfricaFace Jazz Ensem-ble, Delft YouthBig Band, Indiba-no Jazz Konexionand the Elsies Riv-er Youth Jazz BigBand. An “Indige-

nous Music Dance and PraisePoetry” show will also reflectthe diversity of Cape Town’s her-itage on 17 June at 15:00. Formore information, visitwww.artscape.co.za, and forticket bookings contact Com-puticket on 083 915 8000 or Dial-A-Seat on (021) 421-7695.

. WIN! People’s Post and Art-scape are giving away 10 doubletickets for the Battle of the JazzBig Bands on 16 June. To enter,SMS “Artscape” to 34586 by noonon Wednesday 8 June. SMSescost R2 each; winners will bephoned.

Mel Miller in town this weekCOMEDY legend Mel Miller will beperforming in Fish Hoek on Satur-day 11 June in the Fish Hoek HighSchool Hall, which is becomingquite the entertainment venue!

The show is part of the ComedyLegends in the Valley series andacts a fundraiser for the Shark Spot-ters. Barry Hilton’s show in May,which formed part of the series, wasa sold-out success.

The Comedy Legends in the Val-ley series is organised by local co-median Mark Sampson, who hadthe idea to bring all the comedy leg-

ends down to the south peninsula sothat local audiences could be treat-ed to South Africa’s best – whilesupporting a good cause.

The series is supported by Peo-ple’s Post as print media sponsor.Mel Miller is very well-known forhis “Biltong and Potroast” TV showin the 1970s, in which South Africancomedians were pitted against Brit-ish comedians.

Mel has appeared in nearly all theSmirnoff Comedy festivals; co-wrote, produced and directed ashow with the late Shaun Griggs

(“Things To Do In Jo’burg WhenYou’ve Forgotten That You’reDead”; packed for three weeks);sold out at the Grahamstown Festi-val twice; toured with his ownshows (“Captain Chaos”, “CaptainChaos Flies Again” and “DivineMadness”); and worked in Israelwith Cyril Green and Eddie Eks-teen and in London as part of aSouth African Comedy Festival.

Tickets to his show on 11 June,which starts at 19:00, cost R100 ifpre-booked on 078 174 4244 or R120at the door on the night. Tickets canalso be bought at AP Jones in FishHoek Main Road.

LYRICS vVERSE:Musicianand poet,Jitsvinger(left), andpoet, ToniStuart,will collab­orate for anight ofacousticpoetry inthe first ina seriesentitled“’n Deca­dentWoordes­moortjie”.The first performance takes place on Youth Day, Thursday 16 June, at 19:00,at Ragazzi in Long Street. Entry is R30. For more information, call071 573 3597.

A Fugard retrospectiveTHE Fugard Theatre will mark theLifetime Achievement Tony award-ed to Athol Fugard in New York on12 June with a week of classic filmsbased on the playwright’s worksfromTuesday 7 toSaturday 11 June.The awards committee describedFugard as “a playwright whose arthas always spoken out against rac-ism, and who continues to be an ac-tive voice for freedom and equali-ty”. Over the years, Athol Fugardhas received six Tony nominations,including four for Best Play for“Sizwe Banzi is Dead” and “The Is-land”, “A Lesson from Aloes”,

“Master Harold and The Boys” and“Blood Knot”. The film screeningswill start at 20:00, with hot soup,garlic bread, wine and “a warm at-mosphere”. The theatre has recent-ly been fittedwithnewcinema-styleseats, cinema-quality projectionand surround sound systems. Theschedule is as follows:

. Tuesday 7 June: “Boesman andLena”, directed by Ross Devenishand starring Athol Fugard andYvonne Bryceland (1974).

. Wednesday 8 June: “Hello andGoodbye”, directed by Ross Deven-ish and starring Athol Fugard and

Yvonne Bryceland (1977).. Thursday 9 June: “Master Ha-

rold and the Boys”, directed byMichael Lindsay-Hogg and starringMatthew Broderick, John Kani andZakes Mokae (1985).

. Friday 10 June: “The Road toMecca” directed by Athol Fugardand Peter Goldsmid and starringAcademy award-winner KathyBates, Athol Fugard and YvonneBryceland (1992).

. Saturday 11 June: “Tsotsi”, di-rected by Gavin Hood – 2006 Acade-my Award for Best Foreign Lan-guage Film. Tickets are R40. forbookings, visit www.computick-et.com or by phoning The FugardTheatre box office on (021) 461-4554.

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KENNISGEWINGVANVOORNEME OM INGEVOLGE ARTIKEL 19VANDIE DRANKWET, NR. 27VAN 1989 OM‘N DRANKLISENSIE AANSOEK

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Neem kennis van die volgende applikant se voorneme om by dieDrankraad van dieWes-Kaap om‘n spesiale lisensie aansoek te doen omalle tipes drank vanaf die perseel wat by die ondervermelde adres geleëis, te verkoop. Die aansoek is by die ondervermelde Landdroskantoorgeliasseer en vir inspeksie beskikbaar. Beswaar teen die aansoek magbinne 28 dae vanaf die eerste Vrydag van die huidige maand by dievoorgenoemde Landdroskantoor ingedien word en ‘n afskrif van diebesware moet aan die betrokke applikant(e) verskaf word.

Volle name, straat-en posadres van dieapplikant

Applikant: CandiceCornelia MosesStraatadres:Fortressstraat 9,Factreton, 7405Posadres: BowmanGilfillan Ing, Posbus248, Kaapstad, 8000(Verw: AK0094)

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NOTICE OF INTENTIONTO APPLY FOR A LIQUOR LICENCE INTERMSOF SECTION 19 OFTHE LIQUOR ACT, NO. 27 OF 1989

Notice is given herewith of the intention of the following applicant toapply to the Liquor Board of theWestern Cape for a special licence tosell all types of liquor on the premises located at the indicated address.The application has been lodged at the Magistrates’Office detailedbelow is where it may be inspected. Objections to the application maybe lodged with the said Magistrates’Office within a period of 28 daysfrom the first Friday of the current month and a copy of the objectionsmust be furnished to the applicant(s) concerned.

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Boxing fundi punches for amateursBRIAN GAFFNEY

RENOWNED referee, EddieMarshall, is on a mission to

promote amateur boxing inCape Town – after travelling toall corners of the globe to callthe shots in over 100 world titlefights over the past 20 years.

The bell will literally sound forMarshall’s latest venture whenthe Portland Boxing Club – ofwhich he is the chairper-son – hosts a contingent of RoyalNavy boxers in Mitchell’s Plain onFriday 10 June.

Marshall has invited several ex-perienced boxers from across thePeninsula to face the navy’s meanpunchers, as he is mindful that hisyoung charges – several of whomwill be fighting in the tourna-ment – are not ready to challengethe big guns.

“There is immense boxing tal-ent in Mitchell’s Plain, and I be-lieve this tournament will be goodfor the sport,” says Marshall, whohas boxing blood flowing throughhis veins.

Marshall (55) has been involvedin boxing for 42 years, and reignedas a SA amateur bantamweightand featherweight champion dur-ing the early 1980s.

His late father, Ernest Marshall,

and late uncle, Martin Marshall,were the WP amateur flyweightand lightweight champions re-

spectively.Thereafter, Marshall’s younger

brothers, Nathier and Rodney,

were crowned SA lightweight andlight heavyweight champions.

While knee injuries put a stop to

the boxing careers of Marshall’ssons, Elroy and Marlin, they havenot been lost to the sport.

Elroy referees professionalfights, while Marlin coaches atPortland Boxing Club.

Marshall’s penchant for contactsport has seen him become an in-ternational kickboxing referee,too. Outside the ring his love formusic makes him a sought-afterjudge for minstrel and dance com-petitions – thanks to his rich mu-sical background that includesballroom dancing and stints as asaxophonist with popular dancebands.

Marshall who has refereed inall divisions in South America,Europe, Australia, Africa and theUSA, says he has encountered noscary experiences at the hands ofirate boxers or spectators duringhis career. He, however, recallsone unforgettable and hilariousmoment when he reached theknockdown count of seven andthe groggy boxer mumbled fromthe canvas “eight, nine, ten”.

. The tournament at the Port-land Indoor Centre, which will in-clude senior and youth boxers,starts at 18:00 on Friday.

Another tournament involvingthe navy boxers will take place atthe Wynberg Military Base on Sat-urday 18 June.

UPPERCUT: Eddie Marshall, still going strong after 42 years in the ring. Photo: Jonathan Lestrade

LOCKED INBATTLE:TarquinCarlson ofBishops(centre)battlesBrandonHamman(left) andTyler Rei­chardt ofWynbergBoys’High, dur­ing Bish­ops’ 35­14win in aWesternProvinceunder­19Arugbymatch atWynbergon Satur­day.Photo:Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

CHARGED UP: Jason de Villiers (centre) of Hamiltons attempts to get away from CalvinKotze and Reinhardt Erwee of Villager, during Hamiltons’ 30­6 win in a WP Super LeagueA match at Brookside Sports Complex in Claremont on Saturday. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

SANDWICHED:Stirling Mort­lock (centre),captain of theMelbourneRebels, is com­pletelywrapped up ina tackle byDHL Stormersplayers, EarlRose (left) andSchalk Burger,in the Capeside’s 40­3 vic­tory over thenewcomers toSuper Rugby inMelbourne onFriday. Photo:Getty Images

CLOSE ENCOUN­TER: Shane Joe­math (right) of OldMutual Academykeeps AshwinBarends of FishHoek AFC at bay,during Old Mutu­al’s 1­0 win in anunder­17 divisionmatch of the LFACape Town Tyger­berg at MutualPark in Pinelandson Saturday. Photo:Rashied Isaacs

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TRIUMPH: HamiltonsRFC leftwing AlshaunBock eludes a divingDuncan Emslie andshapes to pass CalvinKotze of Villager RFCas he heads for thetry line to touchdown, during Hamil­tons’ 30­6 win in aWestern Province Su­per League A rugbymatch at the Brook­side Sports Complexin Claremont on Sat­urday. The other tryscorers for Hamiltonswere Liam Slater,Tiaan de Kock andFrancois Prinsloo.Jano van Zyl andClaud Burger eachgoaled a penalty anda conversion to as­sure Hamiltons a five­point haul. Warren Ed­wards slotted overtwo penalties for Vil­lager. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

Coetzee plots to counter vengeful BullsTASMIN CUPIDO

A ROCK-SOLID defence, somethingthe DHL Stormers have prided

themselves on for the past two SuperRugby seasons, will be needed when themen from the Cape take on the Voda-com Bulls at DHL Newlands on Satur-day.

And with the side only conceding 13 triesthis season, Allister Coetzee and his coach-ing team will be hoping the match, a tradi-tional North vs South derby, will be a repli-ca of the performances throughout thisseason.

With the team coming off a four-weektour of Austrakia and New Zealand, inwhich they won three of their four match-es, Coetzee will be hoping the long trekfrom Down Under will not play any role forhis charges.

He will also be hoping his team can repli-cate the performance they displayedagainst the Melbourne Rebels in the lastgame of their tour on Friday.

The Stormers finished 40-3 victors, se-

curingamuch-needed four-trybonuspointand further cementing their hopes of get-ting a home semi-final later this month.

And despite injuries to key players, themen in navy-blue-and-white showed thedepth of the squad, as they completely an-nihilated Stirling Mortlock’s men.

The young flyhalf, Kurt Coleman, im-pressed not only with his general play andball distribution, but also his place kick-ing, with a near-perfect record for thematch.

He was also assisted well by Jean de Vil-liers, while replacement hooker, DeonFourie again impressed with his generaland set play.

But the injury woes of the team may con-tinue, as flyhalf Peter Grant, front rowerCJ van der Linde and scrumhalf DewaldtDuvenhage remain doubtful for the Bullsclash. Fitness assessments were conduct-ed on all three players yesterday, and theresults will be revealed later this week.

The last time the two sides met, it wasthe Stormers who ended victorious, witha 23-13 win at Loftus Versveld.

The Bulls are likely to stick to their pat-

tern of forward play, while the Stormerswould do themselves a favour by runningthe ball from side to side to ensure a victo-ry.

Interesting battles include those be-tween the lock pairings of Reinard Elstadtand Andries Bekker, and Victor Matfieldand Bakkies Botha (Bulls), as well as thebattle between the two sides’ loose forwardtrio.

In the backline, everyone’s eyes willmost likely be glued to the clash betweenBjorn Basson (Bulls) and Brian Habana.

In the Bulls’ 23-17 win over the Waratahson Friday evening, Basson equalled Haba-na’s try-scoring record for a Super Rugbyseason (nine tries).

He has been impressive throughout theseason, gaining metres, being strong on de-fence and being a feared figure in the Bullsteam.

Habana has only recently shown form,and has been somewhat of a disappoint-ment since moving to the Cape.

A tight, true derby-style match can be ex-pected when the two sides take to the fieldon Saturday.

BUNDLED: DHL Stormers replacement flyhalf, EarlRose, takes down a much larger Melbourne Rebels’Stirling Mortlock during the two sides’ Super Rugbyclash in Melbourne, Australia, on Friday. Photo: Getty Images