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An investigation into the effects of re-cent fires alongmountain slopes in theFar South will cost R2m.

The study, which started earlier thismonth, will be carried out in Simon’s Townand Redhill, Fish Hoek, Scarborough toOcean View and Glencairn. It will look atways to minimise the risk of flooding, mudrushes and damage to the built environ-ment.

The fire in Scarborough which took placein January saw hundreds of firefighters bat-tling the blaze that spread to Ocean View,Misty Cliffs and Kommetjie.Vegetation fires inGlencairn took place in

the weeks after.The investigation will try find out to what

extent stormwater drainage was affected bythe recent fires, “with the intention of imple-menting risk mitigation measures”, saysBrettHerron, theCity ofCapeTown’sMaycomember for transport.“Consultants assist withmitigationmeas-

ures only where the potential impact on thestormwater network is significant. Proact-ive interventions vary from short andmedi-um-term to long-term. Short-term measuresare usually required before the next winterrains, as opposed to the long-term solu-tions,” Herron says.It is also vital to communicate risks and

mitigation measures to the public, he says.“The consultants usually assist the City

with a comprehensive communication strat-egy to communicate the risks andmitigationmeasures to the communities next to the af-

fected areas,” he says.It is anticipated that the investigation and

the recommendations that comeout of itwillcomprise short-term imminent interven-tions before the winter rainfalls, Herron ex-plains.“The medium-termmeasures will include

the design and implementation of minor in-frastructure improvements, while thelonger-term interventions may include theconstruction of new capital works, as wellas the refurbishment of existing stormwaterinfrastructure,” he says.

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@nickymccain

Like most dogs, Welsh terrier Bennettlikes to go on adventures. And now his

owner has made it even easier by develop-ing a first of its kind app.

Doggy Do, developed by Shani Judes, pro-vides listings of dog-friendly venues fordogs and their owners to enjoy together.

The app lists dog-friendly businesses andrecreational spots throughout South Afri-ca, including restaurants, beaches, accom-modation, shops, vets, rescue organisa-tions, doggy day and night care, groomers,food types and photographers who special-ise in pet photography, Judes explains.

And it was, of course, inspired by Ben-nett.

“Like most dogs, Bennett wants to comealong, whether it be on a road trip, to a localbeach or even to work. We found it hard tofind information about which places aredog-friendly. So in order to make life easier,Bennett inspired DoggyDo,” she says.

Bennett was adopted by Judes in 2014.The app provides fast access to compre-

hensive listings for dog owners.“It has now become a bit more: it has a

new social media aspect where people cansee and interact with other dogs aroundthem and a tool for emergencies, whetherit be dog-friendly accommodation or a vet,”she says.

The geolocated function also helps userssee what’s around them.

The app has brought Bennett and Judescloser.

“It helps us to be able to take him alongwith us, so we get to spend so much moretime together. He is really well behaved(most of the time) and he loves other dogs,children and new places,” she says.

A firm favourite of Bennett’s is Clifton 1st

beach, which is dog-friendly all year round,and the Alphen in Constantia.

“He loves joining us for breakfast at theRed Sofa Cafe, and we are busy planningsome curated trips one can do with yourdogs,” she says.

With just over 3600 downloads, Judes hasbeen receiving messages saying how dogsand their owners have found what theywere looking for very quickly.

Judes is hoping to have 5000 apps down-loaded by next month as well as expandingthe listings area.

“It is already throughout South Africaand there are plans for taking it global,” shesays.V The Doggy Do app is available on Play and iOSstores. Visit www.doggydo.co.za for more information.

Shani Judes with Bennett, who inspiredDoggyDo, the first app that lists dog­friendlyvenues.

Volunteer now as firemanVolunteer Wildfire Services (VWS) is look-ing for new volunteers to join its firefight-ing family. With stations in Newlands, Sun-nydale in the South Peninsula and Jonker-shoek, it is calling for active, relatively fitwomen and men, 18 years and older, fromall over Cape Town.

VWS has been combating wildfires sincethe devastating fires of 1999 in Cape Town.

Today, VWS has about 220 members atfour stations (a new one is developing inGrabouw). The non-profit organisation isrun by volunteers – no members or manage-ment are paid for the work they do.

Since its inception VWS has helped TableMountain National Park, CapeNature,Overberg District Municipality and Wine-lands District Municipality with some ofthe wildest fires in the Western Cape.

VWS is on stand-by to respond to wild-

fires 24 hours a day, every day of the year.Most VWS volunteers have day jobs.

Some are students, some are retired, othersrun their own businesses. But all are dedi-cated, motivated and highly trained to en-sure the ultimate goal of wildfire suppres-sion.

To date VWS members have completedmore than 56 000 active firefighting hours.

With the ongoing support of the commu-nity, VWS hopes to continue to protect andsave South Africa’s natural heritage, prop-erty, lives and the mountain water catch-ment areas.V Information sessions for interested new volunteerswill take place from today to Tuesday 19 April. Train­ing will begin in April, in order to be ready for thenext fire season. For more information visit http://bit.ly/vwsrecruitment or email recruitment@vws.org.za.

The local organisation Volunteer Wildfire Services is looking for volunteers to join its firefight­ing family. PHOTO: JOHN MURRY

Fighting the good fight –one step at a timeRAGHEEMAH ARENDS

The Cancer Association of South Africa(Cansa) hosted its tenth annual Relay forLife event at Vygieskraal Stadium fromFriday to Saturday.

The event celebrated cancer survivors,applauded their caregivers and commem-orated those who have lost their lives tothe disease. The overnight event startedwith a speech by Anthea Bingle, chairper-son of Cansa’s Athlone branch, and a walkaround the track by 300 cancer survivors,accompanied by the Western Cape March-ing Band Association.

Rayghanah Cassiem, who was diag-nosed with breast cancer at 46, said thatcancer had changed her life by forcing herto seize life.

“We need educating to reduce the riskbecause early detection saves lives. I exer-cised, I ate properly like anybody else andwhen they told me I had cancer, I thought,this is a stupid doctor. How can I have can-cer?

“At first, I didn’t think it was a blessingbut because of cancer, I saw the world …Don’t count the seconds, make the secondscount,” she said.

“It is important for the community; weneed research because we need to find acure for cancer. If there is early detectionand treatment is started much sooner,then it makes it much easier for the cancerpatient,” said Bingle, who is a cancer sur-vivor herself. Her disease has been in re-mission for the past 16 years.

Cancer survivor Ayiesha Kamish feltmoved by the support she received at theevent.

“I am extremely overwhelmed; it is the

first time I’m here. Listening to all the la-dies that have had it for many years is ac-tually very motivational for me; the sup-port is there,” said Kamish.

There were numerous marquees erect-ed by the 148 teams participating in the re-lay.

Cansa ensured that participants andsupporters were not only kept entertainedby the various performances on stage, butthat they left the event with a little moreknowledge about the different types ofcancer.

Rayghana Cassiem, who is a cancer survivor,and Vanessa Swartz light a candle in supportof cancer survivors and those who lost the bat­tle to cancer at the tenth Relay for Life eventat Vygieskraal Stadium. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS

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Pupils of Ocean View High School are cy-cling up a storm after receiving dona-

tions to their cycling club.Donations from the Pedal Power Associa-

tion and Glencairn Women’s Golf Club al-lowed the club to buy five new bikes, sparesand equipment to repair some older bikes.“Team Ocean started to take shape when

the schools reopened this year,” says FuadWaggie, the teacher who oversees the cy-cling club.During the 2015/2016 season, three of the

club’s cyclists – Dimitri Muller, Deswin Pe-tersen and Jaun-Pierre Rossouw – competedin the Western Province Cycling Associa-

tion’s (WPCA) junior league.Muller was selected for theWPCA team to

participate in the national championship inOudtshoorn and Bloemfontein.Fifteen Ocean View pupils competed in

and finished the Cape Town Cycle Tour.They were joined by school principal KeithKlein.“Our coaches, Abdurahghiem de Klerk

and Riedewaan Abrahams, did an excellentjob to prepare them for the tour.“All 15 riders finished the race, while nine

of the 15 juniors did the tour for the firsttime.“Three finished in under four hours and

theothersunder five and sixhours. Thiswasthe youngest team that Ocean View en-tered,” he says.The cycling clubhelps to keep pupils away

from drugs and gangsterism in the commu-nity, Waggie believes.This team’s success has motivated many

pupils to start practising for the next CapeTown Cycle Tour, he says.“We have over 70 pupils registered to par-

ticipate in the school’s cycling programme,but have only nine bikes at our disposal.“A desperate need for road bikes, equip-

ment and cycling kit exists to help theOceanView disadvantaged community,” he says.

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Pupils of OceanView HighSchool’s cyclingclub, TeamOcean, with(from left)principal KeithKlein, teacherFuad Waggieand coachAbduraghiemde Klerk.

The Lions Club of Hout Bay’s art and craftmarket is open on Easter Sunday.Themarket will trade every Sunday from

10:00 to 16:00, weather permitting, with a

wide range of local crafts and new chil-dren’s activities, including funky scratchart.For more information call Miranda on

082 850 9752 or visit the houtbaylionscraft-market page on Facebook.

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Nearly a year after a devastating wild-fire destroyed most of the Peninsula, theSilvermine West section of the TableMountain National Park (TMNP) hassuccessfully been rebuilt and reopenedto the public.The long awaitedRiverwalk inside Sil-

vermine West is now open to visitors.TMNP management wishes to thank

the Honorary Rangers and the Friendsof Silvermine Nature Area (FoSNA) fortheir helpwith rebuilding the burned in-frastructure in the area.

The damage repair in this section in-cluded the rebuilding of all the board-walks and walkways around the Silver-mine Dam, down the ever-popular RiverWalk as well as the viewing deck atBlackburn Ravine.Restoration work started immediately

after the fire with attention given to re-storing access as well as the natural ele-ments.All footpaths from Silvermine West

down into Tokai and vice versa are stillclosed due to felling operations in Tokai.

Riverwalk open again

NICOLE MCCAIN@nickymccain

A new syndicate is in town, and they’retargeting your ATM card and Pinnumber.

Bank clients are apparently beingscammed out of thousands of rands.The Cape Town Central Improvement

District has recorded sophisticated, well-dressed people working in syndicates andusing high-performance getaway cars totarget ATM users.They use a variety of tricks.Muneeb Hendricks, CCID safety and se-

curitymanager, says the public needs to be“warned about this new threat”.The CCID has found the gangs or syndi-

cates operate in four- to six-man teams andare not afraid to threaten security guardsat ATMs with bodily harm if they interferewith their scams.This latest form of ATM crime is not con-

fined to Cape Town’s CBD or even CapeTown, Hendricks says, with “law enforce-ment agencies receiving reports that citiesacross South Africa are experiencing thecomplex criminal activity”.Provincial police spokesperson Consta-

ble Noloyiso Rwexana confirmed “thereare ATM related crimes that being are in-vestigated and various group of suspectsare identified”.Hendricks says the syndicates appear to

use various techniques to get access to vic-tims’ cards and Pins.“It seems to be a lot more sophisticated

than the standard, pushy one-person ap-proach of ‘letme help you drawmoney; thismachine is problematic’ that we’ve seen inthepast, becausenowadaysmost people arewise to that,” he says.“These guys almost always have cash in

their hands so that they look like they’vejust drawn money, and each person in thesyndicate has a different role. The one whois taskedwithwatching you enter yourPin,for instance, will not be the same personwho steals your card.”A common tactic is for the syndicate

member who has ostensibly just drawnmoney and is holding cash to “accidental-ly” drop a high-value bank note on the floorto distract a user during his ATM transac-tion. Another member then steals the us-er’s card outright or switches it.“Then once they have your card and Pin

they tend to leave the area, get into theirwaiting car – our investigations have foundthese are often hired cars – and speed off.Sometimes people realise immediately thatthey have been scammed and are able toblock their bank cards on the spot, butmany are less fortunate.”Hendricks says the problem for the

CCID’s public safety officers, and in turntheir law enforcement partners, is thatATMs are usually considered to be privateproperty.“It therefore lies with the various banks

to secure their own properties, but severalATMs in the CBD and elsewhere do nothave dedicated security,” he says.“This is currently on our radar to such

an extent that we have engaged with theSouth African Banking Risk InformationCentre (Sabric) as well as with the variousbanks tovoice our concern.We’ve alsobeenengaging with the police and Cape TownTourism, the latter in particular to estab-lish effective public awareness cam-paigns.”Sabric CEO Kalyani Pillay told People’s

Post: “The crime that is occurring at theATMs is card swopping.”She advises ATM users to be cautious of

strangers who offer to help.“Donot use theATM if there are loiterers

or suspicious people in the vicinity. Alsotake note that fraudsters are often well-dressed, well-spoken and respectable look-ing individuals,” she says.

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Local honoured forhelping SilvermineAFish Hoek resident has received recogni-

tion from the Wildlife and EnvironmentSociety of South Africa (Wessa) for her con-tribution towards environmental educationand conservation in the city.

Three Capetonians, Heron Burger fromFish Hoek, David Lipschitz from Milnertonand Taryn van Neel from Grassy Park, werepresented with provincial awards at the or-ganisation’s annual regional meeting atWessa’s Cape Town office in Kirstenhof on12 March.

Burger received the Wessa Friends andAffiliates Award for being a driving force be-hind the inception and work of the Friendsof Silvermine Nature Area. She has dedicat-

ed much of her life to the mountain and itsprotection, initiating activities like hack-ing, hiking and recycling with enthusiasm,foresight and a quiet gentle air. She is everready to help and to promote the conserva-tion, preservation and exhibition of ourbeautiful mountains.

Van Neel was the youngest recipient of aWessa Western Cape award this year. She re-ceived the Wessa Youth Award for her work– significantly beyond the call of duty – asthe eco-schools co-ordinator in the SouthPeninsula for the Cape Town Environmen-tal Education Trust. She encourages and in-spires learners, teachers and parents to “gogreen” educationally.

Heron Burger from FishHoek (right) has won aprovincial award for herher contribution to theconservation of Silvermine.With her is Wessa WesternCape membership commit­tee member MeganWelsford.

FISH HOEKWednesday 23 March

V Fish Hoek: A meeting for civil servicepensioners will be held in the NG Churchhall, 1 Kommetjie Road at 10:15. Mattersthat affect all civil service pensioners willbe discussed. Guest Speakers from both theGEPF and GEMS have been invited toaddress the meeting. Book by Sunday 20March by contacting Rob Moody on072 624 2782 or Steph Finlayson on081 016 5110.

Thursday 24 March

V Noordhoek: A holiday event will takeplace at Noordhoek common from 14:00 to16:00. Activities will include ceramicpainting, an Easter hunt, cookie decoratingand face painting. Contact Jeannette on074 455 1424 or youngpotters.sa@gmail.com.

Thursday 24 to Monday 28 March

V Simon’s Town: Artists of the South areholding their Easter exhibition from Marchin the library hall from 10:00 to 16:00daily. Contact Pauline Fine on 082 831 1578.

Friday 25 March

V Fish Hoek: A weekly Christian men’sbreakfast will take place at the Fish HoekBeach Galley at 08:00. An interdenomina­tional worship will be followed by break­fast. Contact Julian on 082 358 4155.

Sunday 27 March

V Scarborough: Bishop Joe Bell will lead anEaster service in the community hall at09:00. All are welcome, especially children.

Tuesday 29 March

V Kalk Bay: The Kalk Bay HistoricalAssociation will hold its annual meeting atthe Kalk Bay Community Centre at 20:00.Derek Stuart­Findlay will speak on his new

book, Our intrepid Cape motoring pioneers.Call Barrie Gasson on 021 788 1855.

Wednesday 30 March

V Simon’s Town: The Simon’s TownMuseum will present an illustrated lectureby Audrey Read, on a visit to PrinceCharles’s country home and gardens, at themuseum in Court Road at 17:30 for 18:00.Entry costs R20. Call Yvonne on021 786 4404.

Thursday 31 March

V Glencairn Heights: The Glencairn HeightsNeighbourhood Watch will hold its nextmeeting at Phoenix Hall at 18:30. CallMadelein on 084 521 7521.

Saturday 2 April

V Glencairn Heights: The False Bay SportsShooting Club will hold an open day at theshooting range in Tercentenary Way from09:00 to 16:00. Entry costs R30 pershooter. Contact Ruby Lawrence on063 393 7767 or info@falsebaysportshooting.co.za.

Wednesday 6 April

V Fish Hoek: Two Oceans Toastmasters wilmeet at the Fish Hoek Civic Centre at19:00. Contact Kay Price­Lindsay onkay@kayos.co.za or 082 658 7987 or visitwww.twooceanstoastmasters.co.za.

Monday 11 April

V Muizenberg: The Marine Estate Neigh­bourhood Watch will hold its annualmeeting in the Muizenberg High School hallin Dover Road at 19:00. Email nominationsfor chairperson and committee positions tomenw@webafrica.org.za. Call Liz Meyer on083 947 6972.

Tuesday 12 April

V Fish Hoek: False Bay Volunteer EMS willhold its annual meeting at the False BayVolunteer EMS base at the top entrance ofFalse Bay Hospital in 17th Avenue at 19:30.Book with Lucinda Price on 082 371 3850 orlucinda.price44@gmail.com.

Gallery moves to KommetjieThe Studio – renamed the Studio Art Gal-lery – first situated in Kalk Bay at the Majes-tic Village has, after three years, moved toKommetjie. The gallery will be having itsgrand opening on 31 March at 18:00.

This new gallery venture is a partnershipbetween Cape Town artists Marc Alexanderand Donna McKellar, who chose ImhoffFarm in Kommetjie to be its new venue. Thegallery occupies the old blacksmith’s work-

shop built in 1743 and features the originalforge, which is still in use – albeit only towarm visitors on rainy days.

At present, the gallery showcases a wideselection of the partners’ original oil paint-ings and artist’s prints, but will also featureother local artists at a later stage.V The gallery is open daily from 09:00 to 17:00. Visitwww.studioartgallery.co.za or email admin@studio­artgallery.co.za.

COFFEE WITH A SMILE: A local restaurant has taken top spot among its fellow branches.Mugg & Bean in Longbeach Mall won the prize as the best Mugg & Bean in the WesternCape. Pictured are staff members celebrating the trophy’s arrival.

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Main Road toget beach themeNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

Main Road is set to receive a facelift asthe Fish Hoek Improvement District

begins a beautification project.The project will focus on repainting and

replanting flower pots along the street.

“The planters are beginning to look rath-er tired after years of weathering. Theyneed to be spruced up. Some need replant-ing as well and some also need cosmetic re-pairs,” says improvement district chairper-son Mike Reaper.

A few years ago the improvement districtput in the planters along Main Road and haswatered and maintained them ever since,says Reaper.

“No easy task, considering the strongwinds, occasional vandalism, litter and re-cently the drought restrictions,” he says.

The beautification aims to reflect thebeachfront, Reaper explains, and link it tothe retail areas.

“We are hoping to bring some of ourbeach’s unique theme onto Main Road bypainting the planters in the traditional col-ours of the beach huts,” he says.

“Fish Hoek is physically divorced fromthe beach, which should be the natural fo-cus of the valley. The two major reasons forthis are the alignment of the main road fromnorth to south and the corresponding build-ing development parallel to this. Secondly,the railway reserve creates another barri-er.”

A local contractor will be appointed andthe project is expected to start next month.

The improvement district will continueto run a number of other beautification pro-jects, such as maintaining the public openspaces on Main Road by keeping them cleanand well looked after.

“The improvement district also looks aft-er the Garden of Remembrance despite thisfalling just outside our demarcated area.We have also been instrumental in puttingpressure on the railways to keep the rail-way reserve clean and tidy,” he says.

Planters along Main Road in Fish Hoek are setto receive a pop of colour. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

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The Kalk Baymarket will takeplace at the KalkBay CommunityCentre in MainRoad on Saturday29 March fromnoon to 16:00.Locally-madeproducts, wellnesssessions, fusionfood and second-hand products willbe on offer. Visitthe Kalk-Bay-Mar-ket page onFacebook forupdates.

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Get UIF online,it’s much easierRegarding the recent letters about difficul-ties in obtaining UIF payments: it is mucheasier and quicker to claim via the UIFwebsite www.ufiling.co.za.

I know of several people who have gonethe website route and have received UIFpayments. You don’t have to go to a centreto register as you can submit your regis-tration documents via fax. You will receivelogin details; then you claim for a paymenteach month on the website and you get thepayment in your bank account.It is much better than standing in

queues. I think the government has done agood job by implementing this onlinesystem. It does have some minor faultswhere you need to occasionally call thecall centre to check on progress, but youdon’t have to go to a centre at all. Also,there is a toll-free number for the callcentre.

GREGORYEmail

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EDUCATION

Understandyour child’sstudy stressLooking at the students walking though the college corridors,they appear picture-perfect. But what lies below doesn’t al-ways surface until tipping point, when it manifests itself. Thecompetition for best exam result, deadline, relationship, sta-tus and career choice are all aspects of your child’s tertiaryexperience which can cause an unhealthy level of stress.Stress triggers have been placed in four compartments: the

environment, the physiological, their thoughts and, last butnot least, the social.The environment, physiological and social contributors to

stress are pretty straightforward. Their thoughts are a dimen-sion which needs further navigation.We know how powerful both positive and negative thought

can be. This is also the space in which the student tends toplaceunnecessary pressure onhimself, to compensate for are-as of his personality he may feel inadequate in.Symptoms of stress appear inmany forms. Some symptoms

only impact the person who is directly experiencing stress,while other symptoms may have an impact on relationshipswith others.Telltale signs of stress can once again be grouped into cogni-

sant, physical, emotional and behavioural symptoms.Parents often feel helpless trying to figure out how to help.

You see your child treading water but fear that diving in willadd to the emotional confusion hemay be experiencing, alien-ating you even further.Here are some helpful tips to help your navigate your loved

ones to calmer waters.1. Understand how your child’s body reacts to stress and

take steps to reduce its harmful effects. Someone who is al-ways feelingoverwhelmed, eats poorly anddoesn’t get enoughsleep usually has a limited ability to cope with stressfulevents. By being proactive, you are able to reduce the effectswhich manifest.2. Develop a balanced lifestyle. Learn specific relaxation

techniques. Yoga isn’t for everyone, but a brisk walk or in-tense session on the basketball court could help you bounceback. Exercise also releases endorphins which trigger a posi-tive feeling in the body.3. Gain perspective on problems by discussing them and

learning to accept the things that you can’t change and takeownership of the things you can change with a plan of action.Create an environment of trust and be empathetic, as thiswillhelp the individual gain newperspective on a situationwhichmay appear catastrophic.4. Clarify your values and develop a sense of spirituality

and self. This requires some introspection, but once complet-ed, a more serene you will emerge. Help your child find hispurpose and passion in life. Often decisions like career direc-tions chosenbyanothermay leave theperson feelingdespond-ent and dissatisfied with life as a whole.Sometimes external intervention is required, but short of

trying more drastic measures like getting an antidepressantscript filled, try downloading an app developed to help man-age the feelings associated with stress.

Happify (iOS, Android)Eighty-six percent of people who use Happify report that

they feel happier after two months of using the app. Openingthe app, you can choose a track among many based on whatyouwant to achieve, such as coping betterwith stress, dealingwith negative thoughts or building self-confidence. Then youwill be given various daily activities, games and quizzes tohelp you achieve your goal. Some of the tracks are free.V This column was contributed by False Bay TVET College. For commentsand suggestions on future articles email info@falsebay.org.za.

LETTERS

Spiritual healing,freedom neededWith the lack of growth in theSouth African economy, con-stant corruption in governmen-tal institutions, the highinflation rate and cost of living,increase in violent protests andespecially the prolongeddrought in the country, peopleare seriously concerned aboutthe direction the country isheading.

Given the poor state wecurrently find ourselves in asindividuals and collectively, itis good to note that it is Easterthis coming weekend. While wewill again be bombarded withirrelevant images of Easterbunnies, Easter eggs, hot crossbuns and pickled fish invarious media adverts, it isgood to be reminded once againof the real meaning of Easterand its continued relevance formankind today. It is thecelebration of the death ofJesus Christ on the cross ofCalvary and His resurrectionnearly 2000 years ago.

From well-documentedscriptural and historicalevidence we see how millions of

individuals and nations overthe centuries experiencedphysical, psychological andspiritual healing, deliveranceand restoration by looking tothe cross and acknowledgingJesus as Saviour and Lord. It isespecially the same spiritualhealing and spiritual freedomthat is truly needed by theSouth African nation.

Whatever plans our political,governmental, religious andother leaders have developed tosolve the major problems of ourcommunities and country, thesesolutions have only beenshort-term and partially effec-tive, due to their failure toacknowledge this need.

How long will we also denyourselves deliverance fromsocial evils such as gangsterismand alcohol, drug and otheraddictions, theft and robbery,women and child abuse, assaultand murder, rape and sexualpromiscuity by continuing toignore the Bible’s answers forSouth Africa?

R BATESCape Town

Treat your pets wellOnce again the Easter weekendis on us. And the negligence ofhumans surfaces.

Please do not leave your petsunattended. Leaving extra foodand water is not enough. If afriend or relative is comingdaily to feed your pets, at leastspeak to a neighbour to makesure this person actually doescome every day.

Make sure all gates arelocked, not just closed. Andleave a contact number nextdoor in case you are needed.

Burglary is also something tokeep in mind. Leave lights onoutside and a few on inside.Ask the person checking onyour pets to alternate insidelights.

Too many people in oursuburbs think they are invisibleor above being seen as idiots.We, as a community, must takea stand and learn to speak upagainst neglect and abuse inour areas. Too many people

know about kids being abusedand say nothing. We must stopbeing afraid to get involved.Speak out. Don’t be afraid ofupsetting people.

Where animals are treatedbadly, the chances of humanrights being violated are huge.Where children see it as beingokay to be an abuser, in anyform, they grow up not know-ing any better.

In Kraaifontein we will bevigilant and report any cases ofgoing away for the Easterweekend and not making theeffort to make sure your petsare properly cared for. Anddumping of animals is alsobecoming the new big thing!

Please let’s all have a lovelychilled and safe Easter and notforget about the comfort of ourfurred companions. After all,they never chose to be ours. Wechose to have them.

DENISEEmail

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KOMMETJIE

He’s master of smallNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

“The details make all the difference.”But adding details to something

twelve times smaller than its original canprove both challenging and exciting, scalemodel builder Marc Farham says.

Imhoff’s Gift resident Farham has beencreating small replicas since he left schoolin 1969, when he joined his uncle’s business.

“I was always building things. I had builtguitars since I was eight,” he says.

Farham, who still builds the occasionalguitar, has branched out since those days.Starting with architecture models for newhomes and estates, his portfolio has grownto include some more unusual items.

Having held a contract with the South Af-rican Defence Force for many years, he pro-duced miniature helicopters and vehiclesfor marketing purposes, working off mili-tary plans.

He was even requested to build a full-sizemodel of a bomb for marketing purposes.

He is currently working on a fully de-tailed scale model of a ninth century Vikingship, one of four ordered by a French client.

The Viking ship is made of wood, butthere are few materials Farham hasn’t mas-tered – the majority of his models are madefrom plastic, which he builds models forand then casts the various parts.

“There’s a right material to use for every-thing,” he says. “Today there are 3D print-ers, but they don’t say it like a model does.”

Farham has also created a working modelof a mammogram machine and a replica ofthe largest gold nugget found in South Afri-ca – weighing 2.73kg – which was gifted toNelson Mandela.

“I had to make that mould in record time.You can’t leave a thing like that lyingaround!”

His favourite project has been a workingminiature distillery made for Three ShipsWhiskey.

“That one used every trick in the book,”he says.

Farham worked with a team from the dis-tillery to ensure the electronic pumps,which blended different types of whiskeys,worked accurately. It also has lights and asmoke machine, he says.

“The more complex the project, the betterI like it,” he says.

A 1:12scale

model ofa ninthcentury

Vikingship, built

byKommetjie

modelbuilder

MarcFarham.

PEOPLE'S POST | FALSE BAYTuesday, 22 March 20168 NEWS

DISRUPTION OFWATER SUPPLY:WESTLAKEWednesday 30 March 2016

The City of Cape Town’sWater and Sanitation Department will be completing a zero pressure teston the water supply feeding theWestlake water supply zone onWednesday 30March 2016.

This will result in the disruption of the water supply to these areas from 22:00 until 04:00 thefollowing morning.

The work has been planned carefully to ensure minimal disruption of the water supply in theaffected areas.

For maintenance and upgrading, the water supply network across the city is divided intoreticulation zones which are smaller and much more manageable sections of the largenetwork. This work forms part of the City’s Water Demand Management Plan and willsignificantly reduce the occurrence of pipe bursts and subsequent water losses.

Please store water in clean sealed containers for domestic use during this period.

The City regrets any inconvenience caused.

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER64/2016

TIYESE JERANJI@jeranji

With only a few days to go the organisers ofthe Community Chest Carnival encouragevisitors to get their taste buds ready beforethey come toMaynardville Park inWynbergfrom Wednesday 30 March to Saturday 2April.What began in 1951 as a theatrical garden

party has evolved into a pageant of interna-tional food, local entertainment and familyfun. The event annually attracts more than80 000 people over four days.Activities range from a pop-up cinema,

legends soccer, skate park to live entertain-ment.The ever-popular Vineyard Oval market

will be relocating for the four-day durationof the Carnival. AntonioMullins,market or-ganiser, says they are showing their com-mitment to the Community Chest Carnivalthrough the support from their regular ven-dors and encouraging their customers to fol-low them.John Robinson will be bringing his

Charming Spitbraai truck, a regular at theVineyard Oval market. It’ll be his secondyear at the event.“I’m looking forward to being part of the

Community Chest Carnival again this yearand supporting the event and what it standsfor: a festival for good. We are happy to bedoing our little bit to make the event a suc-cess, andmaking sure it continues for manyyears to come,” says Robinson.New to Cape Town is LucilleWassinkwho

will be serving fine Indian cuisine at herstall called Lucille’s.“We don’t have anything like this in Dur-

ban, so it’s a completely new experience forme – I keep hearing that’s its really awesomeand the vibe is really good,” she says.The carnival will be open from 16:00 to

23:00 – and on Saturday from 10:00.Tickets are available at the entrance at

R50 for adults andR30 for childrenunder theage of 18. Pensioners get in for free on all thedays.For more information visit www.com-

chest.org.za or the CommunityChestofthe-WesternCape page on Facebook.

Carnival promises food treats

Children’s livestransformedwith a smileGARY VAN DYK

@gvdcapejazz

A smile on the face of a child is always spe-cial – and giving a child a chance to

smile is more than a miracle.Last week ten of these miracles became

a realitywhen the Red CrossWarMemorialChildren’s Hospital hosted its Smile Weekfrom 14 to 18 March.The nervous looks on the faces of parents

and family members on the D floor of thefacility was overshadowed by the laughterof the children who have been given the op-portunity tohave life-changing facial recon-structive surgery as they were entertainedbefore their procedures.The surgeries were performed by the de-

partment of plastic, reconstructive andmaxillofacial surgery. These included com-plex cleft lip and palate surgeries, correct-ive mid-face, mandibular and airway sur-geries as well as scalp and hair reconstruc-tion.When they face the world with their new

smiles after surgery it’s thanks to some spe-cial people who made it possible.Clicks worked with the hospital and the

Smile Foundation.Clicks says the SouthAfrican public have

also helped to make these smiles possiblethrough their contributions and ongoingsupport, whichhave beenkey to the successof the initiative.“In 2014 Clicks launched the #ClicksSmi-

leyChallenge, an online campaign encour-aging the public to upload images of theirbest smiles to Facebook; a call to action tocreate a beautiful smile by following a gooddental regime,” saysJamieLane, a commer-cial executive of Clicks South Africa.“Last year we looked at how we can grow

themessage around good dental regime andsimultaneously give back to a good cause bymaking more smiles possible.“The result was the mechanism of donat-

ing R1 to the Smile Foundation for everyClicks-branded oral healthcare productpurchased during National Oral HealthMonth.”Provincial health was also involved with

Clicks and the Smile Foundation to ensurethat they were giving back the smiles tothose who deserve it the most.The health department relies on public-

private partnerships to help in respondingto the medical needs of these children andthe community at large.“The hospital is very appreciative of this

collaboration with the Smile Foundation asthe relationship has enabled us to augment

our ability to provide this particular ser-vice for our patients,” says Dr Anita Par-bhoo, medical manager at the hospital.“A huge thank you to Clicks which has

sponsored this year’s initiative.”Collectively to date, the Smile Founda-

tion, via various sponsors, has supportedthe surgical teams with seven similar initi-atives at the Red Cross War Memorial Chil-dren’s Hospital andwith two previous initi-atives at the George Regional Hospital inthe Southern Cape.

EncouragementMoira Gerszt, operations executive di-

rector of the Smile Foundation, adds thatthe Clicks campaignencouraged them tomove forward with more initiatives.“As this successful campaign has opened

its doors to the public, it has enabled com-munities to be aware that childrenwithvar-ious conditions can receive reconstructivesurgery in the public health academic hos-pitals,” she says.“By proudly supporting South African

children who need surgeries and givingthem the opportunity to develop positiveegos, Clicks and its customers are makingan incredible difference.”For the last sixteenyears, the SmileFoun-

dation has been at the forefront of assistingpreviously disadvantaged children with fa-cial anomalies.Their support for the department of plas-

tic and reconstructive surgery extends be-yond just the surgery by offering guidanceand comfort to families before, during andafter the procedures.“And with more children assisted each

year through partnerships, it’s somethingwe can all smile about.“Through the corrective surgeries, the

medical team, supported by Smile Founda-tion, makes it possible for children to smileagain, making this the perfect partner forthis Clicks initiative.“We look forward to seeing the first

smiles on these deserving kids’ faces,whichwas all made possible through our valuedcustomers,” says Lane.

Getting ready for serious surgery can be fun. Children who were scheduled for treatmentduring Smile Week at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital were entertained byIngrid Barge of Enchanted Parties with help from Dr Anita Parbhoo, a medical manager atthe hospital, Mishkaah Gabier and Crystal Andrews of Clicks and Hedley Lewis, finance andfundraising executive director of the Smile Foundation. PHOTO: GARY VAN DYK

Through the correc­tive surgeries, themedical team makesit possible for chil­dren to smile again.

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PEOPLE'S POST | FALSE BAYTuesday, 22 March 2016 NEWS 9

Largerplans forcity’slandfillTheCity of CapeTownwill contract a pro-

fessional service provider to develop theVissershok landfill site.This was discussed at local subcouncil

meetings, as the City will use Jeffares andGreen as consulting engineers for profes-sional services relating to the developmentand maintenance of the landfill site.The site in the Cape Farms area has the

City’s largest service area as it not only ac-cepts waste from the immediate surround-ing area, but also from the Swartklip, Ath-lone and Kraaifontein transfer stations,Sonnenberg says.“Around 45% of the waste received at the

City’s landfill sites goes to Vissershok,” ex-plains Ernest Sonnenberg, Mayco memberfor utility services.The City also operates two landfill sites:

Coastal Park in Muizenberg and Bellville.“A landfill site is constructed onan incre-

mental basis. At Vissershok there is some40ha of disposal cells still to be constructed.Maintenance of existing infrastructure,which is there to prevent pollution of theenvironment, must be undertaken on anongoing basis,” says Sonnenberg.Being a contract for professional services

only, this contract does not place any im-mediate financial obligations on the City.However, it ensures that experienced pro-fessionals are available when required.“In this instance the professional service

provider will undertake the design anddraw up tender documents for the procure-ment of a contractor to physically carry outthe work,” he says.The total estimated cost of this contract

for a period of 18 years is R30m.

Free internetat more spotsin the cityFifty WiFi hotspots have gone live acrossthe province, as provincial governmentplans more than 300 more hotspots for pub-lic use.Almost 400 hotspots will be located to en-

sure as many as possible residents get ac-cess. One hotspot is planned for everywardin the province. The rollout is expected tocontinue until 2019.A number of schools have received hot-

spots, including Bridgetown Secondary,Grassdale High, Grassy Park Secondary,Groote SchuurHigh, Heideveld Secondary,Livingstone High, Maitland Secondary,Manenberg Secondary, Phoenix Second-ary, PlumsteadHigh, Salt River Secondary,Southfield Primary, Windsor High School,Zwaanswyk High School, St Agnes Prima-ry and Westcott Primary.Depending on the type of surroundings

directly around each hotspot, WiFi accessshould be available in a range of up to 200m.All devices that have WiFi can use this

service, which is provided by Neotel.Residents will get to use 250MB per

month for browsing for free.Users will also be able to top up at R5 a

day for up to 700MB.To encourage usage of theWiFi hotspots,

the Western Cape government is trainingcommunity members as “internet champi-ons” tomake other residentsmore digitallyliterate.WiFi connectivity is an enabler in grow-

ing the economy and creating jobs, saysAlan Winde, provincial minister of eco-nomic opportunities.Top-up internet access costs R5 per day

(limited to 700MB) and R45 per month (lim-ited to 5GB), with vouchers available atSpar stores and Engen service stations.

PEOPLE'S POST | FALSE BAYTuesday, 22 March 201610 ENTERTAINMENT

V Kevin Hart will be at the GrandWestGrand Arena on Saturday with his WhatNow? comedy tour. Tickets are available atComputicket.

V Xavier Rudd from Australia, Civil Twilightfrom the United States, Jeremy Loops,Desmond and the Tutus, GoodLuck, JustJinjer, Majozi, Al Bairre, Josh Wantie andSweet Resistance will be at the Green PointStadium, next to Hamilton’s Cricket Club onMonday for the Parklife Festival. Visitparklifefestival.co.za for tickets or moreinformation.

V Dear Breeder, a musical comedy withKaren Logan and Kasia Vosloo, will be atthe Kalk Bay Theatre until Saturday 2 April.Visit www.kalkbaytheatre.co.za for tickets ormore information.

V Sean Koch will be at Café Roux inNoordhoek tomorrow at 20:30 (dinner will beserved from 19:00). Entry costs R100. Visitwww.caferouxsessions.co.za or www.webtick­ets.co.za to book.

V Dave Ferguson will be at Café Roux inNoordhoek on Thursdayat 20:30 (dinner will beserved from 19:00).Entry costs R120. Visitwww.caferouxses­sions.co.za or www.webt­ickets.co.za to book.

V Wild Lettuce will beat Café Roux in Noord­hoek on Friday at 20:30(dinner will be servedfrom 19:00). Entry costsR80. Visit www.caferoux­sessions.co.za orwww.webtickets.co.za tobook.

V Chris Tokalon andLionel Bastos will be atCafé Roux in Noordhoekon Saturday at 20:30(dinner will be servedfrom 19:00). Entry costsR120. Visit www.caferoux­sessions.co.za orwww.webtickets.co.za tobook.

V DeFINitioN will beplaying blues and rockcover hits at the BrassBell in Kalk Bay onSaturday at 20:00. Entrycosts R30. Call021 788 5451 for bookingsor more information.

V Toby Tobias and Simon van Gend will beat Café Roux in Noordhoek on Tuesday 29March at 20:30 (dinner will be served from19:00). Entry costs R80. Visit www.caferoux­sessions.co.za or www.webtickets.co.za tobook.

V The Tale of the Willow Pattern Plate, bypuppeteer Jill Joubert, will be at theRosebank Theatre until Thursday at 10:30.Tickets cost R80 or R60 for school bookingsfrom www.webtickets.co.za or 072 3166 133.

V A Doll’s House, a psychological thriller, willbe on stage at the Baxter Theatre untilThursday. Tickets are available at Computick­et. Visit www.baxter.co.za for more.

V Nik Rabinowitz will be at the BaxterTheatre from Tuesday 29 March to Saturday16 April with his new show Power Struggle.Tickets are available at Computicket.

V The Glenn Robertson Jazz Band willfeature different guest acts at KaleidoscopeCafé in Claremont every Friday at 19:30.Tickets cost R120, including a meal. Contact021 674 5761 or ghrobertson@kaleidoscope.org.za to book.

V DJ JP Silver and international saxophonistGeorge Sax will be playing electro swingwith guest instrumentalists for The SwingCafé at Sticks McGee in Rondebosch every

Friday from 19:30 to 22:00. Entry costs R20.Call 021 685 2871 to book.

V The Willie van Zyl Trio will be at theAlphen Boutique Hotel in Constantia onSunday from 12:30 to 15:00. Entrance is free.Call 021 795 6300 for more.

V Beatenberg and John Wizards will be atKirstenbosch on Sunday as part of theSummer Sunset Concert Series. Visitwww.webtickets.co.za to book.

V The Barleycorn Music Club meets onMondays at 20:00 at Villager Football Club,11 Lansdowne Road, Claremont. Entrance is(usually) R20 for members and R30 fornon­members. Visit www.barleycorn.org.za.

V Comedy on a Roll will present an openmic night at I heart IT, Main Road, Rondeb­osch on Monday nights from 20:00. Entrycosts R20. Follow @ComedyOnARoll onTwitter.

V A (Sorta) Love Story with Amy Troutand David Fick will be on stage at theAlexander Upstairs Theatre until Saturday 2April. Visit shows.alexanderbar.co.za fortickets or more information.

V Hush/Hush with Riaan Smit (of CrimsonHouse) will be at the Blah Blah Bar in theCBD tonight at 20:00. Call 082 349 8849 forbookings or more information.

V A Broken Wing withNtsiki Sigege, MabongiThusi and The Oak willbe at Artscape Theatretomorrow as part of theArtscape SpiritualityFestival. Tickets areavailable at Computick­et.

V Sweeney Todd withJonathan Roxmouthand Charon Williams-Ros will be on stage atTheatre on the Bayuntil Saturday 9 April.Tickets are available atComputicket.

V District Six – Kanala,a David Kramer musical,will be on stage at theFugard Theatre untilSunday 22 May. Ticketsare available atComputicket.

V The Crypt Jazz Jamtakes place at theCrypt in the CBD onTuesday nights from19:00 with their houseband Alvin Dyers, TinoEuropa and RoyDavids. Entrance is freefor musicians and costsR50 for patrons. SMS

079 683 4658 or email info@thecrypt­jazz.co.za to book.

V Amy Campbell will pay tribute to ColePorter with Andrew Lilley on piano, MikeCampbell on bass and Heinrich Goosen ondrums at the Crypt in the CBD tomorrow at20:00. Entry costs R85. SMS 079 683 4658or email info@thecryptjazz.co.za to book.

V Comedy on Roll presents an open micnight at Obviously Armchair in Observatory onWednesdays from 21:30. Entry costs R30.Follow @ComedyOnARoll on Twitter for more.

V Ian Smith and Carmen Exclusive will beperforming with the Pigalle house band atPigalle in Somerset Road on Friday at 19:30.Entrance is free. Contact 021 421 4848 orcapetown@pigallerestaurants.co.za to book.

V KG, Mel Jones, Westley Cockrell andDarren Amos will be at the Cape TownComedy Club from tomorrow to Sunday.Tickets are available at Computicket.

V Oom Schalk from the Heart with DavidMuller will be on stage at the GallowayTheatre tomorrow, Thursday and Saturdayand then again from Wednesday 30 Marchto Saturday 2 April. Visit www.waterfront­theatreschool.co.za to book or contactSharon on 082 772 8867 or thegalloway­theatre@gmail.com for more information.

The Masque Theatre in Muizenberg will behosting a special screening of The BloodLions documentary on Thursday 31 Marchin aid of the Zandvlei Trust.

The screening will start at 19:00 and a cashbar will be available.

The producers of the film will be on handafter the show to answer questions about thedocumentary.

Every day in South Africa at least two tothree captive-bred or tame lions are killedin canned hunts. And hundreds more areslaughtered annually for the lion bone trade.The Blood Lions documentary is a compel-

ling call to action to have these practicesstopped.V Tickets cost R150 each. Email signet@webafrica.org.za to book.

Watch doccie on lion hunting at Masque

Muso from DownMuso from DownUnder at festivalUnder at festival

LOUISA STEYL@LouNotes

From sampling indigenous birdsong to hisown blend of genres infused with tribal

echoes, Xavier Rudd’s music is an etherealexperience.

The Australian multi-instrumentalist willbe bringing his otherworldly sounds to CapeTown this week when he performs at theParklife Festival on Monday.

Xavier grew up in what he calls a coastalbush town in Australia, where he was al-ways teaching himself to play the differentinstruments he now surrounds himself withon stage, like the guitar, harmonica, yidaki,banjo, lap steel guitar, percussion and thedidgeridoo.

The soft-spoken musician says he was“pretty shy” to start off with, but once hestarted performing in front of people, he justkept moving forward. Today he tours theword “doing my thing”.

Widely considered to be an activist, Xavi-er’s music carries messages of social con-sciousness, environmentalism and humanrights.

“The impression of Aboriginal peoplehere in Australia is something that’s alwaysbeen the closest to my heart.”

Xavier feels a lot of lessons about racismshould have been learnt in South Africa al-ready. His experience of this country is

based on his exposure from working withthe 60-year-old Southern Sotho bassist TioMoloantoa

“It’s always made to be a human thing,”he says, adding: “In terms of our earth, we’reno different than a leaf on a tree or a bladeof glass; we’re all part of the system.

“It’s about time that everyone just laiddown their weapons, so to speak, and just re-membered our connection to land and tolook after our land as one people.”

Tio isn’t the only South African Xavierhas worked with. Together with percussion-ist Andile Nqubezelo, Tio and Xavier re-leased Koonyum Sun as Xavier Rudd and Iz-intaba in 2010.

The United Nations of bandsTio also plays as a member of the group

Xavier Rudd and the United Nations, whichreleased Nanna last year.

Xavier says the group, with members fromaround the world, came about quite organi-cally.

“All the members just appeared, prettymuch.” Together, they share a message of“all people coming together around the globeto return to spirit, respect the ancient waysand protect the earth and the very essenceof creation”.

The title of activist is not something Xavi-er thinks about.

“I don’t see it like that,” he says. “I justbelieve what I believe and I have an opportu-nity sometimes to get what I believe to a larg-er audience and I just do.”

He says it’s something that simply makessense to him.

“We’re all in this together and this changeneeds to happen around the world. We allneed to do whatever we can, it doesn’t matterwhat it is.”

A keen surfer, Xavier says a lot of his mu-sic was created in the water.

“I spend a lot of time surfing and writingin my head.”

His inspiration comes from “that feeling,that power of dancing with Mother Nature”.This connection is what helps him makesure he’s singing from the soul.

Capetonians can experience the connec-tion on Monday when Xavier will performa mix of new and older material at the Park-life Festival at Green Point Stadium next toHamilton’s Cricket Club.

The line-up for the festival also includesAmerican band Civil Twilight and local actsJeremy Loops, Desmond and the Tutus,GoodLuck, Just Jinjer, Majozi, Al Bairre,Josh Wantie and Sweet Resistance.V Tickets for the festival are available at breakout.nutickets.co.za. Visit parklifefestival.co.za for more in­formation.

BUDDY’S RIGHT AT HOME: The BuddyWells Trio, featuring Keenan Ahrends on

guitar, Steven Sokuyeka on trombone andBuddy Wells on saxophone will be perform­

ing in thee Masque Theatre’s FoyerSessions in Buddy’s hometown of Muizen­

berg on Sunday 10 April from 18:30.Formed in 2013, the group has a sound

that is strongly rooted in traditional SouthAfrican folk and jazz, simultaneously

exploring the South African sound whiledrawing inspiration from the rest of the

world. Tickets for the show cost R100each. Call 021 788 1898 or email bookings@

masquetheatre.co.za to book.

Australian Xavier Rudd will be performing atthe Parklife Festival at Green Point Stadiumon Monday.

NIK’S IN POWER: Comedystar Nik Rabinowitz has joinedforces with writers Tom Eatonand Darrel Bristow­Bovey,director Daniel Kutner andproducer Sam Hendrikse topresent the modern world’sfirst green comedy show,called Power Struggle. Theshow will take the audienceon a journey through thehistory of power – and thehuman struggle to harness it.Power Struggle will be onstage at the Baxter Theatrefrom Tuesday 29 March toSaturday 16 April. Tickets areavailable from Computicket.

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excitement as well as entertain-ment galore.The u.14 soccer event, hosted by

of one of the oldest clubs in Capesoccer, Trinitarians Football Club,has attracted the creamof the crop.The tournament sees 24 teamsfromacross theCapePeninsula vy-ing for the sought-after champion-ship trophy in the gold section.The hive of activity takes place

at the Salberau Sports Groundfrom Saturday to Monday. Match-es start at 09:00 each day.Michael Hendricks, chairperson

of Trinitarians, says the youth soc-cer tournament is not only a seri-ous competition but also an excit-ing event in which players fromvarious communities strut theirstuff in the playing arena.“They can learn new tricks;

make new friendships since thecommon love of soccer will defi-nitely bring them together.”He adds it is not only the players,

but also fans who come to be enter-tained and share in the feast ofyouth soccer.The organisers of the Easter

tournament hope to provide great

games and, by doing so, perhapsentice and inspire players andtheir teams to have the same inter-est in soccer.“Our main goal is to ensure that

the youth soccer festival be evenbetter, larger and more enjoyable.We are very proud of what we haveachieved so far but it does notmean that we did not know whatwe could reach.“We would like to have even

more teams in order to make oursoccer cup more colourful, morethrilling and well-known,” saysHendricks.The Mitchell’s Plain club Cape

Tars will be determined and eagerto defend the championship titlethey won in the gold section lastyear.The previous champions, Fire-

flighters (2014) and Vasco da Gama(2013), have not entered for thisyear’s event.But there is enough of a chal-

lenge as clubs like MorgensterUnited of theMitchell’s Plain area,Benfica of Manenberg, HanoverPark FC, Hellenic, Ajax CapeTown, Juventus of Khayelitsha,Clarewood of Cape District LFAand new entrants Cape Town Liv-erpool Academywill be in it to winit.With that in mind the 24 teams

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advance to the gold section quar-ter-final knockout stages. Teamsfinishing second will compete inthe quarter-finals of the silver sec-tion. The third-placed teams willenter the fray in the bronze sec-tion.Besides trophies and medals up

for grabs, cash incentives will begiven to the winners, runners-upand losing semi-finalist and quar-ter-finalist as well.The player of the tournament

and goalkeeper will be chosen bythe match officials and the manag-er and top goalscorer awards bythe tournament committee.The 24 teams that have shown in-

terest to compete in the three-daytournament are: Ajax Cape Town,Bayview, Belhar Spurs, BellstarUnited, Bellville United, BlueDowns Spurs, Cape Tars, CapeTown Liverpool Academy, Clare-wood, Central, ElsiesRiverUnited,Hanover Park FC, Hellenic, Invin-cible Cravenby, Island Rovers,Ithemba Labantu Academy, Ju-ventus, Kuils River, Matroosfon-tein, Morgenster United, Ravens-mead, RiversideRangers andhostsTrinitarians.

THIS AIN’T NO RODEO: Jimmy Hill from the United States hadthe crowd in awe with his FMX performance at the Cape ArgusSportShow, which was held at Sandringham near Stellenbosch overthe weekend. PHOTO: CARINA ROUX

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STRANDFONTEIN ON TARGET: Caylim Tommy of Fish Hoek FC (left) shoots for goal with Liam Brown ofStrandfontein FC trying to stop him during the Tournament by the Sea for u.13s hosted by Strandfontein.The host club won the match 2­1 on penalties after a scoer of 1­1 full time. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS

Bothasig winback-to-backbaseball titlesSEAN CAMPBELL

Bothasig thumped Silvertree15-0 in their penultimategame of the season to secure

their second BAWP Major Leaguetitle in front of their home support-ers.

Similarly to last season’s maidenchampionship, it is very difficult tosingle out individual performan-ces. It was a collective effort thatbrought Bothasig the back-to-backleague titles.

With one game to go, Bothasigboast 23 wins and four losses. Twoof their losses came back-to-back inthe early part of the season – toBellville and Durbanville respec-tively.

They then went on a nine-gamewinning streak before they weresurprised by Westridge Yankees inMitchell’s Plain. Just as they got ona decent run again, Athlone A’sdowned them 2-1 in their last defeatof the season.

Athlone A’s were also their lastopponents yesterday and are insecond place in the league. Athlonehas a record of 21 wins and six loss-es.

Bothasig’s championship seasonwas built around the excellentpitching by Dylan Unsworth andJared Elario, which was supported

superbly by Brad Erasmus and Lu-cas Steinlin from Germany.

This was backed up by a solid de-fensive unit which conceded theleast runs in the league.

Although the offensive did notset the scene alight, the consistenthitting by Kyle Botha, Brett Wil-lemburg, the Feldtman brothers,Andrew Norman and Benji Smithalways posed a threat to the opposi-tion. Newbies Tyrone Milne andNick Eagles also stepped up whenrequired.

Bothasig showed the depth in theclub when they kept on winningwhile five of their players wereaway on national duty.

Bothasig’s squad was boosted bySteinlin, a more consistent Nor-man and the promotion of Milneand Eagles from the reserve side.

They also bolstered their coach-ing department when they broughtin Greg Willemburg (VOB) andShaun Marshall (Bellville) to assistRaymond Tew and Neil Adonis toprepare the team.

All players in the Bothasig sidehave been selected for either theWPA, WPB or WP u.23 squads forthe national tournament at Chuk-ker Road Sports Complex nextweek. Except for Duane Feldtman,who was not available for selec-tion.

ISLANDERS UNTOUCHABLE: Rameez Osman of Western Cape Islanders tries to get away from a divingRhidau Fredericks of Western Province during an interprovincial touch tournament game played in Ronde­bosch. Islanders won 8­5. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS

‘The Eagles’ establishnest in HeideveldEARL HAUPT

@EarlHaupt

Crystal Palace Football Club’sfoundation visited Heideveld andHout Bay recently to conduct a se-ries of coaching clinics and host amini-tournament.

The tournament saw u.11 boysand u.13 girls compete for the rightto play at the Barclays PremierLeague (BPL) Live event, whichtook place in Camps Bay over theweekend.

However, one of the more impor-tant aims of the day in Heideveldwas to establish a legacy for Crys-tal Palace, affectionately known asthe Eagles in the region.

The event was facilitated and or-ganised by Active Communities, aBritish-based organisation with anoffice in Cape Town, with whichCrystal Palace has worked in thepast.

Robin Falken, project managerof Active Communities in CapeTown, said having Palace visit Hei-develd was significant in itself.

“It is massive for the communityas soccer is a major sport in thecommunities; it is the most domi-nant and most popular sportthroughout.

“These kids often look up to thesoccer stars as their role modelsand for them to get out of the cir-cumstances that they are in,” he

said.Gary Mulcahey, sports develop-

ment director of the Crystal Palacefoundation, said although the firstteam has been to Cape Town dur-ing their pre-season, this has beenthe first time that the club has hadan opportunity to involve itself incommunity work.

“The club was here pre-seasonand played some games in the sta-dium and really enjoyed it. Thatwas one of the reasons which weregreat when the Premier League an-nounced Cape Town was going tobe the venue for BPL Live.

“We were going to make surethat Crystal Palace was going tohave a presence here in the localtownships,” he said.

Mulcahey said the aim was to getchildren to play and enjoy playingin a tournament set-up.

“Speaking to coaches locally,they train a lot, but there are notmany competitions like this. Thatwas one area that they wanted toget going.

“Also we are here to see local tal-ent and see what players there areout there.

“If we can do well in the localcommunities, then these kids willalways remember Crystal Palaceand the day that they came to themand hopefully we can leave a legacyand they will have a little soft spotfor Crystal Palace,” he added.