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Cape Town’s
Connecting Cape Town one story at a time
CITYVIEWSYOUR FREE CAPE TOWN CENTRAL CITY PAPER June 2013
WATER STORIES
Howwater wise are you?
A look into Long Street Baths
Pirates, paddleboats and Cape Town’s port culture
Phot
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Pat
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T he month of June is of-fi cially rainy season in Cape Town, which her-
alds a time, not just of misty mornings, wind-battered um-brellas and rainbows, but also of torrential downpours that cause fl oods and stormy seas, justifying the name “Cape of Storms”.
This got us thinking about Cape Town’s unique relationship with the weather, as well as with wa-ter in all its various forms. The ancient Khoi name for Cape Town – Camissa, meaning “the place of sweet waters” – points to the value placed on the fresh wa-ter provided by Table Mountain’s springs. Although this is not a visible feature in our urban land-scape today – the springs are diverted to the city’s storm-water system – this was precisely the reason why the Dutch East India Company deemed Cape Town a
water storiesCape Town’s
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Cape Town’s
Connecting Cape Town one story at a time
CITYVIEWSYOUR FREE CAPE TOWN CENTRAL CITY PAPER June 2013
WATER STORIES
Howwater wise are you?
A look into Long Street Baths
Pirates, paddleboats and Cape Town’s port culture
Phot
o: Ju
stin
Pat
rick
Have you ever noticed how beautiful the city looks in the rain? For the cover of this month’s edition, photographer Justin Patrick went out on a wet winter’s day to capture images of the slick city streets – and the refl ections of people in them.
Your city, your viewsSince March 2013, we have been experimenting with the format of City Views and asking readers for ideas on what the publication can become. What have you had to say? “What appeals to me in the publication is the fact that the issues are themed (I especially like the ‘Cape Town as an everyday city’ issue) and the way the publication highlights interesting places using maps. I’m missing a few smaller interviews on a page where you ask people where they buy their fresh produce for example, or what they envision for a certain space. If I were editor, I would show people how Cape Town has changed over the years: then and now.” John Edwards
We are trying to including regular vox pops (see page 12) from people on the street. Writer Ambre Nicolson has also dug up some archival photos for our story on the Long Street Baths to show how this Cape Town institution has changed (and stayed the same) over the years.
“I’d approach the publication the way an archaeologist would approach a dig – I’d want to reveal the historical layers and make evident what preceded the present. I don’t think we can really achieve a true sense of place without doing this. I might look to historical fi gures that lived in the CBD and see whether our sense of present place can be informed by their sense of past place. I’d also include images of details, of moments within the CBD that aren’t ‘pretty’ or perfect, but that speak to a realness, to a city lived-in.”Dalli Weyers
In this issue we have tried to excavate some of the hidden, historical layers of the city on the map (see pages 6 and 7), by not merely plotting places but exploring some of the stories that these places hold. Tell us what you think.
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The city as an
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Cape Town as a
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This development kickstarted Cape Town’s status as a port city where cultures met and mingled, and goods were traded and exchanged. In this edition, we look at two different sides of the industry that contributes R1.2-billion to the South African economy (page10), and speak to Henry Trotter, author of Sugar Girls & Seamen, about port cul-ture (page 11).
On 8 June, World Oceans Day, we are reminded of the impor-tant role the sea plays in climate, food supply, economies and the global ecosystem. Conservation biologist, surfer and head of en-vironmental policy and strategy for the City of Cape Town, Gregg Oelofse give us great insight into the dynamics of Cape Town as a coastal city and the infl uence
Until Sunday 30 June, roadworks are scheduled to take place over weekends from Fridays at 19h00 to Monday at 05h00, weather permitting. This will include line painting and minor repair work on the following roads and intersections:
Table Bay Boulevard: inbound between Marine Drive and Christiaan Barnard Street
Nelson Mandela Boulevard: outbound between Searle Road and Hospital Bend
Intersection of Buitengracht and Riebeeck Street
Intersection of Buitengracht and Walter Sisulu Avenue
Extensive road rehabilitation work will also be done during these weekends, between Fridays at 19h00 and Mondays at 05h00, on the outbound carriageway of Table Bay Boulevard from Friday 31 May until Sunday 30 June 2013. This will also necessitate the intermittent closure of some of the lanes as well as on and off ramps. However all lanes will be open during peak traffi c times and in the event of rain the work will be postponed.
Try to use alternative routes during the course of the maintenance and rehabilitation times. If you need to travel on these routes, please adhere to all the posted traffi c restrictions, including speed limits – both for your own safety and that of the workers.
New retailers in the CBD
Aniyor Café and Bakery
Aniyor’s menu promises fusion food made from locally sourced ingredients. You can also sample Nigiro teas at the all-you-can-drink tea buffet.
Thibault SquareT: 021 419 5356
of both development and climate change on our local coastline and sea levels (page 3).
Why not share your perspective of Cape Town as a place of sweet waters with us? Do you have a secret beach spot, have you cap-tured the city in all its rain-soaked glory or do you know of the best watering hole in the city? Share your thoughts and photos relating to water in and around the city with us on Facebook or Twitter.
Lionshead Bar
Another funky bar has opened its doors on bustling Bree Street. Stop in at Lionshead Bar for an after-work drink or one of their regular live music nights.
103 Bree [email protected]
A city, much like a car, needs regular maintenance to ensure its smooth operation and continued performance. Here is where and when you can expect to encounter road maintenance and rehabilitation work in the month of June.
Roadworksin the CBD
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Rising sea levelsClimate change predicts that there will be a rise in sea levels due to thermal expansion. Put simply: warmer water means more volume. In addition, melting glaciers in Green-land, the Arctic and the Antarctic will also add volume to the sea. Experts agree that sea levels will rise, but the predicted rate and extent of that rise vary hugely: from 30cm to 6m (in which case the Maldives will disap-pear). We are already seeing raised readings, although whether that is due to climate change or about natural variation no one can say at present. The current consensus is that by 2100, the mean sea level rise would be around 76cm.
Bigger stormsThe earth’s atmosphere is warm-ing; this means there will be an increase in energy, which means bigger storms. So we’ll have more frequent storms, and also more severe storms. You know the huge waves you see breaking over the Sea Point Promenade? Imagine that but far, far bigger. These “discrete storm events”, as we call them, last be-tween 8 and 36 hours, and are highly destructive because massive energy
As a city, Cape Town is embraced by 300km of coastline. This precious natural resource is an essential part of our city’s past and its identity today, but it is also highly vulnerable to the effects of global warming and rising sea levels. Gregg Oelofse, conservation biologist, surfer and head of environmental policy and strategy for the City of Cape Town, explains how climate change will affect our shores and what we can do about it.
Imagine cutting Cape Town out with a cookie cutter and putting it in the middle of the Karoo – it
would hardly be Cape Town, would it? I believe our coastline is funda-mental to our identity as a city. It’s our biggest asset, central to our economy, identity and sense of place. As Cape Town has urbanised we sometimes forget this, but at its heart Cape Town is a port city, a coastal city and a fishing city. It was established as part of a shipping route, so little wonder that much of our cultural heritage is linked to the sea. This is our legacy, and with it comes the responsibility to look after our coastline as a precious natural resource.
The city’s mandate ends at the high-water mark, so we handle the beaches. Of course, nature doesn’t make that distinction, so we try to look at these things holistically. Our work includes dealing with law enforcement around poaching,
shark spotting, dune management, wrecks, coastal pollution, develop-ment and coastal policy and much else too – basically how people interact with the coastline.
About four years ago we looked at climate change and sea rise in coastal areas, to try to get a handle on the risk our coastal areas face. We found that compounding fac-tors make the risk significant, in other words many things combined substantially increase the overall risk. The risk of climate change is a compound of several factors: a small mean sea level rise associ-ated with bigger and more frequent storms, these storms happening in an environment in which the shoreline has been fixed due to human development, the fact that the shoreline being fixed means that the coastline cannot recover as quickly as it should do and there-fore the coastline is made more vulnerable to the next storm.
is released onto our shoreline. The first two elements combined cause added risk: the higher sea level and more frequent and severe storms means that we have com-pounded risk.
Vulnerable coastlinesCoastal systems are by their nature very dynamic. In Cape Town, with its two large bays, complex systems govern sand movement and sedi-ment transfer. What increases the risk for the city is that we have fixed our coastline, which means it is more vulnerable. For example, sand is deposited on our False Bay beaches during winter and in summer the southeaster blows that sand inland. These systems are an adaptable and
appropriate way of buffering against the coastal storms we experience but they require space to operate. In places like Sea Point this buffer zone is no longer in place due to the way we have developed the shoreline. The sea hits the promenade, and there is no buffer to the energy. In the case of a big storm the natural systems would be able absorb and recover from the storm but because we have fixed the coastline it no longer recov-ers, or it recovers slowly. As a result
the next storm is even more de-structive and the shoreline is made progressively more vulnerable.
So what can we do? Thankfully we have now defined a coastal edge, which has been included in the projected framework of the city. Once our proposed legis-lation is passed it will help to ensure that no inappropriate infrastructure is built to the seaward side of this line. This will help to protect the spaces where we retain the natural functioning dune systems. This is the best way to protect our natural environment and also to protect the city and its assets in the future. In a broad sense we need to ensure that the coastal edge is defined and that those areas are protected. We should stop developing properties too close to the water’s edge. We also need to manage informal ac-cess to the beaches better, as it can result in the dunes systems being damaged. We need to recognise that these are essential to the health of our coastal systems. One thing that we as individuals can do is never to litter; most of the litter we see on our beaches, which can be incredibly harmful to both animals and the environment, is left there by humans. Most importantly, we must get out there and enjoy our beaches. We are blessed to have such a beautiful coastline so close to our city and it is all of ours to enjoy.
Cape Town is embraced by
300KM of coastline
How will climate change affect our city’s coastline?
“I believe our coastline is
fundamental to our identity as a
city. It’s our biggest asset, central to our economy, our identity and our sense of place.”
Gregg Oelofse
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Thirsty facts What is more precious than gold, clearer than diamonds, the source of life, and the purveyor of legends? The answer is water, of course. Here are some interesting facts and statistics that highlight why this resource is so precious. Compiled by: Alma Viviers
Many common phrases in everyday language have maritime origins. “By and large” in ordinary speech refers to a state where all things are considered. In nautical terms however “by” means into the wind, while “large” means with
the wind. So sailors use “by and large” to indicate all possible situations; “the ship handles well both by and large”.
The fabled and legendary Nyaminyami refers to the spirit of the Zambezi and evokes
widespread Southern African legends of strange, often snake-like creatures that live in rivers, pools and waterfalls.
Ensure washing machines or dishwashers have a full load before running them.
Put a plug in the sink and run enough water to wash your cups or plates rather than washing under a running tap.
While waiting for tap water to run hot, collect water in a bottle and keep it in the fridge for drinking water.
Closing the tap when brushing your teeth saves up to 20 litres per month. Use a mug of water for rinsing.
Replace washers: a tap dripping at one drop per second can waste up to 60 litres of water a day.
Reuse bath grey water (bath and shower) on your food garden. Instead of letting the water run into the drain, divert the outlet directly to your garden or a holding tank.
H2O AND YOU
WORDS ON WATER
WATER FOOTPRINT
TO BEING WATER WISE
for one cotton shirt (250g)
Milk is 90% water
for one pair of jeans (800g)
for 1kg of beef
The average adult human can survive
for 1 litre of bottled water
A water footprint is defi ned as the total volume of fresh water that is used, directly or indirectly, to produce a product.
6 TIPS
Splashing sports
Cape Town’s coastline is perfect for many water-based sports, including scuba diving, surfi ng, body boarding, snorkel-ling, windsurfi ng, kite-surfi ng, kayaking, sailing, fi shing, shark-cage diving, whale watching and swimming.
DID YOU KNOW?
A natural depression on the Green Point common used to fi ll with water every winter and it was here that young sailing enthusiasts established the Green Point Amateur Boat and Canoe Club in 1887. In 1889 the municipality deepened and extended this vlei to create a water body nearly 2km around and 1.5m deep, which was used for boat races until 1899.
The City of Cape Town manages:
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www.capetown.gov.za/en/KeepSavingWater/Pages/Watersavingtips.aspx
Diarrhoea: Why children are still dying and what can be done. UNICEF, WHO 2009
water.org/water-crisis/water-facts/water/ Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation. 2012. Progress on Sanitation and Drinking-Water, 2012 Update by WHO/UNICEF. Census 2011: Census in brief. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2012. ISBN 9780621413885 Smart Living Handbook, City of Cape Town
What is more precious than gold, clearer than diamonds, the source of life, and the purveyor of legends? The answer is water, of course. Here are some interesting facts and statistics that highlight why this resource is so precious. Compiled by: Alma Viviers
Water covers approximately 70% of Earth’s surface. Less than 3% of this water is fresh, only 1% is available for drinking, and the other 2% is frozen in ice caps
At home
In the offi ce
The Water Services Act determines that every person is entitled to receive a minimum of 25 litres of water per day, from a tap within 200m of their household
There are 7 381 taps in informal settlements and an estimate of 184 525 households; this means there is one tap for every 25 households (June 2012 fi gures)
Private gardens can consume up to 50% of all water used in urban areas: watering with a hose for an hour uses about 600 litres. This is drinkable water that is expensive to treat, and alternative sources need to be considered, such as boreholes and well points, rainwater harvesting and reusing grey water
Install a solar-water heating system on your roof to heat water. (Eskom uses about 1.35 litres of water per kWh of electricity produced. Saving electricity also saves water.)
Eskom also gives consumers who install a solar-water heater a rebate. Ensure that your supplier is registered with Eskom before you make the purchase
For queries visit www.eskomidm.co.za/residential or call Eskom IDM customer help desk on 011 800 4744 or email [email protected]
In a normal offi ce building, 48% of all water is used by the air-conditioning system
per annum, with June, July and August being the wettest months
The water for the city is supplied by fi ve regional dams: 1 Steenbras Upper and Lower2 Theewaterskloof3 Wemmershoek4 Berg River 5 Voëlvlei
According to general scientifi c consensus, at the current rate of climate change, the
sea levels around Cape Town could rise by
In your city
In the Western Cape
Worldwide
554.8mm of rainfallCape Town receives
76cm by 2100
A 400-ton water-cooled chiller operating 30% of the year requires almost
7.1-million litres of water just to replace evaporation
THINK BEFORE YOU PRINT
It takes
10 litres of water to produce one A4 sheet of paper
More than 50% of South Africa’s water comes from only 14% of our rivers, situated mainly along the eastern escarpment
The Breede, Berg and Olifants rivers are the major rivers of the Western Cape province
There are currently 8 500 species of sea plants in the world and more are being discovered every day
10% of the world’s sea plant species are found only off the Southern African coastline
SOURCES
In the Western Cape, 75.1% of households have piped tap water inside the home
13.3% have piped water on their property
10.7% receive piped water at a community tap
0.9% have no access to piped water
Every year on 25 June,
the Day of the Seafarer It is estimated that, by 2025, more than 60% of the world’s population will be living in water-stressed areas that are vulnerable to water shortages. Currently, one fi fth or 1.2-billion people live in water-stressed areas.
In Africa,
345-million people Every 8 June the importance of the
oceans for human life is celebrated on
WORLD OCEANS DAY
Every 21 secondsa child dies from a water-related illness. On 19 November each year,
World Toilet Dayhighlights the importance of toilets and each individual’s right to a hygienic sanitary environment
don’t have access to clean drinking water
recognises the invaluable contribution sailors make to international trade and the world economy, often at great cost to themselves and their families
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Belvedere
Water, both sweet and salty, has always played an essential role in Cape Town’s story. From its earliest inhabitants, who sought the sweet waters of Table Mountain for their cattle, to the reason for its establishment as a Dutch colony, the water of our city has been a currency, a scarcity, a resource, a means of transport and source of beauty. Here, discover where to go to drink it, swim in it, see what else swims in it and celebrate it in all its forms.
1 RECLAIM CAMISSA
Camissa, which means “place of sweet waters”, is the Khoi name for the area of land fed by fresh-water streams originating on Table Mountain. It was these sources that fi rst led to the establishment of a refreshment station here by the Dutch in the 17th century. Over time these streams were dammed, canalised and fi nally piped underground using 200m of lead pipes that Simon van der Stel procured from the Dutch East India Company in 1707. Today, the majority of Cape Town’s residents have no idea that below them runs the very reason for the city’s creation. The Reclaim Camissa project, founded by Caron von Zeil, aims to change this situation and re-establish the link between the mountain and sea by creating green, people-friendly urban spaces that use this water as a resource and cultural asset. Cape Town is home to fi ve rivers and 36 springs that issue from cracks in the rock of the mountain itself. Five of the springs originate on Table Mountain and are led down to the storm-drain ditch that is visible on the corner of Bridal and Rugby roads in Oranjezicht.
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3 CANALS
During the 17th century, Cape Town was known as Little Amsterdam due to the canals that criss-crossed the town. Roads like Buitengracht, Keizersgracht and Heerengracht were all once canals (the old Dutch word for canal is gracht), which are now underground.
4 FORESHORE FERRY
Today a canal once again links the Central City with the V&A Waterfront, which can be explored on one of City Sightseeing’s hop-on hop-off cruises, while you enjoy spectacular views of Table Mountain. Boats leave every 20 minutes between 09h00 and 17h00, stopping at three points along the canal, and cost R30 for adults and R10 for children over fi ve.
T: 021 511 6000
www.citysightseeing.co.za/canal-cruise
5 LONG STREET BATHS
Corner Long and Orange streets Open daily from 07h00 to 19h00Tickets cost R14 for adults and R8 for childrenT: 021 400 3302
For more information see page 8&9
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7 WATER WHEEL IN THE GREEN POINT URBAN PARK
The park’s water features, including the water wheel, are one of the fi rst initiatives guided by the aims of the Reclaim Camissa project. All the water for the park is piped from springs that originate on Table Mountain. You can see the water wheel in action between 07h00 and 18h00 every day.
8 WAGENAAR RESERVOIR IN THE GOLDEN ACRE
If you want to see the very beginnings of the city of Cape Town, look no further than the Golden Acre shopping centre. During the construction of the mall in 1975, workers discovered the ruins of Cape Town’s fi rst reservoir. Built in 1663, the Wagenaar Reservoir served as a fresh-water supply for ships and drew its water from the Versche (Fresh) River, which at that time fl owed down the banks of Table Mountain. Today the archaeological fi nd, which is protected behind glass, can be seen from all three levels of the mall.
9 OLD SHORELINE
Cape Town’s original shoreline can be traced in the names of the roads that used to be at the water’s edge, for instance Waterkant, Strand and Old Marine Drive. During the mid-thirties the decision was taken to reclaim what is now the Foreshore. The project was completed in 1945.
10 BELOW THE SURFACE TOUR
Ever wondered what goes on under the streets? Find out on one of Figure of 8’s tunnel tours. The tour starts at the top of Buitenkant, where you descend into a storm drain, and runs below the city for roughly 2km to the Castle. Along the way you will trace the route that water takes from the Camissa system of Table Mountain as it fl ows under the city and into the ocean.
fo8.blogspot.com
11 THE OLD MILL IN DEER PARK
The streams that used to run down the slopes of Table Mountain were not just used to quench the thirst of people, plants and animals. From the earliest days of the Cape Colony they were also used to power the mills that ground grains like wheat and barley. One of the original mills can still be seen in Deer Park, although it was converted to into a cottage during Edwardian times. According to Caron von Zeil of Reclaim Camissa, Petrus Johannes de Wet, the miller who owned the mill in 1834, was known as Kerriekruie because he used to grind curry spices for the washerwomen.
13 PLATTEKLIP WASH HOUSES
For generations, slave washerwomen used the Platteklip stream and the fl at rocks along its banks to wash the colony’s dirty laundry. After the abolition of slavery, the washerwomen’s descendents still used the wasplaas to do laundry, using the wash houses that had been built by the city. Each year, on the fi rst day of December, they would also celebrate their freedom with a party at the site. After 1954 the city authorities closed the original wash houses, moving them to Hanover (now Keizersgracht) Street in District Six. Today the original upper wash house is used as tourist accommodation.
T: 021 712 7471
12 MOLTENO RESERVOIR
Built almost 150 years ago, this reservoir used to store the city’s entire water supply. Today it’s a quiet spot with a good view. Look out for the old iron pump known as the Hurling Swaai-Pump, the only surviving hand water pump of the many that were built in 1813 for residents to use.
6 WATER WELL IN THE IZIKO SLAVE LODGE
Fed by the Platteklip stream, this well was the only water source for the entire slave lodge. It was thought to be the source of the smallpox epidemic of 1713, when a washerwoman laundered the clothes of an infected sailor in the well. Within weeks, the slaves were succumbing to the disease at a rate of eight people a day. The epidemic spread to the city and the interior, killing a quarter of the colonist population and 90% of the Khoi population of the south-western Cape.
14 SEA POINT POOL
Open all year round, this Cape Town institution offers a splash pool, diving pool and Olympic-size swimming pool, all fed by fi ltered sea water. Tickets cost R17 for adults and R8 for children.
T: 021 434 3341
18 ROBBEN ISLAND TOUR
As a result of its proximity to Cape Town, and the fact that is still separated from the mainland by water, Robben Island has been used as an asylum, a hospital and, most famously, a prison. Some of South Africa’s most famous fi gures, from Xhosa prophet-chief Maqana Nxele to Robert Sobukwe and of course Nelson Mandela, have gazed at Table Mountain from across the sea while being held prisoner there. Today the prison is a museum; tours leave by ferry from the Nelson Mandela Gateway in the V&A Waterfront at 09h00, 11h00, 13h00 and 15h00 every day. The tour is 3.5hours long and costs R230 for adults and R120 for children.
www.robben-island.org.za
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POSTED15 TWO OCEANS AQUARIUM
Visit the I&J Predator Exhibit at 15h00 daily to watch the feeding of the sharks, or take a meander through the extensive fresh-water exhibit. Home to 3 000 sea animals, the aquarium is open 365 days a year from 09h30 until 18h00. Tickets cost R118 for adults, R58 for children over four years old and R92 for children aged 14 to 18 years. Annual passes are also available for R257 for adults.
www.aquarium.co.za
16 WOODHEAD DAM ON TABLE MOUNTAIN
Named for Sir John Woodhead, the mayor of Cape Town at the time, and one of the ancestors of Woodhead’s Leather situated on Harrington Square, this dam was built in 1870 when Cape Town faced running out of drinking water. It is still possible to hike to the dam today. Woodhead Dam is one of fi ve reservoirs on Table Mountain, the others being Hely-Hutchinson, De Villiers, Alexandria and Victoria.
www.sanparks.co.za/parks/table_mountain/ht
17 GREEN POINT LIGHTHOUSE
This candy-striped lighthouse was the fi rst solidly constructed lighthouse, built in 1824. The beam can be seen from 45km away. Discover more of the history of this Mouille Point architectural icon inside the building, where it is possible to take a self-guided tour.
T: 021 449 5171
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For more than a hundred years, the swimming pools at the top of Long Street have provided Central City swimmers with a place to play, relax and perfect their stroke. In the early years, after the facility was built in 1908, the pools were also known as the “slipper baths” because many of the blocks of fl ats in the area at that time did not have bathrooms, so people would walk over to the baths in their slippers to have a shower. In 1926 the Turkish baths were added, allowing people to escape the driz-zle of winter or the howling south-easter of summer for an authentic hammam experience that included a cold plunge pool, hot saunas and a massage. Today, although the Turkish baths no longer enjoy the services of an in-house masseur, they still provide an oasis of peace and quiet in the busy centre of the city.
Almost equidistant between mountain and sea, the baths are located at a crossroads at the top of the city’s main entertainment thor-
oughfare, within sight of museums, restaurants, bars, hotels, a church and a mosque. This cosmopolitanism is refl ected in the users of the baths, which have always included a cross-section of city residents. This is still true today: the pool and saunas of the Turkish baths are frequented by locals, tourists, business people, pensioners and schoolchildren alike.
The baths are open every day between 07h00 and 19h00, with tickets costing R14 for adults and R8 for children. The facilities consist of a 25m pool, a kids’ pool, change rooms and a sun deck. The Turkish baths offer a sauna, steam rooms, a hot room and showers; they are open to women on Monday, Thursday and Saturday from 09h00 to 18h00 and Tuesday from 09h00 to 13h00; and to men on Tuesday from 13h00 to 19h00, Wednesday and Friday from 09h00 to 18h00, and Sunday from 08h00 to 12h00. One hour costs R44 and two to three hours costs R89.
By: Ambre Nicolson Photos: Lisa Burnell
The Long Street BathsA pool with a historyWe look beneath the surface to discover the past, present and possible future of one of Cape Town’s most beloved institutions.
“I fi rst got to know the baths as a swimmer, since I come here to swim every week. Over time I started noticing the signs of wear and tear on the building. Since I am an architect, I decided to look into an overall upgrading and rejuvenation project, including realistic proposals focused on bringing in revenue. After meetings with the Council, I realised nothing would happen without a full set of drawings (which apparently was not available) illustrating proposals, and also a motivational report with photographs as references. So I set out to prepare this myself, showing what the baths could be like if some time and money were invested in them. I also have a keen interest in Middle Eastern architecture (having visited the area often) so I would love to see the Turkish baths restored. Imagine if we created mosaics around the arches in the baths … something authentic to celebrate the fact that, to my knowledge, these are the only public Turkish baths in South Africa. Cape Town is now very much a global city and as such I think the baths should be a world-class facility. As a heritage site, the past must of course be respected, but just think what could be the outcome if the facilities were upgraded, a new colour scheme introduced
THE ARCHITECTTHE ARCHITECTKarinina Ingwersen
“Cape Town is now very much a global
city and as such I think the baths
should be a world-class facility.”
Bulelwa Makalima-Ngewana
“The Long Street Baths have such a fi rm place in this city’s history and memory. I’d love to see this space get the attention it deserves, to get a new lease of life – so that generations of Capetonians to come can make new memories here.”
and something really exciting done with the long mural wall. We must also ensure that the pools can be properly maintained in the future. While they are a municipal amenity, I believe they could become partially self-sustaining. This could be achieved by creating a coffee bar, with TV and WiFi, in the centre space opening and spilling onto the mezzanine balcony above the pool. This could be used by swimmers and spectators, and for events. Furthermore, the addition of a new large room near the back of the building with a large
TV and kitchenette could be used for training life-savers, lectures, a fi tness gym, classes and even for kiddies’ pool parties. If all goes forward as we hope, we plan to establish the Friends of the Long Street Baths around September as a support platform for this envisaged project. Lastly, imagine if we tapped some of the piped water from the Camissa line – originally from a Table Mountain source – which runs somewhere in front of the building, to create a fountain outside under the palms. See, there are so many positive possibilities here!”
THE COMMUNITYTHE COMMUNITYMEMBERS
Norbert Furnon-Roberts
“In 2011 it was Alderman Belinda Walker, when she was still Ward Councillor, who set the ball rolling and motivated me to try and replicate what the Friends of the Sea Point Pavilion had begun to tackle: additional maintenance and upgrading of a unique recreational facility
used by people from all over our city. Helping to turn such a neglected municipal asset into ‘must visit’ destination at the very end of one of the city’s main entertainment nodes was a chance too good to miss. And with a sterling professional such as Karinina Ingwersen involved, how can we fail?”
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“I’m a founding member and manager of the band Freshlyground and Kim Winter is a social anthropologist and SAfm radio producer, so it’s probably no surprise that we love radio in all its forms. Projects like Radiolab, Hearing Voices and NPR’s Snap Judgment are just a few examples of how archival material, music, sound manipulation and a fascination with the human condition can be combined to tell stories that entertain, educate and feed the imagination. Radio is still magic. The wealth of characters and stories in South Africa has pushed us to experiment and begin producing and curating what we hope to be quality, considered audio content. We’re calling it Soundlines. It’s a mobile recording and production company that focuses on radio documentary content. One of our projects is titled A City in Sound, which involves us creating a series of character-driven audio documentaries with a focus on showcasing historical places of interest within Cape Town. The idea is to create a body of work
that serves to give historical and personal context to some of our city’s most popular and intriguing places. This would also be an opportunity to highlight some of our city’s lesser-known spots and stories for both tourists and locals. The pilot episode is on the Long Street Baths. We’re focusing on the history of the baths as seen through the eyes of various individuals associated with the space. We have collected stories from staff members
who have worked there for over 20 years, from masseurs and from architects who have a passion for its design. The baths were built in 1908, when the original water source came straight from the mountain, heated by huge hand-stoked coal burners. It’s also haunted. We hope the pieces will give depth to the experience of Cape Town, and create an interface where past, present and future culminate through sound and stories.”
around town
“The baths were built in 1908, when the original water
source came straight from the
mountain, heated by huge hand-stoked
coal burners.”
“I’ve seen people come here as kids and now the same people are bringing their own children – that’s what happens when you work here for 24 years. I know the regulars, all different kinds of people who often come here every day although they all come at different times – there is the morning crowd and the afternoon crowd … I have seen some things here let me tell you. One time I came into work and when we opened the door we saw a man lying unconscious on the fl oor. We realised he had fallen through the fi breglass panels in the roof. He was okay. He woke up when the ambulance arrived and said he’d been taking a short cut across the roof, but he did have a bad babelaas.”
“My son Lenny has come to the pool every week for the past couple of years for swimming lessons. What’s great about this pool is that you can come to it in winter as well as summer. It also has a good location, especially for people who live close by. I often see groups of kids come here after school, especially to swim, which I think is a very good thing. I think they have saved their lunch money or something and I think it should be encouraged because it’s such a healthy activity.”
“I’m not a fan of gyms but there are few public swimming pools in town. I am very lucky to live next door to the baths – it’s my neighbour, so I go just as it opens before the crowd. I also really like the combination of doing something routine in a special place since it is a heritage building with a story to tell. Seeing the neglect of the building’s basic structure, like its roof, is upsetting, although the City of Cape Town did recently give the exterior a face lift with a new coat of paint. Another thing that could be improved is to create lanes in the pool. I need lanes; I stray easily!”
THE WORKERS
THE SWIMMERS THE STORYTELLERS
“I have worked at the baths for 28 years now, since 1985. I think my favourite part of the job is seeing the people who come here because it’s such a diverse crowd – children, older people, businessmen and sports people. In the past, a lot of people also came to train here, from sports clubs like the Vikings and teams from UCT. A lot more people came to the Turkish baths when we had a masseuse but even then it was one of Cape Town’s secrets – that there is a full Turkish bath here. I wish more people knew about it.”
“Saturdays are the busiest day here at the Turkish baths. That’s when women bring their kids to swim in the pool while they come and fi nd a bit of peace and quiet here. First you change in the cubicles, then you go into the hot room and the sauna and then afterwards you go for a dip in the cold pool. After doing that you can also take a rest in the cubicles and have a sleep. All sorts of women come here, young, old, locals and tourists. I have been working for the Council for 25 years and at the Turkish baths for the last seven. I like it because I get to work with people.”
Sadick Holtman
Fatima Boraan
Moegamat Sahibo
Khanyisa Mankayi
THE STORYTELLERSSimon Attwell & Kim Winter
Alex Jongens
“I have been teaching swimming to kids here for 10 years and I have always been happy with the baths. The water quality is great, especially since they upgraded the heating system last year. I think it’s a great resource in the middle of the city – as far as I know
it’s also the only heated indoor pool in the area. Some parts of the interior could do with a bit of work though and I would like to see more kids able to come here. I think it would be a good idea to either scrap or reduce the fee that children pay to come and swim here.”
THE TEACHERTHE TEACHERAllen Stubbs
Contact the Long Street Baths on 021 400 3202. To fi nd out more about Soundlines, email [email protected] or [email protected].
To learn more about plans for the restoration of the baths, contact Karinina Ingwersen at [email protected].
Visit www.radiolab.org, www.snapjudgment.org and www.hearingvoices.com to discover more about the Radiolab, Snap Judgment and Hearing Voices projects.
10 around town June 2013CityViews
“The idea that water can be
both a medium and a barrier
fascinates me. Part of
my research involves making
a distinction between sea-
and land-based culture and heritage.”Henry Trotter
CV You were born in the United States, you now live in Cape Town and in between you sailed the seven seas. Tell us your story.My dad was in the navy and I was born on a naval base on the Atlantic. We moved around a lot, spending a couple of years in Jakarta, Indonesia, then fi nally settling near Los Angeles, where the Pacifi c became my ocean. In our house, my dad had plaques from the ports he’d visited, which made me feel connected to all these places with their exotic-sounding names like Okinawa, Hawaii, Guam. In 1994 I studied for a year at the University of Zimbabwe, and from there I decided to backpack around Africa. I ended up travelling for three years, visiting 17 countries on the continent. Towards the end of the trip, I came to Cape Town for six months. The fi rst day here I walked into a restaurant at the Waterfront, looking for a job, and I saw a beautiful woman
who was working there. We started dating pretty soon after that, but six months later my visa expired and I left to travel in West Africa, never knowing if I’d ever see my Cape Town meisie again. In 1999 I went to Yale in the African Studies Programme, where I got a Rotary scholar-ship to South Africa. When I came back, Marjorie and I started dating again and we married in 2005.
CV When you returned to Cape Town you lived with a couple in Bonteheuwel. How did that happen?I was writing my thesis on the effect of forced remov-als on coloured people’s memory and identity, and it made sense that I get to know a community like the one in Bonteheuwel, many of whom had once lived in District Six. It was at this point that I got to know a different side of Cape Town, as a city linked to seafar-ing. The couple I lived with, Jones and Charlotte, told me stories about Cape Town’s dockside world. Jones was a sailor, Charlotte’s aunt was the madam of a brothel in the Waterkant area frequented by sailors. Their stories fascinated me and led to me studying South African port culture since World War II.
CV You once sailed from Los Angeles to Cape Town. What was it like to be a sailor yourself?In 2003, to understand the lives of cargo ship sailors, I
sailed on a container ship going from Los Angeles to San Francisco, across the Pacifi c to Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore, through the Straits of Sumatra to Sri Lanka, then through the Gulf of Aden, the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea, round-ing the Iberian Peninsula to Le Havre, France. From there I crossed the English Channel on a ferry and boarded an English vessel sailing from London to Cape Town. I spent two months at sea and visited 14 ports – it was an adventure!
CV How did you come to write a book about portside prostitution in South Africa?In 2005, I started to research port culture more intensively. I had put off researching prostitution because frankly I found it terrifying, but eventually I plucked up the courage to start interviewing people. I went to The Mission to Seafarers, a recreational centre for sailors in Durban and Cape Town, and I went with the sailors to dock-side bars. That fi rst night I remember sitting in the bar with my heart pounding, wondering what I had got-ten myself into. I ended up spending 150 nights in the city’s bars, but it took a lot to convince the women that I was there doing research. They certainly didn’t think themselves worthy of academic study … they found that idea ridiculous. This research became the
basis of my book, Sugar Girls & Seamen. I called the prostitutes “sugar girls” after the suikerhuisies (brothels) in former District Six. As I explain on my website, these women work at one of the busiest cultural intersections in the world and, through their interactions with foreign seamen, they share their cultures, ideas, languages, styles, goods, currencies, genes and diseases. Many learn the seamen’s tongues, develop relationships with them, have their babies and become entangled in vast webs of connection. In many ways, these South African mermaids are the unsung sirens of globalisa-tion.
CV How has port culture changed in the last 40 years?Traditionally, ports were the sites where cultures met and mingled, but in the 1970s this changed. There are many reasons, but the most important was the containerisation of cargo. Instead of goods being packed and unpacked by human hands, huge
containers that needed cranes and much longer piers became the norm. Containerisation greatly sped up the process, and hundreds of tons of cargo could be loaded onto ships within a matter of hours. This also means that sailors now spend much less time in port.
CV Why is Cape Town’s maritime legacy important?The idea that water can be both a medium and a bar-rier fascinates me. Part of my research involves mak-ing a distinction between sea- and land-based culture and heritage. For instance, due to the constant pres-ence of maritime transients in Cape Town’s history, dockside residents have tended to be relatively open to overseas cultures and the potential of social, physical and fi nancial exchange with them. An organic working-class cosmopolitanism long characterised this city, which was part of a global dockland archipelago, connected to multiple ports in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean basins. This stands
Read more about Henry’s book at www.sugargirlsandseamen.com or buy the book on www.kalahari.com.
Discover more about Cape Town’s maritime history at the Iziko Maritime Museum. For more information call 021 405 2880.
in contrast to the history of South Africa’s upcountry “landlubbers” who have shown a more conserva-tive approach to cultural exchange, focusing more on territorial control and group boundary maintenance. Due to their varying geographi-cal and ecological circum-stances, docksiders have traditionally seen the world through their maritime networks whereas landlub-bers have seen it through their possession of land. This is a rough division, of course, but viewing South African history through this lens – rather than, say, race, religion or language – offers new possibilities in under-standing this beautiful city and this wonderful country.
and the storytellerSailors, sugar girls
Henry Trotter, academic, author and port culture expert, tells us why Cape Town’s maritime culture matters … and how he
once spent 150 nights researching portside prostitution in Cape Town’s dockside bars.
By: Ambre NicolsonHenry on the bow of the P&O Nedlloyd’s City of Cape Town anchored in Table Bay and awaiting a berth in the port after its voyage from London
Henry’s 2003 journey
June 2013 CityViews 11 around town
In the roaring boat-building trade in South Africa in 2004, Peter Jacops saw an opportunity to equip deaf
and hearing-impaired youth with the knowledge and skill to become profes-sional boat builders. And so the Whisper Boat Building Academy was born, at the Noluthando School for the Deaf in Khayelitsha. In 2011, funding from the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Education and Training Authority (merSETA) allowed the academy to move to an independent workshop premises in Epping.
Sailing enthusiast and retired fibreglass sales representative Mike Harvey, who heads up the academy, explains why he got involved: “This is a wonderful oppor-tunity for me to use my experience to give something back, particularly to people who are often ostracised in their commu-nity because of their disability.”
The fully funded course is presented twice a year, with 15 students undergoing a six-month training course; this includes an eight-week theoretical curriculum at Plastics SA and various practical projects. The ultimate test of skill is building the dinghies for which the academy has be-come known. One student is 26-year-old Richard Geja, who had no occupation or job prospects before starting the training and who is now looking forward to gradu-ating from the academy: “I learnt about the academy from the Society for the Deaf, applied and got accepted,” he signs. “I’m so happy to be here; before I was just
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Lecturer Raimundo Afonson demonstrates the technique of fibreglass lamination used to construct the dinghies of Whisper Boat Building Academy
In sign language, the sign for “boat” is two hands touching at the fingertips creating the bow of a boat, simulating the motion of it cutting through the waves. At the Whisper Boat Building Academy, students and staff had to develop other signs – ones that didn’t exist in the sign vocabulary – for the materials and techniques that deaf and hearing-impaired youth are using to build hand-laid fibreglass row and sailing boats.
Learning the ropes
If you are deaf or hearing impaired, 18 years or older and able to sign, then you qualify to apply to do the course at Whisper Boat Building Academy. The next course starts on 1 July 2013 and the deadline for applications is 15 June. To request an application form or for more infor-mation call Mike Harvey on 082 822 5448 or 021 534 9509.
All dinghies made are sold to cover the costs of keeping Whisper Boat Building Academy functioning. By investing in one of the boats, you are also investing in the future of the students. T: 087 805 9570 [email protected] www.wbba.co.za
CV Your work takes you across the globe; why are you based in Cape Town?I think Cape Town is still a central hub on the African continent and a good meeting place for people. Many of our clients like to travel here because it is a beautiful city and they combine business and leisure. The one thing that keeps me in Cape Town is the interesting places that open up and the creativity of people. Across the road, a guy is opening up a high-end custom motorbike-build-ing workshop with a coffee shop. The Central City is such a hotbed for design that it is the right place for us to be.
CV What is currently on the drawing board?With the increase in the threat of piracy, many of our projects are for military and rescue purposes. We’ve just designed and are busy building 10 new boats for the Namibian navy. The boats are designed as fast interceptors that will help them protect their coastline, specifically against illegal fish trawl-
KND Naval Architects 61 Shortmarket Street T: 021 424 4852 www.navaldesign.co.za
Of piratesand paddle boards
ing. The boats are being constructed right here in Cape Town by Veecraft. One of the more exciting projects that we’re working on is a “ghost ship” – a completely unmanned boat. The boat has been designed for surveillance and oceanography surveying purposes. We collaborated with software specialists S3Tel who have developed the ad-vanced technology to make unmanned craft possible – our business is all about setting up the right partnerships and alliances.
CV How many of the boats you design are constructed in Cape Town?Only about 10%. This is partly due to the fact that builders can no longer launch boats in the harbour. You can launch smaller boats of up to 10 me-tres from the Yacht Club but nothing bigger, forcing builders to move their operations to places like Walvis Bay.
CV KND is also making a name for itself as a paddle-board designer. Tell us more. The first paddle board that we de-signed for Coreban was a flatwater rac-ing board, which managed to smash the then record by 10 seconds. Subse-quently we developed a whole range for Coreban that went into production earlier this year. More excitingly we designed an inflatable paddle board for the international adventure racer Bear Grylls. His board is currently being launched at all the world expos and will become commercially avail-able later this year.
From ambulance boats in central Africa and fast interceptor boats in Namibia, to sea rescue boats in Turkey and inflatable paddle boards in Canada, designs from Cape Town-based naval architects KND are making waves across the globe. City Views talks to chief executive and head designer Kobus Potgieter. By: Alma Viviers
By: Alma Viviers
Henry’s 2003 journey
sitting at home and now I am learning to build boats.”
Mike’s main concern is to find employ-ment opportunities for the graduates: “One of the biggest challenges is the ex-pectation that we will find job placements for all of the students. We’ve broadened the scope of the course in the hope that students could apply their skills in com-posite industry whether it is boat building, swimming-pool manufacturing, canopies or any of the many other fibreglass-relat-ed products.”
One of the ambulance boats designed by KND
Photo: Supplied by KND
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City Views hung out at some of the water features dotted across the Mother City to talk to Capetonians about their unique relationship with water. From favourite watering holes and surf spots to the effect of water on people’s daily lives – here’s what they had to say.
Compiled by: Alma Viviers Photos: Lisa Burnell
“I live in a shack and, when I think of water in Cape Town, I think the quality is no problem, but I have to walk far to a tap. Also, with winter on its way, you can’t help thinking about the rain. It causes big problems for us in the shacks, because it fl oods our homes.”
Photographed at the Fountain Circle in Adderley Street
“I’m a media student at the Boston College in Strand Street across from here and we often come here to relax. The water has a real calming effect in busy streets. There should actually be more spots like this in the city.”
Photographed at the water feature on St George’s Mall
“I am from Kinshasa in the DRC and am busy studying English here in Cape Town.
My favourite watering hole in the city is Marco’s African Place. I feel at home
at Marco’s.”
Photographed at the water feature at 93 Longmarket Street
“2D animation of water is fairly simple – you just have to get the fl owing lines right – but 3D animation where refl ections come into play, that is a whole other story.” – Liam “I’m not really into water sports but I have done some wind surfi ng. I recently went sailing with friends – it was pretty awesome because you get to a differ-ent perspective of the city from the water.” – Corné
Photographed at the pond in the Company’s Garden
animation students
Liam Boyes-Varley and Corné Grobbelaar
Jeandire Jacobs, 26
hospitality graduate
Lawrence Tisani, 46
garden maintenance worker
Job Sindani, 27
media student
project manager
“I started surfi ng in Senegal fi ve months ago. There was nothing to do and I knew that surfi ng was something that I would be able to weave into my life here in Cape Town. It has subsequently changed my relationship with the city. Surfi ng gives me a reason to get out of the city … to meet other people and interact with nature. The ocean is a great connector. Since I’m still a beginner I mostly go to Muizenberg.”
Photographed on Waterkant Street
Zarina Nteta, 26
“I was born in Durban and moved to Cape Town when I was 17. The sea here and the sea there are so differ-
ent from each other. The beaches here are nicer and safer, and although I like to swim it is a bit cold, except maybe in False Bay at Mon-wabisi beach, where it is a
bit warmer.”
Photographed at the water feature at
93 Longmarket Street
Siphesande Dukwana, 20English student