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Call for kiosk upgradeNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

Steps are being taken to pre-vent vagrancy and vandalismat the Milton substation.

This as a multi-million rand up-grades of the Sea Point promenadekicks off.Safety concerns have been

raised over the kiosk next to thesubstation, following an incidentof vandalism which saw someoneattempting to gain entry to the ki-osk, ward councillor Jacques We-ber says.The site has been flagged as a po-

tential hotspot for vagrancy, if leftto fall into disrepair, Weber says.“We’ve asked that the kiosk next

to the substation be repaired. LawEnforcement has not been able toconfirm any vagrancy at present,but there is a concern that it willbecome a problem if the kiosk isleft unattended,” he says.Sea Point Community Police Fo-

rum chairperson Heather Tagersays although there has been a lullin vandalism at the building, thecurrent state of the property is aconcern.“The upgrade will ensure the fa-

cility will be aesthetically betterand will allow for Law enforce-ment to man it, especially over thebusy festive season,” she says.The kiosk has been boarded

up as a temporary measure, butWeber believes more needs to bedone.He raised the renovation of the

site issue with council’s electricitydepartment last week, underwhose responsibility it falls.He says the department is cur-

rently investigating the site andwill respond in the week.“It doesn’t make sense to spend

all this money on upgrading thebeachfront and then leave thisbuilding in a state of disrepair,” he

says.The Sea Point, Fresnaye and

Bantry Bay Ratepayers’ Associa-tion has welcomed the improve-ments, says spokesperson DerekSalter.“We are excited about the pro-

posals to upgrade the promenadeas it is such an important asset forus all right across the city. Any-thing that is helping to make im-provements and, in particularthose for the safety and security of

people enjoying that asset, is mostwelcome,” he says.The first section to be completed

will include the area around theMilton Road play park and will in-clude replacing the railing postsalong the sea wall, re-paving thewalkway along the promenade, up-grading the parking area oppositeChurch Road and installing newplay equipment and street furni-ture.The sea wall along the prome-

nade will also be refurbished, re-sulting in the popular spot receiv-ing a much-needed facelift.The R35m rehabilitation of the

Mouille Point sea wall betweenThree Anchor Bay and theMouillePoint lighthouse is currently un-derway and is expected to be com-pleted by February next year.Phase two of this work, between

theMouille Point lighthouse to theGranger Bay-end of the wall, willcommence early next year.

The upgrade has been delayed bya few days as the contractors ad-justed theirworkmethodology andprogramme to work around highvoltage cables that run from thesubstation along the promenade,says Mayoral Committee Memberfor Transport Brett Herron.“The contractor will be moni-

tored throughout the project to en-sure that they fulfil the require-ments of the Electricity ServicesDepartment,” he says.

SAFETY CONCERN: Calls have been made to upgrade the kiosk at the Milton substation. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

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Rainbow of hopeThe message of mental health took to theskies, thanks to the efforts of Cape MentalHealth.As Mental Health Awareness Month gets

underway, rainbow-colouredkites andmes-sages on how to improve mental well-beingwere flown in St George’sMall on Thursday9 October.This was to increase awareness and high-

light the need for psychosocial rehabilita-tion programmes.Anna-Beth Aylward, programme manag-

er for Cape Mental Health’s Rainbow Foun-dation, says the event is a precursor to theannual Cape Town International Kite Festi-val.“Rainbows are seen as a symbol of hope

for people with psychiatric disabilities, andkites have become a symbol for the mentalhealth movement in South Africa,” shesays.The festival, now in its 20th year, is con-

sidered Africa’s biggest kite festival.Cape Mental Health’s October Mental

Health Month campaign aims to improvepublic awareness, highlight the need forcommunity-based services and advocate forincreased funding for psychosocial rehabil-itation programmes like theRainbowFoun-dation.

Currently there are 24 Rainbow Founda-tion groups that meet weekly, says directorof Cape Mental Health Ingrid Daniels.“It is possible to reducemental illness and

prevent relapses and costly re-hospitalisa-tion with appropriate and accessible com-munity-based mental healthcare.“But if mental healthcare continues to re-

ceive the lowest priority in budget alloca-tions compared to general medical condi-tions, as well as inadequate resources andinfrastructural development at communitylevel, there is not a family or a communityin this country that will not feel the impactor carry the burden of mental illness.”Early diagnosis and treatment are vital to

rapid recovery and sustained mentalhealth, says Daniels.Cape Mental Health has some of the best

resources for people with psychiatric disa-bility in the Western Cape.

“Together with our counselling pro-grammeweprovide a continuumof care, re-habilitation and community support servic-es to people with psychiatric disabilities.“However, there is a great need for the ex-

tension of our services, and funding re-mains a challenge.”Cape Mental Health will run a series of

events in the build-up to the kite festival onSaturday 1 and Sunday 2 November inMui-zenberg.On Wednesday 29 October a Peace Park

kite-flywith international kiting guests andchildren fromCapeMental Health’s SpecialCare and Education Centre will take placein Khayelitsha.On Thursday 30 October a community

kite-fly will be held at Heideveld SportsComplex with school children, pupils fromCapeMental Health’s Special Care andEdu-cation Centre and international kiters.

FLY A KITE: Riddewaan Abrahams from Kensington shows his support for Cape Mental Health

ART

Sculpture may get new homeNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

R iebeeck Square may soon becomehome to a unique artwork, as local art en-thusiast aim to create a safe space.

A legacy of artist Paul duToit, a large bronzesculpture on the corner of Bree and Shortmar-ket Square has been proposed for the site.The sculpture, created by the late Du Toit,

called Into Tomorrow, is an amorphic sculp-ture about hope and the future. The artworkis almost 2m high and over 3m wide.Du Toit was recognised both locally and in-

ternationally for hiswork,winning several ac-colades abroad.He was selected by former president Nelson

Mandela to create a bronze of his hand which

was auctioned to benefit the Nelson MandelaChildren’s Fund. The project, which was pre-sented at a recent ward 74 committee meeting,will also include landscaping and seating, inpartnership with Rock Girl.Du Toit was an active philanthropist and in-

stalled a bench for Rock Girl SA, a grassrootspublic art and education initiative that part-ners with artists to create safe spaces. TheRockGirl projectwas inspiredbyaneed to cre-ate a safe environment for girls in Manenbergand has seen over 40 decorative benches, allfeaturing artwork, around the city.This installation will create the longest

Rock Girl bench, which will be divided intothree parts and placed in the shade of sur-rounding trees. The bench will boast mosaicinserts and low-energy LED lighting to createsafe space at night.Riebeeck Square, developed during the 18th

century, marks the point where incomingfarmers were allowed to outspan their wagonsand was later used a market for the MalayQuarter. The historical site was chosen dueto the number of pedestrians using it as ashortcut between Bo-Kaap and CBD, as well asits popularity with tourists, curator of Planet-PaulLorrette duToit explained at themeeting.This pedestrian flowwill be enhanced by the

project,whichwill see accessiblewalkways re-tained. “We want to convert this portion ofRiebeeck Square into a placewhere people canrelax, meet, have a break and enjoy the hustleand bustle of the CBD,” she says.A sister sculpture made of concrete will be

placed in Langa, Du Toit says, to “help bridgethe divide”.The project, if approved by council, should

be completed by year-end, to be launched atDesign Indaba in February.

PERFECT SETTING: Riebeeck Square has been proposed as the new home for a sculptureby Paul du Toit. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

Sisters in Hajib, in partnership withStickers for Palestine and Little BigEvent Planners, will host Sisters in Sup-port at Old Mutual in Pinelands on Sat-urday 8 November.The women-only fashion show will

raise funds for Palestine and women at-tending are encouraged to wear one or

all of the Palestinian flag colours. Thebest dressed woman will win a prize.The event starts at 14:00 for 14:30. Ad-

mission is R160 and includes refresh-ments.V For more information phone Mujeebah on074 784 9134 or Tasneem on 076 486 9923. Al­ternatively email littlebigplanners@gmail.com.

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PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONTuesday, 14 October 2014 NEWS 3TAMBOERSKLOOF

Tenant hit inonline scamNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

A Tamboersk-loof tenant isattempting to

recover thousandsof rands lost in anonline scam.The woman, who

does not want to beidentified, respond-ed to an advert onthe website adver-tising a flat on KloofNek Road, by a mannamed Clinton.“I went to view

the flat in person.Clinton informedme that he ownedthis flat and I couldrent it for R5 500 amonth.We negotiat-ed that I would payR5 300 provided that I gave him a two-monthdeposit of R11 000. I paid him the deposit thatday,” she says.However, a day before she was supposed

to move in, the man informed her she couldno longer take up occupancy.“I consequently found out that he does not

own the flat. Clinton was renting the apart-ment from the owner for an extended periodand had stopped paying rent. He owes heralmost R40 000. When I went there, he pre-tended he owned it,” she says.The fraudster has now taken off with the

woman’s deposit, of which she has only beenable to recover R2 500.“He lied to me and is sitting with mymon-

ey which hewent to great calculated lengthsto get. If I thinkback toour interaction, I can-not believe that someone can be so deceitfulin person,” she says.The victim believes she is not the only one

to fall prey to this con artist.Cape Town Central police spokesperson

Captain Ezra October says numerous casesof similar fraud have been reported.He admits, though, that these investiga-

tions can be challenging.“Accounts are openedwith fraudulent cre-

dentials and often the cellphone numbersused have not undergone Rica [compliance]with cellphoneproviders, so it becomesdiffi-cult to do tracing of suspects,” says October.In addition, he says, obtaining convictions

can be difficult.“Arrests are made on a regular basis but

very few have been convicted. There is aninability to prove a fraud case beyond rea-sonable doubt when you do not have enoughevidence,” he saysThis lowconviction rate is alsodue tovari-

ous challenges in the system.“We had a case where a suspect pleaded

guilty and was fined. But this fine is only afraction of what the suspect had stolen,” headds.Shaun Kramer of Lola Kramer Properties

says property scams take place all the time.“The danger is in the assumption that you

are dealing with someone that has permis-sion to rent theproperty out suchas the own-ers, managers or even agents representingthe owner. Like anything on the internet to-day, there are scamsters looking to make aquick buck.”When dealing with rental property, basic

safety precautions can go a long way to pro-tecting you, says Kramer.“Visit the property and if possible get ref-

erences from reputable sources. Most land-lords will require a credit check. If theydon’t, this should ring alarm bells.“Never transfer money without seeing a

contract first or without verifying that youare dealing with the owner or the owner’srepresentative. You can ask to see a copy oftheir identity documents and a utility bill toverify the owner,” he says.

ROBBED: A Tamboerskloof woman has lost a large sum after beingconned when renting property. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

System zooms in on highwayA new average speed over distance cam-era system will go live in the comingweeks, to compel motorists to slow downon Nelson Mandela Boulevard.The City of Cape Town has installed an

average speed over distance system in itslatest attempt to address speeding andpromote road safety.The cameras will become operational

later this month and will measure thespeed of all vehicles travelling inboundand outbound between the bottom of Nel-son Mandela Boulevard and the N2 andM3.The installation of these systems is pro-

vided for in the City’s contract with Syn-tell and is no capital cost to the City.There will be three sets of cameras that

will cover all of the incoming and outgo-ing lanes. The first set is on the footbridgeoverNelsonMandelaBoulevard in the vi-cinity of District Six; the second set is onthe Main Road bridge over Settlers Way;and the third set is on the footbridge at

Mostert’s Mill on the M3.The system uses specialised cameras

that accurately record each and every ve-hicle passing through their area. Thecameras read the number plate of the ve-hicle and record the location, date and ex-act time. Another camera further alongdoes exactly the same. Thedata and imag-es of thevehicles are encryptedand trans-mitted to a computer. The two sets of dataare thenmatched and, if the same vehiclepasses both cameras, the time taken forthe vehicle to cover the distance is calcu-lated.A fine is generated for vehicles that

travel the distance in a shorter time thanthat allowed by the speed limit, explainsMayoral Committee member for Safetyand Security JP Smith.“Too often, motorists travel at speeds

in excess of the legal limit in this area andwe hope that the introduction of the sys-tem will result in greater compliancewith the law,” he says.

SLOW YOUR ROLL: Average speed over distance cameras have been installed.

PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONTuesday, 14 October 20144 NEWS

Saturday 18 October

V Sea Point: Raise your voice against human traf-ficking and join fellow Capetonians for a free walkat the promenade on International Slavery Day.Cape Town will be one of nine cities around theworld to host a mass Walk For Freedom event ina global attempt to raise awareness of modern-day slavery. The 5km walk takes place from 08:30to noon. Wear black clothing. Register to walk atwww.A21.org or or email in-fo.sa@thea21campaign.org.

Sunday 19 October

V Rondebosch: Golda Schultz, South Africa’s gold-en soprano, will give one recital for the RichardWagner Society. This will be in the Chisholm Recit-al Room at the SA College of Music at UCT at20:00. She will be accompanied by Lisa Engelbre-cht and, in a set of songs by Sondheim, by youngUCT sopranos Athenkosi Hoyi and Lindsay Aldrich.

On the programme are works by Strauss, Mozartand Handel. Tickets are R75 for members, R85 forother concertgoers. To reserve seats or for moredetails contact Juilly Cohen on jillycohen@absa-mail.co.za or 082 459 6225.

V Camps Bay: Yogathon South Africa will host apublic yoga session at the Camps Bay High SportsField from 07:30 to 09:30. Entry is R50. All fundswill be donated to non-profit organisations Edu-cate a Child and Dignity Dreams. For more infor-mation visit www.artofliving.org or contact with-gerlinde@artofliving.org.za or 083 301 3976.

Thursday 23 October

V Vredehoek: The Devil’s Peak NeighbourhoodWatch will hold an annual meeting at 19:00 atthe Goodhope Seminary Junior School, 21 Vrede-hoek Avenue. RSVP to contact@dpvwatch.co.za.

Tuesday 28 October

V Gardens: A superb new exhibition titled DarkCity Dreams by local photographer Michael Mey-ersfeld will be on display at the South African Jew-ish Museum in Hatfield Street. This exhibition wasborne out of a desire to show the smiling face ofAlexandra township. Contact info@sajewishmuse-um.co.za.

MOUILLE POINT

Soccer spat atHellenic ClubSAMANTHA LEE

@Samantha_Lee121

A group of 30 boys were left disap-pointed when a planned day of funended in “bad service” and “a cold

reception” at a well known MouillePoint community club.The families of the Mitchell’s Plain

boys are seeing red after they were toldto leave the Hellenic Community Clublast month.Strandfontein resident Shihaam

Ahmed says she, along with other wom-enwhose sons play for the StrandfonteinFootball Club, booked a Fives Futbolcourt for two hours.“We made a booking for a team of

about 30 boys. We booked the court forthe under-7 boys’ team to play from 09:30to 11:30.We arrived at about 09:10 and allwent well for the first 20 minutes,” shesays.As time approached for the game to be-

gin the boys were told they were usingthe wrong court, Ahmed explains.The other mothers were sitting at ta-

bles around the court making partypacks when they were approached by astaff member.“She told us to move from where we

were sitting to the court’s side as thiswas a community centre and privateproperty,” Ahmed says.She claims this is when things turned

sour as the boyswere told they can’t playin the soccer court either.“How do you tell boys aged between

five and seven they cannot play in thepark?” she asks.She claims another staff member later

approached the group and asked them toleave.“We were told to go to Waterfront

Fives Futbol because they wanted us offtheir property. Our kids were not beingdisrespectful to anyone, but we were notwanted on the premises while we werethere,” she says.The group were refunded and left the

club.Hellenic Community Club treasurer

Basil Bardopoulos says the occurrenceis “highly unlikely”.He says the groupwouldnot have been

asked to leave unless they were causinga disturbance.“This is a private club but is open to

guests. Special preference is given tomembers and anyone can become amember. Another factor to consider isthat we do not run the Fives Futbol andadditional fees are charged for the useof those courts,” Bardopoulos says.Ahmed has now written to the Hellen-

ic Community Club and Fives Futbol.She has also taken to social media to

vent. In a community group she wrote:“I really thought this was a new SouthAfrica but today again I was provenwrong. Please tell me am I too black orcoloured to be there?AmImissing some-thing in this new SA?”.Bardopoulos says they have not seen

the letter. “There are specific areas thatwill remain exclusive to members.”

PRIVATE PROPERTY: A group of parents are angry after they were told to leave the HellenicCommunity Club after planning a Fives Futbol tournament. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

Two highly invasive wasp species are ex-panding their range throughout the prov-ince.Council is now putting measures in place

to control the spread of these wasps.The European paper wasp (Polistes

dominula) and the German wasp or yellow-jacket (Vespula germanica) have found theCapemetro and Boland area to be ideal habi-tats suited for their expansion.However, given their invasive nature, con-

cern has arisen that if these wasps are leftuncontrolled, theymay spread to the majori-ty of towns in the Western Cape and otherprovinces where the climate is even moresuited to their dominion.According to international cases of inva-

sion involving both species, these insectshave the potential to create problems rang-ing frombeing a nuisance to serious econom-ic impacts in the wine, deciduous fruit andbeekeeping industries.It is known that theGermanwasp inpartic-

ular is aggressive and there are several re-ported cases of them stinging workers har-vesting grapes and other fruits. They can al-so present a hazard to residents andhomeowners enjoying the outdoorswhomayunintentionally disturb a colony. They areknown to attack and kill honeybees and infil-trate bee hives, which is detrimental to thehoney industry.As per the National Environmental Man-

agement Biodiversity Act, both species arelisted as Category 1b invasive specieswhichrequire control bymeansof an in-vasive species management pro-gramme.The City of Cape Town and the Stel-

lenboschMunicipality have put in placededicated teams trained in invasivewasp control and will therefore beequipped to address the spread of theseinvasive wasps, says Johan van derMerwe, Mayoral Committee memberfor Energy, Environmental and SpatialPlanning.Residents requiring assistance with

the removal of these wasps can visitwww.capetowninvasives.org.za/edrr/target-list to report any nests.

Invaders on pest hit list

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Lighting upthe City HallNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

Bringing City Hall back to life.This is the aim of a plan by council

to install façade lighting at the histor-ic landmark.The concept of lighting the façade came

about from extensive international re-search, says Mayoral Committee memberfor Tourism, Events and Economic Devel-opment Gareth Bloor.This indicated the highly positive trend

in many cities where significant buildings,both historically and aesthetically, hadlighting solutions installed to light up thefaçades and emphasise the beauty and sig-nificance of these structures.“The added effect is that these buildings

become beacons, further adding to their po-sition as significant buildings. The inten-tion is to bring the building back to life and,alongwith the various renovations and res-torations that are underway and planned,the lighting should help rejuvenate the ap-pearance of the building,” he says.The façade lighting forms part of an R8m

upgrade to the iconic building, which in-cludes maintenance to the wooden floors,clock, roof, hallways and exhibition spacesas well as rainwater drainage.TheCastle ofGoodHopewas recently giv-

en a lighting makeover by Philips at theconclusion of their fifth consecutive pan-African Cairo to Cape Town roadshow.The latest LED lighting technology by

Philips has been utilised to create eye-catching, dynamic and colourful lightingeffects that will bring this architectural

monument to life, while allowing energysavings of 80% over the traditional lightsused in the Castle.The lighting installation at City Hall will

also provide added security, Bloor says.“The lightingwill have the indirect bene-

fit of minimising dark spots and creatinggreater visibility around the building. Inaddition, itwill beautify and accentuate thefaçade of this cultural landmark,” he says.Cape Town Central City Improvement

District chief operating officer Tasso Evan-gelinos says lighting plays an importantrole in any CBD. “Not only does it createaesthetic appeal but it also adds a vital ele-ment to safety and security after hours.People feel safer in well-lit areas and goodexterior lighting improves visibility over-all, scuppering the opportunity for illegalactivities to take place in ‘dark corners’,”he says.In addition, a strong overallmanagement

plan and structure is vital for the public ar-eas immediately bordering onto the CityHall, Evangelinos says. “This must, aboveall else, include the Grand Parade which isoften utilised together with the City Hallduring events. Management of the twospaces should be a two-pronged approach.”The lighting is still currently in planning

stage and is “some way away from imple-mentation”, Bloor says. “The intention atthis point in time is to light the façade ofthe building on all sides. We have just com-menced with the planning and thereforeneed to undertake our investigations to de-termine feasibility, scope and cost.”Council aims to have the lighting in-

stalled by the end of next year, Bloor says.

PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONTuesday, 14 October 20146 NEWS

Job opportunities a work in progressMore than 200 jobs were created in the cityduring first half of this year thanks to initia-tives between local government and commu-nity organisations.

This was revealed at a meeting of the Cityof Cape Town’s Tourism, Events and Eco-nomic Development Portfolio Committee onThursday.

According to a report tabled at the meet-ing, at least 1500 local entrepreneurs havebenefited through the City’s Entrepreneur-ship Support Programme between Januaryand June. “Our programmes are driving jobcreation and skills development in previous-

ly disadvantaged areas,” said Mayoral Com-mittee member for Tourism, Events andEconomic Development, Garreth Bloor.

“It is essential to ensure that entrepre-neurs are developed and assisted, as they arethe largest job creators in South Africa.Through our interventions and partner-ships, we have created more than 200 em-ployment opportunities during the first sixmonths of the year.”

The initiatives include a job readiness,

business support and skills online portal;private and public partnerships with organ-isations and service providers; entrepre-neurship events and expos.

During the period, the programmes assist-ed 1766 Capetonians and 230 employment op-portunities were created through the Afri-can Entrepreneurial Development Compa-ny Job Readiness Programme in librariesand the Employment Support Programme.

The online portal – a means to promote

services, resources, opportunities and news– received an average of 2600 hits everymonth.

“It is exciting to see that the programmeis making headway in empowering entre-preneurs, creating job opportunities, and of-fering a network of business support, whichall contribute to economic development,”Bloor says.

“These initiatives will not be possiblewithout our partners and the public. We willcontinue to foster partnerships so that weempower entrepreneurs and aid economicgrowth.”

Precaution advised for fire seasonThe Cape’s hot and dry season is fast-ap-proaching, bringing with it a higher risk offires.

Local relief NPO Mustadafin Foundation,which assists communities in disaster situa-tions, urges Capetonians to be fire-consciousand do their bit in reducing fire threats.

“Fires in Cape Town have become a majorrisk, especially in informal settlements. Thestrong winds in summer can cause greathavoc when [residents] are careless anddon’t monitor flammable objects,” says thefoundation’s director Ghairunisa John-stone.

“Heat-based objects should always be at-tended to and properly monitored. Residents

should be properly informed on what to lookout for and how they can prevent a fire fromstarting in the first place.”

Flammable objects, such as candles, ciga-rettes, matches, lighters and appliances,must be carefully monitored and not left un-attended. It must also not be left near flam-mable textiles.

“Fires can be extinguished by pouring wa-ter over it or covering it with sand or cloth-ing. Make sure candles are blown out beforegoing to bed and that heating devices areswitched off. Don’t throw cigarette butts out

of vehicles or windows,” Johnstone says.If you have electrical devices in your

home, make sure they are properly serviced.Do not overload electrical extensions with

more than four plugs in one unit, she warns.“It is also advisable to switch off all appli-

ances at the socket when leaving yourhome,” Johnstone advises.

Residents using paraffin should educatethemselves on its dangers, as paraffin appli-ances are dangerous if not handled correct-ly.

“Keep children away from paraffin and

use with caution, even when unlit. Makesure paraffin appliances are on a clean, dryand firm surface with no blankets, clothesor cloths nearby. Also ensure that you havea bucket of sand nearby to extinguish a firequickly,” Johnstone recommends.

If you live near a bush or open field, makesure you have firebreaks around your hometo minimise the probability of veld fires en-tering your property.

Invest in a fire extinguisher or a gardenhose and educate your children about firesand what to do should a fire occur.V If you would like to donate time, goods or fundsto the Mustadafin Foundation, phone their office on(021) 633 0010 or visit www.mustadafin.org.za.

NICOLE MCCAIN@nickymccain

I t may be considered a good omen to befollowed by an albatross, but not all ofthese encounters bring luck to the bird.Accidental seabird deaths during fishing

are the single greatest threat facing manyseabird populations. Albatrosses, in par-ticular, are under extreme pressure of ex-tinction.

However, as National Marine Weekdraws to a close, one organisation is cele-brating conservation success.

BirdLife South Africa, a registered non-profit and public-benefit organisation andthe only dedicated bird conservation NGOin South Africa, has assisted the haketrawl fishery in South Africa to reduce al-batross deaths by 99%.

Feathered friendAccording to the World Wildlife Fund, 15

of the world’s 22 albatross species arethreatened with extinction.

Albatrosses have evolved wings that use

a special gliding technique to travel longdistances without using their muscles. Thewingspans of these birds can reach over3m, the longest of any bird.

All albatross species is threatened withsome level of extinction risk, says BirdLifeSouth Africa Albatross Task Force leaderBronwyn Maree.

“Albatrosses are the greatest flyingbirds on earth. They are icons of theoceans. They move effortlessly across stag-gering expanses of trackless ocean andhave a near-mystical ability to return withpinpoint accuracy to their islands from an-ywhere in the wide open seas,” she says.

“They perform no economic service, andthe world would continue to revolveshould they all go extinct. Preventing ex-tinctions of these amazing seabirds servesa higher purpose, it serves to keep speciesalive for the sheer pleasure and privilegeof knowing that they exist.”

The catchTrawlers use large nets, held in the water

by thick cables, to capture fish living on

the sea floor. Seabirds, especially alba-trosses and petrels, are attracted in theirthousands to the trawlers when fish offalis discarded from the onboard processingfactory, Maree explains.

“While scavenging, seabirds are vulner-able to becoming entangled with the ca-bles, and being dragged underwater anddrowning,” she says.

But BirdLife has developed a simple andeffective solution.

A line strung off the back of the boat,with streamers that dangle off the mainline, was all that was required to scare theseabirds away from the danger areas be-hind trawlers, Maree says.

Earlier this year, the team published astudy showing that their lines were re-sponsible for reducing accidental deathsby 90%.

For albatrosses alone the benefits wereeven bigger – a reduction in deaths of 99%.

The lines are built through a collabora-tive project between BirdLife South Africaand the Ocean View Association for Per-sons with Disabilities with sponsorship

from Total South Africa.A team of 10 individuals with various in-

tellectual and physical disabilities fromthe association can build a line in underan hour.

These lines are then sold to the fishingindustry to bring in a small income for thecentre, Maree says.

“Avoiding seabird bycatch is good forbusiness and for the environment. Moreo-ver it’s relatively easy given the right tools.Bird scaring lines have now become partof everyday life at sea and fishermen nolonger resist their use,” she says.

Award winning workThe Albatross Task Force recently took

top honours at the Mail & Guardian news-paper’s Greening the Future awards. Theirwork took first prize in the Green Technol-ogy category.

This comes hot on the heels of an inter-national award for the South African team– in April Maree travelled to the Nether-lands to receive her Future for NatureAward.

Seabirds cast a lifelineSeabirds cast a lifelineCONSERVATION: A juvenile wandering albatross and other birds are attracted to the stern of fishing trawlers where they accidentally get killed. PHOTO: ROSS WANLESS/BIRDLIFE SOUTH AFRICA

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developed a freeOutdoorActive programmefor Capetonians that will run until March2015.Start your day with yoga brought to you

in partnership with the Gururamdas YogaStudio. The yoga class is from 07:00 to 08:00every Wednesday from 8 October. Partici-pants simply need to bring their own yoga

mats to enjoy the beauty ofCapeTownmorn-ings.Kick off your weekly exercise programme

with boot camp at the V&A, hosted by theSports Science Institute of SouthAfrica, eve-ry Tuesday (17:30 to 18:15). It has alreadystarted and runs until 24 March.The Nike+ Run Club will also host a free

running club every Wednesday between17:30 and 19:00.V Visit www.waterfront.co.za/events/calendar formore information.

AT THE HELM: The old Penny Ferry rowing boat at the V&A Waterfront will be running fromSaturday 1 November. For more than a century, the Penny Ferry service carried Capetoniansacross the channel from the entrance to the Alfred Basin, with each trip taking about 10 minutes.The ferry was decommissioned in December 1997 with the opening of the pedestrian SwingBridge. To commemorate the occasion, a launch event was held at the Waterfront’s NobelSquare, where V&A Waterfront CEO David Green and Minister of Tourism Derek Hanekomlaunched the ‘new’ Penny Ferry service to the public. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

ROAD SAFETY

Up and runningGallows Hill vehicle testing centre is

now open to the public, following a clo-sure for renovations and the installa-

tion and calibration of new equipment inJanuary this year.This means all eight council vehicle test-

ing centres are open for business ahead ofan expected increase in roadworthy testsleading up to the festive season.The test includes a general roadworthy as-

sessment, with emphasis on braking sys-tems. Where defects are found, owners haveto ensure that the necessary repairs aredone before the vehicle is re-tested. Vehiclescan also be suspended from the road if theyare found to be in a state that compromisesthe safety of occupants and other road users.The centres conduct an average of 800

roadworthy tests a month and are particu-

larly popular with owners of public trans-port vehicles.This average increases in November and

December, which coincides with the in-crease in long distance travel and the freevehicle checks that the council offers, saysMayoral Committee member for Safety andSecurity JP Smith. “We expect to see an in-crease once more as we head towards year-end and the festive season, so the fact thatthese two centres are now back online isgood news indeed, because it means that wecan accommodate more motorists,” he says.“We appeal to the public to get their vehi-

cles tested early and address any defects, in-stead of getting pulled over at a vehiclecheckpoint, having their vehicle suspendedfrom the road, and receiving a hefty fine ontop of it.”

GET TESTED: Gallows Hill vehicle testing centre is open after renovations. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONTuesday, 14 October 20148 OUT AND ABOUT

SOCIAL SCENE

Curtain up at Garage SaleTheGarage Sale, written byRafiekMam-

mon and directed by Tara Notcutt,opened to a standing ovation at the Art-

scape Arena Theatre.The play follows siblings Avril and MikeWilliams. She believes in her fairy-tale end-ing and a strut down some unsuspecting

church aisle. He drives his cynicism like anopen-top Ferrari, the sharpest thing in hisluggage being his tongue. Throw in pizza de-liveryman Flip and the scene is set for aménage à troiswith a twist that sardonicallyexplores the darker, yet funnier side of CapeTown suburbia.

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BEHIND THE SCENES: Playwright Rafiek Mammon and Peter Tromp.

STARS: Actress Kim Cloete and director Tara Not-cutt.

FUNNY SIDE OF LIFE: Carel Nel and Stefan Eras-mus.

Good food and great companyMembers of the Adele Searll 100 Club gathered at the Mount Nelson Hotel recentlyto listen to a talk given bywell-known journalist, columnist, author and comedywrit-er Marianne Thamm.

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GUEST SPEAKER: Marianne Thamm (left) with Anet Vosloo.

FUN TIMES: Sue Dove and Pam Golding.

GOOD COMPANY: Judy Sexwale andPamphilia Hlapa.

NIGHT OUT: Sheila Camerer and LetebeleMasemola-Jones.

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Compostingtakes rootC omposting is growing in and could

save the Cape Peninsula.Statistics reveal that 12% to 14%

of would-be waste was diverted from citylandfill sites as a result of City of CapeTown implemented home compostingprogrammes during the last financialyear.According to a City statement, an aver-

age of 21kg of household organicwaste fil-ters through its waste stream everymonth.But composting can change this, as re-

vealed by a City-conducted study.The investigation, run over nine

months, tested how much organic wastediverted through individual or communi-ty; how sustainable home compostingwould be; whether the project wouldchange residents’ attitudes with regardto disposal of waste; and the impact of theprogramme on carbon emissions.A total of 677people from fourareas and

different economic backgrounds partici-pated in the study.It also included two schools and a com-

munity organisation with a food garden.Participants were provided home com-

posting containers and educationalmate-rial, and were asked to measure the vol-umes of kitchen and soft garden organicwaste collect from March to November

last year.“More than 38 tons of household organ-

ic waste was recorded as being divertedfrom landfill at an average of 16.92kg perhousehold a month. The figure is basedon the average of 41% participant feed-back data reported a month,” the state-ment reads.“For the community-based organic

waste drop-off sites, a total of 13.1kg, percomposting container, of organic wastewas diverted each month.”In addition, a number of question-

naires revealed that up to 90% of homecomposters surveyed previously dis-posed organic waste into their wheeliebins.By the final questionnaire, 78% of the

239 respondents composted at home.“In a programme where buy-in from

the public is so crucial, these statisticsare very encouraging”, says MayoralCommittee member for Utility Services,Ernest Sonnenberg.“As a result of these figures, the City’s

Department of Solid Waste Managementaims to further explore howbest to imple-ment such a scheme.”“Sources of funding would need to be

identified and different funding and con-sumer education methodologies ex-plored.”

Focus on cancer awarenessOctober is Breast Cancer Month – a monthdedicated to increasing awareness aroundthe disease.While most women are aware that it is a

potential risk,many do not know that breastcancer is the most common cancer amongwomen, according to a statement by ahealthcare company.Research has shown that as many as one

in every 33 women will be diagnosed withthe disease, the statement reads.However, women diagnosed with stage

one cancer have an 88% chance of survivaland early detection is critical.In addition, women need to ensure that

theyare adequately coveredasmedical costscan be extremely high.Follow these tips to stay ahead of the dis-

ease.. Make mammograms mandatory. Most

medical schemes cover one mammogram ayear as part of your preventative benefits.

. Take the BRCA gene test. Women whoinherit a mutation of one of these genes areat greater risk of developing breast cancer.If you have a higher-than-normal risk (forinstance, an immediate relative was diag-nosedwithbreast cancer), contact yourmed-ical provider to find out if your policy coversthis test.

. Although most women can performbreast examinations themselves, it is a goodidea to get a medical practitioner to serve asa second opinion, as a professional tends tobe more thorough.

. Critical illness insurance pays out abenefit amount when you are diagnosedwith a critical illness such as cancer. Thisis often used to pay off debt for medical aidshortfalls and other unexpected expenses.

Walk Away with People’s PostTheendof the school year is looming.You’vespent the best part of the year walking inyour school shoes.On Friday’s you’ve gotten into the habit

of polishing your shoes to a high shine,ready for the new week.The bottom may have been resoled and

you remember how they squeaked that firstweek of breaking in your new school shoes.Now you’re looking forward to finishing

your school year – and, for Grade 12s, yourschool career.You look forward to the day you never

have to wear those black or brown schoolshoes again.You’ve imagined kicking them off and

dumping them in the dirtbin. You’ve madeyourself a promise: your last day of schoolwill be the last day you wear those schoolshoes.But why discard a fairly decent pair of

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As the summer sun blazes down, very little beats a dipinto the cool water of the sea or swimming pool.However, beating the summer heat brings increased

danger to little swimmers.A fun outing to the Wynberg Swimming Pool last week

ended in tragedy, as a six-year-old Parkwood boy lost hislife a day after tragedy struck at the council-run facility.On average, three children drown daily.This according to statistics released by a medical aid

fund.And as warmer weather draws more to beaches and

pools, these cases become more likely to take place.At the coast, the majority of drowning sees deaths in

children aged between 10 and 18.Accidents around pools tend to bring about the loss of

life in smaller children between ages two and eight.These accidents have become a common occurrence,

with drowning listed as one of the top causes of unnaturaldeath among children in South Africa.Many of these deaths could be avoided through careful

supervision and arming children with skills.Teaching children to swim is the first step inpreventing

a drowning.But this is only the first step. Children need to be taught

how to play safely around water, either at swimmingpools or beaches.And parents and guardians can’t forget their duty to

supervise little ones while they play.Being vigilant and keeping a watchful eye on children

aroundwater is essential as an accident can happenwith-in seconds in only a few centimetres of water.Installing gates and pool nets also go a long way in pre-

venting accidents and learning CPR can make the differ-ence in saving a child.At beaches, listen to lifeguardswhoare onduty for your

safety by swimming only in demarcated areas.Let summermemories at the beach not be tarnished by

a deadly accident.

Fences are not the answer“Flyover: end in sight” in People’s Post (16September) refers.It is with great sadness that I read of yet

another fence about to be erected, this timeon theunfinishedbridge.Andyetmoremon-ey goes to waste. When are our esteemedcouncillors going to get the message? TheCity of Cape Town is spending an absolutefortune on fencing, but erecting fences is notsolving our homeless and vagrancy issues?They just move somewhere else.Why is the City not taking thatmoney and

employing more social workers to deal withthe issue on the ground? Just one socialworker makes a huge difference – imaginewhat a difference 10 social workers wouldmake.Why is the City not taking thatmoney and

spending it on upgrading existing shelter fa-cilities to make them more appealing to thehomeless? The existing shelters are a mess

and very unappealing. Erectingmore fencessends thewrongmessage – that thehomelessare not welcome here. Renovate the sheltersto be a welcoming place for the homeless.Why is the City not taking thatmoney and

buildingmore shelters, half-way homes thatrehabilitate substance abusers and educa-tion centres?Take thehomeless, rehabilitate them, edu-

cate them and turn them into valuablemem-bers of our society.We are tired of being aggressively ap-

proached by vagrants and drug abusers de-manding money. They no longer beg, theyjust demand and harass. A couple of fright-ened tourists a day dishing out the cash andthe homeless and drug abusers can easilysurvive.More fencing is not the answer.

SHANE ALBERTS,Three Anchor Bay

Electricity costare too muchto bearThe articlewhich dealtwith electricity coststo small businesses refers.It highlighted quite correctly that a daily

service charge had been levied by the coun-cil fromJulywithout any consultation or ex-planation to those directly affected by the in-crease. The increase is far in excess of the223%quoted –well over 300%–as small busi-nesses are careful with their electricity us-age. Premises with a zero consumption (nolonger being used) or those disconnected arestill liable for the high rate. Small business-es survive because people are prepared towork extremely long hours for very littleprofit and this additional stealth tax will seemany small businesses go under and moreunemployed in society.Many small businesses have complained

to the Chamber of Commerce and they labelthe council’s actions as “unacceptable andunreasonable”.But what’s the point of empathy if there

is no further challenge or action and thecouncil is allowed to get away with thisabuse of their power?Council employees taking these decisions

walk away with their salaries every monthwithout any concern for the hardship theyare inflicting on small businesses and, ulti-mately, on the economy.Raising awareness is good and necessary,

but the [media should] research the impactthis sneaky tax is having on small local busi-nesses and to ascertain how various stake-holders (political and economics) are pre-pared to intervene at this stage, before thisproblem impacts adversely on the widereconomy.Perhaps solid media attention will help

those who are affected directly to organisethemselves and take community action thatsends a clear message to those institutionsoppressing the poor and hardworking. Thisaction is simply immoral and the stealth taxneeds to be withdrawn.No comment on electricity service deliv-

ery; it is an insult having to pay for hiringthe equipment to receive sporadic and an of-ten non-existent electricity supply.LINDA BAILEY

Your SMSesCyclists vs motorists

. I amof the opinion that cyclists are arro-gant road users who think they own theroad. I have no empathy for them. Theyshouldbebanned fromusing the roads.Theyhave no respect formotorists, sowhy shouldthey be respected?

. I honestly feel cyclists think they ownthe road and everyone must get out of theway for them.

. The rubbish, drunk motorist must behammered hard. But cyclists are pests andmake me mad. They must play their sportin other roads out of town, not in traffic.They look for trouble. I don’t hate cyclists,only those who think the road belongs tothem. I know of disgusting ones who flungrotten bananas at my friend’s windscreenand wanted to punch him through the win-dow for overtaking carefully. Ex-cyclist

. With the high traffic volume on the sec-ondary roads, cyclists should avoid thoseandnot causedrivers to pass indifficult situ-ations. How about more cycle lanes on ap-propriate roads? I hope Alriza makes a goodrecovery. Mary Moodie

. This is a two-sided issue. While I feelvery sorry for the cyclist – I have a few inmy family – Imust add that somecyclists dis-

regard the laws of the road by riding two tothree abreast. Many motorists are justmean, trying to cause an accident. Morethought should go into making roads saferfor both. J Curtis, Faerie Knowe

. I see these cyclists are quick to cry abouttheir “1m” rule, yet have a total disregardfor the actual rules of the road. They ride twoor three abreast and run red lights. I havea simple policy: the day they respect theroads, is the day I respect them!

. As a motorist, I pay for a car licence an-nually and pay traffic fines for various of-fences. If there’s no cyclist lane, then theyshouldn’t be allowed touse the road. It’s hightime cyclists are forced to have a licence touse our roads. I don’t know why we have toshare the roadwith them if there’s no cyclistlane.

. I cycled from Plumstead to Fish Hoek.The attitude of motorists towards cyclistshas deteriorated.

. Most cyclists think they own the roadand often ride two abreast. They think it istheir right to have full access of the roadswithout respecting the lives ofmotorists. Ontwo occasions I have had to put my life atrisk and those of innocent oncoming vehi-cles to swerve out to avoid hitting a cyclist.If it is 1m from the cyclist, this doesnotmeanthey can ride in the middle of the road. Per-haps they should get licences.

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Creativity gets new homeNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

An old warehouse in Woodstock willnow have creativity flowing throughevery room.

The Beach Road building in IndustrialPark has been given a new lease on life andtransformed into a creative hub for musi-cians and photographers.PlatinumStudios provides photography,

recording and rehearsal studios at afforda-ble rates to assist up-and-coming artistslaunch their careers.Entrepreneur Brinn Tomes and his part-

ner, recording and mixing engineer Ger-hard Grobler, identified this gap in themarket and have extensively researchedthe design of the studios.Tomes says: “One of the biggest challeng-

es artists face are that there aren’t enoughvenues to support our ever-growing musicindustry, making it hard for musicians toearn a decent living –most having day jobsto sustain their dreams – while making ithard to afford decent rehearsal and record-ing facilities.”Richard Harris, manager for Natasha

Meister, says even though studio equip-ment is more accessible than ever before,finding a producerwho iswilling to do pre-production or record a single or even ademo CD is not easy and can be an expen-sive exercise.“As an up-and-coming artist, you need a

product just like anyone else. The coststops many young artists from recording.If an affordable space was available I thinkit could be a great way to build the localmusic scene,” he says.Jesse Jordan band member JP Crouch

says artists who do not have the backingof a record company need a space wherethey can produce industry standard musicat affordable rates.“A big challenge is that up-and-coming

artists are facedwith is being able to affordthe right recording equipment and then ac-quiring the “know-how” to use it for quali-ty production.Finding suitable space is very expensive

and often requires one to have capital topay upfront for premises. Therefore manypeople end up starting home studios andunless theyknowhow to get good soundingproduction, they always get recordingsthat aren’t up to standard,” he says.

Making use of home equipment reducesthe quality of the artist’s sound, but manymusicians struggle to afford the fees of re-cording studios, according to Tomes.“Quality, affordable rehearsal space for

music or photography allows businesses tokeep their overheads low and build theirbusiness within our business andwith oursupport,” he says.Tomes explains the studio will also be

used to scout for local talent.

“Next year, we will be having our owntalent auditions where wewill help launchsome careers as part of our business strate-gy,” he says.As an added bonus, the studios will also

cater for photographers, according toTomes.“For the first time in South Africa, the

industries have a chance to cross over andwork together in the same space withoutlimitations,” he concludes.

PROMOTING MUSIC: Gerhard Grobler and Brinn Tomes putting the final touches together in one of the studios PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Win! SA Bride Fashion Week is hereIf you’re planning your big day, Cape Townbrides-to-be should save the date for the SABridal Fashion Week.This opulent event takes place at Grand-

West from Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 Octo-ber.This is South Africa’s only national wed-

ding and fashion event and will showcasetalented and celebrated bridal fashion de-signers.Key features include a choreographed

combination of themed designer catwalkshows covering exclusive newcollections bylocal and international couture bridal de-signers, emerging and student designers, aswell as boutiques for brides, grooms, brides-maids, groomsmen, flowergirls, mother andfather of the bride and groom, as well as forthe guests.

Related staged showcases include linge-rie, hair, makeup, jewellery, shoes, accesso-ries, cakes, table centrepieces, décor, flow-ers, bouquets, photographers and videogra-phers.Tickets can be purchased through Com-

puticket. Ticket holders stand a chance towin R500 000 worth of prizes including their

wedding venue, honeymoon, wedding plan-ning, video and photography and their com-plete bridal look including their designerdress fromPronovias valued at R30 000, goldand diamond jewellery, hair and makeupand the ultimate celebrity experience.Visit www.sabfw.com for more details.

V Five lucky brides­to­be can each win double ticketsto the event. Go to www.peoplespost.co.za to enteron #WinningWednesdays. Winners will be notified byphone.

Celebrate life and love on DiwaliJoin in the celebration of peace and unity atthe V&A Waterfront this Sunday as the am-phitheatre lights up for the Diwali Festivalof Lights.Stalls will be open from 11:00 and the pro-

gramme, which includes several culturalevents, will kick off from 14:30.

The celebration also includes a prize fortwo to travel on a cruise with Bollywoodstars.The rich and colourful Hindu festival,

which is open to all, is a celebration of life,love, unity and peace. The festivalmarks thetriumph of good over evil, offering partici-pants the opportunity for reflection, to re-

form, build bridges and move ahead in aspirit of universal friendship.The event is being hosted by theHinduAs-

sociationof theWesternCape in conjunctionwith theCapeTownConsulateGeneral of In-dia, the South African Hindu Maha Sabhaand FNB.

PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONTuesday, 14 October 201412 ENTERTAINMENT

ARTSCAPE

Opera madnessExpect mischief, mayhem, deception and

disguises the next time Cape Town Ope-ra takes the stage.

The company will be presenting Mozart’scomic opera, The Marriage of Figaro (LeNozze di Figaro) in the Opera House at Art-scape from Saturday 18 to Sunday 26 Octoberwith the Cape Town Philharmonic Orches-tra, under the baton of acclaimed conductorMaestro Jeremy Silver.

The Marriage of Figaro continues the plotof The Barber of Seville several years later,and recounts a single “day of madness” (lafolle journée) in the palace of Count Almavi-va. There’s mischief and mayhem a plentyon stage when Figaro tries to outwit CountAlmaviva, after the latter decides to claim

his primitive right to have his way with Su-sanna on her wedding night.

Figaro is sung by bass-baritone singer Ge-orge Stevens; Figaro’s fiancé, Susanna, issung by soprano Siphamandla Yakupa andin the roles of the nobility - Count Almavivaand the Countess Almaviva - they have Man-disinde Mbuyazwe and Golda Schultz res-pectively.

Christine Crouse directs The Marriage ofFigaro with costumes and décor by MichaelMitchell, lighting by Kobus Rossouw andmovement by Jacki Job.V Tickets cost R150, R280 and R390 and are availableat Computicket. Visit www.capetownopera.co.za orfollow Cape Town Opera on Facebook or Twitter formore information.

CENTRE STAGE: Cape Town audiences will get to see Munich-based South African sopranoGolda Schultz in The Marriage of Figaro. PHOTO: BERNARD BRUWERBattle of the school choirs

Local school choirs will be battling it outat the V&A Waterfront’s Amphitheatrethis month in the first Gift of the Voicecompetition.

Junior and senior primary schoolchoirs will be judged in separate catego-ries, with each choir performing on eit-her Friday 17 or 24 October in the hopesof making to the finale on Friday 31 Octo-ber.

Performances on these three consecuti-ve Fridays will be held between 18:00 and20:30.

The University of Cape Town Choirwill also take the stage at the finale per-formance, keeping audiences enthralledas the judges tally the scores and selectthe winners, all the while showing theiryounger counterparts how the older kidsdo it.

The winning choirs will walk awaywith high-tech voice projection equip-ment worth R10 000 for their schools, and

a R5 000 cash prize.A total of 10 choirs, five from junior pri-

mary and five from senior primary, havebeen selected from schools throughoutCape Town to participate in the contest.According to the organisers, the invitati-on process was a simple one, based on awish list of schools that had been top-pla-ced in choir competitions and eistedd-fods.

The schools selected to perform in thecompetition include Gene Louw Prima-ry, Rustenburg Girls, Panorama andMonte Vista Primary, who will be on sta-ge on Friday 17 October.

Mikro, SACS, Rondebosch Boys, Good-wood Primary and Kenridge Primarywill take their turn on Friday 24 October.

Choirs will be judged on tone, intonati-on, diction, technique and rhythm, balan-ce, interpretation, musical effect, patron-age and other factors during their perfor-mances.

GOING FOR GOLD: SACS’s junior choir will take part in the Gift of the Voice competition.

Italian design on showThe Trienelle Design Museam are pre-senting their travelling exhibition, TheNew Italian Design, at The WaterfrontLookout this month.

The exhibition is an overview on con-temporary Italian design that explainsand describes the transition of the move-ment and its links with economic, politi-cal, and technology changes that occur-red over the past Century.

Triennale Design Museum, the firstmuseum of Italian design, is directed bySilvana Annicchiarico, and has organi-sed this exhibition to analyse, value andpromote the new Italian creativity.

The exhibition presents works from 133designers with 288 projects including pro-duct design, graphics, research, food de-sign, interior design and objects linked tothe body like jewellery, handbags and ac-

cessories.Italian architects Giovanni Giacobone

and Chiara Tonelli will also be presentingtalks and Q&A sessions on Italian furni-ture design at different showrooms aspart of the exhibition.

Giacobone will be speaking on Thurs-day 16 October.

Contact (021) 424 8682 or email info@li-meline.co.za for more information.

Tonelli will be speaking on Wednesday22 October and Thursday 23 October.Contact (021) 418 5382 or email info@afri-taly.com for more information on Wed-nesday’s talk or call (021) 801 2316 oremail info@2md.co.za for more informa-tion about the Thursday.

TheNew ItalianDesign exhibition runsat the Waterfront Lookout until Saturday25 October.

EXHIBITION: The work of Brian Sironi will be among the design pieces exhibited.Calling all filmmakersSter-Kinekor’s Cinema Nouveau is loo-king for the best short film director in thecountry.

And they are calling for entries fortheir The Short Film Project.

The project aims to support and encou-rage local filmmakers to create and sub-mit original content in the form of a shortfilm, no longer than 10 minutes in durati-on.

The concept behind the project is to callfor entries that will be judged by a panelof industry experts. The entries thatmake it through the initial selection pro-cess will be featured on the big screen asthe ‘supporting act’ to the main featureat the Cinema Nouveau theatres in CapeTown, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Dur-ban.

Entries are now open and submissionsmust be made by Friday 24 October. Bud-ding filmmakers need to complete an ent-

ry form and submit this, together withtheir short film via Dropbox, to shortfilm-project@sterkinekor.com.

Audiences will have the chance to viewall the curated entries, not only those thatmake it through to the short-list, fromFriday 14 November to Saturday 14 De-cember this year. Thereafter, the entrieswill be submitted to the judging panelwhose final selection will be announcedon 2 February 2015.

The overall winning director of TheShort Film Project will receive Sony ca-mera equipment to the value of R20 000and a screening of the winning short filmat the 2015 Durban International FilmFestival. The director of the film that re-ceives the most number of votes duringthe ‘Audience Choice Award’ voting pro-cess wins a screening of the film at 2015Durban International Film Festival.V Visit www.cinemanouveau.co.za.

IN TUNE: Camerata Tinta Baroc-ca will celebrate their 10th anni-versary with a gala concert at StAndrew’s Presbyterian Church inGreen Point on Saturday 18 Oc-tober from 20:00. Internatio-nally acclaimed conductor, Ar-jan Tien, pianist Francois du Toitand Rodney Trudgeon will be onstage. Works will include Mo-zart’s Piano Concerto #14(K.449) and Symphony #29 inA Major (K.201), as well as theSinfonia Op3 #1 by JC Bach. Theconcert will also be performedat the Methodist Church in Si-mon’s Town on Friday 17 Octo-ber. Tickets for the gala concertcost R120 or R90 for seniors andare available at www.webtic-kets.co.za or at the door on theday. Call 083 684 7318 or visitwww.ctbmusic.co.za for moreinformation.

PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONTuesday, 14 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT 13MUSIC

McCully makes a comebackLOUISA STEYL

@LouNotes

McCully Workshop is back.Well, to be fair, the band, po-pular for hits likeBuccaneer

and Chinese Junkman in the late’70s, have been playing togetheragain for a few years.But now they have a whole al-

bum worth of new material to addto their repertoire.The band, from Noordhoek,

Camps Bay, Table View and Dur-banville have recently launchedWork inProgress, their fifth album.It features 16 new tracks written

and performed by the band’s foun-ding members Mike and TullyMcCullagh, with Rupert Mellorand Richard Black.The band had been involved in

their own musical projects forabout 25 years and they came toge-ther again in 2005 to play in aid ofReach for a Dream.They raised about R100 000 for

the organisation and just carriedon performing.“Two years ago we decided,

‘look, we’re going to record a newalbum’,” says Mike.Considering the creator of legen-

dary TULmicrophones happens tobe in the band, McCully Workshopof course used the mics in all pha-ses of recording their new album.Tully’s specially designed mi-

crophones, developed here in CapeTown, are used by among others,Joe Bonamassa, Crosby, Stills and

Nash, Aerosmith and DreamThea-tre when they record.This “international” quality or

“American” sound comes throughonWork in Progress, which was re-corded at Tully’s Spaced OutSound studio. McCully Workshopis the first South African band to

record and produce in their ownstudio. “People don’t rememberthat about McCully Workshop,”Mike says.The band also enlisted the help

and advice of Mike’s son, James, asound engineer who works with“the top guys” overseas.

Two years and five differentmixes later, the band is happywiththe final product. “Everything is inthe mix,” Mike says.The album is already popular on

iTunes, with lots of downloadsfrom fans in Germany. One of themost popular tracks is Strong

Again, with its Led Zeppelin fla-vour, andMoney in Your Pocket forwhich the band collaborated withAmerican rapper Brown.Brown was working with street

children in South Africa when thebandasked themtoadd some lyricsto the song and Mike says the re-sults are impressive.“He sounds exactly like Emi-

nem,” he says enthusiastically.Although the band will perform

their new songs at Die Boer in Dur-banville, fans can also expect to he-ar older hits and a few covers witha McCully Workshop twist.There’s also a lot of comedy in

the show, and the band tends to ripoff otherartists. “Inourheyday,wewere known for ripping off the na-tionalist government.” In fact theywere even followedas the bandwasconsidered subversive.Work in Progress comes with a

bootleg CD, a collection of theband’s comedy, recorded in 1979 atthe Canterbury Inn in Ronde-bosch.“It takes the mickey out of every

single thing that was happening in1979,” Mike says.“The CD is a collector’s item.”The album will be available at

R100 at their shows. McCullyWorkshop will be at the Paul Clu-ver Amphitheatre on Saturday 6December. Tickets cost R180 andare available at Computicket.V Fans who can’t make it to their showscan email mike@micmac.co.za to order acopy of the album.

Richard Black, Tully and Mike McCullagh, and Rupert Mellor of McCully Workshop will be bringing their new album toDie Boer in Durbanville this week after decades being involved in their own musical projects.

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PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONTuesday, 14 October 2014 SPORT 15

Notice is hereby given in terms of section 49(1)(a)(i) of the Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act, Act 6 of 2004, hereinafter referred toas the ‘Act’, that the Fifth Supplementary Valuation Roll (SV05) to the 2012 General Valuation Roll for the financial year 2014/15 is open for publicinspection at the venues as stated below from 21 October 2014 until 28 November 2014. The forms for the lodging of objections are obtainableat these venues. In addition the valuation roll is available on the Council’s website from 21 October 2014 (the address is provided below).

Properties were selected to appear on the Fifth Supplementary Valuation Roll (SV05) to the 2012 General Valuation Roll in terms of section 78(1) ofAct if the property a) was incorrectly omitted from the Valuation Roll; b) has been included in the municipality after the last general valuation; c) hasbeen subdivided or consolidated after the last general valuation; d) has undergone a substantial increase or decrease in market value since the lastgeneral valuation; e) was substantially incorrectly valued in the last general valuation; f) must be revalued for any other exceptional reason;g) of which the category has changed.

In terms of section 49(1)(a)(ii) of the Act, any property owner or person who so desires may lodge an objection with the municipal manager inrespect of any matter reflected in, or omitted from the valuation roll, in the abovementioned period. Objections may only be lodged in respect ofproperties valued on the SV05 Roll. The owners of these properties will be notified of their SV05 valuations in writing at the postal address currentlyheld on the City’s database.

Attention is specifically drawn to the fact that in terms of section 50(2) of the Act an objection must be in relation to a specific individual propertyand not against the supplementary valuation roll as a whole. The forms for lodging an objection can be obtained from one of the venues listedbelow and can be downloaded from the website. A separate objection form must be completed for every property.

DATE: 21 October 2014 until 28 November 2014

NO. NAMES OF VENUE ADDRESS OF VENUEOPERATING HOURSOF VENUE

1. 14TH FLOOR, CAPE TOWN CIVIC CENTRE HERTZOG BOULEVARD, CAPE TOWN 08:30–15:45

2. BELLVILLE CIVIC CENTREVOORTREKKER ROAD, BELLVILLE (CNR OF VOORTREKKER ROADAND QUARRY STREET, NEXT TO THE SANLAM HEAD OFFICE)

08:30–15:45

3. MILNERTON CIVIC CENTRE PIENAAR ROAD,MILNERTON (NEXT TO THE MILNERTON LIBRARY) 08:30–15:45

4. PLUMSTEAD ADMINISTRATIONCNR OF VICTORIA AND MAIN ROADS, PLUMSTEAD(NEXT TO CHECKERS)

08:30–15:45

5. BRACKENFELL CIVIC CENTRECNR OF OLD PAARL ROAD AND PARADYS STREET(OPPOSITE THE HYPERMARKET)

08:30–15:45

6. STRAND MUNICIPAL BUILDINGCNR OF MAIN ROAD AND FAGAN STREET, STRAND(NEXT TO STRAND HALL)

08:30–15:45

Completed objection forms can be submitted by:• E-mail – valuationsobjection@capetown.gov.za• Fax – 0862 012 304 or 0865 886 042• Post – preferably by registered mail to: The City of Cape Town, for attention: The Objection Coordinator, PO Box 4522, Cape Town 8000• Hand – at one of our public inspection venues

For more information, call 0860 103 089 (sharecall).Web address: www.capetown.gov.za.

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTARY VALUATION (SV05) TO THE 2012GENERAL VALUATION ROLL FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2014/15

Titanicduel at CTStadiumTASMIN CUPIDO

@TazzCup

It will be a clash of the titans when AjaxCape Town host Kaizer Chiefs in thePremier Soccer League (PSL) at Cape

Town Stadium on Sunday.The encounter pits the first and second-

placed teams in the country’s top footballleague against each other.The UrbanWarriors will look to contin-

ue their impressive winning home recordagainst the Amakhosi when they take tothe field.The Cape has not been a happy hunting

ground for Stuart Baxter’s charges – theyhaven’t beaten Ajax at home since the2009/2010 season. Their last two visits toCapeTownsaw themgodown3-1 (May lastyear) and 1-0 (November last year).But continuing the winning run against

Chiefs in the Mother City will not be aneasy feat for Roger de Sá’s troops. TheGlamour Boys are the only unbeaten teamin the league, having won all seven theirmatches.Ajax boast a near-flawless record as

well. They have won four matches, drawntwo and lost only one – their last PSL en-counter before the commencement of theTelkom Knockout Cup (TKO) and the in-ternational break.Only Mpumalanga Black Aces have

been able to pip the Capetonians’ this sea-son, when they defeated them 0-1 atMbombela Stadium inNelspruit on Satur-day 27 September.However, the Urban Warriors got over

their first loss with ease, as they beat 3-0Aces in the TKO at Cape Town Stadiuma week later. Striker Thabiso Nkoane(two) and defender Abubaker Mobara’sgoals helped their side to a quarter-finalspot in the prestigious competition.The PSL clash between De Sá and Bax-

ter’s boys will undoubtedly dish up someexciting football, with Ajax (14) looking toclose the seven-point gap Chiefs (21) hason them.The last time the two sidesmet in Polok-

wane inMarch (last season), the Amakho-si came out on top with a 2-0 victory.At the back of skipper Travis Graham

and his crew’s minds will also be theirnext PSL clash and the TKO quarter-final.Both matches will be played the week fol-lowing the Chiefs clash.Ajax will host Platinum Stars in a PSL

match onWednesday 22 October and trav-el to the north to face Orlando Pirates inthe TKOquarter-final at Orlando Stadiumon Saturday 25 October.V The PSL outing between Ajax CT and Kaizer Chiefskicks­off at Cape Town Stadium at 15:30 on Sunday19 October. Tickets, via Computicket, cost R80, R60and R40.

CAUGHT IN THE ACT:Western Cape under-19 girl’s player War-dah Dollie (left)touches EasternCape’s KutlwanoMaleke during aSouth African TouchAssociation’s juniorinter-provincial tour-nament encounter atCrawford College inDurban on Saturday.The Capetonians were3-0 victors.

PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS

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Youths battle itout in the poolTASMIN CUPIDO

@TazzCup

Youngwater polo players from primaryschools across the country will con-verge in Newlands for the annual

SACS Junior School under-13 water polotournament.

The 14th instalment of the tournamentwill pit 22 of the country’s top primaryschool water polo teams against each otherfrom Thursday 16 to Saturday 18 October.

The participating schools are SACS A;SACS B; Rondebosch Boys’ PreparatorySchool; Bishops; Wynberg Boys’ JuniorSchool; Reddam House; Western ProvincePreparatory School; Cannon’s CreekSchool; Faure’s FF; St David’s; St Peter’s;St Benedict’s; St John’s; St Stithian’s; TheRidge; King Edward Preparatory School;Clifton Primary School; Durban Preparato-ry High School; Highbury; Selborne Col-lege; Stirling; and Grey PE.

“With 22 teams [participating in the tour-nament], the SACS Junior Tournament isone of the largest water polo tournamentsin the country. A total of 117 games will beplayed over the three days,” says SACShead coach, Dean Rimmer.

“Each game has two periods – known inwater polo as chukkas – of sixminutes each.There is a two-minute break in betweenchukkas, whichmakes the game extremelyfast and exciting, and forces an action-packed 12 minutes.”

Since its inception, the tournament hasbeen dominated by the hosts, Grey PE andTokai’s Reddam House – each boasting

three tournament wins.Owing to their performances at the Grey

PE Tournament earlier this year, Rimmersays SACS and Grey PE are again favour-ites to take the trophy.

But hehasnotwritten off the charge fromthe tournament’s defending champions,Rondebosch Boys’ Preparatory School.

“We wish all the teams an enjoyable andsuccessful tournament, and greatly lookforward to hosting our friends within thewater polo community,” Rimmer adds.

The SACS teams boast with 10 WesternProvince water polo representatives – Dev-on Laurenson; Thomas Brewer; JordanThomas; Oliver Stewart; Brent vanNiekerk; Josh Williams; Sebastian Wil-liam; Matthew Hayes; and Ben Hartleyhave all donned the WP colours at provin-cial level.

Rimmer, together with Jason Wilmans,will rally theSACS troops – anAandB team– to challenge for the title. “We try to buildeach player’s skill and confidence, and be-lieve that a teamwith good individual tech-nique can more easily execute team strate-gy,” he explains.

“Water polo is truly a game in which youare only as strong as your weakest link. Webelieve the team plays at a constant highlevel all the time. We will hopefully add afourth title this year, but with so manystrong sides and the style of the tourna-ment, it depends onwhich teamhas the bestgame on the day.”

The tournament will be held at the SACSswimming pool.V Visit www.sacswaterpolo.com.

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