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Kenilworth residents are fed-up with a tunnel situated be-hind the Wynberg station.

Residents claim the tunnel, inBathurst Road, is being used by va-grants, criminals and prostitutesfor anti-social behaviour.Ward councillor Ian Iversen says

the tunnel, owned by Metrorail, isa cause of concern to the residentsand is calling for immediate ac-tion.“Metrorail has a moral and legal

obligation to address a problem itis certainly aware of. The ‘tunnel’has become a hiding place forthugs and thieves where they storestolen items and plan future raidson the community,” says Iversen.He says this has been going on

for years and Metrorail cannotclaim ignorance of the problem.“To sort out the problem will be

simple as Metrorail has no use forthe tunnel. All that is required isthat builder’s rubble be used fillthe empty space and I am sure thata property developer will assist fornothing as a civic duty,” he says.Iversen says the problem is not

going be resolved by having a secu-rity guard visit the site every so of-ten. He adds that he has requestedto meet with a senior Metrorail of-ficial, but to no avail.“We really need to meet on site

with a senior Metrorail officialwho has the authority to effective-ly deal with the situation,” he says.Pete Linnegar, chairperson of

theKenilworthResidents’Associa-tion, says they are aware of the sit-uation and have been trying to getMetrorail to take action for some

considerable time, with no successto date.“The contact person atMetrorail

has been contacted several timesand we have had absolutely no ac-tion. Even Iversen has had troublegetting a response,” he says.Linnegar says the tunnel ap-

pears to be an old water storagetank from the time when steam en-gines had to be topped up. “ Wehave foundup to 10 people at a timesleeping in this ‘tunnel’. It operates

as a drug den and a brothel,” hesays.The tunnel has been an ongoing

problem for at least two years, saysLinnegar.Metrorail regional manager Ri-

chard Walker says his head of Pro-tection Services and the command-er of the railway police have beennotified about residents’ securityconcerns and would take this intoconsideration during their weeklyjoint security meeting to investi-

gate.“No reports or concerns have

been raised about the so-called tun-nel. It will also be inspected to es-tablish its purpose and how it canbe secured,” he says.A resident who lives in Bathurst

Road says she has witnessed –while waiting in the road for visi-tors – two men stealing whatlooked like planks of wood (floor-boards) from the school and run-ning with them across the road to

the railway line. “ I think theywere[perhaps] storing them in the un-derground ‘tunnel’ on the inside ofthe fence,” she says.Another resident says having a

security team include the tunnel intheir patrols is not going to stopcriminals, vagrants and prosti-tutes from using the tunnel.“If Metrorail is unable to shut

down the tunnel then residents areprepared to either have the tunnelbroken down or filled in and sim-ply require the authority withoutliability to be granted in order todo so,” he says.“We fail to understand why this

issue that is having such an impacton crime and grime opposite aschool in our area cannot bebrought to a conclusion.“What further motivation does

Metrorail require?” he asks.He further says it has been over

sixmonths since residents request-ed that this “tunnel” be closed upor broken down.“Couldwe please get some finali-

ty on the matter as a solution hasbecome grossly overdue,” he says.Walker says Metrorail has re-

cently removed vagrants from sev-eral rail precincts with the assist-ance of railway police andwill con-tinue to address the situation asbest it could with the resources atits disposal.“Finding a sustainable and

cross-functional solution to an en-trenched socio-economic dilemmais critical.“Until such time as adequate fa-

cilities and viable alternatives areavailable to Cape Town’s indigents(vagrants), their presence in inap-propriate areas will unfortunatelyremain,” he says.

ANTI­SOCIAL: This “tunnel” is cause for concern to residents who are calling on Metrorail to step in and take responsibilityfor their property. PHOTO: ASTRID FEBRUARIE

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CHILD TRAFFICKING: NEW RULE FROM DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS

Securing future generationsIn an effort to reduce child trafficking inSouth Africa, the Department of HomeAf-fairs has issued a newandunique require-

ment that will come into effect on Wednes-day 1 October.In a press release, the Department of

Home Affairs revealed children under theage of 18 will be required to produce an una-bridged birth certificate in addition to apassportwhenentering ordeparting or tran-siting South Africa.The Amendment Acts and the new regula-

tions came into effect on 26 May. The newregulation was initially going to be in effectas of 1 July. However the Department ofHome Affairs has provided a grace period toallow children to travel with parents orguardians without an unabridged birth cer-tificate until the end of September.This means that families will be able to

travel with children even for the comingschool holidays as some would have madethe necessary arrangements ahead of thenew regulation commencing.Thedepartment urges citizens and foreign

nationals to heed the call to apply for una-bridged birth certificates for children. Anunabridged birth certificate of the child re-flecting the particulars of the parents is re-quired in terms of the Immigration Regula-tion 6 (12)(a) for children travellingwith par-ents.This new requirement must be adhered to

regardless of the nationality, whether thechild is travelling with parents, with otheradults or unaccompanied.June Crawford, CEO of the Board of Air-

line Representatives SA (Barsa), says SouthAfrica will be the only country in the worldmandating this for travellers by air and, asa result, will cause “mass confusion and dis-

ruption” to tourists andair travellers global-ly.“Air travellers and travel agents in South

Africa and overseas just don’t know aboutthis requirement. Why would they? A pass-port is the globally recognised travel docu-ment,” she says. Crawford says from 1 Julyairlines will be “forced” to refuse travel tofamilies not in possession of these docu-ments and as a result will cause disruptionto travel plans, financial impact on serviceproviders and reputational damage forSouth Africa is inevitable. “The policy tim-ing could not be worse as South Africa pre-

pares to welcome tourists over the peak Eu-ropean school holiday travel season.”The Department of Home Affairs states

that the purpose of the unabridged birth cer-tificate requirement is to create an addition-al verification to deter child trafficking andwhile the goal is well-meaning, the unin-tended consequences of the resulting confu-sion is significant.The home affairs department started issu-

ing unabridged birth certificates for new-borns from 4 March 2013, on the spot, at nocost. This followed the department’s reviewof theBirthandDeathAct (1992) and theCiti-

zenship Act (1995) which culminated in theSouth African Citizenship Amendment Act2010.The unabridged birth certificate is more

secure and reliable with added informationas it contains particulars of both parents,where possible, and their ID numbers andtherefore supports the drive to secure theNational Population Register so that all peo-ple in the country are and feel safe.The application can be made at any home

affairs office, by the parents (guardian), whoshould take along their identity documentsand the child’s abridged certificate.These changes will also promote the de-

partment’s main function of issuing secure,credible and accurate birth certificates aswell as identity documents to all citizens.Matipa Mwamuka, counter trafficking

project coordinator for NPO Activists Net-working against the Exploitation of Chil-dren, agrees with the protection measure.“Although we have not looked at the newregulations thoroughly, we do welcome it.This will especially assist with childrentravelling from war torn countries makingit easier to track them,” she says.This will also assist in tracking children

in cases where their parents are separatedand the child travels with one parent, Mwa-mukaadds. “Wealsoneed to seewhichbarri-ers exist. Wewant to know how easily acces-sible this document is to parents and guardi-ans, especially those living in remote areas,”she says.Mwamuka further says the home affairs

department needs to look beyond the surfaceof this newregulation. “Weask that a systembe put in place to monitor the application,process and accessibility of this document.V For more information visit http://www.dha.gov.za/

NEW REGULATION: The Department of Home Affairs has encouraged parents and guardians to applyat any of their nearest home affairs offices for unabridged birth certificates for their children.

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Tap into informationAs part of their 50th anniversa-ry celebrations this year Medi-cAlert will host aWellness Day.The event is to be held on Sat-

urday 19 July from 10:00 to 14:00at Clovelly Country Club.Local small businesses will

exhibit their products and serv-ices to the public.There will be about 20 inter-

esting stalls to peruse, includ-ing health specialists who willcheck your blood pressure, sug-ar levels, Body Mass Index andHIV status.Speakers will also talk on

breast cancer awareness, can-cer treatment and Cancer Bud-dies Support; emotional health;as well as MedicAlert productsand membership advantages.The restaurant will be open

from 11:00 and you may enter alucky draw and stand in line towin great prizes.The Wellness Day is open to

all age groups, with activitiesfor families, art and writingcompetitions for children.There will be a colouring-incompetition for nursery schoolchildren.Elementary school pupils can

take part in the “My AwesomeSuperhero” competition inwhich they can write an essayor poem, draw or paint aboutsomeone who saved someoneelse’s life in an accident ormed-ical-related incident.Older children can take part

in “Designing a modern MedicAlert Bracelet”.Local artists will serve as

judges and provide drawing les-sons at the event.V To obtain additional informationcontact (021) 782 8816 or emailnpo@hggroep.co.za. Details aboutMedicAlert are available fromwww.medicalert.co.za. Alternativelycall them on (021) 425 7328.

Fun with snowIf you can’t get to the snow on themountains, get yourself to the iceskating rink at the GrandWest Enter-tainment World.Snowman building competitions

take place every Wednesday duringthe morning ice-skating session be-tween 10:00 and 12:30.Prizes are up for grabs for the best

dressed snowman so make sure totake along spades, buckets, gloves anddecorations.The cost is just R5 per child exclud-

ing skate hire.The Ice Station is open every day of

the school holidays from 10:00 untilmidnight with four sessions per day.V For more information please visit http://www.icerink.co.za/ or to make birthday orgroup bookings contact The Ice Station on(021) 535 2260 or email book­ings@icerink.co.za. ICE FUN: Take your children to enjoy The Ice Station. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Pinelands residents say they are experi-encing sleepless nights due to a dis-turbing noise emanating from an Ep-

ping business.Riad Davids, deputy chairperson of the

Pinelands Ratepayers’ Association, says thebusiness, Fine Chemicals Corporation, isfully aware that the noise emanating fromtheir factory is excessive and causes a dis-turbance to their neighbours.“They delayed taking action for as long as

possible and even tried to hide the fact thatthey were the culprits. It cannot take thislong to fix a noise problem if you knowwhich machinery is causing the noise,” hesays.Davids says Fine Chemicals Corporation

has done nothing concrete to stop the noise.“All their promises to date have had no ef-

fect and we have called on all suppliers andcustomers to put pressure on Fine Chemi-cals to comply with noise pollution stand-ards,” he says.Benedicta van Minnen, Mayoral Commit-

teemember for Health, says the City of CapeTown’s health directorate received a com-plaint about noise emanating from GlaxoSmith Kline in Hawkins Avenue, Epping.This noise source was dealt with and elimi-nated.Renewed complaints were, however, sub-

sequently received.“We responded and subsequent noise sur-

veys revealed that thenoisewasactually em-anating from the adjoining factory, namelyFine Chemicals Corporation. The mechani-cal plant noise is intermittent and occursmostly at night,” she adds.Fine Chemicals Corporation declined to

comment to People’s Post queries.Davids says they have called on the City

to shut down the offending machinery im-mediately, but their efforts have yielded ze-ro results.“Fine Chemicals [Corporation] has pro-

duced a phased corrective action plan start-ing with the noisiest equipment. However,this will only be completed in August and Ibelieve this is not good enough,” he says.An official from the City is in the interim

preparingdocuments, including the twoaffi-davits from residents, to send to the City’slegal department for prosecution and a fine.“When we originally got the complaint of

noise from the direction of Epping industri-al precinct we identified Glaxo Smith Kline,Hawkins Avenue as the culprits,” says Dav-ids.“However, further investigation showed

that the noise was actually emanating fromthe neighbouring plant on the north sidenamely Fine Chemicals [Corporation].”A Pinelands residents, who spoke to Peo-

ple’ Post on condition of anonymity, says thenoise has been a problem since 2011 and per-haps even many years before that.

“I started noticing this loud noise andeventually discovered where it was comingfrom. I contacted the company whom Ithought was responsible for the noise. Theydid all kinds of tests and eventually thenoisegradually died down,” he says.However, in January the noise seemed to

be back, he explains and assumed it was thesame company.“I then made contact with an official from

the Specialised Environmental Health Serv-ices from the City which deals with noisepollution control. The official eventuallymet with me and he could hear the noise aswell,” he says.He then realised that thenoisewas coming

from a different business as the other busi-ness would shut down operations at night.“The official then stated that it is not

Glaxo Smith Kline, but the business rightnext door to them,” he says.He further says residentshave followedall

the correct channels and the system is notworking.“It is almost two months since the council

identified the source and the problem.Whatnext? Must we resign ourselves to this tor-ture forever? [Should we] move to anotherarea? Start a rates boycott by affected resi-dents?” he fumes.He says residents have made contact with

the ward councillor, sent affidavits to thecouncil, written to the mayor of Cape Town,spent a night with the council noise pollu-tion staff identifying the problem and thesource (almost two months ago), and re-ceived many reports from Pinelands resi-dents who have been subjected to this abusefor years.However after all this, he says Fine Chem-

icalsCorporation continues to get awaywithit. “The systems (or the people) responsiblefor ensuring we can live in a peaceful envi-ronment are not working. This is absolutelyridiculous,” he says.Ward councillor Brian Watkyns says he

was advised by an official from the Special-isedEnvironmentalHealthServices that thenoise at this stage appears to be intermit-tent.“He did a survey on Friday 13 June, be-

tween 23:00 and 01:00. Although the factorywas operational, he found that the noise wasnot present in the area of Pinelands closestto Epping. He is doing follow-up noise sur-veys this week (weather permitting),” hesays.Watkyns says pending the outcome of the

survey and the City’s legal department rec-ommendation, the official will advise theway forward.A resident, who spoke on condition he not

be identified, says he feels like the businessis being spiteful as the noise persists.On Tuesday 10 June, he says, he and his

wife could not sleep.“At 00:40 on Wednesday 11 June both my

daughters – aged two and five –were up com-plaining of the ‘strange noises’ after which

my wife eventually arrived back in bed atabout 5:00.”He says he did a security (sound) check

and realised that the factory noises are evenlouder than usual. It is driving us insane,”he fumes.Van Minnen says the City notified Fine

Chemicals Corporation about the noise ema-nating from their plant, both verbally andin writing.

Noise Management Plan requiredThe City issued awritten instructionwith

a compliance date of 11 June 2014.A Noise Management Plan (NMP) was re-

quired and this was duly submitted to coun-cil by Fine Chemicals Corporation. Correc-tive actions with timelines are indicated inthe NMP.VanMinnen says numerousnoise surveys

have been carried out, themost recent beinga follow-up survey on 13 June.The last survey indicated that the noise

level at 23:00was 60dbAat the factory bound-ary. “At this point, the noisewas not audiblein Pinelands (outside the homes of com-plainants). In verification, measurementswere repeated at Fine Chemicals Corpora-tion and again a consistent 60dbAwasmeas-ured at midnight,” she says.Feedback was given to Watkyns and the

complainant.Van Minnen says investigations have

proven that the night-time noise nuisancecan be attributed to activities at FineChemi-cals Corporation.“Fine Chemicals Corporation duly pro-

ceeded to determine the potential source ofthe noise and identified two extraction fansat their production block ‘J’ as being verynoisy.“Other sources of noise were also identi-

fied as per their NMP provided to the City,”she says.In linewith the factory’sNMP, theseventi-

lation fans were replaced on Wednesday 11June.Van Minnen further says corrective ac-

tion depends on the report from their con-sultant, which will be phase 2 of the NMP.The factory will repeat the environmentalnoise survey two weeks after the identifiedcorrective actions have been implemented.

Sounding offPINELANDS: RESIDENTS FUME OVER NOISE POLLUTION

SILENCE IS GOLDEN: A local business in Epping, Fine Chemicals Corporation, has been identifiedby Pinelands residents as the cause of noise disturbance at night. Residents hope the City ofCape Town will be able to bring this to a halt. PHOTO: GOOGLEMAPS

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THERAPY DOG: NEWFOUNDLAND IS ‘HAPPY TO LISTEN’

The little ones dig DanniANDRÉ BAKKES

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Although Danni CarreraBeanz knows she’s gorgeous,digging holes is her favourite

activity.Danni digs, but she has plenty

more to offer than just holes in theground. She is a “therapy dog”.And her human, Edith Kriel of

Jelly Beanz, is also a therapist.People’s Post patted Danni and

spoke to Edith recently about the“therapy dog” initiative by the Ta-ble View-based non-profit organi-sation that gives hope to childrenaffected by trauma and abuse.“We called her Danni so a child

could see her as a boy or a girl,”says Edith. “As part of Danni’swork, children might project theirown issues onto her, so they canchoose what they want Danni tobe.”

Dog daysDanni, who has been involved in

playful tug-of-war with a rope,stops briefly and tilts her headquizzically.“Her surname, Beanz, is self-ex-

planatory, and her middle namecomes from the Porche Carerramodel. Porche were our initialsponsors,” says Edith.Danni is still undergoing obedi-

ence training, but she has alreadyleft her mark on Jelly Beanz.“We went to a school recently

and talked about howdogs could beused in work, such as police dogs.

After the assembly a little girlwentto her teacher and told her abouttrauma in her own life, somethingshe has never told anyone before.The girl then asked the teacher if

she could go talk to Danni about it– and the lady who belongs to Dan-ni. I became sort of insignificant,because Danni is now the draw-card,” explains Edith.

And Danni is happy to listen tochildren’s fears and help themwipe away their tears.All she asks in return is a tummy

scratch and food.

“She likes food,” says Edith.Danni sits bolt upright at the

mention of food.On the website yourpurebred-

puppy.com, the Newfoundland isdescribed as being “calm, dignifiedand generally quiet”.They forgot to add the condition-

al clause “as long as you don’tmen-tion food”.“She loves her pellets and eats a

relatively large amount of food eve-ry day... So we would love it ifsomeone helped us sponsor herfood for a while,” says Edith.Anymention of food getsDanni’s

full attention, possibly also be-cause food is used as an effectivemeans to motivate her, as it is inmost dog training.But her long lustrous coat also

needs attention.Edith says Danni is groomed

twice a month at a pet parlour.This is all to keep Danni looking

good for the important work shehas to do. “The most important as-pect is, of course, the role Danniwill be playing at Jelly Beanz.If a child sees Danni make a mis-

take then it’s a very useful place tobegin a conversation about howweallmakemistakes, howwemanageit and how people respond to it.“Also, just having an animal

there for the children is comfort-ing. Danni is my co-therapist,”elaborates Edith.V If anyone can sponsor food for Danni Car­rera Beanz they can contact Jelly Beanz on(021) 556 2456 or email edith atedith@jellybeanz.org.za.

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Keeping winter’s bite at bayNICOLE MCCAIN

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A new and improved winter programmelaunched this week seeks to step up tothe challenge of keeping street people

warm.The programme of the Observatory Im-

provement District will now offer hot show-ers, takeaway meals, a comprehensive as-sessment of each person’s needs and directaccess to shelter staff.However, safeguarding street people

against chilly winter days has become morechallenging, withmany homeless people un-willing to move to shelters.The cold weather has already claimed vic-

tims, as the body of a homeless man wasfound in Diep River. Although the cause ofdeathhas not been confirmed,media reportshave speculated he died from the bitter win-ter weather.Improvement district social issues officer

Kenneth Roman says around 75% of the al-most 45 street people in Observatory are re-luctant to access the services at a shelter. Hesays this is due to strict rules at shelters,such as no drinking or disruptive behav-iour,whichmanyhomeless people find chal-lenging to follow.Council has fieldworkers who are out on

the streets daily to motivate street people togo to shelters, says Suzette Little, MayoralCommittee member for Social Developmentand Early Childhood Development.“However, the fieldworkers cannot force

people to go to shelters. The department hasalso made over 200 emergency mattressavailable for thewinter period for street peo-ple,” she says.“The department has a number of pro-

grammes in place to assist street people anddoes its best to provide themwith the oppor-tunity and means to get off the streets.Through the interventions of appointedfieldworkers and via our assessment cen-tres,we seek to assist street people in finding

work opportunities, including via our Ex-panded Public Works Programme, and weprovide the necessary services and assist-ance to themso that they canbe reintegratedback into their communities of origin andbe reunited with their families.”In this way, says Little, “we seek to give

them a hand up, but they cannot be forcedto accept our offers of assistance”.But this leaves the homeless at the mercy

of the elements on the street.Roman explains: “Every year we lose

about four people. They die from sicknesssuch as TBwhich ismadeworse by coldwin-

ters. A street person’s clothes often gets wet[in the] rain and because he has nowhere tohang them, he will have to wear those wetclothes until they dry on him.”As part of the winter programme all the

suburb’s street people are gathered togetheronce a week. They can take advantage of ahot shower and enjoy a warm meal. An as-sessment of each person’s needs will also becarried out. Representatives from shelterswill be on hand to explain the process fol-lowed by the shelter, he says.Romanhas called on residents to assist the

organisation with donations, but emphasis-

es all assistance should be directed throughthe improvement district.Little adds: “Those who would like to as-

sist street people should give donations toorganisations which assist street peoplerather than to street people directly as thisjust perpetuates the cycle [of living on thestreet]. Giving donations to street people di-rectly encourages them to remain on thestreets, instead of seeking assistance via theavailable channels to get off the streets andreintegrate into their communities.”V Call Roman on 072 490 4097 the City of CapeTown’s Street People Call Centre on 0800 872 201.

HELPING HAND: An Observatory Improvement District programme aims to keep street people warm this winter. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

ON ATTENTION: A total of 34 new provincial and municipal traffic graduates and peaceofficials were welcomed into the traffic fraternity at Gene Louw Traffic Centre in Brackenfellon Friday. The graduation ceremony was attended by the provincial Department of PublicWorks and Transport’s deputy director­general for Strategy, Planning and Coordination Jac­queline Gooch (pictured), provincial minister for Public Works and Transport Donald Grantand provincial traffic chief, Kenny Africa. PHOTO: BERTRAM MALGAS/FOTO24

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V Pinelands: The Heart and Stroke FoundationSouth Africa will hold a Mended Hearts supportgroup meeting at Life Vincent Pallotti Hospitalat 18:00. Gabriel Eksteen, a registered dietitianat the foundation will be talking about TheUnsalted Truth – everything you need to knowabout salt and your health. Refreshments willbe served. For more information phone(021) 447 6268 or email heart@heartfounda­tion.co.za.

V Rondebosch: Following the annual meetingof Cape Town U3A, Professor Anton Fagan willtalk on the 5 Plus Project: A response topoverty and inequality in South Africa at theBaxter at 09:30 for 10:30. For more informa­tion phone (021) 531 5604.

V Rondebosch: A presentation on the Causesand Catastrophic Consequences of the FirstWorld War will take place at Livingstone Houseat 19:30. For more information or to book yourplace contact the Reformation Society on(021) 689 4480 or info@christianaction.org.za.

Saturday 28 June

V Claremont: Southern Hub, a new indoor foodand goods market will be held at ClaremontCivic Centre from 11:00 until 16:00. The marketis family friendly and hosts an array of tradersfrom organic growers to bakers, chefs andartisan producers. Entry is free.

Monday 30 June

V Mowbray: Cape Support for Mental Health’sschizophrenia support group will meet at thePresbyterian Church on the corner Albert andHighbury roads in Mowbray at 19:30.

Saturday 5 July

V Harfield Village: Join First Avenue LineDance Club at the Village Work Centre in FirstAvenue from 12:15 until 13:15. For moreinformation email instructor Shereen Bruindersat bruindersshereen@gmail.com.

Sunday 6 July

V UCT: Beverley Chiat, Violina Anguelov andVictor Tichart will perform in the Gift of Musicat the Chisholm Recital Room at UCT Collegeof Music at 17:30. Ticket prices range from R80to R100. Refreshments will be served; all in

attendance will receive a gift bag. Tobook or for more information phone072 969 7297.

Monday 7 July

V Claremont: Join First Avenue LineDance Club at St Ignatius CatholicChurch hall, next to Abbotts College,from 11:00 until noon. For moreinformation email bruinderssher­

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V Newlands: The Cape Horticultural Societywill hold an illustrated talk by David Davidsonon Chelsea and other special English gardens atThe Athenaeum in Campground Road at 20:00.Admission costs R20 for visitors. For furtherinformation contact Glenda on (021) 531 5713or info@capehorticulturalsociety.co.za.

Wednesday 16 July

V Kirstenbosch: Gold Fields EnvironmentalEducation Centre will host a biodiversity wasteart workshop for children aged 10 to 12 from09:00 to 13:00. The workshop costs R60.Pre­booking and pre­payment is essential. Formore information contact Basheerah Jassiem orMichelle September on (021) 799 8670 orB.Jassiem@sanbi.org.za. Alternatively visitwww.sanbi.org.za.

Thursday 17 July

V Kirstenbosch: Gold Fields EnvironmentalEducation Centre will host a treasure box artworkshop for children aged six to nine from09:00 to 13:00. Children will create anddecorate their special treasure box, addingtreasures from Kirstenbosch Gardens in theirunique boxes. The cost is R60. Pre­booking andpre­payment in essential. For more informationcontact Nazeerah van Niekerk or MichelleSeptember on (021) 799 8670 or N.van­Niekerk@sanbi.org.za. Alternatively visit web­sitewww.sanbi.org.za.

Saturday 19 July

V Newlands: Professors Sakkie Cornelius andKeith Grenville will present three lectures underthe Day School topic Religion in Ancient Egyptat The Egyptian Society of South Africa atKelvin Grove at 10:00. There will be refresh­ments and a buffet lunch. Admission costsR180 for members, R210 for visitors and R90for students. To book your place contact JeanSmith on (021) 557 5082 or scarab@tel­komsa.net before or on Monday 14 July.

Wednesday 23 July

V Claremont: Harlyn Neighbourhood Watch willhold its annual meeting at Christ The KingChurch in Milner Road at 18:00. All residentsare welcome. The watch covers the area fromKenilworth Road to Kromboom Road and theM5 toward the railway line.

DONATION: The DHL Stormers, in partnership with the MyPlayers Benevolent Fund, donatedR20 000 to Sisters Incorporated in Kenilworth earlier this month. DHL Stormers players GioAplon, Nic Groom and De Kock Steenkamp took time out from training to speak and interactwith everyone involved. “This was an absolutely awesome experience. It warms my heart thatwe’re able to bring joy to everyone at Sisters Incorporated,” Aplon said. Sisters Incorporatedmanager Linda Fugard said the contribution is going to aid the organisation on many levels.“It will assist us with cleaning, food and medical bills. We will be able to provide everythingthe women require,” Fugard explained. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Understanding male identityA multi-dimensional play addressing is-sues of masculinity, violence and father-hood will be staged at the United Churchin Rondebosch.Fatherless, the second in a trilogy of

theodramas, will take place tomorrow(Friday 27 June) and on Saturday.In a society with high levels of violence

against women and children and othermen, the absence of positive rolemodelsandmentors is a dire problemand resultsinmanymen ending up in cycles of crimeand violence.The site-specific, part-performance art,

part-installation, part-storytelling, part-dance, part-choral, part-multimedia pro-duction aims to provide reflective spaceto engagewithin a safe environmentwiththe issues.It seeks to share real life stories of ab-

sent fathers and that of an ex-inmate, pro-viding deeper understanding and insightinto the problem.Award-winning actors Dean Baliem,

2013 Fleur Du Cap winner forKat and theKings, Blood Brothers’ lead actor, and Ri-

chard September, 2014 Absa KKNKSlurpie Kanna winner, are part of thecast.Fatherless, a sacred journey from exile

to belonging, following the play Otherwhich was staged in conjunction with In-ternational Day Against Homo andTransphobia in May.Other offered a contemplation on limi-

nal experience, exploring the scapegoatand “other”within, aswell as celebratinguniqueness and authenticity.The play’s art direction is byRiaanVis-

man, liturgical production and music byNic Paton and choral collective is byVoxi.It is produced by Laurie Gaum for the

Centre for Christian Spirituality.Fatherlesswill start at 19:00 to 20:00. En-

try fee is R80, all funds raised will go to-wards the Imbadu Men’s Project whichfocuses with issues of men and violenceat Pollsmoor PrisonFor bookings contact Suzanne at in-

fo@christianspirit.co.za or phone(021) 686 1269.

Help a little girlA 22-month-old girl has lost her “most pre-cious” fluffy toy – a brown monkey. Herparents say theymayhavedropped it some-where between Bairnsleigh Pre-primaryon St Lukes and Alpina roads on Thursday12 June. If anyone has found it phone082 773 3281.

Group meetsThe Huntington’s Association of South Af-rica’s Cape Town support group will meetat Abbott’s College in Greenwood Road,Claremont, on Thursday 3 July at 19:00.The groupmeets on the first Thursday of

each month; all welcome. For further de-tails contact JessSelfe on082 318 3330 or jes-sica_selfe@yahoo.co.uk.

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CLAREMONT: CRIME CRACKDOWN

Pouring onthe pressurein precinctASTRID FEBRUARIE

@FebAstrid

Over 26 peoplewere arrested for var-ious offences in the Claremont Po-lice Cluster over the weekend.

Warrant officer Derek van derMerwe,of Mowbray police, says the partnershipthe police has with Metro Police and theGroote Schuur Community Improve-ment District Company really assiststhem to combat crime in the cluster.“We had a roadblock on Friday 20

June where five suspects were arrestedfor drunk driving. In a separate inci-dent, three suspects were arrested forpossession of drugs after they werestopped and searched,” he says.Suspected robbers from Nyanga East

and Langa linked to a robbery case werearrested during a stop and search.One had a warrant out for his arrest

and the other three were linked to ahouse robbery case in Mowbray.Van der Merwe says during the road-

block threemore suspects were arrested

for being in possession of car break-intools. “During patrols seven suspectswere observed, of which three were ar-rested for car break-in implements andbeing in possession of dangerous weap-ons,” he says.In Rondebosch, one suspect was de-

tained byMetro Police at a roadblock forpossession of an unlicensed firearmwhile another suspect was arrested fora robbery which occurred in a subway.Van der Merwe says the public still

leaves valuable items in their vehicleswhich leads to the escalation of theft outof motor vehicles in the area.“Studentsmake themselves targets by

walking inMainRoadand the central ar-ea by exposing their valuable items likeiPads, cellphonesandmusicplayers,”hesays. The police urges students to walkin groups and use subways that are welllit. They are also advised to report suspi-ciousactivity to the sectorpolice officersor campus security.The hotspots include subways at Al-

ma, Burg and Rouwkoop roads.“The public must make sure they

know their sector vehicle numbersand to contact them immediately ifthey witness any crime being com-mitted.”

PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCHThursday, 26 June 20148 PHOTOS

ONE-MAN SHOW: A SLICE OF IZOBELL’S LIFE

Alistair tells ‘stories’Kaapse Stoep Stories is a collection of sto-

ries, threaded together with personaltales and tunes.

Sung to the soundtrackofAlistair Izobell’sintimate journey of life over the years withfamily, friends and the community he loves,it is a laugh-a-minute, one-man show withtales that have shaped the lives of many Ca-petonians.

By observing people and their habits andexploring how to deal with life’s situations,this show is sure to have you feeling goodabout your own journey filled with greatmemories.Kaapse Stoep Stories runs until Saturday

5 June at the Baxter Theatre Centre.V For more information contact Baxter on(021) 685 7880.

ARTISTS: Alistair Izobell and Terry Fortunecatch up after the show. PHOTOS: JODY FORTUIN

SOCIALISING: Johan van Lill, Beverly Brommert and Henk Serfontein.

NIGHT OUT: Robyn Myburgh and AnzioSeptember.

THEATRE LOVERS: Lamees Albertus andTracey Saunders.

GIRLS’ DATE: Theresa Smith, Mariana Malan and Beverley Brommert.

FAMILY NIGHT: Riyaad Harris, Audrey Chandler, Hettie Fourie and Rachmat Harris.

ANTICIPATING: Daniel and Heidi Breslerwaiting to meet Izobell.

ALL SMILES: Angelique Esau and Ryan Heeger.GUYS’ NIGHT: Patrick February and Chad Wil­liams.

RELAXING: Priscilla and Patrick February enjoying the Baxter atmosphere.

PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCHThursday, 26 June 2014 NEWS 9

SARS: SERVICE WILL ‘NEVER PROMPT ANYONE FOR BANKING DETAILS’

Tax return email scam alertDESIREÉ RORKE

@dezzierorke

With the tax return filing date loom-ing closer, countless taxpayershave fallen victim to an elaborate

scam.Promising a believable windfall, it is by

nomeans only the ignorantwho are duped.Unsuspecting taxpayers receive an

email from “SARS eFiling Alert”, inform-ing them they have received a tax credit

payment into their bank accounts by theSouth African Revenue Service E-filing.This sum could range from anything

from R2000 to R8000, making it in range ofthe average annual tax return payout.The person is then prompted to click on

a link to “confirm online epayment”, andit is on this link where the victim is verycleverly deceived to give out their bankingdetails.Once this is done, the scammers are

equipped with the necessary information

to steal funds from your account at anytime.[Sars) is aware of this scam and is cur-

rently investigating it.They warns taxpayers to be extra vigi-

lant.“Many taxpayers have already been

scammed and countless others have tele-phoned to enquire about this email,” saysa spokesperson at Sars who warns tax pay-ers not to respond to this email.“The particular email address does not

belong to us andSarswill never prompt an-yone, even e-filers, to provide banking de-tails. If a payment is to be made by us, wewill automatically deposit it into yourbank account,” he says.“In addition, tax return filing date only

opens on Tuesday 1 July, and no returnpayouts could have been made yet.”Sars urges all taxpayers to rather con-

tact them at their contact centre on0800 007 277, if they should be unsure aboutany Sars-related payments.

PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCHThursday, 26 June 201410 LEADER

WRITE TO US |email | fax | post

Winter does indeed comewith doom, gloom and a bitterlycold caress.However, winter in the Mother City does have a spar-

kling quality.See, this season is also known as the secret season.There is a deluge of specials offered on socialmedia and

print advertising – getaways here, spa retreats there, din-ner specials here and there.That is if you have the money, of course.Granted, the county is labouring through a recession

but if you train your eye correctly, you’d spot that allthese luxuries (let’s be honest here, please) are going fora song.No, it is not important to spendmoney likemadon these

indulgences.What is important is the timewe spend pull-ing ourselves towards ourselves.Winter comes with so few sunny days.Yes, it’s best to do as much laundry on those days as

possible.That’s common sense.It also makes sense to step out in our fair city and soak

up as much as we can.What’s so terribly wrong in ambling up and down St

George’s Mall and having a spot of lunch?What is so reprehensible about touring Long Street on

a sunny Saturday?One never knows the gems to be found – and had.Again, that is if you have the means.Every day we face grim choices in our professional and

personal lives. And often we find ourselves on the edgeof reason, the pressure cooker going “Pffft! Pfft! Pfft!”Take a few steps back. Go out and enjoy the sunshine,

fresh air... those issues will still be there when you getback. Promise.During winter the elements are harsh, unforgiving and

unyielding. Don’t you be.Be kind to yourself.You owe it to yourself.

‘Going green’ requires actionThe article “Going green” regarding theplan to rejuvenate Harrow Road (People’sPost, 8 May) points to an issue which needshuge support from the residents in the im-mediate vicinity. And action.But, really, the idea of a vegetable garden

is somewhat fanciful.I mean, get real! Carrots, spinach [and]

cauliflower generously sprinkled with as-sorted bergie solid and liquid throw-offs,rugby spectator liquids of the bodily and un-used brandy and coke variety, cardboardbedding and weeds galore.It is great thinking but a bum idea, be-

cause it is not practical, sustainable [or] usa-ble. Who will buy the duly anointed “pro-duce” of Harrow Road?If the locals – the community is pretty sta-

ble from a residential aspect – have not yetgot around to caring for a shabby public ar-ea amere fewmeters from their front doors,why will they sow, reap, manure, dig, weed

and generally fuss over a few worm-eatencabbages? The citizens – led by some strongcharacters – of Harfield Village and UpperNewlands are the exception to the generalrule in Cape Town that no-one in their rightmind cares about what happens outsidetheir walls or fences.In March 2008, I approached the City of

Cape Town’s Newlands Parks and Forestshead Neil Fortes after some initial ground-work in selecting, with the help of his staff,suitable indigenous wind- and trainproofshrubs, got a reasonably interested verbalresponse, wrote confirmatory letters andhad two meetings – one on the site – and fol-lowed up with around six telephone calls –none ofwhichwere responded to – then gaveup. In 2009 I then, from random plants inmygarden planted some 20 shrublets in juve-nile phase, watered them – some surviving– only to see the contracted grass cutters cutthem all down. I tried oncemore, rushed out

to stop or plead with the grass cutters, wassuccessful, only to have the lot flattened bythe rugby fans – including the steel supportsor barricades I had installed to preventsuch.I am not a close local resident, just a con-

cerned citizen.I was vaguely planning another attempt

costing money and professional plantersand stronger, biggerbarricadesbutwill nowwait to see what, or rather if, something re-ally gets done.Maybe the Harrow Road locals and body

corporates actually like their scruffy run-down derelict rusted railway border. If not– well, do something !JOHN WILLIAMSONRondeboschThis letter was sent to the City of Cape Townand People’s Post was informed Ian Iversenwould respond. To date, there has been no re-sponse. – News Ed.

No sense to legalising dog racingDog racing has been illegal in South Africasince 1949. Beauty Without Cruelty is moststrongly opposed to the proposal to legalisedog racing aftermore than 70 years! Dog rac-ing has many inherent welfare concernswhich include:Animals being seen only as a commodity

tomakemoney, resulting in lack of affectionand care;Puppymill or backyard breeding with the

resulting neglect, cruelty, abuse and killingof dogs unsuited to racing;

We already have a serious unwanted do-mestic animalpopulation;Dogsare confinedto small cages when not training or racing,with no social interaction with other dogs;General disregard for veterinary care, as

this is considered an unnecessary cost;Injuries through racing, and often being

forced to race although injured throughdrug use.Humans have a choice to participate with

injuries, the animals do not. Dogs can sufferbroken legs, cardiac arrest, spinal cord pa-

ralysis and broken necks on the track;‘Bait’ animals are often used to train rac-

ing dogs; The contribution to the use of dogsfor hunting; And there is seldom a life of lux-ury for retired dogs.Usually they are simply dumped / discard-

ed or killed, often cruelly.Dog racing is currently not legal, nor has

it ever been traditional, anywhere inAfrica.And with a worldwide decline, in the fewplaces not banned, precisely due to inherentcruelty, it makes no sense to wish to legaliseit now.TONI BROCKHOVEN,Beauty Without Cruelty

Your SMSes. Despite the articles in People’s Postsince last November, the safety device tostop drownings in the Elsieskraal Canal,whichwaswashed away, has neither beenrepaired or replaced. If anyone drowns asa result, I will charge those responsiblewith culpable homicide.

. How did the IEC manage to make vot-

ing such a complicated process at theRosebank Junior School? TPS

. Regarding prostitution in Kenil-worth: I feel George’s pain. Mymomwentthrough that for 13 years. When shepassed away, I lived there for 18 monthsand it was hell. It will never stop, so don’tbelieve it. Marlaine, Diep River

. I’m a retired teacher who would liketo offer to (my) help at Linawo Children’sHome.

. I feel Linawo is doing a wonderful jobof giving the children the experience ofliving in a family environment. Let us, asa community, get behind them and assistthem with their endeavours.

. I second the comments in the articleabout Linawo Children’s Home. Many ofthe children play unsupervised, the dogruns around unleashed and the childrenare not getting an education as they play-ing in civvies during school hours.

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CLAREMONT: CLEAN-UP STRATEGY

Gettingto gripswith graffitiASTRID FEBRUARIE

@FebAstrid

Since the implementation of a graffitimonitoring and clean-up strategy theClaremont Improvement District

Company (CIDC) has managed to keep thearea free of graffiti.

The initiative was implemented in 2009after executive manager Abdul Kerbelkerjoined the CIDC.

“Within my first year of working for theimprovement district I saw there was aneed for such a strategy and implementedwhat I had learned at the Cape Town Im-provement District where I previouslyworked,” he says.

Kerbelker says the CIDC – in partnershipwith Straatwerk, an organisation whichworks with homeless people – took on thechallenge to rid the community of graffiti.

“With the help of Straatwerk we wouldgo out weekly and clean up the graffiti atvarious hotspots,” he says,” he says.

The placesmost commonly “marked” aretrain stations, dark alleys and trees.

“Graffiti (artworks) would be evaluatedboth in terms of context and quality beforea decision is made to remove them,” saysKerbelker.

The cleaning and monitoring team com-prises of four homeless people per four-hour shift.

“Every two weeks they will go out to thehotspot areas and if there is any graffiti

they are mandated to remove it,” he said.“When we started, we went out every

week, but since then we have been able tokeep the community rid of graffiti with ourmonitoring programme.”

He further says that before the art is re-moved photographs are taken as some ofthe “art” is gang-related and needs to bedocumented.

“We take the photos and forward it to thepolice to if we see a pattern has developed.Many gangs mark “their” areas to (makethemselves known) to other gangswhomaywant to cross into “their” territory,” hesays.

However, Kerbelker says by monitoringand removing the graffiti as it appears theyare able to prevent these “gang” markingsfrom staying on the walls for long periodsof time. “We do not want to leave it thereas vandalism attracts anti-social behav-iour. Also if it is not clean it shows a signof “lack ofmanagement” of an area and thatiswhen criminals take advantage,”Kebelk-er says.

With their social outreach budget the CI-DC is able to pay the homeless people forthe work they do every two weeks and withtheir cleaning budget are able to pay thecost of the materials needed to cover the re-moval of the graffiti.

“The community is helping in a big waywith the levy they pay to the improvementdistrict which assists us in carrying out thework we do in the community,” he says.

CLEAN­UP: Straatwerk employees assist in keeping the pavements clear of weeds.

WIN! The Clubhouse,at the ClaremontCricket Club in Con­stantia, has launchedan exciting new win­ter menu. Tuck intodelicious starters,main courses anddeserts while stayingwarm next to the in­viting fireplace. Ca­tering for the wholefamily, children under12 eat free on Tues­days, Wednesdaysand Thursdays from16:00­19:00. One People’s Post reader can win a R350 voucher for a meal at The Clubhouse.Go to www.peoplepost.co.za to enter. The winner will be notified by phone. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCHThursday, 26 June 201412 ENTERTAINMENT

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THEATRE: FAIRYTALE COMES TO LIFE

Aladdin’s adventuresThe Lilliput Players Chil-

dren’s Theatre Companywill be premiering their

brand new show, Aladdin, at theNassau Theatre during the win-ter school holidays.Aladdin, which is set in the

desert of Agrabah, tells the storyof a poor street boy who is the on-ly person who can enter the caveofwonders and retrieve amagicallamp for the evil Jafar.Jafar wants to use the magic

lamp to become the Sultan andthe ruler of Agrabar. Aladdin be-comes trapped in the cave of won-ders and accidentally discoversthe resident of the lamp, a geniewho grants him three wishes.Aladdin uses his wishes to try

to win the love of Princess Jas-mine, but when Jafar finallysteals the lamp and gets threewishes of his own, Aladdin mustrely on his intelligence to trickJafar and save his friends and theKingdom.The classic storywith amodern

twist has been adapted by EltonJohn Duffy and features popularsongs by One Direction, BrunoMars, Britney Spears, AmyWine-house and Eminem.This production starsDesleMc-

Conney, Shaun Klaasen, Rosanna Minchel-la, Carina Karcher, Divan Coetzer, Kyle Sec-onna and Heinrich de Jager as Aladdin.The show will run from Monday 30 June

until Saturday 12 July at 10:00 (Monday toSaturday) and tickets cost R50 throughCom-puticket.

The Nassau Theatre is situated on thegrounds of Groote Schuur High School inNewlands. For more information visitwww.lilliputplayers.co.za.V People’s Post readers stand a chance to win oneof 10 double tickets to the show. Visit www.peoples­post.co.za to enter.

ARABIAN NIGHTS: Desle Mconney plays Princess Jasminewhile Heinrich de Jager is Aladdin. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

MODERN MOVEMENT: Interdance Studios will host iDance, a modern dance production, atBergvliet High School tomorrow (Friday 27 June) and Saturday 28 June. Dancers of all ages,including (from left) Paige Radford, Naa­ilah Jassiem, Bianca Bock and Rebecca Helman, willwow audiences in three shows at 19:30 on Friday and Saturday, as well as a matinee at 14:30on Saturday. Tickets for the evening shows are R70 for adults and R50 for children, whilethe matinee will cost R60 for adults and R40 for children. For more information email LourenzaPereira­Goertz on interdance@absamail.co.za. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Swiss ballet on a rollThe world-renowned Geneva Ballet makesits Cape Town debut at Artscape Theatre inJuly.Performing under the auspices of Cape

Town City Ballet, Geneva Ballet, under thedirection of Philippe Cohen, presents a dou-ble bill from Tuesday 8 to Thursday 10 July,consisting of two contrasted works, Lux andGlory.The company is consideredoneof themost

original and inventive dance companies inEurope, excelling in variations of the classi-cal ballet vernacular through innovative ar-tistic collaborations. The company is alsoknown for its neoclassical and contempora-ry dance styles featuring classically traineddancers and top choreographers.Danced to the poignantRequiem by Gabri-

el Fauré,Lux is choreographed byKenOsso-la, using sculpted shadow play to enhance

the delicate nature of the body.Choreographer Andonis Foniadakis was

commissionedby theGenevaBallet to createGlory, which premièred inGeneva in Febru-ary.It is a relentless succession of tableaux,

danced to 16 excerpts from George FridericHandel’s greatest music, with electronicallymodified musical transitions by Julien Tar-ride.With the dancer’s average age of 25, Gene-

va Ballet is a youthful company, featuring21 classically trained dancers from aroundthe world, from countries such as Argenti-na, Australia, France, Italy, Japan, Russia,SouthAfrica, Switzerland, Thailand and theUSA.V Tickets range from R200 to R280 and are availablefrom Artscape Dial­a­Seat on (021) 421 7695 or Com­puticket.

Mesmerising entertainmentAndre the HilariousHypnotist has beenmaking audiencesfeel sleepy for 23years and will be inCape Town thismonth at PieterToerien’s Theatreon the Bay.His intriguing

and entertainingshow still drawspacked-to-the-raft-ers houses night af-ter night.Like his mentor,

well-known hypno-tist Max Collie, An-dre himself has be-come somewhat of alegend in the enter-tainment industry.Members from theaudience – of whomthere never seem tobe a shortage – vol-unteer and eagerlyclimb onto stage tobe placed in a stateof trance and convinced to perform a heapof hilarious hypnotic routines.The show itself has undergone many

transmutations as Andre moves with ever-changing modern culture. Past routinessuch as “the car crash” and “roller skating”havemadeway for dinosaurs, Eminem, van-ishing body parts and artistic nude draw-ings created by famous French painters …

or at least that’s what the volunteers are ledto believe!And with the participants being friends,

family or colleagues, you have the addedbenefit of quizzing them after the show tofind out what they remember!V Andre the Hilarious Hypnotist will perform in CapeTown until Saturday 5 July with shows at 20:00, and17:00 on Saturdays.

ARE YOU FEELING SLEEPY? Andre the Hilarious Hypnotist will perform atPieter Toerien’s Theatre on the Bay. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

EN POINTE: Cape Town City Ballet, currently in rehearsal for their July season at ArtscapeTheatre, recently announced the names of dancers promoted in the company. The dancerswho have received promotions are (from left) Elizabeth Nienaber, Bradley van Heerden, KimVieira, Daniel Szybkowski, Laura Bösenberg, Angela Hansford, Rosamund Ford and ThomasThorne. They will all be starring in Ballet Beautiful at Artscape Theatre from Friday 4 to Saturday12 July. Tickets for the show are available at Computicket. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Mocké to tackle Berg MarathonAnother Far South local has come into

contention as a potential Berg RiverCanoe Marathon champion after con-

firming his entry for the race.Internationally renowned surfski talent

Jasper Mocké, of Fish Hoek Surf Lifesavingand Peninsula Canoe clubs, confirmed hisparticipation less than a week after fellowPeninsula stalwart and former Berg winnerGraeme Solomon indicated his participa-tion pending conditions.Mocké provedhimself a serious contender

when he recently won the Swartland CanoeMarathon against a field which includedmost of the major Berg title contenders.However, the vastly experienced star is

cautious in predicting his chances of becom-ing the first paddler in modern times toclinch victory in his debut Berg outing.“To go in expecting to win the Berg the

first time I race it, would be too far,” he says.“If I can be on the podium at the end of

the four days, I’ll be very happy. Having saidthat though, I always line-up at a race withmy eye on winning and I will definitely giveit my all.“If you have the chance to be up there in

the top three during the race, then you’re al-most certainly going to have the chance ofwinning it too.”The star’s prolonged delay in making his

maiden Berg appearance came about fromhispacked surfski calendarandrecent inter-national travels.He is looking forward to finally making

his debut.

The ocean paddling star’s presence at in-ternational surfski events almost year-round has become accepted as the norm bymany in the paddling fraternity, but a recentdabbling in flat-water marathons – which

yielded a K2 bronze medal at the 2012 CanoeMarathon World Championships in Rome –marked the beginning of a broadening of theFish Hoek ace’s horizons.Mocké continued to cast his paddling dis-

ciplinenet evenwiderat thebeginningof theyear, when he and fellow international pad-dling sensation Hank McGregor powered toa memorable second place finish in the 2014Dusi Canoe Marathon.On the back of his recent Swartland victo-

ry, Mocké makes no secrets of his desire todo well in this year’s 240km, four-day longrace from Paarl to Velddrif.While believing his regular winter dis-

tance trainingmatcheshisBerg preparationneeds, the 29-year-old’s inexperience on theBerg River is an aspect he will have to care-fully factor into his race tactics if he is tomake his podium aspirations a reality.“I haven’t had to change my training

much at all. I’ve always looked to get mymileage up at this time of the year, ahead ofa really busy surfski schedule in the secondhalf of the year, so I’ve pretty much been do-ing the same type of training as I would needin preparing for Berg,” Mocké says.“I won’t try to be a hero during Berg

though. I’ll be very content just tucking inbehind some of the other guys, followingthem down and then seeing how things gofrom there.”Mocké will also hope to bring his surfski

formto river racing, afterwinning the singleand double South African Surfski titles atthe weekend.The Berg River Canoe Marathon starts in

Paarl on Wednesday 16 July and ends atVelddrif on Saturday 19 July.V For further details on the Berg River Canoe Marathonvisit www.berg.org.za.

GOING ALL OUT: Fish Hoek’s Jasper Mocké will be out to clinch a top three place in his maidenBerg River Canoe Marathon appearance. PHOTO: JOHN HISHIN/GAMEPLAN MEDIA

Home run for Athlone A’s duoLIAM MOSES

@LiamCPT

Cape Town’s two brightest base-ball talents are set to test them-selves against the world’s bestwhen they represent South Africaat the 15 and under Baseball WorldCup next month.Bridgetown’s Lance Gordon and

Silvertown’s Keino Davids werecalled up to the national team afterimpressing for Western Province.The two are hard at work, trainingwith the other Cape-based nationalteam members.Although the duo admits SA is

not a big baseball nation, they willbe heading to the World Cup aim-ing to cause upsets.“Everyone is going to underesti-

mate us, sowhenwe arrive inMex-ico we can show them South Afri-cans can play the game,” Davids says.“We work hard and will always try to do

our best.”Gordon and Davids have beenmembers of

Athlone Athletics Baseball Club for morethan seven years.Both were immediately hooked on the

sport after their first time on the diamondand neither has looked back since.

BelgraviaHigh School pupil Davids repre-sented WP both last and this year, whileGroote Schuur High’s Gordon has been inthe WP side every year since 2009, except in2012.Gordon, first choice catcher at A’s, be-

lieves it was his batting that resulted in hisnational call up.“I’m quite versatile, so I can play any-

where the coach wants me to, while still do-ing well,” he says.“I also hit with power and bring lots of

spirit to the team.”He further attributes his balling ability is

a result of hard work, not only the talent heinherited from his father.During the baseball season Davids and

Gordon train twice a week, for 90 minutes,and have been doing so with the nationalside as well.Training is set to step-up in intensity in

the coming days,with two to three-hour longnational team training sessions each dayduring the school holidays.While Davids and Gordon will be giving

their all at training, they will each also needto raise R20 000 to fund the trip.Gordonwill host a fundraisingpartyat the

Athlone A’s clubhouse on Saturday 28 Juneand Davids will also host one in the near fu-ture (date to be confirmed).The International Baseball Fedaration

15U World Cup will take place from Thurs-day 31 July to Sunday 10August in theMexi-can towns of Mazatlán and Culiacan.V To purchase tickets or assist the players to partici­pate in the World Cup, phone Gordon’s father on084 605 4500 or Davids’ grandmother on079 756 5057.

CALLED UP: Athlone Athletics Baseball Club players KeinoDavids (left) and Lance Gordon will represent SA at the In­ternational Baseball Federation 15 and Under World Cup.

PHOTO: LIAM MOSES

CLUTCHING AT STRAWS: Bishops centre Justin Heunis (right) beats Rondebosch fullback RileyLouw and heads for the try­line during an under­19A match in Rondebosch on Saturday. Bishopswon 52­14. PHOTO: PETER HEEGER/GALLO IMAGES

LOW BLOW: Rondebosch Boys’ eighth­man Zain Davids is brought down by a Bishops playerduring an under­19A match in Rondebosch on Saturday. Bishops were 52­14 victors.

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Bay braces for Hammies onslaughtLIAM MOSES

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False BayRFChave surged into CommunityCup contention after racking up their sev-enth win of the season on Saturday.The Bay are third on the Super League A

table, behind second-placed UCT and first-placed Hamiltons, who will rival the Con-stantia side in their hunt to finish as thehighest placed non-university club and earna place in the Community Cup.But despite their results and healthy posi-

tion on the table, Bay head coach Jono vander Walt says its too early to start thinkingabout the Community Cup.“We are on four-week break from play.We

will take twoweeks off training and two pre-paring for the game against Hamiltons,” hesays.“The match will be like a test match for

us. If we can beat Hammies, maybe we willstart thinking about the Community Cup.But the coaches are not talking about thatyet. We still have five games to play and twoare against UCT and Hammies.”False Bay spent last season in Super

League B and the break from the top flightseems to have had a positive effect on theclub.Van der Walt’s charges cruised to heavy

victories against several mid-table teams intheir nine matches, including a 41-10 winagainst Helderberg last Saturday.“We have done well this season because of

continuity in playing and coaching staff,”Van der Walt says.“Last year we knew fairly early on that

Kevin Musikanth (Van der Walt’s predeces-sor) was offered the UCT coaching position,so the assistants took over the reins then.The last four or five fixtures were under thesame coaching staff.”He attributes their success to the players’

dedication.“Our team has trained very hard on and

off the field. A lot of our success has to dowith our fitness and conditioning, as well aswillingness and buy-in from the playerswhowant to play and do well.”Bay resume their campaign with a clash

against Hamiltons on Saturday 19 July, fol-lowed by matches against NNK, UWC, UCTand Bellville.The first and fourth fixtures will undoubt-

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Hamiltons undefeated and UCT having lostjust once - against Maties.However, False Bay have the necessary

form and motivation to pull off victories inboth matches.

BURSTING THROUGH: False Bay RFC’s Jason Pre­torius breaks away from a would­be tackler duringa WP Club Rugby Super League A match in Con­stantia on Saturday. Bay were 41­10 victors.

PHOTOS: PETER HEEGER/GALLO IMAGES

CRASH BALL: False Bay RFC eighth­man Ryan Ol­ivier (right) goes on a run, watched by HelderbergRFC flyhalf Nico van der Westhuizen.

Vikings, Cats crowned ball champsLIAM MOSES

@LiamCPT

TheMontana Vikings Basketball Club surged to vic-tory in the inaugural Cape Basketball Champion-ship on Sunday.

Vikings, a juggernaut in Cape basketball, lost just onegame throughout the tournament to claim the trophyand R8000 in cash.The Championship started at the Cape Peninsula Uni-

versity of Technology (CPUT) Cape Town campus withpool matches on Saturday.Vikings were drawn in Pool B along with CPUT Cats

and CPUT Alumni, while Pool A comprised Constantia-based Hurricanes Basketball Club, the University ofCape Town (UCT) and the University of the WesternCape (UWC).Vikings got their title charge going with a narrow 67-

63 win over Cats before losing 54-51 to Alumni to finishsecond in their group, while Cats placed first.In Group AHurricanes beat UWC 64-60 and UCT 64-38

to finish on top, while UWC finished second after beat-ing UCT 66-48 in their other game.But the scores and results from the group stages

proved a poor reflection of the teams involved, as boththe group winners were eliminated in the semi-finals.Hurricanes lost 72-50 toVikings,whileCatswere beat-

en 84-66 by UWC. Cats went on to beat Hurricanes 77-70in the third-place play-off to claim the bronze medal.And Vikings took all the spoils after beating UWC 80-

75 in the final.The final of the women’s tournament finished with

the CPUT Cats first and second teams battling it out forsuperiority.Both teams went into the final undefeated, finishing

at the summit of their respective groups.The Cats second team topped Pool A after defeating

UCT 54-30 and Lethal Ladies 57-37, while Lethal Ladieswere second after beating UCT 60-22.The Cats first team beat UWC 62-49 and Vikings 43-38,

and Vikings finished second in the group after beatingUWC 65-41 in their other match.The first team dominated their semi-final fixture

against Lethal Ladies, winning 68-38, while the secondside scraped to a 49-45 win over Vikings. The Vikingswomen’s team could not emulate their men’s team bytaking home a medal and lost 64-42 to Lethal Ladies inthe third-place play-off.In the end, the CPUT first team were too strong and

beat the second team 62-44 to take home the R8000 incash and the trophy.The annual tournament was hosted by Platinum Me-

dia Group.

FAST BREAK: Montana Vikings player Sivugile Quvane (right) dribbles up­court as UWC’s Kwanele Kashe (left) chases back to defend.The sides met in the final of the inaugural Cape Basketball Championship at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology’s CapeTown campus on Sunday. Vikings were crowned champs after their 80­75 victory. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS