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AConstantia riding school which workswith disabled riders can breathe easy– for now.

Concerns were that the NPO South Afri-can Riding for the Disabled Association(Sarda) had to vacate their BrommersvleiRoadpremises followinga landclaimruling.

The move has been delayed for at least afew months.

However, there is still no clarity on whereSarda would be able to relocate to.

Sarda is leasing the land from the Depart-ment of Public Works.

It has been operating from there for thepast 32 years.

The land in question was awarded to theSadien family by the Land Claims Court inMarch (“Sarda future in jeopardy”, People’sPost, 16 April).

Fenella Powles, chairperson of the CapeTown Sarda branch, says they have still notreceived any information from the depart-ment on where to or when they should move.

Robin Carlisle, provincial minister fortransport and public works, says the nation-al Department of Public Works is responsi-ble for giving Sarda clarity on the way for-ward as the land is leased from them.

He adds: “The Western Cape governmentis willing to assist Sarda with possible alter-native premises, as a last resort, in the eventthat their negotiations with the national de-partment bear no fruit.”

However, Ighsaan Sadien says once theland has been transferred onto the family’sname, theywouldbewilling to extenda leaseagreement with Sarda for at least anothertwo years.

Sadien explains that the land has not yetbeen transferred to the family and, althoughthe Land Claims Commission assured themsignificant progress has been made with thetransfer process, it is unlikely it will belongto them before the end of the year.

Once transfer is complete, Sadien says, thefamily of about 100 people plan to relocateto the land.

He adds that the family has no desire todevelop the land for sale.

The Sadien family reportedly originallyowned the Sillery Farm property until theywere forced to sell it in 1963.

“This is going to be a very lengthy proc-ess,” Sadien says.

“After the transfer, we would probablyhave to apply for rezoning and services suchas water, sewage and electricity.

“That is why we would have no problemwith extendingSarda’s leasewhile this proc-ess is taking place.”

He says this sentimentwas communicatedto the Land Claims Commission, but thefamily has not spoken to Sarda directly.

Department of Rural Development andLand Reform spokesperson Vuyani Nkasayisays he cannot comment on any possible fu-ture arrangements between Sarda and theSadien family.

“Our role was simply the restitution ofland,” says Nkasayi.

“Sarda has no agreement with us, there-fore, we cannot forward anything to them.However, Sardawill continue to use the landuntil all parties concerned reach a differentdecision.”

Sadien says if Sarda is not aware of the of-fer to extend the lease, they are welcome tocontact him directly to discuss it.

Powles now says they are excited to dis-cuss this possibility with the Sadiens andshe hopes for a positive outcome.

More than 220 disabled children fromschools all over the Peninsula, as well as in-dividual adults, receive free therapeutic rid-ing lessons at Sarda.

Powles says lessons are offered for free be-cause the majority of riders come from dis-advantaged backgrounds.

“We provide a unique service,” says Pow-les.

“There is no other organisation of thiskind in the Western Cape which offers thera-py at no cost to autistic, cerebral palsy,Down syndrome and other physically andmentally disabled children

Sarda makes use of 12 instructors and 120volunteers and they have 14 horses on theproperty.

Powles explains that relocating every-thing, including the equipment and infra-structure, would be very costly.

If they also had to start charging for les-sons due to an expensive lease agreement,most riders would not be able to make useof their services anymore.

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BIG READ: RAPE BY A FAMILY MEMBER ‘MORE COMMON THAN SOCIETY THINKS’

When Daddy’s love hurtsTAMMY PETERSEN

Thehands that held the seat as she learntto ride a bicycle belong to the same per-son who molested her for 13 years and

stabbed her with a screwdriver 17 times .Child rape perpetrated by a family mem-

ber is not as uncommon as people think, so-cial workers say.

A woman is raped every 48 seconds in SA,statistics say, and aworrying number of vic-tims are children who should be carefreeand forming bonds of trust with their prima-ry caregivers.

The scars covering Melissa’s body arenothing compared to the psychological dam-age.

At seven, when her father first touchedher she thought he was showing affection.

“Deep down I knewwhat hewas doingwaswrong, but I was just a child and he was myDaddy. He was my hero. Why would he doanything to hurt me?”

As the years progressed, so too did his ad-vances, but with more aggression.

“I had my first period when I was 11 andthis upset him – it’s like he never wantedmeto growup.The touching stopped soon there-after. I could finally relax.”

The calm lasted a year. On a warm day inMarch, she was watching TV. Her dad losthis job and was at home.

“Iwas stillwearingmyschool uniform.Hecame into my room and asked what I waswatching and how school was. Everythingwas normal.”

Minutes later, she says, “my life changed”.She heard him in the kitchen. “Out of no-

where he came bounding into my room andsmacked me across the face. I was stunned.He got on top of me and started choking me.Then the blows rained down. I was crying,but it was like he didn’t realise what he wasdoing.”

Exhausted from fightingback, she felt himrip off her school pants. “I wept like a babywhile he rapedme. It felt like I waswatchingthis happen to someone else.”

He left a tearful Melissa lying on the bed,wearing only her school shirt.

She screamed that she would tell hermother.

“I had never seen him so angry. He wentto the kitchen and returned with a screw-driver.”

He asked her to repeat what she’d said. “Idid, then I felt the first stab to my throat.”

The last words she heard before hestabbed her 16 more times were: “Now youwill never be able to say anything.”

In a semi-conscious state, Melissa lay ina pool of blood. “I rolled over and crawledto the front gate, but only managed to makeit out the front door. I heard people walkingby, but couldn’t call out to them. All I madewas gurgling sounds; I couldn’t breathe.”

A friend found her in the doorway andcalled her mother, who phoned for help.

She woke up in ICU two days later.Her fatherwas the first person tovisit. “He

said if I told anyone what had happened, hewould finish what he had started.”

He had told her mother he wasn’t home atthe time.

“My father told me to tell the police some-onehad broken inwhile Iwas home.He gaveme specific details, like the man had beenwearing a balaclava when he attacked meand I didn’t see his face. I was terrified andstuck to his story.”

At a check-up weeks later, she found shewas pregnant. “They told my parents theycould have the baby aborted, but my fatherrefused supposedly on moral grounds. Mymother didn’t want to keep it, but he insist-ed.”

She went into labour seven months later.She was 12.

“Natural things like breastfeeding over-whelmed me. I was a child; I was supposedto be playing with dolls, not looking after ababy.”

Hermother tookover the reins. “She treat-ed Janice like her own child. I was told fromthe beginning that Janice was now my sis-ter; only a few people knew the truth. Butthat was what my parents wanted and I hadto accept it.”

Life went back to normal as the family“swept everything under the carpet”.

“But things were never the same. I neverfelt comfortable at home. I wished schoolwould last forever; it was my safe haven. Iwished I wouldn’t have to go home. I hatedhearing the school bell ring – it meant I hadto go home.”

A year later, her father raped her again.“It became a regular thing; twice amonth,

when nobody was home. This time I didn’tfight back. I knew what would happen if Idid.”

A sense of betrayal, adding to the devasta-tion of rape, is one of the strongest emotionsexperienced by a victim who has been at-tacked by a family member, says KathleenDey, the director of the Rape Crisis CapeTown Trust.

“It inevitably breaks the alliance and trustwithin the family unit if the perpetrator isa relative. And while the family processesthe knowledge of the incident, it often hap-pens that, during the assigning of who is re-sponsible for causing the pain, the victim isblamed,” she says.

“Facing the reaction of your support sys-tem can be deeply hurtful once you take thatstep as the family might feel they need theperpetrator, especially if he is the breadwin-ner.”

Melissa relived thehorror for sevenyears.Then, a week before her 21st birthday, she

realised she couldn’t carry the burden anylonger.

“I realised it was never going to stop. I hada strange moment of clarity – things werenever going to change.

“My mother was cooking and I went tostandnext to her. I just blurted it out. I didn’tcry; I told her that her husband was my ba-by’s daddy. She was calm, she didn’t evenlook surprised. She just told me to take awalk, that she would speak to him.”

Her mother did and her response caughtMelissa off guard. “She said she told him tonever do it again. That was it; end of story.”

Shocked that her mother would chooseher husband over her daughter, Melissapacked her bags.

“Mybest friendhad toldmyauntwhat hadhappened and she told me to move in withher. I thought it was a new start for me, thatI would finally be able to breathe.”

But her ordeal was not over. “When therest of my family found out, their reactionsastonished me. My one aunt threatened myfather with an axe. His mother – my grand-mother – accused me of seducing him. Oth-ers chose not to speak about it,” she says.

A small, round scar is her constant re-

minder. Melissa has a strained relationshipwith her family and keeps her father atarms’ length.

“I didn’t lay charges against him becauseI don’twant Janice toknowhowshewas con-ceived. She grew up to be a normal, happyteenager. I want to keep it that way.”

The “hidden crime” of child rape has beengoing unpunished for decades, Cape TownChild Welfare chief executive Niresh Ramk-lass insists.

“It is a sad reality that most mothers ac-cuse and blame their own children ofwrong-doing when they speak out,” he says.

“They feel a stronger need to protect theirpartner than their offspring. Instead of be-ing an ally of their daughters, they are theprotectors of the perpetrators.”

Dozensof cases of sexually abusive step-fa-thers and even biological dads are under in-vestigation by welfare authorities.

But these incidents are usually reportedby third parties, such as school teachers.

Ramklass says rape can also be attributedto the alarming rate of child abandonment,as the mother has “no attachment to a childborn out of cruelty”.

The long-term effects of childhood traumaincludes psychiatric breakdowns, sub-stance abuse and a warped set of family val-ues. “Without intense therapy and interven-tion, the repercussions later in life are crip-pling.”

Other children are at great risk if paedo-philes are not brought to book, Ramklasssays.

“Warning, begging and threatening some-one to change will only make them suppresstheir urges. And if it doesn’t happen in yourline of sight anymore, look outside – some-one else’s child is probably the victim now.”

While Melissa never got justice, she urgesmothers to protect their children.

“Rapists aren’t (always) peoplewho followyou from train stations or grab you in darkalleys. Sometimes they are the people sittingopposite you at the dinner table.”V Contact Rape Crisis on (021) 447 9762 or email in-fo@rapecrisis.org.za.V Share your views by SMSing the word “Post” fol-lowed by your comment to 32516. SMSes cost R1.

CUTTING TIES: A survivor of rape by a familymember could choose to sever ties withrelatives as this photo illustrates.

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Patrons and staff at the Jolly Roger inPlumstead were held at gunpoint onSunday. Three men, two of themarmed, gained access to the pub andrestaurant just before 11:00 androbbed 10 people of cash, jewelleryand cellphones as well as making offwith R50 000.

Owner Fred van de Venter says hewas walking from one side of the ven-ue to the other, where staff were pre-paring for a function, when one of themen found him and put a gun to hishead. “I’m still in shock at how quick-ly it happened. In that moment, youjust go blank. He forced me to go thesafe and open it. We still had moneyfrom the gambling machines and theweekend’s takings,” says Van de Ven-ter.

“Afterwards, we were all forced tolie on the floor and they left the build-ing.We’re lucky because everyone be-haved really well and nobody gothurt.”

Once Van de Venter realised therobberswere gone, he ran to the balco-ny on the second floor and got the at-tention of a nearby security guard. “Iasked whether he had seen three menwith a black plastic bag and he repliedthat he saw them speed off in a whiteBantam bakkie. Unfortunately hedidn’t see the license plate number.”

VanDeVenter says the robbers’ fac-es were captured on security camerasinside the Jolly Roger and footage hasbeen given to police.

He adds that although he thinks se-curity measures at the venue are “al-ready quite good”, it will be increasedeven further following the robbery.

Diep River Police Station spokes-person Warrant Officer Keith Chan-dler says an alert has been put out forthe getaway car and specialised policeunits attended to the crime scene.

An investigation is currently un-derway.

Anyone with information on the in-cident can phone Detective SergeantArnold Bosch on (021) 710 7321.

RISKY INTERSECTION: SPEEDING MOTORISTS IGNORE TRAFFIC LAW

Braking rules of the roadNADINE MOODIE

A southern suburbs intersection ispegged as a problem spot – motoristskeep disobeying the rules of the road.

Ward councillor Elizabeth Brunette saysshe’s worried about motorists disobeyingthe stop sign at the Southern Cross Drive,Parish Road and Hermina Avenue intersec-tion.

“Motorists are using the stop sign as ayield sign and can often be seen talking ontheir cellphones while driving,” she says.

“The four-way stop at the intersectionwasimplemented some years ago, but most mo-torists did not slow down or stop at the sign,which resulted in regular accidents.

“With the assistance of the City of CapeTown’s roadsdepartment, I allocatedR80 000from my budget to improve the road safetyat the intersectionbybuilding a raised inter-

section inside the four-way stop.“The raised intersection is in the middle

of a residential suburb and most motoristsare still disobeying the stop sign, while talk-ing on their cellphones.

“Most of the culprits are parentswith chil-dren in the car. This is real concern. Therehas been 13 fatalities in Constantia since2007,with someof themat this intersection.”

Resident Byron Messaris says both resi-dents and minibus taxi drivers don’t stop atthe stop sign.

“It’s a very busy intersection, because tax-is use it to take passengers to Hout Bay andothers use it to access the area,” he says.

“Both residents and taxis disobey therules at the intersection and I’ve seenmotor-ists come close to road rage there.”

TheCity of CapeTown’sMayoral Commit-teemember for Transport, Roads and Storm-water Brett Herron says there are no plans

to install traffic signals at the intersection.“The City’s Department of Roads and In-

frastructure recently raised the intersectionat Southern Cross Drive, Parish Road andHermina Avenue,” he says.

“A total of nine accidents were reportedin the last fiveyears, andnonewere reportedlast year.”

The City’s acting executive director forsafety and security, Ian Schnetler says traf-fic serviceswill need tomonitor the intersec-tion.

“The City has not placed any cameras atthe intersection and no cellphones havebeen confiscated there,” he says.

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it lead to more skilled workers or would itbe a drain on the State coffers, especiallywhen students fail?People’s Post polled readers about this hot-

button topic. This is what they had to say.

MICHAEL JANSEN says a smart move is to createmore jobs instead of granting free tertiary educa­tion. “I think free tertiary education is both goodand bad but probably wouldn’t work. You’ll havea lot of people with the same qualifications.Where will everyone work if there aren’t morejobs? PHOTOS: TARREN­LEE HABELGAARN

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DAMIAN KRIGE feels tertiary education should beavailable to anyone who is dedicated to make asuccess of their studies. “If someone is willing to(study) they should be given the opportunity. In­stitutions should look at the person’s history tohelp determine if they qualify to enrol.”

ROCHELLE SHANNON believes many peoplewould appreciate the opportunity to study forfree. “Even though I’ve been working a long timeI would have liked to study. There aren’t enoughbursaries available and not everyone can affordto study further.”

MORNE COETZEE is delighted at the suggestionof free tertiary education, arguing that all educa­tion in South Africa should be free. He is preparedto pay more tax. “Although the amount of taxeswe pay will probably increase if tertiary educationwas free, all levels of education should be free.”

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Cops mum over DNA costsPHILDA ESSOP

Political tempers flared last week at the po-lice’s inability to provide details on a DNAdata bank for criminals.

Unanswered questions of the cost of the in-formation technology (IT) system for thisfunction had members of the parliamentaryPortfolio Committee for Police hot under thecollar.

Under the amended draft of the CriminalJustice System Act (Forensic Procedure),DNA samples must be taken of people arrest-ed for Schedule 1 (serious) crimes. DNA sam-ples of those found guilty will be backdated.

Lieutenant-General Bonginkosi Ngubane,departmental commissioner of the police’sTechnology Management Services, said thedata bank is expected to be ready in 2017. Ini-tially he could not provide the committeewith the overhead costs of the project. Therewere cost estimates for some parts of theproject.

A highly irritated Annelizé van Wyk,chairperson of the committee, insisted onthe cost of software and hardware, as wellas the annual operating costs of the system.“It is the second time police managementcannot supply the final costs,” she said.

Detectives and members of the Independ-ent Police Investigation Directorate (Ipid)are the first be trained to do the tests.

About 650 000 DNA samples, costing R585each, will be tested annually, said head of Fo-rensic Services, Major-General Adeline She-zi.

A comparison study of two IT systems –the American FBI’s Combined DNA IndexSystem (Codis) and a company named Solve– also left questions. Van Wyk asked whySolve was even being considered if it has noproven background.

Ngubane said he was informed the Solvesystem is already used in South Africa andthe police would only have to pay for adjust-ing the software.

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VIOLATING COURT ORDER: ‘NOWHERE TO GO’

Hangberg land battle rages onCHRISTELLE WIESE

Today 10 days have passed since a HoutBay woman was to have evacuated anddemolished her Hangberg home.

Janina Samuels, a single mother, was ar-rested and appeared in the Wynberg Magis-trate’s Court on Friday 7 June after shefailed to comply with a High Court order in-structing her to demolish her home.Her three-month jail termwas suspended

on condition she demolish her dwelling nolater than Saturday 20 July.But Samuels says she will not leave be-

cause, if she does, shewill be homeless.Withthe help of the Legal Resources Centre shehas now filed an application for leave to ap-peal against her conviction and sentencingand is currently awaiting a court date.Advocate JCGerber, from theDepartment

of Community Safety, is overseeing the in-vestigation and prosecution of Samuels’case and others like it.“This process is not about the eviction of

people,” says Gerber. “We are prosecutingthem because they are violating a HighCourt order.”Gerber says Samuels pleaded guilty (dur-

ing her trial on 7 June) and admitted toknowing about theHighCourt order shewasviolating.“She is being prosecuted in the District

Court for contempt of court in that sheshowed disrespect and contempt of the sta-tus, dignity and authority of the High Courtby intentionally violating a High Court or-der issued on 30 September 2010.”Samuels says the conviction and sentence

came as a shock to her. She refused legalcounsel and chose to represent herself incourt. “I thought I didn’t need a lawyer be-

cause I didn’t do anything wrong,” she says.“I thought the interdict (court order) didn’tapply to the area where I live.”Samuels was previously evicted from a

house which she rented for R500 a month,but did not consider another rental viabledue to the high cost. She says she then putup a bungalow, which she shares with herboyfriend and 16-year-old son, below the

sloot in Hangberg in October 2012.Gerber says the court order does not dis-

tinguish between areas referred to as above,below or in the sloot. “The court order ap-plies to ‘anywhere in the area known asHangberg’ and whether her structure isabove or below the sloot does not matter.”Headds that Samuelshasnowviolatedher

suspended sentencing condition and the

State will apply for her sentence of threemonths’ imprisonment to be put into effect.Samuels has, meanwhile, appealed to the

HoutBayCivicAssociation (HBCA) forhelp.Roscoe Jacobs, HBCA secretary, says: “He

(Gerber) fails to mention how this court or-der makes provision for new structures ifpermission is granted by the City (of CapeTown) and how the City has chosen to abdi-cate their constitutional responsibility.“The Criminal Procedures Act does not

make provision for Samuels, or anyone else,to evict themselves as part of sentencing.This is a travesty of justice. The action of theCity and provincial government clearly in-dicates they are abusing State resources andoperating as the apartheid State did!” hesays.Tandeka Gqada, Mayco member for Hu-

man Settlements, says the City receives dai-ly requests for newstructures or the replace-ment or extension of existing structures “allfrom people who claim to have circumstanc-es that require extra habitable space”.“ThePeaceandMediationForumassesses

the merit of these requests. New structuresare prohibited, as they are in contradictionof the court order,” she says.“Very few extensions and replacements

have been allowed. However, they are con-sidered appropriate if, for example, oldstructures are in danger of collapsing.”Gqada says part of the land belongs to the

City and part of it to SANparks.“The court order in question refers to

Hangberg as a whole and as SANparks waspart of the mediation process in the area, aswell as a signatory of the Peace Accord(which subsequently became the court or-der), the interdict is enforced on both Cityand SANparks land.”

WANT TO STAY: Janina Samuels and her 16­year­old son Raymind are relieved that their bungalowhas not been demolished. Samuels says she would have nowhere else to go. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Hip hip hooraySix pupils from St George’s Grammar

School were crowned victorious at theprovincial finals of this year’s Hip2B²

iTHINK Challenge.The team competed against 300 other

hopefuls at Northpine Technical HighSchool in Brackenfell, on Monday 22 July.They will now compete against teams fromthe eight other provinces in digital finalsheld around the country.The final takes place at Blue Route Mall

on Saturday 3 August from 10:00 to 14:00.Winners take home R15 000 while secondand third places get R10 000 and R5 000 re-spectively. The event is in its sixth year andis implemented across all nine provinces bythe Department of Science and Technologyand the SA Agency for Science and Technol-ogy Advancement (SAASTA).This year has been branded theUnitedNa-

tions International Year of Water, and thisSouthAfrican ScienceWeek (27 July to 3Au-gust) subsequently focuses on water re-source management.The Hip2B² event aimed to incorporate

this in challenges held with more than 7000pupils across the country.A variety of science and maths-related

tasks, riddles and problems also saw partici-pants develop a water supply system for acity street and create a folded paper watercontainer.

SAASTA national project coordinator Er-na Taljaard says: “Water is our most basicresource and critical for survival. We facetremendous challenges ahead in ensuringthat there will be adequate water resourcesfor the world’s population and today’s youthwill have a lot to contribute towards findingand implementing sustainable solutions.Science, maths and technology will delivermuch-needed solutions in resource manage-ment.“Therefore it is imperative that our youth

develop the necessary analytical and prob-lem-solving skills, like those stimulated bythe Hip2B² iTHINK Challenge.”Hip2B² was founded in 2002 to promote the

study of Science, Maths and technology-re-lated subjects to develop innovative entre-preneurial skills and analytical thinking.Hip2B² managing director Cathryn Payne

says: “The organisation strives to makethese subjects fun and interesting, whileteaching thevalue these subjects add to theireveryday lives and their futures.”One such way is the use of participants’

ideas in a cereal brand.As a side-challenge, pupils are set the task

of creating new flavours for the brand. Thisyear saw them dream up new tastes for achocolate protein shake.Last year’s caramel and mango flavoured

cereal will be on supermarket shelves soon.

TEAMWORK: Lauren Goliath (left) and Anjali Kooverjee from Wynberg Girls’ High School worktogether on a riddle during the Hip2B2 iTHINK Challenge held at Northpine Technical HighSchool in Brackenfell last week. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Fun, laughter at WavecrestChildren from the Wavecrest EducareCentre in Hangberg were treated tobooks, toys andavisit from the communi-ty on Mandela Day (18 July).The Bright Start education support

programme invited volunteers to jointhem at the centre for the day. They pre-sented the centrewith storybooks, educa-tional material and a variety of toys andspent the day playing with and readingto the children.Robyn Brown from Bright Start says

“105 eager little children showed their ex-citement and appreciation” with bigsmiles and even bigger hugs.Wavecrest Educare is one of two regis-

tered daycare centres in Hangberg wichprovide a stimulating learning environ-ment for children between the ages of oneand five.Brown says Bright Start, a Hout Bay-

based non-profit organisation, is run aspart of the Vodacom Change the Worldprogramme. “For us Mandela Day wasabout reaching out to other schools in thecommunity that really need the help. Sowe thought what better day than Mande-la Day to make a positive impact atWavecrest Educare Centre,” says Brown.“The Bright Start team and our volun-teers were delighted to be able to honourMadiba and his vision. As he said, it is

in our hands to make a difference.”V Phone Robyn Brown on (021) 790 0458 for moreinformation on Bright Start or visit their websiteat www.brightstart.org.za.

BRANCHING OUT: Robyn Brown of BrightStart proudly shows off the Madiba birthdaytree created by the children from theWavecrest Educare Centre in Hout Bay.

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YUM YUM: In the spirit of Mandela Day, the children of Honeycomb Montessori Pre­school in Constantia devoted 67 minutes to preparing sandwiches for Jo’s Montessori inVrygrond and their sister school Sisiwe in Gugulethu. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

GOOD LUCK: The Grade 7 netball girlsfrom Westcott Primary School in DiepRiver will be competing in a tournamentin Bonnievale from the Friday 26 July toSunday 28 July. Back row from left areJessica Vaughan (vice captain), LwaziMketwa, Mikayla Beeldres (captain) andTamiya Safodien. Front row from left areMia­Joy Fortuin, Zoe Bedasie, MeganTruter and Lauren van der Spuy.

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Badisa searches for coupleSocial workers at BadisaWynberg are urg-ing the community to contact them if any-one knows where to find Franscois RouxBotha (56) or Michelle June Gaven (36).Badisa Wynberg is a non-profit welfare

organisation which provides social servic-es to communities from Mowbray to West-lake. Please phone Tania Nell at(021) 761 2671 with any information.

PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERGTuesday, 30 July 2013 NEWS 7

NPA: CITY COULD ‘FACE CHARGE’

Vlei debacle heats upTAURIQ HASSEN

The Princess Vlei Forum is on a colli-sion course with the City of Cape Townafter news regarding the pending sale

of the historic wetland spread like wildfireon social media.

An investigation into alleged fraudulentactivities is currently underway and talksof selling the land has been put on hold.

The allegations suggested serious irregu-larities by the developers and land consult-ants, as well as the Environmental ImpactAssessment (EIA) (“Rally to save PrincessVlei”, People’s Post, 19 June 2012).

Founding member of the forum KelvinCochrane confirms that the National Prose-cuting Authority (NPA) has already hand-ed the City a notice.

“The NPA made it clear that if the Cityis to continue with the process of selling theland, they will be charged,” he says.

Cochrane explains that the forum has al-ready begun reviewing all documents relat-ing to Princess Vlei and says they “will notgive up the fight”.

“Our lawyers are in place and we are pre-paring all the relevant documentation atthe moment. We are very confident we willwin,” he says.

“They cannot just put a price on the landand sell it. It needs to be put out to tenderand the public must be able to give feed-back, because that land is still a publicspace.”

Cochrane says the battle could be headedfor court if the City wishes to pursue thesale of the land.

The proposed development by InsightProperty Developers is expected to com-prise a 9090m² shopping mall and a 100m²taxi rank, leaving only a 30m buffer stripfrom the vlei’s shore for recreational pur-poses.

It has been a hard-fought battle be-tween the owners of the land, the City ofCape Town, the provincial Department ofEnvironmental Affairs and DevelopmentPlanning and opposing parties since therevelation of the plans more than 15 yearsago.

The vlei has also attracted the attentionof some well-known local musicians suchas Emile Jansen (“Rapping to save the Prin-cess”, People’s Post, 9 July).

Jansen chose to celebrate his birthday onSaturday 20 July at the vlei with variousother artists and signing a petition againsta development of a shopping mall.

Councillor Gareth Bloor, Mayoral Com-mittee member for Economic, Environ-mental and Spatial Planning, says the Citywill be waiting for the outcome of the inves-tigation before any decisions will be made.

He explains that the sale price of the landwould be based on market value, which isto be determined by the City’s market valu-ers “at the time that the consideration ofthe sale proceeds”.

The process as required in terms of theMunicipal Asset Transfer Regulations willbe followed, which includes the advertisingof the sale and price for public comment,a recommendation from the relevant sub-council and thereafter the consideration ofthe sale by the full council.

When asked about an estimated time ofwhen a decision will be made, Bloor said:“After the investigation has been conclud-ed.”People’s Post attempted to get obtain up-

dated information from the NPA regardingplans to take the matter to court.

A detailed query was forwarded to the re-gional communications manager for theNPA, Eric Ntabazalila.

However, he did not respond to questionsat the time of going to print.

Police warns of ATM theftCHRISTELLE WIESE

Wynberg police are warning the com-munity to be vigilant of ATM theft. Thiscomes as part of an awareness drivethey are currently running in conjunc-tion with other police stations in theircluster.

However, Wynberg police spokesper-son Captain Andre Venter says this isnot due to a significant increase in ATM-related crimes but because, if left unat-tended, this type of theft tends to “flareup sporadically”.

“As with most types of crime, it is al-ways better to be pro-active,” says Ven-ter. “It never pays to slack off on theawareness of any type of crime. It is asif criminals can sense that.”

He adds that ATMs are often the targetof robberies, bombings and purse thefts.

“Always be aware, alert and preparedto act when using an ATM,” says Venter.“Walk with purpose and display confi-dence. Criminals prey on those who ap-pear timid.”

He says it is best, especially at night,

to use machines that are located indoorsand in busy areas.

“Avoid ATMs with barriers blockingthe line of sight to the machine. This in-cludes shrubbery, landscaping and bigsign boards as these provide excellentconcealment for criminals.”

Venter says if you have to use an out-side ATM at night, make sure it is well-lit and try not to go alone.

“There is safety in numbers.”He urges the community to always be

on the lookout for suspicious-lookingcars or people and to avoid an ATM ifthey suspect something is out of place.

“So often people see something suspi-cious like a cable hanging out of the ma-chine or a hole in the exterior and theysimply use it. Rather report what yousee and use a different machine. Trustyour instincts!”

Venter adds that it is always best tomemorise your pin number and not to“flash cash” when at an ATM.

“If confronted by an attacker, remem-ber your life is more important thanyour cash.”

RESISTANCE: Several objections have already been lodged by residents and members of thepublic for the development of a shopping mall at the historic Princess Vlei site.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

GIVING HEARTS: The Sistahood Club in Hout Bay received a donation of 21 chairs and 15tables from the German International School in Cape Town. The donation will give thegirls, from Imizamo Yethu, a place to do their homework, workshops and group discussionsat the club house. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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CONFERMENT OF SUBCOUNCIL CIVIC AWARDS:SUBCOUNCIL 20The City of Cape Town’s Subcouncil 20 is in the process of identifying deserving individualsand organisations to receive a civic award in accordance with the Conferment of HonoursPolicy approved by Council on 3 December 2008 and amended by Council on 25 July 2012.

Members of the public are invited to nominate individuals or organisations for an award.A certificate of recognition for outstanding achievements and service to individuals ororganisations that have made a significant contribution to civil society within their areasof jurisdiction may be awarded to a living person or in memory of a deceased person. Allnominations must be in writing, and include adequate motivation.

Please submit your nomination and supporting motivation to the SubcouncilManager, Brian Ford (E-mail brian.ford@capetown.gov.za;fax 021 794 7692) on or before 29 August 2013.

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Queens for a dayEleven young girls from the Reach For A

Dream Foundation were treated to adayof funandpamperingat aNewlands

hotel.FormerMiss South Africa Cindy Nell also

joined the group and gave an inspiring talkon making your dreams a reality.Reach For A Dream projects and outings

coordinator Brigid van derWesthuizen saysthe eventwas a great success. “We definitelyachieved what we set out to do which wastomake the girls feel pampered and special.”The girls were taken from Red Cross Chil-

dren’s Hospital to the Vineyard Hotel andSpa by a City Slickers Limousine. Oncethere, the girls were met with a red carpetandwelcome drinks. Theywere then treatedto mini manicures and massages at the ho-tel’s spa. “Formanyof themthiswas the firsttime that they received such treatmentswhich made it extra special,” says Van der

Westhuizen.After their treatments the girls strolled

around the hotel’s exquisite garden, posedfor some photographs and then made theirway to the Binnehof room for high tea.“They were in complete awe of the stunningroom; it was decorated beautifully! So muchthought and effort hadbeenput into even thesmallest of details.”The theme was A Madhatter’s Tea Party

and bright colours, giant cups, fairy wandsand balloons dominated the room. Each girlreceived her own three-tiered stand filledwith delectable treats and shrieks of laugh-ter filled the room during a cupcake decora-tion session.The day ended with Nell inspiring the

girls with details of her reign as Miss SouthAfrica and never giving up on your goals.“The girls sapped up all of her positivity

and listenedattentively toherbeautifulmes-sage. Cindy then crowned each one with asash and tiara and they each had a chanceto pose with her on the throne for a photo.She also presented each girl with someamazing gifts from her beauty productrange,” says Van der Westhuizen.“We are so grateful to the Vineyard Hotel

and Spa and Rennies Travel for giving thegirls this incredible opportunity.We createdpositive memories that will help themthrough the hard times they are goingthrough as a result of illness.”V For more information on the Reach For A DreamFoundation and how you can assist them, visit theirwebsite at www.reachforadream.org.za

BEAUTIFUL QUEENS: Eleven girls from the Reach For A Dream Foundation joined former MissSouth Africa Cindy Nell and staff at the Vineyard Hotel and Spa in Newlands for a day ofpampering and fun. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

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TREATS AND EATS: Bright colours anddelicious morsels were enjoyed at theMadhatter’s Tea Party.

STRIKE A POSE: The girls took a stroll around the hotel’s beautiful garden and made time totake some photographs.

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HEARTY MEAL: The Diep River police did their bit for Mandela Day (18 July) when theyserved soup and bread to the community. Seen her (from left) are Patricia du Plooy,Trudy Alexander, Janine Jantjies, Thembi Sonandi, John Aylward and Angelique Smith.Aylward sponsored the soup. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Lighting upChristmasDetails of the Plumstead Rusoord

Christmas Lights Extravaganza wereannounced amid great excitement on

Thursday 18 July.Dieter Voight, presenter of the SABC ac-

tuality programme Pasella, entertainedguests at the launch which promised thatcome Christmas season, visitors will be de-lighted and amazed.

The extravaganza is to take place fromSunday 1 to Sunday 22 December from 19:00to 23:00. Special guests, including Piet Smit,Rouchelle Liedeman, Ivan Siegelaar andRonel Erasmus, will perform from 20:30 to21:30.

Plumstead Rusoord event and marketingcoordinator Chanre Hinson says each out-side wall of the Plumstead Rusoord build-ings will be decorated with a series ofChristmas images created by thousands oflights.

Scenes will include everything from thebirth of Jesus on Christmas Day to His as-cension.

“Our objective is to make a life-changingimpact on visitors during the festive sea-

son,” says Hinson.“We want to create an awareness of the

Plumstead Rusoord and the specialisedservices and social aspects offered to ourresidents and the elderly in the community.We aim to do this by creating a family-ori-entated event where families can connectand share this unique Christmas experi-ence.”

Visitors will stroll around walkways,transported into a magical world, whilenibbling on treats and listening to instru-mental music. An assortment of traditionalfood and refreshments will also be on saleat the Plumrus restaurant.

Children will also have a chance to meetFather Christmas.

The event will be family-focused andwheelchair-friendly.

Tickets are currently available fromComputicket at R29 for adults and R15 forchildren between the ages of six and 13.Children under six enter free.V Visit the Plumstead Rusoord website at www.plum-rus.co.za for more information or email liggies@plum-rus.co.za.

HOLY STORY: Scenes from Jesus’ birth on Christmas Day to His ascension will be depicted on theoutside walls of the Plumstead Rusoord at the end of the year. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERGTuesday, 30 July 2013 NEWS 11PURRRFECT: MUTTS AND MEOWS

They are thetop dogs, catsIt’s official.The cats and dogs who have sto-

len the hearts of their owners wereparaded before a panel of judges.Some of their stories are heart-breaking, but so too are howthey’ve overcome the odds.The Cape of Good Hope (CoGH)

SPCA has, to much fanfare andamid healthy competition, an-nounced thewinners of the covetedMutt andMeow of the Year, as wellas the top fundraisers.Top dog Sabi was rescued from

the side of the road near Welling-ton. Her human companion, ReneMay, says she was burnt, starving,dehydrated and flea-riddled.“When I saw the tiniest black

puppy trying to climb up the pave-ment, beforemy partner could stopthe car, I was already halfway outthe door! The hardship and tortureshe’d already endured in her veryshort life was obvious.”Sabi got her name that day. After

a good bath and dressing of herwounds, she went out for dinnerwith her new family. They orderedsushi and “she made a beeline forthe sushi, and devoured a littleclump of wasabi!”She “has melted our hearts and

brings our family endless joy”.The Meow of the Year, Smokey,

is a rescue cat who is blind in oneeye and had no eye lids.

Owner Marlene Kloka writesthat everyone told them to give upand put Smokey to sleep.“We refused. After undergoing a

blepharoplasty, electrolysis andwearing the ‘cone of shame’ for twomonths like a trouper, Smokey gota new lease on life. She never losther sweet and lovable nature andafter three years I can confirm sheis a walking miracle.”Kloka says Smokey “does not

know she only has one eye and hasthe heart of a lion. Smokey has avery special place in our heartsandanytimewecan spendwithheris a blessing”.The winner of the Top Meow

Fundraiser’s category isMcEnroe,whose ownerCandiceNoakes-Dob-son raised R1000. The Top MuttFundraiser is Jackson,who togeth-er with his owner Vee Ashlin,raised R2210.CoGH SPCA Communication

and Resource Development Man-ager Lise-Marie Greeff-Villet says:“We were reminded again of thethousands of animal-lovers whoopen their hearts, minds, walletsand their homes to animals inneed. We know we are not alone inour vision of an animal-crueltyfree society, and a small part of ourfaith in humanity is restored.”V View the finalists and all the entries onwww.muttandmeow.co.za.

SMOKEY: Meow of the Year withowner Marlene Kloka.

PHOTOS: SUPPLIEDSABI: Mutt of the Year with MeaganMay.

JACKSON: Mutt Top Fundraiser withowner Vee Ashlin.

BOEBOE: Sanette Meiring withBoeboe, who came second as Muttof the Year.

MCENROE: Meow Fundraiser of theYear and proud owner CandiceNoakes­Dobson.

PICKLES: Third­placed Meow winnerwith Kayla Atcha.

PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERGTuesday, 30 July 201312 LEADER

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If you’re of the parenting persuasion that subscribes tothe back-hand brand of justice, you will want to rethinkyour options.A new spanking law aims to put paid to the slap happy

disciplining generations of South Africans grew up with.And, many will argue, are today the better for it.If approved, parents will no longer be able to apply the

discipline, literally, at hand. You won’t be able to giveyour child that palmed anti-back-chat five-fingered coun-tering. In short, if you hit your child, you’ll be breakingthe law. The new law is reportedly being drafted to makeit illegal for parents to spank their children at home.Social Development minister Bathabile Dlamini told a

newspaper that if a “husband beats a wife, it is a crime,but if a parent hits a childwho is helpless, it is not illegal”.The minister has reportedly said parents should take

responsibility and should raise their children with prop-er values, to ensure they “don’t end up killing your ownchildren”.Since 2006 corporal punishment has been outlawed in

schools. Teachers can not in any way hit a child to disci-pline them. There were, admittedly, many cases of schoolchildren bearing the brunt of teachers’ frustrations ad-ministered through a caning or other forms of humilia-tions. And children remain one of the vulnerable groupsin society. They deserve to be protected and nurtured.This new law will doubtlessly have distinct camps:

those in favour and those whowill scoff at the anti-spank-ing as a form of discipline.The anti-spanking camp will likely say many parents

hit children in anger. Those in favour of spanking mayrebut saying children respond only to the threat of a stick.Whichever camp you’re in will becomemoot if the new

law is approved.Under the draft law, parents would reportedly be

charged with assault if, at home, they used a flat handon a child’s bottom or enacted other forms of corporalpunishment.The question is, who enforces the law?

Media should mind languageThe Cape Consumer Advocacy Body’s(CCAB) mission is to educate, advocate andfacilitate. We advocate on behalf of personsliving with a mental illness and create pub-lic awareness through the media to reducethe stigma surrounding mental illness.The language the media uses has a big ef-

fect on how the public perceives amental ill-ness. If a personwith amental illness is rele-vant to a story, then it is best to describe himor her as a person “living with a mental ill-ness”. To use an example in illustrating this,“schizophrenic” would not be an appropri-ate termbecause it suggests the person is de-fined by the illness, and has no identity orvalue beyond it. Suggesting someone “suf-fers from schizophrenia” implies the personshould be pitied, which is not acceptable. Inaddition, terms such as “madman”, “nut-ter”, “psycho” (and) “schizo” are simply dis-criminatory.It is true the media can challenge public

misconceptions about mental illness by theway in which mental health issues are cov-ered. For example, if one were to mention

schizophrenia when a person with that typeof mental illness is alleged to have commit-ted a crime, this would create a false impres-sion that all people living with schizophre-nia are violent.Extensive research has shown this is not

true. Some of the most violent crimes in oursociety are committed by people livingwith-out a psychiatric diagnosis.The stigma surrounding mental illness

creates an enormous barrier for people withpsychiatric disabilities.For most the stigma is more difficult to

overcome than their condition. Widespreadstigma and discrimination canmake it diffi-cult for people to go about their daily livesand toparticipate fully in their communitiesandmaymake them less likely to seekhealthcare.These are problems the media can play a

bigpart in solving.Themediahasapowerfulrole to play in creating awareness and pro-viding accurate information.OSCAR JANUARY,Cape Consumer Advocacy Body chairperson

A hearty thanksThe management, staff and residents (ofBeaconvale Frailcare Centre) would like tosay “thank you” to People’s Post for theirgenerous gesture of painting our outsidewalls and also for the snacks provided forour residents for Mandela Day.The residents said they had a fantastic

time socialising with everyone. We appreci-ate it. It is people like you who bring joy inthe lives of others.Ahearty thankyouandmayGodbless you

all with your future endeavours and mayyour newspaper grow from strength tostrength. Any other projects that you wantto do, please don’t hesitate to contact me.Fawzia Cader, Beaconvale FrailcareCentre Residents’ CoordinatorThis was the first time this People’s Post teamcelebrated Mandela Day with readers – andit was our pleasure.The delight on the faces of the residents at

Beaconvale Frailcare Centre made it allworthwhile. Go to www.peoplespost.co.za tosee photos of this and other Mandela Dayevents. – News Ed.

In memory of Brian GaffneyTwo years have passed so quickly that itseems like yesterday.We miss you so much: your smile, your

dry sense of humour and your witty think-ing. Your garden still looks as beautiful asever with your favourite strelitzia bloomingthroughout the year.Zarah is growing up so quickly and think-

ing about her Pa every day as if you werepart of her whole life. She remembers youso well.You will always be in our hearts.

VANESSA, SASHA, CALLAN AND ZARA GAFFNEY,RetreatBrian Gaffney was People’s Post’s sports edi-tor.

Your SMSes. Regarding basic adult education. Weshould do further training. I think it was abrave step for the older person to go backto sit in a class, try to understand, doinghomework andwriting exams. I am 50 yearsold and did Level 4 in 2010. I did threematricsubjects at the time and I am awaiting myfinal matric results. The journey created asense of fulfilment, which I call Matric 2013– Self-challenge.

. Please be aware that there’s a womanwho states she’s 32 years old and providesa copy of her identity document. She asksfor prayer and money to support her daugh-ter.

.More public meetings should be held topromote mental awareness and the need formore funding from government and the pri-vate sector. Stephen

.More public meetings on mental healthwill help remove the stigma attached to amental disorder. Paul

. Can someone please explain why, whenI buy R20 electricity, I only get nine units?Did the electricity go up?

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Cycling to work makes sense“Fuelled to take taxis” (People’s Post, 9 July)refers. I disagree.Taxis are now very expensive and trains

even more so and they only get you near toyour work. Bicycles are far more efficientand you can get right to the building youwork in.On the other hand, you may not have the

time to cycle or walk.The solution then is to buy one of these

Chinese motorcycles or scooters.I have had one for three years and I have

done 12 000kms without a single problem.It does 2.7 litres per 100kms and easily

takes my wife and I all over Cape Town andwe don’t get stuck in traffic.In Holland people cycle to work and uni-

versity, but there are really no hills.In the far east in Taiwan, Korea and Viet-

nam families rely on small engine scootersand bikes. Why do we have to drive cars,take taxis or commute by train?People inSouthAfricaneed tohaveamind

shift and realise things can be different anda whole lot more efficient.Works for me, except in a howling South

Easter, maybe once or twice a year.Peter Anderson, Claremont

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Tuesday 30 July

V Constantia: International best­selling authorPeter James will launch his novel Dead Man’sTime, the latest in the Roy Grace series, at aluncheon at The River Cafe. Tickets cost R225.Phone Sandy Bailey on (021) 685 8016 formore information.

Thursday 1 August

V Constantia: Chinese traveller and collector Dr

Johann Kritzinger will host a talk on pre­MingDynasty Chinese ceramics and bronze art. Theevent will take place at 18:30 at Stephan Welzand Company in Constantia. Examples ofKritzinger’s collection will also be on view. Foradditional information contact Susie McRae on(021) 794 6461 or ct@stephanwelzandco.co.za.

Friday 2 August

V Plumstead: Badisa will host a fundraiser atthe Dutch Reformed Church hall in Ophir Roadat 18:30 for 19:00. Tickets and more informa­tion can be obtained from Elsa on(021) 762 0838.

Saturday 3 August

V Diep River: Wellesley Court Seniors SocialClub will host a warm winter dance at Mus­grave Park in Old Kendall Road from 15:00until 20:00. Admission is R30. Take your own

XYZ. For more information call Ivan on084 621 5660.

V Hout Bay: The Friends of Hout Bay Museumwill host a hike to Muizenberg Cave, up to thePeak, returning down Steenberg Peak, via theValley of Isolation and Fat Lady’s Cave. Thegroup will meet in the Silvermine South carpark at 09:00. The duration of the Grade 2Bhike will be five hours. Phone guide ClemBarker on (021) 762 9078 or 073 208 7134.

Sunday 4 August

V Tokai: A Craft Market with homemade craftswill be held at Tokai Library between 09:00and 15:00. For further information or to book atable call Carol on 073 157 6266.

Tuesday 6 August

V Hout Bay: Wildlife and nature photographer

Hannes Lochner will present a talk at the HoutBay Yacht Club at 19:00. The Dark Side of theKalahari is Lochner’s third and latest book andsigned copies will be available. The Club Galleywill be open for light meals and there is noentrance fee. Phone Penny Geyser on073 611 1444.

Tuesday 3 September

V Meadowridge: Meadowridge Library isoffering free English and Afrikaans classes forstudents who want to improve their marks oradults who want to improve their languageskills in the workplace. The course will run for20 weeks from Tuesday 3 September. Classeswill be on Mondays from 17:00 to 18:00.Enrolment forms are currently available at thelibrary and can be handed in until Friday 16August. To obtain additional informationcontact Anne­Maree van Wyngaardt on(021) 712 9360.

MISSING: A one­year­old black andwhite Siberian Husky went missing fromRoss Road in Wynberg last week. Anyonewith information is asked to contact Ab­duragmaan Sambo or Gasena Sambo on079 3984 170. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Help little onesbeat the Big ChillA total of 5 000 school children in theWest-ern Cape will receive raincoats and glovesthis winter.The second annual Raincoats and

Gloves Drive will call on support of com-munitymembers to buyor donate newandused raincoats and gloves for childrenacross the province.Metropolitan Health and Heart 104.9FM

in association with the Peninsula SchoolFeeding Association (PSFA) have joinedforces and are determind to see at least5 000 children in the province remain dryduring winter.Metropolitan Health marketing manag-

er Nosipho Yedwa says: “It’s sad to knowthat somanychildrenmiss school ona reg-ular basis, because they don’t have a rain-coat or warm clothing.“We appeal to individuals and corpo-

rates to open their wallets and hearts bydonating raincoats or to make a donationto the PSFA, who will distribute the cloth-ing items to needy schools,” she says.Those interested can drop raincoats and

gloves at Metropolitan Health, Cape Townbranch andHeart 104.9FM studio inGreenPoint until Wednesday 31 July.V For more information visit www.mhg.co.za orwww.1049.fm.

Intro course fornew twittersFirst-time bird watchers are invited toparticipate in an introductory course pre-sented by the Cape Bird Club.The course will take place over three

Saturday mornings at Herschel Girls Pre-paratory School in Kenmar Crescent,Claremont. Sessions run from Saturday 31August to Saturday 7 September at 09:00.The cost is R230 for adults and R160 for

students. Enquiries and bookingswith Ju-dith Crosswell on (021) 671 1787 or jcross-well@nhhs.co.za.

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Karate kid crowned world champLIAM MOSES

A young Zeekoevlei karateka has made histo-ry by becoming the first South African to wina World Karate Federation (WKF) juniorevent.

Schean Marais (13) won a gold medal in theheavyweight kumite at the WKF YouthWorld Cup in Corfu, Greece earlier thismonth.

Marais says he went into the tournamentexpecting to fail, but built up confidence witheach fight he won.

“The first fight was against someone fromSA, but I had already beaten him in SA so Ididn’t really think much of the victory. Istarted getting more confident after I won theother fights,” he says.

In the final, the Constantia Waldorf pupilfaced an opponent from Russia – a karate su-perpower ranked seventh in the world.

“It was three-all with one second to go inthe final, but I had more warnings so if it end-ed in a draw the referees would have votedfor him. I thought I was going to lose, but Ididn’t want to. I knew I had to win. He camein with a kick, but I punched him and won,”says Marais.

The newly crowned world champion hasbeen practising karate since the age of sevenand has shown heaps of talent and determina-tion since taking up the sport.

Marais trains every day of the week, exceptFridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Sensei Dylan Hammargren, owner of theLakeside Samurai Dojo, describes his prote-ge’s victory is an “incredible achievement”.

“He is the only South African who has everwon a gold medal at a WKF junior event. SAhad a team of 30 people at the tournament andalmost everyone lost their first fight,” hesays.

“The competition level is very high. SAdoesn’t do well at WKF internationals. Whenyou are competing against countries thattake karate a lot more seriously, it’s very dif-

ficult. Our athletes don’t get as much expo-sure, so they are not geared to competeagainst those big countries. Almost 80% ofthe time they will go out without even scor-ing a single point. They lose within 40 sec-onds, so they, literally, don’t last one round.”

SA also won two bronze medals at the tour-nament, which saw 30 countries do battle.

Hammargren says Marais gives SA “hope”of winning their first medal at World Cadetand Junior Championships in 2014.

“Karate is his number one sport. He is atalented soccer player as well; he played forSantos but he’s had to stop that,” says Ham-margren.

“A lot of youngsters may be talented, butwithout absolute dedication they are not suc-cessful. You have to train every day, you haveto be in the gym every day and you have towatch what you eat.”

Marais shares his sensei’s dream of liftinggold again next year.

THE CHAMP IS HERE: Schean Marais (left)recently won the heavyweight kumite title atthe World Karate Federation Youth World Cup.With him is his sensei, Dylan Hammargren.

PHOTO: LIAM MOSES

Fish Hoek’s nationalstars ready for battleLIAM MOSES

Two of Fish Hoek Squash Club’s (FH-SC) top players will aim to continuetheir winning streak in the South

African Championships next week.Steve Coppinger and Rodney Durbach

have been on form and had a measureof success at local, national and interna-tional level over the last two months.

The pair were also part of the SA teamthat finished sixth – a place ahead oftheir seeding – at the Men’s World TeamChampionships in France in June.

Coppinger took part in the Champion-ships for the fourth time and says the re-sult is one of SA’s best achievements inthe international arena.

“We had a very successful week andhad some great wins. This year some ofthe wins were expected, which meansthe pressure was on us to get the result,”he says.

“We had a great tournament fouryears ago, where we seeded 11th and alsofinished sixth. That was very differentbecause everything was exciting andnew, and we were the underdogs in eve-rymatch.Thisyearwasdifferentbut thewhole team played well in each match.”

Coppinger will go into the SA Champi-onships ranked number one in the coun-try and 16th on the world squash tour.

The Simon’s Town resident repre-sents KwaZulu Natal in provincial com-petitions and recently lost out to Dur-bach’s Western Province in the final ofthe Jarvis Cup inter-provincial tourna-ment in Port Elizabeth this month.

Durbach, the club professional, sayshis recent successes give him a definiteedge going into the SA Championships.

“It gives you a huge boost psychologi-cally. You are on a winning streak, soyou just want to continue,” he says.

“Our Fish Hoek league side is alsowinning the First League. It’s had a realmomentum effect on everything that weare doing, individually and as a club.”

Durbach, from Muizenberg, is one ofthe most seasoned players in SA, with18 years and a record number of caps un-der his belt. He participated in the WorldTeam Championships for the eighthtime this year and is currently rankedfourth in SA.

The SA Championships will be Cop-pinger’s last major tournament in South

Africa before heading back oversees forthe start of the world squash tour in Sep-tember.

He recently had the biggest success ofhis professional career when he made itto the quarter-finals of the Tournamentof Champions in New York in January.

The 28-year-old says he hopes to wintheSAChampionships for the sixth timeand carry the momentum into the inter-national season.

“The next few years will be crucial forme. I just want to keep on improving.I’ve had a very steady rate of improve-ment over the last four years or so. If Ican keep that up, I will be very happy,”says Coppinger.

“I’m looking to finish strong and itwill set me up nicely for the start of theprofessional season.”

The SA Championships will takeplace in Johannesburg from Monday 5to Saturday 10 August.

HEAVY HITTERS: Fish Hoek Squash Club’snational team stars Steve Coppinger(left) and Rodney Durbach (right) hopeto carry their international form to theupcoming SA Squash Championships.

PHOTO: LIAM MOSES

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Fish Hoek batter Bergvliet in derbyLIAM MOSES

Fish Hoek High School thrashed Bergvli-et High School to secure a second con-secutive victory over a regional rival on

Saturday.The Far South school scored seven tries

to win 41-0, a week after scoring 10 tries ina 52-3 win over Zwaansvyk High in Tokai.

The annual match between the schoolshas grown into tough schoolboy derby in re-cent years and the heavy victory is proof ofFish Hoek’s growth into a powerhouse ofjunior rugby.

Fish Hoek were dominant from the get goand opened the scoring after just 11 minutes– despite the heavy rain and sodden turf inBergvliet. The home defence failed to shift

after the ball was spread away from the leftside of the pitch and wing Jurgen Jacobsencrossed in the right corner.

The second try came just five minutes lat-er,when leftwingKeaganNorton rose abovean opposition defender in the 22 to claim anup-and-under and easily dot down.

Bergvliet struggled to deal with FishHoek’s dynamism and physicality, and thethird try came in the 25th minute after thevisitors were held up in the try area.

Scrumhalf Alex Styles collected the ballfrom the ensuing scrum and darted betweentwo defenders to cross the whitewash.

The game was put to bed in the finalminute of the first half, when fullbackMichael Magman and outside centreMichael Prinsloo showed pace, panache and

presence of mind in a long range counter-at-tack. After fielding a poorly placed kick inhis half, Magman darted through a gap andoff-loaded to Prinsloo, who left the scram-bling opposition defence in his wake as hecovered the 50m to the try-line.

The second half was about damage limita-tion for Bergvliet and, though the hostsshowed courage and character, they couldnot withstand the onslaught.

The fifth try came in the 15th minute ofthe second half, when Brent Booysenbounced a defender on the try-line to crossover after several phases of sustained pres-sure by Fish Hoek.

A rash of substitutions by both sides sawa looser game and replacement lock AndreUys tookadvantage in the 25thminute,when

he stretched across the try-line after collect-ing the ball from a ruck.

Even though the victory was sealed FishHoek refused to let up, hammering home thefinal nail in the lastminute of thematch.Fly-half TannarMentzwasallowedcross the try-line with Bergvliet’s defence absent.

Magman converted just one of his ten at-tempts in the previous match againstZwaanswyk but managed to improve hissuccess rate this week, scoring three fromsix attempts at goal.

Fish Hoek will look to continue their highscoring in the first home match of the termagainst Scottsville Secondary School on Sat-urday, while Bergvliet will hope for an im-proved performance at home against KuilsRiver RFC.

HOLDING ON: Bergvliet High School scrumhalf Donovan van Niekerk holds onto Fish Hoek HighSchool captain Brent Booysen during a match in Bergvliet on Saturday. Booysen scored a try tohelp his side to a 41­0 victory in the derby. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS

HEAVY WEATHER: Bergvliet High School fullback Nathan Botha slips before being tackled byFish Hoek High School inside centre Massimo Nunns during a match in Bergvliet on Saturday.

PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS