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MONIQUE DUVAL

@monique_duval

T

he N7 highway was shut down over the

weekend amid an attempted land inva-

sion. The drama unfolded shortly after

noon on Saturday when motorists reported

seeing Dunoon residents trying to invade

land along the highway.

Milnerton police cluster spokesperson

Constable Henry du Randt explains at

around 09:00 about 200 residents occupied

private property as well as land owned by

the City of Cape Town. The Citys Anti-land

InvasionUnit dismantled the structures and

Du Randt says the crowd began throwing

stones at police and making fires.

Police responded by firing rubber bullets.

TygerBurger arrived at the scene on the

N7 shortly after noon and witnessed resi-

dents marking out plots.

Residents refused to be interviewed but

said they were fed up with government and

needed land for houses.

They toldTygerBurger theyweremarking

the areas and would return the next day to

build.TygerBurger received several false re-

ports about violence along the highway

while on the scene.

Shortly after 18:00,TygerBurger accompa-

nied Du Randt to the N7 which at this stage

had been shut downwithmotorists diverted

through Table View and Richwood. Riot po-

lice were patrolling the highway and con-

tained the protest inside Dunoon. The

shouts of protesters could be heard as thick

clouds of smoke from burning tyres hung

over the highway.

Du Randt then proceeded toMilnerton po-

lice station where senior police officers met

to discuss how to tackle the protest. Here

more than 30Metro Police officers geared up

in the parking lot ready to enter Dunoon.

Milnerton police spokesperson Warrant

Officer Daphne OReilly says on Saturday

four people aged between 38 and 46 were ar-

rested for public violence.

This was followed by an additional five ar-

rests on Sunday. She says reports indicate

that four people tried to burn down the com-

munity hall in Waxberry Street.

V To page 2.

The N7 highway was shut down following an illegal

land invasion and protest in Dunoon over the

weekend. PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL

DUNOON: RESIDENTS TRY TO GRAB LAND

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TT

hey are going to shoot me; I want

to go tomymommy! These are re-

portedly the words uttered by a

young girl from Joe Slovo amid violent taxi

protests which rocked the settlement last

week.

The drama unfolded on Tuesdaymorning

when rioting taxi drivers hurled stones and

burned tyres and bins.

A taxi driver told TygerBurger they were

protesting about the roll-out of newMyCiTi

routes.

Speaking to TygerBurger after the pro-

tests, Phoenix residents raised the alarm

saying they feared for their safety. They

claim the problems started long before

Tuesdayand sayover theweekend taxi driv-

ers could be seen congregating in an open

field in Phoenix. Residents say Phoenix and

Joe Slovo residents were terrified as shots

rang and vehicles were burned. Due to the

close proximity of the two areas, many resi-

dents spent thenight gripped in fear as tyres

burned and tear gas filled the air.

According to them the young girl from

Joe Slovo was found crying, walking

through Phoenix streets, and was assisted

by a resident who walked with the young

girl to Joe Slovo amid the riot.

While residents in surrounding areas

foundalternative routes toworkand school,

Phoenix residents say they were caught in

the middle.

Wewere sitting ducks. Therewasnoway

we could avoid the riots and our lives came

to a standstill as we couldnt get in or out.

What everybody doesnt realise is that amid

all of this innocent people in Joe Slovo and

Phoenix are suffering. It was only a very

small percentage of people, yet the majority

of us suffer, says a Phoenix man.

A Mars Road resident says children were

most affected and says his own daughter

was traumatised. We could hear the cars

being stoned and the loud shouting. It was

horrible. How are we supposed to explain

this to our children? We were too scared to

leave our homes.

During the protests the City of Cape Town

reported the attack on the Phoenix MyCiTi

station.

According to a statement released by City

of Cape TownMayco member for transport,

Brett Herron, the attack on the station has

been reported to Milnerton police.

Furthermore, a MyCiTi bus operating

along Route 251 (Century City, Montague

Gardens) was stoned in Montague Drive at

around 09:30 this morning (Tuesday 15

March). Thankfully, nobody was injured.

There is absolutely no excuse for this crimi-

nal behaviour. The City will assist in what-

ever way we can to identify the perpetra-

tors. A criminal case has been opened and

the local police station in Milnerton is in-

vestigating these incidents. I am confident

that those responsible will be apprehend-

ed.

The extent of the damage to the station is

still being assessed and the costs will be de-

termined in due course.

The Phoenix station will be closed for at

least two to three weeks. This is a huge in-

convenience to the approximately 1200 com-

muters who make use of this station on a

daily basis.

Police spokesperson Warrant Officer

Daphne OReilly said one case of malicious

damage to property (Phoenix station) and

three cases of public violence were opened

last week.

In the first of three public violence cases,

a docket was opened on Monday 14 March

after a taxi driver reported he was blocked

off by a Quantum taxi in Montague Drive.

He was surrounded by eight taxi drivers

participating in the riot and robbed him of

his money.

Later the afternoon the vehicle was spot-

ted by Metro Police members who pulled

over the vehicle. Three suspects ran away.

OReilly says Metro Police members appre-

hended one of the taxi drivers and he is cur-

rently in custody.

He is facing charges of robbery and the

search continues for the other two sus-

pects.

On the same day, another taxi driver re-

ported being robbed and his taxi damaged

while driving it near Summer Greens.

On Tuesday 15 March a docket was

opened following the burning of a truck and

the hurling of stones on the corner of Free-

dom and Democracy ways.

Milnerton police opened a third public vi-

olence case on Thursday 17 March when a

taxi driver started spinning the wheels of

his taxi and obstructed other motorists in

Omuramba Road.

Metro Police approached him and used

their siren to get him to move. Three sus-

pects then started throwing stones at the

Metro Police vehicle and officers fired three

warning shots. The suspects ran away.

OReilly says various robbery cases were

opened following attacks on taxi drivers

who continued to operate during the pro-

test.

The protests were also a hot topic in the

Blaauwberg subcouncil meeting last week

asDunoonward councillor LubabaloMaka-

leni says parents are concerned about

school children being prevented from ac-

cessingpublic transport. In additionhe says

taxi drivers tried to convince community

leaders in Dunoon to join.

Theywanted to bring Dunoon to a stand-

still, butwe told them they couldnt do that.

Fear grips community

A police officer moves a burning bin along Freedom Way amid taxi protests.

PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL

FROM PAGE 1

According to a statement by theCity of Cape

Town, a group of protesters linked to an ille-

gal land grab in Dunoon attacked and van-

dalised the MyCiTi Dunoon station in Pots-

dam Road on Sunday at about 16:30.

The Mayco member for transport, Brett

Herron, says commuters and a security

guard fled the scene when protesters threw

rocks and objects at the station building,

causing damage to the glass panels and exte-

rior of the building.

Nobody was injured during the attack,

but the T01 and T04 services along Potsdam

Road were suspended for the rest of the

evening with buses turning around at the

Potsdam station. Police and Law Enforce-

ment officers were on the scene, closing

Potsdam Road to traffic at the intersection

with Blaauwberg Road as from 17:00 on-

wards.

This, he said,was the secondattack in five

days on MyCiTi station infrastructure.

There is absolutely no excuse for this

criminal and thuggish behaviour. The ex-

tent of the damage to both stations is still

being assessed and the costs will be deter-

mined in due course, save to say that those

who will suffer the most are the communi-

ties of Dunoon and Joe Slovo who will not

be able to use the Dunoon and Phoenix sta-

tions for a number of weeks while the build-

ings are repaired.

On Monday the T01 and T04 services re-

turned tonormal,with buses stopping at the

Usasaza andKillarney stations. Commuters

fromDunoon are advised to use theUsasaza

station for the time being. Buses operating

along Route T04 from Dunoon to Century

City, are still being deviated along Race-

course Road, into Koeberg Road, onto Bos-

mansdam Road and into Ratanga Road,

as the Phoenix station is not operational.

A man is seen digging during an illegal land invasion near Dunoon over

the weekend. PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL The MyCiTi station was damaged during the Dunoon protests.

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T

able View residents have launched a

scathing attack on the City of Cape

Town accusing senior politicians of

political grand standing when comment-

ing on the condition of the beach front.

The issue unfolded after a daily newspa-

per ran an article on the deterioration of the

beachfront. This was followed by a radio in-

terview with Table View Ratepayers Asso-

ciation (TVRA) chairperson Leon Alhadeff

and Mayco member for community servi-

ces and special projects, Belinda Walker.

Walkers assistant subsequently invited

Alhadeff to a site visit onMonday 14March.

On Friday 11 March, TygerBurger received

information that the radio station and

newspaper had been copied in on the invita-

tion and requested permission to attend.

The Citys media office declined, indicat-

ing that this was not a media event and no

media had been invited.

TygerBurger then sent the invitation as

proof and wrote: Primedia and the Argus

were copied in on the mail so nothing pre-

vents them from showing up as they were

given the details. Hence I thought I would

be nice and request permission to attend.

No response was received.

Site visit cancelled

On Monday 14 March the site visit was

cancelled and Alhadeff voiced his dissatis-

faction. In a letter to the City official who

cancelled the event on behalf of Walker, he

questioned whether the cancellation was

due to Walker not wanting to be confronted

with the truthofwhatwashappening on the

beachfront.

As keen as I was to partake in this in-

spection with aldermanWalker for the cor-

rect reasons, I must highlight that cancella-

tion just short of two (2) hours before the

event is not acceptable and cannever be suf-

ficiently explained away with a conflicting

diary, he wrote.

According toWalker she had to attend an-

other meeting at this time but has engaged

with the local ward councillor regarding

the condition of this beach.

I have weekly feedback sessions on a

number of priority issues within the com-

munity services directorate with the execu-

tive director and this is one of the agenda

items. As such, please be assured that a

close eye is kept on this project, among

many other priority projects occurring

along the coastline.

The TVRA instead hosted its own press

conference on the beach on Thursday

17 March where residents raised concerns

about the collapsed paving, the erosion of

dunes, lack of access for disabledpeople and

illegal shelters being erected in the dunes.

Ablution upgrade cost R1,5m

During the walk, Alhadeff highlighted

the various improvements, including new

grass being laid, undertaken in the last

week. He said in the last week the associa-

tion had noted significant improvements

which they believewas done ahead ofWalk-

ers planned site visit.

They also accused Walkers department

of only taking action because they had

been called out in the press.

Walker says claims that workwas rushed

ahead of her visit is incorrect. She says

landscapingwork is underway by the parks

department and includes the planting of the

grass at the beachfront, on the section from

the old tourism centre towards the first

pathway.

The planting of the grass will be com-

plete in the next few weeks and came to a

cost of R200 000. An open gym has also been

installed in the area for recreational use.

However, during the walk a resident

highlighted the equipment was faulty.

Walker says the ablution facilities were

refurbished over the past two years and the

damage caused recently by vandalism has

been repaired. The ablution upgrade was

done at a cost ofmore thanR1,5million over

two years.

Asked to respond to claims that the City

is allowing the beachfront to deteriorate,

Walker says: All infrastructure along the

coast is affected by windblown sand. This

is a reality for all coastal amenities. The

continual removal of sand is very costly and

time consuming and stabilisation of the

dunes is themost sustainable and cost-effec-

tive solution. However, due to the strict en-

vironmental regulations associated with

coastal environments and ecosystems, such

an exercise requiresmuch planning and re-

search.

In addition she explains there is an ap-

proved Maintenance Management Plan

(MMP) in place that is aimed at ensuring

the rehabilitation of the Table View Beach-

front dune system.

TheMMPwill be guidedby theoutcomes

of a dune study that is being undertaken by

an external dune specialist who is in the

process of finalising the study. Major work

to rehabilitate the dune will take place in

the new financial year during winter,

which is a suitable time to do the earth-

works and planting.

Once the dunes have been rehabilitated,

repairs to the parking area will commence.

All work will be restricted within the park-

ing area only and the work area will be cor-

doned off to ensure public safety. The park-

ing areas asphalt surface will be neatly cut

backandanyunsuitablematerialwill be ex-

cavated.

Irrigation repairs R700 000

Questioned about R700 000 spent on irri-

gation,Walker explains the first of fourpha-

ses of the irrigation system is currently be-

ing installed on the dune system at Dolphin

Beach this is due to be completed by the

end of June.

The irrigation repairs come to approxi-

mately R700 000 and the posts and other re-

pair andmaintenanceworkwill come to ap-

proximatelyR550 000 for this financial year.

Once the dunes have been rehabilitated, re-

pairs to the parking area will commence.

During the walk a disabled man high-

lighted the lack of access to the beach.Walk-

er says prior to commencing a repairs and

maintenance plan to the boardwalks, an

analysis of the current status of all access

points to the beaches between Sunset Beach

and Small Bay is being done.

This study will assist in understanding

the following regarding each access point:

pedestrian traffic volume, disabled-friendly

access points, water sport-friendly access

points, and durability, among others.

AtMarine Circle an entire ablution block

has been buried in sand and according to

Walker this was built at a time before coast-

al processes were adequately understood

and is located in the path of a moving dune.

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HEADSPACE BY WESTERN CAPE ACTION FORUM

Well, before the ink dried on the previous article, the CoCT now seems to be telling (not asking) the

residents that the number of informal trading bays are being increased. Like I said, petitions may be our

right under the constitution, but it is water off the CoCT duck. So the time has come to get the viewpoints

from opposition parties as the current provincial government seems to be on their ownmission.

We place the following received from the Freedom Front Plus. The English versionwill follow next week. Ons

Afrikaanse lesersmoet fyn lees hier is goeie pitkos.

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Daarom sal die hombeywer vir:

vir die provinsie Wes-Kaapmet behoorlike magte en bevoegdhede om onder die juk van die

ANC op nasionale vlak uit te kom en volledig aan die behoeftes van onsmense te voldoen;

in die aan met

opgegradeerde status en begrotingsgeriewe vir die onderskeie subraadbestuurders om plaaslike

regering terug te plaas in die hande van Blouberg, Oostenberg, Tygerberg, Helderberg, Suid-

Skiereiland,Mitchells Plain, Delft, Atlantis, Kaapstad en ander subraadgebiede;

Op dieselfde basis verseker dat die status van wie se identiteit hulle ontneem is herstel sal

word en dat selfbeskikking en billike verspreiding van ekonomiese ontwikkeling en werkskepping

regoor die plattelandse gebiede sal geskied;

Innoverende denke om met pro-aktiewe aksies te verseker en so

ongekontroleerde vestiging in plakkerskampe met menslike- en omgewingsprobleme behoorlik te

orden. Mitchells Plain en Khayelitsha in Kaapstad is sprekende voorbeelde van sulke pro-aktiewe

formele skeppings. Waar behuising nie moontlik is nie, moet ten minste behoorlik beplande erf-en

diensskemas vir geordende informele vestiging regoor die provinsie geskepword;

Die agteruitgang van wat 70% van die Wes-Kaapse bevolking bedien, verg dringend

aandag en die eerste wat gedoenmoet word, is om minister aan te stel wat Afrikaans-magtig is en om

te streef na die bekende Model C-standaarde vir alle skole binne die gemeenskappe wat dit moet

bedien;

moet plek maak vir werkskeppende kapitale belegging wat ekonomiese groei en werkskepping sal

verseker;

met privaatsektor-betrokkenheid moet in die lewe geroep word om wetstoepassing by te

staan en so orde te verseker vir wetsgehoorsame sakeondernemings, inwoners en besoekers, teen

barbaarse en onwettige protesaksies en die beskadiging van eiendom;

Die privaatsektor moet betrek word by in samewerking met

nasionale, provinsiale enmunisipale funksionarisse om die potensiaal van elke gebied te identifiseer en

maksimaal te ontwikkel omwaarde toe te voegwaar dit enigsinsmoontlik is;

Dringende aandag moet gegee word aan moontlike in veral hawedorpe soos

Saldanha en Mosselbaai om ekonomiese ontwikkeling, werkskepping en vestiging wyer oor die

provinsie te versprei George se lughawe kan met internasionale status toerisme en uitvoere in die

Suid-Kaapmaksimaal stimuleer;

as die ruggraat van veral plattelandse dorpe moet ten alle koste beskerm en gestimuleer word

as verdiener van valuta, werkskepping en voedselsekuriteit. Daar is genoeg bestaande staatsgrond om

te voldoen aan die uitstaande grondeise eerder as ombestaande landbou te destabiliseer;

Die noodroep en frustrasie van as een van ons belangrikste

gevestigdeminderheidsgemeenskappe verg dringend aandag vir die versekering van hul viskwotas;

na en van die middestad van Kaapstad, en in alle plattelandse dorpe, asook

sekondre verkeer-toevoerroetes in veral Blouberg, Kuilsrivier en die verre Suid-Skiereiland verg

onmiddellik aandag in die belang van beide die pendelaar en die belastingbetaler. Beter gentegreerde

maar bekostigbare openbare vervoerstelsel, vir die metro in die besonder, moet dringend aandag kry

om te verhinder dat Kaapstad stagneer. Enige tolstelsel binne die grense van stede en dorpe moet

teengestaanword;

bly die primre verantwoordelikheid van munisipaliteite en prioriteite moet so bepaal

word dat massiewe jaarlikse munisipale belastings beperk word tot bekostigbare vlakke, maksimaal

gekoppel aan die inflasiekoers. Luukshede soos die Kaapstad-stadion, byvoorbeeld, wat reeds R1,9

miljard in die rooi is, kan nie langer as onbekostigbare albatros om die nekke van plaaslike

belastingbetalers gehangword nie;

van munisipale amptenare wat tot 32% van bedryfsbegrotings beloop en tussen

30% en 40% hor is as privaatsektor-salarisse, verg dringend aandag. Hierdie eensydige besluite van

die plaaslike regeringsorganisasie, SALGA, wat op munisipaliteite afgedwing word, kan nie langer

geduldword nie;

Die sosialistiese tendens om in sommige munisipaliteite tot 60% van die begroting aan 'social

economic improvements' te besteemoet dringend ingeperk word tot bekostigbare vlakke;

Naas betroubare elektrisiteitsvoorsiening is die volgende strategiese aspek wat

aandag verg van owerhede regdeur die provinsie. Daar loop nog te veel water see toe en ontsouting as

permanente oplossing kan nie langer uitgestel word nie;

Daar sal aandag gegee moet word aan die

wat in die Wes-Kaap arriveer en dan eise stel vir dienste voordat hulle enige bydrae

gemaak het tot die ekonomiesewelstand van hulself of die provinsie as geheel.

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MUNISIPALE VERKIESINGS 2016

Die Vryheidsfront Plus (VF Plus) verteenwoordig onbeskaamd die selfbeskikkingsbehoeftes van die

Afrikaner, eensgesinde Engelssprekendes en erskeidenheid bruin- en ander

minderheidsgemeenskappe, wat saam wil verseker dat die Wes-Kaap se diverse verskeidenheid

uitstyg gegrond op die regte van minderhede soos uitgespel in die VN Menseregte-kommissie se

Deklarasie oorMinderheidsregte (1992).

Net soos die VF Plus saammet ander opposisiepartye sal poog om die ANC se ondersteuningsbasis op

nasionale vlak tot onder 50% te verminder, sal die VF Plus hom beywer vir werkbare koalisie-politiek

soos voorsien in die proporsionele kiesstelsel ten einde te verseker dat sy doelstellings en beleid aan

boord geneemword en die ANCuitgehouword inmunisipaliteite regoor dieWes-Kaap.

VFPlus

Outonomie

Maksimale delegasie van magte en bevoegdhede Kaapstad-metro subrade

kleiner dorpe

ordelike verstedeliking

Afrikaanse skole,

Misdaad, straatprotes-politiek, wanordelike demonstrasies en onsekerheid van kragvoorsiening

Taakspanne

streeksontwikkelings-advieskomitees

vry-handelsgebiede

Landbou

bestaansvissers-gemeenskappe

Verkeer-toevoerroetes

Dienslewering

Salarisrekenings

watervoorsiening

onbelemmerde en onbeheerde toestroming van

vreemdelinge

Die VF Plus sal hom onbeskaamd beywer vir die erkenning en wedersydse respek vir die

minderheidsregte van die Wes-Kaap se diverse verskeidenheid van taal, kultuur, geloof, politieke

regte en geskiedkundige geestesgoedere om hierdie provinsie saam uit die hande van simplistiese

ANC-meerderheidspolitiek te hou en so van die provinsie oorbeeld van vrede, voorspoed en

vooruitgang temaak.

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KENNISGEWING VAN N VERGADERING

VAN DIE RAAD VAN DIE STAD KAAPSTAD

Building bricks for foundation: There

has been much excitement at Christopher

Robin Pre-Primary with the introduction of

soft bricks. Not only do these bricks pro-

vide hours of fun for our budding builders

and inventors, they stimulate little minds

with their bright colours and interesting

shapes. They are fundamental in developing

foundational skills for critical thinking and

problem solving. Pictured is Emma Jiang.

Making her mark: Teneal Els was

the only athlete from Van Riebeeck-

strand Primary School to participate in

the South African Schools Athletics

competition in Port Elizabeth. She was

11th for discus girls under 13.

MONIQUE DUVAL

@monique_duval

T

he owner of Fair DealMotors in Brook-

lyn along with two employees are in

court for fraud cases amounting to R1.7

million.

Last weekMilnerton police celebrated the

good work done by Warrant Officer Andre

Pekeur who helped arrest the 58-year-old

man and his employees following 12 cases of

fraud.

Police spokesperson Warrant Officer

Daphne OReilly says the lengthy investiga-

tion stretched over five months and the sus-

pects appeared in court on Friday 11 March.

She explains the complainants reported

that they left their vehicles at above-men-

tioned business to be sold. Once the vehicles

were sold the outstanding balance would be

paid to the financial institutions where the

vehicles were purchased.

After this the remaining profit would be

divided between the original owner and the

dealership.

When the complainants returned to the

dealership to enquire about the sale of their

vehicles they found the premises vacant.

The dealership is currently closed.

The total value of the vehicles in the 12 cas-

es is R1.7 million. The investigation was

headed by Pekeur and the fraud unit at Mil-

nerton Police Station. The complainants al-

leged that theyvisited thebusiness premises

to followupon the sale of their vehicles, only

to find the premises vacant.

And while the case has been postponed

and the trio are expected to be back in court

onWednesday 4May, police expect the char-

ges to mount.

OReilly says while only 12 cases have

been reported for investigation, there are

more than 20 complainants.

Police are now requesting vehicle owners

who have similar complaints about the deal-

ership to come forward.

V If you have a case like this to report, call Pekeur

on 021 528 3865 or 083 270 9034.

Police

quickly

deal with

dealership

Woensdag, 23 Maart 2016 NEWS TYGERBURGER Table View 5

MONIQUE DUVAL

@monique_duval

W

olwerivier residents are rallying to

create street committees to help

keep their community safe. Due to

the absence of street lights, residents say

criminals creep in the dark looking for an

opportunity to steal valuables.

In the past week, several burglaries have

been reported at Philadelphia Police Sta-

tion and officers are now looking for ways

to get residents involved in crimefighting.

Before relocating to Wolwerivier, resi-

dents who lived in Skandaalkamp say they

had informal street committees who would

keep watch at night. Since relocating, the

activities of these committees have dwin-

dled as residents are occupied with trying

to find work and transport.

Many have now inserted burglar bars

and barbed wire around their homes in an

attempt to safeguard their properties and

while there are no actual roads in the Incre-

mental Development Area (IDA), residents

plan to mark sections and delegate respon-

sibility.

Rossouw says due to the location of the

IDA, policing is often difficult.

When an incident is reported we react

immediately, but it is far from the station

and this area is very dark at night, so that

slows our response time. If you look at the

condition of the road, its difficult to drive

there in the day and at night we have to be

extra cautious, he says.

Residents explain while the City of Cape

Town relocated various communities to the

IDA temporarily, they had no indication of

how long they would remain. In the mean-

time they plan to take ownership and root

out the skollies in their midst.

Rossouw says theWolwerivier communi-

ty is vulnerable and just outside the settle-

ment they are being targeted by two men

in a grey Toyota Avanza. He explains in re-

centweeks individualsmaking theirway to

work have been offered a lift by the occu-

pants of this vehicle.

People in Wolwerivier often dont have

money for transport to get to work, so they

hike. We have had reports of two men stop-

ping to offer these people lifts around the

area near the N7. They usually only take

one person and then rob them of the little

they have, he says.

While Rossouwwarns residents to be vig-

ilant, he says a street committee structure

will help form a communication channel

between police and residents. Next month

they plan to host a public meeting with all

residents to discuss the formation of street

committees.

It will be difficult to start up but we are

confident that this is the bestway forward.

V If interested call Rossouw on 082 778 6863.

Wolwerivier residents have started to erect barbed wire in an attempt to safeguard their

properties. PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL

Plan to curb IDA crime

6 TYGERBURGER Table View Woensdag, 23 Maart 2016NUUS

Watches to get training as officers

Members of the Table View and Parklands neighbourhood watches will soon undergo training as law enforcement auxiliary officers and will be able

to tackle various by-law infringements including vagrancy and illegal dumping in greenbelts. PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL

MONIQUE DUVAL

@monique_duval

W

hile Table View residents continue

to grind their teeth about the wide

array of by-law infringements, the

Community Police Forum has proposed a

new solution.

If all goes according to plan, CPF chairper-

son David Harris saysmembers of the Table

View and Parklands neighbourhood watch-

es will soon be trained as Law Enforcement

Auxiliary Officers.

This follows talks between the CPF and

City of Cape TownMaycomember for safety

and security, JP Smith.

Harris says amid complaints and con-

cerns about vagrants and illegal dumping,

the CPF hopes once the training is complet-

ed more people will help to take action. Dur-

ing community clean-ups and walks watch

members have raised concerns about va-

grancy anddumping in greenbelts and along

the beachfront as themain areas of concern.

Once they are trained, the Table View

precinct will have residents who live here

who can tackle these issues and possibly we

could have a 24/7 service. If you look at the

complaints, most of the issues arise from by-

law infringements. The auxiliary officers

will have some authority to tackle these is-

sues and we can make Table View better for

all.

According to Smith, a total of 25 candi-

dates from neighbourhood watches in Table

View and surrounding areaswill be trained.

The training for the Table View area is

currently only for members of a neighbour-

hood watch to increase force multipliers in

the area.

Among some of the requirements are that

watch members will have to be 18 years or

older, completedGrade 10, belong to a neigh-

bourhood watch and have no criminal re-

corded or any cases pending against them.

The City does screen for pending cases,

checks for any convictions, and also does a

substance abuse test. In terms of the Crimi-

nal Procedure Act, a person cannot be ap-

pointed as a peace officer if they have a crim-

inal record.

Candidates are also required to have com-

pleted the BrokenWindows theory and be in

good standing in their neighbourhood be-

fore they can undergo training.

Smith says the candidates undergo a pre-

liminary test through the Metro Police Col-

lege and after successful completion of the

test, the candidate will undergo the basic

peace officer training at the college for a pe-

riod of three weeks daytime or six weeks

night-time.

The training is accredited training and

deals with various aspects of the law such

as handling and collecting evidence, how to

carry out and effect arrests, the rights and

procedures as indicated by the Criminal

ProceduresAct, and the proper procedure to

conduct search and seizure operations.

After the training the results and finger-

prints are sent to the South African Police

Service for police clearance. Once the clear-

ance certificates are issued, the members

are appointed and start with a field training

programme.

The candidate must complete the field

training programme before being allowed to

work independently with their neighbour-

hoodwatch as aLawEnforcementAuxiliary

(LEA) officer. This process can take up to

three months from start to finish.

Once qualified the auxiliary officer has

the same powers as a permanent Law En-

forcement officer.

Once the field training is completed, they

can operatewithout a full-timeLawEnforce-

ment officer.

Volunteers and auxiliary officers must

do a minimum of 16 hours of service per

month, he concludes.

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The Durbanville Childrens Home will be

hosting a trail run on Sunday 3April at Klein

Roosboom wine farm to raise funds for the

children.

The trail run is presented over a distance

of 5km and starts at 07:00. Registration is

from 06:00. A prize-giving event is presented

at 08:30. Cash prizes are at stake for the first

three places in each category. The cost is R80

for online entries or R100 on the day.

VEntries canbedone online at https://enter.entrynin-

ja.com/events/5261-durbanville-childrens-home.

Durbanville Childrens home to host 5km run

BRENDEN RUITER

@ruitervaniewind

T

he vigilance of employees of a security

company led to the arrest of three sus-

pects suspected of belonging to a

break-in syndicate operating in the north-

ern suburbs.

The security officers noticed a suspicious

white Volkswagen Golf at a security com-

plex inTableView.When they investigated,

a chase ensued after the car fled the scene.

According to Warrant Officer Jacques

Mostert, the vehicle was chased to Bothasig

while Durbanville police assisted by clos-

ing off the escape route towards them.

They were finally cornered in the Atlas

Park industrial area and three suspects in

their thirties from Khayelitsha, Nyanga

andGugulethuwere arrestedwhen various

items were found inside the vehicle, says

Mostert.

The items included two flat screen televi-

sions, a fan and various expensive shoes,

clothing and toiletries. A complainant

fromWestBeachTableViewhas been locat-

ed after an intensive investigation and has

identified some of the property, including

the one flat screen television which has

been taken during a burglary. Three crow-

bars were also found inside the vehicle,

says Mostert.

The police thought the investigation was

done and dusted until they had a closer look

at the number plates.

They found that the number plates were

covered by fake ones.

Further investigation was done and

found that the false number plates

were used on a Mercedes-Benz

whichwas involved in a house rob-

bery in Bellville. The vehicle has

also been noticed on other crime

scenes in Brackenfell and Kirsten-

hof. All three suspects were

charged and will appear in court.

One of the suspects is wanted on

twocases ofhousebreak-in inBoth-

asig and a case of theft in Fish

Hoek, according to Mostert.

Bothasig station commander

Lieutenant Patrick Jacobs com-

mended the two arresting officers,

Constables Andrew Simmers and

Zukisa Mantewu, on their good

work, but also thanked all the secu-

rity companies and members of

other stations who were involved

in the successful apprehension.

Crowbar thieves

caught in chase

Constable Zukisa Mantewu with some of the property

found inside the VW Golf.

8 TYGERBURGER Table View Woensdag, 23 Maart 2016ADVERTENSIE

About the Koeberg Public Safety Information Forum

Public Safety Information Forum

Koeberg Nuclear Power Station

R27 Off West Coast Road Melkbosstrand

www.eskom.co.za

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd Reg No 2002/015527/30

Section 26(4) of the NNR Act states

that The holder of a nuclear

installation license must establish a

public safety information forum as

prescribed in order to inform the

persons living in the municipal area in

respect of which an emergency plan

has been established on nuclear

safety and radiation safetymatters.

What is the Public Safety

Information Forum (PSIF)?

The PSIF is a meeting which takes

place four times a year. It is used as a

platform for residents within the

municipal boundary of Koeberg

Nuclear Power Station to enquire

about and receive nuclear-related

information from the facility.

Which topics are discussed?

The forum will address any topic that

the members feel could impact their

health, environment, and safety from a

nuclear emergency preparedness

point of view.

Who should attend?

All persons living within the municipal

area around Koeberg; all affected and

interested organisations or parties and

any other persons concerned about

their health and safety from a nuclear

and radiation safety point of view are

welcome to attend the forum. Persons

wishing to attend are requested to

register as amember.

How do I register?

Kindly e-mail your details, i.e. name,

s u r n am e , c o n t a c t n um b e r ,

organisation (if applicable) or whether

y o u a r e a r e s i d e n t , t o

PienaaSZ@eskom.co.za or contact

+27215505263, or fax +27 865778873.

When are the PSIF

meetings held?

Dates for themeetings are published in

the annual Koeberg Emergency Plan

Calendar, which residents around the

stationwould have received in January

2016. The PSIF meeting dates for this

year are: Thursday, 31 March 2016;

Thursday, 30 June 2016; Wednesday,

29 September 2016; and Thursday,

1December 2016.

Who to talk to

For more information, call Lewis

Phidza, Koeberg Stakeholder

M a n a g e m e n t M a n a g e r , a t

tel. +27 21 550 5758 or email

P h i d z a N L @ e s k o m . c o . z a .

Alternatively call Bernice Rodrigues at

tel. +27 21 550 5227 or email

RodrigB@eskom.co.za. Should you

not have received a Koeberg

Emergency Calendar and are a

resident in the 16km radius of the

station (Urgent Protective Action

Zone), please contact the Koeberg

StakeholderManagementDepartment

at tel. +27 21 550 5227.

All residents, interested parties and organisations are cordially

invited to attend the Koeberg Public Safety Information Forum

(PSIF).

The details for the Forum are as follows:

Agenda items

* Koeberg quarterly feedback

* CoCT: Koeberg Radiological Release Hazard DRM Plan (RRR)

* Spent Fuel Casks Project

Date: 31 March 2016

Venue: Koeberg Visitors Centre

Time: 19:00

Should you be attending the PSIF, please note that positive proof of

identification will be required in order to access the venue.

Please show your valid passport, South African drivers licence, or

SouthAfrican identity (ID) document/card when requested to do so.

For more information, contact Bernice Rodrigues at

tel. +27 21 550 5227 or via email: RodrigB@eskom.co.za or

Lewis Phidza, Koeberg Stakeholder Management Manager,

at tel. +27 21 550 5758 or via email: PhidzaNL@eskom.co.za.

Woensdag, 23 Maart 2016 NEWS TYGERBURGER Table View 9

T

able View police are on the

hunt for three men who

held up a cellphone shop in

Parklands.

According to a police report

the men visited the store a few

days earlier before carrying out

the robbery on Thursday 17

March at 10:45.

Police spokesperson Lieuten-

ant Adriana Chandler says one

of the suspects entered the store

and kept the door open for an-

other accomplice.

One of the men threatened

the personnel with a firearm.

The staffs hands were tied with

cable ties. The men disarmed

the alarmand removed the hard

drive from the camera in the

store. A third suspect was out-

side talking to the security

guard in an effort to distract

him from what was happening

inside the store.

Themen tookvarious cellular

telephones and escaped in a

black TDi Volkswagen. The reg-

istration of the vehicle was

cloned.

She explains police officers

were informed one of the stolen

cellphones had a tracker and re-

quested it be activated.

SergeantRowanDowiewas in

communication with the track-

ing companywho informed him

that the tracking device was ac-

tivated at a field in Khayelitsha.

SergeantDowie informedKhay-

elitsha police who responded to

the address.

The cellphones were found

abandoned in the field, and

some of the youths who were

playing soccer stated the bag

was found on the field and some

of them took the phones.

No one was injured during

the incident and no shots were

fired.

VAnyonewith informationon the inci-

dent is asked to contact Table View

Police Station at 021 521 3300.

Robbers hold up

cellphone shop

Dancers perform: Calla Wolstenholme, Zoe Wolstenholme and

Cailin Kewance from Blouberg Ridge Primary School had a

wonderful opportunity to represent their dance studio Dancelines

and perform at the Western Province Dance Teachers Association

Showcase of Dance at Artscape. Megan Davey heads up the

classical ballet and Tracey Aaron the contemporary side of the

studio.

Three men from the Happy Val-

ley informal settlement near

West Beach are behind bars aft-

er robbing their neighbour.

According to a report from

TableView police the complain-

ant was at home when four men

entered his property.

Police spokesperson Lieuten-

ant Adriana Chandler says the

complainant knew two of the

men. Theywere armedwith golf

clubs and took a bicycle and

ransacked the mans home.

The complainant was scared

to confront the suspects, think-

ing theywoulduse the golf clubs

to assault him. The suspects

took themountain bike and oth-

er bicycle equipment and left

the scene.

Police attended the scene and

with the information provided

arrested three of the four sus-

pects. The stolen property was

recovered.

Robbed by neighbours

10 TYGERBURGER Table View Woensdag, 23 Maart 2016HOOFARTIKELBLAD

SLICE OF LIFE

Die Groot K

gebeur nie nt

met ander nie

Ons was op pad kerk toe toe ek die eerste

keer van die Groot K gehoor het. Oom

Koster het tongkanker gehad.

My ma het saggies vir my pa vertel dat

hulle n deel van sy tong sal moet uitsny.

Maar dit was nie sag genoeg vir die

oortjies van n nuuskierige sewejarige

nie. Oom Koster was in beheer van die

kerkklok en ek was vas oortuig hy slaap

in die kerktoring, want hy was altyd net

dr. Hyt ons geskel as ons voete gesleep

het Sondagskoolklas toe.

Ekt gewonder hoe hy gaan skel sonder

n tong. Want oom Koster gaan gesond

word en terugkom die hele gemeente

het immers vir hom gebid.

Kanker was destyds soos n tienerswan-

gerskap of egskeiding. Niemand het

daaroor gepraat of geskinder nie. Gewon-

der dalk, maar nie geprt nie.

Ons het oom Koster nooit weer gesien

nie.

Twintig jaar later was dit my pa se

beurt om die

Groot K in die o

te staar.

Die dag toe hy

nie meer sy

Sudoku-raaisel kon

invul nie, was die

dag dat ek geweet

het dis tyd om

vrede te maak en

koebaai te s.

Wr het die

kerk en my ma-hul-

le gebid dat die

Liewe Vader hom

moet spaar. Ekt

gebid dat hy nie

vir jare moet ly nie en dat hy sonder pyn

moet sterf.

Van die familie het my uitgekryt as n

ongelowige. Dis asof hulle gedink het my

ongeloof mag dalk net maak dat hulle

gebede nie voldoende trefkrag gaan h

nie. Ek moes sm bid vir genesing.

Maar ek kon nie. Want eks n realis en

n mens kan nie teen die feite stry nie.

God se plan is nie noodwendig ons plan

nie. Sy antwoord is nie noodwendig die

antwoord wat ons wil hoor nie.

Die skuldgevoel oor my ongeloof het

my opgevreet ... net di wat in n Calvi-

nistiese huis grootgeword het, sal regtig

verstaan. Die sielkundige het ges ekt

vroer as die res van die familie begin

rou oor my pa. Toe die res nog geglo het

hy gaan weer opstaan, het ek sy studeer-

kamer begin oppak.

Dis hoekom ek die sterk een was n sy

dood. My broers en my ma was gebroke.

Wat die sielkundige ook ges het, is dat

n mens nooit die waarde van hoop moet

onderskat nie. Want solank daar hoop is,

het mense n rede om aan te gaan.

Kanker is nie meer n siekte wat net

met ander mense gebeur nie. Dis op

ons drumpel en meeste van ons het al

iemand na aan ons afgestaan aan di

ongenaakbare siekte.

Ek weet daar is verhale van hoop, van

mense wat kanker oorwin het. Dit bied n

mate van troos.

Al wat n mens kan hoop, is dat

daardie beker by jou verby sal gaan.

Marita Meyer

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BRIEWE

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Re: Concern over beggars

(TB, 16 March). While I am

sympathetic to the plight of

jobless people, there have to be

other ways to provide for ones

child than endangering it at an

intersection.

These children and their

mothers are so vulnerable to

injury by passing cars or to be

a casualty of a motor accident

which may occur at an inter-

section.

The mothers sit in the

boiling sun for most of the day,

subjecting the little ones to

excessive heat.

Their development is surely

compromised. They should be

playing (hopefully safely) in

natural surroundings learning

about objects and words from

their mothers. There seems to

be no interaction between

mother and child.

I consider what is happening

at the intersections as a form

of child abuse. Surely you do

not deliberately put your child

into a potentially dangerous

situation? Surely the welfare

departments have some

authority here?

JUDY TERRY

Table View

Where are the

welfare people?

Concern over beggars (TB, 16

March) revers. I fail to under-

stand why social development

cant do something about this.

Does this mean even if

something horrible happens

they are going to sit back and

say we tried but the woman

turned us away?

Or maybe they are waiting

for the toddler to be run over

by the MyCiti bus so that they

can charge the poor driver for

reckless driving.

Obviously somebody some-

where can do something to

remedy the situation. I have

seen the woman a couple of

times with a small boy at that

Thebuck stops at

these departments

Once again the Easter Weekend

is upon us. And the negligence

of humans surfaces.

Please do not leave your pets

unattended.

Leaving extra food and water

is simply not enough.

If a friend or relative is

coming daily to feed your pets,

at least speak to a neighbour to

make sure this person actually

does come every day.

Make sure all relevant gates

are locked not just closed.

And please leave a contact

number next door in case you

are needed.

Burglary should also be kept

in mind.

Leave some lights on

outside and a few inside and

ask the person checking on

your pets to alternate inside

lights.

Extra food,water

not enough for pets

I want to congratulate Rudie

van Rensburg with his article

concerning Donald Trump (Die

Trompet weet hoe om sy eie

beuel te blaas, TB, 16 March).

Wow! Can somebody translate it

into English and send it to the

Americans?

JACQUI

Durbanville

Well done, Rudie

send it toAmericans

I had the opportunity to assist

my mom to receive her card

when Sassa switched to the

card system. At a certain point

an official requested my mom

to sign a form. I could see that

it was a type of bank order

form. No entries were made. So

my mom were asked to sign a

blank form.

I alerted the official about

this. The reply was that he/she

was just following orders.

We know that our elderly and

needy people are very vulnera-

ble and would just do what

they are told to get their grant.

Could this be one of the

reasons why so many people

get deductions from their

grants?

JEFF SWARTZ

E-mail

Is this the cause of

Sassa fraud?

WATDIE HART VANVOL IS

Die vreugde van

iemandwat vir

die eerste keer n

eie huis ontvang,

is aansteeklik.

Esm Erasmus

People should

verify informa-

tion before

sharing on social

media.

MoniqueDuval

I applaud the

entire Kuils River

community for

their continuous

support follow-

ing the death of

the two

McDonalds staff

members Noxolo

Skota andXolisa

Tshabeype.

Richard Roberts

To leave your

country and

family for three

years to train in

Japan shows

true grit. Ste-

han Schoeman

Dwelmverslaaf-

desmoet seker-

lik gehelpword,

maarwat van

kinderswat aan

di hulp blootge-

stel word, daar

waar gebruikers

oop en bloot hul

ding doen?

Michelle Linnert

intersection. Is he not supposed

to be at a crche? This is child

abuse at its worst form.

If JP Smith knows the woman

is not homeless and travels to

Table View every day, I think

he is in the right position to do

something, maybe putting up a

No beggars sign. It wont

harm his budget that much, and

if that fails, the department of

social development should take

the child to a place of safety.

He is not safe there.

The buck stops at the social

development and safety and

security departments.

ALFRED FOFO

Dunoon

V Die bostaandemenings is di van

die betrokke joernalis, en reflekteer

nie noodwendig die opinie(s) van

die TygerBurger-handelsnaam nie.

Toedie res

nog geglo het

hy gaanweer

opstaan, het

ek sy studeer

kamer begin

oppak.

Kan jy dit

oorvertel?

Too many people in our

suburbs think they are invisi-

ble or above being seen as

idiots. We, as a community,

must take a stand and learn to

speak up against neglect and

abuse in our areas. Too many

people know about kids being

abused and say nothing. We

must stop being afraid to get

involved. Speak out. Dont be

afraid of upsetting people.

Where animals are treated

badly, the chances of human

rights being violated are huge.

Where children see it as being

okay to be an abuser, in any

form, they grow up not know-

ing any better.

But back to the animal issue

in Kraaifontein we will be

vigilant and report any cases of

going away for Easter weekend

and not making the effort to

make sure your pets are

properly cared for.

Dumping of animals is also

becoming the new big thing!

Please lets all have a lovely

chilled and safe Easter and not

forget about the comfort of our

furred companions. After all,

they never chose to be ours

we chose to have them.

DENISE

Kraaifontein

Haweloses gaan

nog lankmet ons

wees. Brenden

Ruiter

SMSe

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) SMSe kos R1,50. Stuur na 45527.

Woensdag, 23 Maart 2016 NEWS TYGERBURGER Table View 11

T

he Omuramba MyCiTi station was

converted into a delivery room when

staff rallied to assist a mom in labour.

According to a statement by the City of

Cape Town, it was just after 13:00 on Mon-

day 14March when Xolani Stofile, a MyCi-

Ti station manager with first-aid experi-

ence, was visiting personnel at the Omu-

ramba station.

He noticed the pregnant woman waiting

at the door to the ladies bathroom, which

was occupied at that stage. She seemed to

be in pain and then her water broke unex-

pectedly.

Xolani step-

ped up like a pro-

fessional mid-

husband, re-

moving her

stockings just in

timeandmaking

her comfortable

as she was giv-

ing birth to a

beautiful and

healthy baby

boy, says May-

co member for

transport, Brett

Herron.

As the dramat-

ic scene unfold-

ed, MyCiTi personnel evacuated the front

end of the station to give the mother and

child some privacy.

Luckily the station was not busy at the

time. The personnel sent for an ambulance

who took the 31-year-old mother and new-

born child to the SomersetHospital. The fa-

ther told us that he was extremely grateful

to Xolani and all of those who assisted his

wife and boy,who they have namedGilbert

Gabriel.

Gilbert and his mother have been dis-

charged from hospital and are now back at

home in Joe Slovo.

We are extremely proud of Xolani who

stepped up and assisted the mother during

this difficult time.Hemaywant to consider

a career as a professional mid-husband.

Baby born

inMyCiTi

station

Gabriel from Joe Slovo was delivered in a

MyCiTi station.

Xolani Stofile helped

deliver the baby.

Police have issued a warning to businesses

to be on the lookout for a man who easily

swindles cashiers out of money while ask-

ing to make change.

According to a report from Table View

police a light of complexion male with

short brown curly hair and a very strong

English accent is targeting small business-

es in Table View.

Police spokesperson LieutenantAdriana

Chandler says the man who appears to be

destitute, claims to be the owner of a small

biltong business.

He approaches staff with a cash note,

such as R200, and asks for smaller notes

and will purchase something small.

While the person behind the till gives

him smaller notes, he will indicate that he

needs othernotes of a smaller orhigher val-

ue. He operates so quickly and tries to con-

fuse the teller, eventually giving himmore

money that he should get.

Detectives have stated that there ismerit

for a criminal case of theft to be opened.

Smooth operator

targets businesses

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en van die wonderlike

karaktereienskappe

van pinotage is die

veelsydigheidvanhierdie druif-

soort, veral as daar gekyk word

na hoe goed dit pas by Joubert

en Monty se verskillende vleis-

produkte, sBeyersTruter van

Beyerskloof, een van Suid-Afri-

ka se bekendste pinotage-ver-

vaardigers en n groot onder-

steuner van hierdie variteit.

Op 16 en 17 April sal feesgan-

gers die geleentheid kry om 18

uitsoek pinotage-wyne saam

met nege verskillende gegeurde

biltonge, droworse en salamis

te proe.

Die pinotageswat te proe is by

die fees, strek van vonkelwyn,

wit pinotage, ross, jerepigo en

n hele aantal van die meer tra-

disionele rooiwyne.

Kom probeer die Spicy

BBQ-biltong saam met Altyd-

gedacht en Remhoogte se pino-

tage, of gaan voluit vir die kof-

fie-pinotages van Boland-kelder

en Diemersfontein, wat saam

met die Smokey Sweet Chilli

te proe is en moet ook nie die

pepperoni-salami enMellasat se

wit pinotage of Perdeberg se

vonkelwyn ros pinotage mis-

loop nie!

Hierdiekuierfees is vir diehe-

le familie met musiek deur Guy

Feldman en sy orkes, kosstalle-

tjies, ligte etes en gemaklike sit-

plek.

Die 18 deelnemendewynplase

is: Altydgedacht, Anura-win-

gerde, Badsberg-wynkelder,

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Vanjaar is die Anna Founda-

tion deel van die fees.

Feesgangers kan meer

uitvind oor die goeie

werk wat hulle doen

en deelneem aan n

fondsinsamelingspro-

jek. Besoek www.an-

nafoundation.com vir

meer inligting.

Die fees vind plaas

op die LAvenir-wyn-

landgoed naby Stellen-

bosch en die hekke

open reeds om 11:00 op

albei dae.

V Kaartjies kos R150 elk en

sluit n feesglas en proe-

kaart in. Besprekings kan

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aangewese Joubert &

Monty-winkels.

Biltong en pinotage

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App connects local community

MONIQUE DUVAL

@monique_duval

A

re you often in need of a service in

Blouberg and have no idea where to

start looking?

Well, look no further a Parklands resi-

dent has created an app to connect the

Blouberg community.

Created by Gary le Roux, the Blouberg

Community App has launched and is now

accessible on any device with an internet

connection.

Optimised to be on the go

The concept, he explains, is simple. It

lists all businesses, services and communi-

ty events among others in the greater

Blouberg area and surrounds so residents

and visitors can have quick access to any

information they require.

The concept is to link local businesses,

services and community events to the resi-

dent and visitor and vice versa, linking the

resident and visitor to local businesses,

services and events and the app is opti-

mised for on the go.

Le Roux explains he has been thinking

about creating the app for a few years now

and first thought of the idea when he need-

ed to get hold of a service but had no idea

where to look.

The idea was simple to provide a ser-

vice best suited for todays times, linking

the resident and visitor to the business,

service or community event, and vice ver-

sa.

Please refer tomywrite-upbelowwhich

also gives answers and more in-depth in-

formation.

The idea for something like this has

been in the back ofmymind for a few years

already. I only started to put my thoughts

down over the past year or so and devel-

oped this app to its finality over the past

couple of months.

Categories include restaurants, bars and

nightclubs, community events, churches,

plumbers, electricians, builders, handy-

men, shops, motoring, real estate, travel

agents, doctors, hospitals and clinics, pool

accessories and many others.

The app also lists value adds for the resi-

dent and visitor such as emergency num-

bers, weather, MyCiTi bus routes and stop

timetables, a surf report, at themovies and

lost and found pets. This, he says, offers

residents and visitors added value at the

touch of a button.

With just a few clicks, you can have in-

stant relevant information within the

greater Blouberg area and surrounds at

your disposal optimised for todaysworld

of quick, instant, simple and reliable infor-

mation at the touch of a button.

The app is free for users but Le Roux ex-

plains businesses pay a nominal fee to be

listed.

The fee is kept nominal as I want every

business or service to be able to have the

chance to be listed on this app. It is an ad-

vertising platform for them but the app is

totally free for the user, no costs whatsoev-

er besides your data connection.

Reviews allowed

The app also allows users to give reviews

of services by using a form.

The resident or visitor can rate the ser-

vice received by the business in their own

words and submit the form. The form will

then be emailed automatically and directly

to myself and I will then add the reviews

received onto each businesses advert for

extra value add.

V To check out the app, visit http://

www.appsbar.com/WebApp/Modules/launch-

er.php?AppID=883159&Loading=Complete

Woensdag, 23 Maart 2016 NEWS TYGERBURGER Table View 13

V Support group La Leche League is a

breastfeeding support group and invites all

pregnant and breastfeeding mums to their

nextmeeting today (Wednesday 23March)

at Parklands Intercare at 10:00. Phone Sim-

ela 021 553 1664 or Juliet on 083 554 1556

or visit www.llli.org for more information.

VU3ABlaauwbergwill host their next gen-

eral meeting on Tuesday 29 March at Mil-

nerton library at 10:30. The guest speaker

is Hanien Conradie, a a well known fine art-

ist who will discuss her method of painting.

She also considers new forms that could

arise after devastation. Tea is served from

09:45. Entry is R5 for members and R10 for

non-members. Email chairperson Tony

Williams on capeokapi @gmail.com for

more information.

V Learn to sail A four day Beginner Sailing

Course over the March/April school holi-

days for boys and girls aged eight to 12 will

be held at Milnerton Aquatic Club from

Tuesday 29 March to Friday 1 April from

09:00 to 14:00 each day. Formore informa-

tion and bookings contact Axel Adelbert on

072 408 9431 or email ax@telkomsa.net.

V Imbizo The Table View Community Police

Forum will host a crime imbizo at CBC St

Johns School in Parklands on Thursday 31

March at 19:00. Station commander Colo-

nelDirkVosloowill giveanoverviewofcrime

in the precinct and answer questions. Call

David Harris on 084 685 1707.

V Living Legends The Table View Seniors

Club will host their annual meeting on

Wednesday 30March at 10:30 at Leibrandt

van Niekerk Hall. For more information call

073 430 9281 or email tableviewseniors-

club@gmail.com.

VWest Coast Writers Circle will meet at

Milnerton Library on Saturday 2 April at

09:15. Meetings are in English and all are

welcome. Take along a pen, paper and R10

for tea. Text 072 250 9500 or visit

www.westcoastwriterssa.weebly.com for

more information.

V Book sale Friends of Milnerton library will

host a book sale on Saturday 2 April at the

library in Pienaar Road from 09:30 to 12:00.

Donations of books, magazines, CDs and

DVDs welcome. Call 021 444 0817 for more.

V Quiz night A quiz night will be held at In-

side Lounge at Eden on the Bay onWednes-

day 6 April at 18:30 for 19:00. Entry is R50

and the minimum spend at the restaurant

is R60. Space is limited and 10%of the pro-

ceeds go to Fallen Angels. For more infor-

mation call Michael on 083 708 2085 or Ja-

mie on 076 166 6233.

V CPF elections TheMilnerton Community

Police Forum (CPF) will host a special gen-

eral meeting on Tuesday 12 April to elect a

new chairperson, vice-chairperson and

special projects coordinator. The meeting

will be held at the Milnerton Police Station

on the second floor conference room at

19:00. All residents and businesses in the

precinct as well as community based orga-

nisations including ratepayers, residents

andhomeowners associations, neighbour-

hoodwatches, sports clubs and education-

al institutionsare invited. Formore informa-

tion, to register your organisation, and to re-

quest a copy of the meeting agenda, send

an email to with your request to cpf.milner-

ton@gmail.com.

Diary | Dagboek

99er entries closing soon

The 99er MTB Challenge taking place

on 9 April this year has three routes

45km, 25km and 12km.

The routes are challenging and

provide a fantastic ride through many

of the beautiful wine farms in the

Durbanville area.

Mountain bikers who enter the race

by 29 March will stand the chance of

winning a fantastic prize of a weekend

for a family of four worth R7200 at the

Swartberg Country Manor, reimburse-

ment of their entry fee (single entry

only) and a 99er T-shirt.

Entries for the 45km and 25km events

can be done at www.99er.co.za, while

those for the 12km go via Computicket.

Early entries close on 29 March, and

entries for seeding on 5 April.

14 TYGERBURGER Table View Woensdag, 23 Maart 2016VERMAAK

VAdamTas en LourensDelport (kitaar)

is tot Vrydag 25Maart byDie Boer te sien.

R140.Bespreekby021979 1911 ofwww.di-

eboer.com.

VVivaLasVegas will beonstageatBarn-

yard Willowbridge until Sunday 17 April.

Visitwww.barnyardtheatre.co.za for tick-

ets and more information.

V District Six Kanala, a new David Kra-

mer musical, will be on stage at The Fu-

gardTheatreuntil Sunday22May.Tickets

are available at Computicket.

V Comedy on Roll presents an open mic

night at Obviously Armchair in Observa-

tory onWednesdays from21:30. R30. Fol-

low @ComedyOnARoll on Twitter for

more.

V Amy Campbell will pay tribute to Cole

PorterwithAndrewLilley on piano,Mike

Campbell on bass,

and Heinrich Goosen

on drums at The Crypt

in CBD on Wednesday

from 20:00. R85. SMS

079 683 4658 or email

info@thecryptjazz

.co.za to book.

V Carmen Exclusive

will be performing

with the Pigalle house

band at Pigalle in

Somerset Road on

Wednesday at 19:30.

Entrance is free. Call

021 421 4848 or email

capetown@pigalle-

restaurants.co.za to

book.

V KG, Mel Jones,

Westley Cockrell and

Darren Amos will be

at the Cape Town

Comedy Club from

Wednesday until Sun-

day. Tickets are availa-

ble at Computicket.

V Oom Schalk from

the Heart with David Muller will be on

stage at the Galloway Theatre on

Wednesday 23, Thursday 24 and Satur-

day 26 March and then again from

Wednesday 30 March until Saturday

2 April. Visit www.waterfronttheatre-

school.co.za to book or call Sharon on

082 772 8867 or email thegallowaythea-

tre@gmail.com for more information.

VTheSHHArt Ensemblewill be at the

Blah Blah Bar in CBD on Thursday from

20:00. R50. Call 082 349 8849 for book-

ings or more information.

VFrancescaBiancoliwill be at TheCrypt

in CBD on Thursday from 20:00 with Nic

Williams on bass, Keenan Ahrends on

guitar and Marlon Witbooi on drums.

R85. SMS 079 683 4658 or email in-

fo@thecryptjazz.co.za to book.

V Gavin Minter will be performing with

the Pigalle house band at Pigalle in Som-

erset Road on Thursday from 19:30. En-

trance is free. Call 021 421 4848 or email

capetown@pigallerestaurants.co.za to

book.

V Die Radio Kalahari-orkes kuier Don-

derdag in die Drostdy-teater op Stellen-

bosch. R150. Bespreek by info@drostdyt-

eater.co.za of 087 943 2459.

V The Glenn Robertson Jazz Band will

feature different guest acts at Kaleido-

scope caf in Claremont every Friday

from 19:30. Tickets cost R120 including a

meal. Call 021 674 5761 or send an email

to ghrobertson@kaleidoscope.org.za.

V DJ JP Silver and international saxo-

phonist George Sax will be playing elec-

tro swing with guest instrumentalists for

The Swing Caf at Sticks McGee in Ron-

debosch every Friday from 19:30 to

22:00. R20. Call 021 685 2871 to book.

V Ian Smith and Carmen Exclusive will

be performing with the Pigalle house

band at Pigalle in Somerset Road on Fri-

day from 19:30. Entrance is free. Call

021 421 4848 or email capetown

@pigallerestaurants.co.za to book.

V Kevin Hart will be at the GrandWest

Grand Arena on Saturday with his What

Now? Comedy Tour. Tickets are available

at Computicket.

V Marc Lottering will be at Die Boer on

Saturday with Hashtag Lottering. R120.

Call 021 979 1911 or visit www.die-

boer.com to book.

V Gavin Minter and

Carmen Exclusive

will be performing

with the Pigalle

house band at Pigalle

in Somerset Road on

Saturday from 19:30.

Entrance is free. Call

021 421 4848oremail

capetown@pigalle-

restaurants.co.za to

book.

V Boulevard Blues

will be performing at

ZevenwachtWine Es-

tate on Sunday from

14:00 for their Sun

day Sessions. R80.

Call 021 903 5123 for

bookings and more

information.

V Beatenberg and

John Wizards will be

at Kirstenbosch on

Sunday as part of the

Summer Sunset Con

cert Series. Visit

www.webtickets

.co.za to book.

V Xavier Rudd (AUS), Civil Twilight

(US), Jeremy Loops, Desmond & The

Tutus,GoodLuck, Just Jinjer,Majozi,Al

Bairre, Josh Wantie and Sweet Resist-

ance will be at the Green Point Stadium,

next to Hamiltons Cricket Club, on Mon-

day for theParklife Festival. Visit parklife-

festival.co.za for tickets ormore informa-

tion.

V Boulevard Blues and friends will be at

HillcrestQuarryonMonday from14:30 for

Easter Monday Blues. A Fender guitar,

cash and tickets to the Bluesmeets Rock

Festival will be up for grabs in a lucky

draw. R60. Call 021 9764959 or email

book@thequarry.co.za to book a table.

V Comedy on Roll will present an open

mic night at I heart IT, Main Road, Ron-

debosch on Monday nights from 20:00.

R20. Follow@ComedyOnARoll onTwitter.

V Slow Boat and Urban Blues will be at

Die Boer on Tuesday for Blues Tuesday.

R70. Call 021 979 1911 or visit www.die-

boer.com to book.

VHush/HushwithRiaan Smit (Crimson

House)will be at the Blah Blah Bar in CBD

on Tuesday from 20:00. Call 082 349

8849 for bookings or more information.

V Nik Rabinowitz will be at the Baxter

Theatre from Tuesday 29 March until

Saturday 16Aprilwithhis newshow:Pow

er Struggle. Tickets are available at Com-

puticket.

Comic book fans can look forward to the

long-awaited Batman vs Superman: Dawn

of Justicewhich opens in 3D at Ster-Kinekor

theatres and in IMAX at the CapeGate cine-

ma on Friday.

Following the events ofMan of Steel, Got-

ham-based vigilante Batman muscles in on

Metropolis to challenge an unchecked

Superman in order to keep the balance of

power. As the world watches them wage

war, a greater threat to humanity emerges

from the shadows ...

The movie stars Ben Affleck as Batman

and Henry Cavill as Superman.

V Visit www.sterkinekor.com or call Ticketline on

0861 668 437 for more information.

Batman tackles Supermanat SterKinekor

Whats On |WatsWaar

Leah terug by Die Boer: N

twee uitverkoopte vertonings is

Leah op Woensdag 30 Maart

terug by Die Boer. Di As Jy

Sing-ster gaan oud en jonk

bederf met bekende snitte uit

haar album, Wonderwerk.

Kaartjies kos R100 en is nou by

021 979 1911 of aanlyn by

www.dieboer.com beskikbaar.

LOUISA STEYL

@lounotes

F

rom sampling indigenous bird life to his

blend of genres infused with tribal

echoes, Xavier Rudds music is an ethe-

real experience.

The Australian multi-instrumentalist will

be bringing his otherworldly sounds to Cape

Town next week when he performs at the

Parklife Festival on Monday 28 March.

Xavier grew up in what he calls a coastal

bush town in Australia where he was al-

ways teaching himself to play the different

instruments he now surrounds himself with

on stage, like the guitar, harmonica, yi-

daki,banjo, lap steel guitar, percussion and

the didgeridoo.

The soft-spoken musician says he was

pretty shy to start off with, but once he

started performing in front of people, he just

kept moving forward. Today he travels the

world doing my thing.

Widely considered to be an activist, Xavi-

ers music carries messages of social con-

sciousness, environmentalism and human

rights.

The impression of Aboriginal people here

in Australia is something thats always been

the closest to my heart.

Xavier feels a lot of lessons about racism

should have been learnt in South Africa al-

ready.

His experience of this country is based on

his exposure from working with the 60-year-

old Southern Sotho bassist Tio Moloantoa

Tio has shared his insights into apartheid

from his perspective.

Hewas always very humble and very pos-

itive and always said that South Africa was

the greatest place in the world.

For Xavier, the issue ismore about the big-

ger picture. Its always made to be a human

thing, he says.

In terms of our earth, were no different

than a leaf on a tree or a blade of glass; were

all part of the system.

Its about time that everyone just laid

down their weapons, so to speak, and just re-

membered our connection to land and look

after our land as one people.

Tio isnt the only SouthAfrican Xavier has

worked with. Together with percussionist

Andile Nqubezelo, Tio and Xavier released

Koonyum Sun as Xavier Rudd and Izintaba

in 2010. Tio also plays as a member of Xavier

Rudd and the United Nations, who released

Nanna last year. Xavier says the group,made

up of members from around the world, came

about quite organically.

All the members just appeared, pretty

much.

Together, they share a message of all peo-

ple coming together around the globe to re-

turn to spirit, respect the ancient ways and

protect the earthand thevery essenceof crea-

tion.

The title of activist is not somethingXavier

thinks about. I dont see it like that, he

says. I just believe what I believe and I have

an opportunity sometimes to get what I be-

lieve to a larger audience and I just do. He

says its something that simply makes sense

to him.

Were all in this together and this change

needs to happen around the world. We all

need to dowhatever we can, it doesnt matter

what it is.

Akeensurfer,Xavier saysa lot of hismusic

was written in the water. I spend a lot of

time surfing and writing in my head.

His inspiration comes from that feeling,

that power of dancing with Mother Nature.

This connection iswhat helps himmake sure

hes singing from the soul.

Capetonians can experience the connec-

tion on Monday when Xavier will perform a

mix of new and older material at the Parklife

Festival at Green Point Stadium (next to Ha-

miltons Cricket Club). The line-up for the

festival also includes American band Civil

Twilight along with local acts Jeremy Loops,

Desmond & The Tutus