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Land squabble heats upNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

Fed-up with proposals for yetanother high-rise develop-ment, Green Point residents

are calling for land to be returnedto the Green Point Common.Situated next to Fort Wynyardand the Green Point Common, theHelen BowdenNurses Home site isthe first of four parcels of land inthe Somerset precinct to be re-leased for development by provin-cial government.The home on the site, currentlyzoned as public open space, is onlypartially occupied and is ear-marked to be demolished to makeway for a 14-storey development,including retail, office and residen-tial space.However the land was originally“expropriated” from the commonand should be returned, saysGreen Point Ratepayers’ Associa-tion co-chairperson Luke Stevens.“It seems that the land, formerlypart of erf 1056 – which is GreenPoint Common – was expropriatedby the Provincial Administrationin a series of steps implemented be-tween 1962 and 1965. Accessiblepublic open space on Green PointCommon has been severely erodedover the years. From the original109ha of common, what effectivelyremains to the general public is the12.5ha of Green Point Urban Park.It would be a revolutionary devel-opment if Province decided to re-verse that process and give backwhat they no longer need,” he says.The cornerstone of the new Som-erset Hospital was laid on 18 Au-gust 1859 and stands today as a Pro-vincial Heritage Site that must bepreserved and maintained withinany future development of the pre-cinct, provincial Transport andPublic Works spokesperson Siphe-sihle Dube says. The west wingbuilding was added to the hospitalfacilities in 1973 and the HelenBowdenBuildingwas developed inthe 1980s.

The majority of buildings sur-rounding the site are historicbuildings and warehouses of fivefloors or less, Stevens says.“Fort Wynyard, with its herit-age-protected viewing arc, lies im-mediately behind the site. The vis-ual insult of one or more buildingsof 14 floors will effectively block-ade Fort Wynyard, if not also thestadium. The proposal’s disregardfor an interface beyond the siteedge at the north and west cornersrisks permanently excising anoth-er entire chunk of land from the re-mainder of Green Point Common,”he says.An application by the V&A Wa-

terfront to develop a section of landonGrangerBay is currentlyunder-going approval by Council. The de-velopment proposes land reclama-tion, luxury housing, a hotel andpedestrian routes connecting theWaterfront with coastal walkwayssuch as the Sea Point Promenade.Sections of the proposed develop-ment were to be 13 storeys high,and residents requested the build-ingsmatch the surrounding four toeight-storey properties.However, the V&AWaterfront iscurrently focusingondevelopmentin its Silo and Gateway precincts,CEO David Green said at a recentMouille Point Ratepayers’ meet-

ing. He estimates the developmentat Helen Bowdenwill be completedbefore the Granger Bay project isready to commence.The community needs recrea-tional facilities such as off-leashdog walking areas and informalsoccer playing fields, explains Ste-vens.“Following on from our recentAGM it is resoundingly clear thatGreen Point residents do not wantto see a strip of high-rise buildingsalong the axis ofGrangerBayBoul-evard – and this is what is plannedin all the proposals that haveemerged so far. Having said that,we don’t want a forgotten and va-

cant area there. A realistic, desira-ble outcome would be a well-used,low-rise, public-oriented andgreenly landscaped developmentthat remains highly permeable topedestrian traffic at all hours of theday,” he says.Environmental, heritage andvisual impact specialists havebeen appointed by provincial gov-ernment to assess the respectiveimpacts that the development ofthe site will have on all neighbour-ing erven, Dube says.Dube says the department willnot consider releasing the groundfor incorporation into the GreenPoint Common.

CLAIMING BACK: Green Point residents are calling for the Helen Bowden property to be returned to the community as part of the Green Point Common.

PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONThursday, 29 May 20142 NEWS

RESTITUTION: CALL TO RELEASE ADDITIONAL LAND

District Sixclaimantswant moreNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

A fter the re-lease of land foralmost 300 hous-

es in the District Sixrestitution process,claimant organisa-tions are calling forthe Cape PeninsulaUniversity of Tech-nology to releasemore property.

The Department ofRural Developmentand Land Reform iscurrently completingphase three of a hous-ing project in DistrictSix.

Premier Helen Zillerecently announced that land to build 280new homes is being released by the universi-ty as part of the land restitution process inDistrict Six.

However, District Six Working Commit-tee chairperson Shahied Ajam says the do-nation is not sufficient.

Ajam would like to see 150ha of land givento claimants as restitution. He says theformer District Six was made up of 150ha,but only around 40ha have been made avail-able for land claims.

“Over 70% of the former District Six areais lost land. While we are grateful that theuniversity is giving off a piece of its land forthe third phase, we want more land released.The university occupies almost 50% of theland in District Six and that land must bereturned to the people,” he says.

Historically District Six was 98ha, ofwhich only 42ha is left, District Six Redevel-opment and Beneficiary Trust chairpersonAnwah Nagia says.

Ajam has called for all privately-ownedproperty to be given over to restitution, in-cluding the university property.

“At the moment, legislation is centredaround housing developments, not aroundrestoring this historical site and the dignityof its residents,” he says.

“We want learning to be available to alland the open space and residences of the uni-versity to be given back to the people. Thatis just and fair. We also look forward to therenaming of the university to the DistrictSix University of Technology,” he says.

The university had not responded to ques-tions at the time of going to print.

Hundreds of people forcibly removed un-der the Group Areas Act are expected tolodge restitution claims after the NationalAssembly recently passed the Restitution ofLand Right Amendment Bill.

The Bill prescribes changes to the Restitu-tion of Land Rights Act no 22 of 1994, andcalls for the reopening of lodgement of landclaims for a period of five years.

The new deadline for lodgement of claimsset out in the Bill is 30 June 2019.

The Bill will now be referred to the Nation-al Council of Provinces and, if passed, willgo to the president for approval.

Once the president has signed the Bill intolaw, the claims process will reopen, says theDepartment of Rural Development and LandReform provincial spokesperson VuyaniNkasayi. Claims will be lodged through anelectronic system that will be managed bythe Commission on Restitution of LandRights and through claim forms that will on-ly be available from the offices or officialsof the Commission.

BUILDING THE FUTURE: The District Working Committee has called forthe Cape Peninsula University of Technology to release additional land,after the university made property for the development of almost 300houses available. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

People’s Post Mitchell’s Plain journalist Laila Majiet, winner of the Alet Roux Medal at theMDDA/ Sanlam Awards, is congratulated by news editor Mandy King. This honour is conferredon the most promising newcomer with less than three years’ experience and who also madeit into the top 20 of the Journalist of the Year category. It is the first time Majiet has enteredthis competition and the judges said her portfolio contained “a range of different kinds ofstories that provided strong evidence of versatility and tenacity alongside excellent writingskills”. People's Post forms part of WP Media (WPM) which also comprises TygerBurger andCity Vision newspapers. In the sport writing category People’s Post sports journalist Liam Mosesand City Vision contributing journalist Cliffy Mago were among the top 10 contenders. Tyger-Burger journalist Michelle Linnert won both the Human Interest writing and News Photographercategories. In the Human Interest category Majiet came in the top 10, while TygerBurger journal-ist Andre Bakkes was among the top three. In the Hard News category TygerBurger journalistDesiree Rorke was in the top three, with Majiet in the top 10. WPM photographer Carina Rouxwas in the top three for Press Photographer of the Year and in the top 20 for the News Photogra-pher category. Bakkes and Rorke were in the top 10 for the Journalist of the Year category.

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In a bid to crack down on crime, MouillePoint residents have installed a licenceplate recognition system.The camera system monitors all access

routes into and leaving the suburb, record-ing the licence plates of vehicles travellingthrough the area, and immediately alertinglaw enforcement agencies should a vehiclelinked to criminal activity enter the area.

The cameras are able to zoom in on the ve-hicle, making details on the car and the facesof the driver and passenger visible.

The Mouille Point Ratepayers’ Associa-tion forked the bill for the system, whichcost R500 000, association ex-co member Ri-chard Marshall says.

“We can now actively do something to pre-vent crime. If a car linked to criminal activi-ty enters the area, the system will alert oursecurity providers,” he explains.

The Mouille Point system is linked to over20 other licence plate recognition networksacross the city, which allows for the sharingof information, Marshall says.

This means should a vehicle be involvedin a crime in Fish Hoek, the camera systemwill pick it up when it enters Mouille Point.

The cameras also allow crime-fighting or-ganisations to track syndicates and attackson ATMs, home invasions, bank robberiesand break-ins at business or private premis-es.

The camera system will assist police withinformation gathering and investigations,says Sea Point police spokesperson WarrantOfficer Bheki Xulu.

Crimes such as robberies, vehicle theft, hi-jacking and burglaries will be monitored

with the system, which will improve the po-lice’s ability to detain and convict criminals,he says.

The Sea Point Improvement District re-cently installed the first four cameras alongMain Road.

They plan to install 25 cameras to createone of the most extensive networks in CapeTown.

Improvement District CEO Heather Tager

says the Sea Point and Mouille Point Sys-tems are linked to boost crime fighting.

“Both systems utilise the same monitor-ing software which has been interlinked andshould an alert be activated on the MouillePoint system, it will notify the Sea Point con-troller who will dispatch the various re-sponse teams to intercept the vehicle beforeit leaves the Mouille Point area.

“The infrastructure has been designed to

share information and work hand in handwith the various systems around the variousneighbourhoods,” she says.

Tager hopes to expand the system to Fres-naye, Bantry Bay and Green Point.

“The sooner we are able to look down theentire area the greater the results will be.The more cameras which are installed thegreater the chances are of catching perpetra-tors and reducing crime,” she says.

MOUILLE POINT: CCTV’S BEADY EYE SWITCHED ON

Zooming in on crime

CRIME BUSTING: Mouille Point residents have installed a licence plate recognition camera system to monitor vehicles entering the area.

Madame Zingara wins tenderMadame Zingara will be taking over therestaurant at the Company’s Gardens af-ter being awarded the tender by the Cityof Cape Town.

The tender went out in June as part ofthe Company’s Garden revitalisationproject. The restaurant and entertain-ment chain will open its sixth restaurantin the city, called Haarlem & Hope.

Madame Zingara founder and creativedirector Richard Griffin says: “We arehumbled and extremely excited by theopportunity to transform this restau-rant into a place where all walks of lifecan continue to enjoy this iconic space.We take the sense of community, herit-age and cultural pride very seriouslyand will continue to take great care toinvolve the people of Cape Town in cele-brating this public jewel,” he says.

“We had a strong desire to protect thesite and the restaurant will remain 100%inclusive to the city’s people and its visi-tors; not only aesthetically, but on pricepoint too. Every person who leaves thisestablishment will leave with a greaterand enthused understanding of our city.We’ve followed design principles whichhave allowed an educational foundationto be brought to the community throughinteractive and playful elements.”

Seven bids were received for the restu-arant.

The selection was made based on theresults of the bid evaluation process,says City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Com-mittee member for Finance Ian Neilson.

“Madame Zingara’s proposal achievedtop scores in all three tender evaluationareas,” he says.

The current staff of the restaurant willbe retained as far as possible, MadameZingara announced in a statement, andwill enter the company’s Future LeadersProgramme to allow the employees to“grow, acquire new skills and ultimatelylead through the skills programme with-in the business itself”.

The building is expected to undergosome modifications, although MadameZingara is remaining tight-lipped onthese at the moment.

They are only willing to reveal that thedécor will be “greatly influenced by thesurrounding gardens and historicalbuildings – with a modern take”.

The appointment will lead to the over-all improvement to the management, op-eration and the maintenance of restau-rant, Neilson says.

“This includes a refurbished and reno-vated building with new interior designand layout, aesthetic improvements tobuilding exterior, upgraded outdoorseating area and various menu optionspriced to suit different pockets and pal-ettes. This is all aimed at creating an in-clusive venue where all visitors can en-joy the abundance of cultural historyand heritage which is associated withthis unique environment,” he says.

It is anticipated that Madame Zingarawill take occupation of the restaurantfrom Friday 1 August.

NEW DIGS: Madame Zingara will take over the restaurant in the Company’s Gardens, andhas proposed some alterations to the building. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONThursday, 29 May 20144 NEWS

GREENING PROJECT: INSPIRED BY STREET PEOPLE

Garden feeds people and the soulNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

Creating Eden, one garden at a time.City of Eden, an advocacy group pro-

moting gardens and green spaces, hascreated a food garden at the Haven NightShelter in Distric Six.

The creation forms part of Design Capital2014, says organiser Anna Shevel.

The gardenwas inspired by two street peo-ple Shevel met in 2011 in Sea Point – HenryYoung and Ernest Jacobs – who started gar-dening and adorning a flowerbed next toPrincess Beach.

“I kept my distance but relished the sightof the rioting flowers and eclectic ornamentsscavenged from Sea Point trash or gifted bypassersby and admirers. I also marvelled athow their garden started to build a socialbridge across racial and class divides, unit-ing residents of Sea Point from the affluent,to workers and labourers, tourists, healthfreaks, other homeless people, old people,and of course children. Everyone gatheredfor a chat while admiring the garden and of-ten contributed a toy or trinket, and Ernestand Henry became included members of thecommunity for a while,” she says.

The garden was eventually dismantled bylaw enforcement officers, Shevel says.

“This got me thinking about how publicurban space is used, who is entitled to useit, and how it could be put to better use tobenefit a broader group of society. I wantedto create a garden at the Haven in memoryof Henry Young because that’s where hespent the last months of his life. I saw howhaving a garden to tend and express himselfin brought him happiness, a sense of pur-pose and increased acceptance in our com-munity. I am hoping that this garden at the

Havenwill do the same for others that spendtime there,” she says.

The garden has been based on the designof forest ecology, Shevel explains.

“This methodology uses a layered systemof different types of plants to create a natu-rally balanced and resource efficient gar-den. Once it is established, it will hopefullysustain itself and self-maintain like a forestdoes in nature. Food forests consist mostlyof perennial plants that don’t require sea-sonal replanting so we are planting mostlyherbs, medicinal plants and fruit to makethe garden easier to maintain,” she says.

Although volunteers – including Ben Getzfrom Urban Harvest Edible Gardens whohas already implemented nearly 230 foodgardens in Cape Town – spearheaded theplanting, residents of the Haven were alsoencouraged to assist in the creation of thegarden.

“It is vital for the for residence of the Ha-ven to be involved and take ownership be-cause after all it is their garden. Creating thegarden is a combined effort between UrbanHarvest, The City of Eden volunteers andresidents at the Haven,” Shevel says.

Residents will also undergo training toarm them will the skills to care for theplants.

“We are facilitating a knowledge transferprocess between ourselves and residents atthe Haven that have volunteered to champi-on the garden,” she says.

However, the garden is only the first stepin creating a greener city, Shevel says.

“This food forest garden at the HavenNight Shelter is of great sentimental mean-ing to me, but is just a small part of a muchbigger picture for TheCity of Eden. Our longterm goal is to transform Cape Town into anedible city,” she says.

ALL SMILES: Miss Earth South Africa entrant Nthabiseng Ntsondwa volunteered on the project.

PAYING TRIBUTE: Henry Young’s daughter Melani gets her hands dirty.

TEAM WORK: The garden has been a partnership between City of Eden volunteers andresidents at the night shelter. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

Take a bite at PestaurantEverybody knows what a restaurant is, but a pes-taurant is a novel idea of what do to with peskypests: eat them.That’s the offering on one menu at the Good

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and sweet dishes to crunch on, from roasted lo-custs and crickets to scorpion lollies and choco-late-dipped ant rounds and meal worms.Not yet grossed out? Then you should head for

the Rentokil pop-up pestaurant on Saturday 31May from 10:00. The tasters are free.Pestaurants have met with huge success at food

shows in London, Australia, the USA and Braziland leading pest control companies like Rentokilview the trend with more than a small measureof anticipation. Rentokil marketing and innova-

tion director Stewart Power says: “In places likeSouthAfrica insects can be an important food sup-plement for undernourished children. We haveseen success at all sizes of pestaurant events ... andwe expect more than just curiosity at the CapeTown Good Food and Wine Show.”Pointing to a UN Food and Agricultural Organi-

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been used as food, so there’s ample choice, includ-ing beetles, caterpillars, crickets or wasps, thekinds of insects reported to be most popularamong insect eaters. Experts in the art of “ento-mophagy” (the official name for insect-eating)agree that most insects have a nutty taste.

CRUNCHY: Scorpion lollies on offer at the Pestaurant at the Good Food andWine Show. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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TRANSPORT: CITYWIDE NETWORK UNDER REVIEW

New direction for cycle lanesNICOLE MCCAIN

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Flower-sellers, smokers and loading ve-hicles fill theAdderelyStreet cycle lane,leaving little space for those brave

enough to ride the gauntlet.But an assessment by council is looking

to incorporate the cycle lane into a citywidenetwork, despite calls for the AdderleyStreet lanes to be abandoned.An assessment of the current condition

and use of the cycle lane will be undertakenin June, says Mayoral Committee memberfor Transport Brett Herron.“The Adderley Street cycle lane is a com-

pleted section of a cycle network that is cur-rently in planning, design and constructionphases that will eventually link Cape TownCBD with areas such as Salt River, Wood-stock, Observatory, Mowbray, and Ronde-bosch. An assessment will also be requiredwhen the above cycle network extending allthe way from the Liesbeeck Parkway cycleroute to the CBD has been completed and isin use,” he says.TheAdderley Street cycle lane is physical-

ly separated from the traffic lanes and vehi-cle movement by a barrier, providing extraprotection for cyclists against the high vol-umes of traffic on Adderley Street. This isin comparison to green lanes, currently inuse in Bree Street and planned for StrandStreet. The Strand Street lane will link theCBD toWoodstock, Salt River, Observatory,Mowbray and Rondebosch, Herron says.However, the Adderley Street lane is sel-

dom used for cycling, says the director of Bi-cycling Empowerment Network, AndrewWheeldon.“The lane does not effectively link two

points that cyclists may be travelling fromand to and does not follow a route that cy-clistswould choose touse.And, importantly,they do not work, even in part, because oneside ends in the middle of the busy StrandStreet, on the wrong side of the road andwith no protection for the cyclists. Thisroute, with all its good intentions, was badlythought out, and badly designed,” he says.

Ward councilor Dave Bryant says thelanes have been commandeered by local of-ficer workers using it as a smoking area,flower-sellers expanding their trade and de-livery vehicles looking for a parking bay.Wheeldon recommends giving the lane

over to those uses, and finding an alterna-tive route for the cycle network.“This route needs to be seen now as a pe-

destrian and informal market area – itworkswell as that. It answers a need andhassince been used accordingly. It is not a bikelane. The City needs now to call it this andset it out as this, with changed signage. Cy-clists will not use it. The City now needs tolook at alternate origin-destination routesthat accurately follow cycling desire lines inthe city,” he says.

BUSY: Cycle routes in Adderley Street will undergo an assessment, amid calls to abandom the demarcated lane. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

Warning – roadworks aheadThe rehabilitation of the historic De WaalDrive will get underway at the end of themonth.The City of Cape Town will carry out

roadworks on the outbound carriageway ofDe Waal Drive between De Villiers andChristiaan streets from Saturday 31 May.Theworkwill take place onweekends on-

ly, weather permitting, and will continuefor about five weeks.The work entails the milling and replace-

ment of the base course and road surface.Both lanes on the outbound carriageway

of De Waal Drive will be closed from 07:00on Saturdaymorning until 18:00 on Sundayevening during the works period. An alter-native signposted route via De Villiers,Christiaan and Constitution streets will besignposted.According to council, works will be un-

dertaken in such a way as to minimise theimpact on commuters.

MyCiTi service is set to shineIn the next few months, over 100 buseswill be deployedacross the city’sMyCiTibus routes.The first nine new buses will be opera-

tional on the busiest trunk routes as ofMonday 9 June.The first deployment, comprisingnine

12-metre buses, will be on the popularT01 route – betweenDunoon, TableViewand the Civic Centre – and the recentlylaunched T03 route between Atlantis,Table View and the Civic Centre.Mayoral Committee member for

Transport Brett Herron says: “With theprospect of shorter waiting times and amore comfortable ride during the morn-ing and afternoon peak hours for com-muters, this investment of nearly R25minprocuring theninenewbuses isworthevery cent.”As there will bemore buses operation-

al on theMyCiTi trunk route fromAtlan-tis to Century City, commuters can ex-pect an increase in the number of depar-tures during the morning peak hours,with the first bus departing at 05:03 dur-ing weekdays and the last bus to departfrom Omuramba at 22:36 in the evening.Time tables will be issued closer to thetime, informing commuters of thechanges to the schedule.Another 24 new 12-metre buses have

been proccured and will be deliveredfrom July.A delivery of 24 new 18-metre buses

and nine 12-metre buses will take placein the months thereafter. The buses will

be deployed as soon as they have beenregistered, licensed and tested by techni-cal staff and the vehicle operating com-panies to ensure that they conform withthe necessary applicable standards.In addition, over the next few weeks

a fleet of 20 new 12-metre buses will bedelivered which will be operational onthe N2 Express route when the MyCiTiservice is rolled out to Mitchells Plainand Khayelitsha in July.TheN2Express routewill be expanded

with a further 20 new 18-metre buseswhich are scheduled for arrival in thelatter part of the year. The bodies of the106 buses are being assembled in CapeTown.“It is important to note that strikes in

the motor manufacturing industry andthe metals sector in 2013, as well as fur-ther ongoing industrial action, have se-verely affected the production cycle,hence the delayed delivery of these bus-es,” Herron says.“In fact, it takes on average at least a

year to take delivery of a bus from thedate of theplacement of theprocurementorder up until the day it is received fromthe supplier – that is if everything goesaccording to plan and there are no dis-ruptions. The City has been trying itsbest to meet passengers’ expectations ofthe MyCiTi service under these circum-stances and we believe the new buseswill go a long way in addressing thegrowing demand for this world-classpublic transport system.”

PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONThursday, 29 May 20146 WORD ON THE STREET

E-commerce platform a year oldShopstar, a tech start-up project turnsone year old this May.The Beta Version was launched inMay

last year.The first shop to go live was Dear Rae,

making its first online sale within 24hours.Shopstar is an e-commerce platformde-

signed to allowanyone to create andman-age their own online shop effortlessly.Developed in Cape Town, by a team of

industryprofessionals, it’s ahome-grownsolution for South Africa’s e-commercerequirements.JensHerf,MDof Shopstar, says: “Shop-

star has 80 shops going live, with a com-bined turnover of more than R2m. It isour vision to see every young creativeand small business inAfrica sell andmar-ket him/herself online. Our mission is toprovide aproduct that allows them to suc-cessfully, cost effectively and withoutmuch technical knowledge sell theirgoods and services online.”Shopstar was created by JGH Internet

service.

According to Shopstar, JGH has beenproviding internet-related services to theSME market in Cape Town for the past12 years.A recent survey by MasterCard indi-

cates that in South Africa, 52% primarilyuse the internet for online shopping, 69%made at least one online purchase in thelast three months and 87% of those whopurchased online were very or extremelysatisfied with their experience.“In the past few years we have seen the

introduction of numerous new technolo-gies to South Africa. Online shop usageand confidence is on the rise and theavailable technologies are improvingwith this trend. This means that the bar-riers for small businesses are constantlydecreasing,” says Herf.“Shopstar aims to develop and simplify

the African e-commerce market by pro-viding a platform and management toolsto emerging businesses thereby fuellingthe much needed economic growth.”V For more information contact hello@shop-star.co.za.

CELEBRATIONS: Gareth Hubbard and Walter Louw both have online stores through Shopstar.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Dare to miss Temple of DanceJODY FORTUIN

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Fusing the best of Africa and India on stage,the Temple of Dance comes to Artscape.Temple of Dance is a three-day symphony

of African and Odissi Indian classical musicand dance performed with the Cape Phihar-monic Orchestra from Thursday 18 untilSaturday 20 September.Odissi is one of the eight classical dance

forms of India.The creative production has been accred-

ited to World Design Capital Cape Town forit’s use of good stage design.Merle O’Brien, Founder of Creation i-Lab

says: “Temple of Dance is an African storyof Shakti, the Indian goddess of creativity,who is born to descendants of indentured In-dian labourers.”According to O’Brien, this production is

one of the country’s first transmedia theatreprojects created by Creation i-Lab, a story-telling and design innovation lab.Transmedia is a technique of telling a sin-

gle story across multiple platforms usingcurrent digital technologiesPramilla Vassen, Production Chairman at

Odissi NiketanAfrica Dance Company says:“Twenty years ago, such a collaboration ofcreativity through Indian,WesternandAfri-can dance and music was not possible inSouth Africa.”“Hence the significance of bringing In-

dia’s oldest dance to the modern stage al-most 160 years after the migration of inden-tured labourers to Africa,” she says.The initiative is staged to mark the 20

years of diplomatic relations between Indiaand South Africa.The lead character, Tara, is shared by two

local Odissi dancers trained under the guid-ance of O’Brien.Isabella Rangasamy (12) plays Tara in her

teenage years and 25-year-old DuduzileVoigts plays Tara in her 20s.Voigts is professionally trained in Indian,

African and Contemporary Dance.“My dream was to be a ballerina, but my

parents wanted me to do Indian dance andI am so grateful for that,” says Voigts.

“Temple of Dance is opening up the path-way for all dancers to explore their indige-nous dance styles.”O’Brien’s vision for the project is world-

leading, award-winning, creative peak per-formance that showcases unity betweenEast andWest, ancient andmodern, in a cityof diverse cultures.Marlene le Roux, Artscape’s director of

audience development says: “This produc-tion is important to break down barriers be-tween cultures. Artscape endeavours toplace multi-cultural arts and artistic formsas a central focus on her stage to enhancenation building and this collaboration willenhance social inclusion.”V For more information on Temple of Dance go towww.templeofdance.co,za.

VISIONARY: Pramilla Vassen introduces the Tem-ple of Dance trailer. PHOTO: JODY FORTUIN

Fuss over theForeshoreThe Foreshore is earmarked for revamp

costing over R1.6bn. This is to be com-pleted by 2016. By 2020, another revamp

worth billions will again take place.Among the biggest changes will be the ex-

pansionof theCapeTown InternationalCon-vention Centre – to the tune of R832m.A R500m renewal of the Standard Bank

building is also underway.Is this money well spent? Here’s what Peo-

ple’s Post readers had to say.

NIC GROBLER says it is very heartbreaking thatso much money is budgeted for the Foreshore.“The elderly battle to get through the month, yetmillions are spent on that.” PHOTOS: JODY FORTUIN

CHANTAL VAN DER LINDE believes that the Cityis wasting the money. “There are so many home-less people that need help. The money should beused for the people suffering in our city.”

NEEL CHADEE thinks there are plenty of otherprojects which need money. “The Foreshore ismodern enough. The City needs to focus on pover-ty and stop using taxes to please the tourists.”

MARNE VELDSMAN says tourism is a big part ofwhat makes Cape Town businesses excel. “Beforethey revamp the Foreshore, they should fix theroads and infrastructure.”

ZUKISWA NQOLOBE thinks the Foreshore is beau-tiful enough. “They need to get more staff for thepublic clinics and they need to build hospitals inthe townships instead of wasting the money.”

MICHELLE PARENT believes the resources shouldbe used on people who need it. “We have a beau-tiful Foreshore already and it should stay thatway, They should donate it to the Aids research.”

SIPHENKNOSI GQIBA gives the plan his approval.“The Foreshore is beautiful, but if they make iteven better there will be so much more tourists.More tourists means more business.”

PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONThursday, 29 May 2014 NEWS 7COURT ACTION: PLEA TO HALT CANNABIS CASES

Dagga Party’slegal wrangleNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

Mass action in front of the Cape TownHigh Court by the Dagga Party hascalled for the judiciary to postpone

all dagga-related cases, as the party chal-lenges the drug’s ban.A number of cases have been paused over

the past year as the State is called upon tojustify the legislation banning the drug,says party leader Jeremy Acton. He be-lieves a precedent has been set and a tempo-rary stay must now be offered across thecounty until the cases which challenge theconstitutionality of dagga prohibition arefinalised.The application does not seek to prevent

arrests by the police, Acton says, as the dag-ga laws must still be changed.“This will grant ordinary people equal

rights to those who have been given theright to stay their prosecutions, thus citi-zens’ rights are upheld. It will instantly re-duce the massive costs of prosecutions inthe courts, but may – if the prohibition isnot overturned – lead to a backlog whichmay have to be caught up with later,” hesays.Jacques Sibomana, spokesperson for the

National Institute for Crime Preventionand the Reintegration of Offenders, is con-cerned the national stay could cause a back-log at courts.“It will affect the court roll. People will

be kept in limbo, not knowing whether ornot the prosecution will continue. Somecasesmay fall through the cracks and dock-ets will get lost. It will be an administrativenightmare,” he says.However, Acton says the stay will not

cause hassle.“I do not foresee any harm to society aris-

ing from the granting of the order, but I dosee a lessening of harms and costs to society

in the immediate and long term, whicharise from the prohibition, and which aresubstantial. Prosecution for cannabis ismore damaging to anyone than the canna-bis itself,” he says.The stay will impact on police officers,

Sibomana warns.“Police will become very demoralised as

there will be no logical conclusion to theirhard work and consequently they will startignoring these transgressions,” he frets.However, Acton says the police would

have to continue arrests under their consti-tutional mandate.“If this order is granted tomorrow, prose-

cutors nationwide could instruct the policeto only concentrate on cultivation, and larg-er quantities, but to confiscate smalleramountswithout charging the person. Thatwouldminimise harms for the ordinary us-er,” he says. “This should maintain a bal-anced legal situation while the future ofdagga is considered in the courts.”Sibomana suggests tackling dagga-relat-

ed cases through a different approach.“We do not believe in sending people to

jail, and giving them a criminal record forthese lifestyle transgressions, is effective.One needs behaviour change programmes,non-custodial responses and programmeinterventions which concentrate on aware-ness, education and behaviour change ther-apies,” he says.Acton hopes the staywill herald a change

in the county’s legislation.“We are in a process of change in South

Africa regarding attitudes towards dagga,especially since the truth about dagga as amedical, nutritional, industrial and energyresource has become known. A granting ofthis application will be a massive lifting ofthe oppression being faced by thousandsdaily, and really set the stage for legalisa-tion and regulating of dagga for the publicbenefit.”

CALLING FOR A STAY: Dagga Party leader Jeremy Acton outside the Cape High Court before hiscase started. PHOTO: PHOTO24/BERTRAM MALGAS

Big Five on launch stampsBig, bold – thepride of South Af-rica’s wildlife gettheir ownstampofapproval.The Big Five

still being a firmphilatelic favour-ite, was the firstchoice to place onstamps.The launch of

theBigFive stamptook place on Fri-day 9 May.Johan van Wyk,

head of the SAPost Office’s phi-lately division,says: “Exudingpower, grace andbeauty, the BigFive remain afirm favouriteamong tourists. No matter how manytimes these animals appear on ourstamps, they always attract attentionandare still among themost popular top-ics for thematic collectors.”The Big Five stamps feature the illus-

trations of both first and second prizewinners of the South African Post Of-fice’s 2013 postcard illustration competi-tion.The stamp issue consists of an airmail

postcard-rate, self-adhesive stamp book-let and five postcards featuring oil paint-ings of theBigFiveby the first-prizewin-ner, Marius Trollip, and a B4 rate stampsheet and first day cover, featuring wa-ter colourpaintingsby second-prizewin-ner Annetjie Esterhuizen.The Big Five, consisting of the lion,

leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephanthave appeared on various SouthAfricanstamps in different styles and formats.Among these are the 1996 additional val-ues to the definitive issue, and a set ofself-adhesive stamps issued in 2006 fea-turing photographs by Koos van derLende.In 2008, a set of airmail postcard-rate

stamps were issued featuring cartoon-style drawings by cartoonist Dr Jack,while a set of Big Five stamps issued in2010 feature artwork by Denis Murphy.The Baby Big Five stamps, issued in2012, feature artwork by wildlife artistAlan Ainslie.V The stamps are available at all post offices andon www.virtualpostoffice.co.za at R7.30 andR60.50 for the booklet.

WILDLIFE: Get your Big Five stamps now at any post office ofyour choice. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONThursday, 29 May 20148 NEWS

Leaders inquality serviceThe hospitality, catering and foods erviceexhibition, Hostex, was recently held at theCape Town International Convention Cen-tre this month.Hostex has built a reputation over nearly

three decades and brings the industry to-gether to network, source and be inspired.Visitorswere treated todisplays on the lat-

est trends, products and services.

BAKER: Carmen Vockins displayed the variousfudges she makes. PHOTOS: SIMON SHIFFMAN

BUILDING CONTACT: Joyleen Shadaya, a Zimba-bwean restaurant owner, visited the Cape TownInternational Convention Centre to network.

ON DISPLAY: Jan Winckel showed off his skillsat glass engraving.

COOKING UP A STORM: The exhibition featured displays on the latest trends, products, and services.

DELICIOUS: Mouth-watering and decadent displays were the order of the day.

PEACE TABLE: OVER R15M RAISED

Breaking bread for charityThe Cape Town leg of The Peace Table

at the weekend saw locals coming outin throngs to support various organisa-

tions in need of assistance.The Peace Table, an annual event held on

Africa Day and attended by 700 people,draws attention to the fact that food security

is a major issue on the continent. The eventhas, to date, raised just over R15m and is thebeginning of the Cape Town FoodWeek. Theother events this week are the Food Hospi-tality World and the Cape Town Good Foodand Wine Show, both taking place at theCape Town Convention Centre.

UNIFIED: A total of 700 peo-ple braved a Cape Town win-ter’s day to support variouscharities at The Peace Table,an annual event held at TableMountain on Africa Day, Sun-day 25 May. Guests werewarmed by the hospitality, athree-course meal preparedby top chefs and fine wines.Saying prayers, religious lead-ers reminded guests of thesignificance of the eventwhich was attended by peo-ple from all backgrounds sit-ting together to enjoy a mealand visiting. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

CHATTING: Heather Inggs from Plumstead, Jessica Bowman from Heathfield and Angie Swailfrom Heathfield.

NETWORKING: Ayanda Tini from Sea Point andLauren Parks from Fairways.

HAVING A LAUGH: Steven Pitt and Jo Baden-horst from Green Point.

SUPPORT: Janine and Nathan Eagles.GOOD TIMES: Evashnie Padayachee of Ronde-bosch and Shavina Padayachee from Blouberg.

STAR QUALITY: Jimmy Nevis of Athlone andDanine Naidoo of Table View.

MODEL APPEAL: Models Sethy Gwazube, JimiOgunlayja and Adau Mornyang from Sea Point.

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SA’s business women acknowledgedSuccessful businesswomen of South Africaare invited to enter a prestigious competi-tion before Monday 30 June.The Business Women of the Year competi-

tion is hosted by the SACouncil forBusinessWomen (SACBW).This competition affords a great opportu-

nity for women in business to realise theirfull potential and reach their goals and suc-cess in business. Different business struc-tures are catered for in the competition’sthree categories: Entrepreneurs, Profes-sional and Corporate.The entrants will be judged at three re-

gional judging events which will be held inPretoria, Witbank and Bloemfontein. The fi-

nalists of the regional judgingwill be judgedat the national judging on Thursday 11 andFriday 12 September in Pretoria.The winners will be announced at the

SACBWprestigious gala dinner onSaturday13 September in Pretoria. Since 1985, theSACBW has been recognising the accom-plishments of outstanding women in busi-ness.The SACouncil for BusinessWomen’s slo-

gan “Unlocking potential” is key to their or-ganisation as it is the explicit goal to seewomen grow to their full potential.V For more information on how to enter the competi-tion, visit the website www.sacbw.org or send an e-mail to vicebwoy@sacbw.org.

SUBCOUNCIL: NEW CHAIRPERSON ELECTED

Fresh bloodMONIQUE DUVAL

@monique_duval

A reshuffle of City of Cape Town council-lors saw theGoodHope Subcouncil bidfarewell to chairperson Taki Amira

last week.Ward committee members were called in-

to a special subcouncil meeting on Friday 23May for the election of a new chairperson.The meeting commenced shortly after

15:00 where subcouncil chairperson MariusCoetzee explained Amira was moved to theDe Grendel Subcouncil in Goodwood wherehe was elected as chairperson earlier thatday.City Bowl councillor Dave Bryant nomi-

nated former Mayoral Committee memberfor Corporate Services Demetri Qually forthe post. Qually accepted the nominationand councillors unanimously voted him inas the new chairpersonIn his address, Qually apologised for the

short notice and said he had hoped therewould be more time.“But with elections, this was not possi-

ble,” he said. He said the subcouncil shouldbe proud of former chairperson includingAmira and Mayoral Committee Member forSafety and Security JP Smith.He said in the transition from Smith to

Amira there had been a few ripples. Quallyexplained while he had previously been asubcouncil chairperson the areas coveredby the Good Hope Subcouncil which includeHout Bay, Green Point, City Bowl, Sea Pointand Lladudno were new.He also said Amira would be given a prop-

er farewell.Hout Bay Residents and Ratepayers Asso-

ciation and chairperson Len Swimmer con-gratulated Qually on his new position and

voiced his concerns about the move.He said Amira was well known in all the

wards and took special care when dealingwith planning applications, especially thosewhich received objections from the commu-nity. Swimmer didn’t mince his words andclaimed Amira’s transfer was evidence of“arrogance”. “Arrogance in how this deci-sionwasmadeandproof that absolutepowercorrupts,” he said.He said Qually had big shoes to fill.Qually thanked Swimmer for speaking

“frankly” and agreed Amira’s shoes werebig. The floor was opened to more questionsand comments.Councillor Bheki Hadebe, ANC propor-

tional councillor said despite being from anopposition party, Amira always vouched hissupport.“It is a pity he isn’t here but I would like

to thankhim for his support andhis imparti-ality in all matters. As a new councillor Inever felt like I was part of the opposition,”he said. Bryant said Amira had played animportant role in the mentoring of youngcouncillors and would be missed.Ward 77 committee member Norbert

Furnon-Roberts said the protest of Hout Bayresidents outside the subcouncil office aweek ago was unforgettable.He said Amira and Hadebe stood together

and listened to the concerns of residents.“Amira deservesmore then just a farewell

and if therewere ever amove to remove himcompletely from council it would be a decla-ration of war,” he said.Amira says it was “with a heavy heart”

that he left the Good Hope Subcouncil andthanked all the community organisationswho assisted him.Commenting on allegations that he was

“removed” Amira said they were untrue.

PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONThursday, 29 May 201410 LETTERS

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South Africans are a wellspring of innovation.Our new ideas and uses of technology and design

make the rest of the world sit up and take notice.So, too, in the fields of literature, arts, film and thea-

tre, where our countrymen continue to make theirmark.Thisweek the cleverminds of two teenage schoolboys,

Isma-eel Jakoet and Arshad Sayed, helped them palmgold medals on the international stage.The 15-year-olds came first in the environmental cate-

gory of an international Olympiad which was held inJakarta, Indonesia.In hindsight it would be easy to say their idea is sim-

ple. But they thought of it.And it has won them international honours.Their principal said the boys used previously used

teabags to filter carbon monoxide emitted by car ex-hausts and released clean air.Theboys, togetherwith the school fraternity and their

families and friends, have ample reason to be proud ofthem. Watch their names go up in lights.They are not unique in their achievements.Youngsters in the sporting arena and in arts and cul-

ture continue to show their mettle.They aim to prove that there is always room at the

top for one more accolade conferred on one more new-comer.They make South Africa proud and we should all

share in their joy.Oursmay be the country at the bottom end of the Afri-

can continent, but we have no reason to stand back foranyone, least of all so-called first world nations.If you’re still not sold on how really cool our country

is, how much do you know about uniquely South Afri-can inventions?And the ideas train keeps coming.Long after the world forgets about these useful tools,

imagine a world without CAT scans, dolosse, hearttransplants, Kreepy Kraulys and Pratley Putty.

‘Rules’ not equal to aesthetic senseWhat a pleasant surprise that Ms [Cheryl]Walters, a person with a very long, impres-sive City of Cape Town title, took the timeto respond to my letter complaining abouther council’s bad PR with their ‘approval’ratings.What anamusing response it turnedout to be.I wonder if MsWalters actually read or re-

read herwordy replywithout starting to gig-gle as well. But then, perhaps, she wasn’tsensitive to the satire of her script whichflowerswith every possible bureaucratic cli-ché and mumbo-jumbo. But it was a goodlaugh.As I pointedout inmyoriginal letter, these

officials can conjure up ghostly argumentsfor any and all their approvals and deci-sions.

Somewhere in that wordy rumble, shewrites: “Comment received is taken into ac-count...” How much, of course, remainamong her officials and their ghosts.It is this kind of hocus-pocus reasoning

that allowed for the scandalous defacementof an art deco heritage building in Vrede-hoek to be “approved”. (See the attachedphotograph.) They may have their “rules”,but aesthetic and social sense ....?MELVIN MINNAAR,VredehoekThis letter was forwarded for comment. Cher-ylWalters, City ofCapeTown’s director: Plan-ning and Building Development Manage-ment, opted not to respond.Minnaar supplied the photograph. – News

Ed.

‘Exploitation’ of electoral officersThis is an open letter to (IEC) Chief Electoral(Officer Mosotho Moepya)A month before 7 May the (Independent)

Electoral Commission (IEC) went on a re-cruiting drive to capture the vulnerable, in-active youth. I do appreciate this initiativetaken by the commission. Electoral officersare appointed in terms of Section 72 to 82 ofthe Electoral Act, 73 of 1998 (as amended).Their employment is classed as casual ortemporary. The inclusive gross honorariumpackage is R679.I am a member of the national chaplaincy

and have visited a number of voting stationsin theMetro. I cameacross the following out-rageous malpractices:1. Long, exhaustingworking hours – from

06:00 to 03:00/04:00 (21/22 hours) – and evenlonger.

. They are expected to have at least a 15-minute break to have something to eat (fromtheir own), right at their immediateworkingplace;

. Officers are compelled to work untilsuch time that the election and countingprocesses have been completed. It is nowcommon knowledge many officers had to docounting throughout the next morning intothe next day, without being relieved;

. Myhumble opinionwould be that in thelatter physical and psychological state of ex-

haustion it would not be possible for the of-ficers to function sober-mindedly and effec-tively anymore. Errors can easily sneak in.Whywould the (IEC) run the risk of allowingthis to happen? Can this be the reason whycounting in many instances took so long?

2. No food is providedThe fact that food is not provided is appall-

ing! I would say the commission is under anobligation to providemeals, if andwhen youexpect people to execute their duties oversuch drawn-out hours. It was brought undermy observation that political parties boughtmeals (at fastfood outlets) for their repre-sentatives. These representatives wouldtheneat the latterwhile the electoral officershad to look on, licking their famished lips.This borders on gross ill-treatment!

3. Providing transport to the vulnerableThe commission knows as well as I do if

they finish at 02:00 or 04:00 there is no publictransport available. Many officers werestranded; some had to walk or hike home,endangering their lives! May I call on thecommission to please provide transport dur-ing the next local government elections(2016).

4. No overtime is being paid

Is the commission really saying R679 ashonorarium is justified? Especially whenthey have to exercise their duties and per-form their functions until such time that theelection and counting has been completed.It is further agreed that no one can foreseehow long the counting process would last. Inthe light of this fact the commission willhave to substantially increase the latter hon-orarium or make provision for paying over-time. This, I believe, is the modest thing todo.

5. Appoint two groups of peopleMyhumble submission to the commission

would be to appoint two teams of officers ata polling station.TheATeamcan startwork-ing at 06:00 until 21:00 (15 hours). TeamB canstart from 21:00 to do the counting. Thiswould relieve the pressure on the officers.The above disgraceful shortcomings con-

stitute:. undermining of the officers’ dignity. (In

terms of) the Constitution: Bill of Rights Sec-tion 10: Everyone has inherent dignity andthe right to have their dignity respected andprotected;

. unfair labour practice and a scandaloustransgression of our labour laws.DS JULIAN DAVIDS,National Chaplaincy in the Western Cape (ANC)This letter has been submitted to the IEC forcomment, but there has been no response atthe time of going to press. – News Ed

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‘Shoe rubber’ bread outrageDESIREÉ RORKE

@dezzierorke

A potentially harmful chemical additivein local bread products will be re-moved sooner than initially indicated

following consumers’ outrage that this verysubstance is used in the manufacturing ofshoe rubber.Azodicarbonamide (ADA) is a chemical

used to “condition” dough for Sasko breadsand baked products from Woolworths, Pickn Pay, Checkers, Steers burgers andWimpyburgers.ADA has been banned from foodstuffs in

countries like the UK, Australia and Europeafter the World Health Organisation linkedit to respiratory issues, allergies and asth-ma, but is still legally permitted, albeit insmall amounts, in the US and South Africa.In themaking of rubber and other plastics

ADA acts as a kind of “baking powder” tomake the material lighter and more elastic.In baked products it is used to render the

dough softer, lighter and more moist.It first came to the attention of American

consumers in February this year when aNon-Profit Environmental Working Groupreleased a report titled 500 Ways to Make aYoga Mat Sandwich, listing some 500 foodscontaining ADA.

Risk to humansThis was followed by a consumer petition

calling on a US sandwich company to with-draw the chemical from their products.The concerns highlighted in this report,

states that two chemicals are released whenbread is baked with ADA: urethane, a recog-nised carcinogen; and semicarbazide, whichposes a risk to humans.

The history of howADAbecame a food ad-ditive is described in report as follows: “Incenturies past, flour fresh from the mill hadto age several months before it could bekneaded into dough and popped into the ov-en. But in 1956 a New Jersey chemical, phar-maceuticals and engineering firm calledWallace & Tiernan, best known for invent-ing a mass water chlorination process, dis-covered that ADA caused flour to achievematuring action without long storage. Theresult, the firm’s patent application stated,was commercial bread that was ‘light, softand suitablymoist, yet suitably firmor resil-ient, with crusts and internal properties ofa pleasing and palatable nature’.”The US Food and Drug Administration

(FDA) thus approved ADA as a food additivein 1962.Back home the use of ADA is regulated to

levels of 45 parts per million, an amount sosmall it is said to be non-toxic. This, howev-er, could not be unquestionably proven.A 1999 chemical assessment report by the

WorldHealthOrganisation stated the effectsof exposure toADAinhumanshavenot beenfully evaluated because there is no dataavailable detailing such. The report statedthat the most frequent reported effects of re-peated exposure to ADA were respiratorysymptoms and skin reactions. More alarm-ingly, it concludes that the potential toxicand carcinogenic effects of ADA in humanshave not been studied.Three weeks ago South African brands

still using ADA committed to withdraw thechemical from their foods by the end of July,after a report in the Sunday Times.Scores of consumers were outraged, de-

manding the products containing ADAshould be taken off the shelves immediately.

ConsumerJoyceSolomon feels so stronglyabout this that she has taken it upon herselfto educate consumers in shops.“When I see shoppers loading Sasko

bread, I go over and tell them about theharmful chemical. People must know whatthey are eating. It is banned in somanyFirstWorld countries, for a good reason, why nothere? In South Africa, millions of poor fami-lies daily rely on bread as a staple food,with-out the luxury of fresh fruit and vegetablesor any other nutrients. Who knows whatharm has been done to them by this chemi-cal?” she asks.What worries Solomon most is that these

companies planned to phase out the productover three months.Solomon believes all ADA products

should be removed from the shelves immedi-ately. “Nobody seems to care. Consumersseem to be complacent, not taking care inwhat they are buying or eating and how thiscould affect their health,” she says.In response to the outcry several brands

have expedited the process of withdrawingADA from their products.Darren Hale, chief executive officer of

Food Services at Famous Brands (Wimpyand Steers), last week told People’s Post sis-ter publicationTygerBurger theyareaimingto have this product totally removed by theend of June 2014.

Phasing out“The removal (ofADA) is imminent. In the

interim we will meticulously monitor theuse of ADA in the product in question to en-sure we continue to comply with govern-ment regulations,” said Hale.The hamburger rolls used in Wimpy and

Steers burgers are the only product in this

group’s supply chain which contain ADA.Pick n Pay technical division general

manager Cindy Jenks said Pick n Pay nolonger uses any premixes containing ADAin any of their bakeries or house brand prod-ucts.Pioneer Foods, manufacturer of Sasko

bread, stated the phasing out ofADA in theirbreads has been in process for a long time.“We shall be able to replace it long before

July 2014, as previously communicated,”said group executive of corporate affairs andsustainability, Lulu Khumalo.Woolworths on Monday confirmed it has

asked their supply chain to phase out theuseof ADA by the end of May 2014. “In responseto customer concerns, we no longer use anumber of ingredients including tartrazineandMSG in our foods, removing the non-nu-tritive (artificial) sweeteners aspartame, cy-clamate and saccharin,” the company said.

Compliance“Whilewe do not useADA in biscuits, pas-

tries, croissants, muffins, cakes and we nolonger use it in our bread, we do use ADAin a limited number of other bakery prod-ucts,” stated a Woolworths press release.Sarita van Wyk from Checkers stated the

group only buys bread from reputable mill-ers and bakers such as Sasko, and cannotcomment on which ingredients they add totheir final products, but are assured theseall comply with current regulations.“From our enquiries to Sasko we learnt

that ADA is added in the milling process ata level of less than 45mg/kg, which is the le-gally permitted allowance in South Africa,”she said.V Sources: WHO, Environmental Working Group andWikipedia.

PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONThursday, 29 May 201412 ENTERTAINMENT

CULTURE: MESMERISING MASTERPIECE IN MOTION

Dance collaborationset to enchantArtemis Danza, one of themost belov-

ed contemporary dance companiesin Italy, willmake its Cape Town de-

but with their highly acclaimed produc-tion Traviata at Artscape on Thursday 5June at 20:00.

This performance is part of a broadercooperation between Artemis Danza andDance for All (DFA), supported by Art-scape, the Italian Consulate and the Ital-ian Institute of Culture.

All proceeds from ticket sales will bedonated to the DFA Training Pro-gramme.

Under the leadership of Monica Casa-dei, the company’s acclaimed adaptationof Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata, basedon Alexandre Dumas’ play La Dame auxCamelias. Casadei utilises the dancer’sbody as an instrument to translate, en-hance and transform the evocative powerof Verdi’s opera andmusic to create a vis-ually striking and highly dramatic pro-duction.

She brings to life a choreographic jour-ney in which dance and opera performsa duet.

DFA’s production, Kaleidoscope, takesplace at Artscape on Saturday 7 June.Dance and choreographic talents fromSouth Africa, Brazil and Italy will gather

on stage next month when DFA showcas-es its latest production. Appropriatelycalled Kaleidoscope, the show points tothediversity of the talents to bepresentedatArtscapeTheatre on June 7 at 14:15 and20:15.

InSPIRAtions Youth Company, one ofDFA’s projects, will also perform on Sun-day 8 June at 19:30 at Artscape Theatreto raise funds for The Phyllis Spira Trust.Former DFA students who have benefit-ed from the trust will join in on stage.

The evening’s guest artistswill be fromthe Cape Academy of Performing Arts.The trust was set up to enable talentedDFA students to further their dancetraining at a reputable dance institution.Funds are donated in memory of PrimaBallerina Assoluta Phyllis Spira, ensur-ing that her legacy lives on through danc-ers of the future.Kaleidoscope will showcase diverse

dance styles, including classical ballet,contemporary dance, Spanish dance andneo classical dance.V Book through Computicket or Dial-a-seat at(021) 421 7695. Tickets are R100.V Three People’s Post readers can each win doubletickets to Kaleidoscope on Saturday 7 June at20:15. Go to www.peoplespost.co.za to enter. Win-ners will be notified by phone.

Time to have a fat laughVettie Vettie, which opens at Pieter Toerien’sTheatre on the Bay on Wednesday 4 June,is a play that pokes fun at women’s eternalstruggle to shake off those excess kilograms.With winter around the corner, bringing

with it the prospect of bathroom scales heav-ing under the consequences of indulging inforbidden comfort food, Kosie House of The-atre presents light entertainment in thislaugh-a-minute comedy.Vicky (played by Hanna Grobler) is the

successful owner of a bookstore in Hatfield,Pretoria. She is single and visibly fat. Whenshe meets the man of her dreams, Tom Del-port (André Lotter), she decides to shedthose excess kilos once and for all so she canclaim her prince.Unfortunately, it’s not that easy to lose

weight – especially when your one house-mate is a gourmet cook and the other likesto remind you of all your previous failed di-ets!

Henri (TobieCronjé) hasbeen friendswithVicky long enough to know that her get-thinresolutions won’t last long, and he derivesgreat pleasure from teasing her incessantlyabout it. To make matters worse, he isn’ttactful and doesn’t believe in euphemisms –he says exactly what he thinks.James (Luan Jacobs) is a culinary expert

who is incapable of making an ordinarymeal consisting of rice, meat and potatoes –staple South African fare, in other words.However, he works for Vicky in her book-

store and has a soft spot for her.Is poor Vicky going to succeed in bowling

over the man of her dreams? Vettie Vettie isdirected by inimitable theatre veteran An-dré Odendaal. It has been translated by Jo-han Bernard and adapted by Pierre vanPletzen fromMy Fat Friend, the hit comedyby Charles Laurence.V The show runs from Wednesday 4 June to Saturday21 June, at 16:00 and 20:00. Book via Computicket.

SIDE SPLITTING: Vettie Vettie, on show at the Theatre on the Bay, looks at the eternal struggleswomen face to loose excess weight and win the man of their dreams. PHOTO: SUPPLIEDDare to miss saucy, racy Cabaret

The award-winning musical Cabaret iscoming to Cape Town next year.The Fugard Theatre looks forward to

welcoming you to the infamous Kit KatKlub, where the MC, Sally Bowles, andthe raucous ensemble take the stagenightly to tantalise the crowd and to en-tice them to leave their troubles outside.But as the life of pre-WWII Germany

growsmore andmoreuncertain –will thedecadent allure of Berlin nightlife beenough to get them through the danger-ous times?Come and hear some of themostmemo-

rable songs inmusical theatrehistory, in-cluding Cabaret,Wilkommen and Tomor-row Belongs To Me.Cabaret – directed by Matthew Wild

with musical direction by Charl-JohanLingenfelder and choreography by Loui-sa Talbot – is John Kander, Fred Ebb andJoe Masteroff’s Tony Award-winningmusical about following your heartwhile

the world loses its way.The production opens at the Fugard

Theatre on the 10 March next year andbookings are now open via the FugardTheatre box office and Computicket.The Fugard Theatre will also open

their own Kit Kat Klub in the Fugard An-nex across the road from the Fugard The-atre where patrons will be able to kickback, relax and enjoy the best hospitality,drinks and delicious meals in true deca-dent Cabaret style.The Fugard’s Kit Kat Klub, formerly

the Cage Bordello, will be open to patronsbefore and after every performance – andwill offer a fabulous opportunity to enjoysultry cabaret numbers while beingserved by the gorgeous waiters and wait-resses.V Early bird specials are now available. Call the boxoffice today on (021) 461 4554 to secure yourseats. All other bookings are available throughcomputicket.com.

Casting Crowns heads for cityGrammy Award-winning contemporaryChristian rock band Casting Crowns willgive one performance at theGrandArena onThursday 26 June.Hailing from Georgia in the US, Casting

Crowns was started by youth pastor MarkHall, the band’s lead singer, in 1999 and havesince sold over five million albums.The faith-based rockers use a variety of

musical styles with a mix of guitars, drumsand keyboard supplemented by violin andpercussion and lyrics with a Christian mes-

sage.Their latest CD,Thrive, was released early

this year and Casting Crowns consistentlydeliver songs that spur listeners to evaluatetheir relationship with God and with eachother.The band’s sheer musicality coupled with

their meaningful songs and their ability toentertain and connect with an audience hasearned them an international following.V The show starts at 19:30. Tickets cost R175 to R275.Book through www.itickets.co.za.

CASTING CROWNS: The gospel group will perform for one night only in Cape Town. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Nominations open for arts awardsNominations for the Arts andCulture Trust (ACT) ImpACTAwards for Young Professionalsare open.The awards are presented as

part of their annual awards cere-mony held in recognition andcelebration of excellence inSouth African arts, culture andcreativity.Since 1998, the ACT Awards

have recognised individuals andorganisations that have madesignificant contributions to cul-tural life in South Africa.ImpACT Awards are present-

ed in four broad arts categorieswith selected disciplines beingeligible for consideration ineach. Public nominations arenow open in the following categories:The ImpACT Award for Visual Art cat-

egory is open to artistsworking in theme-diums of fine art, sculpting, public instal-lations and photography.The ImpACTAward forTheatre catego-

ry is for artists practicing the disciplinesof dance, acting, writing for theatre, mu-sical theatre and physical theatre, whileclassical, contemporary and jazz compos-ers,musicians and singers are eligible fornomination in the ImpACT Award forMusic and Singing category.The ImpACT Award for Design will go

to an artist working in the areas of craft,fashion design, graphic design and arts-based web design.ACT is open for nominations for the Im-

pACT Awards for Young Professionalsuntil 8 August 2014. Winners of ImpACTAwards are selected by an independentpanel of judges and will be announced atthe Awards ceremony scheduled to takeplace in Johannesburg inNovember 2014.Nominations can bemade online on the

ACT website.V For more information about the Arts and CultureTrust (ACT) visit www.act.org.za.

RECIPIENTS: ImpACT Award winners at the 2013 ACTAwards. From left: Poorvi Bhana, Blessing Ngobeni, Ru-pert Hermanus of Distell, Camron Andrews and MotladjiDitola. PHOTO: JOHN HOGG

PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONThursday, 29 May 2014 NEWS 13

Notice is hereby given that the City of Cape Town intends closing the pedestrian routes betweenGordon and Courville streets to Annandale Street, Gardens, with fencing as shown on the sketchbelow. Pedestrian gates, shown on the sketch, will be provided for use in emergencies only.

Objections may be lodged with Johan de Beer, District Roads Engineer, third floor, MediaCity, corner of Hertzog Boulevard and Heerengracht, Cape Town, above Auto Atlantic, or attel. 021 400 6426 until 25 June 2014.

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER95/2014

PROPOSED CLOSURE OFPEDESTRIAN ROUTES:Gordon and Courville Streets, Gardens

WDC INITIATIVE: GET IN ON THIS SQUEEZE

Shake the hand of a strangerESMÉ ERASMUS

@erasmusesme

With a squeeze, up to 10 000 people will“shake hands” with a wild stranger– all in the good spirit with which

Cape Town was appointed as the 2014 WorldDesign Capital.The International Council of Industrial

Designers selects a city as its capital everytwo years.As the chosen design headquarters, Cape

Town will host various opportunities andprojects with the theme Live Design. Trans-form Life.Hennie Meyer, an award-winning and in-

ternationally known ceramist, was inspiredafter a talk about Cape Town’s accolade atan annual meeting of Ceramics SA.He, along with architect and artist Janine

de Waal, attended the event and togetherthey decided to tackle a project in honour ofthe accomplishment.“We asked ourselves what we could do

with ceramics to include everyone in ourproject. South Africa is so different fromHelsinki, the former world design capital.On our way home from the city, we thoughtabout it and decided it should be a drinkingvessel – something made of clay that is ableto nourish,” Hennie passionately explains.They then had the idea of a hand print to

include all people in the design process.“Allman-made thingshavebeendesigned;

if you think about it, even the route you takehome.”The duo delivered a presentation and

their project was approved as one of the 460from about 1300 applications.Their projectwas entered in the “Bridging

the Divide” category, under the subsection“Connections that unite”.The project, called Ukusela eKapa, which

means “Slurp, Cape Town”, involves differ-ent people, both famous and everyday Cape-tonians, making a handprint on 10 000 dampclay mugs.These mugs will then be signed with only

the person’s name and age, and will then bebeautifully glazed in black and yellow, thecolours of the World Design Capital logo.These cups are known as “ikomityi”

which translates to “a drinking vessel with-out a handle”.The end product will be exhibited in No-

vember – known as Ceramics Month – bylandscape artist Strijdom van der Merwe.

Each one who participates in the projectreceives a keyring and will meet up in No-vember to swop the keyring for a new,unique mug.Zanne Stapelberg, who recently added her

handprint to the project, was very excitedabout the initiative.“We think art is only for the elite, but this

is a perfect example which shows that isn’ttrue.“It’s amazing. What stands out for me is

that you don’t necessarily know the personwhosemug youwill receive. It’s this conceptof reaching our to your fellow man thatmakes this initiative so special,” she says.Celebrities who have made their hand-

prints count include Andre P Brink, Zapiro,Rob Louw, Tim Noakes, chef Margot Janse,author Margie Orford and “Dowwe Dolla”herself, Margit Meyer-Rodenbeck.

People’s Post team also recently addedtheir hands to the project.“We hope people will start seeing these

iconicmugs as collectors items.We are plan-ning a few auctions with StephenWelz to in-crease awareness,” Hennie says.Brink’s mug was auctioned last weekend

at the Franschoek Literary Festival to raisefunds for the town’s library fund.“We will be making 10 000 similar mugs,

but they will not be identical as the hand-print on each will be different,” Hennie ex-plains.“This is how people will give something

of themselves. It’s as if you are shakinghands with someone you know nothingabout.”The former ceramics lecturer and head of

department at the Tygerberg Art Centresays the educational aspect of the project isimportant.“We wanted our project to fit with the slo-

gan Live design. Transform life. If you con-sider yourself a designer, you should knowyou can also do other things to change andimprove your own life, even if it is only toplan the route to your child’s school. Wewant the mugs to remind people that designis an integral part of our lives. As an artist,I am very interested in multiplying or re-peating an object, while each one can stillbe different.”It was also important for Hennie and Ja-

nine to work with other designers.A mechanical engineer at Easycan, Paul

Herrmann, created a special metal machineto mould the mugs.A graphic designer, Alta Stegmann, did

the logo, keyrings and other designs, as wellas the animated production line to familiar-ise people with the project.Larita Engelbrecht dyed the Stop Frame

animation. Navigator Films contacted themto do a short video of their project,“Everyone is very positive about it,” Hen-

nie says.They originally received a donation from

an American businessman, for whom Hen-nie previously created designs, to get theproject off the ground.“The idea is to get charity organisations

to nominate well-known South Africanicons for a squeeze.“The iconic mugs will later be auctioned

and half of the income will be donated to thespecific organisation.”Find Ukusela Ekapa on Facebook.

HELLO! Zanne Stapelberg gets her hand on a mug while Hennie Meyer looks on.PHOTO: ESMÉ ERASMUS

SCHOOLS SCORE: R50 000 was raised in the Community Chest’s annual Golf for Educationchallenge and this sum was then matched to be able to hand over a total of R100 000.Ten schools benefited from cheque handovers thanks to this fundraising initiative. R5000was donated to the schools and R5000 for a deserving pupil at the event which took placeat Rahmaniyeh Primary in District 6. Schools which benefited are Zonnebloem Girls Primary,Rahmaniyeh Primary, Zonnebloem Boys Primary, Zonnebloem Nest High, Cape Town Highand Walmer Estate Primary. At the event were, back row from left, Michelle Whitehead (Grow-ing Sports Foundation), Tanya Ronne (Zonnebloem Girls Primary principal ), Shireen Jaffer(vice-principal of Rahmaniyeh Primary), Deon May (principal of Zonnebloem Boys Primary),Community Chest CEO Lorenzo Davids, Zonnebloem Nest High principal Jonty Damsell, MiltonCloete (principal of Cape Town High) and Idrees Kamish (principal of Walmer Estate Primary).Front from left are Cassidy Fortuin (of Zonnebloem Girls), Muzaffar Hendricks (of ZonnebloemBoys), Tina Ntywele (of Zonnebloem Nest) and Cape Town High’s Alexis Minani.PHOTO: CARINA ROUX

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A Camps Bay triathlete is set compete atthe sport’s toughest level after qualify-ing for the Ironman World Champion-

ships.Adrian Morris is set to push himself

through a 3.85km swim, 180.24km cycle anda 42.2km run in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, in Oc-tober.

Morris qualified for the championships byfinishing second in his age group at the Iron-man South African Championships in PortElizabeth in April.

He has been working towards the goal foralmost 10 years.

“I got into the Ironmandistance triathlonseight years ago; it has always been my goalto compete at theWorldChampionships,” hesays.

“Thewas a great sense of achievement (af-ter qualifying). I have been close for a long

time and Iwas second at a previous IronmanSA, but there was only one slot available atthat event. You have to persist – that is partof Ironman teaches you. You don’t give up;you keep trying. If you have the belief youwill eventually get it.”

Morrismay have achieved his goal, but heinsistshe isn’t going to theWorldChampion-ships just to make up the numbers.

The endurance athlete plunged back intohis training regime just a few weeks afterqualifying in PE.

He currently spends around 16 hours aweek training and will ramp up the work-load gradually until he eventually spends 24hours swimming, running and cycling eachweek.

“It’s just the beginning of the journey. Youcan’t say you have made it, because it be-comes a new challenge,” Morris says.

“When you get there, everybody believesthey can win, whereas at a local champion-ship there are many people trying to just

make it to the finish. If everyone is compet-ing, it’s a much more pressurised environ-ment – that changes the dynamic. You haveto be well prepared.”

The 54-year-old got into the sport of triath-lon 20 years ago, after calling time on a solosailing career which saw him represent SAat world championships.

He tookup triathlonbecause of the varietyit offered. Morris’ passion for the sport iswhat allows him to train hard, without ne-glecting other import spheres of his life.

“I enjoy it – that’s the most importantthing,” he says.

“I enjoy every day, every swim, run or cy-cle, and that iswhat keepsmemotivated. It’sincorporated into what I do. As soon as thatdisappears, then it’s over; I won’t have thewill to do it.”

Morris aims to finish in the top 10 at theWorld Championships and believes the featis possible when comparing his times tothose of top 10 finishers at previous editions.

HARD AS NAILS: Camps Bay’s Adrian Morris willcompete in the Ironman World Championships inKailua-Kona, Hawaii later this year.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Van As, Green Mamba on poleLIAM MOSES

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A Fish Hoek resident is wellon his way to sealing legen-dary status in one of theworldmost extreme forms ofmotorsport.

Extreme off-road drivingsees competitors drive overcliffs, up steep angles andover boulders in 4x4s whichare either modified or com-pletely standard.

Sun Valley’s Mike van Ascompeted in the sport from2000 to 2010 and returned lastyearafter a two-year sabbati-cal.

Van As finished his firstseason back in second placein his category and current-ly leads the standings after two events thisseason.

“I came first at the second event twoweeksago and I’m currently on top of the stand-ings,” he says.

“It was awesome; it was one of those eventswhere everything just fell into place – noth-ing happened to the car and I drove like amaster. I showed the youngsters that the oldman hasn’t lost it yet. There were two obsta-cles were no one could plot a route through,besides me.”

The current season started in March andends aroundNovember,with just four eventsleft to run. At each event, Van As and hiscompetitors must conquer 12 obstacles toclaim the points they need to win their class,the overall event and the championship.

Themechanic and business owner races inthe modified standard category, in a LandRover named Green Mamba, which he builtfrom scratch with the help of his daughter.

VanAs previously competed in another ve-

hicle, which had to be retired after sufferinga bent and warped chassis at an event.

Although damage like this is common-place in the sport, Van As has never failedto finish an event during his 11 years of com-petition. This, he believes, plays amajor rolein his success and longevity.

“The passion for the sport is what it’s allabout, as well as the will to win and a verycapable vehicle,” he says.

“Being a professional mechanic and hav-ing built the car myself plays a major role,because when you understand the mechan-ics of the car, you understand the weakpoints of a car. If your car doesn’t break, youcan win. My mentor taught me: to come firstyou first have to finish.”

Headds that his aim is to go onebetter thanlast year and take the title outright this sea-son.

The next Extreme off-road driving eventwill take place on Saturday 2 August at ZoneSeven, on the N7.

GREEN AND MEAN: Fish Hoek resident Mike van As guides hismodified Land Rover, Green Mamba, over an obstacle at anExtreme Off-Road Driving event in March. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

YOUNG SPORTS STARS: The Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS)hosted the Africa Day Sport Star Recognition Awards on Friday 23 May. Here under-7 karatechampion Hilalane Varara (left), under-8 African chess champion Natasha Joubert (centre)and under-10 African chess champion Seth-Riley Adams (right) show off their awards withprovincial minister of cultural affairs and sport, Dr Ivan Meyer. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

HOT STEPPER: A Rondebosch Lion’s Club team member tries to evade an opponent from SweetValley Primary School during a game of Tag Rugby at the Gary Kirsten Oval at Rondebosch Boys’Preparatory School on Saturday. Players from several schools in Cape Town, including ConstantiaWaldorf and Sun Valley primary schools, were introduced to Tag Rugby at the clinic.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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KO Challenge moves to national stageLIAM MOSES@LiamCPT

Cape Town’s best under-17 sides have a shotat both regional andnational gloryas theEn-gen Knockout Challenge goes nationwidethis year.The Cape tournament is hosted by Santos

FC with People’s Post as the print mediasponsor.As in previous years, five regional events

will take place in Port Elizabeth, Bloemfon-tein, Durban, Gauteng and Cape Town withan extensive qualifying phase leading up toa top quality tournament over one weekend.The eventual winners usually bag cash,

equipment and the admiration of the Cape’sfootball fanatics, but this year they will alsoqualify for the inaugural Engen Champs ofChamps.The Champs of Champs will see all the re-

gional winners face off in Gauteng in Octo-ber, in a tournament hosted by ABSA Pre-miership side Supersport United.Engen group sponsorship manager Brad

Bergh says it was time to take the next stepafter the 10th instalment of the tournament

last year.“After 10 years of our involvement in

youth development football, we felt it wastime to take the next step in creating a newevent where South Africa’s best competeagainst each other in the Champs ofChamps, elevating the level of the tourna-ment to a much higher level,” he says.Since formation, the Knockout Challenge

has influenced the lives of 18 000 partici-pants across the country.Each of the five regional tournaments sees

16 teams play a total of 48matches over threedays.The tournament has been a proving

ground for SA’s most precocious under-17players and several of the countries top play-ers took their first steps towards profession-alism at the Challenge.Former participants include Thulani

Serero, Ronwen Williams and Keegan Dollyto mention just a few.Ajax Cape Townwon the title for the sixth

time last year, beating Claremont’s ASD

Academy 4-3 on penalties in the final.Pinelands club Old Mutual Academy fin-

ished fifth, Grassy Park’s Crusaders endedseventh and Mitchell’s Plain side KenparkUnited were eighth. Hanover Park FC fin-ished ninth and Green Point Salesians fin-ished 10th overall.

Ajax will be desperate to hang to theKnockout Challenge trophy and earn achance to prove themselves to be SouthAfri-ca’s best.Thedraw for theCapeTownEngenKnock-

out Challenge finals will take place at Ath-lone Stadium on Tuesday 22 July. The tour-nament itself will run from Friday 1 to Sun-day 3 August at the William Herbert SportsComplex in Wynberg.

Derby time in Southern LeagueLIAM MOSES

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Masiphumelele RFC extended theirlead at the top of the Western Prov-ince Club Rugby Southern League by

trouncing Richmond Rangers away fromhome last Saturday.The Noordhoek side went into the fixture

with a perfect record, claiming five pointsin all four of their previous fixtures.Masi kicked off the seasonwith a 25-11win

over Lagunya, thrashed Thistles 47-0,drubbed Bishop Lavis 64-5 and pummelledPeninsula 49-5, before brushing aside Rich-mond Rangers 42-3 at the weekend.

The run of impressive victories leavesMa-si on 25 points, three points ahead of second-placed YoungWesleys, with a game in hand.The Pumas will undoubtedly continue

tearing apart all challengers, starting withYoung Brothers who visit the NoordhoekSports Field on Saturday 31 May.Brothers, who have won three of their six

games and occupy fifth place on the table,are unlikely to pick up points.Meanwhile, Retreat RFC will play their

second regional derby in as many weekswhen they visit Lakeside to face PeninsulaRFC on Saturday.Retreat have had an inconsistent season

so far, losing fourmatches andwinning two.

The season started with a 17-3 loss toYoungWesleys, a narrow 8-6 loss to Lagunyafollowed and then a 26-23 defeat to Thistles.Retreat stopped the rot by beating Bishop

Lavis 26-5, but then slumped to a 15-8 loss toRocklands, before thumping Grassy Park’sTitans RFC 32-6 last Saturday.Peninsula have fared slightly better, los-

ing two games and winning three.They opened the season with a 31-7 loss to

Rocklands, but responded to beat Titans 18-8in theirnext fixture, thrashRichmondRang-ers 43-5 in the next and scrape past YoungBrothers 18-23.But their run of wins came to a crashing

halt against Masi and a crushing 45-7 loss to

Young Wesleys followed in the next game.However, form will have little impact on

the derby, which features one of the fiercestrivalries in the Cape.Titans will also be in action on Saturday,

hosting fourth-placed Lagunya.They lost their opening game to Peninsu-

la, beat Richmond Rangers 36-8 and sneakedpast Young Brothers 18-15.They suffered heavy losses in their next

three fixtures, with a 45-15 loss to YoungWesleys coming between the defeats toMasiand Retreat. Lagunya will feel confident ofleaving Rooikrans Sports Complex with afive-point victory.V All matches will kick-off at 16:00 on Saturday.

ALMOST THROUGH: Rondebosch Boys’ High School player Clyde Martch (left) bursts pastPaul Roos Gymnasium flank Mitchell Carstens during an under-19A match in Stellenboschon Saturday. Paul Roos won 31-21. PHOTO: PETER HEEGER/GALLO IMAGES

CONTROL: Central Hockey Club’s Ben Cheminous (left) dribbles past Pinelands HighSchool’s Jordan Turner during an under-14 match at Vygieskraal Sports Complex onSaturday. Central were convincing 7-0 winners. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS