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Just under R750 000 is needed to get a crime-fighting initiative off the ground.

The Sea Point Improvement District hasraised over a quarter of the R1m needed toinstall a Licence Plate Recognition (LPR)System, consisting of 14 cameras, alongMain Road. The systemwill extend through-out the local business district as well themain residential areas along Main, RegentandBeach roads and fromOceanViewDrivedown to the beachfront.

It is hoped the initiative will yield a dra-matic drop in Sea Point’s vehicle-relatedcrime statistics.

The cameras have been installed in sever-al neighbouring suburbs and act as a power-ful addition to the existing Cyclops system,made up of only CCTV cameras, explainsimprovement district CEO Heather Tager.

“The cameras afford the CID the means tospot crime in real time and to identify theperpetrators and their vehicles through en-hanced optics,” she says.

“The improvement district and local busi-nesses have all donated towards the projectand this will go towards the initial set up ofthe first three cameras and technologicalsupport.”

The cameras are integral in catchingcriminals using getaway cars, Tager contin-ues.

“The hi-tech cameras are capable of zoom-ing in on the make and registration of thevehicle while simultaneously entering thisinformation into a central LPR database.This both logs it and gives pertinent infor-mation as to whether the vehicle is stolen orhas a criminal history,” she says.

The system, already serving Camps Bay,Devil’s Peak, Tamboerskloof and Constan-tia, has yielded many success stories.

“Through the central database, suburbscan link with each other to track criminalactivity and trends,” Tager says.

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.

Vehicles can be tracked through the net-work and the perpetrators can be arrested,Tager maintains.

The results speak for themselves, agreesAtlantic Seaboard Neighbourhood Watchchairperson Derek Salter.

“The benefits have been proven else-where. It enables criminals tobe trackedandtraced and this will help in both reducingcrime and catching offenders. This shouldprove to be a very useful additional tool intackling crime and we fully support the CIDin its efforts to bring this about,” he says.

“This technology has been used elsewhereand I’m sure the CIDwill learn from past ex-

periences to ensure installation is both cost-effective and enables the best coverage of theareas being viewed.”

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

Crimes such as robberies, theft of motorvehicles, hijacking and burglaries will bemonitored with the system, which will im-prove the police’s ability to detain and con-vict criminals, he says.

The LPR camera network in other areashas effectively allowed police and securitybodies to make arrests in house break-ins,car thefts, drug dealing and even armed rob-bery, Tager adds.

“We have seen what a huge difference theLPR cameras are making in our neighbour-ing areas. The sooner we can implement thesystem, the more successfully we can crackdown on crime here in Sea Point,” she says.

To make a donation, phone Tager on021 434 1234.

SEA POINT: LICENCE PLATE RECOGNITION TRACKING GAINING TRACTION

Focus on fighting crime

YOU’RE ON CAMERA: A licence plate recognition system may see a drop in crime if the Sea Point Improvement District gets the funding needed forthe project. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONThursday, 30 January 20142 NEWS

HAVE YOUR SAY!DRAFT CCTV POLICY

The City of Cape Town is in the process of finalising a CCTV Policy.

In terms of section 17 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000, thepublic and interested parties or groups are given the opportunity to submit comments, inputand recommendations on the Draft CCTV Policy from 1 February 2014 to 4 March 2014.

Comments, input and recommendations may be submitted by:

• Fax: 086 542 0630• E-mail: [email protected]• Written submission: PO Box 6955, Roggebaai 8012 (For attention: Director of CCTV)• Facebook: www.facebook.com/CityofCT

The City’s Public Participation Unit will assist people who cannot read or write, peopleliving with disabilities and people from other disadvantaged groups who are unable tosubmit written comments to have their comments, input or recommendation recorded andsubmitted to the City. Contact the following:

For general public participation:Ruché Daniels at 021 400 1766 or [email protected]

For disadvantaged groups:Anele Viti at 021 400 1652 or [email protected]

The draft policy is available at www.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay, at subcouncil offices andat libraries.

For enquiries relating to the draft policycall 021 417 4150.

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER08/2014


He is not a billionaire playboy by day and hemost certainly doesn’t dress as a flying ro-dent to patrol the city at night.

Yet Earl Fischhoff definitely qualifies forhero status.

Fischhoff is a Vredehoek plumber but afterhours he wears his blue shirt and lapels,tightens the laces on his boots and straps onhis gun to do his bit to keep the city safe.

He is one of 39 volunteer Law Enforcementauxiliary officers.

He gives of his free time to swell thenumber of staff on duty.

The volunteers boost operational capacityand put more feet on the ground without mak-ing a dent in the City of Cape Town’s budget.

Fischhoff is an example of active citizen-ship at work.

Community firstHe joined the Devil’s Peak Neighbourhood

Watch five years ago.“One night I arrived home to find my house

swarming with police. I assumed the worst,but it turned out they were looking for a crim-inal between the four houses and weresearching mine. He fortunately wasn’t in myhome and we spotted him on a neighbour’sproperty. I joined the neighbourhood watchthe next day,” he says.

Keeping his neighbourhood safe grew intoa passion, and Fischhoff was hoping to joinas a police reservist before he heard about theauxiliary officer positions. “This has moreappeal because you go on area specific pa-trols. You can patrol in your own neighbour-hood. The police can send you anywhere.”

Members of the Oranjezicht-HiggovaleNeighbourhood Watch have also volun-teered, chairperson Sheryl Ozinsky says.

“It’s all about being the eyes and the earsof police and Law Enforcement. Resourcesare thin on the ground and without active par-ticipation, Law Enforcement officers are notable to prevent or deter crime. The partner-ship has proven very effective,” she insists.

Hands onWhile Fischhoff tends to cover the City

Bowl, he has on occasion been called up toserve in other areas.

“Council needed escorts into Nyanga af-ter receiving reports that there would be ademonstration on the N2. We drove deep in-to the area to escort council workers. Theyfound 30 to 40 portable toilets full of faeces,and we then escorted them as they removedit to a sewage facility. I’ve still got that smellup my nose. It was terrible!”

There have been occasions where hisschedule tinking about with cranky plumb-ing and keeping the city’s streets safe hasoverlapped.

“During a patrol on Camps Bay Beach,the toilets broke. A plumber had been outto fix them but hadn’t done a very good job,so I fixed them. There I was, in my full uni-form, busy fixing the plumbing in the mid-dle of the December period,” he says.

Fischhoff’s time on the neighbourhoodwatch prepared him well for the task he per-forms.

While on a watch patrol, he became suspi-cious of a car and followed it to St JamesRoad after calling in backup. The carstopped and two men got out, attacking apedestrian and mugging him.

“My colleague chased the car and I wentto help the victim. When I got to him, therewas blood running down his leg. They hadstabbed him, and nicked a main artery.When they got to Buitenkant Road, therewas just a wall of police vehicles and no-where to go. I spent two hours in the dockand they all received a sentence of 10years,” he says.

The family manBalancing family life, work and volun-

teering can be a handful, but Fischhoff al-ways puts family first.

“I have dinner with my family everynight and spend time with them. When theyall go to sleep around 22:00, I go out. Or ifthey’re watching a soapie, I think ‘Nothanks, that’s not for me. I’d rather be out

there making a difference’,” he says.He is enormously proud that his two

daughters are following in his footsteps.“My eldest daughter Ashley is very in-

volved with community work and outreachprogrammes at her school. She’s 17 and inthe running for a gold President’s Award.My youngest, Robyn, is 14 and a bit tooyoung for that, but she always asks me if shecan join me on patrols,” he says.

While he loves having the company of hisdaughter, Fischhoff is always careful to en-sure their safety.

Fischhoff’s wife of 28 years, Sylvia, doesworry about his well-being, he confesses.

“But I always go out protected,” he says.

All in a day’s workAuxiliary officers tackle a range of com-

plaints, says Mayoral Committee memberfor Safety and Security JP Smith.

Grievances can range from barking dogsto house break-ins, and officers can receivearound 12 complaints in a day shift.

Although volunteers, auxiliary officershave been trained extensively in the law andare able to carry out searches and arrests.They have also been trained to carry a fire-arm.

“We’re looking to add powers to the LawEnforcement officers which will allow themto enforce the Liquor Act, search for stolengoods and enforce sections of the Traffic Act.As is, an auxiliary officer can impound yourcellphone or arrest you for declining to obeyany Law Enforcement officer,” he says.

Smith hopes to increase the number ofauxiliary officers to around 400 over the nextyear or two, with an intake of 40 officers eve-ry three months.

Candidates need to pass a physical assess-ment and a medical evaluation and are ex-pected to work a minimum of 16 hours permonth.

Application forms are available at LawEnforcement and Subcouncil offices. For en-quiries call (021) 444 8235.

CRIME: PLUMBER BY DAY, LAW ENFORCEMENT VOLUNTEER AT NIGHT

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ON DUTY: Volunteer Earl Fischhoff searches for stolen items during a patrol in Sea Point.

Saturday 1 February

V Gardens: Overeaters Anonymous meets eve-ry Saturday at 11:30 at the Gereformeerde Kerkon the corner of Orange and Hof streets. Allare welcome. Phone Ingrid on 082 855 4953.

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V Observatory: The Western Cape Branch ofthe South African Archaeological Society is

holding their next meeting at 18:00 in the ob-servatory’s auditorium. Lauren Schroeder willgive insight into evolutionary processes. Entryis R10 for non-members. Phone Connie Feaston 021 689 5921.

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V District Six: A reunion will take place for allformer residents of Virginia Street and sur-rounding areas. The event will include ex-Zon-nebloem pupils who matriculated between1950 and 1957, as well as ex-YMO members.Bring your own platters and refreshments asbraai facilities will be available. The reuniontakes place at the YMO St Luke’s Club Housein Upper Cambridge Street from 13:00. PhoneDerek on 021 761 7133 or 073 521 0431.

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The economic climate has caused ambitiousdevelopers to scale back on a planned officedevelopment for the corner of Bree and Pep-per streets.The original plans featured a 12-storey of-

fice block with an ultra-modern parking lot,but owing to an oversupply of office spacein the city centre, developers have gonebackto the drawing board.Developer Dan Steyn says the land was

purchased with the intention to redevelop.“Our initial scheme was a full bulk devel-

opment of approximately 5 000m² of officespace with a mechanised parking garagewhich would have provided 150 parkingbays. However, the current economic cli-mate resulted in an oversupply of officespace in town, as well as new developmentssuch as the Portside building coming ontothe market. This forced us to reconsider.”The building was intended to be the first

of its kind, housing the city’s first automatedparking garage.The parking garage, accessed fromPepper

Street, would have allowed drivers to parktheir cars in one of three mechanised park-ing slots.The automated trolley system would then

transport the car to one of the eight parkinglevels.One of the former buildings – on the cor-

ner of the two streets – has been demolished,while the other is being extended.Approval for the redevelopment was

granted in August, says council’s Depart-

ment of Planning andBuildingDevelopmentManagement director Cheryl Walters.“Ultimately, the owners elected not to pro-

ceedwith the approved development andnot

to demolish the building at 21 PepperStreet. Instead, they obtained approval toadd one lightweight storey to the build-ing,” she says.“A demolition permit was obtained for

the buildings at 177 Bree Street. The build-ings were demolished and building planshave been submitted to the City for a new,single-storey retail building on the corner,attached to the building at 21 PepperStreet.”The extension was decided on as the ex-

isting structure could not accommodate aconventional expansion, Steyn explains.“We have redesigned the Pepper Street

property using the existing structure witha lightweight roof extension, and an inter-nal mezzanine to increase the parking ca-pacity. The 177 Bree Street property hasbeen demolished and will make way for anew retail shop with a roof garden servingthe office areas in the existing building.”The demolition of the Bree Street build-

ing and excavations for a new building arebeing recorded by archaeologists, andtheir findings will be documented and sub-mitted to Heritage Western Cape.The Pepper Street façade was retained,

Steyn says.A heritage impact assessment found that

none of the buildings were of heritage sig-nificance, Walters confirms.However, it is likely that undisturbed ar-

chaeology exists below the current floorlevel of the Bree Street erven.

“It was therefore a condition of approvalthat archaeological monitoring takes placeduring demolition and that the foundations berecorded by an archaeologist,” she says.Sections of the modern, open-plan offices

will be ready for occupation in March.

CITY BOWL: CHANGE OF PLANS FOR 12-STOREY DEVELOPMENT

Back to the drawing board

STALLED: The economic climate has caused developers to shelve their original plans for the corner of Pepper and Bree streets.PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

ON HOLD: An artist's impression of the proposed retail and office block. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONThursday, 30 January 20144 GENERAL

VACANCYBULLETIN

InstructIons to ApplIcAnts: Z83 forms (obtainable from any Government department or www.westerncape.gov.za) must: Be completed in full, clearly reflect the name of the position, name and date of the publication(candidates may use this as reference), be signed, accompanied by a comprehensive CV, the names of 3 refereesand certified copies of ID, driver’s licence and qualification/s. A separate application form must be completed foreach post. Applications without the aforementioned will not be considered. Applications must be forwarded to theaddress as indicated on the advertisement. No late, faxed or e-mailed applications will be accepted. CV’s will not bereturned. Excess personnel will receive preference. Applications, which are received after the closing date, will notbe considered.

Further communication will be limited to short-listed candidates. If you have not received a response from theDepartment within 3 months of the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful. It will be expectedof candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department.

As directed by the Department of public service & Administration, applicants must note that further checks willbe conducted once they are short-listed and that their appointment is subject to positive outcomes on thesechecks, which include security clearance, qualification verification, criminal records, credit records and previousemployment.

TBWA/H400956/E

The Department of Health is guided by theprinciples of Employment Equity. Disabledcandidates are encouraged to apply and anindication in this regard will be appreciated.

closing date:21 February 2014

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DutIEs (kEy rEsult ArEAs/outputs): Accompany and assist patients from/to wards/other departments/sections as well as to transport points. • Render a porter service in the different departments on a rotationalbasis and ensure that trolleys and wheelchairs are kept clean. • Accompany walking and non-walkingpatients per trolley or wheelchair in and out of theatre and treatment areas. • Assist with the transporting ofmedical equipment between treatment areas. • Responsible for transporting and handing over of corpses.• Perform administrative tasks relating to transport of specimens, staff, official packages, post and documents.• Transporting of specimens, staff, official packages, post and documents.

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The toddler is a social butterfly,but while those who know her con-sider her a chatterbox, the wordsshe utters are barely distinguisha-ble.Azraa Jacobs (3) is deaf. Only

about R40 000 stands between herand the ability to hear.

Her single-mother MareldiaAdonis (27) has to dock up themon-ey to have her toddler fitted witha cochlear implant.It is hoped the operation will be

done later this year.The procedure will cost R218 000

for one ear, andMareldia is forcedto host fundraisers for the deficitas the medical aid will only coverR170 000 for the operation.The cochlear implant will have

to be done on both ears of the littlewhirlwind, who was declared deafat the age of two.However, only one will be done

this year.Mareldia initially noticed her

daughter wasn’t developing as fastas her other tots her age whilewatching her interact with a cous-in.“I got really worried when I saw

mynephewandher playing togeth-er. He would speak in longer sen-

tences than her and they were thesame age,” she says.After having tests done and be-

ing referred to Red Cross Chil-dren’s Hospital, it was confirmedthat she was deaf, more so in theleft than in the right ear.Hearing aids were then fitted to

Azraa in April last year when shewas two years old.The tot has since been enrolled

at the Carel du Toit Centre inParow where she receives speechtherapy and help is given to helpher improve her oral communica-tion.Mareldia says since her daugh-

ter started at the centre her speechhas definitely improved.“She uses small words and will

communicate in one or two words.It’s much easier to understand hernow,” she says.Since Azraa has been at the spe-

cial needs school, her mother feelsmore equipped and confident inhelping her daughter develop. TheCarel du Toit Centre hosts parentclasses and all caregivers are givensupport onhow tohelp the child de-velop away from the facility.Although she knows there is a

long road ahead before Azraa isable to communicate and listenwith ease, Mareldia is optimistic.“The sooner she is able to hear, the

sooner she will then also be ableto speak, read and write. This, inturn, means she will be able to at-tend a mainstream school,” shesays.Mareldia will be hosting fund-

raisers in the buildup to Azraa’soperation and urges all to attendto help raise the required funds.So far she has only been able to

raise R10 000 through variousevents.Carel du Toit Centre principal

Ruth Bourne explains that a coch-lear implant is very different froma hearing aid. “Hearing aids am-plify soundwhereas a cochlear im-plant changes the sound signal in-to an electrical signal which issent to the brain so the person can‘hear’,” she says.Children who have a cochlear

implant done, Bourne explains,are those children who are so deafthat they cannot benefit from themost powerful hearing aids.The implant, however, is not a

“magic formula”.“It provides the basic sound in-

formation and a lot ofwork is need-ed to help the child to use that in-formation. Left without any inter-vention, the implant will make nodifference,” she explains.Conditions for eligibility is that

an implantmust be done before the

age of three years if a child hasbeen born deaf. Parent involve-ment and therapeutic support arealso very important.“Unfortunately many children

cannot have an implant done dueto a lack of finances. Acquiringspoken language is then very diffi-cult for them – although not impos-sible – as they have to rely solely

on lip reading. Sign languagewould be a good alternative,”Bourne adds.V Stellenbosch University opened a trustfor Azraa. To donate, make a deposit usingthese banking details. Name: University ofStellenbosch; Bank: Standard Bank; ac-count number: 073006955; branch code:050610; reference: Cochlear Implant Unit– Project Azraa Jacobs.

HEALTH: HELP MOM RAISE MONEY FOR COCHLEAR OP

Listen to your heart

HEAR’S YOUR CHANCE: Azraa Jacobs is set for a cochlear implant but needsfunds to have it done. With her is her mother Mareldia Adonis.

The SunflowerFund is opting for adifferent vehicle toget the messageacross that their cof-fers need your help.They’ll be chew-

ing up the miles onbicycles to also cre-ate awareness oftheir work by tak-ing part in the CapeArgus Cycle Touron Sunday 9 March.And they’re hopingother Capetonianswill do the same.The Sunflower

Fund raises funds toenable the South Af-rican Bone MarrowRegistry to expandits database of potential bonemarrow stem cell donors to helppatients suffering from leukae-mia and other life-threateningblood disorders have the chanceof finding a matching donor.Rasheda van den Hurk, who

recently joined the SunflowerFund’s public relations team, isappealing to any interested cy-clists taking part in the CycleTour to offer their support andhelp raise funds as part of theMiles4Marrow Campaign.Van den Hurk will be respon-

sible for educating the public ontheplight of leukaemia sufferersand help raise the necessaryfunds to meet the cost of tissuetyping new donors to grow theregistry.If everyone raised a small

sum, collectively it couldamount to enough to help paythe cost of R2000 for each donorwilling to join the registry.V To get involved or obtain a sponsorform, contact Van den Hurk on(021) 701 0661 or email [email protected].

Pedal power at work

PEDAL POWER: Rasheda van den Hurk is support-ing The Sunflower Fund in the Miles4MarrowCampaign. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

After delivering close to 700Christmas gifts to children withcancer across the country, theLittle Fighters Cancer Trust isstarting 2014 with the GetWrapped Project.This project aims to provide

new, single bed-sized blankets toevery child in 11 paediatric on-cology hospital wards, aswell asbedding to over 30 individualchildhood cancer-affected fami-lies.The reach of the project will

stretch from Cape Town to theFree State.The public is asked to donate

newly bought, single-bed, softblankets. Donations will be ac-

cepted until the end of March.Distribution of the blankets

will be done in April. In CapeTown, 120 blankets will be dis-tributed to theRedCross andTy-gerberg hospitals.“Children with cancer have

very low immune systemsdue tothe treatment they receive. Nosecond-hand goods will be deliv-ered to the Little Fighters, asthis is the only way to preventthe risk of infection,” saysproject manager Mandie Eras-mus.V If you would like to donate towardsthe Get Wrapped Project, contact Eileenvan Zyl on 071 384 6573 for delivery ar-rangements.

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Recent high-profile soccer games at theCape Town Stadium have seen numerousperturbed Green Point residents eitherparked in or circling about to find a park-ing spot.But this frustrationmay be a thing of the

past if a motion by ward councillor Bever-ley Schafer is accepted and the area seesthe implementation of a parking permitsystem as used during the Fifa 2010 WorldCup.Schafer submitted a motion to the Good

Hope Subcouncil to formalise the GreenPoint Residents Parking Permit schemearoundevents on theGreenPointCommonand ensure Traffic Services will patrol theresidential area on event days to enforcethe scheme. “The event-related congestionin the streets is in proximity to the CapeTown Stadium. The recent completion ofthe Green Point Athletics Stadium hasgreatly aggravated an already strenuous

parking situation for residents. In June2010, the City of Cape Town implementedthe parking permit scheme to ensure thatresidents had access to adequate parkingduring the World Cup,” she says.The scheme protects specified areas, en-

suring that residents are still able to parkin certain zones. The area included is bor-dered by Main, Boundary, High Level andGlengariff roads.Green Point Ratepayers’ Association co-

chairperson Luke Stevens supports themotion, and is pleased at how effective thesystem was during the World Cup.“The association performed all the ad-

ministrative functions of issuing permits,so this cost the City nothing. The residentparking signs had magnetic covers thatwere removed by a City subcontractor be-fore each event and replaced the followingmorning. In addition, temporary ‘No Stop-ping/No Parking’ signs would be placed innarrow residential roads,” he says.Mayoral Committee member for Trans-

port Brett Herron says the the system’s ef-

ficacy was due to increased levels of en-forcement during the World Cup.Stevens believes the system’s success

can be duplicated if implemented.“A widely publicised and consistently

enforced and well-understood parking per-mit system would discourage many visi-tors from bringing their cars and wouldtherefore reduce traffic. It would also re-duce stress for many fans who, not beingfamiliar with the warren of back streets inGreen Point, waste hours trawling point-lessly through the suburb in search of non-existent parking,” he says.Traffic Services and Transport for Cape

Town staff currently ensure that residentshave access to parking. “Offenders areticketed and in some cases vehicles aretowed away,” Herron explains.The parking problems are also being ad-

dressed in council’s draft parking policy.However, there is a lack of council serv-

ices during events whichwould hinder im-plementation of the scheme, Stevens be-lieves. “The traffic department is under-re-

sourced and poorly motivated. Theyrespond in a reactionary fashion only to in-sistent complaints. They are generally un-familiar with the parking permit systemand not sensitive to the problems that resi-dents face. They tend to operate only on thewide, main arterial roads and ignore sidestreets,” he argues.However, finding the officers to enforce

the permit systemwould be challenge,Her-ron says. “Non-compliance with the park-ing restriction signs requires regular en-forcement. The required levels of enforce-ment are not always available.”However, Stevens believes placing the

system in the community’s hand is the key.“Apossible solutionwouldbe to deputise

members of the community or neighbour-hood watch. Using their local understand-ing they could then become pro-active traf-fic marshals and explain to incoming fansthat they are not permitted to park in resi-dential side-streets. They would then alsohave thenecessaryauthority to enforce theadvice,” he says.

GREEN POINT: PARKING PERMIT SYSTEM IN MOTION

Scheme waits for green light

PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONThursday, 30 January 20146 WORD ON THE STREET

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debt counselling and in some cases consum-ers spend their entire salary fulfilling debtobligations.People’s Post readers share their thoughts.

RRUBYUBY MADLAMADLATHUTHU says people should save andbudget for the festive season so that they don’tneed to borrow money when the holidays havepassed. “I had no worries in January,” she says.

KEITH PKEITH PAPIERAPIER says he avoided buying items oncredit in December and is reaping the benefits ofplanning his festive season budget ahead. “Youhave to use your bonus and plan or you will findyourself in debt.”

ANDILEANDILE NCNCUBEUBE says he is very stressed this monthas he spent a lot of his salary during the festiveseason, especially on entertainment. “I could havebeen wiser because I spent all my money withoutconsidering the consequences,” he says.

CCARLOS BARLOS BANANGILEANANGILE says previous experience hastaught him to spend wisely during December. “Isaved my bonus and now I am much better offfinancially than I was last year January,” he says.

LLOOWRISKAWRISKA KLEINKLEIN says it’s hard to always paycash. “We try, but when you need something andyou have no choice, you buy on credit. Once youbuy on account, you are stuck for a long time”

MARLISE DMARLISE DANIELANIEL says January has been a longmonth for her because she overspent in Decem-ber. “As much as I want to deny it, I had to resortto credit. My son started creche this year and thatalso added to my financial stress.”

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Commuters in Hout Bay can soon look for-ward to an easier ridewhen visiting the citycentre.This follows the introduction of two new

MyCiTi routes, whichwill be operational asof next month.According to the City of Cape Town, the

new 108 and 109 routes will serve Hout Bay,Hangberg and Imizamo Yethu.The routes will be from the CBD along

Somerset Road in Green Point, Main Roadin Sea Point, and through Clifton andCamps Bay.There will be 17 stops along these routes.Once inHoutBay, one routewill serve Im-

izamo Yethu and the main commercial andbeachfront areas, and the other route willserve the harbour and Hangberg.Work on the routes commenced last year

and were completed earlier this year.Mayoral Committee member for Trans-

port Brett Herron advises commuters to fa-miliarise themselveswith the new routes asthe Golden Arrow Bus Services and mini-

bus-taxis currently operating along theseroutes will be withdrawn.He explains taxi owners have been part

of the negotiations for the 12-year vehicleoperator contracts.“They are being incorporated into the ve-

hicle operating companies. Taxi drivershave been trained as MyCiTi bus driversand are being offered other employment op-portunities,” he says.Herron adds there has been no resistance

from the taxi industry.FreeMyConnect cards to all potential pas-

sengers in Hout Bay will be provided bycouncil.This card is compulsory for all commut-

ers aged four and over.Cards can be collected from the Hout Bay

and Hangberg libraries from Saturday 1February.The card comes preloaded with 30 Mover

points for travel, so each person will onlypay R30.He says the City explored the possibility

of providing cards at the Imizamo Yethu li-brary but it was too small.“We need to accommodate technical

equipment and staff members for the issu-ing of free cards. We are liaising with thelibrary services department to have a per-manent facility installed as part of their fu-ture plans to upgrade the library facility,”he says.In the interim, free MyConnect cards are

being issued from the MyCiTi bus parkedon the sports field across the road from thelibrary.Anyone can get a free card, provided they

bring proof of identity in the form of an ID,passport, driver’s licence or birth certifi-cate.Herron explains the conceptual idea to ex-

pand the routes from Hout Bay into thesouthern suburbs is still on the cards.“The conceptual route design is to inter-

link it with other existing public transportservices and routes, to make it easier forpassengers to travel to any part of the cityas and when they so wish,” he says.V For more information visit www.myciti.org.za

TRANSPORT: CITY TO ISSUE FREE ACCESS CARDS

MyCiTi movesinto Hout Bay

GROWING UP: The German International School Cape Town started the school year with a recordnumber of pupils. Over 60 German-speaking Grade 1 pupils went to ‘big school’ on Wednesday22 January. They kicked off the day with the traditional colourful German school bag packedwith sweets and stationery, called Zuckertüte, welcoming words and a great school play per-formed by Grade 2 pupils, before they were divided into four classes. A crowd of excited parentsand grandparents came along to celebrate the big day with their little ones. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

COMING SOON: The MyCiTi bus service will berolled out in Hout Bay on Saturday 15 February.

PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONThursday, 30 January 20148 NEWS

CHEVON BOOYSEN@ChevonBooysen

Eighteen cellphones were confiscated dur-ing a blitz by the Traffic Department focus-ing on theCity Bowl, Atlantic Seaboard, theN2 and the N1 last Thursday morning.The latest statistics around cellphone

confiscations show that the rate of im-poundment has steadily increased, and thatas many phones were impounded duringthe last sixmonths as were impounded dur-ing the preceding year.People’s Post accompanied traffic officials

during the operation.Reactions from those nabbed for trans-

gressing ranged from apologetic to sheeranger.One irate driver told the officer to keep

the cellphone and stormed off. Anotherscreamed that he hated the system.

Mayoral Committee member for Safetyand Security JP Smith says roads off themain arterial routes were deliberately tar-geted as people tend to think that enforce-ment only takes place on major highways.Research has found that a driver who is

distracted while using his cellphone couldbe as dangerous as a drunk driver, Smithsays, leading focus to increase on this par-ticular offence.“Those who insist on using their cell-

phones while behind the wheel need to real-ise that they too are a hazard on the road,”Smith insists.Offending drivers who use their cell-

phones while driving will receive a R500fine and the cellphone will be impoundedfor 24 hours after it has been confiscated.A release fee of R1 000 is chargedwhen us-

ers collect their phones at the respectivetraffic departments.

ROAD SAFETY: IMPOUNDMENT RATE ON THE INCREASE

Cellphones seizedduring bylaw blitz

BUSTED: This driver was caught using his cellphone while driving down Beach Road, Sea Point.

BOXED: This driver told the traffic official to keep the cellphone as he wouldn’t pay the release fee.

HOW IT WORKS: Traffic officer Arthur Ripepi explains the rules of the road to an offender.

IN WRITING: A smiling offender – before he was informed of the release fee.

GOTCHA: A driver is fined for jumping a red robot, not wearing a seatbelt and failing to indicate.

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Shooting for the stars in Salt RiverLIAM MOSES

@LiamCPT

A fledging football club has set its sightson changing the area’s social and foot-ball landscape.

Celtic AFC was founded as the social foot-ball team Kids United in 2009, but the SaltRiver organisation is set to become a formalclub and affiliate to a Local Football Associa-tion (LFA) this year.

Club chairperson and founder RushdiKhan says the club’s aim is to make it to theprofessional ranks and uplift the area’syouth.

“Our main objective is to take this club toanother level and we hope to purchase a

Third Division franchise in the future,” hesays.

“We also just want to keep the (children)happy and entertained, so that they can stayon a straight path.

“We want to unite the community, so thatwe can erase the scourge of gangsterism anddrugs together.”

Khan says Salt River hardly has any extramural activities for children.

“If you come into Salt River you’ll sea alot of children just sitting around on MainRoad,” he says.

“There are not enough activities for chil-dren. There is one other football club in thecommunity, but most of the kids don’t playfor the club.”

Khan and a group of friends started theteam to play Sunday league football as workcommitments prevented them from playingfor established clubs on Saturdays.

He says the area’s bored children soonstarted to hang around their social games,Sunday matches and practice sessions, lead-ing to the formation of under-14 and under-15 teams.

He says the juniors and community mem-bers eventually pressured the team intoforming a club.

Although Khan and the rest of the club arewilling to put in the work to achieve theirgoals, the club is in desperate need of finan-cial support

“The juniors are the most important part

of the club; we need them to progress, so wehave to build a good junior structure,” hesays.

“We don’t want to charge any child mem-bership fees, as some parents can’t afford topay (any fees). That’s why we are looking fora sponsor.”

In the past, Khan says, the club’s seniormembers have held several fundraisers, butthey have been forced to dig into their ownpockets to cover expenses.

Celtic have applied to join the Turfhall andRygate LFAs. They will decide which LFAto join next month.

For more information on the club or to as-sist in any way, like donations or coaching,phone Khan on 078 041 2732.

Top times expected at annual challengeLIAM MOSES

@LiamCPT

Cash, glory and a shot at the national titlewill be up for grabs at the Top Form AthleticClub 10km Challenge on Saturday 8 Febru-ary.

The 21st instalment of the annual race willdouble as the Western Province Athletics(WPA) 10km Championships this year andthe fastest finishers will earn places at thenational championships.

Race director Alistair Kannemeyer saysthe course should allow racers to run per-sonal bests with the WPA selectors in attend-ance.

“It’s a flat, fast and safe route, with run-ners racing through a residential area,” hesays.

“Most people will probably be doing per-sonal bests and the winner should finisharound the 30-minute mark or possiblyquicker.”

The WPA Championships takes part at adifferent road race each year. This will bethe first time it takes place at the Top Form10km Challenge.

The race will start at Turfhall Sports Com-plex and progress through different parts ofAthlone, Lansdowne, Belthorn and Craw-ford before returning to Turfhall.

To qualify for the national champion-

ships, racers will have to finish within a cer-tain time.

Both men and women runners from eachage group will be selected.

The top three finishers in all categorieswill take home cash, with prizes ranging be-tween R100 and R500.

The first 1 500 finishers will also receivea commemorative coffee mug.

Kannemeyer says the race attracted 1 500runners last year. He expects around 1 800participants this year.

“It’s definitely a draw card that the raceis run in the area and we get a lot of partici-pants coming from the greater Athlone ar-ea,” he says.

“We would like the whole community tosupport this event.”

He says plans are in place to make the raceeven bigger next year. “Our future endeav-our is to make the race disabled-friendly, sothat people with disabilities can partici-pate,” Kannemeyer says.

“We are excluding a large portion of ourresidents at the moment.”

Entry costs between R20 and R55, and canbe completed at Turfhall every day from15:00 to 19:00 until Friday 7 February, andat 05:00 on race day. The race will start at06:30.

For more information call Kannemeyer on083 403 3145.

Swimming for bright little smilesA pair of local swimmers are set to bravestormy, shark-infested waters in arecord-breaking long distance swim.

Hout Bay’s Thane Williams and Ronde-bosch resident Jonno Proudfoot will at-tempt to swim 450km from Mozambiqueto Madagascar in under 35 days in March.

The pair hope to raise funds for the Cip-la Miles for Smiles initiative, which as-sists medical services organisation Oper-ation Smile in creating awareness for theplight of children born with cleft lips andpalates. It raises funds for corrective sur-gery.

If successful, theMad Swimwill be rec-ognised as a the longest unassisted openocean stage swim across by the WorldOpen Water Swimming Association.

It is also the first time a South Africanteam has attempted this record in the Mo-zambique Channel.

“This is an unassisted swim whichmeans no shark nets, wetsuits, cage, flip-pers or breathing apparatus,” Proudfootexplains.

“Besides the obvious challenge of hav-ing to swim 20km in very tough condi-tions every day, we will also be facing thevery real threats of sharks, jelly fish, cur-rents, giant swells, dehydration and ex-cessive sun exposure.”

The gruelling journey will begin at Na-cala on the central east coast of Mozam-bique and end at a small peninsula 200kmsouth west of Mahajanga in Madagascar.

Williams says the world record attemptwill fail if they miss even one day of swim-ming.

“This means if there is a storm, we willhave to continue through rough seas toavoid costing the swim,” he says.

“I have been swimming professionally

for the last 15 years and currently ourtraining sees us swimming over 65km perweek, but realistically we just don’t knowwhat we are going to face out there.”

Proudfoot and Williams, although un-certain of what awaits them on their ad-venture, both say making a difference tosomeone’s life and creating awarenessfor the problem of cleft lips and palateswill be the thoughts that drive them tocomplete the swim.

“One in every 750 children in Africa isborn with a cleft palate or lip, and one in10 babies born with this condition doesnot make it to their first birthday,” Wil-liams says.

“Malnutrition, medical and psycholog-ical problems also compound the prob-lem. Life can be a tough and complicatedplace for kids and not being able to smileshouldn’t have to limit their experienceof the world. I hope we are able to inspirepeople to help others live lives of confi-dence through our adventure in raisingmoney for the Cipla Miles for Smiles initi-ative,” says Williams.

To commence the swim by Saturday 1March, the duo are seeking sponsorship,from corporates, individuals or brands,to fund their vessel to Mozambique.

Donors are also welcome to sponsorany amount of kilometres of the 450kmswim. All proceeds raised by the swimwill go to the Cipla Miles for Smiles initia-tive.

To support the Mad Swim team visitwww.milesforsmiles.co.za/make-a-dona-tion.

For additional sponsorship opportuni-ties and sponsoring kilometres through-out the journey, visit www.the-madswim.co.za.

DIVING IN: JonnoProudfoot (left) andThane Williams willbrave sharks andrough waters whenthey attempt toswim from Mozam-bique to Madagas-car to raise funds forthe Cipla Miles forSmiles initiative.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

MISSED: UWC Cricket Club’s Mujahied Behardien attempts a pull shot during an A1 Leaguematch against Montrose Cricket Club at the Vineyard on Saturday.

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Annual walk in honour of Tata MadibaThe 27 For Freedom Walk will commemo-rate the 24th anniversary of the late NelsonMandela’s release from Victor Verster Pris-on – now Drakenstein Correctional Centre– in Paarl on Saturday 8 February.

The walk, hosted by the Drakenstein Cor-rectional Centre, in partnership with theDrakenstein and Cape Winelands Districtmunicipalities, will feature a 50m toddlers

walk, 5km walk, 10km walk, and 27km walk.This is the fifth instalment of the annual

event, which is supported by You, Huisge-noot and Drum.

Over R30 000 in prize money will be up forgrabs, while there will also be lots of enter-tainment on the day.

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Glenthorne ballers dominate WP senior women’s teamLIAM MOSES

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A glut of Glenthorne A’s players werenamed in the Western Province Softball(WPS) senior team for the annual NationalProvincial Championship (NPC).The squad was named last week, with 10

of the 17 spots filled by Glenthorn players.Nicole Fortune, club secretary and one of

the WP representatives, says all her team-mates earned their colours.“If you look at the past, when Glenthorne

had just one or two players in the squad, wehad teams like Westridge Yankees whodominated the WP team,” she says.“Glenthorne are the defending Super

LeagueandKnockout champions, so it can’tbe said that we don’t have outstanding play-ers. We earned our spots.”

Five Westridge Yankees and two FalconsNormies players filled the remaining spotsin the team. The tournament will be hostedat Turfhall Sports Complex, Glenthorne’shome turf, fromWednesday 19 to Sunday 23March. Club chairperson Catherine Eras-mus says all the players will bring qualityand experience to the Province side.“They are all experienced provincial

players, as they have all represented WP atsome level,” she says.“They all came through the ranks – from

under-12 in the provincial sides. That willbring a lot of experience to the WP side.They will contribute quite a bit.”Fortune says Glenthorne achieved the

success over the last two years throughhard work and a close bond.“Besides the fact thatwe train really hard

and are dedicated, the group has also been

playing together for seven years,” she says.“We are all friends, hang out all the time

and enjoy one another’s company.“We even spend a lot of time together in

the off-season. We are more like a familythan a team. And having great coachingstaff also helps, because they are just as ded-icated as we are.”Both Erasmus and Fortune believe the

WP teamhavewhat it takes to keep theNPCtrophy in Cape Town this year.The fullWPsquad is: LaurenMulder, Ter-

ri Minnies, Candice Ross, Carly Mulder,Courtney Stevens, Nicole Fortune, AlexFortune, Carla Swanepoel, Lisa Erasmus,Deidre Sasman (all Glenthorn A’s), MeganCable, Jacky Adonis, Lynn Lekay, CandiceBull, Nuraan Williams (Westridge Yan-kees), Nicky Jones and Carla Jacob (Fal-cons).

Club rugby tourney launchedLIAM MOSES

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The Western Province Rugby FootballUnion (WPRFU) has announced a newclub rugby tournament aimed at devel-

oping the region’s raw talent.Dubbed the Community Challenge, the

tournament is a partnership between theWPRFU and the Boland RugbyUnion. It willfeature four clubs from each union.The WP clubs participating are Schotch-

ekloof Walmers, Durbanville-Bellville, Ty-gerberg and Belhar, while Boland will berepresented by Hawston, Ceres, WorcesterVillagers and Saldanha.TheWPRFU says it hopes the tournament

will one day produce players for the Storm-ers.“The Community Challengewill ultimate-

ly contribute to the development of promis-ing club players for possible inclusion in the

respective Regent Boland Cavaliers andDHLWesternProvinceRugbyVodacomCupand Absa Currie Cup squads,” a WPRFUstatement says.“In the future these players could then al-

so come into contention for the DHL Storm-ers squad.”The union also states the purpose of the

competition is also “to strengthen the rela-tionship betweenWPandBoland, since bothunions form part of the DHL Stormers fran-chise”.The eight teams have been drawn into two

groups, and the top two teams from eachgroup will progress to semi-finals to decidethe finalists.Durb-Bell, Hawston, Tygerberg and Ceres

form Group A, while Group B is made up ofWorcester Villagers, SKWalmers, Saldanhaand Belhar.Walmers vice-president Moneeb Levy

says he expects the competition to be tight.

“We play to win in any competition, butit’s also about preparing for the start of Su-per League A,” he says.“If you look at where the Western Prov-

ince clubs finished in Super League A lastyear, then Durb-Bell have to be consideredfavourites. It’s going to be quite tough, butyou never know – a knockout competitionis a knockout competition.”WPRFU says the purpose of the Communi-

ty Challenge is also to prepare the clubs fortheir league commitments and give them abetter chance to qualify for the Cell C Com-munity Cup next year.Levy agrees, saying the tourney players

with another platform to develop, provethemselves and work towards joining theprofessional ranks.“This will be the platform where we will

be able to identify weaknesses and work onit to improve the player,” he says.“It’s not in the hustle and bustle of the Su-

per League A, where promotion and relega-tion (is a reality) and where a player maybe dropped if he doesn’t perform.”The tournament will kick off on Saturday

1 March and the final will be played Satur-day 29 March, with all four games playedwithin Boland’s boundaries.SKW will open the tournament against

Saldanha RFC in Saldanha Bay.The first games in Cape Town will take

place on Saturday 8 March, with all fourmatches taking place at City Park in Ath-lone.Two games will kick off at 13:35, while the

others will kick off at 14:45.

OFF TARGET: Nigeria’s Bright Eseme (right) misses a clearance during a African Nations Champion-ship semi-final against Morocco at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. Looking on is Morocco’s Ab-dessamad Rafik. Nigeria came back from 3-0 down to win 4-3 and qualify for the final.

PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS

GETTING STUCK IN: Mali’s Ibourahima Sidibe (left) and Zimbabwe’s Partson Jaure collideduring the African Nations Championship semi-final at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.Zimbabwe won 2-1. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS

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