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Murder highlights plight of homelessHANRIE BOSCH

THE highly-publicised murder ofGreen Point resident and guest house

owner, Jacqueline Crittenden (58), alleg-edly at the hands of a vagrant whom shehad “taken in”, has placed the spotlighton the increasing number of homelesspeople flocking to Green Point, Sea Pointand the CBD.

But while the Sea Point police feel vagran-cy is one of the main causes of increasedcrime in the area, many believe these crimesare usually “not violent”.

Crittenden, who was a founding member ofthe Green Point Ratepayers’ and Residents’Association (GPRRA), was found – by herdaughter – unconscious in her hallway witha bullet wound to her head on Thursday 23June. She died on Saturday 25 June.

Captain Ezra October, spokesperson forCape Town Central Police Station, said therehad been no signs of forced entry, and thatthe only items found to be missing were Crit-tenden’s bank cards.

The police’s only suspect in the murdercase, Michael Geoffrey Else (48), had done oddjobs around Crittenden’s home in CavalcadeRoad in exchange for shelter and food.

But before he could be taken in for ques-tioning, Else was found dead in the earlyhours of Tuesday 28 June on the corner ofHillside and Tamboerskloof roads in Tambo-erskloof, with a self-inflicted gunshot woundto his head.

According to October, Else did not live atthe apartment building. “He (Else) was iden-tified by detectives as the murder suspect,and he was still alive when police arrived onthe scene, but passed away later that day at14:45.”

According to community members, Crit-tenden dedicated her time to caring for theless fortunate, and they believe that she diedas a direct result of her kind-heartedness.

Bob Groeble, GPRRA chairperson, said:“She will be sorely missed; not only as afounding member of the GRPR, but also as acommunity member. The entire communityis in shock.”

Groebel added that “the homeless have al-ways been a problem, and there seems to bethe resurgence of one specific family that

seems to be growing”. He also identified thecorner of Western Boulevard and Beach Roadas a problem area.

Warrant Officer Bheki Xulu, spokespersonfor Sea Point Police Station, says he is wellaware of the problem. “Crime trends show va-grants contribute to crimes varying fromtrespassing, assaults and car-breaking, butthey are rarely violent.”

But not everyone shares the sentiment thatthe homeless are to blame for crime in the ar-ea.

Green Point resident, Herman Lategan, haslived down the road from Crittenden foryears, and feels there is a problem with thenumber of vagrants flooding the area, butadds that “they are not violent, and most ofthem are harmless”.

Willie Sekete, a vagrant in Sea Point, sayshe has been living in the Sea Point area “evenbefore the Waterfront was there”, and that hehas also started to notice more homeless peo-ple than there were before.

“A lot of people come from other places towork here. Then they do not find work, sothey start begging. Most of us want to workbut we can’t, because nobody is helping us.”

“We live by the hand of God, and eat whatwe find or what people give us. If we do wrongthe police will chase us.”

Delene Roberts, coordinator for The Car-penters’ Shop, a shelter and training centrefor the homeless, says the city needs moretraining centres and shelters to keep va-grants busy and off the streets.

“We offer vagrants the opportunity to bet-ter their circumstancesbyoffering themshel-ter and training courses, ranging from hair-dressing, panelbeating, carpentry and spray-painting. People who come here are too busyto get into trouble.”

JP Smith, Mayoral Committee Member forSafety and Security, has been active in imple-menting sustainable programmes that helpthe homeless gain independence, and as a re-sult, he says, the number of homeless peoplein the area has decreased.

“Due to our programmes, the number of va-grants in the area have gone down from about370 to 40 in the past seven years.”

“The problem of vagrants in the area can-not be solved through policing, but onlythrough social development programmes,”he told People’s Post.

“The City of Cape Town is the only city inthe country that has a portfolio committeededicated to homeless issues.

“We have pioneered programmes, like thealcohol rehabilitation programme, thatworks through community courts to help re-

habilitate repeat offenders. We also have adedicated outreach worker who has beenworking with vagrants in the area for sevenyears.”

Smith says vagrants who have been livingon the streets for long “do not have the copingskills to deal with the stress that convention-al employment poses to them”, which makesit more difficult to integrate them into socie-ty, as there is no proper social developmentstructures for them.

Smith suggests there are numerous inci-dents of “vagrant-on-vagrant” murders andviolence, mostly due to alcohol and drugabuse, and that vagrants rarely turn violenton other members of the public. However,there are exceptions.

“It is a mistake to assume that they are allharmless, as was the case with Crittenden,who was just too trusting.”

Said Xulu: “Vagrants will always be an is-sue in the area as long as people keep on giv-ing them handouts, offering them an easyway out.”

SORELY MISSED: Jacqueline Crittenden wasmurdered on Thursday 23 June. She is seen herewith her grandson, Joshua Chadwick.

SUSPECT: Michael Geoffrey Else was the onlysuspect in the murder case, and shot himselfin the early hours of Tuesday 28 June.

HOME: Jacqueline Crittenden’s home in Caval­cade road, Green Point, where Else use to doodd jobs for food and shelter. Photo: Leanne Stander

Page 2 People’s Post Atlantic Seaboard­City Edition GENERAL Tuesday 5 July 2011

Take it awayTONY ROBINSON

SUSTAINABILITY has become one ofthose overused but little understood

words. We know what it means when envi-ronmentalists use it, but there is also socialand economic sustainability – and that iswhere we run into trouble.

One can see the problemclearly in Green Point, wherethe City of Cape Town was bul-lied into building a magnifi-cent stadium by Fifa and thegovernment. The problem isthat it is in the wrong place,but Fifa did not care and thegovernment did not under-stand.

Professor David Dewar, agreat town planner, said at thetime that a better site would benear the Koeberg interchangejust north of Hartleyvale. Hepointed out that the area waswell located for transport linksand that the stadium would be-come a catalyst for further de-velopment.

Even I could see the problem and the CapeTimes published my letter in support of a stadi-um in the old Culemborg railway goods yards.The point I made was that stadiums should bein business areas because the transport systemis already focused on them, games always takeplace outside business hours, and the vastamount of space under the grandstands can thenbe used for commercial purposes.

I pointed out that the new Chelsea stadium atStamford Bridge in London had shops and hotelsbuilt under the stands. The result was a propertyinvestment that worked seven days a week.

The fact that soccer stadiums in Europe,which draw crowds of 50 000 paying spectatorsa week for three quarters of the year, have foundit necessary to bring in commercial tenants andsponsors should have told us something.

Professor Dewar’s plan could have exploited

all these commercial opportunities – and it hadthe additional advantage of being closer to thespectators.

The City, unlike Fifa or the government, didhave some understanding of the mistake it wasmaking, for it described the Culemborg optionas “anopportunity lost” andwent aheadwith theGreen Point folly.

Green Point is all wrong. Nocommercial development ispermitted so the stadium is ut-terly dependent on incomefrom sports and concerts. Thesoccer clubs can’t afford to useit and professional rugby is notinterested. And it is a blot on aniconic skyline.

It should also have been obvi-ous from the start that therewould be little incentive for WPRugby to uproot itself from avery good and paid-for stadiumin order to pay rent at the soc-cer palace.

But the stadium has beenbuilt and we will be paying forit for many years to come.Maintenance costs will rise as

it ages and it will prove to be a bigger disasterthan the Good Hope Centre, which, even in itsheyday, never produced enough rent to pay thecleaning staff.

All this explains why a lot of people believethat the cost effective solution is demolition.Yes,it would be a huge waste, but can we afford tokeep it? The City will need increasing amountsof money to subsidise the MyCity buses and thecommuter rail service which it plans to takeover and run. And that is very much more im-portant than a stadium used a dozen times a yearfor events that could be staged elsewhere.

The simple truth is that the stadium is unsus-tainable and we have to face up to the fact. Wewere conned by Fifa, an organisation that hasnow been exposed as rather unsavoury. We werebullied and blackmailed into building it in thewrong place, and the sooner we are rid of it thebetter.

Providing smiles for the futureFOR one out of every 750 children inAfrica and South Africa, smiling is anact not connected to fun, but ratherpain and difficulty, due to them beingborn with a facial deformity such as acleft pallet or lip.

Operation Smile South Africa (OS-SA) was established in 2006 with thesole objective to put smiles back onchildren with facial deformities byproviding free re-constructive sur-gery. Two South African artists, pian-ist Ster (Sigrun Paschke) and visualartist Lee Molenaar have come togeth-er to raise funds for OSSA.

Ster relates very well to these pa-tients and fully understands the neces-sity of these operations, as she wasborn with a cleft pallet and lip.

In order to raise these funds Ster willundertakea tourof SouthAfrica,madepossible by the Distell Foundation,with her well-known production “Sterin the Dark”. Born without eyes, Sterplays her own compositions, in thedark. These compositions are linkedwith a soundtrack of poetry by Dutchsinger/songwriter, Stef Bos.

When Molenaar heard of this uniqueproduction and initiative he offered todonate one of his favourite paintingsto be auctioned off.

Bidding will be done in secrecy afterevery performance. The painting willgo to the highest bidder of all eight

shows and the total amount donated toOSSA. A percentage of ticket salesfrom the nine shows will also be donat-ed to OSSA.

The tour dates, venues and wheretickets can be booked are as follows:

. Friday 8 July – SABC Studios, SeaPoint, Cape Town. Contact Heinrichon 082 812 1112

. Saturday 9 July – Uitkyk Wine Es-tate, Stellenbosch. Contact Heinrichon 082 812 1112.

. Sunday 10 July – Soirée, 72 Roke-wood Avenue, Stellenbosch. ContactIngrid on 082 802 3189.

Wednesday 13 July – Brooklyn Thea-tre, Menlo Park (Computicket/Tick-etWeb)

. Friday 15 July – Vryfees (Volks-blad Arts Festival), Bloemfontein(Computicket)

. Saturday 16 July – Vryfees (Volks-blad Arts Festival), Bloemfontein(Computicket)

Saturday 16 July – The RosendalTheatre, Rosendal. Call 058 211 0902.

. Sunday 17 July – Central HighSchool, Beaufort-West. Contact Tersiaon 082 373 0410.

Tickets, with the exclusion of Beau-fort-West, are priced between R85 andR150.

For further information or media in-quiries contact the producer, Heinrichvon Wielligh on 082 812 1112.

INSPIRED:Pianist Si­grun Pas­chke. Photo:Supplied

Feel like naming your own hood?TAURIQ HASSEN

A “NAME YOUR HOOD” initiative waslaunched at the Freeworld Design

Centre inCapeTownlastweek,whichwillsee Cape Town being “reclaimed” by itsresidents.

Through the project, members of the publicwill be given the opportunity to suggestnames for their respective areas, which couldmake navigating around Cape Town muchless complicated.

People’sPost attended the launchonThurs-day 30 June, where a few high profile namesincluding television presenter, Colin Mossand Just Jinger’s lead singer, Ard Matthews,were among the crowd.

Bruce Good, managing di-rector for “Name Your Hood”,was excited to see the projectfinally being unveiled to thepublic.

“This is an opportunity forCapetonians to reclaim theirCity, and through the project,make moving through CapeTown so much easier.”

He says names such as CityBowl, Woodstock, Observato-ry and Oranjezicht will not beremoved, but the suggestednames will basically become a“trend amongst the community”.

“People will be able to say that their socialclub or hangout spots are in these neighbour-hoods and it will make them proud, becauseit works in many other countries across theglobe,” says Good.

Good recently returned from New York,where he did some research on the projectand felt that a “legible city” needs to be creat-ed.

The project drew inspiration from coun-tries such as New York which has neighbour-hood’s such as “Tribeca”, “Soho” and “The

Bronx”. London has “Mayfair” and Sydneyhas “Bondi”.

Mokena Makeka, managing director forMakeka Design Lab, was placed in charge ofdividing the map of the Cape Town area into “distinctive neighbourhoods”.

“This is an opportunity for the public tocreate a space of their own, something theycan refer to as their neighbourhood or hoodlike in America,” says Makeka.

The process was rolled out through theCentral Business District yesterday (Monday4 July) when “Name Your Hood” handed outflyers to shops, pedestrians, train and bus sta-tions.

According to Good, this is an attempt togenerate as much interest in the project, butstressed that areas names will stay the same.

The project basically allows thecommunity to provide theirown personal names that per-fectly identify their areas.

“The original names will re-main, but with the names pro-vided by the public, it will givethe public the opportunity tocreate their own spaces, whichis really exciting,” says Good.

Mariette du Toit-Helmbold,CEO of Cape Town Tourism, wasproud to be a part of this “excit-ing” project, saying: “This issomething new for Cape Town,

and we must take full advantage of this oppor-tunity, because it reshapes our communitiesand gives it a sense of personal ownership,something the public can say they are proud-ly a part of.”

A project like “Name Your Hood” also haseconomic benefits in the long run, with busi-nesses clearly being identified in these specif-ics “hoods”, she says.

“This is a chance for Cape Town to get in-volved in creating a space they can truly en-joy, so we would encouraged people to jumpon board and enjoy this project,” says Helm-

bold.The “Name Your Hood” campaign aims to

roll out into all the “hoods” within the sightofTableMountainover time, butwill be start-ing with only three “hoods” at a time.

After a three-week naming period via Inter-net registrations, manual application formson the street and also SMSes, all hood namesuggestions will be put before a panel of ar-chitects, planners, musicians, local celebri-ties and historians.

Good explained that the panel will then cre-ate a short-list of the best names chosen foreach hood, which will then be advertised tothe public, who will be allowed to “NameYour Hood” through a public voting system.

“We cannot really say this project will

work, and we don’t know whether or not thenames will die out or fade away, but what wedo know is that we are taking this opportuni-ty with both hands and dedicated ourselvesto creating a better City to live in,” Good con-cluded.

To find out more about the “Name YourHood” campaign, visit www.nameyour-hood.co.za, or look out for entry forms on thestreet.

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THE MAP: The Name Your Hood map shows how Cape Town broken up into different sectionsfor naming. Photos: Supplied

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Imbizo to bridge the gapHANRIE BOSCH

“CRIMINALS are entrepreneurs, as aremost of you in the room,” was the messagethat Henry Giddy, head of the CBD Commu-nity Policing Forum (CPF), had for businessowners on Tuesday 28 June at the first CapeTown CBD Policing Imbizo.

The imbizo is aimed at making police “moreapproachable and transparent”, by creating anopen atmosphere of communication betweenbusiness owners, police, neighbourhood watch-es and the CPF.

Station commander, Brigadier Darius van derRoss, appealed to the community to “be the eyesand the ears” of the police, as “crime affects eve-ryone”, which is evident in the recent house-breaking at former police boss Jackie Selebi’shome.

Giddy also assured business owners that CapeTown crime prevention was ahead of the rest ofthe country in terms of its network of crime pre-vention units. “We are all in the city to play thesame game – to fight crime and to build result-driven partnerships.”

This sentiment was backed up by Van derRoss, when he divulged the crime statistics for2000 to 2010. According to the statistics, busi-ness-breakings and car thefts have decreased,while house-breakings spiked in 2004, but sincethen these have also steadily decreased.

Car-breakings have been identified as the big-gest crime problem in the CBD, reaching its low-est level in 2008, but steadily increasing sincethen.

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have also been identified as crime hot spots, es-pecially for muggers and pickpockets.

“In the past three months, more police havebeen deployed to these areas, and we have start-ed to see a steady decrease in crime in these are-as.”

Van der Ross also added that Cape Town is thecity in South Africa with the lowest level ofarmed robberies and aggravated muggings, andattributed this to the city’s integrated approachto policing, which incorporates neighbourhoodwatches as well as the CPF, and keen communi-ty interest and participation.

On the other hand, business owners identifiedkey problem areas as being slow police responsetimes, criminals being released due to incorrectpaperwork, and investigations and concernsabout unlawful activities taking place aroundthe Grand Parade area.

In closing, Van der Ross appealed to the com-munity to interact with their police members,saying: “We in this uniform are humans, fa-thers, mothers, brothers and sisters, just likeyou. If we fail, help us and correct us.”

Police seize abaloneworth R6 millionTHE illegal abalone trade was dealt ablow when members of the Hawks – as-sisted by SAPS officials – confiscatedsealed boxes containing 42 619 pieces ofdried abalone with a street value esti-mated at R6 million.

The abalone was found yesterday at08:00 in a container at Cape Town Har-bour, which was also filled with duvetsdestined for Singapore.

The container had been shippedmore than a month ago, but the SouthAfrican authorities received a tip-offsoon after its departure, and the con-tainer was blocked and returned toSouth Africa for further investigation.

No arrests have been made, but po-lice are confident that further investi-gations into the circumstances sur-rounding the matter could yield moreresults.

During a roadblock in Sea Point onFriday, traffic officers arrested 18 mo-torists on Western Boulevard and MainRoad – all on charges of driving underthe influence of alcohol.

According to Kevin Jacobs, spokes-person for Cape Town Traffic Services,the highest recorded breathalyser testreading showed 0,89 mg of alco-hol/1 000ml of breath. And the legallimit for driving is 0,24mg of alco-hol/1 000ml. Of the 18 people arrested,16 were male and two female, rangingfrom 19 to 74 years of age.

Jacobs said: “Our relentless efforts toapprehend drunk drivers continue tobear positive results. We appeal to mo-torists to please avoid alcohol if they in-tend to drive.”

According to Warrant Officer BhekiXulu, spokesperson for Sea Point PoliceStation, the area’s biggest problem con-

tinues to be theft out of motor vehicles.“People continue to leave valuable

items in their cars, and this is a bigproblem for us.”

Xulu appeals to the community totake greater care in this regard and tonot leave any items in their cars, evenjust for short periods.

Xulu also said the month-end week-end was relatively quiet, and attributesthis to the extra effort police in the areahave put in to crime prevention.

“We expected a lot of incidents, butwe put in a lot of effort and it was a sur-prise even for us.”

Warrant Officer Khunjulwa Sam,spokesperson for Cape Town CentralPolice Station, reported that the CBDpolice station had numerous successesin the past week, especially over theweekend. During crime prevention op-erations from Monday 27 June to Sun-day 3 July, Cape Town Central PoliceStation and the Crime Prevention Unitmade a number of arrests for crimesranging from robbery, fraud, posses-sion of dagga, drunken driving and pos-session of stolen property.

“Thirteen arrests where made, most-ly over the weekend, for possession ofdagga, due to stop-and-search proce-dures that focus on known crime hotspots within the CBD.” Furthermore,10 arrests were made for the possessionof stolen property, 17 arrests for theft,two arrests for possession of an illegalfirearm, one arrest for robbery and sev-en arrests for fraud. Sam also said thattheft out of motor vehicles was the ar-ea’s biggest problem, and that the CapeTown Central Police Station had arrest-ed 10 people in connection with theftout of motor vehicles in the past week.

Heart attack kills driver in Cape Town CBDA MAN (50) died last Tuesday afterhe suffered a heart attack and droveinto a building in Plein Street in theCape Town CBD.

The Cape Town resident lost con-trol of his vehicle between 20:00 and21:00 on Tuesday.

The man died at the scene of theaccident, and police say the causeof his death is not linked to thecrash.

According to Warrant OfficerKhunjulwa Sam, the spokespersonfor Cape Town Central Police Sta-tion, police officers in the area wereon routine patrol when they cameacross the vehicle.

“Police officers smashed a win-dow to free the man, and discoveredhe was not breathing.”

Paramedics declared the mandead at the scene, and the cause ofhis death was later confirmed to bea heart attack. CRASH: Police officers inspect the accident scene. Photo: Nasief Manie

LAST JOURNEY: Police confirmed that the man died from a heart attack,and not as a result of the accident. Photo: Nasief Manie

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Showing solidarity for theCape’s defenceless animalsCAPETOWN’Sanimalwelfareorgan-isations have joined forces to createthe Western Cape Animal Welfare Fo-rum – an umbrella body that willspeak for, advocate and lobby on be-half of the member organisations.

At a meeting held at the Animal Res-cue Organisation’s Headquarters in Ot-tery on Thursday 23 June, it was collec-tively decided by those present to for-malise and better regulate the activitiesof the previously informally constitutedAnimal Welfare Forum.

In doing so, the organisation hopes tocreate a unified, collective voice for CapeTown’s animals – by those groups dedi-cated to their well-being and protection.

Members of the Animal Welfare Fo-rum include the Cape of Good HopeSPCA (CoGH SPCA), Animal Rescue Or-ganisation (ARO), Animal Anti-CrueltyLeague (AACL), Animal Welfare SocietyStellenbosch (AWSS), Animal Welfare

Society Helderberg (AWSH), The EmmaAnimal Rescue Society (TEARS), TheCart Horse Protection Association, Md-zananda Animal Clinic, Township Ani-mal Rescue (TAR), African Tails, Ani-mal Issues Matter (AIM) and Aniwell.

“The forum is made up of like-mindedanimal welfare organisations, whichrepresent thousands of South Africanswhose support enables these individualorganisations to make a substantial dif-ference in the lives of thousands of ani-mals.

“We have come together as one body,as we are jointly concerned about petover-population and the importance ofsterilisation, the desperate need for vet-erinary care services to impoverishedcommunities, and how to maximise theuse of our scarce resources whilst not de-tracting from each member’s individualidentity and brand,” says Animal Wel-fare Forum chairperson, Dr YvonneRobson.

All the partners agreed to respect oneanother’s differences and to subscribe toa pre-determined set of principles andstandards, which will be regulated andgoverned by an elected chairperson, whowill serve an annual term. It is hopedthat by formalising the activities ofthis umbrella body, other similarly-minded organisations will join andstrengthen the forum’s voice and in-fluence.

“The Animal Welfare Forum will de-velop its own identity, aims and objec-tives, which will dove-tail with the ac-tivities of its existing and future part-ners, and will in no way dilute theiridentity, brand or wield undue influ-ence over each partner’s core businessactivity or ethos,” Robson says.

CorrectionPEOPLE’S POST in-correctly stated thatstruggle veteranAhmed Kathrada haddiedwhen in fact, he isalive.

Kathrada’s namewas included in a listof names of great anti-apartheid struggleicons who have diedin our leader article.People’s Post apologis-es for the error.

ANIMAL CARE: Animal Welfare organisa­tions throughout Cape Town, have unit­ed to address the plight of animals in im­poverished communities.

Holiday fun at Kirstenbosch GardenIF the winter school holidays haveyou searching for something for thekids to do, then Kirstenbosch Nation-al Botanical Garden is the place foryou, with activities until Friday 15July (on weekdays only).

TheWinterWondersprogrammeofcreative and inspiring workshopsand walks aims to engage young peo-ple from six years to 17 years old aswell as their families.

With the garden dressed in its win-ter coat, there are so many things todo and see.

Join the Kirstenbosch Gold FieldsCentre teamina funmorningmakingsomething useful out of items youusually throw away.

Eco Art workshops with Sue Nep-gen will have students create unusu-al 3D clay models of the landscapesthey’ve explored.

Listening to stories is a magicalway of introducing books to children.

Listen to the true stories of our en-vironment and some of the endearingcreatures who inhabit it.

Special discounts are available atthe bookshop during the holidays.

The Botanical Society has ar-ranged over nine different types ofwalkswhereyoucanexploreunusualaspects of the garden.

Enjoying the crisp winter days inthis magnificent setting with yourfamily is a magical way of being out-doors. A variety of scrapbookingworkshops suitable for ages eightyears and up, will be held over theholidays. Entry to the garden is freefor young participants aged six to 17years old.

For more information, phone (021)799-8686 or visit www.sanbi.org.

Education is key to prevent more sufferingTERESA FISCHER

THE Cape of Good Hope (CoGH)SPCA is still trying to trace aMitchell’s Plain family whose pitbulls recently gave birth to a lit-ter of 10 puppies, and who do notwant to sell the dogs.

The Abrahams family was fea-tured in a daily newspaper article,with photographs of them togetherwith the puppies (“Threats afterfamily refuse to sell pit bull pups”,Cape Times, Wednesday 29 June.)

According to the article, theyhave been threatened by membersof the community for refusing tosell the puppies.

The family says they fear the dogswill be used in dog fights if they sellthem.

CoGH SPCA spokesperson,Lamees Martin, says the organisa-tion is still awaiting contact detailsof the family

Martin says: “We would also liketo discuss and educate the familyabout sterilisation to prevent anyfurther litters of puppies beingborn.”

She says animals would not beconfiscated unless they are neglect-ed or abused in terms of the AnimalProtection Act.

“The key is education and infor-mation,” says Martin, who addsthat with the new animal bylawsthat are being finalised, it will be-come unlawful for people who arenot registered breeders to continueto allow litters to be born.

“There are so many dogs outthere, in shelters, just waiting pa-tiently for loving homes,” she says,adding that it is irresponsible to al-low animals to breed indiscrimi-nately.

She also appeals to members ofthe public to come forward and ad-

vise them of any dog fighting activi-ties “so that we may investigate andtake action wherever necessary”.

Meanwhile, emotions ran highlast week in Sweet Home Farm, aninformal settlement near Philippi,after a three-year-oldboy,wasalleg-edly pulled from his home andkilled by a pack of dogs.

Angry residents retaliated bystoning and beating to death twodogs thought to be involved in theattack – although the CoGH SPCAsays post mortems carried out thedogs revealed only traces of rice,chicken and beetroot in the dogs’stomach contents.

According to the CoGH SPCA thedogs choked to death on their ownblood following the beatings andkickings.

Together with the Animal RescueOrganisation (ARO) and AnimalWelfare Philippi, the SPCA has sofar removed 156 dogs, which weresurrendered by their owners.

Efforts to humanely remove un-wanted animals and encourageowners to admit their dogs for steri-lisation will continue.

The CoGH SPCA says the commu-nity’s support would be greatly ap-preciated.

It says: “Not only to help keep itsinspectors in the field, but if a con-tribution pays for a dog to be steri-lised, you’ll be playing a very realpart in turning this tragic situationaround.”

According to the organisation,despite extreme poverty, manyhouseholds in the community haveup to 10 dogs, which are undernour-ished, unsterilised and lack humanaffection and care.

Many of the dogs lead a feral ex-istence, roaming the township scav-enging for food.

“We think that neglect and star-vation may be the reason the dogs

attacked, although we are stillawaiting the results of the police in-vestigation,” said SPCA inspector,Moyo Ndukwana.

At a community meeting on Sat-urday, the SPCA and the City ofCape Town’s Law Enforcement de-partment managed to convince res-idents to restrict the number ofdogs per household to two; to collarand identify each owned animal;and to allow their animals to besterilised by the animal welfaregroups involved in the crisis.

ROUND UP: Members of the Cape ofGood Hope SPCA remove dogs inSweet Valley informal settlement.Photo: Lulama Zenzile

TRAGEDY:YonelaMbokotho­la (19)next to thebody of herson, Phila­sanda (3)who waskilled bydogs atSweet Val­ley infor­mal settle­ment nearPhilippi.Photo: LeanneStander

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Shoes for city’s homelessTHE Cape Town Central ImprovementDistrict (CCID) recently presented 500pairs of men’s shoes to various charitiesworking with homeless people in the cen-tral city.

Tasso Evangelinos, COO of the CCID, saidhe hoped the shoes could provide extra com-fort and dignity for some of the city’s mostvulnerable.

“The CCID is constantly looking for waysto be proactively involved in programmesthat contribute to caring for those who liveat the margins of our society.”

The CCID’s social development manager,Pat Eddy, says Capetonians and city busi-nesses can be an important part of the solu-tion. “We are asking people to be aware thatgiving a handout to the homeless is merelya contributor to an ongoing existence ofhand-to-mouth living. For someone to be tru-ly rehabilitated into society, he or she willneed to move away from dependency.”

With the Cape in the grip of a particularlycold and wet winter, here’s how you can help:

The Ark gives temporary refuge to thosein need. To continue doing this, they needfood, blankets, warm socks, and cement androofing sheets for the completion of their din-ing room. Phone (021) 843-3927.

The Carpenter’s Shop provides rehabili-tation services and skills training for adults.They urgently need warm clothing for menand women, as well as computers. Contactthem on (021) 461-5508.

Catholic Welfare and Development putstogether crisis relief basins inwinter for fam-ilies made homeless through fires and floods.They need blankets, soap and tinned food toput in these basins. Contact them on (021) 425-2095

The Haven needs men’s and women’sclothing, as well as tinned food and ingredi-ents for soup. Contact them on (021) 425-4700.

The Homestead provides residentialcare and family integration for boys. They’rein need of long pants, warm tops and shoesfor their boys, and a general handyman whois willing to give of their time and expertise.Phone (021) 419-9763.

StreetSmart has partnered with city res-taurants to add a minimum donation of R5to your bill. Donations go to reintegration,education and skills training initiatives forstreet kids. From 18 to 24 July they’re run-ning a Winter Restaurant Week. Participat-ing Central City establishments include 6Spin Street, Aubergine, Fork, Frieda’s onBree, Societi Bistro and Savoy Cabbage. Con-tact them on (021) 418-0621.

Post Office still looking for new premises in Green PointVERNA VAN DIEMEN

THE Post Office is still attemptingto secure a venue in Green Point af-ter its office there was closed twoweeks ago.

Marti Gilchrist, Western Capecommunication manager of theSouth African Post Office, says:

“We are still working full-time tofind space in Green Point. It maytake six months or a year, but weare trying our best,” says Gilchrist(“Signed, sealed, closed”, People’sPost, 28 June).

In response to questions onwhether the Post Office was too latein renewing their lease agreement,

Gilchrist says: “Not as far as Iknow. Unfortunately we lost out onthis one.”

Gilchrist says that Green PointPost Office is a very old South Afri-can institution.

“We know that the Green PointPost Office is one of the oldest postoffices,” she says. Claus Felske, a

Green Point resident and a post boxholder, once again called the Peo-ple’s Post last week to express con-cerns that his address couldchange.

“I have overseas clients, suppli-ers and friends. I have policies andeverything from overseas.

“It concerns me, because what

will happen if, a few months downthe line, the Post Office decides tochange our address to Roggebaai?”says Felscke.

Gilchrist says that they cannotguarantee anything, but they canundertake to always deliver themail to Green Point post box hold-ers’ addresses.

The CCID helps to get the homeless ready to face the winter cold. Photo: Richard Aaron

Allowing creativityWESTERN CAPE craft producers and de-signers, as well as others working in or stud-ying design, art and engineering, now havean enhanced venue for exploring their crea-tive ideas and developing new products.

Known as the Cape Craft and Design Insti-tute’s (CCDI) Product Support Space (PSS),the facility in Harrington Street, Cape Town,consists of the former FabLab (an assistedDIY computer-aided design/manufacturingenvironment) which has been expandedwith research and design computers, plus awide range of new machines.

Full-time specialist staff are on hand fortechnical and design advice, and to help withthe use of tools and fabrication processes.Safety is paramount and the staff are all

trained in first aid.The service is free, provided that users

make an appointment for a one-hour sessionconsisting of a consultation and assisted useof the tools and processes.

Follow-up consultations can be made withthe same advisor. The PSS is divided intotwo main sections – a research and designarea and a tool room.

The research and design area consists ofa central consultation and planning area,with computers for both research and de-sign.

The Product Support Space is located onthe fourth floor of the CCDI building at 75Harrington Street, Cape Town.

For consultation bookings, contact Ashan-ti Zwedala on (021) 461-1488, or email prod-uctsupport@ccdi.org.za.

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Ray of hope for poor autistic childrenTERESA FISCHER

PATRICIA HENDRICKS(54) says she was born to

work with problematic chil-dren.

For 16 years she has been work-ing with autistic children and iscurrently employed as a teacherat one of the special schools in theWestern Cape.

But she says there are only twoschools for children with autism,and that these cater only forthose with money.

“The saddest thing is there isno place for autistic childrenfrom poorer families,” she says.

And when they turn 18, the ma-jority of these pupils are forced toreturn home, if they are not em-ployable.

But Hendricks, who lives inStrandfontein, has a vision ofopening a centre where mentallydisabled learners, especiallythose with autism, can practice

their skills in vocational and edu-cational activities after theirschool years have ended.

She describes herself as “an or-dinary teacher with a helluva lotof experience”. She has beenteaching since 1977.

Regarding autism, she saysthere is “no manual”, and thatthere are degrees of autism.

But she explains that if youwant to see progress, you muststick to a routine, as most autis-tic children don’t understandtime.

“Autistic children are unpre-dictable, and develop certain ob-sessions,” she says.

“For example if they are usedto eating brown rice and one dayyou change to yellow rice, theywill smash that plate.”

Bridging these obsessions ispart of behaviour therapy.

She also says that autistic chil-dren make different sounds fordifferent feelings.

“Finally I can speak the lan-

guage of the autistic child.”An added difficulty when car-

ing for autistic children is thatthey don’t understand danger,

she says, adding that her first en-counterwithanautistic child “al-most gave her a heart attack”.

“The child ran out of the schoolbus and into a brick wall, with

such force ... but then burst outlaughing like it was the funniestthing,” says Hendricks.

She explains that these chil-dren must be kept busy, but thatnine out of 10 end up back athome when they turn 18.

“They are very upset by thechange in their routine and feelthey are being punished,” saysHendricks, who adds that theircaregivers often have no life.

Hendricks says she has thesupport of the Department of So-cial Development for her propos-al, which she has been workingon for over four years.

She also has obtained thebacking of overseas and localsponsors.

But she says it is not about themoney and that she is even pre-pared to put in her pension.

Hendricks adds: “Every day Isee the sadness in parents’ faces;I know I can make a difference.”

The idea is that the facilitywould especially be for those par-

ents who are experiencing finan-cial difficulties.

The only costs would be fortransport to the school, which isproposed for one of the buildingsat Valkenberg.

Hendricks says she needs anidea of how many parents wouldbe interested in the facility, in or-der for her to take the next step.

Megan Gobey’s son Gregory(15) has been cared for by Hen-dricks for six months, and shesays in that space of time thechange in her son has been “phe-nomenal”.

Gobey says his speech has im-proved, he is a lot more self-suffi-cient, confident in himself and al-so happy. “Patricia has an abso-lute gift,” says Gobey, addingthat no-one else thought thisprogress would be possible.

Contact Patricia on (021) 393-5408 between 20:00 and 22:00 dur-ing the week or on weekends, orSusan on (021) 393-4527 daily or072 262 7320 after hours.

Finally I canspeak the

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New maths course for Grade 12sSCHOOL learners spend their entire schoolcareers working up to one final goal: passingtheir matric exams and ensuring a betterchance at tertiary education and work in fu-ture.

In recent years the matric maths pass ratehas been frightening, with only 30% of thecandidates achieving pass marks highenough for university entrance.

Cape Town maths and science teacher,Paul Carter, who has taught at prestigiousschools such as Bishops and RondeboschBoys’ High, has teamed up with CambridgeUniversity Press and online education com-pany, GetSmarter, to create the CambridgeUniversity Press Grade 12 Maths Course,which prepares learners for their final ex-ams.The 12-week, fully-supported online ex-tra maths course gives learners the opportu-nity to revise the complete matric maths syl-labus in time for the final exams, and learnthe practical skills to pass their exams andachieve higher grades.

It also allows for parents to be kept up todate on children’s progress by emailing par-ents detailed weekly reports.

The course is clearly structured, moni-tored and highly supported by both Carterand an administrator. Learners can testtheir knowledge and get prompt answers totheir questions on the discussion forums.

As the course is presented entirely onlinethrough GetSmarter’s user-friendly onlinelearning platform, learners can study when-ever they can and wherever they are, fittingrevision into a daily schedule without thedisruption and hidden costs associated withtutors, afterschool classes and travelling.

Achieving an excellent mark in matricmaths is no easy feat, but learning to workhard in school will build a strong work ethicthat will be invaluable in university orworking life. For more information aboutthe Cambridge University Press Grade 12Maths course, contact Lyndsay on (021) 447-7565 or visit www.GetSmarter.co.za.

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Double tragedy inTamboerskloofHANRIE BOSCH

THE South African Depressionand Anxiety Group (SADAG)says the number of calls made toits counsellors has almost dou-bled in recent years.

This statement came after a mur-der-suicide on Tuesday 28 June inTamboerskloof. A woman allegedlypoisoned her eight-year-old daugh-ter before hanging herself. Accord-ing to Warrant Officer KhunjulwaSam, spokesperson for the Cape

Town Central Police Station, familymembers became concerned afterthe woman failed to answer herphone for some time. They went toher home, where the body of themother was found in the hallway,and the daughter was found in herbed. “There was no motive behindthe incident, and it appears that thewomen was just depressed,” Samsaid. The mother and daughterwhere buried separately on Friday1 June and Saturday 2 June. Thematter is still being investigated bypolice.

For the granmas and grampasIT’S time for senior cit-izens to show their cre-ative and caring sideby entering “The Pret-ty Things for LittleThings” Competition,and making somethingpretty and practical fora needy child.

Besides bringing joyto the heart of a needychild, they can also winsome great prizes.

Entry forms will beavailable at the moneymarket counters at allShoprite, Checkersand Checkers Hyper-stores countrywide, aswell as from any Age-in-Action office, andthis is also where itemsmust be returned be-fore the close of thecompetition. This com-petition is being spon-sored by ShopriteCheckers and is run-ning until 31 August.For more information,call (021) 426-4249.

16 years of quilted colourTHE Good Hope Quilters Guild is hosting the 16thSouth African Quilt Festival at Bloemhof Girls’ Highschool in Stellenbosch until Thursday 7 July.

This is the fourth time the festival is being held inthe Western Cape.

The theme of the festival is “Alive with Colour”, andis depicted in the colourful festival logo of Table Moun-tain “all dressed up”.

The aim of the festival is to promote the art of patch-work and quilting, and to bring quilters together toshare their work with fellow quilters and the public.The exhibition will include the “Alive with Colour”

competition quilts, the “Showtime” challenge quilts,invitation quilts made by the judges and jurors, andthe winning blocks of the 2011 Youth Quilt Block Chal-lenge.

There are more than 300 quilts on display in the Blo-emhof Media Centre at Bloemhof Girl’s High Schoolfrom 10:00 to 18:00.

Today (Tuesday), the exhibition will be open from10:00 to 20:00. Entry is R30 per person.

For more information, visit http://www.quiltfestival2011.co.za or contact Marijke Weitszon 076 678 7755.

Win a music bursaryIF YOU are a music performer ineither the classical or jazz cate-gories, and are between the agesof 18 and 28, entering the Pick nPay/Fine Music Radio (FMR)101.3 Music Awards, could seeyou R20 000 richer.

Entries close on Monday 11 Ju-ly and this year, the finalists willget a chance to shine at theirvery own concert, as two con-certs form the finals.The final-ists, with their own accompa-nists where applicable, will beperforming at the Baxter Con-cert Hall at two free concerts – onFriday 29 July at 19:30 (jazz) andThursday 4 August (classical).TheR20 000 bursary in each cate-gory will allow the young musi-cians to gain broader experi-ence. Runners-up will receivevouchers from Pick n Pay to the

value of R1 000. Over the sevenyears of the event, which waslaunched as part of FMR’s 10thbirthday celebrations, Pick nPay and in particular, patronWendy Ackerman, have sup-ported this event. The judgingpanel consists of “highly regard-ed” members of the music com-munity. The six finalists to com-pete in the competition will beannounced on FMR 101.3 theweek prior to the gala perform-ances. Entry forms are availablefrom FMR 101.3 or online atwww.fmr.co.za. Applicants areinvited to hand-deliver/couriera recording of their own per-formance/s – with the total con-tent not exceeding 20 minutes –on CD to the Fine Music Radiostudios at Artscape Theatre.Contact (021) 401-1013.

WIN BY GIVING: Enter the competition and win up to R6 000. Photo: Supplied

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Caddie ‘psychologists’ take a swingANDRE BAKKES

GOLF can best be defined as anendless series of tragedies ob-scured by the occasional mira-cle.

Caddies, in that respect, are mir-acle workers. They are more thanjust advisors – they are the golfer’spsychologist, lean-to, and onlyfriend.

These guys not only work in themost serene environment imagi-nable, they also “fertilise” themind of blooming golfers.

People’s Post talked to twoRondebosch Golf Course caddies,Johannes Fortuin and CosmosMweniwao, after they returnedfrom their own tournament atRoyal Durban Golf Club, in whichthey exhibited their meticulousswings.

These professionals don’t onlycaddie, but they can play the near-perfect round as well.

The Western Province A team,of which Fortuin is the captain,were crowned champions andMweniwao’s B-Team came fourth.

Their manager, Ian Jooste, elab-orates: “These caddies compete ona national level against the bestthe other provinces have to offer.There are 16 teams and four cad-dies per team, which amounts to60-odd players.”

This was the fifth such event,and WP has never finished outsidethe top five.

Many are under the illusion thatcaddies just caddie, but they are,of course, also avid golfers.

Fortuin, playing off a handicapof two, sums it up when he says:“It is very important that caddiesplay golf. One can give better ad-vice to players, because you know

what you’re talking about.”He grew up next to a golf course

near Westlake, and says he haswanted to play golf ever since hewas a young boy. As a result, hestarted hitting golf balls aroundfromtheageof eight, andhasbeenat it for 35 years.

The saying that practice makesperfect has never been furtheraway from the truth in golfingterms.

You may swing clubs all yourlife, but on any given day you cantriple bogey one hole and eaglethe next.

To illustrate this, Fortuin’s bestat Rondebosch (where he usuallyaverages 74) is a 68.

Mweniwao plays off a threehandicap, and has also played golffor as long as he can remember.

“I’m from Malawi, and havebeen in this country for ayear andfour months,” he explains.

There are apparently 18 golfcourses in Malawi, which has“nice” courses, but Mweniwaosays South Africa’s are better.

WhenaskedwhyhisWPB-teamdidn’t crack the top three in thecaddie stroke play tournament inDurban, he answers apologetical-ly: “I thought I’m playing in theA-team, so was far away when Isuddenly got the news that I musttee-off. My first two shots went outof bounds and it was difficult to re-cover from there.”

The caddies only played tworounds, so to recover from such astart says a lot about his mentalstrength.

Golf is much more than a sport– it’s a lonely trip down an unex-plored path, which eventually de-fines one’s mentality.

With a caddie by your side it’seasier to face those inner demons.

Fortuin continues: “We arethere for the golfer and strive tokeep them positive.

“They will get frustrated, but wekeep them in the right frame ofmind.

“They will give up halfwaythrough the round, but we try tobring them back. A caddie standsbetween winning and losing, andoften saves at least five shots around.”

He says it takes just one shot tosum up the golfer and prepare forwhat lies ahead.

Even the caddie, however,knows when it’s a lost cause. For-tuin recalls a particularly bad golf-er askinghimwhichball shouldbeused to hit over the looming lake,to which he responded: “An oldone!”

Team manager Jooste con-cludes: “There is currently no offi-

cial avenue for caddies to channeltheir talent, which must be nur-tured.

“The tournament in Durban isthe first step towards that goal,and we would not have competedif it wasn’t for our generous spon-sors and supporters – the SeniorGolfers Union of South Africa,TaylorMade, Adidas, Sekunjalo,the WP Golf Union, and CapeTown Golf Club Management.”

From the left are Cosmos Mweniwao, Johannes Fortuin and Ian Jooste. Photo: Andre Bakkes

Cape Town looks forward to Mandela Day

Sunflower in a teacupLADIES from as far afield asSomerset West gathered at theAlphen Hall on Saturday 11June to “Sip for Sunflower”,and enjoy a friendly afternoonof tea and teatime treats.

Volunteers and interestedsupporters of The SunflowerFund hosted tables of familyand friends, and listened toSa-rah Norman, leukaemia sur-vivor and Leigh Cox, a dedi-cated volunteer.

All the colourful tables, eatsand in some cases, hats, creat-ed a splash of colour, and con-

tributed to the positive spiritof the afternoon – which wasto remember that there is stilla need for more people of allethnic groups to join theSouth African Bone MarrowRegistry.

There are many people –mainly children – looking formatching donors.

By phoning the toll freenumber, 0800 12 10 82, or bygoing to www.sunflower-fund.org.za.

Anyone interested canlearn how to become a donor.

TEA AND HEART: Jody Thomas seen ad­miring art by Hettitia Calitz at The Sun­flower Fund Ladies Tea. Photo: Supplied

CAPE TOWN will be celebrating Mandela Day on Mon-day 18 July, with various events and actions, as wellas a fundraising event at the City Hall on Saturday 16July.

To honour the life and times of Nelson Mandela, ahuge Madiba mural canvas with 67 celebrity hand-prints and autographs, woven together in the patternand colours of the South African flag, will be auctionedto local and international buyers.

Celebrities are expected at the event, where othervaluable memorabilia donated by them will also go onauction.

Executive mayor, Alderman Patricia de Lille, says:“Cape Town is proud to honour Mr Mandela as ourFreeman, to celebrate Mandela Day, and his life andtimes. His immense contribution to peace and reconcil-iation is an inspiration, not only to South Africans, butthe entire world.

“We also respect his humility in asking us not to fo-cus on him as an individual, but to continue doing goodand helping people in a practical way.

“All of us must give what we have in terms of means,talents and time. The City of Cape Town offers this can-vas with the handprints of many who make a differ-ence, lead and contribute to the continuation of MrMandela’s life and times. This event is Cape Town’s

contribution to raise funds for deserving causes andareas of need.”

The canvas project was started during the 2010 WorldCup, when several dignitaries and celebrities visitedCape Town, and attended matches at the Cape TownStadium.

Western Cape Premier Helen Zille, then-mayor DanPlato, and American R&B superstar, R Kelly, were thefirst to make their handprints on the canvas.

Others who participated included Archbishop Des-mond Tutu, Prince Albert of Monaco, golfing legend,Gary Player, London mayor, Boris Johnson, US foot-ball star, Reggie Bush, US TV personality, Kimora LeeSimmons, Hollywood star, Djimon Hounsou, singerDanny K, members of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Ger-man football star, Jurgen Klinsmann, actress VanessaHaywood, former Springbok, Chester Williams, formerdirector-general in the presidency, Professor JakesGerwel, Bafana Bafana player, Steven Pienaar, musi-cian Jimmy Dludlu, Proteas captain, Graeme Smith,World Cup-winning Springbok captain, Francois Pien-aar, publisher Jane Raphaely, property mogul, PamGolding and Springbok Bryan Habana.

South Africans are requested to celebrate MandelaDay, to help change the world for the better, as Mandeladid for more than 67 years.

Chat with Union of Jewish WomenTHE Adult Education Division ofthe Union of Jewish Women (UJW)will host a talk tomorrow by Profes-sor Susan Bourne, who will discuss“The Many Half-Lives of Marie Cu-rie”.

Then, on Wednesday 13 July, DrLisa Micklesfield will talk on“Physical Activity and BoneHealth”. The talks will take place atStonehaven, 7 Albany Road, SeaPoint at 10:00 for 10:30.

Entry is R20 and includes refresh-ments. For more information, call(021) 434-9555, mornings only.

The UJW’s Constantia Group willhold a cooking demonstration –“Cook Now, Dine Later” – at thePick n Pay Centre on Thursday 21July at 10:00. Entry is R60.

On Sunday 14 August, the Floren-tia Group will hold its annual andpopular “Card and Lunch After-noon” at 12:30. Entry is R90.

HAPPY DAY: From left, Sally Veary and Anthony Lampe celebratinghis third birthday on Saturday 25 June at the Blue Train at MouillePoint. The train has entertained generations of children, and was re­furbished by the Rotary Club of Sea Point after falling into disrepair.

Photo: Carlo Velentini

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Page 10 People’s Post Atlantic Seaboard­City Edition GENERAL Tuesday 5 July 2011

A tale of two worldsANDRE BAKKES

GLADYS WILDSCHUT’Svoice trembles ever so soft-

ly as she pages through the firstcopy of her book, which tookher five years to write and awhole lifetime to research.

The 81-year-old woman fromPlumstead reminds one of a beau-tiful set of invaluable china depict-ing ancient knowledge with intri-cate detail.

Gladys’s life’s story will be pub-lished soon by Northern Cape Li-braries in a 300-page memoir enti-tled “Children of the Harts andTyne”.

The book is presented in twoparts: first the author delves intothe life of her British father andTswana mother by writing it in afictional yet factual manner, andthen in part two, Gladys writesabout her own life. It is, in essence,a tale of how the author comes toterms with who she is by examin-ing her parents’ divergent cul-tures.

Her comprehensive research ledher from Harts River in the North-ern Cape to Tyne River in North-umberland, England.

Sometimes she relied on her viv-id memories from her childhood,sometimes on recollections fromlong-lost family members andsometimes on factual documentssuch as birth certificates.

“I could write another book onhow I researched this book,” shelaughs.

“My children were always in-quisitive and curious about how I

grew up. They would ask me andI would tell them. Then they wouldsay I must write it down, but I nev-er gave it a serious thought untilI retired.”

She was a primary and second-ary school teacher for 29 years ofher life, educating young minds inthe art of music, religious studiesand English.

“Then I went to a writing schooland did well!”

Gladys recalls being asked whatshe would like for her 70th birth-day and without hesitation she an-swered: “I want to go to England.”

Her research into the life of herfather (James Richard RidleyCrisp) and her mother (Mosadi-watlala Crisp) was about to propelher into a world of questions, anal-ysis, and finally, acceptance.

A quote from the prologue in herbook sums this up perfectly: “Inwriting this book I now under-stand why my father seemed tolive with an ache in his heart. I fre-quently saw that ache in his sadeyes and in his face when that redpatch throbbed between his eyes,accentuated by a deep frown. I sawin the way he consistently twistedthe ends of his generous mous-tache. “I heard that ache in hislaughter and saw it in his enthusi-asm for working, even when hewas unwell – sometimes till deepinto the night. Papa was often deepin thought and embraced periodsof solitary reflection. That achewas there even when he was at hismost generous and caring.”

Her father died just a fewmonths before her mother, whenGladys was only 12 years old, so

she had to rediscover themthrough thorough investigation.

James came to South Africa dur-ing the Anglo-Boer War and thendecided to live here, while Mosadi-watlala lived in the Northern Capenear Vryburg.

“They met along the Harts Riv-er. He was a trader, a shop owner,and knew my mother’s parentswell. He then saw her walkingacross the bridge and they fell inlove and got married soon after-wards,” she illustrates dreamily.

“We grew up with freedom of as-sociation. My father was very gen-erous in allowing us to mix withall kinds of people.

“That basic principle has stayedwith me. I was fortunate enough tomarry a man who had the sameprinciple.”

Her proud husband, Rudolf,used to be a seaman and also car-ries very little prejudice with him.

When asked how old he is, Ru-dolf answered tongue in cheek:“Two hundred.”

He laughs, but the teacher inGladys quickly puts him in hisplace. “There’s no time for jokes,”she exclaims. Her family is clearlya tightly-knit bunch, and whileGladys’s book was first intendedonly for their eyes, she now reck-ons it could be valuable to othersas well.

“I grew up with parents of a dif-ferent culture under colonial rule,then the Malan-regime, thenapartheid and finally democraticSouth Africa. This isn’t only a sto-ry, it’s historic and educational aswell. I don’t think people realisehow important their culture is.”

For Gladys, the act of writing,remembering and discoveringwas, however, more importantthan sharing it with the world.

She, nonetheless, harbours hopethat others will follow her lead andpen their memories.

“We live in a democratic coun-try. By reading about one another,

we will learn to understand differ-ent cultures and each other. We alllive together. We must be tolerant,listen to one another, and then wewill all live in a happier country.”

The last words in her book areparticularly striking and heartfelt– “Amor Vincit Omnia”, which isLatin for “Love Conquers All”.

GLOWING WITH PRIDE: Gladys Wildschut (81) holds the first copy of herbook, “Children of the Harts and Tyne”. Photo: Andre Bakkes

Living with leukaemiaNOVEMBER 2008 marked a complete changeof life for Yolandi Reiche, who was, at thatstage, given more or less 90 days to live.

She had no idea that skin irritations, fa-tigue and a very bloated stomach was actual-ly Chronic Myloid Leukaemia – a form ofblood cancer. This started the most challeng-ing event in Reiche’s life.

Chemotherapy sessions and spells in hos-pital became a way of life, rather than enjoy-ing family time with her husband and threechildren.

Different drugs have enabled Reiche to gofrom strength to strength, but for her healthto be restored, a bone marrow transplant isessential.

The Registery of South African Bone Mar-row donors has been searched, as well as the

International Registry, but Reiche has beenunsuccessful in finding her perfect match,and now time is of the essence.

The Sunflower Fund recruits donors tojoin the South African Bone Marrow Regis-try, and strives to educate people to come for-ward and help save the lives of others.

All that is initially required is a donationof two teaspoons of blood,which is tested, andthe result kept on the South African BoneMarrow Registry.

If a person is a potential match for a pa-tient, the process whereby bone marrow isdonated, is similar to donating blood, as bonemarrow is found in stem cells, in the periph-eral blood.

Phone the toll free number 0800 121082, orvisit the website www.sunflowerfund.org.za.

Customer care for communitiesTHE City of Cape Town has installed 17 Free-Call lines in outlying areas and disadvan-taged communities in Cape Town, and a fur-ther 20 lines are set to be connected by theend of July.

Many informal settlements, includingsome where there is no Telkom infrastruc-ture, will benefit from these new lines.

“The purpose of the FreeCall lines is to im-prove service delivery by increasing accessto the City’s Call Centre. We are extendingthe network of FreeCall telephones to areaswhere low volumes of service complaints andrequests are currently being registered,”said the City’s Mayoral Committee Memberfor Corporate Services, Alderman DemetriQually.

The FreeCall lines can be used to contactthe City for various inquiries, and service re-quests such as account inquiries, refuse col-lection, illegal dumping, water leaks, sewerblockages, street lights out, pot holes and

damaged roads.A Call Centre agent will respond to queries,

and where further action is required by a par-ticular service department, the complaint orrequest will be logged by means of a servicerequest. The customer will be provided witha reference number for follow-up purposes.

The pilot phase of this project waslaunched in July 2009, when four FreeCalllines were installed in City facilities inStrand, Lwandle and Khayelitsha.

A further 13 lines have been installed inHousing offices, libraries or halls.

The additional 20 lines are being installedin Uitsig, Leonsdale, Langa, Bonteheuwel,Gugulethu, Nyanga, Khayelitsha, Factreton,Kensington, Macassar, Grassy Park,Masiphumelele, Athlone, Gordon’s Bay,Woodstock and Maitland Garden Village.

For more information, email media@cape-town.gov.za.

ROCK drawings from the Red Seasite of Wadi Hammamat, dated toaround 4000 BC, show that an-cient Egyptian boats were madefrom papyrus and reeds. Yet theworld’s earliest known plank-built ship, dated to 2600 BC, was

discovered next to the Great Pyra-mid in 1952. Made from cedar andsycamore wood, it was in almostperfect state of preservation,storeddismantled into 1 224parts.–

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Dancing their way to the topTAMMY PETERSEN

AHIP HOP group is preparingto go for gold when they jet

off to Las Vegas later this monthwith the hope of returning withthe title of the world’s best dancecrew.

Untamed, a group of agile youngmen and ladies aged between 17 and21, will, for the third time, take theUS by storm when they take part inthe World Hip Hop Championships,but this year they fully intend tomove their way to the top.

This will be the third time thatthe eight-strong team heads for Ve-gas – in 2009, the group qualified forthe international extravaganza af-ter placing first in the nationalDance to Las Vegas competition.They ended an impressive 13thagainst over 50 other teams.

In 2010, the group again finishedtop of the South African log, andplaced 21st among their interna-tional competition.

But this year will be their time toshine, says 17-year-old Liam Antho-ny from Kenwyn, the youngestmember of the group.

“We have been putting every-thing into our preparations, and weare so ready to do this. We hope thatthis year will see us finish at thetop,” the teenager says.

Hours and hours of midweek andweekend practice sessions will beput to the test when they face thebest of the world’s hip hop talent –a total of 53 groups will take part inthe dance-off from 23 till 31 July.

But the competition isn’t the onlyreasonAnthony is excitedabout theinternational trip.

“After Vegas I will be going to LosAngeles from 3 till 13 August totrain with international choreogra-phers who have worked with thelikes of Britney Spears, Janet Jack-son, Michael Jackson, Justin Tim-berlake, Beyoncé and Lady Gaga,”the ecstatic teenager says.

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime op-portunity and I’m ready to grab it

with both hands.”Anthony plans to use the exper-

tise he will gain from the profes-sional dancers to teach young peo-ple who can’t afford dance lessonsthe skills he has gained.

“There are too many young peo-plewhoarenot exposed to theworldof hip hop because they can’t affordtuition. I want to use the knowledge

I will gain to spread the love ofdance, and give them the opportuni-ty to improve their lives andexpandtheir talents, free of charge. Danceis a universal language – it’s timemore people learn to speak it.”

Because the overseas trip costsmore than R30 000 per team mem-ber, Untamed has hosted numerousfundraisers to make enough money

to cover their travelling and accom-modation costs.

They will host one final event atGroote Schuur High School in New-lands on 15 and 16 July in the formof a fashion show. Tickets are R70.

For further information on theevent, contact Anthony on071 414 9776 or email him at li-am.pokerface@yahoo.com.

TO THE WORLD STAGE: Untamed are (top row, from left) James Bone, Kim Hoffenberg, Cindy Cairncross, Tamsin Carelse and Liam Anthony. In the frontare Rudi Smit, Nicholas Vries and Lisa Smith.

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Doggone madTHE killing of a three-year-old boy, allegedly bydogs, is tragic beyond description.

Disgusting beyond comprehension is the reac-tion from residents of Sweet Valley informal set-tlement on the Cape Flats, where the toddlerlived. The mad mob committed unspeakable actsof cruelty, beating and kicking to death two dogssuspected of being involved in the attack, untilthe defenceless animals choked to death on theirblood.

Post mortems on the dogs revealed only tracesof rice, chickenandbeetroot in thedogs’ stomachcontents – nothing to confirm that they hadkilled the boy.

More attacks on dogs from the community fol-lowed, and after three innocent puppies werecondemned to a certain death by their barbaricowners, who placed them on a railway line, theCape of Good Hope SPCA stepped in, puttingdown 18 dogs and removing close to 200 others.While the headlines screamed “Spate of dog at-tacks” and articles carried all the gory details,the context got forgotten. The most vexing ques-tion of why a three-year-old was left alone, wasnot raised.

The boy was allegedly pulled from his homeby a pack of dogs. Where was the adult supervi-sion, the same adults who recklessly have up to10 dogs they cannot take care of, starving them,beating them and allowing them to breed uncon-trolled? Allan Perrins, the CEO of the SPCA, con-firms that unsupervised children are most vul-nerable and prone to being attacked.

He says most of the dogs in informal settle-ments lack human affection, lead a feral exist-ence and roam the townships scavenging forfood, which is when their instinct as a predatormanifests itself.

There are alternatives, the most obvious beingto not own dogs if you cannot even take care ofyourself. Mahatma Gandhi said: “You can judgea society by the way it treats its animals.” If themaltreatment of animals by the people of SweetValley is anything to go by, our society is indeedin a sorry, shameful state.

Unemployment should be a priorityUNEMPLOYMENT seems to have becomean extremely popular topic of late in the me-dia, the government, the general public,amongst economists, trade unions and any-one who wants to groan about how badthings are. Unfortunately it merely endsthere, because no-one seems to come upwith solutions or reasons for this high de-gree of unemployment, not just here in thiscountry, but all over the world.

One minister of labour, not so long back,stated in a very matter-of-fact way that un-employment is here to stay, and there isnothing anyone can do about it. I found sucha statement quite damning and pessimistic.

I am no economist, but I am willing toshare some of my thinking on this subject,which has bothered me from as far back inthe 70s when unemployment was an issuethen.

At the outset we need a major change inmindset when it comes to jobs, employment,the economy and the ideal form of govern-ance.

Whilst technological advancement hasmade tremendous strides to make servicedelivery and goods swifter, more efficientand less costly, it has been the poison ofmany industries and jobs.

To name just a few: cellphone communi-cation, the Internet, electronic transforma-tion of data, music and news has made re-dundant the services of thePostOffice, banktellers, bank managers, newspaper houses,the hard print industry, the music industryetc.

Globalisation and “false free trade” has

forced the closure of thousands of small andmedium-scale industries in hundreds ofcountries, because of the dumping of goodsfrom the East to these countries in contain-er loads.

The industries include the manufactureof small and large appliances. China and In-dia, with their huge populations and verylow manufacturing costs, can supply theworld with just about everything withoutwanting anything in return.

Without realising it, the majority of theworld’s countries including those in the de-veloped West have merely become parasiticconsumers. They do not have economies tosustain their existence.

The usual claptrap that is given to us inthis country is that we have a shortage ofskills. We need to ask: What skills are welooking for, because we produce thousandsof graduates annually, who end up unem-ployed. The truth is that we just do not haveindustries to absorb these new graduates.

The other major cause for the unemploy-ment is the abuse of the oversupply of la-bour. Big conglomerates pretend to createemployment.

That is merely a ploy to gain a monopoly.The supermarkets are one example of theabuse of power and greed. A huge supermar-ket can do with just 80 permanent staff andrely on casuals to make huge profits.

A number of small, privately-owned busi-nesses, spread out all over the country, canemploy more people and alleviate povertyfar quicker than the big giant retailers.

We need to build a strong middle class,

with far more small enterprises than a fewbig corporates. Big corporates are only in-terested in making huge profits at the ex-pense of their workforce.

When their profits go down, they retrenchstaff or merely shut shop. They do not careone bit about staff, who served them loyallyfor 30 years and who have no prospects ofanother job because of their age.

Maldistribution of wealth and greed isand has been the biggest cause of povertyand the economic crisis. Ninety percent ofthe world’s wealth is owned by about 2% ofthe world’s population. America, with only10% of the world’s population, consumes60% of the world’s produce. Such a maldis-tribution of wealth is the creation of capital-ism in free democracies.

We have been in a recession for over fiveyears, and there is no sight of us coming outof it. What this says is that capitalism hasfailed to deliver, so it does not matter whichgovernment is voted into power, it willmake no difference.

What we need is a change in the social or-der which guarantees the rights of ordinary

citizens.Fifty percent of the citizens of this coun-

try live below the bread line, with no hopeof ever owning a home of their own.

There is land aplenty, but it comes at aprice and with rules. Where must poor peo-ple live? Placing them on a 30-year waitinglists is an insult to their dignity.

If the thinking minds do not come up withproper solutions to change the world orderto address the needs of billions, who arestruggling to survive, then we are settingourselves up for a revolution that is inevita-ble and which cannot be stopped by bruteforce.

The French Revolution was the result ofhunger. The economists have no answer tohelp us out of the current recession, becausethey are too ashamed to admit that it is afew individuals’ greed and their callous dis-regard for their fellow man that has been re-sponsible for the recession and the wide-spread gloom that has got the world in astate of rigor mortis.DR EV RAPITIEastridge

Your SMSes. Hooting taxis in Main Road, SeaPoint start at 05:00 and continue till01:00. The main culprits are “BAKER-WP” and “Boeta” taxis. What can onedo? Roll on, IRT buses. Steve

. The CEO of Eskom got an even biggerbonus than last year. Why do we just haveto accept electricity increases? What if weunite and take a stand? Sue

. Check your electricity purchases. Ihave been under-supplied by as much assix units on a R20 a number of times! Glo-ria

. There is land in South Africa that wasstolen from the people. Give it back, evenif they are squatters. Share in the wealthof this country. Shuaib

. Why can’t the police check loiterers

lurking around where they do not belong?Most homes break-ins occur because of loi-tering.

. Saskia, we want to wish you a happyfourth birthday for 6 July. We love you somuch. Without you our lives would be bor-ing. From Mom (Melvina) and Dad (Syl-vester).

. Wewould like to start a choir forhome-less and street people, and are looking forassistance in any way. Please email yourdetails to tafsainfo@gmail.com or call071 747 6476.

Three little pigs with big dreamsAFTER a completely sold out run in 2009, The

Lilliput Children’s Theatre Company will bereturning to the Baxter Theatre with their mostsuccessful show to date.

“The Three Little Pigs” is back by popular demand,and will run until Wednesday 13 July at 10:30 (Mondayto Saturday), in the Main Theatre and the Concert Hallat the Baxter Theatre.

This delightful children’s classic takes place in theKaroo, where the three little pigs leave their farm tobuild houses of their own.

One wants to be a ballroom dancer, another wantsto be an opera singer and the third wants to be a suc-cessful businessman.

The big bad wolf pretends to be a travelling salesmanin order to get into their homes, but has to resort toblowing the houses down. When none of his disguiseswork, he tries to blow the houses up, and ends up blow-

ing himself up.This enchanting fairytale was adapted and directed

by Elton John Duffy (Edgemead), who has been work-ing at the Baxter since 1993.

This modernised fairytale stars Nikki Louw (Clare-mont) as Peter Pig, Chi Mhende (Observatory) asAunty Joan, Nicol de Andrade (Parow) as Percy Pig,Roxanne Gabriels (Kenilworth) as Patrick Pig and El-ton John Duffy as the Big Bad Wolf.

Music and lyrics are by Elton John Duffy and PippaDuffy and choreography is by Nikki Louw. The dura-tion of the show is 45 minutes and is suitable for thewhole family. Tickets are R38 per person, and bookingsfor can be made at Computicket or any Shoprite/Checkers, or online at www.computicket.com.

For block bookings or queries, please call Elton on083 364 8284 or (021) 558-2650, or call the Baxter Theatreon (021) 685-7880. For more information on the LilliputPlayers, visit the website at www.lilliputplayers.co.za.

INDEPENDENT PIGS: Percy Pig (Nicol de Andrade), Peter Pig (Nikki Louw)and Patrick Pig (Roxanne Gabriels) in a scene from “The Three Little Pigs”at the Baxter Theatre. Photo: Supplied

Scottish play for the MasqueSHAKESPEARE’S “Macbeth” isbeing staged at the Masque The-atre in Muizenberg from nowuntil Saturday 9 July (excludingSunday to Wednesday).

“Macbeth” is a tale of lies, ma-nipulation and treachery. Brit-ain, at war with itself, sees therise of a would-be dictator, driv-en by his manipulative wife.

Wicked spells and treacheryare the order of the day, as Mac-beth and Lady Macbeth seizetheir chance to rule.

A feast of poetry and prose,Shakespeare’s play is as perti-nent now as it was when it was

first written.This production of “Macbeth”

is set to a rousing soundscapeand rich lighting, with stage de-sign by Vivienne Gray.

The play is directed by Clif-ford Graham (who also playsMacbeth), and co-directed byBrenda Gray. Week nights areat 20:00 and Saturdays at 14:30and 18:30. Ticket prices for mati-nees and Thursday evenings areR50, and other evenings R60(Masque Theatre Club membersenjoy a R10 discount).

To book, phone (021) 788-1898during office hours.

INTRIGUED: From left, Faeron Wheeler, Maridi Jooste, Su Cunningham,Michelle Belknap and Clifford Graham in “Macbeth” opening at theMasque Theatre on Friday 1 July. Photo: Supplied

Enjoy a new South African playTHE Companions Players presentsa premiere production of “FringePeople”, a South African comedy-drama by Ralph Kelly, at the Mil-nerton Playhouse, Pienaar Road.

It will take place on Thursday 7July, Friday 8 July and Saturday 9

July. The performances begin at20:15, and the matinee at 14:15 onSaturday. The tickets cost R50 perperson. Booking details and infor-mation are available from Ralph on(021) 686-3336, Melanie on (021) 797-1319, or rsp@telkomsa.net.

They say the neon lights are bright ...ON BROADWAY presents MelJones in the Intimate ComedySessions, with special guest starsLiam Bento and Tashriq Ahmed,Cape Town’s most talked-aboutup-and-coming comedians.

Jones, a single mother, brings

her perspective as a “Capetonianwoman looking in vain for MrRight”, to the stage “to the greatamusement andenlightenment ofall”. Intimate Comedy Sessionwith Jones runs for three showsfrom Thursday 7 July to Saturday

9 July. Tickets are R85 per per-son, students pay R65, and groupsof 10 or more pay R75.

For bookings, call (021) 424-1194, visit the website www.on-broadway.co.za, or book throughany branch of Computicket.

A dance to rememberSIX Liberal Education for ArtsProfessionals (Leap) students,all highly-experienced teach-ers and professional dancers,arrived in South Africa on Sat-urday 25 June.

They will work with youngdancers from the townships ofGugulethu, Nyanga, Langaand Khayelitsha.

In partnership with Dancefor All, these LEAP studentswill design and produce an on-site dance intensive that in-cludes movement classes aswell as repertory and choreo-graphic workshops.

Leap is an internationally-recognised Bachelor of Artsdegree programme specifical-ly designed for current andformer professional dancers.

Leap makes it possible forthese working adults to re-ceive a comprehensive liberalarts education and earn aBachelor of Arts degree fromSaint Mary’s College of Cali-fornia in three to four years ofpart-time study.

With classes offered in SanFrancisco, Los Angeles, andNew York, the programmeserves more than 300 dancersfrom leading ballet, modernand ethnic dance companies aswell as musical theatre, televi-sion, and film.

Kristine Elliott and Leapfounder,ClaireSheridan, fromSan Francisco, are two SaintMary’s faculty members whowill be coordinating the pro-gramme.

The teachers are GarenScribner, Lucy van Cleef, Oliv-ia Ramsay, David Tamaki, An-nie Colbeck and AlejandroPiris Nino.

Dance teachers are invitedto come and watch the lastthree days of this course fromWednesday 6 until Friday 8 Ju-ly. The cost is R100 per personper day, and will go towardsDance for All’s Outreach Pro-grammes.

There are limited seatsavailable, so advance bookingis essential. There will be twoperformances showcasingwhat the dancers have learnt,on Friday 8 July at 16:30 and onSaturday 9 July at 11:30. Formore information, call(021) 697-5509.

There will also be a publicperformance on Friday 8 Julyat the Dance for All studios inAthlone at 16:30. For more in-formation, call (021) 697-5509 oremail company@dance-forall.co.za. Entrance is R30for adults and R15 per child,but friends of DFA attend forfree.

PROUD TO DANCE: Leap teachers Claire Sheridan, Kristine Elliott(centre) and Lucy van Cleef (centre front) with dancers from Dancefor All at the DFA studios in Athlone.

Beam me upScottyIT’S time again for the CelludroidFilm Festival for a wild line-up of sci-ence fiction, animation and fantasymovies. The event will run from today(Tuesday) to Thursday 14 July at theLabia Theatre in Orange Street, andthis year director Richard Stanley willbemakingaguest appearance to show-case his works. He will be present atthe first screening of each of his mov-ies, and have audience talks after-wards. There will also be a graphicnovel launch, loads of movies and aswith the first Celludroid event, the“District 9” cast and crew will be mak-ing special appearances.

To book or for more information,contact the Labia Theatre on (021) 424-5927 or email theatre@labia.co.za.

“Purgatorio” comesto the BaxterARIEL DORFMAN’S play “Purgato-rio”, starring Dawid Minnaar and Ter-ry Norton, comes to the Baxter fromThursday 7 July to Saturday 30 July,after its premiere at the National ArtsFestival in Grahamstown

Clare Stopford directs Dawid Min-naar and Terry Norton in a two-hand-er dealing with a man and a womangroping for understanding, forgive-ness and redemption. Their fates arebound together by a horrific past, andfreedom depends on their willingnessto sacrifice themselves. As their iden-tities unfold in the drama, it emergesthat they are each other’s interroga-tors, searching for mercy and repent-ance in this re-imagined follow-up tothe ancient Greek myth of Jason andMedea. The play is not recommendedfor children under the age of 11. Thecreative team comprises Patrick Cur-tis as lighting designer, Leo Senekal asset designer and Kai Losgott as videog-rapher. Booking is through Com-puticket on 083 915 8000, www.com-puticket.co.za or at any ShopriteCheckers outlet. Ticket prices for theBaxter season from range from R100to R130.

An evening of spicy jazzTHE Jazz and World Music Masalawill take place on Sunday 10 July atthe Swingers Jazz Club in WetwynRoad, Wetton at 17:00.

Parisian jazz vocalist, DeborahTanguy, will make a brief return tothe city for a celebration of jazz vo-cals.

This concert marks the debut ofKalahari Connection – a global col-lective of Cape-based musicians –each bringing a unique flavour tothe band that celebrates a rich mu-sic variety.

The group features Bongani Sots-hononga (marimba), Dizu Plaatjies(various African instruments), Al-ice Zhang (Chinese flutes), Barry

van Zyl (drums), Alistair Andrews(bass) and Ronan Skillen (tabla andIndian percussion) in a mix of Jazz,African and Indo-Chinese music.

Renowned songbird, pianist andmusical theatre personality, Aman-da Tiffin, will double up on pianoand vocals, along with jazz vocal-ists, Sandile Gontsana and VuyoSotashe.

The Dynamics, from SettlersHigh School, will add youth jazz tothe evening’s entertainment.

Tickets cost R70. For bookings,call 083 390 4529 or pay at the door.Dining is optional. For more infor-mation, contact the Swingers JazzClub on (021) 762-2443.

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Tuesday 5 July 2011 SPORT People’s Post Atlantic Seaboard­City Edition Page 15

Countdown to youth showpieceTASMIN CUPIDO

IT’S that time of the year again– the launch and draw of the 2011Engen Knockout Challenge willbe held at Athlone Stadium to-morrow.

This year’s tournament, organ-ised by Engen Santos FC and pre-sented by Engen, will be the eighthof its kind, and is scheduled to beplayed at the Stephen ReagonSports Complex in Westridge theweekend of 29 – 31 July. Sixteen ofCape Town’s top under-17 teamswill compete to win the champion-ship, of which People’s Post is themedia sponsor.

Gilbert Kruger, the coordinatorof the event, says they are excitedfor the tournament to finally kick-off after several months of planningand preparations. “We are tremen-dously excited to get everything go-ing – so much hard work and plan-ning went into this year’s tourna-ment,” he says.

“With the assistance of EngenSantos FC and Engen we have man-aged to get everything in place, andwe are certain that, come the end of

the month, everyone will enjoy aweekend of fun-filled, exhilaratingfootball. We also know that we willfind new, up-and-coming stars whomay eventually move on to becom-ing the best.”

Kruger also disclosed the teamsare in contention for a R10 000 cashprize at the annual event, whichwas won by Cape United AFC lastyear. Engen Santos FC (2005 and2006) and Ajax Cape Town (2008 and2009) have each won the title twice.Provincial Academy also tri-umphed on debut in 2007.

“This year sees several teamsmaking their debut in the tourna-ment and we know that they willbring a different blend and dimen-sion to it all,” Kruger says.

After 100 teams played-off to com-pete in the converted tournament,the following teams have cementedtheir place: Ajax Cape Town; Afri-can Soccer Development (CapeUnited AFC); Bayhill United; BlueDowns; Bothasig; Edgemead; En-gen Santos FC; Cape Town FC; In-vincible Cravenby; Juventus; Ken-sington; Masidlale; Old Mutual;Origan Spurs; Trinatarians andVasco Da Gama.

2010 VICTORS: The winners of the 2010 Engen Knockout Challenge celebrate their victory tournament directorGilbert Kruger (back, second from left) and Engen group sponsorship manager Brad Bergh (right).Photo: Rashied Isaacs

TELLING TALE: DHL Stormers lock for­ward Andries Bekker loses the ballclose to the tryline due to a tackle byCrusaders hooker Corey Flynn duringthe Vodacom Super Rugby semi­finalclash between the two sides at DHLNewlands on Saturday. The Stormerslost 29­10. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

FANCY FOOTWORK:Junction RangersAFC player Ismail Val­entine dances aroundthe defence of TPShepard AFC playerTeta Mvuso duringhis side’s 5­2 win inthe last of the 256teams’ Coca­ColaCup matches at Ryg­ate Sports Field onSaturday afternoon.

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DERBY DU­EL: MarvinHuysamen ofPrimroseRFC tries tobump off atackle fromCollegiansRFC’s TaariqDaniels inthe WP clubrugby SuperLeague Bmatch be­tween thetwo sides atRosmead onSaturday.Collegianswon 19­17.Photo: PeterHeeger/Gallo Im­ages

GOLDEN BOY: RuanPotts from Yster­plaat is the new SAMixed Martial ArtsHeavyweight cham­pion after he beatNorman ‘The Chef’Wessel during lastweeks EFC Africa 09tournant in Johan­nesburg. Potts nowboasts an undefea­ted record of 13­0.

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Where to from here, Stormers?TASMIN CUPIDO

DHL STORMERS supporters were again leftdejected after an embarrassing 29-10 loss atthe hands of the Crusaders in the semi-finalof the Vodacom Super Rugby competition onSaturday.

AllisterCoetzee’s chargeswere completely out-played by the globe-trotting men from New Zea-land, who have not played at their beloved AMIStadium this season after a devastating earth-quake in February.

And Coetzee was the first to admit that histeam was beaten by the better side. “We werebeaten by a better team tonight – they scrummedwell and were very competitive at breakdownpoints,” he said.

“We made elementary mistakes, which defi-nitely cost us – we will take all the criticism onthe chin, but I still believe we had a very goodseason.”

Except for a converted try by winger BryanHabana and a penalty from the boot of PeterGrant – both in the first half – the men from theCape never scored any other points, as they werecompletely annihilated by Richie McCaw and histroops. The men from Canterbury managed tobreak the defence of the Stormers twice, withSean Maitland and Robbie Freuen dotting downtries.

The match marked the third time the Stormersfeatured in the play-off stages, but also provedthat the team may have problems winning bigmatches – it seems both the Stormers and DHLWestern Province lack big match temperament.

Conservative game plans and team selectionshave been the angle taken by the Stormersthroughout the season – and for many seasonsbefore.

Stumbling in the play-offs of the Vodacom Cup,Currie Cup and Super Rugby has become a regu-lar occurrence for the men from the Cape.

It begs the question: when will the Stormersand WP be able to bring the silverware back toCape Town? A consolation South African confer-ence log winners trophy just doesn’t count.

With the upcoming Tri-nations and World Cuprather overshadowing the Absa Currie Cup, theCape side should be focusing on building squaddepth – something that was clearly lacking dur-ing the Super Rugby competition.

So it’s back to the drawing board for Coetzeeand his coaching team, as they again look to sal-vage their reputation as a trophy-winning team.

DHL Stormers lock Rynhardt Elstadt tries to cross the tryline but is stopped by Crusaders players Richie McCaw (left) and Owen Franksduring the Vodacom Super Rugby semi­final at DHL Newlands on Saturday. The Crusaders won the match 29­10, advancing to the finalagainst the Reds in Brisbane. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

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