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Dogs make life normalTIYESE JERANJI

@jeranji

For the past 65 years the SA Guide-dogsAssociation for the Blind has been help-ing blind people be independent and

live normal lives.The Association says while it tries hard to

improve the lives of many blind people itdoesn’t come easy. They put in a lot of moneyto train dogs.

They can’t reach as many people as theywould like because they don’t have enoughmoney to train many dogs.

At the moment there are about 20 peopleon the waiting list to receive guide dogs.Someone can be on the waiting list for about18 months before they get a suitable guidedog.

Teagan Schwerin, SA Guide-dogs regionalcoordinator, says they want to help a lot ofpeople. To keep afloat and continue to helpthey host functions to raise money.

On World Sight Day on 8 October they willbe hosting a gala dinner to help raise funds.

“We breed three types of dogs only and itcosts more than R8000 to get the dog ready.Guide dog owners only pay R5, which is forthe contract, and R100 for the boarding feewhen they have to be trained with their dogson the routes they will be taking. It is noth-ing compared to what we put in to have thedog ready.

“We wish to help a lot of people but wecan’t because it’s so expensive. We are invit-ing more people to come and support us forthe gala dinner in October so that we cantouch more lives.

“We really want to change a lot of lives butwithout the help from out there we won’t beable to make it,” she says.

Nicky Labuschagne, who is blind, says sheattributes that she is able to live her life tothe fullest to the help she gets from her guidedog Becks. She has had Becks for the past11 months.

“Life is much easier. Guide dogs are veryhelpful and they make people look at you ina different way. It wasn’t easier with a canebecause I was limited. People didn’t want totalk to you because they are scared they canhurt your feelings.

“It’s so true that the dog is an ice breaker;people admire the dog and they play with it,

then they get to you. By talking they see thatyou’re a normal person just like them.

“Having a guide dog has made life mucheasier. I was able to play with my son. Ithrow the ball and the dog picks it up. He

throws and the dog picks it up, so I nevermissed on my child’s playtime because I’mblind.

“If it wasn’t for SA Guide-dogs, life wouldbe something else. That’s why we are calling

on more people to help so that they can touchmore lives and change their lives,” she says.V The gala dinner will be held at Kelvin Grove in New­lands. You can book a ticket for R700 by callingSchwerin on 021 674 7395.

Guide dogs make life much easier for the blind. PHOTO: TIYESE JERANJI

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Unique schoolgives joy, prideTIYESE JERANJI

@jeranji

It was a day of joyful tears as students ofthe Tertiary School in Business Adminis-tration (TSiBA) in Pinelands were awardedat their graduation ceremony last week.Though the students come from diverse

backgrounds their dreams are all the same– to study at tertiary level and change notonly their lives, but the lives of thosearound them. Even more inspiring is thatmanystudents are the first in their families,even communities, to graduate at tertiarylevel.Struggling to further their studies, their

dreams became a reality when they wereawarded tuition scholarships to study ac-credited, tertiary-level business courses atTSiBA, which is focused on developing en-trepreneurship and leadership.For the first time two Bachelors in Busi-

ness Administration students, JoylineMaenzanise and JosephMaisels, graduatedcum laude.Maisels says TSiBA did not only provide

the opportunity to study.“It supported me in continuing to do so

after my first year when I had to suspendmy studies after falling very ill, even help-ing me find medical care. I am not surewhere I would have been today if it weren’tfor their intervention. I grew as a leaderthrough their unique, holistic attitude toeducation, which includes things like men-torship andpracticalwork experience. Thishelped develop my career path and entre-preneurial ability to innovate and take edu-cated risks,” he says.

MilestonesThe significance of the day’s milestones

was summed up by various students. LikeNatheerah Noor Mohammed, a Bachelor inBusiness Administration (BBA) graduate,who says it means a lot to her to reach thisgraduation along with her sister.“We are the first at home to graduatewith

a degree – and hopefully not the last as Ihave five younger siblings. I wish that weinspire them to also study further. The sup-port I received from all involved during myfour years of study was amazing.“I used my opportunity to help many oth-

er people in various community projects,”she says.Ronelle Sampson-Mietas, another BBA

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BalanceAdri Marais, TSiBA CEO, says TSiBA is

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A few of the graduates at the TSiBA graduation ceremony in Pinelands last week.

TSiBA awards localcomputer businessmanAt the graduation ceremony TSiBA awardedan honorary postgraduate diploma in SmallEnterprise Consulting for the first time.The inaugural recipient was Luvuyo Rani, aformer teacher who grew up in the town-ships and started his computer sales busi-ness from the boot of his car in 2004.Rani sought help from TSiBA in drafting hisfirst business plan for Silulo Uluthu Tech-nology.Silulo has grown from a single internet caféto a multimillion rand company offeringcomputer training courses, an internet café,business centre services, IT retail and re-pairs.Rani currently employs more than 65 peo-ple in 18 stores in seven townships, givingaccess to IT training and services for thou-sands of residents in these communities.

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Prison was an opportunity for himTIYESE JERANJI

@jeranji

Spending five years in prison for fraud wasa turning point for Stanton Hermanus

(37) and he is now determined to change hislife for the better.

He believes the years he spent in a prisoncell taught him about life – every day he ap-preciates the little things that life has to of-fer.

Hermanus, from Ravensmead, was con-victed without a qualification but he studiedwhilst in prison.

Now he holds a BSc degree in ComputerScience from Unisa, which he passed cumlaude last year. He received the vice-chan-cellor’s Senate award as top performer in theHonours programme in the Science, Engi-neering and Technology faculty.

Out on parole for the past nine months, hesays life is treating him well. He is studyingfor his Masters degree in Commerce and In-formation Systems at UCT.

He admits life in prison wasn’t easy buthe is happy about what he could achievewhilst there.

“In prison you’re confronted with a lot ofchallenges. There is gangsterism and it’seasy to be reluctant, not study and follow thecrowd. I’m happy to say against all odds Imanaged to follow my vision and to bettermyself. I was privileged to be in a single cell;it made me reflect on a lot of things and Imanaged to put more time in studying. I’mproud of what I have achieved; I don’t regretgoing to prison. Though I managed to pass,it wasn’t so easy as I had to put in a lot ofhard work,” he says.

Hermanus says being behind barschanged his way of thinking.

“Your attitude towards life and towards

people changes. You tend to value things alot more, appreciate each day and all you do.I set my mindset to wanting to achieve some-thing and I’m glad that I managed to do that.I feel fortunate that coming from prison I’mworking and improving my life every day.I don’t regret a thing. Though I lost every-thing when I went to prison, I’m working to-wards gaining it with a positive mindset. I’mso thankful because I feel like I have beengiven a second chance,” says Hermanus.

This new lease on life has been recognisedby the Rotary Club of Newlands. Hermanusis one of nine students to receive a bursary.

At a recent awards evening to celebratethe students’ results, Hermanus said thatthe day he had entered prison, he had com-mitted to “turn his life around”. He believeseducation is a tool to change the world.

“I was determined to study because I be-lieve education is a key that can unlock allthe doors. There are a lot of opportunitiesin prison. You have time to finish your mat-ric or to study further. Some are just lazy tostudy and end up joining gangs. Some go inand out of prison because they don’t havequalifications to help them earn a livingwhen they are outside, so it becomes diffi-cult for them. I’m glad that I’m where I amtoday and I see life with a different eye,” hesaid at the ceremony.

Jenny Ibbotson, chairperson of the inter-national and vocational committee of the Ro-tary Club of Newlands, says Hermanus’s lifehas changed and as a rolemodel he will influ-ence the lives of many other young people.

“I was deeply touched by the proceedingsof the evening. I listened to each student asthey stood up to talk about their experiencesand how, without the bursary from Rotary,they would not have had access to this edu-cational opportunity,” she says.

Wybe Meinessz,former president ofthe Rotary Club ofNewlands, congratu-lates StantonHermanus oncompleting his BScdegree in IT andgraduating with fivedistinctions whileserving a prisonsentence.

EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE: Angela Paterno from Trento inItaly and Laura Diao from Hamburg in Germany will beattending Sans Souci Girls’ High School for the next six monthswhile they are hosted by families in Heathfield. Angela (17)says she finds South Africans friendly and “curious”. She saysshe is slowly adjusting to the South African diet and lifestyle:less pasta, fruit and vegetables and far more meat, no centralheating and seeing the poor sleeping on the streets and underbridges. Laura (15) says she is slowly adapting to a societythat is more security conscious.

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Taking the easyway homeTIYESE JERANJI

@jeranji

Getting around has never been so easy forthe residents ofHarfieldVillage and sur-

rounding areas.To go short distances, like to the shops or

tovisit thedentist, residents areusinga freetransport service called the TukTuk,whichwas made possible by Lew Norgarb, ownerof Norgarb Properties.The small people carrier also serves resi-

dents in Claremont and Kenilworth. Sportfans going to Newlands rugby and cricketmatches can also use the service.A Tuk Tuk is licenced to carry three pas-

sengers at a time. It doesn’t operate on coldor rainy day because the sides are openwhichmightmake the journey uncomforta-ble. It also only operates when driver Tend-ai Zindi is available.This car of Indian origin has become a hit

with those out drinking for an easy and safeway home.Norgarb says he sawaTukTuk in the city

and it captured his heart.“I knew there was such a thing, but I just

didn’t know there was one in South Africa.When I saw one in Long Street I justcouldn’t let it go. I took pictures and ad-mired it as it went up and downLong Streetferrying people from one spot to another,”he says.He hit upon the idea to introduce it to

Harfield Village to help residents go shortdistances or run errands.“When I got home I searched for it on

Gumtree and I got it. It was so amazing.Now it has become a hit and people reallyenjoy the ride.“It encourages those who drink to be

more responsible actually. It gets usedmore often at night than during the day,”he says.A resident from Claremont Village who

identified herself as Lauren can’t stop sing-ing the praises of this service. She says thefirst time she made use of the Tuk Tuk waswhen she had undergone hip surgery.“I was unable to drive for three weeks,

so called for the free service. I sent the driv-er to the shops for me and even to Clicksto pick up some items there. On one occa-sion I used the service for a trip to the den-tist in Bowwood Road for my son. Well,there we were, the two of us in the back,me with crutches precariously perchedacross my legs, and off we went.“It’s a fantastic service to the community

andone I canhighly recommend,” she says.Another resident, Lise Marriott, also

says it’s a great initiative to help the com-munity. “I needed to getmydaughter toMe-di-Cross at a certain time and I was latecoming back from Stellenbosch.”Norgarb says: “We just have to find ways

to make our communities better., makethem more fun so that we appreciate themeven more. It makes me sleep better know-ing that I could help my community and Ihave done my part,” he says.The free service operates inside the area

bordered by Keurboom Road, the M5, Wet-ton bridge, the railway line and PalmyraRoad.V For a free ride on the Tuk Tuk in the area or tohire it for corporate functions or parties call driverTendai Zindi on 060 717 5231.

Westerford pupils used the Tuk Tuk to make a grand entrance at a matric farewell party.

EARL HAUPT@EarlHaupt

The largest library service of its kind in Afri-ca celebrated its 60th year of existence lastweek.TheWestern Cape’s library service, run by

the provincial department of cultural affairsand sport, was established in 1955 and at thetime, still included theNorthern andEasternCape provinces’ libraries.Currently, it has 361 libraries, which con-

sist of 292 public libraries, 42 mini-librariesand 27 depots. It services 1.2mpeoplewho areregistered library users.Nomaza Dingayo, director of the provin-

cial library service, says the nature of theirwork is changing as we move into a timewhere digitalmedia plays a bigger role in thedistribution of books.Dingayo says that the library service’s suc-

cess demonstrates the healthy partnershipsbetween the 25 municipalities in the prov-ince, the national department of arts and cul-ture, the Library and Information Associa-tion of South Africa, the national library ofSouth Africa and also the other provincial li-braries in the country.

“We are transforming libraries into tech-nological hubs where people can feel athome.“Providing free broadband internet access

and the plans to roll out Wi-Fi hotspots willchange the lives of communities for the bet-ter,” says Dingayo.Head of the provincial department of cul-

tural affairs and sport BrentWalters says thelibrary service has developed into what it istoday because of the hard work of all staffmembers, past and present.“The library service is standing on the

shoulder of giants. Thank you to everyonewho has contributed through theirwork,” hesays.AnrouxMarais, provincial minister of cul-

tural affairs and sport, says libraries areveryimportant in children’s education.“We must foster a love of reading for chil-

dren and you are helping to do that throughyour work. Congratulations on 60 years ofservice excellence.” she says.As part of the 60th anniversary celebra-

tions, Marais unveiled new photos of all thedirectors of library services (past andpresent) last week and a specially madebirthday cake was enjoyed.

60 years of libraries

Saturday 8 August

V Newlands: The Antiques and HeritageSociety of SA will host a talk by David Boddy,titled “The history of Cape silver” at theAtheneum. Visitors are welcome and pay R30,including refreshments. Booking is essential.Contact David Boddy on 021 557 3762 or076 397 1008.

Tuesday 18 August

V Claremont: Free Depression and Anxietysupport group is meeting in the rectory of theNew Apostolic Churchat 18:30. For more infoemail Luzelle at [email protected].

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75 years of schoolingASTRID FEBRUARIE

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Former pupils, teachers and parents ofRosmead Central Primary School are in-

vited to come celebrate 75 years of theschool’s existence.Celebratory events will take place on Fri-

day 21 and Saturday 22 August at the schoolin Claremont.The first event will be a service of thanks-

giving to pay homage to the history of theschool while the second event will be a funday. The service will be open to the commu-nity to attend, focusing on pupils, parentsand teachers of the past as well as currentpupils and parents.CarmenHartzenberg, a teacher and event

organiser, tells the school was establishedin 1940 to serve the communities of Clare-mont, Kenilworth, Harfield and Lans-downe. Initially the school only catered forGrades 6, 7 and 8 but as numbers continuedto grow other grades were introduced. Inthe latter half of the 1950s the Grade 8s and

their teachers moved to become part of Liv-ingstone High School.“With the implementation of the Group

Areas Act and forced removals, the Ros-mead community was dealt a blow as themajority was displaced across the CapeFlats and areas further afield,” she says.Hartzenberg says many children came to

Rosmead, since it was the only one of manyprimary schools to have survived in Clare-mont as part of the Group Areas Act.However, in the 1980s the pupil roll dwin-

dled and closure was imminent.“In 1987, the principal and parents resist-

ed closure and opened its doors to all pupils,disregarding the segregation policies of thestate,” she says. Enrolment swelled as a re-sult of pupils attending from areas as far asKhayelitsha, Gugulethu, Nyanga, Langa,Mitchell’s Plain and Manenberg.As a result, Hartzenberg says, the alumni

have spread far and wide. For more infor-mation contact Hartzenberg on 083 534 [email protected] or Naz on021 671 6502.

Rosmead Central Primary School is celebrating its 75th anniversary with events on 21 and 22August.

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No party politics allowed in land claimsTIYESE JERANJI

@jeranji

Political party representatives are tar-geting the elderly to join their parties

– with threats.The office of the regional land claims

commissioner says it has recently receivedcomplaints that political party officials aretelling people that if they join a particularpolitical party they will get their land

claims settled.Making the elderly join political parties

to have their claims settled is said to beprevalent in Nyanga, Langa, Elsiesriver,Khayelitsha, Atlantis and Salt River. Mostof the complaints came to the office inMowbray.Thereare also complaints that scamsters

are posing as officials of the commissionand charging people R50 to attend a meet-ing.

It is alleged that these party officials alsoask the victims for their documentation,which they promise to take to the office onbehalf of the claimants.Michael Worsnip, chief director for land

restitution support in the Western Cape,says obviously they do not do this and theclaimants are seriously disadvantaged.“I want to emphasise that the commis-

sion on restitution of land rights is a com-mission of government. It is not answera-

ble to individual political parties. Ourmes-sage to all claimants and prospectiveclaimants is that you do not need to belongto any specific political party, and peoplecan lodge a claim even if they do not belongto any political party,” he says.“The Commission would like to appeal

to all prospective claimants not to fall vic-tim to these bogus officials, who are mak-ing demands for prospective claimants tojoin political parties,” he says.

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The eight instalment of the Cape TownFolk ’n Acoustic Music Festival is on at theBaxter Concert Hall on Friday and Satur-day.

This year, they organisers have decidedto bring together musicians who haven’tbeen part of any of the previous festivals.

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Musical stories at Baxter

A few of the performers in the Cape TownFolk ’n Acoustic Music Festival at the Baxterthis weekend. Back from left: JasmineMinter, Andrew Mac from Macstanley, JonoGrayson, Wren Hinds, Nicky Schrire, FruitVendor and Faye Oakes. Donovan Copleyfrom Hotwater, Chris Werge and Bill Knightare in front. PHOTO: GALE MC ALL

Tracker helps kids to schoolTIYESE JERANJI

@jeranji

School transport has always been in thespotlight as the safety of children is in ques-tion.

To make sure that children go to and fromschool in safe transport Child Safe, Discov-ery Insure and a few other stakeholderslaunched a pilot project to improve schooltransport in the province last year.

The project started with 78 drivers – theytested their eyes, bought new tyres forschool buses, fitted safety belts in some vehi-cles and gave them jacks to keep in the car.Those with eye problems were helped.

A year later, though it’s still a work inprogress, they are happy that they havechanged the way drivers operate.

Discovery Insure used its incentive pro-gramme to encourage the drivers to drivechildren safely. The programme uses atracking device to monitor driving behav-iour. It provides feedback and enables Dis-

covery to reward drivers for improvement.A study recently found that drivers on the

programme improved their driving behav-iour significantly, compared to the generaldriving population of Cape Town.

The best drivers of the pilot project wererewarded on Thursday last week.

Anton Ossip, Discovery Insure CEO, says:“We are glad that today we can solve prob-lems through technology and create a nationof great drivers. Things have changed a lotbecause they know they are being monitoredand if they do well they will get rewardedfor it. We are encouraging responsible driv-ing all the time and I’m glad the results showthat there is improvement,” he says.

Ruth Lewin, head of corporate sustaina-bility at Discovery, says: “With this project,we aim to make South Africa’s roads saferfor children when travelling to school everyday by improving and increasing road safetyknowledge through driver education, andboth improvement and provision of safetytools and features.”

Discovery Insure and Child Safe recently rewarded Linda Mpani, the best driver in a pilot schooltransport project, for prioritising children's safety when driving them to and from school.

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Spur schoolsmountain bike leaguewasmarked by exciting racing as a total of

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A strong primary schools field saw quitea few first-time riders, while strong racingand fierce competition made for great spec-tator value in the high schools category.

In the sub-junior boys (14 years) JamiePenfold of Paul Roos Gimnasium finishedcomfortably first after having led from thestart and sustaining fast lap times, crossingthe line in 30 minutes and 58 seconds.

Daniel van der Walt from Fairmont HighSchool, who finished first at Meerendal, hadto settle for second place in a time of 31 min-utes and 18 seconds with George Ducharme,also of Paul Roos, in third.

A battle in the youth men (15 years) hadthe crowd on its feet with Michard Meets ofParel Vallei leading the first two rounds andMulderOosthuizen ofDFMalan sitting tightonhiswheel to take over the lead in the thirdround.

However, it was Meets who regained hisfront slot around the last bend and crossedthe finish line first after a tight sprint to takegold only three metres ahead of his rival.

“I’m really happy with my racing at the

moment and hope to keep the top positionon the log as I brokemy arm during traininglast year andmissed out on the league finalsat Bekker School.”

Another close battle for third and fourthsaw Ilan Meintjies of Paul Roos battling itout for a podium position just ahead of IcoCoetzee of Parel Vallei.

Johan Trotzky of Montana, who wasforced to settle for third place in the firstyouth men (under 16) race of the season dueto technical problems, had a magnificentrace this weekend. Getting off to a fast start,he held on to the front slot for all five lapsto finish first in a time of 36 minutes and 27seconds. A tight sprint finish had Joshua de

Freitas of Parel Vallei get the better of Nielvan Tonder of DFMalan, who came in third.

In the sub-junior girls (14 years) CarlaHol-lander of DF Malan held on to her lead posi-tion with Michaela Beaton of DurbanvillePrimary School second and Surine van Ton-der of Drostdy Technical School in third.

AllisonMorton ofWesterford High Schoolis still leading the youthwomen after finish-ing comfortably, winning her race in a timeof 25 minutes and 23 seconds. She was fol-lowed by Parel Vallei teammates CarlaSteyn (second in a time of 27 minutes and2 seconds) and Jana Barry (close on herwheels in a time of 27 minutes and 12 sec-onds).

Nophiwe Hala of Kayamandi High Schoolimpressed with her win in the junior girlscategory in a time of 25 minutes and 23 sec-onds. Courteney Webb of Westerford fin-ished second and Mire Herbst of Durban-ville was third.

Hala, who trains three times a week withher Songa teammates, has only been cyclingfor a year. “I really enjoymountain bike rid-ing and am really glad that I could move upfrom third place in the first race to firstplace,” says Hala.

As was expected fierce racing and excep-tional mountain bike skills wrapped up theday with the junior men giving a magnifi-cent performance from start to finish. A leadgroup consisting of Manie Lubbe (DF Ma-lan),MatthewKeyser (ParelVallei), AndrewSparks (ReddamHouse),MatthewLombardiand Robert Hobson (Paul Roos) and AndrewReaper (Sacs) pulled away from the rest ofthe field from the start.

The four front runners – Lubbe, Keyser,Lombardi andSparks – took turns in leadingthe pack for the first couple of rounds, beforeit became a battle between Lubbe and Lom-bardi for line honours. Although Lubbe ledthe final rounds, skill and strong legs sawLombardi steel it in the end in a time of 44minutes and 3 seconds – a mere 4 secondsahead of Lubbe.

Keyser took the last podium slot withSparks in fourth. In a sprint finish for 5thand 6th slot Hobson crossed the line one sec-ond ahead of Reaper.

The third race of the season will be hostedatMontanaHighSchool inWorcester onSat-urday 29 August.V Online entry forms can be downloaded atwww.spurmtbleague.co.za. For more information onthe Spur school mountain bike league, follow@SpurMTBleague on Twitter or visit the SpurSchool­sLeague page on Facebook.

Andrew Reaper of Sacs finished sixth in the junior men’s race during the second Spur schools MTB league race recently. Insert: Allison Morton ofWesterford High School won the youth women division. She also won the 42km Die Burger Mountain Bike race women’s section in Stellenboschon Sunday.