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The City of Cape Town’s enforcement staff confiscated almost 16 796 bottles of alcohol from beachgoers, a marked increase in the volume of alcohol seized compared with the same period last year, which saw 10 280 bot- tles confiscated. Nearly 40% of all confiscations took place in the City’s Area East, which covers beach- es between Gordon’s Bay and Monwabisi. Over 6 600 bottles were confiscated from beachgoers in this area. Beachgoers in Sea Point and the beaches from Hout Bay to Muizenberg had 5 400 bot- tles confiscated. Visitors to beaches from Strandfontein to Wolfgat accounted for just over 2 500 bottles. The possession and consumption of alco- hol on beach areas is not allowed and offend- ers can get a R500 fine, says JP Smith, mayor- al committee member for safety and securi- ty. “The rate of alcohol confiscations is sim- ply astounding. It’s no secret that alcohol is not allowed on our beaches and the fact that so many people continue to do it, speaks vol- umes about their lack of regard for the law and their fellow residents,” he says. Over a dozen drowning incidents took place on local beaches, compared to only three last year, says Richard Bosman, the City’s executive director of safety and secu- rity. “The number of drowning incidents is ex- tremely disconcerting. To be fair, the beach- es have been much busier than usual, but this is not a statistic that sits well with us,” he says. “We have noticed that people are visiting beaches after hours when lifeguards have left for the day and unfortunately there have also been a number of incidents where bath- ers have ignored safety warnings and gone swimming in unsafe areas. Drinking on the beaches and unattended minors also played a role,” he says. Soaring temperatures have seen an in- crease in the number of beachgoers through- out the season, says Bosman. “We usually see a massive spike in visitor numbers to the beaches on priority days like the Day of Goodwill and New Year’s Day, but this season the numbers were consistently high because of the hot weather and also the extended holiday weekends.” Elsewhere, enforcement agencies and oth- er City departments dealt with a raft of events, including New Year’s Eve celebra- tions, the Newlands cricket test and the Klopse and Cape Malay Choir events. “I think that many people don’t realise the intensity of the holiday season and the de- mands placed on staff, infrastructure and other resources. For example, we had to re- unite 259 children with their families on a single day – one of whom was separated from his mother for four hours. “But we have learnt to deal with issues of this nature and, overall, we coped extremely well under very trying circumstances,” he says. 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Many feet, and drinksNICOLE MCCAIN

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The amount of alcohol confiscated onbeaches skyrocketed this festive sea-son.

The City of Cape Town’s enforcement staffconfiscated almost 16 796 bottles of alcoholfrom beachgoers, a marked increase in thevolume of alcohol seized compared with thesame period last year, which saw 10 280 bot-tles confiscated.Nearly 40% of all confiscations took place

in the City’s Area East, which covers beach-es between Gordon’s Bay and Monwabisi.Over 6 600 bottles were confiscated frombeachgoers in this area.Beachgoers in Sea Point and the beaches

from Hout Bay to Muizenberg had 5 400 bot-

tles confiscated.Visitors to beaches from Strandfontein to

Wolfgat accounted for just over 2 500 bottles.The possession and consumption of alco-

hol on beach areas is not allowed and offend-ers canget aR500 fine, saysJPSmith,mayor-al committee member for safety and securi-ty.“The rate of alcohol confiscations is sim-

ply astounding. It’s no secret that alcohol isnot allowed on our beaches and the fact thatsomany people continue to do it, speaks vol-umes about their lack of regard for the lawand their fellow residents,” he says.Over a dozen drowning incidents took

place on local beaches, compared to onlythree last year, says Richard Bosman, theCity’s executive director of safety and secu-rity.

“The number of drowning incidents is ex-tremely disconcerting. To be fair, the beach-es have been much busier than usual, butthis is not a statistic that sits well with us,”he says.“We have noticed that people are visiting

beaches after hours when lifeguards haveleft for the day and unfortunately there havealso been a number of incidents where bath-ers have ignored safety warnings and goneswimming in unsafe areas. Drinking on thebeaches and unattended minors also playeda role,” he says.Soaring temperatures have seen an in-

crease in thenumber of beachgoers through-out the season, says Bosman.“We usually see a massive spike in visitor

numbers to the beaches on priority days liketheDay ofGoodwill andNewYear’sDay, but

this season the numbers were consistentlyhigh because of the hot weather and also theextended holiday weekends.”Elsewhere, enforcement agencies and oth-

er City departments dealt with a raft ofevents, including New Year’s Eve celebra-tions, the Newlands cricket test and theKlopse and Cape Malay Choir events.“I think thatmany people don’t realise the

intensity of the holiday season and the de-mands placed on staff, infrastructure andother resources. For example, we had to re-unite 259 children with their families on asingle day – one ofwhomwas separated fromhis mother for four hours.“But we have learnt to deal with issues of

this nature and, overall, we coped extremelywell under very trying circumstances,” hesays.

Over 16 000 bottles of alcohol wereconfiscated from beachgoers over thefestive season. PHOTO: SAMANTHA LEE

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new animal bringing comfort and treat-ment to patients, specifically individualswith mental health problems.Equine assisted psychotherapy (EAP) is

being piloted at Valkenberg hospital.Six male forensic patients, mainly with a

diagnosis of schizophrenia, have been se-lected for the pilot, says Nafisa Abdulla,chief occupational therapist at ValkenbergHospital.“These patients were socially withdrawn

and did not engage spontaneously, they hadnomajor cognitive deficits and someof themhave a history of aggressive behaviour,” shesays.

Pilot projectOver an eight week period, patients are

able to interact with the horses and partici-pate in therapeutic exercises via groomingor setting out obstacles, either in pairs or ingroups.“The aim of the pilot project is to improve

the participants’ ability to work and func-tion in a group, decrease irritability and ag-gressive behaviour, while improving inter-personal and social skills.“Although minor, my team and I have

seen distinctive improvements in the select-ed patients during the course of the pro-gramme,” says Abdulla.With similar social and responsive behav-

iour to humans, horses have been noted tobe a hugely beneficial mechanism in thera-py sessions for individuals with a variety ofemotional and mental health issues, saysFiona Bromfield, a trustee at the EquinoxTrust.The Trust is a registered non-governmen-

tal organisation (NGO) that specialises inEAP and equine assisted therapy (EAT).Although there are many forms of EAT,

EAP specifically focuses on the emotional

and mental health of participants.“EAP is an innovative and creative meth-

od for addressing a wide range of therapeu-tic and emotional needs in individuals. It isa short-term, collaborative effort between amental health professional and a horse pro-fessional. Strategic activities are estab-lished for the participant to partake in withthehorse, excluding riding,” explainsBrom-field.Although animal-assisted therapy isn’t

uncommon, horses respond and react differ-ently to other animals, she explains.Because horses are herd and prey ani-

mals, they are highly attuned to changes innon-verbal communication inorder tomain-tain the safety of the herd.

Horse language“Horses are able to accurately assess the

state of being of an individual and commu-nicate it non-verbally. Thus, these animalsmake great companions for psychothera-py, because they can mirror and instantlyrespond to human behaviour. There’s alsoa healing bond that can develop betweenhumans and horses. EAP utilises this rela-tionship with the horse as a tool to mirrora participant’s experiences and facilitatechange and development. Participants areable to compare their experiences with thehorses to their real-life experiences.”Bromfield says unlike traditional talk

therapy, EAP is a uniquemethodwhich en-ables participants to learn about them-

selves while they interact with the horse.The observed feelings, behaviours and

patterns are discussed.“EAP is unique in that it does not require

clients to rideor get on to thehorses; instead,clients are presented with semi-structuredtasks, such as to catch and halter the horse,move it around and get the horse to walkthrough and over obstacles. It is the inter-pretations that participants assign to the in-teractionswith the horses that provide vehi-cles formaking therapeutic improvements,”she explains.The therapist, in turn, takes the partici-

pants’ interpretations from their horse in-teractions and crafts metaphors, which areused during and after the therapy sessionsto help participants with developing and re-trieving emotional and behavioural re-sponses.

Interpretation“This metaphorical process is self-reflect-

ive, encouraging participants to develop in-sight and supporting the identification andexpression of thoughts, behaviour and emo-tions. It is the stories which emerge fromthese metaphors that enable our pro-grammes to have a lasting impact and ena-ble the client to take what he learns wheninteracting with these horses back to hislife,” she says.The process engages participants on a

physical, mental and emotional level simul-taneously, Bromfield says.“As humanswe remember 20%ofwhatwe

hear, 50% of what we see and 80% of whatwedo; thus, ouractionsare the reasons expe-riential learning is so effective.”The Equinox Trust team has worked with

a variety of individuals, including children,families, recovering addicts, abusedwomenand individuals looking for an alternative totraditional therapies.

Equine therapy is being piloted at Valkenberg hospital. Here are Nafisa Abdulla, chief occupationaltherapist at Valkenberg, Fiona Bromfield, trustee at the Equinox Trust, Dr Marc Roffey, psychiatristat Valkenberg, Noeline Nune, occupational therapy technician at Valkenberg, Rowdah Hawtrey, senioroccupational therapist at Valkenberg, and Sarah Garland, trustee at the Equinox Trust.

Friday 15 January

V Kirstenbosch: Constantiaberg Art Societywill hold an exhibition of members’artwork in the Sanlam Hall at KirstenboschBotanical Gardens until Sunday 24 January,open daily from 09:30 to 17:00. Visitingthe exhibition is free, but the usualKirstenbosch entrance fee applies. Formore information email constantiabergart-societygmail.com.

Saturday 16 January

V Constantia: The South African Riding forthe Disabled Association (Sarda) will havea boot sale at the Sarda Centre inBrommersvlei Road from 08:00 to noon.Entry is free and entry for cars trading isR65. Call Bridget on 082 777 0767.

V Wynberg: The Cape Town Family HistorySociety will present a talk by LarramieDamstra entitled “Julia’s secret – unpackingmy grandmother’s memory box” at StJohn’s Church hall, St John’s Road from14:30 to 16:30. Entry is R20 per person andfree for members, tea and eats included.Annual membership is R80. Visitwww.family-history.co.za for a map andmore information.

Saturday 23 January

V Plumstead: Plumstead PresbyterianChurch is hosting a car boot sale at 25Victoria Road from 08:00 to noon. The costis R50 per trader car. Call Pam Miller on021 762 1376.

Sunday 24 January

V Constantia: The next Alphen antiquesand collectables fair will be held at theAlphen community centre hall, ConstantiaMain Road opposite Constantia Village,from 10:00 to 16:00. Entry is free. Call Deson 084 626 7499.

Retailer Pep, which has 70% of the schoolshoemarket and over 57%of the school uni-formmarket in South Africa, says it is com-mitted to finding ways to ease the increas-ing economic difficulty for its customers,who are the first to feel the strain of risingprices of fuel, electricity and food.“Through our research over the years,

one message that has been consistent fromour customers is that their children’s edu-cation takes priority,” explains NobesuthuTom, Pep’s marketing director.“They will often compromise on other

things to pay for school fees, transport toschool as well as schoolwear and station-ery.”Pep has negotiated with its manufactur-

ers to keep the prices of the entry-level Stu-dent Prince synthetic shoe at last year’s pri-ces: R59.99 for girls in sizes 8 to 1 and R64.99for boys in sizes 8 to 1.This shoe is manufactured under the Pep

Student Prince label, to ensure that qualitystandards associated with Student Princeare never compromised. The shoe range al-so includes a higher quality leather shoe:R119.99 for girls (sizes 9 to 1) and R129.99 forboys (sizes 9 to 1).Managing director Leon Lourens says a

key part of Pep’s social responsibility dur-ing back-to-school time is to help its custom-ers with the best possible prices.“Our aim is to bring down the cost of uni-

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ed residents are slowly picking up the pie-ces.The fire on 26 December left one person

dead and 1000 residents homeless. The Cityof Cape Town and various non-governmen-tal organisations andvolunteers have beenhelping the fire victims to rebuild theirlives. They have received donations of

clothes and furniture among other things.The fire happened just over a month aft-

er another fire had hit the same area andleft hundreds of people homeless.AGoodSamaritanhas decided to do a toy

run so that the children who lost theirhomes in the fire have something of theirown to play with. The owner of Star DotToys inHout Bay, who identified herself asAnn, says her daughter came up with theidea. After the fire broke out they havebeen collecting toys, clothes, crayons andstationery, among other things, to donate

to the children in the area.In their endeavour to help theymanaged

to get the names, addresses, gender andages of the affected children so that thosewho what to help have all the details attheir disposal. The list includes over 100children and can be viewed at Ann’s shop.“It was very frustrating that just after

Christmas they lost everything in the fire.My daughter thought about the idea andsince I deal with children’s toys I know theimportance of having one. I thought itwould be a nice idea to get people together

and donate to help these children. Afterhaving lost everything, it’s really impor-tant that they have something that belongsto them. That can take their minds offthings,” she says.She adds that they also have a charity

box in the shop where people can donatemoney. The money will be used to buywhat’s needed and they will put it togetherto go and donate.V Those who want to donate can visit Star Dot ToysShop at E5 Mainstream Centre, Princess Street, HoutBay or call 021 790 0384.

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Schools in the Cape Town Metro Centraldistrict have boosted their matric passrates.The district attained an 87.6% pass rate

last year, which increased from 82.2% in2014. The district also recorded a Bachelorpass rate of 51%.This after the provincial pass rate was

the highest in the country, at 84.7%, whilethe provincial Bachelor pass rate increasedfrom 38.8% to 41.7%.Some of the schools which showed the

most improvement include Hout Bay Sec-ondary, which recorded a 99.4% pass ratecompared to 2014’s 62%, Bridgetown Sec-ondary, which increased its pass rate by 20percentage points to achieve 97.8% andAthlone Secondary, which improved from2014’s 66% to obtain an 81.1% pass rate.Manenberg Secondary achieved a 66%

pass rate, compared to 2014’s 47.6%.Spes Bona High jumped to an 87.1% pass

rate after 2014’s 76.8%, while Trafalgar Sec-ondary increased from 85.6% in 2014 to95.8%.Zonnebloem Nest Senior achieved 90.5%

after the previous year’s 82.5% and HaroldCressy improved from 90.4% in 2014 to96.5%.However, provincial eduction minister

Debbie Schäfer says it is important to en-sure the quality of passes.“Given the many challenges our educa-

tion system faces, improving the quality ofeducation is only possible through sus-tained interventions in our schools and thehard work of the matrics, their teachersand district officials. It is amulti-year proc-ess.“We are pleased that this effort is reaping

results,” she says.There is also growth in the number of

candidates writing and passing Mathemat-ics and Physical Science in the province.Last year a recordnumber of almost 13 000

matriculants passedMathematics. The passrate was 74.9%.In Physical Science, the numbers passing

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ment in our rate of retention over the pastfive years. Last year the Western Cape yetagain managed to increase our retentionrate from 63.8% in 2014 to 66.8%,” she says.

Better matric passrates in local schools

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come from Retreat or Lavender Hill.This was the sentiment of mayor Patricia

de Lille at the reopening of the Retreatswimming pool in December.De Lille said: “Our young children have

the ability and recourses here to becomegood, strong swimmers and if they trainhard, they can compete in competitions andhopefully represent South Africa at theOlympics one day. I want to encourage espe-cially the young children: have fun swim-minghere, but use the programmeswehavehere to improve your swimming skills andsoon you could be on your way to being aprofessional swimmer.”The pool was opened without a roof, after

the construction process had been plaguedwith problems.People’s Post previously reported that the

swimming pool construction was expectedto be completed by the end of November(“Summer splash promise”, 30 September2015).In May 2014, the City of Cape Town ap-

pointed a contractor to make the pool moreaccessible by awarding a tender for the con-struction of a roof to transform the pool intoa world-class facility.The building process faced delays due to

the failure by the contractor to stick to con-struction timelines. The contract has sincebeen terminated, after the consulting teamnoted that somework completed by the con-tractor did not meet the required standardof work as specified by the engineer, Belin-da Walker, mayoral committee member forcommunity services and special projects,previously told People’s Post.The engineer issued the contractor with

an instruction for repair works to the col-umns before the installation of the roofsheeting could commence. The roof clad-ding is still outstanding, aswell as someoth-er work that needs to be completed once the

roof cladding is in place.The roof was meant to be completed be-

fore the start of the summer season, De Lillesaid at the opening.“The City was forced to follow the neces-

sary procedure for the cancellation of thecontract when it became clear that the roofwould not to be completed in time for thesummer holidays. A lot of the work on theroof stills needs to be completed and we areappointing anewcontractor to complete the

roof,” she said.The process to appoint a new contractor

to complete the project must follow the nor-mal procurement process and the depart-ment is finalising this appointment.This will mean that the enclosure of this

pool will only be completed this year.The remainderof theworkon the roofwill

start in April after the summer season.The cost of the pool project, including con-

sultancy fees, amounts to about R7.4m.

The roof of the Retreat swimming pool will be completed this year, after the City awards the tenderto a new contractor. The pool has been checked to ensure the safety of swimmers in the interim.

PHOTO: BRUCE SUTHERLAND/ CITY OF CAPE TOWN

Illegal toshoot atbaboonsFollowing recent incidents in Scarbo-rough, residents are reminded that it is ille-gal to shoot baboons with pellet guns.“The City of Cape Town needs to remind

the public that it is illegal to discharge apellet gun in an urban area and moreover,baboons are a protected species in theWest-ernCape,” says JohanvanderMerwe,may-oral committee member for energy, envi-ronmental and spatial planning.Animal welfare organisations condemn

the use of pellet guns on animals as shoot-ing a baboon with a pellet gun causes terri-ble pain and rarely kills the animal, Vander Merwe explains. “The law also statesthat it is illegal to feed baboons; to poison,trap, hurt or kill a baboon by driving withthe intent to kill; hunt by shooting at bab-oons using a pellet gun, catapult, bow andarrow, stoning, setting your dog on themoruse of a weapon of any kind to injure a bab-oon; or to keep a baboon in captivity with-out a permit. All these offences carry stiffpenalties,” he says.Chacma baboons form part of the Penin-

sula’s rich biodiversity and they play a po-tentially significant ecological role in Capeflora. Under current management pro-grammes, the baboon population is grow-ing steadily and is neither endangered norunder threat.The management of baboon troops in the

Cape Peninsula is undertaken jointly bytheCity ofCapeTown,CapeNature, theNa-vy andTableMountainNational Park, whohave set up the baboon technical team(BTT). The baboon liaison group, which ismade up of residents’ associations, meetsregularly with the BTT to discuss a rangeof issues related to protectingbaboons fromretribution by residents.The aim of both committees is to main-

tain a sustainable baboon population thatlives in the natural areas.The City is also mandated to protect resi-

dents and visitors from raiding baboons.V Report any incidents to the baboon hotline on071 588 6540.

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A recent spate of thefts has seen flow-ers, left by the bereaved, stolen di-

rectly off graves in local cemeteries.Last month, a man was caught in the

act of stealing flowers off a grave at thePlumstead cemetery after mourners hadleft.He was apprehended and taken into

custody and has been chargedwith theft,says Belinda Walker, the City of CapeTown’s mayoral committee member forcommunity services and special pro-jects.“We can confirm that this is not an iso-

lated incident as there have been a num-ber of such incidents, where flowers arebeing stolen off the graves as soon as themourners leave the cemetery.“There is no excuse for such disre-

spectful behaviour, which we stronglycondemn,” she says.The City will have zero tolerance for

“such disrespectful and inconsideratebehaviour”, Walker says.“We are planning on erecting signage

at our cemeteries to warn potential per-petrators that stealing flowers fromgravesites is a criminal offence that willresult in their prosecution.“I ask members of the public to be our

eyes and ears on the ground and to workin collaboration with us to bring thesewanton criminals to book,” she says.V Members of the public are encouraged to reportany suspicious behavior or incidents to the law en­forcement department on 0800 225 669, metropolice on 0860 765 423 or their local police sta­tion.

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Beachgoers are urged to be aware of sharkswhile visiting False Bay, after almost 30sharks have been spotted since September.The most sightings have occurred in the

inshore areas of Fish Hoek (10), followed byeight sightings in Muizenberg. There havebeen five sighting in Caves (Kogel Bay),three inClovelly, two inMonwabisi and onein St James.“Shark Spotters are monitoring identi-

fied beaches to enhance the safety of all visi-tors to inshore areas and the Fish Hoekshark exclusion net is being deployed andretrieved daily,” says Johan van der Mer-we,mayoral committeemember for energy,environmental and spatial planning.“Members of the public are encouraged to

report any sightings of white sharks to the

SharkSpotters. Surfers areasked tobe espe-cially vigilant in the stretch between Sun-rise and Macassar beaches.”Swimmers and surfers should not enter

the water when birds, dolphins or seals arefeeding nearby or where trek-netting, fish-ing or spear fishing is taking place.Beachgoers should also not swim in deep

water beyond the breakers, if they arebleeding, at night or if there has been awhale stranding nearby.The rate of encounters with white sharks

rises significantly when thewater tempera-ture is warmer (18ºC or higher) and duringnew moon, due to increased opportunitiesfor feeding.V For more information visit www.sharkspotters.org.za.

Be on shark-safe watch

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PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERGTuesday, 12 January 2016 NEWS 7

A dripping tap could waste closeto 100F of water a day.

A recent heatwave, coupledwithother factors, could see further wa-ter restrictions being implementedin the city.Since the start of the new year,

level 2 water restrictions havebeen in place.This will result in price adapta-

tions linked to the 10% reductionin consumption by residents. Thismeans that 10% less water used ina month will cost the same as theprevious water bill. But if resi-dents use the same amount of wa-ter as before, they will be chargedmore than previously.If a resident uses 24kF of water

in a month this will cost themR294.62 under level 1 conditions.Under level 2 conditions, 10% lesswater (21.6kF) will cost about thismuch. The same amount of waterwill now cost R344.75.Residents are therefore urged to

conserve water.Sewage charges will also be af-

fected as they are calculated as be-ing 70% of total water used on theproperty up to a maximum of3500F.This is to further encourage wa-

ter savings, but also to cover thefixed costs necessary to continueproviding thewater and sanitationservice.

Additional restrictions for allresidents. Watering (with drinking waterfrommunicipal supply) of gardens,flower beds, sports fields, parks,lawns and other open spaces are al-lowed only on Tuesdays, Thurs-days and Saturdays for a maxi-mum of one hour per property, ei-

ther before 09:00 or after 16:00. Thisincludes watering with buckets orautomated sprinkler systems.. No watering will be permittedwithin 24 hours of rainfall that pro-vides adequate saturation. Resi-dents making use of boreholes orother sources are not exempt fromthis.. When watering gardens, parks,open spaces, etc. with alternativewater resources (e.g. boreholes,well-points, grey water re-use,treated effluent water, spring wa-ter and rain water harvesting) youare encouraged to do so only before09:00 or after 16:00 on Tuesdays,Thursdays and Saturdays.. If alternative water sources areused, all customers must ensurethat they display appropriate sig-nage clearly visible to the public.. Special users (e.g. golf coursesand schools) can apply to the City’sdirector ofwater and sanitation forexemption from any of the aboverestrictions by emailing a complet-ed special exemption applicationform to [email protected].. No automatic top-up systems areallowed for swimming pools. It isrecommended that all swimmingpools be covered by a pool cover toavoid evaporationwhennot in use.. Ornamentalwater fountains andwater features are to be operatedonly by recycling the water.

Restrictions applicable to residentialusers. Washing of cars (including rec-reational cars and watercraft) isonly allowed with hosepipes fittedwith automatic self-closingdevicesor with waterless products.. No washing or hosing down of

hard-surfaced orpaved areas withdrinking waterfrom a tap is al-lowed.. Residents are en-couraged to replaceall taps, showerheads and otherplumbing compo-nentswithwater-ef-ficient parts ortechnologies.. Residents whowish to apply for anexemption can ap-ply to the City’s di-rectorate.

Restrictions applica-ble to businesses. Watering ofplants in nurseries,farms, vegetablegardens, etc. forcommercial gainwill be exemptedfrom water restric-tions on applicationto the directorate.. When washingcars or equipment,use only water-effi-cient or water-recy-cling technologyand equipment orwaterless products.Display of water-saving and water-efficiencymessages is encouraged.. Informal car washes are to useonly buckets and not hosepipes.. Washing of paving and hard sur-faces with drinking water is pro-hibited. But areas where prior per-mission has been granted (such asfor abattoirs and food processingindustries) will be exempt.

. All taps, shower heads and otherplumbing components in publicplaces must be replaced with wa-ter-efficient parts or technologies.

Restrictions applicable to institu-tions and government departments.Watering of plants in council andother government nurseries willbe exempted from the water re-

strictions on application tothe director of water andsanitation.. Washing of cars is onlyallowed with hosepipes fit-ted with automatic self-closing devices, or withwaterless products.. No washing or hosingdown of hard-surfaced orpaved areas with drinkingwater froma tap is allowed.. All taps, shower headsand other plumbing com-ponents in public placesmust be replaced with wa-ter-efficient parts.

Signage for irrigation usingalternative water sourcesAppropriate signage,

clearly visible from a pub-lic thoroughfare, must bedisplayed at all propertieswhere alternative watersources are used for irriga-tion.Well-points and boreho-

les should be registered byapplying for registration [email protected] registration you

will receive the displaysign free of charge.Residents using greywa-

ter, spring water or rainwater are encouraged to print theCity of Cape Town non-potable wa-ter sign from its website.V Visit www.capetown.gov.za for more in­formation.V To apply for exemptions for any of theabove restrictions email a completed spe­cial exemption application form to the di­rector of water and sanitation at [email protected].

Follow water rules or pay a price

Water restrictions are in place in the city.PHOTO FOR ILLUSTRATION: SAMANTHA LEE

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Music choices in edenMusic lovers still have ample opportuni-

ties to enjoy Kirstenbosch’s SummerSunset Concert series this year.The popular series runs until 3 April with

concerts every Sunday from 17:30 in thetranquil botanical garden setting.

This weekend sees Karen Zoid and Fran-cois van Coke on stage beforeMi Casa enter-tains crowds on Sunday 24 January.

Also still to come are performances byMatthewMole and Rubber Duc, the Soil, theCape Philharmonic Orchestra, Beatenberg

and December Streets.V Tickets for all concerts are available at www.webt­ickets.co.za while the full line­up is available atwww.sanbi.org/gardens/kirstenbosch/summer­con­certs.

WIN! WIN! WIN!V Five readers can each win double tickets to watchMi Casa on Sunday 24 January. SMS the word “casa”followed by your name and contact details to 45527before 12:00 on Wednesday 20 January to enter.SMSes cost R1.50.

Mi Casawill beentertain-ing fans atKirsten-bosch onSunday 24January.

LEARN MAGIC SECRETS:Wanna-be magicians still have sometime to submit their registrationforms for the College of Magic’supcoming course which kicks off onSaturday 30 January. The 15-weekdiploma course includes rope magic,card tricks and coin effects as wellas an introduction to the allied arts,namely juggling, mime, clowning andpuppetry. The entry-level course issuitable for pupils aged 10 to 13years and will run on Saturdays atthe College in Claremont. Coursefees include all equipment andnotes. Call 021 683 5480 or visitwww.collegeofmagic.com for more.Pictured here is Sonwabile Mekut.

PHOTO: SAM BURROWS PHOTOGRAPHY

NICKY GRADUATES: Vocalist andcomposer Nicky Schrire will be at Café

Roux in Noordhoek on Saturday from20:30 with Ariella Caira and Kevin Gibson.

She’ll be showcasing songs from her newEP An Education which was recorded withchildhood friend and cellist Ariella. Tickets

for the show cost R100. Visit caferoux-sessions.co.za or call 021 789 2538 for

bookings. PHOTO: SHERVIN LAINEZ

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NOTICE OF MEETINGS OF THESUBCOUNCILS: January 2016

Notice is hereby given that the meeting of the 24 (twenty four) Subcouncils for the City ofCape Town will take place at the time and venue indicated in the schedule below:

Subcouncil Venue Date Time Manager

1 Council Chambers, Royal Ascot, Bridle Way, Milnerton 21 10:00 Peter Deacon021 550 1001

2 Kraaifontein Council Chambers, Kraaifontein Municipal Building,Brighton Road, Kraaifontein 20 10:00 Fred Monk

021 980 6053

3 Goodwood Municipal Building, Voortrekker Road, Goodwood 21 10:00 Johannes Brand021 590 1676

4 Parow Council Chambers, Parow Municipal Building, 1st Floor, corner ofVoortrekker Road and Tallent Street, Parow 21 09:00 Ardela van Niekerk

021 444 0196

5 Council Chambers, corner of Jakkalsvlei Avenue and Kiaat Roads,Bonteheuwel 20 10:00 Martin Julie

021 444 2962

6 Bellville Council Chambers, Bellville Civic Centre, Voortrekker Road,Bellville 18 10:00 Pat Jansen

021 444 3716

7 Durbanville Council Chambers, corner of Oxford and Queen Streets,Durbanville 18 10:00 Carin Viljoen

021 444 0689

8 Strand Council Chambers, corner of Fagan Street and Main Road,Strand 21 10:00 Erika Williams

021 850 4149

9 Solomon Tshuku Hall, Site C, Khayelitsha 20 10:00 Johnson Fetu021 360 1351

10 Khayelitsha Training Centre, Cnr Lwandle Road and Phendula Crescent,Khayelitsha 18 10:00 Mandlenkosi Sitonga

021 360 1267

11 Fezeka Council Chambers, corner of Govan Mbeki and Steve BikoDrive, Gugulethu 20 10:00 Kayise Nombakuse

021 630 1737

12 Lentegeur Administrative Building, corner of Merrydale and MelkbosRoads, Lentegeur, Mitchells Plain 21 11:00 Alesia Bosman

021 444 869813 Ruth First Community Hall, Sinqolamthi Street, Philippi 20 10:00 Lunga Bobo

021 630 1619

14 Fezeka Council Chambers, corner of Govan Mbeki and Steve BikoDrive, Gugulethu 18 10:00 Anthony Mathe

021 630 1678

15 Raven Room, First Floor,Pinelands Training Centre, Central Square, St Stephens Road, Pinelands 20 10:00 Mariëtte Griessel

021 444 9797

16 Council Chambers, 11th Floor, 44 Wale Street, Cape Town 18 10:00 Marius Coetsee021 487 2055

17 Dulcie September Civic Centre (minor hall), corner of Klipfontein andProtea Streets, Athlone 21 10:00 Edgar Carolissen

021 444 0500/03

18 Council Chambers, corner of Buck road and 6th avenue, Lotus River 21 10:00 Okkie Manuels021 700 4020

19 Council Chambers, Central Circle, Fish Hoek 18 10:00 Desiree Mentor021 784 2010

20 Council Chambers, Alphen Centre, Constantia Main Road, Constantia 20 10:00 Richard White021 444 8112

21 Kuilsrivier Council Chambers, 1st Floor, corner of Carinus Street and VanRiebeeck Road, Kuilsrivier 20 10:00 Pieter Grobler

021 900 1502

22 Strand Council Chamber, corner of Main Road and Fagan Street, Strand(opposite the Strand railway station) 18 10:00 Richard Moi

021 900 1508

23 Lentegeur Administrative Building, corner of Merrydale and MelkbosRoads, Lentegeur, Mitchells Plain 18 10:00 Raphael Martin

021 444 8722

24 Khayelitsha Training Centre, corner of Lwandle and Spine Roads,Khayelitsha 21 10:00 Goodman Rorwana

021 444 7532

To access the full agenda and all supporting documentation 72 hours before the meeting goto http://www.capetown.gov.za/subcouncils.

Highlight the date of the Subcouncil meeting, choose the Subcouncil you require anddownload the agenda. Please report any difficulties to the relevant Subcouncil Manager.

The following policies and plans are open for public consultation during the month ofJanuary 2016. These policies and plans are available for scrutiny at Subcouncil offices andinterested parties may comment on these policies.

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Record-breaking numbers of visitors tosome of the city’s top attractions maymeanthis festive season has been one of CapeTown’s busiest holiday periods ever.The cableway and Robben Island saw

soaring visitor numbers, with other big at-tractions also sharing positive forecasts.The cableway had a record December

with 28%more visitors than in 2014, report-edly because the weather was extremelygood and they were open every day.Robben Island Museum recorded the

highest increase in visitors in December –43% more tourists than in December 2014.More tickets were sold than the highest

recorded since 2010 of 43 208.The V&A Waterfront’s visitor figures,

measured at the Victoria Wharf ShoppingCentre only, have also shown an increasefor December compared to the previousyear. The Waterfront also welcomed about180 000 visitors on New Year’s Eve.In 2014 24m people visited theWaterfront,

and all indications are that last year’s num-

bers will be roughly the same.Kirstenbosch welcomed almost 115 000

people in December, excluding the popularSummer Sunset concert audiences.Since the opening of the tree canopywalk-

way or Boomslang, Kirstenbosch has seenan increase in annual visitors from 800 000to just over 1m.The increased numbers of visitors can be

attributed to a variety of factors, includingevents such as the Sevens rugby series andthe England vs SA cricket test.The busy festive weeks in December are

very important to the tourism industry, butthe summer season stretches from Octoberto after Easter, explains Cape Town Tour-ism spokesperson Nicole Biondi.“We are very happy with the December

school holiday period and look forwardwith cautiousoptimismtoa successful sum-mer season still ahead.“We’re also looking at 366 days of tourism

this year, as we’re a year-round destina-tion.”

Record visitors line upfor city’s attractions

The additional interventions to helphomeless people over the festive season

will run until the end of January.TheCity of Cape Town’s street people re-

integration unit will work closely withcentral improvement districts and otherorganisations to reduce the number of peo-ple moving to the streets, as well as antiso-cial behaviour like aggressive begging.The project will focus on the city centre,

Green Point, Muizenberg, Bellville andParow, with the aim of reducing the num-ber of people living on the street throughtargeted interventions like screening peo-ple, distributing information about Cityprogrammes and resources, referrals tosocial and health services and reintegra-tion with their families.It followsapilot project in the city centre

inDecember 2014, which also signalled thelaunch of the City’s reintegration unit.The initial deployment focused on a

number of areas like Greenmarket

Square, St George’s Mall, Long Street andthe Grand Parade.The team identified a number of challen-

ges, includingmany street people and beg-gars caught in the grip of substance abuse,street people selling donated food to localvendors for cash, an unwillingness to ac-cept help and members of the public whoare unaware of the City’s “give responsi-bly” campaign, says Suzette Little, mayor-al committee member for social develop-ment and early childhood development.

Busy festive season“We have daily interventions aimed at

assisting street people, but the festive sea-son does see an increase in people migrat-ing to the streets – whether for potentialeconomic gain or because of family andother social reasons.“As with any other city, we’re caught in

the unenviable position of managing therights of street people and those of the rest

of the population.“Street people cannot, and shouldnot, be

marginalised, but nor can we ignore thedaily complaints from across the cityabout the impact street people have on thelives of others,” she says.The reintegration unit facilitated a re-

turn home for 85 people in its first threemonths of operation.“We also have a number of preventative

programmes that are being run in commu-nities to prevent more people from endingup on the streets. It is hard work, becauseall our interventions are voluntary. Wecannot force anyone to accept our assist-ance. Someprefer the lure of the streets be-cause they don’t have to account to any-one, but alsobecause it is profitable thanksto daily handouts.“I really wish the public could begin to

appreciate how damaging the street cor-ner handouts are to our efforts and also thelives of the recipients,” Little says.

No break for homeless help

Residents are invited to Milad al-Nabicelebrations from after the Dhuhr Salahat the Nizamia Masjid, corner of Mainand Keyser roads, Tokai on Saturday.Activities will involve the Dhuhr Sa-

lah, the completion of an entire readingof the Holy Qur’an and the Qadiriyyah

dhikrullah. The dhikr will be renderedby the ’Ibaad-u-Ragmaan Qadiri Ja-maa’ah. Supperwill be served just beforethe closing.V Readers who are interested can contact ImamMogamat Sedick on 021 696 0417 or Haji Moinud­din on 021 854 7748 or 084 800 2286.

Celebrate in Tokai on Saturday

BERGVLIET WINS WRITING PRIZES:Hannah Dunlop of Bergvliet Primary Schoolwon first prize in the Whispers from the Heartcreative writing competition. For coming firstDunlop received R600 and her poem, “Whatmakes me sad”, will be published in a book.The school did very well in the competition.

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SAFELY HOME: Sameerah Ryland of Normies (left) avoids a tag by Carla Wichman of Westridge Yankees on homeplate in full view of chief umpire Trevor Davids in a super league game played at Turfhall sport complex on Saturday.

PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS

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Santos has trial foru.19 football players

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like to stay in the gameareurgedto join this week. Bring your ID.Players born in 1996 or 1997 canplay for the u.20 team.V For more information contact coachesArmien Ariefdien on 079 859 0414, Ya­zeed Manual on 079 138 4895 or ChrisNichols on 083 527 3952.

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Giants see off Van der StelSEAN CAMPBELL

The Maitland Giants came outvictorious in their top of theleague clashwithVan der Stel

in the promotion league of WPbaseball at the weekend.

Giants won the game 5-1 andmoved two points clear at the topof the standings.

The combined pitching effort ofMatt Soren (from the UnitedStates) and Jayde Thorne restrict-ed Van der Stel to three hits for thegame. Michael Miller batted 1 for5 for Van der Stel, hitting in theironly run in the eighth innings.Giants scored their five runs off

Van der Stel’s two internationalpitchers before experienced cam-paigner Bles Kemp shut themdown for the last three innings.Jayde Thorne (2 for 3), Kyle In-

glis (1 for 3) and Ryan Samie (1 for2) were Giants’ best hitters.The foreign pitchers could only

pitch a combined total of five in-nings.

Bothasig’s Elario shuts out A’sAn awesome pitching perform-

ance by Jared Elario helped Both-asig to beat Athlone A’s 5-0 at theAbe Sher stadium in Bothasig tomove two points clear at the top ofthe major league of WP baseball.

Elario threw a no-hitter and onlyfaced two hitters more than theminimum. He threw for nine in-nings, faced 29 hitters, struck off 16and allowed two base on balls.The Bothasig hitters – Brett Wil-

lemburg (3 for 4), Keenan Clarke (2for 3) and Nick Eagles – did well tosupport Elario’s efforts.A’s had no answer to Elario’s

dominant performance.Carl Michaels (seven innings)

and Lloyd Stevens (one inning)shared the pitching duties for A’s.

Yankees lose to VOBAlthough they out hit VOB 14 to

7, Westridge Yankees still lost 14-13.

Three big innings (second,fourth and ninth) by VOB set up asurprising victory overWestridge.

Westridge did not help their ef-

forts by allowing 16 free bases(13BB and 4HBP) and making sev-en errors.

Westridge’s pitching dutieswereshared by Jayson Ripepi (5.2Inn,5H, 5BB, 6K and 3HBP) and Lu-wayne du Plessis (2.1Inn, 2H, 8BB,1K and 1HBP).

VOB’s pitching was shared byMichael Scritten, Grant Robertsonand Chad Jones with a combinedeffort (9Inn, 14H, 9BB, 3HBP). VOBsurprised when they did not usetheir SA squad member Jason

Theys. Theys was merely seenwarming up in the bullpen.The best hitters for Westridge

were Casley Ripepi (3 for 4), VeonRix (2 for 2) and Kyle Ripepi (2 for3). Chad Gravenhorst (3 for 4) andGrant Emmanuel (2 for 4) wereVOB’s best hitters.

Both teams fielded poorly withWestridge making seven errorsand VOB eight.

Bellville blast Durbanville late ingame

Two homeruns in the bottom ofthe eighth innings by Bellville(with them 3-2 up) took the gameaway from Durbanville.

A three-run homerun by Jonat-han Phillips and a two-run homer-un by Kyle Eittisch helped Bell-ville beat Durbanville 8-4 to moveinto second spot on the majorleague.

Durbanville’s pitching dutieswere shared between Benji Waite(5 Inn/ 1 run), Gavin Jefferies (3Inn/ 2 runs) and Terence le Roux

(1 Inn/ 5 runs). Bellville also usedthree pitchers: Russell Olivier (5Inn/ 1 run), Josh Havelson (3 Inn/1 run) and Callan Pearce (1 Inn/ 2runs).

Other resultsMajor leagueSilvertree 9; Crusaders 4

Promotion leagueDevonshire 6; Helderberg 8Battswood 15; Thistle 5Lansdowne: Bye

Wesley Gamba of Maitland Giants (left) trips over Robbie Clark of Van der Stel on third base during their promotional league match played at theKensington sport complex on Saturday. Giants won 5-1 to remain at the top of the league table. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS