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The reconstruction of Sidmouth Road willset the scene for a pedestrian walkwaybetween the beachfront and village inMuizenberg. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

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On yourfeet, tothe shore

NICOLE MCCAIN@nickymccain

Bringing life back intoMuizenbergVillage is the aimof anewpedestri-an thoroughfare which will linkthe area to the beachfront.The Sidmouth Road reconstruc-

tion, set to start this week, will cre-ate a walkway between Surfer’sCorner and Melrose Road.Theprojectwasproposed in 2011,

when the False Bay Tourism andBusiness Association suggested acorridor in the style of the fanwalkin Green Point, created there to ac-commodate the 2010 Soccer World

Cup spectators, says chairpersonGerald Musikanth.The project will now take place

in twophases, he explains,with thesecond phase seeing the pedestrianwalkway continued to AtlanticRoad.Locals have been trying to find

a way to link the two areas for 20years, says subcouncil 19 chairper-son Felicity Purchase.“It is felt that this will revitalise

the area, and with the growing de-velopments onBeachRoad apedes-trian link has become even moreimportant,” she says.The project will make use of a

parking area currently used by theelectricity department.This facility is in the process of

being closed, Purchase explains, asit is too small to cater for the area’sneeds.She says a new depot in Fish

Hoek will serve the area south ofSilvermine, while the White Roaddepot will cater for suburbs northof the river.The depot is expected to move in

the next two years, she says.“The roadworks being done to

Sidmouth Road will prepare theway for the sale of this property,and will make the property more

marketable, within the heritageparameters,” she says.Muizenberg has always been

portioned by physical barriers, ex-plains Musikanth. As the railwaylines cut through the seaside desti-nation of old, bridges such as thoseneeded at Atlantic and Main roadshave over the years made it diffi-cult for tour buses to access thesuburb.And while the beachfront pre-

cinct has been growing, it has“been sucking the life” out of thevillage, Musikanth says. However,this project is set to change all that,he believes.

“The project will open up a pe-destrian link between the villageand beachfront, which will see thegrowth and development spillingin the village by channelling feet,”he says.He also hopes it will boost the

tourist numbers. “If buses accessthe area fromAlbertynRoad, therewill be a link through the villageto the beach,” he says.Ward councillor Dave D’Alton

says the community has beenwait-ing for this to happen since it wasproposed three years ago. “Theyaredelighted that it is actuallyhap-pening.”

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ferent large-scale fires had separate causes,an expert has found.This is according to a statement by the

City of Cape Town.The City’s fire and rescue service, disas-

ter risk management staff and volunteers,Table Mountain National Park, WorkingOn Fire volunteers, wild land fire servicesand volunteerwild fire services all came to-gether to minimise the damage and savelives, property and the environment. It isprovisionally estimated that it cost the rate-payer between R20m and R40m.Once the fire had died down, the City

commissioned an investigation by local fo-rensic investigator Dr David Klatzow. Thiswas done in order tominimise the possibili-ty of repetition by looking into the cause ofthe fires. Following are excerpts from hisinvestigative report.

Causes of the fire“On Sunday 1 March, a fire which appearsto have originated at the apex of the moun-tain peaks above St James in the southernpeninsula broke out. It rapidly advancedwith a strong south-easterlywind andwith-in a short time had traversed Ou KaapseWegand effectively didnot stopuntil reach-ing Hout Bay.“Early on in the investigation I had iden-

tified the general fire origin as being on thecrest of Pecks Valley at a position just outof sight of the road through St James.“Onascending thepeak fromBoyesDrive

on 19 March, I observed a shelter of sortswith signs of human habitation. There wasa partially burned blanket, together withclear signs of fire-making and smokingma-terial and two lighters. There is little doubtthat the main fire which burned across toHout Bay had its origin in or near this rockshelter and that its cause was human agen-cy.“It is important to note that the other pos-

sible causes of fire, weather conditions andabsence of electrical causes could be ex-cluded in this case.“The use of this part of the mountain for

various informal activities is well-knownto the local inhabitants. Further observa-tions regarding the presence of religiousgroups on the mountains at night was alsoprovided by residents and a professor of theSchool of Architecture at the University ofCape Town.“The possibility that this fire may have

been deliberately started cannot be ruledout, but in my view seems unlikely.”

Details of the fires“Generally, a fire such as that occurring onthe mountain above St James will largelyconform to the standard burn pattern offires of its type.The shape and ferocity of this type of fireis modified both up and down by factorssuch as exact nature of the fuel source, thetopography of the fire terrain and, most im-portantly, the wind. Generally, a fire willproceedmost rapidly in the direction of theprevailing wind.“Fires spread slowly in a lateral direction

and even more slowly against the prevail-ing wind.“Given this anatomy of a fire, it is some-

what concerning to note the rapid spreadof fire towards the west.“In this context, the observations made

by a resident of Fish Hoek aremost inform-ative. He observed through binoculars thata group of people who were carrying torch-es were setting fires on the mountainside.They set one fire andwhen it went out, theyreturned to re-ignite it. This would be avery plausible explanation for the seeming-ly rapid spread towards the west which isin contrast to the normal fire pattern ex-pected from the position of the source andthe prevailing wind conditions.“I also considered the fire which oc-

curred along the road out of Scarborough.This occurred late in the afternoon. Its posi-tion and timing suggest very strongly thatthis is again of human origin. There wereno potential electrical causes present.“It has the typical anatomy of a single ori-

gin fire and it can be seen that its origin isa metre or two off the road.“It is my opinion that the probabilities in

this case favour a deliberate human causa-tion.”

Conclusions. “St James and Southern Peninsula: Thefire which started at the top of Pecks Valleyabove St James was in all probability acci-dentally caused by vagrants, religiousgroups or overnight campers.”. “Clovelly: The fires burning along theseslopes were most likely caused by deliber-ate human agency with the view of startinga large-scale fire.”. “Scarborough: The fire along Scarbo-rough Road was most likely caused by de-liberate human agency with the view ofstarting a large-scale fire.”

The devastation left after the large fires in March, as seen from Boyes Drive.PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL

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Eleven arrested in Operation FielaOcean View was flooded

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week.Eleven people were arrested

during the operation carried outby the Wynberg police cluster inwhich Ocean View now falls,says cluster spokesperson Cap-tain Angie Latchman.

The police undertook an inte-grated operation named Opera-tion Fiela, meaning to “sweepclean”, on Wednesday last week.

The operation involved over50 officers from the canine, fire-arm and liquor control and rail-way units, as well law enforce-ment, traffic department and theborder police unit, she says.

High visibility foot and vehi-cle patrols, car stop and searchesand tracing operations weresome of the activity, says Latch-man. Police also executedsearch warrants at propertiessuspected of illegal trading.

Over 200 cars were searchedand traffic fines to the value ofR59 500 were issued. More than120 people were searched, withone arrest made for possessionof drugs, she says.

Ten people were arrested dur-ing tracing operations in con-nection with crimes such ashousebreaking, theft, attemptedmurder, assault and maliciousdamage to property.

The Ocean View CommunityPolice Forum was not availableto comment at the time of goingto print.

Over 200 vehicles were searchedduring a police operation in OceanView.

Another trainderailsA second train has derailed at Glencairn inless than a month.

Rail service between Fish Hoek and Si-mon’s Town was closed after a train derailedat Glencairn on Wednesday last week. Thisfollowed an incident on 8 April, says Metro-rail spokesperson Riana Scott.

She says a board of inquiry was convenedwithin 48 hours after the incident. “We can-not confirm how long the investigation willtake and its outcome will be released at thediscretion of the board.”

A bus service has been implemented be-tween Fish Hoek and Simon’s Town.

The reopening of the line depends on theduration of remedial work.

“Each incident is fully investigated underthe auspices of the rail safety authority andmitigation or prevention measures are putin place depending on the root cause of eachincident,” she says.

The cause of either accident was not avail-able at the time of going to print.

Simon’s Town Civic Association spokes-person Merle Evertse says the two derail-ments in such a short time are a cause forconcern.

“Rail is an important service for commut-ers which is not utilised enough. If upgradeswere carried out, the service would be usedmore by residents,” she says.

Infrastructure in the area is also in needof an upgrade, Evertse says. The Associationplans to engage with Metrorail on upgradesto the service and rail infrastructure.


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have been given a boost after the dona-tion of new boots, gloves and a brush

cutter – essential tools in their work withtheir African penguin “work mates”.

To celebrate the donation, four Africanpenguins that were successfully rehabili-tated were released back into the wild atBurgher’s Walk.

A unique conservation project here ishelping to conserve the endangered Africanpenguin population nesting in the Burgh-er’s Walk area next to popular BouldersBeach in Simon’s Town.

The Burgher’s Walk restoration projecthelps to employ four permanent penguin-conservation staff, known as penguin moni-tors, who manage the area.

The project was initiated by Sanparks,the City of Cape Town and the Southern Af-rican Foundation for the Conservation ofCoastal Birds (SANCCOB). It is protecting

the resident penguin population from thecurious public, predation by domestic ani-mals and from being run over by cars.

From an estimated one million breedingpairs in the 1930s, less than 2% of the Afri-can penguin population remains in the wildtoday. Habitat destruction remains one ofthe leading threats to the species.

Before 2011, the Burgher’s Walk area wasopen to large groups of tourists who had un-restricted access to the area. A significantincrease in visitor numbers over the yearsresulted in penguin nests being trampled,penguins being disturbed year-round andincreased soil erosion in the area. Penguinswere also at risk of being attacked by domes-tic animals and often cases were reportedof penguins being hit by speeding vehiclesalong the road above the site. A boardwalkhas been constructed, rehabilitation fen-cing has been erected and the natural vege-tation of the area has been restored.

African penguins, successfully rehabilitated, were released back into the wild at Burgher’s Walknear Boulders Beach.


Girl Guides to host marketThe First Fish Hoek Girl Guides arehosting their annual fête on Saturday 6June.

They are calling for all unwantedbooks, magazines, clothes and brick abrack for their stalls. The items can be

dropped off at theGuideHall onTuesdayand Friday afternoons or can be collect-ed.V Contact fête coordinator Candice Sieberts on082 576 7593 or [email protected].

MUIZENBERG

Concerned citizensdoing it themselvesNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

Muizenberg residents are putting theirheads together to solve their problems.

This as the Muizenberg Concerned Citi-zens’ group held its first meeting on Thurs-day last week.

The meeting brought positive people to-gether to talk about what residents can doto make the area safer, happier and moresocially supportive, says group facilitatorGigi des Fontaines.

The participants identified common are-as of concern and solutions they would beable to facilitate with joint effort from oth-ers in the community.

“The modest intention is to rally citizensto give of their own time and effort to bringabout the change that we all want. There iswidespread dissatisfaction and apathy inthe community, in part due to the lack ofdecisive, inclusive and progressive leader-ship locally,” she says.

People feel excluded from processeswhich affect them and have delegated theirpower to structures which have becomehamstrung without their active involve-ment, says Des Fontaines. She cites the at-tendance at local civic organisation meet-

ings as an example of this.The group was started after a conversa-

tion between friends brought some newwisdom, Des Fontaines says.

“It was one of many similar conversa-tions that I am sure people are having allover. Conversations that start with ‘Whydoesn’t somebody . . .?’ or ‘Theyshould . . .’,” she says. “We reflected on howwe are in fact the mythical ‘they’, and theequally mythical ‘somebody’, who turns ti-des in communities.”

Des Fontaines is now calling on all posi-tive, proactive citizens to become involvedand set the agenda of the group.

“Identifying problem areas is an easymatter, but we need individuals with a con-structive outlook, who are prepared to rollup their sleeves and get involved from theget go. We all have something to give, evenif it is only an hour or two of our time aweek,” she says.

The group will be divided into smaller“action groups” that will tackle specificconcerns.

The groupwill also be used to educate thecommunity by inviting speakers and activ-ists to address members.V For more information contact Gigi des Fontainesat [email protected].

NICOLE MCCAIN@nickymccain

Saving the environment, one goldmine at a time.

This is the ambitious plan of a 16-year-old Herzlia High School pupil whohas developed an alternative gold miningextraction process.

Grade 11 pupil Brendan Weaver, fromTokai, was inspired to create a differentprocess after reading an article which de-tailed a horrific cyanide spill in Ghana.

“The inhabitants of the village wereharmed and their water supply was ru-ined. Considering myself a some-what en-vironmental activist, I made the decisionthat the use of cyanide in gold miningneeds to be stopped,” he says.

“Once on paper, my alternative to cya-nide seemed pleasingly enough to lead tolarger-scale investigations and that is es-sentially how the idea was sparked.”

Brendan’s process uses sodium thiosul-phate to extract gold, which is less harm-ful to the environment than the currentprocess of using cyanide.

It also uses less energy, resulting inhigher yields of gold extraction.

“In an ideal world, the use ofmymethodwould lead to mass reform in the miningindustry. Ecosystems and water supplieswould be saved in surrounding villagesand mining companies would be yieldingmore gold in a fraction of the time,” hesays.

“However, it is important to note that,in order for this to become a reality, min-ing conglomerates are going to have tomake the initial step of putting the envi-ronment above their income.”

Brendan is now off to Houston, USAwherehis ideawill compete in the Interna-tional Sustainable World Energy, Engi-

neering, and Environment Project, a sci-ence fair competition open to high schoolstudents.

AlthoughBrendan expects his idea to dowell at the competition, it is only the startfor the young scientist.

Once his schooling is complete, he aimsto take on the world through a degree inchemical engineering, which combineshis three main interests of maths, the en-vironment and chemistry, he says.

“Due to the science behind the projectI have increased my interest and passionfor science, but there wasmore to it. I nowrealise that simply having a good idea isnot enough to get anywhere,” Brendansays.

“There needs to be an incentive in al-most every idea you propose, otherwise itis deemed futile and irrelevant. Throughhard work and determination I havereached this goal of representing SouthAfrica and this has shown me the true po-tency of perseverance.”

Tokai pupil’s science ideais as good as gold

Brendan Weaver, a Herzlia pupil, is attend-ing a science fair in the United States toshow off his alternative, more environmen-tally friendly gold mining process.


Centre makesit easy tocare for babyAs many mothers celebrate Mother’sDay for the first time this year, theOcean View Care Centre is extendinga helping hand.Pregnant women and new mothers

are invited to register at the centre forprenatal and early childhood carecourses.Founder of the centre Johann Kiki-

llus, of Soteria Ministries, says meet-ing young mothers, especially teenag-ers, will allow the centre to assesstheir needs and offer help.Many mothers in the community

have no prenatal preparation and onlyvisit a hospital on the day of the birth,Kikillus says.“A lot of new mothers have no idea

what to expect. They don’t knowwhento go for scans, which means oftenhealth problems in the baby are onlypicked up after birth,” he says.Some expectant mothers abuse

drugs and alcohol, which endangertheir unborn child, Kikillus says.“There is ignorance on the basics,even on how the mothers got preg-nant,” he says.The classes will explain pregnancy,

birth and how to care for a baby.A study published in 2003 found

women who attended prenatal classeshad a much lower risk of complicatedbirths and were more likely to breast-feed while in hospital compared withnon-attenders.They also received better informa-

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women’s knowledge and competence,the study found.

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Main Road nearly collapsesNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

Drivers on Main Road have experienced de-lays as the road was closed twice last weekto allow for heavy work.Main Road was closed to cars after a

trench collapsed during excavation worklast Monday.The aim of the current rehabilitation

project is to replace the 500mmdiameter wa-termainwith a 700mmductile iron pipe, An-drewRush of KayadKnight Piesold Consult-ing, the engineer and project managementteam for the third phase of the Main Road

rehabilitation programme, previously toldPeople’s Post (“Complete road closurelooms”, 10 July 2014). This is currently theonly source of water to the far south.Rush sayswith the close proximity to sew-

erage pipes, stormwater drains and cables,engineers had very little space to insert thenew 700mmwater main. In addition, the old500mmwatermain cannot be removedwith-out having the new one in place, he says.Workers are digging a two-metre deep

trench to install the new services and this,Rush says, will make the road unstable.Crewmembers were working on a section

near the railway station, when adjacent

pipes started leaking into the trench, sub-council chairperson Felicity Purchase ex-plains. The road was on the verge of collaps-ing, which forced the construction crew toclose it.“They couldn’t risk any vehicles on the

road so it was closed for safety,” she says.With no traffic or imminent danger of the

road collapsing, the crew was able to finishlaying the pipes. This allowed the road to beopened to peak traffic.However, the near collapse of the road has

the crew taking extra precautions during ex-cavations, with the road closed on Thursdayas more pipes were laid, Purchase says.

A trench collapsed during work on the Main Road rehabilitation programme in Muizenberg. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN


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Don’t get me wrong. The advances in re-search are staggering. More has beenlearnt about the brain in the past two dec-ades than in the previous 100 years. Medi-cal progress has made yesterday’s deathsentence today’s “manageable condition.”Psychological research and studies over

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May I caution against the need to labeland medicate any and every perceived“abnormality.” There is an entire indus-try that will gleefully accommodate yourevery twitch. Read voraciously, researchyour concern, talk to others, spend time

with. That is, spend time with your teen,not the perceived condition. A loving par-ents’ instincts are seldom far off the mark.

May I caution against boxing and label-ling a “condition” whose real and clear or-igin is relational and sadly, often seatedfirmly in the family. It is sometimes easierto label a condition than to acknowledgea more uncomfortable truth.

Psychosomatic factors underline muchill health. I believe that mental and rela-tional health would put paid to our havingto treat a range of physical conditions.That is no reason not to treat for ODD, butrather to have a broad-based approachwhich quite possibly includes counsel-ling. Sixteen-year-olds who wet their bedspersistently are very seldom sufferingfrom a bladder infection.

COLUMN: TAMING THE TEEN

Teen alphabet soup

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A child goes missing every five hours in South Africa.This amounts to 1 697 children a year of whom 23% arenot found, according to statistics released by the police’sMissing Persons Bureau in 2013.

In 2015 the picture is however not looking much bright-er.

Parents of a four-year-old Bloekombos boy is in mourn-ing after his body was found in a nearby dam a few daysafter he went missing.

Closer to home the community of Hanover Park is stilllooking for six-year-old Sasha-Lee November who hasbeen missing for over a week.

While the parents of missing children holds on to everylittle bit of hope, the truth is we as parents should takemore responsibility for the comings and goings of ourchildren.

Howoften do youhear of toddlers playingunsupervisedin the street, or parents assuming their children were vi-siting friends or relatives?

The fact is no young child should be left unattended.A four-year-old should not be playing in the street or leftunsupervised in your front yard. Their seven-year-oldsibling also does not count as proper supervision.

School-going children should be made aware from anearly age about “stranger danger” and what to do if some-one offers them treats or a ride. Teaching them to be streetsmart should be one of a parent’s top priorities.

And in case they should get lost, they should know atleast one parent’s phone number by heart and who to ap-proach for help.

Even teenagers should be aware of the dangers of leav-ing the safety of your home or school without telling any-one where you are going.

Safety starts at home.

Your SMSesTraffic troubles. The pedestrian pavements on AlbertynRoad between Wherry Road and MainRoad are way too narrow for safety!Especially when pushing a pram orholding a child’s hand! Margaret Dug-more, Palmer Road. It is not only the number of carspiling up every morning and evening onAlbertyn Road. The terrible noise theyproduce while waiting in the queue atthe robot, (is) so loud you can’t evenhave a conversation at your balcony.Also the unacceptable pollution frompetrol and diesel engines. Our windowsare sticky and black as well as the whitehouses. (I) wonder (what) our lungs looklike?. Since when are trucks more importantthan people, Mr Herron? This is a verynarrow residential road with verynarrow pavements. It is not the place formassive 24-wheeler vehicles.

. There is a 3.5ton restriction onAlbertyn Road, but the sign has justbeen turned around. A bit of enforce-ment on that road would go a long way.. Prohibit heavy trucks from usingAlbertyn Road? What is the alternative,Uxbridge Road? No thanks, Sandvleicommunity already has sufficientproblems, don’t need Muizenberg’sdiverted to us.. People do not stop at the level cross-ing’s stop streets in Albertyn Road goingin both directions. In fact they speedacross the railway lines. The stop streetsfurther down Albertyn Road are com-pletely ignored especially if the boomswere down. There are schoolchildren,pedestrians and animals at risk. Some-one is going to die.. The trucks over 4 tons are the worstculprits for speeding. They disregard allstop streets hence being able to reachspeeds (of) over 40km/h.

. Trucks and cars (are) speeding, notstopping at stop streets is the norm. Thisendangers pedestrians’ lives – includingmany schoolchildren walking to andfrom False Bay station. Royal andClevedon roads have become rat runs,including for heavy vehicles. An easysolution is to introduce traffic calmingchicanes, which the residents are happyto plant and maintain, adding somegreenery. Use barriers to stop trucks onAlbertyn. Something has to happen!. Three-way stop signs (are) urgentlyneeded at (the) Uxbridge and OrientRoad railway line crossing intersection.(It’s) impossible to enter Uxbridge Roadfrom Orient Road ’cause no one respectsstop signs. Traffic cop was warningtransgressors after murder in area butno improvement. Beth Kingma, OrientRoad

Dogs on beaches. Why do dog owners think that theirrights supersede those of people whodon’t own dogs? I for one am tired ofbeing accosted by unleashed dogs on thebeach. If I wanted to play with a dog Iwould get my own.

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Tuesday 12 to Friday 15 May

V Fish Hoek: Support the volunteer wildfireservices and buy a raffle ticket to win a cakedesigned by Charly’s Bakery. Tickets are R10each and the cake will be on display at FishHoek library. This was the idea of MayaStephen, a First Fish Hoek Girl Guide andGrade 6 pupil at Fish Hoek Primary School,who wanted to donate her birthday cake forher 12th birthday to a good cause. For moreinformation visit www.vws.org.za.

Thursday 14 May

V Fish Hoek: The Fish Hoek Valley HistoricalAssociation’s next monthly event for memberswill be a visit to the Fish Hoek MOTHShellhole from 18:00 to 19:00. Entry is R5.Please bring a small donation for the MOTHorganisation. Snacks and beverages will beavailable. Contact [email protected].

V Newlands: The Cape Bird Club will presenta talk on its recent birding adventure to SriLanka in the Nassau Centre, Groote SchuurHigh School, Palmyra Road at 20:00. Thespeakers are Vernon Head and Mel Tripp.Visitors are welcome. For more informationcontact Joan on 021 5304435 or [email protected].

Saturday 16 May

V Wynberg: The Cape Town Family HistorySociety will meet at St John’s Church Hall at14:30. Prof Mike Bruton, well-known for hisresearch on and search for coelacanths, willspeak about his family history as well as hisautobiography, aptly titled When I was a fish.Tales of an ichthyologist. Entry is R20 forvisitors, including tea and eats. or moreinformation contact David Slingsby on021 715 5104 or [email protected] orAnn Smythe on 021 794 6225 or [email protected] or visit www.family-histo-ry.co.za.

Monday 18 May

V Simon’s Town: The Friends of Simon’sTown Library are raising funds to helpsupplement the library’s operations and havearranged a programme of “info-tainment”.Caring for a loved one at home is a workshopfor family, friends and neighbours who areinvolved in caring for someone at home. Entryis R300 and the workshop will run from 10:00to 14:00.

Tuesday 19 May

V Plumstead: The Prostate and Male CancersSupport Group will meet at 18:00 at MediCli-nic Constantiaberg. Phone 073 560 3067 or079 315 8627 or email; [email protected].

Wednesday 20 May

V Fish Hoek: The Fish Hoek Garden Clubmeets in the minor hall of the civic centre,Recreation Road at 19:00. Hilary Mauve willspeak on the gardens of the Eastern Cape.Entry is R20 for visitors. For more informationcall 021 785 2386.

Thursday 21 May

V Fish Hoek: A Diabetes support groupmeeting will take place at the library at 14:15.Dirk Geldenhuys will speak. For more informa-tion call Gerald on 021 785 2780.

Friday 22 May

V Capri Village: A meeting of the AfricanChristian Democratic Party will take place at12 Capri Drive at 19:30. For more informationcall 021 785 2986.

V Newlands: The Cape Natural History Club ishosting a talk by Liz Linsell at the Athenaeumat 20:00. Linsell will present an illustratedtalk about the Red Cross War MemorialChildren’s Hospital. Entry is R20 per person.Please phone Sheila on 021 782 1620 for moreinformation or visit www.cape-naturalhistoryclub.co.za.

PEOPLE'S POST | FALSE BAYTuesday, 12 May 201510 ENTERTAINMENT

Notice is hereby given that the meetings of the 24 (twenty-four) subcouncils of the City ofCape Town will take place at the times and venues indicated in the schedule below:

Subcouncil Venue Date Time Manager

1Council Chambers, Royal Ascot,Bridle Way, Milnerton

21 10:00Peter Deacon021 550 1001

2Kraaifontein Council Chambers,Kraaifontein Municipal Building,Brighton Road, Kraaifontein

20 10:00Fred Monk021 980 6053

3Goodwood Municipal Building,Voortrekker Road, Goodwood

21 10:00Johannes Brand021 590 1676

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Parow Council Chambers, ParowMunicipal Building, first floor, cornerof Voortrekker Road and Tallent Street,Parow

21 09:00Ardela van Niekerk021 444 0196

5Council Chambers, corner ofJakkalsvlei Avenue and Kiaat Road,Bonteheuwel

20 10:00Martin Julie021 695 8161

6Bellville Council Chambers, BellvilleCivic Centre, Voortrekker Road,Bellville

18 10:00Pat Jansen021 918 2024

7Durbanville Council Chambers,corner of Oxford and Queen streets,Durbanville

18 10:00Carin Viljoen021 444 0689

8Strand Council Chambers, corner ofFagan Street and Main Road, Strand

21 10:00Pieter Grobler (Acting)021 900 1502

9Solomon Tshuku Hall, Solomon TshukuStreet, Site C, Khayelitsha

20 10:00Johnson Fetu021 360 1351

10Khayelitsha Training Centre, corner ofLwandle Road and Phendula Crescent,Khayelitsha

18 10:00Mandlenkosi Sitonga021 360 1267

11Fezeka Council Chambers, corner ofGovan Mbeki Road and Steve BikoStreet, Gugulethu

20 10:00Kayise Nombakuse021 630 1737

12Lentegeur Administrative Building,corner of Merrydale and Melkbosroads, Lentegeur, Mitchells Plain

21 11:00Alesia Bosman021 444 8698

13Ruth First Community Hall,Sinqolamthi Street, Philippi

20 10:00Lunga Bobo021 630 1619

14Fezeka Council Chambers, corner ofGovan Mbeki Road and Steve BikoStreet, Gugulethu

18 10:00Anthony Mathe021 630 1678

15Raven Room, first floor, PinelandsTraining Centre, Central Square,St Stephens Road, Pinelands

20 10:00Mariëtte Griessel021 444 9797

16Council Chambers, eleventh floor,44 Wale Street, Cape Town

18 10:00Marius Coetsee021 487 2055

17Dulcie September Civic Centre(minor hall), corner of Klipfontein andProtea streets, Athlone

21 10:00Edgar Carolissen021 444 0500 or021 444 0503

18Subcouncil Chambers, corner of BuckRoad and Sixth Avenue, Lotus River

21 10:00Okkie Manuels021 700 4020

19Council Chambers, Central Circle,Fish Hoek

18 10:00Desiree Mentor021 784 2010

20Council Chambers, Alphen Centre,Main Road, Constantia

20 10:00Richard White021 444 8112

21Kuils River Council Chambers, firstfloor, corner of Carinus Street and VanRiebeeck Road, Kuils River

20 10:00Pieter Grobler021 900 1502

22Strand Council Chamber, corner ofMain Road and Fagan Street, Strand(opposite the Strand railway station)

18 10:00Richard Moi021 900 1508

23Lentegeur Administrative Building,corner of Merrydale and Melkbosroads, Lentegeur, Mitchells Plain

18 10:00Raphael Martin021 444 8722

24MURP Khayelitsha Training Centre,corner of Lwandle and Spine roads,Khayelitsha

21 10:00Goodman Rorwana021 444 7532

To access the full agenda and all supporting documentation 72 hours before the meeting goto 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 by-law and policy are open for public consultation during May 2015. Thisby-law and policy are available for scrutiny at subcouncil offices and interested parties maycomment on this by-law and policy:

• Integrated Waste Management By-law: 1 to 30 May 2015• Integrated Waste Management Policy: 1 to 30 May 2015

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER

NOTICE OF MEETINGS OF SUBCOUNCILS:MAY 2015

Keenan Tyler Oliphant, Amy Cambell, Tammy de Klerk and Richard White will be on stage at theMasque Theatre’s foyer on Friday and Saturday. Cheers to Broadway is directed by Kurt Haupt.Tickets to this toe-tapping tribute to the hits of Broadway cost R120 and include canapés. Call021 788 1898 or email [email protected] to book.

New York’s Nana Simopoulos is consideredone of the foremost composers andperformers of world jazz music. She istouring South Africa with double bassistMary Ann McSweeney. The two will beperforming with Cape Town musiciansKesivan Naidoo (drums) and Justin Bellairs(saxophone) at the Kronendal MusicAcademy of Hout Bay on Saturday. Ticketscost R100 and booking is essential asseats are limited. Call 021 790 4457 duringoffice house for bookings or more informa-tion.

THEATRE

One man’ssexual searchThe thought-provoking John will beback on stage at the Artscape Arenafrom Thursday 21 to Saturday 30 May.The production tells the story of a

highly intelligent man. The only thingthat makes sense in his life are num-bers, until he falls in love and has hisfirst sexual experience. It starts haun-ting him, and as he grows older hewith-draws deeper into himself, struggling tointeract with people on a social level.The story focuses on John’s journey ashe delves in to the underworld of sexworkers in thehope of finding a replace-ment for his first love, through them.Written and performed by Andre

Lombard from Muizenberg and direc-ted byWellington’s Jeremeo leCordeur,John essentially explores the sex wor-ker industry, sometimes uncomforta-bly so.“It’s all too easy to forget that behind

every sex worker is a story, and a moti-vation for what they do,” Andre says.“Sex workers are all too often judged

on assumptions and stereotyped. We ap-plaud the attempt to reflect the realityand complexity of sex worker’s lives inthis play,” says Ishtar Lakhani of Sweat(the Sex Worker Education and Advoca-cy Taskforce).With John, audiences are granted ac-

cess into the controversial world of thesex workers that live on the peripheryof our society.

The cast also includes actress MelissaHaiden from Gardens.V John carries a 16SNL age restriction. Tickets costR100 or R80 for scholars older than 16, students,pensioners and block bookings from Computicket.

WIN! WIN! WIN!V Five readers can each win double tickets to seeJohn on Thursday 21 May. SMS the word “john”to 45527 before 12:00 on Friday to enter. SMSescost R1.50.

Andre Lombard and Melissa Haiden will beon stage in John.

Opera stars-in-the-making get study helpBudding opera singers have until Friday 29May to be recommended for the AfricaVoices Trust’s free development program-me in opera.The trust aims to identify and educatefuture stars across all musical genres, pro-viding them with the skills they need in or-der to create financially sustainable andmeaningful careers.Selected musicians are guided through aten-month educational journey in maste-ring their chosen fields both as performersand industry professionals.This year’s programme is dedicated to

opera due to the demand identified in thisgenre, and is aimedat building on theknow-ledge and experience already gained by de-dicated up-and-coming artists in the field.The programme is looking for recommen-dations of participants by individuals andentities within the creative industry.There is no academic requirement to gainentry to the programme but successful vo-calistsmust display remarkablemusical ta-lent, execution, charisma and ambition.V Visit https://africavoicestrust.typeform.com/to/CAn4hC or email [email protected] for recom-mendation forms.

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One of arguably the best 17-year-old fe-male sprinters in the country is theApril winner of the People’s Post/Let’s

Play Siyadlala Sport Star of the Month.Tamzin Thomas, who lives in Mitchell’s

Plain, is a Grade 12 pupil at Western CapeSports School in Kuils River.

She is the current South African and Afri-can 100m junior champion and also excelsin 200m. From 2012 to 2014 she was the WPand SA 100m champion. In 2013 she was asemi-finalist in the 100m race at the WorldYouth Games held in the Ukraine.

Tamzin won gold medals in the finals ofthe 100m and 200m events at the SA Sub-Youth, Youth, Junior and u.23 Track andField Championships in Bloemfontein at thebeginning of April. She also won bronze inthe final of the 100m race at the SA SeniorTrack and Field and Combined EventsChampionships held at Coetzenburg in Stel-lenbosch at the end of April.

“My secret to success is training every dayand to be grateful for what you have in lifeand always thank the Lord after each and ev-ery event,” Tamzin says.

“My dream for the future is to part of theOlympic team and to win a medal next year

at the world champs.”According to her dad, Peter, she ran her

personal best of new 11.68s at the South Afri-can Open Track and Field Championshipsheld in Potchefstroom over the weekend andis now the new SA Open woman’s seniorchampion in the 100m race. Her personalbest in the 200m is 23.72s which she ran inBloemfontein this year.

But Tamzin is also a cracking indoor andbeach volleyball player and has earned na-tional colours in both disciplines.. Remember that you can also enter yoursport star for our monthly competition. En-tries for May are now open and all you needto do is email your nomination to [email protected]. Clearly write the subjectas Sport Star. You need to mention theachievements of the nominee in detail andthe email should be shorter than 300 words.

Each monthly winner will receive a giftpack and will automatically be entered inthe People’s Post/Let’s Play Siyadlala SportStar of the Year award to be held later in theyear.

The decision of the judges is final and nocorrespondence will be entered into. Sportstars between 13 and 18 years old in anysport can be nominated and must live in thePeople’s Post distribution area.

Tamzin is a flashon the tracks

Tamzin Thomas in action at theSouth African Sub-Youth, Youth,Junior and u.23 Track and FieldChampionships in Bloemfontein.

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Brenton van Laas of Fish Hoek walking up Koesister Hill in the Bo-Kaap during the JiveSlave Route Challenge on Sunday. Penz Street in the Bo-Kaap is known as Koesister Hill,which is very steep and the runners are normally rewarded with a koesister on top ofthe hill. People’s Post is the media partner of the event. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS

Jive Slave Route Challenge offers sweet reward

Demetri Catrakilis of the Stormers puts over a drop goal during the Super Rugby matchbetween the Stormers and the Brumbies at DHL Newlands stadium on Saturday. The Stormerswon 25-24. PHOTO: PETER HEEGER/GALLO IMAGES

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