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Road claimsanother lifeDALEEN FOUCHÉ

THE Fish Hoek Valley has lost a “well-known and well-liked” resident, who

was killed by an allegedly speeding moto-rist at Fish Hoek’s infamous “accident in-tersection” on Kommetjie Road at theweekend.

Husband and father Ray Renaud (80) wasreturning home from Valyland on his weeklySunday walk on Sunday 5 June. He had takena walk with his dog Tiger. A motorist, whowas said to be speeding, alleg-edly overtook another car on asolid white line and crashedinto Renaud, who was cross-ing the road at the time.

Hans Zwets, a friend of Re-naud who lives opposite thescene of the accident, says par-amedics arrived shortly afterRenaud was hit, “but therewas nothing they could do”.

Renaud was a former mar-keting director for Coca-Cola,and had lived in the US and Ja-pan.

He had been living in FishHoek for about 13 years andwould have celebrated his 81stbirthday on Thursday 9 June.

Zwets describes Renaud as a “friendly andpositive” person. “He was always ready tohelp others,” says Zwets.

Renaud was an active member of the Rota-ry Club of the Cape of Good Hope and was pas-sionate about travelling and golf.

“He had a tremendous sense of humour.”Zwets says he last spoke to Renaud on Sat-

urday, and remembers fondly how excited he

was about vintage cars. “He was a lovely per-son.” He says Renaud’s wife was at the sceneof the accident. “She is very traumatised,”says Zwets.

Warrant Officer Peter Middleton, spokes-person for Fish Hoek police, says the driverof the car was arrested and appeared in theSimon’s Town Magistrate’s Court yesterdaymorning on a charge of culpable homicide.The outcome of the case could not be estab-lished before going to print.

People’s Post received an emotional letterfrom Kommetjie Road resident, Uga Carlini,

in response to Renaud’s death.“We heard the most horrendousthud. No brakes, no screechingtyres. Just a thud and those fewseconds of dead silence.”

Carlini says the accident tookplace just past 16th Avenue, butthe car allegedly only came to ahalt past 14th Avenue.

“I have been living on Kom-metjie Road for four years nowand I have seen, heard and expe-rienced the most horrible carcrashes, accidents and, quitefrankly, murders on a residen-tial road,” says Carlini.

She says Tiger was taken tothe local vet at theFishHoekAn-imal Clinic, but died in his sleep

on Sunday night.In August 2009, Gabrielle Bouwer (19) was

killed by a taxi that allegedly jumped a redlight, on the corner of Kommetjie Road and17th Avenue. She was walking with her dogSumi at the time (“Family mourns teen’sdeath”, People’s Post, 25 August 2009).

At the time, the driver of the taxi was ar-rested on a charge of culpable homicide. Mid-

dleton says the court case is still ongoing, dueto outstanding statements from independentparties who assisted on the scene of the acci-dent.

The only visible action taken by authori-ties after Gabrielle’s death, however, was topaint islands on the road at the intersection.

In the aftermath of her accident, about 300Fish Hoek residents held a protest at the sameintersection where Gabrielle was killed, tovoice their concern about Kommetjie Roadand it’s “irresponsible users”. The protestersappealed to authorities for the installation oftraffic calming measures.

Paul Lewis, who lives on Kommetjie Road,says the painted islands are not nearlyenough to deter speeding cars. Lewis, who isfurious and frustrated with the current situa-tion in Kommetjie Road, says the minimumaverage speed that motorists travel on Kom-metjie Road is 80km/h. He adds that he hasseen loaded taxis on the road doing 120km/hon this 60km/h road.

Zwets says funeral arrangements for Re-naud have yet to be confirmed, but a smallservice will be held in the Fish Hoek CatholicChurch on Thursday afternoon.

. Read more on page 3.

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BY THE BOOK: Health MEC, Theuns Botha, launched the Department of Health’s Roadto Health booklet on Tuesday 31 May at Mowbray Maternity Hospital, where he issuednew mothers with the booklet, which is used throughout a child’s life to monitor and recordits state of health. According to the provincial Health Department, health workers havein the past faced challenges when parents or guardians do not understand the importanceof retaining the card at health facilities. The booklet will be issued free of charge to womenwho give birth at state facilities, and will be provided in a plastic sleeve to emphasisethe importance of retaining and presenting the booklet at every visit. It will be usedthroughout the country, and contain information about TB, HIV, nutrition, immunisation,developmental screening, weight and oral health. Here Botha is pictured with new mother,Zoghera Zeeman. Photo: Supplied

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Was it art all along?TONY ROBINSON

THE Tretchikoff exhibition in the IzikoNational Gallery will at last give us achance to make up our own minds aboutone of the most controversial painters ofour time.

Until now this has beendifficult, because the artestablishment has goneout of its way to insult thelittle Russian painter whomade his home in CapeTown.

The sheer venom andvolume of the criticismwas out of all proportionto any offence he mighthave given, and I oftenasked myself why his de-tractors were so deter-mined to put him down.

It was almost like a con-spiracy. It became fash-ionable to mock his work,and not a single gallery inSouth Africa bought oneof his paintings. His exhi-bitions took place in hotels and departmentstores outside the sphere and influence of thetraditional art business.

And he did give offence. He upstaged the artestablishment and sold autographed prints bythe tens of thousands in venues like HarrodsinLondonandUSdepartment stores.His exhi-bitions set attendance records which stillstand today and, as the saying goes, helaughed all the way to the bank.

Tretchikoff’s pictures became part of 20thcentury culture, and you will see his prints onfilm sets and in the backgrounds on TV shows.

His craftsmanship was superb, but he wascriticised for being sentimental and kitsch.

Uttering a word in his artistic defence wasevidence of your ignorance and bad taste.

The question is, why could the critics not

see what was so obvious to the thousands whoflocked to his exhibitions?

The answer is probably that critics are verymuch like the rest of us – full of fashionabletheories, prejudices and ideas of their own im-portance.

This was dramaticallyillustrated when theFrench impressionistsburst onto the scene afterthe industrial revolutionand chemistry had giventhem new pigments towork with, especiallychrome yellow and cobaltblue. Suddenly two of thethree primary colourswere available in vividbrightness.

The old earth colours ofthe masters’ traditionalpallets suddenly lookedtired. Young painters be-gan to experiment withlight and reflections inways that had never beenpossible before. It was ashock to the establish-ment, and one can sympa-

thise with the critics.Their education and all their artistic refer-

ences came from a darker age, and they werenot equipped to face the explosion of light andcolour.

Ever since then there has been a reluctanceto condemn anything new, and some artistshave got away with the equivalent of murderunder the label of modern art. Some of the fi-nalists for Britain’s Turner Prize are jokes,and others are examples of depravity.

Picasso was a great painter, but I think thatsome of his later work was like a game heplayed with critics – a sort of “see-what-you-can-say-about-this” challenge and he, too,laughed all the way to the bank.

So go along to the exhibition of Tretchikoff’swork and make up your own mind.

ALL THINGS OLD: Anold fence post close tothe entrance to FishHoek Beach was re­cently donated to theFish Hoek Valley Mu­seum by the Amabam­ba Fencing Company.Jean Newport, curatorof the Fish Hoek ValleyMuseum, is seen herewith the team that dugout the post, whichhad been in place formany years.Photo: Sup­plied

Cycling stalwarts honouredPAT WHITE and Ken Stur-geon, two stalwarts who haveboth been involved with theorganisation of the Cape Ar-gus Pick n Pay Cycle Toursince the 1980s, have called ita day.

The cycling fraternitygathered en masse at Casa La-bia in Muizenberg on Friday27 May to celebrate their con-tribution to cycling and tohonour their retirement.

Guests in attendance in-cluded Linus van Onselen(veteran cyclist), 91-year oldJapie Malan (the oldest manto complete the Cycle Tour),Gert Bam (director of Sport,Recreation and Amenitiesfor the City of Cape Town)and Penny Krohn (a veterancyclist who has won her agecategory in the Cycle Tour noless than 25 consecutivetimes).

White was the Cycle Tour’sfirst permanent employee,and assumed her position in1988, the first year the eventwas broadcast on television.

In contrast, the Cape TownCycle Tour Trust today em-ploys 26 people.

White was responsible forthe Cycle Tour’s entry andseeding process, and set sys-tems and procedures in placewhich are still being followedtoday.

“I will never forget the bags and bags ofpost delivered to us by the postman,” Whiteremembers.

“In those days people still had to enter viathe post, and we were meticulous about en-suring that the post was sorted in date order,so that entries were processed on a first-come-first-served basis. We received ourfirst fax machine in 1989.”

Sturgeon, originally a town planner, firststarted volunteering in 1984 and became theCycle Tour organising committee’s chair-man in 1987.

Sturgeon was instrumental in negotiatingan alternative route when the notoriousChapman’s Peak was closed from 2000 to2003, and more recently diverting the routeover Boyes Drive from 2009-2011 due to roadworks along the Main Road.

Sturgeon has completed 21 Cycle Toursand hopes to now spend some more time inthe saddle.

Sturgeon said: “The Cycle Tour Trust gaveme a mountain bike as a farewell gift, so whoknows, you may just see me tackling the Co-lumbia Grape Escape next year!”

DEPENDABLE: Pat White and Ken Sturgeon were honouredfor their commitment to the organisation of the Cape ArgusPick n Pay Cycle Tour since the 1980s.

CELEBRATION: At the event were (from left) Japie Malan, PatWhite and Maurice Malan.

Whale conference postponedTHE Whale of an Equation Conferencethat was due to be presented in Muizen-berg today (Tuesday 7 June) has beenpostponed to Tuesday 2 August due to anunprecedented interest from schools, col-leges, students, learners, lecturers, teach-ers and educators, who in many caseswere unable to commit due to examina-tions. The postponement will give themthe opportunity to attend and benefit

from educational presentations onwhales, mathematics and science by a se-ries of top-class speakers.

To view the speaker line-up, search onthe internet for “A Whale Of An EquationMuizenberg”.

Call 079 391 2105 to make a booking orto enquire about this dive into the worldof whales, dolphins, mathematics and sci-ence.

Blankets for the needyIN an attempt to supply the poor with blan-kets during winter, Rick Bing, co-owner ofAP Jones, is calling on the public to donateR50 towards a good quality blanket.

Bing says he has sourced a “really decent-quality blanket” through AP Jones, thatcosts just over R50 for one. These blanketswill not be sold to the public, but will be dis-tributed by a community worker.

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CorrectionLAST week Peo-ple’s Post pub-lished the incor-rect telephonenumbers for thenew ward coun-cillors. (“Con-tact your wardcouncillor”, Peo-ple’s Post, 31May). To contactthe new council-lors, phone thesubcouncil offic-es in Fish Hoekon (021) 784-2000or (021) 784-2011.

We regret theerror.

A morningmarketA MORNING mar-ket will be held onSaturday 11 Junefrom 09:30 until12:30 in St Kiaran’sPresbyterianChurch Hall on thecorner of CentralCircle and 7thAv enue, FishHoek.

There will be sew-ing, cakes, sweets,produce, and pan-cakes on offer.

Meet the new councillorTHE Scarborough Residents’ and Ratepay-ers’ Association’s annual general meetingwill be held at the Scarborough CommunityCentre on Wednesday 15 June from 18:30.

The newly-elected ward councillor, SimonLiell-Cock, will introduce himself to the com-munity. This will be followed by an informa-tive talk on the “dangers of fracking in theKaroo”, presented by Rachel Colenso. Formore information, contact Fran Meyer on(021) 780-1118.

WELCOME: A pod of dolphins graced the clear water of Clovelly beach yesterday (Monday)morning for about three hours. Photographer Gwen Rea spotted the friendly creatures at10:30 and at 13:00 the animals were still frolicking, much to the delight of passers­bywho parked near Clovelly station to enjoy the sight. Photo: Gwen Rea

Kommetjie Road‘is a disgrace’DALEEN FOUCHÉ

FISH HOEK residents have voicedtheir outrage over the unsafe condi-

tions of Kommetjie Road, after yet anoth-er death on the road on Sunday 5 June.

Ray Renaud was walking with his dog onSunday morning, when an allegedly speed-ing car crashed into him (read more on page1).

Paul Lewis, who lives on Kommetjie Road,says that in the past, it was only the taxisthat were guilty of speeding down Kom-metjie Road, but nowadays most motoristsspeed down the road. He says people “are noteven ashamed” when they skip a red lightor a stop street.

Lewis believes two measures that woulddrastically decrease the accident rate onKommetjie Road in the vicinity of 17th Ave-nue are stronger law enforcement and per-manent speed cameras.

“Something needs to be done.”Lewis says that if authorities do not act

soon, hewill consider gathering severalFishHoek residents to “dig up the road”.

“I do not even want to walk down Kom-metjie Road, because my life would be atrisk,” he says.

Another resident of Kommetjie Road, UgaCarlini, voiced her concern in a letter to Peo-ple’s Post. She wants speed cameras, betterlaw enforcement, speed humps and moretraffic lights.

She strongly criticised the authorities fornot taking stronger action after the death ofGabrielle Bouwer, who was killed at the ageof 19 by a taxi that skipped a red light in Au-gust 2009 (“Family mourns teen’s death”,People’s Post, 25 August 2009). “Local resi-dents in the area have all had a close call orhave been witness to some horrific roadevent,” says Carlini.

Provincial Member of Parliament, MarkWiley, says before the election, MEC forTransport and Public Works, Robin Carlisle,visited the intersection of Kommetjie Roadand 17th Avenue, and the Fish Hoek andMasiphumelele taxi ranks, at his request.

Wiley says a multi-disciplinary team willassess the traffic flow and speed limits, andlook at various options to improve safety atthese sites.

He says that the Department of Transportand Public Works will monitor taxis in the

area very closely and ensure that all illegaltaxis are taken off the roads.

Wiley says that painted islands are the on-ly visible improvement to the KommetjieRoad and 17th Avenue intersection since thedeath of Gabrielle.

However, he says, these measures are “ob-viously” not enough.

Kevin Jacobs, spokesperson for the City ofCape Town’s traffic department, says thematter of speed cameras for this part of Kom-metjie Road is currently under review, andthe options for speed cameras are being in-vestigated. Jacobs, however, could not pro-vide an answer when asked why speed cam-eras were not installed after Gabrielle’sdeath.

Jacobs says there are regular patrols andintegrated operations on Kommetjie Road.“We have recorded 706 speeding offences onKommetjie Road since January. TrafficServices have arrested 45 drivers for drivingunder the influence of alcohol on KommetjieRoad since the beginning of the year,” saysJacobs. In the same period, a total of 1 001fines were issued to road users on Kom-metjie Road, which stretches from the FishHoek Main Road, to Kommetjie Village.

Sean Glass, Head of Transport NetworkDevelopment for the City, says the City’sTraffic Calming Policy does not permit theinstallationof physical traffic calmingmeas-ures such as speed humps on arterial roads.“Kommetjie Road is a district distributorroad in the metropolitan road network. Theappropriate form of speed control on such aroad is by effective traffic law enforcement,”says Glass.

People’s Post could not reach the wardcouncillor, Felicity Purchase, for commentbefore going to print.

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Riding ‘threatened’DALEEN FOUCHÉ

A HORSE RIDER has sent out an emailwarning fellow riders that the future ofthe sport is under threat in Noordhoek.

The email, distributed to several equestri-ans and the media, claims that the Noord-hoek Conservancy is calling for all perma-nent jumps, used in showjumping competi-tions, to be removed from the NoordhoekCommon, which is the only venue for formalshowjumping events in the area.

Kathy Stoffberg, the author of the email,says that according to her sources, the Con-servancy, which manages the common onbehalf of the City of Cape Town, wants theNoordhoek Riding Association (NRA) to re-move all the permanent jumps from theNoordhoek Common, and is now chargingthe NRA to hold its jumping events there.

Stoffberg says in her email that the Con-servancy is of the opinion that these jumpsare “an eyesore and damage the ecology ofthe land”.

Stoffberg writes that the future of thesport is in danger if horse jumping eventscannot be held on the common.

But Mark Trueb, who serves on the NRAexecutive committee, says the Conservancyonly asked the NRA to remove one jump,which has now been removed.

He says this jump has been on the Com-mon for over eight years, and is “quite old”.“We were thinking of removing it anyway,”says Trueb.

But Trueb confirms that the NRA nowpays for the use of the common to host ajumping event.

The contribution is given to the Noord-hoek Conservancy, which spends it on theupkeep of the common, since the City hasstopped paying a stipend to the Conservan-cy to maintain the grounds.

Rory Sales, chairperson of the NoordhoekConservancy, says the City used to pay a sti-pend of R12 000 per year towards the mainte-nance of the common, but stopped about twoyears ago. He says the Conservancy is nowentirely dependent on film shoots and fund-

raisers for funds to maintain the site.Sales says their lease contract with the

Cityalso allows themtogaindonations fromthose who use the common.

He says the Conservancy has asked theNRA for donations for when it hosts anevent.

The Conservancy has also requested do-nations from Sunbird Farm, which is per-mitted to have their horses graze on thecommon.

Sales says this is a widely-accepted prac-tice in South Africa –“if you use something,you have to pay for it”.

He says the Conservancy employs a full-time caretaker for the common to pick updog faeces, trim the dead branches off theoak trees, and plant indigenous trees. TheConservancy has also planted over 500 treeson the common.

Trueb says all decisions regarding horsejumping events on the common have beenmade in consultation with the NRA.

But despite this, Stoffberg insists that thehorse riders’ right to use the Common is un-der threat.

She maintains that there are “a lot fewer”permanent jumps on the site than before.She says that if anyone has to pay to use theCommon, then it is no longer “commonland”. “The Noordhoek Conservancy makemore than enough money with the filmshoots,” she says.

Last year, Noordhoek residents criticisedthe Noordhoek Conservancy for its draftmanagement plan of the common.

The plan proposed that all the alien plantsgrowing on the common, including the pop-lar trees and the kikuyu grass, be cut down(“Finding common ground”, People’s Post, 2February 2010).

Sales concluded that the common is usedby various people for various reasons, andthekey is tobemindful and respectful of oth-ers. Sales says that the final draft of the com-mon management plan will be available forthe final round of public comment soon.

He says they still need to edit the manage-ment plan before making it available to thepublic.

Kalk Bay confusionas landlines crossDALEEN FOUCHÉ

PHONING shops in the Kalk Bay MainRoad was a complicated matter last

week, as landlines at most shops werecrossed or not working at all.

People’s Post phoned the Brass Bell Res-taurant on Thursday 2 June, but got throughto Fanny’s, the gift shop next door, instead.

Monica Kamrade, the owner of the shop,says her landlineshad been crossedsince Sunday 29May.

Kamrade assistedPeople’s Post andtook a message toBrass Bell to phone People’s Post.

She says she gave the general manager’scellphone number to other people whophoned the Brass Bell. “It is the least a neigh-bour can do,” she says.

Oliver Bauer, general manager for theBrass Bell, says their Telkom landline didnot work “at all” on Monday 30 May.

On Thursday 2 and Friday 3 June, theBrass Bell’s landline was crossed with otherlines. When People’s Post phoned QuaggaTrading, we got through to the Brass Bell.

Bauer says that they did not get manybookings last week because customers couldnot reach the restaurant.

Other shops such as Kalk Bay Books andFranki’s Vintage Chic experienced no prob-lems with their landlines, but had all heardabout their neighbours’ problems with theirTelkom landlines and ADSL.

Pynee Chetty, spokesperson for Telkom,says theTelkomcable that runsbetweenMu-

izenberg and KalkBay was damaged byan external contrac-tor working on theMain Road. He saysTelkom suffereddamages to its un-

derground ducting and the copper cablewithin. “Moisture caused by the rainyweather at the time the cable was damagedcaused the short circuit, which resulted inoverhearing, which is similar to crossedlines,” says Chetty.

He says Telkom has since replaced thedamaged ducts and the 200 metres of dam-aged copper cable. “All lines were restoredto normal working condition by Sunday 5June. Telkom apologises to its customers forthe disruption in service.”

Zandvlei project enters second phaseANDRE BAKKES

THE City of CapeTown recently com-mitted to grantingR100 000 to CapeNa-ture for the secondphase of the man-agement and resto-ration plan of theGreater ZandvleiEstuary.

The Zandvlei siteis the last function-al estuary on theFalse Bay coast,and provides abreeding ground,hatchery and fishnursery for marine,estuarine and freshwater fish species, as well as water birds,crustaceans, mammals, invertebrates andplants.

An estuary is defined as the wideningchannel of a river where it approaches thesea, often consisting of both fresh and saltywater. The protected area, which is locatednext to Main Road in Muizenberg, was origi-nally only 22 hectares of terrestrial habitat,but was enlarged to 200 hectares in 2006.

It now includes the entire estuary waterbody and the Westlake wetlands.

The first phase, which consisted mainly ofsetting up the necessary networks and iden-tifying critical management issues, was setin motion in 2009 when a memorandum ofunderstanding was concluded between Cap-eNature and the City.

Dalton Gibbs, the southern area managerfor the City’s Environmental Resource Man-agement department, sums up the firstphase as the identification of the impact pol-lution has on the Zandvlei Estuary and theentire catchment area, which is a much larg-er region.

Phase two is about the actual implementa-tion of the plan, he says.

The City and CapeNature, a public institu-

tion with the statutory responsibility for bi-odiversity conservation in the province,both contributed R100 000 for phases one andtwo.

The second phase will involve water quali-ty management, invasive species manage-ment, and environment management planforum meetings.

Land and water-based sources of marinepollution will then be identified, and role-players will attempt to prevent effluent dis-charges flowing into the stormwater system.

As for the invasive species managementplan, harvesting will focus on eradicatingpond-weed. The public will, however, onlystart noticing the positive spin-offs of thesephases in a couple of years.

“Weneed to find the resources,” emphasis-es Gibbs, adding that they have receivedhelp from organisations such as the Zandv-lei Trust and businesses in the area.

“We will also rely on the local authorities,but anyone else can come aboard as well.”

There are over 200 estuaries in South Afri-ca, and each of these must have a manage-ment plan in line with national regulations.

Anyone who can help with funds is urgedto contact Dalton Gibbs on (021) 713-0510.

FACELIFT: The Zandvlei Estuary is a priority for nature lovers.Photo: AndreBakkes

FINE DAY: Dogwalkers andfamilies enjoyNoordhoekCommon andtook advan­tage of thegood weatheron Saturday 4June. Peoplecan be seenwalking over apermanantjump on thecommon. Photo:Daleen Fouché

Confidence is a qualityTWO Oceans Toastmasters meets on thefirst Wednesday of every month in the FishHoek Civic Centre at 19:00.

Learn to speak with confidence and ac-quire leadership qualities.For further infor-mation, contact Marge Kruyt on (021) 782-2666, 084 805 8185 or email kruytbears@tel-komsa.net.

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Description of the activity: The False Bay Recycling facility is an existing facility that needs to comply with the provisions of theNational Environment Management: Waste Act, 59 of 2008 (NEM:WA). The facility is a materials recovery facility that receivesdry recyclables, as part of the City of Cape Town's Think Twice Campaign. The facility sorts dry recyclables to be transported torespective recycling facilities.

Location: Portion 6 of Erf 944, Lekkerwater Road, Sunnydale (27 Lekkerwater Road, Sunnydale)

Applicant: False Bay Recycling (Mr Evan Saayman)Independent Environmental Assessment Practitioners: Jeffares & Green Engineering and Environmental Consultants (Pty)Ltd (J&G)

The activity requires a waste licence as it is listed in terms of the NEM:WA (Government Notice R. 718) as:

Category A:(1) “The storage, including the temporary storage, of general waste at a facility that has the capacity to store in excessof 100m3 of general waste at any one time, excluding the storage of waste in lagoons.”(5) “The sorting, shredding, grinding or bailing of general waste at a facility that has the capacity to process in excess ofone ton of general waste per day.”(18) “The construction of facilities for activities listed in Category A of this Schedule (not in isolation to the associatedactivity).”

Opportunity to participate: Interested and affected parties (IAPs) are invited to register as an IAP and provide writtencomments on the abovementioned application. All correspondence should state the above reference number, name of IAP,contact details, preferred mode of correspondence (i.e. fax, e-mail or post) and an indication of any direct business,financial, personal or other interest which they may have in the application to J&G (contact information below) indicatedbelow.

Two copies of the Draft Basic Assessment Report will be available for review at the facility and one copy at the KommetjiePublic Library (Somerset Road, Kommetjie), from 8 June 2011. All comments should be forwarded to J&G on or before 20July 2011.

For more information contact: Mr Quinton Williams on the contact details provided below:

PO Box 38561, Pinelands, 7430tel 021 532 0940 fax 021 532 0950email williamsq@jgi.co.za www.jgi.co.za

‘Food theatre’ toreplace Longbeachcinema theatreDALEEN FOUCHÉ

A FOOD LOVER’S MARKET willreplace the Ster-Kinekor in Long-

beach Mall, mall management hasconfirmed.

People’s Post reportedlast week that the Ster-Kinekor will be closing itstheatres in the mall in Sep-tember (“Far South mov-ies: That’s a wrap”, People’sPost, 31 May).

In response to the article,many People’s Post readersexpressed unhappiness re-garding the closure of thetheatres via letters andSMSes, with parents ex-pressing particular con-cern about a lack of enter-tainment for children andteenagers in the Far South.

Stefan Roodt, the newmanager of LongbeachMall, confirmed on Fridaythat Fruit & Veg City had informed themon Wednesday 1 June that the groupwould rent the space for a Food Lover’sMarket.

The Food Lover’s Market is part of theFruit & Veg City group. It is a “food thea-tre” designed for the “connoisseur” andsells a range of gourmet foods.

Roodt, who took up his new post as cen-tre manager on Wednesday, says negoti-ating to rent a space in a mall is a longprocess. “It was Ster-Kinekor’s decision

to not rent the space any longer,” he says.Roodt says before Food Lover’s Market

can move into the space, it needs to be“stripped” and prepared for the newstore. He explains that it is the mall’s re-sponsibility to create an“empty shell” forthe next shop to be able to use the space

for their purposes. Long-beach Mall will also pay forthe space to be “stripped”.

Roodt says LongbeachMall will do most of thework before the Decemberholidays, because contrac-tors will not be workingduring December.

“Food Lover’s Marketwill move into the store inmid-2012.”

Fruit & Veg City manage-ment confirmed to People’sPost yesterday that a FoodLover’s Market is plannedfor Longbeach Mall.

It also confirmed that theoccupation is only plannedfor 2012.

Roodt says that the Food Lover’s Mar-ket will be a welcome addition to the mall,and will increase the diversity of the cen-tre. “Our clients are very diverse, and weneed to serve that diversity.”

He says that the Food Lover’s Marketis a very specialised store, with specificproducts that cannot always be found atother stores.

People’s Post approached Ster-Kinekorfor comment on the matter, but its man-agement failed to respond.

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Mountain life talkTHE Friends of the Simon’s Town Museum willhold its annual general meeting on Wednesday15 June at the Residency in Court Road, Si-mon’s Town at 17:30 for 18:00. The meeting willbe preceded by slide show of “The Fauna andFlora of Table Mountain”, presented by MarkHawthorne. For more information, phoneYvonne Mawhinney on (021) 786-4404.

Monthly book saleST LUKE’S HOSPICE in False Bay will beholding its monthly book sale on Thursday9 June at the Book Container, False Bay Hos-pital from 09:00 to 12:00.

All books donated to St Luke’s Hospice willbe gratefully received.

For further information on the book sale,please contact the Hospice’s office on (021)782-7696.

Page 6 People’s Post False Bay NEWS Tuesday 7 June 2011

Silvermine provesdifficult short cut

NAP TIME: This man was seen taking an afternoon nap on Tuesday 31 May, in the parking lot near theOlympia bakery in Kalk Bay. Photo: Raynard Sims

ANDRE BAKKES

BLESSINGS Banda, a 22-year-old man from Mitch-ell’s Plain, attempted totake a short cut home bywalking from Hout Baythrough the SilvermineNature Reserve.

But while Banda probablyenjoyed spectacular viewsof False Bay, NoordhoekBeach and Chapman’s Peak-on his journey, his decisionto walk home had a price.

He was apparently lost fornearly two days when hewas finally discovered onThursday by a hiker.

At that time Banda was al-ready suffering from dehy-dration and a foot infection.

He has been admitted tothe False Bay Hospital.

According to WesternCape SANParks’ regionalcommunication manager,Merle Collins, a regular hik-er heard Banda’s cry forhelp and notified management, whothen called emergency services tosee to the dehydrated man.

“This incident is very unusual. Itis certainly the first time I’ve heardthat someone tried to walk fromHout Bay to Mitchell’s Plain via Sil-vermine,” she muses.

The two suburbs are about 40kmapart, and the highest peak at Sil-vermine is around 750 meters abovesea level.

Collins continues: “He wasn’t lostin Silvermine for two days, howev-er. There are many patrols and reg-ular hikers, so one would never belost for so long. It is a beautiful andsafe hike.”

The only cases she has had to dealwith at Silvermine involved hikersbeing held up a few hours by losingthings such as car keys and then go-ing to look for them along the path.

LUCKY ESCAPE: Blessings Banda tried tohike from Hout Bay to Mitchell’s Plain whenhe got lost on the Silvermine walking trail.

Photo: Danielle Karallis

Far South police hold successful operationsPOLICE serving in the Muizenberg cluster, whichincludes Muizenberg, Fish Hoek, Ocean View, Si-mon’s Town and Hout Bay police stations, held sev-eral crime prevention operation over the weekend.During these operations, a total of 19 houses weresearched, and four people were arrested for posses-sion of drugs, which included 41g of tik and 44g of

dagga. A further three shebeen operations wereheld, and three people received liquor-related fines,and 690l of liquor were confiscated.

During a suspect tracing operation, 18 suspects,wanted for various crimes, were arrested.

The suspects will appear in different magistrates’courts during the course of this week.

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Surf’s up, for clean-upTHE African Surfriders Founda-tion is a registered NGO thataims to eliminate waste that goesinto the ocean and rivers, teachtownship children to swim andeducate school children on howthey can make a difference.

On 16 June, National YouthDay, the African SurfridersFoundation will begin cleaningup the Ocean View River, theBokramspruit that leads into theocean at Long Beach, Kommetjie,in partnership with the Kom-metjie Environmental Aware-ness Group (KEAG).

The Foundation will initiate a

drive to get as many people andyouth involved on this day.

At the heart of the AfricanSurfriders Foundation is RyanSmith, an experienced surfer andactivist with a passion for theocean, the environment and edu-cation.

The foundation relies purelyon the public for corporate dona-tions or sponsorship, and in re-turn offers brand exposure.

If you can help with donationof prizes for ongoing raffle andschool competitions, can contactRyan Smith on 084 572 7283 orsmithyoutoffice@yahoo.com.au.

After the battleCHRIS TAYLOR will be giving a talk enti-tled “The Battle of Muizenberg: the caus-es and the consequences” at the nextmeeting of the Historical Society of CapeTown, on Monday 13 June at 20:00 at theSouth African Astronomical Observato-ry Auditorium, Observatory Road, Ob-servatory.

This skirmish had interesting globalroots and consequences, one being thattoday South Africans speak English rath-er than French. The lecture will look atthe events in context; in the last days ofthe Dutch East India Company and withthe French Revolution raging in WesternEurope. Entry is free. For more details,contact Neil on (021) 762-2825.

CRASH: This taxi was involved in an accident on Tuesday 31 May at the intersection of Kommetjie Road and CorsairRoad. According to Warrant Officer Peter Middleton, the taxi braked suddenly, hit the curb and flipped on its roof.Two people were only slightly injured, while one person was seriously injured. Middleton says a case of reckless andnegligent driving is being investigated. Photo: Cassie Carstens

Page 8 People’s Post False Bay LEADER Tuesday 7 June 2011

Empty cotsFOUR babies died during National ChildProtection Week – two at a Manenberg Clin-ic and two more at a Pinelands foster home.

This tragic account is four deaths toomany for the infants’ families, communi-ties and society as a whole.

The two babies who died at the clinic,died on International Children’s Day(Wednesday June 1).

The next day (Thursday June 2) two moreinfants who shared a cot in a foster homedied within 45 minutes of each other.

One of the mothers of the babies who diedat the foster home is reportedly a drug user.

This was the third baby that had been tak-en away from her and placed in safe carewhere, ironically, it died.

While questions are levelled at the fosterhome, the responsibility extends further;foremost with the child’s mother, who hadtwo more children, despite being unable tocare for herself, let alone children.

In 1994 when the president declared thathealth care for pregnant women and chil-dren under the age of six would be free, thisnoble move unwittingly opened a “Pando-ra’s box”.

Yes, government provided educationaround women’s health issues such as fami-ly planning, safer sex, how to prevent thespread of HIV and Aids and its PreventingMother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT)programme for HIV-positive pregnantwomen.

But the dissemination of knowledge isjust the beginning of a communicationprocess, the success of which ultimatelyrests with the receivers of that information,who may choose to interpret this informa-tion to their selfish advantage.

Proof lies in the countless unwanted preg-nancies and innocent babies who end up infoster homes, when where they truly belongis in a loving, nurturing home created bytheir own families.

A sad day for movie buffsTHE news that the Ster-Kinekor in Long-beachMall is closinghashitmehard (“FarSouth movies: that’s a wrap”, People’sPost, 31 May).

I am a fervent film fan, even an advocatefor them, and following the debate in Peo-ple’s Post a couple of months ago regardingthe selection of films at Longbeach, I imag-ine I won’t be the only person upset by thisproposal.

After September, film-goers in the FarSouth will once again have to journey toBlue Route or Cavendish to see a film, aswas the case prior to Longbeach’s openingin 2001.

While an inconvenience, those withtheir own means of transport and moneyto pay the ever-increasing petrol priceswill probably make this effort.

However, the less fortunate in the SunValley area will be more disadvantagedthan ever.

Films have inspired me in so manyways, and the closing of the cinema in

Longbeach Mall will deprive others of be-ing inspired by the magical world of film.

The benefits of cinema in culture and so-ciety are numerous, but one thing theLongbeach cinema does is offer a legiti-mate and healthy recreational activity foryouth in the valley. Take this away, andwe may find youngsters looking for enter-tainment in the wrong places. It will alsoencourage the illegal downloading, copy-ing and distribution of movies, as this isa much more attractive alternative for acash-strapped young person than travel-ling to Tokai or Claremont.

As far as I can tell, the cinemas are clos-ing come what may, and nothing the gen-eral public says will alter things.

But, I am certainly not going to let it hap-pen without voicing my outrage, and Ihope that others who have read this andfeel the same will also let their voices beheard on the issue.CALVIN SCHOLTZWelcome Glen

A sad loss for the valleyIT is with great sadness that we learnedsome weeks ago that Ster-Kinekor is go-ing to close their doors to the public atLondbeach Mall.

As a family, we use the cinema on aweekly basis. We believe that familytime is important; cinema is generally aninnocent place for youngsters to go, aplace to look forward to, plan datesaround, a place to lose ourselves for a fewhours and let our imaginations work.

We would like to believe that a well-run

cinema with movies appealing to all agescould prosper in the valley, and plays animportant part in the community.

We hear on the grapevine that a FoodLovers Market will open in its place, andthis may directly threaten existing res-taurants and food shops in the mall.

If enough people write in and maketheir voices heard, it might encourageanother cinema to open in the valley.ANDREA MENDELSONKommetjie

An enlightening eventA FULL lunar eclipse will be visible in all ofSouth Africa on 15 June in the evening. Thelast lunar eclipse was on 21 February 2008.

This is a relatively rare event, and will beworth watching should it be a clear evening.The full moon will rise at 17:28, a full 17 min-utes before sunset at 17:43. Since the eclipsewill start from 19:26, it will be visible fromany place looking eastward.

At first hardly any noticeable change in thebrightness of the moon will be noticed as it

enters the penumbra, which is the lightershadow. The two shadows are the result of thesun not being a single point of light, but a diskin the sky. The best effect is when the moonstarts to enter the umbra, or dark shadow ofthe earth, at 20:25, then it can change colourfrom a darkish grey to a reddish brown, de-pending on the amount of atmospheric pollu-tion in the sky.WOLFGANG LANGECapri Village

An open letter to Tony RobinsonTHANKS for your column dealing withthe Eskom debacle in a lateral way.

Solar heating systems are expensive.There is an alternative, using two el-

bows and about 50m of painted-blackpolycop pipe placed high on the roof (tocatch early and late sun).

That is, simply interrupting thehotwa-ter supply.

This has cost me only R400, and makesa huge difference, even just for pre-heat-ing water.

No complicated valves, pumps or stor-age pumps required.

Andone canmove thepipe aroundoverthe year, once the best path to catch thesun’s annual journey is established.

But a simple instant water heater isneeded too, for rainy or dark days, or atnight. These outlast geysers, and havecut my electricity bill by about 75%, heat-ing only the water needed.

Thanks for helping make people thinkdifferently about relying on these monop-olistic giants.

We need more articles like this!BRUCE CLEMENCEFish Hoek

DID YOU KNOW that rats laughwhen you tickle them? Not onlythat, they vary the intensity of

their laugh response, depending on their lev-

el of enjoyment. Humans can’t pick up thesehigh-pitched giggles and guffaws without abat-range listening device. - (www.webbof-science.com/2009/05/11/laughing-rats/)

HEALTH MINISTER Dr Aaron Motsoale-di has lost weight through healthy life-style choices and recently encouraged fel-

low Members of Parliament to follow hisexample by cutting down on fatty foodsand picking up on exercise. Our cartoo-

nist has comeupwithamanual of exercis-es that parliamentarians may adapt toquite easily.

Tuesday 7 June 2011 GENERAL People’s Post False Bay Page 9

Musical treat at the LindberghTHE Lindbergh Arts Foundation hosts theoutstanding young pianist, Bradley Burgess,on Thursday 9 June at 10:30.

Burgess has received several prizes andawards, including the Lionel Bowman Prizefor Beethoven Playing, the Laura Searle Prizefor Concerto Playing, the Ralph NussbaumChamber Music Prize and the Gerry MeyerMemorial Prize.

Tickets, inclusive of tea served afterwards,are R50.

Please note that bookings are now requiredfor the morning concerts and pre-seating willbe done.

There will be no evening concert in June.To book, phone Lara at the Foundation on

(021) 701- 7466 or 082 715 7813, or email in-fo@lindbergh-arts.co.za.

Wednesday 8 JuneFish Hoek: SAARP will be hosting a talk andpresentation by the Fire and Rescue Servicesat its monthly meeting at the Fish Hoek CivicCentre at 10:00.

Tea will be served, and all are welcome.Members pay R2 and non-members pay R5.

SAARP membership offers over-50s andpensioners monthly meetings, social activi-ties, outings and trips away. Contact theSAARP office on (021) 782-2719 from 09:00 to12:00 (closed Wednesdays).

Thursday 9 JuneFish Hoek: The Fish Hoek Valley HistoricalAssociation’s monthly meeting will be held at

the Fish Hoek Minor Hall at 18:00. MaryTurok, of the Western Cape Forum of OlderPersons, will discuss “Old People – Past andPresent”. Contact Mieke Gordon on (021) 782-5864.

Saturday 12 JuneFish Hoek: The Young Mom Support groupwill be meeting in the False Bay Hospital hallfrom 10:30 to 12:30. Contact Tracy Engelbrechton 072 986 3105, email info@youngmomsup-port.co.za or visit the website http://young-momsupport.co.za.

Sunday 12 JuneCape Point: Join the Cape Point Volunteersfor a hike through Olifantsbos to Sirkelsvlei.Meet inside the Cape Point pay gate at 10:00,and finish at about 13:30. Hikers should wearboots and have rain gear, water, hat andlunch. There is no charge for the hike, buthave a Wild Card or pay R80 admission. Con-tact Ron Zeeman on (021) 789-1918.

Mel Miller’s in town!COMEDY legend MelMiller will be perform-ing in Fish Hoek on Sat-urday 11 June in the FishHoek High School Hall,which is becoming quitethe entertainment ven-ue!

The show is part of theComedy Legends in theValley series and acts a fun-draiser for the Shark Spot-ters. Barry Hilton’s showin May, which formed partof the series, was a sold-outsuccess.

The Comedy Legends inthe Valley series is organ-ised by local comedianMark Sampson, who hadthe idea to bring all thecomedy legends down tothe south peninsula so thatlocal audiences could be treated to SouthAfrica’s best – while supporting a goodcause. The series is supported byPeople’sPost as print media sponsor. Mel Milleris very well-known for his “Biltong and

Potroast” TV show in the1970s, in which South Afri-can comedians were pittedagainst British comedians.

Mel has appeared innearly all the SmirnoffComedy festivals; co-wrote, produced and di-rected a show with the lateShaun Griggs (“Things ToDo In Jo’burg When You’veForgotten That You’reDead”; packed for threeweeks); sold out at the Gra-hamstown Festival twice;toured with his own shows(“Captain Chaos”, “Cap-tain Chaos Flies Again”and “Divine Madness”);and worked in Israel withCyril Green and Eddie Eks-teen and in London as partof a South African ComedyFestival. Tickets to his

show on 11 June, which starts at 19:00,cost R100 if pre-booked on 078 174 4244 orR120 at the door on the night. Tickets canalso be bought at AP Jones in Fish HoekMain Road.

Mel Miller will be in FishHoek on 11 June in thenext instalment of theComedy Series in the Val­ley series. Photo: Supplied

Neo-classical dance for MasqueTHE Cape Dance Company (CDC) returns tothe Masque Theatre in Muizenberg in Junefor the third time, presenting a season thatwill include two new dance works by DavidKrugel and Michelle Reid.

Krugel’s new work for the CDC is neo-clas-sical in style, extending and challenging thedancers technically, making for an excitingperformance.

Reid, who has worked with the CDC as itsresident choreographer since 1995, is knownfor her unusual and quirky approach to hersubject matter. She has the knack of divulg-ing a different side to an artist, and her new-ly created “God’s Waiting Room” is a “mustsee”. The work has a cast of three dancers,including new company members Grant vanSter, formerly of the Jazzart Dance Theatreand Simone Muller, former CTCB soloistand freelance artist.

“Love Always”, choreographed by CDC’sartistic director, Debbie Turner, is neo-clas-sical and is danced to the music of FranzSchmidt, and performed by soloists, AliceGodfrey and Henk Opperman.

The dancers’ training is strongly based inthe classical idiom, enabling the company toexplore a variety of dance styles, includingballet. The company has performed in keyvenues around South Africa and has pre-sented seasons abroad at the Ailey CitigroupTheatre in New York, the Edinburgh Inter-national Arts Festival and the Salisbury In-ternational Arts Festival in the United King-dom. The Cape Dance Company perform-ances run at the Masque Theatre inMuizenberg from 10 to 18 June. Tickets costR65 and R75. To book contact (021) 788-1898,with special offers available for Masque The-atre members.

Fun at the theatreTHE award-winning musical, “Edges”, hadits South African premiere at Kalk Bay The-atre on Thursday 2 June.

Presented by the producers of last year’ssmash hit musical “I Love You, You’re Per-fect, Now Change”,

“Edges” explores the questions four youngadults face as they come of age and seek sim-ple truths in a complex world.

With wit and charm, the musical vignettesfollow them on a journey of confronting emo-tions, escaping expectation and decipheringcomplicated relationships. Findout just howmany other people also spend Friday nights

at home on Facebook, or what to do whenyour boyfriend likes theatre and flower ar-ranging a little bit too much.

“Edges” is written by US-based Benj Pasekand Justin Paul, who won the 2007 JonathanLarson Award for the show.

They also recently received this year’s Ri-chard Rodgers Award for Musical Theatrefor their new show, “Dogfight”.

Rodgers awards nurture talented compos-ers and playwrights by subsidising produc-tions of their musicals in New York.

This year’s jury was chaired by StephenSondheim. “Edges” will be performedWednesday to Saturday at 20:30 until 25June. Tickets cost R110. To book contact073 220 5430 or visit www.kbt.co.za.

THE FANS: From left are Ryan Harrison, Samde Romijn, Christine Pearson and Dan Calder­wood. Photos: Supplied

HAVING FUN: Shannyn Fourie with directorPaul Griffiths and his wife Michele, andJoanne Cooper.

GOOD TIMES: Julia Winder and Mikey Pasek,the brother of “Edges” writer Benj Pasek, whois in Cape Town on a six­month exchange atUCT from the USA, with cast members Shan­nyn Fourie and Roland Perold.

THE GANG: Enjoying the opening of “Edges”,are, from left cast members David Fick andRoland Perold, Kalk Bay Theatre owner SimonCooper, director Paul Griffiths and (front) castmembers Shannyn Fourie and Luella Holland.

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Leave our coastline aloneTHE tourists are not the sustainablebackbone of Simon’s Town’s economy.Again and again business develop-ments in Simon’ Town have shown astrong decline during the wintermonths. Only the top entrepreneurs,who deliver quality at a fair price, stayin business during winter time.

The local population, permanentlyliving there, are the real backbone ofthe Simon’s Town’s economy, especial-ly during winter time. The permanentpopulation supports business duringwinter time once the tourists and swal-lows have gone.

The attraction for the residents is Si-mon’s Town’s natural beauty, its histor-ic character, its welcoming and friendlypopulation, its neighbourliness andfirst of all its wonderful, accessible, un-spoiled coast line.

Taking the coastline away willamount to a degradation of Simon’sTown’s major attraction.

Over the past 20 years, the freely ac-cessible coastline has diminished byabout 30%. In Central Simon’s Townthere is, besides Jubilee Square, for al-most 1,5 km either side, no public accessto the coast. Long Beach and WatersEdge are way out. To the south there isthe Penguin Park and Boulders, withhigh entry fees and no free access.

Only from Burgher Walk onwardsdoes the public have free access south-wards – up to now.

But now there is the news that alsoBurgher Walk will be closed as the pen-guins move southwards, attracting visi-tors, reducing the income of the ParksBoard fenced-off Penguin Park.

Simon’s Towns attraction for the pop-ulation who are permanent residentsand spend their money in Simon’sTown will be diminishing further.There are organisations who benefithugely from Simon’s Town but spendtheir money elsewhere.

Is this the way to go? No certainly not.The argument that this closure is re-

quired for the protection of the endan-

gered penguin population is most likely nota valid one. The major increase of the pen-guin population occurred at Foxy Beach inthe 90s, which forms part of the presentPenguin Park. At that time there were noprotection and regulations at all, no fences,no entry fee and no empty glass fibre nest-ing places. The penguins did not mind visi-tors. and it was a great attraction to swimwith them.

Since these monstrous and noisy board-walks have been imposed overhead with500 000 visitors walking over them peryear, the penguins lost a large area of thebeach for nesting and breeding, and subse-quently they were forced up the hill intothe woods and, of course, to areas outsideand south of the Penguin Park.

A perfect example of the undesirable in-tervention of mankind in an engineeringeffort of nature in the name of “protection”.

Which is the way to go?. Observing of the basic right of the pop-

ulation to free access to the coastline andits beaches.

. Restitution of the free access to thecoastline in areas taken over through gov-ernment organisations.

. Development and enforcement of briefrules for the use of the coastline by the pub-lic.

There is no reason to close BurgherWalk, as it can be rehabilitated on an ongo-ing basis with a firm timetable and an ac-tion program, which is published before-hand.KLAUS SCHEIDSimon’s Town

GERT BAM, City Director of Sport,Recreation and Amenities, responds:

The City notes Klaus Scheid’s concerns.Officials of the Sport, Recreation andAmenities Department are in the finalstage of developing a management plan forBurghers’ Walk that will strike a balancebetweenprovidingahabitat for theAfricanPenguin and ensuring access to the publicopen space. We will make an announce-ment in this regard as soon as the plan isfinalised.

We all scream ...IN response to the letter in the People’s Postby Hellen from Muizenberg on Tuesday 17May.

I am so sorry to be here again,But as “silly jibes” is my nameWhat of the little children around an ice

cream barBegging for ice creamsIs that not fair game?

To suggest we reward them with a sampleand then tip the guards who are their par-

ents too? Oh, how simply not urbane!It is not for a poor child, give them the

whipAnd make this corner out of bounds,And spare us seeing them bereftAnd keep the streets clean of begging,Wow, that said, mint and choccie is the

best.CILLY JIBESFish Hoek

Jogger soughtWILL someone please get me the name of orspeak to the blonde female jogger with a ponytail who comes jogging down Forrest Way atabout 08:15 on weekends and public holidayswith a huge liver-coloured dog that runs freewithout control?

She never stops to see if it has delivered a

parcel on my doorstep. Fifty percent of thetime it does.

This dog is not under control as the by-lawsrequire, and if I can get her name I will reporther. It is a huge, smelly mess that is left forme to pick up.

What disrespect for neighbours and for theenvironment!HEATHER LEWISGlencairn

Where is the consideration?WHAT is wrong with the electricity depart-ment?

Why must they work on a Sunday and putthe electricity off?

We are not all privileged to go out for

lunch. Some consideration will truly be ap-preciated.COMMUNITY OF THE FISHERMAN’SVILLAGE IN KALK BAYKalk Bay

Donations appreciatedLIVING HOPE would like to thank all the gen-erous donors of second-hand clothing, sani-tary pads, toiletries and blankets.

Your donation makes a big difference in thelives ofmanypeople living inourarea – thanksso much!

Quarterly hygiene and open days are heldin our communities, and we would very muchwelcome any hygiene item donations such asface cloths, soap, toothpaste and toothbrushesfor distribution to the children in our after-noon children’s clubs, as well as to clients at-tending our open days.

From time to time we also have special out-reaches, and any small containers of handcream and baby lotion, petroleum jelly, etc aremost welcome.

Our children and teen clubs are also in needof board games for use during the wintermonths.

Any donations can be taken to the LivingHope Capri office, in Kommetjie Main Road,opposite the Sunnyacres Shopping Centre. Formore information, phone (021) 784-2800.AVRIL THOMASLiving Hope

Tuesday 7 June 2011 LETTERS People’s Post False Bay Page 11

Longbeach Mall movies to close. When our cinema goes they might as

well start closing the Longbeach Mall at18:00 as it will be dead anyway.

. Miss Kerrod, businesses need to makea profit and it is rands and cents and bumsin the seat that count. Your commentabout the community uniting and stand-ing up against the decision is laughable.I am certain Ster-Kinekor made a businessdecision and are not concerned about com-munity opinion. Rather concern yourselfwith finding out if you can assist the re-trenched staff who now need to find em-ployment. Kommetjie

. Word is that Ster-Kinekor is being re-placed by a Food Lover’s Market. The rentis probably way overpriced for the moviesto continue.

. If Ster-Kinekor had a better selectionof movies the cinemas would be full. Gail,Fish Hoek

. Can they at least leave two movie thea-tres for the kids in the Valley? I am a momwith kids and often take them to the mov-ies.

. So terribly sad to hear that the moviesare leaving theFarSouth.MyTuesdaywasmade magical by “Jane Eyre” – and forR12! Come on people, support what’syours.

. I have heard from several sources atthe mall that Ster-Kinekor was asked toleave to make room for a World Food Mar-ket. Many shops are being shifted to makespace.

. No, no, no! Please keep our moviehouse open! We badly need entertainmentin the Deep South. Jen

Please hurry. Can the station commissioner at Fish

Hoek SAPS please do something about thefirearms licences? Some people are wait-ing for up to two years because of incompe-tence.

Consumer issues. The cashiers and supervisors of Pick

n Pay in Longbeach Mall, you should real-ly go for lessons in customer services atWoolworths. Viva Woolworths!

. Why does the bakery at LongbeachMall never have rolls after 14:00 on Satur-days? After all, they only close at 17:00.

Noordhoek Farm Village parking lot. J Wiley has only greed and lawless-

ness in his sight as both P Hoffman and MTaylor have shown. Wiley intends chang-ing the Village.

General. I recently received a copy of the KRRA

newsletter in my post box.Yes, you do deal with some important is-

sues, such as dog poo, baboons and the pro-posed housing developments in Kom-metjie, but I must point out: don’t attemptto trivialise how desperately poor sur-rounding communities are.

Put on your wellingtons and walkaround Masi and go into the shacks andenlighten yourself. Industrialisationequals employment and upliftment! GFW

. Aan City of Cape Town en Drank-raad:Hoekom moet sekere gelisensieerdeoutlets wat alkohol verkoop toemaak opSondae en ander wat kla die nuwe dranktye

gekry het en kan operate? Kan die Drank-raad nie asseblief toesien dat alle shebeenstoemaak op ’n Sondag? Ontstoke

In response. The telephone number of the ward

councillors was given as (021) 784-200. Arewe really back to six digit numbers or dothose two gents not wish to be contacted?It is noted that Felicity Purchase is still us-ing a seven digit number. People’s Post,please explain because this is an anomaly.You got me really baffled. Janel [Sorry,the correct numbers are placed thisweek. -Ed.]

. This is the real deal, if you want to eatgood food not artificial hair. The best chipsand pies can be found at MixAll Halaal Cof-fee Shop in China Town, Ottery. Oz, SunValley

. Thumbs up to Kim (someone, withknowledge on what’s going on) for warn-ingparents out thereabout the tikproblem[People’s Post, 31 May]. God bless you.Sil, Kommetjie

. The upside-down of dirty old Eskom[column by Tony Robinson, People’s Post,31 May]. The loss of income to solar gey-sers is a fact. Now how can Eskom alsobacka rebate programme?Another conun-drum? HR

Thank you. Thank you, Absa Bank in Fish Hoek,

for the good service and especially to theladies at the information desk – you are thebest. You are always friendly and willingto help. Please keep up the good work. Mo-na

. A huge thank you to the doctor, sistersand staff on duty at the False Bay Hospitalon 18 May. You saved my life with yourrapid response and sheer professionalism.Keep up the excellent work. Shaun

Jaywalkers. Could the traffic department please do

something about the jaywalkers in FishHoek Main Road!

Vuvuzelas. The unhygienic vuvuzela is synony-

mous with SA soccer, with which I haveno problem.

However, I and most others find themonotone to be unbearable. It is embar-rassing as a proud South African to hearthat sickening sound at other internation-al sporting events, knowing that our coun-try is being judged negatively by the restof the world because of it. If anyone enjoysthis horrid sound, please supply your ad-dress and I will gladly entertain you withit. Smiley

Beggars. Can someone or the City of Cape Town

please do something about these beggarsin Cape Town’s streets? They are becom-ing a big nuisance and terrifying the tour-ists.

In response. Bring back the death penalty for mur-

der and rape. Jonathan Bouwer. To the person who sent in a notice

about home loans, I agree it’s true! Andjust pay late and they’re on your case. Fundamental principle ignored

ON trial as it were, by public opinion, I haveempathy with the developer and trustee ofthe Noordhoek Farm Village, who seems tohave drawn fire from a faction of crackpotsin the Far South.

In particular two arrogant letters in thePeople’s Post over the past two weeks haveinspired me to pen this final letter.

They are a case in point as to the types Irefer to in my earlier letter on the matter,who have long outlived their “sell-by date”but tenaciously cling to their dwindling bas-es of power – for example, NEAG and theNoordhoek Conservancy.

In the constitutions of accountable organi-sations, no elected member should hold of-fice longer than two consecutive terms, butthis provision is conveniently absent fromthe constitutions of both these bodies.

This allows the incumbent committees toenjoy years of uninterrupted illusions ofpower. During this time they rapidly losecourse, drifting onto increasingly less im-portant subjects – such as pursuing a public-spirited developer all the way to court fortrying to service the needs of his customers.

So a public-minded citizen goes to courtshortly for doing what he believes is right.He has been declared twice guilty by the au-thor of the first missive, “Anarchy is the al-

ternative”, published 24 May in a litany ofimpressive legal words that shamelesslydraws on the fears that our privileged com-munity have for corruption and crime. Butthere is one huge flaw in P Hoffman’s argu-ment.

TheTrust andWiley’s legal advisors clear-ly feel they have complied with the HighCourt judge’s order of March 2008.

It is the purpose of the looming court ac-tion instigated by NEAG et al to decidewhether these parties are guilty or not.

Hoffman knows this, and he also knowsthe matter is sub-judice, yet he hypocritical-ly pursues the oldest trick in the book – ig-noring the most fundamental maxim in thelaw of our land – that a person is regardedinnocent until declared guilty.

The second letter, “A vacant lot’s politicsof greed”, is breathtakingly racist and offen-sive in content.

It warrants no further mention, but is sig-nificant only in that it reveals the type ofright-wing psyche that exists in the Valleywithin certain factions.

Up against hypocrisy and prejudice of thisorder, my family and I can only wish the de-veloper Godspeed.CHAZNoordhoek

Corkage agreement rooted in historyFISH HOEK has the unusual distinction ofhaving been established as a “dry town”– that is, a complete ban on liquor sales –a stipulation that was incorporated in thetown’s very first grant of land in 1818.

This position was resolutely defendedby the residents of Fish Hoek for manyyears, by theFishHoekVigilanceCommit-tee, the Fish Hoek Village ManagementBoard, the Defenders of Fish Hoek and theFish Hoek Residents and Ratepayers Asso-ciation.

After representations to the Minister ofJustice in the early 1960s, the restrictionwas in fact incorporated in the liquor li-censing laws, requiring an applicant for alicence toprove that the residentswerenotopposed to it.

However, in about 1994 a change in theliquor laws provided the opportunity forrestaurants in Fish Hoek to apply for li-cences, and at a meeting held by the resi-dents association, it was agreed that resi-dents would not object to licence applica-tions for restaurants and bars, while stillobjecting to off-sales (bottle store) licences.This is the present situation.

It seems that as a kind of concession tothe residents’ compromise, restaurant op-erators voluntarily stated they would notcharge local residents corkage if theybrought their own wine to their restau-rants.

I have personally found this still to bethe case at The Galley restaurant. Unfortu-nately, there are other restaurants in FishHoek either unaware of this, or unwillingto “honour” the unwritten concession.

Nevertheless, it would seem worthwhilefor any Fish Hoek resident patronising alocal restaurant to remind the manage-ment of this long-standing concession, inthe hope that it will be “honoured”.

I understand that proposed changes tothe liquor laws may include a review of li-cences when they come up for renewal, in-stead of their being automatic.

This could be linked to the opportunityfor local residents to submit objections tosuch licence renewals.

As author and long-time Fish Hoek his-torian Joy Cobern comments in her book

“Fish Hoek: Looking Back” says, “... thedebate goes on, the Battle of the Bottles isnot over, the Defenders of Fish Hoek stillexist and are waiting for the next round!”DENOON SIEGNoordhoek

JOY COBERN, FISH HOEK HISTORI-AN, RESPONDS:

The majority of the residents of FishHoek were not against the sale of liquor –they just did not want a bottle store in theMain Road as it would encourage the usuallayabouts found near bottle stores.

The 1994 public meeting was held be-cause as soon as the new Liquor Act cameinto force, there were several applicationsfor licences.

There was much discussion at that meet-ing as there were residents who were total-ly opposed to liquor sales and those whofelt that the granting of restaurant and barlicences would be the thin end of the wedgeand full licences would soon follow.

However, some of the restaurants wereserving beer and wine illegally, and manyfelt that it would be best to regularise thesituation.

A vote was taken and the majorityagreed with the granting of limited licenc-es.

At the time that Sun Valley Mall wasbuilt, it was outside the Fish Hoek munici-pal boundary and so was allowed to havea bottle store.

At some point it was pointed out that wehad all become accustomed to taking ourown wine and, as licensed restaurantscharged corkage, the residents would bethe losers.

The local restaurant owners agreed thatwhile they would sell wine, those bringingtheir own would not be charged corkage.

As far as I know this was a verbal agree-ment, with no written commitment. TheGalley is the only restaurant which stillhas the same owner and does not chargecorkage.

I would think that the owners of the oth-er restaurants in Fish Hoek have neverheard of that agreement and are not boundby it, although it would be nice they were.

Pick up the messREFERRING to the article in People’s Postdated 19 April (“Let’s get dogs under con-trol”, Peoples’s Post, 19 April), I agreewholeheartedly with the writer.

Too many people have dogs they walk inpublic places and allow them to defecatewhere they wish.

It is not the fault of the dog; it is the faultof the owner that these messes are notpicked up immediately.

In the suburbs the same things happen.People walk around our Lakeside area andallow their dogs to defecate on people’sverges of their homes.

Not long ago someone walked their dogin my neighbourhood, the dog did the nec-essary, the owner turned a blind eye andlater that evening one of my guests steppedout of their car onto the mess without real-ising it, and walked into my house and on-to my carpet.

This is happening all the time at Zandv-

lei – pure laziness on behalf of the ownersas well as filthy habits.

It does not take a minute to whip out aplastic bag and pick up the offending mess,and make it pleasant for all who walk inthe area.

As the article said, soon many areas willbe barred to people who walk their dogsbecause of selfish people, which will be sadfor the dogs particularly.

Also the Table Mountain National Parkauthorities should be taken to task.

Time and again they have been contact-ed to provide bins for plastic bags contain-ing such mess to be provided, but nothinghas been done in the Zandvlei area.

There is not one bin from the braai areato the end of the village.

The local authorities are very much toblame.PADDY MCPHERSONLakeside

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NOTICE OF A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THECITY OF CAPE TOWNA special meeting of the Council of the City of Cape Town will be held on Wednesday,8 June 2011 at 10:00 in the Council Chamber, 6th Floor, Podium Block, Civic Centre,12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town, where the Annual Budget 2011/12 – 2013/14 will beconsidered in terms of Chapter 4, Section 24(2) of the Municipal Finance Management Act.

Please note that limited seating is available in the public gallery of the Council Chamber,and therefore seats will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Should you wish toattend the meeting, you are requested to contact Ms A Curtis on 021 400 3342 between09:00-16:00. All requests for attendance must be received by no later than a day before themeeting. You will be required to provide your surname, initialsand contact telephone number. Visitors are kindly requested tobe seated by 09:30.

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Dinghy Longhaulset to break entryrecordsTHE 2011 Bayside Dinghy Longhaul,which takes place on Saturday 11 June,has now attracted Hobie cat sailors fromFish Hoek Beach Sailing Club.

Dinghy and Hobie cat sailors from yachtclubs throughout the Western Cape are pre-paring their boats for the longhaul.

Past eventshaveattracted 50plusdinghiesto the start line, but this year’s event will seean even bigger entry field. The 13:00 massstart from Simon’s Town will be a colourfuland spectacular event, not to be missed byspectators. Excellent viewing can be hadalong the Simon’s Town coast road.

False Bay Yacht Club will be hosting theevent, and Herbie Eichel, owner of the Bay-side Restaurant on Fish Hoek Beach, is spon-soring over R8 000 in prizes.

The first dinghy and Hobie on handicapwin seafood and champagne platters valuedat over R1 000.

The Bayside Dinghy Longhaul course in-cludes a 13:00 start at Simon’s Town, thenrounding buoys near the lighthouse, Glen-cairn Beach, Fish Hoek Beach, and back toSimon’s Town. Dinghies will complete twolaps and Hobies three laps.

Twelve classes of dinghies are taking part.The SA Navy and Izivunguvungu SailingSchool will both have their Bosun dinghiessailing in the event.

This unique event is the only one in thecountry where there is no entry fee for sail-ors taking part.

A special handicap system will be applied

to the dinghies’ finishing times, and the win-ner will be the dinghy and Hobie with theshortest elapsed time after the handicap hasbeen applied.

For further inquiries, contact the FalseBay Yacht Club on (021) 786-1703.

CLOSE TO THE WIND: Sailors prepare for the 2011 Bayside Dinghy Longhaul, which takesplace on Saturday 11 June. Photo: Angela Gray

CLOSE ENCOUNTER: Shane Joemath (right) of Old Mutual Academy keeps Ashwin Barendsof Fish Hoek AFC at bay, during Old Mutual’s 1­0 win in an under­17 division match of theLFA Cape Town Tygerberg at Mutual Park in Pinelands on Saturday. Photo: Rashied Isaacs