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A SEA POINT woman claimsshe was duped out of R17 500

after she withdrew money from anATM inside the store at Sea PointRegent Road BP.

Management at President Motorshas confirmed that they have re-ceived a number of complaints fromcustomers about “unusual withdraw-als” from their bank accounts afterusing the ATM inside the garageshop, and were working closely withpolice and the bank fraud squad tocatch these criminals.

Sea Point Police spokesperson,Warrant Officer Bheki Xulu, saidthere had been an increase in cardcloning cases at various ATMs acrossthe seaboard. Standard Bank refusedto confirm whether the Regent RoadBP ATM was a problem.

It is believed the cards are beingskimmed at the ATM inside the con-venience store at the BP petrol sta-tion, cloned, and then used by thievesin other areas across Cape Town.

A staff member, who did not wantto be named, said: “We know about it.There have been one or two com-plaints lately. I cannot say exactlyhow much but it has been going on for

years.”Owner of President Motors, Rob

Shaw, said police believed there wasa syndicate operating in the area, butcould not confirm this.

The Sea Point resident who hadthousands plundered from her ac-count said she wants to remain anon-ymous. She suspects it happened atthe ATM on Monday 7 February.

The fraudsters did not use her cardimmediately.

Instead they made a number ofwithdrawals fromFriday11Februaryto Friday 18 February between mid-night and 04:00 at ATMs in Khayelit-sha, Strandfontein and Langa. Thebusinesswoman said she became sus-picious when she tried to withdrawmoney at an ATM and received an“insufficient funds” notice.

“It was strange because there weredays when I could draw money anddays when I could not because I hadsupposedly gone over my daily limit.I do not have the time to check mystatements every day,” she said.

It was on the day after the thieveshad cleaned out her account that sherealised what was happening.

“I tried towithdrawonSaturday (19February) and discovered that therewas no money in my account.”

The woman “went into shock”.

“I had to get into a cold bath and Ilost my voice,” she said.

She traced the transaction back tothe BP garage when a man who over-heard her talking about the incidentat a pharmacy in Sea Point said thatthe same thing had happened to himabout two years ago after he with-drew money from the same ATM.

She immediately went to the ga-rage, but says the owners told her to“sort it out”.

“They were not even surprised andthey did not report the incident to thepolice,” she said.

Shaw said they had reported thematter to the Standard Bank fraudsquad but it was the customer’s dutyto call the police.

Absa has reimbursed all the moneythe woman has lost but it is little con-solation, says the woman.

Shaw said they have done every-thing in their power to safeguard theATM. “It goes further than us havingthe ATM enclosed, encouraging peo-ple to lock the ATM door behind themand putting up signage warning peo-ple to be vigilant and not to allowstrangers near them while withdraw-ing money.”

“We have also been working withthe police to set traps for these crimi-nals.”

He said that often when they reviewcamera footage they see how brazenfraudsters walk into the ATM boothwhile people are withdrawing money.

“Elderly people are vulnerable.There are 16 surveillance cameras towatch on the premises. Although theshop is open 24/7 we cannot watch theATM all the time.”

Jan Kruger, head of Fraud Manage-ment at Absa, said the only reasonab-ble explanation for the incident wasthat a hand-held skimming devicewas used to duplicate the encoded ac-count details from the client’s cardonto another.

The fraudsters usually distract thecustomer, swipe the card through ahand-held skimming device and placethe card back into the ATM withoutthe customer knowing what has hap-pened.

The woman said she was not dis-tracted and cannot fathom how theyskimmed her card.

Michelle Marsh, Media RelationsManager from Standard Bank wouldnot disclose whether the bank had re-ceived a number of complaints aboutthe specific ATM. “Information onspecific instances of fraud cannot beshared with the public as this posesa security risk and jeopardises cus-tomer confidentiality,” she said.

Employeechargedwith fraudAN EMPLOYEE ofthe Friendly 7/11Convenience Storein Camps Bay hasbeen charged withfraud after she alleg-edly supplied infor-mation about cus-tomers’ bank cardsto fraudsters, whothen had the cardscloned.

The employee willappear in courtalong with anotherwoman and a man,on Thursday 17 andFriday 18 March.

Store owner AnitaReichlin informedpolice that clientswere complainingabout unauthorisedtransactions ontheir accounts,while they were inpossession of theircards, after they hadused it at the shop.

She told policethat she suspected afemale employee.When police ques-tioned the workershe admitted thatshe had writtendown the details ofclients’ cards andgiven them to her co-accused.

On searching theemployee, policefound folded piecesof paper with hand-written card num-bers.

Police found moremerchant slips ofFriendly 7/11 CampsBay at the co-ac-cused’s home. Thewoman told policethat she passed theslips on to a man,who pays her for theinformation.

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THE Pick n Pay Argus CycleTour taking place on Sun-

day 13 March is much morethan a cycling event. There arethe ardent podium racers, thesocial cyclists and a significantnumber of entrants who cyclefor charities.

Within this diverse group of cy-clists you will find the most fasci-nating people with the biggesthearts.

This year there’s a team of 75riders cycling for The ChaeliCampaign in Plumstead. Someare raising funds for specific indi-viduals with disabilities and oth-ers for any number of currentChaeli Campaign programmes.

Last year CEO Zelda Mycroftentered with a hand cycle due toa knee operation not allowing suf-ficient rotation to ride a conven-tional bicycle.

This experience inspired My-croft to approach Pedal Power fora donation to purchase two morehand cycles so that the experi-ence could be shared by thosewho cannot ride conventional bi-cycles.

This year, Mukhtar Lee and

Tracy Cohen, who both have sig-nificant physical disabilities andcannot ride conventional bicy-cles, will be joining Mycroft andriding for The Chaeli Campaign.

Lee is a second year marketingstudent at the Cape PeninsulaUniversity of Technology (CPUT)in Bellville and an avid sports-man, playing tennis, basketball,table tennis and pool.

He started ballroom and LatinAmerican dancing at the age ofnine. Lee has spastic diaplegia, aform of cerebral palsy that affectsthe muscles in the lower limbs,and uses crutches to help himwalk.

Last year Cohen raised spon-sorship as a ghost rider for TheChaeli Campaign and assistswith fundraising, social mediaupdates and administrative du-ties at The Chaeli Campaign.

She is cerebral palsied, walkswith difficulty and yet has thepassion and drive to make a dif-ference in the lives of others.

This year she set herself thechallenge of raising R10 000 for10km and has already hit herR10 000 goal. What now lies aheadis the physical challenge of com-

pleting 10km of the Cycle Tourroute along the Blue Route. Amighty challenge for her and oneshe is determined to meet.

The three intrepid hand cy-clists will be raising funds in sup-port of the newly founded ChaeliSports and Recreation Club,which offers weekly practices inkarate, ballroom and Latin danc-ing and boccia, a ball game forathletes in wheelchairs.

Exercise is important to buildstrength for mobility and TheChaeli Campaign Sports and Rec-reation Club will be holding a4km fun Walk for Wheels on Fri-day 25 March starting at 17:00 atthe Bergvliet Sports Associationin Bergvliet.

This event is being held to raiseawareness of the positive rolethat people with disabilities haveto play in society. Individuals orteams of four or more people mayenter.

For more information on WalkFor Wheels, Chaeli Sports andRecreation Club activities or tosponsor a Chaeli rider, contactMelanie or Lana at 0861 CHAELI(0861 242 354) or email in-fo@chaelicampaign.co.za.

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RARING TO GO:Mukhtar Lee will be rid­ing a hand cycle in thisyear’s Pick n Pay CapeArgus cycle tour. He ispart of a 75­stronggroup participating inthe tour for the benefitof The Chaeli Cam­paign. Photo: Supplied

Knives drawn for culinary competitionTWO top Cape Town chefs havebeen invited to compete in the an-nual Unilever Food Solutions’ Chefof the Year contest.

They are Fish Hoek resident andexecutive chef of Mambos Pub andRestaurant in Plumstead, RaymondRundle, and Claremont residentand executive chef of CapsicumCooking School in Pinelands, Al-fred Henry.

Six of the country’s top chefs willspend four hours cooking up astorm with a mystery basket of in-gredients at the Unilever Food Solu-tions stand at Hostex, South Afri-ca’s international hospitality andcatering exhibition, at the SandtonConvention Centre on Wednesday16 March.

The winner-takes-all prize isR40 000.

Rundle’s training as a chef beganat the Institute of Hotel and Tour-ism management. Since then he hasaccumulated a wealth of experiencein the culinary industry, includingworking as head chef at the Cull-inan Waterfront, executive chef ofthe Rosebank Grace Hotel andgroup executive chef of African SunHotels.

He is inspired by chefs whochoose to be in the culinary indus-try simply for the love of food. Hisbest ever culinary creation is awhite pepper crème brulee.

After graduating from SilwoodKitchen and obtaining his diploma,Henry’s pastry skills were snappedup by the Vineyard Hotel, where heworked in the position of pastrychef de partie.

He then spent some time in theUK as sous chef at the Globe Hotelbefore returning to South Africa totake up a position as assistant pas-try chef at the Mount Nelson Hotel.

He moved on to become executivesous chef at theTwelveApostlesHo-tel for five years, before opening Zi-baldone as chef patron.

He has since worked as food andbeverage project manager at Liber-ty Life and head chocolatier inSouth Africa for Lindt, before mov-ing into the field of education,where he is now employed at Capsi-cum Culinary Studio as corporateexecutive chef.

His best-ever culinary creation iswhite chocolate bread-and-butterpudding with rum-soaked raisinsand cinnamon brioche.

Alfred Henry

A cut above the restSOME of Cape Town’s mostloved personalities participatedin Media24’s Cancer Associationof South Africa Shavathon cam-paign held on Thursday 3 Marchat the Naspers Centre in CapeTown.

Liezel van der Westhuizen andKia Johnson, both presenters onSABC 3’s breakfast show, Ex-presso and on Kfm 94.5, sprayedtheir hair in front of staffers,while singers Loukmaan Adamsand Byron Clarke, as well as theSantos football players also par-ticipated to show their solidari-ty with cancer survivors.

This year’s Shavathon coin-cides with Cansa’s 80th birth-day.

Participating staffers donatedR50 for a haircut and R25 for ahairspray. They were served by

professional hairdressers fromSalon Eve and Steve from 09:00to 14:30 in the foyer of theNaspers Centre.

Media24 employees Lee­AnneWentzel (left) and Lutfia Vayej(far right) with Liezel van derWesthuizen and Kia Johnson.Photo:Supplied

Gather round for poetry circleTHE next Poetry Circle will be heldat Central Library, Parade Street,Cape Town on Saturday 12 Marchbetween 14:00 and 16:00. There will

be an open mike session followed bya discussion on how to get poetrypublished, poetry competitions,how to avoid reading fees and po-

tential publishers. Everyone is en-couraged to share their own experi-ences and websites they are famil-iar with. For further details callMarcia on phone 083 593 8442, en-mail rfg@iafrica.com or Carol oncarolcharmaine@gmail.com.

Telescopic murder mysteryA TALK on “Saving SALT” (South-ern African Large Telescope) willbe rendered by Dr Darragh O’Dono-ghue, who will home in on effortsto diagnose one of its problems, pre-

senting the investigation as thoughit’s a murder mystery, concludingwith where things stand now andthe outlook for the future.

The talk takes place on Wednes-

day 16 March starting at 17:00 at theSA Astronomical Observatory Au-ditorium in Observatory Road.

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THE Internet has taken the concept ofword-of-mouth to a whole new powerfullevel, and business owners who do notdisplay transparency in their interac-tions with their customers will pay dear-ly.

Dissatisfied consumers are seeking in-stant gratification and retribution by ta-king their qualms to online communities.

This is exactly what happened when ma-nager Magadien Lategan from Eastern FoodBazaar in Cape Town refused to tell a cus-tomer who his suppliers were.

The customer called two of the previoussuppliers of the popular eatery and was toldthat neither supplied meat to Eastern FoodBazaar.

This uncertainty, coupled with an outda-

ted halaal certificate on the wall, resultedin the man assuming that the restaurantwas not halaal. This news was posted on Fa-cebook, then copied and pasted onto anemail and sent – to spread like wildfire.

The Islamic Council of South Africa (IC-SA) confirmed that the food outlet was certi-fied as halaal and that they were awaitingtheir halaal certificate for 2011.

But although the misunderstanding wascleared up, with ICSA issuing a statementon its website, the rapid dissemination ofnews had a negative effect on the image ofthe business.

Eastern Food Bazaar had to explain them-selves to customers. Management had to ap-pear on radio programmes and put all theirhalaal certificates on their website.

Lategan said he could not explain himselfto the customer who had inquired abouttheir meat suppliers.

“He came up to me while I was busy witha customer and told me that he heard wewere not buying our meat from AirportMeats any more. I did not feel the need toexplain myself to him because he was outof hand, shouting at me from the road.”

Eastern Food Bazaar customer NabeelJackson personally knows the man who hadwords with Lategan.

Jackson said: “There was an outdated ha-laal certificate on the wall. When he askedthe manager from where they bought theirmeat he said it was from Airport Meats. Theman phoned the owner of Airport Meat, whodenied that he supplied them.”

Jackson adds that the man again askedEastern Food Bazaar who their meat suppli-er was and they gave him another name,which did not check out.

Jackson then posted a comment on hisFacebook page: “Urgent Halaal note: meatsupplied to Eastern Food Bazaar in DarlingStreet, Cape Town, is no longer halaal.”

The comment gave details of the attemptsto establish where the restaurant’s halaalmeat came from.

One of Jackson’s Facebook friends thencut and paste the comment into the body ofan email and sent it to contacts.

Jackson said the whole incident couldhave been prevented if the manager had not“misinformed” the customer. “I’m not surewhy the manager said so, but he should

have communicated effectively with thecustomer.” His Facebook comment, saidJackson,wasnotmadeout ofmalice, but outof concern.

ICSA supervisor Farouk Adams said: “Wehave investigated and there is absolutely noproblem with Eastern Food Bazaar. Theyjust changed suppliers. Someone put themessage on the Internet before investigat-ing properly.”

Arthur Goldstuck, managing director ofWorld Wide Worx, the company responsiblefor the research that first defined the extentof Internet usage in South Africa in the mid-1990s, said: “Today businesses cannot ope-rate the way they used to in the past. Lackof transparency and openness to customersforce them to move to the internet.”

The extent of how an email can damageyour business and the time frame was im-possible to measure, he said.

Goldstuck compared this to the emailwhich circulated in the late 1990s about anHIV-infected syringe which was being lefton cinema seats. “Cinema seats in CapeTown were empty for a few weeks after thatemail was circulating,” he said.

CORRECTION: The three men on the left, pic­tured outside the St George’s Cathedral onThursday 24 February, were not from the OpenShuhada Street organisation as reported lastweek (People’s Post, Tuesday 1 March). Theywere, in fact, from the South African ZionistFederation (Cape Council), which was holdinga counter­demonstration. The group to the leftof the men were from the Open Shuhada StreetKhayelitsha branch, which was marking the17th anniversary of the closure of the mainroad that runs through the Israeli­controlledH2 section of Hebron, in the West Bank. Peo­ple’s Post regrets the error.

Rumours posted on Facebook tarnish reputation of food outlet

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ESTATE agents are being encouragedto tighten up on security in the light

of an apparent spate of thefts from showhouses.

And while provincial police authoritiesinsist that attacks on estate agents are nota trend in the province, safety is being en-couraged.

Similar incidents involving theft at showhouses have been reported to People’s Postin the past two weeks by estate agents oper-ating in the southern peninsula includingBergvliet, Noordhoek and Kommetjie.

Tony Shreiber, the operations head forBergvliet neighbourhood watch, known asBKM, says the trend is for thieves to distractthe agent by striking up a conversationwhile an accomplice heads to a room andsteals valuables.

An estate agent from Seeff Properties toldPeople’s Post this is exactly what happenedto her at a house she was showing in Bergvli-et at the end of last year.

The agent, who has been in the industryfor 25 years and who usually makes a pointof lecturing her sellers to put away all valua-bles,was caught ina trapby twoyoungwom-en who stole a Wii game console and jewel-lery.

She says the incident happened on a Sun-day afternoon, when two “responsible look-ing” young women with “good stories” camein, one of them constantly talking to herwhile the other roamed around.

According to the agent, she has heard ofa few other incidents where women of a sim-ilar description - sometimes accompaniedby two men – have been involved in such in-cidents in the area.

Similar incidents reported to People’s Postoccurring in Noordhoek and Kommetjie in-volve a young couple pretending to be homebuyers while allegedly stealing items athouses on show. In one of the incidents inNoordhoek, a coin collection, a watch anda few other items were allegedly stolen onSunday 20 February, by a “young couple”who made the agent feel “uneasy” .

The agent says the young women said shewas “exhausted” and asked for some water.While the agent and the young woman werein the kitchen, the man “disappeared”.

The agent says he seemed to rememberseeing the same couple at a show house inMarina Da Gama two months ago and, afterphoning other estate agents, found, to hissurprise, that they had experienced thesame thing.

According to a Seeff sales agent from theKommetjie branch, on Sunday 9 January, ayoung couple walked into a show house.

She says the young woman kept her busy,while the man excused himself to “make aphone call”. She says the owners later real-ised that their laptop had been stolen froma shelf.

The agent confirms that an agent fromSotheby’s in Kommetjie had had a similarexperience with a couple of the same de-scription.

Matt Mercer, area convener for the South-ern Peninsula branch of the Institute of Es-tate Agents Western Cape, says they areaware of recent reported incidents and are“naturally concerned for the safety of ourcolleagues”.

Mercer stresses, however, that incidentsof thisnature are “truly the exception ratherthan the norm”. According to Mercer thereare more than 120 show houses in the imme-diate area on Sundays and only a “handful

of opportunistic incidents” every year.Western Cape provincial police spokes-

person, Captain Frederick Van Wyk agreessaying “this modus operandi is not preva-lent in the Western Cape”.

However, he says, police do want to warnestate agents when they take prospectivebuyers to view houses to be aware of imme-diate surroundings and to let their officeknow about the viewing of the particularhouse.

According to Diep River police spokesper-son, Warrant Officer Keith Chandler,though he was not aware of any incidentsof theft occurring during the last three orfour months in the area, if people reportedthese incidents more often, police would bemore aware.

Chandler also added that people often didnot report minor incidents.

Mercer says show houses are not popularhunting grounds for criminals, not only be-cause most agents have solid defence strate-gies in place, but also because criminals areaware they could be disturbed at any time.It is also pertinent to note, says Mercer, thatin the case of the agent in Bergvliet, afterworking in the industry for 25 years, thiswas the first time she had experienced crim-inal activity at a show house.

According to Mercer, however, these inci-dents can be minimised even further ifagents follow basic safety protocols by, forexample, always ensuring that valuablesare packed away by the sellers, always en-suring that access is monitored and that allvisitors supply names and contact detailsbefore gaining access.

Where necessary, says Mercer, agentsshould have backup from colleagues andarmed response teams. “Most importantly isthat agents trust their intuition,” he adds.

Mercer says the IEASA is holding anagent safety seminar, called “Defending theAgent”, on Wednesday 16 March.

Agents will learn advanced self defencestrategies from renowned trainer Kelee Ar-rowsmith. The morning is sponsored byADT, SA Homeloans and Coulters Inc. Spaceis limited. Email matt.mercer@anneport-er.co.za for bookings and for further infor-mation.

Furthermore, safety measures for estateagents suggested by Schreiber from BKMWatch include the following:

. Ensure security gates are closed. If nec-essary have a mobile/wireless free batteryintercom (available from most hardwarestores) that can be attached to the gate forthe duration of the show house

. Always work in pairs at the house – nev-er alone

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. Never leave prospective buyers alone inany room; and

. Do not fall asleep in front of the TV.

This number has a ring to itFIVE Ombuds offices and two regulatorybodies (all in the Financial Services Sector)have joined forces and initiated one sharecall number, 0860 OMBUDS (0860 662 837), forconsumers to contact:

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. the National Credit Regulator.“This is a wonderful resource for consum-

ers. Very often consumers do not knowwhich authority their complaint falls under,with all the ensuing difficulties,” says LisaGriffiths of En Avant Financial Services.“We have all joked endlessly about thewheels of bureaucracy moving slowly, andone department not communicating with an-other. This is a surprisingly pleasant devel-opment.”

Explore French cultureTHE Alliance Française du Cap is commem-orating International Francophone Day onSunday 20 March.

A whole month of cultural activities is tobe hosted under the theme “Encounters ofPeoples and Mixing Cultures”.

The organisation says the celebrationsare an opportunity for francophones andfrancophiles of the world to better under-

stand the concept of francophonie, while shar-ing moments of conviviality around theFrench languageandFrancophone cultures.

A literary encounter with French writer,Marie Darrieussecq, will be held on Thurs-day 10 March at 18:30 for 19:00 at the AllianceFrançaise at 155 Loop Street.

RSVP to culture.cpt@alliance.org.za. Formore information phone (021) 423-5699.

AFRICAN CARNIVAL: Production is in full swing for the Cape Town Carnival taking placeon Saturday 19 March. Qanita Smith (left) and Tatiana Jacobs­Croucamp are seen herefitting on some of the costumes. This year the carnival will have all the glamour and sensuali­ty of Rio but with a distinctive African beat. The Carnival parade will start at 8.30pm andproceed down the “Carnival Corridor” in Long Street, through the purpose­built gatewaythat will be ablaze with colour, lights, lasers and dancers. Harley­Davidson motorcycleswill herald the grand entrance of nine spectacular floats and over 2 000 dancers in elaborateand colourful costumes. There will also be a special FanJol in Greenmarket Square to accom­modate early spectators. A large screen, a themed bar and food vendors will be set upfor the Stormers vs Bulls Super 15 rugby match. Photo: Jaco Marais / Foto 24

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POLICE are continuing theirsearch for missing angler YusufAbrahams (47), who vanished aweek ago during a fishing trip atBantry Bay.

Police spokesperson, CaptainFrederick Van Wyk, said: “Wehave not stopped looking and al-though we suspect a wave hithim from the rock where he had

been fishing, we are still urgingthe public to come forward ifthey have any other informa-tion.”

Some of the Pelican Parkman’s possessions were foundclose to the spot where he wasfishing in Bantry Bay.

Anyone who has informationrelated to this case can call theSea Point police on (021) 434-2345or 10 111.

Search for angler continuesCar thieves go hi­techVERNA VAN DIEMEN

SOPHISTICATED car thieves havefound a way to get into your car withoutforced entry or an actual key.

Sea Point Police spokesperson, WarrantOfficer Bheki Xulu said burglars override avehicle’s locking system frequency with agate remote.

This, Xulu said, could be the cause of theincrease in theft out of motor vehicles – withno signs of forced entry – in the area. “If youwalk away from your car, the thief waitssomewhere close by and as you press thebutton on your remote to lock the car, theypress their button and the car does notlock,” he said.

Xulu said police have tested the methodand it works.

About four cases of theft out ofmotor vehi-cles in the area with no signs of forced entry,have been reported to Sea Point police with-in the past month.

Xulu urges residents to ensure that theircars are locked or to manually lock their carbefore they walk away.

“Since they know you are going inside ashop or restaurant they have a few minutesto steal and run,” he said.

He said the thefts happened mostly out-side bed-and-breakfast establishments inthe area.

“People who overnight at bed-and-break-fasts and who park in the road also often fallvictim to these thieves,” he said.

There has also been an increase in house

break-in cases, where burglars enterthrough open windows, reported to the po-lice station.

“Close the windows on the first and sec-ond floors of homes and apartments becausethieves scale the drain pipes to get to thewindows,” he said.

Kurt Fransman, the owner of 911 Pro,which specialises invehicle alarms, said theremote alarm frequency can be bypassed.

“It is possible that the codes on gate re-mote controls are the same as the codes onsome car alarms but it’s mostly in the olderTazz, VW Golf and Opel models,” he said.

Fransman said thieves often sit for hoursto see which car they can access.

“One or two out of 100 cars might have thesame code as another remote so the thievescould sit for hours to get it right,” he said.

Newer cars have more advanced alarmsystems.

“The frequency of the alarm on later carschanges all the time so it is very difficult tobypass those alarm systems.”

Fransman explained how it works.“Thieves buy second-hand and smashedcars and then use the alarm system fromthese cars to steal similar models. They thenbreak up the stolen car and use it to buildup their second-hand car,” he said.

A technician who works for a locksmithin Sea Point, said thieves also use “learnerremotes”, which is like a universal remotecontrol, which works mostly on older cars.

“If you press the car’s remote button thelearner remote can copy the codes to yourremote,” he said.

SA Chelsea exhibit back onTHE2011SA-KirstenboschChelseaFlow-er Show exhibit has been saved, thanksto the generous sponsorship of the Pro-vincial Government of the Western Cape(PGWC) and the SA Gold Coin Exchange.

The South African National Biodiver-sity Institute (SANBI) confirmed that the35-year run of exhibiting at this prestig-

ious event will not be broken, and the dis-play will be heading off to London to theRoyal Horticultural Society’s (RHS)Chelsea Flower Show in May.

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show runsfrom Monday 23 May to Thursday 26 Mayin London and this will be the 36th yearthat South Africa has been represented.

Yusuf Abrahams.

UJW hosts series of talksTHE Union of Jewish Women is hosting a se-ries of talks. On Wednesday 9 March, BenRaibinowitz will deliver a talk entitled“From Bellville to Sea Point”. On Wednesday16 March Marieke Prinsloo will be speakingon “Walking the Road”, the story behind the

beachfront statues, and on Wednesday 23March Fran Roberton will be speaking about“The History of the Friends of ValkenbergTrust”. The talks take place at Stonehavenin Cape Town at 10:00 for 10:30. Entrance isR20, which includes refreshments.

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GALA DAY: The German International School Cape Town, alsoknown as the Deutsche Internationale Schule Kapstadt (DSK), heldits annual swimming gala on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 February.The 12 best swimmers in freestyle and the six best swimmers inbreast, back, and butterfly strokes of grades 2 to 11 raced eachother. Many records were broken by Marc Müller (breast), JuliaJochheim (back), Luke Taylor (freestyle, butterfly), Tim Voigt (free­style, butterfly), Tiana Schwab (freestyle, breast, butterfly) andJenny Liedtke (freestyle, breast, butterfly). The best performanceof the day was by Lisa Fourie, who broke three long standing recordsby far in free­, breast­ and backstroke. After the serious races theclasses swam in fun class relays. The popular money dive for grades2 to 7 ended the day, with learners diving out money thrown intothe pool by parents. The money will be used to buy swimming appa­ratus for the school.

WATER BABIES: From left to right: Grade 2 learners Stephanie Fren­zel, Lisa Hofmann, Jamila O’Donnell, Anna­Lina Heckscher, EmiliePlambeck and Mia Krieg.

MUSIC MAKERS: The Marimba Band of the Deutsche Internationale Schule Kapstadt in Tamboerskloof was well re­ceived by the congregation St Mary’s Cathedral in Cape Town CBD when they performed on Sunday 27 February atthe parish family mass. They are pictured with the band manager and teacher Brigitte McKee.

Kick in the right directionVERNA VAN DIEMEN

FOR Stuart Diamond, GrassbootsFootball Club (GFC) is much morethan just a soccer team.

With its primary objective to cre-ate a better person rather than a bet-ter player, players are taught lifeskills and the laws of the game, saysDiamond, coach and founder of theclub in 2009.

“In the end they always come outwinners.”The club is basedona fieldin Yeoville Road, Vredehoek. Teamstrain twice a week and the club kicksoff its first match of the season onSaturday 26 March.

“Soccer has become all about win-ning. We are competitive but ourphilosophy is to be victors even if wedo not win,” says Diamond.

“When an adult passes, we greetthem; the coaches do not scream atthe children and we certainly do not

scream and shout at the referee.”The club, which is part of the Cape

Town Tygerberg Football Associa-tion’s district, started out with eightmembers and a dream. Now theyhave more than 120 members fromfour junior age group divisions –from under-7 to under-13.

But, says Diamond, he neverwants a club of numbers.

“At one of the tournaments lastyear I knew more than 97% of theirfamilies’ names. It’s important forme to know everyone.”

GFC has teamed up with the AmyBiehl Foundation and MyLife, afoundation working with at-riskyouth, to help children from neigh-bourhoods outside the Atlantic sea-board and incorporate them into theteam.

“We have children from Bo-Kaap,the Kraal, Woodstock and Khayelit-sha. I have so much admiration for

them. They come to the field by taxiand train just because they love andrespect the game so much,” he said.

GFC also provides the team witha meal after their training session.

As part of their charity initiatives,the club has started a local Boot-Bank, so that all extra soccer boot do-nations can be shared with disad-vantaged children from all overCape Town.

“A child is never ever turned awaybecause of money,” said Diamond.

Further initiatives by the club in-clude helping children get birth cer-tificates from Home Affairs.

But it’s not all rosy. The club needsa clubhouse, lighting for their field,toilets and transport for the playerswho live outside the area.

“If we can get a second-hand kom-bi it would be great for the childrenwho travel by train. We also need aclubhouse, especially for winter.”

Tennis club improves serviceTHE ball is back in play at the SeaPoint Tennis Club, thanks to theGrowing Tennis Programme.

The programme is an initiativeof the Growing Sports FoundationTrust, which teaches tennis toover 1 700 children each week atseven disadvantaged schoolsacross the city bowl.

One of the oldest clubs in CapeTown, Sea Point Tennis Club facedclosure at one point but has beenable to withstand great strain.

The resilient club, situated inPortman Road, off Fir Avenue inBantry Bay, is once again activeand thriving.

The club house, courts and facil-ities have been renovated to sporta modern tennis facility.

There are four new blue tenniscourts, two of which have flood-

lighting, a sports shop, an eatery,a stunning deck overlooking thecourts and a new club house forfunctions.

The resident coaches at the facil-ity, Justin Madden, MichelleWhitehead and Pieter Calitz offerprivate lessons, group lessons andhold monthly tournaments.

The club welcomes everyonefrom three-year-olds to adult be-ginners and advanced, high per-formance, players.

Visitors are welcome but will berequired to pay a fee to book thecourts.

The club will be hosting a JuniorTennis 10s tournament for all jun-ior tennis players on the Atlanticseaboard every last Saturday ofthe month.

Tennis 10s mini-tennis is an In-

ternational Tennis Federationconcept for tennis using low pres-surised balls that vary in colourand bounce.

Beginner players using an or-ange ball will play on the half courtfrom 08:00 to 10:30. The under-10players will use the green ball onthe full court where they will playa round robin from 8:00 to noon.

Players older than 10 years oldwill also play from 8:00 to noon andwill play a full round robin tourna-ment. At 12:15 there will be a prizegiving ceremony where the win-ners will receive prizes and a float-ing trophy for the month.

The entry fee is R100 for themorning.

Please call Justin to enter on 084586 5501.Call Michelle 083 274 8682for any further information.

ON THE BALL: Sea Point Tennis Club has received a shot in the arm and is up and running.

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GREAT MUSIC: Back by popular demand is “A handful of keys”, withJonathan Roxmouth and Roelof Colyn. The show continues its loveaffair with the Mother City at the Theatre on the Bay from Thursday17 to Monday 21 March. Directed by Ian von Memerty, this is a per­formance of constant surprise, intelligence and wit, with music thatranges from the great classic masters such as Bach and Beethoven,through to the kings of soul, Ray Charles and Fats Waller, and popartists such as Elton John, Freddy Mercury and Liberace. The showstarts at 20:00 from Monday to Friday, and at 17:00 and 20:00 onSaturday. Book at Computicket or the theatre box office by calling(021) 438­3300. Photo: Supplied

Broken Glass at the FugardARTHUR MILLER’S interna-tionally acclaimed and haunt-ingly moving Broken Glass willbe on show at The Fugard Thea-tre during March and April.

The play will star Sir AntonySher, a double Olivier Award-win-ning South African-born British ac-tor, writer, theatre director andpainter.

Eric Abraham is the producer,while the play will be directed byJanice Honeyman.

The play is about a major, coordi-nated attack on Jews throughoutGermany on the night of 9 Novem-ber 1938, and into the next day, re-corded in the history books asKristallnacht, or The Night of Bro-ken Glass.

It is regarded by many historiansas one of the events that preempted

the Holocaust.Jewish homes, shops and villages

throughout Germany and parts ofAustria were ransacked, leavingthe streets covered in pieces ofsmashed windows.

Miller’s play, first published in1994, explores themes of guilt, per-sonal tragedy and love in the livesof a Jewish couple living in NewYork in 1938, deeply affected by thehorrific anti-Semitic events of thatominous night.

At the end of last year, Sherstarred in a sell-out season of thedrama at The Tricycle Theatre inLondon. Sher plays Phillip, who ispreoccupied with his job at a WallStreet bank, to the detriment of hisrelationship with his wife Sylvia.She unexpectedly becomes para-lysed after reading newspaper re-ports of Kristallnacht.

The help of Dr Harry Hyman iscalled in, and a relationship be-tween him and Sylvia develops thatcould have impending distressingeffects on the family.

Sher will be joined in the FugardTheatre run by a South Africancast, with Susan Danford in the roleof Sylvia Gellburg.

The rest of the cast includesStephen Jennings, Claire Berlein,Anthea Thompson and Patrick Lys-ter. Broken Glass will be on showfrom Tuesday 22 March to Saturday16 April.

Tickets for Broken Glass rangefrom R120 to R180 and can bebooked through Computicket onwww.computicket.com or throughtheFugardTheatreboxoffice on 021461-4554. Visit the website for fur-ther information www.thefu-gard.com.

WindWorx benefitTHE WindWorxSymphonic WindEnsemble will bepresenting a bene-fit concert at theHugo LambrechtsAuditorium onFriday 11 Marchat 20:00.

WindWorx willbe performing un-der the baton of re-nowned Belgianconductor Rik Gh-esquière. The pro-gramme will in-clude the SouthAfrican premieresof works by theFlemish compos-ers Jan van derRoost and Jan Seg-ers, and will alsofeature Men-delssohn’s “Con-cert Piece No. 2”for two solo clarinets with DanréStrydomandAnnelize deVilliers assoloists. The programme will alsofeature the finale from Shostakovi-ch’s “Symphony No. 5”, arrangedfor winds and conducted by resi-

dent conductor, Sean Kierman.Windworx will be joined by the Sil-versands and Rosendal ensembles.Tickets are R40/R20 and are availa-ble at thedoor orpre-bookon082 9236655 or info@windworx.co.za

UNDER THE BATON: WindWorx will perform with re­nowned Belgian conductor Rik Ghesquière.Photo: Supplied

CONCER­TO: LieslStoltz andfriendswill hold aconcert atthe Bax­ter Con­cert Hallin Ronde­bosch onTuesday15 Marchat 20:15.Stoltzplays alto and bass flute. Her friendsare Pieter van Zyl (piano), Farida Bach­arova (violin), Paula Fourie (viola), Sta­nislav Anguelov (accordion) and Rox­anne Steffan (bass). The programmewill include new music written specifi­cally for Stoltz’s new CD, which will belaunched at the concert. They will per­form Hanmer’s “Sarabande” for fluteand piano, Klatzow’s “Sur une routetoute blanche” for flute and piano, DuToit’s “Filigrame for Florence” for bassand alto, flute and prepared piano,Tiersen’s “Valse d’Amelie” from thefilm “Amelie for flute, violin, bass, ac­cordion and piano and Massenet’s“Meditation from Thaïs” for flute andpiano. Tickets are available at Com­puticket or at the door at R50. UCTstaff and senior citizens pay R45, stu­dents R35 and learners R25. For book­ings call Computicket on 083 9158000 or visit www.computicket.com.For further information call Universityof Cape Town College of Music on(021) 650­2640.

Dance and song at ArtscapeTHE Cape Academy of Perform-ing Arts (Capa) presents “Whata Wonderful World”, under thedirection of Debbie Turner, incollaboration with Jacqui Pellsand Nathalie Vijver, at the Art-scape Theatre until Monday 13March. The production show-cases 175 talented dancers fromthe ages of five to 25, in a pro-duction that explores globalcultures and events throughballet, modern, hip hop, tap,drama and song. Choreogra-phers include Turner, MichelleReid, Illana Margolis, CelesteBotha and Pells and audiences

can look forward to innovativenumbers such as Paris FashionWeek, with the dancers cos-tumed by House of Fashion inLong Street. Skits themed Nice-ly Nautical, the Chelsea FlowerShow, Wimbledon, Diwali andthe Oscars will be performed.

Nomfundo Xaluva, Capa’svoice coach, will also perform asolo item. “What a WonderfulWorld” will have evening andmatinee performances. Ticketsrange from R75 to R150 and areavailable from Computicket.Call (021) 421-7695 to book yourplace.

From Russia with loveTHE brilliant young Russianpianist, Natalia Lavrova, willbring her talent and virtuosityto the Cape Town Concert Se-ries on Saturday.

Lavrova will play Prokofiev’s“Sonata No 6 in A”, Shostakovi-ch’s “12 Preludes”, “RhapsodieEspagnole” and “Apres uneLecture du Dante” by Liszt andthe “Sonata in F sharp minor”by Clemente at the Baxter Con-cert Hall. Lavrova is noted forthe sincerity of her interpreta-tion and her beguiling charm,which has captured concerthall audiences in venues suchas the Avery Fisher Hall at the

Lincoln Centre as well as acrossher native Russia, other partsof America and Europe. Manytop prizes have come her way,and her repertoire includesover 30 piano concertos and ex-tensive solo recital pro-grammes. She is founder andpresident of a very successfulprivate school, the MusicSchool of New York City. Theconcert starts at 20:00 and tick-ets can be booked in advancefrom Computicket at R125. Stu-dent and senior citizen-dis-counted tickets can be pur-chased at the door on the nightof the concert.

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The funny side of artSWISS pantomime troupe Mum-menschanz have been perform-ing in a surreal mask and prop-oriented style at the Baxter The-atre from March 2.

The interactive show has audi-ences on the edge of their seats.

Mummenschanz will be perform-ing at the Baxter until Saturday 19March. Tickets cost between R149and R299. Book at Computicket.

RELAXED: At the opening of theshow were, from left, Abigail Ben­Yehuda, David Mowat, Lizar vanReenen and Melanie Bendix.

GOOD TIMES: From left, Grant van Ster, Shaun Oelf, LanaParies, Megan Nortje and Ryno de Jager.

GIRLS NIGHT OUT: From left, Emma Stevenson, Melissa Reynolds, Amy Bar­ty, Lauren Murray and Paige Botta.

SHOW TIME: Enjoying the show were from left, Ste­fan Lombard, Oscar van der Spuy and Allison Foat.

SMILE! From left, Caroline Peterson, Flora Burt, Tayla Barr, Nicola Wills andStephanie Meet. Photos: Supplied

Page 10 People’s Post Atlantic Seaboard­City Edition LEADER Tuesday 8 March 2011

Blinded by pseudo-scienceIT’S the emperor’s clothes all over again(“Cats killing millions of wildlife a year”,says Rob Simmons of the UCT Dept of Orni-thology).

The danger of conjecture disguised as sci-ence is that the naïve or intellectually chal-lenged may well fall for fantasy projected asfact.

Even worse is that uninformed people –read “authorities” – will feel compelled to ac-knowledge this fantasy by virtue of the “in-timidation factor”, that is the “indisputable”words of “academia”, and take “appropriateactions”.

It is from such “humble” beginnings thatself-serving, authoritarian edicts are passed.

The so called “facts” offered in the cats vswildlife “issue” have no bearing on reality,offering only the fallibility of speculation.

The information based on a “short” studyand a “handful of questionnaires” was “sta-tistically significant”, pronounced Dr Sim-mons. Hardly.

Upon scrutiny it becomes clear that outra-geous, unsubstantiated claims fly in the faceof one another.

Now this “gospel” is being preached as“fact” at UCT.

And judging by the mantra being parrotedby the converted, the old adage “you can foolsome of the people all of the time” holds true.

Witness this bizarre statement by a mem-ber of Birdlife SA: “Facts are facts, and untilyou can prove otherwise, the fact is that localcats kill more than 17 million wild creaturesa year.”

This pretty much sums up the mentalitywe’re dealing with. Here’s a reality check –you have no facts.

On the contrary, it is up to you to prove thatcats are killing more than 17 million wildcreatures a year and until you can prove oth-erwise (I shan’t be holding my breath) thesemeaningless claims will be held as the falla-cious utterings that they are.

I’d like to propose a new study for the UCTDept of Ornithology: the effects of predationby birds of prey (snakes, et al) on animal lifein the Table Mountain National Park everyyear.

I have no doubt that the total of this figurewill number in the millions.

Science observes through a set of rigid andinflexible rules, failing to account for the var-iables of which nature is inextricably com-posed (the big picture) and thus is suffocatedby its own one-dimensional approach.

The use of scare tactics, in light of such lim-ited understanding and awareness therefore,is spurious to say the least.

My own observations in working with catsin their environment have been enlighten-ing. To even come close to understandingtheir place in the scheme of things would re-quire a macro-study of the inter-connecteddynamics of nature and how they play outagainst each other over a continuous periodof time. And even then you still would notbe able to factor in all the variables, such asthe life-cycles of those termed “prey” and“predator” and the unaccounted external en-vironmental factors upon each. To representa one-sided “study” composed of such inade-quate data as fact is misrepresenting realityin the extreme, and frankly, disingenuous.

In Cape Town, it seems, trying to recali-brate nature according to your own interpre-tation of it is the order of the day.

Numerous counter-realities aside, I canfurther comfort the authors of this “study”that they can rest assured that the numberof cats I encounter slaughtered on a regularbasis – shot, poisoned, stoned, kicked, beaten,drowned, hunted by dogs and their owners(the list is endless and quite ‘inventive’) – nodoubt contributes to any desire to see thesemaligned animals reduced in number.STEVE SMITH, M.E.R.C.Y. ANIMALRESCUEGreen Point

FoundGOLD charm bracelet found onQueens Beach, Sea Point. Phone076 037 7468 or 083 549 5958.

For whom the toll sellsIT IS very interesting to note the current pub-lic outburst in Gauteng regarding the origi-nal proposal of a (base) toll tariff of R0.66 perkilometre in July 2011 on the freeway whichcircles Johannesburg and reaches out to Pre-toria, Benoni and Alberton on the N1, N3, N12and R21 freeways.

Various dates have been mooted: “mid-2011”, and the SANRAL website www.san-ral.co.za, currently shows “… but the sec-tions on which the tolling will commence willbe completed in time for commencement inApril 2011”.

A substantial outcry from Gauteng resi-dents and various organisations, includingtrade unions, has resulted in a delay in theimplementation of the toll tariff, and a possi-ble re-consideration of the level of the toll tar-iff by the various role players.

It should be remembered that the toll tar-iffs are very well considered by the toll opera-tors years before the physical opening of atoll road. Such early consideration is re-quired for planning and obtaining financialsupport, loans, etc, prior to the granting ofa contract to construct and operate the in-tended toll road. However, the “powers-that-be” do not release such early information tothe general public, therebyavoiding the inev-itable public outcry and protests until thelast possible minute before the fait accompliopening of the toll road.

Residents in Cape Town will be aware thatwe already have a toll road on Chapman’sPeak Drive (CPD) where the toll tariff is cur-rently (base) R30 for a light vehicle.

CPD stretches for a distance of 8.9 kilome-tres (“Road” means that section of Main Road103 from Kilometre 24.1 to Kilometre 33.0).

This means that users of CPD currentlypay a base toll tariff of R3.37 per kilometre,which is a princely 510% of the Gauteng free-way toll tariff per kilometre (please note thatI have clearly specified “a percentage of” fig-ure) which politicians, etc, conveniently for-get to mention – or, we could also calculateas 410% higher than the Gauteng Freewaytoll tariff.

Oh, and by the way, we can expect the CPDtoll tariff to increase (quote “Effective Juneannually”) to approximately R32 for a lightvehicle, which will mean that the CPD-userwould be paying a base toll tariff of R3.59 perkilometre, or 544% of the Gauteng freewaytoll tariff, or 444% higher than the Gautengfreeway toll tariff per kilometre.

This inconsistency in toll rates is not a mi-nor discrepancy of a mere few percent – it isa massive discrepancy.

Such are the anomalies of the toll tariffstructures in South Africa – I am sure thatthe CPD-users would greatly prefer to becharged at the same proposed rate as theirGauteng cousins; 8.9 kilometres at R0.66 perkilometre would be a total toll tariff on CPDof R5.87. However, CPD did start operationwhen it re-opened to traffic on 21 December2003 with a base toll tariff for a light vehicleof R20. Food for thought perhaps ...KEITH FAWCETTHout Bay

Bumpy rideWESTERN CAPE MEC for Transport and Pub-lic Works, Robin Carlisle, boarded a train fromKhayelitsha to Cape Town last week to experi-ence for himself the troubles that frustrate reg-ular commuters.

Fortunately for Metrorail, which is thoughtto have been unaware of the MEC’s trip, every-thing ran smoothly, aside from the fairly emp-ty peak-hour train arriving at its destinationseven minutes late. In reports, Carlisle dubbedthe journey“excellent”whencompared to con-ditions on the same line a year ago.

But while Carlisle’s efforts should be com-mended, his single novelty rail trip cannotcompare to the everyday horrors that mostlypoor commuters are forced to endure.

For them there are no alternatives, and therecent 41c per litre increase in fuel costs maysee their numbers swell in future.

The flood of complaints from frustrated railcommuters seems never-ending. Last year,whenMetrorail increased ticket prices andcit-ed Eskom’s increase in electricity tariffs, im-ported materials used on the railway, labour,and the absence of automated ticket sales asreasons for the price hike, they also promisedto raise service standards with the introduc-tion of better facilities at stations just in timefor the World Cup.

But all too often commuters still find them-selves stuck in overcrowded trains duringpeak-hour, targeted by criminals, and at timesare even forced to disembark and walk to near-by stations alongside railway tracks becausetrains suddenly grind to a halt without any ex-planation. To the average commuter it wouldappear that Metrorail shows no respect to itscustomer. Carslisle has promised to meet withMetrorail to gain answers on faulty doors, se-curity problems and generally poor condi-tions, demanding of Metrorail consistent serv-ice delivery.

National Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndbe-le has promised 8 000 new coaches for the railtransport network, 1 000 of which should besent to the Western Cape by 2015. One can onlyhope there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Until then, commuters face a long roadahead.

Tuesday 8 March 2011 LETTERS People’s Post Atlantic Seaboard­City Edition Page 11

Your SMSes. Is there anyone out there who hasnot been paid by the IEC yet ? It isnot fair! I am still waiting to be paid.Anonymous

. Trevor Manuel is right: Manyiis a racist. Why should our colouredpeople leave the Western Capewhen we were born here? We haverights too. Fed­up

. What’s Jimmy Manyi’s prob-lem? He must be colour(ed) blind!Lewis, Lansdowne

. About the outcry over the KuliRoberts column which appeared inthe Sunday World on 27 February.I respond by stating: let’s break outof our moulds by distinguishingourselves according to boxed la-

bels. Firstly, I am a human beingand am part of a human race as his-tory has taught us. Secondly, I ama South African citizen and call my-self aHomoSapien.GloryaAlfreds

. With reference to the SMSabout the DA. You are voting for thewrong party! They don’t care. Aslong as they get your vote and thevote of others likeyou.DAsupport-er

. What has the ANC done but livein the past? Improve our health andeducation system, etc before any-one points a finger at the DA. F.K.

. I am shocked at how the trafficdepartment wastes money. We haveone car and received two notifica-tions for licence renewals. There isno control over money that wecould use for fixing roads.

Monumentsvandalisedunder our nosesI am writing this letter in response tothe article of the Boomplaats memori-al.

At thebeginningof January Inoticedthat the Thomas Rothergill Lightfootmonument in Trafalgar Place (next toflower sellers) has also been vanda-lised. The plaques at the top of the mon-ument are missing.

I contacted the Arts and Culture De-partment, but there was nobody to as-sist me.

A ladder must have been used to re-move the plaques. It is shocking thatthis is happening right under our nos-es.

T.R Lightfoot was there for the poorand sick people of Cape Town. Sad tosee this happening to the monument.

BERND ANNASDevil’s Peak

Victim turned away threetimes? Not totally rightRESPONDING to the article “SeaPoint police turn away victim threetimes” (People’s Post, Tuesday 22February): ten minutes after the in-cident took place on Monday 31 Ja-nuary, the employer of the com-plainant was turned back to ask thecomplainant to come to the policestation to open a case herself. Hewas also asked on the same day totell the complainant that she nee-ded to bring her ID with her. OnWednesday 2 February, the com-plainant did not want to wait anylonger because the official was in ameeting.

Itwas first such incident reported

to the police station. The investiga-tion was launched after the casewas opened and there was difficultyin tracing the vehicle that was usedsince there was no registrationnumber on it.

However, CCTV footage wasviewed but that specific camerawas not operating at that particularperiod. It only started working onMonday 21 February.

The investigation is still inprogress for any possibility thatmay lead to getting the suspect be-yond bars.WARRANT OFFICER BHEKIXULU, SEA POINT POLICE

Reverend Lightfoot Memorial, at the east end of Flower SellersAlley, Trafalgar Square, was vandalised.

Please help MusaMY little friend, Musa, who livesin RR Section of Site B in Khay-elitsha, has been turned awayfrom the school where he was reg-istered to start this year – No-luthando School.

I am not sure of the reasons forhim being turned away, as hismother’s English is not too goodand my Xhosa needs a lot of prac-tice. Is it because he is only fourand turning five in April? Is it be-cause he does not talk and is nottoilet-trained yet? Is it because he

is possibly autistic? His fathershowed me the report from theRed Cross Children’s Hospitalthat states he has a neurologicalproblem, but they do not knowthe exact problem. Is it not usualfor tests to be done to ascertainthe problem and treat it, or is itnot important as his parents donot have money? He is hyperac-tive and inquisitive. He does notalways maintain eye contact orlisten – I have found that byspending time with him, talking

to him and explaining things, hereacts and tries to make soundsto communicate. Does he not de-serve a chance at a pre-primarylevel and a chance to be assessedfor a normal future? Where canhis parents turn for this? If any-one is able to advise or suggest aschool they can access for Musa,I would appreciate it. If anyone isable to assess his condition too,that would be great. I am not adoctor, but I believe he is capable,and just needs the chance.NOMVUYO (JM HOUSDON):083 372 9131Clovelly

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Meet thebrainy bunchTERESA FISCHER

THIS Ronde-bosch family

can boast thatboth parents andchildren wereplaced in the top20 of the prov-ince’s matric re-sults list.

Parents, Elean-or and Suresh Raj-paul, and sonVinesh (22), alsoranked high on thecountry’s topachievers list.

Eleanor gradu-ated from Alexan-der Sinton HighSchool in Athlonein 1977 and wasplaced third inSouth Africa.

Suresh graduat-ed from Raisethorpe High School (inKwaZulu-Natal) in 1977. He was placedfourth in South Africa.

Vinesh graduated from SACS in 2006,and placed second in the Western Capeand second in South Africa.

Daughter Sheryl (19) graduated fromWesterford in 2010 and was placed 13thin the Western Cape.

Vinesh is now completing a Master’sdegree in astrophysics at UCT and hopesto obtain a doctoral degree from Oxfordor Cambridge.

His long-term ambition is to carry outexo-planetary research (researchingplanets outside our solar system).

Sheryl is also at UCT, studying medi-cine, and might eventually like to special-ise in neurophysiology or psychiatry.

Both their parents studied medicine.Suresh is a specialist physician andEleanor works as a senior medical officerat a large life-assurance group.

When asked if they ever felt pressuredto achieve just like their parents, Vineshsays: “I guess that with three of us withtop 20 matriculations against our names,Sheryl must’ve felt some pressure lastyear not to be the odd one out!”

But he says their parents never pres-sured them. Although they encouragedthem to take their education seriously,they also wanted them to enjoy them-selves. He adds the only pressure he everfelt was an obligation not to waste all thewonderful opportunities that came hisway.

Vinesh says the situation was very dif-ferent for his parents and describes theirachievements as “remarkable”.

“Their education was their only weap-on against oppression, and so they werenecessarily under pressure to achievehigh marks.

“My dad grew up in rural Natal, one ofeight children in an extremely poor fami-ly. His father was a truck-driver, his

mother a housewife, and neither of hisparents had a high school education,”says Vinesh.

Both his mother’s parents were teach-ers and she too came from a very poorfamily on the Cape Flats.

Both Eleanor and Suresh were in-volved in the underground anti-apart-heid movement in the Eastern Cape andoccasionally ended up on the wrong sideof the infamous Security Branch, oftenwhile trying to protect hospitalised polit-ical prisoners.

Today, both Vinesh and Sheryl volun-teer regularly at the Red Cross Children’sHospital, where Vinesh coordinates theweekend volunteer programme.

Eleanor describes her daughter as anextremely compassionate person. For ex-ample, as a little girl playing with dolls,she insisted that her doll house havewheelchair access for the dolls with disa-bilities.

Sheryl serves on the committee of theAnimal Rights Advocates, an animalrights society founded by her best friend,Gaby Teale-James.

Eleanor says Vinesh’s decision tostudy astrophysics came as no surprise.As a four year old he’d “spend ages out-side, transfixed and staring quietly at thenight sky”. “In pre-primary his teachertold us that he would not cope at primaryschool and tried to fail him.”

Recently Vinesh single-handedly insti-tuted an annually-awarded merit schol-arship at a Cape Flats school.

Asked what she thinks the secret is,apart from brains, Eleanor replies: “Ithink that the secret – if such a thing ex-ists – is to develop, at a young age, a loveof knowledge and a strong work ethic.Start young and never stop.”

Just a few of the family’s interests in-clude literature, travel, wine, cooking,golf, animal rights, music and philoso-phy.

GREAT GENES: (left to right) The Rajpaul family of Rondebosch:Vinesh Rajpaul, Eleanor Rajpaul (née Steyn), Suresh Rajpaul andSheryl Rajpaul, all made it into the top 20 in their provinces’ mat­ric results. They say they enjoy regular, vigorous and loud de­bates, usually over the dinner table – a source of alarm for thosewho don’t know them well. Photo: Supplied

What goes around ...THE Pick n Pay Argus Cycle Tour takingplace on Sunday 13 March is much morethan a cycling event. There are the ardentpodium racers, the social cyclists and a sig-nificant number of entrants who cycle forcharities.

Within this diverse group of cyclists youwill find the most fascinating people withthe biggest hearts.

This year there’s a team of 75 riders cy-cling for The Chaeli Campaign in Plum-stead. Some are raising funds for specific in-dividuals with disabilities and others forany number of current Chaeli Campaignprogrammes.

Last year CEO Zelda Mycroft enteredwith a hand cycle due to a knee operationnot allowing sufficient rotation to ride aconventional bicycle.

This experience inspired Mycroft to ap-proach Pedal Power for a donation to pur-chase two more hand cycles so that the expe-rience could be shared by those who cannotride conventional bicycles.

This year, Mukhtar Lee and Tracy Cohen,who both have significant physical disabili-ties and cannot ride conventional bicycles,will be joining Mycroft and riding for TheChaeli Campaign.

Lee is a second year marketing student atthe Cape Peninsula University of Technolo-gy (CPUT) in Bellville and an avid sports-man, playing tennis, basketball, table ten-nis and pool.

He started ballroom and Latin Americandancing at the age of nine. Lee has spasticdiaplegia, a form of cerebral palsy that af-fects the muscles in the lower limbs, and us-

es crutches to help him walk.Last year Cohen raised sponsorship as a

ghost rider for The Chaeli Campaign and as-sists with fundraising, social media updatesand administrative duties at The ChaeliCampaign.

She is cerebral palsied, walks with diffi-culty and yet has the passion and drive tomake a difference in the lives of others.

This year she set herself the challenge ofraising R10 000 for 10km and has already hither R10 000 goal. What now lies ahead is thephysical challenge of completing 10km ofthe Cycle Tour route along the Blue Route.A mighty challenge for her and one she isdetermined to meet.

The three intrepid hand cyclists will beraising funds in support of the newly found-ed Chaeli Sports and Recreation Club,which offers weekly practices in karate,ballroom and Latin dancing and boccia, aball game for athletes in wheelchairs.

Exercise is important to build strengthfor mobility and The Chaeli CampaignSports and Recreation Club will be holdinga 4km fun Walk for Wheels on Friday 25March starting at 17:00 at the BergvlietSports Association in Bergvliet.

This event is being held to raise aware-ness of the positive role that people with dis-abilities have to play in society. Individualsor teams of four or more people may enter.

For more information on Walk ForWheels, Chaeli Sports and Recreation Clubactivities or to sponsor a Chaeli rider, con-tact Melanie or Lana at 0861 CHAELI (0861242 354) or email info@chaelicam-paign.co.za.

RARING TO GO:Mukhtar Lee willbe riding a handcycle in thisyear’s Pick n PayCape Argus cy­cle tour. He ispart of a 75­strong groupparticipating inthe tour for thebenefit of TheChaeli Cam­paign.

Discover how galaxies are formedTHE South African Astronomical Ob-servatory in Cape Town will have a pub-lic lecture, “Unravelling the Mystery ofGalaxy Formation and Evolution”, onSaturday 12 March at 20:00.

The talk will be presented by Dr Bonitade Swardt, a post-doctoral research fel-low at the SA Astronomical Observatory.

De Swardt’s research interests are incharacterising the faintest galaxies inthe universe.

At first glance, astronomers character-ise galaxies into different stages of evolu-tion based on visual appearance or mor-phology.

However, this visual characterisation

is not always clear cut, and can stronglydepend on the wavelength at which thegalaxy is observed or its immediate envi-ronment.

With the development of larger, moresensitive telescopes, more clues can beobtained on how galaxies may haveformed and evolved.

After the talk there will be stargazing,weather permitting, as well as tours ofthe library and the McClean museum.

Public lectures are free and there is noneed to book.

Formoredetails, call theSAAstronom-ical Observatory on (021) 460-9319 or visitwww.saao.ac.za.

Book handover to Shine CentrePRESTWICHSTREET PRIMA-RY SCHOOL inGreen Point wasthe host and one offive beneficiariesat the book hando-ver to The ShineCentre, an NGO inObservatory thatprovides literacyand language sup-port to learnersfrom Grade R toGrade 3 onWednesday 23 Feb-ruary.

The books wereraised last yearduring MySchooland Kalahari.net’sSpirit of Givingcampaign, wherethe public waschallenged to do-nate books.

They also re-ceived a cheque tothe value of R20 000from MySchool, which they will use to buyXhosa books to support and cultivate one of thecountry’s richest heritages.

The other schools which benefited from the

drive were Zonnebloem Primary in Zonneblo-em Estate, St Agnes Primary School in Wood-stock, Observatory Junior School in Observa-tory and Claremont Primary in Claremont.

FANTASY LAND: Marcia Orlin, a volunteer from Shine Centre, with learnerIndiphile Maliwa.

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JOYRIDE: The annual Community ChestCarnival, which was held at Maynard­ville Park in Wynberg from Wednesday2 March until Saturday 5 March, cele­brated its 60th anniversary this year. Itbegan as a theatrical garden party in1951 and over the past six decades hasevolved into a pageant of internationalfood, local entertainment and familyfun, which attracts more than 100 000people over four days. But there’s a seri­ous side to carnival. It raises funds forsome 400 social welfare organisationsthat the Community Chest supportsacross the Western Cape. “Carnival hasalways been an important showcase forthe Community Chest, where we’re ableto engage the public about the work wedo. It’s also one of our significant fundraising events where people can combine having a good time with helpinga good cause,” says Community Chest CEO, Amelia Jones. It is made possible by the efforts of some 7 000 volunteerswho donate their time and skills to ensure that each year’s event is better than the previous one.Photo: Danielle Karallis

Big Walk indeed!OVER 20 000 people partici-pated in Cape Town’s annual10 km Big Walk on Sunday.

The 1UP Cash and Carry BigWalk, presented by Spice Mec-ca, was in aid of the Red CrossChildren’s Hospital and Islam-ic Library. A cheque ofR125 000 was handed to the RedCross Children’s Hospital onSunday.

Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato

pulled the starting gun triggerjust before 08:00. Dr Ivan Mey-er, MEC for Cultural Affairsand Sport, was spotted amongthe Big Walk participantswalking along the beachfrontto the Green Point track. Seenhere are just some of the thou-sands of people who enjoyedthe glorious weather andhealthy outdoors on Sunday.

. People’s Post is the printmedia sponsor of the Big Walk.

KEEPWALKING:Mareldia(60) and Is­gaak Jo­haar (59)from Bo­Kaap areproud tohavecrossed thefinish line.Photo: RashiedIsaacs

Once is never enoughTHE “Tweede Nuwe Jaar” carnival is a significant as-pect of the social history of Cape Town and continuestoday to form part of the city’s cultural landscape.

“Ghoema and Glitter: New Year Carnival in CapeTown” shows how carnival participation has beenpassed on from generation to generation, while at thesame tracing the changes to the carnival over time.

The exhibition details the histories and performancesof the Nagtroepe (Malay Choirs), Christmas Bands andKlopse, who together make up the “Tweede Nuwe Jaar”celebrations. The exhibitiondrawson IzikoSocialHisto-

ry’s new oral history and Carnival collections, which areincluded in the exhibition in the audio-visual stations,texts and images, as well as displays of artefacts.

“Ghoema and Glitter: New Year Carnival in CapeTown” has been extended and runs at the Iziko GoodHope Gallery, Castle of Good Hope until 31 July.

The exhibition can be seen daily from 09:30 until 16:00.Adults pay R25 and R15 on Sundays; pensioners with SApensioner cards pay R15 and students with SA studentcards pay R10.

Children between the ages of 5 and 16 pay R10 and R5on Sundays. Booked school groups pay R5 per learner.

For further information contact Fiona Clayton on (021)467-7219 or email fclayton@iziko.org.za.

A PLACE OF LEARNING: The Sunbird Environmental Education Centre, the only educational centre left in the entireTable Mountain National Park (TMNP), was launched on Tuesday 10 February. The centre, located in the scenic Silver­mine River Valley, may be hired by schools, youth groups, clubs, churches, environmental groups and any other groupsfor camps, workshops, seminars and meetings. The Ikapa honorary rangers approached Plascon Paints to sponsorthe revamp of the centre. Plascon is also the major sponsor of the Ikapa honorary rangers’ graffiti removal projectfor TMNP. Photo: Supplied

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TACKLED: DHL Stormers centre Jean de Villiers attempts to break free from a pack ofCheetahs, including Robert Ebersohn, as Juan de Jongh lends support, during the Storm­ers’ 21­15 win in a Super Rugby clash at Newlands on Saturday. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

OOPS:KennyJacksonof Clare­mont acci­dently dis­lodges thebailswhilebowlingagainstOld Mutu­al in aWesternProvince1ALeaguecricketmatch atConstan­tia on Sat­urday. OldMutualscored184 andClare­mont were dismissed for 161 in their first innings knocks. The two­day matchresumes on Saturday. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

WELL STRUCK: Bishops batsman Daniel Russell cuts during his undefeated knock of 51against Westerford in a WP under­19 schools match that Bishops won by 123 runs atRondebosch on Saturday. The wicketkeeper is Salih Pastor. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo

TROUBLESOME: Ajax Cape TownFC’s Tafadzwa Rusike (left) testsGordon Gilbert in the MpumalangaBlack Aces defence, during Ajax’s2­1 win in an Absa Premier SoccerLeague match at Athlone Stadiumon Sunday. Photo: Rashied Isaacs

DUST UP:Paul Bell ofVOB at­tempts totag FaizalMoosa ofAthlone Ath­letics duringthe clubs’6­6 draw in aWP MajorLeaguebaseballmatch atKenwyn onSaturday. Ti­tle­chasersAthleticswent on tobeat near­est rivalsBellville Ty­gers 8­7 onSunday toopen up afive­pointlead at thetop of thelog. Photo:Rashied Isaacs

FULL SWING:Shaheen Khanof Old Mutualhits out againstClaremont in aWestern Prov­ince 1A Leaguecricket matchat Constantiaon Saturday. OldMutual scored184 and Clare­mont respondedwith 161 in theirfirst innings.The wicket­keeper is Keen­an Bowers. Photo:Peter Heeger/Gallo Im­ages

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StormersStormers must break barriersmust break barriersTASMIN CUPIDO

GETTING his team psychologicallyready for their Super Rugby clashagainst the Highlanders from NewZealand will be high on the prioritylist of DHL Stormers head coach, Al-lister Coetzee, this week.

And with the style of play the Capeside displayed in the scrappy, tryless 21-15 victory over the Toyota Cheetahs lastSaturday, he will also be looking at en-forcing some kind of game plan.

From the get-go the Stormers neverlooked anything like the final-contest-ing side of last season, struggling to holdon to a slippery ball in the heat of a CapeTown summer afternoon.

And the Cheetahs certainly did theirhomework, disrupting the Stormers ev-er-sure rolling maul and keeping gamebreakers such the centre pairing of Juande Jongh and Jean de Villiers out of thematch. On a positive note, flyhalf andman of the match Peter Grant was onsong, succeeding in slotting eight penal-ties and scoring all 21 points for the

Stormers. “There are no excuses for theway we played – it was an ugly game andwhile we can still fix things on the field,its great that we are winning,” Coetzeesaid. “We have a tough week ahead of us– there are a number of things we needto focus on and psychologically we needto get things right as well.”

The Stormers have only managed toscore one try in two matches, so rakingin the points by visiting behind thechalk line will be a psychological factorin need of conquering.

The possible comeback of speedsterGio Aplon from a knee injury whichside-lined him for the first three weeksof the competition, as well as centreJaque Fourie, may assist the Stormersin achieving this goal.

And while many will remember theStormers’ 33-0 victory against the High-landers from the south island of NewZealand at Newlands last season, thisHighlanders team has surprised all withtheir style of play and their ability topace themselves for 80 minutes this sea-son.

The in-form New Zealand team cur-

rently occupies the top spot on the coun-try conference log and will be even moreboosted after achieving the unthinkableby thumping the Vodacom Bulls 35-28 atLoftus Versveld on Saturday.

They also kicked off their campaignwith victories over countrymen theHurricanes and the Chiefs, and are injoint first place on the combined log.

The likes of flanker Adam Thomsonand winger Kade Poki have been inspir-ing, dynamic and in top form for theteam, always threatening and worryingtheir opponents.

But the real battle on Saturday willprobably be between feisty scrumhalfsRicky Januarie and Jimmy Cowan, whohave met at international level anumber of times. The distribution, at-tacking, defensive and kicking games ofboth players will be a pointer to how therest of the match will go. All in all, theStormers need to ensure that the for-wards generate good front-foot ball totheir backs, do the basics correctly andthat they dominate up front – somethingthe men in navy blue have lacked in thepast two matches.

TAKE THAT: DHL Stormers hooker, Deon Fourie, tries to hand­off a tackle from Toyota Cheetahs prop, Coenie Oosthuizen,in his side’s 21­15 victory at DHL Newlands on Saturday.

Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

Soccer elections turn out farce and furiousBRIAN GAFFNEY

THE LFA Cape District’s long-serv-ing president, Winston Engledoe,survived his closest election battleat the recent annual meeting, re-flecting that all is not well in theonce powerful association.

Engledoe defeated Nathan Lessby 22 votes to 19 to hold on to thereins for a fourth consecutive two-year term of office, in a contest thatcould have gone either way.

This vote had a ripple effect onthe rest of the elections, with sever-al candidates withdrawing theirnominations at the 82nd annualmeeting held at the William Her-bert hall in Wynberg on Sunday 27February.

Engledoe, in response to a list ofquestions People’s Post sent him onThursday 3 March, preferred not tocomment on any of the questions.

“I feel it is best to consultmyexec-utive committee or general councilon whether I should respond,” En-gledoe said yesterday.

The questions posed were:. Several nominees withdrew

from standing for executive posi-tions – including Yusuf Nacerodi-en, who withdrew his nominationfor president when he left the meet-

ing early. What are your feelings onthis?

. Do you think the reactionwould have been the same from oth-er nominees if either Less or Nacer-odien had won the vote?

. Some clubs were allowed tovote without the required creden-tials and/or being out of compli-ance.Will this set aprecedent for fu-ture meetings?

. What strengths will the new-look executive bring to the table?

. What are the priorities for thenew executive to tackle?

. How will the LFA Cape Districtaddress theongoing concernamongsoccer clubs – raised at the annualmeeting – that gate income gener-ated entirely by soccer goes to theFacilities Management Committee(FMC), while the other FMC affili-ates like ballroom dancing, walkingclubs and dog clubs raise no incomebut benefit from the use of thesports complex?

The one-on-one contest betweenEngledoe and Less arose whenNacerodien – the other candidatefor the president’s position – with-drew his nomination at the time heleft the meeting, prior to the elec-tions.

Nacerodien’s move, which

caught club delegates by surprise,came soon after he had askedwhether all clubs were eligible tovote at the meeting.

Nacerodien confirmed yesterdaythat he was opposed to clubs thatwere not in financial compli-ance – according to the constitu-tion – being allowed to participatein the elections.

“I felt I was at a dead end whenthe delegates allowed the constitu-tion rules to be broken,” said Nacer-odien, a member of the GarlandaleAFC.

Nacerodien also made no secret

of the fact that he had no intentionof standing down in favour ofLess – as had been anticipated – inthe battle for the hot seat.

This bit of intrigue unfoldedwhen Nacerodien insisted – ac-cording to the constitution – thatclubs as well as nominees were inel-igible to participate in the electionsif they were not in financial compli-ance.

Nacerodien’s call for the constitu-tion to take its course would haveruled both Ashford Athletic AFCmembers Engledoe and Less out ofthe race – making him the only eli-gible nominee for the presidency.

However, the majority of dele-gates differed with Nacerodien’sviews by accepting the reasons of-fered by Southampton, Ashford,Spenston and Peninsula for not be-ing square on the books.

There were several twists in thecontest for the two vice-president’spositions. It started when RashiedCloete of Blue Bells AFC declinedthevice-president (disciplinaryandregistrations) position, after poll-ing the most votes in a four-personcontest.

Cloete received 16 votes, EltonLotriet 14 and Neil Pietersen 11,while Basil Palanyandi received no

backing. Southampton AFC, whonominated Palanyandi, surprising-ly voted for one of the other nomi-nees.

Cloete, after declining a vice-president’s position, said he felt hecould “serve the game better” bytaking up the position of head ofcompetitions.

In the light of this development,Lotriet of Stephanian AFC was ele-vated to Cloete’s position.

Pietersen of Battswood AFC waselected unopposed as vice-presi-dent (youth affairs), after incum-bent Less indicated he would with-draw from the voting as GarlandaleAFC (who had nominated him) hadleft the meeting.

The Baltic Rangers, MontagueSpurs, Hout Bay Celtic and UCTclubs – which could have influ-enced the final vote counts – had nodelegates present at the meeting.

. The LFA Cape District execu-tive committee is:

Winston Engledoe (president), El-ton Lotriet and Neil Pietersen (vice-presidents), Grant Adams (CEO),Yusuf Parker (head of finance), Bri-an van Kesteren (deputy head of fi-nance), Rashied Cloete (head ofcompetitions), and Richard Mah-wayo (trustee).

Winston Engledoe