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Metrorail ticket troubles

GARY VAN DYK

@gvdcapejazz

M

etrorail staffs methods of dealing

with the public have come under the

spotlight after a young mans experi-

ence left him traumatised.

Liam Brown, 19, from Woodstock found

that pointing out bad manners can land you

in hot water if you deal with Metrorail staff

at Parow Station.

He explains that on Tuesday 28 June he

boarded a train at Woodstock to start his

night shift at a Parow factory.

The problem started when the ticket box

(atWoodstock) was closedwhen I got there,

he says.

Normally this is not a problem, and there

was a number of people who could not pur-

chase tickets when they got onto the train.

When we got to Parow we explained the

situation to the staff at the barriers and we

were taken to what seemed to be a canteen

or staff area because therewas lockers in the

room. From the start the woman who was

there to write out the tickets was very rude

to the people. When it came for me to get a

ticket and I told her that the officewas closed

at Woodstock, like others had told her, but

she just refused to listen to me and told me

that I must not have an attitude.

I pointed out that she was the one with

attitude because of her rudeness to the peo-

ple and how she must respect people espe-

cially older people. That really upset her and

she ordered the other staff present to search

me and that I must give them all of my mon-

ey.

That is when I panicked

and tried to get away but one

of the conductors grabbed me

and head-butted me and told

me that they were going to

keep me there until I paid.

I tried to explain that they

were making me late for my

shift but they refused to listen

to me and because I did not

have a phone asked one of

them to letme callmymother.

After I called her and ex-

plained the situation I asked

to see their supervisor but got

no help from him as well.

While Liams mother,

Nicky Asher-Pedro, tried to

get family in Ravensmead to go to the sta-

tion, he was kept at the sta-

tion for about an hour.

My mother eventually

called back to the phone that

I used and I dont knowwhat

she said to them but they

eventually letme leavewhen

one ofmyuncles arrived and

I paid the normal price for

the ticket.

Asher-Pedro confirmed

that she was very worried

when she got the call from

her son.

I told them that they have

no right to abuse their power

and assault people, she

says.

V Continued on page 2.

Liam Brown, whowas alleged

ly assaulted by Metrorail staff.

PHOTO: GARY VAN DYK

UESDAY 5 July 2016 | Tel: 021 910 6500 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.peoplespost.co.za @T

Celebrations were the order of the

day at the Red Cross War Memori

al Childrens Hospital on Friday 1

July when the facility celebrated

its 60th year of existence. It is a

living memorial to South African

soldiers who fought in World

War II and donated two days of

their pay towards what was to

become the hospital. Enjoying a

slice of the special birthday cake

that was supplied by Charlys

Bakery is patient Charlbi (9), who

enjoyed the activities to celebrate

the birthday. Dr Anita Parbhoo,

acting CEO of the facility says

that this special celebration is an

opportunity for rejoicing and

thanksgiving. Glancing back over

the years we realise how grateful

we must be for the valuable

contributions of many individuals

and groups who have given us

support and assistance in every

way possible.

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WATERFRONT

Dog bucks the

trend on site

W

hen visitors to the Clock Tower and Si-

lo Districts report sightings of a fluffy

black dog wearing a luminous yellow con-

struction vest, V&A Waterfront staff smile

and quickly reassure them that Buc is sim-

ply amember of the Silo Districts construc-

tion team.

Every day, Buckaroo the Belgium shep-

herd known to his familiars as Buc ac-

companies owner Paul Edgecome from No-

ordhoek to the Waterfront, where he works

on site as a surveyor. But while contractors

regard Buc as simply amember of the team,

he is greeted with incredulous stares by the

public, who all want to pat him.

And Buc is happy to oblige.

Bucs primary job on site is to guard

Pauls equipment and sense of humour, a

job he doeswell except when drowors is on

offer. Then, according to Paul, his brain

shuts down.

Pauls previous dog, Lupie, used to ac-

companyhim towork everyday aswell. But

four years ago, when he became too old to

do so, Paul paid a visit to the SPCA where

he encountered Buc. Paul says: Buc pretty

much chose me. He immediately ran up to

me and the decision was made.

Paul andBuchave been involvedwith the

Silo District construction project since the

tail end of the now completed No. 1 and No.

2 Silo buildings. They are currently in-

volved with the construction of the remain-

ing No. 3 Silo through to No. 6 Silo, and the

conversion of the historic Grain Silo into

the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Af-

rica.

Initially, Bucwas unsure of the labourers

in their heavy boots, overalls andhardhats,

andbarkedwheneverhe encountered them.

Paul asked the labourers to say hello to

Buc whenever they encountered him, and

their friendly tone soon convinced Buc that

theywere friends. Todayhehappily runsup

to greet them.

During the demolition phases at the Zeitz

MOCAA construction site, Buc needed to

wear special earmuffs, which he did reluc-

tantly. These had to be attached to his con-

struction bib as he sometimes rebelled and

removed them with his paw.

If Buc becomes uncomfortable with the

noise level, he opts for administration

work instead, trotting off to the construc-

tion office around the corner. If the door is

closed but unlocked, hewill open it with his

paw, or hewill nudge someone tounlock the

door for him. While there, he takes a break

from work by napping under Pauls desk.

Unlike his owner, Buc has a head for

heights and will fearlessly travel with the

crew in lifts or up a flight of scaffolding

stairs.

Paul describes Buc as extremely intelli-

gent. He instinctively knows when he can

fool around and when he must behave him-

self. In summerhe is particularly fondof the

office because it is air-conditioned.

Althoughconstruction is dustywork,Buc

cleans up with a good swim in the dam at

the top of Redhill and in the stream at No-

ordhoek Common. Like most dogs, he ap-

preciates a good romp on the beach, but

doesnt do this regularly as Paul battles to

get the sand out of his thick coat.

Bucs work may not be as essential to

the Silo District project as Pauls, who is re-

sponsible for positioning the architectural

and engineering designs on-site for contrac-

tor WBHO, but everyone on site will agree

thathebrings apositive influence to the job.

Although a construction environment is a

stressful one, Bucs presence lightens ev-

eryones mood and has a general calming

influence.

Buc and Paul will remain on site until the

end of the Silo District construction work

at the end of the year.

Buc, the Belgium shep

herd working on the

Silo Districts construc

tion team.

FOND FAREWELLS: Paddy

Gordon will be leaving Table

Mountain National Park as park

manager and will be transferring to

the Garden Route National Park

where he will take up the same

position this month. Having

previously worked as park manager

at Richtersveld and Mountain Zebra

national parks, Gordon lends his

expertise and knowledge to

managing a variety of parks and

especially running a park like Table

Mountain. The transfer is in keeping

with the SanParks policy of rotating

park managers so that they are

able to gain and grasp experience

across different types of national

parks. In return, LesleyAnn Meyer,

the area manager of the Tsitsikam

ma section of the Garden Route

National Park, will become the new

Table Mountain National Park

manager.

Toll fees on Chapmans Peak Drive will in-

crease from this month.

The fees will raise to R21 for registered

minibus taxi operators, R27 formotorcycles,

and R42 for light motor vehicles.

The contract between the Department of

Transport and Public Works and Entilini

provides for an inflation-linked annual in-

crease in toll fees plus 0.4%.

Registered frequent users receive a dis-

count with effect from the fourth trip in a

calendar month. The size of the discount in-

creases with the number of trips.

Road users with a valid Wild Card who

have registered with Entilini receive a dis-

count from the first trip. Wild Cards may be

obtained from SanParks or CapeNature.

This is for non-commercial use and not ap-

plicable to Category 1 motorcyclists.

Registered frequent users can use a credit

card or a card supplied by the operator. If

they use the operators card, the card must

have R50 in credit plus the equivalent of one

standard trip toll. No deposit is needed if a

credit card is used.

Ambulances, police, fire trucks and res-

cue vehicles with the appropriate licences

will be exempted from paying toll fees in the

performance of their official duties.

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the discount structure, visit www.westerncape.gov.za/

general-publication/chapmans-peak-drive-new-toll-

tariffs

Chapmans tolls on the up

Toll fees on Chapmans Peak Drive increased

on 1 July.

The deadline is looming for applications

for the Scribe Scriptwriting Competition.

Celebrating its fifth year, the Scribe

Scriptwriting Competition is a platform

for South African writers to develop their

work. Prizes include having a script pro-

duced for a professional run at a Cape

Town theatre, mentorship programmes

and engaging in feedback sessionswith au-

dience members at staged readings of the

script.

Criteria for this years competition are

that the scripts should be in English, no

longer than 40 pages or 80 minutes long,

andwith amaximumof five castmembers.

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When I asked for their names they re-

fused to give it to me and the woman that

I spoke to told me I have an attitude and

switched off the phone. My brother-in-law

managed to go to the station and was

shocked to see how distraught Liam was.

They tried to convince him that they had

not assaulted my son. I just want the pub-

lic to know their rights in this type of situ-

ation.

Many commuters have reported inci-

dents where ticket offices are closed.

Estelle Mathee works inWoodstock and

adds that many of her staff from as far

afield as the Kuils River and Bellville are-

as and in the southern suburbs from Re-

treat and Steenberg have experienced

problems. Many of themhave to leave for

workbefore theoffices areopen, she says.

The problems start when they get to

their destination and they have to con-

vince staff at the barriers that the offices

were closed when they started their jour-

ney.

Trevor Vosloo is from a business based

in Claremont who has also experienced

the same problems. My staff have also ex-

perienced the same situation and it does

not help when the trains do not run on

time or are delayed. I hope that Metrorail

can assist by informing all their staff at

barriers what the proper process is when

people start their journeys before offices

open. We understand that people must not

travel for free but why must they be pun-

ished for something that is not their fault.

Metrorail spokesperson, Riana Scott,

has responded in a statement: Metrorail

is obliged to ensure that all commuters

travel legally. Travelling without a valid

ticket or in the incorrect travelling class

for the ticket purchased is a criminal of-

fence in terms of the Legal SuccessionAct.

Hundreds of fare-paying commuters

complain daily about fellow non-paying

passengers invading premium space in

Metroplus carriages it adds unnecessary

pressure to already over-subscribed ultra-

peak hours. Metrorail reserves the right

to levy a booking fee (currently R40) and/

or prosecute persons without valid train

tickets. Commuters issued with such a

booking fee must insist on a receipt.

Ticket office hours are generally deter-

mined by the timetable, analysis of ticket

sales and passenger numbers using the

particular station, Scott says. Should a

ticket office at the origin station be closed,

commuters are obliged to purchase a tick-

et either on the train from teamswith por-

table ticket issuing machines or at their

destination station before exiting.

Those found to be in contravention of

the law, are required to wait at the station

in a designated area until they have been

processed. Many defaulters offer rea-

sons/explanations/excuses for having

transgressed the law and Metrorail em-

ployees have the unenviable task to make

a judgment call as to whose emergency is

valid or not. Verification staff must con-

firm that the ticket office at the commut-

ers station of origin was closed.

Until modernisation brings the requi-

site technology (automated ticket vending

machines and ticket scanners), Metrorail

currently is left with no option but to rely

on human intervention, Scott says. The

most effective way to deal with the matter

is through special actions. Optimal de-

ployment of resources is based on analysis

of ticket sales and commuter numbers.

These include random actions on trains

and at stations with space to process com-

muters. We do not condone any miscon-

duct by our security personnel or employ-

ees and commuters should not be subject-

ed to unacceptable behaviour.

We encourage individuals to open a

case of assault with the police if behaviour

warrants that or report non-conforming

employee behaviour via email to ctcom-

[email protected], citing all rele-

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Train station in need of a fix

TIYESE JERANJI

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S

teenberg train station has be-

come an eyesore for train com-

muters and passersby because of

its worn-out facilities, locals say.

SharedonNeighbourhoodWatch

says for years they have been try-

ing to get the station upgraded,

with no luck.

They say fencing has rusted and

has been removed from some sec-

tions of the station allowing easy

access to anyone and the paving

at the station is uneven which can

lead to commuters falling.

Eric Bailey from Sharedon

Neighbourhood Watch says this is

just an accident waiting to hap-

pen.

People cross anywhere they

want. Some even cross as the train

is approaching, which is a great

risk. The fact that there is no fen-

cing places commuters at risk be-

cause they are robbed and the

criminals run into the bushes and

disappear. We want change.

Bailey says it seems the commut-

ers of Sharedon Park and sur-

rounding areas have had to bear

the frustration of a seemingly eter-

nal wait for an upgrade by Prasa to

take place at Steenberg station.

It would seem the desperate

cries of the community have been

long forgotten as the condition of

the station remains a painful eye-

sore to the public, says Bailey.

Many of the railway stations

along the line have been beauti-

fully upgraded while, sadly,

Steenberg station a very busy sta-

tion seems to have been over-

looked, adds Bailey.

Steenberg station is one of the

busiest stations and with time ev-

erything seems to be deteriorating

due to wear and tear, Bailey says.

He beleives something needs to

be done as a matter of urgency.

There are a lot of things that

need to be done. Its a pity that the

peoplewhomustupgrade these sta-

tions dont use them, but we have

to suffer like this. People get

robbed. The toilets are always

locked, forcingpeople tourinate on

the walls of the shades. As a result,

the shades cant be used because

they smell of pee and there is so

much dirt, he says.

With no public announcement

systemBailey says it is really diffi-

cult for commuters to knowwhats

going on.

You dont know when the next

train is there or if there are delays.

Even if you ask in the office it

seems the people there are too tired

to help or just dont care.At the end

of the day its a guessing game. We

need better, he says.

Refering to the accident atWhite

Road crossing in Retreat on

Wednesday 22 June, in which a

teenager died and another was left

with severe head injuries after be-

ing hit by a train, he says the boom

needs to be changed.

The boom crossing is frequent-

ly not working, leaving motorists

in a confused state as to whether

they should proceed or not. The

boom also closes a bit late which

puts motorists at risk.

Look at what happened in Re-

treat. We lost a child because of

people who dont want to do their

job. The booms need to work effi-

ciently to avoid accidents but its

not the case. They keep hiking the

fares, but we just dont see where

that money goes, concludes Bai-

ley.

Riana Scott, Metrorail spokes-

person, says pertaining to safety

and security Steenberg Station is

guarded 24/7 by two guards per

shift as well as Metrorail Protec-

tion Service Officials.

Their duties comprise the pro-

tection of commuters, employees

and assets and to be effective they

focus on the immediate environs

and operations of the station; and

resources are allocated strategical-

ly on a similar basis as general po-

licing, she says.

Resources are posted according

to predetermined priority areas,

Scott explains.

Metrorails regional static, mo-

bile and/or undercover resources

are allocated according to priori-

ties determined at joint weekly

meetings between Metrorail Pro-

tection Services and the police.

Proactive deployment of security

resources is based on security in-

telligence; reactivemeasures in re-

sponse to reported incidents.

There was no response from

their office about upgrades of the

station raised by the commuters.

Sharedon Park Neighbourhood Watch says upgrades for Steenberg train

station are long overdue, but their calls for help go unanswered.

PHOTOS: TIYESE JERANJI

Toilets at the

Steenberg train

station are

always locked

and rubbish is

piling up at the

entrance to the

toilets. People

are forced to

urinate at the

shades of the

station, making

them unusable.

Cracking down on illegal poachers, such as

those harvesting abalone, will become eas-

ier after an the signing of an agreement to

boost resources fighting marine poaching.

The City of Cape Town and the Depart-

ment of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

(Daff) have signedan ImplementationProto-

col that paves theway for closer cooperation

and mutual support in the fight against ille-

gal marine resource extraction along the

Citys 300km coastline.

Through the Implementation Protocol

with Daff, City law enforcement officers

have been trained and appointed as fishery

control officers in terms of the Marine Liv-

ing Resources Act, with full powers.

The City established a specialisedMarine

and Environmental Law Enforcement Unit

in 2013. The focus of the unit has been ma-

rine and coastal law enforcement, including

inshore boat patrols.

Recent successes by the unit are testa-

ment to the tireless efforts ofmembers of the

unit.

These have included the arrest of a shop

owner in Glencairn for illegal possession of

over 800 West Coast rock lobster and the ar-

rest of nine suspects in Gordons Bay for the

illegal possession of 200 abalone.

Maycomember for safety and security, JP

Smith, adds: The Protocol will pave the

way for more integrated law enforcement

operations between the City and Daff. It will

also significantly increase the resources, ca-

pacity and effort available for enforcement

and policing of the coastal and marine envi-

ronment. Hopefully we will be able to pro-

cure a second large patrol boat soon, also to

combat the stripping of our scarce and valu-

able marine resources.

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SAARTJIE BAARTMAN CENTRE

New wing to

help addicts

T

he Saartjie Baartman Centre forWomen

and Children is preparing to launch a

new wing equipped to house women with

substance dependency issues who are seek-

ing to escape abusive and violent relation-

ships.

As a result a donation drive has been

launched in order to kit out the new wing

with furniture, bedding and clothing. The

community and private sector are invited

to support the centre in raising these neces-

sities.

Currently about 80% of the women who

seek assistance from us test positive for

drugs, says ShaheemaMcLeod, director of

the centre. Our intake profile is changing,

the women are very young, some barely 18-

years-old, and substance abuse is a big is-

sue. Its almost expected.

The Saartjie Baartman Centre, which

was established 17 years ago, has assisted

more than 180 000 victims of crime and vio-

lence. Over and above offering safe shelter,

the centre offers a number of services, in-

cluding short and long-term accommoda-

tion, legal assistance, skills training, coun-

seling for adults and children and a crche

for the children staying at the centre.

Based on our current intake profile, its

become necessary for the centre to offer a

drug in-patient programme to our clients.

We are currently looking into securing

long-term funding for a separate wing,

wherewewill be able to provide a two-week

orientation and detox programme to wom-

en before they transfer to a longer-term

therapeutic stay, says McLeod.

Over the past few years, the organisation

has seen a 65% increase in the number of

women and children from the community

seeking assistance. Violence against wom-

en and children continues to increase, drug

and alcohol abuse is merely fueling an al-

ready volatile situation. The in-patient pro-

gramme will go a long way in assisting

women survivors of violence in getting

back on their feet and fending for them-

selves, concludes McLeod.

Alarm over smart

drugs as study aid

South Africas Council for Alcohol De-

pendency and Addiction to Drugs (San-

ca) commemorated Drug Awareness

Week last week, which took place from

Friday 24 to Thursday 30 June.

This year, student accommodation

group Stag African raised concern about

the abuse of so-called smart drugs by

university students.

In a growing and increasingly pres-

sured teriatry education system, some

students are turning to prescription

medications in order to enhance concen-

tration during exams.

Alarm has been raised in South Africa

before, but as yet no quantified data ex-

ists on the extent of the problem. Accord-

ing to Sanca, the drugs most frequently

peddled on South African campuses are

Ritalin and Concerta reportedly readi-

ly available outside campus libraries

during exam periods. A survey conduct-

ed by online forum The Student Room

found that one in 10 students in the Unit-

ed Kingdom has used medications typi-

cally used to treat ADHD for the purpose

of studying. A quarter say they are likely

to use themat somepoint in their univer-

sity careers.

According to Stag African, the statis-

tics in South Africa may be similarly

concerning.

There arenumerouspressures placed

on students in South Africa that intensi-

fy the drive to turn to prescription drugs

in order to cope with workload. Due to

the on-campus housing shortage, many

students do not have access to universi-

ty-based studying resources such as the

internet or text books. Students oftenend

uppulling all-nighters in the library, due

to long distances and unreliable trans-

port, which makes getting home at night

difficult and at times dangerous, says

John Schooling, Stag Africans director.

Those students that live away from

home can become even more isolated

and desperate, particularly when faced

with the transition from home and

school support structures to largely

anonymous campus residences.

Where a student lives is critical to

their success; these spaces need to be as

supportive as possible, while still ena-

bling the independence students crave,

adds Schooling.

Local and international research has

demonstrated that residences built to be

living communities provide students

with better support and healthier lifes-

tyles than large-scale housing or isolated

flats.

Schooling says Stag student houses

provide an important, comfortable struc-

ture to students by keeping resident

numbers low, integrating top-notch tech

and encouraging communal cooking and

study.

The pressures of workload and adult

life still present a challenge to students

but providing community structure

and adequate accommodation will help

curb unhealthy habits, ridiculous hours

and the substance consumption that

comes hand in hand with that, says

Schooling.

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skrywers om deel te neem aan n landswye

skryfkompetisie.

Die kompetisieword in samewerkingmet

die vrystelling van die Suid-Afrikaanse

fliek, Noem My Skollie, aangebied.

Die film, wat op die ware verhaal van die

meesterstorieverteller John Fredricks ge-

grond is, is n voorbeeld van hoe die gawe

om stories te skryf iemand se lewe kan red.

Noem my Skollie vertel die verhaal van

John wat in Pollsmoor beland enn ooreen-

koms met die gehardste bende in die tronk

aangaan: hy sou elke aand vir hulle stories

vertel waarin hy hulle as karakters sou ge-

bruik, mits hulle hom met rus sou laat.

Om in te skryf moet skrywers tussen 16

en 25 wees en n kort skryfstuk inhandig

met die tema: Moenie n boek op sy buite-

blad takseer nie. Dit moet die skrywer se

eie oorspronklike werk wees, tussen 500 en

750 woorde wees en kan in Engels of Afri-

kaans wees.

Inskrywings moet voor middernag op die

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CONISTON PARK

Calls for street closure

TIYESE JERANJI

@jeranji

C

onWatch Neighbourhood Watch in Con-

iston Park says they want Muritz Way

closed off as it is bringing a lot of crime into

their area.

The neighbourhood watch members say

it has become extremely difficult to control

crime as criminals use Muritz Way as an

escape route to Prince George Drive.

ConWatch co-chairperson Gilbert Car-

stens says the solution is simple.

We want Muritz Way closed. Criminals

easily come into theareaand theyrunaway

easily because it opens for them to run to

any direction as soon as they come out of

Muritz Way. If we have it closed it will be

difficult for criminals to escape, he says.

Carstens adds that while corresponding

with the City of Cape Town, they were told

that the City couldnt close Muritz Way.

Brett Herron, Mayco member for trans-

port says ward councilor Marita Petersen

first raised the issue of a closure at the in-

tersection of Muritz Way and Prince Ge-

orge Drive in early 2012.

This was related to a condition of subdi-

vision approval granted in 1991, which stip-

ulated that the access be physically closed

withbollards andbarrierkerbing.Themat-

ter was investigated and determined that,

due to the timewhich had elapsed (approxi-

mately 20 years), we could no longer act on

this condition. We could also not establish

why this condition was never acted upon

at the time, says Herron.

Carstens says: This is just adding to our

problems. If they cant close it we want a

big wall that will separate our side from

Prince George Drive. If we have the wall it

will be difficult for criminals to come into

our area and it will be difficult for them to

escape. We just want something that will

help us reduce crime in our area.

Apart from crime,MuritzWayhas also be-

come a favourite for people that bypass traf-

fic from Prince George Drive. This makes it

very difficult for people in that area to go in

and out of their driveways, Carstens says.

During peak hours this area gets very

bad.Wecant get into or out of ourdriveways

because motorists bypass Prince George

Drive causing a lot of traffic in this small

road. Closing it will be a better solution for

us here.

Herron explains that given the purpose of

the closure was to prevent rat-running from

Prince George Drive viaMuritzWay toMili-

tary Road, signage was erected in early 2014

to restrict vehicular movements from

Prince George Drive between 06:30 and 09:30

on weekdays as an alternative to a perma-

nent closure to vehicles.

Herron adds: Traffic calming measures

have also been implemented along Conis-

tonAvenue to further determotorists from

rat running through Coniston Park. It

should be noted that the proposed closure,

as per the subdivision conditions, was

most likely to prevent rat-running andwas

not intended to alleviate crime.

This would need to be investigated by

the City and in all likelihood a traffic study

will be required to determine the impact of

a physical closure to vehicular traffic on

Muritz Way. The City must take into con-

sideration the use of the road by all road

users and the proximity of alternative

routes it is highly unlikely that a closure

to all modes of transport would be consid-

ered. Residentsmust please approach their

ward councillorwith a fullymotivated pro-

posal for consideration.

ConWatch neighbourhood watch

says they want Muritz Way closed

as it brings a lot of crime into their

area. PHOTO: TIYESE JERANJI

Police work

delivered

Eight people were arrested on Monday 27

June after a pizza delivery man was held

at gunpoint in Midmar Road in Sheraton

Park while delivering a pizza that was or-

dered from a pizza restaurant in Tokai.

The 23-year-old victim was robbed of the

pizza at about 21:00, as well as cash, a cell-

phone and his delivery scooter.

Muizenberg police spokespersonCaptain

Stephen Knapp says he escaped and a resi-

dent gave him a lift back to the pizza store.

The motorbike, which was fitted with a

tracking device, was traced to Avenue La

Brenton inConiston Park. TheMuizenberg

police swiftly responded and recovered the

stolen bike and arrested eight people.

The suspects, aged between 25 and 68,

were detained.

Colonel Ismail Daniels, station com-

mander ofMuizenbergpolice,was extreme-

ly pleasedwith the arrest and speedy action

of his members. He appeals to all members

of the public to be alert and report crime

to their local police.

Constable Gareth Juries from Muizenberg

police with the motorbike that was stolen

from a pizza delivery man after he was held

at gunpoint where he delivered the pizza.



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T

heres more to the Wetton Trian-

gle Feeding Scheme than filling

hungry tummies in the southern

suburbs.

This is a project that is making

residents in the area meet each oth-

er as neighbours and working for a

good cause.

Chairperson of the organisation,

Waheed Amod, explains that the

idea started in 2014 when, along

with three other friends involved in

the neighbourhood watch, he real-

ised that people in the area did not

know each other and there was a

need to care for the homeless in sur-

rounding areas.

During our patrols we realised

that there was a need for people to

become real neighbours and in-

teract with each other, he says.

What better way to get to know

each other by working together in

a project like this where we show

that we care about the less fortu-

nate.

Two years later and theyre going

strong as they gathered at a home in

CanalRoad,Wetton, onSunday3Ju-

ly where the team was cooking up

a storm for distribution.

A delicious aroma fills the air

from steaming pots on gas cookers

with the children helping to pack

bread and lots of laughter as prepa-

rations continue for their mission.

Currently we feed areas such as

Wetton, Lansdowne, Wynberg, Re-

treat, Diep River, Muizenberg,

Mitchells Plain, Athlone, Phillipi

and expanding to areas such as Lav-

ender Hill and Delft, continues

Amod.

We enjoy that we are able to feed

the underprivileged throughout the

year but you can see that its about

more than that.

Its getting all in the area in-

volved. To bring the neighborhood

closer together and get to knowyour

neighbours.

Our aim is also to set a trend and

inspire other neighbourhoods to

reach out and start projects to help

the underprivileged.

It can be in a format of cooking

food once a month to teaching other

skills thats not fortunate to study so

they can use the knowledge they

gained to help their community.

Amod adds that all the cooking is

funded by the generous residents of

Wetton, along with friends and ac-

quaintances of the steering commit-

tee.

The schemes goal is to feed as

many people as possible and is keen

to partner with other organisations

who want to assist us, or need our

help.

We also would urge business to

get involved in projects in their

community and to help those trying

to make a difference.

V For more information about the organisa-

tions activities call Waheed Amod on

082 786 1002, Sharief Allie on 072 782 1754

or email [email protected].

Joining hands to help

Chairperson of

the Wetton

Triangle

Feeding

Scheme

Waheed

Amod, right,

lends some

help with his

ladle with

members of

the team as

they prepare

food for

distribution.

PHOTO: GARY VAN

DYK

NICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

A R10m grant has been awarded to Robben

Island Museum.

The museum was awarded a destination

development grant from the National De-

partment of Tourism, which aims to en-

hance the visitor experience through sup-

porting identified and planned components,

the department says in a statement.

The current support focus is on capacity

development of tourist guides, digitisation

of heritage information and archives, im-

proving visitor information services, in-

creasing existing and introducing addition-

al food and beverage facilities, as well as a

craft centre.

Robben IslandMuseumhad not comment-

ed at the time of going to print.

Cape Town Tourism CEO, Enver Duminy,

says Robben Island, as one of Cape Towns

Big Seven attractions, is a must-do experi-

ence for locals and visitors alike.

The Robben Island Museum can only

benefit from funding of this nature in that

itwill be able to provideandmaintainworld-

class facilities, he says.

In December there was a 43% increase in

the number of visitors to the world heritage

site compared to the previous year, Duminy

says. The attraction reported that the num-

ber of locals visiting the attraction doubled

inDecember comparedwith the sameperiod

in 2014. Its essential that locals explore their

own environment, especially attractions

such as Robben Island that play a key role

in our heritage, he says.

There were 341 000 visitors to Robben Is-

land in 2015 an increase of 3.7% over 2014.

However, 46 793 tickets were sold for the at-

traction in December alone 15%more than

the amount sold during the 2010 Soccer

World Cup in South Africa.

Robben Island was recently chosen as

South Africas most-loved landmark in the

TripAdvisorTravellersChoiceAwards an

indication that it holds our interest and is

central to tourism in the Mother City.

Robben Island has already expanded its

fleet of ferries by partnering with Water-

front Charters,making use of their sixmedi-

um and large sized boats, Duminy says.

This increase in capacity will aid in en-

suring visitors are able to access the attrac-

tion. Future plans include a 200-seater res-

taurant, the introduction of a state-of-the-art

visitor information centre, training of tour

guides, developing tours of different lengths

to keep visitors on the island for longer and

bicycle tours on the island.

Next year the attraction turns 20 years old,

and funding can be used to accelerate the

planning, Duminy believes.

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MuseumNight will be extended to the V&A

Waterfront this July, with seven museums

in the precinct opening their doors free of

charge to the general public on Thursday

14 July.

Participating museums include the Zeitz

Museumof ContemporaryArt Africa at the

Scheryn Pavilion, Chavonnes Battery Mu-

seum, Iziko Maritime Centre, the Robben

Island Jetty Museum, the Cape Town Dia-

mond Museum, the Golf Hall of Fame, and

the Springbok Experience RugbyMuseum.

V Visit www.museum-night.co.za for more.

A night at the museum

The Body Worlds Vital exhibition

will be on show at the V&A Water-

frontsWatershed fromTuesday 9Au-

gust to Sunday 23 October.

Visitors to the exhibition are invit-

ed to explore human anatomy, physi-

ology and health through around 180

authentic whole-body plastinates, in-

dividual organs and transparent

body slices.

V Visit www.webtickets.co.za to book tickets.

Explore anatomy

Sewing a story

of progress

In the build up to the Interna-

tional Aids Conference in Dur-

ban (Monday 18 to Saturday 22

July), a local exhibition of 17

quilts made by people affected

byHIVwill tell the story ofwhat

has been achieved since the last

time the conference was held in

South Africa in the year 2000.

TB/HIV Care Association, a

Cape Town based NGO, was on-

ly one of several organisations

South African National Aids

Council (Sanac) approached to

create quilts.

In 2000, antiretroviral treat-

ment was not yet widely availa-

ble, stigma and discrimination

were widespread and the out-

look was bleak.

These quilts tell a very differ-

ent story.

South Africa now has the

largest antiretroviral treatment

programme in the world, a

mother-to-child transmission

rate of less than twopercent and

has witnessed an increase of

more than 10 years in life ex-

pectancy over the past decade,

says Zolani Barnes, manager of

TB/HIV Care.

These visual stories provide

valuable insight into the lives

behind the statistics, Barnes

explains.

TB/HIV Care unveiled the

quilts at anevent atHaasCollec-

tive on Buitenkant Street on

Thursday 23 June.

The 4m quilts tell the stories

of the people who made them

people involved in the organisa-

tions programmes, including

people who inject drugs, sex

workers and prison inmates, as

well as those dedicated to sup-

porting them.

Three of these unique and

powerful tapestries of life were

auctioned on the night and all of

the quilts will be submitted to

the international HIV Quilt

Project to be sewn into themain

quilt of more than 100 000 quilts

from all over the world.

This quilt, one of those on display by TB/HIV Care, symbolises the

journey of women who were and are still most affected by HIV.

J

uly is Psychiatric Disability

Awareness Month and this year

Cape Mental Health (CMH), a lead-

ing mental health service provid-

er, is raising awareness of the bar-

riers in accessing medication and

community-based resources for

people with psychiatric disability.

To launch the campaign, CMH

invited the public to show their

support in breaking down barriers

faced by people with psychiatric

disabilities at St Georges Square

on Thursday 30 June.

They were asked to remove a

brick from a two-metre wall de-

signed by local artist Adiel Jacobs

to symbolise their support in re-

moving barriers.

Health is a fundamental human

right, indispensable for the exer-

cise of many other rights, and is

necessary for living a life of digni-

ty, CMH says in a statement.

The health of people with psy-

chiatric disability is largely ne-

glected by the public health care

system in South Africa. For many

service users access to and the

availability of psychotropic medi-

cation is essential to their own re-

covery and management process.

Medication plays a key role in the

treatment of co-occurring disor-

ders; it also reduces symptoms and

prevents relapse.

The lack of funding for commu-

nity-based resources continues to

be a serious problem, CMH states.

A large number of studies re-

veal gaps in community-based psy-

chosocial rehabilitation pro-

grammes, particularly in rural ar-

eas, which suggest that the

revolving door phenomenon is

partly due to inadequate communi-

ty-based care, including psychoso-

cial rehabilitation.

There is therefore an urgent

need to develop more community-

based mental health services

(which include community-based

residential care, day services, sup-

port services and outpatient servi-

ces), in keeping with international

best practices, the statement reads.

We ask the government to in-

vest in the upscaling of mental

health care services as a matter of

urgency. It is the governments

constitutional obligation to ensure

that people living with a psychiat-

ric disability have access to health

care services (which includes af-

fordable medication with the least

side effects) and community-based

resources) and that their right to

dignity is realised and restored.

Breaking down

health barriers

July is

Psychiatric

Disability

Awareness

Month and

this year

Cape Mental

Health is

raising

awareness of

the barriers

in accessing

medication.

Members of the public were asked to remove a brick from a twometre

wall designed by local artist Adiel Jacobs to symbolise their support in

removing barriers.



NEWS 9

Do your part to take plastic

out of the environment

OnSunday3July theTwoOceansAquarium

and organisations around theworldmarked

International Plastic Bag Free Day.

The day aims to raise awareness about the

unnecessary use of single-use plastic bags.

TheTwoOceansAquariumsupports aban

of single use plastic shopping bags in South

Africa through its Rethink the Bag cam-

paign.

The campaign was launched by Hayley

McLellan, the aquariums environmental

campaigner, who has worked tirelessly

since 2010 to educate, establish partnerships

and promote the campaign.

Many countries around the world have

banned these bags. Rwanda did so in 2008

and more recently the island chain of Ha-

waii, Mauritius and Madagascar. France

will have banned the bag by end 2016.

Single-use shopping bags have a tremen-

dous impact on the environment, McLellan

says.

South African consumers use approxi-

mately eight billion shopping bags each

year. Of these about 96% end up in landfill

and also threaten the lives ofmarine and ter-

restrial animals. Research has shown that

the average functioning lifespan of a shop-

ping bag is approximately 20 minutes,

whereafter it is discarded, she says.

Every day we hear about what is going

wrong in the environment and this can feel

disempowering. Always choosing reusable

bags, rather than plastic bags, is such a sim-

ple way for each person to do something to

benefit our world and feel like they aremak-

ing a difference, seemingly against the

odds.

There is also an economic impact for

South African consumers, McLellan says.

In 2003 a levy was included in the price

of each shopping bag sold in South Africa.

Between 2004 and 2014, R1.2bn was collected

through this levy. Only R200m of thismoney

has been allocated to the Department of En-

vironmental Affairs. In 2011 the company

that was established to manage the funds

generated by the bag levy, was disbanded.

However, consumers continue topay thebag

levy every time they purchase a single-use

plastic shopping bag.

Animals (marine and terrestrial) mistake

plastic bags for food. Once ingested, the ani-

mals die from intestinal blockages and star-

vation. Eighty percent of all marine litter is

plastic and plastic bags can last between 500

and 1000 years before they degrade.

V To show your support of the Rethink the Bag cam-

paign, visit www.rethinkthebag.org and sign the peti-

tion to urge the South African government to place

an outright ban on single-use plastic bags

Eighty percent of all marine litter is plastic,

which is why the Two Oceans Aquarium is

joining organisations around the world to

mark International Plastic Bag Free Day.

PHOTO: VINCENT CALDER

S

he is a beacon of hope for the many

youth who dont believe they can

achieve success.

Nolene Bruyns has been working for

the City of Cape Town for six years and

continues tobe inspiredby theopportuni-

ties available for employees.

Bruyns, originally from

Mitchells Plain, recently ob-

tained her National Diploma

in Office Management Tech-

nology which she passed

with distinction, cum laude.

Bruyns currently works in

the newmarket development

department of the Citys Hu-

man Settlements Directorate

which is responsible for the

development of new, inte-

grated and formal housing

that is linked to a range of na-

tional programmes.

Other responsibilities include the

transformation of hostels, land reform

and land restitution within Cape Town.

As the administrative officer she is the

glue that binds the department together,

especially with her strict record-keeping

and information management systems,

and being able to assist the public with

general enquiries as a first point of call.

It is an absolute pleasure to work in

the housing department, especially to see

the joy in residents eyes when they be-

comehome owners for the first time. This

is the most inspiring time when we are

able to provide opportunities for our resi-

dents, says Bruyns.

She intends studying further and

would like to enrol for a BTech degree in

administration.

Her intention is to continue using her

knowledge gained tomake a difference in

peoples lives both at work and in com-

munities.

Bruyns speaks fondly of Mitchells

Plainwhere she grewup, but

has recently moved to Kuils

River.

Never think that you

cant do it and never give up

on your dreams or goals.

Dont ever allow your envi-

ronment or your situation to

determine your future. Any-

thing is possible if you put

your mind to it, work hard

and of course believe in

yourself.

Mayco member for corpo-

rate services and compli-

ance, Xanthea Limberg, says: Our em-

ployees are our greatest assets and I have

to admire such motivation and inspira-

tion in an individual. Over the last four

financial years we have invested R94m in

upskilling our employees.

Bruyns was among a group of 160 grad-

uates who were recently awarded certifi-

cates of recognition for different levels of

qualification.

These included 38 certificates andhigh-

er certificates, 57 national diplomas, 59

degrees, four honours degrees, two mas-

ters degrees and two doctorate degrees.

The City provides a wide range of op-

tions to employees for self-improvement

more than most other organisations in

both the private and public sectors, says

Limberg.

Working hard to

change lives

Nolene Bruyns



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When is it murder?

Over the past few years there has

beenmuch debate about the differ-

ence between murder and culpa-

ble homicide.

It is only recently, with the Os-

car Pistorius trial, that the differ-

ence between the two concepts has

been debated and become a hot

topic on social media. It has cer-

tainly raised interesting yet con-

troversial issues.

This is largely controversial and

not clear as one would think, espe-

cially after the Supreme Court of

Appeal set aside the finding and

conviction of the court a quo on

culpable homicide of Pistorious,

and substituting it with a finding

of murder. As a consequence, the

accused sentence was trumped up

to a minimum of 15 years.

Murder is a serious offence and

can be punishable by a minimum

sentence of up to 15 years to life.

Culpable homicide is less serious

and could be punishable by only a

few years depending upon the cir-

cumstances.

The assumption by some laypeo-

ple is that if an accused kills a vic-

tim, the action is automatically

perceived as murder. That posi-

tion is incorrect.

As a result of the above percep-

tion, many asked the question:

Why Oscar was not charged with

murder as opposed to the the less-

er crimeof culpablehomicide?As

we know this has now been substi-

tuted and his charge has now been

changed to murder and we are

awaiting the sentence that fits the

revised charge.

In a nutshell, the difference be-

tween the charges is rather sim-

ple: murder requires intention

while the culpable homicide re-

quires negligence.

Murder is the intentional, un-

lawful killing of another human

being. Murder therefore requires

that the accused acted with the in-

tention to kill. In other words, the

accused strategically planned the

unlawful act of murder. Alterna-

tively, it can be legal intention

as discussed below.

Culpable homicide, however, is

deemed a potentially unforeseea-

ble, unplanned accident.

The fundamental question, from

a criminal law perspective, did the

accused actwith the intentionnec-

essary for a charge of murder?

In recent years the concept of in-

tention has extended to cover not

just deliberatebut foreseeable con-

duct.

The accused does not mean nor

intend for the unlawful act to hap-

pen, but he must have foreseen

that it might happen. This is re-

ferred to as dolus eventualis.

An example of dolus eventualis

is where someone decides to burn

a block of apartments occupying

20 families.

Hemight not have had the clear

intention to kill anyone in the

apartments but the law recognises

that he intended the death of some

people by his actions. In essence,

by foreseeing the possibility of

death (however remote) and act-

ing regardless, he had the inten-

tion to commit murder.

Importantly, the accused does

not have to foresee the result as a

probable outcome of his conduct,

but he must at least have foreseen

the outcome as a possibility.

In a nutshell, the test for dolus

eventualis is whether the accused

foresaw the remote possibility of

harm. It is then deemed legal in-

tention and the charge will be

murder.

Culpable homicide, likemurder,

is a form of unlawful killing. The

difference is that murder is inten-

tional, whereas culpable homicide

is a negligent act of killing.

How does the court draw that

distinction?

The court uses an objective test

to ascertain if the act was negli-

gent. In otherwords, to shownegli-

gence the Prosecution must show

that a reasonable man in the po-

sition of the accused, would not

have foreseen the death as a result

of the consequences.

The question is therefore: did

the accused foresee the possibility

of killing someone when he fired

the gun (culpable homicide) or

must the accused have foreseen

the possibility of killing someone

(murder)?

The test is one of the reasonable

man the court will examine

what the objective circumstances

of a reasonable man would have

been in the situation of the ac-

cused.

The conclusion of the examina-

tion will determine the outcome.

V This column was contributed by Denzil

Jacobs, an admitted advocate with ex-

pertise in commercial law. For guidance on

legal issues email him on dr.ddj@hotmail.

com.

LETTERS

Thanks to the

men in blue

Last Tuesday evening around

21:00 I had a most terrifying

experience while driving on the

M3 highway between the Ladys

Mile on-ramp and the Tokai

off-ramp.

My car was sideswiped by an

out-of-control vehicle which flew

on for about 50 meters and slid

off into the ditch.

Thankfully, I was in the right

lane and was able to stop, turn

on hazards and move off the

road into the emergency lane.

A few moments later a metro

police vehicle arrived and

seeing my hazards and my

flashing lights turned back and

took control.

I just want to say how

re-assuring, comforting and

organised they were.

There was also a Kirstenhof

neighbourhood community

officer, Hadyn, who was simply

marvellous and transported me

to Kirstenhof Police Station

where again I received the

upmost courtesy.

I was advised not to attempt

to drive my car and agreed to

accept the assistance and advice

of an AA affiliated recovery

agent.

As I am a member of the AA

I saw no problem with that, but

in the next few days the release

cost of the vehicle was a

problem and resulted in a delay

in my car being sent for

assessment and repair.

However the purpose of this

letter is in praise of our very

overworked police force and our

dedicated emergency workers

who have to deal with all these

situations many much more

horrific than mine.

We get daily negative reports

about our police force so I think

in my case a little praise is in

order.

The good news is that there

were no serious injuries to the

many occupants of the unli-

censed vehicle, driven by an

uninsured and unlicensed

driver.

My most sincere thanks to all

who were involved.

M.A. JOHNSTON

Marina da Gama

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12 ENTERTAINMENT

V Pop up Tales will be on stage at the

Galloway Theatre at 11:00 until Saturday 9

July. R100. Visit www.waterfronttheatre-

school.co.za/booknow to book.

V Daa Gaat die Bruid!, n lekkerlagklug is

tot Sondag 10 Julie in die in die Kunstekaap-

teater te sien. Kaartjies is by Computicket

beskikbaar.

V Amadeus Rocks, where Classical and

Rock Collide will be on stage at Barnyard

Willowbridge until Sunday 10 July. Visit

www.barnyardtheatre.co.za for tickets and

more information.

V Robin Hood will be staged in Canal Walks

Centre Court Tuesdays

to Sundays at 11:00,

12:30 and 14:00 until

Saturday 16 July.

Tickets cost R75 at

Computicket.

V The Lilliput

Childrens Theatre

Company will be

presenting Goldilocks

and the Three Bears

at the Nassau

Theatre in Newlands

at 10:30 until

Saturday 16 July.

Tickets cost R70 at

Computicket.

V Emily Child and

Andrew Laubscher

will be performing

Louis Viljoens The

Emissary at the

Alexander Upstairs

Theatre until

Saturday 16 July. Visit

shows.alexander-

bar.co.za for tickets

and more information.

V Ian von Memerty

will be at Theatre on

the Bay until Sunday

17 July with Keyboard

Killers. Tickets are

available at Comput-

icket.

V TopDog SA will be at GrandWests Roxy

Revue Bar from tonight (Tuesday) until

Thursday. Tickets are available at Computick-

et.

V Andre the Hilarious Hypnotist will be at

the Masque Theatre in Muizenberg from

tonight (Tuesday) until Saturday. Call

021 788 1898 or email bookings@masquethea-

tre.co.za for bookings or more information.

V Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchant

ment at GrandWests Grand Arena from

Wednesday until Sunday. Tickets are available

at Computicket. Visit www.disneyonice.co.za

for more.

V Conrad Koch, Gino Fernandez, Mel Jones

and Phil de Lange will be performing

stand-up comedy at Caf Roux in Noordhoek

on Wednesday from 20:30 (dinner will be

served from 19:00). R120. Visit www.webtick-

ets.co.za to book.

V Dylan Skews, Melt Sieberhagen, Ismael

Maldonado (US) and Lunga Tshuka will be

at the Cape Town Comedy Club on Wednes-

day. Tickets are available at Computicket.

V Comedy on Roll presents an open mic

night at Obviously Armchair in Observatory on

Wednesdays from 21:30. R30. Follow @Come-

dyOnARoll on Twitter for more.

V Dylan Skews, Mel Jones, Glen Bo (DBN)

and Lunga Tshuka will be at the Cape Town

Comedy Club on Thursday. Tickets are

available at Computicket.

V Jesse Clegg will be at Caf Roux in

Noordhoek on Thursday and Friday from

20:30 (dinner will be served from 19:00).

R140. Visit www.webtickets.co.za to book.

V Underground Dance Theatre will be

presenting their film noir meets dance theatre

piece Pulp at the Rosebank Theatre from

Thursday until Saturday 16 July at 20:00 with

15:00 matinees on Saturdays. Tickets are

available at Webtickets.co.za.

V Urban Blues will be at JC Brasserie in De

Villiers Street, Zonnebloem, on Friday from

19:00. Entry is free. Call 021 461 4594 or

email [email protected] for

bookings or more information.

V The Glenn Robertson Jazz Band will

feature different

guest acts at

Kaleidoscope caf

in Claremont every

Friday from 19:30.

Tickets cost R120

including a meal.

Call 021 674 5761 to

book or send an

email to ghrobert-

son@kaleido-

scope.org.za.

V DJ JP Silver and

international

saxophonist George

Sax will be playing

electro swing with

guest instrumental-

ists for The Swing

Caf at Sticks

McGee in Rondeb-

osch every Friday

from 19:30 to

22:00. R20. Call

021 685 2871 to

book.

V Dylan Skews,

Mel Jones, Glen

Bo (DBN) and

Justin-Ray

Stoffels will be at

the Cape Town

Comedy Club on

Friday and

Saturday. Tickets

are available at

Computicket.

V Ben Dey and the Concrete Lions will be

at Caf Roux in Noordhoek on Saturday from

20:30 (dinner will be served from 19:00).

R100. Visit www.webtickets.co.za to book.

V Dylan Skews, Mel Jones, Gino Fernandez

and Justin-Ray Stoffels will be at the Cape

Town Comedy Club on Sunday. Tickets are

available at Computicket.

V Richard Stirton (The Voice SA winner) will

be at Caf Roux in Noordhoek on Monday

from 20:30 (dinner will be served from

19:00). R110. Visit www.webtickets.co.za to

book.

V The Barleycorn Music Club meets on

Mondays at 20:00 at Villager Football Club,

11 Lansdowne Road, Claremont. Entrance is

(usually) R30 for members and R40 for

non-members. Visit www.barleycorn.org.za.

V Comedy on Roll will present an open mic

night at I heart IT, Main Road, Rondebosch

on Monday nights from 20:00. R20. Fol-

low@ComedyOnARoll on Twitter.

V Candice van Litsenborgh and Claire-Lou-

ise Worby will perform Court at the Alexan-

der Upstairs Theatre at 21:00 from Monday

until Saturday 16 July. Visit shows.alexander-

bar.co.za for tickets and more information.

AfriCan Childrens Theatre will be enter-

taining little ones with Heart of the Jungle

at TheMasque Theatre inMuizenbergs foy-

er next week.

This colourful musical theatre piece will

ignite imaginations through the wonders of

storytelling, get young ones moving with its

interactive songs and leave them touched by

its heartfelt message. Performed by a pre-

dominantly child cast, this production is

written and directed by Tracey Carter.

V The show will be staged from Tuesday 12 to Friday

15 July at 12:00. Tickets cost R50. Call 021 788 1898

during office hours to book.

Get those little feet moving with Heart of the Jungle

HIGH NOTES: The first winner of

the South African version of The

Voice, Richard Stirton, who won the

hearts of South Africans with his

gravelly voice and likeable personality,

will be at Caf Roux in Noordhoek on

Monday 11 July from 20:30. Dinner will

be served from 19:00 and tickets cost

R110. Visit www.caferouxsessions.co.za

or www.webtickets.co.za to book or

call 021 789 2538 for more informa

tion. PHOTO: DEON RAATH

Building concerts,

from the fans up

LOUISA STEYL

@LouSteyl

T

womusic fans have started a new project

which they hope might revolutionse the

South African live music industry.

Inspired by an American crowd-funding

campaign, Sea Points Richard Theunissen

and Stuart Walsh from Parklands recently

launched their website Inbound Sound.

In a nutshell, the website givesmusic fans

the opportunity to request

the artists they want to see

live in their city.

Stuart and I are big fans of

the Foo Fighters, Richard

explains. We got wind of a

concert that was crowd-fund-

ed in America two years ago

and thatwas before itwas an-

nounced that they would be

coming to South Africa.

At that stage, crowd fund-

ing was still a relatively new

concept, and although its

grown generally on a global

scale, Richard points out that

its still relatively new in

SA.

People are a little scepti-

cal. Generally the first ques-

tion they ask is: Why do we

need to give our money away

first?, and its understanda-

ble.

Richard explains that he and Stuart see

their role in the industry as educators on the

benefits of crowdfundingwhile empowering

fans to make concerts happen. He says

many music fans seem to be frustrated with

not being able to see their favourite acts live.

Inbound Sound allows fans to request a

concert by any artists, across genres, wheth-

er they are local or international, commer-

cial or lesser-known.

Once a concert has been requested, Rich-

ard andStuart,workingwith industry insid-

ers, calculate how much would need to be

raised to set the concert up and the show is

opened to pledges from other fans who may

also want to see the show.

Fanswho pledge a contribution to the con-

cert have essentially already bought their

tickets and once enough funds have been

raised, Richard and Stuart will work with

promotors to bring the act to local shores.

We are basically just providing the plat-

form.

Should they not be able to raise the funds

needed, fans will be able to get a full refund,

making sure they dont pay for a show they

wont see.

The feedback weve received [so far] has

been phenomenal, and thats very encourag-

ing were on to something that people

want.

While many of the shows already request-

ed on the website are for international acts,

Richard says: Were big on local music.

In fact, theyre hoping their first success

story will be staging a

show for a local act. The lo-

cal music scene, both main-

stream and niche, is mas-

sive, andwewant to tap into

that.

The duo are already in

talks with local artists and

while Richard says it may

take a couple of months to

get the first concert off the

ground, once that first con-

cert has happened its basi-

cally going to revolutionise

whereandwhenartists play

locally.

Because they are dealing

with other peoples mon-

ey, Stuart and Richard

were very focused on mak-

ing sure that everything

was above board and as

transparent and open as

possible when they created

the website.

Users need to log in to the site before mak-

ing pledges and Richard assures that shows

wont be left on a site indefinitely. If a pro-

posed concert hasnt gained momentum aft-

er a fewmonths, theyll take the showoff and

refund the users who have pledged. Users

can also request a refund at any point,

should their personal financial situations

change. Were not looking to take advan-

tage.

Richard also stresses that Inbound

Sounds core function is to be a crowd fund-

ing site. They want to work with promotors

and venues, but have no aspirations of tak-

ing over their roles.

Inbound Sounds role rather, is giving

fans a voice and a choice Historically

theyve never had a say, he says of the acts

who travel to South Africa. All you need is

a lot of people with the same idea.

V For more information about Inbound Sound, to re-

quest a concert, or to see which concerts are open for

pledges, visit www.inboundsound.co.za.

Richard Theunissen is one of

the fans behind Inbound

Sound.

A Cape Town ice skater will be among the

international stars out on the ice when Dis-

ney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment

comes to the Grand Arena.

Hes already performed in front of thou-

sands of audiences around theworld, includ-

ingmany celebrities, but Quiesto Spier-

ingshoek counts the opportunity to

perform inhis home city as one of the

highlights of his career.

Quiestos ice skating career start-

ed thanks to fellow South African

Disney On Ice Skater, Nicole Ru-

dolph,who skatedwithDisneyOn Ice

celebrates 100 Years of Magic dur-

ing its 2014 South African

tour.

My skating journey began

when I was 11-years-old. My

best friend introducedme into

the sport and you can say the

rest is history.

Quiesto started training at

the Junior Blades Club while being coached

by Chris Stokes and Dantin Broodryk and

went on to win the Junior Grand Prix Gold

dance medal (compulsory dances) at the

Junior Worlds in 2007 and 2008.

After his success as a professional skater,

Quiesto tookup teaching; trainingyoungup-

and-coming figure skaters at GrandWests

Ice Station.

When Nicole sent her audition tapes to

Disney on Ice, she included a few clips of her

routines with Quiesto and in 2011 he also

joined the company. One can say I was for-

tunate and lucky, he says.

While he wants to surprise Cape Town au-

diences with which character hell be bring-

ing to life when he performs at the Grand

Arena fromWednesday 6 to Sunday 10

July, Quiesto has already had a

chance to playmany of Disneys be-

loved characters.

This years Disney on Ice produc-

tion, Worlds of Enchantment, will

feature characters from The Little

Mermaid, Cars, Toy Story 3 and Fro-

zen, along with Mickey Mouse, Min-

nie Mouse, Donald Duck and

Goofy. Cape Town audiences

will enjoy the show because it

is a show of all ages, filled with

loads of characters, humour

and fun, Quiesto says, refer-

ring to the characters and sto-

ries thatwill be brought to life.

The show promise to excite, ignite and cap-

tivate audiences from start to end.

After his performances in his hometown,

Quiesto will return to the United States

where hell be working on Disney on Ices

next production, Dare to Dream.

VWorlds of Enchantment will be staged at the Grand-

West Grand Arena at 14:00 and 18:00 on Wednesday

6 July, 11:00 and 15:00 on Thursday 7 July and 10:00,

14:00 and 18:00 from Friday 8 to Sunday 10 July. Tick-

ets at Computicket. Visit www.disneyonice.co.za.

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