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Sepiesterre se kampioen
Akteurs van die gewilde sepie 7de Laan het Vrydag by die Laerskool Kenridge en die Hoërskool D.F. Malan ’n draai gemaak. Die akteurs het onder meer dans- en vasvrakompetisies saam met die leerders gehou. Hier is Kanyo Ralarala van die Laerskool Kenridge, wat die seuns se danskompetisie gewen het. Agter klap Vinette Ebrahim, wat Charmaine in die sepie speel, en Dann-Jacques Mouton, wat Justin speel, vir die kampioen hande. Nog foto’s op bl. 9. FOTO: NIELEN DE KLERK
DURBANVILLE: DRAMATIC INCREASE IN NUMBER OF WASP INVASIONS OVER THE PAST YEAR
Wasps on the warpath NIELEN DE KLERK @nielendk
eware the yellow wasps (of doooom!). There has been a dramatic increase in sightings of these wasps over the past year, the City says, with the number of invasions recorded in Durbanville more than double what it was this time last year. In January this year, 316 wasp nests were removed in the Durbanville area compared to 144 nests removed during January 2017.
Kanonberg, which has reportedly seen a spike in activity, is recorded as Durbanville by the department that deals with these issues. The wasps are a City-wide problem. “The Environmental Management Department’s team that is concerned with the removal of nests removed 985 European paper wasp nests in various suburbs across the City in January 2018. The team also removed one German wasp nest in Noordhoek in January 2018,” says Brett Herron, Mayco member for transport and urban development.
This is peak season for these wasps. According to Herron, the wasps need to be removed as they outcompete indigenous species for resources. “They are also a nuisance and have been reported to sting people and pets, especially when stepped on or when their nests are unknowingly disturbed.” There are two types of invasive paper wasps currently plaguing the City – European paper wasps and German paper wasps. European paper wasps were first discovered
in Kuils River/Brackenfell in 2008. “(They) have since spread across most of Cape Town, and can now be found as far south as Hout Bay,” Herron says. They’re relatively common in the northern suburbs. Their nests, which are papery and honeycomb-like, are always above ground. The less common German wasp is more aggressive. “It has been known to swarm and chase targets,” Herron says. V To page 2.
FROM PAGE 1 These wasps were discovered in 1975 in Kirstenbosch, the City says on its reporting website. Their nests are usually built underground with a hole for an entrance. Sometimes they do build their nests above ground in a ball-shaped papery nest. “If you spot these wasps do not attempt to control them yourself,” the website warns. “They are capable of stinging right through a normal bee suit and will swarm and attack if the nest is disturbed.” The City has dedicated control teams to
remove the nests. The nests are sprayed with insecticide (same used by households) before the nests are bagged and removed. Many have complained about the delay of these teams in coming out to remove nests. Herron says that in these cases, “residents are welcome to contact private companies for assistance as the City’s response time may be longer than usual, given the high volume of reports.” . Residents can report wasp nests on the City’s website at www.edrr.co.za.
The European paper wasp.
Parow dalk nuwe dwelmroete AVRIL FILLIES
oorheen is Kraaifontein as die deurgangsroete vir dwelmhandelaars gebruik, maar dit lyk nou asof dit via Parow is. Dít is hoe kapt. Kevin Williams, woordvoerder van Parow-polisie, gesê het nadat 35 kg tik ter waarde van R30 miljoen op Vrydag 2 Maart in die Parow-nywerheidsgebied gekonfiskeer is. “Dit was die eerste keer dat die polisie so ’n slag slaan. Johannes Makwena (50) van Qwaqwa in die Vrystaat is gearresteer en hy het op Maandag 5 Maart in die landdroshof in Bellville op ’n klag van handel in dwelms verskyn,” het Williams gesê. ’n Vrou wat dwelms aan haar liggaam versteek het, was die enigste ander voorval wat die Parow-polisie in die verlede hanteer het. “Mense raak by dwelmsmokkelary be-
trokke weens sosio-ekonomiese toestande, werkloosheid of bendebetrokkenheid. Tik is die gewildste dwelm wat gebruik word, want dis maklik om in die hande te kry en boonop goedkoop,” het Williams gesê. Volgens hom wissel die ouderdomme van die dwelmverkopers of -slawe van oud tot jonk, maar dis veral die jongmense wat dwelmverkope as ’n inkomste sien. “Die Wes-Kaapse polisie wil help om ontslae te raak van die dwelms wat so maklik beskikbaar is. “Ons het saam met die polisie van Grens, doeanebeamptes en die sigbare polisie van Parow die operasie uitgevoer. ’n Vragmotor is gestop en 19 sakke tik is in twee yskaste daarin gevind,” het brig. Novela Potelwa, Wes-Kaapse polisie-woordvoerder, gesê. Volgens haar kom die vragmotor van Johannesburg en sy inhoud was bedoel vir ’n pakhuis in die nywerheidsgebied in Parow.
Die tik is gestuur vir forensiese analise en die ondersoek duur voort. Nog arrestasies word verwag. Lt.genl. Khombinkosi Jula, Wes-Kaapse provinsiale kommissaris, het die oplettende lede geloof. “Die beslaglegging en arrestasie gee ons pogings ’n hupstoot om dwelmhandelaars en dwelmgebruikers vas te vat,” het Jula gesê. Williams het ’n beroep op die gemeenskap gedoen om inligting te verskaf indien hulle bewus is van iemand wat smokkel met of dwelms verkoop. “Die persoon kan anoniem bly wanneer hy die inligting verskaf. “Enige verdagte beweging om en naby dwelmhuise of -ondernemings moet aan die polisie gerapporteer word,” het hy gesê. V Vertel TygerBurger wat jy van hierdie berig dink by briewe@tygerburger.co.za.
Mass sterilisation day in Joostenbergvlakte A mass sterilisation day for domestic animals in the poor communities on surrounding farms will take place at Envirovet CVC in Joostenbergvlakte on 8 March. “We aim to sterilise at least 50 vulnerable dogs and cats in the area. The Envirovet CVC team will be doing the sterilisations at R400 per sterilisation,” says organiser Adele Spreeth. To sponsor a sterilisation or to donate tick or flea treatments or pet food, contact Adele Spreeth at adele.spreeth@hotmail.com.
Talk on extinct antelope The Western Cape branch of the SA Archaeological Society is meeting on Tuesday 13 March from 18:30 in the auditorium of the SA Astronomical Observatory. Elisabeth Hempel will discuss the extinct blue antelope and the living oryx, as well as the phylogeography and demography of the tribe Hippotragini. The cost is R10 for nonmembers. V Contact Connie Feast on 021 689 5921.
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‘Sonskynkind’ helder oordag doodgery
“Sonskynkind” wat saam met sy vriende op skaatsplanke gery het, is Saterdag helder oordag doodgery. Chris Coetzee (16) van De La Haye was die vriendelikheid self, het sy gebroke ma, Helen, vertel. “Vir my is dit is baie rou op die oomblik,” het Helen gesê. Hy en drie vriende was omstreeks 15:27 naby die kruising van Bill Bezuidenhout-rylaan en Jessestraat toe die bestuurder van ’n VW Polo beheer oor sy voertuig verloor het en ’n Houtkruis staan naby die plek waar ’n voertuig Chris Coetzee Chris getref het. (16) in Bill Bezuidenhoutrylaan doodgery het. FOTO: NIELEN DE KLERK Die bestuurder (28) het na bewering gejaag. Wayne de Vos, jeugpastoor by die kerk, sê “My arme kind het nie ’n kans gestaan hy sal Chris altyd onthou vir hoe hy gelag nie,” het Helen gesê. het.“Hy was ’n baie spontane kind en het Volgens Maxine Bezuidenhout, woord- baie ander beïnvloed. Hy was baie lief vir voerder van die verkeersdienste in die Stad sy skaatsplank.” Kaapstad, is die bestuurder ernstig in die De Vos sê Coetzee was altyd vroeg vir hul voorval beseer. jeugaande en het meeste van die tyd amper Volgens lt.kol. Fienie Nimb, woordvoer- laaste geloop. der van die Bellville-polisiekantoor, is ’n ’n Houtkruis is intussen teen ’n boom saak van strafbare manslag aanhangig ge- staan gemaak naby die plek waar Coetzee maak. Chris was voorheen in Jan Krielskool getref is. in Kuilsrivier en het die afgelope paar “Rus sag my seun,” staan daar op geskryf. maande saam met sy pa, Terrance, by die ge- “Jy was baie geliefd en ons gaan jou baie sin se motorhuisoutomatiseringsonderne- mis.” ming gewerk, vertel Helen. Begrafnisreëlings was teen druktyd nog Hy was baie betrokke by die AGS-kerk se nie gefinaliseer nie. jeugaksie in Bellville en het ’n wye vriende- V Vertel TygerBurger wat jy van hierdie berig kring gehad. dink by briewe@tygerburger.co.za.
Geniet pret by Plaasfees
DF nooi mense uit om te herwin Die Hoërskool D.F. Malan nooi gemeenskapslede uit om tydens skoolure die skool se herwinningsterrein te gebruik. Die projek is van stapel gestuur sodat leerders onder meer ’n positiewe bydrae tot hul gemeenskap kan lewer. “Die hekwag kan by die hoofingang gekontak word indien u toegang tot die houers wil hê,” sê Celesté Wepener, koördineerder van die projek. Geld wat uit die herwinningsmateriaal gemaak word, sal aangewend word om die kostes te dek wat aangegaan is om die herwinningstelsel te vestig. Daar word tans voorsiening gemaak vir die herwinning van papier, karton en plastiek. V Vertel TygerBurger wat jy van hierdie berig dink by briewe@tygerburger.co.za.
Die plaashekke van die Diemersdalwynlandgoed word op Saterdag 10 Maart van 09:00 tot 17:00 oopgegooi vir die publiek vir die jaarlikse Durbanville-Plaasfees. Dit dien as geldinsamelingsgeleentheid ten bate van gemeenskapsontwikkeling in die groter Durbanvilleomgewing. Bring die kinders en geniet die smake, geure én pret van ’n plaaswerf. Onder die aktiwiteite wat aangebied word, is ’n reptielvertoning deur Giraffe House vanaf 14:00, ’n skaapskeerdemonstrasie vanaf 09:30, trekkers en plaasdiere. Die duo-sangroep Christo en Cobus se vertonings die groep Twee sal sorg vir die musikale atmosfeer. Kaartjies is teen R60 per volwassene en R20 per kind by Computicket beskikbaar. V Besoek www.durbanvilleplaasfees.co.za vir meer inligting.
Barking dogs are a bone of contention
ogs barking non-stop and around the clock are driving both residents and Law Enforcement officers in the northern suburbs mad. So much so that overworked Law Enforcement officers, overrun by such complaints from residents, have now made a plea for help to local communities and authorities. “Because the noise nuisance of a barking dog is regulated by a formal bylaw, we have to attend to every formal complaint we get, accumulating in dozens of barking dog complaints monthly,” said Law Enforcement station commander Peter Lourens at a recent subcouncil meeting of the region. He added that the most problematic areas are in Protea Heights and Durbanville. The local Law Enforcement station situated in Brackenfell covers Brackenfell, Kraaifontein, Durbanville and parts of Kuils River. A report tabled at the meeting showed that the majority of the 269 formal complaints received by Law Enforcement over the last three months were for noise nuisance due to barking dogs. The contentious animal bylaw, which has been the centre of much media ridicule over the years, outlaws any dog that barks for longer than three minutes within 30 minutes, or for more than six minutes in one hour. Lourens explained that with every complaint received, a Law Enforcement officer has to open a docket, which is only the start of a very long process. “We have to go to the physical address to monitor the dog for at least a week, recording his barking at intervals. We then have to take statements from everyone concerned and send the docket to the prosecutor at the municipal court to decide whether or not they will prosecute,” he said.
Successful prosecution can result in hefty fines or in some cases even impoundment. “But often cases are thrown out due to a lack of evidence,” he added. This happens when the dog for some reason does not bark for a full three minutes on the day Law Enforcement monitors it. For subcouncil chairperson, Grant Twigg, this situation is as untenable as it is foolish. “Dogs are going to bark forever, that is what they do. Time cannot be wasted on these complaints while more serious issues such as water wastages go unnoticed,” he said. Twigg was adamant that the current policies around this issue be looked at again. The ward councillor for Brackenfell and Kuils River, Marian Nieuwoudt, agreed. “It is true that barking dogs can drive anyone crazy, and I do understand how residents plagued by this nuisance feel. But it is a waste of resources when Law Enforcement officers waste their days on this.” She suggested that the subcouncil invest in talks to come up with a better, more practical approach to this problem. “Neighbours must talk to each other. Tell your neighbour that his dog is a nuisance. Let him look at the reasons why his dog barks and together discuss possible solutions.” “Barking is a natural behaviour for dogs. It is how dogs communicate. You will never be able to put a stop to it completely, but there are ways to ensure that unnecessary barking is reduced,” says Belinda Abraham, spokesperson for the SPCA Cape of Good Hope. “It is unfortunate that many dogs are left alone and isolated not only during the day, but even when their owners are at home. “Excessive barking is sometimes due to welfare issues and if we have any reason to believe that this is the case, the SPCA will respond to such complaints,” says Abraham.
Polisie slaan toe op onwettige kapwerf NIELEN DE KLERK @nielendk Harde geluide en ’n verdagte taxi het polisielede Donderdagoggend na ’n onwettige kapwerf in Bellville gelei. Volgens lt.kol. Fienie Nimb van die Bellville-polisiekantoor het Oak Glen-inwoners agterdogtig geraak nadat hulle ’n taxi sonder ’n nommerplaat in ’n oprit sien staan het. “Hulle was besorg oor die bewegings en het die inligting deurgegee aan die Bellvillepolisiekantoor. “Die polisie het met hul aankoms by die woning ’n harde kapgeluid uit die motorhuis gehoor. “In die motorhuis was daar vier mans besig om aan ’n motorenjin te werk,” vertel Nimb. “Verskeie ander motoronderdele en en-
jins het rondgestaan in die motorhuis.” Die mans het almal gesê die eiendom behoort aan ’n ander onbekende persoon. Polisielede het op die buffer van ’n Ford Ranger afgekom, waarop daar nog ’n nommerplaat was. “Toe hulle die registrasienommer nagaan, het dit geblyk die voertuig is in Januarie vanjaar in Kaapstad gesteel. Al die reeksnommers van die enjins is ook afgevyl.” Daar was ook ander onderdele in die motorhuis, onder meer van ’n Ford Ranger en Nissan Navara. Die polisie het beslag gelê op verskeie voertuiglisensiedokumente. Die vier verdagtes is gearresteer en sal Maandag in die Bellville-landdroshof verskyn. Hul ouderdomme wissel tussen 20 en 37 en almal kom van Khayelitsha. Nimb het die gemeenskap vir hul oplettendheid geloof.
Fynbosskrywers se bundel bekendgestel
Huis laat haar lewe koers kry
Eisteddfod-pret, die bundel vars ongepubliseerde gedigte uit die pen van die Fynbosskrywers, word op Saterdag 17 Maart vanaf 10:30 op Wellington bekendgestel. Die boek, wat deur Human & Rosseau uitgegee word, bevat 108 gedigte, 24 monoloë en 20 samesprake – saamgestel deur Gloudine Kellerman van RiebeekKasteel en Jonelle du Toit van Hermanus. Altesame 15 skrywers van die groep het aan dié projek deelgeneem. Alle onderwysers, eisteddfod-afrigters, ma’s en eisteddfod-deelnemers word genooi na die bekendstelling. Dit vind plaas in die Bôrdienghuisteater in die Breytenbachkultuursentrum op Wellington. V Bevestig by rsvp@nb.co.za teen 12 Maart.
Join worship experience Veronica Meyer presents the Veronica Meyer Worship Experience on Sunday 25 March at 18:00 at the Bellville Civic Centre. Tickets are R120 per person and can be purchased from Francisco Tejada on 079 923 9336.
Back from left are Angenita van der Merwe, Walsham Lewis, Deidre Straiton (FCD facilitator), Patricia Barends and Angelo Melonas (co-owner: Pick n Pay Willowbridge). In front are Charmaine Vass, MarieChristine le Roux (co-owner: Pick n Pay Willowbridge), Jane Gelderman (FCD director), Carmen Riekert, Shirley de Oor and Bernito Uys. Absent: Dirkie Boonzaaier and Nosipho Mongameli. “However, with personnel of 105 we felt that it would be more valuable to start with a core group of 14 in order to get maximum input from each one,” she says. “After looking at different ways to do this, we decided to partner with FCD. As a business we have already been building up a relationship with FCD where they send their trainees for job shadowing from time to time and we are able to recruit staff from the suc-
cessful job shadow candidates. “We know first-hand of the amazing job FCD is doing to uplift the community and change the lives of entire families. And this vision matches ours exactly,” she says. The second group of 14 employees started two weeks ago. According to Gelderman, the training is aimed at equipping staff across a wide range of topics – mainly pertaining to customer service skills and life skills.
“However, the essence and purpose is to develop emotional, social, spiritual and economic values, skills and attitudes that are required for a balanced perspective on life and work. “Modules covered over the 13 weeks include topics such as relationships, conflict, communication, personal finance, social responsibility, work ethics and customer service. “The aim is to become aware that we cannot change others but we can change the way we each handle challenges with better coping mechanisms,” she says. After completing their training, each member receives a FCD certificate to add to their curriculum vitae. “The feedback from the first group has been wonderful and there is now a sense of expectation from other staff members who want to be part of the next groups. We are very thankful for FCD’s partnership and hope that the outsourcing of their training courses to businesses such as ours will change many more lives,” Le Roux says. One of the successful candidates, Carmen Riekert, says she learned to be more grateful. “I want to share the knowledge with my children and other people,” she says. V For information on how to outsource your entrylevel staff development training, contact Jane Gelderman on 021 975 7764 or at director@fisantekraal.org.za.
Fnuik diewe deur goed weg te bêre Inwoners wat daagliks gaan stap in die Jack Muller- of Danie Uys-park in Bellville, word gewaarsku om hul besittings in die kattebakke van hul motors te bêre. ’n Leser het ingebel om te sê dat sy op Maandag 26 Februarie in die park gaan stap het en toe sy by haar motor kom, was haar motorruit stukkend en haar besittings uit haar motor gesteel. Toe sy navraag doen of daar enige sekerheidswagte in die park ontplooi is, is aan haar gesê dat hulle wel daar is, maar dat hulle nie motors oppas nie. Lt.kol. Fienie Nimb, woordvoerder van die Bellville-polisie, het by navraag gesê dat daar wel sekerheidswagte is. “Daar is wagte binne Jack Muller-park, maar daar is dikwels haweloses wat as karwagte buite die park optree. As ’n geleentheid vir ’n dief geskep word, dan gaan daar gesteel word. Daar is baie mense wat naby die park slaap. My aanbeveling is dat jy alles uit jou motor verwyder en in jou kattebak toesluit, al is dit ’n leë sak. Diewe weet nie dis ’n leë sak nie en doen alles in hul vermoë om dit in die hande te kry,” het Nimb gesê.
Die Laan se akteurs vier 18de jaar by skole Akteurs van die sepie 7de Laan het van Vrydag tot Sondag by verskillende skole en winkelsentrums in die noordelike voorstede opgetree om
hul 18de jaar op die kassie te vier. Nielen de Klerk het by die Laerskool Kenridge en die Hoërskool D.F. Malan foto’s geneem. Vinette Ebrahim, wat Charmaine speel, geniet Nikki Botha se dansery by die Laerskool Kenridge. Die akteurs het by albei skole ’n danskompetisie vir die leerders aangebied.
By die Laerskool Kenridge het kinders aan ’n 7de Laan-vasvra deelgeneem. By D.F. Malan kon leerders vir die akteurs vrae vra. Hier is Keabetswe Motsilanyane, wat Lesedi speel, tydens Kenridge se vasvrakompetisie.
ore than 20 environmental friends groups from across the Western Cape gathered at Tygerberg Hills Nature Reserve on 17 February. Co-hosted by the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (Wessa) in the Western Cape and Tygerberg Hills Friends Group, an early morning hike led delegates to the top of the Tygerberg Hills where the 18th century cannon was fired. Cormac Cullinan, environmental lawyer from Kenilworth and international defender of the rights of nature, was one of the speakers. He said it is imperative for human rights to be in balance with those of
earth. “It’s time for organisations that are committed to protecting the environment and to promote social justice to work together. We need to create a powerful movement capable of driving the transformation of legal, economic and political systems necessary to address key challenges of the 21st century. Small environmental groups are bedrock for this.” Hayley McLennan, founder of Rethink the Bag, spoke about the overuse of plastic. Samantha Bennett of Strat Waste Solutions spoke about how, by modifying behaviour and exploiting technology, we can achieve zero waste. Ashton Mouton, Tygerberg Hills reserve manager, also shed light on his work adjacent to suburbia, where he helps preserve the last conserved area of Swartland Shale Renosterveld.
Many hands make light work ESMÉ ERASMUS @erasmusesme The pain of queuing at the Durbanville Police Station to have your documents certified has now been relieved by an extra set of hands.
Denzil Smerdon (right), chairperson of the Durbanville Community Policing Forum, is here certifying the documents of Krishin Naidoo last Wednesday morning. PHOTO: ESMÉ ERASMUS
Denzil Smerdon, chairperson of the Durbanville Community Policing Forum, has been offering his services as a commissioner of oaths to assist with this tedious task since November last year. He also assists with affidavits. Smerdon retired as a consultant in the car sales industry in March last year. He has been a commissioner of oaths since 2013. “I do it to keep my mind active, but also so that the police members can devote more time to police work,” he says. “The community appears to be very happy with this arrangement as they are in and out in a short period of time,” he says. Between the end of November last year and the end of January this year, Smerdon certified a total of 7420 documents, while in February alone he certified a total of 2800 documents. “There is clearly a need for this service. If there are any retired commissioners of oaths that want to come forward and do duty at other police stations, they must contact me on 082 376 0698 or at denzil.smerdon@gmail.com,” he says.
‘Care Week’ at Welgemoed: Welgemoed Primary learners show the donations the school collected and donated to the Mdzananda Animal Clinic in Khayelitsha as part of their “Care Week”. The learners also visited the Two Oceans Aquarium where they donated ice-cream containers and towels for the aquarium’s turtle rescue operations.
These Scouts from the 1st Durbanville Scout Group recently received accolades for achieving the sought-after Leaping Wolf badge at the BP Sunday awards ceremony, which was held at 1st Strand Scout Hall in Strand on Sunday 25 February. They are (from left) Cole Peacock, Hannah Murphy, Lucah Louw, Troy Bailes, Keagan Coetzee and Daniel Wilbraham. They also received a Gold Star Award for excellence at the ceremony.
Scouts start year with a bang The 1st Durbanville Scouts had a busy start to the year. Six Cubs achieved their Leaping Wolf badge – the highest achievement a Cub can attain before moving up to become a Scout, while the all-girls Scout Patrol won the Buzz Macey District hiking competition. A total of 46 Scouts participated in this annual Scout hiking competition, which took
place on 23 and 24 February. The theme was “Dorsland Trekkers” in order to highlight the serious drought which all Capetonians are facing. The Scouts were given the coordinates of several testing stations in Durbanville to which they hiked and once there, they had to carry out several tasks on which they were evaluated.
The all-girls 1st Durbanville Scout Patrol won the Buzz Macey District hiking competition as they participated in an overnight hike through Durbanville. They are (back from left) Mikaya Storm (patrol leader), Wihanrie Verster and Tara Cassaleggio (assistant patrol leader). In front are Hannah Murphy and Lucah Louw.
Pieter-Dirk Uys and other darlings are ready to entertain audiences with a new show about forgetting, forgiving, remembering, faking, making up and doing. Sometimes politics repeats itself, not only by taking history and turning it into farce, but taking farce and turning it into fake
en patients, all currently on Tygerberg Hospital’s urology waiting list for urgent prostatectomy surgery, are benefiting from an ongoing relationship between Mediclinic and the Western Cape Department of Health. During the next few weeks, Mediclinic Durbanville, together with urologist Dr Gawie Bruwer, will be providing these lifesaving prostatectomy surgeries to State patients. The pro bono procedures reduce the pressure on public surgical waiting lists at local and regional public hospital facilities. The unique aspect of the partnership at Mediclinic Durbanville is that it is the first time the renowned Da Vinci robot is being used as part of the surgery. Introduced to Mediclinic Durbanville in 2014, this robotic surgery has remarkable benefits for patient recovery. More than 60% of Bruwer’s patients at Mediclinic Durbanville are discharged the day after surgery, which is much sooner than with traditional open surgery patients who require ICU care before being transferred to a normal ward. Robotic surgery lowers the risk of infection, and the reduction in blood loss minimises the risk of blood transfusions. Patients’ pain levels are also comparatively lower. The Da Vinci has mechanical wrists that bend and turn to mimic the movements of a surgeon’s hands during surgery. As the
Melanie Philander, senior professional nurse at Mediclinic Durbanville, takes the blood pressure of John Vraagom from Durbanville, a stage two prostate cancer patient from Tygerberg Hospital, before his operation. He recovered so well after the operation that he went directly home without being readmitted to Tygerberg Hospital. surgeon controls it, the robot operates on the patient, translating the surgeon’s hand movements into smaller, more precise movements. A 10-times magnification of the inside of the body allows surgeons to see even the smallest veins and arteries, which can be seen far clearer than with the naked eye. “The precision of the Da Vinci aids the
thorough removal of cancerous tissue and also offers the ability to perform nerve sparing surgery, which enables a faster return of erectile function, as well as a better chance for urinary continence. “I firmly believe that this technology is giving patients the option of improved clinical outcomes that may not be possible with open surgery,” says Bruwer.
He is one of only 17 surgeons in South Africa who are accredited to operate using the Da Vinci system. Anaesthesiologist Dr Gerry Brynard will also be assisting with the procedure on a pro bono basis in light of his specialised experienced regarding robotic anaesthesiology. The most recent series of collaborations have been carried out across the Western Cape, Free State and Limpopo provinces. Operations included cataract, urology and tympanoplasty (eardrum repair) procedures. “I wish to thank Mediclinic for the extension of the collaborative surgeries programme to the patients of Tygerberg Hospital. We are taking hands with our partners in the private sector in seeking a better health future for all the people of the Western Cape and South Africa,” says Dr Nomafrench Mbombo, Western Cape MEC for health. Another key aspect of the relationship between Mediclinic and Tygerberg Hospital is the training element. A team of theatre staff, including a scrub nurse, anaesthetist and fellow urology registrars, will be included – either in the theatre or as part of a live broadcast to the doctors. “With no current access to the Da Vinci in public hospitals, this will provide a valuable teaching opportunity across the private and public platforms,” says Dr Dimitri Erasmus, CEO of Tygerberg Hospital.
Cape Town Motor Show gets hearts racing Petrolheads raced down to the Cape Town Motor Show (CTMC) at GrandWest Casino this past weekend. Burning tyres, drifting and 4x4 challenges were the order of the day.
The weekend-long motor show kicked off on Friday and ran until Sunday. Tarryn-Leigh Solomons of TygerBurger attended the event and took some photos.
Kurt Schoonraad was the MC at the CTMC. Hans Maree of Maniac 4x4 is seen doing an obstacle course with a 2012 3.8 Rubicon Jeep Wrangler.
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Beach bod: Shaan Laudien placed second in the men’s Beach bod: division Shaan Laudien placedatsecond in the men’s beach model on Saturday the Physical Culture
Welgemoed spog met 10 WP-atlete: Die Laerskool Welgemoed spog met tien WP-atlete. Vyf atlete is gekies vir langafstanditems, drie vir velditems en twee vir naellope en hekkies. Jared Visser en Kyla Dames neem albei aan twee items deel. Voor (van links) is Christiaan Pienaar, Deon le Grange en Lisa Craven. Middel: Jordan Spolander, Antonia Louw, Leonardo van der Werf en Feanné Swart. Agter: Joshua Jonker, Jared Visser en Kyla Dames.
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