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art of the Green Campus Initiative The theme of this year’s Green former members launched the Trash- P(GCI), Green Week kicks off at Week is Cop 17, hinting at the United back Recycle project, incentivising UCT on 3 October and heralds a full Nation’s Framework Convention on recycling collection in Hout Bay. programme of events on campus. To Climate Change, to be held in Durban Pallett said the GCI is also mark the week, Monday Paper has gone in November and December this year. collaborating with UCT manage- green, and so, too, has UCT’s website Ridelink, one of GCI’s most suc- ment, the City of Cape Town and (wwww.uct.ac.za). cessful projects (800 students signed other student bodies, such as Ikey During Green Week, the GCI will up for the carpooling project, and Tigers, to promote environmental promote a couple of new projects, testi- 75% of the reserved parking bays are sustainability. The GCI is also a mony that the fi ve-year student-driven always full in the mornings), gave member of the Bluebuck Network, a initiative is growing bigger – and better. birth to Bikelink, an initiative to student-focused body for organisa- Among these the Consumer Activism encourage students to use bicycles to tions involved in environmental and project, which teaches students and staff come to campus. Although still in its sustainability work. to be ‘consumer conscious’ by buying infancy, the idea is to improve cycling Other Green Week events include products that promote sustainability, and paths to campus, and to get the uni- a talk on nuclear energy, the screen- to know their rights as consumers. versity to rent out bicycles to students ing of a documentary on environ- “The Consumer Protection Act is a at cheap rates. mental issues, music performances, fantastic piece of legislation, but a lot of Sustaining and extending the and an awards ceremony for staff people don’t realise their rights in that GCI’s work to the broader communi- and students. (For more information, area,” said Kate Pallett, GCI’s head of ties also took another positive turn go to www.uct.ac.za/about/initia- marketing. when some of the organisation’s tives/greencampus/projects/) UCT steps up ‘green star’ initiatives rom installing meters and ment for green buildings. It also John Critien, executive director of pleted a report on the university’s The Cottage below the Bremner Fretrofi tting lights, to conserv- recognises and rewards environmen- the Properties & Services Depart- carbon footprint, published in the Building has been renamed Brevi- ing certain areas and incorporating tal leadership. ment. SA Journal of Energy. UCT has also ceps Cottage, to acknowledge the ‘green star’ features into buildings, To attain a green star rating, UCT He said buildings under con- retrofi tted low-energy bulbs, which importance of these frogs. (Breviceps UCT is making signifi cant strides in has incorporated ‘green’ features sideration (the new engineering now make up 85% of the lighting in is a genus of microhylid frogs). The creating an environmentally friendly into Obz Square residence, the new building, Snape, Centlivres and the campus buildings. Cottage is in the Green Belt, adjacent institution. School of Economics and the new new lecture theatre), will respect the Critien noted that conservation to the vice-chancellor’s residence, The green star rating is a tool Student Administration Building on concepts contained in the university’s areas in middle campus had been Glenara. developed by the Green Build- the middle campus. The concept of sustainability plan. reserved for the Cape Rain Frog. Another project is a bio-digester ing Council of South Africa, based green star ratings, particularly for Among other steps towards sus- “This is one of their remain- that is being tested at Leo Marquard on the Australian Green Building educational institutions, had not been tainability, UCT is installing meters ing habitats, and these frogs are an Residence, which generates gas that Council tools, to provide the property formulated at the time that these in many buildings as a fi rst step to important early indicator of climate can be fed back into the cooking industry with an objective measure- buildings were designed, explained monitoring energy use, and has com- change.” process. 2 Monday Paper NEWS 3 – 16 October 2011 Vol. 30 #15 Quality leadership key in health sector - Motsoaledi

peaking at UCT recently, Minister of Health Dr Aaron SMotsoaledi said sound leadership is critical in addressing the problems facing the health sector in South Africa. In his talk, Shaping Leaders in Health, Motsoaledi outlined why leadership in health “is now needed more than ever in South Africa”. Among his department’s main goals are to increase life expectancy (which has plunged dramatically over the past years), decrease mater- nal mortality, combat HIV/AIDS, and decrease the burden of disease. The event was hosted by the Health Sciences Student Council to “encourage, reaffi rm and redefi ne the role and importance of dynamic and relevant leadership in the health sector”. It also highlighted the potential of students to become the ‘agents of change’ as future health professionals. South Africa suffers from a “quadruple burden of diseases” in HIV/TB, maternal mortality, non-communicable diseases, and vio- lence and injury, said Motsoaledi. The challenge is the country’s shortage of doctors, he said. In response, the government plans to expand the number of medical schools. “As leaders, we are looking forward to you coming and help- ing to solve this big mess. It needs people like you… very dedicated Someone like you: Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi encouraged UCT health sciences students to take on leadership roles in people,” Motsoaledi told students. addressing national health challenges. Honorary degree for Chair of Council alter Sisulu University (WSU) Whas conferred an honorary Doc- torate in Philosophy on UCT’s Chair of Council and former Anglican Arch- bishop of Cape Town, Njongonkulu Ndungane. “This is in recognition and appreciation of his deep involvement in campaigns to abolish the debt of developing countries, combat poverty, tackle HIV and Aids, promote the Millennium Development Goals, and champion programmes relating to Mobile-wise: UCT’s Prof Gary Marsden conducted a workshop at the African Conference on Software Engineering & historic schools,” said WSU spokes- Applied Computing. person Angela Church. Ndungane was born in Kokstad in 1941. The anti-apartheid activist graduated from Conference to boost African Lovedale High School, Alice, in 1958. served a two-year banning order In March 1960 he was involved in restricting him to the magisterial dis- anti-pass law demonstrations while a tricts of Cape Town and Wynberg. ICT research collaboration student at UCT. He was detained as a While in prison, Ndungane political prisoner and imprisoned on received a call to serve God in the omputer Science academ- Microsoft, Google and the Institute ducted a mobile interaction design Robben Island for three years (1963 ordained ministry. He was ordained as Cics gathered in Cape Town of Electrical and Electronic Engi- workshop) and Honorary Profes- to 1966). On his release, Ndungane a priest in July 1974. in September to explore research neers. It saw African and internation- sor Judith Bishop (who presented a collaboration in information technol- al experts from 19 countries sharing keynote address) – both of UCT’s ogy improvements among African ideas, problems and solutions on Computer Science Department. The scholars. The inaugural African Con- computer science research through a conference was the brainchild of ference on Software Engineering & series of technical sessions, tutorials Joseph Balikuddembe (PhD, 2009). NOW SELLING Applied Computing (ACSEAC) was and workshops. Among them were Next year’s ACSEAC conference will hosted by UCT in conjunction with Professor Gary Marsden (who con- take place in Kenya. Greenblatt on ‘coloniality’ of archives

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blatt, a gathering with the famed cul- to muse about the origins and nature at the ways in which Europeans of the ARTHUR Q UINTO N D ARRYL CROOME tural theorist hosted recently by the of archives, and the often troubled Middle Ages and the early modern A R C HITEC T S Archive and Public Culture (APC) role these archives – “steeped in the period represented non-Europeans in research initiative. Here the APC’s coloniality of their formation”, ac- archival travel narratives, legal docu- Call Marilyn on 083 251 5114 or 021 417 4343 Professor Carolyn Hamilton (right), cording to Young – play in scholarly ments and reports. www.thefactoryapartments.co.za 3 – 16 October 2011 Vol. 30 #15 NEWS Monday Paper 3 Students walk the talk in carbon trading arbon emissions trading across Some students, by their own Cinternational borders has been admission, over-reported their a messy, contentious business, not baselines, if only so it would be least because not all countries care easier to cut emissions, and save – for the idea. or make – money. And, like many But as Anthony Dane (a mas- countries, some students found it ter’s student in economics at UCT) easier to cut emissions than others; found in a recent project, it works for example, some were unable to better when everyone’s on board use public transport simply because and keen to cut their emissions. it wasn’t available. Dane and his supervisor, Dr Mar- There was one dramatic depar- tine Visser, recruited 60 students ture from the international picture, – 56 stayed on until the end – for a however, for which critics of car- five-week exercise in personal car- bon trading have pointed out that, bon trading, specifically for carbon overall, emissions are not being dioxide emitted during transport, be reduced. In contrast, the students in it by car, bus, carpooling, mini-bus, Dane’s project cut their emissions train, bicycle or other. by 34% in total, or 1 870gCO2e. The students had to provide That, he calculated, works out individual baseline emission num- to three round trips, by car, between bers after the first week, and then Cape Town and Johannesburg. commit to cutting their emissions “Where it differs from what over the following four. When they happens internationally,” he says couldn’t, they had to pay a penalty, Baby you can drive my car: UCT students pile into a VC Beetle, demonstrating the importance of car pooling - and doing of the project, “is that there was a mutually agreed-on R3.39 per their best to limit their carbon footprint. buy-in from everyone, in that the kg carbon dioxide equivalent, or greenhouse gas might cause. who did manage to reduce their CO2e, Dane reports. In many ways, participants wanted to take part, and kgCO2e, a measure of how much Or, alternatively, they could buy emissions. In trading, that price the exercise reflected what happens they were all committed to reducing global warming a kilogram of the carbon credits, cheaper, from those averaged out at around 40c per kg- internationally, he says. their emissions.” Spivak on feminism and the critical tradition Information bill protest hen members of the UCT enowned literary critic and Wcommunity joined the Right 2 Rtheorist Professor Gayatri Know campaign’s march to Parlia- Spivak drew a sizeable crowd when ment on Saturday 17 September to she delivered a Vice-Chancellor’s protest the passing of the Protection Open Lecture at UCT on 27 Sep- of State Information Bill in the Na- tember. Spivak, who holds the title tional Assembly, they put their weight of University Professor at Columbia behind a broad groundswell in civic University in the US, spoke on The society. Altought the march has been Tradition of Critique and Femi- hailed as a victory, a decision on the nist Writing. Critical thinking, she Bill is not yet fi nal. began, requires an “awareness of the ing – cautiously – to South Africa’s Among those who addressed the subjective structures of production Women’s Charter for Effective Equal- throng at Parliament were the vice- of the thinking”. It’s a rule of thumb ity of 1994, and the writings of 18th chancellor, Dr Max Price; president of Spivak would apply, throughout her century feminist philosopher Mary the Students’ Representative Council, lecture, to a number of texts, includ- Wollstonecraft. Amanda Ngwenya; former minister of intelligence, Ronnie Kasrils; and Mass action: Protestors fi lled the streets of Cape Town as they marched on Researchers celebrate publications the leader of the Treatment Action Parliament. Campaign, Zackie Achmat. One by how strong we are and that we have Parliament to include, among other and funding milestones one the speakers raised their objec- the strength to win the last victory,” things, a clause that would allow for tions to the bill, which went before said Price. classifi ed information that conceals he year 2010 number of research contracts. the National Assembly on Tuesday 20 Among the marchers were aca- wrongdoing or maladministration Twas a busy one (Thanks in no small part to September. demics, students and PASS staff from to be exposed in the public interest. for UCT researchers, the hard work of the univer- “We must oppose at each turn the Graduate School of Business, Senate also raised concerns about the as reported at a recent sity’s researchers, they were those who make that struggle [against the Faculty of Law, the International lack of an appeal mechanism other function hosted by both at pains to point out.) the repression of civil liberties] mean- Academic Programmes Offi ce, the than to the minister who classifi es the deputy vice-chancellor Dr Albert van Jaars- ingless,” said Ngwenya. Departments of English and Sociol- information. Senate would also appeal Professor Danie Visser veld, president and CEO “This campaign, this coalition of ogy; even the UCT Rugby Club, directly to President Jacob Zuma, the and the Research Offi ce. of the National Research students, of citizens, of NGOs, even among others. statement said, to refer the bill to the Firstly, the Research Foundation, also spoke of of political parties, this campaign has On the eve of the march, UCT’s Constitutional Court for pre-promul- Report 2010 chroni- the organisation’s contin- changed the original bill, and we have Senate issued a statement decrying gation certifi cation, should Parliament cled some of the year’s ued efforts to provide the won victories, and we must realise the bill, noting that it would appeal to not make suitable amendments. highlights, including UCT’s standing best possible support to as the country’s top producer of ac- the country’s researchers. And guest Saunders’ contribution to Kopano and UCT honoured credited research publications. speaker Dr Lee McIntyre, research In turn, vice-chancellor Dr Max fellow at the Centre for Philosophy opano Residence hosted an bray area in 1724, but was changed Price drew attention to other landmark and History of Science at Boston Kalumni dinner on 24 September to Kopano after the watershed year of achievements, such as the growth in University, spoke of how the natural in honour of its former warden and 1994, as a celebration of unity. the university’s research income to sciences can be applied to the study former UCT vice-chancellor Dr Stuart The event was also intended R760 million, and a 20% jump in the of the world’s social problems. Saunders. to symbolically denote the theme Part of Saunders’ 80th birthday Change and (positive) Continuity, celebrations this year, the event with which Saunders’ career at UCT brought back a number of former is associated. Researchers and their residents, including registrar Hugh “This emphasis is signifi cant, Amoore, who was the Master of Cer- given the controversy that followed supervisors celebrate emonies, and former Chair of Council the name change from Driekoppen to he UCT Research Associateships, awarded annually to “excellent Geoff Budlender, the guest speaker. Kopano,” Kalula added. Tstudent researchers”, have become sought-after funding sources for the The dinner also bridged the gap Some did not support the name university’s master’s and PhD ranks. “The purpose of the associateships is between the generations of Driekop- Honoured: Kopano Residence hosted change, arguing that it was wrong to an alumni dinner in honour of former to align reward and recognition of the research undertaken by master’s and pen and those of Kopano, said the throw away tradition for the sake of warden and former UCT vice-chancellor, doctoral students, and their supervisors, with the university’s strategic objec- warden, Professor Evance Kalula. Dr Stuart Saunders, who turned 80 this change. tive to be research-led,” explained Linda Vranas, director of the Postgraduate The residence was originally year. At the event, Saunders received a Funding Offi ce. Recently the Postgraduate Centre & Funding Offi ce cele- named Belsen, after the Bergen- book, a collection of tributes from the brated the 2011 allotment with the 22 ‘Research Associates’ who will benefi t Belsen Nazi concentration camp in served in World War II. The name was university community to him, com- from the award this year. Seven master’s students each received R30 000 north-west Germany, as the residence changed to Driekoppen to mark the piled by the Development and Alumni towards their research, while 22 doctoral students collected R45 000 each. initially housed students who had beheading of three slaves in the Mow- Department. 4 Monday Paper FEATURE 3 – 16 October 2011 Vol. 30 #15 Schools Development Unit – a decade on

he Schools Development Unit (SDU) had their extended ‘10th birthday’ celebrations in secondary schools across the province. The recently completed Rural Education Project (REP) TSeptember (although they’re really 11 this year). worked with foundation and intermediate phase teachers in 38 rural primary schools. Closer to Established formally in 2000, the unit’s objective was to build on the pioneering work done home, the Mathematics and Science Education Project (MSEP) is an ongoing project that oper- by groups such as the Teaching and Learning Resources Centre, the Mathematics Education ates intensively in fi ve local secondary schools. Project and the Life Skills Project, initiatives fostered by UCT in the 1980s to “effect transforma- “While all these interventions have been underpinned by a belief that building teacher ef- tion in South African schools”. These projects would take on new life and shapes in the SDU. fi cacy lies at the heart of professional engagement, the need to engage in broader curriculum and The SDU is an integral part of the School of Education, concerned directly with professional whole-school development work is factored in to all project design and implementation,” says engagement, explains director Dr Jonathan Clark – its basic aim is to develop quality teaching Clark. and learning in the fi elds of mathematics, the sciences, literacy and life skills. A major area of in- The SDU has also developed strong links with the Western Cape Education Department volvement is in teacher professional development, with formal qualifi cations playing a big role – (WCED), and aims to work in close co-operation with departmental offi cials. the unit presently offers a range of university-certifi ed Advanced Certifi cates in Education (ACE) For the past few years the SDU has been the service provider responsible for the administer- programmes. In addition to on-campus tuition, teachers participating in the ACE programmes ing, marking and analysis of the annual grade 3 and 6 numeracy and literacy tests conducted in are provided with school-based support to assist them in “translating the learnings of the lecture all primary schools in the Western Cape. theatre into their own classrooms”, says Clark. In 2011, the unit also took the reins of 100-UP, a three-year project born out of the Vice- The SDU also offers a small, but growing number of university-certifi ed short courses that Chancellor’s Strategic Fund. Under 100-UP, the SDU will provide academic and life skills are tailored to meet the subject-specifi c needs of practising teachers. Producing quality teaching support to 100 academically strong Grade 10 learners drawn from all 20 secondary schools and learning materials has also been a key component of the unit’s work. in Khayelitsha, with the expectation that, come 2014, these students will be prepared for and Over the years the SDU has been involved in a range of school-based projects in primary and qualify for a place at UCT.

e spoke with director Dr discomfort, but there’s no escaping WJonathan Clark on the origins our past and I think we have come of the SDU, its mission and what to accept just how much we are keeps the unit motivated. burdened with the collateral damage of apartheid education – ‘failing Monday Paper: Someone schools, in a fragile system’, as mentioned at the SDU’s anniver- I like to put it. Even here in the sary event that the Unit had to Western Cape, the educational change gear – politically – after opportunities afforded to those 1994; before then, the unit – in its attending middle-class schools in previous incarnations – was almost our leafy suburbs are a world apart in confl ict with the policies of the from those available to the chil- previous regime, while post-1994 it dren of the urban poor on the Cape set out to support the new educa- Flats. So in essence it’s an issue of tion policies that were obviously social justice, and that’s motivation more inclusive. Is this still how the enough. SDU sees itself and its role? Jonathan Clark: Bearing in mind MP: Your website includes the that the SDU was only constituted following comment: “The SDU in 2000, it’s diffi cult for me to com- changes schools for good.” What ment about what happened before would you consider the unit’s fin- then, but I think it is fair to say that est achievements over your tenure? the organisations (MEP and TLRC) JC: When it comes to formal out of which the unit was formed professional development activities, would of course have adopted a a large number of teachers (more broadly oppositional stance to the Then and now - Dr Jonathan Clark, director of the Schools Development Unit. than 300) have successfully com- apartheid state and its educational pleted one of our ACE programmes policies. Since then, things have JC: The focus on literacy is MP: The unit focuses on we’ll be working in collaboration over the past two years; and we’ve certainly become a lot more com- deliberate, for low levels of reading teacher development; have recent with colleagues from other facul- also initiated, and grown, a substan- plicated, although I would argue and writing have a profound impact projects like 100-UP, which con- ties, and in partnership with student tial short-courses programme. Our that the unit has always sought to on learning in all subjects. Learners centrates on learner development, organisations. More broadly, it of- ongoing involvement in the prov- maintain a crucial distance from the (and teachers) need to understand the provided any new insights or called fers hope – for there are secondary ince’s programme of grade 3 and state, which allows it the space to content of the subject as well as how on different skills and approaches? schools in the township from which 6 systemic testing is something we engage critically with whatever edu- to do the subject and, of course, all of JC: Yes, it’s certainly true the 100-UP learners are drawn that can also be most proud of – it’s cational policy is in the offi ng. This this happens through language. Matters that teacher professional develop- have never had a matriculant gain a huge operation, administering, is certainly the case when it comes are further complicated because in most ment lies at the heart of the unit’s entrance to UCT. It’s a clear signal, marking and processing tests of to issues of curriculum, which are classrooms, English – the language of work, but such a focus doesn’t then, of our intention to reach out learners in the over 1 000 primary always, in my opinion, quite conten- learning and teaching (LoLT) – is not preclude more direct engagements to township communities such as schools across the province. That tious, and in need of rigorous and the home language of either the teacher with learners who are trapped in Khayelitsha. we have been able to continue honest debate. or the learners. So, in addition to having schools that are struggling to break our work at both the primary and to cope with the demands of second- out of the cycle of underachieve- MP: Results from the Annual secondary levels of schooling (and MP: You’ve hosted a number language teaching and learning, the spe- ment and failure. 100-UP is a case National Assessment must have going forward, at the interface of of events lately concentrating cifi c discourses of the content subjects in point, and what is particularly been worrying and disheartening. the two), focusing where it matters on reading literacy; is this just a have to be dealt with. No easy task for exciting about this programme is What keeps the SDU motivated? most – at helping teachers at the coincidence, or were you work- hard-pressed teachers, but fertile ground that it encourages us to reach out JC: They are a reminder of just chalkface – is, of course, the point ing towards a theme over recent for meaningful and constructive profes- to the broader university commu- how much work there is still to of it all. There are many strings to weeks? sional engagement. nity – over the next couple of years do! It may be a source of continual the SDU bow...

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hile not without its troubles – other countries and regions was clear, WIrish republicanism, the rise of if unexplored. Russian communism, the fi rst hints “Here were signs of the impact of of uprising in India, a world war – places from which many of the slaves George V’s rule of the British Empire at the Cape had come, but about their from 1910 to 1936 would, on the face previous lives – in Madagascar, or in of it, have come too late to have much South East Asia, or in India, or in Sri to do with slavery as it’s tradition- Lanka – we were completely igno- ally understood. Even less, then, with rant,” Worden said. slavery in the early Cape colony. Retracing those lives and stories But even if it’s not that straightfor- was not easy, though. Records were ward, there is in fact a connection, as few and far between. (“The nature of explained by Professor Nigel Worden slavery is that it ruptures life experi- in his inaugural lecture, The Global ences.”) Cape: Breaking the boundaries of the Over the years, however, Worden early Cape colony, which he deliv- has been able to piece together some ered on 21 September. It’s all about stories from offi cial documents and the study and origins of history as an archived correspondence, be they academic discipline, argued Worden, about the Cape Slave Uprising of who since 2009 has held UCT’s Talking history: Celebrating the inaugural lecture of Prof Nigel Worden (third from left) were deputy vice-chancellor Prof 1808, the networks between the Cape King George V Chair of History. (He Thandabantu Nhlapo; Professor Paula Ensor, dean of the Faculty of Humanities; vice-chancellor Dr Max Price; Assoc Prof and the slaves’ homelands, Malagasy Richard Mendelsohn, deputy dean; and deputy vice-chancellor Prof Danie Visser. (Listen to a pod cast at http://www.uct. was fi rst promoted to full professor ac.za.news/lectures/inaugural/2011/) refugees, or the social mobility of in 1997, but had never delivered an women slaves. inaugural lecture.) defi nition the product of a government rebutted with a rival chair in history ery in South Africa and Cape Town, “The Cape, at least as far as this History, as an academic discipline, of a particular nation.” in 1904.) has had a conversion of sorts over the period is concerned, was not a closed was really only developed in the That rule of thumb would also But the study of a country’s history past decade. world, it wasn’t an isolated bubble, it mid- to late 19th century, most notably apply, no less so, to the British Empire. was an isolated affair, said Worden, el- Inspired by other scholars, he wasn’t just an outpost of Europe,” said in the German state of the period, Which explains the establishment evated and taught separately from the became interested in the links between Worden. “It was an Indian Ocean and Worden explained. “Just at a time of the King George V Chair of History history of other places. (The university slavery in the Cape and elsewhere. Southern Atlantic settlement in all its when nationalism was at its fore.” at UCT’s forebear, the South African he worked at in Scotland went so far Slave practices here, he now argues, diversity, and it was connected directly History as a subject would under- College, in 1902, just at the end of the as to set up its own department of often refl ected slave practices in to the networks of these regions.” pin that nationalist impulse, he said, its South African War. The incumbent Scottish history.) So, too, the history of other corners of the world. (In parts And as his further study has purpose to build up a nation’s histori- was expected to make a special study South Africa is often treated as distinct of Asia, for example, slaves would be shown, the social aftershocks of that cal credentials. of the history of the new nation com- from the history of the rest of Africa freed after working off a debt; in one period have been felt through the “The subject of history was ing out of that divisive confl ict. and the rest of the world. document discovered by Worden, a subsequent ages, its social and racial seen as being a necessary part of the (Because that history was likely Universities, whether in the teach- Cape slave beseeches his owner, after orders extending into later periods, construction of a nation state. It was to be partisan and partial to the Brit- ing or researching of history, have 10 years of such indentured labour, to even today. important that a nation state has its ish version of the story, the Victoria also fallen into that model. As Worden be released from his obligations. His Fertile ground, Worden suggested, own archives, its own collection of College of Stellenbosch, which would himself has, he confessed. request was turned down.) for the teaching and study of a new documentary material, which are by later become Stellenbosch University, But Worden, in his study of slav- The link between Cape history and kind of history. 6 Monday Paper NEWS 3 – 16 October 2011 Vol. 30 #15

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF George du Plessis, chief technical offi cer and workshop manager at the Department of Zoology, and his assistant, Granville Faulmann.

What they do on a day-to-day amount of food needed for the fi ve- basis? day camp, setting up the kitchen It’s a job short on dull moments, (they’re also dab hands at braaiing), and Du Plessis and Faulmann are veri- and skippering the 7.2m boat. Faul- table Jacks of all trades, so many and mann also uses skills learnt from a diverse are their functions. One day stint in the Teaching Methods Unit the duo can be found manufacturing or to help iron out glitches that the repairing equipment for students and lecturers have when setting up the researchers, another modifying cup- audio-visual components for fi eld boards in their wood and metal work- camp lectures. The two are also on shops. Although their workshop is a standby, day or night, for any emer- mechanical and woodwork facility, Du gency related to their work, such as Plessis, a qualifi ed signals electrician, water overfl ows from the aquaria, or also repairs electronic equipment like faulty machines. heater baths or laptop power supplies. They also make and repair animal Wha’s the weirdest thing traps to catch rock lobster, crabs, birds, they’ve encountered on the snakes, moles, and other creatures job? for zoology practicals. The two also For a research project on porcu- service and maintain the department’s pines, Du Plessis once modifi ed a fi ve aquaria (four salt water and one miniature, off-road, radio-controlled fresh water. Fresh sea water is collected dune-buggy so that it could work Jacks of all trades: George du Plessis (back), chief technical offi cer and workshop manager at the Department of Zoology, every fortnight from the Marine and and assistant Granville Faulmann check water quality in the zoology aquaria. off a multi-core electric cable, Coastal Management (MCM) depot in which they had to hard-wire to the Sea Point, using a one-ton water tank What challenges do they face? demanding. That can be challeng- something on the lathe or collecting buggy and hand-control. He also trailer. They make up to eight trips to Students come knocking at ing.” specimens,” says Du Plessis. An- had to mount a camera on the front, the MCM aquaria over two days. They their door for help with projects. other highlight is the fact that they and design an infrared light emitting also join sea and land fi eld trips to help “We work on a fi rst-come, fi rst- What are the highs and the join different fi eld camps. Not only diode array around the camera so students with their research. The pair served basis, and we try to prioritise lows of the job? are they responsible for all the fi eld that it could pick up images of the must also ensure that the department’s and juggle things to assist every- Their job is never boring. “In camp vehicles, but also for pack- porcupines and their young in their three vehicles and three trailers are one timeously,” Du Plessis says. one month I could be skippering ing the equipment needed. On the burrows. (The cable was hard-wired always in tip-top condition. Both have “But sometimes their assignment the MA-RE boat on the second-year marine fi eld camp, Du Plessis puts to the buggy so that it could be Professional Driving Permits. deadlines are tight and they can be ‘Life in the Sea’ fi eld camp, turning on his catering hat: calculating the pulled out if it got stuck.) Alien animals Baxter fundraiser offer nlike for their botanical counterparts, little has been published about the to UCT community Uinvasion of alien animals into South Africa’s ecosystems. Now Assoc Prof Mike Picker of UCT’s Department of Zoology has, with colleague As- soc Prof Charles Griffi ths, penned what they say is the fi rst book on the alien animals of Africa. Alien and Invasive Animals: A South African perspective, published by Struik Nature, puts the number of such creatures – land, sea and fresh water – at about 600 species. (Although the authors concede that this number is probably an underestimate.) In the book, Griffi ths and Picker pool their vast research resources to describe 270 alien animal spe- cies in detail, the history of their invasion (deliberate or otherwise), and the ecological and economic impacts they have on the country. UCT singers perform in new gallery

taff and students are invited tertainment will be provided by The Sto the Baxter Theatre Cen- Black Ties (Chad Saaiman, Keeno- tre’s fundraising Gala Event on 27 Lee and Lloyd Jansen). October 2011. The evening includes You also stand a chance to win a ticket to David Kramer’s new great prizes, such as a two-night stay musical comedy Some Like it Vrot at the 4-star Lagoon Beach Hotel, at 20h00, featuring Marc Lotter- a French perfume hamper, a signed ing and Christo Davids in the lead Marc Lottering DVD box set, a n unusual choral concert, New SACM graduate) and Eric Whitacre. “The Whatiftheworld Gallery is a roles of Smiley and Fuad, characters signed David Kramer CD collection, AMusic Evening, will be per- Works by Alvo Part and JS Bach will young gallery that provides a platform created by Lottering in his stand-up and posters signed by the cast of the formed by the UCT Singers, directed also be heard. for a new generation of emerging routines. show. by Jo-Mari Thorne Burgess on 12 This crack ensemble, drawn from South African contemporary artists, Be sure to arrive early, to enjoy Tickets are R280 at Computick- October at the Whatiftheworld Gal- the student body of the SA College of so it is a fi tting venue, for a group of complimentary food and drinks from et. Proceeds raised from ticket sales lery in Woodstock. Their program Music as well as from music-loving young singers, in which to present a 18h30 until the start of the show. will go towards securing the future emphasises currently active local undergraduates from other faculties New Music Evening,” said Rajna. Also included is entrance to the of the Baxter. For more information, composers and includes choral com- across the whole spectrum of UCT, The gallery just recently moved after-party (from 22h30), where you visit http://www.baxter.co.za/fund- positions by Thomas Rajna (above), is trained and directed by founder to the historic Woodstock Synagogue. can meet the cast of the show. More raiser.htm or contact Fundraising & Peter Klatzow, Hendrik Hofmeyr Thorne Burgess. The award-winning (Tickets are R50 and will be available complimentary drinks and snacks Campaign Manager Johann Davis at (all present or past staff members of group has already given recitals at the door before the concert. For will be served. There will be photo the Baxter, tel 021 680 3983; cell the South African College of Music throughout the Cape, including per- further inquiries call Ross Dorkin at opportunities with the stars of the 083 299 2604; fax 021 689 1880; (SACM), Peter-Louis van Dijk (an formances at the City Hall. 072 495 5866.) show in the Peroni lounge, and en- email [email protected] 3 – 16 October 2011 Vol. 30 #15 CLASSIFIED Monday Paper 7

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here can be few better il- rians, by 35-29 in their final match try cranked up the tension, but the Tlustrations of the expression of the season. But boy, did they hosts held out for a famous title ‘rubbing salt into the wounds’ than have all the Ikeys fans on the edge win. the Ikey Tigers’ historic Western of their seats. “My boys are all heroes,” cap- Province Super League win on 24 The Ikeys needed a full house tain for the day, Don Armand, told September, the club’s first champi- of points going into the home the Cape Argus. onship title since 1974. match – a win plus a bonus point. As at the Varsity Cup final, Firstly, it pipped the mighty (A victory alone wouldn’t have vice-chancellor Dr Max Price was Stellenbosch University Maties – been good enough, as Maties had in the stands to provide moral sup- all but supreme rulers of the Super outscored UCT by some margin port. League these past years – by just over the season.) And down 5-22 “It was a thrilling game, a bril- one league point to clinch the title, after 30 minutes and 12-22 at half liant climax to the year,” he said finishing on 70 points to Maties’ time, the title seemed to be slipping after the match. 69. The same Maties (secondly) away. Also there to share the moment from which UCT snatched the Var- But two tries by wing Mark with the team were Butch Deuchar sity Cup title this year. Winter early in the second half put and Andy Donovan, two alumni And then, thirdly, the UCT UCT in the lead (26-22), and three from the team that lifted the 1974 Title times two: Dr Max Price (front) joins the Ikey Tigers to celebrate the team’s team won the title by beating the penalties by Nick Holton took them Grand Challenge, as the champion- fi rst WP Super League title win in 37 years. (Picture by Peter van As.) Stellenbosch ‘second team’, Victo- further ahead. A late Victorians ship was known then. Community opthalmic intervention has eye on the future ostgraduate ophthalmic nurs- Ping students joined forces with SHAWCO (UCT’s Students’ Health and Welfare Centres Organisation) in September to conduct eye-screening tests on infants and children in the Imizamo Yethu township near Hout Bay. Some 21 infants and children were tested, two of whom were referred for further manage- ment. Research shows that while the number of children who are blind has declined globally by 10% over Humanities’ best and brightest the past 10 years, the numbers have increased by 31% in sub-Saharan he best and brightest among the fi nal-year students in UCT’s Faculty of Africa, due to population growth, the THumanities were celebrated at the Dean’s Merit List function in August. region’s disease burden, and poverty. This annual event showcases the faculty’s most consistently outstanding stu- Una Kyriacos, senior lecturer in the dents, and also serves to promote postgraduate studies among what amounts to Division of Nursing & Midwifery, a particularly talented pool of students. Among those hailed by the dean, Prof said that if visual problems are not Paula Ensor (third from left), at the event were (from left) Ziyanda Ndzendze, detected early in life, children will Douglas Coltart, Tom Harris, Sharna Rheinicke and Seopedi Baitsile. struggle at school.

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