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Issue: Mid - August, 2020

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Land invasions benefit ‘entrepreneurs’ New informal settlement being built under Eskom power lines and in suburban Parklands North PETER LUHANGA

Land invasion entrepreneurs are profiting as a new informal settlement has sprung up on the corner of Potsdam Road and Malibongwe Drive near Dunoon where residents started erecting shacks on vacant land underneath Eskom’s high-voltage power line servitude on Saturday 8 August.

Shacks have been also been erected across the Diep River in Parklands North, not far from Rivergate industrial area.

The latest land invasions are a boon to entrepreneurs who specialise in assembling and erecting shacks for people in desperate need of accommodation.

The land occupiers are predominantly backyard dwellers from Dunoon, and people who were renting shacks in existing

informal settlements in the area.

Land occupier Thobela Nkone said he and fellow occupiers have lost work due to the Covid-19 lockdown, which has meant they cannot pay rent and have been evicted by backyard shack landlords.

On Monday 10 August several people were seen guarding plots they had staked out in the area dubbed Newland.

There is also a money making aspect to the land invasion. Some residents who own RDP houses in Dunoon are participating in the land invasion in order to build a shack and rent it out or sell it, said an entrepreneur who is being hired to build shacks for the land occupiers. He asked not to be named as he did not want to be identified by

SOME PEOPLE IN GENUINE NEED FOR ACCOMMODATION have erected shacks at the intersection of Potsdam Road and Malibongwe Drive. However, there are those erecting shacks in order to sell them or rent them out.. Photo: Peter Luhanga

authorities.

He said he owns an RDP house in Dunoon, but, with some genuine accommodation seekers, managed to occupy the sports field behind Sophakama Primary

School in 2018. He has also participated in the land invasion behind Doornbach informal settlement near the Diep River flood plain, formerly called Zwelitsha informal settlement and

renamed ‘Eluxolweni’ where he rents shacks to occupants.

He says the scale of land invasion in the area has boosted profits for people such as himself. A one-room shack costs R3

400 to build and a slightly larger one-room shack costs R3 600. A familysize shack that can house a double bed and wardrobe costs R4 600.

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ONE OF THE DUMPING HOTSPOTS at the corner of Akkerboom Avenue and Mnandi Street, Dunoon.

Dear Editor

Iliso Labantu News sought a response from the City of Cape Town.

I would like to express my sadness with regard to uncontrolled illegal dumping in our township. Residents are dumping rubbish in all corners of Dunoon, making our community look filthy and uninhabitable. I feel that the City of Cape Town has deserted us because there is nothing being done to those who are dumping illegally.

- Noluthando Ludziya, Dunoon resident and coordinator of the Dunoon neighbourhood watch Iliso Labantu News sought a response from the City of Cape Town.

Alderman Xanthea Limberg: Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Waste.

Recent unrest and protest action has unfortunately affected cleansing services in various areas, including in Joe Slovo Park in Milnerton.

Cleansing, which involves litter picking and door-to-door refuse collection in informal settlements, in Joe Slovo Park had to be temporarily suspended after one of the department’s trucks was petrol bombed in the area in July. While cleansing services have resumed, there is a still a backlog that is being addressed as soon as possible, as available resources allow.

In addition, we have also experienced challenges with cleansing recently due to imposi-

Alderman Xanthea Limberg: Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Waste.

tion of lockdown, but as time goes on, these are having less of an impact.

Generally, illegal dumping is a huge problem across the city. The City budgets approxi-

Illegal dumping is a huge problem across the city. The City budgets approximately R110 million to R120 million for the clearing of illegal dumping hotspots each year to clear approximately 2 900 large dumping hotspots across the City. Despite these vast sums of money

mately R110 million to R120 million for the clearing of illegal dumping hotspots each year to clear approximately 2 900 large dumping hotspots across the City.

However, it seems that almost as soon as areas can be cleaned, certain residents resume

– which could and should be better used for other projects and programs to benefit commu-

dumping. We, therefore, need residents to please help us ensure those who are responsible for

nities – it is still not enough to keep pace with the problem. It seems that almost as soon as

dumping face consequences, as repeated public appeals for guilty parties to cease this activ-

areas can be cleaned, certain residents resume dumping. We need residents to please help us by reporting the people who dump illegally.

If anyone in the area has details of those who are responsible for dumping, please provide these to the City by calling 021 400 6157 or emailing solidwaste.bylaw@capetown.gov.za with the relevant information. Requests for clearing dumping can be submitted to the City’s call centre on 0860 103 089. It is very important that we get evidence to use against those responsible or they can simply deny it was them.

Any person found to be dumping illegally is issued with a Section 56 written notice,

ity have not been heard. It is crucial that we work together in the fight against grime, by not littering/dumping, and reporting those who do. Any person found to be dumping illegally is issued with a Section 56 written notice, which carries a fine of up to R5 000 and the dumper may have his or her vehicle impounded. Impounded vehicles are also subject to a release fee of R8 426 for the first impoundment, and this escalates thereafter.

Regarding the reporting of illegal dumping, if anyone in the area has details of those who are responsible for dumping, please provide these to the City by calling 021 400 6157

which carries a fine of up to R5 000 and the dumper may have his or her vehicle impounded.

or emailing solidwaste.bylaw@capetown.gov.za with the relevant information. Requests for

Impounded vehicles are also subject to a release fee of R8 426 for the first impoundment, and

clearing dumping can be submitted to the City’s call centre on 0860 103 089 The City has sustained ongoing campaigns to raise awareness of the damaging conse-

this escalates thereafter.

Residents should also note that the City has experienced challenges with general cleans-

quences of illegal dumping, and the only way in which this problem can ever be resolved for

ing recently due to implementation of lockdown. Residents should now start to notice an

good is if residents call each other out when they see or hear of this practise taking place,

improvement.

and let others know that it won’t be tolerated by the broader community. It is only by working

The City apologises for any inconvenience caused – we attempt wherever possible to com-

together that we can make progress possible.

pensate with whichever resources are available during such a period of disruption.

Councillor Zahid Badroodien: Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health.

Tuberculosis is associated with factors such as overcrowding which increases the risk of transmission, and poor nutrition which lowers resistance to infection. A whole of society approach is required to address the social determinants of health. City Health provides screening for TB, as well as treatment to persons who test positive (geared towards curing the individual, but also to try and prevent onward transmission), and preventive therapy for high risk contacts of people with TB. Anyone with symptoms of TB or who is contact with someone with TB is urged to visit a clinic.

ONE OF THE DUMPING HOTSPOTS at the corner of Infene Avenue and Democracy way in Joe Slovo Park, Milnerton.

Dear Editor We are experiencing a crisis in Joe Slovo Park, Milnerton. There is no rubbish collection, which is a cause for concern as our appalling living conditions are likely to expose residents to disease. My concern is that data reflecting TB infections in our area is alarming and we suspect it is linked to the poor living conditions. To have people live under these conditions during this pandemic is really sad.

- Mzi Sopeni, community leader, Joe Slovo Park, Milnerton

IMPORTANT NOTICE 1. The Department of Social Development, Milnerton Local Office, is requesting Nolubabalo Klaas last seen in Dunoon to urgently contact the social worker, Mrs. N. Venge at 021 832 0730 during office hours(07H30-16H00) Mon-Fri. She is allegedly a close relative of a male child born during 2016.

2. The Department of Social Development, Milnerton Local Office, is requesting Phiwokuhle Sonti last seen in Joe Slovo to urgently contact the social worker, Mrs. N. Venge at 021 832 0730 during office hours (07H30-16H00) Mon-Fri. She is allegedly a close relative of a male child born during 2009.

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Land invasions benefit ‘entrepreneurs’ FROM PAGE 1

He says he used to accept a 50% deposit with full payment upon completion of the shack, but now demands the full price beforehand because if authorities demolish the shacks they confiscated all the materials and then people don’t pay the rest of the money.

Ward councillor Lubabalo Makeleni (ANC) said land invasions were destructive to planned developments in the ward.

Makeleni said people were illegally occupying City and privately owned land and he was afraid land set aside for housing development would also be invaded.

The land invasions

also disrupted businesses in the area.

“Not only white people are afraid but also businesses and also those who are on the housing waiting list are afraid that they will wait forever.”

He says the spate of land invasion has boosted profit margins for entrepreneurs specialising in shack building.

“Those building shacks... their business is booming. They can’t keep up with the demand to build shacks for land occupiers. It’s chaos.”

Continual land occupations would “create havoc”, he said.

“What is happening in this ward is uncalled-for.

It should not be happening. Crime will skyrocket.

The residents will soon look for water, electricity, toilets. It is going to create havoc in our area and it will attract criminals. This area is going to be a big mess. It’s going to be unattractive for business.”

Subcouncil 1 chairperson Nora Grose had been approached for comment but no response had been received at the time of going to print.

Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements Malusi Booi said: “this is one of the many attempts currently to invade land across the metro. The City is protecting the interest of hundreds of project beneficiaries as well as the surrounding communities. Orchestrated land

PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST WORK due to the Covid-19 lockdown have been evicted from backyard shacks and are seeking to build their own homes on vacant land.. Photo: Peter Luhanga

invasions cannot be condoned as it stretches already finite City resources and negatively impacts on planned housing, service delivery or community projects.”

Booi said the City continues to act to prevent

land invasions.

He said the City acted to remove illegally erected structures in this area on Wednesday 5 August and continuously over the long weekend.

“Illegal land invasions are against the law and

pose great fire-, safety-, health- and flood risks.

Having various new settlements forming in an unplanned manner also poses a risk to the City’s informal settlement’s COVID-19 response,” he said.

INTSHOLONGWANE YEKHORONA/ICOVID-19 INTETHO KASODOLOPHU YEBHUNGA LESIXEKO KWEYEKHALA

Imiba ehamba phambili ejoliswe kuluntu:

• Ndithanda ukudlulisa ilizwi lovelwano kuzo zonke iintsapho, izihlobo nezalamane zabo bathe basutywa kukufa ngenxa yeCOVID-19 kwezi veki zidlulileyo.

• Urhulumente kaZwelonke kufuneka alimamele ikhwelo lamacandelo olwamkelondwendwe, ukhenketho, iwayini kunye namanye amacandelo aphambili. La mashishini anakho ukuvula ngokukhuselekileyo kodwa amaninzi awo asavaliwe kwaye anezithintelo.

Naliphi na ishishini elinakho ukuvula ngokukhuselekileyo kufanele ukuba liyavunyelwa ukuba lenze njalo.

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Ipropati exabisa iR56 miliyoni izakukhutshelelwa kwiPhondo ngeenjongo zokuphucula uMmandla woQoqosho oluLodwa wase-Atlantis (iAtlantis Special Economic Zone) (SEZ). Ngokuthatha eli nyathelo, kuza kuvuleleka amathuba amaninzi engqesho kwaye zizigidi ngezigidi eziza kongezeleleka kuqoqosho lwemimandla kwiminyaka eli-15 ezayo.

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ISixeko sinikezela ngomhlaba ofumanekayo eKhayelitsha ukuba kwakhiwe isibhedlele sabucala. Siyavuya xa sisenza inkqubela kwiindawo zoluntu.

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Uluntu luyacelwa ukuba lubaxele abo bazama ukuhlala kumhlaba ngokungekho-mthethweni okanye abonakalisa iipropati.

Iinzame zokuhlala kwimihlaba ngokungekho-mthethweni ziphazamisa iiprojekthi zezindlu nezokuhlaliswa koluntu ezinexabiso elifikelela kwiR1,3 yeebhiliyoni. Kwiveki ephelileyo, umhlaba weprojekthi yezindlu exabisa iR50 miliyoni kuye kwahlalwa kuwo ngokungekho-mthethweni eMakhaza, kujongelwa phantsi amalungelo eentsapho ezingama-420 ezilinde ngomonde amakhaya enziwe ngezitena nodaka. Iinzame zokungena ngokungekho-mthethweni kwisiza sezindlu iBlue Hill e-Eerste Rivier nazo zijongela phantsi abaxhamli abali-1500. ISixeko senza konke okusemandleni ukulwa nokungena kwimihlaba ngokungekho-mthethweni kwaye sizakuqhubeka simela abemi abaninzi abawuthobelayo umthetho.

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ISixeko sikulungele ukuphikisa isicelo senkundla seKomishoni yamaLungelo oLuntu yaseMzantsi Afrika selungelo lomthetho okhusela ipropati ukuba ibhengezwe njengengekho-mthwethweni. I-SAHRC icela kwiNkundla ePhakamileyo umyalelo othintela abanini-mhlaba ekususeni izakheko ezingenanto ekungahlalwa kuzo ngeenjongo zokukhusela ipropati ukuba kuhlalwe kuyo ngokungekho-mthethweni. Ikomishoni kwakhona ifuna ukurhoxisa yonke imiyalelo yenkundla ekhoyo evumela iSixeko ukuba ikhusele imihlaba ethile ekubeni kuhlawe kuyo ngokungekho-mthethweni. Oku kungakhokelela kummiselo onobungozi kwaye akuvumelani noMgaqo-siseko.

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About the Koeberg Public Safety Information Forum

Section 26(4) of the NNR Act states that “The holder of a nuclear installation license must establish a public safety information forum as prescribed in order to inform the persons living in the municipal area in respect of which an emergency plan has been established on nuclear safety and radiation safety matters.”

What is the Public Safety Information Forum (PSIF)?

The PSIF is a meeting which takes place four times a year. It is used as a platform for residents within the municipal boundary of Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, to enquire about and receive nuclear safety related information from the facility.

Which topics are discussed?

The forum will address any topic that the members feel could impact their health, environment, and safety from a nuclear emergency preparedness point of view.

Who should attend?

All persons living within the municipal area around Koeberg, all affected and interested organisations or parties, and any other persons concerned about their health and safety from a nuclear and radiation safety point of view are welcome to attend the forum. Persons wishing to attend are requested to register as a member.

How do I register?

Kindly email your details, i.e. full name, contact number, organisation (if applicable) or indicate whether you are a resident, to JoshuaD@eskom.co.za or contact tel. +27 21 550 4238.

When are the PSIF meetings held?

Dates for the meetings are published in the annual Koeberg Emergency Plan Calendar, which residents around the station would have received in January 2020. The PSIF meeting dates for this year are: • Thursday, 17 September 2020; and • Thursday, 26 November 2020.

Who to talk to For more information, contact Lewis Phidza, Koeberg Stakeholder Management Manager, at tel. +27 21 550 5758 or send an email to PhidzaNL@eskom.co.za. Alternatively contact Debbie Joshua at tel. +27 21 550 4238 or send an email to JoshuaD@eskom.co.za Should you not have received a Koeberg Emergency Plan Calendar and are a resident in the 16km radius of the station (Urgent Protective Action Zone), please contact the Koeberg Stakeholder Management Department at tel. +27 21 550 4238.

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Make Women’s Day matter by funding a shelter, urges Philisa Abafazi Bethu Cape Town organisation hopes to open a second safe house MARY-ANNE GONTSANA

Instead of pastel-coloured poems and messages, Philisa Abafazi Bethu (Heal Our Women), is asking the public to “Make women’s month matter” by making donations of R200 towards a new safe house for women in Cape Town.

Philisa Abafazi was started in the dining room of Lucinda Evans’s home in Lavender Hill 12 years ago, after Evans saw a man beating a woman in the street, while a crowd watched.

“I bumped him with my car’s side mirror to deter him. Then I got out and asked him ‘what the hell are you doing?”’But then the woman got up and said to me it was none of my business. So I was like: ‘now I am making it my business’. I took off my cardigan and tied it on her head to stop the bleeding.”

“But after two weeks I still had this image of her being beaten up. I sat in my garage and I did ‘pamphleting’, inviting women for a conversation and a cup of coffee. That is how Philisa Abafazi started.”

The organisation’s main focus is providing emergency shelter for survivors of domestic violence. “We are in a situation here in the Western Cape where there are not enough women shelters.

So I started the concept of emergency safe houses.

I was never interested in long term stay, I was always interested in what happens in the now.”

“It took me 129 emails to Patricia de Lille, who was the mayor of Cape Town then, to ask her for our current nine-bed facility. So we got a City of Cape Town house in the Wynberg area, and that became the emergency

safe house. We ran that house for six years with no funding.”

Now Philisa Abafazi is funded by the provincial Department of Social Development through its victim empowerment programme as well as donations from the public. The safe house offers shelter to women and children, for between 72 hours and a week. They are provided with a bed, three meals a day, and a counsellor who can offer support, 24 hours a day, to survivors of sexual violence and domestic and child abuse.

The organisation also offers youth and children’s programmes including an after-school programme.

Now Evans wants to raise money for another safe house. With 1,500 donations of R200 each, Philisa Abafazi can open a four-bed temporary facility in containers, with a bed available for an LGBTQI+ person. “The safe house will be an emergency safe house for victims of gender-based violence, rape and homophobia,” says Evans.

At the moment, the organisation is running its operations from the hall of Sullivan Primary School in Steenberg, next to the field where Philisa Abafazi hopes to open the new safe house.

When Groundup visited, a group of women were peeling and preparing vegetables for the soup kitchen Philisa Abafazi has been running since the first day of Covid-19 lockdown, on 27 March. Just next to the hall, cook Mawadha Ishmail stirs the “veggie soup” in one of six big pots boiling on the gas stoves.

“We feed approximately 4,000 people in

PHILISA ABAFAZI BETHU founder Lucinda Evans started the women’s shelter project 12 years ago in her home in Lavender Hill. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

MAWADHA ISHMAIL cooks vegetable soup for distribution across the Cape Flats Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

THE FIELD where the new women’s shelter is taking shape. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

surrounding areas in the Cape Flats,” says Ishmail.

In the future, says Evans, she wants Philisa Abafazi to have a 20-bed facility. “A space that could cater for pregnant women in distress. Where they

will be able to get the necessary support, legal support, options to give the baby up for adoption.

A facility that could cater for the LGBTI person.

“A gay person is raped, where does the person

go to for help? We don’t have an emergency safe house for gay persons in distress.”

“But for now it has to be a four-bed facility. A temporary solution to a problem that has magni-

tude,” says Evans.

Philisa Abafazi Bethu Women’s Centre, FNB, account number 6242 704 1570

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Informal settlement toilets overflow as contractor row continues ZUKISWA GIDIMINISANA AND DOLLY VINQISHE from Dunoon’s Zwelitsha informal settlement community leaders committee stand next to a communal chemical toilet which has not been emptied for a week after the previous contractor ceased operations. Photo: Peter Luhanga

THE TOILETS IN SIYAHALA INFORMAL SETTLEMENT are so old and worn out that residents have had to replace the holding tanks with plastic drums that they bought for R50 and cut in half. Photo: Peter Luhanga

New contractor accused of shoddy service PETER LUHANGA

Overflowing chemical communal toilets servicing residents in seven informal settlements in Dunoon have not been emptied and cleaned since a City-appointed contractor ceased operations in the area on 3 August.

The City of Cape Town’s three-year contract with Mshengu Toilet Hire expired on 30 June 2020, with a new three-year contract worth approximately R346m awarded to two service providers.

These are Sanitech, for operations in Region 1, and Moreki Distributors for Region 2.

However, Mshengu Toilet Hire continued to maintain toilets in the informal settlements for another month after the end of their contract as part of the handover to Sanitech, and partly due to residents protesting against Sanitech, who they accuse of not regularly cleaning

the toilets they provide.

In opposition to service provision by Sanitech, Dunoon informal settlement residents submitted a petition containing 5 179 signatures to water and waste mayco member Xanthea Limberg on 24 July.

According to Limberg, Sanitech started providing services by installing 90 chemical toilets in one Dunoon informal settlement, and 140 in another, but residents stopped them from entering the township, accusing them of bad service.

This forced Sanitech to strike a deal with Mshengu Toilet Hire.

Mshengu Toilet Hire operations manager Benjamin Milandou said because Sanitech could not deliver all needed toilets in one day, they reached an agreement to let Mshengu continue servicing the area for another month. The City was

aware of this agreement, said Milandou.

He said Mshengu has over 1 000 chemical toilets in the Dunoon area and they continued servicing them even after the expiry of their contract.

“We agreed to continue rendering the services and bill Sanitech and Sanitech will bill the City.”

But, he said the City did not pay Sanitech and Sanitech is unable to pay Mshengu.

He said before the Covid-19 pandemic his company emptied and cleaned the toilets three times a week, but increased it to five times a week during the pandemic.

This was confirmed

by Dunoon community leaders’ chairperson Sinethemba Matomela.

Milandou said by 3 August his company had completely exited Dunoon.

Since then, informal settlement residents have

had to relieve themselves in toilets that are full to the brim.

Limberg said it was normal for there to be a transition period between contractors as it was not possible for the outgoing contractor to remove approximately 9000 toilets from service in one day, or for the incoming contractor to replace these toilets in one day.

But almost a week after Mshengu had finally exited their Dunoon service, Zwelitsha informal settlement community leaders chairperson Dolly Vinqishe said their communal toilets had still not been emptied and cleaned.

Vinqishe said in the section where she lives, 50 people used one chemical toilet, and these were in a terrible state since Mshengu had exited and Sanitech prevented from entering the township.

Asked about allegation that the residents were lobbying on behalf of Mshengu to continue rendering services in the area as opposed to the new contractor, Matomela

said if the City is accusing Mshengu of manipulating residents to back their services then the City should provide proof of this because no residents had been manipulated.

“The main issue is service delivery. Sanitech was a subcontractor to Mshengu in the past three year contract and its services was very bad,” said Matomela.

Limberg says Sanitech was a subcontractor to Mshengu Toilet Hire in a part of the informal settlement for a three-year contractual period.

She said no complaints or queries about Sanitech service provision had been received by the City during this period, and therefore allegations that Sanitech rendered substandard services were baseless.

She said once the new contractors had provided the replacement chemical toilets, their work performance would be closely monitored to ensure they provided services according to their contractual obligations.

“We encourage resi-

dents to give the new contractors the opportunity to provide their chemical toilets so that their service can be assessed once underway. The City will continue to monitor their operation and will take necessary action if they are not adhering to agreed service standards,” she said.

Mayco member for community services and health, Zahid Badroodien, said sanitary facilities should be kept as clean as possible and serviced regularly to avoid the spread of harmful bacteria. Badroodien said his department had been told the toilets are being cleaned once a day by Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) workers, and the City was expected to ensure the toilets were serviced.

He said his department had been engaging with community leaders to deal with their concerns and the community’s refusal to allow Sanitech to render services in the area.

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Women march for safety

DUNOON WOMEN BRAVED THE RAIN ON WOMEN’S DAY to march against women and children being raped, and to demand a mobile police station be established in the township. Photo: Supplied.

STAFF REPORTER

To mark National Women’s Day on Sunday 9 August, Dunoon women braved the rain and took to the streets to raise awareness about violence against women and children.

Carrying placards which read: ‘Enough with gender-based violence’,

‘Real men don’t abuse’, and ‘No mercy for rapists’, the women marched to Killarney Gardens and turned back at the Dunoon Community Health Centre about five kilometres from the township. Some of the placards had red hand prints symbolising blood. Some women also wore t-shirts stained with red hand prints.

National Women’s Day

is celebrated on 9 August every year as part of Women’s Month, which commemorates the heroic 1956 women’s march to the union buildings against draconian pass laws and their impact on women.

Dunoon neighbourhood watch coordinator Noluthando Ludziya, who arranged the march, said she was prompted to organise the march on

Women’s Day because nothing is happening to cases of rape and genderbased violence in the township.

Ludziya said for example, a pensioner who was living in Ethembeni informal settlement had allegedly been raping a 13-year-old child since she was ten. The pensioner (62) was arrested and remanded in custody at the end of July. She

said the community got to know about the alleged rape after the child sought advice from her neighbour after releasing vaginal discharge. It was at this point the neighbour asked questions and found out what had been happening to the girl.

Also, in July, Ludziya says a young man from Site 5 was arrested after allegedly repeatedly raping a 64-year-old pensioner. In the same month, a woman was also raped after she set out to walk to the Dunoon taxi rank, she said.

“A lot of women suffer in silence. They don’t come out. We want to encourage them to come out. We want to fight gender-based violence.

We hope there is someone out there willing to support us.”

The Women’s Day march also highlighted the need for a mobile police station in Dunoon.

“Police are invisible, more especially in the morning,” she said.

Yamkela Mbulana, a mother of three children who lives in Dunoon’s

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Thembeni informal settlement, said she took part in the march because she was “tired of being silenced, of feeling helpless and waiting for my turn”.

“I decided it was time I took part in steering to a direction where as a woman I can feel safe again, where our children will not grow up into a world where women are not safe,” said Mbulana.

Milnerton police station commander Brigadier Marius Stander confirmed that a case of rape and sexual grooming is being investigated in respect of two victims, aged 13 and 17.

Stander said the accused is 66-years-old and was arrested on 25 July, with his first court appearance having been on 27 July.

He said the accused has not pleaded yet, but according to the investigator, the accused made a few admissions in his warning statement.

The man will appear in court again on 9 September for a bail hearing, which will be opposed, said Stander.

Omama bamatshela ukhuseleko INTATHELI YETHU

Ukukhumbula usuku oluyimbali luka Agasti 9 abafazi base Dunoon bawubhinqe wamfutshane besenza umngcelele ngokunxamnye nempathombi yabo nabantwa.

Bephethe amakhalibhodi abhalwe. “ Phantsi Ngokubulawa Kwabafazi Nabantwana” “ Amadoda Okwenyani Awabulali” ‘Makungabikho Nceba Kwizidkwengy” ngethuba bengceleza phambi kwe Killarney Gardens.

Emva koko babuyele eDunoon Community Health Centre apho bafike bamamela iintetho zeenkokheli.bout Olusuku lukhunjulwa emva kokuba amashumi amabini amawaka oomama bathi bamatshela eUnion Buildings ngowe 1956 bekhokelwa ngu Lillian Ngoyi no Helen Joseph namanye amagorha befuna kutshitshiswe inkqubo yamapasi.

Umququzeleli walomngcelele eDunoon uNoluthando Ludziya, uthi kulonyaka bakhalela amalungelo abasetyhini ezilokshini nalapho bebulawa bahlukunyezwe

IKAPA MALINGAYEKELELI IXAKATHO NGOKUTHOMALALA KWECOVID ISixeko saseKapa sivuselela ikhwelo laso kuluntu lokuba luhlale luphaphile ngokuphathelene nobhubhane iCOVID-19.

Lithomalele inani labantu abosulelekileyo kunye nababhubhayo elixeliweyo kwezi veki ziphelileyo kodwa loo nto ayithethi ukuba uphelile lo bhubhane.

Iinkcukacha zibonakalise ukuba amazwe amaninzi aye afumana uqhambuko lwesibini lolosuleleko.

ABAHLAKI BASE DUNOON AZAKHIWE DELANTO no Yamkela Mbulana bekumsitho wokubhiyozela amalungelo abafazi baphakamise isikrokro sempathombi yamanina nabantwana.

khona Wenze umzekelo.ngenkonde ethe gqolo idlwengula umzukulu wayo one 13 leminyaka.

Elixhego liphoswe emjiva emva kokungenelela kwabahlali abaqwalasela ukuvuza kwencidi ebuntombini balomntwana.

ULudziya uthi enye indodadna iye yabankwa emva elinama 64 eminyaka eSite 5.

Baye badlula eDunoon Taxi Rank apho beshiye umyalezo otsolileyo emadodeni.

“Inkoliso yooma ayithethi xa isoniwa ngama-

doda. Abafuni kwa ukuvela bathethe, “ utshilo.

Lomngcelele wenze isicelo sokuba kwakhiwa isikhulolulo samapolisa esijikelezayo apho bekhala ngelithi amapolisa anqabe okwezinyo lenkukhu.

UYamkela Mbulana, ongumama wabantwana abathathu uthi udiniwe zizikhalo zomama.a Umphathi wamapolusa e Milnerton uBrigadier Marius Stander uzingqinile izityholo ezibekwe kwesisibini sokudlwengula.

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Traditional dance group expands in Dunoon

DUNOON AMAQOBO KAZANA TRADITIONAL DANCERS at the Killarney International Raceway. Photo: Colin Brown.

ANITA KHAILE

Music producer and Dunoon resident Thabo Magaqana is the founder of Amaqobo kazana Traditional Dancers to teach children the traditional dances to Zulu Masikhan-

di folk music.

Amaqobo kazana was established in 2013 with less than six children, and has evolved to become a large group which participates in local music arts festivals at Guga S’Thebe cultural centre in Langa.

“I formed the group with the aim of taking

young children off the street and not wanting them to ruin their future by getting involved with drugs and gangsters,” says Magaqana.

“All I wanted was for them to do something productive with their free time.”

But he said due to lack

of equipment to record songs made by the group, the young members dump the group when they get older.

He says he has now found his way to a studio where he is recording all the songs composed by the group so they can be used in future.

Although based on Zulu Masikhandi, he says the dance group members are a mix of cultures, including Sotho and Xhosa speakers, as well as members from Mozambique.

The music the group dances to is not only written by Magaqana.

The children also get the

opportunity to write and submit their songs, then Magaqana fixes the song where needed and adds rhythm to make it enjoyable for anyone listening to the song’s message.

“I also teach the children how to write their own songs and I also tell them song writing comes in different forms. Some people wake up and start writing, other people dream the song than they start writing.”

Qhawexolo Nzuzo, who joined the group at a very young age, has released two of her songs under the group album.

The group has released a song called Konakele Nomkhumezelo vala umnyango which talks about the abuse of women and children. The song was written as a plea to men to stop gender-based violence.

Although the dance group has not been able to meet and practice during lockdown, they continue to write songs at home, and Magaqana says a song about the coronavirus will be released soon.

Amaqobo Kazana Traditional Dancers accept children from the age of ten and there is no fee to join.

Magaqana says anyone who is willing and wanting to learn the traditional dance moves can join.

Ingxubakaxa yethoyilethi ishiya ivunjana eDunoon INTATHELI YETHU

Ukungxiza kwamachiza òkucoca eDunoon nokungathuthwa kwelindle kubangela ingxokolo sukela oko iSixeko sithe saqesha inkampani entsha.

Isixeko siqhawule isivumelwa nabakwa Mshengu Toilet Hire saze saqesha inkampani entsha ngemali eqikelelwa kwizigidi ezingama R346 engu Sanitech, ezakusebenza kulengingingqi.

Nasekubeninu uMshengu Toilet Hire esusiwe uqhubeke ngokuxaba endleleni ngoku acoce ithoyilethi endaweni yokushiya indawo.

Oku kuphenjelelwe nayitoyi-toyi ebiqhutywa ngabahlali ngelixhasa uMshenulgu Toilet Hire.

Abahlali banikeze uxwebhu olutyikitywe

ngabantu abangama 5 179 belunika okwikomiti kasodolophu uceba Xanthea Limberg lukhalaza.

Ngokutsho kuka Limberg, uSanitech uqalise ngokufakela iithoyilethi ezingama 90 eDunoon phambi kokuba bafumane izigrogriso ezivela ebahlalini.

USanitech wenze isivumelwano no Mshengu Toilet Hire.

Bavumelene nemanejala yakwa Mshengu Toilet Hire uBenjamin Milandou sokuba maqhube nokucoca isithuba senyanga logama besafaka ezinyev.

Isixeko siyasazi esisivumelwano kodwa ingxaki isekubeni uMshengu awulahlawula ngu Sanitech naye ongeka hlawulwa sisixeko. UMilandou uthi bacoca iithoyilethi eziliwaka kwaye basalindle intlawulo.

“Sivumelene ekubeni sibancede ukuze uSanitech asihlawule xa uMilandou.

Uthi phambi kokuqhambuka kweCovid 19 bacoca bachitha ilindle kangange sithuba seeveki ezintlanu.

Usihlalo wekomiti yabahlali e Dunoon uSinethemba Matomela uyakungqina oku.

UMilandou uthi oko inkampani yakhe iphumile eDunoon ngomhla we 3 ku Agasti abahlali bazithuma kwithoyilethi eziphuphuma lilindle.

Uceba Limber lento yenziwe zezinkampani iqhelekile kuba kunzima ukufakela iithoyietji ezintsha ngethuba elingephi.

Sele kudlule iveki ngoku uMshengu umkile kodwa usihlalo wekomiti eZwelitsha uDolly Vinqishe uthi abakaboni msebenzi wenziwe yinkampani entsha. UVin-

qishe uthi apho ahlala khona abantu abangama 50 basebenzisa indlu enye yangasese ekwimeko embi sukela oko uMshengu eshiyele uSanitech umsebenzi.

Ebuzwa ngezityholo zokuba abahlali basetyenziswa ziinkokheli ezithengwe nguMshengu, uMatomela uthe bubuvuvu obu.

“Ayikho lonto, thina sifuna umsebenzi mawenziwe kakuhle. USanitech ubencedisa uMshengu kuleminyka idlulileyo kwaye asoneleseki ngumsebenzi wakhe, “ utshilo Matomela.

ULimberg uyavuma ukuba u Sanitech wayencedisa uMshengu kwaye zange beve zikhalazo ngalenkampani kwaye ngamampunge la athethwayo ngoku.

“Sicela uluntu lunike inkampani entsha ithuba lokwenza umsebenzi

ngaphandle kongenelelo. Isixeko sizakuhlala siyiqwalasele lemeko, “ utshilo Okwikomiti kasodolphu yezempilo, uZahid Badroodien, uthi ithoyileyilethi kumele zigcinwe zicocekile ukuvikela ukwenwena kwezifo.

UBadroodien uthi isebe lakhe live ukuba ezithoyilethi zicocwa rhoqo ngabakwa Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP). Uthi isebe lakhe lithethana neenkokheli zokuhlala ukusombulula iingxaki ukuze uSanitech enze akuqeshelweyo.

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Malmesbury radio DJ in battle for best presenter award

MALMESBURY COMMUNITY RADIO DJ Sindiswa Maqwelana aka DJ Masindie. Photo: supplied

ANITA KHAILE

A battle to

radio DJ Sindiswa

emerge as the best

Maqwelana aka DJ

radio presenter is

Masindie, after be-

looming for Malm-

ing nominated as

esbury community

best radio present-

er for the Golden Art & Media Awards (GAMAs) 2020.

DJ Masindie is a presenter at the 7441 community radio station in Ilingelethu,

Malmesbury.

The radio station recently received funding from the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA), which is a statutory body tasked

with promoting and assisting the development of community media and small commercial media in the country.

Maqwelana, who is an advo-

cate for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) rights, grew up in the rural Eastern Cape before moving to Cape Town.

She says after matriculating she pursued hospitality and had a little stint in the industry before quitting after facing discrimination in the workplace due to her sexual orientation.

“Due to the way I was being mistreated by the management because of my sexuality, I then decided to quit my job within the field of study. I have always been a talkative child from a young age and while growing up I realised radio presenting would be the right career for me, so then I started researching and applying for radio presenting,” says

Umsasazi ulwela indumasi ezweni

UMSASAZI WEMALMESBURY COMMUNITY RADIO i 7441 Fm uSindiswa Maqwelana osabelabkwelika DJ Masindie

ANITA KHAILE

Umlo wokuzibeka kwindawo ephambili kugqatso lwe Golden Art & Media Awards lunika umsasazi weMalmesbury Community Radio i 7441 Fm uSindiswa Maqwelana osabelabkwelika DJ Masindie, imincili.

UDJ Masindie ongumsasazi uchongiwe kolukhuphiswano kwaye ufuna ukubuya nodumo.

UMasindie nokwamela amalungelo ezitabane iLesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) ukhulele eMpuma Koloni phambi aze kuzibalula eKapa.

Uthi emva kokuphumelela imatriki ukhe waphangela koko wayeka emva kwempathombi ejoiliswe kumafanasini. “ Ndandinukunezwa ngibuni bam ndaze ndakhetha

elikhondo kuba ndithanda ukuthetha,” utsho uMaqwelana.

Ngowe 2015 uMaqwelana waqala ukusasaza kunomathotholo we intanethi i Radio “Khaltsha” apho esebenze iminyaka emithathu.

Ngowe 2018 uqashwe yi Radio 7441 FM apho aqhuba inkqubo kamaskhandi ebizwa Isinqi Sabantu ngeMigqibelo.

Uqhutywa luthando lokuphucula abanye ngokubahlekisa ebanika iingcebiso.

“Ukuba lifanasini ngokungafihlisiyo kundinika ithuba lokucebisa abantu abadala nabantwana ngokunjalo,” utshilo.

Waqalisa umbutho Ayicace LGBTI ngelokufundisa uluntu ngokunzulu ngobufanasini namalungelo abo.

LGBTI which focuses on explaining to society about the LGBTI community so that people can accept us for who we are and stop killing and judging the LGBTI community.”

She says she hosts LGBTI meetings and workshop every weekend.

The Iyicace LGBTI also works assists communities by providing food parcels and visiting old age homes where they help elderly people play games and exercise.

Anyone who is willing to join hands with the LGBTI community is more than welcome to contact her, she says.

Listeners can vote for Sindiswa Maqwelana aka DJ Masindi at radio 7441FM by SMSing GAMA1028 to 47439.

Maqwelana.

In 2015 Maqwelana was introduced to the internet station called Radio “Khaltsha” where she worked as co-host for three years. In 2018 she joined Radio 7441 FM as host of Isinqi Sabantu, which is a Masikhandi session that plays every Saturday from 11am until 1pm.

Her passion for radio was triggered by a love for people and a desire to make them laugh, and provide hope for her listeners and contributing to the community.

“Being a lesbian and a radio presenter I’m able to openly talk about sexuality related topics and advise parents who see a sexual change in their children,” she says.

“I started an NGO called Iyicace

VACANCY BULLETIN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH MAMRE COMMUNITY DAY CENTRE

CLEANER REMUNERATION: R102 534 PER ANNUM SERVICE BENEFITS: 13TH CHEQUE, EMPLOYER’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE PENSION FUND, HOUSING AND MEDICAL AID ALLOWANCE Requirements: Minimum requirement: Basic numeracy and literacy skills. Experience: Appropriate cleaning experience. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Good interpersonal skills • Knowledge of the correct methods of handling and disposal of refuse/waste products and adherence to policy and cleaning practices • Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) in at least two of the three official languages in the Western Cape.

Duties (key result areas/outputs): General cleaning and maintenance (sweeping, scrubbing, refuse removal, dusting, mopping, polishing, cleaning hospital grounds, cleaning of windows and walls • Effective and efficient utilisation and storage of cleaning material and equiptment • Adhering to safety precautions and ensure adherence to occupational health and safety policies • Maintaining of a high standard of neatness and hygiene in the facility • Optimal support to facility manager and colleagues.

Note: No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Shortlisted candidates may be required to undergo competency test.

Enquiries: Ms A Marcus, tel. 021 576 1175 PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION FOR THE ATTENTION OF MR F LE ROUX, THE DIRECTOR, METRO HEALTH SERVICES, SOUTHERN/WESTERN SUB STRUCTURE, DP MARAIS NURSES HOME, CORNER WHITE AND MAIN ROAD, RETREAT, 7945 OR P.O. BOX 30360, TOKAI 7966.

INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS: Z83 forms (obtainable from any Government department or www.westerncape.gov.za) must: Be completed in full, clearly reflect the name of the position, name and date of the publication (candidates may use this as reference), be signed, accompanied by a comprehensive CV, the names of 3 referees and certified copies of ID, driver’s licence and qualification/s. A separate application form must be completed for each post. Applications without the aforementioned will not be considered. Applications must be forwarded to the address as indicated on the advertisement. No late, faxed or e-mailed applications will be accepted. CVs will not be returned. Excess personnel will receive preference. Applications, which are received after the closing date, will not be considered. Further communication will be limited to shortlisted candidates. If you have not received a response from the Department within 3 months of the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful. It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department.

As directed by the Department of Public Service and Administration, applicants must note that further checks will be conducted once they are shortlisted and that their appointment is subject to positive outcomes on these checks, which include security clearance, qualification verification, criminal records, credit records and previous employment.

The Department of Health is guided by the principles of Employment Equity. Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply and an indication in this regard will be appreciated.

Closing Date: 21 August 2020 140031 ISOLABANTU www.thecandocompany.co.za

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VACANCY

LEGAL ADVISOR / COMPANY SECRETARY: ATLANTIS SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE (ASEZ) The Atlantis Special Economic Zone (ASEZ) is a multi-government investment project focused on stimulating investment in manufacturing and services in the green and clean technology space. The ASEZ’s overarching mandate is to facilitate the required infrastructure and to attract key investors in the Greentech industry, in order to foster and grow the Green Economy within the Western Cape, whilst enhancing the local economic environment and job opportunities and creating an integrated and sustainable future for Atlantis. The ASEZ Company is a statutory, state-owned company established in terms of Section 25 of the Special Economic Zones Act (Act 16 of 2014) The organisation is focused on attracting individuals with a demonstrated passion for sustainability and the Green Economy, as well as a long-term commitment to infrastructure development, community development, innovation and empowerment.

This position requires a proactive strategic thinker with legal creativity who will understand the broad and legal parameters and influences on a schedule 3D Entity, and is able to translate these into detailed commercial agreements and strategic MOUs between a variety of stakeholders, including public sector, investors and other industry players as required.

Purpose of the Position:

The Legal Advisor is responsible for limiting and managing legal compliance risk and providing specialist legal advice and support to all functions at the ASEZ, as well as supporting the ASEZ Board with Company Secretariat services , by ensuring a proactive approach to legal compliance and corporate governance across the organisation.

Skills and Competency Requirements:

The role requires a person with a strong mix of the following skills and competencies: • The ability to provide sound legal advice in implementing agreements, frameworks, processes, and policies that enable the business, whilst at the same time manage risks • Broad business knowledge and commercial acumen including property development agreements • Exposure and understanding of the Greentech industry • Board Management Skills • Commercial Knowledge of the PFMA and legislative context of a PFMA environment • Knowledge of the Companies Act including CIPC registration processes and Governance including King IV • Knowledge of the Western Cape and broader South African and global economic landscape • Long term strategic planning and implementation skills – 10-15 years • Ability to perform and achieve set goals and outcomes in an environment with ambiguous operational parameters, complexities and broad challenges • Strong ability to develop relationships between complex and difficult stakeholders and government officials • Collaborative leadership skills and qualities

Experience Requirements:

In addition, the following experience and exposure is required to undertake this position: • Prospective candidates must hold a legal qualification, minimum LLB or relevant equivalent • Minimum of 6 - 8 years of business experience in a minimum of 2 different and diverse working contexts, ideally with commercial and public sector experience • At least 5 years previous management/specialist level experience of South African legal compliance

Duties:

The Legal Advisor reports to the Chief Executive Officer and interfaces with the Board of Directors and will be responsible for a set of multi-faceted key performance areas as depicted below.

Strategic leadership of the following Key Performance Areas (KPAs):

UCEBA WASE DUNOON uLubabalo Makeleni ukugejulwa komhlaba kuyingeniso kuzongulichele. Photo Steve Kretzmann

INTATHELI YETHU

Ukugejulwa komhlaba ngozungulichele lishishini elibenzela imali kwaye amatyotyombe athi gqi qhaphu okwethumba kwindawo zonke.

Kutshanje oodingindawo basike kwikona yePotsdam Road ne Malibongwe Drive eDunoon kanye phantsi kwentambo zika Eskom ngoMgqibelo umhla we 8 ku Agasti.

Oku kwanda kwamatyotyombe yintluths kwabo bathengisa iihoki kwaye abathengi ngabo bebekhova berenta kubanye abantu eDunoon.

Omnye wabacandi bomhlaba u Thobela Nkone uthi yena nabanye baphelelwe ngumsebenzi kwaye abakwazi ukuh-

lawula irente.

Ngomvulo umhla weshumi ku Agasti ababahlali bebegade iziza zabo kwindawo ebizwa Newland.

Kuthiwa abantu abenezindlu eDunoon nabo basike iziza kuba befuna ukwakha iindawo zokurentisa.

Esithethe naye bucala uvumile ukuba unendlu yeRDP kodwa naye uye wafumana isiza apha bambi bandlove kumhlaba webala lezemidlalo eSophakama Primary School.

Lomfo unamatyotyombe aliqela eZwelitsha nase ‘Eluxolweni’ apho arhafisayo khona.

Uthi intengiso yomhlaba ibenzela imali kuba isiza nehoki egumbi linye basithengisa nge R3 400, ukanti engathi inkulwana ixabisa iR3 600 ze indlu

eyenzelwe usapho engena ibhedi enkulu ixabise iR4 600. Uthi bebesamkela izavenge eziyihafu yentlawulo phambi kokuba baqalise ukwakha kodwa ngoku bafuna intlawulo ngaphambili kuba amagosa esixeko aye azichithe ihoki ze abathengi bangavumi ukuhlawula.

Uceba uLubabalo Makeleni uthi okukusikwa komhlaba liqhinga eliphekiweyo ukuze uphuhliso lungenzeki kulewadi yakhe. “ Ukugejulwa komhlaba kuthintela abatyali zimali ekubeni beze apha, “ utshilo uMakeleni..

Okwikomiti kasodolphu kwicandelo lwezindlu u Malusi Booi uthi kulo lonke iKapa baxakene nabantu abandlovayo kwaye baza kwenza konke okusemandleni ukuthibaza oku.

• Assume responsibility and accountability for the organisation’s Company Secretarial and Legal functions • Risk Management and Monitoring • Internal Compliance and Risk Management • Implement cost effective measures within the Legal function • Reporting, Communication and Administration An all-inclusive, market related cost to company remuneration will be offered for the position.

This is a five-year contractual agreement, subject to the successful candidates signing and delivering on the agreed performance. A six-month probation period will apply.

Should you comply with all the aforementioned then you should not hesitate to apply. Forward your application accompanied by a cover letter and detailed CV to The Human Resources Specialist of the ASEZ to hr@atlantissez.co.za

CLOSING DATE: 26 August 2020 Direct all enquiries to Siyasanga Tetyana: Human Resources Specialist on 087 183 7000. Should you not have received any response from us within 14 days after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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VACANCY

VACANCY EXECUTIVE: INTEGRATED ECO-SYSTEM MANAGEMENT: ATLANTIS SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE (ASEZ) The Atlantis Special Economic Zone (ASEZ) is a multi-government investment project focused on stimulating investment in manufacturing and services in the green and clean technology space.

The ASEZ’s overarching mandate is to attract key investors in the Greentech industry, in order to foster and grow the Green Economy within the Western Cape, whilst enhancing the local economic environment, job opportunities and creating an integrated and sustainable future for Atlantis. The ASEZ Co is a statutory, state-owned company established in terms of Section 25 of the Special Economic Zones Act (Act 16 of 2014).

The organisation is focused on attracting individuals with a demonstrated passion for sustainability and the Green Economy, as well as a long-term commitment to community development, innovation and empowerment.

This position requires a visionary leader with the ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders and head an integrated eco-system management unit that is responsible for facilitating and driving community integration, skills development and enterprise development. The objective is to achieve an integrated, green, urban-industrial interface with the community/skills/ enterprise development eco-system within Atlantis.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE: ATLANTIS SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE (ASEZ) The Atlantis Special Economic Zone (ASEZ) is a multi-government investment project focused on stimulating investment in manufacturing and services in the green and clean technology space.

The ASEZ’s overarching mandate is to attract key investors in the Greentech industry, in order to foster and grow the Green Economy within the Western Cape, whilst enhancing the local economic environment and job opportunities and creating an integrated and sustainable future for Atlantis. The ASEZ Co is a statutory, state-owned company established in terms of Section 25 of the Special Economic Zones Act (Act 16 of 2014) The organisation is focused on attracting individuals with a demonstrated passion for sustainability and the Green Economy, as well as a long-term commitment to community development, innovation and empowerment.

This position requires a high achiever with a proven track record attracting global investors in the Greentech industry who will lead the business development function responsible for the initial investor facilitation and attraction and a first-phase investor adjudication in line with the ASEZ strategy and mandate.

Purpose of the Position:

The Executive: Integrated Eco-system Management is responsible for developing and facilitating an integrated eco-system within the Greentech industrial development that will impact positively on the community, skills and enterprise development in the ASEZ, the broader Atlantis and surrounding business environment and community, in line with the ASEZ mandate.

The Executive: Business Development is responsible for attracting Greentech investors into the Atlantis SEZ and the broader Western Cape economy who value local integration, by designing and implementing a holistic business development strategy which supports the development of a Greentech industry cluster in and around the ASEZ, the broader Western Cape and supporting the fostering of the Green Economy in Africa.

Skills and Competency Requirements:

Skills and Competency Requirements:

The role requires a person with a strong mix of the following skills and competencies:

The role requires a person with a strong mix of the following skills and competencies:

• Broad business knowledge and commercial acumen • Community consultation, engagement and collaboration experience and proven track record • Broad knowledge of the greentech industry and clustering approaches - especially as aligned to skills and enterprise development • Knowledge of the PFMA and legislative context of a PFMA environment • Understanding of the connections between the Western Cape, South African and global economic landscape • Long term strategic planning and implementation skills – 10 to 15 years • Ability to perform and achieve set goals and outcomes in an environment with ambiguous operational parameters, complexities and broad challenges • Proven ability to develop working relationships with stakeholders and government partners in complex and difficult circumstances • Ability to implement frameworks, processes, systems and policies that enable the business operations, and also manage risks • Previous experience of managing complex and diverse projects and programmes with longerterm outcomes and objectives • Negotiation skills under difficult circumstances • Collaborative leadership skills and qualities

• Broad business knowledge and commercial acumen • Exposure and understanding of the Greentech industry • Knowledge of the PFMA and legislative context of a PFMA environment • Knowledge of the Western Cape and broader South African and global economic landscape • Long term strategic planning and implementation skills – 10-15 years • Ability to perform and achieve set goals and outcomes in an environment with ambiguous operational parameters, complexities and broad challenges • Strong ability to develop relationships between complex and difficult stakeholders and government officials • Ability to implement frameworks, processes, systems and policies that enable the business, whilst at the same time manage risks •Previous complex and diverse project and programme management with longer-term outcomes and objectives • Negotiation skills under difficult circumstances • Collaborative leadership skills and qualities

Purpose of the Position:

Experience Requirements:

In addition, the following experience and exposure is required to undertake the work: • Prospective candidates must hold a relevant tertiary graduate qualification in social sciences, economics, business or related equivalent • A postgraduate qualification in business or community development, or equivalent, is an added advantage • Prospective candidates must have a thorough understanding of the Green Economy and its role in broader economic development of the Western Cape and South Africa • Minimum of 8 - 10 years of integrated supply chain and enterprise development, including incubation of a new industry hub or cluster, or experience with complex community, skills and enterprise development initiatives • At least 5 years previous management/specialist level experience • Preferable previous experience with, and related to, the Greentech industry in South Africa or abroad • Experience and in-depth knowledge of the relevant related legislation • Valid driver’s licence • This position requires regular travel to and involvement in Atlantis and surrounding areas

Duties:

The Executive: Integrated Eco-system Management reports to the Chief Operations Officer and will be responsible for a set of multi-faceted key performance areas as depicted below.

Strategic leadership of the following Key Performance Areas (KPAs):

• Plan and develop the Integrated Eco-system Management approach and strategy for the ASEZ • With input from Business Development, determine the ASEZ approach to facilitating incubation of Greentech industry businesses in the Western Cape • Provide insight and input into the Community Stakeholder Network (CSN), as the official ASEZ community engagement platform, in order to develop a strong working relationship between the community and the ASEZ. • Oversee the implementation of the Enterprise Development programme • Oversee the development of a Skills Development Programme in consultation with key stakeholders.

• Accountability for the Project Management function within the integrated eco-system management business unit.

An all-inclusive, market related cost to company remuneration will be offered for the position.

This is a five-year contractual agreement, subject to the successful candidates signing and delivering on the agreed performance. A six-month probation period will apply.

Should you comply with all the aforementioned then you should not hesitate to apply. Forward your application accompanied by a cover letter and detailed CV to The Human Resources Specialist of the ASEZ:

CLOSING DATE: 26 August 2020 Direct all enquiries to Siyasanga Tetyana: Human Resources Specialist on 087 183 7000. Should you not have received any response from us within 14 days after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

In addition, the following experience and exposure is required to undertake this position: • Prospective candidates must hold a relevant tertiary qualification (Undergraduate Degree) in economics, or business, or related equivalent • Prospective candidates must have a thorough understanding of the Green Economy and its role in broader economic development of the Western Cape and South Africa • Minimum of 8 years of commercial deal making and commercial management experience, in a minimum of 2 different and diverse working contexts, with commercial and/or public sector experience • At least 5 years previous management/specialist level experience • Preferable previous experience with and related to the Greentech industry in South Africa or abroad • Experience and in-depth knowledge of the relevant related legislation • Valid driver’s licence and passport • This position will also be required to travel both domestically and internationally

Duties:

The Business Development Executive reports to the Chief Executive Officer and will be responsible for a set of multi-faceted key performance areas as depicted below.

Strategic leadership of the following Key Performance Areas (KPAs):

• Plan and develop the Business Development approach and strategy for the ASEZ • Green Economy Business Development • Develop and define a framework of investor attraction and operations for the Business Development Function within the ASEZ • Develop and implement an effective investor adjudication process, in consultation and collaboration with the CEO/COO, Executive: Commercial, Executive: Infrastructure and the CFO • Investor Negotiation Support • Accountability of the Marketing and Communications function for the ASEZ An all-inclusive, market related cost to company remuneration will be offered for the position.

This is a five-year contractual agreement, subject to the successful candidates signing and delivering on the agreed performance. A six-month probation period will apply.

Should you comply with all the aforementioned then you should not hesitate to apply. Forward your application accompanied by a cover letter and detailed CV to The Human Resources Specialist of the ASEZ to hr@atlantissez.co.za

CLOSING DATE: 26 August 2020 Direct all enquiries to Siyasanga Tetyana: Human Resources Specialist on 087 183 7000. Should you not have received any response from us within 14 days after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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Amateur football dying under Covid-19 regulations

DAVID ROSSOUW

Amateur football is still prohibited for amateur clubs in Dunoon under current lockdown regulations and is slowly killing football for the youth, says SA Football Association (SAFA) communications head Dominic Chimhavi.

Chimhavi says no amateur football will be played across the country during level two and three, and will only return at level one with the permission of the govern-

ment and FIFA. “This is not good for football in Dunoon and especially for youth football development.”

The current lockdown is creating “huge challenges” for clubs, and the restrictions will push them further into poverty, he said.

One example was the Liverpool FC under-19 team which was a huge success last year. One of the upcoming clubs in Dunoon, Liverpool FC had already registered for tournaments such as the under-18 Engen Cup, under-16 and under-14

Bayview, under-19 Bayhill Premier Cup and the under-16 Cape Town 100 Dream club tournament this year.

Liverpool FC manager Thozamile Ntakana said the club had also prepared to participate in the SAFA Cape Town under-18 Coca Cola cup, which is one of the best development amateur tournaments in the region.

SAFA recently gave the green light for the Professional Soccer League (PSL) to resume football on Saturday 8 August, with the Nedbank Cup

semi-finals played at the Orlando Stadium.

Baroka FC and Bloemfontein Celtic kicked off the football restart at 2pm, followed by Mamelodi Sundowns and Bidvest Wits at 7.15pm. Baroka was hammered 3-0 by Celtic, while Sundowns knocked Bidvest Wits out with 3-2 in an exciting second semi-final.

“With all the sports facilities locked due to Covid-19 restrictions, we cannot continue with our pre-season preparations,” said Ntakana.

He said their sports field surface was up-

graded last year but didn’t know when it would be ready for proper practice sessions and competitions.

“Players can only be running at the moment, but not train due to contact being prohibited as they can infect other players.”

The lack of income means clubs are unable to replace old equipment, and once players are allowed to return to the field, transport will become a major problem, said Ntakana, as the lockdown has crippled businesses which normally

sponsor the football clubs.

“Should the lockdown continue until next year, many youth players will be lost to the street due to Covid-19 regulations.”

He said he hopes SAFA will develop solutions to assist financially struggling clubs and regions to obtain personal protective equipment (PPE) as it would be “sad if we lose our youth players, due to the Covid-19 pandemic”, said Ntakana.

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