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Protesters taking land fight to a wrong person, says ANC councillor PETER LUHANGA
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n the wake of ongoing protest over land for housing, ANC ward councillor in Dunoon, Lubabalo Makeleni is being held to ransom over City of Cape Town owned land on which hundreds of backyard dwellers are targeting to invade to erect shacks. Makeleni a husband, and father of five young children aged one, four, six, 10 and 13 is fearing for his family safety as hundreds of back yard dwellers who are not baying for facts but rather for blood— continue to toyi-toyi in front of his RDP house hurling insults at him and his family. Makeleni said the group of protesters are threatening him with death should he not free the township. This, he said has left his children traumatised and they’re fearing for their safety. “My wife and children are not a councillor they do not work for the City yet they are being targeted in these protests,” said Makeleni. On Friday, April 8 the protesters
handed over a memorandum of grievances and demands to the City of Cape Town Executive Mayor Patricia de Lille giving her seven days to provide them a favourable response failure which they’ll escalate the violent protests. Makeleni said the protesters upon their return from handing over their memorandum of grievances and demands to De Lille they came to toyi-toyi at his house. “They told me I must leave my house…I must leave Dunoon saying I haven’t delivered since I was erected as their councillor but I’m not going to run away. I’m not leaving. I’m not an illegal immigrant. They can’t demand that I leave Dunoon. I’m a South African,” he said. He said since he was erected as a Dunoon ward councillor and working with the City and not against it, has borne fruit as a lot of critical development projects have successfully been implemented in the township. He said since he was erected as a ward councillor most informal set-
tlements in the township has been electrified. He said other successes under his leadership include the City’s purchase of land on which Kwa 5 squatter camp is situated adjacent to Dunoon, and under his leadership Dunoon Community Health Centre’s (CHC) was built replacing the previous substandard Dunoon clinic He said he also facilitated and motivated the need to upgrade Sophakama and Dunoon primary schools which are now state of the art primary schools similar to those built in affluent suburbs such as Tableview. He also said he had also brought the Shoprite Shopping Centre and more recently Pick ’n’ Pay at the door step of the township. “These are some of the development I have brought in Dunoon in collaboration with authorities,” he said.
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Residents are baying for the blood of ANC ward councillor in Dunoon, Lubabalo Makeleni accusing him of not delivering and not authorising them to invade City of Cape Town land. ~ Photo. Peter Luhanga.
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ISOLABANTU | APRIL 2016
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mva kokuchitha impelaveki ye Ista benkolonkoloza eziseleni eMilnerton baye bakhululwa ngebheyile engama R17,000 abaqhankqalazi ababanjwe emva komgushuzo obundlongondlongo nalapho kutshiswe isitishi sakwa MyCiTi nebhasi yakhona. Emva koko eligquba laye latshisa ne ofisi kaceba walapho eDunoon. Bekhutshwa ngesilumkiso yinkundla kamantyi wase Kapa ababatyholwa batyityinjiselwe umnwe kusithiwa mababuye ngomhla we 29 kuApril apho elityala liyakuxoxwa khona. Omnye obebanjiwe uchazele Isolabantu ukuba kuye kwafuneka bebethe inkazadi ukuzalisa lomali yebheyile. Oluqhankqalazo luqale ngoLwesihlanu umhal we 17 ku Matshi kwaye lusaqhuba nangoku. Okwangoku ngu MyCiTi ixhoba elikhulu njengoko isitishi sabo nenye yeebhasi zabo ziye zatshiswa. Okunye abaqhankqalazi baye bantumeka i-ofisi kaceba ngomlilo baze batshisa kwaneholo kamasipala. NgoMvulo umhla we 28
kuMatshi oogobityholo baye bavakalisa ukudinwa zimeko abahlala kuzo baze bavala iindlela ngemililo yamatayara, okunye bakhalela amaxabiso ombane abawuthengela abanikiza mizi abahlala kuyo. Bakhalaza ngelithi abavunyelwa ukuba basebenzise izinto zombane ezithile nangona behlawula nje. Bahlawula malunga ne R800 ukusukwa kwi R400 kwirente logama bethenga umbane we R150 veki zonke. Bakwatyhole noceba wabo ngokusebenzisana nesiXeko seKapa, baqunjiswe nangumcimbi wezindlu ze RDP abathi kudala bekuluhlu kodwa azide zakhiwe. Inye into bathe ibenza umsindo kukuba uceba ubabizela amapolisa qho xa bezama ukugebhula umhlaba befuna ukuzakhela. Uceba Lubabalo Makeleni utyhole unobhala we Ses’khona People’s Rights Movement uLoyiso Nkohla ngokuphembelela udushe kulengingqi. UMakeleni uthi lo ka Nkohla ubethetha noogobityholo kutshanje nalapho ebakhuthaze ekubeni bangene
Ilindle lubhobhoza eDumani Street eDunoon emva kokuba kugqabhuke imibhobho yogutyulo. ~ Photo. Peter Luhanga.
kumhlaba wesixeko okanye nawuphina abawubonayo wahambise esithi ukwabaxelele ukuba bonakalise nezinto zakwa MyCiTi. Oka Nkohla uvumile ukuba wayekho kwintlanganiso echazwa nguMakeleni.Ubuze kuba kutheni uMakeleni ethethelela umaspala ophethwe yi DA. “Kutheni uceba ezenza ingathi ungurhulumente wephondo? Ukwazile ukunika abantu abasokolayo izindlu?” UNkohla uthi yena ukut-
haza abantu ukuba balwele umhlaba nangeyiphina indlela abayiqondayo.” Ukuba urhulumenet wephonod uxakiwe kukulawula, abantu mabazilawule ngokwabo,” utshilo. Uceba okwi Human Settlements Mayco uBenedicta van Minnen uthi imigushuzo ekumila kunje inechaphaza elibi eluntwini. “Sizakuthi gqolo sisilwa nokusikwa kweziza ngoku ngekho semthetweni. Asoze soyikiswe kukugrogriswa ngabantu,” utshilo uVan Minnen
R17 000 bail for 17 suspects arrested in connection with Dunoon land invasion violent protests PETER LUHANGA
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FTER spending the entire Easter holiday at the Milnerton Police holding cells, 17 suspects bust in connection with setting alight a MyCiTi bus and vandalising MyCiTi bus stations and setting a light a local ward councillor office in Dunoon in protest over land for housing were granted bail totalling R17 000 each paying R1000. The Cape Town Magistrate Court granted bail to the 17 suspects aged between of 20 and 42 on Tuesday, March 29. They appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate Court on a charge off public violence. A protestor who spoke on condition that she should not be named for fear of facing the wrath of other protesters said each on them involved in the protest contributed to raise the required R17 000 to free on bail their arrested protesting friends.
The violent protests over land for housing begun on Friday, March 17 and has been ongoing ever since. So far a MyCiTi bus was set alight, two MyCiTi bus stations along Potsdam Road near to Dunoon and Doornbach informal settlement were vandalised at the height of the protest. In addition the protesters used petrol bombs to torch a ANC ward councillor office and vandalised a municipal hall. On Monday, March 28 the backyard dwellers who spoke on condition that they should not be named for fear of being targeted by the SAPS and Metro Cops, said they are fed up of staying in the back yard and their landlords raised the rent and pre paid electricity purchase contribution all the time. They are also not allowed to use certain electrical appliances. Back yard rental ranged from R800 to R400 whilst pre paid electricity pur-
chase was R150 which lasted for a week and they were asked to folk out more and at night the landlord discounted the electricity power supply. This, plus various accusations on their ward councillor that he supported the City of Cape Town sparked the protests, they said. They’re particularly angry that the last time RDP houses was built in Dunoon was in 1999 and there has been no housing project ever since. They are also upset that their ward councillor called cops on them each time they attempted to invade land. Ward councillor Lubabalo Makeleni accused Ses’khona People’s Rights Movement secretary general Loyiso Nkohla of orchestrating the violent protests in his ward. Makeleni said Nkohla addressed the back yard dwellers on Friday, March 18 telling them to revolt and forcibly invade private and City owned land and build
structures if the authorities remove the structures they should keep on erecting them and vandalise MyCiTi infrastructure in the process and buses eventually the authorities will give up and let them live on the land. Approached for comment Nkohla admitted that he attended the backyard dwellers meeting on Friday. He questioned why an ANC ward councillor was defending the DA led provincial government and City. “Why is the councillor in the forefront of provincial government? Has he been able to get houses for our people by defending land owned by the provincial government and or the City,” he questioned.
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ISOLABANTU | APRIL 2016
Protesters taking land fight to a wrong person, says ANC councillor from page 1
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e said so much was being planned to benefit backyard dwellers, including residents renting RDP houses as well as informal settlement residents. He said in 2014 he submitted a motion on land for housing for consideration in the Blaauwberg Subcouncil. The motion resulted in land being purchased by the City for housing development to benefit those that qualify
for housing subsidies in Dunoon. He said the City bought 160 hectares of land another portion of land measuring 7 hectares. But, he said all due process have to be followed before the City can start building low cost houses. He vowed to not let people invade land illegally. He said the protesters demands that he authorise land invasion was unacceptable as he did not own any piece of land. “I have no authority. I don’t
have power to allocate state owned land. They are directing their anger on land for housing to a wrong person. I’m fighting their fight to get land for housing but through proper channels,” he said. “I don’t want to damage my legacy to see shacks being erected everywhere and anywhere …we need government to speed up the process of housing and service plots. There is also a lot of people that can build their own houses the problem is land,” he said.
ANC ward councillor Lubabalo Makeleni’s office was vandalised and set ablaze by protesting residents. ~ Photo. Peter Luhanga.
R17 000 bail for 17 suspects arrested in connection with Dunoon land invasion violent protests from page 2 He said his answer to the people is to fight for land and service delivery in the manner they saw fit. “People must stand up and fight for poor and bad service delivery. If provincial government cant govern them then they must govern themselves,” he said.
Human Settlements Mayco Member Benedicta van Minnen said protests of this nature affects service delivery which is to the detriment of the community, “We will continue to do everything in our power to prevent land invasions and we will not be bullied. We urge instigators to desist from encouraging land invasions in Refuse piled up on Dunoon’s Mnandi Avenue roundabout in the wake of ongoing protest for land the area,” said Van Minnen which is affecting municipal service delivery in the area.~ Photo. Peter Luhanga.
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Robbers use a drill to steal all the cash at a Standard Bank ATM in Dunoon PETER LUHANGA Robbers used a drill to get access to cash at a Standard Bank ATM situated near Dunoon Inn opposite the Dunoon Taxi Rank. “The suspects then emptied the contents of the ATM,” said Milnerton Police spokeswoman Warrant officer Daphne O’Reilly . The incident happened on Wednesday, March 30 at 1:00.
The thugs also went to a furniture shop next to the ATM and drilled holes from that side as well, said O’Reilly. “No shots were fired and no one was injured. The amount taken was not disclosed,” she said. “The case is still under investigation by the Serious and Violent Crime Unit.”
WINTER READINESS – IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN’S STREET PEOPLE PROGRAMME The City of Cape Town’s Social Development and Early Childhood Development Directorate (SDECD) is inviting registered nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) dealing with homeless persons on the streets to complete an application form to provide bed space and emergency mattress space to people living on the street during the winter period. In addition SDECD will supplement the organisations with resources. The program will be implemented from 1 June 2016 to 31 August 2016. Completed application forms must be submitted to Cornelia Finch at cornelia.finch@capetown.gov.za by Friday 27 May 2016 at 16:00. The application form is available online at: http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/socialdevelop/ Documents/Winter_Readiness_Application_Form2016.pdf ACHMAT EBRAHIM CITY MANAGER 79/2016
PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN’S PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE 2012-2017 (2016/17 REVIEW) INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN (IDP) AND 2016/17 DRAFT BUDGET Notice is hereby given in terms of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act No. 32 of 2000, the Municipal Finance Management Act No. 56 of 2003 and the Municipal Property Rates Act No. 6 of 2004, that the City’s proposed amendments to the Integrated Development Plan document and draft Budget for 2016/17 will be available for comment at the main municipal administrative buildings, all subcouncil offices (listed below) and all municipal libraries from 4 April 2016 up to and including 22 April 2016. Copies of these documents are also available on CDs at the aforementioned venues. The documents can also be accessed through our website from 1 April 2016 at the following link: http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/Budget/Pages/Budget-2016-17.aspx Written correspondence should be addressed to: The City Manager, 2016/17 IDP/Budget, 5th Floor, Podium Civic Centre, Cape Town 8001; or Private Bag X9181, Cape Town 8000; or Fax: 021 400 1332; or E-mail: city.manager@capetown.gov.za Any person wishing to comment must do so in writing to the above address or submit comments to their local subcouncil office by no later than 16:30 on Friday 22 April 2016. Any person or organisation wishing to make a verbal presentation may book a time slot at their local subcouncil office(s) at least 72 hours prior to the April 2016 subcouncil meeting. Any person, who is unable to write, may come to the offices mentioned below during office hours and a member of staff will assist him/her to transcribe his/her comments. The following table contains a list of venues where the IDP and Budget Document will be available for perusal and also who to contact if you wish to make a verbal presentation: SUBCOUNCIL
Subcouncil 1 Subcouncil 2 Subcouncil 3 Subcouncil 4 Subcouncil 5 Subcouncil 6 Subcouncil 7 Subcouncil 8 Subcouncil 9 Subcouncil 10 Subcouncil 11 Subcouncil 12 Subcouncil 13 Subcouncil 14 Subcouncil 15 Subcouncil 16 Subcouncil 17 Subcouncil 18 Subcouncil 19 Subcouncil 20 Subcouncil 21 Subcouncil 22 Subcouncil 23 Subcouncil 24 All Libraries Cape Town South Peninsula
SUBCOUNCIL MANAGER Municipal Offices, Royal Ascot, Bridle Way, Peter Deacon Milnerton Tel: 021 550 1001 Municipal Offices, Brighton Way, Fred Monk Kraaifontein Tel: 021 980 6053 Municipal Offices, Voortrekker Road, Johannes Brand Goodwood Tel: 021 590 1676 Municipal Offices, cnr Voortrekker and Ardela van Niekerk Tallent Roads, Parow Tel: 021 444 0196 Municipal Offices, cnr Jakkelsvlei Avenue Martin Julie and Kiaat Road, Bonteheuwel Tel: 021 695 8161 Municipal Offices, Voortrekker Road, Pat Jansen Bellville Tel: 021 444 3717 Municipal Offices, Oxford Street, Carin Viljoen Durbanville Tel: 021 444 0689 Municipal Offices, cnr Fagan Street and Erika Williams Main Road, Strand Tel: 021 850 4150 Site B, Khayelitsha Shopping Centre, Johnson Fetu Khayelitsha Tel: 021 360 1351 Stocks & Stocks Complex, A Block cnr Clifford Sitonga Ntlakohlaza and Ntlazane Roads, Khayelitsha Tel: 021 360 3202 Fezeka Building, cnr NY1 and Lansdowne Kayise Nombakuse Road, Gugulethu Tel: 021 630 1600 / 22 Lentegeur Administrative Building, cnr Alesia Bosman Melkbos and Merrydale Roads, Lentegeur Tel: 021 444 8696 Fezeka Building, cnr NY1 and Lunga Bobo Lansdowne Road, Gugulethu Tel: 021 630 1619 Fezeka Building, cnr NY1 and Anthony Mathe Lansdowne Road, Gugulethu Tel: 021 630 1734 Pinelands Training Centre, St Stephens Mariette Griessel Road, Central Square, Pinelands Tel: 021 444 9797 Marius Coetsee 11th Floor, 44 Wale Street, Cape Town Tel: 021 487 2055 Athlone Civic Centre, cnr Protea and Edgar Carolissen Klipfontein Roads, Athlone Tel: 021 444 0500 Okkie Manuels Cnr Buck Road and 6th Avenue, Lotus River Tel: 021 700 4025 Municipal Offices, Central Circle, off Desiree Mentor Recreation Road, Fish Hoek Tel: 021 444 9461 Alphen Centre, Constantia Main Road, Richard White Constantia Tel: 021 444 8112 Municipal Offices, cnr Van Riebeeck and Pieter Grobler Carinus Streets, Kuilsriver Tel: 021 900 1503 Municipal Offices, cnr Van Riebeeck and Pieter Grobler Carinus Streets, Kuilsriver Tel: 021 900 1503 Lentegeur Administrative Building, cnr Raphael Martin Melkbos and Merrydale Roads, Lentegeur Tel: 021 444 8722 Masibambane Resource Centre, Ncumo Goodman Rorwana Road, Harare, Khayelitsha Tel: 021 444 7532 Click on http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/Library/Pages/default.aspx for a list of all libraries Concourse, Civic Centre, Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town Municipal Offices, cnr Main and Victoria Roads, Plumstead
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The proposed gross monthly household incomes and rebates for the 2016/17 financial year are as follows: GROSS MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD INCOME R 2015/16
0 3501 5001 6001 7001 8001 8501 9001 9501 10001 11001 1.8
The rand-in-the-rand tariff is multiplied by the municipal valuation of the property to calculate the annual rates amount that will be billed, subject to the rebates provided for in the Rates Policy and is zero-rated for VAT. 1.1 1.2 1.3
1.4 1.5
Residential Properties - R0.006397 (The City will not levy a rate on the first R200 000 of the market value as per the Valuation Roll) Industrial / Commercial Properties – including all Undeveloped Land R0.012795 Agricultural properties (including farms and small holdings) fall into three categories: (a) those used for residential purposes – R0.006397 (b) those used for bona fide farming purposes – R0.001280 (c) those used for other purposes such as industrial or commercial - R0.012795 Public Service Infrastructure - R0.001599 Public Service Infrastructure (Phasing out) – R0.000959
3500 5000 6000 7000 8000 8500 9000 9500 10000 11000 12000
GROSS MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD INCOME R 2016/17
% REBATE 2015/16
100% 95% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10%
0 4001 6001 7001 8001 9001 10001 11001 12001 13001 14001
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4000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 11000 12000 13000 14000 15000
100% 95% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10%
Property owners must apply for the rebate by 31 August of the financial year in which a General Valuation is implemented or within three months of implementing a Supplementary Valuation, failing which no such rebate may be granted.
2. CONSUMPTIVE TARIFFS AND CHARGES
2.2. SANITATION Three sets of Sanitation tariffs are proposed (10% Reduction tariff, 20% Reduction tariff and 30% Reduction tariff). The normal tariff set relates to a level at least 10% below the Low Water Demand Curve, as previous restrictions and water demand initiatives have been successful in reducing the normal water demand to this level and the Level 1 restriction measures have been incorporated into the promulgated Water and Sanitation By-Law as permanent good water demand practice. The tariff levels of reduction or restriction imposed by the City on its consumers is therefore not only linked to the level of restriction imposed by the Department of Water Affairs on the City, but also to the level of demand from its consumers. Due to the current climatic conditions, the City of Cape Town instituted water restrictions as from 1 January 2016, accompanied by the 20% reduction level tariff. The 20% reduction level tariff will also be applicable for the 2016/17 financial year until further decisions regarding the water restrictions are made. An increase of 9.75% is proposed for consumptive sanitation tariffs. 2.2.1 Domestic Full (Standard) – Single residential properties: 70% of water consumption to a maximum of 35kℓ of sewerage per month (70% of 50kℓ of water equals 35kℓ of sewerage); and 2.2.2 Domestic Cluster – Bulk metered flats, cluster developments including sectional and single title units, including council property - 90% of Water Consumption (* see note) up to a maximum of 35kℓ per household. An allowance of 4.2kℓ per unit per month will be made available at zero cost upon acceptance of a sworn affidavit stating the number of units supplied from that metered connection. Consumption above the free allocation will be charged as follows: 2016/17 EXCL. VAT 2016/17 INCL. VAT
Step 1 (0 < 4.2) Step 2 (>4.2 < 7.35) Step 3 (>7.35 < 14) Step 4 (>14 < 24.5) Step 5 (>24.5 < 35) 2.2.3
Water, Sanitation, Electricity and Solid Waste Management attracts VAT at 14% 2.1 WATER Three sets of Water tariffs are proposed (10% Reduction tariff, 20% Reduction tariff and 30% Reduction tariff). Each tariff is linked to the level of water reduction imposed. The normal tariff set relates to a level at least 10% below the Low Water Demand Curve, as previous restrictions and water demand initiatives have been successful in reducing the normal water demand to this level and the Level 1 restriction measures have been incorporated into the promulgated Water and Sanitation By-Law as permanent good water demand practice. The tariff levels of reduction or restriction imposed by the City on its consumers is therefore not only linked to the level of restriction imposed by the Department of Water Affairs on the City, but also to the level of demand from its consumers. Due to the current climatic conditions, the City of Cape Town instituted water restrictions as from 1 January 2016, accompanied by the 20% reduction level tariff. The 20% reduction level tariff will also be applicable for the 2016/17 financial year until further decisions regarding the water restrictions are made. An increase of 9.75% is proposed for consumptive water tariffs. 2.1.1 Domestic Full - Water which is used predominantly for domestic purposes and supplied to single residential properties; and 2.1.2 Domestic Cluster - Bulk metered flats, cluster developments including single title and sectional title units, including council property. An allowance of 6kℓ per unit per month at zero cost upon submission of affidavits stating the number of units: Step 1 (0 < 6) Step 2 (>6 < 10.5) Step 3 (>10.5 < 20) Step 4 (>20 < 35) Step 5 (>35 < 50) Step 6 (>50) 2.1.3
Per kℓ Per kℓ Per kℓ Per kℓ Per kℓ Per kℓ
2016/17 EXCL. VAT R0.00
2016/17 INCL. VAT R0.00
R13.75 R17.56 R28.64 R43.71 R81.92
R15.68 R20.02 R32.65 R49.83 R93.39
Consumptive Tariffs for Backyard Users, including council property.
Step 1 (0 < 6) Step 2 (>6 < 10.5) 2.1.4 2.1.5
Per kℓ Per kℓ
2016/17 EXCL. VAT R0.00 R13.75
2016/17 INCL. VAT R0.00 R15.68
Commercial and Industrial: R19.14 (R21.82 incl. VAT) per kℓ Schools / Sport bodies / Churches / Charities - Any educational activity and/or sporting body: R16.92 (R19.29 incl. VAT) per kℓ Government - National and Provincial Departments: R18.17 (R20.72 incl. VAT) per kℓ
2.1.6 2.1.7 2.1.8 2.1.9 2.1.10 2.1.11 2.1.12
2.1.13
NB: Information provided is an extract from the draft Tariffs, Fees and Charges Book. For the full version consult Annexure 6 of the 2016/17 draft Budget Document.
1. PROPERTY RATE (reflected as rand-in-the-rand):
Any property that meets the public benefit organisation criteria included in the Amended Municipal Property Rates Regulations, yet does not qualify for the 100% rebate in terms of Council’s Draft Rates Policy, shall be rated at 25% of the residential rate - R0.001599 The special rebates for Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons for the 2016/17 financial year are reflected in the table below:
Municipal / Departmental use: R16.92 (R19.29 incl. VAT) per kℓ Miscellaneous - All consumers who do not fall within the above categories: R18.17 (R20.72 incl. VAT) per kℓ Miscellaneous External - All consumers supplied outside the City of Cape Town: R21.71 (R24.75 incl. VAT) per kℓ Bulk Tariff - Exclusive of the Water Research Commission Levy. Only for Bulk Supply to other Municipalities and for cost recovery from Water Services Reticulation of the City of Cape Town: R4.56 (R5.20 incl. VAT) per kℓ In line with the adoption of the Urban Agriculture Policy a free allocation of 10kℓ per month is in place, exclusively for subsistence farming by defined Vulnerable Groups. Households residing in Residential units on mixed use property may apply for a free allocation of 6kℓ per unit per month. An affidavit will be required and the application will be inspected and considered on the proportion of predominant use. Existing Homeless people shelters / Old Aged Homes (other than those classified as Domestic Cluster) / Homes catering for the health of the physically or mentally challenged.
Step 1 (0 < 0.75) Step 2 (>0.75)
Per kℓ per person Per kℓ per person
2016/17 EXCL. 2016/17 INCL. VAT VAT R0.00 R0.00
R16.92
Per kℓ Per kℓ Per kℓ Per kℓ Per kℓ
R0.00 R11.61 R20.52 R24.69 R32.00
R0.00 R13.24 R23.39 R28.15 R36.48
Domestic Full (CoCT Oxidation Dams) – Single residential properties: 70% of water consumption to a maximum of 35kℓ of sewerage per month (70% of 50kℓ of water equals 35kℓ of sewerage). 2016/17 EXCL. VAT 2016/17 INCL. VAT
Step 1 (0 < 4.2) Step 2 (>4.2 < 7.35) Step 3 (>7.35 < 14) Step 4 (>14 < 24.5) Step 5 (>24.5 < 35) 2.2.4
Per kℓ Per kℓ Per kℓ Per kℓ Per kℓ
R0.00 R11.04 R18.00 R21.68 R30.43
R0.00 R12.59 R20.52 R24.71 R34.69
Consumptive Tariffs for Backyard Users, including council property. 2016/17 EXCL. VAT 2016/17 INCL. VAT
Step 1 (0 < 4.2) Step 2 (>4.2 < 7.35)
Per kℓ Per kℓ
R0.00 R11.61
R0.00 R13.24
2.2.5
Industrial and Commercial (Standard), Schools, Sport bodies, Churches, Charities, Government: National / Provincial, Hospitals and other - 95% of water consumption (* see note): R14.70 (R16.76 incl. VAT) per kℓ 2.2.6 Industrial and Commercial (CoCT Oxidation Dams) - 95% of water consumption (* see note): R13.84 (R15.78 incl. VAT) per kℓ 2.2.7 Departmental - 95% of water consumption (*see note) excluding facilities not connected to the sewer system: R13.54 (R15.44 incl. VAT) per kℓ 2.2.8 Miscellaneous (Standard) - All consumers who do not fall within the above categories – 95% of water consumption: R14.70 (R16.76 incl. VAT) per kℓ 2.2.9 Miscellaneous (CoCT Oxidation Dams) - All consumers who do not fall within the above categories – 95% of water consumption: R13.84 (R15.78 incl. VAT) per kℓ 2.2.10 Households residing in Residential units on mixed use property may apply for a free allocation of 4.2kℓ per unit per month. An affidavit will be required and the application will be inspected and considered on the proportion of predominant use. 2.2.11 Existing Homeless people shelters / Old Aged Homes (other than those classified as Domestic Cluster) / Homes catering for the health of the physically or mentally challenged. 2016/17 EXCL. VAT 2016/17 INCL. VAT
Step 1 (0 < 0.525) Per kℓ per person Step 2 (>0.525) Per kℓ per person
R0.00 R13.54
R0.00 R15.44
* IMPORTANT NOTE: The Director of Water and Sanitation Services may adjust the percentages as appropriate to the consumer. This is not applicable to the domestic full category. Highlights of amendments •
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Final alignment of the Domestic Full and the Domestic Cluster stepped tariff with specific impact on step 2 of the Domestic Full category where consumers will see an increase above 9.75%. Continued alignment of price for treated effluent water used by golf courses where infrastructure was not provided by the user.
2.3 ELECTRICITY The tariffs below are based on an average 7.78% increase. To be implemented with effect from 1 July 2016. DOMESTIC TARIFFS
LifeLine (for qualifying customers ONLY) Domestic Home User
R19.29
2016/17 2016/17 EXCL. VAT INCL. VAT 0-350kWh c/kWh 97.09 110.68
Block 1 Block 2 Block 1 Block 2 Service Charge Block 1 Block 2
350+ kWh c/kWh 0-600kWh c/kWh 600+ kWh c/kWh R/month 0-600kWh c/kWh 600+ kWh c/kWh
268.81 164.51 200.05 212.92 129.02 200.05
306.44 187.54 228.06 242.73 147.08 228.06
Service Energy Energy Minimum Energy Service Energy Demand
37.25 129.25 228.77 118.37 118.00 44.37 76.61 224.29
42.47 147.35 260.80 134.94 134.52 50.58 87.34 255.69
COMMERCIAL TARIFFS
Highlights of amendments •
• • •
Final alignment of the Domestic Full and the Domestic Cluster stepped tariff with specific impact on step 2 of the Domestic Full category where consumers will see an increase above 9.75%. Continued alignment of price for spring water used by golf courses where infrastructure was not provided by the user. Additional increases for Bulk Water branch’s permit and filming fees which has been aligned to more appropriate pricing levels. Introduction of a Cancellation Fee where bookings have been made for Film Shoots.
Small Power 1 Small Power 2 Off Peak Large Power LV
R/day c/kWh c/kWh R/day c/kWh R/day c/kWh R/kVA
Large Power MV
Time of Use MV
Service Energy Demand Service
Energy
Demand Service
Time of Use Atlantis
Energy
Demand Service
Time of Use HV
Energy
Demand Service
Large User LV (TOU)
Energy
High-Peak HighStandard High-Off Peak Low-Peak LowStandard Low-Off Peak High-Peak HighStandard High-Off Peak Low-Peak LowStandard Low-Off Peak High-Peak HighStandard High-Off Peak Low-Peak LowStandard Low-Off Peak High-Peak HighStandard High-Off Peak Low-Peak LowStandard Low-Off Peak
R/day c/kWh R/kVA R/day c/kWh
44.37 70.06 205.70 6700.00 323.44
50.58 79.87 234.50 7638.00 368.72
c/kWh
93.67
106.78
c/kWh
53.76
61.29
c/kWh
100.57
114.65
c/kWh
70.72
80.62
c/kWh
47.50
54.15
R/kVA R/day c/kWh
102.63 6090.00 294.04
117.00 6942.60 335.21
c/kWh
85.15
97.07
c/kWh
48.87
55.71
c/kWh
91.42
104.22
c/kWh
64.29
73.29
c/kWh
43.18
49.23
R/kVA R/day c/kWh
93.30 6700.00 314.02
106.36 7638.00 357.98
c/kWh
90.94
103.67
c/kWh
52.19
59.50
c/kWh
97.64
111.31
c/kWh
68.66
78.27
c/kWh
46.12
52.58
R/kVA R/day c/kWh
102,63 39.40 339.30
117,00 44.92 386.80
c/kWh
119.42
136.14
c/kWh
75.75
86.36
c/kWh
126.75
144.50
c/kWh
94.67
107.92
Block 3 (50% rebate) – property Rebate Rand per value from R150 001 to R350 000 month
-R56.05
-R63.90
Block 4 (25% rebate) –property Rebate Rand per -R28.07 value from R350 001 to R400 000 month ENHANCED SERVICE LEVEL INCLUDING LOCKABLE CONTAINER Rand per container per 240ℓ - Additional Container R112.19 month Rand per container per 240ℓ - 3x per week for cluster R336.32 month INFORMAL Basic Bagged service Rand per month Free NON-RESIDENTIAL COLLECTIONS 240ℓ CONTAINER INCLUDING LOCKABLE CONTAINER Rand per container per 1 removal per week R133.95 month Rand per container per 3 removals per week R401.75 month Rand per container per 5 removals per week R669.65 month REFUSE AVAILABILITY All vacant Erven Rand per month R66.49 DISPOSAL SERVICES General Waste Rand per ton R388.77 Rand per ton or part Special Waste R515.18 thereof
-R32.00
R127.90 R383.40 Free
R152.70 R458.00 R763.40 R75.80 R443.20 R587.30
Highlights of amendments Tariff Policy (Annexure 7 of the draft 2016/17 Budget Document) • 7.1.1.1.3 - Enhanced (thrice per week) 240ℓ Container service (excluding Single residential properties). • 7.1.7.7 - Organisations accredited by HOMAC will be billed. The account will be linked to the accredited organisation, subject to a service delivery agreement with the City. • 8.2 - Rebated services for Organisations accredited by HOMAC are subsidised by the Residential Tariff. Rebates for Organisations accredited by HOMAC: A 50% rebate on the collection charge for a once per week frequency will apply for the first 15 (fifteen) 240ℓ black lid refuse Containers. Any additional Containers will be charged at the full rate. Refunds of Disposal Coupons will be dealt with in terms of Chapter 6 of the Credit Control & Debt Collection Policy.
3. MISCELLANEOUS TARIFFS, FEES AND CHARGES 3.1
3.2
A complete copy of all Miscellaneous Tariffs, Fees and Charges is available for information at the abovementioned Municipal Offices (see Annexure 6 of Budget Document). All Miscellaneous tariffs include VAT, calculated at 14% in terms of the Value Added Tax Act No. 89 of 1991. Fines, Penalties, Refundable Deposits, Housing and Integrated Rapid Transit are exempt from VAT.
c/kWh
68.78
78.41
R/kVA R/day High-Peak c/kWh Highc/kWh Standard High-Off c/kWh Peak Large User MV (TOU) Low-Peak c/kWh Lowc/kWh Standard Low-Off c/kWh Peak Demand R/kVA SMALL SCALE EMBEDDED GENERATION TARIFFS Service R/day Block 1 0-600kWh c/kWh Residential SSEG Block 2 600+kWh c/kWh Feed-in Tariff c/kWh Non-Residential SSEG Feed-in Tariff c/kWh LIGHTING TARIFFS Street Lighting and R/100W/burning hour Traffic Signals
182.00 78.07 354.68
207.48 89.00 404.34
125.03
142.53
79.44
90.56
132.69
151.27
5. SPECIAL RATING AREAS ADDITIONAL RATE
99.20
113.09
72.15
82.25
SRA Additional Rates are rated at 14% for VAT and are shown as a Rand-in-the-rand in the table below:
86.63
98.76
11.43 102.10 200.05 61.47 61.47
13.03 116.39 228.06 70.08 70.08
Demand Service Energy
0.1572
0.1792
Highlights of amendments •
Lifeline customers on Prepaid with municipal property valuations of R1million or more will be moved to the Domestic tariff as of 1 October 2016. • New Home User Tariff introduced. No existing customers will be automatically migrated to this tariff at this point. • No changes to the allocation of Free Basic Electricity except for customers that will forfeit this when they move from lifeline to the domestic tariff. • Small Power User 1 with Off Peak has been restricted to customers already on this tariff as from 1 July 2012, and increases by an above average amount as the penultimate step in the phasing out of this tariff. • Non-residential tariffs receive slight structural adjustments in line with the Cost of Supply Study outcomes, or to ensure parity with Eskom Megaflex tariffs. • Two new Time of Use Tariffs introduced for Large Users (LV and MV). All new Large User customers will be placed on these tariffs, and existing customers will have the option to change at this stage. NOTE: Monthly Service Charges are calculated as the Daily Service Charge multiplied by the number of days in the billing period. 2.4. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT An increase has been proposed on the consumptive tariffs for collections of 7.92% and disposal of 12.08%. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
2016/17 EXCL. VAT
2016/17 INCL. VAT
RESIDENTIAL COLLECTIONS FORMAL 240ℓ Container including Rand per month R112.19 R127.90 Lockable Container INDIGENT REBATE - 240ℓ CONTAINER INCLUDING LOCKABLE CONTAINER
Block 1 (100% rebate) – property Rebate Rand per value from R1 up to R100 000 month
-R112.19
-R127.90
Block 2 (75% rebate) – property Rebate Rand per value from R100 001 to R150 000 month
-R84.12
-R95.90
3.3
4. GRANT-IN-AID ALLOCATIONS 4.1
Refer to Annexure 18 of the 2016/17 Budget Document for a list of organisations / bodies which were approved to receive grants.
SPECIAL RATING AREA
Airport Industria Athlone *Blackheath Brackenfell Cape Town Central City Claremont Claremont Boulevard Elsies River Epping Fish Hoek Glosderry *Green Point Groote Schuur Kalk Bay and St James Llandudno Maitland Muizenberg Observatory *Oranjekloof *Paarden Eiland Parow Industria Salt River *Sea Point Somerset West Stikland Industrial Strand *Triangle Industrial **Tygervalley Voortrekker Road Corridor Vredekloof Woodstock Wynberg Zeekoevlei Peninsula *Zwaanswyk
2016/17 2016/17 PROPOSED NONPROPOSED PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL BUDGET 2016/17 ADDITIONAL RATE ADDITIONAL RATE R R R
*Subject to Council approving that the SRA implements its new business plan for a further period of 5 years starting on 1 July 2016. ** Subject to Council approving the establishment of the Special Rating Area. Note: Proposed Additional Rates are reflected exclusive of VAT. VAT inclusive rates can be found on pages 23.1 to 23.3 of the Tariffs, Fees and Charges book.
6. CONTRACTED ROAD-BASED PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES INCLUDING MyCiTi INTEGRATED RAPID TRANSIT Public transport fares are exempt from VAT. These tariffs are in line with the Fare Policy for Contracted Road-Based Public Transport Services. NB: Information provided is an extract from the Tariffs, Fees and Charges Book. For the full version consult Annexure 6 of the 2016/17 Budget Document. SERVICES RENDERED AND RELATED TRANSPORT PRODUCTS MOVER TRAVEL PACKAGES
UNIT
2016/17 R
Mover 30 Per load 30.00 Mover 50 Per load 50.00 Mover 80 Per load 80.00 Mover 100 Per load 100.00 Mover 150 Per load 150.00 Mover 200 Per load 200.00 Mover 400 Per load 400.00 Mover 600 Per load 600.00 Mover 1000 Per load 1 000.00 IRT FARES USING MOVER PACKAGE PEAK TRAVEL (06:45 to 08:00 and 16:15 to 17:30 on any weekday) one way: Journeys under 5km Journeys of 5km or longer, but less than 10km Journeys of 10km or longer, but less than 20km Journeys of 20km or longer, but less than 30km Journeys of 30km or longer, but less than 40km Journeys of 40km or greater, but less than 50km Journeys of 50km or greater, but less than 60km Journeys of 60km or more
per person per journey
8.90
per person per journey
11.20
per person per journey
15.00
per person per journey
16.50
per person per journey
18.00
per person per journey
20.60
per person per journey
23.10
per person per journey
25.20
Premium on Airport service in peak period (in per person per journey addition to distance-based fare) SAVER PERIOD TRAVEL (all periods other than peak): Journeys under 5km
54.50
per person per journey
5.90
per person per journey
7.60
per person per journey
9.60
per person per journey
11.30
per person per journey
12.50
per person per journey
14.70
per person per journey
16.60
Journeys of 60km or more
per person per journey
18.20
Premium on Airport service
per person per journey
48.20
Journeys of 5km or longer, but less than 10km Journeys of 10km or longer, but less than 20km Journeys of 20km or longer, but less than 30km Journeys of 30km or longer, but less than 40km Journeys of 40km or greater, but less than 50km Journeys of 50km or greater, but less than 60km
3,377,278 733,715 1,943,939 2,556,638
N/A N/A N/A N/A
0.001946 0.001989 0.001111 0.002541
52,977,266
N/A
0.001846
7,702,958
0.000418
0.001361
NOTE: 1. THE STANDARD FARE is charged when mover points are not available on your myconnect card. The mover fare above is on average about 30% lower than the standard fare. 2. All fares are subject to terms and conditions. These include that fares will be amended if stated thresholds regarding the price of low sulphur diesel is reached.
3,232,912
N/A
0.000623
TRANSIT PRODUCTS
2,239,272 7,884,478 835,875 1,307,844 5,635,344 5,515,994
N/A N/A 0.000575 N/A 0.000442 N/A
0.002867 0.001165 0.001443 0.001707 0.002159 0.001739
System-wide standard monthly (excluding Airport travel)
1,383,009
0.000475
0.001496
433,587 2,423,392 1,662,288 4,731,253 4,779,254 3,779,193 4,005,747 3,039,781 4,877,406 2,434,614 3,077,339 1,009,293 2,009,285 2,974,046
0.000111 N/A 0.000847 0.000908 0.000442 N/A N/A N/A 0.000967 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A 0.001965 0.002435 0.001633 0.002087 0.001072 0.001665 0.002229 0.002148 0.002466 0.001881 0.002334 0.002953 0.001709
15,408,476
N/A
0.002334
2,894,829 4,772,059 4,406,701
0.001938 N/A 0.001055
0.002226 0.001762 0.003915
445,980
0.001823
N/A
1,000,390
0.000972
N/A
System-wide premium monthly, including Airport travel Saver day passes: Standard – one day to 7 day passes available Saver Monthly Pass Saver day passes: Premium (incl Airport travel) Premium Saver Monthly Pass
per person per month
710.00
per person per month
930.00
per person per transit product per person per transit product per person per transit product per person per transit product
36.00 to 195.00 540.00 109.00 to 269.00 760.00
ONE-TRIP MANUAL TICKET
System-wide one-trip ticket for non-Premium per person per journey service: peak and saver, excluding Premium (one way) Airport service
35.00
System-wide one-trip ticket for the Premium per person per journey service: peak and saver, including Premium (one way) Airport service
90.00
SMARTCARD ISSUING FEE
Card may be issued for free for limited periods at the start of new services, on the basis of one card per person, provided that the passenger pays for an initial load of the card. myconnect smartcard Issuing fee myconnect smartcard replacement fee on expiry of card
Per smartcard
30.00
Per smartcard replaced
20.00
Note: The fares above are subject to terms and conditions as set out in Annexure 6 of the draft 2016/17 Budget Document.
ACHMAT EBRAHIM CITY MANAGER 54/2016
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ISOLABANTU | APRIL 2016
Decent housing on the cards for Siyahlala residents PETER LUHANGA
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THREE-YEAR long mediation process between Transnet Freight Rail and the City of Cape Town would see over 1000 families in Dunoon’s Siyahlala squatter camp squatting on Transnet Freight Rail land reserve along the railway line—getting full municipal services and decent housing. This is after Transnet Freight Rail applied to the Western Cape High Court seeking an order to evict the squatters in June 2013. The Court then ordered the applicants and the respondents comprising of the City of Cape Town and the squatters to find an amicable solution in resolving the disputes over the invaded land. Thus a mediation team comprising of all three parties was established on June 20, 2013. This week, a source close to the mediation process who is excited about the outcome disclosed that an agreement favouring the squatters was reached last month.
However both the City of Cape Town and Transnet Freight Rail on Tuesday, April 12 said separately that the mediation is a confidential process between the parties and until all agreements are reached and reported through the legal processes of the Western Cape High Court, they are unable to divulge details, other than to say the mediation is progressing and the parties involved would like to find a solution to the illegal dangerous occupation of the rail reserve in Dunoon in order to resolve the issues raised in the Court application, said City Mayco Member for Human Settlements Benedicta van Minnen. Transnet Freight Rail’s External Communications Corporate Affairs Senior Manager Mike Asefovitz said the mediation process is a confidential tripartite process and would not divulge details. But the source close to the process said Transnet Freight Rail has agreed to give its land to the City of Cape town for free of charge and would transfer the title deed into the City’s
Water keeps running from a broken water tap in Siyahala squatter camp, to the far end behind the tap a woman is seen squatting and discharging faeces on the rail line. ~ Photo. Peter Luhanga.
name if the City presented Transnet Freight Rail with plans to build houses on the land to benefit the squatters. If not the source said Transnet had said if for some reason the City is unable to present housing plans, Transnet Freight Rail will only give the City rights to the land meaning
that they can only provide municipal services but not own it. In addition, the dunes near to the N7 has to be flattened in order to create more space to accommodate more decedent houses for the squatters. The City is also required to build a concrete wall around the squatter camp to pre-
vent new shacks emerging on the rail line. “It’s so exciting. 12 years after they invaded the land, living in inhumane squalid conditions the squatters will finally get the services that they deserve. They will get their dignity back,” said the source
Iintsapho ezincathame eSiyahlala zizakufumana izindlu PETER LUHANGA
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mbabano ethathe iminyaka emithathu phakathi kwe Transnet Freight Rail neSixeko SeKapa sisonjululwe nto leyo ezakubangela ubonelele lwezindlu kubantu abamalunga newaka eSiyahlala nalapho begobe ityholo emhlabeni wakwaTransnet Freight Rail. Lentsumantsumane irhuqe ukusuka ngo2013 emva kokuba iTransnet Freight Rail yathi yafaka isicelo kwinkundla kamantyi ephakamileyo. Inkundla yayalela ukuba abakwa Transnet bediben nesixeko seKapa ukuba bafumane isisombululo esinemvano kulomcimbi ngokumalunga nomhlaba ekundlovwe kuwo. Kuye kwavusa ikomiti eyanikwa uxanduva lokusombulula lenyewe. Kuleveki sihletyelwe ngooqalazive abasondele emfuthweni besithi
isigqibo esizakuvuyisa abahlali sathathwa kwinyanga ephelileyo. Kodwa iinzame zokuqinisekisa oku kwi Transnet Freight Rail nesixeko zizalale phantsi njengoko bengafunanga nokuphefumla ngalomba besithi kumele kutyikitywe zonke izivumelwano phantsi kuqala. Bahambise ngelithi lomba use ethe-ethe kwaye abakwazi ukuthetha ngawo kuba kufuneka kwenziwe okuninzi kuqala. Ngokutsho kwelungu le Mayco le Human Settlements uBenedicta van Minnen lomcimbi unobuzaza kakhulu. Owakwa Transnet Freight Rail umanejala uMike Asefovitz uthe akufanele bakhuphe zinkcukacha kuba ikomiti yavumelana ekubeni ingathi pahaha kwanto. Kodwa osemsini uthi iTransnet Freight Rail ivumile ukunikeza ngalomhlaba kwisixeko mahala ze kwakhelwe abantu izindlu.
Abakwa Transnet Freight Rail bafumana umsila wengwe kwinkundla kamantyi ephakamileyo kamantyi ukuba basuse malunga newakam leentsapho ezincathame kumhlaba wabo e Dunoon eSiyahalala (pictured). ~ Photo. Peter Luhanga.
Kukho neenjongo zokudiliza iinduli ezikufshane no nohola u-N7 ukuze kufumaneke mhlaba ongakumbi wokwakha izindlu. Isixeko kwelaso icala siphanda
iindlela zokuthinthela ukwanda kwamatyotyombe esakhelwa kude kufuphi kumgaqo kaloliwe. “Kuvuyisa kakhulu oku, meva kweminyaka eli-12 be-
linde ukwakhelwa iphupha labo liyazalisekiswa ngoku. Bazakuphila oku kwabantu ngoku,” utshilo lo usemsini.
ISOLABANTU | APRIL 2016
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Uyakhuthaza nangona ekhubazekile PETER LUHANGA
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mva kokuba wahlaselwa zizilonda ezingaphiliyo emilenzeni ngo 2009, umhlali wase Dunoon wanqunyulwa imilenze waze washiywa nayinkosikazi yeminyaka. UJoshua Matshidiso (63) wanqunyulwa imilenze yomibini emva yathi yachatshazelwa yi gangrene — isifo esibulala imithambo noluvo emzimbeni. Kanye emva kotyando olo, umfazi wakhe wesibini amtshate emva kokusweleka kowokuqala wamshiya enkolonkoloza yedwa ekhayeni lakhe. Nangona eliduma lokushiywa ngumfazi nokupjulukana nemilenze lalinzulu oka Matshidiso zange ayeke ukuphila ubomi bakhe. Uqhubeke esenza izinto njengesiqhelo, ezibonele engavumi tu ukusizeleka. Ubonisa Isolabantu indlela aphila ngayo, unkabi
uyaqukeza ehlamba izitya, eziphekela ngokwake aze acoce londlwana yakhe. Okunye okumngalisayo kukuba uvuka azilolonge ngokuvonyavonya iintsimbi (dumbbells) phambi kokuba ashiye ibhedi. Ikhaya lakhe licoceke gqitha, yonke into icwalilel, ungade uthi uhlalisana nomntu kodwa uzenzela ngokwakhe! “Ndiphila oko komntu wonke kwaye ndiyamkele imeko yam.Ndihlamba iingubo, ndiziphekele, ewe kunzinyama kona kodwa ndiyaxomoloza,” uMatshidiso ubalisa atsho. Uthi xa oogqirha eSomerset Hospital bamxelela ukuba kufuneka anqunyulwe imilenze , weva ingathi ikrele lingena entliziyweni yakhe. “Ndayamkela kuba kwakungeko cebo limbi. Xa ndaphumayo esibhedlele ndandingazi ukuba mandivakalelwe njani kodwa ngoku ndonwabe kakhulu,”
utsho. Uthi umfazi wakhe wamxelela ezinkonqeni indlela awayengamsathandi ngayo ngenxa yokuba engenamilenze. Uthi emva koko umfazi waye wahlala ehokini engasemva apho wayengenisa amadoda nangona uqhawulomtshato lwalusathatha indawo. Uthi yonke lonto wayibethisa ngomoya waqhubeka nobomi. Ngoku uchitha iintsuku nexesha lakhe encedisa kwi-ofisi kaceba apho enza umsetyenzana wobunobhala. Mihla uziqhuba isithuba esingange khilomitha ezintlanu ukuya nokubuya ku lo ofisi. “Ndihamba naphina, andifuni ncedo lwamntu. Xa umntu efuna ukundityhala andonwabi tu,”utsho. Uthi inkoliso yabantu imthathela phantsi negnxa yokuba ekwimeko enje kodwa lonto ayimkhathazi tu kwaphela ngoku. “Abantu
Emva kokuphulukana nemilenze yakhe yomibini kwakunye nomfazi wakhe weminyaka engama 22, uJoshua Matshidiso akapheli mandla uqhubeka edlala indima kuphuhliso loluntu ngokuba livolontiya kwi-ofisi kaceba. ~ Photo. Peter Luhanga.
mabangasijongi kakubi thina bakhubazekileyo okanye basidelele siyafana nje nabo,” ulumkisa atsho. UNomazizi Pasiwe, onguntlalontle we Cape Town Association for the Physically Disabled, umncome kakhulu uMatshidiso.
UPasiwe uthi lithemba labo uMatshidiso xa kufuneka kubizwe abakhubazekileyo eDunoon ukuba beze entlanganisweni. Uthi ucelomngeni eDunoon yindlela lelokishi eyakhiwe ngayo, abantu abakhubazekileyo bafumana ubunzima.
Dunoon’s inspiring double-amputee PETER LUHANGA
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hen a Cape Town pensioner had both his legs amputated his wife of 22-years dumped him! Dunoon resident Joshua Matshidiso’s (63) right leg was amputated below the knee and his left leg above the knee due to complications from gangrene in 2009. Despite having both legs amputated and being dumped by his wife nothing stops him from living his life to full potential.
He lives in an RDP house in Dunoon section 29 and does everything, washing clothes by hand in the bathroom, mops the floors, wash dishes and cook. His house is sparking clean with everything is in its place. “I just live a normal life like everybody else by accepting who I am. I wash my blankets and make my own food. It’s a little bit complicated but I am used to doing it now,” said Matshidiso. When doctors told him he had gangrene and the only thing to save his life was to
Freedom Day UKONA MAYAPI
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reedom Day is a South African public holiday celebrated annually on April 27. It is the day where we celebrate our freedom and commemorate the first post-apartheid elections, which were held on 27 of April in 1994. This year it will be our 22nd anniversary of free nonracial elections in Mzansi
where anyone from the age of 18 and above can vote freely without having to face the race card or gender barriers. This Freedom Day holiday is part and parcel of the public holidays which were determined by the Public Holidays Act (No .36 of 1994) amongst many others. Freedom means a lot to South Africans especially those that were affected back during the apartheid
amputate both his legs the words piercing his heart like a sword. “But I accepted it because I run out of choices to live. When I first got out of the hospital I wasn’t sure about anything. My wife told me in an open and unashamed manner that since I was now a double amputee in a wheelchair she no longer loves me. She moved into another room in the same yard and brought boyfriends home before our divorce was final. I just focussed on living, like everyone else,”
remembers Matshidiso who volunteers at the local ward councillor office. He wheels himself to the councillors’ office about five kilometres from his house and back home every day. “I wheel myself everywhere I want to go. I don’t need anyone’s help. If someone offers to help me by pushing my wheelchair it does not feel right,” he said. He said some people in the township undermine him because he is disabled but most people accept him. “People must not under-
mine disabled people. We’re the same just like everybody else,” he said. Cape Town Association for the Physically Disabled social worker Nomazizi Pasiwe says Matshidiso is a very active double amputee and she relies on him to mobilise other people with disabilities in Dunoon. “Physical disability doesn’t mean you have a dead brain. It might just mean you’re unable to do certain things,” said Pasiwe. ~ Watch video on Isolabantu FaceBook page
regime in the 80’s, but even the born frees are affected in a positive way because now they have added advantages such as our constitutional rights which allow every human being to be treated as such equally and in the eyes of the people and the law as well. Freedom Day is way more than just an annual celebration; it is also a day to remember our roots. A day in which we acknowledge all the fallen leaders, comrades, sisters, brothers etc. that were actively involved in the strug-
gle helping to fight for this freedom that we now have. You see, it is a very historical moment or day of glory even though some people are still stuck in the past but there is a bit of change in most people in regard to freedom and what it means and the impact it has on all people not just South Africans and that is a great start. As word says Rome wasn’t built in 1 day. On this Freedom Day please take a moment of silence to embrace the importance and significance of the
day. Take some time out and learn more about our history why we celebrate it, how, when and where it all began and why. Educate your siblings, children and friends about what Freedom Day actually is. Freedom is not what most people believe or understand it to be, it has a broader meaning than that or the one in the dictionary which says freedom is the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical constraint.
April 2016
SPORT
Khoza Confirms R4m Payment Of Senzo Meyiwa’s Insurance Money P remier Soccer League chairman, Dr. Irvin Khoza, has confirmed that R4 million has been received from Senzo Meyiwa’s insurance pay-out. Orlando Pirates are set to receive 50% of the amount, with the rest of it set to be received by the family of the late football star. The chairman has also stated that the club (Pirates) will not deduct money spent on the late football star’s funeral. In November last year, the PSL confirmed that Meyiwa’s insurance pay-out had been received by the league. PSL players and officials are covered for injuries and untimely death in the insurance for the league. Meyiwa, who was a goalkeeper for Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana at the time of his passing, was gunned down at his girlfriend Kelly Khumalo’s mother’s house in Vosloorus, during a reported robbery on 26 October 2014. On Thursday last week, during a press conference for Pirates where it was
Dr. Irvin Khoza confirmed the payment. Photo. Soccerladuma
announced that Siyabonga Sangweni has retired from professional football, the club’s chairman stated that the league would be communicating with Meyiwa’s family with the hope to close the chapter about the
insurance pay-out. The announcement about the insurance pay-out to the Meyiwa family was made during a press conference at the PSL’s headquarters in Parktown this morning. Senzo’s father Samuel
Meyiwa, who has been vocal about matters pertaining to the football’s star’s passing, is one of the people that were present at the PSL during the announcement on Wednesday, April 13, including the late footballer’s
wife Mandisa Mkhize.
Source —Soccerladuma.