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Dunoon: the long battle between the taxis and the City Fight over whether operators who exited the industry should be allowed to come back

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unoon taxi bosses resumed service last week after violent protests triggered by the City of Cape Town’s traffic clampdown on unlicensed minibus taxis in the area. But several taxis were immediately impounded, as the battle between the City and the taxi operators continues.

Commuters in the Dunoon area affected by the suspension of the taxi services held a meeting with taxi bosses last Tuesday. They asked the taxi operators to resume minibus

taxi services and form a working committee with Dunoon leaders to negotiate with the City to reissue operating permits, according to Noluthando Ludziya, a community leader and coordinator of the Dunoon neighbourhood watch.

Dunoon and Joe Slovo Park were a no-go area the previous week after violent protests erupted, triggered by the City traffic services impounding unlicensed minibus vehicles.

Bus stations were vandalised, cars stoned and set alight and tyres burnt on the roads in protest.

But soon after resuming services on

Wednesday, by Thursday 80 minibus taxi vans had been impounded by City’s traffic services, Frank Qotyiwe, the Dunoon Taxi Association’s (DTA) general secretary, told GroundUp on Thursday night.

The battle is over operating permits in the Dunoon area and the West Coast. During the roll-out of the first phase of the MyCiTi bus project, taxi bosses were compensated for surrendering their minibus taxis to the City with shares in a MyCiTi Vehicle Operating Company called Kidrogen.

Between 2009 and 2013, says Felicity Purchase, Mayco Member for Transport, the City

held extensive consultations, engagements and negotiations with taxi associations whose operations stood to be directly affected by the City’s introduction of the first phase of the MyCiTi service.

Several taxi associations were identified: DTA, Maitland (MATA), United Koeberg (UTA), Ysterplaat (YTA), Central Unity (CUTA), Peninsula (PTA) and Vredehoek Devils Peak (VHDPTA).

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Dunoon: the long battle between the taxis and the City “The engagements and negotiations ended with all taxi associations accepting the MyCiTi initiative and 100% of all the operating licence holders accepted the City’s offer of financial compensation in exchange for the surrender of their operating licences and vehicles,” says Purchase.

To date, she says the City has paid out nearly R600 million to minibus taxi operators in this area alone, to surrender 662 operating licences.

But, she says, instead of shares in the new Vehicle Operating Company, some taxi bosses chose to accept the lump sum compensation offer and left the taxi industry. Then, after pocketing these amounts and moving to the Eastern Cape, some later returned to re-enter the taxi industry, purchased new minibus taxis and rejoined the Dunoon Taxi Association.

Qotyiwe acknowledges that some of the taxi owners who accepted the payout have since come back, because, he says, there is demand for their services. “Even those that exited came back and bought taxi vans, and

we can’t fight each other as members of the same minibus association. They saw the association is still existing and strong and there was still business as there was a huge demand for taxi services. They all came back and we could not say no,” says Qotyiwe.

Qotyiwe says two months ago, a survey commissioned by the industry had revealed that though some lucrative minibus routes had been paid out by the City, there still existed a huge demand for minibus taxi services to operate on the same routes operated by MyCiTi bus service.

“MyCiTi is unable to handle the volume of commuters during rush hour along those routes.” Some commuters preferred taxis, he said. “We have 87 new members that have recently joined the association.”

Purchase said the City was investigating whether owners who had already accepted compensation as part of the roll-out of the MyCiTi service could get new operating licences.

“Do national legislation and the Municipal Finance Management Act allow the City to

Taxis parked at a temporary waiting area in Killarney Industrial Park near Dunoon’s Site 5 to pave way for the construction of the R42m Dunoon public transport interchange. Photo: Peter Luhanga

issue new operating licences to operators when the very same operators have surrendered their operating licences in exchange for millions of rands? We should also consider the indirect consequences of such a decision.

For example, what about other minibus-taxi

operators from other areas who have also surrendered their licences for compensation where the MyCiTi service has been rolled out?”

Qotyiwe says the City “should be practical”.

—GroundUp

Abahlali bakhetha iitaxi kukhethe bona, batsho oonotaxi Abanini betaxi eDunoon kweveki ephelileyo baqhubekile nomsebenzi emveni kokuqhuba uqhankqalazo ebelinobundlobongela elibangwe kukuba amagosa endlelela ebeqinisa isandla somthetho ebamba iitaxi ezingekho sendleleni kulendawo.

Abakhweli eDunoon abachaphazelweyo lolugwayimbo babambe umhlangano nonotaxi bebacenga ukuba mababuyele endleleni ze kusekwe ikomiti nenkokheli zokuhlala kuxoxwe nesiXeko saseKapa malunga nephemiti zokuqhuba, ngokutsho kuka Noluthando Ludziya, oyinkokheli yokuhlala okwangumququzeleli weDunoon Neighbourhood Watch.

Bekungangenwa eDunoon naseJoe Slovo ukusukela ngomhla ka 26 September emveni koqhankqalazo ebelunobundlobongela obuqale emveni kokuba amagosa ezendlelena axuthe iitaxi ezingenampephamvuma zokuthutha abantu.

Kutshiswe izikhululo zeebhasi, kwaxulutywa imoto zatshiswa kunye namatayala ezindleleni, bekukubi.

Kodwa kuthe kwakuyekwa ukuqhankqalaza kwiveki ephelileyo ukusukela ku 1 ukuyotsho ku 3 October kuxuthwe 80 yetaxi ngamagosa endlela, utshilo uFrank Qotyiwe, ongusobhala jikelele weDunoon Taxi Association, exelela Iso Labantu News.

Lomlo ungephemit zokuthutha eDunoon kunye neWest Coast ngokubanzi. Ngethuba kuqhutywa uMyCiTi abanini beetaxi babuyekezwa ngezabelo kwinkampani eqhuba uMyCiTi uKidrogen.

Ngo2009 ukuyotsho ku 2013, ngokutsho kuka Felicity Purchase, olilungu lwekomiti kasodolophu elijongene nezothutho, isiXeko siye saqhuba iingxoxo ezibanzi nombutho ISOLABANTU is a Xhosa/English monthly community newspaper.

At Isolabantu we practic e ethical journalism, and strive to ensure the free exchange of information that is accurate, fair and thorough.

We support the open and civil exchange of views, even views we find repugnant.

wonotaxi obuzakuxhamla kulenqubo eqhutywa sisixeko.

Isibhozo imibutho ebizakuchaphazelela kuphase1 ka MyCiTi, yi Atlantis Blaauberg (BTA), Dunoon (DTA), Maitland (MATA), United Koeberg (UTA), Ysterplaat (YTA), Central Unity (CUTA), Penisnula (PTA) kunye neVredehoek Devils Peak (VHDPTA).

“Iingxoxo zaphela yonke imibutho imamkele uMyCiTi yaye ngumyinge ka 100 wabo bonke abolaysenisi owavumayo ukuba bazakubhatalwa sisixeko kuthathe ilayisenisi zabo kunye neenqwelo,” utshilo uPurchase.

Ukuzothi ga ngoku isiXeko sesibhatele ama-R600 yezigidi kubanini betaxi kwezindawp ukuba banikezele ngeelayisenizi ezi-662.

Uthe endaweni uyokuba bathathe izabelo kulenkampani intsha, abanye abanini betaxi bakhetha ukuthatha imali balushiya ushishino lweetaxi. Kodwa emveni kokuthatha lemali bahambe baye kwiphondo lweNtshona Koloni, abanye baye babuya bathenga ezinye itaxi bangena kwiDunoon Taxi Association.

“Nokuba bamkile baphinda babuya bathenga iitaxi asinawukwazi ukubalwisa singamalungu ombutho. Abonile ukuba umbutho usamile yaye ushishino lusaqhuba yaye iitaxi zisadingwa. Besingenokwazi ukubavalela ngaphandle,” utshilo uQotyiwe.

Ukongeza, amalungu alombutho akhulile ngenani. Ukusukela kunyaka ophelileyo ngoSeptember lombutho unyoke ngamalungu ayi 87, utshilo uQotyiwe.

Oku, ngokutsho kukaQotyiwe, kubangwe kuba kukho isidingo setaxi kuba iDunoon iyakhula yaye uMyCiTi akafiki kwezinye iindawo.

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Umqhubi obeye eDunoon ukuyothatha umsebenzi wakhe uluvile ulwamvila loonotaxi ngethuba beqhekeza iifestile zesithuthi sakhe ngoMvulo 30 September. Umfanekiso: Peter Luhanga

kjwafumaniswa ukuba nangona ezinye iroute ezinemali bezithathwe nguMyCiTi iitaxi zisadingeka ngokju ekhona uMyCiTi. “Kuba uMyCiTi engakwazi ukuthwala bonke ababantu kwa abakhweli bakhetha iitaxi,” utshilo uQotyiwe.

“Abanye abantu bakhetha iitaxi kunoMyCiti bathi akabasebenzeli yiyo lento bekhetha iitaxi.”

Malunga nephemit uPurchase uthe ngoOctober 2015 isixeko saphumeza uguqulo lwezetaxi kuzanywa ukusekwa iinkampani yeetaxi ukuze kubekho ulawuleko kuye kunyuswe nomgangatho. Uthe ipilot project yoku neither Isolabantu news nor its publishers, editor or employees are responsible for any loss, harm or damage arising out of or contributed by as a result of any transaction entered into pursuant to any advertisement, advertorial or classified

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yenziwa eMitchells Plain ze wamenywa umbutho wase Dunoon. Yaye isixeko sisashukuxa umcimbi wokunikwa kweetaxi iphemit kodwa kusekho lambuzo wokuba banikwa njani abantu iphemit ababezinekezela ngokwabo ze bazuza izigidi zerandi.

UQotyiwe uthe ukuba bayanikwa iiphemit abo babenikezele ngabo mabanikwe nabatsha abafuna iiphemit wongeze ngelithi babesenzile isicelo sokuba makubhalwe iitaxi ngemibala kaMyCity ukuze zingene kwizitalato zaselokishini apho uMyCiTi angangeniyo kodwa saphanza esisicelo

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A run with a world-class view The annual Battle up Blaauwberg Hill trail run in September is an event held by the City, Friends of Blaauwberg Conservation Area, and the West Coast Athletic Club. This year was the tenth anniversary of this physically and metaphorically breath-taking event.

This section of the reserve, normally not open to the public, is home to eland and red hartebeest. The route goes through the field where the Battle of Blaauwberg took place in 1806.

The trail then leads to the top of the hill with its World War II lookout points and spectacular views of two world heritage sites: Table Mountain and Robben Island.

Blaauwberg nature reserve protects three endangered vegetation types: Cape Flats dune strandveld, Cape Flats sand fynbos and Swartland shale renosterveld.

It is South Africa's first Green Coast site designated by the Wildlife and Environment Society.

The reserve hosts guided walks. For more information, see www.bca.org.za.

See: www.capetown.gov.za/thinkwater

Beat this view: From the top of Blaauwberg Hill in the City’s Blaauwberg conservation area, visitors have spectacular views of two world heritage sites: Table Mountain and Robben Island. The coastal section of the reserve is open from sunrise to sunset.

About the City’s electricity tariffs Electricity is sold at the cost of buying and providing it.

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uch has been said about the City’s electricity tariffs since the tariff hike took effect on 1 July 2019, which is the start of the new municipal financial year.

Here are some important facts in a nutshell: • All the City’s tariffs that required National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) approval were approved by NERSA. • Following a public participation process the regulated and unregulated tariffs were approved by a full Council.

• No profit is made from the sale of electricity.

• Eskom’s tariff increased by 15,6% compared to the City’s increase of 8,8%.

• Some 65% of the electricity tariff is spent on buying bulk electricity from Eskom.

• The City must buy from Eskom. It has no choice, as the law dictates this. That is

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why the City is taking National Government and NERSA to court to allow it to buy some of the required energy from independent producers.

• The fixed charge for electricity is not a surcharge; it is for cost recovery only.

YOU HAVE THE POWER TO SAVE You hold the power to reduce your energy bills. A large part of the energy tariff is based on usage. So, if you use less, you will pay less – and will help make Cape Town a sustainable, energy-efficient city.

• Turn down your geyser temperature to 60 ˚C. This will save you up to 5% on your electricity bill. For more ways to reduce electricity use, see https://savingelectricity.org.za/.

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KORTLIKS Die Stad doen sy bes om verhogings in elektrisiteitstariewe te beperk, en vanjaar het die tariewe met slegs 8,8% gestyg – veel minder as Eskom se tariefverhoging van 15,6%. Die Stad moet volgens wet by Eskom krag koop en enige tariefverhogings moet deur die nasionale energiereguleerder goedgekeur word.

Boonop moet die Stad sy elektrisiteitsinfrastruktuur in stand hou en uitbrei, en daarom is ’n vaste heffing vir sommige gebruikers ingestel.

Daar is verskeie maniere waarop inwoners hulle

• The City compares well with other metros, with costs being lower in many instances.

The City does its utmost to keep cost increases to a minimum when tariffs are proposed.

It also makes considerable provisions for the most vulnerable.

The City hopes that residents and businesses understand the need for the fixed charge as a cost recovery tool to enable infrastructure maintenance..

The “buying in bulk” myth Buying electricity in bulk is not always cheaper. Only buy what you need. The lifeline, domestic and home user tariffs have two pricing blocks. The block you are charged in depends on how much you buy in a month. Buying in bulk may push you into the second block, which is more expensive and often unnecessary.

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As summer sets in, Cape Town comes to life with colourful flowers. Many of them are very rare critically endangered species, and can only be seen in the Cape from August to October.

For instance, in Durbanville’s High Street greenbelt, the critically endangered Swartland shale renosterveld protects a variety of shrubs and bulbs that bloom only in spring.

In Bowlers Avenue and the public open space in St John Road, also in Durbanville, remnants of Swartland shale renosterveld and other indigenous bulbs and shrubs such as the Babiana stricta (bobbejaantjie) bloom.

There is also a small portion of the unique Cape Flats sand fynbos vegetation (of which less then 1% is currently conserved), with over 100 plant species recorded at this site.

The City’s Recreation and Parks Department tries to accommodate this annual showing, although it also steps up mowing to cut winter growth.

Mowing is not done in nature protected areas, or open spaces where a community does not want mowing.

Residents who want the City to stop mowing in any area can submit a request, with evidence of support from neighbours, by sending an e-mail to RP.Enquiries@capetown.gov.za.

Worth protecting: The rare Babiana stricta (bobbejaantjie) is one of many endangered and rare plants the City the City needs your help to protect.

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KHAWUNDIBALISELE elektrisiteitsverbruik kan verminder, en kan geld spaar. Een is om hulle geisers koeler te stel. Vir nóg energiespaarwenke, gaan na https://savingelectricity.org.za/.

Die Blaauwbergnatuurreservaat beskerm drie bedreigde plantspesies: Kaapse Vlakte-duinstrandveld, Kaapse Vlakte-sandfynbos en Swartland-skalierenosterveld. Die Suid-Afrikaanse natuur- en omgewingsvereniging (WESSA) het dit as die land se heel eerste groenkusterrein aangewys.

ISixeko senza konke okusemandleni ukugcina amaxabiso ombane esezantsi, kwaye kulo nyaka amaxabiso eSixeko onyuke nge-8,8% kuphela- xabiso elo elisezantsi kakhulu kwixabiso labakwa-Eskom elonyuke nge-15,6%. Ngokomthetho, iSixeko kufuneka sithenge umbane kwabakwaEskom, kwaye konke ukonyuka kwamaxabiso kufuneka kuphunyezwe yi-National Energy Regulator.

ISixeko kufuneka sinononophele isakheko saso sobonelelo ngombane, kwaye ngenxa yoko siye samisela intlawulo engagungqiyo kwabanye abasebenzisi bombane.

Uluntu luneendlela ezininzi olungacutha ngayo ukuse-

tyenziswa kombane kwaye lugcine imali. Ukuthoba ubushushu kwigiza yakho yenye yazo. Ngezinye iingcebiso malunga nokulondoloza umbane, jonga ku-https://savingelectricity.org.za.

Indawo yolondolozo lwendalo iBlaauwberg Nature Reserve ikhusela iindidi ezintathu zezityalo ezisengozini yokufa: iCape Flats dune strandveld, Cape Flats sand fynbos neSwartland shale renosterveld.

Lunxweme lokuqala lolondolozo lwendalo eMzantsi Afrika oluyi-Green Coast olwakhethwa yi-Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa.

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Check your meds City Health urges residents to do a ‘spring-clean’ of their medicine cabinets. Expired medication should never be taken, and may not be disposed of in home bins. It is also illegal to dispose of pharmaceutical waste and ‘sharps’ – such as surgical blades or syringes – in home bins.

Safely dispose of expired medicines and sharps by placing them in rigid, puncture–proof plastic containers (e.g. a plastic milk bottle) and sealing them.

Clearly mark the containers as “Expired medication” or “Sharps” and take them to your nearest City clinic or private pharmacy for safe disposal.

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Extra clerks will be employed at the busier driving licence testing centres (DLTCs) such as Brackenfell, Durbanville, Gallows Hill, Hillstar, Joe Gqabi and Milnerton centres, with further appointments at other centres to be made on a priority basis.

Long waiting times at the City’s 18 DLTCs are a common complaint. In the 2018/19 financial year, these centres administered 76 178 driving tests and 124 135 learner licence tests. They also deal with the replacement and renewal of documentation, fine payments, etc.

Delays are not entirely within the

City’s control: The NaTIS system used to process transactions falls under National Government, as do the eye-testing machines required for licensing applications. The City does what it can to improve its customer service, which the additional appointees will hopefully achieve in the coming months.

Other business improvement measures introduced at some centres include queue management systems, improved signage, and weekly activity reports on staff performance. Unfortunately, not all DLTCs can incorporate these measures, mostly due to a lack of space.

Access-to-information enquiries The City wants to raise awareness of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) and invites residents to apply to the City for access to information. PAIA gives effect to section 32 of the Constitution, which confirms the public’s right of access to information held by the state, except for records held by the Cabinet, the courts, members of Parliament and provincial legislatures.

The City has a dedicated walk-in public office, the Access to City Records Office, in the Cape Town Civic Centre to assist the public with the PAIA process.

Information that can be requested includes documents, tapes, video recordings, computer files, notes or e-mails. PAIA applies to records of public and private bod-

ies. A record means any recorded information that is in possession or under the control of the public body, whether or not created by that public body. PAIA also applies to records held by independent contractors contracted by the state.

In terms of PAIA, an applicant must be given access to records of a public body, provided that the applicant complies with all the procedural requirements, and that access is not refused in terms of any of the grounds of refusal contained in chapter 4 of the act.

For more information and to submit requests, visit www.capetown.gov.za/CityConnect. You can also send an e-mail to access2info.act@capetown.gov.za.

Water use is down, but please still save The City thanks residents and businesses for continuing to use water sparingly. In the last week of September, average daily use was 616 Mℓ/day, less than the target of 650 Mℓ/day.

Water use restrictions remain in force.

Watering of gardens or irrigation with municipal drinking water is allowed only before 09:00 or after 18:00 for a maximum of one hour per day per property,

as follows: • on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays using soaker hose irrigation, or a bucket or watering can • on Saturdays using sprinklers or a hosepipe fitted with a self-closing spray nozzle

KORTLIKS Uitvoerende burgemeester Dan Plato moedig inwoners aan om wyksvergaderings by te woon en hulle kwessies en vrae met hulle wyksraadslid te bespreek.

Die wyksvergaderings is ’n manier om na inwoners te luister, en om te bepaal waar die Stad goed vaar en waar méér gedoen kan word om aan Kapenaars se verwagtinge te voldoen. Die vergaderingrooster is te kry by www.capetown.gov.za.

Die Stad het ’n nuwe eenstopinstapsentrum in die Strandstraatwandelhal wat spesifiek geskep is om kleinsakeondernemings by te staan.

‘Backyarder’ services a first

Better conditions for backyarders: Since 2014, the City has installed 2 460 water and sanitation points to backyard dwellers on City rental property, and plans to install around 2 000 service points to backyard dwellers over the next three years.

Cape Town was the first municipality in the country to provide services to those living as backyarders on Council-owned property.

The backyarder programme started in 2014 and provides one-on-one water, refuse and electricity services to these residents.

Backyarders who live on private property or on invaded land will not benefit, as the Municipal Finance Management Act determines that public money may not be used for enhancing private properties.

More than R850 million has been earmarked over three years for upgrades to informal settlements and backyarder services. Of this, R713 million has been budgeted for investment in backyarder service provision and the informal settlements upgrade programme.

In addition, some R150 million is budgeted for the delivery of electricity services to the backyarder community.

The growth in the number of backyarders is a direct result of rapid urbanisation and the growing need for more affordable housing closer to urban centres.

Just over R1,6 billion has been budgeted over the next three financial years to provide formal subsidy houses and affordable rental opportunities near urban centres.

Yet the City cannot solely rely on these options, but must also look towards enhanced backyarder services provision and informal settlements upgrades.

The City will continue promoting transport-oriented development, working towards reversing apartheid spatial planning.

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Over winter, the City spent R15 million trimming trees that could have interfered with overhead electricity lines and caused power failures during storms.

Now the Cape is entering the windy season, when the southeaster can cause havoc. The City asks residents to maintain their trees and vegetation near power lines to prevent power outages.

Vegetation affecting overhead lines can be reported to the call centre on 0860 103 089 or at FaultReporting.

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inclusive and well-run municipality, we will work harder to make sure every resident experiences the benefits of efficient service delivery.

Some of the meetings have been wellattended; others less so. That's why we are

won "Africa's Leading Tourist Attraction", and Cape Town International Airport won "Africa's Leading Airport". All three are now in the running for the world title at the 2019 World Travel Awards, and we need your vote to help us bring home these accolades.

Winning the global titles will be a great boost for the local tourism economy, which supports 300 000 jobs. Voting closes on 20 October. So, please go to www.worldtravelawards.com to cast your vote and help us achieve a hat-trick!

– Executive Mayor Dan Plato

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To cut down on red tape and improve its services to entrepreneurs and small, medium and micro-enterprises (SMMEs), the City opened a Business Hub in the Strand Street concourse.

This walk-in centre, an extension of the Small Business Support Office, is an easily accessible one-stop business support shop. It offers information on starting and growing a business as well as support programmes and advice; connects SMMEs and entrepreneurs with business partners, funders, support organisations or City departments; simplifies communication with the City, and provides access to new markets.

• The Business Hub is open on weekdays from 08:00 to 16:00 and can be contacted on 021 417 4043 or business.support@capetown.gov.za.

encouraging you to attend. If you are not sure who your councillor is, please attend these meetings to get to know him/her and provide us with feedback on how effective your councillor is. The meeting schedule is available on the City's website.

As part of being a leading city, Cape Town has been nominated in three categories at the World Travel Awards.At the World Travel Awards Africa & Indian Ocean gala ceremony in June 2019, Cape Town – already the 2018 World's Leading Festival & Event Destination – was named "Africa's Leading Festival & Event Destination"; Table Mountain

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This process is similar to the listening tour I conducted when I became Executive Mayor in November last year. It’s important that our residents feel that they're heard and acknowledged; to hear where we are doing well and where we can do more to meet expectations. As an

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KHAWUNDIBALISELE Ekstra klerke sal by die Stad se besiger rybewystoetssentrums soos Brackenfell, Durbanville, Gallows Hill, Hillstar, Joe Gqabi en Milnerton aangestel word.

Die Stad se gesondheidsdepartement raai inwoners aan om hulle medisynekaste ’n slag deeglik te deursoek en op ’n veilige manier ontslae te raak van ou medisyne en ander items.

Vir lede van die publiek wat op soek is na Stadsinligting is daar ’n toegewyde instapkantoor in die Kaapstadburgersentrum, waar enigeen om toegang tot inligting kan aansoek doen.

USodolophu weSigqeba uDan Plato ubongoza uluntu ukuba luzimase iintlanganiso zewadi, kwaye luxoxe ngeengxaki ezikhoyo lubuze nemibuzo kuceba wewadi leyo.

Kubalulekile ukuba uluntu lumanyelwe kwaye luthathelwe ingqalelo, ukwenzela ukuba luve ukuba iSixeko siqhuba kakuhle kweziphi iinkalo kwaye singaphucula phi ukuze sifezekise iimfuno zoluntu.

Ukuze ufumane ishedyuli yeentlanganiso, nceda ungene kuwww.capetown.gov.za.

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How the City’s electricity tariffs work Providing reliable electricity services to all Capetonians is a complex business.

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he City does what it can to make electricity accessible and affordable for all its residents. It does not profit from the sale of electricity.

Of income derived from electricity sales, 65% goes to Eskom, which sells the bulk electricity to the City, 25% goes toward the maintenance of the electricity grid, and 10% to the rates account, which helps pay for shared services.

This financial year, the City has been able to limit electricity tariff increases to 8,8% – much less than Eskom’s 15,6% increase – and has implemented tariffs that it believes are as equitable as possible.

The City must maintain and extend its extensive electricity infrastructure (see the panel “City Electricity by the numbers”), regardless of how much electricity is sold.

Tariffs and thresholds Electricity consumption is measured in kilowatt hours, and one City electricity billing unit is equal to one kilowatt hour.

A kilowatt hour (kWh) is a measurement of energy where 1 000 watts of power is sustained for one hour. So, an electric heater consuming 1 000 watts and operating for one hour uses one kWh of energy. A television consuming 100 watts operating continuously for 10 hours also uses 1 kWh. The City charges households three different rates for electricity – lifeline, domestic and home user. The lifeline tariff is designed to help the poor afford a basic level of service. Please see the panel below for an explanation of the three tariffs.

All three tariffs have two pricing blocks with usage thresholds. If you cross the

To compensate for the impact of this charge, home users pay less per unit for the first 600 kWh than consumers on the domestic tariff.

Home user service charge This tariff contains a service charge of R163,32 per month (R142,02 plus VAT).

Money generated from the service charge helps maintain the City’s electricity infrastructure, including power lines, substations, transformers and meters.

Small-scale embedded generation There is also a small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) tariff for customers with Cityapproved grid-tied feed-in SSEG systems, such as solar photovoltaics. For more information, enter "SSEG" in the search box on the City's website.

1,5 LOADS OF LAUNDRY

4 HOURS OF REFRIGERATION

5 SHIRTS IRONED

About the three electricity tariffs You will be charged the HOME USER tariff if you: • own a property valued at more than R1 000 000, as users in this category are not regarded as destitute. This is the most equitable way found to classify the cost. Rates and services relief may still be provided depending on household income; • have a prepaid meter; or • have a credit meter, regardless of property value.

You will be charged the DOMESTIC tariff if you: • own a house valued at more than R400 000 and less than R1 000 000; • have a prepaid meter; or • consume, on average, more than 450 kWh per calendar month per year.

Eskom customers Eskom customers can consult www.eskom.co.za for their tariffs. They can also refer any queries directly to the Eskom national Sharecall number on 0860 037 566 or by sending an e-mail to western@eskom.co.za.

• For more information about City-supplied electricity, and for tips on how to save energy, visit http://www.capetown.gov.za > Family and Home > Residential Utility Services.

1 KWH – OR CIT TY BILLING G UNIT T – WILL L PROVIDE APPROXIMA ATEL T LY ENOUGH ENERGY FOR:

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You qualify for the LIFELINE tariff if you: • have a prepaid meter, and • receive less than 450 units on average per month, and • live in a property with a municipal valuation of less than R400 000, or • receive a rebate (pensioner, indigent, disabled), irrespective of property value.

Lifeline customers receive some free electricity, namely: • 60 kWh per month if they use less than 250 kWh (on average) per month.

• 25 kWh per month if they use between 250 and 450 kWh (on average) per month.

The Lifeline tariff is not to reward lowconsuming customers, but to but to help the poor afford a basic level of service.

Lifeline tariff Threshold = 350 kWh per calendar month

Domestic tariff Threshold = 600 kWh per calendar month

Home user tariff Threshold = 600 kWh per calendar month

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Price for block 1

Price for block 2

(below the threshold)

(above the threshold)

120,09c/kWh plus VAT = 138,10c/kWh *Includes any free electricity

242,14c/kWh plus VAT = 278,46c/kWh

199,13c/kWh plus VAT = 229,00c/kWh

242,14c/kWh plus VAT = 278,46c/kWh

175,46c/kWh plus VAT = 201,78c/kWh

242,14c/kWh plus VAT = 278,46c/kWh

City Electricity by the numbers

KORTLIKS Van die inkomste wat die Stad uit elektrisiteitsverkope verdien, gaan 65% na Eskom, wat die elektrisiteit in groot maat aan die Stad verkoop; 25% word gebruik vir die instandhouding van die kragnetwerk, en 10% gaan na die gemeenskaplike belastingrekening.

Huishoudings wat hulle krag van die Stad ontvang, betaal een van drie elektrisiteitstariewe – die hulptarief (“lifeline”), huishoudelik of tuisgebruiker.

Die hulptarief is geskep om ’n basiese diensvlak binne arm mense se bereik te plaas.

Inwoners wat in ’n eiendom met ’n munisipale waardasie van minder as R400 000 woon, oor ’n koopkragmeter beskik en minder as 450 eenhede per maand gebruik óf ’n Stadskorting ontvang, kom

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832 km of high-voltage cables 174 km of high-voltage overhead lines 7 244 km of medium-voltage cables 345 km of medium-voltage overhead lines 22 207 km of low-voltage cables 2 871 km of low-voltage overhead lines 83 major substations 922 protected substations

Apply for rebates and other types of financial relief The City invites property owners who are aged 60 years and older, or are indigent or dependent on social grants, to apply for financial assistance by 30 November 2019.

Residents who already receive these rebates must reapply, as their three-year cycle ended in June, following the new property valuation implemented on 1 July 2019.

The City has earmarked some R1,2 billion for rates rebates and R1,7 billion for indigent relief.

Property owners receiving a pension or social or disability grants, and whose monthly household income is less than R17 500, may qualify for rates discounts.

Let there be light: Supplying electricity to a city with 4,2 million residents is an enormous undertaking. threshold, you will start paying more for your electricity. In other words, if you use more electricity than usual, you will end up paying a higher rate.

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2 852 unprotected substations 5 959 mini-substations 645 pole-mounted transformers 2 gas-fired generators 658 542 electricity meters 2 505 employees 966 vehicles R12 billion+ budget

A threshold increase This is a R2 500 increase in the monthly household income threshold for rates assistance. The rebates for all income bands between R4 500 and R17 500 per month have also been adjusted upwards.

Property owners who are indigent and earn up to R6 000 a month, regardless of their age, are also encouraged to apply for indigent benefits, including rates rebates.

Residents who are in arrears with their municipal accounts can enter into an arrangement with the City to pay these off.

How to apply To apply for pensioner and social grant benefits or indigent relief, visit your nearest municipal office or www.capetown.gov.za/City-Connect.

Click on "Apply", and then on "Financial relief and rebates".

Download and complete the required applications form(s). Submit completed forms to any Revenue walkin office, e-mail it to indigent.relief@ capetown.gov.za, or post them to: Director Revenue, City of Cape Town, PO Box 655, Cape Town 8000.

Certified copies of all relevant documentation must be included with the application. When posting a form, a certified copy of your ID or other proof of identification must be included.

Residents applying for indigent registration can also send an SMS with their name and cellphone number to *134*222#.

Renewal applications have been posted to existing rates rebate and indigent grant recipients.

• For more information, contact the call centre on 0860 103 089.

KHAWUNDIBALISELE in aanmerking vir die hulptarief. Ál drie tariewe het twee prysblokke met gebruiksdrempels. Sodra jy die drempel oorsteek, begin jy méér vir jou elektrisiteit betaal.

Die tuisgebruikertarief sluit ’n diensheffing van R163,32 per maand in. Inkomste uit die diensheffing help die Stad sy elektrisiteitsinfrastruktuur in stand hou. Die elektrisiteitsdepartement het ’n jaarlikse begroting van meer as R12 miljard, het 2 505 mense in diens, en ’n vloot van 966 voertuie.

Eiendomseienaars wat 60 jaar en ouer is, as deernisgevalle beskou word of op maatskaplike toelaes staatmaak, kan teen 30 November 2019 om finansiële bystand by die Stad aansoek doen. Vir inligting bel die oproepsentrum by 0860 103 089.

Kwingeniso efunye kwintengiso yombane, i-65% ingena kwabakwa-Eskom, abathengisela iSixeko isambuku sombane, i-25% ingena kunonophelo lweziko elinobuxhakaxhaka bobonelelo ngombane, ize i-10% ingene kwiakhawunti yeentlawulo ezihlanganisiweyo.

ISixeko sihlawulisa amakhaya iireyithi ezintathu ezahlukeneyo zombane-iLifeline, Domestic ne-Home User. Intlawulo ye-Lifeline yenzelwe ukunceda abo bangathethi-ntweni ukuba bakwazi ukufikelela kumgangatho wenkonzo engundoqo.

Uluhlu oluhlala kwiipropati ezixabisa ngaphantsi kweR400 000, oluneemitha zombane ohlawulelwayo ngaphambi kowusebenzisa kwaye lusebenzise iiyunithi ezingaphantsi kwe-450 ngenyanga, okanye olufumana isaphulelo seSixeko kufuneka lufumane intlawulo ye-Lifeline.

Zontathu ezi ntlawulo ziinebloko ezimbini zamaxabiso, ngokweqondo lokusetyenziswa kombane. Ukuba udlulile kwiqondo lokusetyenziswa kombane, uzakuqalisa ukuhlawula kakhulu ngombane wakho.

Ixabiso eliyi-Home User linentlawulo yenkonzo eyiR163,32 ngenyanga. Imali eyenziwe kule ntlawulo yenkonzo inceda kunonophelo lwesakheko sobonelelo ngombane seSixeko. ISebe lezoMbane sinoqingqo-mali lonyaka olungaphezulu kwe-R12 bhiliyoni, kwaye liqeshe abantu abayi-2 505 kananjalo linezithuthi eziyi-966.

Abanini bezindlu abaneminyaka eyi-60 nangaphezulu ubudala, abo bangathathi-ntweni okanye abaxhomekeke kwizibonelelo zoncedo lukarhulumente, kufuneka benze isicelo soncedo-mali kwiSixeko ngowama-30 kweyeNkanga 2019.

4 CITYNEWS Developing golden gloves in Dunoon The Recreation and Parks Department hosts an annual boxing tournament at the Dunoon recreational hub. This year, 200 aspiring male and female boxers, aged 11 to 40, took to the ring in various weight classes.

The tournament is in its seventh year and has seen local contenders represent South Africa at top events.

Many of them have returned to contribute to the Dunoon boxing programme to coach.

The Dunoon recreational hub has been partnering with the Inkwenkwezi Boxing Club since 2012.

Better City service facilities and hours Since the opening of the City’s customer care office at Table Bay Mall in Sunningdale three months ago, there have been more than 2 000 accountrelated visitors, and more than 11 500 vehicle-related transactions have been completed.

Staff assist customers with vehicle licence renewals and registrations, rates and services enquiries, payments for municipal accounts and traffic fines, rates rebates and indigent applications, and other services.

Residents can now also visit the Goodwood motor vehicle registration and licensing (MVRL) office on Saturdays between 08:00 and 12:30, making services such as vehicle licence renewals, vehicle registrations and licence payments more convenient.

Area North, October 2019

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Going and growing green The City encourages green technology, and leads by example.

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he City seeks to provide and support sustainable technologies that reduce damage to the environment.

Two recent examples are the extension of the City landfill gas extraction facilities, and support for an Atlantis eco-business.

The City will be installing a landfill gas flaring system at the Vissershok landfill. Gas flaring converts the harmful methane gases generated by waste rotting in landfills into less-harmful carbon dioxide. Methane gas has a global warming potential some 25 times greater than carbon dioxide.

Methane can also be collected and used to generate electricity or power vehicles, and the Vissershok plant has the potential to generate 2 MW of energy.

The City already has gas flaring facilities at the Coastal Park and Bellville South landfill facilities, and these have destroyed methane equivalent to about 138 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide.

In Atlantis, in turn, new investor Ukubuya is converting alien vegetation biomass into renewable energy for industrial heating.

Their carbon-neutral briquettes can poten-

Life’s a beach: Cape Town’s 307 km coastline has more than 70 beaches.

By-law to better protect beaches

A green industry hub: The Atlantis special economic zone has attracted renewable-energy manifacturing, such as towers for wind farms. tially replace coal and paraffin, and reduce the environmental costs associated with the use of fossil fuels.

The total value of Ukubuya’s investment is estimated to be R200 million and will create new, badly-needed jobs.

Atlantis was declared a special economic

Illegal dumping could cost you

Vote, and help tourism growth Cape Town has done it again. At the recent World Travel Awards Africa & Indian Ocean gala ceremony, Cape Town was voted "Africa's Leading Festival & Event Destination" for the second consecutive year.

Table Mountain won the title of “Africa’s Leading Tourist Attraction” and Cape Town International Airport won “Africa’s Leading Airport”. All three are now in the running for the world title at the 2019 World Travel Awards.

Capetonians can help bring these prestigious awards home by voting online at www.worldtravelawards.com.

Voting is open until 20 October.

Cape Town has also been named one of the world’s friendliest cities, Africa’s leading digital city, and features among

the top ten “bucket list” destinations to visit globally.

Awards like these, along with Cape Town's world-class attractions, will continue to boost tourism as a key sector of the local economy, which has created more than 300 000 jobs in total. Your vote will help.

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zone (SEZ) aimed at development of the renewable-energy and green technology sector in October last year. The SEZ has already attracted investments of R680 million. Gestamp Renewable Industries, a Spanish wind tower manufacturer, alone has invested R475 million.

Persons caught dumping their waste illegally will have their vehicle seized and impounded. The vehicle will not be released until the criminal case is concluded and on receipt of the fees payable, which include an impoundment fee.

The fees are R8 700 for a first offence, R11 700 for a second offence, and R17 400 for a third offence. The offender will also be fined with R5 000 for contravening the by-law .

• Report illegal dumping to the corporate call centre on 0860 103 089, or on the emergency number (107 from a landline, or 021 480 7700 from a mobile).

The City has drafted a by-law to better manage, protect and improve safety along Cape Town’s coastline, which draws millions of visitors and contributes some R40 billion to the local economy each year.

The proposed by-law addresses poaching or illegal fishing; harvesting, removal or damaging of indigenous coastal vegetation and other natural material; littering, pollution and dumping; encroachment of private property; measures to remove encroachments; possession of liquor or drugs; hawking or doing business illegally; launching of vessels, and issuing of fines for contraventions.

Following a month-long public participation process, the draft by-law will now go before Council’s Portfolio Committee on Spatial Planning and Environment in November, and then to a full Council meeting for approval early in 2020.

Green bins on their way Residents in Richwood, Burgundy Estate, Bothasig, Edgemead, Monte Vista, Plattekloof Glen, Baronetcy Estate and Plattekloof 1, 2 and 3 will soon receive a second 140 ℓ wheelie bin with a green lid for recyclable materials.

The normal refuse collection service will continue unchanged, while the green-lid bins will be emptied the next day.

KHAWUNDIBALISELE

Die Stad beywer hom daarvoor om volhoubare, omgewingsvriendelike tegnologieë te voorsien en te ondersteun. Twee onlangse voorbeelde is die uitbreiding van die Stad se gasonttrekkingsfasiliteite by opvulterreine, en steun vir ’n eko-onderneming in Atlantis.

Atlantis is in Oktober verlede jaar tot ’n spesiale ekonomiese sone (SES) verklaar met die oog daarop om die plaaslike sektor vir hernubare energie en groen tegnologie te ontwikkel.

Sedert die Stad drie maande gelede ’n kliëntesorgkantoor by die Table Bay-winkelsentrum in Sunningdale geopen het, was daar al meer as 2 000 rekeningverwante besoekers en is meer as 11 500 voertuigverwante transaksies voltooi.

Boonop kan inwoners nou die Goodwood-kantoor vir voertuigregistrasies en -lisensies op Saterdae tussen 08:00 en 12:30 besoek.

Persone wat betrap word dat hulle onwettig vullis stort, kan hulle voertuie verloor. Die Stad sal op die voertuie beslag lê en dit skut totdat die strafsaak afgehandel en enige boetes betaal is. Boetes is stewig en kan tot R22 400 vir ’n derde oortreding beloop.

Die Stad het ’n verordening opgestel om die Kaapstadkuslyn beter te bestuur, te beskerm en te beveilig.

Die konsepverordening sal in November voor die Raad se portefeuljekomitee oor ruimtelike beplanning en omgewing dien, waarna ’n volle Raadsvergadering dit vroeg in 2020 vir finale goedkeuring sal oorweeg.

ISixeko siceba ukubonelela kwaye sixhase iteknoloji eluqilima ethomalalisa ukonakaliswa kwendalo.

Imizekelo yakutsha nje kukongezwa kwezakheko zeSixeko ezikhupha igesi kwisiza senkunkuma, kunye nokuxhasa ushishino olunegalelo kulondolozo lwezendalo e-Atlantis.

I-Atlantis yabhengezwa njengommandla owodwa wezoqoqosho (SEZ) ojolise kuphuhliso lwecandelo lezamandla ombane ohlaziyekayo neteknoloji ejolise ekukhuseleni indalo kweyeDwarha kunyaka ophelileyo. Le SEZ sele itsale utyalo-mali oluyi-R680 miliyoni.

Ukususela ngexesha lokuvulwa kwe-Ofisi yoNcedo lwaBaxumi beSixeko eSunningdale eTable Bay Mall

kwiinyanga ezintathu ezidlulileyo sele kuncedwe abantu abangaphezulu kwama-2 00 ngokunxulumene nee-akhawunti kwaye kuqukunjelwe iintlawulo eziphathelene nezithuthi eziyi-11 500.

Uluntu ngoku lungandwendwela i-ofisi yobhaliso lwezithuthi neelayisenisi yaseGoodwood ngeMigqibelo phakathi kweye-08:00 ukuya kweye-12:30. akaliswe kakubi kwaye azinakho ukuvulwa.

Abantu ababanjwe belahla inkunkuma ngokungekho semthethweni izithuthi zabo ziyakuthi zithinjwe kwaye zivalelwe. Izithuthi azisayi kukhutshwa zingekahlawulwa izohlwayo zetyala lolwaphulo-mthetho – ezifikelela kwi-R22 400 kwisigwebo sesithathu.

CITY OF CAPE TOWN AND AREA NORTH CONTACT NUMBERS Accounts and general enquiries Tel . . . . . . . . . . . . 0860 103 089 (option 1) Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0860 103 090 E-mail . . . . . . . accounts@capetown.gov.za . . . . . . . . . . . . contact.us@capetown.gov.za Alcohol and drug helpline (24/7) Tel . . . . . . 0800 HELP 4 U (0800 435 748) Anti-corruption & fraud hotline Tel (anonymous, toll-free) . . 0800 323 130 Cable theft All-hours tel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0800 222 771 Public transport (toll-free) Information centre . . . . . . . 0800 656 463 Dial-a-Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0800 600 895

Drought and water www.capetown.gov.za/thinkwater Report and track faults www.capetown.gov.za/servicerequests e-Services www.capetown.gov.za/eServices Contact the City www.capetown.gov.za/contacts Budget www.capetown.gov.za/budget Tariffs www.capetown.gov.za/tariffs Policies and by-law s www.capetown.gov.za/policies Council matters www.capetown.gov.za/council

AREA NORTH CONTACT DETAILS Acting Director: Urban Management

Luzuko Mdunyelwa Tel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 021 400 2358

Cape Town Civic Centre, 12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town Subcouncil 1 Tel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 021 444 6037 FOR EMERGENCIES CALL

021 480 7700 FROM ANY PHONE OR

107 F ROM A LANDLINE

Cnr Grosvenor and Hermes Avenue, Saxonsea, Atlantis

Municipal offices, Royal Ascot, Bridle Way, Milnerton

Subcouncil 2 Tel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 021 444 7521/0675

Subcouncil 7 Tel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 021 444 0689

Municipal offices, Brighton Way, Kraaifontein

Municipal offices, Oxford Street, Durbanville

Subcouncil 3 Tel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 021 444 4862

Subcouncil 15 Tel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 021 444 9797

Find a programme, apply for a service, access online applications and more at City Connect on www.capetown.gov.za

Pinelands Training Centre, St Stephens Road, Central Square, Pinelands Subcouncil 16 Tel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 021 487 2055

11th floor, 44 Wale Street, Cape Town

MID OCTOBER 2019

Dunoon sports complex and library wins international design award

Isakhiwo sezemidlalo kunye nethala zifumene iwonga elihamba neR1.2 yezigidi

Umbhali wethu David Rossouw The design of the Dunoon sports complex and library has earned the the City’s Urban Sustainability Unit the 2019 Human City Design Award worth R1,2 million.

The award recognises designers or groups that have contributed to building a more harmonious and sustainable relationship between residents and their environment, those tackling urban environmental issues, and those who present a new vision through creative design.

Mayco member for spatial planning and environment, Marian Nieuwoudt, said she was proud of the City officials who had worked on the Dunoon project for more

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than three years.

Nieuwoudt said they had beaten entries from Italy, France, Finland, Indonesia, Korea, Thailand, China, Vietnam, and Singapore.

The individuals in the Urban Sustainability Unit who received the award for the Learning and Innovation Precinct in Waxberry Street in Dunoon, were: Liezel Kruger-Fountain (urban designer); Ashley Hemraj (project architect); and the technical support team of Thaufir Davids, Marlin de Kock, Riaan Ismail, and Kim Zeegers.

The Dunoon Learning and Innovation Precinct boasts a sports centre which includes a skate park, and a state-of-the-art library. It was opened by the mayor Dan Plato in April this year.

Iyunithi yeUrban Sustainability yesiXeko saseKapa ifumene iwonga le Human City Design ka 2019 kumsitho obubanjwe eKorea, bewongelwa ukuqulunqa ze bakhe isaskhiwo sezemidlalo kunye nethala eDunoon.

IHuman City Design Award ka 2019 iwonga bo bakhayo okanye baqulunqe izakhiwo ezenza kubekho uzolo nenqubela phakathi kwezakhiwo abahlali kunye nako okusingqungileyo, izakhono ezichubekileyo.

“Ndiziva ndiluvuyo ngeliwonga yaye ndiyazingca ngabasebenzi besixeko abasebenze iminyaka emithathu beqinisekisa ukuphumelela kolulwakhiwo,” utshilo olilungu lwekomiti kasodolophu elijongene nokugcwangcisa nokusingqungileyo uMarian Nieuwoudt.

“Eyona nto ekwenza oku kukhetheke

kukuba lomsebenzi uzotywe de waqulunqwa ngabasebenzi besixeko bodwa,” utshilo uNieuwoudt esongeza ukuba babethe abangeneleli abasuka kumazwe afana nooItaly, France, Finland, Indonesia, Korea, Thailand, China, Vietnam neSingapore.

Iyunithi yeUrban Sustainability kwisiXeko saseKapa iquka, uLiezel Kruger-Fountain, Ashley Hemraj, Thaufir Davids, Marlin de Kock, Riaan Ismail, kunye Kim Zeegers bafumene eliwonga ngokwaka iLearning and Innovation Precinct ekwisitalato iWaxberry eDunoon, besohlula abakhi bakwihlabathi jikelele.

IDunoon Learning and Innovation Precinct iquka isakhiwo sezemidlalo ersineskate park kunye nethala leencwadi elavulwangusodolophu uDan Plato ngoApril 2019.

Keep your housing database detail up to date Staff Reporter Residents waiting for housing accommodation and who have registered on the City’s housing database, are being encouraged to check and update their personal details to avoid missing available housing opportunities.

“It is applicants’ responsibility to update and verify their personal details and contact information on the Housing Database,” states mayco member for human settlements, Malusi Booi.

He said if residents changed their address or phone number, the City would not be able

to get hold of them if a housing opportunity or subsidy application arose.

Booi said there were approximately 319 000 applicants on the housing database and if contact details were updated by residents, duplicates would also be removed from the system, said Booi.

Housing opportunities include state-subsidised Breaking New Ground (BNG) houses, City-owned rental accommodation, and social housing.

Applicants should also update their profiles and provide supporting documentation such as the number of dependants, or special

needs, or dependants with special needs such as disabilities.

Where possible, the City is offering residents the opportunity to submit online applications to register on the database.

You can also verify your status by sending an SMS with your 13-digit identity number followed by a space and your surname, to 44108.

The City’s husing database is run independently of the national and provincial governments, although the City’s beneficiary list corresponds with the applicants who are on the databases of other spheres of government.

In order to register, applicants need to be a South African citizen or permanent resident of South Africa, over 18 years old, married or be a co-habiting partner, or else have dependants and have a combined income of less than R3 500 per month to qualify for stateassisted housing.

For more information about registering or updating your details on the housing database, please call 021 444 0333 or send an email to housing.db@capetown.gov.za

Bahlali iincukacha zenu mazihlale zilungile kuluhlu lwezindlu Umbhali wethu Abahlali abalindele izindlu nabafuna ukubhalisa kuluhlu lwezindlu kwisiXeko saseKapa bayakhuthazwa ukuba bagcine iincukhacha zabo zilungile ukuze bangaphoswa xa kuphuma izindlu.

“Luxanduva lomntu obhalisileyo ukuqinisekisa nokutshintsha iincukhacha zakhe kuluhlu lwezindlu,” utshilo uMalusi Booi, olilungu lwekomiti kasodolophu elijongene nezindlu.

“Ngamanye amaxesha abahlali batshintsha iindawo zokuhlala kunye neenombolo zokuxhumana nto leyo eyenza kubenzima ukuba amagosa esixeko aqhagamishelane

nabo malunga nezindlu eziphumileyo,” utshilo uBooi.

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MID OCTOBER 2019

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Spice 4 Life are the new Champions of Dunoon LFA for 2019

David Rossouw

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fter being in the dark for almost three years, Spice 4 Life stand out as the best team of the Dunoon LFA. By finishing the league with one week to spare on 43 points, Spice 4 Life have risen out the dust with four points ahead of last year champions Pioneer Soccer Club.

“It was not an easy road for us when we started the season, said coach Khaya Break-

fast to Isolabantu Sport.

“After the SAB Franchise was sold almost three years ago, we had to start from scratch and we didn’t have it easy,” said Breakfast.

“We managed to develop youngsters to become footballers who could take us to the top again, and we succeeded.

He said he opted to bring in a few experienced players to guide the youngsters and the strategy paid off.

“It was not always easy for us when we

played the more experience teams with these youngsters, but we managed to to come out top. Our aim at the beginning of the season was just to finish under the top three, but as we progressed to the second round and in the leading positing, we believed we could win the league.”

Most of the playing squad are under-18 players and with a goal average of 75 goals for and 19 against, the team could not ask for a better finish. One youngster, Asitandile Tishi,

put the ball across opponents goal lines more 32 times in the season.

“The team really play as one and also enjoyed the game,” said coach Breakfast.

Now that Spice 4 Life qualify for the SAB regional play offs, the following couple of weeks will of cardinal importance, as they will face their toughest competition against all the district champions.

The last two teams standing will qualify for promotion to the regional SAB division.

There's a new, more accessible layout, an entirely new category of exhibitors and fascinating new displays, with close to 1300 vehicles on show and more than 100 stalls selling just about anything you can think of for your car - and your tummy, with a huge variety of watering holes serving ice-cold drinks, sitdown eateries and takeaway vendors. There's also live music and a funfair in the pits paddock offering exciting rides for children of all ages.

This year's show will feature four active circuits. The new car dealers will have their own

dedicated test drive circuit for the first time, offering test drives on the latest models all day - including electric cars, another first for the Killarney Motor Show.

There will be public karting, to give you a real taste of how Formula One greats Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton and Ayrton Senna started their racing careers. And there will also be an arena section dedicated to non-stop entertainment, featuring stunts, drifting, burnouts, classic motorcycles and even vintage tractor parades and tug-o-war contests.—Killarney International Raceway.

2019 Killarney motor show is up and running Dave Abrahams Registration — to display your classic, exotic or custom car (or motorcycle!) at the 2019 Killarney Motor Show on Sunday 27 October at Killarney International Raceway — is now open.

To register visit website (http://killarneymotorshow.co.za).

If you're a member of one of the clubs belonging to the Cape Multi-Motor Club Secretariate it's free; you just add your vehicle to their online list on the registrations page of the website, so we know how much space to

allocate for your club.

Even if you're not a Cape Multi-Motor Club Secretariate member, it will cost you just R50 to book your spot and show off your pride and joy at the biggest motor show in the Western Cape; that R50 registration fee also gets you and one other person into the show. Entry for visitors to the show is R100 for adults, R40 for scholars under 16 and free for children under 12, so you could save as much as R150.

The only requirement is that your car or motorcycle should be there before 9:00 am on the day and stay there until the show closes at 5:00 pm – and we have plenty for you to see and experience, to keep you entertained all day.

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