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LETTERS / IMBALELWANO

Overflowing sewage T. Daniels, Milnerton

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s someone who serves Du Noon, Joe Slovo & surrounding areas on a regular basis... it pleases me when authorities inject much needed funds towards the improvement of these formal / informal settlements...

The recently built schools is a perfect example.

Yet, allow me to be ‘devils advocate’ to point out a very important fact concerning the residents of both townships.

As regular as clockwork, every second day, the the roads of Du Noon & Joe Slovo gets flooded with overflowing sewer.

Sewage floods the roads & residents of

these townships have to wade through raw sewage on their way to and from work or school.

On certain days, I’ve seen dogs lapping up the dirty water out of pure desperation as well as people selling food & eating in close proximity to the stench because of overcrowding.

Something the majority of my fellow South Africans and I will never do.

Let me bring to your attention that the City is not to blame but overcrowding, as these areas were planned as formal areas to house a certain amount of people.

The open border policies of recent years has seen an influx of foreighners at

an

unprecedented

scale

which

Ukuphuphuma kwelindle T. Daniels, Milnerton

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anjengomntu osebenza eDu Noon eJoe Slovo nakwindawo ezisingqongileyo mihla le, kuyandivuyisa ukubona urhulumente ephucula iinkonzo nemeko yokuhlala zasematyotyombeni.

Ukwakhiwa kutshanje kwesikolo ngumzekelo omhle. Kodwa ndivumele ndihlomle, ndigxeke umba ochaphazela abahlali bezindawo zombini. Phantse umhla nezolo idreyni ezisendleleni kwezindawo ziyagqabhuka ze kugcwale

ilindle ezindleleni. Kuvele kubemanzi, kunuke yonke indawo, lemeko yenza ungcoliseke olungathethekiyo ebantwini.

Ngezinye iimini ndibona izinja zixhapha amanzi anothuvi okanya amdaka, uxinezelelo olukhoyo apha lunzima. Abathengisi bokutya nabo bayachatshazelwa yilemeko.

Inkoliso yabemi boMzantsi Afrika bahlala ebugxwayibeni kodwa kule imeko masingagxeki uMaspala.

Lendawo isikelwe abantu abaliqela elithile kodwa ukufika kwabantu basemzini

contributed to residents adding more shacks for rental income... turning these areas into overcrowded informal settlements.

Result being... the planned infrastructure for sewer, electrical and sanitation weren’t designed to cope with the large crowds so they break down constantly.

Would it then not be fair to expect funds like your R27 million (budgted for Dunoon taxi rank upgrade) to rather be used to resolve the messy sewer problem for once and all... instead of upgrading a taxi rank that to my knowledge are working fine as it is ? Think about it... what’s the use of having a fancy looking taxi rank... yet in order to get there... you have to transverse sewer filled streets daily with clean shoes which in itself is a health hazard. To my mind it’s like putting the cart before the horse.

The residents of both areas would have a much better and healthier standard of

living with the sewers being upgraded first... than having a nicer looking taxi rank.

kubangele ulwando olungathethekiyo.

Kubangele ukwakhiwo kwamatyotyombe ngendlela engacwangciswanga. Yonke lonto ikhokelela kwimeko yogqabhuko mibhobho engakwaziyo ukumelana nomthamo wabantu.

Ngoku ucinga ukuba inkutyula eyi R24 million kulungile ukuba isetyenziswe ekuphuculeni irenki endaweni yokuba ilungise ugutyulo? Ngokubona kwam irenki ayifuni kulungiswa kwaphela.

Cinga ngoku...kutheni sizakuba nerenki ekumgangatho wehlabathi logama sintyumpantyumpeka ebugxwayibeni?

Ndingakhange ndibacingela, abahlali balapha ndicinga ukuba bangathanda ukuhamba kwizitrato ezingavuzi lindle

kunokuba benzelwe irenki entle!

Housing opportunities for workers who cant afford a bond —ISOLABANTU

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he Western Cape provincial government and Private Sector will explore new partnerships to finance housing for workers in the GAP Market those who earn too much to qualify for a free house, but too little to get a bond.

This was the outcome of a Partnership Summit in Stellenbosch on Monday, April 24.

It was convened by the Western Cape Departments of Human Settlements MEC, Bonginkosi Madikizela and Economic Opportunities MEC, Alan Winde, together with key stakeholders in the private sector.

The summit promoted sustainable partnerships with a wide cross section of key stakeholders (private sector and financial institutions) in order to support and achieve the Human Settlements Mandate in line with the provincial Human Settlements Department’s Partnership Strategy.

Human Settlements MEC Bonginkosi

Madikizela said the summit was not just a “talk shop” as it would lead to the creation of housing opportunities for the GAP market.

“We are facing serious challenges when it comes to Human Settlements in South Africa. The government has done a lot over the last 23 years, building homes for the most needy, but I think the challenge facing us now as a country is that a paradigm shift is needed. The government cannot continue to give houses for free,” said Madikizela.

He added: “The national housing backlog is about 2,3 million households. We as government raised expectations that if you need a house, register and we will give you a free house. The Western Cape

has a housing backlog of over 564 000 households. With a budget of about R2.2 billion in the last financial year, we were able to assist about 18 000 families. For us to address the current backlog, we would need about R80 to R100 billion. The economy cannot afford that.”

He said that it was important for the government to deal with the plight of the people who earn slightly too much to qualify for a free house, and too little to qualify for a bond. He said the government was not creating a conducive environment for partners to come on board.

The summit placed a special emphasis on farmworker housing.

“The reality is that the household of a farmworker no longer qualifies for a free

Suzette Little, City of Cape Town, Mayoral Committee Member for Area North responds: The City of Cape Town has already upgraded some of the services in the area and we are planning to do further upgrades in the future. However, it must be stressed that the issue does not only lie with ageing infrastructure but what goes into the sewers and the abuse of the current system.

The Water and Sanitation Management Department works daily in Dunoon to clear blockages because of inappropriate objects being dumped into the sewer system. This includes rags, cooking oil/fats, and litter which the sewer is not designed to convey.

We appeal to residents to work with us to keep the sewerage infrastructure functional.

USuzette Little, City of Cape Town, Mayoral Committee Member for Area North uyaphendula: Isixeko seKapa sele senza uphuculo oluthile kulomba ukhakanywe apha.

Kodwa masitsho ukuthi ukugqabhuka kwemibhobho kubangwa ngabantu ngokungakhathali ngokuthi bafake yonke into xa bechitha amanzi. Icandelo lamanzi nogutyulo lisebenza umhla nezolo eDunoon lizama ukuvula idreyni ezivalwa yinkunkuma , amafutha nezinye izinto ezingafanelwanga kukuba sedreynini.

Sicela abahlali bancedisane nathi ekugcineni indawo yabo icocekile.

house because the current threshold is R3 500. These people can also not qualify for a bond and this leaves us with a massive challenge. We are saying as government, we can make land available and service that land. We are asking you (private sector) to assist us so that your employees have roofs over their heads,” He said.

Economic Opportunities MEC Alan Winde, said the summit was a joint drive to ensure that residents living and working on farms had access to housing.

“Since 2014, 127 000 jobs were created in the Western Cape’s agriculture and agri processing sectors, bringing the total number of residents who are employed in these sectors to 448 000. As these sectors drive an increase in job creation, particularly in rural areas, we need to find solutions to housing for residents working on farms. We know that many will not qualify for a free home, or be able to receive a bond,” said Winde.

He added: “With the onset of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, we are focusing on new and innovative approaches to addressing challenges like these, and partnerships with the private sector will be key in this regard. The Department of Agriculture has completed a provincewide agriculture worker household survey which has valuable data to assist in developing these solutions. The men and women in agriculture play a major role in growing this sector. It’s critical that we invest in improving their lives.”

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Family traumatised after wrongful arrest and detention ISOLABANTU

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Dunoon family is battling to come to terms with an alleged wrongful arrest that saw two sisters aged 16 and 21 and their 44-year-old aunt, spending three days at Milnerton police holding cells. The family claims the charges leveled against them were trumped up and were withdrawn at the Cape Town magistrate court. The family told Ilisolabantu their traumatising experience of unexpected confrontation with cops that leading to their arrest.

It all began with a knock on their RDP house door in Cosmos Street earlier this month. Two uniformed police officers pulled up asking for a suspect, Siyabonga Ndzigwa, who is the sister`s brother. Their mother, Patricia Noyi, asked cops why they were looking for her son, as the warrant of his arrest had been cancelled by the Cape Town Magistrate court. Noyi claims that the cops told her they did not need to present the warrant of arrest to the family in order to arrest the suspect.

She says she showed them the canceled warrant of arrest to the cops and it did not go down well with them.

She claimed that one cop used his index finger to point at her forehead while scolding at her, threatening to slap her.

This angered the two daughters who told the cops that their behaviour was unacceptable.

Noyi’s 21-year-old daughter, Asisipho Dzingwa said she used her cell phone to capture a video of the confrontation. This angered the cops further who threatened to destroy the phone. The confrontation continued outside their house at which point one of the cops pulled out his service gun and pointed at the sisters.

Asisiphe alleges that one of the cops held her by the throat demanding that she surrender her cell phone at which point she threw the phone out of their reach.

It`s alleged that during the confrontation the cop’s service handgun magazine fell off, without the cop noticing it.

Later, when the cops left without catching Siyabonga, his younger sister, Yolanda Qanya, 16, found the magazine lying on the ground not far from their house. She picked it up and informed the family and called the cops. She also claims to have gone around the township looking for visible policing patrolling vans but didn’t find one.

Residents encouraged to use boreholes sparingly W hile the extraction of groundwater remains free, responsible water habits should still apply as this is not an unlimited resource. Due to the current severe drought that is being experienced across the country and the low dams levels, residents have been encouraged to shift to using alternative water sources.

The restrictions on the use of potable water have motivated many residents to install either boreholes or wellpoints in order to tap into Cape Town’s groundwater resources to supplement their potable supply, as well as to save money. The City of Cape Town would, however, like to encourage residents to please use groundwater sparingly as this is not an unlimited resource. If too much groundwater is extracted too quickly, it may become depleted.

The uptake of boreholes and well-points is very useful in taking pressure off our dams at a time when they are reaching

dangerously low levels, however it is important that we utilise it responsibly.

For this reason, the City is recommending that customers with boreholes restrict their watering to the hours prescribed in the restrictions, or at the very least limit their watering to the early mornings and late evenings to avoid evaporation,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Informal Settlements, Water and Waste Services; and Energy, Councillor Xanthea Limberg. Residents who wish to use groundwater are advised that they will need to apply to sink a new borehole or well-point at least 14 days before it is installed and boreholes will need to be registered. Application for and registration of boreholes helps the City gather information for environmental monitoring and research purposes and is not in place so that residents can be charged. Water use from boreholes and wells remains free.

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station, Gaba, who suffers from asthma had seizures in her cell. Despite asking for medication, she was not given any, she claimed.

Yolanda Qanya shows where she picked up the police service gun magazine that fell off during the confrontation. Photo: Isolabantu.

She says she escorted her Aunt Nokuthembela Gaba to her home in Bhekela squatter camp where she had left the magazine. When she got home in Cosmos street, two police vans pulled over. The sisters were arrested and taken to Milnerton Police station. While there, they alleged that they were interrogated and asked where the gun magazine was.

Yolanda told the cops it was at Gaba’s house. The cops left with her to go to Gaba house where they found the magazine and arrested the aunt. Back at the police

She says she was charged for being found in possession of stolen property. Asisiphe claimed that the cops attempted to force them sign a document they didn’t have knowledge what it was about and they refused to sign it. They cop alleged that the sisters had stolen the gun magazine from him.

The family is livid that the charges didn’t stand in the Cape Town Magistrate Court after the alleged wrongful arrest and three day imprisonment at Milnerton Police holding cells. Yolanda says she is still traumatised and hadn’t returned to school for a week. Gaba said her husband borrowed R3500 to pay lawyers to represent her, but when the case was read out in court its alleged the magistrate chucked it out.

“I am an asthma patient. I asked them why they are locking me up. We stayed in jail for doing nothing wrong. It’s very heartbreaking. We paid R3500 to a lawyer for nothing. I feel sad. My husband borrowed money, ” said Gaba, a mom of three children. She said she was confused and terrified at the time of the arrest. It left her kids and neighbours shocked too. The two sisters and Gaba, said the alleged false arrest and imprisonment had left them with a dissociative disorder. They said a legal route to sue the police for false arrest and imprisonment was on the table but did not have money to pay legal costs.

Provincial police spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Andrè Traut told Isolabantu News that due to the intended legal action being pursued against the police, his office was not in a position to provide a detailed response on the allegations. “The affected parties are encouraged to approach the management at Milnerton police station to lodge an official compliant and request an explanation for the police action that was instituted on the day of the event,” said Traut.

VAKALISA ULUVO LWAKHO! ISIPHAKAMISO SOMFANEKISO OQINGQIWEYO KA-NELSON MANDELA ISixeko saseKapa sihlaba ikhwelo kuluntu ukuba luvakalise uluvo kwinjongo yaso yokufakela umfanekiso oqingqiweyo owenziwe ngokupheleleyo, wongasekhoyo owayesakuba nguMongameli uNelson Mandela, kwibhalkhoni yeHolo leSixeko saseKapa.

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Izimvo, izilungiso nezindululo zingangiswa: • • •

Nge-imeyile: transport.info@capetown.gov.za www.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay; Ngeposi: Zijoliswe: kuMphathi weYunithi engeNtatho-nxaxheba yoLuntu, PO Box 298, Cape Town 8000

IYunithi yeNtatho-nxaxheba yoLuntu iyakuthi incedisane nabo bantu bangenakho ukufunda okanye ukubhala, abo bakhubazekileyo nabo bahlelelekileyo apho bangenakho ukungenisa izimvo ezibhaliweyo ukuba ifumane izimvo okanye izilungiso zabo ukuze zirekhodishwe kwaye zingeniswe kwiSixeko. Qhagamshelana naba bantu balandelayo: Ngokwentatho-nxaxheba yoluntu ngokuphangaleleyo: Margaret Isaacs kwa 021 400 1766 okanye kwa margaret.isaacs@capetown.gov.za Ngokwamaqela ahlelelekileyo: Zandile Mahlasela kwa 021 400 5501 okanye ku zandile.mahlasela@capetown.gov.za

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Raw sewage dilema

PETER LUHANGA

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unoon residents are requesting the City of Cape Town to permanently fix the recurring problem of raw sewage flowing through their kasi.

Since Easter weekend, residents have been tiptoeing around a stream of raw sewage in Cosmos Street.

The raw sewage is bubbling out of five broken manholes in the street , forming a stream of faeces flowing into storm water drains.Young children could be seen wading through the raw sewage overflow. A foul stench evaporates from the feaces.

The situation is so bad that residents fear

the outbreak of cholera in the township.

The overflow has completely blocked access to some RDP houses along the street.

“I feel very bad. I cant move comfortably to get into my yard. We have young children we cannot even send them to the shops,” said Nceba Diba, who is a taxi boss.

“If I want to go to the shops I have to ask neighbours or make a plan or have to drive my car to cross the raw sewage stream,” he said.

He said meals have become tasteless because of the four smell emanating from feaces right at his door step.

“We do report the problem but they dont come to fix. When they do eventually come

to fix, the sewer is blocked again in two days and we get back to square one,” he said.

The City of Cape Town, area north mayoral committee member Suzette Little, said the primary cause of the recurring sewer blockages in Dunoon was the disposal of inappropriate materials into the sewer system such as hub-caps, building rubble, building bricks, blocks, sand, animal remains, rags, cooking fats, oil, and general litter.

“All of these items affect the conveyance ability of the pipes. When inappropriate material like this is pushed down the line to the exit point at Dumani Road, it causes

blockages. Cosmos Street is the first street to be affected as it is adjacent to Dumani Road. The pipe network for Cosmos Street discharges into the Dumani Road sewer main,” said Little.

She said several interventions have been undertaken by the City to help curb the recurring sewer blockages.

“The City works to maintain its infrastructure and will continue to do so, but we need residents to work with us to keep the systems functional. The system is designed to accommodate the needs of all residents in the area, if used correctly,” she said.

Ilindle lonakalisa impilo Ixhego litshele etyotyombeni labhubha!

Amapolisa efake iteyphu kwityotyombe lendoda ethe yabulawa ngumlilo xa bekusitsha apaho ngoMgqibelo.

Photo. Isolabantu.

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bahlali base Dunoon bafuna iSixeko saseKapa silungise imibhobho ethe gqolo ukuvuza ilindle kulendawo yabo.

Ukusuka ngempela veki ye Ista abahlali bebenyathela umhlaba onevumba lelindle eliphokoza e Cosmos Street.

Eli lindle limpopoza kwidreyni ezintlanu ezidwele kwesistrato. Iintsana ungazibona ziyithaphulula ngezandla inqinqi emdaka ebonakala idada kwimijelo elapho.

Ivumba elibi lisika umoya apho kwaye iimpukane ziyandanda.

Abantu boyika ukuhlaselwa yi cholera kulelokishi ixinene kunene.

Lomrhudo utshibilika ngestrato uyivale kwaphela indlela eya kumanye amakhaya.

“Ndiva kakubi gqitha. Andikwazi nokujikela emva kwendlu yam.Sinabantwana abancinci abakwazi nokuphuma baye ezivenkileni,” utsho uNceba Diba, ongunoteksi.

“Ukuba ndifuna ukuya evenkileni ku-

funeka ndicele abamelwane bandiyele kuba ndivalelekile apha.

Okanye ndinqumle kwelolindle ngemoto yam,” utsho.

Uthi nokutya kuphulukene nencasa ngenxa yevumba elikrakrayo.

“Sisoloko sifaka ingxelo kodwa akukho mntu uzayo ukuza kulungisa.Xa besiza ivela yophuke msinya lemibhobho,” utshilo.

Omele isiXeko seKapa kwikomiti kasodolophu u Suzette Little, uthi: Isixeko seKapa sele senza uphuculo oluthile kulomba ukhakanywe apha.

Kodwa masitsho ukuthi ukugqabhuka kwemibhobho kubangwa ngabantu ngokungakhathali ngokuthi bafake yonke into xa bechitha amanzi. Icandelo lamanzi nogutyulo lisebenza umhla nezolo eDunoon lizama ukuvula idreyni ezivalwa yinkunkuma , amafutha nezinye izinto ezingafanelwanga kukuba sedreynini.

Sicela abahlali bancedisane nathi ekugcineni indawo yabo icocekile.

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ndoda engama 60 eminyaka itshe yasweleka ngethuba ityotyombe layo litshatyalaliswa ngumlilo eMnandi Street e Siyahlala ngoMgqibelo.

Lomlilo utshise amatyotyombe alishumi kunye nendlu yeRDP enye ishiya malunga namashumi amahlanu abantu engenandawo yokuhlala.

Osebenza kwicandelo lomlilo esiXekweni uLiezl Moodie , ungqinile ukuba indoda enye iya yasutywa kukufa emva kwalomlilo. Uhambise ngelithi awaziwa ukuba uqale njani okanye phi lomlilo.

Kusasa ngoMgqibelo amaxhoba omlilo ebekhangeleka ebuhluku kodwa aqalise ngoko nangoko ukwakha iindawo zabo ngokutsha.

Umama wabantwana abathathu uNondumiso Tyebise, uthi ulahlekelwe yinto yonke kuquka namaphepha okuzazisa.

“Ndibuhlungu kakhulu. Ndiphelelwe ngamazwi , ndilahlekelwe yinto yonke,” uTyebise utshilo ngesingqala.

ULoyiso Sondlo ubesemsebenzini ngethuba umlilo usenza umonakalo.

Uthe akufika wabona indlu katata wakhe itshe yangqungqa. Ushiyeke enxibe impahla leyo ebephangele ngayo.

“Ngethamsanqa akukho bani wenzakeleyo kodwa ilahleko yethu inkulu mpela.

Sihlutshwa kukuva ukuba kukho umntu osishiyileyo,” uSondlo wenjenjalo.

Ummelwane wexhoba u- Andile Mahlalaba, uthi lomlilo ukhawuleza kakhulu kangangento yokuba khange bakwazi ukuwucima ukuze basindise lendoda.

Intombi kamfi uChriszelda Jambey uze kuzibonela ngokwakhe indawo yexhwayelo ekhangeleka enyembezane nanjnegoko amapolisa ebengafuni mntu usondelayo.

Utsho esofelweyo ngeliyinene: “Utata wam, utata wam umkile,” utshilo.

Abakwa Silulo Ulutho Technologies baphise ngoomatrasi kwabo bachaphazelekayo.

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Usapho lukhathazekile kukubanjwa

UNokuthembela Gaba naye uye wavalelwa nezintombi.. Photo. Isolabantu.

ISOLABANTU

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sapho lwase Dunoon luzama ukuqhelana nesehlo sokubanjwa kwamalungu alo ngezityholo athi zezobuvuvu.

Intwazana ezimbini eziminyaka ingama 21, ne 16 kunye nomakazi wabo onama 44 ziye zachitha iintsuku ezintathu zinkolonkoloza esiseleni e Milnerton.

Bezityholwa ngelokuba ziye zaxaba endle-

leni yamapolisa negthuba esenza ugqogqo ekhayeni lazo. Ezizityholo ziye zacinywa ngumantyi waseKapa ngethuba bevela emkhumbini.

Olusapho luxelele Ilisolabantu ngendlela elingonwabanga ngethuba bexambulisana nalampolisa.

Bathi lombhodamo uqale ngethuba besiva umntu enkqonkqoza ngamandla ekhayeni labo e Cosmos Street ebutsheni beveki.

Kumbonzeleke amapolisa amabini an-

60-year-old disabled man burns to death in a shack fire

ganxibanga zivatho, esithi afuna uSiyabonga Ndzigwa, ongubhuti wabo.

Umama wabo uPatricia Noyi uwabuze isizathu lamapolisa nanjengoko umsila wengwe owawugunyazisa ukuvalelwa kwakhe wachithwayo kamantyi.

UNoyi uthi lamapolisa amphendule ngonyhamnhyeko esithi awadingi msilawengwe ukuze abambe umntu. Uthi uwabonise umsilawengwe orhoxisiweyo aza aqalisa ukuvutha ngumsindo lamapolisa.

Uthi aye amkhomba ngomnwe wokugabha ebunzi egrogrisa ngokumbetha. Oku kuvuse umnyelwe kwintombi zakhe eziwaxelele ezinkonqeni ukuba indlela yabo yokuthetha ayivumelekanganga.

Intombi ka Noyi engu Asisipho Dzingwa uthi wonke lombhodamo uwufote ngefowuni, ntoleyo equmbise amapolisa, aphinde agrogrisa ngokuyixutha locellphone.

Ingxwabangxwaba iphumele ngaphandle apho elinye ipolisa liye lakhupha ivolovolo lajongisa kwizintombi.

UAsisiphe utyhola neglithi elinye ipolisa limbambe ngobholobholo lifuna anikeze ngemfonomfono, uthi uyithe jwi kude lomfonomfono.

Ngelithuba kusenzeka lombhodamo ivolovolo yepolisa iye yawa kwaza kwawa isigcin-imbumbulu kodwa amapolisa khange akuqonde oku.

Emva kokuba emkile lamapolisa uYolanda uye wafumana esisigcini-mbumbulu engceni ekude kufuphi wasichola. Babize amapolisa ukuba kodwa bawa phantsi.

Uthi uye wapheleka umakazi wakhe uNokuthembela Gaba emgodusa esiya eBhekela apho asishiye khona esisigcini-mbum-

bulu.

Uthe xa ebuyela ekhaya wagagana neeveni ezimbini zamapolisa, yena nodade bavalelwa ngoko nangoko.

Bancinwe bebuzwa ngesisigcini-mbumbulu uYolanda wawaxelela lonke ibali watsho echaza ukuba basishiye kwamakazi eBhekela.

Kwangoko amapolisa aye endlwini kamakazi asifumana aze athatha naye amgibisela evenini.

Umakazi okhathazwa sisifuba uye waxhozula asakuba selevuvalelweni, kuba khange afumane amachiza wakhe ngethuba ewabiza.

Uye watyatyekwa izityholo zokuba neento ezibiweyo waze nangona benikeze ingxelo yokuba zifumaneke njani kubo.

U-Asisiphe uthi amapolisa abanyanzele ngelithi mabatyikitye uxwebhu oluthile nacingela ukuba beluzakutshonisa bavele ngesilevu emjiva, bala ukutyikitya.Batyholwa nangelokuba bazama ukusiba esisigcini-mbumbulu.

Usapho luqumbile ngoku kuba izityholo abazibekwa ngamapolisa khange zihlale tu kwaphela.

Umakazi uGala uthi uboleke imali ezalayo ukuze aqeshe amagqwetha.

Othethela amapolisa ephondweni uLieutenant Colonel Andrè Traut uxelele Isolabantu ngenxa yokuba kukho into ezakwenziwa ngokunxamnye nepolisa elibandakanyekayo apha akwazi ukuphefumla ngalomba.

“Abachaphazelekayo mabadibane nabaphathi bamapolisa ase Milnerton bafake isimangalo khona, sele bebuza nemakwenziwe,” uTraut utshilo.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF A HARDENED WATER SUPPLY AND ASSOCIATED PIPING AT KOEBERG NUCLEAR POWER STATION, LOCATED ON THE FARM DUYNEFONTYN NO. 1552, MELKBOSSTRAND Notice is hereby given of a public participation process in terms of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) (NEMA), as amended, and the Amendments to the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014, promulgated on 07 April 2017.

Proposal and location: the proposed development of a hardened water supply comprising two tanks and associated piping, hereinafter referred to as the Hardened Water Supply, at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station (KNPS) located on the Farm Duynefontyn No. 1552, Melkbosstrand.

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60-year-old disabled man burnt to death in his back yard shack situated along Mnandi Street near Siyahlala squatter camp in Dunoon.

The blaze that razed to the ground 10 back yard shacks and gutted one upgraded RDP house, left approximately 50 people including mothers and children destitute and homeless.

Confirming the tragedy, City’s Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Liezl Moodie , said one adult male died as a result of fatal burn wounds and the cause of the fire is undertermined.

The fire started after 1am on Saturday, April 22.

At the site on Saturday morning, fire victims were seen sifting through charred shack material debris trying to recover building material they could use to reconstruct their homes.

Mother of three children Nondumiso Tyebise, 32, said she lost all her belongings to the fire including ID’s and children birth certificates.

“I am angry and heart broken. We lost everything including children school uniform and text books,”said Tyebise.

Loyiso Sondlo, 29, was at work when the fire started.

He returned home to find his fathers upgraded RDP house gutted. He was only remaining with the clothes he wore.

“Fortunately I was not home when the fire started. We lost literally everything.

We lost belongings almost to the value of R70 000. I am devastated especially that someone lost his life. It is sad,”said Sondlo.

One of the deceased man neighbour Andile Mahlalaba, said the fire spread so quickly that they were unable to save the deceased.

“I screamed for help so we could rescue my neighbour but we couldnt. The fire was so fierce and spread so fast,” said Mahlalaba.

The deceased man daughter Chriszelda Jambey came to the site and stood next to the plot of his late father shack. Police had cordoned it off with a yellow tape.

She appeared distraught.

She said she was heart broken that her father was dead.

“My father is gone,” she cried.

Silulo Ulutho Technologies donated mattresses to the fire victims.

The purpose of the proposed hardened water supply is to ensure that adequate water inventory is available at KNPS to provide for core cooling and spent fuel pool cooling to cope with an extended period (more than 14 days) beyond-design-basis loss of ultimate heat sink and/or station black-out, which could be precipitated by an extreme seismic and/or flooding event(s).

Applicant: Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. Environmental Authorisation is required in terms of NEMA for the following listed activities: Government Notice R. 327 (Listing Notice 1): Activity 19A, and Government Notice R. 324 (Listing Notice 3): Activities 2 and 12. The procedure for a basic assessment process is being followed.

Availability of the Basic Assessment Report (BAR): the Draft BAR will be available for public comment from Tuesday, 25 April 2017 – Monday 29 May 2017 at the Koeberg Public Library (Merchant Walk, Duynefontein), Wesfleur Public Library (Arnold Centre, Bunting Crescent, Atlantis), Cape Town Central Library (Old Drill Hall, corner of Parade and Darling Streets, Cape Town), Koeberg Visitors Centre, and Doug Jeffery Environmental Consultants’ office in Klapmuts.

The BAR will also be made available on our company website, www.dougjeff.co.za.

Opportunity to participate: Interested and affected parties (I&APs) are hereby invited to register as I&APs and/or to submit comment with regard to the proposed application. In order to register or submit comment, I&APs must provide their names and contact details (e.g. postal address as well as preferred method of communication, e.g. e-mail, fax, registered mail, normal mail, etc.), and must indicate any direct business, financial, personal or other interest which they have in the application to the contact details below.

Doug Jeffery Environmental Consultants

Attention: Adél Groenewald P.O. Box 44, Klapmuts, 7625 Tel: 021 875 5272 | Fax: 086 660 2635 | E-mail: Adel@dougjeff.co.za

COMMENTS MUST REACH US ON OR BEFORE 29 MAY 2017

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Dunoon women wrapped in tradition PETER LUHANGA Some Dunoon women are defying western attire as the every day default form.

Instead they have embraced their unique African heritage and do not shy away from putting on traditional attires at work.

While traditional attires are considered appropriate to be worn solely on certain occasions like on heritage, cultural day and or on weddings displaying diverse cultures, Kwa George Supermarket shopkeepers Ntsili Rankoe, 34, and Ntombie Kuwane, 26, wear locally designed traditional clothing at work.

Kuwane said wearing african attire made her proud of her origin and allowed her to

see the beauty of being genuine and cemented her self belief.

She said wearing African clothes did not make her less of a woman instead it glorified her.

“The African attire covers all my body and the African colours are just way too beautiful. The African attire dignifies us women,” said Rankoe.

Kuwane said traditional clothing as well as traditional ways of life are slowly but surely being lost to westernisation.

“These African clothes dignify us African women. We don’t like bodysuits and tight shorts its almost like selling your body,” said Kuwane.

Bazivatha ngempahla zesiNtu onomdade

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bafazana base Dunoon bayaziqhenya ngobu Afrika babo, lonto ungayibona kwisinxibo sabo.

Soloko bevathe iimpahla zesiNtu, ungafunga uthi balala ngazo okanye sisikhumba sabo.

Banxibe olo hlobo nakuba besiya emsebenzini apho badibana nezicicibala ezingembaliso.

Nanjengokuba kuqheleke ukuba iimpahla zesiNtu zinxitywe ngeentsuku zokubhiyozela amagugu esizwe, okanye imitshato uyakufumana abasebenzi bakwa Kwa George Supermarket uNtsili Rankoe no Ntombie Kuwane befake iimpahla zesiNtu kwaye begcobile.

Easter death toll increases by 57% in the Western Cape

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he total number of people who have died on the country’s roads over the Easter period has increased by 51% from 156 over the same period last year to 235 this year, according to official national figures released on Friday, April 21.

“Our statistics indicates that people who died on the roads this Easter were passengers at 50% followed by pedestrians at 24.5%, drivers at 19,8% and cyclists at 5.7%. Our preliminary report shows that many people who died on our roads were victims of hit and run incidents, jaywalking or motorists who were driving at speeds that were too high for circumstances,” said Transport Minister, Joe Maswanganyi.

Maswanganyi said over the Easter period, 61,340 motorists were charged with various offences including failing to wear

seatbelts, use of cell phones while driving, speeding and overloading.

In addition, he said more than 2,800 motorist were arrested for drunken driving, inconsiderate, reckless and negligent driving, possession of false document and driving without licences and public driver’s permits.

“Seven motorists were detained for driving at excessive speeds above 160 km an hour on 120 km zone,” he said.

In the Western Cape, road fatalities during this period shot up to 57% from 14 last year to 22.

Luckily there were no fatalities recorded on the N7 during this period, according to Philadelphia Police Station spokesman, Warrant Officer Kenny Lombard.

“We didn’t have any fatalities on the N7 over the Easter period,” said Lombard.

UKuwane uthi lempahla imnika uvuyo lokuba ngum Afrika ozingcayo logama igqamisa ubuhle bakhe.

Uthi ukunxiba iimpahla zesiNtu akumenzi azive emncikwane kwaphela koko kumyamzukisi njengowesifazane.

“Impahla yesiNtu ikunika isithozela kuba igquma wonke umzimba kwaye mihle kakhulu imibala yayo,” ,” utsho uRankoe.

UKuwane uthi isinxibo sesiNtu oku kwamasiko ethu ayadeleleka etshatyaliswa yinkqubo yase Ntshona.

“Ezimpahla zisinika isidima singakhangeleki oku koomarhosha abathengisa umzimba.”

Kwandile ukufa ezindleleni ngethuba le Ista I

nani labantu abathe basweleka ezindleleni landile ngokutsho kwabo bajongenene neengozi.

Lonyuke ngomyinge we 51% ekhulwini ukusuka kubantu abangama 156 ukuya kuma 235 abathe batshaba kulonyaka ngokwengxelo

ekhutshwe

ngoLwesih-

lanu.

“Amanani ethu abonisa ukuba inkoliso yabantu abaswelekelekileyo ibangabakhweli ilandelwa ngabahambi ngenyawo, kuze abaqhubi kunye nabakhweli bebhayisekile.

Abaninzi

bagilwe

ziimo-

to ezithe zabashiya bethe gengelele, abaqhubi bebebalekisa ngendlela embi,”

utshilo uMphathiswa weNdlela u Joe Maswanganyi.

UMaswanganyi uthi kubanjwe ngaphezu kwama 61,340 abaqhubi phantsi kwezithyolo ezahlukileyo ezifana nokunganxibi ibhanti zokhuseleko, ukubalekisa, ukuthetha kumakhalekukwini njalonjalo.

Ukanti malunga ne 2,800 yabaqhubi ibanjelwa ukuba phantsi kweempempelezo zenyembezi zika Vitoliya, kwanokuba ngabinazo iimpepha zokuqhuba.

“Abaqhubi abasixhenxe bebenxile bhada ngethuba bemiswa kwaye bebehambela phezulu,”sitshilo isithethi sephondo. uKenny Lombard.

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ISOLABANTU | APRIL 2017 /

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Kasi sporting legends honoured social inclusion. They have inspired many a sportsperson,” concluded the Minister.

These are our sport legends: Fezile Peter Mali: Fezile started as Secretary of Flying Eagles Rugby Club in 1960, a position he held until 1972. During this time he organised tours to the Eastern Cape, to take on the likes of Busy Boys and Spring Rose Rugby Clubs, as well as a tour to Italy. Fezile was also a delegate to the South African Rugby Board under the late Dr Danie Craven.

Fezile is retired.

BY CEBO LEPILE

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n their heydays they packed stadiums to capacity with crowds cheering each of their moves, now in their twilight years four kasi sporting legends have been honoured.

The four we feted during the 12th annual Sport Legends Awards hosted by the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) to honour people in identified sport codes for the roles that they played in ensuring the promotion, growth, development and transformation of sport in their communities.

The Minister of Cultural Affairs

and Sport Anroux Meyer hailed these gentlemen saying often they performed these roles under difficult circumstances and with minimal resources.

“Often there was little institutional support and they had to make huge personal sacrifices.

These sportsmen and sportswomen became synonymous with sport in their communities, their province and their country,” she said.

Meyer said they had become our legends.

The first Annual Sport Legends Awards Ceremony was held in 2005 and has grown considerably since then.The nominees for the awards were proposed by mem-

bers of the public and sport communities and selection was based on rigid criteria.

“The Western Cape Government acknowledges their contributions and bestows upon the title of Sport Legend. Individually and collectively they have played a significant role in shaping sport in our province.

They worked tirelessly to develop the administrative and technical expertise required to ensure that sport is administered professionally and within the traditions of true sportsmanship.

They understand that sport is a powerful platform on which to build character, community and

Velile William Diba: Velile started his sporting career at school level in 1962. He rose to the highest level of black rugby when he was selected to the Leopards.

He was awarded his Springbok blazer and the legendary Lagunya Rugby Award.

Velile, who has retired, has given back to his community by coaching the local rugby club.

Samuel Sonny Gxilishe: Samuel started his sporting career in 1963 in Khayamandi, Stellenbosch.

During his rugby career he represented Boland as well as the Leopards (the representative national side of the South African Rugby Board during Apartheid) in 1972 and 1975 respectively. He continues to give back to the community as a spiritual leader. Although he retired from Olympic

Gugulethu Rugby Club in 1979, he has inspired and motivated many black rugby players, including some who have achieved their Springbok colours.

Andrew Lebohang Phokeng:In 1988 Andrew started coaching boxing at the Khuthele Industrial School in Paarl. In the same year, he was selected as a national coach of the team competing in Cameroon at the All Africa Games. In 1994, he was a founding member of the Western Cape Open Boxing Organisation (WCOBO) and the Cape Winelands Boxing Organisation. In 2002 he became a qualified national referee and judge. Andrew went on to officiate in Mozambique at the Mandela Cup where boxers from Germany and the Seychelles competed.

He is currently the head coach of Bonnytown CYCC, a board member of WECSA and President of the Western Cape Open Boxing Organisation.

Mziwonke Michael Nomjila: Mziwonke started his sport career in 1967 at the Zolani Centre. He received a trophy for first prize in a bodybuilding competition and a gold medal in Bloemfontein for most improved golf player of the year. Although retired, he still gives golf lessons to juniors.

Mixed reactions to public-private schools partnership

R

epresentatives from the Cape Peninsula of Technology (CPUT), Curro Holdings

teachers who are employed on

Ltd, the University of Fort Hare,

performance-based

DG Murray Trust, the University of Cape Town (UCT) and a former Western Cape Education Minister participated in an open dialogue on the state of South African

pany of a 127-school, for-profit

and outside non-profit partners

network in South Africa. The

which control at least 50% of each

company is listed on the Johan-

school’s governing board.

nesburg Stock Exchange and cur-

“We live in a time where public-

rently valued at R400 million.

private partnerships are becom-

Van der Merwe said bringing

ing fashionable again in spite of

private investors into education

all the evidence that they have

schooling, and the place partner-

not been particularly successful

ships with the private sector held

in fulfilling their own promises,”

in the systems’ future.

said UCT senior lecturer Heather

The event was hosted on CPUT’s

Jacklin.

Mowbray campus by the uni-

Jacklin said that school reform

versity’s Centre for International

could not entirely be conducted

Teacher

on a site-by-site basis as the col-

Education

(CITE)

on

Thursday, April 20.

David Harrison, CEO of DG Murray Trust and an advocate of public-private partnership schools,

Representatives from CPUT, Curro, the University of Fort Hare, DG Murray Trust, UCT and the Department of Education participating in an open dialogue on the state of South African schooling. Photo: Trevor Bohatch

laboration school project aims to do.

“Sustaining

suf Sayed, said: “The evidence is

School system in the UK and at-

mixed and not clear cut.”

tempts to bring together the De-

The discussion follows the launch

partment of Education, private

now will have dropped out by

earlier this year of the Western

donors, schools and education

then. The independent sector will

Cape Schools Collaboration Initi-

non-profit organisations to pro-

break free and will get much larg-

ative, a pilot programme designed

vide learners with the best educa-

er… public schools will be viewed

to test mixed funding for “collabo-

tion possible.

as where poor kids go to,” he said.

ration schools.”

Harrison said that collaboration

Harrison said that 80% of public

The model, according to a news-

schools in the country were under-performing.

But CITE founding director, Yu-

said that by 2030 public schools would be in dire straits. “One in two children entering Grade R

Curro Holdings is the parent com-

contracts

improved

practice

depends very much on the relationship between the school and the system,” she said.

Christian van der Merwe, CEO of

would be a “win-win” situation.

“You’ve got the support of the shareholder. Using the shareholder’s money you can provide the community with a centre of excellence,” said Van der Merwe.

Former Education MEC Yusuf Gabru said that he did not discount the potential benefit of outside assistance in raising the standard of education.

“I think that we should not be intimidated into accepting any solution because this present edu-

Curro Holdings, said of the nearly

cation system is so poor. My own

475,000 Curro learners nation-

view is that it’s the state’s respon-

wide, 85% received a university

sibility to provide education. It’s

pass in matric.

our responsibility to make sure

Van der Merwe said the quality

that the state does that… We re-

schools would be the most effec-

of schooling “isn’t necessarily de-

ally should get the state to do its

letter written by Western Cape

tive way to make change.

rived from money” but rather “the

job,” he said.

Premier Helen Zille on 9 March

Collaboration

schools

rely

2016, is based on the Academy

public

private

funding,

and

on

relationship in the classroom between the teacher and the child.”

—Trevor Bohatch, GroundUp

APRIL 2017

LATE FINAL

SPORT Lungile Gongqa took a comfortable win in the 2017 Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon

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lympic marathoner Lungile Gongqa took a comfortable win in the 2017 Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon, crossing the finish line in 03:09:43 and becoming the first Capetonian since 1973 to take the Ultra title.

Gongqa, running his first Ultra Marathon in Nedbank colours, was part of the lead bunch from the start, but broke away after the 47km mark - and again at 52km - to ultimately outpace Lesotho athletes Warinyane Lebopo (2nd in 03:10:21) and Teboho Sello (3rd in 03:11:48) to the finish line.

In the women’s race, Belarusian Maryna Damantsevich had a convincing lead by the half marathon mark, and set the pace early on after a mishap at the start convinced her she had fallen behind. She finished her race with a 10-minute lead.

“Someone bumped into me at the start and

I fell a few times. I thought I was in second place, but couldn’t find the woman in front of me, so I ran faster to catch up,” Damantsevich explained via coach Anatoliy Bychkov.

“I am very happy about my win, and I loved everything about the race.”

Jenna Challenor had a strong maiden Ultra, and finished second in a time of 03:47:32. Tanith Maxwell followed in third place, finishing in 03:55:42.

The women’s race was left wide open after a hamstring injury brought defending champ Caroline Wöstmann’s race to an abrupt end at the 11km mark.

In the Half Marathon men’s race, Namakoe Nkhasi successfully defended his title and set a new OMTOM Half Marathon course record in a time of 01:03:15, beating Khoarahlane Seutlaoli (1:03:45) in

second place, and David Manja (1:04:19) in third place. Nkhasi was ecstatic about his record-setting win and added that not even the windy conditions could keep his eyes off the prize. In the women’s race, Irvette van Zyl reclaimed her Half Marathon title in a time of 01:13:53. Nolene Conrad arrived at the finish line about 30 seconds later finishing in second place (01:14:27), while Louisa Leballo came third (01:15:00).

“This is a very special race, despite the tough conditions” said Van Zyl. “The wind provided quite a challenge, but I am so happy to come back and take the win.”

After a few days of rain, the 2017 edition of the world’s most beautiful marathon dawned to a cool and windy morning with the promise of clear skies. Although there was a stiff breeze along parts of the route, runners described the day’s conditions as

great for running.

According to race doctor, Dr Adrian Rotunno, the medical tent didn’t see too many trauma incidents, which can be attributed to favourable running conditions.

“Some of the most common medical issues included mild dehydration, and a few incidents of exercise-associated postural hypotension where only the simple treatment with lower limb elevation was necessary.

Cramping was another complaint as the day progressed.”

Title sponsor Old Mutual’s R1 million prize bonus to the male and female runner breaking the Ultra Marathon records remains safe, as the 1988 and 1989 records established by Thompson Magawana (03:03:44) and Frith van der Merwe (03:30:36) respectively, continue to stand.