June 2016
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Mayoral move Drakenstein’s mayor to become Stellenbosch’s mayor Drakenstein mayor, Adv Gesie van Deventer, will in all likelihood be the new Stellenbosch mayor after the local government elections in August. Current Stellenbosch mayor, Conrad Sidego, had indicated earlier that he would not be available for another term as he’d like to spend more time with his family. Sidego was quoted in the press as having said that there were 13 applications for the mayoral position. These were later reduced to a shortlist of four candidates. Ultimately though, none of the candidates were successful and Adv van Deventer was brought in to fill the position. Stellenbosch is considered a strategic municipality by the DA, which accounts for the party hierarchy taking a greater role in the appointment of the mayoral candidate. By all accounts Adv van Deventer was a popular and effective mayor in Drakenstein. However, there can be little doubt that she will face the same criticism that Sidego did when he was appointed, namely, that it is hard to believe that there were no suitable candidates from Stellenbosch itself. Adv van Deventer studied law at the University of Stellenbosch and initially served as Public Prosecutor in District and Regional Courts in the Cape Province.
After she was called to the bar she practiced as an advocate in the Cape High Court, was a magistrate and a member of various Commissions of Enquiry relating to irregularities and Adv. Gesie van Deventer maladministration. She later turned to wine farming near Windmeul and obtained a diploma in viticulture and botany from Elsenburg. She has been named Woman Farmer of the Year (top exporter), Farmer of the Year (allround Western Cape) and Cape Exporter of the Year. She was also the first female chairperson of Paarl Vintners’ Board of Directors. In 2007 she was elected as board member of Cassidra (Cape Agency for Sustainable Integrated Development in Rural Areas) and also served as its chairperson. She was elected as executive mayor of Drakenstein Municipality after the local government elections on 18 May 2011.
Municipal court formally launched The Executive Mayor of Stellenbosch, Alderman Conrad Sidego and the Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, John Jeffery, officiated at the formal launch of the municipal court at Stellenbosch on Friday, 13 May 2016. The court, a first in the Winelands region, deals exclusively with municipal matters, such as illegal dumping, traffic violations, illegal signs, unlicensed trade etc. and aims to put many more cases on the court roll to achieve successful prosecutions. The court also provides relief to the local magistrates’ courts that face clogged court rolls, often leading to municipal cases being struck off the roll because of delays and other administrative challenges. The Department of Justice appointed the magistrate for the court while the municipality appointed a prosecutor, an acting court manager, clerk of the court, interpreter, office assistant, traffic officer and two law enforcement officers. The court has been operational since 1 October 2015 and has in the month of March 2016, for example, lodged nearly 1 500 cases on the court roll with over 300 warrants issued, 70 payments made, 4 no admission of guilt fines paid and 3 convictions made. “We need to clampdown on lawlessness and the court is a way of ensuring that people are held accountable when they break the law,” said the executive mayor. “As
At the official opening of the Municipal Court were (FLTR) Mr Eben Cyster (Prosecutor: Municipal Court), Adv. Hishaam Mohammed (Regional Head of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development); Mr Raymond Esau (Director: Strategic & Corporate Service, Stellenbosch Municipality), Ald. Conrad Sidego (Executive Mayor of Stellenbosch), John Jeffery (Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development), Mr Alaric Amos (Head of Office, Stellenbosch Magistrate’s Court) and Ms Alfreda Lewis (Magistrate: Municipal Court).
a municipality we appeal to people to do the right thing when no one is watching, to focus on character rather than the consequence of breaking the law,” he added.
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