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Scrap owner is ‘not dirty’ NURENE JASSIEMMARCUS
A RECYCLING firm owner is baffled after law enforcement authorities closed his dealership for allegedly buying stolen metals. Allie Manuel, the owner of Matupa Recycling in Hadji Ebrahim Crescent in Athlone Industria, says officials did not search his premises and instructed him to close the business as his trading licence was invalid. “We registered with the South African Revenue Services and have a temporary licence. They closed us down and said they had no record of us ever applying for a licence,” Manuel says. The property is leased by the City of Cape Town to MY Mohamed Investments CC, which is owned by Yusuf Mohamed. He is better known as Joe Hi-lite. Ian Neilson, the Mayoral Committee member for Finance, says the City’s Property Management Department conducted a site inspection on Friday 15 June. “They found that the leased area was being sublet to Manuel for the operation of a scrapyard and recycling plant – without the necessary consent from the City,” says Neilson. The City notified Mohamed he was in breach of the lease agreement and that, if he failed to remedy the situation, the City would be within its rights to terminate the lease. “Follow-up site meetings were carried out on Wednesday 8 and Tuesday 14 August, where the lessee indicated that Manuel was occupying the lease area illegally. “The Property Management Department received a letter from the lessee dated Thursday 16 August 2012 to the same effect,” says Neilson. However, Manuel counters that he has proof he was legally renting the premises
from Mohamed and is in possession of the relevant temporary operating licence. Richard Bosman, the executive director for the City’s Safety and Security department, says ward councillor Magedien Davids lodged a complaint with the Metro police regarding alleged stolen property being received at a scrapyard in Hadji Ebrahim Crescent. “A Metro police officer visited the lessee (Manuel), and requested that the scrapyard dealer operating on the property which he was leasing be closed down, as he believed illegal activities were taking place on the premises,” says Bosman. Davids alleges he has received numerous complaints from residents about stolen wire fencing being bought by Manuel’s company. “Initially they were just recycling paper and cardboard, but then we were informed they started buying stolen wire fencing and copper that we believe was stolen in the Belgravia area,” says Davids. Manuel argues he is a law-abiding citizen who supports the regulation of the recycling and scrap metals industry and he would never deal in stolen items. “I told the authorities they could search the premises and if they find any stolen goods they can arrest me,” he says. With 768 people recorded as selling them waste daily, Matupa Recycling created about 40 jobs for residents of the informal settlement off Veld Road, Belgravia. “We are committed to preventing waste materials from being dumped in incinerators and landfills. We collect the waste, and have our team sort through it properly. “The waste is then couriered to companies who can reproduce it into usable items,” says Manuel. At the time of going to press attempts to contact Mohamed were unsuccessful.
COLOURS OF THE WIND: Asja Samia gives a taste of what can be expected at the seventh International Oriental Dance Festival planned for next month. The event’s gala evening will be in aid of the cashstrapped Saartjie Baatman Centre. See Page 5 for more. Photo: Supplied
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