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Property scheme in shambles ‘One wonders whether confining the problem to a number of BEE developers is a good decision’ Olebogeng Molatlhwa

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Part of the Vinuchi building at corner Kerk and End streets in Joburg CBD. Pic: Inner-city Press Agency

he City of Johannesburg’s Inner City Property Scheme - devised to return the CBD to its former glory - is in a shambles. Some critics have said the scheme’s fatal flaw is its insistence that black property developers be involved in it.

A report presented last week to the municipal public accounts committee stated that: the inner city is still beset by severely indebted buildings that are taken over by squatters and reduced to slums; the shortage of housing has resulted in overcrowding; infrastructure is in poor condition; and the city is unable to trace the own-

ers of dilapidated buildings.

The report said residents and property owners owe the city R1.63-billion in rates. So severe are the problems that very few financiers are prepared to bankroll large-scale inner city development.

So the city has had to spend vast amounts of money to fix the prob-

lem - but with little to show for it.

Since 2008 the Inner City Property Scheme has asked the council for R405 million for property development projects but got only R36.3 million. There have been complaints that the BEE stipulations of the scheme have prevented progress.

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Inner-city property scheme in shambles The property scheme is intended to force ‘delinquent’ building owners to sell properties that have been left to fall into ruin, but this should be only as a last resort ... John Mendelsohn, a councillor on the public accounts committee, said that though the entry of black developers into the inner city property market was a noble idea it would result in more delays.

“The inner city is a vast problem and one wonders whether confining the problem to a number of BEE

The hijacked Cape York building at corner Jeppe and Nugget streets.

developers is a good decision. To tackle a problem like this requires a considerable appetite for risk.

The alternative is to bring in established developers on condition that a certain percentage of the work is allocated to black developers,” said Mendelsohn.

The property scheme is intended to

force ‘delinquent’ building owners to sell properties that have been left to fall into ruin, but this should be only as a last resort.

The report stated: “When negotiated agreements are not successful in turning around buildings or bodies corporate, the scheme will coerce change of ownership of buildings

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A view of the dilapidated Vinuchi building from End Street.

in distress. When owners do not respond to lesser efforts, the scheme will use rates and services arrears to force change of ownership via an agreed sale-in-execution through the city’s revenue department.”

The City of Johannesburg will also force owners to sell through prosecution for bylaw infringements

‘and other criminal activity’.

The City of Johannesburg will forge ahead with the acquisition of 28 properties, including sectional title schemes, abandoned land parcels, and illegally occupied or hijacked buildings, yielding nearly 450 units for social housing.

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Robbery suspects held

‘The robbers carried large bags in which to carry the stolen property’ Staff Reporter news@inner-city-gazette.co.za Johannesburg Central police have arrested four suspects between the age of 30 to 48 for attempted business robbery and possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition at Sport Scene, corner Albertina Sisulu and Von Brandis streets, according to Warrant Officer Xoli Mbele.

He says four suspects allegedly attempted to rob Sport Scene. “They entered the shop pretending to be customers, carrying big bags which were intended to carry stolen properties. Police busy with their routine crime prevention duties saw a suspicious male standing outside the shop; they stopped and searched him. Three suspects came out of the shop running, and police managed to apprehend them. Three empty

bags; a firearm with no serial number and five live rounds were recovered. Police cannot rule out the possibility that the suspects may be linked to other business robberies that have happened in our policing precinct.”

Warrant Officer Mbele adds that police also arrested 75 suspects for various offences during crime combating operations between 25 and 29 April in the Johannesburg CBD. “Among the suspects four suspects were arrested for attempted business robbery, three for kidnapping, two for theft out of motor vehicle, six for possession of dagga, four for malicious damage to property and 14 for shoplifting. The rest were arrested for committing other crimes ranging from; common robbery, intimidation, assault common, assault GBH, theft, domestic violence, possession of suspected stolen property, fraud, drunk and driving,” W/O Mbele says.

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New technology to report potholes Staff Reporter news@inner-city-gazette.co,za

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rom 14 May, motorists and residents across Joburg will be able to report problems on the roads and drainage using a new application.

The Johannesburg Road Agency (JRA) MD Skhumbuzo Macozoma says the Find & Fix mobile application to be launched will enable the public to report potholes, faulty traffic signals, storm water drains, manhole covers, and other infrastructure issues related to JRA. “Once launched, the app will be free and easy to use and can be downloaded for most mobile Operating System platforms such as Windows Mobile, Android and iOS for Apple. Issues can be reported with just a few clicks. The app is the first of its kind to be launched in the Southern Hemisphere; Middle East, Asia,

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In demonstrating to Joburg citizens it is serious about service delivery and now being more accessible than ever before. The official launch is set for 14 May 2014 once testing on all platforms is finalised. According to Macozoma, the app will feature an accu-

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SA needs revolution Buthelezi Durban - A revolution is needed in SA, IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi (pictured) said on Tuesday at the University of Zululand.

“It starts on university campuses, with thinkers and doers, with people of passion and action. It starts with your vote.The power is yours. Don’t let anyone tell you that the power belongs to politicians. You decide who should lead our country.”

Buthelezi suggested that while the ANC may be the ruling party, they were not leaders. “Leaders don’t allow the police to fire on striking mineworkers. Leaders don’t promise half a million jobs, then lose a million instead.

They don’t give tenders to their cousins. We struggled for generations to secure the right to choose our own leaders.

Now that we have that right, we must use it to choose leaders worthy of our support,” Buthelezi said.

He then moved onto the Sidikiwe Vukani! Vote No” campaign, initiated by former intelligence minister Ronnie Kasrils and former health deputy minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge. “These stalwarts of the ANC have recognised that something has fundamentally changed in the ruling party. Something has gone rotten. That is a grossly irresponsible message. We would be shooting ourselves in the foot if we didn’t give SA a better alternative.

We must vote,” said Buthelezi.

He urged those in attendance to vote for the IFP, as the party understood that it existed to serve the needs of the public. “We listen when you speak and act on your behalf, to bring solutions. We are a strong opposition, holding a failing government to account,” he added. Sapa

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Reclaim your land - Malema

Mbalula evacuated from rally violence

Kwaggafontein - Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema (pictured) has urged his supporters to reclaim their land that was lost during colonial and apartheid rule.

Malema was addressing over 2 000 EFF supporters in Kwaggafontein in Mpumalanga on Monday. He referred to those who took the land as ‘the enemy’, but he suggested there could be reconciliation with them.

Malema said he is not waging a war against President

Rustenburg - Minister of Sports Fikile Mbalula was evacuated from an election rally at Freedom Park in North West on Sunday when striking Amcu members threw stones at cars.

Mbalula had been conducting a door-to-door campaign in the area when the incident erupted.

Members of Amcu at Lonmin, Impala Platinum and Ango American Platinum have been on strike for the past three months, demanding a monthly salary of R12 500 for entry level workers.

On Thursday Amcu rejected the latest salary offer from the platinum producers.

Minister Mbalula said afterwards that the ANC would not be intimated through lawlessness.

Zuma, but wants him to make way so that the EFF can campaign for the return of the land. “We are fighting you because you are standing in the way, make way we want to confront the enemy.

Let the enemy bring back what belongs to us. We are going to kiss and that kiss will last forever. We will work hard and become friends. This country will become a peaceful country.

There will be friendship; we will be successful because we all have what belongs to us.”

On Sunday, Malema received a warm welcome from party supporters in uMlazi, south of Durban, on his election campaign trail. He started by shaking the hands of a cheering crowd.

The EFF leader was scheduled to address more than 2 000 people at Umlazi’s Glebelands stadium in the city. A guard of honour was formed for him during his arrival.

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UDM goads striking miners Rustenburg - Mineworkers on the platinum mines in the North West should not abandoned their strike, United Democratic Movement (UDM) leader Bantu Holomisa has said.

“You should not surrender,” he said speaking in Freedom Park during his election campaign.

Members of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) downed tools at Anglo American Platinum, Impala and Lonmin on January 23 demanding a. basic salary of R12 500 per month. Holomisa donated R10,000 to Amcu’s strike fund aimed at helping mineworkers during the strike. Second round talks to end the three-month strike stalled on Thursday when the parties failed to reach a resolution.

Anglo American Platinum and Impala Platinum tabled a salary hike of 10 percent while Lonmin offered 9.5 percent. Holomisa said the intention of the companies to speak directly to workers, bypassing the union was aimed at dividing them.

“They are introducing the divide and rule tactics.

They are afraid that workers will rise against what National Union NUM had signed for. “The employer is afraid workers will join Amcu.”

He added that it was unfair for black workers to live in single hostels while their white counterparts were allocated company houses. Sapa

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Cape Town - TransMEC welcomes port MEC Robin Carlisle has welcomed the national transport department’s proposal to standardise licence plates as a security measure.

Transport Minister Dipuo Peters announced that the new system ‘would not be too costly’ for motorists.’ Proposed amendments to the National Road Traffic Act were published in the Government Gazette on 9 April.

Carlisle said: “The aim of any system is visibility; readability and avoidance of fraud. None of these

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characteristics are affected by whether you use a provincial/municipal approach or a provincial-only approach as in the case of Gauteng. One of the changes would see licence plates standardised.”

Transport spokesman Tiyani Rikhotso said the standardisation of number plates would reduce security problems and allow for centralised control of the manufacturing of plates. “This would also include the issue of duplicate, cloning of the plates, and non-compliant number plates,” Rikhotso said.

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Water project realised Nelspruit - Mpumalanga MEC for Co-Operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Simon Skhosana has said the recently installed Inyaka water purification project was initiated with a few billions put in to ensure the project sees the light of day.

He stated that at the moment the provincial leadership is at the verge to connect all areas as the project will be able to provide all affected areas in Mpumalanga.

Skhosana said: “A proper investigation and study was conducted, which identified the problem areas. In response to those issues, the Inyaka Dam was initiated.”

Skhosana added that with regards to the Human Rights Commission (HRC) report, which highlighted concerns into the state of hospitals in Mpumalanga, the issues were already identified by the provincial government’s investigation ahead of the HRC report.

“As a result, a decision was then taken that some hospitals will be totally demolished and rebuilt, whereas others will be refurbished.”

Few attend peace meeting

Four kids die in house blaze Bloemfontein - Four children have been burnt to death in Fouriesburg in the Free State, when a mud house at a farm called De Pan Farm was engulfed by flames, SABC News has reported.

The four girls, aged between five and 13, were allegedly left alone in the house.

Police spokesman Sergeant Mmako Mophiring told the broadcaster that the cause of the fire could have been a burning candle.

The children’s mother was said to have rushed to the house to try to save the girls and was injured in the process. She was admitted to the Dihlabeng regional hospital, the SABC reported.

Police have opened an inquest docket, and investigations on the matter continue. Sapa

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Durban - A meeting in the volatile KwaMashu hostels in a bid to cool tensions ahead of the elections drew a few people on Tuesday.

The meeting, called by KwaZulu-Natal community safety MEC Willies Mchunu, together with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and provincial leaders of 18 political parties, saw the venue filled mainly with party leaders, media, and police officers. It had been billed as an event where political leaders and the IEC would meet local residents in a bid to promote political tolerance.

The KwaMashu hostels in A-section, KwaMashu, has seen many politically related killings in the past three years. Located in Ward 39, members of the ANC, IFP, and the NFP have died in a struggle for control of the ward.

Numerous people have been injured and a journalist’s car torched. A number of police raids have seen numerous arms caches being seized during the past three years.

The ward is the only one the IFP controls in the eThekwini metro municipality. Sapa

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Honda Civic Tourer arrives in South Africa Wilhelm Lutjeharms

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onda Motor Southern Africa has officially released the third model to join its Civic range, the Tourer.

First shown at the Johannesburg International Motor Show last year, the wagon version of the Civic is now offered with the choice of two models. Although both models are called Executive, the main difference is the

six-speed manual gearbox and the five-speed automatic transmission. Powering both models is Honda’s 1,8-litre iVTEC, fourcylinder petrol engine. It develops 104 kW at 6 500 r/min and 174 N.m at 4 300 r/min. These are the same transmissions and engine as used in the Civic hatchback.

The result is a claimed 0-100 km/h acceleration time of 9,5 seconds for the manual and 11,3 seconds for the automatic version.

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The luggage compartment is where the Tourer has a trick up its sleeve. Although the Tourer is only 235 mm longer than its hatchback sibling, it offers a claimed 573 litres of luggage space up to the horizontal tonneau cover. Fold the rear seats down, and this figure

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The updated Toyota Yaris

Updated Toyota Yaris to be availed A few weeks ago Automag magazine leaked images of what could be the updated Toyota Yaris. Now the official pictures and details were released.

As can be seen in the pictures, changes were made to the front – now incorporating a huge grille, not unlike that of the Toyota Auris – with only slight tweaks to the rear of the car.

The interior remains largely the same as the

current model of the Toyota Yaris vehicle.

The Japanese company didn’t supply any other important information, only hinting at the fact that the engine line-up will remain the same.

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Roseline Keppler Pic: Marijke Willems

New dance premieres T at Joburg Theatre

Lulu Mlangeni, Phumlani Nyanga and Motsau Motsau

Arts Correspondent

Inspired by the cosmos it is set to enchant audiences with its blend of theatricality, multimedia, music, high-end design, athleticism and dance

he countdown has begun to Vuyani Dance Company’s dazzling new multimedia dance production Fullmoon, which made its debut at the Joburg Theatre on 30 April.

Until 11 May, this new work, inspired by the cosmos and conceived and directed by Gregory Maqoma, is set to enchant audiences with its blend of theatricality, multimedia, music, high-end design, athleticism and dance.

Vuyani artistic direct o r Luyanda Sidiya will be bringing his considerable skills to the party as co-choreographer of the piece.

Among the 25 dancers who will be making magic on the Mandela theatre stage will be two special guest artists: internationally renowned and classically trained South African SA ballet dancer Thoriso Magongwa, and French

artistic gymnast Gregory Alcan – a former world, European and French aerobic gymnastics champion.

The National Youth Orchestra will be in the pit, conducted by Metheu Kieswetter and performing an original new score composed by Isaac Molelekoa. The Vuyani Dance Company dancers and collaborators will be casting a spell in costumes designed

by Black Coffee, with House of

Queen adding the finishing touches to make-up and hairstyling.

With the benefit of Declan Randall’s expertise in set and lighting design, and sound designer Friedrich Wilsenach and audiovisual designer Jurgen Meekel adding to the potent mix.

The Goethe Institut SA presents The Impermanence Museum Installation and Performances 15.05.2014 25.05.2014, Opening 15.05.2014, 18H30, Performance 19H30 GoetheonMain, 245 Main St, Maboneng Precinct © Naomi van Niekerk The Impermanence Museum is a multimedia performance residency that explores processes of renewal and decay, of making and unmaking. The notion of impermanence is intrinsic to the performing arts and re-

lates to the context of Johannesburg – a place of consistent change as new developments arise and the old slowly disappears, a duality of regeneration and nostalgia for places and things that have ceased to exist.

The public is invited to visit the museum, an installation that will continuously change over the duration of the residency, and to witness a series of short performances with music, sand, light and objects.

Another Country, By Reiner Leist

Photography 18.04.2014 – 13.07.2014, Opening Reception 11.05.2014, 16H00 Johannesburg Art Gallery Another Country © Photo: Reiner Leist. Jacana Photographer Reiner Leist emigrated from West Germany to South Africa in 1988, where he stayed until he took up residence in the United States in 1994. During his time in South Africa – which constituted a significant period of transition to democracy – he started taking portraits of ordinary and extraordinary South Africans. Fifteen years later Leist returned in search of these individuals to take a second set of images for the photographic essay Another Country.

According to the artist: “Since 1988, more than 200 South Africans have shared their perspectives on the coun-

try and their personal histories with me. These narratives have had a large impact on my view of the world, and influenced me in my professional capacity. In 1993, one year before the nation’s first democratic elections, the participants were invited to collaborate with me in the publication South Africa: Blue Portraits which was published in the same year. Each person was

asked to choose a background for a portrait in black and white; 73 of these were included in the final publication.

In 2009 I began to revisit the participants in order to find out how their living circumstances had changed since our last discussion sixteen years ago, through the lens of the original photographs. The new narratives form the content and the inspiration for Another Country, the follow up publication.

In Another Country, black-and-white portraits are followed by new colour portraits of the participants or, in some cases, of surviving sons or daughters, a grandson, a new bearer of an office or position, or a visitor to the same site.

The images are accompanied by edited versions of new interviews. .”

Another Country, is published by Jacana and accompanies the exhibition at the Johannesburg Art Gallery.

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Chiefs determined to defend title ‘We will not take any team for granted; we will compete in any game to the best of our ability. We are not used to having it easy; most of the teams raise the bar when they play against us. It is going to be an interesting last few days of the league; we are excited about the race to the finishing line’ Shifaan Ryklief

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aizer Chiefs defender Tsepo Masilela says that the AmaKhosi has to win some silverware to show for their efforts this season.

Kaizer Chiefs who for the most part of this campaign has had everything to play for. The AmaKhosi had seemed to have run away with the domestic league after dominating the first half of the season. The Soweto Giants played in the Caf Champions League, squaring off against the best sides on the African continent.

Chiefs also featured in the Caf Confederations Cup and are still participants in the prestigious Ned-

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bank Cup. However, as the season reaches its business end, AmaKhosi find themselves swimming in deep waters. Chiefs have since been knocked out of the Caf Champions League as well as the Caf Confederation Cup. They have also lost valuable points in the domestic league, and now find themselves in second position on the PSL table, trailing Mamelodi Sundowns.

Chiefs defender Tsepo Masilela said his side can still bring home some silverware, in the form of the Nedbank Cup and optimistically the league title. “We have to win something to show for the effort we have put in this season. We are grateful to be where we are at the moment.

As you can see we are involved in the race for the league title as well as the Nedbank Cup. We cannot go a season without a trophy and the players are well aware of that. We are extra motivated,” he said.

Ernest Makhaya reports that Chiefs captain Itumeleng Khune believes that the title race is far from over; despite trailing leaders Sundowns by five points with a game in hand.

Khune said their objective is to defend their league title, and that the entire team still believes that they will win the league without any favours from any team.

“It is still in our hands and we are focusing on our mission to defend

it. When the league began in August last year we set ourselves some goals. One of those goals was about winning every game we play, and that won’t change now and all of a sudden. We are not depending on anyone to do us a favour,” he said.

“We are chasing the league, SuperSport United and other teams are fighting to stay in the Top-8. We will not take any team for granted.

We will compete in any game to the best of our ability. We are not used to having it easy. Most of the teams raise the bar when they play against us. It is going to be an interesting last few days of the league. We are excited about the race to the finishing line of the title,” said Khune.

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Bafana face Super Eagles in 2015 Afcon Alex Fisher Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) champions Nigeria will face South Africa and Sudan when they bid to reach the 2015 tournament in Morocco. Stephen Keshi’s men lifted the trophy for the third time in 2013 with a 1-0 win over Burkina Faso and will meet the hosts of that tournament, South Africa, in qualifying for the 2015 competition.

The two sides are joined by Sudan in Group A, with a final place to be taken by a qualifier from the preliminary rounds in Namibia, Congo, Libya or Rwanda.

Burkina Faso face Angola and Gabon in Group C, and could be joined

by Liberia, Lesotho, Kenya or Comoros. Cote d’Ivoire and Cameroon, who will join Nigeria at this year’s World Cup in Brazil, were drawn together in Group D of qualifying alongside the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Ghana - another nation heading to the World Cup - face West African rivals Togo in Group E, while Algeria, Africa’s other representative in Brazil, have games against Mali and Ethiopia to look forward to in Group B. Seven-time winners Egypt will face Tunisia and Senegal in Group G. Afcon 2015 qualifying draw Group A: Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan plus one of Namibia, Congo, Libya and Rwanda Group B: Mali, Algeria, Ethiopia plus one of Sao Tome and Principe, Benin, Malawi and Chad Group C: Burkina Faso, Angola, Gabon plus one of Liberia, Lesotho, Kenya and Comoros Group D: Cote d’Ivoire, Cameroon, DR Congo plus one of Swaziland, Sierra Leone, Gambia and Seychelles Group E: Ghana, Togo, Guinea plus one of Madagascar, Uganda, Mauritania and Equatorial Guinea Group F: Zambia, Cape Verde, Niger plus one of Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Sudan Group G: Tunisia, Egypt, Senegal plus one of Burundi, Botswana, CA Republic and Guinea Bissau.