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ACCIDENTAL FIRE: MOM LOSES EVERYTHING

Fire ravages Wendy house BRENDEN RUITER @ruitervaniewind

eople who live in Wendy houses should be extra vigilant to avoid fires during the festive season. This warning was given by the local councillor for Ravensmead, Jackie Visser, after a woman and her three children lost everything they owned when a fire broke out in their dwelling. “At this stage it is not clear what the cause of the fire was, but the family lost everything they owned. She lost her social grant card, as well as her and her three children’s identity documents. I want everyone to take care, especially during the festive season,” says Visser. Visser says that people need to take extra caution over the festive season. “Make sure your appliances are in good, working condition. It is also important that parents make sure that their children know the correct way to use appliances. This is also the season when people braai alot. Make sure your fires are extinguished when you are done. Small things can prevent loss of property or worse, lifes,” says Visser. Danny Bolton, a resident from Ravensmead, says the fire was accidental. “The fire spread rapidly through the Wendy house at the rear of another house. The occupants left immediately and no-one was injured. Unfortunately the delayed response of the fire department can be contributed to other emergency incidents,” says Bolton. Bolton says when the fire trucks finally arrived they tried connecting the hoses to the fire hydrant, but the water pressure caused the pipe to burst. “Another water pipe burst, further delaying the firefighters. They eventually used their own reserve water,” says Bolton. According to him neighbours jumping in to help, prevented the fire from spreading to the main house and neighbours’ houses. “If it wasn’t for the neighbours jumping in to help, there would have been more da-

Firefighters try to save what is left of a mother and her three children’s Wendy house. mage to surrounding properties,” says Bolton. Jermaine Carelse, spokesperson for the City of Cape Town’s fire and rescue service says they received an emergency call on Tuesday 1 December at 11:19 of an informal structure alight in Kingston Street, Raven-

smead. “Fire crews from Bellville and Belhar were dispatched to the scene. The fire was contained to the single informal structure and was extinguished at 11:58. The burst of the water mains had no effect on the firefighting

operations as the vehicles (two fire appliances at the scene) have their own water tanks built in. They carried enough water to extinguish the single structure fire. No injuries were reported and four persons were displaced and accounted for,” says Carelse.

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Lawyer jailed for compensation fraud NIELEN DE KLERK @nielendk

former lawyer from Bellville has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after defrauding the Road Accident Fund (RAF) of R14.8 million. The lawyer, Brian Albertus Baumann (53), was sentenced in the Bellville Commercial Crimes Court last week after he helped himself to RAF payouts due to his clients. According to Eric Ntabazalila, spokesperson of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Baumann used most of the funds for his gambling addiction. He is a divorced father of three and admitted to receiving psychotherapy for his addiction. As part of a plea agreement, Baumann con-

Uitgewer: TygerBurger word uitgegee deur WP Media en is deel van die Media 24-groep Verspreding: TygerBurger Elsiesrivier word elke Woensdag in die volgende gebiede afgelewer: Adriaanse, Avon, Avonwood, Leonsdale, Elnor, Belvenie, Matroosfontein, Norwood, Riverton Estate, Salberau, The Range, Valhalla, Bishop Lavis, Charlesville, Montana, Monte Video, Nooitgedacht, Bonteheuwel, Netreg, Epping Forest en Kalksteenfontein. Totale verspreiding: 33 085 TygerBurger het 14 verskillende uitgawes vir die volgende gebiede: Bellville, Durbanville, Parow, Goodwood, Brackenfell, Kraaifontein, Kuilsrivier, De Grendel, Tyger Valley, Milnerton, Table View, Eersterivier/Blue Downs, Ravensmead/Belhar en Elsiesrivier. Totale verspreiding: 301 119 Vir enige verspreidingsklagtes skakel ( 021 910 6500 of e-pos: verspreiding@tygerburger.co.za Kontak ons: Redakteur: Cecilia Hume cecilia@media24.com Joernalis: Tarryn-Leigh Solomons Tarryn@tygerburger.co.za Advertensiebestuurder: Vesha Poonsamy ( 021 910 6520 Ruveshni.Poonsamy@media24.com Hoofkoerant advertensies: Taseem Khan ( 021 910 6500 taseem@media24.com Geklassifiseerd: ( 087 353 1329 www.tygerburger.co.za Eiendomme: Alexandra Fortuin ( 021 910 6628 of ( 081 400 9994 Alexandra.fortuin@media24.co.za

fessed to 16 counts of fraud. “The court ordered that an investigation be conducted to determine whether any money or assets can be confiscated from the benefits of the 53-year-old Bellville attorney,” he said in a statement. “The court has also ordered the state and the defence to submit heads of argument on 27 September 2021 and that a confiscation hearing be heard on 15 October 2021.” He was arrested on 13 February this year following an investigation by the Hawks, after committing the crimes between January 2018 and December 2019. He admitted to the court that he was obliged to open and hold a trust account for his practice. “He confessed that he received more than R24.4m on behalf of his clients from the RAF but he only paid his clients

R6.7m and unlawfully pocketed R14.8m for himself.” The prosecutor, Advocate Siphokazi Makanda, told the court that Baumann failed to pay the money from his trust account to his clients or paid them less. “The accused’s actions have undermined the image and integrity of the legal profession and he has shown the worst form of disregard for the rule of law. He mercilessly defrauded his clients who had suffered severe bodily injuries and were handsomely compensated by the RAF to enable them to apply the necessary measures to improve their quality of life post the road accidents they were subjected to,” she said. “He continued with his criminal actions even after charges were laid against him, proving total lack of remorse for his

actions,” she argued. Ntabazalila said the State, in consultation with the Asset Forfeiture Unit, applied for the confiscation order of the accused assets and probe. Baumann was ordered to submit a statement that will help assist the court in making a decision. “On 20 August 2021, the applicant must dispute the correctness of the statement made by the accused. The applicant and the accused must notify any person or persons who may have interests in the identified assets or properties that are likely to be confiscated to make representations to the court within seven days of them being notified.” The hearing will be on 15 October 2021. Zinzi Hani, spokesperson for the Hawks, confirmed the events.

VRCID reflects on 2020 NIELEN DE KLERK @nielendk The Voortrekker Road Corridor Improvement District’s (VRCID) eighth annual meeting took place on 24 November. The objectives were to reflect on the past year, approve the annual financial statements, and to thank all partners at the City of Cape Town, the police, NGOs and CID levy payers for their support throughout a very difficult year. Among those mentioned at the AGM, they had the following successes: . From 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 the Social Development team and NGO partners made contact with 5 829 people who are vulnerable or homeless, and placed 184 people in shelters (36% more than the previous year). They also distributed 877 food parcels and sponsored 880 Safe Space sleeping vouchers and Mes food vouchers. . Furthermore, due to the VRCID making funding available, there was a 1 375% increase in job creation for Mes workers, a 13% increase in VRCID-assisted arrests and a 21% increase in kilograms of litter collected by the VRCID’s cleansing team, with 503 700kgs collected. . The International Downtown Association (based in Washington DC) awarded the VRCID a top industry honour in September. The VRCID team was recognised for the Pin-

nacle Award for their outstanding project that focused on how the power of technology can be harnessed to streamline and empower urban management practices for greater accuracy and better outcomes. . VRCID partner and Mes general manager, Ilse Maartens, commented on the VRCID’s support over the past year, which reached new levels due to the Covid-19 crisis. “Operationally, the VRCID helped us feed 1 200 people per day. They also helped us distribute almost 700 food parcels to families in need.” This is the VRCID’s eighth year of existence, and VRCID’s chair Hardus Zevenster commented on his team’s ongoing commitment to delivery despite their limited resources. “This has been no ordinary year. The VRCID has been under increasing pressure, and even more so in the first part of 2020, because we’re seen as the first responder despite our mandated role as a top-up service,

all whilst grappling with reduced resources. “When the Covid-19 crisis took hold in Bellville and Parow, the VRCID board acted swiftly, releasing funds almost immediately to support the urgent social response to ensure people in Bellville and Parow could access food and shelter. “With the social response well entrenched in our area, we are now looking to the future of the new normal. At the same time, our operational teams continued to deliver with a businessas-usual mindset – despite the increased pressure caused by these extraordinary times. One just has to look at the statistics of what the VRCID achieved this year, they all speak for themselves.” In closing Zevenster said, “If you are considering where to invest, the Voortrekker Road Corridor is the right place to be. And we are ready to welcome you and extend our support and efforts.” V View all AGM documentation on the VRCID website: https://vrcid.co.za/agm-2020/.

“There was a 1 375% increase in job creation for Mes workers, a 13% increase in VRCID-assisted arrests and a 21% increase in kilograms of litter collected by the VRCID’s cleansing team, with 503 700kgs collected.”

Missing: Brent Ethan

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Goliath (32) has been missing since 18 August this year. He was last seen between 09:00 and 11:00 at the shelter under the bridge in Bellville where the shacks are. He was wearing black tracksuit pants with red stripes on the side, a black top and black mask. Anyone with information is asked to contact Sgt Clinton Lategan at the Bellville police station on 082 259 2632.

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Help identify patient: Tygerberg Hospital is trying to locate the family of an unknown patient. The patient was registered as Juliet November. The 25-year-old male patient was found in the Vasco area on 14 November and brought to the hospital by ambulance. Anyone with information can call Anthony Francis, a social worker, on 021 938 5684 or 021 938 4164 or the sister in charge of ward J7, Sister Lea Pepper, on 021 938 5011 or 021 938 5015.

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Sassa confirms office had to close due to Covid-19 RICHARD ROBERTS @richardjohn_rj

he South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) recently confirmed that it had to close its office’s doors in Bellville after a reported confirmed case of Covid-19. The office had to close its doors on Friday 13 November. Edgemead resident Steven Taylor who visited the offices on the day complained about the poor service he and others apparently had to endure at the hands of staff at the specific offices. “What I witnessed on Friday at Sassa in Bellville is the most undemocratic thing I have seen in this country. “I was there just after 08:00 and when I got there I found people standing outside. When I went to the front door I had the door slammed in my face by the security guard. I told him that I have an appointment, but he was very aggressive towards me and told me ‘no, he is not letting anyone in’. “A few minutes after that a team leader came out with four security guards telling

people to go home, that there had been a case of Covid-19. He was very rude to the people, with many sitting outside for hours and travelling far to be there, just to be told to come back another day. “If there was a Covid-19 case, why were staff casually leaving to go home? Should the health department not be called in to evaluate the situation to do tests in order to decide who can go home and who must be quarantined? Everyone just went home like nothing happened,” Taylor wrote in an email. The Sassa offices are located in Mazzur Road, Bellville. Sassa confirmed that it is aware of the closure at its Bellville offices on that day due to a confirmed Covid-19 case. “In line with occupational health and safety standards, as well as stipulated Covid-19 hygiene protocols for all work places, if a case of Covid-19 is identified, the premises is immediately closed for sanitising and staff must evacuate the premises for this process. We do understand the inconvenience to clients when any Sassa contact point is closed for sanitising. Clients must be redirected to alternate Sassa contact

points of their choice,” Shivani Wahab, director: marketing and communications, explained. “The issue of security guards at the Sassa Bellville office treating clients unprofessionally is not acceptable and the matter has been directed to the district senior manager at the Bellville office to address as a matter of priority,” Wahab added. “Covid-19 and the lockdown have created a myriad of operational challenges. Service disruptions are bound to occur, especially with the exponential rise of Covid-19 positive cases in the province recently. Sassa however remains committed to serving all clients to the best of our ability. We work with an appointment system to mitigate any overcrowding and long queues at contact points. We would like to encourage clients who have enquiries to rather use the Sassa call centre as a platform, and not physically access a contact point unless they have an appointment or have to finalise a new social grant application,” Wahab says. V Call the Sassa Western Cape call centre on 021 469 0235.

Four alleged extortionists arrested Extortion is a serious crime and the Mfuleni police is urging the community to lay complaints against people extorting them. This warning follows the arrest of four alleged gang members after an extortion case was registered on Monday, 30 November by a complainant from Wesbank after the suspects threatened him and his family. “They demanded a substantial amount of money from the complainant, who then made the payment. Police investigators and members attached to the station gang unit made a breakthrough in the case and arrested four of the alleged gang members. The male suspects aged 21, 31, 34 and 44 from Wesbank area will appear in the Blue Downs Magistrates Court on extortion charges,” says Filander. According to Filander information campaigns helped the community to realise their responsibility. “Through proper pamphlet distribution and informative ef-

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forts by the police and their community policing partners in the Mfuleni policing precinct, people have come to learn the seriousness and negative impact extortion has on communities. It has become clearer by the day through a number of media reports how businesses and residents are experiencing extortion from gangsters,” says Filander.

The station commander of the Mfuleni police, Brig Fana Dlamini, applauded the officers for their commitment in bringing the suspects to book and urges the public to come forward in reporting similar extortion cases. They can report these crimes anonymously by phoning the Extortion Hotline on 021 466 0011 or Crime Stop on 08600 10111.

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First men-only health centre opens A

brand new health centre exclusively aimed at serving men, has recently opened its doors in Cape Town. The Metro Men’s Health Centre was officially opened on Monday 30 November at the Karl Bremer Hospital. The facility, the first of its kind in Cape Town, aims to empower boys and men to lead healthy lives and will be a one-stop shop for wellness and chronic conditions screenings, HIV prevention interventions, treating sexually transmitted diseases, and offering medical male circumcision, the Western Cape health department says. Dr Saadiq Kariem, chief of operations at the department, has encouraged men to put their health first, emphasising the importance of men’s health and its impact on society. “I really want to appeal to all men to prioritise their health. I encourage all men to make use of this facility. It is open to all men, as well as young men. You are all welcome to make use of this facility,” says Kariem. Boys who are aged 15 to 18 years can also access the facility, but they will need a guardian to accompany them. Juanita Arendse, northern Tygerberg health services director, has welcomed families and men from around the city to make use of the men’s health centre based in Bellville. “This project was birthed in the north-

The Department of Health’s Northern Tygerberg team stands in front of the new Metro Men’s Health Centre. From left is Jonathan Lucas (Karl Bremer Hospital chief executive), dr Douglas Newman-Valentine (head of ministry), dr Saadiq Kariem (Western Cape health chief of operations), Juanita Arendse (director of the Northern Tygerberg Substructure), Elizabeth van Niekerk-Fortuin (manager of the Metro Men’s Health Centre), Alfonso Patientia (primary healthcare manager) and Msokoli Qotole (deputy director: HIV/Aids).

ern Tygerberg sub-structure, but we recognise the broader need and will be serving men from anywhere in the metro, that is why we have named it the Metro Men’s Health Centre,” Arendse says. Some of the services offered at no cost in-

clude health education and promotion; wellness screening; chronic disease screening; voluntary medical male circumcision and aftercare treatment; HIV counselling and testing; condom education and distribution, as well as STI treatment and education.

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Health workers cheered up: A total of 250 supporting kits were donated to Tygerberg Hospital recently. The donation was carried out by the World Mission Society Church of God and the Young Adults Workers volunteer group who runs a Heart to Heart Campaign. The donation was made on Thursday 3 December. The kits contain snacks and hand-written letters with uplifting messages on it. This is to help the medical workers cope through the Covid-19 pandemic. X1WG053H-AL091220

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Youth Music Festival free online A

rtscape and the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO), with the support of the City of Cape Town, have ensured the 49th Western Cape Youth Music Festival will be celebrated this year. This annual event is a highlight of the classical music calendar and gives young, exceptionally talented instrumentalists and singers the opportunity of performing with an orchestra on a professional stage. As it was not possible to have live auditions, musicians were invited to submit online videos of the work they would play at the concert. The criteria were that they are bona fide music students, performed at a very high standard, and were resident or studying music in the Western Cape. Nine extraordinarily talented musicians were selected to perform with the CPO, conducted by

Brandon Phillips. The concert is approximately 80 minutes long and has been recorded for Artscape’s YouTube channel and Fine Music Radio (FMR). In preparation for the recording, the soloists received individual, comprehensive sessions with Brandon Phillips and the orchestra. Included in the programme are the following works: Mozart Piano Concerto, Weber Bassoon, Albinoni Oboe, Poulenc Piano, Bruch double concerto, Rachmaninoff Piano, Saint-Saens Cello and Brahms Piano. The soloists are Cameron Williams (23) from Stellenbosch on clarinet who will perform a duet with Stephane Lawrenson (23) from Rondebosch on viola, Nicola McLachlan (21) from Rondebosch on cello, Eléna Monvoisin (10) from Loevenstein is the youngest, plays the oboe and Liam Slabbert (18) from Durbanville, bassoon.

Eléna Monvoisin (10) from Loevenstein on oboe is the youngest performer at the youth music festival.

Liam Slabbert (18) from Durbanville on bassoon.

Jacqueline Choi (18) from Durbanville at the rehearsal with the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra.

There are four pianists. Daniel Brodie (20) from Stellenbosch, Jacqueline Choi (18) from Durbanville, Rosemarie Lemmer (22) from Stellenbosch and Ying-Shan Tseng (18) from Worcester who is blind will perform a piano concerto with the orchestra. The adjudicating panel viewed the audition video recordings, projected on a large screen, giving each applicant the same opportunity to present their work. Louis Heyneman, head of the CPO, says the Youth Music Festival has been one of the most important launching pads for many young musicians and an integral part of its mandate to be an orchestra for all, serving all facets of the community. FMR will broadcast the concert on Sunday 13 December between 15:00 and 17:00 and Artscape YouTube streaming is online from 13 December. Access is free.

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Area North Area East Area Central Area South Booming Bellville: Kruskal Avenue, which links Bellville station to Voortrekker Road, is being upgraded with new roadways, sidewalks,

Substance abuse support stayed Through the national lockdown, the City’s eight substance abuse treatment centres managed to keep their physical and virtual doors open to offer their vital services and support. As a City Health initiative, the programme was deemed an essential service, making it the only alcohol and drug treatment programme in Cape Town during lockdown level 5. Given the unusual circumstances associated with Covid-19, the treatment centres had to adapt and innovate. Some of these adaptations included e-mailing session material to clients, creating WhatsApp support groups, supplying materials to shelters, and providing Covid-19 education in counselling sessions. Covid-19 made it difﬁcult for the centres to host their traditional yearend graduation celebrations for clients and their families. Yet the Parkwood and Albow Gardens facilities were able to host celebration events.

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pedestrian crossings, trees, benches, lights and public artworks. The upgrade projects will improve public access to businesses and amenities.

Road repairs are on a roll The City is making great progress in tackling the post-lockdown road maintenance backlogs – but needs your help reporting theft.

apetonians can take pride in the fact that the city’s roads are generally in good repair. That’s no small feat, as the City has (excluding the 150 km of freeway it co-manages with national agencies and Province) about 10 400 km of road to maintain. To put this into perspective, that’s the distance between Cape Town and Melbourne, Australia. The network includes 5 600 km of stormwater systems and around 1 200 bridges and culverts, and its insured value is around R146 billion. However, under level-5 lockdown, roads and stormwater services were not considered essential, and the City’s roads depots could attend to emergencies only. This led to many, many potholes. With heavy rainfall after a prolonged drought, water seeped through the bitumen surfacing into the underlying layers, which resulted in potholes and surfacing failures.

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The City’s Roads Department is working hard to address this, and has repaired: • 2 776 potholes during the ﬁve-month period from January to May 2020; and • 13 655 potholes during the ﬁve-month period from 1 June 2020 until the end of November 2020. However, with pothole repairs, preference is given to heavily used roads with a high impact on the economy, ahead of less-travelled roads in residential areas. Even in “normal” times, the maintenance

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KORTLIKS Die landwye inperking het die instandhouding van die Stad se padnetwerk van 10 400 km laat agterraak. Nietemin maak die 1 500 personeellede van die Stad se 20 paaie- en stormwaterdepots deur die hele Kaapstad goeie vordering om die agterstande in te haal. Pad- en stormwaterinstandhouding is nie gedurende vlak 5 van die inperking as noodsaaklike dienste beskou nie, so slaggate kon nie herstel word nie. Swaar winterreën het boonop verdere slaggate sowel as ryvlakskade veroorsaak. Die Stad se departement paaie werp alles in die

requirement is huge. It takes 20 Roads and Stormwater depots citywide and 1 500 staff to maintain roads and stormwater systems, and the City spends over R1,2 billion a year on maintenance and improvements. Unfortunately, more than R4 000 000 of that had to be spent repairing or replacing uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems that power traffic lights at 995 of the City’s 1 578 signalised intersections. The lead-acid batteries that power the UPS units have been stolen, or the units have simply been pointlessly vandalised. Aside from the financial burden, UPS theft and vandalism affects motorists and traffic flow during blackouts. • Residents can report potholes, UPS theft and flooding to the Transport Information Centre on 080 065 6463 (toll-free, 24/7), or the City’s call centre on 0860 103 089. Alternatively, e-mail Transport.Info@capetown.gov.za. www.twitter.com/CityofCT

A total of 58 learner law enforcement officers, seven inspectors and a senior inspector have been deployed in Hanover Park to help enforce by-laws and assist enforcement agencies with crime prevention in the area. The deployment forms part of the City’s Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP), which is a joint initiative between the City’s Safety and Security Directorate and Province. LEAP aims to ultimately provide the services of 500 officers in support of the under-resourced South African Police Service. So far, 344 officers have been deployed in suburbs where residents have been plagued by crime, including Delft, Khayelitsha, Nyanga, Bishop Lavis and Philippi. In addition to basic policing, the LEAP officers visit schools, businesses and homes to build relationships with community members. Their presence serves as a visible crime deterrent and ensures that lawabiding citizens can expect faster response times to crimes committed in their communities and suburbs.

LEAP-ing forward: Trainee law enforcement ofﬁcers have been deployed in Hanover Park and other crime-plagued suburbs.

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KHAWUNDIBALISELE stryd om in te haal, en het sedert 1 Junie altesaam 13 655 slaggate herstel. Die Stad se agt behandelingsentrums vir middelmisbruik kon die hele inperking deur hulle deure sowel ﬁsies as aanlyn oophou om hulle belangrike dienste en ondersteuning te voorsien. As deel van ’n gesamentlike inisiatief tussen die Stad se direktoraat veiligheid en sekuriteit en die Wes-Kaapse provinsiale regering is 344 wetstoepassingsbeamptes tot dusver in misdaadgeteisterde gebiede ontplooi.

ISixeko senza inkqubela entle kakhulu ekulungiseni iintsilelo zokulungiswa kweendlela emva kokuma ngxi kweentshukumo, ngama-10 400 eekhilomitha eendlela esizilungisayo ngoncedo lwabasebenzi abali-1 500 kwiiNdlela ezingama-20 kunye nakwiindawo ezigcina amanzi eziKhukhula esixekweni xa sisonke. Phantsi kwesigaba sesi-5 sokuma ngxi kweentshukumo iinkonzo zokulungiswa kweendlela kunye nezamanzi ezikhukhula bezingathathwa njengeenkonzo eziyimfuneko, ibingalungiswa ke

imingxunya esendleleni, kwaye ke iimvula ezimandla zasebusika ziye zakhokelela emingxunyeni emininzi kunye nokungalungiswa kweendlela ngaphezulu. Amaziko eSixeko asibhozo onyango lwabasebenzisa kakubi iziyobisi aye akwazi ukuzigcina zivuliwe iingcango zawo apho ubungaya buqu okanye usebenzise ubuxhakaxhaka beekhompyutha ngalo lonke ixesha lokuma ngxi kweentshukumo ukuze akwazi ukunika ezi nkonzo zibaluleke kangaka kunye nenkxaso.

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The vehicle and driving licence backlog has been cleared. To avoid queues, please use e-Services. When the hard lockdown was announced in March 2020, all City licensing and vehicle registration offices were immediately closed. As a result, a significant backlog of transactions and bookings built up over the lockdown period, which meant that City staff at licensing and registration departments and offices were faced with huge backlogs when these facilities reopened in June. However, thanks to the commitment of City staff and officials, the majority of these backlogs have now been cleared. It took a Herculean effort, which saw many staff working evenings and weekends. But by the end of October, more than 900 000 vehicle registrations and over 50 000 licencing transactions had been completed, allowing the City’s licensing and registration offices to return to normal and focus on meeting customers’ immediate needs. Despite the backlog having been addressed, there are still periods when customers may need to queue. The City’s customer offices are typically at their busiest over November and December, and customers are advised to avoid the frustration

Water restrictions lifted, but please still conserve Thanks to the collective efforts of everyone in Cape Town, the city is free of droughtlinked water restrictions – for the ﬁrst time in six years. However, while stringent restrictions have been lifted, South Africa remains a water-constrained country. It is essential that we all continue to do our part to conserve and protect this precious and scarce resource.

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Die uitvoerende burgemeester, Dan Plato, bedank die Stad se personeel vir hulle toewyding en harde werk in hierdie besonder moeilike jaar. Hy bedank ook Kapenaars wat Covid-19-veiligheidsprotokolle gehoorsaam en alles moontlik doen om die virus te stuit. Bly asseblief waaksaam gedurende die feesseisoen – ongeag hoe graag ons almal ’n blaaskans wil neem. So nie, kan infeksiesyfers weer maklik buite beheer raak. Die agterstand in voertuiglisensies en rybewyse is ingehaal. Meer as 900 000 voertuigregistrasies en 50 000 lisen-

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of long queues and unavoidable slow service times by following the guidelines below: • If possible, do your business with the City – including vehicle licence renewal – online or via e-Services. If you have not already registered for e-Services, visit www.capetown.gov.za to do so. • For municipal account payments, make use of retail payment options rather than visiting a customer office. You can pay at any Shoprite/Checkers, Pick n Pay, PEP, Woolworths and selected Spar stores, or at any branch of the Post Office. • If you have to visit a customer office, try to arrive as early as possible. • If the lines at a customer office are already long, return later if you can. • Pensioners (65 and older) and people with disabilities receive preferential treatment at all customer offices. All visitors to customer offices will be required to undergo Covid-19 screening on entry, and to follow all health and safety protocols. Wearing a mask is compulsory. Many customer offices will be closed on certain days over the festive season.

Residents and businesses are reminded that the permanent regulations contained in the Water By-law still apply across Cape Town, regardless of the restriction level. Municipal water may be used in gardens only before 09:00 or after 18:00, but never to hose down paved areas. • The regulations can be accessed at www.capetown.gov.za/thinkwater or www.capetown.gov.za/waterregulations.

“High” there: The new 56 m turntable ladders can access a 22-storey building.

Hot new kit for Fire and Rescue The City’s Fire and Rescue Service is improving its ability to fight fires and save lives, thanks to planned investment in a range of new and replacement vehicles over the coming two years. Already, the service has taken delivery of 99 vehicles, including four 56 m heavy-duty mobile aerial firefighting and rescue-lift turntable ladders. These appliances are able to rescue 18 people at a time from a 22-storey building within just 12 minutes. They are also equipped with firefighting equipment

and a cage to help extinguish fires in high-rise buildings. Other vehicles acquired include water tankers and rescue vehicles. In the current financial year, the service will receive an additional 34 vehicles, including foam tankers. The recruitment of more than 100 seasonal firefighters is also nearing completion. These dedicated individuals will offer valuable support to the City’s permanent firefighters during the challenging summer months.

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For the seventh consecutive year, Cape Town has been ranked as South Africa’s most trusted metro by the Consulta Citizen Satisfaction Index. The accolade, which comes hot on the heels of the city’s recognition as the most sustainable metro in South Africa by Ratings Afrika in August, saw Cape Town achieve an overall score of 66 out of 100. This was an improvement on the 2019 score of 64,1, and is more than 10 points higher than the average score of 55,7 for all national metros. Notably, the City scored the highest in the category of trust, achieving 72 out of 100, which is 8,6 points above the average.

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One can clearly see the comprehensive effort under way by City staff to eliminate backlogss. All of this shows how committed we are to continue serving you as best we possibly can. With the summer season upon us, we are seeing a rise in Covid-19 infections, so it is clear we cannot let our guard down. It is vital for our continued economic recovery that we continue to be responsible by wearing a mask and practising social distancing. It is extremely important that each of us to play our part for the beneﬁt of all Capetonians. Let us continue to show one another respect and kindness. We can make 2021 better than any year Cape Town has ever seen, with your continued support! #OneCityTogether – Executive Mayor Dan Plato

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The City has attended to more than 150 000 electricity service requests since June, all the while adhering to Covid-19 health and safety regulations. Due to reduced capacity as a result of the national lockdown, the Electricity Generation and Distribution Department had to prioritise streetlight outages, power outages and instances where electricity faults were a safety hazard to members of the public. As a result, some service requests had to be flagged for later attention. In recent months, the Department has made a significant effort to catch up on the resultant backlogs. While there may still be some delays in responding to certain service requests, the City continues to work tirelessly to bring its turnaround times down to the one or two days residents had become used to. The fixing of individual streetlights has also been phased in again, and backlogs in this regard are being attended to.

you for your courage and kindness as we navigated our way through the pandemic. As seen in municipalities around the country, Covid-19 has affected service delivery. Our efforts have, however, been ramped up following an easing of the lockdown. Our staff have processed more than a million transactions since June 2020, including motor vehicle licensing and renewals, and have worked hard to clear the backlog. This is more than the 100 000 transactions per month that we process

under normal circumstances. We have also begun to ﬁx the thousands of potholes resulting from a particularly rainy season. Preventative maintenance and repairs were ﬁrst limited by the weather, and then by the early lockdown regulations, which declared road maintenance staff as non-essential workers, thereby preventing our teams from reporting for duty. Over recent weeks, I have personally been visiting teams out on duty to check in on and boost the efforts of our city Roads teams. I have also gone out to communities and joined our Solid Waste staff to reboot my citywide clean-up campaign. Work continues to clean and maintain parks and open spaces across Cape Town. Both City teams and appointed service providers are hard at work mowing and cutting grass.

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his year has been a challenging one for all of us. We've all felt the impact of Covid-19 on our lives and in our neighbourhoods. The national regulations have also affected the City's ability to deliver services to our communities. However, the end of the year remains an opportunity to reﬂect on the year gone by. The year 2020 was not one any of us could have predicted, and we may not have achieved the goals we had set for our own lives. But it has allowed us to return our focus to the most important things in life. The challenges we faced enabled us to be more responsive and caring towards one another. Capetonians are resilient by nature and have displayed this quality on countless occasions. I want to applaud

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KHAWUNDIBALISELE siëringstransaksies is voltooi. Die Stad het ook sedert Junie meer as 150 000 elektrisiteitsdiensversoeke hanteer. November en Desember is gewoonlik die besigste tyd vir die Stad se kliëntedienskantore. Handel daarom so ver moontlik jou sake met die Stad aanlyn af deur middel van die e-diensplatform by www.capetown.gov.za. Die Stad se brand-en-reddingsdiens het 99 nuwe voertuie in ontvangs geneem. Dít sluit vier reddingslere van 56 m in, waarmee 18 mense op ’n slag uit ’n gebou van 22 verdiepings gered kan word.

USodolphu weSigqeba, u-Alderman Dan Plato, uyababulela abasebenzi beSixeko ngenkuthalo yabo kunye nokusebenza nzima kwabo kulo nyaka unzima kangaka, kwaye ubulela nabantu baseKapa ngokugcina imithetho yokhuselo ye-covid-19 kunye nokwenza konke okusemandleni abo ukunqanda ukusasazeka kwayo. Ncedani ke ningayekeleli ngeli xesha lefestivu - nokuba sikufuna ngamandla kangakanani na ukuphumla - okanye luya kusibuyela okwesibini usulelo. Iintsilelo kwiimvume zezithuthi kunye nezokuqhuba zisonjululwe, kugqitywe ngaphezulu kwama-900 000 obhaliso

lwezithuthi kunye nama-50 000 eetransekshini zeemvume. ISixeki sikwasabele kwizicelo zeenkonzo zombane ezingaphezulu kwe-150 000 ukusukela ngoJuni. Iioﬁsi zabaxhasi zeSixeko zixakeka kakhulu ngoNovemba noDisemba, ngoko ke xa kusenzeka, sebenza ngeintanethi neSixeko oko ukwenza ngee-e-Services kuwww.capetown.gov.za. INkonzo yabaCimi-mlilo noHlangulo yeSixeko ifumene izithuthi ezingama-99, kuquka iileli zokuhlangula ezine eziziimitha ezingama-56, ezinokuhlangula abantu abali-18 ngexesha kwisakhiwo esinemigangatho engama-22.

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The complicated business of bins With more than 850 000 wheelie bins in use across Cape Town, the City’s Solid Waste Management teams have their work cut out for them ensuring that residents and businesses have their trash removed every week. And when you consider the numbers involved in this collection process, it’s clear just how dedicated the refuse collection team members are: • No less than 129 specialised bin-lifting refuse-compacting trucks are on the city’s roads every single day. • Each truck in this fleet costs around R4 million and travels approximately 3 million kilometres per year. • Each truck is manned by a driver and four-person crew. • The crew members cover about 2,3 million kilometres per year on foot, rain or shine, collecting wheelie bins and arranging them for emptying into the trucks. • The trucks complete about 45 million bin lifts per year. • Refuse is offloaded at six refuse transfer stations or sanitary landfill sites across Cape Town. • A total of approximately 570 million kilograms of refuse is collected in this way every year. So, the next time you spot a member of a refuse collection team in your area, be sure to give them a wave of thanks for the excellent work they do.

Some good jobs news According to the quarterly Labour Force Survey for the third quarter of 2020, Cape Town’s expanded unemployment rate of 29,1% is the lowest of all South African metros. The City attributes this achievement to its ongoing investment in job creation over the past six months, and its work to attract business investment into the city and region. Between April and September 2020, the City’s strategic business partners (SBPs) collectively facilitated R8,8 billion’s worth of investment, created 4 980 jobs and trained 1 366 people. This was despite the lockdown and resulting economic economic downturn faced by the entire country.

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Make the most of summer Take advantage of our terriﬁc beaches, pools and nature reserves – safely.

On guard: Trainee lifeguards go through their paces during an induction session at Muizenberg in late October. City lifeguards will be stationed at 26 beaches from 10:00 to 18:00 daily, and Shark Spotters will be on duty daily at 11 beaches.

his summer, visit one of Cape Town’s many beautiful beaches, swimming pools, nature reserves and resorts. Here are a

The City has appointed 330 seasonal beach lifeguards and 290 municipal pool lifeguards. This costs about R48 million in lifeguard salaries and R300 000 for specialised personal protective equipment (PPE) and Covid-19 related training.

Clovelly, Danger, Fish Hoek, Gordon’s Bay, Granger Bay, Harmony Park, Hout Bay, Kogel Bay, Llandudno, Macassar, Maiden’s Cove, Melkbaai, Melkbosstrand, Milnerton, Milnerton Lagoon, Mnandi, Monwabisi, Muizenberg, Silwerstroomstrand, Strand, Strandfontein and Sunrise. Shark Spotters will be on duty daily at 11 beaches: Blue Waters, Clovelly, Dappat se Gat, Fish Hoek, Glencairn, Klippies Bay, Kogel Bay, Rocky, St James, Strand and Surfer’s Corner.

Beaches City lifeguards will be stationed at 26 bathing areas from 10:00 to 18:00 daily until 12 April 2021. Please swim only at beaches where lifeguards are present, and only in the areas demarcated for swimming. If you are not a strong swimmer, keep to the shallow water. Do not allow children to visit the beach unsupervised. The beaches monitored by lifeguards are: Big Bay, Bikini, Camps Bay, Clifton 4th,

Swimming pools Most of the City’s 35 swimming pools have also reopened, though some remain closed due to vandalism and theft. Patrons will be required to undergo screening and sanitise before they are allowed entry, and must adhere to water safety rules and Covid-19 protocols, which allow only 50% capacity at any time. Showers at pools are not available, as per Covid19 regulations.

few pointers to ensure everyone has a safe time in the sun.

Nature reserves The City manages 23 nature reserves and conservation areas. Many of them home to rare and endangered flora and fauna of the Cape Floristic Region – the smallest and richest of the world’s six floral kingdoms. Reserves provide for many activities, including walks, birdwatching, fishing, hikes, trail running, mountain biking, surfing, boating, sailing, sandboarding, and 4x4 off-road driving. Resorts Bookings for resorts are open. Early booking is essential, as resorts are only allowed to operate at 50% capacity. Unfortunately, camping sites will remain closed due to health risks. However, day picnic areas will be available between 10:00 and 18:00. The City will prioritise regular cleaning and sanitising at all public amenities, but visitors are also asked to do their part by observing Covid-19 safety protocols.

CITYNEWS 3 City libraries are back in business The City’s Library Services are gradually returning to a full service offering, with 87 facilities now allowing walk-in visitors, browsing, two-hour study sessions, and internet access via the SmartCape system. Library staff are strictly enforcing Covid-19 protocols, and all visitors are required to wear a mask, sanitise their hands and observe social distancing. Some libraries are still only offering a drop-and-collect service. For details of the services offered by libraries in your area, as well as the capacity limits of each facility, please visit https://opac.capetown.gov.za/. The following operating hours and borrowing periods currently apply for all libraries: • Operating hours: Monday to Friday 09:00-16:00 and Saturday 09:00–12:00 • Loan period: 30 days • Renewal: One renewal for an additional 30 days • Borrowing privileges: 20 items including ﬁve audiovisual items (CDs/DVDs) • No reservations or inter-library loans will be done at present.

Easier ECD registration Early childhood development (ECD) is recognised as the foundation for success in future learning. However, only 30% of ECD centres in Cape Town are registered. This means more than 2 000 are unregistered and, thus, unable to comply with regulations and access support. The City’s Social Development and Early Childhood Development Department has developed an online tool to help ECD centres register. For more information, please e-mail SocialDevelopment@capetown.gov.za.

BPO sector support

Beware affordable-housing scams

No festive switch-on

The City will be putting R55 million towards the Cape Skills and Employment Accelerator project, which will be offered in conjunction with the National Skills Fund, Province, CapeBPO and the private sector. The project will create over 3 000 employment opportunities in the fastgrowing business process outsourcing (BPO) sector, providing training and placement support for graduates. Over the last three years, R25 million in funding has helped to create more than 5 000 new jobs.

Registering on the City’s Housing Needs Register is the first step that residents need to take to be considered for the City’s various affordable-housing opportunities. The City considers housing opportunities on a first-come, first-served basis and takes age and special needs into consideration. Qualifying beneficiaries are placed on the register and are allocated opportunities as they become available, in accordance with the City’s allocation policy. The process is systematic and highly regulated to ensure fairness.

However, residents should be aware of criminal scams. The City urges applicants to be aware of the following: • There is no requirement to make any payment to have your name placed on the register. You also don’t have to pay to receive a state-subsidised unit if you qualify for one of these. • If you are asked to pay for a place on the register, or for a plot of City-owned land, it is a scam. Please report the person to the City immediately. • Be aware of syndicates who try to sell land that does not belong to them.

For the past ﬁve decades, Cape Town has ushered in the festive season with its signature festive lights switch-on. Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 safety regulations relating to large gatherings, this traditional event will not take place in 2020. However, in an effort to support Cape Town’s events industry, several smaller festive events are being considered as part of the inner-city revitalisation programme. These will be hosted in line with lockdown restrictions and health and safety protocols.

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KORTLIKS Die Stad het 330 seisoenale lewensredders vir diens op die Kaapse strande en 290 lewensredders by munisipale swembaddens aangestel. Die lewensredders se salarisse sal die Stad sowat R48 miljoen kos, terwyl R300 000 aan beskermingstoerusting en Covid19-verwante opleiding bestee is. Die Stad se lewensredders sal tot en met 12 April 2021 daagliks van 10:00 tot 18:00 by 26 swemstrande aan diens wees. Swem asseblief slegs waar lewensredders teenwoordig is, en ook slegs in die gebiede wat vir swemdoeleindes afgebaken is. Die meeste van die Stad se 35 swembaddens het ook heropen, maar Covid-19-protokolle word streng nagevolg. Die Stad maak weekliks 850 000 roldromme met

129 gespesialiseerde vulliskompaksiewaens leeg. Die personeel verwyder gesamentlik ongeveer 570 miljoen kilogram vullis per jaar. Die Stad se biblioteekdienste keer geleidelik terug na normaal. Instapbesoeke, studiesessies van twee uur sowel as internettoegang deur middel van die SmartCape-stelsel is nou weer moontlik by 87 van die fasiliteite. Biblioteekgebruikers moet ’n masker dra, hulle hande ontsmet en sosiale distansiëring beoefen. Die Stad se departement maatskaplike en vroeëkind ontwikkeling (VKO) het ’n aanlyn instrument ontwikkel om VKO-sentrums te help registreer. Vir verdere inligting, stuur ’n e-pos na SocialDevelopment@capetown.gov.za.

ISixeko siqeshe iintlambi zasebhitshini ezingama-330 ngeli xesha lonyaka kunye neentlambi zamadama kamasipala okuqubha ezingama-290, ngeendleko eziphaya kuma-R48 ezigidi zemivuzo yeentlambi kunye nama-R300 000 ezixhobo zokhuselo kunye noqeqesho olunxulumene ne-Covid-19. Iintlambi zeSixeko ziza kuba kwimimandla yokuqubha engama-26 ukususela ngeye-10:00 ukuya kweye-18:00 yonke imihla de ibe ngowe-12 Epreli 2021. Nceda uqubhe kwiibhitshi ezinentlambi kuphela, kwaye kwimimandla ebekelwe ukuqubha kuphela. ISixeko sithatha ama-850 000 emigqomo enamavili ngeelori ezili-129 ezikhethekileyo ezenzelwe ukuthatha inkunkuma. Ilori nganye inabasebenzi abahlanu, kwaye kunye bathatha malunga nama-570

ezigidi zee-kg zenkunkuma nyaka ngamnye. IiNkonzo zamaThala eNcwadi ziyabuyela kwinkonzo epheleleyo ngokuthe ngcembe, ngeefasiliti ezingama-87 ngoku zivumela iindwendwe ukuba zingene, zijonge, iiseshoni zokufunda zeeyure ezimbini kunye noﬁkelelo kwi-intanethi oko kusenziwa ngenkqubo ye-SmartCape. Abo banika inkxaso kufunwa ukuba bafake iimaski, babulale iintsholongwane ezandleni zabo kwaye baqelelane. Abahlali kufuneka baziqonde iinkohliso zolwaphulo-mthetho ezimalunga neRejista yeeMfuno zeziNdlu zeSixeko. Akukho mfuneko yokwenza nayiphi na intlawulo ukuze igama lakho lifakwe kwiRejista, kwaye ukuba ucelwa ukuba uhlawule, mxele kwiSixeko ngokukhawuleza loo mntu.

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New title deeds handed over More than 6 000 to become new homeowners in 2020.

Switch over to prepaid power The City has a R40 million programme aimed at converting old electricity meters to prepaid meters. These meter upgrades are done at no cost to residents and property owners. Prepaid meters give consumers direct control over their electricity usage and costs. Contrary to widespread belief, prepaid meters do not make electricity more expensive. In fact, switching to a prepaid meter allows qualifying residents to move over to the City’s subsidised Lifeline tariff, which offers them access to ﬁnancial aid and free electricity units, and reduces their monthly utility costs. The programme has been running for the past seven years. The areas targeted for prepaid meter upgrades in the coming months include Bellville South, Manenberg, Bonteheuwel, Langa, Crossroads, Steenberg and Hanover Park.

n Monday 16 November 2020, a total of 88 residents of Bonteheuwel, Bishop Lavis and surrounding areas were the happy recipients of the historical title deeds to the City-owned properties they occupy. The handover formed part of the City’s commitment to provide 6 000 historical title deeds to beneficiaries by the end of 2020. In October and the first half of November, more than 1 100 of these title deeds were handed over to beneficiaries from Blackheath, Happy Valley, Bloekombos and Wallacedene. A title deed is legal proof of ownership. It provides the beneficiary with a formal home address and recognises their ownership of the property. This allows them to leave the property to their family members when they pass away. Empowering residents who were previously denied access to property ownership is a key component of the City’s commitment to bringing about redress. The City seeks to provide as many homeownership opportunities as it can. This it does both through the transfer of Cityowned properties and the development of new housing opportunities, such as the Downs housing project. This R77 million project is on track to

Best destination in Africa – again Cape Town has been awarded yet another accolade as a leading tourism destination. At the recent prestigious 2020 World Travel Awards, Cape Town was again named “Africa’s Leading Festival and Events Destination”. This is the third consecutive year that Cape Town has received the award. This year the city outshone a number of very strong competitors to take top honours, among them Accra, Durban, Johannesburg, Kigali, Lagos, Marrakech, Nairobi and Rabat. The City’s Events Permit Ofﬁce has already received 80 new event applications since the announcement of alert level 1 in late September.

Home at last: From left: Executive Mayor Alderman Dan Plato, title deed recipient Rebecca Blouw, Councillor Mercia Kleinsmith and Alderman Grant Twigg. meet its goal of providing housing for 587 beneficiaries by the middle of 2022. The project is spread across five development sites in Manenberg and has already delivered 314 Breaking New Ground (BNG) houses to delighted beneficiaries. The Downs is a good example of the City’s commitment to providing affordable housing on well-located land near public transport, employment opportunities and economic nodes.

All ﬁve sites are close to Govan Mbeki Road, which is a major transport route to and from central Cape Town and the southern suburbs. The project is also close to a library, schools, community halls and public recreation spaces. The selection of beneﬁciaries for the housing project has been done in accordance with the City’s Allocation Policy and the Housing Needs Register to ensure fair and equitable allocation of homes.

Burial tariff myth

City workshops help small businesses grow and prosper

The City is aware of social media posts implying that an extra tariff is levied for after-hours Muslim burials. The after-hours burial requirements of Cape Town’s Muslim community are accommodated at no extra cost at the Klip Road, Wallacedene, Delft, Welmoed, Maitland, Muizenberg, Modderdam, Khayelitsha, Ocean View and Atlantis cemeteries. The tariff at all City cemeteries is R920 per grave, irrespective of the time at which the burial takes place.

The City is committed to supporting small businesses and helping them succeed and grow. Recently, the City teamed up with the national Department of Small Business Development to visit entrepreneurs and small, medium and micro-enterprise (SMME) owners in Mfuleni, Athlone and Gugulethu to encourage them to apply for funding through the Township and Rural Enterprise Programme (TREP). TREP provides SMMEs in various economic sectors with information about

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trolling the cost of production inputs and applying for credit. The programme complements the SMME support provided by the City through its Business Hub. Launched in 2019, the Business Hub helps entrepreneurs set up or improve their businesses and connects them with business partners, funders, support organisations and municipal departments. • More information about the City’s Business Hub is available at https://www.investcapetown.com.

On the A-list for climate action The City has again made the Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP) Cities A-list of best-performing global cities, scoring an A for its climate change data, transparency and action. Cape Town was one of only 88 cities worldwide, and the only city in Africa, to receive the highest rating for the CDP Cities submission in 2020. The top ranking underpins and validates the City’s process of developing a new Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan, which is scheduled to be ﬁnalised by early 2021. The strategy recognises climate change as a key risk to the economy, society and environment, but also sees it as an opportunity to drive transformation to a green economy.

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Altesaam 88 inwoners van Bonteheuwel, Bishop Lavis en omgewing het in November titelaktes ontvang vir die Stadseiendomme waarin hulle woon. Die oorhandiging maak deel uit van die Stad se verbintenis om teen die einde van die jaar 6 000 historiese titelaktes aan begunstigdes te voorsien. In ander behuisingsnuus is die Downs-projek van R77 miljoen op koers om teen die middel van 2022 Breaking New Ground- (BNG-)behuisingsgeleenthede aan 587 begunstigdes te voorsien. Die Stad onderneem ’n program van R40 miljoen om ou elektrisiteitsmeters in koopkragmeters om te skakel. Hierdie meteromskakelings word gratis vir inwoners of eiendomseienaars gedoen.

Die Stad is bewus van plasings op sosiale media wat impliseer dat ’n ekstra tarief vir nauurse Moslem-begrafnisse gehef word. Die tarief by die Stad se begraafplase is R920 per graf, ongeag wanneer die teraardebestelling plaasvind. Die Stad is daartoe verbind om kleinsake deur die program vir township- en landelike ondernemings en ander inisiatiewe van sy sakesentrum te ondersteun. Vir verdere inligting, gaan na https://www.investcapetown.com. Kaapstad is by die internasionale reistoekennings van 2020 vir die derde jaar na mekaar as Afrika se voorste fees- en geleentheidsbestemming aangewys.

NgoNovemba ngabahlali abangama- 88 baseBonteheuwel, eBishop Lavis kunye nemimandla engqongileyo abafumene iitayitile zeepropati zeSixeko abahlala kuzo. Unikezelo ke olo lube yinxenye yesibophelelo seSixeko sokunika ama-6 000 ezo tayitile zezembali kubaxhamli ekupheleni kuka-2020. Kwenye indawo, iprojekthi yezindlu yama-R77 ezigidi yase-Downs iqhuba kakuhle ekunikeni amathuba ezindlu e-breaking new ground (BNG) kubaxhamli abangama-587 phakathi ku-2022. ISixeko sinenkqubo yama-R40 ezigidi ejolise ekutshintsheni iimitha zombane ezindala zibe ziimitha zombane ohlawulwa ngaphambi kokuba uwuseben-

zise. Olu lungiso lweemitha aluhlawulelwa ngabahlali okanye ngabanini beepropati. ISixeko siyaziqonda iiposti zamakhasi onxibelelwano ezithi kukho iirhafu ezihlawuliswayo kwimingcwabo yamaIslam yasemva kweeyure zokusebenza. Irhafu ehlawulwa kumangcwaba eSixeko ngamaR920 ngengcwaba, kungakhathaliseki nokuba leliphi na ixesha oqhutywa ngalo umngcwabo. ISixeko sizibophelele ekuxhaseni amashishini amancinane oko sikwenza ngeNkqubo yamaShishini aseLokishini nawasemaPhandleni kunye nangamanye amaphulo ngeHabhu yaso yoShishino. Ngolwazi oluthe vetshe jonga ku https://www.investcapetown.com.

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Spesialis sê virus is nie moeg nie CARINA ROUX

Dr Emille Reid (voor) ondersteun nog steeds die inisiatief “Frontline Fridays”, waarin The Daily Coffee Shop koffie en ’n koekie aan gesondheidswerkers verskaf as blyk van waardering.

lmal is moeg vir Covid-19, maar die infeksiesiekte-spesialis dr. Emille Reid sê die virus raak nie moeg nie. Reid woon al sowat 20 jaar in Kuilsrivier en sy praktyk is tans by die Netcare Kuilsrivier-hospitaal. As deel van infeksiesiektes en kritieke sorg wat ook onder sy veld van spesialisasie val, sien hy gereeld die siekste van die siekes, ‘‘maar die Covid-19-pandemie was vir my fisies en waarskynlik ook psigies die ergste gebeurtenis in my hele loopbaan”. Dit was ’n nagmerrie toe die hoësorgeenheid heeltyd vol was, sê hy. “Ek dink ons almal het uitgesien na ’n bietjie vakansie, ’n blaaskans. Die gevalle wat nou weer toeneem, is eintlik skrikwekkend.” Na die kruin begin afplat het en ook langtermynpasiënte uiteindelik ontslaan is, het dinge vir ’n tydjie meer ontspanne verloop. Reid sê in dié tyd het hulle heelwat siektetoestande gesien wat “nagelaat” is, omdat mense doktersafsprake uitgestel het. “Dit is ’n teleurstelling om die laaste twee (drie) weke ’n noemenswaardige toename in Covid-19-gevalle en hospitalisasies te sien.” Reid sê sy boodskap was nog altyd, ongeag of ons sielkundig of fisiek moeg is, die virus raak nie moeg nie. “Hy wag vir ons om ons swakhede te wys, wat nou maar is om nie die reëls van afstand hou, hande was, masker dra en ontsmet te volg nie.” Weens mense se ontspanne gedrag verras die stygende infeksies hom nie, maar hy sê dis sleg dat dit nou gebeur wanneer mense vir familie wil gaan kuier. Hy reken daar lê nog moeilike maande voor en sê hy beny nie die politici wat nog moeilike besluite sal moet neem nie. Met die Oos-Kaap se hospitale wat weer vol word, sê Reid die personeellede word ook siek. Genoeg beddens is net een aspek. Mense wat onder volgehoue druk werk, is meer

vatbaar om siek te word. Plaaslik en elders is Reid bewus van mense wat verpleging verlaat het omdat hulle nie meer kans gesien het nie. “Ons het ’n groep mense wat uitgebrand is. Dit is waar die probleem gaan inkom in die tweede golf – (ek) kan nie dink hoe ons deur nog ’n ronde gaan (kom) met soortgelyke of hoër intensiteit as die eerste golf nie,” sê hy. Met sowat 20% van Suid-Afrikaners wat MIV-positief is, was daar aanvanklik kommer dat die pasiënte meer vatbaar sou wees vir die Sars-CoV 2-virus, maar Reid sê soos met varkgriep (H1N1-virus) in 2009, is die teendeel ervaar. Hy sê wat bygedra het tot sterftes met varkgriep was eerder hoë ouderdom of komorbiditeite (onderliggende siektetoestande), soos ook die geval blyk te wees by Covid-19. Hy sê “soveel as driekwart” van die baie siek Covid-19-pasiënte wat by hulle opgeneem is, was mans. “Ek het gek geskeer en gesê dis ’n vroulike virus met die naam Covidina, maar nee, ons is onseker hoekom dit die geval is.” Daar is gedink vroue is dalk net versigtiger, maar Reid sê tog is baie van die vroue naby aan die mans wat in ’n stryd om lewe

AL WAT ONS VIR KERSFEES WIL HÊ, IS … Dat jy jou masker altyd en reg dra wanneer jy uitgaan Dat jy jou hande gereeld reinig en/of was Dat jy jou afstand hou … onthou ten minste 1,5 meter Klein, kort byeenkomste (as jy moet) Byeenkomste in goed geventileerde plekke (met maskers op) Kaapstad beleef ’n hernude vlaag van Covid-19-gevalle. Dit is uiters belangrik om opnuut basiese gesondheids- en veiligheidsbeginsels te volg om jou en jou geliefdes se blootstellingsrisiko te verminder. Covid-19 kom soos ’n dief in die nag – moenie toelaat dat hy jou Kersfees steel nie.

Was jou hande. Hou jou afstand.

gewikkel was, ook positief getoets, maar het hulle nie so siek geword nie. “Die aantal MIV-pasiënte wat so siek geword het dat hulle gehospitaliseer moes word, was bitter min.” Reid sê “meer as 90% van pasiënte in hoësorg was diabete”. Die afgelope paar maande het hulle amper daagliks meer geleer oor die Sars-CoV-2 virus en hoe om pasiënte beter te behandel. Waar daar in die begin ’n kwessie was oor ventilators, het die gebruik van hoëvloei nasale suurstof, wat nie-indringend toegedien word, nou algemeen geword. Reid sê van die vroeë regulasies wat polities bepaal is, het wel die druk op hospitale verlig, maar ook veroorsaak dat mense laat vir behandeling opgedaag het. “Die boodskap: ‘bly by die huis en kom net hospitaal toe as jy nie meer kan asemhaal nie’ was baie nadelig.” Sommige pasiënte was reeds sterwend. “Sou daardie individu ’n week vroeër gekom het, was die uitkoms beter. Ek dink ons het seker meer as vier maande laas hier (in die hospitaal) iemand aan die dood afgestaan omrede die mense vroeër presenteer.” Ook vroeër toediening van medikasie soos “steroïede wat ’n groot invloed op die siekte het”, is beter, sê Reid.

Sogenaamde “verlengde (long) Covid” is iets wat hulle ook sien waar mense wat ’n simptomatiese infeksie gehad het ná maande nog oorblyfsels van siekte toon, soos algehele tamheid, hoofpyn of gebrekkige longkapasiteit. Reid sê sy eie longkapasiteit het drie maande geneem om te herstel nadat hy in Junie ernstig siek was met Covid-19. Hy is bewus van gevalle waar mense nooit besef het hulle het Covid-19 gehad nie en maande later gepresenteer het met moegheid, kortasem en ontsteking van die hartspier. “Dit was bitter sleg,” sê Reid oor sy eie siekte-ervaring. Hy het die aanvanklike diarree, lyfseer en hoofpyn toegeskryf aan te min slaap totdat hy koors ontwikkel en kortasem geraak het. “Was dit enige ander infeksie, sou ek uit my kennis geweet het wat om te verwag, maar dit is die onsekerhede oor die uitkoms en verloop wat ’n mens psigies eintlik knou.” Dit was vir hom belangrik om daaroor te praat en die angs te verwerk om sielkundig weer sterker te voel voor hy kon terugkeer na sy werk. Hy is dankbaar dat sy gesin gesond gebly het, maar sê sy twee tienerkinders wou weet hoekom hy wou terugkeer na ’n plek wat amper sy dood veroorsaak het. Die gesprek met sy kinders het gegaan oor wat die verskil tussen werk en ’n roeping is. “Maar voor dit moes ek myself oortuig dat dit die rede is hoekom ek wou terugkom.” Oor die entstowwe wat tans opslae maak, is sy optimisme gedemp. Een van die redes waarom mRNA (‘‘messenger RNA”)-entstowwe nog nooit voorheen goedgekeur is nie, is omdat dit hoogs onstabiel is. Dit moet by baie lae temperature gestoor word wat “massiewe logistieke probleme inhou vir almal, veral in derdewêreldlande”. Daarby sal mense twee dosisse (jaarliks) moet ontvang. “As ons dalk volgende jaar toegang sou hê tot ’n beperkte hoeveelheid entstowwe, gaan dit volgens prioriteit verskaf word.”

COVID-19: RIGLYNE VIR STADSBEGRAAFPLASE OP GEREEDHEIDSVLAK 1 Met die hernude skerp styging in die voorkoms van Covid-19 in die metropool kan die sterftesyfer gedurende die komende weke en maande styg, wat ’n impak op die Stad se begrawingskapasiteit kan hê. INWONERS WORD DAARAAN HERINNER OM: • • • •

Begrawings op weeksdae asook alternatiewe begrawingsmetodes te oorweeg Begrafnis- en grafbywoning tot 100 persone te beperk Begrafnisdienste tot 2 ure en begrawingsdienste tot 30 minute te beperk Covid-19-protokolle (sosialeafstandhouding, dra van maskers en handreiniging) streng na te kom • Tuis te bly as hulle siek voel of aan ’n Covid-19-positiewe individu blootgestel is

LET ASSEBLIEF DAAROP DAT: Besprekingskantore begrawingstye en alternatiewe dae/datums kan toeken om bottelnekke en samedromming te verhoed. IN DIE GEVAL VAN ’N COVID-19-STERFGEVAL TUIS: • Bel die SAPD (10111), mediese nooddienste (10177) en jou familie se begrafnisondernemer en lig hulle in dat die oorledene Covid-19 gehad het • Moenie aan die liggaam raak nie • Hanteer die oorledene se besittings met handskoene, en maak dit met skoonmaakmiddel skoon voor dit met bleikmiddel ontsmet word • Was enige klere/materiaal wat aan die oorledene behoort het, met warm water en waspoeier • Week dit vir ongeveer 30 minute in bleikmiddel, spoel dit in skoon water af en laat dit in vol sonlig droog word • Kontak weer jou begrafnisondernemer met instruksies oor begrawing of verassing • Dien die nodige inligting by jou begrafnisondernemer in vir die doodsertiﬁkaataansoek (DHA-1663) by die departement binnelandse sake

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At the sod-turning ceremony from left are Gary Luyt and Tyrone Kleinjan from VDMV Property Group; and Roux van Zyl, Stefan Heil, Erich Heil, Riaan Lamprecht and Francois Willemse, all from Tafelberg Furnishers.

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rusted furniture store Tafelberg Furnishers has just turned the sod at a new construction site in Brackenfell Industrial where its brand-new distribution centre and warehouse is being constructed. The R190 million project in partnership with VDMV Property Group will provide 225 employment opportunities and service customers in the Cape Peninsula and Boland districts. The bulk of the earthworks is currently underway with completion of construction and civil works anticipated for October 2021. “We are very excited about this project, and trust that we shall be able to serve our customers even better when it comes to deliveries, distribution and turn-around time in all areas of the Cape Peninsula and Boland,” says Tafelberg Furnisher’s CEO, Riaan Lamprecht. Phillips and Associates Architects in

Paarl were contracted to design this centre. “They designed a practical, aesthetically pleasing structure with a dome shaped roof. The architecture comprises an equilibrium of concrete, steel and traditional construction methods. The facades are a combination of brickwork and IBR sheeting,” says Lamprecht. He says they had to step the site into two level platforms to maximize efficiency. According to the plans, the warehouse and offices will amount to 11 500m² with a state-of-the-art fire protection system and LED lighting in the building. “This all makes a far more efficient and effective warehousing and distribution system. We really endeavour to have this centre be of world-class standard, once it opens its doors in February 2022, and trust that our customers, as well as our warehousing staff members will experience it as such.” With a 57-year track record in the Western Cape Tafelberg Furnishers is a leading furniture and appliance retailer, and now also has a branch in Roodepoort, Gauteng and in Umhlanga, KZN.

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Durbanville Majorette Club in full regalia during competition. The club was established in 2018.

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ith almost all of 2020 being blighted by the Covid-19 pandemic, group activities have found it more challenging to stay active, let alone resume activity. However, a group of mothers in and around the northern suburbs are determined not to only keep the sport of drum majorettes alive, but to continue its growth throughout the area. Following its formation in 2018, the Durbanville Majorettes Club (DMC) had the vision to take this sport into the local communities, with athletes being sourced from Aristea Primary School, Fanie Theron Primary, Delft Primary, Gene Louw, Curro Durbanville and Curro Pinehurst. “We aimed to run a low fee, no fee club. We were given access to practise grounds at Curro Durbanville and as they had previously done the sport, they allowed us to use all their equipment and uniforms. We approached all the schools in the northern su-

burbs,” says chair Yvonne Viljoen. Viljoen recalls their first competitive year last year where they placed first in the provincial championships which garnered an invitation to the national championships in Oudtshoorn, placing nineth out of the 18 teams who participated, a remarkable feat, considering the club relies heavily on its corporate sponsors and parents. The upward trend laid the foundation for a promising 2020, however, the global Covid-19 pandemic quickly halted further progress. However, this did not prevent the club from unveiling its new home at Aristea Primary School in Kraaifontein. “I started drummies in my early days in primary school already. It is a sisterhood. We are a family. There was so much I gained from the sport. It entrenched such valuable life skills that I still use today. The importance of teamwork, you are only as good as your team member, navigate around your team members, be cognisant of their needs and emotions as you are all one team. I gained independence. It taught me discipline, time management, to stay focused, to dream

big,” adds Viljoen. Viljoen believes drummies is a form of empowerment for young women. “I had always dreamt that one day my daughters would benefit from the sport and this is one of the reasons I started the club. Every one of the DMC girls is like a daughter to me,” she adds, saying that there has always been a misconception about drummies being a rich girls’ sport. “My vision was to take this sport back to its grassroots. Make it available to all and any young girl in the vicinity who had a desire to be a part of the DMC sisterhood. With a no-fee/low fee strategy, and transport to and from practices and our weekend feeding scheme we were able to make this accessible to all girls.” With drummies allowing anywhere between four and 50 people being able to participate and compete at the same time, DMC have now also broadened their scope by joining a new federation, the Federation of Dance Drill Cheerleading and Majorettes South Africa (FDDCMSA), which also allows transgender and young men to participate.

’n Aantal skolekrieketspanne in die Tygerbergstreek sal genoodsaak wees om reeds in die komende vakansie hul vere reg te skud vir die eerste wedstryde in 2021, aangesien wedstryde reeds vir die ongewone tyd – die eerste skoolweek in die nuwe jaar – bepaal is. Dit is as gevolg van die feit dat die 2021-skooljaar later as normaalweg begin en daarmee hierdie somerkwartaal ietwat “inkort”. Somersport-aktiwiteite sluit teoreties reeds op 13 Maart af omdat die daaropvolgende Saterdag ’n vakansiedag is. Dit is terselfdertyd die gebruiklike begindatum vir die wintersportsoorte se voorseisoense wedstryde. Omdat die eerste skoolkwartaal korter as gewoonlik is ten opsigte van die somersporte, en om alle ter saaklike kompetisies “ingepas” te kry, sal van die spanne hul eerste wedstryde onmiddellik ná die heropening van die skole op 27 Januarie moet afhandel. Dit geld veral die skole wat ingeskryf het vir die nasionale 20/20-uitklopkompetisie vir o.19-spanne. Aangesien die eindronde vir die naweek van 13 Maart beplan word, móét die wedstryde in die uitdunrondes in die eerste skoolweek plaasvind ten einde genoegsame tyd beskikbaar te stel voor die hele land se uiteindelike streekwenners bepaal kan word. Deelnemende skole sal waarskynlik Saterdag 30 Januarie benut vir wedstryde in die eerste ronde, want die program vir die voldag- o.19-ligawedstryde sal eers op 6 Februarie in die WP plaasvind. Wat die WP Noordelike Stadsgebiedestreekunie (WPNS) se kompetisies betref, sal een o.19-wedstryd in die Peter Buttner Sport-kompetisie – Reddam House Durbanville t HS Parow – wel reeds op 30 Januarie gespeel word. Omdat daar net ’n beperkte aantal Saterdae beskikbaar is vir WPNS-wedstryde, sal enkele ander kragmetings ook op 30 Januarie ingeruim moet word: Brackenfell teen Curro Durbanville in die Francor Bakkery-liga vir o.19Bspanne, en só ook Fairbairn teen HS Tygerberg, asook The Settlers teen Fairmont in die All-Sports Travel-liga vir o.15-spanne.