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PEERLESS PARK EAST: ’DRUG USE, CRIME’ A CONCERN

Overgrown plot still a threat

Once a popular shopping centre in Peerless Park East, The Hub is now an open field with overgrown vegetation and an apparent spot for crime and drug use.

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he open field, with overgrown vegetation, at what used to be a popular shopping centre in Peerless Park East continues to pose as a threat to the safety of locals. TygerBurger previously published concerns raised by a resident who claimed that locals walking to the Kraaifontein train station often took longer routes because they feared what might happen to them if they walked close to the field which is situated on the corner of Visser and Durbanville streets. (“Plot of dread”, TygerBurger, 19 February 2020.)

In the article, Kraaifontein police spokesperson Capt Hein Hendricks said the police station was aware of the overgrown vegetation but not the alleged crimes. He also said regular patrols were conducted around the area. Mayco member for safety and security JP Smith said a case file had been registered a month before the initial article was published and an investigating officer was trying to get hold of the owner. He also said a notice of intended inspection would be sent via a post box address, which was the only address of the owner the City had. He further said the City had no knowledge of any criminal activities.

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If no contact could be made with the owner, the Mayco member for community services and health Zahid Badroodien said the City would appoint a private contractor to clear the property at the owner’s expense. TygerBurger visited the location last week and saw the overgrown vegetation was still there and the field now included what looked like structures in which people live. Marylyn Buis, a resident close to the field, says drug use and petty crimes are a regular occurrence. “Many people still fear to walk past the field and feel helpless,” says Buis. “We do not know what else to do because the situation has not changed, even with police visibility,” she explains.

Buis says those using drugs at the field have stopped hiding from wondering eyes. “They do not care if people see them smoking their drugs.” Hendricks says only a few incidents of crime have been reported over the last year at this address. “We still do regular patrols as part of our daily patrols and we also do regular stopand-search operations around the open field,” he says. He urged residents to speak up if they witness any suspicious activities. “We also encourage residents to be vigilant when moving close to this area.” V To report crime at this location call Kraaifontein police station on 021 980 5533.

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Gang of robbers caught eventually NIELEN DE KLERK @nielendk Uitgewer: TygerBurger word uitgegee deur WP Media en is deel van die Media24-groep Verspreiding: Tygerburger Kraaifontein word elke Woensdag in die volgende gebiede afgelewer: Belmont Park, Bonnie Brae, Bonnie Brook, Buh-Rein, Langeberg Glen, Langeberg Ridge, Peerless Park, Windsor Estate, Windsor Park, Zoopark, Zonnendal, Bernadino Heights, North Pine, Eikendal, Scottsdene, Scottsville, Summerville, Rugby Park en Viking Village Totale verspreiding: 18 637 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

rmed robbers who terrorised taxi commuters for weeks have been caught. One of the suspects had even been jailed for a similar crime a few years ago. Several robberies happened between December 2020 and January 2021, explains Sgt Anele Siwisa, spokesperson of the Bellville police station. Unwitting commuters were picked up in a brand new taxi, mostly at Tyger Valley Shopping Centre and the two Willowbridge centres. These commuters soon realised some-

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Van Zyl followed up the matter and he and WO Gawie Hawkins and Capt Lorette Dippenaar spent hours contacting and speaking to complainants. After taking all the information into account they saw a similar taxi on video footage, where they identified its number plate. The taxi was later flagged on licence plate recognition cameras and pulled over in Kuils River on 29 January. The driver (31) was interviewed and inside his taxi police found a firearm holster, cable ties and a bank card. He later confessed to the crimes and appeared in court two weeks ago. Two other suspects were apprehended last week and have since appeared in court. The Bellville police station commander, Brig Phindiwe Ntunge, applauded the members involved in this investigation. “More arrests are imminent.”

Water cannon at Sassa a mistake, says Cele NIELEN DE KLERK @nielendk

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thing was wrong when the taxi didn’t go on the planned route but instead went on Carl Cronje Drive towards Frans Conradie Drive or Durban Road towards the N1. The guard of the taxi then threatened them by gunpoint, stealing personal belongings like cellphones, cash and bank cards. He demanded the pin numbers of bank cards and withdrew money at different locations after the robbery. In many cases, victims were tied up with cable ties. They were later dropped off. Some victims reported how they saw the guard and taxi driver removing the number plate before they could exit the taxi. When it was evident that these crimes were becoming a trend, the visible policing chief, Col Thembelani Mahlatshana, tasked WO Whitey van Zyl with investigating the matter.

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Police “dropped the ball” when they fired a water cannon at pensioners and the disabled outside Sassa’s Bellville offices recently, police minister Bheki Cele said last week. The police have come under fire recently for their differing reactions to protesters who demanded the beach open in Muizenberg and those queueing at Sassa’s offices in Bellville. “We should not treat anyone differently,” he said during a visit to police stations in the Cape Town metropole. “There’s been a perception of how we behaved and how we treated pensioners in Bellville and the incident in Muizenberg (on Saturday).” He said police were “very circumstancial” towards people who sat down in Muizenberg and broke the law. Police used a water cannon to ensure social distancing at Sassa’s office in Bellville after hundreds of people flocked for grants because of the closure of other offices. Minister of social development, Lindiwe Zulu, was also there on the day. Thousands of grant beneficiaries have to reapply for temporary disability grants after they lapsed in December last year. This has led to long queues which have worsened because of office closures due to

Covid-19 and staff shortages. Cele promised a full report regarding the matter and “why police used so much force on Sassa recipients”. “The methods that were used was wrong because they were not violent or protesting. In Bellville, you had poor people, vulnerable people going there because they are hungry, some of them are brought in wheelbarrows, some of them are on crutches . . . The issue there was social distancing. That didn’t meet the approach we used. “The approach we used was to handle them like people who are rioting – we used water cannons, we should not have done that.” The provincial minister of community safety, Albert Fritz, also condemned the situation. In a statement he said he had received the acting provincial commissioner’s report and said it fails to answer elements regarding events on the day; like why it was necessary to use a water cannon. “My unconditional condemnation of the unacceptable behaviour of the police towards Sassa beneficiaries still stands, and I am determined to use all my powers of oversight to get to the bottom of the circumstances that resulted in such a decision being made and implemented by the police.” He said he would approach Cele to request the police’s official report to conduct the necessary oversight.

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@nielendk ’n Prokureur is in die Bellville-handelshof daaraan skuldig bevind dat hy meer as R6 miljoen van die Padongelukkefonds (Pof) gesteel het. Eslin Frank Meyer (64) is op 26 Januarie in die hof skuldig bevind op aanklagte van diefstal. Hy sal op 26 Februarie gevonnis word. Volgens Zinzi Hani, die Valke se woordvoerder, is Meyer al in 2014 aangekeer. Dié inhegtenisneming het ná ’n uitspraak

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Shooting leaves two dead The provincial taxi task team is investigating a murder case following Saturday 6 February’s fatal Brackenfell shooting of two Kraaifontein men on the corner of Old Paarl Road and William Dabbs Street. Police spokesperson Capt Erica Crouse says investigations revealed that a white Ford Echo Sport with three occupants allegedly stopped at a red traffic light towards Kraaifontein at 18:39, before a taxi stopped in the next lane. “Information suggests that the passenger of the taxi started shooting at the occupants of the Ford,” Crouse says. “The driver of the Ford attempted to drive into a nearby block of flats and drove into the back of another vehicle.” The taxi, which apparently did not have any registration plates, sped away from the scene. She says the driver of the Ford suffered wounds to his stomach and was rushed to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. A 35-year-old man, who was in the front passenger seat, died on the scene from neck and stomach wounds. “The 27-year-old passenger, who is also from Kraaifontein, who was sitting in the back did not sustain any injuries,” Crouse explains. She says the shooting is believed to be taxi related. “Both victims were involved in the taxi industry. One was a taxi owner and the other a rank manager.” No arrests have been made yet.

Mom and son in the dock A mother and son will appear in court again soon on charges of fraud, the Hawks say. Zinzi Hani, spokesperson of the Hawks, said in a press statement Antoinette L’ Amour Pender (63) and her son John (38) appeared in the Bellville Commercial Crimes Court last week. They are facing charges of tax fraud exceeding R1 million. “The duo was served with court summons by the Hawks serious commercial investigation team on 26 January,” Hani said. “John, a registered tax practitioner, allegedly submitted several fictitious invoices to the SA Revenue Services (Sars) on behalf of his mom who is a registered tax payer. “This happened over a period between 2010 and 2016.” Sars did an initial audit probe and it revealed invoices that were allegedly forged. This amounted to a loss of more than R1 million. They were arrested by the Hawks serious commercial crimes investigation team. The duo will appear in court again on 26 February. – Nielen de Klerk

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Plight for food continues DESIRÉE RORKE @dezzierorke

eart wrenching scenes of little children queueing up for a hearty meal is something volunteers are faced with every week as the plight continues in hunger-stricken areas. Tiny children as young as four are not much taller than the two litre Coke bottles used as markers to maintain social distancing in the ever-growing lines. Since the advent of lockdown last year, Denise September of Yosef Dream Foundation in partnership with Brackenfell-Kraaifontein Community Action Network (Can), every Wednesday cooks a hearty and nutritious meal for the residents of Celeste Street in Scottsdene. “I do not have a set menu as it depends on what ingredients are available. It can be anything from samp and beans, soup and bread, polony smoor sandwiches or curry and rice,” she says. “The Coke bottles were painted and filled with a little concrete, so the wind does not blow it away. This makes it so much easier to indicate where each person should stand as they move to the front of the line for their food,” she explains. Yosef Dream Foundation is a non-profit company with three board members, two associates and a team of volunteers who assist with various projects. “We realised that due to a variety of factors but specifically during the Covid-19 national lockdown that many families go without proper food and shelter. Initially we handed out food parcels, but as the lockdown continued and the need increased, we realised we will not be able to sustain this initiative. So, we identified individuals that were willing to cook for their respective communities and started two community kitchens in Scottsdene and three in Wallacedene,” she says. The organisation receives no funding from government and had no major donors, yet continued feeding these communities since

Little children in Scottsdene patiently await their turn for a hearty meal served by volunteers in the suburb every Wednesday. The painted Coke bottles were placed as markers to maintain social distancing.

hard lockdown started in March last year, eventually partnering with BrackenfellKraaifontein Can. The Brackenfell-Kraaifontein Can is a network of organisations and individuals who share resources like food, clothing items and so much more to the benefit of the community. “We contribute to and volunteer at events such as food and clothing drives held by the Can network. “Due to the partnership we’ve formed with the members of the Brackenfell-Kraaifontein Can as well as other organisations and individuals, we were able to impact the lives of around 15 000 between May and December 2020 all this with a limited budget.” This she adds gratefully is a major achievement, in line with the motto of Yosef Dream Foundation, which is Dare to Dream despite your circumstances. “Not just for ourselves but everyone who willingly offered their time, money, produce and skills. Those of us who reached out to those in need, who humbled themselves by knocking on so many doors for donations. “The Hebrew word for Hope is Tiqvah, which comes from the root meaning to twist or weave strands of rope together, to make a tool capable of holding a heavy load securely. This is what we have done as a community of people who stepped out of our comfort zone, dared to do something, dared to trust strangers with the same vision, hoping we can make a difference and so weaved our resources, skills, commitment together to carry the load of caring for our community. Through the hope we had, we could impart hope to those we served. This a reward that has no earthly but an eternal value.”

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Donasies stroom fluks in vir boere DESIRÉE RORKE @dezzierorke

a ’n pleidooi om hulp deur die WP Veteraan Trekker- en Enjinklub om boere in Loeriesfontein by te staan, het donasies ingestroom vanuit alle oorde in die stad. Sakke en sakke klere, altesaam R11 000 kontantdonasies en nie-bederfbare voedsel is binne een week ingesamel. “Die positiewe reaksie wat ons

ontvang het ná die artikel in TygerBurger (“Kos en klere ingesamel vir boere in NK,” 3 Januarie) was verblydend; my foon het elke dag gelui. So baie mense is gewillig om te help met wat hulle kan. “Vir almal sê ons baie, baie dankie vir hul bereidwilligheid om te help. Dit is hartseer dat ons regering nie die boere bystaan nie,” sê Hannes Rheeder, klubvoorsitter. “Die droogte in die gebied is nie verby nie. Die reën het te laat gekom en die velde gaan nog ’n paar

jaar vat om te herstel,” verduidelik hy. Dié droogte het boere geknou. “Baie boere moes hul kuddes verkoop omdat daar nie weiveld of genoeg voer was nie. Dié boerdery stry nog ’n stryd om te oorleef, terwyl baie ander uitgeboer het. “En dis nie net die boere en hul gesinne wat sukkel nie, maar ook die plaaswerkers en hul gesinne. Kinders het nie ordentlike klere of skoene nie en vroue het nie die nodige toiletware nie. Waar ons ’n bottel sjampoe en ’n lekkerruikse-

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pie as vanselfsprekend aanvaar, is dit ’n luukse vir die vroue in dié kontrei,” sê Rheeder. “Ons het baie goeie tweedehandse klere ontvang, maar benodig nou nog meer toiletware en nie-bederfbare voedsel voor ons die pad aanpak Noord-Kaap toe om die donasies af te lewer. “Ons wil met minstens drie groot bakkievragte opry. Die donasies sal by die saal van die NG kerk afgelaai word en van daar versprei word na plase in die kontrei.”

Klublede beoog om teen die einde van die maand die donasies af te lewer. Rheeder voeg by dat die klub self ook ’n ruim kontantdonasie gaan maak. Verlede maand het die klub R10 000 geskenk vir boere om diesel aan te koop. Die skenkings van veeboer is moontlik gemaak deur plaaslike sakemanne in Kaapstad, lede van die klub en ’n boer in Stellenbosch. V Bel Hannes Rheeder by 083 324 9525 vir meer inligting of om ’n skenking te maak.

Kinderhuis hou pretdag met beesloop, talle pryse Die Durbanville-kinderhuis wil met die plaaslike gemeenskap en besighede hande vat om deel te neem aan sy jolige pretdag op Vrydag 26 Maart. ’n Beesloop sal die hoofaktiwiteit van die pretdag wees en reusepryse is op die spel. ’n Stuk gras gaan afgebaken word, waarop blokke van 5 m by 5 m afgemeet en verkoop sal word teen slegs R250 elk. ’n Bees sal op die gras vrygelaat word en die eienaar van die blok waarin hy mis, sal die hoofwenner wees. Hoe meer jy koop, hoe groter jou kans om die hoofprys van ’n verwerkte, reg-om-tebraai-bees en ’n Weber-braaitoestel te wen. ’n Gelukstrekking sal gehou word om die wenners van die tweede en derde pryse te bepaal. Die tweede prys is ’n KWV-brandewynpakket en die derde prys ’n naweekwegbreek vir ’n gesin. Bok Radio sal op die dag

regstreeks uitsaai en B-Promotions sal ook deel vorm van die dag se verrigtinge. Sakelui kan teen slegs R500 per advertensie op die grootskerm hul besigheid se logo en ’n kort beskrywing daarvan adverteer. Weens die Covid-19-regulasies mag die publiek nie op die perseel toegelaat word nie, maar mense kan die dag se verrigtinge regstreeks op die kinderhuis se Facebookblad volg. Enige skenkings sal verwelkom word en kan by ’n verbyry-afsetpunt afgegee word. “Ons doen ’n beroep op die gemeenskap om ons te ondersteun in hierdie uitdagende tye en met ons hande te vat sodat ons kan voortgaan om gehaltesorg aan ons kinders te bied,” sê Louise Coetzee, bemarkingshoof. V Kontak Lizette by 021 975 6822 of per e-pos na events@durbanvillekinderhuis.org.za vir meer inligting of om kaartjies te koop.

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