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A few residents have approached me over the last couple of days to explain to them the DA\u2019s position on the Ward Committee debacle.<\/p>\n
The recent Ward Committee Nomination and Election Proceedings have been wholly flawed from the start. Political interference, illegal procedures and blatant discrimination led to the DA requesting Acting Municipal Manager, Mr Elias Ntoba, to intervene in order to stop the process. Unfortunately he refused to do so and this has led to the DA boycotting the ward committee nomination and election proceedings and our subsequent instructions to our attorneys to proceed to apply for appropriate relief in court in order to stop this illegal process.<\/p>\n
The DA has on numerous occasions called upon Eastern Cape MEC for Local Government and Traditional Affairs, Mr Qoboshiyane to intervene in the process so that we do not have to proceed with legal action which will no doubt lead to unnecessary legal costs being incurred against the NMBM.<\/p>\n
We confirm our basis for objecting to the process herein:<\/strong><\/p>\n Hou die pers dop en kyk hoe hierdie fiasko eindig. Ons sien die Metro spoedig in die hof\u2026<\/p>\n Geniet die Lente, Somer is om die draai!<\/p>\n Retief Anna-Marie<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Kabuso Report<\/strong><\/p>\n It is no secret that the Kabuso report played a significant role in the political demise of former mayor Nondumiso Mpazi. Ironically, it now seems as if history might just repeat itself as the current mayor is slowly but surely committing political suicide by refusing to release the now infamous forensic report.<\/p>\n When mayor Xanoxolo Wayile assumed office he vowed to root out corruption and maladministration in our ailing institution. Today, some two years later, the mayor appears to be doing everything in his ability to protect the individuals implicated in the Kabuso Report, the very individuals responsible for the demise of Mpazi.<\/p>\n The report came into being when Mpazi requested the MEC for local government and traditional affairs to investigate maladministration and fraud in our municipality in terms of Section 106 of the Systems Act. The findings of this investigation were given to the MEC, who in turn handed it to the Wayile in order for him to take appropriate action.<\/p>\n The mayor has since decided against releasing the report to council, opting rather to provide council with a scant summation contained in a few water downed pages of what he no doubt thought was important \u2013 or even worse, what he thought council should be allowed to see. Those in the know and who have had sight of the document are utterly dumbstruck by the fact that certain key issues and facts of the original report was simply ignored or left out in this \u2018synopsis\u2019.<\/p>\n Kabuso has implicated a number of individuals, both officials and high ranking politicians, in fraudulent activities which would necessitate criminal charges being brought against them. Apart from the moral obligation placed upon the mayor to institution appropriate action when he becomes aware of fraudulent activities, one can\u2019t help but wonder whether he is now also above the law since he seems hell-bent on ignoring a number of unambiguous legislative requirements imposed on him in respect of these fraudulent activities.<\/p>\n One is therefore left to assume that the umbilical cord between City Hall and Standard House is one that appears very hard to sever. I can, however, hardly belief that an individual of the mayor\u2019s calibre would voluntary commit political suicide to protect a few corrupt individuals who have looted the public purse.<\/p>\n Quo Vadis, Mr Mayor? Surely it is high time that we allow justice to run its course. Why protect those who have selfishly lined their own pockets at the expense of the poorest of the poor who look to you to deliver their promised better life? Release the Kabuso report forthwith, restore credibility to your office and afford those incriminated their democratic right to present their case to court.<\/p>\n Alternatively, instruct the municipal manager to respond to the DA\u2019s recent application in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act by furnishing us with a full copy of the report so that we can proceed to lay the necessary criminal charges.<\/p>\n Retief Odendaal<\/strong> Nuwe SASSA Kantoor Oop<\/strong><\/p>\n Na \u2018n veldtog van meer as \u2018n jaar om SASSA te oorreed om \u2018n Sateliet Kantoor in die Westelike Voorstede van Port Elizabeth te open, het hulle uiteindelik daartoe ingestem.<\/p>\n Vanaf Dinsdag, 30 Augustus 2011, sal SASSA amptenare beskikbaar wees by die Storehouse\/New Covenant Kerk, gele\u00eb op die hoek van Vitry Laan en Moselle Straat, Lorraine.SASSA amptenare sal inwoners behulpsaam wees met hulle aansoeke vir pensioen, ongeskiktheidstoelae, kindertoelae, ens.<\/p>\n Die SASSA Sateliet Kantoor sal vanaf 09H00 tot 13H00 oop wees vir dienslewering.<\/p>\n Die diens sal een keer per week, op Dinsdae, gelewer word. Indien die SASSA Sateliet Kantoor goed ondersteun word, kan\u00a0 dienslewering uitgebrei word. Service Delivery JOC (Joint Operations Centre)<\/strong><\/p>\n The metro Service Delivery JOC has continues to be a tremendous help in improving turnaround times on a host of day-to-day complaints reported. A special vote of thanks should go to the JOC staff and to Brigadier John Best, assisted by Lee-anne Meiring. Anyone wishing to report any municipal complaints can do so by making use the toll free number 0800 20 5050.<\/p>\n Nuwe Pad Dalk Nutteloos oor te min Geld<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2018n Nuwe pad wat tans in aanbou is en wat die William Moffat met Glenhurdlaan sou verbind gaan heelwaarskynlik in onbruik verval.<\/p>\n Hierdie pad, \u2018n verlenging van Restitutionlaan in Fairview, word deur PELRHA (Port Elizabeth Land Restitution and Housing Association) gefinanisier. Die projek van net duskant R30 miljoen loop ongelukkig nou die gevaar om in \u2018n wit olifant te ontaard aangesien die Metro nie oor die nodige Fondse beskik om die verbinding tussen die nuutgeboude pad wat onder die William Moffat\u2014brug sou stop en Glenhurdlaan te bou nie.<\/p>\n Hierdie ontwikkeling is broodnodig omdat die William Moffat-opgradering juis weer onlangs vir \u2018n paar jaar uitgestel is. Sou hierdie nuwe pad in werking in gebruik geneem word, sal dit verkeersvloei verbeter en baie onnodige verkeer uit Walmer Downs en Mangoldpark hou.<\/p>\n Sensus 2011 \u2013 los die agterdog<\/strong><\/p>\n Sensus 2011 het verlede week amptelik begin. Ongeveer 159 000 sensus-opnemers, ko\u00f6rdineerders en toesighouers het oral die land ingereis om Suid-Afrika se hele bevolking voor die einde van die maand te tel.<\/p>\n Tydens \u2018n feitesessie op Donderdag het Pali Lehohla, die Statistikus-Generaal, ges\u00ea die derde sensus in \u2018n demokratiese Suid-Afrika het stadig maar goed begin. Dit is goeie nuus. Die sensus is baie belangrik, en almal in Suid-Afrika moet daaraan deelneem. Dit is veel meer as \u2018n blote koppetellery. Beskou dit as \u2018n \u201cmediese ondersoek\u201d van ons nasie. Dit meet ons gesamentlike gesondheid en welsyn, en hoe ons op sosio-ekonomiese gebied gevorder het.<\/p>\n Wanneer burgers hul vraelyste akkuraat invul, verskaf hulle belangrike inligting wat al drie die regeringsfere kan inspan om te beplan en besluite vir hul gemeenskappe, stede, provinsies en die hele land te kan neem.<\/p>\n Die regering gebruik sensusbevindings om te bepaal watter gebiede dienste en nuwe infrastruktuur soos skole, paaie, wateraanlegte, openbare vervoer, klinieke, hospitale en huise nodig het.<\/p>\n Die statistieke bepaal ook hoe die nasionale regering se geld onder provinsies en munisipaliteite verdeel word. Dit bepaal ook die stemdistrikte op die plaaslike en nasionale vlak.<\/p>\n As burgers met ander woorde weier om die vraelyste in te vul, gaan die munisipaliteit of provinsie waarin hulle woon, minder geld kry. Dit kan ook veroorsaak dat noodsaaklike dienslewering in gedrang gebring word in hul gebiede.<\/p>\n In hierdie nuusbrief bespreek ek dus die drie vrae wat mense vandeesweek die meeste geopper het, naamlik:<\/strong><\/p>\n Ras<\/strong> Statistieke SA regverdig di\u00e9 vraag op grond daarvan dat bevolkingsgroepe verskil in dinamiek toon. Hul gesondheidprofiel verskil byvoorbeeld, en so ook hul vrugbaarheid- en sterftekoerse. Demograwe en aktuarisse benut die vraag oor \u201cras\u201d dus om akkurate bevolkings-vooruitskattings te maak. Dit is ook nodig om maatskaplike probleme te diagnoseer. Statistieke SA het my die versekering gegee dat di\u00e9 en ander demografiese vrae net vir statistiese doeleindes gebruik word. Die ANC-regering sal hierdie statistiek egter sonder twyfel inspan om sy beleid van \u201cverteenwoordiging\u201d toe te pas. Die verhouding van bevolkingsgroepe t.o.v mekaar gaan ongetwyfeld in die\u00a0 regering se planne vir regstellende aksie gebruik word.<\/p>\n Natuurlik kan niemand gedwing word om hul rasse-klassifikasie te verstrek nie. Ek het die kans benut om lekker saam met my sensusopnemer te lag. Toe sy vra wat my \u201cras\u201d is, het ek haar potlood geleen en in my hare gesteek. Dit het bly steek (my kapsel word met haarsproei op sy plek gehou). My sensusopnemer, wat beslis \u2018n goeie humorsin het, vra my toe hoe ons die \u201cpotloodtoets\u201d op Leeuwenhof se spoke gaan uitvoer! Sy het toe maar self my \u201cras\u201d korrek ingevul.<\/p>\n Misdaad<\/strong> Jy kan stappe doen as iemand by jou voorhek opdaag en s\u00ea hy of sy is \u2018n sensusopnemer.<\/p>\n Eerstens kan jy opnemers identifiseer deur seker te maak hulle dra \u2018n geel bib met die kentekens van die Sensus en Statistieke SA. Hulle dra ook \u2018n geel tas met dieselfde kentekens,en sensus-vraelyste \u2013 dit \u2018n A3-boek met \u2018n kaart van die gebied op die eerste bladsy. Die belangrikste item is \u2018n ID-kaart met \u2018n foto en \u2018n identifikasienommer in die gedaante van \u2018n hologram sodat die kaarte nie vervals kan word nie.<\/p>\n Mense kan ook die tolvrye nommers 0800 110 248 of 080 236 7872 skakel om te bevestig of iemand \u2018n geregistreerde opnemer is. Enigiemand met \u2018n klagte oor \u2018n opnemer kan dieselfde nommers skakel.<\/p>\n Die belangrike punt is dat almal gewone gesonde verstand moet gebruik om te bepaal of persone by die hek is wie hulle s\u00ea hulle is, voordat hulle binnegelaat word.<\/p>\n Tot dusver was die enigste \u201csensus\u201d-misdade wat in die Wes-Kaap aangemeld is, ironies genoeg teenoor opnemers gepleeg deur die mense wat hulle getel het.<\/p>\n Persoonlike Besonderhede<\/strong> In die eerste plek vereis die Statistiekwet dat elke werknemer van Statistieke SA \u2018n vertroulikheis-eed onderteken. Dit beteken hulle is wetlik verplig om nooit inligting wat aan hulle verstrek word, te onthul nie. Daar is ook swaar strawwe as \u2018n werknemer di\u00e9 eed skend \u2013 \u2018n boete van tot R10 000 en\/of gevangenisstraf van tot ses maande.<\/p>\n Die Wet bepaal ook dat geen ongemagtigde persoon of organisasie, met inbegrip van enige ander staatsdepartement, toegang tot enige inligting wat tydens die Sensus vergaar word, mag kry nie.<\/p>\n Tweedens word die name en adresse net tydens die gehalteversekeringsproses gebruik. Dan word dit van die vraelys verwyder en vernietig. Enige inligting wat bekend word wanneer die uitslae van die Sensus geopenbaar word, kan nooit na \u2018n bepaalde individu of huishouding verwys word nie.<\/p>\n Om ons land optebou, moet ons ewe veel ag op ons verantwoordelikhede as ons regte slaan. 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Letter published in the Herald of 6 October 2011\u00a0 \u2013 Read about the release of the Kabuso Report here: Kabuso Report \u2013 Full Marks to The Herald<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nOns bedank DA Raadslid Gustav Rautenbach vir sy volharding om hierdie projek \u2018n werklikheid te maak<\/p>\n
\nEach and every complaint is given a unique tracking number on a dedicated system, with feedback going back to the office of the Municipal Manager daily.<\/p>\n\n
\nTalle mense het gekla omdat hulle hul \u201cras\u201d moet aandui.<\/p>\n
\nNog \u2018n kwelling is die gevaar dat misdadigers hulle as sensusopnemers voordoen. Di\u00e9 vrees het \u2018n dag n\u00e1 die aanvang van die sensus selfs nuwe hoogtes bereik, en selfs op paranoia gegrens, toe twee inbrekers wat hulle as sensuswerkers voorgedoen het, twee mans in Johannesburg geskiet het.<\/p>\n
\nTalle Twieters het ook gevra waarom hul naam en adres op die voorblad van die vraelys neergeskryf word, en of di\u00e9 inligting aan ander organisasies beskikbaar gestel sal word.<\/p>\n\n