www.MyPE.co.za: To see how Ward Councillors go about their jobs, see Ward 8 councillor, Gustav Rautenbach’s newsletter below (Afrikaans weergawe volg die Engels):
1. TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT
My office received the following reports from the Traffic Department regarding speed law enforcement:
Kragga Kamma Road between Verdun Road and Cromwell Road
- On 13 January 2011 between 13:00 and 15:30, Eight Hundred (800) motorists were measured. The highest speed of 87 km/h was recorded. Sixteen (16) motorists were prosecuted for exceeding the speed limit of 60 km/h.
- On 14 January 2011 between 09:20 and 14:00, Nine Hundred and Fifty (950) motorists were measured. The highest speed of 101 km/h was recorded. Ten (10) motorists were prosecuted for exceeding the speed limit of 60 km/h.
- On 19 January 2011 between 10:00 and 18:00, One Thousand Five Hundred (1500) motorists were measured. The highest speed of 89 km/h was recorded. Fifteen (15) motorists were prosecuted for exceeding the speed limit of 60 km/h.
2. DAM LEVELS
The average levels of the major storage dams supplying the Metro as at 28 March 2011 are as follows: 33,8 % of total combined capacity.
SAVE IT, OR DO WITHOUT IT!
3. INTRODUCTION OF A SLIP LANE AT KRAGGAKAMMA/CIRCULAR DRIVE TRAFFIC LIGHTS
I have requested that the traffic lights at the above intersection (for motorists coming up Circular Drive wanting to turn in a westerly direction into Kragga Kamma Road) be removed. This lane can then be used as a slip lane which will drastically improve traffic flow from Circular Drive into the west of Kragga Kamma Road. My office is still awaiting the outcome of this investigation.
4. OFF-LOADING OF DOMESTIC/BUSINESS WASTE AT THE METRO’S TRANSFER STATIONS
After receiving many enquiries regarding payment that are requested at transfer stations, my office received the following response from the Department of Waste Disposal:
“No money should be transacted at any of the metro’s sites. At Arlington (PE) and Koedoeskloof (Uitenhage) all loads are weighed in and, if the loads are “domestic” or “garden refuse”, a transaction is completed with a municipal vote number being debited.
If the load is business then the transaction will be completed and charged to the client’s municipal account.
The rules of use of the refuse transfer stations are clearly displayed at the entrance to the sites. No business waste is accepted at these sites. Should a customer use a company vehicle they will be questioned as to the origin of the waste. If it appears that the waste is from a business, then the client will be turned away and referred to the Arlington site.”
5. SPECIAL VOTES PROCEDURE FOR 2011 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
A special vote allows a registered voter, who can’t vote at their voting station on election day, to apply to vote on a predetermined day before election day.
Application requirements
To apply for a special vote, you must:
- be registered in South Africa as a voter;
- have a green, bar-coded ID book or a valid temporary identity certificate; and
- be on the Voters’ Roll.
Who can apply for a Special Vote?
By law, you can apply for a special vote if you:
- can not travel to your voting station because you are physically infirm or disabled; or
- can not vote at your voting station on election day because you’re out of town
How does one apply?
- Go to www.elections.org.za. Download and complete Appendix 25, the application for special vote. (see attached)
- Between 15 April and 3 May (5pm), submit the application form in person (or via a proxy if you are unable to travel) at the Municipal Electoral Office responsible for your voting district during office hours (122 Cape Road, Mill Park)
- Please note: Application forms must be submitted by hand at the Municipal Electoral Office – they can not be submitted online or via email or fax.
- You will be given a written decision on your application. Please keep this document as proof of your application outcome.
Where and when does a voter cast a special vote?
If you can not travel to your voting station because you are physically infirm or disabled, voting officials will visit you on 16 or 17 May at your home and allow you to vote. To qualify, you must be registered to vote in the voting district of residence where you have requested the home visit.
NB: Whilst the IEC will make every effort to attend to every application, if there are too many, they may not finish all home visits.
If you can travel but can not vote at your voting station on election day, you will vote at your voting station on 16 May.
What happens when a special vote is cast?
- Your thumbnail is marked with indelible ink.
- Your ID book is stamped.
- You receive the relevant ballot paper(s).
- You mark the ballot(s) in secret, place and seal the ballot(s) in an unmarked envelope
- The unmarked envelope is placed in another envelope that is marked with your name, ID number and voting district (VD) number. The use of two envelopes is to ensure the secrecy of your ballot (the outer envelope is discarded before counting).
- IEC officials take the envelope and place it in a secure ballot box for special votes.
- Your name is marked off the Voters’ Roll with “SV” to indicate that you have cast a special vote.
6. PROBLEM WITH HAWKERS ON THE CORNER OF WALKER/KABEGA ROAD
After many attempts, the hawkers selling their wooden furniture at the above corner, and obstructing the view of motorists, have been removed. Security Services will be keeping an eye on the said corner to keep it clear of hawkers.
7. LOW WATER BRIDGE IN KABEGA ROAD, KAMMA RIDGE
I am pleased to report that the overgrowth next to the bridge has been cleared, to enable pedestrians to again safely make use of the walkway.
8. CRIME
During my weekly meeting with the Walmer Sector Police Officer we noticed a sharp increase in house burglaries during February and March 2011.
I want to urge home owners to do everything within their power to safeguard their property. It is a known fact that the Police does not have enough manpower at their disposal to safeguard our suburbs. Therefore we need the help of home owners to assist in safeguarding our suburbs.
It is a given that more than 90% of house burglaries take place during the day time. It is important that our residents join the Garden Suburbs Crime Forum (Walmer) or the Baakens Valley Crime Forum (Kabega). We are looking for patrollers as well as persons to be the eyes and ears of the Police during the day. Please contact my office should you be interested to join.
Be assured that my office is in constant contact with the Police to monitor the situation, but we also urgently need your help!
9. INCORRECT MESSAGE PRINTED ON MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTS
The following explanation was received from the Treasury Department of the Metro:
“A message requesting customers to open a consumption account and to pay a security deposit was printed in error on accounts. The message was only meant for customers whose account numbers start with 500 and not accounts starting with 600.
The error occurred because CAB (our service provider) used an incorrect project template when this batch of accounts was processed. Customers with account numbers starting with 600 are therefore asked to ignore the message or are advised to contact our Customer Care Call Centre on 041-506 5555.
The error is regretted and steps have already been taken to ensure that no such incidents occur again.”
10. CANDIDATES FOR 2011 MUNICIPAL ELECTION
I am pleased to inform residents that the DA has elected me as the official DA candidate for Ward 8 in the upcoming Municipal Election. Thank you for all your support.
I also would like to congratulate Gavin Flanagan as well as Brenda Matthee of the DA Ward 8 Executive Committee for being elected onto the PR Councillors list (proportional representative) of the DA.
A BIG THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO RESPONDED SO POSITIVELY TO MY PREVIOUS NEWSLETTERS. YOUR PROPOSALS AND ADVICE IS MUCH APPRECIATED.
I ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO BECOME ACTIVELY INVOLVED BY SENDING IN YOUR COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, PROPOSALS OR ANYTHING YOU WISH TO SHARE.
Friendly Greetings
GUSTAV RAUTENBACH
DA COUNCILLOR: WARD 8
AFRIKAANS WEERGAWE
1. VERKEERWETSTOEPASSING
My kantoor het die volgende verslae van Metro Verkeer ontvang insake spoedwetstoepassing:
Kraggakammaweg tussen Verdunweg en Cromwellstraat
- Op 13 Januarie 2011 tussen die ure van 13:00 en 15:30 is die spoed van 800 motoriste gemeet waarvan die hoogste spoed 87 km/h was. Sestien (16) motoriste is vervolg.
- Op 14 Januarie 2011 tussen die ure van 09:20 en 14:00 is die spoed van 950 motoriste gemeet waarvan die hoogste spoed 101 km/h was. Tien (10) motoriste is vervolg.
- Op 19 Januarie 2011 tussen die ure van 10:00 en 18:00 is die spoed van 1500 motoriste gemeet waarvan die hoogste spoed 89 km/h was. Vyftien (15) motoriste is vervolg.
2. DAMVLAKKE
Die gemiddelde vlakke van die groter opgaardamme wat die Metro van water voorsien soos op 28 Maart 2011 is as volg: 33,8 % van die totale gekombineerde kapasiteit
SPAAR DIT, OF DOEN DAARSONDER!
3. INSTELLING VAN ‘N GLYBAAN BY DIE KRAGGAKAMMA/CIRCULARRYLAAN VERKEERSLIGTE
Ek het versoek dat die verkeersligte by bogenoemde kruising (vir motoriste wat opkom in Circularrylaan en in ‘n westelike rigting wil draai in Kraggakammaweg) verwyder word. Dit beteken dat hierdie laan dan as ‘n glybaan gebruik kan word wat die verkeersvloei drasties sal verbeter vanaf Circularrylaan na die weste kant van Kraggakammaweg. My kantoor wag nog op die uitslag van die nodige ondersoek.
4. AFLAAI VAN HUISHOUDELIKE/BESIGHEIDSAFVAL BY DIE METRO SE STORTINGSTERREINE
Nadat my kantoor vele navrae ontvang het rakende betaling wat geeis word by stortingsterreine in die Metro, het my kantoor die volgende terugvoering ontvang van die Afvaldepartment:
Geen gelde word by die metro se stortingsterreine gewissel nie. By Arlington (PE) en Koedoeskloof (Uitenhage) word alle vragte ingeweeg, en indien die vrag “huishoudelik” of “tuinvullis” is, word die transaksie voltooi deur ‘n munisipale rekeningnommer te debiteer.
Indien dit ‘n besigheidsvrag is, sal die transaksie teen die kliënt se munisipale rekening gedebiteer word.
Die reëls vir die gebruik van die vullisstortingsterrein word duidelik by die ingang van die terrein vertoon. Geen besigheidsafval word by hierdie terreine aanvaar nie. Indien ‘n persoon sy maatskappyvoertuig gebruik, sal hy gevra word oor die oorsprong van die vullis. Indien dit blyk dat die vullis van ‘n besigheid afkomstig is, sal die kliënt na Arlington verwys word.
5. PROSEDURE VIR DIE UITBRING VAN SPESIALE STEMME IN DIE 2011 MUNISIPALE VERKIESING
‘n Spesiale stem laat ‘n geregistreerde kieser toe, vir wie dit nie moontlik is om op stemdag te gaan stem nie, om aansoek te doen om op ‘n voorafbepaalde datum voor stemdag te kan stem.
Aansoek vereistes
Om aansoek te doen vir ‘n spesiale stem, moet u:
- geregistreer wees as ‘n Suid-Afrikaanse kieser
- in besit wees van ‘n groen, strepieskode ID-boek of tydelike identiteitsertifikaat, en
- op die Kiesersrol wees.
Wie kan aansoek doen vir ‘n spesiale stem?
Volgens wet kan u aansoek doen vir ‘n spesiale stem indien u:
- nie in staat is om vervoer te word nie omdat u fisies te swak of ongeskik is; of
- nie kan stem by u stemlokaal op verkiesingsdag nie omrede u uitstedig sal wees.
Hoe om aansoek te doen:
- Gaan na www.elections.org.za Laai die Appendix 25 vorm af en voltooi die aansoek. (sien aangeheg)
- Tussen 15 April 2011 en 3 Mei, dien die aansoekvorm in persoon in (of via proxy indien u nie kan ry nie) by die Munisipale Verkiesingskantoor verantwoordelik vir u kiesafdeling gedurende kantoorure (Kaapweg 122, Millpark).
- Neem kennis: Aansoekvorms moet per hand by die Munisipale Verkiesingskantoor ingedien word – dit kan nie aanlyn of via e-pos of faks ingedien word nie.
- U sal ‘n geskrewe terugvoering ontvang op u aansoek.
Hou asb. hierdie dokument as bewys van terugvoering op u aansoek.
Waar en wanneer kan ‘n kieser ‘n spesiale stem uitbring?
- Wanneer u nie u stemlokaal kan besoek omdat u fisies te swak of ongeskik is nie, sal verkiesingsbeamptes u besoek op 16 of 17 Mei 2011 aan huis sodat u kan stem. Om te kwalifiseer, moet u geregistreer wees om te kan stem in die keisafdeling waar u die huisbesoek versoek het.
- NB: Neem kennis dat die OVK alles binne sy vermoë sal doen om by elke aansoek uit te kom, maar indien daar te veel is, kan dit gebeur dat hulle nie by al die huisbesoekke uitkom nie.
- Indien u wel die stemlokaal kan versoek, maar dit nie vir u moontlik gaan wees om op verkiesingsdag by u stemlokaal te gaan stem nie, kan u by u stemlokaal stem op 16 Mei 2011.
Wat gebeur wanneer ‘n spesiale stem uitgebring word:
- U duimnael word gemerk met onuitwisbare ink.
- U ID-boek word gestamp.
- U ontvang die relevante stembrief/we.
- U stem in die geheim op die stembrief/we, plaas en seël dit in ‘n ongemerkte koevert.
- Die ongemerkte koevert word dan in ‘n ander koevert geplaas wat gemerk is met u naam, ID-nommer en stemlokaal (VD) nommer. Die gebruik van twee koeverte is om te verseker dat u stem geheim bly die buitenste koevert word weggegooi voor dit getel word).
- OVK amptenare neem die koevert en plaas dit in ‘n verseëlde stembus vir spesiale stemme.
- U naam word op die Kiesersrol gemerk met ‘n “SV” (special vote) om aan te dui dat u ‘n stem uitgebring het.
6. PROBLEEM MET SMOUSE OP DIE HOEK VAN WALKER/KABEGAWEG
Na verskeie pogings is die smouse wat hout meubels op bogenoemde hoek verkoop, en die uitsig van motoriste versper het, nou verwyder. Metro Sekuriteit sal ‘n ogie hou op hierdie hoek om dit vry van smouse te hou.
7. LAAGWATERBRUG IN KABEGAWEG, KAMMA RIDGE
Dit is vir my aangenaam om u mee te deel dat die oorgroeide bosse langs die brug teruggesny is om dit vir voetgangers moontlik te maak om weer veilig van die voetpad gebruik te maak.
8. MISDAAD
Tydens my weeklikse vergadering met die Walmer Sektor Polisiebeampte het ons opgemerk dat daar ‘n skerp toename was in huisbrake gedurende Februarie en Maart 2011.
Ek wil ‘n beroep op huiseienaars doen om alles in hul vermoë te doen om hul eiendom te beveilig. Dit is welbekend dat die Polisie nie oor die nodige mannekrag beskik om ons woonbuurtes te beveilig nie. Derhalwe benodig ons die hulp van huiseienaars om te help om ons woonbuurtes te beveilig.
Dit is ook ‘n gegewe dat meer as 90% van huisbrake gedurende die dag plaasvind. Dit is belangrik dat ons inwoners by die Garden Suburbs Misdaadforum (Walmer) of Baakensvallei Misdaadforum (Kabega) aansluit. Ons soek patroleerders asook persone wat die Polisie se oë en ore kan wees gedurende die dag. Skakel gerus my kantoor indien u belangstel om aan te sluit.
Wees verseker dat my kantoor in voortdurende kontak is met die Polisie om die situasie te monitor, maar ons het ook u hulp dringend nodig!
9. BOODSKAP FOUTIEWELIK OP MUNISIPALE REKENINGE GEDRUK
Onderstaande verduideliking is van die Tesourie Afdeling van die Metro ontvang (vertaal):
“‘n Boodskap wat kliënte versoek om ‘n verbruikersrekening te open en om ‘n sekuriteitsdeposito te betaal, is foutiewelik gedruk op al aanslagdag 3 se rekeninge. Die boodskap was eintlik net bedoel vir kliënte wie se rekeningnommers met 500 begin en nie die rekeninge wat met 600 begin nie.
Die fout is begaan omdat CAB (ons diensverskaffer) die verkeerde projekdrukkersplaat gebruik het toe die rekeninge geprosesseer is. Kliënte wie se rekeninge met 600 begin, word dus versoek om hierdie boodskap te ignoreer of the Kliëntediens Sentrum te kontak by 041- 506 5555.
Ons vra om verskoning vir hierdie fout en die nodige stappe is alreeds geneem om te versker dat sulke insidente nie weer plaasvind nie.”
10. KANDIDATE VIR DIE 2011 MUNISIPALE VERKIESING
Dit is vir my aangenaam om my inwoners mee te deel dat die DA my verkies het as die DA se amptelike kandidaat vir Wyk 8 in die opkomende Munisipale Verkiesing. Dankie vir u volgehoue ondersteuning.
Ek wil ook Gavin Flanagan en Brenda Matthee van die DA Wyk 8 Uitvoerende Komitee gelukwens wie verkies is op die lys van PR Raadslede (proporsioneel verteenwoordigend).
BAIE DANKIE AAN U WIE SO POSITIEF OP MY VORIGE NUUSBRIEWE GEREAGEER HET. U VOORSTELLE EN ADVIES WORD OPREG WAARDEER.
INWONERS WORD VERSOEK OM AKTIEF BETROKKE TE RAAK DEUR ENIGE KOMMENTAAR, VRAE, VOORSTELLE OF ENIGIETS WAT U WIL DEEL, AAN MY TE STUUR.
GUSTAV RAUTENBACH
DA RAADSLID: WYK 8
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