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Ward 9 February Newsflash

By

Heinrich Muller

www.MyPE.co.za: To see how hard working Ward Councillors go about their jobs, see Ward 9 councillor, Heinrich Muller‘s newsletter below:

REGISTRATION DRIVE:  5 & 6 FEBRUARY 2011

Are you registered to vote?  Have you perhaps moved since the last election?  Just turned 18 and have a valid green bar-coded South African ID?

The weekend of Saturday, 5th and Sunday, 6th of February 2011 has been set aside for registration to vote in the upcoming municipal election. Please take you green bar-coded South African Id to your nearest voting station and register.  Should you not be sure where your nearest voting station is, please do not hesitate to contact my office and or the IEC on the following numbers:

  • 041 373-8604 or 373-8611
  • www.elections.org.za
  • SMS your ID number to 32810 or visit the IEC at 122 Cape Road, Mill Park

PLEASE REMEMBER:  IF YOU ARE NOT REGISTERED, YOU CAN NOT VOTE!!!

NEW TRAFFIC LAW

Please note that new traffic rules based on new law took effect on 1 February 2011. Herewith an extract of the new rules:

  1. Motorists convicted of driving more than 30 km/h over the speed limit in urban areas, and more than 40 km/h over the speed limit outside urban areas, will have their licenses suspended automatically.
  2. The new penalty for speeding convictions was added to section 35 of the National Road Traffic Regulations, which lists activities that result in having one’s license automatically suspended.
  3. Anyone who gets a driving license for a heavy motor vehicle after February 01 will no longer be allowed to drive a light motor vehicle using the same license.
  4. All officials of the Department are therefore expected to comply with these traffic laws.
  5. Officials to note that anyone with a suspended license will not be allowed to drive Department vehicles.

Kindly note however, the information in point 3 regarding the Heavy Motor Licenses has been retracted from Department of Transport until further notice and will NO LONGER be effective from 1 February 2011.

The following message was posted on e-Natis on 1 February 2011; “Please note that the 18th amendment of the NRTR was published on 1 February 2011 in Government Notice No 53. The authorisation to operate a light Motor Vehicle is again included for codes EC, EC1, C1 and C issued on or after 1 February 2011 i.e as it was before 25 November 2010.”
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY

The Friends of the Linton Grange Library will be holding a book sale at the library on Saturday 5th February 2011.  Please support them.

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Ward 9

Councillor Heinrich Muller (Democratic Alliance) Ward 9: Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality 78 Kragga Kamma Road, Sunridge Park, 6045 Phone: 041 3600447 / 083 648 1916 Fax: 086 504 6380 E-Mail: ward9[at]mandelametro.gov.za "Tell me and I forget, show me and I remember, involve me and I understand." (Chinese proverb)