April 2015 - Mogale City

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“Working together to achieve economic growth”
SIPHO NONE
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Executive
Mayor
Councillor
Koketso Calvin Seerane recently
delivered his 2015 State of The City
Address and stated that ‘the report
card will tell the tale of a city in
rapid advancement and people experiencing tangible socio-economic
development.”
The Executive Mayor took cue
from The State of The Province
Address by Gauteng Premier David Makhura when he said: “The
Freedom Charter remains our lodestar that continues to guide us to a
South Africa of our dreams as we
constantly search for surge forward
to a more humane and just society.”
In his address which was held at
Centenary Hall, Councillor Seerane
outlined progress that the municipality has carried out in advancing
the mandate of the African National
Congress (ANC).
“The municipality’s local economic development strategy was
crafted to ensure that we create an
environment in which residents are
able to work together to achieve
economic growth and development,
thus improving our quality of life.”
“The new township developments that were approved by the
city will bring approximately 5430
residential units, with a business
floor area of 579 000 square meters, industrial floor area of 60 000
square meters as well as an institutional and educational floor area of
45 000 square meters.”
Councillor Seerane said the application for “Rezoning and Consent Use” that the city considered
will bring about further residential
development amounting to 12 298
square meters and business development of 188 731 square meters.
He said the financial estimates
of all building plans considered and
approved is R684 million and will
provide much needed job opportunities.
“We are determined to give our
Central Business District (CBD) a
complete facelift in order to attract
and retain investment. The municipality has identified portions of land
within the Inner City for the development of Mogale City’s municipal
precinct as part of the Inner City
Regeneration Programme.”
Councillor Seerane further stipulated that efforts to develop township renewal initiative funded by
the Neighbourhood Development
Executive Mayor Councillor Koketso Calvin Seerane unpacking his State of The City Address
Image: Sipho None
Programme Grant (NDPG) were
underway. The city has completed the construction of 6, 6 km of
walkways in order to promote safe
pedestrian movement along secondary linkages and main arterial
roads that form part of the Leratong
Nodal Development.
A total of R30-million has been
made available by National Treasury for this financial year to extend
the urban upgrades to other areas of
Kagiso and Munsieville.
“As part of meeting the goal of
radical transformation and modernisation of the economy, the municipality will embark on a deliberate smart city initiative which will
stimulate socio-economic development and growth.
“The hallmark of this initiative
will be a smart and digitally-enabled government that promotes
mass access to and digital inclusion
of residents through provision of affordable broadband.”
Councillor Seerane highlighted
that the municipality has 50 cooperatives participating in the city’s
Cooperative Support Programme,
seven of which are doing work for
the municipality whilst 15 have
secured contracts with the Department of Social Development for
provision of school uniforms with
the contract value of R4,4-million.
Councillor Seerane announced
a series of local economic developments that will benefit Mogale
City and its people:
• R650-million upgrades
to Silverstar Casino and
Key West are at final stages
with the casino providing an
assortment of adventures
for its clientele.
• R350-million construction of
the 100 bed Netcare Hospital
is underway; the construction
will provide 220 jobs for
local people, especially
in wards 22 and 29.
• As part of the Inner City
Regeneration Programme,
Gautrans allocated
R15-million for feasibility
studies and planning of the
Krugersdorp Railway Station
upgrade,
which will include
trading facilities,
a public square, roads
upgrade, taxi and bus bays.
• Leratong Nodal
Development was handed
over to bulk
earthworks contractor
who will start
with site clearance.
• Gauteng Premier David
Makhura announced
that the private
sector has injected
R500-million in capital
expenditure to develop
Lanseria Airport whilst
R10-billion is expected
to be invested in this
catalytic project over
the next 15 years.
• In pursuance of the objectives
of the city’s local economic
development, the Chemical
Incubator started operating
in at Chamdor Training Centre.
• The municipality in
collaboration with
Gauteng Enterprise
Propeller (GEP) successfully
held a Cooperative
Exhibition where 30 entities
showcased their products.
• The municipality is
forging ahead
with the waste-to-energy
project which will see
private investment of
R3,5-billion by Blue to Waste
Energy (PTY) LTD in the
construction of a power plant at
Luipaardsvlei Landfill Site.
• Mogale City was selected
as the best location for
the construction of Gauteng
Provincial Archives.
This R312-million project is
currently underway in
Kagiso Extension 6.
Councillor Seerane
concluded his address
by saying:
“We place Mogale City
at the full
disposal of the people to
ensure that every
resident in our city
and in our sister municipalities
in the West Rand
feel that they
are truly free.”
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New hospital creates jobs for locals
KEOTSHEPILE wa MOGOTSI
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fter almost two years
of intense construction,
Pinehaven
Netcare
Hospital will soon open
its doors to Mogale City’s growing
population.
With scores of new residents
flocking to the city, a need to
expand health services is a natural
side effect. This long planned
development forms part of
Netcare’s drive to spend R2bn in
the expansion of health facilities
during the 2014/2015 financial
year amid high demand of hospital
services in the country. The new
facility is located on the grounds
of Pinehaven Estate, overlooking
the bustling Silverstar Casino and
Craddlestone Mall.
The construction of the hospital
brings not only the best healthcare
services to locals but has also
created over two hundred jobs for
locals and Small, Medium and
Micro-sized Enterprises (SMMEs),
much to the delight of Mogale
Meter readers
blitz Monument
area
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ogale City Meter
Readers went on a
campaign to raise
awareness in Noordheuwel and Monument on both
Water and Electricity Meter
Reading.
Meter Readers (pictured on
the right) visited properties and
explained the importance of the
campaign while taking readings.
The three inspectors that
Dikgang Tsa Mogale spoke to
said team faces various challenges when they go about their
daily duties.
Sharon Phokantsi said:
“We send out reader meters to
consumers across the city to
avoid estimations and capturing
of incorrect information but we
have difficulties gaining access
to consumer’s properties due to
safety issues. Some customers
refuse reader meters entry to
their properties; as a result, they
are billed on average consumption.”
Henk Lee said: “We are
happy about this campaign and
we are going to roll out dates
and areas that we are going to
visit. Customers were generally happy to see Mogale City
doing this campaign, as it gives
them a platform to come up with
suggestion in dealing with some
water and electricity issues.”
Abner Temana concluded
and said: “We are delighted to
have reached these areas and
we hope that this campaign will
go a long way.”
City Executive Mayor Councillor
Koketso Calvin Seerane.
In his 2015 State of The City
Address, the Executive Mayor
pointed out that the construction
alone created 222 jobs for local
people especially those from Wards
22 and 29. The main contractor of
the hospital sub-contracted six local
SMMEs.
In a recent statement published
in the Financial Mail, Netcare CEO
Richard Friedland said the demand
for private hospital services in South
Africa is high. “The demand for
private hospital services in South
Africa remains high due to growing
disease burden, ageing population
and the inability of public facilities
to offer a good service,” he said.
The new facility is said to boast
world-class systems and equipment,
a passionate management and staff
component who will service the
diverse offerings that the hospital
is set to cover. The facility is also
planned to reduce the burden off
Netcare Krugersdorp Hospital
which
provides
specialised
multidisciplinary medical services
to communities in South Western
Gauteng and North West Province,
and also facilitates accommodation
for the families of patients from
afar.
Marc
Meire,
Divisional
Managing Director at Aveng
Grinaker-LTA
Building,
the
company
championing
the
construction of this world class
facility explained that the bulk of
the structure is nearing completion.
“We are exceptionally pleased
to have been awarded another
contract through our established
relationship with Netcare group,”
she commented on the engineering
website. “Despite the steelworkers’
strike and previous rainfall, the
Netcare Pinehaven hospital is still under construction
Image: Sipho None
project is on target for completion
in August 2015”.
The 14 000m2, double storey
building comprises of a reinforced
concrete frame with flat slabs,
while the external envelope is
mostly made up of brickwork. The
countdown has begun for this new
jewel to open in August 2015.
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Coronation squatters move to township
The van Niekerks in front of the double story community centre that is still under-construction
Image: Sipho None
KEOTSHEPILE wa MOGOTSI
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SIPHO NONE
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It is no longer rare for a white
person to move into a township nor
it be seen as bravery when a white
family spends most of their time in
a black dominated neighborhood.
Nearly two decades after
racial apartheid bit the dust; such
stereotypes have become less
important as more white people
move to townships. About two
years ago, the experience of whites
moving to Chief Mogale in Kagiso
drew a lot of attention. Their
relocation from Krugersdorp West
made headline news as they were
warmly welcomed to Chief Mogale.
Almost two years later, Pango
Camp, a settlement in the vicinity of
Munsieville township has become
home to a 52 years old Hugo van
Niekerk and his wife Irene along
with 64 other white families who
were moved by Mogale City Local
Municipality from Coronation Park
six months ago.
The relocation which was not
easy for these families, gave way
to the long-awaited Coronation
Park development. R29 million will
be spent on the revamp of the first
phase of the park over the next three
years.
Councillor David Letsie, former
MMC for Human Settlement and
Rural Development now heading
Infrastructure Services said the
municipality is happy that there was
an amicable understanding between
residents and the municipality prior
to the relocation.
“We are happy that there
was an amicable understanding
between the municipality and
former Coronation Park squatters.
We have set up a transit camp for
them while we await approval of
their subsidy applications so we
can relocate them to areas such as
Chief Mogale.” The camp consists
of over 30 temporary shelters and
the municipality is assisting the
families to register for identity
documents and RDP houses.
“There’s a strong
sense of community
in the township”
Their December sojourn in
“new Pango” as they call it, has
been lauded as a courageous step to
cross racial divides and help bridge
the financial divide in Mogale
City. Although van Niekerk who
is a community leader is now a
neighbour to people of a different
skin colour, he seems at peace.
“We are happy in this area and
our neighbours treat us no different.
Some of them even come over for
tea or coffee without any hassles,”
said van Niekerk.
“In the beginning, life for others
here in Pango was a culture shock”,
recalls van Niekerk but added that
it was not for long because in time,
everyone acknowledged that there
is strong sense of community in the
township than in the city.
Irene explains how they wasted
time to move to Munsieville. “We
should have moved to this place
a long time ago. The problem
was we didn’t have an idea of the
neighborhood that the municipality
wanted to move us to but now that
we are here, we are happy,” she said
grinning.
With his handyman skills, Hugo
is erecting a double story shack
which will serve as a community
hall, a kitchen soup for local kids
and a family house on top.
“We want to create a good
environment for both our children
as well as those of our neighbours
because we do not have sufficient
space for our kids to play around.”
Chief Mogale talks social cohesion
KEOTSHEPILE wa MOGOTSI
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While South Africans embark on an
in-depth process of deciding what
kind of society they want to create
– black and white residents of Chief
Mogale have built a united front.
In this newly established
township, residents bring to life one
of Nelson Mandela’s quote that;
“We know it well that none of us
acting alone can achieve success.
We must therefore act together
as a united people, for national
reconciliation, for nation building,
for the birth of a new world.”
The willingness of members of
this community to cooperate with
each other in order to maintain
harmony and prosperity reflects
social cohesion in its true meaning.
In his recent visit to Mogale City,
Auditor General Thembekile Kimi
Makwetu alongside his delegation,
city manager Dan Mashitisho and
other officials at this rainbow jewel
were greeted by jubilant couple
Susana (56) and Adriaan Koen
(58) who run a crèche dubbed
Ouma’s Day Care Centre that has
grown from five children to over
18 since it opened. The Koens are
one of the many white families who
relocated to Chief Mogale when
the municipality issued houses that
were opened for occupation four
years ago.
Responding
to
Makwetu
question about life in Chief Mogale,
Adriaan said “We live in peace with
our neighbours and life is better
here at Chief Mogale”. The Auditor
General’s visit was an attempt
to correlate Mogale City’s audit
outcomes with the level of service
delivery and he was impressed with
Chief Mogale’s multiracial setting.
In a plea to bridge social
divides and help the needy,
Mogale City Local Municipality
Executive Mayor Cllr Kekotso
Seerane through his speeches
constantly pleads with residents
from disadvantaged backgrounds to
apply for RDP housing.
For more information on
RDPs, visit Mogale City’s housing
department at Ellerines Building,
Human Street in Krugersdorp or
call 011 668 0687/0641.
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Mogale
City turns
waste to
energy
TSHEGOFATSO SHOAI
S
[email protected]
outh Africa remains
locked in an energy
crisis - there is not
enough power to run
the country. Today, the world
is totally dependent on an
abundant and uninterrupted
supply of energy for domestic
and working life; it is a key
ingredient in all sectors of
modern economies.
Mogale City’s key
deliverables for the 2013/14
financial year included the
development of a climate
change framework for the
municipality. Through
intensive stakeholder
engagement, a climate change
framework and strategy for
its implementation were
developed at a cost of R704
976. This framework will
ensure that measures are
put in place to minimise
climate change impacts and
minimise Mogale City’s
carbon footprint.
Facts have shown that
large volumes of natural
resources are utilised to
generate energy on a daily
basis and emissions from
these operations pollute the
environment we live in. The
municipality’s obligation
is to bequeath a clean
environment for coming
generations.
Mogale City is forging
ahead with the panned
waste-to-energy project
which will play a role in
reducing dependence on
fossil fuels and counter
rapidly diminishing
landfill airspace and the
environmental burden of
landfilling waste.
The project will see a
private investment of R3.5
billion by Blue Waste to
Energy (Pty) Ltd in the
construction of a power plant
at Luipaardsvlei Landfill site
that will generate 72 MW/h
of electricity from 550 000
tons of waste per year.
The company will
deploy its patent Blue
System Technology which
will address challenges of
alternative energy through
optimal use of waste disposed
DIKGANG TSA MOGALE
MOGALE CITY LOCAL
MUNICIPALITY
Tenders are hereby invited
for the following Office: Chief
Operating Office: Knowledge
and Information Management
TENDER NO: COO (IT)
08/2015
TENDERS ARE HEREBY
INVITED FOR THE
APPOINTMENT OF A
SERVICE PROVIDER FOR
THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY
OF 10X LAYER 3 MANAGED
POWER OVER ETHERNET
SWITCHES AND 5 X GBIC
SFP 1000MBPS MM FIBER SX
Adjudication: 80/20
Tenders will be evaluated
using functionality evaluation
criteria of 25 points of which
the service provider is required
to score the minimum of 15
points in order to be considered
for further evaluation. Tenders
will be evaluated using the
80/20preference point system
which awards 80 points for
Price and 20 points for attaining
the BBBEE status level of
contribution in accordance with
the table below:
Non-refundable Document fee:
R250-00 payable in cash or
by bank guaranteed cheque,
payable between 8:00 and
15:00 at the cashiers in the
Rates Hall of the Civic Centre,
Mogale City.
Technical Enquiries: Sandile
Mtshali Tel: (011) 951 2552 /
083 488 9471
Tender Documents: Maropeng
Mokhatla Tel: (011) 951 2177 /
2541 / 071 884 6958
on municipal landfill sites in
an environmental friendly
manner. This technology
does not use any form of
incineration, creates no
smoke emissions onto the
atmosphere and it does not
use water resources.
The project will be the
first of its kind in South
Africa and will create 200
permanent and direct job
opportunities while an
estimated 240 indirect jobs
will be created in the city.
The roll out of this project
will incorporate participation
of locals and ensure skills
transfer amongst others.
Notice
Documents available: As
from Thursday 23 April 2015
during office hours, from the
Reception Desk of Supply
Chain Management Unit,
situated on the upper level of
the West Wing of the Mogale
City Civic Centre, Corner
Commissioner and Market
Streets in Krugersdorp (011
951-2014/2177)
Tender conditions:
• All Service providers / contractors must submit
valid, certified copies of their BEE certificates
from an accredited BEE verification agency with their tender submission.
Failure to submit a BEE certificate will lead to forfeiture (loss) of the preference points.
• In the instance of Exempted
Micro Enterprises (EME) (turnover less than R 5m) a letter from a professional, registered accountant/ auditor
in order to qualify for preference points.
• Requirements for sealing, addressing, delivery, opening and assessment of tenders
are stated in the tender document;
• A valid original Tax Clearance Certificate (or in the case of a Joint Venture, of all the
partners in the Joint Venture) must be submitted with the tender document;
• The bidding entity as well as all its directors must submit municipal account / lease agreement that is not older
than three months.
• Tenders by joint ventures are to be accompanied by
the Document Formation of the joint venture, duly registered and authenticated
by a Notary Public or other official deputized to witness sworn statements. This document must define
precisely the conditions under which the joint venture
will function, the period for which it will function, the persons authorized to represent and obligate it, the address for correspondence, the participation of several firms forming the joint venture and any information necessary to permit a full appraisal of its functioning, including a clause to the effect that the members of the joint venture are jointly and severely bound.
• A trust, consortium or joint venture will qualify for points for the BBBEE status level as a legal entity, provided that
the entity submits their consolidated BBBEE status level certificate.
• No late tender will be accepted.
• Telefax or e-mail tenders are not acceptable.
• Service providers shall initial each and every page of the tender document.
• Tenders may only be submitted on the bid
documents as provided by Mogale City. The use of
tipp-ex is not allowed on the bid documents. Bids
completed in pencil will
be regarded as invalid bids.
No page(s) may be removed from the original tender document
• The Municipality reserves
the right to request
information/documentation from the bidding entity after the closing date of the tender.
• In the event of a mistake having been made it shall be crossed out in ink and
be accompanied by a full signature at each and every alteration. The Municipality Future developments
and success depends on
adequate energy supply
and the municipality is
determined not to be limited
by prevailing energy supply
challenges.
To reduce the impact
of convectional electricity
generation on the
environment, installation of
energy efficient street lights
and solar geyser programme
are currently underway.
Closing date: Friday 8 May
2015
Time: 11:00
Tender Box: 2
Venue: Tender boxes are
situated at the reception desk of
the Supply Chain Management
Unit, situated on the upper level
of the West Wing of the Mogale
City Civic Centre, Corner
Commissioner and Market
Streets in Krugersdorp.
reserves the right to reject the Bid if corrections are not made in accordance with the above.
• The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted, and Mogale City reserves the right to accept a tender in
whole or in part.
• A Corporate social responsibility contribution of one (1) percent will be levied
on all companies/ service provides appointed as successful bidders if such companied are not based
in the area of jurisdiction of Mogale City.
• Bidder/s will not be
disqualified from the bidding process if the bidder does not submit a certificate substantiating the BBBEE status level of contribution or is a non-compliant contributor. Such a bidder will score 0 out of a maximum of 10 points for BBBEE.
• All tender prices must be inclusive of VAT
MR DAN METLANA
MASHITISHO
MUNICIPAL MANAGER
IMPORTANT NUMBERS
Vehicle testing and
driving licence card
renewals
011 951 2183
011 951 2189
011 668 0689
Licence disk payments
011 611 0539
Driving licence cards
(ready to be collected)
011 668 0689
011 668 0539
Motor vehicle
registration
011 951 2184
011 951 2187
011 668 0636
EDITORIAL TEAM
Cnr Monument & Commissioner
street Krugersdorp
Publication Manager
Keotshepile wa Mogotsi
Editor in Chief
Refilwe Mabena
[email protected]
Reporters
Sipho None
Tshegofatso Shoai
Photographer
Robert Tlholoe
Graphic: Thabiso Sello
Graphic Designers
Thabiso Sello
Onalenna Danke
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Mogale City Local Municipality Executive Team
Images: Robert Tlholoe
Leslie Mahuma
Municipal Financial Management
Dan Mashitisho
Municipal Manager
Rethabiseng Mokebe
Corpoorate Support Services
Shirley Mathebula
Social Services
Morokane Mokoena
Intergrated Environmental
Management
Dumisani Ngutshana
Internal Audit
Makhosana Msezana
Economic Services
Abe Mbulawa
Office of the COO
Sandile Mbanjwa (Acting)
Infrastructure Services
Ramosa Seoposengwe
Political Support Services
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The importance of paying your municipal services
TSHEGOFATSO SHOAI
[email protected]
The South African Constitution
states that municipalities have the
responsibility to make sure that all
citizens are provided with services
to satisfy their basic needs. There
are various ways in which the
municipality can provide them in an
affordable manner with the active
participation of ordinary citizens to
help the municipality.
Municipalities provide various
services for communities, the most
important being:
• electricity
• water
• sewage and sanitation
• storm water systems
• refuse removal
• decisions around land use
• local roads
• street lighting
• parks and recreation
• community facilities
• local tourism
Why must I pay for services?
The municipality provides
goods and services that are of
public in nature. In other words,
all communities must enjoy equal
access to these goods and services.
The municipality renders services
such as maintenance of road,
supply of water, electricity, refuse,
sewer, libraries, parks and many
other services and all these are
made possible by payment received
from Mogale City consumers.
Mogale City buys water
from Rand Water and purchases
electricity from Eskom. Failure by
the municipality to pay its suppliers
will result in blackouts and nonsupply of water to our communities.
For that reason, non-payment of
services by consumers will result in
the non-delivery of quality services
by the municipality.
How must I pay for municipal
services?
We have arranged a variety
of quick and easy options for you
to pay your rates and municipal
services accounts.
Internet banking
Select ‘Mogale City Local
Municipality’ on the list of preapproved beneficiaries on your
bank’s internet banking. The
municipality’s
bank
account
number is not required for this
purpose as it is pre-loaded.
Direct bank deposit
You can make a direct bank
deposit at any Standard Bank
branch. The bank account number
to be used for Mogale City will be
the company deposit code 096N.
Use your Mogale City municipal
account number as your beneficiary
Municipal technical workers repairing the road on one of Mogale City’s busiest intersections
Image: Robert Tlholoe
reference. For your convenience,
you can use a pre-printed deposit
slip attached to your statement from
Mogale City.
Debit order
Long regarded as the safest and
most convenient payment method.
Consumers authorise an automatic
deduction from a nominated bank
account each month in payment
of municipal bill. Customers only
need to ensure that sufficient funds
are available in the nominated bank
account on the agreed dates each
month. Visit Mogale City customer
centres with your banking details
and a green bar-coded identity
document to set up your debit order
payment.
ATM
You are able to pay your account
at any ATM. Mogale City must be
loaded as a beneficiary on your
bank account.
EasyPay outlets
It is convenient to pay your
municipal account while shopping.
EasyPay outlets can be found at
Pick n Pay, Shoprite Checkers, Spar
and Post Office branches. Your
original municipal statement must
be presented to the cashier.
Revenue offices
Facilities to pay our bills are
available at municipal offices in
Kagiso Main Office, Kagiso Mall,
Azaardville Community Centre,
Swanneville, Lusaka 2 and 3,
Munsieville, Magaliesburg and
Civic Centre Revenue Section. For
any enquiries please contact our
call centre on 0861 664 253.
Experiencing
difficulties
in
paying rates?
A ratepayer who is having
difficulty in paying rates should
contact the municipality at the
earliest opportunity to arrange a
payment schedule that is agreeable
both to the municipality and the
ratepayer. This is essential to avoid
the municipality taking legal action
to recover the outstanding rates.
Those who qualify may apply
for the municipality’s Indigent
Management Programme.
The applicant must complete an
official indigent management
application form supported by
the following original or certified
documents:
• South African valid bar
coded identity document
• Current municipal account
• If unemployed one affidavit
by the head of the
household mentioning
each beneficiary older
than 21 years by name and
identity number
• Copy of bank statement
where an applicant is employed
or self employed
• A letter of authority/
executor where applicable.
• Proof of receipt of pension
for pensioners.
In order to ensure the success of
indigent assistance, the following
should be observed by registered
indigents:
• The registered
indigent household must
be willing to accept the
installation of
pre-paid electricity and
water meters by the
municipality. Refusal to
accept installation of
these meters will result
in the debt being reinstalled
and the indigence status
being revoked.
• The household must be
willing to accept
technical assistance offered
by the municipality to
make current monthly
consumption of services
affordable through services.
• The household will be
responsible for payment of
services should the
monthly consumption exceed
the allocated level of
service provided by the
indigent management policy.
• Should the economic status
of the registered indigent
household change,
the responsibility is on
the household to
inform the indigent
management office immediately.
Traffic fines
Paying for services does not start
and end with rates and taxes, there is
another element to mention, which
is traffic fines. Disobeying road
rules enough to get traffic fine is
not a good thing. A traffic ticket is a
notice issued by a law enforcement
official to a motorist or other road
user, accused of violating traffic
laws. Traffic tickets generally come
in two forms - a moving violation
such as exceeding the speed limit
or a non-moving violation such as
a notice of illegal parking.
What is the money used for:
The money is used as part of
municipality operational cost; it
helps the municipality to sustain
itself. It can be used to repair
municipal roads, road marking
equipment, buying uniforms and
machinery for personnel, repair
traffic lights, installing speed
cameras and signs at dangerous
spots, and so forth.
Traffic fines can be paid at:
Standard Bank
Account Number: 021307172
Branch code: 015841,
Key West Branch
Please quote number of notice
on deposit slip as reference
Fax deposit slip to:
011 660 5086 or 011 665 1781
Other payment channels include:
• www.paymyfines.co.za
• Post Office
• Standard Bank
• Shoprite Checkers
• Selected Spar
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Mogale City condemns defacing of statues
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Mogale City Local Municipality is
working around the clock to clean
the defaced statues and hope that
the police will bring those who
committed the act to book.
The cleaning process started after the statues of Paul Kruger and
JG Strydom were splashed with oil
based red enamel paint last month.
The two statues that stand next to
each other close to Key West Shopping Mall have now being sealed
off to allow the clean-up process to
take place.
Political parties across the city,
regardless of belief, assembled to
clean the statues. These include the
African National Congress, Democratic Alliance, Freedom Front Plus,
South African Municipal Workers
Union, and AfriForum.
Mogale City spokesperson
Nkosana Zali said Mogale City
Executive Mayor, Koketso Calvin
Seerane and Members of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) met with
experts from The Heritage Foundation to tackle the challenge.
“The Executive Mayor and
MMCs met with experts from The
Heritage Foundation and resolved
on a three pronged approach to
tackle the defacement challenge,”
Zali said.
“The parties agreed to step up
patrolling along the ten memorial sites and the eleventh being
constructed in Kagiso. We want
to encourage frank discussion on
heritage issues to help us deal and
embrace our past and build a shared
vision for the future, and most importantly, to assemble a non-partisan group of volunteers to help
clean the statues,” Zali added.
Advocate Renier “Jaco” de
Beer, of The Heritage Foundation,
a non-profit organisation was happy
about the cleaning process.
“We as The Heritage Foundation are happy that Mogale City is
cleaning the defaced statues. We are
grateful that the municipality managed to position security throughout the night to guard the statues so
that there is no further damage to
them,” De Beer said.
De beer added that: “We are doing this to preserve our heritage for
our children and grand-great children. Because Mogale City offered
us the opportunity to be part of the
cleaning process, we are going to
carry the cleaning costs.”
Amanda de Lange, a councillor representing the Freedom Front
Plus in Mogale City was equally
happy and said people must live
The statue of Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom is pictured covered in red paint after being vandalised
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side by side and protect their heritage.
“I’m more than happy because
I never thought the municipality
could go so far as cleaning the statues. I think people must begin to
understand others’ culture and heritage and learn to live together,” De
Lange said.
SAPS Gauteng Provincial
Spokesperson Colonel Lungelo
Dlamini said a case of malicious
damaged to property has been
opened and no arrests have been
made yet.
The defacing of these statues
follows a series of similar incidents
across the country after the remov-
al of Cecil John Rhodes’s statue
in Cape Town topped media headlines.
The cleaning process was done
by The Heritage Foundation, a
company that cleaned the defaced
statue of Marthinus Wessel Pretorius in front of Tshwane City Hall.
Integrated Development Plan roadshows
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FC Academy stuns Hurricanes
Barcelona outsmart
Boithabiso
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Mogale City Hurricanes players and supporters looking dejected after losing to FC Academy in the finals
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FC Academy saddened SAB Regional League team Mogale Hurricanes fans with a sensational 4
-3 win after a nail biting penalty
shootout in the eighth-edition of the
annual Mogale City Mayoral Soccer Tournament.
FC Academy showed character and depth throughout the tournament with their players pushing
forward as and when they were in
possession of the ball. The win saw
them pocket a whooping R25 000
while Hurricanes settled for R10
000 after beating LFA affiliated
Hurricanes 3 -0 in the semi-finals.
The finals were played at the
Munsieville Sport Complex over
the Easter break and drew more
than three thousand soccer fans
from all corners of the city. Just a
day after thrashing LFA Hurricanes,
Mogale Hurricanes slumped to a
defeat that left the champions with
medals and trophy.
On the other hand, LFA Hurricanes fans took consolation from
Hurricanes’ 4-3 defeat to FA Academy after both teams played a oneall draw after regulation time.
The result saw LFA Hurricanes
take third position nudging Rang-
ers into fourth position and taking
home R7 000, Rangers receiving
R3 000.
The competition which has produced players of stature such as
Asive Langwe and Lucky “Sherriff” Baloyi is also in line with the
municipality’s Integrated Development Plan (IDP) and the Provincial
Strategy on mass participation.
The tournament also seeks to
promote healthy lifestyles and
ongoing positive socialisation of
young people.
Meanwhile in the masters section, Swanieville retained the cup
after beating Gondo 3-0. The high-
light of the tournament was a game
between West Rand Masters and
Vaal Masters.
The teams comprised of former professional players such as
James “Killer” Mkhwanazi, Geelboy “Gomma Gomma” Masango
and Bradley “Killer” Mahlonoko.
Before the game, a moment of silence was observed in honour of
the late Neil Jansen, former Vaal
Professional player who passed on
last year while on the field of play
in Munsieville. West Rand Masters
beat Vaal Masters by four goals to
one.
Mogale City Local Municipality
pays tribute to South African soccer
hero John ‘Shoes’ Moshoeu who
passed away at the age of 49 after a
lengthy battle with cancer.
At the time of his death, Lesiba,
as he was affectionately known
within the football circles was head
coach of the ABC Motsepe League
formerly known as the Vodacom
Promotional League affiliated
Munsieville Stars.
Chairman of the club Eric
‘Petete’ Ngwana could not hide
his sadness when he spoke about
Shoes’ passing. “It’s a great loss
to both the team and the nation
because he was a father to the
players and provided leadership and
expertise to the technical team as
well. We were expecting more from
him because he was recovering. As
a team and Mogale City, we have
lost an outstanding footballer, a
good role model for our youth and
a committed and patriotic South
African,” Ngwana said sadly.
Moshoeu passed away on
Tuesday (21 April 2015) afternoon.
He retired from soccer in May 2014
after spending several seasons with
third-tier side Alexandra United.
Shoes started his career at Giant
Blackpool back in 1987 and went
on to become a stalwart of South
African football. He also spent five
years with the Mohlakeng-based
Blackpool and then went on to play
for Amakhosi from 1988-1993.
Moshoeu then left for Europe
where he played for Genclerbirligi,
Kocaelispor,
Fenerbahçe
and
Bursaspor in the Turkish League.
He was part of the Fenerbahçe team
that won the league title in 2001.
In his book of remembrance
without a doubt comes 1996;
Moshoue was part of the team that
won the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations
(Afcon).
Moshoeu scored eight goals
during his international career,
representing Bafana Bafana 73
times over an 11 year period.
After ending his career in Turkey,
Moshoeu returned to South Africa
at the age of 37 and returned to
Amakhosi. Shoes retired as a player
in 2008, but he wasn’t done with
football yet. He and former Bafana
Bafana and Kaizer Chiefs team
mate Brian Baloyi became owners
of Alexandra United in 2010.
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Boithabiso’s chance of being
inaugurated the first Mogale
City Mayoral Soccer and Netball
Tournament champions were
crashed at home to Barcelona.
The shock defeat saw the
dynamic
Barcelona’s
swift
moves and defense eclipse
Boithabiso 17 -15 in a nervewracking netball final. The finals
turned out to be a nightmare
for Boithabiso who defeated
Swanieville Young Stars in the
semi-finals to book a berth in the
finals.
However, the honeymoon ended
abruptly for Boithabiso who
met their match in the finals.
The charges led by Coach
Boitumelo Njanjula could not
blame anybody but themselves
for allowing Barcelona to snatch
the game right under their nose.
Loss of concentration, slacking
defense and losing the ball in
dangerous areas cost them the
elusive silverware and medals.
The Kagiso-based Barcelona
snatched the game away from
their opponents giving them
plenty of opportunities to rattle
the nets.
However, they were awarded
R2 000 for their efforts while
Barcelona
increased
their
bank balance by R5 000
and Swanieville Young Stars
received R1 000.
Netball was included for the first
time since the tournament was
incepted in 2008, an attempt to
turn the tournament into an allinclusive sport tourneys by the
Executive Mayor. Most teams
that competed in the tournament
received soccer and netball
kits, an idea that seeks to take
service delivery to the people.
Mogale City pays tribute to ‘Shoes’
Legendary John “Shoes” Moshoeu in Kaizer Chiefs colours
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Municipal Manager Dan
Mashitisho graced the annual
Mogale City Mayoral Soccer
and Netball Tournament. He is
seen here greeting Boithabiso
players at the Munsieville Sport
Complex.
Mogale City Executive Mayor
Koketso Calvin Seerane and
councillors greeting Barcelona
and Boithabiso players before
intense finals
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