Alternative arrangements during the strikes

CITY OF CAPE TOWN

MEDIA RELEASE

12 AUGUST 2011

Heightened security and contingency plans in place for strike action commencing on Monday

The South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) has confirmed that strike action by its members will commence on Monday 15 August 2011.

Last night, the Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union (IMATU) gave notice that strike action by its members will commence on Friday 19 August 2011. Both strikes will run until wage negotiations with the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) are finalised. SALGA has confirmed that it cannot afford to meet the wage demands and the duration of the strike is unclear at this stage.

“The City of Cape Town reiterates its position that the wage demands are unrealistic. If implemented they will force the City to reprioritise its budget to meet these wage increases, thereby impacting on service delivery and on the City’s ability to fill vacancies”, said Alderman Demetri Qually, Mayoral Committee Member for Corporate Services.

SAMWU has submitted two march applications to the City for the delivery of memorandums. On Monday 15 August 2011, SAMWU will march to the Civic Centre to hand over a memorandum to the City. SAMWU will again march to the Civic Centre on Tuesday 16 August 2011, to hand over a memorandum to representatives of SALGA.

Both marches will start at approximately 11:30, following the same route from Keizergracht, via Oswald Pirow and Hertzog Boulevard reaching the Civic Centre at approximately 13:00. Traffic Services will be on duty to direct traffic, but motorists are warned that congestion may occur and are advised to avoid the area.

The City will heighten its security measures at all municipal buildings across the city to prevent possible violent outbreaks that may put its staff and visitors in danger. As of Monday, all visitors to municipal buildings must please ensure that they have proof of an appointment with a staff member in the building, or their utility bill as reference to gain access to the building. There will be no thoroughfare through the Civic Centre. The City apologises for the inconvenience, but this is a necessary step to ensure the safety of all visitors and staff.

The principle of ‘no work no remuneration’ will apply to all municipal staff on strike. Residents are requested to please report any acts of violence or vandalism related to the strike as well as incidents of intimidation or harassment of employees not participating in the strike or members of the public to the Metro Police Control Centre on 021 596 1999.

As municipal services are going to be affected, contingency measures have been put in place to minimise the impact on service delivery.

Employees engaged in designated essential services, including City Health, Traffic Services, Metro Police, Law Enforcement Services, Fire and Emergency Services and the provision of water, electricity and sanitation may not participate in strike action.

The strike is expected to affect solid waste services as most of the Solid Waste Management Department staff are allowed to strike for a certain time period. Affected services include refuse removal in formal and informal areas, street sweeping, emptying of public bins and the removal of illegal dumping, as well as services to businesses and industries.

The City will endeavour to remove refuse on the scheduled refuse collection day, but this is dependent on the availability of resources and staff on that day. Should refuse not be collected by 21:00, residents are requested to please move their bins back inside their properties and put them out, together with any accumulation of bagged refuse, the following week on the scheduled day. In informal settlements, residents must please make use of the shipping containers placed throughout the area. The City will keep residents informed of the unfolding situation or amendments to this arrangement as required.

Residents are urged to assist the City during this time by not dumping waste and by not letting wet waste accumulate if not collected. The following drop-off sites will be open on Mondays to Saturdays from 08:30 to 17:00 and on Sundays from 09:00 to 14:00:

Atlantis -Dassenberg Road

Belhar -Adam Tas Road

De Grendel -Cnr 5th Ave and Bertie Genade St, Parow

Delft -Fabriek Street

Gordon’s Bay -Sir Lowry’s Pass Road

Hout Bay -Main Road, near Mandela Road

Killarney -Potsdam Road

Kommetjie -Kommetjie Road

Ladies Mile -Ladies Mile Road, Constantia

Macassar -Kramat Road

Ravensmead -Industrial Ring Road

Retreat -10th Avenue

Schaapkraal -Old Schaapkraal Road

Sea Point -Tramway Road

Simon’s Town -Blue Waters Close

Tygerdal -Orange Street

Welgelegen -Akademie Street

Wynberg -Rosmead Avenue

Woodstock -Beach Road

Drop-off facilities are also available at the following disposal facilities:

Athlone Transfer Station -Off Bunga Drive

Bellville South Landfill Site -Off Sacks Circle

Coastal Park Landfill Site -Off Baden Powell Drive

Kraaifontein Facility -Cnr Maroela and Sandringham Roads

Vissershok Landfill Site -Off Frankdale Road

For any queries regarding the drop-off facilities, residents can contact 021 442 8136.

For any other enquiries, residents can contact the City’s Call Centre on 0860 103 089.

The City apologises for any inconvenience during this difficult period and asks residents for their patience and cooperation to ensure that the city stays clean and safe in the weeks to come.

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Issued by: Communication Department, City of Cape Town

CB MEDICS items needed for Base

Dear Friends of the Medics

Below you will find our wish list of items we are sourcing to kit the BASE out. We aim to have the official launch in the first week of September so racing against the clock now. Secondhand items are most welcome and if you know of anyone who you could forward this to, we would be most appreciative. We have had bunk beds donated and am circulating our list now and ticking off as we receive responses.

Thanks for your support.

Kind Regards

Leigh Goldschmidt

Camps Bay Community Medics

PR and Fundraising

072 447 1600

leigh@cbcm.org.za

www.cbcm.org.za

PBO Reg.No.: 930 029 619

WISHLIST:

Dusta buster x 2

(one for RV)

Hand held vacuum

Cleaning materials

Bucket

Mop

Broom

Kettle

Microwave

Toaster

Snackwich toaster

Couch small (base room)

Coffee table small

Blinds venetian (base room)

Desk (downstairs)

Bar fridge

Kitchen cupboard unit small

Carpet tiles Builders Warehouse 4 boxes tiles

Flatscreen tv

DVD player

Music system mini speaker

Handbrush and dustpan

Hanging cutlery set

Glasses - tumblers

Long handle window squeezie cleaner

Linen

- pillows x 2

- blanket x 2

- fitted sheet x 4

- duvet inner 3/4 x 2

- duvet cover 3/4 x 2

Kettle

City prepare for possible SAMWU strike

CITY OF CAPE TOWN

MEDIA RELEASE

08 AUGUST 2011

City preparing for possible SAMWU strike commencing soon

The City of Cape Town has been informed of possible national strike action by members of the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU), starting on Monday 15 August. The City has already started putting the necessary contingency measures in place to minimise disruption in service delivery in the event that the strike goes ahead.

The strike has been called because of a deadlock in wage negotiations triggered by a conditional clause in the three year wage agreement. According to that clause, wage negotiations can be re-opened as the average CPI rate of 4.08% falls outside of the 5% to 10% range as specified in the three year agreement.

Disputes are centrally bargained nationally between the South African Local Government Association(SALGA) and labour representatives. The City of Cape Town is just one of the municipalities represented by SALGA at the bargaining table and therefore has limited input into negotiations.

This will be a national strike by all SAMWU members. SALGA is offering municipal employees an annual increase of 6,08%, whereas SAMWU demands 18%.

The strike is also about SAMWU’s protest against proposed amendments made to the Municipal Systems Act by National Government. The City will keep residents informed of progress made to resolve the strike at a national level and will soon be communicating its detailed contingency plans to ensure that service delivery continues despite the strike.

Unfortunately some services, such as solid waste, will be affected, but residents can be assured that the City will do all it can to ensure that all residents’ refuse is collected and that its refuse drop-off sites remain open.

Alderman Demetri Qually, Mayoral Committee Member for Corporate Services, said: “We recognise the rights of labour to negotiate under this clause, but we are gravely concerned by SAMWU’s 18% wage demand. If implemented this will have a catastrophic impact on the City’s wage bill and on our ability to deliver municipal services, as funding identified for service delivery would have to be diverted to wages.”

“While the City respects the rights of staff to strike, we will ensure that negative impacts on our core function, namely service delivery, are minimised. We have in the past managed to continue delivering services to our residents despite national strikes and we are confident our contingency plans will allow us to do the same now. We do however need our residents’ support and patience, and we thank them in advance for helping us during the upcoming strike,” Qually said.

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Issued by: Communication Department, City of Cape Town

Media enquiries:

Alderman Demetri Qually, Mayoral Committee Member for Corporate Services, Tel: 021 400 1299 or Cell: 083 629 1326

Kylie Hatton, Manager: Media, Tel: 021 400 4684 or Cell: 082 874 4605

Shireen Maggott

Secretary to Marius Coetsee

Manager: Good Hope Sub Council 16

11th Floor - 44 Wale Street

Cape Town

Tel : (021) 487 2201

Fax: (021) 487 2208

e-mail: Shireen.Maggott@capetown.gov.za

"Sub-councils: Here to serve you well"

CBRRA Objection Erf 404 Sedgemoor Rd

02 AUGUST 2011

The Director: Planning & Building Development Management (Cape Town Region )

City of Cape Town

Box 4529

Cape Town 8000

ATTN: Friedrich Durow

Dear Mr Durow

APPLICATION FOR DEPARTURE from the CAPE TOWN ZONING SCHEME

FILEREF LM 5602 (201718)

OWNER DUNCAN BARRATT

APPLICANT BMJ DESIGNS

ERF 404

LOCATION 21 SEDGEMOOR RD

SUBURB CAMPS BAY

The CBRRA objects to this application.

This application is for a permanent departure from the Zoning Scheme in order to regularize an existing garage. Unfortunately, the garage is not a stand-alone structure but incorporates a living unit as an integral part of a double storey building.

This raises two problems. viz:

The City is being requested to allow a habitable dwelling unit to be regularized closer than 4.5m to the street boundary, which is totally different to an application merely for a garage. Thus the advertisement is factually misleading and therefore void in terms of a raft of legislation.

The application kicks in a removal of restrictions requirement in terms of the Act, in that the offending structure cannot be described as merely a garage or outbuilding not exceeding 3.05m in height. This double storey existing structure must be set back 4.72m from the street boundary on Eldon Lane (or, in the alternative 3.15m), both which exceed the 1.734m advertised.

This renders this application fatally flawed and must be re-advertised in a factually correct manner and in terms of all relevant legislation.

CBRRA is prepared to facilitate discussions between the Applicant and Affected Parties in an attempt to broker an acceptable solution, if the parties so wish.

CBRRA requests an interview at the appropriate Sub-council / SPELUM meeting that will convene to consider this application.

Regards

CHRIS WILLEMSE

CHAIRPERSON

CBRRA

contact:

Chris Willemse

cnwillemse@gmail.com

Mobile 083 6536363

Fax 021-4380703

CBRRA AGM 15 Aug '11

AGENDA

(Please click on the item for more details)

Welcome

Chair: Chris Willemse

A Fragile Village: Michele Harvey (Vice)

Councillor Beverley Schafer

Wayne Aldridge: Vagrancy

Energy Savings Campaign:Lisa Parkes

Councillor Marga Haywood

Census: Juliet Lerm

Membership: Gus Millner

Dogwalking: Trudi Groenewald

Finance: John Powell

Planning: Chris Willemse

Questions from the Floor

Election of new committee members

Closure

CBRRA Financials 2009

These 2009 financials have been signed off by Manco and the auditors.

Click on each image to enlarge.

Electricity Saving Campaign

Dear various Association representatives along the Atlantic Sea Board

I am writing to you on behalf of the City of Cape Town

As you may know already…

There is a serious national electricity supply shortage and we need to do everything we can to avoid power cuts again.

The price of electricity is rising steeply.

South Africa’s electricity is currently mostly produced by coal-fired power stations, which does a lot of harm to our environment, and contributes to climate change threats.

The City of Cape Town is calling on all Capetonians to reduce their electricity consumption. The City has researched easy and cost-effective actions people can take at home, and is making this information available through an electricity saving campaign. For smart ideas on ways to save money, and help save our environment, visit: www.savingelectricity.org.za .

This website provides help for taking action, including ‘Top 10 Tips’, a guide on where to find energy efficient products, and other useful tools and resources.

We are writing to you to ask for your help. Please could you:

Share information with your network of members/ residents/ constituents/ stakeholders. Please see the attached items to add to your next newsletter (if you have one), or to share in other ways.

Presentation and/or campaign materials. Let us know if there’s any opportunity to come and give a short presentation to a meeting of your members, and/or if you’d be prepared to put up a poster in a ‘high-traffic; area (e.g. an entrance foyer, or a lift) or hand out some campaign materials. We also have an interactive info kiosk which could be set up at bigger events too.

It would be great if you could accommodate this request for a presentation or information sharing, preferably to happen before 10th July 2011.

Many thanks, and we look forward to hearing back from you.

Please note that icologie have been appointed by the City of Cape Town as the service provider to roll-out this Electricity Saving Camapaign.

All the best (on behalf of the City of Cape)

Steven Marks

Cell +27 79 550 2987

Tel +27 21 439 3898

Fax +27 86 689 7464

www.icologie.com

steven.marks@icologie.com