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REMINDER: THIS SAT � DA�S PEACEFUL ANTI-DRUG ABUSE CAMPAIGN

Susan Mottram — Fri May 18, 2012 11:38 am

Author: Susan Mottram

Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 11:38 am

Digest Extract: By hosting this peaceful protest, we will be taking a stand against drug abuse and its detrimental effects on individuals, families and society as a whole. We are South Africans that care and show that we care. Join us...

REMINDER: THIS SATURDAY � DA�S PEACEFUL ANTI-DRUG ABUSE CAMPAIGN

JOIN THE DA ANTI-DRUG ABUSE PEACEFUL PROTEST

Saturday, 19 May 2012,
Corner Witkoppen Drive and Riverbend Road, Hoogland
In front of River Walk Centre
Starts 9 am

By hosting this peaceful protest, we will be taking a stand against drug abuse and its detrimental effects on individuals, families and society as a whole. We are South Africans that care and show that we care.

Join us.

� Bring your homemade anti-drug abuse poster.
� Please also bring plastic gloves and bags so that we can clean up that corner while we are there.
� Bring a chair if you think you will need it.

Regards,
Susan

REMINDER: THIS SAT � DA�S PEACEFUL ANTI-DRUG ABUSE CAMPAIGN

Susan Mottram — Fri May 18, 2012 11:38 am

RSS Weekly Incident Summary - 07 May 2012 to 14 May 2012

RSS Security — Fri May 18, 2012 11:29 am

Author: RSS Security

Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 11:29 am

Digest Extract: This is the latest RSS Weekly Douglasdale SAPS Precinct Summary of Incidents...

RSS Weekly Incident Summary - 07 May 2012 to 14 May 2012

Sector 1

Monday 07/05/2012,OB 031/4/2012,15h35, Theft, Claydon Ave, Chartwell.

Control room receive the phone call from Mr.�requesting assistance as he discovered that several items are missing from his office and he had already notified SAPS. RV77 and RV79 were dispatched with RFM Douglas. On arrival RFM Douglas made contact with Mr. ..who confirm theft from his office, on investigating it was found that two staff members namely�and .. were the only ones to have access into the office with keys. Mr. �reported that on the 25/04/2012 about 400 Euros was stolen from his office. Mr. ..discovered that when he wanted to give 100 Euros to his son in-law as a present. The also reported that on 28/04/2012 , he discovered that his daughters video camera was also missing. When doing further investigations Mr.. found out that 1x computer hard drive, and 1x ear phones were also missing. SAPS Captain Matabane from Douglasdale SAPS driving vehicle registration BSD 210 B fleet DD63 was on scene.

Friday 11/5/2012,OB039/5/2012, 02h08, Attempted Theft, Zandspruit Rd, Farmall.

Control room receive the phone call from Mr.�requesting response as there was suspects in his yard and need unit to check. RFM khawulani on arrival on scene made contact with the client Mr.. who confirm that there was unknown number of suspects who jumped over the gate into his yard tried to steal the welding machine, however the suspects realized that the client had seen them so they fled the scene. The RSS officers searched the premises, and did area patrols but could not find any trace of the suspects. Mr.. did not require the present of SAPS as nothing was damaged or stolen from premises.

Sector 2

No RSS Client Criminal Incidents Reported

Sector 3

No RSS Client Criminal Incidents Reported

Sector 4

No RSS Client Criminal Incidents Reported

Sector 5

No RSS Client Criminal Incidents Reported

Sector 6

Monday,07/05/2012,OB 028/05/2012,13h43, Domestic Violence, Bellairs Drive, Northriding

Control room receive the phone call from GM Ivan. Reporting domestic disputes at unit�The man was fighting with his wife and kids. Rv55 and O/A Pepsi and GM Ivan and SAPS responded. On arrival RV55 made contact with the wife of the client ��.. who confirmed that she and the kids were beaten up by her husband, and she want to open the case of assault. SAPS from Douglasdale, Constable Mbombo, driving vehicle registrations BSP 109 B fleet DD47.

Sunday 13/5/2012/ OB 051/05/2012, 00h28, Domestic Violence, Juweel Street, Jukskei Park.

Control room received a panic signal from the on duty guard. RSS officer and RFM Douglas Magagula responded. On arrival of RFM Douglas Magagula made contact with Ms.. staying at unit no� who confirmed that she had a problem with her boyfriend by the name of Mr.�who was drunk. According to Ms.. Mr.. became very aggressive and uncontrollable ,and he then took a knife and cut himself on his right cheek. After cutting himself Mr.. drove out of the complex to the main gate and he then threatened to kill himself. RSS then called the Police whereby Constable Mungane from Douglasdale SAPS arrived on the scene driving vehicle BSL 126 B fleet DD13. Mr.� was then taken to Douglasdale Police Station for observation.

Lookouts:

New:

1. White VW Golf, YPN 192 GP � 1 x BM common robbery, Kya Sands

2. White VW, unknown model, BM98JPGP � 4 x BM�s, business robbery, Broadacres

3. Red VW Golf, Unknown Reg � 4 x BM�s, business robbery, Broadacres (same case as above)

4. Silver BMW, unknown model, YCR961 GP � residential burglary, Douglasdale

5. Black VW Polo, unknown reg � House Robbery, Northriding

6. White Chev Lumina, BH91RHGP � 1 x IM, Assault GBH, Magaliessig

7. Black VW Citi Golf, unknown reg � 2 x BM�s, Carjacking, Lonehill

Previous & Still Being Looked For:

1. Black Audi A4 (no further info) - If such a vehicle is noticed late at night, especially around premises with ATM�s call the SAPS to investigate, they are involved in ATM bombings.

2. Red old shape Nissan Sentra (no further info) � 4 BM�s behaving suspiciously along Bushwillow Drive Fourways.

3. New White Nissan Double cab 4x4 � 1 WM & 1 BM, ringing intercoms during the day and when there is no reply they break into the premises.

4. Blue Ford Fiesta � Involved in possible drug dealing in the area, report any such vehicle behaving suspiciously to the SAPS immediately to investigate.

General Comments:

1. The lifting of electronic gates off their rails to get into premises is a common method of accessing otherwise secure premises, please ensure your gates have anti lift plates on both sides of the gate as most solutions only put the anti-lift where the gate shuts and does not provide protection for lifting the gate straight off the gate motor cog.

2. If bakkies and combi type vehicles are seen driving around suburbs between 23h00 � 03h00 call the SAPS Sector Vehicle to investigate their presence in the area.

3. Please encourage your fellow residents to test their alarms on a weekly basis and more importantly always set the alarm when leaving the premises unattended or going to sleep, most of our incidents could have been prevented if a working alarm was in place.

4. Whilst we do not want to cast aspersions on anyone but it has been noticed that crime increase in areas where the large scale trenching is being done, so we advise our clients who have such works going on around them to heighten their awareness and vigilance.

Regards

Sean Mooney
Managing Director

TRS General Area Incident Reports - 05 Apr to 13 May 2011

TRS — Fri May 18, 2012 11:10 am

Author: TRS

Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 11:10 am

Digest Extract: These are the latest Incident Reports for the area from Tactical Reaction Services (TRS)...

TRS General Area Incident Reports - 05 Apr to 13 May 2011

Hi Everyone,

Please find attached pertaining to the incidents in the area for the period 5th April 2012 - 13th May 2012.

DOWNLOAD PDF COPY HERE: http://www.rac.org.za/TRS%20Reports_2012.04.05%20to%202012.05.13.pdf

Let�s stand together in fighting crime!!

URGENT - SA Today: The facts on the communications tender

Susan Mottram — Fri May 18, 2012 10:54 am

Author: Susan Mottram

Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 10:54 am

Digest Extract: The purpose of this edition of SA Today is to set out the facts and the context of prominent reports that appeared in various Sunday newspapers suggesting that a communications tender issued by the Western Cape Government was �unlawful� and should be terminated...

URGENT - SA Today: The facts on the communications tender

(TO RECEIVE HELEN ZILLE�S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AUTOMATICALLY, click on SUBSCRIBE at www.da.org.za)

Democratic Alliance press statement: SA Today
By Helen Zille
Leader of the Democratic Alliance

The facts on the communications tender

13 May 2012
Release: immediate

The purpose of this edition of SA Today is to set out the facts and the context of prominent reports that appeared in various Sunday newspapers suggesting that a communications tender issued by the Western Cape Government was �unlawful� and should be terminated. These reports have understandably caused widespread concern. They are based on a draft report written on behalf of the Public Protector, that was leaked a week before the agreed deadline for us to submit comments to rectify mistakes in the draft.

Our response to the reports on the leaked draft is as follows:

A provisional report, drafted for the Public Protector, into the Western Cape Government�s �alleged improper procurement of communications services� was leaked to the media a week before the agreed deadline for our response. This in itself is highly irregular, and prejudices our right to rectify what our Senior Counsel, Advocate Geoff Budlender, believes to be material legal errors in the draft report, before the report is finalised. Without casting aspersions on the Public Protector herself, we believe this premature leak prejudices the administration of justice and compromises our rights.

Under normal circumstances it would not be appropriate to respond to the draft report in public before we have interacted with the Public Protector and given her the opportunity to consider the legal opinions we have obtained, and correct the draft before the publication of the final report.

We have tried repeatedly to make contact with her since we became aware that the report, written on her behalf, had been leaked late last week. Our attempts have failed. We therefore have no alternative but to state our case publicly. We also place on record that, should the draft report�s material errors in law not be rectified in the final report, we will take the findings on review to the High Court.

It is important to point out that there are a number of central points that are beyond contestation and are accepted as �common cause� by all parties in the matter.

Most importantly it is accepted that there was no corruption whatsoever, nor any evidence of political involvement, interference or manipulation in the procurement process.

The draft report finds that two (out of the six) people who served on a tender bid evaluation committee should not have done so. The two were special advisers to the Premier, Ryan Coetzee and Gavin Davis. However, the Public Protector�s draft report acknowledges that there was no attempt to improperly influence or manipulate the process, that the presence of the special advisers made no difference to the outcome of the evaluation, and that indeed one of the special advisers, Ryan Coetzee, had supported another company during the short-listing.

The key paragraphs in the Public Protector�s draft report are as follows:

7.1.1: �No evidence was presented or found during the investigation that indicates any involvement of the Premier personally in the procurement process�.

7.1.2: �There was also no indication found suggesting that the Premier instructed that her special advisers should be (or that she was aware that they were) involved in the drawing up of the specifications of the tender and appointed as members of the Bid Evaluation Committee.�

Turning to the role of the special advisers, the Public Protector�s draft report concludes:

7.6.2: �There was no suggestion that the special advisers of the Premier that were involved in the procurement acted improperly or tried to manipulate or influence the process in any manner.�

7.11.2: �During short-listing the majority of BEC members rated TBWA as the highest, with the exception of Mr Coetzee.�

Despite this, the Public Protector�s draft report concludes that the involvement of the special advisers was �unlawful� and therefore rendered the contract �invalid�, requiring its termination.

According to our senior counsel, Advocate Geoff Budlender, this conclusion is legally flawed and cannot be sustained because there is nothing in the Constitution, the Public Finance Management Act, the Treasury Regulations, or the Accounting Officer�s System that, explicitly or implicitly, prohibits the involvement of special advisers in the bid evaluation process.

According to Budlender�s opinion, on the subject of EXPLICIT prohibition, he says:

23. �I have been unable to find anything in the Constitution, the PFMA, the Treasury Regulations or the AOS [Accounting Officer System] which explicitly makes it unlawful for a special adviser to be a member of a BEC.�

35. �It follows from what I have said that there is no provision in the law which explicitly prohibits the participation of special advisers as members of a Bid Evaluation Committee.�

Turning to possible implicit legal constraints, Budlender notes:

55. �Under the circumstances I do not think one can draw the inference that the law implicitly prohibits the participation of a special adviser in a BEC [bid evaluation committee]��.

Budlender concludes that the argument for terminating the contract cannot be legally sustained. In fact he explicitly says that the Western Cape Government does not have the legal power to terminate the contract. In order to do so, we would have to make an application to the Cape High Court, but this would be unlikely to succeed because �the court would inevitably find that considerations of public interest, pragmatism and practicality lead to the conclusion that the award of the tender should not be set aside.� (para 76).

In fact, if we were to make an application to Court to terminate the communications contract it would result in fruitless and wasteful expenditure.

The draft Public Protector�s report also contains a number of additional comments and conclusions which we contest.

However, we agree that the R8 696 spent to re-advertise the tender could have been avoided, but this money was spent precisely to prevent future and potentially significant fruitless and wasteful expenditure that would have been incurred if the error in the original advertisement had not been corrected early on.

The administrative flaws that emerged in managing the original tender process (which required special procedures in order to apply to all departments) were identified early on through our internal systems, and rectified long before the issue became a public matter. We immediately acknowledged the administrative shortcomings at the start of the process and we are constantly working to improve them.

None of these administrative glitches involved anything unlawful. Nor did they amount to material failings that could not be rectified. They were, in fact, rectified and the awarding of the tender was not compromised.

As for the value of the communications tender: When reports first appeared, absurd sums of up to R1-billion were given. It is worthwhile noting that since the contract was brought into effect less than R6-million has been spent on communications with the agency, of which TBWA, the company involved, has received less than R1-million.

There are, of course, the inevitable calls for me to resign as a result of the Public Protector�s draft report. I had undertaken to resign if the tender was found to be corrupt. It is common cause that there was no corruption whatsoever, and I regard these resignation calls as the normal political posturing that should be treated as such.

I will be making all of these, and other points, to the Public Protector myself when I meet her later this week in order to give her the opportunity to rectify the report before she finalises it under her name.

Sincerely yours,

Helen Zille

Media enquiries:

Geordin Hill-Lewis
Chief of Staff in the Leader�s Office
072 320 1289

Pierre-Charl du Preez
Spokesperson in the Leader�s Office
084 251 0633

Outstanding JHB Water Issues

RAC — Fri May 18, 2012 10:51 am

Author: RAC

Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 10:51 am

Digest Extract: Many thanks for your help. I will forward all my info to him & see if he is able to assist...

RE: Outstanding JHB Water Issues

From: Tray-c Herbert [mailto:traych@adroit.co.za]
Sent: 14 May 2012 12:59 PM
To: susanm@ward115.co.za
Cc: Smuts, Mike; Matome Mafokwane.mvg@gmail.com
Subject: RE: Outstanding JHB Water Issues

Many thanks for your help.

I will forward all my info to him & see if he is able to assist.

Tray-c

Mike, I love you to bits, you still never fail to amaze me!

Steyn_Penny — Fri May 18, 2012 10:42 am

Author: Steyn_Penny

Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 10:42 am

Digest Extract: Mike, I love you to bits, you still never fail to amaze me. THANK YOU! Love, Penny Steyn...

Mike, I love you to bits, you still never fail to amaze me. THANK YOU!

From: Penny Steyn [mailto:psteyntraining@absamail.co.za]
Sent: 14 May 2012 11:36 AM
To: support@rac.org.za
Subject: RE: www.rac.org.za RAC NEWS Digests

Mike, I love you to bits, you still never fail to amaze me. THANK YOU!

Love
Pens

SECTOR 6/SPAR FUN RUN/WALK EVENT - 22 APR - FEEDBACK

RAC — Fri May 18, 2012 10:36 am

Author: RAC

Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 10:36 am

Digest Extract: Morning Jerome, All the rubbish was collected and the park was left the way we found. What we did was to leave all the plastic bags right next to the bins...

RE: Park Rubbish

From: Margaret Van Zwieten [mailto:vanzwietenm@out.co.za]
Sent: 14 May 2012 09:18 AM
To: 'Jerome Ogle'; susanm@ward115.co.za; Khayakazi Bodlani; Jenny Moodley
Cc: Smuts, Mike; Mimmi Masike; 'info@sector6.co.za'
Subject: RE: Park Rubbish

Morning Jerome

All the rubbish was collected and the park was left the way we found.
What we did was to leave all the plastic bags right next to the bins.

We have not paid any deposit since we are a nonprofit organization. If you are going to charge us for collection of the plastic bags, we will do the COLLECTION of the plastic bags.

Please confirm

Thanks,

Margaret
Sector 6 CPF Chair

Appliances available for good causes!

RAC — Fri May 18, 2012 10:05 am

Author: RAC

Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 10:05 am

Digest Extract: Thanks Sally - I have forwarded to a few of the needy Animal Shelters - perhaps they can give them a call. CLAW always has needy shack dwellers who have lost everything in shack fires...

RE: Appliances available for good causes!

-----Original Message-----
From: Patti Baron-Lowe [mailto:warbee@mweb.co.za]
Sent: 12 May 2012 01:11 AM
To: 'Sally'
Subject: RE: Appliances available for good causes!

Thanks Sally - I have forwarded to a few of the needy Animal Shelters - perhaps they can give them a call. CLAW always has needy shack dwellers who have lost everything in shack fires.

Regards
Patti/JHB Animail Network
082 922 3820

Inconsiderate drivers on the roads in Farmall

RAC — Fri May 18, 2012 10:01 am

Author: RAC

Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 10:01 am

Digest Extract: I have just experienced to incidences from inconsiderate drivers on the roads in Farmall, the one drove straight for me and only eventually slowed and stopped when she relaised there was nowhere for me to go...

Inconsiderate drivers on the roads in Farmall

-----Original Message-----
From: Gavin Tonks [mailto:gavintonks@yebo.co.za]
Sent: 12 May 2012 04:31 PM
To: www.rac.org.za Digest Robot; Charmaine Zambetti
Subject: request for people driving around the small holdings to understand their are animals around

I have just experienced to incidences from inconsiderate drivers on the roads in Farmall, the one drove straight for me and only eventually slowed and stopped when she relaised there was nowhere for me to go, she literally had to drive around me with her car she had come so close and at at last 60k an hour. I had to stand up in the stirrups and shake my hands at her to get her to react..

The next car did the same thing and when I waved and asked him to give the horse some space, he drove around and then swore filthy language, What are these people thinking, have they any idea how dangerous they make the roads? The taxis give me more consideration on the roads and slow down, but the arrogant others think they have some entitlement that gives them the right to speed unnecessarily and drive as close as possible because you are taking their road.

Please show some consideration so we all get home safely.

Alert - Sector 6 - House robbery

RAC — Thu May 17, 2012 3:16 pm

Author: RAC

Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 3:16 pm

Digest Extract: Dear Sector 6 Neighbours, We had a house robbery today, around 14:00, on Mineral Street/ Johannesburg North...

Alert - Sector 6 - House robbery

Dear Sector 6 Neighbours,

We had a house robbery today, around 14:00, on Mineral Street/ Johannesburg North.

At this stage, we don't have much information other the fact that 3 suspects gained access onto the property and tied up the domestic worker. The suspects were armed.

Please keep on reporting any suspicious activities to our sector 6 vehicles and contact them on the following number: 071 675 7166

Please note that in an emergency ALLWAYS use 10111.

Kind regards

Sector 6 Committee

http://www.sector6.co.za
http://sector6.douglasdalecpf.org.za

By the Community for the Community.
Working for a crime free country, one sector at a time!

Proposed alienation of Erf 682 Douglasdale extension 40

Susan Mottram — Thu May 17, 2012 3:11 pm

Author: Susan Mottram

Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 3:11 pm

Digest Extract: Dear Residents, Please see the attached application that has been sent to the Joburg Property Company by the owner of Douglasdale Shopping Centre, on which effected stakeholders may comment...

Request for comments: Proposed alienation of Erf 682 Douglasdale extension 40

Dear Residents,

Please see the attached application that has been sent to the Joburg Property Company by the owner of Douglasdale Shopping Centre, on which effected stakeholders may comment.

Comments are required by Joburg Property Company on or before 28 May 2012.

Please send your comments to:

The City of Joburg Property Company (Pty) Ltd
Attention: Mpho Motloung
Fax: 010 219 9525
Email: mmotloung@jhbproperty.co.za

AND COPY ME AT susanm@ward115.co.za

All details are in the attached application.

DOWNLOAD PDF COPY HERE:
http://www.rac.org.za/SKMBT_75112042317550.pdf

Regards,
Susan

REMINDER - SECTOR 6 MONTHLY MEETING @ THE OLIVEDALE LIBRARY

RAC — Sat May 12, 2012 4:00 pm

Author: RAC

Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 4:00 pm

Digest Extract: I have a query: "House break-ins remain a problem and 42% are taking place in the complexes/estates. "We are wondering WHY this is the case lately ???...

Sector 6 Enquiry

From: Gerry & Pam Koopal [mailto:koopal@telkomsa.net]
Sent: 11 May 2012 06:45 PM
To: mike@rac.org.za
Subject: RAC

Hello Mike Smuts and all the good people at RAC. Thanks for the E-mail. I have a query:

"House break-ins remain a problem and 42% are taking place in the complexes/estates."

We are wondering WHY this is the case lately ??? It is certainly becoming a serious concern.

Kind regards, Gerry and Pam Koopal.

Mugging in Golden Harvest Park

RAC — Sat May 12, 2012 3:51 pm

Author: RAC

Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 3:51 pm

Digest Extract: Hi Rene, Thanks for the e-mail and please ask your friend to go and report it to the Honeydew (HD) Station...

RE: Mugging in Golden Harvest Park

-----Original Message-----
From: Margaret Van Zwieten [mailto:vanzwietenm@out.co.za]
Sent: 11 May 2012 04:40 PM
To: 'support@rac.org.za'
Cc: 'Rene.Ogden@centurionsystems.co.za'; 'info@sector6.co.za'; 'Debbie'; 'Community Support Services'
Subject: RE: Mugging in Golden Harvest Park

Hi Rene,

Thanks for the e-mail and please ask your friend to go and report it to the Honeydew (HD) Station.

We have previously mentioned the ongoing problems to HD but they had no knowledge of it.

I have copied in Greg from HD, in this correspondence.

Thanks and regards

Margaret van Zwieten
Douglasdale Sector 6 CPF Chair

TRS Upgrading of existing fleet

TRS — Sat May 12, 2012 3:28 pm

Author: TRS

Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 3:28 pm

Digest Extract: Tactical Reaction is proud to announce that we are currently upgrading our fleet...

TRS Upgrading of existing fleet

Hi Everyone

Tactical Reaction is proud to announce that we are currently upgrading our fleet. Please see below:

Please contact me should you require any further assistance