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Pretoria Far East 9015 RREKORDAUGUST 5, 2016E • www.rekordeast.co.zaK • 087-750-6887O • 012-842-0300R D A million plus ready Menlo Park garden Wonder of internet Armed robbers for local election 2 buried in raw sewage 3 broughtought homhomee 4 nabbednabbed by policpolicee 5 Traffic woes finally at end Stephané Bothma He said that the road construction and asphalt work of the two carriage ways on Several years of traffi c congestion and gen- Simon Vermooten Drive, except for the eral bedlam on Simon Vermooten Drive are interchange and bridge section, had been fi nally a thing of the past. completed by December last year. Construction, at a cost of R280 million, But Mashigo explained, the road could took almost three years to complete and not be opened for traffi c until the street daily resulted in frustrating traffi c jams and lighting, traffi c lights, road signs and mark- often road rage. ing had been completed. Except for minor rehabilitation work, “Once all of this have been installed construction that saw the widening of the and completed, both carriage ways will important artery and the upgrading of the be opened for traffi c which is anticipated on- and off-ramps has now been completed, around June 2016.” much to the delight of motorists in the area. The original completion date of the “The contract as extended to the end of project had been May 2015, but Mashigo June 2016 by the mayoral committee in Sep- stressed that this date had contractually been tember last year to include additional work extended. as required by the city’s Bus Rapid Transit Regarding to revised contractual com- (BRT) system,” Tshwane metro spokesman pletion date, work was therefore still on Lindela Mashigo earlier said, explaining yet schedule. another delay in the completion date was The doubling of Simon Vermooten Drive necessary. and the additional upgrades was a mayoral He said this resulted in long waiting project and formed part of the main trunk periods for ordered materials to be delivered route of the Tshwane BRT A ye Reng project – forcing another six-month delay. towards Mamelodi. The material ordered included additional The upgrading would also improve ac- non-motorised requirements and different cess to the N4 freeway from the Ford Motor specifi cations on services such as street Company in the Waltloo Industrial area and lighting, he told Rekord. as well as to improve accessibility to en- Mashigo added that even though the ad- able future new developments in the area,” ditional work on the R280 million project Mashigo said. had been given the go-ahead on 22 Septem- Simon Vermooten Drive connects the ber, the budget for the extra work was only Waltloo and Silverton industrial area as well approved on 18 November. as Mamelodi with the N4 from the north and “It was only then that an instruction could Die Wilgers Life Hospital from the south. be given to the contractor to proceed with While construction work was ongo- the additional work. ing, the metro went out of its way to keep Time is running out so get voting “Furthermore, due to the long lead times inconve nience to motorists in the east to a minimum. There are only two weeks left to vote for your favourite local establishments in the for ordering of materials for street lighting, Best of Pretoria Rekord Readers' Choice Awards. So, you better get cracking to which can take up to four months, the It deployed points men and made an ef- convey your personal preferences. Pretoria's sweetheart Lianie May has found time completion date of the contract had to be fort to keep traffi c lights working whenever between shows to cast her vote. Photo: Gerhard Van Rooyen extended,” Mashigo said. possible. Spring gift worth Get ready for spring! Buy one treatment of cavitation (6 sessions) and get 2 sessions R900 cavitation and 1 free lymph drainage session FREE Non-surgical LIPO. No Pain. No Exercise. No Diet. Non-Surgical Painn Free LIPO • Lunchtime LIPO (20 min. sessions) • Lose 1 - 3cm/session Only (60ml fat/session) R300 • FDA approved, safe /session * Money back guarantee!teee!ee!! 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No one may be admitted to a cers to secure the municipal elections. According to the Independent Electoral date contesting a specifi c ward. voting station after it has closed. Of the 100 000, just over half will be Commission (IEC), there are 107 wards in There are several rules that have to be Voters already in the queue to vote by stationed at the IRC’s 22 000 countrywide the metro – two more than in the 2011 local adhered to on the day of voting and these 19:00 must be allowed to cast their ballot. polling stations. government poll. include: The IEC may also extend the voting hours Acting national police commissioner The three strongest parties in Pretoria are - No language which could provoke of a busy polling station until midnight. Lieutenant-General Khomotso Phalane gave expected to be the African National Con- violence; Under election regulations, nobody can the assurance that the deployment of the gress (ANC), the Democratic Alliance (DA) - No intimidation of voters or candidates; produce a photographic image of a marked 100 000 policemen and women would not and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). - No publishing of false information ballot. This is a criminal offence. disrupt normal policing. The EFF is predicted to topple the Free- about candidates or parties; No visuals are allowed inside the bounda- The IEC’s national results operation dom Front Plus in its fi rst time as a partici- - No inducement or offer of rewards for ries of a voting station without the permis- centre was offi cially opened last week at the pant in municipal elections. anyone to vote for a particular party; sion of the affected voter and the presiding Tshwane Events Centre from where the fi nal In addition to ward councillors to be - No destruction, removing or defacing of offi cer. results will be declared and announced. elected, some 20 political parties are contes- posters; The IEC however encourages voters to It is believed the fi nal results of the local ting the proportional representation election - No carrying arms to political meetings, take a “selfi e” outside the voting station government elections 2016 will be available in the metro. marches or rallies; and share it on Twitter or Facebook with within a week after the vote. Tips to keep children safe when travelling Follow us on Reitumetse Mahope Twitter for regular local news updates: It took more than an hour to fi nd a fi ve-year- @RekordNewspaper old boy who was ejected from a car in an ac- cident on the N1 near Pyramid last Tuesday. The boy was found alive about 30m above the roadway on a bridge, Arrive Alive said in a statement. It said motor vehicle crashes remained the leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths among children aged 14 and younger. This underlines the need for child safety seats and safety belts to minimise the risk of LawnmowerHIREit - Hire -& ServicesLAWNit - Sales - Spares injury and to save lives. Installed and used correctly and consist- ently, such seats could prevent heartbreak for many a parent. Aftermath of an accident. 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