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Pretoria East APRIL 9, 2021 • www.rekord.co.za • 012-842-0300 Visit our website for breaking Speed bump for old age Tshwane municipal by- Elderly fear for their local, national and international news. home - 18 years later elections set for May lives after break-ins 2 3 4 www.rekord.co.za Sanral puts Dec 2013 temporary hold on July 2019 Decision on Mar 2021 pursuing non-payers solution is delayed E-tolls system Transport minister Cabinet mandates is launched again fails to Mar 2019 transport minister to Dec 2020 announce solution come up with solution DA Gauteng Shadow MEC for Roads and Transport Fred Nel said lack of announcement was disappointing. E-toll deadline whooshes by Yet another deadline on the announcement on the future of the unpopular e-tolls system by government went by last month. Sinesipho Schrieber promises for the last two years and nothing “Mbalula is full of false promises. “The people of Gauteng must no longer be happens,” Duvenage said. “I don’t know whether we can believe him burdened by this unworkable system.” The government has missed yet another Duvenage said the latest deadline missed that he is actually serious about this issue.” The implementation of e-tolls in 2013 has deadline to come to a decision on the future came as no surprise as the government failed Nel said while the matter also remained in been met with public retaliation with many of the much-maligned e-toll system last to meet several deadlines from 2019. cabinet’s hands, it was unfortunate that the motorists refusing to pay. month. “This is just another example of how they government missed several deadlines. Political parties and civil organisations This as a civil society group and a local further distance and alienate themselves “It’s clear that cabinet has not made a have also put pressure on the government to opposition political party have vowed to from society.” decision on the matter, but the minister scrap it. The department of transport had yet continue fi ghting for the scrapping of the Duvenage said the delays in a decision cannot drag us along like this.” to comment at the time of going to print. Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project by the government would only strengthen Nel said the DA would be writing to (e-tolls). motorists calling for the e-toll system to be Gauteng Premier, David Makhura, urging Gauteng motorists are yet to see a decision scrapped more resolute. him to lodge an intergovernmental dispute on the future of e-tolls as the Department of “Whether they make their decision or not, with the National Department of Transport Transport missed yet another deadline for we will continue to fi ght this. for the urgent scrapping of e-tolls. end-March. “It has just given us more wind under our “For the past 18 months, Mbalula has been Minister Fikile Mbalula previously said sails to tackle government on this.” continuously kicking this can down the road. that a decision to resolve the impasse over Duvenage said the government would “It is clear that it is just another political the e-tolls would be announced by then. have to continue funding the project, which ploy to further delay the matter,” he said. The deadline, however, came and went has been boycotted by many motorists who “Given the recent announcements that without any word from authorities. simply refuse to pay. all toll fees would soon increase, despite Mbalula promised they would make their “At some point, they have to make a the desperate state of the economy and the fi nal decision on whether e-tolls be scrapped decision. subsequent damage to livelihoods during the altogether or continued before the beginning “They cannot aff ord not to make a strict Covid-19 lockdown, it is even more of the fi nancial year, which was this April. decision and they will have to make it soon. important to get rid of e-tolls as soon as Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) “But either way, society has made that possible.” Wayne Duvenage said the broken promises decision for them.” Nel said for too long the residents of on the deadline of e-tolls was eroding public DA Gauteng Shadow MEC for Roads Gauteng have been paying for something trust in the government. and Transport Fred Nel said the lack of an they were not consulted on and cannot “It is ridiculous that they are making these announcement was disappointing. aff ord. Gerhardus Mulder Nehee Leboo Barend Stander E-toll was the biggest waste Yes, they must remove When I fi rst moved to of money. I have never and them (e-tolls). According Pretoria I paid e-tolls but will never pay it. Even if they make it illegal to to me, it’s a scam. Now people have lost after realising how few people actually own a vehicle if you don’t pay. I will then be their jobs because of Covid-19 and they pay, I stopped. Government expects a criminal and still not pay it. We pay enough can’t aff ord to pay tolls. Even before the us to keep paying and yet they can’t taxes on fuel. Why pay to drive on roads that pandemic people couldn’t aff ord to pay them, decide on whether the system should What our readers had to say are actually worse than before? government must pay them, not us. stay or not. Transport minister Fikile Mbalula. 2 PRETORIA EAST REKORD APRIL 9, 2021 NEWS www.rekord.co.za Cops in shoot-out with Facebook marketplace gang Odette Venter “Fortunately, none of the victims or the police An armed gang that had members were injured been robbing unsuspecting during the operation.” victims on Facebook’s Miller said the suspects’ marketplace was arrested modus operandi was that last Monday after a shoot- they lure unsuspecting out with police offi cers in people from the the east of Pretoria. marketplace platform “On Monday at around by taking interest in 16:30 offi cers at the purchasing items that have Lyttelton police, Brooklyn been advertised. Councillor Daryl Johnston (middle) with residents of the Sunrise View retirement home. police and the Flying “The suspects would rent Squad received information a property on Air BnB and regarding the whereabouts stage it as a family home, of the gang,” said Lyttelton complete with children’s police station spokesperson clothing and toys.” Speed bump after 18 years Captain Dave Miller. Miller said police dubbed Details on the exact them “the Zoey robbery Noxolo Sibiya would almost bump into them. “The safety of all road users is very location was not disclosed gang” because that is the “Our residents are old and they important and we obviously want to by police. name used by the female An 18-year long battle to get a drive relatively slow, so cars ensure our residents are also safe.” “When the offi cers when she introduced herself speed bump built on View Street in approaching could easily smash into He said other work still need to be entered the property and to victims. Elarduspark, fi nally saw the light of them. done to improve road safety in the announced themselves, one “When the victims arrive day. “We’ve been wanting this speed area, but he was optimistic that this of the suspects pointed a and enter the property, they The residents of Sunrise View bump built ever since 2003.” was a step into the right direction. fi rearm at them. are met by a female who retirement village faced near Campher said they have Ward councillor Daryl Johnston “There was a brief takes them inside, only to accidents trying to enter or exit experienced near accidents in the past said he made it a priority when the exchange of gunfi re, and be met by her two armed the premises, as the curvy road and the speed hump had bring relief problem was brought to his attention all the suspects were male accomplices and then prevents them from seeing any fast to that stress. in April 2018. During this period detained.” they get robbed.” approaching vehicles. Since the speed hump was built in Johnston was just a candidate in the Miller said police Miller said they know “The road has a curve that prevents February, he said they had seen an ward’s by-election. discovered two residents of at least six cases the you from seeing any approaching cars improvement in the movement of “They had been struggling for a that were being held gang can be linked to, “and when you exit the retirement home,” vehicles on that street. long time without success,” he said. hostage and were tied up in we will most certainly be said chairperson for the village’s “There is less pressure when “I took this up after winning my by- a house. Police recovered adding quite a few more”. homeowner’s association John our residents exit or enter because election and today was able to fulfi l an unlicenced fi rearm with Among others, they face Campher. approaching cars can slow down,” he my promise to them. three magazines full of kidnapping, armed robbery “When our residents turned onto said. “This makes it so much safer for ammunition, two knives and possession of an the road, they would suddenly realise “We are very happy that we fi nally them to enter and exit their entrance and stolen property. unlicenced fi rearm charges. there is a car behind them and it have the hump. on View Street, Elarduspark.” Career Opportunity NEURO WELLNESS LAB Rekord newspaper is looking for successful, dynamic, ambitious, energetic, goal-driven and eager powerhouse Are you struggling with attention and concentration? Do you have memory deficits? 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