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Visit our website for breaking Cops are greared up for Metro blasts ‘racist’ Police make busts for local, national and international news. coming festive season 2 slurs against MMC 3 meth, crack and nayope 5 www.rekordeast.co.za ‘Ghost mall’ future up in air A decade later – and the future of the empty De Villebois Mareuil Drive mall seems to be stuck in legal limbo.

Odette Venter structurally sound. Although only 75% of the building was Ten years later and there is still no clarity completed, 100% of the primary structure on when the enormous “ghost” mall at the was completed. corner of Delmas Road and De Villebois He said the building was at an advanced Mareuil Drive would get off the ground. stage when work was halted. “As far as I know, a civil lawsuit in respect “It had full electrical reticulation, shop of the shareholding of the uncompleted and fronts were being installed and escalators deserted Villa Mall is currently frustrating had been delivered and lifted onto various the future of this project,” local ward fl oors.” councillor Daryl Johnston told Rekord. He said that whatever purposes the group The mall, situated on a 130 000m2 piece planned to use the building for, it would of land, was supposed to have opened back have to comply with the municipality’s in 2011. zoning regulations. Instead, construction work was halted the Johnston said that the building was year before. recently valued at R1.2-billion and Residents were looking forward to shop at R600-million respectively, according to the 300 upmarket shops including an Italian information supplied to him. fashion house and a fi ve-star hotel where 78 “As far as I’m concerned, this building isn’t worth anything at the moment really. houses were demolished to make way for the One needs about R2-billion to complete mall. the building, and only then can it serve a Johnston said many of those high-end purpose and be worth something,” he said. luxury brands had now found rental space “That’s the crux of the matter: an elsewhere. enormous amount of money needs to be “The land across the mall belongs to invested before any money can be generated the same developer, namely Capicol. The from it. idea was to create a spectacular shopping “There have been ideas on the table experience, which included a sky bridge before, such as turning it into a hospital or over De Villebois Mareuil Drive. university, but that is not practical. “The Nova Property Group had been the “A hospital, for instance, needs to be rescue vehicle in terms of ownership of the built from the start, a mall simply cannot be development, although Capicol still holds converted into a hospital.” DA ward councillor Daryl Johnston at the uncompleted Villa Mall in Moreleta Park. shares,” Johnston said. Johnston said, at the moment, the sight In July last year, the property group said at of the unfi nished mall only contributes to a from De Villebois Mareuil to “There was no reported crime issues at the a meeting between Johnston and the group’s negative perception of the city, as it is the Road at Woodlands.” mall as such,” he said. CEO and chairman that they had procured fi rst thing that visitors entering from the He said a developer was supposed to have “It is probably the most secure an investor interested in completing the south-east see. upgraded De Villebois Mareuil to a dual construction site in Pretoria, since the project within the next three years. What greatly concerns the municipality, carriageway from Delmas Road to Wekker construction company, GD Irons, placed They also said that the entire mall would Johnston said, was the upgrading of roads Road as long ago as 1995, but neglected to security guards on the premises.” not be used for retail purposes only, due to that formed part of the Villa mall project. do so. When contacted by Rekord, the Nova the existing oversupply of retail space in the “The developer must upgrade the dam Chairman of the Lyttelton sector 4 CPF, property group indicated it had no area. road. James Manner-Wood, said that they had further information available regarding the Johnston confi rmed then that the property “They must create roads consisting of encountered the usual problems of vagrants mall. group submitted a certifi cate from an double lanes in both directions, from the sleeping in the area and people dumping Developer Capicol had yet to respond to engineer stating that the building was Delmas Road to the highway, and the road rubbish in the area. requests for comment. BLACK OFF EVERYTHING FRIDAY 30% IN-STORE Spend R100 or more to qualify weekend From 26 - 29 November 2020 20-11-2020 u‚¨-ٍ-k-kژOuÅژ%wژ°u-¾U°‚ژىژ°-Guژىژژ°-U¨‚°°-ژىژژUä%ژىژژ°¾GUFژىژ°¾¨‚wUk-- www.tsgonline.co.za

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The Tshwane metro mayor has of his agenda in an attempt to get the council The plan is as follows: bashed “openly xenophobic and racist on a sound footing again. - Prioritisation of the electrical grid and comments’’ on social media directed Explaining his service delivery plans, water infrastructure; at the new economic development and Williams said the lack of accountability in - Implementing a robust Covid-19 planning MMC Bruce Lee. the metro while it was under administration management strategy; creation of a reliable Since the announcement of the new was one of the major contributing factors to waste and refuse removal service; mayoral committee, set to provide the council’s inability to full render services. - Stringent fi nancial management and oversight on the metro’s key departments Williams said he would re-initiate the oversight; and ensure service delivery reaches Tshwane metro economic development metro’s “service delivery war room’’, in - Enhancing city safety and emergency the communities, Lee was trending on and planning MMC Bruce Lee. Photo: what he said would be a crucial mechanism services; promote employment and social media with many questioning his Tshwane metro media team. for accountability in the metro to track the economic growth in the city; nationality. municipality’s performances of services - Supporting the vulnerable and providing Last week Monday, Tshwane mayor in charge of addressing the issues relating delivery. social relief; Randall Williams defended Lee, saying to the opening of Mandisa Shiceka clinic “A mayoral dashboard has been - Fast track development by cutting red tape; he was a South African of Taiwanese in .’’ implemented to track these and other crucial - Expansive fi nancial cost-cutting across descent. Williams believed that Lee – who deliverables so that I hold offi cials to account city processes; and “I have been deeply disturbed by some holds an MBA and a degree in political on their performance and provide feedback to - Maintain and expand road infrastructure. of the openly xenophobic and racist science – would unlock challenges in the you, the residents of this city,’’ he said. comments that have been directed against metro, including the opening of the clinic Among the areas of service delivery that him. Lee, while sharing the name with that was completed last year, but has not would be monitored was the operational the famous Chinese martial artist, is in been opened yet. status of streetlights; illegal dumping fact not Chinese, he is South African of A picture of the Tshwane metro post and prosecution of off enders; removal Taiwanese descent,’’ Williams said. on Twitter was retweeted more than a of illegal electricity connections and the According to the metro, Lee was thousand times, accompanied by several mechanisms utilised to protect the electrical fi rst elected to the council in 2011 and comments questioning his nationality, grid; response times in the repair and served on the committee for economic while this was not the case with any of maintenance of malfunctioning traffi c lights development and spatial planning for the other MMCs. and the fi lling of potholes; anti-cable theft several years. Lee said he was not surprised by the operations and responses times to electricity “Bruce has managed and runs several racial backlash as racism was part of outages and water pipe bursts. businesses in the manufacturing and the country’s deep-rooted problems “This structure [war room] was introduced export sector in the region,’’ Williams said. which government needed to address by by my predecessor, Solly Msimanga, and “This has allowed him to drive promoting non-racialism. it became a critical mechanism to engage philanthropic initiatives and charity He, however, said the backlash would directly with the operational staff involved drives as well. not discourage him from performing in in frontline service delivery,’’ he said. “It is for this reason that I have put him his new job. “The structure will meet weekly and will Tshwane mayor Randall Williams briefi ng the report back directly to the political leadership.’’ media on municipal plans. 4 PRETORIA FAR EAST REKORD NOVEMBER 20, 2020 www.rekordeast.co.za www.rekordeast.co.za NEWS PRETORIA FAR EAST REKORD NOVEMBER 20, 2020 5 Beware of ‘discount’ scams this holiday Noxolo Sibiya into her”. The woman alleged that he Brooklyn police have given smeared some sort of oil on her advice to shoppers to take some which made her disorientated. extra precautions to protect “She only discovered themselves and their belongings afterward that she was robbed,” this festive season. Weilbach said. “Conmen use this time of the She urged people to be more year to cheat people by taking aware of their surroundings at Drugs founds. Police and law enforcement clamping down on drug dealers. their hard-earned money. Be all times, especially of people careful of so-called salespersons that might be observing or who off er additional discounts following you. or staff discounts,” said police “Robbers target shoppers East cops bust drug dealers spokesperson Captain Colette with fl ashy jewellery, expensive Weilbach. watches and other items by Noxolo Sibiya dealing in drugs. searched and a man was found “These fraudsters can be very robbing them at boom gates or He appeared in the Hatfi eld inside with a bag with 100 slopies convincing.” on their way home. East police have been successful in magistrate’s court last week Friday. of nyaope and 58 cocaine rocks. Weilbach said sometimes they Shoppers should not fl ash making several drug-related arrests Two weeks ago, a 42-year-old “The suspect, who is from off er to look after their victim’s large amounts of cash when in recent weeks. man was arrested for dealing in , was arrested straight belongings while their victim is paying, avoid isolated ATMs A 41-year-old man was arrested drugs in Nieuw Muckleneuk. away.” inside the fi tting room. and not leave handbags for dealing in drugs at a complex The man was busted during a In a separate incident in Menlo Other times they will take unattended anywhere. in Menlyn last week Thursday. police operation at a shopping Park, near the post offi ce, a their victim’s bank card and The Hawks’ serious organised centre in the area. man (26) was also PIN to the till to purchase the crime investigative unit in “Police offi cers identifi ed a arrested for possession of nyaope selected items. Germiston conducted a search and man who acted suspiciously and dagga. “They explain to their victim seizure operation in the area and near a shopping centre in Nieuw The three men will appear in the that because it is staff discount, received information on the man. Muckleneuk and searched him,” Hatfi eld community court soon on they must go to the till. A Hawks spokesperson Captain said police spokesperson Captain drug-related charges. “They always disappear with Ndivhuwo Mulamu said the Colette Weilbach. The Brooklyn station their victim’s belongings.” investigation team followed up on “Nyaope was found in his commander Brigadier Kushie Stores will advertise sales and intelligence about a man selling possession and he was arrested.” Pietersen welcomed the arrests. discounts and will never give drugs at a residential complex in The 36-year-old man from Ivory “Brooklyn SAPS will make the individual discounts. Menlyn, east of Pretoria. Park told the police where he environment for drug users and Weilbach said it was “Upon searching the suspect’s bought his drugs and from whom. dealers unbearable in the Brooklyn advisable for shoppers to be residence, the members seized Police followed up the policing precinct,” she said. skeptical of all strangers who approximately 100g of crystal information with the help of Information with regards to start up a conversation. meth, 100g of methcathinone, 25g security offi cers from diff erent drug-related crime can be given Recently a woman was of cocaine, and ecstasy tablets.” companies that are part of the to the police anonymously by robbed of both her cash and Brooklyn police spokesperson The man was immediately Brooklyn security forum. phoning 08600-10111 or by using bank cards after a man “bumped Captain Colette Weilbach. taken into custody and charged for “A nearby vacant house was the MySAPS app. 6 PRETORIA FAR EAST REKORD NOVEMBER 20, 2020 OPINION www.rekordeast.co.za

NêrensNêre in Bybel sê lewe is ‘maanskyn en rose’ nie Ek praat die afgelope week met iemand wat nie teen vlees en bloed nie, maar teen elke baie bitbitterte vertel van ’n groep wat haar laat mag en gesag, teen elke gees wat heers oor gglolo hehett dat daar op ons lewenspad net hierdie sondige wêreld, teen elke bose gees Stiltetyd vvoorspoed,oorsp gesondheid en rykdom wag. in die lug.” Verder roep hy Christene op om Dr. Johan HulleHulle het vir haar al hierdie wonderlike weerstand te bied. Om dit te bevestig, sê tteksieseksies aaaangestuur en die grootste profesieë hy aan die einde van die hoofstuk dat hy as oooror haar uuitgespreek en… toe gebeur dit nie. gevolg van die pad in boeie is! Hulle heth haar ’n baie groot onreg Die pad is smal en het baie opdraandes en aangedaangedoen.oe gevaarlike afgronde. Matteus 7:14 sê dit so met geestelike wapens. Ons moet ons NêrensNêrens sê die Bybel dat die pad altyd duidelik: “Maar die poort wat na die lewe oë op Jesus hou wat voor ons uitstap. ggelykelyk is nnie en ons lees nêrens dat die son lei, is nou en die pad daarheen smal, en dié Moenie die onnodige las van sonde altyd gagaana skyn, of dat ’n piekniekmandjie wat dit kry, is min.” Gelukkig staan Matt saamsleep nie (Heb 12:1). Hou by alles vovoldoendeldoend vir ons reis is nie. 7:14 nie alleen in die Bybel nie. daaraan vas dat die Here nie sal toelaat Trouens,Trouen baie dele wat oor die lewenspad Dwarsdeur die hoofstuk beloof die Here dat ons bo ons kragte versoek word nie hhandel,andel, bbevat woorde soos “stryd”, dat as ons op die pad iets nodig sou hê, Hy en dat Hy saam met die versoekings, ook ““aanvalle”,aanvalle “oorlog” en “volharding”. Selfs dit sekerlik sal gee en dat geen aanslae ons uitkoms gee (1 Kor. 10:13). Paulus wwat geestelik buitengewoon fi ks lewenshuis sal laat intuimel nie. Foto: Pixabay Maak bo alles seker dat Hy saam met waswas,, waarskuwaa in Efesiërs 6:12 “Ons stryd is Ons moet aanslae verwag en ons bewapen jou die pad stap.

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and social media platforms of GautengTreasury Provincial Legislature and Gauteng auteng Provincial Treasury Provincial Government. @gautengtreasury www.rekordeast.co.za COMMUNITY PRETORIA FAR EAST REKORD NOVEMBER 20, 2020 7 With the help of police, man vows to ‘kick nyaope habit’ Noxolo Sibiya “Now I am ready to change.” In self-rehabilitating he stays indoors and A self-rehabilitating young Pretoria man avoids going to places that would get him has vowed to stay clean and change his life tempted to do drugs again. around. He has been in and out of police cells until May Winston (29) of the Boschkop three months ago, when he decided to stop informal settlement, has been taking the his drug habit. “stay and home” route to kick out the Winston and his friends used to steal nyaope in his system. anything they came across. Nyaope is a highly addictive street drug “It has been three months since I have which is a mixture of low grade heroin, started and so far I am coping,” he said. cannabis products, antiretroviral drugs and May said he would stop at nothing to see other materials added as cutting agents such his life come together again. as rat poison or cleaning agents. He said he has matric and is looking “I used to cause all sorts of trouble in the forward to doing carpentry again, a job he nearby plots,” he said. loved. “I strongly regret the time wasted on drugs anand I want to do better this time around,” he sasaid. Police spokesperson Sergeant Yeroboam MMbatsane got Winston support from the CChristian Revival church in Silverlakes, who ddonated food to the 29-year-old to give him strength while he kicks his habit. Mbatsane said he personally vowed to assist Winston and help him get a second chance at life. “That is on condition that he does not relapse,” Mbatsane said. “His friends are serving sentences for ddiff erent crimes that they committed while ttryingry to feed their drug habit. “When I decided to pay him a visit, he cconfi rmed he decided to start afresh. He cconceded having messed up his life and that oof others.” Mbatsane said the food parcels were the fi rst step in providing support to May and ththat they would continue to monitor his May Winston and Sergeant prprogress and where there was a need for Yeroboam Mbatsane. hehealth professionals to intervene.

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He did, however, equal pandemic, but for GolfRSA weeks – two victories against the the next best score, set by fellow National Squad member Christiaan professionals on the IGT Challenge GolfRSA National Squad member Maas, the hard lockdown turned Tour, a play-off triumph on the and SA No 1 Casey Jarvis in the out to be an unexpected blessing in new Bushveld Tour and a win on 2018 edition of the Ekurhuleni disguise. the popular Bridge Fund Managers Open at State Mines. The 17-year-old found himself at Junior Series, which qualifi ed him “It was quite funny in the end, odds with his swing after a sudden for the Regional Finals. because Casey told me the growth spurt early in the year. A few weeks ago, at Irene record was his 27-under at State The subsequent cancellation Country Club, the youngster made Mines. Neither of us knew about the of all the national and provincial it fi ve for fi ve with a masterclass 30-under record, so I guess we both tournaments bought the talented performance in the Gauteng North have something to shoot for now. youngster the necessary time to Golf Union’s Silver Salver. “I had set myself a target of work out all the kinks and when He scorched the par-72 layout in 30-under and was going nicely in golf re-opened in June, Maas rounds of 65 and 64 to head into the the fi nal round until the wind started immediately headed to his home fi nal day with a fi ve-shot lead and a blowing quite strong. I dropped a course – Pretoria Country Club – to third round 66 left him a staggering shot on the seventh, but I birdied the fi ne-tune the improvements. nine shots clear of the fi eld. eighth and then we got called off for He began campaigning on the Maas sealed a 12-shot victory dangerous weather,” Maas said after country’s golf development circuits with a fi nal-round 66 to win on the tournament. in September to put the new swing 27-under-par. The fi eld had to wait out the under competitive pressure and the He came within three shots of the storm and the hour and 20-minute delay left Maas feeling stiff . “I made a string of pars on the back nine, but it was really nice to fi nish it off with three birdies in a row. “I have to admit that I was disappointed not to get to 30-under, but overall, I am really happy with the way my game is coming along,” he commented. Given his current vein of form, it would not be unthinkable that Maas could have reached the top three with a few more provincial events on the schedule, but the grade 11 Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool learner is putting golf on the back burner with the fi nal exams approaching. “I don’t think I will be able to play in any more events, which is a bit of a blow, but exams are my main priority fi rst right now. “Hopefully I won’t lose too many spots and I can come out fi ghting in The young local golf star, Christiaan Maas, in action. 2021,” he concluded. TuksAthletics makes sure young athletics stars stays in Pretoria TuksAthletics beefed up their in both sprints. On a good day, he striped vest in 2021, while there is a sprinting talent with the signing of could even win a medal. real chance that the Youth Olympian, the 18-year-old Eckhardt Potgieter. Kirsti Bell (Menlopark), who last Carmie Prinsloo (Montana), will also Earlier this year during the year won the South African senior be competing for Tuks next year. Gauteng North Championships at title in the 3000m-steeplechase She is a world-class middle-distance Tuks the Affi es Seuns athlete ran is also going to don the coveted athlete. a time of 10.29s in the 100m and 20.58s seconds in the 200m. His heroics compares favourablyurably to the times the South Africann sprint legends Akani Simbine and WWaydeayde van Niekerk ran when they wereere the same age. At 18 Simbine clocked 10.57s57s in the 100m and 21.27s over 2200m00m while Van Niekerk ran 10.58ss and 21.02s. “I have no doubt that Potgietereter would have been even faster iiff it were not for the national lockdown.down. He is a real talent. Our challengenge at Tuks is to make sure he is adequately managed over the next few years,” said Danie Cornelius, manager of TuksAthletics. According to Cornelius, the most exciting thing about Potgietergieter is his all-round abilities. He has a good start, is fast around the bend andnd can keep his top-end speed. It makeskes him an asset for any 4x100m relay teamteam.. The World Athletics Junior WWorldorld Eckhardt Potgieter at full speed Championships has been postponedtponed during a race in the colours of to 22 August next year, still too be his school, Afrikaanse Hoër held in Kenya. Seunskool. Cornelius predicts that Potgietergieter Photo: Reg Caldecott has what it takes to contest thee fi nalnal REKORD I N S Schoolboy establishes I himself as top D golf amateur

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