Councillor's Corner: More on Metro Police Presence in Your Ward a New

www.northcliffmelvilletimes.co.za Northcliff Melville Times @newsnmt 079 436 8552 Distribution: 31 760 Free sheet Week ending 2 March, 2018 Constant sewage Councillor’s Corner: A new ratepayers’ leak fi nally over for 3 More on Metro police 4 association takes 8 Newlands resident? presence in your ward the reigns in Northcliff Nicole van Dyk, Ward 99 councillor, speaks to a displaced man living at the Emma Park heritage site. INSET: Rubbish at the top of the hill, a few metres from the park’s monument. DilEmma addressed Roxy de Villiers She said one of the first big reached during Mashaba’s visit. added that when she and residents forward. She said while they are [email protected] interventions at the park was The understanding – based on arrived at the site for the January responsible for the heritage side of to kick off the Linden A Re possible human rights abuses A Re Sebetseng, they found the Emma Park, they are not an entity Sebetseng at the park, which she should they be forcibly removed place in a worse state than before. of the City. LINDEN – Ward 99 councillor, invited Mayor Herman Mashaba – was that the displaced men, She said she called for urgent This means the City doesn’t Nicole van Dyk, gave an update to in September last year. approximately 15, would stay as intervention by Metro police allocate a budget for the upkeep of on Linden’s Emma Park and said Van Dyk explained that the long as they keep a watchful eye as well as social workers. She heritage sites. she is doing all she can about the A Re Sebetseng at the park was over the area and keep it clean. said that only two of the 15 She said she understands the difficult situation on the park’s successful and continued to be Although this was the men wanted assistance from the social issue at hand and said the heritage section. so in October and November last agreement, Van Dyk said social workers to find alternative only thing to do at this point is to She met with the Northcliff year. With regard to the situation something happened over the accommodation. keep the park clean while looking Melville Times and emphasised of displaced reclaimers living festive season which led to the Van Dyk has also set up a for nuanced solutions through that she has been working on the at the foot of the heritage site’s heritage side of Emma Park being meeting with the Johannesburg consultations with all the various problem for quite some time. hill, an informal agreement was filled with all kinds of litter. She Heritage Foundation to find a way stakeholders involved. 2 www.northcliffmelvilletimes.co.za News Week ending 2 March, 2018 Constable on beat Thumbs up for forensics JOBURG – A firm that received fraudulent to address the over 2 500 cases before it," Naledi mokoena Since starting her new position, transfers of more than R800 000 from two Mashaba said. [email protected] Mathumba is optimistic about achieving employees who worked for the City of "Added to this, I believe that GFIS her goals within the planned projects. "As Johannesburg's group finance should be further capacitated a police officer, a woman and a mother, department, has returned the with its own Asset Forfeiture LINDEN – A policewoman's dedication to I'm planning to reduce the number of cases full amount. Unit (AFU) which will be serving her community led her to educate affecting young people and communities The two employees were responsible for recovering them. negatively. suspended late January on money and assets stolen from Linden Police Station's social crime "We also welcome volunteers to offer a charge of fraudulently the City." prevention unit communications officer, their assistance in our various campaigns transferring the sum from The unit will now ensure Constable Takalani Mathumba said she's and they can contact me directly to find out a customer's account to a that funds are recouped to been policewomen for nine years and how they can get involved." company of attorneys. ensure that service delivery counting. She recently started her new Details: Constable Takalani Mathumba Executive Mayor Herman continues unhindered, position in crime prevention on 1 February, 079 880 4955; Linden Police Station Mashaba said this is not just especially services to the which involves educating schoolchildren 011 888 9299. a victory for the City, but a poorest and most vulnerable of and the communityy about drug addiction victory for residents and the Executive Mayor our residents, he said. rule of law. Herman Mashaba The mayor said charges and physical and sexualexual abuse. HeHerr Linden Police passion for childrenn is what motivated "This strengthens my belief have been laid against the Station’s social in the value of ensuring that the Group employees, and the investigation service is her to work in thisparticular field. crime prevention "These are the predominantredominant Forensic and Investigation Services on the trail of the external individuals who unit communications (GFIS) department be further capacitated were a part of the syndicate. challenges womenand children are offi cer Takalani faced with in particularcular communities, Mathumba looks such as in WindsorEast," she said. forward to her new "In many cases,child childrenren wwhoho are position. raped don't tell theirir parents, h however,owever, Woman outsmarts a robber they might tell someonemeone at scschoolhool w whoho AUCKLAND PARK – A local screaming for help." can then help them..Wew We willill bbee runnrunninging resident who lives in Chislehurst Avenue The neighbours and other residents who campaigns targetedd at women anandd c childrenhildren outsmarted a robber who confronted her had heard her screams came to investigate. about what to dowh whenen ttheyhey are b beingeing with a gun inside her house. "I immediately phoned a security patrol abused in terms ofd domesticomesticv violenceiolence Adriana Nortjé said she was in the vehicle. ADT and the police arrived within and rape." lounge after lunch on 14 February when minutes and inspected the property inside She added theywill a alsolso enenlistlist she heard a noise coming from the kitchen and outside." the help of the youthth team just before 2pm. The intruder was not on the property to assist in talkingt too yo youngung While she was walking to the lounge anymore. The police showed Nortjé people about druga andnd a alcohollcohol door a clean-shaven man – possibly in his where the intruder entered the house abuse and which areasreas to late twenties – who was wearing a blue through a small top window. Shoe marks target. Within thec campaign,ampaign, overall two-piece and a beanie hat, opened were visible on the window ledge. The children from differentrent the lounge door and pointed a gun at her. detectives also found clear fingerprints in schools will get thee "He spoke English with no noticeable the kitchen. opportunity to takea toutourr accent, and said, 'come here'," said Nortjé. Eyewitnesses in the neighbourhood told around the stationa andnd "I immediately started screaming, turned the police that they saw two men who understand the rolee of around and ran to the front door as I feared jumped over the property wall and fled police in the community.unity. for my life. through the neighbour's open gate. They "While I was trying to open the door, the apparently jumped into a dark coloured man grabbed me and tried to pull me back. sedan type 'getaway' vehicle that was Fortunately, I eventually managed to open waiting in the street. The car then sped off. the door and break free from his grip. Brixton police confirmed that they were “I ran towards the gate and started investigating the case. YƵĂůŝƚǇĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶ͕YƵĂůŝƚǇĂƌĞ͕YƵĂůŝƚǇ>ŝĨĞ Be careful when you off er a job WĞĂĐĞĨƵůƌĞƟƌĞŵĞŶƚůŝǀŝŶŐŝŶĂ ƐƉĂĐŝŽƵƐǀŝůůĂŐĞǁŝƚŚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ JOBURG – The Brixton Police Station What to check before employing ƐƉŝƌŝƚĂŶĚĐĂƌĞĐĞŶƚƌĞŽŶƐŝƚĞ͘ is calling on homeowners to do thorough someone new in your home: background checks on who they employ to • Have a copy of and verify the residential zŽƵƌŝĚĞĂůƌĞƟƌĞŵĞŶƚŚŽŵĞŝƐũƵƐƚ work in an around their homes. address of the person or one of their ĂĐĂůůĂǁĂǇ͕ĐŚŽŽƐĞĨƌŽŵĂĐŚĞůŽƌ Brixton Police Station spokesperson, family members ĂƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐ͕ϭ͕ϮŽƌϯďĞĚƌŽŽŵ Jeanette Backhoff, said the station had • Make a copy of his or her identity ĐŽƩĂŐĞƐ͘ noticed a trend regarding housebreakings document, passport or other valid forms sŝĞǁŝŶŐ and theft where domestic workers were of identifi cation ƐƐŝƐƚĞĚ>ŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚ&ƌĂŝůĂƌĞ tĞĚŶĞƐĚĂǇ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶĂůƐŽĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͘ ϳƚŚDĂƌĐŚϮϬϭϴ often involved. • Make sure the form of identifi cation has ĂƚϭϬĂŵ She said some of these domestic not expired ^ŝůǀĞƌ^ƚƌĞĂŵsŝůůĂŐĞŽīĞƌƐ͗ dŽǀŝĞǁĐƵƌƌĞŶƚĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ workers’ passports had expired and they • Take the person to the nearest police ǆĐĞůůĞŶƚƐĞĐƵƌŝƚǇͻĂƌĞĐĞŶƚƌĞͻ^ŚƵƩůĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞͻŝŶŝŶŐƌŽŽŵŽŶƐŝƚĞ ƵŶŝƚƐĐŽŶƚĂĐƚƵƐƚŽŵĂŬĞĂŶ were in the country illegally. station for police clearance. ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŵĞŶƚ ͻ>ŝďƌĂƌǇͻWĂŶŝĐďƵƩŽŶƐͻEƵƌƐŝŶŐƐƚĂīŽŶĐĂůůͻ^ŽĐŝĂůĞǀĞŶƚƐͻ,ĂŝƌĚƌĞƐƐĞƌ Backhoff issued some tips on how to "The person that you want to employ create a profile for domestic workers as can be brought to the station to take ůŵWĂƌŬ DĂǆŚĂǀĞŶ ^ŝůǀĞƌ^ƚƌĞĂŵ <ĞŶƐŝŶŐƚŽŶ KƌĐŚŝĚWůĂĐĞ ŽƐŵŽƐ tŝƚƉŽŽƌƚũŝĞͬ WŝŽŶĞĞƌ tŝůůŽǁďƌŽŽŬ well as people performing other tasks in fingerprints that will be sent to Pretoria for sŝůůĂŐĞ sŝůůĂŐĞ sŝůůĂŐĞ 'ĂƌĚĞŶƐ >ŽǁĞƌ ĂƌĞ ŽŶŶĞǀĞůĚ ,ŽƵƐĞ sŝůůĂŐĞ EŽƌƚŚĐůŝī ƌĞƐƚĂ DĂůĂŶƐŚŽĨ <ĞŶƐŝŶŐƚŽŶ ,ŽƵŐŚƚŽŶ tĂǀĞƌůĞǇ sŝůůĂŐĞ KĂŬůĂŶĚƐ ^ĂŶĚŽǁŶ and around the home such as gardeners a proper background check. 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