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15 April - 28 April 2016 Your FREE Newspaper www.durban.gov.za METROezasegagasini BEACHES BUDGET BY-LAW SUPPLEMENT OPERATIONAL INSIDE News: Page 2 Supplement: Pages 9-12 City to host AIDS conference ROMITA HANUMAN We want to have a world where HIV is part of our HE streets of history,” he said in pre- Durban were recorded message screened Voter Registration Drive A Success transformed at Gugu Dlamini Park. into a carnival of AIDS 2016 is a conference colour on Friday of hope, said KZN Premier T8 April 2016, when a parade Senzo Mchunu. “We are to mark 100 days to the hoping for increased 21st International AIDS awareness, the mobilisation Conference swept through of people and we hope to the City. erase HIV by 2030.” The fi ve-day conference EThekwini Municipality will be held at the Inkosi Mayor and Chairperson of Albert Luthuli International the EThekwini Aids Council, Convention Centre from 18 James Nxumalo, said HIV to 22 July 2016. and AIDS is the biggest Waving fl ags and chanting threat to humanity. messages of support to “We are humbled that an those affected and infected important subject such as with the virus, government this will be deliberated on leaders, civic organisations, our shores once more at AIDS activists, academics both a scientifi c and social and community members, level.” joined hands during the The 13th International parade from King Dinuzulu AIDS Conference was held Park to Gugu Dlamini Park. in Durban in 2000. This was Durban will host about 20 the fi rst time the conference 000 local and international was held on African soil. delegates at the conference Professor Olive Shisana, to be held under the theme: Local Co-Chair of the AIDS “Access Equity Rights Now!” 2016 Conference said: “The where academics, scientists, conference is a powerful policy makers, government platform to fi nd solutions to leaders and community overcome this scourge.” stakeholders will deliberate Messages of support were on ways to curb the provided by MEC for Co- prevalence of HIV. operative Governance and Deputy President Cyril Traditional Affairs, Nomusa Ramaphosa, who is also the Dube- Ncube, MEC for Chairperson of the South Health Sibongiseni Dhlomo African National AIDS and Patrick Mdletshe from Council SAID South Africa the KZN Aids Council. Quilts has a great story to tell. made by those infected “Today we offer anti-ret- and affected with HIV, were President Jacob Zuma has announced that the Local Government Elections are to be held on 3 August roviral treatment to over on display and will form 3 million people who are part of the South African 2016. From 4 to 7 April 2016, the eThekwini Municipality leadership, led by Mayor James Nxumalo living with AIDS and we are journey of storytelling at the embarked on a voter registration drive calling on residents to exercise their Constitutional Right and pleased that mother to child conference. register to vote so that they are able to vote during the upcoming elections. transmission of the disease [email protected] For more on the event see Page 6 Picture: THEMBA KHUMALO has been drastically reduce. Steps to stabilise bus operations yields positive results CHARMEL PAYET ring-fenced bank account. Tansnat is indebted to the to the other and how these He presented a progress passengers. The agreement signed other, and by how much. debts are to be settled. report on the matter Sithole said the THE Municipal bus service, between the two parties The agreement The interventions which stated that the intervention team to run by private operator in January was to ensure further provides for the implemented followed a Executive Committee in oversee the fi nancial Tansnat, is stable following there would be no further appointment of a reputable number of disruptions to January approved fi nancial management of Tansnat is interventions that were disruptions to the bus law fi rm to adjudicate the the bus service following management support to now in place, led by KPMG agreed upon by both the service. The agreement issue of monetary claims diesel shortages and the late Tansnat in order to prevent with effect from 4 February City and the operator. was made an Order of that the City and Tansnat payment of staff salaries. a total collapse of the bus 2016. Steps that were undertaken Court which saw the have registered against each Progress made on service which would have “The opening of the new in January included court application the City other. stabilising the bus service had dire consequences ring-fenced bank account establishing an intervention had initiated to liquidate An independent mediator was presented by City for the City. A number of was fi nalised on 22 February team to oversee the fi nances Tansnat being adjourned will soon be appointed to Manager Sibusiso Sithole at commuters rely on the bus 2016, ” he said. of the bus service as well as pending a determination of determine once and for all, the Full Council meeting on service every month, which [email protected] co-manage Tansnat’s new whom between the City and how much each party owes 31 March 2016. carries over two million HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE 2016/17 BUDGET METRO Page 2 15 April - 28 April 2016 ezasegagasini NEWS ABOUT US NEWS IN Child-care Facility By-law to BRIEF The eZasegagasini Metro is the offi cial eThekwini Municipality publication through which ratepay- improve standards at crèches ers and residents are informed of Water news and perspectives in greater interruptions Durban. It is a forum for readers’ CHARMEL PAYET views and is published fortnightly EThekwini Municipality is on a Friday, with CHILDREN left at crèches aware that certain areas in 400 000 copies distributed. To across the City deserve to be the City are experiencing contact us: eZasegagasini Metro, taken care of in a safe and water shortages. This is PO Box 5588, Durban, 4000 hygienic environment. The due to a technical fault in News Editor: 031 311 4855 Child-Care Facilities By-law, reservoirs supplying the Fax: 031 332 8051 which comes into operation Inner West, Outer West Reception: 031 311 4827 on 22 April 2016, seeks to and Southern Regions. The [email protected] ensure this. Municipality has deployed While existing facilities teams from the Water and may be given an extension Sanitation Unit to address of up to a year to become the problem. Residents are STAFF compliant with the urged to continue reporting regulations and meet the illegal water connections and minimum requirements, leaks to 080 13 13 013. Editor: Tozi Mthethwa there are penalties for those centres that continue to Report on News Editor: Gugu Sisilana contravene the By-law. Sub-Editor: Nondumiso Those that fail to adhere to attacks Mathomane the By-law may be liable to a fi ne not exceeding against Writers: Charmel Payet, R2 000 or imprisonment The Day Care featured is an illustration. The Child-Care Facilities By-Law will African Nonduduzo Ngcongo, Romita not exceeding two years ensure children left in the care of crèches and day care centres across the Hanuman, Themba Khumalo, or both the fi ne and City will be adequately cared for in hygienic, safe and clean conditions. immigrants Sane Shandu, Sohana Singh, imprisonment. In the case Picture: SIMPHIWE DLAMINI Priah Dass, Simphiwe Dlamini, of continuing offence, VIOLENCE against African Princess Nkabane and Jessie an additional fi ne not immigrants in KwaZulu-Natal Singh exceeding R200 per day By-law. Application for a health allows for the withdrawal of was the result of deliberate Facilities cannot operate compliance certifi cate the compliance certifi cate Translations: Legal Services or imprisonment not efforts of select individuals unless a health compliance must be made to the if crèches are found in Deprtment and Simiso Ntuli exceeding 10 days will be to drive away competition of imposed for each day the certifi cate has been issued Municipality in writing by contravention. businesses owned by foreign Graphics: Zakhe Ntshingila, offence continues. where the facility cares completing and submitting nationals. Zama Zwane and Sandile Sokhela A compliance certifi cate to for six or less children. an application form. To view the By-law in full These were some of the operate will only be issued Facilities that have more The By-law also imposes visit: http://www.durban. fi ndings of the Reference if the offi cial is satisfi ed that than seven children have to record keeping and other gov.za/Resource_Centre/ Group on Migration and the premises and services be registered in terms of the administrative requirements Pages/By-Laws.aspx Community Integration, available comply with the Children’s Act. on crèche operators and [email protected] chaired by Judge Navi Pillay. The independent team was commissioned by Premier Senzo Mchunu to investigate the causes and Roosfontein nature City cements relationship consequences of the attacks on African immigrants which started on 29 March 2015. reserve will boost A summary of the team’s with Canadian university report was released on 6 City’s economy April 2016 by the offi ce of SOHANA SINGH the Premier. SANE SHANDU City.EThekwini Mayor, The report also stated that James Nxumalo, said ETHEKWINI Municipality the longer-term causes THE status of eThekwini nature reserves play an City Manager, Sibusiso underpinning the outbreak in the nature conservation important role in the City’s Sithole has signed a of violence are multifaceted stakes has been bolstered economic development. Memorandum of Agreement and complex. with the announcement of “Conservation of natural (MOA) with the Simon Roosfontein Nature Reserve areas support various Fraser University from as a national protected area socio-economic activities Canada.