Water Worries Hitting Home Kayla Van Petegem Dled Greatly by Sunday
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Pretoria North Instituut vir GEHOOR In diens van die gemeenskap sedert 1993 Gebou • Gehoortoetse • Verskeie tipes gehoorapparate www.hearinginstitute.co.za Gemeenskapsdag: Woensdag 30 November Sinoville 012 567 0157 REKORD • Gratis siftingsgehoortoetse - slegs volwassenes (skakel vir ‘n afspraak) • Pakkie batterye teen kosprys Pretoria-Noord 012 565 4619 NOVEMBERNO VEMBER 4, 2016 • www.rekordnorth.co.za • 087-750-688708877-77505 -6887 • 012-842-0300 • Gratis mini-diens van gehoorapparate 7839 Pretoria CBD taken over by marches Capital city the scene of Full story on mass marches 3 page 3 Owners of dogs warned against virus Marching with gusto. Photo: Ron Sibiya 5 Water worries hitting home Kayla van Petegem dled greatly by Sunday. “If we do not get enough rain, we will “Desperate birds will also settle for mielie Spokesperson Lindela Mashigo said the have a disaster on our hands,” he said. pap,” she added. A combination of water restrictions and a metro’s water and sanitation division for “We call on Pretorians to use water spar- According to DA ward 52 councillor heatwave left Pretoria exceptionally dry dur- Region 3 and 4 had arranged more than 10 ingly. The reservoirs are currently on 22 Elmarie Linde, no tankers were dispatched ing the past week. water tankers to deliver water to the affected percent [of capacity], which is very danger- to the Moot. Several areas in Pretoria experienced areas. ous.” Ward 1 councillor Elma Nel said the water shortages at the weekend because of He advised people to reduce consumption Pretoria was getting 15 percent less wa- reservoir in Hercules was running very supply restrictions by Rand Water. to immediate household use only, such as ter than anticipated and residents should get low and residents in Hercules and northern “The current water crisis is due to Rand drinking, cooking and toilet ß ushing. serious about saving water. Mountain View were without water for the Water unilaterally throttling 15 percent of Msimanga said residents wasting water “The water pressure is not enough to Þ ll whole weekend. water supply without prior noti Þ cation,” could be Þ ned up to R20 000. the reservoirs on the mountain.” “Luckily, there was a resident who of- Tshwane mayor Solly Msimanga said in a Msimanga said a special task team had Pretoria resident Emsie Mohr asked resi- fered [residents] water from her borehole to statement. been formed to monitor water usage and is- dents to put out fresh water for wild birds. help mitigate the shortage,” said Nel. He said the metro had dispatched water sue spot Þ nes to water wasters. “The water restrictions along with the “We are praying for rain and plead to tankers to the affected areas and Rand Water He said if residents do not help to save drought are causing these birds to collapse residents to stick to the water restrictions had promised to rectify the problem. water, Pretoria would be in big trouble by and even die. 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Nico and Corne standstand trial in the High CourtCour t in Pretoria had not ful Þ lled his fatherly duties. This Liebenberg from Rainbow Gospel from 17 to 28 AprilAp ril next year.y ea happened the day before van Niekerk’s Radio told Rekord that Van Niekerk was The date was set when he appeared murder. popular with the radio inin the Pretoria MaMagistrate’sgi strate’s CCourt again The next day, Visser station’s listeners. oonn FridayFriday.. and Van Niekerk had “We have, for VisserVisser will remain in policepoli c custody an argument on the example, a listener in untiluntil theth e trial ddate.at e. same subject. Belgium that specially Earlier this year he appliapplieded for bail, Earlier this year, the got up early each morn- whichwhi ch waswas denied.de ni ed. court heard that Visser ing to listen to Pastor He appeared in court againaga in on 21 arrived at the panel Elsabe’s programme: September, when prproceedingso beater with a balaclava Start the day with God were again postponedpostp o for and a knucklebuster. that aired every week- further investiginvestigation.a It is believed that, day from 06:00-07:00 in The 29-year-old29-yea r was that was the moment he the mornings,” they said arrested for allegedlya l killed Van Niekerk. in April. kkillingilling his mmother-in- It is alleged that “Our hearts are llaw,aw , Pastor ElsabeE Visser ß ed on a motor- Stefan Visser aching and there are so vanvan NiekerkNiek er (55), by cycle from the scene many questions in our sstabbingtabbing hher 31 times and was later arrested at the home of his minds.” Van Niekerk wrote on her pro- with a knifek n in April current girlfriend’s grandmother. Þ le on Rainbow Gospel Radio that her iinn GGezina.ezin On 11 October, the police received grandchildren were where her heart lay. Her bodyb was a complaint from neighbours about an “Grandmother and grandfather’s found at a panel argument that was heard whereupon heart lies with our beautiful grandchil- bebeaterat er bbusiness. police of Þ cers were sent to the scene. dren. Believe me, we are completely HeHe wasw arrested Police spokesperson Constable Tumi- wrapped around their little Þ ngers,” she tthathat ssameam day in sang Moloto said that the police came wrote. Van Niekerk was a gospel singer RiRietondale.eton across van Niekerk’s bloodied body. and has three albums to her name. VisserViss alleg- Visser was previously married to Van She was also a motivational speaker edly ppreviously Niekerk’s daughter, Leandri. They have at seminars and female camps. threatenedthr eat e to kill two children. 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