VVRA Newsletter March 2016

Let’s stand together and work together......

Pikitup Strike VVRA Committee Sadly Pikitup have been on strike again, but thankfully they had a contingency plan in place and worked late at night and early hours in the mornings. Marianne Nel - Chairperson Carol Thornton - Secretary We know this disrupted some residents but they made the effort to deliver their services and not leave us with the waste Hein de Kock - Infrastructure uncollected. Carol Barnes - Greens Pikitup are busy with the disciplinary process regarding the striking workers. Desiree Pather - Business

Finance done by Sue Klingenberg From Pikitup 1 April 2016: PIKITUP, the City of ’s waste management entity is reintroducing day shifts in areas serviced mainly by our Avalon, Central Camp, and Zondi Depots in and Norwood Depot in the East of Johannesburg, with immediate effect. This intervention is aimed at alleviating pressure and to deal with the backlogs in densely populated areas which generates Facebook Twitter Email Website high volumes of waste and have proven a challenge to service at night as per the other areas. Plans are afoot to reintroduce dayshift services in other regions of the City. However, contingency refuse collection crews are continuing to work until late at night to remove refuse from households. Pikitup continues to work hard in ensuring the collection of waste during this period around the City. We, therefore urge members of the community and business owners to collectively work with us during this period by continuing to drop off waste Whatsap your details and at the nearest Pikitup garden or landfill sites, respectively. email address to 082-460-8662 to join the VVRA Discussion Pikitup is grateful for the unwavering support from communities and we shall continue working together in keeping our city groups and Alert groups. clean, we also urge other communities across the City of Joburg to call a 24 hour hotline, 011 286 6009 to request cleaning tools, gloves and bags for community led clean ups and removal of bagged waste by Pikitup. We will continue to keep the Joburg community updated through the website, social media, local media and other communication channels, and we again apologise for the disruption being caused by the strike action. Meanwhile, the disciplinary process relating to the Pikitup workers got-off to a slow start with the Union playing delaying PLEASE DON’T FORGET TO tactics geared to frustrate the process. This resulted in the Union withdrawing entirely from a legitimate process. However, the RECYCLE!! presiding officer will continue with the hearings in their absence. Pikitup will lead its evidence and close its case, whereupon the presiding officer will reserve judgement and provide his findings a few days later. Visit www.pikitup.co.za for regular updates or follow us on our social network pages on Twitter: @CleanerJoburg or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Pikitup.

2016 IDP Process

Attached is a link to the 2016 IDP process, including the dates and venues of the regional sessions Please note that any submissions for the IDP should be sent to : 1. Ms Angelique Matainz: [email protected] IDP Programme Manager And 2. Mr Sipho Madi - [email protected] IDP Specialist

Read more: http://www.joburg.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10416:council-approval-clears-way- for-idp-process&catid=88:news-update&Itemid=266#ixzz44NIA4Wiy

Ward 112 - Thursday, 21 April 2016 - 17:00 - 20:00 - High School Corner of First and Third Road, Halfway Gardens, Midrand

Swiss Country Club We would like to let all residents know that the Swiss Country Club on Moerdyk Street is not just for members. Anyone can go there for a good meal. They support the VVRA and it would be wonderful if residents support them. Email: [email protected] or phone Wolfgang on 082 561 0063 Page 2 Illegal building and businesses in Vorna Valley We are finding more and more illegal this and report all forms of illegal are illegally built and council is taking buildings going up in Vorna Valley building or businesses. legal actions in both cases. and they have been reported and We urge residents to report any such We urge residents wishing to build inspectors have gone out to sort out cases to [email protected] so that we or start a new business or nursery these issues. This is also the case can take it up with council. school, to get the legal permission with business and nursery schools Building as in photos below is just not via the legal route. starting up without the legal paper acceptable. This becomes a security work completed and approved first risk, devalues your property price, before opening. and becomes a noise polution issue The VVRA feel very strongly about to neighbours, and most of all, they

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City Parks Donations and City Parks has cut grass and pruned pavement grass hasn’t been cut or can push for these to be attended to. Sponsorships are trees in some areas in Vorna trees attended to please email exact Valley. If you have areas were the details to [email protected] so that we most welcome to help keep Vorna JMPD Valley CLEAN!! The VVRA had a drive around with well are: 7. Illegal stopping at nursery schools JMPD this month so that we could 1. Vendors on pavements in and business point out the vagrants that squat in dangerous places. Vorna Valley. 2. Illegal signs So please email details of issues If you know of squatter camps near 3. Taxi ranks and issues relating to JMPD to info@vvra. you please let us know urgently so 4. Trailer advertising co.za so that we can bring it to their that we can get JMPD to attend to 5. Illegal parking on pavements attention as we will be having a drive the issues. around with JMPD again in the next Other issues JMPD will look at as 6. Speeding and not stopping at stop week or two. streets Page 3 Nursery School check list. Our children are precious to us so we 1. Zoning Certificate 6. Certificate of Occupancy urge parents to make sure that the 2. Public Health Permit for Child Care nursery school you choose for your Services, incorporating the FCC (3.) These should be displayed for children is legal and complies with 3. Fire Clearance Certificate everyone to see. council rules and by laws. 4. Certificate of Acceptability Regulation R962 – Food Handling A few points of what to look for and 5. Department of Social Development ask:

From ENCA: Johannesburg, 04 April 2016 - A Johannesburg creche has been shut down after a nineteen-month-old toddler fell into a pool and died. Authorities say the facility was operating illegally and was also a hazard to children. http://www.enca.com/south-africa/bramley-creche-shutdown-after-toddler-drowns-pool?utm_medium=Social&utm_ source=Twitter&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_term=Autofeed#link_time=1459829351 JOHANNESBURG - social development officials say parents need to scrutinise early childhood facilities before enrolling their children. The department has shut down the Rose Day Care Centre in Bramley after toddler Owami Ndlovu drowned in an unsecured swimming pool. His parents suspect negligence on the part of the caregivers and the owner of the facility has admitted to operating illegally Officials said the swimming pool was not the only hazard at the crèche. “The first thing you do as parent when you take your child is to look at the place, cleanliness of the place, no parent would be For advertising able to leave their child in a place like this, ask for environmental certificate before you run, health inspectors should have in our at least got an ok from the department of health even before you meet our standards…childhood development certification,” newsletter, said Mbangwa Xaba of the Gauteng Social Development. The drowned toddler’s father has blamed the caregivers. please see page 7. Final Registration Weekend: 9-10 April 2016 from 8am - 5pm Follow this link to see if you are registered: https://www.elections.org.za/content/For-voters/My-voter-registration-details/ . Election map: http://maps.elections.org.za/vsfinder/ Photos below show where the voting stations for Vorna Valley Residents.

Donations and Sponsorships are most welcome to help keep Vorna Valley CLEAN!! Page 4 Fiber to the home in Vorna Valley Helpful Contacts: The Vorna Valley Fibre to the home Steering committee met again to get updates on the progress of FTTH. There was a delay with the wayleaves due to a back log but zone 1 and 2 wayleaves are in place and the rest of the zones will follow. Site kick-off should be on 5 April 2016, and the actual build kick-off on 7 April 2016. Link Africa will make up for lost time with 1000 contractors on standby. There was a delay due to change of core POP location but plans are being finalized. 0860 56 28 74 011-375-5555 Once the final plans are in place and the kick-off starts, the website will go live for people to choice their service provider. [email protected] www.pikitup.co.za We are sure that all residents are very excited about getting Fibre to the home in Vorna Valley, and we thank you all for your [email protected] patience. Link Africa made sure that all the planning was 100% before kick-off so that there are no problems once the rollout begins.

011-375-5555 [email protected] SMS 082-653-2143 Anonymous tip-offs 0800-00-25-87 sms charged at R1.50 [email protected]

Midrand Fire Department and Ambulance 011-375-5911 10177

011-375-5555 0860 56 28 74 http://citypower.mobi www.citypower.co.za and click “Fault Reporting”

0860 56 28 74 011-712-6600 10177

0860 56 28 74 011-298-5001 [email protected]

011-347-1600 Sector 2 SAPS 071-675-6110 Sector 2 SAPS 071-675-6111 Police Emergency - 10111

011-375-5911 10177 Page 5 A Word from our Sponsors

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Donations and Sponsorships are most welcome to help keep Vorna Valley CLEAN!! Page 6 Our Sponsors Wendy Redl from Harcourts Residential Properties sponsored the garden and balls Heaven’s Kitchen supplies our cleaners with lunch on Greig street and one day a week for a cleaner.

Wolfgang Wollauz of The Courier at the Swiss Country Club accommodates the VVRA meetings and AGMs

Veggie Divine Foods sponsored the replacement gate to the Vorna Valley Vlei on le Roux Ave.

Steven McLaren of Platinum Residential sponsors one day a week for a cleaner and Platinum sponsored the garden on Harry Galaun/Elizabeth Fry. Midway Mica sponsors locks for the Vorna Valley Vlei from time to time and the loan of their bolt cutter.

Mark McDonald of Firzt Realty sponsored gloves Kwultimate Keller Williams Realty sponsors one day a week for a cleaner at the Vlei Clean Up and the suit and transport for the Santa event 2015.

Paul Mann of AV Unlimited supplied the sound system for our 2015 AGM.

Eugene Vorster of Central Development sponsors two days a week for a cleaner.

The Vorna Valley Shopping Centre sponsors one day a week for a cleaner to keep the shopping centre’s pavement clean and tidy. Page 7

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