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Tel : 018 788 6693/4/5/6 Fax: 018 787 5655 Kaolin Straat, Carletonville 14 Mei 2020 [email protected] [email protected] Advertensie verteenwoordiger Advertensie Prys: R5,80 ( Snuffelgids ) verteenwoordiger Cel: 082 627 9071 Cel :073 291 8501 Weekliks meer as 23 400 lesers Violence erupts over food parcels An angry, hungry protester rolls burning tyres into the road at the entrance to Khutsong Extension 3 while others look on. Adele Louw police arrest you when you go community leader, Mr Chucku They reportedly found that the around and look for work. My Kerileng. food parcels he had delivered to The tempers of some community friend was arrested last night and I A group of about 50 men and them had been split up. members who were promised food have also been arrested,” he added. women went on to block the main By this week, however, residents parcels boiled over this week. “I am too much hungry. The entrance to Extension 3 with bur- in several parts of Wedela, parts of Residents of Khutsong Extension government tells us what we are ning tyres. Some of them also Khutsong, Greenspark, Deelkraal 3 started protesting on Thursday supposed to do, but then they don’t threatened to plunder foreign- and Welverdiend were still waiting morning because they were not deliver,” said another community owned shops. for food parcels. getting food parcels. member, Mr Thulani Skhosana. The Department of Social Deve- Residents in the various areas “I have not eaten today because “Many people here have not lopment heeded their pleas and accused their ward councillors of there is no food at home. We have received help, although food parcels delivered food parcels to Extension favouring the supporters of their been struggling to get food since the have been delivered in other areas. 3 on Friday. respective political parties when it start of the lockdown. We sent an It is even worse for the foreigners Violence also erupted in other came to allocating food parcels. The SMS and phoned for a food parcel who stay in the shacks as they get areas. On the afternoon of 6 May, Merafong City Local Municipality and they said we would be helped no help whatsoever. residents of Wedela broke open a has failed to comment on questions after seven days. It is now weeks Some of them come by my house storeroom where food parcels were about the matter. later,” said one of the residents, Mr and plead for the burnt pap from kept. As far as could be deter- The Department of Social Deve- Tshepo Roy Mokoena, just before the bottom of our pots. There is mined, residents of the Homes lopment has, up to now, also not the protest erupted. only one way to stop this situation informal settlement between Carle- been forthcoming with information “We used to make money for food from getting out of hand, and that tonville and Rooipoort also as- about what is causing the delays in by doing piece jobs, but now the is to give us food parcels,” said a saulted a driver. the handing out of the parcels. Accidents Cases of New tariff increasing in Covid-19 increases Carletonville (3) growing (3) proposed (4) 2 www.carletonvilleherald.com Carletonville Herald 14 Mei 2020 Messe, bottels in rugbywedstryd Die Herald het weer oor ‘n verskei- skrumskakel van Dorp geduik en tee member, said if every denheid gebeure in sy uitgawe van hom met die vuis toegetakel. Terwyl resident in Carletonville would 20 jaar gelede berig. daar gepoog was om die bakleiery sign a stop order for five or ten ‘n Rugbyspeler is die vorige stop te sit, het die toeskouers na rand, they would never have to Woensdag twee keer met ‘n mes in bewering in hul tientalle op die veld worry about money again. die rug gesteek en twee ander moes gestorm en die spelers aangeval. “People are quick to leave their gebeur toe die mans me. Synodinos hospitaal toe geneem word toe hulle Skielik is die ligte ook afgeskakel, animals at the SPCA or pick up pets geskakel het en R1,4 miljoen geëis tydens ‘n wedstryd deur toeskouers blykbaar deur ‘n amptenaar van die that went astray and were found by het, “anders blaas hulle die winkel bygedam is. myn. Spelers is met bierbottels en the SPCA. But when it comes to op of ontvoer haar”. Die skare by die wedstryd tussen ysterpype, wat langs die veld gelê paying and walking the extra mile, Me. Synodinos het kop gehou en Driefontein en Carletonville Dorp het, gegooi en aangerand, waarna people think of themselves first,” die polisie oor die voorval ingelig. was blykbaar reeds oproerig toe die die een speler twee keer met ‘n mes she said. Die polisie het voorgestel dat sy die tweede spanne gespeel het. Toe die gesteek is. Twee geldgierige mans wat me. mans aan ‘n lyntjie probeer hou, en eerste spanne op Driefontein se The SPCA in Carletonville faced Harriet Synodinos, eggenoot van die toe hulle haar weer bel, het sy vir velde begin speel het, het die skare immediate closure if no solution was eienaar van President Hyper op hulle gesê dat sy R20 000 sal na bewering met ‘n opstokery begin. found to their dire financial needs. Fochville, mnr Basil Synodinos, met probeer bymekaarmaak om vir hulle Volgens die spelers van Carleton- Ms Marlene Howie, the kennel R1,4 miljoen probeer afpers het, het te gee. Sy het vir ‘n telefoonnommer ville Dorp het Driefontein se spelers superintendent, said no one knows hul misreken met haar koelkop gevra om hulle te bel as die geld glo aggressief begin raak en was how it feels to look into the eyes of optrede. gereed het, en hulle het die nommer hulle daarop uit om hulle te beseer. over 100 dogs and cats, knowing Die mans, onderskeidelik 33 en van ‘n telefoonhokkie in ‘n woonge- ‘n Speler van Dorp sê een van die that you do not have the money to 40 jaar oud, is in hegtenis geneem bied in Vereeniging verskaf. Met die omstaanders het langs die veld feed them. op ‘n klag van afpersing en het hulp van Telkom is vasgestel waar gehardloop en geskree: “Kill the “It is heartbreaking to see how we gewag om formeel om borgtog die foon is, en toe me. Synodinos boer”. receive fewer and fewer donations aansoek te doen. die mans bel, was die polisie gereed Tydens die tweede helfte het ‘n from the public,” she said. Volgens ‘n woordvoerder van die om toe te slaan en is die mans in speler van Driefontein blykbaar die Ms Sheugnet Goodwin, a commit- polisie, het die voorval verlede week hegtenis geneem. Khutsong kwaito artist nominated SPCA needs the Kagiso Segone community’s help Mavantsane, a kwaito artist from Adele Louw Khutsong, has been nominated for the The Carletonville SPCA needs help because, just like fifth Mzansi Kwaito many other businesses, it cannot make enough money & House Music to keep it financially sustainable during the current Awards. He wants to lockdown level. make his hood and “Although we are doing all our normal work, we can- the entire Merafong not allow adoptions yet. This means we have a lot of area proud. pets in our kennels that need to be fed, but we cannot The artist, who get an income,” says one of the SPCA’s inspectors, Ms lives in Extension 5, Elloise Rootman. is one of the nomi- She noted that many cats are currently being nees in the Best New dropped off. Kwaito Artist “We would much appreciate any help, whether it is category. blankets or donations,” she says. Mavantsane wants During level 4 of the lockdown, operating hours are to bring the MKHMA from 09:00 to 14:00 from Mondays to Fridays and award home and from 08:00 to 11:00 on Saturdays. The office will be would appreciate it if closed on Sundays and public holidays. The organi- the Merafong com- sation is available on the landline, 018 788 6262, du- munity would sup- ring office hours throughout the lockdown period. For port him by voting after-hours emergencies, call 064 752 6035. for him. Please note the new rules for those who want to visit To vote, suppor- the SPCA. ters can SMS Only one person per vehicle will be allowed to enter MKHMA BNKA the office while no one shall be permitted to come in Mavantsane to without a mask. A temperature reading will be taken 40439. SMSs cost and hands must be sanitised. You will also be required R2. to sign a register. The voting lines close on 30 July. Mavantsane is keeping Merafong's name high. 14 Mei 2020 Carletonville Herald www.carletonvilleherald.com 3 Accidents increasing in Carletonville The fact that there are suddenly Two people sustained minor to more cars on the roads in Carleton- moderate injuries after the vehicle ville again can be seen in an increa- they were travelling in, is believed se in the number of vehicle acci- to have crashed into a tree on the dents. corner of Annan Street and the On Tuesday afternoon, a woman R501 in Carletonville on Sunday sustained minor injuries when a afternoon. taxi crashed into the side of her car ER24 treated the patients at the in the Carletonville CBD. The scene before transporting them to accident took place at the inter- the hospital for further medical section of Onyx and Ada roads. care. The scene on Monday afternoon's accident. Photo: ER24. Number of Covid-19 cases growing Adele Louw Figures elsewhere in the West Rand are also growing, with 64 cases According to the latest figures repor- reported in the region.