Pretoria Far East 17415/19-6-20 JUNE 19, 2020 • www.rekordeast.co.za • 012-842-0300 Visit our website for breaking Street vendors can open Gauteng asks for help Metro loses R1.2-billion local, national and international news. but not fl ea markets 2 as virus cases spike 3 in uncollected revenue 5 www.rekordeast.co.za ‘Legal fight is harming city’ Sinesipho Schrieber contest for power.” The Gauteng High Court recently ruled The ongoing legal battle between the DA in favour of the DA’s application to have and the ANC and EFF for the Tshwane a court judgment, which declared the metro administration could affect service dissolution of the Tshwane council illegal, to delivery in the long term. be implemented immediately. This was according to Pretoria-based DA mayoral candidate Randall political analyst Professor Tinyiko Maluleke. Williams said the judgment preserved “The administrators do not create policy,” the constitutional requirement that he said. municipalities should be run by “This is what differentiates them from representatives of the people “without fear political representatives in council. of bullying by any provincial government”. “In the long run, they will operate in a “Winning this case was a major victory policy vacuum. because it entrenched their right to be “The administrators might also want to governed by the representatives they play political roles, which will cause chaos.” elected,” he said. Maluleke said the administrators also had However, this judgment might be halted no one to answer to other than the provincial should the Gauteng executive council’s government, which had placed them in the urgent court appeal against the Gauteng metro. High Court’s judgment restoring the He said this could be a disadvantage to Tshwane metro council be granted. residents as there would then be a lack of Cogta MEC Lebogang Maile said the accountability. provincial government applied for an urgent “Without political supervision, this appeal at the Supreme Court of Appeal. situation will be like a house being run by The appeal was fi led on Thursday, which children without parents. resulted in the postponement of the mayoral He said the continuation of the election meeting on Friday. appeal against the court ruling that the Maile said the provincial government administration was unlawful could be seen believed that another court would overturn as a delaying tactic by the ANC to prolong the High Court’s decision. the administrators’ stay in power. “We are confi dent that another court will Maluleke said the only court ruling that take a different view,” said Maile. could not be contested was one by the He said while this appeal process Constitutional Court. unfolded, the administration team would This meant that any of the two parties continue running the Tshwane metro until Golfers are excited to be back on the greens at last involved in the legal battle could continue the appeal process was fi nalised. to appeal the court’s judgment, even the “We want to assure Tshwane residents On Friday the South African golfi ng community was thrilled after government gave the Supreme Court of Appeals. that while this matter is litigated, service green light for golf courses around the country to reopen. Over the weekend, about “None of the tactics being employed by delivery will continue uninterrupted.” 260 golfers took to the course for the fi rst time since the lockdown started at Woodhill the parties are serving the residents. The appeal set to be fi led at the Supreme Country Club. Club member and Gauteng North golfer Michael Ferreira (15) (in “It is sad that the residents are held to Court would be the second one pending as photo) said “people always say they do not know what they have, until they lose it”. ransom as two elephants fi ght over the the provincial government applied to appeal Photo: Carli Koch metro. the High Court’s April judgment setting “At the very heart of this confl ict is a aside the administration of Tshwane. OR63929/19-6-20 2 PRETORIA FAR EAST REKORD JUNE 19, 2020 NEWSWS www.rekordeast.co.zawww.rekordeast.co.za Street vendors back again, but ‘no’ to any fl ea markets Noxolo Sibiya There was no difference between a food or fl ea market and a lady selling veggies Street vendors are allowed to operate in the street. However, street vendors during national lockdown level 3, but fl ea would be permitted to operate. markets are not. “Street vendors and hawkers will be Tshwane metro has warned markets allowed to trade as their trade doesn’t against opening as gatherings were still necessarily encourage the gathering of prohibited. crowds.” Spokesperson Lindela Mashigo said Mashigo said places where people any fl ea market operating during the may gather were prohibited, including lockdown remained in violation of the swimming pools, fl ea markets, casinos, regulations. hotels and lodges, taverns, cinemas and “According to section 37 (1) all museums. gatherings are prohibited during national Street vendors and hawkers operating lockdown level 3, except church services, during national lockdown level 3 were funerals, agricultural auctions, workplace expected to comply with the following for work purposes and non-contact sport conditions: under certain restrictions,” he said. - They have valid permits issued by the “Therefore, fl ea markets are not municipality; permitted during national lockdown level - Trade from demarcated and allocated 3.” trading spots; Flea markets were considered informal - All businesses selling prepared traders, similar to street vendors and foods should possess a certifi cate of hawkers as they normally did not operate acceptability from the Tshwane metro from a permanent structure. department of health; Ward councillor Reyaan Uys. “In terms of the city of Tshwane’s - No on-site consumption of prepared informal trading by-law, a fl ea market food; is categorised as an informal trading - Selling only level 3 permitted business,” he said. products (no selling of cigarettes) Metro nature reserves reopened for visitors The Tshwane metro reopened some of exercise and fi shing. its nature reserves and resorts, just over “Visitors are urged to strictly adhere to a week after getting the green light from all rules and regulations applicable to the government. facilities,” he said, adding it was important “The nature reserves should have been for visitors to note that all precautionary opened on 1 June as announced by the Covid-19 measures be taken into Department of Cooperative Governance consideration when going to the reserves and Traditional Affairs,” Tshwane metro and resorts. spokesperson Lindela Mashigo said. New gate times at nature reserves will be However, the establishments could not 07:00 to 17:00 while entrance to the reserve open their doors to the public as they had will only be until 15:00. to ensure adherence to new Covid-19 Visitors without masks will be denied regulations. entry. One metro nature reserve which reopened “Security personnel will scan all the on Thursday was Rietvlei. persons in a vehicle at the gate before Others such as the Rietvlei angling area, visitors can enter. Faerie Glen nature reserve, Bishop Bird “Any vehicle with a person with a Nature Area, Moreleta Kloof nature area and temperature higher than 38 degrees will be Bronkies nature area reopened on Monday. asked to turn around. Permitted activities under the new “No person will record their own details in regulations included hiking, mountain the register at the reserve as security guards biking, self-drive game viewing, angling, will do it for them,” he said. 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