Aerial & Satellite Excellence AGENCY & ACCREDITED INSTALLER 0861 TEE VEE December 6, 2017 0861 833 833 Former nurse raises concern Nkomo elected to party’s New billboard sparks more about Sizwe development - P2 provincial leadership - P3 anger in Bedfordview - P5 16 Days of Activism is supported by local youth With the launch of 16 Days of awareness. especially the vulnerable,” he it and create awareness. ribbon to symbolise peace. Activism Edenvale’s youth led a Sgtg Jacob Mashile head of the said. Duringgy 16 Days To reportpg gender-based march against women and child EdEdenvaleenvale SSAPSAPS SoSocialcial CCrimerime AfAfterter ththee mamarchrch tatalkslks ababoutout of Activism, violence phone the Gender-Based abuse. Prevention Unit said he was abuse were ggiveniven at the church. communitcommunityy Violence Command Centre on Edenvale’s youth, community proud of the Youth Desk. The speeches highlighted the members 080800 005 5555, the Stop GendeGender-r- and children from Don Mattera “Gender-based“Gender-based violenceviolence necessity for community are Based Violence Helpline on Place of Safety took part in the includes pphysicalhysical and emotional members to speakspeak out encouragedencouraged 0800 150 150 or crime stopstop march on November 24. abuse, it affects all of us. against abuse,abusu e, report to wear a white on 08600 10111.10111. 16 Days of Activism offi cially “We“We needneed ttoo adaddressdress launched on November 25 and women and child abuse will end on December 10. across South Africa,” sasaidid The one-kilometre march began Mashile. at the Dowerglen Spar and ended Pastor Manuel at the Siloam Word Alive Church. PascoalPascoal of SiloamSiloam Word It was organised by Edenvale’s AliveAlA ive Church ssaidaid he Youth Desk and Edenvale SAPS. supported the initiative “Today I feel empowered. The wholeheartedly. youth are lending their voice and “Violence against highlighting a massive struggle,” anyone is said Danute Gawel, spokesperson unacceptableunacceptable of the Youth Desk. Danute was grateful the community cared about the march and took part in it. Besides the march, pamphlets were also handed out to raise “Violence against anyone is unacceptable especially women and children who are vulnerable.” Edenvale SAPS and CPF Youth Deskk members Devin Hitchings, Danutee Gawel and Astrid Melwa at the march.h. Want more photos? Get more www.bedfordviewedenvalenews.co.za 2 News Bedfordview and Edenvale News December 6, 2017 ‘Development can be lethal’ Peter Barrett, a former charge vandalised or stolen.” nurse at Sizwe Tropical Disease Barrett believes the only way Hospital, has raised concerns to truly locate the graves would about the proposed development be to clear as much rubble to be built around the hospital. as possible and use ground- He believes disturbing the penetrating radar. soil could be disastrous because Since the hospital was people with serious diseases were established in 1895 it has treated buried there. patients with highly contagious The proposed development, diseases. A portion of the deteriorated service road which runs parallel to the Linksfi eld Mixed Use “While working in the fever Laurie Road. Development, will see residential ward you had to be extremely properties and roads built around careful. the hospital. “You had to wear a face mask, The development was gloves and double bag anything EMM will attend to road postponed earlier this year when a with blood on it,” said Barrett. Illiondale resident Darrell the road. In response to Peter’s tribunal board noticed signifi cant Having worked in TB wards, Peters recently raised concerns concerns, EMM spokesperson changes in the developer’s Barrett knows how dangerous the about the condition of the Themba Gadebe said the proposal including a reduction in disease is. “TB, and many of the service road parallel to Laurie municipality would attend to the number of residential units to other diseases treated at Sizwe, Road. the damaged road. be constructed. can remain active for many years The NEWS previously “The service road is not a Since the proposal of the after a patient’s death and can reported Peters’ claim that the formally constructed road. development in 2011, a number ‘survive in the soil’. road has deteriorated badly in The tar which covers it is only of concerns were raised by the “If there is a sudden outbreak the past fi ve years. Parts of the a temporary surface,” said community regarding heritage of these diseases it could be road are untarred and uneven Gadebe. The service road was sites, graves and the natural disastrous for the surrounding and in some places it is blocked built by the old town council. environment. areas,” said Barrett. by various obstructions. Depending on the severity Peter Barrett, a former charge nurse of Ward 19 Clr Bill Rundle At the hospital Barrett watched Peters said despite attempts of the damage to the road, it Sizwe Tropical Disease Hospital, has raised previously said he believes there educational fi lms about smallpox to purchase a portion of the will either have to be retarred concerns about the proposed Linksfi eld are more than 6 000 graves on the and other diseases. In his opinion service road the municipality or reconstructed. Laurie Road Mixed Use Development. land. smallpox patients were affected would not allow him to. He was considered for a dual The graves are of people who badly and often their families had hoped to buy the land in carriageway but that is no died from infectious diseases were infected too. order to maintain part of the longer possible,” said Gadebe. ranging from anthrax, smallpox, “Because of life-threatening service road. He said because of the bubonic plague and leprosy. diseases, the utmost care is The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan proximity of Greenstone View, During his 25 years at the needed when working with the Municipality (EMM) told there is not enough reserve hospital, Barrett worked in the TB soil,” said Barrett. Peters he could not buy area for construction of a dual and hemorrhagic fever wards. The NEWS previously reported the land as Laurie Road carriageway. Construction “My concern is the dirt and that Jon Busser, a town planner was intended to be a dual of the complex was allowed rubble covering the graves today. for the development, had told carriageway. When the NEWS by the former town council You cannot determine where the community members during a visited Peters, infrastructure in 1998. To report municipal graves are,” said Barret. site visit on October 3 that the and a complex (Greenstone matters to EMM, phone 0860 “Many of the tombstones and graves would remain untouched View) were being built close to 543 000. metal markers used to identify and nothing would be built over the graves have either been them. 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Young Leaders Programme 2017 partart of the dedecisioncision making body Nkomo has been a councillor and a Young African Leaders whichhich will develop the strategy to since 2014 for Ward 32 which Initiative (YALI) graduate. takeke us into the 2019 elections,”elections,” incorporates Greenstone and When asked what his new saidid Nkomo.Nkomo. HeHe saidsaid hishis newnew Modderfontein. appointment means to him, Nkomo appointmentpointment will not interfere He joined the DA as a volunteer said his new position is signifi cant withith hishis dutiesduties aass wwardard in 2011 and assisted in the build-up to him personally and to young councilloruncillor aass hhee wwillill to the local government elections. people in general. continuentinue wwithith hishis dudutiesties From there he was appointed “It is an indication that the party as per usual. constituency operations manager is creating a platform for young “I“I amam honouredhonoured and assisted councillors andd excitedexcited fforor and branches with ground beinging appointedappointed campaigns, specifi cally in the deputyputy areas of Alexandra, Sandton and “I slowly came to the chairpersonairperson Houghton. realisation that politics forr “The opportunity then came for was an opportunity to Gauteng.auteng. me to stand as councillor through Supportupport a by-election in 2014, and I have be the voice of many.” at thethe been a councillor since then,” said congressngress Nkomo. wasas He is originally from Delmas, overwhelming.verwhelming. Mpumalanga and his education people. “My“My fellowfellow began at Linksfi eld Primary School “We have confi dence in young candidatesndidates all and then Sandringham High School. people and their contribution to the foughtught strongstrong He later graduated from the decision-making process. andd robustrobust University of Johannesburg (UJ) “Having been developed fi rst campaigmpaigns.ns. As with a BA in Public Management as an activist and then a staff a resultresult ofof ththee and Governance. member, I am very passionate cononfi dencedence “It was during my time at UJ that about the capacitation of our hard placedaced in my interest in politics began. At an working activists, staff members me, I am early age I always wanted to be a and public representatives.