As diverse as the district • www.cacadu.co.za • Apr 2011 - Jul 2011 • Eighth Edition • Complimentary No more DMA’s after 2011 Local Elections NEWS that the Municipal Demarcation No matter what officials said, residents the Baviaans Local Municipality, she have water, electricity and sanitation Board has expressed its intention to remained sceptical about the move. They explained, depended so much on the but when we asked for these basic eliminate District Management Areas believed they were being abandoned. Cacadu District Municipality and trusted services, they listened. Will the (DMA’s) and integrate them into the “We are not happy,” said Amanda that they “listened to our complaints.” Baviaans Local Municipality do the existing Local Municipalities after the Koester, (32) a single mother of two same?” asked Koester, a member of forth coming local government elections from Miller Farm. The community of “We depend so much on the Cacadu the DMA committee. have been received with disapproval by Miller, which is to be incorporated into District Municipality. We did not continues onto page 2... residents within the Cacadu District Municipality’s DMA. The Demarcation Board has announced that the DMA’s, usually National Parks or isolated geographical areas with very low population densities, will seize to be and residents are not happy. Since 2001, DMA’s have been part of South African District Municipalities and are directly run by the district municipality which manages their geographic area. Most areas of South Africa are either managed by a local or metropolitan municipality. District Municipalities provide support to groups of Local Municipalities. This unhappiness became evident during a meeting held between the Cacadu District Municipality, the Demarcation Board and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) with residents in the DMA recently. The meeting was meant to prepare and register residents for the upcoming local government elections. This important meeting was also meant to inform residents of their new wards and voting stations as well as the things they need to have in order to make that important cross at the polls on 18 May 2011. “We were at pains trying to explain to them that this year, there will be no more DMA that people within those areas will be split to form part of the local municipalities around them – based on Nelson Mandela Bay in a joint effort with the Cacadu District Municipality delivered what has been described as an their proximity,” said Cacadu District overwhelmingly successful stage of The Cell C Tour of South Africa, which saw Kristian House retain the gold Lion Council Speaker, Deon De Vos. jersey. Beneath Kristian are the Cell C ladies, Barry Mocke, CEO of Cycling South Africa (left) and the Cacadu District Municipality Executive Mayor, Mlungisi Mvoko. Begrotingstoespraak aan regeringsprioriteite gekoppel continues onto page 2... DIE televisie-uitsending van die van die prioriteite wat die Regering Begrotingstoespraak deur die LUR vir die komende boekjaar gestel het.” vir die Begroting en die Tesourie, Phumulo Marsuale, het die prioriteite Die Kantoor van die Premier, die van die Regering vir duisende Cacadu Distriksmunisipaliteit, die Ooskapenaars in perspektief regering se kommunikasiediens gestel. Só sê die Speaker van die (Government Communication and Cacadu Distriksmunisipaliteit Information Service, oftewel die (CDM), Raadslid Deon de Vos. In GCIS) en die Kouga Plaaslike ‘n onlangse gesprek met Cacadu Munisipaliteit het saamgewerk om die Nuus het De Vos die volgende te sê Begrotingstoespraak vir die inwoners gehad: “Die Regering is besig om van die area op ‘n groot skerm uit te inwoners te probeer bemagtig. Deur saai. Nagenoeg twee honderd Kouga- die begroting so uit te saai weet inwoners het in die Andrieskraal- Kouga Local Municipality Chairperson of the Farmers Association, Petrus Du Preez plaaslike gemeenskappe presies hoe saal op Patensie byeengekom om (left) listened to the budget speech with interest. He participated in the discussions Regeringsgeld bestee word, op grond eerstehands te hoor hoe die Regering afterwards and was pleased that the speech was translated into Afrikaans. ...continued from page 1 Another DMA Committee member, will not be a positive step in terms of OUR HERITAGE Elizabeth Vaaltyn (30) from Rietbron service delivery. is also not sure if demarcation into the Baviaans Local Municipality will be in “Being a CDW – which is the eyes the residents’ favour. and ears of our government within the local community - I can safely say that “I cannot say we’re happy. We don’t our communication with the Cacadu WIN R500 know what the circumstances will be District Municipality has been very by identifying this heritage site in like after demarcation,” said Vaaltyn good. We set up meetings to discuss who is working for the Department of service delivery issues and they were Graaff-Reniet Rural Development and Land Affairs very helpful in providing resources doing profiling of households in where we fell short. I have a feeling partnership with Statistics SA. Vaaltyn this is not going to happen when we’re Competition ends on 30 June 2011. The winner will be was hoping, she added, that things will incorporated into the SRVM. We’re announced in the next edition of Cacadu News. remain the same as “we were happy simply not encouraged by the move,” with the way things were being done by said Plaatjie. the Cacadu District Municipality.” Speaker De Vos has meanwhile urged Community Development Worker residents to register in the areas in (CDW), Jimmy Plaatjie from which they are demarcated. He said: Glenconnor has a feeling that their “Residents should always trust their incorporation into Sundays River government for service delivery, no Valley Local Municipality (SRVM) matter where they stay in the country.” Send your answer and contact details to Our Heritage Competition, e-mail: [email protected] The answer to the previous “Our heritage Competition” was the dam manager’s house for the Bulk River Dam. The winner was Rikus Pretorius. Well done! ...continued from page 1 beplan om die beskikbare geld vir sy Die Voorsitter van die plaaslike diensleweringsdoelwitte aan te wend. Boerevereniging, Petrus du Preez, het De Vos bedank dat hy die toespraak in LUR Marsuale het gesê: “Ons droom Afrikaans weergegee het. Du Preez en gaan nie vertraag of uitgestel word ‘n aantal ander plaaslike inwoners het nie – ons is baie begeesterd om toe geleentheid gekry om vrae te vra seker te maak dat werkskepping ‘n oor aangeleenthede wat hul daaglikse realiteit word.” Hy het belowe dat lewens raak. daar geen onderbesteding en swak hulpbronbestuur gaan wees nie. Die Nceba Mokuena van die Kantoor van toespraak is in Engels gelewer, maar die Premier, De Vos, en die Raadslid daar is ook vir Afrikaanssprekendes van Wyk 10, Msingathi Mbandana van voorsiening gemaak. De Vos het die Patensie, asook verteenwoordigers van toespraak vir hulle opgesom en in hul ander Staatsdepartemente, het beurte moedertaal vertaal. Veral die landelike gemaak om die inwoners se vrae te boerderygemeenskap het dié gebaar op beantwoord. prys gestel. Hulle is oorweldig deur die feit dat hulle die geleentheid gegun is The map below shows the changes to om die toespraak te verstaan. the municipal boundaries of the local municipalities within the Cacadu District Municipality. The third stage of The Cell C Tour of South Africa got off to a great start with a big welcome to the cyclists, team managers, sponsors, organisers, representatives from the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality and officials from the Cacadu District Municipality. A formal function, hosted by the Cacadu District Municipality, at the Radison Blu Hotel in Port Elizabeth, greeted guest with traditional drum rolls and face painting in true african style. Lynne Niemann (left), Public Relations Officer for the Cacadu District Municipality and Derusha Rangasamy from Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality ensured that the glitzy function was a success. Page 2 www.cacadu.co.za State of the Nation Address This is the year of job creation for South Africa! IN his State of the Nation Address goal is clear. We want to have The Speaker of the (SONA), President Jacob Zuma declared a country where millions more Cacadu District 2011 as the year for job creation. South Africans have decent Municipality, Councillor employment opportunities Deon De Vos (right) The President told the nation that is ravaged and where we have modern paid attention to every by poverty and unemployment that his infrastructure and a vibrant syllable the President government is planning to bring about an economy, and where the uttered in order to enabling environment for job creation. quality of life is high,” said translate the speech President Zuma. for Krakeel community Millions witnessed the President‘s members whose speech on national television, including “The Industrial Development mother-tongue is about two hundred community members Corporation has set aside R10 Afrikaans. from Krakeel in the Koukamma Local billion over the next five years Municipality, together with officials for investments in economic from the Cacadu District Municipality activities, with a high job Born and bred in and Government Communication and creation potential,” President Krakeel, Plaatjies said: Information Systems (GCIS). “Our Zuma said, adding that the “The President has focus will be on the given clear guidelines and civil society to put their shoulders sectors identified as having for service delivery to the wheel. high job creation potential, to take place. The speech promised a including infrastructural lot in terms of programmes for rural Local resident of the Koukamma Local d e v e l o p m e n t , development. I wish these would take Municipality, Vuyiswa Tshambu (37) was manufacturing, agriculture, care of informal areas as well.” encouraged and very optimistic about the mining, the green economy President’s speech. “I am encouraged by and tourism. Local church, Kingdom of Community what the President said.