Orange Farm Poortjie Indaba 5 November 29 - December 08 , 2016

The Speaker of Council, Councillor Vasco Da Gama invites all interested residents to attend 2016/17 monthly meetings of Council.

This is an opportunity for residents to see their elected representatives meet to conduct business that relates to the City of Johannesburg.

Council meetings take place in the Council Chamber, Ground Floor, Council Chamber Wing, Metropolitan Centre, 158 Civic Boulevard,

Braamfontein, unless indicated otherwise.

The following are dates of the forthcoming meetings:

INVITATION TO RESIDENTS TO ATTEND 2016/17 MONTHLY

MEETINGS OF THE CITY OF JOHANNESBURG COUNCIL

Speaker, Cllr Vasco Da Gama

Ms. Gayle Kekana

Tel. (011) 407-7569

gaylek@joburg.org.za

Mrs. Theresa Cordier

Tel. (011) 407-7337

theresac@joburg.org.za

NB: All meeting are scheduled to start at 10:00 AM but are subject to change

For more information contact:

www.joburg.org.za

@CityofJoburgZA

CityofJohannesburg

CityofJoburg

• Date: 07 December 2016, Ordinary Council Meeting

• Date: 26 January 2017, Ordinary Council Meeting

• Date: 23 February 2017, Ordinary Council Meeting

• Date: 30 March 2017, Ordinary Council Meeting

• Date: 26 April 2017, Ordinary Council Meeting

• Date: 03 May 2017, State of the City Address

• Date: 05 May 2017, Debate on the State of the City Address

• Date: 23 May 2017, Council Budget Speech Day

• Date: 25 May 2017, Debate on the Council Budget Speech Day

• Date: 29 June 2017, Ordinary Council Meeting

SECOND & THIRD

QUARTER FOURTH QUARTER

Churches unite in prayer for festive season

With festive season upon us, several Apostolic congregants converged at the Lakeside Es-tate Multipurpose Centre in Tima-Lebone over the weekend in a bid to pray for a safer trav-els.Speaking at the moving prayer session, Archbishop Thakane Hlopho said; “We ask for zero tolerance on loss of lives on the

roads during this festive season as such tolerance shall be key.As churches our role is not to bury weekend in and out espe-cially the youth as a result of ac-cidents on the roads. We aspire for eternal life as per the word of god.”Hlopho didn’t run short of re-minding drivers not to drink and drive to abide by the rules of the

road at all times.“No cellphone use while driv-ing, and engage the almighty be-fore and after each journey,” she said. Among those who graced the occasion includes Commu-nity Radio Personality Tsatsi-la-Paseka Tseke and Archbishops Angie Moloi, Teboho Mokoena, Meisie Mngomezulu to name a few.

By Staff Reporter

Archbishop Thakane Hlopho and other pastor’s of the Apostle congrega-ti ons, praying for the festi ve season. Photo supplied.

NOTICE OF AN INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE

PROPOSED CLOSURE OF THE UNDERGROUND WORKINGS OF THE EZULWINI OPERATIONS OF SIBANYE GOLD, GAUTENG

Sibanye Gold Limited proposes the closure of the underground workings of the Ezulwini Operations located close to Westonaria in Gauteng.In order to close the underground workings, an Environmental Authorisation and approved Closure Plan is required. A Basic Assessment (BA) process will be conducted as per the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations promulgated in December 2014, in terms of the National Environmental Management Act, Act 107 of 1998 (NEMA). In terms of the EIA regulations, the following activity will be included in the application for authorisation from the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) in terms of Listing Notice 1 of 2014:

Activity No Description22 The decommissioning of any activity requiring -

i. a closure certificate in terms of section 43 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002); or ii. a prospecting right, mining right, mining permit, production right or exploration right, where the throughput of the activity has reduced by 90% or more over a period of 5 years excluding where the competent authority has in writing agreed that such reduction in throughput does not constitute closure.

In association with the BA process, which includes the development of a Closure Plan for the underground workings, the existing and approved EMPR will also be amended to dovetail with the Closure Plan. The EMPR will be amended in accordance with section 24N of NEMA and Regulation 37 of the 2014 EIA Regulations (GN R982 of 4 December 2014). Interested and Affected Parties will also have the opportunity to comment on the proposed amendments to the EMPR before submission to the DMR for consideration.Application for the amendment of the existing Water Use Licence (WUL) for the Ezulwini Operations will be made to the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in terms of sections 50(1) and 52 of the National Water Act 36 of 1998, as pumping of water from underground to surface will be stopped. The Water Use Licence Amendment Application (WULAA) will be included in this public consultation process.

Interested and Affected Parties (I&APs) are invited to participate by providing comments and raising issues of concern regarding the proposed project. To register as an I&AP and to receive copies of documents please contact:

Jones & Wagener (Pty) LtdEngineering & Environmental Consultants

Anelle Lötter / Sibongile Bambisa. Tel: (011) 519 0200, Fax: (011) 519 0201.Email: anelle@jaws.co.za / sibongile@jaws.co.za. P O Box 1434, Rivonia, 2128.

Gemeenskap 10 25 November 2016

Kersmark is om die draaiWest Porges — ‘n Lam-op-die-spit, handge-maakte geskenke en moontlik ‘n Kersvader op ‘n Harley Davidson is waarna die gemeenskap kan uitsien by Vriendskaptuiste se derde Kers-mark op Saterdag, 26 November.

Amanda van Niekerk, bedryfshoof van Vriendskaptuiste het bevestig die funksie skop om 9vm af. Die doel is om fondse vir die tehuis in te samel.

Op die vraag waaroor die Kersmark gaan, het Amanda gesê, “Samesyn, die gemeenskap, geskenke en kuier. Daar gaan minstens 25 ver-skillende stalletjies wees en ons hoop vir so 400

pare voete of meer.” Behalwe die lam-op-die-spit kan Jan Publiek hom regmaak vir die wa-fels en roomys, ingelegde produkte, musiek en moerkoffie wat aangebied gaan word.

Amanda het vertel dat die inwoners van Vriendskaptuiste self betrokke is by die Kers-mark. Behalwe dat hulle self stalletjies het en met versierings help, sal die komitee pannekoek bak en die breiklub sal met hul handwerk besig wees.

Die Herald gaan die mark bywoon en hoop om die hele Randfontein daar te sien.

• Navrae: Amanda by 011 412 1045.

Everyday behaviour causes painHomelake — Randfonteiners have their fair share of stress-causing situations. From driving to the outskirts of town for work to battling fi-nancial constraints on a daily basis, community members have to deal with a tough lifestyle.

Samantha Stacey, a local biokinetics practi-tioner, has identified behaviour during stress-ful situations as one of the main causes of the health problems experienced by Randfontein’s residents. She said while most people believe it is stress itself that causes tight muscles, pain and discomfort, it is actually everyday behav-ioural habits that cause these problems.

“When you are stressed, you automatically tighten your shoulders to concentrate better. With that your shoulder blades move upwards and each time this happens a little piece of your muscle deteriorates as the blade brushes against it,” she said.

She said this is the true cause of neck and back pain and treating it with anti-stress medi-cine only takes away the pain temporarily in-stead of treating the muscle.

“Months go by and you think the medicine isn’t working, but it’s actually a damaged mus-cle, not an emotional problem.”

She added there are also factors such as desk organisation that can contribute to pains asso-ciated with stress. Samantha said simple chang-es to your work station can help reduce these pains. Moving your computer, keyboard or lap-top closer to your body is one of the things she mentioned that could help reduce back, shoul-der and neck pain.

“If your keyboard is far away from your body, your arms have to reach further to type. This means your shoulder blades move towards each other and your back muscles are perma-nently flexed while you are typing. However, if you move the keyboard closer to your body, your arms are tucked in and your shoulder blades and muscles are then more relaxed.”

She also said that using a cellphone can put strain on your neck muscles. “When looking

down at your cellphone, the weight of your head increases, as it is no longer the centre of gravity. If your head is not parallel to your body, your neck muscles are flexed. When the semi-permanently flexed muscles finally relax when you look up, these muscles have already been damaged.”

With 95 per cent of Randfontein residents us-ing cellphones on a regular basis, it is no won-der locals suffer from stress-associated pains so often.

Samantha Stacey, a biokinetics practitioner, has identified that small changes to your work space can relieve stress-causing pains. Photo: Bianca Pindral.

Karwagte ontvang weerkaatsbaadjiesHomelake — Op Saterdag 12 November is 23 karwagte by die Village Square-inkopiesentrum met weerkaatsbaadjies toegerus danksy die Eri-ka Pretorius Beweging.

Nadat die eerste baadjie in Oktober aan Jan Els, ‘n karwag by dié inkopiesentrum oorhandig is, het hy en Jacques Loubser, stigter van die Be-weging saamgewerk om te verseker dat die res van die karwagte ook weerkaatsbaadjies kry. Elke karwag se naam en van is op hul baadjies geborduur.

“Ons het begin by Jan en daarna het die res van die Village Square-inkopiesentrum se kar-wagte baadjies gekry.

“Ons wil ook seker maak dat die Beweging ‘n

positiewe impak sal hê op almal wat daarmee in aanraking kom,” het Jacques vertel.

Met die hulp van toekomstige donasies beoog Jacques om al Randfontein se karwagte uitein-delik van baadjies te voorsien.

“Ek is baie bly oor die hulp wat ons kon ver-leen.

“Ek wens net ons kan meer doen, maar onge-lukkig kom daar tans geen donasies in nie. Daarom wil ek graag alle besighede in Rand-fontein uitdaag. Ek gaan R1 000 skenk, en ek daag besighede uit om daarop te verbeter,” het hy vertel.

Jacques beoog om volgende al die karwagte by Helikonpark Pick n Pay met weerkaatsbaad-jies toe te rus.

Indien jy ‘n bydrae wil lewer, stuur gerus vir Jacques ‘n epos na jloubser@gmail.com.

Alanicka Lotrietcadet3@caxton.co.za

Esther Nkabinde, Jacques Loubser en Ellen Masilo is opgewonde oor die nuwe baadjies. Foto: Alanicka Lotriet.

Meet the eyes and ears of the local SPCAHomelake — We are all familiar with man’s best friend; the one with a tail, four paws and a furry coat. But, when abandoned, who is their best friend?

Chances are good it’s Jerod Ndlovu, field of-ficer of the Randfontein SPCA. For seven years and counting Jerod has been a committed and passionate employee at this animal shelter.

In 2009 he started working at the SPCA as a kennel hand, after which he became a field officer two years ago. Jerod’s job includes re-sponding to complaints of animal cruelty in the area and taking all dogs off the streets and to the shelter in hopes of finding a new home for them. “If we get complaints we go out to see if everything is okay. We pay attention to various things such as whether the animals have food and shelter, and whether the animals are free from pain or hunger,” he explained.

Despite all the gory situations he has come across regarding animal cruelty, he is positive about the future of these rescued animals.

“I am positive about the adoption of the ani-mals as our current success rate is quite good,” Jerod said. He would also like to advise all resi-dents looking to adopt a pet to take the respon-sibility seriously.

“If you own a pet, it’s a long-term commit-ment. You should feel in your heart that you want to adopt a pet; you should treat it as you would your very own child. Take them to the clinic to make sure they are alright and never forget about their injections,” he concluded.

He also warned every potential adopter to never adopt a pet impulsively as it should be well thought through. One has to be prepared to care for the pet for as long as it’s alive and to ensure it has a happy life.

Jerod Ndlovu with one of the SPCA office dogs, Oliver. Photo: Alanicka Lotriet.

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