langeberg express augustus 2013
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The Expanded Public Works Programme:
Millions spent on job creation
Condolences:Council,officials sayfarewell aftercouncillorpasses away
Future wise:Municipalmanagermotivatesour leadersof the future
Greening it:New wastetransferstationlaunchedin Montagu
AUGUST 2013 EDITION 19
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Municipality createswork opportunities
Unemployment and skills development are two ofthe biggest problems hampering the Langeberg mu-nicipal area.
The municipality, together with the ExpandedPublic Works Programme (EPWP), and the Munici-pal Infrastructure Grant (MIG), have invested morethan R12 million over the past financial year in jobcreation and skills development within the area.
The Langeberg area is an agrarian society andits labour force is highly dependent on job creationwithin the agriculture sector. The disadvantage ofjob created through the agriculture sector is thatthis sector operates only seasonally and workersare laid off during “off-season”.
The government’s Expanded Public Works Pro-gramme (EPWP), which was introduced under pres-ident Thabo Mbeki’s reign and came into effect inApril 2004, aims to alleviate poverty and reduceunemployment, while creating labour-intensive jobopportunities. The EPWP will achieve this aimthrough the provision of work opportunities andtraining.
What other aims does the EPWP have?) To bring the unemployed into a temporary
working environment.) The unemployed will obtain skills and gain
work experience.
) The unemployed will receive a stipend (allow-ance).
) To enhance their chances of future employ-ment and/or trigger their “entrepreneurial spirit”.
If there is a team of municipal workers in yourtown or area who is currently repairing residentialstreet potholes, chances are good that they areemployed as part of a EPWP project. A recent Coun-cil decision on the wages for these workers conclud-ed that they now earn an increased wage of R105per day.
It should be noted that a “work opportunity”, asidentified by government, refers to any continuousperiod of employment of a person from one dayto three months. Therefore, if one person workson an EPWP project for one day, it counts as a“work opportunity”. If the same person works forone day and is then laid off for a week and thenworks again for one day, it will be considered astwo “work opportunities”.
However, if a person is employed through themunicipality’s EPWP programme for three to sixmonths, that is considered as full-time employment.It is also important to keep in mind that EPWP work-ers do not necessarily perform “new” work, but rath-er work that had to be done anyway. The only distinc-tion is that the EPWP is labour-intensive. For exam-
ple, where two people and a machine may normallyhave done the repairs to a pothole, the EPWP ena-bles the same work for perhaps four people andno machines.
All the job opportunities created through theEPWP, would probably still have been created, butprobably with fewer workers.
When the government refers to labour-intensiveopportunities, it refers to EPWP infrastructureprojects, including:
) Using labour-intensive construction methodsto provide employment opportunities to local andunemployed people.
) Providing training or skills development tothose locally employed workers.
) Building cost-effective and quality assets.Opportunities for implementing the EPWP
projects have been identified in the infrastructuresector (13 projects), environmental sector (9projects) and the social sector (3 projects). In theinfrastructure sector the emphasis is on creatingadditional work opportunities through the introduc-tion of labour-intensive construction methods.These methods involve the use of an appropriatemix of labour and machines, with a preference forlabour where technically and economically feasible,without compromising the quality of the product.
Who qualifies to work in EPWP?Who qualifies to work on EPWP projects?
) Unemployed individuals) Unskilled individuals) Women) Youth (16-35)) Disabled persons) Adult menThe twelve wards within the Langeberg munici-
pal area each selected a poverty alleviationproject which employed unemployed workersfrom the respective towns through the EPWP pro-gramme. Council members of all twelve wardsreceived an allocation of R100 000 to be usedtowards a specific project within their respectivewards.
1.This R100 000 per ward was spent on twothings: the material to build the project and topay the wages of the workers employed to performthe work duties.
The EPWP projects were subjected to certainconditions. These conditions included that allprojects should be poverty alleviation projects,they should be implemented during off-seasonand should commence during the 2012/2013 fi-nancial year.
The Langeberg municipal council also specifiedthe following process to identify EPWP partici-pants:
2.The ward councillor and the ward committeemembers will identify the project and submit awritten request to the responsible director.
3.The ward councillor and the ward committeemembers must identify all households within theirwards who have no source of income whatsoeverand submit their IDs to Human Resources whowill compile a database for each ward.
4.When the request is received from the wardcouncillor, employment is done from the databaseof the respective wards.
5.The concerned director will authorise the ap-pointment in writing and such appointments willbe made from the database of the respectiveward.
6.Human Resources must not accept anynames from any source other than from the re-sponsible director.
7.The Human Resources department must giveconfirmation that the participants have not partici-pated in a recent municipal project.
The municipality’s EPWP target for the new fi-
nancial year is to create 413 work opportunitiesand 77 full-time employees. Since 2009/2010, theLangeberg Municipality has created 1 255 workopportunities and 269 full-time employees.
The Langeberg Municipality’s Local EconomicDevelopment Manager, Peter Salman, believesthat the municipality’s EPWP is making a big con-tribution to job creation within the area. “TheEPWP projects are mitigating the seasonality ofthe jobs within our area. Our people are very de-pendent on the agriculture sector and are usuallyunemployed during off-seasonal times. Throughthe EPWP projects we are able to fill that gapbetween the season and off-season and still makea contribution to our local economy,” he said.
“It should be noted that the EPWP projects aresimply a temporary measure to assist householdsand provide temporary disposable income andskill people in the process. People who partakein the EPWP project can add their experienceon their CVs when applying for a new job.The EPWP is simply a steppingstone to aid those employeesto find a more permanentmeans of employment.”
CONDOLENCES: The Langeberg Munici-pality is saddened by the loss of oneof its ANC proportional councillors, CllrAnne Nontuthuzelo Mhlambeni fromBonnievale. Cllr Mhlambeni was electedtwice as proportional councillor andserved as a member of Council since2006. The Langeberg municipal council,management and personnel would liketo express our heartfelt condolences toher family and friends. You are in ourthoughts and prayers during this tryingtime.
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Munisipaliteit skep werksgeleenthedeWerkloosheid en vaardigheidsontwik-keling is twee van die grootste knelpun-te wat die Langeberg Munisipaliteit indie wiele ry.
Die munisipaliteit, in samewerkingmet die Expanded Public Works Pro-gramme (EPWP) en die Munisipale In-frastruktuur-toekenning (MIT), het dieafgelope finansiële jaar meer as R12miljoen aan werkverskaffing en vaar-digheidsontwikkeling in die gebied be-stee.
Die Langeberg is ’n landelike omge-wing en sy werkerskorps is grootliksafhanklik van werkverskaffing binne dielandbousektor.
Die nadeel daarvan is egter datwerksgeleenthede in dié sektor sei-soengebonde is en dat werkers buitedie seisoen afbetaal word.
Die doel van die regering se EPWP-program wat gedurende oudpresidentThabo Mbeki se termyn ingestel en inApril 2004 van krag geword het, is omarmoede te verlig, werkloosheid te ver-minder en arbeidsintensiewe werksge-leenthede te skep.
Die EPWP se doelstellings is ook om:) Tydelike werkers geleenthede in
die werksomgewing te bied.) Werkloses geleenthede te bied
om vaardighede en werksondervindingop te doen.
) Om werkloses van ’n salaris/be-soldiging/betaling te voorsien.
) Om werkloses se kanse op toe-komstige werksgeleenthede te verbe-ter en/of hul entrepreneurstalente aante wakker.
As daar in jou gebied munisipale wer-
kers is wat tans slaggate in woongebie-de se strate herstel, is die kanse goeddat hulle deel van die EPWP-programis. By die afgelope raadsvergaderingis besluit dat dié werkers se salaris naR105 per dag opgeskuif word.
Kennis moet geneem word dat dieregering ’n werksgeleentheid omskryfas ’n aaneenlopende tydperk van eendag tot drie maande. Met ander woor-de, wanneer ’n persoon vir net een dagwerk in ’n EPWP-program doen, vir ’nweek afgelê word en dan weer vir eendag werk, dit beskou sal word as “tweewerksgeleenthede”.
Wanneer ’n persoon in die munisipa-liteit se EPWP-program vir ’n tydperkvan drie tot ses maande werk, worddit as ’n heeltydse werk beskou. Daarmoet ook in gedagte gehou word dat
EPWP-werkers nie noodwendig “nu-we” werk verrig nie, maar werk doenwat in elk geval gedoen moet word. Dieenigste verskil is dat die EPWP arbeids-intensief is, byvoorbeeld waar tweemense en ’n masjien gewoonlik die her-stelwerk aan ’n slaggat gedoen het, laatdie EPWP toe dat dieselfde werk deurvier mense sonder ’n masjien gedoenword. Werksgeleenthede wat met dieEPWP geskep word, sou waarskynlikin elk geval geskep gewees het, metdié verskil dat minder werkers gebruikword.
Wanneer die regering na arbeidsin-tensiewe geleenthede verwys, wordverwys na EPWP-infrastruktuur-pro-jekte insluitend:
) Die gebruik van arbeidsintensie-we konstruksiemetodes om werksge-
leenthede vir plaaslike en werklosemense te skep;
) Om opleiding en arbeidsvaardig-hede aan plaaslike werknemers te ver-skaf;
) Die bou van koste-effektiewe,kwaliteit-bates.
Geleenthede om die EPWP-projektete implementeer is saamgevat in ver-skillende afdelings: infrastruktuur (13projekte), omgewing (9 projekte) enmaatskaplik (3 projekte). Wat infra-struktuur betref, word klem gelê op dieskep van ekstra werksgeleenthededeur arbeidsintensiewe konstruksie-metodes. Dit behels die aangewesekombinasie van arbeid teenoor mega-nika waar dit tegnies en ekonomiesvoordelig is sonder om kwaliteit in teboet.
Wie kwalifiseer vir werk aan EPWPprojekte?Wie kwalifiseer om aan EPWP-projekte te werk?
) Werklose individue) Ongeskoolde individue) Vroue) Jongmense (16-35)) Gestremde persone) Volwasse mansDie 12 wyke in die Langeberg munisipale gebied
het elk ’n armoedeverligtingsprojek geïdentifiseerwat werklose mense van die onderskeie dorpe deurmiddel van die EPWP-projek in diens geneem het.Raadslede van al 12 wyke het ’n toelaag vanR100 000 ontvang vir spesifieke projekte binne hulwyke. Dié geld is aangewend om die materiaal virdie projekte aan te skaf en om die werkers watdaarvoor in diens geneem is, te betaal. Die EPWP-projekte is onderhewig aan sekere voorwaardes:
hulle moet almal armoedeverligting ten doel hê; ditmoet buite die seisoen uitgevoer word en in die2012-2013-boekjaar afskop.
Die Langeberg se munisipale raad het ook dieriglyne vir die identifisering van EPWP-deelnemersneergelê, wat insluit:
) wyksraadslede en wykskomitees se lede dieprojekte identifiseer en ’n skriftelike versoek aandie verantwoordelike direkteur rig;
) wyksraadslede en wykskomiteelede alle huis-houdings in hul wyke identifiseer wat geen bronvan inkomste het nie en hul identiteitsdokumenteaan die menslike hulpbron-afdeling gee wat ’n data-basis vir elke wyk moet opstel.
) sodra ’n versoek van die wyksraadslid ontvangword, sal werkverskaffing volgens die databasis indie spesifieke wyke geskied.
) die aangewese direkteur die aanstelling opskrif stel. Aanstellings sal volgens die wyk se data-basis geskied.
Die menslike hulpbronne-afdeling mag geen na-me van enige ander bron as die aangewese direk-teur aanvaar nie. Dié afdeling moet bevestig datdie aansoekers en deelnemers nie deel is van enigeander onlangse munisipale projek is nie.
Die EPWP se teiken vir die nuwe finansiële jaaris die skep van 413 werksgeleenthede en die in-diensneming van 77 voltydse werknemers. Die mu-nisipaliteit het sedert 2009-2010 al 1 255 werksge-leenthede geskep en 269 voltydse werknemers indiens geneem.
Die Langeberg Munisipaliteit se Peter Salman,ekonomiese ontwikkelingsbestuurder, glo die muni-sipaliteit se EPWP-projek lewer ’n groot bydrae
tot werkverskaffing in die area.“Die EPWP-projekte bring verligting in die sei-
soensgebonde werksgeleenthede in ons area. Onsmense is uiters afhanklik van die landbousektor enis gewoonlik werkloos buite seisoen. Dit is vir onsmoontlik om deur middel van die EPWP-projek diegaping tussen seisoene te vul en steeds ’n bydraetot ons plaaslike ekonomie te maak.
“Daar moet egter daarop gelet word dat dieEPWP-projekte net ’n tydelike maatreël is om huis-houdings met ’n inkomste uit te help en vaardighedeaan te leer.
“Mense wat deel van die EPWP-projek is, kandié ondervinding op hul CV’s plaas wanneer hulleaansoek doen om ’n nuwe werk. Die EPWP is net’n afspringspunt om mense te help om ’n meer per-manente werk te vind.”
SKENKING: Raadslid Teshlede Koker het R20 000 aandie Silverthreads Dienssen-trum geskenk. Hier staanDe Koker by mev. MeraaiWitbooi, die oudste lid vandie dienssentrum, wat dietjek simbolies in ontvangsgeneem het.
99 JAAR OUD: RaadslidBarbara Janse het Tan-nie Let Pekeur van Ro-bertson besoek wat op12 Augustus 99 jaaroud geword het. Jansehet vir Tannie Let ’nheerlike koek en ’n kos-pakkie geneem. Op diefoto staan Janseby tan-nie Let.
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UMasipala udala amathuba emisebenziUkungabikho komsebenzi kunye no-phuhliso lwezakhono zezona ngxaki zin-kulu ezidodobalisayo kule ngingqi ka-masipala waseLangeberg. Umasipalaedibene ne-Expanded Public Works Pro-gramme (EPWP), kunye ne-MunicipalInfrastructure Grant (MIG) batyale imaliingangezigidi ezili-12 leerandi kunyak-mali odlulileyo ngenzame zokudalaamathuba emisebenzi kunye nokuphuh-lisa izakhono kulengingqi.
Le ngingqi yaseLangeberg yeyebutholezolimo kwaye isininzi sabasebenzi six-homekeke kakhulu kwamathuba emise-benzi edalwa ngamaziko ezolimo. Ingxa-ki ethi ibekhona ngokwale misebenzieveliswa ngala maziko ezolimo yeyoku-ba imisebenzi ibakho kuphela ngexeshalokuvuna sonyaka baze abasebenzi ba-besekhaya ngexesha apho ‘kungenziwasivuno’.
Inkqubo karhulumente eyi-ExpandedPublic Works Programme(EPWP), eyas-ungulwa ngexesha lokuphatha kuka-Mongameli uThabo Mbeki, yaze yaqali-sa ukusebenza ngo-Apreli 2004, iinjongozayo ikukulwisana nendlala kunye nok-uhlisa intswela-ngqesho, ngokuthi idaleamathuba emisebenzi kunye nawoqe-qesho.
Ingaba i-EPWP ijonge ukwenza nto?) Ukuzisa abangaqeshwanga kwimo
yemisebenzi yethutyana.) Abantu abangasebenziyo bothi ba-
fumane izakhono kunye namava okuse-benza.
) Abantu abangasebenziyo noko bo-fumana isibonelelo sentlawulo.
) Ukwandisa amathuba okuqashwakwithuba elizayo kunye/okanye kuvuse-leleke “umoya wokuba baziqalele awaboamashishini”.
Ukuba kwidolophu ohlala kuyo okanyekwingingqi yakho kukho iqela labase-benzi bakwamasipala abalungisa iindle-la zasekuhlaleni ezinemingxunya, kun-genzeka kuthi kanti baqashwe njengen-xenye yeprojeki ye-EPWP. Isigqiboesithatyathwa liBhunga kutsha nje ses-okuba umvuzo ofunyanwa ngaba base-benzi mawunyuswe uyokuthi xhaxhekwi-R105 ngemini.
Kufuneka kuqatshelwe okokuba“amathuba emisebenzi”, nanjengokoephawuliwe ngurhulumente, abhekiselekwithuba lengqesho eliqhubekayo kuloomntu ukusukela kusuku olunye ukuyakwiinyanga ezintathu. Ngako oko, ukubaumntu omnye uqeshwe kwiprojeki ye-EPWP nokuba lusuku olunye, oko kubal-wa “njengethuba lokufamana umseben-zi”. Ukuba kwalo mntu umnye uye ase-benze usuku lube lunye, aze emva kokoahlaliswe phantsi nokuba kungangevekiaphinde Kwakhona aqeshe, asebenzeusuku lubelunye, lo mntu wothathwanjengofumene “amathuba empangelo”kabini.
Sekunjalo, ukuba ubani uqeshwengokwale nkqubo kamasipala eyi-EPWPiinyanga ezintathu ukuya kwezintandat-hu, oko kuthathwa njengengqesho egqi-
beleleyo. Kufuneka kwakho ithathelweinqalelo into yokuba abasebenzi aba-qashwe phantsi kwenkqubo ye-EPWPakudingekanga ukuba benze umsebenzi“omtsha”, koko benziswa lo msebenziebekumele wenziwa kakade. Umehlukongulo, iinkqubo ze-EPWP ziba yimise-benzi ufuna ukwenziwa ngezandla. Um-zekelo, apho umsebenzi wokulungiswakwemingxuma ezindleleni ubonokwen-ziwa mhlawumbi ngabantu ababini bese-benzisa umatshini, ngokwe-EPWP kwa-lo msebenzi mnye ungenziwa ngabantuabane bengasebenzisi matshini. Onkeamathuba emisebenzi adalwa ngap-hantsi kwenkqubo ye-EPWP, ibingabeiyenzeka kodwa ibe isenziwa ngabase-benzi abambalwa.
Xa urhulumente ethetha ngamathubaemisebenzi eyenziwa ngezandla, kuzu-be esingisele kwiprojeki zeenkonzo ezin-gundoqo zakwamasipala ze-EPWP, ezi-quka:
) Ukwakha ngendlela apho ekuza-kusetyenziswa khona abantu abaninziukuvulela amathuba emisebenzi kubah-
lali balo ndawo kunye nabo bangaseben-ziyo;
) Ukuzisa uqeqesho okanye uphuh-liso lwezakhono kwabo basebenzi balondawo;
) Ukwakhiwa kwezinto zakwamas-ipala ngexabiso eliphantsi nezisemgan-gathweni
Amathuba okwenza iiprojeki ze-EPWP azibonakalisile kwicandelo leen-konzo ezingundoqo zakwamasipala(ii-projeki eziyi-13), icandelo lezendalo(ii-projeki eziyi-9), kunye necandelolezentlalo-ntle (iiprojeki eziyi-3). Eyonanto iphambili kukudala amathuba emise-benzi eyongozelelweyo kwicandelolweenkonzo ezingundoqo zakwamas-ipala, kuye kugxininiswe kwinkqubo yok-wakha eqesha abasebenzi abaninzi. Ezinkqubo ziye zibandakanye indibaniselayabasebenzi kunye nomatshini, nalaphokuye kukhethwe ukusetyenzisa abantu,ingakumbi xa kucaca ukuba oko kuy-akwazeka ukwenzeka kananjalo kucacaukuba kungathoba neendleko, kungeku-ba kuthotywa ungangatho wemsebenzi.
Ngobani abanelungelo lokusebenza kwiprojeki zeEPWP?Ngobani abanelungelo lokusebenzakwiprojeki ze-EPWP?
) Abantu abangaphangeliyo) Abantu abengenasakhona) Abasethyini) Ulutsha (16-35)) Abantu abakhubazekileyo) Amadoda amadalaIiwadi ezilishumi elinesibini kule
nginqi yomasipala waseLangebergnganye yakhetha iprojeki yokulwisananendlala zona ezathi zaqesha abase-benzi abangaphangeliyo kwiidolophuezahlukeneyo oko kusenzeka ngo-kweenkqubo ze-EPWP. Amalungu eB-hunga ezowadi zolishumi elinesibiningamnye wafumana esabelo esingan-ge-R100 000 mali leyo eyayiza kus-etyenziselwa iprojeki ethile kwiwadingokwahlukana kwazo.
1.Esi sabelo seyi-R100 000 ngewadinganye sasetyenziswa kwizinto ezim-bini; izinto eziza kusetyenziswa
ukukhwa lo projeki iphinde isetyenzis-we ekuhlawuleni umvuzo wabasebenziababeqeshelwe ukwenza loo miseben-zi. Ezi projeki ze-EPWP zazisakuqhu-beka phantsi kwemiqathango ethile. Lemiqanthango yayiquka okokuba eziprojeki kufuneka zibe ziprojeki ezilwi-sana nentlupheko, kufuneka zenziwengexesha lokuphela kwexesha lokuvu-na lonyaka, kufuneka siqaliswe kumny-aka mali ka2012/2013. IBhunga lika-Masipala waseLangeberg nalo layelayicacisa inkqubo ekufanele ilandelwexa kuzakuchongwa abathathi nxaxhe-ba. Yayiquka:
2.UCeba weWadi ekunye namalun-ga eKomiti yeWadi mayibengabo aba-chonga iprojeki baze bakukqiba bafakeisicelo esibhaliweyo kuMqondisi oqon-dene naloprojeki.
3.UCeba weWadi ekunye namalun-ga eKomiti yeWadi kufuneka bajongebachonge zonke izindlu apho kulo wadi
ezingenawo nonjani umthombo wen-geniso baze bafake iincwadi zezazisizabo kwicandelo likamasipala elijonge-ne Nolawulo Lwabasebenzi, lona liza-kwenza uluhlu lwamagama ngokwe-Wadi nganye.
4.Xa isicelo esiphuma kuCeba we-Wadi sifika, abantu baqeshwa ngoku-suka kumagama akuluhlu aloo wadi.
5.UMqondisi ojongene nalo projekinguye uzakukhupha umyalelo obhali-we wokuqeshwa kwabantu kwayeamagama abantu abazakuqeshwaazokuthathwa kuluhlu lwamagamaewadi nganye.
6.ISebe lolawulo lwabasebenzi ali-vumelekanga ukuba lamkele nawaphina amagama komnye umthombo on-genguwo lowo woMqondisi obandaka-nyekileyo.
7.ISebe lolawulo lwabasebenzi kufu-neka linike isiqinisekiso sokuba loo ma-gama abo bantu abazakuthatha inxax-
heba abakhange basebenze kwipro-jeki zakwamasipala zakutsha nje.
Inkqubo kamasipala ye-EPWP ino-sukelo lokudala amathuba emisebenziengama- 413 nezithuba ezigqibeleleyoezingama-77 kulonyaka-mali sikuwo.Ukususela kunyaka-mali ka 2009/2010umasipala wadala amathuba emise-benzi yexeshana eli-1 255 kunye nezit-huba ezigqibeleleyo ezingama- 269.
Umphathi wecandelo LezoPhuhlisolwezoQoqosho kumasipala waseLan-geberg: uPeter Salman ukholelwa eku-beni inkqubo ye-EPWP yakwamasipa-la inegalelo elikhulu elenzayo ekudal-weni kwamathuba emisebenzi kulenginqi. “Iiprojeki ze-EPWP zivala isik-hewu esibangelwa yimisebenzi ebak-hona kuphela ngamaxesha ethile ony-aka kule nginqi yethu. Abantubethubaxhomekeke kakhulu
kwimisebenzi eveliswa lincandelo le-zolimo nto leyo ebashiya bengaseben-zi kwakudlula ixesha lokuvuna. Ngayole nnkqubo ye-EPWP siyakwazi nokoukuvinca isikhewu sokungabikho kwe-misebenzi sona esibangelwa kukubak-hona nokungabakho kwemisebenzingamaxesha athile onyaka ngaxesha-nye sisenza negalelo kuqoqosho lwa-lendawo,” utshilo.
“Sekunjalo, kubalulekile siyiqondeinto yokuba eziprojeki ze-EPWP zinza-me nje zethutyana zonkuncedisana na-makhaya ngokuthi sibonelele ngemaliabanokuyisebenzisela kwindleko zabokwangaxeshanye bafumane izakhona.Abantu abathatha inxaxheba kwinkqu-bo ze-EPWP banakho ukongezelelakwi-CV zabo amava abawacholeyo xabefaka izicelo zemisebenzi. I-EPWP li-linyathelo lokuncedisana nabo banga-qeshwanga ukuze bafumane umse-benzi osisigxina.
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Current EPWP projects in the LangebergThe current EPWP projects that are tak-ing place within the Langeberg municipalarea are mostly projects that rolled overfrom last year. They will continue intothe new financial year (2013/2014), andinclude:
) The upgrading of the entrance atMôreson, in Robertson (Ward 1).
) The upgrading of the open publicspace in Burwana Street, in Nkqubela(Ward 2).
) Upgrading of the main activity routein Bekela, Zolani (Ward 10).
) Upgrading of the recreational parkat the entrance to McGregor (Ward 5).
) Upgrading of David Straat in Mon-tagu (Ward 7).
) Upgrading of Muller Street in Rob-ertson (Ward 6).
During the last financial year, theLangeberg Municipality, in collaborationwith the Department of Public Works,and with MIG funding, contributed overR12 million towards EPWP projects.
The designated groups who have ben-efited from the 2012/2013 EPWP
projects include 70 women, 77 youngpeople and four people with disabilities.
The Langeberg Municipality recognis-es the massive need for job creation andskills development, especially amongthe youth, within the area.
The EPWP programme is one projectinto which the municipality has investedmuch money, in order to help employand skill people.
It should, however, be noted that thisprogramme is simply a temporary mech-anism and beneficiaries should use it on-
ly as a stepping stone and not as a per-manent means of employment.
As mentioned earlier, the EPWP pro-gramme is aimed at increasing thechances of future employment and/or totrigger people’s entrepreneurial spirit.
The Langeberg Municipality would liketo encourage work seekers to continueto look for a more permanent means ofemployment, or to start their own busi-ness.
And although the municipality has in-vested a lot of money into the EPWP
programme, it is evident that much moreis needed.
The municipality needs the public tomeet it halfway in creating jobs withinthe Langeberg area.
It is only once more jobs are created,that the Langeberg economy can func-tion optimally.
Unemployed people and jobseekersare welcome to approach the ward coun-cillors within their respective wards formore information about the municipali-ty’s EPWP programme.
EPWPprojekte in die LangebergDie meeste van hierdie projekte staanvan verlede jaar af oor. Dit sal in die2013-2014 finansiële jaar voortgaan ensluit in:
) Die opgradering van die ingang naMôreson in Robertson (Wyk 1).
) Die opgradering van die openbareruimte in Burwanastraat in Nkqubela(Wyk 2).
) Die opgradering van die hoofroetein Bekela, Zolani (Wyk 10).
) Die opgradering van die ontspan-ningspark by die ingang na McGregor(Wyk 5).
) Die opgradering van Davidstraat inMontagu (Wyk 7).
) Die opgradering van Mullerstraatin Robertson (Wyk 6).
Die Langeberg Munisipaliteit, in same-werking met die departement van open-
bare werke, en met MIT-finansiering, hetdie afgelope finansiële boekjaar meer asR12 miljoen tot EPWP-projekte bygedra.Die aangewese groepe wat by die 2012-2013 EPWP-projek gebaat het, sluit 70vroue, 77 jongmense en vier gestremdemense in.
Die Langeberg Munisipaliteit besefhoe geweldig die behoefte aan werkver-skaffing en opleiding in die area is, veralonder die jeug. Die EPWP-program iseen van die projekte waarin die munisi-paliteit baie geld belê het om mense indiens te neem en op te lei. Daar moetegter daarop gelet word dat dit slegs ’ntydelike maatreël is en as ’n stap na per-manente werk beskoumoet word.
Soos reeds gemeld, is die EPWP-pro-gram daarop gemik om die geleenthedeom permanente betrekkings te bekom
te bevorder en/of om mense se entrepre-neurskap te ontwikkel. Die LangebergMunisipaliteit moedig werksoekers aanom op die uitkyk te wees vir meer perma-nente betrekkings of om hul eie onderne-mings te begin. En ten spyte daarvandat die munisipaliteit baie geld in dieEPWP-programme belê het, is dit duide-lik dat baie meer nodig is.
Die munisipaliteit het die publiek sehulp nodig om werk in die area te skepen te verskaf. Dit is slegs wanneer daarmeer werksgeleenthede geskep word,dat die Langeberg se ekonomie optimaalkan funksioneer.
Werklose mense en dié wat op soekis na betrekkings is welkom om die wyks-raadslede in hul onderskeie wyke te na-der vir meer inligting oor die munisipali-teit se EPWP-programme.
Iiprojeki zeEPWPeziqhubekayokwingingqiyaseLangebergIiprojeki ze-EPWP ezenziwayo kulengingqi yaseLangeberg, isininzi sazozezo bezisenziwa kwakulonyakauphelileyo. Ezi-projeki zizakuqhubaziyokutsho kumnyaka-malika2013/2014, ziquka;
) Ukuphuhlisa kwendawo yokun-genela eseMôreson, eRobertson(Wadi 1).
) Ukuphuhliswa kwebala elivule-kileyo loluntu kwisitalato iBurwana,eNkqubela (Wadi 2)
) Ukuphuhliswa kowona mzilausetyenziswa kakhulu eBekela, eZo-lani(Wadi 10)
) Ukuphuhliswa kwebala lokudla-la nokuzonwabisa ekungenelenie-McGregor (Wadi 5)
) Ukuphuhliswa kwesitalato i-Da-vid eMontangu (Wadi 7)
) Ukuphuhliswa kwesitalatoi-Muller eRobertson (Wadi 6)
Kunyaka-mali odlulileyo, uMasipa-la waseLangeberg ebambisene ne-Sebe leMisebenzi yoLuntu kunyenenkxaso-mali esisibonelelo seMIG,bafake isixa-mali esingange ngezigi-di ezili-R12 ukuncedisana neeprojekize-EPWP. Amaqela abantu abakhe-thekileyo abathe baxhamla kwezipro-jeki zeEPWP kumnyakaka2012/2013 aquka abasetyhini aby-i-70, ulutsha olungama-77 kunye na-bantu aba-4 abakhubazekileyo.
UMasipala waseLangeberg upha-wula ukuba kukho imfuneko enkuluyokudala amathuba emisebenzi ku-nye nokuphuhliswa kwezakhona, in-gakumbi kulutsha, kule ngingqi yet-
hu. Inkqubo ye-EPWP yenye yepro-jeki umasipala atyale kuyo imalieninzi ngenjongo zokunceda abantungumsebenzi kunye nangezakhono.Noko ke kumele kuqatshelwe okoku-ba lenkqubo lilungiselelo lokwexes-hana ibe abo baxhamlayo bamele ba-lisebenzise elithuba njengenqwan-qwa lokubhekela phezulu kunokubabalijonge njengomsebenzi osisigxi-na.
Nanjengoko ibisele icacisiwengaphambili, ukuba injongo zenkqu-bo ye-EPWP kukukhulisa amathubaokufumana umsebenzi kwixesha eli-zayo ukuze/okanye ukukhuthazaumoya wokuba abantu baziqaleleamashishi angawabo. UMasipalawaseLangeberg angathanda ukuk-huthaza abo bafuna imisebenzi uku-ba baqhubeke bekhangela amathubaemisebenzi esisigxina, okanye bazi-qalele awabo amashishini. Naseku-beni umasipala etyale imali eninzikwinkqubo ye-EPWP, kuyabonakalaukuba kuninzi ekusafuneka kwenzi-we. Umasipala ufuna uluntu ukubaluhlangabezane naye ekudaleniamathuba emisebenzi kwingingqiyaseLangeberg. Kuxa kudalwa amat-huba emisebenzi, apho uqoqoshokummandla kamasipala waseLange-berg lungasebenza kwelonazinga li-phezulu.
Abo bantu bangasebenziyo kunyenabo bafuna imisebenzi bamkelekileukuba badibane nooceba bewadi za-bo ukufumana iinkcukacha ezithevetshe malunga nenkqubo ye-EPWP.
INTERSKOLE-PRET:Verteenwoordigers vandie munisipale raadhet onlangs gaan gees-vang by die interskoletussen Ashton Sekon-dêr en Bredasdorp. Opdie foto links staan wyk9 se raadslid, rdl. Tesh-le de Koker, uitvoeren-de burgemeester Dia-na Gagiano, MelindaCullman en skoolhoofPeter Buis. Op die fotoregs knyp burgemees-ter Gagiano ’n tydjie afvir ’n foto saam metAshton Sekondêr senetbalspan.
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Montagu spog metnuwe oorlaaistasieDie Langeberg Munisi-paliteit het ’n nuwe oor-laaistasie gebou nadatdie Bessieskopstor-tingsterrein by Montaguvroeër vanjaar versadi-gingspunt bereik het.“Ons moes ’n ander ma-nier vind om die afval teakkommodeer en daar-om het die munisipaliteitop ’n oorlaaistasie be-sluit. Dit is vanjaar in Meivoltooi,” het Dirk Steyn,bestuurder: vaste afval,gesê.
Die oorlaaistasie issedert 1 Junie vanjaar involle werking en baie in-woners in die area hetreeds hul herwinbaremateriaal, sowel ashuishoudelike afval,daar gestort. Die nuweoorlaaistasie bied dievolgende dienste:
) Verspreiding van groen afval word na dieRobertson-aanleg gestuur om tot kompos ver-werk te word.
) Nie-herwinbare of huishoudelike afvalword na die aanleg by Ashton geneem.
) Die munisipaliteit het voorsiening gemaakom herwinbare afval insluitend glas, plastiek enpapier in gemerkte houers by die oorlaaistasiete plaas. Dit word na Ahton geneem waar ditgesorteer en geprosesseer word.
) Voorsiening is ook gemaak vir gevaarlikeof e-afval (elektroniese) wat nie-herwinbare isnie en gevaarlike chemikalieë bevat. Dit sluitin artikels soos batterye en ander elektroniesetoerusting. Hierdie vorm van afval word uiteinde-lik na ’n spesiale stortingsterrein geneem aange-
sien die munisipaliteit ditnie kan verwerk nie.
“Dit is belangrik dat diepubliek kennis neem vandie dienste by die oor-laaistasie en ek wil bena-druk dat die diens oop isvir almal in die Lange-berg-area,” het Steyn ge-sê. “Die fokus op die vol-houbare ontwerp van dieoorlaaistasie het verse-ker dat dit goed deur dieplaaslike gemeenskapontvang is en ook goedgebruik word.
“Die tweesak-stelsel isal vir ’n paar jaar in wer-king, maar mense issteeds huiwerig om teherwin,” het Steyn gesê.Die syfers vir Julie 2013toon dat die inwonersvan Montagu die besteherwin.
Dorpe se huishoudeli-ke afval herwin in Julie:
Montagu – 24,78 tonRobertson – 15,08 tonBonnievale – 8,84 tonAshton – 5,12 tonMcGregor – 2,72 ton“Die doel van herwinning is om ons koolstof-
voetspoor te verminder en ons moet steeds al-mal daarna strewe. Die oorlaaistasie is ’n dienswat die munisipaliteit bied en ons wil alle inwo-ners in die Langeberg, veral die sakelui, aan-moedig om die diens te gebruik,” het Steyn gesê.
Die oorlaaistasie is op weeksdae oop van08:30 tot 16:30 en Saterdae van 08:30 tot 13:00.Vir meer inligting, bel Steyn by Ashton se munisi-pale kantoor by 023 615 8000.
IMontague ibonisangesikhululo esitsha ekushiywakuso inkunkuma okwexeshanaUMasipala waseLangeberg wakhe isikhululo esits-ha sokushiya inkunkuma okwexeshana eMontaguemva kokuba indawo yokulahla inkunkuma eseBes-sieskop ifikelele ngumyinge wokungcwalwa ekuqa-leni konyaka.
“Kuye kwanyanzeleka ukuba sifumane ndawoyimbi ukuzama ukuhlangabezana nabahlali wazeumasipala wagqiba kwelokuba akhe isikhululo so-kushiya inkunkuma okwexeshana, esithe sakhiwasagqitywa ngoMeyi kulo nyaka,”uMphathi: Weenku-ma, uMnu. Dirk Steyn uthethe wenjenjalo.
Esi sikhululo siqalise ukusebenza ngokupheleyoukusukela ngomhla woku-1 Juni 2013, kwaye abah-lali abaninzi kule ngingqi sebeyisebenzisa ukuzo-kushiya izinto zenkunkuma ezinokuhlaziywa ngo-kutsha, kunye neenkunkuma yasekhaya. Esi sikhu-lulo sitsha sokushiya inkunkuma okwexeshanasibonelela ngezi nkonzo zilandelayo;
) Ukwahlulwa kwenkunkuma yegadi - Le nkun-kuma iye ithuthelwe kwindawo eseRobertson ukuzekube nokuveliswa umqhuba.
) Inkunkuma engakwazekiyo ukuhlaziywa ngo-kutsha okanye iinkunkuma yasekhaya - Olu hlobolwenkunkuma luthuthelwa lona kwindawo yokulahlainkunkuma ese-Ashton.
) Umasipala wenze isibonelelo malunga nen-kunkuma enokuhlaziywa ngokutsha, equka igilasi,iplastiki kunye namaphepha ukuba zifakwe kwimig-qomo yenkonkozelo ekwisikhululo sokushiywa in-kunkuma okwexeshana - Le nkunkuma iye ithuthel-we kwindawo eneSixhobo Sokuvusela Kwezintoese-Ashton ukuze yahlulwe ize icolwe.
) Kuye kwenziwa nesibonelelo sokulahlwa kwa-lo nkunkuma engakwazekiyo ukuhlaziywa ngokut-sha enganobungozi okanye leyo yezo zinto ezise-benza ngekhompuyutha ezinokuthi kanti zinama-chiza anabungozi.
Ezi zinto ziquka iibhetiri kunye nezinye imvelisoesisebenza ngombane.
Olu hlobo lwenkunkuma lonaluza kuthuthelwa kwindawo ek-hethekileyo yokulahlwa kwen-kunkuma, nanjengoko umas-
ipala engenandlela yokuyicola.“Kubalulekile ke ukuba uluntu lwazi ngeenkonzo
ezinikezelwa kwesi sikhululo yokushiya inkunkumakwaye ndingathanda ukuyiphinda into yokuba ezonkonzo zivulelekile nakubani na okule ngingqi yas-eLangeberg,” utshilo uMnu. Steyn.
“Ukuqinisekika ngokwakhiwa kwesikhululo yo-kushiya inkunkuma esizinzileyo nesizenzela ingeni-so, yinto eye yaqinisekisa ukuba eliziko liyamkelekeebantwini bale ndawo kwaye futhi balisebenzisenangendlela.”
“Inkqubo yeplastiki-ezimbini sekuyiminyakananoko ikhona kodwa sekunjalo, abantu bamadoloanzima ukuhlaziya ngokutsha inkunkuma,” uthethewatsho uMnu. Steyn.
Xa kujongwa amanani abahlali abahlaziya ngo-kutsha inkunkuma angoJulayi 2013, abahlali bas-eMontagu ngabona bahambi phambili ekuhlaziyeniinkunkuma ngokutsha;
IdolophuIinkunkuma yasekhaya ehlaziywe ngo-kutsha kuJulayi:
Montagu – 24.78 tons/yetoniRobertson – 15.08 tons-yetoniBonnievale – 8.84 tons-yetoniAshton – 5.12 tons-yetoniMcGregor – 2.72 tons-yetoni“Injongo zokulawulwa kwenkunkuma kukuzama
ukwehlisa izinga longcoliseko lomoya kwaye sison-ke kufuneka sisebenzele kulo nto.
Esi sikhululo sokushiya inkunkuma okwexeshanasiyinkonzo esisibonelelo sikamasipala kwaye sin-gathanda ukuvakalisa kubonke abahlali, ingakumbioosomashishini, abakule ngingqi yaseLangebergukuba bayisebenzise, utshilo uMnu. Steyn.
Esi sikhululo sokushiya inkunkuma okwexeshanasivula zonke iintsuku zaphakathi evekini ukusukango-08:30 ukuya ku-16:30 sivule nangoMgqibelongo-08:30 ukuya ku-13:00.
Ngeenkcukacha ezithe vetshe, nceda uqha-gamshelane noMnu. Dirk Steyn kwi-ofisi
yakwamasipala ese-Ashton kule nombolo en-gu-023 615 8000.
Montagu shows off transfer stationMontagu shows off transfer stationThe Langeberg Municipality built a new transferstation in Montagu after the Bessieskop landfillsite reached capacity earlier this year. “We hadto find another way to accommodate residentsand the municipality decided to build a transferstation which was completed in May this year,”the manager of solid waste, Dirk Steyn, said.
The station has been fully operational since 1June, and many residents within the area haveutilised it to drop off recyclable material, as wellas domestic waste. The new transfer station offersthe following services:
)Distribution of green waste – This waste istransported to the Robertson site for compost pro-duction.
)Non-recyclable or domestic waste – This typeof waste is transported to the Ashton landfill site.
)The municipality has made provision for recy-clable waste, including glass, plastic and paperto be placed in marked containers at the transferstation – This waste is transported to the MaterialsRecovery Facility (MRF) in Ashton for further sort-ing and processing.
)There’s also been made provision for hazard-ous or e-waste which contains dangerous chemi-cals that is non-recyclable. These include itemssuch as batteries and other electronic products.This type of waste will eventually be transportedto a special dumping site, as the municipality doesnot have the means to process it.
“It is important that the public knows of the serv-ices offered by the transfer station and I wouldlike to reiterate that the service is open to everyonewithin the Langeberg area,” Steyn said. “The focuson the sustainable design of the transfer stationis also what has ensured that the facility be wellreceived by the local communities and well uti-lised.
“The two-bag system has been in place for quitea few years now but people are still hesitant torecycle.” The July 2013 recycling figures showthat residents from Montagu are still the biggestrecyclers.
Domestic waste recycled in July (per town):Montagu – 24,78 tons
Robertson – 15,08 tonsBonnievale – 8,84 tonsAshton – 5,12 tonsMcGregor – 2,72 tons“The aim of waste management is to reduce
our carbon footprint and we should all strive to-wards that. The transfer station is a service thatthe municipality offers and we’d like to urge allresidents, especially businesses, within theLangeberg area to make use of this service,” Steynsaid.
The transfer station is open weekdays from08:30–16:30 and on Saturdays from 08:30–13:00.For more information, phone Dirk Steyn at theAshton municipal office on 023 615 8000.
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From boardroom to classroomLangeberg municipal manager SoyisileMokweni exchanged the boardroom forthe classroom for a few hours as headdressed the matric class of theMasakheke Combined School inNkqubela, Robertson on 16 August.
Mokweni joked that he was onceplaced in front of a full class to lecturefor four hours at the University of theWitwatersrand, but said that teachingcomes naturally to him. Also a nativefrom Nkqubela, Mokweni recalled hischildhood education as one that had
many difficulties. “I was one of the firstchildren from Nkqubela to have attend-ed school,” he said.
“At the time, we were kicked out ofthe coloured school and the peoplefrom Nkqubela came together andformed an informal school. Sometimesit used to be in a church and we usedto wait for most of the day for an adultto come from his day-time work to teachus how to read,” Mokweni said.
Mokweni attributed a substantial partof his speech to the need for technologi-
cal development and the effect this hason the labour market. “Businesses aredriven by technology. In South Africa,we are part of a global village, we nowcompete with people from Asia andAmerica.
“Manual labour is decreasing andeverything is automated today. And forsomeone wanting to work with machin-ery, you must at least have a matriccertificate,” he said.
“The agriculture sector has shrankwith around 10 000 job cuts per year
due to industrialisation,” he said.“The pool of unskilled labour is
shrinking and if you’re hoping to be em-ployed one day, you must be educated,and you must be skilled,” Mokweni said.He also highlighted the unemploymentrate within the Langeberg area whichcurrently stands at about 40% amongstthe youth.
“There are certain social ills that trapus into poverty,” he added. “Substanceabuse and teenage pregnancies arepoverty traps. Equip yourself with the
necessary tools to fight poverty and un-employment,” Mokweni urged the stu-dents.
Mokweni shared his secrets toachieving success: work hard, have aplan of action and be faithful to yourplan.
“The world is full of distractions, eve-ryone is competing for your attention,they are the thieves of time. It requiresgreat discipline, but you will succeedif you are faithful to yourself. Take yourfuture into your own hands.”
Van raadsaal tot klaskamerDie bestuurder van die Langeberg Munisipaliteit,Soyisile Mokweni, het onlangs die raadsaal vir dieklaskamer verruil toe hy die matriekklas van dieMasakheke Gekombineerde Skool in Nkqubela,Robertson op 16 Augustus vanjaar vir ’n paar uurtoegespreek het.
Mokweni het grap-penderwys vertelhoe hy een keer virvier ure lank moesklasgee vir ’n klompstudente by die Uni-versiteit van die Wit-watersrand (Wits).Maar, het hy gesê,onderwys gee is ’nnatuurlike ding virhom.
As boorling vanNkqubela, onthou hysy skoolopvoedingas een met baie pro-bleme.
“Ek was een vandie eerste kindersvan Nkqubela omskool toe te gaan,”het hy vertel.
“Destyds is ons uit die bruin skool geskop. Diemense van Nkqubela het bymekaar gekom en ’ninformele skool gestig. Soms was ons in ’n kerken moes ons dikwels heeldag wag vir ’n grootmensom uit die werk te kom om vir ons te kom leerhoe om te lees.”
Mokweni het ’n groot deel van sy toespraak gewyaan die behoefte aan tegnologiese ontwikkeling endie effek wat dit op die arbeidsmark het.
“Sakeondernemings word deur dietegnologie gedryf. Ons in Suid-Afrika is deel van ’n wêreldwyeekonomie (global village) enons kompeteer teen mense
van Asië en Amerika.“Handearbeid is aan die afneem en alles is geou-
tomatiseerd vandag. Iemand wat vandag met masji-nerie wil werk, moet minstens ’n matrieksertifikaathê,” het hy gesê. “Werksgeleenthede in die landbou-sektor het met sowat 10 000 poste per jaar vermin-
der as gevolg van in-dustrialisasie.”
“Die poel van onge-skoolde werksge-leenthede is aan diekrimp en as julle hoopom eendag werk tekry, moet julle julskoolopleiding voltooien ’n vaardigheid aan-leer.”
Mokweni het ook nadie werkloosheidsyferin die Langeberg ver-wys en gesê dié syferonder die jeug staannou op ongeveer 40%.
“Daar is sekere so-siale euwels wat onsin armoede vasge-vang hou. Dwelmmis-
bruik en tienerswangerskappe is ’n armoede-strik,”het hy gewaarsku.
“Rus julself toe met die nodige kennis om armoe-de en werkloosheid te beveg,” was Mokweni sepleidooi.
Mokweni het ook sy geheime om sukses te behaalmet die leerlinge gedeel: werk hard, stel vir jou ’nplan van aksie op en moenie van jou planne afwyknie.
“Die wêreld is vol afleidings en versoekings, almalstoei vir jou aandag. Hulle is die diewe wat jou
tyd steel.“Dit verg streng dissipline, maar jy sal sukses
behaal as jy net getrou aan jouself bly. Joutoekoms is in jou eie hande.”
Usuke kwigumbi lentlanganisowaya kwigumbi lokufundelaUMphathi wa-kwaMasipalawaseLangeberg,uMnu. SA Mo-kweni wenzeunaniselwanolwegumbi lentlan-ganiso ngegumbilokufundela pho-fu oko kwenzekeiiyure nje ezim-balwa, xa ebethe-tha nabafundi be-matriki besikolo samaBanga Aphakamileyo bas-eMasakheke , eNkqubela, eRobertson ngomhlawe16 Augasti 2013.
UMokweni uqhule ngelithi, kwiDyunivesithi ya-seWitwaterstrand wamiswa phambi kwegumbi el-aligcwele ngabafundi kusithiwa makabafundise,kodwa wathi, kuye into yokufundisa iyazenzekela.Nanjengenzalelwano yaseNkqubela, uMnu. Mo-kweni ukhumbule iintsuku zokufunda kwakhe es-engumntwana njengezo zazibhakaxwe bubunzi-ma. “Ndabangomnye wabantwana bokuqala ba-lapha eNkqubela ababehamba isikolo,” utshilo.
“ Ngelo xesha, sagxothwa kwisikolo sabebalabaze abantu baseNkqubela badibana bazivulelaisikolo sabo. Ngamanye amaxesha sasidla ngo-kungenela ecaweni kwaye kufuneka silinde iminiyonke silindele umntu omdala ozakusifundisaaqale abuye emsebenzi, azokusifundisa ukubha-la,” utshilo uMokweni.
Kwintetho yakhe uMokweni ugxile ubukhulu be-cala kwimfuneko yokuphuhliswa nokuhambelakobuchwephetshe kunye nempembelelo enayokumathuba emisebenzini. “Ubuchwephetshe bu-bo obuqhuba amashishini. Apha eMzantsi eAfri-ka, siyingxenye yehlabathi liphela, ngoku sikukhu-phiswano kunye nabantu base-Asia nabase-Ame-rika.”
Umsebenzi wezandla uya unqongophela kule
mihla ngoba yon-ke into ithatyathel-we indawo ngo-matshini bobuch-wephetshe.Kwaye umntu ofu-na ukusebenzangomatshini, ku-dingeka ukubaubanesiqinisekisosebanga leshu-mi,”utshilo. “Ican-delo lezolimo lona
liyelancipha ngoba lidilize malunga nama -10, 000emisebenzi ngonyaka ngenxa yokuguqukakwendlela zemveliso,” utshilo.
“Ichibi labasebenzi abangafundanga liyanciphakwaye ukuba unethemba lokufumana umsebenzingenye, unyanzelekile ukuba ufunde, kwayeukwanyazelekile nokuba ubenesakhono,” utshilouMokweni. Uye waphawula nangeqondo labantuabangasebenziyo apha kule nginqi yaseLange-berg nathe kungoku nje lime kumyinge wamashu-mi amane ekhulwini (40%) kulutsha.
“Kukho izinto ezinziwa ngabantu yokuziphathakakubi eziye zisifake kumgibe wentlupheko,” won-gezelele njalo “Ukusebenzisa iziyobisi kunye nok-ukhulelwa kolutsha yimigibe yentlupheko. Zixho-bise ngezixhobo ezibalulekileyo ukuze ubenakhoukulwa nendlala nokungabikho kwemisebenzi,”ubacenge njalo abafundi uMokweni.
UMnu. Mokweni uye wababela kuvimba wakhewempumelelo; 1) Sebenza ngokuzimisela; 2) Yibanesingcwangciso sento ozakuyenza; 3) Nyanise-ka kwisingcwangciso sakho. “Ihlabathi lizele zizi-phazamiso, wonke umntu ufuna ukuba umnikeingqalelo, abo bantu ngamasela exesha lakho.Kufuneka ubenokuzilawula ngamandla kodwa xauthe wanyaniseka kwisiqu sakho, uyakuphumela.Lithabathele ezandleni zakho ikamva lakho,” won-gezelele njalo uMokweni
Municipal manager Soyisile Mokweni and princi-pal Adam Carolus with some of the pupils ofthe Masakheke Combined School. Broad smiles were seen in the classroom.
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Educational gifts donated by deputy mayorThe Langeberg Municipality’s deputymayor, Councillor Khanyile Klaas, visit-ed the Sakhikamwa Early ChildhoodDevelopment Centre in MandelaSquare, Ashbury on 29 July. In the spiritof Mandela Month, the deputy mayordonated educational gifts for the youngchildren.
“We often fail to acknowledge the
people in our communities who haveestablished themselves and in the proc-ess made great contributions to ourcommunities,” Councillor Klaas said.
“Ouma Dalsie of this education cen-tre is a natural leader and an exampleof the spirit of ubuntu.
“She has Madiba’s vision of a betterlife for all. She really cares for her com-
munity and it’s evident by the way sheruns this education centre,” Cllr Klaassaid.
Ouma Dalsie Winegaard explainedthat her education centre survives onlyon funding as parents do not have themoney to pay for their children’s school-ing.
“Sometimes we get around R2 000
per month from the Department ofHealth. We’ve also received somefunding from a few other donors.
“But most of the time my helpers gohome without a wage or salary at theend of the month,” Ouma Dalsie said.
She also showed off her beautifulvegetable garden where she grows herown vegetables to feed the children.
“I am very proud of this garden, as ithas made the headache of providingfood to the children a lot less. It is muchcheaper and very sustainable,” shesays.
Those wanting to get in touch withOuma Dalsie at the Sakhikamwa EarlyChildhood Development Centre, cancontact her on 083 291 0394.
Isekela likaSodolophu linikezelangezipho zokufundaIsekela likaSodolophu kuMasipala waseLangeber,uCeba Khanyile Klaas, uye watyelele iZiko loPhuhli-so Lwabantwana Abancinane, eliseMandela Squa-re e-Ashbury ngomhla we29 Julayi 2013.
Usekela Sodolophu laye lanikezela ngezipho zo-kufunda kwaba bantwana bancinane esenza okongokwegalelo lwenyanga kaMandela.
“ Sisoloko sisilela ekunikeni ingqalelo kwabo ban-tu basekuhlaleni abashukumileyo baziphuhlisangokwamandla abo, bathi ngokwezonzame zokuzi-philisa babenegalelo elikhulu eluntwini,” utshilouCeba Klaas. “Umakhulu uDalsie weliZiko lokuFun-da yinkokheli ngokwendalo kwaye ungumzekelowomoya woBuntu. Unembono kaMadiba yokubawonke ubani ufanelwe kukuphila ubomi obungcono.Ngokwenene ubakhathathalele abantubalapha ekuhlaleni, lo nto izicacisangokwendlela aliqhuba ngaloeliziko lefundo,” utshilo uCebaKlaas.
Umakhulu uDalsie Wine-
gaard ucacisa ngelithi eliZiko lokuFunda liphila ku-phela ngemali yezibonelelo kuba abazali babantwa-na abafunda apho abanamandla okuhlawulela im-fundo yabantwana babo. “Ngamanye amaxa siyesifumane imali engange-R2000 ngenyanga kwiSe-be lezeMpilo siphinde sifumane imali yesibonelelokwigcuntswana lwabantu abasipha imali,” utshiloumakhulu uDalsie. Kodwa ubukhulu becala ngeem-pela nyanga abantu abandincedisayo baye bago-duke bengomkelanga,” utshilo umakhulu uDalsie.
Umakhulu uDulcie usibonise nesitiya sakhe semi-funo emihle, apho alima khona imifuno yokondlaaba bantwana. “ Ndizingca kakhulu ngesi sitiya,sindothulele umthwalo nentloko ebuhlungu malun-ga nokubonelelwa kokutya kwaba bantwana. Asiy-ondleko kwaphela kwaye sizixhasa ngokunokwa-so,” utshilo.
Abo bafuna ukuqhangamshelana nomakhuluuDalsie weZiko loPhuhliso LwabantwanaAbancinane, bangamtsalela kule nombolo in-gu-083 291 0394.
Onderburgemeester skenkopvoedkundige geskenkeDie Langeberg Munisipaliteit se onderbur-gemeester, raadslid Khanyile Klaas, het dieSakhikamwa Early Childhood DevelopmentCentre in Mandela Square in Ashbury op29 Julie vanjaar besoek.
Klaas het, in die gees van Mandeladag,opvoedkundige geskenke aan die kindersoorhandig.
“Ons laat dikwels na om erkenning te geeaan die mense in ons gemeenskap wat hul-self gevestig het en in die proses groot by-draes aan die gemeenskap lewer,” het Klaasgesê. “Ouma Dalsie van die SakhikamwaCentre is ’n natuurlike leier en ’n voorbeeldvan die gees van ubuntu. Sy het Madibase visie van ’n beter lewe vir almal haareie gemaak.
“Sy gee werklik om vir haar gemeenskapen dit wys duidelik in die manier waaropsy die sentrum bestuur,” het Klaas gesê.
Ouma Dalsie Winegaard het verduidelik
dat haar sentrum slegs op skenkings oorleefaangesien die ouers nie geld het om vir diekinders se opvoeding te betaal nie. “Somskry ons sowat R2 000 per maand van diedepartement van gesondheid en ons hetook al geld van ’n paar ander donateursontvang. Maar die meeste van die tyd gaanmy helpers sonder ’n salaris aan die eindevan die maand huis toe,” het Ouma Dalsiegesê.
Sy het ook haar pragtige groentetuin ge-wys waar sy self groente kweek om kosaan die kinders te kan voorsien.
“Ek is baie trots op hierdie tuin, want ditmaak die kopseer van kos voorsien aan diekinders heelwat minder. Dit is baie goedko-per en volhoubaar,” het sy gesê.
Mense wat graag met Ouma Dalsie bydie Sakhikamwa Early Childhood Develop-ment Centre in verbinding wil tree, kan haarby 083 291 0394 bel.
HAPPY RECIPIENT: Deputy mayor Khanyile Klaas, Sakhikamwa ECD Centre principal Ouma Dalsie Winegaard and SakhiwoNgcongolo, office manager of the deputy mayor.
PUTTINGFOODONTHETABLE: From left areSakhiwoNgcongolo, officemanager of thedeputymayor, SakhikamwaECD Centre principal Ouma Dalsie Winegaard, deputy mayor Khanyile Klaas and Denise Rayners, SakhikamwaECD Centre’s administration assistant in the ECD centre’s vegetable garden.