NOVEMBER 2013 EDITION 21

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Water is life!The Langeberg Municipality takes a look at its water quality

Quality of drinking water in the LangebergThe Langeberg Municipality aims to protect publichealth by ensuring safe drinking water for all.

The Langeberg area has five water purificationplants for drinking water and five wastewater purifi-cation plants for sewage processing.

It is important that the treated water complieswith the strict South African National Standards(SANS). Analysis reports are done on a monthlybasis at these purification plants, by an externalservice provider, the SANS accredited A.L. Abbotand Associates. These lab results indicate the quali-ty of drinking water specific to each of the five townsof the Langeberg Municipality and specify what thechemical, physical and biological characteristics ofwater are in respect to the suitability for its intendedpurpose.

These updated monthly lab results can be foundon the Langeberg Municipality website at www.langeberg.gov.za where members of the public canaccess it.

The latest report, compiled in October 2013,breaks down the five towns’ treated water resultsand indicate the water results to be safe accordingto the SANS 241 standards as indicated in thisSANS certificate of analysis report.

Analyses

AshtonSample no.: 17530

Date sample:09/10/2013

Date analysed:09/10/2013

BonnievaleSample no.: 17520

Date sample:09/10/2013

Date analysed:09/10/2013

McGregorSample no.: 17499

Date samp-le:09,13,18/10/2013

Date analysed:09,13,18/10/2013

MontaguSample no.: 17524

Date sample:09/10/2013

Date analysed:09/10/2013

RobertsonSample no.: 17494

Date sample:09,13,18/10/2013Date analysed:

09,13,18/10/2013:

SANS 241-1 2011

pHs (at 25 °C) 8.90 8.90 9.40 9.00 9.10 ≥5-≤9.7 OperationalpH (at 25 °C) 7.00 7.13 6.82 6.64 6.81 ≥5-≤9.7 Operational

Conductivity (mS/m)(at 25 °C) 20.9 27.9 11.2 22.6 12.3 ≤170 Aesthetic

Turbidity (NTU) 2.9 1.5 0.63 2.1 1.5 ≤1 Aesthetic≤5 Operational

Langelier SaturationIndex (at 25 °C)

-1.9 -1.7 -2.6 -2.3 -2.4 N/A

Ryznar Index 10.8 10.7 12.0 11.4 11.4 N/A

Colour (mg/l as Pt) 2 3 2 5 <1 ≤15 Aesthetic

CaCO3 PrecipitationPotential (mg/l)

-22.6 -18.8 -29.6 -43.7 -30.2 N/A

Total Alkalinity (mg/las CaC03) 47.4 52.4 40.6 43.1 41.2 N/A

Total Hardness (mg/las CaC03)

32.7 37.4 10.9 31.7 19.4 N/A

Calcium (mg/l as Ca) 7.0 7.7 2.6 7.1 4.5 N/AMagnesium (mg/l as

Mg) 3.7 4.4 1.1 3.4 2.0 N/A

Aluminium (ug/l asAl) 111 249 45 476 50 ≤300 Operational

Iron (ug/l asFe) 19 34 <10 30 26≤300 Aesthetic≤2000 Chronic

HealthFree Chlorine (mg/l) 0.59 1.3 0.08 1.9 0.49 ≤5.0 Chronic Health

E.coli (count per100ml) <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 Not detected acute

health -1Total Coliform Bacte-ria (count per 100ml) 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 ≤10 Operational

Calcium Hardness(mg/l as CaC03) 17.5 19.3 6.4 17.8 11.3 N/A

Magnesium Hardness(mg/l as CaC03) 15.2 18.0 4.6 13.9 8.1 N/A

To further ensure sustainable water quality, theLangeberg Municipality has appointed GLS Con-sulting to provide the municipality with an extensivespecialist service related to the optimal analysis,planning and management of water distribution andsewer reticulation systems.

Strong emphasis is placed on the importance ofa scientifically developed master plan to ensure thatall communities can be provided with services thatmeet acceptable standards. Comprehensive waterand sewer master plans are also absolutely crucialin ensuring that the available capital funds are opti-mally utilised.

The master plans also provide the LangebergMunicipality with data in related areas of engineer-ing such as pipeline replacement prioritisationbased on risk analysis and evaluation of componentcriticality, utilisation and performance for the purpos-es of quality management.

Umgangatho wamanziokusela kuMasipalawaseLangebergUMasipala waseLangeberg unenjongo zokuk-husela impilo yoluntu ngokuqinisekisa ukhuse-leko lwamanzi okusela abantu bonke .

Ingingqi yaseLangeberg inamaziko amahlanuokucoca amanzi aselwayo kunye namanyeamahlanu okucoca awelindle. Kubalulekile uku-ba oku kucocwa kwamanzi kwenziwe ngokwe-migqaliselo enqinqwe ngabakwaSouth NationalStandards (SANS). Iingxelo zokuhlolwa kwa-manzi zenziwa rhoqo ngenyanga kulo mazikookucocwa kwamanzi, lusenziwa leqela langap-handle elinikezela ngalo nkonzo, lakwa- A.L. Ab-bot and Associates neliphunyeziweyo lakwa-SANS. Ezi ziphumo zophando zibonakalisa um-gangatho wamanzi okusela ngokwedolophunganye kwezo zintlanu zikuMasipala waseLan-geberg kwaye zichaza kananjalo ngeempawuezibonakalayo zamachiza, zenkangeleko ya-manzi, kunye nezokulungelelana nempilo yolun-tu, ukuba ngaba zezifanelekileyo kumanzi oku-sela.

Ezi ziphumo zihlaziywa nyanga zonke ziyafu-maneka kwiwebhusayithi yakwaMasipala engu-www.langeberg.gov.za nalapho uluntu lungazi-fumanela khona.

Ingxelo yamva-nje equlunqwe nguMasipalawaseLangeberg ngo-Oktobha 2013 icazululaiziphumo zokucocwa kwamanzi kwidolophuzontlanu, ikwaphawula neziphumo zokukhuse-

leka kwamanzi ngokwamanqanaba ka-SANS241 nanjengoko kubonakalisiwe kwesi sigcang-ca sengxelo yokuhlolwa singezantsi neyenziwengabakwa-SANS:

Ukuqinisekisa amanzi asengangathweniozinzileyo, uMasipala waseLangeberg uchongeu-GLS Consulting ukuba ancedisane noMasipa-la babonelele ngenkonzo ebalaseleyo ngoku-malunga nokuhlolwa, ukugcwangciswa kunyenokulawulwa kweenkqubo zokunikezalwa nga-manzi nogutyulo lwelindle.

Kwenziwa ugxigxiniso ngokubaluleka koku-phuhliswa kwesigcwangciso esingundoqo sen-zululwazi ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuba lonkeuluntu luyabonelelwa ngeenkonzo ezikwizingaelamkelekileyo. Izigcwangciso ezingundoqo ne-ziqukeneyo zamanzi nogutyulo lwelindle zibalu-leke kakhulu nanjengokuba ziqinisekisa ukubaimali yokuthengwa kwezinto zakwamasipalaezihlala ixesha elide, isetyenziswa ngokugqibe-leleyo.

Esi sigcwangciso singundoqo sikwabonelelauMasipala waseLangeberg ngeenkcukacha ezi-phathelene nezobunjineli, ezifana nokutshint-shwa kwemibhobho ngokokuqulathwe kwingxe-lo yokuhlolwa kunye nokuvavanywa kwemoyongcipheko yona ejonga ukubaluleka, ukus-etyenziswa kunye nokusebenza kwayo ngen-jengo zokuba nolawula olusemgangathweni.

Die gehalte van drinkwaterin die Langeberg-streekDie Langeberg Munisipaliteit streef daarna omopenbare gesondheid te beskerm deur gesondedrinkwater vir almal te verseker.

Die Langeberg-area het vyf watersuiweringsaan-legte vir drinkwater en vyf afvalwater-suiwerings-aanlegte waar riool behandel word.

Dit is belangrik dat die behandelde water voldoenaan die streng Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Standaar-de (SANS).

Ontledingsverslae word op ’n maandelikse basisby hierdie suiweringsaanlegte gedoen, deur ’n ek-sterne diensverskaffer, die SANS-geakkrediteerdeA.L. Abbot and Associates.

Hierdie laboratoriumuitslae dui die gehalte aanvan die water van drinkgehalte spesifiek vir elk vandie vyf dorpe van die Langeberg Munisipaliteit, enspesifiseer wat die chemiese, fisiese en biologiesekenmerke van die water is met betrekking tot diegeskiktheid om vir drink-doeleindes aangewend teword.

Hierdie opgedateerde maandelikse laboratorium-uitslae kan by die Langeberg Munisipaliteitse webwerf gevind word by www.lange-berg.gov.za waar lede van die publiektoegang daartoe kan kry.

Die mees onlangse verslag, saamgestel in Okto-ber 2013, gee ’n uiteensetting van die vyf dorpese behandelde water en dui aan dat die water veiligis volgens die SANS 241-standaard, soos in dietabel op die vorige bladsy.

Om verder volhoubare watergehalte te verseker,het die Langeberg Munisipaliteit GLS Consultingaangestel om die munisipaliteit by te staan met ’nuitgebreide spesialisdiens wat verband hou met dieoptimale ontleding, beplanning en bestuur van diewaterverspreidings- en rioolnetwerke.

Sterk klem word geplaas op die belangrikheidvan ’n wetenskaplik ontwikkelde meesterplan omseker te maak dat alle gemeenskappe dienste ont-vang van aanvaarbare standaarde.

Deeglike water- en rioolmeesterplanne is ook ab-soluut noodsaaklik om te verseker dat die beskikba-re kapitaalfondse optimaal gebruik word.

Die meesterplanne voorsien ook die LangebergMunisipaliteit van data in verwante ingenieurs-are-as, soos die prioritisering van pyplynvervangings,

gebaseer op risiko-analise en die evaluering vanhoe noodsaaklik elke komponent is, hoe goed

dit benut word en hoe dit presteer.Dit is ter wille van goeie bestuur.

All about RDP housesAre you still waiting for your RDP houseor have you already received an RDPhouse? The following information is ap-plicable to you:

It is important that the community un-derstands the process that is followedwith regards to the building of housesand the allocation of an RDP house.

The budget allocation of buildingRDP houses

The building of RDP-subsidised hous-es is a provincial function.

The money for housing is made availa-ble by the provincial government, fromwhere the Langeberg Municipality, in itsown budget capacity, implements thework to connect water service lines tothese houses or upgrade existing servic-es where the current service capacity isnot sufficient.

Requirements to apply for an RDPhouse

The general requirements for some-one to apply for an RDP-subsidisedhouse is that they:

) must be a South African citizen;) must be at least 18 years of age

and legally able to contract;) must have no criminal record re-

tained for the past five years;) must be married or single with fi-

nancial dependants permanently resid-ing with them;

) must never have received a subsi-dy before or previously owned property;

) must have a combined grossmonthly income in the applicant’s totalhousehold of no more than R3 500 per

month.Potential subsidy applicants are pre-

screened by the provincial Departmentof Housing. Those who pass are requiredto apply for a subsidy, and are then sub-ject to a full screening against the DeedsOffice, the government’s employee pay-roll (PERSAL), UIF and the Departmentof Home Affairs.

The database is regularly audited toeliminate duplicate applications and toensure that the data is valid.

The latest housing project in theLangeberg Municipality

The new housing project involves 130new houses to be built near Muiskraals-kop alongside Nkqubela, Robertson.The waiting list in Robertson is currentlystanding at 3 826 applications for RDPhouses. This backlog will take over 20years to eliminate, while there are stillmore applications received daily.

The process of allocating new RDPhouses works as follows:

) 5% of the 130 new homes beingbuilt is for those citizens who have livedon a farm more than 10 years and arenow over 55 years old.

) 5% of the 130 homes goes to thosecitizens with disabilities or who have ahandicapped dependant and currentlyreceive a disabled allowance.

) 15% is for those elderly citizens onthe waiting list who are now 60 yearsof age or older.

) The last 75% is given in the orderof the date of application, based on thefirst come first served principle.

In the event where residents are awareof someone else who might have appliedfor an RDP house after they did, but havereceived a house before them, it will bein the circumstance where that personfalls under the first 25% of the require-ments mentioned above.

Need more information?It is envisioned to hold informational

meetings with the community to givemore information on the housing proce-dure in the new year. But in the meantimeeveryone is welcome to visit the housingdepartment of the Langeberg Municipali-ty for more information regarding theirpersonal queries.

When erecting a shack in the Lange-berg Municipality

There is now law enforcement unitsin place to implement the necessary by-laws to stop the uncontrolled influx ofresidents to the Langeberg area who ille-gally build shacks in the informal settle-ments.

The Langeberg Municipality will putstrict measures in place to exercise con-trol around the erecting of shacks by allo-cating plots to make it possible to providebasic municipal services.

For example: if a fire occurs at a shackthat was illegally built on an unapprovedplot, the Fire Department cannot be ofassistance if that shack is outside thebounds of a waterline.

The correct procedure should be fol-lowed when allocating a plot for buildinga home where the municipality may wellbe of service.

Conditions attached to selling RDP housesIt is illegal to sell an RDP house or tosublet it. There is a right procedure tofollow, so make sure you stay withinthe rules and get the legal title of owner-ship, that only the Langeberg Munici-pality can assign to you, otherwise itis not legally your property.

RDP-subsidised home applicants orowners should bear in mind that theywill only be able to get one housingsubsidy ever and will never be grantedanother one.

Therefore RDP houses cannot besold or rented out, as it is free andshould accommodate the title ownerand his or her family.

During the past decade 1 226 fami-lies have been handed over an RDP

house in the Langeberg Municipality.With this handover the title owner ofthe RDP house signs a contract withthe Langeberg Municipality that in-cludes the mutual agreement on theterms and conditions of owning a gov-ernment-subsidised house.

This agreement holds special condi-tions where the buyer states that heis aware of the provisions of Section10A of Act 107 of 1997, which readsas follows:

Notwithstanding anything containedin any other law, it is a condition of everyhousing subsidy, as in the code definedin terms of any national housing pro-gramme for the construction or pur-chase of a home or serviced plot to

a natural granted person, that such per-son within a period of eight (8) years,from the date that the property has beenacquired by that person, may not sellhis/her home or yard or withdraw fromit – unless the home or yard is present-ed back to the relevant provincial de-partment of housing.

Any RDP owner wanting to extendor renovate their house before eightyears of ownership will need to obtainpermission from their local municipality.

The property must therefore be phys-ically occupied by the legal owner orhis family and the renting out of theproperty is not allowed.

The provincial department of housingby whom the home or yard was offered,

should note in his records that a personof his or her property will evacuate torelocate to another property and areentitled to stay on a waiting list as abeneficiary who need subsidised hous-ing.

If the person does not follow the cor-rect procedure when the family mightmove or find a job in another town, ormaybe sell the house for illegal income,that person will not be able to applyfor any future subsidy.

When the property is vacated by theowner, the relevant provincialdepartment ofhousingredeemsownership

of the property and the provincial de-partment of housing must apply to theRegistrar of Deeds that it be noted onthe deed of the property that the depart-ment is the owner of that property. Nopurchase price or other considerationis paid to the person who vacated theproperty.

That house will again come into cir-culation for allocation to those qualifiedapplicants on the waiting list.

Therefore it is your responsibility toreport illegal dealings in connectionwith the sub-letting or selling of an RDPhouse so the correct procedure can befollowed and the next person awaitingan RDP house can have a fair chanceto receive a subsidised home.

Imiqathango esebenza xa kuthwengiswa izindlu zeRDPAkukho semthethweni ukuthengiswa kwendluyeRDP okanye ukuqeshisa ngayo. Kukho inkquboefanelekileyo emele ukulandelwa, qinisekisa uku-ba wenza okusemthethweni ngokuthi uzifumaneleitayitile yobuninimzi esemthethweni, oko kungen-ziwa kuphela nguMasipala waseLangeberg, uku-ba akwenzeki njalo indlu asiyiyo eyakho ngokus-emthethweni.

Abantu abafake isicelo sesibonelelo sendluyeRDP okanye abanini-zindlu kufuneka baqondeukuba umntu uyakufumana indlu yesibonelelo ka-nye ebomini bakhe kwaye akasokuze afumaneenye kwakhona.

Ngako oko, akuvumelekanga ukuba izindluzeRDP zithengiswe okanye ziqashiswe, nanjen-goko zisimahla kufanelekile ukuba ihlalwe ngulo-wo unetayitile yokuba mngumniniyo okanye usap-ho lwake.

Kule minyaka ilishumi edlulileyo ziintsaphoezingama-1,226 ezinikezelwe ngezindlu ze-RDPkuMasipala waseLangeberg.

Ngolunikezelo umniniyo onetayitile yendlu

yeRDP utyobela isivumelwano kunye noMasipalawaseLangeberg equka isivumelwano phakathikwakhe nomasipala ngokwemimiselo nemiqa-thango yokuba ngumninikazi wendlu eyiyesibone-lelo sikarhulumente.

Esi sivumelwano siqulethe imiqathango ekhe-thekileyo apho umthengi avakalisa okokuba unol-wazi ngomthetho okwisigaba 10A soMthetho wa-ma-107 ka1997, esifundeka ngolu hlobo: Kungak-hathaliseki okokuba kumiselwe ntoni nakowuphina umthetho, ngumqathango wazo zonke izindluzezibonelelo, njengoko kucacisiwe ngokomqa-thango wenkqubo kazwelonke yezindlu emalunganokwakhiwa okanye ukuthengiswa kwendlu oka-nye ukufakelwa kweenkonzo kwisiza somntu oni-kezelwe ngokusemthethweni, okokuba lo mntuakamele ukuthengisa indlu yakhe, okanye isizaokanye ashiye indlu yakhe kungaphelanga iminy-aka esibhozo(8), ukususela kumhla awayithengangayo - ngaphandle kokuba ubuyisela loondluokanye isiza kwicandelo elifanelekileyo lezindluelikwiphondo.

Nabani na ongumnikazi-ndlu yeRDP ofunaukuyandisa okanye ayilungise indlu yakhe inge-kadluli iminyaka esibhozo engumniniyo kufunekaayokufumana imvume yokwenza oko kumasipalawengingqi yakhe.

Indlu leyo kufuneka kuhlale kuyo umnikazi-ndluosemthethweni okanye usapho lwakhe, kwayeukuqeshisa ngendlu leyo akuvumelekanga.

Isebe lezindlu elisephondweni elinikezelengendlu okanye isiza, kufuneka libhale kwiincwadikuchazwe ukuba lo mntu uzakuphuma kwindluyakhe ayokuhlala kwenye indlu kwaye usenelun-gelelo lokugcinwa kuluhlu lwabo bantu balindeleukufumana izindlu njengomntu ofanele ukuxham-la indlu yesibonelelo.

Ukuba ubani akalandelanga imigaqo efaneleki-leyo xa usapho lwakhe lufuduka okanye efumanaumsebenzi kwenye idolophu, okanyeathengise indlu kuba ezenzela in-geniso engekho semthethweni,lo mntu akasokuze abenakhoukwenza isicelo sesibonelelo

kwakhona.Xa umnikazi-ndlu engasahlali kwindlu leyo, ise-

be lezezindlu elisephondweni lakuyibuyisela kuyoindlu kwakhona isebe lezindlu elisephondweni ku-funeka lenze isicelo kuMbhalisi woBhaliso Lwe-mihlaba ukuze kuqatshelwe ukuba kubhaliso lwe-mihlaba, isebe ngulo umnini-ndlu. Akukho maliyokuthenga okanye ezinye izinto ezingakhokhele-la ukuba lo mntu uphumileyo kulondlu angahla-wulwa.

Lo ndlu yophinda ibuyiselwe kwezinye izindluezilindele ukunikezelwa kwabo bantu bafaneleki-leyo nabafake isicelo sokufumana izindlu nabuku-luhlu lwabo balindele ukufumana izindlu. Ngakooko luxanduva lwakho ukuba ubaxele abo bantubaqeshisa ngezindlu zabo ngokungekho sem-thethweni okanye abo bathengisa ngezindluzeRDP, ukuze kube kulandelwe imigaqo efanele-

kileyo ukuze umntu olandelayo kuluhu lwama-gama lwabantu abalindele ukufumanaizindlu zeRDP akwazi ukufumana ithubaelingcono lokunikwa lo ndlu yesibonelelo.

Ukufundiswa kwabantu bafumene Izindlu zeRDPIngaba usalindele ukufumana indlu yakho yeRDPokanye sele uyifumene indlu yakho yeRDP? Lengcazelo ilandelayo yenzelwe wena.

Kubalulekile ukuba uluntu lwazi ngenkqubo elan-delwayo malunga nokwakhiwa kwezindlu kunyenokunikezelwa kwendlu yeRDP.

Isabelo semali yokwakhiwa kwezindlu zeRDPUkwakhiwa kwendlu yesibonelelo yeRDP ngum-

sebenzi wePhondo, imali yezindlu ikhutshwa nguR-hulumente wePhondo nathi ngayo uMasipala was-eLangeberg, ngokolwabiwo-mali lwawo, enze imi-sebenzi yokubonelela ngenkonzo yamanziethungela kwezo zindlu okanye aphucule ezonkon-zo sezikhona kakade, ingakumbi xa kucaca ukubaezozikhoyo azingekhe zimelane nomthamo wolun-tu.

Izinto ezifunekayo ukuze ubenokwenza isice-lo sendlu yeRDP

Izinto ezifunekayo jikelele ukuze ubenokwenzaisicelo sokubonelelwa ngendlu yeRDP zezi zilande-layo:

) kufuneka ubengummi waseMzantsi Afrika) kufuneka noko ubeneminyaka engama-18

kwaye ubenakho ngokusemthethweni ukuzibophe-lela ngesivumelwano

) Kunyanzelekile ukuba ungabinayo ingxelo yo-kufunyaniswa unetyala kwiminyaka emihlanu edluli-leyo.

) Kufuneka ube utshatile okanye awutshantan-ga kodwa unabantu oxhomekeke kubo ngokwezi-mali abakwahlala nawe isigxina

) ube awuzange wafumana isibonelelo ngap-hambili okanye wabangumnini- ndlu

) umvuzo wenyanga udityanisiwe abagodukanawo abo benza isicelo ungabi ngaphaya kwama-R3500 ngenyanga

Abo bafanelekileyo ukwenza isicelo sokubonelel-wa baqale bahlolwe liSebe lezeZindlu ElisePhond-weni. Abo baphumeleleyo kulindeleke ukuba benzeisicelo sesibonelelo, emva koko bajongane nokuh-lolisiswa ngogcweleyo, kuthelekiswa kwi-Ofisi Yob-haliso Lwemihlaba, kumqulu wemivuzo yabaseben-zi bakwarhulumente(PERSAL), kwi-UIF kunye na-kwiSebe leMicimbi yaseKhaya. Uluhlu lwamagamalupicothwa rhoqo ukuzama ukususa uphinda-phin-do lokufakwa kwezicelo kunye nokuqinisekisa uku-ba iinkcukacha zezifanelekileyo.

Iprojeki yezindlu yamva-nje kuMasipala was-eLangeberg

Le projeki intsha yezindlu ibandakanya izindluezintsha ezingama-130 ezizakwakhiwa kufutshanene-Muiskraalkop egudle i-Nkqubela,e-Robertson.Uluhlu lwamagama lwabo balindele ukufumanaizindlu e-Robertson kungoku nje lume kuma-3 826lwabantu abafake izicelo zezindlu ze-RDP.

Ukuhlangabezana neemfuno zabo bantu ekufu-neka befumene izindlu kuyathatha iminyaka enga-ma-20, ngoxa kusafunyanwa izicelo zezindlu yonkelemihla.

Inkqubo yokunikezelwa ngezindlu ezintsha ze-

RDP isebenza ngolu hlobo:Isihlanu ekhulwini zezindlu azingama-130 zak-

helwa abemi abahleli ezifama ngaphezu kweminy-aka eli-10 nabaminyaka yabo ingaphezu kwama-55.

Isihlanu ekhulwini zezindlu azingama-130 zeza-bemi abakhubazekileyo okanye lowo unomntu oli-meleleyo ngokwelungu lomzimba noxhomekeki-leyo nothi kanti ufumana isibonelelo sabakhubaze-kileyo.

Ishumi elinesihlanu ekhulwini zezabemi abaselebekhulile nabakuluhlu lwabantu abalindele ukufu-mana izindlu nabaneminyaka engama-60 okanyengaphezulu.

Amashumi asixhenxe anesihlanu ekhulwini zini-kezelwa ngokolandelelwano lomhla umntu afakengaso isicelo, umthetho wokuba ofake kuqala isice-lo ngowokuqala ukufumana indlu, ngowona use-

tyenziswayo. Ngako ke kumathuba apho uthi waziumntu othe wafaka isicelo sendlu ye-RDP emvakokuba wena usifakile esakho, kodwa lo mntu wafu-mana indlu phambi kwakho, kobe kuphantsi kwezo-meko apho khona lo mntu eyingxenye yabo babalel-wa kumashumi amabini anesihlanu njengokuba ku-cacisiwe ngentla.

Ufuna iinkcukacha ezingaphezu koku?Kukho imbono yokubamba iintlanganiso zokwa-

zisa kunye noluntu ukulunika ulwazi oluphangale-leyo ngemigaqo yezindlu kuNyaka Omtsha. Kodwaokwangoku wonke ubani wamkelekile ukuba anga-tyelela iSebe lezindlu kuMasipala waseLangeberg,ngelwazi eluphangaleleyo malunga nemibuzoephethelene nawe.

Xa usakha ityotyombe kuMasipala waseLan-geberg

Ngoku kukho icandelo elinyanzelisa ukulondolo-

lozwa komthetho elisebenza ngemithetho ebalule-kileyo yakwamasipala ukuze kunqandwe ukungala-wuleki ngokungena kwabahlali kwingingqi yas-eLangaberg, nabathi bazakhele amatyotyombeangekho semthethweni kwiindawo ezikummandlawamatyotyombe.

UMasipala waseLangeberg uzakubeka imigqa-liselo engqinqwa nezo kubekwa phantsi kolawuloukwakhiwo kwamatyotyombe ngokuthi kunikezel-we ngeziza, ukwenzela kubelula kuMasipala ukubaabonelele ngeenkonzo ezidingekayo. Umzekelo:Xa kunokutsha ityotyombe elakhiwe ngokungekhosemthethweni nelakhiwe kwisiza esingaphunyez-wanga, iSebe Lezemililo alingekhe likwazi ukuyo-kunceda elotyotyombe, nelingaphesheya kwemidayamanzi. Kufuneka kulandelwe imigaqo efaneleki-leyo xa kunikezelwa ngesiza sokwakha indlu nalop-ho umasipala angaluncedo olululo.

Wat jy moet weet oor HOP-huiseWag jy nog vir jou HOP-huis of het jyreeds ’n HOP-huis ontvang van diestaat? Die volgende inligting het betrek-king op jou:

Dit is belangrik dat die gemeenskapdie proses verstaan wat gevolg word virdie begroting en die toekenning vanHOP-huise.

Die begrotingstoewysing vir diebou van HOP-huise

Die bou van ’n HOP-gesubsidieerdehuis is ’n provinsiale funksie.

Die geld vir behuising word deur dieprovinsiale regering beskikbaar gestel,vanwaar die Langeberg Munisipaliteit, insy eie begrotingskapasiteit, die imple-menteringswerk doen om waterpyplei-dings na hierdie huise aan te lê, of diedienste op te gradeer waar die huidigedienste nie voldoende is nie.

Vereistes om vir ’n HOP-huis te kanaansoek doen

Die algemene vereistes om aansoekte doen vir ’n HOP-huis is dat jy:

) ’n Suid-Afrikaanse burger moetwees;

) geen kriminele rekord vir die afge-lope vyf jaar behou nie;

) 18 jaar of ouer moet wees om ’nkontrak te kan onderteken;

) getroud of enkellopend moet weesmet een of meer finansieel afhanklikeswat permanent by jou woon;

) nooit voorheen ’n subsidie ontvanghet of eiendom besit het nie;

) ’n totale gesamentlike inkomste injou huishouding het wat nie meer is nieas R3 500 per maand.

Potensiële aansoekers om subsidiesse rekords word vooraf deur die provinsi-ale departement van behuising nage-gaan. Dié wat slaag, moet vir ’n subsidieaansoek doen, en ondergaan dan ’n volleagtergrond-ondersoek deur die Aktekan-

toor, die regering se betaalrol (PERSAL),WVF en die departement van binneland-se sake.

Die databasis word gereeld geouditom die duplisering van aansoeke uit teskakel en om seker te maak data is gel-dig.

Die mees onlangse behuisingspro-jek in die Langeberg Munisipaliteit

Die volgende behuisingsprojek behels130 nuwe huise wat by Muiskraalskoplangs Nkqubela, Robertson gebou salword. Die waglys staan dus op 3 826aansoeke om HOP-huise. Hierdie agter-stand sal meer as 20 jaar neem om inte haal, terwyl daar steeds daagliks nogmeer aansoeke gekry word.

Die toekenning van hierdie HOP-huisegeskied as volg:

) 5% van die 130 huise wat gebouword moet aan mense gaan wat al langeras 10 jaar op ’n plaas bly en ouer as

55 jaar is.) 5% van die 130 huise moet aan

mense gaan met gestremdhede of ’n ge-tremde afhanklike wat ’n gestremde toe-lae ontvang.

) 15% gaan aan die mense op diewaglys wat ouer as 60 jaar is.

) Die ander 75% word dan volgensdie volgorde van die datum van aansoektoegeken.

In die geval waar jy iemand ken watdalk na jou aansoek gedoen het, maarvoor jou ’n huis kry, is dit dus waar daar-die persoon in die eerste 25% van diebogenoemde kategorieë val.

Meer inligting nodig?Daar word beoog om in die nuwe jaar

inligtingsvergaderings te hou om die ge-meenskap meer ingelig te hou oor hier-die prosedure. Maar intussen is elkeenwelkom om die behuisingsdepartementvan die Langeberg Munisipaliteit te be-

soek vir meer inligting met betrekking totjou persoonlike navrae.

Wanneer ’n informele struktuur op-gerig word

Daar is nou ’n wetstoepassingseen-heid om die nodige wette in plek te kryom die onbeheersde onwettige opsit vaninformele strukture, deur mense wat in-stroom na ons gebied, stop te sit. DieLangeberg Munisipaliteit sal dus strengmaatreëls instel om kontrole en beheeruit te oefen oor die oprig van informelestrukture om so erwe te orden en ditmoontlik te maak om dienste te voorsien.Byvoorbeeld: Indien daar ’n brand souontstaan by ’n struktuur wat onwettig op’n stuk grond opgerig is, sal die brand-weer nie van hulp kan wees as dit buitedie grense van ’n waterlyn val nie. Dusmoet daar grond deur die regte prosedu-re toegeken word waar die munisipaliteitwel van diens kan wees.

Voorwaardes verbonde aandie verkoop van ’n HOP-huisDit is onwettig om ’n HOP-huis te verkoop of uitte verhuur. Daar is ’n regte prosedure om te volg,so maak seker jy bly binne die reëls en kry diewettige transportakte van eienaarskap, wat slegsdie Langeberg Munisipaliteit aan jou kan gee, an-ders besit jy nie wettig jou eiendom nie.

HOP-gesubsidieerde huisaansoekers of eie-naars moet in gedagte hou dat hulle slegs een be-huisingsubsidie ooit sal kan kry en nooit weer ’nander een toegestaan sal word nie.

Daarom kan HOP-huise nie verkoop of verhuurword nie, omdat dit gratis is en die transportakte-eie-naar en sy of haar familie moet huisves.

Tydens die afgelope dekade is HOP-huise aan1 226 gesinne in die Langeberg Munisipaliteit oor-handig.

Met hierdie oorhandiging teken die transportakte-eienaar van die HOP-huis ’n kontrak met die Lange-berg Munisipaliteit wat die wedersydse ooreenkomsop die terme en voorwaardes van eienaarskap van’n regeringsgesubsidieerde huis uiteensit.

Hierdie ooreenkoms hou spesiale voorwaardesvoor waar die koper verklaar dat hy bewus is vandie voorsienings van Seksie 10A van Wet 107 van1997, wat as volg lui:

Ondanks enige andersluidende bepalings in eni-ge ander wet is dit ’n voorwaarde van elke behui-singsubsidie soos in die Kode omskryf, wat ingevol-ge enige nasionale behuisingsprogram vir die oprig-ting of aankoop van ’n woning of gedienste erf aan’n natuurlike persoon toegestaan word, dat sodani-ge persoon nie binne ’n tydperk van agt (8) jaarvanaf die datum waarop die eiendom deur daardiepersoon verkry is, sy of haar woning of erf magverkoop of andersins mag vervreem nie, tensy die

woning of erf eers aan die tersaaklike provinsialedepartement van behuising aangebied is.

Dus moet die koper of sy huisgesin die eiendomfisies self bewoon en nie toelaat dat dit onderver-huur word nie.

Die provinsiale departement van behuising watdie woning of erf aangebied het, moet in sy rekordsaanteken dat die persoon sy of haar eiendom wilontruim en hom of haar op ’n ander eiendom wilhervestig en daarop geregtig is om op ’n waglyste bly van begunstigdes wat gesubsidieerde behui-sing benodig.

Indien die persoon nie die regte stappe volg wan-neer die familie dalk trek of werk vind op ’n anderdorp nie, of dalk onwettig die huis verkoop vir ’nvinnnige inkomste, sal daardie persoon nie weervir staatsubsidie kan aansoek doen nie.

Wanneer die persoon sy of haar eiendom ontruim,word die tersaaklike provinsiale departement vanbehuising geag die eienaar van die eiendom te weesen die provinsiale departement van behuising moetdan by die Registrateur van Aktes aansoek doendat daar op die transportakte van die eiendom aan-geteken word dat die departement die eienaar vandaardie eiendom is. Geen koopprys of ander ver-goeding word betaal aan die persoon wat die eien-dom ontruim nie.

Daardie huis sal dan weer in sirkulasie kan komvir toekenning aan iemand op die waglys.

Dit is daarom jou verantwoordelikheid om onwet-tinge handel of uitverhuring van ’n HOP-huis te rap-porteer sodat die regte prosedure gevolg kan worden die volgende persoon wat vir ’n HOP-huis wag,’n regverdige kans kan hê om ’n gesubsidieerdehuis te ontvang.

Raadsledepraat oorgeestes-gesondheidUitvoerende burgemeester Diana Gagiano enraadslid Rodger Kortjé het onlangs tyd opsy ge-sit om te fokus op die emosionele welstand vandie gemeenskap by ’n geestesgesondheid-be-wusmakingsfunksie.

Dit is gehou op 10 Oktober in Happy Valley,Bonnievale.

Miljoene mense wêreldwyd leef met die uitda-gings van geestesiektes saam en voel dikwelsalleen en verstoot deur die samelewing.

Die Oktober-geestesgesondheidsbewusma-kingsmaand het groepe in die Langeberg muni-sipale area bymekaar gebring om die gemeen-skap in te lig oor die simptome, beskikbare dien-ste en behandeling van geestesiektes.

So is mense wat aan geestesiektes ly, opnuutaangemoedig om die uitdagings in verband methulle toestande positief te hanteer, en hulle isverseker dat hulle nie alleen is nie.

Om jouself meer ingelig te kry oor geestesiek-tes, kontak gerus vir mnr. Makey, psigiatrieseverpleegkundige in die Langeberg-subdistrik, ensuster Dedre Witbooi by die Bonnievale Kliniek.

Councillors talk about mental healthExecutive Mayor Diana Gagiano and CouncillorRodger Kortjé recently set aside time to focus onthe emotional wellbeing of the community at a men-tal health awareness event. It was held on 10 Octo-ber in Happy Valley, Bonnievale.

Millions of people worldwide are living with the

challenges of mental illness and often feel aloneand secluded from society.

During the awareness month of October, groupsfrom the Langeberg municipal towns got togetherwith the aim to inform the community on the symp-toms, services and treatment available to those

suffering with the challenges of their conditionsand assure them that they are not alone.

For more information about mental illness, feelfree to contact Mr Makey, psychiatric nurse in theLangeberg sub-district or Sister Dedre Witbooi atthe Bonnievale Clinic.

Photo right: Executive Mayor Diana Gagiano andCouncillor RodgerKortjéwith someof thedelegatesat the event. Photo top left: Executive Mayor DianaGagiano and Councillor Rodger Kortjé with the pa-nel of speakers. Photo top right: The Montagugroup who performed at the event.

Oceba bathetha ngokugula ngenqondo

Ngomhla we-10 Oktobha 2013 uSodolo-phu Wesigqeba, u-D. Gagiana ekunye no-Ceba u-R. Kortje bathathe kwixesha labobayokunika inqwalaselo ngokululama ngo-kwemvakalelo zomphefumlweni kuluntulwaseHappy Valley, eBonnievale kumsithoobuphathelele nokwazisa koluntu ngeMpi-lo yezeNqondo.

Zizigidi zabantu kwihlabathi liphela aba-phila nengxaki yesigulo senqondo kwayeubukhulu becala basoloko beziva benga-malolo kwaye bechwethelwe ecaleni lulun-tu. Kule nyanga ka-Oktobha yokwaziswa

koluntu, amaqela aphuma kwidolophu ezi-kuMasipala waseLangeberg athi ahlanga-na ngenjongo zokwazisa uluntu malunganeempawu, iinkonzo kunye nonyango olu-nokufunyanwa ngabo bantu babulalekangenxa yemo yabo ukuze babaqinisekisenakanjalo ukuba abababodwa.

Ngeenkcukacha ezinabileyo malunganesigulo senqondo, khululeka uqhan-gamshelane noMnu. Makey, umongikaziwabagula ngenqondo okwisithili saseLan-geberg okanye uthethe no Sista Dedre Wit-booi okwikliniki yaseBonnievale.

Langebergsteun bejaarde-vriendelikeomgewingRaadslid T. de Koker, uitvoerende burgemeesterD. Gagiano en raadslid R. Johnson was onlangsby die Silver Threads-dienssentrum se jaarver-gadering op 24 Oktober in Ashton.

’n Sertifikaat van waardering is aan die uitvoe-rende burgemeester oorhandig, om die Lange-berg Munisipaliteit te bedank vir sy bydrae totdie Silver Threads-projek.

Silver Threads is ’n nieregeringsorganisasiewat die gemeenskap dien om ’n beter lewensge-halte te verseker, deur die aanspreek van diemaatskaplike, gesondheids-, aktiwiteits-, intel-

lektuele en inligtingsbehoeftes van seniorburgers, vir ’n bejaarde-vriendelike omge-wing.

Uitvoerende burgemeester Diana Gagiano saam met van die senior burgers by diegeleentheid.

Langeberg supports a senior-friendly environmentCouncillor T. de Koker, Executive Mayor D. Gagi-ano and Councillor R. Johnson were recentlyat the annual meeting of Silver Threads, heldon 24 October in Ashton.

A certificate of appreciation was presentedto the Executive Mayor, to thank the LangebergMunicipality for its contribution to the SilverThreads project.

Silver Threads is a non-governmental organi-sation that serves the community to ensure ahigher quality of life is achieved by addressingthe social, health, activity, intellectual and infor-mation needs of seniors, for a senior-friendlyenvironment.

The mayor and the councillors with the certificate.

Langeberg ixhasa iphulo elinobudlelwano kubantu abadalaUCeba u-T. de Koker ekunye noSo-dolophu Wesigqeba u-D. Gagianokunye noceba u-R. Johnson kwint-langaniso yonyaka yaseSilverThreads ibibanjwe ngomhla wama-24 Okthoba 2013 e-Ashton. Isatifi-kayiti sombulelo sinikezelwe kuSo-dolophu Wesigqeba, ngelizama uk-wenza umbulelo kuMasipalawaseLangeberg ngegalelo lawokwiprojeki yaseSilver Threads.

I-Silver Threads ngumbutho on-gekho ngaphantsi kukarhulumenteoncenda uluntu ngokuthi luqiniseki-sa ukuba lufikelela kumngangathoophakamileyo wokuphila, ngokuthiluqubisane neemfuno ngokwas-ekuhlaleni, ezempilo, ngokubagci-na bexakekile, ngokusebenzisa in-qondo ngokucinga, nangeengcom-bolo ngabadala ukuze indawo ibeyebafaneleyo abantu abadala.

The event was made special for the seniors.

B’valer bring internasionalemedalje huis toe ná biathle’n Trotse gelukwensing aan Liezel Wessels, watSuid-Afrika by die vyftiende UIMP Biathle-wêreld-kampioenskap in Limassol, Ciprus op 5 Oktoberverteenwoordig het.

Sy het haar titel, vir veteraanvroue wat sy verledejaar in Dubai gewen het, suksesvol verdedig toesy weereens die eerste plek in die vroue-afdelingbehaal het.

Biathle is ’n hardloop-, swem- en weer hardloop-

dissipline en akkommodeer atlete van 10- tot 70-jari-ge ouderdom.

Biathle is ook die voedingsbron vir die Olimpiesesport moderne vyfkamp.

Altesaam 331 atlete van 27 verskillende landehet vanjaar aan die wêreldkampioenskap deelge-neem. Suid-Afrikaanse atlete het ’n totaal van 16individuele medaljes gewen, waarvan vier goue me-daljes was.

Bonnievale athlete brings homeinternational medalCongratulations to Liezel Wessels of Bonnievale,who represented South Africa at the fifteenth UIMPBiathle World Championships in Limassol, Cypruson 5 October.

She received her title for veteran women in Dubailast year, and once again successfully defendedher title when she finished in first place in her divisi-on.

Biathle is a continuous run-swim-run for athletesfrom 10 to over 70 years of age.

Biathle is also the feeding sport for the Olympicsport modern pentathlon.

A total of 331 athletes from 27 different countriestook part in this year’s world championships.

South African athletes won a total of 16 individualmedals which included four gold medals.

Imbaleki yaseBonnievale izise ekhaya imbasa yamazwe­ngamazwe Halala ku-Liezel Wessels, obeyokumela uMzantsiAfrika kwi-15th UIMP Biathle yeeNtshatsheli Zehla-bathi e-Limassol, kwelaseCyprus ngomhla wesi-5

kuOkhtobha 2013. Kulonyaka uphelileyo uwongwengetayitile ayaziwa ngeWomen Veterans eDubai,waphinda kwakhona wayikhusela ngempumelelointshinga yakhe xa ephumelela kwindawo yokuqalakwabo boluhlu lwakhe.

IBiathle ziimbaleki ezibaleka ziphinde zidade zi-phinde zibaleke obandakanya iimbaleki eziphakathikweminyaka eli-10 ukuya kweli-70. IBiathle lelinyeithungelo lemidlalo ye-Olympics yalemihla. Iimbale-ki ezingama-331 eziphuma kumazwe ali-27 ohluke-neyo, athabathe inxaxheba kwintshatsheli zehlaba-

thi zalo nyaka.Zidibane iimbasa eziphunyelelwe ziimbale-

ki zoMzantsi Afrika zingama-16 kuquka kuzoezine zegolide.

Dr. Ivan Meyer, Wes-Kaapse mi-nister van sport en kultuursake,het op Maandag 25 Novemberin Nkqubela buite Robertsonbesoek afgelê om die splinter-nuwe munisipale biblioteek virdie inwoners te open. Die projekhet altesaam R4,5 miljoen be-loop.

Nuwe biblioteekvir Nkqubela