ACDP nie verbaas oor Pretoria se moordsyfers MEDIA VERKLARING 10 Feb 2008
ACDP not surprised by murder statistics
The shocking murder statistics for Pretoria revealed today in Rapport comes as no surprise to the ACDP, says Ms. AnneMarie Sparg, ACDP councillor and media spokesperson.
“We, as well as other opposition parties, had been fighting – yes, unfortunately there is no better word to describe this – in council for the right of communities to protect themselves through access control. The same murder data had been quoted in council on numerous occasions. I myself had been trapped in crossfire once. The opposition is, however, slammed by members of the ANC during debates on access control, in the City Planning Committee.
“In some way or another, the ANC under the leadership of the Mayor, regards the freedom of movement of vagabonds as a higher order right than the right to life of law abiding citizens. We trust that the statistics quoted in Rapport today will shock the Human Rights Commission into action to have a keen look at the ANC’s abuse of power at the expense of the constitutional right to safety.
“The ACDP, at different levels, has repeatedly called on government to declare a state of emergency against crime. Also former Minister Pik Botha has done so.”
AnneMarie Sparg
ACDP COUNCILLOR TSHWANE METRO
079 498 6971
ACDP nie verbaas oor Pretoria se moordsyfers
Die skokkende moordsyfers wat Rapport vir dele van Pretoria vandag onthul, kom as geen verrassing vir die ACDP nie, aldus me. AnneMarie Sparg, ACDP-raadslid en mediawoordvoerder.
“Ons en van die ander opposisiepartye baklei – daar is ongelukkig nie ‘n meer beskaafde woord hiervoor nie – in die raad vir die regte van gemeenskappe om hulself met beheerde toegang te beveilig. Dieselfde moordsyfers is al by herhaling in die raad geopper. Ek self is by geleentheid in spervuur vasgevang. Die opposisie word egter vanuit die ANC-geledere verguis, met heel onwaardige verbale aanvalle.
“Op die een of ander wyse plaas die ANC, onder die leierskap van die burgemeesteres, rondlopers se reg op bewegingsvryheid bo wetsgehoorsame burgers se reg op lewe, en die syfers vandag in Rapport behoort die Menseregtekommissie te beweeg om ernstig na die ANC se magsmisbruik ten koste van burgers se grondwetlike reg op veiligheid te kyk.
“Die ACDP het al by herhaling op verskillende vlakke versoek dat ‘n noodtoestand teen misdaad afgekondig word – ‘n versoek wat ook deur oud-minister Pik Botha gerig is.”
AnneMarie Sparg
ACDP RAADSLID TSHWANE METRO
079 498 6971
Monday, February 25, 2008
ACDP not surprised by murder statistics / ACDP nie verbaas oor Pretoria se moordsyfers
MUNICIPAL SERVICES ARREARS - SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR COUNCILLORS & MAYOR
MEDIA RELEASE 28 Jan 2008
MUNICIPAL SERVICES ARREARS - SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR COUNCILLORS & MAYOR RAMAKGOPA
During the 24 January Council meeting in the Tshwane Metro, it came to light that several ANC and DA councilors including the Mayor Dr Ramokgopa were owing the CTMM for their municipal services, according to the Auditor General’s report for the book year, ending 30 June 2007.
Some of the amounts outstanding were as high as R57 000 per individual.
How do the Metro Police justify barging in at the office of Cornwall Hill Country Estate with fire arms and tear-gas , to switch off water because of an arrears account that was in dispute at the time?
On Friday 16 November 2007, the Metro Police, accompanied by Dayalyn Pillay of the Tshwane Metro, barged into the offices of Cornwall Hill Country Estate, in an exercise to unconstitutionally disconnect Cornwall Hill Country Estate’s water supply.
At the time, Diep in die Berg, Cornwall Hill and other security comPlexes were in arrears and in a dispute with the Tshwane Metro Council over their municipal services bills.
Despite the fact they were in dispute the Tshwane Metro came in an entourage of Metro Police with sirens and blue lights flashing, to have their services terminated. Why such a DISPLAY of POWER?
The ACDP finds that dual standards are being applied by the Tshwane Metro when it comes to debt collection.
Leaders need to set an example - what is good for the goose is good for the gander!
How can the Tshwane Metro clamp down on the ordinary citizen and not on councilors who are in arrears.
The ACDP challenges the Tshwane Metro to treat all rate payers the same in applying the debt collection policy.
Annie Sparg
ACDP Councillor Tshwane Metro
ACDP response to Student unrest
ACDP response to Student unrest - MEDIA RELEASE 20 Feb 2008
Students protest at TUT campus - ACDP response to Student unrest
"The time has come for unrest and protests to cease from being part of student life on our campuses." So said Cllr. AnneMarie Sparg, from the ACDP, in response to the newest student protests on the TUT campus.
"Even though we have sympathy for the situation of these students, especially those that are poor, who suffer under the financial demands from our universities and other institutions of higher learning," she added, "anarchy and violence remain unacceptable as a means to manipulate authority into compliance.
"We call on these students to follow proper procedure to raise their complaints, if their memorandum does not have the desired effects at the cut off time tomorrow. According to reports, a door had already been broken, even before the protest became violent. This type of 'break through' certainly does not seem peaceful.
"It is time for the leaders of this protest to show that they truly are leaders, and to bring calm and order among the protesters!"
AnneMarie Sparg
ACDP Councillor Tshwane Metro
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Studente betoging by TUT kampus - ACDP reageer
"Dit is nou hoog tyd dat onluste en onrus nie meer deel van die studentelewe sal wees nie," sê ACDP raadslid me. AnneMarie Sparg in reaksie op die jongste studenteprotes op die TUT-kampus.
"Al het ons dikwels simpatie met veral die arm studente wat noustrop trek onder die las van geldelike verpligtinge by universiteite en ander hoër onderwysinrgtings, bly wanordelikheid en geweld nie 'n aanvaarbare wyse van optrede nie.
"Ons versoek die studente dus om hul klagtes deur die regte kanale te voer as hul memorandum môre, met die spertyd, nie die gewenste reaksie oplewer nie. Daar is na berig reeds 'n deur gebreek nog voordat die protes nog gewelddadig geword het. Hierdie soort 'deurbraak' klink nie vir ons baie vreed saam nie.
"Dit is tyd dat die leiers van die protes bewys dat hulle wel leiers is, en vrede en kalmte bring tussen die protesteerders!"
AnneMarie Sparg
ACDP Raadslid Tshwane Metro
ACDP CONCERNED OVER DISRUPTION TO POLICE SERVICE BY SIT-IN
ACDP CONCERNED OVER DISRUPTION TO POLICE SERVICE BY SIT-IN
MEDIA RELEASE 7 February 2008
ACDP CONCERNED OVER DISRUPTION TO POLICE SERVICE BY SIT-IN
ACDP Councillor for Tshwane Metro, Ms Anne Marie Sparg says the ACDP is concerned at a recent sit-in staged at the Lyttleton Police station.
"The ACDP is alarmed to hear of the recent sit-in staged by members of POPCRU, the police and prisons civil rights union.
The ACDP is concerned about effective policing during such actions, and ongoing morale among staff as allegations were made casting aspersions upon the dignity of the commander and senior staff.
The ACDP has been made aware that there seems to be a situation at the Lyttleton Police station which could be creating a problem with much needed policing in the community.
According to Mr Kai Weinzheimer, a business man and director of Abvikeli Security, a company who’s services are being used by many residential complexes and industrial sites, there appears to be an issue with discipline at the station.
It is understood that some of the members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) are unhappy with the level of discipline under Director Wiese.
It appears Superintendent Palahd and other officers at the station object to Director Wiese’s style which has resulted in his his discipline being objected to on account of it.
The ACDP understands Director Wiese has been doing a sterling job and the Centurion community has expressed gratitude for the assistance and dedicated service they have been receiving from the SAPS under the leadership of Director Wiese.
Police officers who do not tow the line and fail the community need to be accountable. In fact, in terms of the constitution, members of the services acting in a disruptive manner and in so doing endangering the lives of the people they should be serving could be regarded as having committed mutiny.
The question is - how did the station manage to deal with people needing the services of the SAPS during the disruptive actions of POPCRU?
For further information:
Anne Marie Sparg
ACDP Councillor Tshwane Metro
SANDF time to assist in fighting crime in Pretoria - ACDP
SANDF time to assist in fighting crime - ACDP MEDIA RELEASE 1 FEB 2008
MEDIA RELEASE / MEDIA VERKLARING
SANDF time to assist in fighting crime - ACDP
“It is totally unacceptable that criminals are granted so much space from where they can launch their raids on Monument Park residents and even the police without additional assistance to eradicate the gangsters’ paradise.
“It is ridiculous that criminals, of whom many are illegal immigrants, could have erected such no go areas where they can tend to their matters undisturbed, but at the expense of law abiding citizens,” says Ms. AnneMarie Sparg, ACDP Tshwane councillor.
She reacted to complaints, including written complaints, to the reign of terror orchestrated from the squatter settlement in the former Rosana and Klawer quarries in Monument Park.
“The problems have been handled by the relevant bodies such as the ward committee, SAPS and the Police Forum, but to no avail.
On the behalf of the community, the ACDP calls on the Metro police and SANDF to urgently launch a “joint operation” with the SAPS to CLEAN this area as soon as possible. This task is of such a magnitude that it cannot be tasked by one of the above law enforcing units on its own.
It is about the time that the SANDF assist the SAPS and residents in this raging war.
“With safe havens for criminals such as this it is no wonder that diplomats are attacked and that the President’s residence needed to be equipped with a security wall of millions of rands.”
AnneMarie Sparg
ACDP Councillor Tshwane Metro
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Tyd dat weermag help met dié misdaad - ACDP
“Dit is onaanvaarbaar dat misdadigers ruimte gegun word vanwaar hulle hul strooptogte op Monumentpark en selfs die polisie kan loods.
“Dit is verregaande dat misdadigers, waaronder talle onwettige immigrante, nou sulke “no go”-areas kan skep waar hulle ongestoord, en ten koste van wetsgehoorsames, hul lewens kan lei,” sê me. Annemarie Sparg, raadslid van die ACDP in die Tshwane-raad.
Sy het gereageer op klagtes, waaronder skriftelike klagtes, oor die terreur waaraan inwoners van Monumentpark en omgewing blootgestel word vanuit die plakkerskamp in die voormalige Rosama en Klawer-gruisgrooef.
“Die probleem is al deur al die toepaslike liggame soos die wykskomitee, polisiëringsforum en SAPD opgeneem, maar steeds word die wetsgehoorsames onuithoudbaar geterroriseer.
Die ACDP doen 'n beroep op die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Weermag om 'n gesamentlike operasie met die SAPD en Metropolisie te loods om die area skoon te maak van misdadigers.
Die taak is van so 'n aard dat dit nie net deur die bogenoemde liggame alleen gehanteer kan word nie.
Dit is hoog tyd dat die weermag ingryp en help om die probleem op te los aangesien die SAPD en die inwoners nou met ‘n duidelike oormag te make het.
“Met hierdie tipe situasie is dit geen wonder dat diplomate gereeld aangeval, en die president ‘n veiligheidsmuur van miljoene rande moet oprig nie.”
AnneMarie Sparg
ACDP Raadslid Tshwane Metro
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Pretoria name confusion
Confusion confusion...!
Pretoria is the name of the City and the Municipality is called the Tshwane Metro.
Tshwane Metro is not a geographic place name.
One must be careful not to confuse the geographic area name with the name of the City.
Pretoria was first called Petoriusdorp – a little later, someone with knowledge of Latin suggested the name Pretorium. To the relief of many the name Pretoria was finally adopted.
The first suburb of Pretoria was Arcadia on the foot of Meintjieskop, on which the Union Buildings were built. Pretoria became a municipality in 1903.
After the creation of new municipal structures across South Africa in 2000, the name Tshwane was adopted for the Metropolitan Municipality that includes Pretoria and surrounding towns. 13 Municipalities were joined together to form the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality.
In this Tshwane Metro we have several suburbs, to name a few, Pretoria, Brooklyn and Menlo Park.
Many years ago other places such as Lyttleton, Irene, Silverton, Eersterus and Mamelodi were registered as place names. Some of these places were in the Pretoria Municipality and Lyttleton and Irene were in the Centurion Municipality.
Then all the municipalities were combined and we now have one municipality called the Tshwane Metro and in the Tshwane Metro we have a place or city called Pretoria.
