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Hi Michel ,URGENT APPEAL against the decision made at the 11th Council meeting on the 31st May 2012. Item 6 of Part lll : from the Mayoral committee meeting of 2nd May 2012 wrt. Proposed lease of the portion of the remainder of Portion 1 and Portion 11 of the Farm Rietvallei 377R in order to develop a High Performance Centre and Training Facility including Offices and Accommodation
Sorry Michel wrong knob! They want to develop a high performance centre in Rietvlei, but no EIA has been done or any one on Rietvlei has been notified... They just decided! It was in the rekord news paper that was the first words we heard about it... Apparently it has been okayed!

What next

Make no mistake, this government has a huge problem with land re-allocation. It is costing them a small fortune to pay farmers who's land they have appropriated to give to blacks, so why not use land that belongs to the nation, they can get it for free...just pass a few laws and it's done.
I fear for all our conservation areas

11 July 2012, 13:41
News24

The City of Tshwane says it followed due process with the application from a sports club for the development of a high performance centre in the Rietvlei Nature Reserve.
This follows the outrage of concerned groups and organisations when they learned that the City council granted approval for a part of the Reserve to be developed.
The Supersport United soccer club wants to build a high performance centre, including accommodation and offices, on the western side of the Reserve.
"The City of Tshwane received an application from Supersport United for the alienation of a portion of Rietvlei,” said City of Tshwane spokesperson Nomasonto Ndlovu.
According to Ndlovu the application was processed in terms of the City’s Strategic Investment and Aftercare policy as approved by Council.

According to Ndlovu the application was processed in terms of the City’s Strategic Investment and Aftercare policy as approved by Council.
“The report was approved by Mayoral Committee in terms of municipal asset transfer regulation and section 14 of the Municipal Finance Management Act. The Council approved the report at the end of May 2012,” she said.
The City will now advertise the decision of Council in the local newspapers for public comments.
Once comments are received, says Ndlovu, the report will either serve before Council or be subject to the City’s Land Alienation policy and the supply chain management.
“Once the abovementioned processes are finalised, an application in terms of the National Environmental Management Act and Town Planning Ordinance will be submitted.
“This will be an opportunity where issues raised like the de-proclamation of the Nature Reserve and the environmental issues will be dealt with,” said Ndlovu.
She also said it was too early for members of the community to raise those developmental issues, as the application was still dealing with the alienation of the property.
“This will enable the development process which amongst others, it will deal with all the concerns raised."
Friends of the Rietvlei chairperson, Kobus Engelbrecht, said an official complaint was submitted to the City.
“The law requires that Council responds to our complaint within four weeks after it has been submitted,” he said.

Yeah, let's destroy more conservation soil (of one of the few nature reserves around Pretoria that remained relatively untouched by urbanisation and commercialisation) for a high performance centre. All in the name of human demand and 'need'.

This makes no sense whatsoever!

Have forwarded!

Richprins wrote:This makes no sense whatsoever!

Have forwarded!

Thanks, RP.


Has been a loooong time since things have made sense as far as nature CONSERVATION is concerned.

Ok, got some feedback!

They have actually gone ahead with the planning!

Here's the link for the petition...don't worry too much yet...Gauteng is even more screwed up than other provinces sometimes!

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