{"id":268394,"date":"2025-09-03T04:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T02:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/?p=268394"},"modified":"2025-09-02T14:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T12:33:10","slug":"inwoners-nou-goed-keelvol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/inwoners-nou-goed-keelvol\/","title":{"rendered":"Beverly Hills-inwoners nou goed keelvol na jare van beweerde verwaarlosing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Inwoners van die informele nedersetting Beverly Hills s\u00ea hulle het genoeg gehad. Hul betoging op Maandag 18\u2009Augustus was die uitbarsting van jare se woede oor wat hulle beweer die stelselmatige verwaarlosing van basiese dienste is.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inwoners het bande in Onverwachtstraat in Strand aan die brand gesteek terwyl hulle &#8220;Ons wil huise h\u00ea&#8221; geskree het. Die betoging het die verkeer in Gordonsbaaiweg versteur en die betogers is om 15:30 n\u00e1 die polisie en die Stad Kaapstad se ingryping uiteengedryf (&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/gee-ons-elektrisiteit-roep-beverly-hills-inwoners-tydens-betoging\/\">&#8216;Gee ons elektrisiteit!&#8217;<\/a>&#8220;, <em>DistriksPos &amp; Helderberg Gazette<\/em>, 20 Augustus).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" data-attachment-id=\"268396\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/inwoners-nou-goed-keelvol\/img_4595_09552\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4595_09552.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,674\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4595_09552\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Betogers met brandende bande by die aansluiting van Gordonsbaaiweg en Onverwachtstraat tydens die Beverly Hills-betoging Maandag 18 Augustus.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Betogers met brandende bande by die aansluiting van Gordonsbaaiweg en Onverwachtstraat tydens die Beverly Hills-betoging Maandag 18 Augustus.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4595_09552-1024x575.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4595_09552-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Betogers met brandende bande by Gordonsbaaiweg-kruising tydens Beverly Hills-betoging op 18 Augustus.\" class=\"wp-image-268396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4595_09552-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4595_09552-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4595_09552-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4595_09552.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Betogers met brandende bande by die aansluiting van Gordonsbaaiweg en Onverwachtstraat tydens die Beverly Hills-betoging Maandag 18 Augustus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Caliban Botha, voorsitter van die Beverly Hills-gemeenskapsleiers, het verduidelik dat die betoging begin het nadat sy diensversoek om krag te herstel glo onopgelos gebly het. Hy beweer hy het 10 dae tevore &#8216;n klagte by die Stad aangemeld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Ek het daardie oggend besluit ek gaan opstaan en bande brand sodat die Stad kan kom en my elektrisiteit herstel,&#8221; s\u00ea Botha.\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Die inwoners se griewe strek terug na &#8216;n brand waar agt strukture in Februarie 2021 afgebrand het. Die leierskap beweer dat die Stad die slagoffers om beweerde polities gemotiveerde redes gestrand gelaat het.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens aanvanklike ramings is agt strukture vernietig en 28 mense haweloos gelaat. Inwoners het die dag n\u00e1 die brand (18 Februarie 2021) ook betoog en die pad versper nadat hulle die Stad van stadige reaksie beskuldig het. Dit is &#8216;n beweerde &#8220;patroon van verwaarlosing&#8221; wat volgens die inwoners in die nedersetting se daaglikse lewensomstandighede herhaal.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"268397\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/inwoners-nou-goed-keelvol\/dsc_0282_4_0_1597868_09599\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC_0282_4_0_1597868_09599.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0282_4_0_1597868_09599\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8216;n Soortgelyke betoging het Donderdag 18 Februarie uitgebreek n\u00e1 &amp;#8216;n brand wat agt gesinne haweloos gelaat het en inwoners wat beweer die Stad was stadig om op hul versoeke te reageer.&lt;br \/&gt;\nFoto: Jamey Gordon\/argief&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8216;n Soortgelyke betoging het Donderdag 18 Februarie uitgebreek n\u00e1 &amp;#8216;n brand wat agt gesinne haweloos gelaat het en inwoners wat beweer die Stad was stadig om op hul versoeke te reageer. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC_0282_4_0_1597868_09599-1024x683.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC_0282_4_0_1597868_09599-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Gemeenskapsbetoging n\u00e1 brand wat agt gesinne haweloos gelaat het, Februarie 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-268397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC_0282_4_0_1597868_09599-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC_0282_4_0_1597868_09599-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC_0282_4_0_1597868_09599-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC_0282_4_0_1597868_09599.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8216;n Soortgelyke betoging het Donderdag 18 Februarie uitgebreek n\u00e1 &#8216;n brand wat agt gesinne haweloos gelaat het en inwoners wat beweer die Stad was stadig om op hul versoeke te reageer. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dit word beweer Beverly Hills het slegs sewe toilette vir 36 huishoudings, terwyl die nabygele\u00eb Morkel Cottage net twee toilette vir meer as 20 families het. Albei nedersettings het volgens die leierskap ook onvoldoende waterfasiliteite. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Die publiek kan hul opinie h\u00ea, maar hulle moet hulself in ons skoene plaas. Ons waardigheid is van ons weggeneem omdat die Stad nie kan verbeter nie,&#8221; s\u00ea Sarah Meyer, sekretaris van die Beverly Hills-gemeenskapsleierskap. \n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Hierdie infrastruktuurtekorte word volgens die leierskap doelbewus deur politieke manipulasie vererger. Hulle beweer hulle wag al langer as 60 jaar vir behuising en dat die subraad 8-voorsitter Chantal Cerfontein hulle met geweld na Vlakteplaas wil verskuif. &#8220;Sy noem dit die Groot Trek en sal ons weg van ons klinieke en ons skole skuif,&#8221; s\u00ea Meyer.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sy beweer ook dat Cerfontein slegs help as sy toegelaat word om hulle vir sosiale media &#8220;te misbruik&#8221; en dat sy foto&#8217;s van inwoners sonder toestemming gebruik. &#8220;Sy moet ophou lieg oor die mees kwesbare mense in ons gemeenskap,&#8221; s\u00ea Meyer.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cerfontein, die raadslid vir Wyk 85, het op die bewerings gereageer deur te verwys na die feit dat sy &#8216;n ANC-geleide wyk ge\u00ebrf het. &#8220;Toe ek die wyk in 2021 oorgeneem het, het ek besef dat ek 30 jaar se gemeenskapskade moes herstel. Die feit dat hulle kwessies van voor my tyd as raadslid noem, is onbegryplik,&#8221; s\u00ea sy.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cerfontein beweer inwoners was bewus dat die elektrisiteitsafdeling aan die krag sou werk nadat vyf inwoners elektrisiteits-aansluitings verkry het. &#8220;Ek het die &#8216;leierskap&#8217; ingelig en hulle was bewus van die proses, nie net wanneer dit sou wees nie.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rakende foto&#8217;s op sosiale media het sy verduidelik: &#8220;Toe ek die foto&#8217;s geneem het, het ek die gemeenskap se toestemming gevra weens die Popia-wet. Toe Sarah Meyer my gevra het om dit te verwyder, het ek dit onmiddellik gedoen.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sy het ook betwis dat sy hulp weier weens politieke affiliasies.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cerfontein bevestig die Groot Trek-projek, maar het bygevoeg dat Beverly Hills en Morkel Cottage nie verskuif word nie.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Dit is hartseer dat ons gemeenskappe vergeld wetende dat ek meer as my plig gedoen het,&#8221; s\u00ea sy. &#8221; &#8216;n Mens kan verstaan dat ons in die aanloop tot die volgende munisipale verkiesing is, maar Rome is nie in een dag gebou nie.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Xanthea Limberg, burgemeesterkomiteelid vir energie, het inwoners se bewerings oor langdurige kragonderbrekings betwis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Daar was geen grootskaalse 10-dag-onderbreking soos beweer nie,&#8221; s\u00ea Limberg.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sy s\u00ea &#8216;n gebiedsfout is Woensdag 13 Augustus gerapporteer en dieselfde dag herstel. Die voorval wat tot die betoging gelei het, was weens &#8216;n enkele diensverbinding waarvoor geen diensversoek geregistreer is nie.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die verbinding het vier wonings van krag voorsien, wat voorheen onwettige aansluitings was. Die fout is binne die huis gevind, nie by die Stad se infrastruktuur nie, en die kragtoevoer is om 16:07 dieselfde dag herstel.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zahid Badroodien, burgemeesterkomiteelid vir water en sanitasie, het bevestig Morkel&#8217;s Cottage bestaan uit 53 strukture en Beverly Hills uit 31 strukture. Die toiletverhoudingper struktuur in Morkel&#8217;s Cottage is 1:4 en in Beverly Hills 1:1.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Die Stad se standaarde is een toilet per vyf huishoudings. Hierdie verhoudings stem ooreen met die nasionale norme en standaarde,&#8221; s\u00ea Badroodien.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carl Pophaim, die burgemeesterkomiteelid vir menslike nedersettings, het ontken dat inwoners van behuisingsprojekte as begunstigdes verwyder is. Die Stad het die behuisingsprojek in Morkel&#8217;s Cottage in 2018 voltooi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Ongelukkig kon inwoners wat nie aan nasionale kriteria voldoen het nie, nie geakkommodeer word nie,&#8221; s\u00ea Pophaim.\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Rakende bewerings dat sommige inwoners 60 jaar vir behuising wag, s\u00ea Pophaim daar bestaan geen spesifieke wagtydperk nie. Toewysing hang af van projekbeskikbaarheid wanneer geleenthede ontstaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ten spyte van Cerfontein en die Stad se reaksies, bly die leierskap onwrikbaar dat hulle verwaarloos word.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" data-attachment-id=\"268395\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/inwoners-nou-goed-keelvol\/img_4891_09591\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4891_09591.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,673\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4891_09591\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Die leierskap van die informele nedersettings Beverly Hills en Morkel Cottage s\u00ea hulle het genoeg gehad van jare se leuens en stelselmatige verwaarlosing van hul basiese behoeftes. Van links is die voorsitter Mymoena Latif voorsitter van die Morkel Cottage-&lt;br \/&gt;\ngemeenskapsleierskap; Sarah Meyer, sekretaris van die Beverly Hills-gemeenskapsleierskap; en Caliban Botha, voorsitter van Beverly Hills-gemeenskapsleierskap. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Die leierskap van die informele nedersettings Beverly Hills en Morkel Cottage s\u00ea hulle het genoeg gehad van jare se leuens en stelselmatige verwaarlosing van hul basiese behoeftes. Van links is die voorsitter Mymoena Latif voorsitter van die Morkel Cottage-&lt;br \/&gt;\ngemeenskapsleierskap; Sarah Meyer, sekretaris van die Beverly Hills-gemeenskapsleierskap; en Caliban Botha, voorsitter van Beverly Hills-gemeenskapsleierskap. Foto Barend Williams&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4891_09591-1024x574.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4891_09591-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"Gemeenskapsleiers van Beverly Hills en Morkel Cottage spreek oor jare van beweerde verwaarlosing.\" class=\"wp-image-268395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4891_09591-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4891_09591-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4891_09591-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4891_09591.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Die leierskap van die informele nedersettings Beverly Hills en Morkel Cottage s\u00ea hulle het genoeg gehad van jare se leuens en stelselmatige verwaarlosing van hul basiese behoeftes. Van links is die voorsitter Mymoena Latif voorsitter van die Morkel Cottage-\ngemeenskapsleierskap; Sarah Meyer, sekretaris van die Beverly Hills-gemeenskapsleierskap; en Caliban Botha, voorsitter van Beverly Hills-gemeenskapsleierskap. Foto Barend Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Hulle is onakkuraat en nou wil ons uitskop,&#8221; s\u00ea Meyer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beverly Hills-inwoners beweer hulle wag al 60 jaar vir behuising en het nou genoeg gehad van beweerde stelselmatige 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