Bulletin 150123 by Far North Bulletin

23 January 2015

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Daar is vroeër vandeesweek weer by ‘n vliegtuig op die Tzaneen Vliegveld ingebreek, en skade van sowat R80 000 is veroorsaak toe van die vliegtuig se instrumente gesteel is. Die dief/diewe het al die regte gereedskap gehad, asook ‘n sleutel om toegang tot die kajuit te kry. Volgens die polisie is daar heelwat leidrade op die toneel gevind, en lei die baie beperkte kundigheid en vraag na vliegtuiginstrumente die ondersoek nou na ‘n klein groepie mense. Die betrokke vliegtuig, wie se eienaar gevra het dat sy naam eers weerhou word, was teenaan die werkwinkel geparkeer, waar vliegtuie gediens word en waar daar baie aktiwiteit is. Die onderneming wat die werkwinkel huur was verlede jaar voortdurend in omstredenheid gedompel deur verskeie siviele hofsake en klagtes by die Burgerlike Lugvaartowerheid. Dit is glo nie die eerste keer dat onderdele uit vliegtuie op dié vliegveld gesteel word nie. Naas diefstal is daar ook klagte van bedrog oor vliegtuigonderdele wat tans die polisie se ondersoek op die Tzaneen Vliegveld fokus. Die vliegveld is onder 24 uur-bewaking deur agt veiligheidswagte wat deur die Groter Tzaneen Munisipaliteit op ‘n tenderbasis van twee “bemagtigingsmaatskappye” gehuur word. Die integriteit van die tenders en die gehalte van die diens kan waarskynlik opnuut tot politieke spanning in die stadsraad lei. Daar is na bewering ook ongemak by vliegtuigeienaars en vlieëniers oor die bestuur van en beheer oor vliegtuigbrandstof by die vliegveld, maar die Bulletin sal verder hieroor berig as ons ondersoek na die beweerde probleme afgehandel is. Dit word grootmaat-kragdiefstal genoem. Mense sê die brandstofkwessie is sleg vir Tzaneen se naam in lugvaartkringe en vir toeen lees gerus verder op bladsy 5... risme in die omgewing.

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Duur instrumente (wat slegs in ‘n vliegtuig bruikbaar is) is met geweld uit die instrumentpaneel in die vliegtuig se kajuit gebreek, met gevolglike groot skade.

The Greater Tzaneen Municipality is the big- fines. The city is on the busy N1 and a much ties the picture is even more mind-boggest traffic fine generator in Limpopo and higher fine rate could be expected for Polo- gling. Mbombela has a population of 558 the town plays in the country’s traffic fine kwane than most. 794 and a total budget of R1 552 282 648, yet first league. This is according to the finanLouis Trichardt, also on the N1, collected they only collected R2 981 052 from fines. cial reports of municipalities to the National fines to the tune of R2 009 859. To add in- Port Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Bay Muni) Treasury for 2014 — and standardised by sult to injury, that municipality has a po- with a population of 1 152 115 and a total the Treasury, making it easier to find the re- pulation of 516 031 — almost 126 000 more budget of R7 285 735 593 took in fines to the levant figures. tune of R6 353 519. With a popuMunicipality Total Fines Total Budget Population Phalaborwa is not doing Rank lation almost three times that of badly either and the R71 the GTM and a budget exceeding 1 Tzaneen 3 242 458 775 400 690 390 095 is outperforming the busy GTM’s by some R6 billion, the 2 Polokwane 2 789 373 1 804 207 951 628 999 N1 that runs through the percentages make for very inter3 Bela Bela 2 391 715 110 583 860 66 500 province, in terms of inesting reading. come from fines. Tshwane reported an income 4 LT 2 009 859 535 753 921 516 031 The GTM showed an from fines to the value of (only) 5 Phalaborwa 1 670 000 302 414 838 150 637 income from fines of R4 392 142. The population for PE (Nelson Mandela) 6 353 519 7 285 735 593 1 152 115 R3 242 458 for 2014. This SA’s administrative capital is means that just over 4% 2 921 488 and the total budget for Tshwane 4 392 142 21 658 663 449 2 921 488 of the GTM’s total budget Tshwane is R21,7 billion. Get out Mbombela 2 981 052 1 552 282 648 588 794 (R775 400 690) came from your calculator and see for yourfines, whilst nationwide fines represent less than the GTM. Bela Bela with a population self that the GTM is a champion collector than half a percent of municipal revenues. of only 66 500 collected R2 391 715. The of fines. The total for the GTM represents an income town’s total budget was only R110 583 860 Another interesting aspect is that the then of a bit more than R8,30 per thousand of the for 2014. But, Bela Bela is on a busy route, transport minister, Ms Dipuo Peters, conpopulation (390 095) living within the GTM’s although not on the N1, and the town at- firmed in August 2013 in a written reply to a area of jurisdiction. The national figure is tracts many tourists, especially from Preto- Parliamentary question that only 13% of trafR1,65 per thousand. ria and Johannesburg, because of its close fic fines issued since 2008 (country wide) had Polokwane with a population of 628 999 proximity to the PWV, as well as the nu- been collected. It seems that the GTM is doing generated R2 789 373 from fines. This means merous tourist attractions on offer. a lot better than that in collecting traffic fines. that only about 0,15% of the capital’s total If the GTM’s income from fines is com— Francois Aucamp budget of R1 804 207 951 was derived from pared with a number of other big towns/cifrancois@bulletin.us.com