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December 2015
T
he deal signed between the
Dutch government and the
City of Cape Town will help to
change the apartheid spatial legacy
in the city. According to Mayoral
Committee Member for Community
Services andSpecial Projects, Belinda
Walker the ORIO grant is validation of
the city’s governance record.
“We have worked tirelessly to-
wards creating a well-run city. This
government will ensure that the
€500 000 euros (R7,6 million) ORIO
grant is spent in the most efficient
and responsible way possible. Part
of the funds will be used on the IRT:
Phase 2A roll-out in Khayelitsha. This
will include building trunk routes,
feeder routes, stations, stops, a de-
pot and facilities for non-motorised
transport. The funds will also be used
to upgrade five public transport inter-
changes in order to ensure that even
broader socio-economic benefits
and opportunities will be enjoyed by
the surrounding communities,” says
Walker.
A further €19,4 million euros
(R295,2 million) for the implementa-
tion of the entire project is yet to be
considered by the Dutch Government
at a later stage.
Walker explains that not only has
the Dutch Government entrusted the
city with funding, but they have also
invested their time by sharing their
expertise. “We look forward to imple-
menting this project for residents,
knowing that it has been formed by
international best practice. We are
also excited about the Memorandum
of Cooperation on the Two Rivers
Urban Park that was signed between
the City and the Western Cape Gov-
ernment partnership with the Dutch
Government offering technical ex-
pertise. They have introduced us to
cross-sector design thinking through
study tours and workshops, with a
key focus on catchment manage-
ment, innovative water technology
solutions and flood mitigation.”
Located at the convergence of
the Black and Liesbeek Rivers in
Cape Town, the Two Rivers Urban
Park (TRUP) is a mixed-use, transit-
oriented development model for sus-
tainable living. The Live-Work-Play
model envisioned for the site will be
developed into an attractive, high-
yielding destination that functions to
provide conservation, recreation, em-
ployment, production and connected
neighbourhoods. TRUP is primarily
aimed at overcoming the legacy of
spatial apartheid planning by creat-
ing an accessible and inclusive game-
changing development node that
will function as a gateway to the city
thanks to its central location.
Walker thanked Henk Ovink, Spe-
cial Envoy for Water Affairs for the
Dutch Government, on his appoint-
ment to guide specialist input from
the Dutch specialist team. And for
offering his services to the City at no
cost. Both of the agreements under-
pin the city’s commitment to combat
the apartheid spatial legacy.
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Dutch fund
Cape Town
infrastructure
Housing
The Dutch Government has
provided an Infrastructure
Development Facility (ORIO)
funded by the Dutch Ministry
of Foreign Affairs to encourage
p u b l i c i n f r a s t r u c t u r e
development in developing
countries.
E
xecutive Director, Deryck Spen-
ce, says it has come to SAPMA’s
notice that Permatex Wall &
Roof Coatings, was still implying it
is a member of SAPMA. The coat-
ing’s company had its membership
to SAPMA terminated following
complaints regarding poor standard
of service and operational conduct.
Secondly, Wondercoat Wall & Roof
Coatings was also falsely claiming
to be a SAPMA member whereas this
company had, in fact, never been
admitted as a member. “The Master
Builders Association North in late
2012 successfully obtained a High
Court interdict against Wondercoat
Wall & Roof Coatings, which thenwas
fraudulently claiming to be amember
of theMBA. So the legal precedent has
been set and SAPMA will not hesitate
to institute similar court proceedings
to combat bogus membership. “SAP-
MA members uphold a strict Code of
Ethics and we simply cannot afford
to have unscrupulous companies
masquerading as SAPMA members
to add credibility to their operations,
ruin SAPMA’s reputation and status
of our members,” Spence warned.
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SAPMA acts against bogus members
The South African Paint Manufacturing Association (SAPMA) has
issued a strong warning that it will not hesitate to take legal action
against companies falsely claiming membership of the Association.
From left to right: Martijn van Dam, State Secretary for Economic Affairs/
Minister for Agriculture of the Netherlands; Brett Herron, Mayoral
Committee Member: Transport for Cape Town; and Belinda Walker, Mayoral
Committee Member for Community Services and Special Projects.