Welcome to March 2009.
As the year hastily rolls towards 2010, Cape Town makes vast improvements all round.
The City of Cape Town is currently investing great time and budget in meeting its citizen’s general needs. Significant improvements have been implemented in road and bridge upgrades, Hospital Bend being one of the inner city’s most pertinent upgrades; the building of new dams like the Berg River Dam; the improvement of water work systems and general city cleansing with companies like IWEX Waste Management.
New developments are also rife amongst the communities, with special attention being paid to improving both the safety and beauty of public parks in Cape Town and to addressing security and community building needs.
Friends of De Waal Park and the Oranjezicht Higgovale Neighbourhood Watch are two organisations formed by the people for the people and have brought a great deal of upliftment to the area.
The retail and hospitality industries are also raising the bar in implementing world class standards, contributing to Cape Town’s reputation which is synonymous with the travel and tourism industry.
As always the OK and GP CID’s continue to fulfill their “crime and grime” mandate, working closely with the Green Point and Oranje-kloof communities to keep our areas safe, beautiful and socially uplifted.
We shall keep you up to date with new developments as they take place and if you’d like to send us information on developments that you’ve noticed and any questions please email us on info@gpcid.co.za.
Best wishes,
Marc Truss
NEW RETAIL STORE IN KLOOF STREET
CHINARMUSE – FINDING BEAUTIFUL INSPIRATION IN KLOOF STREET
Situated in Kloof Street, Chinarmuse is a boutique store that imports works of art in the form of furniture, jewellery and clothing from the Far East.
The store’s name originates from Cashmere, and means “beautiful inspiration”. It is this beautiful inspiration that drove owners Yvusha Makein and brother Bo Bissict to open this gem in the heart of the Oranje-Kloof CID. ...(read more)
CLEANSING THE CAPE WITH IWEX WASTE MANAGEMENT
WHAT IS IWEX?
IWEX (Integrated Waste Exchange) is a free online system that enables waste generators and users to exchange waste materials. Operating on the principle that ‘one person’s garbage is another person’s gold,' IWEX facilitates the re-use of waste, thereby conserving energy, minimising resource use and reducing the pressure on Cape Town's landfill space. The service is freely available to anyone who generates or uses waste, including companies, individuals, institutions, schools, NGOs and community groups.
WHY USE IWEX?
- IWEX can turn fixed costs for waste storage, transport and disposal into savings
- IWEX can give your company a competitive edge in the sustainable usage of resources
- IWEX can unlock a market for your company's unwanted materials
- IWEX can help you locate alternative material suppliers that offer the perfect input material for your business, at a competitive price, thereby lowering your raw material or input costs
- IWEX can improve your company’s environmental and social responsibility image
HOW IT WORKS
1. Register - new users
Register on the IWEX system to list any waste materials you'd like to exchange, contact others whose waste you'd like to obtain and receive an automatic notification when someone wants your waste material.
Click here to register.
2. Logon - existing users
To 'advertise' your unwanted waste, you need to logon to the IWEX system. You can then create a list of the waste materials you'd like to offer and/or specify the materials you're looking for. This information is then posted onto the IWEX
...(read more)
COMMUNITIES VERSUS CRIME AND GRIME
Two community based projects that we wish to acknowledge for their great work against crime and grime are:
• Oranjezicht Higgovale Neighbourhood Watch (OH WATCH)
• Friends of De Waal Park OH WATCH
The OH Watch was founded by a group of dedicated residents in January 2009 as a proactive response to the increase in crime affecting the neighbourhood.
With their collaborative philosophy top of mind, OH Watch modeled their strategy on the very successful Tamboerskloof and Hout Bay Neighbourhood Watch initiatives and consulted the CIDS, SAPS and Community Policing Forum (CPF). ...(read more) FRIENDS OF DE WAAL PARK
For those who don’t know De Waal Park – it is the green oasis bordered by Upper Orange Street, Camp Street, Molteno Road and the Molteno Reservoir. Friends of De Waal Park refers to the Association founded in 2007 whose main objectives are to ensure the public enjoyment, conservation and sound management of the park.
...(read more) NEW FEATURES
SOCIETI BISTRO
50 Orange Street, Gardens, Cape Town
Societi Bistro, in conjunction with Hoopenburg Wines are hosting weekly “Saturday Night Soirées” from 10pm to 1:30am.
Boasting leather wing back chairs nestled in a vintage style cigar lounge, set in a spaciously converted open plan house, Society Bostro’s anecdote is of sophistication and leisure. For more info go to: www.food24.com or visit the CID review.
EPICUREAN FOOD EMPORIUM
Ground floor, The Rockwell, Green Point
A new world-class food emporium is soon set to open it’s doors in the cosmopolitan hub of Green Point, offering locals a marketplace of fine food, supreme quality and exceptional service. ...(read more)
NEW UPGRADE IN KLOOF STREET
Oranje-Kloof City Improvement District (OK CID), in its continuing mandate to fight crime and grime and to uplift the area, has once again partnered with local businesses to continue its upgrade of Kloof Street and the surrounding areas.
The sidewalk paving outside the Kloof Street Kwik-Spar and Opal Lounge was recently upgraded and young trees planted to assist in offsetting the CID’s carbon footprint. ...(read more) BERG RIVER DAM NOW OPEN
The R1.5 billion Berg River Dam, opened by President Kgalema Motlantheon 5 March 2009 is a significant triumph for all concerned because it was completed on time, within budget and it will augment Cape Town’s water supply by almost 20%.
The project, implemented by the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA), will increase Cape Town’s total water supply from 668 to 898 million cubic metres per year. Central to the success of the project, was the partnership between the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF), the City of Cape Town and TCTA.
...(read more)
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES: HOSPITAL BEND
The Eastern Boulevard inbound lane will be closed to traffic from the De Waal Drive split at the top of Hospital Bend from eleven o clock at night until five the next morning from 9 March to 11 March inclusive.
All traffic will during these times continue towards town along De Waal Drive.
...(read more)
OK AND GP CID’S COMMUNITY COLLABORATION
There are a variety of facets that form the mandates of the OK and GP CIDs.
• Keeping communities informed of what is going on in their areas.
• Assisting with citizen safety by means of strategically placed CID medic vans.
• Helping to beautify the area and collaborating with community organisations such as OH Watch, Friends of de Waal Park and Friends of Lions Head to name but a few.
• The integration of art in both areas.
• Supporting new developments in retail and hospitality in the OK and GP areas.
• Concentrating on social intervention programmes to find sustainable solutions to the problems associated with homelessness, and in assisting with employment for homeless individuals.
• Working together with SAPS, Metro Police, Traffic department, Avenue Watch and the community to keep crime to a minimum.
• Encouraging commercial and residential inhabitants of the OK and GP CIDs to recycle their waste in an effort to help save the environment.
• Planting trees where and when applicable in the OK and GP CIDs.
• Involvement in the 2010 Soccer World cup GP upgrade in assuring that residents experience a smooth transition during this construction period.
• GP CID is involved in and supports the area upliftment construction programmes currently underway in the GP area.
We believe in the strength of communities proactively working together for the good of all.
IMPORTANT NUMBERS
• Police Control Centre City Bowl: 021 4678002
• Cpt Joggie Jansen, Sector Manager: 082 302 0274
• Constable Knight, assisting Cpt Jansen: 084 619 5588
• Police Patrol Vehicle: 082 411 2310
• Police Patrol OH Watch area: 082 522 0442
• Cst Hendricks, Sector Manager: 082 522 2278
• Mo Hendricks CPF Cape Town: 082 453 2942
• Oranje Kloof CID Patrol: 082 217 1386
• Central City Improvement District: 082 415 7127 (24 hours)
• Table Mountain SOS: 021 480770 / 021 937 0300 / 086 110 6417
• Electricity Faults/Street lights & Enquiries: 0800 220 440
• Water/Sewage Emergencies: 0860 103 054 (24 hours)
• Metro Police: 0860 765 423 (24 hours)
• Fraud Hotline: 0800 32 31 30
• Public Transport timetables: 0800 600 895
• Roads, Potholes and Stormwater: 0860 103 054 (24 hours)
• Traffic Signal Faults: 0860 001 948 (24 hours)
• Wastewise (Disposals only): 021 487 2489
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
“One should guard against preaching to young people success in the customary form as the main aim in life. The most important motive for work in school and in life is pleasure in work, pleasure in its result and the knowledge of the value of the result to the community.”
Albert Einstein
GP CID Contact Numbers
GP CID Patrol Vehicle
082 214 3228
GP CID Shift Manager (24 hrs)
071 670 3019
OK CID Contact Numbers
OK CID Patrol Vehicle
082 217 1386
OK CID Shift Manager (24 hrs)
071 670 3019
OK CID Manager
Mike Reeler
082 411 7778
General OK and GP CID Contact Numbers
Chief Executive
Marc Truss
082 560 0684
Security Manager
Marius Swanepoel
082 922 1832
Contract Manager
Jonathan Basson
082 432 4559
LET US KNOW WHAT YOU ARE THINKING!
We welcome all comments and suggestions regarding our newsletter and its content. Our aim is to keep you informed about your CID and so we would love to hear how we can improve or receive suggestions on what topics you would like us to cover.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS MONTH?
We pride ourselves in having the top events happening in and around Cape Town listed on our website each month.
Here are our favourite events in and around Cape Town
Old Mutual Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts
Nearing the End of Summer, the Old Mutual Summer Sunset Concerts continue until early April
Tickets:
Adults/students: R85
Botanical Society members: R65
Scholars (age 6-17): R55
Date: 23 Nov 2008 – 5 April 2009
Venue:Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
Time: 17:30 for 18:30
Tel: +27 21 799 8783/8620
Website: http://www.sanbi.org
