Newsletter

Sector 1

CPF Quid Agis I S S U E

Chairperson’s desk

Oktober!

Oktober maand was

Sektor 1 se AGM maand.

Ons het dit goedgedink

om Marius se

Voorsittersverslag in die

maandelikse “Chairman’s

Desk” artikel te plaas vir

die van julle wat dit

gemis het.

Ek drink dan ook, heel

gepas, dié maand ‘n

koppie koffie saam met

ons nuut verkose

Voorsitter, Marius Nel.

Kyk uit vir ons

kennisgewings sowel as

dié van die ander

Sektore.

Hierdie maand het ons

ook ‘n paar wenke vir die

eksamen wat al nader

kruip, en vir al die

matrieks wat alreeds

eksamen skryf!

Sterkte vir ‘n ieder en elk

... en veral vir die

mammas en pappas!

Geniet hom gerus ...

ék het!

~ ~ ~ ~ PRO PRO PRO PRO FFFF

Good evening, Ladies and Gentlemen, and a special welcome to our Station Commander - Col

Roberts, our Gauteng Provincial Community Police Board Deputy Chairperson - Mr Vernon Smith,

our SCPF Chairman - Mr Charles Kemp, members of EXCO and to all of our SCPF members and

members of the public (OUR COMMUNITY).

We took over as Management in February 2018, giving us a mere 8 months to achieve our successes.

CHALLENGES

1. Sector 1 are making great progress in the fight against crime.

2. Redesign and redo our database from Excel to a more secure database management system.

3. We had to redesign our website.

4. We had to redo our Facebook page.

5. We had to redo our Constitution.

6. There are challenges which remain a constant threat to our overall security in Sector 1 and they

are:

• Broken fences;

• Theft out of motor vehicles;

• Cable theft;

• Motor Vehicle Theft;

• Business Robberies; and

• House Robberies.

But overall, it did go well with Sector 1, but crime have definitely increased the past 2 weeks.

GOALS

1. To make Sector 1 the greatest and most successful Sector in the SCPF.

2. To minimise crime in the Sector and make it safe for our community.

3. To promote the relationship between existing affiliated neighbourhood watches and help establish

new affiliated neighbourhood watches.

4. We are constantly striving to improve the bond and relationship between us and SAPS and the

members of Sector 1.

5. We are also in the process of establishing communications between us and our neighbours, PTA

North CPF.

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Our main articles

Chairperson’s Desk ....................... P.1

Exam Tips .................................... P.2

Over a Cup of Coffee .................... P.3

Wonderboom Junction….…………..P.4

SNW Nuus .................................... P.5

Nuusbrokkies ................................ P.6

P.7

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ACHIEVEMENTS

1. A very successful radio re-tuning was done in March and in June this year - + 900 radio’s was retuned on these

occasions.

2. A monthly newsletter is published every month with all sorts of information.

3. The new relationships and co-operation created between Sector 1 and crèches and schools.

4. With the help of the Sinoville Neighbourhood Watch, new communication networks were created between

businesses in our area.

5. A group was created with all the relevant role players to continuously monitor and prevent crime from the

mountain – once again, with the help of Sinoville Neighbourhood Watch.

6. Better co-operation and communication with existing street groups.

7. Co-operation between the Sectors has improved a lot.

TRAINING

1. Thirty six (36) members in Sector 1 received Radio, Patrol and Control training respectively – in the past 8

months.

2. In conjunction with the EXCO, Sector 1 is busy updating all the training manuals and protocols.

3. It is imperative to recruit and train more members to help patrol our area and assist with Control 1 duties. We

do urge everyone who is interested in becoming more involved, to please contact Sector 1 Management.

WEBSITE

1. We have redesigned and improve the website and Facebook page for Sector 1. All general information,

documentation and contact details can be found on the website. Our monthly Newsletter is also available here

for member’s perusal.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to convey a word of appreciation to the following:

• The management of the Sinoville Community Police Forum – better known as the EXCO, under the leadership

of Charles Kemp - for their continuous support and guidance.

• To the Management team of Sector 1, for all their time, effort and willingness to help and serve and be there

when called upon.

• The Sinoville SAPS – under the leadership of Col Roberts – for their support and willingness to help wherever

they can.

• The Control 1 team - you keep us safe and ensure the fluent operation of Sector 1.

• The Sector 1 Patrollers – you give your time so freely in order to make the streets of our community a safer

place to be.

• All our Neighborhood Watches.

• All the sponsors that give freely.

• SAL-TAX Accountants for providing the auditing functions of our financial report.

• Marija Manor Guesthouse for the use of their facilities for meetings.

• NG Church Magalieskruin for the use of this facility for tonight’s meeting.

Thank you, to all of you!!

Marius

By this time, the Grade 12’s are in full swing with their matric excams, and the rest of the

grades will follow soon, as well as the University students, for their final examination.

We at Sector 1 CPF, take this opportunity to wish all of the students (and parents!), the very

best of luck for the Exams!

Here are some Tips to keep the stress at bay . . .

1. Have all your materials ready before you begin studying – pencils, pens, highlighters,

paper, etc.

2. Reach out! Never be afraid to ask for help! Find someone in your family who you can

lean on emotionally or talk about any feelings you might have about exams and

performance.

3. Location! Location! Location! Whether it’s the library, classroom, community hall or

your bedroom – claim your study space. It should be a place where you can concentrate

and limit distractions.

4. Break up your learning sections into manageable parts. Trying to learn too much at one

time will only result in a tired, unfocused and anxious brain.

5. Keep your study sessions short but effective and reward yourself with short,

constructive breaks.

6. Working on past papers is a great way to get to know the type of questions you’ll face

in the exams. It also helps you work out how much you already know or identify your

weak areas ahead of time.

7. Your brain learns well with colours and pictures. Try to use them whenever you can.

8. Be confident with the learning areas you know well and focus your brain energy on the

sections that you find more difficult to take in.

9. Repetition is the key to retaining the information you have to learn. Keep going – don’t

give up!

10. Sleep at least 8 hours every night, eating properly and drinking plenty of water are all

important things you need to do for your brain. Studying for exams is like strenuous

exercise, so you must be physically prepared.

Bonus tip: Always be positive! A bit of stress can be good; too much stress, however, can

stop you from performing as well as you could have in your exams. If you feel overly

stressed or experience anxiety, becoming aware of what causes your anxiety, will help to

reduce the stress.

Marius Nel is op 5 Augustus 1972 in

Vereeniging gebore.

Hy was van Gr 1 tot en met St 3, in

Laerskool Vereeniging, waarna sy

ouers na Warmbad verhuis het. Hier

het hy sy laerskooljare in Laerskool

Warmbad voltooi.

Bo en behalwe dat hy ʼn prefek op

skool was, het Marius ook vir die 1ste

Rugbyspan uitgedraf en letterlik aan

alles waaraan hy kón, deel-geneem.

Sy hoërskooljare was aan Hoër-skool

Warmbad, waar hy in 1990

gematrikuleer het. Dis duidelik hy

het die septer al vroeg in sy lewe

begin swaai, aangesien hy ook die

skool se Tamboer-majoor was, van

Std 6 tot in Matriek.

Na skool het hy diensplig gaan doen,

en hy het só baie daarvan gehou, dat

hy besluit het om Staande Mag aan

te sluit vir ‘n paar jaar. Marius was ʼn

PTI Luitenant by 5 SAI gewees - en

vir dié van julle wat nié weet wat ‘n

PTI was nie - wel, glo my, dit was

gewoonlik ʼn baie befoeterde, baie

fikse ou met ‘n effense

vervolgingswaansin om ‘n onskuldige

troepie rond te jaag totdat hy, wat PTI

was, moeg was – en dit het gewoonlik

nogal ‘n rukkie gevat!

In 1994 aanvaar hy ‘n betrekking by

Nashua in Roodepoort, en begin ook

deeltyds BCom Rek by Unisa te

studeer.

In hierdie tyd het hy die voorreg

gehad om telkemale om ʼn tafel te sit

saam met Sol Kersner, aangesien

langs toe, ook die Onder-voorsitter

van die Sinoville Buurtwag was.

Soos die tyd verloop het, het die

kring uitgebrei na sy groter

gemeen-skap, en soos julle weet,

is hy ook sopas verkies as die

nuwe Voorsitter van Sektor 1.

Marius sê hy geniet dit ongelooflik

baie om die gemeenskap as

Sektor Voorsitter te dien, en hy leer

nog elke dag, aangesien elke dag

sy eie en nuwe uitdagings bring,

wat dit nog interessanter maak.

Dit is vir hom baie besonders om

die suksesse wat bereik word, te

sien en hy is baie dankbaar vir die

vertroue wat in hom gestel is om

die pos te beklee. Hy is ook baie

trots op sy Bestuurspan wat saam

met hom werk om ons

gemeenskap veiliger te maak.

Sou die Nel gesin ʼn kansie kry om

weg te breek (wat bitter min is,

aangesien Marius altyd besig is

met iets), raak hulle graag ʼn bietjie

weg na die Bosveld toe.

Waar wil hy eendag gaan aftree?

Wel, net hier waar hy nou is,

tussen sy mense, sy buurt en sy

gemeen-skap.

~ Pro F

hy deel was van die projekspan wat

die eerste BIG SCREEN gemaak het

met CRT skerms by Sun City tydens

die openings seremonie.

Tydens sy Nashua jare, ontmoet hy

sy vrou, Laetitia, by ʼn Bybelstudie

klas kort na sy haar B.Sc. (Bio-

chemie) graad verwerf het.

Die twee is in 2001 getroud en het

twee pragtige dogters, Bianca en

Monique, beide leerlinge in Hoër-

skool Overkruin.

Net voor hulle troue, het Marius en ‘n

vennoot ʼn IT besigheid met die naam

Cuisine Software begin, maar nadat

hulle in 2001 na Pretoria verhuis het,

het hy alleen daarmee aangegaan.

Hy en Laetitia is vandag die trotse

eienaars van ‘n baie suksesvolle

onderneming.

Marius se grootste passie, en

natuurlik tydverdryf, is rekenaars en

enigiets wat daarmee te doen het. Hy

het verskeie kwalifikasies voltooi in sy

Nashua jare, soos CNE, MCSE,

MCSD, ens. en het nog nooit

opgehou daarmee nie. Geen wonder

hy was so handig om ‘n

indrukwekkende databasis vir Sektor

1 te ontwerp nie.

Nodeloos om te sê, hy is die brein,

ontwerper en instandhouer van ons

Sektor 1 webtuiste.

Noudat ons op die onderwerp is ,

misdaad was en is nog altyd, ʼn doring

in sy vlees.

Hy wou nog altyd ʼn verskil maak in sy

direkte buurt, wat hy dan ook

verseker doen, aangesien hy, tot on-

Hierdie maand gesels ek met Marius Nel

(CF1), ons Voorsitter van Sektor 1

No NW can be fully autonomous. It is safe to assume that most criminals are armed

and dangerous.

We are not a vigilante organization and can never endanger the lives of our active members. We must,

therefore, rely on the SAPS and CPF partnership as governed by the Police Act. The SNW falls within the

area of sector1 of the SCPF.

This year, one of our main aims was to better structure and formalize the relationship with Sector 1 of the

SCPF by negotiating the way in which a NW is included within the SCPF Constitution in a mutually beneficial

way, without losing our right to govern ourselves or our own identity, within the CPF framework (keep in mind

that a visible and active NW is one of the most efficient ways to prevent crime).

We helped to elected members onto Sector Management that understood the integral part that neighbour-

hood watches play in the functioning of the Sector.

We then liaised with all the other NW'es and street groups in order to put a proposal forward that is fair and

beneficial to all. It has been a long and ongoing process, but the negotiated amended Constitution was

accepted on the 22nd of October 2018.

No NW can function in isolation either. The relationship between the SNW and other NW'es and street

groups, have always been strong and still remains that way. We meet regularly and continuously share

important crime related information. We also address shared issues, such as the SCPF Constitution and

combine efforts in combating crime, such as The Mountain Action group, where all the stakeholders are

invited to participate, give input and help find solutions. The Counsellor of Ward 50, Lenise Breytenbach is

driving a strong effort from her side to get the City Council to mend fences against the mountain and also to

maintain and safeguard the reservoir and electric cables. Just recently, we gave her a list where we need

Drive Slow road signs. Lenise, you are a friend of the SNW and we would like to thank you for your hard

work.

Our strongest relationship should, however, always be with our neighboring areas. ENW has an open

invitation to our monthly meetings. As the saying goes: Whatever happens in Edelweiss, WILL happen in

Molopo!

Both Nicola and Heimia streets are also included in our efforts to build stronger relationships with our

neighbors.

Within the SNW itself, we must all realize to what a huge extent we are reliant upon each other. SAPS

resources are limited. At the best of times, there are are 1 vehicle available per Sector. We have committed

policemen and women at Sinoville SAPS, but on their own, they will never be able to make a dent in our

crime.

We need patrollers. The smaller the group that regularly patrols, the bigger the burden on individuals and

the bigger the likelihood that they will eventually stop patrolling. We need a bigger, committed patrollers

group. Who is willing?

Our aim for the following year, is to take the SNW to the next level. Our projects for next year are reliable

and efficient communication. A life might depend on it one day. We also want to start a pilot camera project.

I would like to thank our five regular and our other occasional contributors … you have made it possible to

buy new patroller boards and to help with the day to day running of the SNW.

I would like to thank our Patrollers, Bravo1's, Street Co-ordinators and the rest of the Management Team for

their time, commitment and support.

Thank you for everybody's continuous support!

~ Magriet

Op ‘n ligter

noot!

So in die gees van

Halloween …

Why don’t

skeletons like

parties ?

They have no body

to dance with!

Why is Dracula so

unpopular?

Because he is a pain

in the neck!

Who won the

Skeleton Beauty

contest?

No body!

Why did the

student eat his

homework?

Because the

teacher told him it

was a piece of cake!

‘n Seuntjie ry saam

sy ma in die kar. Hy

krap in sy neus en

trek n stukkie

nollie uit.

Sy ma kyk vies en

vra: “En nou? Wat

gaan jy met

daarmee doen?

Seuntjie “‘Nee, ek

weet nie … ons mag

mos NIE nie in die

kar eet nie!!”

xxx

Eksamenflater

Wat beteken die

idioom: Uit die

veld geslaan. Sy

antwoord: ‘n 6!

Patrolleerders is die hart van enige CPF en van onskatbare waarde vir ons.

Ons patrolleerder van die maand gaan aan

Marianne Mulder (W553) … duisende dankies!!!

Een ding is seker …Sektor 1 se manne kan ‘n plan maak as daar bome omval

na ‘n wilde storm in ons area! Welgedaan!!

Ons skoolkinders en veiligheid

Soos berig in Rekord van 23 Oktober 2018, is een van ons omgewing se kinders beseer

tydens ‘n poging om haar van haar selfoon te beroof.

Dit was die soveelste aanslag (4de keer in 2 maande) op ons kinders, hoofsaaklik

hoërskool leerders wat vanaf die skool oppad huistoe was.

Dit was toe dat die Gemeenskap gesê het genoeg is genoeg! Nou maak ons, die SGPF

Sektor 1, SBW (Sinoville Buurtwag), SOB (Sinoville Oos Buurtwag), verskeie

straatgroepe van ons area en die SAPD, ‘n plan.

Tans is daar baie van ons Gemeenskap se volwassenes wat op verskeie strategiese

punte naby die hoërskool ontplooi is en ongemerk die kinders en alles om hulle, dophou

as hulle die skool verlaat en huistoe gaan. Tans is alle kinders besig met eksamen en

gaan verskeie groepe op verskillende tye huis toe, maar selfs dit, word in berekening

gebring.

Die skool doen gereeld ‘n beroep op die kinders om as volg huistoe te stap:

• Stap altyd saam, dus meer as een

• Moenie rondtalm nie , stap reguit huistoe

• Moenie op jou selfoon praat of boodskappe stuur terwyl jy stap nie

• Moenie met vreemde mense enigsins kontak maak of gesels nie

Die SAPD het saam met Metro en verskeie provinsiale departemente op 18 Oktober

2018 ‘n spesiale bewusmakingsveldtog begin om die publiek meer bewus te maak hoe

om sulke misdade te probeer verhoed en hoe om dit aan te meld!

Langs hierdie weg, wil SGPF Sektor 1 se Bestuur elke persoon opreg bedank wat so

getrou ons skole patrolleer.

Baie dankie dat julle, ongeag julle eie besige program en werksure, nog steeds tyd

afknyp om te help dat elke leerder veilig by die huis kan kom.

Ons kan met trots sê dat ons Gemeenskap beslis ons kinders se veiligheid hulle eerste

prioriteit maak.

Ons benodig nog steeds en altyd ekstra mense om daagliks vir ‘n uur, of selfs ‘n halfuur,

ongemerk om die skole te beweeg. Indien u enige verdagte persoon of voertuig opmerk,

rapporteer dit onmiddellik oor die roepradio of kontak Sektor 1 se noodnommer by

071 509 6830.

~ Jolanda

Waarna om op te let as jy n verdagte persoon en voertuig sien