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FEBRUARY 2021
Ch a rt w e l l
COUNTRY ESTATES
FEBRUARY 2021 NEWSLETTER
CCE SECURITY PROJECT
Chartwell Country
Estates (CCE) has
earmarked the corner
of 1st road and Seven
oaks as a hotspot for
criminals entering and
exiting Chartwell. The
CCE has formulated a
plan to fence off this
open piece of land with
access control that will
include a pedestrian
turnstile and motor
vehicle gate to allow
security vehicles access
onto the land below
Cedar creek estate. The
pedestrian turnstile
will allow us to monitor
who is coming into
Chartwell and will give
us the ability to lock the
turn style if there is an
incident in Chartwell
which will limit the exit
points for Criminals.
Once the security
fence has been erected
we will embark on a
landscaping exercise
to clean that corner
up and deal with the
soil erosion during
the rainy season. This
CCE security project
has been done in
conjunction with the
Sweepstakes, who has
generously donated the
funds to achieve most
of the project.
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THE GREATER Aunty
LANSERIA Maureen tells:
MASTER PLAN Chartwell’s Funny Bunnies
UPDATE By Maureen Dalglish
Most people who have come to live threatened to sue him for damages.
in Chartwell have some latent desire A couple of weeks later at the
By Ryan Woodley
to farm … be it vegetables, flowers or Chartwell AGM he stood up and
The Greater Lanseria Master Plan livestock! apologised – his excuse being that he
as outlined by Cyril Ramaposa is thought it would be cute to have lots
well underway. CCE Board members Often the desire is never pursued, but of pretty bunnies hopping around
attended a briefing with planners to in some cases the young energetic Chartwell. The Chairman of the
understand the goals and impact on farmer has allowed his enthusiasm to meeting demanded to know how he
the residents of Chartwell. overshadow common sense only to intended to rectify his madness – and
end up costing him lots of money … some suggested to try to catch the
Very little has been left out of and moreover, in this particular case, rabbits and to have them neutered
the plans for building the newest much embarrassment. – but trying to catch a rabbit was a
smart city, from the fastest fiber hopeless exercise.
infrastructure to Gautrain stations, His plan was to breed rabbits for the
special economic zones, and pet shops. The domestic rabbits eventually
thoughtful green policies. All of this mixed with the local hares of the
is great but how does this affect the Firstly, a huge portion of his land was area and even today, 40 years later,
residents of Chartwell? levelled and the floor was concreted. odd looking bunnies are seen in
Drainage furrows ran along the Chartwell – some with long ears and
There are plans for certain outside and the wire mesh cages patchy fur and some others with very
infrastructure upgrades in and were well-fitted with gates. Trees peculiar markings, even stripes…
around Chartwell Country Estates and were planted for shade, taps were So the question – what is a typical
Farmall. Initial plans cover rectifying fitted to each drinking bowl and Chartwell bunny?
waterworks and possible road bright lights were erected for security.
upgrades. All was now ready for his farming
venture. From an advert in Farmers CHARTWELL
As it says in the plan "An important
aspect of the city economy is its
Weekly magazine he bought his first
20 rabbits, the sexes of which were SWEEPSTAKES
What an exciting evening! Three Draws
infrastructural investment, not simply unknown. The 20 settled in well and
for December, January and February
in how it is funded and delivered fairly soon became 40, then 60, then
when we were unable to meet due to
but also the inclusion of myriad up- 80 and more.
lockdown restrictions.
stream and down-stream aspects Ticket 025 won by Eve Quin
of its economic chain. Much of the He hadn’t worked out a marketing Ticket 097 won by Cobus Visser
contemporary thinking regarding strategy yet! The cages were filling Ticket 08 won by Maureen Dalglish
urban sustainability recognizes this as up rapidly and his food bill was rising
well as the more obvious aspects of daily. He was overwhelmed by his And an excellent presentation on
success and in fact he panicked! tattoos given by Tattoo Artist, Wayne
energy-efficiency and the striving for
The only solution that came to mind Pictor. Tattoos from 300BC, tattoos
carbon-neutral systems." given to seamen, and to prisoners and
was to open the cages and let the
then more modern tattoos done with
The CCE is focused on making sure rabbits run free.
needles instead of sharpened bone.
these plans benefit the community
without taking away from what makes This they happily did – they gorged The 20 minute talk became an hour
Chartwell so special. Watch out for themselves on the neighbours’ and only ended when Wayne was
news right here as plans unfold. vegetables and anything else that was dragged away from all the questions.
green in the area. As promised to all those contemplating
Check out the plan for yourself! a tattoo – Wayne’s contact number is
Residents nearby were furious at 061 522 4983.
https://www.chartwellcountryestate.
this irresponsible behaviour and NB: Never have a tattoo whilst under
co.za/whats-new/ the influence of liquor – it lasts for life!!
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InScent K9
By Ryan Gibbs
Ryan Gibbs is a long time resident two prestigious reserves. The adventure ANS: Our mentor and INBTI
of Chartwell. After a recent never ends! (InterNational Bloodhound Training
spate of crime in the area, which Institute) Instructor Jackie De Sousa
unfortunately affected Ryan and his QU: When did you learn to train dogs? taught the method to us and has
family personally, it came to light Is it a passion and how did you figure guided us through our training. Since
that Ryan has his own tracking dog out it was something you wanted to do? then, we have trained and operated
that has been incredibly trained. We with several other organisations
asked Ryan a few questions to get to ANS: In 2017 my brother and I found like Kilo 9 Kennels, Wild Response,
know him better and get a deeper Diego and Bagheera but had not and Phalaborwa Natural Heritage
look into his dog training history and yet decided that we wanted to train Foundation in conservation projects, as
how helpful a well trained dog can be them up as working dogs. Initially we well as Ground SAR, Off Road Rescue
when trying to track down criminals. just wanted them as pets but being Unit, Community Policing Forums and
Ryan has also shared some good tips adventurous at heart and spending a lot SAPS in search and rescue operations.
and interesting related stories he has of time outdoors we decided that we
picked up over the years. wanted to get involved with Search and QU: What sort of training do you do?
Rescue using the dogs to find missing (search and rescue, tracking...)
QU: About you and your family? How people. We joined K9 SARA Gauteng
long have you lived in Chartwell? And and met Jackie De Sousa from Detection ANS: Our training is very specialised,
any special memories you have of living Hut who introduced us to Mantrailing and we aim for a minimum of
in the area? and The Kocher Method. From day one three sessions per week on the
we were hooked, and it has been one Mantrailing component alone. This
ANS: Our family has lived together in epic adventure from there on. type of training involves controlled
Chartwell for almost 20 years and has
always enjoyed the country lifestyle QU: Do you train other people's dogs as
of Chartwell while being close to the well as your own?
convenience of the city.
ANS: Yes, we do, but it is not as simple
QU: A brief story about your dogs and as just training other people’s dogs. The
their training? method requires just as much handler
training as it does K9 training, if not
ANS: K9 brothers Diego and Bagheera more. It is critical for the handler to
(two Australian Shepherds cross build a bond with their dog and to learn
Labrador Retrievers) were not bred as a about their dog’s behaviour in addition
working bloodline, but even as puppies to learning the intricacies of Mantrailing exercises for the dogs to develop
they showed a lot of potential to take for them to become a successful team. their abilities and for the handlers to
on the many challenges of the working My brother and I have started our own have a better understanding of trail
K9 industry. With incredibly high drive business called InScent K9 where we behaviour by observing their dog’s
and very capable noses they had the offer specialised workshops/seminars reactions and indications in controlled
necessary aptitudes to be trained up and private training in The Kocher environment exercises. The complexity
as working dogs and have excelled in Method. of this training evolves with the K9 and
their discipline of Mantrailing. We have Handler’s abilities, but we always keep
a unique bond with each other and our QU: Do you have a training partner? up with the foundations. Initially we
K9 partners that makes us an effective focused on training to aid and assist in
team in training and out in the field. search and rescue operations, but later
The dogs go wherever we go, and we in our career we were exposed to anti
have been lucky enough to have the poaching and conservation operations
experience of flying in helicopters, in the Greater Kruger region.
working through the bush in big five
territory, searching over mountains, QU: Where do you do your training?
and going on the best road trips with
our K9 partners. Their next trip is set ANS: We train in a wide variety of
for the Eastern Cape where we will be urban and wilderness environments
working with anti-poaching units in from multistorey buildings, office parks,
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shopping centres, to the forests in while trailing, and a 7m-10m Biothane with little to no leads, but Diego and
Swaziland, Magaliesberg mountains, lead that we make ourselves to suit Bagheera worked together, leading
and big 5 reserves in the bushveld our needs. us to the victim in time and saved a
of the Greater Kruger. Although we life. An unforgettable experience that
have regular training venues for QU: The best age and breed of dog to keeps us motivated to keep doing what
most of our sessions, we do our best train? we do.
not to train in the same area too
frequently, we want as much exposure ANS: It is best to start developing QU: 5 tips or pieces of advice for
to new environments for the dogs a dog from a young age, building people who would like to start training
and handlers in training to prepare their drive, shaping behavior, as their dogs?
them for the real thing. We need to well as socialisation and exposure
train for every possible distraction, to a wide variety of environments, ANS:
environment, and challenge the dogs situations, and people. Mantrailing 1. Build a strong bond with your dog
and handlers might face, to give is not limited to any specific breed. and earn their trust.
them the best possible chance of a The bloodhound’s attributes make it
successful mission. If we have not a proficient dog for the task but there 2. Socialise your dog to all
trained for it, we will not deploy for are many other breeds that make environments and a wide variety of
it. We are always looking for new and excellent working dogs. No breed or people and situations.
challenging environments to train at. individual dog is automatically a great
trailing dog and you must be prepared 3. Learn to read your dog’s behavior,
QU: What is your preferred method to move on from an individual dog if understand them, and learn as much
of training? Do you use any specific it does not perform. Before taking on as you can about your individual
training equipment? a new dog and handler for training we dog as well as their breed. Working
always assess the dog’s suitability for bloodlines DO NOT always make good
ANS: Our preferred method of Mantrailing before accepting them pets, they are not bred to sit around
training is a method called The Kocher into our program. It is also advised to and look pretty, they are bred to work
Method. We love this method because avoid breeds that sight hunt. and be stimulated, ALL THE TIME. If
this is the best game the dogs can play, you do not have time for a dog, do not
and they have the best time doing QU: Your fondest memory or funny/ get one.
it. The method teaches the dogs to Interesting story you have about/
follow the scent of a human. What during training dogs? 4. Learn as much as you can about the
differentiates a trailing dog from a effective training methods that have been
tracking dog is that the trailing dog ANS: On a recent operation in Pretoria, developed in the many years of working
is allowed to follow the human scent Diego and Bagheera were deployed to dogs and find one that works for your
naturally, rather than being trained assist on a missing persons operation individual dog. Dogs are not machines
in a head down or tracking position. where together they successfully that you can turn on and off when it is
In other words, the dog is taught found the victim alive three days convenient for you, behavior must be
to follow the scent, but is allowed after he went missing from his home shaped, and drive must be channeled.
to do it instinctively rather than in Wonderboom. Collectively, Diego
mechanically, following the freshest and Bagheera trailed a total distance 5. If you are not capable of achieving
scent trail. The dogs are also taught of 10km through the Wonderboom the above, find a trusted professional
to scent discriminate, meaning that Reserve to where the victim was who can help you. Not all dog trainers
they will follow the scent of a specific found. The search was challenging are good trainers.
human and not just any human. This
is achieved by presenting the dog with
a target odor in the form of a scent
article. This trailing behavior is taught
to the dogs through game play and
fun. During the game, the dog receives
an article with a specific human's scent
on it. This person then hides, and
the dog must find them. If the dog is
successful in finding the person, they
receive a reward. The reward is the
most important piece of equipment
we use, and the dog gets to choose
what it is. We also use well designed
harnesses that do not restrict the dog
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KAYA SAND DUMPSITE AND BURNING
A reminder to all Chartwellians that it is the North-Western border of this site The meeting was chaired by the
illegal to burn any rubbish or refuse on in Orleans Rd. The management style region’s new SAPD commander
your property. of this criminal operation is to BURN Brigadier Arikum, the Douglasdale
the new waste as it is delivered and Station Commander Lt.Col. Kriel,
The CCE has been in discussions with it is then ‘levelled out’ by appointed PIKITUP regional manager, Dept.
various communities surrounding ‘unemployed’ labour from the local of Health senior officials, JMPD
Chartwell in connection with the illegal settlement. The increased influx of law enforcers and representatives
landfill site in Bloubosrand, and the dump trucks caused the proliferation of from the Johannesburg’s Mayoral
Blou statement was issued after a other related businesses like shebeens committee. After a presentation
meeting was held at the Douglasdale and food vendors that also include SEX was given by myself on the situation
Police station on the 22nd February trafficking. and operation of the dumpsite it
2021. The following article was put was unilaterally agreed upon by all
together by Bokka Du Toit, on the topic At any time of the day or night an parties in attendance that the site,
of the Kaya Sand dumpsite. average of at least five to six huge and as a matter of urgency, had to be
burning bon-fires can be found here finally closed down. The challenges
The ‘BURNING’ issue of the Kaya Sand that expels great volumes of toxic and legal implications presented in
dumpsite smoke that is compressed into the following through with this planned
larger valley along the river of the action were discussed in great detail.
Brief summary of the situation – dump site. Depending on the weather Immediate action was commanded
compiled by Bokka du Toit. conditions and the wind this toxic by Brig. Arikum that required a ‘zero
smoke is distributed throughout the tolerance’ approach to be adopted
One of the largest ‘illegal’ dumpsites Kaya Sand, Fourways and Chartwell sub- by both the SAPD and the JMPD that
in Gauteng has remained a ‘burning regions. included impounding the vehicles
issue’ for many years and it is still of offenders, restricting access to
burning, literally and now rapidly It is important to note that the the site and arresting the offenders.
expanding with the addition of highly Johannesburg Northern territories Brig. Arikum also said that the ‘Green
toxic waste. An average of at least 40 have a number of official Industrial/ Scorpions’ could be included in
dump trucks ranging from the larger Manufacturing zones that create a large dealing with this matter should that
registered waste removal companies volume of toxic waste material that be required. JMPD and Douglasdale
to the ‘cheap’ privately owned rubble ranges from oils, lubricants, plastic, SAPD would immediately dedicate two
removal operators arrive in Kaya Sand polystyrene, fibreglass and many other patrol vehicles to initiate this action. All
daily to dump their waste. Waste hazardous materials that are all found participants at the meeting would meet
disposal has become a thriving dumped at Kaya Sand. In some cases again on 3/2/21 at the Douglasdale
business for the reckless WASTE LORD this toxic waste can be identified and Police Station to evaluate the progress
criminals, mainly foreign nationals, traced back to their places of origin made and to adjust a ‘checks and
that have taken the Municipal function being the manufacturers. When balances’ strategies where required in
of WASTE MANAGEMENT into their confronted with this evidence they the final closure of this site.
own hands – and for profit only. It is a simply claim that their appointed and
win-win situation for both the private paid waste ‘contractors’ deal with their As a concerned and directly affected
waste contractors (registered or un- waste material once it leaves their local resident I will be critically
registered) that conveniently dump premisses and it is of no concern to monitoring and evaluating this
their waste at a fraction of the official them, or their responsibility where it unfolding process in direct consultation
cost being charged at other ‘legal’ ends up. with Clr. Sbusiso and Superintendent
municipal facilities that are available Phamla. It is my suggestion that
in the region - and ultimately for the During the month of February 2021 an interim and overseeing steering
WASTE LORDS. I have managed to bring this matter committee is formed by one
to the attention of both the relevant representative from each of the active
The old Kaya Sand landfill dumping Ward Councillor (Ward 95) Mr. Sbusiso and affected community organisations
site that was officially closed some and the region’s JMPD Superintendent in this ‘smoked out’ Zone A and E area
years ago was re-opened by the Phamla. Both these concerned officials of the North-western Johannesburg
opportunistic WASTE LORDS that visited the dumpsite on various sub-region.
control the three primary access occasions and this resulted in an
points to this large track of quarry important landmark meeting that was Bokka du Toit (073 450 5151)
land. Two additional dumpsites were held at the Douglasdale SAPD on 22/2/21
recently (January 2021) opened along that was initiated by both these officials.
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