Cllr Achmat Hendricks – Aljama-ah Muslim Political Party

AL JAMA-AH’s Lawmakers stand out in 3 tiers of government:

Several of Al Jama-ah’s lawmakers in the three tiers of government have made great strides in being elected on committees which address fundamental Issues affecting communities at local, provincial, national and international level

The party has good reason to be proud of its lawmakers who have made great strides leading to their representations on various committees. These include Member of Parliament, Hon Ganief Hendricks; Member of Provincial Legislature WC: Hon Galil Brinkhuis; Executive Mayor City of Johannesburg, Kabelo Gwamanda, Ward Councillor Imraan Moosa; and its PR Councillors

in KwaZulu-Natal, Asghar Khan and G.M Cele; and in the City of Cape Town (CoCT) Adv Shameemah Salie.

Apart from several other achievements made to benefit the party’s constituencies, Hendricks was a delegate and member of the SA Parliamentary delegation at the recent BRICS summit held in Johannesburg; Brinkhuis was selected by the WC Legislature to form part of a delegation to the 66th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference which took place in Ghana over the last few days.

In the ‘city of gold’ and South Africa’s largest economic hub, Gwamanda was elected by a coalition of opposition parties to lead the CoJ as mayor and the party’s ‘beloved’ ward councillor in Lenasia, Johannesburg, Moosa, is the Chairperson of Johannesburg’s Environment and Infrastructure Services which comprises the City Power, Water and PickItup services.

Furthermore, the party’s PR councillors, Asghar Khan in KwaZulu-Natal is the Chairperson of the Municipal Public Accounts Committee; and Cele has been elected earlier this year as Chief Whip at the Umuziwabantu Local Municipality; Adv Salie was this week appointed by the CoCT executive mayor to serve on the Area Local Drug Action Committee.

Al Jama-ah’s CEO, Professor Haron says the party is proud of its Lawmakers’ progress which is indicative of their hard work and commitment to serve the people.

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Cllr Achmat Hendricks Report | July – September 2023

Over the last few years I have worked diligently with different NPO’s and NPC’s to expand the footprint of Al Jama-ah in MPlain. Mitchell’s Plain consists of 9 Wards and is a significant area to cover.

Because I have access to COCT, Western Cape Government and National Parliament, I work mostly with aspirant councillors.

My main focus is service delivery excellence and to help the community whereever possible. As part of this service, I manage all housing queries in the immediate and surrounding areas, as well as indigent grants.
Mll Ely and Mll Reyan are the perfect partners and we work well together as a team.
Together I believe we will go from strength to strength.

In our most recent Membership Drive we attained:
– 50 memberships
– processed housing queries: 75
– processed Indigent Grants: 47
– new business ventures: 2
– Joint Venture: 49 Flea market Sunday venture with Mll R Petersen
– Mll Ely: 182 memberships
– Mll R Petersen: 247 memberships

Housing:
A constant challenge on managing the housing appplication process is logistics – due to the realities of their circumstances, applicants keeps changing telephone numbers. So when the City receive their request they cannot be reached.
Newer applications now process 100% online, the applicant then receives an sms to say that they are now registered. As for new projects being built the Councillor of the Ward must be notified.

Indigent Grant :
Our deadline was 30 June 2023. The City fulfillment document was thankfully reduced from 9 pages to 2 pages, however all the applications had to be reprocessed because requirements changed on 3 August. A COGTA document now had to be signed by every applicant who house was evaluated at above 450k.
This has been challenging, as Pelican Park is the custodian of these documents and in most instances the Sassa form and Affadavidt is missing. All 40 applications are now waiting on the COGTA form. So pensioners who were billed for the month of July, now want a refund!!

Partners – Joint Ventures
Master Genius Leadership Academy ( Education)
Al Maamana (Food Distributor & Vegetable Garden)
Angels of Almighty (Distributor of care products for Children with disabilities)
Shumeez Scott Foundation (Youth)
Saicom (South African Islamic Council of Madressas & Orphans & Burial Services
Thornton Cares (Food Distributor)
Al Falaagh Foundation (Clothes and food)
SARWMY – Co-op (Sewing, Designing and Training)
Soccer Team – New Lentegeur
Netball Team – Watergate

National Dialogue on Coalition Governments

The National Dialogue on Coalition Governments [4-5 August 2023] was hosted by the Deputy President Mashatile, in collaboration with the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape.

“When we form those thresholds and frameworks and mechanisms that will guide us – just as the Constitution guides us – we must do this with the citizen in mind.

It is not only about politics; it also has to be about the administration. We cannot have political musical chairs played in the political realm of governance! We have to talk about how we create stability and professionalism in an administration process. At the same time, it is not about the Municipal Managers, the Director Generals, and the Heads of Departments who are also being shuffled around. When all sides are playing that game the citizens suffer, and service delivery suffers.

This dialogue must turn into a concrete framework, a concrete set of rules that we must urgently put in place to make sure that the next 30 years of governments in South Africa give the citizens the services, dignity, aspirations, and the environment that they deserve. We have that responsibility and opportunity here, and we must do it with the “fierce urgency of now”.

Cllr Achmat Hendricks Report | January – July 2023

JANUARY – JULY 2023

During the latter part of January and beginning February all focus was on the Kensington by-election.

I attended most of the meetings, assisted the candidate with campaigning, and supported campaigners with general guidance. We packed 120 gift packs for older persons in Kensington.

But we started too late. We should have started in December/January with service delivery and getting to know our voters.

Supported and arranged soccer matches for local youth
Phillipi with Mll Ely.
Gave 2 Soccer balls to Beacon of Hope Soccer.
2x balls to Wymo football club in Woodstock.
2 x balls for Mll Ely soccer club.
2 x soccer balls Ashley Rovers.

Radio 786 pre Ramadam interview:

NWC Trip to JHB: 22.3 – 2.4.2023

Celebrating first branch in Lentegeur

COCT DUTIES:
– Logged all C3 on SAP 3 city portal
– Assist the within the community with regards to service delivery

Water – Indigent Grants, Arrears of water, Deceased Estates, stolen meters
Stole/Broken Bins
Electricity – Stolen wires, high rates etc
Street lights, potholes, blocked drains etc
Education – Lowering of fees at schools, queries with schools.
Sassa 350 grants – logging
Food distribution
Burnt houses, Backyard dweller queries
Human Settlements queries
Small Business ( MP is a member on this portfolio so we work hand in hand)
Youth Internet centre to assist with projects free wi-fi by using tablets to bridge the gap especially matriculants. CV’s, photo copies etc.
Home gardening is key to sustainability of a household
Assist other Aspirant Councillors with By-elections
Play a support role for others within Al Jama-ah
Burial Services assistance
Drivers Learners assistance

Assisting communities to think SMART

Dealing with Dumping

Supporting small businesses
Registered our first co-op

New Business :
Assisted new Co-op SARWMY with startup materials
So far we have received support from Aunty Shariefa from Bo-Kaap

Casual Wear pants drive:
The drive was a great a success, collected and delivered pants all over Cape Town

Netball project:
Assisted netball girls with their launch. Partnering with the academy in Watergate to bring the girls up to speed with training.

Soccer Tournament Youth:
Organised teams to take part in the tournament at Philippi sports ground.

Education:
Initiated a programme with MGLA to support our learners with difficulties. The issue is rather critical. We have to close the gap. Our learners have significant challenges with reading. MGLA serves in MPlain and other areas assisting learners with difficulty. I am pleased with their work, so it should make a difference.

Al Jama-ah’s law makers’ 67 minutes Mandela Day

In honour of President Nelson Mandela’s legacy, Al Jama-ah’s lawmakers embarked on constructive and effective action to empower communities. Their 67 minutes of being pro-active included engagement with some religious leaders on matters relating to Muslim Personal Law; providing and planting seeds to sustain food security, acts of solidarity with NPOs by handing over stoves, food and netball kits; name-giving of a baby at Al Jama-ah’s Constituency office; distributing loaves of bread; handing over school shoes to impoverished learners; .

AL JAMA-AH’s MP spends 67 minutes with Muslim leaders to discuss Muslim Personal Law

On 18 July recognised as Mandela Day, Hon Hendricks spent his 67 minutes engaging with members of the Legislative Department of the Masjlisush Shura Al-Islami (Shura) in Cape Town to establish an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) structure for matters relating to Muslim Personal Law (M.P.L).

The 67 minutes engagement with members of Shura served to give effect on the recommendation in the South African Law Reform Commission’s White Paper on a One Statute Marriage Bill for the Muslim and other faith-based communities. The ADR will deal with disputes and matters relating to M.P.L which includes the Nikah (a Muslim marriage in terms of Shariah); Nafakah (Maintenance), Talaqs (Divorces) and other matters which might arise in a marriage.

Hendricks, who have served several decades as an office bearer for Shura, has now drafted a Private Members Bill (PMB) for the ADR. Shura’s Legislative Department will edit the PMB, and they will jointly engage with Parliament’s legislative drafting team. The first reading of the “Amendments to the Arbitration Act” is expected to take place in September 2023 and will make provision for an M.P.L Tribunal/Shariah Court.

AL JAMA-AH MPL OFFICIATES BABY’S NAME-GIVING
The Al Jama-ah’s Member of Provincial Legislature Maulana Galil Brinkhuis, spent part of his 67 minutes by officiating the name-giving of an eight-month-old baby girl at Al Jama-ah’s statutory Western Cape Legislature Constituency office.
Apart from assisting with enquiries on social and local government issues, Maulana was indeed surprised when he was asked to do the name-giving of the baby. The Constituency office is visited by several people daily who need assistance with municipal accounts and enquiries on housing waiting list.
The Party appeals to members of the public to visit their nearest Al Jama-ah Constituency offices.

EXECUTIVE MAYOR AND COUNCILLOR IN CITY OF JOHANNESBURG
Al Jama-ah’s Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg and fellow Councillor Imam Thapelo Amad identified the need for garden cleaning at the Japura Retirement Village for the aged. They planted 67 seeds towards creating sustainable food security and spring-cleaned the home.

MADIBENG MUNICIPALITY – AL JAMA-AH’s COUNCILLOR CARES!
Al Jama-ah Councillor Kabelo Nthekiso in the Madibeng Municipality in Northwest Province took the 67 minutes very serious – he not only donated a cooking stoves and food to the NPO Shanah Life House, but also handed over netball kits to the Golden Ladies Netball Team.

WESTERN CAPE
Al Jama-ah Councillor Adv Shameemah Salie (City of Cape Town) handed over loaves of bread to the needy in New Horizons, Pelican Park. In Mbekweni, Paarl, Al Jama-ah’s Drakenstein Councillor Ahmed Stulweni, bought school shoes for two impoverished learners at Mbekweni Higher Primary School.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Al Jama-ah’s Councillor in the Umuziwabantu Local Municipality in Harding, KwaZulu-Natal, G.M Cele and Al Jama-ah members spent their 67 minutes by repairing a broken wall of the house of an unemployed resident in Mkhoba Village. Clr Cele bought cement and they collected bricks from broken buildings to fix the wall.