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Cllr Shameemah Salie Report | November 2023

Cllr Shameemah Salie Report | November 2023

CITY OF CAPE TOWN

MONTHLY REPORT

 

 

  • Councillor Salie attended scheduled City meetings and prepared for the relevant meetings
  • Councillor Salie continues to form integral part of media team providing photographs, educational pieces and informative updates on several media platforms
  • Several meetings was attended by Cllr Salie as well in respect of the party
  • Membership drive and speaking to future and current members on vision, mission and aim of Al Jama-ah
  • Rebates, housing application and general queries are dealt with on a daily basis. As well as media queries.
  • Councillor Salie contributed to and spearheaded the Cancer awareness day in New Horizons Pelican Park. This awareness day provided a platform for cancer survivors, sufferer’s and those impacted by a family member with cancer to share their and learn from each other’s experience and to provide unique support system.
  • Councillor assisted with collection of clothes and blankets to assist with disaster in Hazendal where three shacks was gutted by fire and where residents lost everything.
  • Councillor Salie assisted with several service delivery requests during the month of November from electricity, sewerage issues, water related issues, and observation on law enforcement potential abuse of power and failure to comprehend by laws. Cllr Salie follow up on the notices lodged and held observational watch on matters where City law enforcement allegedly had exceeded their force
  • Councillor Salie was called to and assisted protestors arrested and injured in Palestinian marches. Matters were reportedly law enforcement had been involved
  • Councillor Salie provides regular educational material and updates to matters affecting community on all social media platforms
  • Councillor Salie assisted with a successful clean-up weekend at Mowbray cemetery, as well as raising of Palestinian flag for first time at the cemetery
  • Councillor Salie is on forefront as Palestinian activist providing updates on Palestine, creating awareness, assisting with pickets and marches and fundraising for GazCouncillor Salie was further a speaker at the event of Icare childrens foundation, attended charity event for things of wheels and was guest speaker on Radio Islam and VOC during this month
  • Councillor IEC registration constantly provided information on registration as well as importance of application for smart card identity documents. Cllr Salie was further proactive in ensuring visibility at as many vd as possible
  • Councillor assists with mobilization of marches, pickets, legal support, and is one of the voices against the genocide being committed in Palestine

 

Indeed we know our Freedom is incomplete without the Freedom of the Palestine – Nelson Mandela

DAILY REPORT

1 November: Assisting with mobilising and organising and providing social media feedback on picket on Genocide in Gaza and March for Palestine. Corner of Caledon and Tenant Street.

3 November: Mobilising and organizing picket on Kromboom Bridge for Palestine

4 November: Mobilizing and speaker for Al Jama-ah at Palestine March in Worcester and engagement with Al Jama-ah members

5 November: Refresh on political party zoom meeting advised about meeting at 13h23 meeting at 16h00

6 November: Community and health meeting | Al Jama-ah zoom meeting

7 November: Meeting at Mowbray Cemetery in preparation of clean up weekend | Purchase and preparation for the Cancer awareness day. Received Service delivery requests

8 November: Cancer women’s day support Al Jama-ah women’s league

9 November: Activity day Subcouncil 11

10 November: Radio Islam interview | Social media engagement | Al Jama-ah meeting Pinelands office

11 November: Mowbray Cemetery clean-up day | Co-ordination and assistance for biggest March | Social media engagement

12 November: Mowbray Cemetery clean-up day | Speaker at I Care Children’s Foundation | Assistance in the release of 3 Activists arrested at March

13 November: Attendance at court on the matter of the 3 activists arrested by law enforcement | Social media engagement | Perusal of Subcouncil 11 agendas

14 November: Service delivery requests New Horizons | Attending to queries for assistance on March in George | Assisting with the arrest of young person for having firearm at the march | Social media engagement

15 November: Sub Council 11 meeting | Social media engagement | Liaising with new members interested in joining Al Jama-ah

16 November: Meeting with the Voice of Palestine solidarity group MJC | Ward committee meeting | Service delivery requests: assistance with appeal on building that would potentially create further challenges on failing infrastructure Hazendal.

18 November: Voter’s registration weekend, attended to several VD, conducted educational videos around registering and application for smart card id, observational role and alerting to several concerns at IEC points elevated concerns to leadership: Ward 67, Ward 63, Ward 60, Ward 49
Social media awareness on Palestine | Attendance of Things on Wheels charity event Lansdowne

19 November: Voters registration weekend attended to several VD, conducted several educational videos on different points for voters registration and the application of identity documents, attended solidarity protest sea point and engaged with Al Jama-ah supporters: Ward 60, Rylands, Bo Kaap, Sea point, Athlone, Silvertown
Social media engagement and voters education

20 November: World Children’s day | Social media engagement and awareness | Assistance with electronic voter’s registration and confirmation of voters on portal | Service delivery requests

21 November: Service delivery requests electricity and sewerage Tafelsig | Blood donations

22 November: Service delivery requests sewerage spills Tafelsig follow up | Preparation for Palestine protest 23 November | Electronic registration of voters
Social media awareness and engagement

24 November: Compulsory MFMA Training City of Cape Town

26 November: Voice of Cape Radio station general discussion on Pearls of Wisdom from Hadj and Umrah, Palestine and election education

27 November: Worked at New Horizon office | Membership drive | Assistance with registration to vote | Rebates and certifications

28 November: Meeting with Al Jama-ah HR surrounding staff and interns | Collection of goods for those in need
| Service requests | Ward Committee meeting

29 November: Admin + Reports | Assistance at 5th Avenue Hazendal with homes that burnt down. Provision of clothing and blankets | Service delivery Maitland and solidarity with Palestinian protest
Social media engagement

30 November: Meeting at Parliament with Hamas | Attendance of Stepping Stones fundraiser in Aid of the people of Gaza

Cllr Shameemah Salie: June-July 2022 Highlights

Cllr Shameemah Salie: June-July 2022 Highlights

City of Cape Town

7 June – 7 July 2022

 

 

PR Councillor Responsibilities COCT

  • Perusal of City of Cape Town main and special agendas
  • City Council Agenda perusals
  • City Council Meetings and Special Council Meetings
  • Perusal of agendas and attendance Community and Health Meetings
  • Perusal of agendas and attendance of Community and Health Workshops
  • Perusal of agendas and Subcouncil 11 meetings
  • Subcouncil 11 Activity days
  • Subcouncil 11 Meetings
  • Ward Committee meetings Ward 84
  • Ward Committee Joint Workshop Ward 84

COCT Leadership Training

  • Women in Leadership Training with Professor Thuli Madonsela

Party work :

Social media

  • Social media meetings
  • Social media shares and likes on relevant social media handles and engagement
  • Voice bites
  • Lives on facebook and posts

Statements

  • Perusal of and correction of statements for social media

Social media engagement:

  • Several topics and interaction covered in order to ensure that we hear the voices of the people and promote public participation and awareness.

Community work :

Collection of clothing

  • Clothing bank collections to ensure we have goods available in event of disasters or in situations of difficulty in community

Youth Day Events planning :

Meetings and arrangements for youth day events led to two successful events


Areas: Hazendal (Bokmakierie)

  • Actively involved in youth day event in Bokmakierie ensured contribution of 2 pots of food through I Care Childrens Foundation and contributed 100 party and care packs towards the event.

New Horizons

  • Actively in Youth day program held in New Horizons/ Pelican Park and Eagle Park day included youth speakers, placards, SAPS, several organizations including Al Jama-ah/ and CTIEC and New Horizonz Islamic Trust. Secured the donations of 3 pots of food Icare Children Foundation, Ighsaan Odendaal and Classic Butcher and Family Dollie Morgan
  • Contributed 120 party packs

TCSA

  • Represented Al Jamaah at Soccer tournament held in solidarity with Youth in Palestine.

Mannenberg

  • Assisted family with home burnt down due to electrical wires on pole shared by City and Telkom
  • Assisted with securing donations for family clothes, groceries, toiletries and medication and creating awareness of the situation
  • C3 notice logged

Milnerton

  • Doors of Jannah assisted with marketing advice on the NPO project creating a fund for youth education of development for students in need

Tennyson Masjid

  • Have been contacting and liasing with the Masjid surrounding the by laws on athaan and have engaged I regular updates on progress

Mowbray Cemetery

  • As a board member of the cemetery continued to work with an engage with the matters relating to improvement of the cemetery on both admin level and on physical changes. Engagement on matters at cemetery is on daily basis as well as engagement with community
  • Several new upgrades in cemetry

Several meetings and engagements with NPOs :

  • Breaking Barriers
  • I Care Children’s Foundation
  • Doors of Jannah
  • Mother City Foundation

Further meetings

  • Provided input for Al Jamaah social media meeting
  • Continued requests in requests for assistance from legal matters (unrelated to service delivery), trauma, and concerns surrounding Crime,
  • Have further received several request daily to attend matters in community from upliftment of and motivating youth. This is a matter which I will be placing on radar as well

 

 

CLLR SHAMEEMAH SALIE: MAY-JUNE 2022 HIGHLIGHTS

CLLR SHAMEEMAH SALIE: MAY-JUNE 2022 HIGHLIGHTS

City of Cape Town

7 May – 7 June 2022

 

 

PR Councillor Responsibilities COCT

  • Perusal of City of Cape Town main and special agendas
  • Detailed report back provided on the aforementioned agendas as well as statements of Al Jama-ah Councillors F Achmat and S Salie on speeches in chambers as well as video footage.
  • Al Jama-ah councillors have been vocal on the impact of budget increases on the community who is already suffering dire financial constrin
  • Perusal of agendas and attendance Community and Health Meetings
  • Perusal of agendas and attendance of Community and Health Workshops
  • Perusal of agendas and Subcouncil 11 meetings
  • Subcouncil 11 Activity days
  • Ward Committee meetings Ward 84
  • Water and Sanitation meeting

COCT Leadership Training

  • People Management by Professor Siphiwe Moyo
  • Stress and Mindfulness Dr. Helgo Schomer

Party work :

Social media

  • Social media meetings
  • Social media shares and likes on relevant social media handles and engagement
  • Voice bites
  • Engagement on matters by laws, and hadj, and cemetery, as well as kidnappings with Argus, Radio 786, Voice of Cape, and Daily Voice
  • Lives on facebook and posts

Statements

  • Perusal of and correction of statements for social media

Social media engagement:

  • Several topics and interaction covered in order to ensure that we hear the voices of the people and promote public participation and awareness.
  • Gangsters and drugs from social media interaction and engagement concerns was elevated to President of Al Jama-ah who in turn elevated the concerns in Parliament surrounding the children of Cape flats being held hostage at schools due to gang violence. Presidents bring matter to Parliament ensured immediate response of required stakeholders to the relevant area.

Kidnappings :

  • Actively participated in creating awareness on social media and news platforms and via media surrounding increased kidnappings. President proceeded to elevate the concerns as well on Parliamentary level

Community work :

Collection of clothing

  • Clothing bank collections to ensure we have goods available in event of disasters or in situations of difficulty in community

C3 notices :


Areas: Hazendal (Bokmakierie)

  • Cable Theft remains a constant problem in the relevant area and assistance has been provided to the community surrounding theft of cables as well as litter issues in the area and follow up
  • Provided Breaking Barriers and NPO in New Horizons with groceries to assist in feeding of the community especially young children
  • On the radar: With youth day on 16 June 2022 have been assisting the community with their youth day event to be held. On behalf of Al Jama-ah we will be sponsoring food via ICare as well as party packs. I have been requested to speak at the event.

New Horizons

  • Attended to and utilized social media platforms to secure assistance for home that burnt down in New Horizons
  • Personally assisted with gas cylinder, 4 bags of clothing and shoes towards 9 members affected, and secured assistance of CTIEC with groceries and the removal of debris from the relevant home
  • Elevated request for removal of debris
  • At this stage due to media lives and photos compiled assistance continues to flow in.
  • On the radar: 16 June 2022 event in process of arranging youth day event to be held in New Horizons/ Pelican Park and Eagle Park day will include youth speakers, placards, SAPS, several organizations including Al Jama-ah/ ministrels/ drum majorettes to create a strong message as well as a vibe that is for both youth and community involvement

    Rondebosch

    • Rondebosch library
    • Assisted with C3 notice surrounding cable theft and follow up

      BoKaap

      • Business requested assistance with Tree trimming due to the impact of trees especially in winter on business
      • Engaged with Doors of Jannah Noog Hassan surrounding assistance required in Du Noon as well as an educational structure for those in need commencing from Western Cape and

      Tennyson Masjid

      • By law on religious calls to prayers being considered a nuisance
      • Further to the meeting April 2022 where the Mayor backtracked and failed to remove the by law and instead amended the SOP. The masjid in Tennyson Street received a very Draconian and threatening notice surrounding the sounds of the athaan.
      • Have proceeded from onset to assist the relevant Masjid with necessary info
      • Assisting with Tennyson Masjid petition against COCT bylaw as well as spoke on radio VOC surrounding the matter before Council in April and the impact on the community which can be clearly seen from Draconian notice received.
      • Have extended hand to provide Masjid with assistance on their outreach programmes as well

      Mowbray Cemetery

      • As a board member of the cemetery continued to work with an engage with the matters relating to improvement of the cemetery on both admin level and on physical changes. Engagement on matters at cemetery is on daily basis as well as engagement with community
      • Assisted with arrangements for thikr and program in honour of donors at Cemetery
      • A pertinent matter this month relates to the burial of a homeless young lady Aisha Sulayman whose family could not be located
      • Al Jama-ah was invited to attend and I represented both the City and the Party at the burial as well as being there for the deceased as no family was in attendance.
      • Being on the Community Health Portfolio the situation surrounding her death has been elevated and proposals made to work towards better screening of the homeless. Assisting them in securing smart cards and securing information of next of kin. Further as the deceased passed on from TB I have elevated requests for screening of homeless in the relevant vicinity who had contact to deceased as she sadly was a TB defaulter and it is suspected that cause of death may have been TB.

      Parliament

      • Meeting and caucus with opposition parties and Speaker. Detailed report on meeting forwarded to SG and President
      • Arranging of and meeting with President of AJ and SAMTOA President

       

      Stemming from meeting with President engagement with Social development

      Several meetings and engagements with NPO’s

      • I deserve it
      • Bond Relief
      • I Care Children’s Foundation
      • Doors of Jannah

      Further several NPO’s names secured and Bio’s on Cape Flats and elevated to Gafsa as requested

      • Provided input for Al Jamaah social media meeting
      • Continued requests in requests for assistance from legal matters (unrelated to service delivery), trauma, and concerns surrounding Crime,
      • Have further received several request daily to attend matters in community from upliftment of and motivating youth. This is a matter which I will be placing on radar as well