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Residents warned of water disruptions this week

Chronicle Reporter

Johannesburg Water informs residents in Buccleuch of a scheduled water interruption in Margareth Street, between Gibson Drive and Helen Drive. It will take place on 28 January from 9.30am to 3.30pm.

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January 26, 2010   11:14 am

Police focus on crime education for domestic workers

Chronicle reporter

Inanda, Chiselhurston, Illovo, Fairway, Sandhurst, Hyde Park and Dunkeld West residents are invited to contact police Sector 4 manager, Inspector Abe Ramohlola of the Bramley police station about training of their domestic workers to deal with crime.

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October 9, 2009   2:11 pm

City Power contractors will visit you

Chronicle Reporter

Johannesburg City Power contractors are visiting all households across the city to install  geyser control devises.

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August 21, 2009   1:23 pm

Call for entries for 2011 Literature Awards

Chronicle Reporter

Leading South African educational publisher, Maskew Miller Longman is calling for entries of youth novels for its 2011 Literature Awards.

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November 10, 2009   11:42 am

Editorial:Can we believe the Auditor-General?

Nie Cele

How city council obtained an unqualified clean audit report for the third year in a row is a mystery and it’s high time the country’s Auditor-General Terence Nombembe gave us an explanation.

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February 2, 2010   2:32 pm

Editorial:Naude’s successor should clean up billing

Kennedy Mudzuli

Oops, Erika Naude is no longer the director of billing in the City of Johannesburg. The sad part is that even her former colleagues in the municipality think she is still in charge of the department.

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February 2, 2010   2:12 pm

Editorial:Now municipality blames God for its incompetence

Kennedy Mudzuli

So, God and the contractors are part of the reason for the crumbling road infrastructure.

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January 26, 2010   12:08 pm

Editorial:Emergency Management Services staffers are walking a fine line

Nie Cele

Many lives will be lost unless our emergency services’ response time is scrutinised as an emergency itself.

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January 26, 2010   11:56 am

The Changing face of Sandton…and with it comes many pros and cons

Lucia Walker

The character of Sandton is slowly changing and its traditional residential component may be affected in some way.

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February 2, 2010   2:41 pm

Drivers be warned: The Points Demerit System roll out is around the corner

Nie Cele and Shelley West

Motorists will get a rude awakening when the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) and Points Demerit System is rolled out countrywide from 1 April.

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February 2, 2010   2:30 pm

Ward 90 residents launch ‘Let’s fix it campaign’

Kate Henry

If you’re fed up with potholes that don’t get fixed, water leaks that never stop and street lights that won’t work, salvation may be at hand. At least in Ward 90.

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February 2, 2010   2:24 pm

Municipal service delivery in Sandton hits rock bottom

Abed Ahmed

Sandton central business district and surrounding suburbs have endured an unprecedented decline in basic service delivery over the past year.

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January 26, 2010   2:12 pm

Should hold the municipality responsible

Rick Raubenheimer writes:

I refer to the Editorial ‘God blamed for incompetence’ week ending 29 January.

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February 2, 2010   3:14 pm

Local councillor calms nerves

Ward 103 councillor Vincent Earp writes:

The residents of Sandown Extension 24 have spoken. They do not want a helipad operating at Sandown High school (week ending 29 January).

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February 2, 2010   3:01 pm

What is the cause of all these power cuts?

Advocate MacKenzie writes:

I am a resident in Sandown Estate, and for the past week we have experienced one to two unexpected, unannounced power cuts a day, each lasting several hours.

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February 2, 2010   2:57 pm

High cost to upkeep Field and Study park

Rose Johnson writes:

As the chairman of Friends of Field and Study, I would like to add to the article ‘Field and Study falling apart’ week ending January 29, highlighted by councillor Vincent Earp.

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February 2, 2010   2:54 pm

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