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Water interruption warning for Sandton residents

Chronicle Reporter

Johannesburg Water informs residents in Sandton about a scheduled water interruption on 9 March.

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February 26, 2010   5:16 pm

Motorists warned of road restrictions for JP Morgan race on March 4

Chronicle Reporter

On 4 March, the world’s largest corporate road race, the JP Morgan Corporate Challenge, will see thousands of athletes take to the streets around the Wanderers Club.

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February 25, 2010   4:29 pm

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

Editorial:Domestic workers in the Dark Ages

Nie Cele

That domestic workers are exploited worse than before is most disturbing. Many are tasked with playing security guard, house executive and managing director when the boss is away, and deserve utmost respect.

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February 9, 2010   5:34 pm

Editorial:Roads agency spokesman should learn from city manager

Kennedy Mudzuli

Johannesburg Roads Agency spokesman Thulani Makhubela was at it again after the editorial, Municipality blames God for its incompetence, (week ending 29 January).

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February 9, 2010   5:29 pm

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

Government won’t pay additional cost for Gautrain’s Sandton-airport route – and faces lawsuit from Bombela

Kennedy Mudzuli

The Gauteng provincial government will not pay extra for the Gautrain to be ready between Sandton and the OR Tambo International Airport ahead of the 2010 Fifa World Cup.

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March 9, 2010   1:23 pm

Bafana Bafana’s Sandown training camp deal to be signed ‘any day now’

Natasha Bezuidenhout

Bafana Bafana will definitely train at Sandown high school during the 2010 Fifa World Cup.

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March 8, 2010   6:17 pm

Municipal blunder destroys a 30-year-old heritage on city’s pavements

Zaheera Walker

A ‘pretty pavements’ beautification project in Sunninghill may have destroyed a heritage.

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March 8, 2010   6:07 pm

Motorists stranded in peak hour traffic after car caught fire in William Nicol Drive

Natasha Bezuidenhout

Hundreds of motorists were stranded in peak hour traffic on Friday morning when a section of William Nicol Drive road was blocked by a burning car.

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March 5, 2010   1:12 pm

Metro police’s reasons are extremely questionable

A concerned law abiding driver writes:

Reference is made to the article about the new drivers’ demerit system. It seems to be very good for the law abiding drivers, but those who drive without a care for the rules of the road and/or do not have licences, this new system will never work.

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February 23, 2010   3:06 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

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