Archive for January, 2010
THE FIRE SEASON IS WITH US AGAIN
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Photo from Argus
Dear Neighbour,
The Southeaster winds are drying out our valley and raising the risk of runaway fires. There has already been one fire at the top of Red Hill - fortunately not too serious as it was contained by an area that had recently burnt. The fire was promptly extinguished by the City’s fire brigade with the help of [...]
BABOON MONITOR FUNDING
CITY OF CAPE TOWN
MEDIA RELEASE
26 JANUARY 2009
Appointment of Service Provider for Baboon Management in the Cape Peninsula
The Nature Conservation Corporation were confirmed as the successful tenderer for the provision of a baboon management programme on the Cape Peninsula at a meeting of the City of Cape Town’s Bid Adjudication Committee yesterday(Monday 25 January). This is [...]
More about Suspicious Man
—–Original Message—–
From: Barbara Sutton [mailto:unukaproducts@gmail.com]
Sent: 29 January 2010 04:31 PM
To: Greater-Glencairn-Valley-Neighbourhood-Watches+owner@googlegroups.com
Subject: suspect burglar glencairn heights
The suspect person reported by Lorraine, carries the same description
as one of of the burglars responsible for the break-in at my property
in
Phoenix Way. Neigbours of mine saw two African guys..one wearing blue
jeans
and a black top, And the other one black trousers [...]
Suspicious Man
Dear Neighbour,
FYI
Regards
Geoff
Hi Geoff, the domestic who works at No 10 Brand STreet, came to tell us ,at
1.45pm, that
just after we left our house this morning at 11.30am , a man, dressed in
jeans and a black
top and wearing brown shoes , was seen in our garden looking through the
windows of our
house. He did [...]
Burglary Glencain Heights
From: alice [mailto:alice@lando.co.za]
Sent: 29 January 2010 10:51
To: gneden@googlemail.com
Subject: burglary
To all in Glencairn Heights
We were burgled yesterday. In phoenix way..
Can everyone kindly please look in their gardens… Nooks, crannies, bushes… Somewhere.
They stole my Toshiba laptop - 17″ monitor.
A radio
Cellphones
And all of my and my daughters jewellery..
I have reason to believe they have hidden the stash somewhere [...]
BROWN SEA WATER
CITY OF CAPE TOWN
MEDIA RELEASE
21 JANUARY 2010
Brown water at Muizenberg natural and not a cause for concern
After receiving complaints about the colour of the sea water at Muizenberg, the City would like to emphasise that this colouration is caused by a naturally occurring sea water algae and not because of ‘Khayelitsha sewerage’ or ‘effluent from [...]
Solar Heating
From: Ian Allan [mailto:ianallan@mweb.co.za]
Sent: 25 January 2010 16:29
To: Geoff Neden
Subject: Solar Heating
Geoff
If I may I would like to open up a small debate through your channels concerning solar heating as I feel some of the figures bandied around are misleading.
I appreciate that there are only two of us in the house ( a big difference [...]
City of Cape Town raises its concerns at NERSA hearings
CITY OF CAPE TOWN
MEDIA RELEASE
20 JANUARY 2010
City of Cape Town raises its concerns at NERSA hearings
Alderman Ian Neilson, the City of Cape Town’s Executive Deputy Mayor and Mayoral Committee Member for Finance, today presented the municipality’s concerns regarding Eskom’s application for a tariff increase to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), during one [...]
Solar water heaters can cut electricity usage by up to 30%
CITY OF CAPE TOWN
MEDIA RELEASE
20 JANUARY 2010
Solar water heaters can cut electricity usage by up to 30%
The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Utility Services, Alderman Clive Justus, says that the installation of a solar water heater can save up to 30% of the electricity usage in an average household, while reducing [...]
BABOONS ATTACK DOGS IN GLEN ROAD
WATCH HIM!
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Hi,
my boyfriend was driving down Glen rd this morning (15/1-2010) (not sure what time- late morning) and he said that there were two huge male baboons chasing and cornering two little dogs in their yard at 126 Glen rd, he said that the dogs were terrified,so him and another lady did what they could [...]
