Brendan van der Merwe
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Mar 24
Cleansing: Keeping Blackheath Clean
With the Greening Competition underway, we cannot expect you to be the only ones contributing. As you know we have an amazing team that works tirelessly to ensure that the Blackheath area is as clean and tidy as possible. All areas of Blackheath are cleaned of trash regularly, but it is important that we all …
Mar 24
Blackheath Development: We are still Growing
Goosebumps, most of you may know them as the little bumps you get when a chill runs up your spine, but in this case Goosebumps is the provider of quality frozen goods, from bread rolls to colourful confectionaries. Having recently acquired ownership of the old Verno property at 33 Range Road, they have taken their …
Mar 24
Home-Away-From-Home: Keep it Clean!
Greening Competition While ST3 and the law enforcement are working to keep us safe, we can work to keep our area looking the best it can be to make it a pleasure to work in. As some may know the Blackheath Greening Competition got underway on 1 February 2013 when entries opened; so this is …
Mar 24
Project news – February 2013
Happy Valley Housing Project: Making People Happy The Happy Valley Hosing Project is in the final stretch. With a few more months to go we have already seen amazing progress being made. ASLA Construction hopes to be finished with the housing project by end of July this year. To date they have handed over 396 …
Mar 24
Security News – February 2013
As the first half of the year progresses it is important to remain aware and vigilant. Whilst crime may have been less than expected in the festive season, February has shown an increase in cable theft and burglaries on business premises. SAPS and ST3 Security work around the clock to ensure that all criminal activity …
Feb 25
State of the Province Address Western Cape Provincial Legislature
The full State of the Province Address in the Western Cape Provincial Legislature by Helen Zille Premier Of The Western Cape is available for download. Please click here to download the full address.
Feb 11
Blackheath CID Greening Competition for 2013
Last year we awarded the winners of the Blackheath CID Greening Competition with their prizes of R1000 meal vouchers to the Skilpadvlei Wine Farm Restaurant. As promised last year the competition begins anew in February when we will choose another 3 winners for the first half of 2013. Remember also that I am very happy …
Feb 11
Further Local Development in Blackheath
Other developments are also taking shape in Blackheath, like the Home Choice development in School Road that truly is becoming a landmark as it towers into the Blackheath sky over thousands of square meters under roof as part of the new distribution centre. The old Helderberg Timbers site in Range Road has been sold and …
Feb 11
Wimbledon Road Development and Infrastructure upgrade
The development along Wimbledon Road that is aligned to the Housing project in Happy Valley is also making good progress. It is clear that the City of Cape Town has listened to the calls from the Blackheath Industrial community through the various applications made by the Blackheath City Improvement District to address pedestrian safety within …
Feb 11
Clearing / cleaning of culverts – January 2013
The Blackheath CID Team also arranged the clearing of the open culverts along Range Road of debris, sand and litter and vegetation.