Brendan van der Merwe
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Sep 06
Notice of Annual General Meeting
Notice of Annual General Meeting The Blackheath City Improvement District NPC will be hosting its Annual General Meeting and all stakeholders are invited to a review of the year’s activities. Date: 02 October 2013 Time: 13:00 Venue: Peninsula Beverage, School Street, Blackheath Resolutions presented at the AGM can only be voted on by bona fide …
Aug 20
Our Schools – News in July
On the 18th July 2013 our kids at both schools, Happy Feet Creche and Aphilayo Amanzis decided to be creative as it was a little on the cold side for all the kids to be outside. In spite of the cold weather they have decided to put the pen on paper and see who can …
Aug 20
Acacia xanthophloea (Fever Trees) being damaged
All alongside Wimbledon and Buttskop Road we have planted these beautiful trees, as we going into autumn we can see that our trees are showing its powdery greenish-yellow colour. Just Interesting fact about the Fever tree is that it’s one of very few trees where photosynthesis takes place in the bark, the bark of tree …
Aug 20
Happy Valley Housing Project: Making People Happy in July 2013
The Happy Valley Hosing Project is in the final stretch. The project is still running on schedule and should be completed by the end of August or the beginning of September. The civils side of the project has been completed and all concrete work should be done in the duration of the following week. In …
Aug 20
New Development: Busmark 2000
New Development taking place in Artisan Way, Busmark 2000 is developing their new manufacturing plant in Blackheath Industria. Busmark 2000 is currently the preferred body builder for many of the major Motor Manufacturers in South Africa. Their OEM clients include HINO Trucks SA, ISUZU Trucks SA, Iveco, MAN Truck & Bus / VW, Mercedes Benz …
Aug 20
Urban Maintenance in July 2013
Repairs Over the past month we had several Street lights that were severely damaged, especially the one in front of The Wagon Burner in Buttskop Road. Bollards are also one of our concerns! We have realised that people don’t understand the purpose of planting bollards, as many have been knocked over by large vehicles. These …
Aug 20
Do you have a problem with cell reception?
VODACOM SIGNAL Ms Kathryn Adshade from the Pallet Supply Company contacted us with concerns about the poor cell phone signal at their premises in Wimbledon Road. She reports that on contacting the Vodacom help desk on 082 110, they were quick to respond and did an inspection at the premises. A weak signal was proved …
Aug 20
News in July 2013
Wow! How time flies! We have now officially moved into the second half and third quarter of 2013. What a year it has been for development within the local area. The Happy Valley formal housing development, the New Home Choice Development, the Busmark 2000 Development, the Maxman / Heritage Castings development, the new extensions to …
Jun 09
NEWSFLASH! Winter Preparedness Programme
The City of Cape Town has rolled out its Winter Preparedness Programme in anticipation of the coming winter season – rain, sleet and snow (although not as much snow). Blackheath has not been left out. The last few weeks has seen the council flattening and hardening the gravel verges and clearing the storm water canals …
Jun 09
Astrosec
We have a new “big brother” coming to town as Astrosec sets its sights on Blackheath. Situated on the corner of Wimbledon Road and Heath Circle, a new control room is being set up to act as Astrosec’s eyes and ears for its new security operations. The control room will enable Atrosec to offer a …