Archive for August, 2009

Zinkwazi

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

In charge:  Wendy Balcomb.  Zinkwazi has its own website at  zbrra@sugarbay.co.za

Swellendam

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

A summary of the problems in Swellendam:
(Kindly submitted by Willemien de Wet)
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Qualified valuers?

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Here follows a lively correspondence between Adrie Smit and a member of the Mbombela local government, to do with valuations.  It will be of interest to anyone questioning their valuations:  (Read from the bottom up)
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Ugu (Hibiscus Coast, KZN)

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

News from Ugu is that the ratepayers association is getting busy. They have put together a service ranking and grading survey that might be useful to ratepayers’ association from other municipalities.
Get a copy from Jurgen Steyn at Jurgens Steyn @ the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association, tel: 039-681 3754; Cell: 082 563 8522 or e-mail: jurgpeg@venturenet.co.za
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Electricity cut-offs illegal

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

It has been officially confirmed that cutting off electricity for municipal rates arrears is illegal.  This announcement was made this week by the South African energy regulator, NERSA.  This means that all municipalities that cut off electricity because of rates disputes were acting illegally.   The fines to municipalities who transgress are quite severe, and this has left the municipalities open to a number of class actions.  Full story below: (more…)