Fury at mess made to repair fire hydrant

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Alma Fouche said a municipal crew arrived to dig up a fire pump in the driveway of her Pentz Drive, Flamingo Vlei home, that she had reported was leaking after a ...

Double transaction mystery solved

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Rosemary Davis said that Pick n Pay, Gardens Centre, owed her R556. 16 after they charged her twice for her purchases in July. “I have not been refunded a duplicate ...

Shock for bakkie owner renewing licence

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Louis Jordaan, 70, didn’t get much sympathy from officials when he went to renew his car licence at the City’s office at Table Bay Mall, Sunningdale, especially ...

‘Blood-suckers were bugging us in bed’

Brian Joss|Published

Restonic manufacture over 300 000 beds a year and have never had a legitimate bed bug complaint, said Herman du Preez, key account holder, after Jolyn Hewitson of ...

Surprise gift becomes a storm in a G-cup

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When Roger Trythall bought a R4 000 bra and panty ensemble to surprise his wife, Jacqueline, on her birthday, it wasn’t an uplifting experience. Mr Trythall bought ...

Notebook falls short after incorrect listing

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Peter Desjardins of Sunningdale ordered an Asus laptop from Takealot for R4 899, which according to the website, had a fingerprint sensor and three USB ports. However, ...

Don’t ignore notices about your premiums

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Don’t ignore messages from your insurance company, especially if it is about something as important as funeral cover. This is the hard lesson that Esme April learnt ...

Piggy-back solution a burden on ratepayer

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Like most of us, Andrew Emdon, 68, has been hard hit by Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown. The Three Anchor Bay resident is a freelance videographer and has “had ...