Margate Moves: What a horrible waterless week
No one denies workers have rights, but these South African Municipal Workers' Union members have once again resorted to vandalism and thuggery for their own selfish needs.
THANKS to Ugu District Municipality workers, many residents, especially those living in Ramsgate, are having a horrible time being without water for more than a week.
No one denies workers have rights, but these South African Municipal Workers’ Union members have once again resorted to vandalism and thuggery for their own selfish needs.
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They will not get any empathy from the communities as they have shown no regard for the elderly, hospital patients and schoolchildren. They simply do not care how their reckless behaviour impacts on people’s lives.
It is also disturbing to read some of the comments made on local social media platforms. For instance one person suggested “invading the municipal manager’s home”… what good will that do apart from adding to the anarchy?
But for all the negativity there has been some amazing positivity. And one exceptional star has been ward councillor Dave Watson. He has done his best to keep everyone informed – to the best of his knowledge and he has been tireless in his efforts to ensure the static water tanks were kept filled.
The verbal abuse dished out on those chat groups was totally uncalled for.
No refuse collection
Margate’s central business district looked like dump site last weekend. Litter was strewn along Marine Drive and the rubbish bins were overflowing with trash. Not a welcoming sight for a holiday town.
Apparently the street cleaning contract came to an end on May 31. Ray Nkonyeni Municipality has yet to award a new contract. Talk about putting the cart before the horse. The winter holiday season is fast approaching, hopefully the municipality will have its cleaning services in place before the visitors arrive.
Keeping Southbroom beautiful
Southbroom’s ratepayers’ association arranged minor repairs to the Umkobi beach ablutions and repaired lights at the the beach parking at Granny’s Pool.
Three additional speed humps have been erected in Outlook and Beach roads to improve safety.
The revamp of the tennis clubhouse has been met with many compliments and the club’s gardens are also being replanted with indigenous plants.
Southbroom Bowling Club is also having a facelift which should soon be completed. More good news for the village is that the filling station has reopened.
A 5 000 litre water tank has been erected at the Southbroom Police Station and is available to residents to use during water outages.
Music and song
The fabulous showman, Jonathan Roxmouth, is coming back to entertain at the Margate Retirement Village.
‘An Evening of Music, Song and Comedy’ will be staged at the Azalea Hall on Saturday, June 23.
Acclaimed pianist/singer Evan Robert will accompany Jonathan in a show that will feature hits from musicals, jazz standards and piano pieces.
Tickets for the theatre-style offering are on sale at R80 per person from the RAC or admin offices at the village.
Bar facilities will be available from 6pm and it’s curtains up at 7pm.
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For more information and to book phone 039 3125000.
Adult comedy
The Hibiscus Amateur Theatrical Society (Hats) has received good reviews for its latest production `Lust in the Dust’.
This adult comedy is set in the 1950s and tells the trials and tribulations of the Trotter family.
The show will be staged at Margate Bowling Club this Saturday (9th) and at Southbroom Golf Club on June 14th. Both performances start at 6.30pm. Proceeds go to the SPCA.
For details and to book contact Margi Blewett at 083 6286295 or 039 3151057.
Save the date
The theme at this year’s Ramsgate Art and Book Festival is #Connecting – a broad subject encouraging communication in all imaginable spheres – physical and abstract.
The festival takes place at various venues in the village from August 2 to 5. The Artists’ Gallery will host the official opening by arts patron Sherry Sykes from the US Consulate on Thursday, August 2 at 6pm.
The organisers are calling on South Coast poets to submit their work for inclusion in a a printed book of poetry.
There will be two sections – one for children and the other for adults to encourage people of all ages to send in their pieces.
There will also be a recital evening where poets can recite their own-penned works or their favourite poems.
For details about the festival contact Barbie Meyer at 082 4963545.
Great get-together
Another date to diarise is the Ramsgate Lions Club’s next braai and quiz night. It takes place at the community centre in Glenmarkie Road on Friday (29th) from 6pm. Take along some meat for the braai – salads are on sale and a cash bar will be available. The quiz comprising teams of four players per team follows after supper. For more information contact Lion Jenny Henry at 083 3098314.
Good wishes
Celebrating birthdays this week are Rory Fright, Mariette Riggien, Stephen Brand and Lynn Doveton (6th), Mel Marsh, Victor Chetty and Parrish Walker (7th), Mark Jacobs, Luke Haynes, Ben Scheepers, Mandy Cerar and George Barry (8th), Abigail Rush, Pearl Erasmus, Annette Whitfield and Shannon Redman (9th), Glynne Black (10th), Heather Clark, Snaye Zulu, Saths Cooper and Melanie Moonsamy (11th) and Sian Millar, Adri Human, Elvira Boom, Wesley Caple, Robert Forbes and Anne Greenwell (12th).
Happy anniversary wishes go to Johnny and Jay Beekman (7th), Clyde and Amy Mitchell (10th) and Jo-Ellen and Joffré Hannaway (12th).
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