News Desk “The High Court has ruled in favour of TCLM in the legal battle with truck companies prohibiting them from driving through the municipal roads,” the press release issued by the Office of the Municipal Manager read. “The municipality gazetted by-laws early this year prohibiting heavy trucks weighing over 10 tons from driving through […]
Michele du Plessis It is common to see a cloud of smoke hanging over Sabie and Simile from the burning landfill site. Complaints regarding the stench and the accompanying health risks are many but seems to fall on deaf ears. “For the current one burning, with all due respect this is an ongoing problem for […]
Michele du Plessis It is a fact that the by-products of solid waste deposited in a landfill have adverse effects on the surrounding environment and people living close by. *Excerpts from the report cited at the end of the article. “Waste management has been closely associated with biological hazards. Several studies have shown that occupational […]
Michele du Plessis Many people are dismayed with the distribution of food parcels in Sabie. In as much so that a case has been opened against the Mayor of Thaba Chweu Local Municipality. Captain Gwilym Rees, Chairman of the Sabie Ratepayers Association (SRA) had the following to say about the alleged irregularities: “I have recently […]
Michele du Plessis After a long process, most of the unlawful occupiers of the RDP house at Extension 10 in Sabie were evicted. SAPS, assisted by the Red Ants Security Company, removed the illegal occupants and their possessions from the RDP houses. Amidst the chaos, shouts of anger and rubber bullets fired, an illegal occupier […]