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SAPRA recognises and thanks Caryn for all her hard work during her five years as Secretary of SAPRA.
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There has been a lot of discussion about the proposed increase in the rates and tariffs imposed by the City of Johannesburg, some of it misinformed, so SAPRA has set out below the most recent proposal by the City.
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SAPRA has celebrated outstanding service by Tessa Turvey, a previous chairperson of the residents association.
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Joburg's 2020/ 2021 budget has, after much debate, been passed after the proposed rates and tariffs were reduced.
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Spring Season - a reminder of level 1 water restrictions in the City of Joburg
As the country embrace the beginning of spring season which will lead to hot summer months soon, residents of the City of Johannesburg are reminded that level-1 water restrictions are still in full force.
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On 29th September 2018, an owl box was installed in Fearnhead Park, Parkwood.
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September is Arbor Month, and every year Joburg City Parks hosts range of activities in celebration.
JOBURG City Parks plans to plant 10 000 trees during September - and SAPRA would like to encourage everyone to do their bit to make the city green.
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Are you tired of seeing potholes and wonder why they are not being fixed? Often this is because the City is unaware of the pothole. You can help solve the problem and help us all by reporting this irritating pothole.
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Urban Forest has indicated that they can help with the dreaded Shothole Borer.
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Johannesburg's urban forest is facing a growing risk in the form of a new beetle called the Polyphagous Shothole Borer (or Euwallacea fornicatus for those who prefer the Latin name). This threat is capable of detroying a large proportion of Johannesburg's famous urban forest.
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Tim Truluck has commented in his newsletter in response to the series of power outages we all suffered in the aftermath of the 120 mm or rain that fell in one day around then. Members would be interested to read some of the background to fixings such problems.
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Up until now SAPRA has not permitted advertising on its Facebook Group except where it is obvious that it is a resident who is advertising some personal item. We have done this to try and avoid the obvious opportunity for others to promote their goods or services using this free channel. We didn't believe that this was really what the Facebook Group was all about.
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Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo have issued some guidelines for those people who wish to fly their drones in a public space. These guidelines can be read by by clicking here.
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Costa, our security member (he is the chairman of the Rosebank Community Policing Forum), has added a few more security tips to take into account the latest information available:
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Illegal dumping has become a problem in our suburb. Tim Truluck, our Johannesburg Ward Councillor, has the following to say about it: