Brendan van der Merwe
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Jun 03
BCID Cleaning News – May 2014
In the past month we were happy to see the City of Cape Town solid waste staff assisting us with street sweeping. They managed to complete a few of the roads in a short period of time and gave the BCID staff time to focus on other priorities. For the past few months we did …
Jun 03
New Developments in May 2014
Zeelandia South Africa (Pty) Ltd. Is the first African subsidiary of the Dutch Zeelandia Group, a multinational manufacturer of bread and pastry ingredients and release agents. It was founded in 2013 and serves customers in South Africa and neighbouring countries Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. On 11 February 2014, the company opened a new office, …
Jun 03
School News in May 2014
The are two Early Childhood Development Centres in Happy valley that the Blackheath City Improvement District supports and tries to aid as best we can, but we won’t be able to be successful without your assistance. Any form of donation i.e. pens, pencils, erasers, old story books, etc. are always welcome and all we ask …
May 11
BCID News – April 2014
Welcome to the April version of the Blackheath City Improvement District Newsletter. April has again been filled with challenges, not just nationally, with strikes and political uncertainty sending the Rand into a downward spiral and soaring fuel prices, but also locally with other labour challenges, crime, service delivery issues and general littering featuring high on …
May 11
Verge Upgrades – April 2014
Over the past month we managed to make progress with the verge on corner of Wimbledon and School Road. We are ensuring that we give attention to every intersection in the area and will complete and then maintain it on a weekly basis.
May 11
Cleaning News – April 2014
Weeds will always be one of the problems we will have in the area. The BCID cleansing staff has begun a de-weeding project ensuring that we do not have weeds that stand almost a meter high and growing through every nook and cranny. Weeds and thorn bushes are growing right throughout the area and are …
May 11
Development News – April 2014
Over the month of April we have seen a lot of development taking place at various locations through the area. Growthpoint properties started with their new development on corner of Range and School Road. Development of the Busmark 2000 site is coming to an end and will be fully functional in the next few weeks. …
May 11
BCID School News – April 2014
The are two Early Childhood Development Centres in Happy valley that the Blackheath City Improvement District supports and tries to aid as best we can, but we won’t be able to be successful without your assistance. Any form of donation i.e. pens, pencils, erasers, old story books, etc. are always welcome and all we ask …
Apr 11
School News in March 2014
The schools in Happy valley that the Blackheath City Improvement District support and tries to aid as best we can, but we won’t be able to be successful without your assistance. Any form of donation i.e. pens, pencils, erasers, old story books, etc. are always welcome and all we ask for. We try our best …
Apr 11
New Developments – March 2014
The Old MacAdams property on corner of Range and School Road was sold to Growthpoint Properties. This property will be developed into a Small Business Park (Range Industrial Park) and units will be sized from 2300m2 to 4500m2. Tise development will start during April with the completion date set for the 1st of December 2014.