TRUCK HITS TREE

A TRUCK DRIVER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES TO HIS LEGS IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR THE ZANANDI RESORT ON THE OLD RUSTENSBURG ROAD ON FRIDAY.

ACCORDING TO THE HARTBEESPOORT EMERGENCY RESUE UNIT THE TRUCK WENT THROUGH A WALL AT THE RESORT BEFORE HITTING A TREE.

THE DRIVEER HAD TO BE FREED FROM THE WRECK WITH THE JAWS OF LIFE. THE MADIBENG ENERGENCY SERVICES ASSISTED THE HARTBEESPOORT EMEERGENCY RESCUE UNIT ON THE SCENE.

THE DRIVER IS RECUPEERATING IN THE BRITS MEDI CLINIC.

BROEDERSTROOM CLEAN-UP

ALANDRIA DE SOUSA AND A HELPER ARE APART OF A GROUP OR CONCERNED RESIDENTS THAT PICKED UP 56 REFUSE BAGS FULL OF RUBBISH IN BROEDERSTROOM ON SUNDAY(10/06/2012). HARTBEESPOORT ATTRACTS MANY VISITORS AND A GROUP OF REDIDENTS IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF RUBBISH LYING AROUND, DESTROYING THE AREA'S TRUE POTENTIAL AND HAVE EMBARKED ON A CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN.

SUBSTATION 'OVERLOAD'

JACANA BAY RESIDENTS IN MEERHOF ARE CONCERED ABOUT A SUBSTATION ON THE PREMISES THAT HAS BEEN INFILTRATED AND TAKEN OVER THE TERMITES THREATENING THEIR POWER SUPPLY.

“WE HAVE BEED TRYING FOR MONTHS TO GET THE MADIBENG MUMICIPALITY TO ATTEND TO THE SUBSTATION BEFORE IT EXPLODES BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THROUGH TO MADIBERG ON THE PHONE. NO ONE EVER ANSWERS THE MAIN SWITCHBOARD NUMBER OR THE AFTER HOURS NUMBER I WAS GIVEN”, SAYS REIDENT JANET CATHERINE.

“I HAVE TRIED JUST ABOUT EVERY OTHER NUMBER THAT I HAVE COME ACROSS TO TRY RAISE THE DEAD THAT ARE OBVIOUSLY HANGING ABOUT IN THE COUNICL OFFICES.

MAN ARRESTED FOR CHEQUE FRAUD

A LOCAL RESIDENT WAS ARRESTED FOR CHEQUE FRAUD AFTER HE TRIED TO CASH A R78 000 CHEQUE AT A CLOCAL BANK.

“THE CHEQUE BELONG TO ATTORNEYS IN THE JOHANNESBURG AREA AND WHEN THEY WERE CONTACTED, THEY DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE CHEQUE”, SAID HARTBEESPOORT COMMUNITY POLICING FORUM CHAIRMAN ROMANO VAN DE SPRUG.

THE MAN WAS ARREST AND APPEARED IN COURT THIS WEEK.

Kormorant newspaper 26th January 2012