Letters to the Editor

“City pushes for growth“, TygerBurger 17 September, refers. We must ask ourselves: where do true urban pleasures live, and what must we build today to ensure that Cape Town remains…

For nearly five decades, the familiar corner of One Stop Superette in Oakdale, Bellville, was more than just a shop. It was a place of comfort, a meeting point, and…

The incident during which a frail, elderly lady was recently attacked in a Durbanville supermarket is unacceptable. She was waiting in the line to pay when a big, grown-up man,…

Ek skryf hierdie brief en wonder of iemand my kan inlig oor wat gebeur wanneer ons telefoonoproepe of klagtes geregistreer word. Iemand het ‘n opmerking gemaak en gesê dat daar…

An email from my plumber was intercepted on 13 May and sent to me with a Standard Bank account for payment. Several days later my plumber informed me that he…

I would like to thank a community resident, Abduraghiem Esou from Vasco Street, Brooklyn, for taking it upon himself to tidy up, clean up and pay for the grass overgrown…

Everywhere on social media, I keep seeing the same disturbing trend: people smashing cakes on someone’s face during birthdays. The smasher gets a cheap laugh while the person smashed is…

There is a significant increase in potholes in the Goodwood area. Many potholes are resembling craters, that will do damage to vehicles, and will evidently cause incidents. The quick “fixing”…

Ek is dankbaar om die onlangse briewe te sien wat die situasie in Oakdale uitlig. Soos baie inwoners, sake-eienaars, skole en kerke, is ek diep bekommerd oor wat in ons…

The waste diversion initiative by the Cape Peninsula University of Technology is indeed a noble environmental sustainable project. If only Grant Twigg, Mayco member for urban waste management, quietly rightly…