SUBCOUNCIL
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Subcouncil warns of jobs and housing scams at meeting
Strandfontein Pavilion gets R11 million upgrade funding. Sod turning set for Feb 25. Plus meter replacement program, scam warnings and more local news.
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Construction debris blocks Swartklip sewer, causes sewage floods
Illegal dumping of building rubble into Mitchells Plain sewer system causes weeks-long overflow. Subcouncil 12 urges community cooperation.
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Improvement needs to be seen in governance all round, subcouncil hears
Mitchells Plain Subcouncil 12 sets 2026 priorities focusing on service delivery, transparency, and community safety amid infrastructure challenges.
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Residents need to stay in their lanes with closures, City says
Mitchells Plain residents seek lane closures for safety, but lease agreement requirements remain the biggest barrier to progress, Subcouncil 12 reveals.
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Mitchell’s Plain housing project hit with more delays
The Mitchell’s Plain Phase One housing project has suffered another major setback, with construction now unlikely to begin until 2027.
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Flow of water communications give councillors headaches
Frustrated councillors delivered a scathing assessment of the city’s water department during last month’s Subcouncil 12 meeting, accusing officials of lying to residents while poor communication between departments leaves communities…
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Tafelsig is sitting on a sewage timebomb
“Can we say you can’t go to the toilet anymore in Mitchell’s Plain?” chair Solomon Philander asked the Sub-council 12 meeting. City official Elroy de Villiers replied: “I think we…
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Outcry over irregularities in liquor licence application
A liquor licence application, that appears to have slipped by the sub-council’s feelers, is “worrying” activists and councillors alike.
