Fury at mess made to repair fire hydrant

Brian Joss|Published

Alma Fouche said a municipal crew arrived to dig up a fire pump in the driveway of her Pentz Drive, Flamingo Vlei home, that she had reported was leaking after a ...

Confusion over response to water leak

Brian Joss|Published

Do the City of Cape Town’s call centre agents read the messages they get from frustrated citizens?Or do they just press the reply button and send the standard response. ...

Shock for bakkie owner renewing licence

Brian Joss|Published

Louis Jordaan, 70, didn’t get much sympathy from officials when he went to renew his car licence at the City’s office at Table Bay Mall, Sunningdale, especially ...

‘Blood-suckers were bugging us in bed’

Brian Joss|Published

Restonic manufacture over 300 000 beds a year and have never had a legitimate bed bug complaint, said Herman du Preez, key account holder, after Jolyn Hewitson of ...

Surprise gift becomes a storm in a G-cup

Brian Joss|Published

When Roger Trythall bought a R4 000 bra and panty ensemble to surprise his wife, Jacqueline, on her birthday, it wasn’t an uplifting experience. Mr Trythall bought ...

Notebook falls short after incorrect listing

Brian Joss|Published

Peter Desjardins of Sunningdale ordered an Asus laptop from Takealot for R4 899, which according to the website, had a fingerprint sensor and three USB ports. However, ...

Don’t ignore notices about your premiums

Brian Joss|Published

Don’t ignore messages from your insurance company, especially if it is about something as important as funeral cover. This is the hard lesson that Esme April learnt ...

Piggy-back solution a burden on ratepayer

Brian Joss|Published

Like most of us, Andrew Emdon, 68, has been hard hit by Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown. The Three Anchor Bay resident is a freelance videographer and has “had ...

Double payment a knotty problem for client

Brian Joss|Published

“My Absa account was credited with R2 110 twice and the R4 144. 04 was debited to my personal loan leaving me with R72. 30 for two months,” the Muizenberg woman ...

Senior wins fight with bank about tech services

Brian Joss|Published

If you bank with FNB and are at a loss when it comes to digital banking, using WhatsApp or own a cellphone that came out of Noah’s Ark then you have Yvonne Robins, ...

Long wait for lounge suite to be repaired

Brian Joss|Published

Even Ripley would have had a hard time believing that a company could take five years to repair a leather lounge suite. The saga could be written as a chapter in ...

Subscriber rejects premium refund offer

Brian Joss|Published

Zhemeco Schuller has been banging his head against a brick wall trying to resolve his billing problems with Cell C. The Rocklands resident said he had two contracts ...