News Updates

The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Department must at all times work to ensure that safe, good quality water is supplied to all parts of Cape Town. This includes replacing old water pipes, upgrading infrastructure for water treatment plants, and planning and implementing water saving projects. The tariffs for water and sanitation will…

The City of Cape Town’s Electricity Services Department is a valuable link between South Africa’s electricity supplier (mainly Eskom) and the City’s consumers who buy and use electricity. To perform this function, it needs to construct and maintain the equipment that transforms the power supply so that it meets customers’ needs, supplies public lighting, and…

he City is running a series of waste minimisation campaigns in an effort to reduce waste, but unfortunately refuse collection is becoming more expensive. In order to meet the increasing demands of waste removal in the fast-growing city, residents will be paying 7,06% more for refuse removal as of 1 July 2012. Please visit their…

Vredekloof residents can now save up to 30% on their short term insurance premium. Please see News Letter 11 for more details.

Issue 11 of the VCID newsletter, known as “Christmas in July”, will be distributed during the week 25-29 June 2012. News items that will be covered in this issue, are: In Short Crime Reduction in CID Levy Save on electricity Save on short term insurance

The City will conduct a general valuation of all properties on 1 July 2012 as approved by Council. In accordance with the mass appraisal principles used by the City, the size, sales figures and physical attributes of properties will be taken into account when determining the rateable value of a property. The final valuation roll…

The City of Cape Town’s Graffiti Unit has reported two recent successes whereby vandals were not only fined for applying graffiti illegally, but made to clean it up. On 15 December 2011, a resident spotted a group of youths applying graffiti in Glencairn and gave chase. The offenders were apprehended and the matter handed over…

The electricity loadshedding schedules for 2012 in Cape Town could be obtained from the following link: http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/Pages/Loadsheddingschedulesfor2012.aspx BRACKENFELL Mon & Wed 12:00 to 14:30 VREDEKLOOF   Mon & Wed 10:00 to 12:30 The schedules are indicative and would only be utilised in the event of national load-shedding being required by Eskom. What is emergency loadshedding? Emergency loadshedding…

The AGM of the Brackenfell CPF will take place on Tuesday 24 January 2012 at the Brackenfell Library @ 19h00. For further information or other enquiries, please contact Leon Brynard on 083 2800 281. Die AJV van die Brackenfell GPF sal plaasvind op Dinsdag 24 Januarie 2012 by die Brackenfell Biblioteek om 19h00. Vir enige…

Dear Resident Please join us for the Fun Walk on Saturday 03/12/2011 – 08h30 at the Vredekloof Worship Centre (Pay your R10 at the Control Room) PS. We have cancelled the stalls en “potjie kos” competition   Beste Inwoner Kom neem gerus deel aan die Pretloop op Saterdag 03/12/2011 – 08h30 by die Vredekloof Aanbiddingsentrum (Betaal jou R10 by die beheerkamer) NS. Ons…