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Forest Downs

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HOMES

Partly-completed homes in the area have residents concerned

There are a number of houses in a state of semi-completion in the Forest Downs and Southdowns areas that do not appear to conform to the terms of the purchase agreement, the title conditions or to local bylaws. This matter was brought to…

  • Rob Knowles
HEALTH HAZARD: A sewage pond has developed in empty land in Forest Downs that will prevent building work and is a potential serious health hazard to the residents of the area Picture: ROB KNOWLES
EASTERN CAPE

Unintentional sewage pond

Talk of the Town was contacted recently regarding a sewage problem that they suggested, might have been growing for some time. The sewage pond can be found on the veld at the bottom of Surf View Road in Forest Downs. From observation, it…

  • Rob Knowles
CONSTRUCTION CONSTERNATION: Is the Ndlambe Municipality abiding by its own by-laws or selectively ignoring them? Picture: ROB KNOWLES
BUILDING DEPARTMENT

Building transgressions at the municipality

The Ndlambe Building Department seems oblivious to the fact that certain builders are constructing houses that do not conform to its own municipal rules. Talk of the Town investigates houses in Forest Downs that do not conform to the…

  • Rob Knowles