Below is a summary of the latest news and issues that might concern or interest you as a resident of Ward 10.
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• GILLITTS STATION TENDER
  For those individuals and companies interested in the Gillitts Train Station, it has gone to tender [tender info]
• REPORT ELECTRICITY OUTAGES
  Contrary to popular belief you do not get your electricity restored faster by going directly to your councillor, in fact it may even delay it by hours or days. [more]
• KLOOF RAILWAY LINE CLEANUP
  Councillor Rick Crouch is organising a cleanup and security walk on the Kloof railway line on 25th May 2013. All residents and individuals concerned with the state of the railway line are invited to take part. [read more]
• DEATH OF A CRIME FIGHTER
  The body of Mandla Nhlozi was found on the M13 yesterday evening, covered in stab wounds.
  [read more]
• MARC DU PLOOY - NEW CASE
  A new case of fraud has been opened against convicted fraudster Marc Du Plooy at Berea SAPS using his same MO case # CAS 20/5/2013. If you have been a victim of Marc Du Plooy please go to your nearest SAPS station and open a case.
  [more information]
• UPPER HIGHWAY CRIME
  Police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Vincent Mdunge says "Feedback we have received from the general public is that there is peace of mind and some people even sleep with their windows open.”
  [read article]
• REQUEST TO CPF DENIED
  The additional manpower requested in this letter from me to the Hillcrest CPF was denied citing procedure [read letter]
• HIGHWAY AREA CRIME
  As everyone is aware crime and violent crime in particular in the Highway area has increased dramatically in the past few months. [media article]
• OXFORD MARKET RUMOURS
  Ward 10 councillor, Rick Crouch, clears up some rumours that have surfaced regarding the Oxford Freshmarket development in Hillcrest. [more]
• WATER LEAK 16 OMR GILLITTS
  The source of the watrer leak outside 16 Old Main Rd Gillitts has been lacated and is not a broken pipe [more]
• QUESTIONABLE EXPENDITURE
  Ward 10 councillor, Rick Crouch, has asked questions regarding tenders granted in February. [more]
• VOTER REGISTRATION LOOMS
  There’s no need to wait until voters' registration hits the streets later this year, residents can update or change details at the nearest Sizakala Centre [more]
• FORMER CIVIC CENTRE AND CLINIC IN A DISMAL STATE
  The old Kloof Civic Centre and clinic looks nothing like it did in its heyday. [more]
• KLOOF CROSSWALK REMOVED
  Many people may have noticed that the pedestrian crossing on Old Main Road outside Stokers has been removed, and two days later a pedestrian was knocked down by a speeding car. [media release]
• NEW VOTING STATIONS FOR WARD 10
  Due to an increase in voters registrations the IEC has added 2 new voting stations for ward 10 [read more]
  
• DURBAN HAS HIGHEST RATES IN SA
  Since the increase on 1 July 2012 Durban has the dubious honour of being the highest rated city in the South Africa.
  [read more] [rates comparison chart]
  

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• M13 CONSTRUCTION
• ROADS BUDGET FOR WARD 10 
  
• ELECTRICITY OUTAGE CLAIMS
• ONLY 10.6% PAY RATES
• POWER HUNGRY APPLIANCES