The following is a delightful little story told by our Chairman in his final Report (let’s hope) to the good people of the Marina Da Gama. (Names have been changed and some artistic licence protect the innocent.)
Pietie had two children, with vastly different personalities.
De La Rey was a pessimist and was never happy whatever his […]

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The marina Association Chairman has being blowing his trumpet of utter Sh….t  again. Apparently the yellow bellyached spineless standards committee of which Jan Da Missing partakes in  have carried out comprehensive standards infringement details. Hundreds of letters have been sent out to these poor  souls instructing them to comply with Lord Harrisons commands especially in […]

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JT writes:
8 of 10 EXCOM MEMBERS QUIT
Seeing as this is virtually the entire committee, I strongly suggest that BEFORE the 2008 AGM the outgoing Excom issues to its members:
- a detailed account of the association’s financial position and performance to date (seeing as the current budget wasn’t formally approved in a general meeting)
- a fully […]

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Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to, and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them; and these will continue till they have resisted with either words or blows, or with both. […]

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…. or should that be:  “Much to do but nothing gets done”? Oudevlei Road intersection at San Marina has been given a makeover. This was the brain-child of our esteemed local councillor. Just like the service capacity of this road maintenance team below. It would seem that even the simplest of tasks would […]

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Are you arrogant?
Are you hopelessly out out of touch with the mood that is sweeping this country?
Do you have the ability to monitor, keep meticulous records and process all financial matters like South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs?
Are you able to deny allegations contemptuously?
Standards manager’s skills can be compared to having one child […]

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Don’t Be Fooled By:
False appeals for help.
“Accidents” such as having you car rammed from behind.
Someone trying to get help from a stationary car.
your electric gates being jammed.

PREVENTATIVE MEASURES REGARDING MY PROPERTY?
Ensure that anyone leaving your property can get into their car, start it, lock the doors and be fully prepared […]

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I understand that, by Law, the Marina Da Gama Association has the right to comment on all building plans. The Executive Committee of the Association is however in the habit of dictating architects, charging large deposits, scrutinizing fees and inspection fees. In my opinion, these are unethical practices to which I am not prepared to […]

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When one gets bad service from a restaurant you can just get up and leave. Unfortunately in the Marina da Gama we cannot simply walk away from sloppy mismanagement and Nazi-style Association leadership. To get away from this, we would have to sell our homes. It would seem as if the Marina Management is under […]

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Now I don’t understand the attitude of Excom at all – they’ve actively sought to amend their Constitution so that they can interfere and meddle in anything and everything, they claim to be so pro our safety and security, yet here comes a really important issue and what do they do? Roll over and […]

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I am gatvol of this bunch of prats telling me what they want to do with my house. Then they have the audacity to ignore all our objections and complaints. Who do they think they are? They had better be careful, they are messing with my home.

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Your House As Seen By: Yourself…

Your Buyer…

Your Bank…

Your Appraiser…

South African Revenue Services …

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Personally, I like it - BUT IT DOES NOT CONFORM TO MARINA DA GAMA STANDARDS

Eastlake Shopping Centre
ExCom have informed us that the Architectural Committee of the Association have been in constant contact with the developers of the new Eastlake Shopping Centre about this blatant transgression of Marina Standards, however the new style remains. […]

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POOP SCOOP BAGS
Dog owners may soon be forced to carry poop scoop bags and put identity collars on their pets - if a new animal by-law gets the nod from the City of Cape Town.
The city’s Safety and Security Portfolio Committee said this would be the first time that a City Council by-law would make […]

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Applications for suburbs to be fenced off and or have access controlled by booms will be considered by the Cape Town Council. In a final draft policy on gated communities the City takes on a “cautious approach” on requests for restricted access to residential areas and new developments.
This would only be considered if […]

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What! This person gets paid R37 393 according to the financial report. Please is there anybody out there who can give me an intelligent answer as to what his job entails and more to the point: what has been achieved by this individual. Value for money - the standards inspector and ward councillor […]

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Name: SD
What a con. Checking through the registry of domains for .co.za I can see that this and the security sites are owned by the same person. The stories are similar, as is the undehanded motivation involved. The select few, one in particular, who is preventing what the majority of residents want in the Marina […]

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The councillor did not bother to reply to this open letter, so my question still remains un-answered - is he economically beneficial to us, the rate-payers.
Dear Councillor Qually The following post will be placed on my website, onlyinsa.com by next week Friday. As our local Councillor I however would like to give you the […]

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Letter for Jan de Groote I understand that you receive quite a large salary from the Association and I read somewhere that you have sent over 600 letters out to the home owners in the area. You know, those obnoxious, derisive little letters, proclaiming the Marina to be a “very special place”, and telling […]

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There are 1360 houses in the Marina
The outcome of a budget resolution showed the following:
In favour of resolution 277
Against 63
Spoilt papers […]

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