Have you noticed that the Palm Trees along Prince George Drive are disappearing one by one? This strange phenomenon only seems to effect the strong, healthy trees, while the sad, windblown ones are left to die a slow death. Most interestingly, it also seems as if these trees are finding a new home along [...]

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There will be bring and braai on Saturday 1 November from 5 p.m. onwards at the San Marina Recreational Clubhouse. All residents (family and friends) are welcome to come along and meet the guys (and gal) who are patrolling the streets and to answer any queries. Music and karaoke later in the evening. Also on [...]

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Now about the MDGA. To put this now in a nutshell is as follows. According to what I see here is that the MDGA is legal but the constitution is ilegal. The choice is now do you scrap the constition and put a new one in place as you can not have a Association without [...]

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Wathint’ Abafazi Wathint’ Imbokodo. You strike a woman, you strike a rock. It is clear that the male dominated ExCom has not taken this statement to heart and continue to ignore the fact that they have struck quite a few women in Marina Da Gama. Women who do not mind to stand up and be [...]

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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 turn into [...]

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For years San Marina and Uitsig residents have been complaining about the dangerous intersection between Oudevlei Road and Prince George Drive.   At the November 2007 AGM, there was a general sigh of relief when Councillor Demetri Qually announced that Council was looking into this matter and was considering some traffic-calming measures. Their solution: BIGGER [...]

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Let’s face it, the Prince George Drive section running along Marina da Gama is a mess and just downright dangerous. For the Marina residents, the notorious Oudevlei Road intersection is a major sore point and residents of San Marina and Uitsig have been complaining for years that this intersection is lethal. Time and again, Council [...]

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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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The Chairman of the Marina Da Gama Association seems to think he has a moll in the office. Maybe he is confusing the Association with the FBI, or the Secret Service?

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As with all things Marina Da Gama Association, it is once again a struggle to get any information out of the Executive Committee. I have, on behalf of those who want to oppose the liquor licence, asked the Executive Committee for details as to where and how residents can object, if they so wish. This [...]

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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 play [...]

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I have often wondered about the creature I would like to call “The Big Fish in the Little Pond”. These are the good folks who give their time to serve on committees of, well, for the purpose of this website, home-owners’ associations. Now in my relatively vast experience of dealing with committees, bodies corporate and [...]

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Your House As Seen By: Yourself… Your Buyer… Your Bank… Your Appraiser… South African Revenue Services …

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