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Noise Nuisance Information & Complaint Procedure

We have received an informational pack from our Ward Councillor Bridget Steer with regards to Noise Pollution which includes: Understanding Noise Pollution Noise Control Regulations Standard Operating Procedure for Handling Noise Nuisances Information and procedure with regard to Noise Nuisance Complaints Reduced / Sample Affidavit Environmental Health Managers & RH Managers Contact list South African law makes a distinction between ‘Disturbing Noise’ – which is “objective and is defined as […]

 

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City of Johannesburg Property Rates Policy Review: Region B

Property rates is a tax in terms of Section 11 of the Prescription Act 68 of 1969 and the Council may recover rates in arrears for a period of up to 30 years.  The Rates Policy guides the City in all aspects of levying rates on property owners as required by the Local Government Municipal Property Rates Act 6, of 2004 (MPRA). Property Rates are levied as a cent in […]

 

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MSI Cameras: Footage Retrieval Process

Process for retrieving footage from the Melville Security Initiative’s Camera Feed   MSI Cameras: Footage Retrieval Process

 

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Pikitup Services during the festive season

Pikitup has acquired additional workers to ensure the city is clean during the festive season.   05 DEC-2016 PIKITUP FESTIVE SEASON: MEDIA RELEASE  

 

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Services at your doorstep

Johannesburg property-owners who are unhappy about the service they receive particularly at the walk-in-customer service centres city-wide, can talk directly with their area managers. The City’s Spokesman Kgamanyane Maphologela says the City is serious about improving customer service, as this is part of the City’s ten point plan of running a responsive and pro-poor government. “We want our customers to know that, they don’t necessarily have to drive all the […]

 

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Paint Recycling with Top Paints Melville

  Reminder! – The first ever Top Paints Melville recycling day will be this Friday 25 November 2016.  

 

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The Band Cafe: Complaints Process

Further to our notification to the community (http://mra.ilovemelville.co.za/2016/11/liquor-licence-transfer-objection-complaint-the-band-cafe/) regarding the illegal business affairs of the Band Cafe, liquor sales without a valid liquor licence, a complaints form is now available for download.   Once filled in, the complaint (form 19) must be emailed to Palesa Makhabane at the Gauteng Liquorboard – palesa.makhabane@gauteng.gov.za – and copied to to the MRA Liquor Portfolio sub-committee at mra-liquor@ilovemelville.co.za   It is not mandatory that you […]

 

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Protect our Pavements

The pavements in Melville should be a safe space for pedestrians and an attractive part of our suburb. Yet in recent months many of our pavements have been taken away by badly-managed contractors installing fibre and working on water and electricity connections. A team on the MRA is developing a pavements strategy and will be working with residents and the authorities to restore our pavements and make them safe and […]

 

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Taking charge of #MyMelville

The Look and Log guide is a cut-out-and-keep guide for all your logging needs as a City of Johannesburg ratepayer. Ward councillors across the City encourage residents to make use of the guide, which is not an official City document, to help log different service delivery issues. It provides residents with options to report street lights that are not working, fallen trees, dumping, vagrants, a motor vehicle accident, refunds, Metro […]

 

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Updated list of Approved Communes in Melville

The City of Johannesburg defines a commune as: ” Means a dwelling house where the habitable rooms are rented out for an extended period to unrelated persons who share the communal facilities such as the kitchen, lounge, dining room and bathrooms. “   Approved & Registered Communes in Melville (Sept 2016)     The following documents are available for download: City of Johannesburg: Commune Policy City of Johannesburg: All Communes […]