Four-day cut in water supply reveals the City isn’t working for me

HOWEVER, it seems reasonable to assume that the courts will take all this into consideration when passing sentence. The top end of the punishment scale is also almost certainly aimed at syndicate heads and organised crime involved in infrastructure theft.

Ultimately, most would agree that for crimes that affect the everyday lives of tens of thousands on a regular basis, damaging a fragile economy in the process, harsh penalties are just. WHILE I was hospitalised in Joburg, my son phoned to say that a contractor had come to replace my water meter.

The water supply was cut from October 30 to November 2, forcing the incumbents to seek refuge elsewhere.

My son phoned the mayor’s office and was told that the mechanical water meters would be replaced by electronic ones, starting with the meters belonging to bad payers.

I claim unreservedly to be the best payer the council has ever had since they took over Klein Turfhall from the divisional council in the 1960s.

An apology by way of a letter (maybe one bearing the mayor’s crest) would give some relief and prove that “This City Works for You”.

If I had stayed in Constantia, would the water supply have been cut for a weekend?

In a moment of weakness some time ago, I purchased a pretty little card with the letters DA printed on it, for R10. I once feeble-mindedly tendered it in error at Ottery supermarket.

The young lady at the till took it, gave it back to me and said: “Mister, this card is no good”.

I agreed and gave her my Smart Shopper card. ISAAC J THOMAS Lansdowne