As KOSRA members may be aware, KOSRA is a member of the Service Delivery Support Group (SDSG). Please have regard to the following notice regarding water service delivery:
Water Matters
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Water, Infrastructure and Maintenance
Street lights
Repairs to streetlights in and around Kenton should commence on 27 May 2021.
Water crisis!
KOSRA is well aware of the on-going and ever-escalating water crisis as a result of Amatola Water being unable to supply water adequately.
Water alert!
Current water levels in the reservoirs are below 20% and there major problems at the RO plants and Diaz boreholes.
Sand Dune Update
We are pleased to report that a meeting was held on 18 February 2021 with senior officials of Ndlambe regarding possible alternative solutions to the Kenton sand dune
Water restrictions/update
Water restrictions from 10am – 2pm and again from 10pm – 4am. Effective immediately.
Water Scarcity Looming this Festive Season
In preparation for the busy festive season, we encourage all residents and business owners to purchase and install water storage tanks if they haven’t already done so.
Some R72 traction at last
Since last year, KOSRA has written several letters to SANRAL (The South African Roads Agency Limited), expressing concern at the dangerous situation and the number of accidents and fatalities on the R72 in the Kenton/Boesmans/Marselle area.
Good news – especially for cyclists and pedestrians
KOSRA wrote to the consulting engineer employed by the Eastern Cape Provincial Roads Department, expressing concern about the bush and grass encroaching on the roadway on the R343 between Kenton and Salem.
Middle beach wall update
It appears that the Ndlambe Municipal Manager has been on annual leave so KOSRA’s letter.
Middle Beach Wall
Middle Beach Wall & The Unqualified Contractor… Similar to the Talk of the Town report on the RO plant in Port Alfred – starring the same ‘Julius’?!
It left us with a nasty smell
Whilst the Buzz Bar, on Middle Beach during the festive season, provided a great view and decent refreshments it left quite a lot to be desired.
KOSRA reconstructs middle beach braais
You cannot have failed to notice the unsightly broken and tumble-down braais on the approach to Middle Beach.
Let it shine
Redmond’s next mission is to document and report all the non-working street lights in Kenton.
A new tower in town
MTN tower proposed for Kenton CBD.
Various urgent issues
We thought it right and proper to bring to your attention various issues that may have serious consequences for the forthcoming holiday season.
Dumping in our back yard
The first round of clearing alien invaders in the Joan Muirhead Nature Reserve is complete.
Aliens invade Kenton
Invasive alien plant species are besieging our beautiful nature reserves, green spaces and gardens in and around Kenton.
Potholes in Kenton
Apart from the damage that lorries and builders’ trucks do to our roads in Kenton the general state is pretty dire!
Kenton’s court case
You may recall that, in 2014 we launched an application to the High Court in Grahamstown against Ndlambe Municipality.
The hole at Middle Beach Car Park
Down in the bottom of the deep blue sea is exactly where we all might end up if Ndlambe doesn’t see fit to fix middle beach car park very soon.
