[Fwd: The 146th reminder.... to the PERSON/S CONCERNED - Re: HEALTH HAZARD]

I just got a phone call from a friend who is also the recipient of my numerous emails regarding so many service delivery issues and who has the misfortune of living within a stone's throw away from the below mentioned, with pictures, of the offending Municipal garbage tip.

This eye-sore still exists in exactly the same place and with all the rain which has given 'birth' to mosquitoes and flies, how safe (health wise), are the neighbourhood? Where is the Council's health department? Is it still working? And if it is, what are they doing about such health issues?

In fact, this friend and his family are all suffering from diarrhea with fever and to compound their misery, colds! Who will take responsibility for their suffering? Our Council which leaves a lot to be desired and this is putting is very mildly, is crooked to the core and other than threaten people when they try to remove the offending bin, cannot do much else. Why?

And while I'm having a crack at the Council and it's sanitation 'services', I'd like to include pictures of another potential health and environmental hazard.

My neighbours have started a mini-hotel downstairs and have expanded their 'kitchen' to the front and back and they use wood for cooking the various dishes. This smoke gets into our houses and lungs everyday from around 4.30 am in the morning till after 2.30 pm in the afternoon. Please, see the attacked pictures taken at various times.....

About two weeks ago, on a Saturday, a Council truck (do they work on Saturdays too, these days?), showed up and about 5 men got out and stayed around for the next half an hour or so and then departed. What did they come for? A pay off?

Did they not see that the cover on the contentious well is the 'grilled' type and therefore anything can fall into it, i.e. dirt, insects, etc.? Therefore how safe is the water for usage? And where exactly do these people get their wood from? They need lots of it for their mega cooking purposes. I've requested many times to them that their smoke is irritating me as well as dirtying up my house, to no avail. So, what should one do under such circumstances? For our Council's employees will just be paid off and they will then look the other way till it's time for payment to fill their own selfish pockets, when they will arrive, as previously mentioned, to collect their 'dues'.

When will they apply the law as required? Will they ever in our lifetime? We're all fighting a losing battle with such 'service' providers. Where and when will it all end?

PS - Please, refer to my blog of this 'reminder (146th)', below to see the pictures that I'm referring to.