The free newsletter aimed at fostering goodwill among residents, merchants and visitors to Melville Letter from the Editor As I pondered what to write in this last newsletter of 2012, I noticed a flyer from our post-box inviting us to a street block party, ‘to meet your neighbours, to say farewell to the Jacaranda and […]
Melville News – Issue No. 14, July 2012
The free newsletter aimed at fostering goodwill among residents, merchants and visitors to Melville Letter from the Editor Johannesburg’s glorious winter days always remind me of the benefit of living here. The early mornings and nights challenge my Durban blood, but fortunately the best household investment I ever made was the wood stove fireplace in […]
Melville News – Issue No. 13, February 2012
The free newsletter aimed at fostering goodwill among residents, merchants and visitors to Melville Letter from the Editor “Procrastination is the thief of time.” I have always attributed this quotation to Charles Dickens’ character Micawber in his novel David Copperfield, but my Google search indicates it was originally penned by Edward Young, an English poet […]
Melville News – Issue No. 12, July 2011
The free newsletter aimed at fostering goodwill among residents, merchants and visitors to Melville Letter from the Editor Hallelujah for the new Consumer Protection Act. I have long called myself a consumer activist and I complain often but I also issue praise and say thank you when it’s due. Recently I experienced both excellent and […]
Melville News – Issue No. 11, March 2011
The free newsletter aimed at fostering goodwill among residents, merchants and visitors to Melville Letter from the Editor The day before we were leaving on holiday I noticed a persistent drip from the geyser overflow pipe. It was a Saturday mid-December when most plumbers had closed shop. I found an emergency team in operation and […]