AGMs don’t usually attract crowds let alone on a cold Johannesburg night. For a change and for change, the MRA AGM on August 6 was well attended by the people of Melville determined to make a difference. It was a lively occasion, as far as these things go. Opening the meeting, one of the co-chairmen […]
PROWRITE ENTERS THE 21ST CENTURY
It’s time. These are words I’ve been repeating to myself for far too long. So the time is now to go public with my new-look website. The truth is that I’m a digital migrant but I’ve been hoping to learn by osmosis everything about the technology and interactivity of this site. I get it, it’s […]
IS JC THE NEW HOPE FOR THE MRA?
JAY CEE is the mysterious new guy on the block who exploded into the Melville consciousness via social networks. If you’re a regular on Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp, you know who I mean. By Suzanne Brenner I’d become curious about the ubiquitous Jay Cee or JC as I now refer to him. We’d corresponded and […]
LIFE IS AN EDIBLE GARDEN
MELVILLE NEWS in any guise wouldn’t be the same without Jane Griffiths on board. Here she tells how to convert lawn into an (almost) instant edible garden. Setting up a vegetable garden can be a daunting prospect, especially if you have never gardened before or did not grow up in a gardening family. The following […]