The driving force behind industry leader DJM Kannemeyer Joinery, which has become synonymous with top-notch workmanship and quality, has let the reins go after nearly five decades of business success.
Due to the heavy downpour last Thursday (8 June), the Helderberg was once again plagued by flooding, which turned arterial routes into waterways.
A persistent problem during the rainy winter season is flooding between Lower Lourens Street and Mynhardt Street in Gants Centre, Strand.
The water-logged roads are believed to be the result of heavy rains that cause the banks of the Lourens River, which runs parallel to Lourens Street, to burst and spill over into the streets. Tereo Community School, located just off Victoria Street bears the brunt of the flooding.
Residents of Somerset West CBD, in particular those living in Lourens and Reitz streets, continue to express dismay and frustration at the ongoing construction of the public transport interchange (PTI), which is scheduled to take at least another two
Blocking driveways, vehicles being washed alongside residential sidewalks, blaring music and urinating in public are just some of the complaints residents of Lourens Street, in the Somerset West CBD, have of the taxi drivers who now park there.