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Brian Joss

Confusion over response to water leak

Brian Joss|Published 4 years ago

Do the City of Cape Town’s call centre agents read the messages they get from frustrated citizens?Or do they just press the reply button and send the standard response. ...

Shock for bakkie owner renewing licence

Brian Joss|Published 4 years ago

Louis Jordaan, 70, didn’t get much sympathy from officials when he went to renew his car licence at the City’s office at Table Bay Mall, Sunningdale, especially ...

‘Blood-suckers were bugging us in bed’

Brian Joss|Published 4 years ago

Restonic manufacture over 300 000 beds a year and have never had a legitimate bed bug complaint, said Herman du Preez, key account holder, after Jolyn Hewitson of ...

Surprise gift becomes a storm in a G-cup

Brian Joss|Published 4 years ago

When Roger Trythall bought a R4 000 bra and panty ensemble to surprise his wife, Jacqueline, on her birthday, it wasn’t an uplifting experience. Mr Trythall bought ...

Don’t ignore notices about your premiums

Brian Joss|Published 4 years ago

Don’t ignore messages from your insurance company, especially if it is about something as important as funeral cover. This is the hard lesson that Esme April learnt ...

Contract terms key to solving a problem

Brian Joss|Published 4 years ago

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Piggy-back solution a burden on ratepayer

Brian Joss|Published 4 years ago

Like most of us, Andrew Emdon, 68, has been hard hit by Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown. The Three Anchor Bay resident is a freelance videographer and has “had ...

Double payment a knotty problem for client

Brian Joss|Published 4 years ago

“My Absa account was credited with R2 110 twice and the R4 144. 04 was debited to my personal loan leaving me with R72. 30 for two months,” the Muizenberg woman ...