MaitCID news

  • Maitland CID going beyond the call of duty

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      Over the past six weeks, Maitland CID has gone beyond the call of duty in various ways. Here’s a little round-up of recent happenings: Escorting school children across the street Public Safety Officer escorting school children at a pedestrian crossing over the extremely busy Voortrekker Road at the Maitland Park.    Large workload for…

  • Some of the Public Safety Incidents in Maitland this Month

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    Assault  On 4 February at about 00h36 in the morning an assault was witnessed in Camden Road, where a person from Garden Village was assaulted as he left Tiffany’s Night Club. The injured person was taken to Groote Schuur Hospital by ambulance (see photos).  Arrested in possession of stolen property  On 6 February at the Camp Road public parking…

  • PICS: Maitland City Improvement District at work

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    The Maitland City Improvement District zone between the M5 Bridge and Koeberg Road continue to rejuvenate themselves with refurbishment and painting of buildings. Some of the property owners still need to join in this spirit.  The Capita call centre had a large impact on this zone, with further expansion between Beach Road and Green Street…

  • Urban Management Trolley Introduced

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    The Geocentric Urban Management Trolley Project was initiated in 2017.  The aim of the project is to provide urban cleaning and maintenance teams with a platform to improve their daily tasks, assist with moving of equipment and tools and enable recycling while performing their tasks.  A few design considerations were introduced into the design of…

  • Become a member of the Maitland CID

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    Membership of the SRA, which is a non-profit company registered under the Companies Act, is open to all the registered property owners who are encouraged to apply for membership so that they may exercise their rights to influence the business of the SRA. Membership cannot be denied to a registered property owner and as a…

  • Two businesses up in flames

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    Two businesses in the Maitland CID area went up in flames in May causing major damages. The owners of Zanzibar café on the corner of Voortrekker and Kensington, was sleeping on the premises when they were alerted by people on the street that the place is on fire. They managed to escape, but he shop…

  • Prasa property looted constantly

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    The public safety team of the Maitland CID had on various occasions during the past few months, intercepted Metro property such as railway lines, sleeper bolts and clamps. Amongst these incidents, the public safety officers caught three people digging against the wall on Prasa’s premises next to the railway line trying to uproot Prasa communication…

  • Fines worth R49 700 issued in Maitland CID

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    The successful safety partnership between the Maitland CID public safety team, SAPS, Law Enforcement and Traffic Services resulted in R49 700 worth of fines that were issued at various day and night time roadblocks in the Maitland City Improvement District during the months of April and May this year. During these roadblocks on 29 and…

  • Challenges abide in Maitlaid CID area

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    Towards the end of January an increase in crime in the Maitlaid CID area were experienced. One of the big challenges is the Metro Rail security situation which saw more attempted break-ins form the area. “The constant battle with stolen trolleys and wheelie bins continue every day and we hope that our zero-tolerance approach has…

  • Big trucks damages urban environment

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    A huge part of the Maitland CID area is not designed for huge vehicles to travel here, yet on a daily basis you will find large vehicles trying to navigate the smaller streets and the turning circles resulting in broken sidewalks, run over electrical boxes, poles and traffic lights. This One Way street sign on…