A R5,8 million water pipe replacement project is currently under way in Nooitgedacht, with approximately 1,45 kilometres of ageing infrastructure being upgraded along Baracuda Crescent, Salm, Pike and Tuna Roads. Now two months into construction, the work is already making strides toward improving water supply reliability for residents who have experienced frequent pipe bursts.
This initiative is part of the City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate’s proactive pipe replacement programme that takes place in various areas across Cape Town. In Nooitgedacht, the high frequency of pipe bursts and leaking valves warranted urgent intervention.
Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Sanitation, Councillor Zahid Badroodien, and Ward 31 Councillor, Alderman Theresa Thompson, visited the site to inspect progress ahead of the expected completion date in July 2025.
‘This Nooitgedacht project is progressing well and is one of many happening simultaneously across the city. In the current 2024/25 financial year alone, the City has invested R523 million in its water and sewer pipe replacement programme. Infrastructure upgrades are fundamental to reducing water supply disruptions, caused primarily by pipe bursts. By attending to pipe replacements proactively, the City is better able to ensure a secure, reliable water supply for all residents,’ said Councillor Badroodien.
As part of the City’s commitment to modernising infrastructure with minimal public disruption, the project makes use of trenchless pipe-cracking technology. This advanced method allows for the replacement of pipes with minimal disturbance to pavements and existing structures. The new 110 mm High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipes are not only cost-effective, but also boast a longer lifespan and full compliance with SABS standards.
‘Another significant benefit is that these projects also create jobs. Through this project in Nooitgedacht alone, 11 local residents were employed, gaining valuable work experience and skills as part of the contractor’s labour workforce,’ said Councillor Badroodien.
Midnight Bat
What do you call the oke at a South African gathering who cooks the food?
Braai\’n
Santas Little Helper
Van is getting married, but he and his fiancee have never done the deed – in fact he\’s never been with any woman before. He\’s getting more and more nervous as the big day approaches, so he confides in his friend. His friend says \’No worries man. I\’ll come by the honeymoon suite before you guys get there, and I\’ll hide behind the curtain, and I\’ll whisper instructions to you.\’
\’You\’d do that for me?\’
\’Sure thing man!\’
So the wedding day arrives, it was a lovely service (so I was told, I wasn\’t there myself) and Van\’s friend sneaks into the honeymoon suite as promised and hides behind the curtain.
Van and his new wife arrive in the room, get settled on the bed, and things are getting steamy.
But Van is still super nervous and his tummy is bubbling, so he murmers to his wife, \’Listen babe, I\’m just gonna go to the bathroom quick. I think it\’s that wors roll from earlier.\’
\’Sure thing babe.\’
So Van goes into the bathroom, and he\’s taking quite a long time. And his wife is starting to feel the nerves herself. And it\’s getting worse. She can\’t hold it in. But she doesn\’t want to go after he\’s gone and totally ruin the mood. So she looks around and finally finds a shoebox. Quickly, she does her business in the shoebox, and she shoves it under the bed just as Van comes back from the loo.
Van gets back on the bed and they go at it again. But after a minute or so Van smells something not so lekker.
\’What\’s that smell?\’
\’Nothing babe,\’ he wife tries to assure him.
\’No man there\’s definitely something not so lekker in this room!\’VSo Van starts looking around the room, in the corners, in the cupboard, and finally he looks under the bed, and sees the shoebox.
He pull it out, and opens it up, and in horror he shouts \’Sies! Daar\’s kak in hierdie doos!\’
And from behind the curtain his friend yells, \’NEE MAN, DRAAI HAAR OM!\”