
William Bird
@billbobbird
Director of Media Monitoring Africa, Ashoka and Linc Fellow, love monitoring and analysing media. Also love data and data journalism
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http://www.mediamonitoringafrica.org.za 29-06-2009 14:57:14
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I continuously called City of Joburg extortionists. Anti economic development and intent on breaking the backs of hardworking rate payers. There HAS to be a way of protecting residents from this lawlessness. A lawsuit? They bully us with exorbitant bills, so they can loot.



William Bird Ferial Haffajee Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 Conhill Development Projects Randburg same, Maboneng looking drab, Newtown/Mills hanging by a thread, Braamfontein fighting back. Find the communities and visitors there love their area and do what they can. But very little Muni action.





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