17 shops in Pilgrims Rest to be shut down.

[Fudzy]

I wonder if they assumed their leases were extended indefinitely?

[AstroTurf]

I wonder if they assumed their leases were extended indefinitely?

Read the 2n'd article.

[Nod]

I wonder if they assumed their leases were extended indefinitely?

"The leases of all business which were on tender had expired. The whole tender process was finalised in June 2012 as the process allowed for a 90-day validity period with an allowance of extension when there is a need," he said.
Paterson said they tendered for the leases in November but said since then they have not heard anything from the department.
She said the department kept postponing the announcement of the winning tenders, leaving them in the dark.
"We were then told that the announcement would be made on June 9, but now we are told to leave in 31 days," she added.

It seems to me, a least, like the whole tender thing was just a way to get the people out.

[Fudzy]

Read the 2n'd article.

Tried, it kept crashing my browser. Changed the url to www. and it worked fine.

It seems to me, a least, like the whole tender thing was just a way to get the people out.

Yeah either that or they lost the tender.

[AstroTurf]

lol, or it was rigged.

[Fudzy]

lol, or it was rigged.

Well that is speculated in the article by those affected, which of course it would be.

[AstroTurf]

yea, just sounds like a conspiracy theory, wait till someone comes out with proof before I would take it seriously.

[ponder]

Does this include the bar?

Went there in early 2000's and while everybody walked around two of us spent the time in the bar. From their feedback I think we had way more fun

[Mila]

I wonder if the mine had something to do with it.

Awsome little town with loads of potential.pity the local government can not see it.

[diesel]

I bet my life there are irregularities and corrupt officials have their and their cronies fingers in the pie, All we can do is use their own medicine against them and boycott the place.

[Arthur]

I prefer Clarence above Pilgrim any day.

Never heard of Clarence. Where is it - sounds like Natal or Western Cape?

[phaktza]

Never heard of Clarence. Where is it - sounds like Natal or Western Cape?

Free State

Beautiful little place. That and Franschoek.

[TJ99]

I think they mean Clarens, the town.

Clarence sounds like an orderly at a mental hospital.

[HammerDown]

I think they mean Clarens, the town.

Clarence sounds like an orderly at a mental hospital.

No boet, Clarence is a rent-a-chick from the other side of Bruma...he is saying he rather spend money on her than going to some hell hole filled with shacks selling crap.

BTW I lived close by in the late 80's and it was a real cool place to spend a Sunday afternoon (Pelgrims, that is , not Clarence). Went back 2 years ago to find said squatters and their shacks all over. Scary place now I would not waste my time on returning to.
And yes, Clarens is cool, just completely overrun by them Jozi punks on weekends.

[TJ99]

And yes, Clarens is cool, just completely overrun by them Jozi punks on weekends.

So just like Dullstroom basically...

Pilgrim's Rest used to be awesome, I went there a few times with my parents when I was still in school. I'm guessing this government doesn't care too much about preserving/maintaining the town anymore (like they do with all monuments), so it's really gone downhill lately. The owners of the shops should probably be glad they got kicked out.