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Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Eastern Cape is proud to acknowledge the DA-led Kouga Municipality's commitment to addressing unemployment, particularly among young people, in the region. We congratulate Mayor Hattingh Bornman and his team for organising the inaugural Kouga Careers Expo, which aims to empower high school learners and unemployed youth. Scheduled to take place in Jeffreys Bay on 10 and 11 April, the expo will provide a platform for learners and young … [Read more...] about Kouga committed to empowering youth and creating job opportunities

Dear Editor The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) is on track to repeat the mistakes of the 2023/2024 financial year, which saw a record loss of R580 million in conditional grant funding. Today's Council meeting revealed that the ANC-led administration has only spent 21.17% of its total capital budget halfway through the financial year. With less than six months left, the metro must now spend nearly 80% of its capital budget, which primarily consists of conditional grant funding from … [Read more...] about Nelson Mandela Bay on track for another record year of under-expenditure

Dear Editor The people of the Eastern Cape are living in terror. In the space of just two weeks, ten lives have been lost in mass shootings—first in Veeplaas, then in Motherwell. In both cases, gunmen stormed into homes, where victims should have been safe, and opened fire without hesitation. A 16-year-old girl was among those murdered in Motherwell. The walls of that home, scarred with bullet holes, tell a story of unimaginable horror. In Veeplaas, six young men were executed in cold … [Read more...] about Government’s failure is costing lives

Dear Editor The DA will go to Council to fight the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality's directive to implement its Service Delivery Charter - which makes service delivery commitments that are unattainable. On Monday, 27 January 2025, the Acting City Manager directed that the municipal Service Delivery Charter be implemented. The Charter was approved by Council in 2022 and the DA immediately raised concerns about this decision. We have two major concerns. Firstly, while the Charter is … [Read more...] about Unrealistic ‘NMB Service Delivery Charter’ – another dishonest promise to residents?

Dear Editor Hundreds of newly constructed temporary RDP houses in Walmer, Gqeberha are being vandalised as the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has been unable to convince beneficiaries to relocate to the site. More than R30 million has been invested in this relocation project, which will relocate over 500 families from Airport Valley to a newly developed temporary site in Walmer, allowing the construction of their formal RDP houses in Airport Valley to begin. Unfortunately, the … [Read more...] about R30 Million Nelson Mandela Bay temporary RDP ghost suburb vandalised

Dear Editor The breaking down of a Gelvandale police vehicle [6 January 2025], New Brighton Beach closure [7 January 2025], the never repainting of public schools' roofs after their initial construction, drain blockages and general neglect of taxpayers' funded citizenry infrastructure unfortunately perpetuates the stereotype that the upkeep & maintenance of both mobile and immobile resources are not Black people's strong points; especially in governance. Therefore, the generalisation, by … [Read more...] about Is Government Feeding a Racial Stereotype?