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The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is expanding its successful recycling project, Separation at Source to townhouses and complexes in the Ward 9 following the increasing interest from residents in the project.The purpose of the project is to minimise the amount of waste that we dispose and rather divert it from our landfills. Our landfills are filling up and running out of airspace at an alarming rate and to expand them is a very costly exercise. Since its launch in 2021, a total of 720 … [Read more...] about NMBM rolls out phase 2 of household recycling project

Sara Smith, NSRI St Francis Bay station commander, said: At 13h23, Thursday, 2 March, NSRI St Francis Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a diver missing off-shore of Seal Point Lighthouse, Cape St Francis.2 local men, recreational divers from a local dive club, while diving at a depth of 35 to 40 meters, were on an ascent from their dive when their anchor line reportedly came loose from their boat forcing them to speed up their ascent. On surfacing one diver was able to reach … [Read more...] about Missing diver rescued at sea

Dear EditorWith reference to the media report this morning I would like to share the following pertinent facts to assist our members and supporters to gain a better understanding of what actually transpired. 1. As required by law, I declared all my business interests to the municipality more than a year ago. 2. That declaration included my interest in the company, Yonke Installations, which has been singled out by the ANC for its ill-informed attack against me. 3. For the record, Yonke … [Read more...] about Statement On ANC Allegations Against Me

Dear EditorOn Tuesday we had yet another eventful Council meeting. The motion of the Patriotic Alliance against the Speaker was not urgent nor competent. All items on the agenda were debated and completed. Even the frivolous ones by the opposition parties were debated. More than 10 ANC councilors, led by Cllrs Feni, Mani, Mleve, Koko, Gama and others, wasted 35 minutes blocking MMC Dries Van Der Westhuizen from talking. These councillors surrounded him, pushing and screaming around the MMC. … [Read more...] about Another Failed Attempt To Disrupt A Council Meeting

More than 600 reported water leaks were fixed in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality this week, as the work of contractors and additional 279 plumbers and water ambassadors continue to address the water leak backlog across the Metro.As at 28 February 2023, there were only 1723 outstanding water leaks that need to be fixed, proving to be a win for the Municipality as there were previously 5260 outstanding leaks on 30 January 2023. NMBM Infrastructure and Engineering Portfolio Head, Cllr Dries van der … [Read more...] about NMBM working around the clock to finish water leaks backlog

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Electricity and Energy Portfolio Head, Cllr Lance Grootboom, officially switched on legal and safe electricity connections for a Motherwell community that has been negatively affected by illegal electricity related deaths and injuries.This comes after the City completed phase 1 of the electrification project in Khayelitsha informal settlement, switching on a total of 214 homes on Wednesday, 1 March 2023. During the jovial celebration, MMC Grootboom said the City … [Read more...] about Move to end illegal electricity connections related deaths progressing well in Motherwell