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A business friend of mine related to me recently how he was approached.His price of a certain amount per month was submitted and then he was approached with a proposal to increase the amount charged per month to cover these possibilities; “…in case the Municipality has no money to continue the service or needs additional money to extend the service”. The kicker in the ‘proposal’ was as follows: That additional money charged must be placed in a separate bank account and the municipal official … [Read more...] about Some more about Corruption in our Municipality

Section 197 (3) of the Constitution (which deals with public service) stipulates that; “No employee of the public service may be favoured or prejudiced only because that person supports a particular political party or cause”. We may as well extend that to; “No discrimination at all and the best human for the job!” It is a well known fact that loyal political deployees of parties in power (NP, ANC, DA – you name them) that fail are ‘deployed’ to cushy jobs out of the limelight but invariable … [Read more...] about Let’s Talk About Cadre Deployment and Apartheid’s Role Therein

YES I do get to the point in my closing paragraph!Old people (like me) are forever saying; “Where there is smoke there is fire!” and “Nip it in the bud!” Editors always instruct their journalists; “Follow the Money!” It has long been an open secret that the smaller political parties in Nelson Mandela Bay have been in a position to be Kingmakers – with the ANC and DA almost neck and neck at every election both parties spend an inordinate amount of time horse trading and offering plum positions to … [Read more...] about Bribery Allegations Must Be Widely Condemned

Nelson Mandela Bay finally got a duly elected Executive Mayor on Thursday 28 January 2020 – not without a fight and our political representatives wasting another whole day fighting, positioning and attempting to bribe their fellow councillors to vote for their preferred candidate. See: And Nelson Mandela Bay’s Executive Mayor for 28 January 2021 is…I have been highlighting ‘some’ of the corrupt activities going on at the municipality – see: THIS is How Entrenched Corruption is in our … [Read more...] about Corruption and Bribes – I Find THIS Significant

I recently asked a like minded friend if he would be willing to stand as a Non-Political Party Political Party Candidate in his Ward.His response was; “I don’t want to die!” My friend is well entrenched in the community structures and a man of the people for the people. A man who puts the City and the welfare of it’s people first. A man who is well aware of the ways in which Ward Councillors circumvent common decency and respect in order to line the pockets of their benefactors, relatives and … [Read more...] about THIS is How Entrenched Corruption is in our Municipality

The simple answer is….. No.Why should the electorate give failing leaders another bite at the Cherry for another 3 and a bit years? Delaying elections is tantamount to giving the corrupt, the inept and the lazy a free pass to continue looting, failing and sleeping at the cost of the ratepayer. If the USA can, during the COVID pandemic, mobilise at least 161 million Americans to vote in the 2020 election – the largest number of voters in a U.S. presidential election in history – then surely South … [Read more...] about Should we Delay Local Elections to 2024?

Help Me Out Here?On an almost hourly basis we see Members of Parliament, Executive Mayors and Mayoral Committee members all across the country being interviewed and holding press conferences on subjects that can only be termed PARTY POLITICAL. We watch, listen and read as they slam opposition parties and pontificate on how wonderful their political party is DURING the time that the ta and ratepayers are paying them to do Service Delivery and attend to COUNTRY and CITY Business. Is there a … [Read more...] about Could THIS be why Wasteful Expenditure by Politicians is so High?

STONE AGE: Caveman Photo by Bruno Martins on Unsplash In the Stone Age a group of cavemen – Brout, Jelk, Dourc, Gnekk, Zuac and Ulran got together and elected a leader, by grunting in the direction of their chosen ‘candidate’, to represent them when it came to matters affecting the group of cavemen. Cyrerk was duly elected and he dutifully followed the wishes of the tribe in representing their interests when it came to Woolly Mammoth Hunting, Skeleton Clean-ups, Fire making, … [Read more...] about Where and When Did We Lose The Plot?

The Mayor highlights one building in this article: Mayor Bhanga calls urgent Mayoral Committee meeting to tackle vandalism of municipal facilitiesConsider the cost mounting up to repair these buildings. Costs that will have to be borne by citizens paying rates and services… Costs that will have a huge impact on the ability of business – especially tourism businesses to survive! I personally, along with The Heritage Society, have close experience of the goings on at the Red Location Museum and … [Read more...] about Red Location Museum – The Miscreants are NOT Whom You May Think!

The Healthcare Workers Crisis Beats the Politician Fat Cat Posts 36 800 to 1Spotlight reported in September 2020: “An additional 14 791 health workers and an additional R8.1 billion would be required by 2025 to keep densities at 2019 levels (status quo).” According to this model, a shortage of around 16 000 professional nurses needs to be addressed to reach the equity target by 2025.” SA Medical Association chairperson Dr Angelique Coetzee said doctors in the public sector were overwhelmed due … [Read more...] about There is NO Shortage of Politicians in SA but a 15 000 Healthcare Staff Shortage Looms

TEST SUBMISSION:On 03/08/2020 Al West reported a fault in Ward 7: (Schauderville, Holland Park, Ferguson, Steytler, Adcockvale, Newton Park, Kensington, Perridgevale, Parsons Hill, Greenacres, Glenhurd, Mill Park) at 12 van Niekerk Street, Parsons Hill. Fault Details: Problem reported: Street Light out of order Detail: Right outside 12 van Niekerk – has been out for two months to date Reference Number: <!––>Click Here to submit YOUR Ward Faults Tell Your Mates:Like this:Like Loading... … [Read more...] about Fault Report: 03/08/2020

Yes, As Amazing As That Sounds! Now this friend of mine is extremely capable, intelligent and caring BUT she has one flaw which has placed her in a bit of a pickle. Within the group that she finds herself she finds constantly that when new people are introduced to the group they avoid her like the plague, whisper behind her back, do not believe a word that she says and never vote her into any position of power despite her proven virtues of intelligence and caring. Let’s use the initial ‘D’ … [Read more...] about I Have a Friend…

If a body only has ONE person standing for a position in an election and that person is subsequently elected is it fair?With reference to the recent election of Nqaba Bhanga as Executive Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay: It was followed by a letter from the MEC for Co-operative Government and Traditional Affairs, Hon Nqatha, stating that the election of an Acting Speaker and, therefore, the election of a Mayor at the Nelson Mandela Bay Special Council meeting, was unlawful and therefore null and … [Read more...] about The Grapple for the Position of Executive Mayor