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Bay’s Water Supply Continues to be Under Immense Pressure

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Nelson Mandela Bay's water supply remains under pressure due to a decrease in dam levels and high consumption. Since the start of the water crisis last week that saw a number of areas running out of water, a number of interventions have been implemented, including stricter monitoring of the work done by the Water Leaks team, the implementation of a robust awareness campaign, and the identification and prioritisation of major water leaks. This has led to a slight improvement in the situation. … [Read more...] about Bay’s Water Supply Continues to be Under Immense Pressure

Four-day Food Safety Blitz

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Various recent outbreaks following health and food safety transgressions both city and country wide led the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality's Public Health Directorate to conduct a four-day food safety blitz that started today at Daku Hall in Port Elizabeth. NMBM Member of Mayoral Committee (MMC) Yolisa Pali stated that this programme would focus on equipping small business owners with the necessary information and tools in order to trade legally. “This programme is the first of its kind … [Read more...] about Four-day Food Safety Blitz

Driver’s License Renewals Not Possible

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Prospective clients of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Traffic and Licensing Centres in Uitenhage and Korsten are advised that renewals of driver’s licenses or any services requiring electronic bookings cannot be transacted at this time. Warren Prins, Director of Traffic and Licensing, said challenges experienced by the Driving License Card Account (DLCA), based in Pretoria, are resulting in the Live Enrolment Unit (LEU) machines not operating at this stage. “Unfortunately we do not … [Read more...] about Driver’s License Renewals Not Possible

Citopoly – Did the Mayor’s Team Cheat?

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https://youtu.be/wwudB4NwUxM The SA Cities Network developed a board game, Citopoly, to reinforce lessons learned by the different municipal planning and development partners. The game involves building towers, choosing game cards which have an outcome. that outcome may be scored positive or negative and will result in the gain or loss of building blocks. … [Read more...] about Citopoly – Did the Mayor’s Team Cheat?

Acting Mayor; “NMB is Runing out of Water”

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Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Acting Executive Mayor, Councillor Thsonono Buyeye warned today: Nelson Mandela Bay is facing the reality of running out of water (Nelson Mandela Bay runs dry) with a number of areas already starting to experience water shortages. As a result, urgent action must be taken in order to contain the situation. Dam levels have dropped below 29%, due to short rainfalls, water leaks and scorching weather conditions, and the City’s storage capacity can no longer meet … [Read more...] about Acting Mayor; “NMB is Runing out of Water”

Urgent Water Interruption Update

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Nelson Mandela Bay would like to inform residents and businesses that water situation remain critical and constrained. Most affected areas continue to get intermittent water supply , low pressure and no water. Demand on the reticulation continue to be high and consumers advised to drastically cut their water usage. The metro daily consumption must be reduced from average of 300 ML to average 250ML . This actually means each person must use less than 50 litres of water per day. This reduction … [Read more...] about Urgent Water Interruption Update

Water Disruptions Continue in Nelson Mandela Bay

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Nelson Mandela Bay continues to experience water shortages in a number of areas across the Metro. This is due to a drastic drop to 29% of the average level of our supply dams. Due to a continued increase in consumption and the ongoing drought in the Metro and Eastern Cape, one of our main supply dams (Impofu Dam) has reached a critically low level, making it impossible to extract water from it. This scenario has resulted in water deficits in our distribution system. The current average Metro … [Read more...] about Water Disruptions Continue in Nelson Mandela Bay

A government that can’t provide drinkable water is no government at all

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The following remarks were delivered today by the Leader of the Democratic Alliance, John Steenhuisen MP, during the "Real State of the Nation Tour" in Mpumalanga. Steenhuisen was joined by DA Mpumalanga Provincial Leader, Jane Sithole MPL. My fellow South Africans Of all the responsibilities that a government has towards its citizens, the most fundamental are those listed upfront in our Constitution, in the Bill of Rights. And arguably the most important of these is the right to … [Read more...] about A government that can’t provide drinkable water is no government at all

First recipient of the new Flip Potgieter Scholarship

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As Nelson Mandela University opened for the new academic year on February 3, first-year student Lonwabo Jacobs, 17, took his first steps towards a dream career in the sciences. The Somerset East matriculant is the first recipient of the Flip Potgieter Scholarship, a legacy bursary honouring Potgieter, who was passionate about promoting the study of maths and science throughout his life. He died in 2018. The scholarship will provide R100 000 a year for the three years of Lonwabo’s Bachelor … [Read more...] about First recipient of the new Flip Potgieter Scholarship

Water Disruptions expected in parts of Nelson Mandela Bay

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The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is currently experiencing difficulties supplying water to certain storage reservoirs due to a failure on a pipeline. This pipeline augments the supply currently being reduced due to Impofu dam being empty. This leaves the supply system with a deficit meaning storage levels are depleting at an increased rate. Contractors are currently executing repairs however it will take some time for the situation to stabilize again as reservoirs need to build up storage … [Read more...] about Water Disruptions expected in parts of Nelson Mandela Bay

Mandela University and Foundation partner to advance Madiba’s legacy

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The Nelson Mandela Foundation and Nelson Mandela University have joined hands in an effort to advance the legacy of the world icon they are named after. On Monday, the institutions formalised the partnership with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in the areas of social justice advocacy, scholarship and research, and human rights activities - as defined by the parties. The collaboration between the University and Foundation stems from a unique colloquium hosted at the … [Read more...] about Mandela University and Foundation partner to advance Madiba’s legacy

When you neglect the main arteries into communities, you kill the local economy

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The following remarks were delivered today by the Leader of the Democratic Alliance, John Steenhuisen MP, during the "Real State of the Nation Tour" in the Free State. Steenhuisen was joined by DA Free State Provincial Leader, Patricia Kopane MP: Fellow South Africans While much of our conversation these days centres around the terrible state of our national economy, and what this means for the future of millions of South Africans, we dare not lose sight of the impact of local economies on … [Read more...] about When you neglect the main arteries into communities, you kill the local economy

“Real State of The Nation” Tour to Eastern Cape

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This weekend, Saturday 1 February, Democratic Alliance (DA) Leader, John Steenhuisen MP, will take the “Real State of the Nation Tour” to Uitenhage and Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape to continue engaging and interacting with South Africans, listening to their daily challenges and struggles in a quest to assess the real state of our nation. Life is getting harder for the vast majority of South Africans – unemployment and poverty are rising, electricity and water supply is unstable, and … [Read more...] about “Real State of The Nation” Tour to Eastern Cape

South Africa remains on high alert for Coronavirus

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South Africa remains on high alert for the Coronavirus, which has claimed the lives of 106 people in China. Briefing the media on the country’s preparedness to detect, manage and contain any threat of the Coronavirus from entering the country, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said the country stands ready should there be an outbreak. “As the Department of Health, we wish to assure the public that South Africa is adequately prepared for active surveillance, early detection, isolation, case … [Read more...] about South Africa remains on high alert for Coronavirus