Published: 30 Jan 2023 CURRENTCONNECTIVITY ALERT affecting some data transfer functionality on the website.Please be advised that there is a connectivity issue on WF 19393444 (Eastern Cape) Aloes Exchange (AE): Isolated. on 2023-01-29 at 22:52 affecting a 500MB Telkom Mobile traffic. Power is down due to a blown power transformer and reported to Eskom. Due to ongoing vandalism and theft, a mobile generator will not be placed on-site. Contractors and municipal workers are on-site, replacing the … [Read more...] about NMBM commits to three weeks deadline to reduce 5000 water leaks backlog – NMBM
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Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality extend condolences to families of Kwazakhele shooting – NMBM
Published: 30 Jan 2023 CURRENTCONNECTIVITY ALERT affecting some data transfer functionality on the website.Please be advised that there is a connectivity issue on WF 19393444 (Eastern Cape) Aloes Exchange (AE): Isolated. on 2023-01-29 at 22:52 affecting a 500MB Telkom Mobile traffic. Power is down due to a blown power transformer and reported to Eskom. Due to ongoing vandalism and theft, a mobile generator will not be placed on-site. Contractors and municipal workers are on-site, replacing the … [Read more...] about Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality extend condolences to families of Kwazakhele shooting – NMBM
Please Tell Me that my Assumptions are Wrong Minister Cele!
Nelson Mandela Bay has been under siege lately with accelerated gang violence in the Northern Areas leaving 7 (or more?) dead.That violence has now spread over to Kwazakhele where 8 people were killed at a house party in Gqeberha. Admittedly 8 is more than 7 and one wonders if there is a conversation going on in the Minister’s Office: AIDE: “Minister, gang violence is escalating in Gqeberha’s Northern Areas with 7 people dead so far!” CELE: “Gqeberha’s Northern Areas is where most of the non-ANC … [Read more...] about Please Tell Me that my Assumptions are Wrong Minister Cele!
Load shedding putting more strain on drought stricken Nelson Mandela Bay water system – NMBM
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s water distribution system is taking strain due to the current load shedding. This exacerbates the already dire situation caused by the drought in the region. The load shedding at the Churchill water treatment plant yesterday compromised the water output to consumers. This has contributed to a water shortfall that is already in the system as a result of the prolonged drought and raw water restrictions. Most of the Emerald Hill zone … [Read more...] about Load shedding putting more strain on drought stricken Nelson Mandela Bay water system – NMBM
The self-created energy crisis should not be used to justify an unaffordable 20-year Karpowership deal
OUTA opposes any deal with Karpowership. On 26 April 2022, OUTA filed a review application in the high court, seeking to overturn the National Energy Regulator’s decisions to grant the Karpowerships generation licences.OUTA says that for political zealots such as our Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, no crisis should go to waste. There is money to be made and positions to consolidate. South Africa’s energy crisis is to a great extent self-inflicted and we believe that it is being used to … [Read more...] about The self-created energy crisis should not be used to justify an unaffordable 20-year Karpowership deal
Law enforcement joint operations suffocate criminals – NMBM
Published: 19 Jan 2023 CURRENTThe power outage that affected Newton Park surrounds has resulted in the following:1. The following substations were fed from 5th Avenue sub, Newton Park (Group 12) – however, due to a Transformer fault, they will now be fed from Kragga Kamma substation (Group 17): Kentucky; Willet; Westway; 7th Ave, 7th Ave Mini, Landbank sub; Yasmin; 4th Ave Mini No.2; 34-4th Ave, Worraker Mini, 6th Ave Mini, 1 and 2 … [Read more...] about Law enforcement joint operations suffocate criminals – NMBM
Status of Drought Augmentation Projects – NMBM
Published: 19 Jan 2023 CURRENTThe power outage that affected Newton Park surrounds has resulted in the following:1. The following substations were fed from 5th Avenue sub, Newton Park (Group 12) – however, due to a Transformer fault, they will now be fed from Kragga Kamma substation (Group 17): Kentucky; Willet; Westway; 7th Ave, 7th Ave Mini, Landbank sub; Yasmin; 4th Ave Mini No.2; 34-4th Ave, Worraker Mini, 6th Ave Mini, 1 and 2 … [Read more...] about Status of Drought Augmentation Projects – NMBM
accent
Republish for FreeRepublish This StoryRepublish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. What do the Chinese, Swedish and Zulu languages have in common? When we talk about accents in a written form we are talking about emphasis or stress marks above the letters described as: Grave, Acute, Circumflex, Tilde, Umlaut and Dot; NOT a national accent like South Africa, Australian, Indian etc. OR a local accent like Eastern Cape, Western Cape etc.English and many … [Read more...] about accent
academy
Republish for FreeRepublish This StoryRepublish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. An academy today is a place of learning or culture.It is fitting then that the word originated with one of the most influential scholars who ever lived, the Greek philosopher, Plato. During the 4th century BC he taught in a garden in the north western outskirts of Athens called the Akademia, which was named after an ancient hero called Akademos and gave its name to the … [Read more...] about academy
abysmal
Republish for FreeRepublish This StoryRepublish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. The original literal sense of absymal in the 17th century, was ‘very deep’ and people did not start using it to describe something utterly appalling, ‘the pits’, until the beginning of the 20th century.The word is related to abyss, which is from the Greek abussos ‘bottomless’.What is the real meaning of abysmal?immeasurably low or wretched: extremely poor or bad. abysmal … [Read more...] about abysmal
Matric Results on Thursday
The Department of Basic Education will on Thursday release the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination results for the Class of 2022 in a ceremony to be held at the Mosaik Church in Fairland, Johannesburg.As per tradition, the Minister will also host the learners and parents for a Congratulatory breakfast on the morning of Thursday while the Director General, Mathanzima Mweli, will deliver a technical briefing to unpack the NSC results in greater detail on the same afternoon. “The Matric … [Read more...] about Matric Results on Thursday
40 Lessons To Achieve 21st Century Success
SCHOOLS are invited to get on board with Tangible Africa’s new flagship 40 Lessons programme, which is focussed on helping South African learners acquire 21st Century skills at a young age.Tangible Africa, an engagement project of the Nelson Mandela University Computing Sciences Department and the Leva Foundation, has become known for introducing coding and robotics concepts to school children across the country. What makes this award-winning organisation so novel is the innovative way in which … [Read more...] about 40 Lessons To Achieve 21st Century Success
abhor
Republish for FreeRepublish This StoryRepublish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. This word is for all those times you dislike or are so revolted by something that it actually makes you shudder.This is what abhor literally means.It derives from the Latin. ab – ‘away from’ and horrere ‘to shudder with fright’, which is also the basis of HORROR.In William Shakespeare’s day abhor could also mean ‘to cause horror’.There are three uses of the … [Read more...] about abhor
Urgent reduction in water consumption needed in NMBM as reservoirs struggle to meet high demand – NMBM
Published: 09 Jan 2023 CURRENTUrgent reduction in water consumption needed in NMBM as reservoirs struggle to meet high demand.The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is urging all water users within the City to reduce water consumption immediately as water disruptions have started to affect several suburbs, as a result of the ongoing drought crisis.This comes as the City’s dams continue to decline at an alarming rate with a total of 14.90% recorded from the major storage dams supplying the City on … [Read more...] about Urgent reduction in water consumption needed in NMBM as reservoirs struggle to meet high demand – NMBM
Matric results release on track
The Department of Basic Education says it is on track to release the Matric 2022 results on 20 January.The Class of 2022 sat for their final school examinations from October 31 to December 7 last year. The department explained that results for the matric class of 2022 are currently being processed. “When the results are released, we urge [learners] to collect their results at the centre where [they] sat for the 2022 National Senior Certificate examinations,” the department said. For learners who … [Read more...] about Matric results release on track
