The Nelson Mandela Bay ANC Regional General Council met this past weekend at the St Albans Correctional Services. Media representative, Ongama Mtimka was kind enough to send this summary of the weekend through: Nelson Mandela Bay Regional General Council Declaration - St Albans Correctional Services: We, the delegates of this Regional General Council of the African National Congress Nelson Mandela Region attended by 224 DELEGATES from branches of the ANC, Leagues, Veterans, Cosatu, SACP, … [Read more...] about RGC at St Albans
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ANC in Mandela Bay Prepares to Launch Centenary Celebrations
The African National Congress will launch its centenary celebrations preparatory processes at Red Location Museum in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, on Friday, 02 September 2011 at 17:00. The preparations for the African National Congress centennial celebrations cover a range of issues that include writing about the historical battles waged against apartheid and colonialism by freedom fighters of the region. The Eastern Cape particularly Port Elizabeth (now part of the Nelson Mandela Bay … [Read more...] about ANC in Mandela Bay Prepares to Launch Centenary Celebrations
R2 Million of Ratepayers Money on ANC Councillor Tickets to Springboks All Blacks Test?
With the warm afterglow permeating my being after the magnificent test in Port Elizabeth this past weekend I felt once again the return of a warm and fuzzy feeling towards our council. But, a single email alerting me to a post on that Vleisboek site served to make me all grumpy once again. Not wanting to lose that fuzzy warm feeling and full of faith in our 'reformed new council' who by now should understand the plight of the ratepayer I gently released a question to our Communications … [Read more...] about R2 Million of Ratepayers Money on ANC Councillor Tickets to Springboks All Blacks Test?
Dear Julius; ‘Are You Telling me that these WHITE ANC Members Voted for the DA?’
On Saturday 4 June ANC Youth League president Julius Malema said it was not true that he had driven white voters away from the ruling party. "I never drove them (whites) away. They have never voted for us (the ANC)," he said during the KwaZulu-Natal youth league's provincial congress at the Durban City Hall. Well Julius I have trolled through the listings of the ANC Members of Parliament in the National Assembly as provided on the official web site of the ANC - you should visit there … [Read more...] about Dear Julius; ‘Are You Telling me that these WHITE ANC Members Voted for the DA?’
Faku You Destroy ANC
So read one of the many placards carried by protesting residents from 47 of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan wards, as we exited from the 1st meeting of the 3rd democratic council of the Bay today. Other placards read: From Ward 55 - We Don't Need Phumeza Ward 14 - We are not happy Phantsi nge Ward 60 Office People Shall Govern ANC is our future Phumeza is not our Councillor. She is the Clr. for Top 5 REC members. Don't confused us at Ward 55. Mafana you need to join other … [Read more...] about Faku You Destroy ANC
We Should Thank Nceba Faku
There is no denying that the utterances of Comrade Giraffe, Nceba Faku, has swung a stadium full of spotlights onto the four main protagonists in this tussle of the dung beetles - The Herald, Nceba Faku, the ANC and Port Elizabeth - please note that only The Herald and Nceba Faku are identified as the famous Addo flightless elephant poo rollers. A long long time ago and in a suburb far far away I was told that the only form of bad advertising was NO advertising. The inference at the time was … [Read more...] about We Should Thank Nceba Faku
Who Would Have Thought that Playing Horsey was Offensive?
You would think that with the local elections now done and dusted that the party political electioneering would slow down somewhat. You would think! However, over on my least favourite site in the world - Facebook (aka Group Sex for Amoebas) - the controversial statements and general obnoxiousness continues. With political analysts saying that we are now entering a mature democracy it seems as some of those parties and their followers didn't get the message. The image below I 'stole' from … [Read more...] about Who Would Have Thought that Playing Horsey was Offensive?
The Death of Our Broad Based Democracy?
Having a look at the voting percentages from the local elections in 2000, 2006 and 2011 one can see that only five Port Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Bay) political parties have consistently won a seat on council in all three elections. The ANC and DA have dominated council since 2000, with both experiencing marked changes in support. With 63 local council seats the ANC will enjoy a majority of 3 for the next five years. The graph below shows the results for the five PE Political Parties … [Read more...] about The Death of Our Broad Based Democracy?
My ANC Experience, Deleted
Dear Mr Editor Over the weekend I decided to join the ANC Facebook page. It was great, I was able to add my comments, where I believed facts were erroneous or if I truly didn't understand their logic, for example they published the following info this AM - ANC - The Western Cape has a Gini coefficient (a measure of the degree of inequality in the distribution of income, with 1 signifying maximum inequality) of 0.6, the lowest in the country, against a national average of 0.65. And the Western … [Read more...] about My ANC Experience, Deleted
Mr van Ronge We Need You
You may recall old Eugene Terreblanche departed this world last year after suffering the consequences of forgetting to tip a petrol pump attendant sufficiently. Mr. Steyn van Ronge has since picked up the reins of the day to day management of the AWB cause. After the recent walk-out by DA councillors and failure of ANC members to get out of bed in time to vote on bribing voters, I've decided PE needs some manners put on it. I couldn't find an email address for the Taliban so the AWB will have to … [Read more...] about Mr van Ronge We Need You
That is IT, I am Voting PAC
Or maybe for Elliot Mzaza of the New Vision Party or maybe some other marginal party that actually makes sense. At the monthly meeting of the Kindergarten today and during the debate on an item in the supplementary agenda dealing with the question of whether the municipality should assist the IEC to the tune of R17 800 000.00 by providing logistical, advocacy and publicity support to the IEC for the upcoming government local elections we witnessed a walkout of the entire DA, IDP and ACDP … [Read more...] about That is IT, I am Voting PAC
Community Involvement in Local Government Elections
www.MyPE.co.za: The African National Congress (ANC) plans to put a system in place that will allow for greater community participation in choosing candidates for the 2011 local government elections. Delivering his annual January 8 statement, which traditionally is the start of the political year, the ruling party President, Jacob Zuma, acknowledged that problems still continue to plague certain municipalities. "We acknowledge that there are problems in certain municipalities which are … [Read more...] about Community Involvement in Local Government Elections
