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Dear MyPE The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the removal of the United Democratic Movement’s Mongameli Bobani, as executive mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay. In his fifteen months in office Bobani has been the most destructive mayor that this Metro has ever seen, and has single-handedly run this City into the ground. It comes as no surprise that every other party present voted to remove him. The question still needs to be asked at a national level why UDM leader, Bantu Holomisa, who has a … [Read more...] about The most destructive mayor in Nelson Mandela Bay’s history REMOVED

Dear MyPE Today the Democratic Alliance conducted oversight at the Integrated Public Transport System (IPTS) bus Depot in Port Elizabeth and met with members of the Board of Directors of Spectrum Alert, the company managing the IPTS on behalf of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality. The Democratic Alliance is proud of the fact that while we were in government we were able to operationalize the “still born” IPTS system, after years of delays by the previous government and billions of Rands … [Read more...] about The wheels of the IPTS busses are falling off due to political meddling

Dear MyPE The majority of residents in Nelson Mandela Bay will find themselves in the financial doldrums after the R12 billion 2019/20 budget for the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro was passed. This uncosted and disingenuous budget will have a massively negative financial impact on the residents of the Metro. The budget has not been properly costed or honestly presented for public and business consideration. Recent and now successful appeals to councillors to simply pass the budget for the … [Read more...] about NMB residents will suffer due to uncosted and disingenuous budget process

Dear MyPE The DA will urgently be seeking answers after it came to light that the ANC/EFF/UDM coalition of corruption in Nelson Mandela Bay has apparently made a commitment to pay councillor salaries to former councillors, Neville Higgins, Trevor Louw and Victor Manyati - three former DA members that were removed from their positions. It came to our attention that the three former councillors met with the mayoral committee on Monday last week regarding what they call a “salary rescue … [Read more...] about “Salary rescue plan” for Former Councillors Challenged

The following statement was delivered today by DA Federal Chairperson, Athol Trollip at a press briefing at Nkululeko House. Mr Trollip was joined by the DA FedEx Chairperson, James Selfe, DA National Spokespersons, Refiloe Nt’sekhe and Solly Malatsi, and all DA Provincial Leaders: We would like to thank the three-point-six-million voters who entrusted the DA with the responsibility of Building One South Africa. Further to this, we would like to thank the people of the Western Cape who … [Read more...] about We remain committed to Building One South Africa for All

Dear MyPE The systemic collapse of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality under Executive Mayor, Cllr Mongameli Bobani, and the ANC/EFF/UDM coalition of corruption, has forced the DA to call on the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Dr Zweli Mkhize, to urgently intervene. The DA has requested that the Minister consider deploying the necessary support to the Municipality, in line with section 154 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa: 154. … [Read more...] about COGTA Minister Asked to Urgently Intervene in Nelson Mandela Bay

Dear MyPE I have been informed that the speaker of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Council, Councillor Buyelwa Mafaya, has laid charges of crimen injuria against Eastern Cape Premier Candidate and DA NMB Caucus Leader, Nqaba Bhanga, alleging that he had called her “crazy” during a previous sitting of council. This is just cheap politicking and a blatant attempt by the ANC/EFF/UDM Coalition of Corruption to shift the focus away from Mayor Mongameli Bobani and the recent raids of his home and … [Read more...] about ANC trying to shift focus from investigation into NMB Mayor

Dear MyPE Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor, Cllr Mongameli Bobani, and his ANC-led coalition of corruption, has decided to place the lives of a Port Elizabeth family in danger in what seems to be an attempt to reinstate a security contractor at the Municipality. This follows after Mayor Bobani alleged that on 25 February 2019 an unknown man threatened him with a firearm in his mayoral office in City Hall. On the 28th of February 2019, in a sworn statement to the Metro’s Safety and … [Read more...] about ‘Gun Toting’ Accused Says that Bobani Lied

Dear MyPE The DA will take up the plight of forgotten students at Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges across the province and make sure the necessary funds are made available to ensure they receive education of a very high quality. Today, 21 February 2019, I did an oversight inspection at PE College’s Dower Campus in Port Elizabeth. I was joined by NMB Councillor and Democratic Alliance Student Organisation (DASO) Constituency Chairperson, Baxolile Nodada, PE … [Read more...] about Fighting for the rights of forgotten TVET students

Dear MyPE Yesterday, Tuesday 11 December 2018, I wrote to the Public Protector, Ms Busisiwe Mkhwebane to give urgent attention to financial mismanagement, misconduct and possible financial offences in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality. Read letter here. The current ANC-led coalition of corruption is transgressing many legislated requirements and flouting basic requirements when it comes to financial management. In my letter I made specific reference to the transgression of the … [Read more...] about PP Urged to investigate NMB coalition of corruption government