The long arm of the law caught up with several traffic offenders as 288 cases were recorded at roadblocks set up by traffic law enforcement officers of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality on the first day of schools opening yesterday. A total of 84 warrants of arrests were executed, 50 unlicensed drivers were brought to book, 24 unlicensed motor vehicles were identified, 20 overloaded passenger vehicles were pulled off, 17 learner drivers were caught driving without supervision and two … [Read more...] about Unlucky Back to School Day for 288 traffic offenders
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Every child deserves a pair of shoes and a uniform
A high ranking municipal team, led by Executive Mayor Zanoxolo Wayile, visited several schools on the first day of schools opening yesterday to hand over lap desks and stationary and to find solutions for municipal-related matters facing schools. At the Alfonso Arries Primary School, which opened for the first time this year, 2 000 lap desks were handed over and the municipality cleared a gravel road to make access to the school easier. This is part of the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality's … [Read more...] about Every child deserves a pair of shoes and a uniform
R6 million skills development programme boost as part of Back to School campaign
The scarcity of qualified and experienced engineers in municipalities across the Eastern Cape Province will soon be a thing of the past, thanks to the multimillion rand skills development partnership deal signed between the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality and the National Treasury. This Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality initiated programme has won three national awards (South African National Energy Association, CIGRE an international organization, AMEU Southern Africa) and also an award from … [Read more...] about R6 million skills development programme boost as part of Back to School campaign
Back to School
Wednesday 11 January - the day of school traffic jams in Port Elizabeth as thousands of parents accompany their offspring to their first day at school. The smell of brand new school clothes and bags along with new stationery is one that will continually evoke pleasant memories in the course of these young children's lives. MyPE wishes all first time 'big school' children the very best in their all too short 12 years at school. Just remember that if the pass mark is 30% that doesn't mean … [Read more...] about Back to School
Aids Orphans All Kitted Out for School To-Morrow
The first day of school for this year was a joyful day for 120 orphans from various areas of Nelson Mandela Bay when they received new school uniforms thanks to the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality's Back To School Project. At a handover event in Motherwell NU13 on Tuesday, 18 January, Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor, Cllr Zanoxolo Wayile handed out the new school uniforms to those children who lost their parents as a result of HIV/Aids. The children received shoes, dresses, shirts, grey … [Read more...] about Aids Orphans All Kitted Out for School To-Morrow
