Dear Ward 2 Residents The municipality has advised that Public Meetings will be held to get input on the IDP, Budget and Annual Report. The meeting for Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, is this Wednesday, 14th March, at 6pm, at the Walmer Town Hall. Please try and attend if possible to be able to voice your opinion. Please raise matters that are problematic in your area, and motivate why the Council must implement our Ward 2 plan items. Raise issues that are noted in the AG's report … [Read more...] about Urgent – IDP and Budget Meeting
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2012 EC budget speech highlights a good news-bad news budget
The big winner in this year's provincial budget is Roads and Public Works and the big loser is Health. The Roads Maintenance Grant has increased by 32%, from R1.034 billion to R1.369 billion and this is good for our economy. It's a ray of sunshine in the budget. Our big concern is around the Health Department which receives R15.66 billion. It sees a decline of 2.7% or R424 million in its budget. We are not convinced that the problems of accruals have been eradicated as the department is … [Read more...] about 2012 EC budget speech highlights a good news-bad news budget
Eastern Cape Provincial Budget
The provincial budget that is to be introduced tomorrow must create real opportunity for the people of the Eastern Cape. The budget needs to deal decisively with the under expenditure on capital and the rising costs of employees. Education had only spent 30.1% of its capital budget to date, which is the lowest in the country. Overall the province has only spent 46.1% or R1.9 billion out of R4.137 billion of its capital budget. The Democratic Alliance in the Eastern Cape expects the MEC … [Read more...] about Eastern Cape Provincial Budget
SACCI Calls for Business Friendly Budget
The upcoming Budget Speech should be business-friendly and reduce hindrances to job creation and economic growth, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) said. "Sacci hopes that the Budget Statement will reflect a business-friendly fiscal policy that reduces the many hindrances to achieving economic growth and job creation by the private sector in South Africa," Sacci CEO Neren Rau said on Thursday. Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan will deliver the Budget on Wednesday, 22 … [Read more...] about SACCI Calls for Business Friendly Budget
Government is its own worst enemy when it comes to job creation
The massive under expenditure on conditional grants and capital which is largely for infrastructural spending flies in the face of government's attempts to create jobs. It is common cause that infrastructural spending results in job creation. Government is its own worst enemy when it comes to job creation. People are crying for houses. People are crying for decent schools. Yet the Eastern Cape continues to under spend capital expenditure and conditional grants. According to the six monthly … [Read more...] about Government is its own worst enemy when it comes to job creation
Eastern Cape Just Short of First Quarter Budget
Provinces have spent 22.9% of their combined budgets of R365.5 billion in the first quarter of the year, which is over R8 billion more compared with the same period last year, said National Treasury. "In aggregate, provinces have spent R83.8 billion, or 22.9%, of their combined budgets of R365.5 billion for the first quarter. This represents a spending increase of 10.8% or R8.1 billion compared with the same period last year when provinces had spent R75.7 billion," it said on Tuesday when … [Read more...] about Eastern Cape Just Short of First Quarter Budget
The illegal “ratepayers” protest that never happened
(Below is the verbatim press release from the Nelson Mandela Bay Communications Department - upon first read words failed me, my heart beat a bit faster, a smile came to my face and I clapped my hand over my mouth to stifle chuckles!) Although the Nelson Mandela Bay Ratepayers Association never even bothered to follow the laws of our democratic South Africa by notifying authorities of an upcoming protest, word of their intention to bring 20 bus loads of protestors to disrupt the passing of … [Read more...] about The illegal “ratepayers” protest that never happened
R8 billion Budget and IDP Approved by Council Today
The five year Integrated Development Plan and 2011/12 Budget for the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality was approved at a full meeting of council today. Savings worth R45 million were identified resulting in proposed tariff increases being reduced significantly to 11.5% across the board from 15% for water, 14% - property, and 14 % - Sanitation and refuse collection. The increases for electricity have been determined per customer category with 16% for beneficiaries of the Assistance to the … [Read more...] about R8 billion Budget and IDP Approved by Council Today
I am a Simple Guy Please Help me Understand This
Here is yet another example of how a bit of bull poo poo can help place a person or instance in a good light whilst totally confusing me no end - see the press release received from the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Communications department below: Mandela Bay billed the highest proportion to projected revenue among SA municipalities by the 3rd Quarter Among the 283 municipalities in South Africa, the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality billed the highest proportion of its adjusted revenue … [Read more...] about I am a Simple Guy Please Help me Understand This
IDP & Budget consultation process to be completed this week
Communities are hereby reminded that the consultation process for the revised Integrated Development Plan and Budget for the ensuing financial year will be completed this week following a public participation period of just over a month. An extensive consultation process was held at the beginning of May 2011 including visits to various ward clusters. Following critical observations, Executive Mayor, Cllr Zanoxolo Wayile extended the consultation period recently to give stakeholders more time … [Read more...] about IDP & Budget consultation process to be completed this week
Government Debt to the Municipality Decreases by R54 Million
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has made a major breakthrough in its efforts to ensure government departments keep their accounts up to date with over R54 million having been paid by the third quarter of the current financial year. This includes the settlement of R31 million by the Department of Economic Development and Environmental Affairs (DEDEA) for the building of the now successful Nelson Mandela Bay Logistics Park in Uitenhage. This will feature in a third quarter report to be … [Read more...] about Government Debt to the Municipality Decreases by R54 Million
Mandela Bay IDP and Budget Consultation with Public
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, under the leadership of Executive Mayor Zanoxolo Wayile, is currently ramping up their public participation efforts with several meetings consulting with different stakeholders before the tabling of the operating and capital budgets on Tuesday. This is in addition to the extensive public participatory process that we had from 9 - 12 May that gave stakeholders the opportunity to give input at a venue near their homes. In a special item to the Nelson … [Read more...] about Mandela Bay IDP and Budget Consultation with Public
Draft IDP Visits Soweto on Sea
The Daku, Soweto-On-Sea and KwaMagxaki Community Halls were packed yesterday as the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality took its revised Integrated Development Plan and Budget for 2011/12 financial year more ward clusters. The residents of wards 19 to 24, 25 to 29, as well as 30 and 33 turned up in droves to give their input in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality's IDP and Budget consultation sessions on Tuesday, 10 May, at Daku, Soweto-On-Sea and KwaMagxaki Community Halls. The halls were … [Read more...] about Draft IDP Visits Soweto on Sea
First Session Report From IDP and Budget Consultation Process
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality's first IDP and Budget consultation session in accordance with the local government Municipal Systems Act 2000 kicked off with well attended sessions at the Raymond Mhlaba Sport Centre and the NU 30 Community Hall. Section 34, as amended, of the Municipal Systems Act 2000 requires all municipalities to review and implement Integrated Development Plans. The event at the Raymond Mhlaba Community Hall was attended by Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor … [Read more...] about First Session Report From IDP and Budget Consultation Process
Municipality Presenting IDP and R7.5 Billion Budget from Monday
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality will present its revised Integrated Development Plan and draft Budget for the 2011/12 financial year to various wards for final scrutiny from next week ahead of its final approval in council by the end of May. The municipality's revised IDP and Budget for the ensuing financial year was approved at a Special Council meeting in March for public participation. The proposed budget is just over R7.5 billion, with R1, 435 billion and R6, 035 billion allocated to … [Read more...] about Municipality Presenting IDP and R7.5 Billion Budget from Monday
