Not my area – ANC and DA ward councillors disown informal settlement: More than 200 residents of Bayland informal settlement near Joe Slovo, Port Elizabeth, have been blocking the R75 Uitenhage road with burning tyres, storm water pipes and rocks since Monday. They are ... Source: "Uitenhage" - BingNews. Not my area – adjacent ANC and DA ward councillors disown informal settlement: More than 200 residents of Bayland informal settlement near Joe Slovo, Port Elizabeth, have been blocking the … [Read more...] about Uitenhage News: Not my area – ANC and DA ward councillors disown informal settlement
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Uitenhage News: Protesters disrupt funeral procession for ANC councillor’s mother
Protesters disrupt funeral procession for ANC councillor’s mother: Residents of Peace Village in KwaNobuhle, Uitenhage, have made good on their threat to disrupt funeral processions until the paving of Siwani Street is complete. Residents are protesting because the ... Source: "Uitenhage" - BingNews. … [Read more...] about Uitenhage News: Protesters disrupt funeral procession for ANC councillor’s mother
Uitenhage News: Protesters say councillor’s office will remain closed until toilets are cleaned
Protesters say councillor’s office will remain closed until toilets are cleaned: About 150 shack dwellers from Masakheni Sihlale informal settlements in Khayelitsha, Uitenhage, burnt tyres outside the office of ward 43 Councillor Simphiwe Ntshiza (EFF) on Monday morning. The ... Source: "Uitenhage" - BingNews. Protesters say councillor’s office will remain closed until their toilets are cleaned: About 150 shack dwellers from Masakheni Sihlale informal settlements in Khayelitsha, Uitenhage, … [Read more...] about Uitenhage News: Protesters say councillor’s office will remain closed until toilets are cleaned
PE in the news: Hawks welcomes Cape Town former councillor’s conviction for fraud
Hawks welcomes Cape Town former councillor's conviction for fraud: Studio Tel (Port Elizabeth): 083 913 8 955 (VAS rates apply) Studio Tel (East London): 083 913 8 956 (VAS rates apply) Studio Tel (Garden Route): 083 913 3 866 (VAS rates apply) Telegram: 0617 940 940 ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. Tracing Nelson Mandela's footsteps 100 years after his birth: He was a major influence on Mandela, and died in 1977 after being arrested and beaten. In neighboring Mandela Bay in Port … [Read more...] about PE in the news: Hawks welcomes Cape Town former councillor’s conviction for fraud
5 222 non-returning councillors receive once-off gratuity
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) has embarked on the process to pay the once-off gratuity to non-returning councillors based on the pensionable salary of each councillor. The department on Friday said 5 222 councillors did not return to their posts in municipal councils where they served in the local government term 2011-2016, post the 2016 Local Government Elections. "In essence, the payment of the gratuity was to, amongst others, provide financial … [Read more...] about 5 222 non-returning councillors receive once-off gratuity
King Williams Town news: Storm over BCM councillors hotel stay
Storm over BCM councillors hotel stay: DA’s Sue Bentley said 40 councillors from King William’s Town and other outer areas of BCM were surprised when they arrived for the second day, Monday, September 5, and were told by officials they should go home and get clothes and toiletries because ... Source: "King Williams Town" - BingNews. SA’s Raven comes short in World Tour final showdown: For King William’s Town-born Klaasen and American Ram it was their second loss after they were beaten by the … [Read more...] about King Williams Town news: Storm over BCM councillors hotel stay
King Williams Town news: South Africa: ANC Members Tire of Waiting for Imposed Ward Councillors to Resign
South Africa: ANC Members Tire of Waiting for Imposed Ward Councillors to Resign: Last week, more than 100 disgruntled ANC members from ward 39 marched to Buffalo City Metro Municipal Offices in King William's Town to hand over a memorandum to the mayor's office demanding that their ward councillor, Bongani Dyonase, step down. Source: "King Williams Town" - BingNews. ANC members tire of waiting for imposed ward councillors to resign: Last week, more than a 100 disgruntled ANC members from … [Read more...] about King Williams Town news: South Africa: ANC Members Tire of Waiting for Imposed Ward Councillors to Resign
King Williams Town news: We’ll change our councillors after the elections, says ANC official
We’ll change our councillors after the elections, says ANC official: There were several arrests and 23 people are to appear in court in East London and King William’s Town. Eastern Cape police spokesperson Colonel Sibongile Soci said seven people aged between 33 and 45 had been arrested in Cambridge. She said they had ... Source: "King Williams Town" - BingNews. … [Read more...] about King Williams Town news: We’ll change our councillors after the elections, says ANC official
King Williams Town news: We’ll change our councillors after the elections, says ANC official
We’ll change our councillors after the elections, says ANC official: There were several arrests and 23 people are to appear in court in East London and King William’s Town. Eastern Cape police spokesperson Colonel Sibongile Soci said seven people aged between 33 and 45 had been arrested in Cambridge. She said they had ... Source: "King Williams Town" - BingNews. … [Read more...] about King Williams Town news: We’ll change our councillors after the elections, says ANC official
Stretched ward councillors will App-reciate MuniWard
Stretched ward councillors will App-reciate MuniWard: Sinethemba Dlova and Siyasanga Mtshokotsha have seen the strain that ward councillors take trying to keep up with their workload. Now the two young entrepreneurs from Gugulethu have developed an app – named MuniWard – that will offer those councillors some relief, and give community members a little peace of mind. Spare a thought for South Africa’s 4 200-plus ward councillors. In a 2010 report, the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) in … [Read more...] about Stretched ward councillors will App-reciate MuniWard
Protesters torch a local Councillors’ house in Cookhouse
Visit and explore Cookhouse, Eastern Cape accommodation choices. Click here to submit your favourite Eastern Cape Videos. A MyPE Cookhouse, Eastern Cape selected video for you: Service delivery protests in Cookhouse in the Eastern Cape saw angry community members torch a local Councillors' house last night. No-one was injured. Police say the situation in the small Karoo town is tense Click HERE to find more 'Cookhouse, Eastern Cape' videos. Cookhouse, … [Read more...] about Protesters torch a local Councillors’ house in Cookhouse
Four Eastern Cape councillors suspended
Four Eastern Cape councillors in the Inkwanca local municipality have been suspended from the ANC for five years for ignoring a directive on the handling of a forensic report into alleged corruption. The ANC's national disciplinary committee (NDC) dismissed the councillors appeal after the provincial disciplinary committee (PDC) found them guilty, national chairperson Derek Hanekom said. The four - Ntandazo Qamngwana, Ntsikelelo Cwebi, Kem Jonga and Nombulelo Yaliwe - were found guilty … [Read more...] about Four Eastern Cape councillors suspended
Deceased Councillors greeted with emotional send-off ceremony in council
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Councillors Manelisi “Lucky” Vumazonke and Buyisile Mkavu, who left this mortal earth within days of each other, received an emotional send-off ceremony during a Special Council Meeting today (Wednesday, August 6). Councillor Manelisi “Lucky” Vumazonke, who bravely battled a long term illness, finally succumbed on Sunday, 27 July. He was laid to rest on Sunday, 3 August. Councillor Buyisile Mkavu, widely considered to be a staunch campaigner for social … [Read more...] about Deceased Councillors greeted with emotional send-off ceremony in council
Special Council meeting to honour deceased councillors
A Special meeting of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality's council will be convened this morning (Wednesday, 6 August) at the Woolboard Exchange in Military Road at 09:00 in honour of Councillor Manelisi Vumazonke and Councillor Buyisile Mkavu. Speaker of Council, Cllr Maria Hermans, reminded councillors to be appropriate dressed as it is a formal council meeting. Councillor Vumazonke, affectionately known as Lucky, succumbed to a long illness on July 27 after a brave fight, and Cllr … [Read more...] about Special Council meeting to honour deceased councillors
Cakes Councillor, I Suggest You Sell Them
It is with delicious anticipation that I wait for the next salvo from opposition parties and well meaning 'financial gurus' to throw yet more gripes against the staging of Afcon in Port Elizabeth at our Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. What astounds me is that these well intentioned letter writers still haven't learned one simple lesson - a politically sanctioned event will go ahead no matter how much the opposition to it. The escape clause in the Afcon agreement is just words on a piece of paper … [Read more...] about Cakes Councillor, I Suggest You Sell Them
