Let us be realistic about Danny Jordaan's first 100 days in office as Executive Mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality and pick out some stuff, from the 48 slides presented, that is a step in the right direction: People's Assemblies: Public meetings will take place at the Vuyisile Mini Square, in front of the City Hall as from October 2015. The practice of parking vehicles on Vuyisile Mini Square has been stopped as the square must return to its intended purpose as a … [Read more...] about It is so easy to spank Danny but…
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Jordaan building bloated Mayoral office at cost of service delivery
Dear MyPE In today's press conference, recycled empty promises by Danny Jordaan rung hollow, and have shown up his failures in 100 days of governance. Jordaan has continued to lead this Metro away from good governance and further from rectifying service delivery. Today's words from Jordaan show no progress, no improvements and little concern for the plight of our people. While Jordaan speaks of some cosmetic interventions, all of which were mere publicity stunts, he had no tangible … [Read more...] about Jordaan building bloated Mayoral office at cost of service delivery
Take Back Our City needs decisive actions to deal with corruption
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Executive Mayor Dr Danny Jordaan made a clarion call that corruption must be decisively dealt with to ensure that a civil society initiated campaign dubbed Take Back Our City - established in collaboration with the municipality - is successful. Dr Jordaan made this call on Wednesday at a full sitting of Council and reflected on the swift actions taken thus far to deal with corruption in the municipality. “The Kabuso and Pikoli reports spearheaded by the … [Read more...] about Take Back Our City needs decisive actions to deal with corruption
Danny Jordan Drives Car into Shopping centre
A special Budget and Treasury and Economic Development Mayoral Committee meeting, was held at Ster-Kinekor at Baywest Mall today. Mayor Danny Jordaan drove his battery-powered Nissan Leaf car right into the mall for the meeting, as part of his campaign to raise awareness of the cleaner technology. Danny Jordaan, with Budget and Treasury and Economic Development Mayoral Committee councillors in tow, spent Tuesday at Baywest Mall hearing from public representatives about what could be done to … [Read more...] about Danny Jordan Drives Car into Shopping centre
Just in Case
You were worrying that our Executive Mayor was not multi-tasking, this report will ease your mind: SAFA president Danny Jordaan has told Sport24 that the standard of the national teams is improving. Jordaan said this after conducting the ABC Motsepe League for the national playoffs which will be held in Kimberly from July 20-26. Jordaan said that the standard in the third tier league reflects what is happening at national teams at different levels. He said the Under-17s have … [Read more...] about Just in Case
Gang flare-up in Northern Areas
Port Elizabeth - In the last week at least two people have been killed and several people injured in the crossfire as turf wars between local gangs in the Northern Areas have flared up. On Saturday a 9-year old-boy was shot and killed by a stray bullet in an apparent gang hit gone wrong, while police reported that the body of an 18-year-old male who had been killed in apparent gang retaliation, had been discovered on Wednesday. Other recent incidents include a 10-year-old girl who was hit … [Read more...] about Gang flare-up in Northern Areas
Danny’s Parody Account – I must have been hiding under a rock all this time
Like a very bad pretend journalist I only had a look today to see if Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor Danny Jordaan has a Twitter account. A search for said account reveals two results: A very active parody account - https://twitter.com/Diaspora_Danny A dormant egg account (one with the Twitter default egg shaped avatar) - https://twitter.com/DannyJordaan The parody account was established on 30 September 2014 and follows much the same type of tweets as the Peter De Villiers parody … [Read more...] about Danny’s Parody Account – I must have been hiding under a rock all this time
Nelson Mandela Bay working towards accelerated housing delivery
The Minister of Human Settlements Lindiwe Sisulu will on Tuesday, 23 June 2015, sign a service level agreement with the Eastern Cape MEC for Human Settlements Helen Sauls-August and Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Executive Mayor Danny Jordaan in a bid to fast track housing delivery in the region. This will be preceded by a two-day workshop for contractors at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality following an undertaking made by the Minister Sisulu at a meeting held with this sector … [Read more...] about Nelson Mandela Bay working towards accelerated housing delivery
Jordaans first real test
Port Elizabeth - Nelson Mandela Bay’s newly-elected mayor, Danny Jordaan, will face his first real test as mayor on Thursday as he presents the city’s amended budget for approval. Nelson Mandela Bay’s budget for the 2015/2016 financial year was supposed to be adopted by the end of May. The first version of the budget, presented to council in April, was opposed as it had a deficit of R430m. The acceptance of the budget was then delayed further when former mayor Benson Fihla resigned and … [Read more...] about Jordaans first real test
Garbage makes Danny miss seminar
Port Elizabeth – Nelson Mandela Bay municipal workers blocked off sections of the city centre on Wednesday after parking and abandoning several garbage trucks and council vehicles, making sections of Govan Mbeki Avenue impassable. About 100 workers then gathered in front of the Lillian Diedericks Municipal Building, which is closed, and another municipal building across the road. The municipality's Director of Communications, Roland Williams, said the municipality had noted the unlawful … [Read more...] about Garbage makes Danny miss seminar
Second open letter to Danny Jordaan
Dear Danny, It is now six days since my open letter to you (Open letter to Dr Danny Jordaan on 2010 Bribery Allegations), urging you to take the people of Nelson Mandela Bay into your confidence and account on allegations of a $10 million bribe from the 2010 Bid Committee which you personally headed. You have not done so, nor have you penned any sort of reply. In fact you have ducked out of sight, and hidden yourself from any and all public contact in this regard since taking office almost … [Read more...] about Second open letter to Danny Jordaan
Chohan and Jordaan to celebrate Youth Day in NMB
The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Fatima Chohan, will be visiting the Ndlambe Local Municipality in Alexandria and the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality on the 15th and 16th of June to celebrate Youth Day. On 15 June, she will meet with the Ndlambe local municipality leadership, led by the Mayor and the Ndlambe Home Affairs Stakeholder forum to discuss the position of vulnerable youth, the late registration of birth campaign and recent occurrences of xenophobia. This will be … [Read more...] about Chohan and Jordaan to celebrate Youth Day in NMB
No parliamentary summons for Jordaan and Oliphant
There is no reason to summon Danny Jordaan, president of the South African Football Association (Safa), to parliament to explain the Fifa bribery scandal. This was the decision by the parliamentary committee on sport on Tuesday, even though South Africa has become central to one of the biggest international sport scandals in history. DA MP Solly Malatsi, in a letter to committee chairperson Beauty Dlulane, insisted that Jordaan and former Safa boss Molefi Oliphant, be summoned to … [Read more...] about No parliamentary summons for Jordaan and Oliphant
Letter to FIFA ‘seems to implicate’ Jordaan and Dlamini-Zuma
A letter from 2010 Local Organising Committee (LOC) Chief Executive Officer, Danny Jordaan, to FIFA General Secretary, Jerome Valcke, has emerged which seems to implicate Danny Jordaan (SAFA President and Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor) and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma in the scandal surrounding the process behind hosting the 2010 Soccer World Cup. According to the Mail and Guardian, Jordaan wrote to FIFA on December 10, 2007 regarding the payment of $10 million to the 2010 FIFA World Cup … [Read more...] about Letter to FIFA ‘seems to implicate’ Jordaan and Dlamini-Zuma
Open letter to Dr Danny Jordaan on 2010 Bribery Allegations
Dear Dr Jordaan, The integrity of Nelson Mandela Bay, its government and its reputation, demands that you immediately lift the veil on allegations of the $10 million bribe paid for the 2010 World Cup, under your leadership of the Bid Committee. You personally oversaw and led an organisation that is now irrefutably implicated in a major international bribery probe. It is confirmed on record, under oath in US Court papers. These are allegations of serious impropriety on your watch as Bid … [Read more...] about Open letter to Dr Danny Jordaan on 2010 Bribery Allegations
