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Eastern Cape farmers receive drought relief

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Visit and explore Aliwal North, Eastern Cape accommodation choices. Click here to submit your favourite Eastern Cape Videos. A MyPE Aliwal North, Eastern Cape selected video for you: The Eastern Cape government is rolling out drought relief to farmers affected by a crippling drought. In Aliwal-North, thousands of livestock face death, with no grazing or water. For more News visit: http://www.sabc.co.za/news Follow us on Twitter: … [Read more...] about Eastern Cape farmers receive drought relief

Give R50 Get R50

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WeChat has joined forces with AgriSA to help the drought relief and ease the burden of the worst drought in South Africa's history (since records began in 1904). For every first R50 you donate, WeChat will give you R50 back into your wallet. WeChat hopes this will encourage people to jump onboard - and make subsequent donations. The wallet, powered by Standard Bank South Africa, is a safe and efficient portal allowing everyday South Africans to painlessly send money to the AgriSA Drought … [Read more...] about Give R50 Get R50

Livestock farmers face cash flow issues due to drought

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Despite the mass-culling of animals due to severe drought conditions over the past few months, meat producers have been resilient with prices trending firmer. However, their biggest challenge right now is overcoming financial and cash flow hurdles as they aim to re-build their herds to normal levels, with little or no income coming in. Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist for FNB Business, says because of the recent rains in large parts of the country, production and grazing conditions … [Read more...] about Livestock farmers face cash flow issues due to drought

Government fails to act in drought-stricken regions of the province

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Dear MyPE The Democratic Alliance is extremely concerned about the disaster management officials' lack of urgency in addressing the urgent crisis of drought-stricken regions in the province. It has come to our attention that the National Disaster Management Committee (NDMC) has postponed yet another planned visit to the drought-stricken Joe Gqabi District Municipality for the fourth time! The Joe Gqabi district has been declared a drought disaster area and the declaration to this effect … [Read more...] about Government fails to act in drought-stricken regions of the province

Drought and rand not good for food prices

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South African consumers should brace themselves for a double blow on food prices from the countrywide drought and continued rand weakness, Grain SA warned. While South Africa was still recovering from a R12bn loss in maize production from last year, it is in the grip of a drought which could see it become a net importer of the crop for the first time in seven years, Grain SA CEO Jannie de Villiers told Fin24 on Wednesday. This could translate into a significant increase in maize and … [Read more...] about Drought and rand not good for food prices

Please Continue to Save Water

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Dear Residents There have been some fairly good rainfalls over the last weeks. However, communities tend to forget the crucial value of water when it is freely available and the daily consumption is slowly creeping up. The average daily consumption for the last four months (in megalitres): May - 246 June - 250 July - 235 October - 264 It certainly appears that most people have lost the urgency to save rainwater. Residents are encouraged to save at least 10 - 15% on their … [Read more...] about Please Continue to Save Water

ALL PE Dams 100% Full

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And in the news category of; "News you expected to hear but would be nice to have confirmed", there is some good news for a Monday especially with all the rain damage over the last few days; All the dams servicing Port Elizabeth are 100% full. Major Storage Dams supplying the Metro - levels as at 16 July 2012: Kouga - 100% (125 910 Ml) Churchill - 100% (35 240 Ml) Impofu - 100% (105 757 Ml) started overflowing last night and is currently running 30mm over Loerie - 100% (3 026 … [Read more...] about ALL PE Dams 100% Full

Low water demand shows that residents continue to heed conservation calls

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It is evident that residents are still responding to the call to save water as the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality's demand is relatively low for similar hot periods in the past when the water consumption is normally at its highest, said Standing Committee Chairperson for Infrastructure, Engineering and Energy, Cllr Andile Mfunda. Water demand is currently at an average of 250 megaliters per day as opposed to the 300 megaliters plus that it can reach during summer. Mfunda's statement is … [Read more...] about Low water demand shows that residents continue to heed conservation calls

All our Dams are 100% Full

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Do you sense the hand of a higher power here? On the day that the new restrictions are scheduled to go into operation all of our dams are reported as 100% full. Good news for beleagured citizens I am sure. Major Storage Dams supplying the Metro (levels as at 1 August 2011) Capacity - Volume of water:   Kouga: 100% - 125 910 Ml Churchill: 100% - 35 240 Impofu: 100% - 105 757 Loerie: 100% - 3 026 Groendal: 100% - 11 640 Average all: 100 %  of total combined capacity - 281 573 … [Read more...] about All our Dams are 100% Full

I am Gonna Give You 16 Million Reasons Why The Water Restrictions Weren’t Lifted

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On Thursday 25 March 2010 the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality's Council declared Nelson Mandela Bay a local drought disaster area in terms of the Disaster Management Act (Act 57 of 2002). In the period prior to this declaration from January 2009 to March 2010, the average daily water consumption was 270.60 megalitres. In the period of water restrictions stretching from April 2010 to July 2011, the average daily water consumption was 241.13 megalitres. Using some KNOWN numbers provided … [Read more...] about I am Gonna Give You 16 Million Reasons Why The Water Restrictions Weren’t Lifted

Dam Levels at 91.4% Full Today and the ‘NEW’ Number Reaches 82.8%

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Last week our mischievous City Fathers introduced a new number for the citizens of Nelson Mandela Bay to watch and pray over - the dam levels of the Kromme River system, which consists of the Churchill and Impofu dams, were deemed to be the most important indicators of whether water restrictions could be lifted totally. And the magic number was pronounced as 85%. Having said that, on Thursday last week, our political masters 'magnanimously' announced the lifting of several water restrictions … [Read more...] about Dam Levels at 91.4% Full Today and the ‘NEW’ Number Reaches 82.8%

Business Chamber Welcomes News on Water Tariffs

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On behalf of the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber, CEO Mr Kevin Hustler welcomes the lifting of the punitive water tariffs in the Metro. We see the easing of the water usage restrictions as a sensible approach to what remains a scarce natural resource. The decision taken by the Metro will be a great boost to manufacturing in the city and to business in general, with the easing of water restrictions in particular benefiting businesses such as commercial nurseries and industries where water is … [Read more...] about Business Chamber Welcomes News on Water Tariffs

Say Goodbye to Punitive Water Tarrifs and Hello to Decreased Water Restrictions

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At a press conference today, Executive Mayor Zanoxolo Wayile announced that on Wednesday afternoon that the relevant Department of Water Affairs had signed the Government Gazette notice lifting the restrictions on extraction from the supply dams for the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality and declared as follows: Punitive water tariffs will be lifted with effect from 1 August 2011 Decreased water usage restrictions will take effect from Monday, 25 July 2011. The following revised … [Read more...] about Say Goodbye to Punitive Water Tarrifs and Hello to Decreased Water Restrictions

We will Know Today if the Water Restrictions WILL be Lifted

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At 1:00 pm today the Executive Mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, Cllr Zanoxolo Wayile, will address a media and stakeholder briefing on water restrictions and the water situation in the city in general. I repeat what I said on 11 July; "With the average capacity now standing at 89.2% only a mad masochistic dictator would continue to deny the beleaguered ratepayers some form of concession around the water restrictions." Major Storage Dams supplying the Metro (levels as at 20 … [Read more...] about We will Know Today if the Water Restrictions WILL be Lifted