Dear MyPE There seems to be a complete financial collapse for the department of roads and public works' road maintenance budget for the 2016 financial year in the Kouga and Koukamma area, which has a devastating influence on the economic drivers of these two municipalities. This will result in job losses if not rectified immediately. At present, an amount of around R75 million has been diverted from the road maintenance budget for the Sarah Baartman District area (Kouga, Koukamma, … [Read more...] about Kouga & Koukamma road maintenance programmes collapsing
elza van lingen
Emergency road maintenance and flood damages in Kouga & Koukamma
Dear MyPE After several calls by the residents in both Kouga and Koukamma about the damage caused to roads during the heavy rains over the last week, I held an urgent meeting with Mr Randall Moore, Chief Engineer, in the department of Roads and Public Works on Friday 4 September. In Koukamma, the Suuranys road (DR1800) has been inaccessible for some time and now there is virtually no road left. The milk routes on the Tsitiskamma side also need urgent attention. Kouga has several … [Read more...] about Emergency road maintenance and flood damages in Kouga & Koukamma
DA warned of failed Makana intervention
Dear MyPE In a damning report tabled in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) yesterday the Council declared the section 139 (1)(b) administration intervention null and void as procedural requirements of the constitution were not met. The DA has repeatedly brought the critical situation of the people of Makana to the attention of the Eastern Cape MEC for Local Government and Traditional Affairs, Fikile Xasa, Minister Pravin Gordhan and the NCOP, and called for the intervention of Makana … [Read more...] about DA warned of failed Makana intervention
Challenges Facing the Award Winning Motherwell Police Station
Dear MyPE The Motherwell Police Station in Port Elizabeth was an award winning precinct provincially in 2006, 2008 and 2011. Servicing Motherwell comprising of six (6) sectors, this precinct has gradually been overwhelmed by external and internal challenges. A recent visit by the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) to the Motherwell Police Station highlighted these issues. Spearheaded by Brigadier K C Meyer, he explained to the visiting NCOP committee about the many challenges faced by … [Read more...] about Challenges Facing the Award Winning Motherwell Police Station
Elza van Lingen re-appointed as NCOP delegate for Eastern Cape
The DA announced today that Elza van Lingen (MP) has been selected as permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). Athol Trollip, MPL said; "Her nomination and subsequent endorsement as representative to the NCOP was based on her exemplary performance and conduct as NCOP-member for the past five years, representing the Eastern Cape. This was strengthened by her stellar performance in her constituency, which was highlighted by the DA’s victory in the Kouga Municipality … [Read more...] about Elza van Lingen re-appointed as NCOP delegate for Eastern Cape
DA will monitor volatile service delivery riots in St Francis Bay
Large crowds of several hundred people were burning branches and tyres at four different sites on the main- and only access road between Humansdorp and Cape St Francis in a service delivery protest today. Since 07:00 on Saturday morning the four fires were simultaneously started over a five kilometre stretch of road. The first two were located between the main entrance of St Francis Bay and the Sand River Bridge, the third at Tarragona Road, the main entrance to Sea Vista (township) and the … [Read more...] about DA will monitor volatile service delivery riots in St Francis Bay
Kouga Owes NMBM Millions for Water
The Democratic Alliance councillors in both Kouga and the NMBM are fully aware of the acknowledgement of debt signed by the Kouga chief financial officer (CFO) in September 2011 when Kouga agreed to pay off R500,000 per month to cover the debt plus the amount for the current consumption. At the time, the DA in the NMBM calculated that it could at the water usage rate of Kouga at the time, take more than 4 years to pay off the debt and get the current balance back on the 30 day system as … [Read more...] about Kouga Owes NMBM Millions for Water
225 new classrooms for Cacadu and Metro Schools
There is good news for the overcrowded schools lacking classrooms to accommodate all the learners in the Eastern Cape, especially in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro and the Cacadu District. The Department of Education and Department of Public Works are planning to complete 225 new pre-fabricated classrooms at 58 schools in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro and in the Cacadu District in the current financial year. The much needed classroom allocation to schools in the various municipalities, … [Read more...] about 225 new classrooms for Cacadu and Metro Schools
Questions Around Abalone Harvesting Permits
For a good number of years local residents were not allowed to harvest abalone for domestic consumption. Suddenly a permit for nine tonnes has been issued to a Western Cape company to harvest in the Eastern Cape waters. And for the same period only poachers benefited from this area, with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries chasing these culprits. The local St Francis Bay and Jeffreys Bay communities are up in arms about the recently issued experimental fishing permit of … [Read more...] about Questions Around Abalone Harvesting Permits
