The lack of action by the MEC for Local Government, Mlibo Qoboshiyane, in not stopping illegal ward committee elections from taking place shows a crisis of weak leadership and an endorsement of illegal ward committee election practices. The ward committee elections in Emalahleni Municipality are taking place today despite due process in accordance with Section 73 of the Municipal Structures Act not having taken place as required. I am informed that these elections have been preceded with … [Read more...] about Dear Mlibo, It is About Time You Stopped Illegal Elections
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Just When You Thought it was Safe to Walk on the Streets
Police and municipal security services dispersed a crown of just over 300 employees of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality who marched illegally from the Mfanasekhaya Gqobose Building to City Hall at around 1:00 pm on 17 August 2011. The striking municipal workers were allowed to engage in the illegal march with police keeping a close watch on them until they started a fire just outside city hall and next to a vehicle (assumed to be belonging to an employee not participating in the strike) … [Read more...] about Just When You Thought it was Safe to Walk on the Streets
Proposed Illegal Shebeen Clampdown Welcomed
Every day 130 South Africans die because of alcohol. South Africa holds the global record for the highest number of people subjected to alcohol-related harm. We need to ensure that the Eastern Cape Department of Safely and Liaison involves the whole of society to clamp down on the misuse of alcohol. This will involve the churches, the liquor board, the SAPS and other organs of civil society and a close working relationship with municipalities. I therefore welcome the fact that one of the … [Read more...] about Proposed Illegal Shebeen Clampdown Welcomed
Online Gambling Illegal in SA
Online gambling in South Africa remains illegal, despite the number of operations increasing, the National Gambling Board (NGB) said on Wednesday. The board has identified an increase in the number of illegal online gambling operations nationally. In the past few weeks, it received alarming rates of inquiries on whether this type of gambling is legal. "The NGB wishes to put it on record that online gambling remains illegal and outlawed in South Africa. The National Gambling Act No 7 of … [Read more...] about Online Gambling Illegal in SA
