Dear MyPE The Nelson Mandela Bay Ratepayers Association (NMBRA) and AfriForum Port Elizabeth on Friday served a High Court Application for the cancellation of what they allege to be the irregular extension (by way of Deviation) of a contract between the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality and Access Management, the company that manages the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. "As an outcome of the investigation carried out it has been discovered that ratepayers monies have been channelled … [Read more...] about NMBRA and AFRIFORUM taking Metro and Access Management to court
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NMBRA seeks to end ‘Watson Era’
Dear All, See letter below* sent to EP Kings players and officials from Cheeky Watson, we secured a sponsor for three years and Watson is trying all that he can to hang on to power. How is he expecting to pay the players seeing that the Metro closed that door on him? We are asking all players to hold on as we have a sustainable long term solution for the EP Kings. Please work with us to end the dominant Watson era and restart a new era with a sponsor who will bring financial stability to … [Read more...] about NMBRA seeks to end ‘Watson Era’
Afriforum Pe ‘Vindicated’ By Suspensions Of NMB Municipal Officials
AfriForum Port Elizabeth and the Nelson Mandela Bay Ratepayers Association (NMBRA) have also welcomed the suspension of several senior officials at the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality this week on allegations of corruption and gross misconduct. "Fantastic news and as you know by now, we worked for six years to clean out corruption, mismanagement and incompetence - and we warned previous Mayors and CFO's that the politicians and officials 'are stealing the milk out of their coffee while … [Read more...] about Afriforum Pe ‘Vindicated’ By Suspensions Of NMB Municipal Officials
The elusive R11 Million Laptop
Dear Ratepayers, Business and Civil Society, Le Roux Inc were appointed by the NMBM to provide expert legal services for the municipality. As part of the investigation into spending against the IPTS project, payments made to Le Roux Inc came under scrutiny due to the total of payments made during the period under review being in excess of R 28 million in the 2013/14 book year. It is adequate that SCM processes were not followed within the IPTS office and Le Roux was used as an "agent" to … [Read more...] about The elusive R11 Million Laptop
Erastyle and NMBM Served with letter of demand
Dear Ratepayers, Business and Civil Society, We mentioned at the beginning of 2015 that we would hold officials, politicians, contractors and attorneys involved in corruption activities in our Metro accountable, and we wish to now share with you that while the Hawks, National Treasury and Min Provin Gordhans team are investigating corruption in the NMB Metro, we took our first step today by serving the City Manager, The Mayor and Speaker with a "Letter of Demand". We are demanding the … [Read more...] about Erastyle and NMBM Served with letter of demand
IPTS Scandal
Dear MyPE Nelson Mandela Bay legal firm, Le Roux Incorporated Attorneys, has reportedly offered to reimburse the city of R2 million, which it reportedly received for services rendered on the Nelson Mandela Bay's now-infamous Integrated Public Transport System (IPTS). This comes amid reports that a large-scale investigation into how millions were milked out of the IPTS project was nearing completion. According to The Herald newspaper, the firm has reportedly also distanced itself from … [Read more...] about IPTS Scandal
NMBRA has got your back
Dear MyPE The Afrikaans civil rights group, Afriforum, threatened to restore power to affected areas of Nelson Mandela Bay, if no action was taken by the municipality. Speaking in a statement on Friday, the organisation’s Deputy Chairperson in Port Elizabeth, Kobus Gerber, said the threats were made after electricity to the Gelvandale, Hillside, Rocklands, Cotswold, Hellenvale, Palmridge, Seaview, Neave, Parsons Hill, New Brighton, Algoa Park, Bethelsdorp and Riebeeck Hoogte areas were … [Read more...] about NMBRA has got your back
Sue politicians and officials for wasteful expenditure
Dear MyPE The NMB Ratepayers Association and AfriForum PE made it clear at the time when Dr Lindiwe Msengana-Ndlela was victimized by politicians and NMBM officials that we will hold them accountable in their private capacity if she was forced out of her position. At the time we also requested the MEC to intervene but she was left with no option but to resign. Our legal team is now waiting for the final judgement to sue all politicians and officials in order to recover all ratepayers … [Read more...] about Sue politicians and officials for wasteful expenditure
No more bail for serious crimes committed
Good Morning All, Before you ignore this message I would like you to take a moment and imagine that Jayde Panayiotou was your daughter or sister. Now that I have got your attention we would like you to join us at the New Law Courts today to show our Justice System that we as South Africans have had enough of crime. Daily about 43, monthly 1280 and annually 14 450 people are murdered in South Africa, you or a loved one could be next. Lets unite against bail for serious crimes committed. … [Read more...] about No more bail for serious crimes committed
Time to invest in alternative sustainable power
Dear Ratepayers, Business and Civil Society, We have been warning consumers for a number of years to become self sustainable by installing water tanks and starting to invest in an alternate sustainable power supply. Normally we take this light hearted until a crises strikes and the cost becomes far more than it would have been if we had made gradual provision to become self sustainable. Load shedding is here to stay for a number of years and we now have to look out for our own future if we … [Read more...] about Time to invest in alternative sustainable power
Rates withholding action
Dear Ratepayers, Business and Civil Society, The time has arrived that we as ratepayers of NMB Metro inform the politicians that we have had enough of all the empty promises they continue to make. The MEC Mr. Qoboseyana promised that we can count on him to stop the political interferences in the administration of the Metro. His failure resulted in the loss of a very competent City Manager, Dr. Lindewe. Due to this failure we decided to commence our dispute action. We were further appeased … [Read more...] about Rates withholding action
Metro fails to make headway in probing damning Kabuso report allegations
Dear Ratepayers, Business and Civil Society, Failing to take any action against all implicated in the Kabuso Report since 2009 proves once again that we are facing a huge challenge to eliminate corruption, mismanagement and incompetence in our Metro. The MEC withheld the Kabuso report for years, allowing evidential documents to be used during investigations against all those implicated in the Kabuso report to disappear. That is the real reason why not enough evidence could be found to proceed … [Read more...] about Metro fails to make headway in probing damning Kabuso report allegations
Mr Madyaka has done it again
Dear Editor, Ratepayers, Business and Civil Society The email below clearly indicates that political interferences are still continuing in our Metro but the disrespect shown by Mr Madyaka to ignore instruction from two Ministers from National Government, Ministers of CoGTA and National Treasury, particularly to the Minister of National Treasury. Mr Madyaka indicated that the MEC of Eastern Cape Local Government Mr Qoboshiyana`s department has instructed him to come and chair the Task Team … [Read more...] about Mr Madyaka has done it again
End of our reward winning Metro
Dear Ratepayers, Business and Civil Society, The recent chaos at the Traffic department is proof that our Metro is not interested in providing services to ratepayers and business. Of the 7000 people employed by the Metro, there are 400 or more staff on sick leave or suspended. Just after the industrial strikes the staff at the traffic department decided to go on a mass sick leave. A couple of weeks ago, reports that 3 traffic officers refused to assist a pedestrian who was knocked down by a … [Read more...] about End of our reward winning Metro
“Award Winning” NMB Metro
Dear Ratepayers, Business and Civil, Society, Controversial NMBM spokesperson Roland Williams who was suspended, with full pay, for tender irregularities involving the World Cup gantries, called the NMBM "an Award Winning Metro" live on Algoa FM on Tuesday morning while "stuck" in PE traffic. Well now we have heard it all. Let's start with the fact that our so-called "Award Winning" Metro received a very poor report from the Auditor General. It is also no secret the Metro has been without a … [Read more...] about “Award Winning” NMB Metro
