Dear Alan Thank you so much for your overwhelming and supportive response to my call for assistance with a faulty pre-paid electric meter. I really appreciate your friendly and rapid assistance in resolving what was to me an insurmountable problem. With kind regards, Grateful Reader https://twitter.com/KristoffDJ/status/928715511562756096 BACKGROUND: I was initially phoned by this reader who enquired about the installation of a prepaid meter from Straton Electrical. After … [Read more...] about Praise for @KristoffDJ (and @MyPE)
Kristoff Adelbert
Municipal staff down tools
The new municipal overtime policy stipulates normal overtime pay rates for any staff member earning above R205 433 per year. The overtime pay rates for those earning below this figure remain unchanged. Some municipal workers have chosen not to report for duty today and will instead march to City Hall. This is likely to interrupt services to residents. The Municipality recently made an important decision to pay municipal staff regular hourly rates for any weekend overtime worked. … [Read more...] about Municipal staff down tools
Required reading if you were implicated in the Kabuso report
Metro Executive Mayor, Cllr Athol Trollip, and Municipal Public Accounts (MPAC) Chairperson, Cllr Lance Grootboom, have today announced various action steps outlined in the Kabuso Report. After ten years of inaction from former governments, finally justice will prevail for the residents of Nelson Mandela Bay who were deprived of opportunities and proper service delivery as a result of corruption. The Kabuso Report collected dust under former government that didn't hold anyone to account. … [Read more...] about Required reading if you were implicated in the Kabuso report
12 000 indigent residents to receive basic services for the first time
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has secured R211 million to take services to approximately 3 000 informal homes over the next financial year. This will see around 12 000 mostly indigent residents receiving water and sanitation services straight to the home, for the first time. Furthermore, the Metro will surface all surrounding gravel roads and install street lighting. We are working all out to uplift the lives of our poorest residents, and we are bringing these changes for people … [Read more...] about 12 000 indigent residents to receive basic services for the first time
Opposition loses control of its structures as IDP meetings attract record-breaking attendance
In a statement released today Executive Mayor Athol Trollip said: 5615 residents have already participated in the Metro's Budget and IDP meetings, with a further 8 meetings scheduled to take place over the next 2 weeks. The Municipality has never before seen such excellent attendance. There is an air of excited anticipation and hope that abounds in the Metro, which has led to full halls night after night. In spite of this, the leadership of the opposition, still battling to come to … [Read more...] about Opposition loses control of its structures as IDP meetings attract record-breaking attendance
Metro Police launch exposed as another Danny Jordaan broken promise and lie
Dear MyPE The disruption and abandonment of today's Metro Police Launch, has exposed the glitzy media event as nothing more than a sham, a lie and a broken promise. Today SAWMU regional secretary Mqondisi Nodongwe confirmed to the DA what we have been suspecting for some time: ANC Mayor Danny Jordaan's metro police launch was faked by putting ordinary Municipal staff in Metro Police uniforms, without any training or recruitment. Mqondisi_Nodongwe from Alan Straton on … [Read more...] about Metro Police launch exposed as another Danny Jordaan broken promise and lie
