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Dear Editor The Makana Municipality is once again faced with spiralling debt of tens of millions of rands to ESKOM and officials cannot raise sufficient income to settle this electricity account and pay salaries. Despite her best efforts, the Chief Financial Officer has been unable to generate sufficient income to settle ESKOM debt and pay salaries. This is due to a shockingly low 52% collection rate of municipal rates and taxes. The low collection rates resulted in ESKOM not being paid … [Read more...] about Makana Finances Run Dry

Dear Editor The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Police will hold the Minister of Police accountable for commitments made during a recent community imbizo regarding spiralling violent crime in Nelson Mandela Bay. This feedback was contained in a reply by the Chairperson of the Police Portfolio Committee, Ian Cameron MP, to a letter I addressed to him requesting a committee oversight inspection to Nelson Mandela Bay, and specifically the gang-ridden Northern Areas. During his recent … [Read more...] about Portfolio Committee will hold Police Minister to account for NMB crime commitments

Dear Editor The recent mass killing of four people in the Northern Areas of Gqeberha has yet again highlighted that immediate intervention is needed and not talk shops and empty promises by the Minister of Police or the MEC for Community Safety. During his recent community engagement in the Metro the Minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu, promised to deploy more boots on the ground and crime fighting experts to Nelson Mandela Bay. However, grand crime fighting commitments have been made in the … [Read more...] about Police Portfolio Committee Chairperson Requested To Conduct Oversight In Crime-Ridden

Editor: I have a dream - to see the island of St Croix covered in penguins again! Dear Editor The DA welcomes the decision by Dr. Dion George, DA Minister, to pursue an out-of-court settlement regarding the closure of areas surrounding African Penguin colonies to fishing. This initiative is crucial for ensuring penguins have sufficient food near their breeding grounds, a factor biologists have identified as vital for their conservation. By reducing competition between penguins and … [Read more...] about Minister Dr. Dion George’s action to protect endangered African Penguins

Dear Editor The DA in the Eastern Cape is pleased to announce that we have won wards 2 and 9 in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality. Yesterday, 14 August 2024, at by-elections held in Nelson Mandela Bay, voters again showed faith in the party and its candidates as we managed to successfully retain both wards. In ward 2 we grew our support to 97,46% from the 70% achieved in the 2024 National and Provincial Elections on 29 May. In ward 9 we increased our vote to 92,06% after achieving … [Read more...] about Ward 2 and 9 Winners

Dear Editor The fight to ensure gender equality and the empowerment of women received a significant boost yesterday after a motion brought by the DA to establish an Eastern Cape gender reform policy framework was unanimously passed in the Bhisho Legislature. The motion calls on the Office of the Premier and the multi-party women’s caucus to establish this policy framework to develop clear guidelines for the development of services, policies, procedures, and practices based on gender … [Read more...] about Victory for gender reform as motion is passed in EC Legislature

Dear Editor As we commemorate Women’s Day tomorrow we pay homage to our women across the country, and we also acknowledge that they are locked in the battle of their lives against violence, abuse and debilitating poverty due to being locked out of opportunities. In the Eastern Cape the war of abuse and violence against women and children rages on - at home and on the streets. Today we are here at the Gqeberha City Hall to highlight the plight of the homeless women and children across … [Read more...] about Protect our homeless women and children