Matthee Nel

Dear MyPE The Walter Sisulu Municipal offices in James Calata (Jamestown) have had their electricity cut, leaving the community without a functional municipal office. Eskom cut the electricity to the offices on 21 August 2020 due to non-payment of their electricity bill. Three weeks later and the electricity has not been reconnected, one assumes because the bill has still not been paid and that Eskom is tired of the poor payment record of the Walter Sisulu municipality. Residents of … [Read more...] about Walter Sisulu Municipality can’t even keep its own lights on

Dear MyPE The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Eastern Cape welcomes the recent arrest of two Walter Sisulu Municipality ANC Councillors on charges of fraud. On Monday 21 May these two ANC Councillors were arrested by the Hawks after allegedly pocketing R150 000 from the 2016 sale of a Aliwal North RDP house. A third accused, who has now turned state witness, helped the Councillors sell the house after their assistance was requested by the owner. The R150 000 was paid into the account of … [Read more...] about Councillors arrested for fraud