Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has ordered senior SAPS officers to intensify investigations into major drug lords throughout the country. The minister has identified Chatsworth and Phoenix in KwaZulu-Natal, Eldorado Park and Lenasia in Gauteng, parts of the northern areas suburbs of Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape and Mitchells Plain in the Western Cape as areas where police face serious problems in dealing with drug crimes. "The illegal drug trade is big, nasty and violent. Drug lords … [Read more...] about SAPS face serious drug problems in PE’s Northern Areas
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Nkandla’s R247 million could have built three additional police stations in Northern Areas
The right to live in a safe and secure environment is a basic human right. But we find the streets of the northern suburbs of Port Elizabeth are being turned into a war zone with close to 130 people being killed in the last two years, eight in the last week. Innocent bystanders, including young children are falling victims to this tragic violence. We need additional policing resources in the Bethelsdorp policing area and we need it now. On the 5th of June last year, in a portfolio … [Read more...] about Nkandla’s R247 million could have built three additional police stations in Northern Areas
Chill in the Northern Areas
Following the successful opening of the Summer Season held at Hobie Beach on December 16, the beat goes on. As part of the Summer Season events, the Phola Festival, which was scheduled to be held at the Red Location Museum, has since been changed to a "Chill Festival", which will now be held on the same date, 18 December 2013, at Varsvlei in the Northern Areas. The change of venue has been necessitated by the commitment of the municipal leadership to give space and respect to the continuous … [Read more...] about Chill in the Northern Areas
PE Northern Areas public meetings
Lennit Max MP, will be engaging with the community to address the current issues faced by the community in the Northern Areas. He will be accompanied by Helen Lamoela MP, Donald Lee MP and Edmund Van Vurren MPL. The meetings stems from recent events in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, amongst others, the ruling party’s political infighting and political interference in the administration of the city. Two meetings will take place on Monday: United Congregation Church, Missionvale: … [Read more...] about PE Northern Areas public meetings
Service delivery failures ignite flames in Port Elizabeth Northern Areas
The DA condemns the violence in the Northern Areas of Port Elizabeth in the strongest terms, particularly the xenophobia targeted at Somali shop owners. The police must continue with their high visibility patrols and to arrest the criminal element running riot. The underlying, ongoing ticking time bomb in the Northern Areas is the lack of service delivery by the ANC-governed Nelson Mandela Bay Metro as well as the high rate of crime. This is frustrating residents to boiling … [Read more...] about Service delivery failures ignite flames in Port Elizabeth Northern Areas
Today’s Northern Areas AFCON Activities
As part of its ongoing AFCON marketing and promotional activation drive, the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality will be undertaking an activation trip through the Northern Areas on Sunday, 13 January 2013. Diski dancers and the AFCON mascot, Takuma, will accompany the trip and perform at the various activation points (Booysens Park, Bloemendal and Gelvandale), while an MC (Francois Scholtz) will ensure that the AFCON message is spread during a slow drive en route to and from the various activation … [Read more...] about Today’s Northern Areas AFCON Activities
Nice One Shaun Patrick
Saw a really good one pop up in the Twitter Stream on MyPE (See the RHS Sidebar for tweets by people on the MyPE Twitterati list as well as for mentions by others of certain keywords related to Port Elizabeth). If you are logged into Twitter you can reply to Shaun's Tweet right from this page. https://twitter.com/#!/shaunpatrick01/status/93947731105689600 Good one Shaun! By the way @king_tyrone and @mon_tays - does this mean that I am inactive and spamming? … [Read more...] about Nice One Shaun Patrick
Ratepayers to Assist After Tragic Death of Riemvasmaak Residents in Shack Fire
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has stepped in to assist with the Mass Funeral Service of six residents after their demise during a shack fire in Riemvasmaak, situated in the Northern Areas on Friday, 10 June. Since this heartbreaking occurrence sent shockwaves through the city a decision was taken that the municipal ratepayers should contribute to this unusual and sad situation. Deputy Executive Mayor Nancy Sihlwayi, a long standing senior ANC politician and municipal heavyweight, will … [Read more...] about Ratepayers to Assist After Tragic Death of Riemvasmaak Residents in Shack Fire
Praise for Chapman High School
Eastern Cape Premier Noxolo Kiviet has urged learners to stay away from drugs as it destroys families and society. Kiviet, who visited Chapman High School on Wednesday in Port Elizabeth's Northern Areas to hand over the school's security fencing project, turned her attention on drug use as the school is in a crime ridden area where drug usage is rife. "I have seen a number of brilliant people who could have been successful in life going to the ruins because of drugs, some of them cannot do … [Read more...] about Praise for Chapman High School
