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Dear MyPE Yesterday's suspension of Mr Johann Mettler as Nelson Mandela Bay City Manager is a huge blow to clean governance in the Metro. The ANC-led coalition of corruption has, at the insistence of their executive mayor, Mongameli Bobani, suspended someone that made a tremendous contribution to turning the fortunes of the City around. Bobani has always had a vendetta against Mr Mettler and yesterday he eventually got his way. The charges against Mr Mettler are trumped up and he has … [Read more...] about NMB City Manager suspension a blow to clean governance

Dear MyPE I urge all Nelson Mandela University (NMU) students to go out in their numbers and vote in the Student Representative Council Election. Good governance is important at all levels of society in order to facilitate a people-driven agenda, and this includes institutions of higher learning. When DASO governed the NMU SRC in 2016, the well-being of the students were paramount, something that has all but disappeared under the SASCO-led administration. The 2016 DASO-led SRC … [Read more...] about DASO the only alternative for good governance at NMU

Dear MyPE On 24 September 2018, the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Eastern Cape celebrated Heritage Day with the rural community of Ngcobo. We commemorated South Africa’s and the Eastern Cape’s diversity and celebrated our rainbow nation. (see pictures here, here, here and here) The DA believes in a diverse society – diversity in relation to culture, race, religion and individuality. We sent a very clear message about our goal to build a united South Africa for all. The ANC has … [Read more...] about One SA for all

Dear MyPE As the Democratic Alliance we note the judgment handed down in the Port Elizabeth High Court. We respect the outcome and decision of the court. Today is a dark day for Nelson Mandela Bay and its people who are now led by a coalition of the corrupt. The UDM and EFF handed the City back to the failing ANC, which has no interest in the people. The ANC is only interested in maximum looting and minimum delivery and not putting the people of NMB first. The UDM and EFF put their … [Read more...] about We will continue fighting for the people of NMB

Dear MyPE Barely a week after usurping power in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM), the ANC-led coalition of corruption and its puppet mayor, Mongameli Bobani, have made it clear that they plan to milk the City dry. Bobani and his fake mayoral committee have already given orders to halt tenders and have started to interfere in the appointment of municipal staff. Their focus is on removing the Municipal Manager, Johann Mettler, in order to boost their illegal activities and rob the … [Read more...] about Corrupt ANC-led coalition gets early start at stealing the City

Dear MyPE A legal opinion obtained by Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) City Manager, Johan Mettler, on the removal of the Nelson Mandela Bay Speaker, Jonathan Lawack, and Mayor Athol Trollip has confirmed that it was “unlawful, invalid, and capable of being set aside”. The DA has already committed to taking the council’s decision on review as we believe that the process to appoint the new Speaker was procedurally invalid and therefore, that the "removal” of Mayor Trollip was also … [Read more...] about Legal opinion confirms ‘removal’ of Mayor Trollip and Speaker Lawack unlawful and invalid

Dear MyPE In today’s council sitting, the ANC, UDM and EFF banded together and supported a Motion of No Confidence to remove the DA-led coalition administration in Nelson Mandela Bay, removing both Mayor Athol Trollip and Speaker Jonathan Lawack. This decision by the unholy alliance of the ANC, EFF and UDM is in order to fill their own party coffers with public funds and bring looting back ahead of the 2019 elections. The ANC and the EFF have rejected the will of the people in favour of … [Read more...] about ANC, UDM and EFF vote together to bring corruption back to Nelson Mandela Bay

Dear MyPE The Democratic Alliance-led coalition government has in the past two years made good on its promise to make the delivery of houses a priority. During our term in government we have worked with the Housing Development Agency (HDA) to deliver 2188 RDP houses and relocated 898 households from stressed informal settlements to Greenfield project areas. Informal settlements have been upgraded and thousands of title deeds have been handed out. A title deed provides legal ownership … [Read more...] about Coalition government in NMB focused on housing, not frivolous motions

Dear MyPE The Democratic Alliance (DA) achieved a significant success and grew from 39.94% in 2016 to 50.74% in today's by-election in the ward 3 by-election in Walter Sisulu Local Municipality. This highlights the DA’s growth in rural Eastern Cape and underlines the fact that the people of the province are placing their trust in the DA. The DA is pleased with the result which saw the party take the ward from the African National Congress (ANC). This is a testament to the fact that … [Read more...] about Wave of change sweeps through Walter Sisulu Municipality

Dear MyPE The Democratic Alliance-led coalition government has in the past two years made good on its promise to deliver a safer City, through the establishment of a Metro Police Department, to the long-suffering residents of Nelson Mandela Bay. Through the latest planned Motion of No Confidence in Mayor Athol Trollip, the African National Congress (ANC), which in the past failed to bring order and safety to City, is now trying to undermine the safety of residents. Any opposition party … [Read more...] about Motion of No Confidence will undermine the safety of NMB residents

Dear MyPE Two years ago the DA-led coalition government in the Nelson Mandela Bay inherited a municipality left in a dire financial state by the African National Congress (ANC). As one of its pillars the coalition government promised NMB residents a well-run city, the current financial position and the positive steps in fighting corruption underlines the work being done to fulfil this promise made. The rooting out of corrupt senior officials, securing and monitoring of SCM offices and … [Read more...] about Coalition Government Delivers