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NMB interim mayor legally cannot pass budget Dear MyPE The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) has written to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, and the Eastern Cape MEC for CoGTA, Xolile Nqata, and requested them to urgently intervene to ensure that an Executive Mayor is duly elected with all speed in the NMB Municipality. I have also previously written to the Speaker of Council, Cllr Buyelwa Mafaya, to request … [Read more...] about New Mayor must be elected

Dear MyPE Premier Oscar Mabuyane must ensure that the remains of Sibusiso Qongqo, a medical student who passed away while studying on a government bursary in Cuba, are returned home so that his family can bury him. The Premier also needs to have a frank discussion with his MEC of Health, Sindiswa Gomba, as her handling of this matter is lacking in the extreme. It is devoid of any compassion or care for the family that have lost a beloved son. Qongqo, 30, died in Havana, Cuba on April … [Read more...] about Premier must ensure the return of Sibusiso Qongqo’s remains from Cuba

Dear MyPE The Democratic Alliance (DA) has formulated an extensive economic recovery plan and proposals for the 2020/2021 municipal budget to avoid the possible total economic collapse of Nelson Mandela Bay brought on by the Covid-19 lockdown crisis. The NMB municipality will have to assist in ensuring that the negative economic effect is kept to as low a degree possible. Our economic recovery plan identifies the following key areas of intervention in responding to the crisis, and the … [Read more...] about Economic recovery plan and budget proposals to save NMB after lockdown crisis

Dear MyPE The current uncaring Nelson Mandela Bay leadership is planning to milk consumers, who are currently under huge financial stress due to the Coronavirus outbreak and subsequent lockdown, with a drastic 30,3% rates increase budgeted for over the next three years. The proposed rates increase for this upcoming 2020/2021 financial year, would see residents paying close to double the current rate of inflation, which could lead to a catastrophic economic collapse during a time when the … [Read more...] about Shock 30% rates increase for Nelson Mandela Bay over the next three years

Dear MyPE After a decade of hard work and constant pressure put on the provincial government by the Democratic Alliance (DA), the ruins of Khumbulani High School in North End, Port Elizabeth has finally been demolished. The school burnt down in 2010 and the decrepit school grounds became a crime hot spot in North End. The damaged building became a breeding ground for criminal activities such as drug dealing and prostitution. Vagrants who occupied the premises also stole items from … [Read more...] about Derelict crime hotspot school demolished

https://youtu.be/Y57Tey4-unw The Democratic Alliance presented a press conference today on measures to protect the Nelson Mandela Bay Economy during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown. The video above is of the Q&A Session after the presentation. Dear MyPE The economic despair residents and businesses find themselves in is a direct consequence of the way the Covid-19 pandemic national lockdown crisis has been impacting the Nelson Mandela Bay. While there is radio silence from the ANC-led … [Read more...] about Relief proposal to mitigate impact of lockdown crisis on NMB economy

https://youtu.be/OMBzwb0rWVA Dear MyPE The Democratic Alliance has a turnaround strategy for the Eastern Cape Health Department’s woeful response, to date, to the Covid-19 pandemic that is sweeping through the province. Today I, accompanied by DA Shadow Minister of Health, Siviwe Gwarube, MP, and DA EC Shadow MEC for Health, Jane Cowley, MPL, unpacked a plan to get the province back on track in combatting the spread of this disease. As of yesterday, the Eastern Cape has had 774 … [Read more...] about Urgent interventions needed in EC health to save lives during Covid-19 Pandemic

Dear MyPE The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Nelson Mandela Bay has approached the DA-run City of Cape Town for advice on how to mitigate the water crisis in the Metro. On Thursday, 30 April 2020, I attended a virtual meeting with the chairperson of the DA’s federal council and former Western Cape Premier, Helen Zille, head of the DA’s governance unit, James Selfe, MP, and Deputy Mayor of the City of Cape Town, Alderman Ian Neilson. The Eastern Cape delegation included DA EC Provincial … [Read more...] about City of Cape Town shares best practice to mitigate NMB water crisis

Dear MyPE The Democratic Alliance (DA) has launched a Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) application relating to the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s drought mitigation projects funded by the R200 million it received in Municipal Disaster Recovery Grant (MDRG) Funding. The funding was received in the 2018/19 financial year and not a single cent has been spent to mitigate the water crisis, even though the average dam level of the City’s main supply dams stands at 22%. The … [Read more...] about PAIA application regarding drought disaster funding in NMB

Dear MyPE At a time when water is of the utmost importance in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, the Nelson Mandela Bay and Kouga Municipalities are on the brink of Day Zero. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Eastern Cape has, therefore, come up with a plan that government can implement with immediate effect to avoid the Metro running dry. The City’s supply dams are at 22.16% of capacity. The Kouga dam is at 12.29%, followed by the Impofu dam (16.45%), Loerie dam (29.44%), … [Read more...] about Immediate steps must be taken to save NMB and Kouga from Day Zero