Health workers disrupt wards over lack of protection: “The Superintendent-General was here two weeks ago and he promised to deliver to the cries of the employees” Source: GroundUp News. Cape civic associations oppose by-law amendments: “The proposed amendments limits the constitutional rights to dignity, freedom of movement, privacy, equality and freedom” Source: GroundUp News. Judge reprimands ministers of police and defence for “lockdown brutality”: Court orders suspension of police … [Read more...] about Health workers disrupt wards over lack of protection – News from GroundUp
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Have your say in electoral wards
Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) Chairperson Thabo Manyoni has encouraged communities to participate in the creation of electoral wards for the 2021 Local Government Elections (LGE) to enable free and fair elections. The board said they are working hard to promote active public participation in the ward delimitation process ahead of the 2021 LGE. “We appeal to all community members to engage the MDB on the first draft set of wards and provide proposals on how their wards should … [Read more...] about Have your say in electoral wards
Public Meeting for Wards 1, 2, 3 & 5
Chapter 4 of the Municipal Systems Act, Act No. 32 of 2000, stipulates that a municipality must develop a culture of municipal governance that complements formal representative governance and must for this purpose encourage and create conditions for the local community to participate in the affairs of the Municipality. This includes the preparation, implementation and review of its Integrated Development Plan in terms of Chapter 5. During the period from Monday, 19 September to Thursday, 27 … [Read more...] about Public Meeting for Wards 1, 2, 3 & 5
Demarcation Board’s irrational proposals will undermine service delivery in Nelson Mandela Bay
Dear MyPE The DA in Nelson Mandela Bay has objected to the latest irrational proposals by the Demarcation Board, which will undermine service delivery, divide communities and prejudice competing political parties. The latest proposals from the Demarcation Board seek to allocate a disproportionate number of voters to ANC wards. The proposals will, on average, see approximately 9 000 voters or less in ANC wards as opposed to over 11 000 voters in DA wards. What this means in practice … [Read more...] about Demarcation Board’s irrational proposals will undermine service delivery in Nelson Mandela Bay
Provincial and Local analysis of voter registration trends
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) published on its website today a provincial analysis and thematic maps, which indicate the registration rate in every ward of the country's 234 municipalities. (Scroll down for Nelson Mandela Bay's trends) Following the 2011 Census, the electoral commission has, with the assistance of Statistics South Africa, made an analysis of the distribution of the estimated 31.4 million eligible voters per municipality and per ward. It has compared this … [Read more...] about Provincial and Local analysis of voter registration trends
Municipalities Down Wards Up
The number of municipalities across the country will drop after the upcoming 18 May local government elections, says acting Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Nathi Mthethwa. Making the announcement on Thursday while addressing Parliament about the Municipal Systems Amendment Bill, Mthethwa said: "... Municipalities will decrease from 283 to 278, with wards growing beyond 4 000." "This shows our commitment to the intensification of local democracy in our … [Read more...] about Municipalities Down Wards Up
