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Uitenhage in the news: Opposition did not vote for Mandela, says Jordaan

1 August 2016 By Port Elizabethan

Opposition did not vote for Mandela, says Jordaan: Jordaan, also the current mayor, was speaking to the African News Agency (ANA) whilst on the campaign trail in Gerald Smith (ward 48), Uitenhage in a final stretch to charm voters two days before local government elections. Asked if he thought the ANC was …
Source: “Uitenhage” – BingNews.

South Africa: Residents in Motherwell Left Without a Clinic: I arrived here with my family from Uitenhage in 2010, and that house was unoccupied; criminals were hiding their loot there. They also vandalised the windows, doors and the ceiling. “As a community we approached the then councillor to turn the house into a …
Source: “Uitenhage” – BingNews.

Trollip pledges to create 50000 jobs for Uitenhage: Nelson Mandela Bay mayoral candidate Athol Trollip and DA leader Mmusi Maimane told 200 supporters in Uitenhage yesterday how they plan to create 50000 new jobs in the city. Trollip said the party wanted to create 10000 new jobs every year by establishing …
Source: “Uitenhage” – BingNews.

Love and attention for hotly-contested NMB: With just less than 48 hours to the local government elections, mayor and ANC candidate Danny Jordaan and DA mayoral candidate Athol Trollip have taken their last-minute election campaigns to the industrial town of Uitenhage, where the United Front of the …
Source: “Uitenhage” – BingNews.

HOW I MADE IT: Camera rolls for Dream Big: Peyi, of Uitenhage, said he had always been passionate about taking pictures and telling stories, while Landu used to work as a decorator for a local catering company. “After doing our research we noticed the film and entertainment industry in the three …
Source: “Uitenhage” – BingNews.

Port Elizabeth’s ward 26: an ANC divided: Shacks are in existence but comprise 3% of households as compared to Ward 33 on the other side of the Old Uitenhage Road, in which over a fifth (22%) of homes are informal dwellings. But while facilities are sufficient, only 26% of Zwide’s residents are …
Source: “Uitenhage” – BingNews.

GroundUp: Port Elizabeth’s ward 26 – an ANC divided: Shacks are in existence but comprise 3% of households as compared to Ward 33 on the other side of the Old Uitenhage Road, in which over a fifth (22%) of homes are informal dwellings. But while facilities are sufficient, only 26% of Zwide’s residents are …
Source: “Uitenhage” – BingNews.

LGE 2016: After a bitter campaign, Nelson Mandela Bay might just make electoral history: That party took the ward with 49% of the vote, up from the 1.2% it scored in the 2011 poll. In November 2014, Ward 42 (Uitenhage) by-election was won by independent candidate Andile Gqabi, a Numsa member and aligned with the United Front, the community …
Source: “Uitenhage” – BingNews.

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