To see how hard working Ward Councillors go about their jobs, see Ward 9 councillor, Heinrich Muller’s newsletter below.
You may contact Ward 9 using the contact form at the bottom of this report.
1. GRASS MOWING
Please note that we have received the following from the Metro:
“Please note with budget cuts on grass cutting. I will only be able to cut your areas 6 times in this financial year (every second month)”
Furthermore, there were problems with respect to the contractors in the Sunridge Park and Framesby area, but they have started to cut again and I trust that all these areas will be done by the end of December.
2. ROADS MARKINGS AND STREET SIGNS
We have received the following from the Metro:
“Our roadmarkings & signs are currently facing manpower issues which in turn results in the backlog of complaints we have for these teams.”
Our office is following up on these matters weekly.
3. POTHOLES AND REINSTATEMENT
We have received the following from the Metro:
“We don’t have hot tar and that is why the holes are not being filled. The tar we have at present is cold tar, which is used for plugging small holes, but even that is finished. Hot tar is needed to fill large potholes.
As to a time frame absolutely no idea. At present, all hot tar supplies are being used for the reinstatements”
Our office is following up on these matters weekly.
4. KRAGGA KAMMA TRANSFER STATION
I have tabled another motion with respect to the above matter at council yesterday the latest update herein:
1. The Metro is still waiting final approval from the Department of Environmental Affairs and we will have feedback from the Department by the end of December 2015.
Thus, the site will not be open this year.
2. I have also requested a full investigation with respect to this matter as the delay in finalizing it, is unacceptable.
Please note council agreed to it and they will have their 1st report at the next council meeting.
3. Please note no date for the opening of the site has been set as it depend on the approval of the Department.
This will be communicated to everyone once we have the details.
5. ASSISTANCE TO THE POOR (ATTP) SUBSIDY
Please note we have received the following from the Metro:
“Residents of the Nelson Mandela Bay with a total household income which do not exceed R 2820 per month can apply for the following ATTP benefits:
8 kiloliters of water
75 kWh electricity
11 kiloliters of sewerage
full credit for property rates
Please read through the policy for further clarity as there are various requirements in order to qualify for these benefits. Please contact our office for a copy of the policy.
Contact the Councillor Help-Desk on any for the following numbers should you require further clarity regarding any policy clause:
Mondekazi Mpandle (Team Leader): (041)5061492 / Fax 0866225458 / mmpandle@mandelametro.gov.za
Tami Sinuka: (041)5062489 / Fax 0867218096 / tsinuka@mandelametro.gov.za
Barbara Gobodo: (041)5061484 / Fax 0867218097 / bgobodo@mandelametro.gov.za
Hayleigh Bailey: (041)5062490 / Fax 0867218092 / hbailey@mandelametro.gov.za
Mishaan Dana: (041)5063243 / Fax 0866263678 / mdana@mandelametro.gov.za
6. NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
We have received the following Facebook link from the Chairperson of Sunridge Park neighborhood watch:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SunridgeParkPortElizabeth/
Please register and support the above mentioned group.
7. NEWS FROM THE DA
A letter from the DA Mayoral Candidate Athol Trollip:
Growing good governance is our priority in Nelson Mandela bay, given the terrible state into which this Metro has been allowed to fall under this ANC government. Nelson Mandela Bay needs a bold new vision that can restore hope and bring real change to the Metro.
After engaging with thousands of residents during my 60 wards in 60 days tour, I am appreciative of the immensity of the task at hand, and I am ready to tackle it head on.
Since September I have been with the people of every single ward of Nelson Mandela Bay, out of my commitment to being in 60 Wards in 60 Days. I have kept this promise, and have found inspiration in the people of this Metro who are calling out for change.
I am the first to acknowledge that things are better now than they were pre-1994, but our democracy affords us the capacity to expect more from government. We have to demand better services, more jobs and corruption-free administration, because we deserve it.
In Nelson Mandela Bay, we have been subjected to broken ANC promises for far too long. 21 years into democracy, we should not have a housing backlog of 70 000 units. In 2015, we should have well maintained roads, an excellent crime-fighting metro police force, weekly refuse collection in every ward and a comprehensive public transport system that keeps our Metro moving.
Instead, we have a pile of broken promises that keeps growing and a public purse that keeps shrinking.
DA governments around the country focus on providing excellent basic service delivery. In the Western Cape, 76% of the budget is spent on poor communities. There are more services delivered to people than in any other province, despite a 46% growth in population since 1996. With the highest access to water at 99.1%, flush toilets at 91.6% and electricity at 93.4%, the Western Cape is simply leagues ahead of any other province. And therefore it is critical that Helen Zille and Patricia de Lille are in Nelson Mandela Bay today, to share their governance expertise.
The story of governance in Nelson Mandela Bay is sadly quite different under the ANC than where the DA governs. Today there are still huge parts of the Metro that go without this most basic of services.
To make this bitter pill even more difficult to swallow, we never had enough rubbish trucks to service the Metro to start with, so the promise to actually collect refuse was simply a cheap publicity stunt by Danny Jordaan that never stood a chance of materialising.
Where the DA governs, our institutions and robust processes ensure transparency, accountability and efficient delivery of governmental projects and services. Rooting out corruption in the public service is a key priority for the DA.
Good governance requires a zero-tolerance approach to corruption, the political will to tackle the problem seriously and the strengthening of institutions charged with oversight.
This ANC NMB administration has attempted to convince us that it is tough on corruption. Instead, we see those implicated in fraud and corruption walking away scot-free and with huge pay-outs and golden handshakes.
Will the other officials who are currently suspended also be treated this way, now that this precedent has been set? This is not corruption-fighting. Conversely, corrupt individuals are actually being protected and insulated from accountability.
The City of Cape Town loses the least amount of water of any Metro across the country, as Patricia de Lille confirmed for us here today. The Metro of Cape Town regularly wins awards for its water conservation efforts and techniques, justifiable considering that the city’s water loss figures are a full 15 percentage points below the combined average water loss nationwide.
In July, the people of Uitenhage and Despatch were promised a solution to their ongoing water supply crisis, but again Danny Jordaan failed to deliver. This tragic crisis was going to be placed on the Mayor’s hypothetical “dashboard”. To this day, millions of litres of water still run from over 600 leaks in this area. Vast portions of certain communities often go without water for weeks at a time.
Due to a slashed maintenance infrastructure budget and years of utter negligence, the Metro now loses the most amount of water of any Metro across the country at a staggering 45 billion litres per year.
Earlier this year the City of Cape Town, already supported by an effective metro police force, launched an anti-gang unit to combat growing gangsterism on the Cape Flats. This stabilisation unit arrests 1000 suspects every month and is already making huge inroads into fighting gangs in Manenberg, Ottery and Hanover.
With worsening gangsterism and crime, NMB is in desperate need of a local law enforcement operation. Instead for the last 10 years the ANC in NMB has only been talking about a metro police, and still there is no plan to operationalise this necessary law enforcement measure. The truth here is that there are no metro police officers in NMB and no budget this financial year to fund the operation.
The Midvaal local municipality, represented here today by its Mayor Bongani Baloyi, with the fastest growing local economy, has the lowest unemployment rate of any municipality in Gauteng at just 26% on the broad definition. Major investors such as Heineken and Ferrero Rocher provide stable economic growth and job opportunities for local residents, because the DA has welcomed these investors in and made it easy for them to grow through incentives and government rebates.
With unemployment in NMB at 36.6% and youth unemployment at 47.3%, it is abundantly clear that this ANC government is failing to stimulate significant economic growth, which the DA will change.
Good governance, founded on integrity, commitment and honesty must be a priority, and the learnings from Helen Zille and Patricia de Lille today will inspire a DA government in Nelson Mandela Bay toward those ideals. The heart of government is in efficiency and competency, and the DA is ready to deliver those in NMB.
Today, the DA has brought excellent examples of good governance here to Nelson Mandela Bay.
The DA is ready to implement these best practices from Cape Town and the Western Cape in this Metro. As we march towards the 2016 local government election, the DA looks forward to delivering real hope that ushers in an era of true freedom, fairness and opportunity for a Metro that is in desperate need of change.
8. IEC REGISTRATION FOR 2016 LOCAL ELECTIONS
Please note that the first registration weekend will be taking place on 5th and 6th February 2016 at all the voting stations in the ward/ Metro.
More details to follow.
9. EMERGENCY CONTACT NUMBERS
Customer Care Helpline: 041 506 5555
Disconnections/Reconnections: 041 506 1700
After hours helpline (17:00 – 20:00):
Electricity: 041 374 4434
Faulty Cables, Pre-paid and Credit Meters,
Traffic signals and Street lights
Water Works: 041 506 3000
Emergency: 0800 20 5050
Burst Pipes: 0800 20 5050 – Remember your reference number
Sewerage (Block drains): 041 506 2418
Emergency: 0800 20 5050
Roads and Storm water: 041 506 2428
Emergency: 0800 20 5050
Disaster Management/Fire: 041 585 1555
Walmer Customer Care Office – Heugh Road, Walmer, Opposite 6th Avenue Shopping Mall. Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 15:30
10. ILLEGAL DUMPING
We hereby kindly request you to please report any illegal dumping to our office’s or the numbers provided.
Harrower Road (PE City Area): 041 506 2018
Gail Road (Northern Areas): 041 452 2006
Struanway (Ibhayi): 041 453 0089
Addo Road (Mwell/ Bluewater Bay): 041 506 2521
Cuyler Street (Uitenhage/lDespatch): 041 994 1137
War ROOM on Service Delivery: 0800 20 5050
Waste CCTV Control Room: 041 506 2833
11. THANK YOU RESIDENTS OF WARD 9
Once again, I would like to thank each and every resident of Ward 9 for their contributions throughout the year.
Kindly take note that the Ward 9 offices will be closed from the 17th December 2015 till the 5th of January 2015.
12. CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
Here’s wishing you and your family a blessed and peaceful Christmas and a prosperous 2016. Wherever you travel to and whatever you do this holiday, travel safely and take care during this holiday season.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Years.
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