Chaos at the municipal offices
A thick pall of smoke enveloped the top-end of Campbell Street at noon on Monday when EFF members, angry with the municipality because they...
Press alert: EFF Day of Land Occupation
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Ndlambe Sub-region invites all media houses to the Day of Land Occupation. Ndlambe Municipality community members led by the...
Building transgressions at the municipality
The Ndlambe Building Department seems oblivious to the fact that certain builders are constructing houses that do not conform to its own municipal rules.
Talk...
Ongoing dispute over old Spur building
THE question of exactly who is responsible for the old “Spur” building at the end of the small boat harbour pier was an item...
WATER UPDATE: Outage caused by vandalism at balancing dam
This is to inform you about the water challenge that we are currently facing:
The balancing dam where raw water is stored has experienced vandalism...
Another protest over housing for New Rest residents
Obviously unhappy with their discussions with the Municipality, around 50 residents of the New Rest area who have been promised houses for 17 years...
The state of the Port Alfred balancing dam
On Saturday March 23, Talk of the Town went to look at the state of the balancing dam that serves Port Alfred, which is...
New interns for Ndlambe
NDLAMBE Municipality has acquired the services of 25 new interns to assist the various departments in a year-long programme that will help them develop...
UPDATE ON WATER QUALITY FROM NDLAMBE MUNICIPALITY
Municipal spokesman Cecil Mbolekwa said: "The municipality discovered that there are traces of colour in our water supply. The municipality embarked on an investigation...
Ndlambe Municipality assures Port Alfred residents the water is safe to...
Ndlambe Municipality has assured Port Alfred residents that the tapwater is safe to drink. At a media briefing on Thursday, community protection services director...
More water news
Thulani Maluleke
Deputy Director, Ndlambe Local Municipality: Infrastructural Development
As promised, we would like to inform you that the water leak on the mainline between Nemato and...
Chaos at the council
Council meeting forced to move as EFF councillor refuses to leave
For three hours last Thursday the Ndlambe full council meeting was delayed as speaker...
Cell tower consternation
THE news that a proposal to construct a 25m-high cell tower on the property of the Dias NGK Church in Forest Downs North has...
Municipality mulling low cost houses at Boknes crossroads
NDLAMBE Municipality is considering a need for low cost housing at the Boknes/Cannon Rocks crossroads because of the distance workers have to travel to...
Station Hill residents refuse to accept tender award
RESIDENTS of Station Hill burned trees and pushed broken bricks into the road last week when a tender to fix a road there was...
Municipality in liquor licence transfer debacle
CONFUSION over the terms of a lease in the small boat harbour has resulted in the Ward 10 committee recommending that a liquor licence...
Water in Port Alfred will be off until “at least midnight”
Ndlambe Municipality is currently struggling to re-establish water connections to residents in the Port Alfred area due to a collapsing infrastructure and leaks that...
EFF make a big noise in town
XOLISA Runeli and a small group of other EFF stalwarts braved the rain on Friday afternoon to stand at the car park on Masonic...
WATER: Letter from Ndlambe Municipality
Municipal spokesman, Cecil Mbolekwa wrote:
Ndlambe Municipality is currently experiencing a burst pipe on the pumping main from Pump Station number 2, which is causing...
Tender questions
EFF alleges corruption in awarding of contracts
THE EFF has accused Ndlambe Municipality of awarding tenders to “friends” of the administration.
Local EFF member Xolisa Runeli...
Makana money woes
‘Insolvent’ municipality owes creditors R146-million
LISTING a litany of grave financial problems in Makana Municipality, several groups making up the Concerned Citizens Committee to Save...
UPDATE: Damaged pipeline below Putt Bridge
TUESDAY - 25.7.2017:
According to Clr Schenk there is major damage to the pipeline under the Putt Bridge on the west side, and water will...
Land sale nullified
High court rules against sale of Pascoe Crescent land
A MUNICIPAL land deal made nearly 15 years ago has been reviewed and set aside by...
Court cracks whip
Municipality ordered to address stray cattle and commonages
FOLLOWING years of frustration over stray cattle and mismanagement of municipal commonages, on Tuesday farmers obtained a...
Salga says municipal debt should be written off
Municipal debt should be written off and strict measures for a better collection system put in place‚ the South African Local Government Association (Salga)...
Council notes
POACHING, illegal dumps and the general refurbishment of some of Port Alfred’s more dilapidated buildings were the main thrusts of the Ndlambe municipal executive...
Ndlambe mayor’s bragging rights
Ndlambe mayor Phindile Faxi apologised for being late to last week’s council meeting, but was happy to report he had “bragging rights” over housing.
“Housing...
Municipality assures that water is safe for human consumption
Ndlambe municipal spokesman Cecil Mbolekwa issued the following statement today:
“Due to high demand of water supply during the festive season, the municipality initiated a...
NOTICE – Water cut off next Tuesday
A message from Ndlambe infrastructure director, Noluthando Viti-Masiza
This is to notify residents about the interruptions in the water supply that will be switched off...
