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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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 presents draft municipal budget
NDLAMBE’S draft budget, tabled for consideration at the recent full council meeting, proposes a rates increase for 2017/2018 of 9%, and a general increase...
Interruptions to water supply
This is to notify residents about the interruptions on water supply that will be switched on and off as from 13 February 2017 – 16...
Transparency key to our area’s progress – mayor
NDLAMBE mayor Phindile Faxi said he was not fazed when the municipality received negative publicity because the municipality was transparent.
Faxi was responding to questions...
Water restrictions, with immediate effect
At its final council meeting of the year, held at Cannon Rocks in December, an addendum item requested the approval of the following water...
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...
Makana demand goes to province
A GROUP comprising concerns citizens and businesses in Grahamstown has appealed to province to intervene in the financially ailing Makana Municipality by placing it...
Crucial stormwater drain still a flood threat
ONE of the longest stormwater drains in Port Alfred, the drain which runs the length of Van Riebeeck street into Lambert, is still not...
Ndlambe Music Festival is on again, with a little cash injection...
NDLAMBE council confirmed it will help fund the Ndlambe Music Festival, despite assurances by event organisers, the Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture...
DA roots out misuse of community halls
THE Ndlambe DA caucus revealed this week that two ANC councillors who had booked community halls for “community meetings” had actually used them for...
War room volunteers awaited training
IT was clear at the war room training session for Wards 5 through 10, held at the Port Alfred Civic Centre on Monday afternoon,...
Stop the illegal occupation of municipal land
Ndlambe executive committee notes
Illegal occupation of municipal land
“COMMUNITIES moving onto municipal land continues unabated,” mayor Phindile Faxi said. “We cannot carry on with this...
UPDATE: Spotlight on uncollected refuse galvanises action
TALK of the Town's queries and exposure about 27 bags of uncollected refuse in William Cock Road, Port Alfred, prompted a response from Ndlambe...
TB awareness and more at Quayiya Primary
Pupils at Qhayiya Primary School in Bathurst had very important lessons to learn on Friday when a delegation from The Department of Social Services,...
WARD 10 ELECT WAR ROOM
WAR TALK: Front from left, Nceba Ncwena of the Eastern Cape premier’s office, councillor Ray Schenk who was elected chairman of the Ward 10...
No Rest In New Rest: Tactically Fed Up
New Rest residents have again barricaded the R67 outside Thorn Hill to show in protest for housing, which they have been promised 17 years ago.
Today,...
Venene re-joins the council
DRESSED to impress, and filling a recent councillor vacancy in the Democratic Alliance, Sikhumbuzo “Skura” Venene took his oath of office at the last...
War on waste escalates
KENTON’S waste disposal woes are not over yet, despite a public meeting convened by Ndlambe Municipality to address residents’ needs last Wednesday.
The meeting was...
DA caucus leader departs
Cowley off to new position in Bhisho provincial legislature
LOUISE KNOWLES
DA CAUCUS leader in Ndlambe, Jane Cowley, has been appointed to the Eastern Cape provincial...
Pound fury
Municipal inaction causes headache for motorists and farmers as cattle roam free
JON HOUZET
A YEAR after it was completed, Ndlambe Municipality’s pound is still not operating,...
Miscreants dump illegally
DUMP BY THE RIVER: A new rubbish dump appears to have sprung up at the riverside behind the Lounge off Pascoe Crescent recently. Lots...
Big stink threatens Kowie River
Thieves plunder sewage plant, e.coli levels rise
JON HOUZET
PORT Alfred’s sewage plant, which has been inoperative for a year, may have resulted in untreated effluent...
We should expect better
IT has become so normal for Ndlambe Municipality to receive a qualified audit report – as opposed to the years it received a disclaimer...
