“I’M SAD I missed out on the wedding of Mabutho Zwane, the newly appointed chief executive officer of the Eastern Cape Gambling & Betting Board (ECGBB), and his on-and-off live-in partner, Nokululeko Ngwane,”, writes Eddie Botha. “Puzzling is Department of Economic Affairs MEC Mcebisi Jonas’ reply to a question by DA MPL John Cupido that [...]

54. Mr R S Stevenson to ask the MEC responsible for Provincial Safety, Liaison and Transport: (1) Whether any discussions had been held between the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality (NMMM) and the province with regard to the Apple Express narrow gauge railway as at the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, [...]

Premier: *1. Mr R S Stevenson to ask the Premier: (1) What was the reason for the cancellation of the fleet contract for the province; (2) whether this information was available when the Joint Committee on Transport and Finance was assured, under oath, by the officials and the MEC responsible for Provincial Safety, Liaison and [...]

44. Ms A S Woodhall to ask the MEC responsible for Local Government and Traditional Affairs: (1) Whether he has been informed that although there is a dam situated nearby, the villages in the Ngqamakwe area have no proper water supply; if so, (2) whether any steps have been or are to be taken with [...]

29. Ms A S Woodhall to ask the MEC responsible for Health: Whether it is the intention to provide a clinic in the Ngqamakwe area, where residents of 27 villages have to go to Butterworth for medical treatment; if not, why not; if so, (a) when, (b) why is such a large group of settlements [...]

THE mystery over which city the Cameroon soccer team has chosen as its base camp for the 2010 World Cup deepened when the DA said Buffalo City had lost out. DA spokesperson on sport in the legislature, John Cupido, said it unfortunately had not surprised the DA when it heard from reliable sources that Cameroon [...]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) is outraged at the uncertainly cast over National Arts Festival in Grahamstown because the National Department of Arts and Culture has allowed R150 million of taxpayers’ money to simply disappear. What is also a point of major concern is that the money was re-routed from a dedicated arts and culture budget [...]

Premier: 6. Mr J Pienaar to ask the Premier: (1) Whether she has been informed that during his term as MEC responsible for Health in the province, hon Dr Bevan Goqwana (a) was charged with fraud as a private medical practitioner, arising from complaints received by Medscheme Medical Aid and (b) requested the previous Premier [...]

It is vital for general economic growth in the Eastern Cape that Airlink does not scrap their flight routes between East London and Port Elizabeth. The three largest cities in the Eastern Cape are Port Elizabeth, East London, and Mthatha. As it is now, the Nelson Mandela Metropole is the largest economic hub within the [...]

 Three months ago I started my speech in this house with the fact that there was 279 days left until the beginning of the Soccer World Cup. As we stand here today there are just over 180 days left. Yet it seems as though not much has happened as far as the lobbying for the [...]