Members Statement: Call for Implementation of the Beachfront Safety Sector in the Summerstrand / Humewood area of Nelson Mandela Bay
December 7th, 2021
The need for a Beachfront Safety Sector in the Summerstrand/Humewood area of Nelson Mandela Bay has become critical. The vandalism and destruction of the beachfront infrastructure continue unabated. I am appealing to the MEC for Community Safety to intervene. I first raised this in a portfolio committee meeting around 2017/18. The provincial commissioner at the time agreed to it. Sadly, this beachfront sector has not yet been implemented. SAPS is …
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Clean audits not the only marker of well-run municipality
October 20th, 2020
There has been a strong focus recently on the latest audit outcomes of municipalities, and what this reveals about the state of local government. In the Eastern Cape, 13 of the 39 municipalities audit reports worsened and only one received a clean audit. But is a clean audit the only measure of a municipality’s effectiveness, and does this indicate whether a municipality is succeeding in improving the quality of life …
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DA approaches United Nations to intervene in ongoing EC drought crisis
December 6th, 2021
Millions of residents across the Eastern Cape are facing possibly the worst humanitarian crisis to affect this province, while the ANC-led government does nothing. A sustainable water supply is critical to building the Eastern Cape as a province of hope and opportunity. The DA will leave no stone unturned to achieve this and build a province of opportunity for all. The Democratic Alliance has reached out to United Nations Water …
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New solutions needed to fix unemployment in Eastern Cape
November 30th, 2021
The latest unemployment figures, released today, show that the Eastern Cape still has the highest levels of unemployment in the country. It is clear that we need new solutions if we are to create new hope. The Quarterly Labour Force Survey statistics, for the period between July and September 2021, have revealed that the Eastern Cape’s unemployment rose to 47.3%, while the expanded unemployment rate is sitting at 54.5%. Government …
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Vehicle shortages crippling EC Flying squads
November 24th, 2021
Residents across the province are being denied rapid police response when they need it most, because of a crippling vehicle shortage affecting Eastern Cape flying squad units. This must be particularly terrifying when your home is being invaded by robbers or rapists. In response to a Parliamentary Question from the Democratic Alliance, Community Safety MEC, Weziwe Tikana-Gxothiwe, reveals that of the 48 vehicles allocated to the six flying squad units …
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