National Treasury has given the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro 14 days to prepare for the withdrawal and recalling of all transfers made since the inception of the Integrated Public Transport System (IPTS) conditional grant allocation. The Democratic Alliance has been warning of this impending crisis and now the Metro stands to lose R3.2 billion, which […]
The MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal resumed in three-to-four foot clean waves at Supertubos to complete the Rounds of 16 and determine the women’s and men’s Quarterfinalists. The day did not go without its share of drama as World Title contenders Filipe Toledo (BRA), Kolohe Andino (USA) and Jordy Smith (ZAF) won their heats, while […]
Former party leader, Helen Zille was elected as the new DA Federal Council Chairperson over the weekend. She replaces James Selfe, who led FedCo for just under 20 years. “I want to thank James for his leadership, support and friendship. James is an unsung hero of South Africa’s democratic project and his valiant work has […]
Delegates at the first-ever international climate change workshop to be hosted in Koua, left a little piece of themselves in Jeffreys Bay. The delegates last week each planted a tree along the Aston Bay road. Kouga Executive Mayor Horatio Hendricks said the trees would serve as a “working and living reminder” of what the participating […]
On 17 October 2019, the Speaker of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, Cllr Buyelwa Mafaya, unlawfully postponed a special council meeting and an ordinary council meeting. This decision was ostensibly made on the strength of advice received from the South African Police Service (SAPS) regarding an imminent and real safety threat to all councillors. Cllr […]
Controlled burns are an essential component to a healthy ecology of an area, says Park Manager for the Garden Route National Park, Paddy Gordon. He was speaking after a successful burn was conducted by SANParks. The area burnt was about 23,3 hectares, located 5 km West of the Tsitsikamma tollgate and about 8km East of […]
A 34 year staff member was amongst those arrested by the South African Police for the murder of two elderly women at a retirement village in Port Elizabeth on 10 October 2019. The suspects entered the first room where they confronted Ms Agnes Elaine Burns, 91 years old. She was found on the bed with […]
Jeffreys Bay – The third review of the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) for the Kouga region will get under way this month. Kouga Executive Mayor Horatio Hendricks said 13 public consultation meetings would be held across the region, starting on October 28. “The IDP is the municipality’s most important planning tool,” he said. “It captures […]
The MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal continued in improved conditions with four-to-six foot surf and light winds to complete the Elimination Rounds as well as the men’s Round of 32 (Round 3) yesterday. 11X World Champion Kelly Slater (USA) put together one of the day’s standout performances to edge out Sebastian Zietz (HAW) in their Round […]
Kouga Municipality has placed second in the 2019 Eastern Cape Greenest Municipality Competition. Community Services Portfolio Councillor Daniel Benson and members of the municipality’s Waste & Environmental Management team received the award from the East Cape MEC for Environmental Affairs, Tourism and Finance, Mlungisi Mvoko, at a function in Hamburg yesterday. Benson said Kouga was […]