Work is under way to alleviate water shortages in wards 3 and 4 – but meanwhile life is very difficult for residents who depend on communal water tanks. Ndlambe Municipality’s response is at the end of this article “Sometimes it’s 11 or…
The Office of the Premier has confirmed receiving the Kenton-on-Sea Ratepayers Association’s January 30 request to have Ndlambe placed under administration. However, it says, the province’s intervention in terms of Section 139 is not…
Port Alfred residents are up in arms over ongoing water cuts that started more than two weeks ago affecting East and West Bank residents in the main. The unstable and erratic water supply from the municipality has deteriorated to such a…
With both the Minister of Arts and Culture and his department staying firmly out of the fray, it’s up to the Eastern Cape Provincial Geographical Names Committee (ECPGNC) to respond to a court application seeking to stay the Port Alfred…
A two-day intergovernmental visit to Port Alfred led by the Office of the Premier (OTP) began with a positive example of co-operative governance in action. Young entrepreneur Robyn May, owner of Ndlambe Tanks, hosted the 30-strong…
Defaulting holiday home owners are in Ndlambe’s sights this December. Municipal officials have sounded their first salvo as the festive season approaches. With debt collection company Revco off the municipality’s books, securing and…
The African National Congress has described as “rather unfortunate” the move to the DA of Vivian Maphaphu. The former ANC stalwart, who served two terms as speaker in the Ndlambe Municipal Council, was warmly welcomed to the Democratic…
Station hill residents are up in arms about not being included on a list for RDP Houses in 2026. Resident and Station Hill Co-Operations Chairperson Nicolette Opperman said she received a call from a friend saying the RDP list was out and…
Ndlambe Municipality two weeks ago officially handed over the site on the corner of Wharf Street and the R67 to Ezethu Holdings (Pty) Ltd for the development of a shopping centre and 102 residential houses. The project is expected to…
The Kenton-on-Sea Ratepayers Association has decided against a march planned for Monday September 29, instead opting to encourage residents to attend a meeting with Ndlambe Municipality in their numbers. The meeting, where KOSRA hopes to…
PIET MARAIS The Democratic Alliance (DA) considers the 2026 municipal elections a pivotal opportunity for South Africa — and for communities like Ndlambe to reassess their path forward. Speaking at The Volo in Kenton-on-Sea this week,…
PIET MARAIS Residents of Bushman’s River Mouth gathered at the Bushman’s Town Hall recently for a crucial follow-up meeting with Ndlambe Municipality’s Finance and Community Protection Services directorates. Initiated by Integrated…
Renewable energy and sustainable technologies were a focus at the last full Ndlambe council meeting. The administration was put under pressure to explain itself in two experimental projects – one under way but stalled and the other…
A stand of coastal forest that residents in a section of Port Alfred that is home to small wildlife might have been destroyed had it not been for a query about the routing of a new sewer line and a prompt response by municipal officials.…
Ndlambe Mayor Khululwa Ncamiso addressed a large and lively group of residents in the Bushman’s River Town Hall last week after the previously scheduled meeting failed. She now firmly intends to personally take responsibility to…
“If you find a single page that is the same as a previous one, I will eat the IDP,” was the promise of Ndlambe Municipality’s new integrated development plan (IDP) manager as she responded to questions from Seafield/ Kleinemonde…
Ndlambe’s latest integrated development plan may be a big document, but with engaging graphics, fresh ideas and clear, jargon-free explanations, it’s easy for ordinary people to engage with. The public are invited to participate in…
Procession to deliver five-litre bottles of water to Vergenoeg residents “Look, we are suffering in Vergenoeg, Grahamstown. We have been without water for nine days. No one has brought us water. We have to guess if and when a water truck…
The double-subsidisation of two December 2024 music festivals costing ratepayers R700 000 each reared its head again in a special council meeting last Friday when the municipality’s adjustment budget was tabled and passed. The adjustment…
STEVEN LANG Rhodes University students and Makhanda citizens braved a misty drizzle to express their frustration with the way leaders of the Makana Municipality Council are doing their jobs. Students began gathering on Wdnesday February…
