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Council Notes – Ndlambe – Tuesday August 31

Ndlambe held an open council meeting via MS Teams on Tuesday to discuss the financial statements that were sent to the office of the Auditor General’s office before midnight on August 31. Following a delay to the 10am meeting, which got…

Former mayor’s life well-lived

In memoriam: Malcolm Nelson Christie HEATHER HOWARD On February 17, Malcolm Christie, 80, died peacefully at his home in Settlers Park after a long and valiant battle with Parkinson’s disease. Born in East London and attending Selborne…

WORRIED: Two men, of the 14 living in the old municipal buildings, are afraid they might be turfed onto the streets as the buildings are currently being demolished. They are homeless and have nowhere else to go Picture: ROB KNOWLES

Municipality insists ‘there are no homeless’

In the most recent virtual council meeting, Ndlambe mayor Khululwa Ncamiso said there were no homeless people in Port Alfred and voted to transfer money allocated to help the homeless to another project. Realising the mayor’s statement…

RECENT HISTORY: Mike Neave’s new coffee table book on the recent history of Port Alfred

Book review: Port Alfred – Its coming of age, by Mike Neave

Review by Rob Knowles Former mayor of Port Alfred, Mike Neave, has produced a book highlighting his period as a councillor and mayor during some of the most tumultuous times in the holiday town. During his tenure as a councillor from 1985…

MAYOR’S FIRST MEDIA BRIEFING: Following her election as Ndlambe mayor on Monday, Khululwa Ncamiso, left, called a media briefing to explain her vision of her municipal area and deliver her acceptance speech. With her was municipal spokesperson Cecil Mbolekwa Picture: ROB KNOWLES

Mayor’s acceptance speech

On Monday Khululwa Ncamiso was elected mayor of Ndlambe Municipality at the council chambers. Due to disruption following her election, when EFF councillor, Xolisa Runeli, attempted to make a statement on behalf of his party, Ncamiso’s…

New mayor for Ndlambe

On Monday morning Khululwa Ncamiso was voted in as mayor of Ndlambe at a special meeting of the council and following former mayor Phindile Faxi’s resignation. The gallery was full to capacity with supporters of Ncamiso who sang and…

Opposition slams KZN ANC’s 30-day special leave plan for eThekwini mayor

Opposition parties in the eThekwini municipality have questioned the decision by the KwaZulu-Natal ANC’s provincial executive committee (PEC) to ask embattled Durban mayor Zandile Gumede to take leave of absence for 30 days. After weeks…

Three firefighters who died while fighting a blaze at the Bank of Lisbon building in Johannesburg in September 2018 will be honoured on Monday.Image: Thapelo Morebudi

Firemen’s safety upgrades in focus after deadly Bank of Lisbon blaze

Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba was on Monday expected to honour three firefighters who died in the Bank of Lisbon inferno in September 2018 and will, hopefully, shed light on whether conditions faced by emergency services had improved.…

The DA mayor of Tshwane, Solly Msimanga, says he has resigned to concentrate on his bid to lead Gauteng. The ANC says he has been ‘recalled’. File photo.Image: ANTONIO MUCHAVE

ANC not surprised by Solly Msimanga’s ‘long overdue recall’

The ANC in Gauteng has reacted with excitement over news that Tshwane mayor Solly Msimanga is stepping down. In a statement, the governing party said the “recall” of Msimanga was long overdue. The ANC was, however, not pleased that…

Nigel Gawthrope died shortly after saying he felt unwell after surfacing from a scuba dive off the KZN coast.Image: Facebook/Nigel Gawthrope

British mayor dies while scuba diving near Durban

The mayor of Cambridge in the UK, Nigel Gawthrope, died on Friday while scuba diving in South Africa. “The council’s thoughts are with his wife Jenny, the mayoress, who was with him, and with his family and friends and close council…