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…
This has been a very busy month for PARRA following the Change of Names meeting and queries from many residents regarding the increased utility charges and the skyrocketing cost of electricity Proposed Name Change: As you may know, a…
The Port Alfred Ratepayers and Residents Association has launched a petition against municipal tariff increases they say are unsustainable. Chairperson Ren Mouton announced this at the organisation’s annual general meeting recently.…
Port Alfred’s main water supply, the Sarel Hayward Dam, is far lower than the municipality has said, according to the Port Alfred Residents and Ratepayers Association (Parra). Parra chairman Dawie van Wyk has been raising concerns about…
In the midst of local businesses and residents struggling to cope with the economic effects of the national lockdown, Ndlambe Municipality has tabled a budget with extravagant expenditure. In its examination of line items for the recently…
FOLLOWING months of to-and-froing on the Ndlambe annual budget the gloves are off, with both the Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum (NRF) and the Port Alfred Residents and Ratepayers Association (Parra) are claiming foul. The NRF met with Ndlambe…
