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TRAFFIC HAZARD: Stray cattle wandering onto busy roads continues to be a problem in Ndlambe as the municipality delays implementing the provisions of the latest court order against it. This photo was taken on the intersection of the R72 and Halstead Lane

Municipality reminded of urgency of attending to stray animals

The High Court in Makhanda (Grahamstown) has reminded Ndlambe Municipality that it should already have started putting processes into place to rectify the problem of stray animals and mismanaged commonages. Acting Justice Avinash…

Court order needs teeth

There is now another court order against Ndlambe Municipality for its neglect of the stray cattle issue and its mismanagement of commonages. But will it make any difference? Residents who follow the issue might remember a very similar…

PERMITS AND CONTROL: Ndlambe Municipality has again been ordered by the high court in Makhanda to address the stray cattle issue Picture: JON HOUZET

Court order on cattle

Ndlambe Municipality again given deadlines to address issues Another high court judgment has been handed down on the issue of stray cattle on Ndlambe’s roads and the municipality’s mismanagement of its commonages. Three years after…

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Stray cattle, yet again

Stray cattle on the side of the R72 going through Port Alfred on Thursday evening, November 15. A regular occurrence. Beasts wandering into the road have caused several accidents, especially after dark. There is rarely any intervention by…

High court again orders Ndlambe to sort out cattle and commonages

A sequel in the Grahamstown High Court to the case of Ndlambe’s mismanaged commonages and the stray cattle issue, has seen the municipality again ordered to rectify all problems within set time frames, or face being found in contempt of…