Page 9 - Stag Mitchell News Today

The people of Nelson Mandela Bay deserve better from our municipality. A child has already died in hospital after suffering complications from an E. coli infection and it seems likely this is a result of consuming bacteria-infected municipal water.

The water in Nelson Mandela Bay is contaminated by bacteria after traces of E. coli — fecal matter from either animals or humans — were discovered in testing samples.

An illegal scrapyard operator in Helenvale was found in possession of 8kg of stolen electricity cables and fined R2,000 by Nelson Mandela Bay municipal officials on Friday.

After being piled up in a municipal depot yard for eight months, Nelson Mandela Bay is finally ready to start installing smart water-flow restrictors that cut off supply to the homes of high water users.

Infrastructure and engineering political head Stag Mitchell has undertaken to solve the sewerage problems that Helenvale residents have to endure.

A legal battle is brewing in the Northern Alliance as some of its members are calling for the resignation of three of its councillors, including president Gary van Niekerk.

Reviewing the R350 electricity reconnection fee, exploring a one-off amnesty for defaulting households and creating 900 jobs through the Presidential Stimulus Programme.

Somewhere between collapsing late-night talks and the absence of a DA councillor, amid the daunting prospects of a hung council, the ANC managed to scrape together a majority coalition for Nelson Mandela Bay, with the party’s Eugené Johnson becoming mayor of the metro. Somewhere between coll...

A racially-charged poster, missing Facebook pages, boundary changes, attempts to join forces and a scolding online — campaigning in Gqeberha’s northern areas is heating up as several parties battle it out for crucial votes ahead of the municipal elections.