Page 2 - Ward 5 News Today

Nelson Mandela Bay police had their hands full during the New Year’s weekend, with various crimes reported, ranging from murders to drug busts, drinking and driving, muggings and more.

Workers employed under a municipal cleaning and greening programme have not received their stipends since October and picketed outside the Nelson Mandela Bay council chamber on Thursday.

A decision on hundreds of years of history could be made as soon as Thursday, with the EFF in Nelson Mandela Bay calling for the immediate removal of colonial heritage sites, statues and portraits of apartheid mayors across the metro.

Unemployment is rife on the Garden Route but the Bitou Municipality in partnership with business is determined to change this by creating job opportunities through a host of exciting new developments.

Two candidates are running for a four-year term as Ward 5 representative on Geneva City Council: Wil Wolf, who is running on the Democratic and Geneva Forward party lines, and

Two candidates — Tara Hannum and Dani Pajak — are running for Euclid City Council's Ward 5 seat.

Bob Campbell is a retired police officer who also has previous experience working in local government.

Lynn Wood-Fields is an award winning filmmaker and producer, she says she wants to continue to serve her community.

The Historical Society of Port Elizabeth says partnerships, communication and exclusivity are prerequisites to grow the city’s economy and protect its unique heritage assets.

The City of Cambridge has partnered with MDOT in a grant program for bike lanes.