Tagged With: Nelson Mandela Bay
U’hage residents call for Maphazi to step down, independence
DISGRUNTLED Uitenhage residents called for Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Nondumiso Maphazi to step down and for Uitenhage to become independent of the Bay municipality. Councillor Mike Kwenaite said residents had called Maphazi and Deputy Mayor Bicks Ndoni to a meeting at Babs Madlakane Hall in KwaNobuhle “to come and explain what is happening in the … Continue reading
Rehab ‘explosion’ as youth switch on to tik
USE of the debilitating drug tik has exploded in Nelson Mandela Bay, with experts saying it has become the drug of choice among youth due to its availability and affordability. While there are no official statistics on the severity of the problem, Shepherd‘s Field Rehabilitation Centre outside Port Elizabeth reports that tik addicts now account … Continue reading
Recession blues bite Bay business outlook
THE Nelson Mandela Bay metro‘s Business Confidence Index continued to decline in January “under recessionary economic conditions and low levels of both business and consumer confidence”. The decline came amid the economy contracting by -1,8 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, the first annual retail sales decline in nine years, and a 22% … Continue reading
Consumers face shock 25% power price hike
BATTERED consumers in municipalities across the country could face a further shock 25 per cent hike in the price of electricity. In a circular last week, the national treasury advised municipalities to factor in a 25% rise in the cost of purchasing electricity from Eskom in preparing their budgets, although it stressed that the National … Continue reading