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And, what has happened since? We went backwards! Wouldn’t it be incredible if our political leaders fixated on one thing that would make our City stand out internationally, create jobs and save the planet? The original proposal from 6 June 2017 is below: Lessons for PE in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s blunt Clean Energy message to Donald […]

Once again we have a seriously divided South Africa out on the streets again. The EFF are calling for the resignation of Cyril Ramaphosa and an end to loadshedding wth their National Shutdown campaign today whilst the security apparatus are out in full force showing teir teeth and threatening to arrest, incarcarate, quell and thwart […]

There is positive marketing and there is negative marketing. And then there is Wee Julie marketing – Wee Julie has continued this week with some severe egg on his face after promising the revolutionary mother of all national protest actions – on a day when most South Africans were NOT at work anyway we had […]

Earlier this month Deputy Mayor Khusta Jack was accused of ‘irregularly’ doing business with the Municipality after it had come to light that one of his businesses had been awarded an informal contract to repair/rehabilitate some fibre optics cable. It is normal for the municipality supply chain unit to FLAG any business on the database […]

According to the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa; “An estimated 10.3 million tonnes of food and beverages is wasted per year in South Africa (about a third of the food available), yet 9.34 million people in South African suffer from acute food insecurity and almost 20% of South African households have inadequate access to […]

The moans and groans about the new name for Port Elizabeth – Gqeberha – continue. Gqeberha residents still refer to the city as PE and refuse to use ‘that’ name. So – here is a compromise for the transition: For any events in Gqeberha before 22 February 2021 we can refer to the timeline as […]

By now you would have heard the words from DA Leader John Steenhuisen warning the voting public that an ANC/EFF coalition will lead to the end of the end for South Africa. Now, we all know that this scare tactic is one more marketing ploy to get South Africans voting for the DA. BUT just […]

The Auditor-General’s office has withdrawn its erroneous finding linking Deputy Mayor Khusta Jack’s name to a painting business which has been doing business with the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality. The Municipal Finance Management Act prohibits municipalities from doing business with companies whose directors or shareholders are employees of the State. 20 April Update: Apparently the […]

Dear Mr Silinga The reason for my letter is multi-fold but mainly addresses how TNPA continues to deny Gqeberha, South Africa a continued proven opportunity to international recognition through a sport that needs access to the sea via your ports. Mr Silinga, I ask for you to please put some time aside in your busy […]