Nelson mandela bay
ANC loses grip on NMB following signing of multi-party govt coalition
A new coalition agreement will see collaboration between various parties including the DA, the ACDP, PAC, UDM and FF Plus amongst others.
The municipality is also at risk of reaching Day Zero.
Their action would be in defiance of what they’ve described as a difficult time for their industry.
Severe water scarcity in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro could see taps running dry soon if the officials don't find solutions to the crisis.
It adopted a new water leaks strategy on Monday, repairing more than 800 of its 3,000 leaks in the metro.
Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said that he had written to the mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, Eugené Johnson, offering Cape Town’s technical advice, assistance and disaster management support.
The NGO is currently drilling boreholes in Gqebera following the recent visit by the Minister of Water and Sanitation Senzo Mchunu, who provided more details about government intervention to address the water crisis.
John Maytham spoke to senior 'Daily Maverick' journalist, Estelle Ellis, about what the impact of this will be.
The municipality's combined dam level stands at 12.3%.
The metro published this on its daily municipal dashboard.
But Deputy Water and Sanitation Minister David Mahlobo has warned things could take a turn for the worse unless something is done to mitigate water shortages.
Eugene Johnson was elected mayor in a close race against the DA’s Nqaba Bhanga, who got just one vote less.
The council met on Monday following last week’s postponement of the swearing-in ceremony.
New and returning councillors were meant to be sworn in on Wednesday and a new mayor, along with other municipal leaders, were also to be elected.
As of Tuesday, there were no formal agreements in place, with the DA failing to reach a broad agreement with other political parties and the EFF calling it quits with the ANC.
The ruling party said that it has also started the process of shortlisting mayors to head metros and municipalities under its control.
The DA’s outgoing Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Nqaba Bhanga said that collaboration would create further instability in the Eastern Cape’s economic hub and reverse the gains made by the previous administration.
The battleground metro is again headed for a coalition government after the ANC and the DA failed to get to 40% of the vote. Thirteen political parties will be represented in the Nelson Mandela Bay council, up from nine after the 2016 elections.
Abantu Integrity Movement leader Khusta Jack said he was willing to work with the ANC or the DA to get Gqeberha back on track.