BCM executive mayor, Xola Pakati, said he welcomed a new R3bn investment into the ELIDZ, during an announcement earlier this week. “We are proud to be associated with the ELIDZ as a minority shareholder and a critical stakeholder for the…
BCM executive mayor Xola Pakati has condemned the recent destruction caused by protesters in East London, whose “extremely shocking, criminal and barbaric” actions led to shopping centres like Vincent Park, Hemingways Mall and Retail Park…
By Sandiso Phaliso Buffalo City Metro has committed R30m to assist destitute families in its 50 wards during the lockdown period. The relief fund will see 40,000 households benefiting, with 800 people in each ward set to receive food…
More than 2,000 Duncan Village residents will be temporarily relocated so that the area’s inadequate sewerage system can be overhauled. There could also be a short-term relocation of people in Dimbaza. The plan, which will be submitted to…
Renowned research ship the SA Agulhas II made its maiden dock at the Port of East London recently with an open day for the public. As a precursor to the media briefing and tour of the ship, community members from ward 47 picked up litter…
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has submitted a motion of no confidence against Buffalo City Metro (BCM) executive mayor Councillor Xola Pakati which will be debated on Friday January 25. The vote was prompted by the illegal strike by the…
R30-million will be spent on plugging holes in roads in King William’s Town – and for Noxolo Tshaphu, it’s about time. She told road-tripping Buffalo City Metro mayor Xola Pakati on Tuesday: “The potholes in Phakamisa are no longer just…
Buffalo City Metro (BCM) council’s attempts to have their former city manager Andile Fani criminally charged have failed. The Hawks, who were approached by executive mayor Xola Pakati earlier this year to charge Fani criminally, told the…
By Mamela Gowa Buffalo City Metro mayor Xola Pakati will tonight officially sign an agreement with China’s Jinhua municipality to create hundreds of jobs in the manufacturing sector. It is all systems go for the much- anticipated…
Buffalo City Metro ratepayers should brace themselves for tariff increases next month. This is when the 2017-2018 financial year starts. This comes after BCM executive mayor Xola Pakati’s 2017-18 integrated development plan (IDP) review,…
Only a handful of more than 700 displaced pupils have been accommodated by government schools over the past two weeks since the 2017 academic school year officially started. LEARNING DIFFICULTY: Dozens of parents from around Buffalo City…
