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4 Advertising & Newsdesk: (046) 624-4356 Find us on Facebook 30 December 2021 TALK OF THE TOW NYEAR IN REVIEWContinued from PAGE 3existing service programmes tosupply food to the needy, or thenew national initiative calledthe Chefs with Compassion67,000 litres Challenge.● A Port Alfred resident whohad been observing a troop ofvervet monkeys for the past fiveyears was distraught to find thealpha female had beenpoisoned earlier in the month.He asked the vet to do apost-mortem and they foundgranules in her gut, which“appear to be those ofcarbamate or organophosphatepoison – which coincides withthe clinical signs seen”.AU G U S T● Albeit 30 years after theincident, local man Neal Shawwas recently awarded a BronzeBravery Award by the NSRI forhis courage as the cruise shipOceanos began to sink in 1991.● The residents’ group calledPanic (Port Alfred and NematoInfrastructure Concerns) gaveNdlambe Municipality anultimatum to provide adequatewater supply or face legalaction.This came after most of thetown had seen little to no benefitfrom the new seawater reverseosmosis (SWRO) plant whichwent online in June.Residents of the high-lyingareas had not had a municipalwater supply for seven monthsor longer, while other areaswhich used to receive anintermittent supply were alsonot getting any water.● Later in August, after moreweeks of erratic water supply ornone at all, even in low lyingareas, there were stillunanswered questions aboutPort Alfred’s new SWRO plant.SEPTEMBER● Alexandria residents wereshocked by the jarring scene of anewborn baby found dead at theAlexandria dumpsite.Police spokesperson CaptainBradley Rawlinson said themother of the child could not betraced but an inquest docket hadbeen opened for investigation.● The absence of “seasonaldata” was one of the reasonsoffered by the contractor for PortAlfred’s new seawater reverseosmosis (SWRO) plant, for notknowing the extent of e.coli,faecal coliforms and algae in theKowie River which had affectedthe running of the plant.● Ndlambe Municipalityclaimed it had been meeting thelegislative requirement ofmininum standards for basicMORE DELAYS: One of the photos Quality Filtration Systemsput on its Facebook page in April showing trench work to laypipes and cables for the emergency two megalitre seawaterreverse osmosis plantwater supply to Port Alfredresidents, in a response to thelegal demands of the Port Alfredand Nemato InfrastructureConcerns (Panic) group.● Five university students wererobbed at knifepoint whilewatching the Universities BoatRace from Centenary Park.O C TO B E R● Local man Johan Nortier toldus the story of his passion forcollecting ties. At that stage heowned nearly 21,000 ties and isaiming to beat the GuinnessWorld Record.● Port Alfred’s water woeslooked to be alleviated at leastpartially as a new 1ML owneroperatedreverse osmosis (RO)plant was approved by theNdlambe council – at no capitalcost to the municipality.● The EFF in Ndlambe calledon the municipality to terminateits contract with RO plantsupplier Quality FiltrationSystems (QFS) because of thec o m p a ny ’s failure to meetcontractual obligations inproviding water to residents.● EFF PR councillor XolisaRuneli described the poorturnout of local businesses,members of the Panic group,Sunshine Coast Tourism, thePort Alfred Residents andRatepayers Association (Parra)and other local stakeholders as amissed opportunity to air theirconcerns about the party at theirmeeting.N OV E M B E R● Though losing two seats incouncil, including the Ward 6seat, the ANC in Ndlambe heldonto its majority in the localgovernment elections.The tally was 11 seats to theANC, with 52.61% of the vote;the DA retaining six seats, with30.28% of the vote, and the EFFgaining two proportionalrepresentation (PR) seats, with14.69% of the vote.● Both Ndlambe municipalityand a borehole water providerdismissed rumours that he wasno longer supplying water to themunicipality because of nonpay m e n t .● Another high court judgmentwas handed down on the issueof stray cattle on Ndlambe’sroads and the municipality’smismanagement of itscommonages.Three years after obtaining acourt order against themunicipality, and five years afterlitigation began, AgriEC and theAlexandria AgriculturalAssociation returned to court,along with four farmers whoNO PARKING AVAILABLE: Covered by sand from encroaching dunes, the ‘dunes’ carpark atEast Beach has become unusablehave been personally affectedby issues of commonagemismanagement, stock theft,broken fences and straying anddiseased cattle on their land.● There was an immediatepower play in the newlyinaugurated Ndlambe councilas the ANC caucus took theexecutive committee portfoliopositions it wanted and votedwith the EFF to force the DA intothe finance portfolio.DECEMBER● The leaseholder of the indoorpool centre said in the time hehad been paying rates,Ndlambe Municipality haddone no maintenance on thecar park which is now in adilapidated state.● After significant rain fell inthe Kowie River’s catchmentarea in Makhanda lastweekend, Port Alfred residentswere overjoyed to hear thewater was finally flowing overthe weir at Waters Meeting forthe first time in months.FILLING UP: A photo posted by Quality Filtration Systems on its Facebook page on June 29 ofone of the water trucks used by the municipality filling up at the RO plantSLUM STATE: When TotT visited a prime piece of municipal land, erf 361in Pascoe Crescent, in May, the entire area was strewn with all kinds ofrefuse, from behind the former Lounge (market building) to themakeshift tent that has been set up beyond the last building
TALK OF THE TOWN 30 December 2021 Advertising & Newsdesk: (046) 624-4356 Find us on Facebook 5HAPPINESSSPECIAL VISIT: Happy Hours visited Damant Lodge earlier this month to perform theirChristmas nativity concert for the grannies and grandpas. Rachel Louwrens says hello to hermaternal great-grandparents, Jim and Pauline ReynoldsFEELS LIKE CHRISTMAS: Happy Hours hosted a ‘Holly Jolly Jump and Jive’ morning for theirJunior Group class to celebrate the year and to visit their new class for next year. Past pupilAndrew Elliott is pictured with his son Jordan, left, and classmate Melissa de Klerk exploring theChristmas sensory tuff tray
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