By: Alvaira Groepies

The Integrated Development Planning (IDP) office of Makana Municipality is holding planning workshops with ward councillors, ward committees and community development workers (CDWs). The workshops are meant to discuss the new public participation process the IDP office wants to implement to accurately identify the community’s needs.

By: Alvaira Groepies

One of the issues constantly raised by residents especially from wards 10 and 11 during the Mayoral Imbizo is the tarring of the gravel roads. Residents have been complaining about the dust, saying it is affecting their health as well as damaging their furniture and clothes.

By: Alvaira Groupies, Siphokazi Nonyukela & Sive Sogoni

The residents of Makana on Thursday, 26th August 2010 paid tribute to women for their role in society. Young and old people of Salem farm, surrounding areas and from other wards came in numbers to mark the end of the Women’s month.

Tests were done on the 25th of June 2010 by Amatola Water Board for the entire Makana, i.e. Grahamstown, Alicedale and Riebeeck East.

Water quality results are subdivided into physical, chemical and microbiological requirements.

Our distinguished guests, fellow Councillors, ladies and gentlemen allow me to say all protocol observed. Ladies and gentlemen, all things being equal, it is not a common occurrence that one in one month gets to welcome three former head of states in their lifetime. Indeed a visit by a head of state to a Municipality of our size is not a common practice.

A word of caution has been issued by Makana Municipality’s to all residents especially farmers and farm dwellers. The Chief Fire Officer, Willem Welkom has issued a special appeal to people to be wary of runaway fires due to high winds in this season.

By: Alvaira Groupies, Nikita Mgoduka & Sive Sogoni

In commemoration of Mandela Day, the Executive Mayor, Cllr. V. Lwana led organisations which included the Makana Youth Council, the South African Police Force (SAPF), the South African Defence, and the Education Department and learner, amongst others did a clean up of four Secondary schools. The schools are Mary Waters, RT Mrwetyana, Nombulelo and Mahlasela Secondary.

In an effort to accelerate service delivery and ensuring effective management in Makana Municipality, the Municipal Manager, Ntombi Baart has embarked on a campaign aptly called “Managemebt By Walking Around (MBWA)”.