Tag: Nelson Mandela Metro

Nelson Mandela Bay Civil Society Coalition calls for ‘goverment of local unity’

The Nelson Mandela Bay Civil Society Coalition (NMBCSC) calls on political leadership in the metro to stop wasting time and resources on constantly forming and realigning coalitions which have a track record of being unstable. The call, by the coalition which includes strong Church representation, was made today on the […]

PE Churchnet celebrates 20th anniversary

PE Churchnet shares this reflection on its 20 years of linking local Christians in Port Elizabeth and surrounds The vision and mission of PE Churchnet was born 20 years ago with a single page posted to the internet on November 27 1998 (see that page here: http://www.pechurchnet.co.za/post/oldhome.php ) Shaun Gouws […]

Call for asset-based approach to tackling poverty in Nelson Mandela Bay

By Ed Richardson The creation of much-needed jobs in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro can be fast-tracked by taking an “asset-based” approach to poverty alleviation rather than focusing on the negatives, says Bernie Dolley, director of the Ikahla Trust. She was speaking at the metro’s first poverty and unemployment summit […]

Basics need to be in place

[notice]In Part 1 of a series of articles that review the economic growth needs of the Nelson Mandela Metro, freelance business writer and researcher Ed Richardson (right) identifies four basic needs.[/notice] There will be no meaningful economic growth in the Nelson Mandela Metro until we address four basic needs – […]