Tag: Nelson Mandela Bay Civil Society Coalition

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 […]

Civil society coalition helps to get Nelson Mandela Bay budget passed at last

A recently-revived civil society coalition with a strong Church component helped to finally get Nelson Mandela Bay’s 2021/2022 adjustments budget passed on Tuesday. The Nelson Mandela Bay Civil Society Coalition (NMBCSC) succeeded in persuading political parties to attend a special council meeting with the sole purpose of passing the budget […]

Civil society coalition tells Nelson Mandela Bay councillors days of ‘winner take all’ are over

A broad-based civil society group which aims to tackle municipal chaos in Nelson Mandela Bay held separate virtual meetings on Tuesday with leaders of major political parties whose ongoing power struggles have rendered the metro incapable of delivering basic services to communities and businesses. The two meetings followed a press […]