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Holomisa explains coalition talks V NCEBA DLADLA
OTERS are waiting to see how political parties will decide on coalitions after the local government elections did not see an outright winner in Nelson Mandela Bay.
UDM president Bantu Holomisa was in the metro at the weekend to consult members of his party and supporters. “I am here to thank voters for giving us a
mandate to represent them in council,” he said, adding that he was impressed because their support in Nelson Mandela Bay had grown from one ward councillor to two. “I met our members also to explain to them the talks we are engaged in with the ANC and the DA with regard to the formation of a coalition in the metro. We are not talking to one party and are checking our chances,” Holomisa said. “We want to state, however, that these talks were not about positions in the council, but
about putting community issues at the centrestage,” he said, adding that the UDM was waiting for the ANC and the DA to respond to its call to serve the needs of the electorate and if the UDM was satisfied it would agree to the formation of a coalition. “This is the position we explained to all UDM councillors right across the province. We had one such meeting in Mthatha and councillor Mongameli Bobani was there,” Holomisa said about UDM mayoral candidate. “We are happy as members.”
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Titi to perform at PE Opera House P. 3
SAPS women take the lead in Women’s Month During Women’s Month, SAPS women carry out initiatives and operations. Operation Basadi is one such initiative and involves conducting roadblocks, stopandsearch and other operations. Last Friday, about 70 policewomen from the Mount Road and Motherwell clusters conducted a roadblock on the N2 near the Baywest Shopping Mall in Port Elizabeth. Read more about this on page 2. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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