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IMeya yaseNelson Mandela Bay, uGary Van Niekerk, isamile esinqumweni sayo ngemuva kokugxekwa ngesithembiso sayo sokwenza le ndawo ibe umasipala ophephe kunabo bonke ezweni ngesikhathi esandulela uKhisimusi.
NgoMbasa, uMkhandlu wase-Mexico Wezokuphepha Komphakathi kanye Nobulungiswa Bobugebengu uveze idolobha njengelesishiyagalolunye eliyingozi kakhulu emhlabeni futhi eliyingozi kakhulu eNingizimu Afrika, njengoba izinga lobugebengu likhuphuke ngo-37% ngonyaka odlule nje kuphela.
Kulandela izigameko zobugebengu nodlame lwezibhamu, uVan Niekerk uthembise izakhamuzi ukuthi lizoba idolobha eliphephile kunawo wonke ezweni mhlaka-25 kuZibandlela.
UJason Grobbelaar, okhulumela i-DA kwezokuphepha nokuvikeleka kumasipala, uthe iqembu lizoqinisekisa ukuthi imeya iyasigcina isithembiso sayo.
“IMeya uVan Niekerk inomlando wokwenza izethembiso eziphathelene nezinsuku ezandulela uKhisimusi ezingafezeki, njengesithembiso sokulungisa yonke imigodi kumasipala omkhulu ngomhlaka-25 kuZibandlela 2023 – isibophezelo esingakafezekanga, esisabonakala emigwaqeni miningi eNMB,” usho kanje.
“Ukuzibophezela ekuguquleni i-NMB ibe umasipala omkhulu ophephile ezweni zingakapheli izinyanga ezimbili kunesisindo esikhulu. IMeya uVan Niekerk angeke akwazi ukuvele ahlehle noma abeke izaba uma ehluleka ukufeza lo mgomo,” kusho uGrobbelaar.
Ngesikhathi somhlangano womkhandlu ngoLwesibili, uVan Niekerk uthe umasipala uzosebenzisa izindlela zokuphepha eziningi maphakathi noLwezi.
“Ukugxila kwethu ekutheni zonke izinhlaka zomthetho zisebenze ngokubambisana nezinkampani zonogada ezizimele kanye nabaqaphi bomphakathi kancane kuyahlangana. Ngeke sikuvumele ukuthi siphazanyiswe, ikakhulukazi njengoba izinga lokubulala kanye nobugebengu bubonke kuseyimbangela enkulu ekhathazayo.
“Sixoxisana ne-SAPS kanye nohulumeni wesifundazwe ukuqinisekisa ukuthi isivumelwano sokusebenzisana esisayinwe ungqongqoshe wamaphoyisa kanye nathi siholela emikhankasweni yokubhekana nobugebengu kuzo zonke izindawo zaseNelson Mandela Bay,” kusho uVan Niekerk.
Uthe i-Mobile Surveillance Vehicle izokwenza ukuthi kuqashwe ngesikhathi okuyiso futhi kuphenduleke ngokushesha ezenzweni zobugebengu futhi izoba semigwaqeni maphakathi noLwezi.
Ubuchwepheshe be-Shot Spotter, obukwazi ukubona futhi buphendule izehlakalo ezihlobene nezibhamu ngesikhathi okuyiso, nabo buzosetshenziswa. Amakhamera e-CCTV edolobheni lonke nawo azobe esebenza ngesikhathi sikaKhisimusi.
Esithombeni ngenhla: Imeya kaMasipala waseNelson Mandela Bay uGary van Niekerk.
Umthombo: @NMBM