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Seven days to go to Rugby’s Biggest Party With just seven days to go Nelson Mandela Bay is gearing up and ready to host Rugby’s Biggest Party of the Year and rugby supporters still have time to book their show this exciting, world-class event.
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Helenvale Urban Renewal Project moved to Mandela Bay Development Agency The Nelson Mandela Bay Council has approved the transfer of responsibility together with the staff and funds for the Helenvale Urban Renewal Project (HURP) to the Mandela Bay Development Agency. The Helenvale project was launched in 2007 following a visit by then President Thabo Mbeki and a recent study suggests that there could be as many as 30 000 people living in the suburb, although the 2001 Census put the figure at 14 600.
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Security to be beefed up Nelson Mandela Bay CBD The Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA), on behalf of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM), intends to beef up security in the Port Elizabeth CBD and has called on interested parties to submit plans to provide private security services for the area.
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Prominent speakers to address issues of petinent importance for the future of Nelson Mandela Bay at the MBDA Lifestyle Conference Prominent speakers and facilitators will be shedding light about pertinent issues that are currently affecting the economy of Nelson Mandela Bay at The Mandela Bay Development Agency's Lifestyle Conference on Friday, September 23. The future of the controversial manganese ore facility in the Port Elizabeth harbour could come under the spotlight when Transnet Port Terminals Chief Operating Officer Nosipho Damasane delivers the keynote address at the Lifestyle Conference.
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Construction begins at Nelson Mandela Bay's Premier Beach The Nelson Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA), an arm of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) has already begun with the start of its latest capital project, phase one of the Kings Beach environmental upgrade on the Kings Beach triangle which stretches for the super tubes in Humewood and ends at Mc Arthurs Bath Swimming Pools. Nelson Mandela Bay residents and tourists alike can expect to see a new and improved Kings Beach, by the end July, 2012, the end of the current financial year.
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Route 67 - A history lesson for the youth of Nelson Mandela Bay Route 67, which will be launched by the Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA) on Saturday, 24 September is not only a route to attract local and international tourists, it is also a route that will serve as an educational tool to the youth of Nelson Mandela Bay.
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Jetty Street Taxi Rank to get a new look Public transport commuters will be happy to know that the Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA), an entity of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) is proud to announce the beginning of the much needed Jetty Street Taxi Rank upgrade with the end of the Bus Station development in sight.
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Route 67 Will Become Port Elizabeth's Iconic Tourist Attraction The Executive Mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, Cllr. Zanoxolo Wayile, praised the sterling work done by the Mandela Bay Development Agency in changing the look and feel of the Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage Central Business Districts (CBD) in the Bay.
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A Celebration of Mixed Heritages One of the projects initiated by the Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA), in its overall plan of urban regeneration in Port Elizabeth, is the rehabilitation of the Donkin Reserve. The Donkin Reserve, which was a gathering place for the Xhosa leaders and their people and later dedicated to all the citizens of the metro as a public open space, has seen serious urban decay over the past couple of years, which also had a negative impact on the buildings and economy around the Donkin precinct.
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The MBDA doing it's part In 2008 the MBDA commissioned a plan for the regeneration of the Donkin Reserve, which is at the heart of the inner-city, that would serve as a catalyst transforming the face of the city of Port Elizabeth, creating a new heritage for all citizens; and a project which contributes to the branding of Nelson Mandela Bay, both nationally and internationally. Arts and culture, urban design and the crafts were seen as the key agents of delivery, definition and story telling within this place-making project.
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