With beachfront houses in the area going for a fortune, ratepayers and beachgoers along East London’s Esplanade were shocked on Saturday morning to see two new neighbours with a million-rand view settle on the shoreline.
The Buffalo City Metropolitan Development Agency’s factually incorrect sign boards along the beachfront in Quigney, East London, have not been removed or corrected despite an undertaking by the agency to do so two weeks ago. The Dispatch reported on February 5 that one of the nine boards contained incorrect information relating to the isiXhosa history while another had the wrong picture of the Beach Hotel.
The Buffalo City Metro Development Agency has been left with an egg on its face after it put up incorrect information about the history of East London during the reign of King Phalo, one of the celebrated traditional rulers in the Xhosa nation. In this episode, Daron Mann discusses the concerns expressed by residents regarding the information boards with Ward Councilor Funeka Wolose.
A tip-off on Tuesday evening led members of the Quigney patrollers forum and the police to recover some stolen items from a garage at the home of the ward councillor.Two men and a woman were arrested on suspicion of robbing two boys of their cellphones, shoes and a bag on December 16.
Residents of Quigney have a fresh headache this festive season after the behaviour of revellers at the newly opened multimillion-rand Baby Lee Jegels Recreation Park on the East London beachfront.