Tuesday 13 April, Nelson Mandela Bay - The Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA) is inviting you to an important conversation on the Importance of Mental Health in Urban Development with Dr Shaquir Salduker. Dr Salduker is a Psychiatrist in private practice at St. Augustine’s hospital Durban, a Director of Psychiatry management group (PsychMG), and Director of the Durban pain clinic. Dr Shaquir obtained his undergraduate training at Nelson Mandela school of medicine and a Fellow of college of psychiatry South Africa.

A comparative analysis of Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Nelson Mandela Bay municipalities by Crispian Olver examines electoral, governance and socio-economic data in relation to the performance of these municipalities. He concludes that “… periods of political instability and factionalism have corresponded to decline in service delivery performance, citizen satisfaction, governance and financial sustainability”; and that “while city governance has economic effects, there are broader structural dynamics and demographic patterns which are beyond the control of cities”. Consequently, city governance needs support to overcome the interplay between the impact of political instability on administrative performance as well as factors over which they have no influence.

Why is it hard to recognise the full value of a new idea, research finding or other innovation? Why do people fail to properly appreciate other people or things most of the time? Can this help explain why injustices persist?

A comparative analysis of Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Nelson Mandela Bay municipalities by Crispian Olver examines electoral, governance and socio-economic data in relation to the performance of these municipalities. He concludes that “… periods of political instability and factionalism have corresponded to decline in service delivery performance, citizen satisfaction, governance and financial sustainability”; and that “while city governance has economic effects, there are broader structural dynamics and demographic patterns which are beyond the control of cities”. Consequently, city governance needs support to overcome the interplay between the impact of political instability on administrative performance as well as factors over which they have no influence.

The Mandela Bay Development Agency in partnership with Gender-Based Violence non-profit organization, Enough NOW united to campaign against the violence inflicted on women and children on a daily. The campaign took place on the 24th and 25th of March in Glendinning, a notorious area for gang-killings in Schauderville, Korsten.