Nelson Mandela Bay has a unique opportunity to embark on a green development pathway which focuses not only on the metro mitigating and adapting to the impacts of climate change, but seeks the opportunity in the adversity.
As President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation on Thursday night, in the Eastern Cape many people somewill tune in from their dilapidated shacks as water outages, mass shootings and load-shedding become the norm and that is the real state of our nation.
A memorandum of understanding was signed between Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber and the municipality this week, paving the way for businesses to partner with the metro to assist with the multiple challenges facing the city.
The infamous red tape that has held up projects in Nelson Mandela Bay for years remains firmly in place, to the extent that not even an offer by the business community to protect vandalised electricity substations can cut through it.