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After a late-night meeting on Thursday an emergency water plan was activated for Nelson Mandela Bay, along with some water-collection points, after it was decided to severely restrict extraction from the last big supply dam to prevent it from failing.

Johannesburg, South Africa - South Africans living in the Eastern Cape are counting down to “Day Zero” when the taps in the Nelson Mandela Bay

It adopted a new water leaks strategy on Monday, repairing more than 800 of its 3,000 leaks in the metro.

22 June 2022 - South Africa’s municipal crisis is worsening, but there is hope that with greater citizen involvement and new political blood, matters could be partially reversed.

Researchers have long argued that greywater could bolster South Africa’s food security if it’s used to water domestic food gardens.

The Kouga Municipality will shortly be predominantly reliant on ground water when the Churchill Dam runs dry and Day Zero hits. But, due to the extended drought, Kouga has been preparing for this looming disaster for years and will still be able to provide 40% of the usual reticulated water to residents.

Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said that he had written to the mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, Eugené Johnson, offering Cape Town’s technical advice, assistance and disaster management support.

The community of Gelvandale said that their calls to get the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality to fix their water leakages had been ignored.

17 June 2022 - South Africa needs a more ‘activist’ state, President Ramaphosa told a media briefing last week.

South Africa’s municipal crisis is worsening, but there is hope that with greater citizen involvement, matters could be partially reversed.