In less than 40 days Day Zero will hit large parts of Nelson Mandela Bay, but still the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality does not believe it necessary to convene a crisis team to address the disaster. On Monday, 9 May 2022, I was joined by DA Cllr Annette Lovemore in attending a municipal disaster management meeting. Even though Nelson Mandela Bay is facing an unprecedented disaster, this was only the second meeting of its kind this year.