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
If allegations of stockpiling water in a time of crisis are true it should be viewed as a form of theft that comes with a severe punishment. The startling allegation was revealed by water crisis joint operations centre spokesperson Luvuyo Bangazi on Monday. “There are allegations that some people are stockpiling municipal water in tanks.
The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality is set to launch an all-out assault on leaks with less than a week of water a likely reality for the metro’s “red zones”.
The drought-stricken Nelson Mandela Bay metro is consuming 60 megalitres more per day. Two dams – Churchill and Impofu – collectively have about six days of water left.
Africa Melane speaks to Luvuyo Bangazi, marketing and Communications Manager at Mandela Bay Development Agency on the water situation in Nelson Mandela Bay.
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Africa Melane speaks to Luvuyo Bangazi, marketing and Communications Manager at Mandela Bay Development Agency on the water situation in Nelson Mandela Bay.