Ward 9 News Today

A lack of maintenance coupled with vandalism is causing a stink in one of SA’s most picturesque seaside towns as sewage continues to spill onto the streets and ecologically significant waterways of the Knysna region.

As dozens of holidaymakers are expected to descend on Knysna for the summer season, a group of do-gooders has stepped in to fix potholes and leave a good impression on visitors.

A R20m upgrade to the Kragga Kamma substation in Nelson Mandela Bay will see several areas no longer suffering from planned or unplanned outages, while the load-shedding schedule will be followed more closely.

About 75 people from Silvertown informal settlement in Komani were evacuated on Wednesday night after their homes were flooded by the rising Komani River.

Buffalo City ward 9 councillor Mendi Wetsetse has been told by the provincial ANC leadership to step aside. Concerned ANC members in the ward wrote to the party asking it to implement the step-aside rule against Wetsetse, who faces a case of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, in relation to a complaint levelled against her in 2021.