Thousands of commuters were left stranded in Gqeberha after taxi drivers blocked roads with burning tyres over claims their bosses had kept Covid-19 relief funding for themselves.
THE R500 million Boardwalk Mall redevelopment in Nelson Mandela Bay Metro’s Boardwalk Precinct will go ahead as planned at a time when many other big retail property landlords are struggling with vacancies and are selling shopping malls to reduce debt.
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The municipality is urging communities to try to save water and report leaks immediately to avoid a dry July. Courtesy #DStv403
JOHANNESBURG - Day Zero is looming for the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, as dams have dropped to just over 12-percent.
The municipality is racing against time but says water supply plans are in progress.
Nelson Mandela Bay records dam levels below 13% Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said the metro had not yet reached day zero - the day the taps run dry. Picture: Supplied.
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CAPE TOWN - The National Water and Sanitation Department has visited the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro to discuss emergency plans to stop the taps from running dry.
The Metro has recorded low dam levels due to a devastating drought.
The current levels in Nelson Mandela Bay are below 13%.
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said the metro had not reached day zero - the day the taps run dry.
Juniour Khumalo Share Premier Oscar Mabuyane at the launch of the ninth vaccination site at Cecilia Makiwane Hospital in Mdantsane, East London. Picture: Twitter
Premier Mabuyane says the province’s turnaround strategy involved political parties, civil society, faith-based organisations and a panel of experts.
In its daily Covid-19 updates, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, this week said it had noted an upsurge in the number of Covid-19 cases in the Northern Cape, North West and the Free State.
Surprisingly, the Eastern Cape – one of the worst epicentres of Covid-19 infections and deaths not so long ago – has consistently been recording some of the lowest infection rates in the country.