Nelson Mandela Bay businessman murdered over weekend of tragedies
The murder of well-known Motherwell businessman Philasande “Coke” Jakavula has sent shockwaves across Nelson Mandela Bay.
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The murder of well-known Motherwell businessman Philasande “Coke” Jakavula has sent shockwaves across Nelson Mandela Bay.
The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality is grappling with a mounting backlog of applications for the assistance to the poor (ATTP) programme as scores of residents await registration.
A crucial cog of local government, the offices of councillors throughout Nelson Mandela Bay are in a state of disrepair with the estimated cost for repair and maintenance sitting at more than R16m.
A minibus and a bus were torched on the Addo Road as informal settlement residents took their frustrations over a lack of electricity to the streets, blockading the road with rocks and burning tyres on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.
Motherwell residents with physical impediments are still forced to use the bucket toilet system and say they feel abandoned by the government.