Crucial projects for some of the city’s poorest areas were sidelined while others gained more funding as the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality rejigged the 2023/2024 budget on a day that culminated in a fiery exchange between councillors.
There appears to be little hope that the Bay’s Integrated Public Transport System (IPTS) will function at full capacity soon due to a long-running dispute between the metro and the vehicle operating company.