Once the pride and joy of communities, places where residents could gather to empower themselves with knowledge or just find enjoyment in reading, our libraries have become an embarrassment.
When circumstances at home become unbearable, the streets where you grew up are taken over by gangsters and you see your friends gunned down in cold blood, where can you go to find a safe place to stay?
After a week of dodging questions and refusing to disclose the results of water quality tests, the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality on Monday night issued an urgent notice saying its water failed the tests and must be boiled before use. After a week of dodging questions and refusing to disclose.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor, Cllr Eugene Johnson, to express our concerns after the municipality finally admitted that the Metro’s water supply is not safe for human consumption. (see letter here) This admission only followed after the municipality’s hand was legally forced by the Democratic Alliance (DA). We submitted two PAIA applications requesting the results of testing concluded on the discoloured and dirty water flowing from residents’ taps.