More than 1,000 children polished their shoes and packed their books for the start of the new school term only to be left stranded on the side of the road due to the transport department’s alleged failure to pay operators.
After being stranded at a bus stop in anticipation of scholar transport that has failed to arrive since the start of the academic year, dozens of Nelson Mandela Bay pupils are losing hope of walking into their new classrooms any time soon.
As Nelson Mandela Bay residents enjoyed a brief respite on Monday from the weekend’s strong winds and heavy rain, with more downpours expected at night-time, the morning sun revealed the extent of the damage and flooding.
A quick smoke and telephone conversation brought an elderly Colleen Glen resident face to face with a gang of armed balaclava-clad robbers who tied him up and ransacked his home early on Friday night.
While having a smoke outside their home on Tuesday night, a Colleen Glen couple were caught off guard and forced back into their house by three armed men who robbed them.