In the wake of a spate of violent killings plaguing Nelson Mandela Bay, the DA has likened the city to a “gangster’s paradise” and promised law and order would be restored if its anti-crime petition gets the green light in parliament.
The Eastern Cape has just a quarter of the number of fire engines it needs to properly respond to emergencies. Of the 233 fire trucks required, the province had only 110, of which just 62 were operational, Cogta MEC Zolile Williams said.
Nothing has been done yet to revamp the dilapidated Amatola Sun hotel in Bhisho despite a bold undertaking by the provincial department of public works & infrastructure in 2022 that the building would be refurbished at a cost of R3bn.
The Emfuleni municipality has been paying a salary of about R40,000 a month to a senior engineering technician who had gone awol from work for four years.