Thousands of calls by Nelson Mandela Bay ratepayers trying to report service delivery issues to the municipal call centre are being ignored by the staff.
While some councillors are moved into guesthouses due to service delivery unrest and threats, the national human settlements department has threatened to withhold funds to improve informal settlements in Nelson Mandela Bay after the municipality failed to spend any of the R33m allocated in September.
Seven ANC councillors facing threats from residents stormed Nelson Mandela Bay’s energy administration building in North End on Thursday to demand electricity be restored to various wards.