National water minister Senzo Mchunu stood on the pipeline bridge over Nelson Mandela Bay’s biggest dam on Thursday and looked down at the surface of the water.A long way down.
The bleak reality of the drought has hit home in Jeffreys Bay, Humansdorp and the greater St Francis area and surrounds with water-shedding implemented from today.
As SA’s water minister prepares to take over water affairs in Nelson Mandela Bay, city officials have renewed their call on residents to reduce water usage and play their part in pushing back the looming day zero.
If water consumption cannot be reduced enough and the taps run dry in nearly half the metro by June as predicted water to drink will not be the only problem.