Valiant groups of volunteers braved the gale-force wind and raging spring high tide at the weekend to collect dozens of bags of rubbish along the Gqeberha coastline as part of the International Coastal Cleanup, which today involves 150 countries worldwide.
After selflessly showing up to support Nelson Mandela Bay’s residents, some of the metro’s unsung heroes finally received a fitting tribute for their service and were celebrated during a glitzy gala event on Friday night.
Amid crippling unemployment and a degraded environment, the members of a recycling project in the Eastern Cape help to clean a township and provide an income for themselves.