Residents of Joe Slovo in Gqeberha are desperate for the municipality to speed up the resurfacing and maintenance of deteriorating gravel roads as public transport operators threaten to boycott the area because of their shocking condition.
As day zero looms in drought-stricken Nelson Mandela Bay, some of the city’s residents have been battling with water leaks and blocked and leaking sewerage pipes for months, with no assistance from the municipality.
After a stream of drinking water flowed down Heathcote Road in Bethelsdorp from a reservoir since February, the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality finally plugged the leak on Monday.