The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality is to pursue the alleged transgression of a land use bylaw against a Parsons Vlei sand and stone quarry while the department of water & sanitation will investigate the legality of the operation. The two authorities were responding to concerns about the mine owned by Metro Quarries which was approved by the department of mineral resources & energy and energy (DMRE) nearly a decade ago.
With near gale-force winds in Gqeberha on Friday afternoon, water-bombing aircraft were grounded, leaving just the hard-pressed ground crews to battle fires.