Residents of the Eastern Cape’s Wild Coast have pleaded with president Cyril Ramaphosa and premier Oscar Mabuyane to save their coastline from pollution.They said the government should intervene instead of focusing on “smart cities and national projects” because they were in danger due to “contamination” of the coastline.
The forgotten roads between East London and its surrounding towns and coastal villages have deteriorated into hazardous daily commutes for residents, whose attempts to patch up their disintegrating routes is a never-ending nightmare. Buffalo Pass was the symbolic launching pad of the national pothole repair operation Vala Zonke.
Local businesses and communities have given a cautious welcome to the announcement by Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula that the construction of the multibillion-rand Mtentu bridge in rural Mbizana will go ahead.