While the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality stands to lose R500m in grants due to underspending, the metro has adjusted its operational budget due to a revenue boost of R336m but reduced its capital expenditure by R187m.
Firefighters have had their hands full with more than 400 fires raging across Nelson Mandela Bay since January 1 and fire and emergency services department officials suspect many of them may have been deliberately set.
The Nelson Mandela Bay fire and emergency services department recorded 26 fires at the this pastweekend twice as many as the 13 bush, dwelling and building fires during the first weekend of the