Residents living in the vicinity of illegal electricity connections are fearing for their lives after four people were shocked to death at the weekend, including a three-year-old child.
A crucial cog of local government, the offices of councillors throughout Nelson Mandela Bay are in a state of disrepair with the estimated cost for repair and maintenance sitting at more than R16m.
Nelson Mandela Bay municipality’s human settlement directorate is racing against the clock to ensure it wraps up construction of houses for the Jachvlakte community in Booysen Park before the end of the 2022/2023 financial year.
Officers at the police station in Chatty the heart of gangsterism in the northern areas fear for their safety due to a shortage of staff and a lack of resources.