Eskom’s crippling blackouts and the high unemployment rate are among the challenges frustrated Nelson Mandela Bay and Garden Route residents hope President Cyril Ramaphosa will deal with in his State of the Nation Address (Sona).
Defiant Nelson Mandela Bay housing delivery boss Mvuleni Mapu returned to work last week, insisting the precautionary suspension he was placed on after his arrest in August 2020 had lapsed, much like that of city manager Noxolo Nqwazi.
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.