More than 1,000 children polished their shoes and packed their books for the start of the new school term only to be left stranded on the side of the road due to the transport department’s alleged failure to pay operators.
The public works and infrastructure department has dropped a bombshell by declaring that the Rocklands satellite police station will not be refurbished.
After being stranded at a bus stop in anticipation of scholar transport that has failed to arrive since the start of the academic year, dozens of Nelson Mandela Bay pupils are losing hope of walking into their new classrooms any time soon.
As Nelson Mandela Bay residents enjoyed a brief respite on Monday from the weekend’s strong winds and heavy rain, with more downpours expected at night-time, the morning sun revealed the extent of the damage and flooding.
Valiant groups of volunteers braved the gale-force wind and raging spring high tide at the weekend to collect dozens of bags of rubbish along the Gqeberha coastline as part of the International Coastal Cleanup, which today involves 150 countries worldwide.