Tourists and local visitors to the Mthatha Dam can now add kayaking on their fun lists. This after the OR Tambo District Municipality on Monday donated six new kayaks to young Mthatha entrepreneur Live Mabeqa as part of its support to small businesses involved in the tourism sector. In 2022, the Dispatch reported that Mabeqa, now 32, had started his own Mthatha Dam Safari Boat Cruise service.
The national government’s Blue Drop and Green Drop reports have exposed the dire state of drinking water supply and sewage treatment in the Eastern Cape.