Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor, Athol Trollip, has tightened water restrictions for the municipality following a decline in dam levels to an average of 19.27% with little prospects of impending rain. Given the strong possibility that the drought could...
The water shortages in Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape remains dire with dam levels continuing to drop. Dam levels are now at 20 percent capacity. This is despite the recent good rains which have fallen over the Western Cape. Source: SABC...
While average water levels in dams around the Eastern Cape have decreased slightly the Department of Water and Sanitation says the situation in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is critical. According to the department water storage levels in...
The Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality recently unveiled three unmarked cars and a specialised vehicle it says will strengthen its fight against illegal dumping in the city. The specialised vehicle is equipped with state-of-the-art...
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says it has a number of contingency plans in place to prevent the City from completely exhausting all its water supplies and it will remain open for tourism and investment. Andrew Whitfield MMC for Economic...
Move over Cape Town. Nelson Mandela Bay could soon be declared a disaster area as the ongoing water crisis worsens. According to City Mayor Athol Trollip, despite water savings, the city is running out of water which could spell catastrophe for the...
Over 4 000 houses will be built and 4 000 sites serviced in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality by March 2017 at a cost of R813 million, says acting Executive Director for Human Settlements Mandla George. This also includes paying attention to the...
The organic clean-up of the largest freshwater lake in the Nelson Mandela Bay region is yielding positive results, with the water body set to be “swimmer-ready” during the course of this year. In the past pollution levels North End Lake have made...
The Council of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has fast-tracked the implementation of a comprehensive illegal dumping strategy that was approved last month. Executive Mayor Benson Fihla recently requested that management develop a template that...
