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Nolubabalo Koni says her electricity supply has been blocked because of an unpaid water bill of more than R63,000 which she disputes.Image: Mkhuseli Sizani / GroundUp
MISSIONVALE

Port Elizabeth residents punished for municipal water bills mix-up

About 500 households in Missionvale in Nelson Mandela Bay have had their electricity supply blocked because the municipality says their water bills have not been paid. But the families said they have never run up bills of up to R63,000.…

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Long queues of thirsty people formed in Missionvale, Port Elizabeth, after municipal water tankers failed to supply enough water.Image: Mkhuseli Sizani
DAY ZERO

Anger erupts over Port Elizabeth water shortages

Ever since Nelson Mandela Bay declared Day Zero, due to its dams running dry, people have been struggling to cook, wash and drink water. Residents are furious over inadequate arrangements by the municipality. The situation was aggravated…

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STAY SAFE: Metro Police hand out sanitisers and masks during Wednesday’s Covid-19 community awareness and outreach programme which was led by safety and security portfolio head Queenie PinkImage: EUGENE COETZEE
CLEARY PARK AND BOOYSEN PARK

Thanks for the masks, but what we need is police visibility

Seeing their children gunned down as gang warfare continues unabated is the biggest fear parents in the northern areas have at the moment. And while residents who received masks and sanitisers to help fight the spread of Covid-19 said…

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