Windscreen wipers worked overtime at the weekend as the skies showered the province with rain. But by Sunday, the downpours that drenched East London on Saturday had blown away. SA Weather Service spokesperson Garth Sampson said a lot…
More than R50m has been made available for drought intervention in Eastern Cape municipalities, the water and sanitation department said on Tuesday. Acting director-general Trevor Balzer made the announcement during a joint virtual media…
Many Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality residents are already experiencing Day Zero, with tanks delivering water to them daily. The situation is worse in the western areas such as St Albans, and in KwaNobuhle, Uitenhage. Residents of these…
Winnie Mandela village residents have raised concerns over fresh water streaming down a street into an open field for months at a time, according to the irate community. . The leaks stem from broken underground pipes which are situated in…
“Access to clean water is a human right. It is untenable that we still have villages, urban communities and farming communities without access to clean water,” said Nontando Ngamlana of Afesis-corplan, an East London-based community…
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…
