Ndlambe municipality has been confronted by drought for more than five years. As a result of that COGTA declared it a disaster area. One of the options that could mitigate the impact of drought was to establish an RO plant which can give…
Lack of ‘seasonal data’ blamed for plant not being able to deal with sewage in river The absence of “seasonal data” is one of the reasons offered by the contractor for Port Alfred’s new seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plant, for not…
It is understandable that residents are questioning the timing of the complete outage in Port Alfred’s water supply since the new 2ML seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plant was meant to have gone online last week. Many noted that we…
Ndlambe Municipality reported today that the planned commissioning / handing over of the 2ML seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plant had been delayed after EFF members came to the plant site and argued with workers, and safety concerns…
Port Alfred residents who have been without water for months will have to wait even longer –the emergency two megalitre (ML) seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plant is now anticipated to only become operational in June. Although Ndlambe…
The appointed contractor for Port Alfred’s new reverse osmosis plant could be forking out as much as R12,800 a day in penalties for delays, but has been let off the hook by Ndlambe Municipality. The municipality announced the appointment…
The site of the new seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plant next to the Port Alfred sewerage works. Ndlambe Municipality awarded the tender to Cape Town-based Quality Filtration Systems (QFS). It has not been explained why the site was…
Talk of the Town went to see the site of the new seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plant next to the Port Alfred sewerage works. Ndlambe Municipality awarded the tender to Cape Town-based Quality Filtration Systems (QFS). It has not been…
There’s no end in sight for Port Alfred’s water woes soon as the reverse osmosis plant (RO) project has been delayed again by more than a month. The plant was originally scheduled to be completed by the end of January, but this was pushed…
DA: we remain convinced that this outcome was set up from the start Ndlambe Municipality has appointed Quality Filtration Systems (QFS) as the contractor for its sea water reverse osmosis (SWRO) plant project – the same company which was…
DA pushes municipality for action after Talk of the Town provides correspondence from Quality Filtration Systems The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it will not hesitate to lay criminal charges after it came to light that Quality Filtration…
