Downpour in catchment area reaches the Kowie weir JON HOUZET and SID PENNEY After significant rain fell in the Kowie River’s catchment area in Makhanda on the first weekend of December, Port Alfred residents were overjoyed to hear the…
The current water situation in Ndlambe is as follows: Port Alfred: The Sarel Hayward Dam is at a critical 2.6% capacity. This is below the level where water can be pumped from the dam. At present the only water source available to Port…
Sarel Hayward Dam is at a critical 3.7% capacity The current water situation in Ndlambe is as follows: Port Alfred: The Sarel Hayward Dam is at a critical 3.7% capacity. Water supply is being augmented through the central boreholes and…
The present water situation: The Sarel Hayward Dam and the Golden Ridge Dam are at critically low levels due to drought conditions and high user consumption. Residents are urged to use water sparingly- every drop counts. The use of…
Water Crisis Management Plan The present water situation: The Sarel Hayward Dam, supplying Port Alfred’s water, and the Golden Ridge Dam, supplying Bathurst with water, are both at critically low levels due to limited rainfall and high…
Port Alfred’s main water supply, the Sarel Hayward Dam, is far lower than the municipality has said, according to the Port Alfred Residents and Ratepayers Association (Parra). Parra chairman Dawie van Wyk has been raising concerns about…
Review by Rob Knowles Former mayor of Port Alfred, Mike Neave, has produced a book highlighting his period as a councillor and mayor during some of the most tumultuous times in the holiday town. During his tenure as a councillor from 1985…
