PIET MARAIS A DA oversight visit to Klipfontein this week drew local residents and supporters, including representatives of Bushman’s Ratepayers (BRRAG) and Estuary Care, who raised urgent concerns about raw sewage flowing into the vlei…
“I like living here, but the problem is this.” Mavis Sali, 79, points to a meadow of exquisitely green kikuyu grass in the dip behind her house on the north-eastern edge of Ekuphumleni. During the rainy season, a little stream crosses the…
Photo series showing progress made in replacing the faulty sewerage line in Port Alfred’s Van der Riet Street. FRIDAY 13 DECEMBER 2024 The out-of-stock ‘manhole’ structure – manufactured, cured and brought from Gqeberha – has been put in…
Excavation at the west end of Putt Bridge in Port Alfred has had business owners despairing about lost trade during their busiest period of the year; and residents coming from miles to marvel at the massive hole. What was intended to be a…
Makhanda residents’ right to a clean environment, clean water, health, and economic development have been trashed by sewerage infrastructure failure. ActionSA chairperson Michael Beaumont, who made a stop in the town during the party’s…
ADRIENNE CARLISLE The sewage-polluted rivers around Makhanda have highly dangerous E.coli bacteria counts and could spark a dire health crisis, the DA warns. While tests show the Makana municipality’s drinking water may be safe, thousands…
This information from Ndlambe Municipality explains the work being done on the Wharf Street sewer rising main in Port Alfred (next to the NuWater Plant) on Monday 3 and Tuesday 4 October 2022. Ndlambe LM currently has a Contractor on site…
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…
The DA has slammed the Chris Hani District Municipality (CHDM) for allowing raw sewage to pollute the Great Fish River. “The unabated criminal flow of raw sewage into the Great Fish River is playing havoc with the livelihoods of farmers,…
Residents of Port Alfred are all too well aware of the sewage problems, encountered daily. Ndlambe Municipality has stated that the infrastructure is old and needs to be replaced and repaired. However, since the municipality has done very…
The EIA is estimated to take a year including public participation. Ndlambe Municipality is seeking funding for an additional 3 megalitre (ML) seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plant and to this end says it has started a full environmental…
Additional concerns raised about environmental impact, safety and feasibility of process, testing Even with delays, the 2ML seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plant and 3ML wastewater reclamation plant currently under construction to address…
Putt Bridge is closed until further notice For years now, complaints have been received from residents all over Port Alfred regarding unresolved sewage leaks and a pungent smell emanating from the drains. Several shops in the Kowie flats,…
It seems, every day recently, Port Alfred is awash with sewage and sewage smells. The roads in the CBD are overflowing with stage, particularly on the Kowie Flats at Biscay Road, Masonic Street, Stocks Avenue, Cambell Street and Van der…
Ndlambe Municipality has advised residents that Putt Bridge, the bridge from Wharf Street to Van der Riet Street, will be temporarily closed to vehicular traffic from today, March 18 for approximately ten days to effect “final repairs” to…
