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PROVIDING ANSWERS: Presenters at the Port Alfred Business Forum and Tourism meeting last Thursday evening From left, Justin Wilmot spoke of the problems Ndlambe is experiencing with regard to the water issues and Simon Thesen with business partner John Johnson who gave advice on the installation of electrical generators and inverters Picture: ROB KNOWLES
BALANCING DAM

Business forum highlights water situation

Water has been an issue in Ndlambe for a long time, and independent water consultant for the municipality, Justin Wilmot, explained the problems associated with supplying water to the area at the combined Port Alfred Business Forum and…

  • Rob Knowles
SLOW PROGRESS: Municipal workers at work on a burst pipe on Wesley Hill on Sunday afternoon – one of several breaks in the pipeline network that had to be attended to after pumping of water resumed after a power failure at a substation Picture: JON HOUZET
ENOCH JOBELA

Latest prolonged water outage affected the entire town

The Port Alfred area, including Nemato, has been suffering severe water shortages recently due to the failure of ageing infrastructure and a lack of maintenance on the pipelines supplying Port Alfred. Ndlambe’s infrastructure deputy…

  • Rob Knowles