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Progress update on Van der Riet Street sewer replacement

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…

Challenges delay CBD sewer repair

Sand, rocks and broken concrete blocking the main sewer line from Main Street and manufacturing from scratch a massive concrete sewerage pipe are some of the curve balls thrown at Ndlambe Municipality and their contractors as they race to…

A WEEK AGO: A massive excavation at the junction of Main and Van der Riet Streets on Friday November 29. Businesses in the area feared losing their festive season trade because it was difficult to accerss their premises. Picture (Friday December 19): SUE MACLENNAN

From “Hell no!” to “Hey what?!”

Rapid progress on PA’s Van der Riet Street project impresses It has taken Ndlambe Municipality’s contractor, Amlo Trading, just over a week to take Main Street in the Port Alfred CBD from what looked like sheer disaster to near-complete…

Spring is in the air and it’s time for another Van der Riet Street Festival

With a variety of stalls and lots of entertainment, the Van der Riet Street Spring Festival will be a day of fun and great food for all the family. Stalls will feature many of our local businesses including The Cheese Chic, Lulu’s bakes,…

UNACCEPTABLE: Was this another sewage spill into Van der Riet Street? Picture: ROB KNOWLES

More water in Van der Riet Street

It was difficult to ascertain but, what could have been a sewage leak was reported in Van der Riet Street on Friday afternoon. Talk of the Town visited the site of the leak which seemed to be a drain at the MyPond Hotel side of the…

PROCEED WITH CAUTION: A pothole at the corner of Main and Van der Riet Streets Picture: BRYAN SMITH

Main Street pothole

At the corner of Main and Van der Riet Streets, where the municipality and its contractors had been carrying out repair work on the sewerage system, a large hole has appeared that appears to be undermining the road. By observation it may…