The Kenton-on-Sea Ratepayers Association has decided against a march planned for Monday September 29, instead opting to encourage residents to attend a meeting with Ndlambe Municipality in their numbers. The meeting, where KOSRA hopes to…
PIET MARAIS The Kenton-on-Sea Ratepayers Association (KOSRA) have threatened legal action following ongoing water shortages in wards 3 and 4. And at a political level, the DA has vowed to escalate the matter. Both have accused the…
Makana’s senior management and other stakeholders are stepping into the breach as some Makhanda residents face a second week without water. An unofficial go-slow is the reason some parts of town have had dry taps since last week. The…
Talk of the Town asked Ndlambe Infrastructure Director Dr Noluthando Vithi for the latest updates on some of the key infrastructure projects in the Municipality. Thornhill water tower, Port Alfred The 2.6ML elevated concrete reservoir…
Ndlambe communication water situation in Ward 3&4-1
The NSRI has pleaded for caution in and around bodies of water after the South African Weather Service (SAWS) has predicted extreme heat for parts of the country. The predicted temperature for Makhanda on Friday December 1 is 40C…
Chlorination has been boosted at the one operational water treatment plant in Makhanda; however residents have been advised to continue boiling water before drinking it. New tests show that although there is no e.coli in water coming from…
SUE MACLENNAN, LUKE CHARTER AND ROSA-KAROO LOEWE Municipal officials are conducting awareness campaigns around Makhanda and a boil water notice was issued after unacceptable levels of E. coli were detected in the town’s drinking water.…
The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) has called for a speedy resolution to end the decade-long water crisis at Makhanda in the Eastern Cape. The call follows reports of fresh protests by the…
STEVEN LANG Makhanda residents have long become used to a “one day on, one day off” routine when it comes to water supply. But in recent weeks, residents have at times gone for days at a time without water and frustrated residents…
The reverse osmosis (RO) plant operator that is key to Port Alfred’s water supply has been instructed to return to the site by Friday 18 November 2022. Meanwhile, Ndlambe Municipality has released a detailed plan to manage its constrained…
In our 3 November edition, Talk of the Town reported on the contractual dispute between Ndlambe Municipality and the operator of the municipality’s 2ML reverse osmosis (RO) plant (‘New setback for water-strapped PA’, 3/11/2022, p3). Here,…
As water outages persist across the town, Ndlambe Municipality has urged Port Alfred residents who are getting water to use it sparingly. Ndlambe is continuing to engage with a contractor, resonsible for delivering a significant…
STATEMENT FROM NDLAMBE MUNICIPALITY This statement seeks to inform all residents of Port Alfred about insufficient water due the combination of two reasons as follows: Operation of the skid exchange by Nuwater RO Plant. Suspension of…
Ward 10 councillor Nadine Haynes spent much of her Sunday getting first-hand information about the continuing water outages in Port Alfred. Here is her update. TOTT will continue to share information and updates we receive from reliable…
