Battle for water in dry Nelson Mandela Bay
/ 13 March 2023

Battle for water in dry Nelson Mandela Bay

Despite the chronic water shortage, the Nelson Mandela Bay metro says it will fend off Day Zero

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Nelson Mandela Bay eases back Day Zero but still in crisis
/ 1 September 2022

Nelson Mandela Bay eases back Day Zero but still in crisis

Technical steps have been taken reduce water wastage but political infighting in the metro hinders decision-making and implementation

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Nelson Mandela Bay metro ‘failed to act on water crisis’
/ 22 June 2022

Nelson Mandela Bay metro ‘failed to act on water crisis’

The dam levels have been low for years, the canal transferring water from the Orange River Project to the storage dam was not repaired and the metro rejected help from the state

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All hands to the pump as Nelson Mandela Bay edges to Day Zero
/ 20 June 2022

All hands to the pump as Nelson Mandela Bay edges to Day Zero

Gift of the Givers has started drilling boreholes, while Business Chamber members will help repair leaks

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Nelson Mandela Bay is on the brink of Day Zero and faces humanitarian disaster
/ 11 May 2022

Nelson Mandela Bay is on the brink of Day Zero and faces humanitarian disaster

Just a few weeks left until taps run dry in large parts of the metropolitan

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