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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Water rationing may become the new normal
/ 13 June 2022

Water rationing may become the new normal

Water is treated as if it is an infinite resource but it is a false perception of abundance

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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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The ANC, DA and EFF ‘oblivious’ to climate crisis —  Climate Justice Charter Movement
/ 19 October 2021

The ANC, DA and EFF ‘oblivious’ to climate crisis — Climate Justice Charter Movement

The Climate Justice Charter Movement has critiqued the manifestos of the main parties contesting the local government elections and found them ‘shallow’

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