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Nelson Mandela Bay councillors were forced by residents to visit filthy Siboni Street. Photos: Thamsanqa Mbovane

Residents force Nelson Mandela Bay councillors to walk in streets flowing with sewage

The protesters in Kariega said they had for years been asking for roads and drains to be fixed

(John McCann/M&G)

Metro municipalities in South Africa cannot function, they must switch to a relevant model

The executive mayor model used in Joburg, Tshwane, Cape Town, eKurhuleni and Nelson Mandela Bay is obsolete. An executive committee model is more fitting

The city said at first it was completely illegal to sell municipal water

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

Day Zero is fast approaching in Nelson Mandela Bay metropolitan municipality. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Thirsty days ahead: Day Zero imminent for Nelson Mandela Bay

The Impofu Dam will run dry in six days and the Churchill Dam will be empty 15 days

Stage two water restrictions were introduced in Joburg this week but these will only be effective if they are enforced as they were in Cape Town during their Day Zero period. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

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

In the face of climate change, adequate infrastructure is essential. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G

Eastern Cape premier Mabuyane lives large amid province’s poverty

Oscar Mabuyane and MEC Babalo Madikizela allegedly used a portion of state funds for struggle icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s commemoration for their own benefit

Sassa chief executive ignores R45m jobs-for-pals claim

Totsie Memela-Khambula has known about allegations of a nepotistic tender for months but taken no action