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1 week ago | ewn.co.za | Alpha Ramushwana

GQEBERHA - The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality in the Eastern Cape has decided to only purchase waste collection trucks that come with service and maintenance plans, following rampant vehicle breakdowns. In March, 16 refuse trucks that were already out of service due to mechanical problems were stripped of their engines and gearboxes while parked at municipal depots. Many of the trucks were idle for years, largely because the metro lacks sufficient mechanics to carry out the necessary repairs.

1 week ago | ewn.co.za | Alpha Ramushwana

GQEBERHA - The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality in the Eastern Cape is reeling from a criminal syndicate vandalising its waste collection trucks. In March, it emerged that 16 out-of-service trucks were stripped of essential parts while parked at different municipal depots. Many of the vandalised trucks were out of service for years, due to the metro’s failure to repair and maintain them.

1 week ago | ewn.co.za | Alpha Ramushwana

JOHANNESBURG - Residents in the Kwanobuhle township, in the Eastern Cape, are growing angry over delays in repairing a collapsed bridge. The Matanzima Bridge in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality collapsed in June last year due to heavy rainfall and soil erosion. While the metro had initially set a six-month timeline to fix the bridge, residents are likely to wait for another year.

1 week ago | ewn.co.za | Alpha Ramushwana

JOHANNESBURG - The Eastern Cape will be in the spotlight in the next two days as Cabinet visits the province to take a closer look at issues affecting residents. President Cyril Ramaphosa will kick off his two-day trip in the province with a site visit to the port of Nqurha in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality on Tuesday afternoon. This is similar to Ramaphosa’s state visit to Gauteng in March, where he illuminated frustrations over the poor state of Johannesburg.

1 week ago | ewn.co.za | Alpha Ramushwana

GQEBERHA - President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived at the Port of Ngqura in the Eastern Cape, where he is conducting an oversight visit of its operations. Situated 20km north of Gqeberha, the port is known as one of the fastest growing on the continent in the last 15 years. Ramaphosa’s visit is the first item on Cabinet’s two-day visit to the Eastern Cape. As you drive into the Port of Ngqura in Nelson Mandela Bay, the first sight that greets you is a line of cargo vessels docked along the bay.