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Nooitgedacht Water Scheme

Water throttling discussed for Nelson Mandela Bay as drought crisis worsens

Maverick Citizen

Water throttling discussed for Nelson Mandela Bay as drought crisis worsens

By Estelle Ellis

Dam in Nelson Mandela Bay is at its lowest level yet

Maverick News

Dam in Nelson Mandela Bay is at its lowest level yet

By Mkhuseli Sizani and Thamsanqa Mbovane

Humanitarian crisis looms in Karoo as Eskom institutes load reduction on top of rolling blackouts in defaulting municipalities

South Africa

Humanitarian crisis looms in Karoo as Eskom institutes load reduction on top of rolling blackouts in defaulting municipalities

By Estelle Ellis

Minister in talks to take over Nelson Mandela Bay’s water department while DA moves to grab metro with new coalition

South Africa

Minister in talks to take over Nelson Mandela Bay’s water department while DA moves to grab metro with new coalition

By Estelle Ellis

Nelson Mandela Bay Day Zero: ‘We will run out of water before Christmas’

South Africa

Nelson Mandela Bay Day Zero: ‘We will run out of water before Christmas’

By Estelle Ellis

Nelson Mandela Bay’s Plan B to avoid Day Zero threatened as crucial project hits a snag

South Africa

Nelson Mandela Bay’s Plan B to avoid Day Zero threatened as crucial project hits a snag

By Estelle Ellis

Eastern Cape crisis: Only 1.5% usable water left in Nelson Mandela Bay’s biggest dam

South Africa

Eastern Cape crisis: Only 1.5% usable water left in Nelson Mandela Bay’s biggest dam

By Estelle Ellis