Deputy Mayor Gary van Niekerk rejected a plea agreement, maintained his innocence and alleged a “cabal” influenced events within the municipality.
Residents in Kariega faced power outages due to municipal substation faults, impacting water supply, while repairs are ongoing.
National Treasury has withheld Nelson Mandela Bay’s July equitable share, prompting renewed commitments to financial reforms while residents fear service delivery impacts.
Residents across Nelson Mandela Bay are facing water supply disruptions and power outages as the municipality works to restore affected services.
Nelson Mandela Bay’s water recovery has been delayed by vandalism to a key water main and a technical fault at the Churchill Water Treatment Works.
Nelson Mandela Bay faces ongoing water supply issues due to a burst pipeline and pump failure, affecting thousands of residents.
Residents are urged to verify banking details after scammers circulated fake Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality notices via WhatsApp to steal payments.
The NMBM is continuing efforts to stabilise the metro’s water supply network as repair teams respond to overnight pipe bursts.
Residents in Central Kariega are struggling with prolonged sewage overflow, raising health concerns and highlighting inadequate municipal responses.