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Another major city at risk of becoming a ghost town in South Africa | SA News

Malcolm Libera
 ·18 Mar 2026

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Luthando Kolisi jokes that if he finds work at another factory, it will probably end up shutting down. That’s how he lost his last two jobs. Since being let go from the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. factory in Nelson Mandela Bay.

The coastal South African city is the heart of the country’s automotive industry, and Kolisi sent out countless applications, while eking out a bit of cash from odd jobs. “I’m slowly beginning to lose that hope,” he said.

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