Schools in Nelson Mandela Bay were closed yesterday after torrential rain caused severe flooding. Some businesses also closed their doors.
The CEO of the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber, Denise van Huyssteen, said bigger manufacturers were able to continue production but many employees had stayed away. Severe floods had damaged factories, offices and warehouses, she said.
“Some manufacturers have opted to close their factory doors … and businesses whose operations allow for remote working have done so until the adverse weather risks subside.”
The Nelson Mandela Bay Civil Society Coalition complained that the municipality’s emergency fleet had been left without fuel after a failure to renew a fuel supply contract, “effectively grounding critical response operations at the very moment they are needed most”.
“This is not an isolated administrative lapse. It is a dangerous collapse of governance with real and immediate consequences for vulnerable communities,” said the coalition.
The municipality confirmed that fuel reserves were low but said it would source enough fuel to respond to emergencies caused by the flooding.
“Priority will be given to critical and frontline services, including emergency response and disaster management,” said the municipality in a statement.
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An retired elderly couple visit London..
They get picked up from the airport in a london black cab and head off into the city for some adventure.
The cab driver say \”where you from guvnor?
Husband. \”we\’re from South Africa\”..
The wife is a little hard of hearing asks her husband.
\”What did he say?\”
The husband turns to his wife and says louder \”the cab driver asked us where we were from, I told him South Africa!\”
The cabbie continues \”I was in the merchant navy years back… I got to drop anchor down your way, a few times in Johannesburg\”
The husband replies \”oh wow that\’s where we\’re from originally, now we\’re in Cape Town.\”
The wife asks the husband again \”what did he say?\”.
The husband again relays the unheard conversation \”the cab driver says he spent some time in the navy and went down to joberg\”.
The wife smiles and nods.
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Fun South African Fact: South Africa’s drinking water is rated 3rd best in the world for being “safe and ready to drink”.