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Published: 27 Mar 2023 CURRENTOne Municipality-One Contact numberAs from Monday 27 March 2023, the contact number 0800 20 50 50 and other Call Centre numbers have been merged. Customer's can now use the Toll Free number 0800 20 50 50 to get access to Municipal related Services and Queries.The following options are available when dialing 0800 20 50 50:For Municipal Account Queries press 1 (08:00- 16:30)For Water, Sanitation and other service delivery matters press 2 (24/7)For … [Read more...] about Work underway to restore power in KwaNobuhle area – NMBM

The unblocking of Stofile Street main sewage pipeline currently underway by teams from the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is set to rescue the sanitation infrastructure of Algoa Park, Kwazakhele, Newbrighton and the surrounding areas that was on the verge of collapse. The Stofile Street mainline in KwaZakhele is a one meter diameter and 900 m long pipeline covering more than five wards. Due to vandalism and throwing of foreign objects into the system, the pipeline completely blocked … [Read more...] about You Will Not Believe What Constitutes Sewage These Days!

Following the vandalism of electricity infrastructure and cable theft affecting Mabandla substation, Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality teams are working around the clock to replace the stolen cables in preparation to restore power on Tuesday morning. NMBM Electricity and Energy Mayoral Committee member, Cllr Lance Grootboom said officials are hard at work repairing numerous challenges to electricity supply across the Metro. The power outage cases include the vandalism reports that affected … [Read more...] about Work underway to restore power in KwaNobuhle area

Published: 27 Mar 2023 CURRENTOne Municipality-One Contact numberAs from Monday 27 March 2023, the contact number 0800 20 50 50 and other Call Centre numbers have been merged. Customer's can now use the Toll Free number 0800 20 50 50 to get access to Municipal related Services and Queries.The following options are available when dialing 0800 20 50 50:For Municipal Account Queries press 1 (08:00- 16:30)For Water, Sanitation and other service delivery matters press 2 (24/7)For … [Read more...] about NMBM’s revived streetlights repairing project to tackle backlog – NMBM

With a backlog of close to 10 000 faulty streetlights across the Metro, NMBM has intensified its streetlights maintenance project with additional teams repairing faulty and vandalized streetlights. The intensified repair work started last week, with the three appointed contractors adding more teams to tackle the backlog. NMBM Electricity and Energy Mayoral Committee Member, Cllr Lance Grootboom who conducted an oversight visit this week said the project was aimed at accelerating service … [Read more...] about Tackling a Mountain of 10 000 Faulty Streetlights

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality would like to warn residents of possible heavy rains that might cause flooding in low lying areas and informal settlements across the Metro. As advised by the South African Weather Service, the rain is expected to fall on Wednesday evening, 17 May 2023 and over to Thursday,18 May 2023. The Metro will from this evening at 22h00 re-establish a Joint Operations Centre to closely monitor the situation overnight and for the duration of the rains. Nelson … [Read more...] about More Heavy Rain Expected

In a collaborated effort between the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality and Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) business owners, traffic lights at 18 intersections in the city will continue to operate during load shedding, mitigating the impact on the city’s economy. The detrimental impact of load shedding on the country and our city has brought many businesses to a grinding halt with one in five businesses reporting that they have cut jobs and over 90% halting investment and expansion plans. In a bid … [Read more...] about UPS Systems Installed At 18 NMB Intersections

The Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon, a world athletics elite label road race for the third year in a row and an Athletics South Africa (ASA) event, established itself as a sought-after stomping ground for national and international athletes to show their mettle. Enoch Skosana, Chairperson of ASA Road Running, said at the launch this morning that the 21.1 km race that will be held at Pollock Beach on the 3rd of June, is a world class event where not only the South African title will be … [Read more...] about Upcoming Bay Half Marathon sought-after by elite athletes – NMBM

Published: 27 Mar 2023 CURRENTOne Municipality-One Contact numberAs from Monday 27 March 2023, the contact number 0800 20 50 50 and other Call Centre numbers have been merged. Customer's can now use the Toll Free number 0800 20 50 50 to get access to Municipal related Services and Queries.The following options are available when dialing 0800 20 50 50:For Municipal Account Queries press 1 (08:00- 16:30)For Water, Sanitation and other service delivery matters press 2 (24/7)For … [Read more...] about Mop-up underway following heavy rains – NMBM

Mop-up work and assessments have commenced in Nelson Mandela Bay on Monday, 15 May 2023 following the heavy rainfalls over the weekend. The Metro working closely with other government stakeholders such as the Department of Social Development and its agency; SASSA, local businesses and religious leaders, have started with major clean ups across the Metro in an effort to alleviate the impact of the heavy rains and subsequent flooding that occurred over the weekend. With more than 1000 … [Read more...] about Mop-up underway following heavy rains

More than 1000 Nelson Mandela Bay residents were evacuated on Sunday, 14 May 2023, and are being accommodated in places of safety following heavy rainfalls that affected the Metro. This comes after the Metro working closely with key stakeholders acted swiftly and activated the Joint Operating Centre to respond to the numerous reports as a result of flooding over the weekend. The affected residents are from Jachvlate, Motherwell, New Brighton, KwaZakhele, Edongweni, Airport Valley and Red … [Read more...] about Flood victims moved to places of safety