Readers of MyPE will know that I have a bit of an obsession about the dam levels and faithfully check them at least three times a day (for the last 6 years or so).
Imagine my surprise (horror) when I was presented yesterday with the figures below for the Impofu Dam:

Of course being the somewhat fair media person that I am I immediately asked for clarity on the percentages reported via the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality WhatsApp media group.
Luckily I have learned to NOT hold my breath when asking for clarity from our so-called communications department as they NEVER answer any of my questions.
So I decided to wait until today before updating the MyPE Dam Levels.
What did I see? The Impofu Dam Levels are still being reported as 0.1720231229 %
Gee whizz people – we change Mayors faster in Nelson Mandela Bay!
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Shouldn’t it be 35.3% ?
Shouldn’t it be 35.3% ?