Why does a damn flood get all the attention? For well over a year now Port Elizabeth residents have been patiently saving water and waiting for the national government that we swept into power to save us from dying of thirst. And then? Along come a couple of floods in the Northern part of our country and the money begins to flow to people affected. Just where is the logic? A drought places a stranglehold grip on everyone in the affected area and strangles the economy whilst killing off … [Read more...] about Time To Do Something About the Drought
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Business DEEPLY Disappointed
The Nelson Mandela Bay business community is deeply disappointed at the announcement on Tuesday (February 9) by infrastructure and engineering committee executive director Ali Said that there had been an "indication" that National Treasury would provide only R450-million of a requested R1.6-billion. "This sum represents only 28% of the amount deemed essential to secure adequate water for the metro and its growing population and expanding industrial base," Port Elizabeth Regional Chamber of … [Read more...] about Business DEEPLY Disappointed
