Homeless people have set up their shacks on an open field in North End, PE, where the old Park School used to be. (WERNER HILLS)
From derelict buildings and illegal dumping mushrooming all over to potholes not being fixed and livestock roaming freely, the state of Nelson Mandela Bay is fast deteriorating.
The bay, the Eastern Cape’s economic hub, is now challenging Buffalo City Metro for the right to be known by the unwanted tag of “slummies”.
The state of the city has been on the decline in recent years, with service delivery taking a back seat while councillors fought over who should wear the mayoral chain.
Now the city wants to make funds available to take on the most pressing concerns.
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A leak from a communal tap in Rosedale Drive has caused a pothole in the road. (WERNER HILLS)
One of the homeless people who have moved onto an open field in North End. (WERNER HILLS)
A large pothole in Govan Mbeki Avenue. (WERNER HILLS)
A wall with illegal posters near the North End magistrate’s court. (WERNER HILLS)
Bricked-up buildings dot the Strand Street area in Central. (WERNER HILLS)
A half-demolished building in North End has turned into a dump. (WERNER HILLS)
The Uitenhage Rugby Club building has been carried away brick by brick by vandals (WERNER HILLS)
The Uitenhage Rugby Club has been forced to close due to the vandalism that started during lockdown (WERNER HILLS)
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