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Bulk outfall sewer won’t be fixed before 2027

A report brought before BCMM council on September 13 found that implementing a permanent solution for addressing sewage spills from Nahoon bulk outfall sewer along Nahoon River will only happen in March 2027. The report, presented by BCMM…

LONG QUEUE: Residents from Gonubie and other areas wait to be attended to. Pictures: TAMMY FRAY

BCMM open day scraps debt for some water bills

The fourth installment of the municipality’s Thetha Nathi roadshows was held on May 20 at the Gonubie BCMM offices at which MMC for Finance Afrika Maxongo confirmed that in the new financial year, there may be revisions made to the 80/20…

Stage 2 Loadshedding – 10 July 2020 – Buffalo City Metro (BCMM)

Stage 2 loadshedding returned countrywide from 12 midday today, July 10, 2020 and is set to continue until 10pm tonight. This stage is initiated if the reduction in the demand for supply remains insufficient to safeguard the National Grid…

MESSY SITUATION: The corners of Alexander and Maitland roads in King William’s Town  remain a  festering mess,  with rubbish and  sewage spilling over into streets Picture: AMANDA NANO

What a sorry mess

King William’s Town residents find their town in a state of squalor as the Samwu strike edges forward with no end in sight. Uncollected refuse and overflowing sewerage can be seen on most street corners in the town, leaving a nauseating…

ROCKY ROAD: A pothole at Tapson Street covered by sand Picture: AMANDA NANO

Poor state of roads angers residents

SOME roads in the East London suburbs of Cambridge and Southernwood are in dire need of refurbishment. Reporters from the GO! & Express drove to see for themselves after receiving complaints from the community about the state of the…

Sinovuyo Nomandla, right, Yanga Mangisa, left, and Khuselwa Kilani with Xu Shufang of Homestay                                                                             Picture: MBALI TANANA

Selected WSU trio embark on cultural expedition to China

Three Walter Sisulu University tourism students have been selected for an opportunity of a lifetime trip and will be among 150 from around the world invited by the Chinese delegation to be part of the Jinhua Homestay Project next month.…

BCM Mayor gives out full bursary to students

Buffalo City Mayor Xola Pakati handed over bursaries to 27 first-year students last week Friday. Nomangesi Yazi from Mncotsho Berlin represented her 19-year-old grandchild, Anesipho Yazi, who was one of the students who received a bursary…

SURF’S LOOKING UP: Five time South African Men’s Champion Greg Emslie welcomes the best surfers in the country to his home surf of Nahoon Reef this week. This is where the 2017 Mercedes-Benz South African Surfing Championships takes place until Sunday Picture: SUPPLIED

Surfers’ invasion

200 surfers in Nahoon Reef battle for SA Surfing Champs honours NAHOON Reef is currently a hive of activity after the arrival of over 200 surfers who are participating in the 2017 Mercedes-Benz South African Surfing Championships hosted…

Ratepayers urged to report billing concerns

Disgruntled Buffalo City Metro ratepayers involved in disputes over the municipality’s faulty billing and meter reading systems have been urged to report their cases as the metro rolls out a new revenue campaign. The campaign was…

Residents bemoan overgrown lawn

SUNNYRIDGE residents have expressed their fears – and concern – about overgrown grass on municipal land near Kuswag Primary School. It is another case of Buffalo City Metro (BCM) residents battling it out, as service delivery issues…

BREAKING: BCM leaves Child Welfare powerless.

The Buffalo City Metro Municipality (BCMM) have turned off East London Child Welfare’s electricity. Due to East London Child Welfare’s financial struggles over the past few months, their municipal accounts are in arrears. “BCM was…

BCMM fixes up road

Linaria Drive upgrade receives thumbs-up AFTER the GO! & Express’s article on February 2 (“Road Rage in City”), the Buffalo City Metro Municipality (BCMM) took to rehabilitating Linaria Drive in Vincent, which is now sporting a new…