The Eastern Cape Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) MEC, Zolile Williams, says his department will create surface stormwater drains in Nelson Mandela Bay Metro to avoid flooding during heavy rainfall.
MEC WILLIAMS CONDUCTS OVERSIGHT VISIT TO FLOOD-AFFECTED COMMUNITIES
MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Hon. Zolile Williams, this afternoon conducts an oversight visit to Kuyga in Ward 40 to assess the impact of flooding. https://t.co/TUmWPp7mAq pic.twitter.com/otQIbClXs3
— Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (@NMandelaBaymuni) June 5, 2026
Williams visited the Metro following persistent heavy rainfall that battered the area leading to flooding.
During the past floods, old drainage systems were blamed for severe flooding.
Nearly three thousand residents were evacuated and placed in local centres.
SEVERE WEATHER | All schools in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro and parts of the Sarah Baartman district are closed today as heavy rains are expected, raising the risk of flooding in surrounding areas. pic.twitter.com/DcNLS4nmTX
— SABC News (@SABCNews) June 3, 2026
“We are going to try and develop temporary storm water channels that will be placed on top of the surface of the road as the engineers told us. We are advising that they must bring gravel and also open up storm water channels so that we cane be able to control the water that majorly affect informal settlements around Nelson Mandela Bay.”
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