CALL CENTRE DOWN DUE TO POWER OUTAGE AFFECTING DITCHLING SUBSTATION.

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality would like to inform residents and businesses that the service delivery call centre is down due the power outage affecting Ditchling substation.

Consumers can submit complaints via e-mail at waterleaks@mandelametro.gov.za

The Municipality would like to apologise for the inconvenience caused.

POWER OUTAGE

Large parts of Nelson Mandela Bay affected by power failure.

Areas affected include:

Algoa Park

North End

Malabar

Cotswold

Newton Park

Westering

Framesby

Fernglen

Sunridge Park

Greenshields Park

Linton Grange

Sydenham

Mangold Park

Fernglen

Brymore

Central

Glen Hurd

Walmer Downs

Gelvandale

Kensington

Greenacres

Mill Park

Linkside

Blue Horizon Bay

and surrounds.

Response teams attending to restoration of supply. No timeframe available.

We apologise for the inconvenience

WATER DISRUPTION: WALMER PARK & SURROUNDS

16 January 2021

The Municipality would like to inform residents that a second burst occurred this morning at Victoria Park School area, on Airport 525mm diameter water main. The following areas are affected:

1.The Airport

2. Walmer

3. South End

4. Forest Hill

5. Humewood and parts of Summerstrand, mainly below 2nd Avenue.

Repairs are currently still ongoing. The team has been on site since last night.

In the interim, water tankers remain stationed at the following locations:

1) 6th Avenue Mall, Walmer

2) 1st Avenue Spar, Walmer

3)Caltex garage, Forest Hill

4) Spar Humerail

5) Caltex garage next to Boardwalk.

The inconvenience caused is regretted.

Stage 2 load-shedding

Schedule for Monday, 18 January

08H00-10H30: Groups 12,17 
10H00-12H30: Groups 13,18; 
12H00-14H30: Groups 14,19; 
14H00-16H30: Groups 15,1;
16H00-18H30: Groups 16, 2
18H00-20H30: Groups 17, 3;
20H00-22H30: Group 18, 4;
22H00-23H30: Group 19, 5

Click here to go to the load-shedding page

Re-opening of libraries after the Christmas Closure

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Library Service will re-open on the 11 Jan and continue receiving of library materials. Libraries will receive library materials from 09h00 until 15h30 on Monday to Thursday and 09h00 – 13h30 on Fridays

Walmer Library will receive library materials on alternate days every week, i.e. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Monday and Wednesday both libraries will open for receipt of library materials from 09h00 until 15h30; and 09h00 – 13h30 on Fridays.

North End and Algoa Park Library will receive library materials daily from 8h30 – 12h30

Library materials will be accepted at the entrance of each library for quarantining. Library patrons will not be allowed inside the library. Patrons will be offered a “call and collect” service for library materials they wish to borrow.

All public are advised that masks must be worn at all times and they will be required to have their temperatures taken and complete a contact tracing register.

All libraries will be open for this service with the exception of Allanridge, Chatty, Kwamagxaki, and Motherwell Libraries due to vandalism.

All patrons are encouraged to use the NMBM online platform, Libby, or through the Overdrive website @ http://nmbm.lib.overdrive.com to borrow library materials