South Africa: DA Stumbles Through Water Crisis in Nelson Mandela Bay With Conflicting Messages

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Claims of the 'likely' sabotage of a major reservoir in Nelson Mandela Bay were denied on Monday by DA Mayor Nqaba Bhanga as officials and councillors battled to get their story straight over an extensive water outage in the metro that has continued since late last week and could go on until Wednesday.

Large parts of Nelson Mandela Bay have been left without water for the past five days after what was first described as a major pipe burst, then a second pipe burst coupled with delays due to a security threat, a third pipe burst in a river bed and claims of possible sabotage thrown into a chaotic mix of political puffery, bad communication and confusion.

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