Nelson Mandela Bay metro warned about collapsing pylons more than a year ago
Daily Maverick | 28.01.2026 04:42
Fourteen months before the collapse of two transmission towers that have plunged large parts of Nelson Mandela Bay into darkness since last Thursday, the metro’s council received a dire and urgent warning from the then head of the electricity department, cautioning about the deteriorating state of the 132kV overhead line that runs from Greenbushes to Rowallan Park, which was being exacerbated by vandalism.
