Nelson Mandela Bay: A rubbish budget for one of the ‘dirtiest cities in the world’

Daily Maverick | 10.06.2026 00:20
Rubbish piles have ceased to be mere eyesores in the Nelson Mandela Bay; they are now treated as landmarks. Ask anyone in Bloemendal, a suburb in the Northern Areas of Gqeberha, to point you to the local plumber, the one who has been fixing geysers and burst pipes for 20 years, and nobody will give you a street name or house number.