TimesLIVE Podcasts HeraldLIVE

Water woes: How do we prevent a dry Christmas?

Loading player...
Half of Nelson Mandela Bay could be without water by Christmas unless all residents and businesses reduce consumption.

What exactly is the problem?

And what role can each of us play to ensure we do not have a dry Christmas?

In Behind The Herald Headlines with Daron Mann this week, we tackle this important topic.
17 Nov 2021 English South Africa News · Society & Culture

Other recent episodes

The factors behind Eastern Cape’s horrific road deaths

Human behaviour is behind many of the road accidents on Eastern Cape roads so far this festive season.

That is the opinion of Eastern Cape transport department spokesperson Unathi Binqose, speaking after a bloody weekend on the province’s roads in which more than 18 people died and 20 were injured. In an…
18 Dec 10 min

Malgas prepared to work with defeated rugby rival

Newly elected EP Rugby president George Malgas says he will humble himself and knock on the door of his opponent for the position, Willem Oliphant — for the betterment of rugby. A relieved Malgas was crowned president after he pipped bitter rival Oliphant by the narrowest of margins — 119…
4 Dec 16 min

What’s being done to address spaza shop issue

The race is on for spaza shop owners in SA to register their businesses after a call by President Cyril Ramaphosa. With 23 children having died and more than 800 fallen ill from suspected food poisoning across SA in the past three months, allegedly after ingesting food from spaza shops,…
27 Nov 9 min

Jack discusses metro’s job shortlisting processes

The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality will head back to the drawing board to rework its shortlisting process for jobs in the metro, after years of sharp criticism that it was sidelining some racial groups.  This could result in applicants, who were previously excluded from job opportunities because they did not…
20 Nov 11 min
All episodes