A payment dispute between Quality Filtration Systems and Ndlambe Municipality has led to the closure of a desalination plant in Port Alfred, and the town’s residents are bearing the brunt of it.
by Estelle Ellis, Daily MaverickSea of troubles after Eastern Cape’s first desalination plant forced to close by Estelle Ellis, Daily Maverick February 7, 2023 A desalination plant in Port Alfred started in court with a tender dispute. Now it has ended in court with a payment dispute. And the residents of Port Alfred are still struggling with water. The Ndlambe Municipality claims under oath in court papers that it has paid R111,000 a day for water trucks since the desalination plant was closed.
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