Staff and residents step in to help ailing library service

Many facilities in dire state due to poor maintenance by municipality and vandalism

Faced with dwindling resources, Nelson Mandela Bay librarians have begun raising funds to support the basic upkeep of libraries.

With lawns left untrimmed for months, no budget allocated for cracked windows and leaking roofs, some facilities have been plunged into darkness for years due to vandalism...

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