NELSON MANDELA BAY - Once they were popular, state-of-the-art facilities, and now, not even a shadow of their former glory.
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That's how the Democratic Alliance in Nelson Mandela Bay describes the state of the swimming pools in the metro.
Vandalism and neglect has completely destroyed the recreational facilities and left communities suffering.
eNCA's Nceba Ntlanganiso visited a number of the metro's swimming pools and filed this report.