The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality will officially launch the Zwide Cemetery upgrading project tomorrow, following the completion of the fencing recently.
The R2 million fencing project, which entailed the installation of approximately 1500m concrete palisade fence, forms part of the municipality’s programme to upgrade cemeteries throughout Nelson Mandela Bay.
The Zwide Cemetery in which liberation struggle stalwarts like Govan Mbeki, Raymond Mhlaba and his wife, Dideka, as well as the Pebco three and Cosas two were buried was the first in the programme which is also aimed at creating jobs through Expanded Public Works methods.
The upgrading project has been divided into three phases with the first being the upgrading of the graves of Mhlaba and Mbeki, paving of the entrance road, and fencing around the entire perimeter of the cemetery. The second phase entails the construction of the remaining roads inside the cemetery, levelling and filling of graves and planting of trees and irrigation. And the last phase will be the ongoing maintenance of the infrastructure.
