LOOK | Rats, rubble and rot grip police accommodation in Nelson Mandela Bay A dead rat lies in a corridor at the police accommodation block Image: BRANDON NEL It’s a case of no clean sweep yet at the building where Nelson Mandela Bay police members live, as rats, heaps of rubbish, broken taps, maggots, collapsing ceilings and damaged doors continue to plague the seven-storey accommodation block. And police bosses are at their wits’ end, now considering moving members out of the building. The pro
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A dead rat lies in a corridor at the police accommodation block
It’s a case of no clean sweep yet at the building where Nelson Mandela Bay police members live, as rats, heaps of rubbish, broken taps, maggots, collapsing ceilings and damaged doors continue to plague the seven-storey accommodation block.
And police bosses are at their wits’ end, now considering moving members out of the building.
About three months ago, IOL reported a serious rodent infestation at the Mount Road police complex, with rats damaging equipment, chewing electrical wiring, and even getting into and under staff vehicles, sometimes without being noticed until later.
The accommodation block sits on the same property as the Mount Road police station.
The station and the single quarters form one shared fenced government complex, with the accommodation building directly next to the station itself on the same site.
The property falls under the public works and infrastructure department, the government department responsible for managing and maintaining state-owned buildings such as police stations and official accommodation.
It previously said it had inspected the site and identified serious sanitation issues.
It also issued a prohibition notice in April last year, instructing that the area be properly cleaned before pest control operations could be implemented.
When IOL visited the accommodation block on Wednesday, nothing seemed to have changed.
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