Coffee Bay Feeder Villages Crossing
📍 Coffee Bay hinterland, KSD, Eastern Cape
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High priorityEvery Bridging Africa site is assessed on the same four measures, by the same team, so this number can be compared directly against any other project on this site.
How dangerous the crossing is today: flood frequency, water speed and recorded incidents.
How many people depend on this crossing, and how often they have to make it.
What sits on the other side: schools, clinics, work, and whether any alternative route exists.
People served per Rand of build cost. It sets the order we build in, never whether we build.
A lower score is not a rejection. Every project listed is one we intend to build; the score sets the order, not the outcome.
Additional engineering measures required, such as raised approaches, scour protection or debris management.
Each measure is scored 1 to 5 from field assessment, CSIR flood data and community records, then weighted and converted to a mark out of 100.
Who is affected
Roughly 1,800 residents in feeder villages inland of Coffee Bay, with 400 children crossing seasonal streams to reach school.
What has happened at this site
The regional learner-drowning record applies directly to these crossings, with repeated fatalities documented across the Mthatha region between 2023 and 2025.
Public benefit when complete
Safe school routes for 400 children and reliable connection to the coastal access road for 1,800 residents.
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