MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION Human Settlements holds back R440m in grants for NMB because of underspending 5 min 1 By Estelle Ellis
PROTEST ACTION Petrol bombs, rubber bullets, more promises as Nelson Mandela Bay mayor meets Grogro community 6 min 0 By Riaan Marais
COURT BATTLE Nelson Mandela Bay mayor says hair sales, not illicit funds, triggered Capitec compliance check 4 min 0 By Andisa Bonani
CALLED TO ACCOUNT ANC Integrity Commission to quiz NMB mayor over ‘unauthorised lease’ of R25m transformer 5 min 2 By Andisa Bonani
Ongama Mtimka The Coega Steel dilemma: When governance rules collide with jobs 3 min 0 3 February 2026
EXPLAIN YOURSELF ANC demands answers from their own mayor over Nelson Mandela Bay's R25m transformer scandal 4 min 0 By Andisa Bonani
INFRASTRUCTURE WOES Civil groups slam Nelson Mandela Bay municipality over repeated power outages 4 min 0 By Andisa Bonani
FINANCIAL RELIEF Nelson Mandela Bay municipality rejects call for rebate following five-day blackout 4 min 0 By Kyran Blaauw
COMPLIANCE UNDER SCRUTINY Could Nersa remove Nelson Mandela Bay’s electricity distribution licence? 3 min 1 By Estelle Ellis
UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE Metro slides backwards — audit finds seven serious failings in Nelson Mandela Bay 7 min 0 By Andisa Bonani
URBAN DECAY Left to rot — NMB metro scrambles to demolish long-abandoned Beachview Resort 7 min 0 By Kyran Blaauw
SCORECARD Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Babalwa Lobishe’s year of missed deliverables 8 min 0 By Andisa Bonani
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION Fourth time’s the charm? Cogta intervenes again in a broken Nelson Mandela Bay 5 min 0 By Andisa Bonani
UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE Waterlogged paperwork exposes Nelson Mandela Bay’s outdated financial record-keeping 4 min 0 By Andisa Bonani
UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE Treasury threat to withhold NMB funding puts salaries and services on the line 6 min 0 By Andisa Bonani
UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE NMB mayor should have a performance agreement, says top local businessman 4 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
COUNCIL CHAOS NMB council to decide on ‘mitigation request’ after R61m water reclamation project hits snag 6 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE DA accuses ANC speaker of protecting Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor Gary van Niekerk 4 min 3 By Estelle Ellis
NELSON MANDELA BAY Deputy mayor lashes out over motion to decide whether he is still fit for position 4 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION Nelson Mandela Bay faces surge in crime as safety budget goes unspent 6 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE What keeps you awake at night? What Nelson Mandela Bay’s executive mayor said 3 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
