Local Elections 2026

ANC names 42 possible mayoral candidates for only eight metros

7 min

0

By Reitumetse Pilane

MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

NMB emergency and service vehicles immobilised by yet another fuel crisis

3 min

0

By Kyran Blaauw

WRACK AND RUIN

Ball in SAPS’s court over R38m Gqeberha police flats fix

5 min

0

By Riaan Marais

RIGHT IDEA, WRONG DIRECTIONS

Sign of incompetence — Gqeberha’s Sho’t left takes a very wrong turn

4 min

5

By Andisa Bonani and Kyran Blaauw

VEXING VECTOR

Dysfunctional pound adds to growing concerns over foot-and-mouth in Nelson Mandela Bay

7 min

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By Riaan Marais

ANALYSIS

How leaks, billing write‑offs and Excel accounting pushed Nelson Mandela Bay to the brink

5 min

0

By Lindsey Schutters

OBITUARY

Farewell Estelle Ellis, who chased broken lifts, broken hospitals and broken promises

16 min

4

By Herman Lategan

TRANSFORMER SAGA

DA seeks to hold mayor Lobishe personally liable for R25m Coega transformer lease

6 min

2

By Kyran Blaauw

By Chantal Naidoo and Denise van Huyssteen

Nelson Mandela Bay is bent but not broken and can still be rebuilt

5 min

0

6 August 2026

TRIBUTE

Estelle Ellis, the Eastern Cape’s fiercest voice for the voiceless, has died

3 min

6

By Daily Maverick

FINANCIAL RELIEF

Tariff retreat sets up Bay households for electricity credits

7 min

0

By Kyran Blaauw

LEGAL CHALLENGE

Small Bay businesses fight to survive ahead of electricity hike court battle

7 min

0

By Riaan Marais

LIFELINE

Little Maverick’s life saving journey honours SANBS Awards recipients in Nelson Mandela Bay

6 min

0

By Riaan Marais

MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor prepares for fraud trial after refusing plea deal

5 min

0

By Riaan Marais

GROUNDUP

Strike at Chinese carmaker BAIC’s Coega plant will set a precedent, says union

4 min

1

By Greg Dor

BROKEN PROMISES

Lights still out at Nelson Mandela Bay’s flagship beachfront as councillor questions ‘minuscule’ budget

6 min

0

By Kyran Blaauw

EYES IN THE SKY

Drones quietly watch over Nelson Mandela Bay as crime-fighting gets a sharper edge

7 min

0

By Riaan Marais

SECURITY MATTERS

Nelson Mandela Bay’s crime-fighting ‘Loerbroer’ could soon return to spy on criminals

4 min

0

By Kyran Blaauw

By Claire Botha

Gqeberha’s third deadly blow: Deindustrialisation knocking on the door again?

6 min

1

26 July 2026

NELSON MANDELA BAY

From Audi Q5 to Ford Focus — ANC metro chief whip’s sudden downgrade

5 min

2

By Estelle Ellis and Kyran Blaauw

DANGLING A CARROT

Plea deal on the table for Nelson Mandela Bay’s deputy mayor

4 min

0

By Riaan Marais