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No Plan B in race to lifesaving world champs readiness

RACE AGAINST TIME

No Plan B in race to lifesaving world champs readiness

By Riaan Marais

Foot-and-mouth disease spreads in Nelson Mandela Bay, raising fears for local dairy industry

Nelson Mandela Bay

Foot-and-mouth disease spreads in Nelson Mandela Bay, raising fears for local dairy industry

By Riaan Marais

ANC and DA in dead heat across key metros as MK dominates eThekwini

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026

ANC and DA in dead heat across key metros as MK dominates eThekwini

By Ferial Haffajee

Criminal charges ‘don’t automatically force municipal managers to step aside’

AGE OF ACCOUNTABLITY

Criminal charges ‘don’t automatically force municipal managers to step aside’

By Kyran Blaauw

Murder for Money trial — testimony recounts loss, lies and a witness killing

INSURANCE POLICY OUTRAGE

Murder for Money trial — testimony recounts loss, lies and a witness killing

By Riaan Marais

Sardine deaths threaten Algoa Bay’s endangered African Penguins

FEARS OF CATASTROPHE

Sardine deaths threaten Algoa Bay’s endangered African Penguins

By Riaan Marais

‘It was hopeless’ – Gqeberha family waits 12 hours as emergency calls go unanswered

RED ALERT

‘It was hopeless’ – Gqeberha family waits 12 hours as emergency calls go unanswered

By Kyran Blaauw

Flying Squad’s wings clipped - no wheels for Nelson Mandela Bay rapid response cops

‘DYING SQUAD’

Flying Squad’s wings clipped - no wheels for Nelson Mandela Bay rapid response cops

By Riaan Marais

Overcharged for electricity? Here’s how Nelson Mandela Bay plans to pay you back

POWER PAYBACK

Overcharged for electricity? Here’s how Nelson Mandela Bay plans to pay you back

By Kyran Blaauw and Andisa Bonani

Rust and ruin put Gqeberha’s air force history at risk

CRACKS IN THE FAÇADE

Rust and ruin put Gqeberha’s air force history at risk

By Riaan Marais

ANC names 42 possible mayoral candidates for only eight metros

Local Elections 2026

ANC names 42 possible mayoral candidates for only eight metros

By Reitumetse Pilane

Nelson Mandela Bay’s municipal fleet is going nowhere fast

TYRED OUT

Nelson Mandela Bay’s municipal fleet is going nowhere fast

By Kyran Blaauw

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

WRACK AND RUIN

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

By Riaan Marais

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

RIGHT IDEA, WRONG DIRECTIONS

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

By Andisa Bonani and Kyran Blaauw

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

VEXING VECTOR

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

By Riaan Marais

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

ANALYSIS

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

By Lindsey Schutters

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

OBITUARY

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

By Herman Lategan

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

TRANSFORMER SAGA

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

By Kyran Blaauw

Chantal Naidoo and Denise van Huyssteen

By Chantal Naidoo and Denise van Huyssteen

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

6 August 2026

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

TRIBUTE

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

By Daily Maverick

Tariff retreat sets up Bay households for electricity credits

FINANCIAL RELIEF

Tariff retreat sets up Bay households for electricity credits

By Kyran Blaauw