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Nelson Mandela Bay metro warned about collapsing pylons more than a year ago

POWER OUTRAGE

Nelson Mandela Bay metro warned about collapsing pylons more than a year ago

By Andisa Bonani and Estelle Ellis

Nelson Mandela Bay to spend R10m restoring power after transmission towers collapse

AGEING INFRASTRUCTURE

Nelson Mandela Bay to spend R10m restoring power after transmission towers collapse

By Andisa Bonani and Kyran Blaauw

Could Nersa remove Nelson Mandela Bay’s electricity distribution licence?

COMPLIANCE UNDER SCRUTINY

Could Nersa remove Nelson Mandela Bay’s electricity distribution licence?

By Estelle Ellis

Community saves boy on ventilator during Nelson Mandela Bay blackout

COMMUNAL SPIRIT

Community saves boy on ventilator during Nelson Mandela Bay blackout

By Kyran Blaauw

Lawyers from across SA rally to defend Kariega SPCA as eviction looms

ANIMAL WELFARE

Lawyers from across SA rally to defend Kariega SPCA as eviction looms

By Estelle Ellis and Kyran Blaauw

Hawks and Public Protector asked to probe NMB mayor’s bank account

SCATHING ALLEGATIONS

Hawks and Public Protector asked to probe NMB mayor’s bank account

By Andisa Bonani

Police not ready to combat ‘growing gangs’ — Cachalia

COPS UP AGAINST IT

Police not ready to combat ‘growing gangs’ — Cachalia

By Riaan Marais

Metro slides backwards — audit finds seven serious failings in Nelson Mandela Bay

UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE

Metro slides backwards — audit finds seven serious failings in Nelson Mandela Bay

By Andisa Bonani

Nelson Mandela Bay metro police arrest taxi driver transporting 40 passengers — most of them schoolchildren

ROAD SAFETY

Nelson Mandela Bay metro police arrest taxi driver transporting 40 passengers — most of them schoolchildren

By Estelle Ellis and Kyran Blaauw

Social media plea sparks nationwide support for fire-hit farmers

RECOVERY EFFORT

Social media plea sparks nationwide support for fire-hit farmers

By Riaan Marais

Acting police minister to visit Nelson Mandela Bay while key units struggle with resources

SECURITY DYSFUNCTION

Acting police minister to visit Nelson Mandela Bay while key units struggle with resources

By Riaan Marais

Nelson Mandela Bay council to hear motion for immediate suspension of officials implicated in unlawful streetlight contracts

Uncooperative Governance

Nelson Mandela Bay council to hear motion for immediate suspension of officials implicated in unlawful streetlight contracts

By Estelle Ellis

Cable theft leaves Nelson Mandela Bay awash in raw sewage

Big Stink

Cable theft leaves Nelson Mandela Bay awash in raw sewage

By Riaan Marais and Andisa Bonani

Save water, metro says — while Nelson Mandela Bay’s leaks run for months

WASTED RESOURCE

Save water, metro says — while Nelson Mandela Bay’s leaks run for months

By Andisa Bonani

NMB mayor promised working streetlights from October, but officials silent on progress

Illuminate Us

NMB mayor promised working streetlights from October, but officials silent on progress

By Estelle Ellis

Denise van Huyssteen

By Denise van Huyssteen

Rethinking Nelson Mandela Bay — Building a resilient economy for tomorrow

18 January 2026

Remember when the Bay municipality said it had a fully functional pound? We decided to check

MOOVING TARGET

Remember when the Bay municipality said it had a fully functional pound? We decided to check

By Estelle Ellis

Nelson Mandela Bay flushes drain contract, leaving questions about sewage response times

THE BIG STINK

Nelson Mandela Bay flushes drain contract, leaving questions about sewage response times

By Andisa Bonani

Collegiate girl wins big nationally

BRIGHT FUTURE

Collegiate girl wins big nationally

By Andisa Bonani and Kyran Blaauw

Judge Nambitha Dambuza

By Judge Nambitha Dambuza

Student deaths in 2025 were the result of systemic failure, not a series of tragedies

13 January 2026

Concourt dismisses NMB municipality claim that parents should be blamed for toddler drowning in broken drain

Uncooperative Governance

Concourt dismisses NMB municipality claim that parents should be blamed for toddler drowning in broken drain

By Estelle Ellis