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Nelson Mandela Bay voter registration hit by voting station confusion

ELECTION PUZZLES

Nelson Mandela Bay voter registration hit by voting station confusion

By Riaan Marais and Estelle Ellis

Claire Botha

By Claire Botha

They keep calling the plumber but the pipes are still burst

23 June 2026

Every vote counts: A call to action for Nelson Mandela Bay residents

SPONSORED CONTENT

Every vote counts: A call to action for Nelson Mandela Bay residents

By Safpro

Nelson Mandela Bay perlemoen anti-poaching stalwart lays down the mantle

Nature’s guardian

Nelson Mandela Bay perlemoen anti-poaching stalwart lays down the mantle

By Riaan Marais

Nelson Mandela Bay’s water crisis compounded by dysfunctional metro’s service and communication breakdowns

WATER CRISIS

Nelson Mandela Bay’s water crisis compounded by dysfunctional metro’s service and communication breakdowns

By Andisa Bonani and Kyran Blaauw

Can a half Ironman keep Nelson Mandela Bay in the race?

TRIATHLONS

Can a half Ironman keep Nelson Mandela Bay in the race?

By Andisa Bonani and Riaan Marais

Tackle this: Springboks take on their tiniest opponents yet

GIANT INSPIRATION

Tackle this: Springboks take on their tiniest opponents yet

By Riaan Marais

‘What we fought for in 1976 is at risk of vanishing’ – Khusta Jack

16 JUNE 50 YEARS LATER

‘What we fought for in 1976 is at risk of vanishing’ – Khusta Jack

By Estelle Ellis

Watch – Nelson Mandela Bay’s dodgy job ads: Parliament calls for criminal probe

VIDEO

Watch – Nelson Mandela Bay’s dodgy job ads: Parliament calls for criminal probe

By Estelle Ellis

‘Premature and irresponsible’ — No date set to fix collapsing Nelson Mandela Bay roads

THE HOLE STORY

‘Premature and irresponsible’ — No date set to fix collapsing Nelson Mandela Bay roads

By Estelle Ellis

Councillor dismisses NMB deputy mayor’s perjury claims as political distraction amid legal troubles

POLITICAL TANTRUM

Councillor dismisses NMB deputy mayor’s perjury claims as political distraction amid legal troubles

By Kyran Blaauw

Calls for calm in Nelson Mandela Bay as communities reel from three mass shootings

BLOOD AND SORROW

Calls for calm in Nelson Mandela Bay as communities reel from three mass shootings

By Riaan Marais

Claire Botha

By Claire Botha

Nelson Mandela Bay: A rubbish budget for one of the ‘dirtiest cities in the world’

9 June 2026

Fiery exchanges, weekend negotiations and depressing stats as metro scrambles to approve Bay budget

FINANCIAL BLUES

Fiery exchanges, weekend negotiations and depressing stats as metro scrambles to approve Bay budget

By Estelle Ellis

Why is Nelson Mandela Bay’s legal chief still at work? MPs demand answers

UNDER FIRE

Why is Nelson Mandela Bay’s legal chief still at work? MPs demand answers

By Riaan Marais and Estelle Ellis

Parliamentary criticism finally moves Nelson Mandela Bay on beachfront safety

KING’S BEACH ACTION

Parliamentary criticism finally moves Nelson Mandela Bay on beachfront safety

By Kyran Blaauw

Rats, rot and rubbish: The decaying state of Gqeberha police flats

RANK AND FOUL

Rats, rot and rubbish: The decaying state of Gqeberha police flats

By Riaan Marais

Red tape stalls Nelson Mandela Bay’s R30bn irregular spending inquiry

DELAYED ACCOUNTABILITY

Red tape stalls Nelson Mandela Bay’s R30bn irregular spending inquiry

By Andisa Bonani

Nelson Mandela Bay residents face steep rate increases amid service delivery failures

MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

Nelson Mandela Bay residents face steep rate increases amid service delivery failures

By Estelle Ellis, Kyran Blaauw and Andisa Bonani

Gary van Niekerk pushing for court date to ‘clear his name’ before November elections

NELSON MANDELA BAY

Gary van Niekerk pushing for court date to ‘clear his name’ before November elections

By Riaan Marais

Alleged ‘mastermind’ behind Nelson Mandela Bay prosecutor’s murder joins co-accused in the dock

AGE OF THE ASSASSIN

Alleged ‘mastermind’ behind Nelson Mandela Bay prosecutor’s murder joins co-accused in the dock

By Riaan Marais