RUSTED GRID Nersa audit of Nelson Mandela Bay’s electricity infrastructure foreshadowed disaster 5 min 0 By Kyran Blaauw and Estelle Ellis
ELECTRICITY CRISIS Nelson Mandela Bay councillors walk out of critical electricity meeting amid widespread blackouts 6 min 0 By Kyran Blaauw
LEARNER EMPOWERMENT Bridging the gap — Bay organisation tackles school dropout rate head-on 5 min 0 By Kyran Blaauw
INFRASTRUCTURE FIASCO Ten years of warnings, seven collapsed pylons and zero accountability in Nelson Mandela Bay 7 min 1 By Riaan Marais
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION Civil Society Coalition demands top-level action as service delivery collapses in Nelson Mandela Bay 4 min 0 By Riaan Marais
AGEING INFRASTRUCTURE Seventh pylon collapse sparks blackout across Nelson Mandela Bay as metro needs R35m upgrade 7 min 3 By Andisa Bonani
PYLONS AT RISK NMB metro skips electricity pylon funding despite warning that towers are past design life 6 min 0 By Andisa Bonani
By Denise van Huyssteen Not too late to unlock potential of the ‘Bay of Opportunity’ 7 min 0 10 March 2026
Overcoming Odds Livingstone Hospital staff rally behind Paralympian Jaco ‘Bullet’ Smit after training setback 4 min 0 By Riaan Marais
POWER STRUGGLE Nelson Mandela Bay risks defaulting on Eskom payments, warns business chamber 6 min 0 By Andisa Bonani
DEEP DIVISIONS Nelson Mandela Bay mayor: ‘My own comrades are plotting my demise’ 6 min 4 By Andisa Bonani
GRASSROOTS ACTION Residents roll up sleeves to transform neighbourhoods in Nelson Mandela Bay 4 min 0 By Kyran Blaauw
VACANT POSTS Red tape leaves crucial safety jobs unfilled in Nelson Mandela Bay 4 min 0 By Kyran Blaauw
BIG BLUE PLAN DA vows to win Nelson Mandela Bay majority to ‘end coalition chaos’ 4 min 0 By Andisa Bonani
FAMILY REUNION Killer whales sighted in Algoa Bay — Experts track returning pod 6 min 1 By Kyran Blaauw
ROAD TO RUIN Nelson Mandela Bay potholes: Waiting for Godot (and the municipality) 5 min 0 By Kyran Blaauw
FIT TO BURST Academic success comes at a cost — high-achieving NMB school struggles with overcrowding 8 min 0 By Kyran Blaauw
CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE Bay gang violence: ‘Our parents are burying us’ say residents, as police downplay crisis 7 min 1 By Kyran Blaauw
PERSISTENT VIOLENCE The usual suspects remain crime hotspots in Nelson Mandela Bay — latest stats 4 min 0 By Riaan Marais
