BALANCING ACT

Back at the Boardwalk: New GM aims to turn challenges into opportunities in Gqeberha

4 min

0

By Riaan Marais

PARADISE LOST

Nelson Mandela Bay’s flagship beachfront left to rot through neglect, vandalism and poor security

7 min

5

By Kyran Blaauw

J-BAY GRAPPLING COUP

Defending champs looking to cement Eastern Cape as the home of beach wrestling

4 min

0

By Riaan Marais

EDUCATION

Reading lifeline for Eastern Cape schools, but SA’s literacy crisis runs deep

6 min

1

By Andisa Bonani

PROPERTY STANDOFF

Grogro land price talks continue amid ongoing electricity dispute in Nelson Mandela Bay

5 min

0

By Riaan Marais

WATER WOES

Drought or dysfunction: What's really driving Nelson Mandela Bay’s water crisis?

5 min

0

By Kyran Blaauw

RUSTED GRID

Nersa audit of Nelson Mandela Bay’s electricity infrastructure foreshadowed disaster

5 min

0

By Kyran Blaauw and Estelle Ellis

Lift Off

Cliff clean-ups to crime-fighting: drones are changing the game

4 min

0

By Riaan Marais

Fun Farse

Gqeberha theatre brings the house down with See How They Run!

3 min

0

By Devon Koen

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