HOLD THE FRONT PAGE Nelson Mandela Bay Deputy Mayor Gary van Niekerk gives readers (his version of) The Truth 5 min 1 By Riaan Marais
NELSON MANDELA BAY Deputy mayor lashes out over motion to decide whether he is still fit for position 4 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION Nelson Mandela Bay faces surge in crime as safety budget goes unspent 6 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
BLAME GAME NMB deputy mayor Gary van Niekerk comes out swinging after court appearance 4 min 0 By Riaan Marais
‘SON OF THE SOIL’ DA boldly launches campaign for ex-mayor Retief Odendaal to retake Nelson Mandela Bay 5 min 4 By Riaan Marais
0800-OOPSIE DA publishes mayor’s email address for complaints after metro’s phones don’t work for a month 4 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE ‘Service delivery mess’ — Nelson Mandela Bay fails to spend R152m of maintenance budget 3 min 2 By Estelle Ellis
COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN No cellphones, no call centre for a month — Nelson Mandela Bay metro’s contract drama 3 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
CRIME WAVE Nelson Mandela Bay DA sends an SOS to police minister over metro crime onslaught 3 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
POWER THREAT Security heightened at Nelson Mandela Bay electricity substation after attempted sabotage 4 min 1 By Riaan Marais and Estelle Ellis
BUDGET WATCH Nersa approves lower electricity tariff increase, forcing Nelson Mandela Bay to rethink plans 4 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
ELECTRICITY FAILURE ‘Misty conditions’ and a ‘burning tyre’ take out power in Nelson Mandela Bay 4 min 5 By Estelle Ellis
UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE Nelson Mandela Bay has lost R430m in National Treasury grants due to underspending 4 min 7 By Estelle Ellis
UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE Nelson Mandela Bay Metro asks Eastern Cape government to send an acting city manager 6 min 2 By Estelle Ellis
ROAD TO HELL The horrific state of Nelson Mandela Bay’s R75 route — vandalised, dark and dangerous 5 min 2 By Estelle Ellis
UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE Two floods later, Nelson Mandela Bay metro still clings to drought’s punitive water tariffs 7 min 6 By Estelle Ellis
HERE WE GO AGAIN DA-led coalition government loses control of Nelson Mandela Bay Council in chaotic meeting 3 min 16 By Estelle Ellis
GROUNDUP Nelson Mandela Bay mayor suspects ‘strategic’ cable theft as ‘act of sabotage’ after weekend without power 2 min 1 By Thamsanqa Mbovane for GroundUp
POWER CRISIS Nelson Mandela Bay mayor offers R20,000 reward after cable ‘sabotage’ causes extensive electricity outages 2 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
SABOTAGE IN THE CITY Nelson Mandela Bay hit by blackouts and lockouts as massive corruption probe starts 4 min 9 By Estelle Ellis
FORENSIC INVESTIGATION Seven officials suspended for alleged supply chain corruption after explosion at Nelson Mandela Bay substation 2 min 6 By Estelle Ellis
