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Thirteen mayoral candidates, plenty of blame and a crowd of fed-up residents

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026

Thirteen mayoral candidates, plenty of blame and a crowd of fed-up residents

By Andisa Bonani

Award-winning artist Annette Kamfer paints her way back after Parkinson’s diagnosis

HEART FOR ART

Award-winning artist Annette Kamfer paints her way back after Parkinson’s diagnosis

By Riaan Marais

Come clean about broken traffic lights and streetlights, AA urges municipalities

ROAD SAFETY

Come clean about broken traffic lights and streetlights, AA urges municipalities

By Kyran Blaauw

Police rescue 15 wild tortoises from Gqeberha property, four others found dead

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

Police rescue 15 wild tortoises from Gqeberha property, four others found dead

By Andisa Bonani

R286 per day to feed a dog - legal report uncovers NMB pound expenses

Dysfunctional Pound

R286 per day to feed a dog - legal report uncovers NMB pound expenses

By Riaan Marais

Taps dry as Eastern Cape town waits for water works upgrade

GROUNDUP

Taps dry as Eastern Cape town waits for water works upgrade

By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik

Doctors break ground on new R528m Baywest hospital in Nelson Mandela Bay

SHOT IN THE ARM

Doctors break ground on new R528m Baywest hospital in Nelson Mandela Bay

By Riaan Marais

Cable thieves, sewage spills and invasive plants are choking the Baakens Valley

GREEN CORRIDOR CHAOS

Cable thieves, sewage spills and invasive plants are choking the Baakens Valley

By Kyran Blaauw

Union demands Kariega hospital security upgrades after violent trauma unit clash

UNHEALTHY ALTERCATION

Union demands Kariega hospital security upgrades after violent trauma unit clash

By Kyran Blaauw

Graham Taylor

By Graham Taylor

Route 67 shows how Nelson Mandela Bay gets in its own way

25 October 2026

From a Gqeberha bus stop to Spike Lee’s desk, a friendship becomes acclaimed film

INSPIRATIONAL STORY

From a Gqeberha bus stop to Spike Lee’s desk, a friendship becomes acclaimed film

By Riaan Marais

Stadium noise and nuisance put Nelson Mandela Bay residents’ rights on the line

SOUND POLLUTION

Stadium noise and nuisance put Nelson Mandela Bay residents’ rights on the line

By Andisa Bonani

Angry neighbours, game sales in jeopardy as Addo’s foot-and-mouth disease crisis deepens

DISEASE DISASTER

Angry neighbours, game sales in jeopardy as Addo’s foot-and-mouth disease crisis deepens

By Riaan Marais

‘We are here, Janine’ — my account of fatal Orient Beach shark attack

PERSONAL REFLECTION

‘We are here, Janine’ — my account of fatal Orient Beach shark attack

By Mike Loewe

Defiant Andile Lungisa claims Nelson Mandela Bay mayoral crown despite ANC appeal plans

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026

Defiant Andile Lungisa claims Nelson Mandela Bay mayoral crown despite ANC appeal plans

By Andisa Bonani

Coega Steels launches R500m low-emission rolling mill, creating 600 jobs

GREEN STEEL

Coega Steels launches R500m low-emission rolling mill, creating 600 jobs

By Kyran Blaauw

Claire Martens

By Claire Martens

Are we building Gqeberha with the future in mind?

20 October 2026

Lifesaving World Champs put Nelson Mandela Bay to the test

IN DEEP WATERS

Lifesaving World Champs put Nelson Mandela Bay to the test

By Riaan Marais

‘Environmental tragedy’ — mismanagement blamed for decline of Gqeberha’s North End Lake

TROUBLED WATERS

‘Environmental tragedy’ — mismanagement blamed for decline of Gqeberha’s North End Lake

By Kyran Blaauw

Unfairly dismissed worker takes on Aspen Pharmacare in man-alone fight for job

LABOUR INJUSTICE

Unfairly dismissed worker takes on Aspen Pharmacare in man-alone fight for job

By Kyran Blaauw

Leave forms and bags of cash link Hawks member to alleged ‘kidnapping syndicate’

DAMNING EVIDENCE

Leave forms and bags of cash link Hawks member to alleged ‘kidnapping syndicate’

By Riaan Marais