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NMB council cancels maintenance budget for R6m ‘Loerbroer’ surveillance vehicle
SECURITY FUMBLE

NMB council cancels maintenance budget for R6m ‘Loerbroer’ surveillance vehicle

A multimillion-rand surveillance vehicle bought to combat cable theft and vandalism in Nelson Mandela Bay has sat idle for nearly five years — and now the R1.5-million budget meant to repair it has been scrapped.

By Kyran Blaauw
Overcoming Odds

Livingstone Hospital staff rally behind Paralympian Jaco ‘Bullet’ Smit after training setback

By Riaan Marais
Livingstone Hospital staff rally behind Paralympian Jaco ‘Bullet’ Smit after training setback
PILLAR OF SAFETY

Shelter for women fights to stay open — urges public to ‘adopt an account’

By Kyran Blaauw
Shelter for women fights to stay open — urges public to ‘adopt an account’
Slip of the finger

How a typing error exposed alleged R600,000 fraud in Nxuba school fundraising

By Riaan Marias
How a typing error exposed alleged R600,000 fraud in Nxuba school fundraising
POWER STRUGGLE

Nelson Mandela Bay risks defaulting on Eskom payments, warns business chamber

By Andisa Bonani
Nelson Mandela Bay risks defaulting on Eskom payments, warns business chamber
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor: ‘My own comrades are plotting my demise’
DEEP DIVISIONS

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor: ‘My own comrades are plotting my demise’

By Andisa Bonani
Chirpy and thriving: 46 rescued African penguin chicks recovering well after island floods
BIRD RESCUE

Chirpy and thriving: 46 rescued African penguin chicks recovering well after island floods

By Kyran Blaauw
Residents roll up sleeves to transform neighbourhoods in Nelson Mandela Bay
GRASSROOTS ACTION

Residents roll up sleeves to transform neighbourhoods in Nelson Mandela Bay

By Kyran Blaauw
Red tape leaves crucial safety jobs unfilled in Nelson Mandela Bay
VACANT POSTS

Red tape leaves crucial safety jobs unfilled in Nelson Mandela Bay

By Kyran Blaauw
Extortion economy — How syndicates are holding Nelson Mandela Bay to ransom
Threats, lies and no escape

Extortion economy — How syndicates are holding Nelson Mandela Bay to ransom

By Riaan Marais
DA vows to win Nelson Mandela Bay majority to ‘end coalition chaos’
BIG BLUE PLAN

DA vows to win Nelson Mandela Bay majority to ‘end coalition chaos’

By Andisa Bonani
Nelson Mandela Bay faces tough new service delivery standards — but can it deliver?
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

Nelson Mandela Bay faces tough new service delivery standards — but can it deliver?

By Andisa Bonani
SAFETY AND SECURITY

Multimillion-rand crime-fighting technology sits idle as gang violence grips Nelson Mandela Bay

By Kyran Blaauw
Multimillion-rand crime-fighting technology sits idle as gang violence grips Nelson Mandela Bay
RELIGIOUS LANDMARK

St Mary’s Cathedral — 200 years as a cornerstone of Nelson Mandela Bay’s history

By Riaan Marais
St Mary’s Cathedral — 200 years as a cornerstone of Nelson Mandela Bay’s history
Accrual Anxiety

R1bn in unpaid pharma accounts triggers medicine crisis in Eastern Cape

By Estelle Ellis
R1bn in unpaid pharma accounts triggers medicine crisis in Eastern Cape
Lease inspection

Nelson Mandela Bay's lease of transformer to private company under further scrutiny

By Andisa Bonani
WINNING FORMULA

Sunrisers Eastern Cape coach on what makes champions on and off the pitch

By Riaan Marais
FAMILY REUNION

Killer whales sighted in Algoa Bay — Experts track returning pod

By Kyran Blaauw
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

Nelson Mandela Bay’s Human Settlements grants crisis — what really happened?

By Estelle Ellis
Nelson Mandela Bay potholes: Waiting for Godot (and the municipality)
ROAD TO RUIN

Nelson Mandela Bay potholes: Waiting for Godot (and the municipality)

Nelson Mandela Bay municipality took nearly 10 months to repair one of four potholes on Louise Michael Drive — and in a bizarre move, left the other three unattended. But residents can take heart: In some cases, when the metro drags its feet, civil organisation Gatvol PE steps in.

By Kyran Blaauw
GROGRO DILEMMA

Inside the land standoff blocking services for 1,000 Nelson Mandela Bay residents

By Riaan Marais
LONG ROAD TO JUSTICE

Kareedouw guesthouse owner jailed for gas leak deaths, but ‘nothing changes’ for victims’ families

By Riaan Marais
UP IN THE HAIR

Mayana claims intimidation and ‘imminent arrests’ as Nelson Mandela Bay mayor loses interdict bid

By Riaan Marais
Plugging holes

Additional engineers required to avert Nelson Mandela Bay water crisis

By Andisa Bonani and Kyran Blaauw
Bonded female Cape vultures reunited at conservation reserve after years apart
TOGETHER AT LAST

Bonded female Cape vultures reunited at conservation reserve after years apart

By Kyran Blaauw
SA’s automotive industry at a crossroads as policy delays risk jobs and growth
OPINIONISTA

SA’s automotive industry at a crossroads as policy delays risk jobs and growth

By Kelvin Naidoo
Joy in Eastern Cape as Ramaphosa extends SANDF deployment
SONA DEBATE

Joy in Eastern Cape as Ramaphosa extends SANDF deployment

By Suné Payne and Kyran Blaauw
Nelson Mandela Bay’s ‘Smartie Bridge’ roadworks fall apart as trucks smash plastic height restrictors
CROSSING THE LINE

Nelson Mandela Bay’s ‘Smartie Bridge’ roadworks fall apart as trucks smash plastic height restrictors

By Andisa Bonani
Academic success comes at a cost — high-achieving NMB school struggles with overcrowding
FIT TO BURST

Academic success comes at a cost — high-achieving NMB school struggles with overcrowding

By Kyran Blaauw

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