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NMB coalition pushes to write off R23bn irregular spending, bypassing legal requisites
UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE

NMB coalition pushes to write off R23bn irregular spending, bypassing legal requisites


Nelson Mandela Bay’s Municipal Public Accounts Committee has voted to recommend the write-off of R23bn in irregular expenditure accumulated between 2009 and 2021, despite concerns that the required investigation has not been completed.

By Andisa Bonani
RIGHT IDEA, WRONG DIRECTIONS

Sign of incompetence — Gqeberha’s Sho’t left takes a very wrong turn

By Andisa Bonani and Kyran Blaauw
Sign of incompetence — Gqeberha’s Sho’t left takes a very wrong turn
WRACK AND RUIN

Ball in SAPS’s court over R38m Gqeberha police flats fix

By Riaan Marais
Ball in SAPS’s court over R38m Gqeberha police flats fix
WHOLE AGAIN

Crowning her scars — how a mother’s love led to Shelley Barry’s second act

By Kyran Blaauw
Crowning her scars — how a mother’s love led to Shelley Barry’s second act
VEXING VECTOR

Dysfunctional pound adds to growing concerns over foot-and-mouth in Nelson Mandela Bay

By Riaan Marais
Dysfunctional pound adds to growing concerns over foot-and-mouth in Nelson Mandela Bay
How leaks, billing write‑offs and Excel accounting pushed Nelson Mandela Bay to the brink
ANALYSIS

How leaks, billing write‑offs and Excel accounting pushed Nelson Mandela Bay to the brink

By Lindsey Schutters
Every vote counts: A call to action for Nelson Mandela Bay residents
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Every vote counts: A call to action for Nelson Mandela Bay residents

By Safpro
Eastern Cape’s tablet programme stalls with devices lost or locked in cupboards
THE EDUCATION DESK

Eastern Cape’s tablet programme stalls with devices lost or locked in cupboards

By Gcina Ntsaluba, Zipho Ndwayana and Rod Amner
Grieving mom wins Gqeberha road safety battle two years after fatal crash
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Grieving mom wins Gqeberha road safety battle two years after fatal crash

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The lessons we learnt from Estelle, the journalist who could
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The lessons we learnt from Estelle, the journalist who could

By Angela Daniels
Up there with the best
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Up there with the best

By Zapiro
Farewell Estelle Ellis, who chased broken lifts, broken hospitals and broken promises
OBITUARY

Farewell Estelle Ellis, who chased broken lifts, broken hospitals and broken promises

By Herman Lategan
UNLOCKING CREATIVE MINDS

NMB Art Museum celebrates 70 years by bringing art education to 70 township schools

By Andisa Bonani
NMB Art Museum celebrates 70 years by bringing art education to 70 township schools
TRANSFORMER SAGA

DA seeks to hold mayor Lobishe personally liable for R25m Coega transformer lease

By Kyran Blaauw
DA seeks to hold mayor Lobishe personally liable for R25m Coega transformer lease
OPINIONISTA

Nelson Mandela Bay is bent but not broken and can still be rebuilt

By Chantal Naidoo and Denise van Huyssteen
Nelson Mandela Bay is bent but not broken and can still be rebuilt
OPINIONISTA

Unfunded municipal budgets: Councils promise, residents pay dearly

By Themba Dlamini
BIG STINK

Nelson Mandela Bay sewage failure a ‘human rights crisis’

By Andisa Bonani
FINANCIAL RELIEF

Tariff retreat sets up Bay households for electricity credits

By Kyran Blaauw
TRIBUTE

Estelle Ellis, the Eastern Cape’s fiercest voice for the voiceless, has died

By Daily Maverick
Addo farmer ready to Moer ’n Boer
FARMED AND DANGEROUS

Addo farmer ready to Moer ’n Boer

An Addo citrus farmer has just eight weeks to transform himself from farm manager to MMA fighter after accepting a last-minute call-up to compete in Moer ’n Boer season three.

By Riaan Marais
LINE IN THE SAND

Treasury again cracks transfers whip over errant municipalities

By Ed Stoddard
LEGAL CHALLENGE

Small Bay businesses fight to survive ahead of electricity hike court battle

By Riaan Marais
OWN GOALS

Even councillors aren’t 100% sure who is responsible for Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

By Andisa Bonani
FINANCIAL CRISIS

SA’s oldest newspaper faces uncertain future while new owners leave staff unpaid

By Andisa Bonani and Riaan Marais
Art, architecture and aircraft — the history behind Gqeberha’s GFI Gallery
HISTORY REVISITED

Art, architecture and aircraft — the history behind Gqeberha’s GFI Gallery

By Riaan Marais
Little Maverick’s life saving journey honours SANBS Awards recipients in Nelson Mandela Bay
LIFELINE

Little Maverick’s life saving journey honours SANBS Awards recipients in Nelson Mandela Bay

By Riaan Marais
Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor prepares for fraud trial after refusing plea deal
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Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor prepares for fraud trial after refusing plea deal

By Riaan Marais
Drones quietly watch over Nelson Mandela Bay as crime-fighting gets a sharper edge
EYES IN THE SKY

Drones quietly watch over Nelson Mandela Bay as crime-fighting gets a sharper edge

By Riaan Marais
Lights still out at Nelson Mandela Bay’s flagship beachfront as councillor questions ‘minuscule’ budget
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Lights still out at Nelson Mandela Bay’s flagship beachfront as councillor questions ‘minuscule’ budget

By Kyran Blaauw

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