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Mthatha’s historic government building declared ‘unsafe’ — now it’s gutted by fire
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Mthatha’s historic government building declared ‘unsafe’ — now it’s gutted by fire

The historic Botha Sigcawu Building in Mthatha has become a monument to the government’s lack of maintenance after a fire tore through the structure — despite repeated concerns raised over the condition of the building.

By Riaan Marais
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

NMB streetlight tender — officials and contractors face criminal referrals as probe nears end

By Andisa Bonani
NMB streetlight tender — officials and contractors face criminal referrals as probe nears end
RADIO SILENCE

A failure to communicate: Nelson Mandela Bay mayor in Parliament’s crosshairs

By Kyran Blaauw
A failure to communicate: Nelson Mandela Bay mayor in Parliament’s crosshairs
PARADISE LOST

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

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

SA's infrastructure crisis is self-inflicted — and fixable if politicians choose to act

By Denise van Huyssteen
SA's infrastructure crisis is self-inflicted — and fixable if politicians choose to act
Back at the Boardwalk: New GM aims to turn challenges into opportunities in Gqeberha
BALANCING ACT

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

By Riaan Marais
Weeks in the dark: Nelson Mandela Bay’s power network fails its people — again
AGEING INFRASTRUCTURE

Weeks in the dark: Nelson Mandela Bay’s power network fails its people — again

By Andisa Bonani and Riaan Marais
Parliament puts Nelson Mandela Bay on notice over stalled oversight cooperation
COMPLY OR ELSE

Parliament puts Nelson Mandela Bay on notice over stalled oversight cooperation

By Kyran Blaauw
Inside a damaged Gqeberha museum, art confronts a city in decay
SUM AND SUBSTANCE

Inside a damaged Gqeberha museum, art confronts a city in decay

By Gillian McAinsh
Defending champs looking to cement Eastern Cape as the home of beach wrestling
J-BAY GRAPPLING COUP

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

By Riaan Marais
Two months without water: Tiryville crisis triggers rights probe
DRY TAPS

Two months without water: Tiryville crisis triggers rights probe

By Kyran Blaauw
Drought or dysfunction: What's really driving Nelson Mandela Bay’s water crisis?
WATER WOES

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

By Kyran Blaauw
EDUCATION

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

By Andisa Bonani
Reading lifeline for Eastern Cape schools, but SA’s literacy crisis runs deep
PROPERTY STANDOFF

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

By Riaan Marais
Grogro land price talks continue amid ongoing electricity dispute in Nelson Mandela Bay
RUSTED GRID

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

By Kyran Blaauw and Estelle Ellis
Nersa audit of Nelson Mandela Bay’s electricity infrastructure foreshadowed disaster
Pothole politics

Markman’s crumbling roads at centre of legal showdown in Nelson Mandela Bay

By Riaan Marais
Lift Off

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

By Riaan Marais
ELECTRICITY CRISIS

Nelson Mandela Bay councillors walk out of critical electricity meeting amid widespread blackouts

By Kyran Blaauw
Fun Farse

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

By Devon Koen
Ten years of warnings, seven collapsed pylons and zero accountability in Nelson Mandela Bay
INFRASTRUCTURE FIASCO

Ten years of warnings, seven collapsed pylons and zero accountability in Nelson Mandela Bay

A decade of warnings about deteriorating electrical infrastructure fell on deaf ears, leading to a string of power line collapses in Nelson Mandela Bay. But there seems to be no accountability for the officials who did not heed the warnings.

By Riaan Marais
NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION

Opposition parties move to oust NMB mayor over electricity and water woes

By Andisa Bonani
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

Civil Society Coalition demands top-level action as service delivery collapses in Nelson Mandela Bay

By Riaan Marais
LEARNER EMPOWERMENT

Bridging the gap — Bay organisation tackles school dropout rate head-on

By Kyran Blaauw
AGEING INFRASTRUCTURE

Seventh pylon collapse sparks blackout across Nelson Mandela Bay as metro needs R35m upgrade

By Andisa Bonani
NMB metro skips electricity pylon funding despite warning that towers are past design life
PYLONS AT RISK

NMB metro skips electricity pylon funding despite warning that towers are past design life

By Andisa Bonani
Not too late to unlock potential of the ‘Bay of Opportunity’
OPINIONISTA

Not too late to unlock potential of the ‘Bay of Opportunity’

By Denise van Huyssteen
A journey through Addo and memory on roads elephants once carved
HERITAGE TRACKS

A journey through Addo and memory on roads elephants once carved

By Shoks Mnisi Mzolo
NMB council cancels maintenance budget for R6m ‘Loerbroer’ surveillance vehicle
SECURITY FUMBLE

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

By Kyran Blaauw
Livingstone Hospital staff rally behind Paralympian Jaco ‘Bullet’ Smit after training setback
Overcoming Odds

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

By Riaan Marais

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