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Three cops dead after officer slays ex-girlfriend and her new partner in murder-suicide
POLICE TRAGEDY

Three cops dead after officer slays ex-girlfriend and her new partner in murder-suicide

The lives of Constable Stach Jantjies and her boyfriend were abruptly ended by a fellow officer, a shocking event that reveals disturbing patterns of jealousy and violence within the police force.

By Kyran Blaauw
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

NMB council meeting collapses as leadership vacuum derails flood response briefing

By Andisa Bonani
NMB council meeting collapses as leadership vacuum derails flood response briefing
WILD WEATHER

Overflowing Kouga Dam leads to evacuations along flooded river valley

By Riaan Marais, Chris van Gass and Andisa Bonani
Overflowing Kouga Dam leads to evacuations along flooded river valley
LEADERSHIP VACUUM

Who is running Nelson Mandela Bay? Metro’s city manager crisis deepens

By Kyran Blaauw
Who is running Nelson Mandela Bay? Metro’s city manager crisis deepens
FLOOD MAYHEM

More storms expected in waterlogged Nelson Mandela Bay

By Riaan Marais and Andisa Bonani
More storms expected in waterlogged Nelson Mandela Bay
Nelson Mandela Bay metro fails to renew fuel contract — emergency services left vulnerable
RUNNING ON EMPTY

Nelson Mandela Bay metro fails to renew fuel contract — emergency services left vulnerable

By Estelle Ellis
Cogta rules NMB city manager suspension unlawful as metro faces leadership vacuum
GUESS WHO'S BACK

Cogta rules NMB city manager suspension unlawful as metro faces leadership vacuum

By Andisa Bonani
NMB leaders face another grilling in Parliament — this time with a slimmed-down squad
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

NMB leaders face another grilling in Parliament — this time with a slimmed-down squad

By Kyran Blaauw
‘She is stabilising the metro’ — Ramaphosa praises NMB mayor amid service delivery crises
PARTY INTERVENTION

‘She is stabilising the metro’ — Ramaphosa praises NMB mayor amid service delivery crises

By Kyran Blaauw
The storied Victorian Gothic beauty that Gqeberha residents refuse to let go of
PHOTO ESSAY

The storied Victorian Gothic beauty that Gqeberha residents refuse to let go of

By Riaan Marais and Vaughan Deacon
Broken fences, human waste and E. coli — inside NMB’s vulnerable reservoirs
WATER SAFETY

Broken fences, human waste and E. coli — inside NMB’s vulnerable reservoirs

By Kyran Blaauw
The empty holder: When debt stands between graduates and their futures
OPINIONISTA

The empty holder: When debt stands between graduates and their futures

By Jean Greyling
UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE

Nelson Mandela Bay’s beachfront decay chips away at tourism, jobs and investor confidence

By Andisa Bonani
Nelson Mandela Bay’s beachfront decay chips away at tourism, jobs and investor confidence
URBAN GRIT

Gqeberha social media page explores the ‘shitty’ side of the Friendly City

By Riaan Marais
Gqeberha social media page explores the ‘shitty’ side of the Friendly City
GROUNDUP

The mystery of the Chinese trawlers arrested at sea amid ‘fishing activity’ in Algoa Bay

By Steve Kretzmann
The mystery of the Chinese trawlers arrested at sea amid ‘fishing activity’ in Algoa Bay
FUNDS AT RISK

Nelson Mandela Bay races to meet Treasury deadline to protect equitable share grant

By Andisa Bonani
WATER UN-SAFETY

Municipality downplays threat after E. coli detected in Despatch’s reservoir

By Andisa Bonani and Riaan Marais
HELPING HANDS

Global community opens hearts to Gqeberha boy after freak rugby injury

By Riaan Marais
SECURITY MATTERS

Crimefighting: While underspending criticised, there is hope that the Loerbroer will soon be back

By Kyran Blaauw
Déjà vu in the Bay — NMB again faces funding cutoff amid governance chaos
ACCOUNTABILITY FAILURE

Déjà vu in the Bay — NMB again faces funding cutoff amid governance chaos

Nelson Mandela Bay is staring down a financial precipice as the National Treasury threatens to halt grant transfers. After missing a March deadline for required documents, the municipality has been handed a final ultimatum: comply or lose essential funding.

By Andisa Bonani
DARK DAYS

R35m streetlight scandal: Calls grow for forensic probe into NMB electricity department

By Kyran Blaauw
CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT

Will the controversial lease of a municipal transformer come back to bite Bay mayor?

By Kyran Blaauw
BRUTAL CRIME

Son of Nelson Mandela Bay’s acting city manager one of two gunned down in suspected hijacking

By Riaan Marais
CLOAK OF SECRECY

Nelson Mandela Bay councillors want names of officials involved in R35m streetlight tender scandal

By Kyran Blaauw
Justice department moves to shield court officials from cameras after Malema’s post-sentencing outburst
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Justice department moves to shield court officials from cameras after Malema’s post-sentencing outburst

By Riaan Marais
‘Losing more lives than conflict zones’ — Crisis warning as rape-murder trial begins
GBV alert

‘Losing more lives than conflict zones’ — Crisis warning as rape-murder trial begins

By Riaan Marais
New investments into manufacturing need to come with export markets
OPINIONISTA

New investments into manufacturing need to come with export markets

By Denise van Huyssteen
Crowds line the coast for Nelson Mandela Bay’s Ironman African Championship
PHOTO ESSAY

Crowds line the coast for Nelson Mandela Bay’s Ironman African Championship

By Deon Ferreira
R87m and counting as Ironman turns Nelson Mandela Bay into a carb-fuelled spending spree
CASH SPLASH

R87m and counting as Ironman turns Nelson Mandela Bay into a carb-fuelled spending spree

By Riaan Marais

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