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Blue wave washes through streets of Gqeberha as DA leads anti-crime march
ELECTION CAMPAIGN

Blue wave washes through streets of Gqeberha as DA leads anti-crime march

More than 2,000 people came to hear the DA leadership’s promises to fix law enforcement challenges in Nelson Mandela Bay.

By Riaan Marais
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

Cogta warns Nelson Mandela Bay — fix governance and finances or face a takeover

By Andisa Bonani
Cogta warns Nelson Mandela Bay — fix governance and finances or face a takeover
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

Blame game begins — Nelson Mandela Bay metro hit by Treasury’s ‘corrective measures’

By Estelle Ellis, Riaan Marais, Andisa Bonani and Kyran Blaauw
Blame game begins — Nelson Mandela Bay metro hit by Treasury’s ‘corrective measures’
LIGHTS OUT

Shocking price irregularities halt streetlight repairs in Nelson Mandela Bay

By Andisa Bonani
Shocking price irregularities halt streetlight repairs in Nelson Mandela Bay
MASS SHOOTINGS

Eight life sentences for gunman in Gqeberha birthday party massacre

By Kyran Blaauw
Eight life sentences for gunman in Gqeberha birthday party massacre
Alleged Gqeberha hitman arrested for killing Nelson Mandela Bay ANC councillor Sicelo Mleve
Court Appearance

Alleged Gqeberha hitman arrested for killing Nelson Mandela Bay ANC councillor Sicelo Mleve

By Andisa Bonani
Every vote counts: A call to action for Nelson Mandela Bay residents
SPONSORED CONTENT

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

By Safpro
Mandela Bay Development Agency founding CEO returns to right the ship he launched
URBAN RENEWAL

Mandela Bay Development Agency founding CEO returns to right the ship he launched

By Riaan Marais
Icons murals revive heritage and identity along Steve Biko Street in Gqeberha
PUBLIC ART

Icons murals revive heritage and identity along Steve Biko Street in Gqeberha

By Kyran Blaauw
We’re getting sick — ‘Forgotten’ NMB community raises health fears over foul-smelling canal
FOUL WATERS

We’re getting sick — ‘Forgotten’ NMB community raises health fears over foul-smelling canal

By Kyran Blaauw
Nelson Mandela Bay industrial hub earmarked for global study on green energy development
UN PROGRAMME

Nelson Mandela Bay industrial hub earmarked for global study on green energy development

By Riaan Marais
‘We need help’ — NMB acting city manager admits water situation now ‘unbearable’
WATER WOES

‘We need help’ — NMB acting city manager admits water situation now ‘unbearable’

By Estelle Ellis
JA WELL NO FINE

‘Transition phase’: Nelson Mandela Bay metro says Aarto in force ‘in legal terms only’

By Estelle Ellis
‘Transition phase’: Nelson Mandela Bay metro says Aarto in force ‘in legal terms only’
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

Deputy mayor calls out mayor over ‘governance failures’ and ‘inaction’ in NMB

By Kyran Blaauw and Andisa Bonani
Deputy mayor calls out mayor over ‘governance failures’ and ‘inaction’ in NMB
CIVIL SOCIETY ENGAGEMENT

Stop waiting, start building — Alec Erwin outlines NMB’s clean-energy auto future

By Riaan Marais
Stop waiting, start building — Alec Erwin outlines NMB’s clean-energy auto future
CONSTRUCTION SETBACKS

R100m more invested to complete Sarah Baartman Centre after decade-long delays

By Kyran Blaauw
CHILD PROTECTION PART 4

Gqeberha gang violence forces families to raise traumatised children in SA’s murder capital

By Andisa Bonani
HOPPY DAYS

The art of craft — Gqeberha’s RHBC scoops seven awards at African Beer Cup

By Riaan Marais
COMMUNITY PUSHBACK

Three arrested after Nelson Mandela Bay residents intervene to protect foreign-owned shop

By Kyran Blaauw, Riaan Marais, Andisa Bonani and Estelle Ellis
R40m budget required to fix crumbling municipal facilities in Nelson Mandela Bay
MAINTENANCE FAILURES

R40m budget required to fix crumbling municipal facilities in Nelson Mandela Bay

City Hall and the Feather Market Centre in Gqeberha are among buildings affected by leaking roofs, crumbling walls and asbestos, a new report reveals as infrastructure decay deepens.

By Andisa Bonani
Oversight Findings

Good reviews for Motherwell court and SAPS, with a few kinks to iron out

By Riaan Marais
OPINIONISTA

It’s WICKD: The auto manufacturing investment SA doesn’t need

By Denise Van Huyssteen
UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE

Treasury and Auditor General paints dark picture of governance in Nelson Mandela Bay

By Estelle Ellis
TROUBLED waters

‘Zama zamas of the sea’ — Perlemoen poachers invade Nelson Mandela Bay’s boat channel

By Riaan Marais
Truck driver appears in court over alleged attack on ‘feisty tannies’ protecting Smartie Bridge
TAKING A STAND

Truck driver appears in court over alleged attack on ‘feisty tannies’ protecting Smartie Bridge

By Estelle Ellis
Employing an undocumented foreign national for domestic work? What you need to know
LEGAL IMPLICATIONS

Employing an undocumented foreign national for domestic work? What you need to know

By Estelle Ellis
Let nature be nature: Why SANParks doesn’t always intervene in wildlife disease
OPINIONISTA

Let nature be nature: Why SANParks doesn’t always intervene in wildlife disease

By David Zimmerman
Time running out for NMB to take action on SIU streetlight tender findings
IN THE DARK

Time running out for NMB to take action on SIU streetlight tender findings

By Estelle Ellis
Eastern Cape deploys SAPS, SANDF to potential hotspots ahead of Tuesday’s nationwide immigration protests
XENOPHOBIC UNREST

Eastern Cape deploys SAPS, SANDF to potential hotspots ahead of Tuesday’s nationwide immigration protests

By Riaan Marais

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