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Streetlight contracts — NMB council to meet behind closed doors over lost R35m
UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE

Streetlight contracts — NMB council to meet behind closed doors over lost R35m

A special Nelson Mandela Bay council meeting on the SIU investigation into controversial streetlight contracts will be held behind closed doors, even as the national Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister vows oversight and accountability.

By Estelle Ellis
CASH SPLASH

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

By Riaan Marais
R87m and counting as Ironman turns Nelson Mandela Bay into a carb-fuelled spending spree
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

EFF leader Julius Malema’s firearm discharge conviction divides opinions, sparks political firestorm

By Andisa Bonani and Riaan Marais
EFF leader Julius Malema’s firearm discharge conviction divides opinions, sparks political firestorm
CRIMINAL LIABILITY

‘Dangerous and unlawful’: Malema sentenced to five years over Mdantsane firearm incident

By Andisa Bonani
‘Dangerous and unlawful’: Malema sentenced to five years over Mdantsane firearm incident
PROMISING DEVELOPMENT

R270m apartment hotel creates 250 jobs and revitalises Gqeberha’s tourism sector

By Kyran Blaauw
R270m apartment hotel creates 250 jobs and revitalises Gqeberha’s tourism sector
Malema awaits sentence but says, ‘they will never imprison my ideas’
IN THE DOCK

Malema awaits sentence but says, ‘they will never imprison my ideas’

By Andisa Bonani
Burnt, looted and abandoned — how NMB storage depot went to rack and ruin
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

Burnt, looted and abandoned — how NMB storage depot went to rack and ruin

By Andisa Bonani
Thyspunt recommended for Eskom’s new nuclear power station, despite heritage obstacle
GROUNDUP

Thyspunt recommended for Eskom’s new nuclear power station, despite heritage obstacle

By John Yeld
Danny Jordaan and his fraud co-accused play cat-and-mouse with legal system
TRIAL TACTICS

Danny Jordaan and his fraud co-accused play cat-and-mouse with legal system

By Yanga Sibembe
Insurance broker joins client in dock as Nxuba funeral policy fraud case deepens
CASE EXPANDS

Insurance broker joins client in dock as Nxuba funeral policy fraud case deepens

By Riaan Marais
Dora Nginza hospital crisis forces Eastern Cape government to repurpose TB hospital
SERVICES RESTORED

Dora Nginza hospital crisis forces Eastern Cape government to repurpose TB hospital

By Andisa Bonani
Dora Nginza ‘rescue plan’ fears as Eastern Cape health department hits crisis mode
ANALYSIS

Dora Nginza ‘rescue plan’ fears as Eastern Cape health department hits crisis mode

By Estelle Ellis
‘BOGUS BOOKINGS’

R4.7m ‘fake witnesses’ racket lands Gqeberha court clerk, guesthouse owner in the dock

By Riaan Marais
R4.7m ‘fake witnesses’ racket lands Gqeberha court clerk, guesthouse owner in the dock
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY

In and out in 22 seconds — Gqeberha heist points to laptop theft syndicate

By Kyran Blaauw
In and out in 22 seconds — Gqeberha heist points to laptop theft syndicate
HEALTH HAZARDS

Patients ‘left on floors’ as court interdict sought to halt Dora Nginza Hospital strike

By Andisa Bonani
Patients ‘left on floors’ as court interdict sought to halt Dora Nginza Hospital strike
Sun spo(r)t

SA beach wrestling sets sights on Jeffreys Bay as its long-term home

By Riaan Marais
OUTRAGE: MORE GBV

Six-year-old Gqeberha girl found buried in dunes — aunt and partner arrested

By Riaan Marais
PUBLIC HEALTHCARE

Bureaucratic cardiac arrest — why heart attacks became deadlier in Nelson Mandela Bay

By Estelle Ellis
‘UNFOLDING CRISIS’

Nelson Mandela Bay’s water management under fire as Kouga calls for dam control transfer

By Kyran Blaauw
‘Good trouble' and youth empowerment — Naledi Pandor takes the reins as NMU chancellor
ACADEMIA

‘Good trouble' and youth empowerment — Naledi Pandor takes the reins as NMU chancellor

Former education minister Naledi Pandor is Nelson Mandela University’s new chancellor, pledging youth empowerment and the pursuit of ‘good trouble’ amid global challenges to higher education.

By Andisa Bonani
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

DA lodges criminal complaint against NMB mayor for allegedly deceiving Parliament

By Kyran Blaauw
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

Nelson Mandela Bay’s ‘acting director’ saga — a leadership vacuum costing millions

By Andisa Bonani
Conservation dynamics

The fence effect: What happens to wildlife when you draw a line around it?

By Gillian McAinsh
EXTRA MEASURES

Biosecurity, responsible farming still crucial as SA expands FMD vaccination programme

By Riaan Marais
Court orders Nelson Mandela Bay pound to improve animal care and oversight
WELFARE CLAMPDOWN

Court orders Nelson Mandela Bay pound to improve animal care and oversight

By Riaan Marais
Top lifesavers compete at national championships in Gqeberha
IN PICTURES

Top lifesavers compete at national championships in Gqeberha

By Daily Maverick Photo Team
When a missed email becomes a R88,000 lesson in accountability
OOPS, WE MISSED THAT!

When a missed email becomes a R88,000 lesson in accountability

By Kyran Blaauw
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor survives no-confidence motions
MUNICIPAL VOTE

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor survives no-confidence motions

By Andisa Bonani and Kyran Blaauw
A chancellor’s reflections on eight years shaping purpose and change at Mandela University
OPINIONISTA

A chancellor’s reflections on eight years shaping purpose and change at Mandela University

By Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi

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