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‘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
DA lodges criminal complaint against NMB mayor for allegedly deceiving Parliament
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

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

By Andisa Bonani
Nelson Mandela Bay’s ‘acting director’ saga — a leadership vacuum costing millions
Conservation dynamics

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

By Gillian McAinsh
The fence effect: What happens to wildlife when you draw a line around it?
EXTRA MEASURES

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

By Riaan Marais
Biosecurity, responsible farming still crucial as SA expands FMD vaccination programme
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
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor faces high-stakes no-confidence vote
COUNCILLORS MOVE TO OUST MAYOR

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor faces high-stakes no-confidence vote

By Andisa Bonani
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor accused by her own chief of staff of misleading Parliament
Letter bombshell

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor accused by her own chief of staff of misleading Parliament

By Kyran Blaauw
LANGUAGE EQUALITY

Sepedi Animal Farm translation aims to break barriers in SA’s classrooms

By Beth Cooper-Howell
Sepedi Animal Farm translation aims to break barriers in SA’s classrooms
ROYAL FURORE

Government calls for calm after KuGompo erupts over crowning of Nigerian ‘Igbo king’

By Sandy McCowen, Johnnie Isaac and Kyran Blaauw
Government calls for calm after KuGompo erupts over crowning of Nigerian ‘Igbo king’
UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE

Five key takeaways from Parliament’s grilling of Nelson Mandela Bay officials

By Kyran Blaauw and Riaan Marais
Five key takeaways from Parliament’s grilling of Nelson Mandela Bay officials
PANIC AT THE PUMPS

Fuel supply woes persist as government reassurances fail to ease motorists’ fears

By Neesa Moodley
DEADLY CLAIMS

Ex-cop arrested for attempted witness tampering in her own Murder-for-Money trial

By Riaan Marais
MERINO BOOM

SA wool fills niche in global market, spinning from strength to strength

By Riaan Marais
Maverick News

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

By Riaan Marais
NMB streetlight tender — officials and contractors face criminal referrals as probe nears end
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

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

As the SIU closes in on Nelson Mandela Bay’s controversial streetlight tenders, dozens of officials and contractors face referrals for alleged misconduct and criminality, with R35m in public funds at stake.

By Andisa Bonani
POURING OIL ON TROUBLED WATERS

Gwede Mantashe warns against panic buying amid rising fuel supply fears

By Neesa Moodley
RADIO SILENCE

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

By Kyran Blaauw
PARADISE LOST

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

By Kyran Blaauw
OPINIONISTA

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

By Denise van Huyssteen
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

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