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Thirteen mayoral candidates, plenty of blame and a crowd of fed-up residents
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026

Thirteen mayoral candidates, plenty of blame and a crowd of fed-up residents

Days before local government elections, Nelson Mandela Bay’s mayoral hopefuls faced residents’ anger over coalition instability, political interference and failing services at Daily Maverick’s The Bay’s Big Election Debate. But when challenged on how they would stabilise the administration and get the metro working again, many had more accusations than answers.
By Andisa Bonani
HEART FOR ART

Award-winning artist Annette Kamfer paints her way back after Parkinson’s diagnosis

By Riaan Marais
Award-winning artist Annette Kamfer paints her way back after Parkinson’s diagnosis
ROAD SAFETY

Come clean about broken traffic lights and streetlights, AA urges municipalities

By Kyran Blaauw
Come clean about broken traffic lights and streetlights, AA urges municipalities
Dysfunctional Pound

R286 per day to feed a dog - legal report uncovers NMB pound expenses

By Riaan Marais
R286 per day to feed a dog - legal report uncovers NMB pound expenses
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

Police rescue 15 wild tortoises from Gqeberha property, four others found dead

By Andisa Bonani
Police rescue 15 wild tortoises from Gqeberha property, four others found dead
Taps dry as Eastern Cape town waits for water works upgrade
GROUNDUP

Taps dry as Eastern Cape town waits for water works upgrade

By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
Doctors break ground on new R528m Baywest hospital in Nelson Mandela Bay
SHOT IN THE ARM

Doctors break ground on new R528m Baywest hospital in Nelson Mandela Bay

By Riaan Marais
Union demands Kariega hospital security upgrades after violent trauma unit clash
UNHEALTHY ALTERCATION

Union demands Kariega hospital security upgrades after violent trauma unit clash

By Kyran Blaauw
Cable thieves, sewage spills and invasive plants are choking the Baakens Valley
GREEN CORRIDOR CHAOS

Cable thieves, sewage spills and invasive plants are choking the Baakens Valley

By Kyran Blaauw
From a Gqeberha bus stop to Spike Lee’s desk, a friendship becomes acclaimed film
INSPIRATIONAL STORY

From a Gqeberha bus stop to Spike Lee’s desk, a friendship becomes acclaimed film

By Riaan Marais
Route 67 shows how Nelson Mandela Bay gets in its own way
OPINIONISTA

Route 67 shows how Nelson Mandela Bay gets in its own way

By Graham Taylor
Angry neighbours, game sales in jeopardy as Addo’s foot-and-mouth disease crisis deepens
DISEASE DISASTER

Angry neighbours, game sales in jeopardy as Addo’s foot-and-mouth disease crisis deepens

By Riaan Marais
SOUND POLLUTION

Stadium noise and nuisance put Nelson Mandela Bay residents’ rights on the line

By Andisa Bonani
Stadium noise and nuisance put Nelson Mandela Bay residents’ rights on the line
PERSONAL REFLECTION

‘We are here, Janine’ — my account of fatal Orient Beach shark attack

By Mike Loewe
‘We are here, Janine’ — my account of fatal Orient Beach shark attack
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026

Defiant Andile Lungisa claims Nelson Mandela Bay mayoral crown despite ANC appeal plans

By Andisa Bonani
Defiant Andile Lungisa claims Nelson Mandela Bay mayoral crown despite ANC appeal plans
GREEN STEEL

Coega Steels launches R500m low-emission rolling mill, creating 600 jobs

By Kyran Blaauw
LABOUR INJUSTICE

Unfairly dismissed worker takes on Aspen Pharmacare in man-alone fight for job

By Kyran Blaauw
OPINIONISTA

Are we building Gqeberha with the future in mind?

By Claire Martens
TROUBLED WATERS

‘Environmental tragedy’ — mismanagement blamed for decline of Gqeberha’s North End Lake

By Kyran Blaauw
Leave forms and bags of cash link Hawks member to alleged ‘kidnapping syndicate’
DAMNING EVIDENCE

Leave forms and bags of cash link Hawks member to alleged ‘kidnapping syndicate’

Leave forms, phone records and bags of cash. This is just some of the evidence the Hawks believe links one of their own members to an alleged criminal syndicate behind the murder of a Gqeberha prosecutor and at least two kidnapping and extortion rackets – all occurring within a space of three months in 2025.
By Riaan Marais
IN DEEP WATERS

Lifesaving World Champs put Nelson Mandela Bay to the test

By Riaan Marais
BEATING THE BLACKOUTS

Power outages force Gqeberha manufacturers to spend big on fuel to keep lights on

By Andisa Bonani
BRICK BEASTS

School robotics team wins national prize for turning plastic waste into sports gear

By Gillian McAinsh
SEVENTH SUSPECT

New accused joins alleged Nelson Mandela Bay kidnapping and murder syndicate

By Riaan Marais
‘Where’d the money go?’ — feisty NMB tannies slam ‘shoddy’ R2.4m Smartie Bridge upgrades
PUBLIC SAFETY

‘Where’d the money go?’ — feisty NMB tannies slam ‘shoddy’ R2.4m Smartie Bridge upgrades

By Kyran Blaauw
Nelson Mandela Bay’s R5m pitch problem — World Cup stadium loses two PSL games
UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE

Nelson Mandela Bay’s R5m pitch problem — World Cup stadium loses two PSL games

By Andisa Bonani
Hawks deal heavy blow to Gqeberha drug trade with arrest of ‘serious player’
NARCOTICS BUST

Hawks deal heavy blow to Gqeberha drug trade with arrest of ‘serious player’

By Riaan Marais
‘Who can we trust?’ Prosecutors say little has changed since colleague Tracy Brown’s murder
Living in Fear

‘Who can we trust?’ Prosecutors say little has changed since colleague Tracy Brown’s murder

By Riaan Marais
Gqeberha businessman faces criminal investigation over anti-LGBTQIA+ conduct
NPA REFERRAL

Gqeberha businessman faces criminal investigation over anti-LGBTQIA+ conduct

By Kyran Blaauw

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