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Petrol bombs, rubber bullets, more promises as Nelson Mandela Bay mayor meets Grogro community
PROTEST ACTION

Petrol bombs, rubber bullets, more promises as Nelson Mandela Bay mayor meets Grogro community

Grogro protesters took to the streets, blocking a major Nelson Mandela Bay road until they met with Mayor Babalwa Lobishe about their ongoing battle for the city to make good on its promises to provide their informal settlement with electricity.

By Riaan Marais
Health Hazard

Residents’ nightmare: Bluewater Bay municipal waste site becomes haven for suspected copper thieves

By Estelle Ellis
Residents’ nightmare: Bluewater Bay municipal waste site becomes haven for suspected copper thieves
COURT BATTLE

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor says hair sales, not illicit funds, triggered Capitec compliance check

By Andisa Bonani
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor says hair sales, not illicit funds, triggered Capitec compliance check
LEGAL LUMINARY

Farewell Daryl Burman, champion of justice and advocate for the vulnerable

By Kyran Blaauw
Farewell Daryl Burman, champion of justice and advocate for the vulnerable
MURDER PLOT

Makhanda prison warden appears in court over alleged plan to kill Waainek Correctional Centre boss

By Riaan Marais
Makhanda prison warden appears in court over alleged plan to kill Waainek Correctional Centre boss
Nelson Mandela Bay proposes 9% electricity tariff hike for 2026/27 amid R840m losses
POWER UP

Nelson Mandela Bay proposes 9% electricity tariff hike for 2026/27 amid R840m losses

By Andisa Bonani
Overcrowded classes in Gqeberha school expose municipal failure in education
LEARNING CURVEBALL

Overcrowded classes in Gqeberha school expose municipal failure in education

By Kyran Blaauw
Vandals strip Nelson Mandela Bay wastewater plant bare as metro promises repairs
Big Stink

Vandals strip Nelson Mandela Bay wastewater plant bare as metro promises repairs

By Riaan Marais
ANC Integrity Commission to quiz NMB mayor over ‘unauthorised lease’ of R25m transformer
CALLED TO ACCOUNT

ANC Integrity Commission to quiz NMB mayor over ‘unauthorised lease’ of R25m transformer

By Andisa Bonani
Nelson Mandela Bay's collapsing pylons — will this one be next?
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

Nelson Mandela Bay's collapsing pylons — will this one be next?

By Estelle Ellis
Middelburg residents blockade national roads over long-running water crisis
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

Middelburg residents blockade national roads over long-running water crisis

By Riaan Marais
Nelson Mandela Bay youngsters take back their streets amid crime and municipal neglect
YOUTH POWER

Nelson Mandela Bay youngsters take back their streets amid crime and municipal neglect

By Kyran Blaauw
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

Nelson Mandela Bay faces 4,700km water-pipe crisis as losses hit over 60%

By Andisa Bonani
Nelson Mandela Bay faces 4,700km water-pipe crisis as losses hit over 60%
POLLUTION FALLOUT

National school water polo fest axed as sewage, water failures grip Knysna

By Elaine King and Annemieke Thomaidis
National school water polo fest axed as sewage, water failures grip Knysna
Nelson Mandela Bay

Two senior Nelson Mandela Bay officials still face charges as others cleared in R24m toilet tender case

By Riaan Marais
Two senior Nelson Mandela Bay officials still face charges as others cleared in R24m toilet tender case
COASTAL HAZARD

Endangered penguins and gannets threatened as tar balls wash up along SA coastline

By Kyran Blaauw
OPINIONISTA

The Coega Steel dilemma: When governance rules collide with jobs

By Ongama Mtimka
CROSSING GUARD

Injured child sparks calls for safer roads in Gqeberha neighbourhood

By Kyran Blaauw
COPY WINNERS

Leon Louw: Ditch the government meddling, NMB can be an economic powerhouse

By Riaan Marais
Nelson Mandela Bay businesses urged to conserve water, but municipal campaigns don’t hold much water
Running dry

Nelson Mandela Bay businesses urged to conserve water, but municipal campaigns don’t hold much water

Organised business in the Bay has called on small enterprises and large industry to become more water-resilient as the city faces a water crisis… while the municipality wants to residents to refuse a water refill at restaurants, change their lawnmower setting and take away their children’s water pistols.

By Riaan Marais
OPINIONISTA

The dream deferred: A critical look at higher education post-celebration

By Luzuko Jacobs
PONDOLAND PLANT DISASTER

N2 contractor destroys endangered Wild Coast plants, igniting Amadiba community dispute

By Estelle Ellis
EXPLAIN YOURSELF

ANC demands answers from their own mayor over Nelson Mandela Bay's R25m transformer scandal

By Andisa Bonani
TAPPING RESILIENCE

Kei Mouth rallies: The town that rose up when the water went down

By Estelle Ellis
Nelson Mandela Bay draws up action plan after receiving qualified audit opinion
‘CITY IN DECLINE’

Nelson Mandela Bay draws up action plan after receiving qualified audit opinion

By Andisa Bonani and Kyran Blaauw
Nelson Mandela Bay under the pump as critical water infrastructure crumbles
WASTED RESOURCES

Nelson Mandela Bay under the pump as critical water infrastructure crumbles

By Riaan Marais
‘Slap in the face for residents’ — NMB council rejects motions calling for streetlight tender accountability
UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE

‘Slap in the face for residents’ — NMB council rejects motions calling for streetlight tender accountability

By Kyran Blaauw
EC farmers fear a second wave of FMD amid struggle to contain rapid spread
CONTAGION RISK

EC farmers fear a second wave of FMD amid struggle to contain rapid spread

By Riaan Marais
Civil groups slam Nelson Mandela Bay municipality over repeated power outages
INFRASTRUCTURE WOES

Civil groups slam Nelson Mandela Bay municipality over repeated power outages

By Andisa Bonani

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