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Behind the fence: How Gqeberha’s Pearson Conservatory is being kept alive
CHARM RESTORED

Behind the fence: How Gqeberha’s Pearson Conservatory is being kept alive

More than 140 years after it was shipped from Scotland and assembled in Gqeberha, the Pearson Conservatory is finding new life through community care, public use and ongoing efforts to protect one of Nelson Mandela Bay’s historic landmarks.

By Riaan Marais
LINDA-LOUISE SWAIN

Gqeberha bids farewell to the animal activist, performer and teacher Linda-Louise Swain

By Riaan Marais
Gqeberha bids farewell to the animal activist, performer and teacher Linda-Louise Swain
UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE

Company rescued by council transformer lease in dispute with metro over electricity bill

By Andisa Bonani
Company rescued by council transformer lease in dispute with metro over electricity bill
SERVICE DISRUPTIONS

Dams full, taps dry: How Nelson Mandela Bay lost control of its water

By Kyran Blaauw
Dams full, taps dry: How Nelson Mandela Bay lost control of its water
OPINIONISTA

Imports might be more affordable now, but they come at a long-term cost

By Denise van Huyssteen
Imports might be more affordable now, but they come at a long-term cost
Nelson Mandela Bay floods expose infrastructure strain — 101 complaints logged in three days
WILD WEATHER

Nelson Mandela Bay floods expose infrastructure strain — 101 complaints logged in three days

By Andisa Bonani and Kyran Blaauw
‘My mind doesn’t want to do that maths’ — Kouga farmers count their losses
WILD WEATHER

‘My mind doesn’t want to do that maths’ — Kouga farmers count their losses

By Riaan Marais
Nelson Mandela Bay leadership accused of shielding officials implicated in R35m streetlight tender scandal
ACCOUNTABILITY CRISIS

Nelson Mandela Bay leadership accused of shielding officials implicated in R35m streetlight tender scandal

By Kyran Blaauw and Riaan Marais
Leadership vacuum in NMB triggers warning of administrative takeover
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

Leadership vacuum in NMB triggers warning of administrative takeover

By Andisa Bonani
American missionary speaks out a year after his five-day kidnapping ordeal
CRIME, FAITH & RECOVERY

American missionary speaks out a year after his five-day kidnapping ordeal

By Kyran Blaauw
Public gets 3 more weeks to comment on Eskom nuclear site, but critics say it’s not enough
GROUNDUP

Public gets 3 more weeks to comment on Eskom nuclear site, but critics say it’s not enough

By John Yeld
Hero farmer braves Kouga floods to deliver supplies to stranded communities
WILD WEATHER

Hero farmer braves Kouga floods to deliver supplies to stranded communities

By Riaan Marais
UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE

Company ‘rescued’ by Nelson Mandela Bay now R11m behind on its rates

By Andisa Bonani
Company ‘rescued’ by Nelson Mandela Bay now R11m behind on its rates
POLICE TRAGEDY

Three cops dead after officer slays ex-girlfriend and her new partner in murder-suicide

By Kyran Blaauw
Three cops dead after officer slays ex-girlfriend and her new partner in murder-suicide
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

NMB council meeting collapses as leadership vacuum derails flood response briefing

By Andisa Bonani
NMB council meeting collapses as leadership vacuum derails flood response briefing
WILD WEATHER

Overflowing Kouga Dam leads to evacuations along flooded river valley

By Riaan Marais, Chris van Gass and Andisa Bonani
LEADERSHIP VACUUM

Who is running Nelson Mandela Bay? Metro’s city manager crisis deepens

By Kyran Blaauw
FLOOD MAYHEM

More storms expected in waterlogged Nelson Mandela Bay

By Riaan Marais and Andisa Bonani
RUNNING ON EMPTY

Nelson Mandela Bay metro fails to renew fuel contract — emergency services left vulnerable

By Estelle Ellis
Cogta rules NMB city manager suspension unlawful as metro faces leadership vacuum
GUESS WHO'S BACK

Cogta rules NMB city manager suspension unlawful as metro faces leadership vacuum

The Eastern Cape Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has ordered that suspended Nelson Mandela Bay city manager Dr Noxolo Nqwazi be reinstated, but the council has yet to act, leaving the metro’s top administration in flux and the CFO position unresolved.

By Andisa Bonani
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

NMB leaders face another grilling in Parliament — this time with a slimmed-down squad

By Kyran Blaauw
PARTY INTERVENTION

‘She is stabilising the metro’ — Ramaphosa praises NMB mayor amid service delivery crises

By Kyran Blaauw
PHOTO ESSAY

The storied Victorian Gothic beauty that Gqeberha residents refuse to let go of

By Riaan Marais and Vaughan Deacon
WATER SAFETY

Broken fences, human waste and E. coli — inside NMB’s vulnerable reservoirs

By Kyran Blaauw
The empty holder: When debt stands between graduates and their futures
OPINIONISTA

The empty holder: When debt stands between graduates and their futures

By Jean Greyling
Nelson Mandela Bay’s beachfront decay chips away at tourism, jobs and investor confidence
UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE

Nelson Mandela Bay’s beachfront decay chips away at tourism, jobs and investor confidence

By Andisa Bonani
Gqeberha social media page explores the ‘shitty’ side of the Friendly City
URBAN GRIT

Gqeberha social media page explores the ‘shitty’ side of the Friendly City

By Riaan Marais
The mystery of the Chinese trawlers arrested at sea amid ‘fishing activity’ in Algoa Bay
GROUNDUP

The mystery of the Chinese trawlers arrested at sea amid ‘fishing activity’ in Algoa Bay

By Steve Kretzmann
Nelson Mandela Bay races to meet Treasury deadline to protect equitable share grant
FUNDS AT RISK

Nelson Mandela Bay races to meet Treasury deadline to protect equitable share grant

By Andisa Bonani

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