MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION Nelson Mandela Bay faces 4,700km water-pipe crisis as losses hit over 60% 6 min 0 By Andisa Bonani
COPY WINNERS Leon Louw: Ditch the government meddling, NMB can be an economic powerhouse 5 min 0 By Riaan Marais
Ongama Mtimka The Coega Steel dilemma: When governance rules collide with jobs 3 min 0 3 February 2026
COASTAL HAZARD Endangered penguins and gannets threatened as tar balls wash up along SA coastline 3 min 0 By Kyran Blaauw
CROSSING GUARD Injured child sparks calls for safer roads in Gqeberha neighbourhood 5 min 0 By Kyran Blaauw
TAPPING RESILIENCE Kei Mouth rallies: The town that rose up when the water went down 6 min 1 By Estelle Ellis
Running dry Nelson Mandela Bay businesses urged to conserve water, but municipal campaigns don’t hold much water 5 min 1 By Riaan Marais
PONDOLAND PLANT DISASTER N2 contractor destroys endangered Wild Coast plants, igniting Amadiba community dispute 5 min 2 By Estelle Ellis
Luzuko Jacobs The dream deferred: A critical look at higher education post-celebration 5 min 1 1 February 2026
‘CITY IN DECLINE’ Nelson Mandela Bay draws up action plan after receiving qualified audit opinion 6 min 0 By Andisa Bonani and Kyran Blaauw
WASTED RESOURCES Nelson Mandela Bay under the pump as critical water infrastructure crumbles 5 min 0 By Riaan Marais
UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE ‘Slap in the face for residents’ — NMB council rejects motions calling for streetlight tender accountability 6 min 0 By Kyran Blaauw
CONTAGION RISK EC farmers fear a second wave of FMD amid struggle to contain rapid spread 5 min 0 By Riaan Marais
EXPLAIN YOURSELF ANC demands answers from their own mayor over Nelson Mandela Bay's R25m transformer scandal 4 min 0 By Andisa Bonani
INFRASTRUCTURE WOES Civil groups slam Nelson Mandela Bay municipality over repeated power outages 4 min 0 By Andisa Bonani
POWER OUTRAGE Nelson Mandela Bay metro warned about collapsing pylons more than a year ago 5 min 1 By Andisa Bonani and Estelle Ellis
GNARLY BLOW How Gayton McKenzie's Department of Sport, Arts and Culture's inaction cost J-Bay its premier surfing competition 6 min 8 By Riaan Marais
FINANCIAL RELIEF Nelson Mandela Bay municipality rejects call for rebate following five-day blackout 4 min 0 By Kyran Blaauw
AGEING INFRASTRUCTURE Nelson Mandela Bay to spend R10m restoring power after transmission towers collapse 6 min 0 By Andisa Bonani and Kyran Blaauw
COMPLIANCE UNDER SCRUTINY Could Nersa remove Nelson Mandela Bay’s electricity distribution licence? 3 min 1 By Estelle Ellis
COMMUNAL SPIRIT Community saves boy on ventilator during Nelson Mandela Bay blackout 4 min 0 By Kyran Blaauw
