FAMILY REUNION

Killer whales sighted in Algoa Bay — Experts track returning pod

6 min

1

By Kyran Blaauw

MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

Nelson Mandela Bay’s Human Settlements grants crisis — what really happened?

3 min

0

By Estelle Ellis

GROGRO DILEMMA

Inside the land standoff blocking services for 1,000 Nelson Mandela Bay residents

5 min

0

By Riaan Marais

ROAD TO RUIN

Nelson Mandela Bay potholes: Waiting for Godot (and the municipality)

5 min

0

By Kyran Blaauw

LONG ROAD TO JUSTICE

Kareedouw guesthouse owner jailed for gas leak deaths, but ‘nothing changes’ for victims’ families

5 min

0

By Riaan Marais

UP IN THE HAIR

Mayana claims intimidation and ‘imminent arrests’ as Nelson Mandela Bay mayor loses interdict bid

4 min

1

By Riaan Marais

Plugging holes

Additional engineers required to avert Nelson Mandela Bay water crisis

6 min

5

By Andisa Bonani and Kyran Blaauw

TOGETHER AT LAST

Bonded female Cape vultures reunited at conservation reserve after years apart

4 min

2

By Kyran Blaauw

By Kelvin Naidoo

SA’s automotive industry at a crossroads as policy delays risk jobs and growth

7 min

0

19 February 2026

INSURANCE SNOOPING

Despatch woman’s stabbing latest in series of ‘Money-for-Murder’ schemes

3 min

0

By Riaan Marais

SONA DEBATE

Joy in Eastern Cape as Ramaphosa extends SANDF deployment

5 min

1

By Suné Payne and Kyran Blaauw

FIT TO BURST

Academic success comes at a cost — high-achieving NMB school struggles with overcrowding

8 min

0

By Kyran Blaauw

CROSSING THE LINE

Nelson Mandela Bay’s ‘Smartie Bridge’ roadworks fall apart as trucks smash plastic height restrictors

5 min

2

By Andisa Bonani

CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE

Bay gang violence: ‘Our parents are burying us’ say residents, as police downplay crisis

7 min

1

By Kyran Blaauw

PERSISTENT VIOLENCE

The usual suspects remain crime hotspots in Nelson Mandela Bay — latest stats

4 min

0

By Riaan Marais

CENTRE STAGE

Tackling the big challenges to revive historic Central Gqeberha

7 min

1

By Riaan Marais

GANG CRISIS

‘Residents are prisoners in their homes’: EC premier to ask Ramaphosa for military intervention

6 min

0

By Kyran Blaauw

MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

Human Settlements holds back R440m in grants for NMB because of underspending

5 min

1

By Estelle Ellis

CAMPUS CHAOS

Nelson Mandela University wins high court interdict to halt student protests

5 min

0

By Siyabonga Goni

Legal Clarity

Blow for Eastern Cape Department of Health as SCA overturns ‘saviour judgment’

8 min

2

By Estelle Ellis

WILDLIFE RESCUE

Aardvark rescue in Nelson Mandela Bay highlights perils of infrastructure theft crisis

5 min

1

By Kyran Blaauw