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Nelson Mandela Bay burns through R10m streetlight budget with little to show for it
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Nelson Mandela Bay burns through R10m streetlight budget with little to show for it

Committee reports reveal a municipality caught between exhausted budgets, contractor pricing chaos and a growing streetlight backlog — with no fix in sight.

By Andisa Bonani
SECURITY BLUEPRINT

Metro Police at the forefront of DA mayoral candidate’s safety plans for NMB

By Riaan Marais
Metro Police at the forefront of DA mayoral candidate’s safety plans for NMB
LATEST DELAY

‘My trial will show taxpayers how to vote’ — Deputy Mayor Gary van Niekerk

By Riaan Marais
‘My trial will show taxpayers how to vote’ — Deputy Mayor Gary van Niekerk
RETRACTION

Apology to Coega Steels

By Daily Maverick
Apology to Coega Steels
BORDER CONTROL

Home Affairs agrees to waive Timothy Omotoso ban if NPA petition successful

By Estelle Ellis
Home Affairs agrees to waive Timothy Omotoso ban if NPA petition successful
Municipality’s paper-based admin processes expose gaps in sustainability and efficiency
REAM MACHINE

Municipality’s paper-based admin processes expose gaps in sustainability and efficiency

By Kyran Blaauw
Proof of life — Curator’s Choice celebrates the Bay’s creative pulse
ART BEAT

Proof of life — Curator’s Choice celebrates the Bay’s creative pulse

By Sam Venter
Nelson Mandela Bay's heritage — new partnership blend to caffeinate the Bay in SA
CARS AND CAFFEINE

Nelson Mandela Bay's heritage — new partnership blend to caffeinate the Bay in SA

By Estelle Ellis
Cogta committee calls for criminal probe into Nelson Mandela Bay’s dubious job adverts
UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE

Cogta committee calls for criminal probe into Nelson Mandela Bay’s dubious job adverts

By Estelle Ellis
Ignored warnings led to fuel crisis in Nelson Mandela Bay amid flooding chaos
RUNNING ON EMPTY

Ignored warnings led to fuel crisis in Nelson Mandela Bay amid flooding chaos

By Estelle Ellis
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

By Riaan Marais
Gqeberha bids farewell to the animal activist, performer and teacher Linda-Louise Swain
LINDA-LOUISE SWAIN

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

By Riaan Marais
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
WILD WEATHER

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

By Andisa Bonani and Kyran Blaauw
Nelson Mandela Bay floods expose infrastructure strain — 101 complaints logged in three days
WILD WEATHER

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

By Riaan Marais
ACCOUNTABILITY CRISIS

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

By Kyran Blaauw and Riaan Marais
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

Leadership vacuum in NMB triggers warning of administrative takeover

By Andisa Bonani
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

The deadline for public comment on the 2,700-page draft environmental scoping report and appendices has been extended to 25 May.

By John Yeld
WILD WEATHER

Hero farmer braves Kouga floods to deliver supplies to stranded communities

By Riaan Marais
POLICE TRAGEDY

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

By Kyran Blaauw
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

NMB council meeting collapses as leadership vacuum derails flood response briefing

By Andisa Bonani
WILD WEATHER

Overflowing Kouga Dam leads to evacuations along flooded river valley

By Riaan Marais, Chris van Gass and Andisa Bonani
Who is running Nelson Mandela Bay? Metro’s city manager crisis deepens
LEADERSHIP VACUUM

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

By Kyran Blaauw
More storms expected in waterlogged Nelson Mandela Bay
FLOOD MAYHEM

More storms expected in waterlogged Nelson Mandela Bay

By Riaan Marais and Andisa Bonani
Nelson Mandela Bay metro fails to renew fuel contract — emergency services left vulnerable
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

By Andisa Bonani
NMB leaders face another grilling in Parliament — this time with a slimmed-down squad
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

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

By Kyran Blaauw

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