Gqeberha
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Gqeberha Gets a Business Hotel Worth the Trip
Gqeberha's hospitality infrastructure is set to match its economic weight with the opening of The Capital Boardwalk in April 2026. This new property targets business travellers…
Government commits to more incentives for investment in automotive production
The government will support the industry through the automotive investment scheme
R174.5 million set aside to ensure safety of tourists
Minister Patricia de Lille said the country welcomed 4.8 million international and 18.8 million domestic tourists in the first six months of 2023
Man who helped Alison Botha after violent 1994 rape, says paroled assailants cannot be rehabilitated
Tiaan Eilerd has said the government must be held responsible when it releases an offender who goes on to commit murder or rape
Clouds gathering as Safa approaches presidential elections
There are some members of the body’s national executive committee who are backing the re-election of Jordaan as the Safa president unopposed.
Two city managers, one municipality: Why reforms are urgent
As a recent court case in Nelson Mandela Bay shows, the city management appointment process should be purely administrative and stripped of politics
‘Tough love’ budget cuts are toughest on the poorest learners
Many learners in the Eastern Cape have not received stationery and textbooks because of budget shortfalls
Here are the ANC’s picks for metro mayors
The ruling party is scheduled to start interviewing prospective metro mayors this weekend with some usual suspects on the list
Nowhere to turn for abused bakery workers
After being chased away for asking for minimum wage, Gqeberha bakers who endured racism turned first to the CCMA, then to a political party, then to a union. None helped
Two-million new J&J jabs to come within two weeks, says Aspen
Johnson & Johnson plans to replace our two-million unusable vaccines by July. The vaccines are unsuitable for use and must be destroyed, while the country’s vaccination programme…
South Africa’s emerging parasport stars are eager for global success
Though there are still challenges, parasport champions are breaking records on the track and in boardrooms
Semenya magic rubs off on Glenrose Xaba
Long-distance runner Glenrose Xaba ran the third-fastest time by a South African woman on home soil, winning the SA Half-Marathon
No silver lining for Silvertown
The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality does little to improve the living conditions in shack settlements in Gqeberha, residents say
The Portfolio: The piano offers Nomfundo Xaluva place to dream and become
Although it is in many ways a prohibitive instrument, particularly in terms of access, the piano offers both simplicity and richness to this songwriter
Are our initiation rituals getting too hot to handle?
Global warming may force changes in some South African outdoor initiation ceremonies, as record heat poses risks for the summer season