Nelson Mandela Bay
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Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Babalwa Lobishe faces defamation suit from Khusta Jack over council remarks
Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor Babalwa Lobishe faces legal action after struggle veteran and councillor Mkhuseli 'Khusta' Jack filed a defamation lawsuit over comments…
City crumbles but manager bags millions
The saga of the Nelson Mandela Bay city manager, who has been under suspension for three years, highlights systemic mismanagement amid persistent service delivery failures and is…
SA’s water crisis deepens: Nearly half of wastewater systems critical
The latest Green, Blue and No Drop reports show widespread deterioration of water and sanitation infrastructure. Nearly half of wastewater systems are critical, drinking water…
SANDF deployment to back police set to start on 31 March
National police commissioner Fannie Masemola said the army would play a supporting role to the South African Police Service
Saving the African penguin is a noisy affair
New regulations put in place strict rules, including seasonal restrictions and spill prevention measures, to balance penguin conservation with shipping
Nelson Mandela Bay faces SIU probe over dodgy street light tenders
An internal report shows that the municipality bungled two tenders related to street lights, one of which exceeded its budgeted amount by R24 million
Complicated political minefield on how to approach coalition-forming
The instability of hung local governments is driving the ANC’s new-found need to get to grips with coalition politics
Residents force Nelson Mandela Bay councillors to walk in streets flowing with sewage
The protesters in Kariega said they had for years been asking for roads and drains to be fixed
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor suspects cable theft was ‘an act of sabotage’
Power was restored on Monday night to about 50 000 residents after days without electricity
‘The DA cannot share power with the ANC’ – Retief Odendaal
The Nelson Mandela Bay mayor has gone against the DA fray, advising against any coalition with the governing party, which ‘must be punished democratically’
ANC regional secretary and Mashatile ally rejects claim that he bought votes for December conference
Nelson Mandela Bay regional secretary Luyolo Nqakula has spoken out in a bid to clear his name amid an internal investigation into vote buying
How to build a solid coalition
What lessons can be learnt from the ongoing coalition instability in Nelson Mandela Bay and City of Johannesburg?
Nelson Mandela Bay eases back Day Zero but still in crisis
Technical steps have been taken reduce water wastage but political infighting in the metro hinders decision-making and implementation
Nelson Mandela Bay metro ‘failed to act on water crisis’
The dam levels have been low for years, the canal transferring water from the Orange River Project to the storage dam was not repaired and the metro rejected help from the state
All hands to the pump as Nelson Mandela Bay edges to Day Zero
Gift of the Givers has started drilling boreholes, while Business Chamber members will help repair leaks