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DA’s Bhanga resigns as MPL to clear way for him to stand for mayor
Confident that the DA will put together a coalition government in Nelson Mandela Bay before next Thursday, the party’s Eastern Cape leader Nqaba Bhanga resigned from the Bhisho legislature to take up a position in the metro council. → Read More
Copper thieves cause Red Location Museum fire
Parts of Port Elizabeth's once prized Red Location Museum caught fire on Monday afternoon. → Read More
EC municipalities owe Eskom R1.1bn
Eastern Cape municipalities owe power utility Eskom R1.1bn. → Read More
Eastern Cape jobless numbers rise
There were 45,000 more unemployed people in the Eastern Cape by the end September compared to June. → Read More
ANALYSIS | What does Bobani really want?
It all started seven days into his new role as mayor. → Read More
‘Nelson Mandela Bay is broken’
Nelson Mandela Bay is struggling to attract new investors and clinch deals that could bring much-needed jobs and revenue to the city. → Read More
Message of hope for SA ‘stuck in mud’
A nation without direction, an education system in the doldrums and political parties that are serving their own narrow interests – this is the state of the country. → Read More
Thousands apply for 90 metro cop jobs
A staggering 8,000 hopefuls from across SA applied for fewer than 100 metro police vacancies in the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality. → Read More
Appointment of CFO urgent
The Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber has raised concerns about the council’s failure to appoint senior managers. → Read More
Two ANC councillors who signed petition to debate Bobani’s removal cry foul
Two of the six ANC councillors who signed a petition for a special meeting to remove Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Mongameli Bobani say they were tricked as they believed the sitting was to debate service delivery-related matters. → Read More
Petition calls for special meeting to oust Bobani
The DA, with the backing of COPE, the ACDP, the Patriotic Alliance and six ANC councillors, have submitted a petition to the speaker's office urging her to hold a special meeting by next Friday, with the only item on the agenda a fresh bid to oust Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Mongameli Bobani. → Read More
Roads between Uitenhage, Port Elizabeth blocked by protesters
All roads leading to Uitenhage from Port Elizabeth have been blocked by protesting residents. → Read More
Fifth day without water for Uitenhage, Despatch
The water outage affecting large parts of Uitenhage and Despatch entered the fifth day on Friday. → Read More
Ex-Bosasa boss Gavin Watson may face criminal charges as battle between public protector and Ramaphosa hots up
A transcript from an interview in March between Mkhwebane and the former Bosasa boss shows how an evasive Watson battled to answer on whether he had also donated money to the Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma campaign ( the “NDZ campaign”) in the run-up to the ANC elective conference in December 2017. → Read More
Marlon Daniels allegedly assaulted his bodyguard
Nelson Mandela Bay mayoral committee member Marlon Daniels is facing a charge of assault after allegedly assaulting his bodyguard in the early hours of Tuesday morning. → Read More
Ngqura go-slow hits VWSA
Vehicle production at Volkswagen SA in Uitenhage was forced to slow down dramatically, with two shifts cancelled and staff sent home on Wednesday, due to the ongoing strike at the Port of Ngqura. A shipping vessel carrying 150 containers with parts vital to the manufacturing of vehicles at the Nelson Mandela Bay plant was waiting to berth at the port on Wednesday. → Read More
Oceans economy master plan to be launched in September
The oceans economy master plan, which will map out how the Eastern Cape government can develop the marine sector as a key jobs driver for the province, will be launched in September. → Read More
EC premier Oscar Mabuyane unveils stimulus package to grow jobs
In a drive to halve the 37% unemployment rate in the Eastern Cape within the next five to 10 years, premier Oscar Mabuyane on Friday announced that 16 new projects were in the pipeline as part of a stimulus package that would bring new, sustainable jobs to the province. → Read More
Metro official Sox Nkanjeni arrested for murder
Nelson Mandela Bay municipal official Sox Nkanjeni has been arrested in Somerset East on a charge of murder, police and political insiders confirmed late on Tuesday night. → Read More
‘We’ll recall IPTS funds’- National Treasury to Nelson Mandela Bay municipality
That is if the city fails to implement the recommendations contained in the IPTS forensic investigation report. → Read More