Siyamtanda Capa
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ANC holds on to Ward 43 in Nelson Mandela Bay by-election
The ANC in Nelson Mandela Bay has retained control of Ward 43. → Read More
It’s game on for Ward 43 vacancy
Candidates forWard 43 in the upcoming by-election are all confident they will clinch the seat. → Read More
Nelson Mandela Bay water collection points set to operate this week
Water collection points in Nelson Mandela Bay are expected to be up and running this week. → Read More
Nelson Mandela Bay council rattled by security threats
The threats made to councillors and officials that have forced the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality to hold a virtual council meeting on Tuesday to debate the 2022/2023 annual budget are shrouded in a veil of secrecy. → Read More
Nelson Mandela Bay unlocks R33m to avert Day Zero
A plan to prevent taps from running dry across swathes of Nelson Mandela Bay by diverting millions of rand in budgeted funds and roping in outside experts was approved during a heated virtual council meeting on Tuesday. → Read More
Misgivings over MBDA boss’s sudden departure
While Mandela Bay Development Agency chief executive Ashraf Adam has resigned, the entity remains under scrutiny over Covid-19 relief spending, with questions also emerging around the approval of his separation agreement. → Read More
Bid-rigging suspected in lucrative Nelson Mandela Bay contracts
An alleged bid-rigging scheme resulted in a Gauteng company applying for two similar tenders 57 days apart. → Read More
What is behind Nelson Mandela Bay hits?
ANC Eastern Cape chair Oscar Mabuyane cites syndicate after fishing co-op boss is slain. → Read More
Why Nelson Mandela Bay mayor wants Anele Qaba suspended
After cancelling the normal tender process, economic development executive director and current acting city manager Anele Qaba has been accused of signing a deviation the very next day that ultimately led to a company being handpicked as a middleman between the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality and SMMEs. → Read More
ANC battle lines drawn
The gloves are off as the battle for control of the ANC in the Eastern Cape comes to a head this weekend. → Read More
JUST IN | Two Nelson Mandela Bay ANC members killed in Kariega
Two Nelson Mandela Bay ANC members were gunned down on Monday. → Read More
ANC postpones Eastern Cape conference
The ANC has postponed its Eastern Cape conference. → Read More
‘Hitman’ stalks Nelson Mandela Bay councillor
Death threats from a person claiming to be a hitman and a feeling of being followed have yet another ANC ward councillor on edge. → Read More
Nelson Mandela Bay risks losing R300m in grant funding
The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality is racing against time to spend more than R300m in grants or risk losing the money to the national fiscus. → Read More
Noxolo Nqwazi’s shock claims against Anele Qaba
Nelson Mandela Bay municipal bosses have butted heads over the city manager’s office for several days, leaving officials confused as to who holds the office. → Read More
Mayor vows to ensure city manager feels safe
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Eugene Johnson has drawn a line in the sand, vowing to take the necessary steps to ensure city manager Noxolo Nqwazi feels safe to work at the City Hall. → Read More
ANC rams home appointment of city manager
The drama unfolded during a confidential session against a backdrop of intense division and animosity over an earlier motion of exigency brought by the UDM calling for Nqwazi, who had been serving as acting city manager, to be removed, according to leaked recordings and videos. → Read More
Coalition chaos in council over acting city manager
Flared tempers, insults, a possible botched headcount and the ANC backed into a corner in a bitter fight about acting city manager Noxolo Nqwazi remaining in the post saw Wednesday’s council meeting in Nelson Mandela Bay descend into chaos. → Read More
Shocking levels of pollution in Nelson Mandela Bay rivers
Dangerous levels of bacteria have been picked up in Nelson Mandela Bay rivers with the popular Swartkops recording E. coli — faecal matter from either animals or humans — of more than 242,000/100ml in October. → Read More
Nelson Mandela Bay’s water was unsafe for months
October — that was when Nelson Mandela Bay’s water quality started to slowly deteriorate, with two samples failing tests and bacteria first being picked up by public health officials. → Read More