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3 weeks ago | 
theherald.co.za | Michael Kimberley |Andisa Bonani |Werner Hills
Awarding of multimillion-rand contracts for flood repair work illegal, lawyer advises municipality Premium By Michael Kimberley and Andisa Bonani - 24 April 2025 The awarding of eight multimillion-rand contracts for flood repair work, amounting to R53m, by the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality is unlawful and void. This is according to a legal opinion provided to the municipality on Monday...
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3 weeks ago | 
theherald.co.za | Guy Rogers |Andisa Bonani |Fredlin Adriaan
Drop in tourist bed nights troubles sector Operators confirm metro report showing post-Covid decline, call for authorities to up ante against crime and decay Premium By Guy Rogers and Andisa Bonani - 22 April 2025 “We have so much to offer but it is getting lost in crime, grime and under-policed regulations.” This is the shared sentiment of accommodation, marketing and heritage tourism operators in Nelson Mandela Bay who believe the metro is sleeping on its potential to be a holiday...
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1 month ago | 
theherald.co.za | Nomazima Nkosi |Andisa Bonani
Move to overturn Nelson Mandela Bay metro’s legal services contract Budget and treasury political head flags irregularities Premium By Nomazima Nkosi and Andisa Bonani - 15 April 2025 Nelson Mandela Bay’s budget and treasury political head Khanya Ngqisha wants the municipality to stop using the services of its 18-member legal panel after the auditor-general uncovered several alleged irregularities with the tender.
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1 month ago | 
theherald.co.za | Andisa Bonani |Nomazima Nkosi
SIU questions metro officials again By Andisa Bonani and Nomazima Nkosi - 12 April 2025 As part of its investigation into a R24m street light contract, the Special Investigating Unit seized the cellphones and laptops of several Nelson Mandela Bay officials on Friday. The SIU spent Friday combing through the electronic devices of several officials in the city's electricity and energy department and those in the budget and treasury department...
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1 month ago | 
theherald.co.za | Khulekani Magubane |Andisa Bonani
Budget finally passed but GNU in jeopardy DA could find itself out in the cold after voting against fiscal framework By Khulekani Magubane and Andisa Bonani - 03 April 2025 The 2025 budget fiscal framework was passed in parliament on Wednesday after weeks of political wrangling, but the future of the government of national unity was thrown into doubt. The plenary sat to consider the fiscal framework and revenue proposals report on the budget. ..
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1 month ago | 
theherald.co.za | Nomazima Nkosi |Andisa Bonani
Residents face big hikes, with electricity set to rise by 12.74% By Nomazima Nkosi and Andisa Bonani - 01 April 2025 Nelson Mandela Bay residents are poised to dig deep as municipal tariff increases loom, with electricity set to rise by a staggering 12.74% and water and sanitation by 5.5%. Property rates could climb by 5% and refuse collection by 6%, forcing residents to dig even deeper...
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1 month ago | 
theherald.co.za | Nomazima Nkosi |Andisa Bonani
Premium Forty years later, the promises made to the survivors and families of the Langa massacre — ranging from houses to jobs and monthly stipends — remain unfulfilled, and instead they feel they are treated as ornaments, paraded around for the March 21 1985 anniversary.
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2 months ago | 
theherald.co.za | Nomazima Nkosi |Andisa Bonani |Ntsikelelo Qoyo
How deep are your pockets? VAT hike will hit hard, but political fight over budget not over Premium By Nomazima Nkosi, Andisa Bonani and Ntsikelelo Qoyo - 13 March 2025 Despite opposition, finance minister Enoch Godongwana tabled a budget on Wednesday that was set to hit SA households hard, proposing a 0.5-percentage-point VAT hike from May 1 and again in 2026. VAT is applied to nearly all goods and services, from electricity and medicine to groceries and even mobile data...
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2 months ago | 
theherald.co.za | Andisa Bonani |Nomazima Nkosi
Rush on to fix up vandalised Langa massacre memorial Council sets aside R5m to complete project before Human Rights Day when Ramaphosa expected to visit By Andisa Bonani and Nomazima Nkosi - 11 March 2025 With just more than a week until SA’s eyes will be on Kariega for Human Rights Day, where President Cyril Ramaphosa will mark 40 years since the Langa massacre, the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality is rushing to spend R5m to spruce up the memorial.
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2 months ago | 
theherald.co.za | Andisa Bonani |Nomazima Nkosi
Premium While funding for crucial projects for some of the city’s poorest areas was sidelined on Monday after the Nelson Mandela Bay council approved a rejigged 2024/2025 budget, new vehicles for the mayor and council chief whip were in the pipeline. This comes as the city’s debt surged between June and December by an additional R2.2bn, reaching R16.5bn, driven by the poor revenue collection rate, which led to projects being cut from the budget...
