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1 week 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 week 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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3 weeks 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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3 weeks 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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1 month 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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1 month 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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1 month 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...
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
heraldlive.co.za | Andisa Bonani
Criticism over sequence of events after PEC’s term expired By Andisa Bonani - 08 January 2025 Several ANC members in Nelson Mandela Bay have criticised the provincial executive committee for failing to establish a task team after the previous structure’s term ended on December 16. They say no provision in the ANC constitution allows for a structure whose term of office has lapsed to continue operating...
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
heraldlive.co.za | Andisa Bonani
Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency appoints new CEO By Andisa Bonani - 07 January 2025 The Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency has appointed a new chief executive and an executive for rural financial services. Simpiwe Somdyala is the new CEO who will lead the agency’s five-year strategy, while Bongo Giyose will handle rural finances...
