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2 weeks ago | 
theherald.co.za | Andisa Bonani |Vuyokazi Nkanjeni |Randell Roskruge
Premium After moving to Nelson Mandela Bay in 2014 and being bankrolled to the tune of R13m a year by the municipality ever since, Chippa United quietly relocated to Buffalo City last week without a word to city authorities. Chippa players and staff, who left on May 12, were told to start packing in preparation for the club’s relocation as they geared up for their fixture against Mamelodi Sundowns in East London on Wednesday last week...
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3 weeks ago | 
theherald.co.za | Brandon Nel |Andisa Bonani |Werner Hills
Growing complaints about appalling treatment at Nelson Mandela Bay state hospitals Premium By Brandon Nel and ANDISA BONANI - 13 May 2025 Patients, including expectant mothers, have voiced their dismay after allegedly being forced to endure devastating scenarios at Nelson Mandela Bay public hospitals. They say hours go by at Dora Nginza and Livingstone before they are attended to, claiming the limited number of staff are battling to cope with the massive workload...
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1 month 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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1 month 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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2 months 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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2 months 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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2 months 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...
