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Metro fleet service rife with ‘fraud, corruption and sabotage’

1 week ago | theherald.co.za | Nomazima Nkosi |Ntsikelelo Qoyo |Fredlin Adriaan

Premium A leaked internal report has blown the lid off rampant corruption, sabotage and fraud at Nelson Mandela Bay’s municipal fleet depots — exposing a web of officials allegedly crippling the city’s services to enrich themselves. The municipal officials are accused of exploiting weak controls for profit by selling old tyres, misusing colleagues’ logins and installing old parts in vehicles instead of new ones...
Inside story on Gqeberha ‘refugees’ who fled to US

2 weeks ago | theherald.co.za | Nomazima Nkosi |Ntsikelelo Qoyo |Eugene Coetzee

Premium She packed her bags, boarded a flight to the US citing racial persecution, and now one of the Afrikaner “refugees” from Gqeberha has put her Lorraine home on the market for R2.3m. Santana de Bruyn, 33, her three children, 14, 10, and an infant about to turn one, along with her 62-year-old mother, Susanna de Bruyn, are just some of the 13 Afrikaners, mostly from middle-class suburbs in the city, who embarked on the journey...
PA declares ‘war’ on ANC in Eastern Cape

2 weeks ago | theherald.co.za | Nomazima Nkosi |Ntsikelelo Qoyo |Werner Hills

PA declares ‘war’ on ANC in Eastern Cape By Nomazima Nkosi and Ntsikelelo Qoyo - 18 May 2025 The Patriotic Alliance has declared the Eastern Cape as ground zero ahead of the 2026 local government elections. On Saturday, the party painted Nelson Mandela Bay green as it launched its 2026 election campaign with a rally at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium...
Fifteen die in horrific crash near Adelaide

1 month ago | theherald.co.za | Ntsikelelo Qoyo |Brandon Nel

Fifteen die in horrific crash near Adelaide By Ntsikelelo Qoyo and Brandon Nel - 05 May 2025 A devastating head-on collision between a taxi and a bakkie on the R63 between Adelaide and KwaMaqoma (formerly Fort Beaufort) claimed 15 lives on Saturday — one of the highest death tolls in a single accident in recent years. Five others were seriously injured in the accident that happened at about midnight...
Day 1 of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit gives nothing

1 month ago | theherald.co.za | Nomazima Nkosi |Ntsikelelo Qoyo

After two weeks of anticipation, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s long-awaited arrival in Nelson Mandela Bay on Tuesday fizzled out into a disappointing spectacle as he was whisked into a tightly controlled meeting at the Port of Ngqura and taken on a quick jaunt on a tugboat.
Tender row stalls disaster repair work

1 month ago | theherald.co.za | Ntsikelelo Qoyo |Brandon Nel |Eugene Coetzee

Tender row stalls disaster repair work Contracts worth R53m to fix flood damage put on hold after legal threats Premium By Ntsikelelo Qoyo and Brandon Nel - 11 April 2025 The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality has halted the implementation of urgent flood damage repair contracts worth R53m after three contractors threatened a courtroom battle with the metro.
Budget fails to address real needs of province - opposition

2 months ago | theherald.co.za | Ntsikelelo Qoyo |Sino Majangaza

Opposition parties have delivered a scathing assessment of the Eastern Cape’s 2025/2026 financial budget, accusing it of failing to attract new investments, create jobs and address the needs of the province’s people. Finance MEC Mlungisi Mvoko tabled his budget at the legislature in Bhisho on Tuesday. DA MPL Malcolm Figg said Mvoko’s speech was not inspiring.
East Cape driving up Budget Street with tank on reserve

2 months ago | theherald.co.za | Nomazima Nkosi |Ntsikelelo Qoyo

East Cape driving up Budget Street with tank on reserve However, the province is facing financial strain Premium By Nomazima Nkosi and Ntsikelelo Qoyo - 26 March 2025 The Eastern Cape is not bankrupt but the province could struggle to balance its books in future if its revenue collection falls short.
How deep are your pockets?

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...