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Eastern Cape floods death toll rises to 10
A total of 10 people have been reported to have drowned or died in the recent floods in the Nelson…
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Nelson Mandela Bay metro working hard to restore water in parts of Kariega
The Nelson Mandela Bay metro says it is working around the clock to restore water supply in areas affected by…
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Eastern Cape residents vote amid tensions
Police in the Eastern Cape are on high alert. It follows disruptive protests in Mthatha that disrupted schooling and special…
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Nelson Mandela Bay metro to verify reports of contamination in one of its beaches
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality in the Eastern Cape says it will conduct further tests and analysis to ascertain and…
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Some Marikana Massacre victims yet to be compensated
While millions of rands of compensation were paid to the families of the 34 mineworkers who died and those who…
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Nelson Mandela Bay Metro launches electricity load curtailment pilot project
The Nelson Mandela Bay Metro has launched a new electricity load curtailment pilot project in Gqeberha. The metro, through the…
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Tensions rise in Nelson Mandela Bay Metro amid electricity woes
Heavy rains have finally eased up in the Eastern Cape but freezing conditions continue to bite in the Nelson Mandela…
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Eastern Cape flood victims in temporary shelters as more rains expected
Flood victims in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro say they wish politicians can live in their communities to understand their…
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Hijackers flee with truck offloading medication at Gqeberha clinic
The Eastern Cape Department of Health has strongly condemned the hijacking of its truck delivering medication at a clinic in…
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Foul play suspected in Motherwell substation explosion
The Nelson Mandela Bay Metro in the Eastern Cape has estimated that an explosion at a substation in Motherwell in…
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Dams get drier as Nelson Mandela Bay thirst worsens
Residents of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro could find themselves in dire straits in a few months if they don’t…
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Gqeberha dams running critically low
Dam levels in Gqeberha are dangerously low again. They currently stand at just 12% full – the worst in the…
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Gqeberha fire fighting hampered by water shortages
Fire and emergency service teams are continuing their efforts to put out fires that have affected Nelson Mandela Bay Metro…
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NMB DA plans to oust ANC Mayor Eugene Johnson
The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday said its plans to oust the African National Congress (ANC) from power in the…
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DA calls for more midwife appointments over cadre deployments in Eastern Cape hospitals
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Eastern Cape has continued to raise concerns about the ailing health sector in the…
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Nelson Mandela Bay Metro wants to bring top international sport back to the city
The Nelson Mandela Bay Metro wants to bring top international sport back to the city. The city has a world…
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Plans to delay taps running dry in NMB
Nelson Mandela Bay Metro residents are still in a water crisis. The metro’s taps could run dry. The Gift of…
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NMB taxi operators fuming over fuel price hike
Taxi operators embarked on a shutdown of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro on Thursday. They were fuming over the high…
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Govt calls on Nelson Mandela Bay residents to save water
The government is calling on Nelson Mandela Bay Metro residents to protect water sources. The metro has so far managed…
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Nelson Mandela Bay in dire situation, says Mchunu
Water and sanitation minister, Senzo Mchunu, is concluding the second day of his visit to the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro.…
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National government intervenes in Nelson Mandela Bay water crisis
Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, is on a two-day visit to the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro. Mchunu is addressing…
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Nelson Mandela Bay Metro ratepayers threaten legal action
Residents of Nelson Mandela Bay Metro are complaining about high and inaccurate municipal bills. They say the municipality doesn’t take…
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Over 7 000 people arrested for speeding in Nelson Mandela Bay since start of festive season
More than 7 000 people have been arrested for speeding and 102 for driving under the influence in the Nelson…
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Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality urges organisers to postpone events with potentially large crowds
The Nelson Mandela Bay metro says it has advised organisers to postpone or cancel events with potentially large numbers. The…
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DA rejects proposed deal to have Herman Mashaba regain mayorship in City of Joburg
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has on Saturday rejected a proposed deal by opposition parties that would have seen ActionSA leader…
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EC taps running dry
Day Zero is looming for the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, as dams have dropped to just over 12-percent. The municipality…
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NMB records dam levels below 13%
The National Water and Sanitation Department has visited the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro to discuss emergency plans to stop the…
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NMB residents urged to use water sparingly as dam levels dip below 15%
The Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, in the Eastern Cape, has urged residents to use water sparingly as dam levels dip…
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Nelson Mandela Bay residents urged to use water sparingly
The Nelson Mandela Bay Metro has on Wednesday urged residents to use water sparingly as dam levels in the metro…
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Ramaphosa: Beaches to remain open except in hotspot areas, no alcohol sales from Friday to Sunday, curfew extended
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday announced that the sale of alcohol from retail outlets will only be permitted between 10…
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Eastern Cape govt welcomes new COVID-19 regulations
The Eastern Cape government has welcomed the new COVID-19 regulations, announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Ramaphosa declared the Nelson Mandela…
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Nelson Mandela Bay metro expected to elect new mayor
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality will finally get a mayor on Tuesday. The metro has been without a mayor since…
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SIU investigate Nelson Mandela Bay PPE tender won by councillor’s sister
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is looking into allegations of wrongdoing involving a PPE tender worth more than half a…
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SANDF medical team arrives in EC to help overwhelmed hospitals
Lengoasa said this medical team would be deployed at Dora Nginza Provincial Hospital in Port Elizabeth. The SA National Defence…
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Mongameli Bobani removed as NMB mayor
After months of stalling the ANC, EFF and DA have finally managed to remove Nelson Mandela Bay metro Mongameli Bobani…
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