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Call to ban pit bulls as pets in South Africa
There are growing calls to ban pit bulls as pets in South Africa. A petition by The Sizwe Kupelo Foundation…
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Teenager dies seeking medical care
An Eastern Cape community is furious following the death of a 15-year-old girl. Zenizole Vena was allegedly held hostage and…
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NMB mayor, Eugene Johnson removed via motion of no confidence
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Eugene Johnson has been removed through a motion of no confidence during a council meeting in…
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Nelson Mandela Bay elects new mayor
The Nelson Mandela Bay Metro has a new mayor. The DA’s Retief Ondendaal beat out the ANC’s Wandisile Jikeka by…
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Dept of Water & Sanitation: SA dams’ levels stable
The Department of Water and Sanitation says dam levels across the country are stable. However, the persistent drought in the…
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NMB metro holds water workshops to prevent day zero
In a bid to deal with the water crisis in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro, the municipality is hosting a…
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Nelson Mandela Bay officials claim they have good strategy to move away from Eskom power supply
The Nelson Mandela Bay metro has told the publication that policy uncertainty and political instability have delayed its efforts to…
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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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DA’s Retief Odendaal is NMB mayoral candidate
The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) Retief Odendaal is a mayoral candidate for the Nelson Mandela Bay metro. A coalition agreement signed…
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Schools urged to settle municipal debt amid water scarcity crisis in Nelson Mandela Bay
Opposition political parties in the Eastern Cape have raised concerns over the scarcity of water in the Nelson Mandela Bay,…
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President Ramaphosa delighted by efforts to postpone Day Zero in Nelson Mandela Bay
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is impressed by efforts to push back Day Zero in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro…
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Government plans to prevent NMB Day Zero
The government says it has plans to ensure day zero does not hit Nelson Mandela Bay. But despite reassurances, residents…
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NMB water reserves uncomfortably low
The water crisis in Nelson Mandela Bay is now being described as dire. The Water and Sanitation Department says available…
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Gift of the Givers steps in to drill boreholes in Nelson Mandela Bay
As Nelson Mandela Bay tries desperately to stave off Day Zero, the humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers is once…
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Public urged to use water sparingly despite dam levels rising
Despite the weekly report revealing an improvement in dam levels in some parts of the country, the Water and Sanitation…
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DA: Declare state of disaster in Eastern Cape
The Democratic Alliance (DA) wants the Eastern Cape to be declared a national state of disaster. Party leaders are anticipating…
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NMB clinic closures leave patients stranded
Nelson Mandela Bay clinics in the Eastern Cape are closed. This after healthcare workers embarked on protest action. They’re also…
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Eastern Cape ANC calls for calm after members gunned down
The ANC in the Eastern Cape is calling for calm after two Nelson Mandela Bay members were killed on Monday.…
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Police launch manhunt after 2 ANC NMB members killed
Police have launched a manhunt after two ANC Nelson Mandela Bay members were killed on Monday. Ward 43 councillor Andile…
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Scholar transport a nightmare for Eastern Cape pupils
Nelson Mandela Bay pupils in the Nkandla area are struggling to get to school due to the inadequate scholar transport…
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ANC members divided over changes to the disciplinary and appeals committees
The proposed changes to the ANC’s national disciplinary and national disciplinary appeals committee have been met with strong and opposing…
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Patriotic Alliance pulls out of 7 coalitions
The Patriotic Alliance (PA) is switching sides in coalition councils across the country – sparking fears of a change of…
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Nelson Mandela Bay runs risk of running dry
Recent rain has brought some relief to Nelson Mandela Bay’s dams, but it’s not enough as the region faces the…
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3 perish in separate house fires in Nelson Mandela Bay
Two separate fires in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro in Gqeberha claimed the lives of three residents during the early…
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Private sector renovates NMB school
Vandalizing schools not only damages infrastructure but also makes learning difficult. Eastern Cape Education says 23 schools have been vandalized…
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NICD reports increase in human rabies cases across South Africa
The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) has reported an increase in the number of human rabies cases across the…
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Nelson Mandela Bay elects mayor
The ANC has gained control of the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality. The council elected Eugene Johnson as mayor on Monday.…
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It’s a nonsensical case – Andile Lungisa on his court case
Former Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Andile Lungisa says his court case is just a waste of time. Lungisa is accused…
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Eastern Cape CoGTA MEC declares Nelson Mandela Bay sitting invalid
The first sitting of the Nelson Mandela Bay council will be held next Monday. It was set for Wednesday, but…
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ANC and EFF coalition in NMB is a recipe for disaster, says DA’s Bhanga
The Democratic Alliance (DA)’s outgoing Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Nqaba Bhanga said an African National Congress (ANC) and Economic Freedom…
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Parties must put egos aside in hung municipalities, says EFF
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on Wednesday said parties must set aside their egos as the number of hung municipalities…
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Latest results point to coalition government in NMB
ANC Nelson Mandela Bay regional task team convenor Nceba Faku is not ruling running for the mayoral position should the…
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ANC faces a challenge in Nelson Mandela Bay metro as DA leads race
The ANC is leading the race to capture most of the municipalities in the Eastern Cape. The battle for the…
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Latest: DA’s Helen Zille hits back after being thrown out of voting station
DA federal council chairperson Helen Zille has hit back after being detained on Monday following a manhandling incident by police,…
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Andile Lungisa back in court in November
The trial of former Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Andile Lungisa for allegedly violating lockdown regulations will start in the Motherwell…
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19-year-old EC boyfriend to be charged in connection with murder of girlfriend (16)
An Eastern Cape teenager is to be charged in connection with the death of his 16-year-old girlfriend in Nelson Mandela…
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Alleged arsonist arrested after fire claimed 2 lives, including that of 3-year-old boy
An Eastern Cape man who allegedly torched a home and caused the death of two people including a 3 -year-old…
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Residents & businesses demand powership to stave off load shedding in NMB
The Integrated Coastal Energy Alliance (ICEA), Nelson Mandela Bay residents, and local businesses being represented in the Maritime Business Chamber…
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DA launches Nelson Mandela Bay manifesto
The Democratic Alliance is launching its Nelson Mandela Bay manifesto. Party leader John Steenhuisen, current mayor Nqaba Bhanga and Chairperson…
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COVID-19: Ramaphosa assures that jab won’t affect you in the bedroom
The Covid-19 vaccine does not cause infertility in women and erectile dysfunction in men, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday.…
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ANC aims to take back Nelson Mandela Bay during local elections
The ANC wants control back of the Nelson Mandela Bay metro in the Eastern Cape. It has been controlled by…
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Recovering NMB mayor Nqaba Bhanga sheds light on recent car crash
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Nqaba Bhanga has broken his silence over a fatal car crash that claimed the lives of…
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DA vows to address power outages in Ekurhuleni
Democratic Alliance (DA) mayoral candidate for Ekurhuleni Municipality, Refiloe Nt’sekhe, put up the party’s first poster in the municipality as…
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Andile Lungisa’s suspension from ANC set aside
Former ANC Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Andile Lungisa’s suspension from the governing party has been overturned. This was after the…
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NMB Mayor Bhanga under hospital observation following car crash
Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Nqaba Bhanga is out of surgery and currently under observation in a high care unit. He…
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NMB mayor hospitalised
Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Nqaba Bhanga has been admitted to hospital after being involved in a car accident. Two others…
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DA unveils mayoral candidates ahead of local govt elections
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has announced its mayoral candidates for metro councils with the City of Cape Town expected to…
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Andile Lungisa in trouble for allegedly breaking lockdown regulations
Former ANC Youth League deputy president Andile Lungisa has been charged for allegedly contravening Level 4 Disaster Management Act regulations…
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Zuma supporters march in Nelson Mandela Bay
Former president Jacob Zuma’s jail sentence continues to divide the ANC members. From Nkandla to the Nelson Mandela Bay his…
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Ekurhuleni Mayor, Mzwandile Masina survives another DA no-confidence vote
Another attempt to oust Ekurhuleni mayor Mzwandile Masina by a motion of no confidence has failed, with council speaker Patricia…
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