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Nelson Mandela Bay News and Stuff
On a recent Press Junket to Woodlands Dairy in Humansdorp (See: https://mynmb.co.za/30-years-of-choosing-good/) we had a very early start to catch the milking process on the Grass Ridge Dairy Farm in Oyster Bay. Set the scene – I am vegan and on a press junket to a dairy farm and processor and everyone knows that I …
As the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality struggles to collect money owed by residents on services, we track the suburbs targeted the most in these blitzes. Please remember that these blitzes may appear to be skewed towards the older ‘white’ suburbs for a number of reasons. These reasons include: A higher prevalence of credit or post …
I finally found a social network that kinda goes with how we all experienced Twitter when it first launched – short, quick, non-toxic, helpful, calming…. AND, no money hungry Elon blocking off all access and building paywalls, which allows developers to build apps to autopost from WordPress to Bluesky – saving time, saving money AND …
At the beginning of this 2025 Tangible Africa set out to reach 100 schools across Nelson Mandela Bay with coding and computational thinking training. This may seem like a massive task, but not for Tangible Africa, an engagement project of Nelson Mandela University Computing Sciences Department and the Leva Foundation non-profit organisation. Since its establishment …
It is with deep sadness that NMBM confirms the news of the loss of our former mayor, Dr Nondumiso Maphazi. Maphazi, who was Nelson Mandela Bay’s first female mayor, died at a hospital in Johannesburg on Monday after a short illness. We wish the family strength during this time. Maphazi served in the first democratic …
If the economy is being held to ransom by a minority of white people then surely the answer is to make the cost of doing business for entry entrepreneurs of all colours extremely low and extremely fast? Rather than ‘forcing’ the minority of people who hold the capital into BBBEE? Learn from the past and …
The R75 in Nelson Mandela Bay begins at the intersection with the R102 (Govan Mbeki Road) in Sydenham, just north of the Gqeberha city center. On it’s journey through several suburbs and industrial areas the R75 continues towards Kariega (formerly known as Uitenhage), providing access to various communities along the way. The R75 is a …
For a while now I have been catching MP Liam Jacobs as he grills various government and public funded institutions on their spending habits. Now Jacobs is part of the GNU and it hit me today; “Just who, when the ANC alone was in charge, protected taxpayers money by grilling these representatives vigorously?” Please tell …
In our Water Leak Repair Chart (see below as well) we have 228 suburbs/areas named. Of those we have looked at reports from the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality covering the time period 11 March to 28 May 2025 and charted each date that water leaks have been reported as having been attended to. Of those …
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality embarks on an Electricity Disconnection Blitz about three times each month. Today’s blitz was aimed at non-paying businesses across Summerstrand, Humewood, South End, Kamma Heights, Central, North End, Newton Park, Walmer, Sydenham, Sidwell, Korsten, Lorraine, Theescombe and Sherwood. Residential properties in Uitenhage were also included, with a combined debt recovery …
Of the 218 445 reported murder cases in South Africa since 2013/2014 the Police Stations below represent the Top 30 stations where 40 911 murders were reported. Of these Top 30 SAPS stations four provinces are represented: Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and the Eastern Cape. CLICK HERE: SA Crime Stats – Murder, Top 30 Stations to …
We had a look for Farm Murders reported by the SAPS via their media channel. Reason: If there are so many farm murders as is said on social media then surely the reports on the SAPS media channel would be through the roof! With Trumps insistence that Farm Murders are on the rise in South …
In the widely televised sit-down between President Cyril Ramaphosa and President Donald Trump last night, the South Africa delegation were ‘ambushed’ with a video mashup mainly featuring ‘enemy of my enemy’ politician, Julius Malema. As an aside, I have also seen Julius recorded as Julian in some of the larger American publications… All we could …
Last night President Donald Trump, in his sit-down meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, went off on his normal ‘lonely road of a non empathetic mind’ and fixated on the ‘genocide issue’. Trump succeeded in making a lot of people squirm and managed to perpetuate the notion that only white people can save South …
Simple – we find too much sugar in everything that we consume. Manufacturers love to obfuscate the ingredients on labels and use terms such as Energy, Sucrose, Dextrose, Glucose, Fructose, Lactose, Maltose, Concentrates, Syrup… It’s important to carefully read the ingredient list and understand that even seemingly healthy products can contain surprising amounts of added …
One of the 75 nominees in the 2025 Business Leadership Awards is for someone close to Nelson Mandela Bay. Premier Oscar Mabuyane – Premier of the Eastern Cape in the category Business Friendly Governor of the Year, Mabuyane is competing against Daniel Félix Neto, Angola; Jacques Kyabula Katwe, DR Congo; Ibrahima Cissé, Côte d’Ivoire and …
Do NOT waste your time by popping down to the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Ticket Office in the search for tickets to the upcoming test. The scuttlebutt from the many disappointed fans is that tickets were sold out in 18 minutes.
The surest way to chart whether a demographic (or sub-set) of a population is thriving is to compare the growth or decline of that demographic against the population as a whole. Below is a chart showing the changing face of racial demographics in South Africa: Prior to the advent of democracy there was no reliable …
The NMB announces electricity disconnection blitz days on their Media WhatsApp Group and also publishes that to Facebook. MyNMB developed an Electricity Disconnection Blitz Report showing the suburbs and dates so far in 2025 (please read the disclaimer in the report before being negative). So far this year the following suburbs have been ‘hit’ the …
Kariega – Through various community initiatives, Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA) has shown its commitment to furthering education and youth development, particularly in the community of Kariega where its headquarters are based. In a significant step to strengthen both these priorities, VWGA launched its new KwaNobuhle Maths and Science Centre at Solomon Mahlangu Secondary School in …
On Day 3 (the final day) of the U20 Rugby Championships Argentina lost to Australia (40-36) and the Junior Sptring boks lost to New Zealand (48-45) BUT Nelson Mandela Bay won with the news that the U20 Rugby Championships will be back in Nelson Mandela Bay next yere. See: Some Good Rugby News. EP may …
I am told that if you manifest your dreams they will become a reality… This morning SARU re-iterated their unequivocal support for EP Rugby as the nursey for top flight rugby players in South Africa. Current EP boss, George Malgas said that he will know that EP Rugby is solidly on it’s way back to …
The U20 Rugby Championships will return to Nelson Mandela Bay for the next three years – as confirmed by SARU on Monday 12 May 2025. According to SARU they will be looking at expanding the competition and are looking to host more U20 National Teams. The delegates were most impressed with the numbers of spectators …
I have been ‘third hand following’ the tragic murder of Vanessa Janse van Rensburg in her boyfriends Oyster Bay holiday home on the Easter Weekend. And then I noticed that Vanessa’s boyfriend (and boss) was Rob Evans. I admit – it took me a while before the penny dropped. Up until my late father’s death …
1 May 2025 was the opening day for the U20 Rugby Championships at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha. The opening game was between current champions New Zealand and their neighbours, Australia. The first match kicked off at 14h00 in front of a growing crowd. The 2024 final highlighted the raw pace and physicality …
Below are the results of the survey filled in by ANONYMOUS – scroll down or CLICK HERE to take part: Anonymous on how to improve NMB: Politicians wear many hats but the one that will pull us out of this economic stagnation is that of ensuring that our institution works properly. We have too many …
Monday’s balmy weather called for a late evening stroll on the beachfront. Sue and I loaded the B&W 4 Legged one into the van for a quick trip to Hobie Beach for a stroll – I am allowed out of the house and off the lead but NOT Bonny the Boston Terrier. And, of course, …
On 24 April 2025 the Brad and Alice Andrews Preserve within the Tanglewood Conservation Area of the Bushman’s River Biodiversity Corridor was introduced. Another puzzle piece was placed down as landowners in the corridor take steps to tear down fences, remove barriers and restore vital habitats in a bold move for wildlife conservation. Owners of …
With the ascendancy of ElDon (Elon and Donald) the amount of chatter from the American public – especially the ‘When We’ brigade sitting in some warm foreign spot has risen to the size of a large rolling Atlantic Ocean Swell. But these social media chattering’s lack authenticity, lack blood, lack drama and lack first person …
Why theft of copper cables is so wrong. Straton Electrical recently purchased 64 meters of 500 mm Square Copper Cable for a large building in Gqeberha. The price per meter is in the R1 600.00 range and each meter conservatively contains around 4 kilograms of copper. Now ‘shiny bright’ scrap copper can get around R80.00 …
