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The Municipality’s water system remains under severe pressure following recent heavy rainfall and flooding, which continue to impact water treatment operations and reservoir recovery across the Metro. High turbidity levels (muddy raw water) at several Water Treatment Works have significantly reduced production capacity, placing strain on the bulk water supply network and affecting reservoir storage …
Before you read on I want you to close your eyes and imagine these yachts flying across Algoa Bay and coming close inshore for ‘in your face’ action at speeds that could kill! This past weekend the BONDS Flying Roos sailing team left Bermuda with another trophy in hand, backing up their Rio triumph with …
As of late 2025, WhatsApp natively supports on-the-fly message translation on iOS and Android, allowing users to translate individual messages or set up automatic, real-time chat translation. This on-device feature ensures messages remain encrypted and offers support for over 19 languages. Key Features of Native WhatsApp Translation: Automatic Chat Translation: Android users can enable automatic …
A mensch is a Yiddish term for a person of integrity, honour, and high character. Springbok U20 Coach, Kevin Foote and Springbok U20 Captain Riley Norton were both in Gqeberha for the TRC U20 Rugby Championships. The team played 3 Match Days over 3 weekends at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium against Australia, Argentina and …
This situation makes me think that if a vehicle has a full fuel tank it still won’t go in the absence of a battery to start it! The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality advises residents the Metro continues to experience ongoing water disruptions as the system gradually recovers. Storage levels remain very low, and water consumption …
South Africans are burdened with the legacy of apartheid and our language has moved with the times – but NOT in a good way. Many of us have moved from the outspoken racist comments and behaviour to more subtle comments and behaviour through the use of a language loosely termed ‘othering language’. Othering language is …
I recently posed this question to Google Gemini; “My tenant (a black man), in my presence (a white man) called his workers leaving at 5:00 pm back to my premises with a whistle and a shout as we needed their assistance. My neighbour (a white man) immediately called out; “We don’t live in the township!” …
On my WhatsApp group a resident dropped this comment; “Pity we have to other people’s loud music on a Sunday.” The message was referring to a loud music event taking place at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium yesterday. Now in South Africa we are all highly tuned to the possibility of racist or exclusionary speech …
The Argentinian and South African sides go into this final day as outright favourites. Argentina and Australia are first up at 14h00 followed by the big clash of Springboks v All Blacks at 16h10. The Springboks have effectively won the TRC U20 Championship BUT there is one permutation that could lead to a devastating loss. …
Woodlands Dairy Group (Pty) Ltd announced today that the South African Competition Tribunal has approved its acquisition of 100% of Ladismith Cheese Company (Pty) Ltd, together with its subsidiaries, Ladismith Powder Company (Pty) Ltd and Mooivallei Suiwel (Pty) Ltd, from Sea Harvest Group Limited. The Tribunal’s approval, following a positive recommendation from the South African …
Why we are all nearly buried at sea whether we like it or not! The Forest Hill Cemetery in Gqeberha was recently closed due to flooding raising the water table too high for burials to take place. Translation – dig a couple of feet and hit water. Now the run-off of that water from the …
Yes, I know that anyone with half a brain would not venture to the beach today, BUT the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has confirmed that all beaches are closed until further notice. No swimming, no diving, no traditional rituals, no Phuza Thursday topup. The swells in the bay are just under 6m high and, believe …
This Saturday’s three fixtures in the SA Cup competition, feature a clash between the Kavaliers and Eastern Province that carries significant implications. Boland travelled to Gqeberha last year needing a win to secure a top-four finish – and did just that. This coming Saturday, they find themselves in a similar position, hosting EP in a match …
This Saturday 9 May 2026 will see the final day of the TRC U20 Championship take place at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. Up first on this final day will be Argentina vs Australia with kick off at 14h00. These two teams will be playing in a light North West wind, a balmy 20 degrees …
Earlier this morning the Churchill and Kouga Dams started overflowing – Churchill and Kouga Dams Overflowing And now the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality would like to share some positive news amid the widespread damage and disruptions caused by the heavy rains experienced across the City over the past two days: dam levels have significantly improved, …
Both the Churchill and Kouga Dams are currently overflowing, and substantial rainfall has been recorded in the western dam catchments, an encouraging development. Ongoing updates on dam levels will continue to be shared. The Churchill Dam has a capacity of 35.240 Megalitres and on the 6th of May was 36.59% full with an extractable capacity …
Employers please stop and consider the real reasons why your employees came to work today after heavy rains and predictions of more accompanied by high winds. This morning in Nelson Mandela Bay roads were closed due to flooding, substations were tripping like junkies in a cocaine mine and people were mopping out their homes. And …
Eastern Province were on the winning side in the penultimate SA Cup league round this weekend, with six teams still in with a shout of making the playoffs. Eastern Province survived a spirited second-half fightback from the Griffons to claim a 31–28 victory at Down Touch Investments Stadium in Welkom. EP laid the foundation in …
The Junior Springboks clinched the 2026 Under-20 Rugby Championship in emphatic fashion on Sunday evening, overpowering Australia U20 56–17 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha to seal the title with a game to spare, a performance head coach Kevin Foote credited to the squad’s growth, grit and collective belief. See the permutation that …
On Saturday 9 May 2026 the Springboks will meet New Zealand and Argentina will meet Australia in the final day of the TRC U20 Championships. The Present Point Standings Are: South Africa – 10 Argentina – 5 New Zealand – 5 Australia – 2 The standings reflect the scoring format that was agreed for the …
The second day of the championships saw Argentina vs New Zealand followed by South Africa v Australia. The Argentinians provided a major upset when the beat New Zealand 25-17 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha. I can still hear those celebrations from their change room next door! The Springboks ran out deserved 56-17 …
Western Province showed they have no peers in the U20 women’s game when they outplayed Eastern Province 36-7 in the final of the 2026 U20 Women’s Week in Alberton on Friday, claiming the national title for a fourth consecutive time. In the final, the Capetonians held a 12-0 lead at the break and although EP, …
The defending U20 World Rugby Champions are currently in Gqeberha. This, following their title win in Italy last year. Under head coach Kevin Foote, the team is currently competing in the SANZAAR U20 Rugby Championship before they head to Georgia to defend their global crown in June. I admit that I missed the opening match …
Junior Springbok head coach Kevin Foote has made a couple of rotational changes to the match-23 for their U20 Rugby Championship encounter against Australia at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha on Sunday. The second-round encounter kicks off at 16h10 and will be broadcast live on SuperSport. The first match, between New Zealand and …
Western Province and Eastern Province will contest the final of the 2026 U20 Women’s Week in Alberton on Friday after dominating displays on day two of the action at Alberton Rugby Club, with WP scoring 10 tries in their 54-0 win over Boland, while EP outplayed hosts, the Golden Lions, 23-7. The two undefeated sides …
A video is circulating showing the disgusting state of the Glendinning Reservoir and in particular an unsecured structure on top of the reservoir site with a pipe/opening that is being used by people as a toilet. The comment was that if there is even a possibility that this opening connecting to water infrastructure supplying residents, …
Statement by Dr Vicky Knoetze MPL – DA Leader of the Official Opposition in the Eastern Cape Legislature: Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane cannot demand accountability from municipalities while failing to hold his own provincial departments accountable for over R1.6 billion in unpaid municipal rates and service charges. The Democratic Alliance (DA) will refer the …
The DF95 National Champs are being sailed at the North End Lake from 24 to 26 April 2026. Spectators welcome – come spend an afternoon on the deck of the EP Powerboat Club supping on your preferred cold beverage. Whilst you are there reserve your parking spot for the Springboks v Barbarians Rugby match on …
The Digital Dome (also known as the Digital Planetarium) at the Nelson Mandela University (NMU) Ocean Sciences Campus is the centerpiece of the university’s award-winning Science and Knowledge Centre in Gqeberha. As the most sophisticated facility of its kind in South Africa, it is designed to move beyond traditional astronomy to act as a “3D …
The 2026 SANZAAR Under-20 Rugby Championship returns to Gqeberha next week, marking the second consecutive year that the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium will host this prestigious southern hemisphere tournament. The competition serves as a critical high-intensity preparation for the Junior World Championship, which takes place in Georgia later this June. Tournament Overview Host City: Gqeberha, …
