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The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is appealing to residents and communities in the Stanford Road area to assist the Municipality in addressing an ongoing sewer blockage that has resulted in one lane of Stanford Road being completely flooded with sewage. Municipal Water and Wastewater (WWC) maintenance teams have made repeated attempts to access the affected …
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GQEBERHA – A 27-year-old man is expected to appear in the New Brighton Magistrate’s Court today, Monday, 12 October 2026, following his arrest for the alleged possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. At approximately 12:30 on Friday, 9 October 2026, members of the SAPS New Brighton Crime Prevention Unit were conducting patrols at the …
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GQEBERHA – Walmer SAPS and the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 14-year-old girl, Allegra Styles. Allegra was last seen on 8 October 2026 at approximately 18:00. She was wearing a beige top and blue jeans. A family member reported her missing on 10 …
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The WESSA Algoa Bay Branch Beach are doing a Clean-up at the Beacon Summerstrand Saturday 17 October 2026. The October WESSA Algoa Bay Branch beach clean-up will be in Summerstrand starting at the Beacon at the intersection of Marine Drive and Admiralty Way, on Saturday 17 October 2026 from 09:30 to 10:30. We have been …
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The Brass Studio of the Nelson Mandela University Department of Music and Performing Arts presents its semester Lunch Hour Concert on Wednesday, 14 October, from 13:00–14:00 in the South Campus Auditorium. The concert, titled Confluence – Ex multis, unum, celebrates the meeting of individual voices, brass ensembles and choral forces in a shared musical experience. …
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Comment from ABYC about this article on MyNMB: Excited About the Upcoming Cricket Test Match at St Georges Park? Test match Cricket seems to share the same concerns around spectator numbers and keeping fans engaged as these sports: Road Cycling, Endurance Motorsports, Ultra Running and Sailing. Maybe these sports could share tactics on how to …
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Through its partnership with iSchoolAfrica, the Emeris Nelson Mandela Bay Faculty of Education is taking its students’ learning beyond the lecture room and into a real school environment. The initiative is giving the IIE Bachelor of Education in Intermediate and Foundation Phase Teaching students the opportunity to explore how technology can be used meaningfully in …
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Tangible was one of three national academic impact case studies presented at the Universities South Africa Higher Education Conference in Pretoria. GQEBERHA — A coding project that began at Nelson Mandela University has been recognised nationally for its academic and social impact. Professor Jean Greyling, Head of Computing Sciences at Nelson Mandela University and founder …
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Statement by Retief Odendaal MPL – DA NMB Mayoral Candidate: The Democratic Alliance has launched an application in the Gqeberha High Court to hold Mayor Babalwa Lobishe and former Acting City Manager Ted Pillay personally liable for unlawful expenditure linked to the Nelson Mandela Bay transformer leasing scandal. Our application contends that the transformer, a …
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GQEBERHA – SAPS Bethelsdorp detectives are seeking the community’s assistance in tracing 50-year-old Alfred Casper, who resides in Catherine Street, Salsoneville. A family member last spoke to Casper by phone on Monday, 5 October 2026. Soon afterwards, he stopped responding to calls and messages. His family contacted his workplace and friends he often visited but …
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GQEBERHA – The swift action by SAPS Motherwell TRT Unit in disrupting a suspected robbery plan led to four fatalities in a subsequent exchange of gunfire with police. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening at about 20h00, 06 October 2026 in the Kwadwesi or Kwazakele policing precincts. Police members who were patrolling in Mtshekisani Street …
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Returning to New Brighton on 7 November 2026, a month from today, will be about far more than performing on a stage. It will be about coming home, it will be a celebration of perseverance and a moment to honour a musical journey that has taken me more than two decades to unfold,” Nomabotwe. The …
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Statement by Retief Odendaal MPL – DA NMB Mayoral Candidate: The Democratic Alliance welcomes the intervention by the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, following our efforts to highlight the deplorable conditions at the Algoa Park Police Barracks in Gqeberha. I want to thank Minister Macpherson for personally visiting the barracks today and …
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Statement by Andrew Whitfield MPL – DA Eastern Cape Provincial Leader: Today, at the IEC’s Electoral Code of Conduct pledge ceremony in East London, I reaffirmed the Democratic Alliance’s commitment to a peaceful, free, and fair election campaign across the Eastern Cape. On behalf of the DA in this province, I commit our candidates, public …
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SAPS Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) is seeking the community’s assistance in tracing 14-year-old Rawayline Casper of Nigro Street, Missionvale. Rawayline left his home at about 07:30 on 30 September 2026 and has not returned. His guardian reported him missing at SAPS Algoa Park. Although he has run away before, he has …
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The October 2026 WESSA Algoa Bay Branch alien vegetation clearing will take place on Saturday 10 October 2026 from 09:00 to 11:00. We will be meeting at the Fat Tracks Adventure Trail Centre in Overbaakens Road opposite the Astron Filling Station on the William Moffett Expressway. We are making good progress in this particular part …
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Statement by Horatio Hendricks MPL – DA Shadow MEC for Education: The learners and teachers of Bethelsdorp Comprehensive School deserve the improved infrastructure they have waited more than a decade to receive. They also deserve answers about why it has taken so long and when the outstanding work will be completed. Eastern Cape Education MEC …
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Joe Slovo and KwaNobuhle developments advance the Municipality’s constitutional duty to turn the right of access to adequate housing into lived reality, even as need continues to far outstrip available funding For 153 families in Joe Slovo and KwaNobuhle, the long wait for a home of their own now has an end date. Nelson Mandela …
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Kristo Kritzinger, NSRI Jeffreys Bay station commander, said: At 15h45, Sunday, 4 October, NSRI Jeffreys Bay and NSRI Gqeberha duty crews were activated following a request for assistance from Kouga Fire and Rescue Services responding to the Kouga River, near to the Kouga Dam, Patensie, with EC Government Health EMS, to evacuate a patient, with …
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The Fidelity Titans and the Garden Route Badgers secured important wins, while inclement weather had the final say in the clash between the Warriors and the DP World Lions as the 2026/27 Hollywoodbets Pro20 Series campaign got underway on Sunday. The Titans cruised to an eight-wicket victory over the Hollywoodbets Dolphins in Tshwane, while the …
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Editor: Of all the Mayors that we had since 1994, I must confess that Zonoxolo Wayile was my favourite – he genuinely appeared to be on the right path to sustaining and growing this municipality until the greedy goblins had their way and got rid of him. It must have stung quite a bit as …
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A FIELD of nearly 1700 entered the 4 th edition of the BayRun with Discovery Vitality which started and finished at the Cape Recife High School on Saturday. Andile Motwani, of Nedbank running club, successfully defended his title, winning the 21km with a strong lead in 01.08.07 and improving his time by 30 seconds from …
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Statement by Retief Odendaal MPL – DA NMB Mayoral Candidate: The Democratic Alliance has increased our reward for the safe return of the more than 200-year-old bell, which was stolen from the market square in front of Bethelsdorp Congregational Church, to R20 000. See: Bethelsdorp Church Bell Stolen We initially offered a reward of R2,500, …
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JEFFREY’S BAY – The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Jeffreys Bay is appealing to members of the community for urgent assistance in identifying what is believed to be the cremation remains of an unknown deceased person. The discovery was made on 17 September 2026 by a vigilant member of the public who came across …
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GQEBERHA – SAPS Bethelsdorp is appealing to the community for information following the theft of a copper church bell. The church was locked and everything was in order at approximately 12:00 on Sunday, 27 September 2026. At about 15:00 on Tuesday, 29 September 2026, the key holder arrived and discovered that the bell had been …
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More than 500 international delegates from across the world have converged on Nelson Mandela Bay for the 85th Skål International World Congress, providing the city and the Eastern Cape with a significant international platform to showcase the destination, strengthen global tourism relationships and create opportunities across the local tourism economy. The World Congress is being …
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Statement by Retief Odendaal MPL – DA NMB Mayoral Candidate: Prolonged water and electricity outages, overflowing sewage, pothole-riddled roads, filthy and unsafe dark neighbourhoods, and a lack of infrastructure investment have, under ANC/EFF-led governments, become the lived reality of residents in Nelson Mandela Bay’s Northern Areas. When the DA takes office after the elections on …
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GQEBERHA – The Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit in Gqeberha is appealing to the public for help in tracing 16-year-old Thamsanqa Tshefu, who was last seen in Lombards Ground, Missionvale, on Sunday, 27 September 2026. At approximately 21:00 that evening, Thamsanqa’s mother was told by neighbours that the shack where he had …
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The Mandela Bay Development Agency today convened members of the agency’s voluntary advisory panel as part of its ongoing work to strengthen the city’s development trajectory. The MBDA’s Voluntary Advisory Panel was established through an open public call in August, and its members have generously contributed their time and expertise towards the creation of a …
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Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is taken aback by the gruesome discovery of human remains behind the Feather Market Centre yesterday, 29 September 2026. According to a South African Police Service (SAPS) report, at approximately 12:00, police responded to a complaint from the centre. Upon arrival, they were informed that workers cleaning around the premises had …
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