NMB in The News – 3 June 2025

1. Residents report early disruptions ahead of Thursday’s planned maintenance – PE Express

   PE Express
   The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) announced yesterday that an emergency water shutdown would affect significant parts of the metro on …

2. Shot in the arm for girls’ cricket in Nelson Mandela Bay – The Herald

   The Herald
   The launch of the High Performance Girls’ Cricket Centre on Sunday signalled a new dawn for girls’ cricket in Nelson Mandela Bay.

3. South Africa biggest cities left to collapse and decay – BusinessTech

   BusinessTech
   Buffalo City, Tshwane, Mangaung and Nelson Mandela Bay all received qualified audits, which indicate material failures in their accounts.

4. Inquest into apartheid-era deaths of Cradock Four reopened – Daily Maverick

   Daily Maverick
   Nelson Mandela Bay. Features. Opinionistas · Maverick Life · TGIFood · Blog … Nelson Mandela Bay · Contact Us. News & Analysis. Business Maverick …

5. Development agency could lose R15m after metro fails to transfer funds – The Herald

   The Herald
   … Nelson Mandela Bay.” Qaba questioned the fairness of labelling the MBDA as unaccountable, asking if the remarks in council were an unwarranted …

6. Presidential Youth Employment Initiative delivers 76,000 jobs in Q4 – Daily Maverick

   Daily Maverick
   Nelson Mandela Bay. Defence Force refuses to fund retired officer implicated in Cradock Four inquest. TOP READS IN SECTION.

7. AG finds troubling decline in municipal finances – eNCA

   eNCA
   Among the metropolitan municipalities, 50% received qualified audits, including Tshwane, Buffalo City, Mangaung, and Nelson Mandela Bay, all …

8. City hospitals suffer highest occupancy – IOL

   IOL
   Three metros – Cape Town, Nelson Mandela Bay (Port Elizabeth) and Johannesburg – are also in the top 10. Four of the six top performing Western Cape …

9. Metro receives another damning audit finding – Daily Dispatch

   Daily Dispatch
   Again in 2023/2024, Maluleke found BCM and Nelson Mandela Bay “continue to display deficiencies in monitoring and reporting performance, leading …

10. ANC has to Cope without kingmakers – IOL

    IOL
    A source at the meeting said those willing to work with the ANC included Cope’s mayoral candidate for Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, Smuts Ngonyama, and MP …

Gqeberha:

• Top 5 PSL Players With Most League Medals | Soccer Laduma

  Soccer Laduma
  The Gqeberha native former winger is the only former or current player on the list who has won the league with three different teams, after his …

• Cradock four inquest to resume in Gqeberha High Court after delays – SABC News

  SABC News
  The inquest looking into the deaths of the Cradock Four is expected to proceed in the Gqeberha High Court in the Eastern Cape on Monday. Fort …

• Madibaz Campus Sport League scores big time – PressReader

  PressReader
  Madibaz Sport launched the league three years ago to allow every student registered at Mandela University’s Gqeberha and George campuses to …

• Historic Mandela Bay Theatre Complex Hosts Legendary Jazz Festival in Gqeberha – MSN

  MSN
  The soulful rhythms of jazz have taken over Gqeberha this weekend as the Mandela Bay Legacy Jazz Festival returns to the city’s iconic and newly …

• Ex-convict tackles crime through mentorship – eNCA

  eNCA
  GQEBERHA – An Eastern Cape ex-convict is tackling gender-based violence and femicide at its source. WATCH | Alleged custody battle plays out at …

• Foreigners without proper paperwork arrested in Gqeberha – The Herald

  The Herald
  At least 30 foreigners were arrested in Gqeberha on Sunday for allegedly being in the country without proper documentation.

• SA’s ideal of affordable housing in a chokehold gasping for air – Daily Maverick

  Daily Maverick
  As a past executive director and currently the CEO of the Home Market, a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing affordable housing in Gqeberha …

• Junior Boks put Gqeberha heartache behind them – The Herald

  The Herald
  After the disappointment of ending third at the four-team U20 Rugby Championship in Gqeberha in May, the Junior Boks are ramping up preparations …

Kariega:

• Development agency could lose R15m after metro ‘fails to transfer funds’ – PressReader

  PressReader
  … Kariega precincts, as the money has not yet been transferred to the agency by the municipality. MBDA chief executive Anele Qaba revealed this …

• Volkswagen Kariega plant enters commissioning phase for new SUV model – MSN

  MSN
  Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA) has entered the commissioning phase for the A0 SUV Entry project at its Kariega plant, following a four-week …

• Kariega residents protest on anniversary of killer floods – eNCA

  eNCA
  KARIEGA – Residents of the Eastern Cape town of Kariega are marking the first anniversary of floods that left 11 people dead and hundreds displaced.

• Volkswagen Kariega plant enters commissioning phase for new SUV model – Bizcommunity

  Bizcommunity
  Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA) has entered the commissioning phase for the A0 SUV Entry project at its Kariega plant, following a four-week shutdown …

• Kariega residents protest on anniversary of killer floods – MSN

  MSN
  Residents of the Eastern Cape town of Kariega are marking the first anniversary of floods that left 11 people dead and hundreds displaced.