NMB in The News – 5 June 2025

• ‘Enough is enough’ – Saftu threatens mass action over Nelson Mandela Bay public fund …

  Daily Maverick
  The South African Federation of Trade Unions has threatened mass action against the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality, accusing it of running a …

• Radio personality Damian Schmidt returns home to join Algoa FM

  Algoa FM
  After cutting his broadcasting teeth on community radio in Nelson Mandela Bay and then spending 10 years honing his craft in Johannesburg, …

• Nelson Mandela Bay faces electricity crisis: proposed 12.8% tariff hike sparks controversy

  Daily Maverick
  Citing spiralling non-technical electricity losses, the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s application for a 12.8% electricity tariff increase has …

• Row over Nelson Mandela Bay ward allocations in metro budget – The Herald

  The Herald
  As Nelson Mandela Bay prepares to table its municipal budget on Thursday, tensions are mounting over stark disparities in capital project …

• Nelson Mandela Bay metro slammed for wasting bulk infrastructure funds – The Citizen

  The Citizen
  Nelson Mandela Bay metro municipality in the Eastern Cape may have escaped being listed among the seven worst-performing municipalities by the auditor …

• Unprecedented interest to RFI for rail, port projects | SAnews

  South African Government News Agency
  Northern-Cape to Saldanha Bulk Minerals Corridor PSP Project primarily for iron ore and manganese exports, and the Northern-Cape to Nelson Mandela Bay …

Gqeberha:

• Group-by-group focus ahead of HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Cup 2025

  COSAFA
  Hosts South Africa open their campaign against Mozambique for the second year in a row after the teams played to a 1-1 draw in Gqeberha in 2024.

• IN PICS: Gqeberha High Court Judge visits key locations linked to lives of ‘Cradock Four’

  EWN
  Gqeberha High Court Judge Thami Beshe stands and listens during the last location for the first day of inspection in-loco along the N10.

• Work Accident – Gqeberha Jock Sidelined | Sporting Post

  Sporting Post
  Gqeberha-based jockey Eldin Webber is likely to be out of action for what could be more than three months following a freak accident while riding work …

• Court visits site where bodies of Cradock 4 were found – eNCA

  eNCA
  GQEBERHA – The inquest into the killing of the Cradock Four resumes in Gqeberha. The court is set to visit the site where bodies of the anti-apartheid …

• GBV concerns central to investigator’s opposition of Evans bail – PE Express

  PE Express
  Investigating Officer Warrant Officer Xolile Kato firmly opposed bail for Gqeberha businessman Rob Evans (58) in today’s bail hearing at the …

• Foreigners arrested at Gqeberha church after Addo attacks – Scrolla.Africa

  Scrolla.Africa
  Thirty foreign nationals who had taken shelter in a church in Gqeberha were arrested on Sunday for being in South Africa without proper documents.

• Cradock Four inquest team to visit site where their bodies were found – SABC News

  SABC News
  … families of the Cradock Four in the Eastern Cape High Court in Gqeberha on June 3, 2025. Image Credits : X@DOJCD_ZA. SABC. 4 June 2025, 06:34 [SAST].

• Inquest into Apartheid-Era Murder of Cradock Four Activists Reopens After Nearly Four Decades

  allAfrica.com
  … Gqeberha High Court on June 2, 2025, nearly 40 years to the day after … The four activists were abducted by apartheid security police at a roadblock …

• St Andrew’s triumph in thriller against Grey High – PressReader

  PressReader
  St Andrew’s produced a superb team effort to edge Grey High 28-27 in a nail-biter on the Kolisi Field in Gqeberha on Saturday. This came after the …

• Is this Nelson Mandela Bay’s most dangerous road? – Daily Maverick

  Daily Maverick
  In the past year, 1411 people were injured and 35 were killed in accidents on the R75 between Gqeberha and Kariega.

Kariega:

• SA’s locally produced entry-level SUV now a step closer – PressReader

  PressReader
  VOLKSWAGEN South Africa is gearing up to build a brand new entry–level SUV at its production plant in Kariega, Eastern Cape. The new model is now …

• Motoring with Bob Roco ROMEO: Volkswagen South Africa’s Kariega plant enters …

  The Business & Financial Times
  Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA) has completed critical upgrades at its Kariega Plant in South Africa, as part of preparations to introduce a third …

• From the streets of Kariega to #RWC2025 – south africa – Rugby365

  Rugby365
  Kariega, situated on the banks of the Swartkops River, is well known for being home to the largest car factory on the African continent. The town also …

• Is this Nelson Mandela Bay’s most dangerous road? – Daily Maverick

  Daily Maverick
  In the past year, 1411 people were injured and 35 were killed in accidents on the R75 between Gqeberha and Kariega.

Despatch:

1. Revitalised Park hunting fourth consecutive win – The Herald

   The Herald
   Progress were forced to switch the eagerly anticipated match from their home field in Kariega to Despatch because of construction work being carried …

2. Goodyear SA starts restructuring amid Kariega plant closure talks – The Herald

   The Herald
   A meeting was called at the Despatch town hall on Thursday, where employees were told about the restructuring process. The Kariega facility …