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The killing of UDM councillor and Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC) chair Luxolo Namette on Saturday 7 November, 2026 follows a grim sequence of councillor assassinations in Nelson Mandela Bay since 2022. The other three councillors murdered in the metro were: Mzwandile Booi (ANC, Ward 20) Date of Murder: February 2022 Circumstances: Booi was shot …
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The disruption and delay in finalizing local government election results in parts of the Northern Cape stemmed from a high-profile security breach at a counting station in Douglas (within the Siyancuma Local Municipality – a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape). Supporters and activists linked to a local …
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For sale: R191.1 Billion hyper local service industry employing 7500 across 60 divisions with a brand new CEO and Executive Director cohort. Business has legal status and a captive monopoly over 1 190 496 clients. Business has a monopoly over three main products showing annual losses for the last 10 years of over R1.5 Billion …
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United Democratic Movement (UDM) councillor and Nelson Mandela Bay mayoral/PR candidate Luxolo Namette (48) was shot and killed in Motherwell, Gqeberha, this afternoon, Saturday 7 November 2026. According to official party sources and reports covering statements from the UDM leadership (including statements via UDM secretary-general Bulelani Bobotyane): Fears of Political Targeting: The UDM expressed grave …
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At the conclusion of the 2026 Local Government Elections in Nelson Mandela Bay here are the winners in each Ward along with the names of the Ward Councillors as per the pre-elections list: https://mynmb.co.za/all-nmb-ward-councillor-candidates-ahead-of-lge2026/. Alongside each Ward Councillor name are the names of the 2nd and 3rd placed candidates with their party name and percentage …
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Your main host for this uniquely South African version of ‘Hunger Games’ will be the Democratic Alliance. The DA has emerged as the party with largest support in Nelson Mandela Bay garnering 44.17% of the vote with 28 Ward seats and 25 PR seats for a total of 53 seats of the available 120 in …
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Why I split my vote and voted for experience and track record in both instances. With the local elections nearly done and dusted the slow realisation that we will have another coalition government in Nelson Mandela Bay is becoming a reality. FFS – Another Coalition: Make no mistake – the coalition talks began weeks ago. …
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For the next elections the IEC needs to rethink those ‘pop-up shops’ outside the election halls. The concerns about them are universal as most voters are not aware of the rules governing them nor the reasons for their presence. The recurring theme and questions are: I think that political party has too much information on …
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Nelson Mandela Bay 2026 Local Elections Tracker: These results will be updated as results are released. Wards Declared: Ward No. Winner Win % Second Second % Third Third % 1 DA 88.16 VF Plus 4.15 ANC 2.22 2 DA 56.7 EFF 12.1 ATM 10.7 3 DA 85.41 VF Plus 3.64 ANC 2.46 4 ANC 48.68 …
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If you look at the voting percentage trendlines for the major South African Parties that have been taking part in elections since the year 2000 a number of interesting observations can be seen. We looked the the IEC dashboard charting political parties fortunes and failures since 2000 – and only those that have been around …
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Of the 36 PR 1 candidates for the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipal LGE2026 the choices are rather large. We have a few former Mayors on the list, one or two that have crossed the floor and some really unkown quantities. This year I am going to vote for my chosen Ward Candidate and then, in …
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How many times in your lifetime (over 50’s) have you read or heard these words about our great sportsmen who ‘missed’ an Olympics, ‘missed’ professional sport or were denied playing on the world stage; “Plenty will tell you he was simply born at the wrong time in a country that chose politics over pure ability?” …
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Make my Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup Sunday evening is soup evening in Chez Straton. It starts early in the morning as I roast whatever chosen vegetables need for our evening meal. But, this morning I had a hankering for a soup that I have never had the chops to try – Creamy Mushroom Soup. …
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A bad workman always blames his tools or someone or something else for his faults. And normally it is couched in a number of expletives. I find it interesting that the so-called keyboard warrior cricket experts are gabbing their mouths off (or is that running their fingers over the keyboard?) about all that they can …
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When the real heroes who will accelerate us out of our current mess have the ability and the knowledge to sort out potholes, streetlights, water and electricity woes right at their fingertips. According to official municipal integrated development planning documents, the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has approximately 5,679 filled employee positions out of a total …
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The passing of a family member always gives one time to reflect, breathe, batten the hatches and slow down… Bonnie came to me as the result of a little tragedy – My Mother, Annette, broke her neck and was unable to take Bonnie for her daily walks. At the time I was going through a …
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As you read this think about an old 33 record on a turntable with a scratch… Fundamental Municipal services include the Big 3: Water Electricity Refuse There is a very true adage in business; “If you cannot measure it, you cannot control it!” In fact we have a business based solely on that principle – …
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Proportional Representation (PR) councillors are elected through political party lists based on the overall percentage of votes a party receives across the municipality, ensuring balanced political representation in government. Unlike ward councillors who focus on a single geographic area, PR councillors represent the entire metro. Key duties include serving on the full Municipal Council and …
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Ward councillors serve as the primary link between local residents and the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, representing community needs, facilitating public participation, and assisting in local service delivery oversight. Key duties include chairing local ward committees, submitting resident concerns and infrastructure priorities – such as water, roads, electricity, and refuse – to Council, and holding …
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The National Treasury has proposed creating a single, centralised system to help South Africans find and claim the R88 billion that belongs to them. Treasury has also proposed that the claims will expire and be shifted into the national revenue fund. The timelines it proposed are 45 years after an asset became payable or after …
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Part of what I do is to be hyper cyncical and a good student of human behaviour. Maybe I should qualify that and say; “Be a good student of BAD human behaviour!” We are all inagreement that offering potential or existing voters KFC and T-Shirt when attending a political rally does leave a bad taste …
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The selection of Proportional Representation (PR) Candidates during South African Local Government Elections involves a dual process: internal political party nomination mechanisms and statutory statutory submission and allocation rules overseen by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) under the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act. Unlike Ward Councillors—who are elected individually to represent a specific …
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The Nelson Mandlea Bay Metropolitan Municipality is divided into 60 Wards. Ward Councillor Candidates compete for votes in all 60 Wards. Your first vote is for your chosen Ward Councillor. Your second vote is for a party of your choice – a PR Councillor candidate is chosen per ward from this. Looking at the LGE …
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There are three main role players in Community Safety: The Department of Community Safety – which plays a non-operational, supervisory, and social role in public safety and is responsible for Policy, Funding and Oversight. Unlike the South African Police Service (SAPS) or Metro Police, which are responsible for direct law enforcement, arrests, and criminal investigations, …
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I thought that if I said X’able people may get the wrong idea… The State of the Metro Address last night, in Despatch, was a major, sold out hit, far bigger, and more important than anyone thought possible. It was really something, streaming all over the place, and really big numbers, despite going up against …
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Dear NMB, your Microsoft .NET Framework Version 4.0.30319 predates 2022 and is no longer supported by Microsoft. After reporting on a glitch on the Municipal Web Site this morning I hit a “Yellow Screen of Death” on the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Website this afternoon. Giving truth to the axiom that Government is not agile …
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