Gqeberha

The Select Committee on Education, Sciences and the Creative Industries has told the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality not to commit funds on Red Location Museum without a detailed empirical information that will inform a workable business plan. The Chairperson of the committee, Mr Makhi Feni, lamented the extent of decay in community infrastructure within …

It was not open to Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge to claim his persistent sexually loaded WhatsApp messages to court secretary Andiswa Mengo were Xhosa “cultural courting”. This was because the evidence clearly showed that it was sexual harassment, Mengo’s advocate argued on Tuesday. Advocate Nasreen Rajab-Budlender said if the tribunal, which is considering …

Another person has died after a bus veered off the road in Limpopo on 12 October. Addressing families of the dead on Monday, Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba said the death toll was now 44. The families were gathered at Siloam Hospital to identify the bodies of their relatives. The death toll from the bus crash …

The Select Committee on Economic Development and Trade has called for an urgent conversion of long-standing investment commitments into tangible jobs, exports and industrial output at Coega Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The committee is currently conducting a weeklong oversight visit in the Gqeberha area to assess infrastructure networks around the Coega SEZ and the Markman …

The Select Committee on Education, Sciences and the Creative Industries has called on the Eastern Cape Department of Education and the South African Council for Educators to work with speed on the matter involving a deputy school principal who has been arrested on allegations of trafficking schoolgirls in the Amathole West District. The committee Chairperson, …

Activists have welcomed the extension of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) and the Lesotho Exemption Permit (LEP) by another 18 months. This announcement has come as a welcome relief to many families. The extension of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) and the Lesotho Exemption Permit (LEP) by another 18 months is a relief for many …

The joint parliamentary oversight delegation concluded the first day of its engagement with Eastern Cape municipalities with a firm call for greater accountability in local government. The delegation comprising the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and the Standing Committee on the Auditor-General engaged with the province’s two metros, the Nelson Mandela Bay …

Speaking at naamsa’s 2025 SA Auto Week conference in Gqeberha today, newly appointed WesBank CEO Robert Gwerengwe underscored the critical need for industry collaboration to propel the local automotive sector past the persistent 500,000-unit annual sales ceiling. “Collaboration is key to advancing the industry beyond its current levels, and naamsa deserves immense credit for its …

Fraser is taking his exciting new show on a seven-city South African safari. What is it really, that makes Africa the Heart of the World? They say the world has seven continents, but only one has a heartbeat: Africa. It’s not just a place; not just a memory. It’s that pulse that reminds us how …

About 200 activists marched to the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday to support Wild Coast communities opposing seismic surveys and oil exploration rights granted to Shell and Impact Africa. Activists from various coastal communities travelled to Johannesburg to picket outside the Constitutional Court on Tuesday. They are opposing Shell and Impact Africa’s seismic surveys …

The Select Committee on Social Services welcomes progress achieved by the Eastern Cape Department of Health in implementing the Public Protector’s remedial action. The remedial action follows the Public Protector’s investigation into the allegation that pregnant women awaiting admission at Gqeberha’s Dora Nginza Regional Hospital for critical caesarean section surgeries were once forced to sleep …

For seven weeks, patients have been served at two different sites after a gang-related shooting shut down Rosedale Clinic. Rosedale Clinic in Kariega remains closed almost two months after a patient was injured in a gang-related shooting outside the building. Staff say they are traumatised and too afraid to return to work. Patients are currently …

Residents shut the NU2 Motherwell clinic in Gqeberha all of Monday, alleging misconduct by some employees at the facility. A petition signed by 200 people, requests urgent action to ensure shorter waiting times, sufficient medical staff and supplies, proper attention and care for patients, and a reliable and efficient service. Community leader Mpumelelo Ndlumbini said …

New regulations to manage ship-to-ship transfers of fuel, oil, liquid gas and other toxic chemicals have been signed by Environment Minister Dion George. George said the new regulations were designed to avoid pollution, protect coastal ecosystems, and mitigate the impacts of a spill, to secure the survival of the African Penguin and other species. But …

Two trucks, one carrying bread, were torched during a protest by about 200 protesters from Westville informal settlement in KwaDwesi Extension, Gqeberha, on Wednesday. On Tuesday a bus was set alight when residents of Westville and Bayland protested. They were demanding electricity and a municipal layout plan for the provision of water, sewers and streets, …

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the latest step to limit overtime payments to employees of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) earning above the R261 000 annual salary threshold. The decision is critical and long overdue. This decision follows the policy directive of the Minister of Employment and Labour, Nomakhosazana Meth, who earlier …

About 1,000 people marched to the Uitenhage town hall on Monday to protest against crime in Kariega. About 1,000 Kariega residents, carrying placards and singing, marched to the Uitenhage Town Hall on Monday to demand that the police and government do more to reduce crime. The protesters came from Rosedale, Joe Slovo, Blikkiesdorp, Geraldsmith, Greenfields …

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) notes, with great concern, the announcement of the closure of tyre manufacturer Goodyear in Kariega, Eastern Cape, which will see over 900 workers lose their jobs. This comes at a time when South Africa is drowning in unemployment, with the Eastern Cape recording one of the highest unemployment rates in …

Truck drivers employed by the Kalahari AutoForce company picketed in Markman, Motherwell. They are demanding higher wages. Scores of truck drivers have been picketing in Markman, Motherwell since Saturday to demand higher wages from the Kalahari AutoForce company in Gqeberha. The drivers, supported by members of the Tirisano Transport and Services Workers Union (TASWU), want …

Mankind and South Africa’s relentless march down the fossil fuel abyss whilst upholding Operation Phakisa as the poster flag for petro-capitalists masquerading as environmental warriors is one that needs to be halted immediately. Operation Phakisa is pursuing 30 new offshore oil and gas wells off of the South African coast by 2030. Protecting the coast …