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POWER OUTAGE – JOE SLOVO WEST AND SURROUNDING AREAS: The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality wishes to inform residents that a 11kV circuit breaker has tripped at the Sans Souci substation, resulting in a power outage affecting, Joe Slovo West and surrounding areas. A technical team has been dispatched to carry out investigation and necessary repairs. …
On Friday evening 27 June 2025 the Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA) presented a Lifetime Legacy in Action Award to former Executive Mayor, Nceba Faku. Faku was South Africa’s first black Executive Mayor of a Metro and well known for his Vision 2020 project. Included in that project was the formation of the MBDA as …
POWER OUTAGE – MOTHERWELL: The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality wishes to inform residents that a 22kV circuit breaker has tripped at the Motherwell Container, resulting in a power outage in Motherwell. A technical team is currently on-site conducting investigations and carrying out the necessary repairs. Further updates will be provided as more information becomes available. …
Member of the Mayoral Committee for Budget and Treasury, Councillor Khanya Ngqisha, visited the Maranatha Siyakatala Child and Youth Care Centre, where he met with the Director, Mr. Albie Basson, to deliver uplifting news: the Centre’s long-outstanding municipal debt has officially been written off. The Centre, a non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting vulnerable children and …
EMERGENCY ELECTRICITY SHUTDOWN – MOTHERWELL AND SURROUNDING AREAS: The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality hereby informs residents that the K2 11kV Substation has been temporarily de-energised to facilitate urgent maintenance work. As a result, a power outage is currently affecting, NU4 and surrounding areas. This shutdown is necessary to ensure the safety and reliability of the …
POWER OUTAGE- WALMER LOCATION: The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality wishes to inform residents that Victoria Drive Substation has been vandalised, leading to a loss of power supply in Walmer Location and surrounding areas. Our technical team is on-site and attending the matter. Power supply will be restored as soon as the work is completed and …
POWER OUTAGE – DEAL PARTY INDUSTRIAL AND SURROUNDING AREAS: The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality wishes to inform residents and businesses that we are aware of a power outage currently affecting Deal Party Industrial, Creek Sewerage and the surrounding areas. A technical team has been dispatched to investigate the cause of the outage and carry out …
POWER OUTAGE – NEW BRIGHTON: The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality wishes to inform residents that a 11kV circuit breaker has tripped at the Matomela/Maguga substation, resulting in a power outage affecting the following areas: Zokufa Street, Molefe, Connacher, Sheya Kulati, Avenue A, Yaya Street and surrounding areas. Our technical team has been dispatched to assess …
POWER OUTAGE – MOTHERWELL: The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality wishes to inform residents that a 22kV circuit breaker has tripped at the Motherwell Container/MWT 1 substation, resulting in a power outage affecting the following areas: NU 29, NU 30, NU 12, Khayelitsha and surrounding areas. Our technical team has been dispatched to assess the situation …
POWER OUTAGE – BOOYSEN PARK: The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality wishes to inform residents that a 11kV circuit breaker has tripped at the Bloemendaal substation/Fennel, resulting in a power outage affecting, Booysen Park and surrounding areas. Our technical team has been dispatched to assess the situation and carry out the necessary repairs. Power supply will be …
KARIEGA POWER OUTAGE: The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality wishes to inform residents that supply has been restored to certain part of Kariega areas, however the following areas are still off due to a cable fault: Strelitzia Parking, Fairbridge Heights and surrounding areas. Our technical team has been dispatched to assess the situation and carry out …
POWER OUTAGE – TEMBANI DE STADES: The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality wishes to inform residents that a 6.6kV circuit breaker has tripped at the Tembani/De Stades substation, resulting in a power outage affecting: Tembani De Stades Line and surrounding areas. A technical team has been dispatched to carry out investigation and necessary repairs.
POWER OUTAGE – HUMEWOOD: The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality wishes to inform residents and businesses that we are aware of a power outage currently affecting: Humewood and surrounding areas. Our technical team has been dispatched to assess the situation and carry out the necessary repairs. Power supply will be restored as soon as it is …
POWER OUTAGE – VULINDLELA COEGA & SURROUNDING AREAS: The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality wishes to inform residents and businesses that we are aware of a power outage currently affecting the following areas: Vulindlela Coega and Astron Truck Inn and surrounding areas Our technical team has been dispatched to assess the situation and carry out the …
POWER OUTAGE – OVERBAAKENS AND SURROUNDING AREAS: The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality wishes to inform residents that a 11kV circuit breaker has tripped at the Lorraine/Circular Drive, resulting in a power outage affecting: Overbaakens, Fairview Industrial and surrounding areas. A technical team has been dispatched to carry out investigation and necessary repairs. Further updates will …
POWER OUTAGE – BLOEMENDAL EAST AND SURROUNDING AREAS: The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality wishes to inform residents that a 11kV circuit breaker has tripped at the Bloemendal substation/East 3, resulting in a power outage affecting: Bloemendal East, Impatience/Kleinskool and surrounding areas. A technical team has been dispatched to carry out investigation and necessary repairs. Further …
A city’s transformation takes vision, leadership, skills, and the requisite experience to progress. It is for this reason that the Mandela Bay Development Agency, an entity of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Zinhle Thwala-Zulu to the key position of Executive Manager: Operations. The role oversees all MBDA …
It is with deep sadness that NMBM confirms the news of the loss of our former mayor, Dr Nondumiso Maphazi. Maphazi, who was Nelson Mandela Bay’s first female mayor, died at a hospital in Johannesburg on Monday after a short illness. We wish the family strength during this time. Maphazi served in the first democratic …
POWER OUTAGE – AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL AREA (Monday, 9 June 2025): The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality wishes to inform residents and businesses that the Airport Industrial area is currently experiencing a power outage due to ongoing maintenance on a transformer, which is being topped up with oil. Our technical team is on site and attending to …
The state of the roads in Nelson Mandela Bay as at 07:20 this morning: Addo Road and Buick Road flooded 3rd Avenue dip close Altona Road \ Seaview Road – waterlogged Duikerbok Street and 23rd Avenue – waterlogged Saudunana Road and Nqcayichibi Street – waterlogged Ngeni Street and Limekhaya Street – waterlogged Jabavu Road and …
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality wishes to inform residents of a widespread power outage affecting several areas across the Metro. This outage has been caused by the tripping of a 132kV circuit breaker at both the Chelsea/Arlington and Summerstrand substations. As a result, the following areas are currently without power: Summerstrand (including up to Marine …
Editor: Politicians kiss babies whilst on the campaign trail. Politicians that get to deliver and save babies on the campaign trail beat all others to the finish line. After heeding a call from two desperate mothers who had their premature babies stolen at Dora Nginza, Deputy Executive Mayor Cllr Gary van Niekerk rushed to the …
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s Deputy Executive Mayor, Cllr Gary Van Niekerk, officially welcomed a 32-member delegation at the Sunrise Hotel in Bluewater Bay last night. The group includes faculty and staff from Florida State College at Jacksonville, the President of the Jacksonville Sister Cities Association (JSCA), and the Florida State Representative for Sister Cities International. …
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality welcomes the sentence of life imprisonment handed down to Moses Gqesha, who was recently found guilty of the rape of Ms. Andy Kawa, an incident that occurred 15 years ago. This ruling comes at a time when our country continues to grapple with an alarming rise in rape and gender-based …
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is appealing to Nelson Mandela Bay residents and businesses to use water sparingly as the Department of Water and Sanitation prepares for a critical final shutdown of the Sundays River Canal. The critical, necessary shutdown is scheduled from 9 to 13 May 2025, and will allow for the completion of …
Today, the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s Chief Operating Officer, Nompumelelo Mrubata (Manager: Monitoring and Evaluation) together with the Public Health Directorate (Waste Management), Security Services, the South African Police Service (SAPS), and Facilities Management, conducted a joint operation at the Govan Mbeki Taxi Rank. The primary objective of the operation was to address the illegal …
On Sunday, 4 May 2025 from 09h00 to 16h00 the Tira Road substation in Summerstrand will be shut down for maintenance of a transformer Affected areas: Tiran Road Nobbs Road Bradley Road Jenvey Road Brewer Road and surrounding areas. All installations to be treated as live for the duration of the shutdown. For queries regarding …
Below are the results of the survey filled in by ANONYMOUS – scroll down or CLICK HERE to take part: Anonymous on how to improve NMB: Start with accountability right at the top, and work down the chain. Anonymous’ Ratings: Rate the Overall Performance of the above Mayoral Committee Members: 20% Rate the Mayor’s performance towards …
Below are the results of the survey filled in by ANONYMOUS – scroll down or CLICK HERE to take part: Anonymous on how to improve NMB: Fix roads and street lights, reduce crime and increase visible traffic policing. Anonymous’ Ratings: Rate the Overall Performance of the above Mayoral Committee Members: 20% Rate the Mayor’s performance towards …
Below are the results of the survey filled in by ANONYMOUS – scroll down or CLICK HERE to take part: Anonymous on how to improve NMB: The NMB Mayor needs to make a distinction between propaganda and communication. Communication is actually listening to people on the ground AWAY from the glare of camera’s carried by …
