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Raw sewage flows on Stanford Road on Monday.  Residents say the flooding has persisted for four months, forcing them to dig drainage furrows, move furniture and build makeshift barriers to keep the sewage out
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HELL IN HELENVALE: Sewage floods living rooms

Helenvale residents are digging trenches and fleeing sewage-flooded homes, disputing Nelson Mandela Bay municipality's claims that security threats are preventing critical repairs to collapsing infrastructure.

Inspecting the newly refurbished sewer pump station in Motherwell on Friday, are, from left: Infrastructure and engineering political head Buyelwa Mafaya, mayor Babalwa Lobishe, water and sanitation plant maintenance director Mfundo Bukubukwana and  Ward 54 councillor Lunga Minyayo

Metro unveils R5.3m Motherwell sewer pump station upgrade

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Babalwa Lobishe has inspected the newly refurbished Motherwell sewer pump station following a R5.3m overhaul aimed at resolving persistent sewage spillages and infrastructure failures.

Mayor faces court bid for personal liability over transformer deal

The DA has filed a court application seeking to hold Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Babalwa Lobishe and former acting city manager Ted Pillay personally liable for the irregular lease of a R25m municipal electricity transformer.

Premier Oscar Mabuyane, centre, with Bethelsdorp Comprehensive principal Jerome Meyer, left, at the new school on Wednesday.
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A FRESH START: Tears of joy for Bethelsdorp pupils

Ten years after construction started, Premier Oscar Mabuyane has officially opened the new R100m+ Bethelsdorp Comprehensive School, bringing state-of-the-art facilities to over 1,200 pupils in Nelson Mandela Bay.

The crumbling Algoa Park police barracks
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Police barracks or crime scene?

Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson has slammed the dilapidated state of the Algoa Park police barracks as a disaster.

Gqeberha is gearing up to host the Porsche Club Parade
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Bay Porsche Parade to turn heads

Nelson Mandela Bay residents are in for a treat next weekend as 120 Porsches from across the country descend on Gqeberha for the Porsche Club Parade. The first South African Porsche Club event held in Gqeberha was in 1998

Michael McCormack, pictured here with his 30-year-old African Grey parrot Stompie, lost his battle against the municipality at the high court yesterday

Court dismisses pensioner’s claim after Richmond Hill injury

A Gqeberha pensioner has lost his bid to appeal a High Court ruling that dismissed his damages claim against the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality after a fall on a Richmond Hill pavement that caused extensive injuries including a traumatic…

Science, technology and innovation minister Blade Nzimande visited Coega on Friday

Coega eyes innovation park to boost jobs and industry

Science, technology and innovation minister Blade Nzimande visited Coega on Friday to discuss the establishment of a proposed science and innovation park.

The 63-year-old Adcockvale man accused of statutory rape has been granted bail
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Adcockvale man accused of sexual exploitation of children granted bail

As a man accused of sexually assaulting a child was granted bail of R2,000 in the Gqeberha magistrate’s court on Tuesday, SA’s newly established National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide held its inaugural meeting.

The Nelson Mandela Business Chamber’s Branson Bosman, Denise van Huyssteen and Lunga Mjodo release the Bay skills audit, highlighting the skills deficit
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Bay manufacturers struggle to fill jobs

The Eastern Cape is battling a staggering 47.5% unemployment rate, but Nelson Mandela Bay manufacturers are repeatedly failing to find people to fill some of the critical jobs needed to keep their factories running.

The DA announced 60 ward candidates for the November elections on Wednesday

DA announces ward candidates for Nelson Mandela Bay

The DA has announced its slate of 60 ward candidates for Nelson Mandela Bay, replacing 10 of its 23 sitting ward councillors ahead of the upcoming elections. Party leaders emphasized a mix of experience and new energy, with a candidate…

DA MP George Michalakis has laid criminal complaints against the Makhanda municipal manager at the Makhanda police station

DA lays criminal complaints against two Eastern Cape municipal managers

The DA has reported the municipal managers of Makana and Sundays River Valley to the police over years of questionable audit findings, millions of rand in alleged irregular expenditure and failure to tackle persistent sewage and…

Members of the MoJazz Kids Club and the DA Women's League picket outside the Gqeberha magistrate's court during the bail hearing of a 63-year-old man accused of sexual offences
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‘No bail!’ Protesters express anger over sex-crimes case

A 63-year-old Adcockvale man remains in custody after being accused of statutory rape and the sexual exploitation of children.

Sinovuyo Mafileka has claimed the youth category of The Herald Citizens of the Year Awards
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Khalimani Reading Club founder claims Herald Citizens of Year award

Every afternoon for two hours, 22-year-old Sinovuyo Mafileka tutors about 30 children from grade R to grade 12 in a room behind her mother’s house in KwaNobuhle.

Anele Ntozini, 33, was killed in a head-on collision on the R72
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‘We want justice’: Anger rises after fatal crash on R72

Grief and anger spilled onto the steps of the Port Alfred magistrate’s court this week as Alexandria residents and taxi association members demanded that bail be denied for a truck driver accused of causing a fatal crash.