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Ntsikelelo Qoyo is a politics reporter at The Herald
The Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber says the deepening water crisis in the metro reflects long-standing governance and infrastructure failures
The owner of Swanlake Gardens says it has been left to deal with rubble and debris outside its entrance for more than a month after a protest, despite repeated pleas to Nelson Mandela Bay officials to clear the site.
A proposed 12.8% electricity tariff hike in Nelson Mandela Bay has been resoundingly rejected by councillors, who argue that residents cannot be asked to pay more while the municipality loses R940m a year to technical losses in its…
The Eastern Cape government has warned that contractors who fail to deliver on public infrastructure projects could be barred from doing business with the state.
The provincial departments have been awarded a combined R80bn
Political parties have criticised the provincial budget presented by Eastern Cape finance MEC Mlungisi Mvoko, arguing that it fails to meaningfully stimulate economic growth or tackle deepening poverty in the province.
The Eastern Cape government plans to invest R17-million in telenovela productions to boost the film and television industry, aiming to create jobs in the creative economy.
This comes as the government moves to clamp down on poor planning, cost over-runs and underperforming service providers.
The Eastern Cape economy is showing early signs of recovery after weak growth in previous years, with a projected growth rate of 2.2% by 2027.
The Eastern Cape government will draw R2.7bn from its reserves over the next three years to help manage growing spending pressures. This will also help protect frontline services.
The Nelson Mandela Bay Civil Society Coalition has written to President Cyril Ramaphosa calling for urgent national intervention to address the accelerating collapse of electricity, water and sanitation infrastructure in the metro.
Fund will host a GEPF Day event for members, pensioners and beneficiaries
Repeated warnings, including on Monday, that pylons on the 132 kV Chelsea–Arlington line were at risk of collapse did not prevent large parts of Nelson Mandela Bay from being plunged into darkness yet again.
In February The Herald reported that the pylons on the 132kV Chelsea-Arlington line were severely corroded and appeared structurally compromised, edging closer to collapse and threatening a major electricity outage across the city.
The Nelson Mandela Bay council has authorised the payment of R5.2m for the 2025 Ebubeleni Music Festival and Uitenhage Picnic — a decision some councillors say is unlawful and could leave officials accountable for irregular expenditure.
