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.
The Democratic Alliance has announced four new mayoral candidates across Eastern Cape municipalities, seeking to capitalize on recent candidate registration setbacks faced by the ANC ahead of local government elections.
Former Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Zanoxolo Wayile has stepped down from the Civil Society Coalition to run as the SACP’s mayoral candidate in the upcoming local elections.
GOOD party councillor Lawrence Troon has unveiled an ambitious mayoral manifesto for Nelson Mandela Bay, pledging to open municipal tender meetings to the public and dismiss underperforming officials to boost service delivery.
The deteriorating condition of the Newton Park post office has become a stark symbol of public infrastructure neglect in Nelson Mandela Bay, prompting calls for government accountability.
Eastern Cape Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane writes on why true heritage requires safer communities, accountable governance, and the decisive delivery of public infrastructure.
Community activist Thulani Dasa warns that society's silence and institutional complicity enable figures who abuse power, arguing that no political title, respected name, or church position should ever provide immunity from accountability.
DA Ward 13 candidate Justin Oliphant argues that Nelson Mandela Bay's ruling coalition cannot be trusted to deliver the president's mandated women's safety audit amidst dark streets, unmanaged crime hotspots, and service delivery failures.
Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi said he was open to standing for a third term.
'Tribalism neither hides nor resolves the structural challenge of illegal immigration, it affects South Africans and all ethnic groups and deepens divisions among those most affected,' says MK Party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela
Vincent Magwenya confirms that Meyer has been selected as SA’s ambassador to the US
The DA is heading into a high-stakes elective congress this weekend with sweeping constitutional changes — and a looming leadership transition — set to test the party’s direction
All the latest at the DA’s elective conference
Party says leadership will emerge from ward councillors
Ramaphosa warns US ambassador and others against interfering in host country affairs
