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Plans to end SA vehicle kit assembly operations welcomed

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US ambassador Brent Bozell speaks at the Boardwalk, in Gqeberha, on Tuesday
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Policy hurdles, non-alignment question cloud US-SA investment, Bozell warns

The US remains willing to explore trade and investment opportunities in key South African industries, but domestic policy…

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DA demands personal liability for Bay mayor over R25m transformer lease

The DA took its fight over Nelson Mandela Bay’s controversial R25m transformer lease to the streets, demanding that mayor…

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Water contamination concerns probed after Rhodes hit by gastro outbreak

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Bay businesses press US trade ties worth R2.2bn

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Historic appointment sparks transformation at Gqeberha school

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St Albans inmates raise concerns about water quality amid illness reports

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Australia's Marnus Labuschagne plays a shot on day four of the second Test match between South Africa and Australia at St Georges Park in Gqeberha on October 21, 2026.
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McDonald backs Australia to fight on after horror day four

Australia coach Andrew McDonald called his team's batting collapse disappointing but refused to concede defeat against South Africa as the tourists…

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An aerial photograph of Humewood Beach. The familiar 'six pack' of concrete pillars are the remains of a slipway built in 1903 where small boats were hauled out for repair
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Bay beaches retain prestigious Blue Flag status ahead of summer season

The international Blue Flag signature of environmental, safety and accessibility excellence is still flying high in Nelson Mandela Bay.

  • Guy Rogers
Proteas bowler Marco Jansen celebrates a wicket as he single handedly ripped into the Australian batting line up on day four of the second Dafabet Test match between South Africa and Australia at St George’s Park in Gqeberha on Wednesday
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Jansen wants to be the player South Africa can lean on

After a crucial 85 with the bat and a decisive 5/33 bowling spell against Australia, Marco Jansen explains his focus on resilience, consistency, and…

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EFF leader Julius Malema does door-to-door visits with residents of Bhongweni.
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Malema backs scrapping of 35-year age limit on government jobs

EFF leader Julius Malema has pledged to scrap the 35-year age limit on government jobs and secure land tenure for residents facing eviction in…

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Anxious moments as bomb hoax causes delays at King Phalo Airport

Eastern Cape police are tracking down an anonymous caller after a hoax bomb threat targeting a FlySafair flight from Johannesburg triggered…

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‘Phony’ turns childhood fear into comedy-thriller

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Eastern Cape short film wins top honours at Malawi film festival

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Last year's second-place winner, Ngxanga School Garden in the Eastern Cape is flourishing, having installed an irrigation system, expanded its growing area and created permanent jobs for three young people

R1m boost up for grabs in food garden competition

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From student-room skits to national acclaim: Olwethu Ncapayi wins big at creator awards

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'Liewe Heksie and the Robber Rats', published by Human & Rousseau, tells the first new 'Liewe Heksie' tale in decades

SA's favourite 'Liewe Heksie' goes English

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Tim Theron as bodyguard Martin Dekker opposite Australian actor Abbie Cornish in the gripping new eight-episode series Invisible which is the adaptation of Deon Meyer's book Blood Safari. 
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Action, stunts, and stardom: Tim Theron takes the lead in Deon Meyer thriller 'Invisible'

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Celebrating Balkan Burger's fourth birthday at the Boardwalk are, from left: Ruvimbo July (creative & marketing director Balkan Burger), Chad Batty (MG sales manager), Bojan Ivanović (co-founder Balkan Burger), Lidija Ivanović (co-founder Balkan Burger) and Modjadji Moeta (experience architect Balkan Burger)
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Balkan Burger celebrates 15 years in business and expansion in Gqeberha

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Art lovers across Nelson Mandela Bay are in for a treat as the latest works of multitalented South African artist Phoka Nyokong will be exhibited at the Nelson Mandela University Bird Street Art Gallery until the end of the month

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'A Streetcar Named Desire' brought to life by Robin Williams and Co.

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Australia's Marnus Labuschagne plays a shot on day four of the second Test match between South Africa and Australia at St Georges Park in Gqeberha on October 21, 2026.
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McDonald backs Australia to fight on after horror day four

Australia coach Andrew McDonald called his team's batting collapse disappointing but refused…

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Proteas bowler Marco Jansen celebrates a wicket as he single handedly ripped into the Australian batting line up on day four of the second Dafabet Test match between South Africa and Australia at St George’s Park in Gqeberha on Wednesday
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Jansen wants to be the player South Africa can lean on

After a crucial 85 with the bat and a decisive 5/33 bowling spell against Australia, Marco…

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Final pigeon race of 2026 yet again sees competitors taking strain

In pigeon racing it is often difficult to find the reason for the outcome of a particular…

  • Alan Weimann
Riley Miller, of Eastern Cape Iinyathi, fields the ball during their Pro20 Cup cricket match against the Lions. Picture: SYDNEY SESHIBEDI/GALLO IMAGES

Miller wants to grow more in explosive batting role for Iinyathi

There are few players in world cricket, when it’s all said and done in their careers, who can…

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Chippa United defender Abbubaker Mobara challenges for the ball against Kruger United in their Betway Premiership soccer match at the Buffalo City Stadium on Saturday.

Truter wants Chippa to break cup competition hoodoo

As Chippa United approach their first cup soccer competition this season, head coach Brandon…

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Proteas allrounder Marco Jansen took five wickets to help dismantle the Australian batting lineup on the fourth day of the second cricket Test at St George's Park on Wednesday
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Jansen's haul gives SA major boost in pursuit of victory

Marco Jansen claimed a sensational five-wicket haul as South Africa skittled Australia for 99…

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Mamelodi Sundowns soccer coach Miguel Cardoso speaks at a media open day in Johannesburg on Wednesday
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Sundowns coach Cardoso treats Wiliete SC showdown as another final

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso has urged his squad to treat their decisive CAF clash…

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Dafabet Warriors spinner Thomas Kaber helped his team to a six-wicket victory over the Dolphins in Durban on Tuesday
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Continuity pleasing for Warriors captain De Villiers

The Dafabet Warriors secured another bonus-point victory by beating the Hollywoodbets…

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Cricket fanatics and friends Bruce van Niekerk, left, and Mike van Vuuren hope to establish a museum near St George's Park celebrating the ground's rich sporting history
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Friends seek permanent home for vast cricket collection

Collectors Mike van Vuuren and Bruce van Niekerk are campaigning to establish a dedicated…

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Milford head coach Xanti Pupuma speaks with some of his players at a training session. Picture: LEFTY SHIVAMBU/GALLO IMAGES
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Milford ready to give Orlando Pirates a run for their money

Milford FC head coach Xanti Pupuma believes his side is fully settled and prepared to…

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Safe Sis initiative shows initiative and action can conquer fear

In a country where women and girls too often have to think twice about their safety simply walking to school, going to work or returning home, it is…

ByTshepo Mantjé and Dr Jessica Ronaasen

Millions returned to Treasury while young children go hungry

Despite widespread child food poverty, the Department of Basic Education has repeatedly delayed its ECD nutrition tender, returning millions in…

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Stop stripping our city bare

Chronic vandalism and theft leave Nelson Mandela Bay public facilities, including Kariega's post office and Westbourne Oval, stripped bare while…

ByNelvis Qekema
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Black Wednesday: The day apartheid tried to silence a revolution

Forty-nine years ago, on October 19 1977, the apartheid regime banned about 18 Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) organisations and two major…

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AI raises the stakes for postgraduate supervision

At the recently held fourth Universities South Africa Higher Education Conference, higher education minister Buti Manamela called on universities to…

ByUsen Obot

'We write and we create what we like'

Few events in the visual and performing arts industry impact the culture, history, studies, creative sensibilities and communality as the recently…

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AI raises the stakes for postgraduate supervision

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Silencing smaller parties, silencing democracy

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