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Some tariff hikes lower, but power rise remains in revised budget

Weeks of intense negotiations between political parties and officials in Nelson Mandela Bay have led to a proposed tariff increase that is lower than initially budgeted.

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Babalwa Lobishe criticised acting city manager Ted Pillay on Thursday, ...

A petition with duplicated names and missing pages dealt a blow to a rival faction of the National ...

Ex-mayor Tsengwa to stand for ANC in Knysna by-election

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Aubrey Tsengwa has been unveiled as the Ward 8 councillor candidate in the June by-elections in Knysna.

SACP elects Nelson Mandela Bay district leaders

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The SA Communist Party regional congress in Nelson Mandela Bay is set to reconvene at the end of June, after failing to ...

Floyd Shivambu axed as MK Party SG after his Malawi visit

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Floyd Shivambu has been ousted as secretary-general of the MK Party.

DA’s Nicholas Nyathi resigns to ‘spread his wings’

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Nelson Mandela Bay DA councillor Nicholas Nyathi has resigned from his position.

'I'll never apologise for visiting Bushiri’s church': Shivambu

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MK Party secretary-general Floyd Shivambu will not apologise for his visit to the church of fugitive pastor Shepherd ...

ANC council speaker replaced by Knysna Independent Movement’s Willemse

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Councillor Mark Willemse of the Knysna Independent Movement (KIM) was elected unopposed as the new speaker of the ...

Nelson Mandela Bay metro sticks with plan for 12.8% electricity hike

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The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality is moving forward with plans to increase the electricity price by more than 12%, ...

Neville Higgins to return as DOP councillor

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Corruption-accused Neville Higgins will return to the Nelson Mandela Bay council, filling the vacant Defenders of the ...

SACP kicks off regional congress in Gqeberha

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The SACP in Nelson Mandela Bay is preparing to contest the 2026 local government elections, having already established ...

WATCH | 'I was bemused': Ramaphosa reacts to Trump's 'dim the lights' at White House

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President Cyril Ramaphosa says he was surprised when US President Donald Trump pulled the “dim the lights” move during ...

Ramaphosa offended by GNU partner Mulder's suggestion to scrap BEE laws

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“I’m rather surprised and taken aback when I hear that policies of BEE militate against the growth of our economy. That ...

DA names Retief Odendaal as mayoral candidate for 2026 election

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The DA has announced MPL Retief Odendaal as the party’s mayoral candidate for Nelson Mandela Bay, in the run-up to the ...

Policy directive ‘not a conspiracy to bring Starlink’ into SA, says Malatsi

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Communications and digital technologies minister Solly Malatsi has told his portfolio committee in parliament there is ...