Politics
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.
R200m of taxpayers' money spent on GNU ...
PoliticsMinisters in the government of national unity have spent more than R200m on ...
Nelson Mandela Bay council fails in second ...
PoliticsA second attempt to pass the 2025/2026 budget for the Nelson Mandela Bay ...
Row over Nelson Mandela Bay ward allocations ...
PoliticsAs Nelson Mandela Bay prepares to table its municipal budget on Thursday, ...
Ex-mayor Tsengwa to stand for ANC in Knysna by-election
PoliticsAubrey Tsengwa has been unveiled as the Ward 8 councillor candidate in the June by-elections in Knysna.
SACP elects Nelson Mandela Bay district leaders
PoliticsThe 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
PoliticsFloyd Shivambu has been ousted as secretary-general of the MK Party.
DA’s Nicholas Nyathi resigns to ‘spread his wings’
PoliticsNelson Mandela Bay DA councillor Nicholas Nyathi has resigned from his position.
'I'll never apologise for visiting Bushiri’s church': Shivambu
PoliticsMK 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
PoliticsCouncillor 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
PoliticsThe 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
PoliticsCorruption-accused Neville Higgins will return to the Nelson Mandela Bay council, filling the vacant Defenders of the ...
SACP kicks off regional congress in Gqeberha
PoliticsThe 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
PoliticsPresident 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
Politics“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
PoliticsThe 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
PoliticsCommunications and digital technologies minister Solly Malatsi has told his portfolio committee in parliament there is ...
