Bringing in banking sector can help defeat scourge of extortion
Losing your job is hard enough without the burden of living in fear that your home may be invaded by criminals seeking undue access to your severance package.
WEATHER GURU | From Gqeberha to Kinshasa to Abu Dhabi — a weather journey
Following on from last week, if anyone thought that Debbie Morris becoming the first woman and youngest forecaster in the country was enough for her, you would be mistaken.
READER LETTER | Metro call for ‘zero tolerance’ against crime rings hollow
The recent statement by Nelson Mandela Bay metro police deputy commissioner, advocate Andrew Moses — declaring “zero tolerance for lawlessness” —demands serious and honest reflection.
How SA can find its place in the global economy
This month is a significant one for SA as we host the G20.
Hiding GBV crisis from eyes of the world not helpful
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula suggested, two days ago, that the planned nationwide protests against gender-based violence and femicide should be postponed until after the upcoming G20 summit.
READER LETTER | Don’t gamble with grant money
What begins as harmless entertainment often spirals into debt, academic neglect, and emotional distress.
Stats SA counts millions of jobs in the informal economy
For years, SA’s informal economy has been treated as an afterthought, and this week’s announcement by Statistics SA that 4 million South Africans are now counted as employed in the informal economy marks a long-overdue step towards acknowledging the true
Courageous Flying Squad officers hobbled by woeful lack of support
One. That is how many operational vehicles there are available in Nelson Mandela Bay to the police’s specialised rapid-response unit — the Flying Squad — to respond to priority and serious crimes in progress.
LETTER | Challenges ANC faces not insurmountable
As the ANC prepares to convene its seventh regional conference in the Nelson Mandela Bay region under the theme of building ethical leadership for sustainable organisational unity and good governance, the party finds itself at a critical juncture.
LETTER | Ode to majestic Springboks
We (the Springboks) beat France with a man down (red-carded).
Lesufi says there’s a ‘direct assault on’ SA. In other news, China is allegedly refurbishing our military base
South Africa’s sovereignty is becoming increasingly tricky as the world plays geopolitical musical chairs, writes Eaton
Time for EP rugby to emerge from shadows
The arrival of internationally acclaimed scrum coach Matt Proudfoot has sparked a new wave of speculation that 2026 could be the year EP rugby finally emerges from the shadows.
LETTER | How many lives left for ‘Boss’?
What an obnoxious photograph of our deputy mayor Gary van Niekerk in The Herald on October 29, grinning like a Cheshire Cat after using up another one of his nine lives he has had in his position.
LETTER | Brave editor took The Herald to the next level
It is with mixed feelings that I pen this letter having read almost two weeks ago of former Herald editor Rochelle de Kock being promoted to group head of news within Arena, and leaving for Johannesburg.
LETTER | KwaNobuhle bridge opening shows what committed collective action can achieve
The recent opening of the KwaNobuhle bridge in Matanzima is more than just a infrastructure development.























