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Bringing in banking sector can help defeat scourge of extortion

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.

By Editorial Comment

WEATHER GURU | From Gqeberha to Kinshasa to Abu Dhabi — a weather journey

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.

By Garth Sampson

READER LETTER | Metro call for ‘zero tolerance’ against crime rings hollow

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.

By Letter to the Editor

How SA can find its place in the global economy

How SA can find its place in the global economy

This month is a significant one for SA as we host the G20.

By Luvuyo Bono

Hiding GBV crisis from eyes of the world not helpful

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.

By Editorial Comment

READER LETTER | Don’t gamble with grant money

READER LETTER | Don’t gamble with grant money

What begins as harmless entertainment often spirals into debt, academic neglect, and emotional distress.

By Letter to the Editor

Stats SA counts millions of jobs in the informal economy

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

By Editorial Comment

Courageous Flying Squad officers hobbled by woeful lack of support

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.

By Editorial Comment

LETTER | Challenges ANC faces not  insurmountable

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.

By Letter to the Editor

LETTER | Ode to majestic  Springboks

LETTER | Ode to majestic Springboks

We (the Springboks) beat France with a man down (red-carded).

By Letter to the Editor

Lesufi says there’s a ‘direct assault on’ SA. In other news, China is allegedly refurbishing our military base

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

By Tom Eaton

Time for EP rugby to emerge from shadows

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.

By Editorial Comment

LETTER | How many lives left for ‘Boss’?

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.

By Letter to the Editor

LETTER | Brave editor took The Herald to the next level

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.

By Letter to the Editor

LETTER | KwaNobuhle bridge opening shows what committed collective action can achieve

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.

By Letter to the Editor

Editor’s Choice

1

Spirit of ‘Africanness’ helped Boks beat Italy, says Siya


2

Group accused of assaulting NMU student during search for ‘sexual harassment’ suspect


3

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor rates first year excellent amid challenges


4

Probe into Mabuyane’s academic qualifications abusive, judge finds


5

‘SA will not pander to the US’

Top Stories

Breakthrough in case of man who went missing five years ago


New Nelson Mandela Bay textile factory boosts jobs for disabled


Public-private partnership aims to restore Knysna’s estuary health


‘Not just an old person’s disease’: Alert for young people on World Diabetes Day


Kelly Khumalo’s ‘Rebirth’ marks 20 years in music


Defence still to decide about proceeding with bail bids for Newton Park murder accused


Cops on alert as opportunists target ex-Goodyear employees


‘It’s a different ANC and I’m a different man’: Ebrahim Rasool declines deployment to Western Cape


Nkosana Makate’s ‘Please Call Me’ payout could be as high as R748m


‘Our two-day travel nightmare’

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