Editorials

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

What should have been a lifeline for nearly 1,900 Airport Valley residents has instead become a symbolic sign of failure.

Nelson Mandela Bay's Brighton Beach has finally been reopened after being closed for almost a year.

The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality's budget and treasury department is facing eviction from the Murray and Roberts building in Gqeberha due to six months of unpaid rent totalling R3.9 million and property damage of R641,952.68.

The Smartie Bridge saga has become a metaphor for Nelson Mandela Bay’s failing infrastructure governance.

Inspirational Proteas skipper Laura Wolvaardt and her brave band of warriors etched their names into SA sporting folklore, even though they stumbled at the final hurdle against India.

In a praiseworthy move, the much-vilified taxi industry has stepped up to the plate and taken on the role of protectors at a Gqeberha school, it emerged recently.

A huge sigh was most likely the immediate reaction on Thursday morning by those reading The Herald’s front page story, Elaborate scams swindles tourists in Nelson Mandela Bay.

The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality has once again shot itself in the foot. As usual, the city’s residents will pay the price.

In an era when winning trophies is a rarity for EP rugby teams, Kwaru broke the drought when they won the Premier Division final of the inaugural SA Women’s club championship.

Three lives gone in minutes. Another tragedy in Nelson Mandela Bay where the poorest continue to live in squalor to ensure they have a roof over their heads.