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Simtembile Mgidi is a general reporter at The Herald

Visiting Acoustex Trim are, from left, Weza Moss (Acoustex), mayor Babalwa Lobishe, small business development minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams and Andre Swartbooi (Acoustex)

Mayor points finger at firms over industrial power dips

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Babalwa Lobishe says power dips affecting industrial areas are being caused by companies using more electricity than they have declared.

Pearson High School old boy and UCT student Kyle Gardner has been selected to attend the Global Youth Diplomacy Forum to be held in Paris from September 24-27

Salsoneville teen excited for diplomacy forum in Paris

Gqeberha’s Kyle Gardner has been selected to be part of the Global Youth Diplomacy Forum which will be held in Paris from September 24-27.

DA MPL and Bay mayoral candidate Retief Odendaal and Bay mayoral candidate

Odendaal slams city leadership for ‘systemic failure’

DA MPL Retief Odendaal says the Metro is a mess during his alleged real State of the Metro Address and proposed what he would do if elected as the mayor to steer the boat around to calmer waters.

Nelson Mandela Bay municipality electoral officer Dumisani Mbebe

More than 30 parties register for Bay elections

More than 30 political parties have registered for the upcoming Nelson Mandela Bay local government elections, as preparations near completion ahead of the November 4 vote. IEC officials confirmed smooth candidate nomination processes and…

Luciano Majwete with his mother, Noncendo, after visiting the Kwazakhele police station on Monday. The pair were happy to have their names published but did not want their faces shown
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Cops accused of brutality and theft

About a dozen people dressed in police uniform have been accused of storming two Zwide homes in the middle of the night and allegedly assaulting two young men and stealing thousands of rand.

Jonathan le Grange, 44, had to fight for his life when he tried to stop a cable thief from stealing overhead copper lines in Daleview. Le Grange was stabbed nine times

‘FIX THE LIGHTS!’ Residents furious over latest horrific crime

Daleview in Despatch is experiencing a surge in violent crime, including the recent stabbing of community police forum member Jonathan Le Grange, due to more than three years of broken high-mast lights that have left most of the area in…

From Litha Adonisi (left) facing funding challenges which inspired an entrepreneurship journey to partnering with his roommate Buhlebezwe Madlezi (right) who was scammed, their platform, VarsityHub, has attracted more than 400 users nationwide within three months
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Determined to succeed, NMU student, roommate carve their own journey

Relying on his entrepreneurship skills to support himself as well as his family in iDutywa, Nelson Mandela University final-year BEd student Litha Adonisi co-founded VarsityHub for students to sell and buy goods safely.

Project manager Sihle Mjiwu, left, mayor Babalwa Lobishe and IPTS acting director Cavell Chiloane conduct an oversite visit at the Fresh Produce Market facility in Kariega
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Metro trying to put wheels in motion for Kariega bus route

The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality, as part of a drive to kick Integrated Public Transport System (IPTS) operations into gear, has pumped R9m into reviving a Kariega facility that stood vacant for about a decade.

Inspired to save lives after her grandmother died in 2020 due to health complications, KwaZakhele's Yolanda Mngcongo's (in photo) journey in science, as a communicator, researcher while preserving indigenous medicine through science sees her being honoured at the South African Women in Science Awards.
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NMU masters student rewarded for efforts as science communicator

Inspired to save lives after her grandmother died in 2020 due to health complications, KwaZakhele's Yolanda Mngcongo's journey to save lives, through research while preserving indigenous medicine through science sees her being honoured.

Water and sanitation deputy minister Jack Bloom visited Nelson Mandela Bay to access water and sanitation service delivery

Deputy minister slams ‘unacceptable’ water losses in metro

More than 60% of Nelson Mandela Bay’s water is lost as non-revenue water due to leaks, theft, illegal connections, and faulty metering, a figure notably higher than the national average according to the No Drop report.

As Women’s Month draws to a close, a 41-year-old woman says she is battling thoughts of self-harm after she was allegedly raped in Chatty
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Community battles scourge of gender-based violence

A traumatised Chatty woman’s desperate plea for justice has reignited anger over the prevalence of gender-based violence in the northern areas community, with residents warning that women are being left vulnerable while alleged…

Chuma Vapi sustained multiple injuries after she was attacked with a knife in Chatty
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Cousin charged after Gqeberha woman’s fight for survival

Chuma Vapi, 26, survived a brutal attack allegedly carried out by her cousin, Malibongwe Vapi, while walking home in Chatty, Gqeberha.

Reeva Rebecca Steenkamp Foundation chief executive and lawyer Tania Koen speaks to rape complainant Aviwe Nkume outside the Gqeberha magistrate's court on Thursday
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‘I was brought to tears by my support at court’

More than 100 people gathered outside the Gqeberha magistrate’s court on Thursday in support of 22-year-old rape complainant Aviwe Nkume, whose case has remained in limbo since November 2024.

Some of the bathrooms at unused outbuildings at the Elizabeth Stuurman Old Age Home are in a deplorable state after having been vandalised
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Frail and elderly stripped of dignity

Frail and elderly residents at the municipal-run Elizabeth Stuurman Old Age Home in Schauderville are living in shocking conditions, with some not having had running water for the past two months.

Lelethu Nkosana, 27, was handed a  life sentence in the Gqeberha high court on Monday for the rape and murder of eight-year-old Veronique May in 2025 in Kariega
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Man sentenced for murder of eight-year-old girl

The man who raped and murdered eight-year-old Veronique May in Kariega has been sentenced to life in prison.