Nelson Mandela Bay is fast becoming the epicentre of Covid-19 in the Eastern Cape with nearly 60% of cases recorded in the province located in the Bay. The latest statistics from the health department indicate that by Monday, there were…
NOMAZIMA NKOSI If you are a high water consumer in Nelson Mandela Bay, be warned: not only is the municipality gearing up to restrict your usage, but you will have to pay for it. More than 30,000 households across the Bay have already…
BY VUYOKAZI NKANJENI Nelson Mandela Bay interim mayor Thsonono Buyeye announced on Thursday that the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium would no longer be used as a Covid-19 isolation facility as of Monday. Speaking at a media briefing held at…
Furious with the Eastern Cape government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in Nelson Mandela Bay, health minister Zweli Mkhize has taken charge, sending a senior director to lead the tracing, screening and testing teams in the city. He…
Nelson Mandela Bay has recorded its first Covid-19 death. Eastern Cape Health MEC Sindiswa Gomba confirmed that a retired nurse died in the early hours of Thursday morning at Livingstone Hospital. “We were hopeful her condition would…
Livingstone Hospital in Port Elizabeth has been identified as the quarantine facility for the Eastern Cape should SA be affected by the deadly coronavirus sweeping the globe. Eastern Cape department of health spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo…
Business owners in Nelson Mandela Bay say they may have to shut their doors if the municipality fails to find other sources of water soon. The municipality is experiencing a devastating drought as five of its dams run critically low. The…
The 38-year-old Port Elizabeth father who flung his one-year-old baby off a shack roof during a protest has been convicted of child abuse. The man, who is not being named to protect the child’s identity, was arrested in April 2018. His…
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Mongameli Bobani has scoffed at the call for mayors to use public transport and shuttle services in the sixth parliament. According to IOL‚ minister of finance Tito Mboweni and the minister of cooperative…
TEAMS from all districts and metros participated in the annual Provincial Indigenous Games at East London’s Police Park at the weekend. Department of sports, recreation, arts and culture MEC, Bulelwa Tunyiswa, said in her opening address…
Bilateral ties strengthened through informative session BILATERAL ties between two neighbouring metropolitan sports councils were strengthened in Port Elizabeth at the weekend. Buffalo City Metro Sports Council members under the…
By Guy Rogers A new animal welfare education programme has been launched in Nelson Mandela Bay, driven by a five-year sponsorship support plan. The programme has been initiated by the Eastern Cape Agricultural Show Association (Ecasa),…
By Gareth Wilson Three service stations in Nelson Mandela Bay have been robbed in the last 48 hours. The latest robbery was this morning (11/08/2017) at 7am when three men, two with firearms, stormed the Engen KwaMagxaki Service Station.…
It started with a goodwill gesture, but a Uitenhage man’s passion to help others quickly spread across his community as he began giving home after home much-needed facelifts. When the homes of Mzukisi Toba’s neighbours burnt to the ground…
Group caught pitting puppy against older pitbull after tip-off Six teenagers were caught allegedly pitting two dogs – one just a puppy – against each other behind the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, where dog fighting is becoming increasingly…
