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Kariega protesters demand to see mayor, boo ward councillor

Informal settlement residents blocked the R344 on Wednesday, demanding better services

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Brief | 12 March 2025

No street light tender in Kariega

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality officials commit to new tender at community meeting

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News | 7 March 2025

No-fee school sends learners home for not paying donations

Alfonso Arries Primary School in Gqeberha said parents took a decision to donate R100 per child to fix the crumbling school

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Brief | 28 February 2025

Kariega families say municipality is moving them to a dump site

More than 100 families living under power lines at Moeggesukkel informal settlement are being moved to a site littered with rubbish

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News | 21 February 2025

Protest erupts after neighbourhood without power for weeks

KwaNobuhle councillor urges residents to attend ward meetings

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Brief | 11 February 2025

Epileptic woman has to sleep on concrete floor at hospital

Eastern Cape health department says Uitenhage Provincial Hospital has too few beds for increased demand

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Brief | 11 December 2024

Spaza shop landlords shocked by R2,200 permit fee

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is scrambling to legalise residential based enterprises

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Brief | 25 November 2024

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor targets immigrant-owned spaza shops

“These are politically motivated actions against us. There are many more pressing issues facing this city.”

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Brief | 13 November 2024

Patients lie on the floor at Uitenhage hospital

The health department has acknowledged there is pressure on available beds

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News | 12 November 2024