Crucial projects for some of the city’s poorest areas were sidelined while others gained more funding as the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality rejigged the 2023/2024 budget on a day that culminated in a fiery exchange between councillors.
When a young Bethelsdorp man headed to a shop around the corner from his family home to buy ingredients for supper, he had barely stepped out the front door when gunshots rang out.
Two Bethelsdorp Comprehensive School pupils received a welcome surprise this week after their poster entries were selected as some of the best in the NRF-SAEON 2023 Atlantic Ocean Competition.
Frightened and fed-up ward councillors who are under siege from criminals have lambasted the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality for its sluggish approach in providing adequate security for their offices.
Uncut grass, leaking toilet pipes, broken doors and windows and asbestos roof sheets are just some of the issues plaguing pensioners at the Bethelsdorp Old Age Home.