The Northern Gems Festival has been given another lifeline after the Nelson Mandela Bay council gave the go-ahead for the service level agreement (SLA) to be signed to ensure the event to takes place.
The Nelson Mandela Bay fire and emergency services department recorded 26 fires at the this pastweekend twice as many as the 13 bush, dwelling and building fires during the first weekend of the
Commuters were left stranded at the weekend as a confrontation between Integrated Public Transport System (IPTS) drivers and the Spectrum Alert board reached boiling point, leading to armed security closing down the depot in Cleary Park on Friday.
Pressure is mounting on Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Retief Odendaal to act on city manager Noxolo Nqwazi’s return to office as coalition partners want the issue resolved once and for all.