As crime rates surge, earning Gqeberha the lamentable title of SA’s most violent city, the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality has failed to secure a new contract for ShotSpotter, with the technology not being used since December.
Residents living in the vicinity of illegal electricity connections are fearing for their lives after four people were shocked to death at the weekend, including a three-year-old child.
Knysna DA councillor Sharon Sabbagh is under investigation by the police over allegations that she used a derogatory term during a recent committee meeting.
Fighting to stop disciplinary action against her, Nelson Mandela Bay city manager Noxolo Nqwazi has torn into an investigative report that found she had committed serious misconduct.
The face of Nelson Mandela Bay’s Chief Dawid Stuurman Airport could look significantly different over the next five years, with the Eastern Cape government set on bringing international flights directly to Gqeberha.