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Members of Parliament used the debate on the State of the Nation Address on Wednesday afternoon to speak on Israel's war against Hamas.

As Nelson Mandela Bay National Alliance councillor Gary van Niekerk braces for a second attempt to oust him as mayor, his coalition partners have got his back before a council meeting on Thursday.

In a day of high drama, where it emerged that two Patriotic Alliance councillors had received death threats warning them against supporting a move to oust mayor Gary van Niekerk, the Nelson Mandela Bay council placed city boss Noxolo Nqwazi on precautionary suspension yet again.

Instability within the city manager’s office and senior management ranks, a significant backlog in finalising investigations and despite strategic plans to curb electricity and water losses, Nelson Mandela Bay continues to grapple with unacceptably high rates thereof.

Politicians from opposition parties were not impressed with President Cyril Ramaphosa's state of the nation address on Thursday. ANC politicians, however, saw the address as a way forward. Here's what they had to say.

Lingering issues in annual financial statements place a threat on the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality regressing from its unqualified audit for the 2022/2023 fiscal year — the first in 12 years.

The political parties in the charter say they will be a caring government that puts people first and prioritises the poor. They collectively believe in an open market economy and policies that produce positive results for society. They will prioritise redress for the country's unjust past by promoting nonracialism and unity.

It may be a new year, but Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Gary van Niekerk is in the crosshairs of old foes, one of whom has filed a fresh motion of no-confidence against him and criticised his “annoying” haircut.

“Merit and the ANC are not mutually exclusive and we can prove it,” says minister in the presidency for women, youth and people with disabilities Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.

Eskom is seeking more relief by looking to amend the Eskom Debt Relief Bill which was implemented at the beginning of the year.