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.
A seven-day trip to China for Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Gary van Niekerk and two senior municipal officials cost the city more than R400,000 in one-way flight tickets to Changchun city.
A cluster of automotive components and related manufacturers announced investments totalling almost R5bn into the economy on the final day of the NAACAM show.
With no agreement in place, the new coalition hit a stumbling block on Monday when a briefing to announce Nelson Mandela Bay’s newest mayoral committee was cancelled moments after it was meant to begin.
Eight years after the death of legendary Cape Town musician Ricardo Groenewald — the voice of what many South Africans consider to be the world’s best Father’s Day anthem — attempts are being made to fundraise for a tombstone to honour the I Love You Daddy singer.
The Patriotic Alliance wants speaker Gary van Niekerk to appear before the rules and ethics committee for the alleged misuse of Nelson Mandela Bay municipal vehicles.
After surviving the great flood in 1971, forced removals due to the Group Areas Act, and severe droughts, the Hankey Congregational Church will celebrate its milestone 200th anniversary at the weekend.