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The Soil and Amanda Black in special concert

The Mandela Bay Arts Festival (February 22-March 2 2025) is the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s annual spotlight on the talented artists living and working in the area. From local stars to emerging talents, the programme includes…

BLEAK TIMES: Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane responds to President Cyril Ramaphosa’ announcement of further restrictions that were implemented as from midnight on Thursday

Statement of the Eastern Cape government about the decisions of national government aimed at containing the spread of covid-19 in the province

From the office of the provincial premier The Eastern Cape provincial government welcomes the decisions taken by the national government which were communicated by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday evening. We support additional…

MEC Meth hosts stakeholder consultations on the ‘2020 Cannabis Bill for private purposes in Lusikisiki, Mthatha and Port Elizabeth

The Eastern Cape has a long history of (illicit) Cannabis cultivation with established knowledgeable farmers and land race genetics that are naturalized, drought tolerant and well placed to form the backbone of a new industrial and…

Patients wait to be attended to at the Provincial Hospital in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday. Image: Eugene Coetzee

Linen shortages due to go-slow at Livingstone and Provincial hospitals hits admissions

A dispute between unions and management at Livingstone and Provincial hospitals in Port Elizabeth has now trickled down to affect patients‚ with some turned away over the past few days. A doctor at the Provincial Hospital‚ who asked not…

Trollip vows to fight on from the opposition benches

“We won. We won. We won‚” Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Mongameli Bobani shouted out in jubilation after judge Elna Revelas dismissed the court application by the DA and its coalition partners – the ACDP and COPE – who wanted the decisions…

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WATCH: ‘I am still mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay’ – Athol Trollip on ousting as mayor

The Democratic Alliance held a media briefing in Cape Town on Tuesday August 28 2018 after the ousting of Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Athol Trollip. DA leader Mmusi Maimane said the EFF had chosen its side and punished the DA for maintaining…