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NMB Metro launches electricity load curtailment pilot project

The Nelson Mandela Bay Metro has launched a new electricity load curtailment pilot project in Gqeberha. The metro, through the installation of smart electrical meters, allows households to draw a small amount of power during load shedding for lights and low-power appliances. The pilot project will be conducted with 100 households in the South End in Gqeberha. The installation process is expected to start today. The executive director of electricity and energy, […]

today4 September 2023

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Omotoso’s rape case resumes on Monday

The rape and human trafficking case against evangelist, Timothy Omotoso, and his two co- accused Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho is set to continue in the high court in Gqeberha on Monday. The state wrapped up its case two weeks ago after its 14th witness, Melucia Jiyani, finished her testimony. The drawn out case is again at a crossroads. Omotoso has been in custody since his arrest in April 2017 […]

today4 September 2023

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Mannequin used to beat man to death in unusual street attack in Gqeberha

A man is on the run with a mannequin after committing murder with the dummy. Eastern Cape police spokesperson Col Priscilla Naidu said the unknown suspect repeatedly assaulted his victim with the shop mannequin during the early hours of Tuesday at Durban Road in Korsten, Gqeberha. “It is alleged that at about 2.30am a sleeping vagrant was awoken by the suspect. “When the suspect realised that he was not the […]

today2 November 2021

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Gqeberha teenagers flout lockdown laws at Summerstrand party

Gqeberha police had a tough task on their hands on Saturday night when over 1 000 teenagers descended on the Summerstrand beachfront in taxis to take part in the annual Skhothane Show without wearing masks or paying any mind to social distancing protocols. Video footage circulating on social media shows the youngsters drinking and dancing in the street outside a Caltex garage, and police are following up on several incidents […]

today29 March 2021

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Objections to name changes for Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage and Airport submitted to Mthethwa

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMB) in the Eastern Cape submitted its objections to the name changes of Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage and the Port Elizabeth Airport to Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa, saying the process was not inclusive. Mthethwa announced the name changes almost a month ago. The new names are Gqeberha, Kariega and Chief Dawid Stuurman Airport. NMB Mayor Nqaba Bhanga says the names do not represent the […]

today24 March 2021

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