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The Herald is the voice of Nelson Mandela Bay – in print and online.

On May 7 1845, the first copy of The Herald was printed, making it the oldest newspaper in South Africa. The Herald has come a long way since that first printing day when the paper hit the streets at a cover price of a single penny.

The Herald publishes fresh news, insights, opinions, sport and entertainment reports all day long, seven days a week on a fully mobile responsive website.
Occasionally English South Africa News · Society & Culture
301 Episodes
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Are doggie shopping trolleys a good idea?

“We haven’t had any of that, but I’m pretty jacked up and I know how to handle it. That is not the worst thing in my store.” That is Newton Park SUPERSPAR shop co-owner Alasia Hayward’s response to a question about “doggie accidents” in the store. The store recently introduced…
16 Nov 2022 13 min

New Proteas coach Maketa ready for challenge

It doesn’t get any tougher than Australia and that will be interim Proteas coach Malibongwe Maketa’s first challenge  as he prepares the team for their three-match Test tour Down Under in December and January.   The former Warriors coach, born in Gqeberha and raised in King William’s Town (Qonce), was named…
11 Nov 2022 9 min

The trauma of dealing with kidnapping of loved one

It is every person’s nightmare: receiving a ransom demand in exchange for the release of a loved one. And for a Gqeberha woman, Roxy Visagie, that nightmare became a reality recently when she received a call from her brother saying he had been kidnapped. For three days, Divan Visagie was…
9 Nov 2022 9 min

Dané van Niekerk on mend and itching for World Cup action

Months after a freak ankle injury ruled her out of the Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand earlier this year, Proteas women’s cricket captain Dané van Niekerk is on the mend and looking forward to joining the team in the 2022 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in SA. The…
4 Nov 2022 7 min

Mayor speaks about Nelson Mandela Bay’s financial woes

Harsh punishment for defaulting Nelson Mandela Bay ratepayers could be on the cards in an attempt to save the metro from financial collapse. The metro’s dire financial straits follows the collection rate dropping to a shockingly low 69%, and millions of rand of lost revenue due to sky-high water and…
2 Nov 2022 11 min

Coach Mammila on track with Chippa

Morgan Mammila may not be everyone's cup of tea, but since his appointment Chippa United have seen an upturn of their onfield fortunes. The Chilli Boys won their first four games under Mammila before suffering their first loss this week. In That Weekend Feeling with Daron Mann this week, Mammila…
28 Oct 2022 5 min

Mystery of explosive devices in Kariega dam

Members of the public have been cautioned to stay clear of the Strelitzia Dam in Kariega after the discovery of an explosive device in the dam at the weekend.  The unsettling discovery of the landmine was made on Sunday afternoon, when children playing in the dam came across a metal…
26 Oct 2022 13 min

End to huge power hikes in sight

Power to the people — without unfair power hikes. That sums up a Gauteng high court ruling by judge Elizabeth Kubushi on Thursday declaring the National Energy Regulator of SA’s (Nersa) determination of the municipal tariff guideline and revision of municipal tariff benchmarks for the 2021/2022 financial year, and extended…
21 Oct 2022 7 min

What does getting bail actually mean?

Bail. An element of the criminal justice service often controversial because it is so misunderstood by the public. We see it all the time — the man on the street calling for suspects to be denied bail because they believe the suspects are guilty. The issue of bail was once…
19 Oct 2022 11 min

Cricket coach Malibongwe Maketa’s chance for top SA job

Former Warriors cricket coach Malibongwe Maketa was once on track to become the first black South African mentor of the Proteas having served as an assistant to ex-head coach Ottis Gibson. For some reason, he drifted out of favour but his name has resurfaced as one of the front-runners to…
14 Oct 2022 11 min

Strong case for Nelson Mandela Bay water tariff drop

It would be immoral of the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality to blame residents for the metro’s water woes and to punish them with added punitive tariffs. So says mayor Retief Odendaal in Behind The Herald Headlines with Daron Mann this week, speaking about the municipality’s move to drop the water…
12 Oct 2022 25 min

Economist Dawie Roodt on state of SA economy

Those living in SA have been getting poorer over the past decade but “at the moment things are going particularly rough out there”. That is the opinion of economist Dawie Roodt in That Weekend Feeling With Daron Mann, commenting that rising energy prices, interest rates and inflation coupled with high…
7 Oct 2022 9 min

How do we solve the dog attack problem?

We need to acknowledge that certain dog breeds — pit bulls, rottweilers, boerboels — are a power breed and when they inflict injury, it is serious because the bite from a little Chihuahua or Min Pin can’t inflict as much damage as a pit bull or boerboel. So says Animal…
5 Oct 2022 16 min

Daine Klate awaits word on Chippa United coaching job

Former Bafana Bafana midfielder Daine Klate is being patient as he awaits clarification regarding his role with Nelson Mandela Bay soccer team Chippa United. Klate, one of SA’s most decorated players at SuperSport United, Orlando Pirates and Bidvest Wits, was appointed Chippa head coach in July after some time spent…
5 Oct 2022 9 min

Keeping the Nama language alive

Often considered a dying language in SA, Nama has received a welcome boost with the introduction in eight Eastern Cape schools of language lessons in Nama.  Historically spoken by the Khoi, the language is being taught at four schools in Gqeberha and Kariega and four more in the Graaff-Reinet area. …
28 Sep 2022 8 min

New mayor speaks on plans for the Bay 

In That Weekend Feeling with Daron Mann last week we spoke to DA councillor Retief Odendaal on his plans for the Bay should he become mayor. During a council meeting early on Thursday morning Odendaal was elected as mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay. 
22 Sep 2022 7 min

What’s to be done about Nelson Mandela Bay’s no-go areas?

Criminals are making it hard for public servants to operate in certain parts of Nelson Mandela Bay, with several suburbs flagged as no-go areas. Paramedics, social workers and municipal officials find themselves constantly under attack by criminals and some are forced to dodge bullets while on duty.  One electricity department…
21 Sep 2022 16 min

Businessman, expert express concern about toxic dust

“There will be nothing left of Markman if this continues.” So says  Precast concrete manufacturer Algoa Cement co-owner Chris Collett, who is one of several Nelson Mandela Bay businessmen expressing concern about the transport of manganese through Markman and the potential health and environmental hazard it poses. Some businessmen in…
14 Sep 2022 14 min

How does metro plan to clean up filthy Korsten? 

Frustrated by empty promises from the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality, Korsten business owners have taken matters into their own hands and employed residents to clean up the filthy business precinct. In August, the Korsten Traders Forum wrote a scathing  letter to the metro expressing concern about the deteriorating state of…
7 Sep 2022 14 min
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