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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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Activists’ reaction to Shell ruling

The Makhanda high court has set aside Shell’s oil and gas exploration right which gave the multinational company licence to seismically blast the ecologically sensitive Wild Coast. Environmental groups and Wild Coast communities which took on the oil and gas multinational are already celebrating their victory. In That Weekend Feeling with…
2 Sep 2022 15 min

Where next for bus used as a classroom?

A rickety old bus where snakes and monkeys find shelter serves as a classroom for about 15 pupils at Sindawonye Primary School on a farm near Kariega. The pupils are also cramped together on one side, as damaged desks and chairs fill up half the converted vehicle. In Behind The Herald…
31 Aug 2022 22 min

Gift of the Givers  celebrate 30 years of humanitarian work 

For 30 years Gift of the Givers has served humanity unconditionally, contributing in a positive way to communities. In That Weekend Feeling with Daron Mann this week, we catch up with Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, founder of Gift of the Givers to share with us how the past 30 years have been like…
27 Aug 2022 11 min

Security at  Nelson Mandela Bay hospitals in spotlight

All services at the Uitenhage Provincial Hospital in Kariega have been restored after a nurse was attacked and death threats were made against staff at the weekend. The nurse was assaulted when three men brought a man with multiple gunshot wounds to the hospital shortly after 6am on Sunday. According…
24 Aug 2022 12 min

Prof Jansen unravels education policy pronouncement farce

Governments develop policy for two reasons: one to implement them but most often to show off — for symbolism and to create the impression something is going to be done, to make the government look good. That is the opinion of Prof Jonathan Jansen, speaking on announcements regarding a restructuring…
19 Aug 2022 8 min

Can you help track down Nelson Mandela Bay robbery gang?

A R10,000 reward has been offered for information relating to a spate of robberies by a gang in Nelson Mandela Bay. The robbers are armed, well-organised and using the environment to their advantage to prey on people when they are at their most vulnerable. And it seems they have shifted…
17 Aug 2022 13 min

Tribute to former international umpire Rudi Koertzen

Known as “Slow Death” for the measured way he raised his left forefinger to signal a batter was out, former international umpire Rudi Koertzen died in a car crash on Tuesday. The highly respected Koertzen, from Despatch in Nelson Mandela Bay, was part of the ICC's elite panel from 2002…
13 Aug 2022 15 min

Sadistic abuse of animals ‘premeditated and inexcusable’

Premeditated and inexcusable is how the SPCA’s Deidre Swift describes the sadistic behaviour of Gqeberha pupils who allegedly poisoned koi fish, plucked and drowned chickens and tied turkeys by their legs before throwing them into an empty swimming pool at two of the city’s top schools.  The incidents are alleged…
12 Aug 2022 12 min

Big Bok clash the main topic everywhere

On That Weekend Feeling today we speak to renowned sports broadcaster Mluleki Ntsabo ahead of Saturday’s much anticipated Rugby Championship clash. New Zealand have always tested SA to the limit and it will be no different when a reshaped Springbok line-up face their old foes. The All Blacks arrived in…
5 Aug 2022 10 min

Gqeberha school video shines spotlight on substance abuse among pupils

A shocking video showing grade 8 and 10 pupils allegedly abusing alcohol on the premises at a Gqeberha school during break time has raised concern about the behaviour of young people and their abuse of substances.  The brazen behaviour of the pupils from St Thomas Senior Secondary School in Gelvandale surfaced…
3 Aug 2022 25 min

Jamie Riddle geared up for Commonwealth Games

Gqeberha-born triathlete Jamie Riddle is gearing up for what he describes as “the biggest race of my career” when he debuts at the Commonwealth Games this weekend. Riddle is in a six-member team that includes Henri Schoeman and Nicholas Quenet on the men’s side, while Simone Ackerman, Hannah Newman and…
29 Jul 2022 9 min

Can Central be revived?

The beautiful, historic suburb of Central — once one of Gqeberha’s most sought-after and desirable places to live — has slowly, over many years, degenerated into an eyesore, a crime den and an embarrassment to residents. Historic buildings, businesses and even art have fallen prey to criminals in Central, with…
27 Jul 2022 17 min

T20 cricket set to explode in Nelson Mandela Bay

The world’s best T20 cricketers will strut their stuff when Cricket SA stages its all-new competition in January and February 2023. In That Weekend with Daron Mann, EP Cricket CEO Mark Williams speaks about the positive effect the Indian Premier League-flavoured tournament will have on Nelson Mandela Bay and what…
22 Jul 2022 10 min

What can be done to improve education in SA

If at the level of cabinet, the president announced that every member of cabinet and every civil servant put their children in an ordinary school, that would change things immediately. So says education expert Prof Jonathan Jansen, reflecting on issues affecting education in SA and possible solutions. Jansen was speaking…
20 Jul 2022 10 min

What lies behind the tavern deaths?

As the nation mourns the deaths of 42 people at taverns across SA in a matter of weeks, calls have been made for stricter gun laws and stricter enforcement of the Liquor Act. A total of 21 people were killed and at least 20 others wounded in three incidents at…
13 Jul 2022 22 min

Proteas cricket star Kapp has eye on World Cup

Gqeberha’s star cricket all-rounder Marizanne Kapp shares how she went about compiling her record-breaking 150 for the Proteas against England in their recently drawn Test match. She also speaks about how the Women’s Big Bash in Australia and The Hundred in England have further helped develop her game and the…
8 Jul 2022 7 min

Central Karoo mayor McKenzie on what drives him

“I ended up here because I said I wanted to go to the most-struggling municipality in SA.” So says the Patriotic Alliance’s Gayton McKenzie, who has forfeited a salary and other mayoral perks including cellphone, data, housing, car and petrol allowances during his term as Central Karoo district municipality mayor…
6 Jul 2022 12 min

Learn more about ActionSA’s plan to contest Bay’s ward 43 by-elections

ActionSA will be contesting its first by-election outside Gauteng when it stands in KwaNobuhle’s ward 43 next Wednesday. The vacancy in the ward was created by the death of councillor Andile Andries, who was shot dead outside his home in KwaNobuhle on May 2 alongside branch secretary Lubabalo Keso. In…
1 Jul 2022 7 min

Bikers, assault victim’s boyfriend have their say

The motorbike club fraternity in the Eastern Cape has distanced itself from an assault on a Gqeberha woman at the weekend — allegedly by bikers. The assault, soon after an accident involving the woman and another biker, was caught on video and has since gone viral.  In the disturbing video…
29 Jun 2022 25 min
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