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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
280 – 300

Just not cricket? Prof Jansen weighs in on controversial directive to bend knee

Cricket SA’s directive to the Proteas to bend the knee before ICC Men’s T20 World Cup matches in October was ill-timed, Prof Jonathan Jansen says. In Behind The Herald Headlines with Daron Mann this week, Jansen shares his thoughts on the controversial directive — and wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock’s decision…
10 Nov 2021 26 min

That Weekend Feeling with Daron Mann: November 5

Why has x-factor star Aphelele Fassi not been picked to play for the Springboks against Wales this weekend? Rugby analyst Mark Keohane speaks his mind about incompetent referees and how World Rugby needs to up its game when it comes to sanctioning officials. It's also about time SA rugby fans…
5 Nov 2021 15 min

New EP Athletics president in the hot seat with Daron Mann

New EP Athletics president Sticks Stighling is determined to restore the region to its former glory despite facing numerous challenges. Stighling is an experienced administrator, who has served as the head of Athletics Gauteng North and as chair of SA Cross Country on Athletics SA’s board. He has an inclusive…
29 Oct 2021 10 min

Parties discuss plans to improve service delivery in Nelson Mandela Bay

It is just a few days until South Africans head to the polls on November 1 and Nelson Mandela Bay is regarded as a major battleground. In part 2 of our election manifestos series on Behind The Herald Headlines with Daron Mann, we speak to Luxolo Namette of the UDM, Khusta…
27 Oct 2021 29 min

Exploring Miss SA runner-up Zimi Mabunzi’s journey

It was winning Miss Eastern Cape — Beauty with a Purpose in 2015/16 that set Zimi Mabunzi on a path that would eventually lead her to enter Miss SA. And on Saturday last week, the Nelson Mandela University BCom Law student from Qonce in the Eastern Cape was named a…
22 Oct 2021 9 min

Durban Road mayhem: Why Korsten imploded

Korsten has been abandoned. That is the sentiment of Ashraf Limbada of the Korsten Traders Forum in the wake of violence in Durban Road last Wednesday that saw gunshots fired and minibus taxis set alight, causing pandemonium. Was it merely a spontaneous burst of anger, or lingering frustration compounded by…
20 Oct 2021 24 min

That Weekend Feeling with Daron Mann: October 15

Following the British and Irish Lions Tour and Rugby Championship earlier this year, the Springboks are now gearing up for their end-of-year Northern Hemisphere Tour. In That Weekend Feeling with Daron Mann this week, we chat to former Springbok Robbi Kempson about the Springboks' performance so far and their prospects…
15 Oct 2021 15 min

Behind The Herald Headlines with Daron Mann: October 13

Since Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane released her report which fingers Premier Oscar Mabuyane and MEC Babalo Madikizela as personally benefitting from state funds, a war of words has erupted between them. What is the way forward? Listen as we delve into this topic in this week’s edition Behind The Herald…
13 Oct 2021 23 min

That Weekend Feeling with Daron Mann: October 8

In That Weekend Feeling with Daron Mann this week he get up close and personal with the legendary Mantis founder Adrian Gardiner as they chat about the impact the Covid pandemic has had on the tourism industry.
7 Oct 2021 9 min

Behind The Herald Headlines with Daron Mann: October 6

It’s mere weeks to go until South Africans head to the polls on November 1 and Nelson Mandela Bay is regarded as a big battleground. In part 1 of our election manifestos series on Behind The Herald Headlines with Daron Mann, we speak to Helen Zille of the DA, Luyolo…
6 Oct 2021 28 min

That Weekend Feeling with Daron Mann: October 1

“I think my love affair with rugby is something of the past.” So says former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers who recently parted ways with the EP Elephants and will be standing as the GOOD party’s Drakenstein municipality mayoral candidate in the Local Government Elections on November 1. This week…
1 Oct 2021 14 min

Behind The Herald Headlines with Daron Mann: September 29

For several days, large parts of Nelson Mandela Bay battled without water. What went wrong? Was it sabotage or as a result of our city’s crumbling infrastructure network compounded by the crippling drought? The reality is that Bay residents face the real prospect of a festive season without water as…
29 Sep 2021 26 min

That Weekend Feeling with Daron Mann: September 24

SA's most successful Test cricket spinner since readmission, Paul Adams, tell us about his coaching position with Border Cricket's new EC Iinyathi franchise in this week's That Weekend Feeling with Daron Mann. And then there's THAT explosive testimony from the CSA's SJN Hearings.
23 Sep 2021 14 min

Behind The Herald Headlines with Daron Mann: September 22

A city under siege by vandals and vagrants. Recreational parks, sports centres, heritage sites, libraries schools have all become targets of vandals in Nelson Mandela Bay. While not a new issue, vandalism is on the rise since the lockdown was imposed in March 2020 and now the Bay's history and…
22 Sep 2021 19 min

Behind The Herald Headlines with Daron Mann: September 15

Before his death, little Owam Bhuti would aggressively throw himself against the hospital walls and windows while foaming at the mouth. The 9-year-old had been bitten by a rabid stray dog after a rabies outbreak was declared in Nelson Mandela Bay in August. More than 8,000 cats and dogs have…
15 Sep 2021 32 min

Behind The Herald Headlines with Daron Mann: September 8

Simmering tensions between minibus taxi operators and e-hailing drivers in Nelson Mandela Bay have reached boiling point as they fight over turfs and the right to operate near shopping malls in the city. There appears to be no end to the acts of intimidation seen in the metro over the…
8 Sep 2021 25 min

That Weekend Feeling with Daron Mann: September 3

She has been there for the highs, the lows and the extraordinary with the Springbok Rugby team over the last 20 years. Springbok Rugby public relations manager Annelee Murray details her journey with the team for 244 matches, working with seven national coaches, 248 players and 21 Springbok captains. And…
3 Sep 2021 18 min
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