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NMBM Water Crisis Exacerbated by Poor Spending, Vacancies and Management Failures

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For years, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has warned that the water infrastructure of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) is decaying due to backlogged maintenance, poor governance and inadequate planning. The latest crisis revealed that the problem runs much deeper than the recent floods, as the floods merely exposed the underlying failures of […]

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Expropriation Without Compensation Used as a Smokescreen for NMBM’s Administrative Failure

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The radical decision by the ANC-led coalition government in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) to proceed with Phase two of the Kleinskool Housing Project opens the door to the expropriation of private land without compensation. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is unwaveringly opposed to this step, viewing it as nothing but a desperate […]

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Nelson Mandela Bay Sinks Deeper Into Administrative and Financial Chaos

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It is clear from the latest findings of the Eastern Cape MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Zolile Williams, and the national Deputy Minister, Dr Dickson Masemola, that the administration and financial management of Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) are in free fall. In just two years, irregular expenditure shot up from approximately […]

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Chaos and Contempt for Democracy in Nelson Mandela Bay

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The budget process for the 2026/27 financial year of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) turned into a farce of maladministration and chaos, seriously undermining democratic processes. The Council was scheduled to meet on 28 May to discuss the draft Integrated Development Plan (IDP) as well as the operating and capital budgets. However, the vast […]

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Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Grinding to a Halt as Fuel Contract Expires

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The GOOD Party expresses its deep concern and outrage at the current state of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, which has effectively ground to a halt following the expiration of the municipal fuel contract on 30 April 2026.

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Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Not Equal to the Task of Resolving the Water Crisis | Freedom Front Plus

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The Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) clearly does not possess the expertise and managerial capacity to resolve the ongoing water crisis on its own. The Metro itself contributes significantly to the problem through failing to do routine maintenance and repair thousands of leaks, resulting in more than half the treated potable water being lost. According […]

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R5.8 Million Spent by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality on ONE City Manager

Location: News

Tuesday, 07 April 2026 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is appalled by the reckless, wasteful, and fruitless expenditure of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, which has over a period of two-years and five months paid suspended ANC-appointed City Manager Noxolo Nqwazi, a cumulative amount of R5.8 million. In what can only be described as […]

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NMBM’s Proposed 11,2% Electricity Increase Places an Unsustainable Burden on Residents

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The 11,2% electricity tariff increase proposed by the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM), which has been submitted to NERSA for approval, will place an unfair and unsustainable burden on residents and businesses who are already under severe financial pressure. Households are already contending with rising living costs and such a tariff hike will exacerbate the […]

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We Reject NMBM’s Adjustment Budget and Seek Answers Regarding Library Funding

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) did not support the 2025/26 adjustment budget of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM), despite it being adopted with a majority vote. The party’s decision was motivated by serious concerns about a lack of transparency and accountability in the use of public funds. The biggest problem is the reallocation […]

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Nelson Mandela Bay in Crisis: ANC Coalition Wholly to Blame

Location: News

The ANC/EFF coalition in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) has plunged the Metro into crisis with its constant failure to maintain critical infrastructure. What is currently unfolding in the Metro is not an unexpected disaster, but the inevitable outcome of years of incompetence, maladministration and political indifference. The most notable evidence of this decay […]

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Utility Crisis: NMB Leadership Must Stop Deflecting and Start Governing

Location: News

Residents of the Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) Municipality are facing a deepening electricity and water crisis, driven by decades of infrastructure neglect and persistent governance failures. Across the metro, communities are being stripped of reliable access to basic services essential for daily life and economic survival.

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Nelson Mandela Bay’s Water Situation Comes to a Head

Location: News

The water crisis in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) has come to a head, warranting immediate and decisive action. The Metro currently has approximately 246 days of water reserves, which clearly shows that it is under enormous pressure. Although, technically speaking, it is not yet Day Zero, the Metro already finds itself in a […]

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Investigation Into Suspicious Fires in Nelson Mandela Bay Requested

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) requested the Executive Mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM), Babalwa Lobishe, to launch a thorough investigation into the series of fires plaguing the Metro over the past two months. Although hot and dry summer conditions increase the risk of veld and bush fires, the nature and timing […]

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Cogta Intervention in NMBM Clear Proof of Local Government Failure

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The visit by the national Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Dr Namane Masemola, and Eastern Cape MEC Zolile Williams to the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) undeniably proves that local government has failed under ANC rule. The visit forms part of a national intervention in the Metro as well as a […]

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