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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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Gift of Givers founder talks about Turkey and Syria rescue efforts

"There is hope for life," That is the opinion of Gift of the Givers founder Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, speaking about search and rescue efforts in Turkey and Syria where than 40,000 people have already died following a devastating earthquake on February 6. In That Weekend Feeling with Daron Mann this week,…
17 Feb 2023 11 min

Grootboom on way forward amid the energy crisis

Controlling all geysers in Nelson Mandela Bay could play a huge role in reducing load-shedding in the metro according to the Bay’s political head of electricity and energy, Lance Grootboom. In Behind The Herald Headlines with Daron Mann this week, Grootboom discusses the metro’s plans to keep the lights on…
15 Feb 2023 12 min

What to expect from this this week’s Sona

President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the state of the nation address (Sona) on Thursday and the big question is, what will he say? On Behind The Herald Headlines with Daron Mann this week, we speak to political analyst Dr Ongama Mtimka about what to expect — with SA’s energy crisis…
8 Feb 2023 10 min

Petroleum, gas companies won’t give up fight to blast SA’s coastlines, says Knox

Despite the Makhanda high court setting aside Shell’s oil and gas exploration right in 2023, which gave the multinational company licence to seismically blast the ecologically sensitive Wild Coast, activists say it’s too early to celebrate as companies refuse to back down. On this week’s That Weekend Feeling with Daron…
3 Feb 2023 18 min

Bay residents warned to stay alert as crime spirals out of control

A city living in fear. That just about sums up Nelson Mandela Bay as criminals wreak havoc, shooting their way across the metro. In the latest incident, seven people were murdered and four others injured in a mass shooting while attending a party in Kwazakhele this past Sunday. In Behind…
2 Feb 2023 9 min

Successful SA20 knocks it out the park

The SA20 has provided the cricket-loving public with a welcomed distraction from the travails of the Proteas men's side. Crowds have warmed to the inaugural event and packed out venues across the country. St George's Park has been at the forefront of the excitement and can also look forward to…
27 Jan 2023 7 min

30% pass rate comments 'ill-informed' and an 'insult to pupils'

The back to school rush is over for 2023 with schooling already under way in all provinces in SA and the 2022 matric results have been announced, with all provinces recording improvements. But what does this mean? In Behind The Herald Headlines with Daron Mann this week, we speak to…
25 Jan 2023 14 min

Walk on the wild side with Adrian Gardiner

No stranger to nature conversation, wildlife and conservation pioneer Adrian Gardiner's latest venture is situated just 30 minutes from Nelson Mandela Bay. In that Weekend Feeling with Daron Mann this week, Gardiner tells us more about Nyosi Wildlife Reserve.
20 Jan 2023 11 min

Will more police help bring end to gang violence?

The DA has called on police minister Bheki Cele to deploy national police officers to Nelson Mandela Bay to help bolster efforts to stem the gang violence after what has been described as “the bloodiest weekend in the northern areas in a long time”.  At least five people died and…
18 Jan 2023 10 min

Nelson Mandela Bay water supply in dire straits

The only part of the Eastern Cape expecting a bit of rain over the next few weeks is the “extreme eastern half” of the province — hundreds of kilometres away from Nelson Mandela Bay’s catchment area west of the metro. So says Weather Guru Garth Sampson of the SA Weather Service in That…
13 Jan 2023 10 min

Chamber CEO unpacks December business boost

By all accounts, the past December was “very pleasing” for Nelson Mandela Bay businesses. So says Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber CEO Denise van Huyssteen in this week’s Behind The Herald Headlines with Daron Mann. “By all indications, when I speak to businesses in the tourism and retail related sectors, they…
11 Jan 2023 9 min

Extra care needed near the water

Respect the water. That is the best advice to keep yourself safe this summer as you take to any body of water — the sea, pools, rivers or dams. In addition, it is important to swim in public areas where there are lifeguards, and always be aware of weather conditions:…
21 Dec 2022 9 min

Garth Sampson predicts weather over Christmas

While much can change over the next few days, those in Nelson Mandela Bay can expect a cloudy Christmas with the possibility of some light showers. So says Weather Guru Garth Sampson of the SA Weather Service in That Weekend Feeling with Daron Mann.  “Nelson Mandela Bay and the Garden…
16 Dec 2022 7 min

Will new municipal government plan bring success, or chaos?

The basis of co-operative governance and  traditional affairs (Cogta) MEC Zolile Williams’s decision to amend the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality’s Section 12 notice of the Municipal Structures Act is “procedurally flawed”. So says mayor Retief Odendaal, who is challenging Williams’s decision.   “What he is trying to do has never been…
14 Dec 2022 20 min

Pit bull controversy: NSPCA has its say

The National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA) across the country has received a high influx of surrendered animals after a spate of fatal pit bull attacks in recent weeks. That is according to the society’s Nazareth Appalsamy, who says while they support the call…
9 Dec 2022 9 min

Metro acting fire chief talks about prevention

Nelson Mandela Bay firefighters stretched their shifts to up to 20 hours during the peak of fires that raged across the Bay last week. And in the end they, assisted by organisations like Gift of the Givers, managed to put out the fires that had been blazing for days, preventing…
7 Dec 2022 8 min

Nelson Mandela Bay plans to curb street light vandalism

The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality has spent more than R3m over the past two years replacing street lights along Stanford Road. Electricity and energy political head Lance Grootboom says they have had to replace the street lights four times as vandals keep stripping the lights for copper cable. Large parts…
30 Nov 2022 6 min

Stormers must be at their best

Stormers coach John Dobson says he will need to field closest to his strongest line-up for the franchise’s crucial United Rugby Championship match against the Welsh Dragons at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium next Saturday (2pm). Hear what else he has to say in That Weekend Feeling with Daron Mann.
25 Nov 2022 7 min

How to handle the touchy issue of errant tenants

Choose and screen your tenants carefully. That is the advice to landlords from Nelson Mandela Bay attorney Wilma Espag van der Bank in Behind The Herald Headlines with Daron Mann this week. Espag van der Bank is discussing the relationship between landlords and tenants in the wake of serial squatter…
23 Nov 2022 16 min
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