The VW Polo driven by the suspects crashed into a boundary wall in New Brighton following the high-speed chase. The police were involved in a high-speed chase to apprehend alleged robbers. The 10-minute chase ended in the robbers crashing into a boundary wall. They were arrested and will appear in court soon. A high-speed chase … [Read more…]
Municipal officials, along with a group of NMB journalists who were covering an oversight visit at the Impofu Dam outside Humansdorp, ended up stuck in the mud. Persistent rain in the area caused the group to get stuck on a gravel road. A neighbouring farmer had to be called in to tow the vehicles with … [Read more…]
A screengrab of the video doing the rounds on social media about the assault of an Atlas Security official in Central. Humewood police arrested a second suspect for his alleged involvement in the attack and robbery of an Atlas security official on May 29. The suspect, Siyabulela Stana (37) was arrested on Thursday, June 8 … [Read more…]
Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nomthetheleli Mene at the Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality Council Chambers in Alice on June 9 during the release of the Crime Statistics for the Fourth Quarter of the last financial year (2022/2023). The areas in the Eastern Cape which have ranked in the top three highest crime rate as revealed in … [Read more…]
Police arrested three suspects in separate incidents on charges of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. Police officers patrolling in the gang stricken Northern and hotspot areas in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro arrested three suspects in separate incidents on charges of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition on May 18 and 20. … [Read more…]
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality will be laying a criminal charge of theft and sabotage at the SAPS after it was discovered that the San Soucci 66kv line feeding KwaNobuhle was cut which has left large parts of the area without electricity. According to executive mayor, Retief Odendaal, after visiting the 66kv line which feeds … [Read more…]
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is calling on residents and businesses to start initiating their own rainwater harvesting methods as the heavy rains experienced over the past few days missed the catchment areas yet again. The heavy rains led to flooding, which resulted in more than a thousand people being evacuated to different community halls … [Read more…]
Five hundred community members had to be evacuated due to flooding in various predominantly informal settlements. The rain was desperately needed in Gqeberha but missed the catchment areas and severely affected predominantly informal settlements in Nelson Mandela Bay. According to Ali Sablay, Gift of the Givers operation manager, five hundred community members had to be … [Read more…]
Following the heavy rains that caused flooding in parts of Nelson Mandela Bay, the Metro activated the Joint Operating Centre on Saturday night, 13 May. Homes have been flooded while some roads have had to be closed as a safety precautionary measure. Affected areas include: Missionvale; KwaZakhele; New Brighton; Jachvlate; 3rd Avenue Dip; M4; Corner … [Read more…]
Police in Gqeberha are leaving no stone unturned as they clamp down on illegal abalone activity in the metro. Police in Gqeberha are leaving no stone unturned as they clamp down on illegal abalone activity in the metro. This week several intelligence driven operations were conducted which resulted in the arrests of suspects and the … [Read more…]