Ward 46 - Nelson Mandela Bay

17/03/2026

🗳️🇿🇦 The first voter registration weekend has been confirmed - 20 & 21 June 2026.

Who can register?
• South African citizens 16 years or older
• With a valid South African ID (smart ID card, green ID book or temporary ID)

Make your voice count in the upcoming local government elections.

27/01/2026

🔌🔋 Full Electricity Restoration Commencing at 14:00 today - Tuesday, 27 January 2026

24/12/2025

Festive season refuse collection update 🚛🎄

21/10/2025

🆘🚓 A big step forward for safety in Nelson Mandela Bay!

Thanks to the DA’s efforts, residents will soon have access to a dedicated WhatsApp Emergency Line - making it easier to report incidents quickly, even without airtime or a landline.

Read more: https://ec.da.org.za/2025/10/da-motion-to-install-nelson-mandela-bay-emergency-whatsapp-line-embraces-technology-that-could-save-lives

🆘🚓 A big step forward for safety in Nelson Mandela Bay!

Thanks to the DA’s efforts, residents will soon have access to a dedicated WhatsApp Emergency Line - making it easier to report incidents quickly, even without airtime or a landline.

Read more: https://ec.da.org.za/2025/10/da-motion-to-install-nelson-mandela-bay-emergency-whatsapp-line-embraces-technology-that-could-save-lives

21/06/2025

Our team was on the ground this morning in De Mist, Dr Braun and Central, Kariega - painting road markings and helping make our roads safer. We’re stepping up where the municipality is falling short, doing what we can to 🙌🏽

03/06/2025

🔧 Matanzima Bridge Rehabilitation underway in Kariega!

14/04/2025

🚨 Kariega still waiting for action! They came. They saw. To date, they’ve done nothing!

Read more here: https://tinyurl.com/5n85y7np

🚨 Kariega Still Waiting for Action!

It’s been almost a year since the devastating floods of June 2024 tore through Kariega, leaving destruction and heartbreak in their wake. President Ramaphosa and his government promised swift action, but to this day, those promises remain unfulfilled.

🏚️ Homes have been rebuilt - not by government, but through the resilience of the community.
🏗️ Public infrastructure remains in ruins.
💰 Disaster relief funds are at risk due to municipal failures.

This week, as President Ramaphosa visits Nelson Mandela Bay, the DA is calling on him to honour his commitments to the people of Kariega. Enough with the empty promises - it’s time for action!

The people of Kariega deserve better. The DA will not rest until every promise is kept and accountability is ensured.

Read more here: https://tinyurl.com/5n85y7np

01/04/2025

Update on Refuse Collection 🚛

NOTICE TO ALL NMBM RESIDENTS: REFUSE COLLECTION SERVICE RESUMES TOMORROW, 2 APRIL 2025

As received from the Metro:

Dear NMBM Residents,

We would like to inform you that the refuse collection service in all affected areas of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) will resume tomorrow, 2 April 2025. The matter that led to the disruption of service has now been fully resolved. Catch-up collection sessions will be planned for today’s missed collection points, 1 April 2025 and will be communicated through your respective ward councillors and other municipal communication platforms per depot/ cluster.

The Municipality sincerely apologizes for the inconvenience caused and appreciates your patience and understanding during this period.

15/03/2025

Thank you to everyone who showed up this morning and assisted with cleaning the service lanes in Niven Street, De Mist. 🚛♻️

11/02/2025

💧The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is informing residents about the updated water tariffs, encouraging everyone to use water more efficiently. Residents will now be charged at Part B.

This initiative aims to promote water conservation and ensure that the municipality can sustainably manage its water resources. It is part of a larger effort to create a more sustainable and equitable future for the Eastern Cape, with everyone’s participation being crucial.

09/02/2025

Important Notice for SASSA Social Grant Beneficiaries! 💳

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR SASSA SOCIAL GRANT BENEFICIARIES

SASSA and Postbank appeal to social grant beneficiaries to replace their SASSA Gold Cards with the new Postbank Black Cards by 28 February 2025.

All current gold SASSA cards will stop working on 28 February 2025, irrespective of the expiry date written on the card.

Please go to your nearest Postbank site, which is mainly located at one of the retailers near you that include Checkers, Shoprite, Pick n Pay, Usave and Boxer to get your Postbank Black Card.

To get the new Postbank Black Cards, beneficiaries are only required to have a valid South African ID or a temporary ID. No card will be issued without these documents. The Postbank Black Cards will be issued free of charge.

For further enquiries please contact Postbank on 0800 53 54 55 or SASSA on 0800 60 10 11

30/01/2025

📈 The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) is on track to repeat the mistakes of the 2023/2024 financial year, which saw a record loss of R580 million in conditional grant funding.

Nelson Mandela Bay on track for another record year of under-expenditure

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) is on track to repeat the mistakes of the 2023/2024 financial year, which saw a record loss of R580 million in conditional grant funding.

Today's Council meeting revealed that the ANC-led administration has only spent 21.17% of its total capital budget halfway through the financial year. With less than six months left, the metro must now spend nearly 80% of its capital budget, which primarily consists of conditional grant funding from the National Fiscus.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) demands immediate action, starting with an urgent sitting of the Budget Monitoring Sub Committee, which has not met in six months.

We will also table a motion at the Budget and Treasury committee to increase transparency in Supply Chain Processes, particularly Bid Adjudication Processes, to facilitate faster tender awards.

Conditional grant funding is earmarked for infrastructure development, including road construction, electricity, water, and sanitation, as well as RDP housing. The consequences of failing to utilise these funds will not only cause the metro to miss out on crucial infrastructure development, but it will also deprive the local economy of direct investment, which could have created jobs.

The newly elected Executive Mayor, Babalwa Lobishe, seems to be continuing business as usual, without a clear plan to get NMB working again. This lack of change is unsurprising, given that the shift in political leadership merely rearranged the same ineffective individuals into different positions. Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic would never have halted the metro's further decline.

Our top priority is getting NMB working, especially considering it is one of the poorest metros in the country. Forfeiting hundreds of millions of Rands intended to support our communities and boost the economy is unacceptable.

The DA is in your corner fighting for you. Together we can get NMB working again.