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theherald.co.za > news > 2026-03-25-ex-stratkom-head-defends-permanent-removal-term

Ex-Stratkom head defends ‘permanent removal’ term

2+ hour, 13+ min ago  (771+ words) Former strategic communications branch (Stratkom) head Adamus Paulus Stemmet came under sharp scrutiny at the Cradock Four Inquest on Wednesday, as he defended his role in a controversial apartheid-era document linked to the murders of the Cradock Four " insisting that…...

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theherald.co.za > opinion > columnists > 2026-03-25-nelson-mandela-bay-municipality-needs-to-be-honest-over-water-crisis-rather-than-shifting-the-blame

Nelson Mandela Bay municipality needs to be honest over water crisis, rather than shifting the blame

14+ hour, 15+ min ago  (872+ words) Story audio is generated using AI Dear executive mayor Babalwa Lobishe and acting city manager Lonwabo Ngoqo: Water is life. It is a basic human right and essential to daily life and economic activity, and yet Nelson Mandela Bay is…...

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theherald.co.za > opinion > editorials > 2026-03-25-sons-face-off-with-prime-evil-shows-true-strength

WATCH | Son’s face-off with ‘Prime Evil’ shows true strength

14+ hour, 27+ min ago  (341+ words) Story audio is generated using AI A son stood in front of a man this week who is tied to the apartheid machinery that killed his father, Fort Calata. There was nothing abstract about the moment Lukhanyo Calata faced Eugene…...

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theherald.co.za > politics > 2026-03-22-langa-massacre-survivors-demand-jobs-and-reparations

Langa Massacre survivors demand jobs and reparations

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (849+ words) The survivors and families of the Langa Massacre used this year's Human Rights Day to inform the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality how unhappy they are with the treatment they received at the 40th commemoration last year. In a tense confrontation on…...

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theherald.co.za > news > 2026-03-21-eastern-cape-councillors-online-dating-bid-while-taps-run-dry-sets-tongues-wagging

Eastern Cape councillor’s online dating bid while taps run dry sets tongues wagging

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (309+ words) While you are busy looking for love, we need water." Some residents reacted with sarcasm after an Eastern Cape councillor turned to social media to find love. When Makana local municipality ward 7 councillor Lunga Masinda decided to embark on his…...

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theherald.co.za > politics > 2026-03-20-anc-declines-meetings-with-bozell-until-ramaphosa-officially-accepts-his-credentials

ANC declines meetings with Bozell until Ramaphosa officially accepts his credentials

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (729+ words) The ANC says it will not recognise Leo Brent Bozell as the US ambassador to South Africa, at least until President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially accepted his credentials. Though Bozell has already hit the ground running having several meetings across…...

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theherald.co.za > opinion > letters > 2026-03-20-letter-oettle-cannot-be-trusted-to-tell-truth-about-iran

LETTER | Oettle cannot be trusted to tell truth about Iran

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1140+ words) Mike Oettle's lies about Iran correspond with the prejudices felt by many white South Africans against Iran. I would characterise these lies as a form of Zionist "hasbara" " though it is possible that he is also influenced by the swill…...

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theherald.co.za > opinion > editorials > 2026-03-18-owners-battle-with-bureaucracy-highlights-a-city-in-decay

Owner’s battle with bureaucracy highlights a city in decay

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (327+ words) There's something almost absurd about it. A wedding venue, built more than a decade ago, is doing everything right by paying its rates, following the rules and creating jobs. Yet its entrance has been blocked by rubble and tree trunks…...

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theherald.co.za > politics > 2026-03-17-bay-metro-faces-backlash-over-proposed-electricity-tariff-increases

Nelson Mandela Bay metro faces backlash over proposed electricity tariff increases

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (654+ words) Story audio is generated using AI A proposed weighted average electricity tariff hike of 12.8% in Nelson Mandela Bay has been rejected by councillors. This comes as the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) approved Eskom's retail tariff and structural adjustment…...

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theherald.co.za > opinion > 2026-03-17-look-whos-being-liberal-with-the-truth

Look who’s being liberal with the truth

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (401+ words) It remains unclear whether the "thousands" of expats reportedly returning to South Africa are worried about economic and political fallout or the more radioactive sort, but the weekend's chorus of jeers and whoops has certainly confirmed that our collective ability…...