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Farmer Phumlani Mpofu, left, and CED founder Lihle Mayila demonstrate the KhuselaGuard livestock monitoring system during a field trial in the Sundays River Valley

Eastern Cape innovation offers defence against livestock theft

A locally developed technology designed to help farmers monitor and protect their livestock could offer a new approach to one of SA’s oldest agricultural challenges.

Unity in Africa’s iGEMS programme helps pupils from schools across Nelson Mandela Bay with critical skills needed to fill employment gaps in the city

Unity in Africa programme reaps employment benefits in the technical field

What started with a question about the future of young people in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro has grown into a decade-long initiative helping to develop the engineers and problem-solvers of tomorrow.

GQ Creamery founder Thando Volontiya celebrates the business’s victory in the Eastern Cape regional round of the 2026 Standard Bank Kasi SME Pitch Challenge.

Hand-crafted ice-cream takes the cake

Gqeberha-based GQ Creamery has scooped the Eastern Cape regional title in the 2026 Standard Bank Kasi SME Pitch Challenge, taking the gelato and ice-cream business one step closer to the national finals and a R1m grand prize.

Helen McLean and Shane McLean in front of Preferred Solutions new headquarters

Walmer move marks new era for business solutions provider

What began as a small part-time accounting venture in the 1990s has grown into one of the Eastern Cape’s longstanding business solutions providers, with a recent move to new headquarters in Walmer marking a new chapter in the company’s…

Thando Volontiya, the owner of GQ Creamery Gelato Ice Cream Café in Newton Park, shows what he has to offer.
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Popular ice-cream shop built on passion and creativity

For Thando Volontiya, the owner of GQ Creamery Gelato Ice Cream Café in Newton Park, the journey was never carefully planned.

Backbone Security founder and owner Marcel Combrinck
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Backbone Security ‘goes beyond traditional armed response’

Company positions itself as a new kind of private security provider in Gqeberha

An artist’s impression of the planned R75m redevelopment at Walmer Park Shopping Centre

Growthpoint invests R75m in Walmer Park redevelopment

Growthpoint Properties is investing R75m into the Walmer Park Shopping Centre to enhance its retail offering.

Atlas Security has expanded its footprint with the opening of a new office in Walmer. Picture:

Atlas Security opens Walmer office to boost community ties

Atlas Security has opened a new office in Walmer to enhance community ties and improve response efficiency.

Jana Rademeyer, left, and Lauren Nash, run Die Hoofmeisies Catering, and recently opened 1887 at Crusaders, St George's Park.  Picture:

Jana and Lauren’s culinary journey inspires local growth

Jana Rademeyer and Lauren Nash are the influential figures behind Die Hoofmeisies Catering in Gqeberha, known for their commitment to quality and community-focused hospitality.

SOUGHT-AFTER SKILLS: Matthew Msingathi, from Dimbaza in the Eastern Cape, is now developing Finenks, a free quoting and invoicing platform designed to support small businesses globally
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Eastern Cape coder’s journey from unemployment to YouTube success

For many young South Africans, the promise of education is simple — study hard, graduate, and employment will follow.

CHANGE OF GUARD: The Perridgevale Butchery is entering a new chapter under new owner Roxy Labuschagne, front, right. With her are previous owners Helen and Jannie Ferreira
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Local favourite Perridgevale Butchery enters new era

Perridgevale Butchery in Gqeberha, a community staple for over 30 years, is entering a new era under owner Roxy Labuschagne.

SILENT YET POWERFUL: Nelson Mandela Bay students, metro officials, civil society organisation members and residents join the Women For Change national shutdown at Hobie Beach on Friday
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‘We need 365 days of action against GBV’

The SA government has declared gender-based violence and femicide a national disaster amidst widespread protests and demands for action.

DEFIANT ACTION: Nelson Mandela Bay students, members of civil society, metro officials and community members joined the Women for Change's national shutdown at the pier in Gqeberha on Friday. At midday, a large group joined the call to lie down for 15 minutes in silence

Residents gather at Shark Rock Pier to demand action against GBV

Dressed in black and united, Nelson Mandela Bay residents gathered at Shark Rock Pier on Friday to demand action against gender-based violence.

SWITCHING LANES: Former prosecutor Candice Clark has found a new career path

Lawyer shifts from prosecution to mediation

Candice Clark, a former prosecutor from Nelson Mandela Bay, shifted her career towards mediation after being diagnosed with Chronic PTSD due to her past work and personal experiences.

NEW ERA: After 20 years at the helm, Michael Zoetmulder is stepping down as the boss of Zsports Events SA

Zoetmulder steps down after 20 years with Zsports

Michael Zoetmulder, after two decades of leading Zsports Events SA and significantly impacting Nelson Mandela Bay's sporting scene, is retiring as managing director.