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Kyran Blaauw
34 articles in the last 12 months · 3 sources · South Africa, Tanzania
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travel-tourism· 22h ago
SUMMER SECURITY: Safer, but not safe enough — Nelson Mandela Bay’s beachfront vandalism endangers festive tourism
Daily Maverick
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politics-governance· 5d ago
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: ‘I will not be intimidated’: NMB councillor candidate defiant after home petrol-bombed
Daily Maverick
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politics-governance· Oct 29
ROAD SAFETY: Come clean about broken traffic lights and streetlights, AA urges municipalities
Daily Maverick
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environment-climate· Oct 25
GREEN CORRIDOR CHAOS: Cable thieves, sewage spills and invasive plants are choking the Baakens Valley
Daily Maverick
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politics-governance· Oct 25
UNHEALTHY ALTERCATION: Union demands Kariega hospital security upgrades after violent trauma unit clash
Daily Maverick
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business· Oct 20
GREEN STEEL: Coega Steels launches R500m low-emission rolling mill, creating 600 jobs
Daily Maverick
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environment-climate· Oct 18
TROUBLED WATERS: ‘Environmental tragedy’ — mismanagement blamed for decline of Gqeberha’s North End Lake
Daily Maverick
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local-news· Oct 18
LABOUR INJUSTICE: Unfairly dismissed worker takes on Aspen Pharmacare in man-alone fight for job
Daily Maverick
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local-news· Oct 14
PUBLIC SAFETY: ‘Where’d the money go?’ — feisty NMB tannies slam ‘shoddy’ R2.4m Smartie Bridge upgrades
Daily Maverick
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environment· Oct 12
South Africa: Family Outings End in Tragedy As Two Children Drown in Separate Western Cape Incidents
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local-news· Oct 12
NPA REFERRAL: Gqeberha businessman faces criminal investigation over anti-LGBTQIA+ conduct
Daily Maverick
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WATER SAFETY: Family outings end in tragedy as two children drown in separate Western Cape incidents
Daily Maverick
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politics-governance· Oct 11
ANTI-IMMIGRANT CHAOS: State to ask court to supervise Home Affairs in scramble to fix asylum system
Daily Maverick
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technology· Oct 9
SURVEILLANCE REVIVAL: NMB’s R6m crime-fighting ‘Loerbroer’ is finally back in action
Daily Maverick
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politics-governance· Oct 8
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: DA asks court to make Nelson Mandela Bay mayor pay for R25m transformer lease
Daily Maverick
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wildlife-conservation· Oct 4
WILDLIFE THREAT: ‘No chance’: Road rubble allegedly buries Gqeberha riverside kingfisher nests
Daily Maverick
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politics-governance· Oct 1
TIPPING POINT: What a load of rubbish — Gqeberha waste transfer stations buckle under neglect
Daily Maverick
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business· Sep 29
CALLING TO ACCOUNT: Gqeberha businessman fights ‘impossible’ municipal water bill of R1.5m
Daily Maverick
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politics-governance· Sep 23
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Gayton McKenzie promises debt write-offs, ‘Abahambe’ crackdown in Nelson Mandela Bay
Daily Maverick
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travel-tourism· Sep 20
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY: Gqeberha hotel refurbishment signals faith in city’s tourism potential
Daily Maverick
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politics-governance· Sep 20
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: FF Plus stands by its man as mayoral candidate’s apartheid-era murder conviction resurfaces
Daily Maverick
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african-culture· Sep 20
IN PICTURES: ‘We miss Happy Valley’ — Gqeberha residents refuse to let the magic die
Daily Maverick
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politics-governance· Sep 17
DISCIPLINARY DISASTER: Suspended Nelson Mandela Bay city manager paid R6.7m — disciplinary hearing collapses
Daily Maverick
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politics-governance· Sep 15
CITIZEN OVERSIGHT: Want our votes? Adopt our Rebuild Plan, NMB civil society tells political parties
Daily Maverick
