Nelson Mandela Bay welcomed more than 222,000 international visitors and approximately 1.2 million domestic tourists during the 2024/25 financial year, generating an estimated R6.21 billion for the local economy.

Former Department of Home Affairs official Zakhele Khuzwayo says an unresolved PERSAL record has left him unable to work in the public service or access his pension benefits, despite repeated attempts to have the matter resolved with the Department of Home Affairs.

The Public Servants Association (PSA), one of South Africa’s biggest public sector unions, is staring down deregistration after the Registrar of Labour Relations issued a notice of intention to cancel its registration over what appear to be serious and repeated failures to comply with the Labour Relations Act.

Western Cape Leader of the Opposition Khalid Sayed has called for an integrated provincial youth development strategy to address unemployment, learner placement failures and the growing disconnect between education and employment opportunities, warning that thousands of young people remain trapped between the classroom and the job market.

The MK Party has initiated disciplinary action against Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla and Nhlamulo Ndhlela, accusing the pair of conduct that allegedly undermined party unity, discipline and leadership structures.

Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo has expanded his regional business footprint after his company, IMC Construction Kenya, secured a stake in a multi-billion-dollar project to expand Kenya’s busiest airport alongside a major Chinese state-owned construction giant.