The famous author and leadership thought leader Stephen Covey is credited with the famous saying, that says, if we keep doing what we’re doing, we’re going to keep getting what we’re getting. In other words, unless we embrace periodic change and resetting, we are unlikely to change the trajectory, and by implication, the results or outcomes. The Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA) was formed in 2003, and 22 years later the organisation has morphed and changed over that period, directly or indirectly due to both internal and external dynamics.
In June 2023, when I accepted the privilege to join this organisation, I knew then that to achieve a different result, bold changes were necessary. Change is not always welcome, but it is necessary. Having observed the entity from my previous role as Executive Director for Economic Development and later as Acting City Manager, I thought the transition would be easier, but the on arrival a different reality appeared.

The Mandela Bay Development Agency has inducted its new Board.
The ten new members joined a genial assembly at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, where they were welcomed and introduced to the MBDA as an implementation agency of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, focused on the urban regeneration and the revitalization of Nelson Mandela Bay.

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium brings fans a festive season soccer taster