The Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA) in collaboration with filmmaker, Nomakhomazi Dewavrin has produced a short documentary film dedicated to the unsung New Brighton Jazz musicians. The docu-film is set to air on MpumaKapa TV, Channel 260 on DSTV and streamed on all MBDA social media platforms on the 28th of February 2021 at 15:30pm.

The Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA) is taking a moment to reflect on partnerships and interactions that we have had with our diverse stakeholders over the years. Subsequently, we have created a widely accessible, cost-free platform that allows our various stakeholders to share, with us, their honest thoughts, and opinions of their experience in dealing with us, our programmes and aspirations for the MBDA.

It is with a sense of sadness to learn of the passing of Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s Councillor Ncediso Captain of Ward 17 in New Brighton. Cllr Captain was instrumental in championing several successful community developments programs in his ward, in partnership with the MBDA. At the time of his passing, Cllr Captain was leading and facilitating the New Brighton Precinct Development Plan, a visionary programme that aims to unleash the cultural, heritage, and economic potential of New Brighton. On behalf of the MBDA Board, Management and Employees, I send our deepest condolences to his family, community, fellow councillors and his political party, the African National Congress. May his soul rest in peace.

MBDA Board sends deepest condolences

Although most countries are signatories to international agreements on human development targets and climate change, achieving these targets have been elusive. The main problem is that policies are often formulaic and devoid of local contexts causing policy implementation failure.