There is a TV series called The Vow which shows how easily cults attract members from all parts of society regardless of wealth, levels of education or social status. Influential and resourceful people are targeted to provide credibility and access to their networks. This TV series shows that even the Dalai Lama’s benign endorsement was abused. No one consciously joins a cult and many are ensnared through their own vulnerabilities and social uncertainties because of the comfort and support provided by seemingly well meaning support.

The publicly acclaimed annual Kulture Kapital festival is extending from 3-day to an extensive 7-day festival due to efforts of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality and the Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA) attempting to revitalize the Bay with arts and culture whilst empowering various artists.

The Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA) in association with Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s (NMBM) Waste Management led members of the community and stakeholders in a Central clean up and recycling awareness campaign on the 13th of May 2021 at the Donkin Reserve.

On Friday the 23rd of April 2021, the Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA) met to consider for approval the comprehensive 2019-2020 Annual Report. Section 121 of the Municipal Finance Management Act 56 of 2003 (MFMA) stipulates that every municipality and municipal entity must for each financial year prepare an Annual Report in accordance with the Act’s guidelines.

Tuesday 13 April, Nelson Mandela Bay - The Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA) is inviting you to an important conversation on the Importance of Mental Health in Urban Development with Dr Shaquir Salduker. Dr Salduker is a Psychiatrist in private practice at St. Augustine’s hospital Durban, a Director of Psychiatry management group (PsychMG), and Director of the Durban pain clinic. Dr Shaquir obtained his undergraduate training at Nelson Mandela school of medicine and a Fellow of college of psychiatry South Africa.