Nelson Mandela Bay recently received the dishonour of being ranked the third most violent city in the world, with a murder rate climbing into the triple digits – a first for any South African city ranked.
The city made the shocking climb on the annual ranking compiled by the Mexican Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice in association with the Mexican Commission on Human Rights.
This on the back of the Nelson Mandela Bay murder rate surging to a record 119.8 per 100 000 citizens in 2025. Puerto Principe in Haiti leads the pack with 197.43 murders per 100 000 citizens followed by Bebhayo, Ecuador with 166.02 murders per 100 000 citizens.
How Do We Turn That Around?
For many years Port Elizabeth was known as; “The Friendly City”, “the Windy City”, “The Family Friendly Destination”.
Then we moved on to being; “The Ghost on the Coast” with many residents saying; “Will the last one to leave PE please turn off the lights!” And yet, through all this, we prevailed, together.
All through these dark times of political infighting and directionless City ‘Leaders’ we have clung to one small belief:
We no longer attract huge events, the Springboks throw us scraps, Bafana Bafana are nowhere to be seen, Ironman is teetering on the edge, business is jittery, our automotive industry is experiencing unprecedented challenges, our infrastructure is failing, our city is a mess and yet we still believe that we WILL prevail.
Let’s make no mistake here – we…
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