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Mbda Releases 2025 2026 Economic Impact Assessment Report
Mandela Bay Development AgencyRef: https://www.mbda.co.za/news/mbda-releases-2025-2026-economic-impact-assessment-report/
Official source
Source domain: mbda.co.za
Collected on 9 July 2026
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What this means
This is a news-style publication from the Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA) announcing the release of its Economic Impact Assessment Report for 2025–2026. The report presents survey and economic modelling findings on how MBDA activities affect business confidence, resident perceptions, and investment in precincts served in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality—specifically Central, North End, and Kariega (Uitenhage). It highlights improved trust and investment in Central, declining investment and rising negative sentiment in North End, and broadly stable but softening perceptions in Kariega. The article states the full report is available for download and was posted on 29 June 2026.
Facts
Places
Eastern Cape, Nelson Mandela Bay
Reference
https://www.mbda.co.za/news/mbda-releases-2025-2026-economic-impact-assessment-report/
Key Takeaways
- Document: MBDA releases Economic Impact Assessment Report 2025–2026
- Posted on: 29 June 2026
- MBDA operating/development arm of Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
- Precincts covered: Central, North End, Kariega (Uitenhage)
- Central: private investment up; crime negative views down by 30 percentage points since 2023; private investment up 7% in real terms since 2023
- North End: reported investment down 55% over the last year; increasing concerns (crime, derelict buildings, noise, poor lighting)
- North End: perceptions of MBDA cleaning teams up 14 percentage points since last year
- Kariega: 85% approval for perceptions of cleaning efforts in North End; 73% satisfied with visible cleansing efforts in Kariega
- Method: in-person surveys plus economic modelling; not intended as statistically significant sample (snapshot)
- Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA)
- Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
- Unati Peter (MBDA Acting CEO)
Dates
Closing Date
29 June 2026