The Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA), established in 2003 by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM), with support of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), is a special purpose development company which has become the driving force behind urban regeneration in Nelson Mandela Bay.

OUR AIM

The MBDA was conceptualised by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and is a wholly-owned entity of the NMBM. It was created in 2003 following an acknowledgement by the city’s leadership of the urgent need to reverse a trend towards urban decay in the inner city and to drive urban regeneration in the Nelson Mandela Bay CBD and other designated areas. Since then, the mandate area has been expanded to include a number of key township projects, with the aim of transforming urban spaces to activate economic activity, create job opportunities and reshape urban development.

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July 1, 2019
PUBLIC ART COMMISSION – Neave street public park, Schauderville

PUBLIC ART COMMISSION – Neave street public park, Schauderville The Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA), on behalf of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is calling for submissions of concepts and ideas by artists interested in producing and installing mosaic public artwork and other visual arts medium on the public park developed by the MBDA in […]

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July 1, 2019
PUBLIC ART COMMISSION – Neave street public park, Schauderville
PUBLIC ART COMMISSION – Neave street public park, Schauderville The Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA), on behalf of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is calling for submissions of concepts and ...
July 1, 2019
PUBLIC ART PANEL OF ADJUDICATORS
Public Art Brief – Neave Street Public Art Panel of Adjudicators ...

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