Port Elizabeth News
Dear Gay Protesters You Need to Stop Smiling
This past weekend saw South African LGBTI groups march in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth in protest against the proposal of the Council of Traditional Leaders brought before Parliament's Constitutional Review Committee asking to remove the constitutional provision protecting … Read More....
Port Elizabeth in the News on 21 May 2012
Duped investors to lose millions - Sowetan - sowetanlive.co.za05/21/2012Duped investors to lose millionsSowetanWHILE hundreds of duped investors stand to lose millions invested in a Mossel Bay-based pyramid scheme, five Port Elizabeth investors, who were paid more than th more... Umthatha … Read More....
Twittering from PE’s Twitterati on 21 May 2012
We have PICKED out a few Tweets from the 746 members of the Port Elizabeth Twitterati lists for your reading pleasure below – if you are signed into Twitter you can reply right from here. MyPE sweats the k*k stuff so you can see the good stuff. Don’t forget to follow MyPE on … Read More....
What Bloggers say about Port Elizabeth on 21 May 2012
Out of the top 64 blog posts mentioning Port Elizabeth that we looked at today we selected 11 blogs that mention Port Elizabeth for our showcase below. MyPE provides this roundup in order to promote Port Elizabeth and to encourage fellow bloggers to expand their coverage of Port Elizabeth and … Read More....
Sexual Offences Act is Against our Children
The Cape High Court last week held that some sections of the Sexual Offences Act did not have any punitive measures nor any stipulated punishment clauses, leaving our children to the mercy of sexual predators who will take advantage of this gross and incompetent omission. The Act doesn't have … Read More....
Bay Stars Home Winning Streak Ends – Sort Of
The hard-fought Nelson Mandela Bay Vodacom League derby between the city's best answer to long term Premier Soccer League (PSL) participation, Bay Stars, and Highbury delivered an anti-climax when the scoreboard was still stuck on 0 - 0 after 90 minutes. Bay Stars will now take on FC Buffalo in … Read More....
Large parts of Despatch and Khayamnandi Without Water
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is currently working to restore water supply to the Despatch and Khayamnandi areas after a leaking main supply pipeline caused an interruption to supply. Work is progressing well at this stage and workers are attempting to restore supply as soon as possible but … Read More....
Port Elizabeth in the News on 20 May 2012
Manganese growing South Africa steel making capacity - SteelGuru - steelguru.com05/20/2012Manganese growing South Africa steel making capacitySteelGuruThe capacity of the main export line to Port Elizabeth is about 5 MT per year which is fully used by Billiton, Assmang and United Manganese more... … Read More....
How about a Little kiss for Mother?
The annual Spar Ladies race took place on 5 May 2012. A tradition of the fun race is that men may take part only if they look the part. Of course this offers a great opportunity for one like myself to showcase this "aberration" or "predilection" that certain men have for making themselves … Read More....
Port Elizabeth in the News on 19 May 2012
Rugby: Relegation on horizon for Lions - New Zealand Herald - nzherald.co.nz05/18/2012Independent OnlineRugby: Relegation on horizon for LionsNew Zealand HeraldThat means something will have to give to make way for the Port Elizabeth-based Kings, who have been promised a place in 2013 more... … Read More....
Eish I must stop keeping coins in my bra
The annual Spar Ladies race took place on 5 May 2012. A tradition of the fun race is that men may take part only if they look the part. Of course this offers a great opportunity for one like myself to showcase this "aberration" or "predilection" that certain men have for making themselves … Read More....
John Gomomo Bursary Fund
The Uitenhage based Volkswagen Group South Africa has partnered with Volkswagen's National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) to launch the John Gomomo Bursary Fund. The funding for this bursary scheme comes from the Work Security Fund which provides training to retrenched employees … Read More....
Singing for their Studies
TwoTone Music's popular 'Tuxedo Club' is back with their suave, sexy salute to some of the most iconic tuxedo-clad showmen of our time. Audiences were on their feet during the debut show last month and director Ulagh Williams believes that TwoTone has found a real 'dream team' of artists, featuring … Read More....
Being Dronk is NOT Cool
The Democratic Alliance welcomes the MEC for Safety and Liaison, Helen Sauls-August's frustration with the number of liquor licences being issued in the province as reported in the Daily Dispatch on 18 May 2012. For some time now the Democratic Alliance has been warning the Department of Safely and … Read More....
Free Tickets to MBay Megafest
Organisers of the MBay Megafest at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on June 2 expect ticket sales to spike and sell-out after a promising first week of ticket availability. Zeranza SA CEO, Andrea Wessels, confirmed a "steady demand for tickets" since sales opened at Computicket late last Friday … Read More....
Hope for rural Eastern Cape haemophilia sufferers
Recently in-the news Igazi Foundation follows up the opening of the Eastern Cape's first comprehensive haematology treatment unit at the Provincial Hospital in Port Elizabeth early in May 2012 with further benefits for the province: It is thanks to the presence of the Aloe Igazi unit, the quality … Read More....
Port Elizabeth in the News on 18 May 2012
Sevens series attracts record numbers - Indian Weekender - indianweekender.co.nz05/18/2012Sevens series attracts record numbersIndian WeekenderAustralia's move to the Gold Coast was well supported at the start of the season; Port Elizabeth's Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium provided a ca more... … Read More....
Hobie Beach Close Action Sailing Video
Craig and Mark Teasdale sailed in the South African Boardwalk Hobie 16 Nationals held offshore of Port Elizabeth on the last weekend of April 2012. Craig and Mark have been racing in the Hobie 16 class since 2011. Their video below shows spectacular capsizes and a great shot of their Hobie racing … Read More....
Have You Enough Money to Enjoy 30 Years of Retirement?
Anyone considering taking early retirement at 60 should ensure that they will have enough income for the next 30 years or more, says Gavin Harvey, managing director of PW Harvey & Co. The company, which has just moved to the "financial district" around Greenacres from Walmer, is one of the … Read More....
Vodacom Super Rugby Talks about Talks
Saru report that a further meeting of franchises of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) to discuss participation in the Vodacom Super Rugby competition will take place on Monday. Representatives of South Africa's five existing Super Rugby franchises (Vodacom Bulls, Toyota Cheetahs, MTN Lions, … Read More....
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