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E.P. Senior Amateur Golf Results

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Sunday 12th June. The EP Senior Amateur golfers took to the Uitenhage Golf Course in the 3rd round of the regional competition. The golf course having battled the elements and big rains and floods in the week leading up to the weekend, was a quagmire of standing water, sand bunkers filled to the brim with water and mushy underfoot from standing water aplenty along the fairways. The golfers were undaunted by the conditions and took to the course in anticipation of a good game. The weather was ideal for golf, sunny and wind free, with temperatures soon climbing into the twenty degree mark. …

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RICA Your SIM Card – Is This Your Last Warning?

In 14 working days time the "last and final extension" to RICA your SIM card comes to an end and South Africans are once again being called on to register their SIM cards ahead of the 30 June 2011 deadline. "The Department of Communications appeals to all South African citizens to register their SIM cards whether they are cellular, data or other SIM cards used for mobile devices," it said today. Known as the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act (RICA), the law is designed to limit crime committed using cell phones and curb …

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Danny Jordaan to Address Youth at Central Youth Day Street Jam

Port Elizabeth's Youth Day celebrations will see Nelson Mandela Bay's youth movements unite to showcase the city's talent at the Youth Day Street Jam in Parliament Street, Central on 16 June from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. FIFA Local Organizing Committee chief executive, Dr Danny Jordaan will also address the youth at the event. "The point of the Youth Day Street Jam is to create solidarity amongst the youth of the city in a fun, interactive environment," said Schaik Hewitt, co-founder of local independent recording studio True Sight Music and the organiser behind the street jam. "Parliament …

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Telkom Earnings Down 35.2%

Headline earnings per share for Telkom fell by 35.2 percent to 444.9 cents while normalized operating revenue is down 5.2 percent for the year ended March 2011. "Competition, pricing pressures and regulatory intervention have all had an impact on our revenue. The declines seen in our traditional fixed-line voice revenue are set to continue. The year under review has been tough, with revenue declining 5.2 percent to R33.4 billion," said Group Chief Executive Officer Nombulelo Moholi. She was speaking at the release of the group's annual results today, 13 June. The results showed that …

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A Watery MyPE Top 10

Last week, 90% of the Top 10 most read pages on MyPE centered around watery issues - the flooding and our ever increasing Dam Levels. Of course when something good happens then one sees all kinds of people and organisations popping up and trying to take some of the glory. As one of MyPE's loyal and erudite readers, TheKing, commented here: NMBBC Pleased at Dam Levels - "Soon the ANC will be claiming responsibility for ending our drought..." (visit the article to see the MyPE reply). Back to the Top 10 articles - at number 9 is the one form of take away that a lot of people stuck at home …

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Something Bad, but Classic at Pollock Beach

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There we were just minding our own business on our way to Flat Rocks with the four legged menaces when the Longhair burst out laughing. Now the Longhair is prone to the occasional outbursts of hilarity but this one took a while to subside. The Reason? Some enterprising street photoshopper has altered the 'Something Good' sign adorning the closed roadhouse near Pollock Beach to read 'Something Bad' Classic. …

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Port Elizabeth 13 June

A quick roundup of mentions of Port Elizabeth in blogs around the world for Monday 13 June 2011 A rather slow day for Port Elizabeth as I could only grab a small number of mentions out of the top 64 this minute results, as you can see below. MyPE provides this roundup in order to promote Port Elizabeth and to encourage fellow bloggers to expand their coverage of Port Elizabeth and surrounds. Port Alfred Bowling Club News : News The week saw the men trying their hand at the All Cape, like their counterparts they had a wonderful week in Port Elizabeth- but am sure that …

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Port Elizabeth Gig Guide 13 to 19 June

www.MyPE.co.za: Your roundup of Gigs for the week starting Monday 12 June to Sunday 19 June 2011. Monday: 13th MARK BOTHA - Barneys Tavern DJ SIR J - The Spotted Cow Tuesday: 14th OPEN MIC WITH LINDI - Dagwood's CHARL LIVE -  Barneys Tavern GLEN WEBSTER -  Castro's SOCIAL POKER NITE -  Legacy starting 9pm GLEN FULLER - 3-Legged Pig DJ SIR J - Spotted Cow LOONEY TUESDAYS - Yarriva KARAOKE DORRIS - Tiny's Sidwell MASH UP TUESDAYS WITH SKULL MONKEY & GUESTS - DnE Lounge Wednesday: 15th ASHLEY ASHINGTON - Dagwood's GLEN WEBSTER - Barneys Tavern LIVE …

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