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Cyclists Showered in Riches

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With a R100 000 winners' purse and lucky draw prizes valued at almost a quarter of a million rand, The Herald VW Cycle Tour is officially the Eastern Cape's richest cycle race. The 27th edition of the national classic, which takes place in Addo and Port Elizabeth on February 4 and 5, will once again offer lucrative rewards to roadies and mountain bikers alike. Topping the lucky draw prize list will be a brand new four-door Polo Vivo 1.4, valued at R124 000, from local vehicle manufacturer and title sponsor Volkswagen Group South Africa. According to VWSA general manager of …

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Free Entry to CSA T20 Final at St Georges Park

The Eastern Province Provincial team will take on Northerns in the final of the inaugural CSA T20 competition which will take place at Axxess St George's on Saturday 21 January. Christo Esau, coach, said "We are delighted that the EP team have qualified for the final. The team have shown really good form in the T20 format which has been played over the last few months" The team will be announced on Thursday. The match will start at 11:00 - entry is free and there will be refreshments on sale to the public. …

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60 Year Old Breaks Records Aplenty

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2011 was not just a year which marked the 60th anniversary of Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA). It was also the year in which it posted a number of records in the production, export and retail arenas. Thanks to a windfall export order during the course of the year, the Uitenhage-based facility surpassed its previous production record of 128 001 vehicles in 2006, to produce 137 758 Polo Vivo's, Polo's and Cross Polo's in 2011. The exports were mostly of Polo's to key right hand drive markets around the world as well as left hand drive units to Europe. In addition, Volkswagen Group South …

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New Improved Search Aids on MyPE

MyPE Business Directory displaying Favicon Images

Search results in the MyPE Business Directory will now show an image next to each for a number of the results. "Why should I give a damn?" I hear you ask. Simply because each of those images is dynamically loaded, in real time and directly from the web site of each of those businesses listed and this, in itself, is an indicator that the business web site in question is live and CURRENT. Try this search to see what I mean: http://www.mype.co.za/cgi-bin/search.cgi?keywords=MyPE Community(OR scroll down to see a practical example). Please note that the images will ONLY be seen on the …

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Warren Upton and Matthew Swarbrick – Top 40 Under 40

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The Top 40 under 40 is a showcase of local business talent under the age of 40 compiled by the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber (NMBBC). Warren Upton (32) and Matthew Swarbrick (30) are the Directors and Co-founders of Strategy Advertising. Warren Upton and Matthew Swarbrick began Strategy Advertising with an eye to revolutionizing the local industry. 2006 saw them joining forces and pooling their creative talents. This is the team behind the successful rebranding of the NMMU Business School, and it is because of them that The Herald was named the seventh most recognized daily …

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Port Elizabeth in the News on 17 January 2012

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Volvo becomes Tournament of Champions - iseekgolf.com01/16/2012Volvo becomes Tournament of Championsiseekgolf.comThe European Tour stays in South Africa for one more week for the staging of the Volvo Golf Champions event at the Links at Fancourt in George, nearly more... Alison: Possible parole for attackers - News24 - news24.com01/16/2012Alison: Possible parole for attackersNews24Johannesburg - Two men who raped Alison Botha in Noordhoek, in Port Elizabeth, in 1994 and then slit her throat, could get parole soon after serving just 17 more... Crash councillors named - Independent …

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The ANC Honours 3 Ward Councillor Crash Victims

The Nelson Mandela Bay ANC REC released this statement honouring the 3 Ward Councillors killed in killed in a car accident on the R72 near Hopewell on Sunday night 15 January 2012 (See: Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality saddened by loss of 3 Ward Councillors): The African National Congress in the Nelson Mandela region receives the news of the tragic death of its cadres in council with greatest sadness. It is quite a great loss to the movement, council and public in general. The ANC is very shocked of your untimely death. We are equally very worried of the entire detachment especially for …

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