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Whale Shark (+-8m) Washed Up on Gonubie Shore!!!

Visit and explore Gonubie, Eastern Cape accommodation choices. Click here to submit your favourite Eastern Cape Videos. A MyPE Gonubie, Eastern Cape selected video for you: Whale shark washed up on Gonubie (East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa) on the 5th of January 2010. Click HERE to find more 'Gonubie, Eastern Cape' videos. Gonubie, Eastern Cape video selected based on a YouTube search - Click Here to report any 'offensive' videos. CLICK HERE to submit your favourite Port Elizabeth video. Visit the MyPE YouTube Channel | More PE Videos. …

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Deep-water seaweed evolved into a multi-cellular plant more than 540 million years ago – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Deep-water seaweed evolved into a multi-cellular plant more than 540 million years ago by Sardine Run Port Elizabeth: The discovery of a deep-water seaweed that evolved into a multi-cellular plant more than 540 million years ago has added a new branch to the tree of life, according to biologists. Marine Biology News — ScienceDaily Click here to visit Expert Tours. Read more here: …

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Pay Day for Dumani Primary School

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Public and private partnerships are critical in addressing South Africa and Nelson Mandela Bay's imbalances of the past and improve the quality of education in the previously disadvantaged areas. That was the clear message from Nelson Mandela Bay's Executive Mayor, Danny Jordaan, when he jointly handed over two Grade R classrooms to Dumani Primary School in Motherwell today, 12 May 2016. The classroom were donated through a partnership between the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality's Mayoral Office and the Mark Headbush Foundation. The Foundation organises the annual Mayoral Golf Day, …

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Toyota Cheetahs team to meet Southern Kings

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The Toyota Cheetahs play the Southern Kings at home in Bloemfontein on Saturday 14 May 2016. Kick off is at 17:05. The Referee is Federico Anselmi assisted by Stuart Berry and AJ Jacobs. Toyota Cheetahs head coach, Franco Smith, has made numerous changes to his team that lost to the Waratahs in Sydney. In the pack Charles Marais, Torsten van Jaarsveld, Nicolaas van Dyk, Lodewyk de Jager and Uzair Cassiem are all starting again after playing off the bench in their 6-21 loss in Sydney. Flank Paul Schoeman is also starting team after serving a one-week suspension for foul play. He replaces …

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GFI deal applauded in Cabinet

Phil Gutsche

Cabinet has welcomed the agreement on public interest conditions for the Coca-Cola merger, which will support efforts for greater industrialisation in the South African economy. The Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) merger parties – SABMiller plc, The Coca-Cola Company and Port Elizabeth based Gutsche Family Investments – this week received approval from the South African Competition Tribunal, with agreed conditions, to form Africa’s largest soft-drink beverage operation. The tribunal’s approval of the merger follows agreements reached between the merger parties and the South African …

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Gates to captain Southern Kings

Shane Gates

Southern Kings head coach Deon Davids has announced that Shane Gates will captain the team to take on the Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday after Steven Sykes was ruled out with a shoulder injury. "Steven has a grade one ligament tear in his shoulder that will rule him out for a week or two." Davids said Sykes had picked up the injury during the game against the Blues at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium last weekend, which was aggravated during the early week training. "He took a bit of a bump against the Blues, and then on Tuesday he felt sore during training so we sent him …

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Train your body and mind

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Join Evolution MMA and The Office Coach on Tuesday, May 17th at 7 pm for a free, and unique evening filled with smart ideas for personal growth. Angela Carter and Deirdre Elphick-Moore will present a fun and interactive session, with a serious message about making yourself happy to fuel success and performance in all areas of your life. “Exercise plays a huge role in your happiness, and Evolution MMA will unwrap this for attendees too. By training your body and mind, you can have the complete balanced, health, happy package,” comments The Office Coach’s Deirdre Elphick-Moore. “Bringing …

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Free Wi-Fi provides access for NMMU students and residents #whereU@

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The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) project, active at 17 municipal buildings across the city, provides students with free access to Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University learning sites and residents with free access to the municipal website where they are (#whereU@). Launched by the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services, Mr Siyabonga Cwele and Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Executive Mayor Dr Danny Jordaan in April, the municipal Wi-Fi service also allows for 100MB complimentary internet access per device per day at the sites. The Wi-Fi service …

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Job creation plan launched

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Dear MyPE Nelson Mandela Bay needs a game-changing trade and industry strategy to turn this Metro into an investment hub and economic hotspot. The DA can win the Metro, ushering in the change we need to move forward again. With unemployment at 33.2%, rampant corruption and paralysing political instability, the ANC has failed to create the right environment for economic growth. By winning the Bay, the DA will create jobs through investing in infrastructure-led growth that creates an environment conducive to private sector growth. Through opening the doors to small business growth, …

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Do you need to make a financial U-turn?

Eunice Sibiya

We have all made bad financial decisions but the key is recognising when you are heading into real trouble and need to make a U-turn, which means changing your behaviour. "If you are taking on debt just to cover your everyday expenses, are never on top of your finances or if you are generally panicked when you think about money, then it is time to take  control and make a financial U-turn," says Eunice Sibiya, Head of Consumer Education at FNB. Here are a few ways to identify and make a real change to your behaviour that will make a big difference to your financial well-being: 1. Have …

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Makana administrator pocketed R3 million

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Dear MyPE The controversial appointment of Ms Pam Yako as administrator to the embattled Makana Municipality has cost the taxpayer a whopping R3 million for nine months work. Replies to parliamentary questions have exposed that R3 089 928.96 was paid to Ms Yako who was contacted to turn around the fortunes of the Makana Municipality. Ms Yako's nine-month tenure has yielded no visible results for the people of Makana. A recent oversight visit to Grahamstown revealed that water leaks, potholes, illegal dumping and water shedding remain the order of the day. Makana was placed under …

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New conservation initiatives broaden scope of volunteer efforts at Kwantu

New conservation initiatives broaden scope of volunteer efforts at Kwantu by Eastern Cape – MyPR: NEW SKILLS: A field guide trainer who is also a game ranger gives a lecture in conservation to volunteers at the Kwantu Private Game Reserve located in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 11 May 2016 – Kwantu Private Game Reserve’s volunteer programme is growing fast, drawing foreign visitors to participate in real life safari training during which they can encounter the Big Five. The programme teaches wildlife conservation initiatives, and is proving extremely popular …

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Madibaz will apply lessons learnt

Madibaz will apply lessons learnt by Eastern Cape – MyPR: Michael Hansel mounts an attack for Mecer NMMU-Madibaz in the Varsity Hockey tournament at UJ last weekend. Photo: SASPA The Mecer NMMU-Madibaz are determined to improve their sixth place on the Varsity Hockey log by applying the lessons they learnt last weekend to their matches in Stellenbosch from Friday. The league phase of the biennial men’s tournament will be completed on Sunday, with the top four sides qualifying for Monday’s semi-finals. The remaining teams will play for positions five to eight. The Madibaz started …

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Amabali Ethu -Arts Fesitval

Visit and explore Somerset East, Eastern Cape accommodation choices. Click here to submit your favourite Eastern Cape Videos. A MyPE Somerset East, Eastern Cape selected video for you: "True Blues" in action at William Oates Primary, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa 19 May 2012 Click HERE to find more 'Somerset East, Eastern Cape' videos. Somerset East, Eastern Cape video selected based on a YouTube search - Click Here to report any 'offensive' videos. CLICK HERE to submit your favourite Port Elizabeth video. Visit the MyPE YouTube Channel | …

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Jessica

On 05/12/2016, Jessica answered 5 Questions about Port Elizabeth for publication on MyPE: 1. Are you Port Elizabeth born and bred?: Yes 2. Favourite part of Port Elizabeth?: The Boardwalk 3. Complete this sentence; "Port Elizabeth would be better with ............": Less Taxis 4. Your PE Secret Spot?: First Beacon in Summerstrand 5. Your favourite PE Memory ever?: whenever the playland comes to town Click here to find more Port Elizabethans | Answer 5 Questions HERE. …

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CJ Velleman – Editors Pic

This image is from the MyPE Editor's Flickr Account - offering some topical daily images from a phone smarter than Alan, occasional images from a DSLR and scanned images of Port Elizabeth as he wanders around the Bay pretending to know a lot and sometimes succeeding in making a complete hash of it! CJ Velleman Image by awstraton Cyril-John Velleman (born 24 February 1995 in Somerset East, South Africa) is a Southern Kings Super Rugby player. His regular position is flanker. Velleman was the captain for his school Grey High School at various youth levels, including the first team in 2012 …

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Zwartkops Mineral Baths

I came across this beautiful image while sorting old photographs in our office at BNM Architects. It immediately caught my attention and I did a search on the internet to find out more! I was pleasantly surprised to read of its origin and history on MyPE. (See: The Remarkable Zwartkops Mineral Baths Sanatorium) Uploaded by: Karlien Potgieter See more user submitted images here | Upload your Iconic Port Elizabeth image HERE. …

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Turning on the TAPS to popularity

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Good news made THIS ARTICLE the most read one on the MyPE Facebook Page yesterday. Suffer from FOMO? Then give MyPE a FOLLOW on Facebook or Twitter below:   Follow @MyPE …

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