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Visit and explore Bathurst accommodation choices. Click here to submit your favourite Eastern Cape Videos. A MyPE Bathurst selected video for you: Fabian Coulthard gets crashed with the help of Glenn Seton Click HERE to find more 'Bathurst' videos. Bathurst 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. …
Government has congratulated swimmer Kevin Paul for winning South Africa’s first gold medal at the Paralympics currently underway in Rio, Brazil. An old Grey High School, Port Elizabeth pupil, Paul won the country’s first medal with a strong finish in 1 minute 04.86 seconds and has paved the way for South Africa’s medal chase. In a statement on Friday, acting Director General of Government Communications and Information System (GCIS) Donald Liphoko said last night’s winning performance shows that the price of success is self-determination, hard work and dedication. “Government …
According to statistics, of South Africa's five million unemployed people, 3.5million are under 35 – 175 000 of those are graduates. It is in light of these alarming figures that Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) continues with its Commercial Trainee programme which assists Nelson Mandela Bay students in gaining practical working experience. The overarching aim of the Commercial Trainees programme is to assist students that have completed a non- technical qualification and are required to complete a practical component in order for them to gain their qualification. “Through this …
The Gold Cup – SA Rugby’s three-nation championship for non-university clubs – kicks off on Saturday with eight eagerly-awaited first-round matches being hosted at club venues across the length and breadth of South Africa. In Pool D, three of the group’s four Police sides are in action, with Pretoria Police travelling to the Northern Cape town of Kathu to face Griquas champions Belaz Sishen. And a thousand kilometres away at Kemsley Park in Port Elizabeth, home side PE Police face Bloemfontein Police in the first of a number of intriguing Police derbies. In the Western Cape, all …
HIP2B² and 3M search for Grade 9 and 10 masterminds and innovators for 2016 challenge!: It’s that time of the year once again, where 3M South Africa, one of the world’s largest innovative and multi technology groups continues to build on the success of the HIP2B² 3M Innovation Challenge. The challenge, which was launched in 2012 by 3M and non-profit youth organisation HIP2B² is gearing up for an explosive 2016 event which aims to unearth the best technological and innovative ideas that the youth have to offer, using the Sciences Applied to Life as the benchmark for all entries. The call is out …
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Afrox secures R1bn contract in Lesotho: Afrox also signed a five-year agreement to supply liquefied petroleum gas to a distributor partner in Mthatha, in the Eastern Cape. African Oxygen (Afrox) on Friday announced that it had signed a 10-year agreement worth R1 billion to supply liquefied ... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. 'School principal gives university-entry marks to matrics who failed exams': A principal at a school in Ngqeleni near Mthatha — whose Grade 12 pupils failed their mid-year exams — signed fake school reports with inflated marks to allow pupils to apply to tertiary …
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https://youtu.be/fH5eTEOX4sA Kobus Botha, DA MPL in the Bhisho Legislature speaks on World Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day. Dear MyPE World Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Day is commemorated each year at nine minutes past nine on the ninth day of the ninth month, to highlight the dangers of mothers who drink during pregnancy. In the Eastern Cape, alcohol abuse during pregnancy is common. We need to launch a really aggressive campaign to reduce this blight on our children. They deserve a better chance in life. According to research commissioned in 2013 by the Eastern Cape Liquor …
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On 09/08/2016, Charles answered 5 Questions about Port Elizabeth for publication on MyPE: 1. Are you Port Elizabeth born and bred?: No 2. Favourite part of Port Elizabeth?: Early established regions of PE. Central area. Old saw mill in Goven Mbeki street and some of the historic buildings in the surrounding area. 3. Complete this sentence; "Port Elizabeth would be better with ............": Safer access to inner city areas like Central. More awareness and appreciation for our absolutely unique history. 4. Your PE Secret Spot?: Old fort on Brookes hill in Humewood. It could be a …
On 7 September 2016 MyPE tweeted: Marvel at the dingbat who handed out R20 Million of ratepayer money to a media company with NO web site... This was in reference to Mohlaleng Media and a statement by Executive Mayor Athol Trollip. See: Statement by Executive Mayor Athol Trollip on the freezing of the Mohlaleng Media contract pending a full investigation. Today we stumbled upon a web site (amantle.com) listing Mohlaleng Media as a client along with associated companies: Mohlaleng Health, Mohlaleng Media, Mohlaleng Technologies and Mohlaleng Training & Education - with hyperlinks to …
The Telkom Foundation – Telkom's Corporate Social Investment arm – is pouring R3m into a three-year technology-linked maths project, to boost the results of learners in 10 under-resourced high schools in Nelson Mandela Bay. The project, which was formally launched on 7 September, is run in partnership with Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University's Govan Mbeki Mathematics Development Unit. It is already in full swing at the 10 high schools, which include Cillie, Douglas Mbopa, Gelvandale, Khwezi Lomso, Ndyebo, Ndzondelelo, St Thomas and Woolhope, in Port Elizabeth, and Uitenhage schools, …
The automotive manufacturing sector and the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (NUMSA) today successfully concluded their negotiations for a new three-year wage agreement in Port Elizabeth - with NO disruption to vehicle production. The agreement will be in force until 2019. It holds the promise of a longer term and stable investment planning horizon for South Africa's seven vehicle manufacturers and offers a further enhanced and competitive wage structure and benefits for the automotive industry's hourly paid workers. Among the highlights of the agreement is the creation of a …
Visit and explore Hogsback accommodation choices. Click here to submit your favourite Eastern Cape Videos. A MyPE Hogsback selected video for you: When skiing down the Hogs' Back Glade on Heavenly Valley we ran out of snow. It was like sking on a puzzle to figure a way down without resorting to walking in the dirt. Sort of fun! Click HERE to find more 'Hogsback' videos. Hogsback 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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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Affordable Adventures in the Bay this Spring: Spring bounced back to the Bay in full force with the perfect sunny-beach-day weather lately. Gone is need to cup your hands around a steaming mug of hot chocolate, cover yourself in layers and curl up in front of a fireplace under heaps of blankets. Source: NMBT Blog. Click HERE to submit your blog to be part of this daily feature. CLICK HERE to get a daily digest of PE Goodness straight into your inbox with the MyPE Monday to …
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‘Abducted’ girl claims she was kidnapped by her ex-boyfriend, returns home: She had sent a last chilling WhatsApp message to her stepmother informing her that the taxi she hitched from King William’s Town to Zwelitsha took a different turn speeding towards Bhisho. The message sent at 7.53pm on Monday was the last time the family ... Source: "Bhisho" - BingNews. Bhisho ordered to pay millions: Premier Phumulo Masualle has instructed all departments to pay millions of rands worth of benefits due to thousands of civil servants “once and for all”. The issue of outstanding benefits such as …
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Volkswagen Returns To East Africa 39 Years Later With Kenyan Assembly Plant: The other two are in Uitenhage in South Africa and Lagos, Nigeria. Sign up for the AFKInsider newsletter — the most compelling business news you need to know from Africa and the African diaspora, delivered straight to your inbox. Source: "Uitenhage" - BingNews. Panayiotou trial to go ahead despite accused’s death: Siyoni then allegedly recruited Vumazonke, who was believed to have shot and killed Panayiotou, who was a teacher at a Uitenhage school. Investigators have since nabbed two more men in the murder case: …
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Visit and explore Mthatha accommodation choices. Click here to submit your favourite Eastern Cape Videos. A MyPE Mthatha selected video for you: Zimbane village in Mthatha, Eastern Cape struggles with access to drinking water. People have to walk up to 3km's to fetch water in 20l buckets. They are fundraising to purchase Hippo Water Rollers to help them collect 5x more water and save time and energy. Click HERE to find more 'Mthatha' videos. Mthatha video selected based on a YouTube search - Click Here to report any 'offensive' videos. CLICK HERE to …
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