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Then and Now: Pearson Conservatory Fountain – Featured Blog

Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Then and Now: Pearson Conservatory Fountain: The Pearson Conservatory was originally built in 1882 and restored to its former glory between 2009 and 2011.  The centre piece of the Pearson Conservatory is an ornamental fountain made by Andrew Handyside at the Duke Street Foundry "Britannia Iron Works" in Derby in the UK around the same year the Conservatory was built I1882).  The Britannia Foundry's work was well known for its fine quality so these fountains can be found all over the globe. This particular design of fountain …

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Rwanda’s Early Christmas Present from Uitenhage

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Volkswagen is taking a further step to develop market potentials in Africa. On Wednesday evening, Hon. Francis Gatare, Director of the Rwanda Development Board, and Thomas Schäfer, CEO of Volkswagen Group South Africa, signed a memorandum of understanding for a new integrated mobility concept in Kigali in the presence of Rwanda's President Paul Kagame and Dr. Herbert Diess, CEO of the Volkswagen brand. The concept provides for app-based mobility solutions such as car sharing and ride hailing to be offered in Rwanda. For this purpose, an environmentally compatible local vehicle production …

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Consumers urged to “skip the kreef this summer” as West Coast Rock Lobster moves on to Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative (SASSI)’s Red list

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Consumers urged to “skip the kreef this summer” as West Coast Rock Lobster moves on to Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative (SASSI)’s Red list: WWF South Africa has launched a campaign calling on consumers to “skip the kreef this summer”, as this popular seafood treat has now moved onto the Red list of the Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative (SASSI). The SASSI list is a traffic-light system that helps consumers make sustainable seafood choices: Green is “best choice”, Orange is “think twice” and Red is “don’t …

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Mthatha news: WAR RAGES OVER CHIEF!

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WAR RAGES OVER CHIEF!: IT’S WAR in court while a chief’s body stays in the mortuary! Last Tuesday, the Mthatha High Court ordered advocate Mwelo Nonkonyane to submit his application to the Bloemfontein High Court in the dispute between the late Chief Velile Mkono’s two wives. Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. His 21st Christmas in hospital: “In discussions with him, we have gathered that he hails from Mthatha, his sister’s name is Lonah Jama and he says they live around Sinenjongo Primary School.” But, she said, trusting what they said was difficult because they were not well. Thabo …

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PE in the news: De Kock-Herath battle to have major bearing on series

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De Kock-Herath battle to have major bearing on series: once the series gets under way on Boxing Day at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth. The Proteas are well aware of Herath’s prowess. It was on the tourists’ last visit here that the left-arm spinner sent shock waves down the spines of the Proteas with ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. Flight mix-up delays Proteas: WARM WELCOME: Veteran Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Rangana Herath arrives at the Port Elizabeth Airport for their Boxing Day test against the Proteas at St George’s Park Picture: BRIAN WITBOOI But upbeat Sri Lanka arrive …

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That Bungalow Racial Profiling Incident and What the Media Missed

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Proving once again that Social Media is NOT the right platform in which to engage the world in with weighty topics such as Race, Religion, Politics or Sex (REMEMBER: These are all the topics your Mom warned you against discussing around the dinner table?) is the recent incident at the Bungalow Restaurant in Clifton, Cape Town where a waiter, Mike Dzange, described the patrons (Scott Magethuka and partner Sivuyile Madikana) on his table ticket as '2 BLACKS'. Scott's Tweet (@Scott_Maq) said; "The Bungalow in Clifton (@KoveCollection) still sees us by the colour of our skin" and was …

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Gap funding grant for NSFAS and Missing Middle students

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Gap funding grant for NSFAS and Missing Middle students: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) has, like the majority of South African institutions, announced a fee increase of 8% – effectively taking full advantage of government’s concession to subsidize poor and “missing middle” students for the increase. Source: NMMU News Latest News. …

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Komga Qumrha KL

Visit and explore Komga accommodation choices. Click here to submit your favourite Eastern Cape Videos. A MyPE Komga selected video for you: This is Kasi Leg ...PHAMBILI PHA Click HERE to find more 'Komga' videos. Komga 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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Road Accident Fund Seeks Your #MyRoadYourRoad Stories

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South Africa's (SA) roads will carry several stories as people embark on their journeys this festive season, and the Road Accident Fund (RAF) is committed to ensuring these stories get told. In a unique take on Road Safety promotion, the RAF has launched a festive season campaign which will seek to ensure that life's many stories are carried on SA's roads so they can be shared with loved ones when people reach their destinations. Whether it's a recent promotion, the excitement of an impending wedding, managing to write exams in the midst of campus turmoil, disappointment at not getting a …

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