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Six paper recycling mistakes your business might be making

Six paper recycling mistakes your business might be making: Mary Phillips of The Waste Takers in Port Elizabeth is just one of the many entrepreneurs that PRASA has trained to improve their recycling businesses. Clean, good quality recycled paper supports thousands of people around the country. Photo: Issi Abrahams for Paper Recycling Association of South Africa Recovered paper – the paper and cardboard from our recycling bins – is a valuable raw material and South Africa has been using it as an alternative fibre in papermaking since 1920. Around 1.4 million tonnes of recyclable paper and …

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Uitenhage in the news: Champions and wildcards off to winning start

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Champions and wildcards off to winning start: ran out impressive 54-27 winners over EP champions Gap Management Progress Uitenhage in a match which saw centre Deon Taljaard kicking 24 points. Go Nutz College Rovers, the last national champions of the pre-Gold Cup era in 2012, came away from Windhoek ... Source: "Uitenhage" - BingNews. Hijacked man: They were going to kill me: The Mercedes-Benz was spotted in Old Uitenhage Road yesterday by Bethelsdorp police and pulled over. Three men were arrested and are due to appear in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s Court today. Source: "Uitenhage" - …

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Online job application system to save millions of rands

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The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is set to roll out an e-recruitment paperless job application system which will eliminate perceived nepotisim and unfairness in the recruitment process. But more importantly, the migration from the archaic and costly application process will save the City millions of rands by cutting the use of paper in the application process. This was presented at a Mayoral Committee meeting by the Corporate Services Executive Director Vuyo Zitumane, who said the new system would cut the time of sorting through applications to at least one month. Currently, the …

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Internal hires see creatives realise their possibility

Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shakers, Nick de Beer and Lara-Anne Derbyshire from Boomtown: Boomtown is pleased to announce the promotion of Nick de Beer to Creative Group Head, and Lara-Anne Derbyshire moves from Creative Group Head to Strategist. To fulfill client demand, Boomtown needed to secure the talent to expand the teams’ skill set and man-hours, Andrew MacKenzie, Boomtown MD explains: “Lara-Anne’s studies in psychology, her decade of creative experience and her analytical, process-driven approach will prove invaluable and add to the …

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Engen Penford puts Uitenhage on the World map

Engen Penford puts Uitenhage on the World map: Donate blood and help put Uitenhage on the world map ‘Donating the Most Units of Blood in One Day by a Town’ is the title category that Engen Penford, Uitenhage has applied for in an attempt to set a new Guinness World Record. The record breaking is set to take place on Friday, 6 October 2017 from 09h00 until 18h00. Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Mayor, Athol Trollip will be on hand to officially open the blood drive. The owner of Engen Penford, Gerrit Meyer and organiser of the event, Marthinus Greyling want to ensure that Engen Penford’s annual …

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MMC Andrew Whitfield accepts challenge

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Is the newly renovated Campanile accessible for wheelchair-bound tourists and locals alike? This challenging question was posed by Brian Bezuidenhout, Executive Director for the Association for Persons with Physical Disabilities in Nelson Mandela Bay. Member of the Mayoral Committee for Economic Development, Tourism and Agriculture, Andrew Whitfield, accepted the challenge. On Thursday, 14 September Bezuidenhout and Whitfield will meet at Noninzi Luzipho Building (formerly known as Pleinhuis) at 10:00 am, strap Whitfield in a wheelchair and make the journey to the iconic Port Elizabeth …

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Top Line-up for Inaugural Cape Recife Music Festival

Top Line-up for Inaugural Cape Recife Music Festival: The Cape Recife Music Festival takes place on the 23rd of September 2017. Photo: Supplied Nelson Mandela Bay residents are in for a treat with an all-star line-up at the inaugural Cape Recife Music Festival, taking place in Nelson Mandela Bay on the 23rd of September. The festival, in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, forms part of the annual gathering of South Africa’s single-fin longboard surfers at the Cobbles Classic, now in its fifth year. Top artists including Matthew Mole, Desmond and the Tutu’s, …

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Debt ridden EC municipalities avoid Eskom Power Cuts…. for now

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Eskom has rescheduled electricity interruptions to three Eastern Cape municipalities following non-payment of their bills. The power utility had planned the pending interruptions of bulk electricity to the municipalities of Raymond Mhlaba, Walter Sisulu and Inxuba Yethemba for today. However, the interruptions have been rescheduled for Friday. This is to allow the municipalities additional time to make adequate payment or to table firm debt settlement proposals to Eskom. Over the last few days, Eskom has been engaging the municipalities and the provincial government regarding the …

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297 missing or stolen EC SAPS firearms are deadly weapons in the hands of criminals

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Dear MyPE Every effort must be taken by the South African Police Service (SAPS) to ensure that police firearms are safeguarded and recovered. Every lost or stolen firearm becomes a weapon in the hands of criminals who slaughter countless innocent victims in this province. Over the past three years, from the 2015/16 financial year up to 2017/18, a total of 297 firearms belonging to the SAPS in the Eastern Cape were either reported missing or stolen from police stations, while only 48 were recovered, according to a reply to legislature questions I asked the MEC for Safety and Liaison, …

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On 09/13/2017, Ruven 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?: Beach/Forest 3. Complete this sentence; "Port Elizabeth would be better with ............": without corruption 4. Your PE Secret Spot?: Dog walks to the harbour wall 5. Your favourite PE Memory ever?: Noordhoek caravan park 35 years ago Click here to find more Port Elizabethans | Answer 5 Questions HERE. …

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Helenvale Centre of Hope – School Holiday Programme

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CHILDREN from three schools in the impoverished Helenvale area will get the opportunity to stay off the streets, away from gang violence, drugs and teenage pregnancy that plagues the area thanks to an initiative by the Helenvale Centre of Hope (HCH). The programme will cater for about 300 pupils from Helenvale, Hillcrest and Bayview primary schools which are in the heart of the notorious gangland. We are planning our 3rd holiday programme for children which we hope will have a positive impact on their lives. With the assistance of, Helenvale Youth Dialogue, SAPS Gelvandale, Helenvale …

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Education post declaration will not address teacher vacancies

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Dear MyPE Education MEC Mandla Makupula’s 2018 post declaration has failed to address the ongoing issue of substantive vacant posts in the province. The province still has a total of 3 456 vacant posts. A DA-run provincial government would never allow this ongoing issue to fester. Yesterday, MEC Makupula declared an educator post basket of 54 026 for the 2018 academic year. This is 721 less than the 54 747 posts declared in 2016 and 2017. The DA believes that a good education is the best ticket to access a job and to provide an opportunity for a new beginning. On our …

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Bhisho news: Feuding Bhisho duo to face the music

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Feuding Bhisho duo to face the music: Two senior communication bosses at premier Phumulo Masualle’s office who hurled insults at each other and nearly exchanged blows in a public spat in Lusikisiki last week are both set to face disciplinary action for their public misconduct. Masualle’s ... Source: "Bhisho" - BingNews. Families of Bhisho massacre victims feel forgotten: Survivors and families of the victims of the 1992 Bisho Massacre say not much has been done to compensate them, following the bloodbath in which 29 people were killed. They are demanding houses and bursaries for their …

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Grahamstown in the news: Amplifying rural child’s voice, facilitating participation in local governance

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Amplifying rural child’s voice, facilitating participation in local governance: Yet the voices and opinions of children from selected rural districts of Zambia were last week part and parcel of the discourse of this year’s Highway Africa Conference in Grahamstown, South Africa. The conference is an annual gathering of senior ... Source: "Grahamstown" - BingNews. Herb Newsome Returns to United Solo with BREAK IT DOWN: His full-length play Revenge of a King, a Hip Hop musical based on Shakespeare's Hamlet, has been produced in 8 cities across the country and well as a production at the …

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J-Bay in the news: Have clubs, will road trip

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Have clubs, will road trip: The Eastern Cape offers a lovely drive from Jeffreys Bay to Port Elizabeth, and then on to East London. Stretch yourself a little and stop over in the little seaside town of St Francis Bay. Here you will experience a remarkable golf course, St Francis ... Source: "Jeffreys Bay" - BingNews. Jeffreys Bay to Cape Town drive: Of course, Trippy is the perfect place to ask questions because there's an entire community of travelers talking to each other and sharing tips and advice. Trippy is where you can get answers personalized for your tastes, budgets, trip dates & …

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PE in the news: PE firm to supply green energy to KFC outlets

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PE firm to supply green energy to KFC outlets: At the forefront of South Africa's energy revolution, Port Elizabeth energy services company Energyworx is poised to supply several Nelson Mandela Bay outlets of a national fast food chain with green power. © zstockphotos – 123RF.com Energyworx is ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. 'It's gutting for him': Rob Kearney suffers fresh injury setback, Heaslip also misses SA trip: Cullen’s side face the Kings in Port Elizabeth on Saturday before heading to Bloemfontein where they will meet the Cheetahs on Friday week. Source: "Port Elizabeth" …

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Africa Sunset – Walmer Port Elizabeth

This image referencing 'Walmer Port Elizabeth' is courtesy of Flickr. Click on the name of the Flickr account holder below the photograph to see more images. africa sunset Image by max_thinks_sees eastern edge of walmer township This image is automatically selected as it was published with this keyword/s relevant to Port Elizabeth: Walmer Port Elizabeth. Please - CLICK HERE to report any 'offensive' images. Don't forget to support and thank the photographer. Submit your own Port Elizabeth images here. …

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First PRO14 Meeting on South African Ground

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History will be made once again this weekend when South Africa hosts its first-ever Guinness PRO14 matches as the Southern Kings entertain Leinster in Port Elizabeth before the Toyota Cheetahs host Zebre in Bloemfontein. Both South African teams will be looking to make a promising start as they play their first home games of the campaign after their opening tours of the UK and Ireland in Rounds 1 & 2. Six teams enter in Round 3 with undefeated records with champions Scarlets joined by Leinster and Munster as on the only sides with maximum points from the first two rounds. Four teams who …

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