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Wilson on 6th Ave for your VDay roses. – Featured Blog

Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Wilson on 6th Ave for your VDay roses.: Armed with his Valentine roses and bearing his signature smile, Wilson will be selling his roses from the corner of 6th Avenue and Heugh Road, Walmer from 8am tomorrow morning. Please support him if you can, his bunches of mixed red and coloured roses will be selling for R50-00, four in a bunch. He hopes to have some single roses too for R20-00 each. Four in a bunch for R50-00: 14th Feb 2018   Wilson displaying a Valentine’s Day sample bunch   Valentine’s Day roses 6th Ave …

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No More begging for Toilet Paper

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Dear MyPE The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Eastern Cape has scored a victory in defence of the basic human rights of all students attending the TVET College in Port Elizabeth. I led members of the Democratic Alliance Student Organization (DASO) in a peaceful march to demand that the management ensure toilet paper is, on a daily basis, available in the bathrooms of all three campuses. It has been an ongoing struggle for students as toilet paper would run out within the first week of the month. Thereafter it would not be replaced. General sanitation is also a problem, as many of the …

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When #DayZuma is not really #DayZuma

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Dear MyPE The Democratic Alliance (DA) notes the decision by the ANC’s National Executive Committee (NEC) to recall Jacob Zuma. This recall is an internal ANC resolution, and nothing more. It has no effect on Jacob Zuma’s current status as President of the Republic, and can be simply ignored by Zuma. Unless he tenders his resignation, this recall is not worth the paper it is printed on. The fact is, Jacob Zuma remains President, and remains in power. And as long as this is the case, our country suffers. The only way to remove Jacob Zuma as President of our country is for Parliament to …

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Water crisis has been declared a national disaster

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Dear MyPE The DA welcomes the announcement today that the water crisis, affecting the Western Cape, Northern Cape and the Eastern Cape, has been declared a national disaster. The department must now immediately release drought-relief funds to these affected provinces to ensure that these provinces can effectively fight this drought. This means that the Western Cape which was previously classified as a provincial disaster has now been re-classified a national disaster, following the on-going crippling drought in the province. The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional …

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Help your customers understand why workplace noise affects productivity and profitability. And how they can fix it.

Help your customers understand why workplace noise affects productivity and profitability. And how they can fix it.: Plantronics EncorePro Headsets Photo: Plantronics stock Johannesburg, South Africa –February 2018 4% of employees agree blocking out noise increases their productivity.(1) Today, work happens everywhere — in busy open-plan offices and contact centers, at home, even coffee shops. This flexibility is great for business and people, but with it comes a new challenge: noise. Distraction caused by noise reduces productivity and well-being and, in contact centers, detracts from a …

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Third Avenue Dip, Newton Park Early Warning System Launched

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https://youtu.be/B3w7LxesDrA Flashing lights to indicate the closure of the low-level bridge in Third Avenue Avenue, Newton Park during flooding was launched today. Member of the Mayoral Committee for Safety and Security, Cllr John Best, said the lights – that will be operated remotely from the South End Fire Station control room – will ultimately lessen inconvenience to motorists as the road can be reopened quicker and improve road safety. “The boom gates erected by the Infrastructure and Engineering Department in 2010 are not effective. Some motorists cut the locks, remove the …

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Mthatha news: R300m boost for 26 East Cape hospitals

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R300m boost for 26 East Cape hospitals: These include 38 nursing posts for Frere Hospital, nine medical doctors for Mthatha Hospital, radiographers for Cathcart, Tafalofefe and Bedford hospitals, as well as heads of clinical units for Mthatha, Livingstone and clinical managers for Cala ... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. East Cape seeks to fill 1 800 posts at hospitals: The posts include doctors, nurses and specialists for maternity sections of 26 hospitals, including the Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital in Mthatha, Frere and Cecilia Makiwane in East London, and Livingstone Hospital in Port …

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Young trailblazers rise to the occasion on Algoa FM

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Whilst one of Algoa FM’s recent on air appointments moves into weekdays, another joins the station for the very first time. Early mornings are a challenge for many, but not for Siobhan Momberg, who fearlessly pursuits much bigger challenges that set her soul on fire. The avid adventure-seeker joined Algoa FM as a presenter just six months ago, with a Sunday evening show between 7 and 10pm. Now in addition to hosting on Sundays, she will be on air between five and six in the morning, on weekdays. “Siobhan’s personality has a feel-good-vibe to it, which is exactly what our early …

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Joy Brittan

On 02/13/2018, Joy Brittan 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?: Schoenies and Sards 3. Complete this sentence; "Port Elizabeth would be better with ............": Friendlier people - yes, I know, the friendly city and all that but seriously, PE folk are not friendly. 4. Your PE Secret Spot?: I just love Schoenies trails - breathtaking views 5. Your favourite PE Memory ever?: The bikini lady on Heugh Road - I miss her Click here to find more Port Elizabethans | …

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We are truly blessed to live in Africa

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A simple heads up here - if you have never watched a Ted Talk then NOW is the time to start watching. https://youtu.be/AfnruW7yERA In this talk Mallence Bart-Williams introduced her second home Sierra Leone and its talented people, who are part of her project FOLORUNSHO. Along the way she talks about some home truths that hopefully made exploiters of our continent squirm with embarrassment and shame. Thanks to Yazeed Le Roux for the heads up - catch Yazeed here: https://twitter.com/YazeedL7Red …

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Chatty Parents up in arms

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Dear MyPE Parents in Chatty in Port Elizabeth have resorted to presenting a memorandum to the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality after repeated applications for scholar transport from the Eastern Cape Department of Transport have fallen on deaf ears. The scholars attend Sapphire Road Primary, Cederburg Primary and Booysen Park Primary. Learners often have to walk more than six kilometres to school, seriously affecting their attendance and ultimately increasing the dropout rate. I welcome the memorandum that was sent to the NMBM by the parents for assistance in this matter. The memorandum …

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Bhisho news: Bees coach now wants to get to grips with big guns

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Bees coach now wants to get to grips with big guns: Bees mentor said if his players don’t receive any offers they could still promote the team to the NFD. The Bhisho-based outfit is currently at fourth position with 35 points on the 2017-18 ABC Motsepe League standings. “One day I would also like to ... Source: "Bhisho" - BingNews. Damning report on Bhisho by ANC: The Eastern Cape government is failing to create jobs, killing small businesses and its leaders have taken control of a massive internet project just to loot public money. This is how the ANC in the Eastern Cape rated government …

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5 Points to consider when planning for retirement

We will all reach a stage where we will have to retire from our jobs. When this day eventually comes, we need to ensure that we are in a space to retire comfortably. Preenay Sathu, Head of Financial Advisory at FNB says, “We encourage consumers to start saving for retirement as soon as they start earning income. Long term thinking is encouraged when looking at retirement planning and the benefits thereof.” Sathu unpacks factors to consider when planning for retirement: Age: While the retirement age in South Africa is 60 years, there are people who prefer to retire early (minimum age …

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PE in the news: Indian team were little below par on the field, admits fielding coach

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Indian team were little below par on the field, admits fielding coach: Port Elizabeth, Feb 12 (IANS) Conceding lapses on the field during the five-wicket loss in the rain-affected fourth ODI against South Africa, India’s fielding coach R.Sridhar on Monday said such challenges will only help the team prepare better if it ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. Will Virat Kohli drop India's 'next Kapil Dev' Hardik Pandya? Twitter users poke fun at all-rounder: With India leading 3-1 and gearing up for the fifth ODI tomorrow (February 13) in Port Elizabeth, the 24-year-old is under pressure. …

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King Williams Town news: Attempted murder of a police officer, man arrested, KWT

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Attempted murder of a police officer, man arrested, KWT: On the night of 9 February 2018, a Crime Intelligence driven operation was conducted together with King Williams Town Tracing Team and Ndevana Police members and yielded good results when they arrested three suspects, aged between 28 and 56 years ... Source: "King Williams Town" - BingNews. 3 Bedroom House for Sale in King Williams Town: This lovely home situated in quite area offers 3 bedrooms with laminated floors and built in cupboards,2 bathrooms,lounge and kitchen.This property also has a single garage and it has plenty of space …

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