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BWA awards send a strong message, says corporate winner – MyPR.co.za

BWA awards send a strong message, says corporate winner: SPAR Eastern Cape advertising manager Roseann Shadrach (right) is joined by her mother, Selina Naicker, at the Business Women’s Association regional achiever awards function in Port Elizabeth last week. Photo: Bernadette Meistre/One Two Tree Photography SPAR Eastern Cape advertising manager Roseann Shadrach believes that the Business Women’s Association achiever awards sent a message that females are more than capable of handling the corporate environment. Shadrach was recognised for her contribution to the community when she …

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Converting Dumping Sites Into Parks

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Today NMBM Public Health, Parks directorate led by Portfolio head Councillor Lance Grootboom opened six (6) parks in Kwanobuhle area namely Ngeqakhe and 4th Avenue in Ward 42, Kini-Kini and PJ Gomomo in Ward 43 and Mali Street and Sigila Street in Ward 47. The newly upgraded and renovated parks used to be dump sites that was an eyesore to the community and has now been converted into beautiful playgrounds for kids to play and for adults to gym. The newly renovated parks are equipped with gym equipment that will assist, encourage and benefit the community to exercise in order to fight …

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Mthatha news: Richards Bay sign Orlando Pirates product Siyanda Ngubo formerly of Royal Eagles

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Richards Bay sign Orlando Pirates product Siyanda Ngubo formerly of Royal Eagles: The second-tier side also recently recruited Mpho Erasmus from Mthatha Bucks and Tshepo Mashigo from Swallows FC. The club's new coach Brandon Truter has ample attacking options given that ex-SuperSport United forward Thabiso Nkoana is likewise at his ... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. More Changes For Chippa As Goalkeeper Coach Exits: Read: Botswana International Defender Arrives In SA, PSL Club Interest Confirmed Omony had been a goalkeeper coach at Mthatha Bucks in the NFD before he joined Chippa last year. …

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64% Of Employees Agree Blocking Out Noise Increases Their Productivity – MyPR.co.za

64% Of Employees Agree Blocking Out Noise Increases Their Productivity: Plantronics Voyager 6200 UC Photo: Plantronics Stock Image Help your customers understand why workplace noise affects productivity and profitability. And how they can fix it. 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 positive customer experience. Studies show that …

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Local fashion brand, Julz, embarks on overseas expansion

Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Julie Oates from local fashion brand, Julz, as she embarks on overseas expansion. In four years, footwear and handbag brand, Julz, has grown from an idea to a multi-million Rand business with 200 stockists across South Africa. And now its founder, Julie Oates, is taking the brand to the UK’s largest fashion trade event, Moda. Before launching Julz, Julie’s entrepreneurial experience includes owning Pixel Shoes, a popular footwear store in Port Elizabeth. And it was from her experience working with footwear wholesalers, …

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PE Business in the news: Ethical leadership essential for SA

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Promote your business on BuyPE and MyPR. Ethical leadership essential for SA: The critical need for effective modern leadership in all its facets was laid bare by six of the country’s dynamic leadership figures in Port Elizabeth yesterday, but it was retired Judge Johann Kriegler who held delegates spellbound and thrust leadership ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" business - BingNews. Property to Rent in Port Elizabeth: R 8 200 Commercial Property to Rent in Fairview Versatile unit, in the best business location in Port Elizabeth. Secure, lock and go, new & modern business premises. Easy …

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Two new Youth MPLs Sworn in During Youth month

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Dear MyPE Today, two members of the Democratic Alliance, namely Andrew Whitfield and Nomvano Zibonda, were sworn in as members of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature. Nomvano Zibonda is 32-years of age and now becomes the youngest member of the legislature. Andrew Whitfield, at 35 years of age, also highlights the DA’s commitment to recognising the importance of the youth. Andrew Whitfield is the Provincial Chairperson of the DA in the Eastern Cape and a former member of the Mayoral Committee of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro for economic development. He also formerly served in the …

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Money spent on roads despite their poor condition

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Dear MyPE Shocking details have emerged about the poor quality of the R7-million “re-gravelling” of roads in the Chris Hani District Municipality, by the same company who was slammed in Gauteng for alleged sub-standard work. The state of the roads is blamed for numerous accidents and damage to property. The Democratic Alliance has written to the MEC of Roads and Transport, Weziwe Tikana, again after having received no response to our request for an urgent investigation into alleged serious maladministration in terms of roads contracts in Chris Hani District Municipality emanating from …

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45 Food Shops Closed for Non-Compliance

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality

The recent outbreak of Listeriosis in the country which also affected the Nelson Mandela Bay area has led to a serious vigilance in monitoring food business premises. Today in Korsten business area, the municipality Environmental Health started a intensive programme of inspection, enforcement of compliance and closing down of non-compliant food shops across the City. This programme led by Public Health Mayoral Committee Member for Public Health, Councillor Lance Grootboom. The programme includes, Environmental Health, Waste Management, Safety and Security and Fire and Emergency. The …

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Bhisho news: Average Weather in June at Bhisho Airport South Africa

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Average Weather in June at Bhisho Airport South Africa: Tijuana, Mexico (10,381 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Bhisho Airport (view comparison). To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day ... Source: "Bhisho" - BingNews. Cost of living in: Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area R 25,000 Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area R 10,000 Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 …

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Grahamstown in the news: The 44th National Arts Festival underway in Grahamstown

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The 44th National Arts Festival underway in Grahamstown: Cape Town - The National Arts Festival has opened amid a joyful Eastern Cape celebration at Grahamstown’s Festival hub, The Monument, at an event that also noted the centenary years of home-born legends Nelson Mandela and Albertina Sisulu. Minister of ... Source: "Grahamstown" - BingNews. G’town awash with all things arty: There’s nothing like a tongue-in-cheek quip to get the National Arts Festival into full swing – and that’s exactly how chief executive Tony Lankester managed to preempt the obvious question about Grahamstown’s …

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PE in the news: Beloved gran dies after savage beating

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Beloved gran dies after savage beating: The elderly Port Elizabeth woman who was bludgeoned with a hammer by two men in her Kamma Park home last month has died. Ann Smit, 86, was found lying in a pool of blood in her house in Martha Street about four weeks ago. She died in Greencares Hospital ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. Touching moment: little girl kisses dehorned rhino: Photo taken by Ayesha Cantor shows three-year-old girl Ava kisses the rhino Chunk, which was dehorned by conservation workers as a deterrent to poaching in a nature reserve in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. …

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Mel Botes Live at Tolbos in Patensie! – MyPR.co.za

Mel Botes Live at Tolbos in Patensie!: Mel Botes Live at Tolbos! The Local South African music legend that is Mel Botes will be performing live show at Tolbos in Patensie on Sunday July 8. Bring the family and come & enjoy quality music and great food in a warm atmosphere. The show kicks off at 13:00. Patensie is easily accessible and within an hour’s drive of Port Elizabeth. CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za. Source: MyPR. …

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An African Milestone

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Volkswagen has launched local assembly and Car sharing in Rwanda offering Africa's first Integrated Mobility Solution. The Volkswagen brand is expanding its engagement in Africa: today saw the start of its Integrated Mobility Solutions in Rwanda that includes local vehicle assembly, innovative mobility services and a sales and service retail outlet CFAO Volkswagen Rwanda. Thomas Schäfer, CEO of Volkswagen Group South Africa and responsible for the Sub-Sahara region, officially launched the project in the capital Kigali in the presence of His Excellency, Paul Kagame, President of the …

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Youth Celebrate Christmas in June

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SUPPORTING its vision of improving lives in coastal communities through strategic skills development, Siyaloba Training Academy on Monday, 25 June hosted a Youth Intervention in Jeffreys Bay. The fun-filled colourful day, themed “Christmas in June”, had a serious purpose: to find solutions for the challenges the youth of the Kouga region face on a daily basis. Unlikely friendships were formed across all age groups during the day, when the learners from schools and young people from towns across the Kouga region, started doing group activities with their ‘older’ counterparts: teachers, …

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SAIMI Opens National Headquarters In Bay – MyPR.co.za

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SAIMI Opens National Headquarters In Bay: PORT ELIZABETH – THE South African International Maritime Institute (SAIMI) marked the International Day of the Seafarer by officially opening its new national headquarters in Nelson Mandela Bay today (June 25). The institute, which is based on the Ocean Sciences Campus of Nelson Mandela University in Summerstrand, operates under a government mandate to assist in growing the “blue economy” by facilitating maritime skills development through relationships between industry stakeholders and education and training institutions countrywide. Dignitaries at …

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