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Madibaz benefit from Varsity Hockey exposure – MyPR.co.za

Madibaz benefit from Varsity Hockey exposure: Madibaz player Sinead Walsh controls possession during a match in the Varsity Hockey tournament played at North-West University in Potchefstroom last weekend. Photo: Luke Thorrold The Madibaz women’s team faced some tough Varsity Hockey challenges over the past two weeks, but coach Andrew Beynon believes they are better for the experience. The Nelson Mandela University outfit did not win any matches in the tournament, but gave an indication of their potential when they narrowly lost 3-2 to Wits in their final play-off. Beynon said they would …

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Uitenhage News: KwaNobuhle residents demand their share of Uitenhage budget

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KwaNobuhle residents demand their share of Uitenhage budget: Sanitation, running water, better roads, street lights, old age homes, sports fields: residents of KwaNobuhle in Uitenhage used a budget hearing on Tuesday night to deliver a long list of demands to ... Source: "Uitenhage" - BingNews. Manhunt launched for suspects following fatal shooting: The three males, ages 30 – 36, were gunned down Monday at a home in Tiya Street, Kwanobuhle, Uitenhage. According to reports, a group of men were trying to grind open a safe at a residence in the area ... Source: "Uitenhage" - …

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Courtney ‘Courus’ Williams

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Songstress Courtney ‘Courus’ Williams who hails from Uitenhage in Nelson Mandela Bay has been performing from a young age. As a young girl Courtney was part of her school choir, took part in musicals and singing competitions honing her skill. She enrolled for a course in Music Studies. Whilst at the Nelson Mandela University Courtney was exposed to a variet of genres and began singing for various ensembles such as TwoTone Music; BE Soul and AdLib Entertainment. In the following year she started her own band which has gone on to perform at the annual Splash Festival; The Uitenhage; The …

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Alexander Road set for hockey title defence – MyPR.co.za

Alexander Road set for hockey title defence: Kiara Meyer (left) will be aiming to help Alexander Road retain the title in the Port Elizabeth Central leg of the SPAR Eastern Cape Schoolgirls Hockey Challenge at Alexander Road in PE on Sunday. Photo: Supplied Alexander Road will be hoping to take their momentum from recent schools matches into the PE Central leg of the SPAR Eastern Cape Schoolgirls Hockey Challenge on Sunday. The tournament will take place at Alexander Road in Port Elizabeth, with the winners qualifying for the provincial finals on July 27 and 28. It will be a busy weekend for …

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Today’s Water Shedding Oulook

While the country has enough water to sustain the fast approaching dry winter season, South Africans have been urged to use water sparingly. Current the country is sitting with 23 809.2 cubic metres of water in storage, according to a weekly report of the Department of Water and Sanitation. For the past two weeks, the country has maintained stable dam levels at 73.7%, a 6.2% drop compared to the same period last year, the report indicated. South Africa has entered a hydrological cycle that ushered in the cold and dry winter in the hinterland, while the Western Cape has started its …

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Leigh Heard – New Isuzu Southern Kings COO

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The ISUZU Southern Kings can confirm the appointment of new Chief Operations Officer, Leigh Heard. After 27 years of involvement in professional rugby, Heard’s wealth of experience is set to be exceedingly beneficial for the Eastern Cape franchise. She replaces Charl Crous, who departs from the ISUZU Southern Kings to join PRO14 Rugby in Ireland in his new position of Head of Operations. Heard spent 22 years at The Sharks (Pty) Ltd where she held pivotal positions including Financial Manager (1994-2008), Chief Financial Manager (2008-2013) and Chief Operations Officer …

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Take 5-steps to build your personal savings budget

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Owning and managing your finances should be a goal for all of us. Daunting as it may be, your budget is a blueprint to managing your financial wealth and success. Himal Parbhoo, CEO FNB Retail Cash Investments outlines a few steps that will help you start and manage your personal savings budget: Step 1: Identify the amount of money you have coming in. This step is important as it will define how much money you can contribute to your household expenses, servicing your debt, savings and investments. Step 2: Track your spending through your budget. Monitor what your daily and monthly …

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Our Commitment is to the Kings

Winger Yaw Penxe, loose-forward CJ Velleman, hooker Tango Balekile and centre Sibusiso Sithole have all committed their future to the ISUZU Southern Kings as the Port Elizabeth-based side continues to build a strong squad going into the 2019/20 Guinness PRO14 season. Penxe, who was one of the ISUZU Southern Kings’ standout players, finishing as top try-scorer with eight tries, has signed a two-year extension with the side he initially joined in the 2017 Super Rugby season. Since turning professional, the 22-year-old has represented the South Africa Under-20 team and has amassed close to …

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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium hosts successful start to Night Relay

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Nelson Mandela Bay's unique Town Lodge Business Night Relay got off to a great start on Tuesday evening at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium with just under 75 teams taking part in the monthly winter corporate relay event. Defending champions, Gamble Pharmacy, got off to a slow start but soon got back into the lead to blitz through the 5 laps of the 3.5km course to see their 5th runner cross the finish time for a combined time of 1 hour and 1 minute ahead of SPAR Eastern Cape's Men's Team and the BBF Imports team. Winners of the most popular Mixed teams category was TeamBBF Alpha with Puma …

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PE Business News: Nigerian Man, Chukwunonso Anthony Agbo Crushed To Death By A Drunk Driver In South Africa

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Promote your business on BuyPE and MyPR. Nigerian Man, Chukwunonso Anthony Agbo Crushed To Death By A Drunk Driver In South Africa: The incident happened on Sunday morning, along Port Elizabeth's Beachfront and a 31-year-old Zimbabwean ... The deceased had only been in the country for a couple of days on a business trip, when the ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" business - BingNews. PE businessman’s killer gets 15 years behind bars: A 27-year-old Port Elizabeth man has been convicted of murder, housebreaking, robbery with aggravating circumstances and assault and will spend the next 15 …

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Bhisho News: EC serial rapist jailed for life

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EC serial rapist jailed for life: A serial rapist has been sentenced to three life terms in the Bhisho High Court. Provincial police spokesperson, Captain Khaya Tonjeni, says 39-year-old part-time mechanic and taxi driver, Sivuyile ... Source: "Bhisho" - BingNews. Bhisho ratepayers rebel: The Eastern Cape capital was brought to a standstill on Monday when the Bhisho Rates and Service Payers Association (BRASPA) closed all exits to the town. The protest started at 3am. The protesters ... Source: "Bhisho" - BingNews. Police fire rubber bullets at Bhisho protesters: Chaotic scenes erupted …

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Today is International Water Safety day

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On International Water Safety day, Andrew Ingram, NSRI National Drowning Prevention Manager, said: We estimate that 600 children drown each year in South Africa. 15 May is International Water Safety day and this year we would like to focus attention on those most at risk of drowning - children under the age of five. The places that toddlers face the greatest danger from water is in, and near to their home. Parents and care givers - please make sure that any stored water in or close to your home is child safe. Buckets, tanks and basins should be securely closed or inaccessible to …

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Mthatha News: To the ANC: Poor people can’t dance on empty stomachs

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To the ANC: Poor people can’t dance on empty stomachs: I have lived in many places in the Eastern Cape, with short stints in Ngqeleni, Whittlesea, Mthatha, Motherwell and Cookhouse. In all of these places I see people loitering around with no hope ... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. South Africa: Lost and Stolen Stock Returned to Bonafide Owners: In another unrelated incident, Mthatha stock theft with Vispol Mthatha received information about sheep hidden near the river at Ncise and followed up. They recovered twenty four (24) sheep tied ... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. All you need to …

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