The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is to make all resources available to assist the South African Police Service (SAPS) in restoring law and order after a deadly weekend of gang violence in the Northern Areas of the Metro.This follows after a number of residents were murdered in violent shooting incidents. Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor, Cllr Retief Odendaal, has offered his deepest condolences to the family and friends of those who were tragically killed. Mayor Odendaal has also given … [Read more...] about #NMBGangWars: Mayor Odendaal makes resources available to SAPS after violent killings in Northern Areas
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Stellies Shake Out Crew excited to lead out the AFRICANX Training Run 1 in Stellenbosch this coming Saturday!
Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. “Let Nature Give You A Run For Your Money” AFRICANX runners are invited to join the Stellies Shake Out Crew for a fun +-18km AFRICANX Training Run 1 that will start at 07:00 at the Ou Landbousaal (Stellenbosch) on Saturday 21 January 2023. “The goal of the AFRICANX Training Runs is twofold,” confirms Michael Meyer, Managing Director of Stillwater Sports and Founder … [Read more...] about Stellies Shake Out Crew excited to lead out the AFRICANX Training Run 1 in Stellenbosch this coming Saturday!
Nedbank Runified Breaking Barriers 50km elite field best ever
The third running of the Nedbank Runified Breaking Barriers 50km which returns to the Nelson Mandela Bay on 26 February 2023 has once again attracted a world class elite field, with some surprise entries still expected with entries closing this Sunday, 15 January.In its first edition, Nedbank running club athletes Keteme Bekele Negasa and Irvette van Zyl both set new 50km world records with South Africa’s Stephen Mokoka setting a new men’s world record in last year’s event. With the calibre of … [Read more...] about Nedbank Runified Breaking Barriers 50km elite field best ever
Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs MI Cape Town – SA20
On Monday 16 January 2023, the Sunrisers Eastern Cape (2 matches into the tournament) played their third match in the SA20 series against log leaders MI Cape Town (3 matches into the tournament).Sunrisers were still languishing on 0 points and last place (6th) in the tournament. With half an hour to go to the start of the match it began to look like the crowd would not reach the same numbers as for the opening game against Pretoria Capitals last week. What a historic match for the … [Read more...] about Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs MI Cape Town – SA20
No stone will be left unturned in the pursuit of safety in Nelson Mandela Bay
The Nelson Mandela Bay Metro and SAPS have confirmed their collaborative efforts against violent crime and gangsterism pledging to work even closer to eradicate violent crime and gangsterism in the Metro – especially in the Northern Areas.This announcement follows after gang violence in the Northern Areas this past Saturday and Sunday led to the shooting deaths of a number of residents. Numerous people were also injured in these attacks. Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor, Cllr Retief Odendaal, … [Read more...] about No stone will be left unturned in the pursuit of safety in Nelson Mandela Bay
abominable
Republish for FreeRepublish This StoryRepublish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Contrary to popular belief the word abominable did not come from the Latin ab ‘away from home’ and homo ‘human being’, and so literally meant ‘inhuman or beastly’.Until the 17th century it was frequently spelled as ‘abhominable’, and appears in this form in the works of Shakespeare.In fact, the word comes to us via Old French from the Latin … [Read more...] about abominable
abhor
Republish for FreeRepublish This StoryRepublish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. This word is for all those times you dislike or are so revolted by something that it actually makes you shudder.This is what abhor literally means.It derives from the Latin. ab – ‘away from’ and horrere ‘to shudder with fright’, which is also the basis of HORROR.In William Shakespeare’s day abhor could also mean ‘to cause horror’.There are three uses of the … [Read more...] about abhor
abet
Republish for FreeRepublish This StoryRepublish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. If you abet someone these days you are very likely to be up to no good, but this was not always the case.Since the late 18th century the word has mainly occurred in the phrase aid and abet, ‘to help and encourage someone in some wrongdoing’, but in it’s early use to abet someone was simply to urge them to do something, not necessarily something bad.It comes from … [Read more...] about abet
abacus
Republish for FreeRepublish This StoryRepublish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. The word abacus was borrowed from Latin, but came before that from the Greek abax “board, slab, plate” and probably ultimately from the Hebrew word; abaq ‘dust’.The abacus as we know it today is a calculating device with rows of wires along which you slide beads.An abacus is actually an ancient object that was used by the Babylonians, Greeks and Romans and is still found … [Read more...] about abacus
Jacks lights up Centurion as Pretoria Capitals go marching on
Will Jacks struck a brilliant 92 to help the Pretoria Capitals do the double over the Sunrisers Eastern Cape at Centurion on Saturday.After a failure in the previous game, the England international showed his class with a blistering innings off just 46 balls that saw the Capitals cruise home by 37 runs. The Capitals didn’t waste any time on their home turf despite losing their Player of the Match from the previous game Phil Salt early for one to Sisanda Magala. Rilee Rossouw looked ominous with … [Read more...] about Jacks lights up Centurion as Pretoria Capitals go marching on
Pretoria Capitals Dance To The St George’s Park Tunes
The Pretoria Capitals laid down an early marker in the Betway SA20 with a commanding all-round opening performance against the Sunrisers Eastern Cape at St George’s Park in Gqeberha. It was another evening of high-quality entertainment with the St George’s Park band keeping a capacity crowd dancing in the stands despite two lightning and rain interruptions. The Capitals dominated with both and ball with the visitors posting 193/6 before restricting the Sunrisers to 170/5 for a 23-run … [Read more...] about Pretoria Capitals Dance To The St George’s Park Tunes
Royals Romp Home In Bonus Point Win Over Joburg Super Kings
The Paarl Royals showcased the advantage of home conditions to get their Betway SA20 campaign back on track with a bonus point seven-wicket victory over the Joburg Super Kings at Boland Park. After losing their opening match to MI Cape Town at Newlands earlier this week, the Royals treated their home crowd to a bowling exhibition in the searing Winelands heat. Left-arm spinner Bjorn Fortuin was exceptional with the new ball in the Powerplay as his 3/16 helped dismiss the Super Kings for just 81. … [Read more...] about Royals Romp Home In Bonus Point Win Over Joburg Super Kings
Competition: Unlucky for some
The Paarl Royals showcased the advantage of home conditions to get their Betway SA20 campaign back on track with a bonus point seven-wicket victory over the Joburg Super Kings at Boland Park. After losing their opening match to MI Cape Town at Newlands earlier this week, the Royals treated their home crowd to a bowling exhibition in the searing Winelands heat. SA20 Standings StandingTeamGamesWonLostTiedN/RBPNet Run RatePoints 1Pretoria Capitals2200001.59 2Paarl Royals2110001.0345 3MI … [Read more...] about Competition: Unlucky for some
Super Giants overpower MI Cape Town in rollercoaster
Durban’s Super Giants grabbed their first victory of the Betway SA20 after securing a 5-wicket victory over MI Cape Town at Newlands on Friday.The visitors, chasing a target of 153, seemed to be cruising at 118/2 after 12.3 overs before Olly Stone (4/28) took three wickets in seven balls to throw the cat among the pigeons. But the Super Giants had enough big hitters in the back-end of the innings to bounce back from their opening round defeat. After captain Quinton de Kock had won the toss and … [Read more...] about Super Giants overpower MI Cape Town in rollercoaster
Coding game opens the door to dream job
Coming full circle, Buhle Pikoli is evidence of the tangible impact Tangible Africa is having on the youth of the continent.In less than five years, offline coding games spearheaded by Tangible Africa, head-officed in Gqeberha, have opened up an entire new world to young people across the continent. The significance and success of this engagement project of the Nelson Mandela University Computing Sciences Department and the Leva Foundation, is that it requires very little resources to introduce … [Read more...] about Coding game opens the door to dream job
