Christo Noel Booth and Ryan Allan hard at work with a commission - #KnowYourBay. Christo and Ryan are two of the 4 Blind Mice arts collective. Their latest work is in the parking area diagonally opposite the new MBDA offices in Baakens Valley and is a huge mural featuring 12 sea creatures. WESSA and MBDA are two of the implementing authorities. The 4 Blind Mice is a Visual Arts Collective based in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa, consisting of 5 illustrators and their alter-egos with the … [Read more...] about Ryan and Christo
MyPE Gallery
Mandela Bay Development Agency Double Panorama
The top image is of the top gallery in the new Mandela Bay Development Agency building in Baakens Valley, Port Elizabeth. The bottom image is of the front of the building taken from St Mary's cemetery. The MBDA has bought the land above the cemetery (Old St Peter's Chuch) and is looking to revitalise the area as well. The Mandela Bay Development Agency moved from their old premises in 106 Park Drive, St. Georges Park to this new facility in November 2015. The purpose of the MBDA, as … [Read more...] about Mandela Bay Development Agency Double Panorama
Danny Jordaan – MBDA
Danny Jordaan speaking at the Mandela Bay Development Agency 2009 - 2014 Economic Barometer report back on 10 December 2015. Since its establishment in 2003, the Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA) has strived towards promoting urban renewal in the Port Elizabeth CBD through various construction projects in the Central area. Beyond its involvement in urban renewal, the MBDA has also been instrumental in the redevelopment of the Uitenhage CBD, the upgrading of Kings Beach (Humewood) and the … [Read more...] about Danny Jordaan – MBDA
Energy Audit
Celebrating Aberdare Cables Port Elizabeth plant’s ISO 50001 accreditation is (from left) Group Sustainability Officer, Siphokazi Jacobs, Rhino Lighting MD Heather McEwan, Aberdare PE Energy Champion, Lance Castignani, and Group Sustainability Manager Andrew Rist. The company is one of just a handful countrywide to boast the global energy sustainability accreditation. The National Business Initiative (NBI) implementing a countrywide Private Sector Energy Efficiency (PSEE) Project with funding … [Read more...] about Energy Audit
Contributing to the growth of the country
Local workers from the Colchester area within the Nelson Mandela Bay benefiting from the construction taking place in the Coega IDZ. (left to right - front) Morne Herbst, Richardo Abrahams, Mpumelelo Gqogqani (back) Shane Arnolds & Cheslyn Billet. "I am grateful for this opportunity because now I can put food on the table for my family and pay for my child's school fees as I was not working before," said Cheslyn Billet, 27 year old, general worker at one of the projects. Mpumelelo … [Read more...] about Contributing to the growth of the country
Melissa Awu
The newly appointed FNB NMMU Madibaz rugby manager Melissa Awu is ready to help take Madibaz to new heights in the 2016 FNB Varsity Cup. Photo: Full Stop Communications New Brighton born Awu hails from a sporting family with a footballing father, a mother who played netball and a brother who participated in various forms of martial arts. While attending Pearson High School in Port Elizabeth, Awu was selected for the hockey and football first teams, and even turned out for the under-17 … [Read more...] about Melissa Awu
Uber Driver – Johan Jasson
Johan Jasson drove me back home on my second ever Uber Trip. The experience was seamless and pleasant and what a joy to speak to a polite man on the journey back - no pounding music, feeling of being safe, no issues. In fact I am beginning to believe Alon Lits - Uber General Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa when he said that Uber actually gets people who have never used a metered taxi to begin using public transport. I suppose the litmus test is when one calls an Uber after a night that saw one … [Read more...] about Uber Driver – Johan Jasson
Cerebos
Cerebos MD John Drinkwater (front left) and Cerebos quality assurance executive Jeanette Burger (front right) present the prestigious FSSC 220000 certification with their food safety team at the salt manufacturer’s Coega plant. Cerebos is a long established business with a strong internationally known brand which is the market leader in the retail salt market in South Africa with extended distribution into Southern Africa. The company’s industrial business is focused on the supply of quality … [Read more...] about Cerebos
Uber Tourism
Alon Lits - Uber General Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa and Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism CEO, Ms Mandlakazi Skefile at the official launch of Uber in Port Elizabeth on 8 December 2015. Alon showed a map of Africa of all the Unique Hits on the Uber App as Africans checked in to see if the service was available in their home towns yet. What was most interesting about the map was that the Unique Hits were almost exclusively along the coast. Showing, I think, the proof that coastal tourism is where … [Read more...] about Uber Tourism
Tween Target
The tween market has become one very sought-after by retailers. While under-21s in South Africa have been dubbed the "born frees" because they have never lived under a system of legislated racial inequality, they certainly don't feel free. But, as the title of a recent South African Institute for Race Relations' ‘Born Free but Still in Chains . . .' study points out: "The major difficulties faced by South African Born Frees are not that they lack political rights, but that they suffer from … [Read more...] about Tween Target
Best of the Best
The exciting new Opel Corsa won the Best of the Best Award in the Best Budget Buy segment by South Africa's biggest newspaper, The Star. The Corsa surpassed five competitor vehicles to claim top spot going up against the likes of Honda Jazz, Mazda2, Suzuki Celerio, Toyota Aygo and VW Up. The Corsa was awarded for its impressive build quality as well as a more refined and roomy cabin for a B-segment hatchback according to Independent Media's team of motoring journalists. Boasting Opel's … [Read more...] about Best of the Best
New Fitment Centre Opens
Shaun Uys, Managing Director of Continental Tyre SA and Kevin Slabbert, Head of Franchise at ContiTrade Africa cut the ribbon to open the BestDrive fitment centre on William Moffett in Port Elizabeth. The brand-new facility delivers premium products and services with a omprehensive portfolio of top-quality tyres and automotive equipment. 150 BestDrive fitment centres will be operational in SA by the end of 2016. Date: December 09, 2015 06:53 Click here for more: MyPE Images - MyPE (Latest … [Read more...] about New Fitment Centre Opens
Swimming Medals
The Nedbank Madibaz swimming club finished third overall at the University Sport South Africa (USSA) aquatics tournament, which took place at Wits University in Johannesburg last week. Pictured, from left, are Byron Lockett, Jamie Jackson, Edward Johannisen, Thomas Hansford, Alaric Basson and Alard Basson. Photo: Supplied NMMU's Alaric Basson won the university’s only individual gold medal in the men’s 200m breaststroke in a time of 2:22:18. He and his teammates brought home five silvers … [Read more...] about Swimming Medals
Ian Venter
Ian Venter winning his 4th 1km ocean swim this season. Rebecca Newman (3km swim) and Liza Kingston (2km swim) claimed their first aQuellé Ocean Racing Series titles for Season XI in very bumpy and testing sea conditions caused by the Easterly Winds which lashed the Bay since Thursday last week. Not only did the swimmers have to try and negotiate the rough seas with strong rip currents but they also had to contend with bluebottles. Despite the conditions, over 300 participants took part in … [Read more...] about Ian Venter
United Through Sport
Thomas Schaefer - Chairman and MD VWSA, Nonkqubela Maliza Director Corp and Gov Affairs VWSA, Nick Mould - United Through Sport, Nicolette Leonard - The House Of Resurrection, Jonas Schumacher - Masifunde. Masifunde, United Through Sport and The House of Resurrection Haven are now the proud users of three specially branded Volkswagen Crafter buses. United Through Sport are committed to using sport as a tool to develop disadvantaged and vulnerable youth: Using direct sports coaching – … [Read more...] about United Through Sport
