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All is fair in class warfare: NOW that the ANC has lost its grip on Gauteng and Port Elizabeth – over and above the Western Cape – which altogether make up 60% of the country’s economy, the future of the ruling party has become a hotly debated subject. The Institute of Race …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

ANC in Nelson Mandela Bay to address media on coalitions on Sunday: The party’s Regional Spokesperson, Gift Ngqondi says the media briefing will be held at the Florence Matomela House in Govan Mbeki Avenue Port Elizabeth at 12 pm. A new executive mayor and other top officials for Nelson Mandela Bay will be elected on Thursday.
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Government to probe Women’s Day stalwart’s statue omission: Lillian Diedeicks from Gelvandale in Port Elizabeth was one of the five women who led the 1956 march to the Union Buildings against pass laws. But on Tuesday, her statue was not among the statues unveiled at the 60th Anniversary celebration of the women’s …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

South Africa: Injured Sailor Plucked From Cargo Ship Off Port Elizabeth: A Filipino sailor who fell down the steps of a ship was fetched at sea by the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) for treatment to his injuries, the organisation said on Saturday. The 35-year-old sailor sustained a back and leg injury in the early stages …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Irresistible Black Cap bowlers will test Proteas batting: Brendon McCullum’s Black Caps were clouted in Cape Town and Port Elizabeth in three and four days respectively. Three years on, Boult (41), Southee (50) and Wagner (21) have morphed into a bowling attack every bit as good as any other. They captured 23 of …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

All about the ship that gave Hong Kong’s Tamar complex its name: On September 11, she arrived in East London, where most of the troops disembarked, then called at Algoa Bay (Port Elizabeth), to drop the remainder. She reached Simon’s Bay (Simonstown) on September 16. There she embarked invalids for Britain – these …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Musuku: Commercial pilot at 21 years old: After completing school, Musuku went to Madiba Bay School of Flight in Port Elizabeth in South Africa, where he did his first training in pilot flying before moving to Johannesburg where he did his training in commercial pilot flying at Johannesburg School …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Workers and bosses set for annual strike-season rematch: in Port Elizabeth and East London in the Eastern Cape, and at Pharma-Q, in Industria West, Johannesburg. Their main demand is a 10% increase, while Aspen is offering 7%. Sacwu general secretary Tumediso Modise said the union had declared a dispute with the …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Filipino sailor evacuated from ship off Port Elizabeth: The motor vessel, sailing from Mombasa in Kenya to Corpus Christi in Texas in the US, reported the injury to the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre. A seriously injured sailor has been evacuated from a ship off Port Elizabeth and admitted to hospital in …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

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