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PE in the news: Colin Ingram, South Africa’s invisible man

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Colin Ingram, South Africa’s invisible man: Ingram once appeared to be of the manner born. His father – remarkably, this is true – was a Protea farmer in the mountains and kloofs north-west of Port Elizabeth, so Ingram had portent-filled beginnings. He was educated at Woodridge High, which also …
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Helping hand who got June through her ordeal: It was not long before Mofokeng became part of their family, spending time at their Port Elizabeth home. When she was invited to the scattering of Reeva’s ashes, Mofokeng stayed with the Steenkamps. In May, when she returned to PE for the ANC’s election …
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Africa: Car makers’ new frontier: Other automotive manufacturers are also moving on the African market. In April, the Beijing Automobile International Corporation (BAIC) said it would build a factory at Port Elizabeth on the east coast of South Africa. BAIC is China’s fifth biggest …
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S.African public broadcaster rebuked ahead of vote: The latest Ipsos opinion polls suggest that the ruling ANC could lose three major cities — Pretoria, Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth– to the main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA). Last week, the party distanced itself from what it called the …
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NMMU students protest to get results: Port Elizabeth – A group of NMMU students started a peaceful protest on Monday to demand that those unable to pay fees could access their results. “There are a number of students who cannot see their results because they did not pay fees, ” Nelson Mandela …
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Students shut PE university over fees, results: Port Elizabeth – Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University students on Monday protested against the withholding of results and some being prevented from starting their second semester. “Students are unable to add modules for the second semester due to …
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ANC scrambles to retain control of S. African capital: The poll also showed the ANC trailing the DA in the southern Nelson Mandela Bay municipality, which incorporates the city of Port Elizabeth. The ANC’s own recent surveys show it will retain outright control over all three of Gauteng’s main centers …
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Marais urges Lions to pick Boks: “We are grateful that we got through the game injury-free‚” he said following the 57-21 victory over the Port Elizabeth side last Friday. “We have demanded a lot of pressure from the guys. That is the one part I must look at‚ as much as the physical …
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Randolph Vigne obituary: When I saw him in January at his Cape Town summer home he was chuffed that, 52 years after trying to expel him, the Port Elizabeth Club had made him an honorary member of that once pure-white institution. He is survived by Gillian (nee Rea), whom he …
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