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PE in the news: Curro Holdings buys film school AFDA

8 June 2017 By Port Elizabethan

Curro Holdings buys film school AFDA: AFDA was founded by Garth Holmes and Bata Passchier in 1994, and has since grown from six students to approximately 2 000 students in 2017, with campuses in Gauteng, Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth. Read also: Curro plans on R1bn to expand In 2016 …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Knysna burning through the night (Graphic footage): Studio Tel (Port Elizabeth): 083 913 8 955 (VAS rates apply) Studio Tel (East London): 083 913 8 956 (VAS rates apply) Studio Tel (Garden Route): 083 913 3 866 (VAS rates apply) Whatsapp: 076 119 3395. Use the tag ‘border’ or ‘garden’ if you’re messaging …
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Still no word on Opel’s future in South Africa: The future of the Isuzu brand is assured under the newly-established Isuzu Motors South Africa, which will continue to produce Isuzu bakkes and trucks at the Struandale factory in Port Elizabeth, which it has purchased from GMSA. However, the fate of the …
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Curro buys Africa’s number film school: Founded by Garth Holmes and Bata Passchier, AFDA grew from six students in 1994 to about 2 000 students in 2017, with campuses in Gauteng, Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth. AFDA is in the process of seeking out opportunities to expand its offerings geo …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

10111 staffers cry out for help: Yesterday close to a 100 control room operators from Mthatha, Komani, Grahamstown, East London and Port Elizabeth call centres converged at King William’s Town for a march to the provincial SAPS head offices in Zwelitsha over “stressful” and “poor …
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WC schools to reopen on Thursday, reports of 22 schools damaged: Studio Tel (Port Elizabeth): 083 913 8 955 (VAS rates apply) Studio Tel (East London): 083 913 8 956 (VAS rates apply) Studio Tel (Garden Route): 083 913 3 866 (VAS rates apply) Whatsapp: 076 119 3395. Use the tag ‘border’ or ‘garden’ if you’re messaging …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

FlySafair launches two new routes: The new routes between Durban’s King Shaka International Airport and East London, as well as between Durban and Port Elizabeth, come as a result of a survey. The survey set out to ascertain the public’s ideal new routes, with the most popular being a …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Kouga Municipality evacuates hundreds of residents: PORT ELIZABETH – Kouga Municipality has made an urgent appeal for support on Wednesday night, following a developing “major crisis” in the Thornhill area where hundreds of residents are being evacuated. Kouga Municipality spokesperson, Laura-Leigh …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Land occupiers say “we will die fighting for our shacks”: On Tuesday, at least five vehicles were damaged – two of them petrol-bombed – when land occupiers in Motherwell, Port Elizabeth, were served a High Court order to vacate the land in 48 hours. Hundreds of protesters closed main roads into Motherwell …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

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Port Elizabethan

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