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PE in the news: Koeksisters’ Christmas cake fun

18 December 2016 By Port Elizabethan

Koeksisters’ Christmas cake fun: The recipe they follow is the very one Nadene’s late mother, Doreen Hickson, who lived in Port Elizabeth all the years, used whenever she was baking for Nadene and her two brothers. “The recipe is all messed up and brown, but we still work from it …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

How the ruling party was sent packing in 2016: the ANC announced that President Jacob Zuma would launch the party’s manifesto before an expected crowd of 100 000 in the 46 000-seater Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. Less than 42 000 people turned up. The DA opted for the Rand Stadium in …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Sri Lanka braced for series against S. Africa: Dec. 26-30, First Test (Port Elizabeth), Jan. 2-6, Second Test (Cape Town), Jan. 12-16, Third Test (Johannesburg). T20: Jan. 20 (Centurion), Jan. 22 (Johannesburg), Jan. 25 (Cape Town). ODI: Jan. 28 (Port Elizabeth), Feb. 1 (Durban), Feb. 4 (Johannesburg …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Weather Update: Sweltering conditions forecast for most of SA: Along the coast, Cape Town will see a the mercury rising to 27°C, while Durban in KwaZulu-Natal will peak at 27°C and Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape will see a high of 26°C.
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Weekend Escape: Samara private game reserve, Karoo: I would return in a heartbeat. WHERE IT IS: In the Karoo, Eastern Cape, a 2.5-hour drive from Port Elizabeth and 40 minutes from Graaff-Reinet. WHAT IT’S GOT: Endless space, lovely mountains and enormous skies. The wildlife includes cheetah, black and …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Sri Lanka ready for South Africa: The first Test, though, is in Port Elizabeth, which usually provides the slowest and lowest of South Africa’s Test pitches. The Sri Lankans arrived in South Africa last Sunday and have had a full week of preparation in Potchefstroom, a university town an …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

7 Caribbean Islands You’ve Probably Never Heard of: Pink Sands Club, Carenage Bay, Canouan Island, VC 0450, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. +1 784 431 4500; pinksandsclub.com Black Pearl Restaurant, Port Elizabeth, Bequia, Charlotte, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, +1 784 432 8652; Facebook As for where …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Records show Route 55 is safe, but still potentially deadly: Route 55 was originally proposed as a toll road that would run from the Walt Whitman Bridge in Gloucester City, Camden County, to Cape May. But the road was never extended into Cape May County. It ends at Route 47 in Port Elizabeth in Maurice River Township.
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

CSA face massive challenge to pull crowds back: Last Tuesday (December 13), the Warriors hosted the Lions in Port Elizabeth for the CSA T20 Challenge semi-final. Neither the competition, the home side nor the venue had a title sponsor – a financial disaster in the modern-day business of cricket.
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

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Port Elizabethan

This author is a 'catch-all' for occasional articles and letters written to MyPE. The Author of each article can be found in the signature at the bottom of each individual article.

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