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PE in the news: Op-Ed: ‘National prison shutdown’ due to parole backlogs

18 February 2018 By Port Elizabethan

Op-Ed: ‘National prison shutdown’ due to parole backlogs: Prisoners in Barberton prison in Mpumalanga, St Albans in Port Elizabeth, Groenpunt in Vereeniging and others who were sentenced to life imprisonment before 2004 went on hunger strike at the beginning of this month calling it a “National Shutdown in SA …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

5 Memorable Overseas ODI Series wins for India: With a convincing 73-runs win against South Africa in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday, India registered their 4th win in the 6-match series and took an unassailable lead against the hosts. Having been defeated in all the past 6 bilateral series against the …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Cadets back on land with new skills: The SA Agulhas docked in Port Elizabeth Friday, three months after a group of 20 sea cadets set off to earn their stripes in freezing conditions Picture: Eugene Coetzee Three months after setting off to earn their stripes in freezing conditions …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

India elect to bowl in sixth ODI: Already 4-1 up in the series, the visitors chose to rest paceman Bhuvneshwar Kumar and included youngster Shardul Thakur in the playing XI while the hosts made four changes after the 73-run loss in the fifth ODI at Port Elizabeth. 100.5 – The bowling …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

South Africa’s team changes have not made sense: Sourav Ganguly: JP Duminy will be leading in the T20 format but was not included in the final one-dayer while Tabraiz Shamsi, who bowled well at Port Elizabeth, was replaced by Imran Tahir in the last game,” he wrote. Virat Kohli became the first batsman to score 500 runs …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

I don’t want any tags, says Virat Kohli after 35th ODI century: JOHANNESBURG: Barring the chances of running himself out while batting, like he did in Port Elizabeth after another miscommunication with opener Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli has simply looked unconquerable to bowlers here in South Africa. Right now …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

India opts to bowl; Shardul replaces Kumar, four changes for South Africa: With India already having an unassailable 4-1 lead with victories in Durban Centurion, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, their only loss came in Johannesburg in the fourth ODI in a rain-truncated affair. Having won the ODI series, Virat Kohli & Co. have …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

India keen to continue dominance: With India already having an unassailable 4-1 lead with victories in Durban Centurion, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, their only loss came in Johannesburg in the fourth ODI in a rain-truncated affair. Having won the ODI series, Virat Kohli & Co. have …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

South Africa vs India, 1st T20: Raina in focus as India look to carry on winning run: The young batsman has had starts in the two ODIs he played at Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth, scoring 18 and 30.His composure was more impressive than his run-tally though, never mind the dropped catches. Yet, he might lose out to the returning Raina …
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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