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PE in the news: Ownership of natural resources key issue in Schoenies mine plan

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Ownership of natural resources key issue in Schoenies mine plan: The furore over the proposed sand mine at Schoenmakerskop in Port Elizabeth has raised fundamental questions around the ownership of natural resources, the Wildlife and Environment Society (Wessa) said yesterday. The society’s Algoa Bay branch chairwoman …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

‘Black Boks’ skipper dies at 71: Former “African” Springbok captain Welile James “Bomza” Nkohla died in Livingstone Hospital, Port Elizabeth, on Sunday morning after a long battle with cancer, aged 71. Nkohla, who played No8 for the Oriental Rugby Club (“The Blues”, established in 1894 …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

‘African’ Springbok captain dies: Former ‘African’ Springbok captain Welile James “Bomza” Nkohla died in Livingstone Hospital in Port Elizabeth on Sunday morning after a long battle with cancer. He was 71. Nkohla‚ who played No 8 for the Oriental Rugby Club (“The Blues …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

E.Cape policing pilot project to be taken to other provinces: It’s already showing results in Port Elizabeth’s northern areas, where gangsterism is rife. Deputy National Commissioner Lt. Gary Kruser elaborates, “I said to you these are 31 gangs here and give me 3months and I will arrest all 31 of them and 3 months …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

NMMU becomes NMU: The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth has relaunched itself as the Nelson Mandela University. The university says the new name affords them an opportunity to rethink the kind of university it can, and should become as it contributes …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Vavi regrets singing Zuma praise songs: Addressing hundreds of jubilant workers at Nangoza Jebe Hall in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, Vavi said the workers should start to organise themselves in preparation for a new revolution that would bring back mines, land and result in a better life for all.
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

South Africa promotes new travel destinations: “Learn SA 2017’s focus has been on new destinations such as Oudtshoorn, Knysna, Plettenberg Bay, Port Elizabeth and the Drakensberg region, beyond the immensely popular Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg and Kruger National Park. These are picturesque …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Her ‘maturity of vision’ clinched it: Until recently, Port Elizabeth student Ayabulela Mahamba had not set foot outside the Eastern Cape but a chance trip of a lifetime to a global energy summit in Mexico attended by former lord mayor of London Fiona Woolf and former UN secretary-general Ban …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Nigerian pastor to apply for bail on new facts in August: Port Elizabeth – A Nigerian pastor charged with human trafficking, sexual assault and the rape of young girls will apply for bail on new facts next month. The televangelist was back in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s Court on Monday, smartly dressed in a …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

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