• Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About
    • MyPE Copyright Terms
    • Authors
    • Deals
  • Info
    • Accommodation
    • Classified Adverts
    • Directory
    • Essential PE Numbers
    • Flight Schedules
    • Forex Converter
    • PE’s Online Radio Stations
      • Algoa FM
      • Bay FM
      • iFM
      • Kingfisher FM
      • MannMade Radio
      • Madibaz Radio
      • Umhlobo Wenene
    • Podcasts
    • Shipping
    • Street Map
    • Tides
    • Ward Details
    • Ward News
    • Weather
  • Contact
    • Advertising on MyPE
  • Submit
    • Blogger
    • 5 Quick PE Questions
    • Entertainment
    • Events
      • Add your Port Elizabeth event
    • Letter to the Editor
    • Lost and Found
    • Movers and Shakers
    • News Article
    • PE Videos
    • Photographs
    • Recipes
    • Traffic Hooligan
    • Say NO
  • Dam Levels
  • Advertorial
  • Business
  • NMBRA
  • NMB Rates
MyPE

MyPE

Community Business Directory, Event Listings, News and Views from Gqeberha, Nelson Mandela Bay

PE in the news: Plastic: small stuff to sweat

8 August 2017 By Port Elizabethan

Plastic: small stuff to sweat: Here for the African Marine Waste Conference in Port Elizabeth, Professor Jenna Jambeck from the Environmental Engineering Department at Georgia University explained ocean debris is composed almost entirely of plastic – but most of it, micro-plastics.
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Weather Update: Cool across most of the country as Sutherland sinks to -7°C: Although SA Weather Service forecasts no rain in Port Elizabeth and its main catchment areas for the week ahead after heavy rainfall over the weekend, there is a possibility of follow-up rains expected over the coming weekend. ALSO SEE: Extreme Weather …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Bosch’s boot could be crucial for the Springboks – Coetzee: It’s great to have him. He’s a talented guy, whether he’s ready now or not, he’s very talented and I think he will definitely play for South Africa in the future,” Coetzee said from Port Elizabeth. “So why not give him an opportunity?
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Programme To Introduce Predators To South African National Park Proves Successful: PORT ELIZABETH, SOUTH AFRICA, Aug 8 (BERNAMA-NNN-SABC) — A programme to introduce predators into the Mountain Zebra National Park in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province is proving to be highly successful and the park now boasts of having three of the Big …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

US Rapper who claimed God made him bulletproof fatally shot: The tweet was later deleted from his account. 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: 0617 940 940.
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

uYilo launches third round of seed fund to support electric car developers: The uYilo programme was established at the Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth in 2013 by TIA and aims to stimulate electric mobility (eMobility) technologies in South Africa. It came about after the closure of the TIA-funded Optimal Energy …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Bok coach relishing Friendly City’s support: Sprinkbok coach Allister Coetzee believes Port Elizabeth is not known as the Friendly City for nothing and he is counting on massive home support when his side face Argentina at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on August 19. The Boks, who are defending a …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Captain for Boks battle undecided: Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has not decided who will lead the Springboks into battle against Argentina in Port Elizabeth on Saturday next week. Coetzee, who arrived in Port Elizabeth yesterday to start preparing for the opening test in the Rugby …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Critical exploration of co-occurring Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, mood disorder and Substance Use Disorder.: Regnart J(1), Truter I(1), Meyer A(2). Author information: (1)a Drug Utilization Research Unit (DURU), Department of Pharmacy , Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University , Port Elizabeth , South Africa. (2)b Department of Psychology , Nelson Mandela …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

The following two tabs change content below.
  • Bio
  • Latest Posts

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.

Latest posts by Port Elizabethan (see all)

  • Why Fewer People Are Being Convicted for Commercial Crimes - 15 May 2026
  • Urgent Call for South Africa to Support and Join Global Efforts to Phase Out Fossil Fuels - 15 April 2026
  • Unfenced 6 SAI Army Base Outside Makhanda Claims Another Life - 20 November 2025
  • Death Toll Rises From Makhado Bus Crash - 21 October 2025
  • Law Clinics Flooded as Home Affairs Blocks Asylum Seekers From the System - 15 October 2025

Filed Under: News Tagged With: news, plastic, small, stuff, sweat

Footer

RSS Straton Electrical

  • Open Cycle Gas Turbine Usage
  • Flattening the curve – What Every Solar Installer Needs to Know
  • Why you shouldn’t leave a charger plugged in when not in use
  • How do I check if an Electrician is properly registered in South Africa?
  • Easy Electrical Troubleshooting for Humans
  • Water – If You Cannot Measure It Then You Cannot Manage It
  • Tips To Survive Loadshedding
  • Eskom’s Top 50 Electricity Saving Tips

RSS MyPE Business News

  • NMBBC On Budget 2025
  • Leading Business Minds Set to Headline Chambers Annual General Meeting
  • Bay of Opportunity Portal
  • Bay of Opportunity Ambassadors Programme to Promote the Bay and Attract Investment
  • 6 Decades of Trucking
  • Thermal Camera Installed at Redhouse Substation
  • Finalist in the 2025 South African Car of the Year
  • Joining hands to create a lasting impact to St Albans Primary School

RSS MyPR Press Releases

How you may use MyPE content © 2026 MyPE · Gqeberha, South Africa | Privacy Policy | MyPE Ads and Media Kit