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PE in the news: Pro14 league takes South African leap of faith

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Pro14 league takes South African leap of faith: Those figures will be reversed for the following season. Wandile Mjekevu of the Southern Kings in action against the Toyota Cheetahs at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium last month in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Photograph: Michael Sheehan/Gallo Images The …
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Cheetahs and Southern Kings join Guinness PRO14 Championship: The Scottish, Italian and South African sides will play each other three times. The Bloemfontein-based Cheetahs and the Southern Kings, from Port Elizabeth, will play only on Saturdays and there will be five travel-free days before matches. The South …
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Northern Cape delegation out to learn from Ngqura, IDZ: His comment was in response to questions on the effect the new port would have on the thousands of tons of Northern Cape-mined manganese ore shipped through the Port Elizabeth harbour yearly. The manganese, which generates significat revenue for Transnet …
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Pro14: Who’s in? How will conferences work? What about derby matches?: They are the Southern Kings and the Cheetahs, who have both lost their Super Rugby status. The Southern Kings are based in Port Elizabeth and play at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, which was built for the 2010 Fifa World Cup. Cheetahs are based at the …
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‘True hero’ takes care of community: Two years ago, while visiting friends in Walmer Township, Putter became aware of the difficult circumstances facing the youth of one of Port Elizabeth’s poorest areas. “I realised that upwards of 70 000 people live in this area where drug and alcohol …
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Dragons ace Kirchner: South African pair will be a PRO14 hit: The Rodney Parade region have been partnered by the Southern Kings, who are based in Port Elizabeth, in Conference B of the revamped Championship. They will play the Kings home and away while they will go up against the Cheetahs either in Bloemfontein or …
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Seven New Vehicles Attest to On-going Success of Cargo Carriers / Caltex Eastern Cape Branded Marketer Joint Venture in Eastern Cape: Jansen van Vuuren is confident that, like the four new vehicles Cargo Carriers acquired for the Port Elizabeth branch last year, the new Uzuko Carriers trucks are a profitable investment in the company’s potential for continued growth.
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Cheetahs and Kings officially join European Pro14 comp: The Southern Kings, who are from Port Elizabeth, play in Conference B with Benetton (Italy), Dragons and Scarlets (Wales), Edinburgh (Scotland) and Irish sides Leinster and Ulster. Each team will play 21 regular season games with three sides from each …
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Cops hunt for sports bar killer: TWO Zwide residents were gunned down in Port Elizabeth’s Eyethu Sports Bar the weekend. Police spokesperson Capt André Beetge said engineering student Sinazo Funde, 23, died shortly after 4.30am when she was shot inside the sports bar. The second victim …
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