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Shipment of 50,000 tonnes of phosphate rock bound for NZ to be sold after held up in South Africa: Source: istock.com The NM Cherry Blossom, carrying 50,000 tonnes of the phosphate used to make fertiliser and bound for Tauranga’s Ballance Agri-Nutrients, was stopped at Port Elizabeth in May 2017. The mineral comes from Laayoune, in the Moroccan …
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VAT is going to be headache for all: A 1% increase in VAT is enough to create financial nightmares for the already struggling Ngcibi family in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape. Zusakhe Ngcibi is an unemployed mother of four children; her husband is a security guard. The family of six relies on …
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The Choice: 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. Use the tag ‘border’ or ‘garden’ if you’re messaging …
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South Africa names two uncapped players for Australia Tests: The first Test against Australia is in Durban, starting on Thursday with the second in Port Elizabeth from March 9-13. Squad: Faf du Plessis (captain), Hashim Amla, Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock, Theunis de Bruyn, AB de Villiers, Dean Elgar, Heinrich …
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Venter, de Jager all set for SA Open Water Champs in J-Bay: Port Elizabeth swimmer Ian Venter is quietly confident of good results when he competes at the SA Open Water Swimming championships in Jeffreys Bay next month. With little more than a week to go before the start of the championships, Venter feels he is in …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

SA Test squad vs Australia: Klaasen, Mulder earn call-ups: The four-Test series between these teams gets underway on March 1 at Kingsmead in Durban, with St. George’s Park (Port Elizabeth), Newlands (Cape Town), and Wanderers Stadium (Johannesburg) hosting the subsequent Test matches. South Africa Test squad vs …
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Victim of Kings Beach gang-rape sues police: Almost eight years after a horrific attack that saw her gang-raped over 16 hours, Andy Kawa was back in Port Elizabeth this week seeking justice by suing police for R5.8-million. Kawa, of Gauteng, was in the Port Elizabeth High Court for a civil claim …
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Crown prince to be Ndebele king: There are many Lobengula royal family members residing in the Eastern Cape, especially in Grahamstown, Port Elizabeth and Port Alfred. “We also came to Nqadu to invite King Zwelonke to join us at the coronation,” said Hlabezulu. The kingship became …
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Twitterati stunned as Virat Kohli got injured for the decider: He was pinned in front which summed up his miserable tour apart from one century in Port Elizabeth during the ODI series. It would be interesting to see the way the Indian batting line-up fares in the absence of their gun player in Virat Kohli. Twitterati …
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