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PE in the news: South Africa: SA Sailors Head for Rio and ‘Going to Graceland’

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South Africa: SA Sailors Head for Rio and ‘Going to Graceland’: It’s beautiful. It’s a beautiful collaboration of two different kinds of music,’ added Hudson – hinting at his unlikely collaboration with Jim, who grew up in a Port Elizabeth township. The two teammates, and now good friends, have spent a lot of their …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

In troubled post-Mandela South Africa, a fight or flight dilemma for the 70,000 Jews: Surveys by polling company Ipsos show that for the first time since gaining power with an overwhelming majority in 1994, the ANC might lose three crucial metro areas — Johannesburg, Tshwane (Pretoria) and Nelson Mandela Bay (Port Elizabeth …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Lions lose captain Whiteley: Whiteley injured his shoulder playing for the Springboks in their third test against Ireland in Port Elizabeth and was not expected back from injury before next week. Although the Lions captain returned last week he was replaced fairly early in the match.
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

20 years sentence for Cradock teen’s rapist: Port Elizabeth – A Cradock man convicted on charges relating to the rape and statutory rape of a teenage girl was sentenced to an effective 20 year behind bars in the Cradock Regional Court on Friday. Riaan Venabels. 55, was arrested in Bloemfontein during …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Application to discharge Sizani’s wife’s fraud charges dismissed: PORT ELIZABETH – An application to have Portia “Pankie” Sizani, discharged on the remainder of fraud and money laundering charges against her was dismissed on Friday. Sizani, wife of former African National Congress chief whip in Parliament …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Sharks lure Baby Bok captain to Durban: The Kings centre have signed with the Durban-based franchise for the 2017 Super Rugby season. Ward (20), born in Port Elizabeth, captained his country at the Junior World Championship in England earlier this year. He has come through the age-group ranks in …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Royal Caribbean launches South Africa competition for agents: The top-scoring 15 agents will then win a place on a five-day trip to South Africa including visits to Cape Town, where they will stay at the One&Only Cape Town, before travelling to Port Elizabeth for a wildlife experience at the Lalibela Game Reserve.
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Crucial local vote for S. Africa’s ruling ANC: The political battleground next week will be the metropolitan areas, especially the capital Pretoria and the Nelson Mandela Bay area around Port Elizabeth, where the ANC could face heavy losses. If the ANC polls less than 50 percent, it might be forced to …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Mandela: the name that will live on: And an amalgamation of three tertiary institutions in the coastal town of Port Elizabeth, South Africa resulted in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in 2005. On 18 July 2012, the palaeontology world added another tribute to Mandela: a prehistoric …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

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