MyPE

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

PE in the news: Sports for Social Change

By

Sports for Social Change: Nolusindiso “Titie” Plaatjie of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, has a passion for the game of soccer. For her, it allows one to overcome all obstacles, including poverty. “Poverty cannot conquer you for the rest of your life. You can conquer poverty as …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Five years since Reeva Steenkamp was murdered by Oscar Pistorius her sister calls for the shamed Paralympian to never be freed: This year Reeva’s mother June, 71, and father Barry, 74, a retired horse trainer, marked the anniversary by going to nearby Summerstrand beach in Port Elizabeth, which their daughter loved. “They threw rose petals on the waters where Reeva used to swim …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Del Potro extends his dominance over SA’s Kevin Anderson in Acapulco: African News Agency (ANA) 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 …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Jobs crisis looms as drought grips Eastern Cape: If this happens, hundreds if not thousands of people will lose their jobs. The region, with a population of 1.6 million, is comprised of Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage and Despatch, as well as the surrounding farming areas of Seaview and Colchester. The Nelson …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

South Africa-Australia 1st Test fails to attract crowd at Durban: Next week’s second Test is being played in Port Elizabeth, another city where attendances usually are poor, before the series moves to Cape Town and Johannesburg, where bigger crowds are likely. Ticket prices are low, starting at 60 rand for students and …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Author inspired by South African travels to release book: The grandmother-of-three will be sharing the proceeds from the book between The Christie Cancer Centre in Manchester and an advice and care centre she has volunteered for in Port Elizabeth called Emmanuel. The centre has been supported by the Rotary Club …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Kings slay Dragons in Port Elizabeth to record first ever Pro14 win following 16 defeats: LUZUKO VULINDLU SCORED a try in each half as the Southern Kings finally claimed a first Pro14 win with a 45-13 drubbing of the Dragons on Friday. The South African side had lost all of their 16 matches in what is a maiden Pro14 campaign for the former …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Mass non-fatal drowning incident in Eastern Cape: NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew and the Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) water emergency rescue network were activated just after midday following reports of several people in difficulty. Various emergency services acted swiftly to rescue a large number of students …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

How debrief with Warner helped Bancroft turn things around: However, if he had continued to come up short here and at Port Elizabeth next week the heat would have truly been on. Renshaw and Burns can stop checking their mobile phones for missed calls from Trevor Hohns for now.
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

The following two tabs change content below.

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.