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Voters condemn South African ruling party to worst election outcome: But it lost to the main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) in the municipality of Nelson Mandela Bay, which includes the city of Port Elizabeth, a key manufacturing hub and port city. “We’ve lost Nelson Mandela Bay, we’ve conceded that we’ve lost it …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Strange bedfellows set to take helm of key cities: The ruling ANC, led by President Jacob Zuma, lost outright control of the southern city of Port Elizabeth in Wednesday’s local-government election and is set to do the same in the capital, Pretoria, and the economic hub of Johannesburg. With no party on …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Become a surf instructor in 10 weeks: All too soon, it’s time for me to fly home from Port Elizabeth, sad not to have time to visit the more remote destinations on the itinerary, but keenly aware how just being out in the ocean every day for 10 weeks must have a profound affect on a person.
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Finals spot at stake for riders: Keen mountain bike riders in Port Elizabeth will have another chance to qualify for the Spur Schools Mountain Bike League finals tomorrow at the Fat Tracks Norm-Hudlin Trails. The Spur MTB League consists of 11 South African regions and neighbouring …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Aspen locks out striking workers: About 100 members of the South African Chemical Workers Union (Sacwu) have been locked out of pharmaceutical giant Aspen Pharmacare’s premises in Port Elizabeth as a national, protected strike by workers in the chemical industry entered its second week.
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

ANC shaken to core as SA voters look beyond race: PORT ELIZABETH – On the surface, white South African ex-farmer Athol Trollip seems an unlikely candidate for mayor of a metropolitan district named after the ANC’s great liberation hero, Nelson Mandela. Yet local elections this week have shown a shift …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

ANC faces worst election losses since apartheid: But it lost to the main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) in the municipality of Nelson Mandela Bay, which includes the city of Port Elizabeth. The DA was also narrowly ahead in the economic hub of Johannesburg, and the two parties were on par in Tshwane …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

South Africa’s ruling party shaken by losses at polls: On Friday, it conceded defeat to the main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) in Port Elizabeth, an industrial city that was a key battleground of Wednesday’s election. The two parties were still in a close fight for Pretoria, the capital, and Johannesbu …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

South Africa’s ANC faces worst election losses since apartheid: But it lost to the main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) in the municipality of Nelson Mandela Bay, which includes the city of Port Elizabeth. The DA was also narrowly ahead in the economic hub of Johannesburg, and the two parties were on par in Tshwane …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

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