09/06/2013
Independent OnlineGordon must take a gambleIndependent OnlineI covered Bafana's Nelson Mandela Challenge match against Ivory Coast two years back in Port Elizabeth's Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium more…
09/06/2013
Ntsika talk their way to the topGrocott’s Mail OnlineNtsika Secondary School will go up against some of the country's best school debaters following their triumph in the annual provincial road saf more…
09/06/2013
There's a cultural revolution on the go in PEArtslink.co.za News (press release)On a tiny corner of the Donkin Reserve in the beautiful (and windy) city of Port Elizabeth, sits the oldest Victoria more…
09/06/2013
Et tu, Tango? Brothers at daggers drawnIndependent Online (blog)He made an affidavit explaining his version of events and, given the background to his story and the effrontery of the crime he was supp more…
09/06/2013
South Africa to build large oil blending terminalHydrocarbon ProcessingPetroSA and Sinopec share a project to build an oil refinery in the Coega industrial zone near southern city Port Elizabeth, due more…
09/06/2013
Staff T-shirts are powerful branding toolIndependent OnlineShe is the founder and manager of Enviroman, a waste recycling business near Port Elizabeth. The company collects recyclable waste, sorts it more…
09/06/2013
Independent OnlineCommonality exists with Biko's SA – ZilleIndependent OnlineIn September 1977, Biko was arrested by police at a roadblock in Port Elizabeth. He later died of a brain haemorrhage r more…
09/06/2013
Pinetown road deaths shock presidencyNews24Seven more lives were lost in an accident on the N2 between Grahamstown and Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. "The loss of such a high number of peopl more…
09/05/2013
Independent OnlineCommonality exits with Biko's SA – ZilleIndependent OnlinePort Elizabeth – There is a commonality between activist and black-consciousness leader Steve Biko's South Africa an more…
09/05/2013
South Africa to build large oil-blending terminalGlobalPost… to oil as well as storage and refining capacity for export to its neighbours. National oil company PetroSA and China's Sinopec share more…
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Alan Straton
Chief Cook, Bottle Washer and Broom Mechanic at MyPE
Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth.
Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die."
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- South African Artist MARTHINUS Releases Debut Single - 6 November 2026
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- LaserWeeder Hire Runs Laser Units for SA Vegetable Growers - 6 November 2026
- HandPrinter Art Runs Linocut Workshops and Beginner Kits - 6 November 2026
- Feature Equipment Adds AM.CO.ZA Tooling and Laser Spares Shelf - 6 November 2026
