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Ford Model T Day: From Detroit to Port Elizabeth – Port Elizabeth in the News

2 October 2020 By Port Elizabethan

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Ford Model T Day: From Detroit to Port Elizabeth: October 1 signals the beginning of Transport Month which is also the date when Ford's iconic Model T went on sale for the very first time in 1908. Ford also celebrates the day as Model T Day. Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. Boomtown enhances its digital service offering: Following the promotion of Cayleigh Zambonini to digital integration manager, Lisa Snyman to digital project manager and Liesl Silverman to digital copywriter, as well … [Read more...] about Ford Model T Day: From Detroit to Port Elizabeth – Port Elizabeth in the News

Protests after Detroit teen detained over missed homework – Lockdown News

17 July 2020 By Port Elizabethan

Protests after Detroit teen detained over missed homework: American teenager has reportedly been detained since mid-May. Hundreds of students gathered outside her school and the court to show their support for the girl known as "Grace". The state's supreme ... Source: "Coronavirus Lockdown" - BingNews. Bin truck fire burned two weeks’-worth of recycling, says Eastbourne council: A bin collection truck battery fire caused two weeks’-worth of recycling from around 650 homes to be burnt, … [Read more...] about Protests after Detroit teen detained over missed homework – Lockdown News

A salutary lesson for Port Elizabeth and Nelson Mandela Bay

19 July 2013 By Alan Straton

On Thursday, 17 July 2013, the US city of Detroit's emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, took the unprecedented decision to file for bankruptcy after a deal between the city's bondholders and its pension fund collapsed. Detroit labours under a staggering debt, estimated to be $18 billion and perhaps as much as $20 billion, and is struggling to provide even the most basic services. "This is the right thing to do," said Orr last night, as he explained what is by far America's largest municipal … [Read more...] about A salutary lesson for Port Elizabeth and Nelson Mandela Bay

Brazilian Band Will Rock the Detroit of Africa

28 April 2011 By Alan Straton

Blue collar workers around the country will be celebrating Workers Day on May 1 - and for a city like Nelson Mandela Bay, defined by the automotive industry and manufacturing, there is no better place to celebrate working spirit than at the Bay’s newest party venue, Detroit Motor Spirit. This Sunday the venue will host, together with the n_mb city project (local events and creative industries promoter), highly regarded Afro-Brazilian act Napalma. "In honour of Freedom and Workers Day, we … [Read more...] about Brazilian Band Will Rock the Detroit of Africa

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