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The Parking on the Donkin Reserve is Free

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Tour Agencies, Accommodation Establishments and all businesses dealing with tourists to Nelson Mandela Bay could help make our visitors more comfortable by pointing out that many areas of our city have free parking. More to the point - the Donkin Reserve does NOT charge for parking as the note received below will show: Just to let you know our guests had a card scam incident today at the Donkin Reserve, they were advised that they had to pay for parking and were then shown to an ATM. Within … [Read more...] about The Parking on the Donkin Reserve is Free

Springbok Coach, Allister Coetzee operating ‘heavy machinery’ for #SA2023

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Yes dear reader this proves that Springbok Coach, Allister Coetzee is pretty adept at 'heavy lifting'. Here he operates the mechanism that raises the largest South African Flag in the world. Accompanied by Councillor Andrew Whitfield, the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality MMC for Economic Development, Tourism and Agriculture Read more: http://mype.co.za/new/sa2023-rugby-world-cup-flag-raising-on-the-donkin-reserve/91901/2017/08 … [Read more...] about Springbok Coach, Allister Coetzee operating ‘heavy machinery’ for #SA2023

#SA2023 Rugby World Cup Flag Raising on the Donkin Reserve

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Springbok coach, Allister Coetzee, accompanied by Beast Mtawarira, Siya Kolisi, Jesse Kriel, Francois Venter and Curwin Bosch hoisted a giant flag on Saturday morning in support of the SA Rugby 2023 Rugby World Cup Bid campaign. The Springbok coach and players hoisted the huge banner shortly after the daily ceremonial raising of the South African flag at the Donkin Reserve in the Port Elizabeth city centre. The bid flag will fly for a full in the city, where the Boks’ opening fixture of the 2017 … [Read more...] about #SA2023 Rugby World Cup Flag Raising on the Donkin Reserve

Athol and Mpho add weight to the drive to #FillOurStadium [video]

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With the recent announcement that Super Rugby will be 'culling' two South African franchises in 2018, the Southern Kings have hit back hard by winning their last two matches and with a campaign to fill the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium to capacity when the Kings meet the Sharks on Saturday 13 May in Port Elizabeth. Here Executive Mayor, Athol Trollip gets behind the drive to #FillOurStadium and introduces the new Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium manager – Mpho Mokonyana. … [Read more...] about Athol and Mpho add weight to the drive to #FillOurStadium [video]

Hlulani Masingi – Peace in the Bay

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Present at the launch of the Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism (NMBT) App and the Unique Mastertons Coffee Blend of the Bay was Hlulani Masingi - the Online Editor for Kwenta Media. Kwenta is a Johannesburg based publisher of African Travel Market magazine along with Mamas & Papas and Essay magazine. Hlulani took full advantage of the sunny day and great mosaics on the Donkin Reserve. … [Read more...] about Hlulani Masingi – Peace in the Bay

Garden of Remembrance on Donkin Reserve [Video]

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The Donkin Reserve, located off Belmont Terrace, Central, and overlooking the city, was proclaimed an open space in perpetuity by Sir Rufane Donkin. This Garden of Remembrance on the Donkin Reserve was launched on Friday 15 August 2014 by Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality to honour all councillors deceased since 1994. The remembrance plaque that you see here is for Rocky Ridgeway who passed away in October 2010. Rocky was husband to Olga and father to Brady, Rex and Beth Botha. In the … [Read more...] about Garden of Remembrance on Donkin Reserve [Video]

Maimane: The best branch of the ANC is in heaven [video]

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On the eve of the 2016 Municipal Elections National DA Leader, Mmusi Maimane addressed the media on the Donkin Reserve in Port Elizabeth. Talking in the shadow of a a monument to love and surrounded by reminders of a statesman who loved South Africa, Maimane was sure to get a good turnout of scribes. His full statement appears in the video below, with selected sound bites further on: "Our growth across the country has brought a deep discomfort for our opponents. They have come in … [Read more...] about Maimane: The best branch of the ANC is in heaven [video]

Route 67 – The Donkin Reserve

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The Donkin Reserve: This is a portion of land given in perpetuity to the residents of city for their use by Sir Rufane Donkin, who was the acting governor of the Cape. He supervised the landing of the British settlers when they arrived in 1820. He also named the city Port Elizabeth after his beloved wife, Elizabeth, who had died in 1818 at Meerut in India. The pyramid on the Donkin Reserve was built by Donkin as a memorial to Elizabeth, and the brass plaque on the pyramid bears the words "To … [Read more...] about Route 67 – The Donkin Reserve

1875: Grand Review – Donkin Reserve then and now

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This image is from the MyPE Editor's Flickr Account - offering some topical daily images from a phone smarter than Alan, occasional images from a DSLR and scanned images of Port Elizabeth as he wanders around the Bay pretending to know a lot and sometimes succeeding in making a complete hash of it! 1875: Grand Review Image by awstraton On 17 November 1859, the Volunteer Artillery Corps was formed in Port Elizabeth under Colonel Piney and Captains Rutherford and Kemp assisted by Lieutenant … [Read more...] about 1875: Grand Review – Donkin Reserve then and now

Route 67 [Video]

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The South African City of Port Elizabeth is not that well-known as a tourism hub. But it has been home to many of the countries freedom fighters, such as the late Nelson Mandela, Steve Biko, Govan Mbeki, Robert Sobukwe and many others.Now the Municipality of Nelson Mandela Bay is trying to attract more tourists to Port Elizabeth, by paying tribute to Nelson Mandela's 67 years of service and sacrifice, with 67 works of art on display in an around the city. … [Read more...] about Route 67 [Video]

MBDA Central Upgrades

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Over the past several years the MBDA has been involved in a number of catalytic projects in the Central area including the upgrading of Govan Mbeki Avenue, Parliament Street, Strand Street, and more recently, the redevelopment of the Donkin Reserve, Athenaeum and Trinder square. As the home of a number of historical buildings, a host of galleries and restaurants as well as the abundance of open space, Central is seen as the heart of Port Elizabeth. Several years of disinvestment by local … [Read more...] about MBDA Central Upgrades

Praise for local Yacht Club

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The Algoa Bay Yacht Club is presently hosting the 60th SAP 5O5 World Championships. Racing in the pre worlds finished yesterday and the World Championships begins on Saturday, 28 March 2015. The official opening and flag raising ceremony took place on the Donkin reserve and at City Hall last night. The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality treated sailors from 4 continents to a civic reception at the City Hall and, during the official welcoming speech by the Deputy Executive Mayor, Chippa … [Read more...] about Praise for local Yacht Club

A tourist in our own city.

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Some industries in our fair city just don’t close over the December holidays. Remember, people must eat, drink and be merry. Lets give a random example. Cows dont have a holiday. They need to be milked and that milk needs to be processes. So, why don’t you think of an industry the has to keep on working to supply the masses. But I digress. As i was one of those who worked over the festive period there was no time to do the holiday thing. So we decided that on the weekends, new year we would … [Read more...] about A tourist in our own city.

Inner City Heritage Month campaign

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On Wednesday the 20th of August, the Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA) officially launched its Inner City Heritage Month campaign. The purpose of the Campaign is to mobilize Nelson Mandela Bay residents to discovery their own City, celebrate its  new and old heritage assets through a number of events, seminars, exhibitions, concerts and so much more. "The last two weeks have proven to us that the City has a huge appetite for easy, simple things to do, places to see and just time to relax … [Read more...] about Inner City Heritage Month campaign