Dear MyPE If the DA is serious about creating jobs through tourism in the metro then it needs to intervene urgently in the spat between the Algoa Bay yacht club and Transnet National Ports Authority. Without a yacht club there will quickly be no marina, which means no yachts in what was once marketed as one of the most perfect bays in the world for watersport. The city will also no longer host national and international regattas. Transnet lost us the highly prestigious Volvo Ocean … [Read more...] about Algoa Bay yacht club debacle
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Ed Richardson
On 03/20/2017, Ed Richardson answered 5 Questions about Port Elizabeth for publication on MyPE: 1. Are you Port Elizabeth born and bred?: No 2. Favourite part of Port Elizabeth?: Beaches 3. Complete this sentence; "Port Elizabeth would be better with ............": a more positive attitude by all. 4. Your PE Secret Spot?: Would no longer be a secret. 5. Your favourite PE Memory ever?: Tomorrow's sunrise over the sea. Click here to find more Port Elizabethans | Answer 5 … [Read more...] about Ed Richardson
Ed Richardson
On 07/01/2015, Ed Richardson answered 5 Questions about Port Elizabeth for publication on MyPE: 1. Are you Port Elizabeth born and bred?: No 2. Favourite part of Port Elizabeth?: Schoenies 3. Complete this sentence; "Port Elizabeth would be better with ............": selfless leaders with vision and the ability to implement. 4. Your PE Secret Spot?: The "Hill" golf course - ideal for dog walking. 5. Your favourite PE Memory ever?: Arriving from Johannesburg - to stay. A wonderful … [Read more...] about Ed Richardson
Basics Need to be in Place
There will be no meaningful economic growth in the Nelson Mandela Metro until we address four basic needs - power, water, education, and leadership. Without power, industry cannot function, and investors will not come. And, we must accept that Eskom will not be able to provide the power we need. FNB chief economist Cees Bruggemans warns that "electricity supply is not soon expected to regain a safe 15% operational buffer, not during this decade while Eskom is engaging with catching up … [Read more...] about Basics Need to be in Place
