Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Activities, Events and More in the Bay this Long Weekend: The South African youth account for the majority of our population and on the 16th of June it is national Youth Day in South Africa; a day commemorating the Soweto uprising of 1976. This year Youth Day falls on a Friday and turns a normal weekend into a long weekend; and to add to the joy of sleeping in a bit, there are also numerous events – for young … [Read more...] about Activities, Events and More in the Bay this Long Weekend – Featured Blog
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Teambuilding Mzansi Events
Teambuilding Mzansi Events: Organisers of Team building and Conference Events Source: Buy PE. MyPE actively promotes 041 based businesses - see more Port Elizabeth business and products here. Free Services: Add Your Business | Add a Classified Advert. CLICK HERE to publish your Movers, Shakers, New Appointments and Achievements – it could be a new contract, a new appointee, a promotion, an anniversary or just something great you want to share with the Port Elizabeth and Nelson Mandela … [Read more...] about Teambuilding Mzansi Events
The Tramways celebrate one year anniversary as one of the Bay’s top events venue
The Tramways celebrate one year anniversary as one of the Bay’s top events venue: The Tramways celebrate one year anniversary as one of the Bay’s top events venue ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: The Tramways building, a catalytic investment in Baakens River Valley mode has revitalised the valley into a magnet for major events and function. Port Elizabeth, 19 April 2017 – The revamped Tramways building in Port Elizabeth has proved to be a major catalyst to economic development and has livened up the … [Read more...] about The Tramways celebrate one year anniversary as one of the Bay’s top events venue
J-Bay in the news: South Africa: Lucky 13 Events Announced for SA Surfing Calendar
South Africa: Lucky 13 Events Announced for SA Surfing Calendar: All of the world's top 34 ranked surfers will be in action at Jeffreys Bay from 12-23 July in the newly named Corona Open J-Bay, the sixth of 11 stops on the Samsung Galaxy WSL Championship Tour, where they compete for a share of R7.5 million and ranking ... Source: "Jeffreys Bay" - BingNews. Mistake gives new meaning to drive through restaurants: An 80-year-old woman crashed her car into the play area of the Tampa Bay Spur in … [Read more...] about J-Bay in the news: South Africa: Lucky 13 Events Announced for SA Surfing Calendar
PE in the news: SA Insider Guide to the best summer events this December
SA Insider Guide to the best summer events this December: This week you can look forward to the I Heart Market in Durban or the Kaya FM Soul Inspired concert in Joburg. In Port Elizabeth, you can visit the Nanaga Farm Stalls or check out The Darling Beer Festival in Cape Town. Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. Malesela: Chiefs Not Coming Here For A Draw: Chippa United coach Dan Malesela has encouraged his side to focus on the game against Kaizer Chiefs, following the Port Elizabeth team’s … [Read more...] about PE in the news: SA Insider Guide to the best summer events this December
Call for Nominations: Inaugural Sports and Events Tourism Awards
Call for Nominations: Inaugural Sports and Events Tourism Awards: Who knows better than South Africans about the power of sport to draw a nation together? From the 1995 Rugby World Cup, to the recent support for Team SA at the Rio 2016 Olympics, these moments are our finest hours, when we stand united. There are a host of events that contribute to nation building in our country, and it is time that they were recognized for their contributions to our society and to our economy. With this in … [Read more...] about Call for Nominations: Inaugural Sports and Events Tourism Awards
The impact and contribution by events on tourism
Events and conferences are not only unique in growing tourism numbers in to the city but they also assist destinations in bridging the seasonality problem. Events ensure that the city benefits from hosting participants but added to that is the coaching staff and family that always accompanies participants. They also attract spectators who will flock to come and support their heroes. Having recently hosted the Commonwealth Judo Championships, Ironman Africa, the Ocean Racing Series, the Herald … [Read more...] about The impact and contribution by events on tourism
BBC Nature s Great Events Episode 03 (The Great Tide 2009) – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: BBC Nature s Great Events Episode 03 (The Great Tide 2009) by Sardine Run Port Elizabeth: A Sardine Run video selected by Expert Tours: Along South Africa’s east coast, the right combination of winter weather and ocean currents trigger the sardine run, one of the most impressive events in the . Nature’s Great Events Full Episode. Full Playlist – BBC Nature s Great Events: The opening episode shows how different species … [Read more...] about BBC Nature s Great Events Episode 03 (The Great Tide 2009) – Featured Blog
Creating a culture of safety
Apart from complying with the law, event organisations do not want to risk the reputation of their business or that of their clients’ by having a serious accident or incident during an event, and experiencing the delays and adverse publicity it would bring. Although the law exists (Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993), with one standard for all, it isn’t being policed because of the constraints and workload on the Department of Labour. The core difficulty with event health and … [Read more...] about Creating a culture of safety
You want exposure on MyPE?
Then please follow these guidelines to maximise your exposure: If you want to appear in the news section which is tweeted and newslettered (did I just invent a new word?) out then we expect some content that is readable, entertaining or informative to readers. Just putting details of your event and a big fat 2 megabyte image in your submission ain't gonna work Baby! See here and read with understanding please the guidelines to everlasting success, happiness and riches beyond your wildest … [Read more...] about You want exposure on MyPE?
How to submit events for publication on MyPE
You may submit any Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage or Despatch event to the MyPE Events Calendar for free publication - all events are tweeted out via the MyPE Twitter account as well as being published here. In the main menu you will see an 'EVENTS' link, hovering over that will invoke a dropdown - click on the 'Add Your Port Elizabeth Event' link and fill in the form (or scroll down a little bit to submit your event here). These tips will make sure that your event is seen by the most … [Read more...] about How to submit events for publication on MyPE
If you know Port Elizabeth then you will love these images
Port Elizabeth artist, Anthony Harris's ART Gallery will be hosting an exhibition of work by two highly accomplished fine artists that have made their mark on a national level. MJ Lourens was born (1973) in Pretoria and now lives in Cape Town. Lourens has exhibited extensively in South Africa and this will be his first exhibition in Port Elizabeth. Lourens's evocative paintings of the Bay and Port Elizabeth are at once familiar and strangely foreboding. Suffused with the quality of light at … [Read more...] about If you know Port Elizabeth then you will love these images
Top 10 of Everything
What is the use of wading through millions of page views and not using that data to provide somewhat useful information? The first nine months of 2012 in the life of MyPE can be neatly summed up with the Top 10 lists below which show the most popular pages, categories, business listings and events ranked by the number of page views of each this year. Obviously those that were created in January had a bit of a head start but the lists make for interesting non-scientific reading none the … [Read more...] about Top 10 of Everything
MyPE Top Twenty up to May 2012
The MyPE web site is segmented into four broad categories: News Events Directory Classifieds We are now entering our 7th year of operation and our 2nd year using Wordpress. It is also our 2nd year using Google Analytics so I am quite excited to be able to start running comparison year on year data to see how we perform. 2012 May to date in comparison to 2011 looks impressive with unique visits up by 32.19%. The News, Events and Business links you see below represent the Top … [Read more...] about MyPE Top Twenty up to May 2012
Single Dinner Parties
Finding it difficult to meet new people? Does it seem like there are no single people out and about in Port Elizabeth? Well you are not the only one. Single Dinner Parties is a concept with a different and more intimate way to meeting new people. So what is the concept you ask? Twelve people – six males and six females will get together to increase their circle of friends, meet for great conversation and dinner. Join us for a fun filled, no strings attached, unique evening. The Single … [Read more...] about Single Dinner Parties
