Internationally renowned academic Professor Colin Bundy, who recently retired as the first Principal of Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, will be launching his biography of anti-apartheid legend and ANC stalwart Govan Mbeki at the Red Location Museum on Wednesday night 18 July from 17:30. Generally the outlines of Mbeki's life are fairly well-known; author Colin Bundy goes beyond that outline by presenting a book drawing on lengthy interviews with Mbeki and paying particular … [Read more...] about Colin Bundy to launch Govan Mbeki biography in Port Elizabeth
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Main Street Port Elizabeth in the Old Days
Scratching in my Mother's attic I found an old photo album with images from when her Mother was a child and towards the end of the album a series of 12 images of Old Port Elizabeth - so here they go - one a day and a round up on day 12. Enjoy this image looking down Port Elizabeth's Main Street (now Govan Mbeki Ave.) from the Market Square (now Vuyisile Mini Square): Share your historical images with MyPE by submitting them HERE. … [Read more...] about Main Street Port Elizabeth in the Old Days
Govan Mbeki Kiosk Thieves Arrested
Two investigators of the Mandela Bay Development Agency, an entity of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, arrested a suspect of a series of break-ins at kiosks, that took place over the past eighteen months, today at 11:30. Angus Wilson and Sicelo Zalabe's good work came after they obtained excellent CCTV footage from the control room in South End, manned by the municipality's Safety and Security personnel. Although two men took part in more than 10 break-ins that cost one trader as much … [Read more...] about Govan Mbeki Kiosk Thieves Arrested
Oom Govan Mbeki to be Honoured at Red Location Museum
The inspirational political life of Mr Govan Mbeki, the late father of Former President Thabo Mbeki, will be celebrated with a Memorial Lecture themed Remembering a true revolutionary and intellectual at the Red Location Museum on Thursday night at 17:30. This revered national leader of the African National Congress, the oldest liberation movement on the African continent, was once a resident of Red Location - where the museum is situated - and organized political activities from his … [Read more...] about Oom Govan Mbeki to be Honoured at Red Location Museum
