This vehicle, registration number: FDT 821 EC, was spotted on the Pedestrian crossing between the Boardwalk and Hobie Beach on Marine Drive on 09/11/2012 at around 12:15 pm. And you said that our Traffic Cops didn't stop Taxis! Colour me bloody impressed is all I can say. So FDT 821 EC stops on the pedestrian crossing between the Boardwalk and Hobie Beach on Marine Drive. Much hooting ensues so the miscreant sloooooowly proceeds another 100 metres and comes to another stop for … [Read more...] about Today’s Traffic Hooligan is FDT 821 EC – AND meet my new HERO
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Pierre Dorfling
Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Pierre Dorfling from Boomtown: Pierre Dorfling has been headhunted from Quirk E-Marketing to join the Boomtown national agency network as its digital guru. Pierre combines his love for strategic problem solving to create unique marketing functions in the ever-changing digital space. Boomtown MD Wayne Harrison said of the appointment: “Pierre’s practical mind allows him to solve problems and issues in the digital space … [Read more...] about Pierre Dorfling
Motse Mfuleni
Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Motse Mfuleni from Vodacom Uitenhage: On the opening of his first Vodacom franchise shop at the Kwanobuhle Shopping Centre on the corner of Matanzima and Bereng Roads in Kwanobuhle, Uitenhage on 1 November 2012. This shop is one of 18 official Vodacom branded stores in the Eastern Cape and falls under Motse's Imbizo Group brand. Staff are highly incentivised and looking forward to success in this very competitive … [Read more...] about Motse Mfuleni
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) Review
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is the big budget blockbuster sequel of the 2008 Action Adventure, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and is just as much fun to watch through as the first one. The story has a slight continuation on the first, but you could quite easily watch Journey 2 without the need to go back and see what happened previously. We follow Sean (who was a character in the first movie – played by Josh Hutcherson from The Hunger Games) and his step-father (played by Dwayne … [Read more...] about Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) Review
New Branch of Mr Soapy and Mrs Goodies
Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Mr Soapy & Mrs Goodies on the opening of a new branch in Newton Park: Did you know that for stains on fabric, the quick application of cold water is vital. Mr Soapy offers free professional advice for removal because using the incorrect product, is worse than doing nothing at all. Removable stains have specific "antidotes" otherwise they may be irreversibly set. In 4th Avenue, Newton Park, you will find treasures & … [Read more...] about New Branch of Mr Soapy and Mrs Goodies
Prof Rossouw von Solms
Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Prof Rossouw von Solms from NMMU: Prof Rossouw von Solms, director of Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University's Institute for Information and Communication Technology Advancement (IICTA), is one of the country's leading experts in information security. Focusing specifically on the human aspects of information security, he is determined to instil a culture of e-safety through education, tackling such issues as safe banking … [Read more...] about Prof Rossouw von Solms
Prof Bert Olivier
Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Prof Bert Olivier from NMMU: Professor of philosophy Bert Olivier has always strived to ask the uncomfortable questions that challenge the status quo, but ultimately aim at improving life for all. Olivier's research has earned him a number of awards, like that NMMU's top researcher of the year award on several occasions. In addition to his awards from the university and the former UPE, he received the Stals Prize for … [Read more...] about Prof Bert Olivier
Prof Richard Cowling
Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Prof Richard Cowling from NMMU: With the world's ecosystems increasingly under threat, the work of National Research Foundation A1-researcher botany professor Richard Cowling becomes increasingly important. The 2009 recipient of the prestigious Gold Medal from the Southern Africa Association for the Advancement of Science is one of the world's leading authorities in conservation science. Working closely with stakeholders, … [Read more...] about Prof Richard Cowling
Prof Danie Hattingh
Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Prof Danie Hattingh from NMMU: The team that Prof Danie Hattingh heads at NMMU, eNtsa, has been responsible for much innovation through engineering. This includes a repair process that will save the power generation industry millions of rands. WeldCore™ won the National Innovation Competition for their development of a novel repair process geared towards the power generation industry. The unique repair process, which has two … [Read more...] about Prof Danie Hattingh
Prof Mark Watson
Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Prof Mark Watson from NMMU: For more than a decade, psychology professor Mark Watson has studied the changing career aspirations and occupational knowledge of 45 children - following them from Grade R to Grade 12 - in an attempt to understand why young people sometimes make the wrong career choices. His work has led to a valuable career assessment tool, My Systems of Career Influences (MSCI), which helps pupils realistically … [Read more...] about Prof Mark Watson
Ryan Allan
Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Ryan Allan from NMB Transition Network: Shift, a Non Profit Organisation that aims to raise awareness amongst young South Africans about the role that design can play in developing practical and sustainable solutions to every day challenges, recently announced the sixteen finalist concepts for this year's Fresh Talent Sustainable Design Competition. Included in the finalists was Port Elizabeth based Ryan Allan for his design … [Read more...] about Ryan Allan
The Lucky One (2012) Movie Review
If you’re looking for a decent romantic drama that is great for a Date Night, then look no further than The Lucky One. The film centers around a Marine who finds a photograph of a woman while on a tour in Iraq and believes it serves as a lucky charm for him during some trying times in battle. He returns to the US and he sets out to search for her and thank her for saving his life. What follows is a good story which leads you on a pleasant 101 minute journey, which helps you appreciate how the … [Read more...] about The Lucky One (2012) Movie Review
Census 2011 – We need more connectivity
For me the most distressing factoid in the recent Census 2011 numbers revolves around access to the internet. Out of the 1 687 385 households in the Eastern Cape a total of 1 280 642 have NO access to the internet (75.89%). Music to the ears of our political masters I am sure as the risk of a social media revolution is severely diminished. Reading through the numbers is a bit of an exercise in depression as the Western Cape, Gauteng and Kwazulu-Natal outstrip the Eastern Cape in all the … [Read more...] about Census 2011 – We need more connectivity
Moladi
Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Moladi who recently featured in a Forbes India article titled; "To build or not to build? – That is the question." Here’s a dilemma: You are the owner of a construction company and to expand your market, you need to go into neighborhoods where clients can’t pay the typical construction costs; where there is a dearth of skilled labour and where it is nearly impossible to transport the materials typically associated with your … [Read more...] about Moladi
R176 Million for Southern Kings Super Rugby Home Games?
The Southern Kings franchise are scheduled to play 16 matches in the Vodacom Super Rugby tournament which runs from 15 February 2013 until the Vodacom Super Rugby Final on 3 August 2013. Of those 16 matches the Southern Kings will play 8 matches in Port Elizabeth's Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium plus one more at a local venue still to be confirmed. The official average attendance figures at each of the 2012 Super Rugby games reflected 21 807 spectators per match out of a total of 2 725 929 … [Read more...] about R176 Million for Southern Kings Super Rugby Home Games?
