Whist a large part of the country was watching the other game of cricket (baseball?) in the county – SONA – our very own Sunrisers Eastern Cape T20 Cricket team was dishing out a spanking to the Joburg Super Kings in their own backyard.And all it took was an Aiden Markram century to deal the 14 run death blow. The Sunrisers will now meet the Pretoria Capitals in the final on 11 February at the Wanderers from 16h30. Go On - Share the Gqeberha Love! Views Since 15 July 2022: 64 Gqeberha's … [Read more...] about Celebration Time For Sunrisers
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Life sentence handed to five-year-old Chantelle Makwena’s killer
Dear EditorThe DA welcomes the life sentence handed to a Gqeberha man who was found guilty of the violent rape and murder of five-year-old Chantelle Makwena. Little Chantelle, from Rocklands in Nelson Mandela Bay, was brutally raped and killed in August 2019 by a man out on bail for another rape. He dumped her lifeless body in a pit latrine. Her killer, Ricardo Gysman, initially pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape and the murder but was found guilty and was today sentenced in the Gqeberha … [Read more...] about Life sentence handed to five-year-old Chantelle Makwena’s killer
Online tickets for opening ICC Women’s T20 World Cup match sold out
Online tickets for the opening ICC Women’s T20 World Cup match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Newlands Cricket Ground on Friday, 10 February have been sold out. Only a limited number of tickets are available through Western Province Cricket Club, who will be open for public sales on their online portal throughout the day.The match is the start of 15 days of action-packed cricket across the three venues of Newlands, Boland Park and St George’s Park, where the world’s best cricketers will … [Read more...] about Online tickets for opening ICC Women’s T20 World Cup match sold out
Matt Livigni – New CTSA MD
Gqeberha, South Africa, February 10, 2023 – Continental Tyre South Africa (CTSA) has welcomed its new managing director, Matt Livigni, who brings a wealth of experience to the company thanks to his 33-year career with Continental.Prior to joining Continental Tyre SA, Livigni was MD of Continental Tire Canada for six years, and also served as executive director of the Tire and Rubber Association of Canada over the same period. Livigni succeeds Martin Buday, who headed up the South African … [Read more...] about Matt Livigni – New CTSA MD
Why Prepaid is Ideal for Landlords
For us, the ideal prepaid solution for landlords starts with a memory of the guy who liked the product so much, he bought the company! (Disclaimer: We didn’t quite buy the company but did invest time, money and energy in it.)Personally I have been through the mill with tenants – not all of them ideal, some of them exemplary and others so nit picky and payment averse that we would fight every month. Ideal Prepaid Water Meter User Interface Unit – UIU (keypad) – WITH User Replaceable Batteries. … [Read more...] about Why Prepaid is Ideal for Landlords
Betway SA20 semi-finals match-day guide
Wednesday, 8 February: The four teams to compete for the opportunity to lift the inaugural Betway SA20 trophy have been confirmed. Pretoria Capitals will take on Paarl Royals in the first semi-final at the Wanderers on 8 February with Joburg Super Kings facing Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the second semi-final at Centurion on 9 February.The league matches have delivered action-packed and nail-biting cricket in front of capacity crowds across the six venues in the country, bringing it down to … [Read more...] about Betway SA20 semi-finals match-day guide
Apartheid and Maybelline
There is a ‘diatribe’ credited to a person with a very African name that pops up on Social Media every now and then – reproduced at the bottom of my comments for your edification.Basically the ‘diatribe’ is one calculated to make people who benefited under apartheid feel smug and holier than thou – basically it is a slap in the face for those who did suffer under apartheid which removed the ONE THING that we all fight for every day of our lives – FREEDOM.A quick message to those that post the … [Read more...] about Apartheid and Maybelline
Business Chamber and NMB Municipality join hands to get the Bay working again
A groundbreaking memorandum of understanding signed between the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber and the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality this week paves the way for businesses to partner with the metro on implementing solutions in response to the multiple challenges facing the metro.Faced with crumbling infrastructure, service delivery issues, cable theft and vandalism, a water crisis and ongoing loadshedding, Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber chief executive Denise van Huyssteen said that … [Read more...] about Business Chamber and NMB Municipality join hands to get the Bay working again
Take Your Partner to St Georges Park for Valentines Day
The Women’s T20 ICC World Cup starts on 10 February 2023.Played at venues in Cape Town, Paarl and Gqeberha we will get to see some of the top women players in the world in action. Gqeberha’s St Georges Park will play host to five of the pool games: Friday 10 February 19h00 – South Africa vs Sri Lanka – Newlands Saturday 11 February 15h00 – West Indies vs England Australia vs New Zealand – Boland Park Sunday 12 February 15h00 – India vs Pakistan and Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka – Newlands Monday 13 … [Read more...] about Take Your Partner to St Georges Park for Valentines Day
Call for gender equity on eve of Women’s T20 World Cup
The International Cricket Council (ICC) and UNICEF have joined hands to promote gender equity, tolerance and inclusion through cricket, as South Africa prepares to host the Women’s T20 World Cup, from 10 to 26 February.Fixtures here: Take Your Partner to St Georges Park for Valentines Day The latest phase of the partnership – which was launched in October 2022 -mobilizes the power of cricket to drive positive social change and to encourage girls and women to play and be empowered by cricket. … [Read more...] about Call for gender equity on eve of Women’s T20 World Cup
Training to upgrade the N2 between Grahamstown and Fish River Pass
Upgrading the N2 between Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) and Fish River Pass, Phase 3, will create much-needed jobs and boost the economy of the Ngqushwa and Makana Local Municipalities, stakeholders were told.Councillor Lindiwe Mdabula, Ngqushwa Local Municipality’s portfolio head for budget and treasury, said that the upgrading of the route is important for the growth of the town.“Upgrading the route is important for the municipality’s economic growth. Unemployment is high in the municipality … [Read more...] about Training to upgrade the N2 between Grahamstown and Fish River Pass
reland stun Australia as ICC Women’s T20 World Cup warm-ups conclude
reland pulled off a shock win over reigning champions Australia in a topsy-turvy day of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup matches.England emerged with two warm-up wins from two by beating New Zealand, and the West Indies clung on to defeat Sri Lanka in Cape Town. India proved too strong for Bangladesh as they recorded a 52-run victory, while hosts South Africa powered to a six-wicket win over Pakistan. Ireland pull off surprise Orla Prendergast put on a fine all-round display as Ireland chased down 169 … [Read more...] about reland stun Australia as ICC Women’s T20 World Cup warm-ups conclude
Celebrate Mother’s Day in the Mother City at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10K
Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Runners and walkers are invited to enjoy an active start to Mother’s Day on Sunday 14 May 2023 by taking on the 8th annual Absa RUN YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10K that will start at 09:00 at Woodbridge Island (Milnerton) and finish in Lower Long Street opposite the Absa Building in Cape Town CBD. “The Absa RUN YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10K is a ‘proudly South African, proudly … [Read more...] about Celebrate Mother’s Day in the Mother City at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10K
On the Road Again
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality would like to inform commuters and residents that the Libhongolethu IPTS bus service has resumed operations.The service was suspended on the 6th of January 2023 due to an illegal strike by certain employees with issues around the payment of bonuses. The bus service will resume from Tuesday, 7 February 2023 starting at 05h00 as per the usual schedule. The resumption of the service follows an intervention by the Municipality’s Roads and Transport Directorate, … [Read more...] about On the Road Again
SA Bowler Rises to Second
South Africa left-arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba has overtaken India’s Deepti Sharma to grab second position among bowlers in the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings after a fine performance against India in the final of the South Africa Tri-series which also featured the West Indies.Mlaba grabbed two for 16 in the final in East London to finish with six wickets in the Tri-Series which came at just 8.66 runs apiece and she conceded just 3.25 runs per over to move to a career-best 753 … [Read more...] about SA Bowler Rises to Second
