The Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA) today moved into New Brighton's Singaphi Street to kick-start a R40 million, multi-year environmental upgrade. The breaking of ground is a culmination of long hours and months of consultation with various stakeholders as well as gathering local community input in order to shape the nature and form of the upgrade. Singaphi Street, situated in the old township of Red Location is a strategic access route to one of the City's tourism icons, the Red Location … [Read more...] about R40m Singaphi Street Environmental upgrade
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Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Visual Art sees double in 2014
Twenty eight year old twin brothers Hasan and Husain Essop are the winners of the 2014 Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Visual Art. Their exhibition at the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Art Museum, titled UNREST, will be opened by Associate Professor Andrea Hurst from the NMMU School of Language, Media and Culture on 24 July 2014. Born and raised in Cape Town, the twins have been collaborating since their graduation from the Michaelis School of Fine Art in 2007. They both completed a … [Read more...] about Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Visual Art sees double in 2014
Executive Mayor’s Full State Of The Metro Address
On 11 April 2014 the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitam Mayor, addressed invited guests and media, in the Feathermarket Hall, on the State of the Metro. This is his full unabridged speech: (Click here to rate the SOMA Address) Good Evening, Molweni, Goeienaand Firstly, I wish to pay tribute to a hero and heroine of the struggle who passed on yesterday. I refer to Mrs Mthimkulu, the mother of the former leader of the Congress of South African Students, Siphiwo Mthimkulu, and Oom Joe … [Read more...] about Executive Mayor’s Full State Of The Metro Address
Red Location Museum impasse must be broken
The Red Location Museum has been closed for a number of months as a result of an impasse between the community and provincial and local government because they have not resolved housing issues in that community. The local and provincial government has repeatedly promised to deal with these housing issues but has failed to do so. This bureaucratic impasse must be broken. It is actions such as these which are costing us much needed jobs in the Nelson Mandela Metropole. The Red Location … [Read more...] about Red Location Museum impasse must be broken
Armourers Anonymous raising funds for PE SAAF Museum displays
Armourers Anonymous, a unique book written by Willie Burger and Boff van Zyl, available in English & Afrikaans is now on sale from the Friends of the Port Elizabeth SAAF Museum. It covers most of weapons used in the SAAF except nuclear or atomic weapons. It is a very easy read with many fun stories of his past. Proceeds from the sale of the book will be used for PE SAAF Museum displays. Armourers Anonymous provides an informative glimpse into the evolution of aircraft armament, … [Read more...] about Armourers Anonymous raising funds for PE SAAF Museum displays
MyPE Top 500
The year 2013 was a bit of a watershed year as Google removed the most basic of SEO techniques and guides by ceasing reporting to web site owners exactly which search terms had been typed into a Google Search box to find the web site that Google referred the searcher to. Confused? What happened in the past was that when you did a search on Google for Port Elizabeth and clicked from the Google MyPE result to the MyPE site then Google told MyPE that someone searching for Port Elizabeth was … [Read more...] about MyPE Top 500
Chill in the Northern Areas
Following the successful opening of the Summer Season held at Hobie Beach on December 16, the beat goes on. As part of the Summer Season events, the Phola Festival, which was scheduled to be held at the Red Location Museum, has since been changed to a "Chill Festival", which will now be held on the same date, 18 December 2013, at Varsvlei in the Northern Areas. The change of venue has been necessitated by the commitment of the municipal leadership to give space and respect to the continuous … [Read more...] about Chill in the Northern Areas
Thousands came to say goodbye to Madiba
Official attendance figures indicates that 23 900 people came to the iconic Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium to say goodbye to Dr Nelson Mandela, affectionately known as Madiba, at the Eastern Cape Memorial Service today. (See: Nelson Mandela Bay Memorial and Images for images) The smiling face of the fallen hero on large banners adorning the stadium, almost seemed life-like when the brave young souls of two daycare centres, Haas Das and Omega Day Care, sang Twinkle Little Star, the National … [Read more...] about Thousands came to say goodbye to Madiba
Athenaeum hosts acclaimed New Brighton artist’s first solo exhibition in 15 years
Dolla Sapeta is having a mid-life colour crisis. It is not his fault, he maintains, that the monochrome of township life led him to pop art. Who could resist the allure of streaking bright yellow, tangerine, lapis lazuli blue and neon green across the greys and browns of zones made to keep people locked into earth tones? At 47, Sapeta has earned the right to contemplate colour and its impact across his bold, socio-political body of art. The opening of Sapeta's first solo exhibition in his … [Read more...] about Athenaeum hosts acclaimed New Brighton artist’s first solo exhibition in 15 years
Hold hands for Mandela
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality will hold a Dr Nelson Mandela Memorial Day today at the Vuyisile Mini Square starting at 13:00. The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University will also form part of the service. Municipal employees will join the Dr Nelson Mandela Memorial Day human chain from Lillian Diedericks and Mfanasekhaya Gqobose Buildings at 12:00. They will then proceed to Vuyisile Mini Square, where they will participate in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality's prayer service to be … [Read more...] about Hold hands for Mandela
Nelson Mandela Bay memorial and funeral service arrangements
African National Congress Secretary General Gwede Mantashe will be delivering the keynote address at the Eastern Cape Memorial Service that will be held at the award-winning Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium from 9am on Friday, 13 December. Reverend Andile Mbete from the Anglican Church of Southern Africa will lead the memorial service and national artists Zahara, Lusanda, Eastern Cape Gospel Talent and other artists will get the unique opportunity for a musical tribute to the first democratically … [Read more...] about Nelson Mandela Bay memorial and funeral service arrangements
Port Elizabeth in the News on 20 November 2013
Zuma opens Spring Grove dam - Independent Online - iol.co.za11/20/2013Independent OnlineZuma opens Spring Grove damIndependent OnlineHe opened the Grootvlei power station plant in Mpumalanga in September and, earlier this month, was in Port Elizabeth where he opened a T more... Lions to warm up against Kings - SPORT24 - sport24.co.za11/20/2013Lions to warm up against KingsSPORT24They will then tackle the Kings - who they knocked out of the Super Rugby competition - in Port Elizabeth on … [Read more...] about Port Elizabeth in the News on 20 November 2013
The Top 1000 Keywords used on MyPE during October 2013
The MyPE business directory has a handy search function that logs all the keywords used in searches made. We provide you with this data in an effort to help webmasters, internet marketers, Search Engine Optimisation experts and Port Elizabeth based AdWords experts with some handy keyphrases that are used by people when searching for Port Elizabeth businesses, products and services. These do serve as a handy resource when looking for those elusive keywords that you need to kickstart your SEO … [Read more...] about The Top 1000 Keywords used on MyPE during October 2013
Red Location Museum temporarily closed until further notice
The Red Location Museum, an international award-winning facility and a major catalyst for development in New Brighton, is currently temporarily closed until further notice due to community protests. The unfortunate threats against the museum started on Friday, 18 October, and as an interim measure this invaluable community resource has been closed to ensure the safety of our visitors, employees and the buildings. … [Read more...] about Red Location Museum temporarily closed until further notice
Ward 2 Report – September 2013
To see how hard working Ward Councillors go about their jobs, see Ward 2 councillor, Dean Biddulph’s newsletter below. You may contact Ward 2 using the contact form at the bottom of this report. Dean writes: I am absolutely thrilled to announce that after reconciling all the hard copy petitions that we have already received (with many more to still come in), that the Save Our Metro petition has not only passed the 10 000 mark, it has shattered it. As of today, the petition total is … [Read more...] about Ward 2 Report – September 2013
