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Driving the Woody Cape dirt road between Kenton and Alexandria – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Driving the Woody Cape dirt road between Kenton and Alexandria: I have always just driven the R72 between Alexandria and Kenton-on-Sea and have only just seen the coastline and Alexandria dune field from the air on the occasion that the plane did fly this way en-route to or from PE airport.  I have also always just heard how beautiful the drive along the loop past Woody Cape is and during a weekend in Kenton-on-Sea decided that it … [Read more...] about Driving the Woody Cape dirt road between Kenton and Alexandria – Featured Blog

Road Closure – R75 between Graaff-Reinet and Jansenville

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Road Closure – R75 between Graaff-Reinet and Jansenville: August 15, 2016 – The South African National Roads Agency Ltd (SANRAL) would like to advise motorists that road closure will take place to allow a crane to lift drilling rigs onto the top of the cutting within the road reserve on Tuesday, 16 August 2016 in the Ravelskloof cuttings, approximately 10km north of Jansenville on the R75 Section 4. The National Road will be closed for up to one hour at a time between 08:00 am and 17:00 pm on … [Read more...] about Road Closure – R75 between Graaff-Reinet and Jansenville

Road Closure – R75 between Graaff-Reinet and Jansenville

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Road Closure – R75 between Graaff-Reinet and Jansenville: August 04, 2016 – The South African National Roads Agency Ltd (SANRAL) would like to advise motorists that road closure will take place to allow a crane to lift drilling rigs onto the top of the cutting within the road reserve on Saturday, 6 August 2016 in the Ravelskloof cuttings, approximately 10km north of Jansenville on the R75 Section 4. The National Road will be closed for up to one hour at a time between 09:00 am and 13:00 pm on … [Read more...] about Road Closure – R75 between Graaff-Reinet and Jansenville

SANRAL concludes busy week on N2 Wild Coast Toll Road Project

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SANRAL concludes busy week on N2 Wild Coast Toll Road Project: TAKING FLIGHT: Transport Minister Dipuo Peters, SANRAL CEO Nazir Alli and Eastern Cape Department of Roads and Public Works MEC Thandiswa Marawu attended a stakeholder meeting and fly-over to the N2 Wild Coast Toll Road with the Kings of Pondoland in Port St. Johns, Eastern Cape. Port St. Johns, Eastern Cape, 25 July 2016 – The South African National Road Agency Limited (SANRAL) has concluded a busy week of outreaches, stakeholder … [Read more...] about SANRAL concludes busy week on N2 Wild Coast Toll Road Project

Engineering consortia visit sites for N2 Wild Coast Road Mega-Bridges

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Engineering consortia visit sites for N2 Wild Coast Road Mega-Bridges: Mthatha, Eastern Cape — SANRAL announced today that it has concluded a two-day briefing session and site visit for the Msikaba and Mtentu bridges to be constructed for the N2 Wild Coast Toll Road project. According to Craig McLachlan, SANRAL Project Manager, the meeting took place with six pre-qualified consortia from the thirteen applications received following tender notices. “These tender briefings are typical … [Read more...] about Engineering consortia visit sites for N2 Wild Coast Road Mega-Bridges

Nothing “stealthy” about N2 Wild Coast Road project – SANRAL

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Nothing “stealthy” about N2 Wild Coast Road project – SANRAL: Port Elizabeth 18 July 2016: IT is unfortunate that once again some KwaZulu-Natal media reports this past week have framed developments of the N2 Wild Coast Toll Road Project Road as a project by “stealth,” the South African National Roads Agency Ltd (SANRAL) says. So much has been written by KZN media about the project, most recently after receiving a briefing on it directly from SANRAL at a meeting hosted by the Durban Chamber of … [Read more...] about Nothing “stealthy” about N2 Wild Coast Road project – SANRAL

PE in the news: Highlanders finish strong to start Super Rugby road trip with maximum points

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Highlanders finish strong to start Super Rugby road trip with maximum points: Job done, yet there are still work-ons for the Highlanders after the resumption of their Super Rugby title defence belatedly gathered momentum against the dogged though ultimately dispirited Kings in Port Elizabeth. A compelling final quarter produced a ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. Rugby: Late tries seal Highlanders win: The Highlanders have produced a late blitz, with fullback Matt Faddes completing a … [Read more...] about PE in the news: Highlanders finish strong to start Super Rugby road trip with maximum points

PE in the news: Mutilated rhino in South Africa on long road to recovery

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Mutilated rhino in South Africa on long road to recovery: A year after being left for dead on a game reserve outside South Africa's southern city of Port Elizabeth, Hope has undergone about 15 operations to reconstruct her ravaged face. Veterinary surgeon Johan Marais sounded optimistic after examining the wound ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. Family want hurt IS recruit brought back: The Moosagie family of Port Elizabeth left in January last year and are believed to be in Raqqa, … [Read more...] about PE in the news: Mutilated rhino in South Africa on long road to recovery

NMMU cyclist selected for SA road team

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NMMU cyclist selected for SA road team by Port Elizabeth – MyPR: Port Elizabeth cyclist and NMMU student Anja Gerber has been selected for the junior national road team. Photo: Supplied Port Elizabeth cyclist Anja Gerber ticked off one of her goals when she was selected for the junior national women’s road team that will be competing in races across Europe from the end of June. The 17-year-old NMMU student, who was notified by Cycling South Africa last week, was earlier this year also … [Read more...] about NMMU cyclist selected for SA road team

Lloyd Road lodgers allow photo shoot near Dempsey’s, PE. – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Lloyd Road lodgers allow photo shoot near Dempsey’s, PE. by Dempsey's Self Catering: These Lloyd Road Lodgers nonchalantly allowed a photo shoot one hot summer’s day this year, all I had to do was approach slowly and calmly and the scene was mine for the taking. Close up they are distinctly beautiful. They used to be called the ‘Dikkop’ bird, an Afrikaans word meaning ‘thick head’. Their name has been … [Read more...] about Lloyd Road lodgers allow photo shoot near Dempsey’s, PE. – Featured Blog

Notes From Oregon: A Road Trip To Joubertina Away From Paradise – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Notes From Oregon: A Road Trip To Joubertina Away From Paradise by Millerslocal.co.za - Millerslocal's Blog: By Clayton Truscott - ex PE localLiving in Portland has forced me to reevaluate how I measure the distance of things.For example, I drive from Oregon to Washington 5 days a week, where I work in a different state with different tax codes, regulations and laws. It’s only 22 kilometers, but the distance is significant.At the … [Read more...] about Notes From Oregon: A Road Trip To Joubertina Away From Paradise – Featured Blog

1867: White’s Road – Then and Now

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This image is from the MyPE Editor's Flickr Account - offering some topical daily images from a phone smarter than Alan, occasional images from a DSLR and scanned images of Port Elizabeth as he wanders around the Bay pretending to know a lot and sometimes succeeding in making a complete hash of it! 1867: White's Road Image by awstraton At the foot of White's Road looking towards Market Square after the great storm of 20 to 21 November 1867. White's Road today: This image is … [Read more...] about 1867: White’s Road – Then and Now

The buzz at 154 Main Road, Walmer, Port Elizabeth. – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: The buzz at 154 Main Road, Walmer, Port Elizabeth. by Dempsey's Self Catering: Some more rearranging of the furniture in Walmer has brought with it a ‘buzz’. We’ve been watching the changing space at No. 154 Main Road, Walmer, barely 2kms from us Dempsey’s Guest House. If we remember correctly, it all started years ago with the opening of The Scrapbook Nook and then Execu Cut. Alongside them was Casa Rosa Florist … [Read more...] about The buzz at 154 Main Road, Walmer, Port Elizabeth. – Featured Blog