John Gomomo Bursary Fund
T he Uitenhage based Volkswagen Group South Africa has partnered with Volkswagen’s National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) to launch the John Gomomo Bursary Fund. The funding for this bursary scheme comes from the Work Security Fund which provides training to retrenched employees and unemployed persons. The fund also provides scholarships and bursaries as [...]
Singing for their Studies
T woTone Music’s popular ‘Tuxedo Club’ is back with their suave, sexy salute to some of the most iconic tuxedo-clad showmen of our time. Audiences were on their feet during the debut show last month and director Ulagh Williams believes that TwoTone has found a real ‘dream team’ of artists, featuring a blend of experienced and [...]
Being Dronk is NOT Cool
T he Democratic Alliance welcomes the MEC for Safety and Liaison, Helen Sauls-August’s frustration with the number of liquor licences being issued in the province as reported in the Daily Dispatch on 18 May 2012. For some time now the Democratic Alliance has been warning the Department of Safely and Liaison that alcohol misuse is a [...]
Free Tickets to MBay Megafest
O rganisers of the MBay Megafest at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on June 2 expect ticket sales to spike and sell-out after a promising first week of ticket availability. Zeranza SA CEO, Andrea Wessels, confirmed a “steady demand for tickets” since sales opened at Computicket late last Friday 11 May and predicted that demand would [...]
Hope for rural Eastern Cape haemophilia sufferers
R ecently in-the news Igazi Foundation follows up the opening of the Eastern Cape’s first comprehensive haematology treatment unit at the Provincial Hospital in Port Elizabeth early in May 2012 with further benefits for the province: It is thanks to the presence of the Aloe Igazi unit, the quality of its staff and facilities, that the [...]
Port Elizabeth in the News on 18 May 2012
S evens series attracts record numbers – Indian Weekender – indianweekender.co.nz 05/18/2012 Sevens series attracts record numbersIndian WeekenderAustralia's move to the Gold Coast was well supported at the start of the season; Port Elizabeth's Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium provided a ca more… Concrete society has bright future – CEO – Creamer Media's Engineering News – engineeringnews.co.za [...]
Hobie Beach Close Action Sailing Video
C raig and Mark Teasdale sailed in the South African Boardwalk Hobie 16 Nationals held offshore of Port Elizabeth on the last weekend of April 2012. Craig and Mark have been racing in the Hobie 16 class since 2011. Their video below shows spectacular capsizes and a great shot of their Hobie racing away from the [...]
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I live and work in Port Elizabeth. Over the years Port Elizabeth has grown on me, yes sure it has it's moments where things go wrong, but over all it definitely has allot to offer. This blog is where I will show You Port Elizabeth through my eys. After all, it is my home.
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