The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality wishes to advise that the Mfanasekhaya Gqobose Building (formerly Eric Tindale Building) in Govan Mbeki Avenue is now open for business with residents. This follows the labour unrest that saw staff from the Budget and Treasury Directorate abandoning their workstations last week. The Municipality wishes to apologise to residents for [...]

How often do you think about your food while you’re eating it? In our modern world, with our tendency to outsource food production, we’ve lost our connection to almost every aspect of the food chain. My feeling is that this is bound to have consequences down the line… In centuries gone by, we would have [...]

Nine of South Africa’s top universities will gather in Port Elizabeth next week when the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University hosts the national student cycling championships. The University Sports South Africa event, presented by Bestmed, starts on June 25 with the mountain bike events and the opening stage of the three-day road tour. The reigning champion [...]

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) slowed to 5.6% year-on-year in May, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Wednesday. CPI which the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) uses to target inflation had been in the upper range of the 3 to 6 percent range for three consecutive months. “The headline CPI annual inflation rate in [...]

How scary (and fortuitous) is this? I was today threatened over the phone by an irate person – see: You catch more bees with honey than vinegar – and not 10 minutes later this guide by Kathleen Rice, Director, Technology, Media and Telecommunications Practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, landed in my inbox – God works [...]

In confirmation of the fact that doing good leads to good I was pleasantly surprised to read the following Fact of the Day in the Daily Maverick this morning: There are lots of animals out there, so it’s difficult to confirm this one, but we feel fairly confident in declaring that only one animal has [...]

To see how hard working Ward Councillors go about their jobs, see Ward 5 councillor, Jeremey Davis’ newsletter below. You may contact Ward 9 using the contact form at the bottom of this report. 27/05/2013 – Monday One of the owners at Kondoa flats, 16 Rose Street, Central, came to the office to discuss the [...]

The National Heritage Council plans to fix neglected sites such as Emlotheni and the grave of Govan Mbeki. Uploaded to Youtube by: sabcdigitalnewsPosted to MyPE by: Alan Straton Submit your favourite Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage and Despatch videos for consideration for publication on MyPE by filling in the form below: Click here to see more PE [...]

The Deja Vu dance crew demonstrate their moves on the Donkin Reserve in Port Elizabeth. Uploaded to Youtube by: poplocknrollvideosPosted to MyPE by: Alan Straton Submit your favourite Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage and Despatch videos for consideration for publication on MyPE by filling in the form below: Click here to see more PE Videos. Article source: [...]

Two Port Elizabeth talents are finalists in the McDonald’s Street Rhythms competition; Dance Crew DejaVu and DJ Muzero, will compete in the final event on 28th June in Johannesburg – where two of the eight semi-finalists will walk away winners (one DJ one Dance Crew). McDonald’s Street Rhythms, a national competition which showcases local talent [...]