Ian Gray, NSRI Port Elizabeth station commander, said; “At 17h00 on Sunday 14 April, the NSRI Port Elizabeth volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following a request for medical assistance from the Chokka fishing boat UMZAMO, 15 nautical miles South West of Port Elizabeth, reporting a crewman onboard to be coughing up blood (Haemoptysis). “Initially NSRI St Francis Bay … [Read more...] about Those Chinese Lanterns AGAIN
Port Elizabeth Sailor in Les Voiles de Saint Barth regatta win
MUSIC, a South African Swan 53 owned and skippered by James Blakemore and crewed by young South African sailors beat stiff competition to take the Spinnaker 1 class at Les Voiles de Saint Barth regatta on Sunday 14 April. Sunday’s conditions suited the heavier Swan, which saw them post a 3-2-1-1-1 overall and landing them the top spot ahead of Defiance (USA). Patrick … [Read more...] about Port Elizabeth Sailor in Les Voiles de Saint Barth regatta win
Schildknecht makes victory look effortless
Cast your mind back almost one year and all the talk was about the torrid conditions creating one of the toughest but most memorable IRONMAN events ever experienced on the African continent and for many, anywhere in the world. This year, in stark contrast, Nelson Mandela Bay blessed athletes with near perfect conditions while spectators were enjoyed some scintillating racing as … [Read more...] about Schildknecht makes victory look effortless
Twittering from PE’s Twitterati on 15 April 2013
We have PICKED out a few Tweets from the 1 227 members of the Port Elizabeth Twitterati lists for your reading pleasure below – if you are signed into Twitter you can reply right from here. MyPE sweats the k*k stuff so you can see the good stuff. Don’t forget to follow MyPE on Twitter. Tweets from recent additions to the PETwitterati Lists (Don’t judge – rather praise them for … [Read more...] about Twittering from PE’s Twitterati on 15 April 2013
76% of informal settlements have no sanitation services
Residents of informal settlements in the Eastern Cape are living in squalor due to a lack of toilet and sanitary services in these areas. Of the 387 informal settlements in the province, a total of 146 697 out of a total of 608 435 informal dwellings receive some sort of toilet and hygiene service from the province. This equates to only 24% of all settlements receiving toilet … [Read more...] about 76% of informal settlements have no sanitation services
