It was history in the making on Saturday, 22 June at the PE Opera House. Many of gifted poets took the stage to showcase their abilities both in poetry and performance at the launch of the Praat Poetry Festival which I was very fortunate to attend. The organisers did an amazing job at putting together this high class event and I applaud them for the results. The Saturday event … [Read more...] about Praat Poetry Festival, Saturday review
Local supplier recognised by Volkswagen Group
Principle Plastics was recently recognised by Volkswagen Group as one of its best suppliers in 2013. The Port Elizabeth based company was among the 21 global suppliers that were honoured at the 2013 Volkswagen Group Awards in Dresden, Germany. The awards recognise suppliers for their overall entrepreneurial performance, reliability and innovation. The award-winning companies … [Read more...] about Local supplier recognised by Volkswagen Group
Port Elizabeth in the News on 29 June 2013
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Clean sweep for Smit in PE
Second-year law student Willie Smit swept to a convincing victory in the three-day Bestmed USSA national cycling championships in Port Elizabeth on Friday. Smit, who races for the University of Pretoria and the Bonitas pro team, won four of the five stages and finished third in the final criterium. The 20-year-old took the yellow jersey on day one and did not relinquish it … [Read more...] about Clean sweep for Smit in PE
Thenjiwe Stemela at the PE Opera House
Thenji spent a week at the Port Elizabeth Opera House as a consultant director for one of six plays showing on the Main Festival in Grahamstown. She is one of six young theatre makers engaged by the National Arts Festival and the PE Opera House to feedback and build on the progress of one of the six plays going to Fest. She worked on the play Truck Driver, which is directed by … [Read more...] about Thenjiwe Stemela at the PE Opera House