MyPE - Port Elizabeth's Community News and Business Site

In 1994 a 17 year old American scholar Jacob Lief arrived in South Africa to observe the first democratic elections. Jacob returned to Cape Town in 1997 only to find out that the job he had been offered was a scam. Disillusioned Jacob got on a train to Port Elizabeth, met Banks Gwaxula in a shebeen and was taken in by Banks to stay in his Zwide home. Working as a teacher Lief … [Read more...] about Against All Odds – Ubuntu Education Fund in Port Elizabeth

In a scoop for Port Elizabeth, on Monday 24 June Professor Cyril Karabus spoke at the Abraham Levy Centre. Karabus,  a leading South African paediatric oncologist was arrested in the UAE and held for nine months on what has been described as spurious forgery and manslaughter charges, returned to South Africa on 17 May 2013, after being released by the UAE authorities. The … [Read more...] about 10 Business Lessons from Professor Karabus

The bomas in the Addo Elephant National Park filled with prime buffalo for the annual Absa Kirkwood Wildsfees auction. A total of disease-free 30 buffalo will be offered for sale at the auction on Friday, June 28, according to Addo Elephant National Park manger Norman Johnson. “We have captured some magnificent animals. One bull has an estimated horn spread of 44.5 inches,” he … [Read more...] about Dr Pieter Mulder to speak in Kirkwood

The Eastern Cape government is on track to being nothing more than an employment agency unless drastic action is taken to turn the situation around. The Eastern Cape is spending too much on clerks and administrators and too little on core staff such as doctors, nurses and teachers. The problem is not just how much we spend on personnel but the type of personnel. An accepted … [Read more...] about The ticking jobs for pals time bomb

Perfect weather (apart from isolated snow) is expected for the annual Absa Kirkwood Wildsfees over the weekend. Running from Friday, June 28 to Sunday, June 30, the festival is housed in tent town which has been constructed on the grounds of the Kirkwood High School. Friday’s opening at nine in the morning is expected to be greeted by sunny skies, according to the weather … [Read more...] about Sundays River Valley ready to go wild