I find myself curiously disturbed at your latest actions, Athol. The chattering classes remain strangely silent on two of your recent ‘triumphs’: The suspension of Stanford Slabbert as a result of his forwarding of a supposedly ‘racist e-mail’ and Your triumphant welcoming to the DA of a convicted criminal, AbaThembu king Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo *, who faces the prospect of 15 … [Read more...] about Dear Athol, Stanford and Buyelekhaya
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Happy Birthday Madiba!
The Dept of Computing Sciences from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, wishes Nelson Mandela a happy 95th birthday. Uploaded to Youtube by: csnmmuPosted 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: … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Madiba!
Cuddly toys, kids, smiles, #Madiba
The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) leadership and staff honoured Nelson Mandela and his legacy by committing the organisation’s resources and “hand power” to two local organisations as part of its Nelson Mandela Day initiative. The CDC staff painted at Livingstone Hospital – and donated 27 mattresses to its paediatric ward – and then moved through to Cheshire Home for the … [Read more...] about Cuddly toys, kids, smiles, #Madiba
No change in repo rate
Reserve Bank Governor, Gill Marcus, has announced that the repo rate is to remain unchanged at 5 percent per annum. The Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee held its bi-monthly meeting this week. “The MPC has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5 percent per annum,” said Marcus at the end of the meeting on Thursday. The repo rate has remained at 5 percent for the … [Read more...] about No change in repo rate
Did your 67 minutes go pear shaped? The legalities of volunteering
#Madiba – the clarion call from everyone doing their 67 minutes for Nelson Mandela who said; “It’s in your hands to make the world a better place.” And now Mandela Day has arrived, bringing with it a host of community-related initiatives running throughout the month of July, but sometimes your 67 minutes or more of volunteering could go pear shaped. Louise Bick, head of Pro … [Read more...] about Did your 67 minutes go pear shaped? The legalities of volunteering
