The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s commitment to the restoration of the dignity of its residents was evident on Thursday, 4 July 2013 when the Executive Mayor, Cllr Benson Fihla, turned the first sod and officially handed over the site to a contractor to mark the start of installation of services in Ward 41, Khayamnandi, Despatch. The project forms part of a bigger services … [Read more...] about Installation of services in Khayamnandi, Despatch
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Will you be one of the last 4 500?
The Southern Kings last home game of their debut Super Rugby season at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium could very well be another sold out affair. “We still have around 4,500 tickets available for the match, but they are selling fast,” said Acting CEO, Charl Crous. Crous said he hoped that the people of Nelson Mandela Bay and surrounds would come out to support the Southern … [Read more...] about Will you be one of the last 4 500?
What is What What?
The first show that we saw at the Grahamstown Festival this Wednesday was Standard Bank Ovation Award Winner for Comedy 2011 2012, Rob van Vuuren’s What What. Now we saw Rob in Port Elizabeth last year and the Mother/Granny came along for the ride – at that time I could feel her cringe every time a blasphemous utterance and that dreaded four letter word beginning with a P and … [Read more...] about What is What What?
Monologues in 2nd Gear
Well, we were early for Monologues in 2nd Gear – a Port Elizabeth production at the Kingswood Theatre. It would be unfair of me to say that the production stayed in second gear – each actor penned his or her own monologue and some of them certainly did reach 4th. After the non cerebral fare from Rob van Vuuren at 5:00 pm we went straight into thinking man’s performance art at … [Read more...] about Monologues in 2nd Gear
Odeion String Quartet to stun PE audiences
In a partnership between the National Arts Festival and the Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA) will see the a first of its kind performance by the Odeion String Quartet as part of the Hidden Treasures programme on July 8 at the Athenaeum Little Theatre. Hidden Treasures is a project comprising of compositions by contemporary composers Arvo Pärt, Philip Glass, and John … [Read more...] about Odeion String Quartet to stun PE audiences
