The artEC Gallery, at 36 Bird Street Central, kicks off its exhibition calendar this year at 5:30 pm today, Tuesday 31 January, with the opening of the long anticipated show by the 2010 New Signatures winner, Tegan Sampson and friends. The exhibition is titled “Praat”, because this is a close knit group of artists who have studied and worked together, bouncing ideas off each other, and having a sort of creative conversation which frequently reflects in the body of work when it comes … [Read more...]

The Boardwalk Race Village at Hobie Beach in Port Elizabeth will become the temporary home of cycling while construction of the new five-star hotel and conference centre is underway at the complex. The Herald VW Cycle Tour will host its pre-race expo and registration in a giant marquee on the grassed area opposite The Boardwalk Casino Entertainment World from Friday to Sunday (February 3 to 5). The expo features cycling industry exhibitors such as Cyclo Pro-GT, Velotex and Wayne Pheiffer … [Read more...]

In November 2011 local motor racing ace, Michael Stephen won the 2011 Bridgestone Production Car championships in fine form. Stephen, driving an Engen Xtreme Audi S4 started the day’s racing a single point behind Johan Fourie in an IndyOil Audi S4, and the race for championship honours was on. Three victories in four races on the day managed to secure a 21 point lead and the championship for Michael Stephen. Fast forward to today and Michael was the proud recipient of an Audi S4 V8 vehicle … [Read more...]

Rugby in the Eastern Cape has once again become the tallest poppy in the field with the announcement that the Southern Kings will be playing Super Rugby in 2013. Many is the ‘foreign’ rugby supporter that believes that Eastern Province rugby doesn’t deserve this chance. And, many teams will be travelling down to our neck of the woods to try and show SARU that they ‘made a mistake’. No matter – this is frontier country this, we know how to fight battles and win. Unlike last year, I am … [Read more...]

Port Elizabeth, South Africa is known as ‘The Friendly City’ because we are always willing to provide a helping hand to visitors. Port Elizabeth is South Africa’s second oldest city and the commercial capital of the Eastern Cape. The best attractions for families visiting Port Elizabeth are the great and moderate weather, beautiful beaches (including the Blue Flag beaches of St Georges and Humewood), low crime rate, a variety of family accommodation, restaurants, attractions and of course … [Read more...]

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The Top 40 under 40 is a showcase of local business talent under the age of 40 compiled by the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber (NMBBC). Sarah Dirsuwei (38) is the Co-owner and Manager of The Plantation. Sarah Dirsuwei left a high-profile position as Group Marketing Manager of a JSE-listed company in Johannesburg to move down to Port Elizabeth with her husband Ralph and their young family. Fast-forward five years, and their new venture – a purpose-built wedding venue called The Plantation … [Read more...]

Scratching in my Mother’s attic I found an old photo album with images from when her Mother was a child and towards the end of the album a series of 12 images of Old Port Elizabeth – so here they go – one a day and a round up on day 12. Enjoy this image of the Sands Beach, Humewood in the Old Days. Share your historical images with MyPE by submitting them HERE. … [Read more...]

The Labour Market is unable to absorb most or all newly qualified work seekers and matriculants are flooding universities who can’t accommodate them. This is according to Faan Coetzee, a Director in the Employment practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr business law firm, who further notes that a relatively small number will also end up in the training programmes funded by Setas and others may be contemplating working for free to obtain suitable experience to rely on to progress to a duly paid … [Read more...]

Look out for the two idjuts pretending to hoist the halyards, sheeting sails and weathering the storms whilst the “Kaptein spans his seile” – although I don’t think that Kurt is going to sail over the horizon in the Mirror Dinghy below! We have one suggestion for you Kurt – pop along to the Boardwalk Hobie 16 Nationals from 27 to 30 April and take a sail on a real speed machine that will take you to ‘myne’ a whole lot quicker. Kurt Darren’s the captain and his ship of platinum … [Read more...]