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Countdown begins to first-ever MBay Megafest
May 22, 2012 By
Countdown begins to first-ever MBay Megafest JT Communication Solutions 05/22/2012 11:50:15 Excitement is reaching fever pitch with just over 10 days to go before Port Elizabeth is hit by the Mbay Megafest on 2 June 2012. Grammy-winning superstars Ne-Yo, Ludacris and Shaggy are preparing to jet into the country early next week ahead of what is set to become a signature event on the Eastern Cape’s music calendar. SAMA-winning soul house … [Read more...]
KAREN HEESE and KEVIN ALLAN: Service delivery protests and their patterns
May 22, 2012 By
IT IS a relief that the aggregate number of service delivery protests for last year fell off the highs of 2009 and 2010, but will this trend be sustained? Recent trends in service delivery protests send mixed messages. One of the encouraging features of last year’s protests was a lull around local government elections. The lull suggests that political engagement with communities can channel frustrations, and that protest action is often a last resort. In fact, … [Read more...]
Dan Patlansky Back in PE
May 22, 2012 By
The Music Kitchen will bathed in the soulful sounds of blues-rock guitar legend, Dan Patlansky. He is a conglomerate of charisma, charm and musical genius – and all of this comes wrapped up in an unassuming, startlingly attractive package. There are no airs and graces here – just sincerity and an incredible musical talent. Dan, together with bass player, Clint Falconer and drummer Andy Maritz, will be appearing at the Music Kitchen, 69 Mangold Street, Newton Park on the 1st and 2nd of June. … [Read more...]
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Expert Cautions Against Medical Merger
May 22, 2012 By
From today – Monday 21 May – the Competition Tribunal will consider a merger between Life Healthcare Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd, and Joint Medical Holdings Limited. Life Healthcare is one of the three largest private health care groups in South Africa. Its facilities include hospitals, rehabilitation units, occupational health clinics and facilities that care for chronically ill patients. Joint Medical Holdings, the target in this merger, owns five … [Read more...]
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Living beyond means now backfires
May 22, 2012 By
Charge sex pests with assault THE panic statements about the collapse of trials and the overturning of convictions against people charged with sexual offences appears, to a simple layman, extraordinary (“Law bungle will see sex pests walk free”, May 17). Readers' views via SMS VODACOM’s soccer sponsorship to fund the lavish lifestyles of those associated with Chiefs and Pirates is obscene in a country where people are starving. Ruling ANC still faces many … [Read more...]
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No consideration for residents
May 22, 2012 By
Charge sex pests with assault THE panic statements about the collapse of trials and the overturning of convictions against people charged with sexual offences appears, to a simple layman, extraordinary (“Law bungle will see sex pests walk free”, May 17). Readers' views via SMS VODACOM’s soccer sponsorship to fund the lavish lifestyles of those associated with Chiefs and Pirates is obscene in a country where people are starving. Ruling ANC still faces many … [Read more...]
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Charge sex pests with assault
May 22, 2012 By
No consideration for residents I HEARTILY endorse the comments of M Read (“Tone down noise”, May 9) with regard to noise pollution in Richmond Hill. The noise emanating from the Westbourne Oval is exacerbated by the announcers believing that, in addition to using a megaphone or a PA system, all announcements must be shouted at maximum volume. Readers' views via SMS VODACOM’s soccer sponsorship to fund the lavish lifestyles of those associated with Chiefs and Pirates … [Read more...]
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Ruling ANC still faces many challenges
May 22, 2012 By
No consideration for residents I HEARTILY endorse the comments of M Read (“Tone down noise”, May 9) with regard to noise pollution in Richmond Hill. The noise emanating from the Westbourne Oval is exacerbated by the announcers believing that, in addition to using a megaphone or a PA system, all announcements must be shouted at maximum volume. Readers' views via SMS VODACOM’s soccer sponsorship to fund the lavish lifestyles of those associated with Chiefs and Pirates … [Read more...]
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Sad to see Bayworld now
May 22, 2012 By
No consideration for residents I HEARTILY endorse the comments of M Read (“Tone down noise”, May 9) with regard to noise pollution in Richmond Hill. The noise emanating from the Westbourne Oval is exacerbated by the announcers believing that, in addition to using a megaphone or a PA system, all announcements must be shouted at maximum volume. Readers' views via SMS VODACOM’s soccer sponsorship to fund the lavish lifestyles of those associated with Chiefs and Pirates … [Read more...]
One Dies as Stone Wall Collapses on Marine Drive
May 21, 2012 By
A wall has fallen over, injuring workers on Marine Drive. The wall is on the Humewood Beach side of the Barneys Pub, Shark Rock Pier. One worker was killed and second badly injured. Eye on Community Editor’s Notes: The stone wall fell over whilst workers were excavating a trench to lay cables to carry telephone and bandwidth traffic. Am I being unfair by saying that I can already seeing lawyers getting rich as the various contractors, sub-contractors and municipal authorities point fingers at … [Read more...]
Green and Friendly PE Bids 2041 Bon Voyage
May 21, 2012 By
Last week the Voyage for Cleaner Energy 2041 yacht, skippered by Conor Fogerty, stopped over in Port Elizabeth as a safe haven to wait out the particularly bad weather pattern that hit our coastline on 18 May 2012. See: 2041 Voyage for Cleaner Energy Yacht’s Unscheduled PE Stop. Conor and his crew slipped moorings from the ABYC and left Port Elizabeth today at 14h30 on their way down to Cape Town and are confident that they will make landfall on 20 June 2012 in Rio De Janeiro – hold … [Read more...]
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18 Month Project Mthombo Study Begins
May 21, 2012 By
The Coega Development Corporation today welcomed the news of the signing of a Joint Study Agreement (JSA) between PetroSA and The Chinese Petrochemical Corporation (The Sinopec Group), the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) state-owned integrated energy and chemical conglomerate. The study will shape the business case for Project Mthombo, the initiative to construct a world-class crude oil refinery at the Coega Industrial Development Zone. The study will be divided into two parts. The first … [Read more...]
Bay Stars Home Winning Streak Ends – Sort Of
May 21, 2012 By
The hard-fought Nelson Mandela Bay Vodacom League derby between the city’s best answer to long term Premier Soccer League (PSL) participation, Bay Stars, and Highbury delivered an anti-climax when the scoreboard was still stuck on 0 – 0 after 90 minutes. Bay Stars will now take on FC Buffalo in East London this Saturday before returning for the last Vodacom League match against Mthatha Bucks on 2 June at the Gelvandale Stadium. Prior to this goalless draw, Bay Stars had won every home match. … [Read more...]
Sexual Offences Act is Against our Children
May 21, 2012 By
The Cape High Court last week held that some sections of the Sexual Offences Act did not have any punitive measures nor any stipulated punishment clauses, leaving our children to the mercy of sexual predators who will take advantage of this gross and incompetent omission. The Act doesn’t have penalties for sexual assault, child pornography, and incest, sexual exploitation of children or “grooming” of children for sexual exploitation. How on earth can this act be a deterrent without … [Read more...]
