The Democratic Alliance welcomes the MEC for Safety and Liaison, Helen Sauls-August’s frustration with the number of liquor licences being issued in the province as reported in the Daily Dispatch on 18 May 2012. For some time now the Democratic Alliance has been warning the Department of Safely and Liaison that alcohol misuse is a major trigger of crime in this province.We need to be brutally tough on the causes of crime and radically reduce the destructive path that alcohol misuse has on our … [Read more...]

TwoTone Music’s popular ‘Tuxedo Club’ is back with their suave, sexy salute to some of the most iconic tuxedo-clad showmen of our time. Audiences were on their feet during the debut show last month and director Ulagh Williams believes that TwoTone has found a real ‘dream team’ of artists, featuring a blend of experienced and brand new talent. The youngest members of the group are NMMU music student Brinley Yon and NMMU commerce student Francis Pratt. Ulagh and Brinley first met several … [Read more...]

The Uitenhage based Volkswagen Group South Africa has partnered with Volkswagen’s National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) to launch the John Gomomo Bursary Fund. The funding for this bursary scheme comes from the Work Security Fund which provides training to retrenched employees and unemployed persons. The fund also provides scholarships and bursaries as well as adult based education (ABE) traning. The fund was named after John Gomomo, who worked as a machine tool setter at the … [Read more...]

The annual Spar Ladies race took place on 5 May 2012. A tradition of the fun race is that men may take part only if they look the part. Of course this offers a great opportunity for one like myself to showcase this “aberration” or “predilection” that certain men have for making themselves pretty. Only joking guys, really, maybe, could be, whatever. Today we bring you two images of brave men looking the part – if you know their names please post them in the comments section below. See … [Read more...]

Craig and Mark Teasdale sailed in the South African Boardwalk Hobie 16 Nationals held offshore of Port Elizabeth on the last weekend of April 2012. Craig and Mark have been racing in the Hobie 16 class since 2011. Their video below shows spectacular capsizes and a great shot of their Hobie racing away from the shore with the Port Elizabeth beachfront in the background. The Boardwalk Hobie 16 Nationals returns to Port Elizabeth in 2013 on a date still to be confirmed. … [Read more...]

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Recently in-the news Igazi Foundation follows up the opening of the Eastern Cape’s first comprehensive haematology treatment unit at the Provincial Hospital in Port Elizabeth early in May 2012 with further benefits for the province: It is thanks to the presence of the Aloe Igazi unit, the quality of its staff and facilities, that the Swiss-based Novo Nordisk Haemophilia Foundation (NNHF) has selected the Eastern Cape for a million rand grant for a rural haemophilia care project, according to … [Read more...]

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Anyone considering taking early retirement at 60 should ensure that they will have enough income for the next 30 years or more, says Gavin Harvey, managing director of PW Harvey Co. The company, which has just moved to the “financial district” around Greenacres from Walmer, is one of the oldest in the country – having been founded by Percy William (PW) Harvey in 1896. Gavin Harvey is the third generation to head up the company, having taken over from his father Gerald. Over the past 20 … [Read more...]