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Wayne Parnell Earns $610 000 in 4 Minutes

www.MyPE.co.za: South African and Port Elizabeth Cricket All Rounder, Wayne Parnell has today been sold to the Indian Premier League Delhi Cricket Club for 610 000 dollars. With a base price of $200 000 dollars the bidding was started by Deccan Chargers and initially raised to $210 000 by Delhi. Deccan Chargers and Delhi then [...]

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Local Beauties Turn up the Heat

www.MyPE.co.za: Two lucky young ladies will get the opportunity of a lifetime if they manage to impress the judges at the Eastern Cape semi-finals of the inaugural Miss Summer Heat pageant at the Pier 14 shopping centre in Port Elizabeth on Friday, January 22. The queens in the “teen” (14 to 17 years) and “miss” [...]

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PERCCI Rejects Proposed Tariff Hikes by Eskom

www.MyPE.co.za: The Port Elizabeth Regional Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PERCCI), representing the interests of business in the Nelson Mandela Bay metropolitan area, in a presentation to NERSA has rejected Eskom’s proposed 35% electricity tariff increase on the basis that the proposed increase will have a significant adverse economic impact and pose a considerable challenge [...]

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NMBM Position on Safety and Security Tender

www.MyPE.co.za: Communications Director, Roland Williams writes; Following media reports on the awarding of a Safety & Security tender by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, kindly note the following: The Safety & Security tender has NOT been awarded. The tenders received from prospective companies are still being processed in terms of our Supply Chain Management Policy, [...]

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SASCOL Conferences Offer 2010 Sport Outreach Training Opportunities

www.MyPE.co.za: The South African Sports Coalition, an initiative driven predominantly by church leaders representing a large constituency of South African churches, believes in the power of sport to heal a nation by transforming the youth through values and behavioural change. “Sport has the ability to instil good values in youth such as teamwork, camaraderie, responsibility [...]

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A Gay Riot

www.MyPE.co.za: Picture the lead up to our attending the Mile High with Cathy Specific music comedy at the PEMADS theatre: At 84 years of age, the Father in law had just had a back operation (much stress in our lives), the festive season is an ever present memory witnessed by the Longhair and I carrying [...]

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A Gay Riot

www.MyPE.co.za: Picture the lead up to our attending the Mile High with Cathy Specific music comedy at the PEMADS theatre: At 84 years of age, the Father in law had just had a back operation (much stress in our lives), the festive season is an ever present memory witnessed by the Longhair and I carrying [...]

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Energy Efficiency in Buildings

www.MyPE.co.za: Mandatory energy efficiency requirements will come into play this year according to the impending South African National Standards (SANS) 204: Energy Efficiency in Building Requirements. This proactive step towards fighting climate change, will have major saving effects on consumers and business owners through the various strategies shown to improve energy conservation. Expert Ivan Steenkamp, [...]

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Energy Efficiency in Buildings

www.MyPE.co.za: Mandatory energy efficiency requirements will come into play this year according to the impending South African National Standards (SANS) 204: Energy Efficiency in Building Requirements. This proactive step towards fighting climate change, will have major saving effects on consumers and business owners through the various strategies shown to improve energy conservation. Expert Ivan Steenkamp, [...]

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Warriors Tame the Lions, now that’s AYOBA

www.MyPE.co.za: In another rain affected game, Warriors beat the Lions via the Duckworth Lewis system, by 7 wickets with 6 balls remaining. Warriors won the toss and sent Lions in to bat. Vandiar was the first to go on 55 setting a first wicket partnership of 93 runs. Back in form McKenzie (a little too [...]

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Warriors Tame the Lions, now that’s AYOBA

www.MyPE.co.za: In another rain affected game, Warriors beat the Lions via the Duckworth Lewis system, by 7 wickets with 6 balls remaining. Warriors won the toss and sent Lions in to bat. Vandiar was the first to go on 55 setting a first wicket partnership of 93 runs. Back in form McKenzie (a little too [...]

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Entries Open for Port Elizabeth Mr and Miss Teen

www.MyPE.co.za: Top teens will strut their stuff at The Boardwalk on 27 February 2010 for the Miss and Mr Teen Port Elizabeth 2010 semi finals in the hopes of winning modelling contracts and photo shoots as well as other prizes valued at a total of R400 000. The Mr and Miss Teen Port Elizabeth entries [...]

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Your Chance for 15 Seconds of Fame

www.MyPE.co.za: Eastern Cape company, Rooftop Productions is putting together a new marketing video for Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism. The company is on the lookout for hundreds of extra’s to take part in the video which will be screened nationally and will also reach international audiences. “We need people who will be able to fill both [...]

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Automotive Industry Apathetic About HIV AIDS

www.MyPE.co.za: Revealing research on the South African Automotive Sector’s response to HIV/AIDS shows that the country’s component supplier community does not consider HIV/AIDS as a threat to their business. The study – one of the first of its kind based exclusively on the South African automotive sector – was commissioned by German development company InWent [...]

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2010 FIFA World Cup

Port Elizabeth - 2010 FIFA World Cup Host City

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    • Unite Behind Bafana – Motlanthe
      Pretoria – Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has called on the nation to unite behind Bafana Bafana when the team faces France in their final Group A make-or-break encounter in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. “We need to rally behind Bafana Bafana in the same way we did prior to the start of the tournament, and […]
    • English Fan Arrested
      Pretoria – The soccer fan who found his way into the English team’s change room shortly after the England – Algeria match, has been arrested and charged with trespassing. Police arrested the 32-year-old man at the Bay Hotel in Cape Town on Sunday. The man allegedly entered the English team’s change room and told the […]
    • We are Winners: Zuma
      Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has wished the national squad well ahead of their crucial final Group A match against France on Tuesday, and has reminded South Africans that come what may, we are “already winners.” “South Africans are already winners. We won on 15 May 2004 when the announcement was made, declaring us as […]
    • It’s Gonna be War on Football Tuesday!
      Bafana Bafana will be the war cry echoed across the country; the uniform will be green and yellow; the weapon vuvuzelas; and the South African flag the extra artillery. South Africans are being asked to show their support for the national team like never before on the day that Bafana Bafana clash with France in […]
    • Shosholoza Meyl to transport soccer fans to Bloemfontein
      Pretoria – Soccer fans travelling to the Bafana Bafana and France game tomorrow in Bloemfontein can see a different side of the country by using the Shosholoza Meyl. The long-distance trains will depart from Johannesburg’s Park Station in the morning from Platform 13 at 06:00 arriving in Bloemfontein at approximately 13:00 on the same day […]

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