Port Elizabeth
latest news & developmentsSay goodbye to 80s disco in PE? Never!
Fifty years ago, disco started having an impact. Its influence was felt even in apartheid South Africa
R174.5 million set aside to ensure safety of tourists
Minister Patricia de Lille said the country welcomed 4.8 million international and 18.8 million domestic tourists in the first six months of 2023
Writer tells a lot, shows little
Activist-turned-banker Lincoln Mali’s memoir Blazing a Trail is well intentioned but sadly it misses the mark in many ways
The Portfolio: If there is a jol there you will go
For photographer Marc Shoul, nothing is sacred in Joburg
No silver lining for Silvertown
The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality does little to improve the living conditions in shack settlements in Gqeberha, residents say
Q&A Sessions: Laduma Ngxokolo’s MaXhosa brand is an ode to a single mother
For MaXhosa creator Laduma Ngxokolo there is nothing like a Drake or Eddie Murphy rocking his designs
Editorial: Are South Africa’s new names more than a mouthful?
There have been plenty of complaints about Port Elizabeth’s name change to Gqeberha, but citizens should be more active in speaking up during consultation processes
Concern mounts for Eastern Cape health workers
Nurses and other healthcare providers feel neglected and abused by the government and its representatives, who ignore their pleas for a safe working environment.
Eskom secretive about its study into seismic activity and Koeberg nuclear station
Extending the life of an aging nuclear plant, which generates only a small portion of South Africa’s electricity, in an earthquake fault zone is not worth the risk
‘We sacrifice our families for Clover all year’
The strike at the dairy company continues, with exhausted workers demanding an end to compulsory weekend and public holiday work as well as overtime being forced on them
Eastern Cape university goes all in to assist provincial health-care efforts
A special steering committee seeks to fill urgent gaps in the system in order to fight the coronavirus
Coronavirus uncertainty affects asylum seekers
Some refugee reception offices in South Africa have stopped accepting new asylum applications as the government enforces stricter measures to deal with the Covid-19 crisis
Dimension Data launches Saturday School in PE
The Gauteng Saturday School has produced a number of success stories
Coding without computers reaches thousands of learners
“It was the opportunity of a lifetime for some of our kids … allowing them to explore a world of programming and the creative use of technology.”
New medical school to open in 2021
Mandela University’s medical degree will contain some of the best elements from the Cuban model