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Tebogo Ninja competed in the Vogue Femme category at the LEGACY Love Pride Ball at the Old Biscuit Mill in Woodstock on Saturday. The word “ballroom” may evoke images of people in evening wear dancing hand-in-hand. But a ballroom event in Cape Town on Saturday, 7 February, was nothing of the sort. Ballroom culture in …
GQEBERHA – Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered on 12 February 2026 in Cape Town, Straton Electrical – a leading electrical contracting firm in the Eastern Cape – has critically examined the President’s roadmap for the energy sector. While the speech signaled a historic pivot toward a competitive electricity market, …
South African consumers and retailers can expect further increases in pork prices in the coming months as the impact of African swine fever (ASF) and foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks tightens supply across the formal market. This follows recent communication to the trade from the South African Pork Producers’ Organisation (SAPPO), detailing the extent of disease …
In the year following South Africa’s G20 Presidency, President Ramaphosa’s 2026 State of the Nation Address offered a sobering but optimistic reflection on the country’s trajectory. It highlighted meaningful economic progress while underscoring the scale of the journey still ahead. Most importantly, it reinforced a critical shift in how South Africa’s challenges are being understood. …
If you have ever visited Gqeberha based MyPR.co.za, you’ve seen one of the most efficient uses of WordPress automation in South Africa. MyPR handles thousands of press releases annually, but they don’t have a team manually re-typing every submission. Instead, they use Gravity Forms to do the heavy lifting. The MyPR Workflow: From Form to …
I originally started MyPR.co.za as I was looking for content to feed every hungry web sites covering local news from places like Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha) etc. BUT – Win-Win-Win I wanted to have a win-win-win situation involving MyPR, PR Professionals and Audience. SO MyPR was established (in 2012) to accept Press Releases and publish …
In order to help you see if your submission has been successfully passed to our database we now provide you with a ‘Coming Soon‘ facility. Why? On occasion MyPR will get a message asking if a client’s press release submission has been received. We also get client’s that miss the note that ALL press release …
The Royal St Andrews Hotel Rip Curl Cup has been confirmed as a QS 4,000 event for the men and a QS 2,000 event for the women, significantly increasing the contest’s importance on the South African professional surfing calendar. Positioned as the final event of the Qualifying Series season, the Rip Curl Cup will play …
I find myself as one involved in both aspects of these trades – one ‘keeps the lights on’ and one ‘sheds light on the truth’. Or as my young boys would have a chuckle to: One is a ‘Story Teller’ and the other is a ‘Wire Puller’. Yes – I was teased mercilessly in primary …
After a fruitful 2025 season during which she became the fourth fastest South African 10km female runner of all time, comeback queen Tayla Kavanagh is relishing the opportunity of taking on the best in SA, Africa and the world at her first road race of the season – the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K …
The Rip Curl GromSearch, presented by The Royal St Andrews Hotel and supported by Sea Harvest, returns to Port Alfred over the Easter weekend from 3 to 6 April, reaffirming its position as one of the anchor events of the Port Alfred Easter Festival. Now in its fourth year, the Rip Curl GromSearch remains the …
A stylish Chery Vehicle, valued at R269 900, will be up for grabs at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA on Sunday, 1 March 2026. As the proud vehicle partner of the Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series since 2022, to date Chery South Africa has rewarded seventeen lucky participants with vehicles across the 2022 to …
The future of Volkswagen South Africa (VWSA) – and with it more than 4 000 jobs and tens of thousands of positions throughout the automotive value chain – hangs in the balance due to government’s ongoing failure to take decisive action by making essential policy adjustments for the automotive industry. Volkswagen has unequivocally stated that …
Entries are now officially open for the Royal St Andrews Hotel Rip Curl Cup, a World Surf League Qualifying Series QS 4,000 event set to take place as part of the Port Alfred Easter Festival, running from 3 to 6 April 2026. The event marks a major milestone for the festival, with the Royal St Andrews Hotel Rip Curl Cup …
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Fresh off a stunning victory at the prestigious Valencia 10K in January – a performance that propelled her to the top of the 2026 world rankings – Kenya’s Brenda Jepchirchir has confirmed her highly anticipated South African debut. The world-leading star will toe the line at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K on Sunday, …
Celebrating its fourth anniversary on Sunday, 1 March 2026, the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K has firmly established itself as the perfect curtain-raiser to the iconic Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series, South Africa’s premier road-running series. Renowned for its fast, flat route that consistently delivers world-class racing, the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K …
Sunrisers Eastern Cape’s Quinton de Kock was the star performer of Betway SA20 Season 4, with his exhilarating performances captivating the crowds around the country. De Kock claimed the Betway SA20 Season 4 Player of the Year along with the Batter of the Year award. Paarl Royals new recruit Ottneil Baartman claimed the Bowler of …
In the days of apartheid it used to tickle me no end to see patrons and listeners earnestly bopping to these songs whilst not knowing at all the provenance or message behind them. Imagine a short pant white, with a right wing demeanor ‘goiing’ to these songs in one of Port Elizabeth’s (Gqeberha’s) disco, at …
To my mid the best way to make your clients love you to bits is if you can save money for them OR make money for them. The easiest way to do so as a rental agent is to get prepaid electricity meters installed for your landlords. After all who will sneeze at and additional …
The ANC/EFF coalition in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) has plunged the Metro into crisis with its constant failure to maintain critical infrastructure. What is currently unfolding in the Metro is not an unexpected disaster, but the inevitable outcome of years of incompetence, maladministration and political indifference. The most notable evidence of this decay …
GOOD Statement by Lawrence Troon, GOOD Nelson Mandela Bay Councillor: Residents of the Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) Municipality are facing a deepening electricity and water crisis, driven by decades of infrastructure neglect and persistent governance failures. Across the metro, communities are being stripped of reliable access to basic services essential for daily life and economic …
At a Glance – November 2025 Car Sales Used Cars Sales: 33,705 (-6.5% MoM, -3.6% YoY) Average price: R410,620 (+7.1% MoM) Top seller: Volkswagen Polo (1,482 units) Trend: The used car market remains steady despite a softer November. Buyer activity suggests a healthy demand supported by competitive year-end dealer promotions. New Cars Sales: 39,158 (-1.24% …
Nelson Mandela Bay municipal workers protested in Kariega on Wednesday, demanding better security at the Cuyler depot. Dozens of Nelson Mandela Bay municipal workers blocked the busy Cuyler Street in Kariega on Wednesday with burning tyres and other rubble. They are demanding the municipality take urgent steps to increase security to stop the spate of …
DigitFMS, a leading African fleet management and vehicle security solutions provider, has officially launched Digit PS, an industry-first Autonomous Vehicle Defence System designed to counter modern vehicle theft, hijacking, tampering, and device stripping — without requiring any human action. Unlike traditional vehicle tracking and recovery solutions that rely on driver intervention and reaction time, Digit …
Now this may sound counter intuitive as Solar actually saves you money! But, it would be very prudent to ensure that you reduce your electricity consumption as much as you can BEFORE the installation of a solar system. The reason is simple – we all tend to ‘grow’ larger – more available electricity means more …
Port Alfred – The 2026 Port Alfred Easter Festival will once again bring a diverse mix of sport, music, culture and community events to the Eastern Cape coastline, with competitive surfing taking centre stage as one of the festival’s flagship attractions. The broader festival programme also includes the popular Bands Innie Bush Music Festival, reinforcing Port …
Who is the richest Head of State in the World? How Many African Heads of State Are Billionaires? Should Presidents be worth this much? Whilst listening to SA FM this morning on my way to work one of the callers stated that most African Heads of State are billionaires. Now, based on the perception of …
Cape Town, South Africa – 15 January 2026 – Space Ranger Fred, the children’s book series known for its humour-driven adventure stories, has announced an expanded vision aimed at helping children aged six to twelve build confidence, curiosity, and problem-solving skills through storytelling and real-world experience. The expansion positions Space Ranger Fred as a literacy-led …
As Nelson Mandela Bay residents return from the festive season with renewed energy, many households are confronted with the financial realities of a new year. For thousands of families, the beginning of the year is marked by registration fees, textbook purchases, and accommodation deposits for students entering universities and colleges. Yet, alongside this excitement, fraudsters …
