The Walmer Housing Development

Roofs easily blowing off, concrete crumbling and walls collapsing because of poor quality building materials are the circumstances many people in Port Elizabeth are living in. Thankfully, large housing developments for people in these community areas will soon cause different …

Additional Houses for Coega

Additional houses are being developed in the construction village at Coega.

The Coega Development Corporation is to build an additional 142 units at the Coega construction village for the Canadian aluminium company Alcan. This will apparently cost approximately R47-million.

These units should …

Eskom’s Large Investment

ESKOM recently signed a large deal with Coega. How large a deal?

The Alcan aluminium smelter project is massive! Therefore, Eskom will invest approximately R6, 4 Billion in the high-voltage transmission infrastructure to supply the power required by the Coega aluminium …

Blue Flag Awards!

Port Elizabeth’s beaches are pristine and magnificent. In fact, Port Elizabeth boasts 40 km of magical coastline, gorgeous beaches and rocky shores. What’s more, the beautiful coastline is complemented by a perfect combination of warm water and sunny days.

Recently, an …

‘We are the Champions’ - QUEEN

Everyone can look back and picture a good memory with a Queen song! Whether it’s headbanging to Bohemian Rhapsody or being moved by one of his emotive lyrics, we all have a favourite Queen song.  
As an English rock band formed …

Port Elizabeth’s Major Boost!

Port Elizabeth and Coega residents have much to celebrate! With a large amount of fantastic investments, the future looks superbly bright for the friendly city.

Let’s assess some of the many investments:

• R20 Billion Alcan deal with Coega

• R900 Million allocated for the …

Horse Racing at Arlington

Thoroughbred horseracing plays an important role in the South African economy and creates employment for over 100 000 people. Over R3 billion (US$400 000) is bet on the totalisator (tote) on horseracing every year.

All are invited to enjoy this spectacular …

The SAA Open

Experience this eventful and truly memorable golfing challenge! Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Tim Clark and Trevor Immelman have all confirmed their participation in the €1 million South African Airways Open Championship that is set to be one of the most …

The Bonsai Show

Bonsai is the art of aesthetic miniaturisation of trees and plants in containers. Interestingly, “bonsai” was originally developed from Chinese penjing.

A bonsai is not a genetically dwarfed plant. It is any tree or shrub species actively growing but kept small …

Willard Batteries

Willard Batteries started trading in January 1954. The manufacturing operation and offices are situated right in the friendly city of Port Elizabeth.

Initially, the company concentrated on the manufacture of automotive batteries. They soon gained a desirable reputation for the excellence …