Port Elizabeth runner Nkosinati Vlakbok, 34, is one of seven men from Walmer Township who did well in the Comrades Marathon last Sunday and he has a dream of developing many more successful athletes in the community. After getting back to PE with his Comrades silver medal this week he […]
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Inspired car wash plays part in church mission to fight poverty
If you have ever driven into Walmer Township, Port Elizabeth, you may have seen some young people washing cars in front of the colourful clutter of small shops and kiosks known as the Walmer Enterprise Village. Probably this mundane activity would not have caught your attention as you kept a […]
Cricket star cycles for charity
Chevrolet Warriors and Proteas all rounder, Johan Botha, once again takes on the 24 cycling challenge this year to raise funds for charity. This is the fourth consecutive year that Botha cycles for charity for 24 hours around the circumference of St Georges Park, home of the Axxess DSL cricket […]
Nelson Mandela Bay churches speak out on need to protect women and children
The church, which has a responsibility to support family life, is horrified by the continuous onslaught on the dignity of women in South Africa, of which e.tv’s “Naked News” is the most recent example, says the Nelson Mandela Bay Consultation of Christian Churches (NMBCCC). The programme, in which women strip […]
Books donated to pilot schools to boost reading performance
Literacy and numeracy support materials were donated to nine schools in the Port Elizabeth district of the Department of Education (DoE) this week to assist their Grades 1–3 teachers with the implementation of the Foundations for Learning campaign. These schools are part of a circuit team pilot project which is […]
Kleinskool mission is “lighthouse” in the midst of despair
For the past 21 years feisty missionaries Boet and Annatjie Walker have been preaching the gospel, feeding the hungry, and uplifting the poor in the Northern Areas of Port Elizabeth. Now both approaching 70-years-old they are putting their energies into starting new upliftment projects at their Jesus is Lord Ministries […]
Fast cars, fashion, good looking guys, and comedy for Ashleigh Botha
It was over a cup of coffee that Reza Ebrahim of Eastern Cape Fiat and Alfa Romeo asked Theunis Pienaar of Kingfisher FM: ‘so how can we make a difference?’ ‘Collaboration’, was Theunis’ answer. Two days later the coffee was being poured at the Treasure or Trash-store in the King’s […]
Race against time to raise funds for US surgery for PE teen
A Port Elizabeth family is desperately trying to raise a substantial amount of money to pay for major arterial bypass surgery that their teenage daughter needs to have in America as soon as possible. Victoria Park High School Grade 12 pupil Ashleigh Botha, 18 has Intimal Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD), an […]
Young PE women celebrate their worth in Christ
On the weekend of May 13 and 14 Walmer Methodist Church hosted 90 young women from all over the Bay at the Worthy Young Women’s Conference. Amongst the speakers and conference delegates, 13 different churches were represented. The first-ever Worthy Young Women’s Conference was held in 2008, the second in […]
Port Alfred youth get behind drive to feed hungry
Port Alfred Soup Kitchen, in association with the international organisation Stop Hunger Now, packaged 50 436 meals last Saturday (May 14)th in less than 7 hours. They required 200 volunteers for the packaging operation at Port Alfred High School. Instead they got more than 400 volunteers from various schools and […]