THERE is excitement in the air and festival fever is about to hit as the Northern Arts Festival (NAF) draws near.
RISING stars and a record of awards are some of the things the Gelvandale Hockey Club is proud of.
THE peer educators, a nonprofit organisation at Chapman High School, raised R2300 for National Slipper Day.
THERE were smiles on many faces when BQI engineering company handed over four soccer outfits to Hillside High School this month.
WHEN the Indian community from around Port Elizabeth, especially South End, were forced out by the then government in terms of the Group Areas Act and relocated to Malabar, they established the first school exclusively for Indians in the Cape province.
WORLD Kidney Week was made extra special at Livingstone Hospital last week, as a kidney transplant patient received his South African colours for athletics.
ONE man's trash is another man's treasure, so Cheshire Homes has opened a charity shop in Bloomingdales Shopping Centre to sell odds and ends in order to raise funds for the Cleary Estate Cheshire Homes.
SARAH Booysen, a member of Seringa Association for the aged, received a new wheelchair on behalf of her daughter, Samantha, from interim chairman Neville Adriaan on June 13.
AFTER six years of deadlocked arguments, budget cuts and planning, Schauderville residents in Nelson Mandela Bay will finally receive 114 new houses between Gumpert and Goddard Roads.
YOUNG football enthusiasts from 16 football clubs in the Eastern Cape region will be keen to shine ahead of the eagerly awaited Engen Knockout Challenge 2013.
THE Islamic Women's Association operates with the aim of allowing Muslim women to network with one another in educational seminars and workshops which uphold Islamic values.
TWENTY of Nelson Mandela Bay's most promising karate enthusiasts will aim to bring home gold when they go to the International Karate-do Goju-kai World Championships.
DURING the month of April, Chief KhoiSan SA has led a contingency walking from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town. This is a bid to bring attention to marginalised South African indigenous communities, primarily the Damasonque and Damasqua tribes.
ARE you saving your favourite old denims in your cupboard in the hope that you will lose weight and be able to squeeze back into them?
FUNDRAISING will take a quirky form through the "Tekkie Tax" campaign, as they encourage those who pledge donations to wear their favourite pair of tekkies in and outside the office. The first of its kind, Tekkie Tax, will take place on May 31.
THERE'S nothing like a mother's love and it is rare that moms are taken care of as they are too busy taking care of everyone else.
WEST End residents have proved crime fighting does not require a badge, it just requires proactive community members who are aware of the needs of the community and are willing to do their best to ensure that they are met.
SEVEN Port Elizabeth performers will be jetting off to the United States in June to audition in front of some of the world's most influential talent scouts.
TWO Port Elizabeth models - one from the Northern Areas and the other from a township - have landed contracts with top agency Boss Models after participating in a homegrown version of a reality TV modelling competition.
"IT'S simple - if you want to learn to swim, jump into the water," which is exactly what the Eastern Cape disabled swimming team did as they participated in the recent South African Disabled Swimming Championships.
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