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Monthly Archives: March 2009

Venue clash hits parties’ right to rally

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Yusuf Moses

TWO political rallies, to be addressed by heavyweights from the ANC and the Congress of the People respectively, are scheduled to be held at the same venue, the Jabavu Stadium in Uitenhage, on Saturday, Human Rights Day. The municipality confirmed yesterday that it had invited Winnie Madikizela-Mandela to be keynote speaker at a gathering that … Continue reading »

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Orders from parent firm to export 6000 cars puts brakes on VW shutdown

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Yusuf Moses

THOUSANDS of employees were handed an early Easter present yesterday when Volkswagen SA announced a “surprise” multimillion rand export contract had been secured, staving off a planned two- week shutdown at the Uitenhage plant. VWSA managing director David Powels said that after export orders for the Uitenhage-built Polo had been halved at the start of … Continue reading »

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Uitenhage schools scrum down

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Yusuf Moses

There will be rucking and mauling galore in Uitenhage when eight high schools battle it out in the maiden BK Top 8 rugby tournament at Jabavu Rugby Stadium, KwaNobuhle, today. The tournament will be played under the auspices of the Uitenhage Schools Rugby Development Committee. Mncedisi Jafta, a committee member, said they are grateful to … Continue reading »

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Factory teams face up for 2009 SA rally season

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Webmaster

The 2009 Sasol SA Rally championship promises to be another humdinger between the VW and Toyota factory teams in a battle that will be fought from March until the final round in October. The South African motor industry is part of the international motoring community but despite financially challenging times has put on a brave … Continue reading »

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