Gqeberha - The African Mirror

Oct

03

2023

Siya Kolisi: the South African rugby star’s story offers valuable lessons in resilience

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

IN the world of sports, some stories transcend the boundaries of the game and become symbolic of something greater. Siya Kolisi’s journey from an adverse upbringing to becoming captain of a World Cup-winning South African rugby team, the Springboks, is one such story. TINASHE TIMOTHY HARRY, Senior Lecturer in Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Nelson Mandela University Kolisi made history as the first black captain of the Springboks in a country where, because of apartheid and separate development, the professional sport was once an all-white affair. Rugby was firmly associated with white national pride, and now a black man from a…

South Africa: Eight killed in shooting at birthday party

NEWS

GUNMEN killed eight people and wounded three others at a birthday party in South Africa's Eastern Cape province, police said, adding that a manhunt was underway to find the killers. The mass shooting was carried out by two attackers and occurred between 5:15 and 5:30 p.m. (1515 and 1530 GMT) on Sunday at a house in Kwazakele, Gqeberha, the South African Police Service (SAPS) said in a statement. The gunmen fled after the attack, and no arrests have been made, the police said. Investigations into the circumstances and possible motives for the attack were ongoing. Police have not named the…

Ford helps to provide water to SA schools

MOTORING

ONE South Africa and Africa’s leading motor vehicle manufacturer has lent a hand to help provide water to drought-stricken school children. Ford has joined hands with the Gift of the Givers Foundation, a leading humanitarian organisation to get boreholes drilled at three schools in Gqeberha, formerly known as Port Elizabeth, in the Eastern Cape. Ford has donated R2.5-million to the Gift of the Givers Foundation to drill boreholes at three schools in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth). The project also provides funding for the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber (NMBBC) Adopt-a-School initiative to address water leaks and conduct much-needed plumbing maintenance at…