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‘Best season yet,’ says Kenton

Dressed in colourful casuals, you might have thought the relaxed gathering sprawled across the lawn at The Goatshed on Thursday January 30 were holidaymakers. They were in fact the hard-working businesspeople, officials and tourism…

Sunshine Holiday 2024 Edition

Please feel free to download and share our FREE Sunshine Holiday 2024 Edition. It is also available throughout Ndlambe at various retailers and businesses. So get your copy today! It has great information about the Ndlambe area as well as…

Pedal power for new enterprise

HYMAN VAN ZYL The Sunshine Life Centre is dedicated to empowering individuals facing developmental challenges, many of whom are affected by poverty and unemployment. To address these challenges, the Centre offers three core programs aimed…

Undervalued SA looks attractive to investors

SA’s new government of national unity (GNU) has made room for optimism in the investor market. That was the message to some of Port Alfred’s top business leaders who attended an investment seminar spearheaded by Edge Financial Group at…

Enough already, President Ramaphosa

The following is a brutally honest, anonymously produced, open letter to President Ramaphosa is a must-read. From National Employers Association of South Africa (Neasa) Dear Mr President, You now have the perfect opportunity to do the…

The government has spent R187bn bailing out and recapitalising state-owned entities over the past two decades. File photo. – Image: John Liebenberg

Restoring SA’s economy tops agenda of SOE council chaired by Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa chaired a virtual inaugural meeting of the Presidential State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Council on Thursday in a bid to strengthen the framework governing the entities‚ the presidency said in a statement. Acting…

EC Finance MEC Mlungisi Mvoko

Action against public servants in business with the government

Finance MEC Mlungisi Mvoko has noted with concern public servants who are in breach of stipulated regulations by doing business with the government. This comes after about 10 state employees, from both provincial and local government,…

Beef stew with umhluzi and pap.Image: Craig Fraser

Eat beef stew with a cup of instant coffee if your budget is tight

Food prices have gone up‚ Stats SA data shows Shoppers are right: food has become more expensive. But there are exceptions‚ which savvy or cash-strapped consumers can capitalise on. Ahead of Thursday’s interest rate announcement by the SA…

Business licence renewal

With many businesses having to close down over the lockdown period, including the Easter holiday weekend, one of the two main seasons in the area, they are now faced with renewal of their business licences that expire at the end of the…

Open office space. Picture: 123RF/SERGEY PETINOV

Workers must have say in reopening business as lockdown eases, Cosatu says

Cosatu wants workers and unions to have a say on whether a business can reopen when the hard Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown ends on April 30, following a risk assessment and a signed agreement by stakeholders. The trade union federation is…

Businesses take a huge knock

Can businesses in the area survive the Covid-19 pandemic? This is the question Talk of the Town will be asking local business owners in the next few weeks. This Easter holiday is going to have a big impact on our tourism industry, but…

How the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting institutions and social gatherings

A considerable amount of anxiety has spread through the area, as it has throughout the world, regarding the Covid-19 (novel coronavirus) and has led to panic-buying and confusion. The misinformation regarding infections, particularly on…

THE PROPERTY TEAM: Pam Golding Properties is celebrating 17 years in Port Alfred under the leadership of Isobel Meyer and her husband Andrew. Isobel also celebrates her 20 year milestone in the business. Pictured from left are Rita de Sousa, Kelly de Sousa, Lauren Meyer, Margie Siegers, Isobel Meyer, Marizka Burgess, Susan McLellan, Amelia van Niekerk, Leigh-Ann Horne and Sonja Norden. Isobel’s husband, Andrew, was not available for the photograph Picture: ROB KNOWLES

Pam Golding Port Alfred celebrates milestone

The last 17 years have been quite a tumultuous time in the South African property market, but Pam Golding has weathered the storms it faced along the way and has come out far stronger than before. The success of a business is not measured…

LEADING THE TEAM: GuestRevu CEO and founder Chris Alexandre

Hospitality app wins top international awards

What started as a vision to build a guest feedback app for hospitality and accommodation industry in tourism, has grown into an international award winning business. GuestRevu is an app for the hospitality industry, the application…