Canon Hill

The view from Canon Hill overlooking the town of Uitenhage. Uitenhage is about 35 km from Port Elizabeth and along with Port Elizabeth, Despatch, Colchester and the surrounding areas it forms Nelson Mandela Bay.

Your one stop health shop……..

I could not resist photographing this sign, which I spotted in a street in Uitenhage recently. This really looks like a one stop shop for holistic health care African style.

VW AutoPavilion

I think I have said so before, but in case not here it is again. Port Elizabeth is part of the metropolitan area of Nelson Mandela Bay along with the towns of Uitenhage, Despatch and Colchester as well as all the surrounding country side. In the 1980's the area was known as the Detroit of … Continue reading VW AutoPavilion →

purple glory

Port Elizabeth has two satellite towns, Uitenhage and Despatch. Both are about 30 minutes drive inland, and rely heavily on the motor industry. They are both included with PE in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, which runs the metropole.Uitenhage is older than PE by a few years, and has some great old buildings. And at … Continue reading purple glory →