Metro eye major sporting events to promote PE

Date: 19 May 2009
Major sporting events are quickly becoming one of the metro’s favourite tools to brand the city nationally and internationally.

Metro to double financial backing of Splash Festival

Date: 14 April 2009
The metro gave the organisers of the MTN Nelson Mandela Bay Splash Festival a vote of confidence when they announced on Monday that they would double their financial backing of next year’s event.

Upset volleyball win for Capetonians

Date: 13 April 2009
Cape Town’s Freedom Chiya and Grant Goldschmidt ignored the form book and blustery conditions to win the Eastern Province Open beach volleyball tournament – the biggest in the country – at the MTN Nelson Mandela Bay Splash Festival in Port Elizabeth on Sunday.

Main completes epic swim ahead of schedule

Date: 13 April 2009
Well-known Port Elizabeth swimmer Kyle Main added to his already impressive resume when he became the first person to complete a double crossing to the bell buoy from Hobie Beach at the MTN Nelson Mandela Bay Splash Festival in Port Elizabeth today.

Marais wins King of the Bay title

Date: 12 April 2009
Pre-race favourite Michael Marais emerged as the eventual winner of the Tavcor Embassy VW King of the Bay elimination swim race at the MTN Nelson Mandela Bay Splash Festival at Hobie Beach in Port Elizabeth on Sunday.

Splash Festival set for record numbers

Date: 12 April 2009
Hundreds of thousands of festivalgoers took advantage of near-perfect weather conditions to pack out the first two days of the MTN Nelson Mandela Bay Splash Festival at Hobie Beach on Easter Friday and Saturday.

Favourites on track for top beach volleyball title

Date: 11 April 2009
South Africa’s top-ranked team marched effortlessly through the pool stages to stay on track for the East Cape Open beach volleyball title on the second day of the MTN Nelson Mandela Bay Splash Festival in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

Mocke paddles to victory in World Series surf ski race

Date: 10 April 2009
Capetonian Dawid Mocke steered clear of increasing swells and tough competition to win the Word Series-rated Surf Ski Classic at the MTN Nelson Mandela Bay Splash Festival at Hobie Beach in Port Elizabeth on Friday.

Weekend weather promises fun in the sun at Splash

Date: 9 April 2009
The weather gods will be smiling on visitors to this long weekend’s 19th annual MTN Nelson Mandela Bay Splash Festival.

McGregor eyes title at World Series surf ski event

Date: 9 April 2009
Durban’s Hank McGregor will be the odds-on favourite when South Africa’s top paddlers take to the Indian Ocean for the first ever World Series-rated Nelson Mandela Bay Surf Ski Classic at this weekend’s MTN Nelson Mandela Bay Splash Festival in Port Elizabeth.