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Celebrating a century 

Fit, happy 100-year-old man still 

fetches wood in wheelbarrow 

JON HOUZET 

ANEMATO man who 

reached a milestone of 

100 years last week, has 

attributed his longevity 

to God and good eating. 

Mzwanele Ntezo, who still fetches 

firewood in a wheelbarrow, turned 

100 on October 10, but his family 

waited till Saturday to celebrate his 

birthday with a big cake. 

Born in Peddie, Ntezo only got 

married when he was 58, to a woman 

22 years younger than he is. His wife, 

Sikelwa, is now a sprightly 78. 

They moved to Fletcherville in 1978 

and then came to live in Port Alfred in 

1997. 

He worked on farms for most of his 

life, looking after cattle and growing 

vegetables. 

He still grows vegetables, 

becoming one of the participants in a 

food garden project initiated by Minet 

“R a st a r ” N o j o ko . 

Nojoko was impressed that Ntezo 

had reached such a milestone and 

invited TotT to the family home for his 

birthday party. 

“I grow spinach, cauliflower, 

beetroot and cabbage,” Ntezo said. 

The vegetables are for the family’s 

own consumption and also to sell. 

Ntezo, who admitted he also ate 

meat, said he never took medicine 

and never had to go to a clinic or 

hospital. His daughters, Zoleka 

Mandari and Lindelwa Cekiso, 

agreed. 

He has five children – two sons and 

three daughters – 18 grandchildren 

and though he was a late starter, even 

some great-grandchildren. They live 

with Zoleka, her children and their son 

Mzukisi Ntezo. They describe 

themselves as a very close family who 

support and love each other. 

Asked to remember some 

significant events in his lifetime, the 

centenarian said: “Many things, too 

many to name. I like the way my 

children treat me. They treat me 

very well – I will never forget 

t h at ”. 

Cekiso said: “I like the way 

my dad was as a father – he 

was a good father”. 

Looking out for their aged 

dad, the children are sure to 

warn him to avoid certain places. 

Relating stories about their dad, 

the siblings said whenever they 

made him tea, one cup was never 

enough. He was sure to bang his 

cup on the table and say, “More tea.” 

There were also belly laughs all 

around when they recalled how their 

father didn’t like snakes, and once 

when he saw something 

suspicious on the ground, 

beat it soundly with a stick 

until he realised it was just 

a pipe. 

Another daughter, 

Ntombi Mandari, said her 

fat h e r ’s way of dealing 

with his children when they 

were fighting was to tell 

them: "I won’t separate you, 

I’m going to eat the one who 

dies”. 

Nojoko said Ntezo was the 

oldest member of his garden 

project and was 

highly respected 

by all involved in 

the project. 

Although the 

old man would 

not admit to this, 

Nojoko also 

believed smoking 

dagga had 

contributed to 

his longevity. 

Still going strong 

BIRTHDAY MILESTONE: 

Mzwanele Ntezo celebrated his 

100th birthday on Saturday. He 

is seated here with his wife 

Sikelwa, and food garden 

project entrepreneur Minet 

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Allegations of corruption 

in Safa structures denied 

DRIVE FOR FUNDS: Port Alfred High School principal Clive Pearson, left, 

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Motors at the school assembly on Monday. The money came from Eastern 

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Missing waste 

skips explained 

LOUISE KNOWLES 

A CONCERNED Port Alfred resident 

wanting to dispose of his garden 

refuse recently noticed that the 

skips outside the tourism office 

were missing. 

TotT asked the municipality what 

happened to them. 

“Due to a lack of capital budget, 

the municipality does not have the 

capacity to remove the skips 

immediately when they are full. 

This resulted in a health nuisance, 

and litter blowing into the Kowie 

River. The decision was therefore 

taken to remove them,” municipal 

spokesman Cecil Mbolekwa 

replied. 

The concerned resident said that 

the decision did not appear to be 

communicated to residents. 

However, during a controversy 

over waste disposal in 

Kenton-on-Sea, Ndlambe 

community protection services 

director Nombulelo Booysen-Willy 

said she was opposed to dump 

sites within the central business 

dist rict. 

Mbolekwa said garden refuse is 

collected if it is broken down and 

placed in bags for collection, to a 

maximum of two bags per 

household. 

“However, if people are unable 

to break or chop the garden refuse 

into smaller pieces, the trees, 

branches or stumps have to be 

removed to the Port Alfred landfill 

site,” he said. 

Son said to have unduly gained from bursary 

JON HOUZET 

A TOP official in local 

South African Football 

Association (Safa) 

structures has denied 

there is anything 

untoward about 

securing a Safa 

bursary for his son, 

who does not play 

fo ot b a l l . 

Safa Sarah 

Baartman Region 

president Mziwanele 

Wopa was responding 

to allegations by a 

local football team that 

he made decisions for 

personal financial 

benefit or to benefit 

friends. 

The management of 

the Teenagers Football 

Club, from 

Ekuphumleni in 

Kenton-on-Sea, 

brought their 

complaint to TotT after 

an exchange of letters 

with Wopa in August 

and last month, as well 

as an appeal to 

provincial structures, 

which elicited no 

response. 

Teenagers manager 

Ntobeko Magwaxaza, 

assistant coach 

Mncedi Somxo and 

trainer Similo Mbabela 

were accompanied by 

their sponsor Ronald 

Engert, who they have 

relied on to draft 

letters and send 

correspondence by 

e-mail. 

Engert, who makes 

p l ay e r ’s cards which 

they have to use to 

prove they are 

registered with a team, 

said Wopa’s son, 

Luthando, had come to 

him with two Young 

Chiefs players and 

wanted to play his 

card. 

“Later I was told this 

young man has never 

played soccer and is 

not interested. So why 

do they need the 

player card for a 

person who is not 

playing? Then I heard 

Wopa had received a 

Safa bursary for his 

son,” Engert said. 

He asked Wopa 

about it, and provided 

TotT with Wopa’s 

written response that 

he had personally 

explained the bursary 

opportunities on two 

occasions – once to 

Port Alfred clubs and 

once to clubs in 

Kenton-Marselle. 

“He said the only 

condition for the 

bursary was that you 

have to be a black 

South African,” Enger t 

said. 

“We ’ve never heard 

about the bursary, it 

was never advertised 

and we have Grade 12 

p l ay e r s , ” said 

Teenagers manager 

Ntobeko Mlamla. 

“We believe he 

abused an official 

position for personal 

financial gain.” 

Engert said the 

second complaint 

related to a game 

between the Teenagers 

and the Young Chiefs. 

They discovered that 

the Chiefs had fielded 

three players from 

other teams (two from 

Cacadu FC Alexandria 

– Siyabonga Johannes 

and Ayanda Sifunda, 

and one from Junior 

Sundowns FC Marselle 

– Khayalethu Twani) in 

two regular Ndlambe 

(the Kenton/Marselle 

stream committee) 

was null and void 

because they did not 

follow the correct 

procedures and did not 

present their case in 

time. 

The Teenagers 

appealed, and received 

a strange response, 

sent from Wopa’s 

e-mail address, that 

although Safa’s 

letterhead was on the 

verdict of August 13, 

Safa did not preside 

over the matter. 

Wopa admitted his son did not 

play football, ‘but is a recruit 

earmarked for management’ 

Local Football 

Association (NLFA) 

games, in 

contravention of the 

Safa Uniform Rules. 

The Teenagers and 

the other affected 

team reported this to 

the officials at the 

game and the NLFA. 

The NLFA informed the 

affected teams that the 

Young Chiefs had 

forfeited the points 

they made. 

But subsequently, 

the Teenagers received 

a letter from Safa 

Sarah Baartman 

region, signed by B 

Jonas, that the 

decision of the NLFA 

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It was said to be a 

“m i st a ke ” by the NLFA 

disciplinar y 

commit tee. 

The Teenagers sent 

their appeal again, and 

on August 31, were 

surprised to receive 

the exact same verdict 

with the same letter 

content back as of 

August 13, but now 

under the logo of the 

NLFA and signed by 

Bongani Mashibo 

Jibiliza. 

Te e n a g e r s 

management said this 

cast suspicion on the 

appeal process itself. 

They felt it was done to 

favour the Young 

Chiefs so they would 

be able to go to the 

p l ay of f s . 

Responding to the 

issue of the bursary, 

Wopa told TotT he was 

also a teacher at 

I k a m va l e s i z w e 

Combined School, 

where his son 

matriculated in 2012. 

“When the Fifa 

Legacy bursary 

scheme was 

established after the 

2010 Fifa World Cup, I 

was always appealing 

to members to inform 

clubs in their localities 

about Fifa Legacy 

stating that clubs 

should assist pupils, 

especially the poor 

black children, even if 

they are not playing 

football – as long as 

they will commit to 

contribute to football 

upon the completion of 

the funded studies,” 

Wopa said. 

“Besides this, I had 

consistently informed 

the matric class 

teacher in my school 

about this bursary, 

asking her to even 

refer the pupils to me 

for assistance when 

applying.” 

He said he had done 

the same at 

Nompucuko Combined 

School in Marselle. 

Wopa admitted his 

son did not play 

football, “but is a 

recruit of Young Chiefs 

earmarked for 

management”. 

“Being a regional 

president, I never 

came across any 

clause prohibiting a 

member of any Safa 

structure or a 

dependent thereof 

from benefiting from 

the bursary.” 

Chairman of the 

NLFA Andile Marasi 

responded to the issue 

of the Teenagers’ 

complaint about the 

Young Chiefs. 

“We are doing 

everything according 

to Safa Uniform Rules. 

Procedures must be 

fo l l o w e d , ” Marasi said. 

He said the NLFA 

unit committee did not 

have the authority to 

decide on any alleged 

transgression by the 

Young Chiefs, but had 

to refer it to the NLFA. 

“The disciplinary 

committee handled the 

matter and the verdict 

was given. I can’t 

answer for them.”

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Cancer fund adding up 


A FUNDRAISING drive 

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contributions from 

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Since the last 

meeting of fundraisers 

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on August 25, the 

balance of Squires’ 

cancer fund has not 

been totalled, but his 

aunt, Karen Squires 

Cottingham, issued a 

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fundraising events and 

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party in Hazelmere, 

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£700 (R16000). 

Squires is turning 

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doing well. He was 

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testicular cancer on 

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weeks of intensive 

chemotherapy, but the 

 

 

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The family began 

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A SPECIAL public 

meeting highlighting 

ongoing crime 

concerns in Port Alfred 

drew a bigger turnout 

than regular meetings 

of the Community 

Policing Forum (CPF) 

last Thursday. 

One of the major 

talking points was the 

use of cameras in 

preventing crime, 

especially at Port 

Alfred’s crime 

h ot s p ot s . 

Sergeant Vincent 

Plaatjies spoke about 

his role in analysing 

such hotspots. 

Plaatjies said Port 

Alfred was divided into 

sectors for policing 

and was working in 

conjunction with Multi 

Security to determine 

where most of the 

crimes occurred each 

week. 

There was a 

question from the floor 

regarding where Multi 

Security and police 

cars were stationed 

during the day. 

“Multi Security has 

four vehicles which 

are in contact with the 

police van at all 

times,” Multi 

Securit y’s Clinton 

Millard said. 

“The majority of 

vehicles will normally 

be where the crime 

hotspots are 

detected,” he said. 

Millard gave a 

presentation on the 

different security 

cameras that were 

used to detect crime 

in Port Alfred and 

those that were still 

needed. 

He said cameras 

could also be moved 

from one hotspot to 

a n ot h e r. 

Crime incidence had 

dropped from 80% to 

20% after a camera 

was put up outside 

Absa bank on Main 

Street in 2011. 

This camera can 

turn at 360° angles 

and also zoom in to 

number plates and 

fa c e s . 

It can also scan 

areas over roof tops 

and has an infra-red 

facility for night vision. 

Other cameras were 

placed at intersections 

and footpaths, and at 

car parks if there were 

any complaints. 

Even dummy 

cameras which cost 

R450 can be a 

deterrent, Millard said. 

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ADDRESSING CRIME CONCERNS: Sergeant Cindy Pienaar, left, and 

Vincent Plaatjies, who was promoted to sergeant earlier that day, spoke 

at the open meeting of the Community Policing Forum meeting at the 

Port Alfred Ski Boat Club last Thursday 

Picture: LOUISE KNOWLES 

watch their own house 

and intersections for 

any suspicious 

activity, he said. 

“If you are safe, your 

neighbour is safe,” 

Millard said. 

If your street lights 

are out of order, you 

should report this to 

your municipality, 

acting CPF chairman 

George Galbraith said. 

The police can be 

contacted on (046) 

604-2000/1 (office) or 

the duty officer on 

082-330-0249 (after 

hours). 

When you are 

reporting burglaries of 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

electronic equipment, 

make sure that you 

provide a serial 

number, so that when 

stolen goods are 

recovered, they can be 

linked to your 

complaint, Plaatjies 

said. 

It was asked in the 

meeting whether 

Rosehill Mall cameras 

were operational since 

a letter published in 

TotT revealed that they 

were not. 

Rosehill Mall 

manager, Gert 

Jordaan, said they 

would be back in 

operation this week. 

Millard also provided 

a breakdown of the 

type of funds that were 

required, including 

R28 000 for four 

cameras or R38 000 

with solar panels to 

provide power. 

Each camera with 

live streaming costs 

R1 200 a month. 

Suggested sites for 

the cameras were the 

corner of Southdowns 

and Saltvlei, the traffic 

lights on the main 

road, the corner of 

Southwell and 

Atherstone, the corner 

of George and Hill 

streets where the 

bushes provide access 

to the hospital, as well 

as the beaches, where 

there is a lot of 

drinking and fighting. 

The local SAPS 

would be able to raise 

funds from higher up 

as it did when the 

Rapid Rural Response 

started, Plaatjies said. 

The CPF is working 

on a plan to make a 

presentation to 

sponsors, together 

with Multi Security, 

Galbraith said. But as 

it is a community 

project, other security 

companies in Port 

Alfred are invited to 

join the camera 

project, he said. 

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YOUR VOICE 

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Do you think President Jacob Zuma will fire Finance Minister 

Pravin Gordhan and, if so, what will the consequences be? 

DAVE ELMS: I really 

don’t think he will 

sack Gordhan. If he 

does, it will open up 

a can of worms for 

Zuma and there will 

be dark days ahead 

for the country. 

JACOB MANDRA: I 

don’t think he will do 

that. Even now our 

currency is very 

unstable. It will only 

be worse if Zuma 

sacks Gordhan. 

BYRON NEL: No, I don’t 

think Zuma would do 

that. There will be big, 

big problems if he 

does. 

TRUSTY NBENDNI: I 

don’t think so. It 

[Gordhan’s sacking] 

would be a disaster for 

the country. 

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happen. Who would 

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thing. If he sacks 

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Mayor relaunches 

local Aids council 


THE dormant Ndlambe 

Aids council was 

relaunched last week 

due to the initiative of 

mayor Phindile Faxi. 

Faxi contacted HIV 

and Aids co-ordinator 

for Cacadu Celiwe 

Chewu to revive the 

structure to address 

ways of reducing the 

high rate of HIV 

i n fe c t i o n . 

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and how to reduce the 

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One group noted the 

problem of school 

children, who are 

neglected by their 

parents, and who 

become sexually active 

and seek blessings 

from older sexual 

par tners. 

The workshop also 

debated the structure 

of the local Aids forum, 

and Cacadu facilitator 

Nkosiyabo Lose 

recommended the 

creation of a technical 

task team. 

Lose is the district 

Aids council advisor 

seconded to Cacadu 

from German company 

Gesellschaft fur 

I n t e r n at i o n a l e 

Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). 

GIZ is assisting the 

South African National 

Aids Council as well as 

provincial and district 

Aids councils in the 

Eastern Cape and 

Mpumalanga, since 

South Africa has the 

highest rate of HIV 

infection in the world. 

“It was a good 

meeting, well attended 

by all structures of civil 

societ y,” Faxi said. 

He said that the 

challenge in this area is 

that residents are not in 

touch with reality in 

terms of the statistical 

incidence of HIV and 

Aids and in which areas 

it is rife. 

“This structure will 

clue us up and drive 

the necessary 

processes, such as 

where to find 

school-going 

households and render 

a helping hand from 

the municipality,” Fa x i 

said. 

“We will bring in the 

tavern owners and 

explain the dangers of 

the pandemic.” 

He said when people 

become inebriated they 

tend to indulge in 

irresponsible sexual 

b e h av i o u r. 

“We need to educate 

the public,” Faxi said. 

“We also need to reach 

out to hospitals and 

clinics and be part of 

their committees so we 

know what challenges 

we are facing.” 

Another problem 

mentioned was the 

belief that truck drivers 

having casual sex were 

increasing the 

incidence of HIV and 

Aids in the community. 

The Aids council will 

make regular reports to 

the Ndlambe council. It 

will also link up with 

the district to ensure a 

global view, said the 

m ay o r. 

“At my inauguration I 

asked for 100 days to 

scan the environment 

to see what needs to be 

done, for example on 

the HIV and Aids 

issue,” he said. “One of 

the milestones has 

been reached with this 

workshop.” 

Faxi will present a list 

of achievements he has 

made during his first 

100 days as mayor at 

the council meeting on 

October 26. 

TACKLING AIDS: 

Discussing the 

re-establishment of 

the Ndlambe Aids 

council last Thursday 

were, front from left, 

Cacadu facilitator 

Nkosiyabo Lose, HIV 

and Aids co-ordinator 

in Ndlambe Veronica 

Sonanze, Ward 1 

councillor Ncedile 

Gamlash, and, back 

from left, Ward 3 

councillor Boniswa 

James, Ward 6 

councillor Mkhululu 

Raco, Ward 5 

councillor Andile 

Marasi and Ward 8 

councillor Thembani 

Mazana 

Picture: LOUISE KNOWLES



OPINION 

Finding 

solace in 

c h i l d re n 

ATTENDING a Port Alfred Pre-primary 

concert on the evening of the day I 

received word that my close friend Derek 

Victor had died, turned out be a 

comforting experience. 

I would have said oddly comforting, but 

then, no, why should it be odd? 

Watching the little ones singing and 

dancing on stage in their gorgeous, 

colourful costumes, enjoying their 

innocence, joy and enthusiasm, brought 

peace and comfort to my spirit in the 

midst of grief. 

I felt the same way last year when my 

mother died, and I was also blessed to 

attend the Happy Hours and Port Alfred 

Pre-primary concerts, which are always a 

lavish, well-choreographed and humorous 

affair. Teachers, parents, costume 

designers, makeup artists, musical 

directors and sound and lighting 

volunteers must all be commended for 

how much effort they put into those little 

productions. 

Also, the children, for how well they 

learn their lines and songs, and play their 

parts with such exuberance. One would 

never think there was a shy one among 

them! 

Watching those children, I am reminded 

that life goes on, and a new generation 

rises to take the place of those who have 

passed on. I also remembered how much 

my mother had loved attending those 

concerts with me, because she loved little 

children. And so, when I see little 

children, I think of my dear mother. 

Not being a parent myself, I imagine 

this is how parents and grandparents 

must feel about their children and 

grandchildren – finding joy and taking 

comfort in the offspring that are their 

l e g a c y. 

We will all pass from this world, and 

though we may not often think about it, 

will want to be remembered. And unless 

we become famous, the people who will 

remember us the most are our own 

families – those still living when we die, 

and the generations that come after 

them, as stories are passed down from 

parent to child. 

May we all aspire to be remembered for 

the good and worthwhile things we do, as 

I am certain we all would prefer the bad 

to be forgotten. 

And yet our sins and misdeeds are part 

of our legacy, because we are human. 

I am so grateful that each newborn is 

innocent, and that it lasts for a brief while 

before they too become a part of this 

fallen world with all its suffering and 

hear tache. 

And while we may have different 

beliefs, I hope we all long for a new world 

beyond our present reality. 

– Jon Houzet 

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Ladder for potholes a step up 

MANY residents of Kenton 

on Sea like to go for a walk 

in the beautiful 

surroundings. 

It is good exercise, 

wonderful fresh air and an 

enjoyable experience. 

Unfortunately, this 

relaxation has become 

dangerous. Kenton’s 

streets are beset with 

potholes – little and big 

and some dangerously 

deep. And an innocent 

walker could easy stumble 

and even fall into one. 

But here is the good 

news for all Kenton 

walkers. My friend and I 

are busy developing a 

compact little ladder. A 

walker takes a little ladder 

with them on their route 

between the potholes. 

A SMILE THAT COULD KILL: Don’t mess with this 

woman from Bathurst. Anne Katz competed in 

the WUKF African Invitational and SASKA 

national karate championships held at the Fish 

River Sun recently Picture: ROB KNOWLES 

Emergency numbers 

Port Alfred hospital – (046) 604-4000 

Police station – (046) 604-2001/2 

Multi-Security – (046) 624-2508 

Chubb Security – (046) 624-4810 

Sky Alarms – (046) 624-2806 

NSRI – 082-990-5971 

Electricity (a/h) - (046) 624-1111 

EMS (Emergency Medical Services) – 10177 

Gardmed –082-759-2134 

Holistic EMS – 063-460-0042 

Fire Department – (046) 624-1111 

Our plan includes a few 

things. The ladder will be 

very light and made of 

good metal. It folds up 

small and when you are 

down in the pothole, you 

can quickly open it and 

climb out again. The ladder 

includes a small torch to 

help if it gets dark down in 

the pothole. My friend feels 

strongly that we must 

ensure that the ladder can 

serve as a walking stick. 

We are looking for a 

suitable name for our 

ladder and will accept all 

s u g g e st i o n s . 

We are convinced that 

this pothole ladder will be 

in great demand because 

there are more and more 

potholes and it is 

becoming more and more 

NIFTY FOOTWORK: 

Pupils from El Shaddai 

Christian Academy 

gave a sneak preview 

of their new high 

school musical, ‘Hi 

To p s ’, at the Port 

Alfred High School 

assembly on Monday 

morning. The show 

will be presented at 

Word of Truth Ministry 

tonight and tomorrow 

evening at 6pm. 

Tickets cost R20 for 

adults and R10 for 

pupils. Contact the 

school office on 

(046)624-3616 


dangerous for pedestrians. 

The outcome will 

probably be that the tar 

will be chopped up and we 

at Kenton can return to dirt 

roads. 

Watch the press for 

details of when our ladder 

comes out on the market. 

We are also working very 

hard at an affordable price. 

THEUNIS PIENAAR 

Youth trash our town during festivals 

EVERY year our village is busy during Balloon 

Week when visitors and homeowners spend 

money and enjoy our facilities. 

Scholars from some of the top schools in our 

country visit Kenton-on-Sea and we enjoy the 

vibe during the week. Is it purely a coincidence 

or is it a fact that by the time they leave, stop 

signs are uprooted or vandalised and anything 

Lost in a world of electronic gadgets 

WHILE enjoying a toasted 

sandwich and a cup of tea with 

my husband at the airport the 

other day before catching a 

flight to Cape Town, I noticed 

something unusual. 

It took me a while and 

suddenly the penny dropped. 

We were the only people in 

the whole restaurant, who were 

not on our electronic gadgets. 

Our hands were still, we were 

looking at each other …. and 

talking! 

This looked very strange in a 

room full of people totally 

engrossed in their electronic 

Castle soirees – thanks to you 

THROUGH the medium of TotT, 

I would like to express 

heartfelt thanks to local music 

lovers who continue to support 

our Classics at the Castle 

concerts each year. 

It has been an honour and 

real delight to me to have 

logged 35 concerts in the 

series since April 2007 – m o st 

virtual worlds. 

And it suddenly hit me, this is 

the new status symbol – to be 

able to sit quietly and 

peacefully, unencumbered by 

technology and to be able to 

communicate with your friend, 

spouse or even yourself, 

directly, person to person. 

We had dinner with friends 

the other evening and their son 

came charging in from outside, 

eyes shining with the 

excitement of finding a huge 

moth. Unfazed, my clever friend 

submitted to having the moth 

climb up and down her arm and 

have been sold-out soirees of 

top SA talent, and some 

international artists too. 

This is a non-profit venture 

which battles along (more and 

more) each year, but clearly 

brings huge pleasure to many. 

Special thanks are due to 

Kowie News Agency for all 

their help. We depend entirely 

moveable seems to disappear? 

Are these the same young people who will 

trash our universities in a few years’ time? 

Perhaps I am just getting old and grumpy, but 

there are certain things in life that your parents 

should have taught you – respect for other 

people’s property is one of them. 

ROGER CARTHEW, KENTON-ON-SEA 

then onto her shoulder where it 

perched like a brooch, bold and 

e x ot i c . 

To my eyes, this was another 

status symbol. It stands for so 

many things we are losing. 

What are we doing, people? 

Losing ourselves down 

electronic rabbit holes instead 

of being present with a cup of 

tea or a moth brooch. How 

many status symbols do you 

have left in your life? Let’s find 

them and put them on the 

table. 

SHERYL BRADFIELD 

on ticket sales and costs have 

risen sharply in the past 

year-and-a-half – but as they 

say, the show must go on! 

I would also like to say how 

I’ve enjoyed the reviews and 

even letters of appreciation 

posted in Talk of the Town. 

SUE GORDON



Question: Tell us 

about your job. 

Answer: I am a 

dance instructor, 

choreographer and 

p r ofe s s i o n a l 

performer of Sha-loui 

Dance School in the 

following styles of 

dance: ballroom and 

Latin American 

dancing, hip-hop and 

contemporary. So I 

get to live my dream 

and spread dance to 

others. To be honest 

and no offense to 

others, it's the best 

job in the world. 

Q: What made you 

get into that line of 

work? 

A: My passion for 

dance and growing 

up in a home of 

dancers, so it was 

pretty inevitable. 

Q: Describe the 

most memorable 

experience that you 

have had in your 

line of work. 

A: To be honest 

there is a lot but to 

just name a few... 

Coming 5th in the 

open section in 

mambo at the SA 

Inter Varsity 

Ballroom and Latin 

American dance 

competition. Coming 

3rd in Border for a 

hip-hop competition. 

And last year I got to 

FA C E 2FA C E 

... with Kyle Badenhorst 

dance on stage with 

my mother, sister 

and wife and my son 

Teague was on stage 

straight after us. 

Q: What do you do 

to unwind when 

you are not 

working? 

A: To go for a night 

out and dance. 

Q: What is your 

motto in life? 

A: "I will never 

leave thee nor 

forsake thee" 

(Hebrews 13:5). 

Q: What makes 

you happy? 

A: Being active, 

playing rugby and 

dancing. Most 

definitely being 

around my family 

and friends. 

Q: What makes 

you angry? 

A: Obnoxious 

people. 

Q: What do you 

think about the 

youth of South 

Africa? Do you have 

any advice for 

t h e m? 

A: I feel they have 

a challenging life of 

extreme difficulties 

with numerous 

things such as 

bullying and social 

media expectations 

and many more! I do, 

however, feel most of 

the youth in South 

Africa are spoilt and 

used to getting 

everything without 

having to work for it. 

This is unfortunate 

as they would not be 

able to fend for 

themselves as adults 

in the future. 

I think they must 

believe in 

themselves and 

appreciate what they 

got in life and never 

take anything for 

granted... and don’t 

forget they need to 

do a lot more 

dancing. 

Q: What do you 

like most about 

Port Alfred? 

A: The sea and 

beauty of our quaint 

little town. 

Q: If you could 

change one thing 

about Port Alfred … 

A: I would like a 

big recreational 

studio with the 

correct flooring, 

mirrors and 

ventilation that could 

be used for all the 

dance teachers, yoga 

teachers, pilates, 

martial arts and 

fitness classes. Port 

Alfred lacks this and 

it would be a brilliant 

opportunity for 

positive recreation, 

especially for our 

youth. 

Q: What is your 

favourite music of 

all time? 

A: RnB/pop. 

Q: Who would you 

like to take on 

Amazing Race given 

the opportunity? 

A: My wife Twan as 

we are both really 

competitive people 

and we would have 

lots of giggles and 

stories to tell after 

t h at . 

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for South Africa … 

A: To bring 

Christianity back into 

schools. To end the 

vast corruption and 

hatred between 

people in our 

country. For more job 

opportunities to be 

created as our 

unemployment rate 

in our country is 

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Catch up with what’s happening on the PA business front 

WATER MAN: Donovan Samuels, hydrogeologist and director of Geoleco (Pty) Ltd, is making 

himself available to the area by providing professional and expert advice and services on 

groundwater 

Picture: BRYAN SMITH 

Local hydrogeologist at your service 

WATER is a vital component to 

life, and its quality and 

availability is paramount to our 

future existence. 

Groundwater is recognised 

as a reliable source of fresh 

water in South Africa, and is 

therefore a precious 

commodit y. 

If you have a borehole or 

consider investing in 

groundwater, it is 

recommended to obtain 

professional advice from a 

Frontier 4x4 delivers on quality 

FRONTIER 4X4 Centre has been 

in operation since October 5 

with dealer principal Viv 

Jordan, but belongs to the 

much bigger dealership, Settler 

City Toyota in Grahamstown. 

Frontier 4X4 sales executive, 

Charline Middleditch said: “I 

have been in the motor vehicle 

accessory industry for many 

years, so when this opportunity 

came about I jumped at it. 

Knowing we are surrounded by 

farms, game farms and many 

boating and 4x4 enthusiasts it 

could only be the right choice 

for me.” 

Middleditch said she loved 

dealing with people, and that is 

why she has always been 

involved with sales. 

“I love meeting new faces 

and conversing on common 

ground. I come from 

Johannesburg, where I ran a 

vehicle fitment centre for seven 

years. Before that, I was in the 

sales side of the motor 

accessory industry.” 

h y d r o g e o l o g i st . 

Donovan Samuels, owner of 

Geoleco (Pty) Ltd based in Port 

Alfred, has been a 

hydrogeologist for over ten 

years and is involved with 

groundwater throughout the 

Eastern Cape and Southern 

Africa. Samuels holds a Master 

of Science degree in 

Hydrogeology from the 

University of the Western 

Cape, and is affiliated with the 

Groundwater Division of South 

Frontier 4X4’s main product 

line is Old Man Emu 

Suspensions. 

“There are many other brands 

in the market but not quite 

robust and as superior quality 

as Old man Emu, a product that 

can handle South Africa’s tough 

conditions,” Middleditch said. 

Other products include ARB 

Bull Bars and Back Bumpers 

that are also of the highest 

quality, airbag tested and, more 

importantly, approved by Ford 

SA as an accessory. 

Frontier 4X4 also has a 

variety of Desert products from 

rock sliders, heavy-duty 

air-jacks – and much more. 

There are also various 

spotlights, fog lights and 

compressors. 

Middleditch plans to grow 

Frontier 4x4 centre into an 

oasis of 4x4 equipment for 

Grahamstown and the 

surrounding areas, allowing 

clients from far and wide to 

source accessories and 

Africa, Eastern Cape branch in 

East London. 

“Hydrogeological information 

to the groundwater users 

especially farmers, 

municipalities and private 

developers is key to the 

longevity and sustainability of 

the groundwater resource in 

our region,” said Samuels. 

Contact Donovan Samuels 

on 073-864-6534 for queries 

regarding groundwater 

boreholes. 

replacement parts for all their 

4x4 requirements. Middleditch 

also plans on attending and 

hosting 4x4 events in the area 

and becoming part of the 

communit y. 

“I want to be able to offer all 

the dealerships around us 

excellent service, so they don’t 

have the risk of sending new 

vehicles so far away for 

accessory fitments and putting 

the client’s vehicle at the risk of 

being damaged with 

unnecessary mileage on their 

new vehicles. 

“My main thrust is to make 

the people of Grahamstown and 

Port Alfred and surrounding 

communities aware of Frontier 

4x4 centre and what we are 

capable of doing,” Middleditch 

said. “Our quality products are 

not the cheapest on the market 

but, I can tell you, they are the 

most reliable and effective. 

“The cheaper products out 

there certainly won’t withstand 

our SA conditions,” she said. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Flame 1, cancer 0 

ROB KNOWLES 

STRENGTH of mind is one 

of the most important 

factors when combating 

disease, and American 

national Jeanne Harris- 

Metter, better known as 

Flame, is an exemplar of 

being, “one tough cookie”. 

If you don’t know, Flame 

is a singer/dancer/ 

comedian who has been 

entertaining the people of 

the area since arriving in 

the country six years ago. 

Her shock of red hair 

(not dyed, she assures 

you) is her trademark and 

has earned her the 

nickname Flame. She is 

vivacious, funny and loud, 

“just like an American”. 

Diagnosed with stage 3 

breast cancer while living 

Fighter shows disease can be beaten 

in the US in October 2002, 

Harris-Metter has shown 

that cancer can be beaten. 

“I sustained a kick to the 

chest during a martial arts 

competition and afterwards 

the pain would not go 

away, ” she relates. 

“I had been a keen 

competitor in the martial 

arts for many years, but I 

realised something was 

wrong so I went to the 

doctors.” 

After a biopsy had 

diagnosed the disease in 

January 2003, 

Harris-Metter underwent a 

double mastectomy and an 

extensive six months of 

chemotherapy and 

radiation therapy 

treatment. She also had 

lymph nodes removed and, 

having lived such an active 

life as both a stage 

performer in Las Vegas and 

other places, found that 

she was unable to bend 

her arms and legs without 

extreme pain. 

“The treatment is almost 

worse than the disease, 

and it made me very 

weak,” she remembers. 

“Getting to the mailbox 

was a struggle.” 

However, when she could 

hardly move as she 

recovered from her surgery 

and treatment, she read 

books and watched martial 

arts training videos and, as 

soon as she could, she was 

back on her feet competing 

in martial arts 

competitions and in 2004 

won the prestigious 

Tennessee State Women’s 

Forms Championship, 

senior black belt division. 

Harris-Met ter’s husband, 

Jeff, a South African whose 

parents lived in Port Alfred, 

is the lighting engineer for 

country music legend 

Kenny Rogers, and 

suggested they move to 

the area while he 

continued working with 

Rogers in the US. 

Harris-Metter therefore 

left her American home in 

2010 and came to live in 

Port Alfred. 

“When recovering from 

cancer it is necessary to 

watch your diet and 

exercise regularly,” she 

said. 

“Fortunately, this was a 

routine I was already used 

to with my dancing career 

and my martial arts 

training. But exercising the 

body is as important as 

exercising your mind.” 

Anyone who has been to 

one of her shows in the 

area would not believe that 

the 58-year-old was ever so 

ill. 

“I don’t participate in 

combat anymore, but teach 

Tai Chi at the St Francis 

Health Centre. Being fit is 

very important and, aside 

from the normal aches and 

pains as I get older, I’m in 

good physical shape,” she 

said. 

A TOAST TO LIFE: Jeanne Harris-Metter, better 

known to friends and fans as Flame, drinking 

hot mint tea at a local restaurant recently 

Picture: ROB KNOWLES 

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COMMUNITY stalwart 

and former civic 

activist Derek Victor 

died on October 12 

after a long battle with 

lymphoma. 

An often 

controversial figure in 

the community for 

taking on the 

municipality, Victor 

was also respected by 

many, with the tributes 

on Talk of the Town’s 

Facebook page 

bearing testimony of 

how many lives he 

touched. 

He was born in Cape 

Town on May 15 1954, 

moved to Johannesburg 

as a child and 

grew up in Parkhurst. 

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He attended Parkhurst 

Primary, King 

E d wa r d ’s and 

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from Sir John 

Adamson, where he 

was a prefect. 

As a child he 

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baseball for Pirates in 

Parkhurst and also 

attended Craven Week 

c r i c ke t . 

He studied at Wits 

and graduated as a 

chartered accountant. 

Victor went to Police 

College and married 

Anita Louise Goodwin 

in February 1976. 

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Nag launched a rates 

withholding campaign 

in a bid to compel the 

municipality to 

address key concerns. 

After about two 

years, the campaign 

floundered from 

dwindling support and 

was threatened by a 

precedent established 

by the Supreme Court 

of Appeal, which ruled 

municipalities may 

disconnect the 

electricity of those 

failing to pay r at e s . 

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heart attack, then 

played veterans until 

he was 40, when he 

had a triple bypass. 

He did boating ever 

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chairman of the local 

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N E I G H B O U R LY NOTES 

THIS weekend El Shaddai Christian Academy is 

holding its annual musical concert on Friday 

evening. This is a special event, held at the school 

grounds at Green Fountain Farm, and is one of the 

School’s bigger functions of the year. Then, on 

Saturday, first at Rosehill Mall and then at Heritage 

Mall, Rotary Club is holding a Shave-a-thon in 

alignment with Cancer awareness month, and 

specifically breast cancer. So, get yourself ready to 

have your hair cut or you head shaved, or just get 

your hair dyed. This is another worthy cause, so 

please support Rotary in this venture. 

THE IDP process planning meeting took place 

yesterday morning, attended by ward councilors 

from Ndlambe and members of the general public, 

all anxious to learn what was in store for the 

2016/2017 budget year. Mayor Phindile Faxi led the 

meeting and said he wanted to proceed 

aggressively with the proposed plan, and make 

certain the processes followed were transparent. 

Some members of the public were concerned that 

many items submitted over years had seemed to 

have fallen out of the IDP system, and Faxi assured 

those present that this would not happen in the 

future. We will have to wait and see how the new 

system pans out, and whether some of the more 

important projects get the attention they deserve. 

IT’S like déjà vu all over again. For those who have 

not had access to the news (or those who only 

watch SABC) here’s the story so far. Despite 

assurances that it was not the case, the director of 

public prosecutions, Shaun Abrahams (who 

determines if the state will prosecute a case), has 

issued a summons to finance minister Pravin 

Gordhan in relation to an early retirement pay-out 

granted to former SARS deputy commissioner Ivan 

Pillay in 2010 and the extension of his contract. 

Pravin is accused of theft and fraud, despite there 

being many precedents of this having happened in 

the past and the fact that Pravin did not benefit 

financially from his actions. No one, except for 

Abrahams, seems to think there is a case to 

answer for. However, like the last time politics got 

involved in finance (Nene’s replacement by 

“weekend special” Des van Royan) the rand is in 

imminent danger of spirally down out of control. 

At a time when the ratings agencies are breathing 

down our necks, a touch of discretion by the DPP 

could have saved the country, quite literally, 

DIARISE THIS 

Albany Vintage and Classic Motor Club Museum 

opens on the last Saturday of each month – 9am-12 

noon – Hawkins Industrial Park, Alfred Road, Port 

Alfred. 

Bathurst Farmers’ Market – Every Sunday rain or 

shine at Yesterday Today and Tomorrow Nursery, 

Kowie Road from 9am-12.30pm. 

Birdwatching Tours and Three Sisters Saunter. 

Book with Anne (046)1675-1976 or 083-719-4950. 

w w w. a n n e s b i r d i n g . c o . z a 

Bonsai Club meets once a month on a Saturday. 

For more information, please contact David Brewis 

on 076-457-3218 or e-mail d a v i d b re w i s 7 7 @ g m a i l . c o m 

Duck Pond morning market every Wednesday, 

Friday and Saturday from 9am-2pm, between 

Buksies Coffee Shop and Penny Farthing restaurant. 

Jams, pickles, secondhand books, cakes, quiches, 

secondhand clothing, crochet, knitting, plants. All 

stallholders welcome. Contact Wendy 081-347-9562. 

FAST (Forum for Astronomy, Science and 

Technology) meets on the first Thursday of each 

month at the cellar of the Wharf Street Brew Pub at 

2.30pm. Visitors welcome. Please contact Shirley 

Marais at s h i r l e y @ t h e a n n o u n c e r. c o . z a or on 

082-928-8671 for more information. 

First Port Alfred Scout/Cub meetings. Every Friday 

at the Girl Guide Hall, from 3pm-5pm. Visitors 

welcome. For more information contact Dot Fethers 

on (046)624-3192. 

Kenton Pub Quiz – 6.30pm on first Sunday of each 

month at Kenton Bowls Club. Cash bar available. 

Cash and other prizes. Teams of four to six. All 

welcome. Inquiries: Walter Grisdale (046)648-2440. 

Kowie History Museum, at The Old Railway 

Station, Pascoe Crescent. Open 9.30am-12.30pm 

Tuesday-Saturday. Closed Sunday/Monday and 

public holidays. 

Lower Albany Historical Society meets third 

Thursday of the month – some meetings in Don 

Powis Hall, Settlers Park, others, outside trips. Call 

Suzette on 083-581-5777 for details. 

Lower Albany Woodworkers’ Guild, meets first 

Tuesday of each month. Call Brian Edwards on 

(046)624-2945, or John Moss on 082-829-5484 for 

more information. 

Memory Book Scrapbook Club meets twice a 

month on a Thursday afternoon. All welcome. 

Contact Cheryl (046)624-2733 / 083-556-7562. 

National Sea Rescue Institute practices every 

Wednesday at 5pm. To join the NSRI visit the base 

in person to undergo an evaluation. 

Night Scrapbooking classes every fortnight at 

BCreative Scrapbooking Supplies at Shop 12, 

billions of rand. 

THE movement for the decolonisation of education 

received a severe blow last week when a UCT 

student made her opinions of science clear. She 

said, with complete confidence, that decolonising 

the sciences means abolishing them altogether. 

On a video taken of her ridiculous and 

misinformed rant she said that science is a 

product of “Western modernity”. She said that 

science should be scrapped because it was 

“wholly colonial and hence irredeemable”. 

Apparently, at least in that student’s mind, all 

things Western should be scrapped in favour of 

“the African way”. Unfortunately, her rant was 

taken from information she had found on the 

internet, using her Samsung Smart Phone, and 

recorded using sound equipment from Philips and 

transmitted by satellite to people all over the 

world. Perhaps she wants next week’s TotT to be 

praise-sung on the steps of the civic centre, or 

maybe she’s just failing her academic year 

because she doesn’t understand the science 

subjects, or history. 

CONGRATULATIONS and happy birthday greetings 

to everyone having a special day in the week 

ahead. We wish you all a wonderful day and a 

super carefree year ahead, especially to Jimmy 

Hyde, Gerald Spilkin, June Wheelwright, George 

Moorcroft, Irma Venter, Jean Steyn, Derrick Page, 

Shannon Hopkins, Johanna van der Merwe, Eddie 

Hoseck, Bea Klopper, Ria van der Merwe, Blake 

Squires, Sandy von Memerty, Diane Malan, 

Jessica Pullen, Hermann Heim, Reginald Prince, 

Lionel Farao, Maryna Shepherd, Anneli Hanstein, 

Jan Simpson, Talia Ohayon, Belinda Prince, Ivo 

Chunnett, Jeanette Msipa, Peter Sulter, Percy 

Elliott, Erica Alexandre, Alan McLean, Graham 

Frost, Wesley Grove, Chris Hammond, Helen 

Cowie, Larry Daubermann, Ewa Mogilnicka, Tracy 

Wilmot, Terri Kruger, Lorraine Samuel, twin 

brothers Jacques and Billy Krige, (Dr) Glenda 

Hicks, Patricia Maqanda, Ceara Kaschula, Clinton 

”S t of fe l ” Schultz, Claire Purdon, Arlene Young, 

Rory Gailey, Wendy Vivier, Erica McNulty and 

Jenny Potter. 

BEST wishes and continued success to businesses 

celebrating an anniversary soon. The Heritage 

Mall, Pig ‘n Whistle, Autozone (GHT), The Crazy 

E-mail Rob Knowles at knowlesr@timesmedia.co.za or fax (046) 624-2293 

or drop in at 29 Miles Street from 8am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday 

OUR ENTRIES ARE OPEN FOR OCTOBER, NOVEMBER and DECEMBER 

E-mail houzetj@timesmedia.co.za or fax (046) 624-2293 or drop in at 29 Miles Street from 8am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday 

Rosehill Mall. Wednesdays from 6.30pm-10pm. Call 

Nicolene on (046)624-3096 to book your spot for 

the next class or for more information. Saturday 

morning and weekday scrapbooking classes also 

available. Bookings are required. 

Port Alfred Bridge Club – Now at the Lodge on 

Albany Road (the Old Vic Hotel). Meets every 

Monday and Thursday – 1.15pm for 1.30pm start. 

Port Alfred Community Police Forum meets on 

the third Tuesday of each month at the Port Alfred 

Police Station at 2.30pm. 

Port Alfred Garden Club meets on the first Tuesday 

of every month – 9.30am at Red Leaf Nursery. 

Port Alfred Floral Art Group meets on the third 

Saturday of the month at Settlers Park hall at 

2.30pm. For more information, please contact 

082-464-4606 (Hennie de Bruin). All welcome. 

Probus Club of the Kowie meets on the second 

Tuesday of every month at 10am at the Port Alfred 

River and Ski-boat Club. 

Richmond House Museum and Music Room. 

Private non-profit museum established 2007. The 

building (1948) is a replica of the Castle, and the 

displays trace 175 years of owners and alterations. 

No admission fee, but donations welcomed. Tours 

by appointment only: 082-456-7437. Classics at the 

C a st l e classical/jazz concerts check press or 

w w w. fa c e b o o k . c o m / r i c h m o n d h o u s e m u s e u m m u s i c 

Rocky Ridge Farm Market opens every Saturday 

and Sunday from 9am with a variety of home-made 

delights, “egg-cellent” free-range eggs, honey, 

biltong, droëwors, as well as its very popular 

morning breakfast. Contact Desia Holmes on 

083-589-0765 for more information. 

Rosehill Mall Art and Crafters Market, the first 

Saturday of every month, from 9am-4pm. A true art 

and craft market. Only handmade items available by 

our local crafters. Large selection of goods. 

Scottish Country Dancing at Don Powis Hall, 

Settlers Park, every Wednesday from 5.30pm-7pm. 

For more information, please call (046)6 0 4 - 0 478 . 

Sunshine Coast Women’s Forum meets every 

fourth Tuesday in the Don Powis Hall, Settlers Park 

at 2.30pm. Come and join us. Visitors welcome. For 

more information, contact Muriel MacGregor on 

(046) 624-1963. 

The Riverside Ramble self-guided tour (map R10 

from Sunshine Coast Tourism or Kowie History 

Museum) of historic Wharf and Van der Riet streets. 

U3A – Port Alfred Branch meets on the fourth 

Thursday of every month at 10am at the Don Powis 

Hall, Settlers Park village. All welcome. 

Woodlands Market, every Saturday from 8am to 12 

PERFECT PREFECTS: PAHS prefects for the 

upcoming academc year, from left, back row, 

deputy head boy Adam Nolte and head boy Wian 

van Aswegen, and front row, deputy head girl 

Simyaleza Ndinisa with head girl Inga 

Mpepanduku 

Store, Village Gossip, The Hospice Shop, Guido’s 

Port Alfred and Bedford Garden Festival. 

THE rand is currently holding its own against 

international currencies, but this could all change 

in a moment if Moody’s ratings agency delivers an 

unfavourable report and our currency is relegated 

to “junk” status. With the Gupta’s state capture in 

the news, and student riots hitting the headlines, 

plus the imminent appearance of Pravin Gorhan in 

court over alleged fraud and theft, it is likely this 

will happen. As a junk status currency (like the 

Zim dollar, for example) investors will not take 

noon at Woodlands Cottages and Backpackers, just 

outside Kenton on the R343 Grahamstown Road. 

Yummy breakfast and treats, fresh produce, arts 

and crafts. There is no charge for traders of local 

arts and crafts and produce – an attempt to 

encourage and support local tourism and 

businesses. For more information contact 

082-808-5976 or info@woodlands.co.za 

Thursday October 20 

Friends with Compassion – Caring for those who 

are mourning a loved one. Presbyterian Church Port 

Alfred, at 3.30pm. All welcome – join us for a cup of 

tea and a chat. Contact Cheryl (046) 624-2733 / 

0 8 3 - 5 5 6 - 75 6 2 . 

Kenton Chamber of Business and Tourism AGM – 

5pm for 5.30pm – The House Planner, 

Kenton-on-Sea. Guest speaker mayor Phindile Faxi. 

RSVP to info@kenton.co.za or phone the tourism 

office on (046) 648-2411 to facilitate catering. 

Thursday October 20 and Friday October 21 

El Shaddai Christian Academy presents HI TOPS, 

an ’80s high school musical with a timeless 

message, from 6pm at Word of Truth Ministry, Port 

Alfred. Tickets: R20 for adults and R10 for pupils. 

Tickets are available through the school office – call 

(046) 624-3616. Bookings essential as seating is 

limited. For more information, contact Amanda 

Mould on 082-418-6079. Parental guidance advised. 

Friday October 21 

Sunshine Coast Hospice book sale at Heritage 

Mall. 

Saturday October 22 

Rotary Shave-a-thon – At the Rosehill Mall from 

10am-1pm and then at the Heritage Mall from 

2pm-4pm. Show your support this worthy cause 

and have a haircut, shave or just a colour. 

Wednesday October 26 

National Breast Cancer Awareness event – 12 

noon for 12.30pm at Port Alfred River and Ski-boat 

Club. All ladies in the community are invited to 

dress up in pink and to enjoy a three-course meal. 

The guest speaker at this special event will be 

Danel Pruissen from Grahamstown. Her talk is 

entitled “A Mother’s Experience”. All funds raised 

are in aid of Hospice and tickets for the lunch are 

available at Hospice, 1 Alfred Road. For more 

information, phone Zelda or Angela (046)6 2 4 - 41 07 . 

Thursday October 27 

U3A meeting – 10am at Don Powis Hall, Settlers 

Park. Trevor Jennings on “Racism: Why Whites 

need to talk to Whites”. 

Memory Book Scrapbook Club – 2pm-5pm – 

Presbyterian Church Port Alfred. All welcome. 

Contact Cheryl (046) 624-2733 / 083-556-7562. 

chances and will pull out of the country, adding to 

the burgeoning number of unemployed. These are 

the fact, so we had probably better get used to 

them. With last year’s financial figures in brackets 

to compare against this year’s trading figures, at 

the time of going to press the rand was trading at 

R13.88 to the dollar (R13.37), R17.07 to the pound 

(R20.63) and R15.25 to the euro (R15.20). 

Commodities were, with gold at R1269.46 per fine 

ounce ($1175.10), platinum at $945.00 per ounce 

($1 012.25) and Brent crude oil at $52.42 per barrel 

($48.54). 

SINCERE condolences to the family and friends of 

Jacqueline Tawse who died in Cape Town on 

September 20. 

A SPECIAL goodbye to our friend, Derek Victor, 

who passed away last week after a long battle 

with cancer. Our condolences to all his friends and 

fa m i l y. 

SPECIAL thoughts and prayers are with all those 

folk who are not well, who are having or have 

already had tests, operations and treatments. 

"Sterkte" to Roy Potter, Andrew de Vries, June 

Hart, Linda Hulley, Val Kilian, Ben Kember, Blake 

Squires, Llewellyn Wicks, Philly Dell, Myrna Keet, 

Barbara Tee, Bevan Edwards and Brenda Shelton. 

CONGRATULATIONS to Colin and Joan Purdon, 

who celebrate their momentous 60th wedding 

anniversary next week. Well done to the two of 

you, and may there be many more anniversaries to 

celebrate in the future. 

MAY happiness and contentment continue to be in 

your lives for many more great years ahead to all 

couples celebrating another wedding anniversary. 

Good wishes and congratulations especially to 

Popeye and Jean Steyn, Ryan and Sonai Owsley, 

David and Margaret Foulkes, Emil and Wilma 

Jurgensen, Cyril and June Wheelwright, Basil and 

Agnes Ormald, Graeme and Liesl Brown. 

THOUGHT for the week: “It is only when we 

silent the blaring sounds of our daily existence 

that we can finally hear the whispers of truth 

that life reveals to us, as it stands knocking on 

the doorsteps of our hearts”. 

BEST regards as always, 

The Team. 

Friday October 28 

Ndlambe stakeholders’ engagement on Operation 

Masiphatisane – 10am at Port Alfred Civic Centre. 

Aiming to radically transform interactions between 

government, social partners and communities to 

better respond to people’s needs. 

Saturday October 29 to Sunday October 30 

Bathurst Art Fair – Art ramble and an opportunity 

to see and sell indoor and outdoor art for the 

Viewing Pleasure of visitors and art and talent 

lovers. 

Saturday October 29 

Wesley Fete – 8.30am-12 noon - Wesley Methodist 

Church, Hards Street, Port Alfred. Teas, cakes, 

puddings, pancakes, boerie rolls, crafts, books, 

plants, white elephant table. All welcome. 

Kenton-on-Sea Primary Kaskardag on the Kenton 

Primary sports fields, from 9am till late. There will 

be races, games, food, potjiekos and many stalls. 

Thursday November 3 

Grahamstown Music Society’s final concert for the 

year – 7.30pm at DR Wynne Music School, St 

Andrew’s College. Artists: Maksim Shtrykov 

(clarinet) and Misuzu Tanaka (piano). Tickets 

available at the door: R90 (adults); R70 

(pensioners); (tertiary students). Pupils and GMS 

members free. 

PA Art Club – OUT: DVD at Settlers (Still life 

d r aw i n g ) 

Saturday November 5 

Christian Men’s Association breakfast (ladies 

welcome) – 7am for 7.30am – Celebration Centre 

(Old Vic Hotel). Speaker Jenny Basson, who 

specialised in cell group teaching and mentoring of 

women in Christian thinking and living. Suggested 

donation of R40 to cover costs of breakfast, 

students R20. 

Rotar y’s Summer High Tea – 10am, upstairs at the 

Ski-boat Club, with delicious tea-time treats, 

speaker, dances, fashion show. An elegant affair, 

not to be missed. Tickets R100 from Rotarians, 

Leach Pharmacy or 082-453-2618. In aid of Rotary 

projects. 

Sunshine Coast Gymnastics Great Community 

Cartwheel Challenge at the Albany Centre in Port 

Alfred. Lots of prizes to be won. Great fun and 

laughter. R20 each for one 30 second attempt – tr y 

as many times as you like. An annual fundraiser for 

the Sunshine Coast Gymnastics Club. The speed 

competitions start at 2pm. There’s also a fancy 

dress competition at 5.30pm with prizes for the top 

three entrants. Pay R20 and attempt a cartwheel to 

enter. Contact castix777@gmail.com for a detailed 

programme. Entrance for spectators is R10 for 

adults and R5 for kids.



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advertising feature 

October 2 

New face of an old friend 

Total Port Alfred service receives an upgrade 

ROB KNOWLES 

ONE of Port Alfred’s 

favourite service 

stations opened 

yesterday following 

months of 

refurbishment, and the 

results are a cleaner 

forecourt, increased 

efficiency at the 

pumps and new ways 

to pay. 

What hasn’t 

changed though is the 

garage’s commitment 

to quality service and 

friendliness. 

“The new forecourt 

has been a dream and 

a project that I have 

been fighting for over 

a long period of time,” 

owner Noleen Acton 

said. 

“Although Total Port 

Alfred may be seen as 

a smaller site in 

comparison to service 

stations on national 

roads and elsewhere, 

Total SA saw our 

passion and dream 

that we wanted to offer 

our customers. If it 

was not for the 

support of our 

customers, Total SA 

would never have 

invested in our town 

for the future.” 

Acton said the 

renovation became an 

absolute necessity in 

order to be able to 

offer the best to its 

customers and the 

town. Total SA have 

extremely high 

environmental and 

safety standards, and 

will do all that is 

necessary to conform 

to these standards. By 

doing so, they improve 

the environment, 

safety and daily living 

st a n d a r d s . 

“We needed to 

modernise in order to 

offer better service, a 

better shopping 

experience,” Acton 

said. “After all, one 

shops where one get 

the best service, and 

that is Total Port 

Alfred’s motto – 

Service Excellence.” 

During the 

refurbishment the 

entire forecourt was 

demolished. 

Contamination was 

eliminated and items 

replaced as necessary. 

New high-specification 

tanks were installed 

with greater carrying 

capacity along with 

brand new pumps, 

each dispensing all 

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most special men in her life, father Brian Mould, left, and long-standing 

customer, Ralph Clegg 

ULP95 and Diesel 

50ppm, with a modern 

tagging system that 

eliminates any 

possible errors and 

fraud. 

The project started 

on May 15 and signed 

off by Total SA five 

months later, on 


The cost of the 

refurbishment was 

carried in the joint 

venture between 

Toyota Port Alfred and 

Total SA and Total Port 

Alfred. 

The extra tanks will 

provide a greater 

carrying capacity, also 

providing a system 

were a specific pump 

will not run dry before 

any other pump. This 

together with the fact 

that diesel and ULP95 

can be dispensed from 

all pumps, will improve 

the flow and waiting 

period of a customer’s 

visit. With the new 

automated system, the 

attendants tag 

themselves into a 

pump and then 

register the sale 

required. This will 

prevent any 

over-fuelling and 

CARING FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS: From left, Kleintjie, Erika and Koos de 

Klerk are excited to once again be served by friend and Total Port Alfred 

owner, Noleen Acton, and her staff David Saul, Mthobeli Matshotyana, 

Patrick Solani and Jonathan Tokota 

possibilities of fraud. 

Account customers 

will also be issued 

with tags which will be 

tagged at the pump, 

and the purchase will 

go directly to the 

client’s accounts. 

By providing specific 

information, such as in 

registration numbers, 

rand value limits, 

mileage, diesel or 

petrol specific and so 

forth, account 

customers will be able 

to monitor their 

accounts more 

e f fe c t i v e l y. 

There are no selfservice 

facilities, and 

Acton said, “South 

Africa, and especially 

Eastern Cape, are not 

up to that standard 

yet. Anyhow, we are 

here to create jobs, not 

to do away with them.” 

There is still a 

facility for trucks but 

Total Port Alfred has 

chosen to focus more 

on its local customers 

and holiday-makers. 

“We choose to retain 

our clients, offering 

them the best 

continuous service 

excellence,” Acton 

said. “Our happy 

customers bring 

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smiles to our faces 

and, in turn, we want 

to create smiles by 

putting back into the 

communit y. 

“The separate diesel 

pump does however 

accommodate all 

trucks and a new high 

powered diesel pump 

has been installed so 

that trucks do not have 

long periods of waiting 

while refuelling. This 

will also reduce any 

c o n g e st i o n . ” 

Acton is excited 

about the 

transformation has 

brought to the town of 

Port Alfred. 

“We believe in a 

Japanese word 

‘kaizen’, meaning 

continuous 

improvement no 

matter how small it 

may be. Port Alfred 

has so much potential, 

and it is important for 

the businesses and 

community to make 

sure that Port Alfred 

does all things 

possible to 

continuously improve,” 

she said. 

Acton also said she 

could not forget her 

wonderful staff who 

have made this all 

possible. 

“Without them 

Kowie Toyota/Total 

Port Alfred would not 

have achieved the 

success it has, being 

able to offer our 

customers the best 

service possible and, 

by doing so, retain the 

support from all our 

c u st o m e r s . 

“I would like to take 

this opportunity to 

thank all my loyal 

customers for their 

support and look 

forward to greeting 

you on the forecourt. 

“We also look forward 

to welcoming new 

customers to our 

happy family. 

“Total Port Alfred 

together with the 

support of the town 

will continue 

supporting our 

‘Creating Smiles’ 

campaign, by giving 

back a percentage of 

its diesel sales to local 

community projects. 

“Management would 

like to thank you for 

your patience during 

the construction period 

and trust you will bear 

with us as we venture 

into offering you, our 

customers, service 

excellence,” she said.

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BALANCING ACT: Richard Schumann of Bathurst 

in action in the tyre-rolling race during the 

Bathurst Country Affair last year 


Bathurst 

Country 

Affair a 

fun affair 

THE Bathurst Country Affair (BCA) will be a 

one-day affair this year, on November 5. 

“Our reason for only hosting the event over 

one day is due to the fact that the village has 

been extremely busy and we are all quite tired. 

Next year the event will be back to normal,” 

Tanya Schenk said on behalf of the organisers. 

“Once again the BCA promises all things 

great and fantabulous when it comes to food, 

wine and song. The usual live entertainment 

programme at various pubs is promised as well 

as the renowned Pro-Carmine Choir who were a 

complete hit last year. 

“Wine tastings, deli foods, divine and 

delicious pop-up restaurants and quirky events 

are guaranteed. Everything that ensures you 

leave the BCA with a full tummy and a big 

smile on your face,” Schenk said. 

The Famous Pineapple Throwing Competition 

again heads up the hilarity at the centre of the 

universe and is not to be missed. 

Vintage tractors, classic cars, alpacas and 

the locals will keep you entertained and 

enthralled all day. 

“And don’t forget to enter the Bokdrol 

Spitting Competition and choose from three 

different buck species,” Schenk said. 

Visit and like the Bathurst Country Affair 

Facebook page for regular updates. 

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Interacters all 

puzzled for PAHS 

Project gives fire fund R20000 boost 

ROB KNOWLES 

ROTARY Interacters from 

Port Alfred High School gave 

a big boost to the school’s 

fire fund last week by 

donating a whopping 

R20 000, collected from 

pupils, their parents and 

friends of the school, by 

selling puzzle pieces to 

create a completed jigsaw 

depicting an aerial shot of 

the school property. 

The project began when 

Interact president Inga 

Mpepanduku went to see 

principal Clive Pearson and 

asked him how they could 

assist the school. 

“He took me to the foyer 

and showed me 

photographs that had been 

virtually destroyed in the 

fire,” Mpepanduku said. 

“One was of the school, 

taken from above, and the 

other was a photograph of 

the pupils of the school. 

“Mr Pearson was upset 

because he said the 

photographs were special to 

him. He said he loved the 

photographs and that he 

would like Interact to 

replace them.” 

Mpepanduku took the 

idea back to her committee, 

and the plan to launch the 

puzzle project was initiated. 

Pupils were asked to sell 

individual puzzle pieces for 

R20 each. 

The overwhelming 

I am proud of all our Interacters, 

the school and everyone who 

c o n t r i b u te d 

CHEQUE POINT: The Port Alfred High School Interacters handed over a cheque for 

R20 000 to the school on recently to assist in the restoration of the foyer and office 

which was burnt down earlier in the year. Corne Odendaal, left, and Volisa Bobo, right, 

presented the cheque to principal Clive Pearson at the school assembly 


response from everyone 

concerned meant there was 

not only enough money to 

replace the photographs but 

also to frame them and 

donate the R20000 to the 

school’s fire fund. 

“I love these 

p h ot o g r a p h s , ” said Pearson, 

“and I am proud of all our 

Interacters, the school and 

MORE THAN A PIE: Staff and owners at Beavers in Port Alfred welcome 

the community to come and enjoy delicious food and convenience with, 

from left, Monica Solwandle, Sophia Mhey Tukulu, Peter van Ginkel, Busi 

Ngqokoqwane, Karen Long, Constance Nelani and Nozi Vellem 

Picture: BRYAN SMITH 

 

 

 

 

 

 

everyone who contributed to 

the fund.” 

The framed photographs 

were handed over to the 

school during the morning 

assembly at the start of the 

new school term on October 

10. 

Interact coordinator, 

Rotarian Mike Millard, was 

also proud of what his 


Improvements, continuation for 

iconic Beavers Pies on the menu 

New owners aim to promote family environment 

ICONIC business 

B e av e r s has been a 

part of Port Alfred and 

served as a landmark 

for many visitors for 

the past 35 years. 

New owners Karen 

Long and Peter van 

G i n ke l have promised 

to continue to provide 

the famous Beavers 

charges had managed to do. 

“Thanks to Interact, the 

school now has two 

beautifully framed 

photographs to hang in the 

foyer. Everyone who 

contributed to the puzzle 

project, is also named on 

the borders of the puzzle as 

a lasting reminder of their 

generosit y,” Millard said. 

pies, as well as so 

much more. 

“We want to bring 

good ol’ t raditional 

Beavers back to form 

by continuing to offer 

the delicious pies, 

r o o st e r ko e k , 

samoosas, and all 

that one has come to 

expect from Beavers 

SMILES FOR SUBZ: Girls from Interact, in the back row, handed over packs of 

Subz to girls from Shaw Park Combined School on Friday 


Rotary gives 

girls dignity 


THE Rotary E-Club of South Africa 

One and the girls of Port Alfred High 

School's Interact Club donated South 

African-designed washable 

menstruation pads called Subz to 

the school girls of Shaw Park 

Combined School on Friday. 

Under the leadership of Rotarian 

Mike Millard, the E-Club worked 

together with the Port Alfred Rotary 

Interact Club who handed over the 

Subz. 

“The girls can relate to children 

their own age and do not feel 

embarrassed receiving pads from 

them,” Millard said. 

Shaw Park girls from Grades 7 to 

12 gathered in the school hall on 

Friday afternoon. 

Interact president Inga 

Mpepanduku gave an overhead 

presentation. The Interact girls 

handed over the Subz in their correct 

as a family diner,” Va n 

Ginkel said. 

The menu at 

Beavers has been 

extended to include 

items such as curry 

and rice, spring rolls, 

vetkoek, and also fish 

and chips and 

vegetarian choices to 

cater to the needs of 

Winners Of The Engela Neethling 

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sizes. Each girl received a pack of 

three panties and three Subz. 

Designed by South African Sue 

Barnes, Subz are clipped to 100% 

cotton panties by means of press 

studs. The black cloth pads consist 

of five layers of specialised fabric 

that can be washed and re-used. 

They are also biodegradable. 

Shaw Park Combined School is the 

first school in Ndlambe to receive 

the Subz pads. According to an 

e-mail issued by Rotary E-Club, the 

funding was “kindly donated by the 

Rotary Club of Hamburg 

International in Germany”. 

Rotary E-Club supplied several 

schools in the KwaZulu-Natal area 

which reduced absenteeism by 

almost 85% in the first year and 

dramatically improved year-end 

results, according to the e-mail. 

“Our Rotary club hopes to raise 

sufficient funds to help other 

schools in the Port Alfred area,” 

Millard said. 

ever yone. 

“It’s all about a 

‘customer first’ 

approach,” said Long. 

The business also 

offers catering 

services for events, 

such as the recently 

held provincial youth 

camp with which they 

were involved, from 

snack packs to 

plat ters. 

“We are sprucing 

the place up with 

potted plants and new 

signage. We want to 

make the shop more 

welcoming,” said 

Long. 

Long looks after the 

operations side of the 

business while Van 

Ginkel, whose father 

was the owner of 

Maxie’s Angling Nook 

at the wharf and 

therefore grew up 

around food, manages 

the kitchen. 

“It’s very different 

from fishing,” j o ke s 

Van Ginkel. “It keeps 

me on my toes but I 

am really enjoying the 

staff and being in the 

kitchen making lovely 

st u f f. ” 

The aim is to 

promote a family 

environment where 

people can come and 

enjoy a coffee or a 

meal and even watch 

a sporting event on 

the TV or simply read 

the newspaper and 

“feel at home”. 

“We will have a 

banger of a season 

menu as well as spit 

braais and boerewors 

rolls in season, so 

keep posted,” said 

Van Ginkel. 

“We would like to 

express our 

appreciation to the 

Wilmot family for the 

opportunity to carry 

on their legacy,” said 

Long. 

The owners, who 

endeavour to always 

support local 

wherever possible, 

welcome B&B’s and 

hotels to make use of 

their vouchers which 

can be offered to 

clientele and the 

communit y.



PHOTO FINISH 

Anonymous gifts 

inspire dancing 


TOP SPOT: The winner of this year’s ES 

Young/Talk of the Town Photographic 

Competition was Tony Hutchinson, who won 

R1 000 cash 

HOT SHOT: Runner-up in the ES Young/Talk of the Town Photographic 

Competition, Allan Poultney, received the R500 cash prize from 

business manager for Times Media Community Newspapers Mauneen 

Charter last week 

A SMALL house in Nemato was the 

venue for the latest lesson of the 

Port Alfred Dance Club last Friday 

where an anonymous do-gooder 

donated beautiful handmade 

dresses, pants and tops as well as 

ballroom dancing shoes to the 

children. 

The house is owned by 

Noluthando Landu whose aftercare 

facility provided the venue for the 

dance club. 

Dance teachers Twan and Kyle 

Badenhorst provided music and 

instruction and the children danced 

a jive and did some cha-cha moves 

dressed up in their new clothes. 

The club, which has been in 

existence for 20 years, has not had a 

hall to practise in since March this 

year, so the children practise in the 

homes and backyards of friends and 

neighbours. 

The children do not pay fees for 

the classes and the cost of hiring a 

hall is prohibitive. They had 

SMART MOVES: Khanya Mbabela 

and her partner Chulumanco 

Matugana danced the jive at the 

latest meeting of the Port Alfred 

Dance Club Picture: LOUISE KNOWLES 

temporary access to Titi Jonas 

Multipurpose Centre in Thornhill. 

Kyle Badenhorst said: “When we 

judged a talent competition in 

Kenton last year we got to see the 

kids dance and have been wanting 

to help and teach them from then, 

yet we have had no time until now. 

We will be teaching them every 

Fr i d ay. ” 

G 

ARDENS give a 

sense of calm 

and tranquillity 

and keen 

gardeners need to know 

who can assist them in 

their horticultural 

pursuits. 

The Eastern Cape is a 

challenge to any 

gardener, specifically at 

the coast where the salt 

water, and often dry 

conditions, mean only 

w e at h e r - h a r d e n e d 

indigenous species of 

plants thrive and other 

plants often fail. 

Gayle Bennette of 

Cherrywood Nursery 

believes, “live local, 

love local”, and that the 

more we support our 

own communities the 

better our communities 

will be for us all. 

Bennette has 

succeeded in making 

Cherrywood Nursery a 

one-stop garden 

shopping experience for 

all her customers. 

Along with her loyal 

staff, Bennette offers a 

wide variety of 

interesting plants in 

store to match any 

season or customer 

requirements. 

“We have many 

plants and gardening 

items that can’t be 

found in other nurseries 

and, for that reason, 

Cherrywood Nursery is 

the plant-lovers’ 

choice,” Bennette said. 

Cherrywood offers a 

tranquil environment 

where you can browse 

and enjoy the plants in 

a peaceful setting, with 

its many birds for 

c o m p a n y. 

Eaden Young from 

the Garden of Eaden 

Nurser y is a passionate 

gardener who believes 

that gardening is a 

spiritual exercise of 

love. 

“For as long as I can 

remember, I have had a 

passion for gardens,” 

Young said. 

Garden of Eaden is a 

nursery that will inspire 

customers to try new 

planting arrangements, 

set up new features and 

generally build a place 

of rest and relaxation, 

away from the everyday 

cares of the world. 

“Gardens and 

gardening are 

something of a passion 

for many. 

“Even if gardens are 

becoming smaller than 

they used to be, people 

still seem to want to 

create a little bit of 

paradise for 

holidays, so don’t delay 

getting your home and 

garden ready so you 

can enjoy a welldeserved 

break too,” 

Steck said. 

“Did you know that 

we offer the following 

services? Garden 

maintenance, mow-andgo, 

irrigation 

i n st a l l at i o n s , 

also plant-up pots or 

hanging baskets of your 

choice with your chosen 

plants – so no need to 

get your hands dirty – 

all you have to do is 

pay! We also offer a 

delivery service at 

competitive rates – you 

ring and we bring,” she 

said. 

Malcolm Southey is 

the owner of the 

prestigious Sunnyside 

Garden Centre in 

Grahamstown, a mecca 

for gardeners, which 

has been in operation 

for more than 40 years. 

“I took over 

ownership of the 

Sunnyside Garden 

Centre coming up for 

nine years ago now,” 

Southey said. 

“We carry a wide 

range of seedlings and 

fully-grown indigenous 

and exotic plants, 

shrubs and trees, 

together with potting 


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on a headlong-course to 

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way or another,” Yo u n g 

said. 

Spring is in the air 

and it’s time to spruceup 

your garden and get 

your hands dirty Re d 

Leaf Nursery’s Adele 

Steck said. 

“December is around 

the corner, with visitors 

arriving to spend the 

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“For your 

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The large, wellappointed 

Sunnyside 

Garden Centre is also a 

boon to gardeners in 

that it is a one-stopshop 

for garden 

accessories including 

tools (shovels, spades, 

rakes, hoes and so 

forth), garden 

appliances, as well as 

hoses and fitments, 

pots and much more. 

The Sunnyside 

Garden Centre services 

a wide area, as far 

afield as Bedford, 

Adelaide and Fort 

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The centre also 

organises gardening 

courses for its 

customers to assist 

them in building their 

ideal garden. 

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at the Bushmans 

turn-off, is Witbos 

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which is easily 

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gardens of the Gateway 

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The centre boasts an 

arboretum containing 

more than 200 t ree 

species, which are 

clearly marked with 

English, Afrikaans and 

Latin names, an aloe 

garden and a pond 

surrounded by 

indigenous ground 

covers. 

The nursery was 

started by Rhalda 

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and specialises in 

indigenous trees, large 

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perennials and ground 

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Gardeners are sure to 

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Bengis’ elephant talk enthrals 

ROB KNOWLES 

STEPPING in at the 11th 

hour, to replace a 

planned speaker, Roy 

Bengis gave an 

excellent talk on a 

subject he is intimately 

familiar with at the 

Probus Club meeting 

last Tuesday, showing 

that elephants are both 

intelligent and socially 

sophisticated animals. 

Former chief state 

veterinarian at Skakuza 

and consultant to the 

Kruger National Park, 

Bengis, related elephant 

characteristics to the 

audience. 

Elephants, he said, 

were the most massive 

of the land mammals, 

with cows reaching a 

weight of 3628kg and 

bulls around 5443kg 

Their body temperature 

is 340°C and, because 

of their mass, this 

makes temperature 

regulation an issue. 

That is why African 

elephants have large 

ears. Blood flows 

through vessels in the 

ears which acts like a 

radiator. Alternatively, 

the heavier males often 

extend their penises 

which also contain a 

multitude of blood 

vessels. 

Elephants live in a 

matriarchal society 

comprising family 

groups. They become 

sexually mature at 

MANY THANKS: Chris Day, left, presents Roy 

Bengis, centre, with a gift for their appreciation 

of his talk on elephants. Probus Club president 

Paul Probert is next to them Picture: ROB KNOWLES 

around 11 to 13 years of 

age and their gestation 

period is 22 months. 

Most females are 

pregnant for their entire 

adult lives, producing 

calves about every two 

years. 

Bulls stay in these 

groups until they reach 

puberty. Later they 

wander with other bulls 

and find mates from 

their own groups. 

Younger males do not 

come into musth if 

there are large adult 

males in the group. 

When in musth, bulls 

become more 

aggressive and 

testosterone levels can 

increase by more than 

60 times. 

Elephants are 

successful because 

they are able to draw 

nutrition from almost 

any plant and can 

graze, browse, strip 

bark and eat flowers 

and fruit. However, they 

are not ruminating 

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animals like bovine 

animals, and have only 

one stomach. They 

therefore push through 

very large quantities of 

food on a daily basis. 

They can even dig for 

water and can modify 

their environment 

effectively by pushing 

down trees, allowing 

other animals to eat 

from the top branches 

as well as providing 

homes for others. 

They are very 

protective of their 

young and have a high 

intelligence, smarter 

than animals such as 

dogs. They have few 

natural enemies and are 

not easily susceptible to 

disease. 

They live for around 

60 years and die of old 

age when they are no 

longer able to masticate 

their food. Elephants 

have six sets of molars 

that replace older, 

ground-down or broken 

teeth. They are not 

susceptible to foot and 

mouth so can pass 

through infected areas 

without transmitting the 

disease. They are, 

however, prone to 

outbreaks of anthrax, 

EMS or 

Encephalomyocarditis 

virus (also known as 

mouse virus) and floppy 

trunk syndrome, a 

condition that could be 

related to plant 

poisoning. 

“Between 1968 and 

1994 the Kruger 

National Park (KNP) 

culled elephants as part 

of its management 

programme,” Bengis 

said. “However, we 

stopped culling 

elephants in 1994 and 

rather adopted a 

strategy of 

t ranslocation.” 

Large cranes are 

used to lift the larger 

males and females onto 

large ventilated trucks 

for transport. 

The entire operation 

has to be completed in 

the shortest time 

possible to avoid 

distressing the animals 

too severely. 

Due to the number of 

elephants born in the 

KNP, their numbers are 

increasing faster than 

they can be 

translocated to other 

parks and reserves. 

“You can’t give away 

an elephant these 

d ay s , ” he said. “That is 

why elephant 

contraception is so 

impor tant.” 

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SAD PART OF HISTORY: The internment camp next to old market area in 

Port Alfred in 1902 

Looking through graveyards 

THERE is a strange 

“collection mania” I 

have when searching 

for history in Port 

Alfred. 

That is to trawl the 

old cemetery on the 

east bank. Graveyards 

are storybooks of 

i n fo r m at i o n , 

particularly in the 

sense of settler 

histor y. 

One grave, for 

Casper Johan Lotter, 

struck me as a 

somewhat more 

expensive headstone 

than the other derelict 

ones around this 

person. Added to this, 

the date, 1865-1902 – 

would have put us into 

the Anglo-Boer War. 

Lot ter’s job description 

too is weird. He was a 

silversmith, noted in 

SERENDIPITY 

... with Bev Young 

the annals of South 

African silversmith 

masters. He was born 

in Germany and there 

is no indication of a 

family that I can find 

here. 

So the question 

remains, what was he 

doing here? He was so 

young when he died at 

37. The only 

conclusion I came to 

was that he was 

incarcerated in the 

“camps” that used to 

be in the area of the 

railway yards. Perhaps 

he became ill? These 

Anglo-Boer War 

camps were a blight 

on the history here. 

Men and woman 

were segregated, and 

almost starved had it 

not been for the 

charity of the village 

people. Mostly the 

men were sent away, 

to work on farms 

upcountr y. 

I have many more 

stories of the people – 

I call them “g h o st 

people” who arrived 

here and moved on, 

leaving little of their 

history with us, sadly. 

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Port Alfred Primary delivers drama, song 

FROG CHORUS: The pretty paddas, from left, Karli Owsley, Olawale Akande, Niane Landsberg, Tazia 

Louw, Usithi Dinge, Iane van der Merwe, Nizam Kieviets and Isabella Bekker 

It’s school concert season, and Port Alfred Pre-primary was the latest school to 

present its colourful, delightful show, African Dream, at the Port Alfred High 

School hall last Thursday. Dressed in beautiful costumes portraying various 

animals, the little ones sang and danced in an amazing African adventure that 

thrilled the audience. JON HOUZET took the pictures. 

ARRAY OF CREATURES: Brown bear Damian Nel, little frog Mirrirai Mapuvire, hanging bat Singobile 

Boya, slinkie snake Zach de Wet Steyn and turtle friend Kestin Casson 

FEATHERED FLOCK: The hadedas, from left, Ryan Smith, Sinobomi Mabece, Ambrose Sajid and Cwenga 

Mabece 

RHYTHM SECTION: The hippos, from left, 

Ahluma Kalani and Gcina Tshungulawana kept 

rhythm while chief zebra Siphesihle Njadayi 

sang 

NOT AFRAID: The brave mouse, Jack Averbuch 

SWEET VOICES: The 

giraffes, from left, Mia 

Duvenage, Gisele 

Barros Pestana, Alyssa 

Somerset, with one of 

the monkeys, Deneillo 

D oy l e 

JUNGLE KINGS: The lions, from left, Kei Kirsten, Wongalethu Maqondwana, 

Gerhard Brink and Caiden Kettledas



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is looking for 

garden work. Previously 

worked in a farm. 

Hardworking and 

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Phone: 078 416 4879 

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experience. She is looking 

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Tel: 046 624 5508 

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AWNINGS, BLINDS & CARPORTS 

The Shade Factor 

Murray & Sandy: 082 366 9878 

BARBER 

Just Mens Hair & quality hair products 

083 237 6612S 

PROFESSIONAL PICTURE 

FRAMING & SIGNAGE 

The Frameworks & Sign Co. 

Kerry: 046 624 1716, Cell: 082 730 7573 

LEARN TO SURF 

Internationally Qualified Coach 

Cuan Macgregor: 082 335 4764 

TRAVEL 

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Tony King: 046 624 4044 

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Tyre Mart 

Tel: 046 624 3390 

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Tel: 046 624 4190 

BestDrive 

Tel: 046 624 9034 

TOUGH JOB: The judges of the curry cook-off, which was held at Kenny’s, are, from left, Mitch 

Haupt, Andre Smuts and Craig Theunissen, sample the creations of Mike Kenny and Eugene 

Catherine before deciding on a winner 

BUILDING & ALTERATIONS 

Trimax Construction - Jacques Broodryk 

Cell: 082 367 7801 or Cell: 082 565 3205 

CARPET & UPHOLSTERY 

CLEANING 

Sunshine Cleaning / Homecare 

Michael: 076 792 4884 or 083 442 8208 

Kwikdri Cleaners/Carpets/ Walls etc. 

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Tel: 046 624 3123 / 3175 

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Nationwide Port to Port Couriers 

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DENTIST 

Dr. D. de Vos 

Tel: 046 624 5111 

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CURRY COOK-OFF: Mike Kenny, left, and 

Eugene ‘Huge’ Catherine faced off in a curry 

potjie contest at Kenny’s last Saturday. Both 

used the same ingredients – lamb, potatoes 

and carrots – but the difference was in the 

spicing. After sampling the delicious 

creations, judges declared Catherine’s 

potjie the winner Pictures: JON HOUZET 

DA CANDIDATE WANTED FOR PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION 

(PR) COUNCILLOR VACANCY, NDLAMBE MUNICIPALITY 

The DA is working for a South Africa of Freedom, Fairness and 

ŽŶŝŽŚĨŝĐĂŝŶŚŝĐŚĂůůĐŝĞŶĂĞĨĞĞĞĐĞĂŶĚ 

equal, where everyone can improve their lives and pursue their dreams. 

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ŚĞŝŶŝĞŽŽĂůĨŽĂŽŽŽŶĂůĞĞĞŶĂŽŶ 

councillor vacancy. 

We are looking for people who have: 

A commitment to the DA’s principles, policies and programme of 

ĂĐŽŶ 

An understanding of the DA’s vision of Freedom, Fairness and 

Opportunity for all South Africans 

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ĞůĂŽŶŚŝ 

ĐĞůůĞŶĐŽŵŵŶŝĐĂŽŶĂŶĚŝŶŐŬŝůů 

ŽŶĚŽůŝĐĂůũĚŐĞŵĞŶĂŶĚŚĞĂďŝůŝŽŝĚĞŶĨŬĞŝĞ 

ŽĮĐŝĞŶĐŝŶŵŽĞŚĂŶŽŶĞůĂŶŐĂŐĞ 

ŚĞĂďŝůŝŽŽŬĞŶĞŐĞĐĂůůĂŽŶĚĂĚĞŵĂŶĚŝŶŐĐŚĞĚůĞ 

Approved applicants will be invited to present 

themselves at an Electoral College. 

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An unremarkable thriller 

JON HOUZET 

The Girl on the Train, 

with Emily Blunt, 

Rebecca Ferguson, 

Haley Bennett, 

Justin Theroux and 

Luke Evans. Directed 

by Tate Taylor. 3/5 

ADEQUATE as 

thrillers go, The Girl 

on the Train wa s 

probably better as a 

novel than a movie. 

Although Emily 

Blunt’s character is 

central, it is really a 

story about three 

women, their 

connectedness, vices, 

pain and betrayal. 

Blunt plays an 

alcoholic divorcee, 

Rachel Watson, who 

spends her days 

commuting by train to 

a job she no longer 

possesses. She 

imagines the lives of 

the people in the 

houses they pass, 

becoming fixated on 

one couple in 

particular, who she 

imagines have a 

perfect marriage. 

Through flashbacks 

we learn her 

alcoholism existed 

during her marriage, 

resulting in volatile 

behaviour and 

embarrassment for 

her husband, Tom 

SOLD 

HAUNTED BY THE PAST: Emily Blunt in ‘The Girl 

on the Train’, now showing at Rosehill Cinema 

(Justin Theroux), who 

eventually left her for 

their pretty blonde 

estate agent, Anna 

Boyd (Rebecca 

Fe r g u s o n ) . 

We also learn 

Rachel was unable to 

fall pregnant, 

arousing jealousy and 

longing when Tom 

and Anna had a baby. 

She stalked them, 

at one time b e h av i n g 

as if she was going to 

kidnap their baby, 

and has been warned 

to stay away from 

them. 

On her daily train 

rides, passing the 

house of the 

seemingly perfect 

AT THE 

FIVE STARS 

MOVIES 

What’s hot or not at the box office 

couple she observed 

earlier, one day she is 

shocked to see the 

wife, Megan Hipwell 

(Haley Bennett), 

embracing and 

kissing another man 

on the balcony. 

Angry at the 

woman’s betrayal, 

she goes on a 

drinking binge and 

vows to “smash her 

head”. Rachel 

confronts Megan in 

an alley but then 

blacks out and wakes 

up later in her own 

apartment with a 

head wound. 

Megan has gone 

missing. 

The story shifts to 

CORPORATE DISPOSAL 

her perspective, her 

dissatisfaction with 

her marriage and 

sexual infidelity. Her 

story is revealed in 

her confessions to her 

psychiatrist, Dr Kamal 

Abdic (Edgar 

Ramirez), who turns 

out to be the man on 

the balcony. But all is 

not as it appears. 

In another twist, 

Megan works as a 

nanny for Tom and 

Anna, but loathes her 

job and in her 

conversations with 

Abdic, reveals a 

tragedy from her 

p a st . 

The police come 

knocking on Rachel’s 

door about Megan’s 

disappearance, 

prompting her own 

investigation. She 

visits Megan’s 

husband Scott (Luke 

Evans), pretending to 

be a friend of his 

missing wife and 

identifying Abdic as 

her lover. 

Muddying the 

waters for the police 

investigation, Rachel 

lurches between 

drinking and trying to 

stay sober, and her 

own perceptions are 

unravelled as the 

truth is revealed. 

HAPPY ASSOCIATION: Round Table treasurer Pierre Coetzer, left, and Frikkie Coetzee handed over a 

cheque in the sum of R10000 to new Hospice fundraiser, Angela Hibbert, last Thursday 


Round Table takes 

up Hospice cause 


TWO popular events on the 

Port Alfred social calendar, the 

Spring Spectacular put 

together by Hospice and the 

101 Dance by Round Table, 

clashed until a happy 

coincidence brought the two 

t o g e t h e r. 

New Hospice fundraiser 

Angela Hibbert said that 

Hospice had organised the 

highly successful Spring 

Spectacular annually for 18 

years. Thanks to Zelda Elliot 

and her team of volunteers, 

including Debbie Albers, 

Marelieze Cawood and Linda 

Lee, it had wonderful support 

from its sponsors. 

CANCER AWA R E N E S S 

But as it had become a bit 

challenging to raise 

sponsorship in the current 

economic climate, Hospice had 

decided to cancel its Spring 

Spectacular this year. 

Although they were relieved 

that the two big events would 

no longer clash, Round Table 

contacted Hospice and 

suggested that they combine 

events. 

“Since they were no longer 

having the Spring Spectacular, 

we offered to hold the 101 

Dance and let Hospice 

benefit,” Frikkie Coetzee of 

Round Table said. 

The 101 Dance was held at 

Halyards on August 20 and at 

an auction held afterwards 

they raised funds for Hospice, 

which Round Table topped up 

to R10000. 

Coetzee said that Round 

Table was looking forward to 

helping Hospice raise funds in 

the future. 

Hibbert also said that 

Hospice was looking forward 

to a long association with 

Round Table so that they could 

continue to provide homebased 

palliative care to the 

communit y. 

Previously, Hibbert worked 

for Hospice in Grahamstown 

for nine years, and was also 

involved in-patient care, as 

well as counselling and 

bereavement. “But,” she said 

“the need is for fundraising”. 

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Results for Monday, 17 October 2016 

A Section (7 tables) 

 

 

 

 

C Section (7 tables) 

 

 

 

 

Board4: Dealer W, both vul. 

The bidding has proceeded as shown above; you are North, what action do you take? 

You reason as follows. The purpose of duplicate bridge is to beat all the other pairs who are play- 

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good guiding principle is to try to score +110 on every hand; if this is not possible try to score a 

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Results by section 

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Grahamstown 

THISWEEK 

CONTACT US 

Newsdesk: sidp@imaginet.co.za; Cell: 071-969-6330 

... with Sid Penney 

FLOWERY SMILES: Aimee Newcombe, left, and Mercedes Adriaan, both in 

Grade 3 at Kingswood Junior School, stand alongside their entries in the 

children’s section of the Grahamstown Flower Show last week 

Picture: SID PENNEY 

AWARDS AT VGHS 

VICTORIA Girls’ High School (VGHS) has made 

significant cultural and academic awards to 

several of its pupils. 

Headgirl Jessica Benyon has been awarded 

Cultural Honours – this has been awarded only 

twice in the last 15 years. 

Benyon’s award is for her excellence in music 

performance over a number of years. She has 

played a leading role in the VGHS orchestra 

with the flute, and consistently achieves 

recognition from competitions in other centres. 

Most recently, she was placed second in the 

National Music Competition hosted by Rhodes 

Universit y. 

Sisters Jacqui and Lauren James received 

their third re-award of Academic Honours, 

something that has not occurred at VGHS in 

the past 20 years. Both were also re-awarded 

Cultural Colours. 

Academic Colours were awarded to Benyon 

(re-award), Toni Butterworth, Avela 

Mantshontsho (re-award) and Danielle Walker. 

HAYES AT THE BELMONT 

GOLF legend Dale Hayes was the special guest 

at Belmont Golf Club’s betterball-plus 

competition last Friday, presenting a golf clinic 

and conducting a question-and-answer session. 

The competition results were: First Steve 

Gornall/Kevin Gornall; second Sean 

McCallum/Warren Henry; third Sean 

Killian/Chris van der Meulen; fourth Jess 

Joyner/Dave Duncan; fifth Morne 

Sweeney/Pieter Oosthuizen. 

WALK/RUN FOR A CAUSE 

THE organisers of the Rapportryers/PJ Olivier 

5km fun run/walk on Thursday October 27 

(5.30pm) at PJ Olivier on the hill are hoping to 

better last year’s entry of 450. To this end, they 

have once again put a freeze on entry fees. For 

the last few years the fee has been R20 for 

adults and R15 for school pupils, and it will 

remain so this year. With the community in 

mind, the organisers donate a sizeable sum of 

money each year to local causes – over the 

years the amount has totalled tens of 

thousands of rands. 

This year’s beneficiary is the 

Grahamstown-based Heart Matters Pregnancy 

Care Centre in Howse Street, a concerned 

group of people, who counsel women with 

unplanned pregnancies, also counselling and 

supporting those with post-abortion syndrome. 

Heart Matters is affiliated to national 

organisation Africa Cares, and as such its 

members have attended courses and 

workshops in KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape 

and Eastern Cape. Consultations are free of 

charge and are strictly confidential. 

DSG’S PORTFOLIO PREFECTS 

THE Diocesan School for Girls has announced 

its portfolio prefects for next year. They are: 

Pastoral Prefect (Junior School) – Nichola 

Quarmby; Grade 8 Prefects – Amy Anderson, 

Julie Jevon, Gemma MacRobert and Megan 

Taylor; Senior School Prefect – Bulelani 

Mabanga; Academic Prefect – Alice Godlonton; 

Community Engagement Prefect – Jessica 

Rushmere; Cultural Prefects – K i r st i e 

Stevenson and Izzie Kindersley; Environment 

Prefect – Megan Taylor; Media/Marketing 

Prefect – Julia Stevens; Sport Prefect – 

Michelle de Kock; Inter-House Prefect – 

Danielle Stanley; Transformation Prefect – 

Claire Squires. 

COMFORTABLE WIN 

GRAEME College scored a decisive 10-wicket 

win over Victoria Park High School in their First 

Xl cricket clash in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. 

Graeme has now won all six of its matches 

played thus far this season. Scores in brief: 

Victoria Park 103 all out (S Mginywa 5/19, M 

Amm 2/12). Graeme 107 for 0 (C Gleaves 48 not 

out, N Zimmerman 48 not out). 

WINNERS IN THE WATER 

THE St Andrew’s College first team beat 

Selborne College 8-7 in the semifinal of the 

Pearson Stayers waterpolo tournament in Port 

Elizabeth on Saturday, and followed it up with 

an 8-5 win over Stirling High in the final. 

END YEAR ON A HIGH NOTE 

THE year-end concert by the Cathedral Choir 

takes place in the Cathedral from 6pm on 

Friday October 28, when a varied programme 

of choral music will be presented. Donations 

will be accepted at the door. 

POTTERING AROUND 

A LOCAL publication in 1983 carried an 

advertisement informing readers that 

Grahamstown Potteries was changing its name 

to Continental China Grahamstown, and that all 

their products would be available at Town & 

Country Supplies at 37 Bathurst Street. 

Grahamstown Potteries were manufacturers 

and exporters of a wide range of cups and 

saucers, coffee mugs, table mats and coasters. 

OATLANDS FUN DAY 

STA N TO N ’S field will be the venue for the 

Oatlands Prep mini-fete and fun day from 9am 

on Saturday October 22, when there will also 

be soap-box derby racing. Stalls include white 

DRUMMER GIRLS: Diocesan School for Girls Grade 10 pupils Emily 

Campbell, nearest camera, and Cleopatra Nthuthu, both tenor drummers, 

were part of the St Andrew’s College Pipe Band that took part in the 

Retreat Ceremony on Lower field last week. They were surrounded by 

snare drummers, bass drummer and pipers 


elephant, refreshments and clothing, plus 

those selling boerewors rolls and hotdogs. For 

the children there is a slippery slide, pony rides 

and jumping castle. 

RUGBY TEAM OF 1966 

A RECENT Facebook post mentioned the 

1966 Graeme College under-14A rugby 

team that included some familiar 

names. Who do you 

remember? The players are: 

Ronnie Green, Neil Smuts, 

Alex McNeill, Howard Edge, Tony Ryan, Peter 

Thompson, Keith Farndell, Jock Fletcher, Neil 

Vroom, Gary Bodill, Jeff Harvey, Croc Coetzer, 

Ernie Davenport, Garth Butcher, Patrick 

Bradfield and Kosie van der Hyde. 

NEW HOUSE SYSTEM 

OATLANDS Prep School’s recent intermediate 

phase sports day saw pupils being placed into 

the school’s new house system, one that 

created a sense of camaraderie and team 

spirit. I was interested in the names of the four 

houses which are the names of former 

Oatlands Prep principals. They are Newby 

House, Baines House, Lloyd House and Walwyn 

House. If you were an Oatlands Prep pupil once 

upon a time, who was your principal? 

ANNUAL SPRING FETE 

HEART Matters Pregnancy Care Centre holds its 

annual spring fete from 9am on Saturday 

October 29 in the Baptist hall in Bathurst 

Street. The wide variety of stalls will sell 

clothing, plants, crafts, fresh produce, books 

and food, and there will also be white elephant 

and tombola stalls, plus a tea garden. 

WHEELS KEEP TURNING 

A GRAHAMSTOWN magazine dating back to 

1983 carried several advertisements relating to 

local motor dealerships and motor-related 

SISTERLY HONOURS: Sisters Jacqui, left, and Lauren James of Victoria Girls’ High School have 

received their third re-award of Academic Honours. This has not occurred at VGHS in the past 20 

years. Both were also re-awarded Cultural Colours 

FOCUSSED: St Andrew’s College Pipe Band drum 

major Sanele Mboto ready to lead the pipers 

and drummers onto Lower field for the annual 

Retreat Ceremony during Balloon Week last 

week. Grade 10 pupil Mboto had his first stint 

as drum major at the Remembrance Day Parade 

in November last year when he was in Grade 9 


businesses. Which of these do you remember? 

Macrae Volkswagen at the corner of Hill and 

Dundas Streets were dealers for Audi, Jetta 

and Golf. RL Weir at 121 High Street were 

Nissan dealers. Kenrich Motors at 110 High 

Street was a General Motors dealer, selling 

Opel and Isuzu vehicles, and Honda 

motorcycles. Albany Ford at 15/17 Beaufort 

Street stocked the full range of Ford cars, 

trucks and tractors. Settler City Toyota at 36 

Bathurst Street carried a full range of Hilux 

bakkies. Del’s Car Sales at 59A Bathurst Street 

were specialists in quality used cars. Kingsley 

Tyre Services at 41 High Street stocked new 

and retreaded tyres. 

ON A NERVOUS NOTE 

A NUMBER of young choristers will be inducted 

into the Cathedral Choir on Sunday October 23 

(5pm). This will take place in the context of a 

service of choral evensong, and the choir will 

be conducted by music director Dr Andrew’ 

John Bethke. 

PARKRUN MILESTONE 

KINGSWOOD Junior School intern Maqhawe 

Mmango recently completed his 34th Parkrun, 

and has won the event on 19 occasions. He 

also holds the record for the 5km run in a time 

of 19 min 01 sec. Local Parkruns are held each 

Saturday at 8am, starting at the entrance to the 

Makana Botanical Gardens. 

KINGSWOOD GIVES IT HORNS 

KINGSWOOD Junior School has won the trophy 

for the largest school participation at the recent 

Rhino Run at Kenton-on-Sea. Old Kingswoodian 

Jo Wilmot presented the trophy to the school 

last week on behalf of the organisers. 

Kingswood Junior has won the trophy since the 

event’s inception in 2014. 

GLORIOUS YEAR-END CONCERT 

THE Rhodes University Chamber Choir presents 

its end-of-year concert in the Cathedral from 

7pm today, and will feature Voice of Glory. 

Admission is free but donations welcome. 

SPECIAL WEEKDAY SERVICE 

A SPECIAL weekday service of choral 

evensong, with the Cathedral choir directed by 

Dr Andrew-John Bethke, will be held in the 

Cathedral at 5.30pm on Tuesday October 25. 

The service will feature music by South African 

composers, and is being held in conjunction 

with the visit by the former Archbishop of 

Canterbury, Rowan Williams.



Kenton Bowling Club 

THE poor weather that we 

have been experiencing 

lately continues to affect 

turnouts. 

Last Wednesday, we 

played the penultimate 

sponsored Kenton Dias 

Insurance Consultants 

Jackpot Competition in 

sunny but windy 

conditions. 

This saw 41 players take 

to the greens and the day’s 

winners were Rodney 

Austin, Brian Aldag and 

Rob Bowker, who came 

home with a score of 17 

points out of a possible 25, 

and a shot profit of 13. 

The year-to-date Jackpot 

will only be available when 

Addie Wolf returns from 

holiday, so watch the main 

notice board after his 

return to see the year-todate 

listing of individual 

positions. 

The Thursday Supa 

Thursday was won by Rina 

Maree, Rob Smith and Sue 

Pautz, with a score of 10 + 

23. 

The Friday Night Draw 

was well-attended, as the 

cash prize was R1400. 

The number 52 drawn 

belonged to Ellie Prinsloo, 

who was not with us so 

tomorrow the draw will be 

worth R1500. 

Last Saturday, the Kowie 

Men’s Classic was played 

at Kowie but 27 of our 

players turned up to play a 

normal home social game 

in cool, slightly windy 

conditions. 

We had three teams 

entered in the Kowie men’s 

classic out of 26 teams. 

Both days were played in 

cool, slightly windy 

conditions, but thankfully 

no rain. Results to hand 

show that Kenton did not 

come in the first four. 

The position with the 

penultimate Moore Shield 

has now come available 

and the last game of the 

year will be played in 

BOWLSBANTER 

TEAM ON TOP: The winners of the Kowie Investec Men’s Classic were the 

mixed team from Border/East London comprised of Comrade and Old 

Selbornians. From left, are Barney Walker, Enita Dryburgh of sponsor 

Investec, Kowie Bowling Club president Peter Ford, John Grant, Neill Brill 

and Verdon Boucher 

Pictures: JON HOUZET 

November, but the year-todate 

score is Kenton 0 

points, Kowie BC 4 and 

PABC 2. 

Forthcoming events: 

Today (Thursday) we play 

the Bess Tweedie and 

Kenton/Kowie 

Competitions at Kenton 

and tomorrow (Friday), the 

monthly sponsored 

Personal Trust Trips and 

braai. 

The club is gearing up for 

the Ladies’ Classic, which 

will be played on Tuesday, 

November 8 and 

Wednesday, November 9, 

so on that Wednesday 

there will be no social 

bowls. 

The Ladies’ classic 

committee wish to thank 

Gavin Tessendorf of 

Rosehill Spar for the 

generous donations and 

discounts for food 

ingredients which will be 

used for this big ladies’ 

event. 

Duties for week of 

October 17-23: Tabs-in – 

Ruth Low, Bar – Dave West 

and Terry Bowen. 

Tailpiece: Procrastination 

is like a credit card, it’s a 

lot of fun til you get the bill. 

Port Alfred Bowling 

and Croquet Club 

The ladies’ drawn trips final 

was played last Saturday 

and the winners were 

Sandra Wiblin, Hilary Allen 

and Julie Sliziuk. 

The runners-up were 

Jane Armitage, Wendy 

Pfotenhauer and Robin 

Collett. Well done ladies. 

The Strawberry classic 

was played in East London 

last Wednesday and 

Thursday and two teams 

from our club took part. 

The team of Sylvia 

Prevost, Colette Reid, Sue 

Purdon and Nici Thomas 

came second, and Jane’s 

team came eighth out of 

24. Well done all of you. 

IN THEIR STRIDE: 

Several Kowie Striders 

members participated 

in the Meiringspoort 

Half Marathon last 

Saturday. From left 

are Theo van der Walt, 

Mike Harris, Marlene 

Wiese and Lynette 

Harbrecht 

By all accounts, it was a 

well-run, most enjoyable 

tournament. Maybe more 

players will enter next year. 

The Kowie Men’s Classic 

was played last weekend 

and 28 teams participated, 

of which three teams came 

from our club. The best we 

could do was seventh 

place, which was Trevor 

Frost and his team. 

The Doris Ford and Les 

Clarke will be played in 

Kenton on Wednesday, 


The Buco Trips will be 

played on Saturday and 

Sunday October 29-30 at 

Port Alfred Club. 

The Radue sponsored 

competition will be played 

on Saturday, October 29. 

We appreciate this 

sponsorship from Radue 

Optomet rists. 

Duties for the week 

October 25-29: Tabs – 

Jools Frazer and Ron 

Orford, Bar – Noelene 

... what’s happening 

KOWIESTRIDERS 

... runners with pride 

Re s u l t s : 

The intrepid walkers Carol 

and Jean Nepgen have once 

again spent the past two 

weeks traversing the country 

and racking up the 

kilometres in their usual 

impressive way. 

On October 5, they were in 

Sedgefield for the Cansa 5km 

Run/Walk. Walking together 

they completed the scenic 

event, which took place on 

the island at Sedgefield, in 

0:52:21. 

October 8 had Carol in 

Paarl for the very tough 

Paarlberg Half Marathon. The 

route started in town and 

took her all the way up to 

Paarl Rock, then back down 

again, only to be sent back 

up to the Taal Monument. 

Carol walked the event, 

finishing in 3:00:30 as the 

first female walker. 

RUNNERS-UP: In second place at the Kowie Investec Men’s 

Classic last weekend were the Port Elizabeth Bowling Club team 

of, from left, Terry Cawood, Gary Vermaak, Robert McGregor and 

Dan Thysse 

Kirsten and John Hodges, 

Ironing – Dave Lang. 

Kowie Bowling Club 

Last Tuesday, we played the 

Rosehill Spar day 

competition with a good 

field of six rinks, mixed 

fours and trips. 

Rodney Gradwell and his 

team of Peter Ford, Lawrie 

May and visitor Peter May 

were in fine form to defeat 

Delene Deenik’s team 10 

points + 20. 

The runner-up was Siegie 

Rohrs’s team of fours, who 

defeated James Fox’s team 

quite comprehensively and 

only the winners took home 

Spar vouchers on the day. 

On Thursday, with there 

being no sponsored 

competition, we played a 

Snowball, with a turnout of 

five rinks. 

The numbers drawn for 

the competition were ends 

number 3/5/12 and 20 and 

the score drawn for the day 

They then moved to Hout 

Bay on October 9 for the 

Chappies Challenge Half 

Marathon and 10km. This 

was another tough one with 

more hills. Both races started 

at the beach in Hout Bay and 

then proceeded up 

Chapman’s Peak Drive. After 

5km of climbing, the 10km 

turned back at the lookout 

point, while the 21.1km 

continued towards 

Noordhoek before turning 

back to face yet another 

major climb. Jean walked the 

10km, finishing in 1:40:47; 

while Carol took on the half 

marathon, finishing in an 

excellent 2:51:23. 

The past weekend saw 

them head up to Randfontein 

for the Jannas Athletic Club 

nine-hour and 18-hour circuit 

races. These events took 

place over a 1000m circuit at 

was six. There was great 

excitement with cries of 

“we’ve got it”, followed by 

others thinking they had 

won the snowball, but it 

was not to be as there were 

four teams with the score, 

so it rolls over. 

This week’s pot was only 

for one day’s contributions, 

so let it grow to something 

wor thwhile. 

Last weekend, we ran our 

Kowie Investec Men’s 

Classic and we had such a 

good entry, with 26 teams 

competing from all around 

the district. 

There were 15 Eastern 

Areas teams and 11 from 

out of the EA including Port 

Elizabeth and East London 

and various surrounding 

towns, with the team from 

furthest away being Bennie 

de Klerk from Burgersdorp. 

The grounds were really 

looking good and the club 

house was laid out 

immaculately, as the teams 

Jan Viljoen High School in 

Randfontein. The nine-hour 

event started at 1pm on 

October 14 and ended at 

10pm. The 18-hour race 

started at 6pm on October 14 

and ended at 12 noon on 


One can enter both races, 

but then forfeit four hours of 

the first event due to the 

start time for the second. The 

Nepgens were up for the 

challenge and entered both 

events, with Jean managing 

to complete an impressive 

51km and Carol a whopping 

66km. Well done to both of 

them. 

On October 15 a small 

group of Kowie Striders 

participated in the always 

popular Meiringspoort Half 

Marathon. Lynette Harbrecht 

and Mike Harris covered the 

scenic route in a time of 

started arriving. After the 

welcome from president 

Peter Ford, the teams were 

out on the greens on 

schedule and the weather 

was very kind to us all 

w e e ke n d . 

At the end of day one, 

Neil Brill’s (Old Selborians) 

team led the field with 

Barry van Wyk’s (Jeffreys 

Bay) team in second spot 

and De Klerk’s 

(Burgerdorp) team in third. 

On Saturday evening, the 

braai fires were lit and the 

500g T-bone steaks came 

out. A great night was had. 

Sunday dawned and the 

workers started arriving at 

7am to prepare for day two. 

After four rounds of 

competition, the results 

were tallied and we were 

ready for prize-giving, with 

I n v e st e c ’s Kevin Chree and 

Enita Dryburgh on hand to 

hand out the prizes. 

Prizes were handed out 

to positions one to 15. Cash 

prizes went to the first four 

positions. 

First was Neil Brill’s (Old 

Selbornians) team on 36 

points, second Gary 

Ve r m a a k ’s (Port Elizabeth 

Club) team on 31 points, 

third Gerald Fletcher’s 

(Hofmeyr) team on 30 

points, and fourth Bennie 

be Klerk’s (Burgersdorp) 

team, also on 30 points, 

with a lower shot profit. 

The top EA team placing 

in fifth spot was Stan 

Long’s (Albany) team. 

The competition was a 

huge success, with 

compliments to convenor 

Peter Ford and his team. 

There were many 

compliments from 

participants and visitors. 

Duties for the week 

October 24-30: Greens – 

(Roll) Tony Brown, (Mark) 

Peter Ford and Gerald Mills, 

Tabs – (Cash) Lucille 

Keyter, (Select) Mike 

Tomlinson, Bar – M i ke 

Beaumont and Roger 

Purdon. 

2:07:00, Marlene Wiese 

finished in 2:22:00, which 

earned her second place in 

her age category. Theo van 

der Walt finished in 2:23:00. 

Time trials: October 11 

5km Run 

Louise Stiglingh – 27:26 

Marianne Stiglingh – 28:20 

Sticks Stiglingh – 27:26 

Tessa Hopman – 27:54 

Alan Rob – 2 8 : 41 

5km Walk 

Pauline Weed – 46:00 

Billy Futter – 46:00 

3km Run 

Pia Roser – 24:39 

Chris Roberts – 26:06 

Ryan Nel – 26:06 

Ami Jones – 21:44 

Sharon Daycombe – 2 1 : 41 

Mathew White – 17:45 

8km Run 

Rick Betts – 34:45 

Alex Weed – 44:44 

CROQUETCORNER 

... rolls that count 

ENTRIES for the SA Nationals, 

which we are hosting from 

November 21 to 26, close 

t o m o r r o w. 

With the number of entries 

so far received it certainly is 

going to be a record entry. 

Entrants from the St 

Andrews Club in East London 

will be visiting us at the 

beginning of next month to 

practise on our A and B 

lawns which have been 

scarified and treated for the 

n at i o n a l s . 

Lists are on the board for 

volunteers who are able to 

assist with morning teas and 

lunches. 

We wish Jan Simpson a 

very happy birthday for 

October 22. Congratulations 

on reaching such a great 

m i l e st o n e .



Alex v Port Alfred fishing competition 

THE annual rock and surf 

fishing competition 

between the Port Alfred 

Ski-boat Club (PARSC) and 

Alexandria Fishing Club 

took place last Saturday. 

PARSC Rock and Surf 

section chairman Gary du 

Randt said weather 

conditions were not kind, 

even though the sea looked 

a little flat and the water 

temperature was not too 

cold. 

“Each year we alternate 

the area and it was fished 

on our coast from Fish 

River to Kleinemonde 

We st , ” Du Randt said. 

“We had a fair 

attendance from both sides 

with Alex having 19 anglers 

and PARSC Rock and Surf 

having a few more.” 

A total of 89.1kg of fish 

was caught with a 100% 

release rate, for which 

anglers were 

c o n g r at u l at e d . 

“We caught five different 

species on the day and 

Port Alfred Rock and Surf 

team won the day and took 

the floating trophy back 

where it belongs,” Du 

Randt said. 

At the prize-giving, the 

trophy was handed over 

and the best catches on 

both sides were mentioned. 

Biggest in the species are 

as follows: kob – 1.3kg 

Kallie (Alex), Andre (Alex), 

1.9kg Dave (PA); black 

musselcracker – 4.4kg 

Charl (Alex), 1.9kg Adrian 

(PA); bronze bream – 4.1kg 

Terry (PA), 1.3kg Mark 

(Alex); white steenbras – 

5.2kg Ross (PA), 2.6kg 

Cheryl (Alex); zebra – 

0.5kg Maude (PA); 

blacktail – 2.0kg Luke (PA), 

1.2kg Oosie (Alex) and a 

catface rockcod – 0.5kg 

caught by Luke (PA). 

If anyone wants to 

sponsor the Rock and Surf 

section, they can contact 

Gary du Randt on 

082-324-9448 to arrange a 

meeting, or e-mail 

s u p e rc y b i z p c @ t e l k o m s a . n e t 

RISING CHAMPION 

Wednesday October 

12: Pam Golding better 

ball bonus bogey, with 

63 players. 

Results: 

1st: Wade Labuschagne, 

Vaughan Meyer +12 

2nd: Rob Houston, Eric 

Lindsay +11 

3rd: Mick Rushmere, 

Tom Wagner +7 

4th: Tim Shanks, Eric 

Segers +7 

Two Clubs: 

6th: A Reed, O Pieterse 

8th: A Reed 

11th: S Dorrington 

13th: C Poulton 

Best gross: 78 – Ockie 

Pieterse, Tom Wagner 

Best nett: 68 – Wa d e 

Labuschagne 

Nearest the pins: 

Debonairs Pizza – 6th: 

Geoff Bladen 

Dulux – 8th: Adrian 

Reed 

The Wharf Street Brew 

Pub – 11th: Charlie 

Po u l t o n 

Trellidor – 13th: 

Vaughan Meyer 

Wimpy longest drive – 

14th: Arjan Sap 

VW nearest the pin for 

two on the first: Terry 

Counihan. 

Saturday October 15: 

Pennypinchers better 

ball medal, with 60 

p l ay e r s . 

Settlers Bowl winners: 

Ian Moncur, Andries 

Small 

Results: 

First: Ian Moncur, 

Andries Small – 61 

Second: Vaughan 

Meyer, Wade 

Labuschagne – 63 

Third: Chris Luke, Wian 

van Aswegen – 64 

Fourth: Ian Sawers, 

Bryan Gibson – 65 

Two Clubs 

Sixth: I Moncur, N 

Phillips 

Eighth: Z Mgudwa 

11th: J Kew, T Wagner, N 

Mbabela 

Best gross: 69 – Le 

Roux Ferreira 

Best nett: 69 – Chris 

L u ke 

Nearest the pins: 

Mooifontein Quarry – 

Sixth: Koos van 

Rensburg 

Auto Smart Body Shop 

– eighth: Alan Corrans 

The Wharf Street Brew 

GOLFW E E K LY 

... the results 

Pub – 13th: Ian Moncur 

Wimpy longest drive – 

eighth: Norman Phillips 

Royal St Andrews – 

Nearest the pin for two 

on the first: Ockie 

Pieterse 

1820s Golf 

Monday October 10: 

The day saw 23 players 

in fine weather. 

Winners on 38: Mike 

Parker, Don Howarth, 

Andy Simpson, Dennis 

McElwee. 

Moosehead on 47: Dave 

Page, Juan Southey, 

Louis van der Walt, 

Ram Piers. 

Good scores: 49 – 

Lawton Amos, Don 

Howarth, 47 – Rick Hill, 

41 – Mick Parker. 

Two clubs: sixth, Peter 

Rinaldi. 

Thursday October 13: 

Cool and breezy 

weather brought out 19 

p l ay e r s . 

Winners on 39: Albert 

Whitfield, Windsor 

Bagley, Dallas Cowie, 

Cecil Jones-Phillipson. 

Moosehead on 44: Don 

Howarth, Ram Piers, 

Peter Rinaldi. 

Good scores: 49 – 

Windsor Bagley, Cecil 

Jones-Phillipson, Juan 

Southey, Mick Parker, 

48 – Don Howarth, 46 – 

Lawton Amos. 

Two clubs: 11th Nick van 

der Merwe, Juan 

S o u t h e y. 

Ladies’ Re s u l t s 

October 11: The 

e a st e r l i e s pumped on 

Tuesday afternoon, 

making playing 

conditions extremely 

uncomfortable for the 

intrepid 22 players in 

an individual stableford 

sponsored by Viv 

Jordan. 

Bettine Hattingh’s 

winning 37 points was 

excellent, given the 

conditions. 

Debbie Longhurst 

came second with 35 

points, counting out 

Sue Roll into third 

place. Glynnis Renecle’s 

lithe frame struck the 

longest drive on the 

16th in the lower 

handicap section, with 

women’s captain Sandy 

Fryer doing likewise for 

those with more 

generous handicaps. 

Jean Austin 

managed a two-club on 

the 11th, after being 

closest to the pin on 

this hole. 

Bettine was closest 

on Top Carpet’s sixth 

and Sue on the eighth. 

Margie Segers was 

“nearest-for-t wo” on 

River Spa’s 13th. 

The competition on 

October 25 will be a 

better-ball stableford 

sponsored by the Ocean 

B a s ke t . 

Fresh Stop Port Alfred 

Mixe d 

October 15: Mainly 

overcast, warmer and 

light westerly winds 

provided a better day to 

be on the golf course 

than experienced of 

late, but with many of 

our women’s section 

travelling to East 

London for a 

tournament and many 

more regulars away 

from Port Alfred, only 15 

players entered the 

weekly mixed two-tocount 

stableford 

alliance. 

The field was divided 

into five, mixed threeballs. 

Despite the relatively 

benign conditions, it 

took just 84 points to 

win the competition for 

Lizzie Lambrechts, 

Barrie Brady and Terry 

Harris. Andy Manson 

and Dee and Cecil 

Jones-Phillipson came 

home second with 82. 

Seventy-four points 

paved the way for Mo 

Marsay, Fanie Smit and 

Martin Lambrechts to 

receive the customary 

energy drinks for 

coming bottom of the 

points list. Maureen 

McGarvie made a birdie 

on the sixth on her way 

to shooting a good nett 

67 . 

Bruce Smith birdied 

the eighth and won a 

bottle of wine for being 

closest to the pin on 

this hole. Barrie Brady 

shot a well-played nett 

69. 

KGB Results 

Tuesday October 11: A 

sunny morning dawned 

for the 31 players who 

were drawn into seven 

four-balls and one 

three-ball. 

Unfor tunately, 

westerly winds became 

increasingly strong 

throughout the 

morning, making play 

difficult in the usual 

two-to-count stableford 

alliance format chosen. 

The covey of John 

Abbott, Martin 

Lambrechts, Peter 

Longhurst and John 

Muggeridge seemed to 

feel the effect of the 

gale the least, as they 

carded an excellent 93 

points to run away from 

the rest of the field. 

Second-placed 

Wilton Adcock, Chris 

Niebieszczanski, Mike 

Stadler and George 

Lake were five points 

behind on 88. 

Tommy Meyer, Matt 

Chadwick and Terry 

Harris found the going 

very difficult, as missed 

opportunities flattened 

their score to 71 + 5 = 

76 – the lowest of the 

morning’s proceedings 

and earner of the 

notorious Hamer en 

Sukkel trophy. 

Two clubs were holed 

by John Abbott (sixth), 

Wilton Adcock and 

Johny Johnston 

(eighth). The best nett 

scores were shot by 

Mike Stadler (68) and 

Neil Loundar (69). 

Friday October 14: 

Despite close to galeforce 

easterly winds, 34 

players turned out to 

play the customary 

two-to-count stableford. 

The field was drawn 

into two three-balls and 

seven four-balls. 

The three-ball of 

Tommy Meyer, Graham 

Findlay and N Hopkins 

carded 80 + 5 = 85 

points to win the 

competition. Dale 

Wisener, Ray Hicks, 

Martin Lambrechts and 

Dave Broedelet came 

home second with 83. 

The Hamer and 

Sukkel was awarded to 

Wilton Adcock, Chris 

Niebieszczanski, Cliff 

Roberts and John 

Muggeridge, whose 74 

hit the bottom of the 

points list. 

Par three two-clubs 

were holed by Ray 

(sixth), Barrie Brady 

(eighth) and Eric 

Segers (11th). Barrie 

had a great day, with a 

superb nett 65. 

GOLFING PRIZE: The winner of the Fish River Sun Golf Challenge, 

Christiaan Bezuidenhout, left, was presented with his trophy by Fish 

River Sun operations manager Jabu Maseko. The challenge was held at 

Fish River from October 12 to 14

Sp ort 

Thursday October 20, 2016 

Youth fly the flag 

Contact us with any sports news: (046) 624-4356 (Jon Houzet) 

Nemato Change a Life 

rowers record club bests, 

as gymnasts raise the bar 

Rowing Club 

NEMATO Change a Life (NCAL) 

participated with four teams at a 

long-distance rowing competition in 

the Durban harbour. 

The boys received silver and bronze 

out of 25 participating teams, and 

NCAL founder Jan Blom said a big 

“Well done guys”. 

The group also did a little 

sightseeing, with visits to the Moses 

Mabhida Stadium and the beach. 

Blom said NCAL has a strong 

rowing team this year. On the 

ergometers, seven new club bests 

were recorded. 

Siphosethu Nazo improved the 

seven strokes in the U15 age group, 

Thando Ngoqo improved the 2000m, 

5000m and one-hour in U16 and 

Mzwebhongo Mbendeni improved the 

seven strokes, 2000m and 5000m in 

the U19. 

For the first time in its 10 years of 

existence, the rowing club is now 

able to transport its own boats to 

competitions. After the donation last 

year of the Quantum minibus by the 

Mike Thomson Change a Life Trust 

and Alexander van Assendelft, the 

Eastern Cape Rowing Association 

(ECRA) recently gave the club the 

use of their small boat trailer. 

“We must thank all the clubs that 

always tried to help us with space on 

their boat trailers or allowing us to 

use their boats at the competitions,” 

Blom said. “But what a pleasure to 

have our own boats at the 

competitions. No more competing in 

Start practising now for 

the Cartwheel Challenge 

YOUNG and old alike 

are invited to 

participate in the 

Sunshine Coast 

Gymnastics (SCG) 

Great Community 

Cartwheel Challenge, 

which will be held on 

November 5 at the 

Albany Centre in Port 

Alfred. 

“There are lots of 

prizes to be won and 

it’s great fun and 

l a u g h t e r, ” Carol-Ann 

Stiekema, who 

coaches gymnastics 

at the SCG, said. “Yo u 

don’t have to do 

perfect cartwheels, 

you have 30 seconds 

to do as many as you 

can – hands up after 

every cartwheel.” 

Entry costs R20 per 

person for one 

30-second attempt 

and participants can 

try as many times as 

they l i ke . 

The annual 

fundraiser assists the 

club to run 

throughout the year, 

boats we are not used to, or missing 

a race because nobody could help us 

with a boat. Many thanks to ECRA for 

helping us with the trailer. It will lift 

our club to the next level.” 

Gymnastics Club 

The second Eastern Cape 

Gymnastics Trials were highly 

successful for NCAL. Senior gymnast 

Siphamandla Baku was the only 

gymnast to jump a triffis mount 

(triple front flip with half-turn) on the 

double mini trampoline. 

Onke Mangele, in the age group 

15-16, finished an incredibly difficult 

trampoline routine starting with a 

t riffis. 

“Nobody in the province, not even 

the seniors, come anywhere close to 

his [level of] difficulty,” Blom said. 

“Liyema Nxobo, with lower 

difficulty but high precision and no 

mistakes, won the trampoline and the 

double mini-trampoline, showing his 

readiness for international 

competition. Siyabulela Siwa (13-14) 

and Khanyile Mbolekwa (11-12) are far 

ahead in their age groups in the 

province. Our gymnasts who are not 

at international level also did well 

and we expect most of them to 

qualify for national championships.” 

Mangele became African Junior 

Champion on the double minitrampoline 

in Namibia. It was the 

first time NCAL members went to a 

continental championships and they 

are very proud to have an African 

Champion at the gymnastics club. 

helps upgrade 

equipment, and funds 

also go towards SCG’s 

annual awards, which 

reward each 

g y m n a st ’s progress 

during the year. 

There are many 

age-group categories. 

Every competitor 

will get something 

small for entering, 

and record-breakers 

will win extra prizes. 

Stiekema thanked 

Rosehill Mall’s Red 

Square, MTN, 

TO THE VICTOR, THE SPOILS: Onke 

Mangele is the first-ever 

gymnast from Nemato Change a 

Life to become Junior African 

Champion, winning gold on the 

double mini-trampoline in 

Namibia at the continental 

championships. This result puts 

him in the picture for the 2020 

Olympics and strengthened the 

o r g a n i s at i o n ’s dream to develop 

a gymnastics centre for tumbling 

and trampoline gymnastics in 

N e m at o 

Mangele also won the gold team 

medal on double mini-trampoline and 

the bronze team medal on 

t rampoline. 

Lavender Tree Trading 

and Sports 'n All for 

sponsoring prizes. 

“Thank you too, to 

all the people who are 

sponsoring Sunshine 

Coast Gymnasts for 

the Cartwheel 

Challenge,” S t i e ke m a 

said. 

“Every sponsor's 

name gets put into a 

draw for a hamper 

worth more than 

R1 000. 

“The gymnast who 

raises the most funds 

also wins a hamper to 

the value of R500, 

and there’s a second 

and third prize too!” 

There is also a 

fa n c y - d r e s s 

competition at 

5.30pm, with prizes 

for the top three 

ent rants. 

The speed 

competitions start at 

2pm. For a detailed 

programme contact: 

castix777@gmail.com 

Entrance for adults 

is R10, and R5 for kids. 

Siwa, who replaced injured Nxobo 

on trampoline, made it all the way to 

a sixth place in the finals and also 

won the bronze team medal on 

trampoline. Baku participated on 

as senior on the double mini 

trampoline. The Eastern Cape 

Academy of Sport (ECAS) 

offered NCAL gymnasts a 

training camp in Port 

Elizabeth to prepare for the 

upcoming national 

championships and 

international competitions. 

“We went with 12 

g y m n a st s , ” explained Blom. 

“Injuries and the pressure of 

top level gymnastics are 

taking toll on some of our 

gymnasts, but we are hoping to 

come back with some medals 

from the top competitions. Many 

thanks to ECAS for making this 

camp possible.” 

Blom said the successes of 

the gymnastics club were 

achieved under very poor 

conditions. 

“We have no gymnastics 

hall, no double minitrampoline, 

no tumbling 

track and no coach. All we 

have is a great trampoline 

donated by the Lotto and 

help from international top 

coach Lee Budler in Port 

Elizabeth. “If the gymnasts 

can achieve so much, what 

will happen if we can offer 

good facilities? President of 

the South African Sports 

Confederation and Olympic 

Committee (Sascoc), Gideon 

Sam, has recognised the 

potential of our club and is 

committed to helping us with a 

gymnastics centre,” Blom said.. 

Our local municipality has 

allocated land for it and we 

are working on the preparation of the 

land, before building can start. We 

are also hoping to be able to employ 

Lee as the head coach of the 

gymnastics centre,” he said. 

TAKING UP THE 

CHALLENGE: JC le 

Roux practising 

cartwheels for the 

Sunshine Coast 

Gymnastics Great 

Community Cartwheel 

Challenge, which will 

be held on November 5 

at the Albany Centre in 

Port Alfred

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