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Court cracks whip 

Municipality ordered to address stray cattle, commonage issues 

JON HOUZET 

FOLLOWING years of 

frustration over stray 

cattle and 

mismanagement of 

municipal commonages, 

on Tuesday farmers obtained a 

high court order compelling 

Ndlambe Municipality to comply 

with its legal obligations. 

The case was brought against the 

municipality by Agri Eastern Cape, the 

Alexandria Agricultural Association 

(AAA) and four farmers named as 

co-applicants, Brent McNamara, 

Ignatius Muller, Elizabeth Klopper and 

Koos van Rooyen. 

McNamara acted as a representative 

of Agri EC and as chairman of the AAA. 

The other farmers have farms which 

adjoin the Kruisfontein Commonage in 

Alexandria and are directly affected by 

the condition of the municipal land. 

In addition to the municipality, 

municipal manager Rolly Dumezweni, 

mayor Phindile Faxi and the MEC for 

local government were respondents in 

the case. The order by the Grahamstown 

High Court is applicable to the 

municipality, Dumezweni and Faxi. 

It was an “order by agreement” in 

that the municipality conceded that it 

did in fact have an obligation to enforce 

the bylaws and relevant national 

legislation in this regard, and willingly 

entered into negotiations with the 

applicants to speedily find an 

acceptable solution to the problem, 

without entering into a lengthy court 

bat tle. 

The court ordered that the 

municipality comply with the legislative 

responsibilities, obligations and duties 

set out in the municipality’s 

commonage bylaws, its prevention of 

public nuisance and keeping of animals 

bylaw, the Animal Identification Act, the 

Conservation of Agricultural Resources 

Act, the Fencing Act and the National 

Environmental Management 

Biodiversity Act. 

The municipality has been ordered 

within 60 days of the order to put in 

RECTIFICATION REQUIRED: Untagged and diseased animals on municipal commonages and stray cattle wandering through the streets could soon become a 

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place an animal traceability 

identification system to control the 

number of animals kept on municipal 

commonages, land under municipal 

control and residential areas. 

The municipality also has to develop 

an internal system to keep a record of 

the number of traceability tags issued, 

to whom they were issued, the contact 

details of the recipients, the National 

Animal Identification Mark of the 

tagged animals, and inspections 

performed by municipal bylaw 

enforcement officers. 

Within 12 months of the court order, 

the municipality has to ensure that the 

number of authorised animals kept on 

municipal commonages aligns with the 

carrying capacity on those 

commonages, and if not, to reduce that 

n u m b e r. 

Within six months the municipality 

has to establish the current health 

status of all animals de-pastured or 

kept on land under its control and 

within its residential jurisdiction. 

All diseased or contagious animals 

must be kept in isolation and the 

relevant state department informed. 

In the same timeframe, all 

unauthorised/unbranded animals have 

to be impounded. 

Ndlambe Municipality also has to 

impose a tariff for use of its 

commonages or land under its control. 

Another part of the comprehensive 

order relates to the repair and 

maintenance of boundary fences 

adjoining privately owned land. The 

municipality has to come up with a 

procedure within 30 days, and 

communicate this to relevant 

landowners within 60 days. 

Within 30 days the municipality must 

also pay 50% of the total costs already 

incurred by Muller and Klopper for 

repair work already completed on 

common boundary fences. 

Ndlambe has been given 18 months 

to effect repairs to the boundary fences 

in poor condition on all municipal 

properties used to keep animals. 

Pertinent to the general public, within 

30 days the municipality has to develop 

a procedure enabling the public to 

report stray animals on roads, road 

reserves and public spaces, and to 

notify the public of this procedure 

within 60 days. 

Another problem identified by the 

farmers was the proliferation of alien 

invasive vegetation on the municipal 

commonage, and the court ordered 

Ndlambe to eradicate these species, 

particularly lantana and inkberry, from 

all municipal-owned or controlled land 

within three years. 

If the municipality wants to lease its 

properties to be used for de-pasturing 

or keeping of animals, the terms of the 

lease have to contain the provisions of 

the Animal Identification Act and 

Conservation of Agricultural Resources 

Act. 

Failing to comply with the order could 

see the municipality back in court. 

Ndlambe, Dumezweni and Faxi are 

jointly or severally liable for the costs of 

the application. If one pays, the other is 

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March 9, 2017 

Ex-pupils step up to 

talk about bad teacher 

Physical abuse claims not only problem 

JON HOUZET 

PRIOR to the most 

recent incident of 

alleged physical 

abuse by a teacher at 

Ikamva Lesizwe 

Combined School in 

Ekuphumleni, pupils 

complained about a 

teacher at the school 

who allegedly treated 

them badly. 

Two former pupils 

who matriculated last 

year came to see TotT 

about the situation. 

They gave their 

names to TotT but did 

not want to be 

identified in the 

newspaper as they 

said they still feared 

the teacher. 

“We ’re scared to 

talk about this,” one of 

the former pupils said. 

They said the 

tourism and 

geography teacher, 

whose name they also 

provided to TotT, had 

been at Ikamva 

Lesizwe for many 

years. 

“She swears at 

pupils. They 

weren’t 

m i s b e h av i n g , 

the class wasn’t 

out of control,” 

one of the past 

matrics said. 

“She’s been like 

this for a long time.” 

But they said the 

most vexing problems 

they had with the 

teacher was her 

expectation on 

assignments. She 

allegedly demanded 

that, as well as typing 

them, they had to be 

printed in colour. 

We wanted to write, 

not type – we have a 

problem with typing,” 

one of the ex-pupils 

said. 

“We used the 

computers at the 

‘She swears at pupils. 

They weren’t misbehaving, 

the class wasn’t even out 

of control’ 

Ekuphumleni Library, 

near the clinic. But it 

costs R5 a page to 

print in colour.” 

Finding it 

unaffordable, many 

pupils submitted their 

assignments in black 

and white. The 

teacher rejected them, 

sometimes tearing 

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them in half. 

When it came time 

for moderation, the 

work of many pupils 

had not been 

submit ted. 

“T h at ’s when a guy 

from the 

e d u c at i o n 

depar tment 

came to find out 

why so many 

assignments 

hadn’t been 

submit ted,” one 

of the ex-pupils 

said. 

She said the 

teacher told the 

education department 

official to ask the 

pupils why their 

assignments had not 

been submitted. 

The official spoke to 

the tourism and 

geography pupils, and 

when they related 

their problems, there 

was no resolution. 

“He told us there’s 

no proof of our 

complaints. He said 

we need to use our 

cellphones to record 

the teacher swearing 

or tearing our 

assignments in half,” 

one of the past 

matrics said. 

“There were about 

45 pupils taking 

tourism and 

geography. We 

weren’t the only two 

u n h a p p y. ” 

The ex-pupils said 

they were only able to 

pass because of the 

help they received 

from other teachers at 

spring and winter 

camps. 

Meanwhile, they 

said the teacher 

resigned in 

September last year, 

blaming the Grade 12 

class. 

“But she’s back this 

year. It’s not only us – 

we know the years 

before us had 

problems [with this 

teacher] as well. And 

the ones who come 

after us, will as well if 

things don’t change.” 

TotT submitted 

questions to the 


in January. 

Two weeks ago, 


s p o ke s m a n 

Malibongwe Mtima 

said our questions 

had been forwarded 

to the acting district 

director of the 

Grahamstown district 

office, Perseverance 

Futshane. 

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SCHOOL’S OUT: Ikamva Lesizwe Combined School, where a teacher has 

been accused of striking a pupil on two separate incidents 

Picture: LOUISE CARTER 

Ikamva teacher 

under the spotlight 

ROB KNOWLES 

FOR the second time a woman 

teacher from Ikamva Lesizwe 

Combined School has been 

accused of striking a pupil, and 

the school is anxious to find out 

when the provincial education 

department is going to take 

action. 

This was the word from 

concerned pupils at the school 

who allege the teacher struck a 

pupil across the face in class, 

and say this is not the first time 

this has happened. 

“The teacher is still teaching 

classes,” said a source who 

wishes to remain anonymous. 

“This is the second such incident 

and it is about time [the teacher 

in question] was suspended 

while an investigation takes 

place.” 

It was stated that the pupils 

approached the school principal, 

Gilbert Gqamane, and reported 

the incident, but that no further 

action seems to have been taken. 

Gqamane was contacted and 

confirmed the students had 

approached him and that he had 

compiled a report for the 

provincial education department 

for action. 

The alleged incident took place 

on February 27. 

Provincial education 

department spokesman 

Malibongwe Mtima said he was 

aware of the alleged incident and 

that a full investigation was 

u n d e r way. 

“The department requires a 

report from the principal of the 

school,” he said. “We then need 

to investigate and test the 

a l l e g at i o n s . 

“However, we want to assure 

the pupils, teachers and parents 

that we will leave no stone 

unturned to get to the bottom of 

this matter. Corporal punishment 

was abolished in 1996 with the 

implementation of the SA Schools 

Act. When you are appointed as a 

teacher you receive a copy of the 

act explaining what you can and 

cannot do. 

“It is totally unacceptable if the 

allegations turn out to be true, 

and swift action will be taken 

against her. We also suggest that 

the pupil involved in the incident 

report the matter to the police, as 

this is also a criminal matter.” 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cheers as wheel restarts at historic mill 

JON HOUZET 

THE wheel at 

B r a d s h aw ’s Mill 

in Bathurst was 

officially restarted on 

Saturday evening 

after six months of 

repairs and 

restoration by 

volunteers, and 

thanks to the 

donation of materials 

by other individuals. 

The special 

occasion was 

attended by people 

who either donated 

materials or lent their 

skills in repairing the 

wheel, as well as 

members of the 

organisation Historic 

Bathurst, which has 

been looking after 

the mill for the past 

three-and-a-half 

years. 

The assembled 

group applauded as 

the water flowed and 

Historic Bathurst signs 10-year lease with museum 

the wheel began 

turning again. 

Historic Bathurst 

chairman Tom Barrett 

said the metal plates 

holding the wheel 

had rusted and the 

wheel was in danger 

of collapsing before 

the repairs took 

place. 

“If it were to 

collapse, I don’t 

know if we’d even 

get the wood to 

make a wheel like 

this,” he said. 

The mill, a 

historical icon dating 

back to the 1820 

Settlers, received 

major restoration by 

the Simon van der 

Stel Foundation in 

the ’60s. 

It fell into disrepair 

in more recent years 

until Dave Hawkins 

of Port Alfred Rotary 

spearheaded a 

restoration project in 

2013, when the wheel 

was first restarted. 

“If it wasn’t for 

The special occasion was attended by 

people who either donated materials 

or lent their skills in repairing 

Dave I don’t know 

what the mill would 

look like,” Barret t 

said. 

He said the present 

wheel was made by 

Geoff Palmer in 

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“It seems like an 

absolute miracle to 

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G r a h a m st o w n , 

transport it and fit 

it.” 


has signed a 10-year 

lease for the mill 

with the Kowie 

History Museum, 

which holds the title 

deeds. 

Barrett said 

maintenance of the 

mill was an ongoing 

issue. Other work 

recently done, was 

repairing and 

resealing the water 

supply tower. 

For the wheel 

itself, Gavin Came of 

the Pig n Whistle Inn 

funded the 

galvanised steel 

plates, Marius and 

Cindy Claassens of 

CosiHomes donated 

the timber and Hans 

van Eck sourced the 

necessary hardware, 

made the new steel 

bands on the axle 

and worked for many 

hours on the project. 

Members of 


Howard Butler, Wally 

Hill and David 

Forsdyke were also 

thanked for carrying 

out repair work. 

Initially a wool mill, 

and the first in the 

Eastern Cape, the 

mill was built by 

British Settler 

Samuel Bradshaw in 

1825. For 10 years it 

produced blankets 

and Kersey cloth (a 

coarse-ribbed cloth 

originally produced 

in Kersey in the UK) 

until it was burnt 

down during the 

Sixth Frontier War. 

Af ter 

reconstruction in 

1836, it was used as 

a grain mill, and 

bought by Phillip 

Hobbs in 1840. 

Hobbs ran it till 

about 1870. 

It fell into disuse 

and disrepair for 

about 80 years until 

the Simon van der 

Stel Foundation 

bought the building 

in 1964 and restored 

it. 

The water that 

powers the wheel, 

comes from a nearby 

dam and the outflow 

returns to the Kowie 

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NOT A CHOICE: 

Thembalethu Tele 

distributes sanitary 

pads to needy girls at 

Ikamvalesizwe High 

School as part of his 

Confident Girls 

project, a non-profit 

organisation he 

started last year in the 

hope of addressing 

absenteeism in 

schools 


Local man gives girls 

confidence back 

LOUISE CARTER 

IKAMVA Lesizwe High 

School in Ekuphumleni 

has officially been 

adopted as recipients 

of local resident 

Thembalethu Tele’s 

Confident Girls project 

which saw 

himdistribute 118 packs 

of sanitary pads to 50 

schoolgirls on Monday 

af ternoon. 

Tele started the 

project as he felt 

himself growing distant 

from his community 

and became concerned 

when he observed that 

many young girls in 

townships were 

involved with underage 

drinking and other 

unsavoury activities. 

“Girls seem to have a 

lack of confidence in 

themselves as young 

women. They don’t 

value themselves and 

focus on all of the 

wrong things,” Te l e 

said. 

He discovered 

absenteeism was a 

major issue at schools 

due to young girls 

being sent home or 

staying away from 

school during their 

menses. 

Confident Girls, a 

registered non-profit 

organisation, aims to 

collect sanitary pads 

for needy girls as well 

as initiate educational 

workshops where Tele, 

an experienced 

healthcare facilitator, 

talks to young girls 

about underage 

drinking, teenage 

pregnancy, HIV 

education, drug abuse, 

leadership, nation 

building and 

xenophobia. 

“I want to inspire 

these girls to become 

confident women, to 

fight unnecessary 

absenteeism and to 

encourage participation 

in sport,” Tele said. 

The sanitary pads 

handed out were made 

possible by the 

generosity and 

kindness of businesses 

in the Port Alfred area, 

Tele said. Rosehill Spar, 

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Garage, Christian 

Harvest Church, Low 

End Financials and 

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well as community 

members supported 

Tele in donating the 

sanitary pads. 

Tele said he couldn’t 

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muster any support 

from government and 

was disappointed that 

several meetings with 

the mayor and social 

development were 

fruitless. 

“I feel it should be a 

government 

responsibility. Our 

government is wasting 

millions on condoms. 

Sex is a choice. When it 

comes to menstruation 

sanitary pads are a 

basic need,” Tele said. 

The department of 

education in 

KwaZulu-Natal has 

recognised the 

necessity to endorse 

sanitary pads. “I don’t 

see it happening in 

Eastern Cape. 

“Even in the recent 

budget speech it wasn’t 

even mentioned,” Te l e 

said. 

He also distributed 14 

pairs of school shoes in 

excellent condition to 

identified needy boys. 

The shoes were 

donated to Tele by Port 

Alfred High School 

matriculants who 

ceremoniously took 

them off after their final 

exams last year. 

School governing 

body member 

Mthuthuzeli Tobi said: 

”This project can help a 

lot. There are lots of 

pupils who are really in 

need.” 

Deputy principal 

Lungile Mpasa said: “It 

is most welcome in our 

school. 

“It will certainly make 

a difference and we are 

gladly adopted by this 

project.” 

Tele said hopefully 

Ikamvalesizwe was the 

first of many schools he 

could help. “These girls 

need to have their 

confidence built up. 

They need to be 

independent women 

who have self-value,” 

he said. 

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HOUSE OF TALENT: PAHS is a 

school blessed with exceptionally 

talented teachers. Stefani 

Serfontein held the launch of her 

second book, ‘L o k va l ’, an 

Afrikaans thriller, in the PAHS 

foyer last week alongside Odette 

Allen who exhibited her artwork. 

The evening was endorsed as an 

event for Kreativ SA in 

collaboration with PAHS 


 

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THE RIGHT MOMENT: 

PAHS art teacher 

Odette Allen exhibited 

her beautiful art work 

at the Kreativ SA and 

Hoërskool Port Alfred 

exhibition held in the 

PAHS foyer last week. 

Many things and 

places have inspired 

Allen who has never 

exhibited her art 

before. She attributes 

her friendship with 

fellow teacher and 

author Stefani 

Serfontein for giving 

the inspirational push 

to show off her 

m a st e r p i e c e s 

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Readers talk about mental health issues 

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was: Do you think people are afraid or ashamed to 

admit they suffer from mental health issues? Why? 

There was a lot of response and engagement 

from readers. 

“I think most people do feel ashamed as it 

makes them ‘d i f fe r e n t ’ from others, not normal,” 

wrote Dominique Hechter Pattie: 

“But then the age-old question of ‘What is 

normal?’ Everyone has their own 

definition of what normal actually is. I 

think society puts a lot of pressure on this 

topic ... luckily I don’t care what society 

thinks.” 

Regular contributor Beverly Young also 

weighed in, saying, “That is a 

twenty-pronged question; how would they 

know? Narcissists-sociopaths, are too full 

of themselves to consider that they have a 

problem. For one. Depression, bi-polar-dementia, 

schizophrenia – to name but a few. I am sure an 

expert could name almost 160 different states of 

what we consider ‘ot h e r ’. Then again what is 

normal? How many people hide a symptom? 

History shows that great achievers are not what we 

consider normal – they are motivated by extreme 

changes in mood-swings. Would I own up to being 

off-kilter? Yeah. Why not – I am easily stressed, yet 

not to the extreme to needing mediation.” 

Carol-Ann Rattey Stiekema wrote: “People who 

think they do not have mental issues tend to 

ostracise and berate people who do [have mental 

issues].” 

Elizabeth Ford agreed and made an important 

obser vation: “Yes there is a stigma attached to any 

sort of mental illness issue, because most people 

don’t understand what it’s all about. A lack of 

knowledge causes fear and prejudice,” she said. 

Jenni Mc Dowell opened up about her own 

mental health issues: “I have no problem people 

knowing of my bipolar. Then when they know I am 

acting strangely they know not to comment on it. 

Then we all get on with our lives.” 

To which Jemima De Jager Fox replied: 

“My mom’s husband got bipolar. And he is 

lovely if he is on his meds and when he is 

off it we know and support my mom a lot 

because it is not easy on the family. And it 

is better if all know, like you say, because 

we can all help him and know what to do 

when he is in need.” 

Roy Smith also opened up briefly on his journey 

to becoming well again: “Last year I decided to go 

on medication for depression. I wish I had done it 

years ago. Mental illness unmanaged or untreated 

remains just that. As with all things ... the first step 

toward wellness is being truthful and getting help.” 

De Jager Fox replied to this, saying: “So true. 

People don’t understand what it feels like to be in 

that dark place. And the ones around you make it 

even worse at times.” 

Joc Guest pointed out one of the saddest 

aspects to mental illness issues: “So many suicides 

could be prevented as well as needless misery if 

we were better educated at picking up the signs 

and symptoms. Mostly this something the patients 

cannot do for themselves,” she wrote. 

Nolonwabo Nollie Mani sparked an interesting 

conversation on autism with her comment, which 

received a lot of positive feedback. Mani said: “I 

have a son who has autism, and I love him more. 

The people around me don’t understand his mental 

state [but] they are easy to offend you with bad 

gestures. I’m becoming frustrated sometimes.” 

Roy Smith replied: “Autistic children have 

brilliant minds. They are very misunderstood and 

find it hard to understand the world we live in. I 

salute you Nolonwabo. You and your son are a gift 

to each other. I’m sure it must be very difficult 

sometimes.” 

De Jager Fox also weighed in, saying: “You know 

people can be cruel. The funny thing is your son is 

most [probably] the most normal one around.” 

Elaine Wigg Waters pointed out a common 

sentiment: “Those who do not have a problem say 

we bring it upon ourselves, we should shake it off, 

have a change of attitude, it’s all in the mind.” 

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OPINION 

Fo r c i n g 

Ndlambe 

to act 

WHY does it take a court order, or the 

threat of litigation, to get the municipality 

to do its job? 

That question was asked by two different 

people this very week. Both are involved in 

high court cases against Ndlambe 

Municipality, one of which was concluded 

last year – though its ramifications are still 

in effect – and the other this week. 

Chairman of the Kenton-on-Sea 

R at e p ay e r s ’ Association (Kosra) Simon 

Oliver asked this question as he reflected 

on Kosra’s lawsuit against Ndlambe which 

dragged on for a few years, until Kosra was 

granted a structural/supervisory interdict 

compelling the municipality to rectify 

problems at the Marselle/Bushman’s River 

dump and to properly maintain a sewage 

pump station which had been leaking raw 

sewage into the Bushman’s River. 

The interdict required the municipality to 

make regular report-backs to the court on 

the progress of the work it had to 

under take. 

The municipality evaded one hurdle by 

closing the dump sooner than intended, 

thus deftly avoiding a litany of issues it had 

to rectify at the chaotic landfill site. 

Farmer Brent McNamara also pondered 

the necessity of taking the municipality to 

court about the issue of mismanaged 

commonages and stray cattle, things which 

should have already been taken care of if 

the municipality only heeded its own 

comprehensive bylaws. 

He was magnanimous at least in saying 

that the municipality was willing to 

cooperate after papers were served. 

“The willingness by the municipality to 

finally accept their responsibility for bylaw 

enforcement without wasting funds on 

unnecessary litigation, must be seen in a 

positive light,” McNamara said. 

Still, it doesn’t answer the question why it 

had to get to that point before municipal 

officials were willing to sit around a table 

with farmers to come to an agreed-upon 

resolution. 

The safety net for farmers of course is 

that the agreement was made an order of 

court. If not, there is no way to hold the 

municipality accountable to do what it 

m u st . 

In October last year, just before he died, 

Medolino Caravan Park owner Derek Victor 

met with mayor Phindile Faxi and municipal 

officials to hand over brand new pumps to 

the municipality which will kick in during 

flooding, thus avoiding a repeat of the 

terrible 2012 floods. 

Victor paid for the pumps – he wanted 

the municipality to take ownership and 

assume its rightful responsibility for the 

dam in the park. 

Faxi expressed gratitude and assured that 

documents would be signed as a matter of 

urgency, perhaps even before the council 

meeting later that month. They still have 

not been signed. The mayor made 

platitudes to a dying man. 

– Jon Houzet 

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Thank you Samaritans 

THERE are definitely 

a lot of helpful folk 

in our part of the 

woods. 

On the afternoon 

of February 28, I was 

transporting my 

husband to hospital 

in Port Elizabeth 

when the car broke 

down at Nanaga 

Farm stall. 

Iain Whithers, the 

manager, went out of 

his way and 

arranged for one of 

his staff (Mike) to 

drive us through to 

Greenacres Hospital. 

Thanks Iain and 

Mike for your 

kindness, it is very 

much appreciated. 

RICHARD AND MARY 

MCGHIE 

Solve accommodation 

crisis for locals first 

I WANT my name kept 

out of the paper for my 

own protection please. 

I am 58-years-old. I 

have never owned a 

home. But I have 

worked very hard to 

accommodate and be of 

service to the local 

communit y. 

Every December the 

masses descend on our 

towns and take over. 

Most of the houses in 

the area are only 

occupied by the 

absentee owners from 

Johannesburg, Cape 

Town, Bloemfontein or 

w h e r e v e r. 

It is not a great 

reflection on the owners 

of these properties, who 

expect great service but 

don’t add to the upkeep 

of the local community. 

We are expected to pull 

out all the stops to be 

the best we can yet we 

are treated like the 

scum of the earth when 

we need to find 

accommodation. We 

have to pay exorbitant 

rentals just to serve the 

lords and masters of 

the mansions. 

Instead of always 

worrying about the 

visitors how about 

these lords and ladies 

do something 

constructive to 

accommodate the 

locals for a change? 

It is time to clean up 

our act and be more 

accommodating to the 

locals who are expected 

to smile and be friendly 

when visitors, who only 

make our lives a misery 

12 months a year. 

Something to think 

about when wanting to 

get tourism sorted. 

NAME WITHHELD 

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 

Reprimand litterbugs 

THE perennial problem of 

littering highlighted in your 

article “Litterbugs face being 

fined” of March 2, will not be 

resolved until there has been a 

concerted effort to identify and 

prosecute the guilty parties. 

In days of yore, citizens took 

pride in their city and not only 

eschewed littering themselves, 

but would reprimand those 

who were so lacking in civic 

pride as to despoil their 

surroundings. Shopkeepers 

would ensure that the 

pavements in front of their 

premises were swept daily. 

Far reach 

of UAE story 

I WOULD like to thank the Talk of 

the Town, in particular Louise 

Carter, for publishing the story of 

my son and his fiancée in last 

week’s edition of the TotT. 

As a result, I have had 

tremendous feedback from people 

as far afield as the UK, US and 

particularly within the UAE and 

South Africa, willing to assist 

during this trying period. 

A special thank you to Louise 

and a woman by the name Yvonne 

who went out of her way to assist. 

Many thanks too to all the locals 

who have been so compassionate 

and supportive. 

LINDA CULVERWELL 

Do you want it - or do you need it? 

THE adjustment budget 

passed by Council on 

Thursday February 24, refers. 

One item, not originally 

budgeted for, and funds had 

to be found by way of the 

adjustment budget, is the 

purchase of laptops for 

councillors to the value of 

R220 000. 

As motivation the 

Remuneration of Public 

Office–Bearers Act is quoted 

that a municipal council MAY 

(not MUST) extend the 

following tools of the trade to 

Those days are gone and, 

with a few notable exceptions, 

shopkeepers are prime 

litterbugs. Instead of retaining 

their refuse on their premises 

until it is due for collection, as 

the rest of us do, they dump 

refuse bags and empty boxes 

on the pavements. 

I will refrain from 

expounding on the annual 

events that turn our beaches 

into pigsties, as these are well 

documented. Suffice it to say 

that those responsible for 

enforcing the law have a lot to 

answer for. 

a councillor, a computer 

(laptop or desktop), to be able 

to conduct business to include 

but not limited to receive 

correspondence, respond to 

correspondence, receive 

notices, undertake planning, 

and undergo training. 

Councillors’ f i r st 

responsibility is to be in close 

contact with their 

constituencies and their 

immediate needs and to keep 

council informed of the views 

of the residents thus 

promoting participatory 

VINTAGE TREAT: The 

annual OD Inggs 

Memorial Run is being 

held on March 18 and 

19. The vintage and 

classic cars may be 

viewed by the public 

at Rosehill Mall 

between 8.30am and 

the start at 9.30am on 

March 18. Sunday’s 

start is again at 

Rosehill Mall at 

8.30am. The cars will 

also be on display at 

the prize-giving after 

12.30pm on Sunday at 

the Port Alfred River 

and Ski-boat Club. 

Pictured are last year’s 

overall winners, 

Neville and Sue Koch 

of Grahamstown. 

Neville drove his 1975 

Alfa Spider, while Sue 

won the Best 

Navigator and the First 

Lady Competitor 

t rophies 

I cannot, for the life of me, 

comprehend why anyone 

would want to leave filth and 

squalor in their wake for others 

to clean. Have they no pride? 

As one wiser than I said, “Tr e at 

the earth well. It was not given 

to you by your parents. It was 

loaned to you by your 

children”. That being the case, 

we have a clear and bounded 

duty to keep our environment 

as pristine and fresh as it was 

when it was first given to 

Adam. 

DERRICK FELLOWS 

GIRLS IN CHARGE: In the Ford family, it is Elizabeth Ford 

and her daughters, Hannah, left, and Sarah who tended 

to the braaiing at the Port Alfred High School steak 

night 


democracy in their ward – fo r 

this you do not require a 

laptop. 

Thus to spend R220000 on 

a nice-to-have like laptops, 

while there are numerous 

more critical issues needing 

funds, is irresponsible. 

When will councillors and 

municipal officials, before 

spending our money, learn to 

ask the simple question: Do 

you want it or do you need it? 

CHRIS BEZUIDENHOUT, 

CHAIRPERSON: NDLAMBE 

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FACE 2 

FA C E 

... with Stuart Butler 

Question: Tell us about your 

job. 

Answer: I am a barman and 

the karaoke man at Tab. I am 

also a hospitality student at 

Stenden. 

Q: What made you get into 

that line of work? 

A: Being a student, 

supporting myself to complete 

my studies. 

Q: Describe the most 

memorable experience that 

you have had in your line of 

work. 

A: Getting involved in the 

community and getting to 

know people within Port 

Alfred. 

Q: What do you do to 

unwind when you are not 

working? 

A: I become creative; I 

paint, draw, build and learn 

about God. 

Q: What is your motto in 

l i fe? 

A: “Realise that your 

experiences have all led you 

to where you are today; how 

you feel and learn from this is 

your own choice.” 

Q: What makes you 

happy? 

A: My friends. Seeing 

people working together. 

Q: What makes you 

angr y? 

A: Racial prejudice. 

Q: What do you think 

about the youth of South 

Africa? Do you have any 

advice for them? 

A: Love thy neighbour. 

Q: What do you like most 

about Port Alfred? 

A: Port Alfred is a cultural 

gem. 

Q: If you could change one 

thing about Port Alfred … 

A: I wouldn’t want to 

change Port Alfred. 

Q: What is your favourite 

music of all time? 

A: Chilled, deep house. 

Q: Name three people you 

would like to invite for 

dinner (dead or alive)? 

A: Enoch, Son of Cain; my 

grandfather; Nikola Tesla. 

Q: Three wishes for South 

A f r i c a? 

A: Exponential social and 

community upliftment, peace, 

and love. 

FAMILY OUTING: Enjoying watching the restored wheel turn at Bradshaw’s 

Mill on Saturday were the Stoltz family, from left, daughter Bianca and 

her parents Marius and Bibi 

ENJOYING BATHURST’S CHARM: Newcomers to Bathurst Michele and 

Patrick Rowley enjoyed chatting to Chrissie Craddock, right, at the 

restarting of the wheel at the historic Bradshaw’s Mill last Saturday 

BENTLEYS UK 

DELVING INTO HISTORY: Chairman of Historic 

Bathurst Tom Barrett, left, explained to Aubrey 

Zeeman how the wall for the sluice at Bradshaw’s 

Mill was rebuilt with stone donated by the Pig and 

Whistle Inn when they moved the bar 

Pictures: JON HOUZET 

International Licensed and Accredited Valuers and Buyers are visiting 

Halyard’s Hotel (Secure Meeting Room), Royal Alfred Marina, Port Alfred 

Tuesday, 14 March 9am – 1pm 

PLEASE NOTE!! Because of the continuing strength of the Pound (Sterling) against the Rand, 

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Coins (GB and World, sovereigns, Krugerrands, Royal Mint Proof sets) antiques, paintings wristwatches, pocket watches, gold 

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Rolex 

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Medals in the last few years have 

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also required any fi rst or second 

world war groups, campaign 

medals, cap badges or anything 

relating to wars or militaria. 

(Please don't clean your medals) 

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Asian, Indian, 

Middle Eastern, 

Dental & 

anything 

un-hallmarked 

Gold cigarette 

cases. 

Sovereigns 

- we pay a 

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Krugerrands - 

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Swords, 

Daggers, Cap 

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Old Uniforms. 

Anything to 

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Re-saleable 

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Amber beads as 

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Old jewellery 

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Church should be God’s ‘agent of change’ 

Christian leader calls 

on CMA to speak out 

JON HOUZET 

CHRISTIAN leader and family 

values advocate Errol Naidoo 

had the close attention of his 

audience at the Christian Men’s 

Association (CMA) breakfast last 

Saturday when he spoke about 

grave matters which should 

concern every Christian in South 

Africa. 

Naidoo, who is the director of 

the Family Policy Institute, is 

well known for his campaigns 

against pornography and the 

legalisation of prostitution in 

South Africa, and has won both 

supporters and detractors. It 

was his first visit to Port Alfred. 

The evening before his talk at 

the CMA, he spoke at a Church 

Awakening conference in the Titi 

Jonas Hall in Thornhill. 

“A nation cannot succeed 

when marriages are breaking 

down,” he began. 

He said in South Africa only 

35% of children lived with both 

biological parents and almost 

600 000 homes were headed by 

a child. 

“The family is the building 

block of society and marriage is 

a cornerstone,” Naidoo said. 

“It’s how God made it in the 

beginning when he created man 

and created woman for the man. 

“If God built it with marriage 

and family then that’s the only 

way to do it. All the government 

programmes won’t help.” 

He said the purpose of his 

ministry, the Family Policy 

Institute, was to gather research 

and make submissions to 

government ministers and 

parliament. 

“God has called me to serve 

the body of Christ, to fulfil a 

mandate to be salt and light,” 

Naidoo said. 

“Many of us don’t believe 

what the Bible says, so we don’t 

do it.” 

He quoted Matthew 5:16, 

which says: “Let your light so 

shine before men, that they may 

see your good works, and glorify 

your Father which is in heaven”. 

“How many Christians are 

shining their light that gets 

people to glorify God? Not 

m a n y, ” he said. “Rather we hear 

of pastors getting people to eat 

grass and spraying Doom in 

their faces. 

“There’s massive abuse in the 

church of poor, vulnerable 

people. You hardly hear a peep 

from the church about this – the 

outrage is missing.” 

Naidoo said South Africa 

CALLED BY GOD: Director of the Family Policy Institute Errol Naidoo, centre, was the guest speaker 

at the Christian Men’s Association breakfast last Saturday. He is flanked by CMA members Leon 

Coetzee, left, and Prophet Fire Moshosho 


looked to be in a very bad way, 

from billions of rands being lost 

to corruption, to crime and 

violence. 

He said 30 people were 

murdered daily in South Africa, 

and 65000 women and 25000 

children are raped or abused 

every year. 

“To me, this perversion is 

testing God’s patience. 

“You can’t ignore these things. 

They’re not going away. You 

can’t just say ‘this has nothing 

to do with me, I’m just going to 

look after me and my family’,” 

Naidoo said. 

“When same-sex marriage 

was legalised in South Africa in 

2005, I knew it was a problem. 

Most South Africans didn’t want 

it – 91% of people said no, it’s 

not part of our culture. The 

government pushed it through 

regardless. Democracy died that 

day. We don’t live in a 

democracy, we live in a 

dictatorship run by a small 

group of people.” 

He said there was a huge 

push in South Africa to get the 

sex industry decriminalised, but 

the agenda to do this was 

coming from overseas. 

“The level of abuse of women 

and children in South Africa is 

off the charts. There is sexual 

trafficking. Decriminalising the 

sex industry will send that 

through the roof. How will they 

police trafficking?” he asked. 

“We ’re also fighting 

pornography. It’s devastating our 

country. You can download 

hardcore porn on your 

cellphone. Children do it and 

now kids are raping kids.” 

He said the government had 

made it legal for children 

between 12 and 16 to have sex 

with each other. “Child porn is 

illegal, but kids are making their 

own porn. If the authorities get 

hold of it they don’t know what 

to do about it because it’s 

produced by children. They can’t 

prosecute children,” he said. 

“South Africa is not a 

Christian nation. You see our 

policies and what’s happening… 

we are far from God. 

“They say we’re a 79% 

Christian majority nation. It 

means nothing. There is no 

godly influence in this country. 

The church is too busy with its 

own thing, elevating pastors and 

acquiring wealth.” 

He said one of the Family 

Policy Institute’s successful 

battles was stopping the 

legalisation of prostitution in 

South Africa before the 2010 

World Cup. A 30-page 

submission he wrote was looked 

at by the National Prosecuting 

Authority and asked for by three 

political parties. 

“I’m not a person with 

degrees, all I’ve got is God’s 

calling.” 

He said there was a move in 

the UN to push all member 

states to allow children of 10 to 

make their own sexual choices. 

“We ’ve applied for 

representative status at the UN. 

We ’re going to go there and I 

don’t know what will happen, 

but I’m going to position myself 

and be used by God. 

“The church is here to be 

God’s agent for change, not to 

be a social club with melktert. 

South Africa desperately needs 

the church – the blood-bought 

saints of God.” 

NEW EMPLOYEES: A group of 25 interns had an introductory session at the Port Alfred Civic Centre 

on Tuesday before joining the Ndlambe Municipality team. In the front row, seated from left, were 

intern Babalwa Nyawula, and from consultants SACGC, executive chairman Thamsanqa Maqubela, 

Olwethu Saul and project director Simphiwe Vulindlu 

Picture: ROB KNOWLES 

New interns for Ndlambe 

ROB KNOWLES 

NDLAMBE Municipality has 

acquired the services of 25 new 

interns to assist the various 

departments in a year-long 

programme that will help them 

develop skills and 

competencies and prepare 

them for the future. 

With an ever-increasing 

number of college and 

university graduates unable to 

find work, the South African 

Council for Graduates 

Cooperative (SACGC) has 

selected the former students to 

participate in the programme. It 

will provide work experience 

and encourage 

ent repreneurialism. 

“Our intention is to 

encourage university and 

college graduates who have 

been unsuccessful in finding 

work by providing work 

experience and develop 

competent entrepreneurship in 

both the public and private 

sectors,” said SACGC executive 

chairman Thamsanqa 

Maqubela. 

He went on to say that the 

goals of the programme were 

for at least 30% of the interns to 

be retained by the municipality, 

25% gravitating to own their 

own businesses, 25% to be 

absorbed by the marketplace 

and the rest to go back to 

college or university to study 

fur ther. 

The new batch of interns will 

be deployed throughout the 

municipality, assisting in its 

various functions and, over the 

year, learning and contributing 

to its betterment. 

Each intern will receive a 

monthly stipend of R2500 to 

cover living expenses. This will 

be provided directly by SACGC. 

SACGC is a cooperative that 

relies on external funding in 

order to function. Such funds 

are received from the various 

Sector Education and Training 

Authorities (SETAs) including 

chemical and industrial, 

construction, services and 

various others. 

There is also top-up funding 

from the government and the 

private sector, contributions 

from affiliation fees, SACGC’s 

own business toolbox 

innovation and work readiness 

programmes. 

“We are working on 

increasing the number of 

students to 50 within the 

Ndlambe Municipality, and a 

total of 5000 students a year 

countr y-wide,” said Maqubela. 

Municipal spokesman Cecil 

Mbolekwa said he was pleased 

and that the municipality would 

benefit greatly from the new 

intake of interns. 

“There are costs to the 

municipality, such as office 

space, consumables and the 

like. But overall, we believe that 

this initiative will enhance the 

municipalit y’s ability to deliver 

ser vices,” he said. 

Anything that Floats to return 

LEBOGANG TLOU 

STENDEN SOUTH AFRICA will 

once more host the “Anything 

That Floats” raft challenge 

this year, after a four-year 

h i at u s . 

Stenden South Africa’s 

Enactus group will be 

collaborating with the 

National Sea Rescue Institute 

(NRSI) in generating a sense 

of community fun and spirit. 

“It’s on Saturday March 25, 

and there will be random spot 

prizes,” said Stenden South 

Africa Enactus president 

Ruan Venter. “First to sink, 

most creative raft, most team 

spirit.” 

According to 

Enactus project 

manager Kyra 

Fox, Buco has 

been contacted 

about supplying 

floating drums. 

Fox, who is in her second 

year of hospitality 

management, said the funds 

raised will be split 50/50 

between the NSRI and 

Enactus. 

Enactus hosts events such 

as these to raise funds that 

the organisation may 

continue with their 

community engagement 

outreach programmes 

within the community. 

“There will be first, 

second and third prizes 

up for grabs, and we’ll 

also have transport on 

offer for some,” Fox said. 

Enactus is an 

international non-profit 

organisation that brings 

together student leaders who 

are dedicated to applying and 

sharing skills and power of 

innovative action to advance 

the quality of life and 

standard of living for people 

in need. 

LEADING INNOVATIVELY: Enactus Stenden South Africa project manager, Kyra Fox, left, and 

president Ruan Venter are bringing back a local community event, ‘Anything that Floats’, as a 

means of raising funds for their work 

Picture: LEBOGANG TLOU



Women unite 

in prayer day 

Theme examines Jesus’ grace and mercy 

LOUISE CARTER 

WOMEN across Christian 

denominations in Port Alfred 

gathered at the Word of Truth 

Ministries for the Women’s 

World Day of Prayer last Friday. 

Celebrating the 87th year of 

the day of prayer in South Africa, 

local pastor Reddie Ndoro led 

the service with this year’s 

theme being, “Am I Being Unfair 

to You?” 

The theme was inspired by the 

Philippines cell, where Filipino 

women shared anecdotes of 

their life and struggles. 

“What I love about God is that 

he made women strong,” Ndoro 

said. 

The service opened with a 

beautiful liturgical dance and 

praise singing by Robin Aldeia) 

whose rendition of Bind us 

To g e t h e r caused goosebumps. 

Ndoro preached that Jesus is 

not coming for just the Baptists, 

Anglicans or the Catholics – he 

is coming for one church. 

Women gathered to present 

testimonies of Fillipino women, 

and bind together to ignite in 

solidarity a source of strength 

through prayer for peace and 

j u st i c e . 

The theme closely examined 

Jesus’ grace and mercy, 

emphasising that it is never too 

late to accept God as your 

saviour. It also pointed out t h at 

Christians need to surrender 

themselves to God for him to use 

them; that they need to do God’s 

work, and not just become 

passive in their belief. 

Ndoro read from Isaiah 5:1-7, 

the song of the vineyard that 

depicts how God richly blessed 

and tended to his vineyard, the 

chosen people, giving them 

everything they needed to thrive. 

But instead of grapes, God 

received wild grapes, so the 

vineyard must be radically 

pruned. 

“God has given us everything 

we need to thrive. We have 

freedom of religion. We are not 

in hiding, scared to practise our 

faith. We can go to church with a 

Bible under our arm and not risk 

our lives,” Ndoro said. 

“Is everything then not well 

with us? We are so engrossed 

with me, myself and I. God 

created us for more than what 

we are today. The more you 

Several reflections 

and pledges were 

made between 

women alongside 

each other 

STANDING TALL: Pastor Redi Ndoro was the speaker last week at 

the Women’s World Day of Prayer held at the Word of Truth 

Ministries. This year’s theme was, ‘Am I Being Unfair to You’? 


have, the more you want. 

“It keeps us so busy that we 

don’t have time to do the things 

God intended for us.” 

Ndoro preached that 

Christians care too much what 

people think of them and don’t 

realise that what they have, they 

have been given by God. “Is it 

not enough?” she asked. 

In her sermon, Ndoro 

reminded the audience that the 

reason they are still alive is 

because God is not finished with 

them. “While you are going 

about God’s business, he will 

take care of your business”. 

Ndoro said the time is now. 

“May God challenge us. Let us 

stand up and say, ‘God here I 

am. I don’t know how to do this, 

but use me to do your will’.” 

Several reflections and 

pledges were made between 

women alongside each other as 

well as confession, an assurance 

of forgiveness, and prayers for 

afflicted women – especially the 

Filipino women who work and 

live in dire situations. 

The Women’s World Day of 

Prayer takes place every year in 

more than 170 countries and 

brings together women of 

various races, cultures and 

churches in fellowship and 

u n d e r st a n d i n g . 

Ndlambe schools on 

track with textbooks 

LEBOGANG TLOU 

IT’S all smooth sailing thus 

far within the Ndlambe 

municipal district, with 

textbooks having been 

delivered timeously to most 

schools. 

Schools in the area which 

TotT was able to contact 

gave positive feedback 

regarding having received 

their necessary tuition 

st at i o n e ry and textbooks for 

the year, with only a minor 

setback for Grade 10s in 

Velile High School in 

B at h u r st . 

“We ’re expecting more to 

come this week from 

Bhisho,” principal Wanda 

Mpandisa said. He attributed 

the shortage to the fact that 

the number of pupils had 

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Port Alfred High School 

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“I’ve managed to offload 

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The only school to not have 

received any textbooks from 

the department of education, 

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But according to principal 

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“We bought our own from 

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March 9 

N E I G H B O U R LY NOTES 

IT’S Pineapple Cricket on the go at the moment, and 

Cuylerville seems to be heading up the points table, 

having not lost a match so far this tournament. Of 

course, this could all change in the next few days 

and the final – to be played at the Port Alfred 

Country Club on Saturday – is set to be a cracking 

affair. If you can get to the grounds then do so, as it 

is an afternoon filled with the spills and thrills of 

cricket, along with a festive evening were the team 

members finally let down their hair (and some have 

been doing this every evening of the tournament) 

and really enjoy themselves. 

THE road works along the R72 are causing some 

major traffic hold-ups through Port Alfred. In last 

week’s article, TotT pointed out that these would 

continue for the rest of the year as new stormwater 

drainage channels were placed across the road, new 

signs and traffic lights established and the road 

surface replaced. While this is an inconvenience, we 

can live with it and the additional traffic lights might 

discourage drivers who are not actually coming to 

town, to take a different route. 

SOMETHING needs to be done regarding the Telkom 

cable current lying on the ground at the intersection 

of King’s Road and the Southwell turnoff in Bathurst. 

According to resident Lindsay Walker, the cable has 

been lying on the ground since Sunday (March 4) at 

around 10am. He continued that, “the whole of 

Elizabeth and King’s Road are thus without a line. No 

phone, no DSL, no internet”. He said that numerous 

complaints had borne no fruit. So please, Telkom, fix 

the problem. 

DISABLED runner Lungi Mtsatse will be competing in 

the Nedbank National Championships for the 

physically disabled and visually impaired, to take 

place in Port Elizabeth from March 31 to April 4. 

Mtsatse, who is an inspiration to other disabled 

runners as well as some abled-bodied ones, is a 

fierce competitor and hopes to do well in the 

competition. When asked if he needed anything to 

assist him, he replied, “a new pair of spikes would be 

nice”. 

ARE you one of the people affected by the possible 

non-payments of social welfare grants? There are 

more than 7 million people in the country who are 

dependent on these grants, but Social Development 

Minister (and potential candidate for the ANC’s top 

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) 675-1976 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. 

Free social scrapping classes at Bcreative for the 

month of March. Bring your tools and layout in and 

enjoy the creative atmosphere and free coffee at 

Bcreative Scrapbooking, Shop 12, Rosehill Mall. 

Available weekdays and Saturdays, groups welcome. 

Call Nicolene on (046) 624-3096 to book. 

Kenton Pub Quiz – 6.30pm – first Sunday of each 

month at Kenton Bowls Club. Cash bar available. 

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

welcome. Enquiries: Walter Grisdale (046) 

648-2440. 

Kleinemonde Morning Market on the first Saturday 

of every month, from 8.30am-10am. Kleinemonde 

Community Hall. Come and enjoy breakfast and 

browse the stalls selling wholesome farm chickens 

and home produce, including quality meats, 

vegetables, pancakes, frozen meals, quiches, bread, 

rusks, gingerbread houses, home baked cakes, 

doggy treats, candles, gifts and more. 

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 

job) Bathabile Dlamini refuses to even acknowledge 

that a crisis exists. She would not take questions 

from the media and, in fact, stated that the “crisis” 

was merely a media invention. But this is not the 

“fake news” we hear about ever since the US 

elections, this is fact. 

The Constitutional Court ruled in October last year 

that the tender awarded to Cash Paymaster Services 

(CPS) was illegal and ordered the South African 

Social Security Agency (Sassa) to retender and 

appoint a legal service provider by March 31. 

However, this was not done and the conundrum 

facing South African grant beneficiaries is that either 

someone else pays these recipients or else national 

Treasury must sign a deviation to allow CPS to 

continue payments. 

However, Dlamini has stated publically that the 

“crisis” is one of the media’s making, not her 

department, and President Jacob Zuma has 

supported her by asking politicians to not speak 

about the matter. We’ll just have to wait and see 

what happens next. 

OUR heartiest congratulations to everyone 

celebrating a birthday in the week ahead. Best 

wishes for many more especially to Kathy Clayton, 

Kaine Heny, Dean Morrissey, Richard McGhie, 

Yolande Stander, Ivan Schafers, Ken Butler, Elsabel 

Wiseman, Stella Reijman, Natasja Pawley, Noel 

Anderson, Angela Rowe, Lillian Scheepers, Wade 

Mitton, Betty Rivett, Christopher Whitham, George 

Petzer, Lorna Clayton, Pam Elliott, Jody Chowles, 

Wendy Mitten, Matthew Strydom, Ella de Wet Steyn, 

Allan Davies, Tessa van Rooyen, Cathy Yeomans, Clair 

Meiring, Angelique Adcock, Joan van Niekerk, 

Christen Booth, Phyll Long, Tyler Hanstein, Anne 

Williamson, Kate Heny, Jean van der Merwe, Julia 

Jamieson, Nicole Sullivan, Gayle Barnardt, Mercedes 

Biller, Lauren Kruger, Francois Fourie, Jasmin Kruger, 

Lizanda Hilpert, Charl Waters, John Hughes, Bettine 

Hattingh, Gert van der Merwe, Ken Jolly, Lorraine 

Emslie, Margie Kent, Ivor Gray, Maureen Walker, Sue 

Neame, Gisella Brickhill. 

AND, because it was left off last week’s list, a special 

belated birthday wish to Dave Tyrrell whose birthday 

was on March 2. 

BUSINESS anniversary congratulations with wishes 

for continued success to the following firms – Pa m 

Golding Properties Port Alfred, Total Sports, Miladys, 

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 

Standerwick Nursery, Nature’s View Farm Stall (on 

the way to Fish River), The Fish River Sun Resort. 

THE rand is doing well against international 

currencies and this trend shows no sign of letting up, 

This is good news for imports, as we pay fewer rand 

then previously but, conversely, exports do not 

attract as much international currency. The platinum 

price saw a rise to over $1 000 per ounce in the last 

week or so, but this has steadily declined. But Brent 

crude has ceased its upward pattern and has settled 

down again to below $56 per barrel. With last year’s 

figures as shown in brackets for comparison, at the 

time of going to print the rand was trading at R13.08 

to the dollar (R15.46), R15.85 to the pound (R21.93) 

and R13.77 to the euro (R16.98). Gold is trading at 

$1 212.64 per fine ounce ($1258.31), Platinum at 

$963.10 per ounce ($981.00) with Brent crude oil at 

$55.70 per barrel ($39.91). 

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, Dot Fetherstonhaugh, Ben Kember, 

Blake Squires, Llewellyn Wicks, Malcolm Cock, 

Myrna Keet, Barbara Tee, Keith Howard and Brenda 

Shelton. 

SINCERE condolences to the family and friends of a 

special lady, Philly Dell who passed away Wednesday 

March 8. We especially keep her husband, John, and 

two sons Travis and Chase in our thoughts. May 

happy memories of wonderful times together comfort 

you all at this sad time in your lives. 

BEST wishes, congratulations and continued 

happiness to all couples celebrating a wedding 

anniversary especially Peter and Mauneen Charter, 

David and Mary Boyd, Andrew and Wendy Cock, Ian 

and Marion Macpherson, Gordon and June Sheasby, 

Guy and Moira Hilton-Barber, Kevin and Karen Kelly, 

Dan and Ann Ward. 

AND finally, on the sporting front, the Proteas beat 

New Zealand in the fifth and final ODI over the 

weekend, thus cementing their place at the top of the 

ICC standings. Well done, and we look forward to the 

test series to follow. Amajita, the SA U20 soccer 

team, competed against Zambia yesterday evening. 

Having already secured a place in the U20 World 

Cup, Amajita are doing a better job than the full 

INSPIRATION TO ALL: Lungi Mtsatse will be 

competing in the Nedbank National 

Championships for the physically disabled and 

visually impaired in Port Elizabeth at the end of 

the month. 

Bafana side and, having won the last two matches 

away from home against Cameroon and Sudan (but 

losing at home to Senegal) last night’s match 

seemed to heavily favour the South African visitors. 

THOUGHT for the week: “First keep the peace 

within yourself, then you can also bring peace to 

ot h e r s . ” 

BEST regards as always, 

The Team 

OUR ENTRIES ARE OPEN FOR MARCH, APRIL and MAY 

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 

Tuesday of each month. Call Brian Edwards on (046) 

624-2945, or John Moss on 082-829-5484 for more 

i n fo r m at i o n . 

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, 

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. 

Ou Manne op parade – Calling all ex-servicemen 

“Ou Manne” and their ladies for a get-together on 

the first Sunday of every month at 12 noon and the 

MOTH Hall (behind the Ski-boat Club) for a light 

lunch and some memories. RSVP MOTHS at 

082-537-9033 or 084-983-8550 for catering 

purposes. 

Port Alfred Art Club welcomes new members, both 

experienced or wanting to learn. We meet weekly, 

offering a monthly DVD from leading artists, giving 

excellent tips – and guidance – on how to draw and 

paint. There is also a wealth of experience among 

our members to share, and excellent workshops and 

topics to help you develop your painting in all 

mediums. Come and join our friendly and festive art 

club. Contact Jenny (083-292-2650) or Netty 

(084-584-6629) for more information or join us on 

one of the listed events advertised in this column. 

Port Alfred Bowling and Croquet Club invites you 

to try your hand at lawn bowls. Free coaching and 

bowls available every Friday from 4pm. Situated 

next to the Nico Malan Bridge. No appointment 

required. Info: Rod Wilson at: 082-375-2968 or (046) 

624-5671. See our website at: w w w. p a b c c . c o . z a 

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 Floral Art Group meets on the third 

Saturday of the month at Settlers Park hall at 

2.30pm. For more information please phone 

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

Probus Club of the Kowie meets on the second 

Tuesday of each month at 10am at the Port Alfred 

River and Ski-boat Club. 

Richmond House Museum and Music Room. 

Private non-profit museum est. 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, droewors 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 phone (046) 604-0478. 

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: a new self-guided tour (map 

R10 from Sunshine Coast Tourism or Kowie History 

Museum) of historic Wharf Street and Van der Riet 

St reets. 

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-12 

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 March 9 

PA Art Club – IN: Completion of works for Bathurst 

Show. Pick your category 

Memory Book Scrapbook Club – 2pm-5pm – 

Presbyterian Church Port Alfred. All welcome. 


Friday March 10 

Royal Port Alfred Golf Club Special General 

Meeting – 6pm – at the club. 

Port Alfred High School Pre-Primary Granny and 

Grandpa Day 

Saturday March 11 

Pineapple Cricket Final – at the Port Alfred Country 

Club. 

Tuesday March 14 

Probus Club Meeting – Port Alfred River and 

Ski-boat Club AGM, Heather Howard will give a 

pictorial presentation on Port Alfred in bye-gone 

days. This will be followed by fish and chips upstairs 

with wives at 12.30pm. Contact Paul Probert for 

lunch reservations. 

Wednesday March 15 

Diaz Cross Bird Club Talk – Rob Boyd will give a 

talk on his trip to KZN Parks. To be held at the 

Kenton Methodist Church, at 7.30pm. 


PA Art Club – Completion of works for Bathurst 

Show. Pick a different category. 

Lower Albany Historical Society AGM – Meeting at 

Don Powis Hall, Settlers Park, 9.30am for a prompt 

start at 10am. Speaker is Professor Pat Irwin on The 

sinking of the Lusitania. 

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 . 

Saturday March 18 

Port Alfred Floral Art Group monthly meeting – 

2.30pm – Settlers Park Hall. Demonstration by 

Corrice Holmes and Louise Pumplin – “Playing with 

containers”. Homework: Driftwood on display” as 

demonstrated by Fernando Doyle. Inquiries: Hennie 

de Bruin 082-464-4606. All welcome. 

Wednesday March 22 

Fa m e – A Musical Showcase presented by Port 

Alfred High School – 7pm opening night. Tickets 

R50 each, available from the office 7.30am to 3pm. 


PA Art Club – OUT: To be announced 

Memory Book Scrapbook Club – 2pm- 5pm – 

Presbyterian Church Port Alfred. All welcome. 


Fame – A Musical Showcase presented by Port 

Alfred High School – 3pm matinee show. Tickets 


Friday March 24 

Round Table Steak Evening at Kenton Middle 

Beach. For R100 join us for a fun charity fundraiser 

with tablers where each ticket gets 300g rump 

steak, veggies, chips and a choice of two sauces. 

Tickets available through Round Table members as 

well as at the door. Cash bar, starts at 7pm. 

Fame – A Musical Showcase presented by Port 

Alfred High School – 7pm matinee show. Tickets 


Saturday 25th March 25 

Diaz Cross Bird Club outing: Visit to Mansfield 

Game Reserve. Bring a picnic brunch . Entry fee R30 

per car and R10 per person. Visitors welcome (R10 

per person to DCBC). Meet at Preston’s, Kenton at 

6am and Heritage Mall car park at 6.30am. For 

details contact Ivan Greenwood (046) 648-1104. 

Golf Day – Lions Club of Sunshine Coast Golf Day at 

the Alexandria Golf Club. Better Ball Stableford. 

R150 per player. Call Landi on (046) 653-0207 to 

book your place.

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TOP GEAR: The Port Alfred High School 1st XI were delighted to receive sponsored cricket shirts 

from Country Meat Market’s manager Deon van Rooyen to wear during the Pineapple Cricket 

Tournament on Monday morning, just before their first match against Station Hill. From left are 

Dayne Jacobs, Josh Leach, Dian Nel, Van Rooyen and coach Gary Calder 

PA High School 

sporting news 

Golf team secures third spot, second 

XI bowlers excel to beat St Andrews 

Golf 

PORT Alfred High School (PAHS) Senior Boys 

Golf Team, comprising Wian van Aswegan, 

Benjamin Burger, Meekah de Sousa and Jayden 

Roesstorff, travelled to Cradock to participate in 

the Interschools Invitational Tournament held on 

Friday and Saturday. 

Playing three rounds of golf in different formats 

against teams from Grey High School, DF 

Malherbe High School, Hoerskool Framesby and 

Daniel Pienaar Technical High School in hot 

conditions, PAHS did well to secure third place. 

Van Aswegan was also awarded the EP Junior 

Golf Order of Merit, and will represent the province 

in the U19 Schools team. De Sousa has been 

selected for the EP U15 golf team and will play in 

the provincial team at an interprovincial golf 

tournament at Fish River Sun next week. 

Te n n i s 

On Wednesday last week, the senior PAHS team 

played against the DSG 2nd team. 

Both teams played well and Port Alfred High 

won the match five games to three. 

On Friday last week the team met the 

Kingswood College 2nd team and the match was 

drawn 3-3. A games’ count out was held and PAHS 

emerged victorious by one game. 

The U16 girls’ team lost their encounter against 

the DSG 3rd team six games to seven. Olona 

Landu and Mondi Ntanga were commended during 

Assembly for coming from 5-1 down to win their 

match 8-6. The U13 PAHS girls’ team triumphed 

against their Kingswood junior counterparts 

winning the singles by 45 games to 27 and the 

doubles by 19 games to 14. The U11 and U13 PAHS 

boys’ teams however lost to the Kingswood 

Primary boys’ A teams. Onwabile Bobo won his 

singles for the U11 team by five games to two. 

C r i c ket 

PAHS 2nd XI won the toss this past Saturday 

and chose to bat first, sending St Andrews 7th 

team out to field. Port Alfred High made 170 runs 

off 20 overs with Zimi Sonyaka scoring 36 and 

Kerwin Scott, 31 runs. St Andrews were 

immediately in trouble with wickets falling under a 

persistent bowling attack. They were all out six 

runs short of the PAHS score. Herchelle Kieviets 

and Breyton Scheepers took the most wickets. 

St Andrews College 6th XI won the toss and sent 

PA H S ’s U15A team out to field this past Saturday. 

St Andrews notched up an impressive 165 runs for 

five wickets in their 20 overs. Mihlali Marasi 

bowled well for PAHS picking up two wickets for 

31 runs in his four overs, while Sima Mata took 

one wicket for 15 runs in his four overs. Despite a 

concerted effort, PAHS lost the match, having 

scored just 110 runs. 

Kyle Nganqu was top scorer with 38 runs. 

In what was a busy week for PAHS U15B 

cricketers, the team loss the toss on Tuesday 

February 28 to Kenton-on-Sea’s Ikamva Lesizwe 

Public School and immediately went onto the 

bowling attack. Axole Damba took three wickets 

for seven runs and Luke Swart, three wickets for 14 

runs. Ikamva Lesizwe were all out for 57 runs. 

PAHS surpassed their score losing only five 

wickets in what was a one-sided, yet friendly 

m at c h . 

PAHS U15B cricket team then played their 

Graeme College counterparts last Wednesday, 1 

losing the match by 64 runs. Graeme College 

elected to bat first and posted 164 runs for four 

wickets. Aaron Delport and Lizo Dayile scored 19 

and 17 runs respectively, for Port Alfred High and 

did well in the face of a strong bowling attack. 

In the team’s third match of the week, PAHS 

U15B played St Andrews College U14C team on 

Saturday.. Having won the toss and electing to bat 

first, St Andrews scored 202 runs in their 20 overs. 

PA H S ’s bowling and fielding were disappointing. 

Batsmen Inga Funde, 31 runs and Siviwe Draai, 30 

runs displayed a fine fighting spirit aided by Luke 

Swart with 19 runs, but it wasn’t enough to win the 

match. PAHS were all out for 115 runs thus losing 

the match by 87 runs. 

Last week PAHS U13A cricket team won the toss 

and elected to bowl first, sending the Graeme 

College U13D team in to bat. PAHS put on a great 

bowling and fielding performance and Graeme 

College were all out for 58 runs. Rylan Payne took 

4/20, Kamva Zweni 2/8, Kyle Labuschagne 2/6 

and Kaine Heny 2/8. 

Zweni and Labuschagne dominated the batting 

and secured an eight- wicket victory for PAHS. 

Zweni scored 33 runs off 20 balls and 

Labuschagne 20 runs off 12 balls. Man of the 

match was shared between Zweni and Payne. 

The U11B PAHS team batted first, having lost the 

toss against Graeme College U11C team last 

Wednesday. The team put on a solid performance 

scoring 160 runs in their 20 overs with Caden 

Muller scoring 13 runs and Zuko Buni 18 runs. A 

concerted effort by PAHS bowlers saw Graeme 

College all out for 150 runs. PAHS won the match 

by 10 runs. 

Swimming 

Several Port Alfred High School swimming 

records tumbled during a highly spirited 

Championship Gala last Thursday. Results will be 

published in next week’s Talk of the Town. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NICE SWING: Meekah de Sousa was in action at the Interschools Invitational Tournament, held in 

Cradock on March 4 and 5. The Port Alfred High School Senior Boys’ team secured 3rd place in the 

A Division



SERENDIPITY 

... with Bev Young 

Make use of 

market building 

THE tragedy of historical villages is 

when the old becomes unwanted, 

or out of date. 

An open market on the banks of 

the river, where the weekly met to 

sell comestibles, was the highlight 

of the village programme. It was 

here that the farmers came to sell 

their butter, milk, cheese, 

vegetables, livestock and where 

the community gathered to catch 

up on local gossip. 

The focus in developments is 

that entrepreneurs want to build in 

the hub of a town. Currently our 

iconic market building is in fine 

fettle, yet so under-utilised. 

Various attempts to create a 

commercial interest in the building 

have failed badly. 

Of course as a museum, it would 

be perfect. A sturdy building, well 

protected by the police station 

across the road, this relic of the 

erstwhile Port Kowie needs to be 

highlighted and celebrated. 

Feline abscesses rather common 

FELINE abscesses are 

common feline wounds 

encountered in small 

animal practice and occur 

when bacteria are 

inoculated into the skin. 

An abscess is a localised 

accumulation of pus. There 

are several factors that put 

cats in situations that 

increase the risk of 

acquiring an injury that can 

lead to an abscess. 

These risk factors include: 

intact male cats permitted 

to roam outdoors, multi-cat 

households, and presence 

of feral cat 

p o p u l at i o n s . 

In addition, 

certain patient 

characteristics may 

predispose a cat to 

abscess 

development. These 

include immunosuppression 

from medications, feline 

leukemia virus (FeLV) 

infection, feline 

immunodeficiency virus 

(FIV) infection, diabetes 

mellitus, and chronic kidney 

failure. Abscesses form 

when a causative bacterium 

VET’S 

VOICE 

... at your service 

is inoculated into the skin. 

This occurs from bite 

wounds, trauma, or spread 

through blood from another 

location to the skin. 

Bite wounds from cat 

fights are the most common 

cause of abscess. It is 

known that healthy cat 

mouths contain several 

types of infective 

bacteria. Traumatic 

injury from foreign 

objects such as a 

stick or wire may 

also introduce 

bacteria into the 

skin, causing the 

formation of an abscess. For 

cat bite abscesses, cats are 

commonly presented for a 

rapidly appearing painful 

swelling. 

Abscesses often occur 

under the fur on the 

abdomen, face, neck, tail, 

shoulder, and limbs; sites 

AS IT WAS: 

The old market 

building in 

Port Alfred, 

now known as 

The Lounge, in 

earlier times 

commonly bitten during 

fighting. Abscesses are 

characterised by swelling, 

pain, heat, and a purulent, 

malodorous discharge if 

ruptured. Abscesses illicit 

an inflammatory response, 

so signs include fever, 

lethargy, loss of appetite, 

hiding, aggression and 

limping. 

Minor surgery is typically 

necessary in the 

management of abscesses. 

Consult your veterinarian 

regarding animal 

health-related issues. 

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GET YOUR TICKETS: Val 

Dugmore, left, and 

Una Tarr had the 

important task of 

selling the tickets for 

curry and rice, 

pancakes and tea and 

eats at the Settlers 

Park morning market 

last Saturday 


POPULAR TREATS: Manning the table with quickly disappearing cakes, breads and muffins at the 

Settlers Park morning market are, from left, Maud Coghlan, Winsome Collett, Jean Atkinson and 

Margaret Summers 

READY FOR STEAKS: Port Alfred High School held a steak night fundraiser at the school clubhouse 

last Friday night. Enjoying the social occasion were, from left, Ann Barkhuizen, Charmaine and 

Jacques Botha and Eloise Labuschagne 

MINDING THE MEAT: 

Rhylan Baartman and 

his dad Rustin relax 

around the braai fires 

at the Port Alfred High 

School steak night last 

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Help 

Guide 

AUTO REPAIRS & SERVICES 

Animated ‘Rock Dog’ 

hits the high notes 

AWNINGS, BLINDS & CARPORTS 

The Shade Factor 

Murray: 082 366 9878 

CARPET & UPHOLSTERY 

CLEANING 

Sunshine Cleaning / Homecare 

Michael: 076 792 4884 or 083 442 8208 

CAR WASH 

Phil's Car Wash + numberplates 

Cell: 082 600 2885 

COURIER SERVICES 

DENTIST 

Dr. D. de Vos & Dr. N. Okonski 

Tel: 046 624 5111 

Volcanik 

Tel: 046 624 3630 

Icon Hair 

Tel: 046 624 1265 

BARBER 

Just Mens Hair & quality hair products 

083 237 6612 

Kwikdri Cleaners/Carpets/ Walls etc. 

Darryl Holland 071 429 0028 

COMPUTER & PRINTER 

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Com Office 

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Nationwide Port to Port Couriers 

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DSTV 

R&R Satelite Services 

Reinhardt: 071 424 8719 

Rolf: 071 763 1755 

GLASS & ALUMINIUM 

PG Glass - Grahamstown 

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HAIR STYLISTS 

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Fab Feet Foot Spa 

Sean: 084 355 5997 

HOME RENTALS 

Harcourts - Glynis Mather-Pike 

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MARINE & POWER PRODUCTS 

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Andre: 082 566 7774, Karen: 084 814 1139 

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JON HOUZET 

Rock Dog, with the voices 

of Luke Wilson, Eddie 

Izzard, JK Simmons, Mae 

Whitman and Sam Elliott. 

Directed by Ash Brannon. 

4/5 

WITH good animation, a 

worthwhile storyline, humour 

and a heartfelt message, 

Rock Dog is a perfect family 

film. 

It’s Tibet meets New York 

or Nashville, as a Tibetan 

mastiff leaves behind his 

inherited task of protecting 

a mountain village of sheep 

to head to the city to pursue 

his love of music. 

We learn that Snow 

Mountain used to be a 

carefree musical place, but 

music was banned and all 

instruments locked up after 

they proved a costly 

distraction to an attack by 

wolves. 

The village would have 

been decimated were it not 

A spearfisher of note 

LET’S 

CHIRP 

... with Tim Cockcroft 

for their protector, Khampa 

(JK Simmons), a Tibetan 

mastiff with the supernatural 

ability to manifest 

the Iron Paw and blast his 

opponents with energy. 

Khampa’s son Bodi (Luke 

Wilson) is meant to take 

over this role, but he has 

been unable to “find the 

fire” inside that will 

manifest his ability. 

Striving for vigilance, 

Khampa has created an 

army of lookalikes intended 

to keep the wolves at bay. 

Bored with his duties, 

Bodi’s accident during a 

training session starts a 

sequence of events that 

sees a portable radio fall 

from an airplane. Turning 

the dial, the young dog is 

amazed to discover music, 

and is especially enamoured 

by the rock grooves of the 

mega-successful cool cat 

Angus Scattergood. 

To indulge his passion he 

breaks into the forbidden 

shed and starts practicing 

GREETINGS all! This week we head for the 

water again for some fishing, and while we 

are there, we can take a look at a rather 

well-known bird in our area. 

The African darter is often seen on our 

rivers, ponds, larger streams and dams. It 

appears almost cormorant-like, but is a 

larger, longer, more slender and streamlined 

bird. The bill is also different from that of the 

cormorants. Instead of being hooked at the 

end, it is straight and dagger-like – ver y 

suited to spearing fish and frogs. 

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MUSICAL ACTION: Cool cat Angus Scattergood (Eddie 

Izzard) and Tibetan mastiff Bodi (Luke Wilson) flee 

mobster wolves in ‘Rock Dog’, now showing at Rosehill 

Cinema 

on a traditional draymin, 

using it like a conventional 

guitar. He runs afoul of his 

father, neglects his guard 

duties and creates a 

fireworks disaster in the 

village. 

Accepting responsibility, 

Bodi is prepared to give up 

his passion for music, but 

the hilariously named village 

elder Fleetwood Yak (Sam 

Elliott) convinces Khampa to 

plumage and longish tail. The wings are 

beautifully patterned with silvery-grey 

markings. The bill is a light golden-brown 

colour and the huge, webbed black feet are 

diagnostic. The neck is long, brown and 

kinked and has earned it and other members 

of its family the nickname of “s n a ke - b i r d ”. 

It spends much of its time perched beside 

the water, sitting upright on top of a tree or 

lower down over the water with its wings 

spread out, drying out after a hunt and a 

swim. I have noticed, however, that the 

African darter will spread its wings and hold 

them open a few seconds before it takes 

flight. Having said that, it is not a particularly 

skittish bird, and will not fly for no reason at 

all. When in the water, it often swims so low 

down that just the neck sticks out. It dives for 

its prey and swallows it whole. 

In flight, the darter is much longer-winged 

than the cormorants, and it glides quite a bit 

too. The call is a loud, nasal croak, as can be 

heard on my recording at 

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That's it for this week. Please remember I 

give Bodi the choice of 

pursuing his dream. 

He catches a bus to the 

city to join a band, 

attracting the attention of 

the wolves, who operate like 

an organised crime 

s y n d i c at e . 

Scoffed at by fellow 

musicians in Rock and Roll 

Park, Bodi is sarcastically 

encouraged to take lessons 

with Scattergood, who lives 

in a luxurious mansion 

protected by an array of 

booby traps. 

The Scattergood character 

is a great turn by Eddie 

Izzard, who has been getting 

some excellent voice work 

lately, also featured in Lego 

B at m a n . 

Of course, he has no 

interest in tutoring an 

upcoming musician. Until he 

hears a melody Bodi is 

playing while busking 

outside his gate. He feigns 

interest in Bodi because he 

wants to use the tune for his 

next hit. 

Meanwhile, the wolves 

are trying to capture Bodi as 

their means to take Snow 

Mountain. With the help of 

fellow musicians, Bodi 

heads back to a 

confrontation with the 

wolves in his home village. 

It all comes to a soaring, 

spirit-lifting climax as Bodi 

realises his passion merges 

with his duties as protector. 

am available for guided birding tours in and 

around our area. My number is 072-314-0069 

if you want to contact me for more 

information. Until next time, happy birding! 

CORMORANT’S 

BIG BROTHER: 

The African 

darter can be 

found most 

often on rivers, 

ponds, larger 

streams and 

dams 

Picture: 

TIM COCKCROFT 

CELEBRATION OF LIVE 

A Celebration of the Life of 

Phyllis Belinda Dell will 

be held on Saturday March 11 

at the Wesley Methodist 

Church at 2pm. 

All welcome. 

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CATCHING UP: Sally Anne Odendaal, left, and Nicci Kannegiesser chat at 

the Port Alfred High School steak night last Friday Pictures: JON HOUZET 

PLETHORA OF PLANTS: Gay Tipper, left, and 

Jenny Dalgety were in charge of the pot plants 

table at the Settlers Park morning market last 

S at u r d a y 

BRAAI GUYS: Settlers Park retirement village held one of its popular 

morning markets last Saturday. In charge of grilling the boerewors were, 

from left, Richard Henshall, Wally Probart and Barry Purdon 

EVENING SOCIAL: From left, Candice du Preez, Candice Coetsee and Laeticia 

du Preez were at the Port Alfred High School steak night last Friday 

BRILLIANT BOWLING: Willie de Clercq, left, of Kenton Cricket Club 

received a prize for his incredible feat of taking nine wickets for 16 runs 

in Kenton’s game against the Tiger Titans on Sunday. He was handed his 

prize by past president of the Pineapple Tournament Ross Purdon 

PARTY ANIMAL: Each night of the Pineapple 

Tournament, the yellow jersey is awarded to the 

person who partied too hard the night before. 

At Sunday’s evening prize giving it was given to 

Mark Robinson of Port Alfred 

PORT ALFRED BRIDGE CLUB 

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CRICKET TIES: Three years ago a relationship was forged between the Pineapple Tournament and Ngumbela’s Cricket 

Tournament at Hilltown near Fort Beaufort. A Pineapple Tournament team plays against Ngumbela’s best. Strengthening the 

bonds of the relationship on Monday night were, from left, Foster Ntshona, Barry Smith, Meads Ncence, Mthetheleli 

Ngumbela, Walter Biggs, Ross Purdon and James ‘Fo x y ’ Fo x



BUSY PERIOD AHEAD 

Grahamstown will be somewhat bustling 

over the next six days, what with one huge 

event and three smaller events attracting 

people from all over South Africa and 

indeed the world. 

Scifest Africa 2017 opened its doors 

yesterday, and over the next six days 

thousands of high and primary school 

pupils from all over the country, plus 

presenters and exhibitors from all over the 

world, will descend on Grahamstown for 

the annual science and technology 

ext ravaganza. 

SONS OF THE LEOPARD 

To many people, myself included, the 

highlight of the Graeme College Founders’ 

Day celebrations is the memorial service 

on Somerset field on the Friday. The 

proceedings leave many an Old Graemian 

with goose bumps galore. It’s a 

multi-faceted event crammed into 

half-an-hour – some speeches, the raising 

of the national flag (remember, the red is 

on top!), the playing and singing of the 

national anthem, devotions, The Last Post 

and Reveille played by trumpeter Ben 

Bezuidenhout, and the laying of wreaths. 

Perhaps the most moving moment comes 

at the end of the service with the rousing 

rendition of the school song and Sons of 

the Leopard sung by Graeme boys and Old 

Graemians. Last year, the 10 matrics 

leading the singing were joined by about 

two dozen Old Boys for Sons of the 

Leopard, and it was sung with great gusto. 

This was followed by a roaring rendition of 

the school’s war cry. 

The memorial service is just one of 

many events planned for this weekend. 

First up from noon today is the Old 

Graemian Union golf day over the Belmont 

course. After 11am tea in the Graemian 

Centre tomorrow, Old Boys, staff 

members, guests and pupils make their 

way to Somerset field for the memorial 

service, followed by the launch of the new 

electronic scoreboard. Then it’s the Old 

Graemian Union AGM (1.15pm), sport 

involving the school and Old Boys (from 

2.30pm) and the headmaster’s cocktail 

function (7pm). Saturday’s programme 

kicks off with 1st and 2nd team cricket 

(from 9.30am), tour of the school for Old 

Boys (noon), lunch (12.30pm) and the Old 

Graemian and VG Old Girls social evening. 

OLD GIRLS GATHER 

VG Old Girls will be coming from all over 

South Africa for the Victoria Girls’ High 

School 2017 Founders’ We e ke n d 

celebrations, and there will be much 

reminiscing and catching up going on in 

that time. Proceedings get underway as 

early as 7.45am tomorrow with the “Star 

R e l ay ” on the main field, followed at 

10.30am by a special assembly, and at 

12.15pm by inter-house singing. The Sing 

It! musical performance by various choirs 

and soloists will be held at 6.30pm. 

S at u r d ay ’s programme begins at 9am 

with various sports matches involving old 

girls and current pupils, while the 

memorial service in the quad starts at 

10.30am. After tea at 11am and “Old Girl 

C at c h - u p ”, there’s a guided tour of the VG 

campus. 

Later, the VG Old Girls will join the Old 

Graemians at the Graemian Centre (7pm) 

for a social evening with lively live music 

provided by two Old Graemians. 

SCIENCE ON THE HILLTOP 

Thousands of school pupils from Grade 1 

to Grade 12, and many older visitors, will 

take in the hundreds of workshops, 

lectures and exhibitions at the Scifest 

Africa festival of science and technology 

that started yesterday and continues until 

Tuesday. Then there are the speakers, 

presenters and exhibitors coming from all 

over South Africa plus the UK, US, 

Switzerland and Norway. The perennial 

Scifest favourite, the laser show in the 

Monument theatre, is back and will no 

doubt pack in the crowds once again – 

shows are at 9am and 2.30pm daily. 

Another favourite is the soapbox car 

racing for teams-of-four in the Monument 

parking area from 10am on Sunday. 

Various Rhodes University departments, 

plus Albany Museum, will be venues for 

workshops, exhibitions and lectures, while 

the SA Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity in 

Somerset Street will host Waterworld 

offering tours and exhibitions. 

PARKRUN PERSONALITIES 

No less than 215 runners, joggers and 

walkers turned out in force last Saturday 

for the weekly parkrun in the botanical 

gardens. One of them was Comrades 

Marathon legend Alan Robb who now lives 

in Port Alfred – he has completed 95 

Parkruns, a handful of them in 

G r a h a m st o w n . 

Those who completed the undulating 

course on Saturday and who have in 

excess of 100 parkrun finishes to their 

credit were: Stavie van Aardt (122), Lynne 

Henson (116), Peter Stockwell (115), Lynne 

Marshall (112), Simon Wright (109) and 

Alistair Barker (107). Parkrun 

administrators are grateful for the 

assistance of its volunteer brigade, and on 

Saturday they comprised Richard 

Alexander, Catherine Deiner, Lawrence 

Ferreira, Michelle Meyers, Billy Morgan, 

Peter Stockwell, Lorraine Weissenberg, 

Susan Wentworth and Peter Wentworth. 

KINGSWOOD CELEBRATES 

The Old Kingswoodian Club AGM at 9am 

this Saturday at the Wyvern Club marks 

the start of Kingswood College’s 

Foundation Day Weekend, while the 

Kingswood museum will be open from 

10am with Shirley Fletcher in attendance. 

A tour of the Kingswood campus will be 

on offer to Old Kingswoodians at 11am. The 

Kingswood “Birthday Bash” dinner in the 

Wyvern at 7pm on Saturday offers a 

three-course meal with light entertainment 

at R150 per person. 

Kingswood celebrates its 125th 

anniversary in 2019, and the unveiling of 

the 125 flag will take place in front of the 

chapel at 10.30am on Sunday. The 

unveiling ceremony will be performed by 

Tommy Hartzenberg, honorary life 

vice-president of the Old Kingswoodian 

Club. 

NO POWER 

Power outages hit parts of Grahamstown 

last week, reminding some residents of 

the “load-shedding” they had to endure a 

year or two ago. Some areas were without 

power for more than 24 hours, while 

others were powerless for just a couple of 

hours. It turns out there was a rather 

serious fault at the corner of Hill and 

Market Streets, resulting in a huge trench 

having to be dug. The municipality’s 

response has been: “Humble apologies for 

this inconvenience.” 

CHANCE TO WIN A CAR AT SPAR 

A Volkswagen UP! sedan is being offered 

by SPAR Oak Cottage in African Street, 

and the competition rules are quite 

simple. Spend R150 or more at SPAR Oak 

Cottage and place the till slip with contact 

details in the red UP! parked at the store’s 

exit. 

B LO C K E D 

Somebody in the Sunnyside area appears 

to be dumping domestic rubbish in black 

bags under the stormwater channel at the 

corner of Lawrance Street and Shepperson 

Lane. This has resulted in the drain being 

totally blocked. Wonder when it will be 

cleared, and by whom. 

THE FINALS HAVE ARRIVED 

After a month of play in the Pick n Pay 

night bowls league at the Grahamstown 

Bowling Club, matters come to a head 

tomorrow evening when the main event 

and plate event finals are contested. The 

knockout rounds were played this week to 

determine the finalists. Tomorrow’s finals 

begin at 6pm. 

LIT TERED 

Walking along the southern 

pavement of Beaufort Street 

between Hill and Glanville Streets 

last Saturday, I could not believe 

the amount of litter – p a p e r, 

cardboard, plastic packets and 

cans – strewn about on the 

pavement. And there are bins in 

the area! 

BLOOD VISIT 

The third visit of the year to the NG Kerk 

hall in Hill Street by the Port Elizabeth 

branch of the SA National Blood Service 

will be from 1pm to 6pm on Tuesday 

March 14. 

RECORD PRICE 

Grahamstonians are probably wondering 

who the game reserve owner in the district 

is who purchased a home at Seaview 

outside Port Elizabeth last week for a 

record R16-million. The 2ha property 

comprises a six-bedroom home, cottage, 

boathouse, tennis court and heated pool. 

DOWN MEMORY LANE 

The “Grahamstown 1964 Directory” 

contained in excess of 30 full-page and 

half-page advertisements and, over the 

next few weeks, we’ll take a look at the 

businesses in the hope that the stories will 

bring back some memories of 

Grahamstown of old. This week we look at 

family-owned businesses in the ‘60s. 

Iversons were “high-class bakers and 

c o n fe c t i o n e r s ” at 12 Somerset Street, and 

their bread was a favourite in town. The 

Iversons advert stated: “The name you 

associate with quality and service. We are 

no further than your telephone.” 

Simon & Barnes on Church Square, 

owned by members of the Miles family 

five decades ago, were ladies’ outfit ters, 

haberdashers and stockists of soft 

furnishings. They were also suppliers of 

school uniforms and requisites to DSG and 

Grahamstown Training College. Krige’s 

Butchery in Hill Street was owned by 

Gideon Krige and stocked “best quality 

meat and meat products”, making daily 

deliveries to all parts of town. Grocott & 

Sherry on Church Square was established 

in 1869 and were publishers of Grocott’s 

Daily Mail, printers, publishers, 

bookbinders, rubber stamp manufacturers, 

stationers and booksellers. I can still 

clearly remember seeing Hugh Grocott 

and Jeff Grocott in the downstairs shop. 

Dennis Wood and his sister ran SW 

Wood general dealer store in the dip in 

Bathurst Street. Established in 1882, SW 

Wood was a sort of “whatever you’re 

looking for” store. They stocked household 

goods like pots and pans, clothing, Glyn 

quality paints, toys, fancy goods, ladders, 

souvenirs of Grahamstown and more. 

NAME CHANGE ON CAMPUS 

I noticed in a publication the other day 

that Jan Smuts House on the Rhodes 

University campus has been renamed 

Robert Sobukwe House. Apparently it’s the 

largest residence on campus. 

THE FEAR OF RED 

I was in Eden Grove on the Rhodes 

University campus last week during the 

blood drive by the SA National Blood 

Service. At one stage two male students 

walked past all the blood collection 

paraphernalia and activity, and 

immediately one of them put his left hand 

across the side of his face to prevent him 

from possibly catching a glimpse of blood. 

Clearly he was squeamish at the sight of 

blood – homophobia. 

That got me thinking. Many of us have a 

“fe a r ” of one thing or the other. For 

instance, a good friend is claustrophobic, 

the fear of being closed in small or 

confined spaces. I remember many years 

ago when ascending Table Mountain via 

the cableway, a big strongly-built Free 

State farmer was in the same gondola. But 

he was seated on the floor. He was 

acrophobic, I do believe – the fear of 

heights. 

Other “fe a r s ” I’ve come across among 

acquaintances and colleagues over the 

years have been arachnophobia (fear of 

spiders), ophidiophobia (fear of snakes), 

agoraphobia (fear of open or crowded 

spaces) and aquaphobia (fear of water). I 

have also come across one or two people 

who appear to have suffered from 

ergophobia (fear of work)! 

HOME GAME COMING UP 

After going down 10-30 to University of 

Fort Hare in the fourth-round of the Varsity 

Shield rugby competition on Great field 

last week, the Rhodes University First XV 

looks forward to its first win of the 

national competition when taking on 

GIVING HIS UNIT: 

Third-year BSc 

student at 

Rhodes 

Universit y, 

Michael Sithole, 

seated, donated 

his sixth unit of 

blood when the 

Port Elizabeth 

branch of the SA 

National Blood 

Service visited 

Eden Grove last 

week. Assisting 

Sithole was clinic 

supervisor Susan 

Nel 

Walter Sisulu University next week. The 

match, expected to attract another big 

crowd, as did the one against University of 

Fort Hare, will be played from 6.30pm on 

Monday, March 13. 

COUNTOUT IN THE VALLEY 

Scoring 22 points, Llewellyn Poultney won 

last Friday’s 9-hole sundowner 

competition, sponsored by Build-It, at 

Belmont Golf Club on a count out with Rob 

Beer (also 22). In third place was Garry 

Botha (20 points), fourth was Sean 

McCallum (19 points) and fifth Phillip 

Swanepoel (19 points). Forty-nine players 

contested the competition. 

MARKET UNDER THE STARS 

A date to diarise is Friday March 31 when 

Kingswood Junior School holds its Moonlit 

Market at the Wyvern Club from 4.30pm. 

The organisers say there will be stalls, 

entertainment, and an auction, plenty of 

food and drinks, and “fun for the whole 

fa m i l y ”. 

FOR A GOOD CAUSE: 

Jessica Davies, 

seated, a BComm 

Honours 

(accounting) student 

from Johannesburg 

is all smiles as Sister 

Sindi Swa draws a 

unit of blood when 

the Port Elizabeth 

branch of the SA 

National Blood 

Service visited 

Rhodes University’s 

Eden Grove last 

week. Davies 

donated her fifth 

unit of blood on this 

occasion 

GEARING UP: Rhodes University First XV rugby captain Jono Braans, centre, is flanked by the Varsity Shield mascot, left, 

and teammate Lukhanyo Tshongweni, right, during the playing of the national anthem prior to last week’s Varsity Shield 

fixture against University of Fort Hare. Rhodes’s next home game on the Great field is against Walter Sisulu University 

at 6.30pm on March 13. 

Pictures: SID PENNEY



Top results in Night Bowls tournament 

THE fourth round of the Kowie 

Night Bowls tournament could 

not be played last Friday night 

because of other commitments 

at the club, so it took place 

last Wednesday night instead. 

“For a week night the 

crowds were a little down on 

numbers but we had 

wonderful weather again with 

keen competition on the 

greens,” Night Bowls convener 

Mike Tomlinson said. 

Lions Club were on hand 

braaiing for the crowds and 

had music pumping over the 

greens. They also introduced a 

small quantity of braaied 

sosaties which proved very 

popular, so next week they will 

bring along more. 

There have been some wake 

up calls in the last round 

handed out by newcomers. A 

section (first four placings): 1 

Trellidor (newcomer), 2 

Distinctive Kitchens 

(newcomer), 3 DP 

Engineering, 4 MR Financials; 

B section: 1 Emonti Labels 

(newcomer), 2 Kenny’s Sports 

Pub, 3 Happy Vegetables, 4 

Penny Pinchers (back after a 

year or two). 

In section A there were four 

straight wins and in the B 

section there were two straight 

wins. Happy Veg peeled 12 

each with Penny Pinchers and 

there was a second peel 

between Country Meat and 

Krige Plumbers on 12 each as 

well. 

At prize-giving time the Pick 

n Pay- sponsored bottle of 

Tang was won by Barbara from 

Kenny’s Sports. Next was the 

Rollover competition and the 

number “0” was drawn. None 

of the teams could match it, so 

the kitty rolls over to the next 

round. 

Then came the “Performer of 

the Night” which for the first 

time this competition went to 

section B. Kenny’s Sports Pub 

was presented with the 

vouchers for their winning 

score of 6 points + 13 shot 

p r of i t . 

Remember that next week’s 

round 5 will take place on 

Friday night March 10. 

“To all come and join us – it 

is a great evening out for the 

whole family,” Tomlinson said. 

Kenton- on-Sea 

Bowling Club 

THE Kenton Business 

league has drawn to a 

close and last Monday, 

after five round-robin 

rounds, the final 

knock-out round was 

p l ay e d . 

Roscoe’s / Vo l o 

played Ultra Liquor 

(Robbie’s) for the 2017 

title. The other teams 

played for the minor 

placings. Special 

prizes of breakfast 

vouchers at the 

Continental Deli and 

D av e ’s Liqueur 

(produced in Kenton!) 

were awarded. The 

club’s kitchen provided 

a delicious macaroni, 

mince and cheese 

dish. 

Last week’s 

Wednesday tabs-in 

competition was won 

by Addie Wolf and his 

team. It was a rather 

sad occasion as it was 

the last game Stella 

and Don Baillie played 

here as members. They 

have relocated to 

Hermanus in the 

Western Cape early 

this week. 

Saturday, being the 

first Saturday of the 

month, was our 

monthly Social 

Saturday competition. 

This month’s prize 

money of R400 was 

sponsored by Kenton 

Garden Services and 

won by Dave McNeill 

and his team. We are 

very grateful to Kenton 

Garden Services for 

having agreed to 

sponsor this popular 

event every second 

month. The usual 

tea-time snacks were 

provided by Rob Smith 

(who insisted that he 

baked them himself!?), 

Di Gruneberg and 

Marietjie Copeman. 

Some league players 

organised a practice 

game on Friday 

BOWLSBANTER 

... what’s happening 

afternoon. Apart from 

providing an 

opportunity to play 

some different “s h ot s ” 

it also produced some 

great bowling. More 

members are urged to 

make up Bounce 

Games for Friday 

afternoons as it will 

improve bowling in 

general in the club. 

Friday night’s 

attendance draw for 

R500 was lost by Kris 

Gallagher. Next week’s 

prize money goes up 

to R600. 

Corrine Brown was 

welcomed as a new 

member to our club on 

Social Saturday. 

It is always a 

daunting event for a 

novice bowler to 

participate in their first 

“of f i c i a l ” game. 

Stompie Bellingan‘s 

coaching had prepared 

Corrine well and she 

acquitted herself 

admirably as a lead. It 

is obvious that she will 

be a force to be 

reckoned with in the 

future. 

A Selectors Prayer 

Blessed are they 

who can play sport 


who can still be taught 


who accept with grace 

To play in any 

selected place 

Calendar (March 9 – 

16): Friday March 10 – 

Marlene’s Munchies – 

Chicken ‘a la King at 

R35pp. 

Duties (March 

12-18): Tabs – Johnny 

G, Bar – The Crandons. 

Port Alfred 

Bowling and 

Croquet Club 

Our annual GBS 

sponsored competition 

 

was held on Saturday 

March 4 and was won 

by a Port Alfred team 

consisting of Dave 

Lang, Eddie Senar, 

John Bennett and 

Elsabe Rodrigues as 

well as Nolene Kirsten 

who stood in for 

Elsabe in the morning 

session. 

Second and third 

prizes went to Anton 

Strombeck and his 

team from Port Alfred 

and Stan Long and his 

team from Albany. 

Congratulations to all 

the winners. 

Thanks to the 

members who worked 

so hard to make it 

such a success and, of 

course, to the teams 

from Albany, 

Grahamstown, Kenton 

and Kowie. We were 

thrilled to receive an 

entry from our 

sponsors, GBS, and we 

thank them most 

sincerely for their 

continued support. 

We wish Maureen 

Heale, Sandra Wiblin, 

Dave Freeme and 

Trevor Frost good 

bowling as they take 

part in the Senior 

Inter-Dist rict 

championships which 

takes place in 

Pietermaritzburg from 

March 11 to 18. 

We welcome two 

new members to our 

club, i.e, Jenny Waters 

and Graham Ellis and 

hope that they enjoy 

many years of happy 

bowling with us. 

A reminder to all 

members that we 

celebrate birthday 

night on March 14. 

Please remember to 

bring a plate of 

snacks. 

Our entertainment 

committee has 

arranged a Bingo 

evening on Wednesday 

March 15 at 6pm. We 

invite members and 

visitors to join us. All 

are welcome. 

Hamburgers will be 

available on sale, 

please support the 

club. 

Our sponsors on 

Tuesday March 14 are 

Personal Trust and our 

thanks go to them for 

their support. 

Duties for the week 

March 14-18: Tabs - 

John Hodges and 

Colette Reid, Bar - 

Nolene Kirsten and 

John Hodges, Ironing - 

Trevor Frost. 

Kowie Bowling 

Club 

Last Tuesday we had a 

good turnout for bowls 

and played Megabucks 

competition for the 

first time with the new 

increased prize money. 

Bob Ford and his 

team of Alan Sheridan, 

Dave Thomas and 

Neville Westcott were 

in fine form, defeating 

Jacques Krige’s team 

of fours by 10 points 

and plenty of shot 

profit. Runner-up was 

Dick Schuurman’s 

team of fours who 

defeated Lee Botma’s 

team in a much closer 

game. 

Last Thursday we 

played our Snowball 

competition with the 

four ends drawn the 

score of 1 was drawn 

and Peter Ford’s team, 

Rodney Gradwell’s 

team and Michael 

Long’s team matched 

the score. So the 

competition does not 

allow for the kitty to be 

shared and it rolls over 

to the next 

competition. 

Friday night was 

Club Draw Night and 

weight and pay steak 

night supplied and 

supported by Pick n 

Pay. The club 

membership number 

was drawn and we will 

have to keep the 

number secret 

because I could not 

find out whose number 

it was. The person was 

not there. For the 

attendance prize the 

number was also 

unknown – the person 

was not in attendance 

so there was no payout 

for this month’s draw. 

CLAIMING THE PLATE: The GBS Settlers Plate tournament was played at the Port Alfred Bowling 

Club last Saturday, and was won by a home team. GBS Port Alfred manager Bessie Mears, left, 

presented the plate to, Elzabe Rodrigues, John Bennet, Noeline Kirsten, Dave Lang and Eddie 

Senar 

The night was very 

well attended with 100 

names being on the 

list for bookings. 

On Saturday we had 

five mixed teams 

attend the Port Alfred 

GBS Competition 

which was played in 

delightful bowling 

weather. You will be 

able to read the results 

in the Port Alfred 

bowls column. 

At our club we had 

an expected smallish 

turnout for tabs bowls 

where we played our 

Guido’s-sponsored 

competition. Lee 

B ot m a ’s team of Don 

Munro and Lucia Nel 

defeated Mike 

To m l i n s o n ’s team 2/ + 

9 with the runner up 

2/ + 8. Winners enjoy 

your Guido’s meals. 

To d ay ’s runner-up was 

Mike Beaumont’s team 

of fours who defeated 

Michael Pfotenhauer’s 

team in a much closer 

game. 

Duties for week 

March 13-19: Greens – 

(Roll) Eddie Hoseck, 

(Mark) Don Kelly and 

Keith Kolesky, Tabs – 

(Cash) PeeWee 

Tomlinson, Bar – Brian 

and Paddy Burger. 

GOOD RELEASE David 

Freeme of the Port 

Alfred Bowling Club in 

action at the GBS 

Settlers Plate 

tournament played at 

his club last week 


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CROQUETCORNER 

... rolls that count 

WE have so far received a few entries for the 

Allan Wilson Classic which takes place from 

April 23 to 29. 

Please remember all entries must be in by 

March 23. A reminder that there are two 

sections an A section for players with 

handicaps of five or lower and a B section for 

players with a handicap of six and higher. 

Entry forms are available in the clubroom. 

Next week we will let you know if there was 

a lucky winner of the rollover. 

We wish Lorna Clayton a happy birthday for 

the 12th. May you have a special day with 

family and friends.



GOLFW E E K LY 

... the results 

Wednesday March 1: Buco Individual 

medal, with 77 players. 

Results: 

1st: Viv Jordan – 64, 2nd: Heinz 

Czepluch – 66, 3rd: Zola Mgudwa – 67 , 

4th: Brian Wright – 68, 5th: Neville 

Woolgar – 68 

Two clubs: 

1st: T Wagner 

6th: B Robinson, O Pieterse, V Jordan, 

K Heny, B Wright 

8th: V Jordan 

11th: B Wright 

13th: Z Mgudwa 

Best gross: 71 – Brian Wright 

Best nett: 64 – Viv Jordan 

Nearest the pins: 

Debonairs Pizza – 6th: Rob Turner 

Kowie River Cruises – 8th: Derick 

Sinclair 

The Wharf Street Brew Pub – 11th: Roly 

C l ay t o n 

Thymes 2 Catering – 13th: Jason 

Sharrock 

Wimpy longest drive – 14th: Jason 

Sharrock 

VW Nearest the pin for two on the first: 

Tom Wagner 

Saturday March 4: Viv Jordan two ball 

alliance, with 68 players. 

Results: 

1st: Trevor Taylor, Viv Jordan - 56 

2nd: Ian Moncur, Mick Rushmere - 56 

3rd: Rob Hoar, Noel Stötter - 56 

4th: Geoff Bladen, Don Broedelet - 56 

Two clubs 

6th: I Moncur, J Wilding, R Hoar, C 

Po u l t o n 

8th: G Lake, R Coates 

11th: I Moncur, R Hoar, L Nell 

Best gross: 65 – Ian Moncur 

Best nett: 63 – Ian Moncur 

Nearest the pins: 

Mooifontein Quarry – 6th: Vaughn 

Meyer 

Auto Smart Bodyshop – 8th: Roger 

C o at e s 

Sibuya Game Reserve – 11th: Rob 

Tu r n e r 

The Wharf Street Brew Pub – 13th: 

Vaughn Meyer 

Wimpy longest drive – 18th: Rolf Bryant 

Royal St Andrews: Nearest the pin for 

two on the first: Ockie Pieterse 

1820s GOLF 

Monday February 27: 26 players in 

ideal conditions. 

Winners on 40: Franks Barker, Rob 

Piers, Ram Piers, Ernie Allen. 

Moosehead on 43: Wollie Wolmarans, 

Good catches at Kowie Crackers competition 

THE most recent Kowie 

Crackers fishing competition 

was held at Kasouga on 

February 25. 

The competition was a 

bi-angular between the Kowie 

Crackers and the EP Raggies 

(Port Elizabeth). Anglers came 

from East London, Port Alfred, 

Port Elizabeth and Southern 

Cape to fish the competition. 

There were roughly 70 anglers 

that fished on the day, in very 

tough windy conditions. 

Re s u l t s : 

Most points: Wa d e 

Labuschagne 1098.6 points 

Heaviest edible: 1st Wade 

Labuschagne – white 

musselcracker 9.3kg; 2nd 

Quinton Fick – black 

musselcracker 3.7kg; 3rd Greg 

Timm – kob 3.4kg; 4th Allan 

Jonker – white steenbras 3.3kg; 

5th Allan Jonker – spot ted 

grunter 1.96kg; 6th Deon Naude 

– shad 1.90kg; 7th Wayne Scott 

Roy Pople, Bryan Robinson, John 

H e at h e r. 

Good scores: 49 - Stan Weyer, 48 - 

Windsor Bagley, 47 - Geoff Clough, 

Noel Heale, Andy Simpson, 46 - Frank 

Barker, Ted Baines, Derick van 

Harmelen. 

Two clubs: 6th Ted Baines, 8th Noel 

Heale. 

Thursday March 2: 22 players in 

pleasant conditions. 

Winners on 39: Ted Baines, Mike Reid, 

Lawton Amos. 

Moosehead on 44: Windsor Bagley, 

Lionel Timm, Dave Page, Noel Heale. 

Good scores: 49 - Roy Pople, 48 - John 

Heather, 47 - Ted Baines, 46 - Juan 

S o u t h e y. 

Two clubs: 6th Dudley Kieser, 11th 

Lawton Amos, 13th Ted Baines. 

L ADIES’ R E S U LTS 

February 28: It was without doubt the 

hottest day of the year, although the 

sticky, humid conditions were partly 

relieved by strong, gusty easterly 

winds. Nevertheless, a great turnout of 

35 competitors registered to play a 

betterball Stableford for the Centenary 

Cup. 

Cindi Claasens and Joanne Hilliar 

carded a great 47 points to win the 

competition and the Centenary Cup. 

Glynnis Renecle and Helen Lockyear 

came home second (46 points) with 

Pru Peacock and Sandy Fryer claiming 

third spot with 45 points. 

There were a number of good individual 

nett scores, the best being Helen (65), 

Wendy Counihan, Pru (68), Lynne Lake 

and Joanne (69). 

The longest drive competitions were 

held on the ninth and struck by Tracy 

Stanley and Linda Dobson in the low 

and higher handicap sections 

r e s p e c t i v e l y. 

Lynne Lake (eighth), Kim Gardner and 

Helen Lockyear (13th) all made par 

three birdies on the holes indicated. 

Joy Alston’s drive was the closest to 

the pin on Top Carpet's sixth, Lynne 

Lake's on the 8th and Yvonne Hill's on 

Wimpy's 11th. 

The competition on March 14 will be an 

individual Stableford sponsored by Viv 

Jordan. 

FRESH STOP PORT ALFRED MIXED 

March 4: A cool and overcast start to 

proceedings did change to hot, muggy 

conditions as the morning progressed. 

– baardman 1.5kg; 8th Tommy 

Shaw – bronze bream 1.5kg 

Heaviest Shark – Derek 

Nicholson – raggie 43kg 

Master Most Points: Colin 

Scheepers – 545.85 points 

Junior Heaviest fish: Daniel 

Dickinson – spotted gully 14kg 

Ladies’ Heaviest fish: Rene 

Pautz - kob 3.1kg 

Team prize (most combined 

points): David Kemp, David 

Drennan, Matt Parkinson and 

Wade Labuschagne 

Biggest Blacktail: Te r r e n c e 

Radloff – 1.2kg 

Biggest Poenskop: Quinton 

Fick – 3.7kg 

Biggest Sandshark: To m m y 

Shaw – 3.6kg 

Biggest JB: Tommy Shaw – 

1.5kg 

Kowie Crackers convener 

Wade Labuschagne thanked the 

sponsors: Penn, Purefishing, 

Shimano, Island Tribe, Buco, 

Pennypinchers, BOMBA Beach 

Wheels, Aquaflow Aluminium, 

SHARK CATCH AND RELEASE: Derek Nicholson, left, won the 

prize for heaviest shark in the recent Kowie Crackers fishing 

competition, and was presented his prize by competition 

convener Wade Labuschagne 

Vassi Construction 

Maintenance, Ryan Ferguson 

Kitchens, Ideal Kitchens and 

VICTORY SMILES: Cindi Claasens, left, and Joanne Hilliar received the 

Centenary Cup in the ladies’ golf competition last Tuesday 

A light westerly breeze did ease the 

discomfort to some degree. With many 

of the fairer gender playing in the 

Belmont Open, a smaller than usual 

field of just 28 players were drawn into 

mixed four-balls to play the normal 

two-to-count Stableford alliance. 

Uwe Blunk led his covey of Glyn 

Renecle, Danny Tarpani and Derek 

Sinclair to victory with 94 points. Juan 

Cupboards, DM Builders, BJ du 

Preez, Hewitt Bowles and 

Coetzee Plumbing. 

Southey, Donald McGarvie, Margie and 

Brian Reid were close runners-up on 91. 

The weekly resuscitating energy drinks 

were awarded to Rosie Calmeyer-Leach, 

Terry Harris, Dee and Cecil 

Jones-Phillipson for coming bottom of 

the points list on 82 points. 

The sponsor's bottle of wine went to 

Cecil for being closest to the pin on the 

eighth. He went on to birdie the hole as 

did Pogs Smith and Derek Sinclair. 

Steve Kennedy made a two-club on the 

sixth. 

There were a number of good nett 

scores: Uwe (63), Pogs (64), Brian Reid 

(68), Greg Shanks, Guy Cash and 

Donald McGarvie (69). 

KGB RESULTS 

Tuesday February 28: Stiff easterly 

breezes were seen as more comforting 

from the day's extreme heat rather than 

offering challenges in play. Forty-seven 

players braved the soaring 

temperatures to play a two-to-count 

Stableford Alliance in one three-ball 

and 11 fo u r - b a l l s . 

For the second time in his long KGB 

career, Roy de Wet, this time partnered 

alongside David Groenewald, John 

Crandon and Peter Reed, found himself 

in the winning covey which amassed 

95 points in total. Second-placed Dave 

Kirk, Andy Manson, Eugene Erasmus 

and Mike McNamara were four points 

behind on 91. 

It was a much more difficult morning 

for Mark Warren, Martin Weaver and 

Brian Shirley as they could only card 71 

+ 5 = 76 points. Consequently, they 

spent their 19th hole relaxation and 

beverage time accompanied by the 

dreaded Hamer en Sukkel trophy. 

David birdied two par 3 putts (sixth and 

11th) to win the two-club kitty for his 

team. Bruce Tucker (eighth) and Dave 

Kirk (11th) both birdied the holes 

i n d i c at e d . 

The best nett scores of the morning 

were made by Paul Fryer (65), Danny 

Tarpani, David Groenewald (67), Terry 

Harris (68), Guy Cash, Pater Reed and 

Bob Shaw (69). 

Friday March 3: Despite fierce westerly 

winds, all of 49 players turned out for 

Fr i d ay ’s KGB two-to-count Stableford 

alliance. 

They were drawn into 10 four-balls and 

three three-balls. 

Mark Warren, Heinz Czepluch and Neil 

Loundar shrugged off the conditions to 

card a creditable 85 + 5 = 90 points to 

win the competition. Runners up Dave 

Kirk, Andy Manson and Peter Longhurst 

were two off the pace on 83 + 5 = 88 

points. 

There was a battle at the other end of 

the table to see who would come 

bottom, a position finally filled by 

Hamer en Sukkel holders Roy de Wet, 

John Dell, Vince Lockwood and Cecil 

G r o b l e r. 

There were no two-clubs on the day. 

The best nett scores of the morning 

included Mark Warren (66), Peter 

Longhurst (67) and Johny Johnston 

(69). 

Time Trial Results: Februar y 

28 

8km Run 

Rick Betts 39:39 

Ross Horton 47:44 

Alex Weed 44:12 

Rob Joiner 48:35 

Keegan Smit 49:31 

Eugene Fourie 40:30 

Mark Evans 42:59 

KOWIESTRIDERS 

Josh Alexandre 37:47 

8km Walk 

Billy Futter 78:02 

Pauline Weed 78:02 

5km Run 

Lori Lowe 31:37 

Barry Lowe 44:37 

Chris Roberts 27:59 

Avril Beyleveld 31:10 

Kevin Lee 26:18 

Lungisani Mtsatshe 24:37 

Ayabonga Saul 22:53 

Signet Howledt 39:54 

Kayla Struwig 37::24 

Manuela Duca 37:24 

Trevor Fincham 39:34 

Monica Syrydom 39:54 

Lithemba Jekana 23:38 

5km Walk 

Clare Purdon 49:45 

Susan Hunt 49:45 

3km Run 

Saffron Tweedie 20:22 

Scarlett Tweedie 16:27 

Melissa Tweedie 17:47 

Elmi Jones 16:50 

John Jones 16:50 

3km Walk 

Amber Tweedie 29:38 

Megan Sparg 29:38

Sp ort 

Contact us with any sports news: (046) 624-4356 (Jon Houzet) Thursday Mar ch 9, 2017 

BACK AT THE HOSPITAL: A Cuylerville seconds batsman plays to leg in their match against Sidbury seconds at the Port 

Alfred hospital field on the first day of the Pineapple Cricket Tournament. Sidbury won by five wickets. It was the first 

time since the 2012 floods that the field could be used to play a game of cricket on. Farmers and other volunteers 

contributed to removing rubble and restoring the field 


Pineapple pride 

Cricketers racking up big 

scores at annual tournament 

CELEBRITY SPEAKER: Chevrolet Warriors batsman Jon-Jon Smuts, right, enjoying a lighter moment 

with his dad Neil, was guest speaker at the ’60s evening at the Kenrich Motors Pineapple Cricket 

Tournament on Monday night 

 

 

À 

JON HOUZET 

THERE has been 

much to celebrate at 

this year’s Kenrich 

Motors Pineapple 

Cricket Tournament, 

with huge scores being 

racked up and the Port 

Alfred hospital field back in 

play after being restored 

through the donations and 

work of local farmers. 

The Cuylerville seconds vs 

Sidbury seconds game on 

Saturday was the first cricket 

match on the hospital field since 

the 2012 floods, when a 

landslide made the pitch 

unusable for cricket. 

Among the feats at the 

tournament so far, Willie 

de Clercq of Kenton 

Cricket Club took a 

staggering nine wickets 

for 16 runs in their game 

against Tiger Titans at the 

hospital field on Sunday. It 

was a bad day for the 

Titans as they managed 

only 66 runs in total, and 

Kenton won by 10 wickets. 

But the tides of the 

tournament turn from day to 

day. The following day, playing 

at 43 Air School, the Titans beat 

Port Alfred seconds by six 

wickets, with a score of 186/4. 

Titans batsman Sihle Mkhaliphi 

scored 101 runs. 

It was one of four centuries 

scored that day. The others were 

by Cliffie Dell of Cuylerville 

seconds, who got 107 not out in 

their game against Early Birds 

on the Hilpert field; and two 

members of Sidbury – Grant 

Stone (158) and Archie Chirinda 

(104) – in their game against 

Port Alfred. 

That game was another 

herculean face-off, as Sidbury 

racked up what they thought 

was an insurmountable 383 

playing on the Port Alfred High 

School B field. Incredibly, Port 

Alfred chased and beat that 

score with 387/9, winning by 

one wicket. 

Pineapple Tournament 

president Walter Biggs joked 

that Sidbury was “sleeping 

outside tonight”. 

It was also a turnaround for 

Port Alfred, which lost to 

Grahamstown Invitational by 62 

runs on the first day of the 

tournament. The final score in 

that match was Grahamstown 

163 to Port Alfred’s 101. 

There were some crushing 

defeats on day one of the 

tournament. Southwell 1 won by 

eight wickets against Manley 

Flats 1 on the PAHS A field, and 

I played my first game for 

Cuylerville on this field – 

Wa r r i o r s ’ Jon-Jon Smuts 

Manley Flats seconds beat 

Rhodes Shrews, also by eight 

wickets, playing on the Hilpert 

field. 

Centuries have also been 

scored by D Viviers (112) of 

Sidbury seconds, Andrew 

Marshall (108) of Manley Flats 1, 

Chris Roberts (103) of Southwell 

seconds and Ross Pittaway (115) 

of Salem seconds. 

There has also been top-class 

bowling, including a nifty 3/3 by 

M Daniels of Grahamstown, 4/16 

by Brandon Handley of 

Cuylerville and 4/12 by Andrew 

Gouws of Salem seconds. 

At the annual 60s evening 

during Pineapple Week on 

Monday, there was a big turnout 

of rural cricket veterans and 

their wives who enjoyed guest 

speaker Jon-Jon Smuts of the 

Warriors speaking about his 

cricket journey thus far. 

An Old Graemian, Smuts 

starting playing for EP in 2007, 

the year after he matriculated, 

and was selected for the 

Warriors in 2008. 

“He spent many hours in the 

nets, including these nets, and 

it’s through sheer hard work he 

got where he is, ” Biggs said. 

“I played my first game for 

Cuylerville on this field,” Smuts 

said. “It’s quite fitting to come 

back and speak here.” 

He said he was blessed to 

start a professional cricket 

career virtually out of high 

school but added that cricket 

could be fickle. “This is my 10th 

year – it’s taken a while to come 

through. I was privileged to be 

chosen to play for South 

Africa’s [20/20 side] this 

year. I only played five 

days, but they are five of 

the most important days 

in my career.” 

He said he had never 

played in a Pineapple 

Tournament but would 

love to one day. 

Biggs mentioned some 

tournament records this year, 

including that Andrew Marshall 

of Manleys has played 27 

tournaments without missing a 

match, and is still playing at 48. 

Gary Botha has been in the 

winning side in nine 

tournaments, and he is hoping 

for a 10th. 

For the quarter-finals today, 

Sidbury plays Salem at PACC, 

Station Hill plays Cuylerville at 

PAHS A field, Southwell plays 

Kenton at PAHS B field and Port 

Alfred plays Manley Flats at the 

hospital field. 

Playing for the semi-final 

bowl, PAHS plays Early Birds at 

Hilpert field and the Tiger Titans 

play Shrews at the Air School.

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