TOTT 12 April 2018

FOND FAREWELL TO ZELDA ELLIOTT AFTER 21 YEARS AT HOSPICE – PAGE 3 

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Family mourns 

as murder 

details 

re v e a l e d 

ROB KNOWLES 

VIPS HAND IT TO THE SURFERS 

IT was a sombre time in the Port 

Alfred regional court last Thursday 

when, once more, murder-accused 

Tonny Donile appeared before 

magistrate Louis Muller, this time to 

hear the account of state witness Dr 

Stuart Dwyer, the chief forensic 

medical officer in Grahamstown. 

In his position Dwyer examined the 

body of murder victim Noel Maddocks 

on August 10 2016, the day of the 

murder, and drew conclusions as to 

how the former owner of IT Solutions 

Coastal died. Photographic evidence of 

the crime scene and the victim’s body 

during two post-mortem examinations 

were shared by the defence and the 

prosecution and used in evidence. 

Unlike at other appearances, the 

courtroom was virtually empty, with 

only Maddocks’ family and close 

friends present, plus a few supporting 

Donile who had to endure Dwyer’s 

harrowing account of the wounds 

inflicted on Maddocks on that fateful 

night. 

First, prosecutor Johan Carstens had 

Dwyer describe the stab wounds on 

the deceased’s body – a total of 47 

stab wounds – although Dwyer stated 

that some of the wounds were so 

close that there may have been more 

that remained unidentified. Some 

knife-wounds were deep enough to 

have penetrated both lungs, damaged 

the liver and the spleen. One of the 

two stab wounds on the victim’s neck 

had severed the spinal cord. 

Apparently the tears in the skin 

indicated that the knife used was not 

very sharp. 

In total at least seven deep 

penetrating wounds were identified, 

any one of which would have caused 

d e at h . 

Dwyer described how these wounds 

had penetrated Maddocks’ body with 

such force they had left marks where 

the hilt of the knife had made contact 

with the skin. 

“The lung penetrations were caused 

The week-long Royal St Andrews Hotel Amanzi Festival ended with the hotel’s sponsored Port Alfred Classic, presented by Quiksilver last weekend. Giving 

a shout-out to the surfers at the Port Alfred Classic launch last Friday were, from left, Linda Bekker (co-owner of the Royal St Andrews Hotel), Sunshine 

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Bekker (co-owner of the Royal South Andrews Hotel) and Zuki Makasi of Gijima Sport ‘n Leisure. See our wrap-up story on Page 2 Picture: ROB KNOWLES 

by extreme force,” said Dwyer. 

There were wounds to the head, 

sides and front, that caused subdural 

haemorrhage (brain bleed) and 

bleeding was observed at the nose 

and ears and black eyes were all 

indications that the victim had been 

throttled. There were multiple 

fractures to the chest area and 

indications that the victim had been 

kicked, and there was a compound 

fracture to the left leg (where the bone 

had broken through the skin). 

Throughout Dwyer’s evidence, 

Donile passed notes onto his defence 

advocate, Mark Botha, working under 

instruction of attorney Viwe Mqeke. 

When Carstens had completed his 

examination it was Botha’s turn to 

cross-examine Dwyer, and certain 

terms that had been used in the first 

post-mortem examination such a 

“l a c e r at e d ” as well as the non-medical 

term “cut” were brought into question. 

Botha said that Donile insisted the 

blunt force trauma to the victim’s face 

and head were not caused by the 

bloodied brick found at the scene by 

the victim’s head. Botha asked Dwyer 

if it were possible the blunt force 

trauma to the head could have been 

caused by fists and not the brick and 

Dwyer conceded it was possible. 

However, on the subject of the 

compound fractures to the leg, Botha 

asked if it were possible the injury 

was caused by rolling between the 

benches when Donile and Maddocks 

were grappling together. 

Dwyer said that, due to the absence 

of blood on any of the benches in the 

photographs it was unlikely to be the 

cause of the breaks. 

“There would have been a lot of 

blood at the scene, and I do not see 

any evidence that the benches were 

the cause of the wounds,” said Dwyer. 

But he had to concede that, unlikely 

as it was, it was possible the benches 

were the cause of the compound 

fracture. 

Dwyer was finally done with his 

evidence and magistrate Muller held 

the case over until June 13 and also 

reserved June 14 and 15 if required to 

finalise the case. In the meantime, 

Donile will remain in custody in 

Grahamstown where he has been 

since August 2016. 

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Amanzi Festival a runaway success 

ROB KNOWLES 

WHAT a week it was 

with the Royal St 

Andrews Hotel Amanzi 

Festival concluding 

with the highly 

anticipated World 

Series surfing event 

ending on Sunday at 

Port Alfred’s East 

Beach. 

The overall feeling of 

the Amanzi Festival 

organisers was that the 

10-day event brought 

much-needed revenue 

to Port Alfred to help 

stimulate growth and 

create jobs. 

Main sponsors, the 

Royal St Andrews 

Hotel (RSAH), 

sponsored the 

sporting festival to the 

tune of R1-million in 

prize money. With that 

much money up for 

grabs the event drew 

some of the world’s 

top athletes in the 

various disciplines. 

The RSAH Amanzi 

Festival began with a 

trail run on the 

Saturday morning 

followed by the Marina 

Mile swim, and many 

athletes wanted to 

take part in both 

events, but 

overlapping provented 

them from 

participating in both. 

Sporting events, 

including jet-ski races, 

rubber duck racing, 

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

bodyboarding, 

trampolining, fencing 

and more, along with 

plenty of activities for 

the kids, took place 

throughout the Easter 

weekend and ended 

with international 

surfing the following 

Sunday. The town 

pumped as thousands 

of visitors flocked to 

the coast to 

participate or just 

support this festival of 

water-spor ting 

excellence. 

A great deal of 

preparation goes into 

such events and 

requires considerable 

support in terms of 

liaison and 

permission-seeking 

from local authorities, 

including the police, 

tourism, municipality 

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WORLD-CLASS: Cintsa boat builder and pilot of the modified boat M14 Murray Elliott, left, with 

supporter Kevin Ackermann from Port Elizabeth/Kenton at the surf section of the Royal St Andrews 

Hotel Amanzi Festival rubber duck national race on the first Saturdayof the festival Picture: LOUISE 

KNOWLES 

bodyboarding, and 

other organisations. 

But the most 

thrilling aspect of the 

event for athletes, and 

what brought so many 

visitors to town, was 

the prize money. 

“The hotels and 

guest houses were all 

full,” said Graeme 

“Sunny” Hill from 

Remax estate agents 

who is also the Kowie 

Boardriders Club 

chairman. 

Before the event 

began, Hill was asking 

homeowners if there 

were any spare rooms 

that visitors might use 

for their stay. 

Last Friday evening 

after a whole week of 

great activities, 

emotions ran high at 

the Royal St Andrews 

Hotel at the opening of 

the festival’s final and 

largest event – the 


Hotel Port Alfred 

Classic, a premier 

surfing event on the 

world tour calendar. 

“I am so freakin’ 

st o ke d , ” said Hill at 

the opening. 

Zukiswa Ntwasa of 

the Eastern Cape 

Parks and Tourism 

Agency was also 

present to lend her 

support to the festival. 

“This is an 

important event and I 

am pleased to be here 

this evening,” said 

Ntwasa, who was 

impressed with how 

smoothly the entire 

festival went. 

“This is what we are 

all about,” said a teary 

Dave Lawson who, 

together with his 

business partner 

Zwelinzima Nkwinti, 

established the RSAH 

Amanzi Festival last 

y e a r. 

Now in its second 

year, the partners can 

look forward to at 

least another four 

years of sponsorship 

from RSAH owners 

Martin and Linda 

B e k ke r. 

Lawson was holding 

up a copy of Talk of 

the Town with the 

headline, “PA sports 

festival boosts 

economy”. 

“This is so good, 

and exactly what my 

partner and I wanted 

when we first started 

with the festival,” 

Lawson continued. 

“Boosting the 

economy, as well as 

sports development in 

this area, are our main 

goals for the festival. It 

makes me so proud 

when I see headlines 

like this.” 

Finally, Nkwinti gave 

his overall impression 

of the 10-day festival. 

“I am blown away 

with the way in which 

locals and visitors 

have taken to the 

fe st i va l , ” he said. 

“People have told 

me that this was the 

best organised event 

they have attended, 

and some of these 

people travel around 

the world for 

competitions like ours. 

“I would like to 

thank everyone who 

volunteered, helped 

and participated in our 

festival events. It has 

been a lot of work but 

well worth it as we 

have met our original 

objectives of boosting 

the local economy and 

assisting with sports 

development in the 

area. 

“And I would like to 

express my gratitude 

for all the work the 

Ndlambe Municipality 

has done in keeping 

the beaches clean and 

tidy, as well as 

removing sand from 

car parks and roads to 

allow freer access. I 

am hoping we can 

build on this 

partnership and make 

the 2019 Amanzi 

Festival even bigger 

and more exciting. As 

soon as this year’s 

event is completed, 

we will be working on 

next year’s event.”

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Farewell after 21 years at Hospice 

JON HOUZET 

IT WAS an evening full 

of tributes, tears and 

fond memories as 

Sunshine Coast 

Hospice held a 

farewell party last 

week for Zelda Elliott 

who has retired after 

21 years of service to 

the organisation. 

Elliot t’s work with 

Hospice goes back to 

when Sunshine Coast 

Hospice was first 

established in Port 

Alfred in 1997. It was 

in that year that 

Grahamstown Hospice 

was tasked with 

expanding their 

services to the 

surrounding areas and 

Kathryn Court was 

employed to establish 

Hospice branches. 

After she visited Port 

Alfred, various 

volunteers were 

identified to help start 

up the branch, 

including Dr Paul 

Schnell and Elliott, 

who formed part of 

the steering 

commit tee. 

Elliott was a 

dedicated volunteer 

for seven years before 

becoming an official 

staff member. 

Hospice’s first 

premises were in a 

shared house in Van 

der Riet Street. Later, 

when the staff 

complement grew to 

include more nurses, 

a social worker and 

care workers, they 

moved to Campbell 

St reet. 

After a bequest, 


Hospice was able to 

purchase their current 

premises in Alfred 

Road. At the same 

time, the organisation 

spread their care to 

include Kenton-on-Sea 

and Alexandria. 

Reflecting on 

Hospice’s history, 

Grahamstown Hospice 

administrator Janine 

Peinke said: “Sunshine 

Coast Hospice has 

grown tremendously 

from those early days. 

Zelda and her team 

have demonstrated 

passion, commitment 

and dedication as they 

have navigated various 

challenges in meeting 

the changing needs of 

the communities we 

ser ve.” 

Elliott was credited 

for her tireless work as 

a fundraiser to secure 

much-needed funds to 

provide this care. 

“One of Zelda’s 

greatest strengths has 

been her ability to 

network and nurture 

relationships with 

funders and 

volunteers who have 

been the backbone of 

Hospice over the last 

two decades,” said 

Hospice committee 

chairman Terry Harris. 

Among Elliott’s 

fundraising 

accomplishments are 

the Spring 

Spectacular, which 

she and her team of 

volunteers arranged 

for 18 years; the Tree 

of Lights event for 21 

years; the Hospice 

300 Club (also since 

1997) and the Hospice 

shop for the past few 

years. 

Elliot t’s duties grew 

from fundraising to 

that of administrator 

of Sunshine Coast 

Hospice in 2004. 

After the 

emotion-filled tributes, 

Peinke, accompanied 

by Grahamstown 

Hospice director Trish 

Gillies and Sunshine 

Coast Hospice 

fundraiser Angela 

Hibbert, brought some 

levity to the farewell 

par t y by presenting 

some fun awards to 

Elliot t. 

Due to Elliott’s close 

association with the 

Bathurst Agricultural 

Show over many 

years, she was pinned 

with a first-prize 

rosette for being a 

“fine specimen”. She 

also received an 

“Oscar” for glitz and 

glamour for 

organising 18 Spring 

Spectaculars and a 

badge for judging a 

beard competition at 

the Bathurst Country 

A f fa i r. 

On a more serious 

note, Hospice doctor 

Barbara Matthews 

presented Elliott with 

the Dame Cecily 

Saunders Award for 

compassionate care. 

Last year, Elliott 

received the Melvin 

Jones Fellow Award 

from Lions 

International for 20 

years of dedicated and 

humanitarian services. 

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PASSING THE MANTLE: Sunshine Coast Hospice fundraiser Angela Hibbert, 

left, was handed ‘the keys to Hospice’ by Zelda Elliott, who retired this week 

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and Elliott said she could not have asked for a more worthy successor 

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S PA R ’S ‘war on plastic’ 

initiative proves popular 

LOUISE KNOWLES 

AS PART of the launch of a 

new campaign to rid the 

Eastern Cape of plastic 

bags, all SPAR stores in 

Port Alfred and 

Kenton-on-Sea gave 

shoppers a new recyclable 

paper bag in exchange for 

10 of their old plastic bags 

last Friday and Saturday. 

SuperSPAR manager at 

Rosehill Mall, Gavin 

Thessendorf, said 3000 

plastic bags were collected 

which will be recycled. 

“It’s a long-lasting, 

wat e r - r e s i st a n t , 

wax-sprayed paper bag, 

reinforced with handles, 

capable of carrying 12kg 

and valued at R1.90,” he 

said. 

Customers are still 

welcome to bring their old 

plastic bags in to SPAR, 

although the special offer 

is over. The paper bags can 

be bought at any SPAR. 

“We are committed to 

ridding our town of plastic 

bags which are not 

biodegradable,” said 

ROB KNOWLES 

IT WAS difficult not to 

become emotional as 

married couple Nico 

and Lisa Becker 

related their story of 

drug addiction and the 

problems it caused 

them and their family 

when they spoke at 

the Christian Men’s 

Association breakfast 

on Saturday morning. 

“We started by 

taking drugs just on 

w e e ke n d s , ” Lisa 

Tessendorf, “and will offer 

customers a choice 

between plastic and paper 

bags”. 

With hundreds of millions 

of shopping bags in 

circulation, supermarkets 

are facing a massive 

challenge to change the 

consumer’s mindset. 

But SPAR EC managing 

director Conrad Isaac said 

they could no longer ignore 

their accountability in what 

was becoming an 

increasingly harmful 

situation in the world. 

“As the biggest food 

retailer in the Eastern 

Cape, I believe we have to 

take care of the health and 

wellbeing of the 

communities in which we 

o p e r at e , ” Isaac said. 

“If we carry on in this 

way and don’t do 

something about the mess 

we are creating, it can only 

lead to the eventual 

destruction of our 

environment. 

“So the dream is to clean 

up the place and to work 

towards creating a healthy 

began. “It wasn’t such 

a big deal – that was 

until Nico lost his job 

and we lost the house 

we were staying in.” 

Lisa said she, her 

husband and four 

children, one still a 

babe in arms, had to 

stay with her mother 

while they looked 

around for other work. 

“But the drugs had 

captured us and we 

found ourselves lying 

and stealing from my 

mother in order to buy 

WAR ON PLASTIC: Rosehill SuperSPAR tellers, Anelisa Famayo, left, and Tabisa Nyaba, 

helped shoppers exchange plastic bags for biodegradable SPAR paper bags and collected 

about 3000 plastic bag from customers 

Picture: LOUISE KNOWLES 

and fresh environment in 

which we can live.” 

He anticipated the 

campaign would evolve in 

to a far bigger project than 

just plastic bags, one that 

more drugs,” she said. 

“Eventually my mother 

told us we had to find 

somewhere else to 

st ay. 

“I was so angry with 

my mother, 

particularly when 

Child Welfare came 

and took our kids 

away, ” she told her 

fellow Christians. 

It was then time for 

Nico to take over the 

n a r r at i v e . 

“We travelled from 

Pretoria down to the 

Eastern Cape where we 

had relatives,” Nico 

said with a tear in his 

eye and a crack in his 

voice. 

The journey was 

long and laborious 

and the couple spent 

many nights out in the 

open, struggling to 

find a safe place to 

sleep and to get food. 

“We would pray 

every night that the 

Lord would protect us 

from danger. And, for 

the most part, that’s 

would eventually 

incorporate the collection 

and recycling of all plastic. 

According to Julian 

Koutsouvelis at SPAR 

Distribution Centre EC, the 

exactly what God did,” 

explained Nico. 

After some time, the 

couple found their w ay 

to Port Alfred where 

they met Tony Bryant 

who, although by his 

own admission was a 

little sceptical, helped 

them with an element 

of stability. 

He introduced them 

to the Celebration 

Centre with pastors 

Eldin Rudolph and his 

wife Lyn. 

“The drugs had got 

plastic bags collected from 

the public were sent to a 

recycling plant which turns 

the plastic bags into 

recycled packaging, water 

pipes and other products. 

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us to the lowest point 

in our lives, and it was 

only through God’s 

grace that we 

managed to keep 

going,” Nico said. 

“But we had to get 

our children [four 

girls] back.” 

To this end, the 

Beckers, having 

refrained from any 

further drug use, 

looked for work. 

Nico, a qualified 

security guard, was 

eventually employed 

by Clinton Millard 

of MultiSecurity and 

is now a senior man 

in the company. 

Now, only about a 

year after their fall, 

they are back on 

their feet and the 

entire family lives 

together once more. 

FOOD PREPARED: Staff members of Valley of 

Hope Soup Kitchen ready to dish out food to the 

needy and homeless, from left, are Andiswa 

Sesman, Sukiswa Rach, Nontando Makasi and 

Vuyolwethu Siyolo 

Soup kitchen 

in mission to 

fight hunger 

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A LITTLE-KNOWN soup kitchen in Bathurst has 

been quietly feeding vulnerable neighbours for 

the past two years. 

Valley of Hope Soup Kitchen (VHSK), located 

on 2674 Nolukhanyo Township in Bathurst, is 

managed by Zoleka Marais, who started it 

along with Andiswa Sesman, Sukiswa Rach, 

Nontando Makasi and Vuyolwethu Siyolo. 

Marais’ belief is that hunger knows no race, 

gender or culture. Because of that VHSK is 

dishing food to whoever is in need, homeless 

and poor. “We do not discriminate in terms of 

race, gender or culture,” she said. This 

statement is supported by the organisation’s 

motto, “Hunger knows no barrier”. 

Marais said at this stage VHSK operates 

once a week, on Thursdays, serving one meal 

at 2pm. She said their goal was to operate 

three days a week, and serve two meals on 

those days, but this is hindered by lack of 

funds. 

“We want to serve breakfast and dinner 

because we believe that those are the crucial 

times for a meal,” she said. She believes that 

one cannot have a productive day having 

woken up starving. The same rationale applies 

when it comes to going to sleep, she said. 

A further challenge is relying on wood fire to 

cook. VHSK members collect wood from the 

bush in order to ensure that their mission of 

feeding the vulnerable is fulfilled. Not having 

electric equipment, they use a three-legged 

iron pot. 

Marais said they have been knocking on 

many doors for any form of donations but have 

not been fortunate to get any assistance. “We 

have been asking for donations from various 

sponsors but we never got any help so we 

thought coming to Talk of the Town for 

publicity might make a difference,” she said. 

Marais said they appeal to the public for 

assistance with any form of donation which 

could possibly increase the effectiveness of 

VHSK. 

VHSK can be contacted on 073-296-3627 or 

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organisation on April 12 last year and is 

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YOUR VOICE 

... vox pops on the street 

Which one was your favourite sporting event during the Amanzi Festival? 

ANTHONY DU PREEZ: I 

wa s n ’t there, but it’s great 

on the paper. 

RENE ELMS: The boat races. 

NOMPHELO PHONI: Where 

was it? I wasn’t even here. I 

was in Kenton. 

DARIAN LOTTER: I was not 

aware of it. 

MONDE NTETHE: I was out of 

t ow n . 

JESSE BAKBIER: I did not know 

about it. 

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ON THE BEACH: Like the Chris Rea song, East Beach was the place to be over the weekend to witness 

radical manoeuvres and excellent style in the Royal St Andrews Hotel Port Alfred Classic. Enjoying the 

sporting action, beautiful weather and views across the Indian Ocean were, from left, main sponsor 

of the event and Royal St Andrews Hotel co-owner Linda Bekker with sister Maureen Sole, Jessica 

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OPINION 

Is there a 

Facebo ok 

alter native? 

FACEBOOK has become so 

indispensable to many people’s lives, 

even with the knock the social media 

giant has taken over leaks of users’ 

personal information, it is hard to see the 

#deletefacebook movement taking hold. 

This is especially true while there is no 

popular alternative to the platform 

Facebook provides. At one time MySpace 

tried, but it could not compete – just like 

Google is the search engine of choice and 

the lesser known alternatives are not even 

considered. 

It is also seen as more of a problem for 

the US than the rest of the world, as of the 

87 million people who were affected (a 

figure provided by Facebook), 71 million of 

them are in the US. 

For those unfamiliar with the Facebook 

leaks scandal, a company called 

Cambridge Analytica harvested the 

Facebook profiles of these millions of users 

for political purposes. 

University of Cambridge quantitative 

psychologist Aleksandr Kogan used a 

personality quiz named 

“t h i s i s m y d i g i t a l l i fe ,” hosted on Facebook, 

to obtain access to the Facebook profiles of 

the 270000 people who took the quiz. That 

allowed him to use Facebook’s application 

programming interface (API) to collect the 

data of their Facebook friends, estimated at 

87 million. 

This collection of data was allegedly only 

for academic purposes, and if you believe 

Fa c e b o o k ’s version of events, Kogan 

deceived them about his true intent. 

As reported by Jacob Metcalf at MIT 

Technology Review, Cambridge Analytica 

built profiles of 30 million US voters, but its 

central goal wasn’t to craft ads targeted at 

those people. Rather, the models it built 

from the much smaller pool of 270000 

quiz-takers would allow an advertiser to 

create proxy profiles of much larger 

collections of similar people on Facebook. 

This capability is what enabled the 

company to craft ads precisely targeted at 

small groups of voters based on 

personality traits. 

By taking the quiz, users also granted 

Kogan access to a goldmine of behavioural 

data – essentially the record of their “l i ke s ” 

on Facebook. 

And, more chillingly, it continues to exist 

even after the original data is deleted. 

Facebook suffered the fallout because 

they had a contract with the SCL Group, the 

parent company of Cambridge Analytica. 

Facebook allowed it to happen. 

This Facebook data collection was also 

used for targeted election advertising in 

Australia, and now Nigeria is also looking 

into claims that SCL organised anti-election 

rallies to dissuade opposition supporters 

from voting in 2007. 

But in spite of widespread resentment 

towards him, Facebook CEO Mark 

Zuckerberg seems to have a charmed life. 

Following an apology in the US Congress, 

Facebook shares have already risen. 

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Draft budget raises questions 

THE advert in TotT dated 

Thursday April 5, calling for 

public comments on the 

draft Integrated 

Development Plan (IDP) 

and tabled budget, refers. 

The Ndlambe Ratepayers 

Forum (NRF) studied the 

draft budget and it raises a 

number of issues: 

ý In the executive 

summary, operating 

expenditure is given as 

R420-million, but according 

to Annexure 2 operating 

expenditure is given as 

R432-million and revenue 

R318-million, giving a 

deficit of R124-million. This 

budget deficit is against the 

H AV E 

YOUR SAY 

Ndlambe Budget Policy. 

ý Proposed revenue 

increases: 

Water R38281 471 19.87% 

Electricity R66376 619 

2 5 . 78 % 

Sanitation R11383 097 

65.50% 

Refuse R16846 711 

35.85%. 

Where are all these 

massive increases in 

revenue suddenly going to 

come from when the 

proposed water tariff 

increase is 5%, electricity 

6.84%, sanitation 5.5% and 

refuse 5.5%? Surely, there 

should be a correlation 

between increases in rates 

income (8.4%) and the 

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Owners responsible 

for dog’s actions 

WE ARE entitled to be 

free from all forms of 

violence from either 

public or private 

sources according to 

our c o n st i t u t i o n . 

By implication, this 

includes dog attacks. 

A person who walks 

a dog in public, should 

ensure that the animal 

is indeed under their 

control even in the 

absence of any notices 

to that effect. 

Any owner of an 

animal is legally 

responsible for any 

acts performed by that 

animal. 

Given that most 

beach walkers wear 

hats, it was criminally 

negligent of the dog 

owner not to ensure 

control of their animal 

knowing that it does 

not approve of hats. 

We have not 

suffered as serious an 

attack as that on Doug 

Sutherland, but the 

East Beach has 

become challenging 

with regards to 

uncontrolled dogs. We 

were recently 

threatened with 

assault for chasing 

away unrestrained 

dogs who were a 

nuisance. 

In a separate 

incident, my wife was 

bitten by an 

over-exuberant dog. 

It’s high time that 

dog owners take 

responsibility for the 

action of their animals. 

ALAN HUNTER 

Thank you from NSRI 

for egg hunt support 

ON MARCH 31, the local 

National Sea Rescue 

Institute (NSRI) had our 

fifth Easter egg hunt at 

Red Leaf Nursery and it 

would not have been the 

success it was without 

the kindness of the 

following businesses and 

individuals: Rosehill 

SUPERSPAR, Chas Everitt 

PA, Liezl Hanekom, 

Mauneen Charter, Anette 

Gordon, Boredom 

Busters, Blushing Beauty 

face painting. 

ADELE STECK 

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 

income from above 

ser vices? 

ý According to National 

Treasury Municipal Budget 

Circular for 2018-19, the CPI 

forecast is between 3% and 

6% and municipalities are 

required to justify all 

revenue increases in excess 

of the projected inflation 

target for 2018-19 in their 

budget. The residential 

rates rebate has been 

reduced from the present 

14% to 12%. Effectively the 

rates increase will be 8.4% 

and not 6.4%, which is 

above the target set and 

needs to be justified. 

ý How does the 

municipality plan to 

address the R124-million 

shortfall from the proposed 

budget? This can only be 

done by reducing the 

operating budget and/or 

from a massive increase in 

rates. Over the last number 

of years the ratepayers 

were confronted with draft 

budgets which are totally 

unrealistic and then are 

expected to make informed 

constructive comments – 

knowing full well that this 

is a draft budget which will 

be re-worked to balance 

income and expenditure. 

Why not table a draft 

budget, which is realistic 

and then ask for public 

comment? To comment any 

further on this draft budget 

is futile but the NRF will, as 

in the past, engage with the 

municipality once the draft 

budget has been re-worked. 

A further reminder, 

according to Ndlambe’s 

Budget Policy, council shall 

endeavour to keep the 

labour component cost as a 

percentage of operational 

expenditure below 35% 

(currently >45%) and that a 

zero- based budget shall be 

prepared on a need-based 

analysis in the preparation 

of the Operating Budget. 

CHRIS BEZUIDENHOUT, 

chairperson: Ndlambe 

Ratepayers Forum 

MAGNIFICENT HANDIWORK: A quilt made by Ann Hummel and her helpers was raffled for some weeks 

at Rosehill Mall and the lucky winner drawn on Easter Sunday was Margie Laing, centre, flanked by 

Trish Border, left, and Susan Playdon, the organisers of the raffle. The total amount raised was R10 665 

which will be divided between St Paul’s Anglican's Anglican Church and their chosen charities. The 

organisers thanked locals and visitors for supporting the raffle 

Picture: BRUCE O'EHLEY 

Ridiculous spike in rent a grave concern 

THERE is a concerning 

problem relating to ridiculous 

rent increases. 

Landlords are putting 

tenants’ rent up just as they 

please, especially in Port 

Alfred where people are not 

Plastic and 

poo pollution 

A HUGE accolade is due to 

the public-spirited person 

who has highlighted 

dog-owner responsibilities 

at East Beach: both the 

need to pick up after our 

pooches, and the 

consideration of a “dog 

bar” dish near the tap. 

Let's go one step 

further: attach to the poo 

notice a secure container 

for supermarket “bread” 

packets which dog 

walkers, who may forget to 

bring their own, can avail 

themselves of before 

setting out on their 

wa l k i e s . 

These bags could also 

be used to collect plastic 

even earning a salary to the 

amount of the rent. 

Landlords are running away 

with their ideas of greed. 

It is more than plain to see 

more and more people cannot 

afford these p ay m e n t s . 

flotsam and jetsam; after 

all, we’re all being urged 

to pick up three pieces of 

plastic on every beach 

walk. May I also applaud 

SuperSPAR for having 

taken the lead in reducing 

plastic bag use at Rosehill. 

Other Port Alfred 

supermarkets and 

businesses: consider 

yourselves challenged to 

follow suit. Pick n Pay, why 

not donate a weekly 

supply of your bread 

packets (free advertising)? 

Then add this line to the 

existing beach notice: 

“Pick n Pay picks up poo 

and plastic!” 

SUE GORDON 

Days are coming when these 

landlords are going to be sitting 

with empty houses that they 

cannot rent out, then we will 

see how squatters move in. 

CONCERNED RESIDENT 

POO APPEAL: A reader expressed 

gratitude to the community-minded 

person encouraging dog walkers to pick 

up after their pooches at East Beach 

Picture: SUE GORDON



FA C E 2FA C E 

...with Ayanda Tsibani 

Question: What do you do for a living? 

Answer: I’m self-employed. 

Q: What made you get into that line of 

wo r k ? 

A: Desire for independence. 

Q: Describe the most memorable experience 

that you have had. 

A: Autonomy. 

Q: What do you do to unwind when you are 

not working? 

A: I spend most of my spare time with my 

fa m i l y. 

Q: What is your motto in life? 

A: Acknowledge other people’s differences. 

Q: What makes you happy? 

A: To see my kids happy and live a better life is 

what I enjoy most. 

Q: What makes you angry? 

A: Suffering of innocent people. 

Q: What do you think about the youth of 

South Africa, do you have any advice for 

them? 

A: Our youth should not prioritise pleasure, 

they must create opportunities for themselves. 

Q: If you could change one thing about the 

Port Alfred . .. 

A: I would give job opportunities based on 

merits. 

Q: What do you like most about Port Alfred? 

A: It’s closer to a number of services that offer 

enter tainment. 

Q: What is your favourite music of all time? 

A: Gospel. 

Q: Who would you like to take on Amazing 

Race given the opportunity? 

A: Phumelele Tyuwa, Anganathi Tsibani and 

Noandile Mdiza. 

Q: Three wishes for South Africa. 

A: Youth development, better education in 

public schools and decrease in crime. 

IN Talk of the Town’s report on 

the Marina Mile last week our 

reporter erroneously identified 

Jenny Middleton as the 

Presbyterian Church minister 

Errata 

who swam the mile. The 

m i n i st e r ’s name is Christel 

Erasmus, who swam the mile 

to raise funds for the church. 

Jenny Middleton is a church 

member who relayed the 

information to our reporter. We 

apologise for the error. 

Christians reflect light of Jesus 

THE Earth has only one moon, 

so mystical and fascinating as 

it passes through the night sky. 

Its luminance is only a 

reflection of the sun, for it has 

no light of its own. The waxing 

and waning of the moon 

causes the different phases 

from new moon to full moon. 

A dead and lifeless “rock” 

reflecting the glorious light of 

the sun. We Christians are 

much the same in every way! 

We were all dead in our 

trespasses and sins, walking 

in darkness, until the Lord 

came into our lives. “In him 

was life, and that life was the 

light of men” (John 1:4). 

The Bible says that we are 

now the light of the world, but 

we are in reality only a 

reflection of the Son. What we 

are is only because of Him. 

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Our lives change as we 

grow in grace and in the 

knowledge of our Lord Jesus 

C h r i st . 

“And we, who with unveiled 

faces all reflect the Lord's 

glory, are being transformed 

into his likeness with 

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the Spirit” (2 Corinthians 3:18). 

The waning of the moon is a 

reminder of a Christian who is 

losing his or her commitment 

and zeal; lukewarmness 

dispelling more and more of 

the light within. 

We need to guard against 

this, for it often creeps up 

slowly and imperceptibly. 

A lamp is not placed under 

a bowl, so “let your light shine 

before men, that they may see 

your good deeds and praise 

your Father in heaven” 

(Matthew 5:16). 

ýQuotations from New 

International Version 

BUNNY SIGHTING: The 

Easter Bunny came to 

visit the Anchorage 

Mall on Good Friday 

and was greeted by 

many little eager 

Easter egg hunters 

who went in search of 

many chocolate 

Easter eggs and 

prizes donated by 

each shop in the 

cent re 

Monday 16 th and 

Tuesday 17 th 

April 2018 

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Bathurst Agricultural Show 

delights locals and visitors 

ROB KNOWLES 

THE 110th Bathurst Agricultural Show 

took place at the weekend with 

thousands of visitors travelling all the 

way to the typically sleepy hamlet, 

making it alive with a host of animals, 

tons of entertainment for the entire 

family, opportunities to purchase 

anything from a combine harvester to 

a new motor vehicle or even a 

hand-crafted item from the almost 

200 stall holders. 

Organising the event, the Bathurst 

Agricultural Society, with chairman 

Danny Wepener, went out of its way 

to ensure the show met and even 

exceeded previous shows in terms of 

variety and visitor satisfaction. 

In total, there were more than 8000 

people through the gates with Friday 

figures doubling those of last year. 

Saturday was also a very busy day 

with at least 2000 more people visiting 

than last year. Sunday, however, was a 

bit quieter, giving the staff and 

volunteers a bit of respite after the 

bustle of the previous two days. 

The stands where vendors sold 

their wares – from sweets and drinks 

to arts and craft – were particularly 

busy this year. 

“Vendors began booking for next 

year even before the show finished on 

S u n d ay, ” reported Louise Hepburn 

from the showgrounds’ of f i c e s . 

On Friday, the first official day of 

the show, the ever-popular equestrian 

show began with horses and riders 

from around the country competing 

to take top honours. 

More than 80 horses competed and 

the riders were most complimentary 

about the arenas and national panel 

course designer Brendau Kok said 

they were first-class. 

“The new format was generally very 

well received with good entries in 

most classes. The Remax Derby had 

the most horses with more than 30 

competing against the clock over a 

testing course using the whole arena. 

S at u r d ay evening’s power jump over 

the Pig and Whistle triple bar resulted 

in a three-way tie as the judge 

decreed that jumping 1.6m was 

enough for any horse,” equest rian 

event organiser Chrissie Marshall 

said. 

Supreme show horse was The 

Mediator and rider Amy Whitehead. 

Power jump winners (at 1.6m) was a 

three-way tie between Robyn Gerber 

from Grahamstown, Rosslen Wilhelm 

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daughter Elizabeth Ford 

Pictures: ROB KNOWLES 

from Enoch Equestrian, in East 

London and Brendau Kok. 

In the evening there was the 

perennial cattle auction by 

Hobson &Co auctioneers, who have 

supported the Bathurst Agricultural 

Show for many years. The general 

consensus was that the quality of 

cattle in this year’s auction was 

second to none. 

Dispersed among the usual and 

very popular events there were the 

visitors’ favourites such as the baby 

competition, ballroom dancing 

demonstrations, Welsh mountain 

ponies, a cannon roll, belly dancing 

and more. And, with so much free 

entertainment available each day and 

into the evenings it was little wonder 

that visitors spent some extra time at 

this year’s show. 

As usual there were lots of prizes to 

be handed out at the show – from 

home industries awards to the best 

stands. The best agri stand was 

awarded to Tractor World, best 

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LAPPING THE BOSS: With carefree abandon Gary Grey on his 1938 model B Allis Chalmers mower and doggy co-driver Nutty, 

front right, having just overtaken Kirsten Nieser on her Husqvarna lawnmower named Hercule, approaches Bathurst 

Agricultural Society president Danny Wepener, in front, to lap him in the lawnmower race at the Bathurst Show 

went to MultiSecurity and Kingswood 

College. 

Wepener was very pleased with his 

team. “On behalf of the society, I 

would like to thank every single 

person that worked, exhibited and 

attended the show. We really 

appreciate your support,” he said. 

MYHOME 

... with Simon Oliver 

EARLIER this week I 

went to a funeral of a 

remarkable man, 

someone who had 

given generously, 

passionately and 

successfully his whole 

life to teaching. 

He will be sorely 

missed. 

While listening to 

the service, the 

formalities, the 

eulogies and the 

readings I got to 

wondering what a 

special part of our 

lives funerals are. 

They are designed to 

celebrate the life of 

someone special and 

to lend support to 

each other at a time of 

loss. 

“The stock section was fantastic 

and the poultry was magnificent with 

close on 500 birds. Well done to the 

team. The horses were spectacular 

and the stallholders were hopefully 

smiling all the way to the bank. So 

many visitors, and the pubs were 

even beginning to run out of booze. 

There are two 

aspects of this 

ceremony that I would 

like to focus on. 

The first is that I 

have never been to a 

funeral of a bad 

person! Isn’t it 

wonderful that 

irrespective of whom 

the deceased is, we 

find something 

special to say about 

them. 

I do believe that 

everyone has some 

redeeming feature. 

I quote from a very 

beautiful poem read 

at the funeral: 

“... Our memory, 

suddenly sharpened, 

Examines, gnaws on 

kind words unsaid, 

So, it was a good show. 

“Thanks to the ladies from treasury, 

thanks to the office staff, the labourer 

staff and the cleaning team. Thanks 

for the perfect weather.” 

Wepener finished with the show’s 

slogan for this year. “Eaten today? 

Thank a farmer”. 

Funerals have 

a special place 

in our lives 

Promised walks 

never taken ...” 

Why do we allow 

prejudice and 

procrastination to stop 

us from saying kind 

words and doing 

loving deeds to the 

living? It is not only 

for the receiver of 

these words and 

deeds that we should 

do it but for ourselves. 

The second aspect 

is that a funeral 

brings together an 

eclectic group of 

people; some we 

know intimately, some 

casually and some not 

at all. They all tell a 

part of the deceased’s 

story. The funeral 

somehow connects 

and sometimes 

reinforces a friendship 

with them, through 

sharing a common 

love. 

Once I have 

overcome the pain of 

loss experienced, 

especially of those 

close to the deceased, 

I enjoy the sense of 

renewal I feel and the 

reminder to be more 

caring for those 

around me. 

I would love to hear 

your thoughts. Please 

contact me on 

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Port Alfred’s 

clivia queen 

BOB FORD 

FROM the glory and 

excitement of playing 

international and provincial 

sport to the more subdued life 

of growing clivias, it is always 

a busy life for well-known Port 

Alfred resident, Annie de Wet 

Steyn. 

In only 18 months, De Wet 

Steyn has become one of the 

biggest collectors and breeder 

of clivias in South Africa. 

“I decided on clivias because 

they are indigenous to South 

Africa and are such rewarding 

plants to grow. They are hardy, 

don’t need much water and 

there is a huge demand for 

them overseas,” she said. 

Without realising it at the 

time, Port Alfred is one of the 

best areas in South Africa to 

grow these beautiful flowers. 

Her nursery is situated on 

Riverview Farm on the 

outskirts of Port Alfred, which 

her husband, Justin, bought 

from the late Trevor Reed. In a 

remarkable coincidence, the 

couple then discovered that 

the very first clivia in the world 

was found in the veld on 

Riverview Farm. 

Britain’s Duke of 

Northumberland heard about 

this and sent William Burchell 

out to Port Alfred to identify 

the plant way back in 

September 1813. This fact was 

later confirmed in a publication 

by the famous Kirstenbosch 

Gardens in Cape Town. 

De Wet Steyn added, 

“Coincidentally, it is fitting that 

I established my nursery here 

on the land where clivias 

o r i g i n at e d . ” 

Burchell, of course, also 

became well-known in wild life 

when he had a species of 

zebras named after him. 

De Wet Steyn hastened to 

add that she was given a good 

start in her new venture as she 

received tremendous support 

from husband Justin. As a 

result she bought her first 

stock from two other collectors 

in the country. 

These arrived by truck and 

she was faced with the huge 

task of identifying many of 

these and placed in pots. She 

had to wait until they flowered 

to enable her to do this 

accurately. She explained that 

clivias grew better in shade, 

which she provided by putting 

up shade cloth. Today she has 

A SIGHT TO BEHOLD: An example of the beautiful clivias grown by 

Annie De Wet Steyn in her nursery on the outskirts of Port Alfred 

Picture: BOB FORD 

more than 65 000 plants under 

7000m² of shade cloth. 

She set out to enlarge her 

gene pool and did this by 

importing seed from China, 

where the best clivias in the 

world are grown. The result 

has been that she now has one 

of the best collections in the 

countr y. 

“I have some colours here 

that you won’t get anywhere 

else in the world,” she said. 

De Wet Steyn pointed out 

that there were only six 

different species of clivias 

available, but she inter-breeds 

to get the different colours. It 

is, however, a slow process. 

She explained that it took only 

seven days for the seeds to 

germinate and then one had to 

wait for four years before they 

flower. She added that once 

cross-pollination had been 

done, one had no idea what 

colour flowers they would 

produce. 

She said she and her staff of 

four, with additional help, 

pollinate the plants 

themselves, doing between 10 

and 15000 in an 18-hour day. 

De Wet Steyn said she had 

Facebook friends growing 

clivias all over the world – 

there are growers in 46 

different countries – with 

China being the largest. 

Many of these people are in 

daily contact with her, ordering 

seeds from her vast collection. 

Though still relatively new in 

the business, De Wet Steyn 

entered in both the Eastern 

Province and Border annual 

shows last year for the first 

time. This proved highly 

successful and she came home 

with many awards. 

A member of the South 

African Clivia Association, she 

is looking forward to attending 

the world conference at 

Muldersdrift in September. But 

more exciting is that the 

couple have planned a trip to 

China and Japan next year to 

meet growers and collectors in 

those countries. De Wet Steyn 

said her website would be 

completed in about a month’s 

time and she plans to have 

“open” days in the future. 

OLD DAYS: A historic photo of the old John Bell General Dealer building in Park Road, Port Alfred 

Postcard distributors 

WHILE this is possibly a 

repeat story, as in all 

historical research, one often 

finds additional snippets. 

Having spent hours online, 

searching through files, I 

found the old John Bell 

General Dealer building in 

Park Road. Little has changed, 

yet it is in excellent condition. 

However, the most exciting 

information is that the family 

were known as one of the 

busiest and renowned, 

postcard producers, relating 

to historical photographs of 

our Lower Albany region. 

SERENDIPITY 

... with Bev Young 

The art or passion, for 

postcard collecting, is known 

as deltiology, from the Greek 

word of diminutive – deltos 

(writing a tablet letter). 

VEHICLE VENDORS: Richard Tsana, from left, Whitey Hani and Matthew Veto visited the Bathurst 

Agricultural Show with their new Isuzu and Toyota vehicles last weekend Picture: ROB KNOWLES 

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N E I G H B O U R LY NOTES 

THE weekend festivities were everything we had 

hoped for and more exciting than we had anticipated 

with the close of the Bathurst Agricultural Show and 

the finals of the closing event of the Amanzi Festival 

happening concurrently – and everyone had an 

opportunity to sit back and relax in the beautiful 

autumn sunshine. 

The weather certainly played its part in making the 

weekend pleasant so that’s another thing to be 

grateful for, as April in the Eastern Cape can be as 

unpredictable as what Julius Malema will say next. 

Fortunately the rain held off and we had a great 

weekend filled with entertaining events. 

A BIG congratulations must go out to two groups of 

people; first to those responsible for the Amanzi 

Festival, particularly Sxeaks Nkwinti and Dave Lawson 

who, together with the generous support of Martin 

and Linda Bekker, made the entire festival possible. 

This 10-day collection of water-sport events has really 

placed Port Alfred on the international calendar, 

specifically for bodyboarding and surfing events. Let’s 

hope that next year’s Royal St Andrews Hotel Amanzi 

Festival is even better and brings more much-needed 

revenue to the area. 

Next, let’s give a hand to the ladies and gents who 

organise and volunteer at the Bathurst Agricultural 

Show each year. This year’s show was brilliant and a 

special mention must be made of Bathurst 

Agricultural Society president Danny Wepener who 

runs a tight ship but is never short of a joke – or two 

– to motivate his staff and make sure that everything 

is done correctly. When participating in the 

lawnmower race on Saturday, Danny was so slow that 

he finished in dead last position, but only after a 

search party found him still 100m from the finishing 

line on Sunday morning. Thanks again everyone for a 

really great weekend of entertainment. 

THIS weekend sees an organ and flute recital at St 

Pa u l ’s Church in Port Alfred on both Saturday and 

Sunday where recently resettled, now local father 

Noel-Jean Craille will be performing with 

accomplished flautist Daniel Brodie for a great 

concer t. 

There is also an aromatherapy workshop, a food 

pairing in Kenton and more going on but, after the 

hectic two-weeks we have just experienced, perhaps 

it is good that we get this weekend to relax and put 

our collective feet up. See our “Diarise This section” 

below for more details on these and other events. 

IT was horrific and draining, sitting in the Port Alfred 

Regional Court last week and hearing how the late 

Noel Maddocks was brutally killed. Blows to the head, 

a compound leg fracture and multiple stab wounds 

could never be considered in a self-defence plea. This 

was a very brutal act and the case has gone on for far 

DIARISE THIS 

COOL RUNNINGS: Thomas King, South African open division longboard champion riding an SUP (stand 

up paddle board) foil on the Kowie River last Sunday 


too long. We all understand the axiom that the wheels 

of justice turn slowly, but while this case lingers the 

family and friends of Madocks have received no 

closure. The next court date is only in June, so 

everyone will have to wait another two months before 

magistrate Louis Muller gives his verdict. Let’s hope 

that, in the end, justice will have been seen to be 

done. 

SOMEONE has to say it, but they’re probably afraid to 

express themselves in case they receive a 

disproportionate inappropriately-long prison 

sentence, but the sentence handed down to convicted 

“r a c i st ”, Vicky Momberg, is being appealed, and 

rightly so. Some of most prominent politicians have 

said far worse things, and we all know it. Racism 

must be stamped out in this country, but it must be 

equal and fair. If the sentence is upheld then perhaps 

some of our racist politicians better be careful in the 

future. 

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

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

H A P PY birthday greetings and all good wishes to 

everyone enjoying a birthday in the week ahead, 

especially Irene Tawse, Trevor Langley, Brent Thorp, 

Valerie Chalker, Kudu Pancoust, Debbie Ford, Karen 

Wilson, Jon Houzet, Kian Swanepoel, Arthur 

Beresford, Odette Gailey, Des Cooper, Eleanor Taai, 

Lesley Stevenson, Cecile Welgemoed, Barry Rudman, 

Nicholas McCreath, Jaida Ball, Leanne Swart, Gerhild 

Scholz, Julia Jamieson, Bruce Findlay, Alexandra 

Albers, Colwyn Holshausen, Laela Cannon, Di 

Gruneberg, Sonai Owsley, Chene Vosloo, Emma 

Alberts, Kyra Colyvas, Jillian Tyson, Jaylon Alexander, 

Clair Meiring, Rory Gardner, Steven Minaar, Christo 

Kok, Inke Sap, Angelique Timm, Herman Purdon, 

Bernard du Plessis, Lesley Futter, Gillian Rautenbach, 

Slade Proctor, Buddy Brownlee, Norman Abbott, 

Brenda Carthew, Peggy Mager, Erin Brits, Etienne 

Mouton, Kirstie Ganter, Caitlin Bessinger, Joyce 

Webb, Tracy Mills Willemse, Sue Bradfield, Maartje 

Verhaak, Dina Pusilewicz, Sonia Nginase, Fanie 

Behrens, Phillip Swanepoel, Kelly van der Merwe, 

Terry Lansdell. 

SPECIAL belated birthday greetings to Beryl Pancoust 

turned 90 on Wednesday April 4 and to Kudu 

Pancoust who turns 90 today, April 10. May 

good-health prevail in order for you to see many 

more. 

F U RT H E R success and congratulations to the 

following businesses celebrating another anniversary 

and may these lead to many more, especially 

Independent Property Consultants (Van der Riet 

Street), L.P Gaz (Bathurst Street), Petticoat Lane (at 

their new premises in Pascoe Crescent) and the 

Presbyterian Church which is celebrating its 30th 

anniversary in Port Alfred. 

NOT good news on the currency and commodity 

markets this week with the rand falling significantly 

against the other major currencies. With last year’s 

figures in brackets to compare at the time of going to 

press, the Rand was trading at R12.07/ to the Dollar 

(R13.75), R17.12 to the Pound (R17.18) and R14.94 to 

the Euro (R14.57). Gold is $1 354.09 per fine ounce ($1 

273.78) with Platinum at $935.05 per ounce 

($970.90). Brent Crude Oil is trading at $71.74 per 

barrel ($53.62). If the price of Brent Crude does not 

stabilise below $70 a barrel the price of fuel will 

undoubtedly rise once more adding an even greater 

burden on the man in the street. 

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, Dot Fetherstonhaugh, 

Emilene Bruwer, Jenny Groenewald, Mark Price and 

Charlton Hilpert. 

SINCERE condolences to the family and friends of 

June Ruth Kidd who passed away peacefully on 

Tuesday April 9. A memorial service will be held on 

Saturday April 14 at the Volle Evangelie Kerk at 11am. 

WEDDING anniversary congratulations and good 

wishes for many more great years ahead to all 

couples celebrating such an occasion, especially 

Graham and Joan Norman, Olly and Bianca Kirby, 

Kevyn and Lindsay Letley, Terry and Gisella Brickhill, 

Colin and Louise Wiggett, Robert and Marjorie 

Sparks, Peter and Doffie van der Byl, David and Adele 

Steck, Hendrik and Margarite Smit, Stuart and 

Shannon Hawkes, Helgard and Erica Janse van 

Rensburg, Colin and Sandy Maclachlan, Stephan and 

Angela Drennan, John and Lodene Pohl, Thomas and 

Bonny Blaine and Hettie and Chris Fourie. 

THOUGHT for the week: “Happiness is having dreams; 

success is making those dreams come true”. 

BEST regards as always, 

The Team 

OUR ENTRIES ARE OPEN FOR APRIL, MAY and JUNE 

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

Albany Vintage and Classic Motor Club Museum 

opens on the last Saturday of each month 

from 9am to 12 noon at Hawkins Industrial Park, 

Alfred Road, Port Alfred. 

Alzheimer SA East Cape Support Group meets 

the last Thursday of each month at 3pm at Brookshaw 

Home at 9 Donkin Street, Grahamstown. 

The Support Group is for family, friends and caregivers 

of those with Alzheimer’s Disease or any 

form of dementia. There is usually a speaker followed 

by discussion and tea. For more information 

and to get on to our mailing list, contact Dr 

Heather Rauch on 081-350-8079. 

Bathurst Farmers Market – Every Sunday rain 

or shine at Yesterday Today and Tomorrow Nursery, 

Kowie Road from 9am to 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, contact David Brewis on 

076-457-3218 or e-mail d av i d - 

brewis77@gmail.com 

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. 

Builders and contractors networking on the 

first Thursday of every month at Diaz Country 

Club in Bushman’s River Mouth. Starts at 6pm. 

Open to builders and contractors of Bushman’s 

River Mouth, Kenton-on-Sea, Boknes and Port Alfred. 

For more information contact Built-it Bushmen’s 

River Mouth on (046)622-3158. 

Duck Pond Morning Market every Wednesday, 

Friday and Saturday from 9am to 2pm, between 

Burksies Coffee Shop and Penny Farthing restaurant. 

Jams, pickles, secondhand books, cakes, 

quiches, secondhand clothing, crochet knitting, 

plants. All stallholders welcome. Contact Wendy 

0 8 1 - 3 47 - 9 5 6 2 . 

FAST (Forum for Astronomy, Science and Technology) 

meets on the first Thursday of each month at 

the Port Alfred Ski-boat Club at 2.30pm. Visitors 

welcome. For more information, contact Shirley Marais 

at shirley@theannouncer.co.za or 

082-928-8671 . 

First Port Alfred Scout/Cub meetings. Every Friday 

at the Girl Guide Hall from 3pm to 5pm. Visitors 

welcome. For more information, contact Dot 

Fethers on (046)624-3192. 

Kenton Garden Club meeting second Wednesday 

of the month at 9.30am. For more information, 

visit w w w. ke n to n g a r d e n c l u b . c o . z a 

Kenton Pub Quiz at 6.30pm on first Sunday of each 

month at Kenton Bowls Club. Cash bar available. 

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

For more information, contact Walter Grisdale 

on (046)648-2440. 

Kleinemonde Morning Market on the first Saturday 

of every month from 8.30 to 10am at 

Kleinemonde Community Hall. 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. 

Knit and Knatter Crafters club at Holly House, 

every Wednesday at 9am. All welcome. For more 

information, contact Kathy on (046)624-4452. 

Kowie Auctioneers – monthly auction every last 

Thursday of the month at 35 North Street. Entries 

for the auction need to be in on the Tuesday before 

the auction. Viewing day prior from 2 pm. For 

more information, contact Colin Maclachlan 

083-521-3623 or Peter Charter on 082-569-3478. 

Kowie History Museum , at The Old Railway Station, 

Pascoe Crescent. Open 9.30am to 12.30pm 

from Tuesday to Saturday. Closed Sunday/Monday 

and public holidays. 

Lower Albany Woodworkers’ Guild , meets first 

Tuesday of each month. For more information, 

contact Brian Edwards on (046)624-2945, or 

John Moss on 082-829-5484. 

MOTHS Calling all ex-servicemen (“Ou Manne”) 

and their ladies for a get-together on the first 

Sunday of every month at 12 noon at 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. 

National Sea Rescue Institute practises every 

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

base in person to undergo an evaluation. 

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. Contact Jenny on 

083-292-2650 or Netty on 084-584-6629. 

Port Alfred Bowling and Croquet Club invites 

you to try your hand at lawn bowls. Free coaching 

and bowls available. Situated next to the Nico 

Malan Bridge. For more information, contact Rod 

Wilson on 082-375-2968 or (046)624-5671. See 

our website at: www.p abcc.co.za 

Port Alfred Bridge Club – Now at the Lodge on 

Albany Road (the Old Vic Hotel). Meets every 

Monday and Thursday at 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 (PAFAG) meets on 

the 3rd 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. 

Rocky Ridge Farm Market opens every Saturday 

and Sunday from 9am with a variety of home 

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

honey, biltong, droëwors, as well as its very popular 

morning breakfast. For more information, 

contact Desia Holmes on 083-589-0765. 

Rosehill Mall Art and Crafters Market , the first 

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

arts and crafts 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 to 

7pm. For more information, please call 

(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 Mac- 

Gregor on (046)624-1963. 

Tap dancing classes at Red Leaf Nursery by Belinda 

Prince on Mondays and Wednesday. For 

more information, contact Belinda on 

073 - 251 - 2076 . 

The Riverside Ramble : a new self-guided tour 

(map R10 from Sunshine Coast Tourism or Kowie 

History Museum) of historic Wharf 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. 

Thursday April 12 

PA Art Club – 9am: Painting at Netty Blomfield, 7 

Misty Waves, Weald Ave, Forest Downs. For more 

information, kindly phone (046)624-4484 or 

(046) 624-4564. 

Memory Book Scrapbook Club from 2pm to 5pm 

at Presbyterian Church Port Alfred. Contact 

Cheryl on (046)624-2733 or 083-556-7562. 

Saturday April 14 

Port Alfred High Derby Day v Victoria Park, 

PAHS school grounds. 

Thursday April 19 

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 on 

(046) 624-2733 or 083-556-7562. 

Food and wine pairing – 7pm at Continental 

Restaurant and Deli in Kenton-on-Sea. R250 per 

person. Bookings essential. Call (046)648-1153. 

Hans Christian Andersen – a music showcase 

by Port Alfred High School Grade 4 to 7 pupils. 

Cushion show at 10.30am in PAHS hall. Tickets – 

R30 for adults/R10 for 12 and under – on sale from 

the PAHS office. 

Friday April 20 

Hans Christian Andersen – a music showcase 

by Port Alfred High School Grade 4-7 pupils. Evening 

show 7pm – PAHS hall. Tickets R30 for 

adults/R10 for 12 and under – on sale from the 

PAHS office. 

Saturday April 21 

Aromatherapy workshop – 9am to 1pm. Cost is 

R400 for a morning of learning, handouts, tea and 

snacks and a blend you will make. Space is limited, 

so please remember to book with Cindy on 

083-593-8543. 

PA Art Club – 10am at St James Hall. Painting 

abstract figures with a live model. 

Saturday April 21 and Sunday April 22 

Organ, piano and flute recital at St Paul's 

Church. Father Noël-Jean Creille, a very 

well-known organist from Caltizdorp and Graaff 

Reinet and newly retired to Port Alfred, teams up 

every year with an outstanding young musician 

Daniel Brodie, from East London. They will once 

again present organ, piano and flute works on 

both days at 3pm. Tickets at R85 obtainable from 

KNA (includes tea an eats afterward in the church 

hall). 

Port Alfred Floral Art Group – 9am to 4pm at 

Madhatters Flower Festival with the theme “Music 

on the Greens” at the Royal Port Alfred Golf 

Club Conference Centre. For moe information, 

contact Hennie de Bruin on 082-464-4606. 

Monday April 23 to Saturday April 28 

Annual Mad Hatter Tournament at the Royal 

Port Alfred Golf Club. 

Tuesday April 24 

Mad Hatter entertainment – Gino Fabbri music 

and comedy. Open to the public; 100 tickets will 

be available at R100 each. Tickets can be bought 

at the Royal Port Alfred Golf Club pro shop or call 

(046) 624 - 4796 . 

Thursday April 26 

PA Art Club – 9am: Month-end social, library and 

DVD exchange at St James Hall. Bring paintings 

for review and enjoy tea, coffee and snacks. 

U3A meeting – 9.30am at Don Powis Hall, Settlers 

Park. World-renowned entomologist Jonathan 

Leeming will speak on world sustainability. 

Memory Book Scrapbook Club – 2pm to 5pm AT 

Presbyterian Church Port Alfred. Contact Cheryl 

on (046) 624-2733 or 083-556-7562.



PRETTY IN PINK: SA gardening diva Lizette 

Jonker, right, and Port Alfred Garden Club 

chairwoman Liesl Kleynhans at Tuesday’s 

meeting 


G a rd e n i n g 

diva speaks 

at club talk 


AN INTRIGUING array of plants in the 

wonderful light-filled venue of the NG Dias 

Church greeted members and visitors at the 

meeting of the Port Alfred Garden Club 

featuring SA garden diva, Lizette Jonker, as 

the celebrity guest speaker on Tuesday. 

“We try to get a celebrity speaker once a 

y e a r, ” chairwoman of the garden club 

committee, Liesl Kleynhans said. 

Goodies given away included two free 

consultations by Jonker, copies of Garden and 

Home magazine, seeds from Mayford, pink 

grass (gauras) from Elands Nursery for all 

participants, free plants from Standerwick 

Nursery on presentation of tickets to the event, 

gloves and gardening forks from Buco, as well 

as five big gauras for raffling. 

Jonker, who described herself as a “city girl” 

from Centurion, said: “I will be talking about 

lots of things you don’t know and don’t want 

to know, for example, roses.” 

She asked the audience what other things 

they had tried before and did not work. 

The audience volunteered hydrangeas, 

proteas and lemon trees which did not bear 

fruit and were susceptible to scale and ants. 

Jonker said the problem was not the ants, but 

the aphids which the ants milked. It is wrong 

to buy pesticides, as in this case ants are not 

the enemy, she said. They can protect your 

garden, like wasps which eat aphids, she said. 

“So don’t go inside for the can of Doom. 

Respect them, steer clear of them and let them 

do their job.” Jonker, who is a garden writer, 

photographer, editor and publisher, a 

landscaper and an interior decorator, sings 

soprano and teaches singing in the afternoon, 

attributes her colourful career to the media in 

which she worked for 15 years since her first 

job as a food photographer. 

“It’s all because of the media. They expect 

you to do everything,” she said, and 

introduced her next topic with an anecdote. 

Once when she was taking a photograph of 

a famous gardener and his lily pond, the 

gardener said “Okay, how do you want it?” and 

picked up a pot of lilies and put it in the water. 

“The blue indigenous water lily is very easy 

to grow,” she said, “and can be grown all over 

South Africa”. 

“You buy it in a plastic plot which you 

immerse in water. The leaves and flowers will 

grow up and lie on the water’s surface.” 

Get a large pot about hip height without a 

hole, fill with water and buy aerating grasses 

for fish tanks to oxygenate the water. Let the 

water get nice and murky for three or four 

weeks, pinching off spent flowers and leaves to 

keep it clean, but never cleaning the water out. 

Lilies die down in winter and remain 

dormant in spring, so don’t assume you have 

killed your plant, she said. “Buy three goldfish 

and let them feed off their own eco-system. 

They eat algae and mosquito larvae, so they 

prevent mosquitoes.” 

The next meeting will be on May 8.

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ENSURING SAFETY: Above, Port Alfred community policing 

forum chairman George Galbraith, foreground, and Ward 10 

councillor Ray Schenk attend a presentation on new licence 

plate recognition software and cameras at the Bathurst 

Agricultural Show on Friday. The technology allows vehicles 

to be monitored in and out of areas and reports any 

suspicious vehicles so security and police can take the 

necessary action 

Picture: ROB KNOWLES 

CATCHING SOME RAYS: Supporters at the Royal St Andrews 

Hotel Port Alfred Classic held at East Beach over the weekend 

were, from left, Sam Christianson, Courtney Sardinha and 

Christy Tilmour from Durban 


SCHOOL’S OUT: Port Alfred High School pupils Megan Forword, left, and Kim Waters had an interesting 

afternoon walking around the Bathurst Agricultural Show on Saturday Picture: ROB KNOWLES 

PORT ALFRED’S OWN RAT-PACK: Local grom 

surfers who attended the opening of the Royal 

St Andrews Hotel Port Alfred Classic at the 

hotel on Friday evening, from left, Daniel Orpen, 

Calvin Rostron, Luke Swart, Tristan Stally, 

Andrew Laverge, Kaine Heny and Kye Macgregor 

and, in front, Lily and Kate Heny Picture: ROB 

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SUPPORTING THE SHOW: Bathurst locals Janet and Sid Richter attended the Bathurst Agricultural 

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1070 

JUNE RUTH KIDD 

(NEE RICHARDSON) 

passed away peacefully 

in her sleep on the 

9/4/2018, age 85 years old. 

She leaves behind her 

three sons; Bruce, 

Bradley and Gavin Kidd 

and their three wives; 

ŝĞĞŝŶĚĂĂŶĚ 

Melony Kidd. And eight 

grandchildren, Megan, 

David, Nicholas, Kirsten, 

Dylan, Kylie, Joshua and 

Daniel Kidd. As well as 

two great grandchildren, 

Rylie and Zuga. She is a 

much loved mother and 

grandmother and will be 

sorely missed. Cheers Ma. 

There will be a memorial 

service held for her on 

Saturday 14 April 2018 

at 11am at the Volle 

Evangelie Kerk, which 

is on the East Bank. 

88 Albany Road, 

next to I Hire. 

BELOVED PARTNER 

 

ERIC EVEZARD 

PASSED AWAY 

2 ND APRIL 2018. 

Wake to be held 

at Glens Den, 

ĞůĞĂŬŽŶ 

14 TH ŝůĂŚ 

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8.30 - noon @ Just Off Centre 

Enquiries: 074 370 0648 

5630 

Services Offered 

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Diane Hosty: 

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EMPLOYMENT 

6150 

Employment Wtd. 

BLESSING is seeking 

general employment. He 

Kas a YaliG GriYers liFense. 

Available immediately. 

Phone: 065 350 3066 

BONGIWE is looking for 

any type of work. Has 

good cooking skills. Also 

as a caregiver. References 

available. Phone: 071 8760 

8136 

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and willing to babysit. 

Phone:071 740 3386 

LINA is seeking domestic 

work. Tuesdays, 

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Saturdays only. Available 

immediately. Phone: 

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employment for 

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Available immediately. 

References available. 

Tel:083 8620 609 

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painting job. Available 

immediately. Phone:084 

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female looking for housekeeping 

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with three children. Has 

contactable references. 

Contact no:079 850 7471 

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part time domestic work. 

Tel:074 322 6250 

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domestic work. She is neat 

and hardworking with a 

happy nature. For references 

please call 0217833 

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OFFERED AT LOCAL 

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POSITION: 

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and running a Camp. 

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please send your CV to: 

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6151 

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Please email 

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IN THE ESTATE OF LATE MICHAEL 

EGERTON CREIGH RUSHMERE, Identity 

Number 340224 5014 084 who was married 

out of community of property and died on 

the 29 th April 2017 and resident at 13 Two 

Rivers Place, Kenton on Sea. 

ESTATE NUMBER 1677/2017 

The First and Final Liquidation Account in 

the above estate will lie for inspection at 

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Port Alfred for a period of twenty-one days 

from the 13 th April 2018 

DATED at PORT ALFRED on this 28 th 

March 2018 

JS NEAVE 

Co-Executor 

Neave Stötter Inc 

37 Campbell Street 

PORT ALFRED 

Ref: pk/MAT8232 

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as from 1 May 2018. 

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an advantage. 

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HAIR STYLISTS 

HOME RENTALS 

ROB KNOWLES 

READY Player One, 

with Tye Sheridan, 

Mark Rylance, Olivia 

Cooke and Simon 

Pegg. Directed by 

Steven Spielberg. 

3.5/5 

How long will it be 

before the virtual world 

is indistinguishable 

from the “real world”, 

and when people can 

IN THE ESTATE OF LATE ANDRE 

GERT NAUDE, Identity Number 420522 

5028 084, of 24 Mission Street, Port 

Alfred, who died on the 3 rd December 2017 

and who was married out of community of 

property 

ESTATE NUMBER 610/2018 

Creditors and Debtors of the above 

deceased are hereby requested to lodge 

their claims with and pay their debts to the 

undersigned within 30 days of the 13 th April 

2018 

DATED at PORT ALFRED on this the 

27 th Day of March 2018 

N STÖTTER 

Agent for the Executor 

Neave Stötter Inc 

37 Campbell Street 

PORT ALFRED 

Ref.pk/MAT8832 

NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL 

IMPACT ASSESSMENT 

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choose to be anyone 

they want to be, 

cannot die or be 

harmed and limited to 

only their 

imaginations, why 

would anyone choose 

to live anywhere else? 

The year is 2045 and 

the world looks like 

one giant junkyard, 

especially Stack City in 

Columbus, Ohio, where 

the main character, an 

orphaned teen, Wade 

Watts (Tye Sheridan), 

who lives with his 

aunt, enters a virtual 

world called the Oasis, 

a place where 

educational, business 

and event romantic 

liaisons are possible. 

The Oasis was 

created by programmer 

James Halliday (Mark 

Rylance), now dead, 

but contains his avatar 

Anorak. Before his 

death Halliday created 

Easter eggs (special 

sub-programmes) and 

made a contract that 

anyone who can find 

all three keys hidden in 

the Oasis will earn the 

right to control it. 

REAL-WORD DEVASTATION: Wade Watts, played by Tye Sheridan, sees his 

home blown to pieces in ‘Ready Player One’ 

AT THE 

MOVIES 

What’s hot or not at the box office 

Watts, using his 

avatar Parzival, is one 

of the Easter egg 

hunters, known as 

Gunters, and forms 

friendships and 

alliances to find all 

three keys. In time, he 

gets to meet the 

people behind the 

NOTICE 

avatars and forms a 

romantic relationship 

with Art3mis, a 

teenage girl named 

Samantha Cook (Olivia 

Cooke). Watts is found 

by Nolan Sorrento (Ben 

Mendelsohn) the CEO 

of a company IOI who 

supplies most of the 

virtual reality 

equipment used to 

access the Oasis, who 

wants to own Oasis 

and therefore wants 

the keys for himself. 

Standard Bank Building 

32 Govan Mbeki Avenue 

P O Box 318 

Port Elizabeth, 6001 

Tel: 041 508 7111 

Fax: 041 508 7000 

www.sarahbaartman.co.za 

OVERSIGHT REPORT: ANNUAL REPORT OF 

SARAH BAARTMAN DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY - 2016/2017 

Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 129(3) of the Local Government: Municipal 

Finance Management Act, 2003 (Act 56 of 2003) and Section 21 A of the Local 

Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act 32 of 2000) that the Council of 

Sarah Baartman District Municipality, at its meeting held on 28 March 2018 adopted 

an Oversight Report with regard to the Annual Report of the Sarah Baartman District 

Municipality for the period 01 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. 

The Oversight Report can be viewed on the SBDM’s website (www.sarahbaartman. 

co.za). A copy is also open for inspection at the following places during normal 

 

1. Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Standard Bank Building, 32 Govan Mbeki 

Avenue, Port Elizabeth 

2. Blue Crane Route Municipality, 67 Charles Street, Somerset East 

3. Dr Beyers Naudé, Town Hall Building, Church Square, Graaff-Reinet 

4. Kouga Municipality, Da Gama Road, Jeffreys Bay 

5. Kou-Kamma Municipality, 5 Keet Street, Kareedouw 

6. Makana Municipality, City Hall, High Street, Grahamstown 

7. Ndlambe Municipality, Civic Centre, Causeway, Port Alfred 

8. Sundays River Valley Municipality, 30 Middle Street, Kirkwood 

NOTICE NO. 27 OF 2018 DATED MARCH 2018 

SARAH BAARTMAN DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY 

www.ursonline.co.za 

URS 23825 

When Parzival finds 

the first key Sorrento 

attempts to cajole 

Watts into finding the 

rest of the keys for IOI 

but, after he refuses, 

Sorrento orders Watts’ 

home (one of the 

stacked cars) 

destroyed, killing his 

aunt and her boyfriend 

in the process. Parzival 

and his friends are 

collectively known as 

the High Five, and they 

help each other in an 

effort to find the 

remaining keys before 

Sorrento and his team 

of IOI fighters take 

over the Oasis I have 

not read the 2011 novel 

by Ernest Cline (who 

was one of the 

co-writers of the 

screenplay) but 

according to the 

movie’s critics 

Spielberg did not 

follow the original 

story very closely. 

Still, the movie is a 

visual treat, 

reminiscent of Walt 

Disney’s Tron Legacy, 

and in this sense it is 

well worth watching. 

The storyline is fairly 

easy to follow but 

apparently does not 

explore the personal 

life stories of the 

characters as does the 

novel. 

If you are a teenager 

(at heart) you will 

undoubtedly enjoy 

Ready Player One, but 

anyone who enjoys a 

good adventure movie 

will also get a kick out 

of it. 

 

 

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PORT ALFRED BRIDGE CLUB 

Results for Thursday, 5 April 2018 

Red Section (5 tables) 

N-S 1st G Wansell & C Fletcher 58.3% 

2nd R Rodrigues & A Ridderhof 58.6% 

E-W 1st E Rodrigues & A Osinski 59.2% 

2nd M Newpor t & H Webber 52.9% 

Green Section (6 tables) 

N-S 1st S Leslie M Segers 64.0% 

2nd H Murray & P Wansell 51.7% 

E-W 1st A Corrans & C Hill 58.8% 

2nd J Ralph & A Other 51.7% 

Board 4: Dealer W, both vulnerable 

Although not ideal West will open this hand with 1S, because of the extra value of holding 

spades and factoring in the K J10 9 of clubs; hopefully North will pass. East will bid 2D, (in spite 

of not meeting the usual requirement of 10 points to bid at the ‘two level’) although holding 

some spade support, the hand will be much more valuable playing in diamonds. South will bid 

lent 

heart support and a distributional hand. Now East must take stock. West has a minimum 

opening bid say 12 points; you have 8; South will hold at least 5 hearts and an opening hand 

North is likely to hold 5, or more likely 6 hearts, and some distributional assets. It looks as 

À 

was unable to bid over 2H. 4H is therefore likely to make. Can you make 5D? unlikely; but you 

 

therefore bid 5D. From the results it can be interpreted that in the Red section most of the 

pairs pushed N-S into 5H. 

Results by section 

Red Section 4H= (2); 5H-1 (2); 5H*-1 Green Section 4H= (2); 5H-1 (2); 5H*-1 

 

 

Results for Monday, 9 April 2018 

Red Section (8½ tables) 

N-S 1st M Wesselo & E Clayton 66.7% 

2nd J Tagg & E Jurgensen 60.6% 

E-W 1st C Fletcher & A Osinski 64.0% 

2nd K Wong & J Faulkner 55.7 % 

Green Section (9 tables) 

N-S 1st H Clohessy & R Francis 59.0% 

2nd L Chalmers & D Newson 56.9% 

E-W 1st Jodie & John Butters 65.3% 

2nd P Wansell & H Murray 54.2% 

Board 22: Dealer E, E-W vulnerable 

East opens 3C; South bids 3S, West bids 4C; North bids 4S; what does East bid? 

From East’s point of view West has simply raised the pre-empt; so is probably weak, 

À 

À 

bid? 

West can assess the relative strengths of the participants more easily than East. 

Assuming that East has 8 points (mid-range) it looks as though both pairs are almost 

even in points. West has a possible three defensive tricks, so if East can win a club or a 

À 

might win 6 clubs, 2 diamonds, a spade and a heart; or 7 clubs, 2 diamonds a spade 

and no hearts. Clearly if East has 3 top clubs he/she cannot hold honours in hearts. 

So you pass and hope that you can beat four spades 

Results by section 

Red Section 3S-1; 3S=; 4H-3 (2); 4S-3; 4S-1 (2); 5C*-1 

Green Section 2S+2; 3S-2; 4C-1; 4C=; 4S-2 (2); 4S=; 5C-2; 5S-2



Organ, piano, flute 

recital at St Paul’s 

FAMILIAR to Port Alfred audiences who 

have seen them perform together 

before, accomplished organist Rev Dr 

Noël-Jean Creille will again team up 

with pianist and flautist Daniel Brodie 

for two concerts at St Paul’s Anglican 

Church on Saturday April 21 and 

Sunday April 22. 

Creille started his career almost 60 

years ago and is well known for his 

organ recitals throughout South Africa, 

in the UK and Europe. He studied the 

organ in South Africa, the UK and 

France where he took masterclasses 

under Marié-Claire Alain. 

He has held many organ posts in the 

former Rhodesia, Gauteng, 

KwaZulu-Natal and the Cape provinces. 

He was incumbent organist for 10 

years in Calitzdorp and for four years in 

Graaff-Reinet and gave regular organ 

recitals in both places. 

Creille was ordained to the 

priesthood in 2004 and served in 

Calitzdorp and as assistant priest in 

Graaff-Reinet. He has now moved to 

Port Alfred where he will be instituted 

as an assistant priest at St Paul’s 

Anglican Church and continue to play 

the organ. 

Brodie is in his final year at Sterling 

High School in East London. 

Last month he was one of the top 

nine pianists in the country to 

participate in the Hennie Joubert 

National Piano Competition held in 

Stellenbosch. He also participated in 

the Stellenbosch International Piano 

Symposium. 

It was at the International Piano 

Symposium that he had a masterclass 

with the world-renowned Israeli concert 

pianist, Aviram Reichert and also with 

many South African professors 

including Francois du Toit and Luis 

Magalhães. 

He has also been awarded with his 

licentiate in piano performance (LTCL) 

from Trinity College London, was a 

participant in last year’s National Youth 

Music Competition and had 

masterclasses with Latvian concert 

pianist Agnese Eglina. 

In 2016, Brodie was selected for the 

Hennie Joubert National Piano 

Competition where he was a 

semifinalist. In 2015, he passed his 

Grade 8 UNISA piano exam with 

distinction and attained his Grade VI 

Unisa theory of music. 

Brodie has been awarded trophies at 

the East London Music Eisteddfod for 

the most outstanding pianist for four 

years; he came third in the 2015 

Grahamstown National Music 

Competition and was a semifinalist at 

the 2015 Atterbury National Piano 

Competition. 

He intends to study for a Bachelor of 

Music degree at Stellenbosch 

University from next year. 

Tickets at R85 are obtainable from 

KNA. The price includes tea and eats 

afterward in the church hall. 

Eating ants between chats 

LET’S 

CHIRP 

... with Tim Cockcroft 

HELLO everybody! I trust you all 

had a good Easter break. 

This week we are going to look at 

a bird that can be passed off as 

somewhat dull and boring at a 

glance, but actually has some 

pretty features as you watch it. The 

bird I’m talking about is the 

ant-eating chat. 

This bird is a locally common 

resident of open areas. It is found in 

the grassland areas here at the 

coast, although its occurrence is 

rather patchy, being found more in 

some areas than others. I see very 

few (if any) around Port Alfred itself, 

yet near Boknes and Cannon Rocks 

they are quite plentiful. The further 

inland one goes, the more common 

they are, but in Karoo flats and 

shrubland, rather than grassy areas. 

It is quite easily identified by its 

medium size, often upright stance 

and overall brown colouration, yet 

slightly “scaly” in appearance. The 

males are slightly darker than the 

females and have a small white 

patch on the shoulder, which is 

unfortunately often hidden. In flight, 

the ant-eating chat is recognised by 

its fluttering flight and very 

distinctive white tips to the wings. 

They are often seen in small 

groups, where they perch 

NOT ALL DRAB: The ant-eating chat looks dull and boring at a glance but has 

pretty features like distinctive white wingtips in flight Picture: TIM COCKCROFT 

conspicuously on a low bush or 

anthill. They feed on ants and 

termites, plus whatever other 

insects it can find. They nest in 

burrows, which they dig out 

themselves. The call is a single, 

short whistle, but the song is quite 

a complex, slow, low series of 

wa r b l e s . 

Well, folks, that's all for this 

week. Just to remind you, I am 

available for birdwatching tours in 

the Port Alfred area. You can 

contact me on 072-314-0069. Until 

we “c h at ” (okay, chirp) again, 

watch those ants! 

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3. Dr Beyers Naudé Municipality, Town Hall Building, Church Square, Graaff Reinet, 6280 

4. Kouga Municipality, 33 Da Gama Road, Jeffreys Bay, 6330 

5. Kou-kamma Municipality, Municipal Building, 5 Keet Street, Kareedouw, 6400 

6. Makana Municipality, City Hall, High Street, Grahamstown, 6140 

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2. Blue Crane Route Municipality, 67 Charles Street, Somerset East, 5850 

3. Dr Beyers Naudé Municipality, Town Hall Building, Church Square, Graaff Reinet, 6280 

4. Kouga Municipality, 33 Da Gama Road, Jeffreys Bay, 6330 

5. Kou-kamma Municipality, Municipal Building, 5 Keet Street, Kareedouw, 6400 

6. Makana Municipality, City Hall, High Street, Grahamstown, 6140 

7. Ndlambe Municipality, Bagman Building, 57 Campbell Street, Port Alfred, 6170 

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NDLAMBE MUNICIPALITY 

PORT ALFRED 

HOSPICE 

FA M I LY : 

Attending the 

retirement 

party for 


Hospice 

administ rator 

Zelda Elliott 

last week 

were, from left, 

Janine Peinke, 

Gerard Peinke 

and Wayne 

Hibbert Picture: 

JON HOUZET 

2018/2019 IDP/BUDGET MAYORAL IMBIZOS’ PROGRAMME 

In terms of sections 16(a)(i) and 17(1)(a) to (e) of the Local Government Municipal Systems Act No 32 

of 2000, a notice is hereby given that the Mayor of Ndlambe Local Municipality will embark on an Outreach 

programme across communities in Ndlambe. All members of the community, stakeholders, interested 

parties and media are invited to attend these roadshows scheduled as follows: 

For further enquiries please feel free to contact the Public Participation Manager – Mr L Dyani on 

046 604 5556 / 5564 or email: ldyani@ndlambe.gov.za 

NOTICE NUMBER: 75/2018 

ADV. R DUMEZWENI 

09 APRIL 2018 MUNICIPAL MANAGER



BEAUFORT STREET RECEIVES 

ATTENTION . . . 

So that’s why pothole-riddled Beaufort 

Street has been left unattended while 

many other streets in Grahamstown 

have had their potholes filled by the 

Jetpatcher teams. Bigger things were 

planned for Beaufort Street and its 

extensions – Grey Street and Jacob 

Zuma Drive (ex-Raglan Road). 

According to a statement issued by 

Makana Municipality last week, m ay o r 

Nomhle Gaga wrote to SA National 

Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) to have 

Beaufort Street revamped and the 

project commenced last week. Work 

started in lower Beaufort Street in the 

vicinity of the police station. 

Small, medium and micro enterprises 

are being included in the project, and 

the municipality has asked residents 

and motorists to exercise patience while 

the project is under way. 

Meanwhile, a Grahamstown resident 

posted this message on social media 

last week: “I am so ashamed of our 

potholed streets – how embarrassing 

for all the graduating students.” 

Aren’t we all ashamed? 

THAT DAM WATER ISSUE . 

Water, or rather the lack of it, is a big 

issue these days and so I thought I’d 

Google some of the dams around the 

country to see what’s up water-wise. 

The water position may be dire to the 

west, but up north and to the east it’s 

looking pretty healthy, according to 

information I found. 

Close to home, as it were, Settlers 

Dam is at about 20% of its capacity and 

times are tight as far as water is 

concerned. Churchill Dam is one of Port 

Elizabeth’s main supply dams and is 

down to about 20%. The combined 

capacity of Port Elizabeth’s supply 

dams is between 25% and 30%. 

Cape Town is in deep trouble – 

excuse the pun – and the average level 

of dams across the Western Cape 

stands at 18%, compared with almost 

25% this time last year. 

By now, most of us are fully aware of 

Cape Town’s water woes. 

Then there’s Midmar Dam near 

Pietermaritzburg and this is what 

caught my eye on a Facebook post. 

Midmar Dam, believe it or not, recorded 

a capacity figure of 101% last week. 

Not far behind is Gariep Dam in the 

Colesburg-Venterstad district up there 

in the Northern Cape – last week it was 

99.97% full. 

The Vaal Dam is the major supply 

source for Gauteng and last week it 

recorded a healthy-looking 94.7%. 

Darlington Dam, this side of 

Jansenville, was once known as Lake 

Mentz and I occasionally visited family 

on a farm very close to the dam wall. 

On several occasions three or four 

decades ago the dam overflowed, the 

sluice gates were opened and the 

farmers downstream smiled. 

It was quite a sight seeing the water 

gushing through the sluice gates. 

Last week Darlington wasn’t 

overflowing, but stood at 38%. 

FLICK A SWITCH . . . 

Thank you to the municipality for 

switching on most of our street lights 

after months of darkness in our 

neighbourhoods. Could you now please 

fiddle with the time switches so that the 

lights go off at 6am and not 4am. 

A WEEKEND OF GRADUATING . . . 

Some interesting facts emanating from 

last weekend’s Rhodes University 

graduation ceremonies are: 

Of the 2492 students who graduated, 

no less than 63% were women and, of 

the 395 students graduating from the 

law faculty, 72% (286) were female. 

There were a total of 14 57 

undergraduate bachelor’s degrees, and 

1037 postgraduate degrees and 

diplomas. All of 229 graduates received 

m a st e r ’s degrees and a record number 

of 88 PhD degrees were conferred. 

WILDLIFE ON AUCTION . . 

Five breeders from the Signature 

SPECIAL OCCASION: The Guy Butler Theatre in the 1820 Settlers National Monument was the venue for six Rhodes University 

graduation ceremonies at the weekend. Seen above is a view of the auditorium’s stage during one of the ceremonies 

Wildlife group will have a variety of 

wildlife on sale at their third annual 

auction at Kwandwe Private Game 

Reserve from 12 noon to 5pm on 

S at u r d ay. 

Making up Signature Wildlife are 

Kwandwe (Angus Sholto-Douglas), 

Buffalo Kloof (Warne Rippon), Bedford 

Wildlife Co, Woody Cape (Warrick 

Barnard) and Murray Ranches (Mike 

Murray). A spokesperson for the auction 

said: “The five breeders will once again 

have some of their best legendary 

genetics on offer.” 

These include buffalo, sable, 

wildebeest, impala, nyala, bontebok, 

gemsbok and springbok. 

RURAL POTHOLES . . . 

On a recent visit to the coast I noticed 

there were quite a few potholes in the 

road between Salem and 

Kenton-on-Sea. Quite significantly, and 

for whatever reason, the vast majority of 

these potholes are on the Ndlambe side 

of the signpost denoting the 

Makana-Ndlambe boundaries. 

BLISS AT BOKNES . . . 

There comes a time when many of us, if 

not most of us, feel we need a break. 

And so it was I spent Easter weekend 

at Boknesstrand chilling out, as it were. 

What a super place to chill out, it 

turned out. No traffic jams, no traffic 

lights, no crowded hypermarkets and no 

car guards – the list is endless. 

This was not the first time I had spent 

a few days at Boknes and it was not the 

first time I stood in the parking lot next 

to Lekker Bekkie refreshment kiosk 

looking out to sea. Then I would close 

my eyes, slowly turn my head to the left 

and open my eyes. I would be a little 

disappointed, time after time, at not 

seeing Table Mountain to my left. 

Over the years I have often written in 

this column about my childhood and 

teenage years in the Cape Town suburb 

of Milnerton and the Penney home that 

was just 300m from the colder (they 

say) Atlantic Ocean. Down at the beach, 

which I visited often, as in almost every 

day, Table Mountain was huge in stature 

to your left and a few kilometres (miles 

in those days) out to sea you could 

make out Robben Island. 

Oh, memories of Milnerton! 

But back to reality and Easter 

weekend at Boknes. The seaside village 

does not have a hypermarket (thank 

goodness), nor does it have traffic jams 

(ditto). But Boknes does have 

magnificent beaches, a beautiful and 

safe lagoon, and peace-of-mind patrols 

by Hi-Tec Security. And the weather over 

Easter weekend was superb. 

I have visited Boknes on several 

occasions over the past six or seven 

years, and each time I find myself in the 

car park I’m reminded of the very first 

time I visited Boknes. That was way 

back in 1967, when I was working at the 

post office in Alexandria, and one 

summer weekday evening I drove on 

the gravel road to Boknes to chill out. 

There were very few houses in 

Boknes then, but the beach was there 

and so too was the lagoon. 

Boknes – a really l e k ke r place to chill 

out! 

TOURING THE PENINSULA ON FOOT. . . 

Between them, three Grahamstown 

athletes have completed all of 53 Two 

Oceans ultra-marathons and all three 

were back in Cape Town a fortnight ago 

for the 2018 race. But, first of all, 

congratulations to Chade Bowles, of 

Albany Saints & Sinners Multi-Sport 

Club, on entering and completing her 

first Two Oceans ultra over 56km – she 

finished the “Tour of the Cape 

Pe n i n s u l a ” in six hours 51 minutes. 

At the age of 43, Stephen Penney has 

clocked one hour 25 minutes for the 

21km race. 

Now 52 years of age and slowing 

down just a little, Bonaparte, a member 

of Albany Saints & Sinners Multi-Sport 

Club, has a personal best time for the 

Two Oceans half-marathon of one hour 

12 minutes. In fact, eight of his 11 Two 

Oceans half-marathons have been 

under one hour 20 minutes. 

Other Albany members’ times: 

Lubabalo Bokuva – one hour 21 

minutes; Richard Alexander – one hour 

35 minutes; Sally Price-Smith – t wo 

hours nine minutes; Karen Meyer – t wo 

hours 24 minutes; Colin Price-Smith – 

two hours 36 seconds. 

WEEKLY JAUNT IN THE GARDENS . . . 

Congratulations to Sydney Moyo on 

completing his 100th parkrun in Makana 

botanical gardens on Saturday, and to 

Allison Holleman and John Haydock on 

LIBRARY SMILES: Rhodes University Library staff visited PJ Olivier Primary 

School to tell pupils about the South African Library Week theme, Libraries – 

Heart of the Community. With the pupils are Larshan Naicker, head of user and 

research support services, Ujala Satgoor, director, and Wynand van der Walt, 

head of technical services. The school also received colourful library posters. 

now completed 26 consecutive Two 

Oceans ultra-marathons, having started 

his “Oceans” journey while in matric at 

Graeme College. He recently joined Port 

Alfred-based Kowie Striders and 

finished Two Oceans in six hours 16 

minutes. Terri-Lynn Penney is another 

athlete with multiple Two Oceans 

medals to her credit – she completed 

her 14th in the colours of Nedbank 

Athletics Club in five hours seven 

minutes. 

Taking part in Albany colours, Richard 

Foss, the “Running Professor”, 

completed his 13th Two Oceans ultra in 

six hours 35 minutes. Rose-Marie 

Hurford, also of Albany, finished Two 

Oceans in seven hours seven minutes. 

GREAT RUN IN THE CAPE . . . 

Running his 11th Old Mutual Two 

Oceans half-marathon in Cape Town’s 

southern suburbs on Easter Saturday, 

Grahamstown athlete Basie Bonaparte 

their 50th parkruns. Meanwhile, Philip 

Mostert has one parkrun to go to his 

100th, and Candice Serfontein, Bevan 

Hitchcock and Priyanka Harjeven each 

have one to go to their 50th. 

Of the women taking part last 

Saturday, Candice Serfontein was first 

(25 minutes 58 seconds), Carolyn Grant 

was second (27:41) and Caitlin Mostert 

was third (30:15). First among the men 

was Enock Makwekwe (20:49), second 

was Sbonsipho Manqele (21:49) and 

third was teenager Cee-Jay Porthen 

(22:26). A total of 154 runners, joggers 

and walkers took part on Saturday. 

Parkruns are held each Saturday at 

8am from the entrance to Makana 

botanical gardens. 

RUGBY ON GREAT . . . 

The Great Field on the Rhodes 

University campus plays host to the 

inter-provincial rugby match between 

Border Bulldogs and EP Kings from 3pm 

on Saturday. 

DSG TEAMS IMPRESS UP NORTH . . . 

Diocesan School for Girls’ first hockey, 

netball and squash teams were up 

against some of the strongest 

opposition in the country at the annual 

St Stithian’s Easter sports festival in 

Johannesburg, an event hosting 58 

schools competing in seven sporting 

codes. 

It was the squash team that flew the 

DSG colours the highest, winning all 

five of its matches – against St 

Andrew’s School for Girls, 

Johannesburg (3-3 and 152-141 in 

games), Egoli High (18-3), Northcliff 

High (12-6), St Stithian’s (12-10) and a 

Festival team (18-2). 

On the hockey field, DSG showed why 

it is rated as one of the strongest teams 

in the Eastern Cape – playing teams 

from Johannesburg, Pretoria and 

Bethlehem they won two and drew two 

of their five matches. They beat 

Waterkloof High 3-2 and St Andrew’s 

School for Girls 3-0, drew with St 

Stithian’s 2-2 and Voortrekker High 

(Bethlehem) 3-3, but lost to the 

highly-rated Menlo Park High (Pretoria) 

2-4. 

Up against quality opposition, the 

DSG first netball side found the going 

tough, losing all five matches played on 

the first day, albeit by narrow margins. 

However, DSG bounced back on the 

final day to draw with Fourways High 

before beating St Peter’s High to end 

the festival on a high note. 

GRAEME’S APRIL RUGBY . . . 

The Graeme College senior rugby teams 

are due to travel to Somerset East this 

S at u r d ay to play corresponding teams 

of Gill College. Then, a week later on 

April 21, Graeme’s senior teams meet 

Cambridge High from East London on 

the Graeme campus. 

Graeme will be taking four teams – 

the first XV, under-16A, under-15A and 

under-14A – to the Grey High School 

rugby festival in Port Elizabeth from 

April 28 to May 1. 

FORUM MEETS . . . 

The Grahamstown Business Forum’s 

annual meeting takes place in the 

Graham Hotel at 5.30pm today 

(Thursday April 12). 

MOST VALUABLE . . . 

Congratulations to Old Graemian and 

former Grahamstonian Jon-Jon Smuts 

on being named South African 

C r i c ke t e r s ’ A s s o c i at i o n ’s Most Valuable 

Player in domestic franchise cricket in 

the past season. He has also been 

awarded the Most Valuable Player title 

in the Momentum One-Day Cup. 

He is the son of Neil and Di Smuts, of 

G r a h a m st o w n . 

AROUND THE DAM . . . 

Oatlands Prep School’s 5km fun run on 

the slopes of Mountain Drive and in the 

area of Grey Dam on Saturday promises 

some good exercise and pleasing 

scenery. The event begins at Grey Dam 

at 9am and the entry fee is R10 per 

person. Food and refreshment stalls will 

be set up at the venue. 

SHORTCUT SAVES SECONDS . . . 

I realise life is fast-paced and just about 

everybody is in a darn hurry these days. 

To this end I’ve noticed that some 

motorists will, to save a few seconds, 

drive across the forecourts of two fuel 

filling stations to avoid the red traffic 

lights. These filling stations are at the 

corners of Beaufort and Bathurst 

streets, and Beaufort and Hill streets. 

OLD RHODIAN SINGS . . . 

Rhodes University graduate Golda 

Schultz, who has established herself as 

an international opera star, sings in 

Grahamstown tomorrow. The soprano, 

who will be accompanied by Kurt 

Haupt, will perform in the Rhodes 

Theatre from 7.30pm. Tickets at the 

door are R100 (adults) and R60 

(concessions). 

ON VALLEY FAIRWAYS . . . 

Two big events coming up at Belmont 

Golf Club in April are the 110th 

Grahamstown men’s championships on 

April 21 and 22, and the Round Table 

charity golf day on April 27.



KENTON BOWLING CLUB 

TWO of our most popular inter-club 

competitions are the bi-monthly 

Kenton-Kowie (Men) and Bess 

Tweedie (Ladies) competitions. 

They are held on the same day and 

play fills up a whole green which 

provides a tremendous vibe. The 

second round was held on 

Wednesday April 4 but this time, 

although the spirit being willing, the 

men from Kenton’s flesh was found to 

be wanting. We lost all four games 

and the current standing after two 

rounds is Kenton 2, Kowie 14! 

Fortunately, the remaining four 

rounds provide ample opportunity for 

us to catch up. Our ladies did us 

proud by winning both their matches. 

This gives them a handsome lead of 

6-2 going in to June’s third round. 

Fr i d ay ’s Fabulous Feast was fish, 

calamari and chips which was 

enjoyed by all. Once again, the 

demand was greater than the supply 

due to members not putting their 

names on the catering list in the 

clubhouse. 

Often portions are pre-prepared 

and are only sufficient to cater for the 

people who have booked their meals. 

If you cannot get to the clubhouse in 

time to book, a telephone call to the 

catering convener will suffice. 

The attendance draw jackpot stood 

at R800 and was forfeited by Kevin 

Bates for not being present when his 

lucky number came up. Next week’s 

jackpot will be R900. Remember, if 

you are not in the crowd, you are sure 

to lose out. Social Saturday was 

sponsored by Ultra Liquor. After 

enjoying the ample eats during 

tea-time, the players went all-out to 

win the gift vouchers kindly donated 

by Ultra Liquor. 

Our regular visitor Billy Krige from 

Albany (ably assisted by Leonie de 

Villiers and Neville Green) won the 

af ternoon’s competition for being the 

only team scoring a full-house of 10 

points. We are currently doing an 

audit of our membership database. If 

any member’s details have changed 

in the last two years (and have not 

advised our secretary of the changes) 

please do so asap. 

Duties (April 16-22): Tabs - Rob 

Croly, Bar – the Browns. Events (April 

28 Main Street - Tel: 046 624 1125 

Email: robert.avis@ecmpa.co.za 

BOWLSBANTER 

... what’s happening 

12-18) 12 – Club League round 4, 15 – 

private function, 16 – Eastern Areas 

Council meeting at Kenton, 18 – Doris 

Ford/Les Clarke at Port Alfred. 

PORT ALFRED BOWLING AND 

CROQUET CLUB 

Our sponsors last week were Ocean 

Basket and the vouchers were won by 

Graham Enslin, Tony Versveld, Dix 

Lang and Bill Wragg. Thanks once 

again to Ocean Basket for their 

continued sponsorship. 

The Eastern Areas Mixed Pairs was 

won by Andrew Stirling and Marlene 

Mitchener from Albany with Ron 

Orford and Wendy Photenhauer from 

Port Alfred being runners-up. Well 

played all. We wish good bowling to 

both teams who will be playing in the 

Eastern Province finals this weekend 

at Port Alfred. The Port Alfred GBS 

will be played on Saturday April 21. 

The Men’s All Cape to be played in 

East London commences on Sunday 

April 22 and we wish good bowling to 

our men’s team participating, i.e, 

Trevor Frost, Hein Strombeck, Jonty 

Alexander and Brian Jarvis. 

Our Croquet Section hosts the Alan 

Wilson Tournament from April 23 to 

28, and we wish them every success. 

Duties for week April 17 to 21: Tabs 

– Sheila Penny, Vic Wicks and Ben 

Nieuwoudt, Bar – Martin Leonard and 

Mike Pfotenhauer, Ironing – D av e 

Lang. 

KOWIE BOWLING CLUB 

On Easter Monday we had our usual 

public holiday format – starting late 

and ending with a “braai”. 

Playing “cut throat” and switching 

partners and almost having to use an 

abacus to determine the winner we 

arrived at the following: Best Skip - 

Jonty Alexander, Third – Rob Walker, 

Lead – Lester Scriven. Tuesday’s 

Megabucks was not so crowded 

because most of the front rankers 

seemed to be staying at home. This 

meant that two 5 graders were 

playing lead. Bob Ford, Don Kelly, and 

Rob Walker chalked up the only 10 

pointer. The grading and supervised 

draw does seem to be biting as the 

percentage of games won by only 4 

points or less is increasing. 

CROQUET 

CORNER 

Having discussed the grading two 

weeks ago it is appropriate to turn to 

the draw itself. The person doing the 

draw (the drawer) collects the tabs as 

they come in and places them with 

the reverse side up, ie, the drawer 

only sees the grading on the tab. The 

tabs are then arranged in descending 

order from 12 to 1. 

Having received all the tabs the 

drawer will decide on the format for 

that day, ie, how many skips, thirds, 

seconds, and leads he will need in 

accommodating all the players for 

example, if he has 36 tabs he will 

play six trips and need 12 skips, 12 

thirds and 12 leads. The 12 skips will 

come from the top 12 in the pile of 

tabs with the thirds next and the last 

WINNERS’ SMILES: The winners of the Eastern Areas (EA) mixed pairs competition played at Port Alfred Bowling Club (PABC) 

last weekend were, from left, Andrew Sterley and Marlene Mitchell from Albany Bowling Club, with runners-up Wendy 

Pfotenhauer and Ron Orford from PABC. They will represent EA to play in the Eastern Province finals this weekend 

4 

THE attendance last week was 

showing signs of getting back to 

normal with 17 players on Saturday 

alone. Sue and Roger returned 

from their 

well-deser ved 

break and, 

s u r p r i s i n g l y, 

there are no 

birthdays this week. 

12 being the leads. 

The drawer will now draw two tabs 

from each pile leaving him with six 

groups. The six tabs in each group 

are now arranged into two teams of 

trips It is at this stage where he has 

to ensure that the grading value (the 

sum of the three grades) of the teams 

facing each other are the same. 

If not, then he can swap tabs from 

other groups until the teams facing 

each other are just about equal – 

until now the drawer has only seen 

the grade on the tab he has no idea 

whose tab it is. 

The tabs are now turned over so 

that the names of the players, as 

drawn, can be put on the screen. 

Friday Steak night trips was again 

well attended with the winners fairly 

well distributed. The lure of the 

Bathurst Show depleted our numbers 

for Saturday and we had to contend 

with a reduced field. Nevertheless 

Steve Minnaar, Dave Thomas and 

Lydia Atteridge will be enjoying a 

meal at Guido's. 

Jackie Kriel and Michael van der 

Sandt's attempt at the Eastern Areas 

Mixed Pairs crown was cut short by 

Ron Orford who then lost in the final 

against Marlene and Andrew from 

A l b a n y. 

G ro w i n g 

junior golf 

at Nemato 

Golf Club 

ALEXANDRIA Golf Club was 

characterised by playfulness on 

Sunday when Nemato Golf Club 

played their third monthly 

competition this year. 

There were 36 golfers taking 

part, including 12 juniors from 

their development section. 

Talking about these monthly 

tournaments, Nemato Golf Club 

chairman Mzwandile Mgweba 

explained that they are meant to 

raise money for youth 

development purposes. 

“We will be very thankful for 

any support from the Ndlambe 

communit y,” he said. 

He extended sincere gratitude 

to those who are already 

contributing to this promising 

programme. “We would like to 

thank community members who 

donate with equipment, drinks 

and sandwiches.” 

Mgweba said Nemato Golf 

Club has the goal of initiating 

golf in schools, and is committed 

to training young golfers without 

any charges. 

“Nemato Golf Club has been 

registered as a non-profit 

organisation and its main focus 

is to introduce golf in schools by 

giving free lessons, as well as 

weekend lessons,” he said. 

“At the Port Alfred driving 

range we teach children good 

attributes, assist and contribute 

in their welfare, and organise 

education opportunities like 

scholarships, bursaries.” 

Mgweba further mentioned 

that this was an inclusive 

programme of all stakeholders. 

“We want to involve all 

stakeholders such as schools, 

parents, municipalities, 

nongovernmental organisations, 

businesses and relevant 

government departments to 

expand this programme in 

communities” he said. 

The results for the competition 

on Sunday are: 

Senior Results 

Best Gross: M Mbambela – 79, 

IPS: S Dyantyi – 42, IPS: S 

Nnantu – 42, IPS: S Albany – 41 , 

IPS: M Jonas – 41, IPS: L Xali – 

40, 

Junior Results 

Medal: 1 A Matshotyana, 2 S 

Ngotsha, 3 O Mbombela, 4 M 

Mbombela, 5 K. Mabece



Wednesday April 4: 

BUCO Individual Medal, 

with 73 players. 

Results: 

1st: Alan Harty – 62, 

2nd: Jarryd Harty – 64, 

3rd: Roger Acton – 67 , 

4th: Tony Halse – 67 , 

5th: Dennis White – 67 

Two Clubs: 

6th: S Dorrington, A 

Har t y 

8th: R Hicks, A Hough, 

B Burger, N Smith 

11th: C Poulton, R Dales 

Best Gross: 71 – Benji 

Burger 

Best Nett: 62 – Alan 

Har t y 

Nearest The Pins: 

Debonairs Pizza – 6th: 

Norman Smith 

Kowie River Cruises – 

8th: Ray Hicks 

The Wharf Street Brew 

Pub – 11th: Roger Acton 

Thymes 2 Catering – 

13th: Bobby McGarvie 

Wimpy Longest Drive - 

#14th: Rob Dowding 

Kingsley Beverages 

Nearest the Pin for 2 on 

the 1st: Graham 

Dorrington 

Saturday April 7: Viv 

Jordan golf day, a 2 Ball 

Alliance with 57 players. 

Trophy – the Keith 

Granger Vase: George 

Lake, Tim Leach 

Results: 

1st: George Lake, Tim 

Leach – 59 

2nd: Clint Roesstorff, 

Quinton Fick - 54 

3rd: Meekah de Sousa, 

Alan Harty - 53 

4th: Roly Clayton, Andy 

GOLFW E E K LY 

... the results 

Barnes - 50 

Two Clubs: 

8th: R Acton 

11th: G Lake, A Small 

13th: Q Fick (hole in 

one) 

Best Gross: 71 – 

Meekah de Sousa, Colin 

M av u s o 

Best Nett: 66 – Quinton 

Fick. Nearest The Pins: 

Mooifontein Quarry – 

12th: Neil Loundar 

Auto Smart Body Shop 

– 14th: Roger Acton 

Sibuya Game Reserve – 

7th: George Lake 

The Wharf Street Brew 

Pub – 9th: Quinton Fick 

Wimpy Longest Drive - 

#18th: Vaughan Meyer 

Royal St Andrews: 

Nearest the Pin for 2 on 

the 1st: Bob McGarvie 

1820s GOLF 

Monday April 2: 30 

players in fairly 

pleasant conditions. 

Winners on 37: Windsor 

Bagley, John Dell, Stan 

Weyer, Juan Southey. 

Moosehead on 47: Peter 

Rinaldi, Don Howarth, 

Albert Whitfield. 

Good Scores: 49 - 

Windsor Bagley, 48 - 

Stan Weyer. 

Two Clubs: None. 

Thursday April 5: 24 

players in perfect 

conditions. 

Winners on 39: Lionel 

Timm, Don Howarth, 

Dallas Cowie, Dave 

Page. Moosehead on 

44: Peter Rinaldi, Frank 

Barker, Rick Hill, Nic 

van der Merwe. 

Good Scores: 49 - Dave 

Page, Juan Southey, 

Stan Weyer, Derick 

Sinclair, 47 - Gavin 

Richards, 46 - Cecil 

Jones-Phillipson, 

Neville Woolgar. 

Two Clubs: 6th Don 

Howarth, Patrick 

O’K e l l y. 

LADIES’ R E S U LTS 

April 3 

Twenty-seven players 

turned out to compete 

in Pick n Pay’s Monthly 

Medal in partly overcast 

but dry conditions with 

the Paterson Cup at 

stake. Pat Halse netted 

a fine 68 to win both 

the Paterson Cup and 

the Silver Division. 

Jenny Ralph was 

runner-up with a nett 

71. The Bronze Division 

was won by Heather 

van Harmelen netting 

73, one stroke to the 

fore of second placed 

Sandy Fryer’s 74. 

Sonia Reynold's drive 

was closest to the pin 

on Top Carpet’s 6th and 

she went on to sink her 

putt for the only birdie 

of the day. Pogs Smith 

was nearest on both 

Rosehill Driving Range’s 

8th and on Wimpy’s 

11th. Jenny Ralph was 

“closest-for-t wo” on 

River Spa’s 13th. 

The concomitant 

putting competitions 

held every monthly 

Medal were won by 

Sonia in the Silver 

Division (27putts) and 

by Margie Reid in the 

Bronze Division (30 

putts). The longest 

drive competitions were 

held on the 17th and 

struck by Pogs and 

Trish Barwick in the 

lower and higher 

handicap sections 

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

The competition on 

April 17 will be a 

better-ball Stableford 

sponsored by the Ocean 

B a s ke t . 

FRESH STOP PORT 

ALFRED MIXED 


Cool to begin with but 

continually warming up 

with little wind to worry 

about presented near 

perfect conditions for 

golf on Saturday 

morning and 33 players 

heeded the call for the 

early morning draw. 

Mixed teams in six 

4-balls and three 3-balls 

contended the usual 

2-to-count Stableford 

alliance. Four teams 

ended up with 89 

points with Danny 

Tarpani, Allison Nisbet, 

Dee and Cecil 

Jones-Phillipson 

counting out John 

Ralph, Martin and Lizzie 

Lambrechts to take first 

and second places 

respectively. Way 

behind on a paltry 70 + 

5 = 75 points were 

Kevin Maree, Heather 

van Harmelen and Pru 

Peacock, the three 

being “subtly” r e wa r d e d 

with energy enhancing 

drinks courtesy of the 

sponsors. 

Jane Spriggs (6th), 

Glyn Renecle, Pogs 

Smith (8th) and Bruce 

Smith (13th) all holed 

birdies on the par three 

holes indicated. There 

were a number of good 

nett rounds, the best 

being Gaby Tarpani, 

Lynne West, Terry Harris 

(67), Rob Cross (68), 

Danny Tarpani, Lizzie 

Lambrechts and Greg 

Shanks (69). Glyn also 

won the sponsor’s 

bottle of wine for being 

closest to the pin on the 

8th. 

KGB RESULTS 


Tuesday April 3: The 

golfing powers that be 

continued to smile on 

Tuesday morning 

providing excellent 

weather and 42 players 

entered the draw to 

play a 2-to-count 

Stableford alliance in 3 

and 4-balls. 

Enjoying the conditions 

and coming home to 

win by a short head on 

92 points were Tony 

Halse, Paul Fryer, John 

Abbot and Mike Dobbs 

beating John Ralph, 

John Crandon, Philip 

van der Byl and Cliff 

Roberts into second 

place on 91 points. 

Not much joy was found 

by the trio Russel 

Warren, Andrew and 

Adrian White who 

combined to scrape 

together just 67 points 

and comfortably earn 

the dubious honour of 

placing the Hamer and 

Sukkel on their table at 

prize giving. 

Eric Segers and Neil 

Loundar both birdied 

the par three 13th whilst 

Steve Kennedy and 

visitor from Poland 

John Ratajezak did 

similarly at the 6th to 

take the 2-club kitty as 

they were all in the 

same covey. 

The best individual 

gross score was Colin 

M av u s o ’s 75 whilst 

John Abbot (69), Gavin 

Richards (68), John 

Crandon (68), Paul (67) 

and Philip (66) all 

would have been 

pleased with their 

individual nett scores. 

Friday April 6: A 

westerly providing a 

test to golfing prowess 

greeted the 46 players 

who entered the draw 

to play in 3 and 4 balls 

in a standard 2-to-count 

Stableford alliance. 

Not at all concerned 

about the wind Russel 

Warren, Andy Barnes, 

Richard Farndell and 

Peter Reed dovetailed 

well to outstrip the field 

and post a winning 

score of 93 points. 

Sandy Fryer, Gaby 

Hausman-Tarpani, Mike 

Dobbs and Paul Fryer 

cantered in behind to 

take second spot on 87 

points. 

Barrie Brady, Eugene de 

Witt, Martin Lambrechts 

and John Abbot were 

quite accommodating in 

securing the Hamer and 

Sukkel with 75 points. 

Best individual nett 

scores were recorded 

by Andy (69), Pat Halse 

(69), Paul (67) and an 

invigorated Cliff Roberts 

(65). 

MEDAL WINNERS: The U10 Port Alfred High School boys won their section in the recent Thiart tennis 

tournament in Grahamstown. From left are Thomas Stanford, Luan Hannekom, James Campbell and 

Lou Coetzee. School headmaster Clive Pearson presented their medals at the last assembly of the 

school term 

KOWIESTRIDERS 

... runners with pride 

CAROL and Jean Nepgen 

continue to clock up the kilos 

for the 1000km Challenge. 

On March 21 Carol walked 

the Sunnypark 21km in 

Pretoria in 2 hours 48 

minutes and won the gold 

medal for being first in her 

age group. 

On March 24 at the Elkana 

12 hour circuit race in 

Witbank Jean walked 27km 

and Carol 55km. The Easter 

Running Festival 48 hour 

circuit race was held in 

Germiston. It was on a 400m 

track. Jean completed 50km 

and Carol 112km. 

Then April 6 and 7 they 

competed in the Gansbaai 

Vasbyt two-day event. Day 1 

was 40km which Carol did in 

6:41. Day two was shorter 

(35km) and tougher. Carol 

completed it in 5:57. 

Well done to both of them. 

Less than two months to go 

before the challenge is up. 

Marietjie Robb ran the 

Germiston Callies 15km this 

past weekend. She 

completed the fast flat route 

in 1:45. For the time trial on 

Tuesday no watches are 

allowed. It promises to be a 

fun evening. 

Kenton runners 

Time Trial: 


March 29 

5 Km 

1. Nosipho Vazi 36:37 


5km 

1. Siphelele Funda 26:21 

2. Nick Albrightson 

30:01 

3. Jarred Penny 30:09 

4. Joy Stevens 32:31 

5. Lynn West 34:21 

6. Nosipho Vazi 37:17

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Maree outguns Aussie 

rival in PA surfing final 

SA star makes 

waves in World 

Series qualifier 

ROB KNOWLES and 


THE three-day surfing 

spectacular that took 

place at Port Alfred’s 

East Beach from last 

Friday to Sunday wa s 

a massive success. 

And, according to 

locals, the clutch of 

world-class 

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

professional surfers 

has helped improve 

the standard of surfing 

in the area. 

The Royal St 

Andrews Hotel Port 

Alfred Classic, 

presented by 

Quiksilver, was the 

first World Surfing 

League (WSL) 

Qualifying Series (QS) 

1000 event, sanctioned 

by Surfing South 

Africa (SSA) to be held 

in Port Alfred in more 

than 20 years. 

It also had South 

Africa’s top surfers 

frothing at the 

prospect of earning 

valuable international 

ranking points here at 

home. 

Added to this, there 

was a total of R80000 

in prize money with 

R12 000 going to the 

overall winner. 

The event was part 

of this year’s Amanzi 

Festival, 10-days of 

action and spectator 

entertainment that 

included many water 

sports and other 

events over the Easter 

weekend and through 

last week to the WSL 

event last weekend. 

On day one the 

conditions at East 

Beach were idyllic, 

until the westerly wind 

picked up anything 

that wasn’t fixed down 

and sand-blasted the 

surfers who were only 

too happy to get off 

the beach and in to 

the water. 

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ONE SURFER PER WAVE: The surfer with priority is 

Josefina Ane, 19, front, and young Zoe Steyn is 

giving up the wave, in the woman’s short board 

competition final at the Royal St Andrews Hotel Port 

Alfred Classic on Sunday Picture: LOUISE KNOWLES 

With the waves 

standing at attention 

some great surfing 

was made possible 

and. 

Nicole Pallet, the 

WSL Africa women’s 

champion, managed 

to excel with the 

highest wave score – 

an incredible 9.25, last 

Fr i d ay. 

The men’s 

longboarding event 

saw Ryan Lightfoot 

win his heat over 

former WSL number 

two, Steven Sawyer, 

who has just come off 

a five week injury 

lay-off and was a little 

rust y. 

The women’s 

longboarding contest 

saw an upset when 

Marishka Myers 

knocked out top South 

African surfer Christy 

Gilmore. 

On day two of the 

competition the wind 

had died down and 

the waves were 

spectacular, the type 

of waves surfers 

dream of, and the 

surfing took off with 

Jordy Maree showing 

some fine form, and 

some fine 

back-handed 

makeovers and, 

despite an 

interference being 

called on him, 

out-thought the 

opposition with his 

priority, capturing the 

heat and taking the 

day as the waves 

began to diminish as 

the day drew to an 

end. 

On day three, the 

waves were not quite 

as good as on the 

previous day but still 

great for surfing. With 

virtually no wind to 

speak of and a big 

swell predicted for 

later, the surfers 

enjoyed some fine 

wav e s . 

The men’s 

longboarding final 

 

À 

began as the swell 

began filling in, and 

Matthew Moir picked 

up the win. 

Veteran Greg 

Emslie, who was 

South Africa’s longest 

running Championship 

Tour surfer, won his 

heat with a score of 

14.50, showing that 

surfing is not just for 

THROWING SPRAY: Jordy Maree, carving the wave on his 

path to winning the open men’s Royal St Andrews Hotel 

Port Alfred Classic last weekend Picture: ROB KNOWLES 

the youngsters. 

In the Men’s QS 1 

000 Final, Jordy 

Maree faced off 

against Australian 

Jordan Lawler. Maree 

showed grit, much to 

the delight of his 

screaming fans, and 

was awarded 7.25 for 

his best wave, and a 

back-up wave of 6.45 

to give him the edge 

over the Australian. 

Chief executive of 

Accelerate Sport 

Edward Gregory said 

that the event had 

been a great success. 

This is the second in 

the city surf series 

allowing locals to gain 

valuable QS points 

here at home and is 

preparation for the 

upcoming 2020 

Olympics when, for the 

first time, surfing will 

be an Olympic sport. 

“This is a great 

location for the event,” 

said Gregory. “We are 

looking forward to 

next year’s [Royal St 

Andrews Hotel] Port 

Alfred Classic.”

TOTT 12 April 2018

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