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SAPS WARNS PUPILS ON CYBER-BULLYING AND ONLINE PREDATORS – PAGE 3 

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Poacher’s trap 

kills pet dog in 

suburban area 

ROB KNOWLES 

IT was at about 3am on 

Tuesday when Kristen 

Waters and Kim van Zyl 

found their 18-month-old 

dog, Peanut, behind the 

small complex in which 

they live off Beach Road, his 

front left paw caught in a 

metal trap. 

“I was so upset,” said a visibly 

shaken Waters. 

“We searched for over an hour 

before we found him.” 

Waters and Van Zyl had been 

finishing their shift and cashing 

up at the Tab on Wharf Street 

and only arrived home at around 

2am. 

“As there are no cars about at 

that time of the morning we 

usually let the dogs run around 

a little before going to bed. But 

we couldn’t find Peanut 

anywhere, even though we 

called to him,” explained Waters. 

They put the leash on their 

other dog, Storm, also still a 

puppy, so they could continue 

their search, and were almost 

dragged to the place where 

Peanut lay, bleeding from his 

mouth and with his front paw 

caught in the trap. Waters 

picked the dog up and, still with 

the metal trap and chain 

attached to his leg, walked him 

back to their flat. 

“He was still breathing, but 

b a r e l y, ” Waters explained. “I felt 

the life leave his little body as I 

carried him back home.” 

Earlier during their search the 

couple had seen a man they 

know sitting close to where they 

eventually found Peanut, and he 

had told them to look at the 

other end of the complex. They 

suspect this might have been 

the man who laid the trap in the 

first place. 

Back at home the couple 

called the SPCA to find out what 

to do next and were told to call 

the police as well as the 

community protection services 

directorate of the municipality 

and report the incident. This 

they did and, by 11am on 

Tuesday morning both the police 

and the municipality were on the 

scene. 

In the meantime, they had 

taken the now lifeless puppy to 

PA Vet’s Leon de Bruyn to have 

the trap removed. 

Commenting on the blood 

apparently coming from the 

puppy’s mouth, Waters said De 

Bruyn stated that this sometimes 

happens when an animal is 

caught in a trap and was a sign 

of shock. 

“We had thought that 

someone had perhaps kicked 

the dog in the face to keep it 

quiet,” said Waters. 

“It is [at least] good to know 

that might not have been the 

case.” De Bruyn’s practice 

confirmed that he would perform 

a post-mortem examination on 

Tuesday afternoon to ascertain 

the exact cause of death. 

DEATH TRAP: Peanut, the 18-month old pocket Yorkie, was caught in an illegal metal trap in the early hours of Tuesday morning and 

died a few hours later as a result of shock and his injuries 

Picture: ROB KNOWLES 

SPCA chairman Derick 

Kleynhans, said inspector Anel 

Slabbert would attend to the 

matter when she returned from 

holiday next week. 

He added that this was a 

despicable act perpetrated by a 

person who had no feelings or 

sensibilities when it came to the 

lives and safety of animals. 

“I am disgusted,” said 

Kleynhans. 

“Trapping animals in this way, 

and particularly in a complex in 

a residential area where animals 

and children play is not just 

illegal, it is unethical and 

reprehensible.” 

Provincial SAPS spokeswoman 

Captain Mali Govender was 

contacted for comment and she 

responded that she would find 

out the police’s position on the 

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Sewage spill threatens river 

LOUISE KNOWLES 

CABLE theft from a generator room in 

Wharf Street caused a stink when 

raw sewage seeped out of two 

manhole covers in Van der Riet Street on 

Tu e s d ay. 

“Please be advised that a cable theft 

occurred at our generator room in Wharf 

St reet,” Anelisa Klaas from Ndlambe 

Municipalit y’s department of 

infrastructural development said in a 

communique on Tuesday. 

According to Klaas, “a 5m-long cable 

has been stolen and that is why our 

sewer pump stations [Wharf Street] are 

not functioning and causing sewer lines 

to overflow”. 

While the pump was not working, the 

sewage may have been flowing directly 

into the Kowie River, as has happened in 

previous spills. 

“Our electrician is busy reconnecting 

the cables and sewer trucks from Kenton 

and Bathurst have been called to assist 

with sucking up the overflowing pump 

stations to avoid river contamination,” 

said Klaas. 

Ward 10 councillor Ray Schenk, who 

forwarded the communique from 

Ndlambe Municipality to Talk of the Town, 

warned residents “it is likely to be going 

on for a little while”. 

Resident and local businessman Allan 

Sheridan, who owns The Courtyard, 

reported the sewage spill which is 

directly in front of Athina’s Delights deli. 

“They said they are working on the 

pump station at Wharf Street. Whenever 

they work on the pump station – which 

leads up to the sewerage farm – it backs 

up further down the line and overflows,” 

he said. 

Sheridan said he has pumps which are 

working double time to keep the sewage 

from backing up on his property.

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Pupils warned of cyber bullies 

AWARENESS TALK: From left, Sergeant Sindy Pienaar, Avuzwa Mbeda, El 

Shaddai Christian Academy pupils Zola Tshangana, Beate Rowe, Constable 

Sandra Catherine, Julie Mbabela, Mufarowashe Kuudzadombo, after a talk 

on cyber bullying and online predators at the school on Monday 

EL SHADDAI Christian Academy pupils 

were warned about the dangers of cyber 

bullying and online predators when 

Sergeant Sindy Pienaar from Social Crime 

Prevention and Constable Sandra Catherine 

from the Family Violence Unit in Port Alfred 

visited the school on Monday. 

Pienaar told pupils that bullying can take 

many forms. It is repetitive behaviour which 

can ridicule, humiliate and harm someone. It 

can be someone physically hurting, verbally 

hurting or ignoring you. In the case of cyber 

bullying you can be harassed by someone, 

and they can spread lies and rumours about 

you or harmful photos of you. 

Bullying can come from anyone, be it a 

peer, a parent, a teacher and even a stranger. 

Pienaar said the SAPS takes this seriously 

and will assist a child if they report bullying 

or harassment from anyone on the internet. 

Online predators were described as 

someone posing as a peer, even going to the 

lengths of posting pictures and creating a 

profile of someone in the same age group as 

you. This person will slowly develop a 

relationship with you, making you feel 

comfortable in sharing intimate details with 

them. 

They will start asking more and more 

personal questions such as: Where does your 

mom work? Which school do you go to? 

Where is your favourite hangout place? 

They will eventually ask you to start taking 

photos of yourself, and can even culminate in 

you taking photos of your private parts. These 

photos are then shared all over social media. 

These people are usually adults in their 30s 

to 50s and are very crafty in hiding their 

identity, Pienaar said. 

Catherine from the Family Violence Unit 

reiterated the importance of reporting any 

incidents and assured pupils that the SAPS 

are there to help them. 

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110th milestone 

for Bathurst 

Agricultural 

Show this year 

EXPERT TALK: Last Tuesday former mine surveyor, Richard Henshall, right, spoke of his working life at the De Beers Finsch Diamond Mine near 

Kimberly but, to the disappointment of the Probus Club members, did not bring any free samples with him. Presenting Henshall with a small token of 

appreciation for the talk was Probus Port Alfred Probus Club president Doug Sutherland 


Talk about a girl’s best friend 

ROB KNOWLES 

LAST Tuesday’s 

Probus Club 

meeting, held as 

usual at the Port 

Alfred Ski-boat Club, 

was a masterclass in 

diamond mining, 

presented by former 

mine surveyor Richard 

Henshall who spoke of 

his 40 years at Finsch 

diamond mine, located 

about 160km north-west 

of Kimberly in the 

Northern Cape. 

Discovered in 1961 

during exploration for 

asbestos, the 

kimberlitic deposit at 

Finsch was first 

developed as an open 

pit. Since 1991, 

production has come 

from the underground 

mine beneath the old 

pit, and Henshall 

explained the 

procedures required to 

convert an opencast 

mine to an underground 

mine in order to extract 

more diamonds from 

the rock. Yet the area 

itself is hot with very 

little rainfall. 

“The facilities at the 

mine were and still are 

second to none,” said 

Henshall, who 

explained that schools 

and boarding, medical 

care, golf, travel and 

other amenities were 

subsidised or paid for 

by De Beers. The village 

of Lime Acres where 

employees live is set up 

to ensure the comfort of 

the workers. 

Henshall described 

how diamonds are 

formed in the mantle 

and delivered to the 

surface by deep-source 

volcanic eruptions. It is 

estimated that the 

kimberlite pipe at the 

Finsch Mine was 

created by a now 

extinct volcano at the 

site around 18.5 million 

years ago. The eruption 

produced the kimberlite 

and lamproite pipes 

that are sought after by 

diamond prospectors. 

Diamonds, weathered 

and eroded from these 

eruptive deposits are 

now contained in the 

sedimentary (placer) 

deposits of streams and 

c o a st l i n e s . 

Everything from the 

eruption ends up in the 

rivers where the weaker 

kimberlite erodes away 

leaving rough diamonds 

to be exploited by the 

pan-handlers, who seep 

the riverbed for these 

illusive gems. 

Safety is a critical 

aspect of the mining 

process and ventilation 

shafts are extensive 

and run throughout the 

mine to ensure fresh air 

to all miners. When 

surveying the mine 

extreme accuracy is 

required to ensure 

shafts line up with each 

other. Even a slight 

variance of less than 

one degree of arc could 

mean that two shafts 

might not meet. The 

surveyors and others 

use Microstation 

Computer Aided Design 

(CAD) systems to 

ensure accuracy when 

sinking shafts or 

extending existing ones. 

The entire mine is 

modelled using this 

CAD system. 

“When we measure 

[using a theodolite and 

more modern 

instruments] we spot 

flags that have been set 

up accurately as place 

markers indicating the 

height above sea level 

as well as the longitude 

and latitude. But we 

need to switch off the 

ventilation to stop the 

flags from moving when 

we take 

measurements,” 

Henshall said. 

Another critical 

aspect of mining is 

supporting the void 

from which the 

kimberlite is extracted. 

“We shore-up the 

hanging wall [roof], the 

side walls and the foot 

wall [floor] whenever 

we dig,” he said. 

Henshall also 

mentioned that, even 

prior to the national 

elections in 1994, 

workers of all races 

lived together and 

shared the facilities the 

village and De Beers 

had to offer. 

“There was no 

discrimination at the 

mine,” he told his 

audience. 

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THIS year’s Bathurst 

Agricultural Show is the 

110th show to take place 

at the Bathurst 

Showgrounds and will 

run from Friday April 6 

to Sunday April 8. 

The show, the 

province’s oldest, 

biggest and 

longest-running show, 

has allowed the 

organisers, the Bathurst 

Agricultural Society 

(BAS), to help 

surrounding community 

members with 

development projects. 

Through the show, 

BAS is able to help by 

providing additional 

employment and 

income during the preand 

post-show period. 

Tourism is also 

equally boosted as an 

estimated 12000 

visitors are attracted to 

the area each year 

creating support for 

local businesses with 

much-needed funding. 

“Where Town and 

Country Meet” is the 

show’s motto and is 

demonstrated by an 

average of 180 

standholders from near 

and far. 

There is considerable 

excitement from visitors 

as they tour the market 

stalls each year, 

bringing the 

showgrounds to life as 

the stallholders display 

their extensive range of 

products – from 

heavy-duty farming 

equipment to 

homemade arts and 

crafts, which often 

results in business 

partnerships being 

formed, trading 

opportunities furthered 

and the cross-section of 

ideas taking place. 

Although there is far 

more to see at the 

show, cattle and other 

livestock remain the 

reason for the show’s 

e x i st e n c e . 

Quality livestock, 

comprising of a vast 

selection of cattle, 

sheep, pigs and poultry 

compete for prizes and 

magnificent and 

prestigious trophies. 

The ever-popular 

auction allows buyers 

to become owners of 

stud and commercial 

cat tle. 

There is also 

competition by local 

pineapple farmers who 

challenge one another 

to discover who can 

produce the best fruit. 

And the national 

standard equestrian 

events draw more than 

100 horses and their 

accomplished riders to 

occupy the main arena 

for an extra day. 

Amazing talents and 

skills are displayed in a 

home industries hall 

with a wide range of of 

categories – from adult 

and junior art, 

photography, quilting, 

needlework, floral 

decorating, farm 

produce, leatherwork to 

woodwork just to name 

a few. 

The home industries 

section is one of the 

few that still exist at 

agricultural shows, and 

the diverse exhibits are 

judged according to the 

highest standards 

applicable and prizes 

are awarded in the form 

of trophies and items 

generously donated by 

local businesses and 

the public. 

There will also be 

plenty of entertainment 

and fun for all ages 

with miniature train 

trips around the 

grounds, an exciting 

funfair, paintball, 

quadbike rides, jumping 

castles, face painting, a 

mechanical bull, an 

army obstacle course, 

Tiger Titans 

mini-cricket, as well as 

popular games, such as 

sack races and 

egg-and-spoon races. 

In addition, there will 

be a vast array of 

delicious meals and 

tempting tasty treats 

supplied by numerous 

food kiosks. How long 

has it been since you 

tasted “m o e r kof f i e ”? Or 

freshly baked 

koeksisters or melktert? 

The show also 

features vintage tractor 

and classic car parades, 

an incredible dog show, 

sheep shearing 

demonstrations, school 

bands and a Scottish 

b a g p i p e r. 

For those who view 

the show as the perfect 

opportunity to catch up 

and relax with friends, 

old and new, the two 

pubs – the Bull’s Inn 

and the Horse and 

Plough – are where one 

finds friends, as well as 

live local music. 

Survival of the 

Bathurst Agricultural 

Show has always relied 

upon the muchappreciated 

volunteers, 

as well as the support 

of sponsors, be it either 

financially or by kindly 

donating prizes towards 

the numerous 

competitions. 

“The society is most 

grateful for their 

assistance and 

generosity and hopes 

for continued support in 

the many years to 

come,” BAS president 

Danny Wepener said.



El Shaddai pupils explore history of PA 

JOEL GREAVES and 

DANIELLA GAVRANOVIC 

THE Grade 8 social sciences and 

Grade 10 history pupils of El 

Shaddai Christian Academy 

went on a history outing in Port 

Alfred on Monday. 

They first stopped at the Kowie 

History Museum, where they had a 

guided tour by curator Yvonne 

Surtees. The museum contains a 

wide variety of artefacts and 

exhibits, each with its own story to 

tell. 

The pupils learnt about the 

Napoleonic wars and the 1820 

Settlers. They learnt about the 

Set tlers’ hardships in working the 

terrain from Port Elizabeth to 

Bathurst where they were each given 

a piece of land. They also learnt 

where the ships were harboured and 

how boats would transport supplies 

from steamships anchored at sea. 

Next they visited Richmond House, 

William Cock’s old “c a st l e ” 

residence which later made way for 

a modern house. The pupils enjoyed 

surveying the magnificent view of 

the Kowie River and then moved on 

to the museum and music room 

which owner Sue Gordon built on the 

property. Gordon showed pupils the 

old cannons, paintings and maps. 

The pupils learnt of William Cock 

and his two children who survived 

the voyage while the third died from 

measles. They found out that 

William Cock’s land was in fact the 

same place Green Fountain Farm is 

based today. 

They learnt of his second-oldest 

son, Cornelius, and how he saved 

people from a ship that went down 

off of the coast at Fish River. The 

pupils were told about the way 

pirates would attack the travelling 

ships and take their valuables. 

The pupils stopped at Wimpy for a 

quick break and then visited the 

Wharf Street Brew Pub where they 

enjoyed investigating the wine cellar, 

on a tour led by owner Bram 

Coetzee. The cellar was once used 

as a freshwater reservoir for ships 

that docked in the harbour. 

They learnt that the building’s 

construction was finished in 1853 

and that the two buildings were 

actually used as a customs for 

harbouring ships. 

All agreed it was a very exciting 

and interesting outing. The school 

expressed gratitude to all the people 

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OPINION 

The right 

to own 

proper ty 

THE great thing about Human Rights Day 

is having the opportunity to reflect on 

the everyday rights we tend to overlook. 

Former DA councillor and now MP Terri 

Stander was very much in touch with the 

issue when she organised her annual walk 

for human rights in Nemato every year, 

which was well supported by all races. 

She printed out little tags for walkers or 

runners to collect when they passed certain 

points, each strip of paper listing one of the 

basic human rights our new constitution 

affords us. 

It’s a pity no one took up this mantle 

when Stander moved on and up in the 

world. 

Put in historical terms, many of the rights 

brought to mind are rights that were denied 

to the majority of the population under the 

apartheid regime, like the right to vote, to 

use the same facilities, to have freedom of 

movement and association. Thankfully this 

all changed, in a piecemeal fashion leading 

up to the 1994 elections and then most 

dramatically in that year. 

We all now enjoy these rights as 

enshrined in our constitution since 1996. 

That is why it is concerning that the same 

liberation movement and now ruling party 

that fought so long and hard for these 

rights, is now making louder and more 

frequent noises about taking away one of 

those rights – the right to own property. 

There has been much reflection in the 

media and civil society since newly elected 

President Cyril Ramaphosa proclaimed that 

there will indeed be expropriation without 

compensation, and then parliament adopted 

a motion to the same effect, affirming the 

rhetoric of ANC resolutions at its policy 

conference last year. 

It was quite a rude awakening for people 

who had hoped the new president would be 

more reasonable and pragmatic than his 

predecessor, and lead his party accordingly. 

But no, Ramaphosa is speaking directly to 

his base, arousing and inciting the politics 

of racial revenge and dispossession. 

As has been mentioned by various 

commentators, it appears he hopes to take 

back ground from the EFF, who have 

dominated the conversation about land, 

aside from the Gupta-funded Black First 

Land First demagogues. 

EFF leader Julius Malema has expressed 

his party’s willingness to side with ANC on 

this matter, and would support changing the 

constitution to erode property rights. 

Presently, our inclusive property 

legislation allows all citizens the freedom to 

live and purchase property wherever they 

choose. No one may be deprived of property 

except in terms of law of general application 

(qualifying financially and providing the 

correct documents), and no law may permit 

arbitrary deprivation of property. 

This is what the ANC and EFF want to 

smash. 

Jon Houzet 

JOINING THE FRAY: Excited to be inducted into the Port Alfred Probus Club fold at the club’s latest meeting, held at the Ski-boat Club last Tuesday 

were Dave Claase, left, and Mike Soroczynski, right, with club president Doug Sutherland 


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Delicious fare at Harry B’s 

WE WENT to Harry B’s at the Port 

Alfred Ski-boat Club for a meal 

recently and had the best steak I 

have yet had here. 

The fish lunch was awesome but 

so sad that the people from here 

do not support the place. Prices are 

excellent and so is the service. 

They have a lot of specials and so 

much to offer the public. 

ANNE TOCKNELL 

BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL BIRTHDAY GIRL: The Red Apple Emporium is a 

great place for a kids party, and Karen Jansen van Rensburg, second 

from right back, celebrated her 12th birthday there on Saturday with her 

friends, from left, Vidu Loubser, Zane Mostert, birthday girl Karen, 

Loezytha Janse van Rensburg, Karen’s brother, Bakkies, and, in front, 

Janie Loubser 

TIE THEM TO THE MAST: The pirates came out in force on Saturday to 

help celebrate Michiano Heath’s sixth birthday. From left were Anika du 

Toit, Melinda Coltman, Azaria Coltman, Chris Warren, Erich Groenewald, 

birthday boy Michiano and, in front, Kyle Smith 

CELEBRATORY LUNCH: The Van Rensburg clan all travelled to the Red 

Apple Emporium on Saturday to celebrate its first year in business. On 

the far left is Oscar Uhlmann, and with him are, from left, young Casper 

van Rensburg and his family, younger sister Abigail, mom Kate and dad, 

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MEET: The Red 

Apple Emporium 

celebrated its 

first year in 

business on 

Saturday and 

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left, Lourens 

Orsmond, Chris 

Reyneke, Monica 

Strydom and 

Melinda 

Orsmond, were 

there to enjoy 

the celebration 

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ROB KNOWLES



Question: Tell us about your 

job. 

Answer: I assemble windows 

at Inso Aluminium. 

Q: What made you get into 

that line of work? 

A: It was a job advertised that I 

wanted to do. 

Q: Describe the most memorable 

experience that you have had. 

A: It was during my first year at 

work when I assembled a window 

that I had never seen before. 

Q: What do you do to unwind 

when you are not working? 

A: I read the Bible and look after 

my three children. 

Q: What is your motto in life? 

A: Never give up, make it happen. 

Q: What makes you happy? 

A: When I am in the presence of 

the Lord. 

Q: What makes you angry? 

A: A physical beating, whether it 

happens to me or somebody else, 

but I hate it. 

Q: What do you think about the 

FA C E 2FA C E 

... with Michael Maranqwana 

youth of South Africa? Do you 

have any advice for them? 

A: They must stay in school and 

learn. 

Q: If you could change one thing 

about Port Alfred . . . 

A: We must focus on crime. 

Q: What do you like most about 

Port Alfred? 

A: Beauty of the area. 

Q: What is your favourite music of 

all time? 

A: Gospel. 

Q: Name three people you would 

like to invite for dinner (dead or 

a l i v e) . 

A: Phakama Bevile and Ayanda 

Bhadu. 

Q: Three wishes for South Africa. 

A: Development, employment 

opportunities and economic 

stabilit y. 

GOOD TIMES: Shona Bell, left, and Miguel Teixeira enjoyed a 

pleasant breakfast at the Red Apple Emporium on Saturday to 

celebrate the restaurant’s first birthday Picture: ROB KNOWLES 

The acorn and the oak 

DO WE, as members of 

the most intelligent 

and versatile of all 

species on earth, give 

sufficient attention to 

the wonders of nature 

and its processes on 

our planet? 

How fully do we 

grasp the enormous 

significance of the 

healthy growth and 

development of 

organisms, plants and 

animals? 

Some slogans and 

poster statements are 

particularly eye 

catching in their initial 

impression, and then 

take on a deeper, more 

meaningful 

significance as the 

mind embraces the 

broader symbolism 

involved. One such 

example is: "From little 

acorns grow mighty 

oaks", which adorned a 

classroom in a Cape 

Town school in the late 

1970s. The earliest 

literary reference to 

this concept is found in 

Geoffey Chaucer’s “as 

an ook cometh of a 

litel spyr” in 1374. 

The picture which 

goes with these words 

is of a young boy and a 

young girl with the girl 

shyly “taking a 

peek” inside the 

boy's swimming 

costume. The 

innocence of the 

young children 

strengthens the 

humorous effect of the 

poster, but the full 

impact of the deeper 

interpretations is what 

makes this a powerful 

message. 

The amazing wonder 

of nature represented 

on the literal level of 

that little acorn taking 

root and growing into a 

mighty oak, constitutes 

an awesome process in 

i t s e l f. 

If the mind changed 

the spelling to “o ke ”, 

the slogan could easily 

depict that wondrous 

path of metamorphosis 

that takes place as 

young boys (and girls) 

grow, in all ways, into 

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adulthood. 

The seed of a 

business idea that 

develops into a 

thriving undertaking; 

the sports team that 

reaps the fruits of 

effort and effective 

coaching; happy and 

successful 

relationships that 

blossomed from “lit tle 

acorn” beginnings – all 

of these could fit the 

interpretation of the 

slogan. Leading 

nations that have 

developed from 

humble beginnings 

and inventions of 

immense import, find 

their roots in fledgling 

communities and 

concepts. 

In the ToTT 

readership area, 

a number of 

“little acorn” 

ventures come to 

mind: The Royal Alfred 

Marina was developed 

in an marshy area to 

become a mighty 

estate; the increasingly 

popular and growing 

Shaw Park Ox-Braai in 

Bathurst has scaled 

“mighty oak” heights; 

the skate park project 

in Port Alfred is 

gearing up to bear 

healthy fruits. There 

are many other 

illust rations. 

Acorns, seeds, ideas, 

concepts and people 

have huge potential if 

rooted in sound 

principles and nurtured 

through healthy and 

well-directed growth 

processes. Each 

generation has the 

crucial responsibility to 

allow – and to 

encourage – these 

“acorns” to grow. The 

very survival of our 

planet depends on 

this. 

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Healing through animals 

ROB KNOWLES 

WITH the proliferation of medicines, 

cures and potions on the market to 

help keep you healthy, perhaps there is 

a more natural way, a more holistic 

technique, to maintain your body? 

Dale Fox, a psychology graduate and 

a lifetime student of all things holistic, 

natural and alternative treatments, and 

her former allopathic (treatment of 

disease by “conventional” drugs and 

treatments) background ideally 

positions her to be able to recommend 

more natural ways of combatting 

illness. 

Fox is a lady with a mission; to teach 

others her simple techniques to enable 

them, along with everyone else, to 

communicate with animals and even 

plants, and thereby learn from them 

and become more attuned to the world 

around us. She asserts that, as plants 

and animals communicate, so do 

MYHOME 

... with Simon Oliver 

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

Invest wisely for your future retirement needs 

FIRSTLY, I would like to make it 

quite clear that investing is most 

certainly not an art or, even a 

stroke of luck. 

Successful investing is only 

achievable through many years of 

studying – and watching the 

investment markets closely on a 

daily basis. It further involves 

continued study, to remain 

abreast of all that is happening in 

the ever-changing world of 

investments. I am certain every 

successful investment adviser will 

fully agree with these statements. 

It is therefore absolutely 

essential for any person wishing 

to grow their investments, to 

engage with a fully qualified, well 

experienced investment “guru”. 

Likewise to visiting a medical 

doctor, an accountant or even a 

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CONVERSE 

WITH 

ANIMALS: 

N at u r a l 

healing 

therapist and 

practitioner 

Dale Fox 

wa n t s 

everyone to 

u n d e r st a n d 

that all living 

things 

c o m m u n i c at e 

but that 

humans have 

perhaps 

forgot ten 

how to listen 

This expert can ‘freshen up’ your home in a jiffy 

I HAVE often spoken about how to 

prepare one’s garden in 

anticipation of the rain; well this 

week’s article is about how to 

keep your home fresh. 

I think we often procrastinate 

most when it comes to making 

changes to our homes because we 

are uncertain of the outcome. 

Maybe this is because we have got 

used to our homes or we are a 

little frightened about what it may 

cost. I put this problem to Emma 

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humans, but that humans have 

forgotten to listen to what is being 

communicated. Fox is a child of Africa 

and, as such, is always close to nature. 

Her communication work began in 

earnest in 2004 at the Joshua Baboon 

Rehabilitation Centre in Barrydale in 

the Karoo. In particular, her experience 

with a baboon, Njelo, led to their story 

being shown on an SABC television 

programme: The healing power of 

n at u r e . It also started a journey of 

communicating and working with 

horses, orphan elephants and all 

species of animals and plants across 

the continent. 

Trading and training she has mixed 

with people from all walks of life, 

eventually leading her to make the shift 

from the business world to the world of 

natural health. 

She realised that simplicity was the 

key to understanding nature and that 

we all have these skills but often don’t 

motor mechanic you will 

certainly be charged a fee, to 

tap into their knowledge and 

expertise to obtain the correct 

advice and to solve whatever 

problem you are experiencing. 

I can assure you that the small 

fee charged, will in future bring 

returns of thousands-fold and will 

certainly be well appreciated 

af terwards. 

There are two completely 

separate sides to investments. 

Firstly we can discuss a 

pre-retirement investment plan. 

This normally occurs during your 

working life. 

During this period of say 40 to 

45 years, it is essential to build up 

enough capital to enable one’s 

family to sufficiently continue with 

their lifestyle during the years of 

Cooper, who can help you with 

project management, interior 

design and decoration. Here are 

some of her thoughts: 

“People are more often than 

not so overwhelmed by the 

myriad of choices out there, 

that they never ever actually get to 

the point of making any changes 

to their homes. What they don’t 

appreciate is that sometimes a 

little goes a long way. By doing 

something as small and simple as 

realise it, and therefore do not get the 

benefit of what nature has for us. 

As an integrated natural health 

practitioner, she combines all her skills 

and years of experience, to offer a 

combination approach to her client’s 

well-being. 

Fo x ’s worldview that all living things 

deserve respect and acknowledgement 

helps her to assist clients according to 

their particular needs. 

As a travelling lecturer, she is often 

away from her base practice, but 

continues to work on clients all over 

the country – all adding to her own 

learning experience. 

She says that animals are our 

greatest teachers and that they 

prompted her to share what she has 

learnt. 

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retirement. To establish the 

estimated amount of capital 

needed for retirement, certainly 

involves numerous complicated 

calculations. I think it is virtually 

impossible to establish an 

absolutely correct figure, but it is 

certainly much better to be close 

than not to have saved at all. 

During these years you are 

working hard for your money and 

should really spend wisely to 

ensure a comfortable retirement. 

Once we reach retirement age, 

the second period of investment 

upgrading and changing the 

scatter cushions in your living 

area, you can completely change 

the feel of your home. 

If you are on a tight budget, you 

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planning commences. We are 

about to receive our 

company/employer’s pension 

fund benefits as well as our 

retirement annuities. Suddenly 

we have a couple of million 

rand in hand. The next 

question will be: “What do I do 

now?” This is the most important 

period in your financial planning 

life. Whatever decisions are now 

made can have a wonderfully 

positive outcome during your 

retirement – or could be a 

regretful uncertainty for rest of 

your lives. 

I cannot emphasise enough 

that, at this stage, it is absolutely 

essential to consult with a 

retirement/investment specialist. 

The correct investments should 

now be made to ensure that your 

much cheaper plain material. 

Or, you can liven up existing 

cushions by adding a new 

border or trim. The point is, 

with a little thought and some 

confidence, you can make a 

huge difference to your home 

and how you feel about it. My 

home is my greatest source of 

comfort, so making it cosy, 

welcoming and most importantly 

comfortable is a priority.” 

Many of us don’t do anything 

capital grows sufficiently to 

finance you and your spouse’s 

entire retirement period. The 

correct planning, advice and 

investments can certainly ensure 

a comfortable and carefree 

retirement. Now is the time that 

your hard-earned money should 

start working for you. For 

experienced and carefully planned 

retirement and other investment 

advice, feel free to phone our 

office on (087) 805-7712 for a fully 

confidential appointment. We are 

situated at 20 Southwell Road, on 

the corner of Becker Street, Port 

Alfred. We have ample “off street” 

parking available as well as a 

ramp for easy wheelchair access. 

We are absolutely passionate 

about your retirement. 

because we don’t know what is 

out there. I think it is important to 

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Please call me and tell me what 

you have done to freshen up your 

home. Call me on 082-653-5643 or 

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Annual 

Easter 

egg 

hunt at 

Red Leaf 

Nursery 

RED Leaf Nursery will 

be hosting their fifth 

Easter Egg Hunt on 

Saturday March 31. 

There will be two 

hunts this year, with the 

first one starting at 

10am, which will be for 

children up to the age 

of five years. The 

second one will be at 

11am for the older 

children. 

Anna-Mare 

Herselman from 

Grahamstown will be 

available to do face 

painting at R20 per 

child. Boredom Busters 

from Bathurst will have 

a stall at the nursery on 

the day, so don’t forget 

to bring some cash 

along. 

Chas Everitt will have 

a stall and be 

sponsoring lucky draw 

prizes. 

“Our Easter Egg Hunt 

this year will be in 

memory of Fanus Janse 

van Rensburg whotogether 

with his family, 

attended our Easter Egg 

Hunt last year – and 

was tragically taken 

away from his family a 

few weeks later,” Red 

Leaf co-owner Adele 

Steck said. 

“Although the Easter 

Egg Hunt is free, we 

would appreciate 

donations for our local 

NSRI. Hope to see you 

there!” 

Pot j i e 

cook- off 

at Route 

72 Saloon 

MAKING the most of the 

Easter weekend, Route 

72 Saloon is hosting a 

potjiekos competition 

on Saturday March 31. 

Anyone is welcome to 

enter and see how well 

their recipe fares 

against other potjie 

cooks. Preparation of 

the potjies must start at 

12 noon to be ready by 

5pm. 

Judging will take 

place with a decision 

on the winner by 

5.30pm. First prize is 

R1 000, second prize 

R500 and third prize 

R300. 

Tickets will be sold at 

R25 per plate for 

spectators to try out the 

potjies. People are 

welcome to purchase 

multiple tickets to try 

out more than one 

p ot j i e . 

There will be live 

music from 7pm. 

The Saloon is located 

at 82 Albany Road, Port 

Alfred. For more 

information contact 

Louwrens on (046) 

624-1088.



PEEK A BOO: 

Lia de Lange 

at the Shaw 

Park Primary 

Grade 2 

classroom 

door 

ALWAYS LEARNING: The Shaw Park Primary Grade 4s on a Scifest outing, 

learning interesting facts and having fun. From left are Corban Calitz, 

Carter Stewart, Mnombo Mbongwana, Lubabalo Dyibishe, Jayson Webber 

and Nathan Achermann 

SCI-FI AT SCIFEST: On a visit to Scifest in Grahamstown, Shaw Park 

Primary Grade 5 pupils had an adventure learning interesting facts about 

creatures of science-fiction 

NO BONES ABOUT IT: Shaw Park Primary Grade 5s Somila Nkunkuma, 

left, and Liyoma Luphondo had great fun constructing a skeleton that 

can stand alone in their science practical 

TECH-SAVVY: Eugene De Lange hard at work 

doing a project in Grade 7 at Shaw Park Primary

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N E I G H B O U R LY NOTES 

S ANRAL’S roadworks on the R72 

are certainly taking time to 

complete and causing some 

consternation from drivers. But it’s 

not just road users who are 

affected by the mess the 

roadworks are causing. People 

living on Becker and George 

streets must have been quite 

shocked to find they could no 

longer access Southwell Road but 

had to rather go to the other end 

of their roads and navigate their 

way back onto the main road. 

Worse still, the rains that have 

fallen recently have carried stones 

and clay down many of the 

driveways along the road and a 

big clean-up job will be required 

when the road is finally 

completed. 

AS winter approaches, and the 

nights become cooler and the 

mornings darker, we still know 

there are likely to be a few days 

left of hot weather in our near 

future, but only to lull us into a 

false sense of security before the 

bitter cold arrives to our shores. 

The good news is that the 

province is receiving rainfall to 

help fill up the dams. How much 

and whether it will be enough is 

anyone’s guess, and the weather 

services tend to get progressively 

less accurate when predicting 

weather patterns more than a day 

or two in advance. 

THE front page story in today’s 

paper is alarming in that the trap 

in which the puppy was found is 

obviously intended for a far bigger 

animal. It was also disturbing that 

the trap was laid very close to a 

residential complex where many of 

the residents own pets. Worse 

still, what would have happened if 

a small child had stumbled into 

the trap? It is understood that 

some of our people are hungry 

and attempt to trap duiker and 

DIARISE THIS 

Albany Vintage and Classic Motor Club Museum 

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

noon – Hawkins Industrial Park, Alfred Road, Port Alfred. 

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. Contact Dr 

Heather Rauch 081-350-8079 for information and to get 

on to our mailing list. 

Bathurst Farmers Market – Every Sunday rain or shine 

at Yesterday Today and Tomorrow Nursery, Kowie Road 

from 9am-12.30pm. 

Birdwatching Tours and Three Sisters Saunter. Book 

with Anne (046) 675-1976 or 083-719-4950. 

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

Bonsai Club meets once a month on a Saturday. For 

more information please contact David Brewis on 

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

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-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 081-347-9562. 

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. 

Please contact Shirley Marais at 

shirley@theannouncer.co.za or on 082-928-8671 for more 

i n fo r m at i o n . 

First Port Alfred Scout/Cub meetings. Every Friday at 

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

For more information contact Dot Fethers on (046) 

624-3192. 

Kenton Garden Club meeting second Wednesday of the 

month at 9.30am. For info visit w w w. k e n t o n g a r d e n c l u b . c o . z a 

Kenton Pub Quiz – 6.30pm – first Sunday of each 

month at Kenton Bowls Club. Cash bar available. Cash 

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

Enquiries: Walter Grisdale (046) 648-2440. 

Kleinemonde Morning Market on the first Saturday of 

every month, from 8.30am-10am. Kleinemonde 

Community Hall. Enjoy breakfast and browse the stalls 

selling wholesome farm chickens and home produce, 

other small animals for food, but 

traps and snares are illegal and 

must not be used. The pain and 

suffering of animals caught in 

snares and traps is unimaginable, 

but pet owners would be 

absolutely devastated, and Peanut 

the puppy must have been crying 

for his mom to come and fetch 

him and be totally confused as to 

what was happening. This is 

cruelty to animals in an extreme 

sense and it can only be hoped 

that, when the perpetrator of the 

crime is found that SAPS and the 

Ndlambe Municipality will throw 

the book at him or her. 

IN regional news, the DA has been 

sending out a petition to help 

defend Athol Trollip’s position as 

mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay 

Metropolitan Municipality after 

EFF commander in chief Julius 

Malema said he would not vote 

with the DA as punishment for the 

par t y’s stance on expropriation of 

land without compensation, which 

the DA is against. 

Malema’s EFF played kingmaker 

when Trollip was first elected 

mayor as neither the DA or ANC 

had a clear majority in the metro, 

but have now decided to turn coat 

on their earlier deal with the DA 

and show everyone who’s boss. 

But this is just an example of how 

the political system works (or 

doesn’t), and Malema may well 

find himself in a similar position 

to Trollip one day. His racist rants 

on Twitter (“I want the white man 

out”, and “I have no sympathy for 

whites”) should be taken up with 

the Human Rights Commission, 

yet those words are small fry in 

comparison to him saying recently 

“we must slit the throat of 

whiteness”. If you intend to get rid 

of Trollip then do it because he is 

doing a bad job in serving the 

people, not because you are 

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 

LUNCH AT THE APPLE: Friends met at the Red Apple Emporium in Bushman’s on Saturday morning 

to help celebrate the restaurant’s first birthday. From left, Amy and Neil Bell, and Nigel and Carol 

Mossison enjoyed the fun and the ladies had a free massage from Africa Kusini to top off a perfect 

morning 


flexing your racist muscles. 

IT is still a mess at the social 

services ministry and still no clear 

statement as to what is going to 

happen on April 1 when millions 

await their social grants. 

According to reports, former 

minister of social development 

Bathabile Dlamini has been 

evasive, obstructive and arrogant 

in her answering parliament 

regarding the Cash Paymaster 

Services illegal tender award and 

the ability of the Department of 

Social Services and the South 

African Post Office to take over 

grant payments. New minister to 

the post, Susan Shabangu, who 

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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 

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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. Contact Kathy on 

(046) 624-4452 for further information. 

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 2pm. For more information call 

Colin Maclachlan 083-521-3623 or Peter Charter on 

0 8 2 - 5 6 9 - 3 478 . 

Kowie History Museum, at The Old Railway Station, 

Pascoe Crescent. Open 9.30am-12.30pm 

Tuesday-Saturday. Closed Sunday/Monday and public 

h o l i d ay s . 

Lower Albany Historical Society meets third Thursday 

of the month – some meetings in Don Powis Hall, 

Settlers Park, others, outside trips. Call Avonne on 

083-473-6823 for details. 

Lower Albany Woodworkers’ Guild, meets first Tuesday 

of each month. Call Brian Edwards on (046) 624-2945, 

or John Moss on 082-829-5484 for more information. 

Memory Book Scrapbook Club meets twice a month on 

a Thursday afternoon. All welcome. Contact Cheryl (046) 

624-2733 / 083-556-7562. 

MOTHS - Old soldiers never die – Calling all 

ex-servicemen “Ou Manne” and their ladies for a 

get-together on the first Sunday of every month at 12 

noon and the MOTH Hall (behind the Ski-boat Club) for 

a light lunch and some memories. RSVP MOTHS at 

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

National Sea Rescue Institutepractices every 

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

person to undergo an evaluation. 

Night Scrapbooking classes every fortnight at 

BCreative Scrapbooking Supplies at Shop 12, Rosehill 

Mall. Wednesdays from 6.30pm-10pm. Call Nicolene on 

(046) 624-3096 to book your spot for the next class or 

for more information. Saturday morning and weekday 

scrapbooking classes also available. Bookings are 

required. 

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 083-292-2650 or Netty 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. 

Enquiries: Rod Wilson at: 082-375-2968 or (046) 

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

Port Alfred Bridge Club – Now at the Lodge on Albany 

Road (the Old Vic Hotel). Meets every Monday and 

Thursday – 1.15pm for 1.30pm start. 

Port Alfred Community Police Forum meets on the 

third Tuesday of each month at the Port Alfred Police 

Station at 2.30pm. 

swapped position with Dlamini 

who is now minister of women, 

children and people with 

disabilities, has a mammoth job 

on her hands to fix the problem 

her predecessor was unable to. 

However, the ministry of women, 

children and people with 

disabilities is probably one of the 

cabinet posts that will become 

defunct when President Cyril 

Ramaphosa shakes up parliament. 

Many believe that Dlamini losing 

her job couldn’t happen to a better 

person. We’ll wait and see. 

GREETINGS and good wishes to 

everyone celebrating a birthday 

next week, especially Merle Thorp, 

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. 

Richmond House Museum and Music Room. P r i vat e 

non-profit museum est. 2007. The building (1948) is a 

replica of the Castle, and the displays trace 175 years of 

owners and alterations. No admission fee, but donations 

welcomed. Tours by appointment only: 082-456-7437. 

‘Classics at the Castle’ classical/jazz concerts check 

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

Rocky Ridge Farm Market opens every Saturday and 

Sunday from 9am with a variety of home made delights, 

“egg-cellent” free-range eggs, honey, biltong, droewors 

as well as its very popular morning breakfast. Contact 

Desia Holmes on 083-589-0765 for more information. 

Rosehill Mall Art and Crafters Market, the first 

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

craft market. Only handmade items available by our 

local crafters. Large selection of goods. 

Scottish Country Dancing at Don Powis Hall, Settlers 

Park, every Wednesday from 5.30pm-7pm. For more 

information please phone (046) 604-0478. 

Sunshine Coast Women’s Forum meets every fourth 

Tuesday in the Don Powis Hall, Settlers Park at 2.30pm. 

Come and join us. Visitors welcome. For more 

information contact Muriel MacGregor on (046) 

624-1963. 

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 Street and Van der Riet Streets. 

U3A – Port Alfred Branch meets on the fourth Thursday 

of every month at 10am at the Don Powis Hall, Settlers 

Park village. All welcome. 

Thursday March 22 

PA Art Club – 9am – Outing to be confirmed. Phone 

083-292-2650 for more information. 

Memory Book Scrapbook Club – 2pm to 5pm – 

Presbyterian Church Port Alfred. All welcome. Contact 

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

Sunday March 25 

Organ recital - Another afternoon with Father Noel-Jean 

Creille, now a resident in Port Alfred, at St Paul’s 

Anglican Church on Ferndale Road at 3pm. Entrance is 

free but donations will be appreciated. 

Wednesday March 28 

Government Schools Close 

Olivet to Calvary – excerpts from this choral work will 

be presented in the Kenton Methodist Church at 

6.30pm. Entrance is free and all are welcome. 

Thursday March 29 

Marilyn Charter, Mark Kieck, 

Lauren Botha, Lynn Manning, 

Jeanette Botha, Mervyn Kanes, 

Adele Steck, Hannah Beukes, 

Amillia Snyman, Susan Hunt, 

Rocky Pang, Nadine Vertue, 

Belinda Nel, Bronwyn Norman, 

Brendan Samuel, Aimee 

Roesstorff, Walter Probart, Sallie 

Bryant, Jan Scholtz, Jarryd King, 

Jean Pierre Hunke, Julie 

Davidson, Babette Vermaak, 

Cherie Antrobus, Jaden McKinnon, 

Ethan Tulk, Janay Clayton, Paula 

Stander, Lindi Dickie, Michelle 

Henn, Wendy Lenard, Nicole 

Muller, Mike Brown, John Dell, 

Hannie de Flamingh, Wilf Slade, 

Theo Botha, Mary Hobbs, Jean 

Thomas, Rosalie Hare, Bettie 

Hodges, Richard Pullen, Sandra 

Catherine and Denise Clayton. 

EVERY success for many more 

years to all businesses and 

organisations on another 

anniversary. Best wishes to The 

Kenton Workshop and the 108th 

anniversary of the Full Gospel 

Churches of SA. 

THE rand has grown a little weaker 

against other currencies this 

week. Yet the news of 

expropriation of land without 

compensation hasn’t had any 

major impact on investors at the 

moment. Perhaps it will in time 

but, at the time of going to press, 

the rand was trading at R11.95/$ 

(R12.61), R16.74/£ (R15.71) and 

R 14 . 67 / ß (R13.61). Commodities 

were trading with gold at $1 311.61 

per fine ounce ($1 245.64), 

Platinum is at $956.40 per ounce 

($975.00) and Brent Crude Oil at 

$67.42 per barrel ($50.23). 

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 and Mark Price. 

BEST wishes for many more and 

congratulations to the following 

couples on their upcoming 

wedding anniversaries – C l i f fo r d 

and Candy Dell, Craig and Melissa 

Keevers, Mark and Marizka 

Burgess. 

RADABA is back. That’s all I have 

to say. 

THOUGHT for the week: “For a 

gallant spirit there can never be 

d efe at ”. 

BEST regards as always, 

The Team 

Full council meeting – 10am – council chambers, 

Campbell Street. 

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

exchange. Bring paintings for review and enjoy tea, 

coffee and snacks. St James Hall. 

Thursday March 29 to Monday April 2 

Alexandria Easter Football Tournament at Derric 

Mbele Stadium in Alexandria. Thirty-two teams expected 

to take part. The draw for matches will take place on 

March 25 at Alexandria. The winning team will get 

R25 000 and gold medals, second place will get R10 000 

and silver medals and third place will get R5 000. The 

entry fee for teams is R1 500. For further information 

contact Mashibo at 078-437-1303 or Ndzaba at 

073 - 217 - 7501 . 

Friday March 30 

SPCA fundraiser dinner at Lara’s Eatery in Bathurst, 

7pm. R175 per head, includes two-course meal and live 

music by Joe van der Linden. All profits go to the Port 

Alfred and Ndlambe District SPCA. Bookings essential – 

call 071-307-1019 or 079-843-4212. 

Friday March 30 to Sunday April 8 

Amanzi Festival – Nine full days of sporting events to 

make this the Eastern Cape’s premier watersport festival 

with surfing, world tour bodyboarding, swimming, 

rubber ducks, jetski racing, family tube races, a trail run, 

trampolining and more. 

Saturday March 31 

Kleinemonde Morning Market – 8.30am-10am – on the 

lawns adjacent to the Kleinemonde Community Church. 

This market will replace the normal first Saturday of the 

month market. 

Rotary Bargain Hunt – 9am – Port Alfred Civic Centre 

parking lot. Everything marked at friendly prices. 

Anything and everything for sale. Anyone who wants to 

donate items can contact Dave on 082-453-2618 or 

Heather on (046) 624-2075. 

Red Leaf Nursery – Easter Egg Hunt. Bring your kids to 

Red Leaf Nursery to get involved in the Easter Egg Hunt. 

Little kids (under five) starts at 10am and older kids 

from 11am. No charge but donations accepted for NSRI, 

Port Alfred. Sunshine Coast Hospice Cupcakes for 

Cancer at the entrance of Rosehill Mall. Please support 

this fundraising venture by baking cupcakes for sale. 

Contact Zelda or Angela on (046) 624-4107 if you are 

able to assist. 

Potjiekos competition at Route 72 Saloon from 12pm. 

First prize R1 000, second prize R500, third prize R300. 

R25 meal tickets available for potjies. Music and party 

all night. All welcome. 

Coastal Talent Competition auditions – from 9am to 

5pm – Little Theatre on the Wharf. Lovely prizes for the 

top 16 selected performers to showcase their talent in 

the final contest being held on April 4. 

Unorthodox Jukebox Volume 2 – 7pm – Ta s h ’s Craft 

Bar at the Port Alfred small boat harbour. Singing, 

dancing and comedy, featuring Scott Harvey, Sasha 

Badenhorst, Rob Knowles and Melissa du Randt. Tickets 

at R130 per person includes a choice of a beef or 

chicken burger with chips. 

SHEER JOY: Rickie King loved playing on the 

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A dying trade 

Retired Breeden still applying 

an expert hand to timepieces 

BOB FORD 

ANYONE needing a 

wristwatch or 

grandfather clock 

repaired or serviced in 

Port Alfred may already be 

familiar with Settlers Park’s 

Gavin Breeden. 

But he is no ordinary 

specialist in his field as through 

sheer determination, he has 

overcome a lifelong 

disability of not being able 

to walk properly. 

Breeden was born and 

educated in Bulawayo in 

Zimbabwe and was already 

mechanically-minded from 

a young age. 

And so it was in 1969 

that he left school and joined a 

local firm of watch and 

clock-makers and repairs. 

“I liked mechanical things 

and watches and clocks were 

the easiest for me to do,” he 

said. He explained that in those 

days there was no 

apprenticeship available to him 

and he worked under a 

qualified clock-maker from 

Scotland for three years. He 

also read and studied as many 

books on the subject as he 

could to improve his 

knowledge. 

Once he had gained sufficient 

experience, Breeden joined the 

then Rhodesian army as an 

instrument technician outside 

Bulawayo where he moved up 

to the rank of sergeant. During 

the five years he spent in the 

army he met a man who also 

repaired clocks and watches 

and was able to increase his 

experience in his favoured field. 

While in Bulawayo, Breeden’s 

one responsibility was to attend 

to the town hall clock and to 

ensure that it was always on 

time. The reason for this was 

The most famous clock he 

once repaired was a 

marble one presented to 

King George VI of England 

that the local buses relied on 

the clock’s accuracy to set out 

on their daily trips. “But one 

day I made a mistake and the 

buses went off earlier than they 

should have, which resulted in 

some confusion,” he said with a 

smile. 

The most famous clock he 

once repaired was a marble one 

that had been presented to King 

George VI of England. Once 

Robert Mugabe had become 

president of Zimbabwe, Breeden 

resigned from the Rhodesian 

army and moved to 

Johannesburg, where he 

worked for a company that 

specialised in repairing and 

fitting all types of instruments. 

After 25 years, he “retired” to 

Port Alfred. 

“I liked the town and always 

said this was where I wanted to 

be,” he said. 

It also meant that he was 

again able to concentrate on 

watch and clock repairs and, as 

far as he is aware, is the only 

man in the area who is still 

prepared and qualified to 

undertake this. As a result, 

he repairs clocks and 

watches from far afield. 

Breeden has seen big 

changes in his industry 

over the years as there are 

few people left who are 

prepared to undertake the 

mechanical work required 

on older pieces. He no longer 

has a lathe and what would 

have taken him 30 minutes to 

do now ends up in a two-day 

job to make parts by hand. 

He has obviously worked on 

many different types of clocks 

and found the most workable 

ones were the old mechanical 

clocks used for pigeon racing. 

The biggest change he has 

seen over the years is battery 

operated clocks and watches 

being introduced to the market. 

“And I don’t like them,” he 

concluded. 

Breeden has lived in Settlers 

Park for eight years. 

MECHANICAL MIND: Gavin Breeden with an old clock he is repairing 

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CAREERS Q&A: Port Alfred High School pupils, Logan Hurn, left, and 

Alicia Labuschagne chatted to San Soucis owner, Delene Hawkins, about 

possibly studying towards a career in health and beauty at the Rotary 

Careers Day held in the school hall last week. Several members of the 

Ndlambe community gave of their time to chat to pupils in an informal 

manner about a range of careers from entrepreneurship to real estate. 

Several pupils said they had found it to be invaluable and hoped that this 

will become an annual event 

PAHS pupil scores 16 

tries in six games 

R U G BY 

Port Alfred High 

School’s Grade 7 pupil, 

Kamva Zweni ran rings 

around opponents in 

what can only be 

described as delightful 

play during the Frans 

Erasmus U13 Rugby 

Festival hosted by 

Hoërskool PJ Olivier in 

Grahamstown last Friday 

and Saturday. The 16 

tries he put on the 

scoreboard in the six 

games played over the 

two days went a long 

way in cementing 

PA H S ’s successful 

campaign. Scores were 

as follows: PAHS 65 – 

Oatlands Prep 5, PAHS 

10 – Völkskool 10, PAHS 

15 – PJ Olivier 10, PAHS 

25 – Setlaarspark 0, 

PAHS 10 – Cradock 

Primary 30 and PAHS 35 

– Fort Beaufort 0. PAHS 

played six games, 

winning four, losing one 

and drawing one. Other 

notable PAHS players 

included Asenathi 

Ndinisa, eight tries in 

six games and Kaine 

Heny, six tries in six 

games. 

The PAHS School U14 

boys team travelled to 

Port Elizabeth to 

participate in the 

Andrew Rabie Rugby 

Day where they were 

defeated 42-0 by 

Pearson High. 

NETBALL 

The U13A netball team 

attended the annual 

Frans Erasmus U13 

Netball Festival over the 

weekend. They played 

four excellent games, 

losing two, against De 

Vos Malan and DSG and 

winning two against 

Fort Beaufort and 

Setlaarspark. 

CHESS 

The PAHS senior 

chess team played 

against Victoria Girls 

High School (VGHS), 

winning the encounter 

11-5. 

SWIMMING 

The PAHS swim squad 

wrapped up the season 

with a solid set of 

results and were 

awarded various medals 

by headmaster Clive 

Pearson at Monday’s 

assembly. Connor 

Bessinger won a second 

place at the NMBA 4th B 

League Gala. Will Beatt 

brought home two-thirds 

and two firsts at the B 

League Gala, two silver 

medals at Interdistricts 

gala, representing 

Albany Schools and two 

silver medals at the Top 

8 gala. Matthew Pienaar 

bagged two bronze 

medals at the 

Interdistricts Gala. 

Scarlett Tweedie earned 

a silver and a gold 

medal at the 

Interdistricts gala and a 

gold medal at the Top 8 

gala. Emily Beatt placed 

third at the B League 

gala; brought a silver 

and a bronze medal 

home from the 

Interdistricts gala and a 

gold medal from the Top 

8 gala. Saffron Tweedie 

won a bronze medal in 

the 100m freestyle at the 

Top 8 Gala and a gold 

medal at the 

Interdistricts gala. 

TENNIS 

The PAHS girls’ 

second team lost by 

three games to the 

VGHS second team. 

The PAHS U11 girls 

lost in their encounter 

against the Kingswood 

College U11 girls. Special 

mention must be made 

of Lily Heny and Scarlett 

Tweedie who both won 

their singles and 

doubles matches. 

The PAHS boys’ team 

comprising Lou Coetzee, 

James Campbell, 

Thomas Stanford and 

Luan Hannekom won 

their section in the 

Thiart Tennis Academy 

tournament played in 

G r a h a m st o w n . 

HOCKEY 

The Kingswood 

College U16C team 

proved to be the better 

players in their Makana 

League match against 

the PAHS U16 boys 

team; Kingswood won 

3-0. 

A R C H E RY 

The PAHS archers 

travelled to Gonubie to 

participate in the 

Buffalo Interschools 

Archery Competition. 

Results were as follows: 

Junior girls: Tamsyn de 

Vos – gold for 3D and 

gold for bullseye. Senior 

girls: Jade van Staden - 

silver bullseye, Sarah 

Ford – silver 3D, Donlee 

Neely – bronze bullseye, 

Nicole Nkiwane – 

bronze 3D; Senior boys: 

Ross Elliot – silver 

bullseye and bronze 3D. 

Certificates were 

handed to participants 

at assembly. 

D E B AT I N G 

PAHS hosted 

Kingswood College, 

Ntsika Secondary 

School and DSG for an 

afternoon of debating 

last Friday. The PAHS 

senior team beat the 

DSG senior team and 

the junior team lost 

narrowly, also to the 

DSG team. Kingswood 

College won both their 

debates Ntsika 

Secondary School. The 

Grahamstown debating 

league is in the process 

of establishing itself and 

PAHS looks forward to 

the fixtures. 

PROUDLY PAHS: Taking part in the Top 8 Gala Parade in Port Elizabeth 

last Saturday were, from left, Emily Beatt, Will Beatt, Connor Bessinger, 

Scarlett Tweedie and Saffron Tweedie. The swimming squad did well 

returning home with a clutch of medals. Pride of place went to Saffron 

Tweedie who was invited to take part in six different races covering all 

four strokes 

BIG SPLASH: The Port Alfred High School foundation phase pupils ended 

their gala last week with the traditional ‘Big Splash!’ where everyone sat 

around the pool and did their best to kick as much as possible 

GET YOUR GOGGLES ON: Port Alfred High School Grade 3 pupils, twins Lilli 

and Kate Weeber, in front, Sarah Riddin and Michael Chingoma couldn't 

wait to get going with their science experiments at the recent 

Grahamstown SciFest 

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IT’S SO COLD! Port Alfred High School Grade 6 

pupils Amahle Funde, front, and Shanalea 

Delport recently got to chilly grips with their 

natural sciences outside classroom lesson 

wherein the class made ice-cream to learn 

about various processing methods 

ON TOP OF THE GAME: Port Alfred High School 

tennis pupils, from left, James Campbell, 

Thomas Stanford and Lou Coetzee were all 

smiles having won their boys 10 years and under 

section at the recent Thiart Tennis Academy 

team tournament held in Grahamstown. Missing 

from this ‘awesome foursome’ is Luan 

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1. DOMESTIC 

ANNOUCEMENTS 

1010 Births 

1040 Engagements 

1050 Marriages 

1070 Deaths 

1100 In Memoriam 

1220 Congrats / Best Wishes 

1230 Birthday Greetings 

1290 Thanks 

2. PERSONAL 

2070 Health & Beauty 

2110 Lifts 

2140 Lost 

2142 Found 

2240 Personal Services 

3. ENTERTAINMENT 

3060 Entertainment General 

5. SERVICE & SALES GUIDE 

5010 Education & Tuition 

5090 Plumbing 

5100 Electrical Services 

5120 Building Services 

5122 Home Maintenance 

5160 Walls / Fencing 

5190 Painting / Decorating 

5210 Pools, Spas, Accessories 

5260 Computer Services 

5330 Photography 

5360 Garden Services 

5380 Special Services 

5451 For Sale 

5480 Horses 

5510 Kennels and Pets 

5550 Misc Wanted 

5551 Wanted Known 

5570 Removals and Storage 

5630 Services Offered 

5640 Shuttle Services 

6. EMPLOYMENT 

6140 Education & Training 

6150 Employment Wanted 

6151 Employment 

6170 Estate Agents 

6370 Employment Wanted Domestic 

7. ACCOMMODATION 

7020 Accomm. Off / Wtd 

7060 Flats to Let 

7090 Houses to Let 

7151 Holiday Accommodation 

8. PROPERTY 

8010 Flats For Sale 

8050 Houses For Sale 

8161 Business Premises To Let 

8163 Business Premises For Sale 

9. MOTORING 

9070 Used Car Sales 

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YOUNG LOVERS: Dancers 

Kyle Badenhorst and his 

girlfriend Michaela Kemlo 

were at Tash’s Craft Bar at 

the Small Boat Harbour on 

Sunday. They appeared 

together at the Little Theatre 

on the Wharf recently for a 

show to help raise money for 

Badenhorst to travel to 

Croatia to compete in the 

Dancestar World 

Championships in May 

Pictures: ROB KNOWLES 

COMING FOR OUR WATER: Visiting from Cape Town, from left, Cascia Day and Vaughan Maurel 

spend Sunday afternoon at Tash’s Craft Bar, taking in the beautiful scenery at the edge of the 

Kowie River. With them were their friends, locals Kevin Aitchison and Morgan Collins 

LOOKING TO LEARN: Internationally-renowned 

floral artist, Hennie du Bruin, gave a 

masterclass on arranging plant-based art at the 

Port Alfred Floral Art Group meeting at Settlers 

Park on Saturday. Di Kitson, left, and Flo 

Trennor planned to use some of the techniques 

in creating their own floral art 

DECORATIVE PIECES: Isabel Kieser, left, and 

Corrie Parsons attended the Port Alfred Floral 

Art Group meeting at Don Powis Hall in Settlers 

Park on Saturday 

THE PORT ALFRED CHRISTIAN UPLIFTMENT 

& DEVELOPMENT CENTRE KNOWN AS THE 

“PORT ALFRED SOUP KITCHEN” AGM 

Date: Wednesday, 18 April 2018 

Time: 12h30 

Venue: “Port Alfred Soup Kitchen” premises, 

42 Van der Riet Street, Port Alfred 

Contact: Mr Helmut Hartleb 076 788 2771 

IN THE ESTATE OF LATE MICHAEL JOHN 

TUCK, Identity Number 430918 5073 088, 

of 1 River Glen, Port Alfred, who died on 

the 18 th January 2018 and who was married 

out of community of property 

ESTATE NUMBER 549/2018 

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 

23 rd March 2018 

DATED at PORT ALFRED on this the 

9 th Day of March 2018 

GJ MARAIS 

Agent for the Executor 

Neave Stotter Inc 

37 Campbell Street 

PORT ALFRED 

Ref.pk/MAT8743 

East Cape Electrical (Grahamstown) is looking 

to employ a competent electrician to join our 

growing electrical company. 

Requirements: 

- ĂĚĞĞĞĮĐĂĞ 

- ĞĂĞůĞĂŶĞĞŝĞŶĐĞĂŌĞĂůŝĮĐĂŽŶ 

- Driver’s license 

- ŽŵĞĞŶĐŝŶĐĞĮĐĂĞŽĨĐŽŵůŝĂŶĐĞ 

(single- and/or three-phase) 

- Tax number 

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FOOT RELIEF: Saturday at the Red Apple 

Emporium was not just for kids as owners 

Con and Llewell Viljoen celebrated their first 

year in business. Adults were treated to a 

free foot or head massage supplied by Africa 

Kusini. The lucky lady being treated to a 

foot massage is Sonja du Toit and, with her 

were Africa Kusini owner Zuney Meiring and 

masseur Mandi Memani 

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE GEORGE 

TUCKER, Identity Number 331118 5010 087 

who died on the 1 st September 2017 and 

NELLIE MAGRITHA TUCKER, Identity 

Number 390730 0027 086 to whom he was 

married in community of property, of 328 

Potgieter Street, Cannon Rocks 

ESTATE NUMBER 3156/2017 

The First and Final Liquidation Account in 

the above estate will lie for inspection at 

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Grahamstown and at the Magistrate’s Court, 

Port Alfred for a period of twenty-one days 

from the 23 rd March 2018 

DATED at PORT ALFRED on this 14 th Day 

of March 2018 

N STÖTTER 

Agent for the Executrix 

Neave Stötter Inc 


PORT ALFRED 

Ref: pk/MAT8480 

NDLAMBE 

MUNICIPALITY 

PORT ALFRED 

NOTICE OF COUNCIL MEETING 

In accordance with Section 19(a) of the Local 

Government Municipal Systems Act No.32 

of 2000 Notice is hereby given that a Full 

Ndlambe Local Council meeting is scheduled 

to take place on Thursday, 29 March 2018 at 

10h00 in the Council Chambers, Campbell 

Street, Port Alfred. 

NOTICE NUMBER: 63/2018 

14 March 2018 ADV R. DUMEZWENI 

(Ref. 2/7/2) MUNICIPAL MANAGER 

SPRING AND FALL: Renzo King, in the air, with cousins Rickie, standing, and Zielon attended the 

Red Apple first year celebrations at the popular Bushman’s restaurant on Saturday. They said they 

were having a great time, particularly since there were two birthday parties taking place there, 

plus a jumping castle, pony rides and more 

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE DAVID 

RICHARD CHARLES FRASER, Identity 

Number 450616 5066 087 who was married 

out of community of property and died on the 

20 th August 2018 and resident at 37 Henry 

Street, Port Alfred. 




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from the 23 rd March 2018 


of January 2018 

JS NEAVE 




PORT ALFRED 


IN THE ESTATE OF LATE TJAART 

JOHANNES BARNARD, Identity Number 

290310 5030 087, of 12 Eastbourne 

Road, Kenton on Sea, who died on the 

30 th December 2017 and who was married 

out of community of property 

ESTATE NUMBER 632/2018 

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 

23 rd March 2018 

DATED at PORT ALFRED on this the 

9 th Day of March 2018 

JS NEAVE 




PORT ALFRED 

Ref.pk/MAT8741 

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE RAYMOND 

BOXWELL HOLCROFT, Identity Number 

321114 5087 086 who was a widower and 

died on the 24 th October 2017 and resident 

at Damant Lodge, Port Alfred. 




¿ 

¿ 


from the 23 rd March 2018. 


of January 2018 

N STÖTTER 

Executor 



PORT ALFRED 


IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE KEITH 

MONTAGUE KNIGHT, Identity Number 

270618 5015 08 8, a widower, formerly 

of 5 Stirk Street, Kasouga, who died at 

Port Alfred on 17 April 2017 

ESTATE NO: 1794/2017 

The First and Final Liquidation and 

Distribution Account in the above estate 

¿ 

Master of the High Court, Grahamstown 

and a copy thereof at the Magistrate’s 

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from the 23 rd March 2018. 

JJ GRIESEL 

Executor 

Griesel & Associates 


PORT ALFRED 

Ref: JJ Griesel



Movie hits home amid gun violence in US 

ROB KNOWLES 

Death Wish, with Bruce Willis, 

Vincent D'Onofrio and Elisabeth 

Shue, directed by Eli Roth. 4/5 

PAUL Kersey (Bruce Willis) is a 

surgeon in a Chicago hospital and 

has had to deal with the violence 

of the city’s streets for years. 

Although sympathetic it appears 

that, as a matter of survival, he 

tries not to think about it too 

much. He rather focuses on his 

wife, Lucy (Elisabeth Shue) and 

daughter Jordan (Camila Morrone) 

who has just been accepted into 

college. 

She is also a keen soccer player, 

and the family show great support 

for each other. 

That all changes when two 

gunshot victims are rushed to the 

hospital after being viciously 

attacked in their suburban home. 

Paul realises that the two victims 

are, in fact, his wife and daughter. 

Lucy does not survive the attack 

but Jordan is operated on and 

remains in a coma. 

The police attend the scene of 

the crime in the form of detectives 

Kevin Raines (Dean Norris) and 

Leonore Jackson (Kimberly Elise) 

who, with perhaps a 100 unsolved 

murders on their books are totally 

impotent. But they tell Paul they 

will continue to search for his 

w i fe ’s killers. 

When a criminal is delivered to 

the emergency room at the 

hospital with a gunshot wound, 

Paul recognises the man as a valet 

he met recently. Putting two and 

two together, he surreptitiously 

takes the dying man’s gun. 

Although he seems reluctant to 

use a weapon initially, the 

audience knows (based on the 

actions of Willis’ predecessor in 

the role, Charles Bronson, in the 

THEY’RE BACK: The guys and gals of Unorthodox Jukebox are back by 

popular demand and will be performing at Tash’s Craft Bar at the small 

boat harbour next Saturday. From back to front are Scott Harvey, Sasha 

Badenhorst, Rob Knowles and Melissa du Randt 

Picture: ZEPHYR STUDIOS 

1974 movie of the same name) it is 

inevitable that Kersey is about to 

exact vengeance on his wife’s 

killers. 

The movie has generated a lot of 

controversy in the United States 

where anti- and pro-gun lobbyists 

are still hurting over the most 

recent mass shooting at a school 

in Florida. 

However you feel about guns, 

there is no doubt most people 

watching the movie would 

sympathise with (if not necessarily 

condone) the actions of the 

distraught father and husband who 

was placed in this situation. 

A really good movie with plenty 

of graphic violence for those who, 

like me, enjoy a little mayhem in 

an action film, Death Wish will 

make you ask yourself what you 

would do the same given the same 

c i r c u m st a n c e s . 

AT THE 

FIVE STARS 

MOVIES 

MAIN CHARACTERS: Happier times for the Kersey family, from left, Jordan (Camila 

Morrone), her mom Lucy (Elisabeth Shue), and father Dr Paul Kersey (Bruce Willis) in the 

remake of ‘Death Wish’, now showing at Rosehill Cinema 

Ta s h ’s song, dance, comedy 

will have the feet a-stomping 

ONCE again, unorthodox 

Jukebox will be performing at 

Ta s h ’s Craft Bar at the Port 

Alfred small boat harbour, and 

will be singing some of your 

favourite songs from the 50s, 

60s and 70s (and some you 

might have forgotten) to get 

you on your feet and dancing 

– or singing – along to 

familiar melodies. 

The show, billed simply as 

Unorthodox Jukebox Volume 

2, will take place next 

S at u r d ay, starting at 7pm. 

“I suggest you book in 

advance as the seats get 

Scurrying for a sighting 

GOOD day to you all. 

About three-and a 

half years ago, I wrote a 

two-part story on a 

one-day trip to 

Middelburg, Eastern 

Cape, to find a 

provincial rarity, namely 

the Caspian plover. Let 

me recap for those who 

missed it and/or have 

forgotten about that 

ar ticle. 

The Caspian plover is 

not a common bird in 

our area. It migrates 

from near the Caspian 

Sea and spends our 

summer in the 

sub-region, but more 

north, in places such as 

Botswana and 

occasionally the 

northern parts of South 

Africa. However, now 

and again, as with 

many migrants, one will 

end up further south 

than usual. That was 

the case then, when in 

October 2014, the 

Caspian plover in 

non-breeding plumage 

arrived near 

Middelburg. 

Fast-forward to March 

this year. I received a 

message on my phone 

via the Eastern Cape 

rarities WhatsApp 

group that a Caspian 

plover had been seen in 

an old chicory field near 

Kenton-on-Sea! A friend 

and I went there as 

soon as we could and 

eventually found it. A 

huge bonus was that 

this bird was not the 

drab, non-breeding 

version that I had seen 

in Middelburg. This was 

a male in full breeding 

plumage! Quite a 

transformation! Instead 

of being grey and 

brown, this individual 

was clean white on the 

throat and belly, with a 

distinctly marked white 

and brown face, a 

bright reddish-brown 

chest and pale legs. 

It was initially hard to 

spot as it turned its 

back on us, as the back 

and wings blend well 

with the soil. However, 

as it preened, the white 

on the face stood out 

very well. When it was 

relaxed, it was very 

tame and allowed us to 

creep quite close. It 

didn’t fly away from 

people, as a rule. 

Rather, if anybody got 

too close, it would get 

up and slowly walk 

away from us. It would 

soon resort to feeding, 

which it did by running 

PORT ALFRED BRIDGE CLUB 

Results for Thursday, 15 March 2018 

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taken pretty early,” said Rob 

Knowles, who sings and 

brings the comedy to the 

show. “We don’t want anyone 

to miss out. It’s going to be a 

great evening’s 

enter tainment.” 

“Ta s h ’s is a great venue 

with some of the best 

pub-food ever,” said show 

producer and singer, Scott 

Harvey. “They have just 

installed a new lighting and 

sound system and the place 

looks good to go for the 

Easter weekend.” 

This is Unorthodox 

fast, suddenly stopping 

and leaning forward to 

pick up small insects 

from the ground. 

At the time of writing 

this, it is still present at 

the field, but it may well 

be gone by time you 

read this. As I said, it is 

in full breeding 

plumage, meaning it 

could head north to 

southern Russia any 

time now. That’s it for 

this time, friends. 

Please remember I am 

available for local 

birdwatching tours. You 

can contact me on 

072-314-0069 for more 

information. Until next 

time, happy chirping! 

J u ke b o x ’s second appearance 

at Tash’s and, with the new 

stage, sound and lighting, is 

set to be a night to remember. 

As well as Knowles and 

Harvey, the show also features 

dancers Melissa du Randt and 

Sasha Badenhorst. 

“The girls bring a new and 

different energy to the show,” 

said Harvey. “We will have 

songs by Elvis, of course, but 

also the Everly Brothers, 

Gordon Lightfoot, Johnny 

Cash, Nancy Sinatra – and 

more. And Melissa is going to 

gift us with another song on 

LET’S 

CHIRP 

the evening. It’s going to be 

g r e at . 

“And, to make things even 

better, there’s Tash’s burger 

and chips, a great Saturday 

night supper,” said Knowles. 

Guests can choose between a 

beef or chicken burger with 

chips and the meal is included 

in the ticket price of just R130. 

“Seriously guys, where else 

are you going to get a meal 

and a show on Easter 

Saturday for just R130? Better 

to call in at Tash’s and book 

your seats early to avoid 

disappointment.” 

... with Tim 

C o ck c ro f t 

IN FULL BREEDING PLUMAGE: The author was elated at the rare sighting 

of a Caspian plover in our area 

Picture: TIM COCKCROFT 

 

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KC HOCKEY GIRLS ARE OVERALL 

WINNERS 

The Kingswood College 1st team 

emerged victorious in the PE North 

section of the SPAR Eastern Cape 

hockey challenge for schoolgirls 

played in Grahamstown at the 

weekend, after an unbeaten run 

throughout the tournament. 

In the final, Kingswood beat 

Brandwag High 1-0. Leading up to the 

final, Kingswood defeated Cradock 

High 4-0, Gill College 3-0, Brandwag 

2-0, Diocesan School for Girls 2nds 

6-0, Volkskool 5-0 and Victoria Girls’ 

High School 2-0. 

The Kingswood squad comprised 

Emma Fraser, Lushana van Heerden, 

Conna van Blerk, Zinathi Mbenyana, 

Bianca de Klerk, Bianca Walker, Kelly 

Biggs, Megan du Preez, Dawne 

Higgs, Amy Mills, Ella Denton, Kelsey 

Purdon, Kate von Holdt, Ciana 

Daniels and Kelly Landon. Bevan 

Bennett was the coach. 

PINEAPPLES, MEDALS AND FUN 

It has become tradition – m ay b e 

more than 20 years – that each 

finisher of the annual Makana Brick 

8km night race receives a pineapple. 

In addition, there’s a medal for each 

finisher, as well as a glass of Coke, 

spot prizes to fortunate finishers and 

prize money to faster finishers. And it 

was the case again this year when 

the event took to the streets of 

Grahamstown last week. 

Once again, local clay brick 

manufacturer Makana Brick 

generously sponsored the race which 

had in the region of 500 entrants. 

Good support was received from 

townsfolk, Rhodes students and 

school pupils – St Andrew’s College 

alone entered about 200 boys! The 

race started and finished at Graeme 

College, and members of the Graeme 

1st hockey team made boerewors 

rolls to raise funds for an upcoming 

tour – in fact, they sold their entire 

stock! At the conclusion of the event, 

Makana Brick made donations to St 

John Ambulance (first-aid support), 

Graeme College (facilities) and 

Grahamstown Hospice (beneficiaries 

of proceeds). 

Meanwhile, Kendal Rose and Emily 

McLean of Diocesan School for Girls 

finished 1st and 2nd respectively in 

the ladies’ division. Third was 

Terri-Lynn Penney and fourth was 

Daniela Wright. The men’s division 

was won by Masixole Xhayiya, 

runner-up was Lubabalo Bokuva, 

third was Sisa Camagu, and fourth 

Bonga Mbanjwa. 

MANY MORE AFTER THE RAIN 

I don’t think the pothole situation in 

Grahamstown has ever been as bad 

as it was on a drive around town at 

the weekend. Mind you, it has rained 

quite a lot in recent weeks and, as 

we know, exacerbates the situation. 

Take the area in the vicinity of the 

former railway station at the bottom 

of High Street, for example. With so 

many big potholes in that small area, 

the road is in an absolutely shocking 

state. And certainly the same can be 

said of other parts of town. 

STRONG COMEBACK FOR GRAEME 

After suffering successive defeats on 

day-one of the Coca-Cola Schools’ 

T20 cricket challenge in Pretoria at 

the weekend, Graeme College came 

back strongly to beat Rondebosch 

Boys’ High on the second day. 

Graeme lost to King Edward School 

by 112 runs, and went down by eight 

wickets to St Alban’s College on the 

first day of the event. 

In the match against the 

highly-ranked Rondebosch, Graeme 

scored 162 for 6 off 20 overs 

(Christopher Gleaves 58 and Romario 

Fritz 38). In reply, Rondebosch was 

all out for 129 (Sihle Mginywa 3/34, 

Mark Amm 2/27 and Liam Agnew 

2/34). Though they were not among 

the wickets, Siphesihle 

Madlongolwana and Jeremy 

Beyleveldt bowled very well, keeping 

the run rate down. 

Graeme beat Rondebosch by 33 

runs. 

SWEET MUSIC AT NELM 

Grahamstown Music Society presents 

Duo Etnopolis in the National English 

Literary Museum (Nelm) in Worcester 

Street from 7.30pm today (Thursday 

March 22). The duo comprises Luca 

Ciarla (violin) and Antonino de Luca 

(accordion). Tickets will be available 

at the door. 

PINE TIME: It has become tradition for each finisher of the annual Makana Brick Nite Race to receive a pineapple in addition to a medal and a cup of Coke at the 

finish. Handing out pineapples to finishers of this year’s 8km event last week were Kingswood College pupils, from left, Sizenalo Bidla, Zoe Fraser, Tamlyn Yates and 

Khanyi Mosoeu 

Pictures: SID PENNEY 

FUNDS FOR FURRY FRIENDS 

Here’s hoping those readers and 

residents who will be shopping at 

Pepper Grove Pick n Pay tomorrow 

(Friday) are in a generous frame of 

mind. Grahamstown SPCA will be 

holding a collection outside Pick n 

Pay from 8am to 3pm. Members and 

friends of the society will be 

collecting cash and food for the 

animals in their care. 

BIG WINS IN SEASON OPENERS 

In an early-season First XV rugby 

match in Uitenhage at the weekend, 

Kingswood College defeated Muir 

College by 61 points to 3. Other 

scores between the schools: 2nds – 

Kingswood won 34-0; 3rds – 

Kingswood won 55-0; U16A – 

Kingswood won 53-10; U15A – 

Kingswood won 31-7; U14A – Muir 

won 22-10. 

Kingswood 1sts’ next match is 

against Framesby High at the 

Graeme College rugby day on 

Saturday (3pm on Somerset field). 

FIFTY-UP IN THE BOTS 

Last Saturday’s parkrun in Makana 

botanical gardens attracted 157 

runners, joggers and walkers, and 

three of them achieved their 50th 

SNAKE WORLD: There was 

so much to see and do for 

the tens of thousands of 

school pupils of all ages at 

this year’s Scifest Africa 

science and technology 

festival in Grahamstown 

this month. Here, a 

presenter from Bayworld in 

Port Elizabeth talks to 

pupils about snakes, and it 

was clear from the looks 

on their faces that they 

were totally enthralled. 

There were dozens of other 

exhibitions, workshops 

and lectures on offer at 

this year’s festival 

parkrun – Hilton Adonis, Rita 

Bodenstein and Callie Grant. 

Parkruns are held each Saturday at 

8am from the entrance to the 

botanical gardens. 

CASH FOR CATS 

Members and friends of the 

Grahamstown Feral Cat Project will 

be holding a cash and cat food 

collection outside Pick n Pay on 

Saturday March 31. 

TAX EXPERT DIES 

Professor Matthew Lester, a leading 

South African tax expert and member 

of the Rhodes University academic 

staff, died last week after a short 

illness. He was widely acknowledged 

as one of the foremost tax experts in 

the country. 

SIX CEREMONIES 

Six separate ceremonies will make 

up Rhodes University’s 2018 

graduation from Thursday April 5 to 

Saturday April 7. The ceremonies will 

be held in the Guy Butler Auditorium 

in the Monument. 

GREAT GAMES AT GRAEME 

The sprawling Graeme College 

campus has three senior rugby fields, 

and all three will be abuzz with 

frenetic activity this Saturday with 

the staging of the Pam Golding 

Properties Graeme rugby day, an 

event catering for schools’ teams 

from U14 level to 1st team level. The 

action on all three fields begins as 

early as 8am, and culminates in the 

“main game” on Somerset field at 

4.10pm. Schools’ teams will be 

coming in from all corners of the 

Eastern Cape – Humansdorp and 

Port Elizabeth to the west, Cradock 

and Komani to the north, and East 

London to the east. Matches will be 

played at three levels – 1sts, U16 and 

U14. The 1st teams play on Somerset 

field, the U16s on Marais A and the 

U14s on Marais B. 

The 1st team programme on 

Somerset is: 8am Pearson v Muir; 

9.10am Union v Cambridge; 10.20am 

Brandwag v Queen’s; 11.30am Nico 

Malan v Dale; 12.40pm Selborne v 

Marlow; 1.50pm St Andrew’s v 

Hudson Park; 3pm Kingswood v 

Framesby; 4.10pm Graeme v Grey 

High. On Marais A field at 10am, 

Nathaniel Nyaluza 1sts come up 

against Port Alfred High 1sts. 

In all, 23 matches will be played 

on the day, bringing to the Graeme 

campus several thousand people – 

players, officials, parents and 

BIG BANG: Local battle 

re-enactment specialist and 

raconteur, Basil Mills, was 

the official starter of last 

we e k ’s Makana Brick 8km 

Nite Race through the 

streets of Grahamstown. He 

signalled the start of the 

event with assistance from 

his mean-looking firearm 

that sent a huge boom 

across the usually quiet 

Graeme College campus and 

surrounding 

neighbourhoods 

suppor ters. 

NEW CHAIRMAN 

GBS Mutual Bank, with its head 

office in Grahamstown and branches 

in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Port 

Alfred, has announced the 

appointment of Owen Skae as 

Chairman of the bank. Skae, the 

director of the Rhodes University 

Business School, takes over as 

chairman from Tom Tagg who chaired 

the board for the past nine years and 

remains a director. 

VAST NUMBER OF VOICES 

The stage of the Monument 

auditorium comes alive on Sunday 

(6pm) and Monday (7.30pm) March 

25 and 26 for the fifth edition of the 

Masicule concert which celebrates 

the voices of Grahamstown. Being 

presented by the National Arts 

Festival, the concert will feature 

G r a h a m st o w n ’s top choirs, with more 

than 15 taking part. 

SIX STRINGS IN THE FOYER 

Renowned guitarist Guy Buttery 

performs in the fountain foyer area of 

the Monument from 7pm on 

Wednesday March 28. Buttery, the 

2018 Standard Bank Young Artist 

Award winner, is currently on a 

nationwide tour. 

PART OF THE CAMP 

Bame Malesu of St Andrew’s College 

was one of 50 U18 players within SA 

R u g by ’s Elite Player Development 

programme invited to take part in a 

four-day training camp in 

Stellenbosch this week. The camp 

focussed on grooming the players 

into potential Junior Springboks and 

SA Schools’ p l ay e r s . 

RECORDS IN THE WATER 

Two new records were set at Graeme 

College’s inter-house swimming gala 

this month, both in the U16 age 

group. Joshua Pamphilon broke the 

existing 50m butterfly record, and 

Andrew McCallum set a new 50m 

breaststroke record. 

IN EP SQUAD 

The Eastern Province squad for the 

national waterpolo tournament next 

month includes four Diocesan School 

for Girls players – S h ay l e n 

Ackermann and Erin Jarvis in the EP 

U18A team, and Phoebe Elliott and 

Jayme Cunningham in the EP U18B 

team. Mark Evans is the head coach 

of the EP U18A side.



Kenton Bowling Club 

LAST week started off with a 

bang! The finals of this year’s 

Kenton Business League were a 

real clash of the Titans. 

The two strongest teams 

throughout the competition – 

Kenton Marina and Dias Insure – 

went head-to-head to determine 

the champions. After 12 ends 

that were still at peels, it was 

anybody’s match to win when 

the 14, and final end 

commenced. Unfortunately for 

Dias Insure, the three shots 

required was just too much and 

the ladies of Kenton Marina were 

crowned the champions. 

In an effort to bring some 

colour onto the greens, the 

teams were encouraged to wear 

their sponsor’s colours and to 

display their advertising. To add 

to the motivation, a parallel 

competition was run for the 

duration of the league to find the 

most-appropriately dressed 

team. Most teams entered into 

the spirit of it and company 

banners, bright T-shirts and 

other paraphernalia added to the 

colourful spectacle on the 

greens. 

The final winners were once 

again Kenton Marina who added 

a dash of femininity to their 

sporting gear by wearing flowers 

in their hair. 

Overall, the league was a great 

success and the record 16 teams 

all vowed to return next year. An 

added bonus was that the club 

has welcomed six new social 

members. Some of the new 

members are also keen to take 

up bowling as a sport and will 

soon convert to full members. 

The rain put paid to the 

monthly Friday Personal Trust 

Trips and steak evening. 

Although the rain had stopped 

by 2pm, the greens were too 

soaked to allow play. Personal 

Tr u st ’s Mark Gibbs and Carl 

Vermeulen had travelled all the 

way to join us for the afternoon 

and evening. They enjoyed 

meeting our members during the 

social later that evening. We will 

use the prize money set aside for 

the trips for another occasion. 

The attendance draw jackpot 

is on the rise again! As a result 

of Ann Crewe-Brown forfeiting 

the R600 for not being present 

BOWLSBANTER 

... what’s happening 

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS: The winners of the Kenton Business League, from left, Colleen Crossland, Lynn West, Mo Marsay, Trish 

Barwick and Sheila Walker. Linda Walker was absent 

when her name was drawn, 

Fr i d ay ’s draw will be for R700. 

Remember, if you’re not there, 

your wallet will stay bare! 

On Saturday two of our teams 

travelled to Grahamstown to 

participate in the Albany GBS. 

West y’s Personal Trust Team 

(Rodney Austin, Carl Vermeulen 

and Pippa Swift) managed a 

credible fourth place. Brian 

Aldag’s team finished further 

down the field. 

The first rounds of the Eastern 

Areas Men’s (EA) 1st and 2nd 

Leagues were held at our club 

last Sunday. Thirty-two teams 

took to the greens in an attempt 

to obtain a good start to the 

League season. Albany, the 

defending champions certainly 

succeeded and are leading both 

the 1st and 2nd Leagues. Our 1st 

League side started off 

tentatively losing both games in 

the morning. Their recovery in 

the afternoon was not sufficient 

to lift them off the bottom rung 

of the ladder. Our 2nd League 

side fared much better by 

winning one game in the 

morning and narrowly losing one 

game in the afternoon. They 

currently hold second position 

behind Albany. 

Events (March 22-29): 24 - EA 

Mixed Pairs, 25 - EA Mixed Pairs. 

Duties (March 26-31): Bar - The 

Rules, Tabs - Lottie Brink. 

Kowie Bowling Club 

What happened on Sunday can 

only be described as “The Great 

Escape”. 

Playing against Grahamstown 

in the first round of the EA Men's 

“A” league our two teams pulled 

off a coup when contemplating a 

rather ignominious defeat. In the 

morning honours were even. 

Jacques Krige's team won and 

Steven Minnaar’s team lost by 

enough for us to concede the 

bonus point. 

In the afternoon, Jacques was 

13-5 up only to fritter it away to a 

17-16 deficit close to the 18th 

end. Steven, meanwhile, had 

steadily conceded points to be 

10 shots down midway in the 

game. Both rallied to be just on 

the positive side playing the last. 

Steve sealed it by trailing the 

jack for a 4 with his last bowl 

while Jacques saw the 

opposition lying 5 and game 

when he had to play. Delivering 

probably the best shot of the day 

he got second shot and game. 

Our “B” league teams, playing 

against Kenton, ended in the 

middle with Eric Kent's team 

winning both and Mike 

Tomlinson's team losing both. 

Tuesday's Spar voucher 

competition yielded mixed 

results. Many of the games were 

separated by only one point but 

then Keith Kolesky, Brian Burger, 

and Des Kahn ran riot towards 

the end of their game and ended 

with an obscene 8 plus 17. 

On Wednesday we welcomed 

the EP Greens Committee on 

their annual visit to inspect our 

greens. It has been heavy 

weather for our greens recently 

so they could probably have 

been excused if they showed 

some wear. The men's senior 

singles was a story of two 

phases with Mike Tomlinson 

initially building up a substantial 

lead against Jacques Krige and 

then the rain came and Jacque 

not only came abreast of Mike 

but continued to pull away and 

win the Men's Senior Singles – 

well done Jacques. 

The Ladies’ Singles appears to 

be jinxed by the weather which 

also put paid to the Night Bowls 

on Friday. 

In the 1990s we had Boet and 

Swaer to entertain us with their 

verbal exchanges. Now, 20 years 

later we have Mutt and Jeff at 

the club, These two gentlemen 

are our “Mr Fix-its” and are often 

seen inside and outside the 

clubhouse fixing things. Their 

more recent efforts being putting 

shade-shelters over some of our 

benches – sincerely appreciated 

by the members. It is, however, 

the discourse between them 

which is worthy of anything said 

by “Boet and Swaer”. 

When called upon to plan a 

job this contemplative phase 

might be very protracted – akin 

to a “volkskongres – a potpourri 

of genuine information and 

nonsense. 

As the work goes on, we are 

treated to a series of anecdotes 

of past experiences going back 

many years and on completion 

we would listen to advice 

reminiscent of Polonius' “c h at ” 

with Laertes (Hamlet). To Bob 

Ford and Ronnie Smith, our 

sincere thanks for what you are 

doing for the club and please 

provide seats for when you do 

the next benches so that more 

members can hear these little 

verbal gems. 

With four teams playing in the 

Albany GBS our field on 

Saturday was surprisingly large. 

Jonine MacFarlane, Bugs Wilmot 

and Des Kahn will be enjoying a 

meal at Ocean Basket. 

Duties for next week, March 

26: Tony Brown – Rolling, Stan 

Richter and Dave Tyrell – 

Marking, Lynn Kolesky – Ta b s , 

Dave and Marge Thomas – B a r. 

28 Main Street - Tel: 046 624 1125 

Email: robert.avis@ecmpa.co.za 

4 

Pick n Pay Night Bowls Competition 

LAST Friday was 

supposed to be round 

four of the Night Bowls 

Tournament but due to 

weather conditions and 

50mm of rain on 

Thursday night, the 

organisers had to call off 

the bowls. 

The weather did clear 

on Friday afternoon but 

the greens were very wet 

and the greenkeeper 

would not allow play. 

The proposal is to play 

a double header 

tomorrow if all teams 

agree to it. 

The idea is to start a 

little earlier and play two 

rounds of shortened 

games in the evening. 

The start time is 

5.30pm. Round four will 

be a 10-end game, then 

there will be a break for 

30 minutes, after which 

they will play round five, 

another 10-end game. 

The scoring system 

will be the same as the 

15-end games. 

“All teams and 

businesses need to be in 

agreement if we play 

this system. 

This would help us to 

finish the tournament 

before May [the middle 

of winter], providing 

there are no more 

weather delays,” 

convenor Mike 

Tomlinson said. 

CROQUET 

CORNER 

IN the Radue-sponsored tournament, Ellen 

Wolmarans came first with +12, followed 

by Phyl Russell with +11 and third was Zola 

Nodongwe with +9. 

The consolation prize was awarded to 

Tersia Wienand. We still need more 

donations for the prize hampers. 

Lastly, Colin Barnard celebrates a 

birthday on the 28th. Have a good one, 

Colin.



Kowie all jacked up for new rugby season 

FLYING HIGH: The Kowie United rugby team in their colours 

Coach confident despite defeats to Brumbies 


KOWIE United were once 

again beaten by the 

Brumbies of 

Grahamstown (36-12) in a 

friendly match at Station Hill 

stadium last Saturday. 

Two weeks ago when the 

two sides played their first 

friendly, the Brumbies crushed 

their self-same opponents 

88-7. 

When they met again last 

Saturday, Kowie United came 

back stronger and, although 

they lost the match, the 

A good day for Rock and Surf 

THE sixth round of the Claude Pittaway 

Round Robin sponsored by Hillscapes 

took place with good surf conditions 

between Riet River and Kleinemond West 

r e c e n t l y. 

A great day was had by all and some 

good catches were reported. 

There was a 77% turn out of Port Alfred 

Rock and Surf club members with a total 

weight of 99.6kg of fish caught. There 

were 94 fish caught out of nine species, 

with a 100% release rate recorded. 

The prize-giving was handled by Gary 

du Randt and assisted by Russell Warren. 

The biggest species recorded as 

follows: kob – Paul Knight, 3.1kg; JB – 

Anthony Scheepers, 3.7kg; steenie – 

Josie Hilliar, 1.7kg; zebra – Faan de Klerk, 

0.7kg; black tail – Rod Yendall/Jason 

Sharrock, 1.0kg; spotted grunter – 

Wednesday March 14: GBS Mutual 

Bank Better-Ball Bonus Bogey, with 

70 players. 

Results: 

1st: Andy Altson, Gert Strydom +11 

2nd: Stuart Dorrington, Russell Dales 

+11 

3rd: Kevin Heny, Ockie Pieterse +10 

4th: Dale Wisener, Dennis McElwee 

+10 

Two clubs: 

6th: I Moncur, A Small, R Dowding, 

O Pieterse 

8th: B Scarterfield, S Dorrington 

11th: D Sinclair, Dave Hawkins 

Best gross: 76 – Stuart Dorrington, 

Ian Moncur, Trevor Taylor 

Best nett: 66 – Gert Strydom 

Nearest the pins: 

Debonairs Pizza – 6th: Andries Small 

Thymes 2 Catering – 8th: Juan 

Pretorius 

The Wharf Street Brew Pub – 11th: 

Derek Sinclair 

Trellidor – 13th: John Crandon 

Wimpy Longest Drive – #14th: Ockie 

Pieterse 

Kingsley Beverages, Nearest the pin 

for two on the first: Geoff Bladen 

Saturday March 17: Nemato Tops 

Better Ball Medal, with 68 players. 

Results: 

1st: Margie Segers, Wendy Counihan 

- 65 

2nd: Dave Painting, Marius Lombard 

- 65 

3rd: Ockie Pieterse, Charlie Poulton – 

66 

4th: Cliff Roberts, Kevin Lee – 66 

Two clubs: 

9th: Bobbie McGarvie 

12th: Dave Painting 

14th: Leon Nell, Meekah de Sousa 

Best gross: 74 – Ian Moncur, Dave 

Pa i n t i n g 

Best nett: 68 – Alan Corrans 

Nearest the pins: 

Mooifontein Quarry – 12th: Heinz 

Czepluch 

THE Om die Dam 56km, 21km 

and 10km race around 

Hartebeestpoort Dam east of 

Pretoria was held last 

weekend. It is the biggest ultra 

marathon in the Gauteng area 

and attracts close to 10 000 

runners. Carol Nepgen walked 

the 21km in two hours 54 

minutes and Jean the 10km in 

1:56. 

They also competed in the K 

Way Gallopers race where 

Carol did the 10km in 1:59 and 

Jean the 10km in 55 minutes. 

Well done to Pauline Weed 

on completing her 100th 

parkrun and to young Rebecca 

Nelson on receiving her 

certificate for her 10th parkrun. 

Leonard Bodill, 1.2kg; Cape stumpnose – 

Mark Pote, 0.6kg; klipvis – Karen Kemp, 

0.4kg. 

The top International Game Fishing 

Association teams are as follows: first – 

Team 11, the GT’s with Nial Borland as 

captain – 229 points; second – Team 3, 

the Mcnabs with Paul Knight as captain 

– 201 points; third – Team 5, Lost 

Seamen with captain Gary Du Randt – 

186 points; fourth – Team 12, Barracudas 

with Mark Pote as captain – 174 points. 

The heaviest fish caught and released 

was caught by Anthony Scheepers, 3.7kg, 

which was a very big JB. 

The best junior was Joshua de Vos 

catching fish to the weight of 1.3kg. The 

best lady angler was Melissa du Randt, 

catching 9kg of fish. 

The catch of the day, sponsored by the 

Auto Smart Body Shop – 14th: 

Meekah de Sousa 

Sibuya Game Reserve – 7th: Kevin 

Lee 

The Wharf Street Brew Pub – 9th: 

Bobby McGarvie 

Royal St Andrews – Nearest the pin 

for two on the first Meekah de Sousa 

1820s GOLF 

Monday March 12: 28 players in 

excellent weather. 

Winners on 39: Peter Rinaldi, Ted 

Baines, Patrick O’Kelly, Rick Hill. 

Moosehead on 44: Mick Reid, John 

Heather, Andy Simpson, Eugene 

Erasmus. 

Good scores: 49 – Lionel Timm, Roy 

Pople, Dale Wisener, Louis van der 

Walt, 48 - Stan Weyer, Nic van der 

Merwe, Derek Sinclair, John Heather. 

Two clubs: 6th Lionel Timm, Dennis 

McElwee, Ted Baines. 

Thursday March 15: 22 players in 

good conditions. 

Winners on 41: Don Howarth, Lionel 

Timm, John Heather, Dudley Kieser. 

Moosehead on 46: Patrick O’K e l l y, 

Mike Reid, Roy Pople. 

Good scores: 49 – Peter Rinaldi, 

Lionel Timm, 48 – John Dell, Derick 

OPEN CHAMPS: The top scorers in the Ladies’ Open 

Championship last week were, from left, Hermien Jones (fifth), 

Launa Kirk (second), Fiona Richards (first – new champ) and Gill 

Handley (third) 

KOWIE STRIDERS 

It’s good to see so many 

Kowie Striders members at the 

parkrun. 

The Amanzi trail run is well 

on track, so spread the word. 

Entry forms are available. 

Eastern Province Athletics 

has advised us that the Siza Fit 

21km on April 28 has been 

cancelled. 

Time Trial: March 13 

8km Run 

Wandile Funde 31:21 

Ayabonga Saul 32:26 

Mtutu Pikoli 34:35 

Brumbies’ victory margin was 

a lot smaller. 

Kurt Wessels and Claude 

Marais both scored tries and 

Mason Brooks converted for 

Kowie United. 

“But we are getting ready 

for the season which starts on 

April 7,” coach Abie Hendriks 

said. 

“It was just a friendly match, 

not a league match, and we 

are building fitness.” 

Hendriks is assisted by 

assistant-coach Leston Hilpert, 

and manager Freddie Hilpert. 

If the community want to 

Paint Factory, was won by Anthony 

Scheepers for his 3.7kg JB. 

Rock and Surf thanked the sponsors: 

Hillscapes, Buco Main street and Albany 

Road, Buckland’s Private Reserve, 

Feathers Farm, GBS Mutual Bank, Kekkel 

en Kraai Grahamstown/Port Alfred, Kowie 

Toyota, Palms Video, Multi Security, 

Ocean Basket, Pick n Pay, Rosehill 

SuperSPAR, The bed Store, Seastar 

Accommodation, R72 Saloon, Settler City 

Toyota, Sotheby’s, Aloe Oils, Speedy, 

Spor t’s n All, The Frameworks, The Wharf 

Street Pub, the Little Brewery, Sirac, 

Kenton Pharmacy, Wimpy, The Paint 

Factory, Phil’s Car Wash, Tyremart. 

The next fixture, Round Robin 7, will 

take place on Saturday from 

Kleinemonde East to Fish River, 

commencing at 7am. 

GOLFW E E K LY 

van Harmelen, 47 – Dennis McElwee, 

Dudley Kieser, 46 – Don Howarth. 

Two clubs: 6th Rick Hill. 

L ADIES’ R E S U LTS ’ 

March 13: Fierce easterly winds 

dominated the course on Tuesday 

afternoon making play difficult for 

the 36 contenders as they vied for 

the Jones-Phillipson Cup in an 

individual Stableford competition. 

New Cup holder and competition 

winner Glynnis Renecle carded a well 

played 37 points to count out Ellen 

Fischer into second place. Margie 

Siegers was just one point off the 

pace to secure third spot counting 

out Ronel Hough in the process. 

The best individual nett scores 

recorded during the afternoon were 

the 68 from Jenny Adair and the 69s 

from Glynnis and Ellen. 

Jenny’s drive was also closest to the 

pin on Rosehill Driving Range’s 

eighth where she went on to birdie 

the hole. Ronel was closest on Top 

Carpet’s sixth, Wendy Counihan on 

Rick Betts 36:41 

Sticks Stiglingh 42:36 

Mia Donald 45:07 

Mariaan Stiglingh 45:12 

Leah Shanks 48:46 

Monica Strydom 55:20 

Zanel Venter 55:20 

5km Run 

Lethemba Jekana 21:45 

Andrew Philpott 23:00 

Mike Nelson 23:02 

Thembelatu Komani 23:25 

Alex Weed 23:36 

John Smith 23:40 

Kevin Lee 24:52 

Lungisani Mtsatse 25:14 

Wimpy’s 11th and Glynnis could not 

have been “closer for two” on the 

13th as she went on to birdie this par 

three hole. Margie also made birdie 

on the par three 11th. 

The longest drive competitions were 

held on the 14th and driven by 

Shirley Heny in the lower handicap 

section and by Ellen Fischer for those 

with more generous handicaps. 

The competition on March 27 will by 

a better-ball Stableford sponsored by 

the Ocean Basket. 

BUCO MAIN STREET’S LADIES' OPEN 

CHAMPIONSHIP 

The Royal Port Alfred Golf Club ladies 

held their Open Championship on 

Sunday March 11, once again 

generously sponsored by Port 

Alfred’s Buco store. A fantastic 

record 103 entrants from around the 

Eastern Cape took part in this well 

organised, prestigious event. The 

weather played its part too, with 

sunny conditions prevailing on a 

course in great condition. 

Visitors dominated the competition 

with Fiona Richards from Port 

Elizabeth carding 45 Stableford 

points to become the new RPAGC 

Ladies’ Open Champion. Local 

swallow Launa Kirk was second with 

41 points followed by visitors Jill 

Handley (3rd) counting out Yvonne 

Cooper (fourth) on 39 points and 

Hermien Jones (fifth) counting out 

Glynnis Renecle, Leigh Beckerling 

and Lynn West (38 points). 

Isabel Visser’s drive was closest to the 

pin on the par three 6th with Heather 

Wat t’s closest on the 8th, Karen 

B ot h a ’s on the 11th and Yvonne 

Cooper’s “nearest-for-t wo” on both the 

par four second and par three 13th. 

The longest drive competitions were 

Gregory van Mastrigt 25:42 

Dave Sansbury 25:42 

Ian Robertson 26:08 

Alan Robb 26:47 

Justin Dollery 27:44 

Mike Momberg 29:53 

Rob Joiner 31:02 

A.J Davenport 31:30 

Robyn Reed 31:41 

Lulu Mceka 33:27 

Sharon Dacombe 35:22 

Clare Wood 37:00 

Lauren Meyer 37:10 

Jade Wentzel 37:10 

Pauline Weed 41:25 

3km Run 

Rebecca Nelson 13:45 

Ruben Dollery 15:53 

Melissa Tweedie 18:58 

Emiley Lessing 19:42 

get involved, they can contact 

the club secretary, Hayden 

Thomas, on 063-017-0409. 

Potential players can attend 

practice and play in matches 

(they must be over 18 

according to SA Rugby Union 

rules). 

The next match will take 

place at Station Hill stadium 

on Saturday. 

The first reserves will take to 

the field at 2.10pm and the 

first team at 3.30pm. 

“We also started an Easter 

Tournament last year which we 

want to make into an annual 

event this year,” Hendriks said. 

“We will divide the team 

into sections from town and 

the locations, and play 

10-a-side,” he said. 

Because the team does not 

have a sponsor, they will use 

this event to raise money. 

“Unemployment is an issue 

in the community,” Hendriks 

said. “So the Easter 

Tournament will raise funds. 

Each team contributes R1000, 

people can set up stalls and 

we will charge gate fees of R10 

a pair or R5 a person.” 

FAMILY FISHING: Father and daughter, Gary and Melissa du Randt with 

two of their fish caught and released in the most recent Rock and Surf 

round robin event 

Cathy Momberg 21:18 

Dinky Davenport 22:44 

Rayah Dollery 26:42 

Shelly Dollery 27:06 

Sarah Dollery 27:06 

6km Walk 

Ray Basson 01:15:15 

5km Walk 

Anna Marie Hockley 37:30 

Graham Oliver 40:01 

Rene Philpott 42:20 

Billy Futter 53:24 

3km Walk: 

Stella Kamdien 33:05 

Imran Kamdien 33:05 

5km Cycle 

Reece Coetzer 20:57 

Scarlett Tweedie 20:57 

held on the 18th. Millie Zim’s drive 

went furthest among those with 

handicaps 18 or less and Martine 

Aubin’s for those in the higher 

handicap section. 

The day was supported by a host of 

generous co-sponsors, too numerous 

to mention here, to which the RPAGC 

Ladies’ Section are most grateful. 

FRESH STOP PORT ALFRED MIXED 

March 17: An earlier-than-usual start 

to accommodate a block booking of 

visitors to the course did not deter 31 

players from starting their weekly 

PAM mixed two-to-count Stableford 

alliance from 7.00. Weather conditions 

were favourable for golf and the field 

was under way before 7.30am. 

Visitor Mark Maritz, playing 

alongside Kevin Maree, Barrie Brady 

and Liz Mangham, carded 90 points 

to win the morning’s proceedings. 

Zimbabwe visitors Chris and Debbie 

Bradshaw played with Di and John 

Lardner-Burke to scoop the 

runners-up slot on 89. 

The “bachelor herd” comprising Greg 

Shanks, Guy Cash and Eric Segers 

invited the fair Rosie Calmeyer-Leach 

to join their covey, but even this 

intervention could not save them 

from scoring the lowest score of the 

day (75), thus earning them the 

receipt of the traditional resuscitation 

drinks supplied by the sponsor. 

Chris Bradshaw and Kevin Maree both 

tamed the course with nett 68s and 

Jenny Ralph returned to the Sunshine 

Coast shooting a fine nett 69. 

No two-clubs were holed during the 

morning, but Greg earned a level of 

compensation for his covey’s poor 

round by winning the bottle of wine 

for being closest to the pin on the 

eighth. 

KGB RESULTS 

Tuesday March 13: Easterly winds 

intensified towards the end of the 

morning making an otherwise 

Utopian day on the golf course 

difficult. Thirty-eight players enrolled 

for the two-to-count Stableford 

alliance drawn into two three-balls 

and eight four-balls. 

Eighty-seven points were enough to 

win the competition and so (1) Paul 

Fryer, David Groenewald, Danny 

Tarpani and Phillip van der Byl 

shared the number one slot with (2) 

Rosie Calmeyer-Leach, John 

Crandon, John Abbot and Heinz 

Czepluch. 

Dave Kirk, Eugene Erasmus, Derick 

van Harmelen and Mike McNamara 

had a great deal of difficulty getting 

their game together and 

consequently ended up with just 75 

points and the company of the 

Hamer en Sukkel trophy at their table 

on the 19th hole. 

The best nett rounds were shot by 

Heinz and Dale Wisener (69). Two 

clubs were holed by Graham Findlay 

(6th) and Eric Segers (eighth). 

Friday March 16: Cancelled because 

of rain. 

CUP HOLDER: Glynnis Renecle, 

left, receiving the 

Jones-Phillipson Cup from Dee 

Jones-Phillipson 

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

Thursday Mar ch 22, 2018 

Game, set and match 

Kenton hosts annual tennis round robin 

TOP TEAM: Court assistant Dave Wallace and club chairman Anthony Bailey who organised the 

Kenton Round Robin at the Kenton Tennis Club on Saturday 



THE annual Kenton Round 

Robin took place at the 

Kenton Tennis Club on a 

hot, overcast Saturday 

afternoon – with a 

beasterly easterly blowing their 

tennis balls off course. 

There were 52 players from 

the club, as well as players 

drawn from the wider 

community as far as Cannon 

Rocks, with family and 

supporters making up about 80 

people. 

The round robin was organised 

so that doubles partners played 

four games with their partner 

and four games against their 

par tner. 

There were six doubles 

partners in each of the four 

divisions: After Shocker Aces, 

Boom Shakalakas, Cereal Killers, 

Dangerous Dynamics. 

In their A match, Lisa-Marie 

Coetzee and her father Tjaart 

Coetzee played Samantha Fuller 

and Tian Pienaar and despite his 

size, Tjaart impressed with his 

ability to float like a butterfly. 

Sue Baxter tallied up the 

points. The scores varied from 

about 17 games to about 26 

games, and there was a man 

and a woman winner in each 

division. 

The winners in the A division, 

were Wikus Venter, whose wife 

Zanel was also playing, and 

Shelley Holtshausen who is a 

tennis coach at the club. 

In the B division, the winners 

were Ian Ruckman and Colene 

Crossland. 

In the C division, the winners 

were Juan Potgieter (despite 

calls for a recount) and Corine 

Brown. 

In the D division, the winners 

were Ross Bedford and Cynthia 

K e l l e y. 

There was also a prize for the 

WINDING DOWN: Taking a well-deserved break at the Kenton Round Robin, are, from left, Lex 

Webber from Cannon Rocks, Trevor Hill, Dave Nicoll from Bushman’s River and Andrew Warren 

Picture: LOUISE KNOWLES 

lowest score (16) which went to 

Derek Gardyne who won a pair 

of used tennis socks among 

other things! 

Club chairman Anthony Bailey 

said: “We would like to thank 

our proud sponsors Beach Ways, 

Bee Wise, Kenton Butchery, 

Kenton Pharmacy, Kusini Spa 

and Perfect Water.” 

Prizes were a wine/biltong 

package, club tennis shirts, a 

R450 beauty treatment, and 

locally produced honey. 

“We stress the enjoyment of 

entering together with the social 

interaction involved is the main 

prize,” said Bailey. 

There was also a raffle with 

prizes of an oil painting, impala 

venison, assortment of wines, 

whistling kettle (Buco) and 

hand-made soaps. 

“On this occasion no entry fee 

other than a playing levy of R30 

was charged, but the proceeds 

of the tennis competition and 

raffle will go towards renovating 

the club cloakrooms,” said 

B a i l e y. 

After the formal prize-giving, 

the day of competitive tennis 

ended with a l e k ke r braai. 

Watch out for high profile 

regional events at the club this 

year. On Saturday March 24 

there will be an inter-provincial 

veterans clash between Border 

and Eastern Cape. There will be 

a field of 64 players in several 

age groups, in sections age 30 

to 70 . 

So much to do at the Amanzi Festival 

ROB KNOWLES 

THE excitement is growing as the time rapidly 

approaches the start of the Amanzi Festival, 

sponsored by the Royal St Andrews Hotel, as it takes 

on the challenge of becoming the premier water 

sports event in the Eastern Cape and, in the future, in 

the country. 

The Amanzi Festival will run across the Easter 

Weekend and right through until the following 

weekend, from Friday March 30 to Sunday April 8, 

and will include the best in water sports and an 

international contingent of competing athletes, as 

well as a trail run, a swim, lots of craft stalls, kiddies’ 

entertainment and a whole lot more. 

Entries are now open for participants in both the 

8km Trail Run and the Marina Mile Open Water 

Swim, both events heralding the start of the 2018 

 

Amanzi Festival. Please see w w w. a m a n z i f e s t i va l s . c o m 

for registration in these two events or for more 

information on what is happening at the festival. 

Entry forms can be downloaded from the Sunshine 

Coast Tourism website 

(w w w. s u n s h i n e c o a s t t o u r i s m . c o . z a ). 

The organisers are also looking for crafters to take 

part in this prestigious event. 

So, the more than a week-long festival is getting 

itself into shape and, if you would like to attend, here 

is the programme: 

ýOn Friday March 30, from 7.30am is the 8km 

trail run, starting at the Royal Port Alfred Golf Club. 

At 8am, the West Beach Warfare bodyboarding 

contest begins at West Beach. Then, at 10am at the 

Halyards Hotel, the 1km Marina Mile swim. 

ýOn Saturday March 31, the West Beach Warfare 

continues at West Beach with international (APB) 

 

À 

bodyboarding taking place with some of the world’s 

best athletes on show. 

From 8am at East Beach there will be international 

jet-ski and rubber duck (inflatable boat) races. 

ý Sunday April 1 sees more 

entertainment for the kiddies at 

Kiddies Beach. Where there will be a 

jumping castle for the children to 

play on. There will also be an Easter 

egg hunt and games such as “pin 

the tail on the bunny” competitions. 

In the afternoon is the Barnacles 

Challenge on the Kowie River, as well as more rubber 

duck races. 

ýMonday April 2, will see the bodyboarding finals 

and more fun, like face painting and other fun things 

for the kids to do at Kiddies Beach. 

On Tuesday April 3, there will be trampolining and 

fencing displays and rowing machines at West 

Beach. And, of course, the entertainment doesn’t 

stop at Kiddies Beach where there will be hoola-hoop 

KENTON 

RUNNERS 

and frisbee competitions and more. 

ýA skate park will be established at West Beach 

on Wednesday April 4 and there will also be a 

parent-and-child canoe challenge at Kiddies Beach 

and, together with other games and 

events, a hotdog-eating competition. 

ýOn Thursday April 5, the activities 

are all centred around Kiddies Beach 

where the children are anticipated to be 

fully entertained. 

ýThen, on Friday April 6, the national 

surfing competition take place at East 

Beach, carrying over until the Saturday and finishing 

on Sunday April 8. 

This jam-packed line-up of top-class national and 

international competition is bound to get the pulse 

racing, as well as bring thousands of visitors to Port 

Alfred. 

If you would like to participate in one of the events 

or are a crafter who would like a stall at the event, 

visit w w w. a m a n z i f e s t i va l s . c o m 

Time Trial: March 15 

5km 

1. Vuyisani Nobi 19:03 

2. Jared Penny 28:15 

3. Damian Tsikos 31:16 

4. Yvonne Tsikos 31:26

TOTT 22 March 2018

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