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LOUISE KNOWLES 

IT HAS been a very busy and eventful 

week in Port Alfred, with the Royal St 

Andrews Hotel Amanzi Festival 

having started on the Easter weekend 

and concluding on Sunday. 

Residents – and holidaymakers – 

may have noticed the jet skis and 

rubber ducks racing along East Beach 

and in the Kowie River. 

Early on Good Friday if residents 

were up and about, they might have 

seen athletes running the 8km trail 

run that set off at the Royal Port 

Alfred Golf Course, winding on and 

off West Beach, before ending at the 

Royal St Andrews Hotel. 

Another well-known event, which 

has grown from 33 entrants last year 

to 50 this year, is the Marina Mile. 

With its starting point from behind 

the Halyards, participants s wa m 

through a Royal Alfred Marina canal 

to the small boat harbour on the 

Kowie River. The NSRI and water 

police boat on standby, ensured 

safety was paramount. 

There was also fun for children with 

games, activities and competitions at 

Kiddies Beach continuing all week, 

with childminders in attendance at 

the jumping castles. 

At the prize-giving, which was held 

on Sunday night for the motor sport 

and bodyboarding events, the local 

organiser, Zwelinzima “Sxeaks” 

Nkwinti, said next year they are 

planning to have all the sporting 

events endorsed by national – and 

possibly international bodies. 

“People on the Garden Route get to 

the Tsitsikamma and parachute over 

the Sunshine Coast to the South 

C o a st , ” joked Nkwinti, who wants to 

put the Sunshine Coast on the map 

using sports tourism as a vehicle. 

ON A FESTIVAL HIGH: Guest speaker and sports tourism expert Peter Myles, centre, with Minister of Water and Sanitation Gugile Nkwinti, left, and local event 

co-ordinator Zwelinzima ‘Sxeaks’ Nkwinti at the launch of the Royal St Andrews Hotel Amanzi Festival 

Picture: LOUISE KNOWLES 

This year the bodyboarding event 

was held under the auspices of the 

Association of Professional 

Bodyboarding (APB). This weekend’s 

surfing will fall under the banner of 

the World Surf League. These are 

both international organisations. 

“The advantage of having national 

or international endorsement, is that 

athletes will want to come to Port 

Alfred in order to earn points to 

progress to the next level,” Nkwinti 

said. 

Eastern Cape Athletics endorsed 

the trail run and the rubber ducks 

races were also endorsed by Border 

Inflatable Boats Club. 

“Next year we will hopefully be 

organising the race under the banner 

of the South African Inflatable Racing 

A s s o c i at i o n , ” rubber duck organiser, 

Mike Hatting, said. 

The Marina Mile has a lot of 

potential for growth and organisers 

Avril Beyleveld and Pierre Coetzer are 

hoping to invite triathletes from East 

London to next year’s event. 

The organiser of the trail run, Sticks 

Stiglingh, has also mooted the 

possibility of a bicycle race for next 

year’s event – and a triathlon is also 

on the cards . 

Speaking at the launch of the 

Amanzi Festival at the Royal St 

Andrews Hotel last Friday evening, 

Mayor Phindile Faxi said that sports 

tourism is important to the local 

e c o n o m y. 

Guest speaker tourism expert, Peter 

Myles, said the staging of the Amanzi 

Festival had been good for the hotels, 

bed and breakfast establishments 

and restaurants, as well as affording 

opportunities for entrepreneurs to 

provide further employment in the 

area. Also speaking at the launch, 

main sponsor of the Amanzi Festival, 

Royal St Andrews Hotel owner, Martin 

Bekker, said all sports on offer should 

also have a development division. 

This idea formed part of D av i d 

Lawson and Zwelinzima Nkwinti’s 

vision when they started the Amazing 

Events Festival as it was called last 

year. “Development is the life-blood of 

spor t,” Bekker said. 

“It not only improves the spirit of 

the community, it also changes the 

life of individuals.” 

He was referring to Pumlani 

Kamanaare who received a standing 

ovation at the launch for co-piloting a 

rubber duck at the race on Saturday 

and Sunday after training with pilot 

George Bester, who took him under 

his wing at his own expense in 

October. Kamanaare had a small open 

wound from the footstraps on his 

ankle and said he was feeling bruised 

and battered. He was crying when 

Bekker announced he had deposited 

money into his bank account. 

“Development sport is also 

important to attract more sponsors,” 

Bekker said. 

Myles said: “However, the obstacle 

standing between us and the 

development of water sports tourism 

in Port Alfred is the pollution of the 

oceans.” 

The festival ends with the 

internationally endorsed surfing 

competition at East Beach at the 

w e e ke n d . 

Residents and holidaymakers are 

welcome to come and watch as the 

forecast is for 3m high waves which 

could provide thrilling entertainment. 

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Council announces tariff rate increases for the year 

ROB KNOWLES 

ALTHOUGH virtually nothing was 

discussed regarding the draft budget 

tabled at the latest Ndlambe council 

meeting (the Tabled Budget), held at 

the council chambers last Thursday, 

the tariff increases were presented 

and agreed by the council. 

The figures show an increase in 

rates of 6.4%, a 6.84% increase on 

electricity tariffs as per the National 

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5.5% on sanitation, 5.5% on 

sewerage, 5.5% on water tariffs and 

5.5% on all other tariffs. 

The budget is compiled in several 

stages and this, the tabled budget, 

after passing through council, acts as 

the discussion document taken to the 

various wards and constituencies for 

comment during the mayoral 

i m b ozo s . 

The final budget for 2018-19 will 

then be passed by council and 

implemented. 

Still, even given these increases the 

deficit to the municipality is 

estimated as R101592 419.00 for 

operational expenditure. This includes 

a proposed 8.5% increase in 

municipal worker wages/salaries. 

Negotiations on wage rises are 

ongoing and have been factored into 

the Tabled Budget. 

The capital budget has been 

reduced to R6000000 and any further 

capital equipment purchased would 

have to be done by way of grants. 

ALSO SEEN: Sunny Hill and Charlene 

Middleditch at the launch of the Amanzi 

Festival 


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ALTER EGO: ‘Captain 

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the Royal St Andrews Hotel 

Amanzi Festival Marina 

Mile last Friday Picture: LOUISE 

KNOWLES 

SPORT DUDES: Durban bodyboarders 

Tegan Coulonvar and Liam Kavenga at the 

launch of the Amanzi Festival at the Royal 

St Andrews Hotel last Friday night 


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Christian bikers here to highlight farm killings 

JON HOUZET 

A GROUP of about 20 

Christian bikers 

travelling around 

South Africa to bring 

attention to the 

scourge of farm 

murders will be 

arriving in Alexandria 

to deliver letters of 

appreciation to the 

SAPS, meet with 

community members 

and farmers unions 

and raise awareness 

about farm murders. 

The group started 

their current trip in the 

Northern Cape on 

and even provincial 

commissioners when 

possible to deliver 

their letters of 

appreciation and 

express 

their 

desire for 

s a fe 

communities. 

They 

intend to 

collect 

s i g n at u r e s 

from each 

provincial 

commissioner, to 

present along with a 

letter to the national 

commissioner at the 

end of the trip. 

“We have managed 

to meet with all 

provincial 

commissioners, except 

in the Free State, 

where the provincial 

commissioner said he 

wouldn’t meet with us 

and accept our letter. 

It was heart-breaking,” 

Maré said. 

“But the converse 

“We have managed to meet with 

all provincial commissioners 

except in the Free State, where 

the provincial commissioner said 

he wouldn’t meet with us and 

accept our letter. It was 

heart-breaking” 

was true in the 

Northern Cape, where 

the provincial 

commissioner was 

actually travelling with 

us. He had a police 

escort riding with us 

through the province.” 

He said the core 

group was 18 riders, 

but they had been 

joined by more riders 

in each province for 

the duration of their 

time in that province, 

and by the end of the 

trip, about 150 riders 

would have taken part. 

Maré, 

whose 

parents 

live in 

Cannon 

Rocks, 

said the 

group had 

a special 

m ot i vat i o n 

to visit 

Alexandria due to the 

brutal murder of Riaan 

Scheepers in 

November last year. 

The starting point 

for the local leg of the 

trip is at Nanaga farm 

stall at 2pm on 

Sunday, from where 

they will ride together 

to the NGK Church in 

Alexandria. 

Any local bikers who 

want to take part can 

contact Owen Smith 

on 083-652-4536 or 

Flip Maré on 

082-555-5668. It is not 

a political ride, so no 

flags will be allowed. 

“We aim to finish 

this advocacy ride 

within a year from 

when we first started. 

We aim to stop on the 

weekend of June 8 to 

10,” Maré said. 

MAN ON A MISSION: Pastor TJ Maré is leading a 

group of Christian bikers travelling through the 

country to highlight the high rate of farm 

murders. They will be in Alexandria on Sunday 

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Pastor TJ Maré, from 

Nelspruit in 

Mpumalanga, said the 

group started their 

journey around South 

Africa in his province 

with their first trip from 

June 9-11 last year, from 

which they got their 

name, the 911 Ride. 

Since then, they 

have travelled through 

Limpopo, North West 

and the Free State, 

visiting police stations 

April 2 and were 

headed to the Western 

Cape on Wednesday 

and will enter the 

Eastern Cape by the 


“We plan to visit 

250 police stations on 

this trip and will have 

travelled 5200km,” 

Maré said. 

“After the Eastern 

Cape, we will end in 

K wa Z u l u - N at a l . ” 

They have met with 

station commanders 

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Overseas trips and land issues discussed 

at latest Ndlambe council meeting 

ROB KNOWLES 

WITH Stephen Scheepers from the 

Auditor General’s office present, the 

Ndlambe council held an open 

council meeting last Thursday to 

present the tabled budget for 2018-19 

and discuss other matters. 

Land issues 

After the council had rejected an 

application for a resident to purchase 

a small section of redundant land in 

Kenton-on-Sea, it went on to approve 

the passing of municipally-owned 

land to churches. 

DA caucus leader Ray Schenk said 

that this was hypocritical and could 

not understand why a piece of land 

the municipality can do nothing with 

but still has to maintain could not 

have been sold. 

“We would make revenue from the 

sale, would not have to maintain the 

land anymore and it would increase 

the value of the applicant’s property 

and therefore increase rates revenue 

to the municipality,” Schenk said. 

Water quality and listeriosis 

The figures presented for January 

COUNCIL 

NOTES 

... the municipality’s voice 

showed that, of the 22 samples taken 

around Ndlambe, all showed 100% 

compliance with the SA National 

Standards that predetermine drinking 

water must have a zero count for 

e.coli (which is generally transmitted 

through faecal contamination). 

However, the figures presented for 

February revealed a different story. 

Of the 22 new samples taken, only 17 

passed with 100% compliance. Of the 

three samples tested in Alexandria, for 

example, none passed the test. One of 

the three samples taken in Bathurst 

failed, and one of the two samples 

from Kenton also failed. 

The difference had council speaker, 

Vivian Maphaphu, angry as she 

admonished the administration on 

not warning residents of the potential 

danger. “You have failed dismally in 

not letting people know there are 

problems,” she said. 

On the subject of the recent 

listeriosis outbreak that has seen cold 

meats being recalled and destroyed 

all around the country, DA PR 

councillor Khanyisa Daweti said the 

municipality had not done enough to 

inform residents of the problem or 

pointed out which foods to avoid 

while the crisis continues. 

Bulk water 

The beleaguered Amatola Bulk 

Water Project also came under the 

council’s scrutiny at the meeting with 

councillors and municipal 

administrators appearing to be at 

odds with the items reported. 

Initially Amatola Water had 

promised several “quick wins” t h at 

forecast at the earliest stages of the 

project, but these do not seem to 

have been achieved. It was also 

erroneously stated that Ndlambe, as 

the water service authority, had 

appointed Amatola Water to the 

project. Councillors were quick to 

point out that the authority 

responsible was actually the 

Department of Water and Sanitation, 

and not Ndlambe. 

ANC PR councillor Monica Mateti 

said their hadn’t been any quick wins 

on the project since 2011. 

“There are pipes lying around 

Alexandria and residents are 

worried,” she said. 

Oversight report on public 

accounts 

The oversight committee tendered 

its report at the council meeting but 

concerns were raised that those who 

had been found guilty of squandering 

municipal funds. Schenk asked why 

there was nothing in the report 

regarding any action taken against 

those who had spent funds irregularly 

or without authorisation. There was 

no answer from council regarding his 

concern. 

Security report 

The municipal stores, adjacent to 

the police station, have been 

seemingly under siege in recent 

times as items including tools, 

vehicle parts, fuel and more has been 

taken. The necessity to clamp down 

on these blatant thefts was realised 

by the council and measures taken to 

curb larceny. A report on the current 

status was compiled but concerns 

were raised that the report did not 

appear in the agenda. 

Overseas travel 

A motion of exigency was 

presented to council asking that the 

allowance for councillors and officials 

currently attending a trip to Germany 

be increased as they were only paid 

expenses based on the old rates by 

the South African Local Government 

A s s o c i at i o n . 

Schenk said that the trip had not 

been approved by council and was 

therefore irregular. 

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Rostron and Andrew Laverge at the Amanzi 

Festival launch at the Royal St Andrews Hotel last 

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Trollip as NMB’s mayor 

TALK of the Town asked its 

Facebook readers their 

thoughts about the impact of 

the EFF’s effort to remove 

Athol Trollip as Nelson 

Mandela Bay mayor. 

People were of different 

views, with several pointing to 

a racial motivation. 

Garth Roux 

stated it plainly: 

“[Julius] Malema 

himself said, 

‘because he is 

white’.” 

C l i f fo r d 

M a c ke n z i e 

claimed that ANC 

officials prioritise 

themselves over 

voters, whereas 

the DA, under the 

leadership of 

Trollip, had been 

governing well. 

“If the ANC get back in they 

will carry on enriching 

themselves instead of their 

voters. Athol Trollip has been 

working wonders in our city. 

‘This will all be lost if these 

power-hungry politicians with 

no clue of good governance 

get back in,” he said. 

Thabisile Mgwali’s question 

implied that he is not of the 

view that Trollip is doing 

wonders for the city. “Wo r k i n g 

wonders where?” he asked. 

He said the reason the EFF 

wanted to remove Trollip as 

NMB mayor was because 

Malema wants Trollip to be 

firm on the land expropriation 

mat ter. 

“Because he is not – the EFF 

is therefore not confident in 

him” he said. 

Mackenzie responded: 

“Trollip is firm, the DA is not 

against expropriation of land, 

but it is against expropriation 

without compensation and so 

is the rest of the civilised 

world. It's an offence to just 

take land. How would you feel 

if someone walked onto your 

property [whether you own it 

or not] and told you to get out 

because they want it?” 

M g wa l i ’s retort was: “There 

is nothing civilised about how 

land was obtained in South 

Africa.” 

Norman Josephy said if 

Trollip was removed there 

would be “regression to 

non-existent levels of delivery”. 

Beverly Young said: 

“Ethnicity aside, Malema is a 

sociopathic-narcissist – with 

one aim and that is to create 

havoc. There is nothing 

remotely admirable about him, 

and when his sycophants 

wake up one day, they will be 

yet homeless and starving. He 

has focused his spittle at NMB 

as it has a white 

mayor and has 

proved that there 

can be well run 

cities. If 'colour' 

was the only 

criteria, and a 

person of colour 

arrived on the 

scene, able to 

continue the 

amazing results 

Trollip has 

achieved – we 

would all cheer.” 

Fr a s e r 

Chambers said: “I disagree 

somewhat in the Malema 

issue ... I think he is rather 

smart. He is shouting from the 

roof tops and making a noise 

over a touchy subject that has 

been around since the ’90s, I 

think he is doing it to gain 

more support. 

“However, has anyone 

noticed that he is acting the 

same way he did when a 

member of the ANC? I think 

the rumours that were going 

about a few years back about 

his dismissal from the ANC 

are a front, are true.” 

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OPINION 

B i ke r s 

ride for 

hope 

IT is encouraging to hear that a group of 

about 20 Christian bikers have been 

travelling around South Africa to 

highlight the problem of farm murders, and 

that they will be in our area this weekend. 

There have been spikes of community 

concern over farm murders, the most 

notable one involving many South Africans 

on Black Monday in October last year, but 

the issue is pushed to the back of most 

people’s minds as we get on with the daily 

routine of our lives. 

It is only the families who have suffered 

brutality and loss of life, and the 

communities in which these incidents 

happen, who have it at the forefront of their 

minds. 

The mission and scope of the 911 Ride, as 

it is called, was to take their message out 

on the road, starting in Mpumalanga and 

journeying through all provinces to visit 

police stations, community policing 

forums, farmers unions and meeting with 

ordinary people to talk about the issue. 

The message of the 911 Ride is not 

confrontational but rather encouraging and 

appealing to people’s hearts. With a plan 

to visit 250 police stations on their current 

trip, they will deliver a letter to each one 

expressing their appreciation of the SAPS 

and their desire for safe communities in 

South Africa. 

They also want to collect the signatures 

of each provincial commissioner to present 

to the national commissioner at the end of 

their trip, and have been successful thus 

far, except for a disappointing response in 

the Free State where the commissioner did 

not even want to meet with them or receive 

their letter. 

Thankfully, that whenever there are 

people who disappoint us, there are others 

who shine like beacons of goodwill, like the 

Northern Cape commissioner who joined 

the group of bikers on their trip through his 

province and even provided a police escort. 

Response from the public has also been 

good, with groups of bikers joining the core 

group for part of the journey through each 

province. 

Local riders are expected to join the 

group when they come to our area. Any 

local bikers who want to join the group 

when they travel to Alexandria on Sunday 

can contact the numbers provided in our 

story on page 3. 

Part of their motivation for coming to 

Alexandria was because of the brutal 

murder of Riaan Scheepers in November 

last year – the first time our part of Eastern 

Cape was hit by a farm murder in many 

years. 

We hope that the efforts of the 911 Riders 

will help in some way in combatting the 

scourge of farm murders. 

Jon Houzet 

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GOOD CAUSE: The winners of the recent Sunshine Coast Hospice Bowls Fundraising Tournament, from left, Dennis 

Stirk, Phyl Taylor, Leonie de Villiers and Lynn Preston with Louise Cloete, back, of Vernon Cloete Investment Service, 

who handed out the prizes 

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Estate’s koi pond ‘disgustingly dirty’ 

I REGULARLY walk with my dog 

through the neighbourhood 

and I’m proud to be a Port 

Alfred resident. What a 

privilege. 

I have also seen many koi 

fish in their ponds and what a 

beautiful sight. But what a 

horrible “surprise” awaited me 

Emergency numbers 

Port Alfred hospital – (046) 604-4000 

Police station – (046) 604-2001/2 

Multi-Security – (046) 624-2508 

Chubb Security – (046) 624-4810 

Sky Alarms – (046) 624-2806 

NSRI – 082-990-5971 

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

EMS (Emergency Medical Services) – 10177 

Gardmed –082-759-2134 

Holistic EMS – 063-460-0042 

Fire Department – (046) 624-1111 

when I walked past Riverview 

Waterfront Estate, where the 

pond is disgustingly dirty. The 

fish can hardly be seen in the 

sludgy water and there are 

spider webs all over the pond. 

Several times we have asked 

the security guards on duty to 

report it to their management 

and they told us they have, a 

few times, but to no avail. 

What an unsavoury 

advertisement indeed. 

I don’t care for the Riverview 

Estate itself, I care about the 

poor fish in such a filthy, 

unsavoury fish pond. 

KOI FAN 

SON RISEN: Church members gather for an Easter Sunday sunrise service at Kelly’s Beach 

Joyful sunrise Easter service 

ABOUT 40 people 

gathered at Kelly’s 

Beach at 6am on 

Easter Sunday to 

celebrate the 

resurrection of the 

Lord Jesus Christ. 

Ministers and 

members from various 

congregations came 

together for this event. 

As they awaited the 

dawning of a new day, 

Pastor Theo Snyman 

(playing his guitar) 

and his wife Marinda, 

led the folk in hearty 

chorus singing. Even 

though it was so early, 

the enthusiasm and 

excitement among 

those present was 

contagious. 

Streaks of sunlight 

began to shimmer 

over the sea as a 

cloud partly hid the 

sunrise from view. 

Then, the sun rose 

in all its brilliance 

above the clouds, 

bringing warmth and 

light to the onlookers. 

The rising of the sun 

in all of its majesty 

and splendour served 

as a symbolic 

illustration of the 

rising of the Son of 

God ... triumphant 

over death and Hades! 

“Early on the first 

day of the week 

certain women went 

down to the tomb 

where Jesus had been 

laid. They found it 

empty! Two angels 

appeared to them and 

said, ‘Why do you look 

for the living among 

the dead? He is not 

here; he has risen!’” 

(Luke 24:5, 6) 

NUWE LEWE VOLLE 

EVANGELIE KERK 

Hospice 

bowled 

over by 

fundraiser 

THE management and staff of 

Sunshine Coast Hospice thank 

Brian Waddington and the Port 

Alfred Bowling Club for hosting 

a very successful fundraiser. 

A great deal of planning and 

preparation goes into 

organising an event such as 

this and the hospice said they 

were extremely grateful to Brian 

and his team of kind volunteers 

for all their hard work, as well 

as the 72 players who took part. 

The winners of the 

competition were Dennis Stirk, 

Phyl Taylor, Leonie de Villiers 

and Lynn Preston. 

Special thanks went to 

Vernon and Louise Cloete from 

Vernon Cloete Investment 

Service for their sponsorship for 

the second successive year, as 

well as raffle winner David 

Pawson, who kindly donated his 

prize money back to hospice. 

ANGELA HIBBERT, 

FUNDRAISER AND ZELDA 

ELLIOTT, ADMINISTRATOR 

MADE BY ME: Amelia Downey handmade this bag 

for her sister at #upcycle Port Alfred on a mini 

“learn to sew” course. The bag has two zip 

p o c ke t s . She hand-painted the owl detail. All of 

the fabrics used were remnants or rejects. The 

braid and owl buttons were donated and 98% of 

the project was done without a sewing machine 

#upcycle project 

boosts team spirit 

MANY years ago women and children sewed 

together as they shared their skills and 

passions with each other. 

This “o l d - fa s h i o n e d ” support seems to be 

lacking in today’s society where many mothers 

feel isolated. Young people of both genders 

wanting to learn how to sew/knit etc, are 

limited by what their parents are able to teach 

them and, of course, time is a challenge for 

most parents. 

#upcycle Port Alfred operates on an oldfashioned 

system. No money is charged for 

lessons –it runs on “fa i t h ”. If you are looking for 

a place to collaborate once a week or, if you 

would like to donate your time to teaching 

others or if you have old buttons/thread/ 

fabrics/paints (even sewing machines) and you 

would like to donate to the project, please 

e-mail: castix777@gmail.com 

CAROL-ANN STIEKEMA



Question: Tell us about your job. 

Answer: I am a credit clerk. 

Q: Why did you get into this line of 

wo r k ? 

A: This is a job that I always wanted. 

Q: Describe the most memorable 

moments that you have in this line 

of work? 

A: Serving people on daily basis is a 

memorable experience for me. 

Q: What do you do to unwind? 

A: I read the Bible. 

FA C E 2FA C E 

... with Mhleli Tshawula 

Q: What is your motto in life? 

A: Never give up. 

Q: What makes you angry? 

A: Negative people. 

Q: What makes you happy? 

A: Fulfilling my goals. 

Q: What do you think about the 

youth in South Africa? Do you have 

any advice for them? 

A: They are too attached to social 

media, they must use those 

platforms to equip themselves with 

knowledge. 

Q: What do you like about Port 

Alfred? 

A: Quiet town. 

Q: If you could change one thing 

about Port Alfred ... 

A: I would love to see more local 

rugby clubs. 

Q: What is your favourite music? 

A: Gospel. 

Q: Name three people you would 

like to invite to dinner (can be 

someone no longer living but you 

wish you could invite to dinner)? 

A: Mimi Tshewula, Thandeka 

Tshewula and Sydney Hani. 

Q: Three wishes for South Africa. 

A: A non-violent nation, good driving 

on the roads and economic 

development. 

From delivering post 

to beer collecting 

BOB FORD 

FROM being a postman 

with Royal Mail in 

England to owning 

three properties in the 

United Kingdom and 

one in Port Alfred is the 

success story of 

popular local resident, 

Roy Bushell. 

But it has been a 

long, hard struggle to 

achieve this. 

Born in Zambia, but 

brought up in 

Bulawayo in Zimbabwe, 

Bushell first made his 

mark in life as a golfer 

at a tender age. 

During his teen 

years, he represented 

the then Southern 

Rhodesian junior team 

for two years, 

captaining the side in 

his last year, playing off 

a scratch handicap. 

During those years, 

he played alongside 

the famous Nick Price, 

when he won the world 

junior championships. 

After leaving school, 

Bushell fought in the 

bush war in Zimbabwe, 

where he served in the 

army’s artillery 

regiment. 

Once the war ended 

and Robert Mugabe 

had taken over the 

country, Bushell moved 

to South Africa, where 

he worked for several 

years until he was 

retrenched. He then 

had to make a decision, 

and moved to England 

on an Irish passport and 

without much money or 

qualifications, in 2004. 

“I heard one could 

make good money by 

working for Royal Mail 

provided you were 

prepared to work hard,” 

he said. 

So he applied 

successfully for a 

postman ’s position in 

Swindon, Wiltshire, and 

spent the next nine 

years delivering post to 

up to 1000 properties a 

d ay. 

He explained that 

there were plenty of 

opportunities to work 

overtime and he took 

advantage of this to 

“make as many extra 

pounds as possible”. 

His days started at 

5am and he often 

worked for up to 11 

hours on a shift, 

covering up to 12km 

come rain, hail or 

snow. The bag he 

carried weighed up to 

16kg and he would 

deliver up to 12 of 

these in a day. 

Ironically, there were 

many South Africans 

and Zimbabweans 

living on his daily route 

MEMORABILIA: Roy Bushell, who worked as a postman in Britain for 

almost nine years. He is seen here with one of a set of four volumes written 

by Sir Winston Churchill on the Great War 

Picture: BOB FORD 

in Swindon and he 

befriended many of 

them. 

Traditionally, as is 

the case of all postmen 

throughout the world, 

his biggest curse on 

his rounds was getting 

past residents’ dogs. 

“I remember having 

a close call with an 

Alsatian and a pack of 

five Jack Russells – 

they were the smallest, 

but the most vicious,” 

he smiled. 

Meanwhile, through 

sheer hard work and 

saving, Bushell had 

built up sufficient 

funds to buy three 

houses in England. But 

by 2013, he and his 

wife, Lee-Anne had had 

enough and wanted to 

return to South Africa. 

They sold one of their 

properties and settled 

in Port Alfred because 

they liked the town and 

its friendly people. 

“We haven’t looked 

back since then,” he 

said. 

His wife joined a 

local estate agency and 

Bushell got the spinoff 

from this as he often 

did repairs and 

maintenance on 

houses that were on 

the market. He still 

does so t o d ay. 

For the past 20 

years, Bushell’s hobby 

has been to gather old 

collectables and 

military memorabilia 

for pubs he has always 

had in his various 

homes. 

Now, finally settled 

in Port Alfred and able 

to concentrate on this 

seriously, he has built 

himself a pub in his 

Smith Street home that 

most men would die 

fo r. 

Here he has been 

able to display his 

thousands of items, 

many of which have a 

story to tell. He has 

concentrated on 

collecting beer bottles 

(all still unopened), 

caps and ties. 

He estimates that he 

has about 300 bottles 

of beer from all parts of 

the world including 

China, Singapore, 

America, Canada, 

South America and 

most of the European 

count ries. 

Perhaps, the most 

special and unusual 

one he has in his 

collection comes all the 

way from Katmandu in 

the Himalayas. 

He also has a bottle 

of Lion beer brewed in 

1974 especially to 

celebrate 150 years of 

Lion Lager in South 

Africa. All bottles still 

have their original 

labels. 

Over and above 

these, his library of 

books, all hard cover, 

amount to some 2500 

and are mainly 

autobiographies. 

Among these are a 

set of four written by 

the famous British 

prime minister, Sir 

Winston Churchill, on 

the Great War. He said 

he bought these at a 

car boot sale while still 

in England, for the 

princely sum on £10. 

He has since been 

offered R18000 unseen 

by an antique dealer. 

SOME GONE, SOME REMAIN: A historical photograph showing various landmarks on Wesley Hill and 

what later became Muller Drive 

The hotel that vanished 

THE photograph for this 

week’s Serendipity is by 

far my favourite picture 

e v e r. 

Look carefully and see 

the Swans Hotel. 

A great family-owned 

vast estate, consisting of 

a hotel, stables, cottages and 

the like. Mr Swan, the owner, 

had a haberdashery shop in 

Wharf Street, in addition to this 

sprawling collection of 

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buildings. They went all but 

bankrupt, and offered the entire 

place on auction. There is no 

following record after the sale. 

But the hotel vanished. 

 

 

R109.99 Each 

The only house I 

found there in 2000 

was that lovely red 

brick house, similar 

to the one in 

Halstead Lane. 

You can see all the 

known and extant 

landmarks, the church, the 

back of the Grand Hotel and so 

on. It was also here that I found 

the stone reservoir and 

lieu-water channels. 

BRANDON SCHLIMPER 

Hearing Aid Acoustician 

In attendance at 

29 Campbell Street on 

Wednesday 11 April 2018. 

Contact Sherrol at 

(043) 555 3277 for an 

appointment 

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Port Alfred 

BUSINESSFORUM 

Understanding your 

medical aid scheme 

annual fees tax credit 

UNLESS you are an accountant, it 

can be difficult to wrap your mind 

around tax – the calculation for 

your medical scheme tax rebate 

has many facets to it, so let’s look 

at the basic breakdown and see if 

we can unpack this benefit. 

First up, we have the Medical 

Scheme 

Fees Tax 

Credit or 

in short, 

M TC . 

MTC is 

a rebate 

which 

reduces 

the normal tax rate that an 

individual would pay, effectively it 

replaced part of the tax deduction 

that was allowed for medical 

scheme contributions with an aim 

to bring about some fairness and 

an equality in the treatment of 

medical expenses across all 

income groups. This is a fixed 

amount per person, which 

increases according to the 

number of dependants you have 

on your medical aid. 

For the period March 1 2017 to 

February 28 2018, the taxpayer 

who pays the medical scheme 

premium will be able to claim 

R303 for himself, R303 for the 

first dependant and R204 per 

dependant thereafter. 

So, for an average family of 

four, this would mean a tax credit 

of R1014 per month. 

Heading into the 2018-19 year of 

assessment, this will increase to 

R310 for the taxpayer, R310 for the 

first dependant and R209 per 

additional dependant thereafter – 

our family of four for the period of 

March 1 2018 – February 28 2019 

will receive a R1038 per month 

tax credit. 

MTC impacts employers and 

employees, as the credit must be 

considered by the employer when 

calculating the amount of tax to 

be deducted from the employees’ 

remuneration. Individuals can 

claim the MTC when they submit 

their annual income tax return. 

The next part of the calculation 

is to claim for medical expenses – 

this is known as the Additional 

Medical Expenses Tax credit or 

AMTC. AMTC is a rebate given in 

addition to MTC. 

Simply, this deals with the 

amounts paid for medical 

expenses 

for you and 

your 

H E A LT H 

AND WEALTH MINUTE 

... with Taryn Gutsche 

dependants 

‘out of 

p o c ke t ’ 

and not 

recovered 

from your 

medical scheme. The calculation 

is a little tricky and does depend 

on a person’s age and whether 

they, or any of their dependants 

have a disability. There are really 

two categories here; 

A person who is 65 years of age 

or older, along with a person who 

is, or has a spouse or child 

dependant with a disability, would 

be able to claim: 

●33.3% of the fees paid (as 

exceeds three times the amount 

of MTC to which the person is 

entitled); 

●Plus 33.3% of the qualifying 

medical expenses which were 

paid out of pocket. 

For everyone else, we add the 

following together; 

●All contributions paid to the 

registered medical scheme for 

the individual and dependants 

as exceeds four times the 

amount of MTC the person is 

entitled to; 

●Plus, the actual qualifying 

medical expenses paid and not 

recovered. 

Once this is done, we calculate 

the amount above 7.5% of the 

taxable income – 25% of this sum 

is then claimable. 

As always, there are protocols 

involved, if you are uncertain of 

what your benefits currently are 

or would like assistance in 

understanding how this impacts 

you directly then please get in 

touch: taryn@edgefinance.co.za 

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

Now is the time to invest 

AS COMMONLY known, 

most, or all investment 

funds go through cycles of 

gains or losses. 

These are normally 

caused by external factors 

that are beyond our 

cont rol. 

Thus timing your 

investments can be 

exceptionally important 

and will mostly be rather 

difficult for any novice to 

know the difference. 

An elderly Jewish 

gentleman once told me in 

very simple language, that 

the “t rick” of investing is 

to “buy low and sell high”. 

Easier said than done, but 

I can assure you that it 

takes many years of 

intense investment studies 

to know the difference. 

Lately, we were hit by 

numerous political and 

other causes that caused 

untold damage to our 

investment markets. 

Ridiculous political 

decisions, for one, can 

have extremely negative 

effects to investments. 

We have seen and 

experienced various 

negative effects, due 

mainly to irresponsible 

political statements. 

We saw the downgrading 

THIS has been one of 

our busiest Easter 

w e e ke n d s . 

Our four generations 

of family have been 

with us for three 

weeks. 

On top of this, we 

had to juggle the 

expectations of paying 

guests with the 

demands of family, 

especially 

grandchildren! 

As it happened our 

guests enjoyed the 

participation in family 

activities and we had 

MONEY 

M AT T E R S 

by numerous agencies like 

Standards & Poor, Moody’s 

and others. This off course 

had an extremely negative 

effect on the entire 

e c o n o m y. 

The effect following 

these downgrades 

certainly had been 

devastating for investors. 

Many investors feared 

that the bottom is going to 

fall out of all investment 

m a r ke t s . 

Yes, we certainly saw 

numerous investment 

markets taking a “tumble”. 

This actually is why one 

should put one’s trust in a 

qualified, experienced and 

well known investment 

a d v i s o r. 

They say there is a time 

to be careful and a time to 

be bold and only a well 

experienced investment 

advisor can fully 

understand the difference. 

Please take note that 

now is certainly not the 

time to climb out of a 

MYHOME 

... with Simon Oliver 

a wonderful time with 

our family especially 

– the grandchildren. 

They live in the 

Netherlands so we 

usually only “see” 

them on Skype. 

I’m very sad to see 

the family leave but at 

the same time we are 

happy to get our 

home back into shape 

and collect the toys 

that had been left all 

over the place 

creating all sorts of 

obstacles for us, and 

returned them to 

friends who had lent 

them to us. 

The boys enjoyed 

the toys and all the 

sounds they made … 

but Phoebe (our hyper 

sensitive border 

collie) would 

... with 

Nico Human 

carefully planned 

investment market and 

thereby realise your 

losses. Rather remain in 

an investment and wait for 

the markets to improve. A 

loss is only suffered on the 

day that you have actually 

sold/realised your 

i n ve st m e n t . 

If one makes a study of 

the “wave movements” 

seen in a graph of your 

investment funds, it 

certainly will show rather 

clearly that there is no 

fund that never takes a dip 

or two. 

Thus there are 

continually ups and downs 

experienced in all 

investment funds. The 

severity of the ups and 

downs certainly would 

differ to suit one’s actual 

investment risk profile. 

Thus the vital importance 

of the establishing of one’s 

risk profile before 

investments are made. 

After certain political 

disappear for long 

periods to chill! 

We shared lots of 

meals together. We 

discussed all sorts of 

topics and we created 

lots of memories. 

Memories that 

make coming home a 

pleasure; memories 

that entice guests to 

return and continue 

our journey together; 

memories that make a 

home a home. 

We enjoy this 

process but it do feel 

good when we get our 

home back to enjoy 

as we want to enjoy it, 

without first having to 

changes had been made 

since December last year, 

the actual reactions of 

rating agencies has 

improved dramatically and 

is certain to improve 

further as the stability of 

our internal affairs 

increases. 

I do not maintain that 

there will not be any 

further “hiccups” in our 

economy, but I am 

certainly experiencing vast 

i m p r ove m e n t s . 

I cannot stress the 

importance enough that 

now is the right time to 

invest to ensure the 

upswing in our economy 

works in our favour. 

Remember the saying, 

“Buy Low, Sell High” and 

now is certainly the time 

to buy/invest. 

For expert investment 

advice please feel free to 

phone my office on local 

number (087) 805-7712 for 

a confidential appointment 

that is certain to bring the 

desired results to your 

i n ve st m e n t s . 

We are situated at 20 

Southwell Road, Port 

Alfred and offer ample 

free, off street parking as 

well as a ramp for easy 

wheelchair access. 

Memories make home a home 

consider the needs of 

ot h e r s . 

Judy and I sat and 

watched the sun 

come up over the 

garden drinking a cup 

of coffee and enjoying 

sounds of the birds 

waking up. 

I hope you all had a 

wonderful Easter. 

Please write and tell 

me what made it 

special for you. 

My contact details 

are 

s i m o n . o l i v e r @ s e e f f. c o m 

and 082-653-5643. I 

look forward to 

hearing from you. 

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Easter bunny comes early to Happy Hours 


THE last day of the school 

term was a treat for the 

children of Happy Hours 

Pre-primary who staged an 

Easter egg hunt after their 

school concert last 

We d n e s d ay. 

The older children sang for 

their parents and were very 

sweet, happy and 

well-mannered, while the 

younger ones needed to eat. 

Principal Tracy Lloyd 

explained the “I Spy” E a st e r 

egg hunt to everybody. 

“They get a piece of paper 

and a pencil and they have to 

look for all the pictures, like 

Easter eggs, a baskets of 

eggs, an Easter bunny or a 

bunch of carrots and they can 

get help from their parents.” 

The children enjoyed 

themselves with their parents 

before ending school for the 

first day of the Easter 

h o l i d ay s . 

All nine provinces will be on 

holiday until the second term 

begins next Tu e s d ay. 

HUNTING FOR EASTER EGGS: Tyler Terblanche, from left, Gillian Terblanche and Luka Taskov keep their 

focus to find Easter eggs and other goodies on the ‘I Spy’ Easter egg hunt 

I SPY: Vincent Plaatjes gave his son 

Noah some help in finding Easter 

eggs and other goodies that were 

hidden on the trail at the Easter 

egg hunt at Happy Hours last 

Wednesday Pictures: LOUISE KNOWLES 

EASTER BUNNIES: Lilitha Viti, left, and Awo Mkrazuli helped each other find Easter eggs and other 

goodies at the ‘I Spy’ Easter egg hunt at Happy Hours last Wednesday 

EASTER BONNET: Lilonke Vuso 

wearing the hat he made last 

Wednesday at the Easter egg 

hunt 

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N E I G H B O U R LY NOTES 

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 

FROM Sleepy Hollow to a hive of activity, 

the area around Port Alfred and Bathurst 

has seen a massive influx of visitors over 

the Easter period thanks to the Royal St 

Andrews Hotel (RSAH) Amanzi Festival 

that began last Friday and will continue 

through to this Sunday, along with the 

Bathurst Agricultural Show to take place 

at the Bathurst Showgrounds this 


RS AH Amanzi Festival has been a great 

success this year, and aims to become 

the premier water-sport festival in the 

country. From the enthusiasm shown by 

competitors, this is highly likely in the 

next few years. The festival continues 

until Sunday with international surfing 

taking place on Friday, Saturday and 

Sunday. Plus, there are lots of things to 

do at West Beach and Kiddies Beach to 

keep the entire family entertained this 


THE Bathurst Agricultural Show, now in its 

110th year, is on this weekend and, with 

new and exciting events to look forward 

to, will probably be the best yet. The show 

committee has done an outstanding job 

of organising the event and, this year, and 

despite the VAT increase, the price of 

admission remains the same. 

From cattle auctions where some of the 

best animals in the country will be up for 

grabs, to a horse derby, from floral art 

exhibitions to the latest farm machinery; 

from the singing cowboy to police 

displays, the Bathurst Agricultural Show 

has it all. Added to this there are plenty of 

food stalls, beer (and other alcoholic 

drinks) tents, all providing their own 

brand of entertainment, the Bathurst 

Agricultural Show is another of those 

“places to be” this weekend. 

There are also a number of other activities 

taking place this weekend, so read our 

Diarise This section below for more 

i n fo r m at i o n . 

THE Ndlambe council meeting last 

Thursday was another marathon affair – 

as though, knowing they would be on 

holiday over the long weekend, the 

SWIMMING CLUB: Port Alfred swimming team, from left at the back, Saffron 

Tweedie, Kate Tinley and Emily Beatt, and front row, Scarlett Tweedie and William 

Beatt at the Marina Mile last Friday 


councillors felt it only fitting to extend the 

meeting until after 3pm. 

It was at this meeting that mayor Phindile 

Faxi expressed exception to an article I 

wrote on Ndlambe Municipality not aptly 

supporting a tourism capacity-planning 

meeting last month, calling the report 

“tabloid journalism”. He was making a 

point of stories being sensationalised to 

entice more readers. He also complained 

that the municipality had not had the 

opportunity to respond. However, Talk of 

the town is always willing to publish any 

reasonable response to any of the articles 

we write. But the problem is far more 

serious than just upsetting the mayor. 

Tourism is one of only two industries in 

this area. We do not have car 

manufacturing plants as do our two 

closest metropolitan municipalities, or an 

existing fishing industry (this is a sore 

point with many of the victims of the 

Department of Agriculture, forests and 

fisherieswithdrawing commercial fishing 

licences). We rely on farming and tourism 

as the two staples in our community and 

therefore any activity that will help 

improve tourism and create more jobs 

must be taken seriously by the municipal 

officials and councillors alike. At the 

meeting last month the mayor and other 

officials were apparently busy with more 

pressing matters. This is unacceptable in 

a depressed area such as Ndlambe. 

Surely there had to be more councillors 

available than mayoral stand-in Ray 

Schenk to attend this critical meeting. 

Perhaps this was tabloid journalism (we 

are, after all, a tabloid), but the intention 

of the article was to point out a problem 

to everyone. We cannot allow tourism to 

die or even remain stagnant or the area 

will die. We need to get involved, 

particularly when we have 

internationally-acclaimed events such as 

the Bathurst Show taking place this 

weekend, and when teams from Australia, 

and individuals from around the world 

come to compete here in Port Alfred in 

the Amanzi Festival. We need to do a lot 

more to attract visitors and competitors, 

and we need the support of tourism 

bodies and therefore need to attend these 

types of tourism events. If that upsets the 

administration then so be it. 

MAY everyone having a birthday in the 

week ahead enjoy a very happy one and 

lots more happy years ahead for all, 

especially, Anthony Vivier, Jovan van 

Aarde, Ragel Fleischack, Elbe van 

Heerden, Annelize Averill, Luke 

Oosthuizen, Robyn Clayton, Grace 

Kloppers, Georgie Shelver, Linda 

Buchanan, Barbara Matthews, Bernard 

du Plessis, Jenny Moodie, Wendy 

Gregory, Beauty Matomela, Darrel Botha, 

Bradley Ford, Malcolm Cock, Georgie 

Neumann, Jean Rodgerson, Anne Roos, 

Danica Kukard, Hannah Charter, Ronnie 

Slaughter, Eve van Rooyen, Brian 

Burnette, Colin Purdon, Morgan Hunke, 

Lara Heny, Jean Wright, Charlene Palmer, 

Alroy Taai, Diana Lardner-Burke, twins 

Kate and Rachel Grimbeek, Brian Meyer, 

Lynette Wilson, Jandré Terblanche, 

Charlene Foster, Melissa Bowles, Jenre 

du Plessis, Jacques Hilpert, Karl 

Badenhorst, Derick Bamber, Bianca 

Steenkamp, Abenathi Stuurnman, 

Gerhald Scholz, Rachel Kohler, Shireen 

Hilpert, Ragel van der Merwe, Rose 

Daweti, Taylor Biggs. 

CONTINUED success and best wishes for 

many more to the following businesses 

celebrating another anniversary, 

especially Volcanik (Biscay Road), 2nd 

Best (Campbell Street) and Port Alfred 

Service Centre 

THE VAT increase has certainly had an 

effect on prices in the shops already, and 

the increase in the petrol and diesel 

prices has and will continue to have an 

effect for the foreseeable future. That 

there was no allowance made for income 

tax cuts in personal tax to match inflation 

increases can mean an additional burden. 

With last year’s figures in brackets to 

compare against, the Rand was at R11.91 

to the Dollar (R13.81), R16.73 to the Pound 

(R17.25) and R14.63 to the Euro (R14.73). 

Gold is trading at $1 346.46 per fine 

ounce ($1 252.43), platinum is at $936.46 

($963.50) with Brent crude oil at $67.18 

per barrel ($54.85). 

SPECIAL thoughts and prayers are with all 

those folk who are not well, who are 

having or have already had tests, 

operations and treatments. "Sterkte" to 

Roy Potter, Andrew de Vries, Dot 

Fetherstonhaugh, Emilene Bruwer, Jenny 

Groenewald, Mark Price. 

MAY your love and happiness continue as 

you celebrate a wedding anniversary to 

all couples enjoy such, especially Dave 

and Arlene Young, Burg and Arleen 

Naude, Warren and Trish Solz, Bruce and 

Kelly McNicol, Alfred and Jacqui Weyer, 

Jan and Raymond Pearson. 

THOUGHT for the week: “To become a 

thoroughly good man is the best 

prescription for keeping a sound mind 

and a sound body”. 

The Team 

DIARISE THIS 

OUR ENTRIES ARE OPEN FOR APRIL, MAY and JUNE 

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

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. Contact Dr Heather 

Rauch 081-350-8079 for information 

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. 

Bonsai Club meets once a month on a Saturday. For 

more information please contact David Brewis on 

076-457-3218. 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. 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. 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 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. Teams of four 

to six. Inquiries: Walter Grisdale, (046) 648-2440. 

Kleinemonde Morning Market on the first Saturday of 

every month, from 8.30 to 10am. Kleinemonde 

Community Hall. Enjoy breakfast and browse the stalls 

selling wholesome farm chickens and home produce. 

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. 

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 3rd 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 for 

more information. 

Memory Book Scrapbook Club meets twice a month on 

a Thursday afternoon. Contact Cheryl (046) 624-2733. 

M OT H S – 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 Institute practices every 

Wednesday at 5pm. 

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. 

Port Alfred Art Club welcomes new members, both 

experienced or wanting to learn. We meet weekly offering 

a monthly DVD from leading artists. 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. 

Inquiries: Rod Wilson at: 082 375 2968 or 046 624 5671. 

Port Alfred Bridge Club – Now at the Lodge on Albany 

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

Thursday – 1.15pm for 1.30pm start. 

Port Alfred Community Police Forum meets on the third 

Tuesday of each month at the Port Alfred Police Station at 

2.30pm. 

Port Alfred Floral Art Group (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. Private 

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

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

owners and alterations. No admission fee, but donations 

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

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 April 5 

Amanzi Festival – ALL DAY – Skatepark, fencing, 

trampolining and rowing machines at West Beach; 

jumping castle at Kiddies Beach. 

Kiddies Beach – Parent/Child towing competition from 

9am to 10am. Three-legged race from 10am to 11am. 

Bucket race from 11am to 12 noon. 

PA Art Club – 9am – DVD morning, Don Powis Hall. 

FA ST – 2.30pm – Port Alfred Ski-boat Club. Peter Grist 

will be speaking about the importance and role of the 

annual SciFest in Grahamstown, filling us in on some of 

the lectures he attended, some of the interesting and 

important people he interviewed, and some of the latest 

developments in science globally. 

Amanzi Festival music at the tent in the West beach 

parking lot – angie z from 8pm till close. 

Friday April 6 

Amanzi Festival – ALL DAY – Skatepark at West Beach, 


International surfing competition at East Beach - 8am 

to 4pm 


parking lot – Jayms from 8pm till late. 

Saturday April 7 



Kiddies tube race at Kiddies Beach - 9am to 11am. 

International surfing competition at East Beach - 8am 

to 4pm. 

Ladies’ Night at Tash’s Craft Bar. Starts 7pm and ladies 

enter free until 9pm. Best of the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. 

Entrance R40, students R20. 

The Port Alfred Ski-boat Club will be hosting a party 

next Saturday evening, from 6pm, to celebrate the 

extensive renovations that have taken place over the past 

year. There will be lamb on the spit, live music and the 

party is open to club members and the public. 


parking lot – angie z from 8pm till late. 

Friday April 6 to Sunday April 8 

Bathurst Agricultural Show – Lots to see and do for the 

whole family. Animal husbandry, cattle auctions, horse 

riding, dog show, baby competitions, fun fair and lots to 

eat and drink, plus live entertainment. Sunday April 8 


jumping castle at Kiddies Beach, 8am to 4pm – N at i o n a l 

surfing competition at East Beach. 

Canoe race at Kiddies Beach - 8.30am to 9.30am. 

Sunday April 8 


jumping castle at Kiddies Beach, 8am to 4pm – 

International surfing competition at East Beach. 

Canoe race at Kiddies Beach - 8.30am to 9.30am. 

Tuesday April 10 

Government Schools Open 


PA Art Club – 9am – Painting together. Kindly phone 

(046) 624-4484 or (046) 624-4564 for further details. 

Memory Book Scrapbook Club – 2pm to 5pm – 

Presbyterian Church Port Alfred. All welcome. Contact 

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


Friends with Compassion - caring for those who are 

mourning a loved one. Presbyterian Church Port Alfred, at 

3.30pm. All welcome- Join us for a cup of tea and a chat. 

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

Food and wine pairing – 7pm – Continental Restaurant 

and Deli in Kenton-on-Sea. R250 per person. Bookings 

essential – call (046) 648-1153. 

Saturday April 21 

Aromatherapy workshop – 9am to 1pm. Cost is R400 for 

a morning of learning, handouts, tea and snacks and a 

blend you will make. Phone Cindy on 083-593-8543. 

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

figures with a live model. 

Saturday April 21 and Sunday April 22 

Flute recital at St Paul's Church - Father Noel-Jean 

Craille, a very well-known organist from Caltizdorp and 

Graaff-Reinet and newly retired to Port Alfred, teams up 

every year with an outstanding young musician (now 

Stellenbosch student) Daniel Brodie, from East London. 

They will once again present flute and piano/organ works 

on both days at 3pm. Tickets at R85 obtainable from KNA 

(includes tea an eats afterward in the church hall). 


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

exchange. Bring paintings for review and enjoy tea, 

coffee and snacks. St James Hall. 

Memory Book Scrapbook Club – 2pm to 5pm – 

Presbyterian Church Port Alfred. All welcome. Contact 

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

Thursday May 3 

PA Art Club – 9am – DVD morning. Don Powis Hall. 

Saturday May 5 

Settlers Park Fete – 8.30am – Don Powis Hall. 

Something for everyone, from a wide selection of stalls to 

pancakes, curry and rice and fresh produce.



Bathurst Show feature 

New feel to the Eastern Cape’s 

most prestigious agricultural show 

EVERYTHING is ready 

to go at the Bathurst 

Agricultural Show, 

the province’s oldest 

running agricultural 

show and one of the 

most prestigious 

events on the South 

African agricultural 

c a l e n d a r. 

B at h u r st 

Agricultural Society 

(BAS) – organisers of 

the event – president 

Danny Wepener, is 

delighted with the 

programme changes 

and the spirit of the 

many volunteers and 

assistants who m a ke 

the show possible 

each year. 

“Without their 

support, we would 

not be able to bring 

the show to the 

public each year, and 

I want to say a big 

thank-you to 

everyone who helps, 

as well as the 

thousands of visitors 

who pass through the 

gates each year to 

visit us,” he said. 

Candice Marshall, 

the convenor of the 

equestrian events at 

this year’s show, was 

given a special 

mention by Wepener 

at the final meeting 

of the Bathurst 

Agricultural Show 

executive committee. 

“Candy has done a 

superb job in 

reformatting and 

bringing even more 

excitement to 

equestrian events at 

this year’s show, and 

we want to thank her 

for her efforts,” said 

Wepener, whose 

sentiments were 

echoed by those 

present including Bas 

lady president Pam 

Elliot t. 

This year’s show 

offers greater 

entertainment and 

excitement (lawn 

mower races, quad 

bikes and much 

more), new stalls, 

great food and, of 

course, a great family 

at m o s p h e r e . 

So, whatever else 

you plan to do this 

weekend, visit the 

B at h u r st 

Showgrounds and 

enjoy the sights, 

sounds and 

atmosphere of the 

Bathurst Agricultural 

S h o w. 

RIDING HIGH: Debbie Apple approaches one of the fences on her horse, Pickles, at the equestrian show 

jumping event at a previous Bathurst Show 

If you’re looking to 

stay for a bit longer 

than the weekend, 

then contact 

principal of 

Independent 

Proper t y 

Consultants (IPC), 

Gill Turner. 

Turner opened the 

Bathurst office in 

2008 and, ten years 

later, IPC is the 

leading estate 

agency in the village. 

The Bathurst office 

is situated next to the 

Pig ‘n Whistle and is 

managed by Turner’s 

sister, Jacqui, who 

has her NQF4 and 

PPRE certificates in 

real estate. 

Apart from sales, 

PIGGY’S SCRATCH: On your way to the Bathurst Show? Pop into The 

Workshop Art and Craft Gallery to tickle Piggy’s chin – a painting by Marieke 

du Plessis – and see what else takes your fancy 

Bathurst Show 

6th, 7th & 8th April 2018 

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LOTS OF BULL: The best bull on show last year, named Natal, was a halter-trained Simmentaler, owned 

by Andrew Masterson 

From page 11 

IPC Bathurst also has a rental division. So 

whether you are buying, selling or renting, call 

Jacqui on 083-651-7462 or Gill on 

0 8 2 - 4 5 0 - 7 72 0 . 

Makita tools has a very wide range of tools 

and equipment on display, and also carries out 

repairs to power tools, backing the Makita 

products which are repaired in-house, catering 

for farmers, builders and the DIY market in 

sales and tool hire and repairs. 

Makita also stocks overalls, shoes, safetywear 

including harnesses, hard hats, 

gumboots, steel cap shoes, along with Merrell 

and Caterpillar shoes and takkies (steel cap as 

well as non-steel cap). 

The bestseller is the Makita battery tool 

range, which is taken to the show and includes 

demonst rations. 

Makita also offers a wide range of power tool 

accessories and, and if it does not stock 

something, will do its best to try source it. 

McCormick Agri, located at the Brakfontein 

off-ramp in East London, is an agent for Argo 

Industrial, importer of Landini and McCormick 

tractors and Galagnani, Fella and Sigma 

implements. 

In addition, they are the sole agent in East 

London for Rovic & Leers Equipment, 

McCormick Agri stocks products from BP 

Implements, Crop Tech, Piket Implements and 

Falcon equipment. The company carries a wide 

range of spares for the equipment mentioned 

above, helping its clients keep downtime to a 

minimum. 

For more information, visit the stand at the 

show or their website: w w w. m c c o r m i c k a g r i . c o . z a . 

Tal-Tec is South Africa’s leading 

manufacturer of innovative livestock 

equipment. 

Designed and manufactured at its factory in 

Brits in the North West Province, all their 

products are built to withstand the rigorous 

conditions experienced by farmers in Africa. 

MultiSecurity will have its stand as per 

PONY EXPRESS: Tearing around the Bathurst Show arena at last year’s Bathurst Agricultural Show and showing just what Welsh ponies can do, were champion 

buggy drivers, veteran Jack Gilfillan and his daughter, Elizabeth Ford 

every year at this year’s show, but with a few 

changes. 

MultiSecurity will be launching its street 

CCTV rural safety project. 

This is a state-of-the-art CCTV system that 

streams to its control room and monitors 

movement for vehicles by checking their 

number plates. 

“We also have the latest in home security 

and access control systems we will be rolling 

out to the public,” director Clinton Millard said. 

The Historic Pig and Whistle celebrated its 

187th Easter this year; a proud, unbroken 

record of providing food, drink and 

entertainment. In the past guests have arrived 

on horseback and Carts. 

“Through the magic of modern 

transportation we now host guests from all 

around the world,” said Gavin Came, who has 

owned the Pig together with his wife Lucille for 

the past seven years. 

“We are blessed with our quirky village with 

its many talented residents. 

“Over the years, Bathurst has become a 

go-to place for food, drink and arts and crafts,” 

Came said. 

Rob Nel of Tr e l l i d o r Port Alfred advises local 

residents to do some research to avoid buyer’s 

remorse. 

“It’s disappointing when safety measures 

don’t work as expected and your supplier isn’t 

interested in your complaints,” Nel said. 

“Rather try out barriers before committing to 

a purchase so that you know what you’re 

get ting. 

“We have a showroom full of products where 

customers can do this without the pressure of 

buying,” he said. 

“Security extends from windows and doors 

to include garage doors, automation, awnings, 

blinds and carports with Hide ‘n Shade, where 

you will find all your needs to not only secure 

your home and safety but also your privacy, 

while making a house into a home.” 

Join the World of Quads and Bikes at the 

Bathurst Show, which will be available to 

showcase their wonderful array of products as 

the sole distributors of Polaris, Linhai and 

Puzey vehicles in the area. 

Located at 7 Third Avenue, in Walmer, Port 

Elizabeth, World of Quads and Bikes is a 

definite must-see for anyone attending the 

show and any motorcycle and all-terrain 

vehicle fan. 

Tractorworld is the place to go for fine seed 

planters, fertiliser spreaders, mowers, balers 

and much more. 

Visit the Tractorworld display and stand a 

chance of winning one of two prizes (two 

people sharing at Huntshoek Lodge, 

Grahamstown – self-catering; as well as two 

people sharing at Rockdell Lodge in 

Stutterheim – also self-catering). 

Harcour ts continues to grow at a rapid pace 

and is one of the five biggest residential 

property brands in South Africa. 

The company showed positive growth in a 

market that declined last year, and continues 

to outperform the industry every year. 

Harcourts is part of an international group 

that has a presence in 10 countries, including 

the US, China, Australia and New Zealand. 

Harcourts has based its success on 

outstanding customer service. In fact, the 

company believes that delivering an awesome 

client experience is what will set it apart from 

its competitors in the future. 

“The Harcourts office in Port Alfred is a great 

example of how this legendary customer 

service really makes a difference,” Harcour ts 

South Africa CEO Richard Gray said. 

“They have a great reputation, and skills that 

make them one of our superstar offices. 

“They were recently recognised as a 

Harcourts Five Diamond status office, the top 

award we give to our offices. Their ethics, level 

of caring for their clients and attention to 

detail, stand them apart.” 

Located in Grahamstown, K i n g s wo o d 

College offers its pupils a well-rounded 

education, with wonderful facilities and 

opportunities available in academic, cultural 

and sporting spheres. 

Kingswood College caters for girls and boys 

from pre-primary through to Grade 12, as well 

as bridging year (post matric). 

The different spheres provide Kingswood 

pupils with the ability to maximise their 

potential in an environment that gives them 

endless opportunities. 

Kingswood College places emphasis on 

academic excellence and individual attention 

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From page 13 


from well-qualified 

and attentive staff, 

and provides the 

opportunity for pupils 

to develop their full 

potential in small 

classes. The IEB 

(Independent 

Examination Board) 

offers a Grade 12 exit 

examination that 

equips pupils for 

admission to all 

South African and 

overseas universities. 

At Kingswood, 

every child is 

encouraged to enjoy 

his or her sporting 

experience, which is 

hoped will lead to a 

life-long involvement 

in physical activity. 

“We believe spor t 

is a great vehicle t h at 

can further develop 

character in boys and 

girls,” the school 

s ay s . 

There is a place for 

every child in the 

Kingswood sporting 

context – from the 

child who has 

aspirations of playing 

professional sport to 

the one who may be 

less able but is just 

as enthusiastic. 

Kingswood also 

has a rich tradition of 

world-class music 

and art departments 

and, creative drama 

productions. 

Pupils are also 

exposed to a variety 

of different activities 

outside regular 

subject material. The 

purpose of this is to 

broaden their skills 

base, interests, 

knowledge and life 

experience in order 

to feed back into the 

school’s curriculum. 

While much has 

changed on the 

Kingswood campus 

over the years, the 

school’s pupils are 

still known for their 

spirit of courage, 

d e t e r m i n at i o n , 

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gathering place of 

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and other delectable 

delights from the 

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(hens that scratch!) 

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Harvey returned to Tash’s Craft Bar last 

Saturday night with the second edition of their 

Unorthodox Jukebox show, also featuring 

dancers Melissa du Randt and Sasha 

B a d e n h o r st . 

Ta s h ’s has become a vibrant venue since 

Tasha Kenny became the tenant at the old Spur 

venue, previously known as Barnacles. 

It’s a large venue with an open space for 

tables and dancing, and a bar along the wall 

opposite the stage. 

Unorthodox Jukebox Volume 2, opened with 

the theme from Star Wars, with red, green and 

purple strobe lighting, counting down to Scott 

Har vey’s Jailhouse Rock instrumental and Tut ti 

Frut ti, complete with hip rolls, shoulders and 

hands on the butt. 

It was red-hot musical mayhem on Saturday 

night, starting quietly, getting faster, and 

swelling and peaking around 9pm. With the 

green stage lighting changing to blue, Harvey 

sang a very sexy rendition of Leave My Blues 

Behind. Badenhorst and Du Randt came on 

stage with canes, adding to the visual delight. 

There was belly-dancing action and Du Randt 

did a great job singing These Boots Were Made 

for Walking. 

The mood of the audience was salubrious, 

despite Knowles’ comedy – or perhaps because 

of it. The running joke in the show was the 

aging sex symbol passing on the baton to a 

younger one. Knowles belted out If You Could 

Read My Mind, in smooth tones, using his 

baritone vocals to best effect. 

“I feel like a woman,” he quips. “Bit late to 

get one. Doesn’t happen very often. Used to 

when I was a sex symbol.” 

He really knows how to schmooze and cajole 

an audience. “I don’t mind if you don’t. We 

don’t judge here. That’s apparently God’s job. 

He’s going to send you to hell.” 

During intermission, Tash’s delicious burgers 

were served – a choice of chicken or beef. The 

chicken was succulent, the relish more than 

adequate and the fresh lettuce and tomato just 

right. The slap chips were also nice and crispy. 

Harvey sang a medley of Elvis songs – All 

Shook Up, and Don’t Be Cruel, from his 

breakthrough year, 1956, until a decade or two 

later, when it was all downhill after that. When 

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Little Richard, Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry 

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the likes of Bob Dylan and the Beatles. 

Elvis met Priscilla in 1966, married in 1967 

and divorced in 1972 when this song fell in his 

lap: “Maybe I didn’t treat you quite as good as I 

could have, you were always on my mind, you 

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with Wake up Little Susie when Rob rejoined 

Scott on stage. They sang American Pie, 

although Mr Bojangles would have been 

perfect. After a pleasant show, the downer 

coming home was to find our property had 

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Thrills and spills at jet ski races 


THERE were thrills-and-spills a-plenty 

at the Royal St Andrews Hotel Amanzi 

Festival jet ski races on East Beach 

last Saturday. 

Spectators were left in a panic 

following a heart-stopping incident, 

when local jet skier, Tim 

Fetherstonhaugh, fell into the water. 

Fellow jet skier John Johnson on a 

blue jet ski, who was watching 

Fetherstonhaugh, did not notice Noel 

Greyling passing in front of him on a 

yellow ski. Johnson collided with 

Greyling, severely bruising his leg and 

cracking his jet ski’s hull. 

The NSRI assisted Greyling from the 

beach and Gardmed medics attended 

to him after which he was able to 

return to the race. 

However, the friendship was also 

bruised, despite Johnson’s apology to 

Greyling who used some very strong 

language in reply. 

At that stage, Greyling was tied first 

with Simon Thiessen to win the race. 

“The bad language was in the heat of 

moment, with adrenalin rushing,” 

said Fetherstonhaugh who estimated 

the cost of repair to the jet ski at 

about R30000 to R40000. 

Fetherstonhaugh, a former Formula 

1 powerboat racer, enjoyed jet ski 

racing for the first time on Saturday. 

The waves were a challenge as he is 

used to riding powerboats on flat, 

inland waters. 

“You have to keep the ski straight 

as you approach a wave. If you are 

skew, you will fall off,” he said. 

Fortunately, when he came off the 

jet ski on Saturday he was wearing, a 

regulation helmet and lifejacket with 

an impact vest. 

LONG HAUL: John Johnson riding in the Royal St Andrews Hotel Amanzi Festival Jet Ski Barnacles Challenge from the Kowie 

River into the sea, around the buoy on West Beach and back into the river mouth on Sunday. Johnson also rode in the surf 

section on Saturday to earn a combined score putting him in fifth place in the jet ski races Picture: LOUISE KNOWLES 

“We were doing 60-80km/h 

depending on the surf, and 110km/h 

in the river,” he said as compared it 

to powerboating speeds of about 

250km/h. At the prize-giving Morgan 

Thiessen received first prize, second 

spot went to Simon Thiessen, 

Fetherstonhaugh came in third, 

Greyling received fourth prize and 

John Johnson fifth. 

Fetherstonhaugh did not expect to 

come third in the race. “I was riding a 

stock 1.8, against supercharged 1.8 

and rotex motor and having a wrist 

injury also didn’t help,” he said. 

Fetherstonhaugh has not competed 

in any Formula 1 racing since 2012. 

“I won the championship in 2010, in 

three different divisions, one division 

three times, and five or six times I 

was a Formula 1 Springbok. “But I 

don’t know I’ll if race again in SA,” he 

said. 

“The sport [F1 powerboating] was 

stopped in South Africa not because 

it is too dangerous, but because of 

the politics,” said Fetherstonhaugh. 

“You are strapped in [in Formula 1] 

and the sport has the lowest death 

rate in the world among motorsports. 

“More guys are killed in cars and 

bikes than in Formula 1 

p o w e r b o at i n g , ” he said. 

He has raced in Ajman, Khorfokkan 

and Abu Dhabi in the UAE, Dubai and 

Singapore. 

Asked to compare inflatables with 

Formula 1 powerboats, 

Fetherstonhaugh only shook his head. 

“No comparison. I’m a speed freak. 

I like Formula 1,” he said. 

However, he had a serious accident 

in 2008 when his Formula 1 boat 

flipped in the water. 

He was upside down in the water 

and the buckle of his harness 

jammed. Fetherstonaugh almost 

drowned and doesn’t remember 

anything after the start, before 

waking up in hospital. After that he 

gave up Formula 1 racing for a year 

when his son was three years old. 

Now the jet ski bug has bitten. 

“Next year as long as I can get a jet 

ski, I will definitely be in,” he said. 

Most of the participants footed the 

bill themselves this weekend because 

the race is not part of the national 

leg. “I also need to find a coach and 

get fit,” he said. 

He would like to race overseas 

again, but his grandmother, Dot 

Fetherstonhaugh has cancer and he 

has made a serious commitment to 

stay at her side. 

Those who would like to sponsor 

Fetherstonhaugh next year are 

welcome to e-mail 

timfetherstonhaugh@gmail.com 

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IN SECOND PLACE: Yogan Reddy’s rich and gentle 

pork and pea curry 

WILD FLAVOURS: John Tweedie’s lovingly tended 

kudu venison knuckle potjie 

RESTO: Andy ‘Pickle’ Moore shows his creamy 

chicken and Brussels sprouts potjie 

RICHLY TEXTURED: The creamy chicken and Brussels 

sprouts potjie made by Andy ‘Pickle’ Moore and 

Charl Waters won third place 

LITTLE HELPER: Matthew Steck was keen to assist 

with the bellows to keep the fire going as John 

Tweedie watched the progress of his potjie 

HAPPY WINNERS: Route 72 Saloon owner Louwrens van Rooyen, left, presents the winners of the 

potjiekos competition, the three generation Schultz family, grandpa Wim, son Sean and 

granddaughter Sarah with their prize 

Pictures: JON HOUZET 

Tasty oxtail clinches 

victory in potjie contest 

JON HOUZET 

WITH half a dozen 

mouth-watering dishes to 

choose from, judges from Talk 

of the Town had a tough time 

deciding on a winner and even 

a top three in the Route 72 

Saloon potjiekos competition 

last Saturday. 

After sampling each pot, with 

rice provided by the Saloon, 

judges settled on the Schultz 

family's oxtail and dried 

peaches potjie as the winner. 

The oxtail had a very rich 

flavour and was nicely offset by 

the butternut served on the 

side. We joked that the child 

labour element, with young 

Sarah Schultz helping prepare 

the meal, was a nice touch, and 

made us say, “Please sir, may I 

have some more.” 

The winners received a R1000 

cash prize. 

We awarded Yogan Reddy's 

pork and pea curry second 

place, earning him R500. It was 

a very gentle curry with a 

smooth texture, and our taste 

buds were pleased with the 

small carrot salad that 

accompanied it. 

In third place was the creamy 

chicken and Brussels sprouts 

potjie made by Andy "Pickle" 

Moore and Charl Waters. They 

got R300. 

Among the other delectable 

dishes were a seafood potjie 

with mussels, prawns and hake 

made by Geoff Cowley; a kudu 

venison knuckle potjie by John 

Tweedie; a chicken and potato 

curry, also by Reddy; and two 

potjies by Saloon owners 

Louwrens and Jacobie van 

Rooyen which were not in the 

competition but still available at 

R25 a plate – a biltong and 

pasta potjie and a Thai chicken 

p ot j i e . 

Every potjie sold out. 

BUSY MAN: Yogan Reddy prepared two pots at the 

Route 72 Saloon potjiekos competition, chicken and 

potato and pork and pea curries 

SWEETENING THE 

POT: Route 72 

Saloon co-owner 

Jacobie van Rooyen 

adding some 

ingredients to her 

Thai chicken potjie 

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DRAFT IDP & TABLED BUDGET 

2018/2019 AND RELATED 

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Notice is hereby given in terms of the 

Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003 

(Act 56 of 2003) and the Municipal Systems 

Act, 2000 (Act 32 of 2000) that the Draft 

Reviewed IDP and Budget for 2018-2019 

for Ndlambe municipality was tabled before 

Council on the 29 th March 2018. Notice is 

further given that, in terms of section 21 (a) of 

the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 

32 of 2000 read together with section 22(a) 

of the Local Government: Municipal Finance 

Management Act 56 of 2003 that the Tabled 

Budget and Draft IDP for 2018/2019 are open 

for public inspection and comments. The 

documents can be found in all municipal 

offices and public libraries and can be 

downloaded from the municipal website 

(www.ndlambe.gov.za). 

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needs and priorities of the area; 

 

plan and in so doing promote smooth 

implementation and accountability; 

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the revenue and grants; and 

 

contents of the IDP. 

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NOTICE NUMBER: 71/2018 

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05 April 2018 MUNICIPAL MANAGER 

READY TO HUNT: The Elliott family, mom 

Melanie, dad Wade and daughter Ashleigh 

looking forward to the Easter egg hunt at Red 

Leaf Nursery last Saturday 

GOOD TIMES: Sammy van der Walt was one of 

the adults who won a lucky draw at the Red 

Leaf Easter egg hunt last Saturday, while son 

Damien enjoyed having his face painted as the 

Hulk 

In the estate of the Late Grace Jessie 

Pearce, Identity Number 270728 0044 

08 0 married out of community of 

property, formerly resident at 24 

Settlers Park Retirement Village, Port 

Alfred, and who died on 26 December 

2017. 

Estate Number: 260/2018 

All persons having claims against 

the above estate are required to lodge 

such claims with the undersigned 

within 30 (thirty) days from the date of 

publication hereof. 

I D Schäfer 

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Schäfers Attorneys 

P O Box 2375 

Port Alfred 6170 

Phone: 046 – 624 2789 

EASTER EXCITEMENT: Moms Jackie Foster, back 

left, and Cheryl Thompson with their mixed 

brood, front from left, Hayley Coetzee, Elizabeth 

Foster, Rebecca Foster and Rachel Thompson, at 

the Red Leaf Easter egg hunt 

STRIKING A POSE: Easter fairies Wermaré Verwey, 

left, and Melissa Coertze led participants to the 

start of the Easter egg hunt at Red Leaf Nursery 

last Saturday 

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ON YOUR MARKS: About 50 swimmers ready to swim from the Halyards 

Hotel jetty in the Amanzi Festival Marina Mile Picture: LOUISE KNOWLES 

PE pair shine 

as records fall 

in Marina Mile 


PORT Elizabeth swimmers Ian 

Venter, 19, and Hannah Counihan, 

15, have made a splash by setting 

new records at last Friday’s Royal 

St Andrews Hotel Amanzi Festival 

Marina Mile. 

They both won trophies on 

which their names will be 

e n g r av e d . 

The Marina Mile attracted about 

50 swimmers (up from last year’s 

33). At the prize giving last Friday 

Marina Mile co-organiser, Avril 

Beyleveld said: “Now that we are 

confident with a good event, we 

will be able to market the Marina 

Mile on a large scale next year.” 

After the safety briefing, 

swimmers entered the water from 

the jetty behind the Halyards 

Hotel to reach the starting line at 

the canal, then set off around the 

first marina island, returning to 

the Halyards and the small boat 

harbour up the Kowie River. 

There were three swimming 

categories: juniors (12-18) who 

wore yellow bathing caps, open 

section (19-29) who wore red and 

seniors (30+) who wore white 

bathing caps, necessary for 

identification at the finish line. 

One section of the river was 

silted up and swimmers returned 

with mud on their chins. 

“That is the nature of open 

water swimming,” said Beyleveld. 

“You take it as you find it.” 

Venter finished the race first in 

a record-breaking time (21:53) 

followed by last year’s winner, 

Slater Black, 17, who was five 

seconds behind in 21:58, 

improving on his own time last 

year (23:15). In third place was 

another junior, Cole Craig, 18, who 

was also second in the junior 

section. He swims for the same 

swimming club in Port Elizabeth 

as the first two swimmers. His 

time was 22:59. 

The first female across the 

finish line was Counihan in a time 

of 23:05, followed by last year’s 

winner, Paige Black in a time of 

23:31, beating her own record of 

25:06 last year. Courtney Repine 

was third in another record time 

of 24:05. 

Members of the Port Alfred 

swimming team also participated 

and won some prizes. They were 

Saffron Tweedie, Emily Beatt, 

Scarlett Tweedie, William Beatt 

and Kate Tinley. 

Jenny Middleton came last but 

was by far the most popular 

swimmer as the entire 

Presbyterian Church turned up to 

support their minister, who was 

swimming to raise funds for 

charity. She and last male, Vernon 

Bezuidenhout, finished the race 

together in 50:37. 

THERE was a good turnout of local and 

regional athletes and fun runners at the start 

line of the trail run that opened the week-long 

Royal St Andrews Hotel Amanzi Festival, at 

the Royal Port Alfred Golf Course last Friday. 

Kowie Strider and parkrunner, Sizakele 

Dayimani, and 16-year-old athlete from Kowie 

Striders Ayabonga Saul (junior) were both 

hoping to make the top five in their respective 

divisions out of a field of more than 80 

competitors.Both of them got their wish. 

Wandile Funda, 42, also achieved a top five 

placing whileLithemba “Ndoda” Jekana, 13, 

was placed among the top three juniors. 

Jacky Kobokana from Port Elizabeth was 

looking good to win the ladies’ over-50 event. 

Karen Ferreira, 14, adjusting the monitor 

she wore strapped to her shoulder, was first 

to shoot out from the starting line when the 

star ter’s gun sounded. 

The course crossed the greens and wound 

on and off the beach to the river, where there 

is a historic concrete staircase up the hill to 

Stenden. East London club runner Vusumzi 

Zondo, 24, emerged first from the top of the 

hill. A moment later, he had passed through 

the bush above Medolino Caravan Park and 

crossed the finish line in the parking lot at 

the back of the Royal St Andrews Hotel, in a 

time of 27:19. He was followed shortly 

thereafter by Port Alfred’s Dayimani who 

came second in the open section (29:39). 

The third male in the open section was 

another Port Alfred runner, Funda, who came 

home in a time of 30:44. Funda was also first 

in the age group 40-49. He was followed by 

his mentee, Ndoda, who came first in the 

boys’ section in a time of 31:34. 

First lady home was Jene Banfield (12th in 

the field of about 80 runners) whose time 

was 36:57. The second lady was Kerry Currie 

and third home was Yolande Boshoff. 

Kobokana was the first in the category of 

ladies in the 50-59 age group. She was also 

the first runner home in that age group for 

both men and women, in a time of 41:16, with 

Neil Currie, 53, coming in second at 41:36. 

It was a close race between Ferreira and 

local girl Rebecca Nelson in the junior girls’ 

section, with Ferreira finishing first in a time 

of 38:45 and Nelson coming second in a time 

of 39:14. 

Handing out T-shirts, Kowie Striders club 

captain Alan Robb, a popular Comrades 

Marathon veteran, said he is still running. 

Although he had a heart bypass operation 

last year, he will be running his 43rd 

Comrades next year. 

“Runners love T-shirts, that's what they 

always want,” Robb said. 

PORT ALFRED BRIDGE CLUB 

Results for Thursday, 29 March 2018 

Red Section (7 tables) 

N-S 1st G Wansell & C Fletcher 66.7% 

2nd K Wong & N Wood 58.6% 

E-W 1st H Clohessy & C L-Burke 56.3% 

2nd M Wesselo & E Clayton 56.0% 

Green Section (5 tables) 

N-S 1st J Gie & D Lang 64.0% 

2nd D Wright & B Osborne 54.5% 

E-W 1st D Boyd & H Otto 61.0% 

2nd Carol & David Janks 51.5% 

Board 4: Dealer W, both vulnerable 

‘Weak’ two bids in the majors occur frequently in bridge: there is a considerable difference 

between having 6 or 7 points with a threadbare major suit and holding 10 or 11 points with a 

major suit containing good intermediaries. Partnerships need to identify the difference 

between these types. 

 

ranking suit) this says to partner “describe your hand”. However South enters the affray by 

doubling: West passes which says “I have a weak hand” North still has nothing to say: East 

signs off in 3S knowing that in spite of having a hand worth an opening bid, East is weak and 

North, with a strong hand is sitting behind you, so your unsupported Kings are at risk. 

From the results shown below some players did not heed the bidding, or did not have the 

mechanisms in place with which to identify possible pitfalls. 

Results by section 

Red Section 

Green Section 

Full results at: www.pabridge.co.za, including details of all the hands. 

 

Results for Monday, 2 April 2018 

Red Section (7 tables) 

N-S 1st M Wesselo & E Clayton 63.7% 

2nd R Rodrigues & A Riddehof 54.8% 

E-W 1st J Tagg & E Jurgensen 58.6% 

2nd K Botha & G Wansell 58.3% 

Green Section (6 tables) 

N-S 1st B Waddington & D Long 61.4% 

2nd J Weisters & L Butler 55.3% 

E-W 1st L Futter & B Osborne 68.2% 

2nd Carol & David Janks 60.7% 

Board 10: Dealer E, both vulnerable 

Board 10 was played in ‘No Trumps’ 12 times out of 13: 

In every case South was on lead and led a heart. There 

are various ways for the auction to reach 3NT, but with a combined count of 29 points it will cer- 

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opening lead to best advantage to try to score a top. It does not mean that you should lead your 

 

away a trick by leading a heart? Yes. Are you likely to be able to establish your long hearts? No. 

Do you have an entry card to get in if by some chance North has the heart Queen and you can 

 

so perhaps you should lead a minor. Your clubs don’t look promising and if you lead the club 4 

partner will expect a better holding than 10 5 4. Eventually you settle on the diamond 9 only to 

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better than conceding 12 tricks.(2 hearts, 6 diamonds, 3 spades and a club) 

Results by section 

Red Section 

Green Section 

Full results at: www.pabridge.co.za, including details of all the hands. 

 

UP THE PATH: East London runner Vusumzi 

Zondo, 24, coming up the stairs from Beach Road 

and emerging at Stenden, won the 8km trail run 

in a time of 27:19 Pictures: LOUISE KNOWLES



SIX HONORARY DOCTORATES FOR 

GRAD ... 

NO less than six honorary Doctorates 

will be conferred at the 114th Rhodes 

University graduation ceremony 

which gets under way in the 1820 

Settlers National Monument today 

and continues until Saturday. 

During graduation proceedings, the 

university will confer honorary 

doctorates on six “exceptional 

individuals” of whom Rhodes 

vice-chancellor Dr Sizwe Mabizela 

said: “Not only have they made it 

their life’s work to enrich the lives of 

others, they are also excellent role 

models to us all.” 

The six honorary doctorate 

recipients are: Dr Sindiwe Magona 

(world-renowned author, poet, activist 

and storyteller – doctor of Letters); 

Professor Peter Mtuze (Leading 

scholar in the field of African 

Languages and the first black 

professor at Rhodes – Doctor of 

Letters); Dr Andrew Mlangeni (spent 

years of unswerving and sustained 

commitment to the fight against 

apartheid, including 26 years on 

Robben Island prison – Doctor of 

Laws); Professor Vishnu Padayachee 

(distinguished Professor at Wits 

University, he served three terms over 

12 years on the board of directors of 

the SA Reserve Bank – doctor of 

economics); Ms Yvonne Chaka Chaka 

(her musical career spanned three 

decades prior to her involvement in 

humanitarian work – doctor of Laws); 

and Justice Dikgang Moseneke (he 

has made an exceptional contribution 

in the development of the 

jurisprudence of South Africa – 

doctor of Laws). 

Once the formal graduation 

proceedings are completed on 

Saturday, attention will then turn to 

the traditional garden party on the 

lawns behind the Drostdy Arch and, 

later on Saturday night, the 

Graduation Ball. 

BOOKS AND PETS ... 

Phillip and June McDougall of 

Madhat ter’s Coffee Shop in upper 

High Street are to be commended on 

their ongoing fund-raising efforts for 

Grahamstown SPCA. 

Residents drop off second-hand 

books at Madhatter’s and customers 

then purchase them, with proceeds 

going to SPCA. Well done! 

NEW SHOP ON BEAUFORT ... 

At the official opening of the Makana 

Service Station at the corner of 

Beaufort Street and Bathurst Street a 

fortnight ago, it was announced that 

a Pick n Pay convenience store will 

open on the premises adjacent to the 

Caltex service station. 

The new shop will be 120m² in 

extent, and will be located in the 

double-storey building in Bathurst 

Street alongside the service station. 

Co-owner of the new development, 

Jon Campbell, said the rezoning and 

other red tape issues had been 

attended to and it was all systems go 

for the new Pick n Pay. 

At the opening of the new Caltex 

There’s going to be much fun and 

laughter on Saturday, April 14 when 

Oatlands Prep School holds a fun run 

starting at Grey dam at the foot of 

Mountain Drive. The action gets 

under way at 9am (registration from 

8am) and the entry fee is R10pp. 

Prizes will be on offer and there will 

be food and refreshment stalls. 

includes nine parent members. They 

are Gareth Dampies, Barend Lensley, 

David Long, Michael McCallum, 

Eugene Repinz, Natalie Ripley, Lunga 

Twaku, Etienne Walters and Kerryn 

Wiblin. 

TALKING TOP TEN ... 

Congratulations to Tashin Patrick of 

BAREFOOT BRIGADE: The Frans Erasmus under-13 tournament at PJ Olivier High School kicked off the local schools’ 2018 

rugby season in grand style. Here a PJ Olivier player, right, is scragged by a Settlers Park Primary School player. Players 

in this age group do not wear boots. 

Picture: SID PENNEY. 

filling station, Caltex Eastern Cape 

marketer executive Pat Kelly said that 

what set Makana Service Station 

apart from other filling stations were 

the “great service levels” t h at 

motorists will experience. “We ’re 

proud to have you as part of us,” he 

added. 

DANCING LAUNCH ... 

The National English Literary Museum 

(NELM) presents the launch of the 

book Dancing With Hyenas by Mzi 

Mahola at The Eastern Star (NELM 

satellite) in Anglo-African Street at 

5.30pm on Thursday, April 12. 

FUN AROUND THE DAM ... 

Oatlands Prep has announced the 

parent members on its School 

Governing Body (SGB) for the next 

three years – Ms Nandipha Gongqa, 

Mr Phehello Mahasele, Mr Patrick Tali 

and Ms Michaelone Vaaltyn. 

ON VACATION ... 

Rhodes University students have 

been on vac for the past fortnight and 

return to lecture halls and theatres on 

Monday, April 9. 

The second term continues until 

Friday, June 22. 

GOVERNING ... 

Graeme College’s recently-elected 

School Governing Body (SGB) 

Graeme College on his selection to 

the South African Schools’ A debating 

team, which essentially means he is 

amongst the top 10 debaters in the 

countr y. 

CAPTAIN OF THE TEAM . .. 

Jess Gornall, a member of Belmont 

Golf Club, has been selected captain 

of the Eastern Province ladies’ team 

to play in the 72-hole team golf 

championships in Pretoria in May. 

RANKING IMPROVED … 

Erin Powers of Diocesan School for 

Girls took part in the under-14 girls’ 

section of last month’s SA Schools 

closed squash tournament in 

Johannesburg and ended up 7th 

overall in the country, improving her 

SA national age group ranking to 6th. 

Being an invitational tournament 

there was a very high level of squash 

on display at Parkview Squash Centre 

from under-14 level to under-19 for 

both boys and girls. 

The tournament was a compulsory 

qualifying event for possible national 

selections in 2018. 

PART OF THE TEAM … 

I was one of thousands of spectators 

attending the Graeme College rugby 

day a fortnight ago. 

And during the course of the day I 

took time off to page through the very 

informative programme which was 

sponsored by Pam Golding 

Proper ties. 

What struck me upon looking 

through details of the various 

competing schools on the day were 

the officials accompanying the teams, 

presumably all teachers. 

Three decades ago there was the 

team coach and that was that. These 

days schools’ senior teams have head 

coaches, assistant coaches, forward 

coaches, backline coaches, 

biokineticists, fitness trainers and 

even sport scientists. 

What happened to the good old 

baggage master and the guy who 

rubbed wintergreen on tired and 

aching legs? 

STICKERS AND SHOELACES … 

It may be a long way off, but Child 

Welfare Grahamstown is reminding 

and urging local businesses and 

individuals to become involved in 

Tekkie Tax Day on May 25. 

In order to help Grahamstown 

children, Child Welfare is selling 

stickers at R10 each, shoelaces for 

R35 a pair (includes a sticker) and 

T-shirts for adults (R85 each) and 

children (R65 each). 

For more info and orders e-mail 

d e b b i e c h i l d w e l fa re @ g m a i l . c o m or visit the 

Child Welfare offices at 1 Coles Lane (off 

High Street). 

COUNTRY LESSONS ... 

The Grahamstown 1966 Directory has 

a section titled “Schools” and lists 

not only Grahamstown schools, but 

also rural schools in the district 

. I wonder which of those listed in 

the booklet are still in existence. 

Check out the following: Alicedale 

Primary School; Manley Flats Primary 

School; Mount Pleasant Primary 

School; Salem Primary School; 

Sevenfountains Primary School; and 

Sidbury Primary School. 

TWO OCEANS … 

The results of Grahamstown athletes 

who took part in the Old Mutual Two 

Oceans ultra-marathon (56km) and 

half-marathon (21km) at the weekend 

will be published in next week’s 

Grahamstown column. 

HI THERE, MR RABBIT: Ronel Campbell (right), wife of one of the 

co-owners of new Caltex filling station Makana Service Station, 

meets the Caltex White Rabbit Ayanda Kwinana at the official 

opening of the filling station in Beaufort Street. Picture: SID PENNEY 

GOOD TO BE BACK: Delighted to be meeting up with former 

schoolmates were these Old Graemians, seen at the Graeme 

College Founders Weekend. From left, they are David Monk, Budgie 

van Reenen, Mike Ryan, Peter Meyer, 

DONATING RED: Rhodes University 4th year Pharmacy student 

Aysha Shariff from KwaZulu-Natal donated her fourth unit of blood 

when Port Elizabeth-based SA National Blood Service (SANBS) 

visited Eden Grove last month. Assisting her is nurse Siya



New weight record 

for Rock and Surf 

GOOD SIZE: Don Fryer with a kob he caught in the 

latest Rock and Surf round robin 

THE seventh round of the Claude 

Pittaway Round Robin took place 

on March 25, with good surf 

conditions between Kleinemond 

East and Fish River. 

A record weight of fish was 

caught – 111.6kg, with a 100% 

release rate. 

There was a very good turnout, 

with many anglers fishing 

alongside the PA Rock and Surf 

Angling Week competitors. 

Prize-giving was handled by 

Gary du Randt, with assistance 

from Russell Warren. 

Biggest species recorded: kob, 

Josie Hilliar – 3.1kg; JB, Adrian 

Bezuidenhout – 2.7kg; 

poenskop, Anthony Scheepers – 

1.2kg; mussel cracker, Arnold 

Ristow – 2.8kg; steenie, Hilliar – 

5.9kg; zebra, L Bodill – 1.1kg; 

galjoen, Scheepers – 0.7kg; 

blacktail, Rod Yendal – 1.3kg; 

spotted grunter, Jason Sharrock 

– 1.4kg; Cape stumpnose, Hilliar 

and Du Randt shared the prize – 

0.6kg; mullet, Maudia Wright – 

0.6kg. 

The top International Game 

Fishing Association teams were: 

First – Team 12, with Mark Pote 

as captain – 258 points; second 

– Team 3, with Paul Knight as 

captain – 242 points; third – 

Team 1, with Darian Keeton as 

captain – 232 points; fourth – 

Team 2, with Bezuidenhout as 

captain – 173 points. 

Hilliar’s steenie earned her the 

catch of the day. She was also 

best woman angler, catching 

10kg of fish. 

Rock and Surf thanked their 

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, Sports n All, The 

Frameworks, The Wharf Street 

Pub, the Little Brewery, Sirac, 

Kenton Pharmacy, Wimpy, The 

Paint Factory, Phil’s Car Wash, 

Tyremar t. 

The next fixture will be the 

GBS Threes on April 7, West 

Beach from Pantry to Rinkhals 

and entry up to Flame. 

It is open to anglers who are 

not Rock and Surf members, 

who can fish with a member. 

REELING THEM IN: Port Alfred Rock and Surf 

member Jo-Anne Hilliar won the catch of the day 

prize in the latest round robin for her heaviest fish 

caught and released, a 5.9kg steenie 

Port Alfred Bowling 

and Croquet Club 

CONGRATULATIONS to 

Julie Sliziuk on winning 

the Ladies’ Senior 

Singles with Lynda 

Schoning being the 

runner-up. A great feat 

for Julie as she is still a 

novice bowler. 

A successful, wellattended, 

Night Bowls 

was held on Friday 

March 30, followed by a 

bring-and-braai. Thanks 

to John Hodges for 

organising such a 

pleasant evening. 

The following club 

competitions are in the 

process of being 

played: Ladies’ and 

Men’s Novice Singles, 

Fours and Trips. 

The finals of the 

Eastern Areas Mixed 

Pairs will be played at 

our club this weekend 

and we wish our four 

teams who qualified, 

good bowling. The 

finals of the Eastern 

Province Mixed Pairs 

will be played at our 

club on April 14 and 15. 

The Peg and Horace 

Purdon will be played 

on our greens on 

Wednesday April 11. 

Please remember to 

bring a plate of eats to 

celebrate Birthday Night 

on Tuesday April 10. 

Lastly, but by no 

means least, thanks to 

Hospice for a most 

enjoyable bowls day, 

which was organised by 

Brian Waddington. 

Thanks also to the 

Hospice ladies for the 

delicious lunch and 

snacks. 

Duties for the week – 

April 10 to 14: Tabs – 

Sue Purdon and Chris 

Armitage, Bar – Vic 

Wicks, Ron Orford and 

28 Main Street - Tel: 046 624 1125 

Email: robert.avis@ecmpa.co.za 

4 

BOWLSBANTER 

... what’s happening 

Stan Weyer, Ironing – 

Trevor Frost. 

Kowie Bowling Club 

“In the midst of life 

we are in death” – a 

truism attributed to a 

Benedictine Monk (circa 

904) – is as applicable 

now as it was more 

than 1000 years ago. 

The members of 

Kowie Bowls and, in 

fact, the whole 

community, were 

profoundly shocked to 

hear that Keith Kolesky 

suddenly passed away 

at the age of 66. 

There cannot be 

many couples who, in 

their short stay here, 

had already made such 

a favourable and 

indelible impression as 

Keith and Lyn had. 

Keith’s educational 

years were spent in the 

Western Province, and 

the latter part of his 

working and married 

life in Durban. 

With both being keen 

spor ting and fitness 

fanatics, they led a very 

active life. Keith later 

turned to bowls, where 

he cut his bowling teeth 

at the Westville Bowling 

Club. He (and Lyn) soon 

proved to be very 

valuable members both 

on and off the green. As 

part of the extended 

Blackbeard clan, Keith 

and Lyn had spent 

many holidays at Port 

Alfred and were very 

popular visitors to 

Kowie Bowls. 

Their retirement here 

in 2016 was, at the 

time, eagerly awaited 

by the members of 

Kowie Bowls. 

An excellent bowler 

in his own right, Keith’s 

engaging personality, 

ready wit, and banter 

made him “top of the 

pops” when anybody 

was asked to name 

their favourite skip. An 

inspirational leader, he 

engendered a “gees” in 

his team which usually 

took them to great 

heights but when they 

lost they did so 

graciously and still 

enjoyed it. 

As a club member, he 

was that rarity in clubs, 

a person who accepted 

the responsibilities akin 

to membership, ie, he 

was a member of the 

executive, the selection, 

and the grading 

committee and, 

because of his 

personality, our 

favourite barman. 

Sadly, last year, the 

trauma of a devastating 

accident, saw Keith 

having to apply all his 

motivational skills to 

encourage and support 

Lyn through 

re-constructive surgery 

and rehabilitation. They 

were just beginning to 

see daylight. 

Our thoughts are now 

with Lyn and her 

children. She will have 

the loving support of a 

closely-knit family, as 

well as the members of 

Kowie. 

To a great guy who, in 

his brief stay, brought 

so much joy to all who 

knew him – Hamba 

Kahle. 

Tu e s d ay ’s Megabucks 

was again 

characterised by the 

number of close 

finishes, except for the 

CLEAR WINNERS: Winners of the Radue Trips at the Port Alfred Bowling 

Club last Tuesday were, from left, Shar Coleman, Rodney Wilson and Phil 

Taylor. The club thanked Radue Optometrists for their sponsorship 

game which was won 

by Jonty Alexander 

Theresa Pretorius and 

Keith Benson. 

The Ladies’ Singles 

marches on with its 

own share of drama and 

none more so than Judy 

Alexander’s last shot in 

her tight game against 

Jackie Kriel. At 20 all 

Jackie was lying three 

shots with one virtually 

CROQUET 

CORNER ... rolls that count 

PROBABLY because of the Easter 

break, there were a lot less 

players than usual. 

Next week should see a return 

on the Jack. Judy’s last 

bowl curled with just 

enough speed to take 

the jack away and lie 

shot – well done both of 

you for a very 

entertaining game. 

T h u r s d ay ’s Ocean 

Basket competition was 

won be John Hubbard, 

Don Armstrong and 

John Abbot. On 

Saturday, in excellent 

weather, we enjoyed an 

af ternoon’s bowls, with 

the only prize being the 

snowball – won by 

Steve and his team. 

Duties for the week of 

April 9: Eddie Hoseck – 

Rolling, Rodney 

Gradwell and Robert 

Sandiland – Marking, 

Claire Bell – Tab Money, 

Jonty and Judy 

Alexander – B a r. 

to normality. 

We still need more donations 

for the raffle hampers. 

Lastly, birthday greetings go to 

Sandy for April 6.



DELIGHTED WITH WIN: The winners of the Royal Port Alfred Golf Club mixed competition, from left, 

Kevin Berrington, Lindy Wright, mixed organiser Mo Marsay and Eugene de Witt, owner of the 

Continental Restaurant and Deli Kenton, the main sponsor. Fellow winners John and Jeni Mager 

were absent for the photo 

RPAGC MIXED 

R E S U LTS 

April 1 

Easter Sunday saw the 

RPAGC Ladies’ Section 

organise another 4 Ball 

Alliance Competition 

following the success of 

their inaugural event a 

few months ago. The 

alliance had a twist with 

1 to count on the first 

hole, 2 to count on the 

second hole and 3 to 

count on the third, the 

sequence then recurring. 

Main sponsor was 

Continental Restaurant 

and Deli along with 

support from Suds 

Soaps and O’Neills 

Risk and Financial 

Management Gauteng. 

A stiff easterly 

provided an additional 

challenge to the field of 

68 players. 

Winners were Kevin 

Berrington, Lindy 

Wright, John and Jeni 

Mager who counted 

out Paul and Sandy 

Fryer, and Andy and 

Joy Altson into runner 

up spot with both 

teams on 90 points. 

Kevin and Shirley Heny, 

and Vaughn and Gail 

Bursey took third place 

counting out Tony and 

Pat Halse, and Wollie 

and Annerie Wo l m a r a n s 

on 84 points. 

Nearest the pins 

were Andy on the 6th, 

Rick Hill on the 11th, 

Kevin Heny on the 11th 

and Glen Lello on the 

13th. 

The Easter bunny 

was generous with 

dishing out Easter eggs 

and all participants 

enjoyed a meal 

afterwards as part of 

the festivities aligned 

with the event. 

The next Mixed 

organised by the 

Ladies’ Section is 

scheduled for Sunday 

May 27 with the theme 

under review. 

L ADIES’ R E S U LTS 

March 27 

Warm and almost 

windless conditions 

almost dispelled the 

notion it was a Tuesday 

afternoon as 33 ladies 

competed in a 4 Ball 

Betterball Stableford 

sponsored by Ocean 

B a s ke t . 

Yvonne Hill and 

Jenny Ralph combined 

well to card 47 points 

and win the 

competition. Kim 

Gardner and Margie 

Siegers came home in 

GOLFW E E K LY 

... the results 

second on 45 points 

counting out Ellen 

Fischer and Heather 

van Harmelen into third 

on the same score. 

Good individual 

performances were 

noted by Sheena Warren 

and Ronel Hough with 

nett 69’s and Heather 

with a nett 68. 

Yvonne hit the 

longest drive on the 

16th for those with 

handicaps of 21 or less, 

while Joanne Hilliar did 

likewise for those with 

higher handicaps. Two 

clubs on par threes 

were holed by Margie, 

Jenny and Glynnis 

Renecle all on the 8th. 

Carol Lee was 

closest to the pin on 

Top Carpets' 6th. 

Margie was closest on 

Rosehill Driving 

Range’s 8th as well as 

on Wimpy's 11th. Sonia 

Reynolds was 

“nearest-for-t wo” on 

River Spa's 13th. 

Sheena and Heather 

shared the jackpot on 

10 points. 

The competition on 

April 10 will be the Viv 

Jordan Individual 

Stableford and round 2 

of the Easter Shield. 

FRESH STOP PORT 

ALFRED MIXED 

March 31 

Easter Saturday saw 33 

players pitch for the 

draw, gentlemen 

outnumbering ladies 

two to one, to be 

drawn in 3 and 4-balls 

to contest the weekly 

Freshstop mixed 

stableford alliance 

competition. Winners 

on the day was the 

team of Fanie Smit, 

Nick Oosthuizen, Pogs 

Smith and Bruce Smith 

on 88 points. 

Second, and just 

behind, on 86 points 

was the all-male team, 

drawn in this instance 

and not by choice, of 

Eric Segers, Greg 

Shanks, Len Bohnen 

and Graham Finlay. 

Not fairing as well 

with a return of 76 

points Rusty Hallam, 

Andy Manson and 

visitor James Warsham 

did sufficient to earn 

the sponsors Energade 

for the day. 

Successful with 

2-clubs were Barrie 

Brady on the 6th, Bruce 

on the 8th, Eric on the 

13th and outdoing them 

all Michael McLean on 

both the 8th and 13th. 

Bruce shooting an 

excellent gross 78 

whilst Rusty and Bruce 

with a nett 69’s along 

with Pogs with a nett 

68 proved to be the 

players of form on the 

d ay. 

KGB RESULTS 

Tuesday March 27: 

Once again a perfect 

morning for golf 

dawned on Tuesday 

and 45 players 

answered the call to 

play the usual 

2-to-count Stableford 

alliance drawn into 

three 3-balls and nine 

4-balls. 

There was a level of 

disparity in the 

contribution made by 

one in the team of 

John Ralph, Tom Tagg, 

Steve Kennedy and 

Derick van Harmelen, 

but insufficient to deny 

them coming home in 

top spot with 91 points. 

They were two points 

to the fore of joint 

runners up (1) Johnny 

Johnson, Paul Fryer, 

Neil Loundar and Hugh 

Holmes and (2) Gavin 

Richards, Andy 

Manson, Kevin Maree 

and Eric Segers. 

The ball just seemed 

to not want to go in the 

hole for John Crandon, 

Mike McNamara and 

visitor Ian Gatenby 

resulting in a lowly 

score of just 68 + 5 = 

73 points. The 

consequence of this 

was, of course, sharing 

the notorious Hamer 

and Sukkel trophy at 

their table on the 19th 

hole. 

Two clubs were 

holed by Steve 

Kennedy (11th) and Eric 

Segers (13th). There 

were a number of good 

individual nett scores, 

the best being Neil 

Loundar, Gavin 

Richards (65), Heinz 

Czepluch (67), Dave 

Curran, Mark Warren 

(68), Peter Reed, Barrie 

Brady, John Abbot, 

Steve Kennedy and 

Derick van Harmelen 

(69). 

Friday March 30: 

Good Friday saw 33 

players drawn in 3 and 

4-balls to play the 

normal 2-count 

Stableford alliance. 

John Abbott, Martin 

Lambrechts, Derick and 

Heather van Harmelen 

romped home with 92 

points with second 

spot jointly going to 

Russel Warren, Andy 

Barnes, Brian Hayward 

and Johnny Johnston 

along with Rusty 

Hallam, Johnny van 

Rensburg, John Abbot 

and Bob Shaw on 89 

points. 

Visitor Ian Gatenby, 

Barrie Brady and 

Graham Finlay posted a 

somewhat dismal 75 

points to ensure the 

Hamer and Sukkel took 

its place at their table 

for prize giving. 

Two clubs were 

recorded by Quentin 

Hogge (11th), Mark 

Warren (13th), Tim 

Leach (8th) and Tim 

Anderson (6th). 

Individual good 

scores were recorded 

by Rusty with a nett 69, 

Gavin Richards and 

Johnny with 68’s. 

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PORT Alfred had a busy 

weekend with the Amanzi 

Fe st i va l . 

Striders helped organise the 

trail run by measuring, marking, 

marshalling and clearing the 

steps at Stenden and cutting 

the path through the bush 

section. A big thanks to all the 

members who helped. A couple 

of us are going to keep the 

steps and bush section clear all 

year for all to use. Amazingly, 

many people who have lived 

here for years did not know 

these sections existed. 

Some of our members took 

part and did very well. 

Sizakele Dayimani finished 

second in 29 minutes 39 

seconds. 

Litemba Jekana 4th in 31:34 

Ayabonga Saul 6th in 33:20 

Rebecca Nelson 16th in 39:14 

We also had some club 

members going to Cape Town to 

compete in the Two Oceans 

M a r at h o n . 

Marianne Stiglingh completed 

the 56km event in 6 hours 17 

minutes. 

Lyn West did the 21km in 2:41. 

Congratulations to Sticks 

Stiglingh who did the 21km in 

1:37 to finish third in his age 

group. He was pipped at the 

post by one second by the 

KOWIESTRIDERS 

... runners with pride 

second placed runner. 

Don’t forget the time trial on 

the 17th. No watches to be 

worn. Predict your time. Fun 

prizes and lucky dip prizes. 

Snacks afterwards. 

Sunday club run/walks are at 

the Duck Pond at 7am. Come 

and join us. 

Time Trial: 

5km Walk 

Anna Marie Hockley 37:45 

Billy Futter 48:02 

3km Walk 

Dinky Davenport 22:02 

Stella Kamedien 22:48 

3km Run 

Lethemba Jekana 10:30 

Zanethe Dayakara 13:32 

Rebecca Nelson 13:42 

Mike Nelson 16:10 

Clare Wood 20:17 

Madison Wood 20:19 

Emily Lessing 21:20 

Lindokuhle Watetwa 22:18 

Yolanda Ndongwe 26:46 

5km Run 

Jeremia Daker 18:58 

Sticks Stiglingh 23:03 

Alex Weed 23:54 

Kevin Lee 23:54 

John Smith 23;59 

Lubabalo Sali 25:45 

Justin Dollery 27:00 

Alan Robb 27:02 

Chris Roberts 27:09 

Mia Donald 27:28 

Greg van Mastrigt 28:28 

Ayabonga Ndongwe 28:34 

Marianne Stiglingh 28:36 

Imran Kamedien 29:14 

Leah Shanks 29:17 

Mike Momberg 30:29 

Sam Roberts 33:03 

Steph Piguet 33:03 

Lulu Mceka 36:26 

Dianne Emslie 36:47 

Cathy Momberg 36:56 

Wansa Makalane 37:16 

Lauren Meyer 40:18 

Jade Wentzel 40:18 

Pauline Weed 40:56 

8km Run 

Sizakele Dayimani 30:51 

Wandile Funde 32:34 

Rick Betts 39:20 

Dave Sansbury 46;26 

Ian Robertson 46:26 

SUPERB SQUASH: The 

Port Alfred High School 

first squash team 

players, from left, Joel 

Austin, James Solz, 

Keagan Botha, Jayden 

Roesstorff and Calvin 

du Preez drew with 

Kenton in a recent 

away match, 9-9. ‘The 

boys played brilliantly,’ 

said coach, Dr Ian 

Knot t-Craig

Sp ort 

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

Thursday April 5, 2018 

Thrills, spills in nationals 


THE Royal St Andrews Hotel Amanzi 

Festival rubber duck national race, 

which took place on Saturday and 

Sunday at East Beach, attracting 

about 12 stock class and six modified 

rubber ducks, also drew world-class 

competition, such as world No 3 in 

2009, Murray Elliott. 

Elliott is known throughout the 

country and the world and has been 

to the US and China, even building 

boats for the US Navy. 

He usually spends a few months 

overseas and returns to Cintsa, where 

he has a boat-building business, 

Ocean Extreme, and surfs, said his 

brother-in-law Kevin Ackermann. 

Elliott was hoping to make a 

“comeback”, but his modified engine 

seized and he was out of the race in 

the second round. 

Engine problems are common, 

especially in the modified class where 

engines are tweaked and things can 

be overlooked. 

“Pro-stock and modified boats can 

be compared to superbikes and 

MotoGP bikes,” referee Mike Hatting 

said. 

Pro-stock rubber ducks have 

regulation 570CC engines. 

The pro-stock class means that the 

engine is out-of-the-box standard 50 

horsepower, but the modified class 

can be tweaked to obtain maximum 

horsepower and tends to break down 

more often. 

Thrills and spills during the event 

included a boat hitting a rock in the 

beginning of the practice lap in the 

first heat. As the rubber duck is full of 

compressed air, if it lands on a rock it 

can pop “like a bomb”. 

“Capsized boats are common 

especially when the boats go out over 

the waves as the waves shoot you sky 

high and then the wind catches you,” 

Elliott said. 

After a boat flips, normally the 

engine takes on water and the spark 

SKY HIGH: Shooting over the wave is the boat M14, piloted by Murray Elliott and co-piloted by Zane Schonknecht, who can 

be seen balancing the front of the boat. Picture: Jaco van Rensburg, Railtime Photography. 

plugs need to be taken out. Most of 

the pilots can strip an engine on the 

beach and put it together in time for 

the next heat. 

If there is an accidental flip, races 

are stopped to allow the safety boat 

to help the crew turn the boat over 

lengthwise in the surf and clear the 

course. The red flag goes up and the 

race continues when the boat has 

been cleared. 

The boats are scored at the end of 

each round of six laps. Flag holders 

raise flags at the end of each lap to 

show what position a boat is in. 

Points from the surf event on 

Saturday were combined with points 

from the long-haul Barnacles 

Challenge on Sunday, when the boats 

travelled along the river and out to 

sea along West Beach in a hot, 

easterly wind and choppy conditions. 

The pro-stock results were: 1st – 

Ryno Verster and Nico Parr; 2nd – 

Kyle Kolby and Ross Templeman; 3rd 

– Riegan Rous and Swan Botha; 4th – 

Kyle Kriel and Darren Beying; 5th – 

Josh Myburg and SC Colombo. 

The modified results were 

surprising as in the end, Elliott and 

co-pilot Zane Schonknecht came fifth 

in the rubber duck modified class. 

“Their combined points from the 

first day were sufficient to put them 

in fifth place,” Hattingh said. 

“There were also lots of drop outs 

in the modified class. We only had six 

out of 18 modified boats and there 

were only three out of six left at the 

end of the day.” 

In fourth place was boat N20, with 

pilot Elandré Human and co-pilot 

Tristan Wille from Grahamstown. 

Wille, a 17-year-old Kingswood 

pupil, who practised in Kenton, 

Kasouga, Port Elizabeth, and Port 

Alfred, said this was his first boat 

race. 

In third place was boat M46, Rowan 

Nortje and Yurie van Gendt. Tying for 

first place were Mark Gleen and Willis 

Lenar in boat M17 and boat Chad 

Romans and Candice Hatting in M79. 

Most of the contestants were from 

East London or Port Elizabeth but 

some were from Cape Town, along 

with locals like the 43 Air School duo 

Seok Jung and Dawid Appelgryn. 

West Coast pilot Josh Myburgh told 

TotT that rubber duck racing was very 

rough and it was necessary to hold 

on tight to the rudder and side ropes, 

with footholds for the pilot’s feet. 

If the boat capsizes, it is therefore 

possible to get out from underneath 

the boat. 

The co-pilot sits in front of the boat 

when it goes out to sea to prevent it 

from flipping over backwards when it 

planes over the waves, and has to 

constantly move about to balance the 

b o at . 

Development rubber duck riders 

from Nemato Change a Life reported 

frequently falling out of the boat 

when it ramped over the waves and 

that it was very scary when they 

started training in October last year. 

Pumlani Kamanaare was the 

co-pilot and George Bester, who 

trained him, was the pilot on 

Saturday and Sunday. Unfortunately, 

Lifa Nxobo, trained by Kyle Kriel, was 

a no-show. Kamanaare reported 

feeling bruised and battered, and 

there was a wound on his leg rubbed 

raw from the footholds. 

Kamanaare received a standing 

ovation at the prize-giving, which was 

held at the Royal St Andrews Hotel on 

Sunday night. 

He was rewarded for his efforts and 

broke into tears when Amanzi Festival 

main sponsor, Martin Bekker, 

informed him how much money had 

been deposited into his bank 

account. 

The winning duo were Candice 

Hatting and Chad Romans. As a 

woman co-pilot, Candice is a rarity in 

the world of rubber duck racing, 

something she has been doing for the 

past 16 years. She has been a co-pilot 

with Romans for four years. 

“She is more than brave, she is 

o n e - of - a - k i n d , ” Romans said. 

West Beach easterly delays 

bodyboarding semi-finals 

WAVE WALL: Michael Ostler in action at the bodyboarding Royal St Andrews Hotel Amanzi Festival APB 

world series at West Beach on Sunday 


24 Hours : (046) 624 2508 

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S AT U R D AY ’S surfing 

conditions were consistent in 

south westerly winds and on 

Sunday morning, the low tide 

and north-easterly forced 

organisers to postpone the 

Royal St Andrews Hotel 

Amanzi Festival Association of 

Professional Bodyboarding 

semi-finals to the afternoon. 

APB South Africa manager 

Carl Liebenberg was the 

international organiser, and 

Clinton Millard the local 

o r g a n i s e r. 

Current world champion Iain 

Campbell, as well as No15 

seed on the pro tour, South 

African Tristan Roberts, took 

par t. 

“The Port Alfred event is a 

qualifying tour to get onto the 

grand tour,” Liebenberg said. 

It was also the first APB 

event of the year and the first 

time its been held in South 

Africa. 

In the semi-finals, Campbell 

was knocked out by Michael 

Ostler and had to be content 

to contest the podium finals 

for third or fourth place with 

Alex Nutt, and a prize for the 

best move, an invert, on day 

one. 

Nutt, a 16-year-old from the 

Richards Bay area, was 

defeated by Roberts. 

“But Nutt has a great future 

ahead of him. He went 

overseas on the junior world 

tour, and this is his first pro 

event,” Millard said. 

In the podium finals, 

Campbell and Nutt sorted out 

their differences on the waves, 

with the world champion 

claiming third place and 

young Nutt coming fourth. 

Going through to the finals, 

Roberts and Ostler duked it 

out with Ostler taking a wave 

all the way to the beach and 

running back in his flippers. 

Roberts came first and 

Ostler second. 

“The prize money is R60000 

(US $5000) to be divided 

between the top four riders, 

with the winner netting 

R35 000,” Liebenberg said. 

“R35 000 or three months in 

Bali,” joked emcee Deon 

“Mumbles” M e y e r. 

The winners were 

announced at the prize-giving 

on Sunday night. 

Roberts can use his win to 

gain points on the APB tour 

towards becoming the world 

champion. 

Last Friday, West Beach 

Warfare, under the auspices 

of the SA Bodyboarding 

Association, saw local boys, 

girls, women, men and 

development riders take part. 

“The local riders have to 

earn 1000 points in order to 

help them to seed into the 

grand slam,” Liebenberg said. 

Local bodyboarders Millard 

and young Kyle Lax, riding in 

his first professional event, 

came second in the masters 

and third in the men’s 

respectively, and qualified to 

go on the world tour.

TOTT 5 April 2018

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