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INSIDE: SPORTS HUB LAUNCHES - PAGE 4<br />

CMR UPLIFT WOMEN<br />

PAGE 4<br />

Thursday, <strong>September</strong> <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2018</strong><br />

TEAM CROWNED RUGBY CHAMPS<br />

PAGE 4<br />

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Fitness<br />

fairy dust<br />

Bootcamp free for two months<br />

SIVENATHI GOSA<br />

Pink Fairy<br />

Multi-Spor t<br />

Adventures<br />

launched<br />

their<br />

bootcamp on Tuesday<br />

at the BUCO Obstacle<br />

Course in King<br />

William’s Town in<br />

order to help the<br />

community to get<br />

fitter, stronger and<br />

h e a l t h i e r.<br />

The obstacle course<br />

was sponsored by<br />

BUCO in King<br />

William’s Town and<br />

built by Dean<br />

Dusterhoft for the<br />

recently held<br />

Adventure Race.<br />

Bootcamp founders<br />

Mike and Klara Webb<br />

said the sessions were<br />

on Tuesdays at 5pm at<br />

the Daleview<br />

Equestrian Academy<br />

and the fee was free of<br />

charge for the months<br />

of <strong>September</strong> and<br />

O c t o b e r.<br />

“All levels of fitness<br />

are welcome and no<br />

one gets left behind.<br />

We will take them<br />

through their paces<br />

along various trails<br />

and through sections<br />

of the BUCO course.”<br />

Mike and Klara are<br />

TOUGH ENOUGH: King William’s Town residents get active at the Pink Fairy<br />

Multi-Sports Adventure bootcamp<br />

Picture:SUPPLIED<br />

both qualified exercise<br />

instructors and avid<br />

adventurers with many<br />

years of experience.<br />

“We want to get the<br />

community out and<br />

about in nature and at<br />

the same time get<br />

healthier and this is a<br />

perfect way to do so,”<br />

said Mike.<br />

Schools are also<br />

encouraged to contact<br />

the Webbs to book<br />

times to use the<br />

equipment and trails<br />

during the day at a<br />

very nominal fee.<br />

For more<br />

information, contact<br />

Mike on<br />

084-597-8254, Klara<br />

on 076-092-3288 or<br />

visit Pink Fairy<br />

Multi-Spor ts<br />

Adventures on<br />

Fa c e b o o k .<br />

READY TO GO: Lily the sausage dog was ready to take on the King William’s Town parkrun<br />

recently<br />

Picture: INGRID SCHENK<br />

SPCA in desperate need<br />

AMANDA NANO<br />

King William’s Town<br />

SPCA is in dire need of<br />

all kind of animal food<br />

as a result of an influx<br />

of strays animals that<br />

were brought in to the<br />

facility in A u g u st .<br />

SPCA committee<br />

member Annette<br />

Rademeyer said 29<br />

poisoned dogs had<br />

been admitted to their<br />

facilit y.<br />

“If we could have a<br />

donation of puppy and<br />

adult dog pellets, as<br />

well as food for the<br />

cats, it would really go<br />

a long way,” Rademeyer<br />

said.<br />

She said that with the<br />

onset of the tick season<br />

in <strong>September</strong>, there was<br />

also an influx of cats<br />

into the facility<br />

“We ’re also appealing<br />

for fodder for the cattle<br />

and goats that come in.<br />

Just yesterday we had<br />

14 cattle arrive,” she<br />

said.<br />

One of the challenges<br />

the SPCA has is slow<br />

adoption of animals by<br />

members of the public .<br />

“Unfortunately, we<br />

won’t take in vicious<br />

dogs because they<br />

won’t be fit for<br />

adoption. In this case,<br />

we’re forced to put<br />

them down.”<br />

A Bikers’ Breakfast to<br />

be held on October 7<br />

will raise funds for<br />

animal food.<br />

“We will also have<br />

the SPCA Potjie Fun Day<br />

on October 28 where<br />

there’ll be a lot of family<br />

fun at the Pirates Club,”<br />

Rademeyer said.<br />

The community is<br />

encouraged to take part<br />

and put up a stall at a<br />

nominal fee of R60.<br />

SAFE HAVEN: A stabbed dog, one of 29 injured or<br />

poisoned dogs rescued in Alice in August and<br />

brought to the SPCA<br />

Picture: SUPPLIED<br />

“You can sell<br />

anything you have in<br />

your garages and the<br />

proceeds can go<br />

straight to your<br />

p o c ke t s , ” she added.<br />

The SPCA can be<br />

contacted on 043-643-<br />

6008 or readers can<br />

visit their Facebook<br />

page, King William’s<br />

Town SPCA.<br />

See www.hemingwaysmall.co.za orFacebook for details<br />

E. info@hemingwaysmall.co.za T. 043 721 3181<br />

East London<br />

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14 & 15 <strong>September</strong><br />

Upper Food Court, 6pm - 9pm<br />

35 models<br />

showcasing 18 designers<br />

Tickets available through<br />

Computicket, includes goody bag,<br />

sushi and spot prizes<br />

R160 p/p


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GIRL EMPOWERMENT: Girls from various schools in East London attended<br />

peak at 18ºC with minimal<br />

the I am ‘ME’ Confidence Conference for Girls Picture: SUPPLIED<br />

cloud to darken your skies.<br />

SKY KISSES SEA: Roland Thompson, aged 15 years, submitted this photograph for the GO!<br />

& Express Photography Competition. Taken at Kidd’s Beach in December 2017, it depicts<br />

the horizon on a clear day. See Page 8 for competition details Picture: Roland Thompson<br />

Pupils flock<br />

to talk shop<br />

for the girls<br />

SIPHOKAZI VUSO<br />

The second annual I Am<br />

“ME” Confidence<br />

Conference for Girls was<br />

held at the Robbie de<br />

Lange Community Hall<br />

in West Bank on<br />

Saturday <strong>September</strong> 01.<br />

Pupils from various<br />

schools including<br />

Ebenezer, Umtiza,<br />

Mzokhanyo, Green Point<br />

as well John Bisseker<br />

High School took part.<br />

Conference founder<br />

Thandiswa Magqeleba<br />

said the idea came to<br />

her while she was<br />

working in Alice where<br />

she would visit schools<br />

and give motivational<br />

talks and presentations.<br />

She said she created<br />

the conference to<br />

empower young girls.<br />

“Kids don’t open up<br />

to their families and<br />

this affects their<br />

decision making. The<br />

conference is not only<br />

teaching girls to be<br />

empowered but also to<br />

take care of one<br />

another. We also want<br />

to build their<br />

self-esteem and<br />

confidence, so that we<br />

may breed a generation<br />

of young women<br />

leaders who help each<br />

ot h e r, ” she said.<br />

The day saw a<br />

number of<br />

presentations on<br />

various topics, a<br />

sharing of experiences<br />

between pupils, and<br />

motivational talks by<br />

mentors.<br />

Epitomely PRM<br />

founder and mentor<br />

Sandiswa Mgolozeli<br />

said the conference was<br />

a safe place for pupils<br />

to discuss problems<br />

without being judged.<br />

“We want to be the<br />

mentors we never had<br />

and to create a fun and<br />

sophisticated day where<br />

they can learn and have<br />

fun, and then leave<br />

feeling important and<br />

worthy. We also want to<br />

build women who are<br />

strong and warm, who<br />

will align their purpose<br />

with service and serve<br />

others as well as we are<br />

serving them,” she said.<br />

East London<br />

We at h e r<br />

We can all look forward to a<br />

nice, mild weekend as<br />

Thursday kicks off at 21ºC<br />

and clear skies. The sun<br />

thankfully hangs around<br />

until Friday, although the<br />

temperature does cool<br />

down slightly to 19ºC – n ot<br />

as cold as last week, but<br />

maybe keep a jersey nearby<br />

just in case, especially<br />

since clouds are expected<br />

to roll in by the afternoon.<br />

Those pesky clouds will<br />

burn off by Saturday and<br />

the rest of your weekend is<br />

predicted to be sunny. Both<br />

Saturday and Sunday will<br />

AT YOUR SERVICE: Vuyani Mahlasela<br />

owns Davee’s Shoe Clinic, which<br />

picks up dirty shoes, washes them,<br />

and drops them off again within 24<br />

hours Picture: SIPHOKAZI VUSO<br />

Leaving a clean<br />

footprint of success<br />

SIPHOKAZI VUSO<br />

When Vuyani Mahlasela, of Mdantsane’s<br />

NU 14 started his shoe-cleaning business,<br />

he had no idea it would be so successful.<br />

D av e e ’s Shoe Clinic gets calls from<br />

people around East London who needs<br />

their shoes washed. Davee’s picks them<br />

up, washes them, and drops them off<br />

within 24 hours.<br />

The 26-year-old Mahlasela said the idea<br />

was born in 2016 when he was too lazy to<br />

wash his own shoes and had to ask<br />

someone to wash them for R10.<br />

“I thought this could be a good idea for<br />

a business and I decided to start a<br />

business that could help these people –<br />

people like me,” he said.<br />

The internal auditing graduate, who runs<br />

the business from a one-room shack, said<br />

he had clients from Mdantsane, Amalinda,<br />

Quigney and Beacon Bay, as well as<br />

<strong>Go</strong>nubie.<br />

“We get calls from people who need our<br />

business and we go to pick up the shoes –<br />

either for washing, cleaning, drying or<br />

treating the shoe.”<br />

On average, he said they took in about<br />

40 pairs of shoes a week and the cost of<br />

service depends on the material of the<br />

shoe.<br />

Mahlasela also has a car wash business<br />

and has several employees.<br />

“We have been busy since the business<br />

started. Some people undermine washing<br />

shoes but there is money coming in and<br />

it’s better than staying at home begging<br />

for money,” said Thando Jajini, who works<br />

with Mahlasela.<br />

“I started this after seeing young people<br />

roaming around the streets doing nothing<br />

and I introduced the idea to them to make<br />

money for ourselves. I don’t treat anyone<br />

as an employee – I say, ‘you own part of<br />

the business because you are part of the<br />

business’. This is more to empower them<br />

to do something with their lives as jobs<br />

are scarce,” Mahlasela said.<br />

He encouraged young people to follow<br />

their passion.<br />

“When you apply for jobs and if you<br />

don’t get it, don’t get discouraged and just<br />

sit down and do nothing.<br />

“Look at what you can do and if you<br />

have an idea, don’t say it wont work, try it<br />

out,” he advised.<br />

Jantjies set<br />

to turn 102<br />

AMANDA NANO<br />

The community of<br />

Parkside in the<br />

Buffalo Flats will be<br />

celebrating with one<br />

of their oldest<br />

residents, Beauty<br />

Jantjies, when she<br />

turns 102 on<br />

S u n d ay.<br />

True to her name,<br />

the beauty is still<br />

evident in the<br />

humble and<br />

sof t-spoken<br />

centenarian, who is<br />

a well-loved pillar in<br />

her community.<br />

“I never drank or<br />

smoked in my life,<br />

and I looked after<br />

my mother and<br />

GOLDEN OLDIE: Beauty<br />

Jantjies from Parkside<br />

will turn 102 on Sunday<br />

Picture: AMANDA NANO<br />

grandmother when they were ill,” said Jantjies.<br />

She believes she has been blessed with her<br />

years because of her service to <strong>Go</strong>d and her<br />

family. She has three children, Muriel, Eddie and<br />

Ve r o n i c a .<br />

Jantjies also has 12 grandchildren, <strong>13</strong><br />

great-grand children and two<br />

g r e at - g r e at - g r a n d c h i l d r e n .<br />

Great grandson Sharwin Taylor said they grew<br />

up with the words: “I believe you must hold onto<br />

<strong>Go</strong>d. In the hard times, be calm and pray”.<br />

Although she has stopped attending services<br />

at the Old Apostolic Church, due to old age,<br />

Jantjies still enjoys cooking, making her own tea<br />

and also tends to her garden.<br />

“I don’t have much but I’m blessed to have<br />

lived so far,” she added.


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New wheelchairs –<br />

from Switzerland<br />

SIVENATHI GOSA<br />

The Canaan Care Centre<br />

recently received a donation of<br />

17 Shonaquip wheelchairs to<br />

the value of R360 000, from<br />

the Swiss-based Raush<br />

Foundation, an organisation<br />

that focuses mainly on<br />

children with physical<br />

disabilities.<br />

Centre manager Eleanor<br />

Saayman said the Small<br />

Projects Foundation had<br />

contacted the Rausch<br />

Foundation asking for help.<br />

“The Small Projects<br />

Foundation is a non-profit<br />

organisation that is based in<br />

the Eastern Cape, which finds<br />

organisations that are in need<br />

of finances or any other<br />

necessities, and then finds<br />

funders for them,” S a ay m a n<br />

said.<br />

“We have been open for 12<br />

years and most of the children<br />

do not have proper<br />

wheelchairs for their<br />

disabilities.<br />

“The ones we have received<br />

will make a huge difference in<br />

the children’s lives.<br />

“Our job is to provide a safe,<br />

stimulating and therapeutic<br />

environment in which children<br />

with disabilities can grow to<br />

their full potential.<br />

“We encourage personal<br />

GENEROUS DONATION: There were joyful smiles as Canaan Care Centre pupils received their<br />

new wheelchairs. Back, from left, are Lungiswa Dyase and Precious Myelele. Front, from left,<br />

are Damian de Jager, Kamva Mdintsi and Elam Moyake<br />

Picture: SIVENATHI GOSA<br />

growth, independence, hard<br />

work and plenty of fun.<br />

“The goal is to improve the<br />

child’s quality of life by finding<br />

practical solutions to help<br />

both the child and their<br />

fa m i l y, ” Saayman said.<br />

“What the Rausch<br />

Foundation has done for our<br />

centre is the most gratifying<br />

thing because each child has<br />

a different disability, and these<br />

wheelchairs accommodate<br />

their needs.<br />

“There are challenges but<br />

we always find a way to<br />

overcome them, and by<br />

putting more emphasis on the<br />

talents and the skills of the<br />

individual child, we can<br />

encourage their growth and<br />

development.”<br />

Saayman said the centre<br />

donated about 10 of their old<br />

wheelchairs and other<br />

necessities to Nomzamo<br />

Special Care Centre in Peddie.<br />

ON THE ROCKS: This gorgeous photo of the sun’s soft reflection on the water<br />

was taken in June <strong>2018</strong> in <strong>Go</strong>nubie by Noorie Hammand. This is just one of<br />

the many entries received so far for the GO! & Express Photography<br />

Competition, details of which can be found on Page 8 of today’s GO! &<br />

Express<br />

Picture: NOORIE HAMMAND


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Seminar empowers women<br />

DESMOND COETZEE<br />

The significant role that women<br />

play at home, in their families and<br />

within their communities, was<br />

celebrated during a seminar hosted<br />

by social workers attached to the<br />

King William’s Town Christelik-<br />

Maatskaplike Raad at the<br />

Breidbach Hall last Friday.<br />

More than 70 women of all ages<br />

braved the inclement weather to<br />

attend the seminar and take part in<br />

activities such as group<br />

discussions and debates.<br />

CMR social worker Nosiphiwo<br />

Sodo said the aim of the women’s<br />

seminar was to both celebrate and<br />

help empower women.<br />

“As Wo m e n ’s Month drew to an<br />

end, we felt that women needed to<br />

be celebrated and empowered to<br />

become the best they can be in<br />

their lives,” Sodo said.<br />

GOLDEN EMPLOYEE: King Bowling<br />

Club barman Headman Ngonyama<br />

doing what he does best: bowling and<br />

bar duty Picture: BRIAN MCLEAN<br />

“The reason is simple: they<br />

dedicate their time to other people<br />

such as their partners, children,<br />

families and their community but<br />

hardly take time for themselves or<br />

appreciate the hard work that they<br />

do for others.<br />

“So this seminar was an<br />

opportunity for us as social<br />

workers to remind them of their<br />

value and the significant role they<br />

p l ay within their day-to-day tasks<br />

as women.”<br />

The women were divided into<br />

groups and given different topics<br />

for discussion, such as the value of<br />

a woman, and how to take care of<br />

yourself with all your commitments<br />

as a m ot h e r.<br />

This was followed by a debate on<br />

the topic: Should I go or should I<br />

stay if involved in an abusive<br />

relationship with a wealthy<br />

par tner/husband.<br />

BRIAN McLEAN<br />

Headman Ngonyama has been a<br />

household name in King William’s<br />

Town for many years, and is<br />

affectionately referred to as<br />

“Heady” by locals.<br />

The 67-year-old, who is the<br />

current barman at the King<br />

William’s Town Bowling Club,<br />

started working there back in 2007.<br />

Ngonyama has worked at many<br />

clubs as a barman over the years.<br />

“I started working at Alberts in<br />

1971, when I played rugby for the<br />

club’s third team as a flank, then I<br />

was hired by the King <strong>Go</strong>lf Club.<br />

“Keith Kieck was the captain at<br />

the golf club at the time and he<br />

took me away to Wallies Bottle<br />

Store, where I worked for 17 years.<br />

“Keith taught me a lot about<br />

being a good barman,” he said.<br />

When he resigned from Wallies,<br />

he was hired by the new owner of<br />

the King Club, Garfield Botha.<br />

In support of the topic, Katrina<br />

Jacobs said: “I will stay because<br />

my husband has everything and<br />

will give me whatever I desire.”<br />

Yvonne Fourie, in response said:<br />

“Money and living in wealth is not<br />

everything and I will never<br />

compromise or allow anyone to<br />

abuse me or my children.”<br />

The event was concluded with a<br />

meal, and Sodo said she was<br />

overwhelmed with the success of<br />

the seminar.<br />

“It was our first time running the<br />

seminar in Breidbach and people<br />

came through in large numbers.<br />

“We have undoubtedly managed<br />

to achieve our goal and the turnout<br />

has motivated us to have this<br />

programme annually.”<br />

CMR service areas include<br />

Breidbach, Qalashe, King William’s<br />

Town, Schornville and<br />

Ngqonqweni.<br />

King barman<br />

also handy on<br />

bowling green<br />

After working a two-year stint<br />

there, he spent another two years<br />

working at Pirates Sports Club,<br />

before King bowler Nolan Hayidakis<br />

offered him the job at the King<br />

William’s Town Bowling Club.<br />

“It was there that the late Gwynne<br />

Beamish encouraged me to take up<br />

bowls.<br />

“He gave me two sets of bowls<br />

and started coaching me, and in<br />

2015 I won the President’s Eight<br />

singles title. I felt really good,”<br />

Ngonyama said.<br />

Asked what he enjoyed about<br />

being a barman, Ngonyama said: “I<br />

have been able to meet so many<br />

people and have made many<br />

friends over the years.<br />

“But there’s also a lot of<br />

responsibility that goes with the job<br />

and I have accepted that.”<br />

Speaking of Ngonyama, King<br />

Bowling Club president <strong>Go</strong>rdon<br />

McCune summed it up nicely by<br />

saying: “He’s worth his weight in<br />

gold.”<br />

POSITIVE INTERACTION: Breidbach women participate in a Women’s Month seminar hosted<br />

by CMR social workers in Breidbach last Friday<br />

Picture: DESMOND COETZEE<br />

Spes Bona win thrilling final<br />

DESMOND COETZEE<br />

Sport enthusiasts were kept<br />

entertained during the King<br />

William’s Town sub-union<br />

Top 8 rugby competition<br />

played at the Victoria<br />

Grounds in King William’s<br />

Town recently.<br />

Spes Bona from Mdingi<br />

emerged champions after<br />

their hard-fought 15-12<br />

victory against Blue Jet<br />

from Ndevana in a thrilling<br />

finale which had the crowd<br />

on their feet right up to the<br />

final whistle. Spes Bona<br />

dominated Zwelitsha-based<br />

Black Lion 27-14 in the<br />

quarterfinals while a tough<br />

match against Jubisa<br />

Brothers saw them achieve<br />

a nail-biting 20-19 victory in<br />

the semifinals.<br />

Blue Jet handed Balasi<br />

Tigers a 34-7 rugby lesson<br />

Today is forecast to be<br />

sunny throughout, with a<br />

7°C start and rising to 21°C.<br />

From tomorrow, there<br />

will be scattered clouds,<br />

although it will still be<br />

mostly sunny.<br />

WE ARE THE CHAMPS: Spes Bona Rugby Football Club<br />

pose with their loyal supporters after emerging as<br />

champions at the King William’s Town Sub-Union Top 8<br />

competition<br />

Picture: DESMOND COETZEE<br />

in their quarterfinal<br />

followed by a 20-7 win<br />

against Noncampa All<br />

Blacks in the semis.<br />

King William’s Town<br />

sub-union president Sabelo<br />

said: “The grounds were<br />

KING WEATHER<br />

The temperatures will<br />

vary between 7°C and<br />

22°C.<br />

On Saturday, the<br />

temperature will start at<br />

9°C, rising to 20°C, and<br />

there will be alternating<br />

periods of sun and cloud.<br />

never packed like this<br />

before. People are hungry<br />

for rugby and I believe that<br />

we will attract supporters<br />

again if clubs continue to<br />

play this kind of quality<br />

r u g by ”.<br />

Sunday morning will<br />

dawn fairly clear, but the<br />

cloud cover will increase as<br />

the day wears on.<br />

The maximum<br />

temperature will be a cool<br />

18°C. –<br />

w w w. a c c u w e a t h e r. c o . z a


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Rotary on a roll<br />

with donations<br />

Bonza Bay clean<br />

up – on the GO!<br />

GO REPORTER<br />

AMANDA NANO<br />

The Rotary Club of Gately received a<br />

handsome donation of assorted<br />

medical equipment, such as<br />

wheelchairs, walkers and hospital<br />

beds, on <strong>September</strong> 6.<br />

The club, with its motto of<br />

“Service above Self”, also secured<br />

food donations from manufacturers.<br />

Organiser Andy Russell said a<br />

donation of 150 wheelchairs came<br />

from the Wheelchair Foundation UK.<br />

“The second-hand wheelchairs are<br />

refurbished and still in great<br />

working condition,” he said.<br />

The Rotary Club will in turn be<br />

donating the equipment to a<br />

number of organisations, such Choc,<br />

DJ Sobey Old Age Home and Salem<br />

Baby Care Centre. In total, about 27<br />

charities will benefit.<br />

Club president Jacqui Mauer said<br />

this initiative falls under their Rotary<br />

Warehouse project.<br />

“We also organise food<br />

distribution and part of our goal is<br />

to help with early childhood<br />

development,” Mauer said.<br />

Kirsten van der Merwe of<br />

Röhlig-Grindrod said they were<br />

happy to have assisted the club.<br />

“We sponsored the customs<br />

clearance for the goods to come<br />

into the country. It would be a<br />

wonderful thing if more people<br />

could come on board and assist,”<br />

said Van der Merwe.<br />

RRN Removals also stepped in to<br />

lend a hand in moving and<br />

delivering the goods to the<br />

HELPING HANDS: Rotary Club of Gately members offloading some of the<br />

wheelchairs donated by the Wheelchair Foundation UK, are, from left,<br />

Andy Russell, Rajoo Naidoo and Jacqui Mauer Picture: AMANDA NANO<br />

wa r e h o u s e .<br />

“We must be well aware of the<br />

needs of people and give to the less<br />

fortunate. As a Rotary member it’s a<br />

privilege to be part of this,” said<br />

Rajoo Naidoo of RRN Removals.<br />

Mauer added that their worry was<br />

the cost of the next shipment.<br />

“We ’ve estimated the cost to be<br />

as high as R60,000 and we need all<br />

the help we can get with this worthy<br />

cause,” she said.<br />

Anyone wanting to assist the club,<br />

can contact Andy Russell on<br />

andyr@nvestsec.co.za or Jacqui Mauer<br />

on jacquim003@gmail.com<br />

In honour of World Cleanup<br />

Day on <strong>September</strong> 15, the<br />

GO! & Express is<br />

organising a cleanup of<br />

Bonza Bay on Saturday.<br />

The cleanup is scheduled<br />

for 8.30 for 9am and runs<br />

until 10am.<br />

Those interested in<br />

participating must bring<br />

along their own plastic<br />

bags and any other<br />

equipment they might<br />

need.<br />

World Cleanup Day<br />

began in 2008 in the<br />

Republic of Estonia. The<br />

official website says<br />

approximately 4% of the<br />

Estonia population came<br />

together to help clean up<br />

their country on the day,<br />

collecting and properly<br />

disposing of any litter and<br />

illegally dumped waste.<br />

Since then, World<br />

SIPHOKAZI VUSO<br />

To celebrate International<br />

Literacy Day, East London<br />

and Port Elizabeth primary<br />

schools went head to head<br />

in the Growsmart Literacy<br />

Competition held at the<br />

International Convention<br />

Centre (ICC) on Saturday.<br />

The schools each had to<br />

select teams of three<br />

DOING YOUR PART: The <strong>Go</strong>! is organising a cleanup of<br />

Bonza Bay on Saturday Picture: WORLDCLEANUPDAY.ORG<br />

Cleanup Day has been<br />

organised by the<br />

Estonia-based civic<br />

organisation, Let’s Do It!<br />

World. For this year’s<br />

initiative they are hoping to<br />

involve community<br />

members from 150<br />

countries in what their<br />

website calls “the biggest<br />

positive civic action the<br />

world has ever seen.”<br />

In a study published in<br />

pupils each in grades 4, 5<br />

and 6 respectively.<br />

Pupils from the same<br />

grades were selected to<br />

each submit a story for the<br />

story-writing competition.<br />

Growsmart founder Jewel<br />

Harris said the competition<br />

started off as a spelling bee<br />

in the Western Cape.<br />

East London’s own<br />

Khanyisa Primary School<br />

Science, an American<br />

journal, in 2015, it was<br />

estimated that<br />

approximately 8-million<br />

metric tons of plastic<br />

ended up in the world’s<br />

oceans every year. Since<br />

plastic is<br />

non-biodegradable, it<br />

remains in the ocean<br />

p e r m a n e n t l y.<br />

Growsmart competition a success<br />

came fourth and Triomf<br />

Primary School from Port<br />

Elizabeth won overall,<br />

walking away with a school<br />

improvement fund to the<br />

value of R25,000, as well<br />

as R2,500 per pupil and<br />

R1,500 for the mentor.<br />

Magqabi Primary School<br />

came second and Caritas<br />

Primary third – both are<br />

from Port Elizabeth.


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GO!SCHOOLS<br />

E-mail: goexpress@tisoblackstar.co.za<br />

Club believes in<br />

Standard high at<br />

pupils’ exhibition<br />

power of literacy<br />

AMANDA NANO<br />

AMANDA NANO<br />

Art lovers can make<br />

their way to E a st<br />

London High Schools’<br />

annual art exhibition,<br />

under way at the<br />

Belgravia Arts Centre.<br />

Thirteen schools have<br />

contributed more than<br />

400 entries to the<br />

exhibition.<br />

The works on display<br />

are a mixture of<br />

ceramics, paintings,<br />

wax figures, drawings,<br />

mixed media,<br />

assemblages and more.<br />

Belgravia principal<br />

Terry Schultz said one<br />

of the key aspects they<br />

looked for in the<br />

artworks was originalit y<br />

and sincerity.<br />

“The work here is a<br />

reflection of<br />

contemporary trends<br />

and the pupils can let<br />

their creativity run<br />

wild,” Schultz said.<br />

Some striking work<br />

includes that of Stirling<br />

High School grade 12<br />

pupil Kerryn Nel, titled<br />

Stereot ypes.<br />

Three wax soldier<br />

figures are juxtaposed,<br />

holding an iron, frying<br />

BREAKING THE MOULD: ‘Stereot ypes’, the work of Kerryn Nel of Stirling High<br />

School, is one of the many works on display at the Belgravia Arts Centre<br />

Picture: AMANDA NANO<br />

pan and a baby, instead<br />

of machine guns.<br />

Clarendon High<br />

School art teacher<br />

Natalie van Wyk said<br />

the standard had been<br />

set high.<br />

The works of<br />

Rachel-Ruth King, in<br />

grade 12 at Clarendon<br />

High School, and Alyssa<br />

Crawley, in grade 10 at<br />

Cambridge High School,<br />

are featured in the<br />

August issue of the<br />

South African Art Times<br />

magazine.<br />

“Their work, currently<br />

on display here, was<br />

chosen out of many<br />

submissions from high<br />

schools all over the<br />

countr y,” Van Wyk said.<br />

Schultz said it was<br />

encouraging to see<br />

pupils using alternative<br />

means of artistic<br />

expression.<br />

The two-week event<br />

will end on <strong>September</strong><br />

21, and is open<br />

weekdays from 8am to<br />

3.30pm.<br />

SMOOTH TALKERS: At a recent oratory competition held at <strong>Go</strong>nubie Primary School Travis Durant, left,<br />

in the grade 6/7 section, and Cade Staffen, right, in the grade 4/5 section, were the overall winners.<br />

They will represent <strong>Go</strong>nubie Primary at the inter-schools competition to be held on Thursday evening<br />

Picture: Supplied<br />

A GIVING HEART: Lutho Luke is working hard to<br />

make a difference in her community Picture:<br />

SUPPLIED.<br />

Beauty<br />

re a c h e s<br />

out to<br />

pupils<br />

Young readers took part in the<br />

Siyakholwa Reading and Writing<br />

Club reading competition on<br />

Friday, held at Floradale Primary<br />

School, in East London’s<br />

Nompumelelo township.<br />

Pupils ranged from grade R to<br />

grade 3, with 12 representing the<br />

club competing against 12 pupils<br />

from the school.<br />

Club organiser Mbulelo Bokwe<br />

said sometimes it was only n ot i c e d<br />

in the intermediate phase that<br />

children could not read properly.<br />

“Through this reading club, I<br />

want the children to see the<br />

importance of reading and develop<br />

the culture of reading from an<br />

early age,” Bokwe said.<br />

There to judge the young<br />

competitors was the Nelson<br />

Mandela Institute for Education<br />

and Rural Development (NMI).<br />

NMI language and literacy<br />

practitioner Bomikazi Njoloza said<br />

they had been in full support of the<br />

club since its inception.<br />

“We believe in creating<br />

alternative bases for learning and<br />

the club fits this criteria. When<br />

children are in a reading club, their<br />

reading gets better and they are<br />

also better able to contextualise,”<br />

Njoloza said.<br />

Njoloza said they had assessed<br />

by looking at pronunciation, spatial<br />

orientation and audibility, among<br />

ot h e r s .<br />

Having worked with the<br />

Community Police Forum (CPF)<br />

and the school’s school governing<br />

body (SGB), it helped Bokwe<br />

FUN TO READ: One of the pupils who participated in the Siyakholwa Reading and Writing Club’s reading<br />

competition, gets down to business<br />

Picture: SUPPLIED<br />

understand the community.<br />

“I also volunteered for six years<br />

at the Nelson Mandela Institute for<br />

Education and Rural Development<br />

and wondered what I could do for<br />

my community,” said Bokwe.<br />

The club also helps children with<br />

reading problems – aimed at those<br />

aged between four and <strong>13</strong>.<br />

SIPHOKAZI VUSO<br />

SCRUMMING AROUND: Hudson Park Primary School was the proud host of the James O’Kennedy Rugby<br />

Festival recently. Children from schools all over East London enjoyed a great day out on the fields, with<br />

T-shirts kindly sponsored by Code Blue<br />

Picture: SUPPLIED<br />

RACING AHEAD: The Merrifield grade 5 team took third place at the Adventure Race held at Ye l l ow<br />

Sands Beach on Saturday, <strong>September</strong> 08. They are, from left, Blake Brown, Madison <strong>Go</strong>liath, Alison<br />

Wheatley and Blake Snyman<br />

Picture: REBECCA WHEATLEY<br />

THEY say dynamite comes in small packages and<br />

the same could be said of Lutho Luke, 19, who is<br />

on a journey to make a difference in her<br />

community – one step a time.<br />

The Miss Eastern Cape <strong>2018</strong> contestant and<br />

Walter Sisulu University First Princess has started<br />

a drive to deliver sanitary pads to girls in primary<br />

schools.<br />

“The pad drive is targeting East London primary<br />

school girls in grades 6 and 7.<br />

“The reason why I decided to do this is because<br />

some primary school girls are starting to have<br />

their periods and<br />

have no idea what<br />

to do,” she said.<br />

Luke said she<br />

did not only want<br />

to deliver the<br />

sanitary pads but<br />

to also help pupils<br />

gain knowledge<br />

about the process.<br />

“I will teach<br />

them about their<br />

menstrual cycle<br />

and what they<br />

should expect in<br />

the journey they<br />

are about to<br />

embark on. I was<br />

clueless when I<br />

had my first<br />

“The reason why I<br />

decided to do this is<br />

because some<br />

primary school girls<br />

are starting to have<br />

their periods and<br />

have no idea what<br />

to do,”<br />

period, because I was never told what to do and<br />

this is why I want to help other girls like me to be<br />

prepared,” she said.<br />

The 19-year-old is also collecting clothes for<br />

Breath of Life, a safe home for abandoned babies<br />

between the ages of 0-6 months. “I stumbled<br />

across this place while preparing for my grade 11<br />

exams and I have never stopped going ever since.<br />

Breath of Life provides a home for abandoned<br />

babies and is also a centre for women with crisis<br />

pregnancies and related issues. They provide<br />

hope, information and support,” said Luke.<br />

Luke is appealing to members of the community<br />

for donations for these initiatives.<br />

Anyone wanting more information or able to<br />

help can contact Luke at<br />

063-633 9045 or lutho.luke01@gmail.com<br />

BIRTHDAY BASH: In celebration of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, the CHOC children were<br />

treated to a helicopter flight up the coast on Sunday. Kevin Schroeder, owner and pilot of the<br />

helicopter, gave the children, including Amyoli, left and Asakhe Bana, an experience that none of<br />

them had ever had before<br />

Picture: SUPPLIED.<br />

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ýLavender Blue Pineapple Walk every<br />

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ýThe EL branch of the Support Group<br />

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from 7.30pm. Call 082-714 9400.<br />

ýAA Cambridge group at the<br />

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Let’s show empathy<br />

On a mission to curb instead of judgment<br />

youth alcohol abuse<br />

Most<br />

SIVENATHI GOSA<br />

Local organisation Danonetix<br />

implemented an Anti-Alcohol<br />

Abuse Campaign (AAAC)<br />

across the province that is in<br />

its third month running,<br />

targeting the four universities<br />

in the province, Rhodes, For t<br />

Hare, Walter Sisulu and Nelson<br />

Mandela.<br />

Award-winning actor<br />

Chumani Pan is the campaign<br />

ambassador, with the Eastern<br />

Cape Liquor Board acting as<br />

the funders.<br />

The campaign hopes to shed<br />

light on the dangers and<br />

hazardous effects of alcohol<br />

abuse on the minds and<br />

behavioural patterns of young<br />

people.<br />

Pa n ’s role within the<br />

campaign is to assist in<br />

making the message resonate<br />

with the young people that it is<br />

ultimately aiming to support.<br />

“Not only is this a great<br />

initiative, but it also speaks to<br />

my own personal aims of<br />

uplifting the youth.<br />

MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE: Anti-alcohol abuse ambassador<br />

Chumani Pan, centre, with Nelson Mandela University students<br />

during the Anti-Alcohol Abuse Campaign Picture:SUPPLIED<br />

“I hope that my involvement<br />

further supports this cause as I<br />

believe that it is one of extreme<br />

impor tance.”<br />

Eastern Cape Liquor Board<br />

official Mgwebi Msiya said<br />

there was a serious problem in<br />

the province of young people<br />

becoming heavily dependant<br />

on alcohol.<br />

“It is even sadder when<br />

these youths are still students.<br />

That is why it is imperative that<br />

we do as much as we can to<br />

try and assist young people in<br />

overcoming this particular<br />

challenge,” he said.<br />

Dantonetix director Khanyi<br />

Ncana said she felt the campaign<br />

was a crucial step in<br />

ensuring that the society produced<br />

a well-rounded youth.<br />

“Part of our role within the<br />

campaign is to arm young<br />

academics with critical<br />

information that will assist<br />

them in making better<br />

informed choices the next time<br />

they wish to entertain<br />

themselves with alcoholic<br />

beverages.<br />

“This in turn will assist us in<br />

limiting the amount of young<br />

people that find their lives<br />

forever changed through<br />

consequences that have arisen<br />

from the abuse of alcohol.<br />

“The campaign is already in<br />

full swing and is scheduled to<br />

continue for a minimum of<br />

three years. It is our collective<br />

hope as an entire community<br />

that the message carried by<br />

this campaign makes the major<br />

difference that it seeks to.”<br />

of us have heard the<br />

well-founded advice, “Don’t judge a<br />

book by its cover” – a powerful<br />

concept which can prevent hastily<br />

formed opinions and flawed<br />

misperceptions that come all too<br />

easily to many of us.<br />

The old man sitting in the corner<br />

of a bar will certainly have a story<br />

to tell of experiences and obstacles<br />

encountered, of successes and<br />

failures, family<br />

bereavements and<br />

other challenges of life.<br />

Is it for others to<br />

judge his appearance<br />

and chosen location to<br />

while away his ebbing<br />

years and engage with<br />

memories that could<br />

enlighten the observer?<br />

The unsociable and<br />

uncooperative old lady in a<br />

retirement home may have been<br />

dealt cards in life that were<br />

traumatic way beyond the range of<br />

experiences that have characterised<br />

our life journeys.<br />

Do many of us too easily judge<br />

her without the perspective of<br />

insight into her defining challenges<br />

and debilitating obstacles? The<br />

beggar on the street corner or<br />

plying his trade at the traffic lights<br />

– do we have even the vaguest idea<br />

of the circumstances that have put<br />

him in that survival struggle?<br />

Every person has a story to tell of<br />

life-affecting experiences and<br />

pivotal events that have defined<br />

who and where they are. Most don’t<br />

know of or understand these<br />

because they have not travelled the<br />

unique path which is peculiar to<br />

each one of us.<br />

On another level, it can be argued<br />

that an unhealthy proportion of us<br />

are prone to judging<br />

the appeal of the<br />

opposite sex on looks<br />

and appearance, rather<br />

than on personality,<br />

values and character<br />

traits that are more<br />

likely to facilitate<br />

happy and successful<br />

r e l at i o n s h i p s .<br />

Maybe we are prone<br />

to making these judgments that<br />

have not been informed by “the<br />

book”. It seems sad that the human<br />

condition, encapsulating our<br />

abundant flaws, too readily relies<br />

only on “the cover”.<br />

“Do not judge by appearances,<br />

but judge with right judgement”<br />

John 7:24<br />

There seems to be a compelling<br />

need for much greater levels of<br />

empathy and understanding as we<br />

interact with others on our journeys<br />

through life.<br />

MUD BUDDIES: The winning photograph for week 1 of the GO! & Express Photography Competition is<br />

by Mike Geyer who has won a R200 Gift Voucher from PnA Stationers. The photo, taken at Addo<br />

Elephant Park in 2017, was a popular choice among our judges. See page 8 for more details on the<br />

competition<br />

Picture: MIKE GEYER<br />

Centre speaks up for<br />

deaf kids to be heard<br />

SIVENATHI GOSA<br />

<strong>September</strong> is Deaf Awareness<br />

Month and to celebrate, the<br />

Carel du Toit Centre hosted a<br />

deaf awareness campaign last<br />

Friday and Saturday at<br />

Hemingways Mall.<br />

Centre administrator Lara<br />

Roux said the main purpose<br />

was to create public awareness<br />

for the centre and the work it<br />

did in helping deaf children to<br />

speak.<br />

Attention was drawn to the<br />

importance of good hearing,<br />

which enables a child to<br />

acquire language. Staff from<br />

the speech therapy and<br />

audiology department at the<br />

Frere Hospital and from the<br />

Carel du Toit Centre also<br />

answered questions from the<br />

public.<br />

Pamphlets were handed out<br />

with guidelines on what<br />

parents should look out for if<br />

the child’s language was<br />

delayed or non-existent.<br />

The Daily Dispatch reported<br />

earlier this month (“Blessed<br />

with gift of hearing”, <strong>September</strong><br />

8) that Dineo Skenjana,<br />

11, who has Treacher Collins<br />

syndrome, was able to hear for<br />

the first time in her life.<br />

Roux said Dineo attended<br />

the Carel du Toit Centre from a<br />

very young age and this was<br />

where she completed her<br />

pre-school education.<br />

“Dineo initially had her<br />

hearing tested at the Frere<br />

Hospital when she was only<br />

three months old by means of<br />

an auditory brain st e m<br />

response test. She has been a<br />

user of a conductor hearing aid<br />

worn like an Alice band from a<br />

very young age.<br />

“However, the technology<br />

available was limited and did<br />

not provide her with sufficient<br />

speech access. Through a<br />

partnership with Frere Hospital,<br />

Audiology and Medtronic, a<br />

bone-anchored hearing aid was<br />

graciously donated. This<br />

hearing aid is a discrete,<br />

surgically implanted device<br />

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Garden Services<br />

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ANSWERING MACHINE<br />

for telephone. Kingtel.<br />

With instruction book.<br />

Paid: R600. Selling: R200<br />

o.n.c.o. 073 668 5992.<br />

ASHTRAYS: 2x old fashioned,<br />

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each. 082 592 2240.<br />

BATHROOM, white wash<br />

basin, as new, R150. 043<br />

- 726 3658.<br />

BATTERY RELATED: Torch<br />

battery tester. R35;<br />

Chargers q 1x torch rechargeable<br />

batteries<br />

R99. Battery car charger<br />

R40. 082 592 2240<br />

BIKE with side wheels.<br />

Small, pink, exc. cond.<br />

R299. 060836 0748.<br />

BOOKS: A Dance with<br />

Dragons Part 1 - Dreams<br />

and Dust; Outlander series<br />

by Diana Gabaldon -<br />

Dragonfly in Amber and<br />

Voyager. R50 ea. 079<br />

241 5563 / 043 726 7739<br />

BOOKS: Vampire Diaries<br />

by L.J. Smith. 4x R40<br />

each. 079 241 5563 or<br />

043 - 726 7739.<br />

BRASS ORNAMENTS: 19x<br />

assorted items. R299.<br />

073227 5420<br />

BUTTONS: New, assorted<br />

dress buttons, shoeboxful.<br />

<strong>Go</strong>ld. R150. 043-<br />

7351980 evenings.<br />

BUTTONS: New, assorted,<br />

shoeboxful. <strong>Go</strong>ld. R175.<br />

043-7351980 evenings.<br />

BASIN q Bathroom, plastic<br />

incl. 2 x Taps. R100 -<br />

Annalise 083 456 7502<br />

CAMERA: Bolex Pailard<br />

8mm movie R50. 083 320<br />

5218<br />

CAR RADIO FACES: 1x<br />

Pioneer, 1x JVC, 1x<br />

Sony. R50 each. 083 505<br />

7432 or 043 - 722 6924.<br />

CELLPHONE COVER:<br />

New. R250. 0832936814.<br />

CELLPHONE with VGA<br />

camera. R299,99. 076<br />

475 4465.<br />

CLOCK RADIO: R50.<br />

072716 1547.<br />

CLOTHING: Ladies, long<br />

black pants, S: 38. R15;<br />

S: 5 black shoes. Like<br />

new. R60; Dark glasses<br />

R15. 082 592 2240<br />

CLOTHING: Ladies, size 20<br />

/ bust 44. Blouse with<br />

collar, orange black &<br />

white design collar, 3/4<br />

turn-up sleeves. As new.<br />

R80; Blouse q blue,<br />

white, grey, green striped<br />

v-neck. R20; Slacks and<br />

matching sleeveless top<br />

for summer crinkle design<br />

material R60. (043)<br />

051 2158 / 0766587228<br />

DESK with drawers. Light<br />

oak. R250. 082648 4316<br />

CLASSIFIEDS<br />

WŚŽŶĞ&ĂŵĂŝůŝŬĞΛŽďůĂĐŬĂĐŽĂ<br />

5541<br />

Under R300<br />

5541<br />

CROCKERY: 6x snail plate<br />

set. Like new. R120. 082<br />

592 2240<br />

CUPBOARD for kitchen - 2<br />

doors, white wood. R250.<br />

082648 4316.<br />

CUTTING BOARD by<br />

Knitwit. Large size. Hardly<br />

used. R150. 043-<br />

7351980 evenings.<br />

DINNER SERVICE - 20<br />

piece white with Woodrose<br />

flower R150 - Call<br />

082 450 8538.<br />

DRESSING TABLE with<br />

mirror. R99. 082648<br />

4316.<br />

ELECTRIC GRILL - Sunbeam<br />

R150 - Call 082<br />

450 8538.<br />

ELECTRICAL: Heavy duty,<br />

multi-plug, 4 sockets, old<br />

type, individual switches<br />

+ trip switch on side,<br />

wall-hanging. 2x R50<br />

each. 073 2275420.<br />

GARDEN LIGHTS: Moonlight<br />

5 lamp set new<br />

R150. 083 320 5218<br />

HELMET: Motorcycle.<br />

R299. 060836 0748.<br />

HELMETS: Bicycle style.<br />

Exc. cond. R120 each (1x<br />

S; 1x L). 060836 0748<br />

HOMEWARE: Curtains.<br />

R100; Linen. R100. Rob<br />

076573 9179.<br />

INSECT KILLER: Eurolux.<br />

2x 10W light. Still boxed.<br />

Cost: R400. Selling:<br />

R275. 073 668 5992.<br />

KEYBOARD for computer,<br />

like new. R95. 082 592<br />

2240<br />

KITCHEN UTENSILS, pots,<br />

pans, - the lot R150.<br />

Annalise 083 456 7502<br />

KITCHEN appliances:<br />

Rotisserie grill, R150.<br />

Electric frying pan, R50.<br />

043 - 726 3658.<br />

KNITTING MACHINE:<br />

Empisal double bed.<br />

R250. 083 320 5218<br />

KNITTING MACHINE:<br />

Hand-operated. R80.<br />

Annalise 083 456 7502<br />

LAMP SHADES, glass, new<br />

- honey/beige in colour<br />

2X R30 ea. 083 505 7432<br />

or 043 - 722 6924<br />

LAMPS: 2x Angle poise<br />

R100 & R150. 083 320<br />

5218<br />

LAMPS: Energy saving.<br />

R120; LED. R100. Rob<br />

076573 9179<br />

LIFE JACKET: R150. Rob<br />

076573 9179.<br />

LIGHTING: Assorted light<br />

fittings, electrical wiring,<br />

plugs, lampshades. R220<br />

Annalise 083 456 7502<br />

MASSAGER: Professional<br />

percussion Classic. <strong>Go</strong>od<br />

cond R100 083 320 5218<br />

METAL BOX: First Aid<br />

medical box. Red metal,<br />

lockable. R70. 073 668<br />

5998<br />

METAL CABINET - heavy<br />

and solid (30cm wide x<br />

72cm deep x 90cm<br />

height), 8 narrow drawers<br />

@ R290 - Call 083 505<br />

7432 or 043 - 722 6924.<br />

MIXER: Logic. Beater,<br />

hand, stand, bowl. New.<br />

R199. 072 3379 244.<br />

MUSIC CENTRE: Pioneer<br />

stereo turn table PL15R<br />

record player with book.<br />

R299. 073227 5420.<br />

MUSIC CENTRES: Technics<br />

tape deck and Pioneer<br />

hi-fi. R50 each. 083<br />

320 5218<br />

NAPPY BAG: Pretty design.<br />

Never used. Phone<br />

043-7351980 evenings.<br />

OFFICE CHAIR on castors.<br />

R150. 082648 4316.<br />

PELMETS: Wood and<br />

curtain rails single / double<br />

q the lot q R150<br />

Annalise 083 456 7502<br />

PICTURE FRAMES: 10<br />

wooden picture frames.<br />

R10 each. 072247 0947.<br />

POACHING PAN: 4-egg<br />

poaching pan, Aluminium.<br />

R55. 073 668 5992<br />

PRINTER: HP Deskjet R50.<br />

083 320 5218<br />

PRINTER'S TRAYS: Corner<br />

tray + straight tray. R75<br />

each. 083 505 7432 / 043<br />

722 6924<br />

Under R300<br />

5541<br />

RACK / STAND q h 2m x w<br />

1m metal frame. R170 -<br />

Annalise 083 4567502<br />

RIEMPIE STOOLS: 2x stink<br />

wood riempie stools R95<br />

each. 082 592 2240<br />

ROLLER SKATES: Size 1-<br />

3, Paint Break. Exc cond.<br />

R250. 060836 0748.<br />

RUBBER DUCK: Needs<br />

repair. R299. Rob<br />

076573 9179.<br />

SCATTER CUSHION for<br />

baby. R10; Upholstery<br />

squares for scatter cushion<br />

fronts. 5x R5 each.<br />

043-7351980 evenings.<br />

SHOWER STOOL: Aluminium,<br />

adjustable height.<br />

R150. 072 3379 244.<br />

SINK: S/steel double kitchen<br />

sink incl. tap. R260.<br />

Annalise 083 456 7502<br />

STAND for gents suit plus<br />

apparel. New, hardwood<br />

(46cm wide x 1.1m high).<br />

R200. 043 - 726 3658.<br />

STRETHER / pool lounger<br />

canvas. Metal frame 2 x<br />

R<strong>13</strong>0. Annalise 083 456<br />

7502<br />

TOOLS: Fragram 6pc<br />

12.5mm drive spline bit<br />

socket set. New. R100;<br />

Valve lifter. R25. 083 320<br />

5218<br />

TOYS: &KLOGUHQV wooden<br />

blocks and trailer R65.<br />

072 247 0947<br />

TV: 54cm, Telefunken,<br />

colour. Working order.<br />

R299. 082648 4316.<br />

WALKING STICK: R15.<br />

082 592 2240<br />

WALL BRACKET: Steel.<br />

Brand new. 22x30cm.<br />

Powder coated white.<br />

Cost: R90. Selling: R70.<br />

073 668 5992<br />

WALL SHELVES: Laminated<br />

white. 90 x 30cm.<br />

Cost: R30. Selling: R20.<br />

073 668 5992<br />

WATER PURIFIER: Brita.<br />

R80. 072 3379 244.<br />

WOK: Brand new Kenwood<br />

Electric Wok R 275.<br />

072247 0947.<br />

WOOD PLAIN: Stanley No.<br />

4. R99. 073227 5420.<br />

5542<br />

Garage Sales<br />

GARAGE SALE – 40<br />

SHIBDEN ROAD, BEA-<br />

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SEPT. FROM 10:00.<br />

Fridge, Desk, Outdoor furniture,<br />

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Bedding Pictures, Frames<br />

- Call: 043 – 748 1271 or<br />

084 8444 5<strong>13</strong>.<br />

5550<br />

Misc. Wanted<br />

ALL MILITARY ITEMS -<br />

Badges - Medals also old<br />

Coins and Banknotes -<br />

Zane 082 756 4<strong>13</strong>3.<br />

CALL CASH 4 SCRAP q<br />

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We collect: Copper,<br />

Brass, Aluminium,<br />

Stainless Steel, Lead,<br />

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Washers, Driers,<br />

Stoves Fridges, Stoves<br />

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Vehicles, Heavy Steel,<br />

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Residential, Businesses,<br />

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Call Wessel or Whats<br />

app 078218 6112 Office:<br />

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CASH immediately when<br />

you pawn your valuables,<br />

even cars, bakkies, caravans,<br />

boats q highest<br />

prices paid 9aughns<br />

Buy and Sell and Pawnbrokers<br />

043726 4333.<br />

5560<br />

Repair / Services<br />

FRIDGE Repair Regas,<br />

Washing machines + Microwave<br />

repairs done onsite.<br />

Hendrik 0723683030<br />

5560<br />

Repair / Services<br />

PRE-PAID Electricity<br />

Meters for granny flats &<br />

cottages. Also Domestic<br />

Electrical Repairs. Call<br />

Derek 082557 4099.<br />

5640<br />

Shuttle Service<br />

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E.L. To-the-door-drop off<br />

q Call 071474 3568.<br />

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ACCOMMODATION<br />

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SEPTEMBER<br />

SPECIALS<br />

Flats to Let<br />

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MOTORING<br />

7060<br />

9070<br />

Used Car Sales<br />

9070<br />

Used Car Sales<br />

2006 DAIHATSU Serion<br />

1.3 16V - Call Remington<br />

Ngudle 082466 1980.<br />

2010 Audi Q5 2.0 TFSI<br />

Auto Quatro - 123,000<br />

km's. Selling @ R199,995<br />

Call Shaun 083 729 4444<br />

SUVs FROM R<strong>13</strong>9,995 -<br />

Call Oswin 082 758 3566.<br />

2011 Chev Cruise 1.6L -<br />

108,000km's - Selling @<br />

R109,995 - Call Shaun<br />

on 083 729 4444.<br />

2012 TOYOTA Auris 1.6<br />

XS @ R159,995 - Call<br />

Remington Ngudle 082<br />

466 1980.<br />

2014 Nissan Micra 1.2<br />

Visia - 125, 000km's -<br />

Selling @ R89,995 - Call<br />

Shaun on 083 729 4444.<br />

2015 GMW H4 -<br />

93,000km's - Selling @<br />

R<strong>13</strong>9,995 - Call Shaun<br />

on 083 729 4444.<br />

Used Baks/<br />

Panel Vans<br />

2016 NP200 1.5 DCi Safety<br />

Pack - 140,000km's -<br />

Selling @ R129,995 - Call<br />

Shaun on 083 729 4444.<br />

BAKKIES FROM R109,995<br />

- Call Oswin 082 758<br />

3566.<br />

Motorcycles<br />

18<br />

9440<br />

MOTO MECCA q Stockists<br />

of Chinese bike spares<br />

and can source new<br />

Honda spares. We buy<br />

second hand bikes q 043<br />

722 1727.<br />

CHURCH NOTICES<br />

1400<br />

Church Notices<br />

TRINITY<br />

9200<br />

9381<br />

Motor Sundries<br />

A Classified advert is a<br />

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in print, and the<br />

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CHURCH<br />

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SERVICES:<br />

09:15 - English<br />

11:15 - Xhosa<br />

(Secure parking<br />

behind the Church)<br />

MONTGOMERY FARMING<br />

UGIE<br />

FARM MECHANIC<br />

Competant mechanic needed in Ugie.<br />

Welding, Auto Electrical, Diesel Engines<br />

and Farm Equipment<br />

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Striders on Sunday<br />

<strong>September</strong> 16 at Smithfield<br />

Street in Cambridge.<br />

The race is sponsored by<br />

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and is named after<br />

well-known athlete from East<br />

London, Chris Sole, who used<br />

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“The first half of the 21.1km<br />

route is run on dirt roads<br />

through panoramic farming<br />

areas and includes several<br />

testing hill climbs, with the<br />

aptly named Heart Break Hill<br />

at 7.5km into the race,” race<br />

convener Helen Pretorius<br />

said.<br />

“At 12.5km, athletes are<br />

confronted with a steep<br />

descent followed by a<br />

relatively flat and fast section<br />

through East London suburbs<br />

until at 18km, where they will<br />

reach their last ascent, the<br />

climb up Willasdale,” she<br />

added.<br />

She said they were excited<br />

to welcome Beebiz, a BEE<br />

compliance consulting<br />

company, as sponsor for the<br />

“At 12.5km, athletes are<br />

confronted with a steep<br />

descent followed by a<br />

relatively flat and fast<br />

section through East<br />

London suburbs until at<br />

18km, where they will<br />

reach their last ascent,<br />

the climb up Willasdale”<br />

Sole Teaser 9km.<br />

The Beebiz Sole Teaser is a<br />

tough 9km that includes two<br />

very well-known hills, Batting<br />

Hill and Willasdale Drive.<br />

“The amazing scenery, the<br />

camaraderie and the fantastic<br />

T-shirts keep many runners<br />

coming back each year to<br />

take on the challenge,” said<br />

Pretorius.<br />

“Don’t let it break you.”<br />

There are T-shirts for the<br />

first 600 entrants in the 21km<br />

and first 250 entrants in the<br />

9km. Entrance fees are R120<br />

per person for the 21km race<br />

and R80 for the 9km.<br />

Entry forms are available at<br />

all participating Total Sports<br />

Vincent Park & Sportsmans<br />

Warehouse at the Hub &<br />

Caltex Service Stations.<br />

5km charity run to<br />

boost needy patient<br />

AMANDA NANO<br />

The third annual Touch<br />

a Soul 5km Charity Run<br />

will take place on<br />

<strong>September</strong> 21 at Oxford<br />

Striders in Nahoon.<br />

Kempston events<br />

co-ordinator Nicole<br />

Barnes said the run<br />

started in 2016 when<br />

one of their colleagues<br />

was diagnosed with<br />

leukaemia.<br />

“We decided on a fun<br />

run to raise money for<br />

our colleagues and that<br />

was how the charity<br />

run started,” Barnes<br />

said. This year's<br />

recipient is Charnelle<br />

Herbert, 17, who was<br />

FOR A GOOD CAUSE: Charnelle Herbert after her<br />

VA shunt operation at Frere Hospital in August<br />

Picture: SUPPLIED<br />

diagnosed with<br />

congenital<br />

hydrocephalus (build<br />

up of excess fluid on<br />

the brain) at just two<br />

weeks old (“B r av e<br />

fighter back on road to<br />

recover y”, GO! &<br />

Express, August 16<br />

<strong>2018</strong>). Herbert is<br />

recuperating from<br />

emergency surgery last<br />

Thursday to divert the<br />

cerebrospinal fluid from<br />

the brain via her<br />

external jugular vein<br />

directly to the right side<br />

of her heart.<br />

Entrants can bring<br />

their R50 on the day<br />

and place it in the<br />

donation box.<br />

Barnes urged those<br />

willing to help further<br />

to use banking details<br />

as follows:<br />

Bank: Capitec<br />

Account Holder:<br />

Charnelle D Herbert<br />

Account type:<br />

S av i n g s<br />

Account Number:<br />

1282061486<br />

Branch code : 470010<br />

Netballers outpace rivals in<br />

Twizza Fast Five<br />

SIVENATHI GOSA<br />

The Twizza Fast Five Netball<br />

Series held its second annual<br />

edition at the Hamilton<br />

Sports Club on Friday<br />

<strong>September</strong> 7.<br />

“Fast five is a fast-paced<br />

game of netball with action<br />

from end to end.<br />

“It consists of only five<br />

players: two goal-shooters,<br />

two defenders and a<br />

centre-court player. We play<br />

shorter quarters of six<br />

minutes each,” said<br />

tournament convener, Nadia<br />

Fo s l a r a .<br />

“There are also power-play<br />

quarters where goals scored<br />

are doubled, with a different<br />

scoring zones for one, two<br />

and three points.”<br />

Foslara said this year, nine<br />

teams were participating in<br />

the series, including<br />

Stutterheim High School’s<br />

first team. Stutterheim High<br />

School is also the only high<br />

school that entered the event.<br />

“They surprised many of<br />

our senior local teams with<br />

their performance, putting<br />

wins past some good senior<br />

teams. What was also great<br />

is that we had mixed gender<br />

teams playing which upped<br />

the level of competition.<br />

“We are hoping that next<br />

year we can go even bigger<br />

and get more teams to<br />

e n t e r, ” said Foslara.


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Liam<br />

makes<br />

biathle team<br />

Pupil raising funds for Egypt trip<br />

CHAMPION IN THE MAKING: Liam Prime will<br />

represent the country at the Biathle<br />

Championships in Egypt Picture:SUPPLIED<br />

SIVENATHI GOSA<br />

KAYS E R ’S Beach local and<br />

Selborne Primary School<br />

pupil Liam Prime, 11, is<br />

raising funds to travel to<br />

Hurghada in Egypt to participate at<br />

the World Biathle Championships<br />

next month.<br />

Last year, Prime secured 10th<br />

place at the South African Biathle<br />

which earned him a spot on the<br />

presidential team which travelled to<br />

Spain at the Union Internationale de<br />

Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM).<br />

“What is phenomenal is that Liam<br />

was 10 years old and competing in<br />

the u<strong>13</strong> age group at the recent SA<br />

Champs, where he managed a<br />

seventh place. He managed to<br />

secure his spot, almost obtaining<br />

his personal best time,” said his<br />

mother, Vanessa Prime.<br />

Prime said Liam harboured a<br />

dream of one day being a world<br />

champ, and was using opportunities<br />

such as these as a stepping stone<br />

to that achievement.<br />

“Our fundraising journey has been<br />

blessed thus far as people have<br />

truly opened their hearts in<br />

supporting Liam. We on the last leg<br />

of fundraising and are selling R10<br />

raffle tickets.<br />

“Should anyone be interested they<br />

can contact me on 078-451-9965.<br />

We would like to extend our sincere<br />

gratitude to all who have supported<br />

Liam. He will proudly carry the SA<br />

flag to Egypt,” Prime said.<br />

FLYING THE FLAG: Lilyfontein School pupil Sibulele Kentane, 14, has<br />

been chosen for the South African Majorette and Cheerleading<br />

Association (Samca) national team to represent SA at the Drum<br />

Majorettes World Championships in Cape Town from <strong>September</strong> 20<br />

until 22 at the GrandWest Grand Arena. She is the only majorette from<br />

the Eastern Cape to have been selected. We wish her and the South<br />

African squad all the best for the upcoming championships<br />

Mzomhle<br />

coaching<br />

pays off<br />

RUGBY CHAMPS: Mzomhle Senior Secondary<br />

School with their coach, Xhanti Msauli and<br />

manager, Athabile Ngoyi Picture:SUPPLIED<br />

SIVENATHI GOSA<br />

Mzomhle Senior<br />

Secondary School rugby<br />

coach Xhanti Msauli<br />

established a rugby<br />

development<br />

programme in 2015<br />

aimed at reviving<br />

interest in rugby in<br />

Mdantsane.<br />

The school is known<br />

for producing some of<br />

the best school rugby<br />

players in the township.<br />

“In 2015, 2016 and<br />

2017, the school had<br />

outstanding seasons<br />

which saw them rank as<br />

Mdantsane U15<br />

champions, U17 MEC<br />

bronze medallists, Love<br />

Life 7s Tournament<br />

champs and Regional<br />

7’s semifinalists,” said<br />

Msauli.<br />

“Teachers no longer<br />

have enough time to<br />

train or coach these<br />

pupils in schools, as<br />

they are too involved in<br />

preparing classes. So I<br />

have made it my<br />

mission to train them<br />

on their behalf.”<br />

The programme has<br />

U14, U15, U16, and U19<br />

teams which consist of<br />

children from<br />

Mdantsane, Nxarhuni<br />

and the surrounding<br />

areas.<br />

“We need assistance<br />

with rugby balls, kit<br />

bags and training<br />

equipment as the<br />

school has been playing<br />

with the same old rugby<br />

jerseys since 2008.<br />

“We train at the NU1<br />

Rugby Stadium on<br />

Mondays, Tuesdays,<br />

and Thursdays from<br />

3.30pm to 5pm.”<br />

Msauli said the<br />

organisation works<br />

tirelessly on forging<br />

relationships with the<br />

more organised schools<br />

for development and<br />

exposure of talent in<br />

previously<br />

disadvantaged areas.<br />

“Our good work and<br />

dedication has paid off,<br />

as Mzomhle was<br />

crowned champion this<br />

year at the MEC Rugby<br />

Tournament for<br />

Mdantsane schools.”

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