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Crowd stop project 

Residents 

angry that 

‘outsiders’ 

were hired 

HUNDREDS of frustrated 

protesting Breidbach 

residents burning tyres 

halted a project 

earmarked to upgrade one of the 

streets on Tuesday morning. 

The group barricaded the 

roads with burning tyres, trees 

and uncollected garbage close 

to the Breidbach Sports Grounds 

in an effort to prevent vehicles 

from entering their area. 

Their frustration came after no 

one from their area was hired to 

help local contractor Imvusa 

Trading with the upgrades, while 

eight people were brought in 

from other areas the previous 

d ay. 

The group, armed with 

weapons, chased the workers 

from their area after warning 

them to leave. 

“How is this possible to take 

people from areas as far afield 

as Qalashe, Acorn Valley and 

Plateau Extension to come and 

work here on our doorsteps 

while we are hungry and sitting 

without any food?” asked one of 

the protesters. 

Another said they were being 

taken for granted and it clearly 

showed they were being 

undermined. 

“What I can say about these 

workers is that all of them are 

friends of the councillor and 

family members of those trying 

to divide our community and this 

nonsense has to come to an 

PROJECT STOPPED: Frustrated residents barricaded the roads close to the Breidbach Sports Grounds to prevent workers from upgrading the road because a company had 

not employed anyone from the suburb in the upgrading project 

Picture: DESMOND COETZEE 

end,” a protester said. 

Crime Policing Forum (CPF) 

member and community leader 

Desmond Coetzee said he “ s aw 

this coming” after he was 

informed by a frustrated 

committee member who wants 

to remain anonymous. 

“The person introduced herself 

as one of the members elected 

to serve on the working 

committee for projects within the 

community but they are not 

aware of any projects and were 

never consulted,” Coetzee said. 

“I followed up on the 

information and spotted the 

workers with tools busy cleaning 

the pavements and immediately 

discovered they were indeed not 

from the area.” 

Coetzee said on enquiring, 

BCM employee and Breidbach 

resident Michelle Quilie told him 

that all the workers were from 

the same ward and they saw 

absolutely nothing wrong with 

the development. 

“During the protest action, I 

received a call from BCM ward 

44 councillor Sixolisiwe Ntsasela 

who told me to tell the 

community she would attend a 

council meeting and would only 

meet with them the next 

morning, which was not well 

received by most of the 

p r ot e st e r s , ” Coetzee said. 

A truck driver who wanted to 

deliver materials to the area said 

he had forseen the turn of 

events. 

“We had a meeting and I said 

that they [BCM] should give 

people that are living within the 

street a chance and look what is 

happening now,” he said. 

Acorn Valley ward committee 

member Tully Winnaar said: “The 

councillor told me to get two 

people from the area and this 

was exactly what I did”. 

South African National Civic 

Organisation (Sanco) branch 

secretary Stacey Gosling 

pleaded with the residents to 

take their frustrations to the 

“accountability meeting” 

scheduled to take place at their 

local hall on Thursday at 5pm.

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December 13, 2018 

Appeal to help mom 

with treatment cost 

STAYING STRONG: Cancer sufferer Cheree 

McEwen 

Picture: SUPPLIED 

Getting it right 

MATTHEW FIELD 

Vendors open 

hearts and stalls 

SIPHOKAZI VUSO 

Vendors opened their stalls to 

the public at the Mzantsi 

Market Fundraiser Festival 

held in Gonubie on Saturday. 

The one-day festival was 

filled with alternative fashion, 

arts, crafts, food stalls and 

live entertainment for the 

family, within a fantastic 

outdoor picnic setting. 

Kayleigh Luck of Mzantsi 

Group said instead of a 

Christmas party, they opted for 

helping a charity that does 

great things in the community. 

“All the proceeds here will 

go to Angel Outreach which 

works with children’s homes. 

“The market is also a way 

of giving support to local 

entrepreneurs. Some people 

who are selling at this market 

are unemployed and some 

are pensioners. We are also 

providing young girls with a 

platform to sing,” she said. 

Luck added they were also 

looking into having a similar 

market next year to aid other 

charities in the community. 

“The aim of this event is to 

have tons of fun with your 

family, but we also aim to 

promote small businesses 

and simultaneously raise 

funds to make a meaningful 

donation to selected charities 

for Christmas,” she said. 

Vendors on the day were 

selling an array of products, 

including arts and crafts, 

clothes, jewellery, toys, books, 

plants, handmade crafts, food 

and sweets. 

Thokozile Qabaka of 

Noncedo‘s Creations said the 

market gave people an 

opportunity to buy C h r i st m a s 

gifts for their loved ones. 

“The market came in 

December at a time where 

people are busy buying 

Christmas gifts for their loved 

ones. Our shweshwe animal 

dolls are a huge sell-out 

during this season.” 

Last week in the GO! & Express (“Not letting the grass grow 

under their feet”), we incorrectly labelled the community 

involved in the clean-up as Willow Park when it was in fact 

Collondale. We regret the error. 

Komani resident Cheree McEwen, who 

works for Beyond Yourself Beauty in 

Baysville, East London, is appealing to 

the community to help raise funds for 

desperately needed cancer treatment. 

The GO! & Express previously 

reported (“Determined to fight cancer 

with a smile”, October 4) that McEwen 

is battling stage 4 melanoma which 

has left her with hefty medical bills. At 

the time, she was without medical aid. 

According to her husband, Don 

Holmes, stage 4 metastatic melanoma 

spreads rapidly through the body and 

SIVENATHI GOSA 

can appear anywhere because it has 

invaded blood cells and the lymphatic 

s y st e m . 

Since the last interview, seven new 

tumours have appeared under her 

skin. While she was able to have most 

of them removed through surgery, one 

tumour remains on her left hand. 

“The growth in her hand has 

entangled itself in Cheree’s nerves, 

muscles, and tendons and cannot be 

completely removed,” said Holmes. 

The operation has left her in extreme 

pain and she is unable to work. 

McEwen was able to go on medical 

aid five months ago, but is currently 

The burns ward at Frere Hospital recently 

received a facelift courtesy of Eyabantwana 

Children's Trust, transforming it into a more 

child-friendly environment with colourful 

paintings to ease the frustrations of patients 

and their loved ones. 

Eyabantwana injected close to half-a-million 

rand towards the makeover with the help of 

local businesses, organisations and individuals. 

The trust launched the ward last Wednesday at 

the East London Resource Centre. 

“The Frere Hospital burns unit has been 

renovated to provide more a child-friendly, safe 

and hygienic environment for the treatment of 

children with burns,” said David Morrell of the 

t rust. 

Eyabantwana is an independent non-profit 

organisation established to support the work 

of the Eastern Cape Paediatric Surgical 

Services based in East London. 

“In 2018, we have worked tirelessly to raise 

funds to improve the healthcare of young 

children in the province. Through their efforts, 

they raised more than R400,000 this year. 

“During 2018, the trust has purchased more 

laparoscopic instruments needed for minimally 

invasive surgery and has installed a 

state-of-the-art hydraulic shower trolley and 

shower panel at the Frere Hospital burns ward 

at a cost of R160,000,” said Morrell. 

Morrell said the trust had held a number of 

fundraising events that made a huge impact in 

the renovations of the hospital. 

He said the main event of the year was the 

2018 Grandads Army Memorial Ride, a 

successful motorcycle ride from East London 

to Stellenbosch. Trystan Viaene, Steve Haynes 

and the Grandads Army team raised almost 

on a one-year probationary period 

because of her pre-existing condition. 

Therefore, she cannot claim any 

payments relating to her cancer. 

The family is now raising funds for 

Keytruda, a specialised cancer 

medication that will be used in 

combination with targeted 

chemotherapy. McEwen will need a 

minimum of six sessions, with each 

session costing R108,000. They have 

managed to raise R78,000 so far. 

“The therapy we are looking at is 

different from traditional chemo in that 

it enables the human body’s own 

immune system to see the cancer as a 

R260,000 in March. 

“We extend our grateful thanks to all the 

individuals and groups and the entire East 

London community who have worked so hard 

to ensure that young children receive the 

threat and attack it,” said Holmes. 

As well as being married to Don, 

McEwen is also mother to two 

children. 

“I’m not scared of death, my faith is 

strong – my heart just breaks for my 

little boys,” she said. 

To donate towards Cheree McEwen’s 

medical costs, go to their Backabuddy 

account at Cheree McEwen 

Immunotherapy Cause or transfer 

funds to their bank account: 

Cheree McEwen Treatment Fund 

FNB Beacon Bay 

Branch code: 250109 

Account Number: 62787873118 

Trust gives ward facelift 

COLOURFUL CHEER: A newly painted wall provides some cheer for the children at the burns 

ward in East London’s Frere Hospital 

Picture: SIPHOKAZI VUSO 

care that they deserve. The generosity of the 

community and constructive joint ventures 

with various business sectors have enabled 

the trust to continue to fulfil its mandate in 

2018,” concluded Morrell. 

Pleasant 

despite rain 

APPEAL FOR HELP: Concerned community member Xolisile 

Sam of Silatsha Village in Mooiplaas is appealing to the 

community to aid 63-year-old Ntobekile Mentile, whose 

two-room house was blown down by strong winds recently. 

For more information, contact Sam on 083-350-4337 


Despite a smattering of rain here 

and there, East London's 

weekend looks set to be mostly 

pleasant. 

Thursday starts off at 19°C and 

rises to a cool 22°C by the 

afternoon. Light rain is expected 

for the evening with the southerly 

wind blowing at 18km/h. 

Friday becomes slightly warmer 

with a minimum of 20°C and a 

maximum of 23°C. While the rain 

is on hold, the wind increases to 

32km/h, switching to the 

nor th-east. 

This wind seems to bring the 

rain, with 12mm predicted for 

early Saturday morning. 

Thankfully, it looks set to pass 

with the rest of the day remaining 

dry, if still mostly cloudy. 

Minimum temperature is 21°C 

and the maximum will be 24°C. 

Everything clears up nicely on 

Sunday. Most of the cloud is 

expected to blow away while the 

wind dies down to just 11km/h 

from the south-east. 

Temperatures will remain 

pleasant with a minimum of 20°C 

and a maximum of 24°C.

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ROTTEN BUSINESS: Bulelwa Sangqu next to the rubbish that she says residents in her area dump in front of her home Picture: 


Disabled woman’s 

fight against trash 

Mindless beauty to 

dispel city’s anger 


Although the colourful painting of 

birds on Chamberlain Road in Berea 

lights up the grim cement wall and 

makes passersby gaze in awe, the 

man behind the painting, Nathan 

Sanan, 32, says it is just mindless 

beaut y. 

The architect at Imbono FJA 

Architects, who hails from Port 

Elizabeth, said the default setting of 

the general public was anger and 

negativity and this mindless beauty 

was his way of fighting that. 

“I have a full-time job, so this is 

just something I’ve always loved to 

do as a hobby. I have always loved 

to create and beautify spaces that 

are perceived as otherwise. No 

place is ugly, everything has beauty, 

it is the mindset that is ugly.” 

Sanan said he would love to be 

given an opportunity to beautify the 

Buffalo City Metro bridges and 

spaces within the CBD. 

“My plea is for bigger painting 

opportunities at relevant spaces in 

the heart of this city,” he said. 

Although Quigney’s Ekhaya Eziko 

butchery is resplendent with faces 

of a family matriarch and Frere 

Hospital’s new paediatric 

orthopaedic ward has also been 

embellished with his work, Sanan 

said he doesn’t want to call himself 

an artist. 

“I sign all my paintings “N/A”, 

meaning “non-applicable”, because 

I believe the creator is irrelevant. 

What is relevant is that something 

has been created,” he said. 

“There’s no correct way to 

interpret my paintings. People must 

be free to interpret it however they 

want. The feedback is almost 

completely positive, which shows 

that the public is accepting of 

beauty and my intentions,” he said. 

Sanan’s work can be seen on 

Instagram on @na041art and he can 

be contacted on nathan@sanan.co.za. 


Despite Buffalo City Metro’s 

plea to residents to not take 

out refuse amid the recent 

w o r ke r s ’ strike, Bongiwe 

Sangqu of Heaven Hills in 

Amalinda said residents in her 

area had piled up rubbish in 

front of her home. 

Sangqu, who uses crutches 

to walk due to a disability, 

said it was difficult for her to 

even lift up her own refuse, 

yet people would take refuse 

from their houses and dump 

them near her home. 

“The rubbish has piled up so 

bad that I no longer open my 

windows because of the 

smell,” she said. 

“Sometimes I would ask 

people who are looking for 

jobs in the street, to come 

help me clean up the area and 

I would pay them.” 

Sangqu said this was not 

the first time people had 

dumped rubbish in front of her 

home. It happened before 

during a similar strike back in 

2014. 

“I humbly requested all my 

neighbours to put their refuse 

next to their yards. I think they 

only did that for a week or two 

and then brought it back to 

where they used to put it. 

“I asked the municipality to 

put a ‘No Dumping’ sign near 

my house, but the sign soon 

disappeared. In fact, they did 

not care about the sign as 

they continued their dumping 

while the sign was there.” 

Sangqu, who bought her 

house in Heaven Hills in 2010, 

said she was pleading with the 

municipality to step in and 

help as the dumpsite next to 

her yard was affecting her 

directly. “I am not the only 

corner house around, but I’m 

the only house that has 

garbage dumped outside. 

“I also request the 

municipality to do something 

about this open space next to 

my house and another sign to 

be put firmly near the tar 

road,” she said. 

“I am also pleading with my 

neighbours to put their refuse 

near their gates as this 

dumping in front of my home 

attracts everyone that passes 

by to dump even more if it is 

piling up in one place.” 

FREE FLIGHT: Nathan Sanan’s painting of flamboyant birds at 

Chamberlain Road 

Picture: SIPHOKAZI VUSO. 

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Help make a 

special day 

for children 

DESMOND COETZEE 

Project White Christmas 

is an initiative started 

by King William’s 

Town-based Rihnaj 

Models Incorporated 

owner Brendon Gosling 

in 2013. 

It is aimed at making 

Christmas special for 

local children by 

handing out toys and 

treats, and engaging in 

fun activities like games 

and face painting. 

“While we celebrate 

our Christmas with 

loved ones, and enjoy 

our five-course meals 

dressed in our fancy 

outfits, exchanging gifts 

with laughter and 

happiness surrounding 

us, have we ever for 

one moment stopped to 

think of those kids a 

few streets away that 

have absolutely nothing 

to smile about on the 

special day?” Gosling 

asked . 

“Last year, with the 

help from the 

communities, we 

managed to make 400 

kids smile on Christmas 

morning,” he said. 

His goal this year is 

to extend the total to 

1,000 children. He is 

pleading with the 

community and 

businesses to share in 

the initiative. 

“We are not asking 

for expensive toys, 

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KIND GESTURE: Rihnaj Models Incorporated 

owner Brendon Gosling, right, with some of the 

children who benefited from his initiative 


because it’s the simple 

things in life that we 

take for granted that 

make a big difference in 

the lives of those kids 

that have nothing. 

“To me, Christmas 

has always been about 

giving, helping those 

less fortunate and 

making a difference. It’s 

a time to give thanks 

for what we have been 

blessed with and 

sharing in trying to 

make a difference by 

showing our 

a p p r e c i at i o n , ” Gosling 

said. 

“The true spirit of 

Christmas is dying out 

Sunny and warm weekend ahead 

There will be plenty of 

clouds about in King this 

weekend, but no rain is 

fo r e c a st . 

Thursday will be mostly 

cloudy and cool, with 

temperatures varying 

between 14°C and 22°C. 

more and more each 

year as we forget the 

true meaning of the day 

and the festive 

h o l i d ay s . ” 

Anyone interested in 

making a contribution 

can message Rihnaj 

Cece on Facebook, or 

contact Naomi Estruis 

on 078-128-2814 or 

contact Brendon 

Gosling on 

07 9 - 5 2 8 - 9 3 5 3 . 

They promise to 

collect anywhere in 

King William’s Town, 

Bhisho and surrounding 

areas. 

On Friday, there will be 

intermittent low cloud and 

it will be warmer, with the 

minimum temperature at 

15°, going up to 27°. 

Saturday will be a very 

pleasant day, starting off 

at 16°C. The maximum 

Unbeatable Dale young guns 


Dale Junior under-13 

rugby was unbeaten 

this season, with 

only one draw out of 

24 games played. 

Dale Junior 

marketing manager 

Luyanda Mpande 

said this was a 

record for the team. 

“This team has 

definitely punched 

above their weight. 

When the big 

moments arrived in 

the season, they 

managed to pull 

together and work 

through them. 

“With big wins 

against Selborne 

Primary and Grey PE, 

the team based their 

play on good 

d e fe n c e . ” 

Mpande said the 

team had nine 

Border representatives 

– seven in the 

Craven Week team 

and two for the 

Border B team. 

UPBEAT: Siyavuya 

Matiwane Picture: DESMOND 

COETZEE 

temperature will be 27°C. 

On Sunday, it will again 

be sunny and warm. The 

minimum and maximum 

temperatures forecast are 

19°C and 30°C 

respectively. – 

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

EXCELLENT RECORD: The Dale Junior U13 rugby team were unbeaten this season 

DESMOND COETZEE 

An Ilitha woman said it nearly 

broke her heart when she saw 

a post on social media about 

a Sweetwaters orphan who 

was living in poverty and 

struggling to make ends 

meet, so she decided she’d 

pitch in and help. 

The woman, who wanted to 

remain anonymous, said after 

reading about Siyavuya 

Matiwane on Facebook, she 

immediately contacted the 

original poster and together 

they helped pledge R2,000 

towards groceries, toiletries 

and other necessities. 

“I saw the Facebook post by 

Stacey Gosling and 

immediately contacted her. I 

was introduced to members 

of her committee and 

Matiwane himself. 

“We then bought groceries 

which I think would make a 

difference in his life,” the 

woman said. 

“What touched me the most 

after listening to his ordeal 

was the fact that he had no 

means of income but never 

turned to crime, stayed 

positive and strived to get a 

job irrespective of his 

c i r c u m st a n c e s . ” 

She also commended 

Gosling and her committee for 

their passion in helping those 

in need and encouraged them 

to keep up the good work. 

Gosling is the secretary of 

Buffalo City Metro ward 44 

Sanco branch. 

“Our committee in 

Sweetwaters informed us as 

their branch executive 

committee about Matiwane’s 

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

“We than took a decision to 

put our weight behind him in 

striving to improve his living 

conditions,” Gosling said. 

Matiwane, 21, lost his father 

in 2010, his mother two years 

later and stayed with his 

grandmother while he was 

studying grade 11 at Hector 

Peterson Senior Secondary 

School in Zwelitsha. His 

grandmother died in 2004. 


Help for destitute man 

“With my granny also gone 

and with me the eldest of my 

two brothers aged 13 and six, 

it just felt if my entire world 

has come to an end,” 

Matiwane said. 

“Relief for me came after 

extended family members 

agreed to take my two 

brothers and allowed me to 

concentrate on my studies 

which helped me pass matric 

with a diploma.” 

He said living alone without 

any means of income had a 

huge impact on his life but he 

commended neighbours and 

people within his area for 

helping him. 

“My wish is to further my 

studies and become a 

successful businessman,” 

Matiwane said. 

Gosling said people from all 

areas in King and surrounding 

areas were supportive and 

blessed Matiwane with items 

ranging from groceries to 

locks for his house, and 

offering him an opportunity to 

fund his studies.


MAGIC MAN: Magician Bryan King 

entertains children at the 

Blessings From Me To You 

Christmas party Picture: SUPPLIED 

DA to take Samwu to court 

MATTHEW FIELD 

In response to violent threats 

made during the recent protest 

by the South African Municipal 

Wo r ke r s ’ Union (Samwu), the 

DA is looking to press charges 

against those responsible. 

“The time has now come for 

Samwu to also feel the full 

might of the law,” said DA EC 

premier campaign 

spokesperson on basic services 

Keven Mileham. 

The threats referred to 

occurred last Tuesday (“Samwu 

strike leaders ‘activate the 

thugs’”, Daily Dispatch, 

December 5) when strikers 

disrupted a special council 

meeting in the city hall. In 

addressing the strikers, BCM 

Samwu campaigns convener 

Zola Capucapu declared, “We 

will now activate amaphara 

[thugs].” 

According to Mileham, this 

constitutes an incitement to 

violence. 

Samwu had not responded to 

a request for comment to 

developments by the time of 

going to print. 

Diverse take on diversity 


Surprise Christmas 

party for needy kids 


About 100 

disadvantaged children 

joined in the Christmas 

fun at a party held by 

Blessings From Me to 

You at West Bank on 

M o n d ay. 

The children were 

given hamburgers and 

chips for lunch and 

Christmas goody bags 

filled with all sorts of 

fun things. 

Magician Bryan King 

entertained the crowd. 

Blessings From Me to 

You founder Louise Torr 

Leendertz said the day 

formed part of their 

vision of caring for the 

d i s a d va n t a g e d . 

“This one was touch 

and go but we managed 

to pull it off,” she said. 

Sharon Koen of 

Leaches Bay praised 

Leendertz for the 

wonderful work she had 

done. 

“She does a lot for 

poor people in the 

community. Every time I 

have a problem, I 

WhatsApp her and she 

always helps. I told her 

our kids don’t have 

Christmas presents, we 

struggle a lot and I 

always come to her for 

help,” Koen said. 

Leendertz said they 

would be visiting DJ 

Sobey Old Age home to 

deliver Christmas 

presents next. 

Mdantsane-born Mandilakhe 

Rolinyathi, 33, is hosting a solo 

exhibition, Portraits of Diversity, 

at the Walter Sisulu University 

School of Fine Art Gallery which 

will still run until Friday. 

Rolinyathi's portraits are a 

collection of friends and 

acquaintances who have skin 

pigmentation disorders. 

“I was different ever since I 

was young when it came to my 

drawings. I then decided when I 

was in grade 11 that I will 

pursue a career in fine ar t. 

“My work is always about 

raising awareness about things 

that are not noticed by society, 

especially living conditions that 

black people have to endure on 

a daily basis. 

“ I started in 2017 with old 

wooden pallets as my canvas, 

depicting the daily struggles of 

a person who lives in a 

township,” said Rolinyathi. 

The dismissed and scarred 

wood surface continued to 

resonate with his body of work 

as an extended metaphor for 

the viewer to reconsider the 

EXPRESS YOURSELF: Mandilakhe Rolinyathi with some of his 

work at the Portraits of Diversity solo exhibition 

Picture: SIVENATHI GOSA 

surface value of skin. 

“I realised that people with 

skin pigmentation disorders are 

not recognised by the 

community and media. I then 

decided to meet people who 

have these conditions,” he said. 

The nine portraits are on sale 

for between R2,500 to R4,500 

at the exhibition. 

Rolinyathi said he looks up to 

Asande Khupe, who is now a 

well-known artist nationally. 

“What I truly want is to build 

a studio for artists who want to 

pursue their career in art. I 

want to share my knowledge 

with upcoming artists and 

show our parents there is a 

career in art,” said Rolinyathi. 

He said his next body of work 

would aim to show how street 

vendors made a living by 

selling their products.




GO!SCHOOLS 


BALL SKILLS: The Lilyfontein Pre-Primary Playball class proudly display their medals 

FIRST CLASS: 

St 

C h r i st o p h e r ’s 

Private School 

grade R pupil 

Dayna 

Wit tstock 

holds her 

g r a d u at i o n 

certificate. The 

school held its 

first ever 

g r a d u at i o n 

ceremony 

recently 

Picture: 

SUPPLIED. 

SCHOOL’S OUT FOREVER: The schooling days of Lilyfontein School’s 2018 matric class are finally behind them 


CHRISTMAS WISHES: Grade RR pupils at Nahoon Laerskool recently wrote Christmas messages 

to their grandparents. They then visited the Nahoon Post Office to buy stamps and post the 

letters. ‘This was the nicest surprise. Nothing can replace the feeling of a handwritten letter. 

I will treasure this forever,’ Hendriena van Eeden said when she received her letter in 

Centurion, Gauteng 


NOT IN MY NAME: Morgan Lands, centre, leads 

the Cubs on their march against abuse and other 

crime in the country Picture: AMANDA NANO 

Cubs walk the talk 

against abuse 

AMANDA NANO 

The Hudson Park Primary Port Rex Lions Cubs 

together with Masithethe Counselling Services 

held a walk against gender-based abuse at the 

school on Friday. 

In addition to the 16 Days of Activism walk, the 

children also highlighted other issues such as 

saving the environment. 

Masithethe director Jackie Orsmond said it was 

good to see people come out against abuse, but it 

was also a tragic sign of how abuse touched 

people. “I feel positive that we are involving young 

people. It creates awareness so that they can 

break the cycle,” Orsmond said. 

The cubs held a candle-lighting ceremony while 

reciting poems. Hudson Park Primary pastoral 

head Morgan Lands said it was lovely to get 

children involved so they could learn about what 

was happening around them. 

“They wrote down their wishes for a better SA 

and then tied these around a prayer tree,” Lands 

said.


Performing Arts 

auditions kick off 

AMANDA NANO 

The first round of the East 

London leg of the South Africa 

Championships Performing Arts 

auditions took place last 

Saturday at Hemingways Mall. 

The competition has been in 

existence for 19 years, with 

organiser Sally Collett saying the 

provincial auditions provide the 

plaftorm to qualify for the 

national competition. 

“We ’re hoping that the next 

auditions will have more 

participants. East London has 

amazing talent and it needs to 

get out there,” Collett said. 

Anabelle Connellan, 14, 

participated in categories such 

as modelling in formal, swimwear 

and casual clothes, as well 

as dancing. She was excited to 

be chosen in all her categories. 

“I was nervous in the 

beginning but got into it, though 

there weren’t as many people as 

I thought there would be. I prefer 

dancing than more modelling 

and would love to carry on 

dancing,” Connellan said. 

One of the judges, Chace 

Collett, said a lot of people don’t 

know about the championships 

in the city, but the Eastern Cape 

team was strong and normally 

did well in the nationals. 

“People must audition 

because it’s a huge privilege. 

The competition has opened a 

ALL STAR TALENT: First round participants of the South Africa 

Championships Performing Arts at Hemingways Mall on Saturday 

Picture: SHANBRIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY 

lot of doors for me and it can do 

the same for others,” she said. 

Those in the rural areas with 

cultural groups and choirs are 

encouraged to enter the 

championships to create a 

diverse package of performing 

ar ts. 

The second round of auditions 

will take place on February 9 to 

10 in 2019 at Hemingways Mall. 

Entries can be submitted to 

easterncapearts@gmail.com and 

must be in by February 3 2019. 

For more information, contact 

043 721-1216. 

JOYFUL SONG: More than 20 children from the Nkcubeko Daycare Centre in Scenery Park attended 

the Carols Spectacular held at the Cavalry Church in Quigney last Sunday Picture: SIPHOKAZI VUSO. 

Much to carol about as 

church assists daycare 


The Christmas spirit was alive 

and well at Calvary Church’s 

annual Carols Spectacular held 

at the church premises in 

Quigney last Sunday. 

The church also handed over 

Christmas hampers to more 

than 20 children atNkcubeko 

Daycare Centre in Scenery Park 

who attended the event. 

“In July 2019, the church will 

send a team comprising 

Calvary Church members from 

Australia and SA to install 

ablution and playground 

facilities at the daycare. When 

we heard about the work that 

JAM (Joint Aid Management) 

and Mrs Matanga are doing, we 

wanted to join in to strengthen 

them in a practical way,” said 

Calvary East London pastor 

Dustan Bell. 

Nkcubeko founder Xoliswa 

Matanga said she was grateful 

for the church’s willingness to 

help. 

“We have many challenges 

taking care of children who 

come from poor backgrounds 

as we are situated in the 

informal settlements. 

“The children come to school 

with empty stomachs as some 

have parents who are 

unemployed. We can see a 

development and of course the 

parents are thankful for this 

wonderful gesture,” she said.




‘Positive mindset’ helps 

El woman to 100 years 


Bunkers Hill resident Edith 

Seeney-Roskilly will be 

celebrating her 100th birthday 

with friends and family at the 

Beacon Bay Baptist Church Hall 

on Friday. 

“I have a been a Sunday 

school teacher, young people’s 

fellowship leader and have had a 

flourishing group for the elderly 

who were hungry for the word of 

God,” she said. 

Roskilly said her fondest 

childhood memory was playing 

with tea sets with her mother. 

“I am from a Christian home 

and there were eight children – 

two sets of twins. 

“I was twin to my late brother, 

who passed away at tender 

young age. We had a happy 

home,” she said. 

Roskilly has three children, 

two daughters and one son who 

sadly passed away at the age of 

35. She also has nine 

grandchildren, seven great 

grandchildren and one 

great-great grandchild. 

“We are a very close family. 

My daughters have cared for me 

lovingly, my son-in-laws have 

opened their doors wide open for 

me. I am so blessed,” said 

R o s k i l l y. 

Her hobby is to read different 

kinds of books. 

“I am currently reading a book 

about China and Japan, but my 

main book is the Bible,” she 

said. 

TRULY BLESSED: Edith Seeney-Roskilly reaches a milestone by 

celebrating her 100th birthday on Friday 

Picture:SUPPLIED 

“The secret to reaching my 

age is serving my Heavenly 

Father, and having a positive 

mindset. I believe you cannot be 

a Christian if you are don’t have 

a positive mindset or faith.” 

Roskilly attends church at 

Beacon Bay Baptist Church, 

where she receives spiritual food 

and fellowship. 

“These days I cannot do much, 

but I can be a prayer warrior and 

pray for our sick, our country 

and other prayers that are 

needed,” she said. 

“God as has spared me 100 

years of happiness, peace, joy 

and loving family and friends. I 

am grateful for that.” 

One of her daughters 

described her mother as a good 

disciplinarian, very selfless, and 

a reliable and stable 

g r a n d m ot h e r. 

“Our favourite meal that our 

mother would make growing up 

was the Sunday roast she did, 

but her favourite meal now is 

chicken stew, vegetables and 

some savoury eats,” she said. 

FAMILY FUN: ‘A Lad ’n a Lamp’ cast members, from left, Kerry Hiles, Kay Mosiane and Daniel 

Anderson in action on stage at the Guild Theatre 

Picture: AMANDA NANO 

Pantomime 

lights the way 

AMANDA NANO 

The annual pantomime A Lad ’n 

a Lamp had its opening night at 

the Guild Theatre on Monday to 

a packed audience. 

The show started 15 years 

ago, but took a five-year hiatus 

and is now in its 11th year 

running. 

Production team member 

Sonwa Sakuba said that after 

weeks of practice, opening 

night came together beautifully. 

“The cast worked very hard, 

and we’re happy with the 

response from the first night. 

Audiences can expect 

surprise interactions 

and a unique script with 

a South African touch 

We had a lovely interactive 

crowd with a nice energy – 

t h at ’s the magic of pantomime.” 

Acting as Aladdin, Daniel 

Anderson came with an 

electrifying performance and 

didn’t disappoint the crowd. 

“I’m privileged and happy for 

the responsive crowd that came 

through to support the show,” 

Anderson said. 

Audiences can expect 

surprise interactions, a unique 

script with a South African 

touch, beautiful costumes and 

wonderful voices. 

One audience member said 

she had come to support her 

grandson and will “definitely 

come and see it again”. 

The magical pantomime for 

the whole family still runs until 

Fr i d ay. 

It then resumes on December 

20 until December 23. Tickets, 

as well as block booking of 10 

or more people are available 

through C o m p u t i c ke t . 

CHECK MATE: South Park Chess Club recently held an open tournament at Stirling High School. The 

results are as follows: in the the female category, in third place was Mupenzi Msweli, second place 

went to Fefekazi Mjanxa and in first place was Sonele Mtiya. In the male category, third place went 

to Zimi Totose, in second place was Keagen Meise and first place went to Sahlulelo Xongwana. The 

overall winners were: in third place Luvuyo Thantamiso, second place was Raymond Magagula and 

the overall winner was Sinovuyo Racaza 

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Tips for a safe festive journey 

MATTHEW FIELD 

While the festive season 

marks the start of 

celebrations for South 

Africans, it also marks the 

start of an annual tragedy 

that plays out on our roads. 

Like all major holiday 

seasons, the Christmas period 

is always accompanied by a 

spike in road accidents and 

fat a l i t i e s . 

For those looking to avoid 

becoming another statistic in 

a depressingly long list, there 

are a number of steps that 

can be taken to ensure that 

your risk of being in an 

accident is greatly minimised. 

ý Ensure your vehicle is 

roadwor thy 

According to Arrive Alive, 

burst tyres were the largest 

contributor of fatal crashes in 

2011, causing 54.07% of all 

crashes that year. The next 

biggest contributor was faulty 

brakes, which caused 14.98%. 

This is backed up by a 2017 

report by the Road Traffic 

Management Corporation 

(RTMC) which showed burst 

tyres causing 56% of all 

crashes in that year. 

With this in mind, it’s clear 

that servicing your car is of 

the utmost importance before 

embarking on a holiday. 

ý Obey road rules 

Yo u ’d think this would go 

without saying, but 

unfortunately we all have 

stories about some reckless 

fool who thought the rules did 

not apply to them. Road rules 

are there for a reason: to keep 

you, your fellow drivers and 

pedestrians safe. 

When out on the road, 

always make sure you obey 

them. Keep within the speed 

limits, don’t overtake on 

double lines, and only pull 

over when you can see a good 

distance ahead of you. 

ý Remain vigilant 

So your car’s in tip-top 

shape and you follow the 

rules to a “T”. That does not 

excuse you from not paying 

attention to the road as you 

drive. This is especially true in 

the Eastern Cape where we 

often find ourselves sharing 

the road with all manner of 

livestock. Check your mirrors 

constantly and make sure to 

keep an eye out for 

pedestrians or animals on the 

sides of the road. When 

driving, especially if it’s a 

particularly long journey, it is 

not uncommon to become 

fatigued. If this happens, pull 

over and let yourself 

recuperate for a few minutes. 

ý Don’t drink and drive 

Drinking severely limits 

your reaction time and basic 

motor skills. Be smart and 

leave the booze in the cooler 

when you’re setting off on a 

journey. And if you insist on 

having a few during lunch, 

make sure to have a 

designated driver who’s 

willing to take one for the 

team and stay dry for the day. 

ARRIVE ALIVE: Be sure to stay safe while out on 

the roads this festive season Picture: FILE 

Careful planning makes for good holiday 

TIME TO RELAX: Proper planning can help ease stress over the 

festive season 

Picture: FILE 

MATTHEW FIELD 

Wow, is it that time 

already? Seems like only 

yesterday that we were 

getting ready for last year’s 

festive activities. I guess 

we all know what that 

means, then: time to break 

out the traditional holiday 

preparation list. 

Every family has one, of 

course. After all, the key to 

any successful holiday is 

careful planning, especially 

over Christmas when large 

gatherings are almost 

inevitable. That said, 

there’s always room for 

improvement and so, in the 

spirit of giving that this 

time of year encourages, 

let me share some tips that 

will help you plan 

effectively these holidays. 

If you plan on travelling, 

the first thing you’ll want to 

do is write up a clear 

schedule detailing where 

and when you will be going 

well ahead of time. This is 

especially important if 

you’re travelling to more 

than one place. 

Christmas, more than 

any other holiday period, is 

closely associated with 

heavy spending. 

If you’re not careful, 

you’ll soon find your wallet 

running ahead of you and 

the next thing you know, 

the holidays are over and 

you have to face mountains 

of debt. 

To avoid this, sit down 

with your family and 

carefully draw up a budget. 

Finally, you’ll want to 

figure out what you’ll need 

to take with you during the 

holidays. This is the most 

complicated part of 

preparation because it all 

depends on where you’re 

going. That said, there are 

some essentials that no 

one should be without 

during the summer months 

no matter where they are. 

The first is sunblock. 

Nothing can ruin a holiday 

quite like having your skin 

take on the consistency of 

boiled lobster. 

The next thing you’ll 

want to stock up on is 

mosquito spray or repellent 

candles. 

It’s also a good idea to 

stock up on food ahead of 

time too, just so you don’t 

have to rush around doing 

emergency shopping. 

Obviously there are 

plenty of other things you 

can do, but these are, from 

what I can tell, some of the 

more important ones. 

A well-planned vacation 

is more pleasant for 

everyone involved, and a 

pleasant time together is 

one of the best gifts you 

can give this season.

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Lather on that sunscreen 


The holiday season has 

arrived and the Cancer 

Association of South 

Africa (Cansa) reminds 

the public to take care 

and be sun-smart. 

Sunburn can occur 

within only 15 minutes 

and the damage caused 

can be permanent, with 

the effects adding up 

with each exposure to 

the sun. 

Cansa marketing and 

communication head 

Lucy Balona said SA 

had one of the highest 

rates of skin cancer in 

the world, in part due to 

the high levels of 

ultraviolet (UV) 

radiation, which is a 

major cause of skin 

c a n c e r. 

“UV radiation is just 

as dangerous for 

outdoor labourers, 

sports people, on the 

playground or when 

driving to work, as it is 

when at the beach or 

pool. 

“Rays can also reflect 

off surfaces and cause 

sunburn when it is 

o v e r c a st , ” Balona said. 

“Although people 

with blonde or red hair, 

light skin, freckles and 

green or blue eyes are 

more at risk for sunburn 

and skin damage, 

everyone should take 

measures to protect 

themselves from UV 

r ay s , ” she continued. 

Balona indicated 

people living with 

albinism needed to take 

extra-special care when 

outdoors, as they were 

at greater risk of 

developing skin cancer. 

“People with albinism 

need to wear protective 

clothing and sunglasses 

(rated at UV 400) to 

protect their sensitive 

eyes. It’s also important 

that they seek 

employment in shaded 

environments and go 

for regular 

examinations to monitor 

for skin cancer. 

Sunscreen is available 

for people living with 

albinism through 

SUN SAFETY: 

Take care 

and be 

sun-smar t 

these 

holidays 

Picture: FILE 

prescription from the 

department of 

dermatology at public 

hospitals. 

“People who think 

that indoor tanning or 

sunbeds are a safer 

option are mistaken. 

There is no such thing 

as a healthy tan, which 

in fact indicates skin 

damage. First use of 

sunbeds before the age 

35 increases the risk of 

developing melanoma 

by 59%,” she said. 

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NSRI’s top tips for safer 

outings to the beach 


The National Sea 

Rescue Institute (NSRI) 

has shared their safety 

tips for this festive 

season. 

They are encouraging 

the public to be vigilant 

and to adopt a safety 

conscious mindset 

around coastal and 

i n l a n d s wat e r s . 

Keep the following 

tips in mind when 

you’re on the beach: 

ý Swim at beaches 

where and when 

lifeguards are on duty. 

Lifeguards are on 

duty at selected 

beaches between 10am 

and 6pm on weekends 

and summer holidays. 

Listen to their advice 

and talk to them about 

safety on the beach that 

you are visiting. If 

lifeguards are not on 

duty, do not swim. 

ý Swim between the 

l i fe g u a r d ’s flags. 

Teach children that if 

they swim between the 

l i fe g u a r d ’s flags, the 

lifeguards will be 

watching them and can 

help if there is a 

problem. Lifeguards 

watch swimmers very 

carefully – just wave an 

arm if you need help. 

ý Don’t swim while 

drunk 

Alcohol and water do 

not mix. Never drink 

alcohol and then swim. 

ý Don’t swim alone. 

Always swim with a 

friend. 

If you are with a 

friend while swimming, 

make sure there is 

someone who can call 

for help if you need it. 

ý Adult supervision 

and barriers to water 

are vital. 

Adults who are 

supervising children in 

or near water must be 

able to swim. This is 

vital if there are no 

lifeguards on duty. It is 

extremely dangerous to 

get into the water to 

rescue someone. So 

rather throw something 

that floats to the person 

in difficulty and call for 

help. Children should 

not be able to get 

through or over barriers 

such as pool fences. 

ý Know how to 

survive rip currents. 

If you swim between 

the lifeguard flags, they 

will make sure that you 

are safe and well away 

from rip currents. If for 

some reason this is not 

possible, do not swim. 

Educate yourself about 

rip currents. There is 

plenty of educational 

material available 

online. 

ý Don’t attempt a 

rescue by yourself. 

Rather call a lifeguard 

or the NSRI at 112. After 

calling for help, try and 

throw something that 

floats to the person in 

difficulty such as ball, a 

foam board and so on. 

ý Do not let children 

use floating objects, 

toys or tyre tubes at the 

beach or on dams. 

You can very quickly 

get blown away from 

the shore and as much 

fun as tubes and 

styrofoam are, it is easy 

to fall off them. If a 

children can’t swim and 

fall off in deep water, 

they will drown. 

ý Do not be 

distracted by your cell 

phone or social media. 

While you are looking 

after children in or near 

water, you need to 

focus on them and 

nothing else. Adults 

who are supervising 

children should not be 

distracted or use their 

cell phone. It is not 

possible to concentrate 

on children in the water 

and be on your phone 

at the same time. 

ý Visit a beach that 

has lifeguards on duty. 

Remember that 

drowning is completely 

silent. Someone who is 

drowning will usually 

not shout for help. They 

will be vertical in the 

water (like they are 

trying to stand or climb 

stairs) and they will 

then silently slip under. 

Listening for children or 

adults in difficulty is not 

good enough, you must 

be watching them very 

carefully. Make sure 

that they are not getting 

in too deep or being 

moved by currents and 

swept away from the 

safe swimming area. 

Also ensure that there 

are appropriate barriers 

installed at your home. 

A small child does 

not have the strength to 

lift themselves out of a 

bucket of water and if 

they fall into a bucket 

they will drown. At 

home make sure that 

your pool has a 

child-safe pool cover or 

net and an approved 

fence that has a doublelocking 

gate. 

Keep kids busy after that last school bell 

MATTHEW FIELD 

There are few sounds as 

sweet to a pupil as that 

of the final bell 

signalling the end of 

the school year. 

As soon as it rings, 

it’s a race to get out 

and begin five weeks of 

relaxation that have 

been deservedly 

earned. 

The feeling is a luxury 

unique to the school life 

that we working folk 

don’t get to enjoy 

anymore, and it’s hard 

to deny the small 

twinge of jealousy one 

feels when watching 

those kids running 

around without a care 

in the world ... so let’s 

bring those smug kids 

down a notch, eh? 

Here are some ways 

you can keep your 

children busy for school 

even during their 

Christmas holidays. 

Get a job 

Holidays are the 

perfect time to kick 

those lazy free-loaders 

off your couch and 

make them earn their 

living for a change. 

After all, it’s never 

too early to start selling 

your soul to The Man. 

There are plenty of 

businesses that would 

be happy to 

shamelessly exploit, I 

mean, “intern”, your 

child by making them 

do all the boring, 

menial tasks that no 

sane adult ever wants 

to do. 

Packing shelves, 

sweeping floors, mining 

coal... there is a world 

of opportunity out there 

just waiting for 

someone who can be 

legally paid below 

minimum wage. 

Prepare for next 

year 

Just because school 

is over, doesn’t mean 

the school work has to 

be. Today’s school 

environment is highly 

competitive and if little 

Timmy wants to get 

ahead, he can’t be 

allowed to fall behind 

for a second. 

Thankfully, the 

internet is here to help! 

A quick search will 

reveal a treasure trove 

of material which can 

help your child prepare 

for what’s to come. 

Heck, why even settle 

for just the next year? 

If you’re really smart, 

you’ll make that kid sit 

down and study the 

next three grades all at 

once. In fact, don’t let 

them out of their room 

until they can recite 

varsity-level theoretical 

mathematics while 

standing on their head 

and juggling coffee 

mugs. Your child (and 

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play until you’ve written your critique on Kant’s 

deontology 

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their therapist) will 

thank you later. 

Re a d 

You know what 

impresses a teacher 

more than a kid who 

knows their stuff? A kid 

that can quote really 

obscure literary works, 

t h at ’s what! 

Nowadays, it’s not 

good enough to know 

Shakespeare off by 

heart. To really make 

your child stand out, 

they need to dig deep 

and find something only 

two people on Earth 

have ever heard of. If it 

shows up on a Google 

search, it’s too 

mainstream. It doesn’t 

matter if the quote is 

actually related to the 

topic being discussed. 

As long as it sounds 

kind of intellectual and 

is vague enough to be 

applicable to just about 

anything, it will be fine. 

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GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM: Rowers will put their skills to the test at the 2019 Buffalo Regatta, which celebrates its 132nd year 


All aboard for Regatta 

COLOUR SPLASH: Flowers are in bloom as summer arrives in Stirling 

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MATTHEW FIELD 

For those of you wondering how to cap 

off the festive season before the dreaded 

thought of returning to work and school, 

the Buffalo Regatta has you covered. 

The annual event, hosted by the East 

London Boating Association (ELBA) at the 

Buffalo River from February 14 to 16 2019, 

will be celebrating its 132nd year. 

The regatta consists of a series of six 

lane sprint races covering 500m, 1,000m 

and 2,000m. Teams representing 

universities, clubs, and schools from all 

over the country will travel to East 

London to compete. 

“We are privileged and honoured to 

have both women and men of the RMB 

national squad competing every year,” 

ELBA chairperson Phillip King said. 

Two trophies in particular will be 

heavily contested: the Buffalo Grand 

Challenge for senior A coxless fours and 

the Silver Sculls for senior A single sculls. 

According to King, these two trophies 

“are commonly regarded as the most 

valuable trophies in South Africa”. 

The regatta will see over 1,000 rowers 

compete in 200 events, and will be 

televised by SuperSport.

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rights, but to a degree 

MAKING WAVES: A surfer catches a ride at Nahoon Beach Picture: MATTHEW 

FIELD 

All cut up about 

lost carving skill 

Celebrating Christmas 

here in SA is a joyous 

occasion when many 

families tuck into a 

full-on roast meal with 

all the trimmings. 

A roast though at any 

time of the year is a bit 

of a luxury for many 

people and especially 

for retired people like 

us. Partly for health 

reasons, partly because 

when there is just the 

two of us, we can do 

without the cooking 

hassle, but mainly because 

it’s just too darn 

expensive nowadays! 

Now here’s a 

question for you young 

dads – is carving the 

joint a dying art? 

In our grandparents’ 

day, the husband 

carved and it was part 

of an age-old ritual 

which recognised him 

as head of the 

household. He would 

never cook, that was 

women’s work unless 

perhaps he turned his 

hand to a good hot 

curry because that was 

something not many 

faint-hearted females 

could get right. 

But he could carve 

because he had learnt 

from his father and it 

was improper for 

anyone else to do so. 

Razor-sharp knives 

were reserved for the 

job, preferably a bonehandled 

carving set. 

There were rules – 

meat was cut across 

the grain, thin slices 

that were still hot when 

the job was quickly and 

efficiently done. 

He would also 

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sharpen his knives and 

ritually did so before 

carving. Not with some 

electric device attached 

to a can opener, but 

with a steel, or better 

still, with two knives 

flashing about like a 

dramatic circus act. 

If it terrified the kids, 

so much the better. It 

got their minds right to 

eat their veggies before 

they were allowed any 

pudding. 

For the British and 

their colonial offspring, 

roast beef especially 

was a cultural ritual and 

the carver bore the 

authority of centuries. 

I remember as a 

youngster seeing 

enormous chickens 

being placed on the 

Sunday dining table 

and father duly making 

a meal of the carving 

process. But the 

commercial chickens of 

today are so far 

removed from the large 

and tough birds our 

fathers and 

grandfathers carved 

that there is no 

comparison – they just 

fall apart. 

To tackle a modern 

chicken with a massive 

blade honed in 

Sheffield would be 

ridiculous. 

A great leg of mutton 

from the Karoo would fit 

the bill, but who can 

afford it? Turkey and 

gammon perhaps, as 

they are once-a-year 

festive offerings. As few 

men these days can get 

practice on expensive 

joints, it is no wonder 

the art of carving is 

dying. 

Carving sets lie 

unused for months and 

even years and are 

often found on church 

bazaars. And worse, 

sacred knives are in 

general use in the 

kitchen. 

Can the average 

new-age man carve at 

all? Too often I’m afraid, 

he uses one of those 

electric jobs or a 

“guaranteed sharp for a 

l i fe t i m e ” commercial 

blade or a serrated one 

which tears the meat to 

shreds. 

They battle on in a 

manner which would 

have their grandfathers 

disown them. The sad 

truth is that like the 

gentle art of 

conversation, the 

ancient ritual of carving 

the traditional joint is a 

dying skill. 

ýAnd for pudding, 

did you hear about the 

wedding where the 

bridesmaids wept, the 

mother wept, the bride 

wept and even the cake 

was in tiers! 

MATTHEW FIELD 

Well, it’s finally over. 

After three gruelling 

weeks, the South African 

Municipal Workers (Samwu) 

strike finally came to an end 

last Thursday. 

The city streets became 

extended dump sites, 

suburbs went without power 

and water (and the return to 

load-shedding by Eskom 

hasn’t helped at all), with 

the DA now talking about 

pressing charges. 

It was, I’m sure, a trying 

time for quite a few of our 

readers and residents. 

Much ink has been spilled 

discussing the strike and 

before the news cycle 

inevitably moves on, I’d like 

to spill a little bit more. 

Personally, I do not think 

that labour strikes are an 

inherently bad thing. 

In fact, I think the channel 

for workers to go on strike is 

vital for a functioning 

democracy. Put simply, 

workers have very little 

power in a capitalist system. 

Without control over the 

means of production, 

workers are forced to sell 

their labour in order to 

sur vive. 

Even then, the South 

African government has 

admitted that our current 

minimum wage is not a 

“liveable wage” – ie doesn’t 

cover even the barest of 

necessities required to stay 

alive – so workers have to 

either take on multiple 

jobs or complement their 

income with the meagre 

subsidies offered by the 

government. 

This is of course 

assuming they can get a 

job which, judging by the 

unemployment statistics, 

is not a certainty. 

Under our capitalist 

economy, employers are 

incentivised to keep 

wages and working 

conditions as poor as they 

possibly can. 

After all, less money spent 

on wages and safety means 

more money can be 

converted into profits. 

A common rebuttal to this 

is that workers are free to 

change jobs whenever they 

want, if they are dissatisfied. 

To discuss why this 

argument is incorrect would 

take up an entire column on 

its own. 

Those who are curious 

could start by looking into 

the concept of the reserve 

army of labour. 

Now given how all the 

odds are stacked against 

them, workers have very 

little (if any) control over 

their jobs. 

Unions are supposed to 

remedy this and a lot of the 

time they are able to 

peacefully negotiate deals 

that improve the lives of 

their members. 

Sometimes, though, 

negotiations prove futile. 

Maybe the employer’s 

conditions are unfavourable, 

maybe they are stubborn 

and refuse to negotiate in 

good faith, or maybe they 

simply refuse to 

acknowledge the union 

entirely. In such cases, a 

strike is the only option left. 

The whole point of a strike 

is to show just how 

dependent employers are on 

the labour of their workers. 

We ’ve seen that first-hand 

here in East London. The 

mayor could leave us for a 

month and I reckon hardly 

anyone would notice, but 

take away the repair-people, 

the garbage collectors, and 

all the other vital, yet lowpaid 

workers, and in less 

than a week the city begins 

disintegrating around us. 

With all that said, 

however, there are certain 

lines that even protesters 

should not cross. Destruction 

of vital infrastructure, 

for example, or threatening 

civilians with violence. 

Putting aside the obvious 

ethical concerns that come 

with disrupting electricity 

or water on a large scale, 

these are also bad 

decisions in terms of 

optics since it tarnishes 

the reputation of both the 

unions and workers 

involved – and almost 

guarantees that they will 

lose any support they 

might have had for their 

st ruggle. 

For the most part, these 

actions don’t even affect 

those in power since they 

can afford to have 

generators installed and 

bodyguards hired. 

All these actions do is 

make the lives of fellow 

workers that much harder. 

Granted, plenty of people 

would be unsympathetic 

already – “They should be 

grateful they have a job at 

all!”, “Some people just 

shouldn’t be allowed to 

st rike!”, etcetera are the 

remarks made – but 

engaging in destructive 

behaviour doesn’t really 

make an effective 

counter-argument and only 

makes it easier for the 

powers-that-be to justify 

their exploitation. 

All they have to do is 

point and say “You see?” 

Strikers don’t need to 

wreck things and harass 

others to get their point 

across. 

Simply not showing up to 

work and letting things take 

their natural course will be 

enough. 

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To restore hope, health and 

dignity to those living with 

HIV-Aids, Sophumelela Centre 

in Dawn, East London 

provides more than just 

shelter and health services in 

the community. 

The centre’s general 

manager Siyabulela Nana 

said the centre, which was 

founded in 2004, worked 

closely with communities to 

help curb the stigma 

associated with HIV-Aids. 

“The organisation started 

as an ARV clinic that served 

HIV-Aids patients who could 

not access services through 

the public health care 

services at that time. Many 

patients came for treatment 

with young children,” he said. 

“Out of a need for 

educating and developing 

these children, Sophumelela 

Centre started Little Sparklers 

Day Care Centre and, at a 

later stage, Hope Schools was 

e st a b l i s h e d . 

“ These educational 

facilities cater specifically for 

children who are adversely 

impacted by HIV-Aids and 

accommodated children from 

grades 00 to grade 9, and will 

be going up to grade 10 in 

2019,” he said. 

Nana said the communitybased 

programme reached 

over 600 families within 

Duncan Village, Reeston, 

Amalinda Forest, 

Nompumelelo as well as 

Cambridge township. 

“These communities are 

characterised by poverty and 

unemployment, with many 

incidences of children being 

orphaned and abandoned due 

to HIV-Aids and poverty. 

“We are currently reaching 

households through our home 

and community-based 

programmes as well as about 

300 teenagers through our 

‘behaviour change’ 

programmes,” said Nana. 

The centre offers a variety 

of programmes such as 

home- and community-based 

care, behaviour change, 

community awareness, 

parenting programmes as 

well as the provision of school 

uniforms, clothing as well as 

fo o d . 

“To alleviate poverty, we 

also encourage community 

members to have gardens 

and we support them with 

seedlings,” said Nana. 

“We also have a holiday 

club where we reach over 200 

children during school holidays 

which gives the children 

something educational to do 

as well as putting food in 

their stomachs,” he added. 

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Ann, Russ, Rich and all the Fields would like to 

thank you all for your amazing support and love 

over the last few months, and especially the 

last few weeks. 

There are way too many to name 

individually, so this is to all of you. 

Those who sent messages, those who called, 

those who popped in and brought food, or 

 

wine and a cry. Those who had laughs and 

shared stories and memories. Those who just 

came to be with us, whether quietly or not. 

 

happy memories, despite the sadness. 

Thank you for being such a special group 

of friends and family. 

Love from all of us, The Fields. 

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Think 

then 

drink 

MATTHEW FIELD 

The Eastern Cape 

Liquor Board (ECLB) is 

urging citizens to drink 

responsibly this festive 

season. 

“Christmas is the 

time of the year when 

everyone has extra 

cash, many ready to 

enjoy themselves by 

overindulging in 

alcohol,” said ECLB 

CEO Pumlani Fani. 

In the name of safety, 

he said, people must 

not allow themselves to 

give into temptation, 

especially when doing 

so would put them or 

others in danger. 

“Those who are on 

the road, must ensure 

that they never drink 

alcohol before they 

drive their vehicles – it 

is deadly. If you are 

having a drink, do not 

drive and do not walk 

on the public roads 

when you are under 

the influence of 

alcohol,” Fani said. 

Fani also extended 

his message to 

t raders. 

“I would like to urge 

liquor traders to trade 

responsibly and 

observe opening and 

closing times,” he said. 

On behalf of the 

ECLB, Fani extended 

thanks to all those who 

have helped the 

o r g a n i s at i o n . 

“We realise the 

complexity of 

regulating the liquor 

industr y. 

“I therefore take this 

opportunity to convey 

our heartfelt gratitude 

to all our stakeholders 

for their unwavering 

support and 

d e d i c at i o n , ” he said. 

Sharing 

moments 

MATTHEW FIELD 

We ’re counting down 

to Christmas, that 

wonderful time of year 

where you pretend to 

like your relatives in 

return for gifts and 

fo o d . 

While you’re busy 

listening to grandad’s 

war stories for the 

millionth time, why not 

take the opportunity to 

snap a family picture 

together to remember 

the moment. 

The GO! & Express 

is inviting you to 

submit your favourite 

festive pics to publish 

in both our print 

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December 7 to Monday December 10. 

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ROWING CHAMPS: The winners of the 2018 Standard Bank South African Schools Boat Race were 

the crew from St Benedict’s College, from left, Ryan Carolin, Nathan Fletcher, Luke Fowler, Artyn 

Griffin-Ellis, coach Thato Mokoena, Brandon Janse van Vuuren, Bakang Sebitloane, Brad Leipsig, 

Jarrod Livingston and Daton Wolfaardt 

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St Benedict’s 

wins boat race 

ROWING PROWESS: The 19th annual SA Schools Rowing Union Boat Race took place from December 

6 to 8 in Port Alfred, where the Clarendon High School first-team rowing squad achieved fifth place 


NTOMBENTSHA MSUTU 

The exciting annual Standard 

Bank South African Schools Boat 

Race on the Kowie River saw St 

Benedict’s emerge victorious in 

the boys’ A final – their first win 

in ten years. 

In first place for the girls’ 

quad race was St Mary’s School, 

beating St Andrew’s School for 

Girls in a time of 14 minutes 24 

seconds. St Stithian’s College 

was in third place, beating 

Clarendon High School. 

Hosted by St Andrew’s College 

and South African Schools 

Rowing Union, the semifinals 

were held on Friday last week, 

and on Saturday the finals saw 

about 35 schools and clubs from 

across SA competing against 

each other for the top spot in the 

races. 

The event took place at the 

Halyards Hotel. 

In the boys’ race, two boats 

raced at a time over a distance 

of 6.3km. The girls’ quads race 

over 4.5km. 

The annual race is based on 

the Oxford-Cambridge rowing 

race on the Thames River in 

London, boat race committee 

member Ed Goodier said. 

“Tides play a very important 

role and the wind as well, 

especially when it comes from 

the back it helps push you 

fo r wa r d , ” Goodier said. 

“An average race can be 

about 17 to 25 minutes, 

depending on the speed of the 

team. Safety checks are always 

done before they get on their 

b o at s . ” 

The crews received strong 

support from parents and school 

staff who devoted their weekend 

to the well-attended event, with 

everyone striving to put on a 

memorable race. 

The finals started at 7am on 

Saturday and the last boats 

raced at 3pm. 

The young sportsmen and 

women used the Kowie River as 

a platform to show their skills 

and dedication to personal and 

team achievement. 

“This year’s boat race was 

amazing. We worked very hard 

as a team and we are very proud 

of ourselves,” St Mary’s School 

cox Caitlin Miller said. 

In the boys’ A final, St 

Benedict’s beat Rondebosch 

Boys’ High School in a time of 

17min42sec. Rondebosch had 

the time of 17:55. 

Racing for third place, Bishops 

beat Parktown Boys’ High in a 

time of 18:10. 

St Benedict’s coach Thato 

Mokoena was over the moon 

about their win at the race. 

“It feels so good to be taking 

this year’s trophy after last 

winning in 2008. 

“St Benedict’s hasn’t won in 

while and I am so happy for 

them and I am a proud coach 

t o d ay, ” Mokoena said. 

Trail run 

winners 

AMANDA NANO 

EASY DOES IT: A water sprite glides along a wave at Nahoon Beach 

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FOREST RUN: Christo Muller enjoys a jog through the 

woods during the Kempston Hogsback Trail Run Picture: 

HELEN PRETORIUS 

FOUR-STROKE: Buffalo Rowing Club’s girls’ quad crew prepare for Boat Race 

The Kempston Hogsback Trail Run 

took place in Hosgabck on Saturday, 

and was well-attended by running 

clubs from East London as well as 

those from far afield. Congratulations 

to all the finishers of the trail. 

Podium winners were as follows: 

10km Male: Melikhaya Dyubele: 

48:382. Olwethu Vena: 52:173. Rodney 

Westgate: 53:39 

10km Female: Zandile Rubushe: 

57:372. Elne Owen: 1:03:183. Taryn 

Hensberg: 1:04:32 

21km Male: Bulelani Mguba: 

1:35:192. Luthando Hejana: 1:37:503. 

Malixole Kalideni: 1:42:40 

21km Female: Franza Landman: 

2:16:472. Valmy Bruwer: 2:19:233. 

Emma Olley: 2:31:16 

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GOOD MAN: Matt Dewar won Man 

of the Match at the Momentum 

Club T20 Championships for 

scoring 78 runs. This put him in 

the Top 5 run-scorers of the 

tournament Picture: SUPPLIED 

RACING AHEAD: Cyclists take part in the Hagmorkei race 

which was held last year 


Time for the 

Hagmorkei 


MORGAN Bay Hotel will host 

their annual Hagmorkei race, 

walk and cycle race on 

S u n d ay. 

The race will start at Haga 

Haga Club at 8am and finish 

at Morgan Bay Hotel. Hotel 

owner Richard Warren-Smith 

said the purpose of the event 

was to raise funds for the local 

creche. 

“The proceeds go to a 

charity organisation and this 

year, they will be going to the 

local creche. 

“We are expecting 

approximately 400 people to 

participate and we are looking 

at making about R25,000 for 

the school,” he said. 

The run/walk is 14km, the 

run is 22km, and the cycle 

races 26km and 45km. 

The entrance fee for adults 

is R160 and for children under 

the age of 12 it is R85 

Paddlers duel it out for 

PE2EL surfski silverware 

JON HOUZET 

After a herculean four days of 

paddling along the coast in 

some extreme conditions, the 

senior doubles pair of Hein van 

Rooyen and Jason Goedhals 

won the 2018 PE2EL Surfski 

Challenge. 

Their total race time over the 

four days was 18 hours and 7 

minutes. 

Just a minute behind them, in 

second place – and winning 

their section – were the vets 

double of Andrew Stone and 

Howard Loftus, who finished in 

18:08. In third place was the 

senior double of Brett Hadiaris 

and Ross Fountain in 18:14. 

In fourth place and the first 

single paddler home was Bevan 

Manson in 18:38. 

The Port Elizabeth to East 

London race is one of the 

world’s toughest and longest 

ocean races. It is held every two 

years. Paddlers set out from 

Bluewater Bay in Port Elizabeth 

last Wednesday and finished at 

Woody Cape. The next stage last 

Thursday would have been 

Woody Cape to Port Alfred, but 

race organisers reversed the 

route because of wind and 

rough conditions, with paddlers 

starting at West Beach in Port 

Alfred and heading to Woody 

Cape. On Friday they started 

again at Port Alfred and headed 

to Hamburg. 

Then the final stage on 

Saturday was from Hamburg to 

East London, with the finish at 

the Orient Beach. Van Rooyen 

and Goedhals were leading 

Stone and Loftus in the first 

three stages of the race, then 

the vets pipped them by just 

over two minutes in the last 

stage from Hamburg to East 

London, to bring them within a 

minute of the victor’s winning 

time total. 

Across individual stages, 

others had their time to shine, 

including Hadiaras and Fountain 

who won stage 2. 

Reporters met two veterans of 

the PE2EL before they set off in 

Port Alfred last Thursday. Grandmaster 

double Rob Welsh and 

Markus Burri came 13th overall, 

in a time of 19:30. It was a 

tremendous accomplishment for 

the men, who are both over 60. 

Burri’s wife Susan said it was 

her husband’s 11th PE2EL and 

We l s h ’s 12th. They are members 

of the Blue Water Canoe Club in 

Port Elizabeth. 

TotT also spoke to Jason 

Ekstrand, who came second in 

the vets singles on the first day. 

“It’s the fourth time I’ve done 

the PE2EL. The first day was 

long and hard, but it was a 

great day for me coming second 

in the singles. Today (stage 2) is 

going to be a challenge,” he 

said. 

REVVED UP: East Londoners 

are bracing themselves for a 

thrilling performance at the 

final round of the Border Race 

100 which will be held at the 

Grand Prix Circuit on Saturday 

December 15. The Border 100 

Car Endurance race is open to 

any car that complies with 

MSA Safety regulations and to 

drivers in possession of the 

correct MSA documentation 


ROUGH START: It was tough going for competitors setting off from Port Alfred’s West Beach on the 

second day of the PE2EL Surfski Challenge last Thursday, with many surfskis swamped and flipped 

in the breakers. Paddlers headed from Port Alfred to Woody Cape, rather than continuing the linear 

route from Woody Cape to Port Alfred, because of the wind and rough conditions 

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Waterpolo tournament makes a splash 

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ON THE BALL: The Eastern Cape girls’ volleyball team WATER WARRIORS: Provincial swimmers take to the water HOWZAT!: The Eastern Cape U14 boys’ cricket team 

Summer Games heat is on 

AMANDA NANO 

The annual SA National 

School Sport 

Championships are under 

way in Johannesburg until 

Fr i d ay. 

Also known as the Summer 

Games, the Eastern Cape 

provincial team is made up of 

EC team in action with more than 600 athletes in Joburg 

more than 600 athletes from all 

districts in the province. 

Athletes are competing in 

sporting codes such as 

gymnastics, swimming, 

volleyball, table tennis, 

basketball, cricket, rugby and 

fo ot b a l l . 

Department of sport, arts, 

recreation & culture 

communications manager Andile 

Nduna said the aim of the 

games was to grow the talent 

pool of athletes so they had the 

chance to join national teams. 

“The games also increase the 

opportunity for pupils from all 

schools to participate in 

organised sporting events," 

Nduna said. 

Atheletes are selected from 

inter-school competitions right 

through to provincial level. The 

provincial team came in fourth 

place overall in 2017. 

Nduna said the under-14 boys 

cricket team had won three 

games since the games started, 

beating Northern Cape, Free 

State and Mpumalanga. 

No stopping Women on the Run 

AMANDA NANO 

Eastern Cape-based Wild Women 

on the Run were recently nominated 

as Daily Dispatch Local Heroes 

2018. 

Having started trail-running along 

the Wild Coast in the Eastern Cape, 

co-founder Lucille van der Merwe 

has expanded the initiative to China 

after moving there with her family in 

2017. “The Great Wall is my 

absolute favourite thing in China – I 

just never tire of it. To marvel at the 

ability of humans from hundreds of 

years ago and to see what they 

were capable of achieving with no 

machinery, is always humbling to 

me,” Van der Merwe said. 

Key logistical hurdles for her have 

been the language barrier and 

legalities. Another hurdle is the 

unmarked routes which mean one 

can get lost very easily. 

“I was so blessed to meet up with 

a Beijing hiking guide earlier this 

year who totally bought into the 

idea of Wild Women on the Wall,” 

she said. Two charities have been 

identified in Beijing – 5 Loaves & 

Two Fish and Agape Family Life 

House. “There is a registered charity 

organisation in Beijing, called 

Roundabout, that has many smaller 

organisations that fall under its 

umbrella that provided us with a list 

of suitable charities,” Van der 

Merwe said. 

Visit their website at 

w w w.w i l d w o m e n o n t h e r u n . c o m / c h i n a / 

for more information or their join 

their Facebook group. 

RUNNING ON THE WALL: Kate 

Godde and Lucille van der Merwe 

of Wild Women on the Run 

KARATE KID: Selborne Primary pupil Cullen 

Steenkamp recently attended the 

Commonwealth Games in Durban, representing 

SA in karate 

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