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DCS kits out pupils 

Uniforms, shoes donated 

during surprise visit 

DESMOND COETZEE 

Five needy pupils 

were handed full 

school uniforms by 

officials of the 

department of 

correctional services (DCS) 

during a surprise visit at 

Mdisa Primary School, in 

Mmgqesha near King 

William’s Town, last 

We d n e s d ay. 

Avuyile Nelani, 8, 

Siyamthanda Mboniswa, 10, 

Ayabonga Tomose, 9, and 

twins Palisa and 

Siyamthanda Ngcombela, 8, 

were recipients of new 

school uniforms and shoes. 

King William’s Town 

community corrections head 

Landezwa Ngwabane and 

her team of officials 

conducted the 

back-to-school campaign, an 

initiative which aimed to 

give offenders the 

opportunity to give back to 

the communities they have 

wronged by painting and 

cleaning schools. 

They were accompanied 

by Surgeon Tom who retired 

from the service in 

December (“High praise for 

‘i n s p i r at i o n a l ’ DCS retiree”, 

December 20 2018). His 

family handed over a 

donation to the department 

during his farewell function. 

“This school was 

identified as one of the 

schools in the rural areas 

that are in need of 

assistance because of its 

poor condition,” N g wa b a n e 

said. 

“During the visit at the 

school, it was also noted 

that there are pupils who are 

coming from disadvantaged 

families who don’t have 

school uniforms and with 

the generous and kind 

donation done by Tom, this 

office managed to buy the 

u n i fo r m s , ” N g wa b a n e 

added. 

An elated Mdisa principal, 

Mthobeli Boqwana, said: “I 

am short of words to thank 

King William’s Town prison 

for such a wonderful gift to 

our needy kids at the 

beginning of the year. 

“We, as the school 

governing body, parents and 

the community of Ngqwele 

Location are truly grateful 

for the gesture shown by 

Ngwabane and her team 

and also to Tom who will be 

missed tremendously by the 

school,” he said. 

Tom told the GO! he 

almost burst into tears when 

he saw the smiles on the 

faces of the kids and their 

parents. 

“I truly know the kids 

appreciate their new 

uniforms and my wish is to 

see them progressing and 

although I have retired from 

the department, I will 

continue with this 

programme for the rest of 

my life as it is the way I am 

doing my ministry,” he said. 

SPIRIT OF UBUNTU: Department of correctional services officials hand over school uniforms to needy pupils at 

Mdisa Primary School 

Picture: ERIC GYSMAN

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WATER WASTE: Water flows down a stairway onto 

the sand next to the Bonza Bay beach lifeguard 

station. A concerned citizen called the GO! & 

Express and said the water had been flowing for 

more than a week. He said he called the 

municipality but to no avail. The GO! visited the 

site on Monday, where the air was permeated by 

a nauseating stench, with water originating from 

underneath a paved area Picture: AMANDA NANO 

‘I ro n m e n ’ 

do it for 

Ubuko 

SIVENATHI GOSA 

THANK YOU: Ubuko Mpotulo cheers 

on the side if the road as members of 

Round Table No 1 take on the 

Ironman 70.3 in his honour 

Picture:SUPPLIED 

Seven members of the Round 

Table No 1 East London fulfilled 

their promise of taking on the 

gruelling Ironman 70.3 in East 

London on Sunday. 

Ryan Baisley, Ntobeko Nzuza, 

Daryan Rowe, Bazil Frewen, 

Warren Biagara, Jethro Penny 

and Ruan Jordaan had braved the 

challenge in honour of Ubuko 

Mpotulo who was diagnosed with 

meningococcal septicemia. 

Mpotulo had to undergo lower 

limbs and finger amputations at 

the age of three, after blood 

vessels were damaged and 

obstructed his arteries, cutting off 

his blood supply. 

Bailsey said four of the seven 

athletes were first-timers at the 

Ironman challenge. 

“From the swim in the roughest 

conditions we’ve ever 

experienced, to headwind cycle 

course that forced us to pedal 

downhill, with the sun coming out 

as we were hitting the 21km run, 

it made things tough,” he said. 

The Round Table members 

completed the challenge in the 

following times: 

ý Jordaan - 07.35.37, 

ý Baisley - 07.35.48, 

ý Nzuza - 07.30.56, 

ý Rowe - 07.30.38, 

ý Frewen - 07.05.08, 

ý Bigara - 07.13.29 and 

ý Penny - 07.30.59. 

FEEL THE LOVE: Beautiful hearts made out of wood, ribbons and lots of love 

for the children at Choc, in support of International Childhood Cancer Day in 

2017, by the children at Stirling’s Fun @4 Kids Preschool. The children also 

bought Choc heart badges that they got to wear at school for R10 each. BKR 

Incorporated sponsored the materials for the lovely handmade hearts 

Picture: FILE/MADELEINE CHAPUT 

Support Choc 

c h i l d re n 

AMANDA NANO 

International Childhood Cancer Day 

will take place on February 15 and 

the East London community is 

encouraged to support this event. 

Childhood Cancer Foundation SA 

(Choc) also celebrates 40 years of its 

e x i st e n c e . 

The organisation said it aims to 

improve survival rates through its 

training and awareness programmes 

done by health professionals. 

“As the only organisation in South 

Africa that provides nationwide 

comprehensive support to children 

and teenagers with cancer, 

life-threatening blood disorders and 

their families, we strive to increase 

our reach every year,” Choc CEO Carl 

Queiros said. 

The country has some of the 

lowest numbers of survival rates 

when it comes to childhood cancer. 

According to the organisation, 

about 2,500 children were diagnosed 

every year, but Choc could only reach 

about 1,500. 

For those children who were 

diagnosed, the survival rate is as low 

as 55%. 

Choc regional manager Debbie 

Kleinenberg said ICCD badges, heart 

pins or bracelets could be purchased 

to spread the message. 

Chocolate slabs can also be 

bought to support the campaign. 

“Participants of the campaign, who 

place a minimum order of R1,000, 

will be put into a lucky draw to win a 

R5,000 voucher donated by PNA 

S t at i o n e r s . 

“The lucky draw will take place on 

March 1 2019,” Kleinenberg said. 

For more information or to 

purchase ICCD material, contact EL 

Choc on 086-11-2109 or e-mail 

el@choc.org.za 

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NEW DAWN: The sun rises over Cintsa Bay 

Locals can look forward to yet 

another chilled start to the 

weekend although things should 

warm up by the end. If it’s any 

consolation, East London looks set 

to get some much-needed rain. 

Thursday will be mostly overcast 

with some light rain falling in the 

afternoon. Temperatures start at 

22°C and rise to 24°C with 18km/h 

winds blowing in from the 

s o u t h w e st . 

The rain settles in on Friday and 

should hopefully get heavier. The 

temperature is a bit cooler, 

levelling out at just 22°C. The wind 

will begin to pick up, increasing to 

22km/h and switching to the 

s o u t h e a st . 

Saturday sees the rain drying out 

with only a drizzle in the morning. 

The clouds will remain, but a 

maximum temperature of 25°C 

means the chill is over. 

Picture: VEULAH IFFLAND 

Mixed bag of weekend weather on the way 

Unfortunately, the warmth comes 

with 25km/h winds. 

Sunday will be the hottest day of 

the weekend with a maximum of 

28°C. The rain is completely gone, 

leaving only overcast skies. The 

wind is expected to slow down 

back to Friday’s 22km/h speed.

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AMANDA NANO 

National police minister Bheki Cele and 

national police commissioner General 

Khehla Sitole have vowed to look into 

grievances raised after an imbizo in 

Mdantsane and East London this week. 

The minister visited the EL CBD and 

Mdantsane Golden Highway taxi ranks to 

listen to community members’ concerns, 

as well as those of taxi drivers. 

Hundreds of concerned citizens 

gathered at a marquee at Gompo 

Stadium, Duncan Village, to attend an 

imbizo with Cele, Sitole and provincial 

commissioner Lieutenent-General Liziwe 

Ntshinga. 

Problems raised by irate community 

members included drug use, lack of 

police visibility, ensuring the safety of 

children to and from school and requests 

for mobile police stations. 

CRIME CONCERNS: Police minister Bheki Cele, left, national commissioner General Khehla 

Sitole and provinicial commissioner Lt-Gen Liziwe Ntshinga listen to the communit y’s 

grievances at an imbizo held at Gompo stadium, Duncan Village Picture: AMANDA NANO 

Cele vows to act on 

crime in EL township 

They said these problems gave rise to 

murders, rapes and robberies. 

Duncan Village resident Vathiswa Qoto 

singled out a popular nightclub in this 

area that allegedly operated as a drug 

haven. She alleged police officers were 

on the payroll of the drug dealers. 

A Bluewater community police forum 

(CPF) member and Kwelera resident said 

their police station was too far to gain 

access to. 

“There are not enough police vans 

available and there are only three police 

officers to service the area. We really 

need a mobile police station,” she said. 

Sitole promised action. 

“We will issue a special operation for 

this problematic nightclub and make sure 

to involve all stakeholders and the 

municipalit y,” Sitole said. 

Cele admitted to a shortage of police 

personnel and police vehicles in the area 

and said this must be addressed. 

“There’s a shortage of police nationally 

and a recruitment drive must be done as 

there’s a low ratio of police officers 

servicing the communities,” Cele said. 

He acknowledged a lack of 

technological development and progress 

in the police service to assist with the 

volumes of cases. 

“We ’ve also taken the decision not to 

fix police vehicles in far-off places. 

Clusters must find a central place and the 

municipal councillors must allocate a 

space that can be used. The youth should 

be employed to fix the cars,” said Cele. 

Duncan Village CPF chairperson 

Ludumo Salman commended the Duncan 

Village station commander and his 

dedicated staff, despite the problems. 

He also said the nightculb should be 

closed down as it contributed to the high 

crime rate. 

Meals on Wheels 

bring joy with teddies 


Meals on Wheels have recently 

started an initiative to donate teddy 

bears to the elderly and those who 

are suffering from Alzheimer’s 

disease. 

The non-profit organisation 

provides food for the elderly, poor 

and invalid. 

“We have chosen Silver Crown 

Old Age Home because they have 

patients with the disease. The 

teddies will help when they become 

r e st l e s s , ” said Meals on Wheels 

manager Jeni Campbell. 

She said this was their first 

community outreach programme of 

2019. 

“We have donated about 50 

teddy bears to the residents of 

Silver Crown. It was heartwarming 

to see the faces light up when we 

gave them the teddy bears, 

especially the men.” 

Campbell said they had a service 

centre where the elderly came in on 

a Tuesday to have lunch, tea, play 

bingo and go to the library. There is 

also a hairdressing salon. Members 

pay R2 a year. 

“We celebrate their birthdays – 

just to cheer senior citizens up and 

to show them that there are people 

who still care for them. It seems like 

society has forgotten about the 

elderly, and it is sad because a 

majority of them are in old age 

homes,” she said. 

Campbell indicated there were 

plans to raise awareness about the 

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

“We want the public to know 

more about the organisation, as it 

will assist us with our financial 

needs,” she said. 

Supervisor of the home Nonceba 

Monti said they had 40 residents at 

the home – 13 males and 27 

fe m a l e s . 

SOFT TOUCH: Meals on Wheels hosted a teddy bear picnic with residents 

of Silver Crown Old Age Home in East London. They are, from left, John 

Oatley, Jeni Campbell, Kathy Comfort, Audrey Oatley and Zukiswa Jezile 

Picture:SIVENATHI GOSA




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KWT B re i d b a c h 

W E AT H E R 

The weekend starts off 

quite cold but things 

look set to warm up 

after Friday. 

The weekend should 

also bring with it some 

much needed-rain to 

the KWT area. 

T h u r s d ay ’s 

temperature starts off 

at 20 and rises to 22°C 

by lunch. Light rain is 

predicted to arrive 

sometime – around 

noon – and be around 

for the rest of the day. 

Moderate wind 

speeds of 18km/h from 

the southeast can be 

expected. 

The rain will continue 

all of Friday and is 

predicted to get even 

heavier. Make sure to 

keep that in mind when 

making plans. 

Temperatures will be 

at their lowest today 

with a minimum of 18 

and a maximum of 

19°C, while the wind 

speed will be similar to 

T h u r s d ay ’s. 

Things will warm up 

on Saturday with the 

temperature climbing 

up to 26°C. Despite 

some light rain in the 

morning, the day will 

be mostly dry, although 

you can expect it to be 

a bit overcast. 

Wind speeds will 

remain at about 

18km/h but will now 

switch to the northeast. 

Sunday will be the 

hottest day of the 

weekend with 

temperatures starting 

at 22 and rising to 

28°C. The rain will 

taper off by then, but 

cloudy overhead 

conditions can still be 

expected. T h a n k f u l l y, 

the wind quietens 

down a little to 14km/h. 

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DESMOND COETZEE 

THE Breidbach Sports Hub will be hosting their 

first sports festival and the entire community is 

invited to participate this coming weekend. 

Hub secretary Sean Carelse said the festival’s 

aim was to serve as a health awareness campaign 

and will be conducted in partnership with Buffalo 

City department of sport, recreation, arts and 

culture (Dsrac). 

“We are hoping that staying fit and living a 

healthy lifestyle are among your New Year’s 

resolutions as we will start our first festival with a 

5km fun run followed by aerobics and concluding 

with a rugby sevens competition. 

“We call on the whole community to participate 

and support the festival,” said Carelse. 

According to Carelse, there are incentives for 

the fun run and rugby teams will compete for a 

floating trophy with refreshments being provided 

for all participants. 

“Medals will be awarded for the fun run to the 

first 10 participants (five males and five females) 

of ages 60-70; 49-59; 29-48; 18-28; 14-17; 10-13; 7-9; 

4-6 and a floating trophy will be at stake for the 

rugby sevens competition,” explained Carelse. 

Registration for the fun run will start on 

Saturday from 6.30am on the Breidbach Sports 

Grounds. 

For more information contact Carelse on 

07 9 - 3 1 1 - 2 4 4 3 . 

SCHOOL NOT SO COOL: School-reopening blues 

are still being experienced at Breidbach’s Happy 

Hearts Pre-School after toddlers Odealle 

Parenzee and Kay-Lee de Lange were spotted 

crying during their first week 

Picture: DESMOND COETZEE 

ACT OF KINDNESS: King William’s Town Lions Club member Peter 

Moses, right, hands fruit to patients at the local clinic during the 

Lions’ monthly soup kitchen held at the Breidbach Community Hall l a st 

Thursday 


GOLDEN OPPORTUNTITY: Sweetwaters Masters ace striker Mzwabantu 

Mapisa, red, beats the offside trap and goes one-on-one with the 

Dimbaza goalkeeper during their King William’s Town Masters Football 

League game in Ginsberg last Sunday. Sweetwaters won 4-2 


MISSING PERSONS: Samkelo Gulwa, 17, above, 

and Titimani Yamkela, 18, are missing. They 

were last seen on January 15 walking together 

towards Gasela High School. Anyone who has 

seen them or has any information must contact 

the police 

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Te e n a g e r s 

missing 

GO REPORTER 

A teenage boy and girl 

from Lieveldt Location 

outside King William’s 

Town, Titimani Yamkela, 

17, and Samkelo Gulwa, 

18, went missing on 

January 15 2019. 

It is alleged G u l wa 

had called Yamkela 

from her home and they 

were last seen walking 

together towards Gasela 

High School. 

Both were last seen 

on that day and never 

returned home. A 

preliminar y 

investigation was done 

by the police with no 

success. 

Anyone who can shed 

light on their 

disappearance can 

contact Detective 

Sergeant Phumeza 

Mhlambiso-Jan of King 

William’s Town Family 

Violence, Child 

Protection and Sexual 

Offences Unit on 

082-565-4885 or 

046-642-1950.


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GO!SCHOOLS 


Call to aspiring 

young traders 

MATTHEW FIELD 

The Johannesburg Stock 

Exchange has officially opened 

registration for the 2019 

Investment Challenge, with 

schools and universities invited 

to submit their teams. 

The competition will run from 

March until September. 

The competition, now in its 

46th year, is aimed at school and 

university scholars who have an 

interest in learning about 

investments and the stock 

market. Participants are sorted 

into teams of four, with each 

team given an imaginary R1m. 

They then use this imaginary 

money to trade on the stock 

market and invest in actual JSElisted 

shares over six months. 

The winning team will receive 

cash deposits into an investment 

account for each team member, 

while the top university team will 

receive a trip to an international 

stock exchange. 

“This challenge is a great 

vehicle for financial literacy. 

“There are plenty of valuable 

lessons on investment that 

young bright minds take away 

from participating in a challenge 

of this nature,” JSE corporate 

social investment (CSI) officer 

Ralph Speirs said. 

“We are calling on schools, 

teachers and students to heed 

the call to register and acquire 

this knowledge and these skills. 

“The long-term ramifications of 

what they learn will impact 

positively on their lives in the 

future,” he said. 

For more information visit 

http://schools.jse.co.za 

NEW LEADERS: Gonubie Primary inducted 25 new prefects to serve on the Prefect Body for 2019. The 

head prefects are, from left, Princess Mcinga, Emma Bedser, Cole Schonknecht and Ukhanyo Ntsagani 


YOUNG TRADERS: The JSE Investment Challenge is a great way to teach students and pupils financial 

literacy 

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HIGH JUMP: 

Selborne College 

pupil Lisolam 

Nondabula at the 

East London District 

Atheletics meeting 

held at the Jan 

Smuts Stadium 

recently 


MAKING A RAQUET: Taryn Emslie is making a name for herself as a squash player after she was 

selected for the girls’ U16 squash team which represented SA in Malaysia in December 2018. Taryn had 

fairly tough draws, playing against girls with world rankings, and came 21st in the Kuala Lumpur Open, 

and 10th in the Singapore Open. Along the way, she played some of the other South African players and 

is commended for winning all those matches 3 – 0 


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GIFT OF LIFE: Hudson Park High School educators led by example at a blood drive held on January 23 at the school. A total of 67 units of blood were donated 

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GO!PEOPLE 

HLUMELO HLENGIWE 

TELL US ABOUT YOUR 

O C C U PAT I O N ? 

I’m a sales assistant. 

WHAT INSPIRES YOU? 

I am inspired by 

people who follow their 

dreams without fear of 

fa i l u r e . 

WHAT'S YOUR HOBBY? 

Writing. 

WHAT MAKES YOU 

A N G RY ? 

Dishonest people 

anger me. 

IF YOU WERE TO A BE 

PRESIDENT OF THE 

COUNTRY FOR A DAY, 

WHAT WOULD YOU DO 

D I F F E R E N T LY ? 

I would make sure 

that every child has 

access to education. 

WHAT ADVICE WOULD 

YOU GIVE YOUR 

YOUNGER SELF? 

Always focus on you, 

and what makes you 

h a p p y. 

Your peace and sanity 

are more important 

than pleasing people. 

READERPICS 

LETTER TO THE EDITOR... 

Great article inspires writer in me 

Your article “Writing will open 

up your world” (Go & Express, 

January 17) was inspiring, and 

I’m sure will encourage any 

would-be writers out there. 

I myself do some 

“scribbling”, and attend the 

University of the 3rd Age (U3A) 

creative writing group. We 

write mainly short stories, but 

we may also write poetry. 

Our leader brought your 

story to our attention, and it 

became a positive point of 

discussion at our meeting! 

Everyone of retiring age is 

GO!QUESTION 

welcome to become a member 

of U3A – an organisation 

whose willing and qualified 

members give courses, and 

talks once a month on various 

subjects. writing.For more 

information, call 043-721-2130. 

Thank you, Laura Maynard. 

If you were a politician, what’s one change you 

would make to SA? 

Voter registrations 

swell by 700,000 

MATTHEW FIELD 

According to the latest report by 

the Independent Electoral 

Commission (IEC), over 700,00 

new voters registered during the 

final registration weekend last 

Saturday and Sunday. This 

brings the total number of 

registered voters up to 

26,727,921, or about 74.5% of 

the eligible population. 

Of the 703,794 new 

registrations, 574,899 (81%) 

where under 30 years old while 

52% of the new registrations 

were women. 

The Eastern Cape came third 

in total number of new 

registrations this weekend, with 

a total of 130,959. Gauteng was 

second with 236,287 and 

KwaZulu-Natal was first with 

2 4 6 , 8 47 . 

Regarding the number of total 

voters, the Eastern Cape is again 

third with 3,365,821 total voters 

(12.6% of the total voters’ roll). 

KwaZulu-Natal comes up second 

with 5,525,22 (20.7%) and 

Gauteng is first with 6,366,629 

(23.8%). 

The IEC also expressed 

concern with the approximately 

9 million eligible voters who are 

still not registered. Of these 

unregistered voters, 6 million are 

those under the age of 30. 

For those who are still not 

registered, there is a small 

window of opportunity to do so 

at your local IEC office. This 

window is open until elections 

are officially proclaimed which is 

expected to occur in February. 

Once the elections are 

proclaimed, the voters' roll 

officially closes. 

Meanwhile, citizens living 

overseas can make use of a 

registration drive which will take 

place from February 1 to 

February 4. 

For more information, you can 

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MAKING HISTORY: In a historic event for the city, the Port of East London welcomed its longest ever vessel last Thursday. The 

Zen Hua 20 is 247.2m long – the equivalent of two-and-a-half rugby fields – and 41.2m across the beam. It weighs in at nearly 

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‘Bad Batch’ so bad it’s good 

MATTHEW FIELD 

Have you ever heard of the 

phrase, “so bad it’s good”? 

It refers to works of art – 

usually film – that are bad in 

such an over-the-top manner 

that they swing right around to 

being good again. Movies such 

as 2003’s The Room and 

2010’s Birdemic are considered 

classics in this genre. Well, 

now Netflix has given us 

another one: 2016’s The Bad 

B at c h starring Suki 

Waterhouse, Jason Momoa 

and Keanu Reeves. 

The story follows Arien 

(Waterhouse) who has been 

evicted to a massive desert 

where all of society’s 

undesirables are kept. In order 

to survive, she has to face 

enemies such as a sleazy 

psychedelic cult under the 

control of Reeves’s character 

and a gang of bodybuildingobsessed 

surfer-bro cannibals 

led by Momoa’s character. 

In case you haven’t guessed 

yet, this movie is hilariously 

bad. Not bad-incompetent, but 

bad like an end-of-year project 

from a first-year film student 

who has more passion than 

sense. That’s actually where 

most of its charm comes from 

and even while you’re busy 

laughing at all the 

WACKY FUN: Not the best movie around, but ‘The Bad Batch’ 

is certainly enjoyable 

ridiculousness, you can’t help 

feel just a twinge of respect. 

What makes this work most 

is the dedication each 

actor/actress shows for their 

role. They manage to prevent 

their characters from slipping 

into a full-blown parody which, 

given the material they’re 

working with, would have been 

all too easy. 

Momoa, for example, 

manages to take a character 

who by all rights should be so 

easy to hate and actually make 

us feel something him. 

Even Reeves’s character, 

while certainly embodying all 

the sleaziness of a prosperity 

gospel preacher, never goes 

too far that it becomes 

car toonish. 

Don’t get me wrong, it’s 

certainly goofy, but never so 

goofy that it feels unrealistic. 

You can totally see this 

character existing in the real 

world and conning small 

towns out of their money. 

There’s also a surprise 

cameo by Jim Carrey in this, 

but I’ll leave it up to you to tr y 

and find him for yourselves. 

Yo u ’ll notice that I haven’t 

mentioned Waterhouse’s 

character yet and that’s 

because it is the weakest of 

the main cast. While the rest 

of the performances are 

colourful and interesting, 

Waterhouse is just bland. 

There are a few other 

problems too. The story is all 

over the place and can’t seem 

to decide what it wants to be. 

One moment it’s a wacky 

adventure through the desert, 

the next it’s trying to be some 

sort of political allegory, then 

it’s a totally serious drama 

about the human condition, 

and so on. It feels like a whole 

bunch of movies were 

slammed together and the end 

result doesn’t quite click. 

Set design is also very hit or 

miss. Some are great, such as 

the cannibal camp. In keeping 

with their Californian 

white-trash motif, it c o n s i st s 

almost entirely out of caravans 

and looks like the sort of 

trailer park you’d expect to see 

out in the more rundown side 

of town. 

Sadly, most of the movie is 

spent in the vast desert wastes 

and we don’t get to see as 

much of these areas as I would 

have liked. 

The Bad Batch won’t be 

winning any movie of the year 

awards anytime soon, but I 

would be lying if I said I didn’t 

enjoy the heck out of it. 

This is the kind of movie you 

watch with friends and a 

couple of beers and honestly, 

sometimes that’s all you need. 

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The Change the Channel 

Valentine's Day cabaret will take 

place at the Arts Theatre from 

February 12 to 23 and is sure to 

wow audiences in attendance. 

Celebrating its 15th year of 

existence, the cabaret has invited 

organisations to take part in a 

fundraising drive for themselves, 

as well as for the theatre. 

Cabaret organiser Vicky Luff 

said in this way the theatre was 

able to support the community 

and also attract new people to it. 

“The theatre sells tickets each 

night to a different organisation for 

a fee, and that is our guaranteed 

amount for the theatre. Each 

charity then is able to sell up to 

130 tickets. It's a win for both of 

us,” Luff said. 

The audience can expect a fun 

show produced by Luff and 

Jacques du Plessis, featuring a 

live band with Brett Clur on drums, 

while du Plessis and Armand 

Steenkamp will be on the piano. 

The talented cast members include 

Jon Buitendag, Kay Mosiane and 

dancers, such as Emma van der 

Zee and Kelly Bowman. 

Eyabantwana Trust, Arcadia 

Rotary, Downs Syndrome 

Association, Stirling Primary 

hockey and Hope Schools are just 

some of the organisations that will 

benefit from the evening. 

“Doors open to the audience at 

7pm and please bring your own 

picnic basket and cooler box. Most 

tickets are selling at R120,” Luff 

said. 

Space is still available for 

February 12 and 13 for those 

organisations who would like to 

take part. For more information, 

contact Vicky on 073-341-6893 or 

e-mail dbstudio12@gmial.com 

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5. What is the “down” in a down jacket? 

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MATTHEW FIELD 

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be really confusing. There’s 

just so much to take in – 

from mortgage payments, 

regular maintenance, and of 

course, your first municipal 

account. 

For all you first-timers, take 

note of the following 

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be a little easier. 

First, there are five main 

charges which will be listed 

on your bill that are pretty 

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sewerage, electricity, refuse 

removal, and rates and taxes. 

Water is charged per kilolitre 

and measured by your 

municipal water meter while 

electricity is usually pre-paid. 

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you a detailed breakdown of 

the total amounts payable: 

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availability charges. These 

are fixed amounts charged to 

make up for the cost of 

delivering water, electricity, 

and sewerage connections to 

your property; 

ýItemised consumption 

for water, sanitation and 

refuse collection. As 

mentioned earlier, water is 

charged based on how much 

you use. If you use pre-paid 

electricity, then this won’t 

appear on your bill; and 

ýRates and taxes, also 

known as assessment rates. 

These charges go to the 

municipality and help pay for 

basic services and 

infrastructure. All property 

owners must pay regardless 

of whether or not you live on 

the property. 

And don’t forget to always 

pay on time. 

‘Boys will be 

boys’ critique 

holds no water 

MATTHEW FIELD 

I’m sure we’re all well aware by 

now of the latest drama from 

Selborne High. 

Allegedly, 15 boys got into an 

altercation with another which 

left the one with a split lip. 

The 15 boys were suspended 

after the intervention of 

education MEC Mlungisi Mvoko. 

I’m not here to discuss the 

incident itself. It’s still too early 

and we don’t have all the details 

as of yet. Yes, one boy ending up 

bloody because of a fight is 

terrible, but the reason for the 

fight is still unknown, and trying 

to guess the situation with such 

little information available will 

only do more harm. 

Instead, I want to focus on a 

related matter which I have 

found equally – if not more – 

disturbing: the response of many 

parents to the news, specifically 

those who try and brush this 

matter off as “boys will be boys”. 

There are two examples on 

Facebook in particular, that 

caught my attention. 

The first one says: “Boys will 

be boys, it happened in my time 

and it will still happen in the 

future, let’s not raise sissies, it 

was a one on one as per the 

comments”. 

The second says: “What a load 

of [emoji]. That boy is a cry 

baby, maybe he should rather go 

to Clarendon and do typing and 

home economics”. 

I’d hope that I wouldn’t need 

to explain why these two 

comments and the many more 

like them are problematic, but 

the fact that real people [both 

men, go figure] wrote these 

without a shred of 

self-awareness proves otherwise. 

In both of these comments, we 

see the toxic blend of 

hypermasculinity and misogyny 

that continues to infect our 

society and contributes to the 

unhealthy attitudes many men 

continue to harbour towards 

themselves and women. 

Let’s start with the first one. 

According to this person, 

schoolboys beating each other 

up (regardless of the reason) is 

okay because, say it with me 

now, “boys will be boys”. 

The quickest way to prove how 

bad this argument is, would be 

to just point to all the boys who 

manage to go through school 

without punching each other in 

the face. If boys really will be 

boys, as this commenter 

suggests, then schools like 

Selborne should be active war 

zones with each student 

constantly fighting their peers. 

Needless to say, this isn’t the 

case and the majority of pupils 

manage to coexist peacefully, so 

this claim that violence is 

somehow inherent to boys, holds 

little water. 

The comment then goes on to 

say that since these sorts of 

fights happened when he was at 

school, and they will presumably 

“a l way s ” happen, then we 

shouldn’t worry about it. 

On that note, I assume the 

commenter is in favour of 

abolishing laws forbidding other 

crimes, since they too have 

always happened and will 

probably continue to happen for 

the foreseeable future. 

Finally, he declares that not 

wanting your children to punch 

each other is somehow turning 

them into “sissies”. Remember 

when I mentioned 

hypermasculinity earlier? Yeah, 

this is what I meant. 

Hypermasculinity is the 

excessive and abnormal 

obsession with stereotypically 

masculine traits such as physical 

strength, aggression, and so on. 

Saying that it’s not only okay 

for boys to beat each other up 

but that not allowing them to do 

so is somehow a bad thing, 

definitely qualifies. It plays into 

the outdated idea that boys need 

to be big, tough, and violent and 

that if they aren’t, then they’ve 

somehow failed at being a man. 

As a proud queer person who 

enjoys make-up and other more 

“fe m i n i n e ” pursuits, I can safely 

say this is absolute rubbish. You 

don’t need to be some sort of 

muscle-head jock to be a “man” 

and anyone who says otherwise 

is either lying or dangerously 

deluded. 

And now let’s look at the 

second comment. The misogyny 

is on full display here. First, the 

commenter calls the boy a “cr y 

b a by ” for . . . . not wanting to be 

beat up? Okay, then. Not much 

different than the first comment 

we looked at. 

“. . . maybe he should rather 

go to Clarendon and do typing 

and home economics” 

And there it is, the classic 

“he’s acting like a girl!” retort. I 

would say this is childish, but I 

know children who are more 

mature than this. 

The commenter says that a 

boy who doesn’t want to fight or 

who complains about being 

beaten up, is not actually manly 

and should instead be treated as 

a girl. Embedded in the insult, of 

course, is the misogynistic 

assumption that “girl things” are 

somehow inferior to “boy things” 

and that no real boy should ever 

want to associate themselves 

with such activities. 

Like the first comment, this is 

also an example of 

hypermasculinity in that it 

obsesses over stereotypically 

masculine traits and activities to 

the point that anything that 

doesn’t match up is openly 

scorned.Such attitudes are 

harmful in that they deny young 

boys the true freedom to express 

themselves and explore who 

they are and want to be. Such 

narrow thinking has no room for 

deviation and frankly, that is just 

sad. Just to be absolutely clear: 

no, I am not saying that 

masculinity is itself bad. There is 

nothing wrong with boys and 

men liking “boy things” just like 

there’s nothing wrong with boys 

and men liking “girl things”. 

The problems arise when you 

decide this ultimately 

meaningless binary is sacrosant 

and that everyone must adhere 

to it at all costs. It’s that sort of 

attitude that believes “boys will 

be boys” is an appropriate 

response to a story of a boy 

getting beat up. It’s that sort of 

attitude that smugly asserts that 

boys are not manly enough if 

they complain about 

mistreatment. It’s that sort of 

attitude that continues to treat 

women as inferior to men. It’s 

that sort of attitude that 

imprisons men in a cage of 

unrealistic expectations and then 

offers nothing but humiliation 

and shame when they inevitably 

fail to meet them. 

It’s high time we do away with 

such harmful ideas and move 

forward towards a world that 

fully embraces people, 

regardless of how they choose to 

express their gender.



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that your wedding day 

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Visit them at the 

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beauty is more than an 

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Curves gym perfect 

way to exercise 

The East London Golf 

Club has been hosting 

the annual Bridal Fair 

since 2015. 

This year is the fifth 

anniversary of this 

event and we decided 

to make it an 

extravaganza for all 

events rather than just 

for brides, as markets 

seem to be very popular 

in East London at the 

moment. 

There will be a gin 

bar, jumping castle for 

the kiddies, fashion 

shows and loads of 

various stalls. 

It promises to be a 

fun day out for the 

whole family. 

Each year we pick a 

local charity to support, 

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The Bridal and Events 

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February 2 from 10am 

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Entrance is R30 per 

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Have you ever gone to a 

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11010 

Legal Notices 

5 

SERVICES & SALES 

GUIDE 

5121 

Home Improvement 

BLOCKS: M6 R8,80, sand, 

stone, sabunga. 083735 

7389. 

BUILDING PLANS DRAWN 

Home & Comm. SACAP. 

Large & small - Entire SA. 

Kathy 082 939 8131. 

DJ MAINTENANCE q 

Alterations q Extensions, 

Painting q Welding q 

Gates q Handyman q Call 

David 083 320 8017. 

MOPPS MAINTENANCE 

Building, Home improvements, 

Electrical, Tiling, 

Painting, Granite Installations 

Carpentry. Free 

quote 066 032 9161 

maintenance@mopps 

enterprises.co.za 

Hire & Rent 

5350 

SCAFFOLD HIRE: From 

R60 per day. Phone 0722 

44 8044. 

5360 

Garden Services 

BORDER TREE 

FELLING 

Pruning, Palm 

Shaping & Stump 

Removal 

Call Duane on 

063 743 9463 

5510 

Kennels and Pets 

LOOKING for watchdog 

puppies, Boerbul. R2,500 

each. 083276 8272. 

Under R300 

5541 

AERIAL: Outside TV aerial. 

R200. 065639 2821. 

BAR STOOL: R180. 

065639 2821. 

BOOKCASE: Pine. 

R299,99. 076575 5109 

DECODER: R100. 065639 

2821. 

11010 

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Under R300 

BUILDING: 5m Isotherm 

ceiling insulation (40mm) 

R150; 2 × Nutec ceiling 

boards 4mm thick 1.8m 

by 0.9m R100. 073138 

0158. 

CAMERA: Minolta Camera 

with bag - R299 Benita 

083 6101 752 

CROCKERY: 6 x snail 

plates with forks q R100; 

6 x soup bowls with saucers 

q R100 Benita 083 

6101 752 

CUSHIONS 5 x cushions 

R30 each Benita 083 

6101 752 

DIVING FINS: R200 Benita 

083 6101 752 

'2&7256 %$* Leather 

doctors bag - R100. 

Benita 083 6101 752 

DUTCH CLOGS: Wooden 

Dutch clogs q R100. 

Benita 083 6101 752 

DVD MOVIES: 3x Assorted 

R20 each. 076575 5109 

'9'6 Jeff Dunham. 3x 

R20 each. 076575 5109. 

EDUCOM KEYBOARD: 

R70. 065639 2821. 

EDUCOM TV GAME 

CARTRIDGES: R80 for 5. 

065639 2821. 

EDUCOM TV GAME: 

R299,99. 065639 2821. 

FRAME: Extra large empty 

frame q R50. Benita 083 

6101 752 

GLASSWARE: Large glass 

ashtray - R20; Large 

glass vase q R50. Benita 

083 6101 752 

HEATER: Oil heater - 

R299 Benita 083 6101 

752 

HUDSON PARK HIGH 

SCHOOL - Boys short 

sleeved shirts x 7 sizes 

40/43 in good cond. 

R299,99 084800 7060. 

KITCHENWARE: Apple 

shaped green glass 

chopping board q R50; 

Fish Mould q R20; Coffee 

bodum - R50. Benita 

083 6101 752 

PHONE: Telkom house 

phone. R50. 065639 

2821. 

POSTAGE STAMPS: 1600 

very old stamps. R290. 

082503 2524. 

PRINTER: HP6500A. 

Needs service. R190. 

082503 2524. 

RADIO / CD PLAYER: 

R250. 065639 2821. 

TV UNIT: R180. 065639 

2821. 

RADIO / CD PLAYER / 

TAPE: R250. 065639 

2821. 

11010 

Legal Notices 

 

 

 

5541 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commission for Promotion and Protection of the 

Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities 

 

 

 

 

 

Under R300 

5541 

SHELVING: Metal shelf - 

2.1m x 1m wide with 

wooden shelves. R200. 

0732 087294. 

SPICE RACK: Large 

wooden. Spice bottles 

SPORT EQUIP: Snakeboard; 

Sandboard cover 

R99 each. Phone 

078056 7196. 

SQUASH RACQUET: 

Dunlop squash racquet q 

R150 Benita 083 6101 

752 

STEERING WHEEL Sport 

steering wheel R299 tel 

0780567198 

VIDEO CASSETTES with 

movies. R80. 065639 

2821. 

5542 

Garage Sales 

AMALINDA q 9 Dove Str. 2 

Feb 2019 q 8am to 1pm. 

Karen 083526 2417. 

5550 

Misc. Wanted 

LEE-$11E6 buy quality 

used clothing, bedding, 

linen, curtaining, shoes 

and much more. Tel: 

Lee-Anne 043-7426546 

WANTED: 1. Classic comics 

(i.e. Superman). 

2. Telescope (large) 

3. Surfboard (adult) 4. Fly 

fishing equipment 5. SA 

paintings. Contact 

Roxanne 072616 4167. 

5560 

Repair / Services 

'(5(.V (/(&75,&$/ 

New installations, extensions, 

fault finding, 

UeSaiUs &2&s 3UeSaid 

meters for rooms & flats. 

Free quotes q Call Derek 

082557 4099. 

FRIDGE Repair Regas, 

Washing machines + 

Microwave repairs done 

on-site. Hendrik 072368 

3030. 

SEWING MACHINE repairs 

& services. All makes. 

Industrial, domestic. 082 

746 6023. 

7020 

Accomm. Off / Wtd 

PRIVATE CARE CENTRE. 

Retirement & Frail Care. 

From home, to home. 

Avail imm. 24 Hr Service. 

Rina 082712 0984. 043 q 

740 1454. 18 Yrs Exp. 

1280 

Valentine’s Day 

Msgs. 

9070 

Used Car Sales 

1280 


Msgs. 

9070 

Used Car Sales 

1280 


Msgs. 

Place a minimum of 4 lines to your Valentine from as low 

as R49 incl. VAT 

Submit a motivational letter of less than 100 words 

Submit an optional good quality photograph. 

M a ke 

gym nice 

again 

MATTHEW FIELD 

Gyms are nice. They are 

a convenient way to 

exercise, especially if, 

like me, you are usually 

clueless about this sort 

of thing. All the 

equipment you’ll ever 

need is there and there 

are plenty of staff on 

hand to assist. 

Like most nice things, 

however, gyms can be 

ruined by other people. 

It doesn’t matter which 

gym you go to, chances 

are we’ve all seen 

examples of people 

being inconsiderate 

which can negatively 

affect your experiences. 

Thankfully, most 

people don’t want to be 

inconsiderate towards 

others (I hope), so here 

are three quick tips on 

good gym etiquette. 

ý Don’t hog the 

equipment 

Few things are quite 

as annoying as wanting 

to use a machine only 

for someone else to get 

on and then refuse to 

give it up. This is 

particularly frustrating 

when you’re on a 

circuit. I have lost count 

of the number of times 

I’ve had to stop in the 

middle of a circuit 

because someone 

decided the timer didn’t 

apply to them. If you 

really need more time 

on that machine, wait 

for the next round. 

ý Wipe the 

equipment down 

when finished 

We ’ve all been there. 

We step up to one of 

the machines, get ready 

to sit down, and then 

we see it: a puddle of 

someone else’s sweat. 

Yuck. This is one of the 

reasons you should 

bring a towel every time 

you gym. In fact, I’m 

pretty sure most gyms 

has a policy that says 

members should wipe 

down equipment after 

use and if they don’t, 

then they should. If you 

don’t have a towel with 

you, most gyms have 

paper towels readily 

available which you can 

use. 

ý Put it away when 

you're finished 

Putting things away 

when you’re done, is 

something we are 

taught since childhood 

and yet some people 

have obviously 

forgotten this lesson. 

I’ve often seen 

dumbbells just laying 

around where their 

previous user left them 

even though the rack is 

less than 10m away. 

Not only does it 

inconvenience others 

who now have to waste 

time looking for it, it 

also poses a potential 

risk since leaving this 

stuff in the middle of 

the floor can cause 

people to trip over it. 

answers 

from pg 11 

1. A bikini 

2. Yellow 

3. Zips 

4. Top hat 

5. Feathers



Swimmers of all ages and abilities are encouraged to enter any of the four events on offer at the KFC Merrifield Mile taking place at Wriggleswade Dam on Sunday, 17 February 


Thumbs up for Merrifield Mile 

TARALYN MCLEAN 

TOP swimmers have endorsed 

the upcoming KFC Merrifield 

Mile as an event for all ages and 

abilities, as well as a great day 

out for the whole family. 

It is also the only open water 

swim in the region. 

“The race has put open water 

swimming on the map in the 

Eastern Cape and I have no 

doubt that it will soon be as 

renowned as the Aquelle Midmar 

Mile [world’s largest open water 

swim, held in KZN],” said 

swimmer Kyle Holmes, who is 

currently studying in the US on a 

swimming scholarship. 

Holmes is a triple champion in 

the 1.6km flagship event, having 

won in 2016, 2017 and 2018. 

“Swimming the Merrifield Mile 

was a highlight for me and 

winning it three times in a row 

was a dream come true,” he 

said. 

“I was lucky to have had three 

relatively easy swims and I hope 

that the conditions will be just as 

good this year as they were for 

me. 

“Good luck to all the 

swimmers and I hope to see a 

new record set this year!” 

Also missing in action this 

year at Wriggleswade Dam on 

February 16 will be 

up-and-coming talent Catherine 

Eland as she will be swimming 

overseas in England. 

“The KFC Merrifield Mile is a 

perfect opportunity to push 

yourself and achieve your 

personal goals, while still having 

such a fun time with friends and 

family in a safe environment,” 

she said. 

Triathlon champion Josh Kent, 

who won the 1.6km senior male 

category last year, said he would 

be putting his triathlon training 

to good use in the open water 

and encouraged swimmers of all 

abilities to take part in any one 

of the four events on offer. 

“The KFC Merrifield Mile is an 

awesome event, the setting 

allows one to take the family and 

make a day of it,” he said. 

“The staggered age group 

starts also allow beginners to 

participate without being swum 

over. The swim is challenging 

but wonderfully organised. It’s a 

lovely event on the EL endurance 

sport calendar.” 

On offer at the KFC Merrifield 

Mile are four events: the 1.6km 

event, 500m Dash, TerraForce 

250m and a KFC Splash (for 

children under the age of 9). 

With a number of defending 

champions away on the day, top 

spots in the age categories are 

up for grabs, and there are 

plenty of lucky draw prizes on 

offer for all swimmers who 

attend prize-giving. 

There is also a prize for the 

school which has the most 

swimmers entered. 

Cambridge Primary student 

Bradley Tyson, who won the 

junior category of the 1.6km 

event last year, encouraged 

students to take part. 

“I have not done any open 

water swims besides the KFC 

Merrifield Mile, which I truly 

e n j o y, ” he said. 

“The event is unique, in my 

opinion, in that Wriggleswade 

Dam is safe for all swimmers, 

especially the younger 

swimmers.” For more 

information and to enter online, 

visit w w w. m e r r i f i e l d m i l e . c o . z a 

Entries for all events are also 

available at Merrifield Prep 

School and College, Sportsmans 

Warehouse and Cycle HQ. 

MATCH DAY:East London Police Rugby Club and 

Progress Rugby Club in Uitenhage in their recent 

Super 12 clash 


Super 12 sides set 

to resume battle 


The Super 12 rugby 

competition kicked off 

last weekend with 

Buffaloes Rugby Club 

hosting the Old 

Selbornians Rugby Club 

and losing the 

encounter 36-10. 

The East London 

Police Rugby Club 

travelled to Uitenhage 

to face Progress Rugby 

Club. It was a close 

game which ended with 

Progress emerging 

25-23 victors 

The league will 

continue on Saturday 

with Old Selbornians 

taking on Star of Hope 

in Uitenhage. The 

Buffalo Rugby Club will 

be hosted by Park 

Rugby Club in Port 

Elizabeth and the East 

London Police Ruby 

Club will host 

Humansdorp-based 

team, Kruisfontein. All 

matches will kick off at 

3.30pm. 

The EC Super League 

consist of 12 teams that 

compete for the coveted 

cup. The final of the 

competition takes place 

on March 16. 

Mdantsane-based 

team Swallows Rugby 

Football Club were the 

2018 champions which 

allowed them to play in 

the Gold Cup and the 

Border League.

INSIDE: MERRIFIELD MILE APPROACHING - PAGE 15 

EC rugby tournament kicks off 

- see page 18 

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Thursday, Januar y 31, 2019 

Ironman success 


Thousands of brave athletes flocked to 

East London to take on the gruelling 

Standard Bank Ironman 70.3 South 

Africa on Sunday. Despite the drop in 

the number of participants compared to 

2018 and the shortened swimming race due to 

the rough sea conditions, the event was a 

success. 

Ironman spokesperson Siyabonga Ndzimande 

said the number of athletes who entered on 

Sunday was 1,986 – 400 less than in 2018. 

“The decrease was expected as last year, the 

world championship was held in Port Elizabeth 

and this year it will be held in France, so fewer 

South Africans are willing to travel to France to 

par ticipate. 

“This year, 35% of the field is female, the 

highest we’ve had for a long time, because we 

started a Woman For Tri Initiative so we’ve got 

25 extra slots for women to go to France,” 

Ndzimande said. 

The swimming race was shortened due to bad 

sea conditions. The swim is usually 1.9km but 

was cut to 1.100m for the safety of the athletes. 

“The athletes were told in time so that those 

who want to pull out can pull out and those 

who want to go can continue. 

“The safety boats and lifeguards were there 

to make sure the athletes were safe,” 

Ndzimande said. 

The top three male winners were: Bradley 

Weiss, James Cunnama and Matt Trautman. 

The top three female winners were: Annah 

Watkinson, Emma Pallant and Jade Nicole 

Rober ts. 

All top three winners received their medals 

from BCM executive mayor Xola Pakati. 

Weiss defeated the defending champ, 

Trautman, with a time of 3:53:50. 

“Coming across the finish line, I couldn't be 

h a p p i e r. 

“I am really stoked to have qualified for the 

World Ironman later in the year,” he said. 

Watkinson said she was thrilled about 

winning, highlighting that the race was tough 

but she kept focused all the way. 

“My goal in this race was to see if I could 

execute what I had done in training. 

“I am looking forward to racing on Friday in 

the Ironman 70.3 Dubai,” she said. 

Tough race sees highest female entry in long time 

POSITIVE PERSEVERANCE: Xolani Luvuno braves 

the Ironman challenge despite his disability 

Picture: DEAN HOLMES 

VICTORY CELEBRATION: Ecstatic Standard Bank 

Ironman 70.3 winner Bradley Weiss at the finish 

line 

Picture: SIVENATHI GOSA 

RUN ALONG: Runners push on as they cross through Stirling for the final leg of the Ironman 

70.3 South Africa on Sunday Picture: MATTHEW FIELD

Go 31 January 2019

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