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Summit 

recalls 

histor y 

Stakeholders meet in bid to record legacy 

AMANDA NANO 

Provincial massacre 

committees converged 

for an informative 

session hosted by the 

department of sport, 

recreation, arts and culture 

(Dsrac) held at the Steve Biko 

Centre in Ginsberg, King 

William's Town on Tuesday. 

The summit aims to educate 

communities on the formation of 

the non-profit organisations 

(NPOs) in order to raise 

awareness about their history. 

On hand to give invaluable 

expertise on running a 

foundation was Steve Biko 

Foundation board member 

Nkosinathi Biko. 

“When establishing an NPO, 

one needs to base it on the 

needs of the particular 

massacre. The foundation did its 

research before it was establish 

to see which type of NPO they 

should form,” Biko said. 

He added that the NPO 

needed to be of relevance to the 

communit y. 

“It’s not about the benefits 

that are going to be derived from 

the organisation but about the 

cause that should be achieved, 

which is representatives of 

massacre victims and their 

fa m i l i e s ,” said Biko. 

The northern areas of Port 

Elizabeth, represented by 

Christian Martin, have been 

REMEMBERING THE PAST: Grawford Fraser from the Khoi and San, 

addressing the panel at Dsrac’s info session. Picture: SUPPLIED 

plagued by violent deaths over 

recent years and there is a need 

to be included in the country's 

histor y. 

“We as the Khoi and San were 

neglected in the past when it 

comes to massacres and our 

history was not heard. There 

were about nine massacres in 

the province,” Martin said. 

Nine local massacres have 

been identified in Egerton, 

Bhisho, Duncan Village, Northern 

Areas, Uitenhage, Ngquza Hill, 

Bulhoek, Queenstown and Aliwal 

North. “The idea is to empower 

them with critical knowledge and 

skills to establish and register 

non-profit organisations to 

enable them to mobilise funds 

and material resources from 

public and private funding 

agencies and donors,” Dsrac 

MEC Bulelwa Tunyiswa said. 

A helping hand 

to those in need 

THEMBELA 

N D LU M B I N I 

Former Zwelitsha 

Township resident 

Yoliswa Klaas, who now 

lives in Mdantsane and 

works for the Eastern 

Cape department of 

education, returned to 

her place of birth to help 

those in need. 

“Times have changed 

and the world has 

forgotten about the spirit 

of ubuntu. It’s time for 

people to get closer to 

their hearts, put 

themselves in the shoes 

of the poorest and 

wholeheartedly give 

them a helping hand,” 

said Klaas. 

Klaas’s goal was to 

help Ambesa Skeyi, 15, 

who has suffered from 

cerebral palsy since 

birth. Skeyi lives with 

her grandmother who 

sews clothing in order to 

feed her family. 

“My aim was to get 

her a wheelchair. I asked 

people around me for 

donations and their 

response was very 

positive. 

“However, I felt it 

wa s n ’t enough, so I got 

her a brand new double 

bed and groceries which 

cost about R5,000. I 

encourage other people 

to help needy people. 

“Many thanks to my 

colleagues and friends 

for their support,” Klaas 

said. 

“It’s very wise to 

contribute in the 

success of someone 

else, knowing that 

people go to sleep with 

peaceful hearts and full 

stomachs. And in 

everything – be good 

enough to make a 

change in someone’s 

l i fe . ” 

MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Yoliswa Klaas gave back to her community by 

donating a wheelchair, a bed and groceries to Ambesa Skeyi who 

suffers from cerebral palsy 

Picture: THEMBELA NDLUMBINI

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February 14, 2019 

Lazy afternoon at 

Music in the Park 

AMANDA NANO 

In a bid to raise money for 

charities, the Rotary Club of 

Arcadia will host its annual 

Music in the Park event on 

February 24 in East London. 

The afternoon will feature a 

variety of the city's school 

musical bands to entertain the 

crowd. 

Clarendon High School choir, 

Hudson Park High School band, 

Stirling High School's chamber 

choir and jazz band, as well as 

Selborne College's military band 

will perform. 

Also on the musical list is the 

historical Caledonian Socity Pipe 

Band that will be sure to hit 

some high notes. 

Music lovers can bring their 

picnic baskets, camp chairs and 

their blankets for this open-air 

entertainment at The Gardens, in 

70 Jarvis Road, Berea. 

Starting at 3pm, the entrance 

fee is R30 while children and 

pensioners have free entrance. 

ANIMAL CARE: Buckaroo, founded in 2015 by East London resident Marlene Neumann, recently held a 

sterilisation drive in the Brakfontein and Cintsa East areas, where they managed to sterilise more than 

600 dogs and 60 cats. They were joined by state vet Mzikazi Ndzengu, who helped them immunise 

more than 150 dogs against rabies and distemper. From left, are Mzikazi Ndzengu, dog owner 

Sthembiso Ntsimbi and Buckaroo founder Marlene Neumann 

Picture: MIKE KNOTT 

HAVING A BLAST: Stirling High School Jazz band performs at the 2017 Music in the Park 

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EAST LONDON 

W E AT H E R 

Unfortunately for locals, this weekend looks set to 

be hot and windy with none of the rain from the 

last few days. 

Thursday sets the tone with a maximum 

temperature of 25°C and 18km/h winds from the 

northeast. There’s some light cloud, but not much 

else. 

Things pick up on Friday with the temperature 

climbing to 28°C and the wind increases to 

22km/h. The cloud cover will increase a bit but 

again, no rain is expected to follow. 

Saturday will probably be the worst of the 

weekend despite the temperature dropping to 

26°C. The wind will be blowing full strength today 

at 29km/h, this time switching to the southwest. 

The temperature takes another drop to 24°C on 

Sunday and sees the wind die down a little to 

18km/h. There’s also expected to be some light 

rain in the morning. 

February is the month of love and Go! & Express 

will be publishing a build your dream home 

feature on 28 February to help our readers fall 

in love with their homes again and put them in 

contact with the businesses that can make 

their dreams come true. 

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WOMAN WITH DRIVE: Buyiswa Mzuzu behind the wheel of her new Toyota Etios which she 

won as part of the Brands Win This Car competition. The awards ceremony was held at 

Buffalo Toyota in East London on Tuesday. She was entered into the competition after 

purchasing a Defy product from a Brands store. ‘I was in tears, I couldn’t believe it. This is 

my first time winning anything. I won’t ask anyone to drive me to church anymore,’ an 

elated Mzuzu said 

Picture: MATTHEW FIELD 

EXPOSED: A windy day reveals a rocky layer usually hidden by sand at 

Nahoon Beach 

Picture: NEVILLE CROWDER

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Health 

day 

boost 

PHILASANDE SONCASA 

Buffalo City Municipality health 

department MEC Helen Sauls- 

August attended the Mandela- 

Castro Thuma’mina Community 

Wellness Programme last Saturday 

at the Leaches Bay sports field. 

Hundreds of community 

members attended the day to 

access doctors, specialists, nurses, 

optometrists and counselling 

programmes that are normally not 

available to them. 

The programme was led by ANC 

ward 36 members. 

Sauls-August said the 

municipality was struggling with 

funding at the moment “but that 

doesn’t stop us [BCM] from 

bringing life to our people”. 

“We know very well there is no 

clinic here in Leaches Bay. People 

have to take transport to 

Greenfields Clinic, some are 

walking because they can’t afford 

taxi fare,” Sauls-August said. 

Buffalo City environment 

auditors were also present, 

checking and testing water and 

pollution levels. 

Sauls-August told the GO! & 

Express that the aim of the 

Wellness Programme, which was 

launched in April 2018, was to visit 

each BCM branch, focusing on 

those without hospitals and clinics. 

Grandads hit the road again 

AMANDA NANO 

Eager cyclists will aim to 

raise funds for charity as 

the Grandads Army 

Memorial Ride takes to 

the road from East 

London to Cape Town on 

March 3. 

In it's fifth year, the 

annual event will see 35 

cyclists ride in relay 

teams for a distance of 

1,160km over five 

consecutive days. 

Eyabantwana Children's 

Trust director Dr Colin 

Lazarus said the Grandads 

have helped raise R1m 

over four years. 

“We have a steep 

fundraising hill to climb, 

but we are confident that 

East Londoners and the 

many people along the 

way who were so 

supportive in 2018, will 

again rally behind this 

great cause,” Lazarus 

said. 

Frere and Cecilia 

Makiwane Hospital's 

paediatric patients 

benefited from 

much-needed surgical 

equipment bought from 

funds raised in 2018. 

These are the main 

referral centres for 

children in need of 

complex surgeries. 

The trust was 

established by Lazarus, 

also a Grandads Army 

cyclist, to support work 

undertaken by the 

hospitals. 

Army, navy and air fo r c e 

teams each cycle 100km 

to Cape Town via the 

Cradock, Willowmore, 

Swellendam, Gansbaai 

and Gordon's Bay route. 

They will then tackle 

110km on March 10 by 

taking on the annual Cape 

Town Cycle Tour. 

Caltex Eastern Cape 

Marketer (CECM), the 

official fuel sponsor of the 

support teams, 

commended the 

Eyabantwana Trust for 

their dedication in raising 

awareness and funds to 

assist burn victims in the 

Eastern Cape. 

“The money raised has 

become a beacon of hope 

for so many burn victims 

in the province. These 

youngsters are the future 

leaders in our country and 

as business we should 

ensure that they are given 

the chance to make this 

happen,” said CECM CEO 

Clive Berlyn. 

To donate to the cause, 

contact Trystan Viaene via 

e-mail at 

t r y s t a n @ h y p e p r. c o . z a . 

For more information, 

visit w w w. e ya b a n t wa n a . c o . z a 

or the Grandads Army 

Facebook page. 

READY TO RIDE: Left to right, are Clive Berlyn, Wayne Krenski, Sandy 

Thompson, Michele Wienand and Patrick Kelly who supported the cause at the 

Grandads Army Memorial Ride’s media launch in East London 

Picture: BRUCE VIAENE 

SPEECHLESS: Qaqamba Masebe, left, with MTN 

Eastern Cape general manager Vusi Ndwandwe 

who is handing over her new Volkswagon Polo 

Vivo which she won in MTN's latest Win A Car 

competition. “I bought R5 airtime in the 

morning and then I received a call at about 

4pm. I didn’t hear the call and sent a call-back 

after seeing I had five missed calls,” said 

Masebe. “Then they got back to me and said I'd 

won a Polo Vivo car!” Picture: MATTHEW FIELD




GO! IN KING 

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KING 

W E AT H E R 

Despite some light rain, 

the weekend in King is 

mostly going to be hot 

and windy. 

Temperatures start off 

mild enough on 

Thursday with a 

maximum of 23°C. The 

heavy cloud cover is a 

sign of the rain to come 

and is accompanied by 

22km/h winds from the 

e a st . 

On Friday, the 

temperature jumps to 

29°C but thankfully, this 

is followed by the wind 

dropping to 11km/h. 

Light rain in the 

afternoon should help 

cool things off a bit. 

Things will stay hot 

on Saturday with the 

temperature peaking at 

28°C. Heavy winds 

return, howling through 

from the southwest at 

22km/h. Rain is 

expected for the 

evening. 

Sunday sees the rain 

dry up with some cloud 

remaining. The 

temperature drops back 

down to 23°C and the 

wind settles to 14km/h 

from the southwest. 

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Dumisani 

celebrates 

40 years 

MATTHEW FIELD 

Dumisani Theological Institute & Bible 

School, located on Leopold Street in King 

William's Town, will be celebrating their 

40th anniversary in 2019. 

To mark the occasion, they will h o st a 

special thanksgiving service as part of 

their annual awards ceremony on March 2. 

The service will start at 10am and will 

include a light lunch, refreshments and 

cake. Guests from all over the world, 

including Scotland and Canada, are also 

expected to attend. 

A special anniversary book, titled Vo i c e s 

of Thanksgiving, will be launched at the 

event. 

The book contains stories from 20 

contributors as well as more than 100 

photographs, all chronicling the history 

and impact of the school. 

Sales of the book will be used to help 

raise funds for the school’s 40th 

Anniversary Campus Development Project. 

For more information, visit 

w w w. d u m i s a n i . o r g . 

Zwelitsha’s underage drinking scourge hits home 

THEMBELA NDLUMBINI 

Zwelitsha Township is 

experiencing an epidemic of sorts 

with the problem of under-age 

drinking with children frequently 

being seen drinking alcohol in the 

presence of their parents. 

According to some mothers of 

children who asked to remain 

anonymous, they had no problem 

with the fact their children were 

KEEP RUNNING: 

C o n g r at u l at i o n s 

to Warner Fuller 

on his 50th King 

William's Town 

Park Run and to 

Mel Osmond on 

her 100th. 

Pictures: 

FA C E B O O K 

Paws strut for a 

cause in show 

AMANDA NANO 

All the attention was on our 

furry friends at The Savemor 

Dog show held in King 

William’s Town on Saturday at 

the Dale College athletics field. 

Small, medium and large 

dogs took part with their proud 

owners in tow, and were 

exceptionally well behaved. 

“Although we didn’t manage 

to raise as much money as we 

would have liked, the day was 

all about raising awareness of 

the SPCA,” Mike Webb, also 

known as The Pink Fairy, said. 

A good number of dog food 

was donated and the event 

raised just more than R3,000. 

R E S U LTS : 

ýBest Puppy (under-12 

months): 

1st – Cammie 

2nd – Bailey 

3rd – Nikki 

ýBest Cross Breed: 

1st – Sheebah 

*2nd – Coco 

3rd – Lady 

ýBest Small Dog: 

1st – Rosie 

2nd – Nikki 

3rd - Chi-Chi 

ýBest Medium Dog: 

1st – Honey 

2nd – Bailey 

3rd – Mist y 

ýBest Large Dog: 

1st – Z ozo 

2nd – Milo 

3rd – Dennis, 

ýBest Golden Oldie (over 10 

drinking and, according to them, 

thought drinking alcohol was 

better than visiting a clinic or 

hospital because it helped “to 

protect you from worms” and 

helped children behave. 

After some investigation by the 

GO! & Express, some 

establishments were seen to be 

willingly sell alcohol to children 

even though they knew the 

children were under-age. 

“It’s our right to use my grant 

WALKIES: Dog 

handlers with 

their furry 

friends took 

part in The 

Savemor Dog 

Show held on 

Saturday in 

King William's 

Town Picture: 

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years): 

1st – Lulu 

2nd – Skye 

ýMatched Pairs: 

1st – Salem and Honey 

2nd – Lady Misty 

3rd – Lola and Rosie, 

ýDog/owner look-alike: 

and nobody can tell me how to 

spend it. I must tell myself to 

choose the way I live and the 

medicine for worms [from clinic] is 

not doing the job well. That is why 

we decided to use this kind of 

alcohol,” said one of the mothers. 

Asked about the risk to health 

when abusing alcohol, none of the 

mothers answered. 

The GO! approached Zwelitsha 

Clinic for more information. One of 

the sisters in charge expressed 

1st – Lulu 

2nd – Chi-Chi 

*3rd – Sam, 

ýBest Child Handler: 

1st – Cammie handled by 

Tanith Cloete 

2nd – Bailey handled by 

Taylor Wooff, 

shock when told about some of 

the comments about under-age 

drinking, but refused to comment 

about that matter. She instead 

referred all questions to 

department of health 

spokesperson Lwandile 

Sichwetsha. Attempts to get 

comment from Zwelitsha-based 

paediatrician Dr Nonqaba 

Makiwane were unsuccessful. 

“I think this is a very bad 

accusation and it can kill the 

ýWaggiest Tail: 

1st – Dennis 

2nd – Lola 

3rd – Coco 

ýSupreme Champion: 

1st – Sheebah 

2nd – Lilybelle 

3rd – Cammie, 

future of our babies at schools and 

inside our communities,” Zwelitsha 

resident Nosipho Mangeniswa 

said. 

“I’m requesting our government 

to give full consideration to the 

issue. I appeal to department of 

health and social development to 

do a full investigation about the 

illegal selling of alcohol.” 

Mangeniswa also appealed to 

communities to work together to 

fight under-age drinking



Our Valentine’s Day winners 

WENDY KRETSCHMANN 

AS the classic 1970’s disco song by 

John Paul Young goes: “Love is in the 

air …” 

And never more so is this true than at 

this time of year – and particularly on 

Va l e n t i n e ’s Day. 

Today marks the culmination of the 

Va l e n t i n e ’s Day competition brought to 

our loyal readers by the GO! & Express 

in partnership with Umnenga Lodge, 

Steers Nahoon, PnA Stationers and 

Wakaberr y. 

Entrants were encouraged to submit 

an advert as well as a motivational 

letter and optional photo to stand the 

chance of winning fantastic prizes 

valued at nearly R1,000. 

It’s reassuring to know that despite 

much negativity in the world, love still 

abounds as can be seen by the 

published submissions from some of 

our entrants, the adverts from whom 

can be viewed in the Classified section 

of today’s GO! & Express. 

It was a close call between our two 

winners and so it was decided to award 

prizes to both of them. 

In first place was Mervin Pottinger 

who will be treating his wife to a meal 

at Umnenga Lodge and also receives 

prizes from Wakaberry. 

Competition runner-up, Leona Russell, 

wins prizes from Wakaberry, Steers 

Nahoon and PnA Stationers for her and 

her husband Zane, who celebrates his 

birthday today. 

How my husband ‘fell for me’ 

’Zane and I 

first met when 

I was 14 and 

he was 16 

years old. I 

was walking 

home from 

school through 

a bush path 

and he was on 

his motorbike 

coming 

towards me. 

He swerved 

out of the way 

for me and fell 

off his 

motorbike – so 

he literally fell 

for me! And we 

have been 

together ever 

since – for 38 

years. We have 

been married 

for 29 years 

and have a 

beautiful 

d a u g h t e r, 

Ashton.’ – 

Leona Russell 

RUNNER UP: 

From left, 

Leona Russell, 

her husband 

Zane (below) 

GO! & Express 

news editor 

Mat thew 

Field, right, 

hands over 

prizes to 

runner upb 

Leona Russell 

Picture: GO 

R E P O RT E R 

HONOURABLE MENTION: Lauren Pautz 

and husband Tim with their daughter 

Gemma: ‘This year will be our fifth 

Va l e n t i n e ’s Day together. We have 

always kept it simple and small. Gifts 

aren’t what shows a person that you 

love them, but it sure does make one 

feel special and loved when one gets 

spoilt by a loved one. I would love to win 

this competition and spend Valentine’s 

Day this year in a bit of a different way 

with my husband. I look forward to 

many more years of celebrating this 

day of love with him. We are a young, 

vibrant couple who loves to go on dates 

and celebrate each and every day filled 

with love for each other!’ – Lauren 

Pa u t z 

Dancing to a new tune 

“I met my wife at a dance many 

years ago and we went out for six 

months. She then left me for 

someone else and we did not have 

contact for 34 years. 

By chance I heard that she was 

LOVE SONG: Mervin Pottinger with 

his wife Angela (above) GO! & 

Express news editor Matthew 

Field, right, hands over prizes to 

first place winner Mervin 

Pottinger Picture: GO REPORTER 

divorced. I was also divorced and 

took the opportunity to contact her. 

We got married soon after that 

and now we are happily married for 

11 years." 

– Mervin Pottinger 

Elaine Brenkman, left, husband Dirk 

and some of the children under their 

loving care at Guardians of Hope Place 

of Safety, which cares for abandoned, 

destitute babies who are given up for 

adoption. Each child is loved, nurtured, 

and prayed over daily. The home is filled 

with love – from the house mother, to 

the caregivers and every volunteer and 

donor. We are 19 months old and have 

cared for 54 babies to date. 

– Elaine Brenkman, Guardians of 

Hope. 

HONOURABLE MENTION:Hilda Hattingh, right, and her husband Sarel. 

‘My husband and I will be married for 54 years on May 1 2019. 

’We trust that it will be our Lord's will. Marriage is a commitment 

between two people and has to be built on trust and there must be 

good communication between the couple. Never go to sleep without 

saying good night or without sorting out a problem. Tomorrow is not 

promised.’ – Hilda Hattingh




GO!SCHOOLS 


21 charities can win R100k 

MATTHEW FIELD 

As part of their 21-year 

anniversary celebrations, 

MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet 

has launched their “21 Years of 

Giving Back” campaign, which 

aims to give R2.1m to 21 

different beneficiaries. 

Supporters have until the end 

of February to nominate any 

South African charitable 

organisation. The 21 winners will 

be announced in May and will 

each receive R100,000. 

“We want to encourage our 

supporters to also consider 

bringing local, smaller 

organisations doing heroic work 

in their communities into the 

fold and for whom the giveaway 

of R100k can make a 

considerable difference,” 


general manager Pieter Twine 

said. 

Since its inception, MySchool 

MyVillage MyPlanet has 

managed to raise more than 

R500m for various schools, 

charities, and environmental 

causes across the country. In 

the last fiscal year alone, 


raised more than R83m. 

There are currently 1,200,000 

active card-holders involved in 

the programme – 890,000 

donating to MySchool, 102,000 

donating to MyVillage, and 

137,000 donating to MyPlanet. 

“The amounts raised are a 

true testament to what happens 

when people collaborate and 

the impact that can be achieved 

when many people’s 

contributions collectively 

provide support to causes. 

“The funds raised through the 

programme can play an 

important role in enabling 

MyVillage and MyPlanet 

organisations to pay their 

monthly bills or even provide 

them with opportunities to scale 

up their services or start new, 

much-needed projects,” Tw i n e 

said. 

For more information, visit 

w w w. m y s c h o o l . c o . z a or download 

the MySchool MyVillage 

MyPlanet for Android and iOS. MY SCHOOL: MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet has helped support schools all over SA Picture: SUPPLIED 

DREAMS COME 

TRUE: Lukho Mbula 

from Baysville 

Special School and 

Hlumelo Madaka 

from Cambridge 

Primary School 

eachwon R5,000 

along with 460 

other pupils as part 

of Shoprite's Class 

of 2019 competition. 

Pupils had to submit 

a short essay or 

creative drawing 

describing what 

they wanted to be 

when they grow up. 

Above from left, 

Shoprite Gillwell 

branch manager 

Khanya Luvuno, 

Mbula and his 

mother, Luleka; and 

below from left, 

Shoprite Mdantsane 

City trainee 

manager Junaid 

Busadien, Madaka 

and Shoprite 

Mdantsane City 

Shoprite fresh food 

manager Simphiwe 

Mlundu Pictures: 

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GOOD LUCK: Border Cricket made a presentation of a Kookaburra Cricket kit to Nonelela Yikha for 

his upcoming SA U19 cricket tour to India. Nonelela, will be touring India from February 15 until 

March 15.From left, Hudson Park headmaster Dennis Vorster, Border Cricket manager Deon Muller, 

Nonelela Yikha and 1st team cricket coach Dave Alers 

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Hot, muggy nights 

make for bug frights 

Ah, 

The sweltering heat we’re 

enduring at the moment puts me 

in mind of the many years I 

spent on night-shift at the Daily 

Dispatch in their old building in 

Caxton Street in the dying years 

of the hot-metal newspaper era. 

Air conditioning in those days 

was a luxury and the muggy 

summer months were spent 

working amid a bank of Linotype 

machines and various other 

assorted machinery which fed 

off a diet of molten lead 

constantly heated to 

temperatures of well over 260°C. 

As you can imagine, one got 

home physically drained in the 

early hours of the morning after 

putting the paper to bed. 

But we were young and strong 

in those far-off days and 

shrugged the oppressive heat off 

as part of the job. 

Later, if I may be permitted to 

continue in this vein, I was 

transferred to The Rep in 

Queenstown for the next 21 

years. And if I thought the 

summer nights in East London 

were stifling, the first few 

summers in that once beautiful 

little town nearly put me in 

hospital. 

I remember one year keeping 

track of the daily temperature 

and for 10 consecutive days, the 

thermometer hovered around the 

40 degree mark. I hesitate to say 

it now but our only rickety air 

conditioner was in my office and 

occasionally I allowed the staff 

to cool off in there – if they were 

REFLECTIONS 

... with Charles Beningfield 

good! No doubt many of you 

watch BBC News on the box and 

when you see places in the 

Middle East and Australia 

regularly topping 45°C, I 

suppose we can’t complain too 

much. 

Which brings me to the point 

of this little piece – the horde of 

flying pests that accompany 

weather like that. 

Lying in bed in the suffocating 

heat the other night, a nephew 

of mine in East London thought 

something had buzzed into his 

ear and for the life of him, he 

couldn’t remove it. 

His doctor could find nothing 

and told him to pour a little oil 

down the lug-hole. Still no relief. 

Back to the doctor who after 

extensive examination found a 

little hair growing the wrong way 

and tickling his ear drum. Would 

you believe it! 

All of which reminds me of a 

story I read recently where the 

more cautious folk of Darwin, 

Australia are going to bed these 

days wearing headphones. 

T h at ’s ever since the dreadful 

experience of one Hendrik 

Helmer who woke in the early 

hours with a terrible pain in his 

right ear. A cockroach had 

crawled in deep and was having 

fun down there doing whatever it 

is a cockroach does in a 

person’s ear in the early hours. 

Hendrik tried to suck it out 

with the vacuum cleaner. Then 

he tried to drown it by pouring in 

water. Nothing worked. 

The cockroach just burrowed 

in deeper. The pain was 

becoming excruciating. Then 

Hendrik’s flatmate drove him to 

hospital. A doctor poured some 

oil down the ear canal and that 

drove the cockroach frantic. It 

was as if an elephant was doing 

the gumboot dance on his 

eardrum. 

Then at last the doctor 

managed to catch the critter in a 

pair of forceps and carefully 

draw it out, still twitching! 

People in Darwin now wear 

headphones to bed. It’s as well 

because the cockroaches there 

apparently grow to 9cm in 

length. You’d rather go to sleep 

listening to rock music than to a 

9cm cockroach dancing the 

flamenco in your ear hole 

wouldn’t you! 

Martyred saint became 

Va l e n t i n e ’s Day legend 

Valentine's Day, a special 

time of the year when love 

truly is in the air. 

February 14 has become a 

truly global phenomenon but 

have you ever stopped to 

wonder why? 

Who is this Valentine who 

gets a whole day to 

themselves and how did it 

become such a big deal? 

Valentine's Day as we know 

it, started out as the Feast of 

Saint Valentine, a day in the 

Christian calendar celebrating 

the titular saint. 

As for who Saint Valentine 

is, the truth is that no one's 

really sure. 

The most popular candidate 

is Valentine of Rome, a Roman 

priest who was martyred in 

269AD and added to the list of 

saints by Pope Galesius in 

496AD. 

According to legend, this 

Valentine became famous for 

ministering to persecuted 

Christians in the area. 

In addition, he also oversaw 

secret marriages for Roman 

soldiers since they were 

forbidden to marry under 

Roman law. 

He was eventually captured 

and brought before Emperor 

Claudius II to be interrogated 

and tried to convert the 

emperor to Christianity. 

Needless to say, Claudius 

wa s n ’t all too pleased with 

this and ordered Valentine put 

to death. 

Before he was killed, 

Valentine reportedly 

performed a miracle by 

healing Julia, the blind 

daughter of his jailer Asterius. 

It is also said that this 

Valentine created the first ever 

Valentine's card after signing 

a letter to Julia with “Fr o m 

your Valentine”. 

His flower-crowned skull is 

now exhibited in the Basilica 

of the Santa Maria in 

Cosmedin, Rome. 

So how did the feast of a 

martyred saint become the 

universal day of romantic 

love? 

There are many theories 

about this. 

Some have linked the 

original St Valentine's Day to 

the ancient Roman festival 

known as Lupercalia 

celebrating health and fertility 

although the evidence 

supporting this is thin. 

The first recorded 

association of Valentine's Day 

with romantic love can be 

found in English poet Geoffrey 

Chaucer's 1382 poem 

Parlement of Foules 

[Parliament of Birds]: 

"For this was on seynt 

Volantynys day 

Whan euery bryd comyth 

there to chese his make". 

["For this was on St. 

Valentine's Day, 

when every bird cometh 

there to choose his mate."] 

The poem was in honour of 

the first anniversary of the 

engagement of King Richard II 

of England to Anne of 

Bohemia. 

The first time Valentine's 

Day was described as an 

annual celebration of love was 

in Charles VI of France's 1400 

Charter of the Court of Love 

which describes an 

extravagant festival hosted by 

members of the royal court. 

Meanwhile, the oldest 

surviving Valentine's poem 

dates all the way back to the 

1415 and was written by 

Charles, Duke of Orléans to 

his wife while he was held in 

the Tower of London after 

being captured during the 

Battle of Agincourt in: 

Je suis desja d'amour tanné 

Ma tres doulce Valentinée . . 

..(I am already sick of love, 

My very gentle Valentine). 

So when you're buying your 

lover a box of chocolates and 

red roses, remember that you 

are partaking in a noble 

tradition that stretches back 

hundreds of years.




‘He Never Died’ is 

dead boring 

MATTHEW FIELD 

If there’s one way to 

describe 2015’s He 

Never Died, it’s “wa st e d 

p ot e n t i a l ”. 

The movie has such 

an interesting premise 

and decides to do 

absolutely nothing with 

it, leading to a bland, 

forgettable experience. 

The main character, 

played by Henry Rollins, 

is an immortal cannibal 

named Jack, who has forced 

himself into a strict routine to try 

and fight his craving for human 

meat. Okay, that’s an interesting 

start. The film-makers could do a lot 

with that. 

Suddenly his estranged daughter, 

played by Jordan Todosey, appears 

at his door and asks to stay with 

him for a few days. 

“Jaded and cynical parental 

figure reconnecting with child and 

rediscovering their humanity” is a 

solid foundation for a film but why 

did Jack have to be an immortal 

cannibal again? 

Oh, because his daughter gets 

kidnapped in the third act thanks to 

plot contrivances and Jack needs to 

be able to tear his way through an 

entire underground gang (often 

literally) without getting injured. 

And for an added kick in the 

teeth, Jack is revealed to be none 

other than Cain, the Bible’s 

uncontested Brother of the Year. 

I probably should have put a 

spoiler warning before this but 

honestly the writers didn’t seem to 

care so neither will I. 

This “t wist” has zero 

bearing on the plot and 

was completely 

unnecessar y. 

He Never Died’s 

biggest crime, however, 

is that it is incredibly 

boring. 

Jack as a character 

falls completely flat and 

is such a constant 

misery guts that it’s 

almost impossible to 

feel any sympathy for 

him. The other characters, while 

actually capable of showing 

emotions other than “brooding”, are 

pretty one-dimensional. 

The action is no better and tries 

to compensate for poor camera 

work and direction, with 

over-the-top gore effects. 

We all know Jack can’t be killed, 

so there’s no reason to care when 

he goes up against a room full of 

goons. It sucks out what little 

tension there was and what should 

be a thrilling battle turns into a dull 

chore. 

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NMU app is helping pupils 

MATTHEW FIELD 

Final-year pupils in 

Mthatha and Nelson 

Mandela Bay are using 

technology to help teach 

others as part of the 

Incubator Schools 

Programme Teacher Tutor 

Programme. 

The initiative is run by 

Nelson Mandela 

Universit y’s (NMU) Govan 

Mbeki Mathematics 

Development Centre 

(GMMDC) and is sponsored 

by the Capitec Foundation. 

As such, 250 pupils from 

grade 10 to 12 will each 

receive a personal 7” 

Android tablet which 

comes pre-loaded with a 

GMMDC-developed app 

called TouchTutor®. 

The app provides access 

to a large number of 

learning resources such as 

video lessons, PowerPoint 

presentations, previous 

exam papers, and 

TEACHING TECH: GMMDC director Prof Werner Olivier, 

right, teaches final-year education students, from left, 

Bongiwe Mpalala and Frans Louw, how to use the 

Gamma Tutor to tutor pupils in maths and science 


multi-lingual support in 

eight indigenous 

languages. 

In addition to the app, 

participants will also 

benefit from “st u d e n t 

tutors” who provide 

mid-week tutoring sessions 

at their respective schools. 

The tutors are all trained 

to use TouchTutor® and 

will be equipped with their 

own piece of technology, 

the Gamma Tutor. The 

miniature computer is 

designed to serve as a 

mobile teaching device and 

can be plugged directly 

into a projector, television, 

or digital screen. 

“This new programme – 

and the new technology – 

is a way to empower 

teachers to deal with real 

challenges, with the 

assistance of very modern 

mobile teaching tools and 

resources, which have been 

researched and developed 

over the last 10 years,” 

GMMDC director Prof 

Werner Olivier said. 

Student tutor Frans Louw 

said: “I think the pupils will 

appreciate it a lot, having 

someone sit next to them, 

helping them to see where 

they’re stuck. 

“It will also help us to 

grow as teachers, 

especially learning how to 

incorporate technology with 

teaching.” 

GO!PEOPLE 

CWAYITA MAHAMBA 

O C C U PAT I O N ? 

Student/ photographer 

WHAT MOTIVATES YOU TO ACHIEVE MORE IN 

LIFE? 

My family. Each day I pray that God gives me 

strength to achieve every goal I set for myself in 

order to give my family better days. 

WHAT KEEPS YOU GROUNDED? 

My faith. 

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO IN LIFE? 

"Umntu ngumntu ngabantu." I strongly believe 

that helping those around you takes nothing from 

whatever you're trying to achieve in life, instead it 

adds to your blessings. 

WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST? 

Generosit y 

WHAT BOOK ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING? 

My Second Initiation: The Memoir of Vusi Pikoli 

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE CHANGE IN OUR 

C O U N T RY ? 

Our entire political system. 

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE FAMILY DESTINATION 

IN OR AROUND EAST LONDON? 

Chintsa. I love the beach. 

WHERE IS YOUR FAVOURITE 

PLACE TO EAT IN OR AROUND 

EAST LONDON? 

It has to be Vinny's Italian 

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MIRROR: Revolving standing 

mirror (magnifying). 

R30. 043 726 2229 / 084 

504 1842 

MOTOR CROSS TYRE: 

80/100 - 21 51m. 

R299. 0732 087 294 

OAK / TEAK table top, no 

legs, beautifully ornate, 

R150. 073858 7370. 

SELFIE STICK: New, unwanted 

gift. R50. 073858 

7370. 

SHOES Men's superb 

Oxford brogues black 

size 10 brand new R299 

(a $90 value). Shipped 

size was too small. Tel. 

043 702 2091 

SILVER TRAY: R40 043 

726 2229 / 084 504 1842 

SKOTTELBRAAi: Silver, 

sound condition. R50. 

073858 7370 

STAMPS: 1 st Day Issues 

from Venda. R250 (set) 

072 247 0947. 

STAMPS: 1 st Day Issues 

from Bophuthatswana. 

R250 (set) 072 247 0947. 

STAMPS: 1st Day Issues 

from Ciskei. R250 (set) 

072 247 0947 


from Transkei. R250 (set) 

072 247 0947 


from South West Africa. 

R250 (set) 072 247 0947 

SUITCASE: Large suitcase. 

R299.99 043 726 2229 / 

084 504 1842 

TENNIS BAG with zip and 

shoulder strap. R50. 043 

726 2229 / 084 504 1842 

TOOLS: Grease gun, heavy 

duty R60; Oil stone, 

practically new. 

R15.073858 7370. 

TOOLS: Small garden 

spade. R20; Hacksaw. 

R20; Ripsaw. R40. 043 

726 2229 / 084 504 1842 

TRIPOD for camera / video 

recorder. Good cond. 

R50. 073858 7370. 

WALL BRACKET for pot 

plant or ornament. Dark 

wood. R50. Phone (043) 

0512286 

5550 

Misc. Wanted 

ALL MILITARY ITEMS - 

Badges - Medals also old 

Coins and Banknotes - 

Zane 082 756 4133. 

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used clothing, bedding, 

linen, curtaining, shoes 

and much more. Tel: 

Lee-Anne 043-7426546 

5560 

Repair / Services 

FRIDGE Repair Regas, 

Washing machines + 

Microwave repairs done 

on-site. Hendrik 072368 

3030. 

1181 

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& services. All makes. 

Industrial, domestic. 082 

746 6023. 

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Retirement & Frail Care. 

From home, to home. 

Avail imm. 24 Hr Service. 

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740 1454. 18 Yrs Exp. 

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MOTORING 

9070 

Used Car Sales 

2003 BMW Z4 Selling for 

R109,995. Call William on 

082443 1782. 

2013 Nissan Juke 1.6 

R169,995. No deposit 

needed. Finance 

arranged. Call William 

082443 1782. 

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needed. Finance 

arranged. Call William 

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LARGE SELECTION OF 

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Motor Vehicles to choose 

from. No deposit needed. 

Finance can be arranged 

Call William 082443 

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11 

LEGALS 

11010 

Legal Notices 

The Department of 

Social Development 

Port Elizabeth is 

ĞĞŶŐĂŶŽŶĞ 

ŝŚŝŶĨŽŵĂŽŶ 

ĞŐĂĚŝŶŐ 

Zwelethu Makana, 

ŚĞďŝŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĨĂŚĞ 

ŽĨŚĞŵĂůĞĐŚŝůĚ 

born: 28/10/2001. 

ŽŽŬŶŽůĞĚŐĞ 

ŚĞďŝŽůŽŐŝĐĂůŵŽŚĞ 

Nomsokolo Makana 

ŝĚĞĐĞĂĞĚ 

ŶŽŶĞŝŚ 

information 

ĞŐĂĚŝŶŐŚĞ 

ďŝŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĨĂŚĞ 

is to contact 

Social Worker, 

Ms. N. Moyake at 

041 406 5843 (o/h). 

1181 

Christmas Greetings 

Looking for a 

Church Home? 

Enjoy warm Christian Fellowship at 

CHURCH OF CHRIST 

Sundays 4pm 

Gonubie Lower Library Hall 

Minister: Dr Chester Woodhall 082 327 1570 

RUNNING UP THAT HILL: Runners work up a sweat during a dune training 

session at Bonza Bay 

Picture: HELEN PRETORIUS 

DARK OMEN: A hailstorm brews above East London 

BY ANY OTHER NAME: A rose in bloom 

Picture: AMBER LUFF 

Picture: AMBER LUFF 

LOVE ME: A kitty feline 

demands some 

at tention 

Picture: AMBER LUFF



GOLD ROWERS: On Saturday, Clarendon Girls High School travelled to PE 

to row in the Grey High School U14 regatta held on the Swartkops River. 

Because Clarendon are the only girls school to row in the Eastern Cape, 

they have to row against the boys, and on Saturday rowed against 

Selborne College, Grey High School, St Andrews College and Champions 

from East London. In the end, Clarendon walked away with three gold 

medals for A-double, D-double, and octuple. The octuple winners, from 

left, are Tanna Diplock, Dominique Sedras, Lia Milne, Rachel Krause, 

coach Jared Day, Payton Jefferies, Emma Connellan, Heike Buchner, 

Kelsey Frachet and cox Ntokozo Ntwa (front) 


ON YOUR MARKS: Runners charge ahead at the Bigfoot & Rotary Polio Challenge held at the BUCO Astro Park on Friday. The 

run was a fundraising event to help support Rotary’s Polio Eradication Fund 

Picture: MATTHEW FIELD 

TOUGH CHALLENGE: Runners will push themselves to the limit while experiencing the best the 

Transkei has to offer 


Come run wild with RB Africa 

GO REPORTER 

On February 21, 65 runners will 

set out from The Haven in Cwebe 

with 120km of Transkei trail 

ahead of them. 

Over the course of three days, 

they will cross rivers, hop 

boulders and tackle sandy 

beaches, dense coastal bush and 

tricky goat paths. The nights will 

be spent at Transkei hotels The 

Haven, Mazeppa Bay Hotel, 

Seagulls and Crawfords Beach 

G ro w i n g 

hockey stars 

Lodge. 

Along the way, there will be 

friendly banter, teasing and solid 

friendships formed. 

For many, this will be their first 

RB Africa Wild Coast Challenge 

and for some, it will be their fifth 

consecutive run. 

The motivation for each 

individual differs. It’s an escape 

from reality, a chance to get out 

of one’s comfort zone, a physical 

and mental challenge, a 

family-bonding experience, a 

group effort in remembrance of 

someone special or simply 

something different. 

The event takes place ever y 

February and has the support of 

many local businesses, including 

Aldersons Ambulance, RB Africa, 

Outhere Trails, Luxliner, Steers, 

Twizza and the Kempston Group 

Follow the runners on 

Facebook at “RB Africa Wild 

Coast Challenge”. Or why not 

challenge yourself and put the 

event on your list for 2020? 

Structured Police tame Tigers 

SIVENATHI GOSA 

Buffalo City Municipality-based 

rugby teams Berlin Tigers and 

East London Police Rugby 

Football Club faced each other in 

an exciting match on Saturday 

as part of the Eastern Cape 

Rugby Super 12 tournament. 

Police defeated the Tigers 31-5. 

Police Rugby Club director Buhle 

Ntsebeza said the match against 

the Tigers was not an easy one. 

“We knew it wasn’t going to 

be an easy game in the first half. 

We lack a lot of structure and 

that caused careless mistakes. In 

the second half, we started to 

pick up and played a more 

structured game, which I believe 

led us to victory,” he said. 

Ntsebeza said they are hoping 

in their next game to build more 

confidence and play a faster and 

wider game. 

On Saturday, Police will host 

Komani-based team Breakers 

Rugby Football Club. Berlin Tigers 

will travel to Uitenhage to play 

STAR ROWER: South African rower 

Lawrence Brittain will be competing 

in the 132nd RMB Buffalo Regatta 

along with his brother, Charles, as 

part of one of two national TUKS 

squads. Brittain won silver in the 

2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 

coxless pair event with his partner 

Shaun Keeling. He was diagnosed 

with stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma 

which he beat in 2015. Brittain last 

competed in the Buffalo Regatta in 

2017 as part of a team made up of 

himself and his three other brothers 


against Despatch Rugby Club. 

In another match hosted at the 

weekend, Old Selbornians Rugby 

Football Club travelled to Port 

Elizabeth to face the SAPS 

Rugby Club at Kernsley Park. The 

Old Boys lost 8-5. 

The Old Selbornians will take 

on Ntlaza Rugby Club at Old 

Selbornians Sports Grounds this 

weekend while Port Elizabeth 

based-team Start of Hope will 

travel down to Buffalo Park 

Stadium to face the Buffaloes 

Rugby Club. 

SIVENATHI GOSA 

East London Hockey Academy, formerly known as 

Mini Hockey, has been the starting point for 

many young hockey players over the years. 

Coaching co-ordinator Hayden Kraemer said 

they run weekly training sessions for boy and girl 

players aged five to 14 on a Saturday morning at 

Buco Astro Park in Bunkers Hill. 

“We believe all players should have the 

opportunity to grow their skills and love for the 

game. 

“The academy went through a re-branding in 

2016 to the now East London Hockey Academy. 

Before, we ran under the East London Mini 

Hockey banner that has been around for 30 

years. 

“We have a team of dedicated coaches who 

run the training sessions on a Saturday from 

7.30am to 8.45am. Our coaches are graded in 

both South African Hockey Association (Saha) 

coaching and umpiring levels. 

“Many coaches are also involved in local 

school structures and coach at club level,” 

Kraemer said. 

He said some coaches have even gone on to 

coach and umpire at provincial level. 

“In 2018, we started an exciting venture 

extending our training groups to a weeknight to 

allow for higher age groups. We started our 

Performance Academy that now runs on 

Wednesdays from 5.30pm to 6.30pm.” 

“At the end of each season, we put players 

through an overall skills assessment, and then 

award the players levels with regard to their skill 

levels. 

“We are planning on growing and helping 

other schools in growing their knowledge and 

skills around the game of hockey,” he said.

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Thursday, Februar y 14, 2019 

Gear up for WIld Coast Challenge - 

page 11 

Merrifield Mile family fun ahead 

TARALYN MCLEAN 

Time is ticking towards the start 

of KFC Merrifield Mile on Sunday 

at the Wriggleswade Dam. 

With four events – 1.6km, 

500m Dash, Terraforce 250m 

and a KFC Kids Fun Splash – 

there is something for everyone, 

from the serious athlete to the 

little swimmer looking to dip into 

the big dam. 

“We really want to stress that 

the KFC Merrifield Mile and all 

the events on offer are geared 

towards catering for the whole 

fa m i l y, ” organiser Tracey 

Mangold said. 

“Safety is paramount, with 

NSRI and other medical support 

onsite, and the distances are 

clearly marked with help on the 

water for any swimmer that may 

need it. 

“We want to invite the whole 

family out to have fun here at 

Wriggleswade. There will be food 

and craft stalls, jumping castles 

and loads of prizes.” 

Merrifield Prep School and 

College are proud to host the 

17th edition of the annual event, 

and someone who has taken 

part in every Mile since 

inception, is Merrifield Prep head 

Debbie Lacey. 

“The KFC Merrifield Mile 

encapsulates family time, 

healthy living and appreciation 

for the beautiful environment we 

live in. 

“It’s a privilege to have been a 

part of the steering committee 

since the Mile’s inception and to 

see it grow into one of the major 

happenings on the East London 

sporting calendar,” Lacey said. 

Entries are open at 

www.merrifieldmile.co.za until 

Friday morning and are also 

available at Merrifield School, 

Sportsmans Warehouse and 

Cycle HQ. 

Swimmers can also enter at 

registration at Merrifield School 

on Saturday between 9am and 

1pm. 

Swimmers entered in all 

events will get bang for their 

buck as entry will guarantee a 

T-shirt, swimming cap, goodie 

bag and more. 

There are also loads of prizes 

on offer for category winners, as 

well as lucky draw prizes, 

including a Stand Up Paddle 

from SUP South Africa Azstron 

worth R10,000 and two Swatch 

watches from Dennis Collins 

Jewellers, up for grabs. 

This year KFC have come on 

board as the lead sponsor of the 

Mile, and other sponsors include 

Eco-Tanks, Stone Towers, 

Nutriwell, Dynamic EMS, Kat 

Leisure, Rance Timber, Stutt 

Group, Let’s Travel, Vincent Park, 

Terraforce EC, Visual Advertising, 

C&G Bodyworks, GO! & Express 

and Border Internet. 

STAY SAFE: Safety in the water is paramount to safeguard swimmers of all ages and abilities who t a ke 

part in the KFC Merrifield Mile on Sunday 

Picture: SUPPLIED

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