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Page 4 GO & EXPRESS GOT A NEWS STORY? Call our news desk on (043) 702-2125. Find us on February 21, 2019 GO! IN KING E-mail: goexpress@tisoblackstar.co.za School finally gets its prize DESMOND COETZEE After a three-year wait, Breidbach Primary School finally received the laptop they had won in a competition run by Star Bread, which involved about 30 other schools in and around King William’s Town. Schools had to collect Star Bread plastic bags and the school which collected the most won the competition. Star Bread sales representative Phumzile Nzimeni said: “Breidbach Primary collected about three refuse bags full of Star Bread bags and emerged the winners. “We brought a bicycle together with the winning prize to apologise for only coming now after the competition took place about three years ago.” Retired Breidbach Primary teacher Lydia Cramford was the grade 4 class teacher at the time and said her class collected more than 4,000 bread bags. She explained how she personally got excited about the competition. “My pupils went out in full to collect the bags and I can still remember in town when I was with my kids and saw some of the bags and picked them up,” Cramford said. Elated deputy principal Samuel Cramford said: “I am excited we have won the prize and would like to commend our former principal Ivan Harry for always enquiring about the prize, as well as the class teacher and pupils who are not with the school anymore for making sure we become the winners.” LUCKY STARS: Staff and pupils of Breidbach Primary School receiving their prize from Star Bread after a three-year wait Picture: DESMOND COETZEE KWT We at h e r Expect warm and windy conditions in King William's Town over the w e e ke n d . Things start off deceptively cool on Thursday with the maximum temperature only reaching 22°C. Some light rain and brisk 14km/h wind from the southeast will help cool off matters. The rain will have disappeared by Friday although the clouds will continue hanging around. Temperatures rise slightly to 23°C, but the biggest change will be the wind which climbs to a dreadful 25km/h from the northeast. SPECIAL MENTION: The hard work of community policing members is rewarded at the recent CPF awards ceremony Picture: DESMOND COETZEE CPF members’ dedication recognised with awards DESMOND COETZEE More than 200 Community Policing Forum members and Community Policing officers were awarded certificates and accolades as tokens of appreciation during a CPF awards ceremony last week. The ceremony was held at the Steve Biko Centre in Ginsberg, MATTHEW FIELD King William's Town-based Nceba Jakavula is one of the latest emerging farmers to benefit from Sanlam subsidies. Jakavula began farming in 2018 when he bought six chickens from his grandmother. “I saw a need to sell free-range, organic eggs with a n e st - t o - m o u t h approach.” While the journey has been difficult, he says there are still big opportunities for young people in the SA which saw the members of clusters from as far afield as Alice, East London, Mdantsane, Butterworth, and Peddie, with King William’s Town the host, being awarded for their work. Amathole district manager Miranda Sinqoto emphasised the important role CPF members played in volunteering their time and sometimes risking their lives for their communities. agricultural sector. “In five to 10 years' time, I'd like to see my farm have a turnover of R5m a year. “I think farmers play a big role in our economy and could stand up together to fight poverty.” Jakavula now has 145 chickens and says he wants to expand his farm in the next five years. He recently bought five pigs for his farm and wants to diversify his business. Santam CSI manager Tersia Mdunge said their company is deeply committed to uplifting emerging farmers in the country and is committed to providing proper financial education to help farmers manage their businesses correctly. “This is a critical part of the development and upliftment of the agricultural sector in South Africa on many levels from food security overcoming pover t y,” Mdunge said. Mdunge said they have managed to help more than 3,000 farmers so far but there is still much work to be done. “We are here today to acknowledge your efforts and contributions and want to say thank you so much for what you are doing and want to motivate and encourage you to continue the good work for the benefit of your community,” Sinqoto said. Eastern Cape department of safety and liaison senior manager Neil Naidoo delivered the keynote address at the event. Sanlam subsidies boost farmers EMERGING FARMER: Nceba Jakavula started with just six chickens and is now hoping to expand his business even further Picture: SUPPLIED
February 21, 2019 For all your advertising needs call Cheryl on (043) 702-2031, Wezley (043) 702-2048. Find us on Facebook GO & EXPRESS Page 5 Key Largo food, wine pairing goes off a treat AMANDA NANO Good food and wine pairing tickled taste buds at the fourth Chef's Kitchen at Tsogo Sun's Key Largo at Hemingways Mall in East London last Saturday night. The menu, created by executive chef Shaun Gibb, saw a four-course meal come together in a relaxed, pleasant ambience. Durbanville Hills wines were paired with the courses. “I started planning the menu about two months before. The first step started with making ice-cream for the dessert,” Gibb said. The GO! went to sample this fine dining affair and was blown away by the setting. The first course saw a strawberry salad with smoked goat's cheese, toasted almonds, baby greens and balsamic reduction coupled with a sauvignon blanc wine. “I was inspired by my love of FRUITY EXPLOSION: The first course, a strawberry salad with smoked goats cheese Picture: AMANDA NANO the strawberry plant as a starter. I paired it with the goats cheese for a creamy effect while the nuts were for the crunch,” he said. A beet cured salmon appetizer was next on the cards, together with pumpernickel crisps, pickles, lemon cream cheese, paired with a chardonnay. “I enjoyed salmon and fell in love with it while working in the Advertising feature US. I decided to cure my own over a course of a few days and add a twist of pickles,” Gibb said. Turning things up a notch, the entrèe consisted of tender eland sirloin served with seasonal baby vegetables, pomme croquettes and shiraz wine jus. The peppery taste created a sensory explosion on the palette whether you had a sip of wine first then a bite of eland, or vice versa. An unusual dessert of deconstructed apple crumble, home-made ice-cream and brandy snap ended off the evening “Our two sous chefs, Terri Struckmeyer and Olwethu Kuta, worked well together last year, and will now collaborate again in M ay, ” food and beverage manager Nicholas Voice said. Preliminary bookings for the next instalment can be made at Key Largo on 043-707-7985. THREE’S A CROWD: Three girls share a sup at Wriggleswade Dam Picture: MATTHEW FIELD FUN FUNDRAISER: The Carel du Toit Centre will host a fun-filled morning tea with Miss Deaf South Africa 2018 Lethiwe Ntaka on March 2 at Clarendon Primary School Hall. The centre helps pre-school deaf children learn to speak through the use of technology and provision of parental guidance. The NPO hosts 17 children and three teachers and relies on six fundraising events a year to support the work. Tickets are R120 per person and include a light breakfast. They are available daily from the Carel du Toit Centre at 01 Cheltenham Road, Selborne (Across the road from Clarendon Primary and next to Frere Hospital) between 07.30am and 2.30pm. Contact Lara on 043-742-1420 for more information. Picture:SUPPLIED Meet the energy experts Johannesburg-based renewable energy company, New Earth Energy (NEE) have been hard at work to make hay while the sun shines – l i t e r a l l y. Specialists in uninterrupted power supply (UPS) systems, inverters, solar power and distributors of the revolutionary Sirius Supercapacitor Energy Module, NEE have taken full advantage of the looming energy crisis and carefully planned and executed a national expansion which includes opening a new office in East London. Local businessman Dave van Rensburg heads up the coastal operations from the East London office and says they can hardly keep up with demand since they opened their doors in January. According to Van Rensburg, “the phones are ringing off the hook, especially now that Stage 4 load-shedding has been implemented”. Van Rensburg went on to say: “The big question is the outlook for utility costs. Smart budgets should include capital investment in solar systems to contain the spiralling energy utility costs. “There is a dire need to educate consumers about the true cost savings in renewable energy models.” Solar home systems have emerged as the most dynamic sector in the off-grid electricity industry. The total power derived from solar has officially outpaced any other fuel with regards to global energy output and this energy source is currently the frontrunner in renewables, with solar PV (photovoltaic) additions transcending all other fuels. A report conducted by the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicted unrelenting solar PV growth up to 2022. Eastern Cape regional manager Anele Pamba and his team have more than 30 years combined experience. Head of the solar department, Shane Bradshaw, has more than 15 years in the design and installation of r e n e wa b l e s . NEE is committed to applying innovative technology for monitoring and verification to design bespoke system solutions that deliver on decreased consumption of utility power usage and increased savings. Visit the New Earth Energy team at 24 Suffolk Road, Berea.
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