TOTT 28 March 2019

MARINA RESIDENT MUST FORK OUT R70K FOR DEFAMATION – PAGE 4 

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POWER STRUGGLE 

Makana businesses 

and residents fight OPEN FOR BUSINESS 

Eskom electricity cuts 

JON HOUZET 

In a bid to ward off 

punitive power cuts for the 

city, the Grahamstown 

Business Forum and 

Grahamstown Residents 

Association have taken 

Eskom, the National Energy 

Regulator (Nersa) and 

Makana Municipality to 

cour t. 

The applicants were joined 

by Beer Properties and 

Pinzon Traders 8, and the 

Makana mayor and 

municipal manager are listed 

as co-respondents. 

The proposed electricity 

interruptions by Eskom – fo r 

14 hours a day –are separate 

and apart from loadshedding 

and are penalties 

for Makana’s breach of 

payment agreement for its 

debt to Eskom. 

The threatened 

interruption of electricity 

supply is scheduled to 

commence on April 2. 

In a certificate of urgency 

filed with the Grahamstown 

High Court, advocate Gavin 

Brown, representing the 

applicants, said a 

suspension of electricity 

would have extremely dire 

consequences for hospitals, 

schools, emergency services, 

travel and tourism, business 

operations and industry in 

Makana. 

“This in turn will lead to 

significant financial losses, 

closure of businesses and 

loss of jobs,” Brown said. 

He said the short term 

costs of alternative power 

supply were prohibitive and 

would not solve the 

problems which the 

suspension of electricity 

would cause. 

“Moreover, the suspension 

of electricity will have 

substantial repercussions for 

the provision of municipal 

services such as water and 

sewage disposal . . . this, in 

a municipal area already 

crippled by drought and poor 

municipal management, will 

undoubtedly affect the 

health and welfare of the 

p o p u l at i o n . ” 

He said it would also lead 

to civil unrest. 

Because of the urgency of 

the matter, the applicants 

have asked the matter to be 

heard today (March 28). 

In their notice of motion, 

the applicants ask for Eskom 

to be interdicted from 

interrupting or terminating 

electricity supply to Makana 

pending a review of Eskom’s 

decision. 

They alternatively ask the 

court to order Makana 

Municipality to pay all 

outstanding amounts to 

Eskom within three days, 

and that Eskom continues to 

supply Makana on an 

uninterrupted basis. 

Alternatively to that, they 

ask that Eskom and Makana 

work out a payment plan. 

The applicants want the 

high court to order the 

municipality to report to the 

court before the last day of 

each month following the 

granting of the order, to 

show compliance with the 

order, incorporating a 

payment plan. 

They also ask the court to 

order the municipality to 

comply with a Makana 

council resolution dated 

November 24 2017 by 

ensuring that all ratepayers’ 

payments in respect of 

electricity, and a portion of 

the equitable share for 

electricity, be ring-fenced to 

pay Eskom for electricity 

usage. 

In July 2017, the 

Concerned Citizens 

Committee to Save Makana 

accused the municipality of 

unconstitutional use of 

electricity income to pay 

STILL WORKING: The Ndlambe licensing department in Port Alfred was open on Wednesday, in spite of a notice issued by the 

municipality stating that due to unforeseen circumstances, the offices would be closed for five days, from March 25 to 30. The 

municipality said all motor vehicle renewals could be done at the local post office 

salaries and service other 

debt instead of paying 

E s ko m . 

In the current court 

document, the applicants 

cite a report by Makana’s 

chief financial officer in May 

2018, “which indicates 

beyond any reasonable 

doubt that the municipality 

has breached its own prior 

resolution and used Eskom 

monies for salaries, instead 

of ring-fencing same and 

paying those monies over to 

E s ko m ”. 

The applicants in the 

current case have asked that 

Makana Municipality or any 

other respondent that 

opposes the application to 

be ordered to pay costs. 

Eskom first announced in 

October 2017 it would 

introduce electricity outages 

for Makana commencing in 

December 2017. At that 

stage, Makana Municipality 

owed Eskom R67.5m. 

Although it used R26.6m it 

received in its equitable 

share (from central 

government) to pay Eskom 

during the course of last 

year, the municipality 

skipped paying or short-paid 

some months, and the total 

debt had risen to R85m by 

the end of September 2018. 

The municipality was 

again warned about the 

looming power cuts in 

suspension notices issues in 

November 2018. 

Eskom has further 

threatened that 

notwithstanding the 

proposed 14-hours a day 

power cuts, it may, within 15 

calendar days’ notice, “ser ve 

the right to disconnect 

electricity entirely and 

indefinitely should the 

electricity debt situation not 

improve”. 

Aware of the impact of 

such supply interruptions on 

consumers, Eskom said this 

action was always 

implemented as a last resort. 

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The SAPS Port Alfred Cluster 

is conducting an internal 

investigation into an 

accusation that police failed 

to act in accordance with the law 

when called to attend to a public 

drinking complaint in Campbell 

St reet. 

Last Saturday night, the 

proprietors of Kenny’s Pub called 

the police for assistance as 

throngs of revellers who came to 

Kenny’s after midnight were 

drinking in public outside the 

venue – having brought their own 

alcohol with them. 

TotT witnessed the incident. 

Barbara Kenny informed us that it 

has happened before. 

The revellers apparently come 

from taverns which close earlier – 

Kenny’s closes at 2am on 

weekends – but favour having a 

car boot party in the street and 

just use the toilets at Kenny’s. 

Kenny’s also has a strict policy 

of not allowing its customers to 

take alcohol off the premises, as 

it contravenes the conditions of 

its liquor licence. 

Kenny also said her staff ended 

up cleaning the mess left behind 

by the revellers. 

TotT saw cans and bottles lying 

in the street and on the grass 

verge. 

Police did respond to her call 

and TotT saw at least four police 

officers observing the scene. 

When TotT asked the officers if 

they were going to intervene and 

make some arrests, a policeman, 

who identified himself as 

Constable Nelson, said it was his 

choice whether to do that or not. 

TotT pointed out that police are 

obligated to uphold the law, in 

this case the provincial liquor law 

which prohibits drinking in public. 

The Eastern Cape Liquor Act, 

Section 59(1)e states: “No person 

may consume any liquor in any 

road, street, lane or thoroughfare, 

or on vacant land adjacent 

thereto, in an urban area or other 

area subdivided into erven or 

plots with streets bounded by 

such erven or plots.” 

Nelson argued against this, 

insisting it was his choice. 

TotT asked the Eastern Cape 

SAPS provincial communications 

office to respond. 

Captain Mali Govender said: 

“An internal investigation is under 

way to look into the allegations 

which are viewed in an extremely 

serious light.”

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Klipfontein pupils get 

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Event organiser gives back to Ndlambe community 

N TO M B E N TS H A 

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Underprivileged 

pupils of three 

rural schools 

received new 

shoes last week thanks 

to an initiative led by 

event organiser 

Siyabulela Madyo and 

the Department of 

Sport, Recreation, Arts 

and Culture (DSRAC) 

led by senior manager 

Vuyiseka Nokhenke. 

The handover event 

was held in Klipfontein 

Primary School, where 

MEC for DSRAC 

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also present. 

They identified 51 

children who come 

from single-headed 

households, or living 

below the breadline at 

Klipfontein Primary 

School, Shenston 

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and Wilson Party Farm 

School. 

The children were 

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go to school with 

confidence. 

Last year Madyo held 

the Ndlambe Music 

Festival at Prince 

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N e m at o . 

He made a promise 

to give back to the 

community of Ndlambe 

from the proceeds of 

the event. 

Sarah Baartman 

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corporate services, 

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and that other 

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their prayers answered. 

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Marina resident must fork out 

R70K for defaming estate agent 

JON HOUZET 

ARoyal Alfred 

Marina resident 

has been 

ordered to pay 

R70,000 plus costs for 

defaming another 

resident who he 

accused of being a 

“whore” to promote 

her personal and 

business interests. 

The order was 

handed down by 

Judge Judith Roberson 

in the Eastern Cape 

High Court in 

Makhanda on February 

26. 

The case was 

brought by estate 

agent Isobel Meyer 

against retired 

attorney Peter Bassett, 

both of whom live on 

the marina. 

Meyer decided to 

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hearing about an 

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gathering at the home 

of Shane Lang in 

March 2016 at which 

Bassett was alleged to 

have made derogatory 

comments about her. 

She was not present 

at the gathering. 

In his responding 

plea, Bassett admitted 

calling the plaintiff a 

“f***ing bitch” and 

pleaded further that 

“he may have said 

something to the 

effect, in crude terms, 

that she was engaged 

in a sexual relationship 

with Mr [Stuart] 

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accusations levelled 

against him 

concerning the affairs 

of the Royal Alfred 

Marina Homeowners 

Association [Ramhoa] 

and denies the further 

averments set out in 

this paragraph”. 

He denied that the 

words were 

defamator y. 

Port Alfred resident 

Peter Charter was 

present at the 

gathering and gave 

t e st i m o n y. 

He said he had 

known Meyer for many 

years and that she was 

a family friend. 

There were others 

present at the 

gathering, most of 

whom were marina 

residents. 

It was the first time 

Charter had met 

Basset t. 

The court heard that 

during the course of 

the evening, while the 

hosts and the guests 

were sitting in a 

semi-circle around the 

fire, the conversation 

turned to marina 

a f fa i r s . 

Bassett was angry 

about disciplinary 

proceedings being 

initiated against 

former marina 

manager Angus 

S c h l e m m e r. 

Then he made 

comments about 

Meyer, who was on the 

Ramhoa committee. 

“He said she was 

whoring around, 

sleeping around and 

f***ing around for 

business, and was a 

bitch,” the court heard. 

Several of those 

present walked away 

from the conversation. 

Charter was shocked 

that the defendant had 

said these things to 

someone he did not 

k n o w. 

Some months after 

these events Charter 

met Meyer at her 

invitation and told her 

what the defendant 

had said. 

He could not repeat 

verbatim what the 

defendant had said, 

but told her his 

interpretation of what 

was said. 

Meyer also testified, 

and said she was 

devastated when she 

learnt what Bassett 

had said about her and 

could not believe that 

anyone could tell such 

lies. 

Her confidence was 

affected, and she 

wondered whether 

people believed what 

had been said and 

what they thought of 

h e r. 

She found it difficult 

to concentrate on 

running her business 

and also withdrew 

socially, she said. 

Meyer’s attorney 

sent a letter of 

demand to Bassett on 

October 10 2017. 

In that letter a 

PETER BASSETT 

written apology was 

requested for approval. 

If approved it was to 

be circulated to the 

guests who were at the 

g at h e r i n g . 

Payment of R1.5m 

was demanded in 

addition to the 

a p o l o g y. 

Basset t’s initial 

“without prejudice” 

apology was not 

accepted by Meyer 

because he made 

excuses for his 

conduct. 

He sent another 

letter just more than a 

week later, in which he 

stated: “Even viewed 

in the light of the 

acrimonious tensions 

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us at the time, there is 

neither excuse nor 

justification for what I 

said. 

“My comments were 

malicious and 

wrongful, and said 

with reckless disregard 

for the truth. 

“I sincerely regret 

the personal hurt and 

damage to your good 

name and reputation 

my conduct has 

caused you. 

“It was an 

embarrassing lapse of 

judgment and 

self-control on my part 

for which I tender my 

unreserved apology. 

“I also wish to 

record my regret for 

the distress and 

anguish which I 

believe my 

transgression has 

caused you and your 

fa m i l y. 

“I am deeply and 

sincerely sorry for 

t h at . ” 

In the covering 

e-mail to this letter 

Bassett stated that 

what he had said was 

said maliciously and 

with the object of 

hurting the plaintiff 

and/or damaging her 

r e p u t at i o n . 

He also offered to 

pay the plaintiff’s 

reasonable legal costs. 

Meyer did not accept 

this letter either. 

Her attorney asked 

Bassett to delete two 

paragraphs Meyer felt 

were irrelevant and 

said she would accept 

R850,000 in damages. 

Bassett asked to 

meet Meyer to convey 

the sincerity of his 

apology, but did not 

agree to pay any 

damages. 

The case went to 

cour t. 

Bassett closed his 

case without testifying 

or calling witnesses. 

Roberson found that 

the statements made 

by Bassett, barring the 

words “f***ing bitch”, 

were clearly 

defamator y. 

“The statements 

were likely to injure 

the good esteem in 

which the plaintiff, a 

successful and wellknown 

estate agent 

who maintained strong 

family values, was held 

by the reasonable 

person to whom the 

statements were 

addressed. Not only 

was she said to be 

sexually promiscuous 

for material benefit, 

but also unethical in 

her practice as an 

estate agent. 

“There was a hint of 

a defence of 

justification in the 

d e fe n d a n t ’s plea, but 

the contents of the 

letter of apology of 

October 26 2017 and 

the covering e-mail 

admit all the elements 

of defamation. 

“This case was really 

about the quantum of 

damages to be 

awa r d e d , ” the judge 

said. 

Counsel for Meyer 

submitted that 

R700,000 was 

appropriate whereas 

counsel for Bassett 

submitted that an 

amount from R30,000 

to R40,000 was 

a p p r o p r i at e . 

Taking into account 

precedent in other 

cases and varying 

degrees of seriousness 

of defamation, 

Roberson decided on 

R 70 , 0 0 0 . 

Bassett also has to 

pay Meyer’s costs on 

the magistrate’s court 

scale. 

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Nemato preschools get book 

donations from Little Libraries 

Little Libraries, an NGO that travels 

around the country setting up 

library corners in preschools, 

visited Port Alfred recently to 

provide books to two Nemato 

preschools. 

Camille Quine led the Little 

Libraries team and liaised with 

local volunteer Jo Rice. 

Rice is involved through the 

Methodist Church in helping two 

Nemato preschools. 

Apart from these beneficiaries, a 

“travelling library” will be made 

available to a few schools in the 

Alexandria area to share. 

YOUR VOICE 

... vox pops on the street 

If you could give of your time 

to help your community, 

what would you do? 

LEON COETZEE: I 

would do what I 

have been doing for 

the past 21 years, 

helping a soup 

kitchen. 

LUNGA ZWIDE: I 

would do anything 

related to 

infrastructure for 

the elderly. 

PHILIP BIRCH: Look 

after the elderly 

people. 

THOBILE 

MTLOMELO: Clean 

for the elderly, take 

care of the sick, or 

do something for 

the children at a 

crèche. 

ENCOURAGING READING: Children at Masimbanisane being addressed by Joyce Cwayi of Little Libraries, which donated the orange bookcase and 120 

books in the background. The colourful cushions along the wall were made by two women from Wesley Methodist Church 

ELBIE BARNARD: I 

would do a 

clean-up because 

the amount of filth 

in this town is 

a n n oy i n g . 

SISANDA BABANE: 

Anything to do 

with babies, I love 

children.



OPINION 

Te r r i b l e 

threat to 

Mak ana 

We often say in Port Alfred, with 

some measure of whimsy, that no 

matter how grim it gets with the 

water outages and how foul the water is 

when it comes back on, that “at least we’re 

not Makana”. 

And that is true, the residents of 

Ndlambe are fortunate in that while we 

also have a collection of self-serving 

cadres in the town council and deployed in 

the municipality, they have not 

mismanaged the town or looted the public 

purse to the point of widespread failures in 

service delivery. 

We have a water supply and water 

quality problem, but it is not (yet) as dire 

as Grahamstown’s. And that is even with 

the helpful interventions Makana has 

received through water donations and 

boreholes being dug, not only by Gift of 

the Givers, but from Port Alfred businesses 

and residents. 

Because aside from being grateful we 

are not in Makana’s position, Ndlambe 

people do feel sympathy and compassion 

for the people of Makana. 

And though we also endure load 

shedding and had a 12-hour scheduled 

maintenance outage on Tuesday – a loss 

of business for many smaller businesses 

which do not have generators – we do not 

have the looming threat of 14-hour a day 

power cuts. 

It is mind-boggling to comprehend how 

a city could survive such lengthy power 

outages indefinitely. Not only affecting 

private consumers, businesses, schools 

and hospitals, it would have a knock-on 

effect in the delivery of municipal services, 

including in the provision of water and 

pumping of sewage. 

Imagine what a hellhole Makhanda 

would become with no water at all coming 

out of the taps and sewage flowing down 

streets all over the city. 

This in addition to the problem the 

municipality already has with keeping up 

with refuse removal. We have seen the 

photos of huge piles of garbage lining 

streets in some areas. 

We can understand Eskom’s 

exasperation with Makana Municipality, as 

the municipality defaulted on a payment 

agreement for debt going back years. The 

tally in September last year was that the 

municipality owed R85m to Eskom. 

And damningly, even though it has 

boasted a 97% collection rate for 

electricity payments from ratepayers in 

some recent months, it has not paid this 

money over to Eskom, but rather used it to 

pay municipal salaries. 

This is in contravention not only of its 

contractual obligations to Eskom, but of its 

own council resolution. 

If Eskom is able to carry out its threat, 

the ordinary people of Makana would be 

punished for the sins of the municipality, 

and the cadres at Makana Municipality 

simply don’t care. 

- Jon Houzet 

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Man and nature 

impact the earth 

The other day I was contemplating 

a composite satellite map of the 

earth taken at night. 

What struck me was the amount 

of light needlessly sent out into 

space from our spaceship earth. 

Leading the pack, of course, 

was the USA with small country 

towns showing up as big blobs of 

light. 

One man standing for the next 

presidency is running on the ticket 

of climate change. 

All he has to do is tell the 

Americans to switch off their 

lights at 10pm, like we used to do 

in the small towns in SA before 

Eskom supplied electricity 24 

hours a day at a greater cost. 

This would allow millions of 

tons of fossil fuels to remain 

unburnt in the ground. 

Fortunately we have the engine 

museum in Stutterheim to show 

us how the old timers modernised 

their world by using just enough 

light and power to do the job. 

The problem lies here, that the 

job never ends around the world. 

People earn a living in the 

remotest places, in locations 

before unheard of, because of the 

modern facilities created by the 

internet and electronics. 

They could, however, work in 

the dark because all electronic 

equipment carries enough light to 

do the job. 

We have not even mentioned 

the other invisible parts of the 

electro-magnetic spectrum like TV, 

radio, radar, etc, which in the last 

100 years have been used at an 

Emergency numbers 

Port Alfred hospital – (046) 604-4000 

Police station – (046) 604-2001/2 

Multi-Security – (046) 624-2508 

Chubb Security – (046) 624-4810 

Sky Alarms – (046) 624-2806 

NSRI – 082-990-5971 

Electricity (a/h) - (046) 624-1111 

EMS (Emergency Medical Services) – 10177 

Gardmed –082-759-2134 

Holistic EMS – 063-460-0042 

Fire Department – (046) 624-1111 

increasing tempo and also go out 

into space from ear th. 

Since the beginning of the 

industrial revolution, wasteful 

processes have been the order of 

the day. 

Then, whereas up to 10 tons of 

coal were used to produce one ton 

of pig iron, now only one ton is 

needed in a modern integrated 

iron and steel mill. 

Gushing oil wells were left to 

dry out so they could be pumped. 

In other areas wasteful practices 

were the order of the day, like 

flood irrigation. 

Monoculture, with crops like 

rice, wheat, maize, soybeans, 

groundnuts, etc, alters the albedo 

or reflectivity of the earth’s 

surface on a seasonal basis. 

The difference between dryland 

albedo and crop covered soil can 

be considerable. 

As human population increases, 

so crop production must increase. 

Once again the problem of 

wastefulness, where the western 

world throws away more than half 

of its production only because it is 

deemed not the right colour or 

shape, etc, raises its head. 

If the human race is to survive 

then this aspect of our economies 

will have to be addressed. 

One solution could be to puree 

the products on site and send the 

juice, suitably preserved and 

packed to market because 

beggars can’t be choosers. 

Removal of forests to create 

grasslands and orchards also 

changes the albedo but not on a 

Non-payment is theft 

Your opinion on page 6 of 

TotT March 14 refers. 

In the last line, you say, 

“…which we are paying 

fo r ”. It would probably be 

more correct to say “which 

some of us are paying for”. 

“Some odd requests, 

positive balance” on page 

4 of the same edition, it 

states “debt owed by 

municipal account holders 

had risen to R139m”, while 

in the next column, it 

states, “debt owed by 

government departments, 

of which R2m was older 

seasonal basis. However large as 

these actions may be, and no 

matter that they are increasing as 

the world population increases 

(one billion in 1952 to more than 

eight billion now) they cannot be 

compared to the large-scale 

natural causes of climate change. 

Things like the gradual change 

in the declination of the earth’s 

axis of rotation, and cyclical 

changes in the sun’s radiation 

output from sunspots, plus 

random increases in volcanic 

activity can all contribute to 

climate change in the short-term 

and the long-term. 

Thermal winds, called Rossby 

Waves, rule the distribution of air 

masses in the upper air. These 

spirals of alternating low and high 

pressure in turn affect the wind 

speed and direction in air masses 

over the earth’s surface. 

None of these large circulations 

can be controlled or affected by 

human activity and will go on as 

they have over the eons. 

Man’s impact on the earth’s 

surface has increased over the 

last 250 years, but there can be 

little doubt that it is not up to man 

to cause spells of cold air invasion 

and prolonged heat waves. 

If the aspiring American 

president is serious about 

reducing surface temperatures 

then let him take all the aircraft 

out of the skies so that he can 

repeat the results of the three 

week-ban on flying after 9/11. 

DESMOND KOPKE, Damant Lodge 

than 90 days”. 

Exco seemed more 

concerned about the R2m 

than the R139m. 

The debt of municipal 

account holders must 

exclude free services to 

indigent residents, so it is 

either debt by those who 

should be able to afford to 

pay or those who utilise 

services they know they 

cannot afford and have no 

intention of ever paying for 

– that is theft, which is a 

crime. 

ROBERT NICOL 

DAM IN A SAD STATE: 

The Port Alfred 

balancing dam is so 

low the bases of the 

level markers are 

completely exposed. 

Aside from that, the 

surface of the water 

is covered with algae. 

The balancing dam is 

the main storage 

facility between the 

Sarel Hayward Dam 

at Waters Meeting 

near Bathurst and the 

water treatment 

works where water is 

made ‘p ot a b l e ’ fo r 

household use. There 

have been many 

complaints lately 

from residents about 

the poor quality of 

municipal water, 

including its strong 

chemical and ‘rot ten’ 

smell and brown 

colour 

Picture: JON HOUZET 

Te l k o m ’s 

Wi-Fi phone 

rings foul 

In early December 2018, we received a 

spirited call from a bouncy lady who 

explained to us that Telkom was 

discontinuing the landline service and 

replacing it with a cordless facility. 

Consequently, we were offered a free 

Wi-Fi phone, valued at R1,200+ that would 

be delivered within four to six weeks. 

Should we decline the offer, we would 

have to pay for an equivalent phone once 

the landline ceased operation, which was 

planned by Telkom to be in the near future. 

We accepted and the DWR-720/PW 3G 

FLLA Wi-Fi phone was delivered. Our 

landline was deactivated that af ternoon. 

Armed with the downloaded instruction 

manual, the phone was put together and 

we eagerly put it to use. 

What a disappointment. Signal is poor 

to non-existent in Cannon Rocks, 

confirmed by Telkom technicians in the 

area. We need a booster they say. 

Phoning the Telkom helpline is simply 

not a helpful option with the call staff 

referring us to the nearest Telkom shop. 

So, the 320km round trip was 

undertaken to the nearest facility. The 

shop staff knew nothing about boosters 

and suggested we obtain one at a 

well-known electrical goods supplier. 

This supplier had no clue of what I am 

asking for, and in turn referred me to a 

firm of computer software suppliers who, 

although very helpful, had never heard of 

the Wi-Fi phone, let alone a booster. 

Where previously we had two landline 

phones linked by a jack, this is no longer 

possible as Telkom staff say two Wi-Fi 

phones can’t be run off the same sim card. 

So, there we have it. The landline service 

I enjoyed has been replaced by a system 

that buzzes, fades and often drops the call, 

provided I can get a line in the first place. 

And a booster is required, which no one 

knows anything about. 

ES GROSSMAN, Cannon Rocks 

Irate boat owners’ 

warning to thief 

To the “gentleman” in the white Corsa 

hatchback, very loud exhaust, no number 

plate, who on Sunday March 17 at 2.15am 

broke the hatch on our boat, Dante, which 

is moored at the marina jetties, stole our 

almost new battery and a tank which was 

full of petrol. 

You know who you are. Good luck to 

you! 

You might get away with it now, but one 

day you will answer for all your evil deeds. 

DAVE AND JEAN PETZER


Talk of the Town 7



Port Alfred 

BUSINESSFORUM 

Kowie Hardware now 

open for business 

New business, Kowie 

Hardware, opened their 

doors on March 1. 

The business, owned 

by Vanessa Gerber – 

previously of BUCO – 

and Kevyn Stone of 

K ay J ay ’s, is where you 

will find everything you 

need when it comes to 

plumbing and paint, as 

well as expert advice 

with a smile. 

The team consists of 

Gerber and Stone along 

with El-Sje Willis and 

Paulos Bakada, forming 

a powerhouse team 

with a wealth of 

experience. 

Gerber has been in 

the industry for 22 

years. “I decided to 

branch out and get 

back to my first love, 

sales,” said Gerber on 

what motivated her to 

start the business. 

“I have been looking 

for the right 

opportunity to open a 

store that complements 

K ay J ay ’s range,” said 

Stone. 

Both owners echoed 

the same sentiment, 

which is to provide the 

area with a community 

orientated business 

with a personal touch. 

“This is a local store 

run by locals,” added 

Gerber. The range of 

products available 

include paints, rollers, 

adhesives, highpressure 

cleaners, 

water filter systems, 

plumbing and tiling 

essentials, fittings and 

much more to turn your 

bathroom and home 

into something 

s p e c t a c u l a r. 

“Come in for a 

friendly chat and see 

what we have,” said 

G e r b e r. 

Paint tinting will also 

soon be available at 

Kowie Hardware. 

Contact Kowie 

Hardware on 

085-300-0321 or visit 

them at 37 Masonic 

Street in Port Alfred. 

Catch up with what’s happening on the PA business front 

ALL HANDS ON DECK: Kowie Hardware, the new player in the hardware game, has 

opened shop in Masonic Street in Port Alfred and welcomes industrial contractors, 

builders and DIYers to come and browse the great range of products on offer. Ready 

to assist you are, front from left, El-sje Willis, Vanessa Gerber and, back, Kevin Stone 

and Paulos Bakada 

Picture: ROB KNOWLES 

Compound interest a 

double-edged sword 

Most of us are 

aware that there 

are two different 

ways of calculating 

interest. These are 

simple interest and 

compound interest. 

To try and give 

an uncomplicated 

description of the vast 

difference between the two, 

will be to say that simple 

interest is only calculated on 

the amount originally 

invested, while compound 

interest is calculated as 

interest on interest. It could 

be very misleading when one 

compares advertisements of 

financial institutions. 

It does not always give a 

clear picture of the exact way 

interest is being calculated. 

The well-known genius, 

Albert Einstein, many years 

ago, described compound 

interest as the eighth wonder 

MONEY 

M AT T E R S 

... with Nico Human 

of the world. Applying 

interest on interest can 

produce phenomenal growth 

over a period of time. 

Compound interest can 

produce wonderful results in 

favour of an investor, but 

when paying off debt, 

compound interest can 

burden heavily on the poor 

debtor. When paying off on a 

property bond, for instance, 

one sometimes will feel that 

you are paying and paying 

while your principal debt 

does not seem to reduce 

a c c o r d i n g l y. 

The phrase, let your 

money work for you, is often 

heard when retirement 

planning is under discussion. 

Some people may not 

understand what it really 

means. 

To once again put this into 

simple, easy-to-understand 

language; you work for 45 

years during which time you 

try and create as much 

wealth to ensure a comfortable 

retirement period. 

During one’s working life, 

you are working for money, 

and by clever investing earns 

compound interest on your 

savings and investments. 

Upon retirement a new era 

of investing starts. 

This is when you 

again should seek 

expert advice from 

a trusted, 

experienced, 

qualified 

retirement expert. 

Yes, this is the 

period when you should be 

advised on careful planning 

to ensure that you will not 

run out of money during your 

retirement years. Once again, 

the wonder of compound 

interest should be put into 

action and thereby ensure 

that “your money starts to 

work for you”. 

It remains of vital 

importance that a 

longstanding relationship of 

understanding and trust 

exists between yourself and 

your financial advisor. 

Retirement planning is not 

to be tackled by a 

non-expert, as numerous 

complicated calculations and 

many hours of work will 

certainly be needed. 

For expert investment and 

retirement planning and 

advice, please feel free to 

contact our offices on 

(087) 805-7712 for a 

completely confidential 

appointment. 

Our offices are situated at 

20 Southwell Road, corner of 

Becker Street, Port Alfred 

(the premises with the bright 

blue light). We offer ample 

free off-street parking as well 

as a ramp for easy wheelchair 

access. 

Te a m s 

re a l l y 

deliver 

MYHOME 

... with Simon 

Oliver 

Wednesday morning was particularly 

beautiful. 

As the sun came over the hill it 

highlighted the blossoms that had 

taken advantage of the gentle rain 

we received over the last few days. 

We had colour in the garden and 

the shafts of crimson clouds 

contrasted the bright blue sky. 

It got me thinking about how lucky 

I am to be able to live where I do. 

Our garden has slowly developed 

into a very rewarding space. This has 

been achieved through a team of 

people, each with a different skill 

working together to achieve a 

common goal. 

This has not been easy. When we 

started we had different 

expectations. As we spent more time 

working together we discovered each 

ot h e r ’s strengths and needs. 

We knew, and drew strength from 

the fact no-one would be asked to 

leave the team. At times this created 

problems, but over time we realised 

that each one of us had to deliver in 

order for the team to be successful, 

and for us to celebrate together, a job 

well done. 

We have developed to become 

more collaborative, supportive and 

resistant to challenges that always 

present themselves, not only in the 

garden but in our personal lives. 

The net result is we can anticipate 

what needs to be done in the garden. 

This can be difficult at a time when 

we are developing new areas, taking 

advantage of our erratic rainfall and 

making sure that weeds and invasive 

creepers do not take over while your 

back is turned. We have a formula 

and on a morning like this morning I 

can see that our team is really 

delivering. 

I am a firm believer in teams and 

their ability to outperform 

expectations. They not only deliver on 

the common purpose but also in 

increasing our enjoyment of our 

personal lives. Please contact me on 

simon.oliver@seeff.com or 

082-653-5643 on the subject of this 

article. I look forward to hearing from 

you. 

Cannon Rocks | R1 600 000 

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We need to reconnect to Source of Life 

An alarm goes off in the middle 

of the night, not activated by an 

intruder, but serving as a 

warning that the battery level is 

l o w. 

This is caused by the 

continual power outage. If our 

“spiritual battery” ever gets low, 

we need to take heed of the 

warning signs. 

The Bible is no longer seen as the 

source of our daily bread and is left far 

too often on the shelf to gather dust. 

That which was more precious than 

gold and sweeter than honey is only 

General valuation 

open for objection 

PA R R APOSTS 

Members of the Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum (NRF) met 

with the general valuation service provider and 

Ndlambe municipal officials last week. 

The following was forthcoming from the meeting: 

The general valuation has been completed and is 

available for inspection and objection. 

Valuations have been performed using recognised 

valuation methods with the comparative sales method 

being used predominantly where possible. This would 

include all the residential properties and vacant land. 

Commercial properties are valued by capitalising the 

expected incomes based on information provided to 

the valuers by various owners and property managers. 

These incomes were capitalised using the yield 

expected by investors. 

Properties that have little to no sales, such as 

schools, churches and hospitals, are valued using a 

depreciated replacement cost. 

Anybody can object to a property’s value, but this 

must be done for each individual property on the 

prescribed form. Each objector and property owner will 

be notified of the outcome of the objection. 

Any errors, over and above the objections, will be 

corrected by the valuators through supplementary 

valuations as required. This is necessary to provide the 

affected ratepayers with the opportunity to object to 

the new value. 

In Port Alfred, there were some calculation errors in 

the West Beach Drive, Greenmantle Drive and Francolin 

Road areas and these are being addressed. 

If any residents or ratepayers need help or have any 

questions, contact Dawie van Wyk on 046-624-4791. 

I N S P I R AT I O N A L 

INSIGHTS 

... with Pastor Theo Snyman 

read periodically in order to quieten our 

conscience. 

Prayer is no longer seen as a 

privilege, an opportunity to commune 

with the living God, but becomes a 

repetition of empty words. Those 

precious times of fellowship with the 

Question: Tell us 

about your job. 

Answer: I am an 

intern sales 

consultant and rental 

agent at Harcourts 

Real Estate. Both 

roles are c u st o m e r 

service orientated 

and a large degree of 

problem solving. 

Every day presents a 

new challenge and 

t h at ’s what I love 

about it. 

Q: What made you 

get into that line of 

work? 

A: Serendipity for 

the most part. But I 

love working with 

people and building 

r e l at i o n s h i p s . 

Q: Describe the 

most memorable 

experience that you 

have had. 

A: As cheesy as 

this may sound, my 

childhood remains 

my most memorable 

experience 

Q: What do you do 

to unwind when you 

are not working? 

A: I enjoy going to 

the beach, 

horse-riding and 

spending time with 

my six-year old son. 

Father are in the past. The 

spontaneity and excitement of 

conversing with the Almighty 

is dampened and prayer 

becomes mere religious 

jargon. 

Attending church services is 

motivated more by “what will 

others say” than by a love for 

the house of the Lord. Unfortunately, 

they no longer can say, “I rejoiced with 

those who said to me, Let us go to the 

house of the LORD" (Psalms 122:1). 

The essence of daily conversation 

centres on world affairs rather than the 

FA C E 2FA C E 

... with Jillian Terblanche 

Q: What is your 

motto in life? 

A: Do more of what 

makes you happy and 

stop over-thinking 

ever ything. 

Q: What makes 

you happy? 

A: The simple 

things in life. 

Q: What makes 

you angry? 

A: Injustice and 

a b d i c at i n g 

responsibilit y. 

Q: What do you 

think about the 

youth of South 

Africa? Do you have 

any advice for 

t h e m? 

A: I’m fearful for 

the future of our 

youth in South Africa. 

goodness of God. The name of the Lord 

Jesus is less frequent upon our lips 

and is replaced by famous sportsmen 

or some other matter of interest. 

Fortunately, the battery is recharged 

when the power is switched on again. 

We need to take cognisance of the 

warning signs and stir up the dying 

embers. We need to reconnect to the 

Source of Life and pursue spiritual 

growth. “Never be lacking in zeal, but 

keep your spiritual fervour, serving the 

Lord” (Romans 12:11). 

Quotations from New International 

Ve r s i o n 

My advice would be: 

if ever military 

service was 

reinstated for a year 

after school, do It! It 

will toughen you up 

and help shed that 

sense of entitlement. 

Q: If you could 

change one thing 

about the Port 

Alfre d… 

A: The shocking 

roads and small-town 

gossip. 

Q: What do you 

like most about Port 

Alfre d? 

A: The sense of 

communit y. 

Q: What is your 

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A: All music except 

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Q: Name three 

people you would 

like to invite for 

dinner (dead or 

a l i v e) . 

A: My mom, my 

dad and Winston 

Churchill. 

Q: Three wishes 

for South Africa. 

A: That we mature 

as a nation by 

collectively taking 

responsibility for 

living up to the 

requirements of our 

c o n st i t u t i o n ; 

tolerance and respect 

for each other’s 

differences; and that 

we could all feel safe 

again. 

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K9 Hero Rescue – 

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COURAGE 

2 CARE 

... with Lynne Wilhelm 

Our first experience of a retired service dog was with a nervous 

ex-service dog who came to retire at Retreat 2 Eden. 

As we began to understand her, we realised just how great the 

need is to be involved in K9 Hero Rescue. Some service dogs 

retire due to physical reasons, some emotional and some due to 

old age. Most of them cannot simply be rehomed the minute 

they retire. A bridging programme is needed to prepare them for 

life in a “normal” environment. 

These K9 Heroes lay their lives down daily to protect you and 

your family – to track down criminals, sniff out drugs and 

explosives, rescue people, guide people, track and take down 

poachers and follow leads at crime scenes – all areas where 

humans would fall hopelessly short in. 

These dogs have not asked to be there, yet they sacrifice 

themselves daily to be of service to mankind. For this reason, it 

is not only the service dog industry’s responsibility to see that 

these dogs have a good retirement – it is every one of our 

responsibility to give back to these dogs at the end for their 

years of service to us. 

It was with this in mind that Retreat 2 Eden began the K9 Hero 

Rescue bridging programme. 

Upon arriving at Retreat 2 Eden, a K9 Hero is assessed in 

terms of personality, emotional and physical well-being. Once 

settled, the process of retraining the dog begins to facilitate 

adjustment to a normal environment – this includes socialisation 

and emotional assistance while living within a family unit of 

humans and dogs. When the K9 Hero is ready to be re-homed, 

the screening of a potential home begins where the right home 

for the K9 Hero is chosen. 

If you would like to give back to these unsung heroes, contact 

Johann Wilhelm at 072-966-7692 to see how you can get involved. 

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If you look very carefully at the shops on the right of 

the picture with this weeks’ column, you can almost 

see that only the facades have changed. 

In the years 1960 onwards, the shops started to 

modernise, removing water troughs and hitching 

posts. There were still areas where wagon’s could park 

around the market square. 

The roads too, were mainly sea sand, which is the 

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With 3 bedrooms and 2 full 

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N E I G H B O U R LY NOTES 

E-mail Rob Knowles at knowlesr@tisoblackstar.co.za or fax (046) 624-2293 

or drop in at 29 Miles Street from 8am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday 

THE big local stories this week are 

the water situation and Eskom. 

As far as water is concerned, Talk 

of the Town’s news editor, Jon 

Houzet, visited the balancing dam 

last weekend and took a video of the 

state of the operation there (see 

www.talkofthetown.co.za to see the 

video) . 

Firstly, there is no control over 

anyone entering or leaving the area 

of the dam which, in itself, is a little 

worrisome. Surely the main water 

feed into Port Alfred should be 

p r ot e c t e d ? 

Next, he showed us the condition 

of the dam which is virtually empty 

and collecting debris. The supply of 

water to residents is intermittent to 

say the least and some of the 

outlying areas have had little or no 

water for weeks. 

Finally, when the water flows it is 

brown and smells, totally unsuitable 

for consumption and possibly 

presenting a risk to health. 

This is a priority that the 

municipality must address 

immediately. Water is a basic human 

right and, without it, people cannot 

sur vive. 

Amatola water, whose “quick 

wins” and various other promised 

deliverables have never come to 

fruition, but that hasn’t stopped 

them spending literally hundreds of 

millions on a failed project. When 

will the corruption end? 

As far as electricity is concerned, 

the total shutdown by Eskom on 

Tuesday presented business and the 

household consumer with 

challenges. 

All around town one could hear 

the “Bap, bap, bap” of engines as 

generators were fired up for the 

entire day just to keep businesses 

open and customers reasonably 

h a p p y. 

However, load-shedding (that 

seems to have gone from a crisis to 

no load-shedding at all – perhaps in 

ALMOST COMPLETE: Brett Smith sent us this photograph stating the new Kapp River bridge is nearing 

completion 

response to Moody’s ratings due on 

Friday or perhaps the May elections) 

is likely to continue for some time 

into the future unless independent 

power producers (IPPs) come 

on-board. 

Incidentally, the message by 

minister of energy Jeff Radebe that 

IPPs are now welcome to connect to 

the grid could be a good time to 

consider solar power. 

Any excess electricity can now be 

pumped back into the grid at Eskom 

tariff rates! You might be able to pay 

for your system in less than a year 

with the money you would get back. 

THE Bathurst Agricultural Show is 

due to kick off on April 5, and 

Bathurst Agricultural Society 

president Danny Wepener and his 

team have been doing some 

fantastic work at the showgrounds to 

prepare for the 111th show with new 

roads, a general sprucing up of the 

area and some rebuilding work. 

This is a show not to be missed 

and it is where town and country 

meet and get to talk together. Make 

sure you and your family are ready 

for the show. 

THE Amanzi Challenge is also almost 

here (April 19 to 28). So many 

activities are on display for the 

benefit of residents and the 

anticipated thousands of tourist who 

will be here for the Easter holidays 

and may well stay for an additional 

week. 

Don’t miss the action at the 

beaches and on the water, including 

international surfing and 

bodyboarding, a trail run, a mile 

swim, inflatable boat races, as well 

as plenty for the kids to do at 

Kiddies Beach. 

Read about beach handball in this 

week’s paper and make sure you get 

to the beach to witness teams 

compete for titles and prizes, as well 

as potential qualification for the U16 

inaugural Africa Beach Games, 

scheduled for Cape Verde in June 

2019. 

CONGRATULATIONS to Calvin 

Rostron who was awarded first place 

at the Grom Games, held at Pipe 

Beach in Port Elizabeth. 

BIRTHDAY greetings, congratulations 

and good wishes to everyone 

celebrating a happy occasion in the 

week ahead, especially John Dell, 

Mike Brown, Hannie de Flamingh, 

Sally-Ann Phillips-Page, Joy Geard, 

Vicky Kleynhans, Okkie du Plessis, 

Christopher Phillips-Page, Jami 

Weeber, Jay-Leigh Taai, Hein 

Barnard, Scala Booi, Leon de Waal, 

Dorothy de Reuk, Noeleen Pretorius, 

Megan van de Merwe, Brendan 

Marais, Eloyse Meinzer, Anthony Gill, 

Roxy Simes, Kiki Hughes, Michelle 

Bowles, Maureen Spearman, Eve 

Dombai, Vince McDuda, Shireen 

Hilpert, David Cooke, Daniella 

Swanepoel, Beryl Pancoust, Joyce 

Harrison, Charne Boshoff, Ashley 

Riddin, Ntia Sylianou, Wendy Cock, 

Linda Buchanan, Reuben Hayes, 

Tosca Spenceley, Ann Engler. 

EVERY success for many more years 

to follow are the wishes we are 

conveying to the following 

businesses and organisations on 

another anniversary, especially KTP 

Kitchens, Sports ‘n All. 

INTERNATIONAL ratings agency, 

Moody’s, is due to release its ratings 

review on Friday and government, 

business and the ordinary citizen are 

anxious to learn if we have been 

regulated to junk status 

(non-investment level). 

Such a downgrade, already 

imposed by two other agencies, 

would mean billions of rand of 

investment would be withdrawn and 

all the plans for rebuilding 

infrastructure would collapse. 

The county is also holding its 

collective breath awaiting the 

announcement from the Reserve 

Bank to establish if the prime 

interest rate (that the Reserve Bank 

charges other banks for loaning 

money) are going to be increased. 

However, watch out. If we are 

dropped to junk status China will no 

doubt step-in with investment. 

This is another example of passive 

colonialism and state capture that 

we must avoid at all costs if we are 

to prosper as an African country. 

We need investment, but at what 

price? 

With last year’s figures in brackets 

for comparison the currency was 

trading at R14.61 (R11.70) to the 

Dollar, R19.32 to the Pound (R16.55) 

and R16.48 to the Euro (R14.50). 

In the commodities department, 

Gold was trading at 1,318.35 per fine 

ounce ($1 337.12), Platinum was 

trading at R855.85 ($947.20) per 

ounce and with Brent Crude Oil at of 

$67.48 ($70.11) per barrel. 

SPECIAL thoughts and prayers are 

with all those folk who are not well, 

having or have already had tests, 

operations and treatments. ‘Sterkte’ 

to Roy Potter, Andrew de Vries, 

Jenny Groenewald, Malcolm Cock, 

Chris de Wet Steyn, Marian Eaten, 

Martin Bekker and Brenda Shelton. 

CONGRATULATIONS and best wishes 

for many more years of happiness to 

all couples enjoying another 

anniversary, especially Jedd and 

Tania Reid, René and Eileen Denis, 

Jimmy and Julia Jamieson, Glenn 

and Jennifer Henning, Eric and Dawn 

McQuillan, Juan and Candice 

Pretorius, Gordon and Katie Japp, 

Reegan and Wouné Muller. 

THOUGHT for the week: “Harmony 

makes small things grow, but lack of 

it, can make great things decay”. 

BEST regards as always, 

The team. 

DIARISE THIS 

OUR ENTRIES ARE OPEN FOR APRIL, MAY AND JUNE 

E-mail houzetj@tisoblackstar.co.za or fax (046) 624-2293 or drop in at 29 Miles Street from 8am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday 

Alzheimer SA East Cape Support Group 

meets the last Thursday of each month at 

3pm at Brookshaw Home at 9 Donkin 

Street, Grahamstown. The Support Group is 

for family, friends and caregivers of those 

with Alzheimer’s Disease or any form of 

Dementia. There is usually a speaker 

followed by discussion and tea. Contact Dr 

Heather Rauch 081-350-8079 for information 

and to get on to our mailing list. 

Bathurst Farmers Market – Every Sunday 

rain or shine at Yesterday Today and 

Tomorrow Nursery, Kowie Road from 

9am-12.30pm. 

Birdwatching Tours and Three Sisters 

S a u n te r. Book with Anne (046) 675-1976 or 

083-719-4950. www.annesbirding.co.za 

Bonsai Club meets once a month on a 

Saturday. For more information please 

contact David Brewis on 076-457-3218. Or 

e-mail davidbrewis77@gmail.com 

Cricket Club – Practices on Tuesdays and 

Thursdays at the Port Alfred Country Club, 

French Street from 5pm. Contact Rob Nel on 

076 - 3 9 4 - 4 0 67 . 

East Cape Shotokan-Ryu Karate, Port 

Alfred - Mondays and Thursdays: 4.30pm 

for beginners. 5.15 for intermediate class 

and 6pm for the advanced cl;ass. Contact 

Gary Grapentin on 073-346-0059 for more 

i n fo r m at i o n . 

Healing Horses Therapeutic Riding Centre 

- Therapeutic and recreational horse riding 

activities for people living with disabilities. 

Mondays at 09h30 and 10h30, Wednesdays 

at 10h00 and 11h00, To book a ride, or find 

out about volunteering, call Jann on 

078 - 3 4 6 - 5 41 2 . 

Hockey Club – Practices on Tuesdays and 

Thursdays from 5pm at the Port Alfred 

Country Club, French Street. Contact Chris 

Pike on 082-350-0900. 

Kenton Garden Club meeting second 

Wednesday of the month at 9.30am. For 

info visit www.kentongardenclub.co.za 

Kenton Pub Quiz – 6.30pm – first Sunday 

of each month at Kenton Bowls Club. Cash 

bar available. Cash and other prizes. Teams 

of four to six. All welcome. 

Kleinemonde Morning Market on the first 

Saturday of every month, from 8.30 to 10am. 

Kleinemonde Community Hall. Enjoy 

breakfast and browse the stalls selling 

wholesome farm chickens and home 

produce, including quality meats, 

vegetables, pancakes, frozen meals, 

quiches, bread, rusks, gingerbread houses, 

home baked cakes, doggy treats, candles, 

gifts and more. 

Knit and Knatter Crafters club at Holly 

House, every Wednesday at 9am. All 

welcome. Contact Kathy on (046) 624-4452 

for further information. 

Kowie Auctioneers - monthly auction every 

last Thursday of the month at 35 North 

Street. Entries for the auction need to be in 

on the Tuesday before the auction. Viewing 

day prior from 2pm. For more information 

call Colin Maclachlan 083 521 3623 or Peter 

Charter on 082 5693478. 

The Kowie Camera Club monthly meeting, 

the last Monday of every month (except 

December) at 7pm in the Settlers Park 

Retirement Village hall. Contact Herman 

Groenewald 078- 428-9551. 

Kowie History Museum, at The Old Railway 

Station, Pascoe Crescent. Open 

9.30am-12.30pm Tuesday-Saturday. Closed 

Sunday/Monday and public holidays. 

Kowie Striders time trial – every Tuesday 

at 5.30pm at the Port Alfred Country Club. 

Distances of 3, 5 or 8km. Runners and 

walkers welcome. Contact Sticks Stiglingh 

on 071-612-7339 or Alan Robb on 

082-495-6842 

Kowie Striders casual long run from the 

Duck Pond - every Sunday at 7am . Runners 

and walkers welcome. The route will be 

determined on the morning of the run. 

Lower Albany Historical Society meets 3rd 

Thursday of the month – some meetings in 

Don Powis Hall, Settlers Park, others, 

outside trips. Call Avonne on 083-473-6823 

for details. 

Lower Albany Woodworkers’ Guild, meets 

first Tuesday of each month. Call Brian 

Edwards on (046) 624-2945 for more 

i n fo r m at i o n . 

Memory Book Scrapbook Club meets 

twice a month on a Thursday afternoon. All 

welcome. Contact Cheryl (046) 624-2733 / 

0 8 3 - 5 5 6 - 75 6 2 . 

MOTHS - Old soldiers never die – Calling 

all ex-servicemen “Ou Manne” and their 

ladies for a get-together on the first Sunday 

of every month at 12 noon and the MOTH 

Hall (next to the Ski-boat Club) for a light 

lunch and some memories. RSVP MOTHS at 

082-537-9033 for catering purposes. 

National Sea Rescue Institute practices 

every Wednesday at 5pm. To join the NSRI 

visit the base in person to undergo an 

e va l u at i o n . 

Port Alfred Art Club welcomes new 

members, both experienced or wanting to 

learn. We meet weekly offering a monthly 

DVD from leading artists, giving excellent 

tips and guidance on how to draw and 

paint. Contact Jenny (083-292-2650) or 

Paddy (083-226-5254). 

Port Alfred Bowling and Croquet Club 

invites you to try your hand at lawn bowls 

and Croquet,free coaching and equipment 

available. Situated next to the Nico Malan 

Bridge. Enquiries: Rod Wilson at: 082 375 

2968 or 046 624 5671. Croquet enquiries: 

Rodger Darkes at 082 373 8181 See our 

website at: www.pabcc.co.za and our 

Facebook page. 

Port Alfred Bridge Club – Now meets at 

the Eddie Grant MOTH Hall (next to the 

Ski-boat Club) every Monday and Thursday 

– 1pm for 1.30pm start. All bridge 

enthusiasts and persons wishing to learn to 

play bridge are most welcome. 

Port Alfred Community Police Forum 

meets on the third Tuesday of each month 

at the Port Alfred Police Station at 2.30pm. 

Port Alfred Floral Art Group (PAFAG) 

meets on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 

Settlers Park hall at 2.30pm. For more 

information please phone 082-464-4606 

(Hennie de Bruin). All welcome. 

Port Alfred Park Run, Civic Centre. Every 

Saturday 8am-9am. 

Probus Club of the Kowie meets on the 

second Tuesday of each month at 10am at 

the Port Alfred River and Ski-boat Club. 

Rocky Ridge Farm Market opens every 

Saturday and Sunday from 9am with a 

variety of home made delights, 

“egg-cellent” free-range eggs, honey, 

biltong, droewors as well as its very popular 

morning breakfast. Contact Desia Holmes 

on 083-589-0765 for more information. 

Rosehill Mall Art and Crafters Market, the 

first Saturday of every month, from 

9am-4pm. A true art and craft market. Only 

handmade items available by our local 

crafters. Large selection of goods. Craft 

market for December only on December 1, 

14 and 15. 

Scottish Country Dancing at Don Powis 

Hall, Settlers Park, every Wednesday from 

5pm-7pm. All welcome. For more 

information please phone Mary (046) 

604-0478 or Audrey (046) 624 3179. 

Scrapbook workshops and classes: 

Bcreative offers monthly workshops, night 

classes, social classes and a whole lot 

more. Call (046) 624-3096 to book or for 

more information. 

Self Drive Heritage Map: All the historical 

sites in Port Alfred, Bathurst and 

surrounding areas. Available at the tourism 

of f i c e . 

Sunshine Coast Women’s Forum meets 

every fourth Tuesday in the Don Powis Hall, 

Settlers Park at 2.30pm. Come and join us. 

Visitors welcome. For more information 

contact Tosca Spenceley (046) 624-4339. 

U3A – Port Alfred Branch meets on the 

fourth Thursday of every month at 9.30 for 

10am at the Don Powis Hall, Settlers Park 

village. All welcome. 

Thursday March 28 

PA Art Club – 9am – Catholic Hall. Enjoy a 

social time. DVD and book exchanges, tea, 

coffee and snacks. Bring paintings for 

r e v i e w. 

Port Alfred Scrapbook Club – 2pm to 5pm 

– Presbyterian Church Port Alfred. All 


083 - 556 - 7562 . 

Join Jann and Sheena from Healing 

Horses Therapeutic Riding Centre to 

celebrate our registration as a Non Profit 

Organisation at 6.30pm at the Royal Port 

Alfred Golf Club. There will be a DVD 

presentation on Healing Horses, an 

inspirational talk by adventurer Dan 

Skinstad, delicious snack platters and a 

cash bar. Tickets will be on sale at R150 

from March 15 at The Jewellery Shop at the 

Duckpond Centre. See 

www.healing-horses.co.za for more info. 

Friday March 29 

Mass Spay Day at SPCA – from 8am to 

3.30pm. Port Alfred Rotary in conjunction 

with the State Vet. For pet owners in Station 

Hill and Nemato. 

Hospice Grand Band Concert – 7pm – 

High Performance Centre, Kingswood 

College, Grahamstown. This is the second 

year that Kingswood's Concert Band and 

First Band join forces for this popular 

fundraiser. Sixty plus instrumentalists for 

the Grand Band pieces. Tickets cost R120 

per person or R1,200 for a table of 10 

guests. All funds in aid of Grahamstown 

Hospice. Contact Alke Bradfield (046) 

603-6670 (w) / 

a.bradfield@kingswoodcollege.com) to 

reserve your seat. 

Saturday March 30 

Diaz Cross Bird Club outing: Our birding 

outing will be in the form of a "car tour" to 

the pans and estuaries in the Kenton area. 

We will meet at Robbies at 6.30am and 

Heritage Mall at 6am. Visitors welcome (R10 

per person to DCBC). Bring a picnic brunch. 

For more details contact Tim Cockbain 

(046) 624-8483. 

Sunday March 31 

The Kentones present “Down Memory 

Lane” – 2.30pm for 3pm – Port Alfred 

Presbyterian Church. An afternoon of banter, 

songs and sing-along. Tickets from Kevin 

063-240-5753 or Errol 084-800-3033. R50 

per person, including refreshments. 

Classics at the Castle presents saxophone 

quartet Avena – 3pm – Richmond House. 

Featuring Fabio Cesare of Italy, South 

African Adam Campbell, Sumika Tsujimoto 

of Japan and Nicolas Allard of France. 

Tickets at R90 are available from Kowie 

News Agency in Port Alfred. The price 

includes a welcome drink and a detailed 

programme. Out-of-towners may phone KNA 

on (046) 624 2036) to reserve their tickets, 

but these need to be collected and paid for 

soon after. 

Monday April 1 

DA “Let’s Engage” meeting – 6pm – St 

Pa u l ’s Anglican Church hall. DA leader in 

the Eastern Cape legislature, Bobby 

Stevenson, will unpack the DA’s manifesto 

ahead of the May 8 general election. 

Thursday April 4 

PA Art Club – 9.30am – DVD at Settlers 

Park Hall. 

Friday April 5 to Sunday April 7 

Bathurst Agricultural Show – at the 

showgrounds. 

Saturday April 6 

Christian Men’s Association breakfast – 

7 for 7.30am – Ta s h ’s Craft Bar. John 

Amoah will speak on the challenge of 

bringing young people into close alignment 

with Christianity. He was TBN's anchor for 

the weekly series, "The Family an 

Endangered Species", and presently heads 

up a high school as well as Mdantsane 

Community Church in East London. 

Suggested donation of R45 (students R20) 

to cover costs. 





083 - 556 - 7562 . 


Friends with Compassion - Caring for 

those who are mourning a loved one. 

Presbyterian Church Port Alfred at 3.30pm. 

All welcome - Join us for a cup of tea and a 

chat. Contact Cheryl (046) 624-2733 / 

083 - 556 - 7562 . 

Friday April 19 

Good Friday. 

Friday April 19 to Sunday April 28 

The 2019 Amanzi Challenge. 


Kowie United Rugby Club will be hosting 

the third annual 10’s Easter Tournament at 

Station Hill rugby field. A day for the family 

with stall and activities for children. 

Entrance fees will be R10 per car parking, 

R10 per adult, and R5 for children. 

Sunday April 21 

Easter Sunday. 

Monday April 22 

Family Day 





083 - 556 - 7562 . 


Freedom Day.



Spoilt for choice at Bathurst show 

Assortment of products, stands on offer this year 

This year’s Bathurst show is 

looking to be bigger and 

better than ever before , 

with a range of products and 

services on display at the 

popular agricultural show. 

The show’s appeal is not only 

limited to the agricultural 

sector, but to other businesses 

– and residents – as well. 

World of Quads & Bikes is 

owned by Eric Kaplen, who has 

been running this family 

business for the last 13 years. 

This will be the 11th year they 

are attending the Bathurst 

Show. They are agents for 

Linhai, Polaris and Puzey. 

These products are mainly 

intended for agricultural use 

and hunting, although they do 

appeal to a wider spectrum of 

business, such as people 

offering quad tours and security 

companies. 

These products have proved 

themselves over and over in the 

market. With a six-month 

warranty on Linhai products and 

an amazing two-year warranty 

on Polaris products, as a 

customer you can’t go wrong. 

They have a full workshop 

and stock a range of spares and 

tyres. They also stock the Puzey 

range of pit bikes and quads – 

for the little ones. 

If you are looking to secure 

your home, Rob Nel of Tr e l l i d o r 

advises local residents to do 

some research to avoid “buyer’s 

remorse”. 

“It’s disappointing when 

safety measures don’t work as 

expected and your supplier isn’t 

interested in your complaints,” 

Nel said. This is where Trellidor 

comes in. 

“Rather try out barriers before 

committing to a purchase, so 

that you know what you’re 

get ting. 

“We have a showroom full of 

products where customers can 

do this without the pressure of 

buying,” Nel said. 

“And it doesn’t stop there. 

With Hide ‘n Shade you will 

find the perfect garage doors, 

automation solutions, awnings, 

blinds and carports to suit your 

requirements. 

With Hide ‘n Shade you will 

find all your needs to not only 

secure your home and safety 

but also your privacy, while 

making a house into a home,” 

he said. 

For more information or a 

quote, call 046-624-4131 or visit 

the showroom at 88 Albany 

Road. 

ITS Pumps & Seals can help 

you in identifying and supplying 

the correct pump or mechanical 

seal for any installation. With 

much experience in the pumps 

and seals industry, ITS Pumps & 

Seals can help with all your 

needs. 

Their experienced staff 

provide timeous and 

professional service and their 

quality brands meet their 

clients’ expectations. Their focus 

on teamwork and 

communication results in 

successful projects and client 

relationships, key elements that 

work hand-in-hand to create a 

truly South African business 

that understands the 

importance of quality and value. 

Visit the ITS Pumps & Seals 

stand at the Bathurst Show 

where you can find out more 

about its quality products and 

ser vices. 

McCormick Agri, located at 

the Brakfontein off-ramp in East 

London, is an agent for Argo 

Industrial, importer of Landini 

and McCormick tractors and 

Galagnani, Fella and Sigma 

implements. 

In addition, they are the sole 

agent in East London for Rovic 

& Leers Equipment. McCormick 

Agri stocks products from BP 

Implements, Crop Tech, Piket 

implements and Falcon 

equipment. 

The company stocks a wide 

range of spares for the 

equipment mentioned above, 

helping its clients keep 

downtime to a minimum. 

For more information, visit the 

stand at the show or their 

website: w w w. m c c o r m i c k a g r i . c o . z a . 

In 2019, Kingswood College 

celebrates its 125th anniversary 

and you are invited to visit them 

at their stand, located in the 

Joan Purdon Hall, at the annual 

Bathurst Show and share a 

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Servicing of all makes of Quads, 

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small part of this 

wonderful year with 

them. 

As one of SA’s 

leading independent, 

co-educational schools, 

Kingswood College 

welcomes boys and 

girls from all over the 

world as boarders and 

day pupils, from Grade 

000 in pre-primary to 

Grade 12, including a 

bridging year (postmat 

ric). 

Kingswood boasts 

some of the country's 

finest academic, music, 

boarding and sporting 

facilities and its 

beautiful, intimate 

campus and rich 

Methodist tradition 

make it more than just 

a school to its pupils – 

but a home where all 

belong. 

Re n t A l l is a small 

family business in 

Grahamstown owned 

by Mike and Sue 

Webber, and 

specialises in tool hire 

for DIY and larger 

building projects, and 

tool sales and repairs. 

Rentall also stocks 

and supplies a variety 

of safety wear 

including conti-suits, 

safety boots, hard hats, 

protective eye-wear, 

gloves and reflective 

v e st s . 

Their wide selection 

of accessories for tools 

is a section that the 

DIY enthusiasts enjoy 

browsing through on a 

Saturday morning. 

Rentall will be 

moving within the next 

two months to larger 

premises at 39 

Bathurst Street, where 

they will increase their 

offering of the wide 

variety of tools and 

clothing, including a 

gardening tool section 

and expand on its 

welding supplies. 

To celebrate the 

move, Rentall will be 

holding a number of 

“open days” with the 

support of its suppliers 

and will be running a 

number of specials, so 

watch this space. 

“We look forward to 

meeting you at the 

Bathurst Show where 

we will be running 

incredible specials on 

Makita batteries and 

chargers, along with 

other items. 

“ See you there,” 

said Mike Webber. 

Jo Soap wa s 

established due to a 

growing awareness of 

how damaging 

mainstream toiletries 

and household 

cleaners are, packaged 

in plastic and full of 

chemicals which create 

havoc with the body’s 

endocrine system, 

among others. 

Having developed a 

life-threatening allergy 

to sulphites, Jo Styles 

realised she had to cut 

all products containing 

sulphites from her life. 

This drastic action 

became the impetus to 

create natural, 

chemical and 

preser vative-free 

replacements for her 

and her family to use. 

Jo Soap operates a 

circular packaging 

system, so purchasers 

receive discounts when 

jars and tins are 

returned for refills. 

All packaging is in 

glass jars and 

aluminium tins, and 

some household 

cleaning products are 

in recycled glass. 

Jo Soap is a member 

of Sustainable 

Sunshine Coast, a 

group established to 

share information 

about local 

organisations which 

have demonstrated a 

commitment to 

community upliftment 

or the protection of the 

environment. 

This group also 

p r o m ot e s 

environmentallyfriendly 

products and 

local eco-initiatives to 

reduce household and 

business impact on the 

environment. 

Wild Hive Honey is a 

small husband and 

wife beekeeping 

operation. Bees are 

permanently sited in 

the remote wilderness 

with as little 

interference as 

possible from the 

outside world. 

The honeycomb is 

carefully collected, 

usually in the 

mid-morning when the 

impact is least felt. 

Uncapping is done 

by hand and then 

centrifugally spun out 

using solar energy at 

room temperature. The 

honey is sieved no less 

than three times and 

left to settle, which 

allows all the air 

bubbles to escape and 

small wax particles to 

rise to the top, to be 

removed. It takes 

approximately four 

days before bottling 

can begin. 

Bees also produce 

propolis, a powerful 

and vital component of 

every healthy hive used 

to keep the hive clean, 

their immune systems 

strong and additionally 

as a versatile 

a n t i s e p t i c / a n t i b i ot i c / 

antiviral agent. Wild 

Hive Honey only utilise 

the surplus propolis 

found on the honey 

frames, from which 

they produce Propolis 

Tincture, a powerful 

natural remedy with 

the same properties. 

All waste products 

are repurposed such as 

the uncapping wax, for 

candles, salves and 

balms and the 

uncapping water, for 

ginger beer and honey 

and hops ale. 

Wild Hive Honey 

takes great care and 

pride in producing the 

finest grade of raw 

fynbos honey. Should 

you have any queries, 

you are most welcome 

to contact them. 

With the 

amalgamation of At l a s 

and MultiSecurity 

there are some exciting 

things to showcase, 

and their stand has had 

a revamp and a new 

look to it. 

“At MultiSecurity we 

don’t believe in being 

average and are 

constantly searching 

for advances in 

technology to better 

serve the community 

we protect,” said 

MultiSecurit y’s Clinton 

Millard. 

“We will be 

showcasing our new 

CCTV range of cameras 

and access systems. 

“What advances are 

there in alarm 

detectors? We will be 

covering the topic of 

load-shedding and 

what it does to one’s 

alarm and what one 

can do to assist with it. 

Plus, we will be 

discussing our teaming 

up with Atlas and our 

future plans to combat 

crime together. 

“We will also have 

our response teams 

around the show 

ground keeping an eye 

during this time,” 

Millard said. 

“We all have special 

memories of our 

experiences when 

visiting the Bathurst 

Agricultural Show – 

whether it be the 

animals, the farm 

implements, the 

vehicles, the festival 

crafters, the 

entertainment, the food 

trucks . . . we are truly 

blessed to have this 

amazing affair right on 

our door-step! Having 

grown up on a cattle 

farm – I feel at home 

when wondering 

around the fairgrounds. 

Seeing, touching and 

smelling the familiar…” 

said Louise Hopkins of 

Hoppy’s Paddle Inn. 

“At Hoppy’s Paddle 

Inn we are passionate 

about wine, and our 

mission is to bring the 

fabulous wines of the 

Western Cape here for 

all to taste and 

experience. 

“Although we are 

serious about wine, we 

are also in for the fun 

of it, particularly at the 

Bathurst Show. You 

have to try our wine 

slushies. We are 

offering a rosé (pink 

wine), a stein (white 

wine) and a sangria 

(red wine with fruit) 

and, because we’ll be 

in Bathurst, the fruit of 

the sangria will be 

pineapple.” 

In Bathurst village, 

just down the road 

from the showgrounds, 

you can drop in during 

your visit to the 

Bathurst Agricultural 

Show and enjoy 

everything that the 

countr y’s oldest pub 

has on offer, The 

Historic Pig and 

Whistle Inn. 

As always, the week 

Report continues 

on: P14



Bathurst show highlights 


is full of interesting things to be enjoyed 

by visitors and locals alike. On Mondays 

there’s a weigh and pay steak evening 

(from 6.30pm), on Tuesdays it’s 

pensioner's specials all day. 

Wednesdays is Mediterranean cuisine 

at the Pig (with the normal menu 

available) and on Thursdays you can 

build a gourmet burger evening. 

Fridays there are always meal specials 

on offer and on Sundays it’s the Pig’s 

famous roast lunch. 

Specifically for visitors to the show, on 

Friday April 5 they will have music with 

Peter Drennan, while the next day, on 

Saturday April 6 there is lunchtime 

music with Claude Samuel. 

On the evening of April 19 there will be 

music with John and Charlie. 

Don’t miss out on the Stock Market 

Pub Party on the evening of March 29. 

For reservations call 046-625-0673 

The Ploughman Pub is situated in the 

grounds of the Historic Bathurst 

Agricultural Museum, adjacent to the 

showgrounds. 

First established as a member’s pub 

for the volunteer folk who built the 

museum, today it is a warm meeting 

place for interesting Bathurst locals and 

visitors alike. 

A cosy eclectic inside bar or a 

spacious outdoor area is available for 

you to relax, unwind and let the lay lines 

run through you (you are aware that 

Bathurst is the centre of the universe, 

right!). 

There is also Pike’s Post, a large 

old-school, barn style venue available for 

functions. The Ploughman Pub also has 

a daily menu, Friday special, and Sunday 

is braai-day. 

Although SA's economy has been 

under pressure in recent years with 

rising costs placing consumers in a price 

pinch, compounded by volatile market 

fluctuations that have been causing 

unpredictable cyclical trends, Harcour ts 

South Africa continues to defy these 

trends by maintaining a positive growth 

pat tern. 

There are a multitude of reasons that 

form the pillars of Harcourts' success 

locally as well as internationally. 

Harcourts South Africa is part of the 

impressive International Harcourts group 

– boasting an extensive global support 

structure that ensures regional market 

penetrations are successful. 

Since 2009, the year Harcourts was 

established in SA, the real estate brand 

has been able to double its market 

share. 

"Our growth goes against the grain, 

and it is undoubtedly due to our 

values-based approach to this sector. 

“We are guided by a set of values that 

dictate how we approach the industry, 

our colleagues, the brand and most 

importantly our clients. It is intrinsic to 

our ongoing success, and Harcourts 

people live their values," said Harcourts 

South Africa CEO Richard Gray. 

At Harcourts Port Alfred successfully 

buying and selling real estate is mostly 

about fulfilling people's needs and 

a s p i r at i o n s . 

That's why Harcourts Port Alfred 

agents not only receive in-depth 

professional training (the benchmark for 

the industry) but are also committed to 

building meaningful and genuine 

personal relationships with their clients. 

And the huge volume of referrals and 

repeat business generated is proof that 

this works to everyone's satisfaction. 

Harcourts has invested in the 

development of cutting-edge systems, 

property consultants have the full range 

of marketing, research and technological 

tools available to them at all times. 

Working within a tightly-knit and 

highly-motivated team environment, the 

business, customer support and online 

services which they can draw upon are 

very impressive. 

Harcourts looks set to continue taking 

the South African real estate market by 

storm and their continued growth is 

certainly going to turn heads. 

RELAXING BREAKFAST: Austrian visitors who also have a holiday home in 

Port Alfred, Werner and Jacqueline Mattes, enjoyed breakfast at Rise 

Café, at the Courtyard in Van der Riet Street on Saturday morning 


JUST CHILLING: Chrisna Kruger and Gerrie 

Germishuizen had a good time at the Barefoot 

Café on Port Alfred’s Wharf Street on Sunday 


Jo Styles 084 407 4067 | chefjostyles@gmail.com 

MULTI HOUSE: 41 van der Riet Street 

Tel: (046) 624 3708 | 24 hour Control Room: (046) 624 2508 

Email: multisecurity@telkomsa.net 

Wishing everyone a safe 

& happy Bathurst Show - 

Please visit us at our stall! 

Mondays: Weigh and Pay Steak Evening (18h30) 

Tuesdays: Pensioner Specials All Day 

Wednesdays: Mediterranean Cuisine 

(normal menu available) 

Thursdays: Build-A-Gourmet-Burger Evening 

(normal menu available) 

Fridays: Meal Specials 

Sundays: Sunday Roast Lunch 

LIVE MUSIC 

5 April EVENING music with Peter Drennan 

6 April LUNCH TIME Music with Claude 

19 April EVENING music with John and Charlie 

29 MARCH - STOCK MARKET PUB PARTY 

For more info call 046 625 0673 or email info@pigandwhistle.co.za



Historical society celebrates year 

of achievement 

60th birthday celebrations among highlights 

This has been a year of 

achievement for the Lower 

Albany Historical Society 

(LAHS). 

The organisation recently 

celebrated its 60th birthday and 

refurbishment of the Toposcope 

beacon in Bathurst is almost 

completed. 

As outgoing chairman Heather 

Howard reported at the recent 

AGM, this restoration has been a 

remarkable community effort, 

with funding from the LAHS 

itself, Rotary Port Alfred, Historic 

Bathurst, the Lions and a family 

of settler descendants. 

Not only has the original 

design been followed, but extra 

cairns now display the names of 

chiefs and a king who were in 

the region at the time of the 

1820 Settlers’ a r r i va l . 

Howard paid special tribute to 

Dave Hawkins “whose hard 

work, enthusiasm and faith in 

this huge project never 

wav e r e d ”. 

LAHS members, whose 

numbers increase each year, 

have enjoyed regular outings 

including a trip to historic sights 

of Grahamstown, a visit to 

Bathurst to inspect the new work 

at the Toposcope and at the 

Agricultural Museum as well as 

at a Christmas picnic. There was 

also a fascinating weekend in 

Cradock led by the redoubtable 

Bugs Wilmot. Speakers have 

talked on old wrecks, Clumber 

Church restoration, Rhodes 

University history, a trip from 

Hogsback to Healdtown, and a 

favourite speaker Bartle Logie 

ser ved Toasted Marshmallows 

and Obies, the title of one of his 

popular books. 

After the AGM’s elections, 

having served three years in the 

chair, Heather Howard handed 

over the baton to the new chair 

Gwynn Crothall who will head 

the same team of executive 

committee members: Delia Bava, 

Joy Billing, Sue Gordon, Suzette 

Grist, Dave Hawkins, Heather 

Howard, Avonne Pickering, Sally 

Poole, Margaret Snodgrass, 

Yvonne Surtees and Doug 

Sutherland. 

After the meeting, in the guest 

spot was a “regular”, Professor 

Pat Irwin, who is writing a book 

about the very significant Battle 

of Grahamstown. 

With illustrations, he filled in 

the background and then 

described in graphic detail the 

two hours of fighting which took 

place there almost 200 years 

ago to the day, in April 1819. 

Members of the LAHS meet 

monthly on the third Thursday of 

each month, either in the Don 

Powis Hall at Settlers Park to 

hear a guest speaker, or to enjoy 

an historical outing. 

FISHERS 

RETURN: 

Having bagged 

fish during 

their fishing 

expedition 

aboard the 

Blackfish 

Charters on 

Sunday 

morning, from 

left, Jenny 

Moodie greets 

her husband 

Pat, son 

Graham and 

grandson 

David Moodie 

as they 

stepped to 

shore 

Picture: ROB 

KNOWLES 

PASSING THE MANTLE: At the AGM of the Lower Albany Historical Society, new society chair Gwynn 

Crothall, left, is pictured with Professor Pat Irwin, and with retiring chair (2016-19) Heather Howard. 

Irwin’s talk at the occasion covered the Battle of Grahamstown whose 200th anniversary will occur 

next month 

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ANGLICAN CHURCH ALBANY 

A R C H D E A C O N RY 

St Paul’s Port Alfred – Ferndale Road. 

Sunday Eucharist 8.30am 

Wednesday: Eucharist 8.30am. 

St Barnabas – Nemato Port Alfred 

Sunday Eucharist 9am. 

St John’s – Bathurst Sunday Eucharist 

8.30am 

St Mary’s – Cuylerville 11am Eucharist (1st 

Sunday in the month only). 

St James – Southwell 11am Eucharist (3rd 

Sunday in the month only). 

Enquiries: (046) 624-1236. 

ANGLICAN PARISH OF ALEXANDRIA 

St David’s Bushman’s River Mouth 

Holy Communion Service: 

Sunday 8am 

Wednesday 9am. 

Christ Church, Alexandria Eucharist S u n d ay 

9am. 

Enquiries: : Graeme Hutchison 

082-955 -5051. 

APOSTOLIC FAITH MISSION BETH-EL 

ASSEMBLY ALEXANDRIA – 14 De Wet Street 

Sundays at 10am and 6pm 

Wednesday Prayer meeting at 6.30pm. 

Enquiries: Pastor Alan Cannon 

072-907-8405.. 

AFRIKAANSE PROTESTANTSE KERK 

Vir AP Kerkdienste. Kontak Anton Kok by 

082-964 -3123. 

BATHURST COMMUNITY CHURCH 

The Village Chapel, 1 The Stables, Kowie 

Road, Bathurst 

Ser vices: Sundays at 9am 

Pastor on 084-441-2876 or (046) 624-3623. 

CATHOLIC CHURCH 

St James Catholic Church – Caxton Lane, 

Port Alfred. 

Mass Times: Sunday – 9.30am 

Tuesday – 5pm 

Friday – 8.30am 

Fr Nkosinathi Njoko OFM (046) 624-1509 / 

073 - 384 - 9133 . 

St Thomas Catholic Church – Tenth St, 

Station Hill, Port Alfred. 

Mass Times: Sunday – 9.30am, 

Wednesday – 6pm 

St Anthony’s Catholic Church – Bushman’s 

River Mouth. 

Mass Times: Sunday – 7.30am 

Sacred Heart Catholic Church – A l ex a n d r i a . 

Mass Times: Saturday – 5.30pm 

Enquiries: Fr Trymos Munyaka on (046) 

624-1509 or 082-676-6573 

CELEBRATION CENTRE 

Guide Hall in Causeway . 

Sunday morning service – 9am. 

Pastor: Bazil Mauer 082 061 5463 Email: 

p a c e l e b ra t i o n c e n t re @ g m a i l . c o m All welcome. 

CHURCH NOTICES 

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY 

Goodwill Centre. 

Sunday 9.30am. 

Enquiries: 082-600-5429. 

CHRIST AMBASSADOR MINISTRIES 

770 Runeli Drive, Nemato. 

Sunday Services: 10am-12pm. 

Evening services 6-8pm. Tel/Fax: (046) 

624 -2632. 

CHRISTIAN HARVEST CHURCH 

3013 Shiceka Street, Nemato 

Sunday Services: 9.30-12pm. 

Evening 5pm-7pm. 

Contact: 083-513-5638. 

PORT ALFRED BAPTIST CHURCH 

Morning services and Children’s church 

(Ignite) 9.30am. 

Evening services 6pm – (NO evening service 

on the last Sunday of the month) 

Youth: Fridays: Grades 1-3 (KICK) at 5pm-6pm, 

Grades 4-7 (SWAT) at 6pm-7pm. Grades 8-12 

(G63) at 7pm-9pm. 

Pastor: Josh de Wit – 073 -166-2 939 

Office: (046) 624-1335. 

We b s i te : w w w. p o r t a l f re d b a p t i s t . c o . z a 

Email: p o r t a l f re d b a p t i s t @ g m a i l . c o m 

PORT ALFRED CHURCH 

21 Masonic Street, Port Alfred. 

Grace Bible College (Free) Mon – Fri am. 

Sunday: 9am. 

Contact: John 073-633-2465. 

FULL GOSPEL 

Sunday Morning Service 9.30am. 

Evening Service: 6.30pm. 

Friday Junior Youth: 7pm. 

Enquiries: (046) 624-1915. 

FULL GOSPEL (STATION HILL) 

Sunday morning: 10am. 

Enquiries: Pastor P Israel 084-582-4607 

GEREFORMEERDE KERK 

Eredienste elke Sondag oggend om 9vm in 

die “Settlers Church” historiese monument) 

h/v Buthurst str and North str. Navrae ds 

Aucamp by (046) 654-0106/083-654-9190 of 

Bert Venter by (046) 

654 -0272/082-451-2426. 

GRACE AND TRUTH CHURCH 

Albany Centre, 90 Albany Road. 

“For the law was given through Moses, but 

grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” 

(John 1:17). 

Sundays: 9.30am 

Contact: Gary Ford 072-761-3417, (046) 

624 -4985 

GREAT COMMISSION CHURCH 

Previously Bushmans Family Fellowship meet 

in Bushmans Town Hall 9am Sunday 

mornings! All welcome! 

Contact: Ps Charles Southey 078-650-3694. 

KING OF KINGS GLOBAL MOVEMENT 

Meets at the MyPond Hotel Conference Centre 

every Sunday from 10am (intercessory prayer 

followed by the service) until 1pm. 

LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE, ALEXANDRIA 

Sunday Morning Service and Club Jesus. 

(ages 4 to 12) 9am. (Baby cry room). 

Sunday Evening Service: 6.30pm. (Praise and 

p r ay e r ). 

Friday evening “G U TS ” (All Teens Welcome) 

6pm-8pm. 

Free Bible school – Tuesdays 6.30pm. 

Enquiries: PS Leon De Smidt 082-330-6865. 

METHODIST CHURCH 

WESLEY (Hards St): 

Every Sunday: 8.30am (only). 

ALEXANDRIA 

Sunday service: 10am. 

Bible Study : Wednesday 6.15pm 

Cell 074-582-0812. 

STATION HILL (Windvogel St): 

Every Sunday: 11am and 4pm 

B AT H U R ST (York Rd): 

Every Sunday: 9am 

C LU M B E R (Shaw Park Rd from Bathurst then 

Martindale turn off): 

Monthly services on fourth Sunday of every 

month at 11am. 

ROKEBY PARK (Opp Halfway Store on 

Grahamstown Rd): 

Second Sunday: 11am. 

KLEINEMONDE ( N at u r e ’s Way): 

First, Third and Fifth Sundays: 11am 

Enquiries: (046) 624-2420. 

K E N TO N : 

Every Sunday: 8.30am. 

Call 084-319-9634, Rev Rod Burton. 

NEDERDUITSE GEREFORMEERDE KERK 

DIAS GEMEENTE KERKKANTOOR: B r o a d way 

26, Port Alfred, 6170 

Kantoorure: Maandag tot Vrydag 8am-12pm. 

Tel: (046) 624-3534 

PORT ALFRED: (Broadway 26) 

Elke Sondag: 9vm. 

Kinderkerk and Kategese tydens erediens. 

BOESMANSRIVIERMOND: (Mainst reet) 

Elke Sondag: 9vm. 

Kinderkerk tydens die erediens en 10vm 

K at e g e s e . 

KLEINEMONDE: 

Dienste elke 4de Sondag van die maand: 

11vm. 

Leraar: Ds Wikus Venter Sel: 078-800-3353 

ALEXANDRIA: (Mainst reet) 

Erediens elke Sondag: 09:30am. 

Kantoorure: Maandag tot Vrydag 8am- 1pm. 

Tel: (046) 653- 0147. 

Kontak: Ds Willem Schoeman (046) 

653-0010 of 083-607-8790. 

NEDERDUITSCH HERVORMDE KERK 

St Nicolas, Beachweg, Port Alfred 

Eredienste: Elke Sondag om 9vm. 

Kategese na erediens. 

Kontak Prof John Gericke (046) 624-9025 

of sel 082-565-9534 

NEW APOSTOLIC CHURCH 

Port Alfred and Kenton on Sea. 

For information on services. Eddie 

078-752-2233 or Arnol 082-809-3421. 

NUWE LEWE VOLLE EVANGELIE KERK 

Honeycombsentrum, 88 Albanyweg, Port 

Alfre d. 

Sondae: 9.30vm en 6.30nm. 

Dinsdae: Vrouebiduur 10vm 

Woensdae: Seldiens by kerk 7nm 

Vir meer inligting kontak: Pastoor Theo en 

Marinda Snyman 084-811-0606 / (046) 

624-2265. Almal welkom – All welcome 

PERISOS SONSKYNKUS 

Perisos (Oorvloed/Abundance) nooi u uit na 

samekomste: Alexandria. Elke Sondag om 

9.30vm te Maria-saal (agter Caltex-garage). 

073 - 586 - 0201 . 

Prediker Theunis Pienaar – 082- 895 - 8830 . 

Ons verkondig: Oorvloed in Christus. 

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 

Corner of Southwell and Becker Street. 

Sunday worship and Children’s Church: 9am – 

10am 

Communion Services: 1st Sunday of the 

month 

Cell groups: Monday 4pm at the church and 

Thursday 7pm at 11 Lambert Road. 

Enquiries: Errol Parsons 084-800-3033 / 

(046) 624-4471. 

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 

Service Times – Saturdays: 9:30am- 12 noon. 

Enquiries: Judith on 083-652-5655 or Trevor 

082- 492-3789. 

SHEKINAH MINISTRIES 

Sunday mornings: 10am 

Monday and Wednesday: 7pm 

Youth on Friday evenings: 7pm. 

Enquiries: Dan Hilpert 079-649-8750. 

THE SHEKINAH GLORY OF GOD - 1 PET 4:14. 

STUDENT CHURCH 

Meets Sunday mornings 9am in Kenton on 

Sea Town Hall. The 1st church in South Africa 

to be operating on this concept. Called 

Student Church as the services are run by the 

full time students from Generation Impact 

Bible College. Believers of all ages welcome. 

Exciting Children’s Church available.A church 

that equips Saints of all ages. Contact: 

Madelein 084-513-7306. 

THE CHURCH AT MERRY HILL 

Sunday morning services: 9am. 

All are welcome. 

Enquiries: Gavin – 079-211-4675 or Diana – 

072-344 -1102 

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF 

LATTERDAY SAINTS 

Meets every Sunday for Sacrament Service at 

9am followed by Sunday School at 10am. 

Priest hood meeting at 11am and Relief 

Society meeting at 11am. 

New church location is 25 Biscay Road across 

the street from Sky Security in Port Alfred. 

Visitors welcome. 

Phone: 083-452-8801 or 078-132-7336. 

WESTSIDE CHURCH 

Contemporary – Connected – Commit ted. 

“Connecting people to people – Connecting 

people to God.” 

M e et i n g s : 

Sunday 9:30am 

Wednesday: 6:30pm 

“Connect Groups”. Directions: Turn left into 

Van Riebeeck Street – Last street on main 

road leaving Port Alfred for PE (VW 

Showroom on corner) – 800m turn first right 

into Green Lane – Go straight up to T-junction 

will see roof of church ahead. 

Enquiries: 083-444-9380/ 082-373-8181 / 

082- 677-78 00 . 

WORD OF TRUTH MINISTRY, LIVING WATERS 

BOOKSHOP, CHURCH OF THE NATIONS 

Across the road from the BP garage and 

fire station open every day 8am-12pm 

except Mondays. 

Sunday : 9am (Morning Service with Mother’s 

room and Children’s Church) 

Evening service: 6pm. All are welcome. 

Youth: 6.30pm on Friday Evening. 

Enquiries: (046) 624-2381, After hours: 

072-219 -9065. 

SUDOKU - WIN A WHARF STREET FRUIT & VEG VOUCHER 

Complete this Sudoku and be in line to win a R35 voucher from 

Wharf Street Fruit & Veg in Wharf Street.Entries must be in by 

3:30pm on Tuesday at the TotT office - 29 Miles St. Winner to 

please collect voucher (must show ID) from TotT offices before 

Dax Wilmot. 

Wharf Street 

Name:................................................................................................... 

Tel No:................................................................................................... 

SOLUTION TO LAST WEEK’S SUDOKU 

WIN A VOUCHER FROM THISTLE RESTAURANT OR TASH’S CRAFT BAR 

Name:......................................................................................................................... 

Address:....................................................Tel No:...................................................... 

Entries must be 

submitted by 3:30pm 

on Tuesday at the TotT 

Office - 

29 Miles Street. 

Winner of last 

 

Royal St Andrews - 

Higlander Pub Voucher 

ăJoy Geard 

Halyards Sunday 

Lunch Buffet 

ă 

Allan Stephen 

Winner to please collect 

voucher (must show 

ID) from TotT offices 

before attempting to 

redeem prize.



QUIET LUNCH: Saturday morning saw Amanda and Richard Forrester enjoy lunch at Harry B’s at the 

Ski-boat Club 


SUNDAY LUNCH: Paul and Trish Hunt spent Sunday lunchtime at Harry B’s where they enjoyed the food 

and the beautiful view across the Kowie River 


QUIET TIME: Relaxing on a lazy Sunday afternoon, Johann and Rita Maritz enjoyed a 

peaceful lunch at Harry B’s 


NO WORK: Derek Bembe was on Wharf 

Street on Sunday attempting to find work. 

He said he is there most weekends and 

would appreciate someone offering work 

to speak with him Picture: ROB KNOWLES 

WAITING GAME: Serving customers at Harry B’s 

on Saturday were Annelisa Bentele, left, and 

Michelle Ndanwi 


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TEL: 046 624 1117 

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R40 

BEEF BURGER AND CHIPS 

R55 

T-BONE STEAK AND CHIPS 

R110 

DEEP FRIED HAKE AND CHIPS R85 

DEEP FRIED HAKE NUGGETS R60 

CRUMBED CHICKEN STRIPS AND CHIPS R60 

BBQ PORK RIBS WITH POTATO SKINS R95 

STICKY CHICKEN WINGS BASKET R70 

MYPOND FAMILY BASKET 

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BILTONG AND DROEWORS BASKET R45



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Date of death : 24 August 2001 

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ALL BETTS ARE ON THE TABLE: Well, not quite 

but, from left, Helen and Dallas Cowie are the 

parents of Joanne who, in turn is married to 

local business and sportsman Rick Betts and 

were all at the Courtyard in Van der Riet Street 

on Saturday morning Picture: ROB KNOWLES 

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REMAINING EXTENT OF ERF 

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WAVE RIGHTS: Ready to face the waves in the first round of the 2019 King of the Kowie surfing 

competition at East Beach on Human Rights Day last Thursday, were, from left, Mark Stephens, Kyle 

S c h e n t ke , Tristan Wantenaar and ReetMeiring were 


SURF BUDDIES: With their enthusiasm clear to see, from left, Nick Schmidt, Kye Macgregor, Guy 

Campbell and Kyle Emslie were keen to enter the water at East Beach last Thursday, Human Rights 

Day, to compete in the first leg of the King of the Kowie surfing competition Picture: ROB KNOWLES 

REFRESHMENT TIME: Coffee and sugar help stave off the effects of a chilly Indian Ocean morning 

before the start of the first leg of the King of the Kowie surfing competition that took place at East 

Beach last Thursday. Enjoying the morning were, from left, Phil Britz, Larissa Pretorius, Stephanie 

Dunnington and Jamey Ries 


WAITING FOR THEIR VISITORS: Ronnie Holmes 

and mom Ruth were awaiting the arrival of 

overseas visitors at the Barefoot Café on Sunday 


HEADING UP THE FAMILY: Heading up the family 

outing to the Barefoot Café on Sunday were 

Patrick and Christine Vance 


RARING TO GO: Young Lana Heny, left, and Helen Averbuch were ready to 

show their skills at East Beach on Human Rights Day last Thursday at the 

start of the first leg of the 2019 King of the Kowie surfing competition Picture: 

ROB KNOWLES 

FAMILY TIME: Brother and sister, Bernard and Jestine Vance enjoyed lunch 

with their family at the Barefoot Café on Sunday Picture: ROB KNOWLES 

FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT: At the Barefoot 

Café on Sunday to listen to the music and have a 

nice lunch were Piers and Michelle Steenekamp 


PORT ALFRED BRIDGE CLUB 

Results for Thursday, 21 March 2019 

Red Section (6 tables) 

N-S 1st A Osinski & K Botha 67.0% 

2nd L Futter & LInglis 52.3% 

E-W 1st M Wesselo & H Clohessy 62.3% 

2nd G Wallace & G Renecle 52.0% 

Green Section (6 tables) 

N-S 1st D Wostenholm & B Osborne 62.5% 

2nd Dianne & David Long 53.3% 

E-W 1st M Smith & R Jackson 56.3% 

2nd D Lang & J Gie 53.8% 

Board 2: Dealer E, N-S vul 

¹ even if your partner may be short in clubs, it is best to pass, because 

North is almost certain to compete. 

À 

Two suited overcalls can be a useful weapon, provided that they are not 

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will not be happy! One needs to consider vulnerability, whether the opener is sitting in front 

of you or behind you, together with your trick taking ability. It is also well to remember that if 

your opponents subsequently win the auction; they will have ‘road map’ as to the shape of 

your hand, and can plan their play accordingly. Because 1C is so often a ‘phony’ suit it is best 

to play a 2C overcall as showing a club suit, normally six cards; 2NT as the two lowest; hearts 

and diamonds; 3C as the extremes, diamonds and spades; and 2D as showing the majors. 

East’s 3C is based more on overall strength than on the club, suit; but with North showing 10 

cards in the red suits, there is a fair chance that West can compete in clubs. 

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all went down in their contracts. 

Results by section 

Red Section 2S-2 (3); 3H-2; 3D+2 (2) 

Green Section 2C-3; 2D+3; 3C-3 (2); 3S-3; 4D= 

Full results at: www.pabridge.co.za, including details of all the hands. 

Results for Monday, 25 March 2019 

Red Section (7 tables) 

E-W 1st C Fletcher & A Osinski 61.0% 

2nd P Southey & J Wright 60.4% 

N-S 1st Elzabe & Ricardo Rodrigues 64.3% 

2nd T Paterson & A Ridderhof 54.2% 

Green Section (8 tables) 

N-S 1st T Versfeld & J Gie 62.3% 

2nd L Lombard & L Inglis 59.1% 

E-W 1st B Osborne & L Futter 62.4% 

2nd Patricia & David Townsend 56.4% 

Board 2: Dealer E, N-S game 

¹ By bidding at the two level in a new suit West is showing at least 10 points; 

the bid is forcing on the partnership to at least the level of 2NT. 

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spade suit, the spades are too thin, and the points are too low, for a 1S bid. If 

you bid 1S partner will make a mental note to downgrade your overcalls in future! 

After East has bid 2C and (hopefully) North has also passed; East can show the diamond suit, 

without fear of a pass from West. In fact West should add up the four trumps headed by an honour, 

the AK of clubs and the potentially useful heart Queen; realise that there can be no possibility of a 

no trump game, because of the bidding, and jump to 4D, which says to partner, we should be able 

to make 10 tricks in Diamonds: can we make game? 

North’s singleton spade, good hearts and diamonds, taken together with West’s club bid make 

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Results by section 

Red Section 3D+3 (3); 5D+1 (2); 5D+2 (2) 

Green Section 2D+5; 3D+3; 3S-4 (S); 4D+2; 4H+2; 4S-5 (S); 5D+1 (2) 

Full results at: www.pabridge.co.za, including details of all the hands. 

LEARNING THE ROPES: Young Raven Dry, left, 

comes from an arty family and was learning 

some new colouring techniques from Claude 

Samuel on Saturday morning at Rise Café in Van 

der Riet Street 

Picture: ROB KNOWLES



SUTTIE RETIRES AFTER 41 YEARS 

The name Ian Suttie is legendary in 

teaching and cricketing circles not only in 

the Eastern Cape but indeed across SA. 

A teacher and later head of the junior 

school, Suttie retired from Graeme College 

at the end of the first term of 2019 after no 

less than 41 years’ service to the school. 

But his association with the school went 

even farther than that, having spent six 

years as a pupil at Graeme. 

Suttie was not only known to and 

respected by thousands of pupils who 

passed through the doors of the school in 

Somerset Heights, he gained recognition 

and renown as a senior school cricket coach 

and junior rugby coach. 

Let’s look at the life of this highly 

respected educator and sports coach. 

Ian Suttie is from farming stock, the 

Suttie family having farmed on The 

Lomonds on the Skietrug ridge in the 

Alexandria district. 

He fondly remembers that the Salem 

Cricket Club and Salem Methodist Church 

were close to his father’s heart. 

Suttie started as a schoolboy at Graeme 

in 1967, was elected headboy in 1972, and 

attended Graaff-Reinet Teachers’ Tr a i n i n g 

College. It was there that he met Glynis Brill 

from Komgha farming stock, who was 

schooled at Clarendon Girls’ High in East 

London. 

Suttie began his teaching career at 

Graeme in 1978, married Glynis two years 

later, and in 1986 was appointed head of 

department in the junior school. 

Interestingly, when Suttie started 

teaching at Graeme in 1978, 24 of the 

current staff members had not been born 

yet! 

NEW CHAPTER: Graeme College’s head 

of department in the junior school, Ian 

Suttie, retired after 41 years’ service to 

the school 

Outside of the classroom, Suttie has had 

a massive impact on cricket at Graeme and 

Eastern Province, as well as junior rugby at 

Graeme, and his time and efforts are 

appreciated and remembered by hundreds 

of Old Graemians across the world. 

On the cricket side of things, Suttie 

coached the Graeme 1st team from 1982 

until March 2016, continuing as manager 

until his retirement this month and, still at 

schools’ level, was an Eastern Province 

Under 18 selector for 30 years, of which he 

was convenor for the last 10. 

In addition, the tireless worker for 

schools’ cricket was organiser and convenor 

of the 1988 and 1997 Nuffield Coca-Cola 

Cricket Week tournaments held in 

Grahamstown, as well as a member of the 

organising committee for Nuffield Coca-Cola 

Week tournaments from 1989 to 1994. 

Other noteworthy achievements were 

starting the Cape Youth Cricket Festival in 

1992 and the Grahamstown Cricket Festival 

in 1999. 

During the winter months, Suttie coached 

the Graeme U13A rugby team for 25 years 

and the U9A team for the last 10 years. 

Graeme headmaster Kevin Watson said: 

“In my time I have developed an enormous 

amount of respect for what Mr Suttie has 

achieved and what he has given to Graeme 

College and to the game of cricket. 

“It is actually quite accurate to suggest 

that he has dedicated his life to Graeme 

College and cricket.” 

SPRINGING FROM THE HILLS 

A resident visited the water spring a 

kilometre out of town on the road to Stones 

Hill last Friday morning. It wasn’t as busy as 

it has been in recent weeks, and he told me 

the flow from the pipe is stronger than it 

was a fortnight earlier, thanks to the rain the 

area has received. 

He said that the flow is still weaker than 

it was, say, three or four years ago. 

VACATION TIME 

Undergraduate lectures at Rhodes 

University end this Friday and students will 

proceed on their first vacation for the 2019 

academic year. They will be back for the 

start of lectures on April 15. 

In the meantime, the Rhodes graduation 

ceremonies will take place from April 11 to 

13. 

QUITE A MORNING, OR WHAT? 

On Tuesday morning last week, residents on 

the southern side of Sunnyside, in particular 

Thackeray Street, Rennie Avenue, Jackson 

Street and Watson Street had to contend 

with much more than they bargained for. 

There was no water from taps when they 

awoke; a drove of donkeys were on the 

prowl seeking food and water; there was 

load-shedding from 9 to 11.30am (and again 

that same evening); and they had to avoid 

scores of potholes littering the above streets 

on their way to work or taking children to 

school. 

What next, residents may well ask? And 

the same goes for many other parts of 

Makhanda (Grahamstown), no doubt. 

Fortunately on that particular morning, 

streets and sidewalks were not littered with 

uncollected refuse bags and garbage due to 

the strike by municipal workers, as was the 

case three weeks earlier. 

Incidentally, these workers have been on 

strike for almost two months, believe it or 

not. It’s beginning to reach the stage, I feel, 

where they can be referred to as ghost 

w o r ke r s . 

NEW AT GRAEME 

Three new staff members have been 

appointed at Graeme College – Amy 

Hiscock (English teacher), Liz Manning 

(Grant House matron) and Debbie 

Labuschagne (marketing). 

A DECADE OF GRAND BAND MUSIC 

An evening catering for all musical tastes 

awaits guests at the Kingswood College 

Grand Band Concert in the school’s high 

performance centre on Friday, March 29 

(7pm). 

Kingswood Music School spokesperson 

Alke Bradfield said the event, the proceeds 

of which will go to Grahamstown Hospice, 

was started in 2010, “so this is our 10th year 

– a decade of hits”. 

Hi-Tec Security will be sponsoring the 

event for the next three years – p a st 

sponsors have included Carara Agro 

Processing (three years), GBS Mutual Bank 

(two years), and Pam Golding Properties 

(one year). 

The Kingswood Grand Band comprises 62 

instrumentalists – girls and boys from grade 

4 to 12 – and there is a “wonder ful 

camaraderie between the musicians”. 

Tickets for the concert are R120 per 

person or R1,200 for a table of 10, and can 

be booked by e-mailing Alke Bradfield at 

a . b ra d f i e l d @ k i n g s w o o d c o l l e g e . c o m or by 

phoning her on 046-603-6670. 

A selection of cheeses and snacks will be 

included at each table, along with two 

complimentary bottles of wine. 

HIKERS ELECT COMMITTEE 

The Oldenburgia Hiking Club is a 

well-established hiking club based in 

Makhanda (Grahamstown) that offers a 

range of hiking and other outdoor activities 

to suit a variety of abilities and interests. 

The club arranges a day hike and a 

weekend hike each month if possible, and 

at least one multi-day hike every year, plus a 

few social events. 

The club’s activities are organised by a 

committee elected at its AGM. 

The 2019 committee comprises Karen 

Kouari (chair), Jono Campbell (secretary), 

Taryn Bodill (treasurer), Liz Gowans, Katja 

Offerman, Richard Grant, Lynne Angus and 

Peter Sturrock. 

Oldenburgia’s next hike is a 9km circular 

route on the southern commonage on 

Sunday, April 7, starting and finishing at 

Rivendell farm. 

The hike leader is Jono Campbell and he 

can be contacted on 084-917-3667. 

Meanwhile, further club information and 

membership forms can be obtained by 

e-mailing oldenburgiahikingclub@gmail.com 

GOOD TIMES IN UITENHAGE 

Makhanda (Grahamstown) athletes Stephen 

and Terri-Lynn Penney finished 87th and 

105th respectively at the Legacy Project 

Human Race over 30km in Uitenhage last 

week. There were 384 finishers. 

Stephen Penney (Kowie Striders) 

recorded a time of 2 hours 30 minutes 09 

seconds, while Terri-Lynn Penney (Nedbank 

Athletics Club) finished in 2:33:48. 

HISTORY BOOK OF SORTS 

Not only was the on-field action superb at 

the Pam Golding Properties/Graeme College 

rugby day a fortnight ago, so too was the 

comprehensive and informative 44-page 

programme put together by the organisers 

DONATING RED: Makhanda (Grahamstown) resident Patricia Mayekiso, left, 

donates her 10th unit of blood during the SA National Blood Service (SANBS) visit 

to the Dutch Reformed Church hall in Hill Street. Assisting her is professional 

nurse Siya Stokwe. The next visit of the SANBS to the hall is from midday to 6pm 

on Tuesday, April 9 

Pictures: SID PENNEY 

for the event. What struck me while reading 

through it was that it was something of a 

history book, or walk down memory lane, 

recalling when this school was founded and 

when that business started opened its doors 

to customers. 

Let’s have a look. 

In his message, Graeme headmaster 

Kevin Watson welcomed everyone to the 

rugby day, an event which has grown from 

strength to strength since its inception in 

1998. 

Graeme’s opponents on that day were 

Dale College, established in King William’s 

Town in 1861, while Framesby High School in 

Port Elizabeth was established more than a 

century later, in 1966. 

Makhanda (Grahamstown) attorneys 

Wheeldon Rushmere & Cole stated in their 

advert in the programme: “Connecting 

communities, clients and people in the field 

of law since 1908.” 

Another advertiser was GBS Mutual Bank 

that was established way back in 1877. 

Just down the road from Makhanda is the 

family school at the sea, Port Alfred High 

School, which is 135 years old, and is 

unique in that it is a dual-medium, 

co-educational school, catering for 820 

pupils. 

Travelling a long distance to play in the 

rugby day was SACS from Newlands in 

Cape Town, founded in 1829, making it the 

oldest high school in SA. 

I chatted with SACS headmaster Brendan 

Grant at the rugby day, and he was 

interested to learn that my Standard 6 

(grade 8) year (1959) was spent at SACS in 

the Gardens (at the foot of Table Mountain) 

and Standard 7 and 8 years at SACS in 

Newlands after it had moved lock, stock and 

barrel. 

But that’s another story for later. 

Another local firm of attorneys of 

long-standing that placed an advert in the 

programme is Dold & Stone, established in 

1841 . 

St Andrew’s College, we learn from 

details in the programme, was founded in 

1855, while rugby at the school dates back 

to 1875. 

In its advertisement, Hi-Tec Security said 

it had been protecting the city for more than 

25 years. 

An interesting read the Graeme College 

rugby day programme! 

RESULTS AT GREY 

Makhanda (Grahamstown) schools’ 1st team 

results at the weekend’s Grey High School 

rugby festival in Port Elizabeth were: 

Day-one – Graeme College lost to St Alban’s 

College 7-10; Kingswood College beat 

Parktown Boys’ High 50-12; and St Andrew’s 

College beat St John’s College 31-0. 

Day-two – Graeme lost to Marlow 

Agricultural High 10-34; Kingswood beat St 

John’s 35-8; and St Andrew’s beat Jeppe 

Boys’ High 13-12. 

LOTS OF POWER, LOTS OF NOISE 

Two young motorcyclists had a whale of a 

time aboard their very noisy scrambler-type 

bikes last Thursday afternoon on the 

southern side of Sunnyside, charging up 

and down George Street, Watson Street and 

into Arnecourt Close. 

They really made a heck of a din, but 

please do not get me wrong, I am not 

complaining. 

I simply love the sound of high-revving 

motorbikes, thanks to many a day spent at 

Killarney (Cape Town) and Aldo Scribante 

(Port Elizabeth) racetracks. 

However, what concerns me most is the 

fact that numerous vehicles do not yield at 

the Watson/Thackeray intersection and 

simply sail through. 

With a motorbike charging up or down 

Watson Street and a vehicle not yielding at 

the intersection, there is surely an accident 

waiting to happen or, as they would say in 

surfing terms, a “wipe-out”. 

Incidentally, possibly showing off to 

somebody in the area, one of the riders 

stood up as he rode down Watson Street. 

BRIDGE LEADS TO SCENIC COURSE 

I am a Facebook friend of Cape Town 

Tourism, and on one recent post was a 

photo of Table Mountain and Table Bay, with 

parts of Milnerton Golf Club visible. 

Undoubtedly, that must be one of the 

most scenic golf courses in South Africa – 

the Atlantic Ocean on one side, the Diep 

River on the other side, and Table Mountain 

always in the background. 

To access the golf course, the Milnerton 

Lighthouse and Woodbridge Island housing 

estate one has to cross the concrete bridge 

over Diep River. 

Five decades ago there was a wooden 

bridge affectionately known as “Black 

Bridge”, but which is not used anymore due 

to safety concerns. 

How do I know all of this? Back in the 

1950s and early 1960s the Penney family 

lived less than a kilometre away from the 

golf course, and I used to spend a lot of 

time as a teenager gallivanting in the area 

of the golf course, the lighthouse and, of 

course, the beach! 

That leads me to wonder how many 

members of Belmont Golf Club and Royal 

Port Alfred Golf Club have played a round or 

more at Milnerton Golf Club and taken in 

the marvellous 360° views. 

REMEMBERED 

Last week, I wrote about the late Eric 

Tasmer and his willingness to help others 

with woodwork, mechanical and many other 

DIY issues. 

Derrick Fellows of Port Alfred writes: “I 

was at Graeme College at the same time as 

Eric Tasmer, although he left before me. 

“Your reference to him being so helpful 

reminded me of an occurrence which 

supports your contention that he was 

always willing to be of assistance. 

“One of the items presented on Founders 

Day at Graeme was a wooden plaque or 

shield. 

“At assembly after one particular 

Founders Day, OB Taylor, the then 

headmaster, mentioned that the plaque had 

over time developed an unattractive blemish 

and that Eric, who had been in the audience 

as an Old Boy on Founders Day, had been 

sharp-eyed enough to spot it. 

“He had later approached the headmaster 

and offered to restore the plaque to its 

original pristine condition. This he did 

promptly and efficiently. The headmaster 

had commended Eric for being the 

embodiment of the ‘Graemian Spirit’. 

“Why this incident should have remained 

in my memory for half a century or more, 

when some days I can’t remember what I 

had for breakfast, is strange. 

“I can also remember the Tasmer family 

home was on the corner of Lawrance Street 

and Shepperson Lane, although I still insist 

it is, in fact, Shepherds Lane.” 

GOOD WEATHER, GOOD PARKRUN FIELD 

Thoko Sipungu (20 minutes 00 seconds) 

and Kelly Mackenzie (25:32) were first in 

the men’s and ladies’ sections respectively 

at last Saturday’s parkrun in Makana 

botanical gardens, an event that drew 181 

par ticipants in glorious weather. 

Runners-up were Melikhaya Dyubele 

(20:19) and Charlotte Abraham (27:27), 

while teenagers Cee-Jay Porthen (22:05) 

and Tosca Stoloff (29:41) were placed third. 

Thabisa Twani completed her 50th 

parkrun last Saturday, while Ju-Ann Cox and 

Justine Weeks each have one to go to their 

50th. 

Parkruns are held each Saturday at 8am 

from the entrance to the botanical gardens. 

HOCKEY WIN FOR KC 

In their 1st team hockey clash on Saturday, 

Kingswood College defeated Diocesan 

School for Girls 2-1. 

A TALE OF A LANE 

Elsewhere on this page is an e-mail from 

Derrick Fellows of Port Alfred in which he 

states, quite correctly, that the Tasmer 

family lived in a house on the corner of 

Shepperson Lane and Lawrance Street a few 

decades ago. 

If one looks at the street signs at either 

end of the lane, they read “Shepperson”. 

Yet, the “Grahamstown 1966 Directory” 

states that the lane back then was 

Shepstone Lane, and that residents in those 

days included Ginger Muddle, Athol Will, 

Mick Hanley and Ernest Will. 

Now, can anybody explain to me via 

e-mail at sidp@imaginet.co.za how it came about 

that Shepstone Lane came to be renamed 

Shepperson Lane? 

ATTENTIVE GROUP: Grade R teacher at Graeme College, Jacqui Flowerday, and her 

class watch the proceedings at the memorial service that formed part of the 

school’s Founders’ Day celebrations. The proceedings included flag raising, 

singing of the national anthem and the school song, and laying of wreaths



Toyota hatches 

BOWLSBANTER 

... what’s happening 

the new Corolla 

Of all motoring name brands in 

South Africa, Corolla was, 

undoubtedly, the most chirped 

about. 

Toyota sold so many of them that 

you could find one 

parked next to just 

about every kakiebos 

bush in the 

Tr a n s va a l … Then, it 

stopped. No more 

Corollas. 

Now the company 

has just launched a 

radically new 

hatchback – ever so 

cunningly – under 

the Corolla banner in 

the hope that it will 

also sell like hell in its new guise. 

Suppose Corolla just had to come 

back. 

Just to show it’s a true departure 

from the past, the new Corolla 

hatches have traded the Auris 

badge for a Corolla one, and 

highlighting it as the 12th generation 

of the brand. 

Talk about hip diction, Toyota 

refers to the TNGA (Toyota New 

Global Architecture) platform as 

being at the heart of this new hatch. 

This TNGA allows for the Corolla’s 

design to be longer, lower and 

sleeker than ever before, says 

Toyota. The car is 25mm lower, 

30mm wider, 40mm longer and the 

bonnet line is a whopping 47m 

lower, which, I must concede, makes 

for attractive styling and also gives 

the driver a greater field of vision 

upfront. 

For what used to be a fairly 

conservative Toyota, design-wise, 

the Corolla’s front and rear sculpting 

is pretty daring, with what it terms a 

catamaran look from the front and 

rear angles of the car. 

The bold front trapezoidal lower 

grille has a mesh design with 

surround that’s more upright, 

reducing the front overhang by 

20mm. 

The tail end has a 14-degree 

increased angle to the rear screen 

and LED light clusters located as far 

to the edge as possible, a roof 

spoiler and a shark fin antenna, to 

catch one’s attention. 

Styling is rounded off with the 

inclusion of 16-inch alloy wheels, 

which sit neatly in the wheel arches 

with just the right amount of flare. 

Toyota has opted for the same 

motor it uses in the C-HR, which is 

the lively 1.2-litre four-cylinder 

turbopetrol unit, delivering 85kW 

and constant torque with a 

pleasingly flat torque curve of 

185Nm at between 1 500r/min and 4 

000r/min. 

Couple this to either a six-speed 

manual transmission, or Toyota’s 

new, remarkable, 

10-speed Sport 

Sequential 

Shif tmatic 

Continuously 

Variable (CVT) 

a u t o m at i c 

cog-swapper, and 

you have the best 

possible combo right 

there at the 

JUST HITTING CENTRE STAGE: Will the new Corolla Hatch take 

over where the last one left off? A radical departure from the then 

conservative but functional icon, might well do the trick 

backbone of your running gear. 

The car’s performance is wor th 

twittering about and the manual 

gets you to 100km/h in just 9.5 

seconds – the CVT version does it in 

10.4 sec – and on to a maximum 

speed of 200km/h, says Toyota. Not 

bad for a 1.2-litre. 

A well-balanced engine/gearing 

combination always leads to 

beneficial fuel consumption as well, 

and Toyota claims an average 

consumption of 6.1 litres/100km for 

the new Hatch. 

The rear suspension is now a new 

multi-link system that is more 

compact and not only allows for a 

larger boot space, but, together with 

a new shock absorber valve design 

for 40% less friction, yields a 

smoother ride and better tracking 

stabilit y. 

The interior of the car is, likewise, 

as no other Toyota before. Because 

of the TNGA, you also immediately 

feel that the Corolla has a 

comforting, lower centre of gravity 

than the Auris. 

As you take the wheel, the new 

instrument panel is now much 

slimmer and immediately leads one 

to feel interior space has been well 

optimised. 

The flagship Xr models have 

sports front seats that are slimmer 

and wider, and have thick side 

bolsters for improved holding 

performance in hard cornering. 

The rear split seats can be folded 

down to increase the boot’s load 

space, and upholstery in the 

premium models is a combination of 

fabric and Alcantara leather. 

There is just about a cockpit-full 

of passive safety features to the car 

and start with seven airbags – 

driver and passenger, along with 

two side and curtain, as well as one 

for the driver’s knee. 

In my opinion, the strengths of 

the Corolla – for many years, SA’s 

best-selling sedan – was that it was 

sufficient to the everyday motorist. 

Not overly more than any other 

brand, but what it had, worked well, 

economically and reliably. 

Always costing a bit more than 

the opposition, but then resale 

values were high – and there was 

always a good Toyota dealership 

conveniently just around the corner. 

Oh, and they were never very 

exciting cars unless they were in 

motorsport – but this Corolla is… 

For a start, there are three Corolla 

Hatch models. The 1.2T Xs 6MT 

(manual transmission) – R336,800; 

the 1.2T Xs CVT – R347,400, and the 

1.2T Xr CVT – R 3 67 , 1 0 0 . 

All come with a 

six-services/90,000km Service Plan 

and three-year/100,000km warranty. 

TOP TEAM: The winners of the 2019 Kenton Business League were the Buco Rollers, from left, Sylvester 

van Rensburg, Ockie Goosen, Zane van Rensburg, Keith Starbuck with Kenton Bowls Club president 

Anthony Copeman 

Port Alfred Bowling 

Club 

Last Tuesday afternoon the 

Guido’s vouchers were won 

by Hilary Allen, Studley Clark 

and Tony Versfeld. Well 

played and thank you to 

Guido’s for their vouchers. 

Congrats to Trevor and 

Jenny Frost who won the 

club mixed pairs internal 

competition. 

Mike Pfotenhauer won the 

wrong bias potty and duly 

paid his fine. 

We hosted a very 

successful Hospice 

tournament on Thursday 

which was very well 

supported by all the local 

bowling clubs, particularly 

Kowie, Kenton and Albany. 

All the proceeds are 

donated to Hospice who 

provides a fantastic service 

in this town of caring for 

potential terminal patients. 

Just about everybody has 

a family member or friend 

who has been affected by 

cancer of some sort. 

The department of health 

is cutting back on funds so 

that Hospice is reliant on 

funding to supplement their 

income. 

There were prizes for the 

winning skips, thirds, 

seconds and leads. Keith 

Benson generously donated 

his winnings back to 

Hospice. Thank you, Keith. 

The raffle was won by Sue 

Purdon. Some of the bowlers 

also won lucky tickets in the 

form of a lunch for two, a 

handbag and a bottle of 

w h i s k y. 

We thank Brian 

Waddington who organises 

this annual event and to all 

the sponsors and the ladies 

of Hospice who provided tea 

and lunch. 

This weekend was the 

start of the Eastern Areas 

(EA) mixed pairs, which 

continues on April 27 and 28 

for those who made it 

through. 

Should you be unlucky 

enough to be playing in a 

section of three, you may 

only get to play one game, 

and be knocked out which is 

a shame in a competition of 

this nature. 

We had five teams from 

our club that entered, four of 

which played at Kenton and 

one pair at home. Sadly none 

of us won our sections so 

will have to try next year. 

The mixed novice 101 

singles will be played on 

Wednesday afternoon April 3 

at 1.30pm and 3.30pm. 

The men’s All Cape starts 

in Port Elizabeth on April 1 

and the Ladies’ All Cape 

starts on April 8. Good 

bowling and best of luck to 

all the bowlers who have 

entered a team. None of our 

men have entered a team. 

CROQUET 

CORNER 

... rolls that count 

Good to see newcomers being coached 

by Janet Thatcher on Wednesday 

mornings. 

If anyone is interested in playing 

please come along or contact Roger on 

0 8 2 - 373 - 8 1 8 1 . 

On Friday March 29 weather 

permitting don’t forget night croquet 

with a bring and braai after. All are 

welcome. Saturday will be rollover. 

Forms for the Allan Wilson Classic are 

in the clubhouse. Please remember the 

hampers. Birthdays this week Colin 

Barnard on the 28th – have a good day. 

Only one ladies’ team has 

entered. 

We have night bowls on 

Friday evening March 29 at 

5.30pm for 6pm followed by 

a bring and braai. Bowlers 

and non-bowlers are 

welcome. 

Duties for the week ending 

April 2 -6: Tabs - Mike 

Pfotenhauer and Jenny 

Frost, Bar Duty - Jim, Julie 

and Hein. 

Kowie Bowling Club 

How does one describe the 

absolute disbelief which 

emanated from the 

community when it became 

known that Bob Ford had 

passed away. 

In a coastal town 

dominated by retirees, 

visitations by the grim reaper 

are met with more stoicism 

than in other towns, but it 

took some time before the 

members of the club 

accepted the reality of Bob's 

passing. 

There was nothing 

flamboyant about Bob. 

Indeed it was his 

unobtrusiveness which made 

him almost invisible – and 

yet, he was always there 

pottering around the 

clubhouse and the grounds 

willing to do things for the 

club and for individuals. 

He never sought the 

limelight but, inexorably, it 

found him. 

The attendance at the 

memorial service was a clear 

indication that Bob's sphere 

of influence went well 

beyond the precincts of the 

club. 

He was good at sport but, 

more importantly, he was a 

sportsman whether he won 

or lost. He earned the 

respect of all who played 

with or against him and in 

the old days with Eric Kent 

and Eden Bradfield formed a 

formidable trio. This was 

later joined by Gavin Deenik. 

He had the gift of defusing a 

potential crisis by making a 

remark (sometimes in Xhosa) 

which took all the tension 

out of the situation. 

He, Gavin and I formed the 

triumvirate known as the 

“Under the Tree Club” where 

all the problems of the world 

were solved every morning. 

Bob was a very good 

committee man, a good 

mediator and principled in 

his decisions and actions. 

Consistent and honest in 

self-analysis. Polonius would 

have been proud of his 

Laertes: “This above all, to 

thine own self be true.” 

In any club there are 

“members” and then there 

are members. He belonged 

to the group that no club can 

afford to lose. He will be 

sorely missed and, 

paradoxically, the first 

indication of his absence 

might be an unfixed leaking 

tap. 

Tuesday was a big day at 

the club – almost as if the 

members wanted to share 

their grief. There were some 

big scores with Tony Brown, 

Rob Walker and Piet Coetzee 

hogging the prizes. 

With most of our players 

at the Sunshine Coast 

Hospice day and, also, 

helping to host the EP/ 

Border Nomads there were 

only 24 to play Tabs-in. 

Again it was left to Tony 

Brown, Tessa Chanet, and 

Robin Dowding to win the 

mega-bucks. 

Over the weekend we had 

an excellent entry of nine 

teams (out of a possible 25) 

from Kowie to play in the EA 

Mixed Pairs. With such a 

large entry from Kowie it was 

inevitable that some of our 

teams found themselves with 

other Kowie teams in the 

same section. 

Congrats to our teams 

which won four of the seven 

sections – Steve Minnaar 

and Megan Kriel, Judy and 

Jonty Alexander, Pieter and 

Margaret Stegman, and 

Grumpy Enslin and Helise 

Hat tingh.. 

It was pleasing to note 

that, at the end of the 

weekend no marriage 

counselling was required. 

Good bowling to our 

men's teams participating in 

the All Cape at Port 

Elizabeth. 

Duties: Roll - Pieter 

Stegman, Mark - Dick 

Schuurman/ Mike Ryan, 

Tabs - Lina Woodard, Bar - 

Siegie Rohrs. 

Kenton Bowling Club 

A quiet week of bowls in 

Kenton last week with good 

turnouts at Tabs-in and a 

focus on internal club 

competitions. 

Three sections of the EA 

Mixed Pairs competition were 

played this past weekend at 

Kenton and our 

congratulations go to Ruth 

Low and Ken Nixon for 

winning their section. Ruth 

and Ken now progress to the 

finals of this competition to 

be played in April. 

Ken is obviously a far 

better bowler than a sleuth, 

failing at his second attempt 

to find the elusive joker and 

ensuring that the joker stays 

alive for at least another 

week. Lolly Biggs also 

missed out on the weekly 

attendance draw of R500. 

Club Duties (March 25 - 31): 

Tabs - Bill Bedford, Bar - 

Dave and Lynn West. 

Dates to Remember 

(March 25 - 31): 28th - 

President’s Chair competition 

at Kowie.



Wednesday March 20: Pick n Pay 4 Ball 

Alliance, with 78 players. 

Results: 

1st: Colin Mavuso, Earl Tsolekile, Mbulelo Veto, 

Mbongani Bavuma - 93 

2nd: Guy Cash, Greg Shanks, Ian Gatenby, 

Jayden Roesstorff - 90 

3rd: Martin Slatery, Jonty Alexander, Brian Reid, 

Rob Turner - 88 

4th: Ockie Pieterse, Rick van Zyl, Dave Young, 

Viv Jordan - 87 

Two Clubs: 

6th: A Barnes, E Tsolekile 

8th: D Cowie, A Nel, G Churchley, W Osborne 

11th: D Kieser 

13th: T Counihan, S Counihan, A Sap 

Best Gross: 70 – Colin Mavuso 

Best Nett: 67 – Jayden Roesstorff 

Nearest The Pins: 

Foshaways – 6th: Daine Kruger 

Rise Cafe – 8th: Dallas Cowie (hole in one) 

The Wharf Street Brew Pub – 11th: Mark Shelton 

Thymes 2 Catering – 13th: Andy Stembridge 

Wimpy Longest Drive - #14th: Richard Beyleveld 

Kingsley Beverages - Nearest the Pin for 2 on 

the 1st: Andries Small 

Thursday March 21: Viv Jordan golf day, a 2 

Ball Alliance with 43 players. 

Results: 

1st: Trevor Taylor, Dave Young - 53 

2nd: Arnold Morey, Frans, Kruger - 51 

3rd: Rick van Zyl, Viv Jordan - 50 

4th: Roly Clayton, Alan Corrans - 50 

Two Clubs: 

6th: T Taylor 

13th: R Clayton, F Kruger 

Best Gross: 77 – T Taylor, Dave Young 

Best Nett: 69 – Roly Clayton, Dave Young, 

Andrew Pittaway 


Mooifontein Quarry – 6th: Noel Stötter 

Auto Smart Body Shop – 8th: Rick van Zyl 

Sibuya Game Reserve – 11th: Earl Tsolekile 

The Whart Street Brew Pub – 13th: Frans Kruger 

Wimpy Longest Drive - Men #14th: Andries 

Small 

Royal St Andrews - Nearest the pin for 2 on the 

1st: Rick van Zyl 

Saturday March 23: Pam Golding Betterball 

Bonus Bogey, with 63 players. 

Results: 

1st: Rick van Zyl, Jason Sharrock +8 

2nd: Peter Longhurst, Paul Fryer +7 

3rd: Rick Pryce, Freek van Rooyen +7 

4th: Neil Menary, Arjan Sap +7 

Two Clubs: 

6th: E Tsolekile 

8th: F van Rooyen, R Clayton, B Dukas, M 

Deenik, R Dowding 

13th: K Gardner 

Best Gross: 77 – Meekah de Sousa 

Best Nett: 68 – Peter Longhurst 


Mooifontein Quarry – 6th: Earl Tsolekile 

Auto Smart Body Shop – 8th: Rob Dowding 

Sibuya Game Reserve – 11th: Darryl Hooper 

The Whart Street Brew Pub – 13th: Jason 

Sharrock 

Wimpy Longest Drive - #14th: Jason Sharrock 

Royal St Andrews - Nearest the pin for 2 on the 

1st: Vaughan Meyer 

1820s GOLF 

Monday March 18: 25 players in good, mainly 

overcast conditions. 

Winners on 42: Theo Kemp, Keith Wood, Barry 

Scarterfield, Dudley Kieser. 

Moosehead on 47: Dennis McElwee, Dale 

Wisener, Juan Southey, Dave Page. 

Good Scores: 49 - Wollie Wolmarans, Ernie 

Allen, Nic van der Merwe. 

Two Clubs: 6th Stan Weyer. 

Thursday March 21: 6 players in cool, overcast 

conditions. 

Winners on 39: Albert Whitfield, Derek van 

Harmelen, Peter Rinaldi, Juan Southey. 

Moosehead on 46: Windsor Bagley, Dallas 

Cowie, Barry Scarterfield, Dudley Kieser. 

Good Scores: 48 - John Heather, Ernie Allen, 47 - 

Albert Whitfield, 46 - Derek van Harmelen, Dale 

W i s e n e r. 

Two Clubs: None. 

L ADIES’ R E S U LTS 

March 19: An extraordinarily perfect afternoon’s 

weather presented itself to the Ladies’ Section 

golf on Tuesday afternoon and 33 players 

answered the call to play in a two-to-count 

Stableford 3-ball alliance. 

Liz Gatenby, Sylvia Foster and Jane Bladen 

carded a winning 73 points with runners-up Mo 

Marsay, Trish Barwick and Heather van 

Harmelen close on their heels with 72. Third 

place was taken by Louisa Cross, Sue Roll and 

Kim Gardner on 70 points. 

Shirley Heny birdied the par three 6th as did 

Louisa Cross and Margie Siegers on the 8th. 

Helen Lockworth’s drive was closest to the pin 

on Top Carpets’ 6th, as was Sheena Warren’s on 

Rosehill Driving Range’s 8th and Mo Marsay's 

on Wimpy's 11th. Theresa Loundar’s second shot 

was nearest the pin on River Spa’s 13th. 

The longest drive competitions were held on the 

14th and driven by Helen Lockyear and Sylvia 

Foster in the lower and higher handicap sections 

r e s p e c t i v e l y. 

The best individual nett rounds were shot by 

Glynnis Renecle (68) and Joy Altson (69). 

The competition on April 2 will be the monthly 

medal sponsored by Pick n Pay. 

PORT ALFRED MIXED 

March 23: Sunny and warm weather becoming 

a little gusty later on provided the background 

to Saturday’s 2-to-count mixed Stableford 

alliance competition. The field was drawn into 

two 3-balls and four 4-balls. 

GOLFW E E K LY 

... the results 

The 3-ball of visitor Dave Hoets, Liz Gatenby and 

Lynn West carded 83 + 5 = 88 points to count 

out runners-up Andy Manson, Greg Shanks, 

Doreen Lumdson and Ingrid Griffiths into second 

place on the same score. 

The most golf was played by Glynnis Renecle, 

Derek Sinclair, Gaby and Danny Tarpani with a 

disappointing 76 points. There were no 2-clubs 

and the best net scores were shot by Greg 

Shanks and Liz Gatenby, both with 69. 

Guy Cash won a bottle of wine when his tee-shot 

was adjudged closest to the pin on the 8th. 

KGB RESULTS 

Tuesday March 19: Perfect weather pervaded 

the course on Tuesday moaning and 45 players 

heeded the call and were drawn into nine 4-balls 

and three 3-balls to play the usual 2-to-count 

Stableford alliance. 

The rains of last week have lengthened the 

course considerably and scores have 

consequently suffered. The best round was the 

88 points carded by Gerald Churchley, Johny 

Johnston, John Abbot and visitor Algi Bower. 

Second placed Mark Warren, Dave and Don 

Rose carded 81 + 5 = 86 points. 

Those who battled the most in the tighter 

conditions were Roger Kidson, Quentin Hogge, 

Nick Oosthuizen and Ian Gatenby only managed 

to score 75 points and consequently ending up 

with the notorious Hamer en Sukkel trophy. 

Martin Lambrechts and Ian Gatenby holed the 

only 2-clubs of the day (8th), whilst the best nett 

scores were shot by Neil Loundar and Johny 

Johnson (68) 

Friday March 22: One couldn’t have imagined a 

more perfect morning for golf that presented 

itself to Friday’ KGB competition and the 

excellent turnouts of late continued as 50 

players presented themselves for the early 

morning draw. 

Roger Kidson, Donald McGarvie, Mike 

McNamara and Maureen McGarvie carded 92 

points to win the competition quite comfortably. 

Brian Hayward, Dave Curran, Danny and Gaby 

Tarpani took the runners-up slot with a distant 

88 points. 

It is cruel that there has to be awardees of the 

infamous Hamer en Sukkel trophy on such a 

perfect morning, but the 73 points carded by 

Sandra Fryer, Dale Wisener, Andy Manson and 

Paul Fryer were insufficient to escape the trophy 

at the 19th hole. 

Barrie Brady had the crowd cheering at the end 

of play festivities as it was announced he shot a 

superb nett 63 and made a 2-club on the 11th. 

Other good nett scores were shot by Maureen 

McGarvie (67) and Danny Tarpani (68). 

Kowie United Easter Tournament 

promises to be a total blast for all 

KOWIESTRIDERS 

... runners with pride 

Congratulations to Alex Weed on winning 

the Country Club Sportsman of the Year 

Trophy. Alex has been on the committee 

for a couple of years and puts in a lot of 

work organising all our races. A well 

deserved winner. Thanks for everything 

that you do for the club. 

We are arranging a bus to the EP 21km 

Champs on May 25. There is also a 10km 

event. An ideal route to do your personal 

best. Please give names to Alan to book 

your seat. 

Some of our members are off to run in 

the Bruintjieshoogte 50/25km in Somerset 

East this weekend. Good luck to you all. 

Have a great run. 

Carol and Jean Nepgen competed in the 

tough Belville Tyger event on Human rights 

Day. Carol walked the 21km in 3 hours 3 

minutes and Jean the 10km in 1 hour 36 

minutes. Then on Sunday at the Weskus 

21km Carol did 3:43 and Jean 3:47. Both 

of them had a bad day. 

On April 19, Good Friday, is the Amanzi 

Challenge Trail Run. We need lots of 

helpers to make it a success. Contact Alex 

We e d . 

Billy’s Tips 

LSD (long slow distance) time on the 

road/legs is non-negotiable for distance 

runners. 

Know the difference between discomfort 

(to be expected) and pain (distress). 

On Tuesday April 9 we will be having a 

bring and braai after time trial. Fires will 

be lit. Bring your own meat, etc. 

Time Trial: March 19 

Run – 8km 

Sinethemba Jilingisi 29:31 

Letemba Jekana 30:17 

Ayabonga Saul 32:20 

Zamile Yanti 33:29 

Rick Betts 37:16 

Stan Knight 37:16 

Lubabalo Sala 38:10 

Eugene Fourie 41:56 

VOLOVIKINGS 

In spite of the 21st being a 

public holiday, we still had 

a fair turnout of youngsters 

running. 

Time Trial: March 21 

3.8km 

1. Siphosethu Tokwe 16:41 

2. Athenkhosi James 

1709 

3. Asiviwe Sneli 17:38 

4. Kuhle Mantle 21:33 

5. Vuyalethu Same 25:42 

5km 

1. Iviwe Matyunu 23:43 

2. Emihle Tyatya 24:49 

Asakhe Solwadle 42:07 

Gerald Greeff 42:10 

Ross Horton 42:14 

Marianne Stighlingh 42:43 

Pieter Brits 42:43 

Zanell Venter 42:48 

Leah Shanks 44:06 

Ian Robertson 44:13 

Gill Legg 44:42 

Richard Legg 44:42 

Run – 5 km 

Siyanda Xanti 22:00 

Simon Nobebe 22:18 

Mthuthu Pikoli 22:31 

Athi Klaas 23:47 

Oliver Momberg 24:17 

Alex Weed 24:23 

Sticks Stighlingh 27:48 

Nelly Phiri 28:15 

Alan Robb 29:19 

Lulu Mceka 29:25 

Mike Momberg 29:43 

Shannon Horton 32:18 

Trevor Williams 36:12 

Natasja Möller 41:52 

Kevin Lee 41:52 

Run – 3 km 

Siviwe Gidwa 14:36 

Supalelo Naika 14:36 

Vanessa Barkhuisen 16:23 

Emily Lessing 18:24 

Jo Ann Betts 19:47 

Dinky Davenport 20:32 

Nomonde Hendele 22:45 

Walk – 8 km 

Linda Wepener 1:23:50 

Billy Futter 

Walk – 5 km 

Anna Marie Hockly 44:00 

Charles Joubert 44:00 

Sue Robertson 46:43 

Lesley Futter 59:01 

Sean Harper 59:01 

Walk – 3 km 

Sally Blake 32:54 

Alistair Blake 32:54 

... runners with pride 

3. Uthimna Tana 27:28 

4. Asonge Mlanla 27:34 

5. Jarred Penny 30:00 

6. Siphesihle Tokwa 

30:23 

8km 

1. Nomawethu Ngangqu 

44:17 

NTOMBENTSHA MSUTU 

Kowie United Rugby Club will 

be hosting the third annual 

10’s Easter Tournament at 

Station Hill rugby field on 

April 20. 

Several teams have been 

invited to enter, and so far, 

eight teams have confirmed. 

The confirmed teams are as 

follows: 43 Air School, Port 

Alfred Town, Rebels, Kwaggas, 

Lions, Plot Mystery, Slagpale, 

and Nemato Tigers. 

The teams entering will be 

divided into groups and p l ay 

against each other. 

Kowie United managing 

coach Abe Hendricks said the 

tournament promises to be a 

big one for the team, and they 

intend on boosting their club. 

“We urge the community to 

assist in supporting the teams 

as it will cost R1,000 to enter 

each team into the 

tournament,” Hendricks said. 

“On the actual day, we plan 

to have fun activities, not just 

rugby matches. We want to 

invite all family members to 

be a part of this day. There 

will be activities for children 

as well,” he said. 

“We really hope the people 

of Port Alfred will come in 

numbers and support the 

event, because we want this 

to be big. 

It will also help with the 

growth of our team and other 

teams as well. We need to 

grow rugby as a sport in the 

area,” Club president Leston 

Hilper t said. 

He said they would also like 

to thank the department of 

sports, recreation, arts and 

culture for sponsoring balls 

and other sporting equipment. 

Stalls will be allowed to add 

to the festive atmosphere. 

Anyone who is interested in 

having a stall on the day, can 

contact Hendricks on 

078-328-0411 or Hilpert on 

078 - 3 8 0 - 73 9 4 . 

Entrance fees will be R10 

per car parking, R10 per adult, 

and R5 for children. 

The tournament will kick off 

at 9am and continue till late 

in the evening.

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Contact us with any sports news: (046) 624-4356 (Jon Houzet) Thursday, M a rch 28, 2019 

Warriors battle first 

leg of King of Kowie 

Despite rain, 

worsening waves, it 

was all top action 

ROB KNOWLES 

Surfers, together with 

their spectators, 

arrived at East Beach 

last Thursday, Human 

Rights Day, to participate 

in the first leg of the King 

of the Kowie surfing 

competition. 

The annual competition 

is divided into four events 

throughout the year, with 

the best three results used 

to determine the year’s 

most successful surfer, 

who is then awarded the 

crown and bragging rights. 

The wind and rain 

presented no problems 

last Thursday as 

competitors donned their 

wetsuits in anticipation of 

their respective heats. 

However, the waves at 

East Beach that looked 

good in the morning 

worsened toward the 

af ternoon. 

First place for the grom 

boys went to Carl 

Wiersma, followed by 

Owen Heny and Jack 

Av e r b u c h . 

Lily Heny took first place 

for the grom girls, followed 

by Lara Heny and Summer 

Fo st e r. 

In the Under 18 category, 

first place went to Andrew 

Laverge followed by Kye 

Macgregor, Luke Swart, 

Carl Wiersma and Owen 

H e n y. 

Leading the over-40s 

pack was Warwick Heny, 

with Anton Wiersma 

second and Richard Heny 

third. 

In the over-50s category, 

Dave Macgregor took top 

honours with Carl Wurz, 

Pete Britz and Jerome 

Boulle following. As for 

bodysurfing, first place 

went to Sunny Hill, with 

Victor Coetzee in second 

place. 

Longboarding honours 

again went to Dave 

Macgregor, with his son 

Kye Macgregor in second 

place and Richard Heny, 

Pete Britz and Jerome 

Boulle completing the 

categor y. 

As for bodyboarding, 

first place went to Mark 

Stephens, followed by Lyle 

Schente, Reef Meiring, 

Tristan Wantenaar and 

Helen Averbuch. 

In the open category, 

first place went to Andrew 

Laverge, followed by 

Warwick Heny, Guy 

Campbell, Kye Macgregor 

and Anton Wiersma. 

SURFING STARS: Kowie boardriders, from left, Anton Wiersma, Warwick Heny, Kye Macgregor, 

Andrew Laverge and Guy Campbell are some of the category winners in the first leg of the 2019 

King of the Kowie competition at East Beach, which took place last Thursday, Human Rights 

Day 

Amanzi Challenge to profile beach handball 

ROB KNOWLES 

South African Handball 

Federation president, 

Ally Pole, is excited 

about the inclusion of 

the growing sport of 

handball at this year’s 

Royal St Andrews Hotel 

Amanzi Challenge. 

“We appreciate the 

inclusion [of beach 

handball] into the 2019 

Amanzi Challenge. The 

interactive and 

adrenaline pumping 

nature of beach 

handball shall certainly 

be on display as we 

expect clubs from 

Eastern Cape, 

Mpumalanga, North 

West, KwaZulu-Natal, 

Limpopo, Northern Cape 

and Gauteng [to 

at tend],” Pole said. 

“We aim to use the 

event as a launch pad 

towards popularising 

beach handball and 

making it the main 

contributor to sport 

tourism in the country. 

“Appreciating the fact 

that handball is played 

by boys and girls under 

16 years of age, will also 

boost our prospects of 

dominating this format 

of the game going 

forward. “Hence, we 

shall simultaneously be 

selecting our 

national teams 

for U16 boys 

and girls 

who will do 

duty at the 

inaugural 

Africa 

Beach 

Games, 

scheduled for 

Cape Verde in 

June 2019. Handball 

should certainly be rated 

among the crowd-pullers 

within the April 19 to 21 

in Port Alfred,” he said. 

As Pole alluded, 

beach handball is a fast, 

action-packed sport, 

where teams of seven 

players pass and bounce 

or roll a ball, trying to 

throw it in the goal of 

the opposing team. As it 

is played on sand, 

instead of in a sports 

hall as in conventional 

handball, the ball loses 

most of its bounce. On 

sand there is little to no 

dribbling, and players 

instead perform more 

passing as the rule of 

travelling still applies. 

Matches are 

played in two 

sets or, if 

both sides 

have won a 

set, three 

sets. If 

teams are 

tied at the 

end of a 

regular set, 

then the teams will 

play for a golden goal. 

The teams will try to win 

a jump ball and the first 

goal wins the set. If the 

teams are tied at the 

end of two sets, then the 

teams will participate in 

a tie-breaker involving a 

goalie throwing the ball 

to his or her own player 

while that player 

attempts to score 

one-on-one with the 

opposing goalie. 

During regular play, if 

the goalkeeper scores a 

ACTION SHOT: Beach handball is a thrilling sport with lots of fast-paced 

action 

goal this counts as two 

points, compared to a 

normal goal scored by 

an outfield player which 

counts as one point. 

Creative or spectacular 

goals, such as 360° 

jumps and alley-oops, 

are awarded two points, 

as well as in-flights and 

6m throws. 

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