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Project leaves resident in tears 

Elderly man can’t use driveway, 

injured after falling into hole 

ROB KNOWLES 

For the last three years, the 

South African National 

Roads Authority has been 

working on upgrading the R72, 

a project that has extended past 

its original deadline and has 

caused frustration for residents 

on the portion of the road that 

passes through Port Alfred. 

Pavements and kerbs have 

been constructed in stages on 

both sides of the R72. 

However, the latest 

pavement and kerb to be built 

on Southwell Road near Main 

Street has caused problems for 

an elderly resident, Jimmy 

McQuirk, whose home is on the 

R72 at the foot of the Southwell 

Road hill. 

McQuirk, who is in his 70s 

and not in the best of physical 

health, recently fell and broke 

his femur when he was walking 

down the new pavement on 

Southwell Road in the evening 

and stumbled into a hole left by 

contractors laying the 

p ave m e n t . 

McQuirk said it was 

impossible to see the hole in the 

evening and it had not been 

adequately marked off to 

prevent accidents. 

He has experienced other 

problems at his home in recent 

ye a r s . 

Being the sole residential 

property on this stretch of road, 

McQuirk’s home is isolated and 

sits behind the shops on the 

CBD-side of Biscay Road, 

making it easy for criminals to 

target. 

McQuirk has experienced 

several break-ins over recent 

years and has also been 

physically attacked at his home. 

The latest problem with 

access to his home being 

impeded by the new kerb and 

paving brought him to tears as 

he told TotT his story. 

The kerbing physically 

prevents McQuirk or any of his 

visitors parking a car in his 

d r ive way. 

They now have to park in 

Biscay Street and walk to his 

home. 

“I’m trying to sell the 

p r o p e r t y,” McQuirk said. 

“But with no access, 

potential buyers cannot park to 

even view the property.” 

He fears that, if the problem 

is not resolved, it will affect the 

saleability of his home. 

A letter was sent to Sanral’s 

media liaison, Shaanaaz 

Loggenberg at Meropa, as well 

to Sanral Southern Region 

manager Mbulelo Peterson, on 

Thursday last week to ask what 

measures they were taking to fix 

the situation. 

Neither had responded by 

the time of going to print. 

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his visitors to park in the street behind and walk to his home Picture: ROB KNOWLES 

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Meeting forced to move as EFF 

councillor refuses to leave 

ROB KNOWLES 

For three hours last Thursday, the 

Ndlambe full council meeting was 

delayed as speaker Vivian 

Maphaphu and municipal officials 

combed the rule books and codes 

of conduct to justify ejecting EFF 

councillor Xolisa Runeli from the 

council chambers. 

The problem began as the 

meeting was officially opened. 

The first order of business for 

Maphaphu was to remind 

councillors of their code of conduct 

that establishes rules of decorum 

members are expected to follow. In 

this instance, Maphaphu referred to 

rules 39.1 and 39.2 regarding the 

dress code of councillors. 

FIGHTER BATTLES COUNCIL: We l l - k n o w n 

EFF activist, Xolisa Runeli, in the EFF attire 

he wore when he was sworn in as a 

councillor. He again wore the red overalls but 

no hard hat at last week’s meeting 

Her issue with Runeli was with respect to his 

attire which, being red overalls, were not 

considered formal, as described in the rules. 

Runeli refused to remove his red overall 

jacket, and Maphaphu, having read the rules 

several times, decided to impose a 15-minute 

recess in order for him to reconsider his refusal. 

She then explained that earlier in 2018, she 

had asked an ANC councillor to remove his 

jacket as he was dressed in ANC colours. 

“The rules clearly state that no insignia or 

emblem must be worn by councillors when 

attending a council meeting,” Maphaphu said. 

At this point, Runeli said this was wrong and 

that red overalls were allowed in parliament. 

When the councillors and gallery returned, 

Runeli once more refused to take the jacket off. 

Maphaphu then referred to a later version of 

the rule book and read Rule 32 1b, 1d and 1p, 

wherein it states that the speaker’s ruling is final 

and that law enforcement would be brought to 

the chambers to forcibly remove Runeli. 

As Runeli still refused to recuse himself or 

remove his jacket, Maphaphu adjourned the 

meeting to reconvene at the civic centre. 

The council and gallery arrived to find Runeli 

already seated at the makeshift council table. 

Security was called to attend but the gallery 

was asked to retire as the councillors discussed 

their options behind closed doors. 

The security then left and the meeting finally 

resumed with Runeli still wearing his overalls. 

Although Runeli attempted to be recognised 

by the speaker several times, the meeting 

continued, essentially ignoring his interjections.

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Pupils painted the refuse bins 

For the better part of this 

year, the pupils at Port 

Alfred High School have 

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unique art pieces out of old 

drums sourced from the 

Sunshine Juice factory. 

The idea behind the project 

is to increase the pupils’ 

awareness of being 

environmentally responsible 

with their rubbish. 

A great deal of thought and 

creativity was invested in the 

painting and sealing process. 

Paint was kindly supplied 

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are now being sold by the 

PAHS Alumni and Supporters 

Association to raise funds for 

their Road Upgrade Project. 

Individuals or businesses 

can help beautify the town and 

promote a clean environment 

by purchasing the drums. 

To promote the fundraiser, 

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outside Pam Golding’s offices 

in Rosehill Mall for the past 

week. 

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A new motorcycle club in Port Alfred, Immortal 

Guardians, will host a biker run for Child 

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The bike run will rev off from Wo o d l a n d s 

near Kenton on the R343 and end at Rosehill 

Mall. 

Immortal Guardians has chapters around 

the country, with members from Port Elizabeth, 

Makhanda and East London set to join in on 

December 15. 

Club secretary Marelize Erasmus said they 

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The fire department will also transport 

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Erasmus said the event would kick off at 

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She said bikers had been collecting funds 

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The children who will receive the gifts will 

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“We want to provide these kids with toys, 

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them party packs. 

“We will also have Father Christmas on the 

day, who will entertain the kids, and have 

ambulance workers to do a demonstration. 

“We are also looking at doing something for 

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Talk on using food to fight disease 

Brunch in aid 

of Sunshine 

Coast Hospice 

“It’s going to be fabulous”, 

guest speaker Kim van 

Niekerk told Angela 

Hibbert, Sunshine Coast 

Hospice’s administrator, before 

her much-anticipated 

preparation and tasting of 

healthy food alternatives at the 

SPAR Cancer Awareness 

brunch, which was held at 

Stanley’s Restaurant in Kentonon-Sea 

recently. 

And so it was! Van Niekerk 

shared her journey into food 

alternatives which had been 

prompted by her daughter’s 

struggle with asthma about 25 

years ago. 

After having been dependent 

on eight different antibiotics and 

several new asthma pumps 

every year, she and her husband 

decided they needed a new 

approach to their daughter’s 

health problem and embarked 

on a journey of learning and 

discovery to seek prevention 

rather than cure by boosting her 

immune system with the use of 

alternative nutrition. 

Van Niekerk 

enthusiastically shared her easy 

and delightful tips of living 

nature’s way with the 130 

attendees, clarifying that not 

one approach fitted all, but 

rather encouraged everyone to 

get to know their bodies and to 

cater for their own known 

v u l n e ra b i l i t i e s . 

Van Niekerk’s passionate 

and fun approach to food and 

life was a delight to experience 

and guests responded by 

quickly scribbling down their 

contact details in order to 

receive her free recipes of 

simple ways to introduce life’s 

vital nutrients into their diets. 

She shared how healthy food 

can, in fact, be delicious and 

how to apply the 80:20 rule, 

meaning it is permissible to 

cheat once in the while, but to 

be disciplined about following a 

regime of what is good for one. 

The brunch, prepared by 

Van Niekerk, Jan Ross and 

Stanley’s Restaurant staff was 

absolutely delicious and 

testament to the fact that healthy 

can be scrumptious. Ross spoke 

about the danger of ingesting 

pesticides from fresh food, as 

well as what we may 

contaminate our domestic 

environment with by using 

certain commercial cleaning 

materials containing noxious 

components and suggested 

healthier, natural alternatives. 

Hibbert thanked all the 

guests for attending and 

appealed to all to support the 

“Reach for Recovery” i n i t i a t ive 

by donating second-hand bras 

in good condition for women 

having undergone 

mastectomies. 

These bras can be dropped 

off at Hospice and will be 

altered to support prosthetic 

breasts which are freely 

available through Reach for 

R e c ove r y. 

Each bra would also raise 

R10 supplied by a funder. 

Hospice thanked muchloved 

sponsor and friend Lesley 

Theunissen from SPAR, who 

undertook the décor herself, 

which tastefully enhanced the 

picturesque setting in the 

beautiful space kindly provided 

by Stanley’s Restaurant. 

HEALTHY CHOICES: From left, Jan Ross, Angela HIbbert, Kim van Niekerk, TrishGillies, Dot 

Long and Lesley Theunissen at the SPAR Cancer Awareness Brunch in Kenton-on-Sea 

Along with her husband, 

Craig, they sponsored the entire 

event and have done so for the 

fourth consecutive year. 

This cancer awareness event 

was initiated in 2016 with a 

lunch hosted by the Port Alfred 

Ski-boat Club, a dinner at the 

Royal Port Alfred Golf Club in 

2017 and a lunch at the Red 

Apple Emporium in 2018. 

CO U N C I L N OT ES 

... the municipality’s voice 

ROB KNOWLES 

Following a delay of three hours 

caused when EFFcouncillor 

Xolisa Runeli insisted on 

wearing party paraphernalia to 

last week’s council meeting as 

well as a change of venue to the 

civic centre, speaker Vivian 

Maphaphu went rapidly 

through the agenda. 

SPLUMA compliance 

As part of its plans to adhere 

to the recommendations and 

direction of the Auditor 

G e n e ra l ’s office, municipalities 

have to comply with the 

provisions in SPLUMA (Spatial 

Planning and Land Use 

Management Act). 

Ndlambe mayor Khululwa 

Ncamiso commended the 

municipal manager and the 

directors of the various 

directorates for their hard work. 

“It’s not an easy job,” 

commented Ncamiso.. 

Financial report 

The report for July to 

September was submitted to 

council for approval. It is the 

responsibility of the 

municipality to ensure the 

services it renders to residents 

are sustainable. 

Ndlambe has a history of 

non-payment of municipal 

accounts and, over recent years, 

the amount owed has almost 

reached R150-million. 

This amount is made up of 

rates (more than R51m 

outstanding), Refuse collection 

(over R16m), electricity (almost 

R16.5m), water (almost R32m) 

and several other high-value 

items. 

Steps to rectify the situation 

by commissioning Revco as the 

debt collection agency are now 

beginning to be effective, 

commented financial portfolio 

councillor Ray Schenk. 

“There is still a lot to be 

done, but Revco appears to be 

making a difference,” said 

Schenk who reported that the 

municipality was stable at this 

time. 

Land transfers 

Council approved the 

donation of several pockets of 

land on which clinics in 

Ndlambe sit, provided 

procedural requirements are 

followed, to the Eastern Cape 

provincial government. The 

clinics in question are the 

Alexandria clinic, the Wentzel 

Park clinic in Alexandria and the 

Station Hill clinic. 

Land was also transferred by 

the provincial Department of 

Public Works on behalf of the 

province to Ndlambe. The land 

in question is located in 

Alexandria, Marselle, Bathurst 

and Seafield. A total of 922 

properties in the townships plus 

another public services building 

were approved and accepted by 

council. 

Renaming of streets and public 

places 

A draft street renaming 

streets and public places policy 

has been drawn up and is ready 

to go for public participation. 

The council also agreed to 

establish a formal Ndlambe 

Geographical Names 

Committee once public 

participation has taken place. 

Cell masts 

The municipality 

understands the need for better 

telecommunication in the 

municipality and has a draft 

mast infrastructure policy that 

requires public participation. 

The municipality will advertise 

this in the future. 

Liquor trading hours 

BRIGHT MORNING 

A draft policy regarding the 

hours of business for outlets for 

alcohol has been compiled. 

Council said public 

participation will take place 

before any change to the liquor 

trading hours will be effected. 

Ndlambe music festival 

For the past two years 

Ndlambe has been donating 

R200,000 per year to the 

Department of Sport, 

Recreation, Arts and Culture 

(DSRAC) to enable it to host a 

music festival in Ndlambe. 

However, this year DSRAC 

said it required R300,000 from 

Ndlambe to host the event as it 

has no money to fund it, asking 

if any private donors were 

willing take up the reins. 

The council met previously 

to discuss the matter and 

affirmed at last week’s meeting 

that the money would be better 

spent assisting local business 

than on a one-night music 

f e s t iva l . 

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Restrictions 

continue as dam 

drops below 

50% capacity 

YO U RVO I C E 

opinions on the street 

What actions are you taking to conserve 

water ? 

MAKEMORE MUTARA: I 

always make sure that my taps 

are properly closed and watch 

how much water I use a day. 

ANESIPHO BLOM: During the 

day I always make sure that I use 

less water. 

Desalination plant best solution, Ndlambe says 

ROB KNOWLES 

Ndlambe has been under 

strict water restrictions 

since 2018, when the 

area was declared a disaster 

area due to prolonged drought 

conditions. 

These measures are still in 

force and non-compliance can 

result in a fine. 

The matter was highlighted 

in the latest full council meeting 

last Thursday. 

Usually, Port Alfred is fed 

from both the Kowie River and 

the Sarel Hayward Dam, but 

due to drought conditions the 

dam is now the only water 

❝ 

while packaged 

desalination plants 

presented the best 

alternative solution 

to the water crisis, 

there were no funds 

available 

source used. 

However, the dam is 

currently running at less than 

50% capacity and could result 

in there being no water 

available in Port Alfred in the 

short- to medium-term. 

At the recent Port Alfred 

Residents and Ratepayers 

Association (Parra) AGM, 

Ndlambe deputy director of 

infrastructure, Sipho Babama, 

spoke of the most viable 

solution - a desalination plant 

using reverse osmosis (RO) 

t e ch n o l o g y. 

This would be used to 

recover waste water from 

effluent, filter it and then send it 

to the Sarel Hayward Dam for 

distribution in the normal way. 

However, council was quick 

to point out that, while 

packaged desalination plants 

presented the best alternative 

solution to the water crisis, 

there were no funds available to 

implement such a system. 

The council is to discuss the 

matter with banks and other 

sector departments in an 

attempt to fund the project. 

In the meantime, water 

restrictions demand that hoses 

are not be used to water 

gardens or wash vehicles, and 

that users ensure all taps are 

switched off and any leaks are 

reported to the municipality. 

In his talk at the Parra AGM, 

Babama suggested that a 

WhatsApp group be established 

to make reporting leaks easier. 

TEMIA FREEMAN: I think using 

less water especially for doing 

your laundry is the best way. 

NDYEBO TSITSI: I think we 

must all try to use less water in 

order to save the little that we 

h ave . 

CHANTEL BANTLEMAN: I 

always make sure that I use less 

water to water my garden. 

LUZANNE NELSON: S av i n g 

water and making sure the taps 

are not leaking is the only way.


EDITORIAL 

OPINION 

We are in a 

water crisis 

Makhanda (Grahamstown) was our canary 

in a coalmine. 

Their water crisis started long ago, 

while ours is in its early stages. 

Ndlambe Municipality has sent out 

occasional notices reminding residents that 

we have a water shortage and are on 

restrictions, but most people still live like 

there’s no problem. 

Until the taps run dry – as has happened 

for days at a time when there was a burst 

water mains or problems with the 

balancing dam – we just go on living like 

we always have. 

Port Alfred’s main water source, the 

Sarel Hayward Dam, is at less than 50% 

capacity. This should alarm us. 

In the midst of this, the bulk water 

supply project assigned to Amatola Water is 

at a complete standstill. 

More than three years ago I wrote a 

series of articles on the massive waste and 

highly questionable and possibly corrupt 

contract appointments in the project, 

including the “quick wins” that turned out 

to be slow losses. 

Projects were delayed by months and 

even years, at ever-increasing cost; 

contracts were terminated after botched 

jobs and had to be redone at a cost of 

millions of rands; water leaks wasting 

millions of litres a month were not attended 

to; in one instance a subcontractor not 

named in an award letter was found 

working on a project without any 

notification; and expert advice by 

engineering consultants was ignored. 

I have written several stories on the 

white elephant reverse osmosis plant just 

north of town, which with its associated 

infrastructure cost about R200m in figures 

available in 2016. 

It has not provided a drop of water to us. 

We have a story in the paper this week 

reminding residents that Ndlambe has been 

under water restrictions since 2018 – they 

have never been lifted. 

The restrictions prohibit the use of hoses 

to water gardens or wash vehicles. The 

municipality also appealed that residents 

ensure all taps are switched off and report 

any leaks to the municipality. 

However, the municipality must heed 

its own advice. 

Starting last Friday, I twice called the 

municipality’s infrastructural directorate to 

report a water leak from the mains leading 

into my property. No one came to fix it. 

It took an e-mail yesterday morning to 

municipal manager Rolly Dumezweni, 

director of infrastructural development 

Noluthando Vithi and our jolly municipal 

spokesperson Cecil Mbolekwa to actually 

light a fire under someone’s posterior. They 

came to fix it shortly thereafter. Good. 

Until there is a viable solution to our 

water shortage, let us all heed the 

restrictions and report leaks and wastage. 

The municipality, for its part, must 

chase up the defaulters who are not paying 

their water bills, which totals a staggering 

R32m. - Jon Houzet 

The Ndlambe music festival has 

been held annually by the 

department of sport, recreation, 

arts & culture. 

DSRAC lured Ndlambe and 

Sarah Baartman District 

Municipality to contribute funds, 

as its main aim is to develop 

emerging artists in the district. 

Ndlambe Municipality 

hosted the festival all these years. 

However, D S R AC announced 

WHOAH! The Kowie Camera 

Club’s winning photo for 

October was ‘No, I am not 

jumping that’ by Candy 

Marshall. She received a 

certificate of merit (13/15 

points). The photo was taken at 

Kurland during the cross 

country phase of the WC 

Eventing Champs in September 

2019. The weather conditions 

were extremely wet, rainy and 

windy that day. Gear used: Fuji Xt- 

1, 100-400mm lens 

FL100mmISO640f/6.4 1/500sec 

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IN DISGUISE: Enjoying some drinks at the festive Wharf Street Soiree last Friday are, 

from left, Peter Allison, Caiti Allison and Pam Allison Picture: NTOMBI MSUTU 

No funds to host Ndlambe music festival 

in a meeting with an ad hoc 

committee of council that they 

do not have the budget to fund 

the 2019 music festival. 

It is for this reason that the 

municipality in its meeting held 

on Thursday October 31 resolved 

that there will be no fund 

allocation for the 2019 festival as 

it cannot fund it alone. It does not 

have enough funds to host this 

festival without the involvement 

of the main sponsor, DSRAC. 

However, it further resolved 

that the funds it would have 

contributed to the music festival 

will be used to develop local 

emerging artists. 

Again, the service provider 

who has shown interest to host 

the festival, irrespective of the 

involvement of both DSRAC and 

Ndlambe Municipality, is at 

liberty to host it on our sports 

field, however, no funds will be 

contributed by the municipality. 

NDLAMBE MUNICIPALITY 

Crash: nobody 

seems to care 

After reading the latest TotT article on page 3, reporting the 

collision that Ken Preston had with a stray cow and his 

request as to what could be done about the problem, the 

impression is created that nobody cares. 

As such, I would like to respond as follows: 

AgriEC has twice instituted action against Ndlambe 

Municipality and its officials to compel them to address this 

problem. 

The first order in this regard was obtained on March 10 

2017 (the orders are available from AgriEC), the terms of 

which were not complied with. 

Following the filing of a contempt of court application, 

the municipality pleaded for an extension of timelines to 

comply and requested that certain aspects of this order were 

beyond the capabilities of the municipality to adhere to 

within the timeframes. 

The municipality then tabled an achievable revised 

rectification plan that they submitted could be adhered to 

and was within their capabilities. 

As such, and to give the municipality a final chance to 

rectify the situation, the contempt application was settled by 

a further order by agreement, with a contempt provision, 

with timelines submitted by the municipality. 

This order was granted on July 10 2018. 

Again the municipality has not complied with the order. 

No substantive reasons for non-compliance were 

forthcoming in terms of paragraph 10 of the order, and as 

such, AgriEC again filed a contempt application in terms of 

paragraph 11 of the same order. 

As outlined in the notice of motion, we are seeking 

punitive sanction by the court against the mayor and 

municipal manager in their personal capacities. 

The defendants in the matter obviously opposed the 

application. 

Following the lodging of the required affidavits, the 

matter has been set down on the roll in the Grahamstown 

high court on February 13 to be argued. 

As can be seen from the orders granted, we have 

obtained costs in both orders and while we are litigating in 

court, the ratepayers are currently funding the municipality’s 

legal costs and nobody, including the opposition within 

council or the ratepayer groups, seems to care. 

We trust that should we be successful in this matter, and 

municipal officials are held accountable for their lack of 

action, something will finally be done. 

BRENT MCNAMARA, 

AgriEC operations manager 

Em e rge n cy N u m b e rs 

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FACE 2 FACE with / 

Zwaai Sonanze Sanco Sarah Baartman regional coordinator 

LAPPING IT UP 

QTell us about your 

occupation. 

AI am self-employed and the 

current Sanco (SA National 

Civic Organisation) Sarah 

Baartman regional coordinator. 

What is the most satisfying 

aspect of the work you do? 

Assisting those who are 

disadvantaged and working 

with people. 

What tourism attraction would 

you recommend to a visitor to 

the Sunshine Coast? 

Taking a drive in our townships 

and meeting our lovely people 

in the township, with the 

beautiful view of Kowie River 

from Esityhotyholweni side. 

CHILLED VIBES: Nkosana Dlakwe and his friend Sinekhaya Ngcokwe enjoying some drinks after 

watching the Rugby World Cup in Alexandria on Saturday Picture: NTOMBI MSUTU 

If you have a bucket list, what is 

the top item you would like to 

do? 

Change people’s lives and the 

current crime rate. 

What is your motto in life? 

It’s not always easy, but that’s 

life, be strong and know that 

there are better days ahead and 

never give up hope. 

What keeps you motivated? 

Positive environments and a 

smile on people’s faces, even 

when they don’t have reasons to 

smile. 

With the high unemployment 

rate in our country, what do 

you think could be done to 

address the situation? 

Skills development – that’s what 

Sanco is busy with currently. 

Do you think enough is being 

done to reduce our carbon 

footprint on the planet? If not, 

what do you think could be 

done to change it? 

No. Definitely not enough. 

Our governments need to 

call a summit of all stakeholders 

to come up with a way forward. 

What is your favourite music of 

all time? 

Jazz and gospel. 

What is the one item that is 

always in your fridge? 

Red meat. 

If you could be president of SA 

for one day, what would be the 

top three things you would do 

for your day in office? 

Sign into law expropriation 

without compensation; ban the 

rights of all hard-core criminals 

in prisons; increase all grants to 

the poor people of our country, 

including old age and child 

g ra n t s . 

RUGBY 

S U P P O RT E R S : 

C a ro n D a n i e l s 

and 

TioonHutshinson 

enjoy watching 

the Rugby World 

Cup final in 

Alexandria on 

S a t u rd a y P i c t u re : 

NTOMBI MSUTU 

The fear of the Lord 

Solomon wrote that if we seek 

for wisdom and insight, 

searching for it as for hidden 

treasure, “then we will 

understand the fear of the Lord 

and find the knowledge of God” 

(Proverbs 2:5). 

What does it mean to fear 

the Lord? 

From the perspective of 

those who do not know, or who 

do not serve the Lord, the reality 

of the coming judgment should 

strike fear into the heart of every 

u n b e l i e ve r. 

“It is a dreadful thing to fall 

into the hands of the living 

God” (Hebrews 10:31). 

God’s grace and forgiveness 

frees everyone from judgement 

the moment they come to Him 

in repentance and faith in His 

Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. 

The fear of the Lord is quite 

different when viewed from the 

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

INSIGHTS 

Pastor Theo Snyman 

Christian’s perspective. It means 

having a deep reverence and 

respect for God. 

The Lord is not “the Man 

U p s t a i r s ,” He is the creator of all 

heaven and earth, the One who 

upholds the whole universe by 

the power of his word. 

He is holy, righteous, 

glorious, magnificent, Almighty 

awesome, and so much more! 

“Worship the Lord in the 

splendour of his holiness; 

tremble before him, all the 

earth” (Psalms 96:9). 

“Exalt the Lord our God and 

worship at his footstool; he is 

holy (Psalms 99:5). 

“God, the blessed and only 

Ruler, the King of kings and Lord 

of lords, who alone is immortal 

and who lives in 

unapproachable light, whom no 

one has seen or can see. To him 

be honour and might forever. 

Amen” (1 Timothy 6:15, 16). 

Where there is forgiveness of 

sins, there is no fear of 

judgment. 

To know Him as our 

Heavenly Father requires us to 

serve Him with reverence and 

awe . . . in the fear of the Lord. 

Quotations from NIV. 

GIRLS DAY: 

Having a good 

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Time men take their health seriously 

I do not know if it is a man thing 

to evade discussing health 

matters. 

It is known that many 

women battle to convince their 

husbands/partners to go for 

regular medical examinations at 

their general practitioners (GPs). 

It is often heard that many 

men maintain “there’s nothing 

wrong with me”. 

This remains the No 1 

ridiculous attitude any man, or 

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If anything goes wrong with 

your health, early detection can 

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the successful treatment of any 

serious illness or not. 

Looking at some statistics, 

43% of all serious illness 

insurance claims are due to 

cancer, of which 12% is 

attributed to prostate cancer. 

The most feared of the “big 

f ive ” cancers for men are by far 

prostate and testicular cancer. 

The good news is that both 

can be treated and cured if 

detected in the early stages. 

However, the only way to 

detect these is by going for 

regular examinations and 

screening tests. 

It is high time that men s c ra p 

humiliation of all sorts and think 

about their loved ones. 

Welcome to Judy’s Kitchen, located at the Rosehill 

Mall in Port Alfred, where you will find genuine 

home cooking and delightful treats. 

Owners Judy and Deon Lottering, who are 

long-time locals in Port Alfred, are ready to 

welcome patrons with a smile and offer delicious 

food that will not only tantalise the taste buds but 

cater to everyone’s dietary requirements. 

Judy has been known as the “Tuckshop Lady” 

from Port Alfred High School and simply and 

appropriately as “that friendly lady” who bakesup-a-storm 

in the kitchen. 

Her passion in the kitchen translates to a loving 

plate of home-made trendy food that is bound to 

make you come back for more. 

Ju dy ’s Kitchen’s menu consists of a wide range 

of delicious meals, starting with a breakfast menu 

that includes vegan options, as well as homebaked 

breads, burgers, salads, toasties, tea and 

coffee, milkshakes, smoothies and, of course, 

cake. 

Also available are home-made rusks and 

biscuits, so get yours today and treat yourself to a 

wonderful visit to Ju dy ’s Kitchen. 

The development in the 

available insurance products 

makes it so much easier for any 

person to personalise their very 

own insurance cover. 

Under severe illness cover, 

one can have comprehensive 

severe illness cover against 

almost every severe illness. 

Of course, some may feel 

they do not need full 

comprehensive cover. 

Therefore, there are products 

available that will only provide 

severe illness cover against 

cancer or all cardiovascular 

conditions. 

As an example, your family 

might have an extremely high 

occurrence of cancer but no 

heart conditions. 

A person’s needs are unique 

and there is no “one size fits all” 

in the insurance industry. 

That is the main reason that 

every financial advisor is 

compelled to do a full financial 

analysis before any advice may 

be given. 

A further burden of living 

with any severe illness most 

certainly would be the excessive 

additional financial expenses. 

It can almost be stated as a 

certainty that most medical aids 

will not cover the total expense 

of any severe illness. 

The convenience of having 

severe illness cover is the peace 

of mind that, upon diagnosis, 

the insured will receive a certain 

amount that will come in handy 

when the bills start piling up. 

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We offer ample free off street 

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Common medical aid 

questions answered 

There are certain questions and 

misconceptions about medical 

aids that always pop up. 

Let’s see if we can answer a 

few . . . 

1. My medical aid has a 

savings account – can any 

positive balances be withdrawn 

in cash? 

While savings will always 

remain the member’s, a positive 

balance or carry-over of savings 

cannot be withdrawn in cash. 

The only time this money 

will be paid out to a member is 

when you resign from the 

scheme or downgrade to an 

option that doesn’t have savings, 

like a hospital plan. 

If you resign from one 

scheme and move to another 

that does have savings, then the 

first scheme will need to transfer 

your savings across to the new 

one. 

2. Is there ever a time when 

waiting periods won’t apply? 

Yes, indeed! There are 

certain instances when a 

medical scheme cannot impose 

waiting periods, such as: 

When you add a newborn 

baby to your membership, the 

little one will be covered from 

day one, provided you register 

baby within the scheme’s time 

f ra m e . 

When you change to 

another medical scheme 

because you have had a change 

of employment (compulsory 

m ove ) . 

HEALTH & WEALTH 

MINUTE 

Taryn Gutsche 

If your employer changes the 

medical scheme benefit from 

one scheme to another. 

When group underwriting is 

approved by the scheme, this 

applies when a company first 

joins medical aid, but is at the 

s ch e m e ’s discretion and certain 

terms do apply. 

You would need to have a 

certain group size and the 

scheme will look at whether the 

benefit is compulsory or 

vo l u n t a r y. 

So, if you are an employer 

and wish to give your staff a 

medical aid benefit, then there 

are ways to cut out the 

underwriting process - talk to us 

if you have any queries. 

3. Can I leave my medical 

scheme and claim back a pro 

rata portion of the scheme 

r e s e r ve s ? 

You may have belonged to a 

medical aid for numerous years 

and never claimed on the 

hospital side of your benefits. 

While at least 75% of your 

monthly premium gets set aside 

to the schemes reserves, what 

we don’t all realise is that even 

though you may have never 

claimed, you cannot claim this 

money back or be refunded 

from the scheme’s reserves 

when you resign. 

According to the Medical 

Schemes Act, such reserves are 

assets of that scheme and all 

moneys and assets belonging to 

a scheme must be kept by that 

scheme. The only exception to 

this rule is medical savings. 

4. Can a scheme make 

changes to my medical aid? 

At the end of each year it is 

very important to make sure that 

you are aware of any changes to 

your health plan, because this is 

an absolute yes – your medical 

scheme can make changes. 

Perhaps they have 

introduced a new network of 

providers, or maybe your 

chronic medication will only be 

covered when attained from a 

certain pharmacy. Benefit limits 

may go up, down, or stay the 

same . . . things can change. 

All amendments must 

however be approved and 

registered, and the scheme must 

notify members of these 

changes, but it does still fall to 

the member to be aware of 

these changes. 

If you have any queries e- 

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Following God is the only way 

Pastor encourages people to live out Jesus’ plan for their lives 


Mark Kieck, of the 

Baptist Church in Port 

Alfred, left the 

audience inspired at the 

Christian Men’s Association 

breakfast on Saturday, with his 

strong message of hope, love 

and giving yourself to God. 

He first thanked the 

audience for allowing him to 

share his message, jokingly 

adding if they minded only 

catching the second half of the 

Rugby World Cup final. 

“I am a recent addition to the 

pastoral team at Port Alfred 

Baptist but have been serving in 

the church since the beginning 

of 1997,” Kieck said. 

“Most of my childhood years 

were spent in a Christian home 

and I can’t really remember a 

time before I was the pastor’s 

k i d ,” he said. 

After leaving school, he 

studied electrical engineering in 

Port Elizabeth, a time in his life 

where he strayed from God. 

“God called me back to him 

one night at a rock show in PE. 

“I was standing in the crowd, 

the band was rocking out and I 

noticed the crowd had their 

hands in the air,” he said. 

“At that moment I realised 

that music was made so that we 

can worship God and not for 

self-glorification. 

“I walked out of the show 

and into church that Sunday. 

“Fast forward a few more 

years and I am back in Port 

Alfred and in the furniture 

business, a complete change of 

direction . . . and if I look back, 

a direction of my choosing.” 

Kieck then started a furniture 

business with his father-in-law. 

They enjoyed five years of 

good business but a bad 

business decision started a 

sequence of events that led to 

the closure of the business in 

May 2013, and the sheriff of the 

court knocking on their doors. 

“It was a difficult time in my 

life that was only going to get 

worse as a year later I lost my 

father-in-law to suicide due to 

the losses we faced from the 

b u s i n e s s ,” he said. 

He then started studying 

theology in 2017 and recently 

started in full-time ministry. 

“Like Jonah, I tried to take 

my own path but God, 

gracefully, brought me back into 

His plan. 

“The real question is: What 

does God want to tell us today?” 

He read from Romans 12:1: 

“I appeal to you therefore, 

brothers, by the mercies of God, 

to present your bodies as a 

living sacrifice, holy and 

acceptable to God, which is 

your spiritual worship.” 

“How different would our 

lives look if we really took this 

to heart?” he said. 

“We would take a stand on 

God’s promises and storm hell’s 

rusty gates. We would meet 

sinners where they are, eat with 

them, and challenge them with 

the gospel.” 

MESSAGE OF HOPE: Mark Kieck, centre, of the Port Alfred 

Baptist Church, who delivered a strong message to the 

audience at the CMA breakfast on Saturday, chats to Ly n d o n 

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Young soccer 

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Swana, Bulelani Mankayi, AnelisiweTeyise and Akhona Gaga, and some little helpers, during their community clean-up recently 

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Nemato sports club Majagga Stars recently 

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students. 

Majagga Stars, which was formed in 

2015, has both a soccer and a netball team 

comprised of youth from and around 

Nemato. 

Its aim is to provide youth with 

recreational options in an effort to keep 

them away from drugs and alcohol. 

The clean-up was organised by the 

Majagga Stars coach, to further educate the 

team members on sustainability issues and 

how everyone has a responsibility towards a 

cleaner and greener future. 

Some of the team members took time 

out of their Sunday after a church service 

and cleaned up an area in the township. 

This will be an ongoing project with the 

Nemato youth involved. 

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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 

THIS weekend the world looks 

back on the many wars that were 

fought in the last century. There 

were a lot, but we are specifically 

referring to the First and Second 

World Wars where so many died 

in the name of freedom. Together 

both world wars were responsible 

for the deaths of more than 

100,000,000 people, possibly 

more. If we forget the past we are 

more likely to repeat it, so 

Remembrance Day (this Sunday) 

is an excellent time to 

contemplate, not just the number 

of those who died, but all the 

families left behind who were 

forced to pick up the pieces and 

move forward. But we are a 

resilient species and used some of 

the knowledge gained in 

developing weapons of death to 

apply in the fields of health care, 

education, industry and in many 

other useful ways. For example, 

the rockets launched over Europe 

by the Germans (the V1 and V2 

rockets) led to the invention of the 

jet engine and, ultimately, our 

ability to visit nearby planets. As a 

result of WWII we invented 

synthetic rubber, radar, penicillin, 

pressurised cabins, canned food, 

plastic surgery, sanitary napkins, 

duck (duct) tape, microwave 

ovens, digital photography and a 

whole lot more. But the price for 

these innovations was too high, 

and the world must learn to live in 

peace. 

Don’t forget to visit Heritage Mall 

to collect your poppy from the SA 

Legion on Saturday, and then 

attend the Remembrance Day 

parade at the Moth Hall (adjacent 

to the Port Alfred Ski-boat Club) at 

3pm on Sunday. There is also a 

Service of Remembrance at St 

Pa u l ’s Church on Sunday morning 

at 8.30am, and a parade from St 

D av i d ’s Church in Bushman’s 

River that begins at 8am. 

The ever popular Settlers Park 

Craft Market will also take place 

on Saturday, starting at 8.30am, 

where you are bound to pick up 

some excellent bargains. 

For more information on these and 

other events in and around 

Ndlambe and Makana, see our 

Diarise This section, below. 

THERE was trouble at the council 

meeting last Thursday when 

EFFcouncillorXolaniRuneli 

refused to take off the red EFF 

jacket from his overalls when 

requested to do so by speaker 

Vivian Maphaphu. Runeli argued 

that his attire would be perfectly 

acceptable in parliament so why 

not at the municipal council 

meeting. However, the rules of the 

Ndlambe council state that no 

emblems, uniforms or other 

political party paraphernalia is to 

be worn by councillors when 

attending council meetings. The 

rules are the rules, Mr Runeli. Yet 

it is strange there was no objection 

at the full council meeting in 

February when Runeli was 

inducted as a councillor and was 

dressed in full regalia. 

ESKOM said it wouldswitch off the 

electricity to Ndlambe yesterday 

(Wednesday) from 8am to 4pm in 

order to perform maintenance. 

Once again, businesses, schools 

and services would either slow 

down or come to a complete 

standstill. But, by midday on 

Tuesday Eskom had cancelled the 

planned shutdown. A similar 

electrical shutdown was planned 

for the week before but never 

happened either. Manelec was 

only informed on Tuesday 

morning and immediately called 

TotT to report it. If this is routine 

maintenance, it is planned, and 

therefore customers (those who 

purchase the electricity from 

Eskom) should be informed 

sooner so they can make a plan. 

As a planned activity it would be 

good customer relations if we 

were given a heads-up well before 

the time. Come on Eskom, you are 

hurting businesses and costing us 

too much for your service which, 

at a moment’s notice you can 

withdraw without discussion or 

agreement. I don’t know any other 

business that would treat its 

customers this way. But the power 

stayed on, and so we await the 

next false alarm about electricity 

(next time they might actually do 

it). 

HAPPY birthday and good wishes 

to everyone celebrating such an 

occasion. Congratulations to 

Bridget McNeilis, Linda 

Wedderburn, NriamFarhaher, 

Yma van Zyl, Connor Bessinger, 

HermaineKritzinger, Kevin Heny, 

Christopher Green, Karen Marais, 

Roy Somers, Twin brothers – 

David and Bradley Springer, Hugh 

Taylor, Gordon Gill, Jenny 

Wallace, Johannes Roos, Paul 

Probert, Kerri Katz, Clive Pearson, 

NeloStötter, Sharon Thackeray 

Dove, Ann Green, Loretta Phillips, 

Beryl Kemp, Craig Griffiths, 

Catherine Bakaqana, Anne 

Coleman, Gordon Long, Louise 

Hoyle, Norah Bennett, 

MoiraSchnehage, Cliff Kemp, 

Jamie Butt. 

BEST wishes and congratulations 

to the following businesses on 

their anniversaries and may these 

lead to even more success in the 

future. Good luck to Andy’s 

Service Centre and 24-hour Fresh 

Stop, Volcanik, Dr Brian Olivier 

(dentist), and Sunshine Juice. 

SOUTH Africa is in a whole lot of 

trouble as Moody’s, our best 

friends in the ratings agency game, 

WEDDING BELLS: Winston and Desiree Dalpat got married at 

Mansfield Game Reserve on October 26 Picture: JACO VAN 

RENSBURG / RAILTIME PHOTOGRAPHY 

dropped our financial outlook to 

negative. They fortunately did not 

go as far as to drop our rating to 

the non-investment (junk) status as 

has S&P and Fitch. Moody’s will 

be assessing our fiscal policies 

and our performance over the 

next three months before issuing 

its next grading which, if there are 

no positive signs of a growth in the 

economy, will be set at a “D” 

rating (Junk). That will mean that 

all three internationally 

recognised ratings agencies are 

telling investors not to put money 

into the country. Such a move will 

potentially throw the country into 

crisis and many more jobs will be 

lost as investors withdraw their 

money and support. SA must 

wake up to the fact that we need 

more industry in the country, 

which will alleviate the 30-to40% 

unemployment rate. The 

g ove r n m e n t ’s tactic of bloating the 

civil service and creating 

temporary jobs (like the Expanded 

Public Works Programme “tourist 

guides” and cleaners), to make 

unemployment figures look better 

did not work and has cost 

taxpayers billions. There can be 

no more bailouts for corrupt and 

poorly managed SOEs. 

Municipalities need to cut down 

on salaries and rather use the 

t a x p aye r s ’ money to provide 

service. Good service and 

infrastructure will encourage 

business and, in turn, employ 

more people. People need real 

jobs and we cannot afford to have 

one person digging a hole while 

six others stand by and watch 

him/her. With last year’s figures in 

brackets for comparison, the Rand 

was trading at R14.72 to the 

Dollar (R13.94), R18.96 to the 

Pound (R18.34), R16.38 to the 

Euro (R16.02). Commodities such 

as gold were trading at $1,504.36 

per fine ounce ($1,232.42), 

Platinum was trading at 

$953.79per ounce ($877.20) with 

Brent Crude Oil at $62.25 per 

barrel ($73.18). 

SPECIAL thoughts and prayers are 

with all those folk who are unwell, 

having or have already had tests, 

operations and treatments. 

‘Sterkte’ to Roy Potter, Andrew de 

Vries, EmileneBruwer, Jenny 

Groenewald, Marian Eaton and 

Gavin Tessendorf. 

WEDDING a n n ive r s a r y 

congratulations and best wishes to 

all couples celebrating this special 

occasion, especially Jan and 

ElvaNiemand, Richard and Carla 

Hill, Pierre and LodineNorden, 

Barry and Anne Hartley, Gunther 

and NolaJohannsen, Athol and 

Cynthia Canny, Paul and Stacey 

Botha, Malcolm and Shirley 

E va n s . 

THOUGHT for the week: “To sit 

with a dog on a hillside on a 

glorious afternoon is to be back in 

Eden, where doing nothing was 

not boring – it was peace.” 

BEST regards as always, The 

Te a m . 

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

Monday to Friday. 

Albany Vintage and Classic Motor 

Club Museum opens on the last 

Saturday of each month – 9am-12 

noon – Hawkins Industrial Park, 

Alfred Road, Port Alfred. 

Alzheimer SA East Cape Support 

G ro u p 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. Contact Dr Heather 

Rauch 081-350-8079 for 

information. 

Bathurst Farmers Market – E ve r y 

Sunday at Yesterday Today and 

Tomorrow Nursery, Kowie Road 

from 9am-12.30pm. 

Birdwatching Tours and Three 

Sisters Saunter. Book with Anne 

(046) 675-1976 or 083-719-4950. 

w w w. a n n e s b i r d i n g . c o . z a 

Bonsai Club meets once a month 

on a Saturday. For more 

information contact David Brewis 

on 076-457-3218. 

Cricket Club – Practices on 

Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Port 

Alfred Country Club, French Street 

from 5pm. Contact Rob Nel on 

076-394-4067. 

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 information. 

Healing Horses Therapeutic 

Riding Centre - Therapeutic and 

recreational horse riding activities 

for people living with disabilities. 

Mondays at 9.30am and 10.30am, 

Wednesdays at 10am and 11am. 

Call Jann on 078-346-5412. 

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 

third Wednesday of the month at 

9.30am. For info visit 

w w w. k e n t o n g a r d e n c l u b . c o . z a 

Kenton Pub Quiz – 6.30pm – first 

Sunday of each month at Kenton 

Bowls Club. Cash bar available. 

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 and more. 

Knit and KnatterCrafters club at 

Holly House, every Wednesday at 

9am. All welcome. Contact Kathy 

on (046) 624-4452. 

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 2 pm. For 

more information call Colin 

Maclachlan 083-521-3623. 

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 

h o l i d ay s . 

Kowie Striders time trial – e ve r y 

Tuesday at 5.30pm at the Port 

Alfred Country Club. Distances of 

3, 5 or 8km. Contact Sticks 

Stiglingh on 071-612-7339. 

Kowie Striders casual long run 

from the Duck Pond - every 

Sunday at 7am . Runners and 

walkers welcome. 

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. 

Lower Albany Woodworkers’ 

Guild, meets first Tuesday of each 

month. Call Brian Edwards on 

(046) 624-2945 for information. 

Memory Book Scrapbook Club 

meets twice a month on a 

Thursday afternoon. All welcome. 

Contact Cheryl (046) 624-2733 / 

083-556-7562. 

M OT H S - Old soldiers never die – 

Inviting all exservicemen/women, 

their partners 

and interested persons to get 

together for a social lunch on the 

first Sunday of every month at 12 

noon at the MOTH Hall (next to 

the Ski-boat Club). Exservicemen/women 

and interested 

persons are also invited to attend 

the monthly MOTH meeting at the 

MOTH Hall on the fourth Sunday 

of the month at 2.30pm. RSVP 

MOTHS on (046) 624-1345 or 

082-537-9033 or e-mail 

anni.rog50@gmail.com for 

attending and 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 a t 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 

NicoMalan Bridge. Enquiries: Rod 

Wilson at: 082 375 2968 or 046 

624 5671. Croquet enquiries: 

RodgerDarkes at 082 373 8181 

See our website at: 

w w w. p a b c c . c o . z a and our 

Facebook page. 

Port Alfred Bridge Club – N ow 

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 

Fo r u m 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 parkrun, Civic Centre. 

Every Saturday, starts 8am. 

Probus Club of the Kowie meets 

on the second Tuesday of each 

month at 10am at the Port Alfred 

River and Ski-boat Club. 

Reach for Recovery reaches out to 

you. The RfR "DITTO" project 

offers a Breast Prosthesis Clinic 

every second Tuesday of the 

month, starting July 9 at Sunshine 

Coast Hospice, 1 Alfred Road, 

from 2pm-4pm. Any State 

Hospital patient who has had a 

mastectomy, may visit the Breast 

Clinic for a prosthesis fitting and 

advice. "DITTO" project aims to 

assist women to feel confident 

again after breast surgery by 

providing them with a prosthesis. 

For an appointment or enquiries 

call Cherryll on 072-260-8047. 

Rocky Ridge Farm Market opens 

every Saturday and Sunday from 

9am with a variety of home made 

delights, “egg-cellent” f r e e - ra n g e 

eggs, honey, biltong, droewors as 

well as its very popular morning 

breakfast. Contact Desia Holmes 

on 083-589-0765 for 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. 

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 office. 

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 

ToscaSpenceley (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 November 7 

Port Alfred Art Club – DVD - 

“Painting the Light in Oils“ by 

Peter Wileman at Settlers Hall at 

9.30am 

FAST meeting – 2pm for 2.30pm – 

Royal Alfred Marina Clubhouse. 

Peter Grist will present 

‘Theobroma cacao "The Food of 

the Gods"’ or, more prosaically, 

“The History of cocoa and 

ch o c o l a t e ”. Peter worked in that 

industry for many years and has 

detailed knowledge of the 

processes and issues. Coffee and 

tea will be provided by our kind 

hosts at the Royal Alfred Marina. 

Saturday November 9 

Poppy Day – the SA Legion be at 

Heritage Mall giving away poppy 

stickers for donations. 

Settlers Park Craft Market – doors 

open 8.30am. Come and do your 

Christmas shopping. A large 

variety of stalls to choose from. 

Jewellery, glass art, baking, bottled 

goods, woodwork, cards, dolls 

clothes, toys and much more. Tea 

or coffee with a selection of 

delicious eats will be available. 

Port Alfred Sport Shooting Club – 

Club Champs;, Chairman Jan 082 

572 1516. Visitors with licensed 

firearms also welcome. 

Sunday November 10 

Service of Remembrance – 

8.30am – St Paul's Anglican 

Church, Ferndale Road. 

Remembrance Day Parade (SA 

Legion Alexandria branch) – 8am 

– St David’s Church, Bushman’s 

River. All welcome. 

Remembrance Day Parade – 3pm 

– Moth hall (behind the Ski-boat 

Club). All welcome. 

Monday November 11 

Kingswood College concert band 

will be presenting a short 

concert at Happy Hours hall at 

11am. No charge, and whoever is 

interested is welcome. 

Thursday November 14 

Carols by Candlelight presented 

by the Port Alfred High School 

Grades R – 3 classes at PAHS. 

Bring your own picnic or preorder 

your fish and chips supper 

made by GraemeKelbrick at R55 

by e-mailing lguest@pahs.co.za. 

Gates open from 5.30pm.


SCHOOLS IN REVIEW 

Awards flow for 

El Shaddai pupils 

BIG SCHOOL NEXT: The Grade R pupils of Port Alfred Junior Secondary School (PA 

PrimêreSkool) in Station Hill were promoted to Grade 1 last Thursday evening at a special 

ceremony, held at the hall adjacent to the school. The first class, R1, was the first to receive their 

certificates while the R2 class, seated on the on the right, awaited their turn Picture: ROB KNOWLES 

Great expectations for Grade Rs 

ROB KNOWLES 

The hall adjacent to Port Alfred 

PrimêreSkool, now named Port 

Alfred Junior Secondary School 

since being able to extend 

classes beyond Grade 8, 

celebrated the promotion of 65 

Grade R pupils to Grade 1 last 

Thursday evening. 

After the academic march 

and the opening prayer by 

teacher Nadine Prince, the 

children, dressed in academic 

gowns, listened to former pupil, 

now a qualified nursing sister, 

Fredonique Hilpert tell them 

about her own journey through 

the school. 

However, she impressed on 

parents that children learn from 

them. 

“Be the light for our 

ch i l d r e n ,” was Hilpert’s message 

to the parents she told the 

children to “explore, 

experiment and have fun”. 

Principal Mark Bouah then 

spoke of the progress the school 

had made during the previous 

academic year, including 

getting two jungle gyms for the 

playground, donated by the 

provincial education 

department. 

Certificates were presented 

to the pupils who seemed very 

proud that next year they would 

be in big school. 

El Shaddai Christian 

Academy recently held 

prize-giving ceremonies 

for both their primary and high 

school pupils. 

The special events saw 

pupils honoured for their hard 

work, dedication and 

accomplishments. 

Many pupils received 

trophies, certificates and book 

prizes and their smiles lit up the 

stage. 

Abongile Mbeda was 

congratulated on receiving the 

Dux award for 2019. 

The announcement of the 

2020 pupil leaders was a 

highlight on both evenings, with 

the school congratulating those 

who were chosen. 

The primary school leaders 

are Simone Voges (headgirl), 

Tshepo Phora (headboy), and 

prefects Sumer Phillips, Shelly 

Greaves, Zina Mampana and 

Joseph Ntamo. 

The high school leaders are: 

Erin Birch, Mufarowashe 

Kuudzadombo and Joel Greaves 

The school cited Romans 11:36: 

“For everything comes from 

Him and exists by His power 

and is intended for His glory. All 

glory to Him forever! Amen.” 

HARD WORK PAYS OFF: KhanyaTolwana, left, and Tiaan 

Heyns, both in Grade 8, with their awards 

SHAW FUN 

PINEAPPLE 

PRIZES: Shaw 

Park Primary 

School hosted a 

mini cricket 

festival 

attended by 

128 players. 

Good cricket 

was played and 

fun was had by 

all. The cricket 

team thanked 

the school for 

their support 

WELL DONE: Showyn Stone, left, in Grade 9, and Abongile 

Mbeda, Grade 12, share the triumph over challenges award 

OUTDOOR FUN: Simamkele Ndesi, left, with 

Devon Engelbrecht and Asakhe Soleandle in 

the background fishing on a Grade 7 outing 

with teacher Richard Herrington to Mansfield 

Game Reserve over the weekend 

PORT ALFRED 

SERVICE CENTRE 

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QUIZ EVENING 

with fantastic prizes and lucky draws! 

Quiz Master: Jon Houzet 

Talk of the Town 

Date: Thursday 21 November 2019 

Time: 6:30pm for 7:00pm 

Venue: MyPond Hotel 

Quiz Fee: R100 per person 

Corporate Hospitality Tables: R500 

Includes Finger Snacks sponsored by Stenden SA 

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or Debra 083 260 0334


Remembrance Day’s 

silence has roots in SA 

‘Jock of the Bushveld’ author proposed idea to King George V 

The Two-Minute Silence 

marked on Remembrance 

Day, traditionally held 

throughout the British Empire 

(now the Commonwealth of 

Nations), has its roots in SA. 

Various people around the 

world felt that an official period 

of silent remembrance would be 

appropriate to remember those 

who have lost their lives in wars. 

South African Jock of the 

B u s hve l d author Sir Percy 

Fitzpatrick appealed to King 

George V for the two-minute 

pause to be observed annually 

TASTY TREAT 

throughout the Empire at the 

eleventh hour of the eleventh 

day of the eleventh month: one 

minute in remembrance of the 

fallen in war; and one minute in 

gratitude for those who survived. 

After the end of World War 2 

in 1945, the observance of 

Remembrance Day has also 

embraced silent remembrance of 

all those who have died in 

conflict since World War 1. 

As South Africans unite as 

one nation, we should use 

November 11 to remember the 

12,452 South African casualties 

suffered in World War 1, the 

38,208 casualties suffered in 

World War 2, and the 34 pilots 

killed in the Korean War. 

Closer to home, we should 

remember the many South 

Africans who died in the 

conflicts on our borders and in 

the liberation struggle of the 

1960s, 1970s and 1980s. 

As yet, there are no reliable 

figures for these casualties, but 

what is important is that they all 

contributed to building our 

country as we know it today. 

“They shall not grow old, as 

we that are left grow old. 

“Age shall not weary them, 

nor the years condemn them. 

“At the going down of the sun 

and in the morni ng, we shall 

remember them.” 

● On Saturday November 9, 

there will be a street collection 

by volunteers to collect money 

for distribution by the Port Alfred 

branch of the SA Legion to the 

n e e dy. 

On Sunday November 10, 

there will be a Remembrance 

Day Parade at the Moth Shellhole 

(behind Ski-boat Club) at 3pm. 

CAKE LADIES: 

Manning the cakes 

and treats table at 

the Methodist 

Church market last 

Saturday were, 

from left, Retha 

Allison, Anneli 

Hanstein, Ruth 

Wicks and Jeanne 

Munro Picture: JON 

HOUZET 

As the guns fell silent 

MILITARY HISTORY 

U N PA C K E D 

Ann Atteridge-Tyrrell 

On the last day of the Great 

War, November 11 1918, 

known as Armistice Day, as the 

world celebrated the end of four 

long years of devastation, 

sorrow and hardship, fighting 

continued on the Western Front, 

with many casualties 

and deaths. 

Three days of 

intense negotiations at a 

railway siding outside 

Compiegne and the 

German delegation 

were finally brought to 

the personal carriage of Marshall Ferdinand Foch. The 

Germans had been ordered by their government in Berlin to 

sign any terms put to them by the Allies. 

Matthias Erzberger, leading the German delegation, 

signed the terms of the Armistice just after 5am. 

Big Ben in London rang out for the first time in four years 

but on the Western Front, the fighting continued: Just 

another day as officers ordered their men into combat. 

The final casualties on that “joyous day” occurred at 

Mons in Belgium, where fighting had first begun in 1914. 

Records of the Commonwealth War Graves 

Commission record 863 Allied soldiers killed on November 

11 1918. Americans took a heavy toll under General John 

Pershing, who believed that the Germans had to be severely 

defeated, although the Armistice had been signed. 

The last town attacked on that morning was Stenay on 

the River Meuse, at the cost of 300 casualties. 

Private George Ellison, a British soldier, was killed at 

9.30am at Mons and the last French soldier was Augustine 

Trebuchon at 10.50am. In total 75 French soldiers died on 

that day but their graves state November 10, thus their 

families would be entitled to a war pension but this was also 

done as the French Government wanted to avoid 

embarrassment and political scandal should it become 

known how many died on the last day of the war. 

The last American soldier killed was Private Henry 

Gunter at 10.59am and the last German was Officer Tomas, 

killed after 11am. 

More than 10,000 men were killed, wounded or 

missing on that day, which caused a huge public outcry. 

Pershing was interrogated without consequences, 

remaining unapologetic, believing the Germans got off 

lightly and he was simply following orders. 

SUDOKU - WHARF STREET FRUIT & VEG 

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 attempting to redeem prize. Last week’s winner is Nathan 

Potgieter. 

Wharf Street 

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

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

SOLUTION TO LAST WEEK’S SUDOKU 

WIN A VOUCHER FROM THISTLE RESTAURANT OR HOTSPOT SPORTS BAR 

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

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

Entries must be 

submitted by 

3:30pm on Tuesday 

at the TotT Office - 

29 Miles Street. 

Winner of last 

week’s crossword: 

Royal St Andrews- 

Thistle Restaurant – 

Dawn Knight 

Halyards Sunday 

Lunch Buffet - 

Tom Reubens 

Winner to please 

collect voucher 

(must show ID) 

from TotT offices 

before attempting 

to redeem prize.


WELL DESERVED: Port 

Alfred High School 

matric pupil Yaaseen 

Petersen was this year’s 

winner of the Kevin 

Anderson Floating 

Trophy for Endurance, 

Courage and Tenacity of 

Purpose presented at 

the school’s recent 

annual prize giving. His 

parents, Suraya and 

Ighsaan Petersen hold 

the subject awards 

Yaaseen received for 

achievements in life 

orientation and 

computer applications 

technology. Kevin 

Anderson held the office 

of head boy in 1984 and, 

at the age of 11, was the 

youngest person to 

swim the English 

Channel on August 4 

1979, having trained in 

the Kowie River 

EVER OUR PRIDE: Port 

Alfred High Grade 3 

pupil, Daniel Kieck, was 

congratulated by his 

mom, Jacquie Kieck, 

after the school’s annual 

prize giving for winning 

the best swimming 

performance trophy as 

well as the Krige trophy 

for good academic, 

sporting and cultural 

achievements. In 

awarding the prize, 

head of the Foundation 

Phase, Erika de Klerk, 

said that Daniel does 

everything to the best 

of his ability with good 

sportsmanship, 

enthusiasm, fellowship 

and dedication. He also 

has a good sense of 

humour 

ACADEMIC HONOURS: Port Alfred High School senior science teacher, Wellington Makoni, 

centre, congratulated the 2019 head boy, Joel Austin for winning the subject prizes for physical 

science and accounting, and prefect NicolienBotha for winning the subject prizes for Afrikaans 

first additional language and consumer studies. Both matrics received academic colours at the 

recent annual prize giving ceremony 

HELPING WITH 

TUITION: Grade 11 pupil 

XabisaVetho was overjoyed 

to receive a R5,000 MySchool 

Scholarship at the Port Alfred 

High prize giving. This saves 

her almost a third of her 

tuition in her matric year. 

Funds are accumulated all 

year round by past pupils, 

parents and friends of the 

school who swipe their cards 

every time they make a 

purchase at any Woolworths 

store nationwide. The 

school’s supporters and 

alumni association, 

represented in the photo by 

proud past pupil, Laura 

Guest, encourages everyone 

over the age of 18 to visit 

www.myschool.co.za to sign 

up for a free card and to make 

Port Alfred High a beneficiary 

S TA N D I N G 

O VAT I O N : The 

awarding of the 

annual 

Sportsmanship 

Trophy to Grade 7 

pupil Lutho Yose at 

the recent 

intermediate phase 

prize-giving at Port 

Alfred High School 

was met with 

thunderous applause 

from his peers. A 

somewhat emotional 

Lutho shakes hands 

with headmaster 

Clive Pearson 

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DRESSED UP AND READY: Madison Wood 

and her brother Jack Wood were waiting in line 

to visit the ‘haunted dungeon’ at Wharf Street 

Brew Pub last Friday night P i c t u re : 

NTOMBIMSUTU 

POKER FACE: Afrikaans singer Blackie Swart enjoying his time at 

Barefoot Café during the Wharf Street Soiree Picture: NTOMBI MSUTU 

GOOD TIMES: Margie and Matt Kethro dressed up for the Halloweenthemed 

Wharf Street Soiree last Friday Picture: NTOMBI MSUTU 

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE COLLEEN 

WIENAND, Identity Number 300119 

0015 086, of Frail Care, Settlers Park 

Retirement Village, Port Alfred, who 

died on the 8th September 2019 and 

who was a widow 

ESTATE NUMBER 3388/2019 

Creditors and Debtors of the above 

deceased are hereby requested to lodge 

their claims with and their claims with and 

pay their debts to the undersigned within 

30 days of the 8th November 2019 

DATED at PORT ALFRED on this the 

24th Day of October 2019 

JS NEAVE 

Co-Executor 

Neave Stötter Inc 

37 Campbell Street 

PORT ALFRED 

Ref. pk/MAT9854 

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE 

FREDERICK GAVIN GLISSON, 

Identity Number 360811 5018 084, of 

29 Lyon Road, Kenton on Sea, who 

died on the 12th September 2019 and 

who was married out of community of 

property 

ESTATE NUMBER 3651/2019 

Creditors and debtors of the above 

deceased are hereby requested to 

lodge their claims and pay their debts 

to the undersigned within 30 days of the 

8th November 2019 

N STÖTTER 

Executor 

Neave Stötter Inc 

37 Campbell Street 

PORT ALFRED 

Ref. pk/MAT9872 

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I address this letter to our valued clients 

of Neave Stötter Incorporated. 

Jimmy Neave and Noel Stötter retired 

from the Firm on 31 October 2019. 

I, Grant Marais, will continue as the sole 

Director of Neave Stötter Incorporated. 

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Street (old Barmuda building). 

All our emails and telephone numbers 

remain as before. 

We look forward to your continued support. 

Kind regards 

Grant Marais 

SCARY LOT: Dressed aptly for their visit to the ‘haunted dungeon’ at Wharf Street 

Brew Pub are, from left, Nancy Mezned, Sonja Kriedemann, Raeliegh Kriedemann 

and Anoyolo Joko Picture: NTOMBI MSUTU 

NDLAMBE 

MUNICIPALITY 

PORT ALFRED 

APPLICATION FOR 

CONSOLIDATION OF ERVEN 

1887,1888,1899 AND 

CONSENT USE TO ERECT 

SECOND DWELLING UNIT IN 

KENTON ON SEA 

Applicant: M.E.H. Sulter & Son Inc 

Owner: 

14A Lands End Road Investments 

(Pty) Ltd 

Property Description: Erf 1887, 1888, 1899 

Kenton-on-Sea 

Physical Address: 

Lands End Road Kenton-on-Sea 6191 

Detailed description of proposal: 

The matter for consideration is an application 

for Consolidation of erven 1887, 1888, 1899 

and Consent Use to erect second dwelling 

unit in Kenton on Sea as per the Ndlambe 

Land Use Scheme regulations. 

Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 

93 of the Ndlambe Spatial Planning and 

Land Use Management By-law (2015) that the 

abovementioned application has been received 

and is available for inspection during weekdays 

between 09:00 to 15:00 at the Ndlambe 

Municipality, Civic Centre, Causeway, and Port 

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may be addressed in terms of section 98 of 

the said bylaw to The MUNICIPAL MANAGER, 

Causeway, Port Alfred, 6170, or emailed to 

townplanning@ndlambe.gov.za on or before 

7 December 2019. Telephonic enquiries can 

be made to the Town Planning Section at 

(046) 604 5520. The Municipality may refuse to 

accept comment received after the closing date. 

Any person who cannot write will be assisted 

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comments. 

NOTICE NUMBER: 251/2019 

7 November 2019 ADV. R DUMEZWENI 

MUNICIPAL MANAGER 

NDLAMBE 

MUNICIPALITY 

PORT ALFRED 

APPLICATION FOR DEPARTURE 

TO RELAX THE PARKING 

REQUIREMENTS FROM 24 BAYS 

TO NIL ON ERF 1202, ALEXANDRIA 

Applicant: Lorwick Sprong 

Owner: 

DB Investments Holdings, 

Proprietary Limited 

Property Description: Erf 1202, Alexandria 

Physical Address: 

Voortrekker Street 

Detailed description of proposal: 

The matter for consideration is an application 

for departure to relax the parking requirements 

from 24 bays to nil on erf 1202, Alexandria 

as per the Ndlambe Land Use Scheme 

regulations. 

Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 93 

of the Ndlambe Spatial Planning and Land 

Use Management By-law (2015) that the 

abovementioned application has been 

received and is available for inspection during 

weekdays between 09:00 to 15:00 at the 

Ndlambe Municipality, Civic Centre, Causeway, 

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comments may be addressed in terms 

of section 98 of the said bylaw to The 

MUNICIPAL MANAGER, Causeway, Port 

Alfred, 6170, or emailed to townplanning@ 

ndlambe.gov.za on or before 9 December 

2019. Telephonic enquiries can be made to the 

Town Planning Section at (046) 604 5520. The 

Municipality may refuse to accept comment 

received after the closing date. Any person who 

cannot write will be assisted by a Municipal 

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NOTICE NUMBER: 259/2019 

WOMEN 

IN BLACK: 

Mandy 

P u rd o n , 

left, and 

Te r r i 

Goosen 

w e re 

dressed in 

black with 

matching 

witch hats 

on at the 

Wharf 

S t re e t 

Soiree on 

Friday 


NTOMBI 

MSUTU 

7 NOVEMBER 2019 ADV. R DUMEZWENI 

MUNICIPAL MANAGER 

FORM K 

(form of publication in terms of Section 38 

of Act 47 of 1937) 

LOST TITLE DEED 

Notice is hereby given that under the 

provisions of section 38 of the Deeds 

Registries Act, 1937, I the REGISTRAR OF 

DEEDS at KING WILLIAMS TOWN intend to 

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Deed of Transfer Number T74225/2006CTN 

dated 21 September 2006 passed by 

THE EXECUTOR IN THE ESTATE OF THE 

LATE EUSTACE VAUGHAN DENSTON 

Registration Number 17761/02 

To 

 

Identity Number 390516 0053 08 5 

and 

RICHARD KING 

Identity Number 441010 5072 08 3 

Married in community of property to each other 

in respect of certain 

ERF 3874 PORT ALFRED 

 

Division of Bathurst 

Province of the Eastern Cape 

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DEEDS at KING WILLIAM’S TOWN within six 

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the Gazette. 

Dated at KING WILLIAMS TOWN on this 

20 day of September 2019 

REGISTRAR OF DEEDS 

KING WILLIAMS TOWN


Chills and thrills 

aplenty at the 

street soiree 

Fun Halloween-themed event enjoyed by all 


There was a festive fever in 

the air at the H a l l ow e e n - 

themed Wharf Street 

Soiree last Friday evening. 

Many attendees went all out, 

dressed up as scary ghouls, 

skeletons and other horror movie 

type characters - sporting some 

amazingly artistic make-up. 

The children were also 

excited to visit the “haunted 

dungeon” in the basement of the 

Wharf Street Brew Pub, and 

waited anxiously in the queue 

for their turn to get scared out of 

their skins. 

One of the attendees, Brent 

Carpenter, said he had 

thoroughly enjoyed himself, 

adding it had at first looked like 

the rain was going to wash it out, 

but fortunately the weather 

played along in the end. 

“It’s so good to see all the 

people coming together and 

having fun at the Soiree,” 

Carpenter said. 

“We can also see that people 

really put in effort in making 

their outfits. 

“Even with the little ones you 

can see the excitement in their 

faces. 

“You can see that they were 

more than happy to play dressup 

for this Halloween theme,” 

Carpenter said. 

Musician Kayla le Roux 

performed at the Wharf Street 

Brew Pub, while at Barefoot 

Café, the audience were kept 

entertained with music from 

band The Joker. 

Wharf Street Fruit and Veg 

sold meals that were cooked 

outside, and owner Terri Goosen 

said the atmosphere at the event 

was “thrilling”. 

“Since the soirees have 

started, it is very nice to have 

something to look forward to on 

a Friday evening,” Goosen said. 

“I can’t wait to see what the 

next theme for this coming 

soiree is because we have had 

some nice themes. 

“The Halloween one is really 

cool, everyone looks so relaxed 

and all dressed up. 

“It has been an amazing 

Friday evening,” Goosen said. 

ENTERTAINING THE CROWD: The Joker band members Samuel Claude, left, and Gerhard 

Germishuizen had the crowd singing along at Barefoot Café during the Wharf Street Soiree last 

Friday Picture: NTOMBI MSUTU 

IT DOESN’T HURT: Ian Rowan had people stopping and 

staring at the Wharf Street Soiree on Friday P i c t u re : 

NTOMBIMSUTU 

CHILLING TIME: Troy Mellama, left, and Mondre 

Douglas having a good time at the Halloween-themed 

Wharf Street Soiree on Friday Picture: NTOMBI MSUTU 

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SPOOKY FACE: Shannen Kethro was among those who dressed up for 

the Halloween-themed Wharf Street Soiree on Friday evening P i c t u re : 

NTOMBI MSUTU 

SCARY FACE ART: Browsing around the Halloween-themed Wharf 

Street Soiree on Friday evening are, from left, Travis Ekron, Jackson 

Ekron and John Ekron Picture: NTOMBI MSUTU


The city is renowned for its 

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being the national seat of 

the judiciary and for its 

cultural events 

makhanda 

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THE DAY THE NATION CAME 

TOGETHER DESPITE WOES 

For one weekend the entire South 

African nation – well, almost – 

was deliriously happy and 

ecstatic. The Springboks had 

beaten England by a rather 

handsome margin in the final of 

the Rugby World Cup in Japan, a 

nation that can be justifiably 

proud of the way it staged the 

tournament. 

Back in SA, Bok supporters 

watched the match in homes, 

pubs, social clubs and community 

halls – in fact, any venue that 

boasted a television set. Of 

course, SABC made the final 

accessible to millions more 

citizens by coming to an 

arrangement with MultiChoice to 

screen the match. Sanity 

prevailed, it seemed. 

A happy and proud nation, 

thanks to Siya Kolisi, Rassie 

Erasmus and the entire Springbok 

squad and backroom staff. 

A lot of money must have been 

spent by ordinary South Africans 

last week on Springbok jerseys 

and flags, plus meat and liquid 

refreshments for the almost 

obligatory celebratory braais. 

That win was good for the 

nation, but then it was back to 

reality on Monday. 

Thousands upon thousands of 

workers are being retrenched from 

their jobs each month, food and 

commodity prices are on the 

increase almost every month, 

crime is rampant, and the almost 

countrywide drought is wreaking 

havoc in all sectors, but especially 

that of agriculture. 

At least for one weekend the 

nation rejoiced and ecstasy 

reigned. 

A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE 

As South Africans geared up for 

the Rugby World Cup final last 

Saturday morning, and rugby fever 

was prevalent everywhere, the 

writer took a walk through 

Makhanda’s (Grahamstown) CBD, 

something he hadn’t done for 

some time - one reason or the 

other, you know! 

In fact, it had been many 

months since I had meandered 

through the CBD on a weekend 

morning, notebook and pen at the 

ready. The changes I noticed since 

the last walk were astounding, to 

say the least. 

Walk with me as I check out 

what has happened to our CBD in 

the past few months, striding from 

Somerset Street to Bathurst Street 

and back, via Pepper Grove Mall. 

The latter is currently undergoing 

quite a big change in the form of 

the construction of the new FNB 

b ra n ch . 

I did not expect, at 7.40am on 

a Saturday morning, to come 

across a very alert armed guard in 

black uniform holding a meanlooking 

rifle-type weapon near 

Clicks. An ominous-looking 

vehicle was parked nearby 

waiting for boxes of cash, no 

doubt, to be loaded. But I’m 

jumping the gun! 

Just down the road from 

Somerset Street one will notice the 

once-popular Madhatters coffee 

shop has closed down, and in its 

place is 046 Grill Bar, while a new 

name on the door at 112 High 

Street indicates that Cloete & 

Company Attorneys ply their 

profession there. 

The premises formerly 

occupied by Butler’s Pharmacy 

are now ‘home’ to Eskom, while a 

sign on the wall of the building 

indicates “This is a Zero Tolerance 

Area”—wonder why that should 

be a zero tolerance zone, and 

who placed the sign there. 

Mystery on High? 

Emblazoned across the façade 

of the high court building at 104 

High Street are the words 

“Grahamstown High Court”— 

wonder when that will be 

updated. 

A few metres further on is one 

of the bigger changes High Street 

has seen in recent weeks, one 

which saw Nedbank moving from 

the Frontier Country Hotel 

building (formerly Goodwood 

Hotel) to 94 High Street, 

previously occupied by the Post 

Office. 

Adjacent to Nedbank are the 

offices of the municipality’s 

finance department. It’s simply 

quite unbelievable how grubby 

and messy the street-facing walls 

have become. Surely the powersthat-be 

should take some pride in 

that building, more especially in 

view of the fact that Port Elizabeth 

architect John Rushmere won two 

major awards in the 1980s for his 

creation. 

Then the corner of High and 

Bathurst Streets is reached, and 

Osman’s Home Store has moved 

in where Nedbank did business 

until a matter of weeks ago. 

Across the road and slightly up 

from Birch’s are two separate 

buildings occupied by municipal 

departments, and whose awnings 

facing Church Square are rotting 

away. The mind boggles that this 

has not received attention in the 

past couple of years – like the 

finance department further up the 

road it’s looking grubby and rund 

ow n . 

In recent weeks this column 

has carried items pertaining to a 

TV series shot in and around the 

then Grahamstown in the 1980s, 

recalling that Standard Bank 

became the Supreme Court for the 

series. 

I made a point in my 

meanderings last Saturday to 

check out the pillars of the bank 

and yes, they are still there – t wo 

neatly-drilled holes on each of the 

central pillars where the “Supreme 

Court” nameboards were affixed 

about 35 years ago! 

Something that hasn’t changed 

is Stewart Armitage’s Estate 

Agency – it’s been there, on the 

northern fringes of Church Square, 

for many decades, it’s still there 

and it’s still in the family. 

Across Hill Street, His Majesty’s 

Fruit & Veg is now the Post Office, 

and AN White Hardware is now 

Foodeez Grocery Factory Shop. 

Around the corner in High 

Street, pavement traders leave 

their tarpaulin-covered stalls and 

equipment overnight, making the 

area look grubby. 

Further up High Street, Edgars 

closed its doors in a shock move 

not too long ago. 

Well, that was an eye-opening 

stroll along High Street. Next time 

it will be Bathurst Street or Hill 

Street, checking up on what’s 

happening in central Makhanda! 

FINE VOICES 

The Trinity Church hall in Hill 

Street is the venue for the Trinity 

Vocal Extravaganza on Sunday, 

November 10 (3pm). Entertaining 

the audience will be Lithemba 

Busakwe, Nomatile Kula, Siba 

Mkhize, Sisa Nomana and Ntsiki 

Sishuba. Tickets at the door are 

R50, with pensioners and students 

paying R40. 

BLOOD VISIT 

A reminder to Makhanda blood 

donors that the next visit of the SA 

National Blood Service (SANBS) 

to the Dutch Reformed Church 

hall in Hill Street will be from 

12pm to 6pm on Tuesday, 

November 12. 

NEXT SEASON’S RUGBY 

HIGHLIGHT 

A total of 62 teams, 31 matches 

and more than 1,000 players and 

teachers from 18 Eastern Cape 

schools and one Western Cape 

school, plus development teams. 

These are some of the mindblowing 

statistics for Graeme 

College’s annual Pam Golding 

Properties rugby day on Saturday, 

March 14 next year. To 

accommodate the increased 

number of teams and matches 

over past years, fields at 

Kingswood College and St 

Andrew’s College will also be 

utilised. 

Matches will be played at 1st 

XV, U16, U15 and U14 levels. 

Schools will be travelling from 

Cradock, East London, George, 

Humansdorp, King William’s 

Town, Komani (Queenstown), Port 

Alfred, Port Elizabeth and 

Uitenhage. 

Makhanda schools’ 1st teams 

playing on the main field are Mary 

Waters v Cambridge High at 8am; 

Kingswood v Selborne College at 

1.50pm; St Andrew’s v Framesby 

High at 3pm; and Graeme v 

Marlow Agricultural High at 

4.10pm. 

Other schools taking part are 

Grey High, Dale College, Pearson 

High, Muir College and 

Outeniqua High. 

PARADE ON THE SQUARE 

The annual Remembrance Day 

Parade will be held on Church 

Square at 10.30am on Sunday, 

November 10. The parade is held 

to pay tribute to and remember 

those who served their country so 

bravely and paid the supreme 

sacrifice, particularly during 

World War l and World War ll. 

Among those in attendance 

will be former servicemen and 

women, MOTHS members, the 

Kingswood College concert band, 

St Andrew’s College cadets and 

pipe band, local citizens and 

officers and soldiers from the local 

military base. 

Wreaths will be laid by 

Makana councillors, and 

representatives of local schools 

and other organisations. 

FOOTPRINTS FADE AWAY 

For several years, SABC2 

television viewers have enjoyed 

the Afrikaans documentary 

Voetspore (with some English 

thrown in here and there) on 

Monday evenings. The final 

episode was screened on Monday 

last week. I watched the last sixor-so 

episodes, touring South 

Africa and the Kalahari with Johan 

Badenhorst and his friends. 

So much did I enjoy being 

taken on these treks that I really 

wo u l d n ’t mind re-runs being 

screened. 

DAMPIES SCORES A DOUBLE 

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It was quite a sensational 

weekend for Graeme College’s 

Garwin Dampies a fortnight ago. 

In a local double-header the 

Graeme 1st Xl played Kingswood 

College in a Stayers Xl day/night 

T20, and then contested the derby 

against St Andrew’s College on the 

Saturday. Dampies scored two 

centuries on consecutive days that 

weekend. 

On the Friday, Graeme 

amassed 177 for 3 in their 20 

overs, with Dampies scoring 101 

not out and Fabio Rischbieter 

adding 40. In its turn at bat, 

Kingswood scored 135 for 4 after 

20 overs – Graeme won by 42 

runs. 

The next day saw St Andrew’s 

scoring 206 for 6 off their 50 

overs, and when it came to 

G ra e m e ’s turn at bat, Dampies 

scored another flawless century, 

being dismissed on 110 off 129 

balls. Despite Dampies’ fine 

knock, St Andrew’s won by 12 

runs in the final over. 

Meanwhile, over the same 

weekend, young Graemian Chris 

Zimmerman notched his second 

century of the term for the U11A 

team in which he scored 108 as 

Graeme beat Gill College by 177 

runs. 

GOOD SQUASH AT THE 

OPEN 

Diocesan School for Girls (DSG) 

was well-represented at the 

Westview Dunlop Youth Squash 

Open in Port Elizabeth on Sunday, 

October 20. 

Lucy Holderness (winner) and 

Megan Wienekus (runner-up) 

played in the U11 section, while 

Abby Holderness (winner), 

Maddison Were and Elsje Griesel- 

Crous played in the U13 section. 

At the same event, Erin Powers 

played five tough matches, 

winning gold in the U16 division. 

CLOCKING UP THE KAYS 

Well done to Natasha Agnew who 

completed her 150th parkrun in 

Makana botanical gardens on 

Saturday, a day when 159 runners, 

joggers and walkers took to the 

undulating 5km course. 

Meanwhile, Kimberleigh 

Oxenham has one to go to the 

‘magical’ 100-mark, Catherine 

Deiner has three to go, and Shane 

Hazell four. 

First parkrun finisher was 

Sylvester Jeffries (21 minutes 07 

seconds), while Charlotte 

Abraham was first in the ladies’ 

section (26 mins 14 secs). 

Parkruns are held at 8am each 

Saturday from the entrance to the 

botanical gardens in Lucas 

Ave n u e . 

COMMITTEE IN THE VALLEY 

Rob Beer and Warren Henry are 

president and captain respectively 

of Belmont Golf Club in Belmont 

Valley for 2019/20, with John 

Williamson vice-captain, M 

McCallum secretary, and C 

Richardson treasurer. Completing 

the committee are Dave Duncan, 

L Bowker and Luc Hoefnagels. 

NO LONGER HERE 

I came across a copy of 

Grahamstown This Week (GTW) 

newspaper the other day, dated 3 

February 2006, and was taken 

aback that it was so long ago that 

the free newspaper graced local 

newsstands before being snapped 

up. 

Several businesses advertising 

in that edition, I noticed, are no 

longer in existence. Check them 

out: Fruit & Veg City and AN 

White hardware merchants in Hill 

Street, Buddy’s Liquor Store in 

New Street, Kingsley Tyre Services 

at 41 High Street, and UPB 

(University Publishers & 

Booksellers) at 129 High Street. 

Back then, GTW boasted three 

columnists, and their weekly 

columns drew a wide readership – 

Thelma Neville and Richard 

Buckland have both since passed 

on, while I see ‘Cock Robin’ 

occasionally around town. 

JUNIOR STARS REWARDED 

PJ Olivier’s Foundation Phase 

‘Sportsman of the Year’ and 

‘Sportswoman of the Year’ are 

Jethro Stuurman and Madione 

Heinen respectively. 

Meanwhile, Marcelle 

Schoonbee received trophies as 

the U13 netball player of the year 

and the primary school tennis 

champion, while Kiernan Frans 

was awarded the trophy for U13 

rugby player of the year. 

SCHOOL DOCTOR 

At its award ceremony in the 

Monument each year, Victoria 

Girls’ High School (VGHS) awards 

the Dr Ella Britten Prize for English 

to pupils from Grade 8 to Grade 

12. Dr Britten was the school 

doctor in the 1930s and 1940s. 

The 2019 winners are Ishka 

Fullarton and Janie Weeber (Grade 

8), Tosca Stoloff (Grade 9), Jaden 

Keulder (Grade 10), Eleanor Amner 

(Grade 11) and Mihle Gadu (Grade 

12 for English literature). 

SPORTING STARS 

Among the sports awards made at 

PJ Olivier High School’s annual 

prize-giving ceremony were: 

Sportswoman of the Year – Je a n - 

Mari Barnardt; Sportsman of the 

Year – Kenan Warren; U19 netball 

player of the year – Amy-Leigh van 

der Walt; Hockey player of the 

year – Jean-Mari Barnardt; U19 

rugby player of the year – Ke n a n 

Warren; Most versatile rugby 

player – Alanzo Gysman; Senior 

victrix ludorum – Simone 

Schoonbee; Senior victor 

Ludorum - Nushaad Williams; 

Junior victrix ludorum – Ti f f a ny 

Tutton; Junior victor ludorum – 

Lisolethu Makubalo; Girls’ senior 

tennis champion – Shirley Retief; 

B oy s ’ senior tennis champion – 

Lithaletha Zabo; Most promising 

rugby player – Nickwin Plaatjies; 

and Best senior cricketer – Ethan 

Sonanze. 

ATHLETICS AWARDS 

Victoria Girls’ High School’s 

sports prizes and awards made at 

its recent prizegiving ceremony 

included: Senior victrix ludorum – 

Esperance Mwepu; U16 victrix 

ludorum – Isivile Mafani; U14 

victrix ludorum – Abigail Benn; 

Best track performance – Jil 

Msindo; Best field performance – 

Kyla Fullarton. 

Cross-country awards were 

made to: Esperance Mwepu 

(senior champion), Sibahle 

Sogcwayi (U16 champion and 

most outstanding runner), and 

Emma Gush (U14 champion). 

THE CAVALIERS 

A fortnight ago this column 

RESPECT IN 

REMEMBRANCE: 

Hundreds of 

Makhanda 

residents — f ro m 

ex-servicemen, 

p re s e n t - d a y 

soldiers and city 

councillors to 

school cadets, 

band members 

and interested 

onlookers — will 

gather on Church 

Square for the 

Remembrance Day 

Parade on Sunday 

November 10 

(10.30am). 

Wreaths will be 

laid by 

representatives of 

schools, civic 

o rg a n i s a t i o n s , 

SAPS and exservicemen 

and - 

women’s leagues 

Picture: SID PENNEY 

carried an item on The Cavaliers 

band of Port Elizabeth that 

performed in the Boy Scout Hall 

in African Street in the 1960s. 

Former Ravens band member 

Errol Fellows sprang into action 

and contacted former Pleasure 

Machine bandmate Randy Gouws 

in Port Elizabeth, who supplied 

the following info on The 

C ava l i e r s . 

“The story of The Cavaliers is 

sad, strange, but true. Jake de Jager 

(lead guitar), Stanley ‘Coffee’ du 

Randt (rhythm guitar), Colin 

Hartel (bass guitar) and Cyril 

Hartel (frontman and vocals) have 

all passed on. Only my good mate 

Keith Yoko, who joined the band 

aged 17, is still with us, although 

he had a quadruple bypass in 

February, but has recovered well. 

“Back in the day, The Cavaliers 

won the open section of the ‘On 

The Go’ show just before The 

Zeroes came on the scene. The 

Cavaliers disbanded when Jake 

died in the mid-60s.” 

Thank you for that info, Randy 

Gouws. 

MARKET IN THE HALL 

Dates for residents of Makhanda 

to diarise are Wednesday, 

November 27 to Saturday 30th 

when the annual Grahamstown 

Christmas Market takes to the PJ 

Olivier school hall up there on the 

hill. 

The annual market has made 

something of a name for itself at 

this time of year, stocking mostly 

unique and handmade products 

and gifts, ideal for Christmas, at its 

40-plus stalls. The coffee shop in 

the foyer will serve the usual tea 

and cake, plus light lunches. 

Opening times are 10am to 

7pm from Wednesday to Friday, 

and 9am to 3pm on Saturday. 

KNIGHT AND DAY 

In response to the item in this 

column dealing with slogans a 

couple of weeks ago, Nigel 

Waters wrote as follows regarding 

the slogan for Knight’s Shoes: “It 

prompted a memory for me. My 

mother (Maureen) worked at 

Knight’s as a part-time (mornings 

only) administrator for many 

years. To the best of my 

recollection, Mr Quick was the 

owner of the store back then. 

“Her standard introduction 

when asked by anyone where she 

worked was, “I work mornings 

only at (K)nights”. 

Fellow Grahamstonians 

understood perfectly well, but 

people not familiar with Knight’s 

Shoes were often left looking 

rather bemused and puzzled, 

much to my mother’s delight!” 

LEADERS IN THE WATER 

Matthew Hillary and Josh Cowen 

are the St Andrew’s College 

waterpolo captain and vicecaptain 

respectively for the 

2019/2020 season.


BOWLS BANTER 

Port Alfred Bowling Club 

The finals of the mixed fours were 

played last Tuesday afternoon. 

Congratulations to Ron Orford, 

Emile Jurgensen, Mo Goff and 

Studley Clarke who were the 

winners. 

The handicap singles, which is 

our last competition for the year, is 

ongoing. 

Good bowling to the winners 

of the Wharf Street vouchers last 

Tuesday afternoon. They were 

Dallas Cowie, Richard Henshaw 

and Jim Haswell. Thank you to 

Wharf Street Brewery for their 

continued support. 

We spent a really enjoyable 

weekend at Kenton this weekend 

playing the Buco trips. Kowie, 

Albany, Grahamstown and an 

invitation side from Buco all 

participated. The bowls was very 

competitive and enjoyed by all. 

The Port Alfred men’s A team 

won the Buco vouchers. They 

were Trevor Frost, Hein Strombeck 

and John Hodges. They also were 

the winners of the men’s A side. 

The overall winners were 

Kenton – well played, Kenton. 

The hospitality and the greens 

were great. 

Next year the Buco 

competition will revert to Port 

Alfred 

This coming weekend is our 

Triangular competition, which 

also promises to be weekend of 

very good bowling. Our president 

who is also our green keeper has 

been working very hard to get our 

greens up to standard for the 

forthcoming competitions and our 

visitors who will be playing from 

East London. 

Please indicate your 

availability to play in the Vroom 

and Timm cup on Wednesday 

November 13. The list is on the 

board. 

Duties for the week ending 

November 12 – 16: Tab Duty - 

David Freeme and Garnett 

Westley, Bar Duty - Refer to the list 

on the bar. 

Kenton Bowling Club 

A very good week of bowls at 

Kenton with the gusting winds 

making bowling very challenging 

last Wednesday. but good weather 

and warm sunshine making a 

welcome return in time for three 

great days of competition bowls. 

We hosted our friends from 

Kowie on Thursday for the second 

round of the President’s Chair 

competition played between these 

two clubs twice a year. This is a 

fairly new but very enjoyable 

competition introduced some 

years ago which gives all keen 

bowlers a chance to represent 

their clubs at a competitive level. 

Once again this was a closely 

contested affair with both clubs 

winning three games each but 

Kenton coming out on top due to 

a better shot profit and retaining 

the President’s Chair. Well done to 

all players and thank you to Kowie 

once again for a wonderful day. 

The BUCO Trips competition 

hit town over the weekend with 

Kenton hosting this popular 

tournament for the first time. Five 

rounds of bowls over two days 

between Albany, Grahamstown, 

Kenton, Kowie, Port Alfred and the 

BUCO Invitation team showcased 

some superb bowls with many of 

the games producing extremely 

close finishes. 

The Albany and Kowie ladies 

finished level on points at the top 

of their section with Albany being 

declared the winners of the 

Ladies’ Section due to a superior 

shot profit. The Port Alfred A team 

put in a strong final round 

performance to edge Kenton by a 

single point and win the Men’sA 

Section, while our very own Dave 

West, Rodney Austin and Bill 

Bedford from Kenton were 

convincing winners of the Men’sB 

Section. 

The battle for overall honours 

went down to the wire with the 

competition being decided in the 

last round of play but our Kenton 

teams ensured that they picked up 

enough points in their last games 

to win the BUCO Trips 

competition for 2019, Albany 

finishing in second place and 

Kowie coming in third. 

Congratulations to all the winners 

and many thanks to the visiting 

clubs and to our sponsors BUCO 

for a super tournament and a great 

weekend. 

Neville Green was on hand on 

Friday evening, staging a “hair 

ra i s i n g ” entrance and pocketing 

the winnings in the weekly 

attendance draw. Mo Marsay 

wa s n ’t quite as fortunate when she 

won the chance to pick out the 

Joker but judging from her 

excitement and impromptu dance 

routine we are sure she will be 

back this week to try again. 

Another good Friday was had by 

all and thank you to our barmen 

Richard and Ken for looking after 

us during the week. 

It’s Social Saturday Tabs-in at 

the club once again this Saturday 

with a Bring ‘n Braai planned for 

the evening straight after bowls. 

This is a new innovation and 

BIG WIN: Kenton Bowling Club won the BUCO Trips for 2019. The winning team were. back row 

from left, Bill Bedford, Mike Palmer, Dave West, Brian Aldag, Ivan Pachonik, Rodney Austin, with, 

front row, Leonie de Villiers, Bryony Shone, Pippa Swift and Bresby du Preez from sponsors 

BUCO, and Kenton Bowling Club president Anthony Copeman 

judging from last month we 

should be in for a good evening, 

there’s no rugby on either so bring 

your cool boxes and come and 

join us for an evening of fun. 

Club duties (November 4 - 10): 

Tabs - Cecily Massart, Bar - Brian 

Aldag and Peter Levey. 

Dates to remember (November 4 - 

10): 9th - Social Saturday Tabs-in 

and bring ‘n braai at Kenton. 

Kowie Bowling Club 

Last Tuesday brought more proof 

of a phenomenon which has 

plagued your scribe for some 

time, ie, how the weather 

influences the different categories 

of bowlers when they have to 

decide whether or not to go to 

b ow l s . 

Our grading system shows 10 

categories with the no 1 and 2s 

being those normally assigned to 

the leads and 8,9, and 10 those 

entrusted with the task of being in 

charge of the team as skips. The 3 

to 7 grades fill the middle 

positions. 

With the preponderance of 

newer bowlers at the club, the 1 

and 2 grades dominate the 

gradings with the result that when 

you get the sort of weather that it 

would be sacrilege to stay indoors 

we could easily see the 1s and 2s 

outnumber the 8,9 and 10's by 

quite a margin and some 1s and 

2s have to play in the second 

positions while you have to fill 

some of the skip positions with 

Grade 7s. 

When the weather leaves you 

looking longingly at the comforts 

of your lounge and the thought of 

playing bowls in a howling gale 

seems less attractive the 1s and 2s 

just do not pitch and yet the 8, 9, 

and 10s appear to relish the 

challenge of an afternoon coping 

with the elements. Perhaps the 

novices feel they already have 

enough trouble finding the right 

grass without having to re-adjust 

their line every time there is an 

extra gust of wind... Eventually 

when the bug really bites they 

become inured to the vagaries of 

the weather and happily put in 

their Tab. 

Last Tuesday was a case in 

point. With the howling westerly 

causing floods in town we still had 

a good turnout - close to a full 

house - but only one grade 1 and 

14 grades 8, 9,and 10. The Grade 

3 and 4s were coerced into reaccustom 

themselves to the 

delivery of the jack. Although 

some of the jacks were delivered 

to different corners of the green 

they acquitted themselves well. 

When the cat's away the mice will 

p l ay. 

With 24 players involved with 

the Presidents Chair fixture at 

Kenton there was only a limited 

turn-out at Tabs-in but did they 

have a ball? With a limited 

number of back-rankers we even 

had to call on some Grade 1 and 

2s to skip. Bryan Burger, Jean 

Churchley, and Rose Bartlett came 

up with the winning score. In the 

meantime at Kenton honours were 

shared in games won but Kenton 

had the edge on shot profit. What 

a pleasure to see Mike Beaumont 

back at the club on Friday after his 

extended sojourn with the doctors 

in Cape Town. 

On Saturday the Buco Trips at 

Kenton drew our best players 

while the rugby and the 

celebrations which followed 

restricted the turnout for the tabsin 

at the club. Although there was 

no competition we still had a 

“snowball draw” won by Pat 

Joseph and Dave Slater. The Buco 

Trips is always a physically 

daunting proposition. In spite of 

the fact that our one team lost all 

their matches. The other teams did 

enough for us to come third 

ove ra l l . 

Having spent all mys rugby life 

playing prop, nothing could give 

me more pleasure than seeing the 

England scrum being pushed 

backwards by the lighter 

Springbok pack. Demonstrating 

elation in winning is a luxury 

which comes to few but 

graciousness in the acceptance of 

defeat does not include the 

rejection of a medal. 

Duties for next week: Roll – Pieter 

Stegman, Mark – Don Kelly / Mike 

Beaumont, Tabs – Jo n i n e 

McFarlane, Bar – Dave Tyrell.


GOLF W E E K LY 

Wednesday October 30: 

Sibuya Game Reserve/Arabella 

Wine Individual Stableford, with 

71 players. 

Results: 

1st: George Howard - 35 

2nd: Terry Counihan - 34 

3rd: Andries Small - 34 

4th: Leon Nell – 34 

5th: Roly Clayton - 34 

Two Clubs: 

6th: I Moncur 

11th: N Fox, T Taylor 

13th: R Coates 

Best Gross: 77 – Ian Moncur 

Best Nett: 73 – George Howard 

Nearest The Pins: 

Fishaways – 6th: Peter Longhurst 

Rise Cafe – 8th: Jonathan 

B ra d f i e l d 

The Wharf Street Brew Pub – 

11th: Nick Fox 

Thymes 2 Catering – 13th: Roger 

Coates 

Wimpy Longest Drive - #14th: 

Nick Fox 

Kingsley Beverages - Nearest the 

Pin for 2 on the 1st: Neil Loundar 

Saturday November 2: 

Viv Jordan golf day, a 2 Ball 

Alliance with 52 players. 

Results: 

1st: Ian Moncur, 

WollieWolmarans - 52 

2nd: Norman Smith, Arnold 

Morey - 51 

3rd: Arjan Sap, Darryl Hooper - 

50 

4th: Rob Hoar, Dennis White - 49 

Two Clubs: 

8th: QFick, KHeny, A Schultz 

11th: D White, WWolmarans 

Best Gross: 73 – Ian Moncur 

Best Nett: 65 – Arnold Morey 

Nearest The Pins: 

Mooifontein Quarry – 6th: Earl 

Tsolikile 

Auto Smart Body Shop – 8th: 

Quinton Fick 

Sibuya Game Reserve – 11th: 

Dennis White 

The Whart Street Brew Pub – 13th: 

Roger Coates 

Wimpy Longest Drive - #14th: 

Mike Gidana 

Royal St Andrews: Nearest the pin 

for 2 on the 1st: Earl Tsolikile 

1820s GOLF 

Monday October 28: 

20 players in windy conditions. 

Winners on 42: Mike Stadler, Ted 

Baines, Stan Weyer, Dallas Cowie 

Moosehead on 47: Cecil Jones 

Phillipson, Windsor Bagley, 

Eugene Erasmus, John Dell. 

Good Scores: None. 

Two Clubs: None. 

Thursday October 31: 

20 players in overcast conditions 

and raining. 

Winners on 41: Trevor Stötter, Ted 

Baines, Roy Pople, Dallas Cowie. 

Moosehead on: By dafault not 

finishing in the rain 

Dave Page, Ron Ruiters, Juan 

Southey, John Heather. 

Good Scores: 49 - Rick Hill, Ted 

Baines. 

Two Clubs: None. 

FISHAWAYS PORT ALFRED 

MIXED 

November 2 

With a Rugby World Cup TV 

transmission due to be played 

concurrently in the middle of 

Saturday's morning mixed golf, 

only a small group turned up to 

tee off, too small to warrant a 

newspaper report. 

LADIES’ R E S U LT S 

October 29 

A cold westerly wind blew 

ferociously over the course on 

Tuesday afternoon, making play 

extremely difficult for the 26 brave 

players who turned out to play a 

better-ball Stableford with the 

Gardner Trophy at stake. 

Shirley Heny and GabyHausman- 

Tarpani ignored the intimidating 

gale to tame the course and card a 

winning 44 points and become 

the new recipients of the Gardner 

Trophy. They were all of five 

points to the fore of runners-up 

Ronel Hough and Yvonne Hill’s 

39 points. 

Ronel Hough sank the only 2-club 

of the afternoon (6th). 

Wendy Bradfield’s drive ended 

closest to the pin on Top Carpets’ 

6th as did Shirley Heny’s on 

Rosehill Driving Range’s8th. 

Nobody hit the green on 

Wimpy's11th. Prue Peacock was 

“n e a r e s t - f o r- t wo ” on Kekkel and 

K ra a i ’s13th. 

The longest drive competitions 

were held on the first hole and 

struck by Debbie Ford and Wendy 

Bradfield in the lower and higher 

handicap sections respectively. 

There were no notable individual 

nett rounds, not surprising 

considering the difficult 

conditions. 

The competition on November 12 

will be the monthly medal 

sponsored by Pick n Pay. 

Monthly Thursday morning 

competition on October 31: 

Thursday morning saw 11 players 

turn out for the Ladies’ monthly 

morning competition. The field 

was drawn into 3-balls to play a 2- 

to-count Stableford alliance. The 

wind dropped slightly for the 

morning which remained partly 

overcast and chilly. 

Trish Barwick, Jill Lake and 

DonnéPiguet carded 79 points to 

win the competition. Sandy Fryer, 

Theresa Loundar and Sue Roll 

came home second with 72 

points. 

The next Thursday morning 

competition is scheduled for 

November 28. 

KGB RESULTS 

Tuesday October 29: Forecasts of 

high winds and cooler conditions 

saw a slightly smaller field than 

usual of 29 players report to be 

drawn in three 3-balls and four 4- 

balls to play to play a 2-to-count 

Stableford Alliance. No doubt a 

number of regular players decided 

the conditions were better served 

by a late lie-in. 

Battling the elements to post a 

respectable 84 points Len 

Bohnen, Matt Chadwick, Andy 

Manson and John Dell took first 

place ahead of Eugene Erasmus, 

James Weisters, Russell Warren 

and Paul Fryer in second on 81 

points. 

Not as successful the Hamer en 

Sukkel was shared on 76 points by 

Bob Shaw, Gavin Richards and 

Arnie Schultz as well as Peter 

Longhurst, Chris Niebieszczanski, 

Martin Lambrechts and Cliff 

Roberts who were hoping that 

they had done enough to avoid 

the trophy. 

Indicative of the testing weather 

conditions no exceptional 

individual scores were recorded 

and no birdies were achieved on 

the par three’s to see a further 

carryover of the 2-club pool. 

Friday November 1: 

No respite from a week of wind 

except a change from a westerly 

to an extreme easterly had a brave 

30 players report to be drawn in 

ten 3-balls to play a 1-to-count 

Medal competition. 

Running out comfortable winners, 

after review of their scoring 

system, were 

GabiHausmannTarpani, Danny 

Tarpani and Russell Warren with a 

score of 61. Martin Lambrechts, 

Dale Wisener and George Lake on 

63 were second. 

Sadly, unable to conquer the 

wind, Dave Curran, Gerald 

Churchley and Cecil Grobler took 

74 blows as they battled to finish 

ending with the Hamer en Sukkel 

residing with them at prize giving. 

Once again no exceptional 

individual scores were recorded. 

Cecil had the only par three birdie 

on the 13th claiming the twice 

carried over 2-club pool for his 

covey making some amends for 

their day of difficulty. 

CROQUET CORNER 

The wind has kept a few players off 

the lawns recently but thanks to our 

regulars some good games have 

been played. 

We think of Phyl Russell who has 

had a shoulder op recently. Get well 

soon, you are missed. And we also 

think of other members who have 

not been well recently. 

We have quite a few new players 

learning the game at the moment. 

Anybody who would like to try 

and play, come on a Wednesday at 

9am when Janet Thatcher gives free 

lessons. 

Birthdays: new members Nova 

Lakin on the 6th and Lynn Crawford 

on the 8th. 

GARDNER TROPHY: The winners of last 

week’s ladies’ golf competition, 

GabyHausman-Tarpani, left, and Shirley Heny 

flanking Gardner Trophy presenter Gift 

Wa l l a c e 

VOLO 

VIKINGS 

Time Trial: October 31 

3.8km 

1. Iviwe Matyunu 20:45 

2. Siphosethu Magwaxaz 20:46 

3. Jared Penny 21:15 

4. Thabo Klaas 26:52 

5. Mandelakhe Nelo 29:41 

6. Miyolo Tshukwalana 30:19 

7. Owen Putzier 30:30 

5km 

1. Lindokuhle Mpambani 26:04 

2. Aphelele Fourpenny 38:44 

8km 

1. Athinkhosi James 34:16 

2. Uthimna Tana 42:28 

3. Siyamthanda Koloshe 43:57 

4. Valentino Hoyi 44:53 

5. Ongama Gule 48:05 

PORT ALFRED BRIDGE CLUB 

Results for Thursday, 31 October 2019 

Red Section (7 tables) 

N-S 1st J Tagg & E Jurgensen 55.7% 

2nd D Newson & M Newport 54.8% 

E-W 1st K Botha & N Wood 56.9% 

2nd H Webber & E Segers 55.1% 

Green Section (7 tables) 

N-S 1st W Jurgensen & M Andrews 65.8% 

2nd S Coleman & D Boyd 57.1% 

E-W 1st M Smith & L Inglis 59.8% 

2nd L Butler & J Weisters 58.9% 

Board 4 Dealer W, both vulnerable 

The dealing computer must have suffered from electrical 

indigestion to produce this deal, which caught a 

number of our contestants, including this writer, in its 

electronic trap. 

West has a perfectly reasonable opening bid of 3S; what do you bid as 

North? With 16 points you need to bid, and the choice is between a double 

and 3NT. A double has the merit of being prepared for a heart response 

from partner and your ‘spade stop’ against 3NT is marginal to say the least; 

so double it is. East with a spade void, but 13 points, will surely pass; leaving 

the hapless South with a nasty choice. I bid 4C, hoping for further bidding 

from someone, but ended up by being declarer and going 6 down (thankfully 

undoubled). Astonishingly this was not a bottom as the result was only 

slightly below average in a field of pluses and minuses spread across both 

sections. 

What can we do to prevent this sort of mayhem from happening again? I 

have no idea, except to buy a more-friendly computer!! 

Red Section Results 3NT= (E); 4C-7; 4C-6; 4S-1 (3); 4S= 

Green Section Results 2NT-1 (E); 3S= 3S*+1; 3NT*-4 (N); 3NT-1 (E); 4H-3; 4S-1 

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

Results for Monday, 4 November 2019 

Red Section (7tables) 

N-S 1st G Wansell & K Botha 55.7% 

2nd D Ellender & L Kolesky 53.9% 

E-W 1st A Ridderhof & T Paterson 52.4% 

2nd M Wesselo & E Clayton 51.8% 

Green Section (8 tables) 

N-S 1st Patricia & David Towsend 67.3% 

1st D McCarthy & M Hobbs 59.8% 

E-W 1st A Corrans & C Hill 54.8% 

2nd A Paling & R Wicks 53.9 % 

Board 24 Dealer W; love all 

While using up some bidding space, weak jump overcalls 

have a significant disadvantage in that they advertise both 

their strength and shape to an opposing declarer. In the deal 

shown here South is not really justified in bidding 2S: However one’s natural 

combative instinct rebels against allowing a weak hand to steal an auction, 

which belongs to N-S. West has passed and East is weak, so there is likely 

to be a contract that N-S can play. North with a 14 count and four spades, 

bids game expecting partner to have about 10 points and five spades. South 

swallows guiltily, happy that his/her hand is concealed from partner and 

considers prospects; which are not good. 

The opening lead of the heart Jack is won with the Ace; the spade Ace is 

cashed, followed by the King; then declarer, knowing that East should be weak 

and has already shown up with five points in hearts and two in spades cashes 

the diamond Ace, hoping that East holds one of the two missing honours. 

He/she is rewarded when the diamond Queen is felled: now the diamond 9 is 

run, the spade 10 finessed successfully and a club discarded on the diamond 

King; thus restricting losers to a spade, a heart and a club. If East had ruffed a 

diamond with the last trump, then declarer would have had to rely on the (almost 

certain) knowledge (East had already shown possession of 9 points) that 

West held the club Ace to make the contract. 

Red Results 2H-1; 2S=; 2S+1; 3S-1; 3S+1 (2); 4S= 

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

nSPORT 

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A superb 

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bowling 

HAT TRICK IN SQUASH: Port Alfred High School won all three of the Makana and Districts Squash leagues entered in 2019. The school’s first team won the 3rd 

league, the second team won the 5th league and the juniors won the 6th league. Pictured at the prize giving with assistant coach Johan van der Merwe and head 

coach Dr Ian Knott-Craig, at the back, are players, from left, Jarryd Harty, Jack Botha, James Solz, Matthew Wyllie, Eli Botha, Ethan Murray, Keagan Botha, Juan 

van der Merwe, Scarlett Tweedie, Dyllan Palmer, Reece Naude and Jayden Roess t o r ff 

Mini Cricket Fest fun 

PAHS sports news 

SWIMMING: 

Port Alfred High School Grade 9 

pupil, Kate Tinley placed third in 

the 2km aQuellé Ocean Series 

wo m e n ’s division hosted in Port 

Elizabeth last weekend with a 

time of 36.09 minutes, beating her 

own time by almost four minutes. 

C R I C K E T: 

Mihlali Marasi has been selected 

to represent the EP Coastal Team 

in the SA National U17 Rural 

Cricket Week in KZN, December 

10 – 14. Anybody willing and able 

to assist with his expenses is urged 

to contact the head of sport, Chix 

Pearson apearson@pahs.co.za / 

(046) 624-2440. 

The mini cricket teams made 

up of U7, U8 and U9 players 

participated in the Shaw Park Mini 

Cricket Festival on Friday 

November 1. Great fun was had 

by all and the emphasis of the 

outing was on fun. 

TENNIS: 

The U11 and U13 girls’ teams 

won their mid-week clash with 

Kingswood College by 59-46. The 

U11 boys team travelled to 

Kingswood on Friday and also 

won their encounter, 73-58. The 

senior girls did not fare as well 

with both the first and U15 teams 

losing to Kingswood College, 6-7 

and the second team also lost, 3- 

6. The mixed boys and girls’ U15 

team played with a great deal of 

heart against rivals DSG and St 

Andrew’s College in an away 

fixture but lost the match 1-12. 

Several matches were closely 

contested with Port Alfred High 

School pupils Chani Campbell 

partnered with Lou Coetzee and 

Jack Botha partnered with Nakita 

Avis showing great tenacity. 

Round two of the Glenbrynth 

Kowie Nite Bowls Festival was 

played recently in the most 

magnificent weather, with a full 

rainbow right across the sky in 

the east and the sun setting in 

the west. 

It was strength versus 

strength, with some very good 

bowls being played. 

The “Performer of the Night” 

prize went to the Pick n Pay 

team for their six points with a 

+8 shot profit. 

They were presented with 

Wharf Street Fruit & Veg 

vo u ch e r s . 

The other team, with a full 

house of six points, was 

Tr e l l i d o r. 

Next was the five-point haul 

by Kenny’s Quarts, which keeps 

them on the top of the leader 

board with 11 points. 

On 10 points are newcomers 

Pam Golding, who are 

performing well with four 

players who have never bowled 

before. 

The Build It swindle board 

was won by Pick n Pay bowler 

Ryan Louw. 

The Lions Club performed 

very well on the night, pumping 

out the music and producing 

their fast foods to keep players, 

spectators and kids happy. 

“Thank you Lions,” wrote 

festival organiser Mike 

To m l i n s o n . 

The next round (round 

three) will take place on Friday 

November 8 at 6pm. 

Tomlinson invites everyone 

to join them at the Kowie Bowls 

Club to enjoy an evening 

around the greens in the 

hospital grounds. 

The round 3 order of play will be: 

Kennys Quarts 11/ 12 

vs Pick n Pay 11/ 10 

Pam Golding 11/ 12 

vs Pig & Whistle 7/3 

HOVER BALL: James Mullins of St Andrew's in action against 

Woodridge last Saturday 

St Andrew’s v Woodridge 

The St Andrew’s College Stayers’ 

cricket XI won the toss in their 

game against Woodridge on 

Lower Field last Saturday and 

showed no hesitation in electing 

to bat first in the 40 over match. 

St Andrew’s were well 

placed at the orchestrated 

10.45am interval on 102/2 after 

23 overs. After the Rugby World 

Cup celebrations, St Andrew’s 

continued to add momentum to 

their innings. Sam Francis top 

scored with a fluent 64. 

Nicholas Brotherton (38 not out) 

and Luke Danckwerts (18 not 

out) were impressive in the 

middle overs, running well 

between wickets, playing low 

risk cricket, compiling St 

Andrew’s competitive 208/4 in 

their 40 overs. 

EP left arm fast bowler Ian 

Baard threatened for Woodridge 

and will continue to be a bright 

prospect for Woodridge in the 

future. 

After 23 overs, St Andrew’s 

College had the upper hand and 

had Woodridge on 94/5. 

Wo o d r i d g e ’s vice-captain 

BjornRuppelt then survived a 

tight run-out decision and 

continued his sweet ball striking 

with his 60 runs coming off just 

57 balls. Luke Biggs then also 

started to find the boundary 

adding pressure to the St 

Andrew’s College bowlers. 

St Andrew’s responded well 

and fast bowler Tom Vermaak 

bowled a solid final over closing 

out a win for College by 9 runs. 

Dale Brody continued his good 

form with 3/31 and Matthew 

Pope enjoyed a fine debut with 

the ball of 2/20. Thanks to both 

teams on a wonderful day in 

which there was much to 

c e l e b ra t e . 

Happy Veg 7/-6 

vs Trellidore 6/-5 

Build It 6/ -8 

vs Meridian Spa 5/ 6 

Willie & Co 5/ 0 

vs Clem & Co 5/ -1 

BUCO Main 5/ -2 

vs Sothebys 3/ -8 

REMAX 3/ -24 

vs Kennys Sports 0/ -10 

At this point in the tournament, 

and until its conclusion, the 

ranking will be the team with 

the highest points-score and, if 

those are equal, it will go to 

highest shot profit.

TOTT 7 November 2019

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