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‘Time for youth
to start talking’
Ex-Beaconhurst pupil Moodley named ‘best delegate’ at Model UN
SIVENATHI GOSA
“There was never a doubt that I
wanted to change the world;
the question I had was,
h ow ?” said former Beaconhusrt
High School pupil Shiven Moodley.
Moodley represented the
country as part of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) council
recently at the Asia World Model
United Nations Forum in Bali,
where he receive an award for best
delegate.
He went up against 1,200
delegates representing 193
countries.
“I debated and presented a
proposal in order to amend the
conditionality of IMF loans, which
will prevent the widening of a
developing or emerging market
fiscus. The proposal is not
guaranteed to be implemented, but
is a start to a controversial topic,”
he said.
“I have always believed that
when you are young, you should
always extend yourself as far as
possible, learn as much as you
can and experience life to the
f u l l e s t .”
The IMF is a specialised agency
that focuses on fostering global
monetary cooperation, securing
financial stability, facilitating
international trade, and promoting
high employment and sustainable
economic growth.
“Having had the opportunity to
represent South Africa in the IMF
council in Bali was an incredible
honour, as it is the focus of my
masters’ c a n d i d a cy.
“We were tasked with
proposing a position paper on the
IMF conditionality of loans and the
impact on the global financial
system.
“After the day of delegation and
proposing my view from a South
African stance, I was awarded
“Best Delegate” for my stance
towards the changes to the IMF
mandate on loans to developing
and emerging countries preventing
them from widening their fiscus,”
said Moodley.
He said South Africa was well
represented at the forum in many
councils present, with the country
walking away with six awards.
“It is brilliant to see that young
academics are getting involved in
controversial topics.
“As the youth of South Africa
and Africa, we should be pushing
the hierarchy of government to
follow through on the promises
of the African Union Agenda of
2063.
“I urge the youth to start talking
about these matters and to research
topics because the discussion starts
with one person with a purpose,”
Moodley said.
MODEL CITIZEN: Shiven Moodley represented
the country well at the Asia World Model United
Nations Forum in Bali P i c t u re : S U P P L I E D
‘How HIV Saved
My Life’ gives
hope to others
AMANDA NANO
Mdantsane resident Loyiso
Lindani did not allow herself to
be deterred from voicing her
story to find healing through her
upcoming autobiography, H ow
HIV Saved My Life.
“I want to give a voice to the
voiceless, to take ownership of
the choices I made, to give hope
and encouragement to those
going through the same thing.
“I had to dig deep and it was
painful but it is important to
liberate yourself,” Lindani said.
Lindani was diagnosed with
HIV in 2006, while pregnant with
her son.
“I never thought I could last
longer than three months, it was a
rollercoaster ride but luckily I had
support from my friends during
that time,” she said.
She was only 17 when her
mother passed away from
HIV/Aids-related illnesses.
“There were no ARV’s
available to her at the time.
“I went through it all with her,
stigmatised by family and
community. She died in my arms.
That is where the alcohol came in
as a coping mechanism, having
not received any form of
c o u n s e l l i n g ,” she said.
Lindani said she had suffered
from low-self esteem at the time
and did not aspire to achieve
anything in life, which had
trapped her in a vicious cycle for
years, with no support system.
Speaking on the still-prevalent
HIV/Aids stigma, she said not
everyone was publicly vocal
about their status.
“We tend to overlook and not
address a lot of things and we
need to look at the conversations
we are having as society.
“The more we talk, the more
we will find solutions,” she said.
Lindani uses her Facebook
profile to encourage others
through poetry and music.
How HIV Saved My Life is
being printed by Buffalo City
Metro, after she approached the
municipality with a complete
manuscript, book jacket design
and an International Standard
Book Number (ISBN) number.
BREAK THE STIGMA: Loyiso
Lindani’s autobiography ‘How HIV
Saved My Life’ is being published
by BCM Picture: SUPPLIED

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Road not fixed, decades later
Street riddled with large potholes, while BCM’s ‘quick fix’ of some won’t last, upset residents say
MATTHEW FIELD
Residents of Bramleigh Road in
Summerpride are once again
up in arms over the poor state
and neglect of their roads by BCM.
When the GO! & Express met
with residents in Bramleigh Road, it
was riddled with potholes, some
large enough to swallow the tyres of
a small car.
The GO! also observed ve h i c l e s
swerving all over the road to avoid
the potholes, with one car even
having to mount the curb.
This is not the first time residents
have raised the issue of poor road
maintenance.
The GO! previously reported in
2013 (“Pleas for road to be fixed over
the past two decades”, August 8
2013) that residents had been
lodging complaints with BCM for
more than 23 years, to no avail.
According to resident Chris du
Preez, little has changed.
“Last year, me and Trevor
[Dalton] had to fill the holes
ourselves with some rubble,” he
said.
“People are frustrated.”
Du Preez said the municipality
had patched some of the holes in
2019, but only did a “quick fix”.
“The thing is, with the first rains
that come, it all washes away,”
Dalton said.
Du Preez said the potholes not
only posed a risk to vehicles but to
people as well.
“It’s not going to be long before
someone has a blow-out or someone
gets run over because a car’s trying to
dodge a pothole,” he said.
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If the last few days have been too hot
for your liking, then don’t worry –
things are expected to be a lot cooler
this weekend.
But first, you’ll have to push
through Thursday and its maximum
temperature of 29°C. Clear skies are
expected and a moderate 25km/h
wind will be blowing through from
the northeast.
A sharp switch in wind direction
to the south on Friday signals the
arrival of cooler weather and sees the
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mercury drop to a more pleasant
26°C. The wind is also expected to
bring some light rain in the evening.
The rain will continue on Saturday
and will help lower the temperature
even further to 18°C. The wind will
now be blowing in from the southwest,
with no change in speed.
Sunday is more of the same, with
a maximum temperature of 19°C and
rain throughout. The wind switches to
the southeast and slows down to a
more gentle 18km/h.
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HOLE LOT OF TROUBLE: Summerpride resident Chris du Preez demonstrates how deep some of the potholes in the
area are Picture: MATTHEW FIELD
Fighting GBV is everyone’s
responsibility – Mabuyane
ZIYANDA ZWENI
Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane
has called on everyone in the province
to take a stand against gender-based
violence (GBV).
Members of the provincial
g ove r n m e n t ’s new steering committee
on GBV and femicide attended a
workshop at a beachfront hotel on
Tuesday in East London to plot the way
f o r wa r d .
Speaking on the sidelines of the
workshop, Mabuyane said men should
be front and centre of the struggle as
“most of the dreadful things are done by
them”.
“Women should also be vigilant and
not get used to funny things in the name
of love,” he said.
The committee, comprising
representatives from the departments of
transport, safety & liaison, justice and
police, as well as religious and civic
groups and traditional leaders, was
formed last year.
“We ask everyone to be vigilant and
to work together. We are working hard
to have our own DNA laboratory in the
province and special courts to speed up
GBV cases,” Mabuyane said.
The committee chair, social
development MEC Siphokazi Mani-
Lusithi, said they wanted to come up
with a plan that would fit both urban
and rural areas for fighting GBV.
Said Mani-Lusithi: “We also want to
improve and extend Thuthuzela centres
(places of safety) and reinforce the
resources and tools in those centres. We
want to launch more centres.
“The support victims receive leaves a
lot to be desired. We will launch a pilot
project in OR Tambo as part of the
national plan. We want districts and
wards to work with organisations that
already exist [to curb GBV].”
Mani-Lusithi wants the time it takes
for police investigations to be
completed drastically reduced. “We are
looking at reasons why most GBV cases
are struck off the court roll.”
Ngangomhlaba Matanzima, chair of
the Moral Regeneration Movement,
said: “We must find time and be sober
in the mind to find solutions to the
scourge. We need to sit down as equals
and take responsibility because the
scourge, for me, is at the root of the
n a t i o n .”

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Determined to
reach new highs
Hudson pupil Lilitha Kunene chosen for New York talent show
SIVENATHI GOSA
Hudson Park High School
pupil Lilitha Kunene,16,
has been selected to
represent South Africa at the
International Modeling and
Talent Association (IMTA)
Convention in New York in
Ju l y.
“I entered because I had
been following some of the
people that had attended it. I
saw how much exposure they
got, what the industry would be
like and how big an opportunity
this would be for me.
“It has been an amazing
journey thus far and sharing the
stage with singing sensation
Blaze Johnson was such a
r u s h ,” she said.
Kunene said she has been
singing for ten years, and had
recently started acting.
“My inspiration in the acting
industry is Zendaya Coleman. I
started watching her on the
Disney Channel and I love how
much she has grown into this
great actress and just how
passionate she is about her
wo r k .
“My inspiration in the music
industry is Jennifer Hudson. She
is my absolute favourite singer
of all time and she is also a great
coach on The Voice.”
Kunene said her family was
helping her with raising funds.
“My parents are getting
donations from colleagues and
we are still looking for sponsors
but I definitely plan on going to
New York,” she said.
Kunene recently attended a
bootcamp hosted by 33 and Me
Talent Agency to prepare her
and her fellow competitors for
the IATS.
“I wouldn't want to be going
through this process with any
other agency. They make you
feel so welcome and at home,
but it‘s also a lot of hard work.
“The one thing that they
taught me which I will always
stand by, is that nothing in life
that’s worth it is ever going to be
e a s y,” she said.
TALENT: Lilitha Kunene will represent the country at the
International Modeling and Talent Association (IMTA)
Convention in New York in July P i c t u re : S U P P L I E D
Museum getting creative
for parrot project
GOING TO THE DOGS
AMANDA NANO
An amazing sense of
creativity is in the air as the
East London Museum
prepares for its Cape
Pa r r o t e x h i b i t i o n .
Hosted in collaboration
with the Cape Parrot Project,
the exhibition aims to
highlight the plight of the
endangered Cape Parrot and
draw attention to the
research that has been done
to conserve the species and
its ecosystem.
Museum exhibition
designer Louanne Kirton said
progress had been made and
various workshops had been
held in preperation, the latest
being at Silverdale outside
East London.
“A local artist asked if
they could have a workshop
there. After speaking to
community leaders and
reaching an agreement, the
workshop was held at a
c r e ch e ,” Kirton said.
Workshops were held last
year at the museum with
schools and individuals
taking part.
“Everybody seems to
have enjoyed themselves
and gone into a ‘zone’ of
A N N I V E R S A RY
CRAFTY COMMUNITY: Residents of Silverdale outside East London enjoyed their craft
session held to make Cape Parrots as part of an upcoming East London Museum
exhibition Picture: SUPPLIED
creativity. Everyone can do
it, you need not to have
experience in art,” she said.
At least 800 wooden
parrots have been made so
far, of the 1,500 required.
“It was happy news for
me for CGL Laser’s
involvement as they have
sponsored the board and
cutting of the 1,500 parrots
for the project,” she said.
DNF Waste and
Environmental Services have
provided the crushed glass
that is being used to decorate
the parrots.
The museum hopes to get
more artists and art schools
involved in the project, as
well as more sponsors.
The exhibition date is yet
to be confirmed.
For more information,
contact Kirton on 043-743-
0686 or email
louannek@elmusuem.za.org
GREAT GESTURE:
Mike Webb, also
known as the Pink
Fairy, recently
auctioned off a
shirt signed by
three Dakar Rally
winners, Giniel de
Villiers, Sam
Sunderland and
Toby Price, with all
proceeds going
towards the KWT
SPCA. The winning
bid was made by
Alan Leicester,
with a bid of
R1,500 P i c t u re :
MIKE WEBB
SERVING THE COMMUNITY: January
2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the
Zanempilo Community Health Centre,
also known as the Biko Clinic, located
in Zinyoke Village outside King
William’s Town. The centre was
established in 1975 by Steve Biko and
Maphela Ramphele, with land
provided by the Anglican Church and a
R25,000 donation from German citizen
Angela Mai. It was one of the first
primary healthcare initiatives outside
the public sector in SA, and also
served as a crucial meeting point for
anti-apartheid activists. Zanempilo’s
success led to the establishment of a
similar facility in Natal, Solempilo,
which was shut down in 1977 due to
the apartheid government’s ban on
Black Consciousness organisations
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Revellers run
amok at event
Stadium trashed at Zwelitsha Reunion
THEMBELA NDLUMBINI
and MATTHEW FIELD
Zwelitsha Stadium was left
badly damaged after
more than 1,000 people
descended on it for the recent
Buyelekasi event.
When the GO! & Express
visited the stadium in the
aftermath, they found benches
smashed, fences demolished
and litter strewn everywhere.
Zwelitsha resident Sikhona
Gqabaza said only five people,
including herself, were hired to
organise the clean-up, instead of
BCM workers.
“I think the reason for using
me [and the others] is because
this is an independent event not
organised by BCM,” she said.
“I think they are also trying
to provide opportunities for
local businesses.”
The GO! found used
condoms, empty liquor bottles
and other litter scattered across
the stadium grounds, with goats
and cows roaming freely.
LEFT VANDALISED: A wall at the Zwelitsha Stadium that revellers broke down during the
Buyelekasi music festival Picture: THEMBELA NDLUMBINI
Foundation equips needy
pupils as school year starts
STAFF REPORTER
The Belrock Foundation in
B r e i d b a ch s t a r t e d t h e i r
“Keep a Child in
S ch o o l ” project at the end of
2019 and thank the local
community and business
sector for their
ongoing support.
Foundation president
Stacey Gosling has called for
any donation of school
clothes and shoes, new or
slightly worn, for those in
need.
She applauded donors for
their help in making the
project a success.
Gosling said the
foundation spent the festive
period collecting sponsored
items ranging from school
uniforms, shoes and
stationary to school bags.
“My mobile was ringing
24/7 and even on Tuesday, a
day before schools reopened,
we have been asked to
collect more items,” she said.
“The act of kindness
might seem small for
some but you will never
grasp the depth of the dignity
and pride you can bring to a
young soul.
“They [the children] will
treasure those items forever
and will remember that there
are still good people on this
e a r t h .”
According to Gosling,
some of the donations have
already been handed over to
recipients and more children
will be receiving theirs later
in January.
“As a foundation, we are
not office-bound but
work on the ground within
our communities and have
first-hand experience of
those families in need.
“So it was easy for us to
identify them and make
surprise visits to their
h o m e s ,” foundation member
Desmond Coetzee said.
“During the handing over,
it was an emotional
experience for us to see the
appreciation on the faces of
the recipients.”
Anyone who would like
to donate any items can
contact Gosling on 081-408-
3888 or Coetzee on 074-
531-2852.
STAY IN SCHOOL: Some of the
items donated to Belrock
Foundation’s ‘Keep a Child in School’
project Picture: DESMOND COETZEE
MILESTONE BIRTHDAY
SPECIAL CELEBRATION: Springboks fan Daniel ‘Siebie’
Matthews celebrates his 95th birthday with his wife Rhoda
Maria Matthews, 73, at his home in Breidbach last Thursday
Picture: PEDRO JACOBS
KING
WILLIAM’S
TOWN
W E AT H E R
In what is sure to be a relief
to many, more rain is expected
in King William’s Town this
weekend. Before the rain
comes, however, residents will
have to put up with high
temperatures on Thursday and
Fr i d ay.
Thursday will be the hottest
day of the weekend with a
maximum temperature of 34°C.
Skies will be clear and a gentle
east wind will be blowing
through at 18km/h.
The temperature drops a
little bit on Friday to 31°C and is
accompanied by a 22km/h
wind now blowing from the
southwest. Friday evening is
when the cold front is expected
to finally hit and rain is
predicted.
The rain carries through to
Saturday and helps drop the
temperature considerably to
16°C. The wind continues to
blow in from the southwest,
increasing to a moderate
25km/h.
Even more rain is expected
throughout Sunday. The
temperature will remain mostly
stable while the wind is
expected to switch again to the
southeast.

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Chance to join EL Cantata Choir
New and interested members
are invited to social evening
MATTHEW FIELD
The East London Cantata
Choir will hold a “Get
Together Social” at the
Hudson Park High School Music
Room on January 20.
The evening is aimed at
welcoming new members, as
well as anyone who is interested
in joining the choir.
“We welcome anyone who
enjoys singing.
“The ability to read music,
although an advantage, is not a
r e q u i r e m e n t ,” choir secretary
Yvonne Daniels said.
“Our director, Dr Bruce
Johnson, has the ability and
Masithethe
to host
counselling
workshop
AMANDA NANO
Masithethe Counselling Services will hold a 10-
day counselling workshop at their offices in East
London from January 20 to 31.
Organisation director Jackie Orsmond said the
skills gained by participants would assist them to
serve their communities in a more professional
m a n n e r.
“They will learn communication and listening
skills, what the procedure is when reporting child
and gender abuse and how to put someone on
suicide watch and where to refer them, among
other skills,” Orsmond said.
The course is open to psychology and social
work students, as well as unemployed graduates.
Applicants must be over 21 years of age.
Personal development skills include:
● Communication and listening skills
● Bereavement, loss and rejection
● Conflict and anger management
● Goal setting
Advanced counselling includes:
● Child abuse
● Ethics
● Practical counselling
● The effects of trauma on adults and children
Anyone interested must fill in an application
form, which can be collected from the Masithethe
offices at 3 St James Road in Southernwood. The
application process also involves an interview.
A certificate will be issued for those with 100%
attendance for the course.
Contact 043-722-200, WhatsApp 084-091-
5410 or e-mail admin@masithethe.co.za.
patience to teach us in a very
relaxed and enjoyable
a t m o s p h e r e .”
The choir has put on a
number of popular concerts in
the past, their most recent being
at St Albans Anglican Church in
December 2019, where they
performed John W Peterson’s
Night of Miracles cantata
celebrating the birth of Jesus
Christ.
The Get Together event starts
at 5pm and is open to anyone
interested in joining or finding
out more about the choir.
For more information,
contact Daniels on 043-735-
1182 or 082-878-2079. RAISE YOUR VOICE: The EL Cantata Choir performing in the 'Night of Miracles' concert in 2019 Picture: SUPPLIED
TREASURE HUNTERS
HIDDEN GEM:
East London SPCA
had a grand
reopening of their
charity shop,
Treasure Trove, on
Saturday. The shop
offers a variety of
second-hand
home essentials
and books. In the
back is Bianca
Tupper and front
from left, Enola
Krull, Shaun
Petzer, Susan
Holmes, Margaret
Pautz, Geoff
Walton and Jenny
Moss
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ADVENTURE STARTS
FIRST DAY: Ntsikelelo Kulu, left, accompanies
his daughter Luhlanga Nontshinga, on her first
day of school as a Hudson Park Primary grade
R pupil Picture: SUPPLIED

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CHECKMATE: Thrilled Clarendon Grade 2 pupil Viha Beecum,
who performed well when she represented BCM for the first
time at the recent SA Junior Chess Championships
Picture: KINGDOM EVENTS
Clarendon pupil
shines in SA
chess tournament
WELL DONE: Five Stirling students attained distinctions for all 7 of their subjects in the 2019 Grade 12 final exams: Back, from
left: Mamkhabela Mthembu and Jemma Johnstone. Front, from left: Haydon Anderson,, Peter McCausland, and Luc Johnstone
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PORCHÉ-LEE OBARAY
Clarendon Preparatory School
Grade 2 pupil Viha Beecum has
proven to be quite the little
whizzkid at chess.
Beecum recently
represented Buffalo City for the
first time at the 2019 South
African Junior Chess
Championships (SAJCC) held in
Johannesburg from January 4 to
8, where she went up against
2,300 of SA’s top chess players.
She played as part of the
Border Under 10A team in the
junior inter-regional
competition, on board eight,
taking the prize for the most
wins on that specific board.
After seven rounds, Beecum
finished with six wins and
one draw, leaving her with a
total of 6.5 out of 7 points.
Following the team event,
she went on to play in the
individual Wild Card event,
where she scored herself
another 3.5 out of 7 points,
finishing in the top half of
players in that event.
According to chessresults.com,
the individual
rating averages for the Buffalo
City U10A members after seven
rounds of the team competition,
were as follows:
1. Samuel Chang (Stirling) -
1048
2. Gary Driffield (Stirling) -
999
3. Tyler Botha (Selborne) -
913
4. Aldré Deang (Hudson
Park) - 896
5. Emma Obaray
(Clarendon) - 807
6. Isiphile Mabongo
(Hudson Park) - 707
7. Elih Prinsloo (Selborne) -
701
8. Beecum (Clarendon) - 695
9. Rebecca Scheckter
(Clarendon) - 700
GETTING READY:
Merrifield College staff
returned to school
ahead of students in
order to prepare for the
year Picture: SUPPLIED
BACK IN SHAPE:
Clarendon High School
recently hosted a
training session for
netball players and
coaches which was
overseen by SA
coaches Burta de Kock
and Corne
Marais Picture: SUPPLIED
C O N G R AT S :
Dale College
Boys' High
School pupil
Emihle Mgoqi
was recently
selected for the
Warriors Cubs
cricket team
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TOP
PERFORMER:
Selborne
College matric
pupil Gareth
Griffiths was
named Dux
student after
achieving
seven
distinctions and
an overall
aggregate of
94%. He was
invited to the
NSC Release of
Results
Ceremony held
at the ICC
recently where
he was also
awarded the
P re m i e r ' s
Award for
being placed
second in the
entire province
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RISHA FACA
A good start to a
great new year
Apparently the first week of January
has come and gone and we are
now officially in week three of
2020.
What happened to week
number two? How did that happen?
Did we not just have the muchanticipated
Black Friday, Christmas
and New Year?
Did we not also just manage to
acquire an additional 5kg or more
as we enjoyed the overindulgence
of the holiday season just a tad too
m u ch ?
And who decided on Black
Friday specials in any case?
I hope you enjoy your pink
sparkly Bluetooth speaker that can’t
connect to your smartphone like
they said it would.
Apparently people still do New
Ye a r ’s resolutions.
How is that working out for you?
“Not well”, I hear you say.
Someone reversed right into my
car in a popular parking lot without
any note or details, but made sure
to leave quite a bit of damage to my
car, a year model that, on a good
day, is still an ‘’insert key into
ignition and pray to anything and
everything that it starts” model.
There really is such a thing as a
vehicle religion!
The washing machine broke.
The two German shepherds and
one dachshund-cross-cocker
spaniel decided it is the year 2020,
and, in order to obtain a new
couch, the old one has to be
beyond repair.
So, they dug in with gusto and
enjoyed spreading little pieces of
white stuffing to resemble
something like a glass snowball –
you know, those little ornaments on
the mantelpiece, which when
shaken, produce fake snow that fills
the little glass ball.
Except the lounge is not a little
glass ball you can shake and wait
for the little flakes to fall beautifully
and peacefully to its original state.
It is a lounge. With a lounge
carpet.
A fluffy lounge carpet that seems
to retain every single bit of fluff and
stuffing, just because it can.
After all, is that not purpose of a
fluffy carpet?"?
But now it is also a lounge
carpet that needs to be vacuumed,
while the dogs are staring at their
handiwork being destroyed in utter
dismay and disgust.
But I suppose the goal was
achieved: they did get a new
couch!
Needless to say, the New Year’s
resolution of no swearing is not
working out too well.
In fact, a couple of new socially
unacceptable words have recently
been added to the socially
unacceptable and unauthorised
d i c t i o n a r y.
Moving along, shall we?
Throw into the mix the
beautiful, even and natural bronze
tan you did not obtain, the new
house you moved into on January 1
that promised to be a cute cosy
cottage, but turned into a creaking,
leaking mushroom. And not the
cute fairytale mushroom, the
mouldy mushroom type that is
playing havoc with your sinus and
hay fever and the kids’ haircut that
turned into a worse looking
mushroom than your newly
occupied residence, and you have a
beautiful start to 2020.
I guess it could be worse;
loadshedding could be from 5pm to
10pm.
At least we can safely say we are
midway through January 2020, and,
we have managed somehow to
survive this far.
Only eleven more months to go
until we vow to make the next year
a better year.
Only 49 more Mondays to go, of
which four are public holidays,
until the end of the year!
So you see, it can only get better
from here on.
Or at least we can make the best
of the longest January in the history
of Januaries!
Until then, may you conquer the
world and enjoy your new
mushroom residence!
KHS excells
again with
100% matric
pass rate
Nine girls receive A aggregates
MATTHEW FIELD
Kingsridge High School for Girls
excelled once again after achieving
a 100% matric pass rate in 2019.
All 88 candidates who sat down to
write the National Senior Certificate last
year passed, with nine students achieving
A aggregates.
Asiphe Ngcetane emerged as KHS's
top achiever, earning a 98% aggregate.
She achieved A symbols in all seven
subjects, with four subjects over 90% and
the remaining three over 80%.
In second place was Nikilitha
Mbambo with an 86% aggregate,
including four subjects over 80%. Close
behind was Uyanda Tshetsha with an
85% aggregate and three subjects over
80%.
The other students who achieved A
aggregates were:
*Aghosa Agbonlahor
*Asanga Makrosi
*Amy Nelson
*Kazimla Poni
*Boitumelo Qinga
*Lilitha Shugu
English HOD Rejoice Marawanyika
praised the students for their hard work
and dedication throughout the year.
“To achieve four A symbols in English
Home Language is a very pleasing result
as the English papers, while very fair,
present a challenge to our girls, most of
whom do not have English as a home
TOP ACHIEVER: Asiphe Ngcetane
was the top matric pupil at KHS after
achieving a 98% aggregate P i c t u re :
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l a n g u a g e ,” she said.
Deputy principal John Kerr shared
similar sentiments and thanked KHS staff
for their efforts in ensuring their pupils’
success.
“KHS truly shows that as a school, the
KHS staff demonstrates a level of solid
teamwork geared to success, from the
foundation phase through to grade 12,”
said Kerr.
Dam levels continue to drop despite rain
MATTHEW FIELD
Last week’s burst of rain seems
to have done some good for the
Eastern Cape and helped raise
the provincial dam levels to
46.4%.
However, this won’t be
much comfort to residents in the
BCM area as dam levels
continue their steady decline.
Only two dams are above
50% – Gubu and Laing – and
only Laing and Rooikrans saw
an increase this week.
According to the latest
figures released by the
department of water &
sanitation (DWS), the Bridle
Drift dam dropped to 39.5%
from last week’s 40.4%.
The Wriggleswade dam saw
a similar decline, going from
31.6% last week to 30.7% this
week.
While the Gubu dam
remains over 50%, it too saw a
drop in level to
56.7%. Nahoon, meanwhile,
fell to 43.8%.
While Rooikrans did see a
slight increase thanks to last
week’s rain, it is still sitting at a
critical 21%.
In sharp contrast to all the
other dams in the BCM area,
DWS figures show the Laing
dam is actually over capacity
and is currently 100.9% full.
At the time of writing,
weather reports indicate more
rain is predicted to fall over the
weekend.
Unfortunately, it is likely to
do little in relieving the ongoing
water crisis in BCM.
As the drought continues to
worsen, exasperated by the
ongoing climate crisis, citizens
are reminded that stage three
restrictions are still in place and
are urged to save water
wherever possible.
PORT MILESTONE: January 14
marked the 171st anniversary of
the official annexation of the
port at the Buffalo River mouth
by Cape governor Sir Harry
Smith, in 1848. Smith also
claimed Fort Buffalo on the West
Bank, as well as all territory
within a 3km radius. He then
established the more secure Fort
Glamorgan, designed by Royal
Engineers commanding officer
Captain J Walpole, above Fort
Buffalo. In the same year, the
port received its first ever jetty
and by the end of the next year,
at least four streets had been
laid out to serve the 124
European settlers and 300
troops who were living in the
area. Nowadays, the modern
and busy Port of East London,
above, serves as a vital economic
hub connecting East London to
the rest of Africa and the world
Picture: ALAN EASON

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T H U R S DAY
● The University of the Third
Age (U3A) caters to people of a
mature age who are eager for
knowledge, with a zest for
hearing cultural and
motivational talks. We meet at
the St Andrews Croquet Club
hall on the second Thursday of a
month and the third Thursday at
9.30am. Each meeting has a
qualified speaker. R10 for
visitors and tea\coffee will be
served. Call 043-735-2444.
● Narcotics Anonymous at
Buffalo Flats Primary School, 84
Greenpoint Road, Buffalo Flats.
Starts at 7.30pm. Call 083-900-
6962.
F R I DAY
● Narcotics Anonymous at
Khanya Youth Centre (next to
Fire station), 172 Dunoon Road,
Fynbos. Starts at 6pm. Call 083-
900-6962.
● Come Dine and Dance
tonight away on EL’s best dance
floor with live music by EL’s best
singer Quentin at Comrades
Club from 8-15pm. Bar and
kitchen open from 6.30pm at
bargain prices. Entry R25pp. For
bookings call 083-255-3468.
S AT U R DAY
● Yellowwood Forest Fare,
Morgan’s Bay, every Saturday
from 9am to 2pm.
● The Centenary Tennis Club
hosts social tennis every
Saturday from 1.30pm. All
welcome. Inquiries: Maurice
082-676-9708.
● Gonubie flea market every
Saturday in front of the
municipality from 8am to 1pm.
Call Glenda on 082-714-3390.
● Narcotics Anonymous - for
whom drugs have become a
major problem, meet every
Wednesday and Saturday at 22
Pell Street, St Nicholas Church,
Beacon Bay from 7pm. For more
information, call Peter on 082-
094-0959.
● Nar-Anon Family Group - for
family and friends affected by
someone else’s addiction, meet
on Wednesday and Saturday at
22 Pell Street, St Nicholas
Church, Beacon Bay, from 7pm.
For more information, call
Belinda on 083-662-3442.
● The Hemingways Mall
Community Market Shop runs
every weekend, downstairs in
the Food Court. Support local
traders. We have a range of
clothing, accessories, shoes.
● The Support Group of
Diabetes SA - EL branch meet
on the first Saturday of every
month at the Regent Hotel’s
Ocean Terrace Room. (On the
Esplanade) from 2.45 to 4pm.
Please join us for refreshments
after the talk. For more
information call: Vrooda
Makhan on 083-708-0489.
● Rob and Linda will be
available for croquet coaching
at Cambridge Bowls and
Croquet Club from 1.30pm
every Saturday. All training
sessions are free and practise
equipment (mallets etc) are
available on the day. All
welcome. Contact Linda on
083-579-4085.
● Dance with Time is Tight at
EL Bowling Club. Entry is R25
pp and a cash bar will be
available. Starts 8pm. For
bookings, call Gladys on 083-
968-1069.
S U N DAY
● Narcotics Anonymous at
Buffalo Flats Primary School, 84
Greenpoint Road, Buffalo Flats.
Starts at 7pm. Call 083-900-
696.
M O N DAY
● The East London group of
Alcoholics Anonymous meets at
the Catholic Church Hall,
Quigney, at 7pm. Call Pieter on
082-094-0959.
● AA Kayser’s Beach at the
Chapel Hall at 7.30pm. Call
082-714-9400.
● Narcotics Anonymous at
United Reformed Church,
Abdurman Road, Parkside.
Starts at 6pm. Call 083-900-
6962.
● The Compassionate Friends
will meet at the Vincent
Methodist Church Hall, Preston
Avenue ,at 7 for 7.30pm. All
bereaved parents and their
families, as well as friends, are
most welcome to attend – do
join us in the warmth of our
friendship and understanding.
Call Myrtle on 043-721-0406/
ALL ABOARD: The EL Museum is presenting a talk by Dennis
Walters on the repairing of railways during the Anglo-Boer War
Picture: FILE
083-973-6108 or Jenny on 043-
741-2551 or 083-296-7194 for
more information.
T U E S DAY
● The EL Caledonian Society
Pipe Band meets on Tuesdays.
Call Robert on 082-897-8571 or
Stephen on 082-560-0247.
● Al Anon family group meets
at the Cambridge Methodist
Church at 7.30pm. Call Elsie on
078-628-6311.
● EL Bridge Club duplicate
Bridge every Tuesday and/or
Saturday at 1.15pm at the Berea
Gardens dining hall. Call Jean
on 043-735-4893.
● Scottish dancing classes from
4pm to 5.30pm at Ham’s Club,
Selborne. Call Nookie on 043-
726-1100.
● Beacon Bay Bridge Club
social bridge is every Tuesday
and Friday, 1.30pm to 4.30pm.
Meet at the Eden Worship
Centre, 10 Coad Road, Beacon
Bay. Call Olga on 083-650-
6653 or Heather on 043-748-
1465.
● AA Cambridge group meet at
the Methodist Church, 7.30pm.
Call Jumbo on 043-741-3685.
● Narcotics Anonymous, for
whom drugs have become a
major problem, meet every
Tuesday at 7pm at 7 Hebbes
Street, Cambridge Baptist
Church. Call Peter on 082-094-
0959.
● Nar-Anon Family Group - for
family and friends affected by
someone else’s addiction meet
every Tuesday at 7pm at 7
Hebbes Street, Cambridge
Baptist Church. Call Belinda on
083-662-3442.
● Repairs by the Royal
Engineers of the railway
destruction during the Anglo-
Boer War: 1899 – 1902
presented by Dennis Walters
and hosted by the Friends of the
Museum and the Border
Historical Society. Starts at
7.30pm in the Marjorie
Courternay-Latimer Hall at the
East London Museum. All
welcome.
‘In the Tall Grass’ does
not live up to premise
MATTHEW FIELD
Netflix’s latest shot at a Stephen
King adaptation, In the Tall
Grass, asks the daunting
question: Can grass be scary?
Sadly, it would seem the
answer is no.
Based on a two-part novella
written by King and his son Joe
Hill, the film follows three
groups of people who all end up
stopping outside a seemingly
abandoned church in the
middle of nowhere.
For one reason or another,
they all end up entering and
then getting lost in a seemingly
endless field of – you guessed it
– tall grass.
And that’s it, that’s the entire
premise of the movie.
I mean obviously there are
some supernatural twists (this is
a King story after all) but the
basic plot of the movie is just
people lost in a field.
If that sounds really silly, it’s
because it is.
The original novella was
pretty short, being published in
two parts in Esquire magazine in
2012, and I think the film’s
biggest stumbling block was
trying to stretch it into a fulllength
movie.
As a half-hour short film, this
would probably have worked
pretty well but in its attempt to
reach movie length, it ultimately
stretches its source to breaking
point, which is a shame because
there is a lot to love, especially
in the first half.
Despite its dumb premise,
director Vincenzo Natali uses a
great combination of music,
cinematography and pacing to
create a highly claustrophobic
atmosphere.
For a while, you feel almost
as trapped as the characters as
the grass forms an impenetrable
wall of green that blocks out the
s ky.
But as the film drags on, the
grass loses its terror and you
begin to notice how flat the
characters are and just how
flimsy the plot is.
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Our choice of path makes all the difference
The path each one of us follows
through life is unique and
defines who we are.
One of the incontrovertible
realities of life is that we are all
confronted with many and
varied decisions on a daily
basis, and throughout our lives.
Few would contradict the
view that most decisions in life
are influenced by the head or
heart.
Observation and
experiences would suggest
circumstances and the
emotional state of the decisionmakers
determine which carries
sway at any given time.
There seems little doubt
each of those determinants is
more appropriate and accurate
in the conditions that are most
suited to them - the heart for the
more emotional and gut-feeling
type decisions, and the head for
the more intellectual and
rational ones.
Getting the ‘seat’ of
decision-making right seems to
facilitate the best outcomes.
In literature, the classical
depiction of the choices made
by humans is the “fork in the
road” a n a l o g y.
During the journey of life,
the routes taken fundamentally
determine where we go and
how we get there.
Mike DeWine captures the
essence with this quote:
THINK
ABOUT IT
Roy Hewett
“One of the most important
things I have learned in my 57
years is that life is all about
ch o i c e s .
“On every journey you take,
you face choices.
“At every fork in the road,
you make a choice. And it is
those decisions that shape our
l ive s .”
Conventional wisdom
would suggest it is very
important that we should all
know where we want to go and
what we want to achieve.
It can be argued that without
those goals and selected
milestones, we would be like
rudderless ships or jellyfish at
the mercy of the currents and
winds.
Lewis Carroll reflects that
reality in his novel, Alice in
Wo n d e r l a n d : “Alice came to a
fork in the road.
“Which road do I take?” she
asked.
“Where do you want to go?”
responded the Cheshire Cat.
“I don’t know,” Alice
a n sw e r e d .
“Th e n ,” said the Cat, “it
doesn’t matter.”
Of course not all forks in the
road of life are equally
significant, and those that define
who we are and where we
arrive on that journey usually
stand out as unmistakable
beacons, quite often
retrospectively rather than at the
time. Sadly, every person will
have some regrets over choices
made and often yearn to go
back and take the other fork.
But tantalisingly,
significantly, what could have
been will always remain a
my s t e r y.
Lee Iacocca’s view
underlines the reality of the
levels of significance of the
forks: “As you go through life,
there are thousands of little forks
in the road, and there are a few
really big forks – those moments
of reckoning, moments of truth.”
Those “moments of
reckoning, moments of truth”
are the big ones that define us
and determine where we are.
One of the best known
poems on the subject is by the
American poet, Robert Frost,
MAKING CHOICES: What path we choose to take through life
can have far-reaching consequences Picture: FILE
titled The Road Not Taken.
(Google and reference
statistics indicate this poem as
the most impactful of all in
American literature, and its
influence has permeated culture
far and wide.)
As is often the case with
poetry, there are a number of
different levels of interpretation
of this vastly influential
commentary on the fork choice
of the traveller.
The first stanza depicts the
point of view of the
traveller who, walking along a
single path, encounters a fork in
the road and stops to
contemplate which path he
should follow: Two roads
diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel
both
And be one traveller, long I
stood
And looked down one as far
as I could
To where it bent in the
u n d e r g r ow t h ;
The most widely held view is
that “the fork is a metaphor for a
life-altering choice in which a
compromise is not possible. The
traveller must go one way, or the
o t h e r,” according to Andrew
Spacey
In the final stanza, it
becomes clear for all of us lifealtering
decisions have to be
made, but we can never be
certain the other option might
not ultimately have been better.
The only certainty is that
things would have been
different: I shall be telling this
with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages
hence:
Two roads diverged in a
wood, and I —
I took the one less travelled
b y,
And that has made all the
d i f f e r e n c e .”
For the purposes of this
article, the metaphor for lifealtering
choices is the best fit,
and evokes a powerful
understanding of the massive
role played by decisions and the
forks in our lives.
What seems clear, though, is
there is little value in regretting
choices and decisions taken in
life. There is no going back.
As long as they are taken
with clear journey routes and
goals in mind, even if “the one
less travelled by” from the fork,
we will have done the best we
could.
A sobering consideration is
that maybe fate, predestination
and the “big picture of our
l ive s ”, or even chance, trump
any of the forks and decisions.
That would take us beyond
the comfort zone and conscious
realms of normal human
understanding.
Leave the matrics alone
MATTHEW FIELD
The first thing I’d like to do here
is offer a big “c o n g ra t u l a t i o n s ”
to the matric class of 2019. Your
dedication to your studies has
helped not just BCM but the
entire Eastern Cape achieve the
highest pass rate since the dawn
of democracy.
Yo u ’ve all worked extremely
hard to get here today and for
that, you deserve recognition.
With that out of the way, let’s
turn our attention to the less
positive topic of this article.
It’s become a sort of
unofficial tradition here in SA
that every release of matric
results is met with the same
rehashed talking points.
When it started, it was a
more or less reasonable debate
centred on the very valid
concerns about our education
system, such as how the results
tended to ignore students who
had dropped out before matric,
the almost exclusive focus on
matric results overlooking the
importance of foundation phase
learning, and so forth.
As is usual with any public
debate that goes on for too long,
however, the discussion slowly
morphed into something
increasingly toxic as nuance
was lost and broad emotional
catchphrases took over.
I have seen actual adults
straight up attacking matric
students online, calling their
achievements “wo r t h l e s s ” and
declaring – with that smug sense
of self-righteousness – that they
actually didn’t deserve to pass.
To those people I simply ask:
can you please not?
I mean, seriously, how sad
can you possibly get? The results
release date is a special time for
thousands of children across the
country and for many of them,
passing can make all the
difference in their lives. And yet
here you are, trying to ruin it for
them with your nonsense.
Sure, there is plenty to
criticise with our current
education system but if that is
what you wanted to do, then
yo u ’d actually be attacking the
system instead of bullying the
children who have no choice
but to take part in it.
Rather than taking out your
anger out on children whose
only crime was doing their best,
maybe try turning your attention
to the people who are actually
responsible for the current state
of education in our country.
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Prepaid meters. Call
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and repairs done on site.
Washing machines,
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072 368 3030.
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3060
5541
ANTIQUE LAMP with
shade. Antique brass
62cm. R250. Phone 083
441 6813
BABY PUSHCART: R180.
Contact 076 1188 091.
BASIN: Plastic bathroom
basin R60. Phone 073
4857 226
BOOGIE BOARDS: 2x
R100. Contact 076 1188
091.
Under R300
5541
BOOKS: 18x Beautician
training manual. R295.
Phone 073 4857 226
BOOKS: 4x Virginia
Andrews books. R100.
Phone 073 4857 226
BOOKS: Damelin Principle
of law manual 6 of R150.
Phone 073 4857 226.
BRASS TAPS: Chrome
plated with fittings, two,
R60 for both. 073 858
7370.
CALENDAR: 1995 World
Cup Rugby Calendar.
Large photos. R100. 076
1188 091.
CARAVANNING: Caravan
table - sits on side of
caravan. R80. Phone 082
450 8538
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS: R80.
Phone 083 441 6813.
CLOTHING:
full. R200. Phone 076
1188 091.
COFFEE TABLE: Rectangular.
In good condition.
R200. Phone 083 441
6813.
COFFEE TABLE with removable
tray top. R200.
Phone 073 4857 226
CURTAINS: 2 drops. R250.
Width 2.5m length 2.1m -
not lined. For pictures
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CUSHIONS for Garden
swing. 3 seat cushion, 3
backrest plus 2 armrest
R299. 082 450 8538
DIABETIC MACHINE: One
touch ultra sugar machine
R299,99. Phone
061 459 6661.
ENAMEL COOKING POT:
New. R150. Phone 083
441 6813.
FENCE POSTS: 2x Sneeze
wood fence posts. R100.
073 858 7370
FISH TANK: 600 x 300 x
300mm. R250. 076 1188
091.
FISH TANK - Cover including
light fitting and
switch. No lamp. 920mm
long x 330mm. R60; Fish
tank tropical plants: Vallisneria
10x R5 each:
Amazon sword 3x R20
each. Call 043 7262816.
FISH TANK including cover
and light. Size: 460mm
long x 230mm high x
230mm wide. R150.
Phone 043 7262816.
HUB CAPS: 4x Mini car
1975 hub caps. R299.
082 450 8538
HUDSON PARK HIGH
SCHOOL Magazine.
1998. R40. Contact 076
1188 091.
IRONING BOARD: Good
cond. R80. Contact 076
1188 091.
JACK: Vehicle scissor jack.
R80. Phone 043
7262816.
MILK CANS - 2 of 1 gallon
each. Coppered. R299
082 450 8538
MOSQUITO NET: Large,
new. R150. Phone 073
4857 226
MOTORING:Goose neck
for towbar, practically
new, R40. 073 858 7370
ROLLERBLADES: Point
Break. Blue and white.
UK Size 1 to 3. Good
cond. R120. Phone
082 852 8291.
SANDPAPER: 360 flating
sand paper. 50 in pack.
R90. Phone 083 441
6813
5560
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SELBORNE COLLEGE
SCHOOL BLAZER: Size
42/44. R250. Contact
073 158 5877
SELBORNE PRIMARY
SCHOOL BLAZER:
Excellent condition. Suit
8 year old. R299. Phone
083 284 8910
SELFIE STICK: New, R50.
073 858 7370
SPORT: Pool / snooker
cue. R25; Small cricket
bat. R45. Contact 076
1188 091.
SUITCASE: Large blue.
R150. Phone 083 441
6813
TOOLS: Wall magnet for
knives and garage tools,
new, R30; Handdrill with
chest bracket, antique,
sound working order.
R60. 073 858 7370
Under R300
BUILDING PLANS DRAWN
Home & Comm. SACAP.
Large & small - Entire SA.
Kathy 082 939 8131 or
kathy@yourplans.co.za
DJ MAINTENANCE
Alterations Extensions,
Painting Welding
Gates Handyman Call
David 083 320 8017.
MOPPS MAINTENANCE
Building, Home improvements,
Electrical, Tiling,
Painting, Granite Installations
Carpentry. Free
quote 066 032 9161
maintenance@mopps
enterprises.co.za
PREPAID ELECTRICITY
sub meters for granny
flats & cottages. Supplied
& installed. Call Derek
082 557 4099.
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TRAILER LID: White.
1,830m (length) x 1,1m
(wide). R299. Contact
076 1188 091.
TRAMPOLINE SPRINGS:
R299 for 54 springs.
Contact 076 1188 091.
TREE BARK: 15 bags of
bark pieces. R240.
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LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
OMINOUS: Storm clouds brew menacingly
over East London Picture: MILIND CHITNIS
Armed
ro b b e r s
each to
spend
12 years
in prison
Two cigarette thieves
hijacked delivery vans
GO REPORTER
Yanga Jenete, 32, and Ntando
Ntobongwana, 30, were each sentenced on
Monday at the East London regional court
in East London to 12 years direct imprisonment for
robbery with aggravating circumstances and five
years imprisonment for kidnapping.
Between August 2013 and April 2014, Jenete
and Ntobongwana executed six armed robberies
in the Mdantsane and King William’s Town areas.
They targeted British American Tobacco (BAT)
delivery vehicles that were on route to delivering
cigarettes at spaza shops.
The two men would threaten the driver at gun
point, lock him inside the back of the van and flee
the scene with the boxes of cigarettes in a getaway
ve h i c l e .
Jenete and Ntobongwana stole 48 boxes of
cigarettes during the robberies.
A thorough investigation conducted by the
Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigation
wing led to Jenete and Ntobongwana being
arrested in March 2015 in Cape Town.
Jenete was sentenced to a total of 48 years for
four counts of robbery with aggravating
c i rc u m s t a n c e s .
He was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment
for each count, however, the sentences will run
concurrently, meaning he will serve 12 years in
jail.
His five-year sentence for kidnapping will run
concurrently with the 12 years.
Ntobongwana was sentenced to 60 years for
five counts of robbery with aggravating
c i rc u m s t a n c e s .
The sentences will also run concurrently and
he will serve 12 years direct imprisonment.
Similar to Jenete’s case, Ntobongwana’s fiveyear
prison term for kidnapping will run
concurrently with his 12-year jail time.

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BIG FIELD
UP TO THE CHALLENGE: The 10 km runners tackle the steep roads of Bunkers Hill and Stirling
KEEP MOVING: Thousands flocked the Old Selbornian field on Friday, all ready for the 15th
annual PWC Nite Race which took place on Friday Pictures: SUPPLIED
EASY DOES IT: Brave road runners pace themselves in the challenging 10km route
STIRLING PERFORMANCE: The steep hills of Stirling were a real test of fitness for the runners
WINNING STYLE: Hanlie Botha of the Born
2 Run Running Club came in first in the
women's category
FUN RUN: T h ro u g h
the tough run, there
was time to smile and
have fun throughout

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SPORT
Nite Race a big succesPAGE 11 Port's 171st anniversary - PAGE 7
International tennis
tourney a huge hit
More than 130 players battle it out in EL
GREAT NITE OUT
CHAMPION: Tennis singles and doubles winner Chanel
Simmonds with her trophy at the five-day tournament
held in East London Picture: MICHAEL PINYANA
SIVENATHI GOSA
The inaugural five-day Pro Kennex
International Premier Tennis Challenge
took place at Selborne Park last week,
with the final held on Sunday.
The event saw more than 130 players,
including some from as far afield as
Botswana, Zimbabwe and Lesotho,
competing for titles in boys’, girls’, men’s and
wo m e n ’s categories.
The women’s singles final
featured leading SA women’s player Chanel
Simmonds and Bloemfontein’s Delien
Kleinhans.
In the end, Simmonds proved to be too
strong for Kleinhans and emerged victorious.
Simmonds then returned to the court with
Sinazo Solani, of Boland, for the doubles
finals, beating the team of Kleinhans and
Gauteng Central’s Sarah Millard.
In the men’s open event, Alec
Beckley squared off with Jody Claassen in
one of the breath-taking matches of the day,
with Beckley coming out as the winner.
The GO! & Express previously reported
(“International tennis tourney in East London”
January 9), that the tournament was held in
partnership with the department of sport
recreation, arts & culture (Dsrac) and Buffalo
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I am happy the best of the
best in the country,
including top-seeded
players, are part of the
tournament. This will
boost sports tourism in the
re g i o n .
City Metro. “I am happy the best of the best in
the country, including top-seeded players are
part of the tournament,” KM Sport founder
and tournament organiser Khayalethu
Majeke had said.
“This will boost sports tourism in the
r e g i o n .”
Dsrac MEC Fezeka Bayeni said tennis was
a minority sport but despite challenges, the
department aimed to take the game into the
rural areas to unearth talent.
“Infrastructure is also needed and we are
working together with BCM through the
municipal infrastructure grant,” Bayeni said.
KEEP RUNNING: Oxford Striders member
Sherelle Smith keeps a positive attitude during
the recent PWC Nite Race. See more on page
11Picture: HELEN PRETORIUS
UP FOR THE CHALLENGE
STRONG START: A big crowd races off at the starting point for the 15th annual PWC Nite
Race which took place on Friday. More on page 11 Pictures: SUPPLIED