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NSPCA seeking ban
Sheep ship case back in court
MATTHEW FIELD
The drama surrounding the
continued live export of
sheep from the Port of East
London continues to grow, with
the NSPCA once again butting
heads with Kuwait-based
company Al Mawashi.
Earlier this month, a ship
owned by Al Mawashi arrived in
East London to transport more
than 70,000 sheep, but quick
action from the NSPCA led to
the high court in Makhanda
issuing a stay of execution on all
live exports of animals until
further notice.
According to the NSPCA, the
live export of sheep is a form of
animal abuse and should be
stopped completely.
“There is an array of cruelty
concerns on these voyages,
from physical to mental
s u f f e r i n g ,” said NSPCA PR
manager Meg Wilson.
“These animals are confined
in a completely unnatural
environment where the lights
are kept on 24 hours a day for
the entire journey.
“This alone causes extreme
stress and fatigue as these
animals cannot differentiate
between day and night.
“The vessel is not washed
out during the voyage, therefore
the sheep have to live in their
own excrement for the entire
j o u r n e y.
“Heat stress is a serious
factor, which is exacerbated at
this time of year as we see
temperatures soar into the 50°C
mark and these animals are kept
in a metal box in essence.
“There are sufficient
scientific articles that have
proved this.
“There is also a mortality rate
but we reiterate that mortality
rate is not the only indication of
s u f f e r i n g .” Al Mawashi has
continued to deny these claims.
“It is important to state, at the
outset, that the welfare of the
animals destined for export this
month is our first priority.
“The animals will continue
to be fed, taken care of and kept
at the Castledale Berlin feedlot,”
said Al Mawashi SA MD Ilyaas
Ally (‘Stay of execution for
72,000 sheep’, Daily Dispatch,
June 10).
This isn’t the first time the
two organisations have come to
b l ow s .
In February, the NSPCA
approached the Makhanda high
court in an effort to ban all live
exports of animals by ship,
though they were unsuccessful.
The bid came after another
Al Mawashi-owned vessel, the
Al Shuwaikh, exported 60,000
sheep from the Port of East
London last year.
In a statement released by
the NSPCA at the time, the
organisation cited a number of
concerns, such as the poor
condition of the animals.
“After finally gaining entry
with the intervention of the
SAPS, the inspectors had to
euthanase a sheep due to it
reportedly having a fractured
leg.
“There were other animals
that were limping and that had
eye infections. This is an
indication of the way animals
will be left to suffer on board
this vessel,” the statement said.
The NSPCA has also
received push-back from local
farmers, who say the partnership
with Al Mawashi provides
strong economic benefits to
farmers across the country.
Northern Cape farmer
Mandisi Nofumba said they
needed more opportunities like
this since it allowed them to
ANIMAL RIGHTS: Sheep are loaded onto the Al Shuwaikh in 2019. The NSPCA says the inhumane live export of animals by sea
must be banned Picture: ALAN EASON
earn a decent income and
expand operations (‘Live export
opportunity for emerging black
farmers’, Daily Dispatch, March
06 2020).
“The agreement [with Al
Mawashi] will enable me to
expand my business and has
opened us up to new revenues.
We are also busy with proposals
to develop a training centre in
Richmond, where our focus will
be on training youth in the
agricultural sector,” Nofumba
said.
However, Wilson said it was
still possible for farmers to profit
off of their livestock while
reducing the likelihood of
animal cruelty taking place.
“Farmers should sell their
animals for slaughter, and such
animals should be humanely
slaughtered at registered
abattoirs in South Africa where
they are protected by the
Animals Protection Act.
“This will impact the
economy positively, as well as
job creation,” she said.
The NSPCA and Al Mawashi
will meet in the Makhanda high
court again on Thursday June 25
where the NSPCA will argue
that live export of animals by
sea should be banned.

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GO! business manager retires
Dedicated Talk of the Town co-founder and long-time business manager Mauneen Charter, retires
TotT Reporter
Mauneen Charter started Talk of
the Town as an independent
newspaper with her friend,
the late Barbara Hanstein, in October
1996.
After successfully running it as a
family business for nine years – with
many of their children and friends
roped in – they sold TotT to Johnnic in
17 Pearce Street, Berea,
East London
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her death in January 2015.
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party in 2016.
“Never in my wildest dreams did I
anticipate how much opening a
newspaper would forever change my
life when we printed our first edition of
Talk of the Town,” she said.
“Not only have I met the most
wonderful people in the last 20 years,
but I also got to work for most of those
years with my best friend and partner
Barbara Hanstein.”
Charter said TotT was more than a
wo r k p l a c e .
“We were more like a family at our
office: we loved each other’s children,
supported each other through good and
bad times, and always knew we had
each other to rely on.
“We also had the support of our
husbands and children, who all worked
for us at one time or another along the
w ay,” Charter said.
She mentioned people who had
worked alongside them at TotT in the
early years, including Stevie Godson,
Val Kilian, Shirley Evans, Janet Hyde,
Karla Venter, Averil Oosthuizen and
Amanda Mould.
More than colleagues, they were
also good friends, Charter said.
Some sat up late into the night with
Charter and Hanstein, ensuring the
paper would be finished in time to hit
the streets.
Neville Hope, who owned Photo
First, would open the shop especially
on a Sunday to develop their
photographs so they could still print
and publish on the same day.
“One evening we were working
and chatting, all sitting in the front
MAUNEEN CHARTER
office when Val Kilian grabbed my
son’s skateboard and went running
down the passage screaming.
“We all followed her, and there was
a would-be thief climbing in through
the lounge window.
“He got such a fright at the sight of
this skateboard-wielding woman that
he jumped straight out again and ran
a w ay,” she recalled. “Believe me
though, it was not all fun and games.
“It was a hard slog with long hours,
and a constant juggling act to ensure
the children were not neglected
because of our newspaper obligations.
“And, of course, it was nervewracking
wondering whether we could
pay our VAT or the paper and ink bills
at the end of each month.
“So it was a welcome reprieve
when the then Johncom made an offer
to buy us out in 2005.
“Our friends saw us through the
worst of times and all of them remained
with us after the takeover, but it was
very different.
“It was interesting to see how a
huge company worked, and how easy
it was for them to employ all the staff
necessary to take the paper to the next
l e ve l ,” Charter said.
Over the years, as holding
companies changed, Johnnic has
changed to Avusa, then Times Media,
then Tiso Blackstar, and most recently
was acquired by Arena Holdings.
Charter said the journey had been
both hectic and exciting.
At one point she was chief sales
officer of all the community
newspapers in the Times Media stable,
which at its height comprised more
than 20 titles across the country.
Th o u g h her responsibilities as business
manager meant she had to take care of
all the community titles in the Eastern
Cape, requiring much travel, Charter
said her heart would always remain
part of Talk of the Town.
As for her future plans, Charter
said: “Maybe just a rest, travel when it
is possible, and then think of what the
next step will be and what to do.
“I truly do not know myself, so what
can I say?
“I will find something to do, I just
have not decided what yet.
“No way I can do nothing all day.”
We salute you Mauneen!

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Accommodating frontline staff
Hospitality industry
joins Ubuntu Beds
OPENING DOORS: Kat Leisure operations director Russel Osner is one
of the many partners in the hospitality industry working with Ubuntu
Beds to help house health care workers Picture: SUPPLIED
MATTHEW FIELD
As the Covid-19 pandemic
continues to ravage the country,
the demand for health care
workers on the frontlines remains high.
With this increased demand comes
an equal rise in the need for
accommodation.
Hotel owner Kim Whitaker, after
contracting Covid-19 earlier this year,
decided to do something about it and
launched Ubuntu Beds in March.
The organisation collaborates with
businesses in the hospitality industry
around SA to offer rooms that until now
have been left empty due to lockdown
restrictions.
“Ubuntu Beds has given us a way to
show our gratitude to the health care
heroes while supporting local tourism
bussinesses.
“By offering accommodation, it
means they [businesses] can keep their
doors open and, most importantly, retain
their staff,” Whitaker said.
As of June 1, Ubuntu Beds had
partnered with 869 establishments and
provided more than 15,000 rooms
across the country.
In East London, one such partner is
Kat Leisure operations director Russel
O s n e r.
“Our industry is hospitality which
has been hit hard by lockdown.
“Until now, we had these units just
standing empty,” he said. Osner said
they had been offering accommodation
to health care workers at a 50% discount
after Ubuntu Beds reached out to them
in May.
“They contact us and tell us a health
care worker is coming.
“They give us the time and the place,
they handle everything,” he said.
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Somzana beats odds to top job
New CMEO says not always smooth sailing
MATTHEW FIELD
The TNPA Port of East
London recently
welcomed its new chief
marine engineer officer
(CMEO), Khayakazi Somzana.
As CMEO, Somzana is
responsible for the safe and
efficient operation of all
machinery and engineering
functions on the port's tugboats.
Her journey with TNPA
began in 2002, when she joined
up as an apprentice millwright.
“When I joined the
company, it was not easy at first
since there were no females in
the industry at that time.
“I used to feel so small when
qualified millwrights would
send me to fetch a spanner and
when I came back, the job
would already be done.
“In order to achieve the
training despite their attitude, I
had to work hard and be
dedicated to my job.
“When they would give me
tasks to do on my own, I made
sure I accomplished them and
that's how I gained their trust,”
Somzana said.
Despite the obstacles, she
managed to qualify as a
millwright in 2005 and then
moved on to serve as a trainee
marine engineer officer at the
Port of East London.
After serving for five years,
she pursued maritime studies at
the Durban University of
Technology to qualify as a
marine engineer in 2010.
That same year, she began a
12-month cadetship training
programme aboard a sea-going
ve s s e l .
“Joining a vessel was not as
nice as one would think. It was
my first time being that far away
from my family, with people of
different cultures, and being the
only woman onboard.
“I had sleepless nights at
times as the sea was rough and
the ship rolls while you are
sleeping. We would also be
called at midnight for
manoeuvring or watchkeeping.
“The training itself was also
challenging, as I only had theory
in mind,” she said.
Somzana finally completed
her maritime studies S3 in 2018
at the Cape Peninsula University
of Technology, which allowed
her to serve as a full-time
second engineer in East London.
Finally, last year saw her
obtain her SA Maritime Safety
Authority Certificate of
Competency, opening the door
for her promotion to CMEO.
“I received my qualification
on my birthday, October 3,
which made me realise that
God has been with me all this
time. It was the best gift I ever
had, even though it did not
come easy,” Somzana said.
“To everyone out there who
has a goal to achieve, I would
say: never give up.”
SURVIVING ROUGH SEAS: Khayakazi Somzana was recently promoted to CMEO of the Port of
East London Picture: SUPPLIED
Slight increase for dams
MATTHEW FIELD
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D’Oliveira affair hit SA cricket
Sport also a victim of apartheid
PETER MARTIN
The 1960s were turbulent
years for cricket in this
c o u n t r y, but by the end of
the decade there was no doubt
that SA was the number one
cricket team in the world.
But with ever-widening
political opposition, no-one was
prepared to play against them.
In 1968, the so-called
D’Oliveira affair scuppered the
proposed 1968/69 tour by
England to SA, and 18 months
later, in 1970, isolation of
cricket contact with SA began.
This lasted almost 22 years.
Back in late 1961, John Reid,
the burly captain of New
Zealand, brought a talented
team to these shores and a
highly entertaining series of five
Test matches was fought.
New Zealand won their first
Test match overseas at
Newlands in the third Test and
then won the fifth and final Test
in Port Elizabeth to draw the
series 2-2.
Some great players graced
the SA team during the decade.
These included fast bowlers
Peter Pollock, Joe Partridge,
Godfrey Lawrence and Mike
Procter; all-rounders Eddie
Barlow and Tiger Lance; ace
fielder Colin Bland; batsman
Graeme Pollock and
wicketkeeper-batsman Denis
L i n d s ay.
At the same time, old hands
Jackie McGlew, John Waite and
Roy McLean were on hand to
guide the emerging youngsters
of the early 1960s.
Outstanding all-rounder
Trevor Goddard returned to SA
from England and was selected
to lead a team of young
hopefuls against the might of
Au s t ra l i a .
Pollock, a 19-year-old lefthanded
batsman, who was to
become a legend in the game,
was selected as well.
Pollock started the series
very quietly, but then scored
122 in the third Test and another
century in the fourth at
Adelaide, which was won by 10
wickets by SA.
Pollock (175) and Barlow
(201) added 341 for the third
wicket at Adelaide, a record
which stands to this day. The
series was drawn 1-1.
Three Tests were then drawn
with New Zealand and the next
summer, England, led by Mike
Smith, visited SA, winning a
lacklustre series 1-0 after
beating SA convincingly by an
innings in the first Test.
But things changed in 1965
when SA visited England for a
three-Test series under new
captain Peter van der Merwe.
The series was won 1-0, with
the second Test at Trent Bridge,
Nottingham, a personal family
success story for the Pollocks.
Graeme scored 125 and
Peter captured 10 wickets in the
match (5/53 and 5/34) and SA
came out on top by 94 runs.
During the period 1966/67
to 1969/70, Australia played
nine Tests in SA, with the home
team winning the 1966/67
series 3-1 with one Test drawn,
and the second series 4-0.
Lindsay was SA’s most
successful batsman in 1966/67,
savaging the Australian bowling
with scores of 182, 137 and 131
in the series and finishing with
606 runs (average 86.57), the
best for SA against Australia.
SA, again under Van der
Merwe, won the series 3-1 with
one Test drawn heavily in favour
of the home team.
Then, in 1968, Cape Tow n -
born Basil D’Oliveira had
moved to England to play topclass
cricket but was not
originally picked to tour SA. But
after Tom Cartwright was
injured, D’Oliveira was
selected.
SA prime minister BJ Vorster
denounced the squad as the
“team of the anti-apartheid
m ove m e n t ” and refused to
allow them to enter SA with
D’Oliveira included. The tour
was immediately cancelled.
In 1970, under a new
skipper in Ali Bacher, SA
outplayed Australia 4-0.
In the second Test at
Kingsmead, Durban, Graeme
Pollock scored 274, a new
individual batting record which
stood until 1999.
During the 1970 series, Peter
Pollock and fiery fast bowler
Mike Procter, who captured 26
wickets in the series (average
13.57), well supported by the
veteran Goddard, left the
Australian batting line-ups in
tatters throughout the series.
The gate to international
cricket for SA was then shut.
Only in late 1991, was SA
able to tour India for a series of
one-day matches under C l ive
Rice, and then participated in
the 1992 World Cup in Australia
and New Zealand.
Test cricket was resumed
against the West Indies in 1992
and then against India at home
in 1992/93.
RISING STAR: Legend Graeme Pollock is one of the many
cricketers whose careers were stalled in SA because of the
international sporting boycott against SA’s apartheid
government. The SA team were cut off from international
cricket for 22 years Picture: RAYMOND PRESTON
Another marathon cancelled due to virus
MATTHEW FIELD
Another major sports
event has been forced
to cancel due to the
ongoing Covid-19
pandemic.
On June 23,
Athletics South Africa
president Aleck
Skhosana announced
that the 2020 Sanlam
Cape Town Marathon
had officially been
called off.
“Cancelling this
year's edition of the
Cape Town Marathon
was a difficult decision
to make because it is
also home to the ASA
M a ra t h o n
Championships.
“This is the only
World Athletics Gold
Label marathon in
Africa and it’s an
influential nationbuilder
with a massive
economic impact.
“We know that it
will come as a great
disappointment to
thousands of runners
who were looking
forward to the race.
“However, the
decision had to
prioritise the health
and safety of all
i nvo l ve d ,” Skhosana
said.
Cape Town
Marathon chair
Francois Pienaar said
the decision was a
disappointment but
ultimately necessary.
“The decision did
not come easy, but was
one that had to be
made after exhausting
all our options.
“The reality is that
we cannot risk the
health and well-being
of our participants,
volunteers, supporters
and stakeholders,” he
said.
All entrants will
have the option to
receive a full refund.
Alternatively, race
director Renee Jordaan
said entrants could
choose to donate their
fees to charity.
“All donated entry
fees will be distributed
between the Peninsula
School Feeding
Association and
Community Chest of
the Western Cape to
support the increased
social needs during the
p a n d e m i c ,” Jo r d a a n
said.
More information
will be conveyed to
entrants via e-mail.
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