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Scary wait for surgery
Stuck in lockdown with brain fluid leaking from her nose
MATTHEW FIELD
East London resident Sandra
Whittal experienced one of the
worst affects of the lockdown
recently when she needed urgent
surgery while theatres across the
country were closed.
Whittal began experiencing a
strange fluid leak out of her nose after
an accident in December last year.
While attending a function at the
EL Ski Boat Club, Whittal fell and hit
her head hard.
However, at first, there seemed to
be no serious symptoms.
“It was probably in the beginning
of March 2020 when it started,” her
husband Anthony Whittal said.
“She developed a leak in the
right-hand side nostril.”
The couple visited their GP, who
quickly identified the fluid as coming
from the brain, and immediately sent
them to EL specialist Dr Paul Steyn.
“Your brain is covered by fluid, it’s
like a shock absorber. That fluid stays
in your brain and spinal cord.
“Once it starts leaking out into the
rest of your body, it’s a big problem
because you can get serious
c o m p l i c a t i o n s ,” Steyn said.
“By itself, it doesn’t kill you but
you might get a headache from it and
in the long-term, you can get
meningitis because bacteria from the
nose can get into the brain.”
Whittal underwent a scan, where
a fracture was found in the roof of her
ethmoid sinus, a hollow air-filled
space in the bones between her eyes
and nose.
It was this fracture that was
allowing fluid to leak out.
Steyn recommended they go to
Prof Darlene Lubbe in Cape Town,
but there was a problem.
“When I phoned her [Lubbe], the
theatres had only just started locking
d ow n ,” he said.
The sinuses are a particularly
fertile place for the coronavirus to
breed, and operations could put both
doctors and patients at risk.
Lubbe said Whittal should be
treated medically and isolated until
theatres reopened.
“My wife had to be isolated
because any kind of infection that
could get in through the nose could
reach the brain. We had to just sit it
out.
“We were confined to the home
for the best part of six weeks,”
A n t h o ny s a i d .
It was tough, and Whittal even
ended up in ICU at St Dominics, but
eventually the theatres in Cape Town
opened and they were able to book
her surgery.
They weren’t out of the woods
yet, though.
“I had to drive her all the way to
Cape Town myself, and I couldn’t get
accommodation with everything
closed [due to lockdown
r e g u l a t i o n s ] ,” said Anthony.
Thankfully, the couple were able
to secure lodgings with friends in the
city, and Whittal was able to undergo
her operation.
Five days later, and she was out,
though she still has to undergo
regular check-ups.
The couple wished to express
their gratitude to Dr Steyn, who they
said had helped them tremendously
during their ordeal.
“He was absolutely amazing,”
A n t h o ny s a i d .
ROUGH JOURNEY: Sandra Whittal is recovering after finally being able to get
her much-needed surgery after the re-opening of operating theatres in Cape
Town Picture: SUPPLIED
WAR ON RUBBISH: The Litter Thugs with 29 bags of rubbish that they picked up last Saturday along the East London beachfront Picture: SUPPLIED
Litter Thugs in fight to clean up East London
MATTHEW FIELD
Don’t let the name scare you off,
the Litter Thugs are not a street
gang.
The initiative, started by
local Josh Kirkhoff, is aimed at
helping keep the city clean.
“I started Litter Thugs about a
year ago.
“I wanted to use my pet hate
for litter and turn it into an
initiative to spread awareness
among locals,” Kirkhoff said.
“People need to understand
that it is not okay to litter, and
people need to be more aware
of the plastic pollution issues we
are facing.”
The initiative started small at
first, with only Kirkhoff’s close
associates involved.
“It started with myself, my
family and my girlfriend. It has
since grown into about 23
individuals and is still growing,”
he said.
The Litter Thugs’ most recent
cleanup took place last
Saturday, during which the
group picked up rubbish along
the East London beachfront,
near the EL Aquarium. “We
were a total of 23 ‘litter thugs’,
big and small, young and old.
“We cleared 29 black bags,
which was about 11,500 pieces
of trash.
“The Litter Thugs are
working for a cleaner future for
East London. We use our group
cleanups because we are
passionate about this, but also to
inspire others to do the same,”
Kirkhoff said.
For more information, visit
the Litter Thugs’ Facebook and
Instagram pages.

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CROSSWORD number 1187 1188
See SA ‘h o r ro r ’
film on Netflix
Local director’s modern fairytale a good attempt
MATTHEW FIELD
One of the best things
about Netflix is how it
has provided an
amazing platform for new
independent talent.
Case in point, this week
we’re looking at local director
Harold Hölscher’s first ever
feature-length film, 8 (or The
Soul Collector if you’re in the
US).
Taking place “s o m e wh e r e ”
in 1977 SA, the film centres on
GOLDEN HOUR
the white farming family of
William, Sarah and their
adopted daughter Mary, who
move into a farmhouse left by
Wi l l i a m ’s father.
Soon, Mary meets a
wandering sangoma, Lazarus,
and the two become unlikely
friends.
However, it soon becomes
clear that Lazarus is hiding a
dark secret that will put the
entire family in danger.
While billed as a horror
movie, 8 plays out more like a
traditional fairytale – think a
combination of Little Red Riding
Hood and Hansel and Gretal.
There aren’t any real scares
to be had here. Rather, there’sa
constant tension throughout the
film that comes from us
knowing all about Lazarus’s
intentions while the other
characters are left in the dark.
As a debut film, there are
some issues that stop it from
becoming great but it’s still a
good first attempt and as a local
film, deserves support.
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Unemployed mom wins bakkie
Afrisam prize set to change lifes
GO REPORTER
Life will never be the same for
unemployed Nolubabalo
Mboniswa after she won a
Toyota Hilux bakkie in AfriSam’s
“Get Lucky, Win a Bakkie”
promotion.
Mboniswa intends to use the
bakkie to pursue business
opportunities to generate an
income for her family after 14
years of unemployment.
On March 14, Mboniswa, a
single mother of five, purchased
twelve AfriSam All Purpose
Cement bags from Build It in
Libode, to be used to build a
home for her family.
Little did she know that her
AfriSam entry was her ticket to a
new life.
Shortly after purchasing the
cement, Mboniswa entered the
AfriSam promotion by following
the easy instructions on the instore
promotional leaflet.
Three months later, on June
3, she received a call from
AfriSam, confirming that she
was the March winner of the
monthly grand prize - a brand
new Toyota Hilux bakkie.
Being unemployed for more
than a decade, Mboniswa has
been struggling to make ends
meet or to afford a decent life
for herself and her five children.
However, the new bakkie
has opened new doors of
opportunity for her and she will
now be able to pursue her
dream of starting a business.
She plans to buy and sell live
chickens and vegetables to
provide for her family.
In AfriSam’s Get Lucky, Win
a Bakkie promotion, customers
stand a chance to win one of
four Toyota Hilux Bakkies per
month, as well as instant data.
The promotion commenced
in March 2020 but was paused
at the end of that month due to
Covid-19 and the restrictions on
construction during lockdown
levels 5 and 4.
The promotion will resume
on July 1 and ends on
September 30.
However, all entries received
during April, May and June
2020 will be included in the
d raw.
“We are excited about the
many possibilities our Get
Lucky, Win a Bakkie promotion
has created for Nolubabalo and
her family,”AfriSam advertising
and promotions specialist
Michelle Reid said.
“At AfriSam, we are grateful
that the products we
manufacture make a very real
difference in our country.
“But for us it is so much
more than just our products or
the structures that our products
are used for, it is about the
possibilities that our products
create.
“We believe in creating
concrete possibilities and for
Nolubabalo we have created a
possibility for a better and
brighter future,” Reid said.
Mboniswa said: “I would
like to thank AfriSam for hosting
BUFFALO CITY
METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY
BUFFALO CITY METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY
INVITATION TO APPLY FOR
GENERAL GRANTS –IN –AID:
2021 / 2022 FINANCIAL YEAR.
Applications are hereby invited from Non-Profit maximising and Non-
Political Organizations within BCMM area of Jurisdiction for General
Grants – in – aid for 2021 / 2022 financial year.
The following are categories of organisations that are eligible to apply.
I. Educational Institutions / Early Childhood Development Centres
(ECDC)
II. Welfare Organisations
III. Arts and Culture
IV. HIV/AIDS Support Groups and Home Based Care Centres
V. Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Organisation
Application Forms are available from the office of the General Manager-
Corporate Support Services, Room 408, 4 th Floor, Trust Centre, corner
Oxford and North Street, East London.
These documents are also available from the office of the General
Manager – Inland Region, Room 130, 1 st Floor, Civic Centre Building.
Alexander Road, King William’s Town.
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORMS:
1. BY HAND: Application forms with the required documents
must be submitted in Room 408, 4 th Floor, Trust Centre,
East London, before 16:30 on Wednesday,
30 September 2020.
2. BY POST: Application forms with the
required documents must be posted to: The
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5200, in sufficient time to reach the office
before Wednesday, 30 September
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(4440)
this promotion and awarding
me with such a needed prize.
“The bakkie will certainly
change my life. I am incredibly
grateful for what they have
done, it is evident that the
company really cares for their
customers and society at large.”
NEW WHEELS: Jonginkosi Nomqonde, right, was the lucky winner of a new Toyota Hilux bakkie
as a part of AfriSam’s “Get Lucky, Win a Bakkie” competition Picture: SUPPLIED
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PENSIONERS & DISABILITY
FROM 3 JULY
NEW
PACKAGING
5KG
OTHER GRANTS
FROM 6 JULY
R39 99
SAVE R19
PnP Fresh Chicken
Braaipack 8s or 16s
Per kg
R64 99
SAVE R25
PnP Bulk Stewing
Beef Bone-in
2.5kg
Per kg
RELIEF
FUND
DEAL
R139 99
SAVE R22
ANY 2
R
120
NATURALLY
HIGH IN
VITAMIN C
no name Frozen Chicken
Braaipack with 15% Brine
Based Mixture 5kg
PnP Rotisserie
Chicken Assorted
7kg
6kg
ALL 3
R
99
PnP Potatoes 7kg,
Butternut 6kg and
Oranges 2.5kg
SAVE R23
ANY 3
R
74 99
Enterprise Back, Shoulder
or Streaky Bacon 200g
R29 99
RELIEF
FUND
DEAL
SAVE R17
BUY 2
R
36
2.5kg
SAVE R10
Rama Spread for Bread Low
Fat Spread 1kg Tub
RELIEF
FUND
DEAL
2
LITRE
SAVE R14
BUY 2
R
45
Sunlight Regular
Dishwashing Liquid 750ml
6/8kg
2kg
RELIEF
FUND
DEAL
Sundale Amasi Afrika
Low Fat Maas 2kg
SAVE R11
ANY 3
R
54
Lucky Star Pilchards
Assorted 400g
RELIEF
FUND
DEAL
WE ARE INVESTING
R38 99
SAVE R3
PnP White Sugar 2.5kg
R500m
R38 99
SAVE R15
PnP Sunflower Oil 2 Litre
TO GIVE YOU
BIGGER DEALS
ON ESSENTIAL
GROCERY ITEMS.
SAVE R19
ANY 3
R
40
Shield Roll-on Assorted
50ml (Excluding Motion
Sense)
R109 99
SAVE R34
Waggies Dry Dog Food Assorted
6/8kg Each
ESSENTIALS
RELIEF
FUND
Promotion valid at Pick n Pay Supermarkets and Hypermarket in the Eastern Cape excluding Fraaiuitsig, Garden Route Mall, George, George (Pre Cap Centre), Groot Brak,
Hartenbos, Knysna, Langeberg Mall, Mossel Bay, Oudtshoorn, Plettenberg Bay, Sedgefield and York Street. Excluding Express Stores. Promotional stocks are limited. Prices
include VAT, where applicable. Smart Shopper terms and conditions apply. No traders. E&OE. Selected products may not be available at all stores. Selected products have
been styled for photography. Visit www.picknpay.co.za, or call 0800 11 22 88. Cellphone rates apply.
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RELIEF
FUND
DEAL
SMART PRICE
R
68
SAVE R11
WHEN YOU
SWIPE
Nescafé Ricoffy 750g
(Excludes Decaf)
SMART PRICE
R
47
SAVE R7
WHEN YOU
SWIPE
Nestlé Milo Malt Energy
Drink 500g
SMART PRICE
ALL 3 FOR
R
60
SAVE R20
WHEN YOU
SWIPE
Nola Mayonnaise or Salad Dressing
Assorted 730-850g, PnP Chutney
Assorted 430/470g and
PnP Tomato Sauce 700ml
VALID 29 JUNE - 8 JULY 2020
RELIEF
FUND
DEAL
2kg
SMART PRICE
ANY 2 FOR
R
52
SMART PRICE
BUY 3 FOR
R
85
SAVE R25
WHEN YOU
SWIPE
Nestlé Cremora Coffee and Tea
Creamer 750g
RELIEF
FUND
DEAL
RELIEF
FUND
DEAL
SMART PRICE
R
23 99
SAVE R5
WHEN YOU
SWIPE
Spekko Long Grain Parboiled White
Rice 2kg
SAVE R13
WHEN YOU
SWIPE
Clover Krush 100%
Fruit Juice Blend
Assorted 1.5 Litre
SMART PRICE
ANY 2 FOR
R
56
SAVE R29
WHEN YOU
SWIPE
Ouma Rusks Assorted
450/500g
SMART PRICE
ANY 3 FOR
R
30
SAVE R5
WHEN YOU
SWIPE
Koo Original or Lite Baked
Beans 410g
SMART PRICE
R
69
SAVE R20
WHEN YOU
SWIPE
1.5kg Pace Floater
PRICE PER NAPPY
Size 3 76s – R1.97
Size 4 66s – R2.27
Size 4+ 62s – R2.42
Size 5 52s – R2.88
Size 6 44s – R3.41
SMART PRICE
ANY 2 FOR
R
300
SAVE R39
WHEN YOU
SWIPE
Promotion valid at Pick n Pay Supermarkets and Hypermarket in the Eastern Cape excluding Fraaiuitsig, Garden Route Mall, George, George (Pre Cap Centre), Groot Brak,
Hartenbos, Knysna, Langeberg Mall, Mossel Bay, Oudtshoorn, Plettenberg Bay, Sedgefield and York Street. Excluding Express Stores. Promotional stocks are limited. Prices
include VAT, where applicable. Smart Shopper terms and conditions apply. No traders. E&OE. Selected products may not be available at all stores. Selected products have
been styled for photography. Visit www.picknpay.co.za, or call 0800 11 22 88. Cellphone rates apply.
PRICES VALID 29 JUNE - 8 JULY 2020 AT PICK N PAY SUPERMARKETS AND HYPERMARKET IN THE EASTERN CAPE
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INDEX
DOMESTIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
1010 Births
1040 Engagements
1050 Marriages
1070 Deaths
1100 In Memoriam
1220 Congrats / Best Wishes
1230 Birthday Greetings
1290 Thanks
PERSONAL
2070 Health & Beauty
2140 Lost
2142 Found
ENTERTAINMENT
3060 Entertainment General
SERVICE & SALES GUIDE
5010 Education & Tuition
5090 Plumbing
5100 Electrical Services
5120 Building Services
5122 Home Maintenance
5160 Walls / Fencing
5190 Painting / Decorating
5210 Pools, Spas, Accessories
5260 Computer Services
5360 Garden Services
5451 For Sale
5510 Kennels and Pets
5550 Misc Wanted
5570 Removals and Storage
5630 Services Offered
5640 Shuttle Services
EMPLOYMENT
6140 Education & Training
6150 Employment Wanted
6151 Employment
6170 Estate Agents
6370 Employment Wanted Domestic
ACCOMMODATION
7020 Accomm. Off / Wtd
7060 Flats to Let
7090 Houses to Let
7151 Holiday Accommodation
PROPERTY
8010 Flats For Sale
8050 Houses For Sale
8161 Business Premises To Let
8163 Business Premises For Sale
MOTORING
9070 Used Car Sales
9440 Motorcycles
9381 Motor Sundries
9640 Vehicles Wanted
9200 Used Bakkies / Panelvans
NOTICES
11010 Legal Notices / Auctions
11030 Businesses for Sale
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PERSONAL
2275
Loans & Finance
CASH immediately when
you pawn your valuables,
even cars, bakkies, caravans,
boats highest
Buy and Sell and Pawnbrokers
043 726 4333.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Entertainment
General
3060
VIDEO/FILMS onto DVD
LPs put on CD or USB.
Cassette tapes onto CD
Tel 043 748 3721 Mike
5
SERVICES & SALES
GUIDE
5550
Misc. Wanted
DOLPHIN LAUNDRY /
CLOTHING: We buy
good used clothing,
shoes. Urgently needed:
ladies jackets, suits and
men's clothing. Call 043 -
740 1957 / 084 628 1357.
Under R300
CLASSIFIEDS
Contact: Cheryl Larsen -
043 702 2031
cheryll@goexpress.co.za
Fax: 086 545 2648
5541
KETTLE: Used once. Beautiful.
R95. Please phone
082 084 4281.
5121
Home Improvement
5121
Home Improvement
A 10 ton sand = R2,400;
8 Ton Stone = R3,000;
M6 Block = R8,50 each
del 072 776 9450.
DEREK'S ELECTRICAL:
Fault finding, repairs,
new installations. Prepaid
electricity and water metres
for granny flats supplied
and installed. Call
Derek 082 557 4099.
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ACCOMMODATION
7020
Accomm. Off / Wtd
WEAVERS RETIREMENT
SHAREBLOCK Various
flats To Let or For Sale.
Persons between 50-80.
Call Elaine from 8-2pm
043-7029800 Prices have
been reduced Come see.
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PROPERTY
8050
Houses For Sale
NEW Houses for sale.
Stands also available.
Contact or WhatsApp
Benjamin at 072 462
9609 or 064 534 3600.
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Fond memories
of growing up
Happy days, free of stress and unwanted fears
PETER MARTIN
Exactly nine months after
my late father returned
from active service in
North Africa in May 1945, I
made my appearance in the big
wo r l d .
I grew up in Cape Town
during the 1950s and except for
the Korean War, things were
pretty peaceful.
Being a rather bright child, I
could read by the time I was
five and consumed any book I
could get my hands on.
From our house, we could
see the cable cars whizzing up
and down from the cable station
to the summit of Table
Mountain.
When I was five, myself
and my brother Mike - he’s 15
months older than me - built a
soapbox and walked with it to
the top of Kloof Nek, then rode
it back down towards the city.
It was a madcap, hair-raising
and dangerous adventure seeing
as the soapbox boasted only a
rather weak braking system!
But we survived, if only
because there wasn’t much
traffic around in those days.
Every Sunday, we would go
with neighbours to the Sea Point
Pavilion, where we would potter
among the rocks with our toy
boats, then jump into the
shallow end of the pool.
During 1952, we moved to
R o n d e b o s ch .
Our school in Rosebank was
about 3km away and we were
given 2d bus fare (1d each
way) every week day.
Now, it didn’t take us long to
realise that if you walked there
and back you had 2d each day
to spend, which equated to four
Be full of beans this
winter
Beans are a cost-effective and
highly nutritious, energypacked
food widely available in
processed tin forms, sprouted
or commonly in dried packs.
As beans can be stored for
long periods in dried form, they
are great to stock up on.
There is a substance in plant
foods, including beans, called
phytate. This can reduce
availability of some minerals
but the phytate content is
drastically reduced by
sprouting, soaking and
fermenting foods.
Soaking also reduces the
minor trypsin-inhibiting activity
found in cereals and legumes
(such as beans). Trypsin is an
enzyme that your body makes
to digest protein.
Beans are exceptional
sources of plant-based protein
and magnesium. They are
noteworthy suppliers of fiber, B
vitamins and other nutrients.
Various research studies
have highlighted the benefits of
regular bean consumption.
delicious Wilson’s toffees, our
f avo u r i t e .
So we were soon fit and
healthy, except for our teeth,
which took quite a battering.
Every Saturday morning we
would walk the 5km to the
Savoy cinema (or bioscope as it
was known then) for the
morning matinee.
We would enjoy a short film,
followed by the current serial
which always ended on an
exciting note to ensure you
returned the next week for the
next exciting instalment.
Then, after interval, the main
movie, on many occasions a B-
type Western.
The serials we saw
included King of the Congo
(with Buster Crabbe), Capt ain
Video and Tailspin Tommy, the
story of a young biplane pilot in
the 1930s.
We would arm ourselves
with comics to swap with other
kids there before the show or
during the break. Dagwood and
Blondie, Porky Pig, Donald
Duck, Goofy, Little Huey,
Nancy and Sluggo were all
favourites and you felt mighty
pleased if you picked up a
Superman or Batman comic.
And, of course, once we
arrived home at lunch-time,
there was the rest of the
weekend to read the comics,
ready for swapping the next
S a t u r d ay.
In 1954, I recall watching
the movie The Student Prince,
with Edmund Purdom in the title
role, singing the songs of Mario
Lanza, and thereafter, whenever
I heard the song, Drink, Drink,
Drink I’d get goose-bumps.
Mike and I had our own little
business going.
FOOD HEALTH
Anastacia Sampson
These advantages include
decreased harmful cholesterol
levels, reduced cardiovascular
disease and better blood sugar
l e ve l s .
This is far from the whole list
of what beans can do.
When you first begin to eat
beans you may experience the
unsociable side effect of
flatulence. The gas-causing
substances in beans are
stachyose and raffinose.
Don’t avoid beans though,
as your body does adjust and
this side- effect can be
We would knock on
neighbours’ doors and ask
whether we could go to the
shop for them for bread, milk or
the newspaper.
This could result in 6d or 1/-
tips, and with the shops being
only about 700m away,
business was brisk.
I recall in 1958 watching in
wonder the lights of Russian
rocket Sputnik moving across
the night sky as it orbited the
earth, heralding the space-age.
However, things changed
when we moved to Wynberg.
At the Boys’ School, I had
the privilege of playing U10,
U11 and U12 rugby and then
later I represented the U13A
cricket team where my love for
the game grew.
We would cycle to
Newlands cricket ground to
watch Currie Cup and even
international matches.
Entry was 2/- and with halfa-crown
in hand we had 6d to
spend. Heaven!
At the lunch and tea
intervals, we would join one of
100 or more games around the
ground with tennis balls
whizzing around our heads. It
was chaos out there but great
fun and I can, in all honesty, tell
my five grandchildren that I
played on the hallowed turf of
Newlands!
However, all too soon, the
decade was over. I was 13, and
teenage years beckoned,
followed by adulthood,
marriage and fatherhood, with
all its many responsibilities.
But, looking back, those
carefree childhood years were
the best of my life. They were
happy years, free of stress and
unwanted fears.
diminished.
Marjoram and oregan are
two great herbs with digestive
supporting properties, and
support the digestion of beans.
There are many types of
beans, and some take longer to
cook than others.
Soaking your beans
enhances digestion of them,
while speeding up cooking
time.
Beans should always be
soaked overnight or for about
twelve hours before cooking,
then rinse and add clean water.
Bring to the boil and when
there is a film of white foam
floating, skim that off. That
white foam is also liable to
cause a bit of flatulence, so toss
it away.
Then simmer until the beans
are soft and they are ready to
prepare however you want
them and eaten.
As your body gets full of
beans, through regular dietary
intake, you might enjoy a more
bouncing bean-fuelled energy.

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Founder of Miss
EC pageant in
Mrs SA semifinal
Local entrant’s passion to uplift youth and women
MATTHEW FIELD
The prestigious Tammy Taylor
Mrs South Africa pageant
sees women from all over
the country competing for the
highly coveted title.
One of the contestants is
Gonubie resident Zikhona
Ngxata, 33, who recently made it
into the pageant’s semi-finals.
In addition to working as a
sales executive for Ronnies
Motors, Ngxata is also the founder
of Miss Eastern Cape Beauty With
A Purpose.
“I am all about youth
development and woman
empowerment, so Mrs SA speaks
to everything I represent,” she
said.
Ngxata started Miss Eastern
Cape Beauty With A Purpose
seven years ago, with the goal of
empowering young girls from
previously disadvantaged
communities.
“Through this initiative, we
managed to mobilise bursaries
and have helped five ladies in the
past five years, including the latest
w i n n e r,” said Ngxata.
“Being a Mrs South Africa is
being a leader and a community
b u i l d e r.
“Mrs SA does a lot of
community projections through
their sister programme, Woman 4
Wo m a n .
“For example, Miss Eastern
Cape Beauty With A Purpose, of
which I am the CEO and
chairperson, has partnered with
Futurelife to deliver breakfast
packs, masks and soap to needy
s ch o o l s ,” she said.
Ngxata has also been involved
in the struggle against genderbased
violence (GBV).
As previously reported by the
GO! & Express (‘Taking a stand
against GBV’, December 12
2019), Ngxata helped organise a
march against GBV last year as
part of the annual 16 Days of
Activism Campaign.
“We want to educate men on
the struggle of women after the act
[of GBV], which leaves an
emotional scar.
“We need men to be good role
models for growing boys and to
help change the status quo,”
Ngxata said at the time.
The march started at Trinity
Methodist Church and finished
outside the EL City Hall, where a
memorandum was handed over to
EL SAPS acting visible policing
head Lt-Col Zimisele Nxafani.
Voting is open for Mrs SA and
can be done in one of two ways.
Members of the public can
visit the Mrs SA Facebook page
and like the picture of your
favourite candidate.
Alternatively, SMS your
candidate’s name to 35959.
For more information about the
pageant, visit the website:
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1965: not a year to remember
Rot set in with Ill-advised tour to Ireland, Scotland
PETER MARTIN
South Africa have been
among the top rugby
union nations in the world
for 129 years, but if ever a
survey was made to recognise
the worst season of all in living
memory, most supporters would
without hesitation select 1965.
It was a year in which eight
Test matches were played – all
overseas – and seven were lost.
The rot started at the end of
the 1964 season when the Boks
hosted one Test match against
the visiting French side on a
short tour of SA.
The match was played at the
PAM Brink Stadium in Springs.
SA capped Mike Lawless, a
22-year-old Western Province
flyhalf and he was made the
scapegoat for SA’s 6-8 loss. It
took Lawless five years before
he was able to regain green and
gold colours when he toured
Great Britain in late 1969.
In 1965, the Springboks
were ill-advised to tour Ireland
and Scotland at the end of the
Northern Hemisphere season,
rather than the beginning of the
season as was the custom.
Two Tests were scheduled,
against Ireland in Dublin and
Scotland in Edinburgh, but by
the time the games started, both
opposition teams were battlehardened
after playing in the
Five Nations competition.
Two new players, flank
Snowy Suter and centre
Wynand Mans, were capped
against Ireland. Mans scored a
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Over 52, 000
spectators were
present to see the
Boks hit back but at
half-time the All
Blacks were 16-5
ahead.
try but Suter’s services were
dispensed with after the
Scotland Test. The result in
Dublin was a 9-6 victory for the
home side, the first time that
Ireland had ever beaten the
Boks in a Test.
At Edinburgh, a new
halfback combination of
exciting flyhalf Jannie Barnard,
then aged 20, and scrumhalf
Dirk de Vos was introduced, but
to no avail. Scotland took the
opportunity to inflict their
second win over SA, 8-5.
They had won the inaugural
overseas Test for the Boks back
in 1906.
A number of changes were
made to the Boks for the long
tour to Australia and New
Zealand that followed. A new
coach, former Bok captain
Hennie Muller, and a new
captain in Dawie de Villiers
were appointed.
Three new props, Hambly
Parker, Sakkie van Zyl and Andy
Macdonald; wings Trix Truter
and Gert Brynard; flanks Jan
Ellis and Lofty Nel; and locks
Tiny Naude, Piet Goosen and
Piet Botha were brought in.
Mannetjies Roux returned
after two years while utility back
Dave Stewart, locks Avril Malan
and Gawie Carelse, props Tiny
Neethling and Fanie Kuhn and
wing Corra Dirksen, who all
toured in Ireland and Scotland,
along with Suter, were omitted
from the touring party.
Two Tests were played
against Australia and both were
lost. The Wallabies won 18-11
at Sydney and 12-8 at Brisbane,
before the squad moved to New
Zealand for four Test matches.
For many, this was like playing
for the mythical Championship
of the World.
But things did not improve
for the Boks.
They found the going tough
in the first Test at Wellington,
losing 3-6 in a close encounter.
Sakkie van Zyl and Jan Ellis
made their debuts in the match,
with Ellis going on to be one of
the greats of Bok rugby in a long
career which lasted until 1976
in which he played 38 Tests and
scored seven tries.
In the second Test at
Dunedin, SA failed to score and
the All Blacks cantered to a 13-0
victory with three tries.
Then on to Lancaster Park,
Chrstchurch. The field was
muddy in parts but there was
some sun.
Over 52, 000 spectators
were present to see the Boks hit
OLD GUARD: Former Springbok captain Hennie Muller was
brought on as the Springboks coach in 1965 to help the team
during a rough tour Picture: FILE/ UNKNOWN
back but at half-time the All
Blacks were 16-5 ahead.
Then Gert Brynard scored
two tries, the second by jumping
over three defenders, while the
veteran centre John Gainsford
scored his second, but the
conversion failed. Honours
were now even but time was
rapidly running out.
Then, with three minutes left
on the clock the Springboks
were awarded a penalty some
30m out and 5m in from touch.
Naude took the muddy ball.
Brynard whispered to him not to
kick at goal, but to rather tapkick
and run for the line.
But Tiny was having none of
that.
He was determined to take
the kick, although conditions
were not at all favourable. He
took his time setting up the ball,
then ran up and gained
immortality with his kick.
It barely cleared the crossbar
but SA took the lead 19-16
and with it their first victory of
the season.
The fourth Test was an anticlimax.
The home team ran in
five tries and won the match 20-
3 and with it the series.
This signalled the end of a
most disappointing 14 months
for SA.
Bok pride would only return
two years later in a four-Test
series against France at home,
when SA capped eight
debutantes in the opening Test
at Durban and heralded in a
new era of confidence for the
players and fans alike.
❝
They had won the
inaugural overseas
Test for the Boks
back in 1906.
CSA names Proteas training team
MAHLATSE MPHAHLELE
After the go-ahead from sports minister
Nathi Mthethwa and the authorisation for
sport to return to controlled training‚ C r i ck e t
South Africa have named a High
Performance training squad for the Proteas.
During a camp that started on Monday‚
CSA said players would train in small
monitored groups with identified coaches
from their nearest franchise teams.
The sessions will be in accordance with
the guidelines set out by the CSA Covid-19
Steering Committee and approved by the
National Institute of Communicable
Diseases (NICD).
CSA chief medical officer Dr Shuaib
Manjra said their protocols were in line with
the NICD.
“We engaged with the NICD who were
comfortable with our protocols and
responses to their queries for further details
in some respects,” Manjra said.
“Our prevention programme‚ besides the
regular testing of players and support staff‚ is
predicated on personal hygiene measures
and creating a sanitised [environment].
Covid-19 compliance managers at
each venue . . . [ensure] the elements of
the protocol are implemented.”
Among senior players who have
reported for camp are Quinton de
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