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Ndlambe youth get

involved in a beach

clean-up last

Saturday at East

Beach, organised by

the President’s

Award. P re s i d e n t

Award organiser

Qhama Dyakala runs

the community

project to enrich

youth’s lives and

teach them

leadership skills.

Refreshments were

sponsored by the

Kowie Boardriders

Club and Nemato

Change a Life

provided transport

Surfers save swimmer

NSRI called to

boat fire too

Just after 3pm on Saturday an

alert was received by the

NSRI Port Alfred duty crew

to respond to a swimmer in

distress at Kelly’s Beach.

The victim, believed to be a

young man in his 20s from the

Far East, attends 43 Air School in

its pilot training programme.

He was apparently swept out

to sea by rip currents while

swimming with friends.

The sea rescue craft Rescue

11 Alpha was launched, along

with the NSRI rescue vehicle,

while Gardmed Ambulance

Services and Atlas Security also

responded to the scene. Two

NSRI volunteers who were

nearby the scene at the time also

responded.

Local surfer, Jared Gordon,

saw the incident unfolding

while he was surfing at Kelly’s

Beach and paddled over to the

man to help him.

Two local 12-year-old boys,

Reece Coetzer and Will Beatt,

who were about to leave the

beach with family, were alerted

by a bystander and both took

their surfboards into the water to

go help.

The three surfers managed to

get the man safely to shore,

where he was treated for nonfatal

drowning symptoms.

He was then transported to

hospital in a serious condition.

According to the NSRI, the

young man is recovering well in

hospital. The NSRI commended

the surfers who, between them,

contributed to saving the

sw i m m e r ’s life.

Before this incident, at

midday on Saturday, the NSRI

Port Alfred duty crew received a

report about a 7m pontoon boat

that was on fire in the Kowie

River mouth.

The sea rescue craft Lotto

challenger was launched and,

on arrival at the scene, learnt the

boat’s skipper had managed to

extinguish an onboard electrical

fire.

All six people on board,

including four adults and two

children, were safe and

unharmed.

The NSRI towed them to the

Marina, where the boat was

moored and no further

assistance was required.

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2 Advertising & Newsdesk: (046) 624-4356 Find us on Facebook 5 November 2020 TALK OF THE TOW N

To t T ’s readers support Trump

While some see him as a buffoon, many do not

ROB KNOWLES

There was a huge response

to Talk of the Town’s

Facebook question this

week, in which readers were

asked, given the opportunity to

vote in the US elections, who

they would vote for and why.

Readers were

overwhelmingly in support of a

second term for President

Donald Trump, while relatively

few supported the Joe

Biden/Kamala Harris ticket.

Ginny Rogersstated

categorically: “Trump. He runs

the country as a successful

business. He has done so much

for his country.”

Dorraine Dee Fawcettalso

voted for Trump. “He has

backbone and is the strongest

man alive to take the c**p that

the left and leftist media has

been giving him over the years.”

Elizabeth Fordwas also in

support of Trump.

“He is a man who has done

all he said he would. Christian

va l u e s .”

Marielle Wilson Ford,

however, wrote, “I’m not a

huge fan of Biden’s – think he’s

too old for the job – but dear

Heaven, I could never ever vote

for Trump or the Republicans.”

Mandy le Rouxsupports

Trump as he is pro-life and

supports Israel.

Colleen Pansegrouwwrote:

“I can’t believe how gullible

people are! Mind you, that’s

probably why SA is in the state it

i s .”

Judy Boland who wrote:

“Why is it that the majority of

people are so opinionated about

others but don’t actively seek to

remedy issues in their own back

ya r d ?

“Perhaps there should be

more attention to our own

country’s problems than wasting

time on others.”

Ann Atteridge-

Ty r re l l answered: “Trump. He

has done much for America, the

press never report on that, only

the nonsense which is often

misconstrued and twisted, and

the sheep want to believe.

“Don’t judge the book by its

cover. Biden will be an

ineffective disaster @77 -81...

[referring to the Jimmy Carter

p r e s i d e n cy ] .”

Tembani Mgquba wrote he

would not vote for either as they

were “u l t ra - ra c i s t s .”

Diana Kosterand Th i n u s

Vo swould both vote for Trump.

Simon McCullough said:

“How sad it must be when your

best candidates in a presidential

race are those two buffoons.

“Both were past the best

before date over 20 years ago.”

E-ken Ekenea n sw e r e d ,

“Trump. He calls on Jesus

C h r i s t ,” and Lanie

Tu r n e r supported this adding,

“Because it’s God’s plan not

ours”.

John Elliott Roachalso

supports Trump adding, “Biden

sold his country out to China

and has taken bribes. He is a

dishonest politician.”

Lyn Smerczakwrote,

“Honestly guys? Words fail me.

On reviewing the responses,

ABT - Anyone but Trump.”

Clare Woodstrongly

supported Trump and explained

w hy.

“Have you seen/listened to

Joe Biden? 43 years in US

politics, nothing to show for it

other than personal wealth, of

course.

“And I back Trump and a lot

of his positive policies,

especially no war, peace treaties

and a ‘wa r ’ on child sex

trafficking. No Democrat has

ever done that or even

attempted to.”

Lisa Heine, Wiekus Lusse,

Christine Pressly Amos, Ari

Purdon, Babette Vermaak,

Danie Beukes, Tim Ord and

Sonelle Nella Mullerwere all in

total support of Trump, while

Margie Thomaswas flummoxed

and wrote, “I can’t believe what

I’m reading here”.

Daniel Kiddcommented: “I

seriously worry about my

hometown sometimes.”

Caryn Bruyns wrote: “Tr u m p

definitely. He says it like it is,

while Biden doesn’t know what

he’s saying, and neither does

anyone else.”

Hanlie De Klerkwas one of

the considerably fewer Biden

supporters who wrote: “Tr u m p

messed up the US in four years.

It will take years to build it back

u p .”

Her opinion was supported

by Karen Ramsay Tannahill,

who wrote: “I’d vote for the

hole in the donut rather than

Tr u m p .”

While Linda Bevan

E d wa rd swrote, “Omg! Anyone

else but Trump. Bloody

megalomaniac with a Godcomplex

and the emotional

depth of a toddler. Scary man.”

Chris Stylianousaid he

would vote for Elvis Presley.

CRIME

B R I E FS

A home in Campbell Street was broken into on Tu e s d ay

evening, at about 8pm.

The sliding door had been removed and the wooden

door kicked in.

The CPF (Community Policing Forum) gave out a

warning to those in the area, as well as elsewhere, to be

vigilant and look out for strangers.

A case was opened with the SAPS.

A call for assistance was received from the Auto

Smart Body Shop in Hallier Street at 1.16pm on Monday,

reporting trespassers on site.

Staff reported two males, one of whom was wearing a

black and white Adidas track top and blue jeans, had

attacked workers on site.

Security patrolled the area and spotted the two males

and took them back to the premises.

A SAPS officer gave the two men a warning, and

ensured the workers and the two males made peace.

No case was opened.

On Monday, at about 8.30pm, Thornhill Garage in

Nemato reported a man was caught by a guard stealing

diesel. A case was opened with the SAPS.

During the early hours of Tuesday, noises were

reported coming from a home in Halstead Lane.

The call was received at 1am and, after security

guards had patrolled the area, they found nothing

suspicious.

A little later on Tuesday, at almost 4am, a call was

received from a home in Hill Street reporting an

attempted break-in.

The occupant was apparently in her kitchen when

she saw someone opening the back kitchen window.

She screamed and the perpetrator ran away. No case

was opened with the SAPS.

At 7.30am on Monday November 2, a report of a

beggar in the Falcon Street area was reported. Security

approached the man and asked him to leave the area.

SHOW AND SHINE

LOVINGLY BUILT: One of the locals attending the

Stance4Charity ‘show and shine’ event at the Station Hill

sports field last Saturday, Patrick Hanly, displays his custombuilt

replica of the Ford GT40 Mk I, which won the Le Mans in

1968 Picture: JON HOUZET

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WALTZING AWAY:

Kyle Badenhorst and

his mother Sharon

performing an

English waltz at

Damant Lodge

recently, when the

Sha-Loui studio

performed for the

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Book launch for ‘Saving the Last

Rhinos’ by Grant Fowlds, in PA

Founding Amakhala Game Reserve

pioneer returning to home turf

Rhino conservationist Grant

Fow l d s ’ book, Saving the Last

Rhinos, written with the help

of journalist Graham Spence, will be

launched at the Bob McKenzie

Gallery in Wharf Street today.

Fow l d s has fond memories of

g r ow i n g up in the Eastern Cape, in

the Sidbury area.

He was schooled at St Andrew’s

College in Makhanda and used to

play rugby for Alexandria in the Port

Alfred derby on the old sports field

which is now the Royal Alfred

Marina.

He also remembers scoring a 50

for Sidbury in the Pineapple

Tournament on the same field, 35

years ago.

He was a founding member of

the Amakhala Game Reserve in the

late ’90s, and works for Project

Rhino in Kwazulu-Natal.

Meeting legendary explorer and

eco-warrior Kingsley Holgate

propelled Fowlds into a new

direction, Rhino Art – a wing of

Project Rhino.

It introduces conservation and

the importance of saving Africa’s

rhinos from extinction due to the

cruel poaching trade, in an

accessible format to children who

live in communities bordering KZN

game parks.

To date, this project has reached

hundreds of thousands of school

pupils, and the educational impact

has been phenomenal.

Fowlds said most of the children

had never seen a rhino in the wild,

and so attached little value to saving

them.

❝ To date, this project

has reached hundreds

of thousands of

school pupils

However, Rhino Art is changing

that.

It has moved from a local to a

global platform, most importantly

into the countries where the fallacies

around rhino horn thrive – and

children worldwide are becoming

rhino ambassadors.

“My latest vision is ‘rewilding’

certain parts of Africa that have been

subject to marginal farming and land

claims, into great rhino and elephant

l a n d s c a p e s ,” Fowlds said.

He said he was inspired to write

the story of his work in rhino

conservation after meeting Spence,

who became his ghost writer, and

agent Gary Wright “who gave me the

courage to believe that my story was

inspiring”.

He said since having written the

book, he had been receiving calls

from people from several countries

around the world, who say his story

has been “l i f e - ch a n g i n g ” for them,

and they want to try emulate what he

is doing.

“I am looking forward to meeting

a few locals after several years absent

from Port Alfred,” he said.

The book launch is at 6pm for

6.30pm.

PRESERVING THE SPECIES:

Conservationist and author Grant Fowlds at a

rhino dehorning in the Kalahari

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Independent candidate back again

2011-2016 former councillor

out to win ward, blasts ANC

TK MTIKI

Set to run as an

independent candidate

who will contest the Ward

4 seat next year, Zache Ngxingo

delivered a scathing attack on

the ANC when he was

interviewed on Ndlambe FM

r e c e n t l y.

Even though he

acknowledged he was not on

radio to speak about the ANC,

Ngxingo inevitably threw strong

jabs at the ANC, while also

vowing to win Ward 4 next year,

as he did in the 2011 local

government election.

He was defeated by an ANC

candidate in 2016.

“I am not here to discuss the

ruling party’s problems,” he

said.

“I am talking about it

because everyone is affected,

whether you are an EFF member

or an independent candidate, as

I am.

“You are affected because

the ANC is in the driving seat.”

Ngxingo said the ANC was

failing in governance because it

had leaders from different

backgrounds, shaped by their

different experiences in exile.

According to Ngxingo, some

of the ANC’s former exiles were

not reconciled to and prepared

for a post-apartheid society, and

so failed to govern properly.

“They [ANC] are failing to

understand that these people

are coming from where they

were fighting with the Boers.

“But how do these people

change because they are

different groups from different

b a ck g r o u n d s .

“Their reasoning will not be

the same. They are coming from

bondage to a liberation

m ove m e n t ,” he said.

Speaking about ANC

corruption, Ngxingo quoted the

late former President Nelson

Mandela’s words: “If the ANC

does to you what the apartheid

government did to you, then

you must do to the ANC what

you did to the apartheid

g ove r n m e n t .”

He continued to give the

ANC a tongue-lashing.

“You have educated ANC

[leaders] and uneducated, and

today you have ANC tenders.

“Now how do you reconcile

these many ANCs?

“That was the problem the

ANC did not think it would face.

ON AIR: Independent candidate Zache Ngxingo, left, is interviewed by Ndlambe FM station manager Dodo Shuping recently,

expressing confidence he will win back the seat he lost in the last local government elections Picture: TK MTIKI

That is where we are with the

ruling party,” he said.

When asked by Ndlambe

FM station manager Dodo

Shuping about his political

credentials, Ngxingo cited his

political involvement dating

back to the apartheid era.

“I was there when there was

not enough air to dry the tears of

the lovers of apartheid when we

were burying the apartheid flag.

“I was there when we lifted the

new South African flag singing

the songs of a new South Africa.

“But today it tears one’s heart

to look back in the last 26 years

and say, ‘but I am hounded by

the ghost of the same thing I

thought I had buried’,” he said.

Ngxingo added that he was

part of the team that established

the amalgamated municipality

of Ndlambe at a lekgotla

conference in what was then

Grahamstown (Makhanda).

When asked about his

achievements during his tenure

as a councillor, from 2011 to

2016, he said: “Zache writes

history. Books must record the

smaller Kenton.

“No independent has gone

and defeated the ANC before.

But they did – I did not do it, the

people did it,” he said.

Ngxingo went on to say that

during his term as a councillor

he had applied for 1,750 RDP

houses.

He further asserted that he

was the first to demand that

there would not be 21m² RDP

houses.

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GIFT IDEA: Hannelie Campher with one of the gift baskets for

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and other food products and the baskets are made by Brenda

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Understanding context and interpretation

One of the realities of life and

human interaction is that

viewpoints and opinions very

often differ radically in all

manner of issues, big and small,

and in all aspects of life.

Leo Tolstoy’s voluminous

epic classic, centered on

Napoleon’s war with Russia, is

his interpretation of the

“inexorable course of history”.

It also arguably reflects the

eternal condition of all people –

that “War and Peace” are the

two extremes of a continuum

that depicts the dynamically

changing circumstances and

situations for most countries,

regions, sects, clans and all of us

throughout our lives.

But why should this be the

case?

It seems that most of us

either lack the capacity, or do

not have the desire, to

appreciate the context of events

and situations.

This fallibility feeds the

interpretation of circumstances,

motives and possible or feared

effects ... often inaccurately and

almost always with much

subjectivity and bias.

That flawed approach to

reactions is feasibly the root

cause of most arguments and

conflicts, ranging from the

interpersonal at family,

friendship and work levels, to

international incidents and

wa r s .

Ego, self-interest, greed and

the pursuit of power are also

major role-players in sabotaging

the lenses of observation ... the

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ABOUT IT

Roy Hewett

appreciation of context is

impaired, having a direct

bearing on interpretation.

Regarding context, some of

the advice suggested by pundits

in the field:

“Any conversation which

does not include the context of

the journey of the heart is by

definition untrue to who we are

as human beings.”–Marianne

Wi l l i a m s o n

“For me context is the key –

from that comes the

understanding of everything.”–

Kenneth Noland

“Making mental

connections is our most crucial

learning tool, the essence of

human intelligence; to forge

links; to go beyond the given; to

see patterns, relationships,

c o n t e x t .” – Marilyn Ferguson

“Priority is a function of

c o n t e x t .” – Stephen R Covey

“The world isn’t fast-paced,

it’s frenetic.

“People have to be managers

of themselves.

“Time has been managing

itself for 15 billion years; we

have to manage ourselves in the

context of time.”–Tony Buzan

Unfortunately, most

individuals, organisations and

even nations are past masters at

taking things out of context.

If we apply our minds,

without bias and the misleading

subjectivity that dogs much of

our judgement, the true

meaning and effects of context

will be appreciated.

This would almost invariably

eliminate most arguments and

conflicts in friendships, families

and workplaces, and even wars

within and between nations.

But, sadly, we live in a world

that falls far short of being

i dy l l i c .

The related, but behaviourdefining

role of interpretation, is

arguably inextricably

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intertwined with context. But it

is also nourished by the

experiences, beliefs, valuesystems

and philosophies of the

participants.

Interpretation drives

responses and feeds the actions

and reactions of all individuals

and groupings.

Sadly, but realistically,

human nature is often flawed,

which inevitably influences

people’s interpretations

n e g a t ive l y.

This is another driving force

in conflict at all levels.

In an idyllic world,

interpretations would be true

and accurate... and theoretically

acceptable to all.

Predictably, there are

numerous observations

regarding interpretation in the

writings of students of human

behaviour. Selected quotes

f o l l ow :

“Life is like art - it is all

about interpretation.”- Robert

Holden.

“A lot of us grow up and we

grow out of the literal

interpretation that we get when

we’re children, but we bear the

scars all our life.

“Whether they’re scars of

beauty or scars of ugliness, it’s

pretty much in the eye of the

b e h o l d e r.”–Stephen King

Two eminent philosophers

add a powerful perspective:

“All things are subject to

interpretation, whichever

interpretation prevails at a given

time is a function of power and

not truth.”–Friedrich Nietzsche

(German classical scholar,

philosopher and critic of

culture, 1844-1900.)

“The most terrible fight is

not when there is one opinion

against another, the most

terrible is when two men say the

same thing – and fight about the

interpretation, and this

interpretation involves a

difference of quality.”–Soren

Kierkegaard (Danish

philosopher and theologian,

generally recognised as the first

existentialist philosopher, 1813-

1855.)

Short of fundamental

changes in human nature and

egos, and the elimination of selfinterest,

context will be

confused and interpretation will

subsequently be unhealthily

influenced.

Such is the nature of man

that we will always operate

somewhere between “war and

peace”.

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had impressive

representation at the

Stance4Charity ‘show and

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enthusiasts at the Station Hill

sports field last Saturday

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EDITORIAL

OPINION

Laziness of

municipal

workers

The sight of municipal workers

standing around, leaning on shovels

or brooms and seeming to

accomplish little to no work is a frequently

discussed topic in Ndlambe.

The same can be said of the Expanded

Public Works Programme (EPWP) workers

who are assigned to keep the beaches

clean. They unfortunately have the

reputation of dragging around empty refuse

bags with little to show for a day’s work.

The EPWP workers inherited this

reputation from the Coastal Care workers

who preceded them, who once were

caught napping in the dune bush while they

were meant to be working.

We all see it, and we may mutter in

disapproval, but nothing changes.

Resident Roxy Menin decided to do

something about it after witnessing for days

on end the same group of workers moving

slowly along her street, from the

intersection of Atherstone and Dickinson

down Links Road.

She started taking short video clips of

the workers “at work”. She sent these to

Talk of the Town, with the dateline of when

she had taken them – two 15 minutes apart

on October 12, five at different times on

October 14 – 11.03am, 12 midday,

12.07pm, 12.21pm and 3.38pm, and the

last two 15 minutes apart on October 30.

The workers seem to have the task of

neatening the verges with shovels and

brooms, but in the videos, they mostly

appear to be just standing around chatting.

This was not during their lunch or tea break.

Menin told us that at one point, when

she was frustrated at the sight, she asked the

workers why they were standing around

doing nothing.

She said she was told to “vo e t s e k ”.

We provided the videos to Ndlambe

Municipality, including mayor Khululwa

Ncamiso and municipal manager Rolly

Dumezweni, and asked what the workers

had been assigned to do and what they had

accomplished.

We also asked about the response the

workers had allegedly given to Menin when

she confronted them, and the general

impression residents have when they seek

municipal workers standing around doing

nothing.

It’s been four days since we sent our

queries, but the municipality has not

responded. A reminder also elicited no

response.

It is troubling that there seems to be no

supervision of such workers, or if there is a

supervisor, he or she is doing the same as

the workers they are responsible for.

When a private contractor was in a

partnership with government and in charge

of the Coastal Care workers, at least they

wanted to address and correct such

behaviour when it was brought to their

attention.

The municipality seems to have no such

regard.

Jon Houzet

THUNDER IN THE FOREST: The Kowie Camera Club’s winning image for October is by Neil MacCallum, at Mana Pools. ‘The sun had gone down

resulting in very poor light. I came across these two elephants tussling with each other and managed to get a number of shots setting the ISO to

1600 and using a f2.8 lens,” he explained. He used a Canon 7dmki, with a 70-200 lens

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This is an open forum for readers to express their opinions. However, the publishers reserve the right to shorten letters. Those printed are not necessarily the views of Talk of the Town. Although noms de plume

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Haunted House helps animals

Wharf Street Fruit & Veg would

like to take this opportunity to

thank the following people for

helping make the haunted

house on October 31 at the

Van der Riet Street Festival a

huge success.

Thanks to My Pond Hotel,

MacHire, Volcanik, Jaco van

Rensburg and Kowie

H a r dwa r e .

A big thank you also to the

wonderful people of Port Alfred

who came out on the night and

supported us. We have

managed to raise the sum of

R4,500 for Retreat to Eden

[animal sanctuary], so thank

you everyone!

MARIUS GOOSEN

SARS fails to respond to query

over suspected e-mail scammer

Scammers are a particularly

worrisome bane when using

the internet.

I do not open attachments

appended to e-mails unless I

am confident they are genuine.

So, when I received a

poorly worded e-mail

purporting to come from SARS,

and which invited me to

respond to an attachment,

which supposedly contained

an “important notification”,I

immediately forwarded it to

SARS and asked them to

confirm that it was indeed an

attempt at phishing.

I did not receive a reply, but

some days later the e-mail was

repeated, I ignored it, but then

it was repeated a third time.

I again forwarded it to SARS

and pointed out that they had

failed to reply to my previous

message in this regard.

This message too was

ignored, and the scammer tried

a fourth time before throwing

in the towel.

I would have thought SARS

would have taken immediate

action to have the scammer’s

account closed, but over a

period of two weeks, he/she

was able to send phishing e-

mails.

My tax returns are done on

e-filing and what worries me no

end is that a few days prior to

the first e-mail, I had received a

message from SARS on my e-

filing account advising me that

I would be receiving a refund;

and the reference number used

in this communication was

used also by the scammer.

This reference number

would have been known only

to me and SARS.

I did not give it out and the

question now upper most in my

mind is: does SARS nurse a

viper in its bosom? I don’t

know, but someone is certainly

trying to put the bite on to me.

DERRICK FELLOWS

Ban EFF, it’s

a threat to

democracy

It is essential the public be informed of the

situation in SA, as the national media never

portrays the true picture in perspective.

As for the EFF leadership, [former

president] Jacob Zuma could not tolerate

their disruptive behaviour and had them

banned from the ANC.

The definition of terrorism reads as

follows: “The unlawful use of violence and

intimidation, especially against civilians, in

the pursuit of political aims.”

The ANC, after having achieved

democracy, should not allow any

organisation to undermine what was

a ch i e ve d .

It is about time the ANC leadership

notices where we are heading if this rogue

organisation is not permanently removed

from society – they should be banned.

One cannot allow any organisation to be

a threat to our democracy - ignoring the law

and the constitution in totality to the

detriment of the country, and operating as a

“political party”.

Time is still on our side to build a country

for all who live in it, but if the opportunity is

missed, goodbye democracy, welcome the

new ruler, chaos.

INSIGHT

Reaching the Promised Land

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

INSIGHTS

Pastor Theo Snyman

The Lord met with Moses at a

burning bush and promised He

would lead the people of Israel

out of Egypt and would give

them a land flowing with milk

and honey – the Promised Land.

Though it took more than 40

years for this promise to be

fulfilled, the Lord was present

every step of the way and He

provided for every one of their

needs. Maybe you have been

holding onto one of God’s

promises for some specific need

in your life.

If the answer has been long

in coming and you feel as if you

are wandering around in the

wilderness, remember Israel’s

journey to the Promised Land.

God has promised never to

leave us nor to forsake us for He

“is our refuge and strength, an

ever-present help in trouble”

(Psalm 46:1).

You need not to worry or to

fret for “God will meet all your

needs according to his glorious

riches in Christ Jesus”

(Philippians 4:19).

We need to hold on to the

promises of God, “For the word

of the Lord is right and true; he

is faithful in all he does” (Psalms

33:4).

The only deliverance to our

bondage to sin is the Lord Jesus

Christ.

When we receive Him as

our Lord and Saviour, He sets us

absolutely free!

The gift of eternal life is the

promise given to every true

believer. This is in a sense our

future “Promised Land.”

Christianity is certainly not the

easiest path to travel, but it is the

most privileged and rewarding.

As we keep our eye on the

goal, we will discover the grace

of the Lord is sufficient for us.

We are looking forward to

the “home of righteousness” (2

Peter 3:13).

Quotations from NIV.


FACE 2 FACE with / Samantha Cranswick

QTell us about your

occupation.

AI am a Pilates instructor and

founder of Classic Pilates,

with a studio here in Port Alfred.

What is the most satisfying

aspect of the work you do?

Being able to provide people

with an hour of time dedicated to

t h e m s e l ve s .

What is the one tourist aspect

you would recommend to a

visitor to the Sunshine Coast?

Shoes and cellphones off, get

your toes in the sand.

If you have a bucket list, what is

the top item you would like to

do?

I would like to see the Amazon

jungle.

What is your motto in life?

Breathe.

What keeps you motivated?

Surrounding myself with happy,

encouraging and supportive

people.

With the high unemployment

rate in our country, what do you

think could be done to address

the situation?

Education, education, education.

Do you think enough is being

done to reduce our carbon

footprint on the planet? If not,

what do you think could be done

to change it?

Walk or cycle to your Pilates

class instead of driving.

What is your favourite music of

all time?

This changes daily, if not hourly.

Bon Jovi is always somewhere

at the top.

What is the one item that is

always in your fridge:

Apples.

If you could be the president of

the country for one day, what

would be the top three things

you would do for your day in

office?

1. Institute National Pick-Up

Litter Day once a month, where it

is compulsory for every

i n d iv i d u a l ;

2. Order Pilates to be taught

in schools;

3. Ban two-prong plugs from

all appliances.

Kowie Museum opens

doors after 7 months

Things are stirring at last at the

Kowie Museum, which has

been closed since the March

Covid-19 lockdown.

Tuesday November 3 was

the re-opening.

The curator, trustees and

helpers are looking forward to

welcoming visitors again to

enjoy the treasures that are so

attractively displayed at the

Old Station, an appropriately

historic building dating from

the opening of the

Grahamstown/Port Alfred

railway in 1884.

But before the re-opening,

there was a big dust-up

(literally) when volunteers

armed themselves with

aprons, dusters, brooms and

elbow grease to get the

museum ship-shape again,

after its long slumber.

The close-down has been

a severe financial blow with

no income from the door,

though museum members

have been loyally paying their

annual subscriptions.

In September, there was

also a well-attended

fundraising talk by Dr Roger

Stewart on William Burchell,

kindly organised as a

museum benefit by Justin de

DUST-UP: Kowie

Museum trustees

and helpers meet

for a clean-up

morning in the

museum recently,

to get ready for

the re-opening

that took place on

Tuesday. From

left, are Miriam

Mxhaka, Zola Kerr,

Gwynn Crothall,

Heather Howard,

Bugs Wilmot

(chairperson), Joy

Billing and Peggy

Southey

Wet Steyn. With no subsidies

ever received, this “gem at the

historic hub of Port Alfred”

must get going again.

All Covid-19 protocols

will be in place – no mask no

entry, and only eight people

will be welcomed in at any

one time.

The museum will be open

as usual from 9.30am to

12.30pm, Tuesdays to

Saturdays (entrance fee R20).

During the clean-up, two

visitors asked to be let in,

enjoying exploring in spite of

the dusters. They were the

first visitors for seven months.


UP, UP AND AWAY: Natalie Hanstein is dressed

as Supergirl at the Van der Riet Street Festival last

Saturday night. Among the attractions were a

fancy dress competition and a haunted house

Picture: JON HOUZET

FAMILY NIGHT OUT: The Wood family, mom Clare, dad Matt

and children Madison and Jack having a great time at the Van

der Riet Street Festival last Saturday night. There was an array

of special menu items at restaurants in the street, live music,

and fun stuff for the kids, like a fancy dress competition and

haunted house Picture: JON HOUZET

FESTIVE OCCASION: Kristin Waters receives a hug from a mysterious

masked man at the well-attended Van der Riet Street Festival last Saturday

night Picture: JON HOUZET

Port

A l f re d BUSINESS FORUM Keeping you up to date on the local business front

graphic © vadym yesaulov / 123RF.com

Don’t let your family suffer financially, if you die

Without a doubt, the most

important task any parent or

spouse has committed

themselves to is the nurturing

and taking care of one’sl ove d

ones.

As true as this may be

during one’s lifetime, it becomes

even more important after one’s

death.

As previously mentioned,

death is the very last subject one

would choose to discuss.

Unfortunately, though, it is

one of the most important

subjects to discuss and also to

plan for.

I can assure you that some or

other time you will be forced to

face this reality.

To use an example, you as

MONEY

M AT T E R S

Nico Human

the main breadwinner, earns a

monthly salary of R20,000.

I can assure you that the first

“pay day” after your death, there

will be a shortage of R20,000

into the household income and

even more so, every single

month-end thereafter, that your

loved ones will have to face.

How does one overcome

such a dreaded situation?

How does one protect one’s

loved ones from such a serious

dilemma?

The only way to overcome

this is to do a comprehensive

financial analysis, or even

better, to have a professional

assist you with calculating your

estate planning and thereafter

the taking of the necessary

corrective action.

For one moment, please

imagine the absolute peace of

mind your family can have by

realising that their beloved late

father or mother or spouse had

provided them with adequate

funds to enable them to

continue with the lifestyles they

had become accustomed to.

Perhaps only 1% of South

Africans are in the fortunate

position to be able to vouch that

they do not have any debt to pay

off at all.

For the other 99%, there will

most certainly be an

outstanding bond on their

property, an outstanding

balance on their car, an

outstanding amount on their

credit card or bank overdraft,

and more.

What happens in such an

instance?

These are claimed against

your estate and become payable

virtually immediately.

If there are insufficient funds

in your deceased estate, the

unfortunate fact is that the banks

will start closing in and

repossess the car and also the

house or start selling off assets to

try and recoup the balances

outstanding.

Just imagine, the once pride

and joy and the absolute

security your loved ones

became accustomed to

suddenly adds to their absolute

grief, when they are evicted

from their much loved family

home.

Please dear reader, you

really need to protect your loved

ones from experiencing such a

tragedy, by discussing your life

cover needs with a reliable and

trustworthy financial advisor.

Hand in hand with life

cover, goes disability cover.

If you suddenly become

disabled due to an illness or an

accident and are t h e r e by

prevented from earning an

income, it could have very

similar consequences for your

family.

For expert financial advice

brought to you with a passion,

please feel free to phone me for

an appointment on 087-805-

7712.

Our offices are conveniently

situated at 20 Southwell Road,

Port Alfred.

We have ample off-street

parking as well as a ramp for

easy wheelchair access.

GOES HERE

WINNER: Port Alfred’s Hotspot Sports Bar held the draw for a 50cc air-cooled pocket bike

during the Van der Riet Street Festival on October 31. The winner, Jurie Swart, takes a closer

look at his mean machine


OUT AND ABOUT

WATER-WISE PLANTS: Stall holder Lee

Robertson sells her potted succulents at the

mini market in Bathurst last Saturday, held to

coincide with Treasure Cove’s launch of its

new extension Picture: JON HOUZET

SPECIAL OCCASION: Owner of the

Treasure Cove, Wendy Coetzee, celebrates

the launch of the extension to her shop in

Bathurst by inviting stall holders to

participate in a mini market last weekend.

Treasure Cove has a large selection of

second-hand books, and sells locally-made

clothing, crafts and food products P i c t u re :

JON HOUZET

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE ANNA

MARGARETHA DAVEL, IDENTITY

NO. 271110 0024 08 2, A WIDOW,

FORMERLY OF 29 DICKINSON

ROAD, PORT ALFRED, WHO DIED AT

PORT ALFRED ON 4 SEPTEMBER

2019

ESTATE NO: 3928/2019

Debtors and Creditors are hereby

called upon to lodge their claims and pay

their debts to the undersigned within a

period of 30 (thirty) days from 6 November

2020.

J.J. GRIESEL & A.M. KOCH

Executors

Griesel & Associates

39 Campbell Street

PORT ALFRED 6170

046 624 2600

Ref: JJ Griesel

T-SHIRT MESSAGES: Patrick and Melissa

McGowan, who have a home-based clothing

printing business, True North, based in Port

Alfred, displaying their wares at the Bathurst

mini market last Saturday Picture: JON HOUZET

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE DALE

KENNETH WISENER, IDENTITY NO.

450222 5161 18 2, MARRIED BY

THE LAWS OF CANADA TO EDITH

LYNN WISENER, IDENTITY NO.

431201 0263 18 9, FORMERLY OF

3 LEWES STREET, PORT ALFRED,

WHO DIED AT CAPE TOWN ON

31 JANUARY 2020

ESTATE NO: 786/2020

Debtors and Creditors are hereby called

upon to lodge their claims and pay their

debts to the undersigned within a period

of 30 (thirty) days from 6 November 2020.

J.J. GRIESEL & E.L. WISENER

Executors

Griesel & Associates

39 Campbell Street

PORT ALFRED 6170

Ref: JJ Griesel

FORM JJJ

LOST OR DESTROYED DEED

Notice is hereby given in terms of

Regulation 68 of the Deeds Registries

Act, 1937, of the intention to apply for

¿

Transfer No. T9963/1972CTN passed

by CHRISTIAN EDWIN VAN AARDT,

IDENTITY NUMBER 351107 5003 08 0

in respect of certain ERF 14

BOKNESSTRAND, in the Ndlambe

Municipality, Division of Alexandria

which has been lost or destroyed.

All interested persons having objection

of the issue of such copy are hereby

required to lodge the same in writing

with the Registrar of Deeds at KING

WILLIAM’S TOWN within two weeks

from the date of publication of this

notice.

Applicant:

Address:

Greyvensteins Inc.

Inc, 104 Park Drive,

Port Elizabeth Central

Email address: zivea@greyvensteins.co.za

Contact number: 041-501 5524

Find out more at oldmutual.co.za/spend-and-win

or visit one of our Old Mutual branches:

Fort Beaufort

046 602 1210

Grahamstown

046 602 1200

DO GREAT THINGS EVERY DAY

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N E I G H B O U R LY NOTES

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

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

CA N you believe that it is 224 days since

the national lockdown was announced?

Originally envisaged as a short race of

just three weeks (effectively just halfway

into April) to get the hospitals ready, but it

has turned into a marathon of more than

seven months and counting.

The government is talking about the

threat of a second wave of Covid-19, but

many people are disputing this, as the

initial dire projections of how badly SA

would be affected have not come to pass.

Just for comparison, the Spanish Flu

pandemic of 1918 came in three “wave s ”

and the second was the most deadly (it

was autumn in the northern hemisphere).

In 1918, World War 1 was coming to

an end and the troops sent into combat in

various corners of the world spread the

virus far and wide.

When the war was over and soldiers

were packed into trucks and boats on

their way home, the virus spread even

f u r t h e r.

When they returned home huge

celebrations were held with thousands in

attendance in most major cities of the

world and with no social distancing

wh a t s o e ve r.

The end result was more than 50

million people dead.

However, Covid-19 is a coronavirus,

not influenza, and its fatality rate has been

far lower the Spanish Flu, with

presentation generally far less severe.

And today we know far more about

viral infections than we did 100 years ago.

THIS week’s front page story is a reminder

to all of us of the rip currents that can pull

swimmers away from shore.

Swimmers must only swim on beaches

where a lifeguard is in attendance.

The ocean is a dangerous place and

even strong and experienced swimmers

avoid areas with rip currents.

Safety is a major concern at our

beaches and, with the holiday season

almost upon us and (fingers crossed)

thousands of visitors, we need to be

vigilant and cautiously obey the safety

rules at beaches.

DON’T forget, Grant Fowlds will be

launching his book, Saving the Last Rhino,

at the Bob McKenzie Gallery in Wharf

Street tonight (Thursday November 5).

Fowlds wrote the book on rhino

conservation with the help of journalist

Graham Spence.

THE Historic Bathurst AGM will be held

on December 10 at the Pig and Whistle

Inn, starting at 2.20pm.

The guest speaker will be Rod Hooper-

Box, who will give a talk on The Powder

Magazine.

THE main global news story at the time of

writing is, of course, the US presidential

elections.

By the time you read this, the results

may already be known.

Four years ago, the national polls had

Hillary Clinton with a clear lead and

Trump trailing by about 10 points.

A similar scenario has played out this

time, but the circumstances could not be

more different.

Love him or hate him, Donald Trump

has lived up to many of his promises,

though the results he achieved are

contended by his opposition.

Many Americans see Trump as a man

who has ripped up the old-boys’

government playbook and injected new

life into a sorry, worn-out system.

The Covid-19 pandemic put paid to

many of Trump’s plans this year and the

American economy, along with most

others around the world, has been

d e va s t a t e d .

Is a change in government at this time

an answer? We will have to wait and see.

HAPPY birthday and good wishes to

everyone celebrating such an occasion.

Congratulations to Bridget McNeilis,

Mary Hechter, Candice Bradfield, Warren

Soltz, Mary-Ann Gailey, Bryan Smith,

Jamie Edwards, Jean McCowan, Ann

Green, Linda Wedderburn, Nriam

Farhaher, Yma van Zyl, Connor Bessinger,

Hermaine Kritzinger, Kevin Heny,

Christopher Green, Karen Marais, Roy

Somers, twin brothers – David and

Bradley Springer, Hugh Taylor, Gordon

GOOD OL’ FRIENDS: Tom McGhee, left, with Nadine and Alec McKerrow, at the Lions Port Alfred induction, where

John Dell was inducted as president. McKerrow said he and McGhee served as presidents of the Kimberley Lions

Club and were both on the Lions cabinet together. As families, they attended district conventions, old 410C, of

which past council chairperson Mike Newlands was also a member. ‘It’s great catching up on old times,’ said

McKerrow Picture: ROB KNOWLES

Gill, Jenny Wallace, Johannes Roos, Paul

Probert, Kerri Katz, Beryl Kemp, Norah

Bennett, Moira Schnehage, Cliff Kemp

and Jamie Butt.

BEST wishes and congratulations to the

following businesses on their

anniversaries and may these lead to even

more success in the future.

Good luck to Andy’s Service Centre

and 24-hour Fresh Stop, Volcanik and

Sunshine Juice.

THE good news is that, due to a drop in

the price in the global oil market, all

grades of fuel decreased at midnight on

Tuesday, petrol by as much as 27c per litre

and the Rand is currently doing well

against international currencies.

That, unfortunately, is the end of the

good news. Our unemployment rate is

rising daily despite a report by Stats SA

that it dropped from more than 30% to

23% in Q2, but this is a technical issue in

the way the unemployed are counted.

Those not seeking work are no longer

considered unemployed. The true

unemployment figure is approaching

40% (38.1% according to BusinesTech)

and, for youth under 25 it is approaching

50%.

We urgently require a solid and

workable economic recovery plan that

focusses on the creation of jobs.

As far as the currency is concerned, this

week has seen some impressive gains.

However, as long as the government

has pipe-dreams of saving its national

airline, bailing out Eskom and other SEOs

and allowing top officials to go

unpunished (and wasting court time and

taxpayer money) we will not recover and

we could see austerity measures being

imposed on the populace as soon as the

Covid-19 pandemic eases. With last year’s

figures in brackets for comparison, the

rand was trading at R16.10 to the dollar

(R14.72), R20.88 to the pound (R18.96),

R18.81 to the Euro (R16.38).

Commodities such as gold were trading

at $1,897.35 per fine ounce ($1,504.36),

platinum was trading at $874 per ounce

($953.79) with Brent crude oil at $39.63

per barrel ($62.25).

SPECIAL thoughts and prayers are with all

who are not well, having or have already

had tests, operations and treatments.

Sterkte Roy Potter, Andrew de Vries,

Jenny Groenewald, Jan Haig, Bev Young,

Fred Golombick and Graeme Sunny Hill.

WEDDING anniversary congratulations

to Jan and Elva Niemand, Richard and

Carla Hill, Pierre and LodineNorden,

Barry and Anne Hartley, Gunther and

Nola Johannsen, Athol and Cynthia

Canny, Paul and Stacey Botha, Malcolm

and Shirley Evans.

THOUGHT for the week: “To sit with a

dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon

is to be back in Eden, where doing

nothing was not boring – it was peace.”

BEST regards as always

The Team

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on Tuesday at the TotT office - 29 Miles St. Winner to please

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SCHOOLS IN REVIEW

BADGE OF HONOUR: Long-serving teacher at Happy Hours Pre-primary School, Monica

Makaleni, was awarded a certificate for having taught at the school for 25 years, second only in

terms of length of service to school principal Tracy Lloyd who has taught at the school for more

than 30 years Picture: ROB KNOWLES

WALL ARTIST: Happy Hours Pre-primary School teacher, Nadine Fletcher, recently completed a

large bright and cheery mural that runs along the inner wall of the school. The mural she

conceptualised depicts various scenes, from farmers to sea creatures. Fletcher said she was

grateful to the children and many of the parents who assisted her Picture: ROB KNOWLES

LEARNING WHILE PLAYING: The Rubik’s cube has done its entrance again and is a big hit

during breaktime at Bushwillow School. This is not only a three-dimensional puzzle that is fun to

solve, but also a good way to practice concentration, configuration, problem solving and

patience! Trying their hand at the cube are, from left, KenzoSantos-Osman, Nitai Clark and

Justin MacTaggart

LUCKY WINNERS

INCREDIBLE SUPPORT: The Sunshine Coast Hospice staff and friends recently ran a raffle to

raise funds for, and awareness of breast cancer. The draw was made at the Rosehill Superspar

on Monday. With a sizable donation of R30,000 from SPAR owners Craig and Lesley

Theunissen, the raffle managed to raise more than R50,000 to assist patients under Hospice’s

care. Two draws were made, the first for Kenton where the winner was Brian Pachonick, and

the other in Port Alfred which was won by Pania Heny. Both winners walked away with

hampers to the value of R1,400 provided by the Theunissens Picture: ROB KNOWLES

CSpa Wellness by Camelot at Royal St Andrews Hotel,

Port Alfred

046 604 5400 Ext. 5419

spa@rsah.co.za

19 St Andrews Road, Port Alfred

www.camelotwellness.co.za


The city is renowned for its

educational institutions, for

being the national seat of

the judiciary and for its

cultural events

makhanda

festival city

with SID PENNEY

Send your news of local events

and achievements, or of any

issues you might be having to

sidp@imaginet .co.za

or call (046) 624-4356

picture © bernard mackenzie / 123RF.com

REMEMBERING … While it has been

confirmed that the Remembrance Day

Parade will be held on Church Square

in Makhanda (Grahamstown) from

10.30am on Sunday, November 8,

there was still some uncertainty at the

time of writing whether the number of

participants and members of the

public would be the same large

numbers as in the past.

In attendance at past Remembrance

Day Parades have been the St Andrew’s

College cadets and pipe band, as well

as the Kingswood College concert

band.

Also present have been

representatives of local schools, 1st

City Regiment, 6SAI Battalion, the

SAPS, Makana Municipality and exservicemen’s

and women’s

associations.

Apart from the rousing arrival and

departure of the two bands, the La s t

Po s t and Reve i l l e resounded across the

square, piper Chris Terry played The

La m e n t for many years during the

laying of the wreaths, and Ben

Bezuidenhout played the trumpet.

Wreaths were laid at the foot of one

of the two memorials on Church

Square, and Emily O’Meara wrote

about the one closest to the Cathedral

in the book Grahamstown Reflected,

published in 1995.

She wrote that World War 1 was

fought on fronts far removed from the

frontier, “most visibly commemorated

in Grahamstown by a bronze

Britannia, companion to the figure of

Peace on the opposite side of Church

Square. Two statues with a single

thought”.

O’Meara wrote further that funds

for the statue at which wreaths are laid

were raised by public subscription, “in

memory of the men of Albany and

Bathurst who on many fronts and in

many units died for a good cause”.

It was unveiled in 1924.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN … The smile

on local businessman Tim Dold’s face

is broader than usual since he received

news that the first Algoa Rally Club

event of 2020 will take place later this

month, after the cancellation of

several planned rallies due to Covid-19

lockdown regulations.

Brandon Hattingh (driver) and Dold

(navigator) will enter their 1984 Toyota

Corolla in the Heinesport day/night

rally in the Longmore forest area west

of Port Elizabeth on November 20 and

21.

“Last year’s Heinesport rally was

our last event,” said Dold. And then

came lockdown.

Delving into details of past events,

Dold came up with some interesting

information.

“Currently in the Eastern Cape,

Brandon and I are the oldest team in

terms of combined age, and the oldest

in terms of racing together as a team.

“Also, our car has been rallying for

the longest period of time, since 1984

when it was built by Toyota Racing

Development for their then Automark

rally team,” added Dold.

FIRST IN AFRICA … A fortnight ago, St

A n d rew ’s College took possession of

the first Biopipe Africa biological

water recycling system to be installed

on the African continent.

Biopipe’s mission is to develop the

wo r l d ’s first biological wastewater

treatment that does not produce

sludge. It is patented in more than 55

countries.

St Andrews’ sustainability goal is to

be “off grid” by 2030.

“The installation of the Biopipe

plant is the first tangible step in

reaching the school’s sustainability

goals, and allows wastewater to be

recycled and reused on campus,

thereby alleviating some of the

pressure on scarce local water

r e s o u rc e s ,” a spokesperson said.

The pilot project takes 30 kilolitres

of wastewater a day from boarding

houses, the school’s dining hall and

staff housing to recover it on site to

irrigation standard.

Approval of the system was granted

by Makana Municipality in 2019.

Present at the installation of the

system at St Andrew’s were

representatives from Biopipe Africa

and Practical Water Solutions, plus St

Andrew’s staff and members of the

s ch o o l ’s environmental club.

‘GUY FAWKES’ DAYS … 58 years ago

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today, on Guy Fawkes Day in 1962,

teenagers of the Cape Town suburb of

Milnerton would have put the finishing

touches to their Guy Fawkes effigies on

their arrival back home from school. I

was one of them.

A couple of broomsticks tied with

rope to form arms and torso, old shirts

and trousers stuffed with grass and

straw, a bag filled with straw to form a

head, and there you had it – Guy

Faw k e s !

He would be paraded around

neighbourhoods, with the aim of

collecting money to buy fireworks.

Come darkness, and the revelry

would explode with the sky filled with

f i r e wo r k s .

Then the big moment came. Guy

Fawkes was nailed to a pole and set

alight amid plenty of cheering.

This evening, November 5, a few

scattered rockets will shoot skywards

over Makhanda, while the occasional

‘big bang’ will irritate residents and

scare dogs. Guy Fawkes? Something

from the distant past!

SUBURBAN PROTECTION … Th e

recent spike in crime in Makhanda has

raised concerns at Hi-Tec Security,

which has identified various crime

hotspots in the suburbs.

To this end, Hi-Tec has started

deploying physical security guards and

placing temporary guard cabins in

various suburbs.

These Hi-Tec guards patrol mainly

at night and can radio for armed

response assistance in the event of a

crime or suspicious activity.

The guard cabins can be relocated

as the need arises, and Hi-Tec has

found the guard placement very

effective as a crime deterrent.

On one night last week, a guard in

Sunnyside observed a crime in

progress while patrolling, and radioed

for armed response assistance.

A man was subsequently detained

and found to have had suspected stolen

goods in his possession.

NONAGENARIAN CELEBRATES …

Congratulations to long-standing

member of the community, the oldest

living Old Graemian, and former

manager of T Birch & Co (Birch’s),

Clyde Wallace, on his 95th birthday

late last month.

He was described in a social media

post as “the most generous, kindhearted

and wise gentleman I know”.

He was the husband of the late

Helen Wallace of Helen Wallace

Estate Agency, and brother of the late

Dal Wallace of Hepburn & Jeanes

Professional Photographers.

TASMER WAS A MORRIS FAN …

Locals who knew Eric Tasmer well (he

died a few years ago) would have

known him to be a Morris Minor fan,

collecting them and restoring them,

mainly in the garage at his home in

S u n ny s i d e .

Well, a few weeks ago I was given

copies of Classic Car Africa magazine

by Andrew Reed of Port Alfred, who

was co-editor at the time those

magazines were published, between

1998 and 2001.

In the January 2001 edition was a

story on Morris Minors under the

headline “That Minor Marvel”.

The main photo on the first page of

the article featured two Morris cars,

parked side by side.

The caption read: “Perfect Pair . . .

Eric Tasmer of Grahamstown owns a

1961 Morris 1000 and a rare 1949

Morris Minor convertible.”

CALLING IN A FAVOUR … A

Facebook post on the “Pa s s i o n a t e

About Cape Town” (PACT) site at the

weekend carried a message aimed at

all South Africans: “Remember all the

local small businesses that you’ve

asked for years and years to donate

and sponsor your sports clubs, school

events, organisations, etc? They’re

calling in a favour. Answer the call.”

So true – let’s support our own small

businesses after a difficult period of

Covid-19 lockdown.

FUN ON THE RUN … Th e

Rapportryers/PJ Olivier 5km fun

run/walk is held on the southern side

of Makhanda near the end of October.

However, a school spokesperson

said a fortnight ago there would be “no

fun run at this stage” due to the Covid-

19 regulations. Watch this space.

LEAVING … Tim and Sarah Radloff,

Makhanda residents for more than 50

years, will leave the city this month to

settle in Johannesburg.

For most of his career, Tim Radloff

taught at Rhodes University’s

Department of Music and Musicology,

also serving on the committee of the

Grahamstown Music Society.

JUNIORS ON FIELDS AND COURTS

… PJ Olivier Primary School has

announced that its Frans Erasmus

Under 13 rugby and netball

tournaments for 2021 will be

contested on March 12 and 13.

Schools interested in being part of

this long-running event should contact

Elzaan van Wyk at

e va n w y k @ h s p j o l iv i e r. c o . z a

SPECIAL MOMENT FOR THE

WILMOTS … The Kingswood College

inter-house athletics day proved rather

special for the Wilmot family of

Kenton-on-Sea last month.

But first, let’s go back in time to

1980 when Justin Wilmot and Michael

Wilmot were awarded 12 trophies

between them at the Kingswood sports

day that year. And, handing over the

trophies at the conclusion of the event

was their mother!

Fast-forward to Saturday, October

24, when Justin Wilmot’s daughter

Caitlin was awarded five trophies at the

2020 edition of the Kingswood

athletics day. And, handing over the

trophies on the day was Caitlin’s

mother, Bridget Wilmot.

The school’s athletics captain for

2020, Caitlin won the 400m, 800m,

1,500m and 3,000m events at the

meeting, and was named victrix

ludorum.

Incidentally, Michael Wilmot still

holds two sports day records, the U16

triple jump from 1978 and the open

triple jump from 1980.

STARS OF TRACK AND FIELD …

Three new records were set at

Diocesan School for Girls’ (DSG)

inter-house athletics sports day, with

one track athlete breaking two

records, one by a wide margin, and a

field athlete setting a new record, also

by a wide margin.

Emma Kruse, competing in the U15

division, ran the 200m race in 27:60

seconds to beat the existing record of

28:09 secs, and then went on to shatter

the existing 800m record. The previous

record stood at 2 minutes 30,90 secs,

and Kruse romped home in 2 mins

18,00 secs.

The previous record in the U16

discus event was 27,44m and Erin

Powers proceeded to beat it by more

than 2m with a throw of 29,65m.

QUITE A DAY FOR PHARO … A new

record, plus three wins, led to Dwayne

REMEMBERING

HEROES: The

crowd gathered

around Church

Square is likely to

be smaller than in

past years, but the

Remembrance

Day Parade will go

ahead as planned

on Sunday,

November 8, with

p ro c e e d i n g s

getting under way

at 10.30am. This is

a scene from last

year’s parade,

which was wellattended

P i c t u re :

SID PENNEY

Pharo named victor ludorum at

Kingswood College’s athletics sports

d ay.

He broke the open 100m sprint

record with a time of 10,90 seconds,

beating the previous record time of

10,95 secs set by S Nkatsha. Pharo also

won the 200m and the 300m hurdles.

In the inter-house competition,

Gane were the overall winners, with

Jagger runners-up, Wood third and

Chubb fourth.

WINNERS … The winning house of St

A n d rew ’s College’s inter-house

athletics day was Mullins, while

Jonathan Shamwana won two awards

for winning two events in the U19

division – the Mickey Bryant Cup for

the 800m and the DSG Cuff Links for

the 110m h u rd l e s .

A CROSSING NO MORE … Th e re

used to be a pedestrian crossing

outside Carinus Art Centre in Donkin

Street, and scores of pupils cross that

street on a daily basis.

Now the crossing is hardly visible,

thanks to the faded paint.

For more than a year I have been

pleading with the municipality in this

column to paint the white stripes

before there’s a nasty accident there.

Surely they can find a couple of tins

of white paint in a storeroom

somewhere, or purchase two tins out of

petty cash!

FIRST AND LAST … Rhodes

U n ive r s i t y ’s Department of Music

presents the year’s only live public

performance on Sunday, November 8

(3pm) in the university chapel.

A selection of well-known baroque

pieces for soloists and string orchestra

will be performed by Rhodes

postgraduate and undergraduate

students.

Only 75 tickets will be on sale at

R100 each and R60 for pensioners and

concessions - these can be booked

with Ms Vusiwe Mnyobe at

v. m nyo b e @ r u . a c . z a

LONG-STANDING RECORD

BROKEN … Competing in the U14

division at the Kingswood College

athletics sports day, Munangi

Kamwendo set two new records, one

of them that had stood since 1968.

He set new records in the 200m at

24,87 seconds (previous record set by

R Towers in 1968 with a time of 24,90

secs) and the 80m hurdles at 11,97 secs

(previous record of 12,17 secs set by T

Chikutiro). Kamwendo was also

named U14 victor ludorum.

IN THE ROUGH … Head prefect Jono

Shamwana led from start to finish to

win last week’s St Andrew’s College

inter-house cross-country

championships, with Kitso Mokgatlhe

runner-up and Nick Lane third.

Tom Clucos won the junior race,

followed by Sinjhun Cawse (2nd) and

Andy Holmes (3rd).

TENNIS CHAMP … Cameron Bennett

has won the St Andrew’s College U14

tennis championships, beating Divan

Eksteen in the final.


Lost in ‘Cock

Tales on Kowie’

GOES HERE

Infor mative

book looks at

W illiam’s life

ROB KNOWLES

When I first sat down to

read Cock Tales on

the Kowie, I was not

prepared to be drawn into the

world of the Honourable

William Cock and his family

but, from their beginnings in

Cornwall, the story of this

patriarch of the Cock dynasty is

intricately woven in a

captivating but frightening

narrative of early settler life.

It is clear that William was

an ambitious man, strongly

principled and tenacious.

Yet his story also reveals a

single-minded, opportunistic

risk-taker; perfect ingredients for

a nineteenth century

e n t r e p r e n e u r.

He was destined to be a

trader, a deal-maker, an

advocate for the Christian

church and even a politician.

He was the director of

banking institutions and also sat

on the board of several

companies.

Just getting to the Cape

Colony took wile and

manipulation, and being a man

of modest means was a boon at

a time when many in Great

Britain were suffering hardship.

Cock, at only 22 years of

age, was apparently a printer by

trade and not so poorly-off that

he could not have survived at

home in Cornwall.

But it appears his ambition

had already kicked-in and

would remain a factor that

would drive him for the rest of

his life, until he began to slow

down and relinquish some of

his many duties when in his

s e ve n t i e s .

Cock became a leader on

the ship that took him and his

party to the Cape Colonies and,

within a short time of his arrival,

he was already making deals

and arranging trades.

He was heavily involved

with local churches, particularly

the Wesleyan and Anglican

ch u rch e s .

Perhaps Cock’s most longlasting

legacy was the opening

of the Kowie River to create a

harbour in Port Alfred

(previously Port Frances).

Cock wasn’t the first person

who had attempted the task but,

through sheer dogged

determination and support from

his contact, he finally achieved

the task and, for a short period,

Port Alfred became a thriving

harbour for ships bringing goods

to the port as well as exporting

materials to Africa and Europe.

However, sand and silt was a

major obstacle to Cock’s design

and, because of the ever-present

dangers of entering and

egressing the harbour, his plans

were finally dashed.

Nevertheless, that could not

dampen Cock’s entrepreneurial

spirit and he went on to greater

things, even sitting on the Cape

Legislature for two years. This is

only one story of the Cock

family and their huge influence

on Eastern Cape history.

Succeeding generations of

the family would extend the

legacy of William Cock further.

Gordon’s book is full of

important facts as well as

countless end-notes to verify the

events in the narrative.

Her writing makes even

some of the more dry passages

interesting and one can get

swept up in the lives of the Cock

family; their triumphs and

defeats.

Gordon has obviously spent

considerable time researching

the family and, with assistance

of Ed Cock, as well as countless

hours at various libraries and

combing the internet, she has

produced a book of substance

that is entertaining, informative

and a much needed addition to

the Eastern Cape’s rich history.

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U LT R A - M A R AT H O N

VETERAN: To b i e

Reyneke finishes his

82nd 100 mile race,

when taking part in

the inaugural Kenton

100 Miler, which was

held in the village last

weekend

NDLAMBE MUNICIPALITY

PORT ALFRED

WOMAN POWER: A first for Kenton-on-Sea, the Kenton 100 Miler was held in and around the

village last weekend. Fresh as a daisy after 70 miles, Cornel Metcalfe finishes the race more than

four hours ahead of the first male competitor

TENDER FOR SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF VEHICLE

Tenders are hereby invited for the supply and delivery to Port Alfred of the following

NEW VEHICLE:

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE VIOLET

LYNETTE SCHEEPERS, Identity No.

340327 0029 088, of 26 Westbourne

Road, Kenton on Sea who died on the

18th August 2020 and who was married

out of community of property

ESTATE NUMBER 3261/2020

Creditors and Debtors of the above

deceased are hereby requested to lodge

their claims with and pay their debts to

the undersigned within 30 days of the

6th November 2020

DATED at PORT ALFRED on this the

22nd Day of October 2020

GJ MARAIS

Co-Executor

Neave Stötter Inc

25 Van Der Riet Street

PORT ALFRED

Ref. pk/MAT10275

BUSINESS NOTICE

SALE OF BUSINESS

Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 34(1)

of Act No. 24 of 1936 to interested parties

and Creditors of the intention of alienation of

business and/or goodwill, goods or property

forming part of the business, after a period of 30

(thirty) days from the last publication of relevant

advertisements, and of actions, circumstances

or conditions pertaining to businesses or

parties or debtors as mentioned therein.

TOWN:

PORT ALFRED

SELLER: JACQUIE KIECK T/A

JACQUIE KIECK

PHYSIOTHERAPY

BUSINESS SOLD

AND ADDRESS:

JACQUIE KIECK

PHYSIOTHERAPY

72 SOUTHWELL ROAD

PORT ALFRED

REASON FOR

NOTICE: SALE OF BUSINESS

PURCHASER: ROSHAN AND

MICHELLE PARBHOO

PHYSIOTHERAPY (PTY)

LTD, Registration Number

2020/726222/07

EFFECTIVE DATE: 7 DECEMBER 2020

AGENT:

WOOLLGAR ATTORNEYS

P O BOX 292,

PORT ALFRED 6170

72 SOUTHWELL ROAD

EMAIL:

woollgarlaw@border.co.za

REF: KIE5/0003

In the Estate of the Late COLIN COETZEE,

Identity No. 390624 5073 080 born 24

JUNE 1939, who died on 11 August 2020, of

11 KENTON ROAD, KENTON ON SEA,

6191. Married out of community of

property.

ESTATE NO: 003264/2020

Debtors and Creditors in the above Estate

are hereby called upon to lodge their

claims with and pay their debts to the

undersigned within a period of thirty (30)

days from 06 November 2020.

DE JAGER & LORDAN INC

Attorneys for the Executor

25 RETIEF STREET

ALEXANDRIA

6185

TEL: 046-6530005

(Ref: D Joubert/sw)

BESIGHEIDS KENNISGEWING

VERKOOP VAN BESIGHEID

Kennisgewing geskied hiermee in gevolge die

bepalings van Artikel 34(1) van die Wet Nommer

24 van 1936, aan belanghebbende partye en

skuldeisers van voorgenome vervreemding van

besighede en/of klandisie, goedere, of eiendom

wat n deel vorm van besighede en/of klandisie,

goedere of eiendom wat n deel vorm van

besighede, na n tydperk van 30 (dertig) dae vanaf

die laaste publikasie van betrokke advertensies,

en van aksies, omstandighede of voorwaardes

wat op besighede of partye of skuldenaars, soos

daarin genoem, betrekking het.

DORPSGEBIED: PORT ALFRED

VERKOPER: JACQUIE KIECK T/A

JACQUIE KIECK

PHYSIOTHERAPY

BESIGHEID VERKOOP

EN ADRES: JACQUIE KIECK

PHYSIOTHERAPY

72 SOUTHWELL ROAD

PORT ALFRED

DOEL VIR

KENNISGEWING: VERKOOP VAN

BESIGHEID

KOPER:

ROSHAN AND

MICHELLE PARBHOO

PHYSIOTHERAPY (PTY)

LTD, Registrasie Nr.

2020/726222/07

EFFEKTIEWE

DATUM: 7 DESEMBER 2020

AGENT:

WOOLLGAR ATTORNEYS

POSBUS 292,

PORT ALFRED 6170

72 SOUTHWELL ROAD

EMAIL:

woollgarlaw@border.co.za

REF: KIE5/0003

Description Quantity Type

Single cab LDV 1 (One only) Rear axle driven

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a) 1 ton, Long wheel base, single cab LDV.

b) Diesel engine to have power of between 105 Kw to 120 Kw.

c) Torque of between 360 nm to 450 nm.

d) Exhaust emissions control to be EURO 2.

e) Fuel tank minimum of 70 Lt.

f) Vehicle colour to be White.

g) 5 speed manual Transmission .

h) 225 70 R17 tyres.

i) Service Plan of 9 services / 90 000 kms, 3 year / 100 000Km Warranty.

j) All services and warrenty claims be arranged within Ndlambe area.

k) ¿.

l) Delivery to be within sixty (60) days after receiving order.

m) Price to include registration, licencing and delivery to NDLAMBE

MUNICIPALITY.

Prospective bidders must take note of the following BID CONDITIONS:

Prices must be valid for at least ninety (90) days from the closing date (to be stated

on quotation).

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Ndlambe Municipality does not bind itself to accept the lowest bid or any other bid

and reserves the right to accept the whole or part of the bid.

Bids that are late will not be considered, whilst the lowest or only quotation will not

necessarily be accepted. Quotations per fax or E-mail will also not be considered.

An original¿

OR a tax reference number and PIN or TCC number must be provided.

The following forms (which are obtainable from the Supply Chain Management

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are required to be completed and submitted together with the bid:

o Declaration of Interest form (MBD4)

¿MBD9)

o Bidders who wish to claim for preferential points in terms of the Preferential

Procurement Regulations, 2017, must also submit a completed form MBD 6.1

as well as a of the proof of B-BBEE status level of contribution.

Policy.

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company and its directors, must accompany all bids.

number) must be provided.

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¿“BID 214/2020 :

SINGLE CAB LDV” and placed in the tender box at the Supply Chain Management Unit,

44 Campbell Street, Port Alfred, not later than 12h00 on Friday, 20 November 2020.

Bids will be opened at the same venue from 12h05 on the same day.

Further details may be obtained from the Fleet Control Manager, Mr W Collins at

Tel: 046 604 5575, .

NOTICE NUMBER: 214/2020

ADV R DUMEZWENI

2 November 2020 MUNICIPAL MANAGER

nSPORT

Ta l kTow OF THE

CONTACT US WITH SPORTS NEWS: (046) 624-4356 (Jon Houzet)

Thursday 5 N ove m b e r, 2020

GOLF W E E K LY

Wednesday October 28: S i b u ya

Game Reserve/Arabella Wine

Individual Stableford.

Results:

1st: Rolly Clayton – 42, 2nd: Geoff

Bladen – 41, 3rd: Rocky Rowe –

40, 4th: Jonathan Bradfield – 40,

5th: Bobby McGarvie – 39.

2 Clubs:

6th: J Pretorius, L Nell, P Griffiths

8th: Q Hogge, D White, M Nanto,

T Taylor

11th: G Shanks

13th: T Taylor

Best Gross: 72 – Dave Painting

Best Nett: 66 – Rolly Clayton

Nearest The Pins:

Fishaways/Debonairs – 6th: Les

Wa s d e l l

Galileo Risk – 8th: Trevor Taylor

Tekserve – 11th: Ian Moncur

The Firm – 13th: Fanie Smit

The Firmest Drive – 18th: -

Remax Kowie – Nearest for 2 on

the 1st: Geoff Bladen

Saturday October 31: Kow i e

Toyota BetterballStableford, with

86 players.

Results:

1st: Leon Evans, Basil Dukas - 50

2nd: Dave Young, Mark Shelton -

48

3 rd : Arjan Sap, Mark Warren - 47

Two Clubs:

8th: D Young

11th: R Purdon

Best Gross: 74 – Arjan Sap

Best Nett: 66 – Dave Young

Nearest The Pins:

Mooifontein Quarry – 6th: Pa t

Bailey

Tekserve – 8th: Les Wasdell

Sibuya Game Reserve – 11th:

Roger Coates

Fishaways/Debonairs – 13th:

Trevor Taylor

The Firmest Drive – 14th: Rob

D ow d i n g

Royal St Andrews – Nearest for 2

BOWLS BANTER

Kenton Bowling Club

Friday night saw the last of the

Lockdown Draws taking place

and the winner was Mike

Pa l m e r.

Mike you can pop off to the

Kenton Butchery and collect

your R100 voucher.

The draw started at the

beginning of May and has been

running for six months.

The funds it brought in

during this period made a

tremendous contribution in

helping to meet the club’s

operating costs when the

income from our normal

sources was not available.

The whisky draw was won

this week by Suzie Mann and

the Joker draw saw Lee Slater

have a go at finding the Joker.

Unfortunately she selected

the five of spades so she had to

be content with the R100

consolation prize.

The big money is still there

waiting to turn someone’s festive

season into a time to remember.

It is a real pleasure to see

each week more and more of

the club stalwarts coming back

to the greens.

Many have not bowled for

six months or more, but I guess

like riding a bicycle, it’s

something one doesn’t forget

and they were soon on target

with their deliveries again.

The internal club pairs

competitions are progressing

well, so please keep an eye on

the schedules and get your

matches completed.

A small gathering was held

at the club on Tuesday for all the

ladies (and some gents) who did

such a wonderful job making

and distributing face masks for

the Kenton community during

these difficult times.

Two of the driving forces in

this community effort were our

ladies, Lydia and Cecelia, who

were ably assisted by their other

h a l ve s .

This community effort has

caught the attention of many,

among them “The Good Things

Guy” who has put an article

about it on his website.

Port Alfred Bowling

Club

The big moment arrived last

Tuesday evening at 5.30pm

when the club at last held their

annual general meeting.

This column had to be

submitted the previous day so is

not able to outline much except

to say that several nominations

were on the board and that

Trevor Frost was to replace Dave

Freeme as president.

In mentioning Dave, the

club cannot thank him enough

for the hours and hours he

spends attending to the greens.

He’s absolutely tireless.

This past Saturday, a

Halloween evening was staged

at the club and enjoyed by all

who attended.

Said Joanne Brown of the

entertainment committee:

“Thanks to everyone who came

tonight, the club appreciates

your support.’’

Jen Frost remarked: “We had

a great Halloween evening.

Great food, good music and lots

on the 1st: Gideon Veto

1820s GOLF

Monday October 26: Golf

cancelled due to bad weather.

Thursday October 29: 21 players

in overcast conditions.

Winners on 40: John Lardner-

Burke, Dallas Cowie, Eugene

of fun. “Thanks to the

entertainment committee for

organising and their hard work.

Well done.’’

The recent trip to King

Wi l l i a m ’s Town was enjoyed by

this scribe, Hohn Hodges, Stan

Weyer and Jim Haswell (not Jim

Tr u s c o t t ) .

The team won their opening

game by one shot, lost their

second by two, took a pounding

in their third, then lost by one

shot in their final game.

Each team received a point

for each end won, two per three

sets of seven and six for a win –

a total of 33 points.

Unfortunately the Port Alfred

side failed to end in the top four.

Drat, next time.

In the bounce game played

last Friday afternoon, Tony,

Mike, Jim and this scribe

managed a 15-10 win over

John, Richard, Stan and Wim.

As has been the custom over

the years, those involved will

soon be enjoying fish and chips

through the green fees and fines

money raised.

Plans are the meal will be

prepared on a boat owned by

one of the locals.

November birthdays babies

are David Freeme, Mo Goff,

Richard Henshall, Stuart

McDougall, Colett Reid, Anna

Strombeck and Jim Truscott.

Finally, some more etiquette:

Respect should be paid to the

president. The path he treads is

generally not a smooth one.

He should not be worried by

the petty differences that arise

between members.

These differences should be

resolved by members

themselves with a little give and

take and a friendly kiss or

handshake.

E ra s m u s .

Moosehead on 44: Derek van

Harmellen, John Heather, Trevor

S t ö t t e r.

Good Scores: 49 – Noel Stötter,

Nick van der Merwe, 48 – Cecil

Jones-Phillipson, Juan Southey, 47

- John Arnold, Ted Baines, 46 –

Peter Rinaldi, 44 – John Lardner

Burke.

Two Clubs: 6th – Ted Baines.

LADIES’ R E S U LT S

October 27

Twenty four ladies playing in

windy conditions competed in a

Viv Jordan Individual Stableford

Competition, with the Lady

Graham Cup at stake.

Bridget McNelis scored 36

points to win the competition and

win the Lady Graham Cup.

Four ladies each scored 35

points and Wendy Counihan took

second place by counting out

third placed Ingrid Griffiths and

she, in turn, counted out Shirley

Heny, who counted out Sylvia

Fo s t e r.

The longest drive on hole 3 was

won by Angela Trollip in the 0-21

handicap division, while Louisa

Middleton-Cross was longest in

the 22-onwards division.

Bridget, Angela and Sylvia all

managed two clubs on the 8th

hole, Wendy was nearest the pin

on the 11th hole and Kim Gardner

was nearest-for-two on the 13th

hole.

The competition on November

10 will be a WGSA Medal and

Putting competition, Medal Finals

and the Helyear Bowl.

BASKING IN GLORY:

Bridget McNelis,

winner of the Lady

Graham Cup at the

Royal Port Alfred Golf

Club last week

FISHAWAYS PORT ALFRED

MIXED

October 31

Saturday morning dawned

overcast and cool with practically

no wind – perfect conditions for

golf.

So therefore, it was

disappointing to see a relatively

low turnout of just 13 players.

The field was duly drawn into

3- and 4-balls to play a 2-to-count

Stableford alliance as is the norm.

Kevin Maree, Brian and Margie

Reid carded a strong 84 + 5 = 89

points to win the morning’s

proceedings, well ahead of

runners-up Guy Cash, Eric

Siegers, Tim and Greg Shank’s 84.

Both covies were the

beneficiaries of discount coupons

c o u r t e s y o f Fi s h away s .

The longest walk was enjoyed

by Neal Shaw, Derek Sinclair and

Heather van Harmelen, with a not

too shabby 80 points.

The best rounds were shot by

Brian Reid and Guy Cash, both

players netting fine 68s.

Fanie Smit and Juan Southey

both holed 2-clubs on the 6th

while Eric Siegers did similarly on

the 8th.

The RPAGC’s bottle of wine

was won by Margie Reid for being

closest to the pin on the 8th.

KGB RESULTS

Tuesday October 27:

Threats of rain and a strong

easterly saw 25 players enter the

draw to compete in a Stableford

Alliance 2-scores-to-count in

three 3-balls and four 4-balls.

KOWIE STRIDERS

Kowie Striders are pleased to

announce that from Tuesday

November 3 Time Trials will

commence from the Port Alfred

Country Club at 5.15pm, while

Speedwork Sessions will

commence from November 5 at

5.15pm.

Time Trial Results: October

27

3km

1. Mpho Mxabuzi 12:22

2. Lubabalo Sali 13:25

3. Jo Betts 21:05

4. Carol Nepgen 32:00

5. Jenny Basson 34:00

6. Ray Basson 36:00

Hill Climb

Eddie Wepener 43:00

5km

1. Lithemba Jekana 18:51

1. Gerald Greef 29:35

1. Mike Momberg 31:06

1. Lulu Mceka 31:45

1. Sarah Cohen 32:42

1. Elmi Jones 32:42

1. Marietjie Robb 36:20

1. Cath Momberg 35:36

1. Lynn Fourie (4.2km) 36:34

1. Dianne Emslie 41:43

1. Susan Robertson 54:30

Though the wind was present, the

rain kept its distance to enable

everyone to finish, though the

testing conditions were reflected

in the scoring.

Actual course conditions were

excellent, with greens fully

recovered after Spring treatment

and fairways, and rough, reflective

of the previous day’s and

overnight rain.

Comfortable winners were

Tony Halse, Nick Oosthuizen,

Andy Stembridge and Paul Fryer

with 82 points.

Also without much challenge,

Graham Botha, Graham Cann and

John Crandon came in on 80

points to take second position.

Jimmy van Rensburg, Peter

Longhurst and John Dell did not

enjoy themselves quite as much,

in posting 66 points to take early,

and final control of the Hamer en

Sukkel for prize giving.

John Dell took the 2-club pool

with his birdie on the par three

6th, no other 2-clubs being

a ch i e ve d .

Friday October 30:

Overnight rain and a cool light

westerly wind brought 36 players

entered in the draw to play a

Stableford Alliance 2-scores-tocount

in a la Portuguese

competition.

Neil Loundar, George Lake,

Bryan Robinson and James

Lobban seized first place, from the

rear, with an excellent 92 points.

Tony Halse, Matt Chadwick,

Don Thomson and Paul Fryer were

marginally behind with 90 points

in second position.

Tim Anderson, Graham Finlay,

Andy Manson and Heinz

Czepluch, with their 71 points,

saw them keep company with the

Hamer en Sukkel at prize giving.

Fanie Smit successfully birdied

the par three 8th, while both Don

Thomson and John Dell also

birdied the par three 6th to tie the

2-club pool and ensure a carry

over till at least Tuesday.

John Dell and Neil Loundar

both shot good nett 70s, Fanie was

even better with his nett 69, but

the round of the morning

belonged to Guy Cash, coming

home with a nett 68.

KGB Notices:

Friday November 6 is the SPCA

Day in the same format as KGB

and the organisers have extended

an invitation to the KGB to

participate as we have done in the

past.

It has been decided to hold a

KGB braai at Flame Lily Terraces

in Port Alfred, same location as a

year back, on Sunday December

6.

Separate notices will be issued in

this regard.

1. Billy Futter 54:30

1. Floss Howden 54:30

1. Lesley Futter 54:30

1. Sean Harper 56:00

8km

1. Sizakele Dayimani 30:41

2. Sticks Stiglingh 36:53

3. Shannen Kethro 40:51

4. Alex Weed 41:01

5. Gert Labuschagne 41:45

6. Alan Robb 43:00

7. Ian Robertson 44:00

8. Stephen Gouws 01:01:00

9. Corrie Gouws 01:01:00

10. Pauline Weed 01:05:00

11. John Howden 01:05:00

12. Jean Nepgen 01:15:12

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