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Leona Mbire
is heading for
New York
Artist wows international judges with her passion
STAR POWER: EL student Leona Mbire has been chosen to take part in the IMTA Convention in
New York City next year Picture: SUPPLIED
MATTHEW FIELD
East London Secondary
School pupil Leona Mbire,
18, was recently selected
to take part in the International
Modeling and Talent
Association (IMTA) Convention
next year in New York City, US.
Mbire earned her spot after
excelling at the recent
International Arts Talent
Showcase (IATS), which took
place between October 29 and
October 31.
“I am very passionate about
singing and acting and have
always dreamed of becoming a
famous singer and actress, of
becoming one who would
inspire others to follow their
dreams no matter what
background they come from,”
Mbire said.
It was this dream that
inspired her to enter the IATS in
the first place.
“I auditioned for singing and
acting back in June. Due to
Covid-19, the auditions
happened over Zoom and it was
really exciting to get out of my
comfort zone and actually go
for it,” said Mbire.
Following her audition,
Mbire received a callback to
take part in the showcase and
performed for a panel of six
international judges.
“There I realised how much I
love the stage and how amazing
it felt to see people smiling and
cheering for me, especially my
f a m i l y,” she said.
She then received another
callback inviting her to the
IMTA Convention in 2021.
“I remember I had already
fallen asleep at the time so
everything only sank in in the
morning.
“I'm happy and proud that I
haae taken the step up. Now my
New York dream is about to
come true,” said Mbire.
She is currently raising funds
to cover the costs of attending
the convention in New York.
“Dreaming is really easy but
stepping up towards that dream
is the hard part.
“I have to prepare to be
better than ever and fundraise
more than before. It's going to
be a long journey but I'm
prepared for it all and I have
faith that God will answer my
p raye r e s ,” she said.
Those looking to help Mbire
raise money for the convention
can contact her at 064-418-
3072 or riambire@gmail.com.
On a mission to help local communities
MATTHEW FIELD
The Small Projects Foundation
(SPF), based in Southernwood,
has been in operation for over
30 years and continues to
pursue its mission helping local
communities.
“It's core focus is to improve
the lives and livelihoods of poor
and disadvantaged communities
through empowering them with
knowledge, support and access
to services,” said SPF CEO Paul
Cromhout.
SPF, said Cromhout, focuses
on four key fields: healthcare,
education, social services and
small enterprises.
“We look particularly at
primary healthcare in terms of
empowering poor people across
the Eastern Cape with
knowledge and information on
how to maintain their health
and stay healthy and thrive in
their communities,” Cromhout
said.
For example, SPF has a
number of projects aimed at
preventing HIV/Aids
transmissions as well as
combatting the spread of TB.
In the education field, SPF
works alongside Masithethe
Counselling Services to provide
mental health services to
students.
They have also partnered
with Norway-based investment
company Kistefos to provide a
number of projects such as the
Kistefos Sinako Academic and
Leadership Project, which aims
at empowering principals,
school governing bodies (SGBs),
management teams, staff,
learners and the community.
When it comes to supporting
small enterprise development,
Cromhout said they assisted in
offering micro-MBA training to
local businesses.
“It's a seven-module, fiveday
kind of training that helps
you identify what your market
is, what products you should be
selling, how much they cost,
what you should sell them for,
how to manager your money
and all those things,” he said.
“Many small businesses
have actually closed during this
Covid-19 time and we're now
supporting the restarting of
many of the surviving small
e n t e r p r i s e s .”
Finally, SPF supports a
number of programmes aimed
at assisting social services.
“We've got an emergency
response team of two social
workers who are available 24
hours a day and we've got a call
centre that benefits all of our
REACH OUT: Paul Cromhout,
Small Projects Foundation
CEO Picture: MATTHEW FIELD
b e n i f i c i a r i e s .”
To find out more about the
SPF, visit their website at
www.spf.org.za or contact their
call centre at 080-006-0010.

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EC premier
welcomes SAB
donation
CROSSWORD number 1207
R30-million worth of medical supplies provided
MATTHEW FIELD
Minister of health Zweli
Mkizwe has
welcomed a donation
by South African Breweries
(SAB) of R30-million worth of
medical supplies to the Eastern
Cape.
The donation included
locally manufactured FF2P
medical grade masks and gloves
for surgery and general use.
Mizwe said the donation
came at an important moment,
given that Covid-19 cases are
seeing a sharp increase in the
p r ov i n c e .
“Our government is putting
in every effort ot protect the
nation against Covid-19. Now
more than ever, it's time for the
private sector to step up and
help flatten the curve wherever
it pops up,” said SAB corporate
affairs manager for the Eastern
and Western Cape Tinumzi
L u b e l wa n a .
“Only together can we beat
this pandemic.”
Lubelwana said SAB had
been approached by Eastern
Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane
to assist “in any way it could” in
combatting Covid-19.
“We jumped at the
opportunity to help the Eastern
Cape department of health.
Given the countless evidence
around the shortage of medical
equipment in the province, as a
W H AT ’S ON THE GO!
Contact the News Desk on (043) 7022125 or e-mail: goexpress@arena.africa
by Monday 4pm in publication week
F R I DAY
● U3A E.L. Writing Group –
Nancy Tietz. Starts 10am.
U3Ael is unable to hold face-toface
meetings and is offering a
wide and varied Zoom program
to members. Links will be
provided. New member’s
joining fee is R50 per year.
Enquiries: Gill: 083-651-7879
or u3ael2020@gmail.com
● U3A Overberg – Hermanus
Personalities – N i ch o l a s
Montserrat with Dr Robin Lee.
Starts 10am.
S AT U R DAY
● CROQUET: Typos Croquet
Club's new playing times are
1.30pm Saturdays or 11am
Sundays and Wednesdays. Join
the team for a game;
alternatively Rob and Linda are
available for free training
sessions. Practise equipment
(mallets etc.) are available on
the day at no cost. For further
details call Linda 083 579 4085.
Covid-19 restrictions are
adhered to. Typos Club, Union
Avenue (next to Clarendon High
S ch o o l ) .
● Narcotics Anonymous. St
Nicholas Church, 22 Pell Street,
Beacon Bay. From 7pm to 8pm.
Call 083-900-6962
South African business we felt it
was our duty to answer the call.”
❝ Given the countless
evidence around the
shortage of medical
equipment ... we felt
it was our duty to
answer the call
● Gonubie Saturday Stalls at
BCM Building, Main Rd from
8.30am to 12.30pm. Variety of
pop up stalls. Browsers
welcome. Face masks essential.
● Christmas market at the
Dutch Reformed Church, Bonza
Bay. Quality and quirky stalls
booked with a variety of items
on display, all aimed to make
your early Christmas shopping a
fun experience. Please wear
your masks. For details contact
043-748-3111.
MONTHLY CRAFT MARKET
● At Kingsmall shopping centre
from 9am where you will find
delicious pancakes, homebaked
cakes, tarts and sweets,
knitted and crochet items,
Tupperware, mosaic and bead
work, fresh garden plants, a
variety of seedlings and many
HELPING
O U T: EC
p re m i e r O s c a r
Mabuyane and
health
minister Zweli
Mkizwe have
welcomed a
g e n e ro u s
donation of
health
equipment by
SAB. Pictured
is Frere
Hospital P i c t u re :
MILIND CHITNIS
Mabuyane said he was
proud to see local businesses
helping their community.
“We know that SAB is part of
a world-wide corporation but
we knew we could rely on its
support when we needed it
most.
“This equipment will go a
long way to ensure the integrity
of our health system is
maintained so we can look after
our people in their time of
n e e d ,” he said.
other special and reasonably
priced Christmas gifts.
ART EXHIBITION
● Gonubie Lions invite readers
to visit Kingsmall shopping
centre between 9am and 12pm
where we have a lovely display
of 172 paintings created by
talented local artists, as well as
interesting mosaic items that
will make unique and
reasonably priced Christmas
gifts. This exhibition is in aid of
the Carel du Toit Centre.
W E D N E S DAY
● Narcotics Anonymous. St
Nicholas Church, 22 Pell Street,
Beacon Bay, from 7pm to 8pm.
Call 083-900-6962.
● U3A Art Appreciation –
Howard Hodgkin. Starts 3pm.
FINE ART
EXHIBITION:
Gonubie Lions
re p re s e n t a t i v e
Jeanette le
Roux, left, and
Carel du Toit
Centre project
manager and
principal Paula
Kumm. P i c t u re :
MATTHEW FIELD
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‘Muddy’ water causing havoc
Discoloured tap water has KWT residents on full alert
MIKE LOEWE
Brown, gritty municipal
water coming out of King
Wi l l i a m ’s Town taps for a
week was caused by a new
chemical being introduced in
the treatment plant, according
to a Buffalo City Metro helpline.
Daily Dispatch tried hard to
get an official explanation from
BCM after residents went on the
alert for potential health
hazards.
Guest house owners said
they were giving guests bottled
wa t e r.
West Bank, King William’s
Town resident Vuyo Mbetsha
said he had called the BCM
helpline in King William’s Town
and was told a new chemical
was causing problems with the
water quality.
Daily Dispatch called the
line and the woman who
answered at the number,
advertised by BCM for residents
to report leaks, said: “Yes, the
water is not clear.
“They have started using
new cleaning stuff, but it is not
working the same as the one
before.
“You can drink it [water].”
Late on Monday, BCM
spokesperson Samkelo
Ngwenya responded to e-mails
and WhatsApp messages saying
there was nothing wrong with
the chemical treatment of the
water and that they had enough
chemicals in stock. Allegations
about insufficient chemicals
were untrue, Ngwenya said.
“As for the brown-coloured
water, this appears after a burst
and consumers are requested to
contact the depot and inform
the call centre as to which areas
are affected so as to address this
issue whenever they notice
changes in the water.
“Furthermore, municipal
employees are prohibited from
posting any municipal related
information on social networks.
“White-coloured water is an
indication of air in pipes and
this also will appear after a burst
and is the result of residual air
not purged from a pipe.”
Resident Dorcas Pillay did
not believe the water was
drinkable.
She said it had been
discoloured for weeks, but on
Monday February 10, it went
brown and stayed that way.
She said her domestic
❝
I don’t understand
why it has gone on
for so long. We have
had no feedback
from BCM
helper, who lives in Ginsberg,
said the water was also brown
there.
Pillay said: “I thought it
would rectify in a few days, but
it’s getting worse.”
She was finding sandy grit at
the bottom of her drinking
glasses.
“My child would not eat my
potato salad; he said it had a
metallic taste.”
Tia der Ridder, owner of the
four-star 16-room Lavender
Guest House, said her percale
sheets came out “a brownish,
yellowish, orangey colour, like
sand and mud” after being
wa s h e d .
Expensive detergents and
additional water had to be used
to restore the sheets, “and we
are on water restrictions”.
Giselle Verwaaij, owner of
the four-star Glencoe Guest
House, said: “It has been very
brown since Wednesday.
“I tell guests, please don’t
drink the water. We supply
bottled water.
“I don’t understand why it
has gone on for so long. We
have had no feedback from
B C M .”
Amatola Mountain View
Guest House co-owner Pat
Speirs said: “My bath is brown;
we are not happy with this.
“I am not keen to drink the
wa t e r.”
Many of her guests, most of
them government officials, were
bringing their own bottled
wa t e r.
Connie Mazinyo posted on
Facebook that in the area near
the golf course, the water had
been brown since February 7.
Linda Logan, owner of an
aftercare centre in Alamein
Crescent, said: “We have 30
kids. For the past two weeks I
have told them they cannot
drink the water.
“I don’t want them getting
s i ck .
“We don’t know what to do.
We approached the
municipality over two weeks
ago but we are getting no help.”
Daleview resident Johan
Howes said the water had had a
brown tinge for some time.
“We use filtered water to
drink and brush our teeth. We
only shower in municipal
wa t e r.”
His WhatsApp
neighbourhood watch group
had sent out warning messages.
A reliable source at the King
Wi l l i a m ’s Town Pick n Pay said
the store had a large tank and a
backup (tank) which were being
drained by a sudden increase in
demand.
He said customers had been
queuing up “big time” to have
their bottles refilled.
“We have to keep a close
watch on the tanks to keep them
f i l l e d ,” he said.- Daily Dispatch
BAD TASTE: Residents in King William’s Town have raised
complaints about the quality of their water Picture: PIXABAY
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FEELING FUNKY: The children at Grensies Petite Daycare recently celebrated their Funky Hair Day, with many bright and
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SWIRL OF COLOUR: Sonwa Sakuba takes on the role of
Joseph in the classic family musical, ‘Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat’, by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd
Webber. It is presented by the Guild Theatre and Wela Kapela
Productions and will run from 15-23 December. It also stars
Kerry Hiles as the narrator and a talented cast of
performers. Read next week's GO! & Express to find out how
you can win tickets to see the performance at the EL Guild
Theatre Picture: ALAN EASON
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Department
weighs options
after second
matric paper leak
Boost for EC’s
vehicle industry
Changing public perception of trade qualifications
MATTHEW FIELD
The automotive industry in
the Eastern Cape is set to
receive a much-needed
boost following a partnership
between the Retail Motor
Industry Organisation (RMI)
and the German-bashed
Chamber of Crafts, Erfurt that
aims to drive vocational training
in the sector.
RMI CEO Jakkie Olivier said
the partnership formed part of
their commitment to further
developing the industry.
“Technological advances in
the automative aftermarket
sales, repair and maintenance
sector continue to provide
challenges for businesses to
attract staff with the right kind of
skills who can add value.
“The access to international
trends will be invaluable for our
apprentices, particularly in an
environment where skills are
valued and provide businesses
with a competitive advantage,”
said Olivier.
RMI training manager Louis
Van Huyssteen said the
upskilling of workers in the
automotive industry was
crucial.
“This partnership will also
ensure the department of
higher education and training
TVET centres of specialisation
benefit.
“Public and private
collaboration can ensure greater
success in the gradual
expansion of these centres into
other provinces,” he said.
According to Olivier, they
hoped to change public
perception of trade
UPSKILLING:
RMI and the
Chamber of
Crafts, Erfurt
have joined
forces to
drive
vocational
training in
the
automotive
industry
Picture: FILE
qualifications and make them
more attractive to young
workers looking to start their
own careers.
“We will be working with
the Chamber of Crafts, Erfurt to
uplift the perception of skilled
crafts and we also want to see
far more women coming into
the profession.
“We are delighted with the
progress technical schools in the
Eastern Cape are already
making and our collaborative
partnership will give this
additional impetus,” he said.
GUGU PHANDLE
Consternation greeted news of
the leak of a second matric
exam paper this week.
On Monday, the basic
education department
confirmed the physical science
paper 2 had been leaked. The
maths paper 2 was leaked last
M o n d ay.
The Public Servants
Association (PSA), which
represents thousands of
educators and administrative
staff at schools across the
country, said the leaks
“derecognised the hard work
done by educators to push the
syllabus and ensure that learners
are ready”.
The Eastern Cape manager
for the PSA in Mthatha, Thami
Makuzeni, said the leaks were
indicative of the pressures
Grade 12 pupils faced.
The National Association of
School Governing Bodies
(NASGB) described cheating as
“u n wa r ra n t e d ”.
NASGB Eastern Cape chair
Monga Peter said “whatever the
❝Whatever the
p re v a i l i n g
circumstances [that
would lead pupils to
cheat] as a
re s p o n s i b l e
organisation ... we
do not wish for any
form of cheating to
take place
prevailing circumstances” that
would lead pupils to cheat, “as a
responsible organisation... we
do not wish for any form of
cheating to take place”.
Provincial education
spokesperson Malibongwe
Mtima said the province had not
been left “unscathed” by the
leaks.
“They have affected almost
all provinces. They were
identified in some social media
p l a t f o r m s ,” he said.
Mtima said the investigation
was at a “sensitive stage” and
more information would be
provided when possible.
On Monday night, national
basic education spokesperson
Elijah Mhlanga said the council
of education ministers held an
urgent meeting “to consider the
implications of the latest
developments with the leak” of
the two papers.
Mhlanga said the Hawks
would investigate the maths
paper 2 leak and that teams
would “recheck the security
systems” in all provinces.
The department said a
decision on whether all pupils
or only those in a circuit, district
or province would rewrite
maths paper 2 would be based
on the recommendation of the
investigative team.
Some maths experts warned
against ordering all pupils to
rewrite the paper.
Deonarian Brijall, a
professor of maths in the faculty
of applied sciences at the
Durban University of
Technology, said most learners
were not exposed to the leaked
paper and “should not [bear]
the brunt of a rewrite”. -
DispatchLIVE
YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/Go&ExpressNewspaper
Win tickets to see Andre
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Back by popular demand, East
London’s favourite Andre the
hilarious hypnotist will be back
in town for what will have to be
his absolute final visit here
before emigrating to the UK
next year.
He has squeezed in these
extra shows as a way of
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thanking East Londoners for
their support – his previous
shows here were sell-outs
despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
He will be giving three more
performances at 7pm
nightly from Thursday
December 3 until Saturday
December 5.
If you missed him the last
time he was here, you have just
FUNNY GUY:
Watch Andre
the Hilarious
Hypnotist at
the East
London Guild
Theatre on
December
3-5 P i c t u re :
CAMERON
KRETSCHMANN
❝
His way of thanking
East Londoners for
their support
these opportunities to see him
l ive , encouraging the comical
capers of participating patrons.
Tickets can be purchased
from Computicket and you also
have the chance to win one of
five sets of double tickets to the
opening show on Thursday
December 3, with thanks to the
East London Guild Theatre.
● To enter the competition, visit
www.goexpress.co.za and click
on the Events tab.
Entries close at 4.30pm on
Monday November 30 2020.
Winners will be notified by
December 2 by the GO! &
Express. Entrants qualify for
entry only if they haven’t won
any competitions with our
publication in the last
t wo m o n t h s .
The East London Guild
Theatre adheres to the required
Covid-19 health and safety
guidelines — no mask, no entry.

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The many histories of Black Friday
From discounts on slaves to post-Thanksgiving celebrations, the origin of big sale day is a puzzle
MATTHEW FIELD
Once again, Black Friday
is upon us. While it’s
still an unofficial
“h o l i d ay ”, it seems fair to say
that it has firmly entrenched
itself in South Africa.
Like many of SA’s h o l i d ay s
not based on historical events –
Valentines and Mother’s / Fa t h e r ’s
Day and so on – it’s actually
borrowed from the US and its
history is rather interesting.
I say that because there is
actually no established history
out there.
All that exists is a bunch of
legends and hearsay, although
some do seem more likely than
others.
For today, we’ll look at three
of the most popular ones.
The first is probably the
darkest of the lot.
The legend goes that Black
Friday got its name from 1800s
US when plantation owners
could buy slaves for drastically
reduced prices on the day after
Th a n k s g iv i n g .
Putting aside the rich
metaphorical potential in this
rumour, there are absolutely no
facts to back it up so we can
safely put it aside as just one
more bit of highly fictionalised
p o p h i s t o r y.
The second story is the
version often promoted by
retailers. According to this
version, Black Friday started out
as a kind of accounting in-joke.
After a year of running at a
loss (“in the red”), the post-
Thanksgiving sales gave
businesses a sudden surge in
profit (“in the black”).
While this is certainly a
more likely origin than the first,
it is equally lacking of a factual
basis. It makes for a nice
marketing one-liner but that’s
probably all it is.
The third story does have
basis in fact and is widely
considered to be true.
The term “Black Friday” wa s
first used in its modern context
by the police in Philadelphia,
SHOP TIL YOU DROP: Black Friday has a very interesting history Picture: PIXABAY
US in the 1950s to describe the
day after Thanksgiving.
On this day, hordes of
shoppers and tourists would
descend on the city for the
annual Army versus Navy
football game.
Needless to say, this placed
incredible strain on the police
force every year, hence the term.
The problem was so bad that
in 1961, a number of Philly
businesses tried to
unsuccessfully re-brand the day
as “Big Friday” but that never
s t u ck .
However, the term “B l a ck
Fr i d ay ” didn’t catch on in SA
until nearly 30 years after its
inception.
In the late 1980s, businesses
finally succeeded in flipping
Black Friday’s reputation,
turning it from a derogatory
term for one city’s logistical
nightmare to a special day
dedicated to shopping till you
drop.
The rest, as they say, is
h i s t o r y.

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Stay safe while
out shopping
Be on guard against increase in theft, shoplifting
MATTHEW FIELD
The festive shopping
season is here and in
addition to the necessary
health and safety precautions
neccessitated by the ongoing
Covid-19 pandemic, shoppers
will also need to be on their
guard against the increase in
theft, shoplifting and similar
crimes that usually follows this
time of year.
“With the festive season
approaching, shopping centres
will be busy regardless of the
negative effects of Covid-19 on
the economy and consumers'
p o ck e t s ,” said Fidelity Services
Group head of marketing and
communications Charnel
Hattingh.
According to Hattingh,
shopping centres are an
especially tempting target for
criminals for a number of
reasons.
For one, the large crowds
that fill these centres, especially
during the festive season, are an
advantage to criminals since it
makes it easy for them to blend
in and escape detection.
People are also often
distracted while they shop, and
sometimes don't notice that
they've been robbed until it is
too late.
Parking lots also provide
plenty of opportunities for
would-be thieves, whether its to
case a potential victim or
secretly jam the locks of cars to
gain access to their contents.
Hattingh urged shoppers to
be careful when out and about.
“Remain on guard at all
times while shopping, be aware
of who is around you and
especially keep your children
and valuables safe,” she said.
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Win autographed copy
of local author’s book
The Campbells will hold two talks at St Nicholas United Church, Beacon Bay
WENDY KRETSCHMANN
Artist, cartoonist and
author Elizabeth (Liz)
Campbell (née
Robertson) is the author of two
books despite being dyslexic.
The first is The Choice wh i ch
she describes as “a roller coaster
journey of gut-wrenching
choices, wavering faith, reasons
for compromise while staying
true to myself with far-reaching
c o n s e q u e n c e s .”
Her husband, Jamie,
said: “Liz’s humour makes her
tragic testimony and teachings
very palatable. Her second
booklet and DVD called
Shabbat Shalom and all that
Jazz — What ’s it got to do with
me? is a classic example, all the
while bringing understanding
and preparing God’s people for
His imminent return and how
we all, Jews and Gentiles,
belong together in our crazy
wo r l d .”
Born in Queenstown and
raised in East London, Campbell
has strong ties to Cambridge
High, Clarendon High School
for Girls and Stirling Primary
Schools and is looking forward
❝ Through laughter and
tears, she shares the
mysteries, hidden
from past
generations, about
Jesus’s Hebraic
narrative
to catching up with those who
know her and also to making
new acquaintances when she
and Jamie present two talks
there in December.
The talks will take place at St
Nicholas United Church,
Beacon Bay on Thursday
December 10 and will run from
6.45pm until 8.30pm and
Saturday December 12 from
7.30pm until 9.30pm.
There is no cover charge.
Thursday night’s topic of
“The Choice – Testimony Night”
will be presented in a manner
that is guaranteed to have you
laughing and crying.
“On the Saturday night, the
topic will be ‘Preparing the
Bride – Jew and Gentile.’ I will
explain how God’s blended
family, Jew and Gentile, can at
long last become one in Christ
before our King’s approaching
return.
“This is an essential topic to
understand in these
unprecedented end times.”
Humorous storytelling,
blatant honesty and being as
vibrant as her paintings ensures
that her talks are a fascinating
and challenging experience few
will ever forget.
“Through laughter and tears,
she shares her story plus the
mysteries, hidden from past
generations, about Jesus’s
Hebraic narrative — a side of
the coin that sadly gets
neglected but once explained,
as Liz uniquely does — that life
and revelation are its fruits,”
Jamie guarantees.
Her books and artworks will
be on sale and she and Jamie
look forward to seeing you
there.
Due to Covid-19 protocol,
seating is limited, so it is advised
that you book soon for what
promises to be life-altering and
inspirational talks.
Contact Neil at
neilnewman7@gmail.com or
073 931 7203 to book your
seat.
UNDER NEW
MANAGEMENT: Jocelyn
Brown will take over as
principal of St Christopher’s
Private School – Kidd’s Beach
next year Picture: SUPPLIED
WIN AN AUTOGRAPHED
COPY OF LIZ’S BOOK
Stand a chance of winning an
autographed copy of one of Liz’s
books.
Simply e-mail the answer to
the question below to
gocontests@arena.africa with
the subject line WIN A BOOK
● What is the title of Liz
TONGUE IN
CHEEK: Liz
Campbell is the
author of two
books despite
being dyslexic.
The first is ‘The
Choice’ which she
describes as ‘a
roller coaster
journey of gutw
re n c h i n g
choices’ P i c t u re :
SUPPLIED
Campbell’s first book?
Please include your full
name and daytime contact
phone number.
The winner will be notified
by the GO! & Express before
Thursday, December 4. They
would also need to have prebooked
for one or both of the
talks and must be in attendance
to receive their prize in person.
Action plan
to assist
crime
p re v e n t i o n
in schools
MATTHEW FIELD
In order to promote crime
prevention in South African
schools, the Safer South Africa
Foundation (SSAF) recently
launched the
Yo u t h 4 S a f e r S o u t h A f r i c a
initiative in seven provinces,
including the Eastern Cape.
The initiative is part of their
Criminal Justice Programme
(CJP) and is being run in
partnership with the Training
Firm (TTF).
Yo u t h 4 S a f e r S o u t h A f r i c a
offers a number of training
courses that focus on
leadership, public speaking and
speechcraft. The programme is
based on Zoom to help reach
learners in rural areas.
At the time of writing, over
70 schools were involved, with
over 5,000 learners taking part.
So far, 175 learners have
completed the 11-session
p r o g ra m m e .
According to SSF CEO Riah
Phiyega, they will be running
their training workshops until
December 12 with an interprovincial
virtual debate
capping it all off.
Phiyega said a diverse
selection of topics are debated
during the programme, such as
substance abuse, gender-based
violence and bullying.
“We believe that children
are citizens too and they have a
role to play in the fight against
crime. With this debate, we will
be able to explore the creative
ideas the learners have to fight
crime and come with new
innovative crime prevention
m e t h o d s ,” he said.
ADVERTISING FEATURE
Dynamic new principal for St Christopher’s Private School — Kidd’s Beach
STAFF REPORTER
St Christopher’s Private School
in Kidd’s Beach is proud to
announce the appointment of
Jocelyn Brown as principal from
January 2021.
Brown has been involved in
education for over 20 years.
After matriculating from
Queenstown Girls’ High
School, she obtained a BSc Joint
Honours degree from Rhodes
University in Grahamstown. She
then went to the UK to work and
to travel the world. After
teaching at a US summer camp,
she decided that she wanted to
become a teacher and did her
Post Graduate Certificate in
Education at Cambridge
University in the UK.
St Christopher’s Private School
KIDD’S BEACH
Palm Springs Road, Kidd’s Beach Green Estate
Tel: 043 555 0345 | Fax: 086 683 2584
E-mail: admin@stchriskb.co.za
We are excited to announce the appointment of
Ms Jocelyn Brown as our new Principal.
With her wealth of experience and depth of knowledge
we look forward to being of service to our community.
35 years at the forefront of low-fee, quality private education
“We aspire to inspire beyond limits”
LEADER: Jocelyn
Brown will take over
as principal of St
Christopher’s Private
School – Kidd’s
Beach next year
Picture: SUPPLIED
She taught at numerous
schools in the UK before
returning to South Africa. Her
portfolio ranges from Head of
Humanities to Head of House
and Head of Grade.
She has coached numerous
sports such as tennis and
swimming, taken school
expeditions to a variety of
countries such as Iceland,
Croatia and Borneo and been in
charge of a number of cultural
activities such as Interact and an
Overseas Exchange Programme.
She was a matric exams
marker for the Independent
Exam Board for a number of
years, organised a National
Geography Conference and
updated the matric geography
syllabus for 2Enable during
l o ck d ow n .
Although she has taught a
variety of subjects such as
history and English as a foreign
language, her passion lies with
physical geography and
m a p wo r k .
She has taught the full age
range from Grade 5 to Grade
12, including A levels and the
International Baccalaureate.
She is also passionate about
Thinking Skills and making
learning more accessible to
students through a range of
audio, visual and kinaesthetic
teaching techniques.
She has travelled the
world and lived in a variety of
places but is returning to the
Eastern Cape, ready to make a
difference in education in
our area.
Her vision for St
Christopher’s Private School is
to assist in making it a top, selfsustaining,
environmentally
friendly school offering a variety
of sports.
She would like to see
better communication and
engagement with the local
community so that together we
can make a difference in our
local children’s lives.
❝ Brown has
travelled the
world and
lived in a
variety of
places but is
returning to
the Eastern
Cape, ready to
make a
difference in
education in
our area

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Adventure awaits
you at Christmas
market at Hope
WENDY KRETSCHMANN
Situated just off Voortrekker Road in
Summerpride is Hope School, an
independent Christian school whose
name couldn’t be more fitting.
“Constrained by the love of Jesus,
we want to see the brightest possible
future for children who are infected,
affected or orphaned by HIV/Aids”
— this is Hope Schools’ vision
statement.
The NPO-registered school offers
a holistic approach to its needy 281
pupils through the provision of
quality education, school
transportation, nutrition as well as
emotional and spiritual care which is
not limited to the classroom.
As with the majority of schools,
sufficient funding plays a pivotal role
in their success at
providing scholastic essentials as
well as extras that Hope Schools has
to give its pupils to ensure they are
able to attend school and function at
their best.
However, the Covid-
19 pandemic dealt fundraising
efforts a tremendous blow and as a
result they have had to evolve their
fundraising events to make up the
deficit as much as possible.
One such event is the original
Hope Christmas Fair which has been
renamed the Hope Adventure Mile
and Market. The event has been
sponsored by Vodacom4U in Berea,
for which the school is extremely
g ra t e f u l .
The revised format promises to
add fun and excitement to the festive
season.
While the market, which will be
held in the recently completed
school hall, is sure to provide
opportunities to purchase unique
Christmas gifts and an assortment of
other wonderful goodies, the
Adventure Mile is set to challenge
participants both mentally and
p hy s i c a l l y.
Teams of four to five members
are welcome to enter the race which
will consist of a combination of
obstacles, strength and endurance
challenges, logic puzzles, teamwork
tasks and rock climbing.
The adventure is suitable for
young and old, experienced or
inexperienced persons.
“It's a race against the clock, with
each team working together to
conquer the course as quickly as
possible and claim the title,” said
Hope Schools representative Evette
Jo u b e r t .
“In order to limit numbers on the
course, each team will be given a
ADVERTISING FEATURE
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December 15 promises fun for all
Picture: SUPPLIED
specific time slot and there will only
be one group on each part of the
course at once. This leaves you and
your group free to enjoy the day
without worrying about social
distancing from other racers.
“Simply register, pay the entry
fee, show up 10 minutes before your
time slot and get ready to race.”
Both the Adventure Mile and
Market Day will take place at the
school premises, which is just west
of Johnson & Johnson, on Saturday
December 5 starting from 8am and
9am respectively.
Entry tickets to the market are
R10 per person while the entry costs
for the Adventure Mile are R50 per
adult and R25 per child under 12
years of age. You can register and
view the course at https://forms.gle/
E S X j d C c q A 9 T 3 nv i n 8
Covid-19 regulations will be in
place, so bring your mask.
To book a stall or to purchase
tickets to this event, contact Jess on
072-215-3644.
BCM joint action
a huge success
Cattle impounded,
taverns closed and
suspects arrested
STAFF REPORTER
Amulti-disciplinary joint operation
between Buffalo City Metro
Inland and the South African
Police Services conducted in King
Wi l l i a m ’s Town over the weekend
yielded many successes.
A total of 137 people were searched
during stop-and-search operations, 18
cattle were impounded, three taverns
were closed due to non-compliance on
Covid-19 regulations and five suspects
were arrested for driving under the
influence of liquor, dealing in dagga,
possession of drugs and possession of an
unlicensed firearm and ammunition
r e s p e c t ive l y.
King police station commander
Colonel Nomvuyo Mrwebi said the
operation formed part of their safer
festive season initiative and will
continue until next year.
“We want to send out a message that
criminals beware and we won’t tolerate
any form of criminal activities during
this festive season,” said Mrwebi.
King community police forum
chairperson Desmond Coetzee
commended all stakeholders involved in
the operation on a job well done.
“Our communities need to be safe,
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LEADING BY EXAMPLE: King police station commander Colonel Nomvuyo
Mrwebi, right, and visible police head Luitenant-Colonel Kumbulani Bhele
checking a trolley during an operation over the weekend Picture: SUPPLIED
have the right to live in peace and
harmony so I welcome these operations
and my desire is that it could be done
more regularly,” said Coetzee.
All suspects appeared in the King
magistrate court on Monday.
GOING TO WASTE: A small lake and stream form on the corner of Derby Road and Tecoma Street in Berea. According
to residents, the problem has been going for a number of months with no repairs being attempted. According to BCM
spokesperson Luxole Komani, the issue is caused by a blocked drain and they were working to fix it. He urged residents
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Inland: 043-050-5682/3/4 Picture: MATTHEW FIELD
Christmas Greetings
The Go!&Express will be publishing a special page for businesses to publish
their Christmas Greetings and trading hours. Each advert will be a set size/
format and in full colour - the price will be R529 incl. It will appear in the
paper on Thursday 17 December 2020.
Phone Cheryl Larsen 082 432 5665 or Yaneliseka Dyomfona 061 214 0184
to place your greetings.
Our last edition for 2020 will publish on Tuesday 22 December.
Friday 18 December and will reopen on Monday 11 January 2021.

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SERENITY IN NATURE
PEACE AND QUIET: It's a calm day at the Quinera Lagoon Picture: MILIND CHITNIS
Penny’s project to help many
PNA Stationers EL’s back-to-school colouring-in competition is on
WENDY KRETSCHMANN
Penny, the monkey mascot
of PNA Stationers East
London, has a project
with which everyone can
help, regardless of their age.
Annually, Penny has a backto-school
colouring-in
competition for young children
and simultaneously runs a
community campaign.
Pe n ny ’s Project is about
collecting new and pre-loved
stationery and story books
for needy children in our
c o m m u n i t y.
Contributions can be
handed in at PNA Stationers, 98
Old Transkei Road,
Nahoon during their normal
trading hours and donations
received will be given to a
designated charity or charities in
the new year.
The colouring-in form as
well as competition information
can be found in the GO! &
Express on select Thursdays
until January 21, 2021.
Children, aged between 4
and 9 years of age on January 1,
2021 are invited to take
advantage of their limitless
imagination and can enter
as many times as they would
like to.
“Giving is great and sharing
is caring,” says Penny. So get
colouring-in, children!
E V E RY D AY
HEROES: PNA's
monkey mascot
Penny and their
Superhero Squad at
the presentation to
East London Child
and Youth Care
Centre of donated
stationery items
earlier in the year
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The nostalgic
memories we
store away
In my last piece (‘Childhood games
then and now’, GO! & Express,
November 19), I mentioned how
much I had enjoyed the IPL cricket
tournament coverage from the
United Arab Emirates, the big hitting
of highly paid international batsmen
and the astonishing talent of the up
and coming Indian youngsters.
We saw some lightning-fast
bowling and some sickening blows
which felled a number of batsmen
during the course of the tournament.
From time to time there was also
talk of the “throat ball”, a fast delivery
rising sharply off the pitch and aimed
at the region of a batsman’s throat.
It’s a nasty missile intended to
intimidate, which if struck where
intended could seriously injure or
even prove fatal. The batsman has to
be very aware.
The tragic passing of Australian
cricketer Phillip Hughes several years
ago when he was fatally struck by
such a delivery brought to mind a
similar, but mercifully not fatal,
incident which befell Natal cricket
captain Berry Versveld some 50 odd
years ago. I remember doing a story
on the incident, which happened in
the pre-helmet days.
A short-pitched ball pole-axed the
helmetless Versveld and the event, I
seem to recall, led to the introduction
of a rudimentary type of head
protection for batsmen.
Versveld survived the dreadful
blow and went on to a successful
business career.
For something to do in this
capricious weather, I looked for the
article in old files located in the space
above the built-in cupboards in our
bedroom, but to no avail.
As this particular event happened
all those years ago, I am not
surprised. Have you ever tried to find
something six month’s old, never
mind an item going back more than
50 years?
Anyway it was an opportunity to
❝ Then in a fluff of ancient
dust, I came across a
tattered old rugby
photograph in the
accumulated junk... It
depicted a rugby team
for which I played some
60 years ago
ROLLING OVER
REFLECTIONS
Charles Beningfield
stay indoors and clear away some of
this hoarded sediment of time.
Needless to say I was distracted
and failed miserably.
I am afraid I have not the quality
of non-attachment required for this
type of work.
For most of the time I was
overcome by sentimentality while
browsing through this archaic
assortment of clutter. It is really
amazing the unlikely lumber a man
gathers in his journeying.
Here is a picture of the school
Under 15 cricket team and there we
are, third from the right in the second
row. Lying there are the letters written
to mom from boarding school. How
can we burn them now?
Then in a fluff of ancient dust, I
came across a tattered old rugby
photograph in the accumulated junk
which brought back nostalgic
memories.
It depicted a rugby team for which
I played some 60 years ago when
working for the Weekend Post in Port
Elizabeth.
Next to me was a colleague I
remember being badly injured in a
match. We met up some 20 years
later when we both worked at The
Rep in Queenstown (Komani). He
still walked with a limp.
He is sadly long dead now, along
with several other members of that
rugby team, all sitting in that faded
photo with arms folded, so young, so
full of the joys of living.
There it reposes at the bottom of a
battered old trunk long forgotten
among other pathetic relics of our
past - a stark reminder not only of the
perils of manly sport but that life is
short - enjoy it while you may, it’s
later than you think.
Ta i l p i e c e :
A letter home from a teenage boy
in his first term at boarding school:
“Send some food, they only serve
three meals a day here.”
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What can
men do to
help end
violence?
HEADING FOR 2021 OLYMPIC GAMES
16 Days of Activism against GBV provide us
with an opportunity to reignite hope
LIAM PARRISH
Sixteen Days of Activism
against gender-based
violence (GBV) is here.
While many of us are
starting to lose hope that the
scourge of violence against
women will ever end, the next
16 days provide an opportunity
to reignite some of that hope,
reimagine new strategies and
remind those oblivious few just
how bad things are for the
women of South Africa.
The brutal rape and murder
of Uyinene Mrwetyana shook
the nation.
Protestors flooded the
streets, mourners stretched from
Cape Town as far as East London
and it was a shocking moment
of reflection for us as a nation.
Fear among women grew
with the #AmINext campaign.
Women were reminded of just
how vulnerable they were.
As for men, they were
reminded that she was
someone’s daughter in an
attempt to try and rationalise
with the male brain.
Having to remind men that
she was a man’s daughter in an
attempt to humanise her as if
being a woman is not enough
for the sympathy of a man.
To have to relate her to a
man in an attempt to get men to
be upset with the situation
shows just how deep patriarchy
and toxic masculinity runs in
South African men .
This murder and the protests
that followed occurred last
August. What has happened
since then?
Foundations have been laid
and harsher punishments for sex
offenders have been announced
by the presidency.
However, rape is on the rise
and femicide is still happening.
It is not safe for women in
South Africa. We cannot blame
women for feeling unsafe.
It is men that committed
53,293 rapes between April 1,
2019 and March 31, 2020.
And let’s not forget the
drastic increase reported during
the level 5 national lockdown.
Uynene is just one of the
victims.
There were 53,292 other
rapes and acts of violence
against women and there are an
unknown amount of unreported
crimes because the survivors of
rape are simply too afraid to
report crimes or don’t get the
services that they need.
Some men still feel that
movements like #MenAreTrash
and #AmINext are uncalled for,
but what else can women do to
bring awareness to this scourge,
to end this pandemic?
Women are screaming for
men to stop the violence against
women and children.
Men simply need to do
better. But what can we as
men do to fight this scourge?
Here are 10 things men can
do to end men's violence
TAKING A STAND: There have been many protests against
the abuse of women and children, such as this march from the
Museum to City Hall to hand over a memorandum to the MEC
for Social Development Picture: MARK ANDREWS
against women:
● Acknowledge and
understand how sexism, male
dominance and male privilege
lay the foundation for all forms
of violence against women.
● Examine and challenge our
individual sexism and the role
that we play in supporting men
who are abusive.
● Recognize and take a stance
to end violence against
wo m e n .
● Remember that our silence is
affirming. When we choose not
to speak out against men’s
violence, we are supporting it.
● Educate and re-educate our
sons and other young men
about our responsibility in
ending men’s violence against
wo m e n .
● Break out of the “man box”
— challenge traditional images
of manhood that stop us from
actively taking a stand to end
violence against women.
● Accept and own our
responsibility that violence
against women will not end
until men become part of the
solution to end it. We all must
take an active role in creating a
cultural and social shift that no
longer tolerates violence against
wo m e n .
● Stop supporting the notion
that men’s violence against
women is due to mental illness,
lack of anger management
skills, chemical dependency,
stress, masculinity and so
on. Violence against women is
rooted in the historic oppression
of women and the outgrowth of
the socialisation of men.
● Take responsibility for
creating appropriate and
effective ways to develop
systems to educate and hold
men accountable.
● Create systems of
accountability to women in
your community. Violence and
discrimination against women
will end only when we take
direction from those who
understand it most....women.
Now is the time for men to
take responsibility, now is the
time for men to do the necessary
work to make South Africa safer
and now is the time for men to
be men and not monsters.
Liam Parrish is a counsellor
at Masithethe Counselling
Services. Masithethe
Counselling Services (formerly
LifeLine East London) has been
offering confidential and free
counselling to residents of the
Buffalo City Metropolitan
Municipality since 1985.
Contact number: 043-722-
2000 or WhatsApp 084-091-
5410
MAKING A SPLASH: Merrifield College head of waterpolo Luvuyo-Takalani Rubushe has been
selected as the National Senior Men’s assistant coach for the South African team that will head
to the Olympics next year. The national sides head to the squad’s training camp in Stellenbosch
from December 11 to December 14 to continue preparations for the 2021 Olympic Games
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Special
charity
twist to
Berlin
MFUNDO PILISO
The celebrated annual Berlin November
traditional horse racing event will still happen
this year, but with a few Covid-19 twists — first,
there will be no horses and second, it will not
be held in Berlin.
The event attracts thousands of traditional
horse racing fans every year.
This year, the seventh edition, will be held at
East London’s Jan Smuts Stadium on November
28, and it will have a special focus on charity.
The show will take the form of an exclusive
charity hospitality event that will feature a race
day fashion show, live music, an auto show, and
all-day hospitality for 400 lucky partygoers.
Organiser Luthando Bara told the Dispatch
that though regretfully there would be no horse
racing at this year’s event, all funds raised would
be donated to the traditional horse racing
community “to stage races in their own areas”
or to choose how to “alleviate the effects of
C ov i d - 1 9 ”.
Bara said the event would be broadcast live
on the Berlin November social media pages.
He said the 400 revellers would need to
observe social distancing while enjoying the
f e s t iv i t i e s .
“Instead of horse racing, the big treat will be
a brand new auto-show concept designed to
entrench the positioning of the Eastern Cape as
a key destination for auto manufacturing,” said
B a ra .
He said it was all systems go for the event.
“As a socially responsible company, we felt
we ought to respond to the clarion call by
President Cyril Ramaphosa to honour and
remember all those who have succumbed to
Covid-19, as well as to the growing scourge of
attacks on women and children.
“The president and his cabinet have called
for a week of national mourning from
November 25 to November 29 for the lives lost
to both pandemics and we wanted to amplify
the awareness of both issues and use this
popular platform to augment the ongoing fight,”
he said.
“We will allocate 30 minutes of the day’s
programme to these causes.”
Bara confirmed that, for the first time since
the event’s inception, it would feature only top
artists born and bred in the Eastern Cape.
The headlining acts would be Zahara, Naaq
Music and Nathi, as well as a host of talented
local artists.
“Event-goers will be required to wear masks
as part of their fashion plan for the day and
complete a compulsory Covid-19 health
questionnaire before being allowed into the
ve n u e .
“And the fun-filled weekend will also feature
an All Black themed afterparty that will take
place at OhMi at Hemingways Mall on
November 29, in keeping with the tradition of
the event,” said Bara. — D i s p a t ch L I V E
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Instead of horse racing, the big
treat will be a brand new
auto-show concept
2021 Kearsney Rugby
Festival teams named
Kingswood
College from
Makhanda on
the roster for the
first time
MATTHEW FIELD
The teams for the 2021
Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival
have been announced, with
three new schools being added to
the roster.
Two of the new schools,
Michaelhouse and Hilton College,
are from KwaZulu-Natal while the
third school, Kingswood College, is
from Makhanda.
They will join traditional
Kearsney rivals Martizburg College
and Glenwood High School from
KwaZulu-Natal, Hoërskool Dr EG
Jansen and Pretoria Boys High from
Gauteng, Hoërskool Noord-Kaap
from the Northern Cape and Eastern
Cape-based Selborne College, Dale
College and Hoërskool Framesby.
Next year's festival marks a
special occasion, since it is also
hosts Kearsney College's centenary
ye a r.
“We are delighted that schools,
both independent and State, drawn
from across the country, have
accepted the invitation to celebrate
Kearsney's centenary year with us at
this festival,” said Kearsney
headmaster Elwyn van den
A a r dw e g .
“The different styles of play that
characterise each participating
school will ensure that every fixture
is set up to produce thrilling contests
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in the finest traditions of schoolboy
r u g by.”
The 2020 festival was cancelled
due to the outbreak of Covid-19 but
organisers say that preparations are
undeway to ensure the 2021
centenary is “commemorated in
style”.
In addition to the Easter Rugby
Festival, special events planned
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include 24-hour inter-house sports
challenge, a relay marathon reading
of the New Testament in the
Kearsney Chapel, an outdoor
musical proms event featuring old
boy musicians and performers, a
Centenary Ball, with the year’s
SPECIAL
OCCASSION:
The 2021
Kearsney Easter
Rugby Festival
will coincide
with Kearsney
College's
centenary
celebrations.
Pictured is
Selbone flanker
Jarrod Taylor at
the 2019
festival P i c t u re :
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celebrations culminating in a 140km
Kearsney Epic, a relay run from the
chapel at Kearsney College in
Botha’s Hill to the chapel at Old
Kearsney, near Stanger on the KZN
North Coast, where the College
started in 1921.