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No water for tower

Progress on the 25m tower reservoir at Thornhill, but no clarity on where resource will come from

ROB KNOWLES

The new R33m water tower

being built at Thornhill

has no water source to fill

it.

Talk of the Town looked into

the issue after receiving a tip-off

that the tower was being built

based on a contract for a water

source that was cancelled, predating

the new seawater reverse

osmosis plant (SWRO) presently

under construction, and even

pre-dating the Amatola Water

Quick Wins projects.

We approached Ndlambe

Municipality and the company

building the tower for answers.

One of the largest water

reservoir towers in the Eastern

Cape, the 25m tower breaks the

skyline and overlooks Thornhill,

Nemato and Station Hill.

Once complete, the 2.5Ml

concrete reservoir is intended to

gravity-feed potable water to the

Nemato and Thornhill areas.

However, it will stand empty

until Ndlambe sources water to

fill it.

In the meantime,

construction of the tower is

proceeding at pace and, despite

the Covid-19 pandemic and

unanticipated high winds, the

tower should be completed in

July this year following the

granting of allowable extensions

to the contract.

“We had help from 43 Air

School as they measure windspeed

on a continuous basis.

“Once complete, the project

will be one of the largest

concrete tower reservoirs in the

Eastern Cape,” said Donald

Davies, construction manager

for Mamlambo Construction,

the contractor responsible for

building the tower.

Davis also acknowledged

that the province had been of

great assistance in keeping the

project moving during the

pandemic.

Davis was asked where the

water to fill the reservoir came

from.

“That could be a problem,”

was Davis’s honest answer.

“Our responsibility is to

build the reservoir. The source

of the water is for others to

determine.

“Our focus is in pumping

2.5Ml of water 25m into the air

to keep the reservoir full.”

Davis said to achieve this it

would require the water

treatment plant to be

operational 24/7.

For more than 10 years the

municipality and the province

have considered different

schemes to provide potable

water to Port Alfred, but all have

ultimately failed.

From the Albany Regional

Water Supply Scheme, which

envisioned sourcing water from

the Gariep Dam, the Amatola

Water Bulk Water Scheme and

its Quick Wins projects,

including the brackish water RO

plant outside Nemato which has

been left incomplete and

unused for the past five years, to

the recent debacle over QFS

and its RO plant projects, none

have yet provided much-needed

water to the area.

Municipal spokesperson

Cecil Mbolekwa did not directly

address the present lack of water

to supply the tower, but said:

“There has been a lot of

planning that took place before

the reservoir was built, looking

at future development.

“The municipality has

available sources of water like

Sarel Howard Dam, central belt

boreholes and East bank dunes.

“Once the RO plant is

complete, that will assist in

providing water to this tower.

“The intention of the project

is to store more water [as]

currently the existing elevated

tower is too small to feed the

Thornhill area.

“QFS has been paid for the

work done and is currently

working on site.”

Port Alfred’s water demand is

6.6 Ml/day and during peak

seasons it is 8 Ml/day.

The Sarel Hayward Dam is

however, currently e m p t y.

He also said the Amatola

brackish water RO plant would

yield 6Ml/day once completed.

The two-phase RO plant

being constructed by QFS

would also yield about 5Ml/ day

once completed. But questions

remain over the 3Ml component

which will treat sewage water.

He said all these sources

could provide 23.736Ml/day –

enough to also supply Bathurst.

VIEW FROM THE TOP: Mamlambo Construction is the contractor responsible for building this 25m-high tower on top of which

will be cast a 2.5Ml concrete reservoir to gravity-feed Thornhill and Nemato residents with potable water. However, concerns

over where the water will come from have been raised Picture: ROB KNOWLES

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Concern over unfinished homes

Residents say

some houses

left for years

ROB KNOWLES

There are a number of

houses in a state of semicompletion

in the Forest

Downs and Southdowns areas

that do not appear to conform to

the terms of the purchase

agreements, title conditions or

local bylaws.

This matter was brought to

Talk of the Town’s attention by

Dick Schuurman, a resident

who lives in the area.

“I have been seeing a

number of houses being

constructed in the area that

appear to disregard building

regulations by not being of

sufficient size,” Schuurman said.

“Also, [some] are

constructed from cinder blocks.

“Strangest of all, they have

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Perhaps the

residents don’t

need to pay the full

amount of rates if

there is no roof on

the house?

STANDING INCOMPLETE: There are many houses currently under construction in the Forest Downs and Southdowns areas that have either been standing for

some time in a partly-completed state, just up to roof level, or where construction has taken over a year or more. Residents are concerned these properties do not

comply with the conditions of the title deeds and can potentially bring down property values in the area Pictures: ROB KNOWLES

just been constructed to roof

level but then the building work

stopped. Perhaps the residents

don’t need to pay the full

amount of rates if there is no

roof on the house?”

The original developer of

these properties, Thomas

Coombes of DYU Trading CC,

imposed certain title conditions

to protect the integrity of the

undeveloped land portions and

the future development of the

area.

The municipality is aware of

these issues and, in a letter from

attorneys Griesel and

Associates, dated October 8

2018, the municipality was also

made aware that certain

properties under construction in

Emerald Heights and Forest

Downs contravene title deed

conditions.

“The most important title

deed condition imposed was

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the minimum size of future

dwellings and outbuildings

[where] the minimum size was

150m²,” stated the letter.

Schuurman expressed

concern that the property values

and safety of these homes

would be negatively affected if

they were allowed to stand in

their present form.

“Some of these houses have

been in a state of semicompleteness

for years,” he

said.

“I am sure the municipality

must be doing something about

this situation.”

TotT contacted municipal

spokesperson Cecil Mbolekwa

for comment.

In his response, Mbolekwa

wrote: “Not every house should

be 150m², the required standard

according to building

regulations is 35m².

“The rules require that there

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“There are inspections that

are taking place in all new

buildings and if they do not

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development or the previous

contraventions brought to the

municipality’s attention.

COLLECTING FOR

A GOOD CAUSE: El

Shaddai Christian

Academy and Kowie

Foundation School

and Port Alfred High

School are once

again joining forces

to hold a Pop-Up

Charity Shop over

the long weekend of

March 20-21 to raise

funds for various

school

projects. Pupils at

the schools are

collecting items that

are in good condition

but are no longer

needed, for the sales

tables in the Port

Alfred High school

hall. Above a re

Grade 2 Port Alfred

High pupils, from

left, Liphawu Landu,

Unam Magobiyane

and Daleen Brink

with donations they

have brought to

school. Members of

the public are

welcome to drop off

items at any of the

schools or at

Harcourts in town.

Shopkeepers who

may have redundant

stock are also most

welcome to make a

donation. Call Laura

on 084-607- 6174 for

more information

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Top matrics rewarded for efforts

Each receive R10,000 and phones

TK MTIKI

The hand over of

R10,000 and

smart phones to

two top performing

matriculants at Kuyasa

Combined School was

characterised by

jubilation and praises

sung for the young

achievers and the

school last Thursday.

Sandile Cengani

achieved the following

grades: English 83%,

IsiXhosa 81%,

mathematics 92%, life

orientation 84%,

computer applications

technology 72%, life

sciences 89%, and

physical sciences 87%.

Siphelele Futhuse’s

equally impressive

grades were: English

86%, IsiXhosa 82%,

mathematics 90%, life

orientation 87%, life

sciences 90%,


technology 78% and

physical sciences 76%.

Futhuse also

r e ve a l e d he had

applied for a remark for


technology and

physical sciences

because he did not

believe his marks were

correct.

Cengani and

Futhuse were two of

the top pupils among

historically

d i s a dva n t a g e d

institutions (HDI) in

Ndlambe and the

Sarah Baartman

District.

In recognition of

their stand-out

performance, Ndlambe

municipal manager,

Rolly Dumezweni,

mayor Khululwa

Ncamiso, speaker

Vivian Maphaphu and

other officials visited

Kuyasa Combined

School to confirm that

R10,000 had been

deposited into each of

the two students’ bank

accounts, while also

handing over some

Grade 12 textbooks, to

ensure that the 2021

matric class maintains

the standard set by

Cengani and Futhuse.

Praises for the top

achievers and the

school were on every

speaker’s tongue.

Ncamiso said: “We

are not doing this for

e ve r yo n e .

“We are only

challenged by the

results, nothing else.

“We are challenged

by a learner who is

clear about what she or

he wants to become.

“When we heard

that there are two

pupils who represented

Port Alfred in this

manner we [the

municipality] decided

to give each of them

R 1 0 , 0 0 0 .”

Addressing the two

achievers, she said:

“We are not rewarding

you, but we are

supporting your

parents.

“We know that

when you are at the

university, there are

things which you will

need, perhaps your

parents might not

afford them.”

She also

complimented all the

pupils in the assembly

on their neatness,

attributing it to

principal Xolani

M aya n a ’s good

leadership.

Dumezweni also

lauded M aya n a ’s

leadership.

“Mfundisi [teacher]

we are very proud of

you and your teachers,

especially of you.

“Once you lead by

example, teachers have

no reasons for not

following in your

footsteps.

“You have

produced results and

here are these two

b oy s ,” he said.

Dumezweni said

the municipality

needed to support

excelling pupils from

disadvantaged families.

“These kids are

going to meet other

kids from well-off

families and that

demoralises them from

the start.

“Sometimes you

will find that these kids

struggle at varsity not

because they are not

capable but because of

the lack of necessary

r e s o u rc e s ,” he said.

Reflecting on the

s ch o o l ’s pass rate,

Mayana said when he

arrived at the school in

2008, he had a mission

of not producing pupils

who would be petrol

attendants and

cashiers.

He said the school

had managed to

produce professionals

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Kowie Museum’s doors to open

New banners give overview of the area’s history

ROB KNOWLES

With level 1 lockdown

restrictions now in

place, the Kowie

Museum will be opening once

again on Fridays and Saturdays,

from March 12.

Opening times are 9.30am

to 12.30pm.

Strict Covid protocols will be

followed, and visitors need to be

masked and stick to the limit of

10 visitors at any one time due

to the size of the building.

The entrance fee is R20 for

adults and R10 for children.

The museum is completely

funded by these fees and

donations, thus the last year has

been a hard one without any

income since March 2020.

“Covid completely changed

the face of the celebrations that

were being planned to

commemorate the arrival of the

1820 Settlers 200 years ago, the

first ships arriving in Port

Elizabeth in April of that year,”

said museum curator Marilyn

Pa t t e n d e n .

The Kowie Museum decided

to mark the event with the

installation of a new display in

the form of two banners.

These banners will become

part of the permanent display

because of the information they

c a r r y.

The background of the

banners is a map of the Lower

Albany area, taken from an old

map.

The sections are mainly

pictorial with short pieces of

relevant information on why the

Settlers came to this area, how

they came, who some of them

were, the conditions they found

here, some of their artefacts, the

early houses and the start of Port

Alfred as first a port and then a

town. The information was

originally designed by

Pattenden, using the collection

of materials in the museum, and

then transferred from Publisher

to Corel Draw by Pattenden’s

daughter, Heather Pattenden,

who is the exhibitions officer at

the KwaZulu-Natal Museum in

Pietermaritzburg.

“The KZN Museum in

Pietermaritzburg very kindly

printed the banners which were

paid for by a donor,” explained

Pa t t e n d e n .

“The means to hang them

was executed by Patcraft and

two Friends of the Museum

installed them.”

Pattenden expressed her

gratitude to those who helped in

getting the museum ready for

t o m o r r ow ’s opening.

“It will be a pleasure to

receive visitors once again,” she

said.

READY AND WAITING: Kowie Museum curator Marilyn Pattenden, left, and museum secretary

Heather Howard, flank one of the new banners at the museum’s entrance that provides an

overview of the early history of the area, from the Settlers’ arrival to the building of the harbour

and the establishment of Port Alfred Picture: ROB KNOWLES

Herotel responds to concerns over poles

JON HOUZET

While many Port Alfred

residents are

enthusiastic about fibre

internet coming to Port

Alfred, many have also

raised concerns and

complaints about the

poles being erected for

an aboveground

network, as well as the

trenches that were dug

for the underground

feeder network.

Herotel was the

first fibre company to

start installing fibre in

Port Alfred, but TotT

has heard others are

now also active.

Herotel’s website

explained the

preference for an

aboveground network

was to keep down

costs and to cause

minimal

i n c o nve n i e n c e .

“We believe it is

better to build fibre

networks above the

ground by planting a

single pole in the

telecommunications

servitude between you

and your neighbours.

“We have learned

through experience

that trenching [digging

holes for fibre cables]

can cause unforeseen

damage to driveways,

walls and prizewinning

flower

gardens.

“It is also a slow,

expensive process that,

because of the costs,

end up in higher

monthly subscription

fees for residents,”

Herotel’s website

states.

N e ve r t h e l e s s ,

trenches were required

to be dug along arterial

routes for the feeder

network to connect

Port Alfred to the

national fibre network.

TotT received the

first complaint more

than a month ago from

a resident concerned

with Herotel’s

approach by erecting

poles in suburban

ya r d s .

The resident, who

preferred to remain

anonymous, said a

Herotel representative

in a branded orange

vehicle had stopped

outside her property,

waved a piece of paper

and asked her to sign a

permission form to

erect poles on her

p r o p e r t y.

There was no

explanation of what

the structure would

look like, its effect, or

what building

approvals were

required.

There have been

similar complaints

from other residents

since then.

When residents

have declined to have

such a pole in their

yard, they were

dismayed to find it

going up in their

neighbour’s yard.

Resident Jacobus

Grove complained

about both the poles

and the trenches.

In a post on the Port

Alfred Residents and

Ratepayers Association

Facebook page he

wrote: “Ve r y

concerned about the

fibre poles going up in

the properties. Really

becoming an eyesore

in Port Alfred.”

He also posted

photos of the condition

of the verge outside his

property after two

trenches had been dug

– the second one after

workers came across a

cable.

Colleen Denniss

agreed, and said:

“Here in Forest Downs

there are no overhead

cables other than the

street lights so now

why on earth would

we want poles and

cables strung

e ve r y wh e r e .

“People should

think twice as to what

cost one has to pay to

get a faster internet

service. I hope they

also repair all the

sidewalks and verges

as well as they have

been left in a shocking

s t a t e ,” she added.

TotT has also

noticed the state of

verges where trenches

have been dug along

various streets,

especially in

Atherstone Road.

The filled-in

trenches have not been

compacted and

smoothed out.

Rocks are scattered

on top and alongside

and spill into the

stormwater drain.

Also, whereas TotT

saw Herotel workers in

Hill Street replacing

the brick paving in a

driveway after laying

the fibre, in Atherstone

Road the brick pavers

at one house were not

replaced.

At one time, the

bricks were stacked in

the storm drain,

awaiting the workers to

come back to make

good, but now the

bricks have

disappeared and the

driveway filled in with

soil where the pavers

are missing.

To t T ’s query to

Herotel head of

marketing, Frans de

Villiers, was forwarded

to Border Internet

general manager, Anne

Bhagwan, who said

their project manager

and site supervisors

were continually

working to insure that

home owners’

concerns were

addressed and taken

into account.

“We would like to

assure residents that

the plan has always

been to do all the

proper reinstatements

of the roads, but just all

at the same time once

all trenches are

complete.

“This is still the case

and our local teams are

starting this process,”

Bhagwan said.

Any resident may

address their concerns

to Bhagwan by calling

her on 087-350-4000

or by visiting their

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Readers weigh in on matric pass rate

Most dismayed at state

of education in province

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TK MTIKI

TotT’s Facebook question was: If you were to

advise the Eastern Cape basic education

department on how to improve its 2020 matric

pass rate of 68.1%, what would you say?

There was a decline in the 2019 pass rate from

76.5% to 68.1%.

Jacobus Reinier Grové expressed disbelief in the

p r ov i n c e ’s current pass rate.

“If only 68.1% was true to start with. A good start

would be to fire the minister, deputy minister and the

MEC and employ competent people,” he said.

Syd Young shared Reinier Grové’s sentiments,

asking: “Was it a real 68.1%?”

Leon Coetzee quickly responded to Young’s

question, saying it was doubtful.

Neil Playdon suggested classrooms be reduced to

a maximum of 25 pupils per class.

He added that reducing the size of classes wo u l d

result in the employment of more t e a ch e r s .

Playdon is also of the view that education is

u n d e r ra t e d .

“We don’t value education enough not just in this

country but worldwide, such a shame,” he said.

Echoing Playdon’s views, Coetzee asserted: “Th e y

can have 10 or 15 in a class, maybe reach a real 60-

odd percent, but the entire system from minister to

incompetent teachers and infrastructure is extremely

s u b s t a n d a r d .”

Dennis Green said teachers who had a passion for

the job needed to be employed.

Kim Whitebooi suggested: “Dump useless

employees and stop coddling the kids! A 33% pass

rate is shameful.”

Mxolisi Kondile is of the view that taking teachers

out of their comfort zone might make a difference.

“Relocate employees to other provinces.

“Maybe they are too relaxed because they always

feel at home,” he said.

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EDITORIAL

OPINION

Are tanks

being filled

or not?

The municipality is often blamed for

ineptitude, neglect and deceit, but

sometimes unfairly so.

This week, we received a complaint

from a Bathurst resident who said her

domestic worker had told her Nolukhanyo

residents had no water and the communal

tanks there had been empty for at least a

week.

TotT is aware Bathurst reached Day

Zero at the end of December, after

restrictions initially limited supply to every

alternate day. But apparently some water

has been coming through the municipal

supply, even if it is a trickle at most.

The resident who complained on behalf

of her domestic worker said she was

independent of the municipal supply,

having her own source, but was kept

apprised of the situation on a community

WhatsApp group. She said she did not

realise how dire the situation was.

We told the residentn as far as we

know, the municipality regarded Bathurst as

one of the areas hardest hit by the water

crisis, and had been delivering water daily

to the tanks it had placed in strategic areas

for residents to be able to collect water.

The resident replied, understandably

so, that the municipality saying they do it,

and actually doing it, are not the same.

We sent a query to the director of

infrastructural development, via municipal

spokesperson Cecil Mbolekwa.

The initial answer came from deputy

director Onke Sopela, who said: “There is a

water truck that is delivering water to

Bathurst/Nolukhanyo, filling the tanks on a

daily basis.”

Mbolekwa added: “Yes indeed, trucks

are still supplying water to Bathurst.

“The members of the community are

allowed to indicate if in a particular area

there is no water, also people are

encouraged to phone the municipality and

indicate which areas are not receiving

water. It must also be noted that it is

Bathurst and Port Alfred that are severely

affected by water shortages.

“If trucks are not coming it might be that

they are servicing the other side.”

He said the municipality disagreed that

water tanks had been dry for a week.

Residents will have to decide who is

telling the truth.

TotT knows that water tankers are filling

up at hydrants in Kenton-on-Sea and also

carting water from Kleinemonde. If this

water is not being taken to areas where it is

needed, then where is it going?

We have also heard reports of waste of

this scarce resource in this time of crisis. If

you know of this, contact us.

Jon Houzet

TEAM EFFORT: Caring for the environment is something close to the heart of the staff at the Fish River Resort and in a quick hour-and-a-half

beach clean-up recently, they were shocked at the amount of rubbish they collected on the beach at the resort

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Higher lying areas can get water,

if properly planned

I refer to the editorial

opinion, “Water questions

remain” (TotT, February 25).

Some high-lying areas of

Port Alfred have been

without municipal water for

the past six weeks.

The explanation for the

sudden appearance of water

in parts of the West Bank,

after weeks without, was not

that there was some newfound

additional water

s u p p l y.

It was simply that the

municipality directed water

from the limited supply to

that area by closing and

opening valves appropriately

and pumping where

n e c e s s a r y.

This can be done to

supply any specific area of

the town.

However, the

municipality’s method of

saving water has been to

completely stop supplies to

high areas, while supplying

the lower areas of the town

continuously – with no

ra t i o n i n g .

This is the cheapest

option and requires no

planning or extra effort.

However, it is morally

wrong and a violation of the

Constitution.

We have frequently been

told the problem is that

water cannot be pumped to

the high areas.

This is untrue, as

evidenced by the fact that

very occasionally, some high

areas have received water at

good pressure.

Obviously, it requires

planning and extra effort in

manipulation of valves and

pumps.

Any municipality in hilly

terrain has to make provision

for getting water to its highlying

areas and has an

obligation to supply high

and low areas equitably,

whether in drought or

p l e n t y.

It is unacceptable that the

municipality has been

denying water to high areas,

while regularly supplying an

unrestricted flow to lower

areas.

All residents pay a water

availability charge and

should be entitled to an

equitable share of whatever

water is available, however

restricted it is.

At the height of

the severe water shortage

experienced in Cape Town,

all areas, whether low or

high, were supplied with

water – under strict rationing

terms.

The plan to supply the

whole town for four hours

every day predictably would

not work for the high areas.

The obvious solution is to

supply different areas of the

town in a properly planned,

professionally executed

rotation.

The provision of

strategically placed tanks,

from which people can

manually draw water, is not

an acceptable substitute,

particularly in communities

where residents are in their

seventies and eighties.

While we have some

water, may it be fairly

shared.

MICK GAMMON

What makes the difference

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

INSIGHTS

Pastor Theo Snyman

How amazing it must have

been to see a man crippled

from birth walking and leaping

and praising God.

Peter and John had taken

him by the hand and told him

to stand up and walk in the

name of Jesus Christ of

Nazareth. They then made use

of the opportunity to share the

gospel with the crowd around

them. They spent the night in

prison for this act of kindness

and were interrogated the next

day by the religious leaders.

“When they saw the

courage of Peter and John and

realised that they were

unschooled, ordinary men,

they were astonished and they

took note that these men had

been with Jesus” (Acts 4:13).

The Lord calls people from

every walk of life. Peter was a

fisherman.

Romans 10:13 says,

“Everyone who calls on the

name of the Lord will be

s ave d . “There was something

about these two men that

astonished the religious

leaders. What made the

difference? They had been with

Jesus. Because of this, their

lives were totally transformed

from ordinary men to powerful,

e f f e c t ive witnesses for the Lord.

“Therefore, if anyone is in

Christ, he is a new creation; the

old has gone, the new has

come” (2 Corinthians 5:17).

People throughout the ages

have experienced the same

after having received Jesus as

their Lord and Saviour.The

more time we spend with Him,

the greater our transformation.

May our life and character be

such that others see we have

been with Jesus.

Em e rge n cy N u m b e rs

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE

FUNDS FOR THE ABUSED: On Saturday

February 27, Rotary E-Club 1 raised money

at Rosehill Mall for rape victims and

sexually abused children. The Rotary

E-Club would like to thank the community

for their support and were extremely

happy and grateful for the funds raised.

From left are Sheena Louca, Mike Millard,

Hans Hon, president of Rotary E-Club of

South Africa 1 and his wife Tina Hon

Enjoying a last

cuppa at Damont

2020 PA High Interact president bids farewell

SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP: Former Interact president at Port Alfred High School, Sheena Louca,

has left Port Alfred to study in Gauteng and bade her final farewell recently at Damant Lodge,

where she and her team built a special relationship with the residents. From left are Ella Funde,

secretary of Interact 2021, Louca, Mia Marais, who took over the presidency of the club from

Louca, and Mike Millard from Rotary E-Club of South Africa 1

Taking time for a final visit

to Damant Lodge on

Tuesday March 2, Port

Alfred High School 2020

matriculant Sheena Louca bade

farewell to all the residents

there.

Louca, who matriculated

with a bachelor’s pass, was the

former president of the Interact

Club at the school and

completed a successful year in

office despite the start of the

Covid-19 pandemic that began

as her term in the chair ended.

She subsequently moved to

live in Gauteng where her

family will be joining her in a

few months’ time.

There were plenty of tears

and hugs while the residents

enjoyed cakes, milk tart and a

cup of tea, supplied by Rotary E-

Club of SA 1.

Louca said: “Thank you

everyone. I will miss Port Alfred,

the community, and especially

my school.

“I thank all the wonderful

people and teachers that were

instrumental in making me the

person I am today. I am truly

g ra t e f u l . “

As a Rotarian, Louca said

she would continue to help

people, wherever life took h e r.


Port

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

graphic © vadym yesaulov / 123RF.com

Nelita expands

printing services

Business relaunches with new name, and more

Sunny Coast Printing

recently changed its name

and relaunched the

business under the new

branding of Vinyl X-press.

The printing business

continues to be owned and run

by Nelita Behr, with new

services and improvements

offered under the new branding.

The relaunch took place on

March 1 at the Duckpond

Centre in Port Alfred, with

friends and supporters in

attendance as Behr cut the

ribbon to officially launch Vinyl

X-press.

The new name signifies

change for the business as Behr

looks forward to expanding

services and collaboration with

the community, as well as

starting a website, which is

under construction.

The business is capable of

offering services and products

such as canvas and t-shirt

printing, and sublimation

printing on mugs, caps,

magnets, coasters, puzzles, key

rings, mouse pads, bags, water

bottles, traveling mugs, socks,

masks and more.

They also offer poster

printing from sizes A3 to A0, as

well as digital printing for signs,

cars, banners and more.

Contact Nelita on 079-196-

9774, or e-mail i n f o @ v i ny l x -

press.com

The business is located at

Shop 14, Duck Pond Centre.

The business's website,

w w w. v i ny l x - p r e s s . c o m , will be

launched soon.

NEW HORIZONS: Nelita Behr cuts the ribbon at the relaunch and rebranding of her printing

business, previously named Sunny Coast Printing, to Vinyl X-press

All will be well at the

centre of the universe

Get ready to relax and

gain new skills and

insights into how to

handle life postpandemic

at the chilled

Bathurst Wellness

Weekend over the long

weekend, from March

20 to 22.

The packed

programme of talks,

workshops, and

therapies offers

something for everyone

as Bathurst’s friendly

healers invite visitors to

share the restorative

energy of their calm

village at “the centre of

the universe”.

Radionic Therapy is

successfully used for

accelerating healing,

clearing infections,

detoxing and more, by

using a Rife Medic

Resonator, which

generates a c c u ra t e

frequency signals.

It costs R200, with a

Wellness Weekend

Radionic Therapy

Loving Hand Holistic

Healing Centre

special discount of

25%. Book with Maya

on 071-273-6666.

Clumber Valley

Natural Products

invites you to listen to

two talks.

The first, on

Saturday March 20, at

11am, is on Essential

Oils for Healing.

The second, on

Monday March 22, at

9.30am, Helpful or

harmful?, looks at the

effects of chemicals in

modern-day skincare

products. E-mail

c l u m b e r va l l e y @ g m a i l .

com for bookings.

Tickets are R40pp

per talk, payable in

advance, or R50 at the

door, space permitting.

Finn Rautenbach,

from Finn Grows, will

talk about medical

plants that facilitate

rejuvenation and

relaxation with two

workshops – March 20

Rose-Marie De Braak

Healing Heart and

Art Escapes

at 3.30pm and March

21 at 11am. Contact

Finn on 082-507-7664.

Loving Handz

Holistic Healing

C e n t re offers you

health and beauty of

your choice.

Between Robbie

and Ilonka you can

choose from a range of

treatments including

cranio sacral therapy,

massage, reflex points,

facials, manicures,

pedicures and

exfoliation treatments.

Book with Robbie

on 073-629-2705.

With more than 30

ye a r s ’ experience in

alternative healing

therapies, Rose-Marie

de Braak will be

offering herbal foot

baths and hot stone

foot massages with

reflexology treatment

or with acupuncture,

head massage and

trigger point therapy.

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ůĂŶĚĐĂĞ

Finn Grows

Clumber Valley

Natural Products

The cost is R300.

Contact 072-588-6397

or e-mail

dv l g i b s o n @ g m a i l . c o m

for appointments.

Healing Heart &

Art Escapes will

present two three-hour

workshops at The

Bathurst Labyrinth and

Meander: Colour your

life with the medicine

of nature on Saturday

March 20, at 9.30am.

This workshop is an

introduction on how to

use the Body Spirit

Medicine Wheel for

your health and selfcare

practices.

Resetting your inner

compass workshop will

be held on Sunday

March 21 at 2pm.

Then take on the

Bathurst Meander Five

circuit labyrinth as a

walking meditation

tool, followed by a Dot

Art painting session to

create your own

handheld labyrinth.

The cost is R600.

Book with Ruth on

082-755-6037.

PRIZE WINNER

Vinyl X-Press

(Previously known as Sunny Coast Printing)

SAME OWNER

NEW NAME

MORE AVAILABLE

Canvas, T-shirts, Sublimation printing

on mugs, caps, magnets, puzzles, masks

and much more!

Contact Nelita for all your printing needs!

Local carpenter does it all

Derek Winterbach

moved to Port Alfred a

few years ago looking

to start his own small

business.

Finally, he set upon

starting a carpentry and

renovations business,

which was first named

Th e Woodman and

later The House on

R o ck s .

Winterbach

picked up his trade in

the UK.

Then in 2008, he

started a timber milling

and manufacturing

Nelita: 079 196 9774

Email: info@vinylx-press.com

Web: www.vinylx-press.com

Shop 14, Duck Pond Centre, Port Alfred

business in East

London, before moving

to Port Alfred.

The business offers

mainly good quality

inside and outside

furniture items or

building structures at

very affordable prices.

Winterbach said all

jobs were considered,

whether big or small,

and top quality

workmanship was

g u a ra n t e e d .

See the advert in

Talk of the Town for

contact details.

SWEET VALENTINE: Nombulelo Sergeant,

left, is delighted to be the winner of the

Va l e n t i n e ’s Day competition at Sunshine

Coast Spar in February. Handing over the

prize is Verlin Jacobs

The Woodman

Indoor and Outdoor Carpentry

as well as minor renovations

at prices you can afford.

All jobs considered. Top quality

guaranteed. Please call Derek for

a free quote - 076 084 3074


FACE 2 FACE with /

Sikhumbuzo ‘S k u ra ’ Ve n e n e

QTell us about your

occupation.

AI am DA proportional

representation councillor

and part of my duties are the

approval of the Integrated

Development Plan and

budget, making of bylaws,

taking decisions on immovable

assets and monitoring the

implementation of council

resolutions.

Also making sure we hold

the governing party

accountable as an official

opposition party.

Lastly, I am responsible for

Ward 6 and 9 political

organisational growth and

lifting issues of interest and

submitting motions to be

discussed in council.

What is the most satisfying

aspect of the work you do?

To engage with the citizens on

how best we can change the

economic, social and political

landscape in our country.

Being able to solve the

problem of poor service

delivery standards, for

example the water crisis.

What is the one tourist aspect

you would recommend to a

visitor to the Sunshine Coast?

I would urge them to visit the

two blue flag beaches in Po r t

Alfred and Kenton-on-Sea,

these are our natural pride.

I still feel very strongly that

there was no proven scientific

evidence for closing these

beaches, because it has a

negative effect on our

e c o n o my.

If you have a bucket list, what

is the top item you would like

to do?

Solving the water problem

because I have witnessed all

sides of our society (blacks

whites, Indians and coloureds)

queuing for a basic

constitutional right, at water

tanks.

The tanks are no different

than the communal taps which

were used during apartheid.

Maybe the difference today

is we expect water in our

homes at all times, but

democracy has become democ

ra z y.

What is your motto in life?

Don’t try to be somebody else,

be yourself. Winners win and

losers lose.

What do you think can be

done to address the high

unemployment rate in SA?

A corrupt-free government,

creating equal opportunities

for all South Africans

irrespective of political

affiliation, gender, race or

historical background and

creating an economic

environment which will be

i nve s t o r- f r i e n d l y.

Empowering the youth and

women with skills to start their

own businesses and support

them to be employers of

t o m o r r ow.

What keeps you motivated?

Serving the people of Ndlambe

and their hopes for a better

tomorrow, and to also see the

youth strive against all

economic bondages and their

courage to take the leadership

space.

Do you think enough is being

done to reduce our carbon

footprint on the planet? If not,

what should be done?

No, much more needs to be

done. Reduce reliance on

fossil fields, particularly

electricity generation and we

should take good practices

from other countries.

What is your favourite music?

Rhythm and blues.

What is the one item that is

always in your fridge?

Milk.

If you could be president of SA

for one day, what would be

the top three things you would

do for your day in office?

1. I would reshuffle all the

cabinet ministers and leave

only Tito Mboweni and

instruct him to put aside funds

for the vaccine; 2. Vaccination

of health professionals first, the

citizens, and last but not least,

politicians – I have to play safe;

3. I would declare war on

crime, unemployment and

poverty, and implement a

policy of a free mark economy.

Finding meaning as

the clock ticks on

When we spend more than a

cursory few minutes interacting

with fellow humans generally

over the age of 40, the

conversation very often moves

to events, experiences and

achievements from the past.

Human nature seems to

depend on recollections of

bygone highlights for

affirmation and a sense of

wo r t h .

A good proportion of us

appear to “live in the past” for

much of our waking hours.

Is this a good thing or should

more time, energy and effort be

devoted to the present?

The Dalai Lama offered his

a dv i c e :

“There are only two days in

the year that nothing can be

done.

“One is called yesterday and

the other is called tomorrow, so

today is the right day to love,

believe, do, and mostly live.”

A similar opinion was

expressed by an anonymous

contributor:

“Yesterday is gone,

tomorrow is a mystery, today is a

b l e s s i n g .”

The wisdom in these views

is clear, but what of family

gatherings after long periods of

s e p a ra t i o n ?

How about school past pupil

20-year plus reunions and

retired sports teams reuniting to

THINK

ABOUT IT

Roy Hewett

celebrate their bonds ‘from way

back when?’

The reminiscing that takes

place at such events would

invariably be focused on

experiences and achievements

from the past – a celebration of

a time when youth and energy

produced results and feats far

beyond the capabilities of the

same people in the present time.

Surely society should

embrace the right of those

categories and groups of people

to revel in the recalling of their

shared memories of meaningful

and special experiences.

Conventional wisdom

strongly suggests that we are all

a function of our past

experiences and achievements

... they have determined who

we are.

Is there a case for living in

the past, or “washing today’s

laundry in yesterday’s

sunshine”?

On balance, it makes sense

to see the past, present and

future as inextricably linked in

determining and recording the

events and lifespans of

mankind.

The continuum is

undeniable, and each time

tense takes on dynamically

changing priority, depending on

the age of the person or group ...

more senior people tend to

favour the past.

Teenagers see the future as

looming large in their lives, and

“mid-life” adults appear to lean

towards the present in their

focus.

Of course, nobody can

avoid the inexorable

advancement of time.

A well-known truism of vast

import: “Time and tide wait for

no man.”–Proverb that predates

modern English

Wise words from a great

leader, and a widely revered

intellectual, lend a healthy

perspective to the discourse: “I

do not think much of a man

who is not wiser today than he

was yesterday.” -A b ra h a m

Lincoln

“Learn from yesterday, live

for today, hope for tomorrow.

The important thing is not to

stop questioning.” - Albert

Einstein

Maybe it’s about time that

we think about time.

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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

TODAY marks 350 days since the

national lockdown was imposed,

and there seems to be concern

that the Covid-19 virus is not

going away anytime soon.

Vaccine rollouts are taking

place despite a late start to the

process, but only a minimal

number of vaccines have been

d e l ive r e d .

We do not yet know what

percentage of the population must

be vaccinated to attain herd

immunity as this varies depending

upon the disease.

For example, to attain herd

immunity against measles, the

WHO says 95% of the population

has to be immunised.

The remaining 5% were

covered as measles would not be

transmitted from those already

va c c i n a t e d .

Of course, this does not

account for the generations who

already had measles, which

contributed to herd immunity.

Scientists suggest herd

immunity could be reached with

just 80% of the population

vaccinated but for SA that means

we still require considerably more

vaccines than we have.

WHAT a pity that more thought

was not put into the groundbreaking

2.5Ml reservoir at

Thornhill that stands 25m (33m

when the reservoir is complete)

and breaks the Thornhill skyline.

The reservoir is intended to

gravity-feed potable water to the

surrounding area and is an

exemplar of good design and

engineering expertise.

With the project about h a l f way

completed, the question of where

the water to fill the reservoir will

come from is still in abeyance.

Why hasn’t the municipality

got a plan? The best municipal

spokesperson Cecil Mbolekwa

(and the team at infrastructure)

can come up with is that they will

use existing water sources,

including the still empty Sarel

Hayward Dam and the pending

seawater reverse osmosis plant

that is only designed to supply

2Ml of water per day.

As these cannot supply the

needs of the area as they stand,

how can they also be expected to

fill a huge 2.5Ml reservoir?

IT has been brought to Talk of the

Tow n ’s attention that there are a

number of domestic building

projects taking place in the Forest

Downs and Southdowns areas

that seem to be at the same stage

of construction; below roof level.

Many of these houses have

been in this state for some time, a

few for ye a r s .

Several are far smaller than the

150m² required by the title

conditions.

Neighbours have complained

that their property value has

decreased as a consequence of

what are regarded as nonstandard

houses.

They want to know if the

municipality is aware of these

houses and, if not, why not?

If so, why have they done

nothing about them?

THE ANC’s “top six” met

(virtually) with former president

Jacob Zuma on Tuesday and

decided that he should be given

time to get his story straight before

attending the commission of

inquiry into allegations of state

capture.

The six said Zuma had the

same rights of any South African,

but this is difficult to follow.

If you or I are summoned

before the local magistrate’s court

and fail to show there would be a

warrant of arrest issued post haste.

Why is everyone afraid to handle

Zuma’s case in the same way?

The message from the meeting

was conveyed by ANC secretaryg

e n e ra l Ace Magashule, another

person who refuses to abide by

the rules of his own party.

Could this be a sign that the

ANC is damaged beyond repair?

ANOTHER year has passed, so it

is time to wish the following

people having a special day in the

week ahead a very happy and

healthy birthday and fortunate

year ahead. Good wishes to Jean

van der Merwe, Allan Davies,

Tosca van Rooyen, Lorna

Clayton, Pam Elliott, Christopher

Whitham, George Petzer, Cathy

Yeomans, Clair Meiring, Giselle

Brickhilla, Maureen Edlmann,

Pam Berman, Angelique Adcock,

Jody Chowles, Wendy Mitten,

Matthew Strydom, Nicole

Sullivan, Mercedes Biller, Jasmin

Kruger, Francois Fourie, Joan van

Niekerk, Anne Williams, Kate

Heny, Julia Jamieson, Gayle

Barnardt, Charl Waters, Lauren

Kruger, Lizanda Hilpert, John

Hughes, Bettine Hattingh, Ian

Macpherson, Gert van der

Merwe, Deon Stander, Jill

Mitchell, Dee Jones-Phillipson,

Marenna Spieker, John Barnes,

Angie Waller, David Lawson, Pat

Bailes, Grant Warren, Gillian

Bowen and her daughter Tamlyn,

Pene Devenish, Ollie Davis,

Ethan Mahloko, Guy Wessels,

Sven Grimbeek, Bradley Fick,

Phumla Mxuma, Renata Mouton,

Meryl Baker and Eve Wallace.

FURTHER success and

congratulations to all businesses

celebrating an anniversary at this

time.

Congratulations to Decadent at

the Postmasters Village and Hi-

Tech Security.

NEW OCTOGENARIAN: Long-time resident Joan van

Niekerk, well acquainted to locals from her many years at

GBS, turns 80 on March 14

T U E S DAY evening was when the

rand crashed through the pound

Stirling barrier of R21, and Brent

Crude exceeded $70 per barrel.

As previously stated, the

pandemic has had a disruptive

effect on the international markets

and companies are desperate to

recoup some of the money lost.

In January 2020, Brent Crude

was selling at about the $70 per

barrel mark but, as the pandemic

progressed, Brent Crude was

being sold at a loss and stockpiles

were built to store oil until the

demand and the target selling

price justified it.

Many companies halted or

significantly curtailed oil

production but are now ready to

make up for lost revenue.

With two hefty fuel price hikes

recently, and another on the way,

don’t be surprised if the price of

petrol exceeds R17 per litre

before the end of the year.

With last year’s figures in

brackets for comparison, the Rand

was trading at R15.39 (R16.04) to

the Dollar, R21.41 to the Pound

(R20.73) and R18.33 to the Euro

(R18.19).

In the commodities

department, gold was trading at

$1,708.94 per fine ounce

($1,666.83), platinum was trading

at $1,159.76 ($796.62) with Brent

crude oil at of $67.69 ($50.36)

per barrel.

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 and Lesley Stevenson.

SINCERE condolences to the

family and friends of Doreen

Smith who passed away on

Thursday March 4.

We especially think of her

husband Henry and their

daughter Lynda in their time of

loss.

BEST wishes for many more and

c o n g ra t u l a t i o n s to all couples

celebrating their wedding

anniversaries this week,

especially Peter and Mauneen

Charter, Andrew and Wendy

Cock, Colin and Louise Wiggett,

David and Kim Wilson, Quinton

and Paula Fick, Ian and Marion

Macpherson and Gordon and

June Sheasby.

THOUGHT for the week: “Aim

for success, not perfection. Never

give up your right to be wrong,

because then you will lose the

ability to learn new things and

move forward with your life.”

BEST regards as always,

The Team

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SCHOOLS IN REVIEW

SUCH FUN: Zach Nel on the slippery slide,

with Amy Botha waiting her turn at the

Summer Fun Day at Happy Hours

COOLING DOWN: Instead of a beach day this year Happy Hours had a

Summer Fun Day. There were lots of bubbles, gloop, coloured ice, sprinkling

water and water games – thanks to a full rain water tank. From left, Cody

Waters, Julie Fourie, Richard Bladen and Emma Slade loved the coloured ice

cubes

NOW FOR A TARGET: Amy Botha having fun

with her water-filled balloon during the Happy

Hours Summer Fun Day

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: Port Alfred High School Cubs pupil Raeleigh

Kriedeman took a moment to smile for the camera while tracing her hands

with chalk on black paper. This fun activity helps develop fine motor skills

LEAF ART: Port Alfred High School Grade 2 pupil Gerrit

Cloete holds up his leaf art page to show his teacher, Cheryl

van der Spuy who also taught his dad many years ago

GODLY GENERATION: El Shaddai Christian Academy took part in World Prayer Day on

March 5. This is an international event, aiming to spread awareness of the power of prayer

and to welcome a deeper relationship with God. Three stations were set out, each

representing the various pillars of prayer, being Thanksgiving and Praise; Confession and

Supplication. The children enjoyed a wonderful time of fellowship and we saw healing in

their hearts, and spirits being lifted up. From left are Uyanda Tele, Khanya Tolwana, Liyema

Nqoba, Iviwe Dlakiya and Emma-Lee Greaves

GO LIONS, GO: Tyler van Breda sported war

paint at the recent sports day at El Shaddai

Christian Academy to show support for his team

BOUNCING BOY: Nate Murray had a

jumping good time during the Happy Hours

Summer Fun Day at school


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the judiciary and for its

cultural events

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M A K H A N DA’S WATER WOES

Finally, Makhanda (Grahamstown) taps started

bursting forth with clear municipal water at the

weekend after a much longer than expected wait

as Makana Municipality officials and contractors

battled, it seemed, to get the new pumps at James

Kleynhans water treatment works up and

running.

But the weekend’s water supply was erratic,

with some areas receiving a couple of hours’

supply at times and then nothing.

In statements issued last week, the

municipality made use of the word “ceased”, but

maybe that should have read “seized” wh e n

referring to the pumps at James Kleynhans.

Eventually, the pumps were installed

satisfactorily and configured late last week (and

that’s cutting a long story short), and water was

flowing once again, reaching Makhanda by

Saturday afternoon.

Residents in possession of water tanks and

pumps were far more fortunate than thousands of

others during this most recent water outage saga -

provided their tanks did not run dry.

On Tuesday last week, Makana Municipality

issued the following statement: “It is unfortunate

that we have to inform you that the water supply

will further be disrupted for another day.

“Our new pump that was installed last week

ceased (functioning) yesterday and then we

pushed to install the second one today.

“This was done successfully but we cannot

install it yet as we had to amend the PLC settings

to protect the pump.”

Last Friday, the municipality’s

communications division said: “The treatment

works is now functioning at full capacity and all

communities should therefore have normal water

supply by Saturday morning.”

Makhandans were waiting with bated breath!

Social media users had a field day throughout

this period, expressing their dismay and

frustrations with messages like: “The new pump

ceased because you did not follow instructions”;

“This is beyond a joke at this stage”; “Makana

Municipality, are you not embarrassed”; “I will

believe it when I have water coming out of my

taps”; “How are we supposed to run a student res

with over 180 students with no water?”; “What if

a fire breaks out?” ; “We can’t be living like this”;

and, finally “How many more days can we go on

without water?”

Meanwhile, the water spring at the side of the

road leading to Stones Hill on the southern side of

town has been very, very busy of late – not

s u r p r i s i n g l y.

But everything was not back to normal over

the weekend. The water supply was shut off on

Saturday night to enable recharge of the Botha’s

Hill reservoirs.

Then on Sunday morning, teams were busy

transferring water to Waainek water treatment

works on the other side of the city to enable

refilling of the reservoirs servicing the western

side of Makhanda.

Water pressure was low in many parts of

Makhanda on Sunday. Could that have been

because many residents were believed to have

been filling their tanks in the event of a similar

future situation?

Here’s some recent ‘history’ regarding the

water issue. Until the time that the drama

unfolded at James Kleynhans water treatment

works, water was not being pumped from

Howiesonspoort dam, and James Kleynhans was

running on one pump, according to the Makana

Residents’ Association (MRA).

This meant the municipality was attempting to

distribute six megalitres a day when the demand

was 18Ml a day.

Two new pumps that were ordered were

delivered in January, but neither could be used

until they had different sensors required to be

compatible with Makana’si n f ra s t r u c t u r e .

“So we currently have one pump running at

James Kleynhans for the whole town – 6Ml

compared to 18Ml daily,” the MRA said.

NEW NAME, NEW COMMITTEE

One of the main items on the agenda of the

Grahamstown Residents’ Association (GRA)

annual general meeting last week was the

proposed name change to Makana Residents’

Association (MRA), and this was accepted.

A committee was duly elected and comprises:

Eleanor Louw (treasurer), Tim Bull (secretary),

Philip Machanick, Xolani Simakuhle, Fleur Way-

Jones, Sally Price-Smith, Angie Thomson, John

Bateson, Carin Swart and Anna-Mare

Herselman.

The chairperson and vice-chairperson were

due to be elected this week.

GRATEFUL TO ROTARY

Local Rotarians, Ntsika Senior Secondary School

Grade 8 pupils and members of staff gathered

recently to witness the official handover of the

R2m Rotary Foundation global grant to refurbish

all bathrooms and associated infrastructure at the

school in Extension 7, Makhanda.

The work was completed in November 2020

but Covid-19 infections delayed the handover

function.

Head of Grade 8, Mrs Lungile Ralo,

welcomed those present, while Rotarian Andy

Long, who oversaw the construction, gave the

background to the project that took five years of

planning.

Department of education representative, NF

Xalabile, expressed her gratitude for the upgraded

toilet facilities.

Rotary president Ros Parker then handed over

a replica of the commemorative plaque to Ntsika

principal, Madeleine Schoeman, who addressed

the Grade 8 pupils. The actual plaque has been

erected at the front entrance to the school.

The programme was interspersed with singing

by pupils expressing their gratitude.

Also present were Rotarians Patrick Pringle

and Gavin Keeton, as well as Allan Starke of

contractors Multiworks, and Mike Davies of MD

Plumbers.

FEBRUARY A GOOD BLOOD MONTH

Thanks to a handsome haul of 139 units of blood

collected at four visits to the Dutch Reformed

Church hall in Hill Street, plus a single one-day

visit to the Diocesan School for Girls (DSG) that

yielded all of 63 units, February proved hugely

profitable for the SA National Blood Service

(SANBS) from Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth).

The SANBS made eight visits in total to

Makhanda during February and returned to their

base with a whopping 249 units.

Other stops were Pepper Grove Mall (32 units)

and SPAR Oak Cottage (15).

“Excellent results for February, and we’re very

h a p py,” said Maryke Harris, SANBS donor

relations practitioner.

She added that what was particularly pleasing

were the 48 first-time donors during the month.

“Th a t ’s amazing,” she said. “Keep it up!”

The next SANBS visit to the Dutch Reformed

Church hall is from 12pm to 6pm on Tuesday,

March 16.

FIRST-YEARS ON CAMPUS

No exact numbers had been made available at the

time of writing, but first-year student registration

at Rhodes University, expected to be between

1,500 and 2,000, went ahead last weekend with a

changed format.

Previously, first-year registration took place at

the Eden Grove complex, a short walk from the

u n ive r s i t y ’s admin building and clock tower.

But with all the Covid-19 complications and

implications, proceedings were shifted to the

Barratt lecture theatre complex adjacent to the

Great field where the process was very different

this year. Pre-registered students were presented

with their student cards in the building, while

their parents waited outside in a marquee.

First-year students went on walking tours in

the company of their residence committees on

Sunday to familiarise themselves with the

sprawling campus.

Wonder how many local residents and visitors

are aware that the Barratt lecture theatre complex

and adjacent parking lot were once two grass

hockey fields, Barratt A and B?

CONCERT ON THE LORDS

A limited number of tickets are being sold in line

with Covid-19 protocols for the summer sunset

concert on City Lords at Kingswood College on

the evening of Saturday, March 13 (5pm).

Ticket prices are R40 (children under 13 pay

R20) and proceeds will go to the Grahamstown

and Sunshine Coast hospices. For tickets, contact

Alke Bradfield on 046-603-6670 or e-mail

a . b ra d f i e l d @ k i n g swo o d c o l l e g e . c o m

Food and refreshments will be on sale.

The event will include music by the school’s

concert band, first band, string ensemble,

Saxonettes and marimba bands.

G L OW I N G

A very popular annual event on the local

social/exercise calendar is the Grahamstown

SPCA “Glow in the Dark” 2Km or 5km fun

run/walk, scheduled to be held as a virtual event

over two weeks this year, from Saturday March 13

to Saturday March 27.

In past years, hundreds of runners and

walkers, many with their canine friends, have

taken to the streets in bright clothing for a fun

evening, while at the same time raising muchneeded

funds for the local SPCA.

Entry fees are R25 for adults, R15 for children

and R15 for dogs. Prizes will be on offer.

“The brighter you are dressed the better

chance you have of winning a prize,” said a

spokesperson.

WhatsApp 076-878-0137 or visit the SPCA

Grahamstown Facebook page for more details.

PA I N T I N G

It was encouraging to notice municipal workers

painting faded street markings on CBD streets last

week – long overdue, indeed.

Hopefully there’s enough paint for the rest of

Makhanda’s streets.

DOUBLE HONOURS

At a Kingswood College assembly last week,

Grade 11 pupil Catherine Williamson was

awarded double honours for swimming and

wa t e r p o l o .

First to congratulate her were College

head/executive head, Dr Colleen Vassiliou, and

senior school head, Mr David Wright.

Williamson, daughter of Francis and Fiona

Williamson of Makhanda, has represented

various Kingswood age-group teams over the

years, plus Eastern Province and the national

Under 16 squad at waterpolo.

On the swimming front, she has broken

several records and has swum at provincial level,

winning gold and silver medals.

ON A GOOD NOTE

Diocesan School for Girls (DSG) Grade 11 pupil

Erin Powers, from Makhanda, has been selected

for the Eastern Cape wind orchestra senior course

being held in Gqeberha (PE) from March 22 to

27.

The saxophonist was chosen out of hundreds

of young musicians in the province. The course

culminates in a gala concert on March 27.

TOP ACHIEVER

PJ Olivier High School principal Joubert Retief

made a rather special presentation last week

when he awarded Brett Arnolds with the trophy

for the best achievement at the school for the

Grade 12 final examinations in 2020.

Arnolds achieved four As and an average of

78.7%. He will be studying towards a BSc degree

(biochemistry) at Stellenbosch University this

ye a r.

PLENTY WATER BACK THEN

After reading the opening story in this week’s

column, I thought readers might be interested to

see an excerpt from the Grahamstown column

appearing in Talk of the Town of July 15 2011.

It informed readers that Settlers Dam was 98%

full, and residents were wondering when water

restrictions would be lifted.

THANK YOU

What would Makhanda do without all those

kindly people who spend many hours and plenty

cash to repair potholes on the city streets, actually

the job of another entity?

JUMPING, RUNNING

Some impressive performances were put in by the

Graeme College contingent that took part in the

Eastern Province athletics league meeting at

READING TIME

Westbourne Oval in Gqeberha (PE) last week.

Mihlali Xalabile was first in the U20 triple

jump and second in the U20 long jump, earning

himself Graeme half-colours for athletics.

Loyiso Nyoka finished third in the U20 800m

finals, and Ndima Shoba was fourth in the U20

200m finals.

IN THE WATER

Joss Hempel and Adam Nurse were the

undoubted stars of the St Andrew’s College

swimming gala last week.

Hempel won five races and broke two

records, while Nurse won seven races and set one

new record.

Hempel won the trophy for the best senior

swimmer and set new records in the 200m and

400m freestyle events.

Competing in the U14 division, Nurse was

awarded the trophy for the best junior swimmer,

and his wins included the U15 400m freestyle

and U15 200m breaststroke. His record came in

the U14 50m breaststroke.

ACE AT BELMONT

Gareth Shaw scored a hole-in-one on the 16th at

Belmont Golf Club on Wednesday, March 3. Well

done!

Meanwhile, tomorrow’s (Friday) competition

at Belmont is the Kelston Motor Group’s 9-hole

sundowner event, while a club-sponsored

betterball will be contested on Saturday.

NAME RANG A BELL

I am a member of the Milnerton Historical Society

public group on Facebook (I’ve written about my

former suburb in previous columns) based in

Cape Town, and in a recent insert a fellow

member posted the painting he’s just completed

depicting the death in 1820 of the amaXhosa folkhero

Makhanda.

He and others drowned at Bloubergstrand

near Milnerton after their whale boat capsized in

heavy seas after leaving Robben Island. The artist

is in the process of illustrating a book on Cape

Town history.

HIGH COURT STAYS

“There was an almost audible sigh of relief

throughout Grahamstown [now Makhanda] last

week when it was announced the seat of the

Eastern Cape high court would remain in the

c i t y.”

This was according to a report in the

Grahamstown column in Talk of the Town on

April 1 2011. The report continued: “It had earlier

been mooted the seat be moved to Bhisho.”

POWER OUTAGE

This item appeared in the Grahamstown column

in Talk of the Town on Thursday, March 25 2011:

“We have come to take so many things in life for

granted – our electricity and water on tap 24

hours a day, and our computers that can connect

us with the rest of the world at the flick of a switch.

So when there is a general power outage in town,

as there was earlier this week, our lives and

routines are disrupted and we’re inconvenienced

no end.”

That was 10 years ago. Nowadays we have

regular bouts of load-shedding, other electricity

challenges, and serious water supply issues.

L I B R A RY

LAUGHTER:

Grade 2 pupils at

Port Alfred High

School, Igugulethu

Maqubela, left, and

Sivuyise Sigila

share a good laugh

while reading a

funny book

together in the

school’s library

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The Great Kenton Wine

Festival promises to be a

highlight on the calendar

this year and the participation of

Continental Restaurant and

Pizzeria with their three menus

over the weekend will certainly

not disappoint.

Locals and visitors can

choose to attend one or all of

the fabulous meals on offer.

On Friday March 19, you

can enjoy the Skaapkop

Langtafel, on Saturday March

20, the Under the African Sky

Braai, and on Sunday March 21,

the Wine Pairing Lunch, where

there are two options.

Adventurous diners wanting

to attend the Friday night dinner

can look forward to wine from

the Peter Falke PF Collection,

which will be paired with

lamb’s head, pap and sous,

sweet potato, green salad and

roosterkoek.

To make it a perfect evening,

it will be ended off with apple

crumble and ice cream.

The cost is R295 per person.

Saturday night diners will be

spoiled to a truly South African

menu which will include

braaied snoek (with a secret

sauce), roosterkoek and grape

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jam, tender lamb chops,

boerewors, sticky chicken wings

and drums, pap and sous, a

seven layered salad, roasted

butternut and feta salad,

mustard and herb baby potato

salad and smoked paprika

butter corn on the cob.

There can be no better way

to end the evening than with

milktart served with cream and,

of course, koeksisters.

This menu includes predinner

wine, from Leenders

wine, and gin tasting.

The cost is R395 per person.

Sunday March 21 will end a

perfect weekend with a choice

of two three-course menus at

R395 per person, which

includes one glass of wine

paired with each course.

Option one consists of a

starter of roasted vine tomato

bruchetta; a salmon and prawn

stack for mains; and a mini

pavlova for dessert.

Option two consists of

springbok carpaccio, capers

and parmesan shavings as the

s t a r t e r.

Th e mains of beef fillet

medallion is served on a

butternut mash, seared

asparagus and a red wine jus.

Then enjoy cookies and

cream served with chocolate

dipped strawberries for dessert.

The wine will be from

Gabrielkloof wines.

Please select option one or

two for Sunday and make your

booking accordingly. The menu

option cannot be altered on the

day. Book on 082-782-0287.

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and fun

NEW FACES: Garnet and Madelyn Deacon, the not-so-new-anymore

owners of the Red Apple Eatery, formerly known as Red Apple

Emporium, look forward to hosting patrons during the first Great

Kenton Wine Festival which will take place in Kenton-on-Sea next

weekend. Be sure to book – see advert for contact details

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The Red Apple

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every Friday.

Throw in some

crispy calamari, steaks,

artisanal breads, kids’

movies and live music

and it is guaranteed to

be a great experience

for the whole family.

The eatery is open

till 9pm on Fridays.

On Saturdays, they

fire up the pizza oven

for the best Woodfired

Pizza in town.

Build your own

pizza by selecting three

toppings of your

ch o i c e .

Burgers are also a

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Get two large threetopping

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new breakfast pizza or

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Lunch is served at

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Open for sit-down,

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Mzansi Rugby Academy has a field

All chip in to clear

home ground at

Nomzamo

TK MTIKI

Mzansi Rugby Academy director Barry

Scharneck and senior players in the

Ndlambe Tigers, as well as the

a c a d e my ’s emerging young players, gathered

with rakes at Nomzamo Secondary School’s

sports field on Saturday to help get the field ready

for the rugby season.

After struggling to find a rugby field,

Scharneck is now breathing a sigh of relief after

being given permission by the school’s

management to use the field.

On Saturday, at 10am, a tractor hired by the

Nemato Foundation’s founder, Ellen Fober, was

busy cutting the grass, while Scharneck and his

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the new field which

will also be the

beginning of a brand

new era in Nemato

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players had their sleeves rolled up waiting for the

tractor to finish so they could remove the cuttings.

Nomzamo’s sports field had not been used for

a number of years, so the school has allowed the

academy to use it to fulfil its mission of

unleashing the talents of rugby players between

the ages of 11 and 15.

An elated Scharneck said: “We are excited for

the new field which will also be the beginning of

a brand new era in Nemato rugby.”

He said they were targeting children who did

not have access to the game, to provide an

opportunity to showcase their talents.

Players come from Mtyobo Primary School,

Dambuza Primary School, Nomzamo Secondary

School and Kuyasa Combined School.

N O T I F I C AT I O N O F WAT E R U S E L I C E N C E

APPLICATION (WULA) FOR THE PROPOSED

FAIRVIEW SAND MINE NEAR PORT ALFRED,

EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE.

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The academy is also looking to work with Port

Alfred Primary in Station Hill this season.

“We are going to start with our trials at the end

of March to give the children in the community

the opportunity to participate for the 2021

season.

“We would like to welcome our supporters to

our new home of rugby here at Mzansi’s Rugby

A c a d e my,” Scharneck said.

He said they were grateful for the support they

had received from the community to date.

FORM JJJ

LOST OR DESTROYED DEED

Notice is hereby given in terms Regulation

68 of the Deeds Registries Act, 1937, of

the intention to apply for the issue of a

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destroyed.

All interested persons having objection

to the issue of such copy are hereby required

this notice.

READY TO WORK: Mzansi Rugby Academy

volunteers and players from the Ndlambe

Tigers get together on Saturday to remove

grass cuttings from the Nomzamo Secondary

School field after it was cut by a tractor in

preparation for the rugby season. The school

field will be used by the academy as the home

ground for games and training of young

rugby talent from various schools in the area

Picture: TK MTIKI

NDLAMBE

MUNICIPALITY

PORT ALFRED

APPLICATION FOR REZONING

FROM RESIDENTIAL ZONE 1 TO

COMMUNITY ZONE 2 FOR THE

PURPOSE OF A CHURCH ON ERF

8547, PORT ALFRED (STATION HILL)

Applicant:

Owner:

Johan van der

Westhuysen (Urban

Dynamics EC)

The Mazisa Family Trust

Property Description: Erf 8547, Port Alfred

Physical Address:

Erf 8547, Muisvogel

Road, Station Hill

Detailed description of proposal:

Detailed description of proposal: The matter

for consideration is an application for Rezoning

from Residential Zone 1 to Community Zone 2

for the purpose of a church as per the Ndlambe

Integrated Land Use Scheme Regulations.

Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 93

of the Ndlambe Municipality Spatial Planning

and Land Use Management By-law (2016)

that the abovementioned application has

been received and is available for inspection

during weekdays between 09:00 to 15:00

at the Ndlambe Municipality, Civic Centre,

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or preferably visit the Municipality’s website at

www.ndlambe.gov.za to view the application.

Any written comments may be addressed

in terms of Section 98 of the said By-law to

The MUNICIPAL MANAGER, Causeway, Port

Alfred, 6170, or emailed to townplanning@

ndlambe.gov.za on or before 15 April 2021.

Telephonic enquiries can be made to the

Town Planning Section at (046) 604 5520. The

Municipality may refuse to accept comment

received after the closing date. Any person who

cannot write will be assisted by a Municipal

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NOTICE NUMBER: 03/2021

11 March 2021 ADV. R DUMEZWENI

MUNICIPAL MANAGER

FORM JJJ


(Form JJJ added by GNR. 62 of

25 January 2019)


68 of the Deeds Registries Act, 1937, of

the intention to apply for the issue of a

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Nortje, Identity Number 520825 0095 08 4,

in respect of certain Erf 6540 Port Alfred,

which has been lost or destroyed.

All persons having objection to the issue

of such copy are hereby required to lodge

the same in writing with the Registrar of

weeks from the date of the publication of

this notice.

2021

Grahamstown, 6139.

FORM JJJ



68 of the Deeds Registries Act, 1937,

of the intention to apply for the issue of a

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Division of Alexandria, Province of the

destroyed.

All interested persons having objection

to the issue of such copy are hereby

the publication of this notice.

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

Thursday 11 M a rc h , 202 1

BOWLS BANTER

Kenton Bowling Club

This week saw the return of

the interclub coastal

competitions and Kenton was

able to host the Peg & Horace

Purdon matches.

This was the first time in a

year that we’ve played against

each other at club level and it

was wonderful to see so many

of our old friends and

competitors at the club once

more. The format was changed

to trips played over 18 ends and

each club entered two men and

two ladies’ teams. The matches

took place in a fresh westerly

breeze on B Green and the

expected rain stayed away.

Kenton did well with all 4 of our

teams winning their matches,

Kowie won one men’s and one

ladies’ match and Port Alfred

were unable to get any victories

on the day.

We did not break for tea

during the matches but the

teams were all given a lovely

variety of snacks after the games

to enjoy with the drinks.

On a sad note we heard of

the passing of Dave McNeil on

Tuesday morning. He was one

of the old club and community

stalwarts who always had a

comment for everyone and we

enjoyed his visits to the club a

lot. Our thoughts are with

Daphne and the family during

this time.

Internal club competitions

are underway and a number of

matches were played this

week. Some bowlers have

been having last-minute

coaching to hone their skills

and our thanks to Rob Croly,

RinaMaree and the others for

what you do in this area for the

club members.

The PT Lockdown draw was

won by Leonie for the second

time in three weeks. Well done

and I suggest you take some

Lotto tickets as you're on a

winning streak.

Two teams of our top

bowlers have entered the

Middelburg Viking Trips Classic

this weekend and we wish them

good bowling and a great time

up in the Karoo. One team

consists of Rodney Austin, Lyn

and Dave West and the other

team has Ruth Low, Ivor Rule

and Tony Phillips in it.

Talking of the Karoo, watch

out for news on the upcoming

Great Kenton Wine Festival.

The bowls club is going to be

one of the tasting venues and

we hope to have a few things

happening around the club on

this weekend of March 19 to

22. We will issue updates on

the clubs involvement once

they have been finalised.

Please look at the notice

boards in the club as there are a

number of notices looking for

players to enter various

competitions and fun days.

Port Alfred Bowling Club

Wow, there’s a lotofbowls

going on at the moment now

that the country has reached

Level 1.

It started last Thursday in

Kenton with the playing of the

Peg and Horace Purdon trips

followed by GBS Trips in

Makhanda (Grahamstown) last

weekend at the Albany BC, then

the Vroom and Timm Cup today

at Kowie BC with league players

not allowed to play.

This will be followed by the

Build It-sponsored day at the

club this Saturday and the Doris

Ford and Les Clarke fixture on

Wednesday March 17 at

Kenton, for the better players.

None of the four teams, two

men’s and two ladies’, managed

a win in Kenton, with Stan, Wim

and Jim and Ben Christo and

Fred both losing. Ben and his

team lost by two shots. The

ladies’ teams skipped by Mel

and Joan went down quite

heavily. The event is meant for

the beginner or newer bowlers.

Port Alfred managed to enter

two teams to play in Makhanda

with Trevor, this scribe and

Mary winning two and losing

one while Piet, Mike and

Joanne lost all three. It was a

well-run tournament with Dave

Freeme of Port Alfred winning

with a last minute mixed team.

Well done Dave.

Three Kowie teams ended in

the top four finishers but one

Kowie team ended last and

were presented with a large

stone with the wording “stone

last”.

On Monday March 22, a

public holiday, Port Alfred will

stage a one-day event to raise

funds for Hospice and good

support from outside cubs is to

be hoped for.

Former club captain John

Hodges travelled through to PE

last week for a visit to a

cardiologist. After going

through the necessary tests, to

his relief, he was given the good

news. No need for stents.

Good bowling all.

Kowie Bowling Club

Having completed the

Eastern Areas Mixed Pairs and

our qualifiers, Peter Mey and

Collen Davey are heading for

Port Elizabeth to compete in the

Eastern Province finals.

It is perhaps time to dwell

upon this competition.

Although most clubs have

organised the Mixed Pairs as an

internal competition, a

provincial and national Mixed

Pairs Championships was only

introduced at a late stage.

One must remember that

men’s and ladies’ bowls were

separate associations until

1995.There was the SABA

(men) and SAWBA (ladies) and

one got the impression that both

organisation were scared to

suggest a Mixed Pairs

Championships because the

other organisation would

accuse them of impinging on

their rights, Anyway eventually

somebody gave SABA a

substantial sponsorship to stage

such a competition and the SA

Mixed Pairs Championships

was born.

SABA then put the onus on

the districts to find the qualifiers

and each district was forced to

run their own tournaments with

the Provincial Champions

qualifying to play in the SA

tournament The pairings are

always interesting. Whereas

one would expect the husband

and wife to play together, it is

amazing how many of them

decide that “discretion is the

better part of valour” and to

avoid tension on the green

spilling over into the home they

play with different partners.

Marriage counselling can be

e x p e n s ive .

Things might become a bit

tricky if the couple winning a

provincial title are not married

to each other when they travel

to a distant venue. The need to

relax after a day of intensive

bowls might be interpreted in

rather dubious ways.

Rob Owsley and his mother

“Erica” were the first winners of

the EP title. Later Eric Kent and

Merle Jakins were our most

successful couple when they

reached the SA Final at

Potchefstroom. Harold Bodill

supported by various partners

won the EP title a few times.

Kowie will be hosting the SA

Mixed Pairs in 2022, coinciding

with our centenary. It will be the

cherry on top if a Kowie pair can

win the EP title and qualify for

the SA tournament.

Last week’s activities were

mainly away from Kowie. Our

teams played in the Horace

Purdon fixture at Kemton and

on Saturday seven teams played

in the GBS at Albany with three

of the top four coming from

Kowie. In the meantime we sent

a team to Middleburg to play in

a two-day competition. The

only competition at Kowie was

last Thursday when Jackie Kriel,

Michael van der Sandt and

Lucia Nel won.

GOLF W E E K LY

Wednesday March 3: BUCO Individual Medal, with

87 players.

Results:

1st: Neil Loundar – 67, 2nd: Wollie

Wolmarans – 68, 3rd: Ian Moncur – 70, 4th: Rick

Pryce – 70

2 Clubs:

6th: D Hoets

11th: D Painting

13th: A Hough

Best Gross: 71 – Ian Moncur

Best Nett: 67 – Neil Loundar

Nearest The Pins:

Fishaways/Debonairs – 6th: Tim Smuts

Galileo Risk – 8th: Bob McGarvie

Tekserve – 11th: Norman Smith

The Firm – 13th: Andy Hough

The Firmest Drive – 18th: Andrew Clarke

Remax Kowie - Nearest for 2 on the 1st: Dave Hoets

Saturday March 6: Viv Jordan golf day, a2 Ball

Alliance with 95 players.

Results:

1st: Melvin Mbabela, Othi Matiwana - 48

2nd: Shirley Heny, Jane Bladen - 48

3rd: Tim Leach, Neil Loundar - 47

4th: Ian Moncur, Wollie Wolmarans - 46

Two Clubs:

6th: C Mavuso

8th: N Loundar

13th: C Mavuso, P Griffiths

Best Gross: 72 – Othi Matiwana, Ian Moncur

Best Nett: 69 – Shirley Heny

Nearest The Pins:

Mooifontein Quarry – 6th: George Lake

Tekserve – 8th: Neil Loundar

Sibuya Game Reserve – 11th: Melvin Mbabela

Fishaways/Debonairs – 13th: Colin Mavuso

The Firmest Drive – 14th: Othi Matiwana

Royal St Andrews - Nearest for 2 on the 1st: Bobby

Jo n e s

1820s GOLF

Monday March 1: 16 players in a strong westerly

wind.

Winners on 42: Trevor Stötter, Neal Shaw, Dallas

Cowie, Rick Hill.

Moosehead on 45: John Arnold, Eugene Erasmus,

Wollie Wolmarans, Barry Scarterfield.

Good Scores: 49: Rick Hill.

Two Clubs: 8th Stan Weyer.

Thursday March 4: 15 players in good golfing

BEST SCORE: Glynnis Renecle was the winner

of the Ohlsson Cup at the Royal Port Alfred

Golf Club on March 2

conditions.

Winners on 38: Ram Piers, Eugene Erasmus, Rick

Hill.

Moosehead on 47: Dallas Cowie, Juan Southey, Nick

van der Merwe.

Good Scores: 49 - Rick Hill, Trevor Stötter, 48 - John

Heather, 42 - Patrick O’Ke l ly.

Two Clubs: None.

LADIES’ R E S U LT S

March 2

Twenty-seven ladies playing in a fairly strong easterly

wind took part in the monthly WGSA Medal and

Putting competition and the Ohlsson Cup.

The Silver Division was won by Wendy Counihan

with a nett 72 and Yvonne Hill took second place

with a nett 77. The putting prize was won by Angela

Trollip with 30 putts.

First place in the Bronze Division was taken by

Glynnis Renecle with a nett 69 and Helen Lockyear

was the runner-up with a nett 75. The putting prize in

this division was won by Mo Marsay with 29 putts.

In the Copper Division, Joy Altson took first place

with a nett 70 and Jane Bladen was the runner-up

with her nett 72 counting out Anita De Bruin also on

nett 72.

The putting prize was won by DonnePiguet with 30

putts.

Anita De Bruin was nearest the pin on the 8th hole

and Glynnis was nearest the pin on the 11th.

There were no two clubs but the longest drive on hole

12 was won by Carol Lee in the 0-21 handicaps

division and Donne Piguet was longest in the 22-

onwards division.

The best individual nett score was Glynnis

Renecle’snett 69 making her the winner of the

Ohlsson Cup.

The Ladies’ Competition on March 16 will be an

Individual Stableford sponsored by Viv Jordan.

PORT ALFRED MIXED RESULTS

March 6

Battling a strong easterly wind, six ladies and 12 men

took part in the Port Alfred Mixed Competition on

Saturday morning.

Winning the competition with a score of 85 points

were Glynnis Renecle, Derek Sinclair, Fanie Smit and

Barrie Brady who each took home a cash prize.

Taking second place on 78 points were Heather van

Harmelen, Heinz Czepluch, Margie Reid and Brian

Reid. The longest walk was taken by Greg Shanks,

Tim Shanks and Guy Cash with 74 points (69+5).

Greg Shanks nearest the pin on the 8th won him a

bottle of wine and although there were no two clubs,

the best nett score and only score below 70 was

Derek’s 69 nett winning him a voucher from

Fishaways.

KGB RESULTS

Tuesday March 2: Stunning golfing weather with

warm temperatures and a light easterly wind saw 39

players drawn in one 3-ball and nine 4-balls to play

in a Stableford Alliance 2-scores-to-count

competition.

Russell Warren, Jimmy van Rensburg, Lynn Lake and

George Lake carded 90 points to capture first place.

Sharing second position on 82 points were the coveys

of James Lobban, Phillip van der Byl, Arnie Schultz

and Andy Stembridge alongside Bob Shaw, Steve

Kennedy, Barrie Brady and Richard Farndell.

Martin Lambrechts, Rick Hill, Brian Shirley and Peter

Reed managed to find consolation in the company of

Andy Manson, John Muggeridge, Heinz Czepluch

and David Groenewald as they shared the Hamer en

Sukkel at prize giving with joint scores of 76 points.

George Lake holing for 2 on the 8th, Andy

Stembridge and Bob Shaw doing likewise on the 6th,

Nick Oosthuizen following suit on the 11th whilst

Keith Rugg and Steve Kennedy also birdieing the

13th.

Bob and Steve took the spoils being in the same

c ove y.

Good nett scores were also plentiful Paul Fryer, Keith

Rugg and Rick Hill all recording nett70s, Arnie

Schultz maintaining his form of late with a 69 nett,

George Lake signalling his return after a brief absence

with a fine 67 nett but the best on the day Russell

Warren's superlative individual round of a nett 64.

Friday March 5: Forty-five players drawn in three 3-

balls and nine 4-balls to enjoy a morning in the sun

with a light westerly wind as they tested themselves

in a Stableford Alliance 2-scores-to-count

competition.

Leon Grobler, Andrew White and Guy Cash came

home with 84 (79+5) points to win the day. Traffic

was congested behind them as the three coveys of

Peter Sinclair, Don Thomson, John Dell and Bob

Shaw along with Graham Finlay, Mike Beaumont,

Phillip van der Byl and Len Bohnen as well as Bryan

Robinson, John Muggeridge, Keith Rugg and Derek

Sinclair banked up on 83 points to take second

place.

Neil Loundar, John Abbott, Dave Curran and Andy

Stembridge along with Steve Kennedy, Yvonne Hill,

Matt Chadwick and Russell Warren all combined

dismally to share the Hamer en Sukkel on 73 points.

Arnie Schultz birdied the par three 6th, Derek Sinclair

equalling this on the 8th but Brian Reid captured the

2-club pool with his birdie on the 13th.

Good individual nett scores on the day were in short

supply so Brian Shirley’s nett 69 was excellent. Bernie

Loggenberg, however, with a superb gross 78 and

nett 66 was the best on the day.

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