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Police officer

accused of

hitting woman

20-year-old sustains bruises to face, swollen eye, after 'false' accusation

SWOLLEN FACE: Ncumisa Mpalala, who

was severely beaten on March 13,

allegedly by a Nemato police officer, after

being accused of stealing a cellphone,

which she denied Picture: SUPPLIED

TK MTIKI

Abeating, allegedly at the hands

of a Nemato police officer, left

20-year-old Ncumisa Mpalala

with a swollen eye and bruises on her

face.

Mpalala, who sustained injury to

her left eye as a result of the assault,

said the police officer had struck her in

an attempt to force her to admit to

having stolen a cellphone.

Revealing how it all started, she

said: “On Saturday March 13, there is a

guy who stole Sinazo’s cellphone and

when he was asked about it he lied,

saying he was sent by me.

“I called the police to come and

intervene because I knew that I did not

steal any cellphone.”

Mpalala said the police took her

and the man who had accused her of

stealing the cellphone to the Nemato

Police Station for questioning.

“When I was questioned about the

cellphone, I maintained that I did not

❝ Although the damage was

already done, the

retraction by her accuser

seems to have spared

Mpalala from further

assault

steal a cellphone. After that, this

policeman started smacking me on my

face. He was also pulling my hair.

“There were three other police

officers watching while I was beaten,

but they were not beating me nor

saying anything,” she said.

In an attempt to save herself,

Mpala said: “I asked them to

take my phone to replace the

stolen cellphone even though I

knew that I did not steal any

cellphone.

“They refused to take it,

saying I must bring back

Sinazo’s cellphone.

“When this guy who

accused me of stealing a

cellphone realised that my eye

was swollen he told them [the

police] that he was lying, that I

did not steal a cellphone.”

Though the damage was

already done, the retraction by

her accuser it seems spared

Mpalala from further assault.

“After that he stopped

beating me. They asked him

why he hates me so much.

“I went outside to the tap to

wash my face because I was

feeling dizzy,“ she said.

“One policewoman gave me

ice to place on my swollen eye.”

Mpalala further revealed that

on Sunday she was rushed to

hospital after the incident.

Asked for comment, police

spokesperson Mali Govender said: “A

case of assault has been opened against

the member, and is being investigated

by the Independent Police Investigative

D i r e c t o ra t e .

“At a local level, a disciplinary

investigation has been opened.”

The incident also raised the ire of

the South African National Civic

Organisation (Sanco), which led a

community protest to Nemato Police

Station on Monday to hand over a

memorandum of understanding.

Sanco’s memorandum indicated:

“We demand that [policeman’s name

withheld] be suspended with

immediate effect for attacking an

innocent young lady.

“We demand 24-hour visible police

patrols in the township with no excuse

of unavailability of police vans.”

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Questions still linger over

tragic bakkie crash into Kowie

Second body retrieved, reports

of third person denied by SAPS

ROB KNOWLES

and JON HOUZET

In the early hours of Tuesday

March 16 there was a tragic

incident in which a Nissan

bakkie went off the road at

Wharf Street, plunging into the

Kowie River and killing a

woman who was assumed to be

the driver.

However, rumours

abounded from local residents

that there was more to this

matter and that there was more

than one person in the vehicle

at the time of the incident.

Police divers from East

London recovered the body of

the woman that same morning.

She was later identified as

36-year-old Nwabisa Mfikili,

who recently relocated from

Centane to Port Alfred.

Then last Friday, TotT was

tipped off that a second body

had been discovered, also from

the accident at Wharf Street.

Canoeists apparently saw the

body and reported it but were

told by an unnamed source to

leave it, but the canoeists had

apparently guided the body

toward the river bank.

This unconfirmed report was

passed to the SAPS on Friday,

requesting clarity on the matter.

In response, SAPS

spokesperson Capt Mali

Govender said reports of a

second body was simply

rumour and nothing more.

Then, on Saturday morning,

a resident alerted a passing

security company vehicle about

a body in the river.

SAPS and the NSRI were

informed and police divers had

to come from East London

again.

Later on Saturday, Govender

released a report that a second

body had risen to the surface at

Wharf Street and was retrieved

by the SAPS.

“A case of culpable

LAST WEEK’S SCENE: The bakkie which plunged into the Kowie River at Wharf Street. SAPS

divers were called from East London for a body recovery, while an accident recovery team

retrieved the vehicle from the water Picture: STEVE COLEMAN

homicide is being investigated

following the retrieval of a body

this morning [Saturday March

20] at approximately 9.30am

from the Kowie River in Port

A l f r e d ,” Govender said.

“The deceased [was]

identified by his family as

Buyelekhaya Zuma, aged 35,

the owner and driver of the

vehicle that was recovered in

the river earlier this week.

“It has been established thus

far that both deceased were in

the vehicle heading back home

after dropping off a friend at her

home nearby.

“The vehicle veered off the

road and plunged into the

Kowie River. At this stage, no

clear indication was received as

to who drove the vehicle, as the

deceased female was not in

possession of a drivers licence.

“During the course of the

investigation, eyewitness

accounts stated that a person

who was in the vehicle

managed to get out of the

vehicle before it sank but was

unable to swim to safety.

“Since the incident, Divers

from the SAPS, NSRI and local

municipality patrolled the river

for any signs of the second

occupant of the vehicle.”

Asked if Saturday’s body was

actually the third body from the

car crash, as a second body was

reported on Friday, Govender

insisted there were only two

bodies from the initial incident.

It is uncertain who is being

charged with culpable

homicide. Govender said it was

standard practice to open a case

of culpable homicide when

someone had died in a vehicle

accident. It would be changed

to an inquest later, she said.

The investigation is ongoing.

Concern over concrete slab sizes at RO site

TK MTIKI

Contradicting measurements for

a concrete slab at the site of the

Port Alfred two megalitre (ML)

reverse osmosis plant has led to

another delay in the project.

Two weeks ago, Talk of the

Town was provided with

information by a source, who

asked to remain anonymous,

that local subcontractor

Nokongo Holdings was

employed by the municipality’s

appointed contractor, Quality

Filtration Systems (QFS), to lay

concrete slabs for containers to

be placed on site.

According to the source,

during the process of doing the

work, Nokongo Holdings

discovered that the

measurements on paper did not

correspond with those of the

actual site for the slab, resulting

in work having to be redone.

The source said the main

contractor, QFS, was not aware

of these incorrect measurements

until informed by the concerned

s u b c o n t ra c t o r.

The completion date for the

slabs had to be extended to

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inconsistency of the

measurements on paper and on

site raised many questions, the

source said.

“Why do they not have an

engineering person on site in

Port Alfred for this R100m

[project]?

“Their engineering person is

based in Cape Town and they

sent a person later to verify these

measurements.

“You would expect a big

company like that to discover

these things for themselves,” the

source said.

Speaking as a concerned

resident, the source asked: “Wi l l

we ever get water in this area?

“Trust me, even next year we

will be in the same situation that

we are right now.”

According to information

received by TotT, the changes in

measurements resulted in

changes in variation orders for

test cubes, for mesh

reinforcement, a ready mix

price increase and an extension

of time due to the additional

work, as anticipated by the

contractor on site.

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In an exchange of

correspondence provided to

TotT, Nokongo Holdings sent

requests to QFS on their

company letterhead, whereas

the responses from QFS are

handwritten notes from a Thabo

Makaluza.

❝ He denied that

QFS had given

i n c o r re c t

m e a s u re m e n t s

to Nokongo

Holdings

In one of the letters dated

March 15, Makaluza says: “Th e

subcontractor is herein granted

an extension of time of four days

due to the hold point.

“These being March 11,

March 12 2021, March 13 and

March 15 2021.

“The revised completion

date as a result of this extension

will now be March 27.”

In the letters, QFS further

committed to honour financial

obligations that occurred as a

result of the changes.

“The subcontractor will be

compensated for his time

related P & G’s and standing

time cost for his hired time plant

and machinery due to this hold

point in the next payment

certificate. To facilitate this, the

subcontractor is requested to

submit copies of invoices/

quotation for the hired plant and

machinery that is on site,” the

March 15 letter states.

TotT sent queries to

municipal spokesperson Cecil

Mbolekwa about the issue of the

contradicting measurements

and delays.

He denied that QFS had

given incorrect measurements

to Nokongo Holdings.

“The drawings that are used

by SMMEs have been approved

by the municipal appointed

project managers [New

Ground] and further the plinths

have to meet the manufacturer’s

requirements. Therefore we find

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this statement incorrect,” he

wrote in response.

Mbolekwa, however,

admitted that the work wa s

halted for about three days,

which resulted in the local

company getting an extension

completion date of March 27.

Justifying the extension date,

Mbolekwa said: “Yes, we agree

the works were halted due to

the quality control process that

needed an engineer to certify

the works before any works

could proceed.

“It must also be noted that

this process is also factored in

the contractor’s programme.”

Mbolekwa also disputed

claims that QFS did not have an

engineer on site.

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ANOTHER CLEAN-UP VENTURE

Last Thursday the Port Alfred Lions Club again

packed their gloves and plastic bags on-board

the Integrity barge for a Kowie River clean-up.

This is just one of the many occasions the Lions

have gone out to keep the river banks clear of

rubbish and club president John Dell promises

it will not be the last Picture: ROB KNOWLES

Human skull

found in bush

at Wharf St

Member of public looking for reeds

calls police after finding remains

JON HOUZET

Police have opened an inquest

docket after a human skull

was found in the bush around

the vlei at the Wharf Street bend.

TotT received a tip-off that a

skeleton had been found at the site

about two weeks ago.

In response to TotT’s query,

police spokesperson Capt Mali

Govender said: “According to

information received, on March 13 a

member of the public was in the

bushes looking for reeds when he

came across a human skull.

“The SAPS were called out and

responded. The skull was recovered

by local forensics and will be

forwarded for testing.

“It appeared to have been old

and was covered in greenish

coloured mould. The area was

combed for other human remains

with negative results,” G ove n d e r

said.

“An inquest docket was opened

for investigation.”

❝

The skull was recovered

by local forensics and

will be forwarded for

testing ... The area was

combed for other human

remains with negative

re s u l t s

Captain Mali Govender

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YO U RVO I C E

opinions on the street

To t T ’s latest Facebook question

was: “March 21 is regarded as a

human rights holiday, how do

you rate SA in relation to

respecting human rights?”

While the question did

not attract many

comments, the few

who responded are of

the view that human

rights in SA only exist

on paper, and not in

r e a l i t y.

RALPH KIRSTEN stated

that the question

should have been

better asked as:

“Which rights do they

respect, should be the

question? I can’t think

of one.”

THEO TERMAN said:

“Oh – that’s when the

ANC stole food parcels

from the poor. Some

human ‘right’!”

A more humorous

comment came from

LARRY PIP FREEMAN,

who said: “My right to

braai day, yep.”

ROBIN COLLETT felt

human rights had been

twisted. “Here in South

Africa there seems to

be no human rights, it’s

me, selfish me rights. I

thought they called it

ubuntu in Nelson

Mandela’s day, but that

seems to have faded

out. It’s me, me,” she

said.

CHRISTO KOK is of

the view that denial of

human rights is a

worldwide problem.

“Like in the rest of the

world it is only a

d r e a m ,” he said.

MARTIN NEETHLING

did not look too far as

he pointed to one of his

human rights being

violated by local

government. “Water is

a human right

Ndlambe Municipality

is failing [to provide],”

he said.

GINNY ROGERS

echoed Guest’s words.

“Good question!!

There are none, zippo,

zilch, zero – the only

way to get any is to

vote in a proper

g ove r n m e n t ,” she said.

JOC GUEST stated that

South Africans could

change the situation by

voting correctly. “We

are losing our human

rights in many

instances. South

Africans need to put a

stop to this at the next

elections. All must vote

in order to do this,” she

said.

TONY KING b e l i e ve s

that social status plays

a part when it comes to

human rights in SA.

“There are very limited,

if any, human rights in

South Africa, especially

if you are an ordinary

citizen. People are

getting abused all the

time and have to

simply live with it,” he

said.

TEMBANI MGQUBA

said he believed that

“this is a distorted

history by ANC goons

to call a painful and

sombre day, the

Sharpville and Langa

Massacre Day”,a

revolutionary Human

Rights Day.

Herotel responds to concerns

Company 'not' after monopoly,

while reader raises questions

WALKING THE TALK

ROB KNOWLES

After receipt of a letter

from a reader, Neil

Human, questioning the

roll-out of fibre cables for fast

internet access, TotT contacted

Herotel, the company

responsible for installing the

fibre network around town.

“Did anyone ask the

residents of Port Alfred if they

wanted trenches, poles or Hero

Fi b r e ?“ Human asked.

“Under whose authority is

the orange army turning our

little town into their own private

construction site?

“When did the municipality

call for public participation or

comment in making this

decision on our behalf?”

In response, Herotel

explained that in every suburb

there was an allocated space

between homes, typically at the

back of a property, that was

reserved for critical services

such as sewage, power and

telecommunications.

This space was always

reserved on the property deeds

and no municipal approval was

required to build there.

To build the fibre network at

the back of properties, Herotel

needs the agreement of the

homeowner of the property for

reasonable access.

Once agreed, Herotel then

deploys its fibre network on

poles between properties.

According to Herotel’s

website: “Fibre technology

delivers the internet through a

fixed fibre-optic cable at speeds

of up to 100Mbps.

“Using small glass fibres to

transmit data using pulses of

light, it’s one of the fastest and

most reliable ways to transfer

large amounts of data to your

home or business.”

Human said of this: “What

they are saying is technically

correct, but it should be noted

that a connection is only as fast

as its slowest link.

“What is the source of the

Herotel connection coming into

Port Alfred? If the source of the

connection is not also fibre

optic cable, the quality of the

connection will depend on the

quality of that source.

“A connection that is not

source-to-end fibre optic should

not be promoted as a ‘fibre’

connection.

“Let us not get so excited by

the mere mention of the word

fibre that we throw all caution to

the wind and fail to do our due

d i l i g e n c e .”

Regarding choice in internet

service providers, Human

asked: “Herotel provides the

cables, the trenches, the poles

and the routers that provides

‘Hero Fibre’ connections and,

by default, have a closed

monopoly as the sole internet

service provider (ISP) on the

infrastructure that they own.

“At first glance, this may

even sound reasonable, but

what if you are unhappy with

their service at any point?

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“Can you simply change to a

new service provider?

“Will another service

provider be allowed to remove

Herotel’s poles or Herotel’s

cables from your property?

“Will competing service

providers even deploy the real

underground fibre in an area

where the municipality has

granted Herotel an undisputed

monopoly?

“While we are obsessing

about poles and trenches,

Herotel is actively busy

claiming land, trenches and

roads, possibly to the exclusion

of all other future competitors.

“If this is the case, Port Alfred

residents may in effect lose the

right to choose their own ISP.”

Herotel answered this in a

number of ways.

“We do not build, ‘wh e r e ve r

we want’, but only in a very

specific mid-block design and

only if the majority of residents

supports it.

“Our networks designs are

frequently adapted throughout

the construction process to

facilitate within reason local

conditions and requests.

”Herotel cannot, or would

not, prohibit any competitor

network from building a

competing fibre network.

“Having many ISPs doesn’t

create a better service. The

service is fully provided by the

network operator. The ISP only

gives you an invoice.

“With Herotel, and because

we have a direct access model,

we are 100% responsible for

your full service which means

there is no ambiguity about who

❝

Herotel cannot, or

would not, prohibit

any competitor

network from

building a competing

fibre network. Having

many ISPs doesn’t

create a better

service. The service is

fully provided by the

network operator

H e ro t e l

is responsible. That is why we

know there is no value in having

many ISPs sell our services on

our network.

“None the less, we are not

trying to claim exclusivity.

“Any other FNO [fibre

network operator] may also

build a network and provide

options to the community.”

Human concluded: “Po r t

Alfred residents deserve to be

consulted before their right to

choose is sold so cheaply to the

first available offer.

“It is easy for a single voice

to be ignored, but we are more

than a single voice, we are Port

Alfred and perhaps it is time that

our mayor, municipal manager

and town planner hear from us.”

Herotel responded: “Herotel

would like to invite people to try

our services and judge for

themselves. We are proud of our

networks and our service and

we will stand by that proud

reputation not from an office in

Johannesburg but from our local

office in your region.”

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Nomination time

for Dispatch Local

Hero Awards

12 finalists being sought, along with a Frontline Hero

Juane Dorfling, a Grade 1 teacher at El Shaddai Christian Academy, recently got

engaged to Frans Badenhorst, who is the manager of Lala Lapa Lodge in

Kleinemonde, and proudly showed off her ring for the camera as they captured

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This is your chance to

nominate a local

hero in the Daily

Dispatch Local Hero

Awa r d s .

The hero you nominate

must be making a

difference in the Eastern

Cape and preferably be as

local as possible.

Nominees who were

not successful may be

nominated again.

Nominees may not

qualify if their service

within the community was

substantially financed by

private or public

institutions.

However, the

nominee’s personal story

and contribution to the

community must first be

regarded before

disqualifying the nominee.

Nominees must agree

to take part in publicity for

Local Heroes post the

judging process and the

judging committee

reserves the right to

withdraw a nominee if

further information of the

nominee’s conduct draws

disrepute to the Daily

Dispatch, Johnson and

Johnson, any associate

sponsors or to the Local

Hero Awards.

A detailed motivation

must be provided, along

with the nominee’s name

and surname, cell number,

e-mail address and

physical address.

Though past nominees

can be re-nominated,

finalists can’t be

nominated again.

Nominations close on

July 31.

The Daily Dispatch is

looking for 12 local heroes

of 2021 and one Frontline

Hero. The Johnson &

Johnson Frontline Hero is

a new category that was

added in 2020.

In the past,

nominations have been

received for doctors,

nurses, police officers and

ambulance personnel. You

can also send them the

description of the award

that’s on the advert.

For the 2020 Local

Heroes, 12 finalists were

selected from about 60

shortlisted candidates.

To nominate your hero,

go to the Facebook page,

localheroesawards or

otherwise you can write

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EDITORIAL

OPINION

Questions

about

accident

FEARLESS KIDS AT PLAY

One of the more bizarre

accidents we have covered is

the one that took place on

March 16, when a vehicle crashed into

the Kowie River along Wharf Street just

before dawn.

Talk of the Town went to the scene

after police divers had recovered the

only body in the vehicle, which was still

completely submerged in the river. They

had tied floats to it to mark the spot.

It was going to be a long while before

the tide changed sufficiently to allow a

towing company to recover the vehicle,

so we wandered along the river bank,

first on the Wharf Street side, where

onlookers had gathered, and then over

to the other side as we still saw activity

by the police on the river bank near the

Neave Stotter law offices.

By that time, rumours were already

circulating that a taxi had crashed into

the river with multiple people on board.

It turned out to be a Nissan bakkie and

only one body had been recovered.

One onlooker said it was a man’s

body that had been recovered. It was

actually a woman, and her identity was

released only after the newspaper came

out that week.

The cause of the accident remains a

mystery. Why did the driver veer off the

road on a straight section of Wharf

Street, and obviously travelling at some

speed to launch that far into the river?

We also heard that the woman was

recovered from the passenger seat, not

the driver’s seat.

Then on Friday we received a tip-off

that a second body – that of a man – had

been found floating in the river. We

were told that some canoeists had come

across it and asked what they should do.

By the time word came back from some

authority figure that they should leave it

alone, they had already guided it to the

r ive r b a n k .

We asked the police about this

second body, but police spokesperson

Captain Mali Govender said it was just a

rumour and there was only one body –

the one recovered on the day of the

accident.

Then lo and behold, on Saturday

morning reports came through of a

second body being found floating in the

river. This time we received photographs

of the deceased (which we have not

used), and later police sent a report

about the recovery of the man’s body,

identified as the owner of the Nissan

bakkie which had crashed into the river.

The circumstances of the recovery of

this body sound so similar to the body

“rumour” last Friday that we are left

wondering if information is deliberately

being withheld.

Jon Houzet

Grateful thanks for the

sterling emergency care

On Sunday night of the long weekend,

my wife Jan phoned for the ambulance

as I had severely cut my leg.

I was taken straight to casualty

where a very efficient nurse stopped

A group of children having fun on the road verge next to the Port Alfred small boat harbour last Thursday as they balanced on the railings. Having

been warned of the dangers should they fall, they acknowledged they would use caution but continued with their game Picture: ROB KNOWLES

HEALTH HAZARD: Two elderly residents who visited

the town clinic at the old Port Alfred Hospital on

Tuesday were disgusted to come across raw sewage

pooling above an access chute. ‘It was right where

people walk to go to the clinic,’ one woman said. They

said staff seemed unperturbed, so they went to report

the matter to the hospital manager, who was

unavailable, so they left a message Picture: SUPPLIED

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the bleeding and applied 10 stitches.

All the staff were so friendly, efficient

and helpful and I would like to convey

my sincere thanks.

ANDY SIMPSON

47% university dropout rate says it all

The article on the matric

pass rate (Talk of the Town,

March 11) refers.

I refer to the comment by

Kim Whitebooi, “a 33%

pass rate is shameful“.

I can only agree with

The meaning

behind Easter

It is that time of the year

again when hot cross buns

and Easter eggs are to be

found in abundance. The

long weekend (known as

Easter) is a time for a quick

getaway for many, or merely

a period of relaxation.

This weekend is

important to a Christian, for

it is a reminder of events that

took place almost 2,000

years ago – events so

significant that they affected

mankind’s eternal destiny.

What took place in

Jerusalem to a man called

Jesus could not have been

more aptly described as

foretold by Himself.

Jesus took the Twelve

aside and told them, “We

are going up to Jerusalem,

and everything that is written

by the prophets about the

Son of Man will be fulfilled.

He will be handed over to

the Gentiles. They will mock

this. If one takes the

university dropout rate

quoted as 47%, then

obviously taxpayers’ money

is wasted on free education

for all.

Obviously the criteria for

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

INSIGHTS

Pastor Theo Snyman

him, insult him, spit on him,

flog him and kill him. On the

third day he will rise again”

(Luke 18:31 – 33).

The exact fulfilment of

this prophecy occurred

during Passover in

Jerusalem, the details of

which were recorded for us

by Matthew, Mark, Luke,

and John. What was so

momentous about this

admittance to a university

should be jacked up to

accommodate deserving

students only, and the matric

pass rate should at least 45%

with a university entrance

exemption of 60%.

specific Passover that

millions still celebrate it

t o d ay ?

Jesus was the Lamb of

God “who takes away the

sin of the world” (John 1:29).

He is the Saviour, for

“Salvation is found in no one

else, for there is no other

name under heaven given to

men by which we must be

s ave d ” (Acts 4:12). He died

in our place so that through

faith in Him we may live.

The tomb was found to

be empty, for He rose from

the dead early on the

Sunday morning.

He had said of Himself:

“I am the resurrection and

the life. He who believes in

me will live, even though he

dies; and whoever lives and

believes in me will never

die. Do you believe this”

(John 11:25, 26)? Do you? -

Quotations from New

International Version

If the bulk of the 47% of

dropouts are kept out of

university there will be

enough money for free

tertiary education for

deserving students.

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Screen against

cancer of colon

Highly prevalent disease often asymptomatic

DR ILANA JOUBERT

With colorectal cancer

being the fourth most

common cancer in

SA, and that one in four patients

will have synchronous

metastatic disease at the time of

their primary diagnosis, it is

important to focus on screening

thereof.

Colorectal cancer can be

totally asymptomatic, which

implies that by the time it is

diagnosed for the first time, 25%

of patients will already have

metastatic disease.

The most successful

treatment modality to achieve

cure or prolong survival is

surgery of primary tumor and

metastases. Chemotherapy,

however, is also used in most

stages of the disease.

As stated, 25% of patients

with colorectal cancer will have

absolutely no symptoms (hence

it is important to screen as per

protocol).

Of those who will present

with symptoms, the most

prominent symptoms would be

persistent change in bowel

habits, alternating between

diarrhoea or constipation, blood

in your stool, persistent

abdominal discomfort such as

cramps, gas or pain, a feeling of

incomplete defecation,

weakness and fatigue and/or

unexplained weight loss.

The gold standard of

screening is a colonoscopy

done by a general surgeon or a

gastroenterologist.

Current guidelines suggest

one screening colonoscopy

from the age of 50 in patients

with no family history of

colorectal cancer.

Thereafter five yearly, or as

indicted by a surgeon

depending on the results found.

In patients with a positive

first degree relative with

colorectal cancer, screening is

recommended from the actual

age that the diagnosis was made

in the relative.

A Faecal Occult Blood test

can also be asked for by your

local GP, which aims to detect

microscopic blood in stool that

cannot be seen with the naked

eye and may be an indication of

colorectal pathology.

Colonoscopy, however, remains

the gold standard for screening

and diagnosis and a negative

feacal occult blood test does not

exclude colorectal cancer.

A positive test, however,

necessitates an urgent

c o l o n o s c o py.

Modifiable risk factors that

may increase your risk for

colorectal cancer (risk factors

that you can change): smoking,

excessive alcohol consumption,

high intake of red meat and

processed foods, low intake of

fruit and vegetables, obesity and

physical inactivity.

Non-modifiable risk factors

that may put you at a higher risk

of colorectal cancer (risk factors

that you cannot control): 50

years and above, male gender,

ethnicity, family history of

inflammatory bowel disease,

colorectal polyps or colorectal

cancer, type 2 diabetes.

As with many other diseases,

make sure you have a healthy

lifestyle, and be vigilant in

knowing your body and the

symptoms it may or may not

show you. Go for your regular

ch e ck u p s .

FACE 2 FACE with /

Bubele Bouga Vulani librarian assistant, office of the chief justice

QTell us about your

occupation.

AI am a librarian assistant

employed by the office of

the chief justice.

On a part-time basis I am an

underqualified personal fitness

i n s t r u c t o r.

What is the most satisfying

aspect of the work you do?

To see someone being satisfied

by the service I rendered.

To me, it’s not about how

many people I help but about

those who come back and are

happy about my service.

What is the one tourist aspect

you would recommend to a

visitor to the Sunshine Coast?

I would recommend Bathurst

because it has the Big Pineapple

and a restaurant and cultural

a c t iv i t i e s .

There is also a spot which is

sort of a hiking trail, where you

see the [start] of the Kowie River.

I’d recommend it to any visitor.

If you have a bucket list, what is

the top item?

If freedom was an item I would

buy it, freedom financially and

doing what I want to whenever I

want to, freedom to spend time

with family and my loved ones.

What is your motto in life?

I often say to people there is no

progress and improvement in

your comfort zone. If you are

comfortable you will not grow.

What keeps you motivated?

Every time I wake in the

morning and look at myself in

the mirror and check where I

come from, and where I am

now, and where I want to be in

the future, is what motivates me.

A lot has changed in my life,

things like lifestyle, yet I am not

satisfied about where I am now.

With the high unemployment

rate in our country, what do

you think could be done to

address the situation?

As a young parent, I would

encourage all other parents that

we motivate our children to go

to school, not only to be

employed, but so they are able

to start their own businesses and

do not rely on government.

Do you think enough is being

done to reduce our carbon

footprint on the planet? If not,

what do you think could be

done to change it?

This is a tricky one because

factories produce carbon but

also produce employment, so if

we close those factories it

means jobs will be lost.

If we can plant more trees

and keep our environment

clean and do not litter, use our

dustbin to throw away rubbish,

that might have a positive effect

in reducing carbon.

What is your favourite music of

all time?

I love all genres of music,

depending on my mood.

If it connects to my soul I

enjoy it. In most cases, I love the

golden oldies and deep house.

When I feel emotional, I

listen to gospel and jazz.

What is the one item that is

always in your fridge?

Fruit, depending on the season.

If it’s summer you will find

apples, grapes and peaches. In

winter, oranges. Fruit is one

thing I don’t run out of.

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’d recognise everyone in the

office for the great work they do,

so they feel appreciated; 2. I’d

make everyone feel like they are

in charge, so they don’t feel like

they are taking orders on a daily

basis; 3. I’d give everyone a

responsibility to be in charge of

a certain task so everyone can

know the feeling of being in

charge and giving and receiving

instructions.


Port

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

graphic © vadym yesaulov / 123RF.com

AI helps remove human error

and emotions when investing

Fund reduces risk over medium- to long-term

Investors can no longer

ignore the effect of artificial

intelligence (AI) on

investments. AI is here to stay.

With this in mind, the

Glacier Manco launched its first

artificial intelligence (AI) fund in

September 2018.

The Glacier AI Flexible Fund

of Funds (the Fund)* recently

celebrated its second

anniversary with more than

R580m in assets under

management (as at February 8

2021).

The Fund was launched

during a volatile time in the

markets, but despite market

conditions at the time, the Fund

has remained steady.

Machine versus market

m ove m e n t s

The Fund was designed to

reduce human emotions and

respond to how the market is

m ov i n g .

The Fund aims to provide

superior capital growth and

mitigate downside risk over

the medium- to long-term and

is managed using AI and

machine-learning techniques –

therefore with no human

emotion or bias.

This allows the Fund to

actively adapt to changing

markets while not being

distracted by the markets,

thereby reducing risk and

improving outcomes for

i nve s t o r s .

AI advantage

Markets are changing, moving

faster and faster, and

conventional ways of managing

funds often can’t keep up.

In this environment, AI can

enhance investment strategies

by :

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What is artificial intelligence?

AI is the theory and

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tasks that normally require

human intelligence, through

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These systems are able to

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Adding value for investors

In just a little over two years, the

Fund has already added value

for its investors and has

displayed the potential benefits

of removing human emotion

from the investment decisionmaking

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Despite challenging market

conditions, the Fund has

produced risk-adjusted returns

superior to those of the JSE All-

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Ideal investor

The Fund ticks all the boxes for

investors seeking exposure to

local and global stock markets

to provide long-term capital

growth, who have an investment

horizon of five years or longer,

and who are comfortable with

the local and global stock

market and currency risk.

Th o u g h investors may

experience volatility in the

short-term, the Fund aims to

achieve a return of at least 5%

above inflation over rolling

three-year periods and will limit

downside risk over the mediumto

long-term.

The Fund demonstrates

Glacier’s commitment to

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to improve the investment

experience for clients.

Contact Sticks Stiglingh at Strata

Financial Solutions BlueStar on

046-624-4948/ 071-612-7339

or sticks@stratabluestar.co.za for

professional advice.

*The Fund is managed by

Glacier Management Company

(RF) (Pty) Ltd with portfolio

management by Satrix, a

division of Sanlam Investment

Management (Pty) Ltd.

BATHURST THE PLACE TO BE

Mike and Linda Harrington enjoy a relaxing Sunday lunch and drinks at the Pig and Whistle Inn in

Bathurst last weekend

BEAUTIFUL MUSIC: Elisa Kirigin and Clarke van Steenderen, of String Maestros from

Makhanda, performed for patrons at the ‘Pig n Whistle’ on Sunday Pictures: JON HOUZET

Fun for aspiring

little gymnasts

A welcome addition to extra-mural activities on

offer for children in Port Alfred is Tumble Bugs, a

preschool gymnastics group.

Tumble Bugs is for children from the age of

two (they must have turned two from January 1

2021) to five.

Classes are given at Inspired Wellness Studio

at Rosehill Mall (Woolworths entrance) and at

Kowie Foundation School in the afternoons.

Two 45-minute classes are offered a week.

The cost is R450 per month, as well as a

once-off registration fee.

The benefits of gymnastics include assisting

the development of healthy bones, instilling an

understanding of discipline, increasing coordination,

encouraging self-esteem and

increasing social awareness.

Contact Kim Veldman on 071-382-1070.


Inflation hits the poor much

harder due to food price hikes

23% minimum wage increase

for domestics still not on par

MANDY ROESSTORFF

The minister of

employment and l a b o u r,

Thembelani Nxesi,

announced an increase in the

national minimum wage on

February 8 2021.

This amendment was

published under Government

Notice No 44136 of February 8

2021 and is effective from

March 1 2021.

Factors including inflation,

the cost of living and GDP were

considered when implementing

the increases.

The increases are as follows:

National minimum wage

R21.69/hr (previously R20.76) –

4.5% increase.

Domestic workers

R19.09/hr (previously R15.57)

– 23% increase.

Farm workers

R21.69/hr (previously R18.68)

– 16% increase.

The recommendation that

the minimum wage be

increased by inflation (about

3%) plus 1.5% in 2021 was

suggested by the National

Minimum Wage Commission in

2020.

It was noted that inflation for

poorer households is

significantly higher than for

higher-income earners, due to

the relatively sharp increase in

food prices.

Because m i n i m u m - wa g e

earners spend more of their

income on food, this hurts them

more than higher earners.

A 23% increase in the

domestic workers wage is a very

steep hike.

The commission wants the

minimum wage for domestic

workers – who still, even after

THEMBELANI NXESI

the latest increase, earn 12%

less than other minimum wage

workers – to be equal to the

national minimum wage by

2022.

With a 16% increase this

year, the minimum wage for

farm workers is now equal to

the national minimum wage,

after being 10% less in the past

ye a r.

Employers are reminded that

the national minimum wage

excludes allowances that are

paid to enable employees to

work (such as transport and

equipment), or payment in kind

(such as accommodation), as

well as bonuses, tips or food.

An employer thus cannot

argue that they pay an employee

less than the minimum wage

because they contribute to their

uniform or meals.

Wo r k m e n ’s compensation

The Constitutional Court of SA

has ruled that domestic workers

who suffer injury or contract an

illness while on duty at the

private home of their employer

may apply for compensation.

All employers who employ

one or more domestic workers

will need to register with the

Compensation Fund by

completing a W.as.2 form.

These forms can be found on

the department of labour’s

website or at its offices.

Once complete, with a copy

of the employer’s ID attached,

this form must be mailed or

delivered to the Compensation

Commissioner’s office.

The employer will then be

allocated a Compensation Fund

registration number.

A Return of Earnings (W.as.8)

form, which assesses the

e m p l oye e ’s salary and workassociated

risks, will also need

to be submitted on an annual

basis. No funds can be

deducted from the worker’s

earnings to contribute to the

fund.

The annual assessment fee,

which the employer must pay, is

calculated on the wo r k e r ’s total

pay divided by 100, and

multiplied by the assessment

tariff (which will be determined

by the department of labour).

Claims, submitted by either

the employer or employee, need

to be logged within 12 months

after the injury, illness or death

occurred.

Compensation can include

medical costs, temporary

disability, permanent disability,

and death benefits.

While the Compensation

Commissioner will administer

funds to the affected employee,

the employer will need to pay

for the first three months after

the injury was sustained.

The employer will be

reimbursed by the

Compensation Commissioner.

Employers who fail to

register with the Compensation

Commissioner or default on

payment of assessment fees will

be liable for fines or prosecution

in the event of a workplace

incident.

CAUGHT UP: The minimum wage for farm workers is now equal to the national minimum wage,

after it was 10% less in the past year Picture: 123RF/KOSTIC DUSAN

Feast with family and

friends at street fest

On Saturday April 3, the place

to be is most definitely Van der

Riet Street in Port Alfred.

Starting at 4pm, the street

will host the latest, long-awaited

Van der Riet Street Festival.

The restaurants in the street

will offer a variety of specials as

well as live music at the various

ve n u e s .

B ra m ’s at Home will be

joining the traders and will be

offering Lowveld Fajitas, either

chicken or beef strips dusted in

Cajun spices, along with mixed

peppers pan fried and served on

a crepe.

Chef Bram Coetzee will also

be doing spinach, feta and

mushroom pancakes and Crepe

Doc, which is a chocolate

pancake flambeed in caramel

vodka, served with a caramel

sauce.

For those with a sweet tooth

or two, do not miss out on the

Crepe Suzettes, crepes

flambeed in triple sec with a

citrus sauce.

For the sushi lovers there

will be sushi boats, pork belly

on flat bread and calamari at

N i ch e .

There will also be a variety of

gin on offer, and to set the

mood, Claude Samuel will be

providing the music in the

garden.

Rise Café in The Courtyard

will blow you away with their

choices of Durban beef curry in

pita, falafel with roast lemon

mayo dressing, and Asian

chicken cup with sesame sauce.

Graze By The River will

have mussels, their popular

chicken sate, spicy pork rashers

and vegan pasta on offer.

Featherstone Real Ale

Brewery will be selling pints

❝ Rumour has it that

the Easter Bunny may

be making a special

appearance

and there will be live music to

listen to while you rest awhile in

the garden.

Ocean Basket will have

sushi, calamari and fish bites on

offer, as well as mallow whips,

which will be great for the

younger ones.

My Pond Hotel will offer a

potato-burned gnocchi

butternut and caramelised

onions, topped with parmesan

ch e e s e .

They also have a vegetable

tortilla wrap comprising green

peppers, pepper dews, baby

marrow, carrots and spinach,

with a seasonal garden green

salad dusted with parmesan

cheese with a sweet chilli

reduction.

Other choices are the BBQ

sticky wings with potato chips,

and the Mini My Pond Basket.

Rumour has it that the Easter

Bunny may be making a special

appearance, so be sure to bring

the family down to Van der Riet

Street and enjoy an evening of

food, fun and laughter.


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

One day short of a year, today

marks 364 days under the national

lockdown regulations, currently at

level 1.

A year of restrictions has been

difficult for many and lack of

work, staying isolated at home

and taking a wage cut has been

most people’s experience during

this trying, mentally challenging

and often painful time.

Not being able to see family

members, especially the older

members of our families who

might be housed in health care

facilities, has caused

psychological issues in many, with

isolation adding to the misery.

Yet now, at level 1, many

things are back to some

semblance of “normal”, though

we have probably forgotten what

normal actually is.

We are still required to wear

masks when in public and

maintain our social distancing,

and so normal is a relative term.

In SA, Covid infection rates,

despite the new variant, are

dropping significantly, yet only

about 150,000 people have been

vaccinated at this point.

This is far short of the 75% to

80% purported to be required for

herd immunity.

Having resold the R1m doses of

the AstraZeneca vaccine into

Africa for fear it was not effective

against the SA variant, we are now

receiving vaccines from Johnson

and Johnson that should be rolled

out from now and throughout the

second quarter of the year.

WITH only a week to go, it is

getting close to the Easter holidays

and, unlike last year, South

Africans may travel to their

favourite holiday destinations.

It is unlikely that Ndlambe will

see as many visitors as in pre-

Covid years, and the current water

crisis in the area is likely to

dissuade all but the most

determined visitor.

Added to this, the imminent

threat of more loadshedding

(Eskom says it is currently highly

constrained and that this is a real

possibility), as well as the price of

fuel will force many potential

holidaymakers to stay at home.

THE body of a second person from

the car crash into the Kowie River

on March 16 was discovered on

Saturday morning, floating down

the Kowie River at Wharf Street.

Apparently canoeists came

across the body and guided it

toward the riverbank but were told

to leave it while police and

security retrieved it.

But the story of what happened

on Saturday was related to TotT on

Friday, leading to speculation that

S a t u r d ay ’s body was actually the

third body to be recovered from

the tragic motor vehicle incident.

Police spokesperson Capt Mali

Govender said there were only

two bodies and not three.

When asked on Friday about a

second body Govender replied it

was just “rumour”.

THE SAPS is under pressure at the

moment and police officers seem

to be taking advantage of the

situation by exerting unnecessary

force when exercising their

a u t h o r i t y.

Take our story this week of a

young woman who was allegedly

beaten at the police station due to

a false claim.

Then, four police officers are

being denied bail for the murder

of Mthokozisi Ntumba during the

Wits student protests, 257 officers

are currently under arrest for

corruption and, in total, 397 cases

against police officers are being

investigated. Surely this is a sign

that something is wrong with the

system?

The police are responsible for

ensure citizens’ safety and

maintaining law and order.

But the heavy-handedness of

certain police officers has ordinary

citizens afraid of the police and

this is completely contrary to the

SAPS’ stated mission.

The police are also citizens and

must not only be seen to be

enforcing the law but must also

act in accordance with it.

AFRIFORUM are going after

President Cyril Ramaphosa for his

involvement in cadre deployment,

stating it was not possible that, as

deputy president at the time,

Ramaphosa was unaware of the

corruption of those he appointed.

It has requested the Inquiry into

State Capture to call the president

answer some important questions.

With SA waiting for a definitive

decision on former president

Jacob Zuma’s refusal to attend the

inquiry to answer questions, this

could see a very dangerous and

debilitating precedent, rendering

all the time and money allocated

to the inquiry a huge waste.

We need leaders who are there

to improve the lives of all South

Africans, not just a cabal of

connected cadres.

BIRTHDAY greetings,

congratulations and good wishes

to everyone celebrating a happy

occasion in the week ahead,

especially Mary Hobbs, Babette

Vermaak, Hannah Beukes, Amillia

Snyman, Cherie Antrobus, Jaden

McKinnon, Ethan Tulk, John Dell,

Mike Brown, Hannie de

Flamingh, Sally-Ann Phillips-Page,

Joy Geard, Vicky Kleynhans,

Okkie duPlessis, Rosalie Hare,

Christopher Phillips-Page, Jami

Weeber, Jay-Leigh Taai, Julie

Davidson, Eve Dombai, Vince

McDuda, Shireen Hilpert, David

Cooke, Daniella Swanepoel, Beryl

Pancoust, Joyce Harrison, Charne

Boshoff, Ashley Riddin, Ntia

CELEBRATING A MILESTONE: Dee Jones-Phillipson

celebrates her 80th birthday with family and friends at the

Royal St Andrews Hotel on March 16 Picture: SUPPLIED

Sylianou, Wendy Cock, Linda

Buchanan, Reuben Hayes and

Tosca Spenceley.

EVERY success for many more

years to follow to the following

businesses and organisations on

another anniversary, especially

KTP Kitchens and Sports ‘n All.

THE international markets seem to

have settled down over the last

few weeks and have returned to

some semblance of order, closely

resembling the values before the

start of the Covid pandemic.

However, it is worth noting that

with vaccine nationalism and

battles with China over trade,

together with racially-driven

protests and climate change

issues, as well as a possible third

and more waves of Covid-19 to

follow, the markets could regress

at a moment’s notice.

With last year’s figures in

brackets for comparison, the

currency was trading at R14.87

(R14.61) to the Dollar, R20.35 to

the Pound (R19.32) and R17.60 to

the Euro (R16.48).

In the commodities

department, gold was trading at

$1,727.29 per fine ounce

($1,318.35), platinum was trading

at R1,175.36 ($855.85) per ounce

and with Brent crude oil at $60.26

($67.48) 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.

CONGRATULATIONS and best

wishes for many more years of

happiness to all couples enjoying

another anniversary, especially

Craig and Melissa Keevers, Jedd

and Tania Reid, René and Eileen

Denis, Jimmy and Julia Jamieson,

and Gordon and Katie Japp.

THOUGHT for the week:

“Harmony makes small things

grow, but a lack of it can make

great things decay.”

BEST regards as always,

The team






TIME TO TAKE THAT BREAK

IT’S MY BIRTHDAY

Bushwillow School pupils, from left, Ayola Thole, Marijke Wigley, Tor Heyerdahl, Siphenkosi Zintoyinto and Elvira Tsikos take a

break in the tree canopy Picture: SUPPLIED

PLEASE BEAR WITH US

Birthday girl Lulo George, in Grade 1 at El Shaddai Christian

Academy, had a lovely day at school celebrating her birthday

outdoors with her friends, in a special sash for the occasion

Picture: SUPPLIED

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Tel: 046 624 1522

Email: warren@hortcouture.co.za

The Grade 2s at Kowie Foundation School had fun learning to unleash their creative side

when they were taught how to weave, and could create these beautiful colourful jerseys for

their paper bears Picture: SUPPLIED

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MAKING MERRY: Friends Jess Price, left, and Kendall

Westcott had a ball at the first ever Great Kenton Wine

Festival last weekend. It was wildly popular among

Kenton locals, with 11 wine producers bringing more

than 70 of SA’s finest wines to taste and buy at cellar

prices during the tastings at the Kenton Bowling Club

and Diaz Angling Club.

POUR GENEROUSLY: Elizma Visser of Olifantsberg

pours a chenin blanc for tasting at the bowling club

WINE CHEERS THE HEART: Kenton locals Carol and John Crandon enjoyed

themselves at the festival wine tasting at the Kenton Bowling Club

SALES PITCH: Nitida wine estate representatives Nicole Worthington,

left, and Carmen Capes were enthusiastic about their products at their

tasting table at the Kenton Bowling Club

A TASTE OF SUNSHINE: Peter and Yvonne Bayly of Peter

Bayly Wines just outside Calitzdorp, show some of their

fortified wines available for tasting at the festival

LAST CALL: Carolyn Miller of The Tin Mine served

last-minute tasters at the Diaz Angling Club during

the Great Kenton Wine Festival Pictures: JON HOUZET

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The picturesque seaside

village of Kenton-on-Sea,

between the Kariega and

Bushman’s rivers, is a closeknit

community which also

draws many visitors

ke n t o n

jewel of

the sunshine coast

Send your news of local events

and achievements, or of any

issues you might be having to

h o u ze t j @ t i s o b l a c kst a r.c o. za

or call (046) 624-4356

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Coping with grief amid Covid

Just having someone to talk to, who cares and listens, can bring comfort during a time of loss

RULEEN VISSER

With many people

facing sudden loss, I

want to offer some

advice on how to find comfort

and process grief during the

pandemic.

Coping with loss is difficult,

but in the Covid era, it’s even

h a r d e r.

Often, the loss of life is

sudden, and family members

are unable to be by their loved

one’s side because of Covid-19

restrictions.

The separation only adds to

the grief and sadness of loved

ones left behind.

We also might not have lost

a loved one to the coronavirus,

but to other illnesses. The loss

and grief remains the same.

Losing a loved one, a life partner

specifically, also results not only

in grief but loneliness.

In my experience, one of the

best ways to help a grieving

person is to give them a chance

to talk. It helps most people to

just be heard when they are

holding a lot of emotional pain.

It is difficult to talk about the

pain, and we need to feel

connected to the person we are

talking to and to feel

emotionally safe, knowing they

care and want to help.

However, it can be difficult

to just listen to someone express

emotional pain.

We sometimes say “I don’t

know what to say,” but we don’t

have to say much, just listen.

Most people have a natural

caregiving instinct that makes us

want to soothe the person and

take their pain away.

However, when someone is

grieving the loss of someone

close, we really cannot take the

pain away.

We can only be willing to

listen and share this very human

s o r r ow.

A lot of comfort is nonverbal,

but this requires some kind of

physical interaction.

This is what is much more

difficult in the Covid era.

However, with video chats

it’s not impossible.

We need to clear our minds

and hearts of anger, guilt and

anxiety to the best of our ability

and, from there, try to be

creative in ways to be present

with our bereaved friends and

family as much as possible and

in whatever ways we can.

Some tips for those suffering

the loss of a loved one:

● Know your feelings are valid.

Grief is messy and a natural

response to loss.

There are no right or wrong

ways to experience grief.

There are commonalities,

but our response to loss is

different for every person.

In general, grief begins

acutely with intense emotions,

preoccupying thoughts and

physical reactions and

b e h av i o u r s .

Over time, as we adapt to

the loss by accepting its reality

and restoring our well-being,

grief is integrated and finds a

place in our life.

● Understand that sudden loss

is shocking and difficult to

comprehend.

● Use the tenets of the serenity

prayer. You need to accept what

you cannot change, this means

accepting the death but also the

presence of the pandemic and

its consequences.

● Watch out for thoughts that

can derail your healing process.

If they take too much space

in your mind, acknowledge this

and seek help.

● Don’t let guilt overwhelm

you. You will likely find yourself

feeling survivor guilt and this is

natural, but is something to

notice and pay attention to

while trying to not let it take

over and guide your choices as

you move forward.

● Acknowledgements to an

article by Katherine Shear MD,

director of Complicated Grief at

Columbia school of social

wo r k .

● Contact Ruleen de Witt

should you like to join our

support group meeting every

month in Kenton-on-Sea.

You can also contact her should

you need some help with

dealing with loss or grief on

084-280-9126.

● Sadag also has a support

group meeting on a Sunday at

4pm – contact Dr Glenda Hicks

on 046-624-8500.

AGRI EC

Farm to fork – local fare the best

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KIM VAN LINGEN

The backbone of any community is

its food supply.

I believe food grown or made

sustainably, with a higher nutrient

density, and by someone with

passion, is preferable to anything

that comes from mono crop

chemical agricultural systems.

We need a resilient and reliable

local food supply for local social

s e c u r i t y.

Good food means good health,

resilience and stability.

Ndlambe has a small but

productive group of local food

producers and those mentioned

here are by no means all but this is

a start to a delightful slow food

j o u r n e y.

Undoubtedly the biggest

selection of locally grown food is

available from the Bathurst Farmers

Market – a Sunday morning

institution.

Started by Derek Newsome

somewhere in early 2000, this

market has been serving the good

people of Ndlambe for 21 years.

Here home bakes abound, from

Barbara and Greg’s stone-ground

seeded loaves and scones to

sourdough ciabatta.

Sample Michael Watkins’s

coffee and a poem. Browse the

selection of rusks, biscuits, cakes,

tarts, mosbolletjies and pies, along

with Olga’s legendary sauces.

Carrol and Rori sell gorgeous

gingerbread houses and men.

There are mushroom grow kits,

cheeses, meats and puppy treats,

unfiltered honey and always a good

selection of fresh, seasonal

ve g e t a b l e s .

Market policy is to offer stall

space to local farmers, growers,

makers and bakers, but due to our

district’s ever-worsening economy

and the drought, a concession was

made to allow fresh produce from

further afield at the market for

certain stallholders.

Visitors are welcome to enquire

as to the source of the produce and

shop accordingly.

If Sunday is pyjama day, then

Tracy Phillips’s Sunday Service is

just for you.

Tra cy ’s beautifully packaged,

fresh range of homegrown,

homebaked goodies include

health-imbuing kombucha, real

farm butter, honey, quiches, tarts,

muffins and preserves delivered to

your door every Sunday.

Terry and Marius from Warf

Street Fruit & Veg are another great

resource for homegrown essentials

and must haves.

As market gardeners

themselves, they understand well

the challenges facing small fresh

produce producers and so

wholeheartedly support local

growers, bakers and makers.

Apart from outrageously fresh

veg, their offerings include artisanal

dairy products, free-range poultry,

eggs and locally made preserves.

Skipper’s Catch on Warf Street is

the only place to go for fresh fish.

For free range eggs try Feather’s

Fa r m .

Igadi Market does weekly home

deliveries of an equally tantalising

range of locally grown and

homemade essentials and treats.

Local is always lekker er.

Venison Wors

R69.99 per kg

Rhodes Braai Relish

410g

Sunday Service

BY TRACY PHILLIPS

What's in the box?

Locally sourced and fresh goodies

customised to your taste.

Delivered to your door

on Sunday mornings -

Last orders by Friday evening.

Beef Fillet

R119.99 per kg

Spar Butter 500g

Trading Hours: Mon - Sat: 7:30am - 6pm

Sundays & Public Holidays: 7:30am - 4pm

Tops: Mon - Sat: 10am - 6pm

Sundays: 9am - 1pm

Valid: 24 - 28 March 2021 | E&OE

Tel: 046 648 1023 | While stocks last

Freshline Black or Red

Globe Grapes 500g

R19.99 each

Potatoes 7kg

R9.99 each R49.99 each R39.99 each

Whatsapp Tracy on 072 569 1426

to get added to the Group

BATHURST

FARMERS MARKET

Every Sunday,

Rain or Shine.

08.30 - noon @

Just Off Centre

Enquiries:

074 370 0648

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St David’s

EASTER SERVICES

THURSDAY 1ST APRIL AT 6PM

A service of Footwashing and Holy Communion

FRIDAY 2ND APRIL AT

9AM, 12 NOON AND 3PM

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SUNDAY 4TH APRIL AT 8AM & 10AM

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and Holy Communion

44 RIVER STREET, BUSHMAN’S RIVER

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25 March 2021 TALK OF THE TOW N

F E AT U R E

Pay it forward idea flourishes

Businesses

bless others by

supporting local

restaurants and

economy

Earlier this year, an idea came

to local resident and

commuter between Port

Alfred and Port Elizabeth, Ed

Gutsche, after seeing the

devastating effect the

lockdown restrictions had on

local restaurants in Port Alfred.

After approaching Talk of

the Town, Gutsche initiated a

Pay It Forward initiative in

which he challenged four local

businesses, which included

Talk of the Town, Remax

Kowie, Harcourts and

Thospark, by giving them

pizzas from Tash’s Craft Bar.

The challenge was that

each of these businesses had

to, in return, pay it forward by

THE CYCLE OF

GIVING: Some givers

in the pay it forward

restaurant challenge

wanted to bless

charities and the

volunteers who work

for them, and even

those charities had

sponsors paying it

forward on their

behalf. After

receiving a meal from

Feathers Farm, the

Port Alfred Soup

Kitchen paid it

forward to Stenden

South Africa with

food ordered from

Graze by the River.

The Soup Kitchen got

help purchasing the

food from Ed

Gutsche, the man

who initiated the

restaurant challenge

to support local

re s t a u r a n t s

RE/MAX Kowie - 54 Campbell St

Tel: 046 624 1110

SPARROW

POOLS

For all your swimming

pool requirements

info@sparrowpools.co.za | 083 236 4663

Tel: 046 624 3542

Monday - Saturday:

7:30am - 6pm

Sunday:

8am - 4pm

Tel: 046 940 0383

Monday - Saturday:

7am - 7pm

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ordering food from one of the

restaurants and challenging

the business they blessed.

This was the catalyst for an

initiative that had a huge effect

on the local economy, not just

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Some businesses did not

delay in paying it forward, as

was the case in Rosehill Mall,

where businesses received

treats and responded

i m m e d i a t e l y.

Without being challenged,

Global Trade ordered food

from KC Italia and then paid it

forward to Wharf Street Fruit

and Veg.

They in turn ordered from

Fat Cactus and paid it forward

to two businesses in Rosehill

Mall, namely Top Carpets and

Serenity Day Spa.

Serenity promptly ordered

from Coffee at the Mall and

paid it forward to Rugz and

Things, which also ordered

from Coffee at the Mall and

blessed Raw Clothing.

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Raw Clothing - to Tideline.

The next recipient was Elsa

Barnard Mohair. Top Carpets

also ordered from Fat Cactus

and paid it forward to Settlers

Park Retirement.

Homegrown Nursery in

Bathurst also did not wait to

be challenged and paid it

forward to Meraki Water by

ordering from Pickwicks pizza.

One of the heartfelt pay it

forwards was that of an

anonymous resident who

bought food for the SPCA and

Retreat to Eden.

In both cases, food was

ordered from Graze by the

R i v e r.

Another example was Hi-

Tec Security in Kenton-on-Sea,

which also did not wait to be

challenged and paid it forward

twice.

Seeff in Kenton-on-Sea

paid it forward to Kenton

Pharmacy by ordering from

The Bakery.

In return, Kenton Pharmacy

paid it forward to Dolphin

Coast Home by ordering from

The House Planner. When KFC

paid it forward to the local

ambulance services, it was also

self-initiated.

Schools like Alexandria

Christian Academy and El

Shaddai Christian Academy

paid it forward to other

schools and did not wait to be

challenged.

Many charities benefitted

from the goodwill that has

spread like wildfire in our

distribution area.

Various restaurants have

benefited from this idea and it

is not restricted to businesses

ordering for another business.

Individuals can also bless

friends by ordering from their

favourite restaurant.

Look out for more features

in upcoming weeks involving

businesses that took part by

sharing the love and keeping

the local economy going by

helping restaurants keep their

doors open.

Look out on our Facebook

page for photos posted on

how the initiative is going.

Please send us your photos

and keep spreading the vibe.

KINDNESS SEEKING NO RECOGNITION: An anonymous

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ON THE WAY BACK TO

NORMAL?

Half-a-dozen schoolboys walking

in Pepper Grove Mall last Friday

caught my attention. They were

wearing brown blazers which

meant they were not local lads.

They were also wearing tracksuit

pants, so they were probably

sportsmen, I thought. A couple of

enquiries later and it transpired

they were involved in a rather big

waterpolo tournament up the road

from the mall.

I had been aware that school

sport was making an appearance

again after many months of

competitive inactivity, but was not

aware it had reached the stage

where teams from other cities and

centres were involved so soon. In

recent weeks, cricket, tennis,

waterpolo and basketball has

been played and contested,

mostly inter-house and internal

fare.

Last weekend’s waterpolo

tourney was a rather big affair,

attracting schools from Cape

Town, Gqeberha (PE), KwaZulu-

Natal and the Western Cape, plus

a handful of invitational teams.

Meanwhile, a fair number of

s ch o o l s ’ cricket matches were

contested on grounds across

Makhanda (Grahamstown) last

Saturday, and a few local schools’

athletes were at the Westbourne

Oval in Gqeberha taking part in

EP Athletics’ league series.

School sport appears to be on

track again – I wonder how long it

will be before rugby and hockey

resume their intense rivalry at

school level.

LOCAL CAMPUS SHUTDOWN

Rhodes University was not

unaffected by last week’s national

u n ive r s i t i e s ’ shutdown, and the

institution said in a statement it

took “a dim view of the reported

conduct” and would act against

any student who transgressed the

student disciplinary code and

violated the rights of other

students.

A number of breaches were

reported on the Rhodes campus as

the shutdown continued. These

included a handful of students

continuing to blockade access

roads to the campus; acts of

intimidation against fellow

students; staff working on issuing

study materials being turned

away; intimidation of staff and

threats of violence; and abuse of

university property. In addition, a

staff member was allegedly

surrounded and physically pushed

and ordered to leave the campus.

THOROUGHFARE RENAMED

At a ceremony presided over by

Warrick Strachan, chairman of the

Kingswood College Council last

week, Burton Street on the

Kingswood campus was renamed

Rev Dr Simon Gqubule Avenue.

Gqubule was on the Kingswood

Council from 2001 to 2011 as the

Presiding Methodist Bishop’s

nominee, and was also president

of the Convocation of Rhodes

University for 16 years.

SAFE AND SECURE

Showing its true communityminded

colours, Hi-Tec Security

sponsored and installed the

necessary security upgrades to

improve safety and security at the

SPCA premises on the southern

edge of the industrial area. The

Makhanda community as a whole

is well aware of the good work

that SPCA does for local animals.

Present at the handover of the

security equipment were Andre

Wille (chief operating officer of

Hi-Tec Security), Dr Amy Jackson-

Moss (who recently opened her

new veterinary clinic at the SPCA)

and Phillip McDougall (SPCA

manager).

ON RURAL ROADS

Next up on the Algoa Rally Club’s

calendar of events for 2021 is the

Stu Davidson Rally in the

Uitenhage district this weekend,

but due to work commitments

navigator Tim Dold of Makhanda

and driver Brandon Hattingh of

Uniondale are giving it a miss.

However, they’ll be back in

action in their class S3R 1986 exworks

Toyota Corolla for the

Paardepoort Rally in the

Steytlerville area on May 15 and

16.

A rally team and off-road

combination of many years’

standing, Hattingh and Dold have

been competing in Algoa club

rallies the past three years. They

finished 2nd in their class at the

Heinesport Rally in the Longmore

forests in November 2020.

ACTION AT GRAEME

Th e r e ’s quite a lot happening at

Graeme College tomorrow

(Friday) from 2pm, what with T20

cricket between the school’s 1st Xl

and Stanley Cricket Club

beginning at that time, and the

Old Graemian Union AGM at

5pm. The meeting will be

followed by a burger evening with

beef and chicken burgers priced at

R70 each (with chips).

WATER WOES CONTINUE

Makhanda’s water challenges

have continued over the past few

days, with certain areas not

receiving any water at all.

In a statement released last

Sunday, Makana Municipality said

there was a mechanical problem

on the pump set at

Howiesonspoort dam, resulting in

no pumping of water to Waainek

water treatment works. This

affected supply to Makhanda

West, and on Sunday only the

central business district (CBD) was

supplied with water.

As far as Makhanda East is

concerned, Botha’s Hill reservoir

has been filled, but James

Kleynhans water treatment works

is operating at five megalitres a

day instead of the normal 10

megalitres a day. Carting of water

is continuing to some high-lying

areas.

DONATING RED: Emerald Bouwer (left) donated her ninth unit of blood when the SA National

Blood Service (SANBS) visited Makhanda on Tuesday. She is a professional nurse at a local clinic.

Assisting her on this occasion was phlebotomist Phumi Chiya. The SANBS visits the NG Kerk hall

in Hill Street each Tuesday from noon to 6pm Picture: SID PENNEY

The municipality’s statement

concluded by saying:

“Reinstatement of the normal

water supply to the entire area is

our primary focus. Our teams and

service providers are working

tirelessly around the clock to

resolve these problems.”

G OV E R N I N G

The school governing body (SGB)

of PJ Olivier High School for 2021

comprises Magda Botha, Chesley

Daniels, Madelein Heinen,

Christo Henning, Ezra Schoonbee,

Hansie Slabbert and Wynand van

der Walt.

CHAMPS IN THE VALLEY

Belmont Golf Club’s men’s

championships will be played in

three divisions on April 10 and 11,

ROUGH RIDE: An ambulance carefully negotiates a potholed section of Jackson Street in the Makhanda suburb of Sunnyside as

it makes its way to the provincial ambulance station in Temlett St6reet. Not only does Jackson Street serve the residents in the

area and the ambulance station staff and official vehicles, it has also been the only entrance for Fort England Hospital staff and

service vehicles while the York Street entrance is closed due to building work . Picture: SID PENNEY

with players requested to enter

before April 7. The A division

caters for players with handicaps

from 0 to 7 (medal competition), B

division 8-15 (also medal) and C

division 16+ (individual

stableford).

RED, WHAT RED?

My first reaction was “I cannot

believe what I just saw,” but I

suppose we’ve just got to get used

to it. I was parked at the Cathedral

traffic lights waiting to turn left

into Hill Street. The lights were red

for me and the other vehicles

parked alongside and behind me.

But no problem for this

minibus taxi alongside me — the

driver decided he was not going to

wait and drove through the

intersection, against the red. It’s

not the first time I’ve seen this

happen in recent weeks. Just

imagine if all motorists decided

this was the way to go!

BIG FIELD, NO FIELD

According to the story “Big field

for Two Oceans” appearing in

Grahamstown This Week

newspaper of 13 March 2009, no

fewer than 56 Grahamstown road

runners had entered the 2009 Two

Oceans ultra-marathon and halfmarathon,

20 for the 56km race

and the rest for the 21km race. Big

local entry indeed!

Now it’s time for the 2021 Two

Oceans where there will be no

local entries, nor in fact any

entries at all, with the ultra and the

half cancelled for the second

successive year due to the Covid-

19 pandemic. This year’s “Tour of

the Cape Peninsula on Foot”

would have taken place on Easter

Saturday, April 3.

NEW RECORD AND A JAGGER

WIN

Catherine Williamson set a new

girls’ open 100m breaststroke

record, by almost two seconds, at

the Kingswood College swimming

gala last week. Her time was 1

minute 22,38 seconds – the

previous record, set in 2002, was

1 min 24,20 secs.

Meanwhile, Jagger won the

inter-house competition with 144

points, Chubb was second (141),

Gane third (134) and Wood fourth

(118).

FASTEST TIME

At the Eastern Province Athletics

track and field meeting in

Gqeberha (PE) last week, Emma

Kruse of the Diocesan School for

Girls (DSG) ran the fastest overall

wo m e n ’s time of the day in all

wo m e n ’s age groups for the 800

metres events. Kruse cruised to

victory in the U18 800m event,

though she is still at U16 level, in

a personal best time of 2 minutes

13 seconds.

Megan Emslie, meanwhile,

competed in the U18 100m and

200m races, taking the runners-up

berth in both. Then, a week later,

Kruse was back at the Westbourne

Oval for the third leg of the league

series. Figures released by EP

Athletics after the meeting

indicated that Kruse was among

the top-five women’s points

scorers on the day, finishing in

third place.

STAR JUMPER

Graeme College’s Mihlali Xalabile

shone in both his events – triple

jump and long jump – at the EP

Athletics track and field meeting

in Gqeberha last week. He was 1st

in the triple jump (12,68m) and

3rd in the long jump (5,47m).

Likhona Mhono ran a time of

11,89 seconds in the U18 100m

and was placed 1st in his heat in

the 200m.

STUDENT SUNDOWNER

With a score of 19 points, Jeremy

Beyleveld won last week’s student

sundowner competition over nine

holes at Belmont Golf Club.

Runner-up was Brian Cordner (16

points) and Matthew Meiklejohn

third (15 points).

ROYAL VISIT

With the Royal Family (and ex-

Royals) very much in the news of

late, I thought you may be

interested in this snippet from the

pages of the 10 October 2013

edition of Grahamstown This

Week, a free weekly newspaper

published by Johnnic Community

Newspapers.

“It was a particularly busy day

for the Earl and Countess of

Wessex, Prince Edward and

Princess Sophie, when they visited

Grahamstown on 9 October

2013. They were met at St

Andrew’s College by the

President’s Award for Youth

Empowerment CEO, Martin

Scholtz, before entering the

Centenary Hall for a Gold Award

c e r e m o ny.

“The royal couple also visited

Nombulelo High School, Victoria

Girls’ High School, the Wyvern

Club at Kingswood College where

they had lunch, and watched part

of a cricket match involving the

Tiger Titans.”

THAT SEAT ON THE DRIVE

Up there on the eastern end of

Mountain Drive, between the old

motocross track and the N2

bypass, was an arrangement of flat

stones forming what was called,

decades ago, “M ayo r ’s Seat” or

was it “M e ye r ’s Seat”?

There was a time that I walked

up there quite regularly, and the

last time I passed by on a stroll it

was still intact, looking very much

like a throne.

However, an acquaintance told

me the other day that Mayor’s Seat

or Meyer’s Seat is no more. “Last

time I was up there all the stones

had been spread far and wide,” he

said.

Now I’m wondering whether

there are readers or residents who

know more about the origins of

M ayo r ’s Seat or Meyer’s Seat and

whether it was named after the

Mayor or Mr Meyer. Contact me

via e-mail at sidp@imaginet.co.za

WINNERS ON THE GREENS

A photograph appearing in

Grahamstown This Week,

published by Johnnic Community

Newspapers on 13 March 2009

depicted the winning team of the

main event of the night bowls

league hosted by Grahamstown

Bowling Club. The winning

Grahamstown Electric team

comprised Albert Levings, Geoff

Mardon, Daniel Levings and

Marcus Mardon. They defeated

Makana Brick A in the final.

Sadly, the 2021 Pepper Grove

Pick n Pay inter-company night

bowls league did not materialise

due to Covid-19 restrictions.


A G R I C U LT U R A L

MUSEUM SPARKS A

PROJECT PLAN

After visiting the Bathurst Agricultural

Museum, the Kowie Foundation School

Grade 4 pupils enjoyed setting up their

own mini museum and invited the other

classes to learn about their artefacts.

After her visit, Onesimo Dyani’s

inspiration for museum pieces were

these eating and drinking utensils.

Daniella Venter, far right, displayed an

antique telephone

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Bathurst Sport Festival wins

by encouraging young players

Nine teams have fun, get active

Asuccessful soccer

tournament for Under 13

and U15 players, Th e

Bathurst Sport Festival 2021,

was held at Nolukhanyo

Township over the weekend of

March 13 and 14.

Nine teams from each

division competed for the top

prize.

“There were top performers

who won player of the

tournament from both divisions

but what was important was that

everyone got active and

everyone was happy,” organiser

Vuyolwethu Sontsonga said.

“Children need to be active

every day to promote their

healthy growth and

d e ve l o p m e n t .”

“Kids who establish healthy

lifestyle patterns at a young age

will carry these forward for the

rest of their lives.

“This tournament wouldn’t

have been successful without

the help of people from the

Bathurst village and local

businesses.

“A big thank you goes to all

wh o assisted in making the

weekend and the tournament a

great success.”

Sontsonga is a coordinator/coach

with The

Bathurst Sport Development

organistation. “We are creating

an environment where young

people are given guidance,

along with being shown life

skills to improve their sense of

responsibility and maximise

their individual and combined

creative energies for their

personal development,“ said

Sontsonga.

He has a number of goals he

is hoping to achieve to enable

the youth of Bathurst to advance

positively with their lives.

“I’ve been asked to involve

the youth in sport, specifically

football, since this is something I

am involved in personally and

also I am very passionate about

the game,” he said.

“I have a group of highly

passionate and motivated

youngsters who are showing

much potential to go on and

become recognised as future

professional players.

“I am not only coaching

them skills on the field but also

coaching them about life skills

so they do not fall into bad

habits as they grow up.

“There are many distractions

and so it is vitally important to

educate the youth of our

township to see these and be

able to make the right choices,“

he said.

LOVING THE

GAME: The

overjoyed young

Classic FC players,

who were declared

the winners of the

Bathurst Sports

Festival U13 soccer

competition, held

recently P i c t u re :

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Local runners and others from further afield are

getting themselves ready for the Ndlambe

Marathon on June 5 2021.

The event is made up of a standard marathon

of 42km, a half-marathon of 21.1km, along with

10km and 5km fun runs.

This year, Kenton-on-Sea will host the event.

For out-of-towners, Kenton is situated between the

Bushman’s and the Kariega rivers, lying about half

way between the industrial centres of East London

and Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth).

The start and finish is at the Ekumphumleni

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R343 road and back.

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FRANÇOIS HEWITT

VOSLOO (73)

Passed away on 14th March

2021. He will be sadly missed

by his wife of 50 years,

Wendy; his children

Chiquita and John-Roy and

grandchildren James and Ryan.

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE CORNELIA

MAGRIETA DU PLESSIS, Identity No.

330927 0038 088, of 41 Ravenswood

Retirement Village, Port Alfred who died

on the 9th December 2020 and who was

a widow

ESTATE NUMBER 826/2021

Creditors and Debtors of the above

deceased are hereby requested to lodge

their claims with and pay their debts to

the undersigned within 30 days of the

26th March 2021

DATED at PORT ALFRED on this the

12th Day of March 2021

GJ MARAIS

Executor

Neave Stötter Inc

25 Van Der Riet Street

PORT ALFRED

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BOWLS BANTER

Port Alfred Bowling Club

It was a good afternoon of

bowling in Kenton last

Wednesday when Port Alfred and

Kenton clashed in the first round

of the Doris Ford (women) and Les

Clarke (men) competition.

The ladies lost one and won

one, while the men won three out

of four games.

The women’s winning skip

was Elzabe Rodriguez, which

enabled Port Alfred to come away

with 11 points plus 2 with Kenton

on nine minus 2.

In the men’s section, there

were wins for skips Trevor Frost,

Ron Orford and Hein Strombeck,

with Dave Freeme losing out.

Tr e vo r ’s side at one stage

looked dead and buried at 17-5

down but a magnificent fight back

saw them win by two shots (24-

22) on the last end, with Trevor

moving the jack for four with his

last bowl of the final end.

Thanks to Kenton for hosting

us so kindly.

On Saturday, the Guido’ssponsored

afternoon took place

with vouchers going to the

winning team of Hein, Jen and

Rory. Thanks once again to Toby

and Guido’s.

With the greens unable to be

cut due to rain, tabs-in was last

week changed from Tuesday to

Thursday, with only 12 bowlers

pitching up.

On Friday, the usual bounce

game took place but with only

eight ends played due to drizzle.

The Brian Waddington

Hospice Bowls Day, a fundraising

event for Hospice, took place on

Monday and was well-supported

and well-run.

The winning skip was Trevor

Frost, winning second was Pam

Bowker and winning lead was

Leigh Evans.

The format is unique in that all

skips played with different players

in each of the three games over 14

ends. Good bowling all.

Kenton Bowling Club

It was a busy week at the club last

week. Wednesday saw us hosting

Port Alfred for the Doris Ford and

Les Clarke first round competition.

Port Alfred emerged as

winners on the day but it was a

close affair with the men’s score

being Port Alfred 21 + 3 and

Kenton 19 - 3.

The Kenton A team had a great

match against Port Alfred A and

were two up and lying 2 on the

last end until Trevor Frost, skip of

Port Alfred, played a matchwinning

final bowl that scored

them 4 on the final end.

Our ladies scored 9 - 2 to Port

Alfred 11 + 2 so they also had

close games.

The PT Lockdown Meat draw

was won this week by John Daly.

Jo h n ’s definitely on a roll here,

having won the whisky draw the

previous week and now this.

Kenton Butchery has your

voucher waiting for you to

collect. None of the other draws

were done on Friday.

The Kenton Bowling Club was

one of the two venues where the

Kenton Wine Festival tasting took

place this past weekend.

We hosted six wineries at the

club and they had a range of their

wines for those lucky enough to

have bought tickets in time for the

e ve n t .

Due to the inclement weather,

it was held inside the clubhouse.

It was a very successful event

with people coming and going

and enjoying the wines on show.

Positive feedback was received

from the exhibitors on our

facilities and they were all very

happy with the volume of trade

that they did.

On Sunday morning, we had

an open day of Barefoot Bowls,

and boerewors rolls, jaffles and

toasted sandwiches were made

and sold, and went down well.

We did not get the turnout we

were hoping for at the bowls but

those who did come thoroughly

enjoyed themselves.

The greens had been prepped

on Sunday morning by Mike

Palmer and his helpers and

coaching for the Barefoot Bowlers

was given by Ivan, Wickus and

Ruth, with the occasional quip

from others on the sidelines.

Thanks must go to all club

members who gave up their time

over the weekend to assist

wherever they were needed to

make this the success it was.

Kowie Bowling Club

“What can go wrong”–a phrase

every skip should bear in mind

every time he or she is

contemplating a drive.

A dramatic successful drive at

bowls can be as satisfying as a

crisp drive down the middle of the

fairway at golf.

The trouble is the average club

skip only has a success rate of one

in five, and while the skip enjoys

regaling his or her spouse

regarding the brilliant shot they

played, they have selective

amnesia regarding those that

failed, especially if your “missed”

shot caused damage.

All this led me to thinking of

the most dramatic turn-overs I

have seen.

In the first anecdote, playing to

a very short jack on Rink 2 in an

Inter-Provincial against Western

Province, Neil Burkett (EP) could

take out a WP bowl to pick up a 3.

He drove as only he could,

made a small error and took out

all three of his own bowls to give

WP a 4.

Meanwhile, his own bowl was

on a mission, ricocheting off his

bowl on rink 2 it crossed over to

rink 3 where Gus Smith was

playing. Gus had 4 bowls at the

back and could pick up a 5 if he

pulled the jack back. Gus obliged

and hit the jack sweetly.

In the meantime, Burkett’s

bowl, racing across from rink 2,

caught Gus’s jack in mid-air and

took it to Rink 4, where

Zimbabwe was playing Natal.

Zimbabwe was lying 4 shots

with the skip about to play his last

bowl to an easy draw for 5, but

Burkett’s “wrecking ball” still had

enough steam left to destroy the

Zimbabwe head and they lost a

potential 5.

In another story, Rob Owsley

and his father Harry were playing

in the final of the EP Pairs against

Somerset East (SE). It was the first

time Rob skipped with his father.

On a fast green,the SE lead

played his first bowl 60mm from

the jack. Harry put his bowl

100mm behind the jack.

SE, scared to pull the jack,

played short. Harry played

through and so it went on.

When Rob had to play his last

bowl, SE still lay shot plus 7 short

bowls, while Rob had the second

and 6 more back bowls.

Rob drove his last bowl,

caught the jack, and for an instant

lay 8 shots – but it was not to be.

The jack hit a back bowl and

rebounded forward for SE to pick

up 8 shots – a turnover of 16 shots.

With no outside fixtures it was

bowls as usual at the club last

week. Starting at the previous

Saturday we had Lester Scriven,

Trevor Hyson (visitor) and Andrew

Meyer collecting the winner’s

prize. Tuesday produced a

winning president when Jacques,

Lester Scriven (what, again?) and

Ron Ruiters took first place.

On Thursday, the laurels went

to John Hubbard, Michael van der

Sandt and Ossie Harbrecht, while

Saturday saw Judy Alexander at

the helm, along with Michael

Ryan and Dave Slater.

Ex-Bok to assist

local rugby club

Training on after the go-ahead, while new committee elected

The Kowie United Rugby

Club held its AG M

recently at which a new

executive was elected.

During their first meeting as

the executive, a decision was

taken “to become a strong

community-based rugby club”.

The club is excited about

having acquired the services of

former Springbok and Western

Province player Gary Pagel as a

technical advisor.

Pagel was welcomed by the

club at an informal event at the

Station Hill Sports Field last

week.

The club has started

practising again after getting the

go ahead by Eastern Province.

All Covid-19 protocols are

followed, with all players being

sanitised and screened as they

enter the sports ground.

The new club president is

Christo Breytenbach, the deputy

president Freddie Hilpert,

secretary Abe Hendricks,

deputy secretary (and

fundraising) Wayne Gasiba,

GOLF W E E K LY

Wednesday March 17: Pick n Pay

4 Ball Alliance, with 86 players.

Results:

1st: Noel Stötter, Leon Evans, Syp

Guard, Basil Dukas – 89

2nd: Geoff Bladen, Paul Griffiths,

Norman Smith, Nick Fox – 85

3rd: Wollie Wolmarans, Leon

Nell, Andries Small, Darryl

Hooper – 85

4th: Robin Murray, Chris Roberts,

William Duncan – 85

2 Clubs:

6th: P Swanepoel

8th: L Evans

11th: B Robinson, T Counihan

13th: D Cowie, R Hoar

Best Gross: 68 – Ian Moncur

Best Nett: 68 – Jono Bradfield

Nearest The Pins:

Fishaways/Debonairs – 6th: Leon

E va n s

Galileo Risk – 8th: Jono Bradfield

Tekserve – 11th: Brian Robinson

The Firm – 13th: Dallas Cowie

The Firmest Drive – 18th: Phillip

S wa n e p o e l

Remax Kowie - Nearest for 2 on

the 1st: Alan Rosenthal

Saturday March 20: Galileo Risk

Betterball Stableford, with 74

p l aye r s .

Results:

1st: Phillip Swanepeol, Reon van

Zyl – 46

2nd: Marius Lombard, Arjan Sap -

45

3rd: Keith Wood, Roger Acton –

44

4th: Ockie Pieterse, Charlie

Poulton – 42

Two Clubs:

6th: A van Zyl, R Dowding

11th: A Sap, P Thompson

13th: D Painting

Best Gross: 74 – Oliver Burnett,

Arjan Sap, Othi Matiwana

treasurer Shelmadine Brooks

and deputy treasurer Melissa

May, with Kirt Wessels with the

portfolio of women’s rugby, and

Best Nett: 67 – Marius Lombard

Nearest The Pins:

Mooifontein Quarry – 6th: André

van Zyl

Tekserve – 8th: Rob Dowding

Sibuya Game Reserve – 11th:

Quentin Hogge

Fishaways/Debonairs – 13th:

Reon van Zyl

The Firmest Drive – 14th: Reon

van Zyl

Royal St Andrews – Nearest for 2

on the 1st: Reon van Zyl

1820s GOLF

Monday March 15: 12 players in

overcast weather.

Winners on 40: Mike Stadler,

Dallas Cowie, Juan Southey.

Moosehead on 47: John Dell,

Windsor Bagley, Eugene Erasmus.

Good Scores: 47 Mike Stadler.

Two Clubs: 8th John Arnold.

Thursday March 18: 12 players in

a slight drizzle and overcast

w e a t h e r.

Winners on 37: Peter Rinaldi,

Trevor Stötter, Stan Weyer, Juan

S o u t h e y.

Moosehead on 43: Wi n d s o r

Bagley, John Feather, Nic van der

Merwe, Dudley Kieser.

Good Scores: 45 Trevor Stötter,

Stan Weyer.

Two Clubs: None.

LADIES’ R E S U LT S

March 16

In almost perfect golfing

conditions, 28 ladies took part in a

Viv Jordan Individual Stableford

competition.

Three ladies took full

advantage of the good conditions

and each scored 40 points.

On a count out, the winner

was Maureen McGarvie who

counted out Donne Piguet into

Lionel Lambert community

d e ve l o p m e n t .

Former club president

Johannes Opperman has been

second place and she, in turn,

counted out Jane Bladen into third

place.

Glynnis Renecle was nearest

the pin on the eighth hole and

scored the only two club of the

afternoon on the same hole.

Visitor, Penny Yeats was

nearest the pin on the 11th and

also won the longest drive in the

0-21 handicaps division on hole

15. Jo-Anne Hilliar had the

longest drive in the 22-onwards

d iv i s i o n .

Good individual scores: Th e

ladies who took the first three

places were Maureen, Donne and

Jane, all making 68 nett and

Glynnis was close behind with a

nett 69.

The Ladies’ Competition on

March 30 will be an Individual

Stableford for the Jones-Phillipson

Cup.

KGB RESULTS

Tuesday March 16:

A light westerly wind saw 30

players drawn in two 3-balls and

six 4-balls to play a Stableford

Alliance 2-scores-to-count

competition.

John Dell, John Crandon,

Bryan Robinson and Steve

Kennedy contrived to tie in first

place with Donald McGarvie,

James Lobban, Jimmy van

Rensburg and David Groenewald,

with both coveys finishing on 86

points – the only coveys to

achieve scores greater than 80.

Paul Fryer, Eugene Erasmus,

Andy Manson and Heinz

Czepluch had a paltry 63 points,

as undisputed holders of the

Hamer en Sukkel at prize-giving.

Successful with birdies on par

COMMUNITY

RUGBY: The

newly elected

executive

members of the

Kowie United

Rugby Club are,

standing from

left, Kurt

Wessels, AB

Hendricks,

Wayne Gasiba,

Stewart

Abrahams,

Lionel Lambert

and Andy Jones,

with, seated,

Christo

B re y t e n b a c h ,

Freddie Hilpert

and Shalmedine

Brooks. Melissa

May was absent

Picture: SUPPLIED

elected as life president. Andy

Jo n e s , the liaison officer, said

new players were welcome.

Contact him on 073-930-9658.

threes were John Dell and Donald

McGarvie on the 8th hole. John

Abbott, Dave Curran and Bryan

Robinson all emulated this

achievement on the 6th hole.

The 2-club pool was won by

John and Bryan as they were in the

same covey.

Only two individual scores of

note were recorded, being John

Dell with a nett 69 and Bryan

Robinson with a nett 68.

Friday March 19:

A grey morning saw 33 players

drawn in three 3-balls and six 4-

balls to compete in a Stableford

Alliance 2-scores-to-count format.

Showing true grit in the face of

a moderate westerly wind, by Port

Alfred norms, and the occasional

rain squall, John Dell, Dave

Curran, Andy Manson and

Graham Finlay composed a solid

85 points to run out comfortable

winners. Garth Thomson, Don

Thomson, Andrew White and

Eugene Erasmus finished joint

second with Arnie Schultz, John

Abbott, Mike Stadler and Donald

McGarvie on 83 points.

Jimmy van Rensburg, Ian

Storer and Andy Stembridge

returned 68 (63+5) to earn the

Hamer en Sukkel.

No 2-clubs were recorded,

resulting in a carryover pool.

Mike Stadler was rewarded for

solid golf with an individual 70

nett, Dave Curran likewise with a

69 nett, Eugene Erasmus and John

Dell also showing class with their

68 netts. Round of the morning

went to Gabi Hausmann Tarpani,

on her welcome return to KGB,

with an excellent 67 nett.

TOTT 25 March 2021

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