20 Advertising & Newsdesk: (046) 624-4356 Find us on Facebook 25 March 2021 TALK OF THE TOW NThe city is renowned for itseducational institutions, forbeing the national seat ofthe judiciary and for itscultural eventsmakhandafestival citywith SID PENNEYSend your news of local eventsand achievements, or of anyissues you might be having tosidp@imaginet .co.zaor call (046) 624-4356picture © bernard mackenzie / 123RF.comON THE WAY BACK TONORMAL?Half-a-dozen schoolboys walkingin Pepper Grove Mall last Fridaycaught my attention. They werewearing brown blazers whichmeant they were not local lads.They were also wearing tracksuitpants, so they were probablysportsmen, I thought. A couple ofenquiries later and it transpiredthey were involved in a rather bigwaterpolo tournament up the roadfrom the mall.I had been aware that schoolsport was making an appearanceagain after many months ofcompetitive inactivity, but was notaware it had reached the stagewhere teams from other cities andcentres were involved so soon. Inrecent weeks, cricket, tennis,waterpolo and basketball hasbeen played and contested,mostly inter-house and internalfare.Last weekend’s waterpolotourney was a rather big affair,attracting schools from CapeTown, Gqeberha (PE), KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape, plusa handful of invitational teams.Meanwhile, a fair number ofs ch o o l s ’ cricket matches werecontested on grounds acrossMakhanda (Grahamstown) lastSaturday, and a few local schools’athletes were at the WestbourneOval in Gqeberha taking part inEP Athletics’ league series.School sport appears to be ontrack again – I wonder how long itwill be before rugby and hockeyresume their intense rivalry atschool level.LOCAL CAMPUS SHUTDOWNRhodes University was notunaffected by last week’s nationalu n ive r s i t i e s ’ shutdown, and theinstitution said in a statement ittook “a dim view of the reportedconduct” and would act againstany student who transgressed thestudent disciplinary code andviolated the rights of otherstudents.A number of breaches werereported on the Rhodes campus asthe shutdown continued. Theseincluded a handful of studentscontinuing to blockade accessroads to the campus; acts ofintimidation against fellowstudents; staff working on issuingstudy materials being turnedaway; intimidation of staff andthreats of violence; and abuse ofuniversity property. In addition, astaff member was allegedlysurrounded and physically pushedand ordered to leave the campus.THOROUGHFARE RENAMEDAt a ceremony presided over byWarrick Strachan, chairman of theKingswood College Council lastweek, Burton Street on theKingswood campus was renamedRev Dr Simon Gqubule Avenue.Gqubule was on the KingswoodCouncil from 2001 to 2011 as thePresiding Methodist Bishop’snominee, and was also presidentof the Convocation of RhodesUniversity for 16 years.SAFE AND SECUREShowing its true communitymindedcolours, Hi-Tec Securitysponsored and installed thenecessary security upgrades toimprove safety and security at theSPCA premises on the southernedge of the industrial area. TheMakhanda community as a wholeis well aware of the good workthat SPCA does for local animals.Present at the handover of thesecurity equipment were AndreWille (chief operating officer ofHi-Tec Security), Dr Amy Jackson-Moss (who recently opened hernew veterinary clinic at the SPCA)and Phillip McDougall (SPCAmanager).ON RURAL ROADSNext up on the Algoa Rally Club’scalendar of events for 2021 is theStu Davidson Rally in theUitenhage district this weekend,but due to work commitmentsnavigator Tim Dold of Makhandaand driver Brandon Hattingh ofUniondale are giving it a miss.However, they’ll be back inaction in their class S3R 1986 exworksToyota Corolla for thePaardepoort Rally in theSteytlerville area on May 15 and16.A rally team and off-roadcombination of many years’standing, Hattingh and Dold havebeen competing in Algoa clubrallies the past three years. Theyfinished 2nd in their class at theHeinesport Rally in the Longmoreforests in November 2020.ACTION AT GRAEMETh e r e ’s quite a lot happening atGraeme College tomorrow(Friday) from 2pm, what with T20cricket between the school’s 1st Xland Stanley Cricket Clubbeginning at that time, and theOld Graemian Union AGM at5pm. The meeting will befollowed by a burger evening withbeef and chicken burgers priced atR70 each (with chips).WATER WOES CONTINUEMakhanda’s water challengeshave continued over the past fewdays, with certain areas notreceiving any water at all.In a statement released lastSunday, Makana Municipality saidthere was a mechanical problemon the pump set atHowiesonspoort dam, resulting inno pumping of water to Waainekwater treatment works. Thisaffected supply to MakhandaWest, and on Sunday only thecentral business district (CBD) wassupplied with water.As far as Makhanda East isconcerned, Botha’s Hill reservoirhas been filled, but JamesKleynhans water treatment worksis operating at five megalitres aday instead of the normal 10megalitres a day. Carting of wateris continuing to some high-lyingareas.DONATING RED: Emerald Bouwer (left) donated her ninth unit of blood when the SA NationalBlood 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 hallin Hill Street each Tuesday from noon to 6pm Picture: SID PENNEYThe municipality’s statementconcluded by saying:“Reinstatement of the normalwater supply to the entire area isour primary focus. Our teams andservice providers are workingtirelessly around the clock toresolve these problems.”G OV E R N I N GThe school governing body (SGB)of PJ Olivier High School for 2021comprises Magda Botha, ChesleyDaniels, Madelein Heinen,Christo Henning, Ezra Schoonbee,Hansie Slabbert and Wynand vander Walt.CHAMPS IN THE VALLEYBelmont Golf Club’s men’schampionships will be played inthree divisions on April 10 and 11,ROUGH RIDE: An ambulance carefully negotiates a potholed section of Jackson Street in the Makhanda suburb of Sunnyside asit makes its way to the provincial ambulance station in Temlett St6reet. Not only does Jackson Street serve the residents in thearea and the ambulance station staff and official vehicles, it has also been the only entrance for Fort England Hospital staff andservice vehicles while the York Street entrance is closed due to building work . Picture: SID PENNEYwith players requested to enterbefore April 7. The A divisioncaters for players with handicapsfrom 0 to 7 (medal competition), Bdivision 8-15 (also medal) and Cdivision 16+ (individualstableford).RED, WHAT RED?My first reaction was “I cannotbelieve what I just saw,” but Isuppose we’ve just got to get usedto it. I was parked at the Cathedraltraffic lights waiting to turn leftinto Hill Street. The lights were redfor me and the other vehiclesparked alongside and behind me.But no problem for thisminibus taxi alongside me — thedriver decided he was not going towait and drove through theintersection, against the red. It’snot the first time I’ve seen thishappen in recent weeks. Justimagine if all motorists decidedthis was the way to go!BIG FIELD, NO FIELDAccording to the story “Big fieldfor Two Oceans” appearing inGrahamstown This Weeknewspaper of 13 March 2009, nofewer than 56 Grahamstown roadrunners had entered the 2009 TwoOceans ultra-marathon and halfmarathon,20 for the 56km raceand the rest for the 21km race. Biglocal entry indeed!Now it’s time for the 2021 TwoOceans where there will be nolocal entries, nor in fact anyentries at all, with the ultra and thehalf cancelled for the secondsuccessive year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This year’s “Tour ofthe Cape Peninsula on Foot”would have taken place on EasterSaturday, April 3.NEW RECORD AND A JAGGERWINCatherine Williamson set a newgirls’ open 100m breaststrokerecord, by almost two seconds, atthe Kingswood College swimminggala last week. Her time was 1minute 22,38 seconds – theprevious record, set in 2002, was1 min 24,20 secs.Meanwhile, Jagger won theinter-house competition with 144points, Chubb was second (141),Gane third (134) and Wood fourth(118).FASTEST TIMEAt the Eastern Province Athleticstrack and field meeting inGqeberha (PE) last week, EmmaKruse of the Diocesan School forGirls (DSG) ran the fastest overallwo m e n ’s time of the day in allwo m e n ’s age groups for the 800metres events. Kruse cruised tovictory in the U18 800m event,though she is still at U16 level, ina personal best time of 2 minutes13 seconds.Megan Emslie, meanwhile,competed in the U18 100m and200m races, taking the runners-upberth in both. Then, a week later,Kruse was back at the WestbourneOval for the third leg of the leagueseries. Figures released by EPAthletics after the meetingindicated that Kruse was amongthe top-five women’s pointsscorers on the day, finishing inthird place.STAR JUMPERGraeme College’s Mihlali Xalabileshone in both his events – triplejump and long jump – at the EPAthletics track and field meetingin Gqeberha last week. He was 1stin the triple jump (12,68m) and3rd in the long jump (5,47m).Likhona Mhono ran a time of11,89 seconds in the U18 100mand was placed 1st in his heat inthe 200m.STUDENT SUNDOWNERWith a score of 19 points, JeremyBeyleveld won last week’s studentsundowner competition over nineholes at Belmont Golf Club.Runner-up was Brian Cordner (16points) and Matthew Meiklejohnthird (15 points).ROYAL VISITWith the Royal Family (and ex-Royals) very much in the news oflate, I thought you may beinterested in this snippet from thepages of the 10 October 2013edition of Grahamstown ThisWeek, a free weekly newspaperpublished by Johnnic CommunityNewspapers.“It was a particularly busy dayfor the Earl and Countess ofWessex, Prince Edward andPrincess Sophie, when they visitedGrahamstown on 9 October2013. They were met at StAndrew’s College by thePresident’s Award for YouthEmpowerment CEO, MartinScholtz, before entering theCentenary Hall for a Gold Awardc e r e m o ny.“The royal couple also visitedNombulelo High School, VictoriaGirls’ High School, the WyvernClub at Kingswood College wherethey had lunch, and watched partof a cricket match involving theTiger Titans.”THAT SEAT ON THE DRIVEUp there on the eastern end ofMountain Drive, between the oldmotocross track and the N2bypass, was an arrangement of flatstones forming what was called,decades ago, “M ayo r ’s Seat” orwas it “M e ye r ’s Seat”?There was a time that I walkedup there quite regularly, and thelast time I passed by on a stroll itwas still intact, looking very muchlike a throne.However, an acquaintance toldme the other day that Mayor’s Seator Meyer’s Seat is no more. “Lasttime I was up there all the stoneshad been spread far and wide,” hesaid.Now I’m wondering whetherthere are readers or residents whoknow more about the origins ofM ayo r ’s Seat or Meyer’s Seat andwhether it was named after theMayor or Mr Meyer. Contact mevia e-mail at sidp@imaginet.co.zaWINNERS ON THE GREENSA photograph appearing inGrahamstown This Week,published by Johnnic CommunityNewspapers on 13 March 2009depicted the winning team of themain event of the night bowlsleague hosted by GrahamstownBowling Club. The winningGrahamstown Electric teamcomprised Albert Levings, GeoffMardon, Daniel Levings andMarcus Mardon. They defeatedMakana Brick A in the final.Sadly, the 2021 Pepper GrovePick n Pay inter-company nightbowls league did not materialisedue to Covid-19 restrictions.
TALK OF THE TOWN 25 March 2021 Advertising & Newsdesk: (046) 624-4356 Find us on Facebook 21A G R I C U LT U R A LMUSEUM SPARKS APROJECT PLANAfter visiting the Bathurst AgriculturalMuseum, the Kowie Foundation SchoolGrade 4 pupils enjoyed setting up theirown mini museum and invited the otherclasses to learn about their artefacts.After her visit, Onesimo Dyani’sinspiration for museum pieces werethese eating and drinking utensils.Daniella Venter, far right, displayed anantique telephoneNDLAMBE MUNICIPALITYPORT ALFREDConstruction EXPRESSION OF INTEREST INVITATIONESTABLISHMENT OF A PRE-QUALIFIED SUPPLIER DATABASEFOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CIVIL WORKS AND HOUSESNdlambe Local Municipality invites construction companies to express their interest tobe considered for inclusion in a supplier database for the construction of civil works andhouses within the Ndlambe Local Municipality’s area of jurisdiction for a period of 36months (three years).1. The envisaged Civil Works will consist of: 2. The construction of houses component will consist of earthworks and the¿ by the Contractor. ¿ Database shall take note of the following CONDITIONS:¿ ¿Preferences to CIDB Grade 1 CE and above dependent on the PACKAGE housing construction database. MBD4).¿MBD9).¿ will be held as follows: MBD 6.1 (included in the returnable document) as well as a ¿ th status level of contribution as follows: ¿ ¿¿TWO stamps are required.¿¿ONE stamp is required. ¿ Civil Works is required to be achieved) completed in full and in accordance with the conditions and bid rules contained inthe bid documents. free of charge on the documentation issued by Ndlambe Municipality.¿¿endorsed documents must be placed in a sealed envelope marked “NOTICE 49/2021– SUPPLIER DATABASE - HOUSING”, ¿23 th April 2021.NOTICE NUMBER: 49/2021R. DUMEZWENI25 March 2021 MUNICIPAL MANAGER
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