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Big spike in burglaries

Residents and business owners warned, while security companies and SAPS are ready to respond

ROB KNOWLES

There has been a

dramatic increase in

housebreaking and

theft in Port Alfred over the

past few weeks, with

burglars targeting private

residences, churches, the

municipality and even a

p r e - s ch o o l .

According to reports

received from Multi

Security, criminal activity

in the area has become

endemic.

Local security

companies are being kept

on their toes to respond to

suspicious activity as well

as actual crime.

Residents are warned to

be particularly vigilant and

make sure alarms are set,

even when at home.

On Saturday May 1, at

2.30pm, the Multi Security

control room received a

message on the Armed

Response group reporting

that a resident had been

tied up inside his premises

in Albany Road and

robbed of his cellphone,

money and food.

It was reported that two

teenage males allegedly

entered the premises

through a window that

they had forced open, and

tied the resident up with a

t-shirt.

By the time the incident

was reported, the victim

had been tied up for hours.

Response officers

reported that the resident

was fine but shaken up.

The SAPS arrived at

2.52pm. Furthermore,

Multi Security installed a

temporary panic system.

At 8.34am on Monday

May 3, a WhatsApp

message was received by

the Multi Security control

room reporting that copper

pipes had been stolen at a

property in Riverside

Drive. A case was opened

with the SAPS.

Later, at 12.50pm, the

Multi Security control

room received an alarm

notification from a

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By the time it was reported, the

victim had been tied up for

hours.

property in Park Road and

a phone call from the

resident who said a

trespasser was on site.

Security officers

attending to the alarm

reported that the person

trespassing was identified,

and that he had a police

cap with him.

The SAPS arrived at

12.34pm and took the

suspect to the station.

On Tuesday May 4, at

9.36am, a report was

received by the control

room that the Catholic

Church in Caxton Lane

was broken into during the

night.

On arrival, security

officers were told the door

to the sister’s room, where

they keep clothing items

for charity, had been the

entry point and the burglar

gate was not locked.

A case was opened

with the SAPS but it was

unclear if any clothes were

stolen.

At 9.44am, the control

room received another

WhatsApp message from a

resident in Albany Road

reporting that there was a

person trespassing on the

property who was wearing

black pants and a black

j a ck e t .

He was reported as

having two plastic bags

with him.

On inspection of the

property and surrounding

area, response officers

could not find anyone

matching the description.

At 11.12am, a break-in

was reported at the garage

of a property in Angler’s

Wa y.

The resident said his

gardener had informed

him of the break-in and, on

inspection of the property,

it was observed that the

burglars had also broken

into the flat adjacent to the

garage where there was no

alarm. The window latch

had been forced open and

the burglar bars removed.

A case was opened

with the SAPS.

Copper pipes were

again the reason behind a

theft in York Lane.

At 4.45pm, the Multi

Security control room

informed the SAPS, who

arrived at 5.02pm.

The SAPS reported

there was no case opened

as the client needed to find

out the value of the missing

p r o p e r t y.

The SAPS reported that

pipe connectors had been

stolen.

At 6.25pm on Tuesday

May 4, the Multi Security

control room received a

message from a resident in

Ferndale Lane that an

empty backpack was

hanging from a wall

between the property and

an adjacent empty plot.

Response officers

reported that no-one was

found on the empty plot,

just the backpack, and that

all was in order.

At 4.41am on

Wednesday May 5, the

control room received an

alarm from a premises in

West Beach Drive, where a

break-in was discovered.

It was established that

the thieves had gained

entry by forcing the garage

door open with a pole.

The key holder for the

property was unsure of

what was missing and

planned to open a case

once this was established.

Then, at 5.56am, the

Multi Security control

room received an alarm

activation from The Zone

in West Beach Drive

signaling an attempted

break-in at the premises.

The response officer

reported that someone had

tried to force open the

sliding door. A case was

opened with the SAPS.

The perpetrators did not

gain entry but were caught

on CCTV camera.

A break-in occurred at

a premises in Francolin

Road and was reported at

7.54am the same day.

The break-in was

confirmed by response

officers, who reported the

garage door was forced

open and a bicycle to the

value of R5,000 was

stolen. A case was opened

with the SAPS.

A report was also

received of a break-in in

Greenmantle Drive at

8.06am, that had occurred

during the previous night.

Security officers

reported that there was no

alarm in the flat and the

burglars had somehow

gained entry through an

open window which has

burglar bars that were still

intact. A laptop, clock,

speakers, bag, cap and

perfume were taken.

A case was to be

opened with the SAPS the

next d ay.

At 8.28am, there was a

report of a break-in in one

of the caravans at

Medolino Caravan Park in

Hards Street.

Response officers

reported that the

perpetrators gained entry

by forcing open the front

window of the caravan.

Two laptops and a

tablet were stolen. A case

was opened with the SAPS.

A resident in West

Beach Drive asked for

armed response assistance

after he found missing

items underneath the deck

of the property. A case was


Also on May 5, at

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7.03am, a report was

received from a resident in

Beach Drive that there was

a broken window at the

premises.

Security officers

reported a break-in had

occurred and bedding was

taken from the premises. A

case was opened with the

SAPS.

Then, at 11.28am, roof

tiles were reported as

having been stolen at a

premises in Stocks Avenue

and a break-in had been

attempted. No case was

opened.

At 1.55pm that night,

an alarm was raised at the

Nedbank ATM on Biscay

Road. One suspected thief

was caught but two others

managed to escape.

It was reported that all

three perpetrators were

vandalising the ATM. A

case was opened by the

SAPS. On Friday May 7, at

11.16am, a break-in was

reported in Sunningdale

Road.

The burglars had

assaulted the resident and

Gardmed was requested.

It was further reported

that the criminals managed

to escape in a white Toyota

Corolla.

They had apparently

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Numerous home

break-ins reported

Appeal for any help

for family who lost

entire home to blaze

Elderly pensioner and two sons safe, but now left with nothing

TK MTIKI

Police are investigating a

case of arson at a Nemato

RDP house neighbouring

the Enkuthazweni Special

Needs Centre.

The house was gutted by fire

last Thursday.

Enkuthazweni teacher Lifa

Nxobo witnessed the blaze.

“I was at work when it

happened. I saw a smoke and

our fire sensor started buzzing.

“We had to rush kids out of

classes, but when we went out

that’s when we noticed that

there’s fire at our neighbour’s

h o u s e ,” Nxobo said.

“We rushed to check, but

luckily there was no one inside.

“We called [a fire

department employee] who was

a few minutes away from the fire

station but then she rushed there

and came back with the fire

fighters, and in the end, the fire

was now no longer burning.”

He did not know the cause of

the blaze.

He said the RDP house

owner was an elderly pensioner,

whose two sons lived with her.

Knowing the plight of the

victims, who lost everything in

the fire, Nxobo appealed to the

public to offer any form of help.

“I went inside and took these

pictures to ask for help because

this mother struggles, so just

imagine to start up fresh at that

age. It’s kind of impossible,” he

HOUSE

GUTTED:

Teacher Lifa

Nxobo is

appealing

for any

donations

or help on

behalf of

the family

whose RDP

home in

Nemato

burnt down

on

T h u r s d a y.

They have

no means to

re p l a c e

what was

lost

said. When Talk of the Town

asked police spokesperson Capt

Mali Govender about the

incident after rumours that the

fire was set deliberately, she

said: “A case of arson is

currently being opened for

investigation, no arrests have

been made.”

Contact Nxobo on 084-603-

2984 if you would like to help.

The elderly woman does not

have a cellphone, according to

Nxobo.

Continued from PAGE 1

forced open the front door and

stolen a TV and cellphone. A

case was opened with the SAPS.

At 11.08pm, an alarm was

sounded at the Sikhulise Skills

Centre in Pascoe Crescent.

Response officers reported

the door to the premises had

been forced open.

The control room informed

the key-holder, who was out of

town. Another key-holder then

arrived at the scene and saw that

a fridge had been stolen.

The SAPS reported that the

passive alarm in the room where

the fridge was kept was covered

and the signal was received

from the workshop. No case

was opened.

Later, at 2.13am on Saturday

May 8, a resident in Caxton

Lane reported that there were

two suspects in his yard who

fled down Caxton Lane.

At 2.15am, the security

officer dispatched to the scene

reported that he had caught

three men and handed them

over to the SAPS.

At 3.57am, an alarm was

triggered at the CM Heunis

Building in North Street.

The office, which had no

burlgar bars, had been broken

into. A laptop was stolen.

A Hi-Tec guard was posted

until the window was secured.

A case was opened with the

SAPS.

On Sunday May 9, at

10.51pm, a response officer was

dispatched to the Port Alfred

Civic Centre on Causeway Road

to check on an after-hours

opening.

Deputy director of

community protection services,

Fanie Fouche, requested

assistance as there was an

intruder inside the generator

room.

The Multi Security response

officer reported the intruder had

forced open the generator room

door and was apprehended.

Finance director Michael

Klaas said he would establish

what was missing and report it

to the SAPS later that morning.

At 4.38am an alarm was

sounded at Happy Hours Preschool

in North Street and a

break-in was confirmed.

The office window had been

broken and a laptop was stolen.

A guard was requested and

supplied by Hi Tech. A case was


At 11.27am on Sunday,

copper pipes and fittings were

stolen at the Presbyterian

Church in Becker Street.

The response officer

dispatched reported that there

was no one on site. The water

was turned off and repairs were

to be done on Monday.

At 5.22pm, it was reported

that someone had been seen

jumping over a wall at Damant

Lodge.

The security officer

dispatched to the scene could

not find anyone suspicious.

At 3.06am on Monday, a

report was received that four

men wearing dark clothing and

carrying bags had jumped a

fence in George Street.

A response officer patrolled

the area but did not see anyone

suspicious.

The Multi Security control

room received an alarm from

the main house on The Island at

9.09am on Monday May 10.

On inspection, it was

discovered that there had been a

break-in at the house.

Only the TV was missing,

according to the resident. A case

was opened with the SAPS.

At 9.06pm that evening, the

control room received an alarm

signal from a bottom flat at a

property in Wesley Hill.

Response officers reported a

break-in at the premises.

The burglars cut a hole in the

kitchen window and bent the

burglar bars back.

They used the keys from

inside the premises to open the

door and security gate.

Various items were taken

from the kitchen. A case was

opened with the SAPS. A guard

was requested from Hi-Tec.

TotT readers reveal ongoing water tank frustrations in their areas

TK MTIKI

After several

complaints about the

communal water tanks

supplied by Ndlambe

Municipality being

empty, TotT wanted to

hear from the broader

c o m m u n i t y.

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Our Facebook

question was: From

your experience, do

the communal water

tanks placed around

Ndlambe have water in

your area?

Dominique

Hechter Pattie said

99.7% of the time, the

communal water tanks

in her area were empty.

Ginny Rogers said:

“So much for the

promise that the DA

would monitor these

tanks on a daily basis

and they are always

e m p t y.”

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Plessis asked: “Who in

this town do we trust

with our future ... not

feeling confident right

n ow ? ”

Colleen Denniss

said: “Unfortunately I

think most people in

this town are actually

buying water to fill

their tanks as these

tanks around town are

unreliable and the fact

that you are restricted

as to how much you

t a k e .”

Marelise van den

Bergh said in her area

the communal water

tank did get filled up,

but by the next e ve n i n g

it was already empty.

Athi Stimela said the

community in her area

had gone three days

without water.

Ryan Owsley

highlighted the

difficulties faced by his

e m p l oye e s .

“My staff bring

containers to work

every day to take water

home. They say the

tanks are never filled

and if they are, then

they get emptied

within a few hours

from filling while we

are at work,” he said.

Owsley said the

filling of the tanks was

not done or monitored

enough and was

inconsistent. Sabrina

Elliott said a Makhanda

resident had told her

that they had the same

problem, with pumps

not working and

i n e f f i c i e n cy.

Blaming it on

corruption, she said: “If

only efficient people

were put in the right

positions and money

not stolen, we would

not be in this dire

s i t u a t i o n .”

Anzelle Vermooten

said: “My

understanding is that

there are two water

trucks, of which one is

broken down and

repairs are needed.

They are old and slow.

My guess . . . [an] hour

to Cannon [Rocks RO

plant], hour to fill, hour

back and hour to

offload. Now eight

work hours x one truck.

Right there is the

problem. This truck

then also has to deliver

to other places too.”

Nicolette Dell said

she concerned about

the elderly people in

t ow n .

Ockert Smit asked:

“What is the

municipality that

changed our

availability of water

going to deliver on the

charge? Otherwise the

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r e i m b u r s e d .”

Jayde Venter said:

“I would just love to get

municipal water at my

h o u s e .”

Eustice Eusfull

H e n d r i ck s said:

“Station hill doesn’t

have a single tank put

u p .”

Asked for a

comment, Ndlambe

municipal

spokesperson Cecil

M b o l e k wa said: “Th e

situation in Station Hill

is different from other

areas, the water that

comes to town goes

through Station Hill.

“That means there

is always water in that

area, hence there is no

water tank.

“If there is an area

that requires a water

tank we will gladly

place one.”

He said people

must indicate where a

water tank is needed

and he would speak to

the water manager.

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Rubbish removed after TotT query

Duck Pond swamped with discarded litter, tyres

JON HOUZET

At the weekend, Talk of the

Town staff member Adele

Steck took photos of the

litter polluting the Duck Pond in

Port Alfred, showing an

assortment of plastic and even

tyres discarded in the water

closest to the parking lot next to

the Anchorage Mall.

Steck said while driving

along Southwell Road, she had

noticed litter scattered over the

wetland over the course of

several weeks and came across

the accumulated filth on a

closer inspection.

Encountering two municipal

workers picking up litter around

the Duck Pond on Sunday

afternoon, Steck pointed it out

to them, while understanding

they did not have the correct

gear to retrieve the rubbish from

the water at the time.

She urged the municipal

cleaners to ask their supervisor

for the equipment required to

remove the rubbish.

The municipal cleaners

blamed taxi drivers for dumping

the tyres in the water to avoid

the legal way of disposing of

used tyres.

“It makes me angry. It’s not

like municipal cleaners don’t

see this – they see it and use no

initiative to clean the area other

than picking up bits and pieces

of litter on the bank around the

p o n d ,” Steck said.

“Filth attracts filth.

“One piece of rubbish is

thrown in there, and then

another and then it just grows

and nothing gets done about it.”

While visiting the area, TotT

also came across two men

urinating into the water.

“This also happens because

people don’t care – just like the

wall next to the taxi rank,” S t e ck

said.

TotT asked municipal

spokesperson Cecil Mbolekwa

for comment on the pollution

and the assertion by the

municipal workers that tyres

had been dumped there by taxi

d r ive r s .

Mbolekwa had not

responded by the time of going

to print.

However, when Steck went

to check the area just hours after

To t T ’s queries were sent, she

was happy to report the rubbish

had been removed.

HORRENDOUS POLLUTION: An assortment of plastic litter and even old tyres discarded in the

watercourses and wetland around the Port Alfred Duck Pond. Talk of the Town can report that

this unsightly and environmentally hazardous rubbish was removed by the municipality shortly

after our queries Picture: ADELE STECK

Multi Security has

praised the bravery of a

response officer who

was brutally attacked

by a suspect while

responding to an

alarm.

After receiving an

alarm activation from a

Fresh Water Road

premises on Tuesday,

the Multi Security

control room team

dispatched their area

unit.

“The quick-thinking

controller immediately

dispatched a second

back up vehicle once

noticing multiple

signals being received

from this alarm,” Multi

Security said.

“While making his

way around the back of

the house, the [first

response officer on the

scene] ran straight into

a male who was trying

to flee the premises.

“The officer

instructed the suspect

to lay down, but the

now desperate

adrenaline-fuelled

suspect decided to

rather attack the officer

in an attempt to

flee, striking him with a

rock on the side of the

h e a d .”

By this time, a

second senior response

Team action after officer hurt

officer had arrived and

managed to surprise

the suspect, who fled

into the bushes.

The SAPS was

alerted, a description of

the suspect was

circulated between all

role players, and a

manhunt ensued.

CCTV footage from

a nearby resident

helped confirm the

suspect’s description.

While rushing to

the scene, a senior

SAPS officer noticed a

male fitting the

description running

towards town.

The team rushed to

the area and the

suspect was

apprehended by SAPS

members close to the

courts. The suspect was

arrested and taken to

the station pending

further investigation.

“Our officer is

stable and doing well,

and even with a few

stitches later, is still in

good spirits knowing

he had solid backup

from his team

member, there was no

loss to our client and a

successful arrest was

made today,” Multi

Security said, thanking

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Call for clarity on water issues

Sunshine Coast Tourism discuss effects on businesses, especially town’s accommodation providers

ROB KNOWLES

Sunshine Coast Tourism

held a meeting on Tuesday

May 4 on the many issues

affecting tourism and businesses

in the area.

A major issue on the table

was the ongoing water crisis and

how this is affecting Port Alfred.

According to the minutes of

the meeting, the “n e g a t ive

publicity on social media and in

the local media is a concern for

the tourism board as it affects

the reputation of Ndlambe as a

tourism destination”.

The board raised several

issues relating to the water crisis:

● The completion date for the

2Ml/day seawater reverse

osmosis (SWRO) plant is

unclear and business owners

need hard dates to plan in terms

of budgeting for additional

water or limiting business

operations till water is restored.

Accommodation providers are

especially hard hit.

● There is a concern that

purchasing additional water in

the hospitality sector is

becoming unsustainable.

The hospitality sector is

unable to offer a reasonable

service to clients in that they are

unsure when water, as a basic

service, will become available.

● The issue of whether the

proposed 3Ml/day wastewater

RO plant will have sufficient

water to supply the town is

being questioned.

The board said a three-point

approach was needed.

This included a meeting to

be convened between the

municipal manager, director of

infrastructure, Port Alfred

Residents and Ratepayers

Association, QFS and

contractors to obtain clear

answers to these questions.

Also, the outcome of that

meeting must be communicated

to members and to the public.

A letter is to be drafted from

Sunshine Coast Tourism to the

municipal manager requesting

an explanation on these issues.

The board discussed the

beautification of the town

which, they said, was

particularly difficult due to the

water crisis.

However, the board plans to

relaunch the “adopt a

p ave m e n t ” project and extend it

to donate a tree or adopt an

area. Discussions are being held

with businesses that are

potential sponsors of the

project.

Branding, including signage

were also brought up in the

meeting.

As for internet presence,

after a long delay because of IT

issues with suppliers, the system

is currently being uploaded with

current information.

There is also a plan to install

elegant “selfie frames” in

strategic locations to encourage

visitors to take pictures while

visiting Ndlambe.

Other issues raised at the

meeting included the state of the

sewerage system, where a clear

timeline and a plan for repairs is

required.

On the topic of the beaches,

the SCT minutes stated: “Good

improvements in atmosphere on

beaches after engagement with

the SAPS, and members would

like this to continue.”

The continued bad state of

the small boat harbour was also

discussed at the meeting, where

it was decided that engagement

with the municipality was

required to find structural

solutions.

The board was cautiously

optimistic about the month of

May with weekend boating

activities thriving and hotels and

restaurants reporting improved

demand.

According to the report,

Bathurst trade is still vibrant and

the recent Wellness Weekend

was a huge success and will be

repeated in the future.

Also, the report said the

recent Wine festival in Kenton,

one of 20 venues organised by

the company who organise the

Graaff-Reinet festival, was a hit.

Upcoming events on the

SCT calendar include the

university and schools’ boat

races in September and

December, and the possibility of

the Amanzi Challenge taking

place in October. Other events

include the Stance4Charity

event in June and the Ndlambe

Marathon in July.

The meeting was attended by

Rick Pryce, Wouter Hensens,

Mike Hosty, Jo Wilmot, Robin

Hyde and SCT manager Sandy

Birch. Tendering apologies were

Mike Wilmot, Bugs Wilmot,

Lesley Theunissen and Marius

Claassen.

Challenges and gratitude at

Soup Kitchen AGM

NO RESPECT

The Port Alfred Soup

Kitchen held their

AGM on April 21.

Being unable to

hold an AGM last year

due to the lockdown,

the Soup Kitchen was

pleased to be able to

update the public on

their current o p e ra t i o n s

Craig Ellis became

ch a i r p e r s o n in May of

2020 after Helmut

Hartleb stepped down

after 10 years of service

to the board.

Hartleb will remain

a committee member.

In his speech, Ellis

thanked the various

committee members

and staff.

He welcomed Julie

Baker as operations

supervisor, who has

taken over from Hector

MacDonald, who left

due to illness but will

still remain a volunteer

from time to time.

Ellis also thanked

all the individuals and

organisations who had

come to the aid of the

Soup Kitchen, from

attending to freezers

that had packed in to

fixing broken cooking

pots.

Appreciation was

also extended to

Stenden’s Universities

For World Hunger

project in the

Netherlands for the

funds much-needed

funds raised through

the students’ i n i t i a t ive s .

Klaas Wybo van der

Hoek, a member of the

Stenden University

board in the

GARY TIMM

10/05/2021

Gary Timm sadly

passed away 10/05/21.

He is survived by

Yvonne Timm,

Greg Timm, Grant

Shephard and Marbie

Shephard, Garron

Shephard and Charne

Shephard. He will be

sorely missed by all.

Netherlands for the

past 20 years, resigned

with a fundraising

event in support of the

Soup Kitchen, and

raised a significant

amount of money.

Another

unexpected source of

help was SERR

Synergy, which

sponsor BEE-compliant

non-profit

organisations, which

gave a further

substantial amount to

the Soup Kitchen.

Woolworths, SPAR,

Pick n Pay and Fresh

Stop were all given a

word of thanks for their

ongoing support and

donations which offer

desperate people that

bit extra.

The Port Alfred

Round Table were also

thanks for supplying

vouchers for meat and

ve g e t a b l e s .

All local farmers

were also given sincere

thanks for their

amazing quantities of

veggies that keep the

soup pots boiling.

Ellis thanked the

many individuals and

organisations that have

contributed, both

locally and from

overseas, as well as the

volunteer women’s

Christmas group who

always ensure the

children are catered for

with gifts over the

holiday season.

Ellis finally

acknowledged the

volunteers and drivers

who give of their time

and without whom the

Soup Kitchen would

not be able to operate

in the way it does. The

unaudited financials

were given by the

treasurer and the office

bearers names read

out.

Several new office

bearers were

welcomed – Ju dy

Mgudwa, Morena

Khashane, Tali

Alexandre, Luba

Sabelo, and Julie Baker.

The floor was then

opened for comments,

suggestions or

questions.

One of the

attendees gave

feedback of being

impressed by the Soup

K i t ch e n ’s operations

and congratulated its

members on their

g ove r n a n c e .

Soup Kitchen

founder Debra Harris

mentioned that funds

had dropped due to

Covid-19 and having

no assistance from

Lotto.

She agreed that the

Soup Kitchen needed

mentoring as they were

continually looking for

funding.

Neville Oosthuizen

17 May 2020

Ever since you went away

the days go slowly by,

And the hardest thing to cope with

Is never knowing why...

That we don’t understand

And maybe never will, Questions left unanswered,

Now your voice is still.

To lose you was unbearable

And time and time again, I’ve tried to look for reasons,

That no one can explain.

Life and death hold mysteries

But one thing is for sure,

We loved you then, we love you now

And will forevermore......

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AWFUL MESS: A resident visiting the West

Bank cemetery to lay flowers at her mother’s

plaque at the Garden of Remembrance

recently was disappointed to see the amount

of litter scattered around. This was after

encouraging signs that the grass and bush had

been cut. ‘I was horrified to see how

disgusting the area was. There is obviously no

supervision to see that the job of cleaning up

the area was done properly and completed,’

she said. The municipality has not responded

to TotT’s queries



EDITORIAL

OPINION

Keeping

Kowie

clean

In the time this writer has been editing

Talk of the Town, there have been

numerous community clean-ups, some

of which Talk of the Town has initiated and

participated in.

For several consecutive years, our

Mandela Day project was a beach clean-up

between Kelly’s Blue Flag Beach and West

Beach. Sometimes we were joined by other

community members.

We always found plenty of litter, in spite

of the fact there is meant to be a dedicated

team of coastal cleaners employed by the

Expanded Public Works Programme. Before

that it was a team called Coast Care, a

public/private partnership between the

Eastern Cape government and a company

based in Makhanda (Grahamstown).

Long-time readers may remember the

time Daily Dispatch journalist Dave

Macgregor broke a story about the Coast

Care workers shirking their duties by

sleeping in the dune bushes, after he was

tipped off by a resident.

There was even a damage control

meeting called by the municipality and the

company managing the workers, at which

the workers tried to deny what was evident

in the photographs taken by Macgregor.

Coast Care is no longer around, but the

job to clean the beaches and riverbanks is

still there, in the form of the EPWP.

Unfortunately, these workers maintain

the reputation of laziness and disregard.

The same kind of half-hearted cleaning

is evident around town. Notwithstanding

that the municipal cleaners have a huge

task on their hands continually picking up

after people who drop their litter

e ve r y wh e r e .

As mentioned in this column before, the

wall at the taxi rank along Southwell Road

is an eyesore – the scene of pervasive

littering and public urination.

Until the municipality stops this by

enforcing the bylaws against littering and

indecent exposure, they will just keep

putting a plaster on a festering wound.

The other spot in town which attracts a

sordid array of pollution is the Duck Pond.

Some rubbish that ends up in the water

is wind-blown, but other things, like used

tyres, are deliberately dumped there.

It is a disgrace that such a beautiful,

natural site should be treated with such

contempt.

TotT initiated a clean-up there too a few

years ago, which also drew community

support, and we collected a lot of rubbish,

from plastic and glass to car parts. But the

littering never ends.

This pollution is a blight and degrading

the environment of this habitat of water,

plant and bird life which should be

safeguarded and preserved.

There are municipal workers assigned to

keeping the town clean. They should not

neglect the fouling of the Duck Pond.

- Jon Houzet

❝ It’s a disgrace such a

beautiful, natural site

should be treated

with such contempt

CONGRATULATIONS: The winners of the Mother’s Day competition with the sponsors of the prizes, namely Buco Port Alfred manager, Gerhard

van der Walt, left, with Benadicta Frimpong (Grade 2) who won a Buco voucher, and Sonelle Muller, owner of 2nd Best Pre-Loved Goods, with

Tiaan Heyns (Grade 10) who won a meal voucher at Wimpy sponsored by Muller Picture: ROB KNOWLES

HAVE YOUR SAY Letters to PO Box 2871, Port Alfred — or e-mail to h o u ze t j @ ta l kof t h e tow n .co. za

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

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Mad Hatter golf day helps

Sunshine Coast Hospice

The management and staff

at Sunshine Coast Hospice

thank the Royal Port Alfred

Golf Club and all the golfers

and volunteers who raised

much needed funds for

Hospice at the recent Mad

Hatter tournament held at

the club. The tournament

brought in R9,240 for

Hospice. Special thanks to

our Sunshine Coast Hospice

Query over speed

hump ignored

An open letter to

municipal manager

Rolly Dumezweni: A

month later, I have still

had no response.

I write to you

regarding a speed hump

that was put in Findon

Street subsequent to a

meeting between the

council and residents

some three years ago.

The reason for the

hump was t wo f o l d .

One was to reduce

speed and the other,

more importantly, to

divert rainwater from the

road into the stormwater

drain. A sign indicating

a hump was erected.

This hump was

removed during the last

time the grader worked

on the road. So we have

a sign but no hump.

We have had some

gentle rains since its

removal and already the

road has washed away

in places. Soon we will

get heavier rain. Then

the road will have to be

totally repaired again.

Speeding up and

down the road has

increased significantly

now that there is no

hump, and with no rain

the dust is very bad.

We have children,

dogs and old people

walking in the street.

Please can you

arrange to have the

hump replaced or is it

OK for us as residents to

put one in? I would

appreciate the courtesy

of a response.

I was taught by my

elders that one should

always respond to mail

received, even if it is

only to say that you have

received the mail and

are looking into it.

As a resident who

every month pays his

municipal bill, shouldn’t

I expect this from

yourself and your

council?

PAUL PARKER

chairperson Terry Harris

and Glynnis Renecle for coordinating

this fundraiser on

our behalf.

KARIN DRENNAN

Response

over sand

hilariously

ridiculous

The front page article in TotT of

May 6 detailing

Ndlambe’s response to Paul

Pa r k e r ’s letter about the beach

sand build-up at parking lots

was a hilarious tonic in these

depressed times - a real hoot as

they say, it made my day.

The administrator’s reply

read like a Monty Python or

a Beyond The Fringe s k e t ch .

Absolute bureaucratic BS

from the municipality about the

need to appoint a consultant to

“conduct a Basic Assessment

Report and Management Plan”,

blah, blah.

Can one believe this

rubbish?

Surely a couple of municipal

employees armed each with a

broom or two could clear the

sand in no time?

At least the bosses in

Campbell Street provided a few

midweek laughs.

HILARIOUSLY AMUSED

Driver’s licence

move reckless

and possibly

d a n g e ro u s

Absolutely no! There will be

no possible way that as a

citizen of South Africa I will

consent to having my

d r ive r ’s license linked to my

cellphone number.

This government has

failed to do anything

regarding the crime, failed to

establish, nurture and grow

the small business sector, in

fact businesses are closing

and unemployment is

ra m p a n t .

I am not having my

cellphone stolen that carries

my banking, and now my

d r ive r ’s licence as well as e-

mails, and any further

brilliant ideas the private

sector develop that then

Soup Kitchen

needs helpers

The Port Alfred Soup

Kitchen is looking for

volunteers to help with

preparation of food that

needs to go to our

recipients.

We send out food on

Tuesday and Friday

mornings.

We have our own

makes me a slave to my

cellphone.

Due to the fact that many

South Africans spend a lot of

their time out of the country,

renewing the current card

system is painful enough,

but to think the government

intends to use our

cellphones, then it’s game

over for me.

I have had more

cellphones stolen than

glasses broken.

So good luck South

Africa, here’s to more

headaches and more theft

and more identity theft.

Kind regards from

Lebanon.

BERNI JACOBS

vehicles, but also need

drivers who have a valid

d r ive r ’s licence and good

track record to help us

deliver. We take every

Covid precaution.

Thank you in advance.

CRAIG ELLIS,

CHAIRPERSON

Em e rge n cy N u m b e rs

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FACE 2 FACE with /

Barry Scharneck

HOW ABOUT ADOPTING TIGER?

QTell us about your

occupation.

AI run a non-profit here in

Port Alfred, Mzansi’s Rugby

Academy. By profession, I’ma

qualified rugby coach and

freelance sports writer, along

with 10 years of experience in

travel and sales.

Q:What is the most satisfying

aspect of the work you do?

A: Working with the next

generation of Springboks! In all

seriousness, the smiles on the

kids’ faces when we go to rugby

practice and the family we’re

building at Mzansi’s. We want

to see more and more children

from disadvantaged

communities come through our

programme and gain access to

better educational

opportunities.

Q:What is the one tourist

aspect you would recommend

to a visitor to the Sunshine

Coast?

A: The Kowie River, without a

doubt. There’s nothing like a

Sunday morning cruise with

some friends up the river.

Q:If you have a bucket list,

what is the top item you would

like to do?

A: Oh wow, I have many! My

number one bucket list item

would have to be to skydive –

when I can gather enough

c o u ra g e !

Q:What is your motto in life?

A: Never let anyone tell you

how to reach for your dreams.

Go out there and make them

come true!

Q:What keeps you motivated?

A: Our rugby academy and

knowing that no matter how

small, I’m making a difference

in at least a handful of children’s

l ive s .

Q:With the high

unemployment rate in our

country, what do you think

could be done to address the

situation?

A: We need to see more

empowerment and free

education opportunities for all

ages, although especially for the

youth. Extra-curricular actives

are a brilliant way to uplift

communities, keep kids out of

trouble and get them learning

new skills to apply into their

future careers.

Q: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.

A: Single-use plastic is a huge

problem. We need to seriously

reduce our use of plastic and

continue to find better

alternatives. Even taking a bag

or two to the supermarket for

your shopping can have a small

but significant impact!

Q:What is your favourite music

of all time?

It’s going to have to be a mash

up between Hip Hop and R&B.

Q:What is the one item that is

always in your fridge?

A: Water! Lots of it.

Q:If you could be president of

South Africa for one day, what

would be the top three things

you would do for your day in

office?

A. 1. Donate to every non-profit

in South Africa (I know that’sa

lot!); 2. Eradicate poverty; 3.

Wave a magic wand and wipe

out Covid!

LOOKING FOR A HOME: Retreat 2 Eden animal sanctuary, which takes in many abandoned

and neglected animals, often has dogs available for adoption. This monthly column will focus

on one such animal. If you are looking for loyalty, love, companionship and a friend, look no

further than Tiger. Tiger is about five years old, is neutered and is an all-round ideal family dog

to have. He is good with children and cats. Well socialised, his ideal companion is a female

dog, but he is good with males that are smaller than him and non-dominant. He is fine with all

farm animals and would be an ideal dog to take with you all over the farm as you do your daily

duties. Tiger is only available to a very special home as he is a very special boy. If you think you

can offer him an ideal home with lots of love and attention, please contact Johann Wilhelm of

Retreat 2 Eden on 072-966-7692

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

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BIGGER AND BETTER: The new premises for L & W Couriers in High Street provides more

space to serve customers

L & W Couriers find

new spacious home

Port Alfred’s local courier

service, L & W Couriers,

recently relocated premises and

is now located at 90 High Street.

L & W Couriers owners,

Leonie and Warwick Beetge,

decided to move to the new

premises as it allows for more

office space as they continue to

deliver the best service

ava i l a b l e .

The courier business

provides a delivery service to

and from Port Alfred, Gqeberha

(Port Elizabeth), East London,

Makhanda (Grahamstown) and

everywhere in between.

If you are in need of a

courier service, contact L & W

Couriers, a trusted name for

more than a decade in Port

Alfred and which always go the

extra mile for its clients.

Contact them on 046-624-

8043/072-711-0094 or find

them at 90 High Street, next to

Ke n ’s Metalworks.

S A’s Wendy Oldfield to

perform at Lara’s Eatery

MEET THE TEAM: Inge McLaren joined the Griesel and Associates team recently as a

conveyancing attorney. From left, back, are Penny Stanley and Alicia Nyana, with, front, Inge

McLaren, Jannes Griesel and Mandy Pretorius

Local law firm

welcomes new

staff member

McLaren keen to make a difference helping others

Iconic South African singer,

songwriter and producer,

Wendy Oldfield, will be

performing at Lara’s Eatery in

Bathurst on Wednesday May

19.

Well-known for her songs

Heila, Heila, Acid rain, Crazy

and many other hits, Oldfield

has a newly released single

titled Home, ahead of her new

album, Salt, that is set to be

available in the second quarter

of 2021.

Oldfield was the lead

vocalist of Sweatband, which

she helped form in 1983.

The band released two

albums, with their biggest hit

being This Boy, which reached

number 15 on the official SA

top 20 in September 1986.

Bring your family and

friends and come enjoy a

delicious two-course meal

while enjoying Wendy Oldfield

live and be transported away

from all your wo r r i e s .

Bookings are essential, see

advert for contact details.

Don’t miss out on an

evening of great food and

music.

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Inge McLaren is a

new conveyancing

attorney at Griesel

and Associates

Attorneys in Campbell

Street and says she is

looking forward to

meeting the people of

the area.

McLaren, 25, is the

daughter of a retired

SAPS brigadier, Gary

McLaren.

“There was always

a sense of justice and

the law in our house,”

she said. “When I was

at school I had always

thought of being a

p r o s e c u t o r.”

McLaren attended

Stirling High School

and, growing up in East

London, her first love

was surfing.

She became SA

U12 surfing champion

and was rated second

in the SA U17

championships as well

as being nominated as

a reserve for the SA

surfing team when she

was in grade 11.

McLaren went on to

study an LLB degree at

Nelson Mandela

University, where she

graduated cum laude.

Her intention has

always been to make a

difference, and

McLaren completed

her articles with a civil

litigation firm looking

into cases of injury and

accident and ensuring

justice for the victim.

McLaren was

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admitted as both an

attorney and

conveyancer of the

High Court of South

Africa in March 2021.

Her fiancé, Justin

Crous, is a dietitian at

the Port Alfred

Hospital, and is the

reason McLaren

decided to move to

Port Alfred.

“I looked through

the phone book and

established Jannes

Griesel was looking for

a conveyancing

attorney, and so I

applied. We spoke and

Jannes made me feel

very welcome.”

Having arrived in

Port Alfred just a week

ago, McLaren is still

finding her feet but is

looking forward to

meeting new people as

well as the challenge of

the job.

“I am thrilled to be

part of the friendly

team at Griesel and

Associates and look

forward to meeting and

serving the people of

Port Alfred,” she said.


SCHOOLS IN REVIEW

OUTDOOR LEARNING: The Port Alfred High School Grade 7 class recently enjoyed an

excursion to Diaz Cross as part of their social sciences curriculum. Pictured from left are

Tiaan Wolmarans, Jaden Ludick and Therak Horrman

APPRECIATING MOM: Igugu, left, and

Liwa Maqubela enjoyed a super picnic

with their mom Nombasa at the recent

Port Alfred High School Mother’s Day

Foundation Phase Picnic held in the

school grounds

TEACHERS ARE MOMS TOO: Port Alfred High School

Grade 4 teacher Elani Sloman took time out to join her

son, Kade and elder daughter, Hailey for a Mother's Day

picnic in the school playground. Headmaster Nigel

Adams received a hug from Hailey

SUPPORTING SLIPPER DAY: Kowie Foundation School

supported Slipper day last Friday and children proudly

showed off their stickers. This is an annual fundraiser for the

Reach for a Dream Foundation which makes wishes of children

who are fighting cancer come true

MONITORS 2021: Charles Kantor, head of the intermediate

phase at Port Alfred High School together with headmaster

Nigel Adams announced the Grade 4 to 7 monitors at a

special assembly held in the quad last week. They are,

starting at the back row, from left, Jayden Ludick, Siyolise

Hem, Lithemba Tuko, Tiaan Wolmaraans, Lana Hensens

Bulelani Mkele, Kylie Jattiem, Rea Matlaletsa, Liyakhanya

Guwa, Lwazi Kupiso, Shanique Hilpert and Amber Prince

INTERACTIVE SHOW: Leo’s Puppet Theatre visited Happy

Hours Pre-primary last week and entertained the children with a

show called ‘Manners, Manners don't forget your manners’.

Debbie Lowther, right, is a ventriloquist and had the children

participating and having so much fun while they learnt how

important manners are. Here she is with four of our middle

group children

NO STRINGS ATTACHED: El Shaddai Christian Academy's Foundation Phase had a visit from

Leo's Puppet Theatre. Debbie Lowther performed a show teaching the pupils about good

manners. The children had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed taking part in the interactive

show

CREATIVE: Shaw Park Pre-primary created beautiful art for the Bathurst Weekend Diversion

with the theme ‘Growing Together’. Seen together with Aunty Janice Southey are her precious

little ones

CREATIVE OUTING: The Grade 10 visual art pupils from El Shaddai Christian Academy had an

outing to view the Bathurst Show Art as well as to visit various art studios in Bathurst. From left to

right Philasande Magxale, Emma Greaves, Lushaan Willemse, Neilan Doyle and Jonathan

Spengler, the visual art teacher


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

IT is now 412 days since the National

lockdown came into effect on March

27 2020. We are still months away

from an effective vaccine roll-out

programme and there are few doses of

vaccine actually available to South

Africans. Although it has been clearly

stated by the government and the

health department that no-one will be

forced to take the vaccine, the

introduction of vaccine passports has

been proposed whereby access to

certain facilities can only be gained if

you can prove you have had the jab.

Specifically, such passports are

intended make to international travel

safer, but many object to having to take

the vaccine for any reason.

CRIMINAL activity is increasing in the

suburbs and the incidents of house

robbery and theft have increased

substantially since the beginning of this

year. However, this week TotT was

flooded with reports of crime in the

area. Most of the crimes reported

involved break-ins at residential

premises and in many cases, the

residents were still at home. This

presents an existential problem in that

violence could accompany such

incidents.

At this time everyone needs to be

careful and vigilant and report all

suspicious activity to the SAPS and/or

your local security company. This

week’s front-page story illustrates the

high level of crime in the area. Make

sure all your windows are adequately

protected with burglar bars and that

doors are kept closed and locked and

alarms are set, even when you’re at

home.

On the other hand, we must not

become prisoners in our own homes,

afraid of strangers and constantly

looking for danger where none exists.

Fear is the criminals’ greatest weapon,

so we must be positive that criminals

will not win. If we stand together and

look out for one another, we can win

against the criminals.

THE Bathurst Fun Weekend is getting

closer. Although it will not be the full

Bathurst Agricultural Show as we have

come to know it, it will nevertheless

feature many of the events and

activities of a full show. For example,

the ride-on lawnmower races will be

held on the Saturday (May 29) and a

potjie competition will take place on

the Sunday (May 30). There will be

stalls, live entertainment and music all

day long as well as an opportunity to

see some antique tractors, vintage cars,

the ponies at the riding club on the

Saturday, belly dancers and line

dancing on Sunday and a whole lot

more. See the TotT and look on our

web pages, Facebook and Twitter, to

see more information.

THIS week we heard of another family

left bereft due to losing all their

personal possessions in a fire. There

could be a case for deliberate arson in

this one, but in many instances of this

nature fires are caused by lighting

poorly positioned gel stoves that fall

and spill the gel, leading to substantial

fires and potential loss of life. In 2021,

after 27 years of democracy, there

should be no-one without sufficient

water and electricity, thereby obviating

the need for gel stoves.

THE water crisis is ongoing and,

although many parts of Port Alfred now

have water, there are some areas that

h ave n ’t had water at their taps for

months. The latest water schedule

implemented by Ndlambe

Municipality in recent weeks was to

ration water, alternately switching off

one side of town for four days and then

the other in order to build capacity in

reservoirs. But this scheme was

abandoned last week after the

municipality admitted it was not

working. The municipality has decided

to leave the water flowing without

restriction for as long as it lasts, which

according to the municipality’s

consulting engineers, is just 25 days.

But by then they hope to have the

QFS seawater reverse osmosis plant up

and running to replace dwindling water

sources like the Sarel Hayward Dam.

Just bear in mind that, as the water

available to the town decreases, the

higher elevations will be first to be

affected and the lower elevations (such

as the Kowie Flats) will be the last.

HAPPY birthday greetings and every

good wish for the year ahead to

everyone celebrating a birthday in the

coming week, especially Natalie

Hanstein, Jakkie Westraadt, Angus

Schlemmer, Almarie Garner, Malcolm

Noel, Carmantha Barkhuizen, Terry

Brickhill, Nan Robinson, Thelma du

Preez, Annetjie Schoeman, Wayne du

Plessis, Kristin Waters, Kelly Fella, Zoe

Koch, Jenny Pincente, Carla de la Mare,

Caitlin Barnard, John Lardiner-Burke,

Gavin Deenik, Rose Bartlett, Linda

Gibson, Roy McLean, Gail Turner, Kay

Hartzenberg, Paul Haywood, Lal

Purdon, Darren de Bruin, Cuan

Macgregor, Risha Faca, Karen Hecht,

Taylor du Plessis, Joan Dyson, Bev

Scoble, Andrew Goetsch, Travis Jacobs,

Ann Meyer.

BRIGHT FUTURE: Endinako Kate

from El Shaddai Christian Academy

was one of 15 participants in the

Port Alfred Golf Development

Foundation who played at the

Kleinemonde Mashie Club on

Saturday. With him is Mike Ryan of

the Mashie Club who was mentoring

the young golfers Picture: ADELE

STECK

TO all business and community

organisations who are enjoying another

a n n ive r s a r y , we extend our sincere

congratulations and may you have

continued success in the future to

Ocean Basket, Leach Pharmacy,

Kingston Farm and Restaurant

(Bathurst), The Sandbar Floating

Restaurant (Bushman’s), First Port

Alfred Cubs and Scouts, the Bathurst

Methodist Church.

THE internal fracture within the ANC

has serious implications for South

Africans, specifically on the economic

front. The fact that politicians are

refusing to obey their own party or

even the law (and, in the case of former

president Jacob Zuma, both, as well as

failing to present himself at a statefunded

inquiry that he established)

does not bode well if we are to build

the confidence of investors. When the

Covid 19 pandemic is contained, SA

will be faced with an even bigger

challenge if it is to claw itself back to

prosperity. An unstable government

will not help in this regard and will

further retard our recovery. At the time

of going to press the rand was trading at

R14.00 to the dollar (R18.20), R19.78

to the pound (R22.50) and R16.98 to

the Euro (R19.74). Gold was trading at

$1,833.64 per fine ounce ($1,704.17),

platinum at $1,241.00 per ounce

($773.00) with Brent crude oil at

$68.55 per barrel ($30.60).

WEDDING anniversary greetings and

congratulations for many more to

everyone celebrating this special

occasion in the week ahead, especially

Hector and Kathy MacDonald, John

and Karen Kew, Gordon and Muriel

Gill.

APOLOGIES to Rosemary Hare-

Bowers whose name was provided to

me for last week’s Neighbourlies photo.

The photograph was actually of Tisha

Marshall. Rosemary has still a way to

go before she even reaches 90 and is a

long way off from Tisha’s 102 years.

THOUGHT for the week: “Happiness

is when what you think, what you say,

and what you do are in harmony”.

BEST regards as always,

The Team

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AUCTION

Enjoy fun weekend

filled with activities

Bathurst to come alive with live music, food, stalls and more

ROB KNOWLES

Throughout the

last century, the

Bathurst

Agricultural Show has

been the largest

agricultural event in

the area and today has

survived as one of the

oldest and biggest

shows of its kind in the

c o u n t r y.

But, as with other

events, the Covid-19

lockdown regulations

meant people could no

longer meet in large

groups, and led to the

cancellation of the

much-anticipated bicentennial

show that

was to commemorate

the arrival of the 1820

settlers.

The 2021 Bathurst

Agricultural Show was

also cancelled because

of ongoing restrictions

on group numbers at

e ve n t s .

Hundreds of

stallholders were

refunded or took credit

for the next show.

This caused a

problem for the coffers

of the Bathurst

Agricultural Society

(BAS), the organisers of

the show.

As such, BA S

president Danny

Wepener and his team

began investigating

ways they could

generate revenue and

still comply with all

Covid restrictions.

With the assistance

of Hobson and Co,

BAS has been able to

keep its head above

water with some

spectacular cattle

auctions which have

brought in top prices

for cattle from local

breeders.

Among the many

ideas bounced around,

the BAS committee

chose the weekend of

May 29 and 30 to put

on a “fun weekend”

that will include some

of the events and

activities associated

with the show, but of

shorter duration.

For example, there

will still be plenty of

stalls selling anything

from bric-a-brac to pot

plants.

There will be plenty

of food available at the

various outlets as well

as at the beer garden.

There will be a

home and garden

section, an arts and

crafts section, town

criers, belly dancers,

line dancing, ponies

“turn and burn” ra c i n g ,

live bands and music

supplied by Shane

Steenkamp.

There will be

vintage tractors on

display, and don’t

forget the Bathurst

Agricultural Museum

which is always worth

a visit, particularly for

the more

m e ch a n i c a l l y - m i n d e d .

Don’t miss the rideon

lawnmower races

on Saturday and let’s

see if Wepener can

actually finish the race

on the same day as

everyone else.

And then, as a

grand finale, the

potjiekos cook-off

Responsibilities will include the following: The handling of sales on

the computerised system; balancing sales with cash, cheques and credit

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administrative documentation; maintenance of stock on the shelves in the

store and assist with assembly of displays and stock take.

The ideal candidate will have the following: 2 years' cashier experience

will be an advantage; energetic and spontaneous personality with ability

to work with people; excellent customer service skills; product knowledge

and sales skills; accuracy and must be able to work with money; must

be able to work independently and with limited supervision; must be

willing to work overtime when required; computer literacy; communication

skills in both Afrikaans and English is compulsory; valid code B drivers’

license and access to own reliable transport is compulsory and must be

a South African citizen.

Grade 12 / Std 10

A market related remuneration package is offered.

Closing date: 27 May 2021

should have the taste

buds tingling on

Sunday afternoon.

Missing from the

fun weekend is the

animal section, where

visitors got to see a

wide variety of farm

READY, SET,

GO: The last

time the rideon

lawnmower

race took

place was at

the 2019

Bathurst

Agricultural

Show, so the

competitors

have had a

further two

years to hone

their skills that

will be

revealed at

the ride-on

lawnmower

races to take

place at the

Fun Weekend

on Saturday

May 29

animals including

cattle, pigs, fowls

sheep and goats.

The full programme

of events for the

Bathurst Fun Weekend

has been placed on the

web.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA

(GAUTENG DIVISION, PRETORIA)

In the matter between:-

FIRSTRAND BANK LIMITED

and

JOHAN ROUX

(ID NO: 500511 5047 08 0)

ISABELLA PETRONELLA ROUX

(ID NO: 481005 0110 08 7)

NDLAMBE MUNICIPALITY

NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION

CASE NO: 6325/2017

APPLICANT

FIRST RESPONDENT

SECOND RESPONDENT

THIRD RESPONDENT

IN EXECUTION OF A JUDGMENT OF THE HIGH COURT OF

SOUTH AFRICA, GAUTENG DIVISION, PRETORIA IN THE

SUIT, A SALE WITH A RESERVE PRICE TO THE HIGHEST

BIDDER, WILL BE HELD BY THE SHERIFF PORT ALFRED

AT THE MAGISTRATE’S COURT IN PORT ALFRED PASCOE

CRESCENT, PORT ALFRED on 28 MAY 2021 AT 11H00 OF

THE UNDER MENTIONED PROPERTY ON THE CONDITIONS

WHICH MAY BE INSPECTED AT THE OFFICES OF THE

SHERIFF, PRIOR TO THE SALE.

CERTAIN: ERF 1481, PORT ALFRED, EASTERN CAPE,

LOCAL AUTHORITY; NDLAMBE MUNICIPALITY;

MEASURING: 1428 (ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND

TWENTY EIGHT) SQUARE METRES; HELD BY VIRTUE OF

DEED OF TRANSFER NO T21821/2005CTN (the property is

situated at Erf 1481, A & N Flats, Centenary Park, Port Alfred,

Eastern Cape)

IMPROVEMENTS: Double storey dwelling with basement with

timber walls consisting of lounge, dining room, kitchen, pantry,

4 x bedrooms, 4 x bathrooms, 4 x showers, 4 x toilets, 1 x work

room and braai area and outbuildings consisting of 2 x storerooms,

1 x bathroom, 2 x showers, toilet, 1 garage and carport The

nature, extent, condition and existence of the improvements are not

guaranteed and / or no warranty is given in respect thereof and

are sold “voetstoots”

ZONING:

Residential

THE NATURE, EXTENT, CONDITION AND EXISTENCE OF

THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE NOT GUARANTEED AND / OR NO

WARRANTY IS GIVEN IN RESPECT THEREOF AND ARE SOLD

“VOETSTOOTS”

1. THE PURCHASER SHALL PAY AUCTIONEER'S

COMMISSION SUBJECT TO A MAXIMUM OF R40 000.00

PLUS VAT AND A MINIMUM OF R3 000.00 PLUS VAT.

2. A DEPOSIT OF 10% OF PURCHASE PRICE IMMEDIATELY

ON DEMAND BY THE SHERIFF. THE BALANCE OF

PURCHASE PRICE AND ANY SUCH INTEREST PAYABLE,

SHALL BE PAID TO THE SHERIFF AGAINST TRANSFER

AND SHALL BE SECURED BY A BANK GUARANTEE),

TO BE APPROVED BY THE APPLICANT’S ATTORNEY,

WHICH SHALL BE FURNISHED TO THE SHERIFF

WITHIN 21 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SALE.

3. THE PROPERTY MAY BE TAKEN POSSESION OF

AFTER SIGNATURE OF THE CONDITIONS OF SALE,

PAYMENT OF THE DEPOSIT AND UPON THE BALANCE

OF THE PURCHASE PRICE BEING SECURED IN TERMS

OF THE CONDITIONS OF SALE.

4. THE RULES OF AUCTION ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS

PRIOR TO THE AUCTION AT THE OFFICES OF THE SHERIFF,

PORT ALFRED, AT 50 MASONIC STREET, PORT ALFRED.

THE OFFICE OF THE PORT ALFRED WILL CONDUCT

THE SALE.

REGISTRATION AS BUYER IS A PRE-REQUISITE SUBJECT TO

CONDITIONS, INTER ALIA:

(a) DIRECTIVE OF THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT

68 OF 2008 (URL http://www.info.gov.za/view/

DownloadFileAction?id=99961)

(b) FICA-LEGISLATION - PROOF OF IDENTITY AND ADDRESS

PARTICULARS

(c) BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO PAY R10 000.00

(REFUNDABLE) REGISTRATION FEE PRIOR TO THE

COMMENCEMENT OF THE AUCTION. REGISTRATION

CLOSES AT 10H55 ON THE DAY OF THE AUCTION

THE AFORESAID SALE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE

CONDITIONS OF SALE WHICH MAY BE INSPECTED AT

THE OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF PORT ALFRED AT THE ABOVE

ADDRESS.

DATED AT PRETORIA ON 15 TH DAY OF MARCH 2021

(SIGNED G VAN DEN BURG)

❝With the assistance of

Hobson and Co, BAS has

been able to keep its head

above water with some

spectacular cattle auctions

RORICH WOLMARANS & LUDERITZ INC

ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF

BLOCK C, EQUITY PARK,

257 BROOKLYN ROAD,

BROOKLYN, PRETORIA

REFERENCE: (F312099.B1. VD BURG/LVDW)

TELEPHONE: (012-362-8990)


The city is renowned for its

educational institutions, for

being the national seat of

the judiciary and for its

cultural events

makhanda

festival city

with SID PENNEY

Send your news of local events

and achievements, or of any

issues you might be having to

sidp@imaginet .co.za

or call (046) 624-4356

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CRUISING TO VICTORY IN THE

COLD

Diocesan School for Girls (DSG)

Grade 10 pupil Emma Kruse competes

in the U16 category at athletics

meetings and cross-country events,

and she showed her class last Saturday

when she competed in the second leg

of the Eastern Province Athletics crosscountry

series at St Alban’s outside

Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth).

The event attracted a field of more

than 300 runners of all ages, and was

held in wet, windy and bitterly cold

conditions.

Kruse won the 4km race in the U16

division in comfortable fashion, in fact

by all of 95 seconds, and went on to

record the fastest time overall among

the girls and women over that distance

on the day. Her time of 15 minutes 53

seconds was 25 seconds faster than the

time recorded by the winner of the

senior women’s category (19 to 30

ye a r s ).

A total of 57 women and girls

competed in the various age categories

over the 4km distance.

Representing the Run4Christ

Athletics Club, Jene Banfield of

Makhanda (Grahamstown) finished 1st

in the 50-54 years category in 17 mins

57 secs over 4km, while Emma Kruse’s

coach, Terri-Lynn Penney (Nedbank),

was 1st in the 40-44 years division in

18 mins 38 secs.

FESTIVAL EXCITEMENT

The National Arts Festival (NAF)

was announcing excitedly on social

media at the weekend: “Are you

excited? We’re excited.” Fe s t iva l

organisers were due to make an

announcement on Monday, May 10

regarding the format of the 2021

f e s t iva l .

Alas, the deadline for this column

was 8am on Monday, so no

announcement appears here. Watch

this space next Thursday.

CAMERAS SHOW VALUE

In its monthly report for April, local

security company Hi-Tec Security said

that the various CCTV cameras placed

in Makhanda suburbs are showing

value and are serving a dual purpose –

increasing the arrest rate and reducing

confirmed positive housebreakings.

“This means a reduction in the number

of actual housebreakings involving

forced entry,” said the report.

While theft out of motor vehicles

had decreased slightly, Hi-Tec

nevertheless urged residents to

continue to be vigilant and not leave

valuables in plain sight inside

ve h i c l e s .

Hi-Tec reported that 19 arrests were

made by its staff in April.

SECOND-HAND

The Thrift Market, stocked with

second-hand and vintage clothing, will

take to the area outside the Old Provost

building (currently LA Café) in Lucas

Avenue from 10am on Saturday, May

15.

JERSEY HANDOVER

The St Andrew’s College 1st XV

jersey handover took place two days

before last Saturday’s rugby match

against Grey High School in Gqeberha

(PE). Presenting the jerseys was Andy

Royle, director of rugby.

On the receiving end of the jerseys

were Jake Boateng-Aidoo, Luke

Danckwerts (captain), Nathan

Myburgh, Malibongwe Mkosi, Oliver

Rose, Libhongo Mazwana, Aiden

Jarvis, Cameron Rafferty, Giniello

Jansen, Sam Francis (vice-captain),

Lethu Ntshangase, Nicholas Lane,

Lilitha Lubengu, Ethan Breetzke and

Gugulethu Mfazi.

ENDING ON A HIGH NOTE

The Rhodes University First XV

ended its FNB Varsity Shield rugby

campaign on a high note last Friday

evening in Pretoria with a 46-3 win

over Durban University of Technology.

Up to last Friday, Rhodes had lost all

TREE-LINED: Visitors to Makhanda (Grahamstown) from the Bedford side

are greeted by the sheer beauty of tree-lined Somerset Street that leads all

the way from the circle at St Andrew’s College (foreground) to PJ Olivier

High School at the top of the hill a kilometre away. However, motorists are

advised not to take in too much of the city’s beauty – they should keep their

eyes open for lurking potholes! Picture: SID PENNEY.

five of its matches in the competition,

all by large margins. The Rhodians

went down to University of KwaZulu-

Natal 15-62, Cape Peninsula

University of Technology 8-68,

University of Fort Hare 14-48, Walter

Sisulu University 10-63 and Tshwane

University of Technology 6-64.

One consolation, however, is that

Rhodes did not finish bottom of the log

– that dubious honour went to Durban

University of Technology.

Rhodes scored all of eight tries

against Durban University of

Technology, three of them converted.

Try scorers were Cameron Marais,

Damian Morrow, Simankele

Ngantweni, Athenkosi Nkewana,

Simalela Mbanzi (two), Dimitri

Mngqolo and Abonga Manka.

Matthew Royle succeeded with three

c o nve r s i o n s .

A REALLY BIG DAY ON GREAT

The story headed “Ending on a high

note” above took my mind back to

1993 when I was in the crowd of a

couple of thousand spectators

surrounding Great field one Saturday

afternoon when the 1st rugby teams of

Rhodes University and the then

University of Port Elizabeth (UPE) took

to the field at the conclusion of the twoday

Intervarsity sports extravaganza.

Little did anybody know, at the

beginning of that match, that the home

team would have beaten the muchvaunted

UPE side 80 minutes later.

The celebrations by Rhodians were

unreal – about 40 minutes after the

final whistle had sounded they were

still celebrating on the field! That was a

huge occasion.

Oh, and before I forget, let me tell

you who the team captain and coach

were. Captain was Brendan Grant,

who in later years became deputy

headmaster of Graeme College, and is

now headmaster of SACS in Cape

Town. The coach was Greg Doolan,

and a year or two later the New

Zealander became coach of Albany

Rugby Club/

ON ONE DAY, OFF THE NEXT

Makhanda’s water supply is very

much the same as it was a week ago,

with the main reservoirs at James

Kleynhans water treatment works

standing at 95% and 85%, and the

minor reservoirs at an average of about

60%.

With water having to be transferred

to Waainek water treatment works

across town, what with Settlers dam

empty at the moment, Makana

Municipality shuts down the supply

one day and opens it the next day. This

was the case last weekend when water

was available on Saturday but not on

S u n d ay.

Consumers are urged, meanwhile,

to use water sparingly and responsibly.

WIN ONE, LOSE ONE

Makhanda-based Brumbies Rugby

Club’s 1st team and 1st Reserves

travelled to Alexandria last Saturday for

matches against Trying Stars Rugby

Club. Brumbies 1sts lost their match 5-

10, but Brumbies 1st Reserves won

theirs 10-5.

NARROW WIN FOR ST ANDREW’S

Under normal circumstances the

First XV rugby match between Grey

High School and St Andrew’s College

would have drawn a huge crowd of

spectators in Gqeberha (PE). Under

present circumstances, however, there

were no spectators when the match

was contested last Saturday.

Nevertheless, it was nail-biting stuff

as the visitors from Makhanda edged

out Grey to the tune of 26-23.

Other results between St Andrew’s

and Grey: 2nds – Grey won 33-6; 3rds

– match drawn 12-12; U16A – St

Andrew’s won 16-10; U15A – Grey

won 38-5; U14A – Grey won 33-0.

GREY WINS

In their 1st team hockey clash in

Gqeberha (PE) at the weekend, Grey

High School beat St Andrew’s College

by five goals to nil.

Other results between the schools:

2nds – match drawn 1-1; 3rds – Grey

won 3-0; U16A – Grey won 1-0; U14A

– Grey won 1-0.

FUNDS FOR FERAL CATS

Pieter Burger and his “We Wash It”

crew at 23 African Street are having

another fund-raising vehicle wash day,

this time with proceeds going the way

of the Grahamstown Feral Cat Project.

The fun happens on Saturday, June 5,

and there will be prizes for those

adjudged to be dressed the most

colourfully. This follows last month’s

highly-successful “Go Blue for Autism

D ay ” at “We Wash It”.

While waiting for their vehicles to

be washed, owners can enjoy breakfast

in the coffee lounge.

CITY BACK THEN

While spring-cleaning the other

day I came across a photograph, taken

by Fotonik Studio (owned in those days

by Gavin du Plessis and Petrus van

Niekerk) of the Grahamstown City

Football Club team that contested the

Eastern Province Football Association’s

2nd League with considerable success

in 1983.

The team travelled to Cradock, Port

Elizabeth and Uitenhage to fulfil its

fixtures, and finished runners-up that

season. The team’s home matches were

played on Rhodes University’s

Prospect field.

The players in the photo, taken at a

home game, were Hannes

Bezuidenhout, Butch Nunn, Samuel

‘Rassie’ Erasmus, Mark Rischbieter

(goalkeeper), Paul Wepener, Harry

Rama, Nigel Wakeford, Mike Mardon,

Shelton Trimalley, Gordon Phillips and

Quinton ‘Baker’ M u l l e r.

LEADING

Matthew Pope and William Stewart

have been appointed captain and vicecaptain

respectively of the St Andrew’s

College 1st hockey team.

REMEMBER THEM?

Came across the April 1969

“Coming Events” pamphlet the other

day that was published back then by

the Grahamstown Publicity

Association. The monthly publication

listed films shown at His Majesty’s

Theatre and also contained numerous

advertisements placed by local

businesses. Do you remember these

businesses that no longer exist?

The Drostdy Shop at 131 High

Street; Williams Hunt (EP) Ltd at 110

High Street; SA Permanent Building

Society at 86/88 High Street; Oxford

Furnishing at 105/107 High Street; MC

Koen Shoe Repairer at 53 New Street;

RET Butler Chemist & Druggist at 11/13

Bathurst Street.

Tribe & Thompson Electricians at

74 High Street; K & B Panel Beaters

(Kent & Bezuidenhout) at 18 Chapel

Street; Rodgerson’s Grocery &

Provisions Store at 112A High Street;

Simon & Barnes Ladies’ Wear and

Haberdashery at 52 High Street;

Settlers Inn Motel, N2 below the

Monument; and AE Hohman

(Hohmans) Hardware Merchants at

32/34 Bathurst Street.

FIRST THREE TO BAILIE

A report appearing in

Grahamstown This Week newspaper

of 4 July 2008 was headed “Bailie takes

home triple” and dealt with the local

racing pigeon club.

The story read: “Peter Bailie fielded

the top three finishers in the

Grahamstown Racing Pigeon Club’s

any-age race from Colesberg last

Saturday, a distance of 323 kilometres.

Nine members entered a total of 150

b i r d s .”

The first 10 any-age category

finishers were: 1st/2nd/3rd/7th/8th –

Peter Bailie; 4th/10th – G ra h a m

Samuel; 5th/6th/9th – Ke m p i e

Coetzee.

Wonder if Grahamstown Racing

Pigeon Club members continue to

enter races as they did so actively years

ago.

BALFOUR AND BURTON

Over the years two public

thoroughfares have been incorporated

into local schools’ campuses, and one

was recently renamed. They are

Balfour Terrace, now part of the St

Andrew’s College campus, and Burton

Street, now part of the Kingswood

College campus.

The dwellings in Balfour Terrace

were privately owned back in the

1950s and 1960s, as far as I could

establish, but they now serve as staff

accommodation, and the road is gated

off.

Across town, Burton Street was

essentially an extension of Trollope

Street, and ran between Fordyce Street

and Napier Street. Back in the 1960s it

was a public thoroughfare, and when

the Penney family lived in Carnarvon

Street I would often walk into town via

Trollope and Burton. Later, Burton

Street was incorporated into the

Kingswood campus and a locked gate

installed at the corner of Trollope and

Helm Streets.

Burton Street was renamed Rev Dr

Simon Gqubule Avenue in March.

WATCHING: In its

monthly report for

April, Hi-Tec Security

states that its CCTV

cameras placed

around Makhanda

(Grahamstown) are

proving their worth

(see story on this

page). These

cameras cover the

entrances to the city,

the CBD and certain

suburban areas.

Seen above is the

southern entrance

to Makhanda at the

top of George

Street. The CCTV

camera is on the

extreme right of the

photo. Picture: SID

P E N N E Y.


AROUND SCHOOL


PORT ALFRED

APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE TRANSPORTATION

OF LIVESTOCK FOUND IN PUBLIC OPEN SPACES THROUGHOUT

NDLAMBE MUNICIPALITY AREA OF JURISDICTION TO THE

ALEXANDRIA POUND

The Ndlambe Municipality hereby invites tenders for the TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK FOUND IN

PUBLIC OPEN SPACES THROUGHOUT NDLAMBE MUNICIPALITY AREA OF JURISDICTION TO THE

ALEXANDRIA POUND for a period of 12 months

GRAND PRIX, HERE WE COME: Bushwillow pre-primary pupils,

from left, Jude Strydom, River Smith and Ruby Lloyd driving their

crate cars at break time

SPECIFICATIONS:

1. The successful bidder will sign a Service Level Agreement with the Ndlambe municipality.

2. The livestock truck to be used needs to meet all requirements of relevant legislation for the

transportation of livestock (ie railings, grids, ramps etc) and it must be made available for inspection by

the relevant authorities at any time to ensure compliance.

3. The truck must be of size to load a minimum of six (6) cattle at a time.

4. The truck, the driver and the team of herders must be available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week so that

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of Ndlambe municipality.

5. All livestock loaded need to be recorded at the nearest South African Police Services station and

necessary OB numbers be kept for record purposes.

6. All livestock must be transported to the Alexandria Animal Pound, situated in Alexandria.

7. All livestock is then to be booked into the Pound, with the assistance of the Pound Master and recorded

accordingly.

8. A logbook is to be kept of all call outs, kilometres travelled, start and end times, load carried, and be made

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9. Bidding fees should include and specify the following:

a. Rate per kilometre travelled

b. Rate per hour for call out

c. Rate per head of livestock transported

All proposals submitted will be adjudicated in terms of the Council's Supply Chain Management when meeting

all the criteria.

APPRECIATING MOM: Alexandria Christian Academy celebrated

Mother’s Day before the weekend. Imi Witbooi showed off the card

she made for her mother

Prospective bidders shall take note of the following BID CONDITIONS:

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to accept the whole or part of the bid.

Faxed or E-mailed bids will not be considered.

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number).

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copy of the proof of B-BBEE status level of contribution as follows:

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the original) are required i.e. TWO stamps are required.

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document as being an accurate copy) is required i.e. ONE stamp is required.

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must accompany all bids.

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accordance with the conditions and bid rules contained in the bid documents.

The returnable tender document, which includes full details of the services required, is available for download,

free of charge, from Ndlambe Municipality's website

Hard copy tender documents are, ¿SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

R111.29

(VAT included) per set. Payments must be made at the cashiers at the Directorate Financial Services,

47 Campbell Street, Port Alfred prior to collecting the tender document and proof of payment must be submit-

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Completed Tender documents, supporting documents and externally endorsed documents must be placed in

a sealed envelope marked “NOTICE 89/2021 — "TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK FOUND IN PUBLIC

OPEN SPACES THROUGHOUT NDLAMBE MUNICIPALITY AREA OF JURISDICTION TO THE ALEXANDRIA

POUND” ¿

NUTRITIOUS TREATS: Alexandria Christian Academy pupils were

spoiled by parents with loads of fruit for a ‘Fruity Friday’. Pictured,

from left, are Ena-Lee van der Westhuizen, Nathan Potgieter, Bianca

Potgieter and Christine Schutte

NOTICE NUMBER: 89/2021

R DUMEZWENI

13 MAY 2021 MUNICPAL MANANGER


Multi Security warns of rise in

crime and need to be vigilant

41 incidents reported in April,

with break-ins most prevalent,

and often during early hours

Crime is on the rise in Port

Alfred, and Multi

Security wishes to warn

residents and business owners

to be extra vigilant about

safeguaring their homes,

families, staff and business

premises. In April, Multi

Security responded to 41

positive reported incidents in

Port Alfred, ranging from armed

robberies, break-ins, theft,

vandalism and trespassing.

Break-ins were most

common. “With many of the

incidents occurring in the early

hours of the morning, between

midnight and 5am, we want to

remind our clients of the

importance of arming their

alarms when going out or going

to bed,” Multi Security owner

Clinton Millard said.

“With copper theft at an alltime

high at the moment, we

want to also urge clients

to ramp up your perimeter

security, to keep your property

well-lit and to perhaps consider

painting your copper piping

black or white so it looks like

regular, worthless plastic tubing

to deter these copper thieves.”

Millard said it was important

for clients to regularly test their

alarms to ensure they were in

full working order.

“We would recommend this

is done at least once a month

and would advise that you have

Multi Security come do a risk

assessment of your premises to

identify possible weak spots,”

he said.

“With crime and criminals

evolving, so should your alarm

system.

“We often find some level of

negligence when we respond to

incidents

“Criminals pray on the

negligence of the community,

which makes them easy

t a r g e t s .”

With businesses also being

targeted, Multi Security wants to

remind business owners to put

sufficient security measures in

place to protect their premises

and employees, both during and

after business hours.

“Don’t keep large amounts

of cash on the premises and

ensure that all employees

remain vigilant at all times.

“With your first line of

defence always being

awareness, Multi Security

would lastly like to ask the

community to continue to

report suspicious movement

and to take a proactive rather

than a reactive approach to

c r i m e ,” Millard said.


PORT ALFRED

Prospective bidders shall take note of the following BID CONDITIONS:

INVITATION TO TENDER - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES -

EIA NEW CEMETERIES

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The Ndlambe Municipality hereby invites Professional Service Providers to submit

proposals for:

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all relevant specialist studies to the relevant authorities to obtain all approvals ¿

The requirements are as follows:

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stamp is required.

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ADV R DUMEZWENI


MOTHER’S DAY SNAPS

THREE GENERATIONS: Tamaryn Sawers,

left, her mom Dianne Miller and grandma

Beryl Smith enjoyed their Mother’s Day

outing to Coffee at the Mall at Rosehill

Picture: JON HOUZET


PORT ALFRED

LUNCH WITH GRAN: Martie

Tr u s c o t t ’s daughter Lize Muller and

grandson Erich Muller join her for a

Mother’s Day lunch at Judy’s Kitchen

at Rosehill Mall on Sunday Picture: JON

HOUZET

TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF NEW FLEET

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

NEW vehicle:

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SPOILING THEMSELVES: With no children around to treat them, friends, from left, Loraine

Leggott, Yvonne Erasmus and Myrtle Andrews treated themselves to a lovely Mother’s Day

roast at The Bean Tree at Rosehill SUPERSPAR on Sunday Picture: JON HOUZET

WINING AND DINING: Friends Zuki Voges, left, and Shereen Phillips were at the Highlander at

the Royal St Andrew’s Hotel for Mother’s Day Picture: JON HOUZET

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

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

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

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MBD4) (included

in the returnable document).

¿MBD9)

(included in the returnable document).

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

(included in the returnable document) as well as a ¿ of the proof

of B-BBEE status level of contribution as follows:

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Management Policy.

and bid rules contained in the bid documents.

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the bid documentation issued by Ndlambe Municipality.

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on the same day.

Further details may be obtained from

RELAXING AMBIENCE: With wine on ice, great food and chilled live music, KC Italia was the

place to be on Mother’s Day, as Coen and Louise Bester could attest Picture: JON HOUZET

ADV R DUMEZWENI


MOTHER’S DAY SNAPS

IT’S ON ME, MOM: Tarryn Swart, left, and her mom Celeste Swart enjoy time

together at Graze by the River for a Mother’s Day lunch Picture: JON HOUZET

POPULAR PLACE: Helen, left, and Louis Horne are joined by their daughter Glowdy Hillman for a Mother’s Day

lunch at Penny Farthing Picture: JON HOUZET


PORT ALFRED

Policy.

PRE-QUALIFICATION CRITERIA

PROCUREMENT OF SECURITY SERVICES

Ndlambe Municipality hereby invites bids from Private Security Industry Regulatory

Authority (PSIRA) registered service providers to submit tenders for security services in respect

of municipal properties in the area of jurisdiction of the municipality relating to GUARDING,

ALARM AND ARMED RESPONSE SERVICES for a period of 36 months (3 years).

This procurement has been divided into three packages as follows (full details of

the required services are set out in the tender document):

EVALUATION CRITERIA

All bids will be evaluated for functionality as follows (full details are set out in the

returnable tender document):

Bidders shall take note of the following BID CONDITIONS:

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

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MUST furnish:

¿ Bidder proposals not providing this information or not achieving functionality

¿ score of at least 60 points will NOT go forward to the Price/PPPFA points

calculation stage of the evaluation process.

MBD4) (included in the

returnable document).

MBD5)


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(MBD8) (included in the returnable document).

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MBD 6.1¿

copy

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of the original) are required i.e. TWO stamps are required.

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accurate copy) is required i.e. ONE stamp is required.

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in the returnable document).

N.B. Tender documents may be downloaded free of charge, but bidders requiring

a hard copy to be supplied by the municipality must pay a non-refundable tender

deposit of R111-29 inclusive of VAT in order to submit bids. In the latter case, the

original receipt should be attached to the submitted tender document.

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NUMBER 80/2021 – SECURITY SERVICES”

15 June 2021. Tenders will be

opened immediately after the closing date and time in public at the Supply Chain

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ADV R DUMEZWENI

13 May 2021 MUNICIPAL MANAGER


Tracksuit donations boost club

DM Radue Optometrists

supports local soccer team

TK MTIKI

Romans Football Club

gratefully received

much needed tracksuits

from DM Radue Optometrists

last week.

Th e donation was

enthusiastically welcomed by

team manager Masixole

Shakes Zweni, senior players

and club management.

DM Radue staff members

Andrew Nell and Chumisa

Magopeni handed over the

donation to Zweni, who said

there were 20 tracksuits for

players and six for the

management.

Zweni said the t ra ck s u i t s

had come at a time when they

were needed most as winter

was already in the air.

“We have got blue and

white tracksuits for our players

which is our home game

colours.

“We also received navy and

white for the management,

which is our away game

c o l o u r s .”

Zweni explained how his

relationship with Dean Radue

came about. “It goes back to

three years ago when I came to

see him for my eye

o b s e r va t i o n .

“It grew from there - as a

sport-loving person that Dean

is and a sport person that I am

in the township with an aim of

d e ve l o p m e n t ,” he said.

Zweni highlighted that in

2018, Radue had supported

the team with two sets of

soccer kit and promised them

that if they could win a play-off

for the SA Breweries League,

which they lost in 2019, he

would buy them tracksuits.

Romans Football Club’s loss

in the play-offs for the SAB

League did not alter Radue’s

promise though – he bought

them tracksuits anyway.

Zweni asserted that the

team was determined to return

the favour.

“As the league continues in

the 2021 season we still want

to fulfil our promise to him as

he has fulfilled his promise.

“We will qualify for the

play-offs and we will win

them, not just for us but for him

as well,” he said.

NEW KIT: DM Radue Optometrists staff members Andrew Nell, back left, and Chumisa Magopeni, third from left, who handed

over tracksuits to Romans Football Club manager Masixole Shakes Zweni, second from left, along with senior players and

management of the club Picture: TK MTIKI

Excitement as PAHS sport returns

It was a bittersweet week for

Port Alfred High School

pupils as they returned to

competitive sport for the first

time in almost 18 months.

The junior pupils travelled

to Makhanda (Grahamstown)

on Friday to play hockey

against St Andrew’s Prep.

The results were: Under 9

Boys lost 1 – 3, U9B Girls lost

1 – 2, U10 Boys lost 3 – 5,

U13 Boys lost 1 – 2. Another

match for the U13s was

called off due to bad

w e a t h e r.

For several of the players,

it was their first match ever

and the excitement of

travelling by bus was at an

all-time high.

In the senior ranks, the

first team hockey boys lost to

Graeme College 0 – 5.

On Saturday May 8, some

of the senior netball and

rugby players travelled to

Hoërskool Despatch. The

netball results were: U14 lost

7 – 25, U15 lost 5 – 16 and

HOCKEY GIRLS: Mia Smit, left, and

Anné Coetzee are all smiles after

disembarking from the Port Alfred High

School bus from Makhanda

(Grahamstown), having played a six-aside

match against St Andrew’s Prep

the first team lost 10 – 35.

The U15 rugby team lost 5 –

15. All agreed it was super to

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE WENDY

LEAH GROVE, Identity No. 420106 0079

084 who was a widow and died on the

30th May 2020 and resident at Damant

Lodge, Port Alfred

ESTATE NUMBER 1504/2020

The First and Final Liquidation Account in

the above estate will lie for inspection at

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Port Alfred for a period of twenty-one days

from the 14th May 2021

DATED at PORT ALFRED on this 28th

April 2021

GJ MARAIS

Executor

Neave Stötter Inc

25 Van Der Riet Street

PORT ALFRED

Ref:pk/MAT10172

be on the road and

interacting with other schools

once again.

PORT ALFRED BRIDGE CLUB

Results for Wednesday, 5 May 2021

Board 06 Dealer E, E-W vulnerable. No 71746

You are West and have heard the following

auction, what action do you take?

The simple action

is to pass, but the

best course is to

first consider the

bidding.

Partner has 6 – 10 points, assume it is 8, you

have 6 so the combined total is 14, leaving

the opponents with 26. East has six hearts North doubled, but did not

bid spades. To leave a double at the ‘two level’ in is an unusual action by

South: clearly South has strength and either a very powerful four card

heart suit, or possibly five hearts sitting behind the potential declarer.

Note that if South has five hearts there are only 8 cards in his/her other

three suits. You as West know that two or three down doubled vulnerable

means a bottom. Playing in hearts your hand may be worth perhaps one

and a half tricks; if partner has three spades, which is not impossible considering

the bidding, then two spades is likely to be a better contract, and

may even push your opponents into a NT contact, (in addition to indicating

a lead to partner) which will surely be better for you than playing in 2H

doubled. In any case playing with a 5:2 split in spades must be better than

playing with a 6 : 0 split in hearts. Therefore bid 2S and hope that your

analysis is correct.

Contracts played were:- 2H-2; 2H*-2; 2H-3; all by East. 2D+2; 3NT=;

3NT+1; 3NT+2; all by N– S.

Results…..

N-S

E-W

1st S & V Mather 71.7%

1st L Kolesky L Lombard

2nd S Lombard & J Wulf 56.7% 2nd A & An Robot 59.4%

3rd D Newson & J Faulkner 53.9% 3rd Phy & Phi Levinsohn 57.2%

Beginners Bridge lessons will begin on Monday May 24th, please phone

Elzabe on 073 218 5735. At this stage it is necessary to be able to play online,

i.e. have internet access and a computer to be able to play. Later, when Covid

has passed, we hope to resume ‘face to face’ bridge.

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE GENE

ARTHUR HAEFELE, Identity No. 340321

5007 082 who was married out of community

of property and died on the 2nd June 2020

and resident at 9 Hockey Road, Port Alfred




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April 2021

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE AUDREY

MARGUERITE GEYER, Identity No.

240719 0002 084, of Damant Lodge,

Port Alfred who died on the 18th

November 2020 and who was a widow


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

14th May 2021

DATED at PORT ALFRED on this the

28th April 2021

ESTATE LATE VALERIE DAWN WESSON

BORN ON THE 10 TH MARCH 1938

WHO DIED ON THE 2 ND JULY 2020

of address 9 DUNE LOFTS, HIGH STREET,

PORT ALFRED

IDENTITY NUMBER: 3803100017080

ESTATE NO: 3300/2020

All persons having claims against the

above Estate are required to lodge such

claims with the undersigned within thirty

(30) days from date of publication hereof.

DATED at PORT ALFRED this 14 TH day of

May 2021

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE ERNEST

MELVILLE ALLEN, Identity No. 450320

5036 089 who was married out of community

of property and died on the 13th April 2020

and resident at 6 Troon Crescent, Port Alfred




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April 2021

GJ MARAIS

Neave Stötter Inc


PORT ALFRED

Ref pk/MAT10181

GJ MARAIS

Executor

Neave Stötter Inc


PORT ALFRED

Ref pk/MAT10390

DOLD AND STONE INC.

Attorneys for Executor

37 Campbell Street

PORT ALFRED

6170

(Ref: S G McNaughton/Elizabeth)

N STÖTTER

Co-Executor

Neave Stötter Inc


PORT ALFRED

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GOLF

W E E K LY

Wednesday May 5:

BUCO Individual

Medal, with 69 players.

Results:

1st: Charlie Poulton –

70,

2nd: Darryl Hooper –

70,

3rd: FransKruger – 71,

4th: Bobby McGarvie –

71

2 Clubs:

6th: G van Aswegen, W

Wolmarans, C Poulton

8th: D Kieser, A van Zyl

11th: B Shaw, CPoulton

Best Gross: 71 – Colin

M av u s o

Best Nett: 70 – Charlie

Po u l t o n

Nearest The Pins:

Fishaways/Debonairs –

6th: Nick van derMerwe

Galileo Risk –

8th: Dudley Kieser

Tekserve –

11th: Bob Shaw

The Firm –

13th:

D u m a s a n i G wa d i s o

The Firmest Drive –

8th: Wian van Aswegen

Remax Kowie - Nearest

for 2 on the

1st: Rick Pryce

Saturday May 8: V iv

Jordan golf day, a2 Ball

Alliance, with 68

p l aye r s .

Results:

1st: G a by H a u s m a n -

Ta r p a n i ,

MaureenMcGarvie - 52

2nd: Colin Mavuso,

Melvin Mbabela - 47

3rd: Roly Clayton, Arjan

Sap - 44

4th: Meekah de Sousa,

André van Zyl - 43

Two Clubs:

6th: JPretorius

8th: MMcGarvie

11th: O Pieterse, W van

A sw e g e n

Best Gross: 72 – Meekah

de Sousa

Best Nett: 70 – Melvin

Mbabela

Nearest The Pins:

Mooifontein Quarry –

6th: Zola Mgudwa

Tekserve – 8th:

MaureenMcGarvie

Sibuya Game Reserve –

11th: Wian van

A sw e g e n

Fishaways/Debonairs –

13th: Lindy Wright

The Firmest Drive –

14th: Marius Lombard

Royal St Andrews -

Nearest for 2 on the 1st:

Meekah de Sousa

1820s GOLF

Monday May 3: 16

players in fine

conditions.

Winners on 39: Pe t e r

Rinaldi, Derek van

Harmelen, Mike Stadler,

Juan Southey.

Moosehead on 44:

Windsor Bagley, John

Dell, Eugene Erasmus,

Dudley Kieser.

Good Scores: 49 - John

Heather, 48 - Juan

Southey, 47 - Mike

S t a d l e r.

Two Clubs: 8th Juan

S o u t h ey.

Thursday May 7: 16

players in good weather.

Winners on 42: Wi n d s o r

Bagley, Derek van

Harmelen, John Heather,

John Dell.

Moosehead on 44: Jo h n

Arnold, Rick Hill, John

Feather, Juan Southey.

Good Scores: 49 - Juan

Southey, 48 - Neil Shaw,

47 - John Heather.

Two Clubs: 8th John

Heather, 11th Nick van

d e r M e r we .

LADIES’ R E S U LTS

May 4

Twenty-seven ladies (+ 1

pivot) played in good

conditions to compete in

the Ruth Kelly 4 Ball

BetterballStableford

Competition.

Winners of the

competition and the

Ruth Kelly Cup were

TrishBarwick and Sonia

Reynolds with 44 points.

Second place was taken

by Margie Reid and

Jenny Adair with 41

points.

The longest drive, on

hole 3, was won by

TrishBarwick in the 0-21

handicaps division and

by DonnePiguet in the

22-onwards handicap

d iv i s i o n .

The only two-club of the

afternoon was made by

Gail Aschmann on the

6th and the nearest the

pins were won by Jill

Lake on the 6th and by

Gail on the 8th.

The recently introduced

Handicap Allowance

system continued to

influence the scoring

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with no nett scores

below 70 being posted.

The Ladies Competition

on May 18 will be a Viv

Jordan Individual

Stableford Competition

and the Settlers Cup.

PORT ALFRED

MIXED RESULTS

May 8

Fourteen players took

part in the Port Alfred

Mixed Competition in

unsettled weather with

intermittent rain

s h ow e r s .

Winning the

competition with a score

of 85 points were

LindyKrige, Neal Shaw,

Margie Reid and Brian

Reid who each took

home a cash prize. In

second place on 80

points were FanieSmit,

Eric Segers, Angela

Trollip and Heather van

Harmelen. Taking the

longest walk with 66

points (61+5) were Greg

Shanks, Tim Shanks and

Mike Krige.

Heather van Harmelen

won the bottle of wine

for being nearest the pin

on the 8th but nobody

managed to sink a two

club.

The best nett of the

morning was FanieSmit’s

71 which won him a

Fishaways voucher.

KGB RESULTS

Tuesday May 4: A

stunning day, weather

wise, had sunny skies

and almost not a breath

of wind greet the 31

players that were drawn

in one 3-ball and seven

4-balls to enjoy

themselves in the

standard Alliance

Stableford 2-scores-tocount

format.

James Lobban, Rick Hill,

Nick Oosthuizen and

Donald McGarvie were

victorious on the day

with their 84 points

claiming the top spot on

the podium. Just behind

were Peter Reed, Don

Thomson, Mike Stadler

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and Paul Fryer who tied

with Ian Storer, Jimmy

van Rensburg, David

Groenewald and Heinz

Czepluch for second

position on 83 points.

Losing ground on the

course, in a number of

ways, Arnie Schultz,

John Crandon, John Dell

and Eugene Erasmus

scraped home towards

the lunch interval to post

73 points and take sole

possession of the Hamer

en Sukkel at prize giving.

Nick Oosthuizen was

successful with the only

birdie of the morning on

a par three and his 2-

club on the 11th

captured the pool for his

c ove y.

The only individual

players to take advantage

of superb playing

conditions were Jimmy

van Rensburg with a 70

nett, Heinz Czepluch

with a 69 nett as well as

Peter Longhurst and

Peter Sinclair who both

returned 68 netts.

Friday May 7: The good

weather rolls on and 34

players took advantage

of this to be drawn in

two 3-balls and seven 4-

balls to play a Stableford

Alliance 2-scores-tocount,

Rick Hill, Shaun Uys,

John Abbott and

In the estate of the Late Aletta van

der Walt, Identity Number 400113 0038

08 0, unmarried, formerly resident at

1 Dickinson Gardens, 42/50 Dickinson

Road, Port Alfred, and who died on 5 July

2019.

Estate Number: 3910/2019

The First and final Liquidation and

Distribution Account in the above Estate

¿

of the Master of the High Court,

¿

Magistrate, Port Alfred, for a period of

21 (twenty one) days as from the date of

publication hereof.

I D Schäfer

Agent Executor

Schäfers Attorneys

P O Box 2375

Port Alfred 6170

Phone 046 - 624 2789

DerickSinclair tied for

first place with John

Muggeridge, Mike

Beaumont, Andy

Stembridge and Eugene

Erasmus confirming

superiority over the rest

of the field.

MaureenMcGarvie,

Andy Manson, Mike

Krige and Brian Reid

took full control of the

Hamer en Sukkel at

prize giving with their

modest accumulation of

70 points.

Gaby Hausmann

Tarpani birdied the par

three 8th hole, Andy

Stembridge did likewise

on the par three 6th but

the 2-club pool was

JOY OF

V I C T O RY:

Ruth Kelly

Cup

winners on

May 4, from

left, Trish

Barwick,

Sonia

Reynolds

and Shirley

Heny, who

p re s e n t e d

the cup

taken for his covey by

Bob Shaw with his birdie

on the 13th.

Good individual rounds,

to acknowledge

conditions, were

plentiful including Rick

Hill and Heinz Czepluch

both with 70 netts, John

Abbott with a 69 nett,

Brian Shirley and Arnie

Schultz with 68 netts,

Andy Stembridge with a

67 nett and Shaun Uys

with an excellent nett 66

was leader in this

category. Arnie also led

the field with his superb

79 gross to bring the

curtain down on a fine

morning.

In the estate of the Late Allan Edward

Russell, Identity Number 370610 5043

08 6 unmarried, formerly resident at

236 Settlers Park Retirement Village,

Port Alfred, and who died on 13 September

2019

Estate Number: 126/2020

The First and Final Liquidation and

Distribution Account in the above Estate

¿

of the Master of the High Court,

¿

Magistrate, Port Alfred, for a period of

21 (twenty one) days as from the date of

publication hereof

I D Schäfer

Agent Executor

Schäfers Attorneys

P O Box 2375

Port Alfred 6170

Phone 046 - 624 2789

TENDER CANCELLATION

NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given to all tenderers

who submitted proposals/bid responses

for Tender 19/2020 – SECURITY

SERVICES, as published on 6 February

2020, as follows:

Tender 19/2020 – SECURITY SERVICES

FOR A PERIOD OF 36 (THIRTY SIX)

MONTHS has been cancelled due to

the expiration of the period of validity of

proposals.

The requirement will be re-advertised in

due course.


ADV R DUMEZWENI

13 May 2021 MUNICIPAL MANAGER

NOTICE OF A COUNCIL

MEETING

In accordance with Section 19(a) of the

Local Government Municipal Systems Act

No.32 of 2000, Notice is hereby given that a

Full Ndlambe Local Virtual Council meeting

is scheduled to take place on Tuesday,

25 May 2021 at 10h00 via Ms Teams.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the

response by Government and the

lockdown Regulations, Ndlambe Local

Council meeting will be held Virtual.


13 May 2021 ADV R. DUMEZWENI

(Ref. 2/7/2) MUNICIPAL MANAGER

In the estate of the Late DONALD ROBERT

PEARSON

Identity No. 351231 5028 08 5

of 13 MILES ROAD, PORT ALFRED 6170

Registration No. 000354/2021

and surviving spouse, PAMELA ANNETTE

PEARSON, Identity Number 400111 0027 08 7,

who were married in community of property.

Creditors and Debtors in the above Estate

and pay their debts to the Undersigned within

30 days of 14 th MAY 2021.

DATED IN PORT ELIZABETH ON THE

05 MAY 2021

Executor: MARK LINDSEY PEARSON

Address: C/O HENDRIK VAN DER MERWE

ATTORNEYS

P O BOX 27184

GREENACRES

6057

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE JUNE

AUDREY FELLOWS, Identity Number

370610 0207 082 who died on the

19th October 2020 and DERRICK

LAWTON FELLOWS, Identity Number

390907 5150 085 to whom she was married

in community of property, of 16 York Gardens,

Port Alfred


The First and Final Liquidation Account

in the above estate will lie for inspection at

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of April 2021

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Thursday 13 M ay, 202 1

KOWIE STRIDERS

JON HOUZET

The Kowie Striders had a

champagne celebration last

week for two members who

achieved SA Champs titles.

Sinethemba Jilingisi,18,

came first in the junior section

of the SA Champs half marathon

in a time of 71:58, while Sticks

Stiglingh won the 65-69 age

group in one hour 38 minutes

and came fourth overall in the

60-69 age group.

Stiglingh, who has been

mentoring a development team

of runners at the Kowie Striders,

was ecstatic about Jilingisi’s

achievement. “He also won the

EP 10km in 33:38, a brilliant

time.

“To go on to win the SA

Champs is amazing,” Stiglingh

said.

Five Striders were selected

for SA Champs, but injury

prevented Lithemba Jekana

from taking part.

The other two Striders were

Xabisa Mazantsi, who came

fourth overall, and Ayabonga

Saul, who came eighth, even

with a knee injury.

Stiglingh said missing the SA

Champs was a disappointment

for Jekana, who had come third

in the EP 10km. The Striders

also announced the selection of

14 youngsters for the Kow i e

Striders Academy development

team.

Stiglingh said it was

encouraging to see some girls in

the group, as previously there

were just boys.

The academy was started

five years ago.

“It’s quite something for a

development team to be

achieving SA Champs titles in

such a short time,” he said.

“I wouldn’t normally submit

youngsters to this race, but we

didn’t have SA Champs last

year. I’m so proud of these

g u y s ,” he said.

Time trial results: May 4

3km Run

1. Athi Klaas 11:38

2. Mike Varela 11:47

3. Ivine Rungu 13:36

4. Lubabalo Mbambisa 13:37

5. Akhanya Ngesi 13:40

6. Yolanda Siyolo 17:04

7. Corrie Gouws 18:40

8. Liam Zeelie 18:45

9. Sinovuyo Klaas 20:03

10. Siphesona Xanti 20:03

11. Lucas Rijnberg 21:00

12. Stephen Gouws 21:30

13. Cathy Momberg 23:05

14. Jo Betts 23:30

3km Walk

1. Dudley Emslie 27:23

2. AJ Scheepers 27:23

3. Colleen Pansegrouw 30:08

4. Floss Howden 31:22

5. Lesley Futter 31:22

6. Alistair Blake 34:49

7. Anele Xanti 35:20

8. Lesley Theunissen 49:00

9. Nicky Rosslee 49:00

5km Run

1. Ayabonga Siyolo 22:00

2. Lithemba Jekana 22:08

3. Ian Robertson 26:20

4. Lithetha Gcume 29:09

5. Ayabonga Saul 30:23

6. Roy Spivins 29:00

7. Lulu Mceka 32:23

8. Cynthia Toerien 32:52

9. Mike Momberg 34:28

10. Billy Futter 39:00

11. Chris Roberts No Time

12. Francois Klopper No Time

13. Sticks Stiglingh No Time

5km Walk

1. Sue Robertson 48:08

2. Dee Joiner 49:09

3. Sabrina Elliot 49:09

4. Lisa Loveland 49:09

5. Rick Loveland 49:09

8km Run

1. Sizakele Dayimani 30:17

2. Xabiso Mazantsi 31:15

3. Zukisa Potwana 35:45

4. Lime Valuvalu 35:53

5. Reon van Zyl 40:43

6. Shannen Kethro 42:00

7. Brad Wepener 42:00

8. Alex Weed 43:01

9. Alan Robb 43:20

10. Richard Legg 44:50

11. Gill Legg 44:50

KOWIE PRIDE: Sinethemba

Jilingisi, left, who came first in

the junior section of the

recent SA Champs half

marathon, while Sticks

Stiglingh won the 65-69 age

group Picture: JON HOUZET

12. Richard Daneel 45:22

13. Rob Joiner 55:16

Young development golfers enjoy play and mentoring at mashie

GROWING THE

S P O RT: Ward 6

councillor MK

Raco, left, with the

young members of

the Port Alfred

Golf Development

Foundation and

members of the

Kleinemonde

Mashie

Community Golf

course Picture: JON

HOUZET

JON HOUZET

The Kleinemonde Mashie

Community Golf course

welcomed the Port Alfred Golf

Development Foundation last

Saturday – the first time the

young golfers have played on

the nine-hole course.

Fifteen youngsters between

the ages of 11 and 15 came to

play, with mentoring from some

mashie members as they moved

around the course.

The youngsters are coached

by golfing veteran Colin

Mavuso, and they can often be

seen at the Rosehill Mall driving

ra n g e .

Stenden executive dean

Wouter Hensens, who is also

involved in the Port Alfred Golf

Development Foundation,

provided transport for the

players and the mashie

members provided them with

cooldrinks and snacks after

p l ay.

There was also a prizegiving,

with Onamandla Hani,

12, the overall winner.

Mashie members were

impressed at the young players’

skills.

“We want to offer this every

Saturday, depending on

t ra n s p o r t ,” mashie member

Wayne Walker said.

In response, Mavuso said:

“We really appreciate this. We

hope we can build on this.

“As you can see, golf

development is growing.”

Mashie members issued a

challenge to the youngsters to

compete against them the next

time, which the juniors

enthusiastically accepted.

Ward 6 councillor MK Raco

also attended the mashie play

and voiced his support.

BOWLS BANTER

Port Alfred Bowling

Club

Friday night’s turnabout

party proved to be a

laugh a minute affair.

Several women

arrived immaculately

dressed in pants, braces,

collar and tie, blazer

plus black moustaches,

with Elzabe and Shar

looking as if they were

representing the Mafia.

A memorable

moment was the arrival

of an old person,

complete with beard,

hat, big paunch and

beard. No-one knew

who it was, some saying

it had to be a man.

However a visit to

the ladies’ loo changed

the guess work and it

later turned out to be the

sister of Helise

(Hattingh).

Colin was the only

one to dress like an

Arab, but forgot to arrive

on his camel.

Several of the men,

dressed in dresses or

skirts displayed different

chest appendages with

Jim the Scotsman having

the biggest and Bill the

smallest. His bra could

not accommodate

enough socks.

The highlight of the

evening apart from the

tasty hamburgers

prepared and served by

Elzabe and Collette, was

the show put on by

Brenda and her bandits.

A rehearsal was held

on Thursday by the band

with Mel on hand to

provide the music.

Those who wowed the

guests were Stan,

Richard, Jim, Bill and

this scribe, the singer.

The spirit within the club

was certainly boosted.

The second round of

the Vroom and Timm

Cups was held at this

club last Wednesday

afternoon with all the

honours going to Kowie

BC.

The ladies lost both

but with Lynne’s team of

Mary and Julie going

down narrowly 18-16 to

a strong Kowie side

skipped by Jackie (Kriel).

The four Port Alfred

men’s teams also lost all

four but with two being

lost on the last end

which saw Kowie

pocketing 16 points and

Port Alfred minus-16.

Well done to all the

Kowie bowlers. You

never disgraced

yourselves Port Alfred.

Poor weather this

past Saturday afternoon

resulted in a poor

turnout where two teams

of trips only managed

three ends before

persistent drizzle drove

them all into the

clubhouse.

Among the players

was former

KingiteMervyn (Stone)

and his son Kevin who

lives in Port Alfred.

Mervyn, who owns a

holiday resort, now plays

at Beacon Bay BC. Nice

chatting, Merv.

This past Tuesday

saw the next round of

the club’s drawn mixed

trips being played and

the results will be

published next week.

Still to be played is the

wo m e n ’s senior final

between Joan and

Rosemary. Good

bowling to both.

Bar duty for May 11

and 15 belongs to Bill

and Shar. Good bowling

all.

Kowie Bowling

Club

With the EP Pairs Finals

due to be completed at

Kenton this weekend,

Kowie can look back

with considerable

satisfaction to a very

successful Pairs season.

The Pairs consists of

three divisions – Mixed,

Ladies and Men, and

what is called the EP

Finals is actually a

contest between the

eight qualifying teams

from the three subdistricts

which comprise

Eastern Province.

Eastern Areas has

been allocated two

qualifiers in each

division. These eight will

compete for the EP title.

Of the six possible

qualifiers from Eastern

Areas in the three

divisions the Kowie Club

provided five, having

come through last

weekend with full

houses in the Ladies’

and Men’s divisions

(Jackie and Megan / Judy

and Hettie - Stan and

Lennie / Jacques and

Jason). Looking at the

pairings made me reflect

on how the skips chose

their partners in times of

yo r e .

In those years pairs

was played on the

2.2.2.2 basis, with the

lead player playing two

bowls as a lead followed

by the skip playing two

bowls as a second. The

lead player then

returned to play as a

third followed by the

skjp completing the end.

This method of play was

very popular among the

more experienced

players but not so with

the genuine leads as

they were not invited if

they had no back rank

experience. It was more

important that the lead

player should be

proficient as a third than

as a lead.

Today with the 4.4

format it is essential that

the lead should be able

to find the jack and a

consistent length early in

the game. If the lead can

put his first two bowls

close enough he can use

his last two bowls in

strategic positions to

allow for the expected

onslaught from the

opposing skip.

LAUGH-

A-

MINUTE:

Enjoying

themselves

at the

turn-about

party at

the Port

A l f re d

Bowls

Club held

last Friday

evening

are Mike

and Di

Hosty

The transition

from2.2.2.2 to 4.4 came

about because it was not

possible, at the SA

National , to complete

the Pairs in the allotted

time which required

them to play three games

per day. If the 4.4 game

was cut down to 15 ends

they could complete the

Pairs championships in

four days. While there

was no pressure on the

districts to play their

pairs with this format the

districts slowly adopted

the 4.4. until only EP

was left in the

wilderness. They

succumbed a few years

later . Best of luck to all

our players in the EP

Pairs finals which will be

played at Kenton.

Congrats to our

men’s and ladies’ teams

that made a clean sweep

at Port Alfred last week.

Our Personal Trust

trips will be held, as

usual on Friday May 14.

The numbers might not

be as much as usual

because some of our

players are playing in the

Hofmeyer Classic while

we also have three

playing in the EP Masters

(Jackie, Eve and Jonty).

Good luck all.

With a record

turnout on Tuesday there

were many tight games

for the Wharf Street Fruit

and Veg sponsorship.

The winners were Dave

Tyrell, Peter Giblin, and

Christa von Gericke.

TOTT 13 May 2021

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