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Vaccine rollout in the
Eastern Cape is on track
The government is urging
people 60 years or older to
register for the Covid-19 jab
SIPHOSIHLE DYONASE
With the Sisonke
Protocol
va c c i n i n a t i o n
programme back in full swing,
the Eastern Cape department of
health is calling on people aged
60 and above to register for the
essential jab.
“The country’s vaccination
programme has been
strengthened by the arrival of
the Pfizer vaccine, which will
mostly be administered in urban
areas because it needs two
d o s e s ,” said department of
health spokesperson Sizwe
Ku p e l o .
“The one-dose Johnson &
Johnson vaccine will be mainly
used in rural areas as it does not
require people to be traced
again to be given the second
d o s e .”
While the vaccine was
initially administered in
Gqeberha, Mthatha and East
London, it has
been distributed to other
hospitals in the province as
t h e p r ov i n c i a l
government hopes to inoculate
4.5-million people in order to
achieve herd immunity.
“As of April 30, 37,157
people were vaccinated in the
province with 14,818 being
inoculated in Nelson Mandela
Bay, 12,813 in Buffalo City
Metro and 9,526 in OR Tambo
D i s t r i c t ,” Kupelo said.
“This number is expected to
drastically increase as other
regions have also started rolling
out the vaccine.”
Health MEC
Nomakhosazana Meth said it
was important for people to
register for phase two of the
vaccine rollout.
“Without them registering to
be vaccinated, it means they
will remain defenceless against
this virus which has caused so
much misery not only in our
province and country, but
around the world.
“This is why we want people
who are 60 years and older to
register so that they will get the
vaccine. The vaccine is
completely safe to use as
President Cyril Ramaphosa,
health minister Dr Zweli
Mkhize, myself and hundreds of
thousands of our healthcare
workers have been inoculated.
“We want to encourage
young people to help their
parents and grandparents
register to be vaccinated
because right now, we will not
be safe until we have all been
va c c i n a t e d ,” she said.
Acting health
s u p e r i n t e n d e n t - g e n e ra l
Dr Sibongile Zungu urged
members of the public to not
believe the many conspiracy
theories swirling around on
social media and instead work
with the government to help
ensure a successful rollout.
“Until we achieve herd
immunity, everyone should
continue wearing masks
whenever in public, practise
social distance and practise
good personal hygiene by
washing their hands regularly
with soap and water at least for
20 seconds or with an alcoholbased
hand sanitiser,” she said
GET THE JAB: S A’s vaccination rollout has been strengthened
by the arrival of the Pfizer vaccine Picture: PIXABAY
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
WORK IN PROGRESS: The new Water World Fun Park in West Bank is expected to be complete by Easter next year
Picture: SUPPLIED
BCM’s water park taking shape
SIPHOSIHLE DYONASE
The BCM Development Agency
( B C M DA ) a n n o u n c e d
its progress on the ongoing
construction of the new Water
World Fun Park Precinct in West
Bank.
Water World is one of two
B C M DA’s development flagship
projects which was launched in
February last year by executive
mayor Xola Pakati and BCMDA
CEO Bulumko Nelana
with other BCMDA board
members.
“BCMDA was assigned by
the metro to modernise and
revitalise the Water World
precinct.
“This is to provide more
exciting and entertaining sites
and to diversify the location and
most importantly to find
possible ways to generate
revenue for the city,” B C M DA
spokesperson Oyama Makalima
said.
❝ The park will provide
more exciting and
entertaining sites and
diversify the location
and, importantly,
possible ways to
generate revenue
The development project,
which is fully funded by the
municipality, is valued at R103
million.
Work to be implemented
include:
● Erection of water slides
● Building of swimming pools
in the area
● Installation of an open air
theatre
● Building of braai facilities
● Establishing changing rooms
for lifeguards.
● Fitting of informal trade
i n f ra s t r u c t u r e
● Installation of sand pits
The project has 124 workers
on site, and has employed 12
local SMME's who have
benefited up to date.
“The sewage work has been
nearly 95% completed, stormwater
man holes are 98%
complete, sand pits 60%
complete, the ampitheatre
is 50% complete, water
reticulation is 98%
complete and electricity
services are 90% complete..
“We anticipate the project to
be complete by Easter next
ye a r,” said Makalima.
He estimated that overall,
the project was nearly 55%
complete.
“We do think it will trigger
tourist attraction and property
market in the West Bank area, as
well as activate the space for
more tourism orientated
a c t iv i t i e s ,” he said.

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WEEKEND FUN: The Long Bar at Buffs Club. General manager Marais Stander said the club has
big entertainment plans for the near future Picture: MATTHEW FIELD
Good times
planned at
Buffs Club
Plenty of entertainment on offer
MATTHEW FIELD
With its perfect view of
Buffalo Park, Buffs
Club in Bunker's Hill
has been a popular location to
relax while enjoying the many
thrilling sporting events that
have taken place at the stadium
over the years.
Even though Covid-19 has
put a halt on the sport for now,
Buffs Club general manager
Marais Stander said they still
have plenty of entertainment on
o f f e r.
Every second Sunday, the
club hosts live music sets.
“We've got the Silver Creek
Mountain Band coming this
Sunday [May 16],” Stander said.
Silver Creek is a country and
folk band founded by East
London locals Dennis Schultz
and Rod Dry in 1981. They are
joined by Bryan Daniel and
Shugg Dry.
Stander said these shows
were good for both the club and
artists.
“Nobody has done much
during Covid-19, they've all
been hit hard.
“Normally on Sunday
afternoons, there's only two or
three people sitting here so now
we're getting more people in,”
he said.
Silver Creek is just the
beginning, and more shows are
planned for the near future.
On June 5, the Knysna Celtic
Festival will be hosting the
Sundowners Celtic Concert at
the club with local band
Misstree playing live afterwards.
Then on June 13, Pretoria-based
bluegrass band Georgetown
will perform, with East London's
own Can of Worms performing
on June 20.
As an added bonus, anyone
who books for Sunday lunch
will get a free ticket to the live
sets. Club members also get free
entry. Otherwise, entry is R50
for the live sets and R100 for
G e o r g e t ow n .
“Covid-19 killed a lot of
things, but squash and snookers
have started their league games
and rugby had a practice run the
past Saturday and things are
looking up,” Stander said.
“We will even have the
Washie 100 this year on July 23.
Hockey and cricket are still
awaiting their future.
“Last year we had a rugby
legends day for all the clubs on
the Border and visitors came as
far as Cape Town and Durban.
We are planning another one
this year on July 31.”
Stander said all the Lions
games will be shown on the big
screen.
“It's all about raising funds,
since most clubs are strapped
for cash due to Covid-19,” he
said.
Buffs was founded on June 2,
1877, making it the oldest
football club in the Border
region and the third oldest
football club in South Africa.
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Residents
concerned over
poor municipal
service, offices
Building in a poor state, while people in queues
ignore social distancing requirements
MATTHEW FIELD
BCM residents are
complaining about the
poor standards of
municipal offices in the city.
Concerns have been raised
about the lack of proper social
distancing, poor security and
lack of professional behaviour.
Speaking to the GO! &
Express, resident Walter Martin
said that he'd seen people being
kept waiting for days on end at
the Caxton Street offices.
“One lady said she was there
the previous day and stood the
whole day but was never
attended to,” Martin said.
“Social distancing was a
problem as there were no
markings on the pavement.”
Martin said that he
complained to the municipality
back in January and soon after,
red lines were painted on the
pavement outside the Caxton
Street building.
However, when the GO! &
Express visited the office last
week, the paint had mostly
worn away and people in the
queue seemed to be ignoring
social distancing requirements.
There was only a single
uniformed security guard
watching them from behind the
security fence and they made no
attempt to enforce social
distancing or mask wearing.
Martin said that he only
❝ Eventually I was
served by a lady with
no name tag or
identification
encountered more problems
once he got inside the building.
“Eventually I was served by a
lady with no name tag or
identification.
“I asked for their supervisor
who took about 20 minutes to
assist and she [the supervisor]
also had no name tag,” he said.
Poor service from municipal
staff has been a long-running
complaint for BCM residents.
The Daily Dispatch
previously reported (‘Limits to
home affairs services have not
dented long queues’, January
14) that some people arrived at
the home affairs office at 3am in
order to secure a spot in the
queue and even then, there was
not a guarantee that they would
get in that day.
The GO! & Express sent
questions to BCM, but no
answers had been received by
print deadline.
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CAUTION NEEDED: DA shadow MEC Jane Cowley said a third Covid-19 wave could be
disastrous for the vaccination roll out Picture: PIXABAY
Third wave poses risk to vaccine roll out
MATTHEW FIELD
Democratic Alliance (DA)
shadow MEC for health Jane
Cowley said the threat of a third
Covid-19 wave during the
ongoing vaccination roll-out
would be “catastrophic” for the
already struggling health
i n f ra s t r u c t u r e .
She called on the
department of health to urgently
put together a contingency plan
in partnership with the private
sector and NGOs to manage the
vaccine drive and help fill the
many vacant posts in the
province's hospitals and clinics.
“How will our hospitals
cope in the increasingly likely
event that the third wave of the
virus strikes while the
vaccination programme is in full
sw i n g ?
“Their wage bills have been
capped and their operational
budgets slashed, but they are
still expected to offer a full range
of health services.
“Savings from unfilled posts
to settle medico-legal claims are
creating an environment that is
conducive to further litigation.
“Covid-19 testing has been
put on the back burner, while
community health workers are
being trained as vaccinators,”
Cowley said.
She criticised the ongoing
vaccine roll out as being highly
disorganised and was worried
that healthcare staff would be
overwhelmed when
vaccinations were made
available to more members of
the public.
“I will write to the MEC for
health, Nomakosazana Meth, to
establish what contingency
plans she has put in place to
effectively staff clinics and
hospitals to respond to the
third wave, while the
vaccination programme is
being rolled out.
“I will further request a status
report on the steps being taken
to reduce the wage bill in the
administrative sector of the
health department, which will
then free up monies for critical
medical posts within our
f a c i l i t i e s ,” said Cowley.
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Living with
cerebral palsy
Liezel Wellen explains what it is like to have CP
WENDY KRETSCHMANN
When one has a
disability it is
important to know
and understand your limitations.
So says Liezel Wellen, who
lives with cerebral palsy.
“I know my limitations and
so do things at my own pace. If I
feel I can’t do something then I
wo n ’t attempt to do it,” said
We l l e n .
In this instalment of the Fit
for Logan challenge, we explore
what it is like to be an adult
living with this condition.
Wellen and and I work for
the same company, but in
different cities and have only
communicated via e-mails.
TAKEN FOR A RIDE
Perhaps this is why I only
recently learned she has
cerebral palsy.
It has not changed my
perception of her, as I have
always felt that her work ethic is
impeccable and I have always
enjoyed working with her – her
sense of humour is especially
welcome when it breaks the
tension on deadline days.
When she heard about our
campaign, she was quick to
offer assistance as she
appreciates what we are doing
for Logan Bartle and cerebral
p a l s y.
We l l e n ’s affliction resulted
from receiving insufficient
oxygen at the time of her birth
and could have been avoided if
the doctor had been able to
perform a caesarean section.
The left side of her body was
affected and she walks with a
limp, and occasionally suffers
from the inconvenience of a
dislocated shoulder which she
has learned to deal with.
She also has a speech
impediment but as much as it
can be difficult for people to
understand her, she realises that
it is also up to her to pronounce
words correctly to ensure proper
communication with those
around her.
Wellen attended schools for
disabled people and post-matric
her father, Desmond, enrolled
her at Damelin College where
she first had to endure a series of
ALL ABOARD: The EL Engineering Society’s miniature train departs from the station at the
Gonubie Farmers’ Hall on Sunday with a full compliment of passengers. In addition to the
popular train rides, there was also a flea market Picture: MATTHEW FIELD
interviews to assess her coping
m e ch a n i s m s .
“I think that was truly the
year that I found myself -
Independence at a whole
different level,” said Wellen.
“I used to walk from
Damelin to my dad’s work
(Times Media, now Arena
Holdings) and sit and wait until
home time. One day my dad’s
boss asked me if I’d like to do
some work instead of just
waiting, so I was tasked with
text inputting for the designers
to make up the adverts.”
After completing her studies,
Liezel went to New Zealand not
long after her brother, Des, had
gone to England.
Both siblings would return to
South Africa within the same
year and they decided to buy a
house together.
However, after a time, her
brother moved out and her
parents moved in.
“My folks weren’t happy
with me living on my own. After
many discussions they sold their
house and moved in with me.
“Years later I converted the
garage and outbuildings into a
flat for myself. We are still living
like this,” she said.
“My little pooch, Missy, is a
Boston Terrier, and lives with me
in my flat. I have always had
dogs. There is no judgement
from them, only unconditional
love. ”
Upon her return from
her three month sojourn in New
Zealand, she was employed in a
permanent capacity in the
Times Media (now Arena
Holdings) design studio and is
now in the admin and
production department in
Jo h a n n e s b u r g .
Another aspect of her
condition is that she gets startled
very easily and has always
requested to be seated with her
back to the wall, which is not
always possible.
However, her managers
have been very
accommodating.
So working from home, as
Covid-19 has enabled many to
do, has been of benefit to her in
this regards and also with
respect to her driving.
Though more than capable
of doing so, driving in the
❝ Give [CP sufferers]
independence so that
they can function in
the big ugly world
CHALLENGE
ACCEPTED:
Liezel Wellen
with Missy, her
Boston terrier
P i c t u re :
SUPPLIED
Johannesburg traffic is quite
nerve-wracking and Wellen
would have to leave home at
5.30am just to avoid it.
Liezel’s family have always
been supportive of her which
has probably added to her
positive and well-balanced
outlook on life as well as her
ability to be independent while
recognising and dealing with
her limitations.
Her parents treated her no
differently than they did her
brother and discouraged her
from using the words “I can’t…”
and for all of this she is
extremely grateful.
We l l e n ’s brother and sisterin-law,
Cheryl, would entrust
her nieces, Tyra and Keia, in her
care when there was a need for
a baby-sitter and she continues
to have strong relationships with
the now-teenagers who visit her
often for chats, sleep-overs,
binge TV watching and baking
which is a passion of Liezel’s.
This attitude of
embracing Wellen for who she
is has inspired her and so the
following words of hers are from
experience,
“Do not put CP sufferers in
cotton wool. Give them
independence so that they can
function in the big ugly world.
It’s not always rainbows and
unicorns but you have to try live
your life with what you have,”
she said.
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the Fit for Logan challenge.

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A WAY WITH WORDS
EC infections held in check
while other provinces spike
QUIZ MASTERS: The Dalians won the latest round of The Valley’s monthly quiz. Pictured from
left are team members Sandra Rankin, Dale Blanchard, Derek Dexter and Gill Dexter
Picture: SUPPLIED
Reusable
sanitary pads
offer solutions
AMANDA NANO
Covid-19 numbers are being
held in check in the Eastern
Cape while, all around,
infections are on the rise.
According to TimesLIVE,
infections are rising drastically
in Gauteng and the Western
Cape.
Provincial health
spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo said
the department was concerned
about the Joe Gqabi
municipality from a pandemic
perspective, given its proximity
to the Free State, where new
cases were also climbing.
He said rapid testing was
available at all hospitals in the
province and that this was a
turning point in keeping the
p r ov i n c e ’s infection rate lower
than other provinces.
“All patients who come to
hospitals with symptoms
suggestive of Covid-19 are
tested.
“Contacts of positive patients
in hospital are also tested,”
Kupelo said.
“Hotspot areas in the
community are also tested
through the rapid antigen test.
“It is supported by 11 mobile
testing labs in community
health centres.
“We have consistently kept
the recovery rate above 94%,
which has been attributed to
tracer teams and clinicians
inside and outside hospitals.
Kupelo said the province’s
acting director-general of
health, Dr Sibongile Zungu, was
leading a technical team of
HODs and senior managers
who were monitoring threats.
Health minister Dr Zweli
Mkhize said on Thursday that all
Eastern Cape districts had
recorded a “zero percent
average change”.
However, he qualified this
statement: “This does not mean
they are not getting new
infections, but it does mean they
have maintained a plateau,
which is very encouraging.
“This reinforces the message
that we can all play our part to
ensure that these rises in
infections do not turn into a
third wave.”
Kupelo said: “We are
focusing on Joe Gqabi given the
spike in new cases in the Free
State. We want to ensure that
there is sufficient oxygen in
health facilities and enough
vehicles for tracing cases.
“We are getting ready for a
possible third wave.”
The second phase of vaccine
rollout starts on Monday and the
health department has launched
a service to register over-60s for
the vaccine via WhatsApp. They
need simply WhatsApp the
word “Register” to 0600-123-
456.
This service is also now used
to get information about the
pandemic, including news,
regulations, symptoms,
treatment and risks.
Anyone over 60 can register
for the vaccine by dialling
*134*832* followed by their ID
n u m b e r.
Kupelo said they had already
registered more than 85,000
over-60s across the province.
The department expected
two million doses of the Johnson
& Johnson vaccine, he said.
“It [Johnson & Johnson
vaccines] will be sent mainly to
the rural areas. We are also
expecting the arrival of the
Pfizer vaccine, which will be
used in the urban set-up due to
its storage requirements and
t ra n s p o r t a t i o n .”
The target is for 4.5m Eastern
Cape residents to get the jab.
Over 37,000 health workers
have already received it.
However, DA MPL Jane
Cowley questioned the rollout
readiness of the provincial
health department, saying the
exercise could prove
catastrophic because of the low
number of provincial health
wo r k e r s .
Kupelo said: “We need to
continue with social distancing,
washing hands, wearing masks
and sanitisation. In hospital, we
can only manage serious cases.”
- DispatchLIVE, additional
reporting by TimesLIVE
Donation drive for Eastern Cape schools
SIPHOSIHLE DYONASE
May 28 is International
Menstrual Hygiene
Day and Palesa Pads, a
Johannesburg based company
which designs and
manufactures reusable sanitary
towels made from cloth, is
looking to honour the occassion
by organising a donation drive
in the Eastern Cape.
However, CEO Sherie de
Wet said that a lack of
sponsorship has made it
difficult.
De Wet founded the
company in 2017 after she read
about how many young girls
were missing school because of
not having any sanitary products
every month.
She quit her job and invested
her money into the company.
“I was horrified to think that
their education was being
compromised by something as
natural and uncontrollable as a
period.
“My research led me to
discover the concept of cloth
sanitary pads and how they
have been around for
millennia," she said.
Palesa Pads has now assisted
over 80,000 girls across the
country to stay in school and
avoid worrying about how they
would buy sanitary towels each
month.
“Menstrual Hygiene Day
2021 is different to other years
in that it continues a
conversation despite the
pandemic. The Covid-19
pandemic lockdown further
highlighted the inequalities in
our country and the lack of
sanitary pads was one of the
issues mentioned by
disadvantaged communities,”
said de Wet.
“While there were a number
HELPING YOUNG GIRLS:
Palesa Pads CEO Sherie de
Wet is hoping to extend her
outreach into the Eastern
Cape Picture: SUPPLIED
of disposable pad programs
initiated by government and
other organisations, these
supplies quickly ran out while
the schools were closed, putting
the girls back into a situation of
period poverty.
“Further to that, funds that
had been allocated for sanitary
pads were reallocated to food
parcels, leaving girls without
sufficient protection during
m e n s t r u a t i o n .”
Meanwhile de Wet said the
company has struggled to
arrange sponsorship for the
Eastern Cape.
“The need in the Eastern
Cape is great and we
have received requests for
donations so often. Hence we
are calling on companies and
organisations in and around the
Eastern Cape to assist us in the
# Ke e p AG i r l C h i l d A t S ch o o l
i n i t i a t ive .”
She said that partnering with
other other organisations and
resellers has made getting
access to the product range
easier and more affordable, and
has created an ongoing
conversation about reusable
sanitary towels.
“Our products are available
online and will be available in
August at selected Ackermans
stores nationally,” de Wet said.
She said feedback from the
girls has been positive and they
have enjoyed the frank
conversations about their
bodies.
“Many of them said they
have left the presentation feeling
empowered with a better
understanding of their
menstrual cycle and how to
manage it. Some of the girls
have comeback saying that the
pads are comfortable, they’ve
enjoyed using them and they
have saved so much financially.”
De Wet said that teachers
have also come back to
her, saying that they have
noticed an improvement in
school attendance and that
there has been a cleanliness in
their bathrooms now that the
girls were using reusable pads.
This May, de Wet said she
would like to continue
educating girls around the world
on their periods.
“Having a sustainable
solution to menstrual health
management means that girls
can attend school and achieve
their best, unencumbered by
their biology,” she said.
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New shoes for Pefferville pupils
NGO Clean Slate’s donation will help 100 kids
MATTHEW FIELD
There was much joy on
Tuesday when local NGO
Clean Slate handed over
100 pairs of shoes to students of
Pefferville Primary School.
The shoes had been donated
by community members as well
as a number of businesses who
sponsored the handover.
Speaking on behalf of the
school, acting principal Clive
Fray thanked everyone involved.
“You have answered a
spiritual call to come and do
something for our children at
Pefferville Primary School,” Fr ay
said.
“I want to say thank you very
much to all of you for giving
shoes and other donations to
this school.”
Deputy principal Marc
Jasson had similar sentiments.
“We are humbled. All have
you have really shown your true
mettle, you really put your
money where your mouth is,”
he said.
School governing body
(SGB) chairperson Collin
Hendricks said the donation
was greatly appreciated.
“Pefferville is a community
that no one is thinking about.
These learners that you see
standing here, they come from
this disadvantaged community,”
Hendricks said.
“These are our future
leaders. For what you are doing
here today, we appreciate it.”
Clean Slate is an East
London-based NGO which
aims to help ex-offenders.
“Our primary focus is exoffenders,
rehabilitating them
and helping them with a smooth
transition back into society,”
said founder Brian Francis.
“Currently, we've got 25
people on a skills development
programme – c a r p e n t r y,
upholstery and crochet. We're
trying to empower them.
“As difficult as it may sound,
[we are trying] to reduce the
recidivism rate. We work with
drug addicts, homeless, school
drop outs and the community as
a whole to prevent them from
going into a life of crime.”
The sponsors for the shoe
hand over were: McDonalds
Amalinda, Nates Car Sales,
Buffalo Toyota, East London
Rotary, Subway Nahoon, Local
Yokel, Copy World and Bata SA.
GIVING BACK: One hundred pairs of new school shoes were donated to students at Pefferville
Primary on Tuesday Picture: MATTHEW FIELD
Merrifield College hosts
World Scholars Cup
WELL DONE:
Merrifield
College recently
hosted the
World Scholars
Cup where 45
teams from
across the region
competed. The
Merrifield junior
teams, pictured
here, placed first,
second and third
Picture: SUPPLIED
RONWYN PEARCE
Over the weekend of the May 1
and 2, Merrifield College hosted
the World Scholars Cup. It was
the first time the tournament has
been hosted since the start of
Covid-19 lockdown in March
2020.
This tournament takes place
in various schools across the
world and consists of 4
divisions: collaborative writing,
debate, general knowledge and
a scholars’ b ow l .
Numbers were limited due
to Covid regulations, but 45
teams competed over the
weekend.
The Merrifield junior teams
placed first, second and third.
Noah Honey was named the top
junior overall and Isabel Nobel
won the Asimov trophy -
obtaining the top results in the
general knowledge quizz.
In the senior division the
Merrifield teams placed first and
third with Dylan Kurten pacing
second overall individually.
Merrifield will host another
round of the World Scholars
Cup over the last weekend in
July. All schools who could not
attend in May are encouraged to
r e g i s t e r.
GREEN AND GOLD
GIVING BACK: Keep a Girl in School founder Dinika Rooy poses with Meyers Motors Isuzu
representative Bonisile Ngwilingwili Picture: SUPPLIED
Keeping girls in school
CLOSE CALL: Grens High School’s first rugby team beat Dale College by a tight 22-20 during
their recent clash Picture: SUPPLIED
GO REPORTER
Meyers Motors has teemed up
with Keep a Girl in School to
run a Sanitary Collection Drive
at Spargs Beacon Bay from
10am to 2pm on Saturday
May 15.
“We will be collecting
sanitary pads and feminine
hygiene products on behalf
of the charity,” said Meyers
Motors marketing manager
Natelie Kriel.
“We hope to collect enough
products to make an impact as
well as create exposure for this
c a u s e .”
In addition to the collection
day, donations can be dropped
off at the following locations
throughout May:
● Meyers Motors Retail Centre,
28 Cambridge Street
● Meyers Car Bazaar,88
Cambridge Street
● Meyers Motors Beacon Bay,
Corner of Bonza Bay Road &
N6, Beacon Bay
● Meyers Motors King Williams
Town, 112 Buffalo Road, Qonce
● Meyers Motors Mthatha, 55
Madeira Street, Mthatha

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ANYTHING BUT PAINTING
CALL FOR ENTRIES: The EL
Fine Art Society (ELFAS) is
calling for entries for their
upcoming 'Anything But
Painting' exhibition which, as
the name suggests, focuses
an any kind of artwork so long
as it isn't a painting.
Submissions can be
woodwork, bead work,
leather work, sculpture or any
other style so long as it meets
the criteria. Artists must
submit their work before 4pm
on May 24. There's a R5 entry
fee per submission for ELFAS
members and R15 for nonmembers.
The exhibition will
run at the Ann Bryant Art
Gallery from June 4 to June
19. For more information and
to access entry forms, visit
the Ann Bryant website at
w w w. a n n b r y a n t . c o . z a
Picture: PIXABAY
New ombuds for Press Council
MATTHEW FIELD
The Press Council of South
Africa (PCSA) appointed a
new press ombud and two
deputy press ombuds.
New ombud Carmel Rickard
and deputies Tyrone August and
Herman Scholtz were chosen
from a number of applications
sent to the independent
Appointments Panel of the
PCSA, chaired by Justice
Yvonne Mokgoro.
They will work alongside
PCSA public advocate Fanie
Groenewald and will form part
of the council's system of
mediation and complaint
a r b i t ra t i o n .
Rickard holds an LLM in
constitutional law and is a
regular columnist for a number
of publications such as Justice
Africa.
She has worked as a
journalist for a number of
organisations such as the
Durban-based Daily News and
Capital Radio.
She's also served as the
Durban bureau for the Natal
Witness and the Weekly Mail
(now Mail & Guardian) and was
the Sunday Times legal editor.
Rickard was a Nieman
Fellow at Harvard in 1992.
August has extenisvie
experience as an editor, having
served as editor for the Cape
Times and Leadership magazine
in the past.
He was a founding member
of the SA National Editors'
Forum (SANEF), and an
executive member of the
Freedom of Expression Institute
(FXI) and Black Editors' Forum
(BEF).
He has served as general
secretary of the Media Workers'
Association of SA (Mwasa) and
the Association of Democratic
Journalists (ADJ) and holds an
MA from the University of
London and a PhD from the
University of the Western Cape.
Scholtz is an advocate at the
Pretoria Bar with 13 years
experience in media.
He has served as the
national news and business
editor at Rapport and was a
legal advisor for the National
PRESS OMBUD: Carmel Rickard Pictures: SUPPLIED
DEPUTY OMBUD: Ty ro n e
August
Press Club.
He holds an honours degree
in journalism and a master of
law degree in information and
communication law.
“Our new press ombud and
both the deputy press ombuds
are highly qualified,
experienced and committed
DEPUTY OMBUD: Herman
Scholtz
journalists.
“They have strong
contributions to make in
applying the Press Code and in
arbitrating complaints against
our more than 400 print and
online media members,” said
PCSA executive director Latiefa
M o b a ra .
Eastern Cape conjoined twin girls born
joined at the head successfully separated
NALEDI SHANGE
A mother who was fearful after giving
birth to rare conjoined twins nearly three
months ago is overjoyed about being
able to take them home, holding one in
each arm.
Medical teams at the Red Cross War
Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape
Town performed the delicate surgical
procedure that successfully separated
Siphosethu and Amahle Tyhalisi.
The twin girls, born in an Eastern
Cape hospital in February, were fused at
the head. Today they are recovering well
and their 31-year-old mother
Ntombikayise Tyhalisi is overjoyed.
“I am happy. I never expected that
one day I would leave this hospital with
both my babies alive,” she said.
Speaking about her birthing
experience, Tyhalisi said her joy quickly
turned to fear when she learnt she had
not only been carrying twins but they
were joined at the head.
“The nurses were just as shocked as I
was. I was only expecting one child and
during the birth, I was feeling no labour
pain. I was told the baby was breech and
would therefore come out with her
buttocks first. I then asked for a
C-section instead,” said the soft-spoken
mom.
Four days after the birth, Tyhalisi and
her babies were taken to the Western
Cape, where they were successfully
s e p a ra t e d .
Speaking about the surgery, doctors
said they had anticipated a marathon
operation lasting up to six hours, but the
entire procedure only took 90 minutes.
Prof Tony Figaji, head of paediatric
neurosurgery at the hospital, said
Amahle and Siphosethu’s condition was
medically referred to as craniopagus
twinning.
“It’s the rarest form of conjoined
t w i n n i n g ,” Figaji said. It occurs
approximately once in every 2.5 million
live births worldwide.
“Half of those are usually stillborn
and of the half that survive, 25% to 30%
will not survive to the point of
s e p a ra t i o n ,” he said.
An important aspect of the procedure
was to establish whether the twins
shared brain tissue and major blood
vessels. Luckily, this was not case.
Plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr
Bruce Lelala, who took part in the
operation, described the twins’ case as a
m i ra c l e .
He said a lot of planning had been
done before the procedure. A
multidisciplinary team involving a full
set for each twin was put together. Each
team comprised of an anaesthetist,
neurosurgeon, plastic surgeon and
nurses.
The girls would be monitored during
growth to see if they require further
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DISCOVERING SECRETS
The Friends of the Ann
Bryant Art Gallery are
hosting an exhibition at the
titular gallery until May 29.
Titled ‘Hidden Treasures of
Buffalo City’, the exhibition
features a number of local
artists. All displayed work is
for sale. The Ann Bryant
Gallery is open Monday to
Friday from 9am to 4pm
and on Saturday from 9am
to 12pm
P O RT R A I T: ‘Untitled 2’ by
Ndoda Mbadamana
HOME: ‘Emegalini (The Shacks)’ by Ukho Peyi Pictures: SUPPLIED
OUTER SPACE: ‘Three Planet Galaxy’ by Lwazi Sowazi
A GALAXY
FAR, FAR
AWAY: ‘May
the Force be
with you’ by
Tim Glasby
WILDLIFE: ‘Ticked (Cape Buffalo)’ by Bernadette Taylor
NEW DAY: ‘Bonza Bay Sunrise’ by Aubrey Klinkradt

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‘We walk this way’
Repairs of sea-damaged Gonubie walkway route starts
AMANDA NANO
Excavation marks the start
of repairs to Gonubie
b e a ch ’s popular scenic
wa l k way.
Sea surges have ravaged the
400m path on Oceanway Road,
the worst being the coastal
tsunami in 2009, followed by
other severe storms.
These extreme events also
created significant beach
erosion.
Parts of the walkway washed
away and the wooden fence
alongside it collapsed.
DA ward councillor André
Swart was cautiously happy to
see that repair work had started
after nine years.
“They need to carry on with
the excavation, stabilise it and
have a three-metre walkway and
a palisade on the seaside so
people do not fall off the side.
“It has been a long time
c o m i n g ,” Swart said.
Gonubie Ratepayers
Association chair Henri Smit
said there could be local
economic spin-offs from the
repairs.
“We can make use of local
labour who, in turn, could gain
skills.
“My daughter, who studies
occupational therapy, said the
walkway could be therapeutic
for the elderly and also give
access to those with
d i s a b i l i t i e s ,” Smit said.
On Monday, the Dispatch
visited the site, which is
between Gonubie Point and
Black Rock.
There was a construction
barrier net along the stretch.
Excavation signs had been
erected to warn pedestrians.
Smit said: “We are grateful to
BCM and also councillor Swart
who has been instrumental in
getting this going.”
Excavation has commenced
on the beach, though there was
no construction under way
when the Dispatch was there.
There was no signage yet to
indicate who will do the work.
Significant erosion has taken
place along the seashore, and
some parts of the walkway are
unusable, leaving pedestrians
and cyclists using the road.
BCM spokesperson Samkelo
Ngwenya said work had started
on March 26.
“Work is anticipated to be
completed in September 2021.
The project is anticipated to cost
about R4.5m, which includes
the walkway and rehabilitation
of the road.
“The full scope of work
includes constructing a sand
bag wall along the seaward
edge of the road to reinstate the
bank and construct a sidewalk
along the road, repair the street
lighting and reinstate the
wooden pole fence and
rehabilitate the road, which is
about 700 metres in length.
“There will be interruption to
the flow of traffic and there will
be closures during construction.
These will be limited wherever
AT LAST: Gonubie Ratepayers Association chair Henri Smit
said the excavation for the Gonubie walkway is finally under
way after a coastal tsunami in 2009 Picture: AMANDA NANO
p o s s i b l e .”
Swart said: “It is not only the
Gonubie community that will
benefit, but also East London
and it will be a tourist
a t t ra c t i o n .”
According to Swart, an
environmental impact
assessment on the extent of the
damage had been carried out in
2012 and a full report and
findings submitted to BCM.
The impact report was
commissioned by BCM and
submitted by an independent
environmental consultant,
Control Civil Services. -
DispatchLIVE
One of humanity’s eternally
horrendous crimes against
nature that places him at the
pinnacle of the destroyers of
Planet Earth is our seemingly
total disdain for our wonderful
flora and fauna, both historically
and currently.
Of course there are
admirable exceptions —
conservationists, animal lovers,
botanists and nature activists —
who tirelessly educate, protest
and do their best to protect the
priceless gift of life on Earth.
But scientific research and
irrefutable evidence indicate
that life is losing the battle
against the ecological and
environmental sins of man.
The heartbreaking reality is
that experts in the field have
ascertained that humans, as
Guardian environment editor
Damian Carrington puts it,
“[have] caused the loss of 83%
of all wild mammals and half of
plants”.
Will there be any end to this
outrageous legacy of our
species, or will greed, power
and myopic plundering of
THINK
ABOUT IT
Roy Hewett
natural resources that sustain
animal life continue unabated?
Mother Nature seems destined
to pronounce the ultimate harsh
judgement on our kind.
However, rather than
focusing on the shameful legacy
of humankind on our planet,
this piece aims to celebrate two
exceptional apex members of
the vast range of impressive
On man, sharks and eagles
species of the animal world.
Do the eagle and the shark
have any equals for beauty,
grace, awesome efficiency and
respect in their different worlds?
Can any sea creature compete
with the shark for food chain
dominance, or bird of prey
challenge the eagle for sky
superiority?
Their unrivalled power, skills
and mobility strike fear into the
minds of prey and are envied by
competitors in their realms.
Of course when people
don’t understand creatures, or
they have been misled and
influenced by films, sketchy
news and selective reading, fear
is the default reaction and
attitude born out of ignorance.
Ted Danson summed it up
perfectly:
“Many people continue to
think of sharks as man-eating
beasts. Sharks are enormously
powerful and wild creatures, but
yo u ’re more likely to be killed
by your kitchen toaster than a
shark!”
The power and influence of
sharks to the extent that their
role in evolution bears serious
consideration is reflected here:
“The shark is the apex
predator in the sea. Sharks have
molded evolution for 450
million years. All fish species
that are prey to the sharks have
had their behavior, their speed,
their camouflage, their defense
mechanisms molded by the
s h a r k ,” says Paul Watson.
As indicators of the
condition of our crucially
important and life-sustaining
seas, sharks play a pivotal role
too:
“Sharks are beautiful
animals, and if you're lucky
enough to see lots of them, that
means that you're in a healthy
ocean. You should be afraid if
you are in the ocean and don't
see sharks,” says Sylvia Earle
And they are continually on
the move.
Majestic in flight and
resilient, focused and alert
beyond all creatures of the air,
the eagle is also a powerful
metaphor in inspirational and
motivational thinking and
literature. Jack White captures
this in an observation about
ch a l l e n g e s :
“The eagle does not escape
the storm. The eagle simply uses
the storm to lift it higher. It
spreads its mighty wings and
rises on the winds that bring the
s t o r m .”
The eagle’s indisputable
apex position in the hierarchy of
the bird kingdom is reflected by
Michelle Horst in her
2014 book, Wake Me Up:
“Every bird of prey looks
over its shoulder before it goes
in for the kill, even a hawk. Even
they know to watch their backs
– every single one but an eagle.
It’s fearless.”
Not surprisingly, tributes to
the considerable role played by
eagles in life on our planet
abound in poetry of the top
order. Alfred Lord Tennyson’s
contribution captures the
essence:
“He clasps the crag with
crooked hands;
“Close to the sun in lonely
lands,
“Ringed with the azure
world, he stands.
“The wrinkled sea beneath
him crawls;
“He watches from his
mountain walls,
“And like a thunderbolt he
f a l l s .”
Will those magnificent
creatures of the oceans and the
sky survive the destructive
actions of the most ecologically
and environmentally
threatening being of all?
Selection of cars up for auction
ADVERTISING FEATURE
STAFF REPORTER
Liquidity Services South Africa
is gearing up for another
government vehicle auction on
behalf of the Eastern Cape
Department of Transport.
The auction will be held on
May 26 in Mthatha and buyers
can look forward to seeing
newer models than what was on
offer at previous auctions.
The auction will be held at 1
Owen Street, Central Mthatha
and will feature a range of
passenger vehicles, busses,
ambulances, bakkies. Brands
include Ford, Volkswagen,
Audi, Nissan, Chevrolet and
Toyo t a .
Due to national COVID-19
regulations, on-site auctions are
limited to 250 people. Buyers
are urged to secure their spot by
preregistering. To pre-register,
simply send a WhatsApp
message, saying “car auction”,
to 076-931-9904.
You will be taken through an
easy pre-registration process.
If you are unable to attend
the auction in person, you can
submit proxy bids online by
using the Make An Offer
function on AllSurplus.com.
A refundable R10,000
registration fee is payable in
order to be approved for
bidding, and successful
purchasers will be charged a
R1,000 documentation
handling fee.
All proxy bids must be
submitted by 12pm May 25 to
be considered.
LIVE AUCTION
Featuring: : Passenger
vehicles, buses, ambulances
and bakkies. Makes include
Ford, Volkswagen, Audi,
Nissan, Chevrolet, Toyota
and more.
MANDATORY
PRE-REGISTER:
- For more information visit
the website:
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22964
- Alternatively, contact
Sinovuyo Gaika on 078-655-
1088 or the offices on 086-000-
0010 or email
sinovuyo.g aika@liquidit y
services.com /
africa.buy@allsurplus.com
Contact: Sinovuyo Gaika
sinovuyo.gaika@liquidityservices.com
078 655 1088 • 0860 00 00 10
WhatsApp
076 931 9904
UNDER THE HAMMER: Over 100 government vehicles will be up for auction at the end of May
Picture: SUPPLIED
OVER 100 GOVERNMENT VEHICLES
Auction Date:
26 May 2021 at 11:00 ZA
Auction Location:
1 Owen Street, Central, Mthatha
Terms and conditions: Refundable registration fee of R10 000 and FICA
documentation required to participate. R1 000 documentation handling
fee due on successful purchase.
AUCTIONEER: Liquidity Services S.A. (Pty) Ltd.
PROXY BIDDING AVAILABLE:
Submit proxy bids on our website by
25 May 2021 at 14:00
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CLASSIFIED
INDEX
DOMESTIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
1010 Births
1040 Engagements
1050 Marriages
1070 Deaths
1100 In Memoriam
1220 Congrats / Best Wishes
1230 Birthday Greetings
1290 Thanks
PERSONAL
2070 Health & Beauty
2140 Lost
2142 Found
ENTERTAINMENT
3060 Entertainment General
SERVICE & SALES GUIDE
5010 Education & Tuition
5090 Plumbing
5100 Electrical Services
5120 Building Services
5122 Home Maintenance
5160 Walls / Fencing
5190 Painting / Decorating
5210 Pools, Spas, Accessories
5260 Computer Services
5360 Garden Services
5451 For Sale
5510 Kennels and Pets
5550 Misc Wanted
5570 Removals and Storage
5630 Services Offered
5640 Shuttle Services
EMPLOYMENT
6140 Education & Training
6150 Employment Wanted
6151 Employment
6170 Estate Agents
6370 Employment Wanted Domestic
ACCOMMODATION
7020 Accomm. Off / Wtd
7060 Flats to Let
7090 Houses to Let
7151 Holiday Accommodation
PROPERTY
8010 Flats For Sale
8050 Houses For Sale
8161 Business Premises To Let
8163 Business Premises For Sale
MOTORING
9070 Used Car Sales
9440 Motorcycles
9381 Motor Sundries
9640 Vehicles Wanted
9200 Used Bakkies / Panelvans
NOTICES
11010 Legal Notices / Auctions
11030 Businesses for Sale
2
PERSONAL
2275
Loans & Finance
3
ENTERTAINMENT
Entertainment
General
3060
HOME videos onto DVD
LP records put on CD
Cassette tapes to CD
Tel 043 7483721 Mic
CLASSIFIEDS
Contact Cheryl Larsen on T: 082 432 5665 |
E: cheryll@goexpress.co.za or Yaneliseka
Dyomfana on T: 043-702 2122 |
E: dyomfanay@goexpress.co.za
FAX: 086 545 2648
5
SERVICES & SALES
GUIDE
5121
Home Improvement
A 10 TON Sand, R2,400,
8 ton Stone, R3,000. M6
Blocks R8.80 Free delivery.
072 776 9450.
BUILDING PLANS DRAWN
Home & Comm. SACAP.
Large & small Entire SA
Kathy 082 939 8131 or
kathy@yourplans.co.za
DEREK'S ELECTRICAL:
Fault finding, repairs,
new installations. Prepaid
electricity and water metres
for sub lets supplied
and installed. Call Derek
082 557 4099.
5550
Misc. Wanted
FULLY LICENSED MOBILE SCRAP DEALER
WE BUY ALL TYPES OF SCRAP METAL
WEIGH AND PAY
Copper Aluminium
Brass Steel
Lead Light steel
Radiators Appliances Call or Whatsapp
ŝŵĞŶ ĂĞŝĞ Wessel:
Stainless Steel
078 218 6112
Scrap vehicles
SAVE THIS NUMBER
LEE-
have moved to Vincent
Paphos Park (opposite
Total Garage) in Devereux
Ave. Con-tact Lee
Anne on 061 453 4330.
5560
Repair / Services
FRIDGE REPAIRS Regas
of fridges on site. Contact
Hendrik 072 368
3030 / 067 084 7026.
Under R300
5541
101 THINGS TO DO before
youre old and boring.
Book by Richard Horne
and Helen Szirtes R75.
Tel 043 748 3721
A gas stove / oven for sale.
working condition
R299.99 Tel 043 748
3721.
ALCATEL portable phone.
Working condition R220.
Works on a landline.
Tel 043 748 3721
ART: Painting by numbers
for adults. Complete kits
new. Includes paint,
brushes, canvas and palette
and instructions.
One kit is of a Toucan
bird and the other a
Hummingbird. R150
each. Phone 043-
7262858.
BLACK & DECKER 55watt
mouse sander & accessories
R299. Phone 082
5635 622.
BOOKS: Cooking and
gardening. 25x mixed at
R10 each. Phone 043-
7436513.
BOOKS:
books. 20 priced at R2,
R5 or R10 each. Phone
043-7436513.
CDs Irish tenors, Mario
Lanza, Nat King Cole
Louis Armstrong, Neil
Diamond, Shirley Bassey,
Count Basie. R50ea Tel
043 748 3721
CELL PHONE Safety strap
Fits on any cell-phone
or tablet. R 45.00 new.
Tel 043 748 3721
:
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Don’t underestimate
the elderly
A lovely image rests gently at
the back of my mind and I think
of it sometimes in bed at night
when I have been thoroughly
depressed at the day’s news of
the relentless upsurge of the
pandemic and the never-ending
evidence of man’s corruption,
fraud, greed and waste.
It’s of an old lady lying on
her bed in a frail care centre, her
white hair splayed upon her
pillow, her face weathered by
the passage of time. She is
looking up at the young nurse
who is fussing over her.
She is thinking to herself:
“Young lady, what you are
seeing is a tired old woman but
within me I am still as young,
beautiful and as energetic as
you are. I have laughed and
loved and accomplished what
God has asked of me and I am
content. I hope you are as
fortunate in your life as I have
been in mine.”
It’s a beautiful vision of an
old lady taking counsel of the
passing years and surrendering
gracefully to the inevitability of
old age. But there are so many
loud, ignorant aggressive people
out there, don’t you think, who
are vexatious to the spirit.
You see them everywhere -
people who think they know
everything. No matter what you
say to the contrary, to them the
earth is flat and that is that. And
boy, do they go on and on.
Where I live I meet people of
my own age every day. People
who are getting on a bit now,
most of whom are happy and
content with their lot in life and
say very little about themselves.
That fellow you see daily
shuffling along the passage in
his slippers was a former
Springbok, the best of the best in
his field in his day. Who would
know? He certainly wouldn’t tell
yo u .
REFLECTIONS
Charles Beningfield
Another sprightly
octogenarian has the gnarled
hands of an international angler,
which he was. Seated at a piano
keyboard though, those rugged
fingers will enchant you with
evergreens of yesteryear with an
ease and grace which make you
want to weep with nostalgia.
Again his accomplishments
would not come from him.
And the war hero I happen
to know? Looking at his bent
and frail form now, one can only
guess at his valour in the line of
duty. But the loud-mouth slob is
in your face the whole time and
probably has been like that all
his life. You cross the street if
you see him coming.
However, these are just the
fleeting and inconsequential
musings of a senior citizen.
Here though, is something
roughly along those lines which
might amuse you.
The other day in one of the
magazines I occasionally read,
an article caught my eye. It was
about a university student, the
smirking type who thinks he’s
being clever by trying to
intimidate the lecturer and
impress his fellow students.
It was apparently extracted
from the Ye Olde B******s
Jo u r n a l , a bi-monthly
publication of the quaintly
named International Order of
Old B******s, with headquarters
in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
The journal swears that the
incident actually happened at a
university in the United States
during a lecture by a faculty
m e m b e r.
When the lecturer had
finished a long dissertation, he
asked if there were any
questions.
The student, attempting to
show-off, rose and demanded
documentary proof of the
statements the lecturer had
made.
Of course the lecturer had to
admit that he didn’t actually
have any documentary proof
with him although he said it was
readily available.
That wasn’t good enough for
the student who said: “Well sir,
until you produce documentary
evidence to back up your
discourse, do you mind if, for
the time being, I call you a liar?”
The stunned class waited for
the lecturer to find his voice.
When he did, he asked the
student to show him his parents’
marriage certificate which of
course, he was unable to do.
“Well, sir,” said the lecturer,
“until you produce
documentary evidence, do you
mind if, for the time being, I call
you an impertinent little
b*****d?”
And while I am on about
snotty little varsity students, did
you hear about the
undergraduate who replied to
an irate letter from a creditor as
follows: “On receiving my
monthly allowance, it is my
policy to shuffle my bills and
pay the top three. Should I
receive any further unpleasant
communication from you, I
shall be compelled to remove
your account from the next
d raw.”

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Transkei, Morgan Bay and Kei Mouth. Organiser and Leverage Corporation representative Rob Jackson said that he hopes that this event will grow so that local businesses in the area will benefit.
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Mbilase shines in
Border rugby debut
TA K E D O W N : Lusanda Dumnke of Border is tackled by Layla
Arrison of the Blue Bulls in their SA Women’s Premier Division
fixture at Police Park on Saturday Image: SINO MAJANGAZA
Border women’s
domination over
the Blue Bulls
ATHENKOSI TSOTSI
Border Women defeated their
Blue Bulls counterparts 17-11 in
a tight affair in their opening
match of the Women’s Premier
Division at Police Park, East
London on Saturday.
Tries from captain Lusanda
Dumke, Yonela Ngxingolo and
Aviwe Basana gave Nwabisa
Ngxatu’s side a kick-start win to
the season.
The victory for the East
London women ensured they
continue to traumatise the
Pretoria outfit — Border has
won all their matches against
the Bulls in the last five seasons.
The Bulls began the match
with much intent, fuelled by the
desire to end their horrible
record against Border.
In the opening minutes of
the match they tried to impose
themselves physically.
Border weathered that early
onslaught and then went about
settling into the game.
Once they shifted through
the gears they looked like their
old selves.
Their fight was led by
inspirational Springbok flanker
Lusanda Dumke, who got the
first try of the game after picking
up the ball and following up
with a piercing, powerful run to
dot down.
A few minutes later, prop
Yonela Ngxingolo powered her
way to five points.
The Bulls regained their
momentum as they went in
search for their first points.
The Border defensive wall
was called upon when the Bulls
had multiple attacking phases
close to their try line.
However, Border stood firm
and that frustrated the Bulls.
Things went from bad to
worse for the Bulls when
Rumandi Potgieter was sent to
the sin bin.
The Bulls’ first points came
courtesy of a penalty by flyhalf
Libbie Janse van Rensburg.
The teams went to halftime
with Border leading 10-3.
The Bulls began the second
half in similar fashion as they
did with the first stanza. They
camped in the Border half and
made their visit count when
Janse van Rensburg produced a
drop kick out of nowhere to
make it 10-6.
In the second half Border
played with more cohesion.
The forwards and backs
were more in sync with the ball
moving through the hands
q u i ck e r.
The forwards were also
dominating in the set pieces and
in the breakdowns. Border put
some daylight between
themselves and their opponents
when substitute Aviwe Basana
scored a converted try.
With the score at 17-6,
Border thought they had
secured the win easily but were
put under pressure in the
concluding stages of the game.
They then changed to a
kicking game looking for
territorial gain. Their plan
worked when flanker Catta
Jacobs scored five points at the
death.
Border head coach Nwabisa
Ngxatu was pleased with the
win, but emphasised they still
needed to improve on their
conditioning and other game
aspects.
“So we need to work on our
fitness. We need to gain match
fitness for the girls to return to
their level.
“We are short of game time
— the time we had to prepare
was not enough; we still need to
wo r k .
“We have to work on our set
pieces, the girls are going to
play every weekend and they
will be playing better than today
[ S a t u r d ay ] .
“We gave them a structure of
how we want them to play, but I
understand it was our first
match; it wasn’t easy. The
conditions at the end made it
d i f f i c u l t ,” Ngxatu said. -
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University of Fort Hare student excited about league matches
SIPHOSIHLE DYONASE
Dimbaza-born Andiswa
Mbilase stood
out during her debut
match as a member of the
Border Women’s U20 rugby
team last Saturday.
The team went up against
the Blue Bulls at Police Park
Cricket Stadium as part of the
Wo m e n ’s Rugby Inter-Provincial
Premier Division, and managed
to win 17-11.
Mbilase had represented
Border in the past, having been
a part of the U18 team in 2019.
“It was back in June 2019,
during Youth Week, where I
played flank for Border Girls
U18. I was captain of the team
and was also named Player Of
The Match in two out of three
g a m e s ,” she said.
“Covid-19 ruined all the
plans for 2020 as a player, I was
looking forward to a great year
so it changed how I usually train
and it wasn't easy to adapt.”
Mbilase, who is also a
student at the University of Fort
Hare in Alice, said the coming
league matches mean more
hard work for her.
“Because I worked so hard
to be in the team, I am
obviously not the only one who
plays loose. So that simply
means I need to work even
harder than before because the
main goal is to make the SA
Women's Squad,” she said.
Border Women's Rugby
team manager Thabisa Loko
praised the team for their
performance against the Blue
Bulls.
This weekend, the team
will play in Gqeberha against
the EP Queens.
❝ I worked so hard to
be in the team, I am
obviously not the
only one who plays
loose ... I need to
work even harder
than before because
the main goal is to
make the SA
Women's Squad
Andiswa Mbilase
UP AND COMING: Andiswa Mbilase performed well in her first match with the Border
Wo m e n ’s U20 rugby team last weekend Picture: SUPPLIED