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Mpanjukelwa’s trademark Maqithini brand graces SA fashion shows

SIPHOSIHLE DYONASE

Local fashion designer and

vocalist Siyabonga

Mpanjukelwa started his own

fashion brand, Maqithini, in 2019,

using checked blankets fondly

known as it yali in isiXhosa.

Mpanjukelwa, who is now

based in East London, described his

upbringing in Mthatha as one that

was difficult.

“I used to patch my clothes. I

would constantly get into trouble

with the teachers at school for

patching my school uniform using

printed cloth,” he said.

As part of his brand,

Mpanjukelwa designs handbags,

backpacks, t-shirts, hats, pants and

dresses.

He said what inspired the

fashion label was simply “the roots”

of African homes.

“In every household you will

find it yali, so now I remind our

people of their background and

where they come from with their

grandmothers through fashion,” said

M p a n j u k e l wa .

Though he did not originally

study to become a designer, he says

his talent speaks for itself.

“I was helped by a woman from

Cala who saw my designs on

WhatsApp.

“She invited me to her house

and demonstrated how a sewing

machine works, and told me to take

i t ,” he said.

“In September 2019, I came

across an advert which invited all

fashion designers in the Chris Hani

District to take part in the Inkcubeko

Yethu Fashion Show.

“There I was competing against

professional, top fashion designers

who come from school.”

The fashionista said he was also

grateful to have spent time growing

up in the rural areas.

”I got to explore the depth of

rural life, how they dress, the food

and how beautiful they look in their

traditional attires. I gained a lot from

being there,” he said.

Last year saw the Eastern Cape

designer representing his province

at SA Fashion Runway, hosted in

Durban.

“Things became slow after that

because of the pandemic, and I

have not attended a fashion show

since then.”

Mpanjukelwa said his brand

catered for everyone, from young

people to the elderly.

People can contact him for

orders on 065-240-5474 or 065-

281-0329, or visit his Facebook

page.

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In response to the food shortages in KwaZulu-Natal

brought about by the previous week of violent protests,

Stirling Baptist Church is organising a charity drive to

collect essential supplies for KZN residents in need.

Tracy de Beer, who is both a member of the church as

well as the founder of the NGO Love in Action (LIA), says

the idea for the drive was first suggested to her by her

d a u g h t e r- i n - l aw.

“On Thursday [July 15], after all the stuff that

happened in Natal, my daughter-in-law got hold of me

and said can we do something on our end,” De Beer said.

“That morning, I was on Link FM being interviewed for

a completely different reason and I just happened to ask

over the airwaves if anyone could give ideas for

t ra n s p o r t .”

The idea caught on quickly, with members of the

congregation as well as the public donating nonperishable

food as well as other essential items such as

toiletries.

Local businesses also came on board to assist.

“I got hold of Anthony Thompson, who owns the

Gonubie SPAR. They have given us a four-ton truck to

drive up there and they’re paying for fuel,” said De Beer.

The first shipment left for Durban on Wednesday, and

the donated items will be given to a sister church for

distribution.

However, De Beer said they weren’t finished.

“Because I was on Link FM, a person who was

listening in Pietermaritzburg phoned in as well, so we’ve

got another church we’re going to network with next

w e e k ,” she said.

“The truck will go out again, probably at the end of

next week, to the church in Pietermaritzburg.

“If need be, we will just keep doing it until things are

back to normal.”

Those looking to donate food or other essential items

can drop them off at Container World in Berea or at the

LIA warehouse in Gonubie, which is open until 1pm

every day.

Cash donations are also welcome.

For more information, contact De Beer on 079-492-

9852 or Linda van Heerden on 083-232-0810.

Alternatively, visit the Love in Action and Stirling

Baptist Church Facebook pages for updates.

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Cybercrimes Act

pertinent as SA

gripped by riots

CROSSWORD number 1239

Two alleged instigators set to appear in court

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Sharing a message that incites damage to

property or violence could land one with a

fine or up to 15 years in jail.

This is according to the Cybercrimes Act

recently signed into law by President Cyril

Ramaphosa.

The Act was signed last month and has once

again been thrust into the spotlight after the arrests

of three alleged instigators of the violent unrest

and looting that has taken place in Gauteng and

K wa Z u l u - N a t a l .

Two of the alleged instigators are expected to

appear before the Randfontein and Westonaria

courts respectively on Monday.

The suspects were arrested on Thursday and

Friday on allegations of “creating and circulating

inflammatory messages with the potential of

inciting violence”.

Among other things, the Act criminalises the

distribution of “harmful” data messages on social

media apps.

Messages that could now land an offender

with a fine or even see them serve jail time

include:

● Those that incite violence or damage to

property;

● Any message that threatens people with

violence or damage to property; and

● Messages that contain intimate images sent

without the subject’s consent.

Any person who violates the Act is liable on

conviction to a fine or imprisonment for a period

not exceeding 15 years, or both.

The Act states that messages threatening

destruction to an individual’s person or property

are criminal offences.

“Any person who discloses, by means of an

electronic communications service, a data

message to a person, group of persons or the

general public with the intention to incite any

damage to property or violence against a person

or a group of persons, is guilty of an offence,” the

Act specifies.

“Any person who unlawfully and intentionally

aids, abets, induces, incites, instigates, instructs,

commands or procures another person to commit

an offence is guilty of an offence and is liable on

conviction to the punishment to which a person

convicted of actually committing that offence

would be liable.”

On Sunday, spokesperson for the National

Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure

(Natjoints), Col Brenda Muridili reiterated the call

for people to refrain from inciting violence by

creating and circulating inflammatory messages

that seek to elevate levels of tension, confusion

and fear among communities.

“These messages instil fear in our communities

and undermine the authority of the state,” said

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Former Frere

CEO to run East

Cape health

department

SIPHOSIHLE DYONASE

The Eastern Cape department of health has appointed

seasoned administrator and medical doctor Rolene

Wagner as the new superintendent-general, effective

from August 1.

Wagner comes with a wealth of

experience, having led Frere Hospital with distinction

for years as its CEO.

Her appointment comes after a lengthy recruitment

process following the resignation of former head of

department Dr Thobile Mbengashe last year.

Health MEC Nomakhosazana Meth said no better

person could have been appointed.

“Dr Wagner is just what the department needs and

we are happy she is back with us after she was stolen

by the private sector. With her leadership skills and

knowledge of the health sector, working with senior

management, organised labour and workers, we are

sure she will excel,” Meth said.

“We have all seen what she can do as she turned

Frere Hospital around and now she will have that same

energy and innovativeness for the entire province. We

wish Dr Wegner well in her new responsibility.”

“Dr Wagner’s appointment is part of an ongoing

recruitment process to address staff shortages in clinics

and hospitals,” said department spokesperson Sizwe

Ku p e l o .

“Over the next couple of weeks and months, the

department will be shortlisting, interviewing and

appointing people into critical positions that have

been left vacant because of budgetary constraints.”

Meth said while medico-legal claims were a

challenge that have drained the department’s coffer’s

resulting in critical vacancies not being filled, not

filling the position was not an option.

“We cannot have a situation where doctors and

nurses have to see and treat too many people, or have

a shortage of cleaners and porters because in order for

us to provide a more professional, effective and

efficient service, we need everyone to play their part,”

she said.

“We are continuously working towards addressing

medico-legal claims, but we cannot put the filling of

vacancies on hold until then because when you have

staff shortage, those who are at work will be

overworked, burnout and stale which will inevitably

lead to mistakes. That is just logic.”

The positions that have been advertised include

clinical unit head (psychiatry) medical specialists,

chief artisans, operational managers, occupational

therapists, diagnostic radiographers, dieticians, EMS

shift leaders, pharmacy assistants, emergency care

officers and dental assistants, among others.

The positions are scattered around health facilities

in the province. The department has also extended the

contracts of 2,949 Covid-19 contract appointments for

a further five months, ending on November 30.

The fixed term contracts of 55 employees for the

Cecilia Makiwane Hospital’s newly built 100 beds

Siemens donated ward in Mdantsane have also been

extended for nine months until 31 March.

The MEC said, “We will continue filling vacancies

as we go ahead as we move to ensure all critical

positions are not vacant.”

Imperative EC farmers

receive drought relief

NDMC declares ongoing crisis situation a national disaster

MATTHEW FIELD

The National Disaster Management

Centre (NDMC) announced on Tuesday

that it had declared the ongoing drought

in the eastern, western and northern Cape a

national disaster.

The announcement, made in Government

Gazette No 44876, is in line with the Disaster

Management Act 2002.

According to NDMC head Dr Mmaphaku

Tau, the national executive must now take

responsibility to manage the drought.

“I hereby, in terms of section 15[2] [aA] of

the Act, read with section 23(8), call upon the

organs of state to further strengthen support to

existing structures to implement contingency

arrangements and ensure that measures are put

in place to enable the national executive to

effectively deal with the effects of this disaster,”

Tau said. “Also emanating from this

classification, and the assistance provided by

organs of state in terms of section 23[8] and

sections 15[2] [aA] of the Act, organs of state

are required to prepare and submit reports, as

required by the National Disaster Management

Centre and in the case of a declaration, report

to the respective intergovernmental forums as

outlined in section 24[4]-[8].”

Responding to the announcement, DA

shadow MEC for rural development and

agrarian reform Retief Odendaal urged Eastern

Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane to secure

national funding for municipalities affected by

the drought.

“It is now imperative that premier

Mabuyane and the provincial treasury make

representations to the national treasury to

secure much-needed drought relief funding for

our farmers and municipalities,” Odendaal

said. “Having recently toured the areas worst

affected by the drought in our province, it is

clear that the veld has deteriorated to such an

extent that it has become impossible to

continue with farming operations in certain

a r e a s .”

Odendaal said farmers throughout the

province were experiencing severe water

EAST LONDON WEATHER

MATTHEW FIELD

This weekend in BCM starts off

smack in the middle of a cold

front which is set to sweep across

the entire country.

Thursday will be the coldest

day for East London, with a

maximum temperature of just

12ºC.

A strong 43km/h wind from

the West will bring some much

needed rain in the evening, even if

it’s just for one night.

Some of that rain will continue

RUNNING DRY: Wriggleswade is one of the dams in BCM that is critcally low due to the

ongoing drought Picture: ALAN EASON

into Friday morning, but will have

dried up by lunchtime.

The temperature is still a chill

13ºC on Friday but the wind will

drop to a more gentle 18km/h

s o u t h w e s t e r l y.

By Saturday, the cold snap will

be mostly over and the

temperature will climb to 17ºC.

The wind will switch to the North-

East and increase to a moderate

25km/h, with clear skies.

Clear skies will carry over to

Sunday while the temperature

climbs further to 21ºC. Winds will

blow at a light 11km/h, this time

from the west.

The cold front will affect

Qonce more than East London,

with lower temperatures.

Th u r s d ay ’s maximum, for

example, will be in the single

digits, peaking at just 9ºC.

Strong winds from the west are

expected, blowing through at

47km/h and bringing some heavy

cloud cover.

These clouds will in turn bring

some rain on Friday morning, but

it isn’t expected to stick around

shortages, with boreholes and fountains also

starting to run dry.

“In many instances, farmers have depleted

all of their life savings, cashed in retirement

annuities or bonded their farms in a bid to have

access to much-needed funding to keep their

farms a going concern.

“Unfortunately, many farmers are facing

financial ruin and will undoubtedly be unable

to continue with their farming operations.”

Rainfall is expected in some parts of the

province this week.

Cold front to descend on BCM this weekend

long. The temperature will rise a

little to 10ºC, accompanied by a

more gentle 14km/h southwesterly

wind.

Things will warm up nicely on

Saturday as the temperature

increases to 17ºC.

A 22km/h northeast wind will

blow away any remaining clouds,

leaving clear skies throughout the

d ay.

Finally, Sunday will end the

weekend off with a high of 21ºC,

along with light 7km/h winds from

the southeast.


Eskom calls on public to use less

electricity as cold fronts hit SA

Wet, cold and windy days ahead for East London

STAFF REPORTER

Eskom has appealed to its customers to

reduce their use of electricity as a cold

snap heads for SA.

On Tuesday the power utility urged

customers to reduce usage as the SA

Weather Service (SAWS) warned two cold

fronts would bring wind, rain and very cold

conditions to the country.

“The SA Weather Service has warned

that cold fronts are expected to sweep

across the country this week and going into

the weekend.

“Following this warning, Eskom would

like to appeal to members of the public to

reduce usage of electricity as the cold

conditions will put severe pressure on the

power system,” the power utility Eskom said

in a statement.

Though the power system was

performing relatively well and loadshedding

has not been implemented since

June 13, “the cold front will increase

demand for electricity, thereby putting

pressure on the power system. Eskom urges

the people of SA to help reduce electricity

usage to ease pressure on the system”.

Saws said a cold front had already made

landfall over the southwestern Cape with a

second due to arrive on Wednesday.

“A series of cold fronts are expected to

bring in very cold conditions, with daytime

temperatures below 10ºC over the highlying

areas of the Western Cape and

Namakwa district in the Northern Cape

from Tuesday through to Thursday.

“The public and small stock farmers are

advised to take necessary precautions,” said

S AW S .

Temperatures are expected to plummet

over the interior of the country over the next

few days. Johannesburg kicked off the day

on Tuesday with a low of -1ºC and

Vereeniging with -4ºC. - Ti m e s L I V E

TAKE IT EASY: Parts of SA are heading for a cold snap over the

next few days

MAGNIFICENT SIGHT

DOWNWARD TREND: While it remains at nearly 100%,

Laing has not been spared the effects of the ongoing

drought Picture: GCIS

BCM dams record net

loss as drought continues

MATTHEW FIELD

Despite a slight uptick in provincial levels from 50.4 to 50.5 last

week, Buffalo City Metro dams saw a uniform decline as a lack

of rain and the ongoing drought – recently declared a national

disaster – continue to take their toll.

According to the latest figures released by the department of

water & sanitation (DWS), Nahoon was the worst hit with levels

dropping by 0.8 points between July 12 and 19. This leaves it

sitting at just 34.2%.

All other dams in the BCM area dropped by 0.3 points over

the last week.

The best performing dam in the region remains Laing which,

despite the decline, is still nearly 100% full.

This is followed close behind by Rooikrans, which is

currently at 89.1% capacity.

Gubu comes in third, at 83.7%.

The dam suffering the worst from the drought is once again

Wriggleswade, having dropped to 18.7% last week.

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Resident starts donation drive to help

MATTHEW FIELD

East London resident Brandon Lotter wants to

do his part to help those in KwaZulu-Natal

affected by the recent riots, and so has set up

the Help Feed KZN Facebook page.

“I started up a Facebook page to try get

donations of food and money so that we can

take it up to KZN,” Lotter said.

The campaign is being organised by Lotter,

his brother and his fiancée.

“We ’re going to go company to company,

asking if they want to donate,” he said.

“We ’re looking for any amount of money

that will be used to buy food, or they’re more

than welcome to donate food themselves.”

Lotter said he had a drop-off point set up at

Build It Amalinda, and he wanted to establish

another stall at Shoprite Amalinda from July

25 to 30.

“At the end of the day, you want as many

people to contribute so you can help as many

people as possible.

“For example, if everyone puts in R100,

that adds up and you would be able to buy a

lot with that,” said Lotter.

“Hopefully we can have two trucks of food

to take up to KZN.

”As soon as there’s enough food collected,

we’ll send the truck up.”

For more information, visit the Help Feed

KZN Facebook page.

FOR A GOOD

CAUSE:

Merrifield School

and Toast

collected

groceries as part

of their charity

drive for KZN

Picture: SUPPLIED

THANK YOU: In honour of their efforts, the ANC Women’s League Walter Sisulu branch, in

partnership with SA National Civic Organisation (Sanco), commemorated Mandela Day by

showing the appreciation to their local taxi associations and security cluster in Gonubie

Picture: MICHAEL PINYANA

East London taxi operators

celebrated for bravery

SIVENATHI GOSA

Taxi drivers and owners were the unlikely

heroes of the province this past week as they

safeguarded malls from being looted.

In honour of their efforts, the ANC Women’s

League Walter Sisulu branch, in partnership

with SA National Civic Organisation (Sanco),

commemorated Mandela Day by showing their

appreciation to the local taxi associations and

security cluster in Gonubie.

The organisations prepared hot meals for

taxi drivers at Kings Mall in Gonubie and

donated basic essentials to the drivers.

Sanco’s provincial chair, Mike Basop, said:

“With the little that we have, we want to show

gratitude to the taxi drivers who not only

protected our shopping centres, but also

community members of Gonubie, as we

witnessed in other provinces that civilians were

badly injured and others lost their lives in the

looting that took place.”

Basop said the organisations were willing to

work alongside the taxi industry to make sure

the sector’s challenges were addressed.

“We have received donations from

organisations that show gratitude to our taxi

d r ive r s .

“We are going to commit ourselves in

assisting the taxi industry [to address] any

obstacles they face,” he said.

Among the guests at the event was transport

MEC Weziwe Tikana-Gxothiwe and Buffalo

City deputy mayor Helen Neale-May.

Neale-May expressed gratitude to the taxi

associations and pleaded with people to

remain vigilant because the looting in other

parts of the country had not fully subsided.

“Nelson Mandela Day this year is taking

place in context of turmoil due to looting ...

“We are so grateful to the taxi industry that

took a stand and made sure nothing happened

in our city.

“I appreciate the amount of unity that was

presented throughout our metro and province.”

She said communities should also stand up

against the counterrevolution, saying the

aftermath of violence had left Gauteng and

KwaZulu-Natal communities with deep

ch a l l e n g e s .

“People are struggling to get medical

attention due to health practices being closed

down, and this is a major crisis [because] we

are still in the midst of Covid-19 pandemic”,

Neale-May said. About 50 taxi drivers halted

their usual busy day to listen attentively to the

leaders at Sunday’s event.

Gonubie taxi driver Masixole Memeza,

holding his hot meal, expressed his gratitude to

the organisations.

“We were not expecting anything in return,

as we saw it right to protect our community.

“We truly thank people who have recognised

our handiwork, as we risked our lives by

spending nights guarding the malls and other

businesses.

“This is what we are willing to do any day;

we will continue doing it,” said Memeza.

Tikana-Gxothiwe said: “What the taxi

industry in the province has done has motivated

me as a government-elected official to prioritise

the livelihood of our people and show unity.

“This has shown that the government is able

to work hand in hand with other stakeholders, as

we have one mutual priority, and that is the

safety of people and our economy.”

Tikana-Gxothiwe said the taxi industry was

always among the first to offer to assist the

government during crises.

“We are truly [grateful to] the industry, as

they defended the homes of legends [from]

falling apart and burning down to the ground,”

she said.

East London Taxi Association deputy chair

Phumzile Jordan highlighted the challenges taxi

operators faced, and pointed to a lack of taxi

ranks in Gonubie.

He said the taxi associations should be based

near shopping malls, to help ensure the safety of

commuters from criminals.

“The management of Kings Mall gave us a

small portion of their parking lot to

accommodate our vehicles, as there is no official

taxi rank in Gonubie and in Mzamomhle

t ow n s h i p .

“This can be challenging for us, as it is not a

central pace for the commuters and there is no

shelter for rainy days.

“We are grateful for the recognition we are

given, as we saw it as our duty to protect people

and surrounding businesses, because the looting

would have also badly affected us as taxi

d r ive r s .

“When the Covid-19 pandemic hit us last

year, we were badly economically affected, so

putting our lives at risk to save our province was

a pledge we took,” Jordan said.

- D i s p a t ch L I V E

Merrifield, Toast join forces to assist KZN

MATTHEW FIELD

Merrifield School recently

organised a charity drive to

collect supplies to send up to

K wa Z u l u - N a t a l , which was

recently hit hard by a series

of violent protests that

resulted in widespread

looting, property destruction

and even death.

“Merrifield School is

always keen to get involved

with projects that support

our community and with all

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that has transpired in KZN

over the past week, Merrifield

was very keen to get involved

with one of the many food

drives taking place around

East London,” said marketing

manager Alison Randall.

The school joined forces

with Toast owner Lee

Varnfield to collect groceries,

which were then trucked up

to Durban last week.

“My cousin Jade Love

posted an advert on

Facebook for help, so I

offered my store as a location

to drop off all the goodies,”

Varnfield said.

“I got money with which I

bought baby formula,

nappies, dog and cat food.

“Loads of my friends and

clients dropped off food.

“I was overwhelmed with

the response.”

The collection ran from

Friday to Saturday, and the

results were so successful

that a second collection was

held this week.

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Centenarian’s life

one of giving back

Merrifield honours Madiba

by helping African Angels

Community role model an inspiration to many

SIPHOSIHLE DYONASE

Retired teacher

a n d b u s i n e s swo m a n ,

Mary Groep, who lives in

Buffalo Flats, celebrated her

100th birthday last Thursday.

Groep spent 45 years as an

educator at different primary

schools in Stutterheim, Cathcart,

Komani and East London, and

even after retiring from

teaching, was still called upon

over the years to assist with

t e a ch i n g ch i l d r e n .

Apart from a career in

teaching, Groep played a

pivotal role in her community

where she ran a grocery store

for five years and became

involved in charity work.

She also served as viceprincipal

at the Roman Catholic

School in Stutterheim.

She is still fondly

remembered by her old pupils

for being a role model to

them, with some having

become educators as well.

Her passion for working with

the disadvantaged saw her

obtain sponsorships to knit

blankets and scarves, along with

a group of women, to give to the

less fortunate members of her

c o m m u n i t y.

“She gave out bags of

STILL STRONG: Buffalo Flats resident Mary Groep celebrates

her 100th birthday last week Picture: SUPPLIED

clothing to different churches

and took in family members,”

said daughter-in-law Barbara

Groep.

“She is also a practising and

very committed Catholic

p a r i s h i o n e r.”

Groep is a mother to six

children, two of whom h ave

sadly passed on.

Her family will always

cherish her for being a

remarkable woman, who is a

kind-hearted and selfless giver.

MATTHEW FIELD

As part of their Mandela Day

initiative, Merrifield School’s People

of Passion (POP) group came together

to help African Angels in their efforts

to provide sanitary pads for female

school pupils.

“Our People of Passion [POP]

group at Merrifield is a small group of

pupils who focus on three core goals:

fostering community engagement,

creating environmental awareness

and supporting Merrifield’s ethos of

helping every pupil to experience a

sense of belonging,” said teacher

Chaylene Bachar.

The project involved raising funds

to allow African Angels to purchase

Dignity Kits.

“The Dignity Kits contain our

specially made African Angels Days

for Girls [DfG] Kit that provide

enough kit for one girl for her monthly

p e r i o d ,” said African Angels chair Lou

Billett.

Each kit contains two shields, eight

liners, a waterproof pouch and a

drawstring carry bag. “All the items

are produced in Chintsa East, in line

with the Days for Girls International

standards, in our community-based

sewing facility,” Billett said.

“The DfG Kit is fully washable

and, properly cared for, will last for a

minimum of three years.

“We plan to donate the kit to girls

in a local high school in the East Coast

Resorts area.”

To help them along, the Merrifield

POP group encouraged others to each

❝

Our People of Passion

[POP] group at Merrifield

is a small group of pupils

who focus on three core

goals: fostering

community engagement,

creating environmental

awareness and

supporting Merrifield’s

ethos of helping every

pupil to experience a

sense of belonging

donate the equivalent in cash in order

to purchase one Dignity Kit for

distribution.

The school also organised a

special session on menstrual health

and education for both girl and boy

pupils.

“We love that the project is local

and employs local women.

“We also love that the pads are

environmentally friendly,” B a ch a r

said.

“Period poverty means that some

girls miss school due to their periods.

“We feel this project is creating an

opportunity to change this.”

Initiative aims to

tackle GBV and

forced marriages

MATTHEW FIELD

Gender-based violence is one of the

biggest crises facing SA, and in an effort

to combat the scourge, Joko has

partnered with People Opposing

Women Abuse (POWA) to launch the

#EndDomesticSilence initiative.

This initiative will see Joko and

POWA assisting with organisations

around the country to better respond to

domestic violence, provide training on

recognising the different forms of GBV

and what steps can be taken to prevent

it.

They will also be hosting what

POWA head of projects Kate Mocheki

calls “Tea Talks” with local

communities.

These are dialogues where

community members can engage in

open conversations about domestic

violence and work together to find ways

to address it.

“The sector strengthening training

and Tea Talks aim to build the capacity

of community-based organisations to

better respond to domestic violence,

while assisting them to offer women a

safe space that is non-judgmental and

supportive where they can speak out

and share their experiences while

receiving the support they need to end

their abuse,” Mocheki said.

Mocheki said one form of GBV of

particular concern was the frequent

kidnapping and subsequent forced

marriages involving young women or

ch i l d r e n .

“Sometimes parents do this out of

poverty because they feel they can’t

❝ The sector strengthening

training and Tea Talks aim

to build the capacity of

community-based

organisations to better

respond to domestic

violence, while assisting

them to offer women a

safe space that is nonjudgmental

and

supportive where they

can speak out and share

their experiences while

receiving the support

they need to end their

abuse

afford to raise their daughter properly or

because the same was done to them,”

she said.

“In many instances, the man will

make the abducted girl or woman

pregnant quickly, so she’s less likely to

go back home because of the shame.

She becomes his family’s property.

“If her husband dies, they choose

who she will remarry. They can even

make her marry her husband’s brother.

“These women can’t go home or

make their own decisions and are never

happy. This affects their mental health,

which in turn leads to illnesses like

diabetes and high blood pressure.”

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Understanding panic attacks

Signs include sweating, dizziness, confusion and hyper vigilance

MATTHEW FIELD

Last week, the GO! &

Express discussed the issue

of burnout in recognition

of Mental Health Awareness

Month. For this week's

instalment, we will be looking

at panic attacks, what they are

and how to handle them.

According to SA Depression

and Anxiety Group founder

Zane Wilson, a panic attack can

be described as a “sudden surge

of overwhelming fear that

comes without warning and

without any obvious reason”.

Wilson said attacks can be

so bad that they can prevent a

person from doing even simple

things like going to the shops,

going to work or just going out

in public in general.

Masithethe Counselling

Services director Jackie

Orsmond said some common

signs of a panic attack include:

● Sweating

● Heart palpitations

● Nausea

● Dizziness

● Chills or hot flushes

● Tr e m b l i n g / s h a k i n g

● Confusion

● Numbness

● Crying uncontrollably

● Hyper vigilance

“At first, the panic attack

appears to come out of

n owh e r e .

NO WARNING: Panic attacks can come out of seemingly nowhere and can feel overwhelming

Picture: PIXABAY

“It can happen while doing a

day-to-day activity such as

riding in a taxi, sitting at work,

having lunch or even while

s h o p p i n g ,” she said.

“It usually lasts a few

minutes, but to the person it

may feel much longer.

“The symptoms do subside

as time goes on and with the

right help, can disappear

e n t i r e l y.”

Orsmond said that panic

attacks may occur during

periods under immense stress or

after a traumatic event.

She also said that panic

attacks could be caused by

different kinds of anxiety

disorders.

The first one she names is

social anxiety disorder, which

she defines as “a fear of being

watched or judged by others,

extreme self-consciousness in

social situations [and] fear that

anxiety symptoms will be

❝ The symptoms do

subside as time goes

on and with the right

help, can disappear

e n t i re l y.

Jackie Orsmond

MASITHETHE COUNSELLING

SERVICES DIRECTOR

humiliating or offend others”.

“Social situations are

avoided or tolerated with

intense fear and anxiety,”

Orsmond said.

Panic attacks are also a part

of another anxiety disorder

called panic disorder.

“[This is] a recurrent

unexpected panic attack in

combination with apprehension

over having another attack or

worrying about the

consequences of an attack, or

changes in behaviour or

activities to avoid another panic

a t t a ck ,” said Orsmond.

The National Institute of

Mental Health (NIMH) in the

UK said that people with panic

disorder experience frequent

and repeated panic attacks,

some of which can last for

several minutes.

“A person with panic

disorder may become

discouraged and feel ashamed

because he or she cannot carry

out normal routines like going

to school or work, going to the

grocery store, or driving,” NIMH

says on their website.

Finally, panic attacks may be

a symptom of generalised

anxiety disorder which,

according to Orsmond, is

characterised by an “e x c e s s ive

anxiety or worry over life's

challenges (money, work,

family, school etc.), difficulty in

controlling the worry, vigilance,

muscle tension, restlessness,

edginess and difficulty

c o n c e n t ra t i n g ”.

If you or someone you know

is experiencing panic attacks,

Orsmond suggests a number of

ways to handle the situation.

It’s a good idea, said

Orsmond, to read up on panic

attacks and get better informed

on the matter.

There's plenty of information

online from reliable sources

such as the previously quoted

NIMH and SADAG.

You can also seek

counselling, either through a

hospital, private therapist or

organisation such as

Masithethe. This can not only

help you discover coping

mechanisms to help you during

such attacks, but can also help

you discover the root causes.


We can all play our part to help

Sponsor challenge participants to lose weight and contribute towards Logan’s medical expenses

WENDY KRETSCHMANN

Four months have gone by since

the Fit For Logan Challenge was

launched and we now have just a

further three months in which to reach

our weight loss goals.

As you may be aware, there are four

main Challenge participants, namely

Cheryl Larsen and Wendy Kretschmann

who represent the GO! & Express;

Caron Troskie from Link FM; Logan

Bartle’s mom Hayley and Pot O’Curry

owner and Challenge initiator Tubs

Lingham.

It is our aim to lose set amounts of

weight by Wednesday, October 6,

which is International Cerebral Palsy

Awareness Day.

We also aim to raise funds per

kilogramme lost to assist with Logan

Bartle’s existing and future medical

expenses, while raising awareness

about cerebral palsy.

The predominant corporate

sponsors of the Challenge are the GO!

& Express, Link FM, Pot O’Curry, Pxl

Online Solutions, Shape-up Gym and

Mzantsi Group, all of which are wellestablished

in their different forms

within our community.

There are many other sponsors that

have contributed, whether as private

individuals or as businesses, which are

too many to mention but to whom we

are extremely thankful as they also

encourage us to keep up with the

campaign.

Contributions come in various

ways, though, and are not always

financial or tangible.

I recently received an email from a

reader regarding my personal journey

in the challenge and it was not just the

words that were encouraging but also

that someone had taken time out of

their busy day to reach out to me in

such a manner.

Even questions asked by friends

such as “H ow ’s the weight loss going?”

mean so much to one.

These may seem like simple things,

but they go a long way when one is

stepping out of one’s comfort zone and,

in a way, they contribute towards the

success of the challenge.

Words of encouragement are

fantastic as they spur us on to continue

to lose the weight and get healthier.

The more weight we lose, the more

Logan gains as each kilogramme lost

equates to monies raised towards his

medical expenses.

Whether it is R1 in total or R1 per

kilogramme lost, every cent counts.

As an example, I aim to lose a

minimum of 20kg so if you pledge R1

per kilogramme I lose, then once the

challenge ends, you will only need to

pay R20. If ten people pledge R20, then

that’s R200.

Alternatively, you could pledge a

once-off amount of any value payable

at the end of the challenge.

People from all walks of life are

standing together to show their support

and care for a united cause in which

we all have a role to play.

Our roles don’t have to be big or

c o s t l y.

Though the four of us are the main

participants in this challenge, my

challenge to you is to ask yourself:

“What role can I play in the Fit for

Logan Challenge?”

To sponsor any of the Fit for Logan

Challenge participants for their weight

loss, please contact them

telephonically, on WhatsApp or by

email.

Alternatively, visit

www.goexpress.co.za to access the

sponsorship link on any of the Fit For

Logan Challenge articles.

● Cheryl Larsen –

ch e r y l l @ g o e x p r e s s . c o . z a

LOVING LOGAN: The

local Fit for Logan

Challenge is aimed at

raising funds towards

three-year old Logan

Bartle’s medical

expenses and to create

awareness about

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● Wendy Kretschmann – 072-738-

2540 or wendyk@goexpress.co.za

● Tubs Lingham – 072-538-7968

● Caron Troskie – 081-508-4874 or

caron@linkfm.co.za

● Hayley Bartle – 060-895-2306 or

h ay l e y b a r t l e 2 2 @ g m a i l . c o m

The GO! & Express is the sole print

media sponsor of the Fit for Logan

Challenge.

Turbulent times putting children at risk of PTSD

MATTHEW FIELD

The SA Society of Psychiatrists (SASOP)

has raised concerns that the ongoing

civil unrest which recently culminated

in last week’s looting and violence,

could lead to a spike in childhood posttraumatic

stress disorder (PTSD).

SASOP board member and child

psychiatrist Dr Anusha Lachman said

children could become traumatised

after repeatedly hearing about or

witnessing violent events.

This was made worse when

children witnessed adults reacting to

those e ve n t s .

“There is ongoing trauma, fear and

helplessness across the country.

“Parents are traumatised by what is

happening and largely are helpless

onlookers to the destruction and

v i o l e n c e ,” Lachman said.

“The trouble is that amidst the sense

of helplessness, people look for ways to

be more in control.

“One of the ways is to ‘doom scroll’,

seeking to constantly be informed,

sharing videos, voice notes, photos etc,

anything that is recording and keeping

track of the ongoing unrest.”

However, these constant reminders

can re-traumatise parents and instead

of feeling more in control by being

informed, it reinforces their sense of a

lack of control because they are unable

to act.

“Not being able to prevent and to

witness people getting away with the

destruction becomes more

t ra u m a t i s i n g .

“Many parents and grandparents

recall the same kind of helplessness

and fears leading up to the 1994 unrest

and curfews in KZN, as well as fears of

civil unrest around the first democratic

elections.

“Witnessing the current riots and

looting could result in flashbacks and

re-experiences for many adults.”

Lachman said parents should take

care to avoid re-traumatising

themselves, which could inadvertently

traumatise their children as well.

“Adults can limit exposure to news,

social media updates and WhatsApp

messages doing the rounds and,

importantly, recognise the role they

play in their children’s lives.

“As the caregivers, they are meant

to buffer and scaffold children and

adolescents – filtering news and

supporting children to prevent further

t ra u m a t i s a t i o n ,” she said. “This is

challenging if parents are themselves

traumatised, however, there needs to

be an awareness that children need to

be restricted from controllable

exposures such as the news and social

media.

“While they cannot be protected or

prevented from witnessing things in the

environment, they can be protected

from hearing about it or seeing it on

other platforms.

“As many parents continue to talk,

share and express distress about that

which is out of their control, there still

must be an active attempt to prevent

children from unnecessarily being

t ra u m a t i s e d .”

She said there were a number of

ways parents could help limit the risks

facing their children in turbulent times.

1. Admit the event happened.

Acknowledge the reality of being

scared, worried or upset.

2. Do not pretend it is all normal.

Rather focus on the positives such as

VULNERABLE:

SASOP board

member Dr Anusha

Lachman said

recent events could

be highly traumatic

for children P i c t u re :

P I X A B AY

the assistance and help from police and

other groups, how communities are

working together and supporting each

other, and that the situation is

i m p r ov i n g .

3. Even though as an adult you

might feel frustrated that the help and

protection offered is perhaps not

enough or quick enough, it is helpful to

communicate the optimism of support,

especially since children rely on adults

to take care of them.

4. Share that the situation is stressful

for everyone and be supportive that

there is expected anxiety and fear.

Offer support/help/counselling via

connections such as SADAG, a

psychologist or your GP if persistent

symptoms become apparent.

5. Provide structure. Children are

already lacking routine due to the

lockdown and school closures.

Try make practical attempts to

provide structure by scheduling

activities indoors such as watching a

movie together, building puzzles,

cooking, baking and arts and crafts, or

anything that is able to move them

away from focussing on the trauma.

6. Encourage children to express

their fears and anxiety openly by

talking, drawing, and writing, and

encourage connection online with

friends and family.

7. Focus on the positive. You and

your child/children are safe, they have

a home/shelter and food. If they worry

about food shortages, focus on

everyone being in the same situation

and remind them that there are many

organisations/NPOs and people across

the country stepping in to help keep

children safe and fed.

8. Allow children to feel they can

also help. They can post creative

messages of care, collect food for

donations (especially those in other

provinces not directly affected), or join

you as you assist with clean-ups in

affected communities.

To foster a sense of purpose,

children can also collect toys, games

and stationery for less privileged

children and distribute these in

communities most hard-hit.

9. Look after your own mental

health and anxiety. If you need help,

seek assistance from your GP or other

professional or a close friend. Do not

share your anxiety with your children.

Rather be the one seeking help and

become a role model for your child in

acknowledging the need for help.

10. Take concerns of depression,

suicide and anxiety seriously and

contact a professional immediately for

support.


Police manhunt for robbery suspects

Five wanted for invading home on Beacon Bay smallholding

SIPHOSIHLE DYONASE

East London police are searching for

five male suspects on charges of

allegedly invading a smallholding in

Beacon Bay on Monday July 19.

According to reports, the

suspects stormed the smallholding

at about 10am on Monday and

demanded that the victim open the

sliding door.

After threatening to shoot him,

one of the suspects smashed the

glass door with a crowbar and

eventually entered the house,

demanding money.

“The victim is alleged to have

tried to fight back but because he

was subjected to threats, he was

forced to conform,” Eastern Cape

police spokesperson Brig

Tembinkosi Kinana said.

He said the suspects then

ordered the complainant to show

them a safe, which contained

money. “On realising he was not

alone in the house, the suspects

kicked a door and demanded

money from the lady inside [the

r o o m ] .”

An undisclosed amount of

money was taken from her wallet,

along with the complainant’s ID and

passport. They also took an

undisclosed amount of cash

and two cellphones, worth about

R50,000, from the safe.

“A case of house robbery has

been registered and no arrest has

been made at this stage. The

investigation continues,” said

Kinana. Anyone with information

that can lead to the arrest of the

suspects is asked to contact the

Beacon Bay Police Station or call

Crime Stop on 086-001-0111.

Callers may remain anonymous

and information received will be

treated with the strictest

c o n f i d e n t i a l i t y.

Staying

safe when

you are

near water

STAFF REPORTER

According to the World Health

Organisation (WHO), nearly 360,000

people lose their lives due to drowning

a n n u a l l y.

When a person drowns, it’s not like

one sees in the movies where there may

be yelling and waving.

Most of the time in cases of

drownings, there’s just a silent gasping

for air and 20 to 60 seconds before

submersion.

The UN General Assembly adopted a

resolution on drowning prevention

which will see July 25

annually observed as World Drowning

Prevention Day to promote awareness

and encourage action around the world.

Annually in SA, about 1,500 people

drown and about 450 of these

drownings are children under 14 years

of age.

Most drownings take place in dams,

rivers and streams. Sadly, most

drownings involving children under five

years of age take place at or near their

homes.

Here are some ways to keep your

young children safe around water:

● Be vigilant. Have somebody

dedicated to physically watch anyone

who is swimming or near water.

This person should not be distracted

by their phone or conversations with

others. Taking your eyes off children,

BE VIGILANT: Always be on alert when your children are around the pool or other bodies of water Picture: PIXABAY

even for a few seconds, could prove

fatal.

● Special attention should be paid to

washing basins, baths, dams, rivers and

swimming pools or any water

containers, no matter how shallow, that

children could fall into.

● Should you witness a person in

difficulty in water you can throw them

anything that floats, or a rescue buoy if

you have one on hand, or something

that they can hold on to while you pull

them out the water without placing

yourself in danger of drowning.

● Know the emergency number, which

is 112.

● Learn how to do CPR, wh i ch

involves pushing hard and fast in the

centre of the chest of a person who isn’t

breathing.

NSRI Station 7 in East London has a

team of 20 instructors around the

country who teach both children and

adults about water safety.

The lesson is given at schools at no

charge and during lockdown, the

instructors conduct virtual lessons.

Schools and creches are welcome

to contact NSRI Station 7 if they would

like their instructors to give children a

lesson on water safety.

Anyone interested in taking part in a

lesson in the East London area can

contact Slindile Mthethwa at

fortunate@searescue.or g.za or 060-

304-5232.

Online reading club on Thursday

SHOWING KINDNESS

MATTHEW FIELD

The National Reading

Coalition – a project by the

basic education department and

the National Education

Collaboration Trust – will host

their latest edition of the

President’s Reading Club on

Thursday July 22.

According to a statement

released by the education trust,

the aim of the reading club is to

inspire South Africans to read

more and discover the joys of

books.

“Th e [reading coalition] in

partnership with the Read to

Lead campaign championed by

the minister of basic education,

is promoting a network of

reading clubs to cultivate a

culture of reading throughout

the country,” the trust said.

For Thursday’s club,

participants will be joined by

Becoming Men author Malose

Langa.

JOY OF READING: The National Reading Coalition will be

hosting their latest online reading club on Thursday P i c t u re :

P I X A B AY

Langa, a psychology lecturer

in the School of Community and

Human Development at Wits,

will be joined by former SA

Students’ Organisation member

Seth Mazibuko and three high

school pupils from Gauteng and

one from the Eastern Cape.

The meeting will be held

over Zoom and will run from

4:30pm to 6:30pm.

To join in, visit the National

Reading Coalition website at

www.nrc.or g.za.

GIVING BACK: Masithethe Counselling Service chose Sister Aidan Memorial Centre, St

Peter Claver Catholic Church in Duncan Village, to do their 67 minutes service to the

community in honour of Mandela Day. Masithethe donated food (sponsored by Port Rex

Lions Club), clothes, household items, stationery and toys to Sr Nobulali from St Aidan’s

Centre. St Aidans Centre has: early learning centre for +/- 120 children aged 3-6 years, a

soup kitchen — which feeds 250 people ( Monday to Friday), a community hall and a

vegetable garden. “We decided to support St Aidan’s Centre to honour the wonderful

work that Sr Nobulali and her team does,” Masithethe director Jackie Orsmond said P i c t u re :

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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

5541

Under R300

2

PERSONAL

Finance

INVESTMENT

OPPORTUNITY: If interested

please make contact

for more information

ISPutter@outlook.com

BRIDGING

CASH

while waiting for

PENSION/

PACKAGE

Payout (Lumpsum only)

Tel: 043 722 0980

076 475 2818

5

2260

2275

Loans & Finance

SERVICES & SALES

GUIDE

5541

Under R300

A lovely tapestry in an

ornate frame R100. Tel

0437 483 721

CLASSIFIEDS

Contact Cheryl Larsen: 082 432 5665

E: cheryll@goexpress.co.za

Sindi Mbambo: 073 843 6595

E: MbamboN@goexpress.co.za

AN e-book reader in good

working order, R225 Tel

0437483721

AUTO BRIDGE - A game

for 1 to 4 players, or play

solo and learn. Guide

book included. Can take

four players. R95. Tel

043748 3721

BABY CARRY-COT - birth

to 5 months. Blue. Fits in

pram. Good condition

R175 Tel: 043-748-3721

BEDDING: Double duvet

cover and 2 pillow slips.

R180 Phone 072 561

4567 / 043-7263275.

BOOK: From Notting Hill

with Four Weddings Actually.

New. R60. Tel 043

7483721

BOOK SHELF: 3 tier wood

bookshelf. 100cm x

100cm. R250. Phone 072

5614567 / 043-7263275.

BOOKS:

books. 20 priced at R2,

R5 or R10 each. Phone

043-7436513.

BOOKS: Percy Jackson

Series, box set of 5

books. In good cond

R175. Phone 043

7483721

BROWNING DISH with lid

(Microwave). R100. Contact

0822 649 421.

CLOTHES: Ladies Clothes

Exc. cond. Pants and

Tops (Mod) size 34-36

various. 10 items at R15

each. Contact 0822 649

421

CLOTHING: Assorted

ladies clothes - black

bag full. R250. Phone

072 561 4567 / 043-

7263275

Under R300

5541

CLOTHING: Assorted

ladies pants. R200.

Phone 072 561 4567 /

043-7263275.

CLOTHING: Boys, ages

11-12 and 13-14. 6x

Tracksuit tops; 3x pairs

Tracksuit pants. Good

condition. R290. Phone

073 2599 571.

CURTAINS: Lined. Good

condition. 235cm drop

R190 for 2 drops. Contact

0822 649 421.

CURTAINS: Pair of full

length curtains fully lined

mauve / lilac colour.

R100 Tel 04374 83721

CUSHION COVERS: New.

R250 for 8. Contact:

0822 649 421

DINNER SERVICE: 16

piece. Good condition.

R210. Contact 0822 649

421.

DOG BEDS: Good Quality

and condition R200 for 2.

Contact 0822 649 421.

DUVET COVER for double

bed. As new. R140.

Contact: 0822 649 421.

DUVET INNER: Single.

R90. Contact: 0822

649 421.

FASHIONSTRAP for your

cell-phone. Fits onto any

cell-phone/tablet. Bright

color. R49 new. Tel 043

748 3721

FISHING: 3 oz sinkers,

bunches of 10 sinkers,

ten bunches at R29,99

per bunch. Phone

073 858 7370.

FISHING: Shad spoons

and lures, different sizes,

16 spoons x R15 per

spoon. Phone 073 858

7370.

GUITAR PONCHO. A cool

guitar dust-cover for

acoustic or electric

guitar. R99. Tel 043 748

3721

HAND-EXERCISER for

golf. New and unused.

For better accuracy &

distance. R60. Tel 043

748 3721

HEATER: Wall-mounted

Panel Heater R250.

Phone 083 953 7725.

HEROES OF OLYMPUS

Box-set of 5 books.

Good condition. R175.

Tel: 043 748 3721

JACKET: Ladies hooded

jacket. Medium size,

good condition R100.

Tel: 043 748 3721

JACKET: Ladies warm zipup

jacket, medium size,

Tan colour. New R100.

Tel: 043 748 3721

NIGHTFRILLS: 2x Double

bed nightfrills. R90. Contact

0822 649 421

NURSES CAPE: As new

R60. Phone 083 953

7725.

PAPERBACKS: +- 25

Westerns. Most authors.

R10 each. Phone 043-

7436513.

PINE side-table R70. Tel

0437 483 721

PLANTER BOXES: large,

ideal for herbs and veggies.

2x R149,99 each. ,

Phone 073 858 7370.

5121

Home Improvement

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.

5383

Moving / Storage

1.3 TON TRUCK for Hire.

Transportation services

offered for moving of

goods. House &

Business. Package

services available.

Competitive rates.

Sanet 071 787 2180 or

Danny 079 407 1979.

5560

Repair / Services

GOOD

HOPE

APPLIANCES REPAIRS

PTY LTD: Quality repairs

to fridges and washing

machines. All work

guaranteed. Phone or

WhatsApp 072 914 9327

- Joseph Dhlamini. Shop

no. 3, 119 Windyridge

Road, Parkside

7

ACCOMMODATION

7020

Accomm. Off / Wtd

WEAVERS RETIREMENT

SHAREBLOCK Various

flats To Let or For Sale.

Persons between 50-80.

Call Elaine from 8-2pm

043-7029800 Prices have

been reduced Come see.

9

MOTORING

9640

Vehicle Wanted

WANTED FOR CASH

older model cars and

bakkie. Phone 082 722

0437.

11

LEGALS

PRESSURE COOKER:

Good old fashioned

11030

Tedelex Pressure Cooker

for sale. 3 Veg. baskets

Estate Notices

included and in good

working order for R195. In the Estate of the Late

Phone 072 639 6582.

NOMAKOZAZANA

VIOLET TUKUTA

(Identity Number:

SCHOOL SHOES: Brand

350423 02410 83)

UNMARRIED of 168

school shoes. Walkmates

R120. Please call who died on 5 July 2019

NU 5 MDANTSANE,

078 645 9160.

(Master Reference:

2157/2021)-

SINGLE SETTEE: Satin, Creditors and Debtors

rose-coloured. R250. in the above Estate are

Phone 072 561 4567 / hereby required to file

043-7263275.

their claims and pay their

SPICE RACK: R45. Contact:

0822 649 421.

debts to the undersigned

with Thirty (30) days from

23 July 2021

TUMBLEDRYER: Kelvinator

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320 in very good

condition. R299. Phone

084 627 5062.

Agent for the Exec-

utrix, 1 Cavendish Road

Vincent East London

Moseneke Inquiry

re c o m m e n d s

postponing local

elections to 2022

Vote must be delayed or they will be flawed,

says former deputy chief justice

PROCEED WITH CAUTION: Former deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke handed over his

final report on Tuesday on the feasibility of conducting elections in October Picture: SEBABATSO

MOSAMO

NONKULULEKO NJILO

Former deputy chief justice

Dikgang Moseneke says

local government elections

scheduled for October 27 this

year will not be free and fair

under Covid-19 conditions.

As a result, they must be

postponed to February next year.

Handing over his final report

on Tuesday on the feasibility of

conducting the elections,

Moseneke said his inquiry had

considered extremely opposing

views from stakeholders

including health experts, civil

society, political parties, business

and labour organisations.

He said the commission had

been tasked with a heavy

responsibility and faced a

conundrum between balancing

the right to life and the

democratic right to vote.

“Having considered all

submissions and the related

science, we conclude it is not

reasonably possible or likely the

elections scheduled for the

month of October 2021 will be

held in a free and fair manner, as

required by the provisions of the

constitution and related

legislations. We go further to find

the scheduled elections are

likely to be free and fair not later

than the end of February 2022,”

he said.

Moseneke said although his

report was not binding, most of

the acts required to be

performed in accordance with

election preparation, including a

draft timetable, will not be

possible, starting with face-toface

registration of voters who do

❝What is also

important is that

political parties and

independent

candidates must be

able to participate in

the elections fully and

e ff e c t i v e l y.

not have access to electronic

r e g i s t ra t i o n .

Another reason was that the

Electoral Commission (IEC) had

approached the electoral court

on eight occasions to seek orders

postponing the holding of

elections due to unfavourable

conditions. All were granted.

Moseneke also considered

the impact of forging ahead with

elections would have on smaller

political parties.

“What is also important is

that political parties and

independent candidates must be

able to participate in the

elections fully and effectively.

This means they must be able to

get their political message to

their chosen electorate.

“Although the restrictions on

movement of persons and

gatherings under the disaster

management regulations apply

to all political parties and

candidates, it is likely to impact

on smaller, less resourced

political parties and independent

candidates.

“Larger, well resourced

political parties will more easily

be able to advertise widely and

shift to digital platforms to

engage with their voters.”

On the evidence presented

by health experts, Moseneke

said: “All experts' predictions

through October are that

infections, hospitalisations and

mortality will remain a

significant threat to the fiscal

wellbeing and life until a

substantial number of our

population has been

va c c i n a t e d .”

Political parties had

expressed confidence in

Moseneke’s ability to deliver an

objective report despite

overwhelmingly opposing views.

ANC acting secretary-general

Jessie Duarte had submitted that

elections should go ahead with

strict adherence to Covid-19

protocols.

The DA’s Werner Horn had

argued that the elections must

forge ahead in October “come

hell or high water”.

ActionSA expressed similar

sentiments, arguing it would

challenge any outcome stating

otherwise.

The EFF through its leader

Julius Malema had proposed that

elections be postponed to May

22.

The IFP said it was ready for

elections but would accept any

outcome.

The PAC outright rejected the

possibility of elections going

ahead.

Al Jama-ah president Ganief

Hendricks told the inquiry

elections must go ahead in

October even though they could

possibly be unfair. - Ti m e s L I V E


Legends of the

Washie 100

GEARED UP

Perhaps I missed it but I don’t

remember reading a Bob

Norris’ preview of the

Washie 100 Marathon

which, in normal circumstances,

would have been run on the evening

of July 23, the nearest Friday to the

month’s full moon as is the tradition

in this ultra, ultra run.

The Covid pandemic has

obviously put a stop to what, I think,

would have been the 45th

anniversary of the Washie 100.

For the benefit of those who are

not familiar with this iconic race,

participants gather at a designated

spot in Port Alfred on that particular

Friday in July at 5pm sharp, the

starter fires his pistol and away they

will go.

Runners then make their way out

into a cold winter’s night heading for

the Buffalo Club finish in East

London, 160km away.

It is a route fraught with torment,

agony and anguish as the runners

negotiate the kilometre equivalent of

100 miles strewn with hills and

dales, many of which are more

onerous than several Comrades

Marathon-type “Polly Shorts” strung

t o g e t h e r.

The route traverses magnificent

coastal scenery often beneath a clear,

full moon spreading its golden

benediction over a slumbering

countryside on an undulating course

with descents and climbs through

nine minor river valleys and two

major ones.

At the 88km mark, there is a steep

drop into the Keiskamma valley

followed by a severe pull out and this

is followed immediately by an even

longer descent to the bottom of the

Chalumna cuttings and yet another

energy-sapping climb.

It is through these valleys in the

early hours of the new day that the

race is often won and lost.

Victory often goes not to the

fastest but to the strongest and wisest.

And of course, there are the

perennial ultra-distance runner’s

maladies such as nausea, blistered

feet, cramps, oncoming leviathans

with blinding headlights and the

disconcerting variance of bloodsugar

levels.

Unexpected factors which also

come into play are potholes, loose

gravel and road construction sites,

sudden rain squalls and temperature

variations, all of which can cause

havoc with the running rhythm.

And the medical tent at Buffs

Club late on the Saturday morning

after is often like a war-time field

hospital, with gallant runners littered

all over the place on drips or getting

treatment for blisters and bloodied

toes after pushing themselves to the

limits of human endurance.

And yet, most runners come back

year after year for another dose of

“Washie fever”.

I know all this because it was my

privilege and pleasure to report on

this epic run for many years.

The race has spawned its own

legends and witnessed many

courageous runs but that is a story for

another day.

Today, I would like to share with

you one or two of the unusual

Washie episodes I have encountered

over the years.

In 2004, Timothy Magawana, a

38-year-old unemployed

construction worker from Durban

hitch-hiked his way to East London to

run the marathon.

He arrived unheralded, unknown

with no money, no running gear and

no seconds. How he got to the start

in Port Alfred nobody knew.

REFLECTIONS

Charles Beningfield

Onlookers on the outskirts of Port

Alfred at the start of the race were

puzzled to see this forlorn figure near

the head of the field running in the

bitter cold with no vest and in ragged

trainers which looked at least two

sizes too big.

Two local women took pity on

him and supplied him with an

oversize sweater and trainers which

were roughly the right fit. A sponsor’s

car was delegated to second him

from the Fish River onwards and he

actually led the race for 120 of the

160km, before inexperience and

fatigue overcame him and he

slumped to third place, where he

finished to the utter amazement of

e ve r yo n e .

And then there was the tale of

Elsabe de Klerk of Kimberley

Harriers, winner of the women’s

section of the 2000 Millenium

Wa s h i e .

Not only did she battle a

capricious breeze throughout the run

but also found herself chasing an

elusive ghost through the watery

moonlight.

For the entire 160km she and her

band of seconds believed she was

lying a poor second to a Jean Fourie

of Bloemfontein Callies, about

whom no information was available.

Having relayed this intelligence

to their charge and exhorting her to

greater endeavour, they found to

their dismay that Fourie had pulled

out a 56-minute lead at the quarterway

mark, which increased to an

hour by halfway.

A superhuman effort saw De

Klerk narrow the gap to 36 minutes

with 60km to go but by this time, she

and her handlers had resigned

themselves to second place,

conceding that Fourie must be one

hellava runner.

Imagine their surprise on

discovering that Fourie was in fact a

man who was listed erroneously on

the programme as a woman!

And who can forget Martha

Pretorius of Topform AC in Cape

Town, a nursing sister and mother of

two who had won the race twice

before.

Her reason for entering in the first

place was “to see what all the fuss

was about.”

In the last of her wins in 2006 she

arrived at the start half an hour late

due to transport problems then

proceeded to cut a swathe through

the field, catching the lead woman

before the Fish River bridge.

I remember my heart going out to

this wisp of a woman when I

engaged her, running in splendid

solitude in dawn’ s early light

halfway up the curving slope from

the Gulu ridge.

Asked how she was doing, the

courageous Martha replied weakly:

“I am so very, very tired,” before

lurching on to post her successive

third win of the Washie.

She made it four wins several

years later, and her sons must be so

proud of their mom.

Washie enthusiasts will also

remember the high drama in the

wo m e n ’s section in 2011 when the

Buffalo Club’s Gail Langley was

involved in a do-or-die struggle with

Meg Harris of Rand Athletic Club.

Harris had steadily whittled down

Langley’s halfway lead of about half

an hour and was now, in Washie

parlance, only “five lamp-posts

b a ck ” on the final stretch along the

esplanade on the East London

b e a ch f r o n t .

The flagging Langley’s support

FIRST PLACE: Lucky Maahlo of Pietersburg Road Runners was the

winner of the 2019 Washie 100 Marathon. As South Africa’s only “100

miler” race, the Washie has its own share of epic tales to share P i c t u re :

MATTHEW FIELD

GOOD LUCK: East London surfer Greg Emslie joined the SA surfing team as

their coach and left for the Tokyo Olympics last week. The Tokyo Olympics

are scheduled to kick off on July 23 Picture: WILD COAST FM/FACEBOOK

team had been aware of the Harris

threat since crossing the Biko Bridge

and they had to motivate their charge

for a final push.

“Yo u ’re a Buff,” they reminded

her, “if this lady is going to beat you

make her damn well work for it -

now move it!”

Th a t ’s all Langley needed.

Somehow she shed the mist and jelly

legs, picked up the pace,

surmounted “heartbreak hill,” the

last impediment to the finish and

crossed the line at the Buffalo Club,

the first woman home for the second

year in a row and third place overall.

And finally a Van der Merwe

joke. Well, actually it’s no joke at all.

It concerns a then middle-aged

Afrikaner, Johan van der Merwe,

from the far north of this country who

announced boldly that he was

coming to East London, a city he had

never before seen, to run South

Africa’s famous Washie 100-miler.

Not only that, he quietly told the

world with genuine modesty, he was

going to better the record which had

stood for 30 years. He did just that.

Van der Merwe’s decision in that

year, 2012, was no spur of the

moment decision. He had

thoroughly and scrupulously

researched and gathered all the

information he could find about the

ra c e ’s origin, it’s history, the route

and the stories.

He meticulously studied the

training programmes of all the

people who had run the race in

under 14 hours and compared the

strategies and tactics of these top

athletes. He then trained

a c c o r d i n g l y.

Johan arrived in East London the

day before the start and drove the

route.

“Wo w,” he speculated, “have I

bitten off more than I can chew?”

The history of the Washie will

show that with the help of his wellinformed

crew, Van der Merwe did

break that long-standing record of

13:13:38 set way back in 1982 by

the late, great Sasolberg superstar

Manie Saayman.

But his success was not without

high drama.

After a hard run which left the

field floundering in his wake, Van

der Merwe ran into incompetent

traffic officials at the tail-end of the

race. Turning left at the end of the

esplanade up to the T-junction at the

bottom of John Baillie Road, he

should have been directed left again

towards the Buffs club.

Instead he was told to veer right

and up McJannet Drive.

“Everything inside me screamed I

was going the wrong way,” he

recalled.

When the ghastly error was

discovered it was too late and it

turned out later he had run an extra

1.7km. His time was registered as

13:15:20.

He appealed against the result

and Border Athletic officials, Daan

and Isobel Louw (race referees)

mathematically adjusted his time to

13:07:05.

Thus a new Washie record was

established, thereby consigning

S a ay m a n ’s fabulous achievement to

the annals of Washie history.

The win and new record swept

through the country’s running

community like wildfire and brought

Van der Merwe many invitations to

grace long distance races across the

wo r l d .

Alas, he never achieved his goal

of cracking the 13hr Washie barrier.

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Legends of the Washie 100 PAGE 11 Surfer to coach Olympic team PAGE 11

Border Women’s

captain praises team

WE DID IT: Lusanda Dumke of Border celebrates winning the

Wo m e n ’s Premier Division final with the trophy Picture: ASHLEY

VLOTMAN

ATHENKOSI TSOTSI

Border Women’s captain

Lusanda Dumke said she

was proud of her team’s

character after they won the

Wo m e n ’s Premier Division final

by defeating Western Province

Women 24-15 at Newlands in

Cape Town on Friday.

Border ended Western

Province's dominance, winning

the title they last held in 2016.

Dumke, who has been an

immense presence on and off

the field for Border, played an

influential role in the final,

proving that she is one of the

best players in the country.

She set the standard on the

day and was by far the best

player on the field.

Dumke lauds players after beating WP in final

Her teammates did not

disappoint her and followed

suit, with veteran Asithandile

Ntoyanto also playing a

prominent role, a testament to

her two World Cup experiences.

The young Border team’s

display left their captain

overwhelmed with emotion.

“I’m proud of you guys,”

Dumke told them.

“It’s difficult to explain my

feelings now, I can only laud the

discipline, hard work and unity

of this team, they never gave up.

“Playing against Western

Province is never easy because

they never stop playing, but we

remained in the fight until the

end and, for that, I respect all

these girls, they’ve made me

very proud.”

Border beat a Western

Province team that had 12

Springbok women players, a

side that won all their regular

season games, collecting 48

points out of 50.

The Western Province team

is captained by Border legend

Cindy Booi, who played for the

province from 2007-2018.

Booi acknowledged that

Border were he better team,

giving respect to the young

women who look up to her.

“We gave everything that we

had, but in the end, the best

team won the final. We knew it

wa s n ’t going to be easy against

Border — it’s always tough

against them,” Booi said.

Border head coach Nwabisa

Ngxatu’s side perfectly executed

the system that was in place for

the final.

They were physical in their

approach, dictated the pace of

the game, closed down WP’s

carriers and scored points in the

key moments of the game.

Sesethu Mbodli managed

two tries while Zintle Holofela

added the third.

The boot of Yandisa

Nobanda kicked nine points.

- DispatchLIVE

Springboks face teasing questions ahead of Test series

LIAM DEL CARME

The Springboks and British &

Irish Lions head to Saturday's

kickoff of the Test series with

some teasing questions around

their respective first choice

captains‚ Siya Kolisi and Alun

Wyn Jones.

Covid-19 and injury have

played havoc in both squads in

the build-up and while there is

the tacit acknowledgment that

neither side will be as well

prepared as they desired to be‚

there is a race against time to get

their best personnel on the Cape

Town Stadium turf next

weekend.

By normal Test match

standards Kolisi and Jones will

be considered short of a gallop

in their preparation for one of

international rugby's most

physically demanding battles.

Ko l i s i ‚ who returned a

positive PCR test played in the

warm-up Test against Georgia‚

will be subjected to return to

play protocols but the odds on

him being declared

battle ready are

lengthening.

Jones suffered

what was thought to

be a serious shoulder

injury in the Lions'

warm-up Test against

Japan last month but

has made a

miraculous recovery

to reclaim his place in

the team last week.

As the game's

most capped Test

p l aye r ‚ and a man of

his stature‚ Jones was

perhaps not required

to jump through all

the hoops to make his

way back to the team and

potentially the captain's

armband.

If Jones' path was smoothed‚

Kolisi will face a far more testing

time. Whether Kolisi and Jones

are deemed fit enough will of

course have a ripple effect in

selection.

When the Boks achieved

Rugby World Cup (RWC) glory

it was done without the

concentrated efforts of a

recognised fetcher.

There was however the

collective understanding that

pilfering was a numberless duty

though it fell to Duane

Ve r m e u l e n ‚ Malcolm Marx and

Bongi Mbonambi to be their

most proactive crouched

combatants.

Without the injured

Vermeulen and potentially

Mbonambi who is in the same

boat as Kolisi‚ the Bok hierarchy

have some big decisions to

make this week. Marx may have

to shoulder a huge burden on

Saturday. Vermeulen of course

would have been in line for the

captaincy should Kolisi be ruled

out but that option is no longer

available to the Boks. Marco van

Staden may be a near peerless

pilferer in the domestic game

but the Boks may favourably

consider the high energy‚ lungbusting

running ability of

Kwagga Smith.

He too can play to the ball

but his virtues are clearly

established in the wider

ch a n n e l s .

Jasper Wiese appears to be

the player most likely to grab the

No.8 jersey that had been

occupied with so much

distinction by Vermeulen.

The one-Test rookie will take

on a massive responsibility if he

is handed a start this weekend.

Though the reasons are now

vastly different from what led its

implementation at the RWC‚ the

Boks may have to revert to their

much talked about six/two split

on the bench.

Back then they were playing

to a strength‚ this time it may be

rooted in ensuring survival

upfront. The versatile Frans

Steyn's continued presence in

Bok colours is perhaps

inextricably linked to that

option‚ though Damian

Willemse now provides a

sprightlier option.

The Lions will likely go into

battle with a heavy accent on

their forward prowess.

Instead of plugging holes‚

they have the luxury of

considering how best to deploy

their well-stocked forward

r e s o u rc e s .

Should he crack selection‚ as

is likely to happen‚ Jones will

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bring much needed mongrel to

the tourists' forward unit.

He should provide the

perfect second row foil to the

athletic ability of Maro Itolje.

That hard-edged aerobic

theme is likely to continue in

the back row where Courtney

Lawes looks likely to get the

nod. Competition there is stiff

however, with Hamish Watson‚

Tom Curry‚ Sam Simmonds and

Taulupe Faletau all in the Test

starting frame.

It will be deeply reassuring

for Gatland to bring whoever

doesn't make the run-on team‚

off the bench. Apart from Kolisi

and Mbonambi the Boks are

also sweating on the availability

of Handré Pollard‚ Fra n s

Malherbe‚ Ox Nche‚ wh i l e

Willie le Roux looks likely to be

declared fit.

In the build up at least its

advantage Lions‚ but can they

on Saturday make good on their

position of promise?

As Bulls coach Jake White

sagely noted after his team's not

entirely surprising win over SA

A: “I don’t think this

performance‚ just like the Lions

against SA A earlier this week‚

should be one that’s read too

much into.” - DispatchLIVE

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