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‘Lack of data’ slows RO

Kowie intake water quality ‘unknown’

DRESSED FOR THE OCCASION

JON HOUZET

The absence of “seasonal data” is

one of the reasons offered by the

contractor for Port Alfred’s new

seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO)

plant, for not knowing the extent of

e.coli, faecal coliforms and algae in the

Kowie River, which has affected the

running of the plant.

This emerged in the minutes of the

RO plant project steering committee

(PSC) meeting of August 4, provided to

Talk of the Town a month later.

Stakeholders at the PSC meeting

raised concerns about the SWRO plant

not achieving the contracted 2ML/day

production.

In the minutes, Ward 10 councillor

Ray Schenk said: “We understand that

there would have been teething

problems, but we were made to

understand that the teething problems

would not take too long to resolve.

“But it is now more than a month

that the plant is in operation and we

still don’t produce 2ML/day

c o n s i s t e n t l y.

“In the past three days [early

August] the plant did not even produce

1ML/day. QFS [Quality Filtration

Systems] must resolve this issue very

quickly to get to the 2ML/day.

“As councillor I will escalate this

situation politically if we don’t find a

resolution quickly. The contract will

have to be applied.”

In response, Louis Fourie of

Newground Projects, the engineering

consultants for the RO plant project,

echoed Schenk’s concern.

“We are concerned about the

performance of the plant. We had a

special meeting yesterday and today to

address contractual matters. The

contract is clear about the required

performance of QFS,” Fourie said.

Representatives of the Port Alfred

Residents and Ratepayers Association

(Parra) and Port Alfred and Nemato

Infrastructure Concerns brought up

QFS’ history in Cape Town, where the

company also blamed the poor quality

of intake water for its RO plant failing.

QFS said the City of Cape Town had

provided them with incorrect data.

Parra chairperson Dawie van Wyk

said: “Surely if you build a multimillion

rand plant, you will spend many days

looking at the input water quality and

the variation thereof to ensure the plant

can handle the varying qualities?”

Johan van Zyl of Panic agreed with

Van Wyk. He said with QFS’s

experience of what happened in Cape

Town, “how do we allow again that the

water quality at the intake is not

thoroughly checked and monitored for

fluctuations? This is a potential trend

that has formed,” he added.

“Who is contractually obligated to

design according to the variables to be

impacted so that we don’t, so soon

after the inception, have these extreme

down times?

“It was expected but it should have

been compensated for in the design.”

QFS Eastern Cape director Musa

Ndlovu responded: “When we tender

we use the data that we were given so

that we can compare apples to apples.

“So that was what was offered at

tender stage, and then after the tender

was awarded we started testing the

water and then we designed a plant

that is fit for purpose,” she said.

“We have ramped up the plant to

2ML/day and we have given our

engineering feedback on how the plant

performs at 2ML/day.

“We have not run the plant for all

the seasons and there is no existing

data that shows the quality of the

Kowie River.

“We have only ran this plant for one

month. With the data we are getting we

constantly adjust the plant because we

do not have that seasonal data.

“There are high levels of e.coli,

faecal coliforms and algae.

“The desalination skid can produce

2.4ML/day but the pre-treatment has to

handle this. We are aware that most of

this contamination comes from the

sewage pump stations which are being

addressed.

“We are collecting data and

adjusting the plant to make sure we

produce the full 2ML/day, but it comes

at a cost. Additional costs are required

to clean the membranes constantly.”

Schenk replied: “In this case the

contract clearly states that you will be

producing 2ML/day of potable water.

“The residents are dependent on the

2ML/day – there is just no other water.

“People must collect water at the

communal tap. The people are highly

upset about it. I want to know from you

by when it will be rectified?

“It is no use telling us you are

looking into it, we need the timeframe

so we can tell the residents by such and

such a date you will be getting 2ML/

day. Please give us a way forward.”

N d l ov u ’s response was: “We

needed to have data and there are lot of

unknown unknowns at this stage.

“We are collecting the data from

the plant as we are running it.

“We use this data to write a

technical recommendation to the

e m p l oye r ’s [municipality’s]

representative, it is only then that we

can give solid feedback.”

Schenk highlighted that businesses

were closing because of the lack of

water, and ratepayers and taxpayers

were unhappy as they had not been

getting what they paid for.

Van Zyl also weighed in again: “Th e

SWRO plant can only deliver 2ML/day.

Port Alfred needs 7ML/day. The issue is

much bigger than the SWRO plant only

delivering at 66% capacity.

“My question is, who was

contractually obligated to provide data

on the input water quality, which is

now being found to be different? Was

that the municipality’s responsibility?”

Fourie responded: “The tender

document purposely did not provide

quality of raw/input water at tender

stage because of the possibility that this

will have an impact on the design of

the plant such that it could not be

misunderstood by the tenderer/

c o n t ra c t o r.

“The employer’s [municipality’s]

requirements clearly state the first

activity that needs to take place on this

project was raw water quality tests. The

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the criteria for the tests.

“Unfortunately, the tests were not

conducted immediately.

“QFS was notified that it was the

c o n t ra c t o r ’s responsibility to provide

the raw water tests and that these tests

should inform the design,” he said.

“It was not the municipality’s

responsibility and failure. It is

information QFS needed to provide.

“We have spoken to QFS about

that. I cannot stress it more seriously

that this is something that needed to be

allowed for in the design, and QFS

needs to improve on that.”

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No approval for new optic fibre

MM responds to query from

resident after workers arrive

unannounced at his property

JON HOUZET

Ndlambe Municipality

has assured that no

company has been

appointed by the municipality

to install additional optic fibre in

any of its towns.

“Whoever may be doing

that has no permission

whatsoever of the municipality,”

municipal manager Rolly

Dumezweni said.

He was responding to a

query from resident Mike

Varela, who said

telecommunications workers

had come to his property on

September 7, after being on his

neighbour’s property.

Varela at first thought the

workers had come to attend to a

telephone pole that he had

reported on several occasions

because it was leaning over and

needed to be repaired.

“Some cable was thrown on

top of the hedge.

“I presumed it was Telkom or

their subcontractors at last come

to fix the problem, so when they

arrived at my gate asking them

for access, I let them in,” he

said.

“They left without

completing the job and when I

saw them in front of my house

yesterday [September 9] I asked

when they would finish.

“When I heard the man say

maybe the end of next week, I

questioned this and that is

where I understood the man to

be telling me it was a fibre cable

project. Was I correct in my

understanding of his answer?

“In any event, they left after I

displayed my dissatisfaction.”

Varela thanked Dumezweni

for his prompt reply, but said it

did not explain the situation, as

documented by his photograph

and conversation with the

wo r k e r s .

“Surely you should have

knowledge as to what is going

on in your municipality or

ward? If it is a Telkom fibre

project using subcontractors in

private vehicles, gaining access

to people’s private property,

then the people living in the

area should have been

informed, both by Telkom and

the municipality.

“Telkom should have

informed the municipality in

a dva n c e ,” he wrote in a followup

letter to Dumezweni and

ward 10 councillor Ray Schenk.

“If it is not Telkom, then the

matter is even more irregular.

Please could you investigate

and get back to me and the

residents of all areas where the

project is taking place.”

A previous internet fibre

project in Port Alfred by Herotel

was halted after the

municipality took the company

CABLE CONUNDRUM: Resident Mike Varela is questioning whether another optic fibre project is taking place in Port Alfred

after telecommunications workers left these cables dangling from a pole photographed from his property

to court earlier this year. By that

stage 18km of cable had already

been laid. The municipality was

granted a temporary interdict

pending a review application,

claiming that Herotel was given

“u n l aw f u l ” approval for a

wayleave to lay fibre and erect

poles, by a deputy director who

had no authority to do so.

The matter is still before the

Grahamstown high court.

CRIMEB R I E FS

At 7.09am on Tuesday September 7 a

break-in at a premises on Albany

Road was reported to the Multi

Security control room, and the SAPS

were informed. The perpetrator had

gained access by making a hole in the

fence. Nothing was stolen but a

backpack with fishing permit was left

behind.

At 11.11pm that night, Multi Security

responded to a WhatsApp message

reporting barking dogs. The response

officers reported the dogs were quiet

and all was in order.

At 1.46am on Wednesday September

8, the Multi Security control room

received an alert that a man was

walking on Bank Lane towards the

town during curfew. A few minutes

later two more men were seen. A

response officer was dispatched. At

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room received an alert activation of

the same men walking back to

Nemato while one man was standing

at the entrance to a premises in

Campbell Street. Again, an officer was

d i s p a t ch e d .

The Multi Security control room

received a report that a man was on a

premises in Fountain Rocks View,

Grand Street at 3.28am. The owner

reported that the perpetrator had

entered through a back sliding door

which was unlocked. Once inside,

the owner saw him and he escaped

through the same door and into the

bushes. As nothing was stolen from

the premises, the owner was happy

with the rapid response.

At 10.32pm, the Multi Security

control room received a deep alert of

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two men walking past the Garden of

Eaden on Wharf Street to the pathway

that leads to Station Hill. A response

officer was dispatched and patrolled

the area.

At 10.57pm, the Multi Security

control room received an alert that

two men were walking on the George

Street side of Pike Lane. The response

officer dispatched reported the men

were heading home down Southwell

Road.

On Thursday September 9 at 1.19am,

the Multi Security control room

received an alarm from a premises on

Alfred Road where a person had been

in the yard of the premises and had

jumped the wall, running towards the

Catholic Church. An officer patrolled

the area.

At 2.23am, the Multi Security control

room received an alarm from a

premises in Ferndale Road and an

officer was dispatched. It was

reported that there was a suspect on

the premises with a bag full of clothes

and shoes. The man had entered the

flat, but there was no forced entry as

the front door was not locked. A case

was not opened with the SAPS at that

time but later that morning.

Port Alfred to

Makhanda road

to be upgraded

Motorists will be

pleased to know that

the 53km portion of the

R67 from Port Alfred to

Makhanda

(Grahamstown) is set to

receive a much-needed

R167m makeover.

The welcomed

project was due to have

started this week, with

the work expected to

continue for the next

16 months.

The upgrade was

announced by Eastern

Cape Transport MEC

Weziwe Tikana last

Thursday during a

meeting with

councillors and

stakeholders at the

Makana Municipality

council chambers.

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Port Alfred.

The project is being

overseen by Gilgal

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and the contractor is

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Makana mayor

Mzukisi Mpahlwa said

the municipality would

engage with Ndlambe

Municipality on the

project going forward.

Standing in for the

Ndlambe mayor,

councillor Andile

Malgas, who also

attended the meeting,

assured the MEC that

the two municipalities

and stakeholders

would work together to

ensure that the multimillion

rand project ran

s m o o t h l y.

The project will

focus on base and

surface repairs to

underlying existing

pavement layers where

required along the

route.

It will also include

crack sealing, filling of

ruts, surface texture

corrections as required,

new surfacing in the

urban and peri-urban

areas along the route,

and double seal in the

rural areas along the

road.

New line markings

will be painted and

reflective road studs

installed, along with

new road signs.

Guardrails will also

be repaired and

installed, and sidewalks

and bus bays built at

certain locations along

the route.

Local small,

medium and micro

enterprises (SMMEs)

will be used in the

project, providing

much-needed jobs.

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Funeka Xhanti, who is a supervisor at

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Aim to fix ‘failing’ municipality

DA announces its list of candidates to contest Ndlambe wards in local government elections

JON HOUZET

Last week the DA

announced its list of

candidates who will

contest ward seats in Ndlambe

in the local government

elections in November.

DA MP Kevin Mileham

described the group as “d ive r s e

and talented”.

The candidates are: Ward 1

Henry September; Ward 2

Phindile Cibi; Ward 3 Johannes

Watuse; Ward 4 Phil Kani;

Ward 5 and Ward 7 Thunyelwa

Mbekelwa; Ward 6 Edward

Walker; Ward 8 Nomaxabiso

Mntundini; Ward 9

Sikhumbuzo Venene; and Ward

10 Nadine Haynes.

Of the candidates, Venene

and Kani are presently

proportional representation

councillors.

Haynes will replace current

Ward 10 councillor Ray Schenk,

who will not stand again.

To date, the DA has only

ever won Ward 10.

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Nadine Haynes will replace current

Ward 10 councillor Ray Schenk, who

will not stand again.

The rest of its councillors are

PR councillors.

Asked if the DA’s PR

councillors would also come

from the list of ward candidates,

Mileham said: “The simple

answer is yes all PR candidates

are also ward candidates, the

more complex is that the PR list

is ranked very differently. We

will publish the PR list in the

very near future.”

As for the ward list, he said:

“Bringing experience in local

government, citizen activism

and an unwavering desire to

improve Ndlambe for the

benefit of all its residents, these

worthy individuals are

committed to fixing our failing

m u n i c i p a l i t y.

“The DA’s candidates were

appointed after a rigorous

selection process, where they

were interrogated on their

commitment to the party’s

values and principles, their

understanding of local

government, and their vision for

Ndlambe during their term of

o f f i c e ,” he said.

“The DA has chosen these

candidates to ensure a better

future for Ndlambe and its

residents. As a party, the DA has

consistently demonstrated that,

where we govern, we get things

done. We look to these

candidates to continue that

proud tradition.”

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THINKING OF OTHERS: Loaves & Fishes, which feeds needy

families in Port Alfred, was grateful to receive a donation from

Rosehill SuperSpar last week. Loaves & Fishes treasurer

Christa von Gericke, left, accepted a trolley of groceries from

SuperSpar manager Landi Pottinger. Grocery items were

donated by shoppers

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ROB KNOWLES

Ndlambe Municipality held a virtual executive

committee meeting on MS Teams last Thursday to

approve decisions of the council, approve the

quarterly reports from the various directorates and

consider new business.

This meeting was originally scheduled to take

place on September 1, following the open council

meeting of August 31.

In her opening statement, mayor Khululwa

Ncamiso said that the Covid-19 and water

projects were doing well.

The financial statements for two quarters,

February to April and May to July were presented

by Ward 10 and finance portfolio councillor,

Raymond Schenk, who was generally happy. He

did, however, report there were some errors in the

figures that still needed to be resolved.

Finance director Michael Klaas, confirmed that

migrating from one system to another had

generated errors but that these were being

attended to and that it involved the restructuring of

cashflow items.

Ward 8 and nfrastructure portfolio councillor

Thembani Mazana presented the infrastructure

development plan that deals with infrastructural

issues such as roads, water and sewage

reticulation, town planning and land use.

Schenk asked if the upcoming rainy season

had been taken into account as more potholes

were likely to appear.

“The tar they laid 50 years ago was too thin,”

he commented. Mazana confirmed that enough

filling material would be available.

Councillor Nosicelo Xhasa presented the two

quarters’ reports on community and protection

services. This directorate is responsible for the

health and safety of the community in respect of

pollution (air, noise, water and ground), food

supply, graveyards and other general health

monitoring.

Ncamiso presented the two quarters’ reports

for corporate services which, she said, was the

engine of the municipality. This is the division

responsible for the administration of the

municipality including support to other

directorates, registry and records, library services

and general organisation.

These reports are available on the Ndlambe

website for general information.

There were two items added as an addendum

to the original agenda.

The first was about the Amanzi Challenge,

including a letter from BS Sports director Zweli

Sxeaks Nkwinti, organiser of the Amanzi

Challenge, to community and protection services

director, Nombulelo Booysen-Willy, asking for

certain concessions.

Among these was a waiver on river fees,

electricity to be supplied at East Beach and the

clearing of the sand in the parking areas, the use of

Titi Jonas Hall for the duration of the event,

portable toilets and sponsorship of emergency

services.

Schenk agreed that the Amanzi Challenge

brought revenue to the town and supported

Nkwinti’s request, but questioned the cost of

supplying electricity to East Beach which could

amount to about R40,000.

The second addendum item was a request to

lease land to a new brickmaking company,

E t yawa .

However, concern was raised that there was

no map, size of physical address supplied with the

application and approval was therefore deferred.


Mixed views over ‘vaccine passport’

‘Good news for quietly sane’,

‘disgusted’, ‘what is next’

TK MTIKI

TotT’s latest Facebook

question was: What is

your take on President

Cyril Ramaphosa’s statement,

“In two weeks, we will provide

more information on a system of

‘vaccine passports’ that can be

used as proof of vaccination for

various purposes and events”?

TotT readers had conflicting

views.

Fred Bright said: “It is good

news for venues and the quietly

sane among us.”

Kathi MacKenzie said: “I

have had both my shots and

would rather die of a thrombosis

than what I have known

happens to those that don’t have

the natural immunity to cope

with this.”

Nick Louw asked: “At what

point in time was the human

immune system declared

insufficient and ineffective, and

by whom?”

He further asserted that it

was his constitutional right not

to be vaccinated, adding it was

a violation of human rights to

use a vaccine that was still

being developed on a trial basis.

Jaco van Rensburg labelled

Ramaphosa a liar for saying in

February that SA would never

have vaccine passports, but now

wants to compel people to have

them. “Time to get rid of this

d i c t a t o r,” Van Rensburg said.

Lynn-Dee van Eeden

responded to Van Rensburg,

saying: “He said we would not

be forced to have the vaccine

and no one is being forced.”

Dean de Villiers recalled:

“18 months ago, anyone who

said this would happen in the

future were classed as

conspiracy theorists.”

John Rivett said: “Just money

gouging. Corrupt bastards

playing with people’s health.”

Dianne Miller said the

public had been scammed from

the beginning, first with the

polymerase chain reaction

(PCR) tests and now the

va c c i n e .

Andrea Lee said: “Utter

rubbish and disgusted. We have

a choice. Yes I had the first jab.

But it wasn’t a positive

experience. I think people have

a fundamental human right to

say no.”

Siya Ngubo said: “At least

everyone will get to exercise

their right. The people will

choose whether they get

vaccinated or not, businesses

will also choose if they want to

let people who are not

vaccinated in their properties or

n o t .”

Lee challenged Ngubo’s

view, saying: “Businesses can

do that and perhaps lose their

businesses too. Therefore they

exercise their rights to choose

between losing customers or

❝ Businesses will

also choose if

they want to let

people who are

not vaccinated in

their properties

not. Hey, who am I to

complain?”

Clare Wood also responded

to Ngubo, saying: “Absolutely

correct, that is where priorities

will come into play!! Since

when does one discriminate?

“How about if you are HIV+

or have TB you can’t shop here?

Show your ‘passports’ or starve!

“Clearly we haven’t come

very far where priorities are

concerned! What’s next? Race

and religion?”

Ngubo added: “You see, if

the vaccine passports thingy is

not implemented, businesses

will get more customers who

will eventually die, defeating

the whole purpose. I’d rather

have a few breathing customers

than a lot who are dead.”

John Rivett weighed in,

saying: “They won’t die just

because they don’t have

vaccine passports. And people

don’t get Covid-19

automatically either. Regardless

of having vaccine passports or

not. What a dumb idea.”

Shirley van Rooyen

supported the idea of vaccine

passports.

“That would be great as I’m

visiting family overseas and the

piece of paper filled in in pencil

by medical staff isn’t worth the

paper it’s written on as proof,”

she said.

Derick Kleynhans said every

person had the right to

vaccinate or not, but did not

have the right to infect other

people who could die.

He also asserted that vaccine

passports were the way to go.

Dianne Miller responded to

Kleynhans asking: “You do

know that the vaccine does not

protect you from illness or stop

you from transmitting it, so

therefore it is not a vaccine?

“Sorry, you can’t just say

everyone else is doing it so it

must be right.”


EDITORIAL

OPINION

Inform us

on RO

p ro b l e m s

There should be greater transparency

about the problems with Port Alfred’s

new seawater reverse osmosis

(SWRO) plant than there has been.

Why should the public be fed only bits

and pieces of what has been going on

behind the scenes?

People want to know why this plant has

not been able to deliver according to the

contract awarded to Quality Filtration

Systems (QFS).

As Ward 10 councillor Ray Schenk said,

the 2ML of water per day we are meant to

get from this plant is the only water we are

r e c e iv i n g , and we’re not even getting that.

Production was so lagging that for the

first few days of last month, the plant was

not even producing 1ML per day, Schenk

revealed in the minutes of a project steering

committee (PSC) meeting.

The information reported on on the

front page this week is already more than a

month old – we only obtained it last week.

Ndlambe Municipality should be totally

transparent with its residents and

ratepayers. Information like this should not

have to be “leaked”.

Likewise, the stakeholders present at

these meetings, purporting to represent

residents, should not be keeping this

information to themselves.

The minutes also confirm what was

“mistakenly” leaked on a water crisis group

a month ago, and then shared via

WhatsApp – that the latest problem at the

SWRO plant was related to sewage in the

Kowie River.

At the time, it was revealed that the

ultrafiltration membranes that protect the

RO membranes were getting clogged more

quickly than usual because of high levels of

e.coli and faecal coliforms in the river,

attributed to sewage spills.

Algae levels in the water are also high

due to the presence of sewage.

At the PSC meeting, QFS Eastern Cape

director Musa Ndlovu said QFS lacked

“seasonal data” to determine the quality of

water in the Kowie River and adjust the

plant accordingly.

This sounded similar to what happened

in Cape Town, where a QFS RO plant failed

– blamed on the poor quality of intake

water. In that case, QFS said the City of

Cape Town had provided it with incorrect

data.

But who was responsible for testing the

water quality this time? Louis Fourie of

Newground Projects, the engineering

consultants for the RO plant project, was

quite clear. He said QFS was responsible.

Port Alfred and Nemato Infrastructure

Concerns (Panic) representative Johan van

Zyl was right in saying a trend has formed

with the excuse that the quality of the

intake water had affected the running of the

RO plant.

The contract must be adhered to.

When is the municipality going to hold

QFS accountable?

Jon Houzet

❝ Ndlambe should be

totally transparent

with its residents and

ratepayers.

STUDY IN COLOUR: The Kowie Camera Club's winning photo of the month for August was taken by Dr Roelien Jefferys. Her photo is titled,

‘Water and oil does not mix’

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

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

may be used, letters must be signed and have an authentic contactable address & telephone number. Talk of the Town reserves the right to not publish letters. Please limit letters to 250 words or less.

Stats don’t lie —

get vaccinated

After reading Jon Houzet’s “editorial opinion” in your paper

of September 9, I was most concerned that it would have

further encouraged those against vaccination.

I wonder whether Mr Houzet has read “editorial

comment” in the Herald of September 8? This contained a

report from GrooteSchuur Hospital in Cape Town which

showed that of the 156 Covid patients in the hospital, 153

were unvaccinated and only three had received the vaccine.

Furthermore, of the 66 patients in high care or ICU, not a

single one had been vaccinated! Also, none of the 32 Covid

patients on ventilators had received the jab! Surely this tells

us that we must be vaccinated!

PETER JUPP

SPCA

needs help

The Port Alfred and

Ndlambe District SPCA

needs you!

We wish to bring to the

attention of the Port Alfred

and surrounding

community, the SPCA is

desperately short of

voluntary assistance.

Following the appeal for

office bearers at the recent

AGM, only five long serving

members comprise the new

committee. Collectively they

represent almost 20 years of

loyal service to the

organisation.

Our local, most

noteworthy charity will only

ever be as strong and

effective as those who invest

their time, talents and

passion in it!

Are you willing to help?

Please contact Margie

Thomas on 079-843-4212.

DIANE HOSTY

Depressed at irresponsible,

reckless behaviour by many

On Sunday September 12 at

about 4.15pm my husband

and I took a drive along

Beach Road and near

Kiddies Beach we passed a

police vehicle going the

other way.

My husband remarked

that the driver was talking

on his cellphone (while

driving) and was smiling.

This indicated to my

observant husband that “he

was clearly not talking

police business”.

I agree. I am a

professional observer of

human behaviour.

Passing the “braai pens”

the happy folk were having

a ball and throwing litter all

over on the ground despite

the bins p r ov i d e d .

Worse was still to

come.

We love Port Alfred and

carried on to Kelly’s Beach

where we saw a couple of

women using the green

communal water tank to

wash their bodies!

We understood this tank

is to assist local residents

with precious water for their

dry households. Personally

we don’t have a drop of

water from our taps this

morning (September 14).

The happy people were

drinking themselves silly. In

public. Braaiing in this

parking area.

We are depressed.

CONCERNED RESIDENT

You can still donate blood

after Covid or vaccination

The SANBS has appealed to

blood donors to continue

donating during the

lockdown period.

Even though the SANBS

was declared an essential

service, it said blood

collections had taken a

serious knock, with less

people coming forward to

donate.

The biggest reason for

the decline in blood

collections is due to

uncertainty among donors

of their eligibility to donate

after having contracted

Covid-19 or after receiving

the va c c i n e .

“The good news is that

anyone who recovered from

Covid-19 can donate blood

again in as little as 14 days

from the date of symptom

clearance or within 28 days

if they were hospitalised.

“The most important

aspect is that the person who

wants to donate blood must

feel well and be in good

health on the day of

donation.

“With the Covid-19

vaccine there is absolutely

no waiting period, as long as

the person feels healthy and

well on the donation day,”

the SANBS said.

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Enjoy weekend

of rejuvenation

Bathurst Wellness Weekend ideal to rewire, rest

Life is for living, so get

ready to gain new skills

and insights into how to

handle life post-pandemic at the

chilled Bathurst Wellness

Weekend over the long

weekend of September 24-26.

The packed programme of

talks, workshops, classes and

therapies offer something for

everyone as Bathurst’s friendly

healers invite visitors to share

the restorative energy of their

calm village “at the centre of the

u n ive r s e ”.

From making mandalas and

walking labyrinths to

meditation, yoga, Pilates and

fun belly dancing classes, there

is something for all attendees.

Th e r e ’s plenty of free stuff

too at the info hub in the garden

of Sandy Thomas’s Just Off

Centre art studio on Friday and

Saturday mornings.

This includes mini talks and

demos of therapies available in

the village year round, a

wellness mini market and a

daily qi gong class.

A thought-provoking

programme of longer talks

includes the homegrown

pharmacy with Elizabeth Milne,

and how Transcendental

Meditation dissolves stress and

enhances brain function.

In a couple of firsts for

Bathurst, Cindy de Wet Steyn

and Shona Mason will hold a

red tent event developing

wo m e n ’s wisdom and health,

and Maya Stricker will facilitate

the Findhorn-inspired

Transformation Game, a fun

way to deal with one’s issues.

Popular events being

repeated from the first Bathurst

Wellness Weekend, held earlier

this year in March, include

Healing with Crystals and

nature walks with FGASA

birding guide Tim Cockcroft.

The renowned St Francis

Health Centre will hold guided

events for visitors to their

labyrinth and meditation

sanctuary at set times, while

Patrick Smith’s amazing fantasy

garden, the Bathurst Labyrinth

& Meander, will be open during

all three days.

And the regular Bathurst

Fa r m e r s ’ Market on Sunday

morning will be a bumper one.

“After the prolonged

lockdown, this is just what

people are looking for,”

enthused Sunshine Coast

Tourism manager Sandy Birch,

who is helping promote the

community-driven initiative.

“We all need something

uplifting and positive to

enhance our quality of life.

“The new normal requires

new coping skills.

“This is an ideal opportunity

to help people gear up for the

challenges of life postp

a n d e m i c .”

Bathurst’s hospitable

eateries, galleries and shops will

round off the weekend

experience with the conviviality

for which this small Eastern

Cape village is famous.

“It’s advisable to book for the

longer paid talks as places are

limited, but there’s no need to

book for the mini talks at the

info hub,” said Ruth Gipson, a

Bemer (or bio-electro-magnetic

energy regulator) practitioner

who is handling bookings.

Covid regulations will be

observed and numbers at events

are strictly limited, so early

booking is essential to secure a

place. To book email:

Ruth.GipsonR@gmail.com

For the full programme, see

https://wellnessbathurst.

ow l s p e rch . c o . z a / or facebook.

c o m / We l l n e s s We e k e n d BA .

DRAMA TIME

TAKING TURNS: Calvin Goosen was quick as

a flash down the slippy slide while the other

kids patiently waited their turn to enjoy the

fun at Bushken Pre-primary School

INSPIRING TALKS

COOL CLASSES

WONDERFUL WORKSHOPS

HEALING THERAPIES

ƒ

Gain new coping skills for life post-pandemic.

Full programme at

www.wellnessbathurst.owlsperch.co.za

Bookings to Ruth.GipsonR@gmail.com

ACTING OUT:

Grade 5s at

Christian

Academy, from

left, James

Simpson,

Iphendule

Pikoli, Seren

Kieser and Eli

Dlakiya did an

i m p ro v i s a t i o n a l

drama skit and

shared many

laughs while

having some

outdoor time

Continental Breakfast and choose any one of the

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SOUL FOOD FRIDAY

Served Friday 17 September 2021

Spanish Pork Stew served with Roast vegetables

and Rice: A delectable Tomato based Pork stew with

sweet peppers, olives and chickpeas

Massaman Beef Curry served with Basmati

Rice Poppadum’s and Chilli and Tomato sambals:

An Indian/Thai infused beef curry fragrant with

coconut milk, lemon grass and galangal and

North Indian spices!

Soup of the Day with Bread Or Crumbed

Mushrooms, Roast Chicken Or Roast Pork

Or Braised Oxtail served with Rice, Baby

Potatoes, Seasonal Vegetables and Gravy

and Malva Pudding with Custard Or

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A chance to

explore Clivia

Wo n d e r s

WHERE FRIENDS MEET

One of the hidden

secrets of Port Alfred is

Clivia Wonders.

Situated on the

hilltop at Riverview

Farm in the Riverview

Waterfront Estate in the

heart of the Sunshine

Coast, it is the dream

come true for one of

the community’s most

formidable women,

Annie de Wet Steyn.

With her husband,

a landmark property

developer and

businessman, Justin de

Wet Steyn, who shared

her vision, provides the

perfect complimentary

skillset that propelled

Clivia Wonders’

success story.

The unique

collection of clivias

Coffee Shop

from some of the

wo r l d s ’ top breeders

has brought together

some of the planet’s

most valuable and

rarest clivia specimens

making it fast

becoming the world’s

number one clivia

r e s o u rc e .

Annie is a

passionate

horticulturist and a lifelong

enthusiast of all

things flora. Her

passion for clivias has

led her on a quest to

pool decades of clivia

breeding history and

experimentation from

some of the most

k n ow l e d g e a b l e ,

dedicated and talented

minds in the clivia

wo r l d .

Open From 8:00AM - 4:00PM

Duck Pond Centre

Gluckman Road | Port Alfred

Call: 071 276 3730

“A critical role in

this success has been

our crossing paths with

an all things clivia

visionary and

aficionado. We hereby

gratefully acknowledge

the sagacity and

wisdom of my mentor

and our good friend,

Eddie Pang, who has

had a profound

influence in guiding

Clivia Wonders on its

strategic path to

success and shaping its

vision for the future”

said Annie.

Now, for the first

time, the public will be

able to view this

breathtaking clivia

collection on

September 25 and

October 2 when Clivia

Wonders will be open

between 9am and

4pm.

There will be a

shuttle service that will

be departing from the

Riverview Waterfront

Estate gates every two

hours: 10am, 12 noon

and 2pm. The nursery

is situated on

Riverview Farm and

the last 2km is a dirt

road only suitable for

vehicles with a good

ground clearance.

More frequent shuttle

trips may be offered if

the need arise. Visitors

will be required to

wear masks and

complete a form before

entering the estate.

Card and cash

payments will be

accepted.

WITH A VIEW: Overlooking the iconic Port Alfred Duck Pond, Burksies is open for breakfast and lunch, Mondays to

Saturdays. Serving a variety of mouthwatering meals and of course, their famous Zoop it Up milkshake. A great place

to meet up with friends while taking it the beautiful scenery and enjoying great service

Gentle rains kick start Spring

I have been spending

quite a lot of my time

weeding in the garden.

This is a special

time for me, not

because it gets a job

done that I don’t really

enjoy, but because it

gives me time to look

around the garden and

see what needs to be

done and enjoy the

young buds bursting

MY HOME

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into leaf. The colours

of early spring just

never fails to inspire

me. I think this year is

extra special as it

comes after several

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years of drought. We

are enjoying gentle

rains that soak into the

grass and beds.

While taking one

of my many breaks

from weeding, I notice

that scrubs need

pruning, some trees

must have branches

cut back to allow light

into the beds. A great

lawn shows off the rest

ON SHOW

of the garden.

Once you have

finished taking all the

weeds out, spend a bit

of time to aerate the

lawn with a fork. This

allows the air into the

roots. After that is done

one should put on a

top dressing of

compost, topsoil and a

relatively new product,

African Dream, which

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you can get from Jo-

Anne Hilliar (082-570-

5858) our local

“International

landscape designer”.

The compost you can

get from Johan van

Wyk of Wot compost

(082-372-2697). You

might use this process

to level your lawn too.

After applying this

magic mixture, sit

back and watch the

rain soak the goodness

into the ground and

then wait for the

results. You won’t have

to wait long!

Improving your

home this way has so

many benefits. Firstly,

the enjoyment of

having achieved

something, secondly

the opportunity just to

enjoy the garden and

lastly keeping your

property in tip-top

condition always helps

when you decide to

sell.

Please contact me

should you have ideas

of how to keep

improving your home

or would like to

discuss buying or

selling your home. You

can contact me on

082-653-5643 or

s i m o n . o l ive r @ s e e f f . c o m .

I look forward to

hearing from you.


AROUND SCHOOL

TEAR AND PASTE:

Alexandria Christian

Academy pupils, from left,

Reneiloe Mtsatse, Asivile

Khayi and Ernst Schutte

tearing paper to make little

fingers strong

LEARNING TO WRITE:

Bushwillow pupil Zenande

Lawu checks in with teacher

Julie Williams while Leila

Cameron, front, illustrates her

story

ALL ABOUT THE WEATHER: The Dolphin class at Bushken Pre-primary School enjoyed a bit of

sunshine, rain water and learning about water transport in their weekly theme

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N E I G H B O U R LY NOTES

E-mail Rob Knowles at knowlesr@tisoblackstar.co.za or fax (046) 624-2293

or drop in at 29 Miles Street from 8am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday

WITH 528 days of lockdown under

our belts, we are now on level 2

restrictions and the entire lockdown

thing is becoming second nature to

most people.

Before leaving the house ensure

you have essentials such as your

wallet, keys, cellphone and mask.

You don’t shake hands with friends

or colleagues or hug family members.

These things are becoming the new

normal as people attempt to conform

to regulations.

There is still a curfew, now from

11pm to 4am daily, but gatherings for

events, except funerals and

memorials, can now accommodate

250 people indoors and 500 people

outdoors. Smaller venues are still

restricted to 50% of the capacity.

Pubs, restaurants and taverns are

allowed to open until 10pm, subject to

licencing permits, and off-sales of

alcohol is allowed from 10am to 4pm

Monday to Friday. Parks, beaches and

other public areas remain open.

Masks are still required to be worn

in public places and social distancing

o b s e r ve d .

WE had yet another irate reader at the

Talk of the Town offices on Monday

morning complaining about the Port

Alfred Traffic Department, just one of

many who have expressed

dissatisfaction with the department

since even before the lockdowns.

Aside from there appearing to be

little service offered, one of the main

complaints is the apparent ennui of the

staff. The fact that customers must

stand for hours in all weather with no

shelter is unacceptable.

As many of the residents are elderly

the traffic department is viewed as

showing disregard for vulnerable

customers. TotT will keep an ear to the

ground for more news from the traffic

department.

YO U must have noticed the amount of

cable being run through town,

supplied by Openserve (a division of

Te l k o m ) .

This is just one more from a host of

internet service providers who have

effectively changed the landscape of

our area with poles being erected and

trenches dug to accommodate the

fibre optic cable to enable fast internet

connectivity and bringing us to

developed world standards.

The internet is a necessary tool for

pupils and students, business people

and everyone else. However, we are

not the developed world, the water

debacle being a prime example of

g ove r n m e n t ’s inability to implement

systems that work as designed.

Who is controlling these fibreoptic

suppliers and is there an overall

plan in place?

We cannot allow companies to dig

up the town and erect obtrusive poles

without an agreed plan.

AS far as the water situation is

concerned, there is still nowhere near

the 2Ml per day output as promised,

and excuses are being made as to why

the plant is not performing.

Contractor QFS has blamed the

water quality in the river necessitating

additional prepossessing before the

RO stage. Surely this should have been

taken into account by the contractor,

and not something they “d i s c ove r ”

after they commission the plant?

It seems QFS dropped the ball,

similar to what happened to them in

Cape Town. With some residents

having received no water for six

months and more, someone must take

accountability for this.

DON’T forget, coming up this

weekend is the Build it golf day in aid

of the Port Alfred Soup Kitchen

(Saturday September 25), and the

Music at the Mill at Bradshaw’s Mill on

Sunday. These are two important

events on the social calendar and well

worth attending, particularly now that

we are at level 2 of the lockdown.

CONGRATULATIONS and happy

birthday greetings to everyone having

a special day in the week ahead,

especially to Dean Charter, Jenna

Pretorius, John Hobbs, Selby Tarr,

Dillan Dugard, Kathleen Sansom,

Nancy Meyer, Amy Bennett, Gillis de

Korte, Carole Hill, Jacobus Nel, Su

Reed, Glenda Jakins, Norman Whale,

Van West, Dawn McQuillian, Alan

Gunn, Di Menin, Leon Erasmus, Liezl

van Zyl, Warren Bowdler, Rob le

TA K I N G

BABY ON A

RUN: The

first ladies

home in the

recent Port

Alfred High

School

colour run

10km race

are Shannon

Smuts, left,

and

Nosiseko

Mtati

Roux, Priscilla Mike, Judie van Wyk,

David Painting, Tisha Marshall, Jane

Bladen, Elene Daubermann, Robin

Hyde, Bruce Frederichs, Christo Paul,

and Lucille Louw.

THERE are many businesses and

organisations celebrating an

anniversary at this time of the year.

Congratulations to all and we wish

everyone all the very best for the

future, especially The Kowie Striders

Club, Kowie Key, Re/Max Kowie,

Marko Polo and Coastal Blue Star.

THE country’s finances are in a mess

and, according to finance minster

Enoch Godongwana , the wish-list as

proposed by the ANC recently would

cost in the order of R73.5bn.

This included such items as a state

bank (R10bn), state worker increases

(R19.6bn) and settling Gauteng’s toll

road problems (R4.6bn). As the ANC is

now asking for crowd funding to pay

for its workers’ salaries, this must cast

considerable doubt on the majorityparty’s

ability to control finances.

Brent crude has breached $73 per

barrel and this, combined with the

weak rand will undoubtedly lead to

yet another fuel price increase. The

only good news this week is that stock

values have increased since the

lockdown level was decreased.

With last year’s in brackets to

compare against, the Rand was trading

at R14.32 to the Dollar (R16.44),

R19.81 to the Pound (R21.20) and

R16.92 to the Euro (R19.49). Gold was

trading at $1,800.98 per fine ounce

($1,964.61), platinum at $982.00 per

ounce ($944.18) and Brent Crude Oil

at $74.30 per barrel ($42.07).

WEDDING anniversary greetings to

everyone celebrating another year and

may joy and contentment continue to

be yours, especially to the following

couples, Craig and Penny Robertson,

Mark and Tracy Deenik, Andrew and

Tonia Walker, Godfrey and Kathy

Elms, Sean and Jackie Elms, Ian and

Haruyki Currie, Robey and Christy

Pretorius, and John and Janet Basson.

OUR condolences to the family,

friends and past pupils of Jenny

Groenewald, a former teacher at Port

Alfred High School, who sadly lost her

battle with cancer. May the happy

memories you shared sustain you

through your loss.

THOUGHT for the week: “We come

to love not by finding a perfect person,

but by learning to see an imperfect

person perfectly.”

BEST regards as always,

The Team

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AROUND SCHOOL

LOVE READING: This term’s winners at El Shaddai Christian Academy for Reader Leaders in

the intermediate phase are, from left in second place Rain Ndoro, first place Eden Ndoro and

third place Rayah Dollery

WINNING TEAM: Congratulations to Hannah Ford and Quinton Oosthuizen from El Shaddai

Christian Academy Archery Club who have been selected to represent Eastern Cape for

NASP Archery at this year's Inter Provincial competition. They both made the A team

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The city is renowned for its

educational institutions, for

being the national seat of

the judiciary and for its

cultural events

makhanda

festival city

with SID PENNEY

Send your news of local events

and achievements, or of any

issues you might be having to

sidp@imaginet .co.za

or call (046) 624-4356

picture © bernard mackenzie / 123RF.com

BUSY R67 GETS A REVAMP

VA N DA L I S M

The undulating and twisting 53-

kilometre R67 road between

Makhanda (Grahamstown) and Port

Alfred, described by some as a “rough

and bumpy ride on a crumbling road”,

is due for a R167-million upgrade, and

the 16-month contract was scheduled

to get underway this week.

Fondly known to Makhandans as

‘The Kowie Road’, the R67 passes

through Stones Hill, the Manley Flats

and Langholm farming districts and the

hamlet of Bathurst, on its way to the

coast.

The long-awaited upgrade was

announced at a meeting in Makhanda

last week by Eastern Cape MEC

Weziwe Tikana, who also named the

contracting company as Tau Pele

Construction.

A statement issued by Makana

Municipality said that local small,

medium and micro enterprises

(SMMEs), who attended the meeting,

were “happy with the explanation

g ive n ” by the MEC regarding the

process to be followed in terms of the

appointment and remuneration of

SMMEs.

The key focus areas of the project

include base and surface repairs to

underlying existing layers; crack

sealing and filling of ruts; surface

texture corrections where required;

new surfacing consisting of Cape seal

and double seal; painting of new line

markings and installation of new road

signs; construction of sidewalks at

certain areas; construction of

concrete-lined drains; and fencing

repairs, bush clearing and grass

cutting.

Makhandans spoken to after the

announcement of the revamp said they

would have expected certain sections

of the road to be widened, especially

Blaaukrantz Pass.

NOISE IRKS RESIDENTS

Residents have been complaining

bitterly for several weeks about the

excessive noise – music and crowds of

allegedly inebriated people –

emanating from the upper New Street

area on the western side of the CBD.

In fact, it is not only residents in

close proximity who have been

complaining, but also concerned

residents up to a kilometre away, such

has been the high volume of the music.

At times the revelry has spilt over into

the streets.

Many of the complaints have

centred upon the fact that the noise

continued well past the then curfew

commencement time of 10pm.

Matters came to a head last Friday

night when police and defence force

members converged on several

premises in Makhanda that were

allegedly operating well into curfew

time. Fines were issued in some cases.

INTO THE GARDEN

In case Makhandans hadn’t noticed, it’s

officially spring according to diaries

and gardening magazines. And, if

they ’re early birds they would have

noticed the sun rising earlier almost

every day.

It’s the right time to invade gardens,

clear away dead plants or cut off any

dead branches caused by winter cold,

explained Malcolm Southey, owner of

Sunnyside Garden Centre. “When

planting, prepare the soil well by

spreading compost evenly into beds

and add bone meal or

s u p e r p h o s p h a t e .”

Southey added that seedlings that

can be planted at this time include

petunias, pansies, violas, begonias,

gazanias, impatiens, marigolds,

linaria, snapdragons and

chrysanthenums. “Don’t forget the

vegetables – lettuce, tomato, peppers,

chillies and cabbage.”

NEW VEHICLE ON DUTY

At a small function in front of City Hall

last week, Makana Municipality took

delivery of a brand new cherry picker, a

truck with a hoisting device and cabin.

The cherry picker will be used

primarily to repair overhead electricity

lines and replace street lamps, as well

as cutting and trimming tree branches

that interfere with electricity wires.

Three months ago the municipality

acquired five new LDVs to bolster

service delivery to the community, and

the cherry picker should go a long way

in doing the same.

Municipal manager Moppo Mene

urged employees to take good care of

the vehicle in order that “we get value

for money spent”.

Executive Mayor, Mzukisi

Mpahlwa, thanked senior managers

for ensuring that the vehicles were

purchased. “This will definitely

improve service delivery,” he added.

FOR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME

The librarian at St Andrew’s College’s

Cawse Library, Mrs Vuyokazi Jamieson,

was selected for the prestigious

Humphrey H Hubert Fellowship

Programme in the United States of

America that runs from August 2021 to

June 2022.

The fellowship programme is for

experienced professionals interested

in strengthening their leadership skills

through a mutual exchange of

knowledge and understanding about

issues of common concern in the US

and Fellows’ home countries.

REFRIGERATION MOVE

Within the next few days, it is believed,

Gar y ’s Refrigeration will move into the

premises previously occupied by

Steers and Fishaways at 11/13 Bathurst

Street. Owner Gary Banks and his staff

have, for a while now, occupied the

shop at the corner of New Street and

Anglo-African Street.

PRESTIGIOUS AWARD

Rhodes University lecturer in the

Drama Department and project

manager for the First Physical Theatre

Company, Gavin Krastin, has been

awarded the prestigious Standard Bank

Young Artist Award (Performance Art)

for 2021.

Krastin joins more than 100 artists

who have received the award since it

was established in 1981 and is among

six winners for 2021. Award recipients

are rewarded with a cash prize and

financial resources for an exhibition at

the National Arts Festival.

COMPETING IN KZN

Makhanda athletics coach and runner

Terri-Lynn Penney, and talented

Diocesan School for Girls (DSG)

athlete Emma Kruse are in KwaZulu-

Natal this weekend where they are

taking part in the SA cross-country

championships in Amanzimtoti as

members of the Eastern Province team.

Besides competing in her age group,

Penney is also the women’s coach for

the EP team.

BOWLS SIDES CHOSEN

The Eastern Areas Bowling Association

has named three teams to compete in

the mini-districts men’s bowls

tournament in Komani (Queenstown)

from September 23 to 26. Stephen

Minnaar, Jonty Alexander and Deon

Fourie have been named as the

respective skips.

The three teams are:

Stephen Minnaar (skip, Kowie),

Clive Bartlett (Albany), Brian McLean

(Port Alfred) and Jason Prince (Kowie).

Jonty Alexander (skip, Kowie), Hein

Strombeck (Port Alfred), Denny

Richardson (Kowie) and Lennie Clarke

( Kow i e ) .

Deon Fourie (skip, Albany), Allie

Daniels (Albany), Rodney Austin

(Kenton) and Lester Scriven (Kowie).

RUN, WALK AND CYCLE

In announcing that cyclists will be

welcome to enter the GBS Mutual

Bank Virtual Mountain Drive Half-

Marathon on Saturday, September 25,

organisers are encouraging

participants to join in the fun of the

event by wearing colourful attire – eve n

ballet tutus – and riding their bikes

with balloons and tinsel attached.

Rotary Club of Grahamstown

Sunset has said that the three distances

– 5km, 10km and 21,1km – can be run,

walked or cycled anywhere in SA and

anywhere in the world for that matter.

Entry fee is R50, proceeds will go

towards community feeding schemes,

and there are prizes galore.

ALL

MASKED

UP:

Makhanda

re s i d e n t

Andile Boma

(left) donated

his 38th unit

of blood

when the

Gqeberha

(Port

Elizabeth)

branch of the

SA National

Blood Service

(SANBS)

visited the

NG Kerk hall

in Hill Street

recently. He

has been

donating the

life-saving

fluid for

almost 10

years.

Assisting on

this occasion

was

p ro f e s s i o n a l

nurse

Phumelelo

Nyepa.

Picture: SID

P E N N E Y.

For more info and to enter, visit GBS

Mutual Bank Mountain Drive Virtual

Half-Marathon on Facebook.

FOR TRIALS

Erin Powers and Shaylynne Kivitts of

the Diocesan School for Girls (DSG)

have been selected to attend the SA

U18 basketball trials next month.

Powers and Kivitts will represent the

Eastern Cape. The team chosen will

compete in the zone 5 Youth Games in

Lesotho in December.

WYVERN IS THE VENUE

Gabi Lowe, author of the book “Get

Me to 21”, will be guest speaker at the

annual ladies’ cancer luncheon being

hosted by the Grahamstown and

Sunshine Coast Hospices on October

29. The book tells the story of a

mother ’s epic battle to save her

daughter ’s life.

The lunch at the Wyvern Club on

the Kingswood College campus will

cost R250 per person, with a table of

10 costing R2500. Tickets are available

from Cathy Braans

(cathy@cathybraanspr.co.za) or

Lindsay

Vroom

( L i n d s ay @ c a t hy b ra a n s p r. c o . z a ).

SELECTED

Lise-Mari Coetzee of the Diocesan

School for Girls (DSG) has been

selected to represent the Eastern Cape

Elephants U19 tennis team, while

Kirsten White, also of DSG, has been

selected as a reserve for the Eastern

Cape U15 tennis team.

CULTURAL AWARDS

The Diocesan School for Girls (DSG)

has made the following awards to

pupils:

Debating Colours – Estelle Minas;

Debating Half-Colours – Nikita

Xhanti.

Music Colours – Megan Searle and

Camagu Mgwedli; Music Half-Colours

– Sesihle Mrara.

Drama Half-Colours – Sbonga

Nduli and Erin Powers.

OLD BOYS MEET

A date for Old Graemians and other

interested people to diarise is March 4

and 5 next year for the Graeme College

Founders Weekend, Covid-19

regulations permitting.

In addressing those gathered when

Makana Municipality took delivery of a

brand new cherry picker truck last

week, Executive Mayor Mzukisi

Mpahlwa said vandalism was a big

challenge in Makhanda.

He said: “I havejustbeen showna

street light that was vandalised this

morning. Vandalism is a big challenge

but we are not going to give up – we

will keep fixing the street lights.”

He pointed out that the CBD is very

dark at night and priority must be given

to it when street lights are being

repaired.

Three weeks ago refuse removals in

Makhanda were disrupted for a

number of days when the tyres of

trucks were slashed.

ON THE CORNER

The property on the western corner of

Prince Alfred Street and South Street

on the Rhodes University campus is

occupied by the university’s parks and

gardens department.

But, did you know that back in the

1960s, 19 South Street on the corner

was owned by Mr AC South, according

to the Grahamstown 1966 Directory.

Many houses in Prince Alfred

Street, South Street and upper African

Street (west of South Street) were

privately owned decades ago but are

now part and parcel of the Rhodes

campus.

NOW PART OF CAMPUS

Back in the 1960s, according to the

1966 Directory, one would encounter

privately-owned buildings and

residences on the right-hand side of

Prince Alfred Street driving in a

westerly direction from Somerset

Street. These days they’re mostly, if not

all, owned by Rhodes University.

Up there on the western side of the

campus one will find the School of

Journalism & Media Studies, as well as

the catering services section on the

left-hand side of PA Street, and various

dining halls and residences on the

right-hand side.

Several decades ago these

buildings housed the Leather

Industries Research Institute (LIRI), the

SA Wool Textile Research Institute

(SAWTRI) and the Prince Alfred

Hospital for the aged and infirm.

LIVINGSTONE AND THE OTHERS

A reader wondered the other day how

Livingstone Street up there between

the Kingswood College campus and

Sugarloaf Hill got its name. So I went

and had a look at the listing of

Grahamstown streets dating back to

the early 1960s. And the outcome was

rather interesting.

The explanation in the listing for

Livingstone Street is: “Missionary

Discoverer, Victoria Falls 1858.

Possible group of names, i.e. Stanley,

Burton and Speke.”

So I had a look at these names in the

listing. Burton Street was once upon a

time an extension of Trollope Street

until it was incorporated into the

Kingswood campus, and Stanley Street

is not too far away, running just below

and parallel to Fitzroy Street – neither

Burton nor Stanley appears in the

listing, and that’s a little strange.

But Speke Street does appear.

Named after “John H Speke,

Discoverer, Lake Victoria, Source of

Nile 1859”, according to the listing.


TASTY APPETISER: The flavoursome and light starter is a lime-infused shrimp skewer with fresh pineapple

salsa Picture: JON HOUZET

NICE FINISH: Dessert is a pina colada

cheesecake Picture: JON HOUZET

SPOILT FOR CHOICE: The mains consists of a

buffet including a BBQ chicken, bacon and

pineapple kebab, a pulled pork slider and a mini

vegetable slider, baked dorado in banana leaf,

and Hawaiian flat bread Picture: JON HOUZET

ISLAND SOUNDS: Gal Assabi welcomes patrons to the Hawaiian-themed

dinner at MyPond Hotel by strumming a ukulele Picture: JON HOUZET

Guests escape to tropical island

Stenden students put on Hawaiian-themed dinner, paired with taste of our own pineapple country

JON HOUZET

Stenden South Africa third year hospitality

students organised a Hawaiian-themed

dinner at MyPond Hotel last Friday night.

They pulled out all the stops with a glass of

punch to welcome patrons and placed garlands

around their necks, while a ukulele player

strummed in the foyer and brought visions of the

islands.

The restaurant was artfully decorated in a

Hawaiian theme and a DJ outside provided beats

of a more African style.

Pineapples were a recurring theme in the

TO LET

KENTON BUSINESS PREMISES

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NATIONAL WILLS WEEK

National Wills Week provides the

public with the opportunity to draft

a Will through practicing attorneys

free of charge.

Contact us to set up a consultation

in Kenton-on-Sea, Grahamstown or

Alexandria for your Will or Estate Plan

during the months of September

and October.

If you require, we can arrange a Zoom,

Teams, WhatsApp or telephone meeting.

Contact us on 046 6222799 or

e-mail: djoubert@djlaw.co.za

meal, appropriate with our area of the Eastern

Cape being pineapple country.

The starter was a lime-infused shrimp skewer

with fresh pineapple salsa, which went down a

treat. There was also a vegetarian option of

hulihuli cauliflower bites.

The mains was a buffet, and there was plenty

to eat. My favourite was the BBQ chicken, bacon

and pineapple kebab. The chunky chicken pieces

were so tender they almost fell apart.

FORM JJJ

LOST OR DESTROYED DEED

(Form JJJ added by GNR. 62 of

25 January 2019)

Notice is hereby given in terms

Regulation 68 of the Deeds Registries

Act, 1937, of the intention to apply for

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Transfer Number T81710/2003CTN

passed by Theo Louis Blignault, Identity

Number 491224 5109 08 9 and Johannes

Willem Stephanus Blignault, Identity

Number 470222 5106 08 4 in favour of

Gustav Sameul Mauer, Identity Number

730912 5194 08 2, in respect of certain

Erf 571 Cannon Rocks, Ndlambe Local

Municipality, Division of Alexandria,

Province of the Eastern Cape, which has

been lost or destroyed.

All persons having objection to the issue

of such copy are hereby required to lodge

the same in writing with the Registrar of

Deeds at King Williams Town within two

weeks from the date of the publication of

this notice.

DATED at PORT ALFRED this

16 September 2021

De Jager & Lordan Inc., 2 Allen Street,

Grahamstown, 6139.

Tel: 046-622 2799; Ref: Mr. W. de Jager.

Then there was a tasty pulled pork slider and a

mini vegetable slider with a patty that melted in

your mouth.

The baked dorado in banana leaf was very

well prepared and not too dry, and there was

Hawaiian flat bread, which was like mini pizza

FORM JJJ

LOST OR DESTROYED DEED

NOTICE is hereby given in terms of

Regulation 68 of the Deeds Registries

Act, 1937, of the intention to apply for

a certified copy of Deed of Transfer

No.T 87580/2002CTN in favour of

MICHAEL JOHN MERIFIELD, IDENTITY

NUMBER 640404 5033 08 9, in respect of

certain: ERF 330 BATHURST, NDLAMBE

LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, DIVISION OF

BATHURST, PROVINCE OF THE

EASTERN CAPE, ERF 331 BATHURST,

NDLAMBE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,

DIVISION OF BATHURST, PROVINCE

OF THE EASTERN CAPE, ERF 332

BATHURST, NDLAMBE LOCAL

MUNICIPALITY, DIVISION OF BATHURST,

PROVINCE OF THE EASTERN CAPE,

which has been lost or destroyed.

All persons having objection to the issue

of such copy are hereby required to lodge

the same in writing with the Registrar of

Deeds at King Williams Town within two

weeks after the date of publication of this

notice.

DATED at PORT ALFRED this 7th day of

SEPTEMBER 2021.

GRIESEL & ASSOCIATES (REF: MER1/3)

Attorneys for the Applicant

39 Campbell Street

PORT ALFRED

6170

jannes@grieselattorneys.co.za

Tel: 046 624 2600

slices. After such a filling main course we needed

the food to go down before dessert so we enjoyed

sipping on cocktails – a pina colada and

strawberry daiquiri.

Dessert was a pina colada cheesecake, which

tasted like more.

NOTICE OF AN

ENVIRONMENTAL BASIC

ASSESSMENT AND

ENVIRONMENTAL

MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME

BASIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME FOR

THE PROPOSED ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS

TO RESIDENCE STOCKS ON ERF 1380, RIVERSIDE

DRIVE, PORT ALFRED, EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE

Notice is hereby given in terms of the Environmental Impact

Assessment (EIA) Regulations published in the Government

Notice No. R324 to R327 of 7 April 2017; in terms of section

24(5) of the National Environmental Management Act

(Act No 107 of 1998), which Mr. B. Stocks intends to

carry out the following listed activities which triggers a Basic

Environmental Assessment:

Listing Notice 1, GNR. 327, activity 19A, 48 and 54

Listing Notice 3, GNR. 324, activity 23

The proposed activities include additions and alterations

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of new double garage and new garden courtyard walls. The

structure will comprise of painted brick and mortar structure

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is approximately 315m2, while the additional anticipated

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455m2. Power and water supply will be from existing bulk

municipal supply, with additional augmentation from rain

water tanks. The existing septic tank system will be used for

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to all National Building Regulations and Local Ndlambe town

planning scheme and By-Laws.

In terms of the requirements of the EIA Regulations, all

Stakeholders and interested and affected parties (I&AP’s)

must be provided with opportunities to participate in the EIA

process. For further information, and or to register as an

I&AP, please contact:

Mr Warren Lange

Tel: 046 624 1522

Email: warren@hortcouture.co.za


COLOUR FUN

PORT ALFRED BRIDGE CLUB

BBO Pairs Wednesday, 08 September 2021

Board 9 Dealer N, E-W vulnerable. No 63945

A possible course for the bidding could be:-

You would think that

this is a relatively simple

auction, which

would be replicated at other tables playing the

same cards. You would be wrong, as inspection of

the results shown below goes some way to reveal

how competitive bridge players are. You are West

and have listened to the auction shown in the

table, do you have any reason to bid over 2D?

Counting the points in the other hands South should hold 8-10 (the 1NT bid

after interference normally shows 8-10 points), assume 9. North has opened

the bidding and shown at least 5, but more probably 6 diamonds, but has

not made an encouraging rebid. The 2D call indicates that the hand would

play better in 2D than in 1NT, hence the probability of a six card diamond

suit. North may be estimated to hold 12 -14 points, say 13. East has shown 5

spades with the overcall and may hold (40 – (13+9 +6) = 12 points. However

East has not repeated spades and the 1NT bid from South is quite likely to indicate

a spade holding in view of West’s shortage, so possibly the 1NT bid was

slightly weaker and West slightly stronger. So do you keep the bidding open

by saying 2H? Having regard for the vulnerability this seems to be a risky bid,

but some Bridge players are competitive animals.

Some auctions were:-

1D, 1S, 1NT, P, 2D, P, P, 2H, 3D, PPP or; 1D, 1S, 1NT, P, 2D, P, P, 2H, 3D, 3H, PPP

One aggressive East - West pair bid as follows

1D, 1S, 1NT, 2H, 3D, 4H and made the contract!!

Results…..

!NT-4 (S); 2S-2 (E) ; 3D-2; 3D-1; 3D=; 3H =; 4H =.

N – S 1st K Botha 7 A Osinski…………..55.2%

2nd L Kolesky & L Lombard……...54.8%

E – W 1st Sarita & Vivek Mahur…………71.8%

2nd A Gravett & B Crosby …….....54.8%


Recognition for Khoi-San finally

Extensive consultations held on amendments to Eastern Cape Traditional Leadership Act

TK MTIKI

Coinciding with Heritage

month, Eastern Cape

C o o p e ra t ive

Governance and Traditional

Affairs officials a dvo c a t e

Nangamso Mngoma and

Nokuzola Tsoko held fruitful

consultation sessions on the

amendment of the Eastern Cape

Traditional Leadership Act

2017.

The amendments and

insertion of certain definitions

make provision for the

recognition of Khoi-San

communities, provide for the

establishment of Khoi-San

councils, senior Khoi-San

leaders and branch heads and

also provide for the withdrawal

of recognition of Khoi-San

communities.

The consultations come at a

time when the Korana tribe is

currently conducting a “Who

am I campaign”, raising

awareness about Khoi-San

culture and traditions.

Tsoko detailed what the new

insertions recognised as the

Khoi-San, Khoi-San Council and

Khoi-San leader.

“Khoi-San means a person

who lives in accordance with

the customs and customary of

the Cape-Khoi, Griqua,

Koranna, Namma or San

people, or any subgrouping

thereof, and is consequentially a

member of a particular Khoi-

San community,” she said.

When describing a Khoi-San

leader according to the new

insertions she said: “Khoi-San

leader means a person

recognised as a senior Khoi-San

leader or a branch head in terms

of the Act, and includes a

regent, acting Khoi-San leader

and deputy Khoi-San.”

Tsoko said a Khoi-San

community and branch may

apply for the recognition to the

premier if they had a history of

self-identification by members

of the community, “ as

belonging to a unique

community distinct from all

other communities”.A

community must also be subject

to a system of hereditary or

elected Khoi-San leadership

with structures exercising

authority in terms of customary

law and customs of that

c o m m u n i t y.

Tsoko said a Khoi-San

branch could be recognised if it

had a proven history of

existence of the community

from a particular point in time

up to the present.

She also said a community

must consist of not less than

10% of the total number of

members of such community as

reflected in the list of

community members referred

to.

Explaining withdrawal

procedures, Tsoko said: “Th e

premier may, after consultation

with the provincial house

withdraw the recognition of a

RECLAIMING

I D E N T I T Y: Port

Alfred Khoi-San

members under the

Korana tribe attend

a consultation

session at the Port

Alfred Civic Centre

on Thursday

regarding the

amendment of the

Eastern Cape

Tr a d i t i o n a l

Leadership Act of

2017. The

amendment of the

Act is aimed at

inserting new

definitions that

recognise Khoi-San

communities, Khoi-

San councils as well

as Khoi-San leaders

Picture: TK MTIKI

Khoi-San community where a

Khoi-San council requests the

premier in writing to withdraw

the recognition of a Khoi-San

community or the recognition of

a branch or branches.”

NDLAMBE MUNICIPALITY

PORT ALFRED

INVITATION TO TENDER – SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF

GEL STOVES

Tenders are hereby invited from suitably experienced service providers for the supply

and delivery of Gel Stoves as follows:

1. SCOPE OF WORK

The scope of work for this requirement is as follows:

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2. EVALUATION

Bids will be evaluated for functionality as follows (the detailed requirement matrix

is set out in the returnable document).

Bidder proposals not providing this information or not achieving a functionality

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

calculation stage of the evaluation process.

Bidders shall take note of the following BID CONDITIONS:

1.

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4. ¿

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document:

o MBD4

o ¿MBD9

o

MBD8

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MBD 6.1

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i.e. TWO stamps are required.

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required i.e. ONE stamp is required.

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relevant documents.

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and bid rules contained in the bid documents.

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free of charge

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documents and externally endorsed documents must be placed in a sealed envelope

marked “NOTICE 163 /2021 – GEL STOVES”,

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1 October 2021

N.B. ENVELOPES NOT MARKED AS INDICATED ABOVE WILL NOT BE OPENED

AND SUCH BIDS WILL, AS A RESULT, BE DISQUALIFIED.

NOTICE NUMBER: 163/2021

ADV R DUMEZWENI

16 SEPTEMBER 2021 MUNICIPAL MANAGER


PAHS proud of its

new young author

Pupil pre-launches first book, ‘The Senior Phase’

TK MTIKI

Port Alfred High School

(PAHS) pupil Jose van

Rensburg’s ambitions of

being an author were

demonstrated by his first book

which he recently pre-launched

at Alexandria High School.

The Klipfontein-born 17-

year-old navigates his intended

readers through a phase in his

life that usually leads most

astray, just as Myrtle Gray did in

her novel, The Fatherless

D a u g h t e r, which TotT previously

featured.

Speaking on behalf of Van

Rensburg, Lukhanyo Johannes

said the title of the book was The

Senior Phase.

“This novel accounts the

challenges [Jose] encountered

throughout his high school

ye a r s .

“Jose, in each chapter of the

book, accounts issues of selfidentity,

criticism, acceptance

and gender to mention a few,”

he said.

Johannes said at his prelaunch,

Van Rensburg “was a

kaleidoscope of emotions which

could be described as zeal”.

“He explained that the idea

of the book came when his

hunger for doing more and the

spirit of giving back took flight.”

He said Rensburg asked

himself: “What is it that I’m

good at and what can I do to

inspire others?”

This led to the journey of

writing a book, which took

about four years. Johannes

highlighted that life orientation

teacher Fergill Kayster had

played a crucial role in

motivating Van Rensburg to

produce his masterpiece.

Johannes a ck n ow l e d g e d

Kayster for being the organiser

and the master of ceremony at

the pre-launch.

He praised Kayster for going

out of his way to motivate his

pupils as the ambassadors of

gender and self-identity.

Commenting on the timing

of the book, he said: “On the

verge of National Book Week,

September 6 to September 12,

this pre-launch presented an

excellent cornerstone for pupils

of Alexandria High School to

take up the passion of literature.”

INSPIRING

PEERS:

Ambitious

Port Alfred

High School

pupil Jose

van

R e n s b u rg

recently prelaunched

his

first book at

Alexandria

High School.

Its theme

focus on

issues of selfi

d e n t i t y,

criticism,

acceptance

and gender.

At the prelaunch

are,

from left,

Alexandria

High School

principal

To m m y

Scott, Jose

Va n

R e n s b u rg

and Port

Alfred High

principal

Nigel Adams


PORT ALFRED

Tenders are hereby invited from suitably experienced service providers for the supply

and delivery of Gel Fuel as follows:

1. SCOPE OF WORK

The scope of work for this requirement is as follows:

INVITATION TO TENDER – SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF

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document:

o MBD4

o ¿MBD9

o MBD8

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status level of contribution as follows:

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documents.

bid rules contained in the bid documents.

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documents and externally endorsed documents must be placed in a sealed envelope

marked

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on the same day.

N.B. ENVELOPES NOT MARKED AS INDICATED ABOVE WILL NOT BE OPENED AND

SUCH BIDS WILL, AS A RESULT, BE DISQUALIFIED.

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IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE HERBERT

BRIAN REGINALD LINFORTH (IDENTITY

NUMBER: 3712295105081) WHO WAS

MARRIED OUT OF COMMUNITY OF

PROPERTY OF UNIT 25, SETTLERS

PARK RETIREMENT VILLAGE, PORT

ALFRED, EASTERN CAPE, AND WHO

DIED ON THE 9th JULY 2021.

MASTER’S REFERENCE NO.: 3184/2021

Debtors and Creditors in the above

Estate are hereby called upon to lodge

their claims and pay their debts to the

under-mentioned within THIRTY (30)

days as from Friday, 17th SEPTEMBER

2021.

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE MAUREEN

RUTH WALKER, Identity No. 300316 0037

082, of Settlers Park Retirement Village,

Port Alfred who died on the 26th March

2020 and who was a widow

ESTATE NUMBER 2745/2021

Creditors and Debtors of the above

deceased are hereby requested to lodge

their claims with and pay their debts to

the undersigned within 30 days of the

17th September 2021

DATED at PORT ALFRED on this the

8th Day of September 2021

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE COLLEEN

WIENAND, Identity No. 300119 0015 086

who was a widow and died on the

8th September 2019 and resident at

Frail Care, Settlers Park Retirement Village,

Port Alfred

ESTATE NUMBER 3388/2019

The First and Final Liquidation Account in

the above estate will lie for inspection at

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Port Alfred for a period of twenty-one days

from the 17th September 2021

DATED at PORT ALFRED on this 8th Day

of September 2021

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29 Miles Street, Port Alfred

Tel: 046 624 4356 | Fax: 046 624 2293

LIESL ERASMUS

Executrix

AUDIE ATTORNEYS

46 Van Der Riet Street

PORT ALFRED 6170

TEL: (046) 624 2400

GJ MARAIS

Agent for the Executor

Neave Stötter Inc


PORT ALFRED

Ref. pk/MAT10216

JS NEAVE

Co-Executor

Neave Stötter Inc


PORT ALFRED

Ref: pk/MAT9854


PORT ALFRED

1. VACANCY: LED OFFICER: AGRICULTURE ON TASK GRADE 11 OF

CATEGORY 3 LOCAL MUNICIPALITY SALARY SCALE (R 272 915.00 –

R 354 277 p.a)

budgets to the supervisor.

and ensure that they are implemented correctly.

laws.

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apply for the above position currently vacant in the LED Section. The successful

candidate will report directly to the LED Manager.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

REQUIREMENTS:

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ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

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DUTIES: KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

VACANCY: YOUTH ADVICE CENTRE COORDINATOR LED (ALEXANDRIA) -

SALARY SCALE: (R 231 181 TO R 300 074 p.a) TASK GRADE 10 OF A

CATEGORY 3 LOCAL AUTHORITY

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above position.

REQUIREMENTS:

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

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ability to develop policies based on set guidelines.

DUTIES: KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

To lobby and advocate for interventions that enhance the participation of young

VACANCY: YOUTH COORDINATOR (PORT ALFRED) - SALARY SCALE: (R 231 181

TO R 300 074 p.a) TASK GRADE 10 OF A CATEGORY 3 LOCAL AUTHORITY

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the above position.

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ment. Demonstrate ability to effectively present information to members of the public with

good understanding of youth development policies and national policy guidelines.

standard of service delivery to the immediate supervisor for consideration and inclusion

youth programs issues and compile report with recommendations in line with relevant

reasonable and lawful instruction from supervisor.

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A prospective candidate must declare any previous information that might compromise

Ndlambe Municipality.

For enquiries kindly contact the Human Resources Section at 046 604 55 00.

The closing date is Wednesday, 6 October 2021.

not been successful.


ADV. R DUMEZWENI

16 September 2021 MUNICIPAL MANAGER


CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

Errors reported before Tuesday will not be charged for. Deadline: Friday 10am

Plumbing

5090

5360

Garden Services

5630

Services Offered

5384

Travel/Holidays

6150

Employment Wtd.

7020

Accomm. Off / Wtd

PERSONAL

Notices

2

2180

DAMANT

LODGE AGM

AGM of Damant

Lodge at the

Lodge at 10:30

on Monday

4 October 2021.

Covid protocols

including masks.

2240

Personal Services

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that’s your business.

If you want to stop,

thats ours...

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7pm - 8 pm. Every Monday.

First Monday of the month is open.

Has your life become

unmanageable as a result

of alcohol?

Call Alcoholics Anonymous.

076 978 7156

2240

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FOR INFO ON SERVICES/

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5120

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Port Alfred 6170

Cell: 073 075 0286

Email: info@

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5510

Kennels and Pets

34 Atherstone Road

Port Alfred, EC

Dr H Brink

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CONSULTING

HOURS

Mon – Fri:

08:00 – 18:00

Sat and Public

Holidays:

09:00 - 13:00

Sun: 10:00 – 12:00

Contact us:

Tel: 046 624 1092

Fax: 046 624 2640

Emergency No:

082 566 3502

GROOMING NOW

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Expanded kennels

& Cattery

5360

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Tree Felling

Landscaping

Plot/Garden Clearing

Tim - 072 202 0138

Gys - 082 410 1905

EUGENE’S

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SERVICE

073 472 2010

5550

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HOSPICE

Require stock for their

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anything including

furniture, crockery, cutlery,

kitchen and electrical

appliances, glassware,

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THE SHOP IS OPEN

EVERY MON, WED

AND FRIDAY

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call or whatsapp

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082 924 1362

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Port Alfred & Surrounds

R1150 for 4500 Litres.

DELIVERED.

7 Days Per Week.

Javan 082 518 0661

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P.A – E.L – P.E

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076 203 6765

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Contact Ben

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Visiting the Wild

Coast, Southern

Drakensberg and

Hogsback

Cost: R13 900.00

per person sharing.

Ask for an itinerary.

Depart 25 Nov for a 7 day

trip from Port Alfred

Tel/SMS or WhatsApp

083 580 2228

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EMPLOYMENT

6170

Estate Agents

RENTALS PROPERTIES

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QUALIFIED TENANTS!

All Tenants are screened and

Credit checks are done.

We update payment profile

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Contact us for professional

and Experienced property

management.

Contact Arlene Du Plessis

at Remax Kowie

Tel: 046 624 1110

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PHUTHUMILE is a gardener

& handyman looking for

employment. He also does

painting and repair work.

Available 3-4days per

week. Ref:

082 652 8972

PHONE: 078 986 3595.

VUYISEKA is looking for

general employment,

including domestic work,

as a child minder or caregiver.

Full time or part time.

References available.

Phone: 068 211 3705.

DOROTHY from Zimbabwe

is looking for domestic

work. Available full time or

part time. Phone:

061 873 9970.

OLIVIA is looking for domestic

work on a Wednesday

or Thursday. Phone:

083 422 8651.

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ACCOMMODATION

7020

Accomm. Off / Wtd

ZUURBERG

MOUNTAIN

VILLAGE, ADDO

DBB accommodation.

Fireplace, Spa,

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042 233 8300

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B & B IN WALMER,

PORT ELIZABETH.

2 Fully equipped s/c

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NDLAMBE

MUNICIPALITY

PORT ALFRED

APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY

DEPARTURE FOR A GARDEN

RESTAURANT (PIZZARELLA),

DEPARTURE TO RELAX THE

STREET, LATERAL AND REAR

BUILDING LINES AND REMOVAL

OF RESTRICTIVE TITLE DEED

CONDITIONS ON ERF 328 AND

ERF 329 KENTON ON SEA

Applicant:

Tshani Consulting CC

Owner:

Daros Trust

Property Description: Erf 328 & 329,

Kenton on Sea

Physical Address: 3 and 5 Eastbourne

Road, Kenton on Sea

(Pizzarella)

Detailed description of proposal:

The matter for consideration is an

Application for Temporary Departure for a

Garden Restaurant (Pizzarella), Departure

to Relax the Street, Lateral and Rear

Building Lines and Removal of Restrictive

Title Deed Conditions on Erf 328 Kenton

on Sea and Erf 329 Kenton on Sea.

Notice is hereby given in terms of Section

93 of the Ndlambe Municipality Spatial

Planning and Land Use Management

By-law (2016) that the abovementioned

application has been received and is

available for inspection during weekdays

between 09:00 to 15:00 at the Ndlambe

Municipality, Civic Centre, Causeway,

and Port Alfred Municipal Office or

preferably visit the Municipality’s website

at www.ndlambe.gov.za to view the

application. Any written comments may

be addressed in terms of Section 98 of

the said By-law to The MUNICIPAL

MANAGER, Causeway, Port Alfred, 6170,

or emailed to townplanning@ndlambe.gov.za

on or before 18 October 2021. Telephonic

enquiries can be made to the Town Planning

Section at (046) 604 5520. The Municipality

may refuse to accept comment received after

the closing date. Any person who cannot

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by transcribing their comments.


16 September 2021 ADV. R DUMEZWENI

MUNICIPAL MANAGER


COLOUR FUN

A BLUR OF COLOURS: From one weekend fun

run to the next, local runner Sizakele Dayimani

is always out in front. On September 4 he won

the Kowie Striders fun run and last Saturday he

was first male home in the Port Alfred High

School colour run 10km route

Help

Guide

AUTO REPAIRS & TOWING


PORT ALFRED

CONTRACTUAL VACANCY: ENQUIRY CLERK

(CORPORATE SERVICES): SOUTHWELL AREA -

12 MONTHS CONTRACT (PILOT): ON TASK GRADE 05

(SALARY SCALE: R 114 061 – R 147 321 p.a.)

JOB PURPOSE: The primary purpose of the job is to ensure that the Community in the

area of Southwell receives the option of interaction with the Municipality; these services

will include Library services and the opportunity to lodge concerns and/or queries insofar

as relates to Municipal services.

The service will be rendered from the Southwell Community Hall, weekdays,

during usual business hours.

REQUIREMENTS: all candidates must:

Reside in the Southwell District

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Be able to communicate, read and write in English

Be reliable and accountable

Be unemployed

Be able to work on her/his own, effectively and professionally

(Computer Literacy will be an advantage)

DUTIES: duties will include, but not be limited to:

Basic Library services, i.e. booking out and receiving of library books

Liaison and facilitation of queries to and from the Municipality

Ensure that queries are dealt with by the Municipality and feedback is relayed

back to the Community

Keep and maintain an updated Register of all concerns/queries

Complete Monthly reports in order to communicate to Management

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license and covering letter (including details of at least 3 contactable references) to

the *Human Resource Unit*, Ndlambe Municipality, P.O. Box 13; Port Alfred, 6170

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Road, Port Alfred. For enquiries kindly contact Human Resources – 046 604 5500.

Please note that no faxed or emailed applications will be considered. A prospective

candidate must declare any previous information that might compromise Ndlambe

Municipality. The closing date is 28 September 2021 at 12h00.

Employment Equity Plan will be complied with. All applicants who do not receive

any response within 21 days of the deadline of the advertisement should know their

applications were not successful.


REST AFTER

WIN: First girl

home in the

Port Alfred

High School

colour run

5km route was

Linray Hilpert

ADV. R DUMEZWENI

16 September 2021 MUNICIPAL MANAGER

NDLAMBE

MUNICIPALITY

PORT ALFRED

REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIVE TITLE

DEED CONDITIONS, CONSENT USE

TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION

ON A 35M TELECOMMUNICATION

MAST AND DEPARTURE TO RELAX

THE LATERAL BUILDING LINE ON

ERF 1475, ALEXANDRIA

Applicant:

Owner:

Urban Scope

Consulting CC

The Republic of

South Africa

Property Description: Erf 1475, Alexandria

Physical Address:

Alexandria Primary

School, Jacob Street,

Wentzel Park,

Alexandria, 6191

Detailed description of proposal:

The matter for consideration is an

application for the Removal of Restrictive

Title Deed Conditions, Consent Use

to allow the construction of a 35m

telecommunications mast and Departure

to relax the lateral building line as per the

Ndlambe Municipality Spatial Planning

and Land Use Management By-Laws

(2016) and Ndlambe Municipality Integrated

Land Use Scheme Regulations.

Notice is hereby given in terms of Section

93 of the Ndlambe Municipality Spatial

Planning and Land Use Management

By-law (2016) that the abovementioned

application has been received and is

available for inspection during weekdays

between 09:00 to 15:00 at the Ndlambe

Municipality, Civic Centre, Causeway, and

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can also be viewed on the Ndlambe website

(www.ndlambe.gov.za), under Resource

Centre, Town Planning Portal, Current Land

Use Applications. Any written comments may

be addressed in terms of Section 98 of the

said Bylaw to The MUNICIPAL MANAGER,

Causeway, Port Alfred, 6170, or emailed to

townplanning@ndlambe.gov.za or unxesi@

ndlambe.gov.za on or before 18 October

2021. Telephonic enquiries can be made

to the Town Planning Section at (046) 604

5520. The Municipality may refuse to accept

comment received after the closing date.

Any person who cannot write will be

assisted by a Municipal official by

transcribing their comments.


16 September 2021 ADV. R DUMEZWENI

MUNICIPAL MANAGER

AWNINGS, BLINDS & CARPORTS

BICYCLES, SPARES & SERVICE

COURIER SERVICES

DENTIST

DSTV

ESTATE AGENTS

ELECTRICIAN

GAS SUPPLIES & SERVICES

FIREWOOD

OPTOMETRIST

TYRES

nSPORT

Ta l kTow OF THE

CONTACT US WITH SPORTS NEWS: (046) 624-4356 (Jon Houzet)

Thursday 16 Se p te m b e r, 202 1

GOLF W E E K LY

Wednesday September 8: No golf

– Spring programme.

Saturday September 11: R PAG C

Betterball Stableford, with 62

p l aye r s .

Results:

1st: Millo Mills, John Wooton - 46

2nd: Nick Fox, Rick van Zyl - 45

3rd: DonnePiguet, Pru Peacock -

45

Two Clubs:

6th: J Pretorius

8th: O Matiwana, J Engelbrecht

13th: R Acton

Best Gross: 72 – Othi Matiwana

Best Nett: 68 – Terry Counihan

Nearest The Pins:

Mooifontein Quarry – 6th: Jo h n

Tave n d a l e

B ra m ’s @ The 19th – 8th: Millo

Mills

Fishaways/Debonairs – 13th: Ju a n

Pretorius

The Firmest Drive – 14th: D ave

Pa i n t i n g

B ra m ’s @ The 19th - Nearest for 2

on the 1st: John Tavendale

1820s GOLF

Monday September 6: 13 players

in good conditions.

Winners on 39: Patrick O’Ke l l y,

John Arnold, John Thompson,

Juan Southey.

Moosehead on 43: None.

Good Scores: 48 - John Dell, John

Arnold.

Two Clubs: 2nd John Arnold, 8th

John Heather.

PORT ALFRED MIXED RESULTS

September 11

A small field, playing for the first

time after the spring treatment,

took part in Saturday morning’s

PAM competition.

Winning the competition with 82

points (77 + 5) were FanieSmit,

Barrie Brady and Heather van

Harmelen. Taking second place

were Glynnis Renecle, Derek

Sinclair, Len Bohnan and Eric

Segers with 77 points while

Margie Reid, Brian Reid and Rob

Cross brought up the back ofthe

field.

Derek Sinclair had a two club on

the 8th and was also nearest the

pin, winning the bottle of wine,

while Fanie Smit, Heather van

Harmelen and Derek all scored

nett 74 points, sharing the best

nett of the day and resulting in a

carry-over of the Fishaway’s

vo u ch e r.

KGB RESULTS

Tuesday September 7: An

overnight deluge plus temporary

greens in the face of a temperate

morning with a light easterly

wind complemented with a slight

chill in the air saw 27 participants

commit and report to be drawn in

one 3-ball and six 4-balls to

contest a Stableford Alliance 2-

scores-to-count competition.

John Ralph, Andy Barnes, Russell

Warren and Dave Curran found

that the temporary greens were

just the right distance, and texture,

as they returned with 89 points to

take first position. Neil Loundar,

David Groenewald, Jimmy van

Rensburg and Eugene Erasmus

came home with 88.

While enjoying the camaraderie,

Mark Warren, Barrie Brady, Brian

Hayward and Paul Fryer found

that 71 points was suffice to

ensure the Hamer en Sukkel took

pride of place on their table at

prize giving.

No 2-clubs were recorded,

understandably, and the pool was

carried over.

Keith Rugg returned with a

satisfactory individual 70 nett,

Russell Warren and Don Thomson

were even more pleased with

their 69 nets while Neil Loundar

and Andy Stembridge also

showed their pleasure in the

occasional greens to post

excellent 67 netts.

Friday September 10: Te m p o ra ry

greens still in play but warm

temperatures and a fresh easterly

wind predicted, which duly

arrived, saw 33 golfers enter a

Stableford Alliance 2-scorescount

competition to be drawn in

three 3-balls and six 4-balls.

Thoroughly enjoying the hint of

spring in the air Eugene Erasmus,

Mike Krige, Russell Warren and

Phillip van der Byl sailed home

with 93 points to take first place. A

distance behind Dave Curran,

John Ralph, Jenny Ralph and Paul

Fryer were more than content with

88 points to finish in second.

Two 3-balls comprising Lindy

Krige, James Lobban and Andy

Barnes as well as Tony Halse,

Richard Laing and Nick

Oosthuizen came home feeling

safe only to find that the Hamer en

Sukkel was to be entrusted to

them at prize giving for their not

too shabby joint scores of 80

points.

Keith Rugg birdied the par three

8th hole but John Ralph took the

2-club pool for his covey with a

surpassing birdie, stroke index

coming into play, on the par three

6th.

It was a morning of good

individual performances Andy

Barnes, Brian Shirley, Martin

Lambrechts, John Dell and Don

Thomson all shooting 70 netts.

The ante was upped as Jimmy van

Rensburg returned a 69 nett and

Mark Warren a 68 as well as Keith

Rugg with a 66 net. All these

performances paled, however, as

Russell Warren posted an

outstanding 63 nett.

HEAD RUSH

YELLOW FEVER:

Talk of the Town

sponsored the

yellow powder

paint stand for the

Port Alfred High

School colour run,

and staff members

Adele Steck, left,

and Beau Blom,

right, were

assisted by young

Natalie Hanstein in

a p p ro p r i a t e l y

dousing the

runners on the

route Picture: JON

HOUZET

CROQUET CORNER

GREEN FINISH: Carissa

le Roux was first adult

female in the Port Alfred

High School colour run

5km route

Social croquet continues to be

played on Wednesday and

Saturday afternoons from

1.15pm.

For any potential new

players who may be interested

in learning how the game is

played, the Port Alfred Bowling

and Croquet Club offers free

croquet lessons. For more info

contact Roger 082-373-8181 /

Peter 071-552-9780.

Please all support The

Heritage Day event at the club

on September 24. Bowls and

croquet games will be played

followed by a bring and braai at

the club.

Best wishes to the following

ladies who celebrate their

birthdays this month: Veronica

van Coller (9th), Laura Perry

(11th), Sue Darkes (16th) and

Phil Russel (26th).

BOWLS BANTER

Kenton Bowling Club

The new committee met earlier this

week and are all very positive and

keen to continue working together in

the best interests of our members, the

club and the community as a

whole. We rely on your support so if

you have any ideas or complaints you

wish to raise, please approach any

committee member and let us know.

One of the things we’d like to get

going again is the social Friday

evenings. Even better, why not arrange

a bounce game with some friends on

Friday afternoon, which costs less than

a bottle of water, and stay for a while

and enjoy a relaxing evening. The

Joker draw is done when we have 20

people in attendance and the usual

whisky and PT Lockdown Meat draws

are also done. This Friday a pizza

evening was organised and orders

were placed earlier in the day and then

fetched and enjoyed after some drinks

at the club.

Last Saturday was social Saturday

which this month was kindly

sponsored by Ultra Liquors. This was

enjoyed by all on a beautiful day, but

especially by the winners who

received generous vouchers from our

sponsor. The Dias Jackpot event took

place on Wednesday afternoon and

we had a very good turnout for this.

We were joined afterwards in the

clubhouse by Dias management and it

was very nice to touch base with them

again.

This coming week has a lot of rain

forecast but we hope it will be gone by

Friday (17th) when it is time for the

monthly PT Trips which we’ve all been

missing. There will be delicious

burgers on sale after the formalities are

all over so get your teams up on the

board by Wednesday. The Kenton

GBS Bowls Day is scheduled to take

place on October 2 and more on this

will be circulated shortly.

There are still a number of matches

that need to be played to finalise the

various internal competitions. Please

get these completed because the yearend

closing is not in the too distant

future. The annual Novice

competition is going to take place on

September 24 and 25 so please ensure

your name is down if you are planning

on entering.

The PT Lockdown meat draw

winner this week is Lee Slater and we

hope she spoils herself with a nice

treat with the voucher that is waiting

for her at Kenton Butchery.

Port Alfred Bowling Club

With the men’s mini-districts just

around the corner, the Eastern Areas

teams have been hard at it. The first

practise session was held at Kowie the

last Sunday before last and the other

this past Sunday morning.

Needless to say in both games

some superb bowls were played. This

area certainly has a lot of talent. The

tournament is set to be played at the

Queenstown Bowling Club from

September 23-26.

This past Saturday, the Build-itsponsored

tabs afternoon was played

with the winners Hein, Mel, Martin

and Bill and the runners-up Neil,

Eileen and greenkeeper Neil. Many

thanks Frank of Build-It.

It was a funny situation as both

teams ended on plus-17 with both

having won 13 ends. So it was down to

dividing the scores for the winner.

The fun day at the club set for the

afternoon of September 24 has been

termed the dress up or dress down

afternoon, meaning bowlers and

croquet players can arrive dressed in

posh clothing or poorly like tramps.

The proposed soup evening afterwards

has been changed to a bring and braai.

Further good news is that four

teams from the Hamilton Bowling

Club in East London will be attending.

They will join in the fun activity on the

Friday with games arranged against

Port Alfred teams on the Saturday.

The club greens are being worked

on and this past Saturday the B green

played superbly. Let’s hope this applies

to A and C greens soon. In the

meantime, good bowling to all.

TOTT 16 September 2021

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