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ORDERLY LINES: Voters at Port Alfred Civic Centre on Monday generally maintaining social distancing, and waiting for about half-an-hour to get into the hall to cast their vote at the time TotT

was there Picture: ROB KNOWLES

ANC holds on to majority

Voting goes smoothly with a few exceptions, and some voters queueing for three hours or more

ROB KNOWLES, TK MTIKI

and JON HOUZET

Though losing two seats in

council, including the

Ward 6 seat, the ANC in

Ndlambe held on to its majority

in the local government

elections on Monday.

The tally as of Wednesday

morning was 11 seats to the

ANC, with 52.61% of the vote;

the DA retaining six seats, with

30.28% of the vote, and the EFF

gaining two proportional

representation (PR) seats, with

14.69% of the vote.

Aside from losing two seats,

the biggest upset for the ANC

was losing Ward 6 to the DA.

The DA got 49.2% to the

ANC’s 32.24%. The ward

incorporates Station Hill, part of

Port Alfred’s east bank,

Kleinemonde and the Trappes

Valley farming area.

The DA won Ward 10 with

its usual overwhelming

majority, though it was down a

bit at 85.99%.

The ACDP got 6.64% of the

vote in Ward 10, the only ward

where it had notable support.

The ANC got 6.31%.

The ANC took knocks from

the EFF in its mainstay wards 7,

8 and 9, but still maintained its

majority there. EFF support has

grown above 30% in each of

those wards.

The EFF also increased its

support in Ward 5 (Bathurst/

Nolukhanyo), where it got

23.04% of the vote, to the

ANC’s 61.34%. The DA got

13.35%.

The EFF was less successful

in the western wards (1-4), from

Kenton-on-Sea to Alexandria,

where the DA remains the main

opposition to the ANC.

Early morning voters

enjoyed sunny and breezy

weather as they waited in

queues outside polling stations,

enthusiastic about casting their

vo t e .

However, as the weather

changed, so did the moods of

the voters who had to wait in

line for up to three hours or

more.

Talk of the Town visited the

polling stations at the Port Alfred

civic centre (Ward 10), Station

Hill (Ward 6), Jauka Hall (Ward

9) and Kuyasa Senior Secondary

School (Ward 7).

On the way it was evident

that local traffic police had

taken the opportunity to inspect

cars for road worthiness, and

check car licences and driving

licences.

Police were seen stopping

cars in town on Main Street and

Bank Lane.

Early voters ended up

waiting the longest in line – an

average of two hours – at the

civic centre, while lines at

Kuyasa and Jauka Hall seemed

to be moving quite rapidly.

Station Hill, however, had

the slowest moving line of

voters, with people queueing for

more than three hours to cast

their votes.

Generally, the attitudes and

demeanours of the voters was

cordial, even between

supporters of opposing parties.

This was in contrast to the

last election where partisan

groups led protests and there

was intimidation reported at the

voting stations.

One complaint about the

special voting over the weekend

for those who could not vote on

Monday, was that no one had

provided a vehicle for the IEC

volunteers to move between

polling stations.

PROVIDING INFORMATION: The ANC information table

outside the polling station at Kuyasa High School gets a fair

number of visitors on Monday Picture: ROB KNOWLES

Martin Nel, who was

manning the ACDP information

table in Station Hill, said IEC

officials present over the

weekend had to walk between

polling stations.

Another complaint by

someone at the civic centre

polling station was that there

was no wheelchair access and

that he was expected to lift his

father up the steps of the hall if

he wanted to vote.

However, another couple

had been told that a wheelchairaccessible

side door would be

opened to allow disabled voters

to enter the building.

At the Station Hill polling

station, several residents of

Settlers Park, now part of Ward

6 since the Municipal

Demarcation Board changed

ward boundaries, were turned

away and told they were

registered in Port Alfred and

would need to vote at the civic

Turn to PAGE 2

OUT IN NUMBERS: The EFF table outside the Jauka Hall

polling station on Monday is well-peopled by party members

who felt sure they would win two of the 10 wards up for grabs

Picture: ROB KNOWLES

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Good turnout

for elections

Continued from PAGE 1

centre. As these voters

are elderly, some having

been dropped off at

Station Hill in the

morning, they faced a

long wait while

arranging transportation

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NDLAMBE

MUNICIPALITY

PORT ALFRED

APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION

FOR CONSOLIDATION OF ERVEN

1395, 1396 AND 1397

BOESMANSRIVIERMOND,

REZONING OF THE CONSOLIDATED

ERF FROM RESIDENTIAL ZONE 2 TO

BUSINESS ZONE 1 AND CONSENT

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Boesmansriviermond,

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application for Exemption for Consolidation

of Erven 1395, 1396 and 1397

Boesmansriviermond, Rezoning of the

Consolidated Erf from Residential Zone

2 to Business Zone 1 and Consent

Use for a Liquor Outlet and Warehouse

as per the provisions of the Ndlambe

Municipality Spatial Planning and Land

Use Management By-Laws (2016) and

Ndlambe Municipality Integrated Land

Use Scheme, 2019.

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,

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application 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

6 December 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.

NOTICE NUMBER: 216/2021

as well as having to join

another long queue.

One of the Ward 10

residents who did not

want to be named,

expressed her frustration

saying she was shocked

that her name did not

ADV. R DUMEZWENI

4 November 2021 MUNICIPAL MANAGER

appear in the Ward 10

vo t e r ’s roll, forcing her to

vote in Station Hill

instead.

To her surprise the

names of her husband

and son, with whom she

shares a home, appeared

in the Ward 10 roll.

Nonetheless, she was

pleased to have been

able to vote.

Local parties

contesting the election –

ANC, DA, EFF and

ACDP – had tables and

gazebos set up near

polling stations and were

upbeat about their

prospects.

There were no

significant problems at

any of the polling

stations TotT visited, and

voting seemed to be

going off without any

major hitches.

Voters wore masks,

generally maintained

social distancing and

had their hands sanitised

on entry to each polling

station and again when

receiving their thumb

mark.

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Jon Houzet, houzetj@talkofthetown.co.za

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FEELING CONFIDENT: DA constituency MP Kevin

Mileham attending the voting in Ndlambe and lending

support to Ward 10 candidate Nadine Haynes Picture: JON

HOUZET

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PERSEVERING:

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Mark Price near the

end of a long day of

voting at the Port

Alfred Civic Centre

Picture: JON HOUZET

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ENTHUSIASTIC: The ANC’s candidate for Ward 10,

Siphe Mzayidume, holding his party colours at the party’s

gazebo at the Port Alfred Civic Centre

In loving memory of

Ralph Clegg

11.05.1929 – 26.10.2021

Passed away peacefully on 26-10-2021

at the age of 92.

He is survived by his son Philip,

daughter Karen & Son in Law Carl Lee.

Grandfather to Charmaine, Raymond,

Duke & Taryn, and his great grandchildren.

A Private memorial for family has been held.

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For the past 46 years, Lions Clubs

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projects in their communities.

It is no different in Port Alfred, where

the Lions are selling their ever-popular

Christmas cakes at the Heritage and

Rosehill malls from 9am to 1pm on

selected days during November and

December, while stocks last.

The cakes are baked in Mobeni and

distributed throughout SA, Namibia and

S wa z i l a n d .

The Christmas cakes have a very high

fruit content, which makes them

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Newlands. “By purchasing a cake, the

community is afforded the opportunity

of making an important contribution to

the less fortunate.

“All profits are used to support the

many contributions made by the Port

Alfred Lions Club.

“These include sight- and diabetesrelated

programmes, youth

programmes, the environment,

assistance to senior citizens, the

physically and mentally challenged and

many others,” Newlands said.

The cakes, which sell at R135 and

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customers or friends and family at this

special time of the year. They have a

fairly long shelf life so they serve a great

purpose when unexpected guests pop in

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Norman Elliott on 082-572-4302 in Port

Alfred, or Neville Williamson on 082-

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8060 in Kleinemonde.

The Lions will be at Heritage Mall on

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16 and 22, and December 4, 8, 15 and

18.

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Electricity infrastructure mess

Flow of funding at ‘snail’s pace’ says contractor

JON HOUZET

Port Alfred’s

electricity

i n f ra s t r u c t u r e

was in a shocking state

at the time CDR

Electrical was

appointed as

contractor last year,

company director

Russel Jackson-Moss

told business owners at

the Sunshine Coast

Tourism (SCT) and Port

Alfred Business Forum

AGM last week.

Ndlambe

Municipality

appointed CDR

Electrical in June last

year, the company

taking over from

Manelec, which had

been the municipality’s

electrical service

provider for 20 years.

Jackson-Moss was

invited to the AGM to

present an update on

Port Alfred’s electricity

infrastructure and the

prospects for Christmas

lights in the town this

ye a r.

“We inherited a

network that was aged

and neglected for

many years,” he said.

He said when CDR

Electrical took over,

they never received a

single maintenance

report or infrastructure

map.

“We embarked on

due diligence

i n t e r n a l l y.

“We found there

were serious

abnormalities and

shortcomings in the

i n f ra s t r u c t u r e .

“We told the

municipality they

should appoint an

independent auditor.”

The result was a

document the size of a

telephone directory, he

said.

He said over the

past 16 months, CDR

Electrical had dealt

with numerous

failures, theft incidents

and attempted theft,

sometimes managing

to apprehend the

t h i e ve s .

“The frustration is

the availability of funds

to fix the problems.

“The flow of

funding is at a snail’s

p a c e ,” he said.

But the good news

is that Ndlambe

secured R15m in

funding from the

department of minerals

and energy to build a

new power substation

on erf 641 in Pascoe

Crescent, replacing the

old one at the site.

The target date for

completion is March

2022.

He said once it was

fully functional, the

new substation would

show where and when

faults occurred.

The Stocks Street

substation will also be

refitted and will serve

as a backup.

“The original

engineering of Port

Alfred is sound.

“It was done by

engineers who knew

what they were doing.

“It’s just been

neglected and needs to

be fixed or replaced,

and that’s what we’re

d o i n g ,” he said.

“There are no

strategic spares. If we

lose a mini-substation

in this town, it’ll take

14-16 weeks to

replace. At the

moment, we’re

v u l n e ra b l e .”

He said ring feeds

CONTRIBUTION TO TOURISM: Sunshine

Coast Tourism (SCT) chairperson Rick Pryce

hands the tourism floating trophy to Lesley

Theunissen, owner of Rosehill SUPERSPAR and

Nemato SPAR, at the SCT AGM last week

Picture: JON HOUZET

had been disconnected

during Manelec’s time.

“It makes no sense

why they were left like

t h a t .”

In response to a

query from a resident

about the light fittings

that had been left

dangling on the Nico

Malan Bridge, Jackson-

Moss said: “What

happened on the

bridge was highly

illegal. Somebody

drilled 150 holes with

a Hilti drill.

“We can’t do

anything on the bridge,

it belongs to Sanral.”

As for street

lighting, he said CDR

Electrical was moving

to energy-efficient LED

lighting, and would not

keep spares of the old

lights.

“Th e r e ’s no pot of

gold to replace all the

street lighting,” he said.

He said pressure

was on to connect

power to the new

1MLRO plant in Wharf

Street by November 7.

As for festive season

lighting, he said last

year CDR Electrical

had paid for it as a

gesture of goodwill.

“It’s expensive. I’ll

submit a quotation to

the municipality, but I

don’t know if they’ll

spend that money.”

In other news at the

AGM, SCT chairperson

Rick Pryce said tourism

was bouncing back,

with the mainstay

being national

weekend tourism.

He said the success

of the Medolino

Farmers Market was a

sign of the resiliency of

entrepreneurs.

“Tourism and

business are closely

linked, it’s almost

impossible to separate

the two. Thus we’re

one organisation,”

Pryce said.

He welcomed new

business forum

chairperson Clinton

Millard.

SCT manager

Sandy Birch said it had

been a difficult year

due to the Covid-19

lockdowns and they

had to look for

loopholes allowing

tourism activity.

SCT has redesigned

its branding to avoid

branding confusion,

started a vibrant

Instagram account and

also redesigned its

website.

Birch said property

prices were increasing,

which was a sign of

investor confidence in

the area, “despite Port

Alfred having no

wa t e r ”.

“Ndlambe

Municipality are

amazing in that they

do understand tourism,

and they do support

u s ,” she said.

The lion’s share of

funding for SCT – more

than R800,000 –

comes from the

municipality, with

other revenue coming

from membership fees

and the website.”

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Readers share vote choice reasons

Service delivery, with officials serving the people not their pockets, and ousting the ANC, top list

TK MTIKI

TotT’s latest Facebook question

was: Without mentioning the

political party of your choice tell

us what are you basing your vote on

when choosing a political party to vote

for?

The majority of TotT readers said

service delivery was the number one

priority when choosing who to vote for,

while others asserted that they voted

for political parties with the intention

to get rid of the ANC.

Stefan Maritz said: “Water supply,

the condition of our town and state of

i n f ra s t r u c t u r e .”

Anzelle Vermooten said honesty

and transparency.

Danny Dreghorn stated that he was

basing his vote on proven track record,

policy, principles and not power.

Dave Elms said he was basing his

choices on honesty and Godly

principles. Dirk Swanepoel said:

“Equality as opposed to reverse

apartheid!”

Wonderz Xwl said he would vote

for the ANC, describing it as a people’s

organisation.

Jon Goetsch said a party opposed

to vaccine mandates.

Vivienne Dreyer Koster said she

was basing her choices on competency

and an uncorrupted party.

Alan Baragwanath said: “To build

SA to what is was, to have clean

running water, no loadshedding, no

corruption. We just need SA to be great

again and stand together for all the

p e o p l e .”

Angela Liesenberg said: “Th e

person/party that offends me the least.”

Michelle De Lange said track

record was a determining factor, while

Helen Lloyd Purdon and Lizo

Mpambani said service delivery.

Voox Zilamkhonto Ka Sonandzi

said: “Better life for all, except this

remains a dream, bitter life is a given.

Better life.”

Trish Shearar said: “I am basing my

vote on the party’s ability to run the

municipality honestly, cost-effectively,

while remembering they are there to

serve the people, get things done and

rectify the last 26 years of neglect.”

Andrew Smith said on Godly

principles, no racism, no hatred,

honesty and to put people first and not

pockets first.

Warren Bam said: “I have no faith

in any of our political parties so I vote

to keep one of them – most probably

the ANC – from not getting a two-thirds

m a j o r i t y.”

Wendy Emslie responded to Bam’s

view saying she agreed, but better the

ANC than the EFF.

Greg Hirst said: “We need a

change, so I am voting and hoping we

find someone or party with a sniff of

integrity! The track record all over, has

all been hot air, and no action!”

Linda Reynolds said she was voting

for service delivery, honesty and

t r u s t wo r t h i n e s s .

Colleen Denniss said: “I vote so

that the ANC do not get a majority of

the seats. Plain and simple and for a

better standard of living in our

c o u n t r y.”

Jenni Bursey said she voted for a

party that was the biggest threat to

overturn the present corrupt

g ove r n m e n t .

Michael Cordes said honesty and

open local government.

Ed Gutsche said his decision was

based on a party’s ability to run a

municipality, as evidenced by the

Auditor General’s reports.

He went on to say numbers never

lie.

Caryn Bruyns said: “Anyone who

can fix our water problems without

spending another R30m. Next general

election, Action SA all the way.”

Phyllis Barker said: “The party that

has the best chance of overthrowing

the ANC.

“We need the ANC/EFF out of

running our beautiful country into the

g r o u n d .”

Russell Deutschmann said he voted

to get the corrupt ANC out.

Clare Wood said: “Integrity, faith,

freedom, bodily autonomy –

Nuremberg Code type values, family

values, safety, service ability, let alone

delivery! Law and order and safety for

c i t i z e n s .”

Denise Nelson said she voted for

the right to freedom and all the other

good things, honesty, Godly principles,

and so on.

Similar to Nelson, Nick Louw said

he “voted for Christian values and

against any party that is underlined

with communism”.


EDITORIAL

OPINION

Looking at

Ndlambe’s

polling

The local government election results

in Ndlambe reflect the national

trends.

The ANC made considerable losses, the

DA lost a bit of support but consolidated it

elsewhere, and the EFF made gains.

Nationally, it’s interesting to note the DA

has reverted to the same level of support –

22% – it had in the 2000 municipal

elections, after reaching a high of nearly

27% five years ago.

ANC support has dropped steadily from

64.82% in 2006, 61.95% in 2011 and

53.91% in 2016, to just 46.36% in the tally

as of Wednesday.

The rise of ActionSA is something to

watch, but it’s mainly a Johannesburg

phenomenon.

Something that happened in other areas

but was absent in Ndlambe is the success of

independent candidates.

The ANC is still strong over most of the

Eastern Cape, with 64.12% of the total vote.

In Ndlambe, it received 52.61% of the

vote, compared to the DA’s 30.28% and the

EFF’s 14.69%.

The majority of the EFF vote in Ndlambe

was concentrated in the central wards of 7,

8 and 9 – all part of Nemato – and

Bathurst/Nolukhanyo (Ward 5).

The success of the EFF in this area can

be attributed essentially to one man, Xolisa

Runeli, who has surrounded himself with

loyal acolytes.

But without him, it doesn’t seem likely

the party would have fared as well.

But as busy as he is, Runeli can only

stretch himself so thin.

Though he made an impact on voters in

Bathurst due to the EFF’s involvement in

labour issues on farms and service delivery

issues in Nolukhanyo, his influence does

not extend to the western wards where EFF

support is still small.

As much as EFF policies might appeal to

angry and disillusioned township residents,

the personality of the candidate was key.

Not so for the DA. Both of its candidates

who won ward seats are newcomers on the

political scene and not widely known.

For the Ward 10 and Ward 6 residents

who voted DA, it was about keeping the

party strong to fend off the ANC and EFF.

Though many Port Alfred residents have

expressed frustration and disappointment in

the party’s approach to the water crisis and

particularly in the former Ward 10

councillor, it mattered less to them who the

candidate was.

Many people are perplexed that the

ANC still has strong majority support, but

that is also a party thing. Its supporters

remain loyal to the ANC brand, even if

there are councillors and deployed officials

who disappoint them.

But there is evidence of this support

dwindling every election.

Jon Houzet

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For the Ward 10 and

Ward 6 residents who

voted DA, it was

about keeping the

party strong to fend

off the ANC and EFF.

WREATH LAYERS: The El Alamein remembrance parade was held at the Port Alfred Moth Battleaxe Shellhole on Sunday October 24. The Battle

of El Alamein took place from October 23 to November 11 1942, 79 years ago Picture: CHERRYLL RIDDIN

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Dumping of crushed rock

near pond raises questions

I see they have completed

the repairs to the road near

the pond (saltvlei) where the

sea had washed it away.

Excuse me if I seem

simple but can the

municipality and engineers

enlighten me how long they

think dumping a load of

crushed rock held together

with fencing wire is going to

last being constantly

pounded by strong waves?

Whether the fencing wire

is galvanised or not it is

going to rust sooner or later.

Would it not have made

more sense to put dolos

there?

I’d also like to know why

it took months to get the job

done when all it seems they

did was to just offload a

heap of crushed rock and

secure it with wire.

It would be interesting to

know who got the contract,

how much they got paid and

who approved it. I’d like to

hear from other ratepayers if

they think it’s a waste of our

t a x p aye r s ’ m o n e y.

IRATE TAXPAYER

QFS contract call: clarity first

The proposal by the EFF

councillor – roundly

supported by numerous

frustrated readers of TotT – to

terminate the QFS water

supply contract raises an

important question.

If implemented, and QFS

is accordingly compelled to

withdraw from maintaining

their plant, does that imply

that a new plant needs to be

c o n t ra c t e d ?

Would the existing QFS

plant be abandoned as in the

past to simply rust away? So,

a new plant would need to

be requisitioned? At another

R20m (at least) of ratepayers’

money?

A bit of clarity without

the emotions please.

ALARMED VOTER

Many thanks for supporting 41ers’ steak night

The 41ers (past members) of Round

Table Port Alfred 177 would like to

thank all those attending the steak

evening held on Saturday October

31.

The evening was hosted by the

41ers as a fundraiser for the current

members of Port Alfred 177 to

further their aims and objectives by

serving the community of Port

Alfred.

We would like to thank the

Traffic authority

ignores danger

Like many others, I narrowly escaped with my life on

Tuesday morning at the traffic intersection of Atherstone

Road and the R72.

All efforts to find anyone for assistance in this regard

have failed. Even our very important local traffic officials are

unavailable to speak to.

I was told by a staff member at the local traffic department

that I had to make an appointment to speak to the chief traffic

officer or deputy on the phone.

Their slogan on the internet states: “The best Traffic

Department ever”… Maybe this slogan should be changed

immediately. It is imperative that attention by the right

authorities is given to enforce traffic safety at this intersection

in order to preserve human life.

I am of the opinion there are serious failures and a lack of

concern from the enforcing authorities to the potential death

trap that currently exists at this intersection.

Speeding and ignoring the traffic lights by some motorists

is a major problem on this section of road from the mall

turnoff and through town.

Attention will have to be given to sufficient road signage

indicating traffic lights ahead.

following businesses and individuals

for generously donating prizes and

their time to the successful hosting

of the event:

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Alfred, Halyards Hotel, Eugene

GERRIE BOTHA

Catherine, The Bearded Butcher and

Zandile V Cuntswana.

ADRIAAN POTGIETER,

on behalf of the 41ers Port Alfred

Round Table 177

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FACE 2 FACE with /

Chamari Algera

QTell us about your occupation.

AI am a hairdresser, so basically I

make people beautiful and

make them feel good about

themselves, for a living.

Q: What is the most satisfying

aspect of the work you do?

A: The most satisfying aspect of my

job is seeing the smile on someone’s

face when they leave my chair and

they feel amazing about themselves.

Q: What is the one tourist aspect

you would recommend to a visitor

to the Sunshine Coast?

A: This might sound really boring but

my favourite thing to do is to sit on

the beach.

Th e r e ’s nothing like the sound of

the ocean to clear your mind and

just to push the reset button.

Appeal for support for

musical on GBV fight

Q: If you have a bucket list, what is the

top item you would like to do?

A: A holiday in the Greek Islands.

Q: What is your motto in life?

A: Happiness is a choice and a necessity

in life.

Q: What keeps you motivated?

A: My two children.

Q: With the high unemployment rate in

our country, what do you think could be

done to address the situation?

A: People have probably heard this over

and over again, but the government

needs to spend the money on the things

that it’s there for and not on luxury cars

and lavish weddings, etc.

Q: Do you think enough is being done to

reduce our carbon footprint on the

planet? If not, what do you think could

be done to change it?

A: No, I think we all need to be more

aware of what we use, for instance

plastic, and so on.

I know paper straws are probably the

worst thing ever invented but we need to

consider what plastic is doing to our

e nv i r o n m e n t .

Q: What is your favourite music of all

time?

A : C o u n t r y.

Q: What is the one item that is always in

your fridge?

A: Garlic because a meal isn’t a meal

without it.

Q: If you could be president of SA for

one day, what would be the top three

things you would do for your day in

office?

A: I would make education free and plant

a lot of trees.

TK MTIKI

Alocal music producer is

staging a musical about

gender-based violence (GBV)

as a means of raising awareness

about the scourge.

BL Music director Bulelani

Lamani has also incorporated the

effect of Covid-19 on GBV in SA in

the production, which will be held

at Alexandria High School Hall on

November 27, from 2pm to 5pm.

He said the production was

intended to show support for victims

of GBV and educate people about it.

“We humbly invite companies,

NGOs, and NPOs to partner with us

to make this initiative a success,” he

said.

“We request donations in any

form.

“We are calling on all of

Ndlambe’s community to work with

us and support this campaign and

say no to GBV,” he said.

Lamani said the project would

employ about 30 musicians and

three local companies that would

supply items as identified by the

project manager.

Citing BL Music’s previous

community involvement, Lamani

said: “BL music created part-time

jobs for about 30 musicians in two

projects – Umthandazong amadla

and a GBV project – during the

2020/21 financial year.

“BL music donated school

uniforms for eight disadvantaged

pupils from Bhongweni Primary

School and Ukhanyo Secondary

School in Alexandria.”

Anyone who would like to

support the musical production and

its aim, can contact Lamani on 072-

151-5154 or email

.blmusic20@gmail.com

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AROUND TOWN

W H AT ’S COOKING: Candy Webster and Tom Kethro allow a

peek in their potjie at the Halloween-themed Van derRiet

Street Festival last Saturday

THE MACABRE AND THE HISTORICAL: A group of friends who went all out for the Halloween theme at the Van derRiet St re e t

Festival last Saturday evening Pictures: JON HOUZET

C L E AV E R S

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MASKS:

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Burrow and

his wife

Lindsay

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guests to

the familyfriendly

fun

at Your

Space

during the

Van der Riet

S t re e t

Festival last

S a t u rd a y

Port

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

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Holistic healing offered

The Wellness Room is an exciting new

initiative from Inspired Wellness and a

collective of holistic therapists.

“We are opening a wonderful space which

combines the expert treatments and therapies of a

range of holistic practitioners,” said owner Lisa

Came.

Came herself offers Pilates reformer sessions.

The Wellness Room’s professionals offer range of therapies

The Pilates classes focus on using slow and

precise movements of the whole body to improve

strength, flexibility, balance and posture, by

targeting specific muscle groups.

“Now adding in the Pilates reformer, we add

resistance and leverage to the exercises,” Came

said.

“Reformers are also great as a form of

rehabilitation- type exercises, where certain

muscle groups can be targeted while others are

by p a s s e d .”

Came has been teaching Pilates for six years,

having completed her Stott Pilates matwork

certification in 2015 and later the Stott Pilates

reformer course in 2018.

“This space is a wonderful extension of the

current Inspired Movement Studio which offers

Pilates and yo g a ,” she said.

Renée Graham offers Reiki, an energy healing

practice which uses gentle touch to improve the

flow and balance of energy in the body to support

healing, stress reduction and promote relaxation.

There is also reflexology with Candy Dell.

Reflexology therapy uses pressure applied to

different parts of the foot. The concept being that

all of the different areas of the feet are linked to

specific body parts and that putting pressure on

one area of the foot can have an effect on the

organ that it corresponds with.

“This means that you can heal a specific part of

the body or use the treatment to reduce stress, or

promote sleep or a general feeling of wellbeing,”

Dell said.

While listed as Meridian Therapy, Yolande van

Deventer from Y-Feathers offers a holistic

treatment combining Meridian energy healing

with her expertise in tissue salts and aromatherapy

to help heal the body.

Donnae Godley offers counselling in its many

forms for any and all navigating difficulties in life.

Along with her degree in psychology, she has

specialised in grief and trauma counselling.

“I offer people a ‘holding space’ during times

of loss, grief and bereavement,” Godley said.

“Together we shall create a short-term

programme for you to find a firm footing amidst

the transition, change and uncertainty.

“Applying a holistic approach grounded in

positive psychology, empowering techniques and

exercises used will allow for healing, growth and

flow to be experienced,” Godley said.

The Wellness Room professionals are here to

help.


AROUND SCHOOL

DIAZ CROSS REDISCOVERED: The Port Alfred High School Grade 9 class recently enjoyed an

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Anda Jacobs, Marleen Gibson (teacher), Esona Ngceshe and Sinovuyo Dlepu (teacher)

PUTTING THE PAGE INTO PRACTICE: Agcobile Kobe and Caitlin De Wet were snapped

trying out ballroom dancing in the Port Alfred High School library, having read all about the

sport in a book during a lesson

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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

IT’S been an exciting week with

the local election that took

place on Monday. Were the

results what you had

anticipated or were there a few

surprises? Now on day 588 of

the lockdown, the regulations

did not seem to present any

problems at the polling stations.

By now, people are used to

having their hands sanitised

before they are allowed entry

into a public space. The voting

itself seemed to go off without a

hitch, although some residents

were unhappy that they had

stood in line for hours before

being informed they were at the

wrong polling station.

Generally, however, the 2021

municipal election, at least

local, ran smoothly if just a little

s l ow l y.

AT the time of going to press it

appears the ANC’s national

majority in municipal councils

of over 50% has been severely

reduced. With most of the votes

counted it seems that the ANC’s

proportion of council seats will

be around 46%, the DA around

22% and the EFF around 10% of

the council seats.

S O, who is your new

councillor? Have you met him

or her? Do you think we are

better off after the elections? If

you have a comment, please

email me at the address at the

top of the page and I will put

together a story showing your

hopes for the future of the area

and any concerns you have.

PERHAPS this should go under

the financial section but it is

such big news it will affect

every single person in the

country in one way or another.

The price of fuel had a dramatic

increase on Tuesday at

midnight with petrol seeing a

R1.21 per litre increase, and

diesel a massive R1.48 per litre.

The price of illuminating

paraffin increased by R1.45 a

litre. Such enormous increases

cannot be absorbed by business

and will therefore be passed

down to consumers. This means

the prices on grocers’ s h e l ve s

will increase and inflation will

ensue. Would it have made a

difference in the voting strategy

of the electorate if these

increases had have been

announced a day earlier?

P O RT Alfred, as is the same at

any seaside town around the

world, has a large feral cat

population. Left to their own

devices these cats would

overrun the town. Some

concerned citizens have taken

it upon themselves to prevent

cat over-population by trapping

the cats and taking them to the

vet to have them sterilised and

released again. This is

important work, but it needs

funding. There will be a white

elephant stall outside The

Bagman at the Anchorage Mall

on Saturday starting at 9am

until 2pm to help raise funds for

the project. Please visit The

Bagman on Saturday and do

your bit in assisting the Feral Cat

Project.

THIS Friday is November 5, a

date to remember if you are

British who build bonfires and

burn an effigy of Guido (Guy)

Fawkes, but do you know why?

It is in commemoration of a day

in 1605 when Fawkes and his

Roman Catholic coconspirators

attempted to blow

up the Palace of Westminster.

The plan was to set off an

explosion during the opening of

parliament in protest over James

I’s protestant government. It is

recorded that Fawkes, a Roman

Catholic convert and military

man, was so angered by the

oppression of Catholics in the

country that he left the British

army and travelled to Spain. He

was recruited in the

Netherlands by the true

instigator of what became

known as the Gunpowder Plot,

Robert Catesby. Fawkes

planted 36 barrels of

gunpowder in a cellar under

parliament, but the plot was

discovered and Fawkes was

imprisoned, tried and

sentenced to death. He was to

be executed opposite the

Parliament building but, either

he fell or jumped from the

gallows ladder and died of a

broken neck on January 27

1606. Nevertheless, in true

English style, they still

quartered his lifeless body.

A LT H O U G H the weather had

been kind at the start of the

week, by Thursday the weather

service is suggesting

temperatures will drop

significantly and by Friday we

will see rain in the form of

showers that will lead to more

NO HEADACHE AT ALL: Owner and chef of Rise Café, Andre

Nel, centre, in Halloween theme headgear for the Van der Riet

Street Festival last Saturday. With him are staff members Anika

Sesman, left, and Nosi Masekwana Picture: JON HOUZET

substantial rain over the

weekend.

HAPPY birthday and good

wishes to everyone celebrating

such an occasion.

Congratulations to Bridget

McNeilis, Mary Hechter,

Candice Bradfield, Stan Weyer,

Warren Soltz, Mary-Ann

Gailey, Bryan Smith, Jamie

Edwards, Jean McCowan, Ann

Green, Linda Wedderburn,

Nriam Farhaher, Yma van Zyl,

Connor Bessinger, Hermaine

Kritzinger, Kevin Heny,

Christopher Green, Karen

Marais, Roy Somers, Paul

Probert, Jim Truscott, Elaine

Jupp, Beryl Kemp, Norah

Bennett, Moira Schnehage, Cliff

Kemp, Jamie Butt.

BEST wishes and

congratulations to the following

businesses on their

anniversaries and may these

lead to even more success in the

future. Good luck to Andy’s

Service Centre and 24-hour

Fresh Stop, Volcanik and

Sunshine Juice.

AS already mentioned, fuel

prices increased significantly

on Tuesday at midnight and this

will have a telling impact on

commodity prices. The price

hike is one of the largest we

have experienced and is

blamed on crude oil availability

and price as well as the current

dollar to rand exchange rate.

This is not news that can be

simply dismissed but a sign of

how badly the plan to

encourage investment (and

thereby stabilise the currency)

has been implemented. With

last year’s figures in brackets for

comparison, the rand was

trading at R15.40 to the dollar

(R16.10), R21.00 to the pound

(R20.88), R17.84 to the Euro

(R18.81). Commodities such as

gold were trading at $1,779.34

per fine ounce ($1,897.35),

platinum was trading at

$1,038.28 per ounce ($874.00)

with Brent crude oil at $84.08

per barrel ($39.63).

SINCEREST condolences to the

family and friends of Anton

Strombeck who passed away

recently. May memories of

good times spent together carry

you through this sad time.

WEDDING a n n ive r s a r y

congratulations and best wishes

to all couples celebrating this

special occasion, especially Jan

and Elva Niemand, Richard and

Carla Hill, Pierre and Lodine

Norden, Barry and Anne

Hartley, Gunther and Nola

Johannsen, Athol and Cynthia

Canny, Paul and Stacey Botha.

THOUGHT for the week: “To sit

with a dog on a hillside on a

glorious afternoon is to be back

in Eden, where doing nothing

was not boring – it was peace.”

BEST regards as always

The Team

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ECD graduates thank Kenton Rotary

Course study

funds raised

JON HOUZET

The achievements of 13

early childhood

development (ECD)

practitioners were celebrated at

a graduation ceremony held at

the Diaz Deep Sea Fishing Club

in Kenton-on-Sea last Thursday.

The Rotary Club of Kentonon-Sea

was instrumental in

providing the opportunity for

formal training to carers at

preschools and creches in

Ekuphumleni, Marselle and

Klipfontein.

The carers participated in a

two-year course through Early

Inspiration and graduated with

certificates of competence,

NQF Level 4, issued by the

Education, Training and

Development Practices SETA.

Rotarians Mike and Sandi

Peter, who were closely

involved with the project to

train the carers, spoke at the

graduation ceremony.

Mike said the idea was first

put forward in 2017 and the

project began in earnest in

2018.

To raise the required

funding, the Kenton Rotary Club

applied to Rotary International

using their global grant scheme.

Kenton Rotary committed

their contribution, and then

contacted clubs in Australia,

New Zealand, the US, UK, India

and Germany for funding.

By October 2019, Kenton

Rotary had received

commitments – including the

Rotary Foundation World Fund

match – totalling the R580,000

needed.

Other funding came from a

club in Melbourne, Australia,

two clubs in the US – in New

Hampshire and Pennsylvania –

and Rotary districts in SA, as

well as private donors, like the

Periwinkle Trust.

The selection of ECD

practitioners was done with the

help of Early Inspiration.

Training for the first phase,

up to NQF Level 2, started in

April 2019 and was completed

in November that year. Phase

two started in March 2020.

“Of course, Covid struck us

and this presented extreme

challenges to all concerned.

“Early Inspiration, as well as

the trainees, need to be highly

commended in meeting these

ch a l l e n g e s ,” Mike said. In her

exhortation to the graduates,

Sandi Peter said: “All the

knowledge you have gained,

you have to share it.”

She said in sharing what they

had learnt, they would help

change parents’ mindsets “little

by little”.

She encouraged the carers/

teachers to put the children’s

artworks up on walls and send it

home for their parents to see, to

teach the children songs that

they could sing to their parents.

“Make learning fun, make

your classroom a happy place,

prepare interesting lessons.

“You don’t need fancy

equipment to educate. Use

simple things, like pebbles.

“Go into the future with love

and concern for the children in

your care.”

Leonie van der Berg of Early

Inspiration commended the

graduates on their achievement,

which opened doors of

opportunity for them.

She said when they moved

to online learning during the

lockdown, some of the students

felt they were too old to learn

the technology, but they had

persevered and gained skills.

“You are in charge of what

you do. Don’t let anyone tell

you that you are not able to do

what you can do,” she said.

Graduate Nyrocco Bam

thanked the sponsors and

facilitators of the course.

ARMED WITH

KNOWLEDGE:

Early childhood

development

practitioners from

Ekuphumleni,

Marselle and

Klipfontein

graduating with

NQF Level 4

qualifications at a

ceremony in

Kenton-on-Sea

last week P i c t u re :

JON HOUZET

Graduate, Gcotyiswa

Funani, said: “If it wasn’t for the

funders we wouldn’t have had

this opportunity. Some of us

come from disadvantaged

backgrounds and this is a

lifetime achievement.

“Facilitators, you taught us to

be independent, to be confident

in ourselves,” Funani said.

She also thanked Jan Blom of

Nemato Change a Life for

providing transport.

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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

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LIVE ONE COMING

The good news emanating from the

edifice on Gunfire Hill is that Monica

Newton and her National Arts Festival

(NAF) organising team are aiming for a

live festival in Makhanda

(Grahamstown) from June 23 to July 3

next year.

“We’re greasing the wheels of our

festival machine for a welcome return

to live performances in carefully

managed spaces throughout our city,”

she said.

BLOOD CREW VISITS THE HILL

For the very first time, the mobile unit

of the SA National Blood Service

(SANBS) based in Gqeberha (Port

Elizabeth) will pay a visit to the school

on the hill, PJ Olivier High, to collect

units of the life-saving fluid.

In fact, the SANBS visits PJ Olivier

tomorrow, November 5, from 1pm to

5pm. Their target for the visit to the

Neels Heunis hall is 30 units, but

they’re hoping to beat that figure.

NEW ROADS

“It’s like driving on a big-city highway,

like driving on clouds,” remarked one

Makhanda motorist when talking

about the newly-resurfaced sections of

local streets Somerset, High, Hill and

N e w.

The resurfacing process has taken a

little longer than initially anticipated –

work started in early-July – and is likely

to last several more weeks.

Makhandans are now beginning to

wonder when street markings,

particularly the more important ones

like STOP signs, will be painted on the

newly-laid tar.

CERTAINLY NOT SLOW COACHES

The speed of vehicles entering and

departing from Makhanda has often

been highlighted in this column.

Out on a walk early one morning

last week I was horrified to see the

rather obvious speeding by passenger

coaches of the inter-city variety down

George Street.

A year or two ago a Makhanda

businessman complained bitterly at

times about these inter-city coaches

speeding in Bathurst Street on their

way to the bus stop across the road

from Birch’s.

CHANGES AT THE HOSPITAL

The York Street entrance to Fort

England Hospital has taken on a smart

new look after a few months of

refurbishing and renovating at the

entrance and other areas inside the

sprawling complex.

These have included extensive

PORT ALFRED BRIDGE CLUB

BBO Pairs Wednesday, 30 October 2021

Board 7 Dealer S, all vulnerable. No 52284

The vicissitudes of Eskom reduced the PA

Wednesday pairs event to only one section,

taking out most of the Port Alfred pairs. The

deal shown is the most interesting one taken

from the Saturday’s BBO teams event.

repairs, renovations and alterations to

Ward B as part of an extended public

works programme.

But these have not been the only

developments at the psychiatric

hospital.

Fort England’s CEO will have to be

reinstated in his position and have

three years’ salary and benefits paid to

him after a Constitutional Court ruling

after an extended period of findings

and appeals.

BURGER HAS SOLD THOUSANDS

OF BURGERS

Local businessman Pieter Burger

recently came across an old menu

from the fast-food business he owned

and ran in upper New Street, Mr

Burger, about 20 years ago.

He ran that very popular business

for several years before selling it.

He has been in the fast-food

business since the days he owned the

Munch Bar in Kenton-on-Sea at the age

of 19, and then moved inland to open

Mr Burger in the then Grahamstown.

But back to that menu. Those were

the days when a plain beef hamburger

cost just R10, a medium chips R8, a

chicken burger R12,50, a cheese

burger R12,50 and a toasted cheese

and tomato sandwich a mere R7,50!

Mr Burger’s big plus-factor at the

time was that they did deliveries.

Chatting at the weekend, Burger

recalled that his Mr Burger days were

pretty hectic, especially on Friday and

Saturday nights between 10pm and

2am the next morning when he and his

staff would prepare and sell up to 300

hamburgers to townsfolk and students

on their way home from their

respective night spots.

Years later, Burger started his latest

venture, Snak Shak, at 23 African

Street, which continues to dish up his

famous Mr Burger hamburgers plus a

variety of other fast-food, at the same

premises as the “We Wash It” ve h i c l e

washing facility owned by himself and

business partner Martin van der Walt.

Along the way, Burger, ever the

hard-working entrepreneur, has found

himself involved in another of his

passions – motoring and sporty cars –

by selling vehicles. There have also

been the highly-successful Ght Trailer

Hire and “We Move It” furniture and

goods removals company.

But that’s not all. He and van der

Walt are kept busy in the

Grahamstown Recycling business that

operates in the industrial area.

Always on the go, Burger is also an

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points, or equivalent

including

distribution

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but who has shown a heart suit of at least 5 cards. (In fact not many South

players will bid 1H, vulnerable with this hand sitting underneath a strong

hand). You are West, on lead after the auction shown in the table. You had

planned to bid 5D after seeing the 4H bid from North, but changed your mind

after East’s double. What deductions can you make from the bidding?

It seems that East probably has 7 diamonds to justify bidding 3D and then

competing to 4D. In addition East is likely to hold four hearts to be able to ruff

something. There has been no mention of spades in the auction, so to justify

East’s surprising double the hand must have a void in it, presumably in clubs:

therefore you lead the Spade King to show partner that you have the Ace and

switch to the club 2; this is a suit preference signal indicating the diamond

Ace as an entry card.

East duly ruffs the club and returns the spade 7, having played the spade 8 on

your King. You win with the Ace and play a second club; East ruffs and leads a

diamond to your Queen, before ruffing the third club.

Results for Wednesday’s pairs

1st J Faulkner & D Newson… 59.0% 2nd Dianne & David Long…....56.3%

3rd Y Stacey & G Macleod…..52.8%

FOAMY WASH: It was washingly busy at the ‘We Wash It’ vehicle cleaning facility in African Street last Saturday,

and Pieter Burger, above, and business partner Martin van der Walt are expecting another very busy day on the

second Saturday of December when they will hold another charity wash day. This time it will be “Go Green” and

proceeds will go to children in need. Last Saturday, Rotary Club of Grahamstown members set up their famous

kudu burger stall at We Wash It, and Burger donated R20 from every vehicle washed to Rotary’s ‘End Polio’ cause.

The local businessman was elated at the success of the event Pictures : SID PENNEY

active member of Road Sultans

Motorcycle Club, plus he regularly

organises novel fundraising days at We

Wash It.

FAST IN THE BOTS

Cee-Jay Porthen and Elisa Kirigin were

the respective first place finishers in the

men’s and ladies’ categories of parkrun

in Makana botanical gardens on

Saturday, when 72 participants took to

the pathways and tracks.

Porthen finished in 22 minutes 18

seconds and Kirigin in 28:05.

Porthen ran his 166th parkrun,

while Kirigin ran her 99th and has one

to go to her 100th.

Parkruns are held at 8am each

Saturday from the entrance to the

botanical gardens in Lucas Avenue.

ON TWO WHEELS TO THE COAST

The 2021 BUCO G2C (Grahamstown

to Coast) mountain bike race may be

taking to the coast a little later than in

the past (previously held in July each

year), but the latest version will be

rushing down the mainly gravel roads

to Port Alfred on Sunday, November 7.

The event starts in stages from 7am

at the BUCO warehouse in the

industrial area and finishes at the Port

Alfred Country Club. Spectators are

not permitted.

This year’s race offers the same

route as in the past plus an extended

section for the fitter and more

a dve n t u r o u s .

Entry fees are R350 for the 75km

route, R300 for 58km and R300 for E-

bikes. And there’s also a raffle this year

at R20 a ticket, with an Avalanche Pro

29 bike valued at R10,000 as the

prize.

For more information visit the

website: www.cyclingsa.com

ON TOP OF THEIR GAME

The victrix ludorum winners at the

Diocesan School for Girls (DSG) interhouse

athletics day were Abigail

Holderness (U14), Kayleigh Clayton

(U15), Emma Kruse (U16) and Jamie

Campbell (open). The best track

performance was achieved by Emma

Kruse and the best field performance

by Jamie Campbell.

ON THE RIVER

St Andrew’s College will host the

Standard Bank Schools’ Boat Race on

the Kowie River at Port Alfred on

December 10 and 11.

ON THE WATER

Scott Moorcroft and Daniel Cotton

DUX SCHOLAR

COLLECTS

AWARDS: Making

several trips to the

stage to collect

trophies and

awards at the PJ

Olivier High

School Grade 12

prize-giving and

final assembly last

month was jointdeputy

head

prefect Shirley

Retief. In addition

to the prestigious

GBS Mutual Bank

Trophy for the Dux

Scholar of the

Year, the daughter

of Joubert and

Anna Retief of

Makhanda won a

host of academic,

leadership and

sports awards and

trophies, and was

best in class in all

seven of her

subjects. Retief

enters Rhodes

University next

year to study a BA

degree, after

which she plans to

study a

Postgraduate

Certificate in

Education (PGCE)

have been appointed captain and vicecaptain

respectively of the St Andrew’s

College rowing club for the upcoming

season.

DOUBLES CHAMPS

The Graeme College U15 doubles

tennis championships have been won

by Ryan Stobbs and Joey Matsoso, with

Cameron Doyle and Alizwa Jack the

runners-up.


No accountability, no personal growth

It seems that accountability had died in our

culture.

If we look around us today, we see signs that

true accountability seems to be a dying trait.

To be accountable is to set yourself free.

When applied well, accountability empowers,

however, blame paralyses.

We live in a world where we see the shifting of

responsibilities happening more and more.

The need to inflate success, appear right and

exploit entitlements drives our world.

This can tempt to one se the crutch of blaming

your genes, Covid-19, circumstances,

background, other people and even God wh e n

things don’t go your way.

Sometimes there are justifiable

c i rc u m s t a n c e s .

But regardless of anything else, when you own

your stuff, you enable your next step or action.

When you’re accountable, it expresses that

you believe in your resourcefulness, capability,

and value.

Accountability plays a vital role in our ability

to be resilient.

It is the pursuit of growing an authentic

contribution.

Almost every organisation prioritises

accountability. It builds resilience when we

embrace and apply it correctly.

Those who look in the mirror and respond to it

are always ahead of those who deny and hide

from it.

Accountability is often a disliked expression.

This is because it is sometimes a threatening,

coercing way to pronounce shame on those who

have not lived up to the expectations of another’s

ideal.

This is not a constructive approach, and it risks

robbing us of the true value of accountability.

After all, who can deny the importance of

accountability within a recipe for living a

meaningful life?

It has become a norm, to blame.

Self-accountability or personal accountability

means you are responsible for your choices and

actions.

It builds personal ownership in every way.

How can you strengthen your accountability

within your day-to-day choices:

● Make a commitment – understand and accept

that you’re the one who is in charge of your

circumstances because this will encourage you to

be proactive in making a change for the better.

● Take responsibility for your actions whether

they are right or wrong.

MENTAL HEALTH

RULEEN DE WITT

● Gain clarity: list the tasks that you are

responsible for (start small and be realistic).

● Eliminate blame – no matter what, you will

have setbacks when working towards your

goals. But when facing a hurdle, you can’t always

look to external sources to blame for the issue.

And while you don’t have to beat yourself up

and assume all fault for everything that goes

wrong, you do need to feel the necessary

empowerment to reflect on what went wrong and

figure out how you can make things turn out

differently in the future.

You have to be able to recognise that you

control your actions.

These are vital actions in securing personal

growth and in enhancing your contribution to the

world around you.

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The need to inflate success,

appear right and exploit

entitlements drives our

world.

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passionate staff to fill the following

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Preferably SACE registered. Full time post.

Pre-Primary Teacher

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not contacted by 25/11/21, please assume

that your application has not been successful.

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TK MTIKI

The Township Art Experience hosted by two

cousins, both named Khanyisa Mabece, at

Royal St Andrew’s Hotel last Friday evening

saw emerging entrepreneurs join to display their

arts and crafts, network, and be inspired.

Khanyisa Junior, as she is known, introduced

the event.

“This event is a platform to give people an

opportunity to showcase their skills and products.

“We just wanted to show what the township

economy is all about,” she said.

Among those attending were local musicians,

artists and emerging fashion designers, with

clothing and artworks among the crafts on display.

Guest speaker, businesswoman Desiree

Diamond, a former lawyer, shared her experience

in business.

As the co-owner of a guest house and an IT

company, she highlighted the importance of

technology to expand her business.

When speaking about the importance of

effectively recognising all divisions in a business,

Diamond used the illustration of a cake.

“When you do something you want a result.

“When I bake a cake with my daughter, we

don’t leave out raising flour because if you leave

out that ingredient your cake is going to be a mess.

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to be a mess. It does not matter how good the cake

is, you need to put all the ingredients in,” she said.

“Lots of companies do not know there is a

quality division that is missing badly in many

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use. We actually have quality surveyors. There is a

follow-up continuously that we do.

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INFORMATIVE TALK: Former lawyer and current businesswoman Desiree Diamond spoke at

the Township Art Experience held at the Royal St Andrews Hotel last Friday evening Picture: TK

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than 1,000 u s e r s ,” she said.

The main aim was to determine whether clients

were satisfied with their end product.

“You need to know if what you are offering is

acceptable because if it’s not, they are not going to

pay you,” she said.

She also advised entrepreneurs on the

importance of marketing.

After Diamond’s speech, the audience were

treated to a song by Ziyanda Bans, who testified

that her music was about her life journey.

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The gales continued night and day

for most of the week and this kept

most of the bowlers away from the

greens.

The highlight of the week was

undoubtedly the umpires training

course that was held at the

clubhouse over three days.

The course was presented by

Jeanette Williams from EP Bowls,

ably assisted by Grumpy Enslin

from Eastern Areas.

There were 10 participants in

total.

Seven from Kenton included

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Cecelia and Gert Immelman, Ruth

Low, Lydia Palmer and Gloria

S ch m i d t .

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Kowie, Port Alfred and Albany

clubs respectively. The course

included “marking”, “Fi r s t

Aid”, many “Definitions”

and ”Bowls Rules”, which adds a

lot more interest to the game of

b ow l s .

There was also a fair sized

gathering at the club after the

bounce games on Friday where

we were able to relax and enjoy

the delicious fajitas that Rob

Wallace made for those who’d

ordered them earlier in the week.

We were just short of the

required number for the Joker

Draw but the PT Lockdown Draw

went ahead and was won by Colin

Armstrong.

Congrats, Colin and you can

collect your voucher at Kenton

B u t ch e r y.

This was the final draw for this

month so please get your entries in

for November as soon as possible

to be eligible for next week’s

d raw.

Port Alfred Bowling Club

What a wonderful turnout at the

club last Tuesday.

It was the biggest crew of

bowlers the club had experienced

for months and all six rinks were

filled.

This was probably due to the

wonderful weather the players

were met with – no horrible wind,

only sunshine.

The highlight of the day was

the naming of Anton Strombeck

and Gordon Goff as honorary life

members.

In his address, club president

Trevor Frost said both men had

served the club unselfishly over

the years in various capacities and

fully deserved to be honoured.

Unfortunately Anton, who was

wheeled into the club in a

wheelchair by his son Hein,

passed away last Saturday. Rest in

peace Anton, and condolences to

his family.

Club president Trevor who

recently underwent treatment to

his lower back returned last week

and to everyone’s amazement

played in the open singles final

against Eddie on Saturday and was

crowned the 2021 champion.

Other news is that the

Christmas cake was won by Lynne

Fourie while Mel had no luck in

drawing her name in the Joker

Draw as did Richard.

Otherwise, the club’s mixed

classic is on track, with several

entries already received. Elzabe,

John and Brian met again last

Monday to follow up on decisions

already made.

It didn’t go so well for Hein,

Neil and Brian who played in the

King William’s Town Classic last

weekend. While it was the same

for all, they battled on the substandard

greens, winning only one

game. One day you are the statue,

the next the pigeon. For Brian it

was a special occasion, meeting

up with his old bowling mates.

The Kekkel en Kraai-sponsored

day was held last Tuesday with

Ben, Boela and Sheila walking

away with a chicken each.

Richard kept on remarking how

well Sheila, a new novice member

had bowled. Well done Sheila.

Well done also to Joanne, who

recently attended and passed an

umpire’s course in Kenton. Hope

you learnt a lot Joanne.

Last Saturday’s winners of the

Radue-sponsored trips were Joan,

Boela and Jen. Many thanks to

Dean and Di of Radue

Optometrists for their sponsorship.

Kowie Bowling Club

With the weather being rather

unpredictable this past week, the

club was fortunate enough to have

had another full week of bowls.

We were very privileged to have

had Billy Radloff, the Protea

bowler, join us for tabs in on

Tuesday. The eventual winners of

the "megabucs" on the were Tony

Brown and Andre Laas.

Thursday afternoons

competetion was won by Denny

Richardson and his team of Jason

Prince and LeanneLinde.

Having had a sprinkle of much

needed rain the previous night,

and playing in near perfect

conditions, Saturday's bragging

rights went to Bryan Burger and

his team of Bugs Wilmot and Rob

Wa l k e r.

The novice competetion

between Lester Scriven and

Lennie Clark came to a hotly

contested final this week, with

Lester taking the winners trophy.

With the Personal Trust

sponsored trips coming up on

Friday the 12th, interested club

members are requested to enter

their teams as soon as possible,

remembering that each team

cannot have more than 22 grading

points.

With the centenary

celebrations just around the

corner, a detailed program of

upgrades on the clubs facilities

was agreed upon by the executive

committee. The brick walkway

between the club and the "B" rink

is in full swing, with the painting

of the roof, and the entire club

building already completed. The

bar has also been revamped, and

additional lighting installed. Much

to the delight of the hard of

hearing (and the late stayers), an

improved sound system has also

been installed.

On Wednesday, we said a very

temporary bon voyage to Dave

Thomas who will be joining his

family in the UK for a short visit.

On a sad note, the club would

like to extend its condolences to

the Strömbeck family from the

Port Alfred Bowling Club on the

passing of Anton. May his soul rest

in peace.

GOLF W E E K LY

Wednesday October 27: R PAG C

Individual Stableford, with 29

p l aye r s .

Results:

1st: Arnie Schultz – 31, 2nd: D ave

Painting – 30, 3rd: Viv Jordan – 29

2 Clubs:

8th: K Counihan

Best Gross: 80 – Dave Painting

Best Nett: 77 – Arnie Schultz

Nearest The Pins:

Fishaways/Debonairs – 6th: None

Galileo Risk – 8th: Melvin

Mbabela

B ra m ’s at the 19th – 11th: None

The Firm – 13th: Peter Thompson

The Firmest Drive – 18th: D ave

Pa i n t i n g

Remax Kowie - Nearest for 2 on

the 1st: Melvin Mbabela

Friday October 29: Rob Hoar

Memorial Golf Day.

Results:

1st: Stuart Dorrington, Paul

Griffiths - 41

2nd: Michael Collins, Dennis

White - 41

3rd: Nick Fox, Terry Counihan –

40

Saturday October 30: Build-It

Betterball Medal, with 36 players.

Results:

1st: Andries Small, Arjan Sap - 62

2nd: Clint Roesstorff, Quinton

Fick - 64

3rd: Butch Lee, André Klopper –

65

4th: Paul Griffiths, Terry Counihan

- 66

2 Clubs:

6th: B Lee, C Poulton

8th: C Lake

Best Gross: 74 –Brian Wright

Best Nett: 70 – Mark Anderson,

Wollie Wolmarans, Clint Roestorff

Nearest The Pins:

Mooifontein Quarry – 6th:

Andries Small

Juan Pretorius Architecture – 8th:

Mark Anderson

B ra m ’s at the 19th – 11th: Pa u l

Griffiths

Fishaways/Debonairs – 13th:

Andries Small

The Firmest Drive – 18th: Brian

Wright

B ra m ’s at the 19th: Nearest for 2

on the 1st: Andries Small

1820s GOLF

Monday October 25: 20 players

in fine weather.

Winners on 41: Brian Robinson,

John Arnold, Patrick O’Kelly, John

H e a t h e r.

Moosehead on 46: Ron Ruiters,

John Lardner-Burke, Wollie

Wolmarans, Juan Southey.

Good Scores: 49 - Eugene

E ra s m u s .

Two Clubs: None.

Thursday October 28: 14 players

in good conditions.

Winners on 40: Peter Rinaldi,

Derek van Harmelen, Nick van

der Merwe, Eugene Erasmus.

Moosehead on 45: Ted Baines,

Trevor Stötter, Dudley Kieser.

Good Scores: 47 - John Arnold,

44 - Derek van Harmellen.

Two Clubs: None.

LADIES’ R E S U LT S

October 26

Thirty-one ladies competed in

blustery conditions for the

President’s Prize : a 2-Ball

Alliance with a twist – choosing 6

holes each of Betterball, Addition

and Multiplication scores.

1st place was taken by Pogs Smith

and Wendy Counihan on 78

points, closely followed by 2nd

placed Sandy Fryer and Prue

Peacock on 77 points. 3rd place

was taken by Donne Piguet and

Sylvia Foster on 74 points.

A further prize for the most fun,

longest day was awarded Kim

Gardner and Margie Siegers.

Nearest the pins were won by

Ingrid Griffiths on the 6th

(sponsored by Top Carpets), Carol

Lee on the 8th (sponsored by the

ladies section), Margie Siegers on

the 11th (also sponsored by the

ladies section) and by Prue

Peacock on the 13th (nearest-fortwo,

sponsored by The Firm).

The Longest Drive competition on

Hole 16 was won by Carol Lee in

the 0-21 handicaps division and

the winner in the 22-onwards

division was Donne Piguet.

The only two club of the afternoon

was Carol Lee’s two club on the

8th.

The competition on November 9

will be a 3-Ball Alliance for the

Captain’s Prize followed by the

Ladies’ AG M .

PORT ALFRED MIXED RESULTS

October 30

With the predicted strong winds

only coming up later in the

morning, 17 players took part in

Saturday morning’s PAM

competition.

Fanie Smit, Len Bohnen, Tony

Halse and Pat Halse won the

competition with 88 points,

earning each a voucher from

Penny Farthing. The runners-up on

84 points were Keith Rugg, Mike

Krige, Lindy Krige and Maureen

McGarvie. Trailing a little behind,

the longest walk (on a count out)

was made by Glynnis Renecle,

Neal Shaw and Derek Sinclair on

81 points.

Both Fanie Smit and Keith Rugg

had two clubs on the 8th hole and

Fanie was also nearest the pin on

the 8th to win the bottle of wine.

The best nett of the morning went

to Derek Sinclair with his nett 70

which won him a voucher from

Fi s h away s / D e b o n a i r s .

KGB RESULTS

Tuesday October 26: Threat of

rain did not deter 30 golfers that

participated early morning to be

drawn in two 3-balls and six 4-

balls to play a Stableford Alliance

2-scores-to-count competition.

Russell Warren, Len Bohnen and

Mike Stadler (79+5) tie with Keith

Rugg, Jimmy van Rensburg, Andy

Manson and John Dell as well as

Guy Cash, Barrie Brady, John

Abbott and Dave Curran finished

in joint first place on 84 points.

Bob Shaw, Brian Shirley, Peter

Longhurst and Heinz Czepluch,

with their return of 77 points

earned the Hamer en Sukkel.

John Dell birdied the par three 8th

hole to be surpassed by Ross

Grainger with his birdie on the par

three 11th hole to take the 2-club

pool for his covey.

Peter Reed was the only

individual to be worthy of a

mention with a solid 70 nett on

the morning.

Friday October 29: Placid

conditions early morning saw 36

players enter the draw a

Stableford Alliance 2-scores-tocount

on the even holes and 3-

scores-to-count on the odd holes

format was played as nine 4-balls.

Lindy Krige, Russell Warren, Mike

Beaumont and Dave Curran won

the morning’s proceedings with

101 points. Three coveys

comprising John Abbott, Keith

Rugg, Brian Shirley and Andy

Barnes as well as Martin

Lambrechts, Peter Sinclair, Guy

Cash and Mike Krige along with

Jimmy van Rensburg, Heather van

Harmelen, Peter Reed and Brian

Reid finished joint second on 99

points.

Shaun Uys, Barrie Brady, Andy

Manson and Heinz Czepluch

found that they had taken early

possession of the Hamer en

Sukkel with no relief to save them

with their return of 89 points.

Tony Halse and Lindy Krige both

birdied the par three 8th hole but

the 2-club pool was secured for

his covey by Paul Fryer with his

birdie on the par three 11th hole.

Russell Warren shot a sound

individual 70 nett while Pat Halse

and Martin Lambrechts both

improved on that with individual

69 netts to be individual players of

the day.

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