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Court order on cattle

Ndlambe Municipality again given deadlines to address issues of stray animals, mismanagement

JON HOUZET

Another high court judgment has

been handed down on the issue

of stray cattle on Ndlambe’s

roads and the municipality’s

mismanagement of its commonages.

Three years after obtaining a court

order against the municipality, and five

years after litigation began, AgriEC and

the Alexandria Agricultural Association

returned to court, along with four

farmers who have been personally

affected by issues of commonage

mismanagement, broken fences, stock

theft, and straying and diseased cattle

on their land.

The four farmers are Brent

McNamara, Ignatius Muller, Elizabeth

Klopper and Koos van Rooyen.

In addition to the municipality,

municipal manager Rolly Dumezweni

and mayor Khululwa Ncamiso were

listed as respondents in their official

positions and their personal capacity.

In a judgment handed down last

week, acting justice Avinash Govindjee

gave strict deadlines to the respondents

to address various issues.

He ordered the respondents to

implement an application procedure in

terms of the municipality’s prevention

of public nuisance and keeping of

animals bylaws, for anyone who wants

to keep animals within the

municipality’s residential areas, public

spaces or commonages. This has to be

done within three months of the order.

Furthermore, the permit application

procedure must ensure that permits are

only issued in circumstances where all

relevant legislative provisions are

adhered to, including the Animal

Identification Act, the Animal Diseases

Act, and the Conservation of

Agricultural Resources Act.

Also within three months, the

municipality and its co-respondents

have to implement an animal

traceability system, which includes a

tamper-evident method of marking

authorised animals; immediate

verification of animal ownership;

records of ownership; record of health

status of animals; a tariff system

applicable to authorised keeping of

animals; a procedure to remove

animals that have died, been sold or

disposed of from the traceability

system; and a procedure to re-allocate

animal authorisation identification.

Within six months, the respondents

must report on the implementation of a

management plan in respect of each

commonage under the municipality’s

control. The plan must include a

commonage carrying capacity review

programme and over-grazing

prevention plans.

By February 28, the respondents

have to provide a report on a

maintenance programme regarding

inspecting, maintaining, repairing or

replacing infrastructure on the said

commonages, including fencing, gates,

livestock watering points, animal

handling, dipping facilities, tagging

facilities and cattle races.

The respondents also have to

implement a plan to ensure that annual

inspections are held to determine the

health status of animals, particularly in

regard to the notifiable diseases

referred to in the Animal Diseases Act.

There is a six-month deadline in

which to do this, and the respondents

also have to keep a register of the

inspections and outcomes.

Within five months, the respondents

have to ensure that all animals kept

within commonages, public spaces

and residential areas, which are not

authorised in terms of its permit system

are impounded in phases to

accommodate the holding capacity of

the municipal pound.

No animals that have been

impounded may be released until

authorised by the permit system.

Within three months, the

municipality has to start collecting

tariffs in accordance with the tariff

system for keeping authorised animals.

Within 60 days, the respondents must

implement a system to reimburse

private citizens who have incurred

costs as a result of animals which had

to be impounded.

The respondents also have to file

reports in the form of sworn statements

on progress made within seven months,

and the applicants have the right of

response within 30 days of such

reports.

The municipality, municipal

manager and mayor were ordered to

pay costs, with one paying and the

other absolved.

Agri EC welcomed the court’s

decision, saying stray animals in rural

towns and on rural roads had increased

exponentially in recent years. The DA

PERMITS AND

CONTROL:

Ndlambe

Municipality has

again been

ordered by the

high court in

Makhanda to

address the stray

cattle issue

Picture: JON

HOUZET

also issued a statement, saying it would

monitor the implementation of the

court order, with specific focus on the

rollout of a permit and tariff system for

a nyo n e seeking to keep livestock on

commonages, public spaces and stateowned

farms.

“We will request a full inventory of

livestock on these farms and an

investigation of the officials,

councillors and other high-earning

individuals, who own the cattle

roaming in our streets.

“Abusing the privilege of the use of

these farms is to the detriment of

indigent people, for whom the

commonages are meant to provide,”

incoming DA councillor Nadine

Haynes said.

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Church called to act when

cases of GBV are reported

CANDLES OF HOPE: Members of different church denominations, political parties, and residents, join hands in

prayer against gender-based violence (GBV), at a meeting hosted by Men for Change at the Ingubo centre on

Sunday afternoon. Attendees wore all black in memory of those who have been killed or affected through GBV

Picture: TK MTIKI

REFLECTING KINDNESS

TK MTIKI

Men for Change

invited all

community

stakeholders such as

churches, political

parties and community

members to join together

in prayer against genderbased

violence (GBV), at

the Ingubo centre in

Ndlovini on Sunday

afternoon.

Attendees wore all

black in memory of those

who have lost their lives

to GBV.

Among those

attending were

municipal infrastructure

director Noluthando

Vithi, ANC councillor

Andile Marasi and EFF

councillor Xolisa Runeli,

who left in the middle of

proceedings.

Prophet Moshosho

Moshosho led the prayer,

with all attendees

holding a burning candle

which he defined as a

Men for Change host

joint prayer meeting

sign of hope.

He e n c o u ra g e d

pastors to listen to ch u rch

members who

encountered domestic

violence.

“The time has come

where we need to listen

to people without asking

them questions.

“Sometimes we

preach a lot to people

who do not want

preaching, who just want

to be heard.

“When a mother

comes in crying let us

give them time to talk

and don’t be fast to bring

your theology,”

Moshosho said.

“There is one woman

who died in my hands. I

was part of her death, her

husband was chasing her

with a gun. Instead of

using other means to

solve her problem, I said

I will fast for your

situation.

“Unfortunately, when

I came back from fasting

– in fact I did not even

start the fasting – on my

way to fasting I was

phoned to come and

bury the very same

wo m a n .

“Sometimes we say to

them go back to the same

situation. The situations

of this time need

w i s d o m ,” he said.

He also revealed that

he recently told another

couple to separate

because they were

endangering each other if

they continued to live

t o g e t h e r.

“Separation is not

divorce, it is to give time

and space to people who

might endanger

themselves. I put

principles and said to

them if you want to save

your marriage you will

call me or another man

of God to renew your

vow s ,” he said.

He went on to say:

“The question is, as a

man don’t you have a

hand-brake and that

hand-brake is called selfcontrol.

If I have anger

issues I should attend

anger classes.

“The problem is not a

woman or girlfriend, it is

my issues.”

EASY TO INDENTIFY: The Car Guard Feeding Group which

serves sandwiches to car guards in town on Tuesday and

Thursday has donated 16 branded reflective vests to the car

guards. Each reflective vest donated has the name and photo

of the car guard on the left or right chest. Volunteer Yvonne

Basden appealed for a donation of vegetables or meat and

macaroni to be able to continue to feed the needy people. She

can be contacted on 076-180-7627. Donations came from left

Jono Basden, Carol Oliver, Yvonne Basden, Robin Collett and

Cynthia O’ehley Picture: TKMTIKI

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JON HOUZET

Commercial boat

operators have been

granted a 50% rebate

on their licences by

Ndlambe Municipality.

Sunshine Coast

Tourism announced

the good news this

week to commercial

boat operators, who

are among the

businesses which lost

significant income

under the higher

Covid-19 lockdown

level restrictions that

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“We are pleased to

finally send you

confirmation from

Ndlambe Municipality

confirming rebates for

commercial boat

licencing.

“As you know, we

applied on your behalf

in July, and finally,

confirmation has come

t h r o u g h ,” tourism

manager Sandy Birch

said.

The municipality’s

rates and valuation

committee approved

rebates for the

following operators:

CunnyKlaNie, Kowie

Bunga, Halyards, Port

Alfred Houseboats,

Greg Dixon, Sibuya

Game Reserve,

Kingfisher Cruises, Let’s

Go Cruises, Blackfish

Fishing Charters,

Integrity Cruises,

Kowie River Cruises,

Outdoor Focus and

Woodlands Cruises.

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CHECK YOUR SUGAR: Members of the Port Alfred Lions Club offered

free diabetes screening to shoppers at Rosehill Mall last Saturday, the

day before World Diabetes Day. Lions also were selling their popular

Christmas cakes. If you haven’t got a cake yet, Lions will be back at

Rosehill on November 22 and December 4, 8, 15 and 18, and at Heritage

Mall on November 18, 20, 25 and 27, and December 7, 11 and 13 P i c t u re :

JON HOUZET

Council

inauguration

next week

JON HOUZET

The inauguration of the new council has been

postponed to Tuesday November 23, along

with a protest that was intended to be timed

with the council meeting.

The new council was meant to have been

sworn in yesterday (Wednesday), according to a

municipal notice of the meeting placed in the

newspaper last week, but TotT learnt that the

meeting was postponed on Tuesday, with the

new date still unknown at the time.

In anticipation of the council inauguration,

the Port Alfred and Nemato Infrastructure

Concerns (Panic) group had applied to hold a

peaceful protest outside the civic centre, the

issue being the ongoing lack of water.

It also wants to present a memorandum to

the municipal manager.

Panic had to delay its protest until the new

date for the council meeting.

In a notice to members, Panic said: “Th e

ANC doesn’t have its new council approved

and set up yet. Apparently they have until

November 23 to finalise this.

“Members of the Panic committee met with

the municipality [on Tuesday] to give the

background and motivation for the

demonstration. Due to [being] unsure when the

inaugural council meeting will be rescheduled,

Panic will have to reapply once that date is

known, but the groundwork has been done.”

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SA Legion remembers the fallen

Recalling sacrifices of others reminds us

to be grateful, says Rev Spenceley

JON HOUZET

Their ranks are thinning as they age,

but old soldiers still gather every

Remembrance Day to honour the

fallen in World War 1 and 2.

Remembrance Day harkens back to

the Armistice which ended World War 1

at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the

11th month of 1918.

Aside from services which may be

held on November 11, it is also

commemorated on the Sunday closest to

November 11.

TotT attended the service hosted by

the SA Legion, Alexandria branch, at the

Kenton Methodist Church on Sunday.

Rev Des Spenceley led the service,

starting with Psalm 3 as the call to

wo r s h i p .

Hymns included Abide with Me, Fa s t

MOVING ON

Falls the Eventide, and O God Our Help

in Ages Past, a favourite standard for

memorial services.

Spenceley spoke of the importance of

remembering.

He said remembering should make

people feel gratitude for the sacrifice of

those who died in conflicts for freedom.

“It should strengthen our resolve to do

our part in serving God and others.”

The horror of war should motivate the

need for peace between nations, he said.

“But we are helpless to bring this about.

“There are wars and rumours of wars

to come. Jesus is our only certain hope.

“When we are discouraged by

circumstances, Jesus gives us hope.”

The Alexandria branch of the SA

Legion was founded in 1945 and more

recently a permanent base was

established in the old village offices at

OLD SOLDIERS: Members of the SA Legion, Alexandria branch, hold a Remembrance Day service at the

Kenton Methodist Church on Sunday, being the closest Sunday to November 11 Picture: JON HOUZET

Bushman’s River Mouth. The SA Legion’s

aims also include assisting ex-servicemen

in need, including their dependents, as

well as providing social activities for

members.

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FAREWELL: Gwynn Crothall, left, chair of the

Lower Albany Historical Society, presents

Avonne Pickering with a thank you gift and

flowers at their committee meeting on

November 9 at Glen’s Den, Settlers Park.

Pickering, who has been LAHS secretary for

five years, is relocating to Cape Town

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Readers mostly unaware of

new RO plant put on hold

Delay to allow environmental

affairs to give alternatives: Panic

TK MTIKI

TotT’s latest Facebook

question was: What is

your response to the

Department of Environmental

Affairs halting the installation of

the 1ML RO plant in Wharf

Street?

Despite Talk of the Town

reporting in the November 11

edition on why the new RO

plant was put on hold, Facebook

readers seemed unaware of this

when responding to TotT’s

Facebook question. According

to the information provided to

TotT by the Port Alfred and

Nemato Infrastructure Concerns

(Panic) group, the reason was:

“Project is on hold to allow for

environmental affairs to offer

alternative suggestions.”

Concern has previously been

expressed about the effect of the

brine discharge into the Kowie

River, and the lack of an EIA.

Angus Schlemmer wa s

among those who did not know

the reason.

Jürgen Kahle said the

department did not normally

halt operations on a project

unless there were serious issues,

and pondered what the full story

wa s .

Aletta MacCallum

responded to Kahle, saying: “I

agree, all very hush hush”.

Linda Reynolds also

responded, saying: “Licence to

abstract water issue.”

Gert Van Der Merwe said:

“Eight months without water not

a joke!”

Colleen Denniss said: “If you

remember with the first plant it

was altered all the time due to

101 excuses – this is no

different. Everything in this

municipality works at snail’s

pace involving many stops and

goes. That’s just how they work.

And while this all goes on the

town remains without water.”

Graham Martin said:

“Probably infighting over who is

entitled to the bribes. That

obviously has to be sorted out

f i r s t .”

He was echoed by Dirk

S wa n e p o e l who said: “Wa i t i n g

for their kickback maybe?”

Jaco Van Rensburg

said: “And don’t forget all the

fighting and bickering on FB

[Facebook] and the newspaper

supporting the EFF in boycotting

the waterworks.”

He added that there was a lot

of misinformation and halftruths

being peddled on social

media and the town needed

water desperately.

Pointing out an apparent

double standard, Ja c o b u s

Reinier Grové said: “But QFS

plant is no problem, and sewage

in the river is not a problem.”

He also asked why the

department of environmental

affairs did not focus on what is

important, like sewage spilling

into the river from the municipal

pump in Wharf Street.

Jenni Nicholabest said:

“Sewerage gurgling up on

corner stand, Sea Breeze not a

problem either.

“Keep selling the stands so

that we end up to our eye balls

in it. Water needed urgently.”

Trish Shearar said: “Wharf

Street was not the right location

for an RO plant.

“I remember when they had

one there previously, the noise

for the residents facing it in Van

der Riet Street was terrible.”

Daniel John O’Neill

sarcastically said: “Think the

only way to salvage any money

is to make a comic book series

about the RO plant.”

Robin Collett said it was

nothing new, delay after delay.

Colin Hilder said: “But it is

OK for the sewage to pour into

the Kowie.”

Cindy Claassens Hunt said

she was disgusted by such

incompetence, while

Charmaine Tuck labelled it as

more expenditure by taxpayers.


EDITORIAL

OPINION

Court order

needs teeth

There is now another court order against

Ndlambe Municipality for its neglect of the

stray cattle issue and its mismanagement of

commonages.

But will it make any difference?

Residents who follow the issue might

remember a very similar court order in July

2018, then by Judge Clive Plasket,

instructing the municipality to ensure the

tagging and branding of animals,

implement a tariff system for those who

keep animals on municipal land or

commonages, determine the health status

of such animals, comply with the carrying

capacity of its commonages, repair and

maintain fences, and impound all

unauthorised animals found on municipal

land, commonages and wandering in

residential areas.

There were strict deadlines attached to

each part of the order, from three months to

two years from the date of the order.

Farmers who had been frustrated for

years with problems associated with

commonage mismanagement, broken

fences, stock theft, and straying and

diseased cattle on their land believed they

finally had attained a legal victory and the

municipality would be compelled to obey.

Likewise residents who have long had to

deal with the hazards of stray cattle on

public roads, especially on the R72 on Port

Alfred’s east bank, rejoiced that something

would finally be done.

Not so. The situation remained the

same, and in some ways became worse.

Almost daily, the Port Alfred CPF

WhatsApp traffic group receives messages

from irate residents complaining about the

latest incident of motorists having to avoid

stray cattle in the road.

There are apparently “ra n g e r s ” that are

meant to herd these cattle away from the

road, who by some convoluted measure,

have to be called by the fire department. It’s

a wholly inadequate way of addressing the

problem.

The municipality makes no effort to

impound the stray cattle or fine the owners.

Farmers also got no joy from the court

order. It was utterly lacking any

consequence for non-compliance.

But AgriEC did not let the matter rest.

Behind the scenes the legal battle

continued.

Thus far the high court in Makhanda has

been reluctant to grant a contempt order

against the municipality and the municipal

manager and mayor in their personal

capacities, for failing to address the issue,

more than three years after the court

instructed the municipality to implement

the very same things in the latest order.

Organs of state are given much leeway

by the courts and appear to be shielded

from repercussions which would rain down

on private citizens.

We hope there are actual consequences

for the municipality for further failure to

comply. This problem must be resolved.

Jon Houzet

The communal water tanks

serving the residents of New Rest

in Nemato were without water for

three days last week.

The water truck only arrived to

fill up the communal tanks on the

day that Talk of the Town

published its article on the

rumours around the reason for the

situation.

Hennie Nel confirmed the

municipality had paid him for

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Rain an answer to

prayer, giving hope

We have been called to pray

for life-giving rains to fall on

our thirsty but beautiful

Sunshine Coast.

In recent weeks we have

been blessed with more

than 70mm recorded in 24

hours.

The tanks have been

filled, water has flowed over

saturated ground into dams

and rivers.

Our prayers have been

answered with sufficient

reply to give us hope.

“Do any of the worthless

idols bring rain?

Do the skies themselves

bring down showers?

No, it is you Lord our

God.

Therefore our hope is in

you, for you are the one who

does all.” (Jeremiah 14:22)

Let us continue to give

thanks to Him who knows

our every need.

BRYAN HEINE, Bushman’s

R ive r

Second-hand manners, service

As we are moving and must

sell off most of the house

contents, I asked a dealer to

make me an offer.

Firstly, he arrived with a

notebook, cutting back on

the very reasonable prices

the items were marked at.

He told me he would

email me the offer. At about

9am the next day he arrived

with a light delivery vehicle

Water tanks dry in New Rest

water from his borehole, and

Ndlambe municipal spokesperson

Cecil Mbolekwa said water trucks

were filling communal tanks on a

daily basis.

So the problem is obviously a

fault in the supply chain, with

and trailer, and told me he is

here to load.

I didn’t know what, I

didn’t know the price he

offered, I didn’t know which

items.

Fortunately I asked

Second Best to quote.

They accepted the

marked prices, arranged a

time to collect, and payment

terms. They honoured the

some areas not being serviced

regularly. The municipality must

address this as it’s not the first time

residents have been unable to get

wa t e r for days at a time.

According to the department

of water & sanitation, it is illegal to

Beautiful old trees hacked

I was appalled to see two beautiful old trees

in Biscay Road, opposite SPAR, had been

ruthlessly cut down to almost nothing last

week – presumably because of all the birds

nesting in them!

When will people stop arrogantly

arrangement in full. Excellent

service, Sanelle.

As for the ldv/trailer man,

after telling him I accepted

someone else’s quote he

started swearing at me, spun

the tyres of the ldv and left in

a tantrum like a naughty kid.

At 4pm his offer arrived

by email, how pathetic.

HENDRIK BARNARD

sell water from a private borehole,

so I presume the municipality has

ensured Mr Nel has the correct

water use licence to assist in the

present critical situation?

MARION WHITEHEAD

thinking we are the only ones who have a

God-given right to be here? Nature is such a

beautiful gift and we mess with it at our

own, and our earth’s peril!

ALL LIFE IS IMPORTANT

Let’s not turn town into a toilet

Our town is in serious

trouble with the upcoming

season fast approaching.

The parking at West

Beach by Guido’s is looking

dismal with sand blown

onto the pavement and the

municipal employees who

are responsible to ensure it

is kept at bay seem to be fast

asleep or not bothered to

perform their jobs.

The East Beach parking

is barely accessible as per

your front page photo in last

week’s paper. What is being

done about the situation?

But worst is the

increasing amount of

people urinating along the

main road.

The area by the taxi rank

always has litter being

thrown over the wall and at

any time of the day there

will be someone standing

urinating against the wall.

The worst is women are

now doing the same.

Squatting on the side of the

road baring their bottoms!

The litter around town is

appalling and the little

shanty shops popping up

e ve r y wh e r e makes the town

seem tired and not loved.

I know this town is

loved, but it seems people

have stopped caring. This is

not how investment in Port

Alfred will be attracted.

Some years ago

someone was quoted in this

paper as saying that if he

drove through Port Alfred

and saw the state of this

town he would reconsider

investing here. That was

years ago, it is much worse

n ow.

Come townspeople of

Port Alfred! You retired

here, are raising children

here, have businesses here.

Take ownership of this

town and bring some

positivity back. Stop waiting

for someone else to do

something, you do it.

Arrange clean-ups in

your neighbourhoods, pick

up rubbish on your walks

and reprimand those who

have no regard for the town.

Business owners do

something about the

appearance of your

business, replace the tired

signage, plant some flowers,

remove posters of events

gone by.

On a note of positivity,

well done to the

municipality on painting the

wooden fence and benches

at the braai pens and the

new dustbins around town.

Let’s hope the bins are

used. Perhaps some signage

to say ‘Use the bins – keep

our town beautiful’?

NO TO PUBLIC URINATION

Em e rge n cy N u m b e rs

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Lots on offer at the Ladies

Night/Christmas markets

FACE 2 FACE with /

Justin Louw

QTell us about your

occupation.

AI am a manager at Freshstop

A n dy ’s.

Q: What is the most satisfying

aspect of the work you do?

A: Meeting new people and

seeing them happy when

leaving our shop.

In response to an overwhelming

call from our community, we’re

pleased to announce that a

second Ladies’ Night Market

will take place on Friday

December 3 in the Port Alfred

High School hall.

The format will be the same

as before with plenty of quality,

beautiful and unusual items on

sale, as well as a fashion show

and food and beverage options.

Tickets are already on sale

through El Shaddai Christian

Academy, Kowie Foundation

School and PAHS. At R25 a

ticket, each lady is

automatically entered into a

lucky draw.

But wait, there’s more. The

event will continue in the form

of a December Xmas Market on

Saturday December 4 and will

be open to the public at no

ch a r g e .

It is the ideal opportunity to

get that gift sorted while

supporting local entrepreneurs.

A food court as well as

various kids’ activities will also

be on offer, making it a fun and

festive outing for the whole

family in a safe environment.

Any trade or prize inquiries

can be directed to

marketing@pahs.co.za or 084-

607-6174.

All necessary C19 protocols

will be in place and funds raised

are for the educational needs of

our community’s children.

ADELE STECK, LAURA GUEST

AND KATHRYN STANFORD, the

organisers

Q: What is the one tourist

aspect you would recommend

to a visitor to the Sunshine

Coast?

A: Fishing – we have the most

amazing fishing spots.

Q: If you have a bucket list,

what is the top item you would

like to do?

A: Drive a race car.

Q: What is your motto in life?

A: Never leave for tomorrow

what you can do today.

G2C RACE

Q: What keeps you motivated?

A: Getting things done and my

family they keep me going.

PEDAL PALS: Port Alfred

cyclists, Carla Boshoff, left,

and Signet Samuel are still

hale and hearty after

completing the recent G2C

mountain bike race from

Makhanda to Port Alfred

Picture: JON HOUZET

Q: With the high

unemployment rate in our

country, what do you think

could be done to address the

situation?

A: Our people’s attitudes need

to change. Got too used to

handouts instead of going out

and look for work or start your

own. It does not matter how

small as long as you keep trying.

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: With the permission of

government with regards to

people putting up solar heating

systems, I think that government

should just allow people to do

as they see fit. They are paying

after all.

Q: What is your favourite music

of all time?

A: Slow jams, I am old school.

Q: What is the one item that is

always in your fridge?

A: Energy drinks.

Q: If you could be president of

South Africa for one day, what

would be the top three things

you would do for your day in

office?

A: 1. Stop corruption; 2. Make

sure the youth get opportunities

to study;

3. Our healthcare needs to be

seriously jacked up.

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Served Sunday 21 November 2021

Soup of the Day with Portuguese Bread Or

Creamy Garlic and White Wine Mussels with

Ciabatta, Roast Pork, Roast Chicken Or Roast

Beef served with Rice, Roast Baby Potatoes,

Seasonal Vegetables and Gravy and Malva and

Custard Or Ice Cream and Chocolate Sauce

Ź

150g Steak, Egg & Chips OR Fish & Chips

12 Prawns with Rice OR Chips

with Lemon OR Garlic Butter

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2 Portuguese Rolls,

Meatballs with Cheese,

Greek Napolitana, Greek

Arrabiata and Chimichurri

Creamy Butter Sauce

Chicken served with

Rice, a Wrap, Salsa

and Tzatziki

T’s & C’s

Highlander Pub open Monday – Sunday 10h00 until late & Paper Nautilus Open Monday – Friday – 07h00 – 10h00,

Saturdays, Sundays & Public Holidays – 07h00 – 11h00

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Port

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Bonsai Club

annual show

All invited to attend demonstration

On December 3 and 4 the

Sunshine Coast Bonsai

Club will host their popular

annual show at the Girl Guide Hall

in Port Alfred.

The 2021 theme is the

development of bonsai trees over

time.

The trees on display will be

grouped into various stages of

training, to show how a bonsai is

created.

All are invited to come and learn

about the art of growing bonsai and

to view the demonstrations held by

David Brewis on the Saturday.

Bonsai starter trees, pots and

equipment will be on sale, and all

who are interested to join this

amazingly fulfilling hobby for young

and old can ask for club

membership forms to join in 2022.

Show hours are from 10am to

4pm Friday and Saturday. All are

welcome.

See advert for contact details.

Delicious choices

at Stoompot

56 Van Der Riet Street, Port Alfred

Contact: 079 728 3283

@DieStoompot

•Hamburgers

•Wraps •Platters

•Fish •Chips

•Chicken Strips

And much more

PRECISION WORK: Derick Kleynhans

demonstrating pruning and shaping a beautiful

bonsai at the Sunshine Coast Bonsai Club’s

exhibition at the Port Alfred Girl Guide Hall in

2019 Picture: JON HOUZET

Are you craving a bacon and

cheese burger with a homemade

mince patty?

Or how about some slap chips

liberally drizzled with salt and

vinegar? Or perhaps something

healthier: a tangy, grilled chicken

salad with dressing on the side?

Whatever your preference,

Stoompot Takeaways has it in

store for you.

Situated at 56 Van der Riet

Street and open from 9am-5pm

weekdays, Stoompot offers great

value for m o n e y.

The fried fish and calamari

combo is a bestseller at only R70,

and the Russian and chips is a

steal at R30.

Stoompot also has great daily

specials, some of which have

proven so popular they’ve made it

onto the menu.

Try one of the massive Gatsbys:

a large roll topped with lettuce,

tomato, gherkin, crispy chicken or

calamari strips, a generous

handful of homemade slap chips

and lashings of the Stoompot

sweet chilli mayo.

Other, more exotic specials

have included beef chow mein

and steak prego rolls.

Everything on site is made

fresh daily.

Tasty vetkoek is available from

11am onwards, with your choice

of toppings: the curry mince and

chicken, bacon and cheese

proving popular choices.

For convenience, deliveries are

free within the CBD and orders

can be made telephonically or via

WhatsApp on 079-728-3283.

Stoompot’s chefs also cater for

a variety of small and large

functions, from simple finger

sandwiches to an assortment of

picnic delights: meatballs, chicken

strips, bite-sized calamari wraps,

among others.

Platters are tailor-made to

specifications, so pop into the

shop and one of the welcoming

staff members will assist you with

your quote.

Postnet now

offers criminal

record checks

Shop 1, Anchorage Mall, Gluckman Rd, Port Alfred

Tel: 087 350 4169

Email: port alfred@postnet.co.za

website: https://portalfred.postnet.co.za

Adding to its extensive range of

services, Postnet now also offers

criminal record checks.

Criminal record checks are

generally used in the recruitment/

HR industry as a form of preemployment

screening.

Outside the corporate market

there is a growing consumer

market, which includes

homeowners and small businesses,

who employ staff.

The South African Council for

Educators (SACE) in 2018

announced that everyone applying

for registration, including

updates/renewals, must submit a

South African Police Clearance

Certificate from the SAPS not older

than six months at the time of

submission, irrespective of the

country of origin.

This means all teachers in SA

will be required to have a criminal

record check run annually.

Postnet will provide the best

possible platform for teachers to get

this done.

See advert for cost and contact

details.


ENJOYING NATURE

BOOKWORM: Zimi Dlakiya in Grade R at El Shaddai Christian

Academy read the most in the Clever Cat programme during

the school’s Reader Leader initiative

CELEBRATING READERS: Congratulations to this term’s

winners for the Reader Leaders in the Foundation phase at El

Shaddai Christian Academy. From left, in first place is Lara

Oosthuizen, second place Jesse Ndoro and third place Kuhle

Mbatsha

A FUN BUNCH: El

Shaddai Christian

Academy won the

prize for the best

water point on the

10km route of the

2021 Smash the

Pineapple run and it

is easy to see why.

The posters drew

smiles on the faces

of everyone coming

up the steep hill of

Alfred Road

MANY RIVERS TO CROSS: Bushwillow Primary School pupils

Nicholas van Graan, Troy Smith, Kristen Williams, Leila

Cameron and Laik Santos-Osman take a moment to appreciate

the Kariega River on their nature hike

New Vehicles:

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2021 Ford Ranger 2.2 TDCI XL 4x2 6AT.......................... R490000

Used Vehicles:

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2021 Ford Figo 1.5 Ambiente Demo 4800kms..................... R185 000

2018 Honda Jazz 1.2 Comfort/ MT 47000kms................... R169 900

2015 Mazda 1.3 Active MT 9500kms......................................... R114 900

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N E I G H B O U R LY NOTES

E-mail Jon Houzet at h o u ze t j @ t a l kof t h e tow n .c o. za or fax (046) 624-2293

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

THE SA government has

extended the lockdown under

level 1 by another month, until

December 15.

Cooperative Governance

and Traditional Affairs minister

Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

made the announcement by

government gazette last

weekend.

The only explanation given

for further extension was to

augment the existing legislation

and contingency measures

taken to address the pandemic.

As of Wednesday November

17, SA has 16,814 active cases,

and there have been 89,504

deaths attributed to Covid-19

and 2,820,030 recoveries.

SA now approaches 21

months under some level of

lockdown since the state of

disaster was declared at the end

of March 2020.

There have been 18

extensions of the regulations.

WE send bright thoughts and

warmest birthday wishes to

everyone celebrating a birthday

and hopefully may it be the best

e ve r.

Congratulations, especially

to Fiona Timm, Ruan Cannon,

Rudolf van der Heever,

Kathleen Hill, Cordelia Quma,

Jacques Westraadt, Shelley

Handley, Des Spenceley, Clive

Harworth, Amy Wilmot, Jenny

Hoseck, Sandra Hayward, Jovan

Alexander, Mike Millard, Buks

de Kock, Kayleigh Parsons,

Graham Strachan, Cindy

Charter, Olivia Charter, Duncan

Minott, Jill Bax, Colette Reid,

Hilpert twin sisters Michaela

and Monique, Lydia Atteridge,

Lisa Tarr, Julia Stevens, Ann

McCann, Bella Metcalf, Lynette

Keeton, Jacquiline du Preez,

Zoey Harris, Stella Heunis,

Gladman Sontsonga, Taryn

Hickman, Lettie Plaatjie,

Geofrey Duruwe, Richard

Rudman, Barry Allen, Peter

Reed, Barbara Carolan, Mo

Goff, Shalmedine Brooks,

Gavin Keeton, Tyrone Dixon,

Lindi Garner, Omica

Ngqowana, Ilse Wicks, Anita

Thompson, Toni Metcalf, Sylvia

Strydom and Brandon Handley.

C O N G R AT U L AT I O N S and

continued success to the

businesses celebrating another

anniversary, especially to

Cherrywood Nursery (Kentonon-Sea),

Kekkel en Kraai, Try

Me for Tours, The Corner

Gallery (Bathurst).

WITH 2020’s figures in brackets

to compare against, the rand

was trading at R15.52 to the

dollar (R15.37), R20.88 to the

pound (R20.40), and R17.56 to

the euro (R18.26).

Commodities were trading

with gold at R1,855.95 per fine

ounce ($1,888.54), platinum at

R1,066.00 per ounce ($931.80)

and Brent crude oil at R81.95

per barrel ($44.08).

WEDDING a n n ive r s a r y

congratulations and may there

be many more years of

continued happiness to Jaco

and Cheryl Delport, Matthew

and Casey van Niekerk, and Vic

and Beryl Goddard.

GOLDEN PAIR: Port Alfred

residents David and Margaret

Foulkes celebrate their

golden wedding anniversary

with family at the Oceana

Resort on October 23. They

were married in 1971 in

M a rg a re t ’s hometown of

Redditch, UK. At the time

they were both serving in the

British army in Germany,

which is where they met

THOUGHT for the week:

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness

of life. It turns what we have

into enough, and more.”

BEST regards as always,

The Team

DIARISE THIS

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PLEASE SEND YOUR DIARY

ENTRIES TO: e-

mailh o u z e t j @ t a l k o f t h e t ow n . c o . z a ,

or message the Talk of the Town

Facebook page, or drop in at 29

Miles Street, Port Alfred from

8am to 4.30pm, Monday to

Fr i d ay.

Thursday November 18

Lower Albany Historical

Society’s Morse Jones Memorial

Lecture – 10am – Don Powis

Hall, Settlers Park. The topic

will be Thomas Baines, 1820

Settler and ‘The greatest of

Southern Africa’s artistexplorers...

naturalist,

navigator, cartographer, writer

and above all, prolific and

talented painter.’ (Wallis, 1942).

Research by Rod Hooper Box

and presentation by Dave

Hawkins, LAHS president.

Friday November 19

Buco Golf Day at the Royal Port

Alfred Golf Club.

Bottomless Wine on the Dune –

5pm to 7pm – Je r r y ’s on the Dune

in Kenton-on-Sea. R150 per

person.

Monday November 22

Kowie Museum AGM at Don

Powis Hall at Settlers Park, 5pm

for 5:30pm. Speaker well-known

historian Kathie Satchwell.

Tuesday November 23

ACVV Diaz Home AGM at 10am.

Contact (046) 653-0133 to RSVP.

Friday November 26

Casablanca- inspired winepairing

evening at The Thistle

restaurant at Royal St Andrews

Hotel.

Saturday November 27

Medolino Market at Medolino

Caravan Park, Hards street, Port

Alfred. Launch of the PA’s Got

Talent show at 10am.

Create your own photo book at

Silverleaf Centre. Workshop by

CharlDurand. Contact 071-844-

2420 for more information and to

book.

Friday December 3

Christmas Carols by Candlelight

at Settlers Park, 5.30 for 6pm. The

event is open only for residents

and associated members and

families of those. Chairs will be

provided. Bring your torch and

mask. Limited seats.

Ladies’ Night Market at Port Alfred

High School Hall from 6pm.

Ladies only. Tickets R25, includes

a welcome drink. Fundraiser for

PAHS, El Shaddai Christian

Academy and Kowie Foundation

S ch o o l .

Friday December 3 and

Saturday December 4

Sunshine Coast Bonsai Club

annual show at the Girl Guide

Hall in Port Alfred. Show hours

are from 10am to 4pm Friday and

Saturday. All are welcome.

Demonstrations by David Brewis

on Saturday.

Saturday December 4

Ladies’ Night Market at Port Alfred

High School open to the public

from 9am to 3pm.

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Contacts, networks have

value when not abused

Many of us have heard the

expression: “It’s who you know,

not what you know.”

And how often have we seen

that borne out in the affairs of

Man?

Some see this as a grim

reality that would make life

much easier were it not to be

the case.

Others accept this human

construct as something that

flows from the innate social

behaviour of people.

Whichever way we look at

it, contacts and connections

play a major role in oiling the

wheels of advancement and

success ... but not always with

honesty and fair play in the

d r ive r ’s seat.

Kevin Hurley, editor of

N e t wo r k i n g , makes a strong

case for the undeniable value of

contacts in determining the

wo r l d ’s most successful

businessmen, while Robert T

Kiyosaki underlines the crucial

role of looking for and building

n e t wo r k s .

Similar sentiments are

expressed by most other

students of the dynamics and

habits of people who are

deemed to be successful, but

possibly the most powerful is

reflected in this quote by Dale

Carnegie:

“You can make more friends

in two months by becoming

interested in other people than

you can in two years by trying to

get other people interested in

yo u .”

While the route to success

in the conventional sense is

clearly paved and facilitated by

networking and contacts, any

examination of this core

element in the affairs of man

would be incomplete without

seeing the other side of the coin.

The values, ethics and

hidden practices that seem to

characterise a significant

proportion of the networks,

need to be considered too.

One aspect which could

THINK

ABOUT IT

Roy Hewett

come under the microscope is

the question of authenticity.

Do people portray their true

colours when trying to secure

contacts or establish networks?

Is subterfuge a practice and

the wearing of masks a hallmark

of those who want to get ahead

using others?

Are ethics compromised by

the unfair advantage gained by

knowing the right people?

What seems evident in

society is that the best people for

the position are not always

ch o s e n .

There is much evidence that

tender processes are fraught

with preferential treatment,

usually with huge ‘k i ck b a ck s .’

Those who are betterconnected

often prevail, as fair

play and better qualified parties

take a back seat.

Bias, fuelled by networks

that favour the ‘inner circle of

c o n t a c t s ,’ make a mockery of

the notion that all people are

equal.

Those who are wellconnected

enjoy huge

a dva n t a g e s .

Possibly the worst and most

extreme cases of the abuse of

the weaknesses of human

nature and the profiting from

networking occur in big

business and the world of

politics.

Networking and the

leveraging of contacts often

have nothing to do with the best

interests of society, are lacking

in any vestiges of integrity and

are invariably self-serving.

The pharmaceutical

industry has long been

suspected of colluding with the

medical profession to keep

natural cures from the populace.

Regarding the political

scenario in our country, the

litany of exposés concerning

graft, theft, manipulation and

the web of deep-seated

corruption, finger-tainted

connections and Machiavellian

networks that have all but

destroyed SA.

Clearly we don’t live in an

idyllic world, and very often the

more deserving lose out to the

b e t t e r- c o n n e c t e d .

But because competition is a

reality in most spheres of life,

we would all probably be welladvised

to develop contacts and

network with people whenever

the opportunities arise . . .

hopefully with integrity as a

guiding light.

❝ Connections play a major role in

oiling the wheels of advancement ...

but not always with honesty and

fair play in the driver’s seat.

Plan ahead for your

health care expenses

during retirement

Neglecting to plan for health

care costs in retirement may just

be a dealbreaker when it comes

to being able to access quality

medical care in one’s golden

ye a r s .

Stats SA recently noted that

47 million South Africans are

without medical cover, and this

is indeed cause for concern.

People often fail to realise

medical costs will make up a

large part of their expenses in

retirement.

According to Stats SA’s

recent census profiling of older

people in SA, 38% of South

Africans over the age of 60 use

chronic medication, about 20%

use assistive devices such as

spectacles, 10% wear hearing

aids and 5% use wheelchairs.

All of these are not fully

covered if you are on medical

aid and would need to be paid

for out of one’s own pocket.

When planning for

retirement, one also needs to

consider that medical inflation

is 3-5% higher than standard

inflation.

This means the ability to

afford your medical aid and

related expenses years down the

line will be hampered by the

eroding effect of inflation on the

buying power of money.

To afford the same medical

care you are accustomed to

today in 20 years’ time, you

should budget a larger part of

your income towards medical

expenses than you currently are

doing.

Research shows the average

replacement ratio (the ratio of

the income you receive from

your pension once retired) for

S A’s retirement industry is

estimated at just 25 to 30%

❝ Stats SA recently

noted that 47 million

South Africans are

without medical

cover

according to an analysis by

Discovery Invest Technical

Markets.

This implies that, on average,

people with some form of

retirement savings can expect to

receive the equivalent of just

over a quarter of their income at

retirement as a post-retirement

income.

That means South Africans

are seriously underestimating

the effect this will have on their

quality of life.

The following savings

options are suggested to

manage health care expenses in

retirement:

1. Retirement Annuity

A retirement annuity can be

useful for funding medical

expenses, gap and dread

disease cover and offers tax

deductions within allowable

limits, while contributing to

one’s retirement annuity and

post retirement.

2. Medical aid and gap

c ove r

With medical aid in place,

you are covered for both inhospital

and out-of-hospital

expenses.

The additional benefit of gap

cover further safeguards you

and can assist with covering

shortfalls in medical expenses or

emergencies that result in

additional unforeseen expenses.

3. Dread disease cover

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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

AND THE RAINS CAME

Not only are local gardens showing off

their bright colours thanks to the

proliferation of gazanias, pansies,

petunias, roses and alyssums, but

lawns are beginning to take on a

healthy new life, with the green grass

growing profusely, and the Rolux

Magnum, Ryobi and LawnStar mowers

bound to be working overtime this

weekend.

All of this thanks to the copious

rains that Makhanda (Grahamstown)

and surrounding districts enjoyed a few

days ago.

Over a period of four days, the

following measurements were

recorded in various areas, according to

social media posts: Somerset Heights

50mm; Railway Station area 50mm;

Westhill 50mm; Sunnyside area

between 50mm and 60mm; Stones Hill

93mm; Belmont Golf Club 70mm;

Waainek 65mm; Settlers Dam 60mm;

and Highlands area 55mm.

Hopefully the Settlers Dam

catchment area to the west of

Makhanda also received good rains.

GOING EXRA MILE

L E AV I N G

Rhodes University examinations end

officially on December 1, matric

exams end six days later, and by then

all other school grades will have

completed their end-of-year exams.

However, as Rhodes students

complete their exams they take their

leave of Makhanda and return home,

as will be the case with school

boarders.

Soon, the city will say “g o o d bye ” to

several thousand young people for a

couple of months.

To the matrics and students

completing their studies, go well as you

venture out into the wide world. Take

care!

AUCTION YIELDS BIG BIDS

The Grahamstown and Sunshine Coast

Hospices, as well as Makhanda-based

Food4Futures feeding scheme,

received a little more than R60,000

each as beneficiaries of the Rotary Club

of Grahamstown’s ‘grand finale’ to

their highly-successful auction.

The final dinner and auction took

place at the Wyvern on the Kingswood

SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT: Ray Erasmus, left, from Port Alfred did

the 58km route in the recent G2C mountain bike race from Makhanda to

Port Alfred, while Diederick Stopforth opted for the tougher 75km route

Picture: JON HOUZET

PORT ALFRED BRIDGE CLUB

BBO Teams event Saturday, 13 November 2021

Board 12, Session 2 Dealer W, N-S vulnerable. No 29778

With Eskom again causing widespread load

shedding the Port Alfred Wednesday night

pairs event was severely red uced . This

interesting deal was taken from a team game

played on the following Saturday.

The bidding started as shown

What action

do you take as

East?

One of the

(many) disadvantages

of playing 5 card major suits is that

you often have to make difficult choices as a

rebid. In this case it looks as though the points

are reasonably evenly divided between the opposing pairs; so do you pass,

rebid the hearts, or support partner’s clubs? When the hand was played the

last alternative was chosen; thereafter the bidding proceeded as follows.

What action do you take as West?

As West you have first round control in

spades, hearts and diamonds; you have a

6 card club suit, admittedly only headed by

the Queen, but partner was able to compete

in clubs at the three level, so hopefully has at least three, and possibly four

clubs headed by one, or even both of missing top two honours. The bidding

is interesting, seeming to announce a very skewed distribution. The jump to

4S over 3C looks to be an advance sacrifice against E-W’s game in clubs. If

the hearts work well it may be possible to make 6 club tricks, five hearts and

a diamond, so you bid not 5C, but 6C; much to partner’s displeasure when

she discovered the you are missing the top two clubs!!

1st Sarita & Vivek Mathur…….64.7% 2nd L Kolesky & L Lombard….57.1%

2nd J Browning & H Malan…..62.3% 3rd H Huisamen & P Gillespie..57.5%

College campus, and it was there that

the winning bids were announced.

These included R15,000 for a twonight

stay for two adults at Kwandwe

Private Game Reserve; R50,000 for a

two-night stay for two adults at any

Classic Camp in Botswana; R3,600 for

a chocolate ganache cake; framed

prints ranging in price from R500 to

R2,800; and a wide range of estate and

connoisseur wines.

A THORNY ISSUE

It’s almost as if a thorn tree forest is

growing on the southern sidewalk of

Rivers Street between George and

Hope streets up there in the Sunnyside

suburb.

There are dozens of them, and a

couple are even encroaching into the

roadway. In fact, one near George

Street is already protruding more than a

metre into the street.

The presence of these rather fastgrowing

thorn trees and bushes was

reported to the relevant municipal

department some months ago, but

nothing has been done about them.

BOOK A MARKET TABLE

Individuals and organisations wishing

to book tables for the ‘Christmas

Market’ being held at PJ Olivier High

School on Saturday, November 27, can

do so by contacting Ilze on 076-151-

3050.

The market runs from 10am to 3pm

and visitors will find tables packed with

local products, arts, crafts, gifts and

baked goods, plus entertainment and a

food court.

ON THE JOURNEY

The Grade 10 pupils of the Diocesan

School for Girls (DSG) and St Andrew’s

College have been on the annual John

Jones Fish River Journey for a little over

a week, following the Fish River from

its source near Graaff-Reinet to its

mouth almost 30km east of Port

Alfred.

The 21-day adventure will see the

teenagers and staff of the two schools

hiking, cycling, running, canoeing,

abseiling, camping and undertaking

community service work along the

way. They return to their respective

campuses on November 30.

CHAMPIONS ON THE GREENS

Trevor Frost (Port Alfred Bowling Club)

and Louise Vincent (Grahamstown

Bowling Club) were the respective

winners of the men’s and ladies’

divisions when the Eastern Areas

Bowling Association’s ‘Champion of

Champions’ competition was

contested on the Grahamstown greens.

Allie Daniels and Marlene Mitchener,

both of Albany Bowling Club, were

runners-up.

LEADERS

Lara Pinheiro has been elected leader

of the Kingswood College concert

band for 2022, while Isabella Domingo

has been elected leader of the

Kingswood senior choir.

LEADERSHIP

Congratulations to Graeme College

pupil Andrew Muir on receiving the

Grade 7 Leadership Award for 2021 as

selected by his Grade 7 peers and the

Junior School staff.

NEXT YEAR’S PUPIL LEADERS

PJ Olivier High School has announced

its prefect body for 2022, with Junaden

Kadie the head prefect and Sinekamva

Plaatjie the deputy head prefect.

The prefects are: Thangolwethu

Coko, Quinn Dirkse, Vivicadu du

Plessis, Lindokuhle Harmans, Zurayda

Jackson, Eden Matroos, CJ Saterdag,

Bianca Schoonbee, Jordyn-Lee Smith,

Zane van Wyk and Tina Williams.

RHODIANS COMPETE

The Rhodes University Cricket Club

has announced its squad to compete in

the University Sport SA (USSA) cricket

tournament in Gqeberha (Port

Elizabeth) from December 8 to 12.

The players are Garwin Dampies,

Denham Shepstone, Allister de Blocq,

Adrian Wright, David Blenkinsop,

Brian Ngugi, Bradley van Heerden,

Viwe Makeleni, Nicholas Dettner,

Sphamandla Mungeka, Sanele

Ngezana, Siyo Qupe, Robert Klopstra

and Junior Mobodla.

Marquin Loutz is the manager,

Tando Ngcete the coach and Ethan

Shukor the assistant coach.

‘HM’ AND THE ODEON

The “Grahamstown Guide of 1947”,

published by the then City Council and

distributed free of charge to residents,

has been loaned to me by a reader of

this column (thank you, GS!) and

contains some rather interesting

information.

For instance, the guide describes

His Majesty’s Theatre in Hill Street as a

bioscope with a seating capacity of

“over one thousand”.

The guide also mentions that the

Grand Theatre in Bathurst Street “will

be entirely re-built as soon as a

building permit can be obtained”.

Did the Grand Theatre later

become the Odeon Theatre at the

corner of Bathurst and Queen Streets?

SPORTS STARS ON THE HILL

Litha Zabo and Shirley Retief were

named Sportsman and Sportswoman of

the Year respectively at PJ Olivier High

S ch o o l ’s recent senior prizegiving

function. Both are all-rounders when it

comes to sport.

Zabo captained the PJ Olivier 1st

tennis team, winning every match he

played, and represented the combined

Makhanda/Port Alfred team.

He was also captain of the 1st

cricket team and was a member of the

Eastern Province Coastal cricket team.

Zabo also excelled at athletics.

Retief captained the PJ Olivier 1st

hockey and tennis teams, was a

member of the 1st netball team, and

participated in athletics and crosscountry

running. In 2020 she

represented the Albany tennis squad.

HEADING FOR THE COAST

There are ditches and streams that

criss-cross the city and one will

encounter them in upper African Street

(alongside the Rhodes campus), Fitzroy

Street, on the western and southern

sides of Fiddlers Green, lower High

Street and Kowie Street.

Sometimes the ditches and streams

are dry, sometimes overflowing after

copious rains as in the past few weeks.

They all meet up to form what is

commonly known as the Kowie Ditch

that heads for the coast.

A Sunnyside resident pointed out

that the stream from Beaufort Street

into Belmont Valley is not only

overgrown with weeds and bushes,

there is also plenty of litter.

A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE

To the ‘oldies’ out there, I thought I’d

take a walk down memory lane, from

the dip in Bathurst Street to upper High

Street. Take a walk with me.

The Odeon Theatre, under the

ownership of Laurence ‘L o cky ’ S u t t n e r,

was actually a bioscope on the southeastern

corner of Bathurst and Queen

Streets, but these days the building is

occupied by a furniture store and a fastfood

outlet. Amazingly, after all these

years since it retired as a bioscope, the

large “Odeon” sign is still there on the

side of the green building.

Across Bathurst Street is Rentall,

and of course that was Town & Country

Supplies a long time ago. Remember

the business and Messrs JC Bates and

HC Carmichael?

Then we take a hop, skip and jump

into and onto Church Square where

we’ll find the present-day Lewis Stores,

furniture and appliance stockists.

Remember when it was once Bayes &

Co ladies’ outfitters?

Not too many doors farther up in a

westerly direction is the current Home

City Store which, of course, was once

Grocott & Sherry stationers and

booksellers under the ownership of the

Grocott family. The deeper one

ventured into the building you would

find the printing division and, of

course, the editorial offices of the

newspaper, Grocott’s Mail.

Next door is the present-day Clicks

store – before that it housed Checkers

and even before that Muirhead &

G ow i e .

Crossing over Hill Street one comes

to Capitec Bank at 98 High Street,

which decades ago was Espin & Espin

Attorneys. Who remembers partners

Gilly Hutton and Ralph Bartlett?

As we continue our walk in a

westerly direction and cross over High

Street we come to Steers fast-food

outlet, once a vehicle sales showroom

in the form of Westaway’s Motors,

agents for Volkswagen, Studebaker and

Ja g u a r.

Oh, memories! We’ll take another

walk sometime.

HARDLY NOTICED

An acquaintance told me the other day

he often drives through Makhanda’s

CBD but, strangely, sees the cloudreaching

spire of the Cathedral of St

Michael and St George but doesn’t see

it anymore, “if you know what I mean,”

he said.

Yes indeed, I know exactly what he

means. You’ve seen it so many

thousands of times over the years you

don’t notice it anymore.

The same possibly applies to those

living in Port Alfred and who see that

handsome bridge over the Kowie River,

but don’t really notice it anymore.

I spent the first 17 years of my life in

the Cape Town suburb of Milnerton

adjacent to Table Bay and facing the

beautiful Table Mountain.

Walking, cycling, running and

cavorting on the beach, playing in the

streets, hanging out with mates, driving

back and forth in cars, buses and trains,

and even drawing aside the curtains

each morning, there it was staring you

in the face.

But you never saw it, if you know

what I mean. It was there, but you

didn’t really see it.

Y E S T E RY E A R ’S BEAUTIES

A recent post on social media by the

Cape Town Historic Society displayed

more than 50 fine photos of the city’s

CBD streets from the 1940s to the

1960s, showing off the cars, buses and

trams of the period.

Which of the following vehicles did

either you or your parents own or drive

back then? These makes and models

appeared in the Cape Town street

scenes, together with the pedestrians’

fashions of the day.

Which of these do you remember?

Fiat Topolino; Ford Taunus; Chevrolet

Corvair; DKW Auto Union 1000;

Volkswagen Beetle; Ford Zephyr; Nash

Rambler; Studebaker Silver Hawk;

Peugeot 203; Renault Dauphine; VW

Kombi; and Opel Kapitan.

I remember in the Cape Town

suburb of Milnerton, neighbours on the

corner of Union Road and Algoa Road

owned a Henry J sedan, while the

family on the corner of Park Avenue

and Beaufort Road owned a 1958-ish

Ford Fairlane and a BMW Isetta

‘bubble car’ from the same era.

Another neighbour owned a Nash

R a m b l e r.

Then, Mr Basson, Afrikaans teacher

at the school I attended in Newlands,

owned a stunning late 1950s Volvo

PV544 round-back sedan.

Oh, the beauties of that era!

A STREET NAMED LUKE

Luke Street runs parallel with African

Street and stretches between Hill Street

and Douglas Lane, being the main

drop-off point for Oatlands Prep

School pupils. Ever wondered how it

got its name?

George Luke was mayor of

Grahamstown in 1868, and in fact he

died in office. Unfortunately, Douglas

Lane is not listed in the schedule of

local streets.


FUELLING UP

ON TOP OF

THE WORLD:

The Port Alfred

High School

Grade 7

Farewell Hike

took place

re c e n t l y,

beginning at

Bushman’s River

Mouth and

ending at

Jerry's in

Kenton-on-Sea

where pizza and

cool drinks were

enjoyed. Time

now for the

exams and then

High School in

2022

RAINED OUT: Port

Alfred High School

tennis players making

the best of the trip

home recently when

their fixture against

Kingswood College

was rained out, by

visiting a popular fast

food store. From left

are Kyle Hulley, Yiyaad

Raman, Ethan de Wet,

Xavier Naidoo, Henry

Oosthuisen and Josh

Harvey

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PINK PAIR: Pre-primary pupils at Port Alfred

High School, Luphawu Nondzube and Tatum

Koti pass through Jadelyn Shuman and Saffron

Tw e e d i e ’s pink station on their Walk for Cancer

held recently on the school’s fields. The little

one in the background is Luncuthu Mamani

from the Cherubs class

RISING STAR: Port Alfred High School pupil,

Keenan Hilpert has been selected for the EP

Coastal U17 cricket team and will participate

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ATHLETICS DAY

RUNNING THE RACE: Alexandria Christian Academy recently

had an athletics day for the preschool section. Ernst Schutte

was a determined contestant

SUCH FUN: Lilonke Batayi at Alexandria Christian Academy’s

recent athletics day for its preschool section

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GIVING THEIR ALL: Tian Lategan, Soyama Mkoko, Liya Gqoba and Imivuyo Dude competing

at Alexandria Christian Academy’s recent athletics day

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Receiving

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MODERN COMFORT

PROP UP YOUR TABLET: At the Medolino Farmers Market

recently, Carrie McKenzie, right, makes tablet cushions to

rest your tablet at an angle. She also makes larger ones for

picture frames. With her is Jacqui Cruz

LEATHER CRAFT AND JEWELLERY: Jono Basden makes

necklaces and earrings and his wife Yvonne makes his

branding. They were at the recent Medolino Farmers

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KOWIE STRIDERS

Time Trial Results: November 9

8km Run

1. Ayabonga Saul 30:15

2. Lithemba Jekana 30:45

3. Lithetha Gqume 31:15

4. Lime Valuvalu 32:45

5. Sean Knight 33:42

6. Rick Betts 36:58

7. Brad Betts 36:58

8. Richard Daneel 37:49

9. Shannen Kethro 38:07

10. Richard Legg 39:46

11. Shannon Arnold 41:25

12. Alex Weed 41:25

13. Paolo Vignani 42:45

5km Run

1. Sticks Stiglingh 23:58

2. Mike Wilcock 24:17

3. Roy Spivins 27:55

4. Lulu Mceka 31:15

5. Mike Momberg 32:00

6. Clare Wood 33:45

7. Ursula Grimbeek 33:59

8. Sarah Cohen 35:20

9. Marietjie Robb 36:20

10. Cathy Momberg 38:54

5km Walk

1. Annamarie Joubert 37:19

2. Charlie Joubert 44:56

3. Linda Wepener 48:53

4. Billy Futter 54:00

5. Kim Jurgenson 54:00

GREEN

FINGERS: Esiaya

‘EM’ Huni was

selling plants at

the recent

Medolino

Farmers Market,

and also

marketing his plot

clearance

business

3km Run

1. Sizakele Dayimani 10:04

2. Iviwe Rungqu 11;46

3. Akhanya Negsi 12:45

4. Chris Pike 18:30

5. Kamvalethu Mona 18:40

6. A.J. Scheepers 21:20

7. Jonathan Steck 23:54

8. Matthew Steck 26:30

3km Walk

1. Jo Betts 23:59

2. Lesley Futter 31:20

3. Floss Howden 31:20

4. Jenny Basson 33:04

5. Ray Basson 53:45 (Hills)


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BOWLS BANTER

Kenton Bowling Club

A busy and exciting week for our

b ow l e r s .

Last weekend saw Ivan

Pachonick taking part in the

Eastern Areas (EA) Champion of

Champions tournament that was

held at Grahamstown Bowling

Club.

He did very well and came

third in a shot profit count out.

Kenton did not have any ladies

taking part in the competition this

ye a r.

The EA Men’s CoC this year is

Trevor Frost from Port Alfred and

the EA Ladies’ CoC for the year is

Louise Vincent of Grahamstown

Bowling club.

Congratulations to Trevor and

Louise from us at Kenton and well

done to all the other club

champions who competed in the

e ve n t .

The week at Kenton started

with beautiful rain last Monday

after a brief shower on the Sunday,

and we measured 42mm at the

club.

This after the weeks of strong

winds which have been drying out

e ve r y t h i n g .

On the downside the rain

caused the postponement of the

Business League which was

scheduled for Monday evening,

but we’re sure we'll be able to fit it

in soon.

We had a great turnout at

bowls last Wednesday for the final

event of the year’s Dias

competition.

This is one of the highlights of

our bowls year and takes place on

the second Wednesday of every

month.

The winning team on the day

was Anthony Copeman and his

team of Terry Bowen and Lydia

Pa l m e r.

We were honoured to have

Andrew Murray from Dias

Insurance at the presentation

afterwards where we enjoyed the

snacks provided by Dias on the

d ay.

The overall winner for the year

was Dave West with Gert

Immelman, Tony Phillips and

Lydia Palmer taking the rest of the

prize winning positions.

Internal competitions are also

drawing to a close and those

present on Thursday morning saw

a cracker of a final in the Mixed

pairs between Dave Wallace and

Cecelia Immelman against Patricia

Greig and Ivan Pachonick. Dave

and Cecelia streaked ahead with

some wonderful bowls, before

Patricia and Ivan fought back to

peel on the 19th end.

A brave declaration on the

20th by Dave had them one shot

ahead going into the final end

which they won by two shots.

There were the usual bounce

games on Friday afternoon and it

was great seeing Stuart Clarkson

out on our greens again.

The draws took place

afterwards and the Whisky Draw

was won by Neville Emslie, PT

Lockdown Meat draw was won

by Wynne Daly and Mo Marsay

had a go at the Joker prize but had

to be satisfied with the

consolation prize of R100.

This next week sees our big

event for the year, KBC Mixed

Classic, taking place on Tuesday

and Wednesday.

We have a lovely lot of teams

entered from all over the Eastern

Cape, Border and there’s even a

team from Morningside,

Johannesburg who are coming

d ow n .

This is the first Mixed Classic

we are holding and I’m sure it will

be a great success.

Kowie Bowling Club

With another week of fine

weather, Kowie bowling club was

as busy as ever.

The week started off with an

Ocean Basket sponsored tabs-in

competition, which was won by

Jonty Alexander and his team of

Gill Turner and Sean Wiblin.

Last Wednesday morning was

dedicated to our novices, who

had an informal training session

which was enjoyed by all.

Thursdays ‘megabucs’

competetion was won by Jackie

Kriel who was ably supported by

her team of Gill Turner and

Michael Long.

Last Friday we had the

Personal Trust Trips competetion

which is always a whole lot of fun.

With these trying times and the

economy in dire straits, a big

thank you again to our sponsor,

Karl Vermeulen and his team from

Personal Trust. After the winners

of the different ends were

announced, a fire was lit and a

steak braai was held.

On Saturday and Sunday the

triangular competition was the big

one.

Morgan Bay/Kei Mouth,

Walmer8th Avenue and Kowie

Bowling Club took part in the

annual Multi Security Triangular.

In near perfect weather

conditions and on beautifully

prepared greens, four teams from

each club contested this

t r i a n g u l a r.

After the first round Kei

Mouth/Morgan Bay led by 6

points from Walmer, with Kowie 6

points off the pace. However, in

the second round, Kowie made a

clean sweep of their games, with

wins from Lochard Ainsley, Pieter

Stegmann, Allan Sheridan and

Jack Wiid, moving ahead of Kei

Mouth/Morgan Bay by 7 points. In

the third round, Kei

Mouth/Morgan Bay made their

own clean sweep, with Dap Van

Reenen joining the party by taking

a lead of 7 points going into the

last game. In the fourth round,

Kowie rose to the occasion again,

winning three of the last four

games, and peeling the fourth as

Kei Mouth /Morgan Bay faltered in

THE THIRD PLACE SEAT:

The Multi Security

Triangular was hosted by

Kowie Bowling Club last

weekend. The toilet seat

‘friendship trophy’ was

awarded to the

Walmer8th avenue

Bowling Club,

represented by captain

John van der Berg, right.

With him is Michael

Tomlinson, the convenor

of the tournament

the extreme heat.

Kowie finished with 95 points,

winning the coveted trophy, with

Kei Mouth/Morgan Bay coming

second. Walmer 8th won the

friendship trophy.

A big thank you to our

sponsors, Multi Security and to all

who played, for a wonderful

competition.

Thanks to Mike Tomlinson and

his very able teams for convening

and catering.

Also to Michael van derSandt

for the pristine condition of the

greens, and to all those who

helped make the weekend a huge

success.

A job well done!

Lastly, Kowie Bowling Club is

proud to announce the inclusion

of Jackie Kriel, Megan Kriel and

Jason Prince in the EP sides to go

to the provincial in March 2022.

GOLF W E E K LY

Wednesday November 10:

Charter & Barnes/ Investec

Betterball Stableford, with 83

p l aye r s .

Tro p hy : Settlers Bowl – Mark

Rosslee, Stuart Dorrington

Results:

1st: Mark Rosslee, Stuart

Dorrington - 45

2nd: Norman Smith, Jonno

Bradfield - 44

3rd: Tony Halse, Dennis White -

43

2 Clubs:

8th: N van der Merwe, K Heny

13th: B Brady

Best Gross: 77 – Ian Moncur,

Colin Mavuso, Stuart Dorrington

Best Nett: 69 – Stuart Dorrington

Nearest The Pins:

Fishaways/Debonairs – 6th: Wolly

Wo l m a ra n s

Galileo Risk – 8th: Paul Griffiths

B ra m ’s @ the 19th – 11th: Viv

Jo r d a n

The Firm – 13th: Simon Matthews

The Firmest Drive – 18th: Brian

Fi t z h e n r y

Remax Kowie - Nearest for 2 on

the 1st: Jared Kruger

Saturday November 13: Galileo

Risk Betterball Stableford, with 86

p l aye r s .

Results:

1st: Tom Tagg, Bob Shaw - 46

2nd: Desmond Mjiml, Nathi

Mbabela - 44

3rd: Sonia Reynolds, Wendy

Counihan - 43

4th: Desmond Mjimla, Earl

Tsolikile - 43

2 Clubs:

6th: M Chemaly, B Shaw, W

Counihan

8th: T Tagg, O Pieterse

Best Gross: 70 – Desmond Mjimla

Best Nett: 68 – Desmond Mjimla,

Sonia Reynolds

Nearest The Pins:

Mooifontein Quarry – 6th: Wendy

Counihan

Juan Pretorius Architecture – 8th:

Tom Tagg

B ra m ’s @ the 19th – 11th: Quinton

Fi ck

Fishaways/Debonairs – 13th: Lez

Tr o l l i p

The Firmest Drive – 18th: Brent

Th o r p e

B ra m ’s @ the 19th - Nearest for 2

on the 1st: Wian van Aswegen

1820s GOLF

Monday November 8: Rained.

Thursday November 11: 17

players: 17 in good conditions.

Winners on 39: Ted Baines, John

Heather, Dudley Kieser.

Moosehead on 46: Peter Rinaldi,

Ron Ruiters, John Lardner-Burke,

Juan Southey.

Good Scores: 48 - John Arnold,

John Thompson.

Two Clubs: 6th: Patrick O’Ke l l y.

LADIES’ R E S U LTS

November 9

Playing in pleasant, slightly windy

conditions, 32 ladies took part in

the Captain’s Prize, a 3 Ball

Alliance, one to count on hole

one, two to count on hole two,

three to count on hole three and

repeating this scoring for the rest

of the holes.

In 1st place on 79 points were

Pogs Smith, Ronel Hough and

Sylvia Foster. Three coveys all

scored 75 points and 2nd place

went to Jenny Ralph, Ingrid

Griffiths and Jenny Adair who

counted out 3rd placed players

Margie Siegers, Wendy Counihan

and Donne Piguet. They, in turn,

counted out Trish Barwick, Sonia

Reynolds and Angela Trollip.

Nearest the pins were won by

Debbie Ford on the 6th (sponsored

by Top Carpets), Carol Lee on the

8th (sponsored by the ladies

section), Jan Wale on the 11th

(also sponsored by the ladies

section) and by Mo Marsay on the

13th (nearest-for-two, sponsored

by The Firm).

The Longest Drive competition on

Hole 18 was won by Angela

Trollip in the 0-21 handicaps

division and the winner in the 22-

onwards division was Heather van

Harmelen.

Sonia Reynolds had a two club on

the 6th hole and Carol Lee a two

club on the 8th.

The competition on November 23

will be an Individual Stableford

sponsored by Viv Jordan.

PORT ALFRED MIXED

R E S U LTS

November 13

The 14 players who took part in

Saturday morning’s PAM

competition started their game in

wonderful weather although the

wind strengthened throughout the

morning.

Mike Krige, Lindy Krige, Fanie

Smit and Maureen McGarvie won

the competition with 88 points,

earning each a voucher from

Penny Farthing. The runners-up on

87 points were Heather van

Harmelen, Barrie Brady, Margie

Reid and Brian Reid. Taking the

longest walk with 76 points (71+5)

were Glynnis Renecle, Derek

Sinclair and Kevin Maree.

Margie Reid was nearest the pin

on the 8th to win the bottle of

wine and Barrie Brady had a two

club on the same hole. Maureen

McGarvie’s score of 69 nett was

the best of the morning and won

her a voucher from

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

KGB RESULTS

Tuesday November 9: Sunny skies

and a fresh westerly wind saw 31

players enter the competition to be

drawn in one 3-ball and seven 4-

balls contesting a Stableford

Alliance 2-scores-to-count format.

After heavy rain the previous day

the course was playing decidedly

longer and only two coveys

achieved scoring into the eighties.

Bob Shaw, Ross Grainger, Jimmy

van Rensburg and David

Groenewald were worthy winners

on a sound 85 points. Andy

Stembridge, James Lobban, Arnie

Schultz and Donald McGarvie

were a comfortable second on 83

points.

Brian Shirley, Don Thomson,

visitor Ant Church and Peter

Sinclair were the saviours to a

number of close competitors to

secure the Hamer en Sukkel with

73 points.

Mark Warren birdied the par three

8th hole, Tony Halse birdied the

par three 6th hole as did David

Groenewald, Mike Stadler

improved with his birdie on the

par three 13 hole to have

aspirations to the 2-club pool, but

Arnie Schultz ensured that his

covey went home with the

carryover pool with his birdies on

both the par three 6th and 8th

holes.

Bryan Robinson and Mike Stadler

both recorded good individual 70

netts while Paul Fryer was more

than content with his 69 nett.

Friday November 12: In spite of

the forecast of steady rain during

the morning a glimpse of sun saw

33 players enter the draw to play

in three 3-balls and six 4-balls in

the trusted Stableford Alliance 2-

scores-to-count format.

Eugene Erasmus, John Dell, Paul

Fryer and James Lobban with a

tidy 86 points ran out winners.

Close behind in second place

were Lindy Krige, Pat Halse, Tony

Halse and Len Bohnen on 85

points.

Andy Manson, Martin Lambrechts

and Fanie Smit wrested control of

the Hamer en Sukkel at prize

giving with 68 (63+5) points.

John Dell birdied the par three 6th

hole while John Abbott and Derek

Sinclair both birdied the par three

11th hole. John and Derek being

in the same covey took the 2-club

pool.

Derek Sinclair, James Lobban and

Derick van Harmelen all shot 70

netts to earn individual players of

the day.

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PORT ALFRED

DOING DAD

PROUD: At the

latest Port Alfred

Rock and Surf

round robin,

Brendan Marais

with the heaviest

fish, caught and

released, a Kob

of 9.9kg. His dad

Deon had the

second heaviest

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Anglers reel in

possibly their

heaviest catch

107 fish caught, with total weight of 165.7kg

The second round of the Claude Pittaway

Round Robin took place on November 13

in pleasant weather conditions in the

morning and then a southerly wind came and

blew the fish away, said Port Alfred Rock and Surf

ch a i r p e r s o n Gary du Randt.

The water temperature was moderate but got

chillier as the day progressed.

There was a 58% turnout from Rock and Surf

members, made up of 28 anglers for the day.

A total of 107 fish were caught and a total

weight of 165.7kg was recorded.

“This might very well be our heaviest catch of

all time,” Du Randt said.

“With this being said, we had a 100% release

rate and I must congratulate the anglers on this.

We also caught 11 different species on the day.”

Prize-giving followed with a braai and fishing

stories shared.

The following achievements were recognised:

Biggest in the species: Kob – 9.9kg B Marais;

Bronze Bream (JB) – 3.0kg F de Klerk; Black

Musselcracker (Poensie) – 0.6kg A Boon; White

Steenbras (Steenie) – 4.8kg T Stewart; Galjoen –

0.9kgP Knight; Shad – 1.3kg J Tarr; Blacktail –

1.4kg M Coetzee; Spotted Grunter – 1.5kg B

Marais; Banded Galjoen – 0.7kg D Fryer; Klipvis –

0.4kg A Boon and a 2-Tone Fingerfin – 0.2kg A

Boon.

Top IGFA points – Team Fantasea on 251

points; second was Team Barracuda on 194.

First sealed weight was 6.4kg and was won by

A du Toit with a Kob of 6.7kg; second sealed

weight of 1.4kg was won by a count-out by D

Marais with a Blacktail of 1.4kg.

Top individual IGFA angler was J Tarr with

21.7kg of fish and in second place was B Marais

with 17.9kg of fish.

These two also were the top senior anglers.

The ladies’ winner with 6.8kg was M du Randt

and second was A Boon with 1.2kg.

The masters section was won by T Stewart with

10.6kg and second was D Marais with 10.2kg.

The grand masters winner with 1.8kg of fish

was R Yendall and second was G Botha with

1.0kg.

The heaviest fish released was a Kob of 9.9kg

by B Marais, with the second heaviest of 7.1kg by

D Marais – father and son combo.

The most unique fish caught was a t wo - t o n e

Fingerfin by A Boon. R Coates won the reel

service draw and J de Vos the Preston’s lucky

d raw.

Rock and Surf thank their sponsors: BUCO

NDLAMBE

MUNICIPALITY

PORT ALFRED

NOTICE TO

RE-SCHEDULE

INAUGURATION

COUNCIL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that an

Inauguration Ndlambe Local Council

meeting that was scheduled to take

place on Wednesday, 17 November

2021 at 10h00 HAS BEEN

RE-SCHEDULED to take place on

Tuesday, 23 November 2021 at 10:00

in the Civic Centre, Causeway Street,

Port Alfred.

NOTICE NUMBER: 237/2021

TAUGHT MY

SON WELL: The

second heaviest

fish caught and

released, a 7.1kg

Kob, caught by

Deon Marais,

who was runnerup

to his son,

B re n d a n

Port Alfred; the Stewart Family; Feathers Farm;

GBS Mutual Bank; Kekkel en Kraai Port Alfred;

Kowie Toyota; Multi Security, Ocean Basket; Pick

n Pay; Rosehill SUPERSPAR; Sports ‘n All; The

Little Brewery on the River; Leach Pharmacy;

Debonairs/Fishaways; Jack Paint & Hardware; The

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Former world croquet champ in town

TIME TO CHILL: Former world croquet

champion Judith Hanekom relaxing before a

game in Port Alfred last week

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE RAYMOND

BERMAN, Identity No. 470314 5055 088,

of 7 La Pension, Port Alfred, who died on

the 30th July 2021 and who was married

out of community of property

ESTATE NUMBER 3648/2021

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

19th November 2021

DATED at PORT ALFRED on this the

10th Day of November 2021

GJ MARAIS

Agent for the Executor

Neave Stötter Inc

25 Van Der Riet Street

PORT ALFRED

Ref:pk/MAT10663

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

¿

Transfer Number T16597/1968 CTN

passed by KATHARINE MARY

WHITELEY in her capacity as

Administratrix of the Estate of the late

PERCIVAL EDGAR THOMAS WHITELEY

in favour of THE MUNICIPALITY OF

THE CITY OF GRAHAMSTOWN in

respect of

ERF 4989 (PORTION OF ERF

4998) GRAHAMSTOWN, IN THE

MAKANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,

DIVISION OF ALBANY, PROVINCE

OF THE EASTERN CAPE

IN EXTENT 2.1231 (TWO DECIMAL

ONE TWO THREE ONE ) Morgen

Which has been lost or destroyed.

All interested 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

William’s Town within two weeks from

the date of the publication of this notice.

Dated at Grahamstown this 8 th November

2021

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Hanekom competes in the SA nationals, in PA

BRIAN McLEAN

“One shot at a time’’ . That’s the advice former

world ladies’ croquet champion Judith

Hanekom has for all players.

Hanekom, from Somerset West, was crowned

world champ in 2014 after beating New Zealand’s

Jenny Clarke in the final in Cairo.

Competing in the croquet SA Nationals staged

in Port Alfred last week, Hanekom said while she

played hockey, tennis and squash at school, she

never really took to these sports.

So how did her interest in croquet come about?

“While at school I joined a Friday evening

youth group and got to know Charles Barlow who

was a croquet player.

“While walking one day I saw him busy

practising and he invited me to join him.

“I was then invited by a player to play in a

doubles event, which I did, and once I understood

the basics of the game, that’s when the croquet

bug bit,’’ Hanekom said with a smile.

Hanekom competed in two world

championship events, both staged in Cairo.

The first was a combined men and women

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE DONALD

ANDREW JOHNSTON, Identity Number

480810 5041 083 who died on the 24th

July 2021 and MARGARET DOROTHY

JOHNSTON, Identity Number 510304 0028

083 to whom he was married in community

of property, of 9 Sirenga Square, Port Alfred






19th November 2021

DATED at PORT ALFRED on this 10th Day

of November 2021

GJ MARAIS

Executor

Neave Stötter Inc


PORT ALFRED

Ref:pk/MAT10671

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE JANET

POWYS, Identity No. 400731 0024 089,

of 3 Vroom Road, Port Alfred, who died

on the 26th July 2021 and who was a

widow



deceased are hereby requested to

lodge their claims with and pay their

debts to the undersigned within 30 days

of the 19th November 2021



GJ MARAIS

Co - Executor

Neave Stötter Inc


PORT ALFRED

Ref:pk/MAT10672

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE DUDLEY

WALTER ERNEST WATERS (IDENTITY

NUMBER: 6311095003088) AND SURVIVING

SPOUSE JENIFER WATERS (IDENTITY

NUMBER: 6309070039085), MARRIED IN

COMMUNITY OF PROPERTY, OF 2 THE

DUNES FARM, PORT ALFRED, EASTERN

CAPE, AND WHO DIED ON THE 7th

OCTOBER 2021.

MASTER’S REFERENCE NO.: 4664/2021

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, 19th November 2021.

LIESL ERASMUS

Agent for Executrix

AUDIE ATTORNEYS


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challenge and the second for women only, where

she emerged the champion.

“I remember the final, which eventually ended

under floodlights, was played for almost six

h o u r s ,’’ she said.

The former world champion, who is a deputy

bursar at a private school in Somerset West, has

been playing croquet for about 30 years.

Asked about the different playing conditions,

Hanekom said while wind could prove a problem

for some people, you had to believe in yourself.

While not playing croquet, another of

Hanekom’s interests is acrylic painting.

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IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE PHYLLIS

MAUDE FUTTER, Identity No. 200708

0012 084, of Damant Lodge Frail Care,

Port Alfred, who died on the 25th July

2021 and who was a widow






19th November 2021



GJ MARAIS

Agent for the Executor

Neave Stötter Inc


PORT ALFRED

Ref:pk/MAT10654

FORM JJJ



Regulation 68 of the Deeds Registries Act,

1937, of the intention to apply for the issue

¿

9 Married out of community of property in

fully described on Sectional Plan

the land and building or buildings

À

to the said sectional plan is 137

square metres in extent

common property in the scheme

apportioned to the said section in

quota as endorsed on the said

sectional plan

All interested persons having objection to

the issue of such copy are hereby required

❝ The final, which

eventually ended under

floodlights, was played

for almost six hours

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE

EMMARENTIA ALETTA ELLMORE

Identity No. 310421 0047 087, of

Brookshaw Home, Makhanda, who died

on the 3rd August 2021 and who was a

widow



deceased are hereby requested to

lodge their claims with and pay their

debts to the undersigned within 30 days

of the 19th November 2021



RA Laing

Agent for the Executrix

24 Colegate Road

PORT ALFRED

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE DAVID

MARTIN ALLISON, Identity No. 381201

5346 187, of 31 Mentone Road, Port

Alfred, who died on the 28th July 2021

and who was divorced






19th November 2021



N STÖTTER

Co - Executor

Neave Stötter Inc


PORT ALFRED

Ref:pk/MAT10664

FORM JJJ


(Form JJJ added by GNR. 62 of

25 January 2019)


Regulation 68 of the Deeds Registries Act,

1937, of the intention to apply for the issue

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lost or destroyed.

All interested persons having objection to

the issue of such copy are hereby required

of this notice.

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

Local golfer selected for

EP U19 needs assistance

Promising pupil to compete in Kimberley

TK MTIKI

A15-year-old golf fanatic from

Nemato, Othimna Matiwane, has

been selected to represent Eastern

Province in the Under 19 Eastern

Interprovincial Golf Competition in

Kimberley from December 16 to 23.

The promising teen golfer is in Grade 9

at Kuyasa Combined School in Nemato.

Othimna’s teacher, Nkululeko

Mawonga, spoke fondly of the youngster,

whose mother sadly died two years ago.

“As his teacher I would like people to

support him with modern equipment,

because at the moment he is using Dr

[Leon] Nell’s old equipment.

“Every time he holds a golf stick, people

get amazed at how good he is.

“I began noticing his golf passion when

the school principal [Xolani Mayana]

called him in front on a number of

occasions in the prayer assembly to be

congratulated by other learners every time

he won something from these tournaments

he participates in,” Mawonga said.

He said Dr Nell had asked him to

support Matiwane to produce good school

results so that he could apply to one of the

schools in George which have a strong

focus on golf as a sport.

“In terms of golf, Matiwane is already

sorted because he is very good at it but Dr

Nell wants us to help him balance his golf

career with academics,” Mawonga said.

Othimna has received two individual

medals and one team medal from previous

tournaments he has competed in.

“I began to focus on golf when I lost my

mom in 2019,” Othimna told TotT.

“I wanted something to destress with

because I was stressing, but as I was

winning these medals my love for golf grew

because it also takes me to places I have

never been.”

EP is taking care of other needs at the

tournament, but the youngster still needs a

sponsor for meals, in addition to his appeal

for newer golf equipment.

Anyone who would like to support

Othimna can contact him on 073-268-

9268.

TROPHY COLLECTOR: Othimna Matiwane, left, who is in Grade 9 at Kuyasa Combined School, is

representing EP in the U19 Eastern Interprovincial Golf Competition in Kimberley from December 16 to 23

and is appealing for sponsor support. With him is teacher Nkululeko Mawonga Picture: TK MTIKI

FRIENDS WHO RIDE

SA Croquet National tournament

CYCLING CAMARADERIE: Three friends from Motherwell in

Gqeberha, from left, Francisco Marame, Dumisane Mkele and Vuyo

Phekana joined Mzwabantu Nesi from Makhanda for the recent G2C

mountain bike race from Makhanda to Port Alfred Picture: JON HOUZET

BRIAN MCLEAN

The Port Alfred Bowls and Croquet

Club hosted a highly successful South

African Croquet National tournament

with a record 65 players from all over

the country.

Unfortunately one of the entrants,

Vince Atterbury, was killed in a car

accident near George on his journey to

Port Alfred and a minute’s silence was

held on the opening evening.

Another point to be made is that

between them, C Burrows and P Fanner

had a joint age total of 180 – being 93

and 87-years-old respectively.

Competition was stiff but enjoyed

by all, according to Port Alfred croquet

president Roger Darkes.

“Due to the number of players we

had to use five lanes, meaning that no

bowls was able to take place during

the competition. Many thanks to the

bowlers for standing down,” said

Darkes.

Of the local players, Ria Burger and

Ellen Wolmarans lost their category

semifinals. Helmut Hartleb lost in the

play-off in the restricted handicap

singles and Peter Wansell was knocked

out in the open singles by Peter Dreyer.

East London’s Dave Venter emerged the

w i n n e r.

The final game of the tournament,

the open singles, was played between

two players who have represented SA in

the world cup, namely Judith Hanekom

from Somerset West and Victor Dladla

from Johannesburg. Following a close

contest which ended at 6.30pm, the

winner was Hanekom.

The competition ended with a prize

giving and the prizes were handed out

by SA Croquet president Mike Moore

and Port Alfred croquet club convenor,

Noeline Kirsten.

Social croquet continues to be

played on Wednesday and Saturday

afternoons from 1.15pm. For any new

players who may be interested in

learning how the game is played, the

Port Alfred Bowling & Croquet Club

offers free croquet lessons. For more

info contact Roger 082-373-8181.

Youth boxing tournament aim to fight drugs

TK MTIKI

With the aim of helping to keep

children away from drugs and

alcohol, the local Masakhane

Amateur Boxing Club hosted a

boxing tournament at Jauka Hall

last Saturday.

The event was attended by

various clubs including the

Kerkwood Boxing Club,

Masibambane Boxing Club,

Masakheke Boxing Club and

Kenton Boxing Club, which

fielded young boxers between

nine and 18-years-old.

The tournament theme was

“Fight Against Drugs and

Substance Abuse”.

Masakhane Amateur Boxing

manager Monwabisi Hans

explained: “We called it this

because we saw the situation of

our children in the community

that they do drugs and alcohol

and there is a high rate of

p r e g n a n cy.

“This tournament was meant

to have two or three female

fights but we could not find two

girls.

“Our main aim is to bring

back boxing in our society,

especially the kids, hence our

age groups started at nine years

old to 18,” he said.

Hans said the club wanted to

encourage youngsters to be

physically active, while also

focusing on their academics,

because sport instilled

discipline.

“We also wanted to give

them a platform to showcase

their talent. With this

tournament I realised people are

longing for boxing in Ndlambe.

“People showed a desire to

do something outside books,

football and rugby,” he said.

Hans highlighted that the

Sarah Baartman District had

requested that such a

tournament be held.

The Eastern Cape department

of sport, recreation, arts &

culture donated trophies and

medals for the winners. There

were five trophies, 13 gold

medals and 13 silver medals.

DECORATED CHAMPS: The Masakhane Amateur Boxing Club hosted a boxing tournament

themed ‘Fight Against Drugs and Substance Abuse’ at Jauka Hall on Saturday, with young

boxers aged nine to 18 who fought in age group bouts Picture: TK MTIKI

Talk 18 November 2021

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