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Power play at council

Finance portfolio forced on DA

JON HOUZET

There was an immediate

power play in the newly

inaugurated Ndlambe

council on Tuesday as the ANC

caucus took the executive

committee portfolio positions it

wanted and voted with the EFF to

force the DA into the finance

portfolio.

There was also controversy

over the election of brand new

councillor Thandiswa Dyakala as

mayor, with EFF councillor Xolisa

Runeli asking if she was a

“caretaker mayor” or the actual

m ayo r.

Municipal manager Rolly

Dumezweni led the proceedings

to the point of the election of the

speaker, ANC councillor Andile

M a ra s i .

Marasi was one of only two

returning ANC councillors, the

other being Ward 9 councillor

Siyabulela Melani. The other nine

ANC councillors are all firsttimers.

One, Athenkosi Diniso, was

absent from the inauguration and

Dumezweni said Diniso had not

submitted any leave of absence.

Of the 11 ANC councillors,

Dyakala is the only woman.

The DA has two women

among its six councillors, and the

EFF has one woman among its

three councillors.

When it came to the election

of the speaker, the EFF asked for a

five-minute break to caucus, even

though all the parties had

caucused before the inauguration.

It turned out to be longer than

five minutes, and Dumezweni

noted the DA had taken the

longest to return from the break.

Nevertheless, Marasi was

elected uncontested.

“I am humbled and honoured

to be elected speaker,” he said.

“I want to ensure the people of

Ndlambe we will serve all of you,

despite your vote.”

He said the two biggest

problems in Ndlambe were the

water crisis and unemployment,

and both would be prioritised.

Despite Marasi’s insistence

that politics should take a back

seat to service delivery in the new

council, the ANC immediately

used its majority when it came to

the election of members of the

executive committee.

The ANC was first to nominate

and second its chosen councillors

for the portfolios of corporate

services (Dyakala) and

infrastructure (Asanda Nyumka).

Though DA councillor Skura

Venene raised a point of order that

all parties should be allowed to

nominate their choices before the

ANC summarily approved their

nominees, the DA chose not to

contest the corporate services and

infrastructure portfolios.

At this point, Dumezweni said

two portfolio positions in exco

would be taken by the ANC

because of their majority, and the

DA and EFF would each get one of

the other two portfolios.

The EFF nominated Nokuthula

Memani as their choice for

community protection services,

and the DA nominated Venene. It

came to a vote and all the ANC

councillors voted for the EFF

nominee, outvoting the DA.

The newly sworn-in ANC

councillors and their supporters in

the gallery laughed and

applauded as they forced the DA

to take on the portfolio of finance.

Venene said he accepted the

finance portfolio “with

r e s e r va t i o n s ”. The new DA caucus

did not want the position after

witnessing how it had been used

against former DA incumbent Ray

Schenk, as well as his predecessor

Ross Purdon.

The meeting dragged on with

further delays in the nomination

and election of representatives to

the Sarah Baartman District

Council. Dumezweni said by

quota, two of the three positions

available would go to the ANC,

and one to the DA.

In a surprise move, the EFF’s

Runeli seconded the DA’s

nomination of Venene, but fellow

DA councillor Phil Kani said they

didn’t need the EFF’s second.

An IEC official was present and

said he would have to take over

the process, adding that all three

parties could submit nominations.

The election of district council

representative was postponed to

the next council meeting, as well

as the establishment of the

municipal public accounts

committee (MPAC).

WE WANT WATER: Members of the Port Alfred and Nemato Infrastructure Concerns (Panic) group gathered in the

parking lot of the Port Alfred Civic Centre on Tuesday to protest against ongoing water shortages and the municipality’s

inadequate interventions Picture: JON HOUZET

Water protest draws just 60

JON HOUZET

Members of the Port Alfred and Nemato

Infrastructure Concerns (Panic) group

staged a demonstration outside the Port

Alfred Civic Centre on Tuesday morning,

just before the inauguration of the new

Ndlambe council.

Residents wanted to show their

displeasure at the water shortages in the

area, with many having had no municipal

supply at all for a year, as well as the

inadequacy of the municipality’s

interventions, such as a reverse osmosis

(RO) plant that cannot even produce the

2ML/day it is supposed to.

Panic committee members had hoped

for a bigger turnout after promoting the

event on social media and after months of

complaints from disgruntled residents,

but only about 60 people showed up in

addition to Panic’s marshals.

The event only received police

approval by the organisers agreeing to

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Double suicide

in Port Alfred

JON HOUZET

A Johannesburg couple visiting

Port Alfred were found dead in

an apparent suicide deal last

month.

TotT received a tip-off

about the incident on

November 5, but it had already

happened about 10 days earlier.

We were told a man had

killed his wife or girlfriend and

then killed himself while at a

guesthouse in Port Alfred. In

response to TotT’s queries,

police spokesperson Sergeant

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Majola Nkohli said an inquest

docket was opened on Tuesday

October 26, after the couple

was found dead in the bedroom

of a cottage they had booked

into.

Police found a note at the

scene that it is believed was

penned by the two.

“It is believed that the two,

Craig Hamilton and Anitha Dias

from Johannesburg, allegedly

consumed poison. “A

toxicology report is outstanding,

and the matter is still under

i nve s t i g a t i o n ,” Nkohli said.

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Robbery suspect

dies after jumping

off flat’s balcony

Man one of five armed men who allegedly stormed unit

JON HOUZET

Afleeing

suspected

robber died

after allegedly

jumping off a secondstorey

balcony at

Croydon Place in Port

Alfred on October 12.

TotT received a

tip-off about the

incident on October

19 and asked the SAPS

for information.

However, a

response was only

received last Friday.

The reader wh o

tipped off TotT alleged

that the man who died

had been beaten by

police, but police said

he sustained a head

injury after jumping off

a second-storey

b a l c o ny.

Po l i c e

spokesperson Sergeant

Majola Nkohli said the

man who had died

was one of five

suspected armed

robbers who had

stormed into a flat at

Croydon Place at

about 3.50pm on the

d ay.

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About five hours later, the

injured suspect died at the

local hospital.

According to the

report that the

homeowner gave

police, the men were

armed with firearms

and knives.

The suspects

managed to steal a

large sum of money,

cellphones and the

key to the

h o m e ow n e r ’s vehicle,

before fleeing the

scene on foot.

“It was also said

that one of the

suspects jumped off

the balcony as he was

fleeing the scene, and

landed on his head,”

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“About five hours

later, the injured

suspect died at the

local hospital,” Nkohli

said.

He was identified

as Astin Reyners, 36,

from Gqeberha [Port

Elizabeth].

The police have

opened an inquest

docket to determine

the cause of Reyners’

death, as well as a

case of house robbery.

“The house

robbery suspects are

still at large.

“The police are

urging anyone with

information that could

assist with their

investigation to

contact the

investigating officer,

Detective Sergeant

John Groep, on 078-

7 0 5 - 9 8 4 0 ,” Nkohli

said.

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Brutal

attack

at East

Beach

Attempted murder,

rape case opened by

police

JON HOUZET

Police are investigating the brutal attack of a 69-

year-old Port Alfred resident while she was

walking her two dogs on East Beach last Friday.

TotT was first alerted to the incident by a

member of the public, who said his wife had

taken the victim to hospital.

He said there were three police vehicles at

the East Beach dunes car park when he arrived.

The incident happened at about 7.45am.

The victim had been walking along the

wa t e r ’s edge, near to where Fountain Rocks is

out at sea.

She had apparently noticed two men

walking behind her, a distance away, so she

turned around to head back to the car park.

The two men also turned, walking in front of

h e r.

They then attacked her. Police spokesperson

Sergeant Majola Nkohli said one man was

armed with a knife and the other with a stick.

They demanded her backpack and jewellery.

According to the police report, the woman

fought back against her attackers after the men

forced her into the water, undressed her, and

forcefully pushed her head under water.

“It is also said that during a scuffle, one of

the men sexually violated her,” Nkohli said.

“The two men managed to flee with her

floral backpack, which contained her dogs’

treat, house and vehicle’s keys and jewellery.”

The elderly victim sustained bruises and cuts

on her fingers and was taken to the hospital for

medical attention.

Police opened a case of attempted murder,

robbery with aggravating circumstances and

ra p e .

Police are appealing to anyone with

information that could lead to the arrest of the

suspects to contact the investigating officer,

Detective Constable Sandra Catherine on 072-

889-7487. All information will be treated as

strictly confidential.

Nkohli said police were also making an

appeal to the public, especially elderly people,

not to walk alone in secluded places such as

beaches and parks.

Panic hands over memorandum

of grievances, demands to MM

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call it a demonstration rather than a

protest.

SAPS and traffic department

vehicles were present and the

municipality hired security guards

who were stationed at the doors of

the civic centre, but the protest

remained peaceful.

Protestors chanted “We want

wa t e r ! ” and held placards saying the

same, as well as “No water since

December 2020”, “Water is life” and

“Water is a basic human right”.

Several speakers took turns

addressing the gathering, expressing

displeasure in the municipality and

an RO plant costing R130m that

produces less than a third of Port

Alfred’s daily water needs.

Organisers handed over a

memorandum of grievances and

demands to Ndlambe municipal

manager Rolly Dumezweni, who

accepted it and said the municipality

would respond within two weeks.

Some in the crowd shouted in

dismay at his remarks. In the

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memorandum, Panic states: “It is

unacceptable that residents of the

area struggle to get access to a basic

human right, such as water.

“The inadequate water

infrastructure to these areas is failing

very many residents which include

retirement villages.

“The Constitution of SA, section

27, clearly states that everyone has

the right to have sufficient food and

water. It is the responsibility of the

Ndlambe Municipality to provide

this access to sufficient water.

“As you are aware there is a

severe shortage of water in the Port

Alfred and surrounding area and

despite various avenues available to

increase the water capacity, very

little has been done in the last two

years and this cannot simply be

blamed on the drought.”

Panic said it believed ava i l a b l e

water resources had been

mismanaged, such as failing to pump

to the Sarel Hayward Dam in times

when the Kowie River was flowing

strongly over the weir.

Panic attempted to set up an

urgent meeting with the deputy

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Panic has demanded that the

municipality sends motivation to the

provincial government for the

NuWaterRO plant in Wharf Street to

be authorised to ramp up to 5ML per

day by March 31 2022; that

municipal officials respond to

inquiries from the public as they are

constitutionally obligated to; and that

a Panic representative have access to

the joint operations committee (JOC)

and RO project steering committee

meetings, so it can update residents.

“Access to these meetings was

approved by the director of

infrastructure, but has now been

d e n i e d ,” Panic said.

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Access to these

meetings [JOC

and RO project

steering

committee] was

approved by the

director of

i n f r a s t r u c t u re ,

but has now

been denied.

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FLAWED PLAN

Public partying

issue continues

Fed up resident says complaints are ignored

BURGLARY DAMAGE: The Port Alfred

Bowling Club was hit by burglars twice in the

space of a few days. The first incident

happened last Thursday night. When club

president Trevor Frost, security and the

police arrived, they discovered an intruder

was still in the ceiling. He panicked and ran

across the ceiling, before falling through

above the kitchen area. He was arrested.

Frost said the break-in damage amounted to

about R50,000. Club members cleaned up

the mess, but then over the weekend, there

was another break-in attempt at the club’s

front door and in the tool shed. A stolen

cable was recovered in the bush

JON HOUZET

Fed up with

drunken, noisy

revelry in the

public picnic area

next to her Beach

Road apartment

complex, a Port Alfred

resident has appealed

to the police and

municipality to put an

end to the lawlessness.

Natalie Gibson

sent a letter to deputy

director of community

protection services,

Fanie Fouche, on

September 27, but has

still received no

a n sw e r.

She said she had

put her complaint in

writing after an earlier

phone call to Fouche.

Gibson said

regular weekend use

of the Beach Road

picnic and braai area

posed a nuisance to

residents as revellers

played music from

their cars at such loud

levels it made the

windows of her

apartment vibrate.

“You can’t even

enjoy your own

property like sitting on

your patio outside,”

she said.

There was ongoing

drinking of alcohol in

public, despite laws to

the contrary, she said.

“This is a huge

concern as intoxicated

people can fall into

the river very easily, as

well as children that

are not being attended

to and monitored by

their intoxicated care

givers and parents.”

In addition to that,

drunk people were

getting into their cars

and driving recklessly,

she said.

“Intoxicated

people [are] speeding

and spinning their

cars’ [wheels] at night

in Beach View Road.”

Littering was also

pervasive at the picnic

spot and at West

Beach, she said, and

was blown by the

wind into the Kowie

River and the sea.

She said she

understood the area

was intended for

public enjoyment, but

there was no

supervision and it was

affecting her and other

residents’ quality of

life.

She also contacted

the SAPS liquor

inspector, Clayton

Gombert, but has

received no reply from

him either.

In her letter to

Gombert, she referred

to a conversation with

a police officer when

she had called the

police station on

October 30.

She said the police

officer had argued

with her about what

constituted l aw -

breaking, and told her

he did not believe that

the music was

disturbing the

residents’ peace.

He apparently said

that people may go to

the beach and e n j oy

themselves and are

allowed to fill their

cooler box with

whatever they want,

and that the police

have more important

crimes to deal with.

“The police and

municipality cannot

turn a blind eye and

avoid this any longer.

“It cannot be

expected that home

owners be prisoners in

their own homes and

close up every door

and window to have

some peace and

q u i e t ,” Gibson said.

In response to

To t T ’s queries, police

spokesperson Sergeant

Majola Nkohli said:

“The South African

Police Service has

noted the allegation

from Natalie Gibson,

and has since

forwarded it to the

Station Commander of

SAPS Port Alfred for an

internal investigation.

“In relation to

liquor consumption

on municipal beaches,

parks and other

amenities, these areas

are deemed as public

places, and policing is

conducted according

to the Liquor Act,”

Majola continued.

“The public is

warned that it is a

criminal offence to

consume liquor in

public spaces such as

municipal parks,

beaches, and other

amenities as per the

Eastern Cape Liquor

A c t .”

He said matters

relating to noise

pollution were dealt

with in terms of the

municipal bylaws of a

particular

municipality, and

these differed in every

municipality, with

varying fines and as

per the magisterial

district.

Gibson also

contacted newly

appointed ward

councillor, Nadine

Haynes, who said: “I

appreciate your

concerns and valid

complaints regarding

the braai areas at

Guido’s and the total

disregard of the litter

on the beaches as

indicated.

“I will take this

matter up with

Captain Barkhuizen at

the SAPS and certainly

address the response

you had when

reporting the matter

and work together

with them in finding a

solution for the

problem.

“I will also address

the matter with the

officials at the

community protection

services department.”

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EDITORIAL

OPINION

Finance

portfolio

a l b a t ro s s

The politics of majoritarian

triumphalism were evident at the

inauguration of the new Ndlambe

council on Tuesday.

Despite the platitudes of service delivery

over politics by new council speaker Andile

Marasi – one of the old guard from the

previous council – the ANC immediately

set about using its majority to take its

preferred executive committee portfolios

and force the DA to take the unwanted

finance portfolio.

The finance portfolio is probably the

most difficult portfolio to handle, because it

requires some maths and accounting skill,

as well as knowledge of municipal financial

management legislation and things the

auditor general will look out for.

It has become a hot potato because

however unfair it might be, the decisions of

the municipality in terms of unpopular rates

hikes and service charges, as well as

irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure,

are projected onto the holder of the council

portfolio and the party he or she represents.

This was discovered the hard way by

former Ward 10 and DA councillor Ray

Schenk and his predecessor Ross Purdon.

One year when the final budget was

being tabled, Purdon stood up to express

the DA’s opposition to the rates increase as

unaffordable to most residents, many of

whom are pensioners.

The ANC caucus shouted and laughed

at Purdon, and former mayor Sipho Tandani

accused him of “g ra n d s t a n d i n g ” at the 11th

hour, reminding Purdon that as finance

portfolio holder, he was party to the

decisions made by the finance committee.

More recently, when the DA presented a

motion to council to scrap the water

availability charge until there was a regular

supply of quality water to residents, Schenk

was accused of actually being party to the

introduction of the water availability

charge, which is patently absurd, as it had

existed long before he became a councillor.

The motion itself was called illegal and

unconstitutional, which is also ridiculous.

However, the DA was reminded once

again that the finance portfolio can be an

albatross around their neck.

However valiantly Schenk may have

fought to keep rates and service charge

increases down, and his achievements in

this area, being holder of the portfolio can

easily be used as a cudgel against you.

Five years ago, when Schenk started his

second term, this writer learnt that his

caucus had appealed to him not to take the

finance portfolio, but he did anyway, at the

request of then mayor Phindile Faxi.

Now that the DA was resolved not to

take the portfolio, they couldn’t escape it.

Readers should bear in mind what has

taken place and who has ultimate

r e s p o n s i b i l i t y.

Jon Houzet

❝ Being holder of the

portfolio can easily

be used as a cudgel

against you.

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Be wary to rely on ‘Do not

tow’ emergency numbers

To all drivers who have a ‘Do Not Tow’ sign

on their vehicle, with an emergency

assistance number, before you contemplate a

trip, take the trouble to phone that number

and see what, if any response, you receive?

We have such a number, and on Friday

morning, on our way to Gqeberha, our car

broke down near the Coega Harbour.

We were lucky enough to be able to get

into the emergency lane, out of the racing,

raging traffic passing along the N2.

One kind gentleman stopped, established

what the fault was and offered to tow us into

PE, but because of the Do Not Tow

instruction, we refused his offer. (We had

had the experience once before of insurers

refusing to pay out because we had asked for

help elsewhere on a freezing, raining night

when our battery died and we could get no

response from the emergency number).

For the next two hours, we phoned that

number, always being told to hold on

because of the “high volume of calls being

experienced”.

We eventually ran out of airtime but

fortunately had family members in PE

(Gqeberha) also trying.

Five hours after our breakdown we were

rescued by an AA tow truck, despatched by

desperate family members.

There is more to the story, but enough

trauma experienced for us to want to warn

others to make sure it doesn’t happen to you!

MERYL HOWES

Thank you to PA community

for donating clothes, linen

On behalf of the Petticoat Lane ladies, I

would like to say a big “thank you” to all the

people in town who regularly donate clothes

and linen to our shop.

This year we have been able to give

financial support to six local charities, in

spite of the Covid lockdown.

We are a small team, who help

raise money by volunteering our time in the

shop.

Really though, it’s due to the kindness of

the Port Alfred community who make this

possible through their donations.

We are thankful for each and every

donation we receive.

SUE SOROCZYNSKI, Petticoat Lane chairlady

TRADING

PA RT N E R S : Port

Alfred High School

Grade 2 pupils,

Igugulethu

Maqubela, left, and

Sivuyise Sigila took a

moment out of their

market day trading

activities to pose for

a photo

Time and

chance

I N S P I R AT I O N A L

INSIGHTS

Pastor Theo Snyman

I“I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not

to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come

to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the

learned; but time and chance happen to them all”

(Ecclesiastes 9:11).

The above Scripture says that good things do not

necessarily come to the “swift, strong, wise, brilliant or

l e a r n e d ,” but time and chance comes to all.

This certainly does not imply that we should not strive

for excellence.

In fact, Christians ought to do the absolute best that

they can, for we are Christ’s ambassadors on earth. The

previous verse says, “Whatever your hand finds to do, do

it with all your might.”

Our lives can be negatively influenced in a matter of

seconds due to circumstances beyond our power to

control. Such things as retrenchment, a car accident or illhealth

have impacted the lives of millions of unfortunate

people, no matter their position in society. We cannot

boast of tomorrow, for we do not know what tomorrow

may bring!

The opposite is also true, for many lives have been

positively influenced as a result of time and chance. We

may say that these incidents are “c o - i n c i d e n c e ,” but could

they not be the favour of God upon our lives?

Numerous things affect the quality of our day-to-day

lifestyle, but there is only one thing that will affect our

eternal destination. The Lord Jesus said, “For my Father’s

will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in

him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the

last day” (John 6:40).

The fact that you are reading this now may not be “coincidental”–this

may be your time and chance to receive

the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour!

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What to do and not to

do when dealing with

setbacks and failure

Mental health with Ruleen

de Witt

Life is a journey with ups and

downs. Realising and

accepting this fact puts us in a

better position to handle

a dve r s i t i e s .

Most of our

disappointments in life comes

from having unrealistic

expectations. And sometimes

you get what you want, other

times, you get a lesson in

patience, timing, alignment,

empathy, compassion, faith,

resilience, grief and life. Either

way you win.

Sometimes we learn that

people are people, some good

and some not-so-good, no

matter what part of the world

they in.

I would like to encapsulate

my journey through the past

few months (well basically the

last two years) going from

where I was to my current

situation and valuable lessons

learned. What to avoid and

what works.

M E N TA L

H E A LT H

RULEEN DE WITT

What to avoid:

1 Don’t take setbacks or

adversities personally – s e p a ra t e

your failures from your identity.

If we take every setback, and

problem personally, our selfesteem

takes a beating and we

can easily go down the rabbit

hole of depression.

2 Don’t allow your failure to

become all pervasive – a

setback in one area of your life

should remain contained to that

area and not spill over to the

other areas.

3 Don’t think of any

adversity as permanent, every

crisis in the history of the world

❝

Figure out why you want what you

want – what is driving you

has ended. However difficult

your challenge might seem,

there will be light at the end of

the tunnel.

Now what to do – or

healthy ways to adopt:

1 Have patience. I am sure

you have heard of the

expression “good things take

time”. Some things take longer

than we would like, that’s just

life.

2 Develop perseverance –

don’t give up, it makes the

challenge so much more

rewarding. Life is like an

obstacle race. Get better at

tackling the obstacles, accept

help and keep going.

3 Find your purpose –

probably one of the most

important lessons we all have

learnt the past few months.

Without a strong purpose, it

becomes easy to give up.

Purpose provides fuel for

motivation. Figure out why you

want what you want – what is

driving you.

4 Stop the negative self-talk.

You are the only one listening.

My hope is that if you ever

find yourself in a situation

where you feel helpless or

hopeless, realise that you are

not alone and you can get out

of any difficult situation with

the right mindset.

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Potjiekos chefs to

battle it out in PA

Delicious fundraiser to help ill Thandi

Come show your cooking

prowess at the potjiekos

competition at the Port

Alfred Ski-boat Club on

Saturday December 4.

The competition is for teams

of two people per pot.

Teams must supply their own

ingredients. Rice, green salad

and wood will be supplied.

Prizes are R1,000 for first

place, R750 for second place

and R250 for third place.

Spectators are welcome to

purchase a plate of various

potjies for R60. All funds raised

go to the Ski-boat Club bar lady

Thandi, who has taken ill.

“Thandi has been a friendly

face for many years and part of

our family,” member Ant de

Bruin said. The judges are

Anton van Aardt, the previous

champion, and Alan Fryer,

resident chef, who will make

their final decision at 4pm.

Entries are limited.

WhatsApp Alan with a picture

and the name of your team on

065-611-2357.

Auction old treasures

ahead of Christmas

Once again, Vintage

Auctioneers held a very

successful auction

earlier this month, with

sellers delighted with

the results.

“Our auctions are

delivering better than

expected results for our

s e l l e r s ,” said Sharon

Whitcomb of Vintage

Au c t i o n e e r s .

“The results that we

are able to achieve for

silver and jewellery are

consistently good, and

our sellers are

providing very positive

comments.

“The treasures from

this area are both

interesting and soughtafter,

and buyers also

provide positive

feedback to this effect

after each successful

a u c t i o n .”

The service offered

by Vintage Auctioneers

ensures the highest

FIND OR

SELL: S h a ro n

Whitcomb of

Vi n t a g e

Auctioneers

with some

i n t e re s t i n g

items

available for

sale

possible return for

clients disposing of

jewellery, art, silver

and coins.

Call Sharon on 074-

584-1504 to discuss

the items you would

like to submit.

A comprehensive

assessment is provided

for every submission,

and appropriate

reserve prices protect

valuable items.

LEON PETZER

Movember cancer

a w a re n e s s

In South Africa, one in 24 men

have a lifetime risk of prostate

cancer, making it the most

prevalent form of cancer among

males.

About 30% of prostate

cancer is diagnosed at stage one

which is the most treatable

stage.

This percentage can be

improved upon if males start

screening for prostate cancer

using a Prostate Specific

Antigen blood test which can

be done at a low cost at Cansa

Care Centres.

The age at which males

should start the tests is 45,

however, if cancer runs in your

immediate family this screening

should be started from age 40.

Black African males are also

more susceptible to the more

aggressive form of prostate

cancer and should ideally start

screening from age 40

regardless of whether cancer

runs in the family.

When it comes to financial

planning, clients will usually be

offered a type of risk cover

which goes by a few names:

dread disease, severe illness or

critical illness cover.

This cover is usually taken in

conjunction with your life and

disability cover and pays out in

the form of a lump sum benefit

upon diagnoses of a life altering

illness such as cancer.

It’s important to find out

from the insurer at what stages

of cancer you may qualify to

claim. Most do not offer a payout

for stage one cancer and

will also consider the Gleason

Score.

The Gleason grading

system is used to help evaluate

the prognosis of men with

prostate cancer using samples

from a prostate biopsy.

Together with other

parameters, it is incorporated

into a strategy of prostate

cancer staging which predicts

prognosis and helps guide

t h e ra py.

Typical Gleason Scores

range from 6-10.

The higher the Gleason

Score, the more likely that the

cancer will grow and spread

q u i ck l y.

Scores of 6 or less describe

cancer cells that look like

normal cells and suggest that

the cancer is likely to grow

s l ow l y.

Most insurers will only pay

out if the Gleason Score is 7 or

h i g h e r.

It’s important to consider

dread disease cover as part of

your financial planning

portfolio as it is designed to

provide financial relief upon

diagnosis of a severe illness.

The benefit pay-out may be

used as you see fit. This could

be for lifestyle adaptations, to

cover the costs of home care,

travel costs for treatment

overseas to specialists, or to

supplement your loss of

income.

Speak to your financial

adviser about the options that

may be suitable for you as well

as the fine print within those

options as not all insurers offer

the same cover parameters.

Contact Leon Petzer at

Leon@edgewealth.co.za

Time for Bathurst Fun Day

Due to there being no

Bathurst Shows the

committee came up

with a way to raise

funds and so the

Bathurst Family Fun

Day was created.

The day consists of

events that are suited

to families, such as a

dog show, baby

competition and

traditional children’s

games.

These games will

be played in a

beautiful and safe

setting under

Milkwood trees where

a play park will be set

LEON PETZER

up.

Tractor and trailer

rides will also be

ava i l a b l e .

In the arena

families will be

entertained by

formation horse riding

and horse back barrel

ra c i n g .

A BMX course will

be available for older

ch i l d r e n .

The event will also

see plenty of stalls for

food and crafters,

offering such delights

as burgers, pancakes,

juice, biltong,

breakfasts, sweet treats

and much more.

The Old Andrean

Pipers will be playing

at the event and classic

cars will be on display

during the day.

The fun won’t stop

with the setting of the

sun though as from

4pm onwards there

will be roast pork

available on the spit as

well as live

entertainment from

local musicians Julie

Baker and Dave and

Lauren Brunette in the

beer garden. So come

and join the fun at the

Family Fun Day.

RAISING AWARENESS

FOR MEN’S HEALTH

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Medical aid.

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FACE 2 FACE with / Claire Musson

QTell us about your occupation.

AI am qualified as a post basic pharmacist

assistant and I also have a B Comm in

financial accounting and business

management. I am not formally employed due

to retrenchment after the company I was

working for left Port Alfred. I am now a

distributor for Neolife/Golden Products and

have started a small crochet business called

Taste & Twine.

Q: What is the most satisfying aspect of the

work you do?

A: The best part of the crochet business is to

finally use my creative talents. I love that I can

take a hook and a ball of yarn and turn it into a

masterpiece.

reduce our carbon footprint on the planet? If

not, what do you think could be done to

change it?

A: No. Let people know that it starts in their

own home and is not only up to big business

or government. You can make small changes

by using cleaning products that are

environmentally friendly and reduce the use of

plastic. Teach the children how to grow into

responsible adults. Reduce, reuse and recycle.

Q: What is your favourite music of all time?

A: Would have to be ’90s music.

Q: What is the one item that is always in your

fridge?

A: Milk.

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. Put a stop to corruption and money

wastage. (Sadly, easier said than done) Can

you imagine how great SA would be if all the

money stolen and wasted was spent on

education, the police and healthcare?; 2.

Ensure the development of renewable energy

as a power source. We have plenty of wind

and sun; 3. Put in measures to reduce the

unemployment rate and ultimately the crime

ra t e .

Q: What is the one tourist aspect you would

recommend to a visitor to the Sunshine

Coast?

A: Definitely the beaches. We must have

some of the best in the world along our coast.

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

item you would like to do?

A: I would like to take my daughter to Europe

and the UK on a holiday.

Q: What is your motto in life?

A: “Unless someone like you cares a whole

awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s

n o t .”–Dr Seuss

Q: What keeps you motivated?

A: My daughter motivates me to succeed as a

mom entrepreneur, as she really likes having

me home more. My sisters, as they are

successful women in business in Port Alfred.

Q: With the high unemployment rate in our

country, what do you think could be done to

address the situation?

A: Matric needs to stop being a one size fits

all. They need to teach trades and

entrepreneurial skills in school. Government

should focus more on assisting people to

provide for themselves.

Q: Do you think enough is being done to

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N E I G H B O U R LY NOTES

E-mail Jon Houzet at houzetj@talkofthetown.co.za or fax (046) 624-2293

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

C O N G R AT U L AT I O N S to the

winners of our reader’s

competition. Over a period of

four weeks, readers had to find a

piece of a puzzle picture

somewhere in the newspaper

and stick it on a grid provided in

the newspaper when the

competition was first

announced. The first correct

drawn entries were Rachel

Slabbert, who wins first prize of

one night stay for two people at

Quatermain’s1920s Safari

Camp,

including

accommodation, all meals and

two game drives; Mario Ferino,

who wins the mixed case of

wine from De Krans Winery,

including Free Run Chenin

Blanc 2021, Wild Ferment

Chardonnay 2021, Pinotage

Rosé 2021, Cabernet Sauvignon

2021, Moscato Perlé Wit 2021

and Cape Ruby Port; and Eloyse

Meinzer who wins beauty

hamper from Leach Pharmacy.

IT’S so good to see events

returning, with this weekend

looking particularly busy. First

on Friday night is the

Casablanca- inspired winepairing

evening at The Thistle

restaurant at Royal St Andrews

Hotel, with a prize for the best

dressed couple.

Then on Saturday you have

the choice of showing off your

singing, dancing or other artistic

skills at the launch of the PA’s

Got Talent show at Medolino

Caravan Park, where the

monthly market will also be on;

or you can create your own

photo book at Silverleaf Centre,

where a workshop is being

offered; or attend the Bathurst

Agricultural Society Family Fun

Day, with lots of different

attractions for the whole family;

or enter the Potjiekos

competition at the Port Alfred

Ski-boat Club, or if not an

entrant, come sample the

mouthwatering potjies.

See our diary for more

details.

HAPPY birthday greetings,

congratulations, and all good

wishes to everyone celebrating

a birthday in the week ahead,

especially Michele Rowe,

Cecilia Paul, Anthony

Stevenson, Mikayla Patterson,

Martin Neethling, Denise

Beresford, Delene Deenik,

Craig Dickie, Francois de Klerk,

Carol Mentz, Jacques Tarrant,

Benjamin Arnott, San-Marie

Vorster, Marion McPherson,

Bruno Menin, Matthew Evans,

Lodene Pohl, Juan Southey,

Emms de Jager, Hal Snyman,

Bernadine Probart, Liz Gouws,

Claude McLellan, Lance Muller,

Gareth Turner, Kim Gardner,

Marianne Wessels, Louise

Carter, Fanna Vogel, Mike Legg,

Helen Dell, Jessie Muller, Sally

Anne Robertson, Dave Wilson,

Mary Brendenkamp, Derick

Moll, Leo Rossouw, Malcolm

Nel, Solly Faroa, Nola Timm,

Piet le Roux, Elton Marney,

Janine Groenewald, Wanda

Kelbrick, Cleo Black, Shauna-

Lee Stephens, Podge Wansbury,

Dave Young, Carla Fryer,

Glynnis Pike, Elsabe

Badenhorst, Colleen Thorp,

Charmaine Pauls, Kaylin van

Heerden, Jenni Schoeman,

Mike Warren, Peter Watson,

Inge Schlemmer, Isobella

Mitten, Shaun Botha, Mark

Deenik, Ethne Barnard,

Rosemary Cawse, Caleb

Bouwer, Pam Wilmot, Lungisile

Sinqe-Dili , Marin Hensens,

Jade Pauls, Amanda Funani,

Janine Collins, Andrea Elliott,

Kathy Botha, Adelina Snyman,

Dennis Woest, Andy Nel,

Beuhlah Meyer and Jane

Denton.

C O N G R AT U L AT I O N S to all

businesses celebrating their

anniversaries and may you

enjoy even more success in the

future, especially Pick n Pay

Clothing, Lady Biscay Kowie

Cruises, Audie Attorneys and LP

Gaz.

WITH 2020’s figures in brackets

for comparison, the rand is

trading at R15.88 to the dollar

(R15.22), R21.23 to the pound

(R20.31) and R17.86 to the euro

(R18.10). Commodities are

trading with gold at $1,788.57

per fine ounce ($1,811.13),

platinum at $968.00 per ounce

($964.00) and Brent crude oil at

$80.48 per barrel ($45.12).

CONGRATULATIONS

to

newlyweds Brendan and

Melissa (nee du Randt) Marais

who tied the knot on Saturday

November 20. May you have

many happy and healthy years

t o g e t h e r.

WEDDING a n n ive r s a r y

congratulations with best

wishes for many more happy

years ahead to all couples

celebrating such an occasion.

Many more memory-making

years ahead to Gavin and Annie

Muir, Garth and Jenny Kieck.

THOUGHT for the week: “Th e

world is full of abundance and

opportunity but far too many

people come to the fountain of

life with . . . a teaspoon instead

of a steam shovel. They expect

little and as a result they get

l i t t l e .”

BEST regards as always,

DIARISE THIS

E-mail houzetj@talkofthetown.co.za or fax (046) 624-2293 or drop in at 29 Miles Street from 8am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday

Friday November 26

Casablanca- inspired wine-pairing

evening at The Thistle restaurant at

Royal St Andrews Hotel.

Gabriëlskloof wines paired with a

five-course menu.

The best dressed couple will win a

one night stay at the Royal St

Andrews Hotel. R425pp.

Bookings essential: (046) 604-

5400 or reservations@rsah.co.za

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

Charl Durand. Contact 071-844-

2420 for more information and to

book.

Bathurst Agricultural Society

Family Fun Day – gates open at

8am. Country market, BMX

course (helmets required), Old

Andrean pipers, tractor rides,

classic cars, play park, dog show,

musical ride and barrel racing,

baby show, children’s games and

races, spit braai and live music

from 4pm. onwards. Adults R40,

students R20, under 10 years free.

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

Potjiekos competition at the Port

Alfred Ski-boat Club. Teams of

two people per pot. Teams must

supply their own ingredients.

Rice, green salad and wood will

be supplied. Prizes are R1,000 for

first place, R750 for second place

and R250 for third place.

There is also a prize for best

looking potjiekos station.

Spectators are welcome to

purchase a plate of various potjies

on the day for R60. Plating is at

4.30pm. Entries are limited.

WhatsApp Alan with a picture

and the name of your team on

065-611-2357.

SUDOKU - WHARF STREET FRUIT & VEG

Complete this Sudoku and be in line to win a R50 voucher

from Wharf Street Fruit & Veg in Wharf Street.Entries must be

in by 3:30pm on Tuesday at the TotT office - 29 Miles St. Winner

to please collect voucher (must show ID) from TotT offices before

attempting to redeem prize. Last weeks’ winner: Jax Lee

Wharf Street

Name:...................................................................................................

Tel No:...................................................................................................

WIN A VOUCHER FROM - SCISSORS BY CANDICE

SOLUTION TO LAST WEEK’S SUDOKU

Name:.........................................................................................................................

Address:....................................................Tel No:......................................................

Entries must be

submitted by

3:30pm on Tuesday

at the TotT Office -

29 Miles St.

Winner of previous

weeks’ crossword:

Blooming Brilliance

voucher–

Margie

Addenbrooke

Winner to please

collect voucher

(must show ID)

from TotT offices

before attempting

to redeem prize.



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

GRAEME PLAYER FOR SA

Graeme College’s Aphiwe Mnyanda

has been selected as a member of the

South African U19 cricket squad to

tour the West Indies, as well as the U19

Cricket World Cup.

Graeme deputy headmaster Gregg

von Molendorff said of Mnyanda’s

selection: “We are excited for him, but

also so proud. Aphiwe is incredibly

hard working but is also such a great

ambassador and role model for any

young cricketer. He has done superbly

well for Graeme with both bat and

b a l l .”

KRUSE TO MASERU …

Eastern Province Athletics has

extended its congratulations to the

three EP athletes who have been

included in the South African squad to

compete at the African Union Sports

Council (AUSC) Region 5 Youth

Games in Maseru, Lesotho, from

December 3 to 12.

One of them is Emma Kruse of the

Diocesan School for Girls (DSG) in

Makhanda (Grahamstown), a talented

middle-distance track athlete who has

achieved considerable success in the

800m and 1500m events.

The other two EP athletes are Anke

Serfontein and Wernich van Rensburg,

while Jessi Kahn is one of the coaches.

MARKET ON THE HILL …

The annual “Christmas Market” takes

place this Saturday, November 27 on

the hill at PJ Olivier High School. On

offer in the school hall will be a variety

of stalls offering arts, crafts, baked

goods, treats and gifts, plus a food

court and entertainment. The market

opens at 10am and runs until 3pm.

NOT IN THE MOVIES THIS TIME …

No doubt back in the 1980s, 1970s

and earlier, His Majesty’s Theatre

owner/manager Target Sonne and his

predecessors would have shown

numerous bank and business robbery

movies on the establishment’s large

screen.

Well, the real thing happened last

week when the SA Post Office, current

tenants of the ‘HM’ building in Hill

Street, was robbed on Wednesday

morning when the manager arrived for

work between 7am and 8am. She was

forced by four armed men to open the

rear door to the premises and then the

safe.

With an undisclosed amount of

cash now in their possession they

made their getaway in a vehicle that

was later found abandoned a few

hundred metres away from the scene of

the robbery. Police are investigating.

STEPPING DOWN …

In an e-mailed message to Makhanda

residents last week, committee

member and former chairman Philip

Machanick stated that with his election

to the Makana City Council he is

required to step down from the

Makana Residents’ Association (MRA)

committee. This is required in terms of

the MRA constitution.

Machanick said that being in

council gives him “other options” for

taking up issues. He stressed that a

strong civil society is essential under

current conditions. “I look forward to

MRA calling all of our council to

account and carrying on with its

oversight role,” he added.

MRA aims to represent the interests

of all residents of Makana and

Makhanda.

RESURFACING …

A section of Hillsview Road to the

south of Makhanda was recently

resurfaced by the same company

resurfacing CBD streets. It is puzzling

that this road should be retarred ahead

of the section of High Street from

B i rch ’s to beyond Cawood Street, a

very busy thoroughfare that is currently

in a poor state of repair.

UPGRADE UNDERWAY …

Commuters driving between

Makhanda and Port Alfred will have

noticed by now that the verges of the

R67 are being cleared and levelled by

heavy-duty machinery which at one

stage was parked at the side of the road

over a weekend.

Not too long ago the weeds, grass

and bushes alongside the road were

reaching heights of up to two metres

and posing a threat to traffic safety.

Mostly that’s all gone.

This marks the start of a muchneeded

and long-awaited multimillion

rand upgrade of the road.

IT WORKS …

The writer was in Cape Town a couple

of weeks ago and did a fair amount of

walking in the southern suburbs –

lower Constantia, Plumstead and Diep

River areas. There were still quite a few

blue election posters attached to

electricity poles, and one of them in

particular caught his eye. It read:

“Cape Town works. Let’s do more.”

During the four-day stay in the

southern suburbs, and taking a ‘hopon,

hop-off’ bus tour, not one pothole

was spotted, not one stray donkey nor

PORT ALFRED BRIDGE CLUB

BBO Pairs event Wednesday, 17 November 2021

Board 6 Dealer E, E-W vulnerable. No 79748

Sometimes it seems that the computer used to

prepare hands tries to go out of its way to make

life difficult for us hapless bridge players. North

has to find a response to South’s 1NT bid and

must evaluate the gleaned information. South

has 12 -14 points and, presumably, only one or

two spades, but a balanced type of hand. You

have a ‘six loser’ hand with a good spade suit

and five low level diamonds, but only 6 high

card points; so how do you respond? Your options

are to rebid spades, or to bid diamonds.

Either bid indicates the fact that you are unbalanced

and do not accept a ‘no trump’ contract.

Can you risk a jump to the ‘three level’? You know that the opposition have at

least 20 points, so game is unlikely. Bidding 2S cuts out any potential bidding

from your opponents, so regretfully this is the prudent option. Isn’t it galling

to then find that it is possible, as the cards lie, to make game in spades?

¹ One brave player bid 2H with the East

hand; admittedly having previously passed;

but to make this bid vulnerable, at the ‘two

level’ with a suit headed by the jack may not

endear you with the more forthright type of

partner!

Results

2D+3; 2S+1; 2S+2; 2S+3; 3H-2

Results for Wednesday’s pairs

N-S 1st E Clayton & M Newport……..56.9%

2nd J Faulkner & D Newson……..56.3%

E-W 1st K Botha 7 A Osinski…............58.1%

2nd L Williams-Jones & M Nel…..56.9%

2nd Y Stacey & G Macleod……...56.9%

❝

He has done superbly well for

Graeme with both bat and ball

cow, but instead plenty of clean, wellgroomed

neighbourhoods.

Just saying.

HER FIRST BOOK …

Last week the Good Shepherd Primary

School family in Huntley Street

experienced the exciting news that

one of its teachers, Ms Winky Zuma,

released her first book, “The Power of

Your Decisions” which sends out a

strong message with a Christian aura to

readers.

In dedicating the book to her

mother in KwaZulu-Natal, Zuma said:

“Consider the decision you recently

made, or the result of a decision you

made a year ago. What fruits did it

yield?”

At Good Shepherd the author

handed over a copy of the book to

principal, Mr Manie Cronje, also

signing it for him. Copies of the book

can be purchased at Good Shepherd

Primary School in Huntley Street

where the author will gladly sign

copies.

SOME PAINT REQUIRED …

One would think that city councillors

and senior municipal officials who

frequent City Hall would ensure that

the pedestrian crossing between the

City Hall and the old Muirhead &

Gowie building (now Clicks) would be

painted every couple of years or so,

keeping it visible to motorists.

For some time the ‘zebra crossing’

markings have been hardly visible.

Surely the said councillors and

officials would have noticed that by

now. It’s a busy crossing, after all, and

we don’t want an ‘incident’, do we?

GOOD TIMES IN THE GARDENS …

Two teenagers who have completed no

less than 349 parkruns between them

were at it again on Saturday, joining 90

other runners and walkers for their

weekly dose of parkrun in Makana

botanical gardens.

Cee-Jay Porthen has completed 169

parkruns and was first finisher on

Saturday in a new personal best time of

20 minutes 26 seconds. Fellow

teenager Harry Weissenberg has

completed 180 parkruns and also

recorded a PB on the day.

First lady finisher was Tamzin

Griffith in 28 mins 11 secs. Personal

best times were achieved by Porthen,

Weissenberg, Lutando Ntelezi, Ruva

Chidziva, Elizabeth Tendayi, Daniel

Czeredrecki-Schmidt, Megan Starbuck

and Sean Butterworth.

John Haydock completed his 100th

parkrun, Zani Siqwede her 50th, and

Ross Marriner has two to go to his

200th.

Parkruns are held at 8am each

Saturday from the entrance to ‘Th e

Bots’ in Lucas Avenue.

COACHING TWO SPORTS …

Kingswood College’s director of sport

Pieter Serfontein has been appointed

to coach at provincial level in two

different sporting codes.

Serfontein, coach of the Kingswood

1st girls’ waterpolo team, has been

named coach of the Nelson Mandela

Bay U15A girls’ waterpolo team that

will compete in the inter-provincial

tournament in Cape Town next

month.

He has also been appointed

assistant coach for the Eastern

Province U17 Sevens rugby squad.

IN THE SQUAD …

Kingswood Junior School pupils

Megan Sheard, Casey Williamson,

Emily Poultney, Iviwe Ntloko and Kate

Wilson (non-travelling reserve) have

been selected to represent the Eastern

Province U13A girls’ waterpolo team

at the SA inter-provincial tournament

in December.

GRAEME WINS T20 TOURNEY …

Scoring victories over Kingswood

College and St Andrew’s College,

Graeme College won the annual

Shaw/Brown T20 cricket tournament

for 1st teams on Kingswood’s Gane

field at the weekend. Graeme beat St

Andrew’s by five runs and emerged

victorious over Kingswood by four

w i ck e t s .

Summarised scores:

Graeme vs St Andrew’s – G ra e m e

109 all out (Liselihle Maphekula 59;

Joe Wostenham 2/18, Chris Birrell

2/24). St Andrew’s 104 all out (Zack

Mickelwright 28, Jurie Norval 26;

Aphiwe Mnyanda 3/18, Christiano

Jasson 2/16, Viwe Gana 2/16). Graeme

won by five runs.

Graeme vs Kingswood –

Kingswood 120 all out (Oscar Welsh

40, Brad Goss 20; Connor Pieterse 2/5,

Christiano Jasson 2/16, Viwe Gana

2/22). Graeme 123 for 6 (Onosizo

Ntinga 38 not out, Mihlali Kobese 19;

Brad Goss 3/16, Oscar Welsh 1/16).

Graeme won by four wickets.

A VERY GOOD WEEKEND …

Okay, so it all happened almost a

fortnight ago and the writer was away,

but mention must surely be made of

the incredible performances put in by

Graeme College’s cricketers in their

matches against Kingswood Junior

School, Kingswood College and St

Andrew’s Prep.

Of the 14 fixtures played against

these schools, Graeme won 11, lost

two and tied one, this the U9 team with

Kingswood. There were many superb

individual performances too.

Centuries for Graeme were

achieved by Athandile Feni 106 (U15A

v Kingswood) and Rhys Wiblin 100

(U13A v Kingswood).

Half-centuries were recorded by

Connor Holder 85 not out (U11A v

Kingswood); Chris Zimmerman 84 not

out (U13A v St Andrew’s); Luphelo

Mdyesha 71 not out (U14A v

Kingswood); Bukho Munyadzwe 71

not out (U11B v St Andrew’s and 61

(U11B v Kingswood); Gino O’Brien 65

not out (U11B v Kingswood); Avu

Mnandi 56 not out (U11B v

Kingswood); Chris Zimmerman 54

(U13A v Kingswood); James Muir 52

(U11B v St Andrew’s); Enrique Strydom

52 (U13A v Kingswood); Murray Tyson

52 (U15A v Kingswood); and Rhys

Wiblin 52 (U13A v St Andrew’s).

Taking five wickets each for

Graeme in the junior and senior

divisions were Julian Boy 5 for 6 (U9A

v St Andrew’s); Elgenio Oerson 5 for 8

(U13B v Kingswood); Murray Tyson 5

for 9 (U15A v Kingswood); and Viwe

Gana 5 for 55 (1sts v Kingswood).

A STREET NAMED ROBERTS …

There are so many words to describe

the talented, affable and very popular

Talk of the Town reporter Rob Knowles

who died so suddenly three weeks ago.

He was remembered last Thursday

when the newspaper’s staff proceeded

on their annual end-of-year function,

this time up the Kowie River on Lady

Biscay operated by Kowie River

Cruises.

This week I thought I would

remember Rob in my weekly “Streets

of Makhanda/Grahamstown” item, if

you don’t mind.

Roberts Street up there between the

old railway station and Kingswood

College was named after John Roberts,

Commissioner from 1858 to 1861. An

interesting fact is that Kingswood’s

Gane field was previously known as

Roberts Vlei.

The closest I could get to Knowles

was Knowling Street, just below

Sugarloaf Hill. No first names are

stated on the list of street names, but

Mr Knowling was a Councillor from

1947 to 1950 and schoolmaster at St

Andrew’s College for about 40 years.

IN THE WATER …

Diocesan School for Girls (DSG) pupils

selected to represent Nelson Mandela

Bay at the inter-provincial swimming

tournament in Cape Town next month

are: Josie Apps and Courtney Repinz

(U19A); Ella Boonzaier and Wendy-

Mae Turner with Natalie Morris nontravelling

reserve (U16A); Amelia

Brown, Kayleigh Clayton, Amie Jenner

and Anna Pinto with Avuyisiwe

Dyaphu non-travelling reserve

(U15A); and Abigail Holderness,

Khwezi Jacobs, Mia Jenner, Kimberly

Kabiri, Lucy Rutherfoord, Jessica

Stevens and Angelique Myers (U14A).

REPRESENTING …

Graeme College player Viwe Gana has

been selected into the Eastern Province

U19 cricket squad, and Murray Tyson

and Onosizo Ntinga to the EP U16

squad. Meanwhile, four Graeme

players have been included in the EP

U17 Rural cricket squad – Ethan

Beyleveld, Athandile Feni, Mureed

Fritz and Christiano Jasson.

PROMISING …

Graeme College’s Mallett Cup for the

most promising junior cricketer of the

year has been awarded to Rhys Wiblin,

and the Federated Timbers Shield for

the most promising junior rugby player

to Erin Stevens.

LEADERSHIP …

The Searle Trophy for leadership in the

Graeme College junior school has

been awarded to Andrew Muir who

was also awarded the O’Ke n n e dy

Trophy for the Grade 7 Dux scholar.

INCOMING HEAD …

At the induction ceremony of the 2022

prefects in the chapel at St Andrew’s

College last week, the outgoing head

prefect Malibongwe Mkosi handed

over the head of school blazer to

incoming head Nicholas Lane.

OUTSTANDING …

Graeme College’s MC Marais Award

for outstanding achievement in the

academic, sporting and cultural

spheres in the junior school has been

made to Leroy Adriaan and Rhys

Wi b l i n .

SELECTED …

Matthew Collett of Kingswood College

has been selected to represent the

Eastern Province Rural U16 cricket

team for the inter-provincial

tournament in December.

IN THE TEAMS …

Jean-Luc Basson of Kingswood College

has been selected to represent the

Eastern Province U16 cricket team,

while Darius Govender has been

selected as non-travelling reserve for

the EP U19 cricket team.

TWO OCEANS BACK ON TRACK …

Good news for long-distance road

runners is that after a two-year hiatus

necessitated by the Covid-19

pandemic, the Two Oceans 56km

ultra-marathon takes to Cape Town’s

southern suburbs on Sunday, April 17

next year. The Two Oceans 21km halfmarathon

will be held on Saturday,

April 16. The date for the opening of

entries will be announced shortly.

Meanwhile, an early qualifying

race for the Two Oceans ultra is the

Nelson Mandela Bay 1-City Marathon

in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) on

Saturday, December 4, starting and

finishing at the Fairview race course in

Greenbushes. Enter online at

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Splish Splash Music Bash

When the annual Happy Hours

concert was cancelled last year,

parents and pupils missed it. But

the concert returned this year with

a colourful, joy-filled flourish. The

middle group concert was called

Splish Splash Music Bash, featuring

singing sharks, jellyfish, crabs,

fishermen and other seaside

characters. There were old nursery

rhymes to sing along to, along with

other familiar tunes with some

funny new lyrics. JON HOUZET

took pictures.

SHARK TEARS: The sharks want friends but no one likes their appetite

STAR OF THE SEA: Everyone marvelled

at the bright yellow starfish

HEY POLLY WIGGLE: The frogs sing a song familiar to many of

the parents

REELING THEM IN: The fishermen pull in a good catch and also

sang about fishing for Jesus

JELLYFISH TWIRL: The jellyfish sing about having no spine

but still show how beautiful they are

WE’RE NOT MERMAIDS: Five rainbow fish sing a new song to the tune of three blind mice

OLD CLASSIC: The sailors go to sea to see what they can see

SHELLFISH DANCE: The orange crabs met and danced with a

snail

COUNT THEM: One song helped the youngsters learn that an

octopus has eight tentacles

SONG OF THE WHALES: The whales showed their

movement in the water with ribbons


‘Don’t walk alone’

Beachgoers respond after woman attacked

TK MTIKI

TotT’s latest Facebook

question was: Following

the attack on a woman on

East Beach (last Friday), what

advice would you give to other

beachgoers and dog walkers to

avoid incidents of this nature?

TotT readers suggest that

people should walk in groups,

have pepper spray and police

must come to the party as well.

Colleen Denniss said: “What

does one do, I don’t know. One

has to have your freedom and

there is nothing better than

taking a stroll on the beach with

your dogs.”

Russell Kearney said he had

walked along East Beach with

his dog almost every morning

for almost two years, and again

just an hour before the attack.

“Last Friday, a thug also

broke into a parked vehicle at

the small car park. Looks like it’s

time to carry my stun gun as

w e l l ,” he said.

Justin Anthony Ehrke

suggested carrying pepper

s p ray.

Graça Nascimento Ward

suggested people walk wh e n

there are other people around.

“Not a great solution but we

don’t all have a bazooka at the

r e a dy,” she said.

Eloise McComb

L a b u s ch a g n e said: “Po s t p o n e

the walk if beach is deserted.

“Don’t park at the dune

parking – you can easily be

watched from above in the

bushes and they will know how

many people are on the beach

by seeing the number of cars in

parking area.”

Linda Reynolds said:

“Maybe it’s time we had a

beach patrol unit at certain

times when people walk their

dogs. Very sad indeed that this is

happening. Don’t walk alone.”

John Birch said: “Get bigger

d o g s .”

George Smith said: “If they,

the powers to be, just opened

the beaches to fishermen and

the vehicles there would be

more men along the beach and

90% less s**t.”

Lloyd Preddy said don’t walk

alone unless you have at least

some defence with you.

“Not to be rude but we live

in times where lots of people are

without jobs and will think

nothing of hurting even old

people for very little. Sad but

t r u e ,” he said.

Trish Shearar said: “This is

not an isolated case. There have

been quite a few attacks on East

Beach. Surely the police are

there to prevent crime not just

react to it. Centenary Park is

another hotspot. I find it strange

that the perpetrators are free to

carry on.”

Robin Collett said: “The fact

is we have to be alert all the

time. Not walk alone, look

behind often and if you see you

are followed join others quickly.

Have a pepper spray in your

pocket, not a gun, as a woman

can be overpowered easily and

her gun used against her.”

Charline Middleditch and

Alida Botes Taylor said the

beaches were so well protected

in hard lockdown, but not

against criminals.

Nick Louw agreed, s ay i n g

that last year he had seen fully

armed police running after an

elderly woman with her dog on

West Beach.

What are black holes?

When I was a student in the

1970s, I presented my first

professional talk at a meeting of

the American Astronomical

S o c i e t y.

It was about a type of

pulsating stars. The chair was

Professor Martin Schwarzschild

of Princeton University, one of

the great astrophysicists of the

20th century.

Schwarzschild was of

German Jewish ancestry, born

in Potsdam in 1912. He

escaped Germany in 1936 to

the USA, where he worked in

US army intelligence in World

War 2 and was awarded a

Legion of Merit. He also wrote

a textbook on the structure and

evolution of stars that I had

learnt from as an

u n d e r g ra d u a t e .

Schwarzschild spoke in a

loud, forceful way with a

German accent. After my talk

he demanded, “WHAT are

these stars’ REASONS to

P U L S AT E ? ”

I was terrified.

Since I had learnt the

answer from his textbook, I

thought, “If he doesn’t know,

then what I am thinking cannot

be right.” One of the senior

astronomers in the audience

told him the answer was

simple, and he said softly, “Oh.

I missed that.” I understood, on

meeting him in later years, that

he was just being kind in

providing a poor graduate

student with an easy question.

Schwarzschild’s father is

even better known. Karl

TALK OF THE

S TA R S

Professor Don Kurtz

Schwarzschild died in 1916 of

an auto-immune disease

contracted on the Russian Front

in the First World War, when

Martin was 4. In 1915, Karl

Schwarzschild calculated the

first exact solutions to Albert

Einstein’s equations of General

Relativity, his new theory of

gravity, also published in

1915. Karl found the radius of

a black hole where even light

cannot escape the stupendous

gravity. This is universally

known as the “S ch wa r z s ch i l d

Radius”.

What is a black hole? The

most massive stars die in the

“Iron catastrophe”. If the star is

too massive, gravity is so strong

that nothing can withstand it,

and its core collapses to

smaller than the Schwarzschild

radius where the escape

velocity is greater than the

speed of light, so nothing, not

even light, can escape.

The Sun will not, and

cannot, collapse to be a black

hole. If it could, it would have a

Schwarzschild radius of a mere

3km – it would be smaller than

Port Alfred.

You do not want to get

anywhere near a black hole.

Long before you fell in, its great

tides would strip you apart to

your atoms, then tear them

apart, too.

We detect black holes in

binary stars – two stars orbiting

each other. We can measure

the mass of the black hole by

how fast the other star orbits it.

We see some stars orbiting

something invisible, but with a

mass more than 10 times that of

the Sun. Only a black hole can

be that massive and invisible.

A galaxy has about 100

billion stars orbiting about their

common centre of gravity (our

Milky Way is a galaxy). Down

in the hearts of galaxies we see

stars moving so fast around a

tiny invisible point that we

know there is a monstrous

black hole. The one in our

Milky Way has a mass 5 million

times greater than that of our

Sun, yet it is smaller than the

solar system. In other galaxies

the central black hole can be as

big as 3 billion times the mass

of our Sun!

Those supermassive black

holes were created when one

star became a small black hole

in the centre of a galaxy where

the stars are close together. As

the black hole encountered

other stars, it ate them. A black

hole is much like “The Blob” in

the 1958 film.

Giant black holes produce

celestial fireworks on a

stupendous scale.

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Mr and Ms

StendenSA 2021

c ro w n e d

Glitz and glamour at Royal St Andrews Hotel

The Mr and Ms StendenSA

2021 pageant was hosted

at the Royal St Andrews

Hotel on November 17.

Neville Murengwa was

chosen as Mr StendenSA 2021

and Seamus Ratcliffe was the

runner-up. Qhayiya Dywili

was crowned Ms StendenSA

2021 and Chien-ChienWu was

r u n n e r- u p .

Crowd favorites, Matthew

Blair was voted Mr

Congeniality and Amanda

Wood Ms Congeniality.

The judges were Pearl

Motaung-Mlangeni, Meagan

Alexander, Luthando Sikade,

Luba Sabelo and Tonderai

M awo p a .

Prizes were sponsored by

MyPond Hotel, Boardwalk

Hotel in Gqeberha, Radisson

Blu Hotel in Gqeberha,

Halyards Hotel, Rise Courtyard

Café and Noblefield

Chocolate.

GLITZY

AFFAIR: Back

from left,

Neville

Murengwa and

QhayiyaDywili

were chosen

as Mr and Ms

StendenSA

2021

respectively at

a pageant at

the Royal St

Andrews

Hotel last

week, with,

front,

S e a m u s R a t c l i ff e

and Chien-

C h i e n Wu t h e

runners-up

LEADERS IN READING

READING CHAMPIONS:

Reader Leader winners in

the Intermediate phase at

El Shaddai Christian

Academy are, from left, 1st

Eden Ndoro, 2nd Rayah

Dollery and 3rd Rain Ndoro

NV FARMING Trading as

BATHURST

FEEDS

For orders contact:

bathurstfeeds@gmail.com

Nicki: 071 302 0790

Neil: 083 442 0517

We stock

50KG EC CALF GROWTH

R312.25 + VAT

50KG COMPLETE SHEEP FEED

R258.40 + VAT

50KG POWERLAY UTILITY LAYER PELLETS

R336.00 + VAT

GIVE US A CALL TODAY!

Each bag sold supports the Bathurst Agricultural Society and the Show Grounds

In the Estate of the Late YENAYENA WISEMAN

NTABENI (Identity Number: 5606065833088)

and surviving spouse NOSISANA IVY NTABENI

(Identity Number 6203020595082) to whom

he was married in community of property, of

2964 Khuhlane Street, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape

Province and who died on 10 January 2021.

MASTER’S REFERENCE NO. 1356/2021

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the AMENDED

FIRST AND FINAL LIQUIDATION AND

DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT in the above

Estate will lie for inspection by all the interested

¿

Cape High Court in Grahamstown and a

¿

Port Alfred, for a period of 21 days to be

calculated from 26th November 2021.

MICKE ERASMUS

Agent for Executrix

AUDIE ATTORNEYS

46 Van Der Riet Street

PORT ALFRED 6170

TEL: (046) 624 2400

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE ERNST

LEJEUNE, Identity No. 450531 5119 184,

of Panorama View, 9 Croydon Circle,

Port Alfred, who died on the 3rd August

2021 and who was unmarried

ESTATE NUMBER 4504/2021

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

26th November 2021

DATED at PORT ALFRED on this the

16th Day of November 2021

GJ MARAIS

Executor

Neave Stötter Inc


PORT ALFRED

Ref:pk/MAT10717

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE PETER

VIVIAN WILLIAM DENNIS MC LEAN

Identity No. 351110 5019 088, of 18 Biscay

Road, Port Alfred, who died on the

3rd August 2021 and who was a widower






26th November 2021



N STÖTTER

Executor

Neave Stötter Inc


PORT ALFRED

Ref: pk/MAT10703

In the Estate of the Late WAYNE LION-CACHET,

Identity No. 6909125058087 born 12

SEPTEMBER 1969 who died on 3 FEBRUARY

2020, of 7 CARTWRIGHT AVENUE,

GRAHAMSTOWN, 6140 and 3 RENE COURT,

ARCADIA, 0083. Divorced

ESTATE NO: 000575/2020

The FIRST AND FINAL LIQUIDATION AND

DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT in the above Estate

¿

of the High Court, GRAHAMSTOWN and a

¿

HATFIELD, for a period of twenty-one (21) days

from 26 NOVEMBER 2021.

DE JAGER & LORDAN INC

Attorneys for the Executor

25 RETIEF STREET

ALEXANDRIA

6185

TEL: 046-6222799

(Ref: D JOUBERT/sn)

New Vehicles:

2021 Ford Ecosport 1.5 Ambiente MT................................ R295 600

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2021 Ford Ranger Double Cab 2.2 XL/MT............................. R466 300

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2018 Honda Jazz 1.2 Comfort MT 47000kms..................... R174 900

2015 Mazda 2 1.3 Active MT 95000kms................................. R114 900

2014 Polo Vivo 1.4 103000kms...................................................... R109 900

2011 Polo Vivo 1.4 Trendline 163000kms............................... R 99 900

Contact us today for great specials!

29 Main Street | Port Alfred 046 624 1125

079 746 5993 | clint.roesstorff@ecmpa.co.za


Settlers Park Association has a vacancy for a FACILITY MANAGERų

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Key Performance Areas:

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ΛĂůŬŽŌŚĞŽŶĞĐ

GENERAL WORKER

TO BEGIN JANUARY 2022

ĂůŬŽĨŚĞŽŶ

Our family school seeks to appoint an SGB paid general worker

to join our Grounds & Buildings team to assist with maintenance

and upkeep of our campus. Painting skill and experience would

be advantageous.

Requirements include a good understanding of English, previous

labour or handyman experience, a pleasant manner and the ability

to adapt and learn.

Please email a one page CV, a copy of your ID,

¿

¿

to jfrench@pahs.co.za or fax to 046 624 5349.

CLOSING DATE: 02/12/21

If an applicant is not contacted by 10/12/21, please assume

that your application has not been successful. The SGB

of Port Alfred High School reserves the right to not make

an appointment. PAHS is an equal opportunity employer.

NDLAMBE MUNICIPALITY

PORT ALFRED

Tenders are hereby invited for the hiring of trucks for a three month period as

follows:

TENDER INVITATION – HIRING OF TRUCKS

SPECIFIC BID CONDITIONS

a) ¿

b) Photo of VALID licence disks to be attached to returnable document.

c) Photo of the truck to be attached to returnable document.

d)

e)

f) In the case of downtime of trucks, monies will be deducted or extra time will be

g)

h) Driver must have both a VALID driver’s licence and VALID PDP

(Copies of both documents must be attached to the returnable

document).

i)

Bidders Shall Take Note of the Following Bid Conditions:

One truck hire will be awarded per Service Provider i.e. TEN

individual awards will be made to TEN different service providers (the six

highest scorers for Item 1 and the four highest scorers for Item 2 above).

Prices must be valid for at least ¿ days from the

¿

returnable document:

MBD4

¿MBD9

MBD 6.1

in the returnable document) as well as a ¿

status level of contribution as follows:

o

o

In the case of an ¿

¿

¿

TWO stamps are required

In the case of a ¿

¿

ONE stamp is required

¿

¿

¿

The returnable tender document is available for download, free of charge,

Hard copy tender documents are, if required ¿

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT UNIT, 44 CAMPBELL STREET, PORT ALFRED

between 08h00 and 15h30 upon payment of a fee of R116.86 (VAT included) per

¿

¿

one bid per envelope) marked “NOTICE 240/2021 - HIRING OF TRUCKS”

and deposited in the tender box at the SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT UNIT,

9 December

2021.

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

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

NOTICE NUMBER: 240/2021

ADV R DUMEZWENI

25 November 2021 MUNICIPAL MANAGER


ADVERTORIAL

HERO FIBRE IS COMING TO PORT ALFRED

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teams are already hard at work to complete the network build as soon as possible.

The Hero Fibre network is planned

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appliances, glassware,

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Port Alfred, EC

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CONSULTING

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08:00 – 18:00

Sat and Public

Holidays:

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Sun: 10:00 – 12:00

Contact us:

Tel: 046 624 1092

Fax: 046 624 2640

Emergency No:

082 566 3502

GROOMING NOW

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& Cattery

5360

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Landscaping

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Tim - 072 202 0138

Gys - 082 410 1905

5570

Removals & Storage

E: digstodigs@gmail.com

HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE REMOVALS;

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RELOCATIONS:

Local, National & SADC

call or whatsapp

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on 081 436 9750 to

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business moved safely.

Insurance cover

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15M² UNITS

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TANYA

082 565 8660

5630

Services Offered

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Country Trips Arranged

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082 544 2472 /

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ALL BUILDING

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082 924 1362

ALL ARCHITECTURAL

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HIGH

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CLINICAL

PSYCHOLOGIST

Dr. Michelle

Schlodder

Cell: 072 603 8676

6

EMPLOYMENT

6170

Estate Agents

RENTALS PROPERTIES

REQUIRED FOR

QUALIFIED TENANTS!

All Tenants are screened and

Credit checks are done.

We update payment profile

at the national credit bureau.

Contact us for professional

and Experienced property

management.

Contact Arlene Du Plessis

at Remax Kowie

Tel: 046 624 1110

arlene@remaxkowie.co.za

6170

Estate Agents

RENTALS WANTED

Rental Properties in

all price ranges needed

for qualified tenants.

Audrey 046 624 4879

6150

Employment Wtd.

BLESSING is looking for

domestic work for

Wednesday and Friday.

Phone: 061 6310 404.

JANE is looking for domestic

work. Full time or part

time. References available.

Phone: 083 678 8079.

LUCY is looking for domestic

work. Available on

Wednesdays only. References

available. Phone:

073 937 3091.

VIWE is looking for domestic

work. Full time. Enjoys

cooking & has traceable

references. 15 years domestic

experience and is

fully vaccinated. Phone:

073 4232 075.

7

ACCOMMODATION

7020

Accomm. Off / Wtd

B & B IN WALMER,

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2 Fully equipped s/c

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or 083 495 2690

ZUURBERG

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VILLAGE, ADDO

DBB Accommodation,

Swimming pool

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042 233 8300

ZUURBERG

MOUNTAIN

VILLAGE, ADDO

40% off for Seniors

B&B - All year.

042 233 8300

9

MOTORING

9070

Used Car Sales

ROGER ACTON

083 454 0675

Quality Select Used Vehicles

Cnr Bathurst Rd and High Str

(Behind Astron FreshStop)

We Buy and

Sell Quality

Used Vehicles!

Advertising

Deadline:

Friday 10am for the

following week’s

publication.

Tel: 046 624 4356

In the ESTATE OF THE LATE LOUIS

HENRY VAN DER WALT Identity Number

350820 5048 084 Widowed, who died on

the 6 TH OCTOBER 2020

Last address : 27 SETTLERS PARK,

PORT ALFRED, 6170

Estate Number 3756/2020

The First and Final Liquidation and

Distribution Account in the abovementioned

¿

of the Master of the High Court, 5 Bathurst

Street, Grahamstown, for a period of

21 (TWENTY-ONE) days from the

26 TH NOVEMBER 2021

Dold & Stone Inc.

10 African Street

GRAHAMSTOWN

6139

AUTO REPAIRS & TOWING

Help

Guide

AWNINGS, BLINDS & CARPORTS

BICYCLES, SPARES & SERVICE

COURIER SERVICES

DENTIST

DSTV

ESTATE AGENTS

ELECTRICIAN

GAS SUPPLIES & SERVICES

FIREWOOD

OPTOMETRIST

TYRES


KOWIE

STRIDERS

Time Trial Results: November 16

8km Run

1. Luthemba 2. Jekana 31:38

3. Sean Knight 34:50

4. Mpho Ngxabazi 35:44

5. Richard Daneel 36:52

GOLF DAY

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE ERIC

CORNELIS HAITZE RIJKERS, married

out of community of property, Identity

Number 501006 5061 18 0, of 23 Buller

Street, Port Alfred, who died on 29 June

2021

ESTATE NUMBER: 003253/2021



their claims and pay their debts to the

undersigned within 21 days from the

26th November 2021

MR PA COETZER &

MRS S COETZER

Joint Executors

52 CAMPBELL STREET

P O BOX 2294

PORT ALFRED

6170

sallyc@bvsa.ltd

FORM JJJ

LOST OR DESTROYED DEED

(Form JJJ added by GNR. 62 of

25 January 2019)

Notice is hereby given in terms of

regulation 68 of the Deeds Registries

Act, 1937, of the intention to apply for

¿

7510175038083, Unmarried, in favour

been lost or destroyed.

All interested persons having objection

to the issue of such copy are hereby

the publication of this notice.

amelia@peyperattorneys.co.za

051-444 2256

6. Reon van Zyl 37:34

7. Sticks Stiglingh 39:42

8. Candice Norden 44:30

5km Run

1. Sizakele Dayimani 17:18

2. Shannen Kethro 23:00

3. Mike Wilcock 23:00

4. Alex Weed 25:12

5. Paolo Vignani 26:35

6. Alan Robb 27:30

7. Roy Spavins 28:11

8. Lulu Mceka 30:50

TIME TO

CHILL: Buco

Kenton

manager

Ockie

Goosen,

right, and

staff member

Madeleine

Stone enjoy

the social

after the

Buco Golf

Day last

Friday P i c t u re :

JON HOUZET

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE KATINA

VILJOEN, Identity No. 441218 0025 085

who was a widow and died on the

2nd September 2020 and resident at

43 Merry Hill Drive, Kenton on Sea


The First and Final Liquidation Account in

the above estate will lie for inspection at

¿

¿

Port Alfred for a period of twenty-one days

from the 26th November 2021

DATED at PORT ALFRED on this 16th Day

of November 2021

GJ MARAIS

Neave Stötter Inc


PORT ALFRED

Ref: pk/MAT10331

5km Walk

1. Billy Futter 54:20

2. Lesley Futter 54:20

3. Kim Jurgenson 54:20

3km Run

1. Rick Betts and Lucey 10:31

2. Lithethe Gqume 10:57

3. Xabiso Mazantzi 10:58

4. Iviwe Rungqu 10:59

5. Athi Klaas 12:07

6. Akhanya Ngesi 12:23

7. Kamvalethu Mona 12:25

8. Phumezo Sifora 13:50

9. Chris Pike 17:20

GOOD TIMES: Friends,

from left, John Tweedie,

Alan Harty and Derek

Jacobs enjoy a laugh

together at the steak braai

after the Buco Golf Day

last Friday Picture: JON

HOUZET

FORM JJJ


(Form JJJ added by GNR. 62 of

25 January 2019)

Notice is hereby given in terms

Regulation 68 of the Deeds Registries


¿

Transfer Number T77859/2007CTN

passed by Waterval Country Lodge

Proprietary Limited, Registration number:

1994/002040/07, in favour of Nottingham

Farm CC, Registration Number

2007/112436/23, in respect of The

Farm Number 67, Ndlambe Local

Municipality, Division of Bathurst, Province

of the Eastern Cape, In extent: 31,2635

(Thirty One Comma Two Six Three Five)

Hectares and The Farm Number 68,

Ndlambe Local Municipality, Division of

Bathurst, Province of the Eastern Cape,

In extent: 31,2635 (Thirty One Comma

Two Six Three Five) Hectares, which has

been lost or destroyed.



required to lodge the same in writing with

the Registrar of Deeds at King Williams

Town within two weeks from the date of

the publication of this notice.

Dated at Port Alfred on this the 25th of

November 2021

De Jager & Lordan Inc., 2 Allen Street,

Grahamstown, 6139.

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

10. Azukhile Hendele 19:11

11. Nomonde Hendele 20:59

12. Sonya Norden 23:15

13. Stephen Gouws 23:15

3km Walk

1. Richard Alexander 27:52

2. Maria Alexander 27:52

3. Marietjie Robb 32:49

4. Matthew Steck 33;53

5. Eddie Wepener 35:01

FORM JJJ



Regulation 68(1) of the Deeds Registries


¿

Transfer No T12241/2002CTN passed

by the Eastern Cape Provincial Housing

Development Board in favour of Fezeka

Sweetness Kete, Identity Number 631220

0701 08 7 in respect of Erf 9407 Rini,

Makana Local Municipality, Division of

Albany, Eastern Cape Province which has

been lost or destroyed

All persons having objection to the issue

of such copy are hereby required to lodge

the same in writing with the Registrar of

Deeds at King William’s Town within two

weeks after the date of publication of this

notice.

Dated at Grahamstown on this 26th

November 2021

Brenda Campbell Attorneys

87 High Street

Grahamstown

6139

legal@brendacampbell.co.za

046 622 2757

FORM JJJ



Regulation 68 of the Deeds Registries

Act, 1937, of the intention to apply for the

issue of a certified copy of Deed of

Transfer Number T11736/2020 passed

by Alfred David Koffie in favour of

Anton Bennie Kivitts and Volente Rosslee

Kivitts in respect of

ERF 5981 (portion of Erf 5979)

GRAHAMSTOWN, in the Makana Local

Municipality, Division of Albany, Province

of the Eastern Cape

In Extent 628 (Six Hundred and Twenty

Eight) Square Metres

Which has been lost or destroyed.



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.

SUSAN GRAHAM McNAUGHTON

DOLD & STONE INC

10 AFRICAN STREET

GRAHAMSTOWN

EMAIL: evette@doldandstone.co.za

Contact Number : 046 622 2348

In the estate of the Late BRIAN OWEN MOULD

Identity No. 370122 5027 085

of 5 STEENBRAS STREET, PORT ALFRED

6170

Date of Death: 21 JUNE 2021

Registration No. 003666/2021

and surviving spouse, IDA ELIZABETH

MOULD, Identity Number 400314 0019 084,

who were married in community of property.

Creditors and Debtors in the above Estate are

their debts to the Undersigned within 30 days

of 26 th NOVEMBER 2021.

15 NOVEMBER 2021

(Date)

Executors: HENDRIK PETER JOHANNES

VAN DER MERWE &

WENDY FAY TENNER

Address: C/O HENDRIK VAN DER

MERWE ATTORNEYS

P O BOX 27184

GREENACRES

6057

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE STANLEY

GEORGE WEYER, Identity No. 380119

5086 085, of 7 Milkwoods Retirement

Village, Port Alfred, who died on the 22nd

September 2021 and who was a widower






26th November 2021



GJ MARAIS

Executor

Neave Stötter Inc


PORT ALFRED

Ref:pk/MAT10717

IN THE MAGISTRATE'S COURT FOR THE

DISTRICT OF ALBANY

HELD AT GRAHAMSTOWN

In the matter between :

Case No. 780/2019

NOLTE SMIT (CRADOCK) INC

Execution Creditor

and

SINETHEMBA KHAHLA

1st Execution Debtor

ZANOXOLO JOHNSON

2nd Execution Debtor

NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION

KINDLY TAKE NOTICE THAT in terms of

judgment granted on the 30th day of

October 2020 in the Grahamstown Magistrate’s

Court and under a warrant of execution

issued thereafter, the movable property listed

hereunder will be sold in execution on the

10th of DECEMBER 2021 at 10:00 at

the MAGISTRATE’S COURT, 119 HIGH

STREET, GRAHAMSTOWN, to the highest

bidder:

Description:

1 x Volkswagen Polo VIVO (Hatchback)

(Dark Blue)

Conditions:

1. The sale shall be subject to the

terms and conditions of the

Magistrate’s Court Act and the rules

made thereunder.

2. The Purchaser shall pay the purchase

price in cash on the day of the sale.

The full conditions may be inspected at the

offices of the Sheriff of the Magistrate’s

Court, Ms T R VLOTMAN, 115 HIGH STREET,

GRAHAMSTOWN, 6139.

KINDLY NOTE THAT ALL COVID-19

REGULATIONS MUST BE ADHERED TO.

NOLTE SMIT INC.

Attorneys for Execution Creditor

51A Hill Street, Grahamstown, 6139

Tel: 046 622 7209

Email: tyne@noltesmit.co.za

(Ref : NOL14/0202)

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TOP HONOURS: The winning foursome at the Buco Golf Day last

Friday are, from left, Michael Gidana, Rob Houston, Earl Tsolekile and

Bresby du Preez, who was absent for the photo Picture: JON HOUZET

Popular Golf

Day a big hit

Buco challenge draws 131 players

JON HOUZET

The foursome of Rob Houston,

Earl Tsolekile, Michael

Gidana and Bresby du Preez

won the Buco Golf Day at the Royal

Port Alfred Golf Club last Friday.

They narrowly pipped secondplaced

Ockie Goosen, Gerhardt van

der Walt, Christo Beste and Gareth

Voke. Both teams had 99 points.

One of the most popular golf

days on the calendar, this year’s

event was no different, with 131

p l aye r s .

Buco regional manager for the

Eastern Cape, Marius Schmidt,

welcomed participants and guests at

the prize-giving.

“It would have been our 15th

year of the Buco Golf Day, but

unfortunately due to Covid it was

not. Next year,” Schmidt said.

He said the course was great to

play on after the rain.

He thanked Buco suppliers and

customers for their support.

“It’s been tough over the Covid

year, but thanks to you we’ve done

w e l l ,” he said.

He gave a salute to colleagues

who had helped make the golf day

possible.

The prize-giving was handled by

Terry Counihan, with prizes

awarded up to 10th place, along

with lots of good-natured ribbing

and cheering.

A steak braai and live music was

enjoyed afterwards.

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Kenton Bowling Club

It happened and it was a great success. Of course I’m talking

about the first Kenton Mixed Classic that was held on Tuesday and

Wednesday this week. We had 20 teams taking part from as far

away as Morningside in Johannesburg and judging from the

feedback received they all had a great time. The overall winners

was a Personal Trust Team that was entered by Carl Vermeulen.

There are just so many people to thank for the success of this

event that I’m not going to repeat all the names here. I’ll just say

that the ladies in the kitchen excelled themselves in providing

lovely meals. Those in charge of the scoring and draws as well as

the event timing deserve a huge pat on the back as everything ran

like clockwork. Many thanks to all who assisted at the bar and

behind the scenes. This was also a test for our newly qualified

umpires and they were called on to make some close calls during

the two days.

Tuesday was also when our braai area’s official name was

unveiled by Carl. Personal Trust had previously paid for the

upgrades to the braai and we felt it was fitting to have Carl unveil

the sign that was made by Mike Palmer. There’s a bit of history in

the wood used for the sign as well as Mike salvaged it from one of

the old benches on B Green and it is now mounted on the back

rafter of the braai area. From here on our braai area will be known

as the “PT Burnt End”. The braai was put to good use on Tuesday

night with all the bowlers braaing the steaks that were ordered by

Cecelia for the occasion.

The other “happening” this week was the PT Trips that took

place on Friday afternoon. There were fewer teams than normal

but the 14 teams who turned out had a good afternoon of bowls.

The winners on the day were the “well experienced” team of Bill

Bedford, Ted and Helen Birch. They gave the less experienced a

lesson in bowling and came out way in front of the others. We

had a nice turnout afterwards at the braai and the PT Lockdown

Meat Draw was won this week by John Daly. The Joker draw was

also done and Marietjie Copeman had her ticket drawn but she

had to be happy with the R100 consolation prize.

It is on a sad note that we end this week as we heard of the

passing of a much loved former club member, Zonkie

Krogscheepers. Our condolences go out to her family in this

difficult time.

Port Alfred Bowling Club

Trouble and more trouble at the club this past week. Club

president Trevor Frost received a call from security on Thursday

evening last week at about 10pm regarding a break-in.

Trevor, security and the police arrived to find that an intruder

was still in the ceiling. Panicking, the intruder tried to find a way

out by running around in the ceiling, causing huge damage. But

while he was above the kitchen area, he fell through the ceiling

where he lay half unconscious.

He was then taken to the police cells in Gqeberha because,

according to some club members, the local jail was too full.

Trevor has estimated the damage to be in the region of

R50,000 while the club was left in an awful mess. A work party

was organised to clean up the mess after the police had completed

their investigation. Thanks to all who helped with the cleaning.

As if that was not enough, Trevor was again contacted by

security over the weekend that another break-in attempt had been

made.

On a brighter note, two teams plus Trevor played in the Tip Top

day at the Albany BC this past Saturday. Trevor played for an

Albany team following a player withdrawal while the other teams

were Hein (skip), Mary and Brian as well as Mike P (skip), Joanne

and Ed.

Hein’s team won their first two games before losing out to a

good Kenton team while the other side, whose skip Peter Wansel

withdrew due to illness and was replaced by novice bowler Ed,

lost all three. Trevor’s team did well to end in the top five.

Kowie Bowling Club

First, it must be mentioned how blessed we all are at Kowie to

be healthy enough to be able to play bowls.

With Christmas just around the corner, and family members

scurrying around to get that special gift, it’s so easy for us bowlers.

How about paying next year’s annual club fees for your loved one

as a gift?

Last week started well at Tuesday’s tabs in competition for

Michael van de Sandt and his team of Mike Ryan and Uncle Don

Kelly, who won the megabucs bragging rights.

Last Tuesday saw the finals of the Old Toppies” competition

between John Hubbard and Lee Bothma, where John Hubbard

came out victorious. Last Tuesday and Wednesday saw Kowie

send four teams to Kenton, to compete in the Kenton Classic

competition, where the Kowie teams battled a bit. The champions

` were Carl Vermeulen and his team from Personal Trust. Second

was Hennie Slabbert and his team from Jeffreys Bay.

Wednesday was quiet at the novices practice session, but

mention must be made of an incident which put joy into all

present. After equipping Carrie Mackenzie with the correct size

bowls from the club’s spare woods collection, it was all systems

go. It was plain to see, she wanted to be part of the Kowie Bowls

“vibe”, and what the game of bowls was all about. On about the

47th practice delivery, on a short end, her bowl found the jack,

followed it for about 6 inches, then came to rest in front of the jack.

To observe the reaction of this achievement, was priceless.

Th u r s d ay ’s megabucs tabs-in was won by Jason Prince and his

team of Dave Thomas and Sally Greasely.

Twenty teams from around the district took part in the annual

Tip Top Trips competition in Makhanda this past weekend. Kow i e

bowling club made a clean sweep by dominating proceedings.

Jonty Alexander, Denny Richardson and Lenny Clark pipped Stan

Long, Grumpy Enslin and Colleen Davy by one point to win the

coveted trophy. The all-ladies team of Jackie Kriel, Megan Kriel

and Helise Hattingh took third spot. What a fantastic competition,

sponsored mainly by Tip Top butchery in Makhanda and hosted by

Diane and the Albany bowls committee.

GOLF

W E E K LY

Wednesday November 17: Pick n Pay4 Ball Alliance,

with 86 players.

Results:

1st: Zola Mgudwa, Earl Tsolekile, Desmond Mjimla,

Gideon Veto - 91

2nd: Arnold Morey, Frans Kruger, Frank Ferreira,

Simon Matthews - 91

3rd: Colin Mavuso, Michael Gidana, Georges

Kukulies – 91

4th: Phillip Swanepoel, Marius Lombard, Warwick

Heny, MJ van Jaarsveld - 88

2 Clubs:

6th: B Shaw, E Tsolekile

8th: B McGarvie, A Schultz

13th: D White, W Heny, E Tsolikele

Best Gross: 67 – Colin Mavuso

Best Nett: 66 – Colin Mavuso, Gideon Veto, Wollie

Wo l m a ra n s

Nearest The Pins:

Fishaways/Debonairs – 6th: Bob Shaw

Galileo Risk – 8th: Bobbie McGarvie

B ra m ’s @ the 19th – 11th: Bob Shaw

The Firm – 13th: Marius Lombard

The Firmest Drive – 18th: Stuart Clarkson

Remax Kowie - Nearest for 2 on the 1st: Zola

M g u dwa

Saturday November 20: NFB Private Wealth

Management Betterball Medal, with 55 players.

Results:

1st: Ian Moncur, Dave Hoets - 64

2nd: Arnold Morey, Simon Matthews - 65

3rd: Nathi Mbabela, Colin Mavuso - 66

2 Clubs:

8th: V Jordan, C Poulton

11th: M Warren, Kevin Lee

Best Gross: 74 – Ian Moncur, Colin Mavuso

Best Nett: 66 – Arnold Morey

Nearest The Pins:

Mooifontein Quarry – 6th: Nick Fox

Juan Pretorius Architecture – 8th: Viv Jordan

B ra m ’s @ the 19th – 11th: Ross Wright

Fishaways/Debonairs – 13th: Llewellyn James

The Firmest Drive – 18th: Roger Acton

B ra m ’s @ the 19th - Nearest for 2 on the 1st: Arjan

Sap

1820s GOLF

Monday November 15: 31 players in excellent

conditions.

Winners on 38: Pru Peacock, Brian Robinson, Juan

Southey, Dudley Kieser.

Moosehead on 43: Maureen McGarvey, Donna

Piguet, Derek van Harmellen, Derek Sinclair.

Good Scores: 49 - John Lardner-Burke, John

Thompson, Eugene Erasmus, Maureen McGarvey, 48

– Glynis Reneckle, John Dell, Brian Robinson, Pru

Peacock, Sonja Reynolds, 47 - Jenny Adair, John

Heather, 45 - Patrick O’Kelly, Dudley Kieser.

Two Clubs: 8th John Thompson.

LADIES’ R E S U LT S

November 16

Twenty-seven ladies playing in windy conditions,

took part in a 4 Ball Betterball Medal Competition.

In 1st place on nett 61 points were Yvonne Hill and

Wendy Counihan and 2nd place went to Jan Wale

and Ingrid Griffiths on nett 62.

Nearest the pins were won by Margie Siegers on the

6th (sponsored by Top Carpets), Lindy Krige on the

8th (sponsored by the ladies section), Gaby

Hausmann-Tarpani 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 1 was won

by Angela Trollip in the 0-21 handicaps division and

the winner in the 22-onwards division was Maureen

McGarvie.

Both Mo Marsay and Yvonne Hill had two clubs on

the 8th and Margie Siegers had a two club on the

11th.

The competition on November 30 will be the Juan

Pretorius Sponsored Day.

PORT ALFRED MIXED RESULTS

November 20

Starting out on a fairly windless morning with a

south-easter freshening later, 14 players took part in

Saturday morning’s PAM competition.

Len Bohnen, Pat and Tony Halse won the

competition with 91 (86+4) points, earning each a

voucher from Penny Farthing. The runners-up on 89

points were Fanie Smit, Glynnis Renecle, Derek

Sinclair and Biddy Collings. Taking the longest walk

with 82 points were Brian Reid, Margie Reid, Keith

Rugg and Maureen McGarvie.

Pat Halse was nearest the pin on the 8th to win the

bottle of wine and scored a two club on the same

hole. Maureen McGarvie and Glynnis Renecle

shared the best nett of the morning, with each

scoring 69 nett, but on a count out Maureen won the

voucher from Fishaways/Debonairs.

KGB RESULTS

Tuesday November 16: Another fine golfing day and

eventually saw 28 players tee off in seven 4-balls

competing in a Stableford Alliance 2-scores-to-count

on even holes and 3-scores-to-count on odd holes.

Derick van Harmelen, Don Thomson, Donald

McGarvie and Eugene Erasmus took first place on 98

points. There was somewhat of a traffic jam behind

with three coveys sharing second place on 93 points.

These were the coveys comprising Len Bohnen,

Keith Rugg, John Crandon and Dave Curran along

with Neil Loundar, John Abbott, Arnie Schultz and

John Dell as well as Tony Halse, Guy Cash, Peter

Sinclair and FanieSmit.

The fight for the Hamer en Sukkel proved to be a tight

one but James Lobban, Andy Barnes, Heinz

Czepluch and Barrie Brady captured that trophy by a

short head with their return of 85 points.

Arnie Schultz birdied the par three 13th hole but the

2-club pool went to Tony Halse’s covey for his

birdies on both the par three 6th and 11th holes.

Fanie Smit shot a fine individual nett 69 with Derick

van Harmelen excelling with a 68 nett.

Friday November 19: Thirty-nine players entered the

draw to be drawn in one 3-ball and nine 4-balls to

contest a Stableford Alliance 2-scores-to-count

format.

The westerly wind stiffened as the morning

progressed, to be reflected in overall scoring, as John

Abbott, Tony Halse, Pat Halse and Eugene Erasmus

with 85 points were comfortable winners on 85

points. Neil Loundar, ThereseLoundar, Maureen

McGarvie and Donald McGarvie had 82 points and

took second place.

Barrie Brady, Mike Krige and Brian Reid, in spite of a

bonus of 5 points for being a 3-ball, saw their return of

71 points claim the Hamer en Sukkel trophy at prize

g iv i n g .

Bob Shaw with a birdie on the 6th hole claimed the 2-

club pool for his covey as he was the only successful

player to convert in this category.

Jimmy van Rensburg shot an honourable individual 70

nett to be eclipsed by Eugene Erasmus with a superb

individual 67 nett as best players on the morning.

Visitor Andrew Rose shot the individual round of the

day with his 75 gross.

Talk 25 November 2021

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