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Family left homeless after fire

Eight now living

in leaking tent,

unable to cook

SIPHOSIHLE DYONASE

Afamily of eight in Milner

Estate, East London,

needs help after their home

burnt down on July 14 this year.

The cause of the fire is not yet

known and a member of the family

said authorities were still

investigating the matter.

Johanna Kirton, 59, who is a

grandmother to a four month-old

baby, reported that the incident took

place at 6am.

“We were all asleep when my

daughter shouted, ‘Mom the house is

burning’.”

The Kirtons have been without a

proper roof over their heads ever

since, though a local church did

donate a tent.

“Every time it rains, it’s flooding

here by me,” Johanna said.

“I’m asthmatic and my husband is

diabetic. I’ve got a small baby which

is my daughter’s child.

“We are eight in the house with

no help from anybody, I’ve got no

income coming in except for my

husband’s disability.

“I can’t make it and I can’t get

anywhere. I’m really in need of food,

clothing and household furniture.”

With the seasonal wet weather,

the tent also leaks and the family

hasn’t been able to cook as they

normally make a fire inside the

house.

“We have buckets all around and

the bedding is soaking wet.”

The family has had to rely on a

soup kitchen for meals and a friend

who lives across the street.

Anna Marie Van As, who has

been a neighbour and family friend

to the Kirtons for the past 27 years,

said: “I don’t really know how her

❝ I’m really in need of

food, clothing and

household furniture.

Johanna Kirton

HOME'S OWNER

house burnt down. I was asleep but

when I woke up there was screaming

and I opened my door and saw the

whole house was on fire.

“By the time the fire brigade

came, it was too late,” she said.

The family lost most of their

possessions in the fire including ID

documents.

“We did get some clothes but

some are too big or too small,”

Johanna said.

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SEASON OF GIVING: From left, Rotary Club of Arcadia members Hugh Thomas and Robyn Vice, with Rotary Club

EL member Pixie Martin in front of the Tree of Joy in Vincent Park Picture: MATTHEW FIELD

Help Rotary spread festive cheer

MATTHEW FIELD

The festive season is one of giving, and

the Rotary Clubs around BCM are

celebrating that spirit with their Tree of

Joy charity drive.

Rotary Clubs of East London,

Arcadia, Bonza Bay, Gately and

Gonubie will be running the drive next

to the Mugg & Bean in Vincent Park

Shopping Centre.

“What we do is we go to the

institutions, [residents] fill in the cards

and each club’s got four duties,” said

Rotary Club of EL member Pixie

Martin.

On the cards, beneficiaries fill out

their name, place of residence and

other relevant information as well as

what gift they would like.

The cards are then hung from the

titular Tree of Joy in Vincent Park.

From there, shoppers are

encouraged to take a card off of the tree

and buy the present listed on it, which

they can then donate to the Rotary

team working nearby.

“It’s an anonymous gift to

s o m e o n e ,” said Rotary Club of Arcadia

member Hugh Thomas.

The charity drive will be running

every day until Saturday December 18.

Rotary Club members will be stationed

at the tree from 10am to 4pm Mondays

to Fridays, 9am to 3pm on Saturdays

and 10am to 1pm on Sundays.

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Beneficiaries can collect after Sassa notification

STEP UP: Payments of the R350 social relief of distress grant are to be made from December 6

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CEBELIHLE BHENGU

Beneficiaries of the R350

Covid-19 social relief of

distress (SRD) grant can

expect to receive their payments

from December 6, after the

disbursement of the disability

and elderly grants.

The SA Social Security

Agency (Sassa) said the elderly’s

grants would be paid from

December 1 and disability

grants from December 2. This

includes other grant payments

linked to these beneficiaries.

Other grants will be paid

from December 3, but this

excludes the SRD grant, which

will only disburse payments

from December 6. Each

beneficiary is assigned a

payment date depending on

their ID number.

The dates below are

applicable to the SA Post Office

payout system.

Beneficiaries can receive

their grants as soon as they

receive confirmation of

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Here’s when you can access

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collected their funds from the

first payment cycle that they

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money before it is forfeited to

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Pakati discusses

BCM future with

business leaders

Recovery and investment plans unpacked

CASH INJECTION: BCM executive mayor Xola Pakati announces a new multi-billion rand

investment into the ELIDZ earlier this week Picture: BCM/FACEBOOK

Mayor welcomes R3bn investment

MATTHEW FIELD

BCM executive mayor, Xola

Pakati, said he welcomed a new

R3bn investment into the ELIDZ,

during an announcement earlier

this week.

“We are proud to be

associated with the ELIDZ as a

minority shareholder and a

critical stakeholder for the

Special Economic Zone,” Pa k a t i

said.

“The ELIDZ has been part of

the development of our longterm

vision, the Metro Growth

and Development Strategy

[MGDS], and as such the entity

has been able to locate itself

within the strategy, more

particularly what it can bring in

order to ensure the success of

the strategy.”

Pakati said that as a new city

council, it was important to

build relationships between the

municipality and business, to

grow the local economy.

ELIDZ CEO Simphiwe

Kondlo said: “We are proud to

be part of this automotive sector,

it’s a sector that we should

continue to both grow and

d ive r s i f y.”

“We are excited that today

the investors we are announcing

will be contributing to more

than 2,000 direct jobs in the

c i t y.”

SIPHOSIHLE DYONASE

Newly inaugurated

Buffalo City Metro

executive mayor Xola

Pakati hosted a stakeholder’s

interaction business breakfast

at the East London ICC on

We d n e s d ay.

The executive mayor held

discussions with business

stakeholders on key

commitments and strategic

priorities for the term between

2021 to 2026.

Organised business

stakeholders who were

expected to share their

messages and expectations

included the Border Kei

Chamber of Business, Nafcoc,

the Black Business Council and

labour representatives.

“It gives me great pleasure

to be speaking to you in this

breakfast meeting which is

held to update the stakeholders

of Buffalo City Metro about the

activitie that will receive

priority in the current term of

c o u n c i l ,” the mayor said. The

latest employment statistics

released by StatsSA, which

showed unemployment in the

metro sitting at a high 41%,

were worrying Pakati said,

while assuring that the city was

taking action.

“To address this reality, we

are already considering an

Economic Recovery and

Investment Plan for the city,” he

said.

The recovery and

investment plan would involve,

among other priorities:

● Using infrastructure, tourism

and other investments to

stimulate economic recovery

to see output growth of

between 3 to 5% over the

Medium-Term Revenue and

Expenditure Framework

period;

● Addressing integrity issues in

the billing system as part of the

efforts of improving the

collection rate of the city;

● Undertaking expenditure

reviews to find wastage and

areas where there is less value

for money, which can then

enable reprioritisation.

“We have catalytic

programmes for the West Bank

[around an export logistics

hub], around the inner city and

beachfront [around tourism,

hospitality and commercial

property development], a

transport corridor between the

East London CBD and the

Mdantsane Urban Hub, a new

corridor development between

Beacon Bay and Gonubie, and

a corridor development

between Zwelithsa, Qonce

and Bhisho.

“We are steadily making

progress on each of these

catalytic programmes, putting

critical road infrastructure in

place as well as investing in

bulk infrastructure,” the mayor

said.

He also said BCM

Development Agency

(BCMDA) had a number of

projects prepared for private

i nve s t m e n t .

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The department of mineral

resources and energy

(DMRE) had to issue a

hasty correction on Wednesday

after admitting that there had

been a mistake in calculating

the increased fuel price.

The original announcement

said that the price of petrol

would increase by 81c/l.

However, the department

said this was higher than the

actual increase, which was

75c/l.

“The department of mineral

resources and energy regrets to

announce that the adjustment

of petrol price announced on

November 29 was erroneous,”

the DMRE said in a statement.

“The 6c difference is due to

the fact that the adjustment of

wages for service station

workers had already been

implemented in September

2021.

“Although it is the first time

such an error has occurred in

the history of basic fuel price

determination in SA, the DMRE

profusely apologises for the

inconvenience caused.”

This will be of little comfort

to consumers, with petrol

prices cracking the dreaded

R20/l mark for the first time

after what seems like a year of

regular price hikes.

IT STILL WORKS: The latest

Covid-19 variant won’t weaken

the effectiveness of current

vaccines, Prof Salim Karim said

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RECORD HIGH: The latest round of fuel price hikes pushed

the cost of petrol over the dreaded R20/litre mark for the first

time on Wednesday Picture: PIXABAY

From Wednesday

December 1, 93 unleaded and

95 grade petrol now costs

R20.07 and R20.29 a litre

r e s p e c t ive l y.

High-sulphur diesel

increased by 73c/l, low-sulphur

by 75c/l, making their

respective per-litre costs

R17.92 and R17.98.

Illuminating parrafin rose by

42.20c/l.

According to the Central

Energy Fund, the reasons for

the increases were the rising oil

price and a weakened rand.

Between October 28 and

November 25, the rand fell to

R15.58 against the US dollar,

nearly a rand lower than the

previous period reviewed.

Energy minister Gwede

Mantashe has also approved a

17.84c/l net increase in the

annual margin adjustments on

petrol as well as an increase of

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new variant – Prof Karim

TANYA FARBER

It could take between two and four weeks to nail

down the facts about Omicron itself, but

according to Prof Salim Abdool Karim, “current

va c c i n e s ’ effectiveness against hospitalisation

and disease is likely to remain strong”.

Speaking at a governmental press briefing on

Monday, Abdool Karim said that we don’t yet

know this “d e f i n i t ive l y ” but can extrapolate

“based on what we know and how other variants

of concern have reacted to the vaccines”.

He said while this issue of vaccines is “the

area that has created concern and is behind the

global over-reaction” there is cautious but

positive news.

He added, “What we do know — and this

comes from many different studies — is that

even over time the protection of the vaccines

against variants has remained pretty good, above

90%”.

While more research is needed on this as

well as the variant’s effect on severe disease and

transmissibility, “there is much we can

extrapolate at this point based on mutations

familiar to us from previous variants”.

Diagnostics should “still function well”, but

we can “expect enhanced transmissibility”, said

Abdool Karim.

In terms of severity of illness, “we simply do

not have sound reliable information as yet but so

far there are no red flags. However, we can’t be

complacent”.

All “the usual public interventions” work and

must stay in place.

“We were not caught with our pants down.

As far back as September I outlined what I

anticipated the trajectory of the pandemic would

be, based on the three waves, and if we look at

that situation, the government invested in

building capacity to do genomic sequencing in

Africa and particularly in SA and that investment

has now paid dividends,” said Abdool Karim.

He added that we now need to “turn our

science success into a response success”. -

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‘Largest beach protest SA has ever

seen’ planned against seismic survey

Joburg protesters to gather at Shell head office

SUTHENTIRA GOVENDER

Thousands of South Africans will

gather simultaneously in four

major cities on Sunday to voice

their objection to Shell’s seismic testing

off the Wild Coast.

In Johannesburg, protesters are set

to gather outside Shell’s headquarters in

Bryanston, while those in coastal

provinces will hit the beaches to voice

their disdain.

The protest campaign has been led

by environmental group Oceans Not

Oil, which on Monday delivered more

than 18,000 written objections and a

list of 314,361 signatures to the “We

Object to Shell and CGG Seismic

Surveys on RSA Coast” petition to the

Kloof, Durban, branch of

environmental assessors SLR

Consulting, appointed by Shell.

“SA citizens believe that there is

more at stake than just a few threatened

species, but rather evidence of a clear

divergence of goals between the

department of minerals, resources and

energy and department of forestry,

fisheries and the environment in terms

of climate goals and obligations,” said

Oceans Not Oil.

Dre Beeby, an Oceans Not Oil

affiliate, said the purpose of Sunday’s

protest was “to demand our

government revoke these permissions

❝ SA citizens believe

that there is more at

stake than just a few

threatened species.

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given to them. This will be by far the

largest beach protest SA has ever seen”.

The survey has been widely

criticised. Oceans Not Oil, which

describes itself as “the public’s voice

against offshore oil and gas

d e ve l o p m e n t ”, is promoting a

campaign to stop the mapping of the

ocean along the Wild Coast.

Shell says the seismic survey was

approved by the government.

Oceans Not Oil says the

g ove r n m e n t ’s Operation Phakisa,

which focuses on exploring the

economic potential of SA’s oceans, is

driving Shell’s exploration.

Shell spokesperson Pam Ntaka told

the Sunday Times the company is

“aware of the growing concerns and

calls for protests and we acknowledge

all the different views”. - Ti m e s L I V E

FRAK OFF: A huge message in the sand for miner Shell which plans to start seismic blasting on the

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Over 40% of BCM residents unemployed

Economy continues to take battering from Covid-19, knocking job prospects

NTSIKELELO QOYO and

MICHAEL KIMBERLEY

The unemployment rate in

Buffalo City increased from

31% to 41% when compared

year on year, with the metro having

shed 17,000 jobs in the last year.

The unemployment rate in Nelson

Mandela Bay continued to accelerate

upwards in the third quarter of 2021,

hitting a high of 40.7%.

This is a 0.9 percentage point

increase when compared with the

previous quarter that ran from April to

Ju n e .

The Quarterly Labour Force Survey

for the third quarter revealed that the

Eastern Cape’s unemployment rose to

47.3%, while the expanded

unemployment rate is sitting at 54.5%.

The survey was released on

Tuesday by Stats SA.

While the province saw a jobs gain

of 4,000 more people employed in the

third quarter, the overall

unemployment rate increased by 0.3

percentage points.

Statistician-general Risenga

Maluleke said the rate for SA also

continued to accelerate, reaching

34.9% — up from 34.4% in the

preceding three months.

Presenting the Quarterly Labour

Force Survey (QLFS) for the third

quarter in Irene in Tshwane on

Tuesday, Maluleke said the number of

employed people fell by 660,000 in

the three months to end-September to

14.3-million, while the number of

unemployed people decreased by

183,000 to 7.6-million.

S A’s economy is dogged by high

rates of inequality, poverty and

u n e m p l oy m e n t .

The economy took a further

battering from Covid-19 with about

1.4-million jobs lost in 2020, and it

contracted 6.4%.

Maluleke said the number of

discouraged jobseekers increased by

545,000 (16.4%), while the number

of people who were not

economically active “for reasons

other than discouragement”

increased by 443,000 (3.3%)

between the two quarters, “resulting

in a net increase of 988,000 in the not

economically active population”.

“These changes resulted in the

unemployment rate increasing 0.5 of

a percentage point from 34.4% in the

JOBLESS:

The Quarterly

Labour Force

Survey has

shown that

the Eastern

Cape’s

unemployment

rose to

47.3%, while

the expanded

unemployment

rate is sitting

at 54.5%

Picture: FILE

second quarter of 2021 to 34.9% in

the third quarter of 2021 — the

highest since the start of the QLFS in

2 0 0 8 ,” Maluleke said.

“Unemployment, as measured by

the expanded definition, increased

2.2 percentage points to 46.6% in

the third quarter of 2021 compared

with the second quarter of 2021.”

During the period under review,

employment decreased by 571,000

(5.6%) in the formal sector, by

65,000 (5.4%) in private households

and by 32,000 (3.8%) in agriculture.

Informal sector employment

increased by 9,000 (0.3%).

Comparing the last two quarters,

5,000 people in the Bay joined the

ranks of the unemployed.

The biggest losses for the

province came from the trade sector,

followed by community and social

services.

There were, however, gains in

manufacturing, agriculture,

construction, finance and utilities.

Eastern Cape premier Oscar

Mabuyane did not respond to a request

for comment.

DA MPL Bobby Stevenson said the

government needed to create an

environment for businesses to stay,

invest and create jobs so people could

live a life of value.

“We need to embrace bold and

new ideas, and dismantle old

ideological boundaries.

“One such idea is turning the

Coega area into an export processing

zone, which has the potential to create

thousands of jobs,” he said.

“One only has to take a drive past

any post office to witness the

desperation on the faces of the people,

with thousands queuing to receive a

R350 Covid-19-relief grant.

“We need real solutions that will

change the face of the Eastern Cape,

creating jobs and a better future for all

residents of this beautiful province.”

Political analyst Ongama Mtimka

said a solution to unemployment might

lie in the informal sector.

He said the sector managed to hold

a steady gain compared with both

annual and quarterly figures at 9.7%

and 0.3%, respectively.

This is on a national overview.

“The informal sector accounts for a

significant share of the total

employment in SA,” Mtimka said.

“This means upgrading and

investment in this sector is crucial to

address the unemployment problem.

“Government policy ought to be

revised to show greater support of that

sector, because it remains a big

employer and it is not represented in

the formal structure of policymaking.

“As such, the policy outlook of both

the financing sector as well as

government development agencies

remains exclusionary.

“If more and more agencies begin

to find instruments for investing and

funding the sector, we may have a

much better outlook.”

Nationally, the survey noted seven

out of eight industries recorded formal

sector employment losses.

It said 571,000 job losses in the

formal sector employment were

mainly driven by trade, community

and social services, construction and

mining industries.

Finance is the only industry that

experienced gains in the formal sector

employment in the third quarter,

compared with the second quarter.

According to the survey, the

unemployment rate among women

was 37.3% in the third quarter

compared with 32.9% among men,

according to the official definition of

u n e m p l oy m e n t .

The official unemployment rate

among black women was 41.5%

during this period, compared with

9.9% among white women, 25.2%

among Indian/Asian women and

29.1% among coloured women. -

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within the family

REFRESHING RAIN

KNOW WHEN TO

STOP: Boundaries are

important for both

parents and children

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EAST LONDON

W E AT H E R

Another wet weekend

welcomed for BCM

KATE CURRIN

Setting boundaries in a

family between family

members is a concept

which many people can

really struggle with.

Are we allowed to say no or

keep some of our things all for

ourselves? Is that too selfish?

Sometimes, as parents, we

feel as if we have to say yes to

every request from our children

or family members.

But boundary rules are in

place to protect.

Your children look to you as

their guide in how to and

whether they are allowed to set

boundaries for themselves too.

It is important for them to

understand that they are

allowed to do this. It forms an

important part of having healthy

adult relationships too.

If we as parents learn it is OK

to have our morals and things

which we find acceptable or

unacceptable, then we teach

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our children that they can do

that too.

For example, if we make a

rule in the house that we are

allowed to disagree with each

other but are not allowed to

swear at each other and must

speak with respect (this applies

to adults in the house too

because children watch

everything!), our children learn

how to talk to others with

respect, as well as to expect to

be spoken to with respect.

Some examples of things

that are not acceptable between

family members are solving

problems with violence, taking

out your anger on others, using

mom or dad’s phone without

permission, breaking other

ch i l d r e n ’s toys, not respecting

privacy (like barging into the

bathroom when someone is on

the toilet).

We and our children are also

allowed to decide who we

allow contact with in the family.

If someone does not feel

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comfortable hugging a certain

family member or spending

time with them, for

example, they need to be

allowed this choice – it teaches

them that they are allowed to

decide who they let in their

space and can serve to protect

them against future abuse.

If you feel a certain family

member wants to spend time

with your children but you are

not comfortable with that, you

can say no.

How do you respond if your

child wants another sweet but

you know that they have had

three already and one more will

make them too active and

possibly ending up doing

something that will get them

into trouble?

One way you can respond

would be to say: “I can’t allow

you to have another sweet now.

Would you like a banana

instead?”

If they are swearing at you

during a tantrum, you could say:

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“I can’t allow you to talk to me

like this. I am going to help you

by taking you to your room for a

little while.

“When you decide that you

are ready to talk to me with

respect, you can call me and I

will come and talk with you.”

If we model respect for

ourselves and others in our

family system, we teach our

children valuable life lessons.

- Kate Currin is a counsellor

at Masithethe Counselling

Services as well as a counsellor

in Private Practice (Facebook:

@ Ka t e C u r r i n Co u n s e l l o r,

Contact: 061-543-3082).

- Masithethe Counselling

Services (formerly LifeLine East

London) has been offering

confidential and free counselling

to residents of the Buffalo City

Metropolitan Municipality since

1985 (36 years).

Contact Masithethe on: 043-

722-2000 or WhatsApp 084-

091-5410. Email:

admin@masithethe.co.za

FURRY FRIENDS: The East London SPCA is holding

an Open Day at their premises on Saturday

December 4 to celebrate their 2022 calendar launch.

Various stalls will be available offering food, crafts

and pre-loved clothes, while the SPCA will also be

helping interested attendees with adopting a new

pet. The open day starts at 9am and the entry fee is

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MATTHEW FIELD

The wet period continues this

weekend, with more rain

predicted over the coming

d ay s .

On Thursday, expect

showers on and off throughout

the day, along with fresh

29km/h winds from the South

West, and a 23ºC high.

Th e r e ’s a slight rise in

temperature to 24ºC on Friday.

The winds remain stable

and will temporarily blow

away most of the clouds.

Saturday sees the wind

switch around significantly,

blowing in from the East at a

moderate 22km/h.

This will bring more rain

throughout the day, with the

temperature dropping to 19ºC.

The wind switches again

on Sunday to the North East,

increasing speed to a fresh

32km/h. While this will result

in heavy rain throughout the

morning, expect things to dry

up around lunch time. The

temperatures will max out at

22ºC.

Qonce will be slightly

warmer than its sister city but

will still benefit from all the

rain this weekend.

Th u r s d ay ’s temperature

will peak at 20ºC, with a

moderate 22km/h South-

Westerly wind bringing some

rain in the afternoon.

A 25km/h wind from the

South will raise the

temperature to 24ºC and clear

the rain for a while.

The rain will make a

comeback on Saturday,

helped along by a moderate

25km/h Easterly wind.

This will see the

temperature will drop back

down to 20ºC.

EL couple convicted

for drug dealing

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C A U G H T: A

Buffalo Flats

couple were

witnessed

selling tik from

their home

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The East London Magistrate’s court convicted 39-year-old

Jonathan Du Plessis and 43-year-old Lesley-Anne Schutz for

numerous counts of narcotics dealing on November 26.

South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau, a branch of the

H aw k s ’ East London Serious Organised Crime Investigation

team, said they had been assisted by the East London Crime

Intelligence Gathering in a drug dealing operation after

information was received that a male and female couple were

selling tik to the community from their residence in Buffalo Flats

area.

“During the period between June 23 and June 24, numerous

purchases of tik were successfully witnessed from the premises

of the accused which resulted in their arrest the next day,” said

Hawks provincial spokesperson Captain Yolisa Mgolodela

“The couple made their first court appearance the very same

day and were granted R500 bail each.”

The couple made three court appearances before their

conviction on November 26.

“The couple is convicted for numerous counts of drug

dealing and will appear on January 7 for sentencing.”


How to help victims of

gender-based violence

Ask a survivor what you can do to assist, and offer practical support

❝

Survivors who are not

believed are essentially ‘re-

traumatised’ as their

account is picked apart or

brushed aside by those they

trust to help them.

LAURA RUNCHMAN

In SA, gender-based violence (GBV) is an

epidemic, with one in three women

subjected to some form of abuse in their

lifetime.

Both men and women can experience GBV,

though women and children are much more

likely to be abused, typically at the hands of men

and boys.

The high prevalence of GBV in this country,

cutting across class, race and culture to

influence every citizen in some form, means

recognising the signs of abuse, assisting victims

and preventing further violence is the

responsibility of every South African.

Firstly it is very important that everybody

knows the signs of GBV, which can take the

following forms in adult or child victims:

● Fear of or loss of trust in a parent, caregiver or

family member;

● Sudden and extreme changes in mood, such

as increased anger or irritability;

● Fearfulness and excessive, constant crying;

● Extreme and inappropriate sexual activity or

showing inappropriate interest in sexual subject

matter relative to one’s age;

● Social isolation and fearing certain places or

social situations;

● Nightmares and an inability to fall or remain

asleep;

● Physical signs such as unexplained bruises,

scratches or marks on the skin.

If a survivor of abuse decides to speak to you

in confidence about their experiences, the most

important thing you can do is believe them.

Survivors who are not believed are

essentially “r e - t ra u m a t i s e d ” as their account is

picked apart or brushed aside by those they trust

to help them.

In turn, the survivor’s decision to approach

someone for help and share their experiences

with them requires extreme courage and not

being believed can discourage the survivor and

other victims from coming forward again.

Should a survivor confide in you, it is

important that you do your utmost to listen to

them with compassion, empathy and without

judgment, while also assuring them that they are

not alone and that support is available for them.

It would therefore be beneficial to know of

any crisis or counselling centres and other

resources of support that you could inform the

survivor of, should they want to seek

professional support.

Supporting survivors also means avoiding

victim-blaming – by questioning the survivor on

how they could have prevented the abuse.

Placing the blame on the survivor is

extremely dangerous as it reinforces the feelings

of shame that they are already likely

experiencing and discourages them from

reporting the abuse. Ultimately, this attitude

prevents the abusers who are responsible for the

s u r v ivo r s ’ trauma from being held accountable

and thereby contributes to continued violence.

GBV is never the fault of the survivor, no

matter the circumstances in which the abuse is

perpetuated.

The ways in which you help a survivor of

GBV should be directed by the survivor

themselves, and not imposed upon them.

Therefore, ask the victim what they need and

wh a t you can do to assist them.

Offering practical support, such as going

with the survivor to the police station or hospital,

and providing resources, such as connecting the

victim with a counsellor at Masithethe

Counselling Services that can provide

psychosocial support, should be done with the

s u r v ivo r ’s knowledge and permission and

depend on their needs and desires.

This also means respecting the survivor’s

boundaries, which would likely have been

violated during the course of their abuse, and

empowering them by providing them with the

opportunity to make their own decisions.

Reporting the abuse to their local police

station or Thuthuzela One Stop Centre is also a

decision that the survivor should make,

depending on what they believe is best for them.

It may also be helpful to regularly check up

on the survivor, asking if there is anything you

can do for them and reassuring them that you

believe them and are available to support them

when necessary.

Always remember it is never the victim’s

fault, it is a crime to abuse a woman or child and

the guilt, blame and shame should always be

with the perpetrator.

Assisting survivors of GBV can also take the

form of challenging the sexist and patriarchal

beliefs that underlie the perpetuation of abuse.

Challenging those who use sexist language

and engage in victim-blaming, as well as

engaging in conversations with the men in your

life about these issues, are important for planting

seeds of change.

An individual’s beliefs typically fuel their

actions, so tackling harmful beliefs about

gender-based violence can go a long way in

addressing the high rates of abuse seen in SA.

It is also important for parents and caregivers

to set good examples for the children in their

care by, for instance, treating both girls and boys

equally and educating boys about how women

and girls should be treated.

- Laura Runchman is a counsellor at

Masithethe Counselling Services (formerly

LifeLine East London), which has been offering

confidential and free counselling since 1985.

- Contact Masithethe on: 043-722-2000 or

WhatsApp 084-091-5410. Email:

admin@masithethe.co.za

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Tribute to local virtuoso, Bruce Gardiner

Many will recall former UCT music department head’s flawless performances – more than 600

At about 3.30pm on

November 9, Bruce

Gardiner arose from

the stool in front of his

beloved Shimmel Grand Piano,

flicked the tailcoat of his dress

suit with the back of his hand,

bowed elegantly to his

appreciative audience and

departed this earthly stage to be

reunited with his beloved wife

Nell in heaven.

Thus one of East London’s

and indeed SA’s most

accomplished piano keyboard

virtuosos now belongs to the

ages.

Bruce died peacefully at

home a month short of his 89th

birthday and leaves behind his

medical doctor son, Ivor,

daughters Debra and Julia, eight

grandchildren, seven greatgrandchildren

and a multitude

of devoted fans throughout the

c o u n t r y.

His legacy will be

remembered here on the Border

for as long as the sound of the

great piano classics and lilting

keyboard melodies he so

flawlessly performed fill the

great auditoriums and, more

often, the humble church and

school halls in which he

performed.

Bruce was brought up in an

era of music when swing, big

bands and jazz were the order

of the day and if one listens

carefully to his popular music

renditions, one can detect the

influence of some of the great

popular keyboard artists of the

time such as Carmen Cavallaro

and Dave Brubeck.

He was born in the

picturesque little town of

Queenstown (now Komani) in

the north east part of the Cape to

Dr Ivor and Bernadine Gardiner

and was schooled at Queen’s

College, to which he returned

regularly throughout his life to

give fundraising concerts for the

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Charles Beningfield

school and citizens of the town.

A severe illness at an early age

prevented any meaningful

participation in robust sport so

his mother, a pianist in her own

right, encouraged Bruce to learn

to play the piano. He took to it

like a duck to water and of

course, the rest is history.

As a schoolboy he put his

amazing talent to good use by

playing at assemblies and at

raucous inter-schools rugby

matches where he could be

found at the keyboard of a

honky-tonk piano to the great

delight of the crowd.

In those early days, the

young Bruce was in great

demand too for concerts not

only in Queenstown but in the

surrounding towns as well.

But Bruce Gardiner was not

only a performer of the light

musical genre, he was a

classical pianist of note.

After leaving Queenstown

he proceeded to Wits

University, where he obtained

his music degrees, and then to

London where he spent a year

acquiring his performer’s

licentiate.

Armed with a number of

formidable qualifications, Bruce

returned to SA and took up a

position as head of the music

department at the East London

Technical College.

In his leisure hours he

entertained East Londoners at

INTO THE SUNSET: East London musician Bruce Gardiner with one of his vintage

Cadillacs Picture: SUPPLIED

numerous soirees and at various

venues and church halls in the

city, often in partnership with

long-time friend and a former

student Lloy Brent.

A much admired party trick

with which Bruce would never

fail to wow the audience on

musical occasions was to

produce a tiny toy piano which

he bought at Slater’s Toy Shop in

East London, on which he

would render impeccable

versions of intricate numbers

such as tico-tico to the utter

amazement and delight of

everyone present.

He spent many happy years

in East London at this time in his

career at his Tainton Avenue

home with Nell and his three

growing children until Nell fell

ill in the early 1970s and the

family moved to Cape Town for

specialised treatment.

Shortly before the Gardiner

family left East London, his

friend Donald Woods, editor of

the Daily Dispatch at the time,

unobtrusively solicited

donations from the city’s

business community to

purchase a grand piano for

Bruce in recognition of his

services to music and

education.

On the piano he had

inscribed: “To Bruce from the

citizens of East London.”

The instrument was

presented to Bruce on the last

evening of a series of farewell

piano recitals at the Guild

Theatre. It was still in his home

to the day he died and remained

a treasured memory for life.

Tragically, Nell succumbed

to her illness and in 1976 Bruce

took up the position as head of

the music department of the

University of the Western Cape,

where he became a revered

member of staff until he retired

in 1992.

During his sojourn in Cape

Town, Bruce became a South

African household name as the

featured pianist in the band

of Rollo Scott (also a former

Queen’s College pupil) on the

radio programme Over the

R a i n b ow, broadcast after the

6pm news on a Saturday.

His elegant style and

delicate touch enchanted

listeners all over the country in

the more than 600 shows in

which he appeared.

And for more than 30 years

he discarded academic

formalities when he entertained

guests in the beautifully

appointed “high tea” lounge in

the stately Mount Nelson Hotel

in Cape Town where he chatted

merrily with his many admirers

while his magical fingers

caressed the keyboard with

what he called: “the stuff they

like best” – a never-ending

medley of the great evergreens

from way back when.

And something about Bruce

that many people may not know

is that he possessed a collection

of vintage Cadillac motor cars

which were the pride and joy of

his life and which he personally

serviced and tuned up!

Bruce returned to East

London 15 years ago to live in a

cottage next to his son and

continued until very recently to

entertain local audiences and

being a highly respected

adjudicator for eisteddfods.

Few men can have left his

friends with more grace and few

can have left them with so many

happy memories.

So with incomparable Bruce

Gardiner at the piano keyboard

suffusing my lounge with lovely

old “down memory lane”

melodies including the

hauntingly beautiful and

appropriate evergreen, Ebb

Ti d e , I pen this tribute to a

much-loved Border musician.

On behalf of his legion of

admirers may I say: “Begone

now dear friend and may choirs

of angels sing thee to thy rest.

May your dear soul rest in

p e a c e .”

SUPPORTING WOMEN

COMFORT PACKS:

The East London

branch of the Union

of Jewish Women SA

(UJW) partnered with

Rotary Club Gately to

present 100 comfort

packs to

Masemanyane

Woman's Support

Centre, which will be

distributed by

Thuthuzela Care

C e n t re s

(TCC) in

Mdantsane,

Qonce and

Butterworth.

From left,

are UJW

member

Michelle

Rosenthal,

Rotary Club

Gately

member

Robbie

Muzzell,

TCC

c o o rd i n a t o r

Sibongile

Vutu and

Masemanyane

CEO Lesley

Foster

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Let’s end a stressful year

with a ‘maca punch’

Maca is hardly known among

many, yet it is slowly being more

used in South Africa. When you

do see it, it is generally as a light

brown colour.

Maca is referred to as

‘Peruvian ginseng’ and this tells

us some interesting things. Maca

originates from a mountainous

area in Peru and it has effects

similar to ginseng.

This year has been stressful

and we need all the support we

can get, including the support

from ‘super foods’. Fortunately

maca is accessible locally in

powder form or in other

supplemental form from health

shops and pharmacies.

Maca has been touted as

improving libido, fertility,

memory, mental abilities, energy

and stamina. Stress tends to

decrease all of these aspects and

cause general imbalance in the

body. Maca is reputed for its

ability to balance the hormones

and to act as a useful adaptogen.

To help us face the new year

on a more balanced note, you

may find some use in maca with

its balancing effects.

Maca has some really well

known family members and these

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Anastacia Sampson

include broccoli, cauliflower and

cabbage.

In Peru for many years, maca

has been utilized as a food and

medicine. Traditionally maca has

been used to boost warriors

before battle.

The root, which varies in

colour, is the main edible part.

Maca is now exported across the

world and enjoyed for its health

benefits, while research studies

are beginning to verify its claim to

fame as 'Peruvian ginseng'.

The flavour of maca is more

nutty and earthy, and perhaps not

appealing to many. However it is

easily added to breakfast

porridges, smoothies or any drink

or meal.

'Sporty' and active people

may find maca useful in

enhancing endurance and

performance.

Maca is nutrient dense and

best taken in small doses. It is a

power house in iron, copper and

vitamin B3. This is indeed a

'super food' and a great food to

end the year with and enter the

New Year with.

May you all you have a safe

and healthy New Year ahead.

BALANCED DIET:

The maca root can

have stress

relieving effects

Picture: VAHE

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Keeping safe when on the highways

Avoid being another statistic this Christmas period when the roads are busy with holidaymakers

MATTHEW FIELD

For a lot of South Africans, packing up the

family and driving down to the vacation spot

of their choice is a proud tradition (though

the latest round of fuel price hikes might lead to

some serious rethinking).

However, like its Easter counterpart, the

Christmas period is always accompanied by a

spike in road accidents and fatalities.

For those looking to avoid becoming another

statistic in a depressingly long list, there are a

number of steps that can be taken to ensure yo u r

risk of being in an accident is greatly minimised.

● Ensure your vehicle is roadworthy

According to Arrive Alive, burst tyres were the

largest contributor of fatal crashes in 2011,

causing 54.07% of all crashes that year.

The next biggest contributor was faulty brakes,

which caused 14.98%.

This is backed up by a 2017 report by the

Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC)

which showed burst tyres causing 56% of all

crashes in that year.

With this in mind, it’s clear that servicing your

car is of the utmost importance before embarking

on a holiday.

● Obey road rules

Unfortunately we all have stories about some

reckless fool who thought the rules did not apply

to them.

Road rules are there for a reason: to keep you,

your fellow drivers and pedestrians safe.

When out on the road, always make sure you

obey them.

Keep within the speed limits, don’t overtake on

double lines, and only pull over when you can see

a good distance ahead of you.

● Remain vigilant

So your car’s in tip-top shape and you follow

the rules to a “T”.

That does not excuse you from not paying

attention to the road as you drive.

This is especially true in the Eastern Cape

where we often find ourselves sharing the road

with all manner of livestock.

Check your mirrors constantly and make sure

to keep an eye out for pedestrians or animals on

the side of the road.

When driving, especially if it’s a particularly

long journey, it is not uncommon to become

fatigued.

If this happens, pull over and let yourself

recuperate for a few minutes.

DRIVE

R E S P O N S I B LY:

Road trips can

be fun, but that's

no reason to

behave

recklessly P i c t u re :

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● Don’t drink and drive

Drinking severely limits your reaction time and

basic motor skills.

Be smart and leave the booze in the cooler

when you’re setting off on a journey. And if you

insist on having a few during lunch, make sure to

have a designated driver who’s willing to take one

for the team and stay dry for the day.

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5360 Garden Services

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N O T I C E

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE:

NONTUTUZELO CORDELIA

MTINTSILANA Identity Number:

630727 0449 08 8 of: 6a Betram

Road East London who died on :

31 July 2020

ESTATE NO. 3346/2020

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the First and Final Liquidation

and Distribution Account in the

above Estate will lie for inspection

at the Office of the Master of

the High Court, Grahamstown,

Eastern Cape Province and at the

Magistrate’s Office East London

for a period of TWENTY-ONE

(21) days from date of publication

hereof.

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NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

ASSESSMENT PROCESS

Notice is hereby given in terms of the National

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as amended of the intent to submit a Basic

Assessment Report (BAR) to establish a stone

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the following listed activities on Portion 1 of

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1. GNR 327: 7 April 2017, Activity (21) (a) & (b)

2. GNR 327: 7 April 2017, Activity (22) (i) & (ii)

3. GNR 327: 7 April 2017, Activity (27)

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LOST OR

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Notice is hereby given in terms of 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

T5745/2007 (hereinafter described as the deed) passed

by PAMELA OAKLEY WILLIS, Identity Number 270715

0010 08 8, Unmarried and in favour of IVAN OLIVER

PETERSON, Identity Number 480315 5011 08 6 and

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each other in respect of REMAINDER FARM NUMBER

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the Registrar of Deeds at KING WILLIAM’S TOWN within

two weeks from the date of the publication of this notice.

Dated at EAST LONDON on the 30th day of November

2021

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Understanding

and handling

your

triggers

Many of us may

find it useful –

and very

interesting,

perhaps – to ponder our

reactions to situations, events

and experiences that have

been significant in our lives.

The process is also

indisputably relevant to many

different levels of communities

from families, villages, towns

and nations to broader

regions.

Businesses, companies and

conglomerates are governed

by the same considerable

force: the action/reactiondefining

triggers in life.

And those triggers

sometimes spark powder kegs,

so powerful and explosive are

the results or reactions under

certain circumstances.

Charles Duhigg, in The

Power of Habit: Why We Do

What We Do in Life and

Business, reflects on cues,

habits and rewards as the

determining factors in our

choices of our “Habit Loops”.

These develop when our

brains choose which habits

are worthwhile and we tend to

stick to them.

Each of us, if we spend

some time considering why

we have done certain things or

reacted in specific ways, is

likely to identify some sort of

trigger as the root cause of the

b e h av i o u r.

Those sparks and catalysts

would be clearly identifiable

to psychologists and others

trained in the field of human

behaviour, but we would all

arguably benefit from a more

acute awareness of “wh a t

makes us tick”.

Those gifted members of

the creative fields like art,

writing, music and dance rely

strongly on inspiration,

experiences and “wow”

moments to spark or trigger

their creative juices.

They are possibly the

closest to the vibrational level

associated with creativity.

But the fields of

architecture, engineering and

research in many areas

arguably incorporate many of

those defining experiences

too.

Two commentators who

made significant observations

on the role of triggers in the

operations of the creative

types, contributed the

f o l l ow i n g :

“The best ideas will eat at

you for days, maybe even

weeks, until something, some

incident, some impulse,

triggers you to finally express

t h e m .”–Criss Jami,

K i l l o s o p hy.

“The creative process is

mysterious; a conversation, a

ride in the car, or a melody

THINK

ABOUT IT

Roy Hewett

can trigger something.”–

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu.

Each of us has travelled

our own distinctive path with

unique experiences, and our

environmental influences

have shaped our outlooks on

life and, perhaps, also planted

and nourished the

mechanisms that control our

triggers.

Certain key events are

likely to have played a major

role in determining the sparks

and catalysts of particular

import.

Peter A Levine reflected on

the devastating effects of

unresolved trauma on our

habits and outlook on life,

including possible addictions,

poor decision-making,

physical pain and selfdestructive

behaviours. There

is little doubt that an

awareness and understanding

of the triggers that spark

certain actions and reactions

at all levels in society will

help to facilitate more

considered and sensible

responses to situations and

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

As individuals, families,

companies and regions, we

would all be better off if those

significant catalysts were

handled intelligently.

On a global scale, there

are few issues as alarmingly

significant as the trigger

potential reflected in climate

ch a n g e .

Ban Ki-moon refers to the

triggering of conflict, largescale

migration, rising sea

levels that put the survival of

all small island states at risk,

and threats to peace and

security at the UN l e ve l .

And for each individual,

Mehmet Oz captures an

aspect of the reality of our

makeup in describing our

genetics as loading the gun,

while our lifestyles pull the

t r i g g e r.

A better understanding

and handling of the triggers in

life would certainly make our

planet a more harmonious

and accommodating place,

and our individual paths

much more tranquil.


SPAR Daily Dispatch

Fun Run benefits the

Canaan Care Centre

MADELEINE CHAPUT

The 2021 SPAR Daily Dispatch

Virtual Fun Run for disability

kicked off at the weekend with

the Canaan Care Centre family strutting

their stuff along Glen Eagles Road in

Bunkers Hill.

Despite the heat East London

experienced on Sunday morning,

Canaan Care Centre carers,

management, parents and children

showed up in their purple T-shirts ready

to take part.

The fun run, an annual event that

aims to raise funds for people living

with disabilities, took place from 6am

to 2pm and saw locals join in and run

or walk their 5km routes virtually.

The Canaan Care Centre was the

main beneficiary of the 2021 charity

fun run and will receive the bulk of the

entry fee proceeds, which will go

towards a revamp of the centre’s

k i t ch e n .

The centre has 65 children in its

care, most of whom suffer from

cerebral palsy and have severe

physically and/or learning disabilities

and require 24-hour care.

At Canaan, the children receive

therapeutic care such as occupational

therapy and physiotherapy, as well as a

special school environment, in an effort

to improve their daily lives.

The centre also has a boarding

facility which accommodates 38

ch i l d r e n .

Canaan Care Centre’s programme

manager, Ellie Saayman, said while the

funds raised were beneficial, the

exposure created by the event was

incredibly helpful for the centre.

“For the most part this event is

touching the rest of the community.

“People now know that we’re here

and are aware of us and want to help.

“There isn’t much access for the

disabled around East London, so that

limits who actually gets to see us and

see what we’re doing.

“We ’re often so busy doing the work

INDIGENOUS SOCCER TOURNAMENT

that getting out and getting exposure is

not always possible, so it’s really

wonderful that the Dispatch has put us

front and centre for a little while.”

She said the Canaan Care Centre

team were happy to take part in the

event, but unfortunately many of the

children could not join in because of

the heat.

Fundraising co-ordinator and

marketing PR for the centre, Lee Tebutt,

said the event had a huge impact on the

centre.

“Every bit of cash helps and these

funds will spearhead our kitchen

makeover, but it has also given us

wonderful coverage and put us on the

m a p ,” Tebutt said.

She said her goal was to get the

community as involved as possible and

she hoped the exposure would bring

more awareness.

“Just spending an hour here at the

centre changes your heart and we want

to continue to see community

i nvo l ve m e n t .”

TROPHY WINNERS: Team SMA Engineering celebrate being the ultimate victors in the inaugural Indigenous Soccer

Tournament hosted by the Griqua Royal Council at the North End Stadium last weekend. SMA went up against seven other

teams, emerging victorious in the final match on Sunday and securing the floating trophy until 2022. Paramount Chief

Joseph Kreeling served as a guest speaker at the event on behalf of the Griqua tribe and other guests included Contralesa

BCM chairperson chief Zweliyadinga Makinana, DA representative Chantelle King and Progressive Community Movement

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MORBID BUSINESS: Unpleasant as it may seem,

drawing up a will is an important process that everyone

should do Picture: FILE

Why you need

to have a

will in place

MATTHEW FIELD

Death is not a cheery topic but it’s something that we all

must confront sooner or later. One of the most important

ways we can prepare for the end is by drawing up a final will

to protect our assests in our absence.

A will is an important legal document and can be

thought of as a form of insurance that everyone should have.

After all, even if you don’t plan on getting into a car crash

you still take out insurance covering it because accidents

can happen.

Not having a will in place should you tragically pass

away means you ultimately give up any opportunity to

decide who inherits what assets. This task instead falls to the

government who distributes your property based on law,

which means some of your assets could go to people you

didn’t want to.

If you are not married, your partner may also be excluded

from any inheritance, especially if you have been previously

married and have not updated your will.

Any inheritance you have planned for your children

could instead pass into the Government Guardian Fund or

be given to a legal guardian. Drawing a will can instead help

you move your assets into a trust which your children can

benefit from.

Lack of a will can lead to bitter family feuds, with family

members forced to fight over who gets what. This can be

avoided by having such matters clearly laid out in your will.

Finally, a proper will can help speed up the process of

winding up your estate. One of the most important functions

of a will is appointing a professional executor to handle your

affairs. Without this, the responsibility falls instead to the

government and the process can end up taking years.

Drawing up a will can sound intimidating, and having to

confront such a grim topic like your own demise can be offputting

to many.

However, it is something that needs to be done.

Thankfully, there are many organisations that can assist you

including banks, law firms or financial advisors.

If you haven’t already, you should at least start looking

into the process and if you have drawn up will already, make

sure to check it regularly to ensure it’s up to date.

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The importance of boundaries

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Fuzile’s shot at world

title ends in defeat

Boxer's trainer says international contest still a good learning experience

LEADING THE PACK: B o rd e r ’s Asithandile

Ntoyanto in action against the Sharks

defence at Police Park Picture: MARK

ANDREWS

B o rd e r ’s Ntoyanto

to lead Springbok

women in England

ATHENKOSI TSOTSI

Border Women’s Asithandile Ntoyanto will

look to put her injury troubles behind her when

she leads the Springbok Women against the

Barbarians in England on Saturday.

The match will bring an end to the Bok

Wo m e n ’s overseas tour, one of huge

significance for the preparations for 2022’s

Wo m e n ’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

The exhibition match will provide a stiff test

for Ntoyanto and company, but it also allows

them to play some enterprising rugby.

Come Saturday, the seven-cap Springbok

will look to end her season on a high, and put

herself in a good position in the eyes of the

selectors as 2022’s squad is starting to take

shape.

As one of only four players in the current

touring squad to have played at the 2014 Rugby

World Cup in France, Ntoyanto knows what the

global showpiece entails, but unlike

Nolusindiso Booi, Zenay Jordaan or Tayla

Kinsey, her career was almost over before it

started due to injury.

The Nqamakwe Eagles club prop returned

home to take some time off from the game as

her traumatic ankle injury affected her

m e n t a l l y.

“I did not properly recover and paid the

price, as it set me back a long time,” said

N t oya n t o .

“I became scared to play my game. I did not

want to give everything, fearing that I could get

injured again.

“Only once I completed a proper rehab

programme, I got better and could play at a

decent level again.”

That decent level for the Border Ladies

earned her a recall to the national team for the

Tests against Kenya in August 2021, where

Ntoyanto added a fifth cap, seven years after

her fourth.

It became six in Vannes and when she

played off the bench in Cardiff two weeks ago,

her seventh contribution became a telling one.

She was very involved in the second half

comeback by the Springbok Women and has

now been rewarded with a start — her first on

tour — against the illustrious Baabaas.

“I realised — against Wales — that I can still

play and contest at this level and it was a great

f e e l i n g ,” she said.

“Tomorrow will be an important day for me,

I will be able to scrum and to tackle with a lot

of confidence and showcase what I am about.

“The forwards have things to do as well, it is

not about the backs only in a game like that,”

she said. - DispatchLIVE

KNOCKED OUT: Kenichi Ogawa punches Azinga Fuzile during their championship bout for the

vacant IBF junior lightweight title at The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on November

27 in New York Picture: AL BELLO/GETTY IMAGES

SIPHOSIHLE DYONASE

East London boxer Azinga Fuzile lost a

unanimous decision to Japanese opponent

Kenichi Ogawa after he was dropped three

times in the IBF junior lightweight title clash at

Hulu Theatre in Madison Square Garden, New

York, on Sunday morning.

The scores were 115-110 twice and 114-111,

which means the three knock-downs cost Fuzile

according to the judges scorecards.

Fuzile’s trainer, Mzamo Njekanye, said his loss

in a world title challenge was a learning

experience that would serve him well in the

future.

The Buffalo City Metro released a

statement wishing Fuzile well ahead of his world

title contest over the weekend.

“Fuzile has been the pride of our city ever

since he laced his boxing gloves, proving that

regardless of one’s background and

circumstances, talent and determination can

make one a household name, hence he is

featuring in one of the renowned boxing venues in

the world.

“Throughout the world, our city is on the map,

❝ Regardless of the match

outcome, Fuzile joins this

prestigious list of Duncan

Village boxers who have

defied the odds and

travelled the world . . .

being known as a mecca of boxing due to its rich

heritage courtesy of our talented male and female

boxers who have made South Africa a force to be

reckoned with in boxing history.

“Regardless of the match outcome, Fuzile joins

this prestigious list of Duncan Village boxers wh o

have defied the odds and travelled the world,

showcasing his talent on behalf of his community.

“We would like to wish the Golden Boy and

his Rumble Africa team best of luck . . . we

welcome him [Fuzile] with pride and respect.“

Before the failed challenge, Fuzile was on

track to become only the fifth South African to win

the title match after Brian Mitchell, Cassius Baloyi,

Malcolm Klassen and Mzonke Fana.

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