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Down to

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Tourism plea

WINTER SOLTICE LONE PIPER

Special engagement session in Ndlambe

SUE MACLENNAN

Crafters and entrepreneurs

poured their hearts out

in Minister of Tourism

Lindiwe Sisulu’s special Tourism

Engagement Session in

Ndlambe on Friday 17 June,

positioning Ndlambe as the gem

linking the Wild Coast and the

Garden Route; the ‘kasi

economy; how to maximise

existing resources such as the

airfield; skills transfer; and the

need to develop a new vision

for South African tourism.

The session, which Sisulu

who did not in fact attend, came

days before the SA Tourism

Services Association (SATSA)

called for urgent intervention by

the President.

The session began at the Port

Alfred Civic Centre after a wait

of an hour and a half for the

minister, did not attend.

Her spokesperson Steve

Motale and media liaison

Phumzi Zuzile stepped up to

face stakeholders from as far as

Alexandria to the west,

Kleinemonde to the east and

Nolukhanyo to the north.

Standing in for Sisulu, they

encouraged stakeholders to

share their concerns.

Port Alfred artist Steven

Xakawe called for more

township tourism.

“People are coming from far

to see us: allow us to take

tourists to the roots where things

b e g i n ,” he said.

Gwen Forbes, from

Alexandria, was concerned

about social support and

pleaded for facilities for young

people.

“We have a growing drug

BREAKDOWN: Lindiwe

Sisulu failed to meet tourism

stakeholders.

problem and we would really

appreciate it if something could

h a p p e n ,” she said.

Khanyisa Mabele of Port

Alfred based Simsin Experiences

emphasised the need for skills

transfer from older people to

younger people.

Sikhulu Mkolo spoke about

the need to reconceptualise

South African tourism.

“We ’ve had Mandela; we’ve

had the Big Five,” he said.

“Both those bubbles have

burst and we need to introspect

before we find the next wave for

South Africa to exploit.”

Several speakers raised

concerns about infrastructure

within Ndlambe Municipality.

Sunshine Coast Tourism

Chairperson Rick Pryce spoke

about the value to the area of

upgrading the runway and other

facilities at world renowned

pilot training facility, 43 Air

S ch o o l .

Managing of BS Sports,

Zwelinzima ‘Sxeaks’ Nkwinti,

emphasised the need for water,

sewage and roads infrastructure

to be in a good state ahead of

the arrival of international

visitors for events such as the

Royal St Andrews Hotel Amanzi

Challenge in November 2022.

Sunshine Coast Tourism

Director Sandy Birch spoke

about positioning the Sunshine

Coast as the link between the

Wild Coast and the Garden

Route.

“We have a pristine outdoor

environment that is malaria free,

with a number of navigable

r ive r s ,” Birch said.

“Everyone knows about the

Kruger National Park, and Cape

Town. But this is the gem and a

huge part of that is that people

are warm and friendly.”

Motale and Zuzile did their

best to substitute for the

Minister, whose delay and then

non-arrival at the event was

explained by a vehicle

b r e a k d ow n .

Zuzile described the Tourism

Equity Fund, halted by an

interim interdict earlier this year,

as key to reviving South African

tourism.

The R1.2 billion allocation

to Sisulu’s 2020/2021 budget

was halted in April last year after

Afriforum and Solidarity

challenged in court the ruling

that the department's fund for

the recovery of the tourism

sector was only accessible to

people who qualified for black

economic empowerment.

The fund is part of the

economic reconstruction and

recovery plan announced by

President Cyril Ramaphosa in

October 2020. Afriforum

argued that the entire South

African tourism sector had been

SUMMER IS COMING: Renowned musician Chris Terry pipes in the turning of the season in an

early Winter Solstice celebration at the Bathurst Toposcope on Saturday 18 June 2022. The 2022

Winter Solstice was on Tuesday June 21 2022 at 11h13am. See page 11 Picture: Neville Lance

affected by Covid-19.

In her media briefing

following the Tourism Budget

Vote in the National Assembly

in May 2022, Sisulu said

resolving the Tourism Equity

Fund (TEF) distribution was a

priority for her. The facility

provided a combination of debt

finance and grants to facilitate

new project development in the

tourism sector by black

entrepreneurs.

“Tourism has always been

one of the most lucrative

activities, contributing billions

to the local economy in job

creation and small business

d e ve l o p m e n t ,” Sisulu said at the

time.

“But since the onset of the

pandemic, the July unrest in

2021 and the devastating April

floods, the sector has suffered

losses estimated to be in

b i l l i o n s .”

This week, the SA Tourism

Services Association (SATSA)

called for urgent intervention by

the President, saying the

industry is being paralysed by

red tape.

In a statement ahead of a

media briefing, SATSA said the

tourism sector generated 10% of

S A’s GDP and created job

opportunities for more than 1.5

million people, many of whom

were women and youth from

rural communities.

“Post-pandemic, tourism is

beginning to recover. But this

fragile recovery is being

paralysed by Government red

t a p e ,” SATSA said.

“New and existing tour

operators require licences to

provide tourism transport

services.

“These licences are issued

by the National Public Transport

Regulator (which falls under the

Department of Transport), and

should, by law, be issued within

60 days for new operators and

within a day for accredited

o p e ra t o r s .

“This is not happening, with

operators waiting up to two

years for accreditation and

operating licences, that is if they

receive them at all.

“Despite writing to both the

Ministers of Transport and

Tourism, five years later, tourism

businesses are yet to resolve this

bureaucratic disaster.”

After this week’s Port Alfred

Civic Centre event, which was

videoed and posted on her

Twitter feed @LindiweSisuluSA,

the Minister was due to meet

community members at Titi

Jonas Hall.

That second meeting,

organised by the South African

National Civic Organisation

(SANCO) was postponed to a

later date.

Zuzile said this would likely

be in July.

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No jab,

no show

Vaccination required for

Rhodes Festival venues

STAFF REPORTER

Rapid testing for Covid-19

will cost only R50 for

National Arts Festival

ticket holders.

The Festival this week

announced that Rhodes

University-owned venues on

campus will require ticket

holders over the age of 12 to

produce proof of

vaccination, a negative

Covid-19 test (no less

than 72 hours old) or

proof of recent Covid-

19 illness (within the

past three months) in

order to gain access to

their venues.

In a statement this week, the

Festival emphasised that this

applies to Rhodes University

venues only.

These are: Rhodes Theatre,

Rhodes Theatre Foyer, Rhodes

Box, Great Hall, The Hangar,

Beethoven Room, Nuns Chapel,

Studio Gallery 1, Studio Gallery

2, Tryall Cottage, The Raw Spot,

African Media Matrix, Rhodes

Red Foyer, Social Innovation

Hub, Rhodes Department of

Fine Art.

Should Festival goers not be

vaccinated, or not have access

to their vaccination certificate,

the Festival has secured a

dedicated rapid testing station in

partnership with the Rhodes

Department of

Biotechnology for ticket

holders at The Old

Goal at 40 Somerset

Street. These tests will

be subsidised by the

Festival and will cost

only R50 each.

“This mandate only

applies at Rhodes University

venues and will not be enforced

at any of the other National Arts

Festival venues where mask

wearing and hand sanitising will

however apply,” the Festival

said.

“We thank you for your

understanding and sincerely

apologise for the

i n c o nve n i e n c e .”

OVERBOARD: There were chaotic scenes at the intersection of Main Street CBD and Southwell Road on Saturday as passers by

rushed to gather thousands of naartjies rolling on to the verge. They tipped off and were scattered across the tar as the truck

negotiated a bend in the road. Picture: TK MTIKI

Naartjie situation as truck loses load

TK MTIKI

Passers by rushed to gather

naartjies that were scattered

across the tar at the intersection

of Main Street and Southwell

Road on Saturday morning after

a truck stacked with fruit lost its

load. Witnesses said the truck

was coming down the hill and

as the driver negotiated the

bend in Southwell Road, the

load shifted sideways and

spilled on to the road.

No injuries were reported

and, with his load now rendered

unsuitable for selling, the driver

left with the truck soon after the

incident. Ndlambe emergency

services staff, clearing the road,

had plenty of help from

bystanders, as word quickly

spread about the wasted fruit.

Some picked up entire boxes

of fruit, even loading them into

their car boots.

While some Talk of the Town

Facebook followers were

horrified and described it as

looting, others pointed out that

the fruit was no longer good to

sell.

Martin Neethling said,

“People are quick to point

fingers… but in all honesty, that

load on the ground is wasted for

the market and for resale… In

this case I would say, let the

people take it: they help to clear

the scene and it will possibly be

the only time they can have

some naartjies.”

Robin Collett said, “The fruit

is bruised and no longer

saleable so the truck could leave

it behind with a red face.”

Colleen Denniss speculated

on the cause of the accident:

“I’m sure the load shifted

coming too fast down the hill

and out of control. The load

shifts and tears the tarpaulin and

all the boxes fall to the ground.

Easy to understand,” she said.

Winston Lax said: “Th e

angle of that road is wrong.

Th a t ’s not the first truck to drop

its load when you go around

that corner - you can feel the car

pulling to the side.”

Nurturing Nemato running talent

PROTECTION DURING PLUNGE

STAFF REPORTER

Kowie PROBUS Club’s

members enjoyed an

entertaining and informative

talk by well-known Port Alfred

resident, Sticks Stiglingh, during

their meeting at the R72 Saloon

on June 14.

Stingligh runs the Kowie

Striders Academy, a successful

social running and walking club

based in Port Alfred. His talk at

the meeting shared how the

club moved to the next level by

embracing the Development

Academy Programme and its

a ch i e ve m e n t .

The President of EP Athletics

and Vice President of Kowie

Striders gave an enlightening

and interesting talk into the

focus of the Striders Club’s

Academy to grow and develop

disadvantaged athletes from

Nemato Township.

The Development Academy

Programme is

driven by Stiglingh’s

passion, as an

athlete himself.

Every year, he

selects 15 young

athletes to join the

programme and

trains them twice a

week, on Tuesday

and Thursday

evenings at the Sports Club

fields.

The group must arrive

punctually under their own

steam. After the training, the

club makes means to transport

them safely back to Nemato. As

part of the programme they

discuss their goals, correct diet

and the importance of drinking

quality water. Stiglingh

highlighted the

remarkable success

and achievements

the athletes had

which was what the

Academy had set out

to do.

As the cost of

running shoes which

the athletes use is

high and the

essential and only piece of

equipment they need, Stiglingh

made a plea for donations.

There are several regular

sponsors but as always, more

are needed.

ON GUARD: Gardmed paramedics Louis Marais and Adrian Erasmus on standby at Grey Dam in

Makhanda for the 19th annual Polar Plunge on the shortest day, Tuesday June 21. With them is

PG Glass Grahamstown owner Tim Dold. PG Glass combined in their Winter Warmer campaign

with Rotary Grahamstown and provided hot chocolate for swimmers as they came out of the

water. Around 15 brave people took the plunge. Picture: SUE MACLENNAN

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M U LT I S ECU R I T Y CRIME REPORT

On Monday June 13 at 9:11am a

client phoned in reporting an

attempted break-in at Wiersma

Road and Armed Response

manager attended. No entry was

gained and SAPS were not

requested. On the same day at

9:30am, a client phoned in

reporting an attempted break-in at

Van DerRiet Street and Armed

Response manager attended. No

entry was gained and SAPS were

not requested. On the same

evening at 1:56am Armed

Response attended to alarm signal

at Bathurst Street and reported an

attempted break-in.

On Tuesday June 14 at 4:20pm a

client phoned in reporting fence

cut at Wiersma road. Armed

Response attended the site, no

SAPS were needed and the fence

was repaired. On the same day at

1:10am Armed Response attended

to panic signal at Park Road when

a client reported that there is

someone at the back of the

premises. Armed Response

checked the premises and

patrolled the area. On the same

day at 5:55am Armed Response

attended to alarm signal at

Hockley Road when a client

reported 3 suspicious persons at

his back door when his dogs

started barking. The suspects fled

in the direction of Brighton Road

when he let his dogs out and

Armed Response patrolled the

area.

On Wednesday June 15 at

8:10am a non-client phoned in

reporting a positive break-in

atBeach Crescent and requested

for Armed Response assistance.

The client was chasing the

suspects, but they disappeared

into bushes and Armed Response


day at 8:15am another non-client

phoned in requesting Armed

Response at Wharf Street when

the air-con copper pipes were

stolen off on the left hand side of

the building. SAPS was informed.

On the same day at 11:55pm

Armed Response attended to

panic signal atFreshwater Road.

The caretaker reported suspicious

persons on site and Armed

Response patrolled the area. On

the same day at 12:10pm Armed

Response attended to alarm signal

at Centenary Park. The gate was

kicked open and the fence had

been cut at the back of premises.

SAPS was informed and a security

guard was placed at the premises.

On Thursday June 16 at 1:30pm a

client phoned in and reported a

battery stolen from the gate motor

at Prospect Lane. Armed Response

and its technical team was

informed and attended.

On Friday June 17 at 9:29am

Armed Response attended to an

alarm signal at Alfred road when a

client spotted 3 suspicious

persons. Armed Response


day at 3:45pm a client phoned in

reporting shoplifting atMain

Street. Armed Response attended

and SAPS was also informed. The

suspects fled in a vehicle and

Armed Response managed to stop

the vehicle and the suspects were

handed to SAPS.

On the same day at 2:40am a

deep alert signal at Bank Lane.

Armed Response noticed 3

whiskey males involved in an

altercation and informed SAPS.

On arrival no one was in sight and

Armed Response patrolled the

area.

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Fuel hikes, language bill under fire

DA big guns speak to Ndlambe

stakeholders

TK MTIKI

The Democratic Alliance (DA)

provincial and local leadership

hosted a stakeholder engagement

session at the Royal Port Alfred Golf

Club on Friday 17 June.

The DA Ndlambe caucus leader, PR

councillor Sikhumbuzo ‘S k u ra ’ Ve n e n e

dwelled on the DA’s plans to address

local issues and provincial caucus

leader Nqaba Bhanga together with

constituency leader Kevin Mileham

discussed the DA’s national agenda.

Water and sewage was the crisis on

every resident’s lips, said Venene. He

said the DA was considering escalating

the issue of water to South African

Human Right Commission on the basis

citizens’ constitutional rights were

being violated.

He said the alternative, using court

processes, would allow the

municipality to use ratepayers’ money

to defend themselves.

“We need to be strategic,” Ve n e n e

said. “We will not rest as the

Democratic Alliance until we win that

battle. We have given them enough

t i m e .”

Venene said the water crisis affected

tourism and the agricultural economy.

“The agricultural community is

mourning now and again because how

are you going to grow that economy if

you do not have water?” he said. “Wi t h

the issue of sewage, there is hope

because part of the new budget is

allocated to address that,” he said.

Venene noted that most of

Ndlambe’s revenue comes from Ward

10.

He emphasised the party’s concern

about the unsustainability of staff salary

increases.

Mileham and Bhanga briefed local

residents on the DA’s national agenda.

Mileham focused on the Basic

Education Laws Amendments (BELA)

bill, cadre deployment and fuel prices -

issues the DA is currently dealing with

at national level.

The bill sought to take away the

power of school governing bodies to

determine admissions and to determine

language policy and puts it in the

education minister’s hands.

“We are fighting this with

everything we have because it should

be up to the school to determine to

what they can do.”

Speaking about cadre deployment,

he said it was one of the things that the

Zondo Commission findings had

questioned, adding that the DA had

long questioned the practice. He

asserted it had led to state capture,

mismanagement and corruption while

also putting the ruling party’s people in

positions of power.

“You cannot be a member of a

political party if you are appointed into

government office,” he said.

“A political party should have no

say in the appointment process of

people into government office. We

want a professional public sector,” he

said.

Regarding fuel prices, Mileham said

prices could be reduced by cutting the

general fuel levy which costs

consumers about R3,93 per litre. He

said rather than raising fuel prices they

sought to implement new measures to

deal with discrepancies in the Road

Accident Fund.

“At the moment, 80% of that makes

lawyers rich while victims get 20%.”

“We are not saying scrap it out

because there are too many people

who don’t know how to get insurance,”

he said.

Provincial leader Bhanga echoed

Mileham’s words on the BELA bill.

“I want all of us to take this bill

seriously. It takes the independence of

schools and centralises it in national

and provincial government. We know

what a mess the government has made

in township schools,” he said.

Bhanga said he had recently

travelled throughout the Eastern Cape

and had visited agricultural schools

which had no livestock.

He touched on the disadvantages of

multiparty coalitions, saying small

parties came with unrealistic demands,

such as inexperienced candidates

being placed in crucial senior positions

such as finance portfolios.

PARTY TIME: DA leadership, from left, Ndlambe caucus leader Sikumbuzo

Venene, Constituency Leader Kevin Mileham and provincial caucus leader

Nqaba Bhanga at a stakeholder engagement session at the Royal Port

Alfred Golf Club on Friday 17 June. Issues facing Ndlambe residents as

well as the country at large were discussed. Picture: TK MTIKI

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Infrastructure update

Notes for the record on Water and Sewage Meeting on 15 June, 2.30pm

PARRA welcomed the chance

to interact with Director Vithi

and the Infrastructure

Consultant.

A number of issues were

discussed and timelines, where

possible, were given. First, the water

issues were discussed.

Sarel Hayward Dam Water:

The status of the five pumps at

Sarel Hayward Dam (SHD)

Pump Station No 1: The two

submersibles were working, but their

flow rate is high and they are used

alternatively to pump water into the

S H D.

Pump Station No 2: Of the four

pumps at Pumps Station No 2, two

were out for repair and the other two

are working (alternatively) to pump

water into Port Alfred Balancing

Dam or Nemato Water Treatment

Work (NWTW). The Balancing Dam

is about 75% full which is more than

a week’s supply of water to Port

Alfred. No answers were given on

the status of three pumps that are out

of commission.

Borehole Water:

Port Alfred is sourcing water from

the following boreholes: Hennie

Nell’s boreholes, one of the two

recently drilled boreholes at

Mansfield Dam and three of the five

new boreholes drilled east of the R67

on Grovehill Farm. The Central Belt

and Fischkraal boreholes have been

switched off. This is first to let the

water table recover and second,

there are some problems with one of

the Central Belt Boreholes pumps

that needs to be fixed. Only the

Central Belt Boreholes have had

accurate pump out tests done and

have had sustainable flow rates

given. Regulated water testing

according to SANS 241 was done.

This SANS 241 testing and pump out

tests and sustainability should be

done on all borehole water supplied

PA R RA

P OSTS

with Dawie van Wyk,

c h a i r p e rs o n

and to date has not been done on the

Hennie Nell, Mansfield’s Dam and

the 5 New Grovehill boreholes.

Quotations have been requested.

RO Plants Water:

The QFS 2 megalitre (ML) RO

plant is producing on average

1.75ML per day. The

NuGround1MLRO Plant is

producing 1ML of water per day.

The QFS3ML Used Water RO

Plant:

The refurbishment by QFS of the

sewage plant that will get water from

Pond No 2 is virtually complete and

will be commissioned shortly. This

will stop any sewage flowing into the

Kowie River from the Sewage Ponds.

This will also enable QFS to start

commissioning the 3ML used RO

Plant even if the inflow is less than

the design parameters. (A number of

sewage issues are being addressed to

increase the flow of sewage into the

Sewage Works).

East Beach Dunes:

Work has commenced in

rehabilitating the boreholes and

Pump Stations on the East Beach

Dunes.

Riverside and Rosehill Mall:

The lack of water remains an

unresolved issue. The type of pump

required is not made any more and

an alternative solution is being

sourced. No time frame was given.

Water Summary:

The above water sources are

producing about 5.8ML of water per

day which is still short of the required

6.8ML per day. The Director is aware

of the Festive Season demand of

Sunfoil gifts R5m

for emergency

water relief

NAME HERE

The potentially catastrophic water

crisis in Gqeberha has prompted

support from one of South Africa’s

best loved brands.

The makers of Sunfoil, the

popular brand of sunflower oil, is

providing R5m worth of urgent water

relief to the people of Gqeberha who

have been hit by the crisis.

A passing conversation between

Imtiaz Sooliman from Gift of the

Givers and the Moosa family of

Willowton, at an industry function

on June 10, highlighted the plight of

Gqeberha communities.

When it became apparent that

Gift of the Givers planned to send

their borehole equipment to the

region, an immediate commitment

was made by the owners of Sunfoil to

provide financial assistance.

As Sooliman expressed it, “Th e

speed, commitment and passion of

both parties to provide help where it

is desperately needed is a wonderful

testament to the values of the

Willowton Group and underscores

the generosity that we South Africans

have at our core”.

With Nelson Mandela Bay just

hours away from a catastrophe, the

region edges dangerously close to

running out of water.

A severe seven-year drought has

depleted dams and reservoirs in the

Nelson Mandela Bay municipality,

thus affecting the supply of water to

Gqeberha.

Once the dams run dry

completely it is estimated that 107

suburbs, townships, and metro areas

will be waterless within a month.

Due to dam levels being critically

low, little of the remaining water in

the area is potable, and chemicals

used to treat the water have been

found to be harmful to children,

livestock, and vegetation.

What little water there is cannot

be viably pumped from the dams,

leaving major industrial areas - that

are vital to the local economy -

affected.

“Our hearts go out to the

communities in the Eastern Cape

who are affected by this dire water

shortage.

“As a brand at the heart of these

communities, Sunfoil has partnered

with the aid organisation Gift of the

Givers to bring urgent relief and hope

to the Gqeberha area.

“Our donation is enabling Gift of

the Givers to bring in the equipment

and manpower needed to drill

boreholes for various communities,

so that lives and livelihoods can be

s ave d ,” says Mohamed Ishfaaq

Moosa, Operations Executive of

Willowton Group, the makers of

>8.5ML per day and plans are being

made to help resolve this demand.

Bulk meters are going to be installed

at critical points to measure water

flow to help identify where the large

losses of water occur as indicated in

the AG’s report.

The next issue discussed was the

Telemetry. Most of the Telemetry is

non-functional. The Fick bothers

with Spectrum will do a full audit on

the key points that need telemetry.

The fixing and upgrading of the

telemetry will be put out on an open

tender as soon as possible.

The next issue that was discussed

was the total lack of scheduled and

planned maintenance of both water

and sewage pumps and motors.

Currently the pumps run until they

break down and then solutions are

sought to fix or replace the pump. It

is essential to do a full audit on the

status of all the pumps and motors

and then draw up a schedule of

preventative servicing and

maintenance. The foreman is going

to have a workshop within a week on

how to do this and then start with the

maintenance programme.

The 21 sewage pumps stations

are also being audited and the same

protocols will be put in place.

The final item discussed was the

constant sewage spills especially into

the Kowie River which is the

backbone of Port Alfred’s tourism

industry. So much sewage is being

lost that there is barely 1ML per day

reporting to the Sewage Plant.

There are a number of areas

where constant sewage spills are

reported. These areas must be

prioritised and solutions to ongoing

sewage spills must be identified. The

areas are: Station Hill (SPCA), Wharf

Street, Bekker Street, Sunningdale

Pump Station, in front of the

Museum, Medolino, West Main next

to Putt Bridge and Biscay Road.

The audit of the 21 Pump Stations

must be discussed with role players

and non-functioning pump stations

prioritised and fixed. The ongoing

saga of Eskom and the service

provider responsible for installing the

refurbished pumps in the sewage

stations in Nemato that flow into the

Kowie River needs to be resolved

u r g e n t l y.

Biscay Road and Main Street are

permanent sewers. Landlords have

no control of what their tenants

shove down the toilets resulting in

blocked sewers. PARRA has offered

to convene a meeting of all parties

concerned. Fat traps in some

establishments preparing food are

non-existent and are not cleaned

regularly leading to blocked drains

together with hair from the hair

dressing salons. The legality of many

of the tenants in these areas needs to

be investigated.

PARRA sent Director Vithi a

reporting format for Water Sources,

Pump Stations and Sewage Pump

Stations etc. that should be

populated monthly and made

available to PARRA.

The booking and control of the

“honey suckers”. Could the

Municipality ensure that a register is

kept of all call outs and the times and

dates requested and the time and

date pumped out and the signature of

driver and tenant is recorded. Some

residents are waiting weeks whilst

others are getting the service the

same day. (This was not discussed in

our meeting).

PARRA appreciated the time

given to us to discuss all the issues

relating to water and sewage in Port

Alfred. We hope this combined effort

will go a long way in educating our

residents and ratepayers about all the

issues being addressed by the

Department of Infrastructure.

MAN POWER: Sunfoil has partnered with Gift of the Givers to drill

boreholes as Gqeberha faces Day Zero. Picture: SUPPLIED

Sunfoil.

Moosa also called on other

market-leading companies to assist

in this effort.

“Sunfoil and Gift of the Givers

encourages other great South African

brands to rally behind this initiative

to serve these stricken communities

and in a small but tangible way,

repay the loyalty and support they

have enjoyed in the past.”

Sunfoil chose to partner with Gift

of the Givers because of their

international experience in assisting

drought-stricken communities in

South Africa, other parts of Africa,

Yemen, and Pakistan.

The aid organisation also recently

installed boreholes in the disasterstricken

area of Tongaat in KZN.

Water drilling equipment is being

transported to Gqeberha from other

parts of the country so that Gift of the

Givers can start pumping water

across the Nelson Mandela Bay area

as a matter of urgency.

“We are very thankful that we are

able to work with Gift of the Givers’

excellent team to provide lasting

water solutions for the Gqeberha

c o m m u n i t y,” says Moosa. -St aff

Repor ter

Ta l kIT

ABOUT

Compiled by TK MTIKI

and FAITH QINGA

Facebook Question

Which business outlet do you wish Port

Alfred had that would be good for the

t ow n ?

Helen Keeton and Mike Stephen said:

“C h e ck e r s ” Tladi Tsepiso said:

“McDonald's” LosiyaCinywa said: “More

clothing stores eg cotton on, edgars,

fashion world, donna Claire”

Sue Cherry said: “Checkers and Small

Dischem with a chemist and how can we

overlook a small Private Hospital with the

necessary facilities! That’s a must have for

Port Alfred.”

Brenda Holland said: “Not strictly a

business but would bring more tourists. I

would like the West beach prettied up.

With a concreted promenade, palm trees

and a tidal pool.”

Dawn Hains said: “Checkers. Food lovers

m a r k e t .”

Liz Scott said: “Checkers and Dis-Chem”

Doreen Jacobs said: “Checkers, Engen

garage, kid friendly play/restaurant”

Sharon Williams suggested “A mall closer

to Nemato, resulting in cheaper shopping

for the residents there, and less

overcrowding in CBD.”

Rachel Bushell said: “Would love a Mr

Price Home and a Checkers”

Tina Louw said: “A cinema ... wellorganised

Summer-festival weekend in

Dec with different stalls for food, etc., plus

an entertainment area for kids and music

shows at night featuring famous SA

musicians...Imagine the festive fun in this

beautiful tourist attraction plus economic

boost for local business.”

Adri Groenewald said: “Hospital. Good

medical facilities with specialists.”

Anske Mol said: “Private hospital back or

more visiting specialists”

G ly n i s We l b o u r n e said: “A private hospital

like a Mediclinic or ‘Life’ facility where

minor procedures can be done by local

doctors and/or specialists from PE or EL,

similar to the previous partnership

between Netcare and PA hospital.”

HennieVisagie said: “Good private

hospitals like a Netcare or Life hospitals.”

Karen Zimmerman said: “A promenade /

walkway from West Beach Pier to Kelly’s

Beach would be an asset & a tidal pool to

sw i m ”

Nicole Riddin said: “Bigger Woolworths

food with a WoolworthsCafé”

Tra c ey G a r t o n said: “Maybe a venue that

boasts various classes on a schedule purely

for fun and socializing eg: line dancing;

ballroom and Latin dancing hiphop fit

classes inclZumba. Learn to paint.

Drumming workshops.”

Warren Bam said: “What we need is a

park (a green space) for the community to

have Sunday picnics and dog walks and

can also be used for festivals and fresh

produce/handmade products markets.”

Linda Madlamini Mzozoyana said:

“Waterpark for kids enjoyment and arcade,

youth entertainment which is not shebeen”

Chantal Visser said: “We moved from

Gauteng Centurion to this beautiful place

and it will be wonderful if it stays the small

town and support the local business.”

Elize Ellis said: “Leave all the ch as in stores

in the cities. Port Alfred is a small town.

We live here by choice. Keep it small and

support local business. A nice coffee shop

on the beach will be nice.”

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Preschoolers ramp it up to raise funds

TK MTIKI

Port Alfred Early Childhood

Development preschools

in Ndlovini held a

successful fundraising event at

Jauka Hall on June 16. Little

children from age groups 3 to 5

years, both boys and girls

modelled.

Both were dressed to kill and

the girls sported eye-catching

hairstyles. Confidence was sky

high as the little people strutted

in front of a packed to capacity

ve n u e .

Parents came out in their

numbers to give moral support

to their children. Participating

preschools were from wards 7, 8

and 9 in Ndlovini.

Event organiser Bulelwa

Puwe said the purpose of the

event was to raise funds for the

preschools so that they could

sustain themselves, as they do

not have sponsors.

“These preschools live on

handouts and that money is not

good enough to sustain

p r e s ch o o l s ’ n e e d s ,” Puwe said.

“We decided to come up with

programmes like this to raise

funds so that preschools can be

able to buy themselves soap and

other necessities. We share

whatever money we are able to

raise so that each preschools

can purchase their own

vegetables and other stuff.”

Puwe said the event was also

intended to encourage parents

to be part of their children’s

g r ow t h .

“We also want parents to be

involved in their kids’

d e ve l o p m e n t .

“You know some of the

parents just dump their kids in

these preschools. We want them

to know that we are developing

a child holistically and they

must be part of that journey,”

she said.

LITTLE MODELS:

Port Alfred Early

Childhood

Development

preschools in

Ndlovini had an

eventful June 16

last Thursday,

holding a

fundraising event

at Juaka Hall.

Picture: TK MTIKI


EDITORIAL

OPINION

Pros, cons

of Covid

re s t r i c t i o n s

If health minister Dr Joe Phaahla’s recent

‘leaked’ letter is anything to go by,

South Africans may soon be rid of mask

wearing and restrictions on gatherings.

On Monday June 20, a letter Dr Phaahla

had sent to MECs, surfaced.

It stated that the country had exited the

fifth wave and could therefore consider

repealing the Covid-19 regulations.

As a result, officials yesterday held a

meeting to discuss scrapping them.

The main aim of this opinion piece is

not to rehash Dr Phaahla’s words but to

look at the pros and cons of Covid-19

restrictions.

It is now common knowledge that

banning mass gatherings under hard

lockdown restrictions resulted in many

musicians, comedians and other performers

losing their sources of income.

Religiously inclined people also felt the

pinch due to the ban on gatherings.

The tourism and hospitality industry is

still trying to recover from the impact of

these restrictions.

Removing travel restrictions as Dr

Phaahla’s letter suggested will be a massive

boost for the tourism and hospitality

i n d u s t r y.

While the lockdown restriction’s

negative effect is in everyone’s lips for

obvious reasons, a lot can also be said

about the benefits we are forever left with.

And that’s not only the lives saved by

following properly researched medical

a dv i c e .

Before the Covid-19 pandemic,

travelling for business purposes was the

order of the day.

But when the lockdown restrictions

were imposed, the business sector, like any

other sector, had to look at other means of

communication, such as Zoom meetings.

I strongly believe this has resulted in the

business sector saving a fortune because

this new norm for conducting meetings will

continue even post the pandemic era.

The expense of travelling in and outside

the country cannot be compared to that of

Zoom meetings which only require internet

connections and data. This saves travel

allowances, accommodation and other

expenses included in business travel.

Before the lockdown restrictions, very

few people believed that working from

home could be as productive as working in

the office. But now many people will

forever enjoy remote working from now on.

With this new normal, some companies

are now in the business of renting out small

office space.

While hybrid learning is not the same as

contact learning, it has given birth to better

opportunities for some. For example, UCT

Online High School enables even ch i l d r e n

of poorly-resourced families to benefit

from a highly-rated institution’s curriculum.

Hybrid learning further resulted in the

Department of Education itself considering

online extra classes and lectures as an

option for those who prefer to do so.

When the numbers of customers were

restricted, retailers were forced to come up

with other strategies to meet customers’

needs. We still see that happening even

after the hard lockdown lifted. Online

buying increased since lockdown, which

saves people petrol or taxi fare. From where

I stand, all was not lost under lockdown.

TK MTIKI

Galatians 5:22 tells us that

“The fruit of the Spirit is

l ove ”. Love has many

variants, for love between a husband

and wife differs from love for other

family members.

As real as both should be, love

for fellow Christians may differ from

love for our neighbour.

People express love for pets and

even for inanimate objects, such as a

house or a car.

The importance of love as a result

of the indwelling Spirit cannot be

ove r e m p h a s i s e d .

“Dear friends, let us love one

another, for love comes from God.

Everyone who loves has been born

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COOL COMMUNITY

If you’re in Makhanda for the

National Arts Festival during the next

two weeks, look out for the work of

2021 Standard Bank Young Artist for

Performance Art, Gavin Krastin.

12 Labours is an interdisciplinary

performance project, comprised of

12 individual performative acts and

public community interventions.

The project reimagines the

toxicity of conventional

understandings of ‘heroism’ and

‘masculinity’ through the adapting of

‘The fruit of the Spirit is love’

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

INSIGHTS

Pastor Theo Snyman

of God and knows God.

“Whoever does not love does not

know God, because God is love” (1

the classic Greek tale of The Twelve

Labours of Hercules.

12 Labours features a group of

“queer” artists-come-gardengnomes,

in collaboration with local

artisans, civil servants, gardeners and

contractors, who collectively

perform a series of actions centred

on notions of repair, communitybuilding,

gratitude and j oy.

John 4:7, 8).

The Lord Jesus said, “By this all

men will know that you are my

disciples, if you love one another”

(John 13:35).

The evidence of our discipleship

is not in the way we dress or speak,

nor in our conduct or church

attendance, but in our love for one

a n o t h e r.

Paul writes in Romans 13:8, “Let

no debt remain outstanding, except

the continuing debt to love one

another, for he who loves his

fellowman has fulfilled the law.”

Love for others will motivate us to

do them no harm.

The following chorus has been

MORNING GLORY: Locals flocked down to Middle Beach early on 21 June to celebrate the Winter Solstice. Jo

Wilmot was there and said, ‘Such an amazing turn-out! Massive thanks to Round Table 210 Alex Kenton, Outdoor

Focus, Mm Coffee Lab, the photographers and all those who joined us. What a community!’ Picture: Matthew

Westwood. For more photos and videos visit https://bit.ly/KentonGroup

Cleaning up the Creative City

On from April to July 2022 across

Makhanda, audiences are invited to

move through a multisensory

journey of audio and visual

documentations, alongside the live

performance of several labours by

the artists.

“There was a time when we

needed heroes, but in a world ridded

of magic, I propose a lawn of garden

written in the form of a prayer: “Let

there be love shared among us, let

there be love in our eyes.

“May now Your love sweep this

nation, cause us O Lord to arise.

Give us a fresh understanding of

brotherly love that is real. Let there

be love shared among us, let there

be love.”

The Bible gives us many

directives for practical Christian

l iv i n g .

All are extremely important, but

“Above all, love each other deeply,

because love covers over a multitude

of sins” (1 Peter 4:8).

Quotations from New

International Version

Step closer

to Station

Hill Cricket

d re a m

On Saturday, the 4th June 2022,

the Station Hill Cricket Club

fundraising team, which

comprises the wives and moms

of the SHCC players, hosted our

first boerie stall in partnership

with PnP, outside the Heritage

Mall.

A massive “thank you” to MJ

and his team, Jared and Bongani

who arranged the gazebo, gas

braai, fresh rolls and a tasty

well-sized sausages, which was

enjoyed by all.

We have received some

positive feedback!

The biggest thank you to

those who purchased,

supported and donated on

S a t u r d ay.

The big dream is to one day

have our very own turf pitch at

the Station Hill Sports ground to

host league and Pineapple

m a t ch e s .

We hope to continue

building relationships and build

a support base to make this

dream a reality.

Teri-Lee Baartman, S H CC

Fundraising Committee

Member

gnomes instead. A collective of

ordinary, queer people who

approach acts of service as a kind of

love language in an arguably corrupt

capitalist economy. And in so doing,

we hope to position performance

art, as it is traditionally understood,

as necessary labour and

infrastructure for the public good –

because we need performance art as

much as we need roads, green

spaces and walkways,” says Gavin

Krastin. - Staff Reporter

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HAPPY FABULOUS FATHER’S DAY

Port Alfred restaurants pulled

out all the stops for Father’s

Day – and families did their

best to make dad feel special.

TK Mtiki was out and about

with his camera

LIKE FATHER LIKE SON: Carl Oerson brought his father Philip

all the way from Makhanda for a special Father’s Day lunch on

Sunday. Carl said he took his father to Royal St Andrews Hotel

because they wanted a change of scenery from their home

town and it was their first time at the Royal St Andrews Hotel.

EVER READY TO SERVE: Royal St Andrews Food and Beverage staff members had their sleeves rolled up on Sunday, serving

customers with all kinds of delicious meals for a special Father’s Day lunch. Pictures: TK MTIKI

FAMILY LUNCH: The Williams and Hartmann family enjoyed a mouth-watering meal at Royal

St Andrews Hotel on Father’s Day. From left they are Stella Williams, Stephanie Hartmann,

Morgan Hartmann, Graham Williams, Ashley Hartmann and Gregory Williams.

FAMILY GATHERING: The Fourie family, originally from East London,

on their way back home from a weekend out in Gqeberha (Port

Elizabeth) went past Halyards Hotel to enjoy a Father’s Day lunch.

VAN DER WALT TABLE: Andrie van der Walt spoilt his father Dries

and mom Ansie on Father’s Day at Royal St Andrews Hotel. Dries and

Ansie live in Kenton and travelled to Port Alfred to be spoilt by their

son for lunch.

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Climb mountains,

break through

glass ceilings

Life coach Cobus Visser inspires team

STAFF REPORTER

You choose what to focus

on and that becomes your

beliefs and your reality.

That, in essence, was the

inspiration that life coach Cobus

Visser brought to Port Alfred

recently. But while his words

were inspiring, it was the (quite

literally) incredible challenge he

made available to the Eastern

Cape’s top real estate brokers

and franchise owners that took

inspiration to a new level.

Visser lives with

haemophilia and the bleeding

into his joints that the condition

causes quite literally crippled

him.

“I woke up one morning in

2014 and I couldn’t walk.”

Visser described how a full

year of complete dependence

on other people, excruciating

pain and deep depression

affected his relationships.

Heartbreakingly, he was

physically unable to hold his

own newborn son.

Fast-forward to 2018 when,

supported by crutches, Visser

summited Africa’s highest

mountain, Kilimanjaro. His

journey from rock bottom to

5,895 metres entailed figuring

out a way of thinking and

behaving that allowed him to

heal enough, mentally and

physically, to function again.

Four years later, as a

Certified Master Firewalking

Instructor and Neurolinguistic

Programming (NLP) Life Coach

Trainer, he shares those

techniques and insights.

So it was that Lew Geffen

Sotheby International Realty’s

CEO Yael Geffen was the first to

step barefoot on to a cruel trail

of broken glass in Port Alfred’s

Skiboat Club recently. The

occasion was the company’s

Sapphire awards – given to the

top real estate brokers and

franchise owners in the

p r ov i n c e .

With the 2022 theme

‘Breaking Inner Glass Ceilings’,

Visser’s team building activity

was intended to help break

boundaries, inner glass ceilings

and fear, Geffen said.

Three or four others braved

the glass walk. Visser had

prepared them with some basic

safety precautions, along with

some mind-over-matter

coaching: “Everything starts

with a belief,” he said, referring

to Mahatma Gandhi’s often

quoted statement: “If I have the

belief that I can do it, I shall

surely acquire the capacity to

do it even if I may not have it at

the beginning.”

The awards ceremony

followed, with new agent

Mauneen Charter featuring in

no fewer than four of the 12

categories.

● Awards to the Residential

agent/s with the highest units

sold (solo): Runner up Heather

Ty s o n

● Ooba award for most rand

value in the province: Heather

ICE BREAKER: Colleagues support candidate estate agent Michelle Abrahams as she walks

across a bed of glass at the Lew Geffen Sotheby International Realty Sapphire Awards at the

Port Alfred Ski Boat Club. Picture: SUPPLIED

Ty s o n


agent/s with the highest units

sold (partnership): Gill Wansell

and Carole Hill

● Awards to the Rookie agent/s

with the highest units sold:

Runner up Mauneen Charter

● Awards to the Rental agent/s

with the highest units sold: Ellen

Schwartz and Mandie Howard


agent/s with the highest factored

turnover (solo): Runner up

Heather Tyson


agent/s with the highest factored

turnover (partnership): Gill

Wansell and Carole Hill

● Awards to the Rookie agent/s

with the highest factored

turnover: Runner up Mauneen

Charter

● Highest Factored Turnover –

Commercial: Mauneen Charter

● Highest Factored Turnover –

Farms: Mauneen Charter

● Marketing award – awa r d e d

to the franchise who complies

with branding standards, strives

for marketing excellence and

has gone the extra mile to

promote and establish the

brand: Ant de Bruin – Po r t

Alfred

● Esprit de corps award – most

referrals concluded – highest

gross commission by way of

global referrals: Ant de Bruin

Catch Bok van Blerk

at PA Ski Boat Club

❝

Get ready to sokkie the night away at

the Port Alfred River and Ski Boat

Club with Bok van Blerk on Friday,

July 1.

The South African musician,

known for his popular song “De La

Rey”, will be at the increasingly

popular entertainment venue that is

the Ski Boat Club to give the

audience an unforgettable evening

of spectacular music.

As a notable musician, Bok van

Blerk sings in Afrikaans and his

passion for music is evident, so

make sure not to miss out on this

experience with limited tickets

available at only R200 per person

available at Sothebys.

The Port Alfred River and Ski

Boat Club recently celebrated their

90th anniversary and as the venue

continues to grow in popularity and

The Afrikaans singer’s

passion for music is

evident, so make sure

not to miss out

offerings, it is fitting that the very

next musical performance at the

venue is that of one of South Africa’s

most popular and talented singers.

Tickets are also available at the

door on the evening, starting from

6pm onwards, so make sure not to

miss out.

Other events to look forward to

include Radio Kalahari Orkes on

July 6 and Robin Auld on July 9. Visit

the Ski Boat Club’sFacebook page

for further details.

GOOD TIMES WITH GOOD FRIENDS

IN THE MOMENT: On Saturday, June 18, the Port Alfred River and Ski Boat Club celebrated their 90th anniversary

which is an achievement and a testament to the popularity and adaptability of the club and venue. The celebration saw

many locals enjoying delicious ribs and chips, and a memorable performance by popular band, One More Time, who got

the crowd on their feet and dancing the night away. Enjoying the celebrations and the music were Anske Mol, Neville

Williamson, Chris Gidana and Iain Macrae having a get together at the Ski Boat Club. Picture: BRYAN SMITH

Sushi now available at Pick n Pay

When you’re next at the Port Alfred Pick n Pay and you’re

walking down the aisles doing your shopping, why not

take a moment to enjoy something different and walk over

to Panda’s Asia Kitchen.

This is where you will find sushi to meet anyone’s tastes

and preferences including vegetarian options.

On the menu you will find sushi options such as maki

roll, California rolls, salmon roses, rainbow rolls, tempura

prawn, and much more including platter options and

combo deals.

The sushi is prepared on-site by trained staff member,

Daniel Lesapo, and is also available at the deli so next time

yo u ’re shopping make sure to indulge in your favourite

sushi. The Panda’s Asia Kitchen at Pick n Pay is open

Monday to Sunday, 7am – 7pm, or call and place your

order today on 046-940-0003. - Staff Reporter

SOMETHING

FISHY: Daniel

Lesapo and

Jarred Moss of

Pick n Pay with

some of the

tasty sushi on

o ff e r.


SCHOOLS IN REVIEW

ALL GROWN UP

HIGH SCORES: Port Alfred High School, El Shaddai and Home School Archers competed in the Interschools Archery competition

at Gonubie.

YOUTH EVENT: The first of its kind in Alexandria, the Youth

Day Fair and Square Festival on June 16 offered fun and

entertainment for children and adults at the Derrick Mbele

Sports Field. Organisers said they had sought to create a

socially balanced day of fun, family and music for children and

adults. Event organiser, SiphamandlaDlakwe said; “The festival

served as an independently organised extension of the youth

day commemoration that is celebrated throughout the country

in a unique way that includes the complete family unit and

celebrates youth excellence in art.” Picture: Theo Dyani

FUNKY FEET: It was crazy sock day for all the learners from GrRRR to 12, including teachers as well. There were

bright socks, striped socks, odd socks and decorated socks.

SHARP SHOOTING:

James and Chandré

Simpson. James won

Gold for primary boys at

Gonubie Archery

competition on 18 June.

PACK IT IN:

El Shaddai

Christian

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an early

celebration on

M o n d a y. Here,

the high school

learners

brought their

books with

anything

besides a bag!

ON TARGET: The archers representing El

Shaddai Christian Academy at Gonubie

Archery competition last weekend.

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The MOTHS

Battleaxe Shellhole functions are

as follows: Monthly meetings:

second Sunday of the month,

11am to 12 midday. Monthly

social bring ‘n braai: fourth

Sunday of the month, midday

onward. All ex-servicemen and

their families are most welcome.

Annual Remembrance Parade

dates will be announced. Contact

numbers: 082-454-5868 or 083-

325-0000 or 060-881-1791.

Every first Tuesday of the month

The Lower Albany Woodworkers

Guild meets at various venues at

5.30pm for 6pm. All visitors and

those interested in woodworking

are welcome to attend. For further

information contact the

chairperson at 082-771-0009 or

the secretary at 066-037-7985.

Third Sunday of every month SA

Legion hosts a lunch at Port Alfred

Country Club, 12 midday for

12.30pm. R30 per person. All

welcome.

1820s Golf every Monday and

Th u r s d ay At 8.30am sharp at the

Royal Port Alfred Golf Club. A 13-

hole round of social and friendly

golf is played off the blue tees. No

bookings required.

Every Monday at 9.30am and

every Wednesday at 10am

Healing Horses Therapeutic

Centre 15km on the R72 just after

Riet River. Visitors and prospective

volunteers welcome. For further

information and/or directions call

078-346-5412.

Every Monday at 5.15pm Club

Netball – Mixed teams at the

PAHS netball courts. Everyone is

welcome to play. Call Johaliza on

083-306-9882 for more details.

Tuesday to Saturday Kow i e

Museum open, 9.30am to

12.30pm, old station building

next to police station. ‘Th e

Historic Hub of Port Alfred’. R20

adults, R10 children.

Every Wednesday from 2pm to

8pm Port Alfred Tennis Club.

Everyone is welcome for social

tennis and fellowship. A bring and

braai after with cash bar available.

Contact 082-329-3399 for more

information.

DIARISE THIS

Every Friday from 9am to midday

The Petticoat Lane Charity Shop is

open. The shop is located next to

the Sikhulisa Skills Centre,

opposite the Police Station on

Pascoe Crescent.

Thursday June 23 at 9.30am

Marion Whitehead will present

‘Confessions of a flower stalker’ at

the University of the 3rd Age

(U3A) in the Don Powis Hall in

Settlers Park Retirement Village,

Port Alfred. All welcome. Meeting

Fee: R5 (members), R10 (visitors)

For more information Contact

Gwynn on 083-678-5050.

Friday June 24 at 7pm-11pm Jo i n

Route 72 Saloon’s celebration of

Geoff’s birthday with live music by

Third-Degree at 82 Albany Rd,

Port Alfred. Free entry.

Saturday June 25 at 8am Park Run

at the town hall.

Saturday June 25 at 6.30pm Th e

Bathurst Agricultural Museum

presents the Geoff Palmer

Honorary Auction at Pike’s Post,

723 Trappes St, in Bathurst.

Viewings from 5.30pm with

amazing items featuring

automotive products, concert

tickets, game hunting, gift

vouchers, luxury items,

memorabilia, trips and excursions,

weekends away and so much

more.

Saturday June 25 – Sunday July 3

The 48th National Arts Festival

will be open with the long

awaited return of live audiences in

Makhanda. Book at

w w w. n a t i o n a l a r t s f e s t iva l . c o . z a .

Sunday June 26 at 9am-midday

Bathurst Farmers’ Market at 237

Kowie Rd, Bathurst. Fresh

produce, artisan cheeses, breads,

gingerbread goodness, sweet

treats, quiches, jams, preserves,

food stalls, handcrafts and more.

Monday June 27 at 8pm Ja z z

Evening with Andile Yenana

Quartet at Emzini Lounge in

OVERVIEW

E-mail e d i to r i a l @ t a l kof t h e tow n .c o. za

E-mail or fax (046) 624-2293

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

AROUND THE PROVINCE: All the pictures sent in this week to the @Sunshine Coast South Africa #SunshineCoastUnplugged

photo challenge were great and once again we put it to the community on Talk of the Town’s Facebook group and by your

reactions, it’s Jo Wilmot’s aerial photo that does it for you this week. Share your favourite images featuring you, a family

member or friend, making the most of our pristine outdoor environment on Sunshine Coast Tourism’s Facebook page

@Sunshine Coast South Africa using the hashtag #sunshinecoastunplugged. Each week, Talk of the Town will ask our online

readers to choose the photo to publish each week. More on @Sunshine Coast Africa. Picture: JO WILMOT

Bathurst. Limited tickets available

for R200. For tickets contact 071-

925-0482.

Tuesday July 5 at 9.30am Po r t

Alfred Garden Club: ‘You Are

What You Eat’ talk presented by

Linda Galvad form the TV series

GARDENING 101 at the NG Kerk.

Cost: R95. Tickets available at Top

Carpets (shop 24b) in Rosehill

Mall. For more information,

contact Renee on 082-332-9293.

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Celebration sets scene for Midwinter coziness

SUE MACLENNAN

A cold sun sliding behind

saffron clouds with streaks of

steel blue was the theatrical

setting for an early Winter

Solstice celebration on the

toposcope hill above Bathurst

on Saturday 18 June.

Just below the summit, a log

brazier and OB’s on the house

were the warm welcome that

Pig & Whistle Inn owner Gavin

Came offered pagan picnickers.

And dozens gathered in

coats and blankets to speed the

turning of the season.

They cheered and clapped,

or just listened, as Chris Terry

piped a stirring medley that

ended with Scotland the Brave.

Terry is an award-winning

piper, who has played to

acclaim on national and

international stages throughout

his career.

He has won the prestigious

100 Guineas Solo Contest no

fewer than 16 times - most

recently in 2017, at the age of

70. He is a specialist in

piobaireachd - the musically

and technically complicated

classical apex of Scottish

CHILLED OUT: Pig & Whistle Inn owner Gavin Came, organiser of an early Winter Solstice celebration at the Bathurst Toposcope

on Saturday 18 June, with renowned musician Chris Terry who piped in the turning of the season. The Winter Solstice was on

Tuesday, June 21, at 11.13am. Picture: Sue Maclennan

bagpipe music.

He’s also a skilled maker of

pipe sets that are in demand

across South Africa and beyond.

Terry is a member of the

prestigious 1 Medical Battallion

pipe band and has taught scores

of pipers at St Andrew’s College

in Makhanda during close to

five decades.

The icy wind proved

persistent, even behind the

partial shelter of the toposcope’s

monolith and Terry was forced

by the cold to still the pipes a

little shy of sunset.

“I’m not sure - I’ll have to see

what my fingers can manage in

this cold,” he’d said earlier as he

was warming up the pipes and

his fingers.

Many of the revellers stayed

on into the dusk, fuelled by

Obies or coffee, and warmed by

the festive Village Green mood.

The 2022 Winter Solstice

was on Tuesday June 21 2022 at

11h13am.

In Port Alfred, sunrise was at

7.16am and sunset at 5.11pm,

giving you just nine hours, 55

minutes and 11 seconds of

d ay l i g h t .

The day was four hours and

28 minutes shorter than the

Summer Solstice, 21 December,

according to the South African

Astronomical Observatory

( S A AO ) .

Although it’s the shortest day,

it’s neither the latest sunrise nor

the earliest sunset.

The earliest sunsets in 2022

were in fact from 8-15 June and

the latest sunrise is on 30 June.

The difference is because of

the discrepancy between time

measured using the sun, and the

global 24-hour time standard:

coordinated universal time

(UTC).

There is some rain predicted

for Friday 24 June, but if the

skies clear, you may be able to

see the five planets visible to the

naked eye, lined up near the

crescent Moon.

The five brightest planets are

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter

and Saturn. For monthly updates

on what to look out for in our

night skies, visit

w w w. s a a o . a c . z a / e x p l o r e /

stargazers/ and click on this

month’s ‘What’s Up’ n e w s l e t t e r.

The SAAO’s Stargazers page

offers amateur astronomers

information on celestial objects

and events, as well as free tools

and resources for astronomy.

Local film to be

screened at Fest

Made in Makhanda, Manley Flats & Kleinemonde

STAFF REPORTER

The news is still fresh that

the latest episode of

Survivor, due to be

flighted in a few weeks, was

shot at the Fish River Resort.

That was followed by digital

asset exchange FORUS Digital’s

announcement it would be

investing R500m in upgrading

the Fish River Resort and golf

course.

FORUS co-founder Sonny

Fisher said the upgrade included

the creation of the world-class

Fish River Studios.

Meanwhile, without fanfare,

Manley Flats photographer

Yashin Naidoo has quietly gone

ahead and shot his own movie

in Kleinemonde and Makhanda.

Featuring local artists, the

short film Dying to be Human

will be screening at this year’s

National Arts Festival.

“The film was created with

no budget, just goodwill and a

collective desire to tell an

important story,” said director

Stacey van Schalkwyk Naidoo.

Cinematography, production

and editing is by Yashin Naidoo

and it stars Lethabo Makweya

and Erin Powers.

Dying to be Human is a

short film about two women

facing the prospect of death.

Their stories are deeply

intertwined, so much so that

they are treated as a single

narrative set in the same time

and place.

“Dying to be Human was

inspired by the dramatic stories

of immigration from Africa told

through objects left behind on

Lampedusa and the Canary

I s l a n d s ,” Van Schalkwyk

Naidoo said.

“The hope embodied in a

single bag is really the story of

massive socio-economic

dispossession. People who have

paid the price for global

a c q u i s i t i o n .”

The story portrays an affluent

young woman suffering from

suicidal ideation framed against

the stark reality of a young

mother who survived a

hazardous ocean crossing.

Visual imagery conveys the

narrative, with little dialogue,

allowing the creators to merge

the two stories as one narrative

while letting viewers interpret

what is happening.

The two stories are told

through flashback scenes. While

it suggests themes of death, the

visuals are graphic.

The film was shot on the

beach in Kleinemonde, as well

as Manley Flats and Makhanda.

“The cast and crew are from

Makhanda, trying to foster a

sense of pride in an area always

overlooked for its creative

p o t e n t i a l ,” Van Schalkwyk

Naidoo said.

She is an award-winning

musician, composer, researcher,

and educator.

In addition to solo

performances, she co-founded

Mosiac, a band that performed

for Nelson Mandela’s birthday,

the African Economic Forum’s

Heads of State, and the

Common Wealth Cultural

Exchange Conference.

Stacey has played with the

likes of Deepak Ram, KZNPO,

and Darius Brubeck on

Gathering Forces Vol. 2.Stacey

returned to the stage in 2019,

formed Point of Humanness,

and has been working as a

composer, director, flautist, and

e d u c a t o r.

Yashin Naidoo is a

photographer, filmmaker,

producer and bass player from

the Eastern Cape.

While photography was his

introduction to the creative

industry, his potential was

unlocked when he created work

that merged his diverse skill sets.

In 2020, Yashin co-founded

a company called Point of

Humanness, which specialises

in projects combining poetry,

music, and cinematography.

Lethabo Makweya is a

young creative who was

appointed director for

Promethean Media.

She is also in the process of

completing her Bachelor of Arts

Degree, majoring in Dramatic

Arts and Organisational

P s y ch o l o g y.

Erin Powersis a 17-year-old

aspiring actor, musician and

dancer, schooling at, and the

Head Girl of, the DSG in

Makhanda. She is a trained

dancer in ballet, tap and

modern, performing at the

National Arts Festival with

Movements Dance School.

TORN APART:

Lethabo

Makweya in a

scene from the

short film ‘Dying

to be Human’,

which will be

screened at the

National Arts

Festival. It was

shot in

Kleinemonde,

Manley Flats and

Makhanda.

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The city is renowned for its

educational institutions, for

being the national seat of

the judiciary and for its

cultural events

makhanda

festival city

with SID PENNEY

Send your news of local events

and achievements, or of any

issues you might be having to

sidp@imaginet .co.za

or call (046) 624-4356

picture © bernard mackenzie / 123RF.com

LET THE FUN BEGIN ... The 48th

National Arts Festival (NAF) begins its

action-packed run in Makhanda

(Grahamstown) today with hundreds of

music, comedy, visual arts, dance,

illusion, theatre, busking, drama and film

shows, plus exhibitions, packed into

eleven exciting and amazing days.

But artistes, musicians, performers and

behind-the-scenes crews have been hard

at work for weeks and months writing,

rehearsing and creating for what lies

ahead.

Then there’s the Village Green fair a

couple of hundred metres down the road

from upper High Street. The Village Green

certainly is worth a visit during festival –

no, several visits!

Festival will be the ultimate celebratory

homecoming for audiences and the arts

community when it resumes its live

format with an immersive in-person arts

experience enhanced by an irrepressible

burst of Fringe spontaneity and creativity,

said NAF artistic director Rucera Seethal.

A robust and engaging schools’ f e s t iva l

will reignite the festival’s long-time role as

a winter holiday destination for young

people, while the ever-popular free

Sundowner Concerts will be staged daily

in the fountain area of the Monument.

Th e r e ’s also Spiritfest in the Cathedral and

the Jazz Festival.

The Village Green will be back in action

with scores of top-quality crafters, handpicked

for their fine work and dedication

to their craft. Also on the Green will be

food trucks, musicians and artistes, plus a

beer tent and a festive outdoor seating

area for warming up winter bodies in the

sunshine between shows.

In 2018 the market moved from Rhodes

U n ive r s i t y ’s Great field to the sports fields

of Victoria Girls’ High School where a

convivial village market atmosphere

prevails. The Village Green has multiple

tents, different trading zones, food court,

performance stages, a family zone, beer

tent and exhibitions.

Village Green will be open daily during

festival between 9am and 5pm.

In the coffee-table book Grahamstown

Reflected, published in 1995, author

Emily O’Meara wrote of the National Arts

Festival: “The annual arts jamboree is the

largest happening of its kind on the

African continent. Changing with the

challenges, but always maintaining that

inimitable Grahamstown flavour. Festivals

unlimited in every sense.”

LOCAL LASS ON THE SCREEN … Part of

the film programme at this year’s National

Arts Festival is Dying to be Human

directed by Stacey van Schalkwyk with

Yashin Naidoo, and featuring Lethabo

Makweya and Makhanda matric student

Erin Powers. The film will be screened in

the Olive Schreiner Hall in the

Monument.

Head girl of the Diocesan School for Girls

(DSG), Powers is an aspiring actor,

musician and a trained dancer in ballet,

tap and modern dance. She has

performed at the festival on several

occasions in the past with Movements

Dance School.

CREATIVE MARKET ON THE SQUARE …

In collaboration with the National Arts

Festival and Makana Municipality, the

Creative City craft market will be back on

Church Square from Friday to Sunday,

June 24 to 26, and Friday to Sunday, July 1

to 3.

HUGE CROWD WITNESSES HOME

VICTORY … There appeared to be more

people on the field of play than on the

side lines at Lower field on the St

Andrew’s College campus moments

before the kick-off of the 2022 K-Day

rugby ‘final’ between St Andrew’s 1sts and

Kingswood College 1sts, an eagerlyawaited

match won at the final whistle by

the home team by 20 points to 3.

Tradition has it that young supporters of

both teams form ‘human tunnels’ and the

respective teams sprint through these

tunnels on their way to the kick-off.

S a t u r d ay ’s tunnels could easily have been

the longest ever witnessed in Makhanda.

The K-Day week programme is contested

annually by the Diocesan School for

Girls, St Andrew’s College, St Andrew’s

Prep, Kingswood College and Kingswood

Junior School, and the First XV rugby

match brought to an end six days of

sporting and cultural activity on Saturday.

PORT ALFRED BRIDGE CLUB

Kos/PA Pairs Monday, 13 June 2022

Board 01 Dealer N, none vulnerable. BBO 15264

Assuming that the bidding has proceeded as

shown in the table East has to decide between

bidding 3S or 4S. The auction may be interpreted

as showing South to hold an above

average opening with both minor suits. West

must also hold a fairly strong hand with both

major suits; possibly 5:5; 6;5 or 6; 4. North

has been unable to bid, so must be weak. East

holds nine points, trump support is minimum

for the original raise, but the Heart Kxx and

Club Ace are definite assets. An additional

useful fact is that West sits behind South. By

bidding 3H West has shown that he/she is

prepared to play at the three level and since

East has two or three positive aspects to the deal and 9 points, as opposed to 6

points, perhaps a raise to 4S is justified?

If the defense starts with King and another diamond and West ruffs the third

round with at least the seven of spades it will be limited to 3 tricks, providing

that declarer finesses the spade King. The latter

position is marked by the bidding because North has

already shown up with 5 points and if he/she had

the spade King thus showing 8 points, it would have

elicited a response to the opening 1D.

Results

2SW+2 (2); 3SW = (2); 3SW+1; (2); 3SW+2; 4SW-1; 4SW=

N-S 1st L Butler & J Weisters………..67.7%

2nd E Clayton & M Wesselo …..60.1%

E-W 1st Y Malherbe & B Pote………70.1%

2nd K Botha & A Osinski……….60.7%

LET THE FUN BEGIN!

THE FESTIVAL’S HERE: The 48th National Arts Festival kicked off in Makhanda (Grahamstown) this morning and

continues until July 3. Festival signboards have been placed at all four entrances to “Festival City” and this one is

alongside the N2 bypass below the 1820 Settlers National Monument, ‘headquarters’ of the festival. After going

along with the slogan “11 Days of Amazing” for several years, the festival now sports a brand new catchphrase, “It

Will Change You”. Picture: SID PENNEY

The thousands of pupils, former pupils,

staff members, parents, visitors from other

cities and towns, and friends of the

schools attending the matches made it

one of the biggest crowds to attend a

s ch o o l s ’ rugby match in Makhanda.

The food trucks and food stalls were doing

a roaring trade throughout the day, selling

venison burgers, bagels, fried chips,

doughnuts, beef burgers, coffee, icecream

and spit braai.

In front of the massive crowd, the 1st

teams were level at 0-0 after 30 minutes’

play, and 12-0 to St Andrew’s at halftime

thanks to two late tries and a conversion.

A penalty to each team in the second

period of play took the score to 15-3, but

a home team try with a minute of play

remaining put the final score at 20-3.

Other rugby scores were: 2nds – St

Andrew’s won 39-5; 3rds – St Andrew’s

won 76-0; U16A – St Andrew’s won 38-

12; U15A – St Andrew’s won 55-0; U14A

– St Andrew’s won 48-0.

The 1st team girls’ hockey clash between

DSG and Kingswood saw DSG winning

3-1, while the 1st team boys’ h o ck e y

encounter ended in a 2-2 draw.

The 1st team netball match was won by

Kingswood 26-19.

FESTIVAL WATER … Not much has been

said by Makana Municipality regarding

Makhanda’s water supply over the festival

period, but going by previous reports

issued by the local authority, it appears

promising.

A statement issued at the weekend said:

“The water supply will be opened in most

areas, although not all our reservoirs are

in a healthy state. Makana Municipality

encourages those who have access to

municipal water to use it sparingly.”

Here’s hoping there is an uninterrupted

supply of water over the next fortnight,

and beyond.

HOT AIR UP THERE … Who of the

readers of this column remember

National Arts Festivals of the 1990s when

the Standard Bank hot air balloon

explored the skies above ‘Festival City’?

Author Emily O’Meara wrote in

Grahamstown Reflected, published in

1995: “When the giant blue and white

Standard Bank hot air balloon drifts

serenely overhead during the National

Arts Festival, it symbolises another great

Grahamstown get-together with highflying

hopes – unity through the arts. And

so far it has risen to new heights every

ye a r.”

DRUMMER IN FRAGMENTS … Brendan

Yendall, an educator at Victoria Girls’

High School, is the drummer in the show

Fragments, an original work for spoken

word, violin, piano, bass and flute. The

former Graeme College pupil completed

his BMus and Honours degrees at Rhodes

University, and has worked alongside

musicians across SA. Fragments will

entertain music lovers in the Beethoven

Room.

LOCAL CHOIR FOR SPIRITFEST …

Makhanda’s own Kwantu Choir offers

something for all to enjoy where the

audience will be spoiled by choral

treasures from Poland, England and

America, plus choral works by SA

composers. The Kwantu Choir will

perform in the Cathedral on Friday, June

24 (11am) and Saturday, June 25 (11am)

as part of Spiritfest during the National

Arts Festival.

PILING ON THE PARKRUNS … S e ve n t y -

two runners, joggers and walkers took to

Makana botanical gardens on Saturday

for the weekly parkrun over five

kilometres, with Siviwe Moyake

completing his 100th parkrun and

Samantha Wilhelmi her 50th parkrun.

Interestingly, eight sub 20-year-olds in the

field have all of 195 parkruns to their

credit, and they were back in the gardens

on Saturday. They are Dylan Heurlin 57,

Micky Oscar 29, Damien Swart 25,

Samuel Hockly 45, Christopher Jarvis 2,

Sihle Matinise 2, Daniella McLean 12 and

Chanelle Musarurwa 23.

Parkruns are held each Saturday at 8am

from the entrance to Makana botanical

gardens in Lucas Avenue.

MTHETHO FOR SPIRITFEST … On the

Spiritfest programme will be a piano

recital by up-and-coming Makhanda

pianist, Bayanda Mthetho. He passed his

Trinity Licentiate with distinction while in

Grade 10 at Graeme College, and is

currently studying towards his BMus

degree at Rhodes University. He will

perform in the Cathedral at 12 noon on

Wednesday, June 29.

HOW TO SURVIVE … “The historic city

centre vanishes beneath a blanket of

p o s t e r s ,” wrote Emily O’Meara in the

book Grahamstown Reflected, published

in 1995, in the chapters dealing with the

National Arts Festival.

She continued: “For weeks ahead, the

media are filled with information on what

to see, where to go, how to survive. Most

people continue to arrive without a clue

and rely on Cue, the festival daily filled

with reviews from SA’s leading critics,

who also occasionally confess to being a

trifle overwhelmed.”

THE EDIFICE ON THE HILL … Seeing it’s

festival time, let’s look at street names and

place names in the vicinity of the 1820

Settlers National Monument,

headquarters of the National Arts Festival,

and perched up there on Gunfire Hill.

This information is contained in the

official listing of local street and place

names, compiled in the 1960s, plus a

couple of other sources.

Okay, so we’re on our way up to the

Monument, turning from Somerset Street

into Lucas Avenue and driving past the

botanical gardens and the Old Provost.

Lucas Avenue gets its name from Mr

Gilbert Lucas, Mayor from 1937 to 1940.

Now for something interesting. In the

listing of street names there’s an entry

pertaining to “Fort Selwyn Drive”.

Whereas residents and visitors may

assume that Lucas Avenue stretched all

the way from its base to Fort Selwyn, it

appears they might be wrong.

Fort Selwyn Drive probably begins

outside the Rhodes sanatorium and

negotiates a number of speed humps on

its way to the ‘edifice on the hill’. The Fort

Selwyn Drive entry reads, “Local

association with Fort Selwyn”.

The mostly stone structure that is Fort

Selwyn was named after Major Selwyn of

the Royal Engineers who built the fort,

and which was used as a lookout point for

the garrison in early Grahamstown days.

There is no entry in the listing for Gunfire

Hill. But with a fort on top of the hill, it

was perhaps inevitable it should be called

Gunfire Hill. Not so?

Standing in the Monument Restaurant one

will observe the N2 bypass and a dam, far

below in the valley. Douglas Dam,

affectionately known as Dog’s Dam by

residents, was built in 1866 and was

named after Sir Percy Douglas,

Lieutenant-Governor of the Cape of Good

Hope at the time.

One question remains – does Fort Selwyn

Drive continue all the way down to the

N2 bypass, or not?

CIRCUS ON STAGE … Urban Circus has

four shows in the Guy Butler Auditorium

in the Monument during festival and is

produced by the brilliant Jozi circus

company The Cirk, in collaboration with

former Grahamstonian Daniel Buckland.

A talented troupe of Johannesburg’s

hottest circus artistes will take the

audience on a wheel-spinning, nailbiting,

day-dreaming escapade.

Buckland is a well-known physical

theatre practitioner and Cirque du Soleil

alumnus. The Urban Circus shows are on

June 29 (8pm), June 30 (12 noon), July 1

(1pm) and July 2 (11am).

NEW DEPUTY HEAD … Former St

Andrew’s College headmaster Alan

Thompson has been appointed deputy

headmaster of Dale College in Qonce

(King William’s Town).

POTHOLES GALORE … George Street is

one of four entrance points into

Makhanda, the others being Grey Street,

Cradock Road and Dr Jacob Zuma Drive

(formerly Raglan Road). Out-of-town

visitors to the arts festival will be using

these entrances when they arrive in

Makhanda.

Having driven the George Street entrance

in the past few days the writer was

somewhat taken aback at the potholed

state of the street as one enters ‘Fe s t iva l

City’ from the N2 bypass, as well as at its

intersection with Market Street.

Not a good advert at all for our visitors!

FAKE JOBS … Makana Municipality

posted a hasty notice on social media at

the weekend declaring that the

advertisement placed last week saying

there were a host of vacancies in the

municipality was “fake”.

Among the vacancies were public

participation officer, disaster management

officer, executive secretary, library

cleaners, senior fire fighter and electricity

superintendent.

A subsequent post placed by the

municipality stated: “The advertisement is

being shared widely on social media, but

it has not been authorised. Please ignore

this advertisement. Makana Municipality

will advertise vacancies on the official

website and on our social media platform

when they are available.”

NOMBASA FOR FESTIVAL … Nombasa,

a Makhanda-based singer/songwriter,

performs soulful music that evokes

emotion, and she will sing in the Thomas

Pringle Hall in the Monument during the

National Arts Festival. Her music is a

fusion of sounds immersed in modern afro

soul and acoustic folk. In 2016 she

scooped an Ovation award at the festival.

GRAEME WINS … The Graeme College

First XV scored an emphatic 55-3 win

over its Union High School counterparts

in their inter-schools’ rugby clash in

Makhanda last Thursday. The Graeme

U14A and U13A teams secured 41-12

and 46-0 wins respectively over Union.

TRANSFORMATION … Under the

headline “Miracle of the Arts”, Emily

O’Meara wrote in the coffee-table book

Grahamstown Reflected, published in

1995, of the National Arts Festival:

“Does it really happen? More than 20

years on, the annual transformation of the

Sleeping Beauty city into the country’s

creative powerhouse for 11 heady days

each July still never ceases to amaze.

Especially now that the Standard Bank

National Arts Festival has grown to be one

of the largest and most diverse of its kind

in Africa. Some say the world.”

TO SWIM FOR SA … Khwezi Jacobs of

the Diocesan School for Girls (DSG) has

been selected to the team of South African

junior swimmers going to the FINA junior

world swimming championships in Peru.


Nurturing environmental excellence

Mentorship award for RSAH manager

STAFF REPORTER

On Wednesday June 8,

Bamphiwe Kate and

Siphamandla Baku, the

two Beach Stewards who were

hosted by the Royal St Andrews

Hotel and Spa, graduated from

the Wessa Tourism Blue Flag

Beach Project.

The graduation ceremony

was held at the Pine Lodge

Resort and Conference Centre

in Gqeberha.

The Wessa Tourism Blue

Flag (Phase 2) Project is a twoyear

youth development project

that aims to capacitate the

coastal and marine tourism

sector, with a particular focus on

growing the Blue Flag Beaches,

Marinas & Boat Operators

Programme in SA.

This project is funded by the

National Department of Tourism

and is implemented by Wessa

(The Wildlife & Environment

Society of SA, a registered NGO

and NPO, www.wessa.org.za).

The TBF2 Project has placed

over 200 youth (beach stewards)

at municipalities and ecotourism

organisations, where

they have received tourism

guiding training and gained a

year of work experience in the

tourism sector.

It was a significant event for

Port Alfred and more especially

TOP OF THE CLASS:

Master of ceremonies

Bamphiwe Kate.

for Nemato and Station Hill.

The Project Manager of the

Blue Flag Beach Project,

Morgan Griffiths was so

impressed with Nemato Change

a Life and the valuable work

they are doing with young

people in Nemato that he

invited Odwa Ntamo, the

Project Manager for NCAL, to

deliver the motivational speech

to the graduates.

Odwa spoke alongside Jonga

Khulane, Director for

Programme Planning and

Support at the National

Department of Tourism and

Cindy-Lee Cloete, an executive

board member and General

Manager of Wessa Schools and

Youth unit.

Bamphiwe Kate, of Station

Hill, who showed phenomenal

growth and leadership during

the 15 months of the course was

chosen by the organisers to be

the Master of Ceremonies at the

E ve n t .

On top of this she was

awarded the honour of being

the Top Student Academically.

Both Siphamandla, of

Nemato, and Bamphiwe

graduated with a South African

Tourism Recognised Certificate

of Guiding and the added bonus

of a 15 months experience

working at the Royal St Andrews

Hotel.

A welcome addition to the

awards presented to the

Stewards was a Special award, a

Certificate of Commendation

presented to only two of the

Hosts, recognising the

exceptional support given to the

project and the mentorship

shown to the Stewards under

their care.

GREEN GUARDIANS: From left, Jonga Kuhlane, Siphamandla Baku, Cindy-Le Cloete and

Sakhile Sithole. Pictures: SUPPLIED

Robin Hyde, the Food and

Beverage Manager of the Royal

St Andrews Hotel was one of the

two recipients of this award.

Along with their studies and

duties at the Blue Flag beach the

stewards also undertook various

social development projects,

notably on Nelson Mandela

Day when they provided soup

and sandwiches for 200

children in Nemato, and

International Coastal Clean-Up

Day, when they organised a

group of youths to take part in

this.

Hosting these stewards is

part of the Royal St Andrews

Hotel Social Responsibility

programme which honours the

late Martin Bekker, the man who

built the hotel.

In his words: “My dream is

to expose as many people to

Port Alfred as possible,

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ALEXANDRIA GOLF CLUB

Wednesday 15 June saw no golf

happening due to the miserable

weather but a few brave souls

turned out on Youth Day and

enjoyed their golf. An individual

Stableford format saw Likhona

Fina continue with his good form

to score 34 points after being three

under for his second nine. Next on

the day was Leon Naude and third

Christov Bosman.

Dave Nicoll came up trumps on

Saturday, winning with 33 points

from Allan Brotherton and Owen

Putzier, on 29 and 28 points

r e s p e c t ive l y.

The 4-Ball Alliance was won by

Rendo Nel, Leon Naude, Allan

and Owen.

Thinus Smit won the Jackpot

holes.

The next event to look forward to

is the Alexandria NGKerk Golf

Day on Saturday 2 July 2022.

The format will be a 4-Ball

Alliance and there will be a spare

rib special available.

The entry fee is R 200. Bookings

with Hanli on 046-653-0207.

Bookings for spare ribs should be

made with L Human on 060-828-

1370 (R100 for 250g, R150 for R

200g).

KENTON GOLF

B R OT H E R H O O D

Tuesday 14 June 2022 Possibly the

lull before the storm saw a serene

morning with temperate weather

conditions aided by a light

westerly wind as 30 golfers were

drawn in ten 3-balls to compete in

an Alliance Stableford 2-scores-tocount

format.

John Crandon, Peter Longhurst

and Heinz Czepluch tied with

Neil Loundar, John Muggeridge

and Don Thomson as well as

Arnie Schultz, Andy Manson and

Nick Oosthuizen to ensure a three

way tie for first place on 80 points.

Mark Warren, Dave Curran and

Phillip van der Byl with 68 points

had the Hamer & Sukkel in their

sole possession at prize giving.

Tony Halse birdied the par three

8th, with James Lobban and Brian

Shirley also succeeding with

birdies on the par three 6th.

The 2-club pool was carried over

as James and Brian were in

separate coveys.

Individual performances of note

were Donald McGarvie and Peter

Longhurst both with 70 netts

whilst Neil Loundar was player of

the day with his 69 nett.

RPAGC LADIES RESULTS

Playing in fairly pleasant

conditions with the occasional

swirling wind, 25 ladies (plus 2

pivots) took part in Tuesday

afternoon’s Pick n Pay 3 Ball

Alliance with two scores to count

on every hole.

In first place with 85 points were

Winnie le Roux, Jenny Ralph and

Maureen McGarvie and, taking

second place with 83 points, were

Yvonne Hill, Sonia Reynolds and

Anita de Bruin.

The Longest Drive competition on

Hole 9 was won by Angela Trollip

in the 0-21 handicaps division

and the winner in the 22-onwards

division was Donne Piguet.

Two clubs were made by Donne

Piguet on the 6th, by Yvonne Hill

on the 8th and by Lindy Krige on

the 11th.

The competition on June 28th will

be the annual “Under 65s vs the

Over 65s” competition.

RPAGC LADIES

CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS

DATE: Saturday 18th and Sunday

19th JUNE 2022

COMPETITION: RPAGC Ladies

Club Championships

OVERALL WINNER (CLUB

CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY):

Chante van Zyl gross 150

SATURDAY BEST NETT:

Winner: Rouxle Hattingh nett

66

Runner-up: Maureen McGarvie

nett 73

SUNDAY BEST NETT: Wi n n e r :

Winnie le Roux nett 72, counting

out

Runner-up: Wendy Counihan nett

72

TOTAL BEST NETT: Wi n n e r :

Rouxle Hattingh nett 145

Runner-up: Winnie le Roux nett

146

A-DIVISION (Championship

Tr o p hy ) :

Winner: Chante van Zyl gross 150

Runner-up: Angela Trollip gross

165

B-DIVISION (Babs Rushmere

Tr o p hy ) :

Winner: Roux le Hattingh gross

183

Runner-up: Margie Siegers gross

189

SENIOR CHAMPION (Pearl

Glazer Trophy):

Winner: Jenny Adair 36 points

Runner-up: Jenny Ralph 35 points,

counting out

Maureen McGarvie 35 points

ROYAL PORT ALFRED GOLF

CLUB

DATE: Wednesday 15/06/2022

SPONSOR: Pick & Pay

COMPETITION: 4 Ball Alliance

TENNIS LEAGUE

Port Alfred Corporate Tennis

League With the halfway mark

reached of this, the first year of the

Port Alfred Corporate Tennis

League, matches will become

tense. The top three teams: Build

It, Pam Golding and Leach

Pharmacy will fight out for the top

two positions on the log and the

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right to play in the final. These

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The results of round 3 of the

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Pam Golding 4 vs BS Sports 1

Leach Pharmacy 4 vs BUCO 1

Build It 4 vs StendenSA 1

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Simon Nobebe 34:44

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Shannon Kethro 39:25

Candice Norden 40:03

Alex Weed 42:19

Alan Robb 42:22

Ian Robertson 43:01

Mike Nunan 47:45

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Mihlali Magagu 19:05

Asimonye Nobebe 24:06

Sticks Stiglingh 25:34

Chris Pike 26:03

Paola Vignani 26:50

Lulu Mceka 31:14

Leah Shanks 33:04

Lynette Harbrecht 22:20

Marietjie Robb 39:11

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Pam Golding vs Buco

Stenden SA vs BS Sports

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Lubabalo Mbambisa 13:07

Simhlonele Myoli 13:07

Aliwe Hetula 13:40

Phumezo Sifora 14:54

Madison Wood 16:53

Lisabona Marimane 17:20

Siyamthanda Dumezela 18:05

Ursula Grimbeck 19:34

Mike Momberg 20:10

Tsuki Mabonbhana 20:31

Matthew Lithgow 20:57

Jaimey Shaw 22:29

Katherine Lithgow 24:22

Cathy Momberg 24:22

3KM WALK

A.J. Scheepers 29:08

Dee Joiner 31:20

Billy Futter 44:10

Lesley Futter 46:10

FORM JJJ




Act, 1937, of the intention to apply

for the issue of a certified copy of

T20084/1987CTN in favour of Neville

Fielding Oosthuizen (Identity Number

450628 5012 086) and Lynette Joyce

Oosthuizen (460804 0009 009) in

respect of Erf 1966 Port Alfred Township,

Ndlambe Local Municipality, Division of

Bathurst, Province of Eastern Cape, in

extent 992 (Nine Hundred and Ninety

Two) square metres, which has been lost

or destroyed.

All persons having objection to the

issue of such copy are hereby required

to lodge the same in writing with the

Registrar of Deeds at King Williams

Town within 2 weeks after the date of the

publication of this notice.

Dated at Port Alfred this 14 day of June

2022

APPLICANT

Lynette Joyce Oosthuizen

Arshaad Carrim

CONVEYANCER

ENS AFRICA

THE MARC, TOWER 1

129 RIVONIA ROAD

SANDTON, 2196

EMAIL: arcarrim@ensafrica.com

In the Estate of the Late MARGARET

DENNISON SCHEEPERS, Identity No.

370826 0044 081 born 26 AUGUST 1937,

who died on 12 FEBRUARY 2020, of

HAYTON PLACE OLD AGE HOME,

GRAHAMSTOWN, 6140. Divorced.

ESTATE NO: 002468/2020

The FIRST AND FINAL LIQUIDATION AND

DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT in the above

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Master of the High Court, GRAHAMSTOWN,

for a period of twenty-one (21) days from

24 June 2022.

DE JAGER & LORDAN INC

Attorneys for the Executor

25 RETIEF STREET

ALEXANDRIA

6185

TEL: 046-6222799

(Ref: D JOUBERT/sw)

FORM JJJ


(Form JJJ added by GNR. 62 of

25 January 2019)

Notice is hereby given in terms



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of Transfer Number T71662/2016CTN

passed by the Executor of the Insolvent

Estate of Gary Rodney Hunt, Debbie

Barbara Hunt and Garreth Luke Hunt in

favour of Mark George Van Niekerk and

Clarice Van Niekerk, in respect of certain

Erf 1126 Boesmansriviermond, Ndlambe

Local Municipality, Division of Alexandria,

Province of the Eastern Cape, which has

been lost or destroyed.

All persons having objection to the issue

of such copy are hereby required to lodge

the same in writing with the Registrar of

Deeds at King Williams Town within two

weeks from the date of the publication of

this notice.

DATED at PORT ALFRED this 16 June

2022

De Jager & Lordan Inc., 2 Allen Street,

Grahamstown, 6139.

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

NDLAMBE

MUNICIPALITY

PORT ALFRED

APPLICATION FOR THE

REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIVE

TITLE DEED CONDITIONS

AND DEPARTURE TO RELAX

THE STREET AND LATERAL

BUILDING LINES ON ERF 481,

CANNON ROCKS

Applicant:

Owner:

Rick Betts

Tobias Eugene

Basson and

Charmaine Lynn

Basson

Property Description: Erf 481,

Cannon Rocks

Physical Address:

481 Alice Road,

Cannon Rocks,

6189

Detailed description of proposal:

The matter for consideration is an

application for the Removal of Restrictive

Title Deed Conditions and Departure to

Relax the Street and Lateral Building

Lines as per the provisions of the

Ndlambe Municipality Spatial Planning

and Land Use Management By-Laws

(2016) and Ndlambe Municipality

Integrated Land Use Scheme, 2019.

Notice is hereby given in terms of Section

93 of the Ndlambe Municipality Spatial

Planning and Land Use Management

By-law (2016) that the abovementioned

application has been received and is

available for inspection during weekdays

between 09:00 to 15:00 at the Ndlambe

Municipality, Civic Centre, Causeway,

and Port Alfred Municipal Office.

The application can also be viewed on the

Ndlambe website (www.ndlambe.gov.za),

under Resource Centre, Town Planning

Portal, Current Land Use Applications.

Any written comments may be addressed

in terms of Section 98 of the said

Bylaw to The MUNICIPAL MANAGER,

Causeway, Port Alfred, 6170, or

emailed to townplanning@ndlambe.

gov.za or unxesi@ndlambe.gov.za

on or before 25 July 2022. Telephonic

enquiries can be made to the Town

Planning Section at (046) 604 5520.

The Municipality may refuse to accept comment

received after the closing date. Any

person who cannot write will be assisted

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comments.

NOTICE: 95/2022

ADV. R DUMEZWENI

23 June 2022 MUNICIPAL MANAGER

Ta l k

OF THE Tow nSPORT

Thursday 23 J u n e, 202 2

CONTACT US WITH SPORTS NEWS: (046) 624-4356 or email

e d i to r i a l @ ta l kof t h e tow n .co. za

AT THE HEART OF THE ACTION

Honouring Hospice hero

Brian Waddington Memorial

Bowls Tournament held in PA

DIPPING INTO THE CHILL

WELL DONE: Margie Waddington hands over prizes to the

winners, Wendy Henry, Elzabe Rodriques and Dave West

FAITH QINGA

The annual Brian

Waddington Memorial

Bowls Tournament took

place at the Port Alfred Bowls

Club on Thursday June 16.

Waddington, who passed

away from cancer on August 1

2020, was hailed as a tireless

worker who raised funds for the

Sunshine Coast Hospice.

The tournament is held in

aid of the Grahamstown and

Sunshine Coast Hospice.

Hospice is a non-profit

organisation that provides free

home-based Hospice and

palliative care to patients with

severe life-limiting diseases in

Makhanda, Port Alfred and

surrounding towns.

The local Hospice provides

care for 257 patients who come

primarily from disadvantaged

b a ck g r o u n d s .

Chair of the Sunshine Coast

Hospice Support Committee,

Terry Harris, opened the prizegiving

ceremony with a moving

tribute in which he described

Waddington as a proactive

member of the Sunshine Coast

Hospice Support Committee.

“He was forever active in

supporting Hospice and could

often be seen manning a table in

the Rosehill Mall selling raffle

tickets, cupcakes or rattling a tin

in a street collection. He did all

this while bravely battling a long

battle with cancer which he

tackled with extreme courage

and determination,” Harris said.

The much-loved and

respected Waddington was

honoured while he was still

alive by the NPO when he was

awarded with the Sunshine

Coast’s “Heart for Hospice”

awa r d .

He received the award in

recognition of his commitment

to the work and vision of

Sunshine Coast Hospice, shortly

before his passing in 2020.

Harris acknowledged that

naming the tournament after

Waddington was a fitting

tribute.

“It was Brian who initiated

the annual Hospice Bowls Day

at the Port Alfred Bowls Club

back in 2017.

“And it is the intention of the

Sunshine Coast Hospice to

continue hosting this annual

event in the name of Brian, as

the Brian Waddington Bowls

D ay,” he added.

The principal sponsors of the

tournament were Independent

Advisors, Vernon Cloete Broker

Services (Pty) Ltd, who have

been supporting Brian’s famous

Bowls Tournament since its

inception at the Langham Bowls

Club.

INTO THE LIGHT! Those are the words George Euvrard (lumo green top) shouts as he sets swimmers off on the Polar Plunge at

Grey Dam in Makhanda on the shortest day of the year, 21 June. Pictures: SUE MACLENNAN

T H AT ’S NOT COLD: Martin Zabel, from Germany, got into the

Makhanda spirit.

PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Debbie Smuts and Steven Lang enjoy

a cuppa ... and the show.

KENTON BOWLING CLUB

Even though this was our coldest

week of the year it was a special

one for our club. Wednesday saw

a group of hardy bowlers turn out

in the cold with intermittent rain

thrown in for good measure and

play a few ends before they

decided the clubhouse was the

better place to be and they then

spent a jovial time discussing the

state of the world. Due to the

weather the Continental

Restaurant day was postponed to a

future date.

Thursday was Port Alfred Bowls

Club Hospice day, held in honour

of Brian Waddington, and Kenton

Bowling Club had 26 bowlers

enter this event. This was fantastic

and our club was thanked for the

large number of entries for this

very special event. It was a lovely

format with players playing in a

fixed position but with different

team members in each of the three

games played.

Friday morning had us hosting a

school reunion of ex St Andrews

scholars and they enjoyed

themselves on our greens and we

had great fun in hosting them at

the club. Eighteen teams entered

BOWLS BANTER

GOLDEN GLOBE: Josh

Turner and Belinda Peterson

won gold for Bowls South

Africa Mixed Pairs.

the PT Trips on Friday afternoon

and there was a bring and braai at

the PT Burnt End afterwards.

Overall winners were Pam

Bowker, Bill Bedford and

CeceliaImmelman. Bill Bedford

had celebrated his birthday on

Thursday and he received a

special welcome and best wishes

from all present.

The PT Lockdown Meat draw was

won by Mike Palmer who has just

returned home with a new knee

on Thursday so he'll be able to put

his leg up and enjoy his winnings

this week. Jean Austin had her

name drawn for the Joker draw but

she turned over the Ace of Clubs

and received R100.

Please check the boards to see if

you are down to play any matches

and indicate your availability

where necessary. The Novice

Intervention that was scheduled

for the 23rd has been cancelled

and will not take place this week.

KOWIE BOWLING CLUB

On Wednesday the 15th of June,

Kowie Bowling Club began a

historical event in celebration of

its centenary year in hosting the

National Mixed Pairs bowling

tournament, which took just over

two in the planning.

A committee was elected by the

executive members on who

would be doing what and by

when. A budget was set up, and

the rest is history.

Thanks to some generous

sponsors, the club facilities were

upgraded to a standard that was

far and above the basic needs.

Onboard, was our Green keeper,

who with a minimal budget,

pulled off quality bowling greens

that will be long talked about.

DAY1: (Wednesday 15 June)

The tournament was opened by

Dave Thomas, the tournament

convenor, with a cocktail function

and the welcoming of the

President of Bowls South Africa,

Mrs Heather Boucher, Keith

Clarkson, President of Eastern

Province Bowls, Judy Alexander,

President of the Kowie Bowling

Club, and all the top 40 bowlers

from all over South Africa.

The teams were briefed on the

program for the next 4 days, after

which Doc Charles Louw shared a

brief but very interesting history

about the club, in its centenary

ye a r.

The game that drew most interest

on the day, was the game between

Border and Eastern Province for

top spot in the RED section.

Josh Turner and Belinda Peterson

from Border started edging

forward from the start, and ended

up beating Eastern Province 15-

10, securing a spot in Sundays

final.

Of interest, there were two full

house scores (6) on the day, both

in the RED section. The first was

by the Ekurhuleni team against

Gauteng North, peeling the scores

between them. The side from

Gauteng North then drew the last

bowl to win the game 18-17. The

second was by Andrew Sterley

from E.P. playing against

Kingfisher. Although E.P. lost the

game, it was enough to win the

Bronze medal in the RED section.

In the BLUE section, the crunch

game for the day was between

Sables and Mpumalanga.

Mpumalanga pipped Sables in the

last head with an umpire’s

decision for the winning shot. This

was enough for the Bronze medal

in the BLUE section.

After the completion of the

prizegiving, the South African flag

was lowered by the youngest club

member Andrea Meyer.

There are too many names to

mention, so a massive thanks to all

the working teams for an amazing

and memorable tournament.

WELL DONE!!!

PORT ALFRED BOWLING

CLUB

Thirteen rinks were filled wh e n

the Port Alfred Club hosted the

annual Hospice Day last Thursday.

Several club members arrived at

7.30am to help mark the rinks, put

out the boards, mats and pens as

well as the scoops.

Club president Trevor Frost

thanked all for attending and also

praised the Kenton BC for their

entry of 26 players. Frost also

spoke highly of Hospice, urging

all participants to be generous to

further the Hospice cause.

Many sponsors came aboard for

the day which took five months of

planning and Trevor thanked his

wife Jen, for all her hard work

behind the scenes. An amount of

R11,700 was raised from the entry

fees. Wow.

The format was three games of 12

ends with each skip playing with a

different lead and second in each

of the games. At the end of play

the best skips, middle pips and

leads were based on how many

points each achieved in all three

games.

Talk 23 June 2022

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