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FAITH QINGA

Ndlambe Municipality

approved the municipal

electricity tariffs listing

increase for the 2022/2023

financial year in a special open

council meeting on Thursday,

June 30.

The 7.47% electricity tariff

increase is in line with the

National Energy Regulator of SA

(Nersa) guidelines.

Municipalities wanting to set

their tariff above that guideline

increase had to attend a public

hearing.

The approved 7.47%

increase for municipal

customers, implemented on July

1, is separate to the 9.6%

annual increase for Eskom

direct customers that was

implemented on April 1.

The regulator’s increased

municipal electricity tariffs

would add to the increasing

financial pressures faced by

South Africans, said Port Alfred

Ratepayers & Residents

Association’s (Parra) Lindsay

L u p p n ow.

“An increase like this also

comes at a time when our

residents and ratepayers are

facing an excessive loadshedding

schedule and related

sewerage and connectivity

i s s u e s ,” she said, adding that the

implemented 7.47% increase

was above what the

municipality had budgeted for,

which was a 6% increase.

The electricity price hike

comes as the country reels from

the knock-on effects of stage 6

load-shedding on businesses

and households.

Stats SA reported that

consumer inflation jumped to a

five-year high in May, with

annual consumer price inflation

rising to 6.5% in May from

5.9% in April and March.

This was the biggest rise

since January 2017, when the

rate was 6.6% (bit.ly/

ConsumerInflationStatsSA).

The electricity rates charged

by Ndlambe Municipality vary

according to the type of account

a resident has and the amount

they use.

There are also different rates

for peak and off-peak periods.

From July 1, residents who

get billed monthly (domestic

credit) will pay a basic charge of

R346.61.

The rate per kilowatt hour

ranges from R1.56 if 50kWh or

less is used, to R3.30 if more

than 600kWh is used.

The rates for prepaid

customers are the same.

A household that consumes

30kWh a day could thus pay

close to R50 a day to keep the

lights on.

Commercial customers pay a

basic charge of R621.54 and a

fixed per kWh charge of R2.76.

All the above rates include VAT.

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It comes at a time

when residents and

ratepayers are facing

excessive loadshedding

and related

sewerage and

connectivity issues

REWARDING EXCELLENCE: Young medal winners at the inaugural Ndlambe Young Achievers Awards ceremony last

Thursday. Youth from Ndlambe schools and sports clubs, as well as young musicians, were honoured for their achievements.

Various stakeholders filled the Civic Centre to capacity Picture: TK MTIKI

Ndlambe Municipality launches

annual youth awards, to inspire

TK MTIKI

Ndlambe Municipality launched its

inaugural annual Ndlambe Young

Achievers Awards last Thursday.

The awards are aimed at honouring and

celebrating young people who are

excelling in education, music and sport.

Stakeholders from different government

departments, Ndlambe schools and ward

councillors filled the Civic Centre to

capacity on Thursday as top-performing

pupils and young musicians and sports

stars from various codes received medals.

Ndlambe Special Programmes Unit’s

Mluleki Ncapayi said the annual event was

intended to acknowledge young people,

who play a vital role in society, and to help

them realise their full potential in their

chosen fields.

National Youth Development Agency

(NYDA) representative for the Sarah

Baartman District, Sonwabo Cangci, was

tasked with informing the young people

about opportunities offered by the a g e n cy.

Cangci preluded his talk with an

emotional plea to young people.

“With what is happening with our

youth, the future does not look very bright.

“I am begging you to continue doing

what you are doing best.

“It’s sad when you look at leadership

you see old people and the youth are not

utilising their space,” Cangci said.

“Th e r e are opportunities for you as a

young person: keep on fighting.”

He continued: “We offer financial

assistance to young people of this country

and we also offer non-financial assistance.

“When you finish your matric and want

to further your studies, [the NYDA] can

assist you, as long as you pass well.”

Cangci said the Solomon Mahlangu

Scholarship assisted young people to

further their studies at any public

u n ive r s i t y.

Non-financial assistance provided by

the NYDA included grant funding and life

skills for young people who wanted to start

their own businesses after school.

“The candidate gets five days’ free

training and the organisation ensures that

he or she runs a sustainable and successful

b u s i n e s s ,” Cangci said.

“The NYDA buys you the equipment

and material to start your business and you

do not pay the organisation back,” he said,

explaining the grant system.

“Then we place you on our job

d a t a b a s e .”

When appropriate opportunities came

up in Port Alfred or other parts of the

district, the agency would help place

suitable candidates in those positions, he

said.

Cangci encouraged those interested to

visit the NYDA website and choose the

service of their choice under the youth

portal category.

He said Ndlambe applicants must

select the Sarah Baartman District so that

their application would go straight to that

m u n i c i p a l i t y.

Also at the event was a representative

from the South African National Defence

Force, who explained the different training

and work opportunities available.

Makhanda-based acting head of the

Department of Basic Education’s

Grahamstown Cluster Management

Centre, Mandisi Matyolo, praised

Ndlambe Municipality’s support for

education.

“As the department of education, we

have a sound relationship with Ndlambe

M u n i c i p a l i t y,” Matyolo said.

“Of all the municipalities in Sarah

Baartman,Ndlambe Municipality is one of

the best municipalities in the entire district

when it comes to supporting education.”

Before the Covid-19 lockdown, Nelson

Mandela University student volunteers had

also conducted tutorials for grade 12s.

“We give our youth the best we can to

ensure they become future leaders,”

Matyolo said.

He pleaded with grade 12s to attend

the winter schools, saying the department

had appointed the best teachers who had

produced good results last year.

Matyolo asked young people to abstain

from substance abuse.

“You have seen what happened [at

eNyobeni Tavern [in Scenery Park] in East

London.

“Move away from the abuse of drugs

and teenage pregnancy. Those things are

u n n e c e s s a r y,” he said.

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‘I just focus on what I’m

doing’ says Manase, 17

SUE MACLENNAN

Teenager Manase Plaatjie says he used to

wa t ch NatGeo Wild and was about 16

years old when he saw someone handling

a snake and thought, “I’d like to do that”.

“So I asked Jan [Blom, Nemato Change

a Life founder] to buy a pair of tongs.

“He said, ‘You aren’t a snake handler

just because you have tongs. Would you

like to go on a course?’”

The answer was a definite yes, and so

17-year-old Manase was sent to

Jo h a n n e s b u r g for a snake recognition

course and then to Butterfly World in the

Western Cape for an intensive snakehandling

boot camp.

After that, he did an online course and

with the help of herpetologist Johan

Marais, obtained a permit to rescue and

release snakes. A set of tongs and a special

plastic box for keeping snakes en route to

their release followed.

The first snake he rescued was a 1.2m

boomslang in Tyala Street, near Nemato

Change a Life. The second one was a

Natal green snake.

“It was near where I stay and I heard

screaming and shouting,” he said.

He ran and found people trying to kill

the snake.

“I told them it was harmless and

grabbed it. I had to ask for transport to go

and release it though.”

Does he ever get scared?

“Kind of. But that’s when you focus on

what you’re doing.”

And where is this all going?

“I want to know more,” he said. “I want

to see for myself how different snakes

behave – not just watch on YouTube or

read about it.”

Nelson Mandela University’s Diploma

in Nature Conservation is Manase’s target.

And then, “I’d love to open a snake

park here in Port Alfred, so I can teach

people about snakes.”

● Find Manase on his Facebook page:

h t t p s : / / w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / m a n a s e s n a ke -

rescue1 or call him at 063-278-4402.

HANDLE WITH CARE: Manase Plaatjie handles a black mamba during a course he did in Cape

Town Picture: SUPPLIED

Meet the snake handler on your doorstep

MANASE PLAATJIE

Hi, I’m Manase Plaatjie. I’m 17 and I’m based

here in Port Alfred. I’d like people to know

what I’m doing. I became a member of

Nemato Change a Life in 2012.

I started with gymnastics but changed to

fencing. I am currently one of Nemato Change

a Life’s senior fencers and I help with coaching

at the sessions.

I enjoy working with my hands

and I developed a wide range of skills at

Nemato such as electrical, carpentry and

computer literacy.

I completed the bronze level of the

P re s i d e n t ’s Award and I’m now working on the

silver level.

I have a passion for animals like snakes and

recently completed a snake recognition course

in Gauteng and a snake handling boot

camp in Cape Town. I’m using YouTube to

learn more about snakes and how to handle

them in ways that are safe for both humans

and snakes.

I have the equipment to handle snakes. I

also have a permit to rescue and release snakes

safely back to the wild. If you need help

removing a snake, you can contact me on

063-278-4402.

I would like to encourage other youth to

come and join Nemato Change a Life, even if

you are not strong in sport, because there are

many things to learn here.

Loadshedding

leads to water

outages

TOTT CONTRIBUTOR

This statement seeks to inform Port Alfred residents

why they are currently experiencing water outages

and what Ndlambe Municipality is doing to

remedy the situation.

Stage 6 loadshedding is the major contributor

to this challenge in Port Alfred:

● Every stage of Port Alfred’s water process

requires power – from source to treatment plant; at

the treatment plant; from treatment plant to

distribution lines.

● During loadshedding there are fewer hours

during which water can be pumped to the

treatment plant, from all sources During

loadshedding, almost all the pumps associated

with bulk water treatment and supply are down:

there is little or no water getting to the treatment

works or distribution lines.

Port Alfred normally gets its water from:

● Sarel Hayward Dam

● RO plant: 2ML/day

● RO Plant: 1ML/day

● Central belt boreholes

● HennieNel boreholes

All these usually feed the water treatment plant

and all of these are affected by loadshedding.

Mr Herman, of QFS, reported that on 26 June

2022, the 2ML/day RO plant broke down, making

even less water available. The cause of the

breakdown has been attributed to the frequent

switching on and off of the power supply during

loadshedding periods.

What is being done to alleviate the problems

leading to the water shortages?

● A contractor is on site repairing the damaged

control panel at the 2ML/day RO plant;

● Ndlambe’s senior management has lodged an

appeal to Eskom for the section of the grid that

serves the two RO plants to be exempted from

loadshedding;

● The municipality has purchased six generators.

Generators have been installed in some of the

pump stations extracting water from Sarel

Hayward Dam; however, the RO plants require a

huge amount of power and so it’s not possible to

have generators in those supply systems;

● The municipality is carting was to strategically

placed communal water tanks. Water trucks will

continue carting water to service the affected

areas;

● Residents can purchase water to fill their private

household tanks. To arrange this, please call

046 604 5500.

We plead with residents who do have water to

use the supply sparingly so that we can distribute

the much diminished supply as equitably as

possible.

● This media statement was received from

Ndlambe Municipality on 5 July 2022.

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PASSIONATE: Manase Plaatjie has

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and release snakes Picture: SUE

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Trio finish 300km run for Ubuko

Real-life challenge inspires Selborne pupils, teacher and support staff to push their limits

FAITH QINGA

Two Selborne College pupils and

their teacher spent days of their

holiday walking and running

300km to raise funds for a very special

fellow pupil. Talk of the Town met the

trio on Sunday, when they and their

support team stopped in Port Alfred.

The Ubuko300 was a week-long

journey that started on July 1 from the

gates of Grey High School in

Gqeberha. Walking an average of

50km a day, teacher Jono Kruger and

pupils Sebastian Taylor and Bradley de

Kock finished at Selborne College in

East London on Wednesday, July 6.

Their mission was to raise R300,000

which will contribute towards the

R500,000 needed for a prosthetic

robotic hand for Selborne grade 8 pupil

Ubuko Mpotulo.

Ubuko was diagnosed with

meningococcalsepticemia when he

was two years old. This led to gangrene

and he lost both his legs and several

fingers. On top of the challenges that

come with adapting to everyday school

life on his blades, the positive

youngster also only has his thumbs and

an index finger to work with. But he

tackles each day with a smile and it is

this positive attitude that makes the

Selborne community want to do more

for the youngster.

The campaign, as Kruger explained,

stems from an initiative the school

started a few years back, Trials for Lives,

where the school challenged a group of

rugby players to do something bigger

than just playing for success.

“We wanted to open the players’

minds to more than just winning and so

we connected to the children’s home

and that year we played for the home,”

he said.

The team raised enough funds to

feed 10 abandoned babies at Kings

Children’s Home. Kruger said that

initiative had now expanded to

different sporting codes for the school,

including the Sports for Lives campaign

they are doing for Ubuko.

The school has been running

different campaigns to raise funds for

Ubuko’s hand which started with the

Trials for Lives initiative where the

Selborne first rugby team dedicated

their 150th rugby season to Ubuko.

Other initiatives were Goals for

Ubuko, where the school’s soccer team

also raised funds in support of Ubuko

and Baviaans for Ubuko where two

dads at the school went mountain

biking through the Trans Baviaans to

also raise funds for the Selborne pupil.

The young runners said it was a

serious challenge, especially because

they had never completed 50km in a

day. But they were determined to

complete the walk for a worthy cause.

“I just had no expectation really and

I had no idea what it would be like, and

halfway through it I was absolutely

finished. But I looked at the bigger

picture and that got me through to the

end,” said a resolute Bradley.

Taylor said the first 50km had set

them back mentally, but they got their

strategy going on the second day which

kept them going to the end.

The team were on the go for just

under nine hours, from 4am to 1pm,

every day and have managed to raise

over R100,000 through their

campaign.

“The recovery after the run is not the

easiest. You need to recover well, but

once you’ve completed a whole day of

running, you just want to go to bed and

s l e e p ,” said Bradley.

“One of the reasons we’ve come

this far is because of our crew. Jude

Boateng and Goitsimang Bahula are

helping us with the water, drinks and

just the vibes that they bring and also

running with us along the way which

makes the journey a bit easier,”

Sebastian said. They walked more than

76,000 steps a day.

The team had numerous sponsors

for the campaign, including Rugged

Rocks in Port Alfred who sponsored

their accommodation for Sunday night.

Other sponsors included Kempston

hire, which sponsored the drivers, Spar

Mdantsane who sponsored food for the

journey, Thirsti which sponsored water,

Fenn which sponsored ski pants and

Banana skins who sponsored

compression socks.

Kruger described how Ubuko’s

spirit had touched the whole Selborne

community. “I heard the story of Ubuko

through the primary school of how he

GENEROSITY THROUGH SPORT: Selborne College tackled the Ubuko300 campaign with runner Bradley de Kock,

supporting member Goitsimang Bahula, teacher and runner Jono Kruger, Ubuko Mpotulo, supporting member Jude

Boateng, Kempston hire driver Siphiwo Gwama, runner Sebastian Taylor and Kempston hire driver Lubabalo Xafani.

Picture: FAITH QINGA

has adapted with everyday life. He

climbs the stairs to his classrooms like

the rest of the boys. So we knew about

Ubuko’s spirit before he arrived at the

college. We got to meet Ubuko this

year and immediately the Selborne

community wanted to do something to

help this young man.”

The school has embarked on

various initiatives that help pupils in

need, like the cricketers who took on a

Boundaries & Wickets for Lives

campaign to help a children’s home

close to the school, and the Goals for

Lives campaign.

Selborne College has implemented

the Sport for Lives model in their

curriculum. For term 3, Kruger

explains, all the grade 11s will be

undertaking their Life Orientation

project for the first time using a Sports

for Lives module as their project and

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groups of five, finding their own sport

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which is also contributing towards the

Ubuko initiative,” he said.

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Station Hill Cricket

Club on the move

TOTT CONTRIBUTOR

The Station Hill Cricket Club is

on a drive to raise funds to

upgrade the grounds, so they

can host league matches and

the Pineapple Tournament.

Last weekend they had their

second boerie stall in

collaboration with Pick n Pay

and also hosted a successful

Bingo event at Station Hill.

Fundraising committee

member Teri-Lee Baartman

says: “Thank you to all who

assisted, enjoyed and donated at

the stall and to all who

supported, bought a ticket,

bought snacks and showed up

at the Bingo.”

Kenton

cricket

club has

big plans

TOTT CONTRIBUTOR

The Kenton Cricket Club has

reached a decade of existence, and

with very little financial assistance.

As such, the aim this year is to

promote the club more.

“So we’ve organised a special

fundraising day with former SA

rugby international Danie Gerber

on July 16.

“The day will include a six-aside

touch rugby round robin

competition and a marqee where

you can watch the third rugby Te s t ,

Wales vs Springboks, with Danie.

“Plus there is an auction of some

sought-after memorabilia,” the club

announced.

But first a little bit about the

club: Kenton Cricket Club was the

idea of a group of local players,

with Tobie de Clercq at the helm.

There was no local cricket club.

The Grahamstown Cricket

Board accepted their application in

2010 and they played their first

game as KCC on the Seven

Fountains cricket fields that same

BOERIE STALL: Vicky Dickson, Lurika Jacobs,

Carlin Jacobs, Teri-Lee Baartman, Raain Louw,

Linkie Jacobs, Andy Jones, Rustin Baartman

and Zee Jali.

BINGO! Community members supported the fundraising

Bingo! Event last Saturday in Station Hill

MEET THE

TEAM:

Station Hill

Cricket Club

members, Zee

Jali, Rustin

Baartman,

Andy Jones,

Gerhard van

der Walt,

Keenan

Hilpert and

Cody Jones

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: The Kenton Cricket Club team that won the 2017 league season on home ground

Picture supplied

year. They initially had to use the

Seven Fountains cricket fields as

their home base.

Then as luck had it, there were

huge floods in Port Alfred in 2012,

with rock and mud slides on to the

hospital cricket field.

The Pineapple Tournament was

in desperate need of grounds.

This initiated the build of the

present cricket field in Bushmans

River Mouth, which became the

Kenton Cricket Club home base.

The field is built on private

ground owned by the Pedro Vertue

farming trust. The same trust had

started the Diaz One pigeon racing

loft. From there it incorporated the

Kenton Cricket Club, the Golf

driving range and the local

Bushmans Kenton Pigeon Club.

A real countryside sports club

slowly but surely was initiated and

grew without much effort.

The cricket pitch was excavated,

levelled and concreted within three

weeks, and carpeted, all with

assistance from the Albany Cricket

Board, Pineapple Tournament and

the ground owners.

After ten years, and with little

financial assistance, the club would

like to get locals more involved. The

Danie Gerber fundraiser is almost

the first real project attempted by

Kenton cricket.

Kenton cricket has always been

dependent on local business

sponsors, for which it is immensely

g ra t e f u l .

The fundraiser will assist with

building practise nets, improving

the pitch, plans for a development

academy and other costs.

- Please support the Danie

Gerber day on July 16. For more

information contact Maryna on

083-560-5800.

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Facebook Question

How do we ensure that an incident like

this never happen again

Online TotT readers weigh in on East

London tavern tragedy with solutions

Mzwandile Pikoli said: “To encourage our

children not to take drugs or intoxicating

liquor is a good attempt. Yes our children

have more rights nowadays but we can't

keep quiet. We have to try to do something

to stop them from doing things that might

lead them into the ditch.”

Joc Guest said change ruling party for one

that governs thus improving law

enforcement and providing alternate

entertainment facilities for the youth.

Anton Pearson said put discipline back

into the home and school.

Noelene Lee said a restoration of law and

order, obey bylaws, obey alcohol laws and

parental authority. She also said

carelessness and a total abdication of

responsibility at all levels.

Graeme Kelbrick said “it’s simple, the

Police must do their work, and it’s as easy

as that”.

Ria Muller Greaves said: “But the buck

stops at the parent of an under aged child,

a l way s .”

Colleen Denniss said taverns should be

strict with the rules and laws and should be

monitored by the police and parents

should be stricter as to what their children

are up at all times.

Jenise Erasmus responded to Denniss’

commenting saying the industry was

ungoverned and until that changed,

nothing would.

Carol Oliver asked: “If these were

teenagers why were they in a tavern at that

time? What about their parents allowing

this?”

Lucille Marais said this should not have

happened in the first place. “RIP precious

a n g e l s .”

Tim Ord said: “Let us wait and see what

consequences there are for the owner.

Illegal business, no business license, no

safety measures.”

Charline Middleditch seconded Ord’s

comment saying: “Yes the owner is to

blame full. BUT the responsibility of where

your children are and what they are doing

is on the parent. The owners should not be

playing parent as well. The parent is where

good solid solutions and foundations are

b u i l t .”

Sandi Barker Danckwerts e ch o e d

M i d d l e d i t ch ’s view saying: “Have to agree,

that is the problem in our society today,

children have no respect for their parents

and do as they please. Parents negotiate

with their kids, they do not parent.”

Chris Boyd asserted: “It takes a village to

raise a child. Everyone, everyone has a role

to play and a responsibility that must be

e x e rc i s e d .”

Arnaldo Nombambela asked: “How about

studying, practicing and teaching the

Bible?”

Bryan Robinson said indiscriminate

licencing with little to zero policing was a

major reason for the tragedy.

Hendrik Pretorius said you start with

holding the parents responsible.

Trish Shearar shared these sentiments

saying: “What are all these under-age

children doing in a tavern and where we're

the parents. Don't they know where their

children go to. They are responsible.”

Cobie Hönicke agreed, saying: “We hold

the parents accountable.”

Dave Duncan challenged Hönicke’s

statement saying: “Let’s focus on what

killed them rather than why some of them

were there to start with. There was

something very wrong in that tavern,

[possible causes edited from this

comment] that’s what killed these people

and whoever is responsible for that is who

must answer.”

Leaza Tobias said: “The first step in

preventing this happening again is for

children of this age to be at home and not

in a tavern or shebeen. Second step is for

tavern owners or managers to be

responsible and enforce the laws of no

under 18s permitted in the venue.”

Jenny Pahl said: “No-one should have

died, regardless of their age. Would

people respond differently if they were all

over 18 years and say it was okay then?”


ON THE BALL AT PORT ALFRED HIGH SCHOOL

‘The arts are back’ says

NAF Fringe awards judge

JETTING OFF: Denillo Jordaan, representing

EP in the U16 team, has been selected to

Tour to Ireland in December

AIMING HIGH: Yonela Fani and Jadelyn

Shuman, selected for the Sarah Baartman

District U19 team, played in the Sarah

Baartman District Netball Festival last

weekend

The closing weekend of the National Arts Festival

celebrated the stamina, creativity and energy of

South African artists with the Standard Bank

Ovation Awards.

The late-night awards took place after the last

shows of the evening on July 2.

Throughout the Festival, Standard Bank

Ovation Awards are given to top productions on

the Fringe programme.

On the last night of the Festival, the winners

gather to hear who will receive the Gold, Silver

and Bronze Ovation Awards.

The Fringe programme is made up of shows

that are independently produced and funded.

A panel of reviewers sees every show on the

Fringe and meets daily to compare reviews.

Winners are notified as soon as they are

awarded. This year’s panel was jointly convened

by Ranique Roberts and Kutlwano Kepadisa. The

panel saw 128 shows in nine days.

“I adjudicated a performance and left in tears,”

said Roberts. “Not only was I moved by the

performance, but also the heartfelt energy.

“Dancing and singing along, I looked around

the room in admiration of how this performance

had brought together every single person in the

room, no matter their age, race or background. It

was a full realisation that the arts are back!”

Kepadisa said: “The Standard Bank Ovation

Awards really affirm the work that artists do -

encouraging them to keep creating and

producing. There were some incredible

productions at this year’s Festival and a lot of them

from young unknown and upcoming creatives.

“The Ovation Awards are an endorsement of

quality to shows which may otherwise not have

been seen or known.”

Fringe artists rely on ticket sales to make a

success of their run at the Festival.

The awards see R7,000 going to each of the

Gold winners, R3,000 to each Silver winner and

R2,000 to each Bronze recipient.

Speaking at the awards, Standard Bank’s head

of sponsorship, Desiree Pooe, reminded the

audience that in August 2020 the events and

creative industry had lit buildings and theatres

with red lighting in a show of frustration as work

was suspended by Covid-19.

“Here we are in 2022, having a live Festival

and we’ve lit this building blue to signal the

sector’s return to live performance and this, our

first occasion to be together again,” she said.


EDITORIAL

OPINION

It takes a

village

With no intention of speculating

on what caused the deaths of

21 teenagers at Enyobeni

tavern in East London

recently, perhaps the community should

consider embracing the concept that it

takes a village to raise a child. Back in the

day, everyone played a part in a child’s life.

As a rural boy who grew up in Lusikisiki in

the Transkei, I ended up knowing that every

elder in the community is my parent.

Until today, I still live by those instilled

values. This does not mean in any way that I

am immune to making mistakes. But I’ve

learnt that what I cannot do in front of

parents, I cannot do in front of any elder of

the community. The community instils this

culture by playing different roles in the

development of a child. I strongly believe

that even today we can do likewise by

supporting sport.

Here in Ndlambe, we have kids who are

sport inclined and rallying behind those

kids could go a long way. On June 30

Ndlambe Municipality launched its

Ndlambe Young Achievers Award annual

event. It was heart-warming to see local

musicians, top performing pupils and

players from various sport codes being

acknowledged. The municipality confirmed

that this would be an annual event

celebrating any young person playing a role

in the community.

One non-profit organisation that plays a

vital role in keeping youth busy is Nemato

Change A Life. It continuously equips

disadvantaged kids with much-needed life

skills while also producing athletes who

compete provincially, nationally and

internationally in various codes.

It was also heart-warming to witness

local teenagers participating in the Sarah

Baartman District netball tournament on

Saturday. Junior Vintage Galz were

crowned 2022 junior Twizza Champions

and coach NomawethuNgangqu was

named coach of the tournament. Read on

page 16 why this is such a special

a ch i e ve m e n t .

This tournament came at a time when

schools are closed. If kids aren’t given the

opportunity to engage in constructive

activities, the door is opened to destructive

and dangerous behaviour. Sport requires

discipline. It demands time for training. You

have to look after your body - and believe

me, you want to.

Ndlambe is blessed with businesses,

non-profit organisations and local

government initiatives that support children

in sport. Talk of the Town has on numerous

occasions reported on their support in cash,

kind or coaching local sport initiatives. We

would mention you by name except we’re

afraid of leaving someone out. We see your

generous support that is part of developing

Ndlambe’s children. You have no idea how

valuable it is to a child to be able to play a

sport he or she loves because of your

support - be it financial, a donation of kit

donation or transport. Truly, it takes a

village to raise a child.

TK Mtiki wrote this week’s editorial

This is an open forum for readers to

express their opinions.

However, the publishers reserve the right to

shorten letters. Those printed are not

necessarily the views of Talk of the Town.

Although noms de plume may be used,

letters must be signed and have an

authentic contactable address & te l e p h o n e

n u m b e r.

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to not publish letters.

Please limit letters to 250 words or less.

TOP ENTERTAINMENT

GREAT NIGHT: The music of Bok van Blerk and his band was very well

received by a packed Port Alfred River and Ski Boat Club where

enthusiastic fans gathered last weekend to witness a splendidly

enenergetic performance and light show. At the event were, from left,

Sally Anne Odendaal, Marius Marais and Jason and Justine Odendaal

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Hospice grateful for fundraising bowls tournament

The management and staff of

Sunshine Coast Hospice thank the

Port Alfred Bowling Club for hosting

the annual Brian Waddington

tournament in aid of Hospice.

A great deal of planning and

preparation goes into organising an

event such as this and we commend

Emil Jurgensen and his wellorganised

team on yet another

outstanding competition.

We would also like to thank all

the bowlers who played on the day,

as well as the supporting spectators.

Special thanks to Vernon Cloete

Broker Services, Marriott Investment

Managers and GBS Mutual Bank for

their sponsorship. The raffle prize

money donated by Jonathan and

Sheryl Bradfield was won by Janet

Tagg. Thanks to the support of local

businesses and residents, a

substantial amount was raised and

all will go towards providing the

communities we serve with Hospice

home-based palliative care.

Robyn Cock,

Fu n d ra i s i n g

Appeal for SPCA committee members

The Port Alfred and Ndlambe

District SPCA placed a notice of the

AGM to be held on July 20 2022.

As in the last two years, the

meeting will be held on WhatsApp.

This has proved extremely popular

and the committee has decided to

repeat this method this year.

The committee lost a valued

member when Kayla Struwig moved

from Port Alfred to Mali to pursue

her career as a pilot. Two other

members have expressed the desire

to stand down from the committee

for next year, which leaves us with

only three committee members.

We need to have a minimum of

five members. The rules of the

NSPCA are extremely rigid and so

we find ourselves non-compliant

and in danger of the SPCA being

taken over by the NSPCA or possibly

closed down. Therefore, I would like

to appeal to our community of

animal lovers to please come

forward and offer your services.

It is not a demanding task, as we

also have a group of willing

members who get together to assist

with ideas and carrying out

fundraisers from time to time.

What we need is interested

people who could offer advice and

AMAZING

SHOW : Bok

van Blerk and

his band, Jaco

Mans, Jason

Hinch, Alouise

Peens and

We n t z e l

Myburgh, were

very well

received by

fans at a

packed Port

Alfred River

and Ski Boat

Club last

weekend

Pictures: BRYAN

SMITH

GOOD RECEPTION:The music of Bok van Blerk and his band was very

well received by a packed Port Alfred River and Ski Boat Club where

enthusiastic fans gathered last weekend to witness a splendidly

energetic musical performance and light show. Here Bok van Blerk,

second from right, poses with band members Jaco Mans, Jason Hinch,

Alouise Peens and Wentzel Myburgh

suggestions on reports from the

manager, inspector and treasurer on

a monthly basis.

If anyone could help out, we

would be extremely grateful.

Please email me at

mar giedave.thomas@gmail.com or

WhatsApp or call me on 079-843-

4212.

Margie Thomas

SPCA - Management Committee

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Winter Knights campaign a success

Round Table

initiative helps

keep many warn

Our Annual Winter Knights was

yet again a huge success, held

on May 20 on a bitterly cold

evening next to the sea.

Our Tablers set up a table for

collections outside Pick n Pay, as

well as a warm fire and

Gluhwein at the Guidos parking

lot next to the sea.

We collected quite a few

non-perishables outside

Rosehill SuperSpar in the weeks

building up to Winter Knights.

Our collection point at

Kowie Toyota was very well

supported and we value the

partnership with Toyota for this

event. We also received a very

large donation of clothing from

Hotspot.

Through this event, we

managed to donate a lot of nonperishable

foods to Soup

Kitchen. We donated a lot of

blankets to the SPCA and a lot of

clothing to Sunshine Coast

Hospice.

We also managed to donate

a lot of children’s clothing and

toys to Ukhanyiso Creche in

Nemato.

Thank you to everyone that

helped us help those in need

this Winter. #impactfulchange

Yours in Table

Brendan Marais

H E A RT WA R M I N G : Handing over blankets at the SPCA.

IMPRESSIVE HAUL: Sunshine Coast Hospice receives clothing.

HARDWORKING TEAM: Round Table partnered with Kowie

Toyota in their WInter Knights campaign.

WELCOME RELIEF: Round Tablers hand over eight 5,000l water tanks to grateful Port Alfred

High School principal Nigel Adam.

Round Table helps with water tanks

GIVING ASSSISTANCE: Round Table installed gutters and two 2,500l water tanks at Ukhanyiso

creche in Nemato.

As we all know, water is a serious issue not only in

Port Alfred but in many parts of the Eastern Cape.

With a very generous donation from our

brothers from Bad Kreuznach 177 Germany, Old

Tablers 177 Germany, Philip Closheim (177 Bad

Kreuznach) and a very successful Gin Tasting

event hosted by our ladies, Round Table was able

to help out our community with water tanks.

We donated eight ,000l water tanks to Port

Alfred High School. We also donated two 2,500l

tanks and gutters which we installed at Ukhanyiso

creche in Nemato.

There are so many people who take water for

granted, while for some water is a luxury.

Seeing the joy in the eyes of the teachers and

the pupils after completing the tank installations

reminds us why we Table!

Though we couldn’t do more for everyone

through these tough times, we still managed to

make an impactful change in parts of our

c o m m u n i t y.

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CRITICAL THINKING

Sports shoes boost for

quick-footed siblings

TOTT CONTRIBUTOR

Hospice and Kariega Foundation.

PO-Sh-Op in Kenton has sponsored sports shoes

for local siblings Neviera and Braahm Gunn.

Neviera,16, has been selected to play for the

Under-19 Sarah Baartman netball team and

Braahm, 13, for the U15 Winter National

Games.

This then, is a massive shout-out to our

friends at PO-Sh-Op for all the incredible work

that they do for our community.

The following charities are supported by PO-

Sh-Op:

Ingcungcu CD (ICD), Domestic Animal Care

– Kenton-on-Sea, Coastal Kindness, George’s

Family Feeding Scheme, Sunshine Coast

How you can help with donations:

● Clothing and bric-a-brac are welcome;

● Please wash all clothing before donating

it.

Please only donate items that are in

working order.

Donations can be dropped off at the shop

during opening hours. PO-Sh-Op is located

opposite the side entrance to BUCO in

Kenton-on-Sea and its trading hours are 11am

to 2pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays

and 10am to 1pm on Saturdays.

#KentonOnSea #community #charityshop

# t h a n kyo u

FINANCIAL PLANNING: The Royal St. Andrew’s Hotel was recently the venue for a

breakfast seminar with Vernon Cloete Broker Services to discuss how to manage your

retirement portfolio. Seen here were Vernon and Louise Cloete of Vernon Cloete Broker

Services along with Loua Coetzee of Marriot Investment Group. The speakers for the

seminar included Professor Gavin Keeton – Economist, Vernon Cloete - Independent

Financial Advisor, and Loua Coetzee as guest speaker and Independent Analyst. P i c t u re :

BRYAN SMITH

Load-shedding and

water shortages

I don’t know about you, but I

get frustrated having to arrange

my routines around loadshedding

and water shortages.

What makes things worse is

that one never knows what

loadshedding stage we are

operating on (they keep

changing) and we don’t know

when the water will be

switched off, or on!

This does not only

inconvenience my personal life

but it is also difficult to

complete business obligations

when in the middle of a project

everything switches off. One

could of course take everything

into one’s own hands and go

“Off the Grid” and be

responsible for all one’s needs.

Then the problem is; who

will pay for water and

electricity?

I was thinking through all

these problems over the

weekend while enjoying the

wonderful weather. I realised

that I still had a beautiful garden

that needed a lot of work, a

workshop that needed tidying

and a home that needed

organising.

There was plenty for me to

do that was not dependent on

either the supply of water nor

power. All these projects would

improve my life and give me

great pleasure once completed.

So much more pleasant than

sitting in front of the TV -

although I was pleased to see

that the Boks won their game

against Wales!

All this thinking made me

realise that the disruption of

load-shedding and water

restrictions is forcing me to

change my lifestyle in a positive

way. The more I am busy at

home, the more I enjoy it.

Sometimes I will sit in the

garden and take the time to see

what is happening and listen to

the sounds. And then after a

little longer, find myself with a

few more projects.

I realised how lucky Judy

and I are to be able to enjoy our

home, despite not having all the

conveniences we have all

grown accustomed to.

Please give me a call if you

would like to discuss the

implications of inconsistent

service delivery and more

particularly how you are

overcoming them.

I might also be able to find a

home for you that gives you as

much pleasure as ours give us.

Call me on 082 653 5643 or

email me on

s i m o n . o l i ve r @ s e e f f. c o m . I look

forward to hearing from you.

HELPING

HAND:

Neviera

and

Braahm

Gunn, who

have

respec -

tively been

selected to

play for

the U19

Sarah

Baartman

netball

team and

U15

Winter

National

Games.

With them

are mom

Chalma -

dene Gunn

and Suzie

Mann,

from PO-

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WIND BENEATH MY WINGS: Sporty Kenton

siblings Neviera and Braahm Gunn jump for

joy after having been selected for the U19

Sarah Baartman netball team and the U15

Winter National Games, respectively. Well

done to both

FAST FEET: The new sports shoes donated by

PO-Sh-Op, in Kenton, for Neviera and Braahm

Gunn. PO-Sh-Op, which supports local

charities, is located opposite the side entrance

to BUCO in Kenton-on-Sea



DIARISE THIS

PLEASE SEND YOUR DIARY ENTRIES TO: E-mail e d i to r i a l @ t a l kof t h e tow n .c o. za

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l or drop in at 29 Miles Street, Port Alfred, from 8am to 4.30pm, Monday to Frida y.

The MOTHS Battleaxe Shellhole has

restarted its functions as follows:

Monthly meetings: second Sunday of

the month, 11am to 12 noon. Monthly

social bring ‘n braai: fourth Sunday of

the month, from 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 Th e

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 chair 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 noon for 12.30pm.

R30 per person. All welcome.

1820s Golf every Monday and

Thursday 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 info.

Tuesday to Saturday Kowie 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

afterwards with cash bar available.

Contact 082-329-3399 for more info.

Every Friday from 9am to 12pm Th e

Petticoat Lane Charity Shop is open.

The shop is located next to the

Sikhulisa Skills Centre, opposite the

Police Station on Pascoe Crescent.

Thursday July 7 at 7pm-8.30pm One

Ocean Hub presents Lalela uLwandle

at Ndlambe Town Hall. Lalela

uLwandle is an interactive immersive

theatre and public storytelling

experience, led by the Empatheatre

collective. Seats are limited to 50,

r.s.v.p to Tamlynn

@ Ta m l y n n F @ d u t . a c . z a .

Saturday July 9 at 7am Diaz Monthly

Fishing competition in Kenton On Sea.

To find out more, contact Jessie Lester

on 079-149-5876.

Saturday July 9 at 8am parkrun at the

town hall.

Saturday July 9 at 7pm Robin Auld

Live at the River & Ski Boat Club.

Tickets are R100pp and available at

the door or Sotheby’s Port Alfred.

Sunday July 10 at 9am-12pm Bathurst

Fa r m e r s ’ Market at 237 Kowie Rd,

Bathurst. Fresh produce, artisan

cheeses, breads, gingerbread

goodness, sweet treats, quiches, jams,

preserves, food stalls, handcrafts &

more.

Tuesday July 12 at 10am Probus Club

of the Kowie meeting at R72 Saloon.

Speaker: Gregory Wepener, the

Faculties Manager of Time & Tide in

Miavana Island, Madagascar. Topic:

“Come Touch the Earth. Treading

Lightly with Great Impact”.

Thursday July 14 at 4.30pm Pa m

Allison, who is an environmental

scientist, will present “Water, water,

e ve r y wh e r e ” 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 083-678-

5050.

#SunshineCoastUnplugged:

All the pictures sent in this

week to the @Sunshine Coast

South Africa

#sunshinecoastunplugged

photo challenge were

remarkable and Sphiwo

Buthelezi’s aerial shot of

Kelly’s Beach is our choice for

the 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 choose one photo to

publish as our Big Picture.

More on @Sunshine Coast

Africa

Picture: SPHIWO BUTHELEZI

SUDOKU - PICK N PAY

Complete this Sudoku and be in line to win a R100 voucher from

Pick n Pay at the Heritage Mall. Entries must be in by 3:30pm

on Tuesday at the TotT office - 29 Miles St. Winner to please

collect voucher (must show ID) from TotT offices before

attempting to redeem prize. Last week’s winner is Gwen Bode.

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

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

WIN A VOUCHER FROM - SCISSORS BY CANDICE

SOLUTION TO LAST WEEK’S SUDOKU

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

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

Entries must be

submitted by

3:30pm on Tuesday

at the TotT Office -

29 Miles St.

Winner of previous

weeks’ crosswords:

Halyards Hotel and

Spa voucher–

Margaret Schuddinh

Winner to please

collect voucher

(must show ID)

from TotT offices

before attempting

to redeem prize.


Colour, light at Medolino

FAITH QINGA took these pictures at last

weekend’s market at the Medolino Caravan Park

COLOURFUL OFFERING: Mukudzei Hove’s stall at the market

included décor cushions, crotchet bathroom mats and allpurpose

basket organisers.

BRIGHT IDEA: Medolino regular stall holder Dina Du Toit had

her delicious cupcakes and jewellery on sale.

LIGHT BEAM: Alec Daschnen had striking acrylic paintings on

show for the market. Daschnen was introduced to painting six

years ago by a Bathurst local who gave him hope and

inspiration when he was at a low point in his life. He describes

his art as a ‘shooting light beam’ that is inspired by the African

bush and wild animals, and it takes him roughly two days to

complete a painting.

Sticks and

stones

Many of us who were born

in the 1970s or earlier are

likely to have been

counselled that: “Sticks and

stones can break your

bones, but words can never

hurt you.”

But the deep and

sometimes devastating,

lasting effects of harsh,

derogatory and insulting

comments are arguably

infinitely more damaging

on levels far more

significant than the

p hy s i c a l .

“Because that saying

about sticks and stones is a

pack of lies. Unkind words

hurt more than anything

else. You end up carrying

them around in your head,

wondering if they’re true.

Bruises fade, but self-doubt

follows you forever.”―Kate

Lattey

“Sticks and stones can

break your bones, but

words can never hurt you

… unless you believe them.

Then, they can destroy

yo u .”―Charles F Glassman

Few vehicles of

communication known to

man can compete with the

spoken or written word

regarding impact and

effectiveness. The “p ow e r

of the pen” has long been

acknowledged as “mightier

than the sword” on many

levels. The influence

wielded by powerful

orators and gifted public

speakers to persuade and

convince has been legion

in the history of families,

organisations, nations and

religious groupings.

If “sticks and stones”

can be seen as the military

weapons (swords) in

warfare at its different

levels, then all spoken,

written and visual media

communication are

arguably the “wo r d s ” of

these conflicts. History

seems to show that while

the sword prevails at times,

the word arguably gains

the ascendancy in the final

analysis.

Since the advent of

social media and the

almost instantaneous

communication options to

virtually unlimited parts of

the world, the “power of

the word” has become

staggering. While there are

THINK

ABOUT IT

Roy Hewett

❝ I know not with

what weapons

World War 3 will

be fought but

World War 4 will

be fought with

sticks and stones

ALBERT EINSTEIN

clearly many advantages

and very valuable

applications, the abuse and

unethical use of social

media includes blatant lies,

“fake news”, dubious

advertising and cyber

bullying of alarming

proportions.

The damage done to

many sensitive and

impressionable teenagers

at the receiving end of

unkind and cruel verbal

comments is considerable.

Any school psychologist or

social worker would

readily attest to this

significant challenge.

History shows that

humankind, sadly,

generally does not learn

from the lessons of history,

especially regarding

conflicts and wars. “S t i ck s

and stones” and “the

swo r d ” make regular

comebacks in the pathway

travelled by mankind, and

the contention of Albert

Einstein constitutes a

chilling concern:

“I know not with what

weapons World War 3 will

be fought but World War 4

will be fought with sticks

and stones.”

May wise words,

informed counsel and

understanding prevail in

the happiness and survival

interests of humanity.

‘Listen to the sea’ in PA

Interactive

threatre opens

dialogue space

SUE MACLENNAN

What is your first memory

of the ocean? That’s the

starting point for an

unusual theatre piece that’s

coming to Port Alfred on Thursday

night.

Led by Dylan McGarry and

Taryn Pereira from Rhodes

U n ive r s i t y ’s Environmental

Learning Research Centre, La l e l

U l wa n d e (Listen to the sea) is an

interactive theatre piece about a

marine educator who tells the

story of her grandmother (a

traditional healer from Kosi Bay)

and her mother (a Zionist healer).

The April floods in KwaZulu-

Natal that scientists said were

twice as likely to happen as a

result of climate change are a

recent example of how profound

an impact decision makers’

failure to listen to scientific

research has on people’s lives.

But what if scientists have

been getting it wrong all along?

Not the research, but how they

communicate it?

Th a t ’s exactly the problem,

says project collaborator, Dr Kira

Erwin, senior researcher at the

Durban University of

Te ch n o l o g y ’s Urban Futures

IN HIGH SPIRITS

EMMA-LEE GREAVES

MARINE EDUCATOR: Award-winning actress Mpume

Mthombeni in a scene from the interactive theatre piece, ‘Lalela

Ulwandle’, which will be staged in the Ndlambe Town Hall in Port

Alfred at 7pm on Thursday July 7 Picture: VAL ADAMSON

Centre. Talk of the Town spoke to

her ahead of this week’s

performance in Port Alfred.

“The research we produce isn’t

a c c e s s i b l e ,” she says. This is

because of the style and format of

academic writing, and that it sits

inside a bound library volume.

“We found it doesn’t matter

what the science says, there is still

no shift.”

Enter what academics call

narrative data – what most of us

call stories.

“Research looks at issues

through a critical lens. Stories are

a critical tool, but they also allow

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empathy: you can suspend your

judgment while you’re listening to

a story.

“The other reason stories are

so powerful is that storytelling has

a long tradition in Africa. It’sa

form people readily accept.”

This kind of research starts

with open-ended questions.

“We start with a shared

understanding, rather than with

the interviewee’s expertise.”

Lalela Ulwandle is researchbased

storytelling that starts with

the participant audience: “What is

your first memory of the ocean?”

“When there’s a paradigm

change required, such as the shift

away from fossil fuels, it’s such a

big shift from both the economy

and ways of life that it needs

change at both structural and

individual levels,” Erwin says.

That means it’s not just all

about lobbying government

ministers.

“Any ally with any approach is

an important part of a paradigm

s h i f t ,” Erwin says.

“Local stories in local

communities are very powerful

and we work hard to bring

decision makers into that space.”

In Lalela Ulwandle, Mpume

Mtombeni plays Nolwandle, a

marine educator with an ancestral

heritage in Zulu spirituality;

Alison Cassels plays Faye, a

retired marine scientist; and Rory

Booth plays Niren, a young social

and environmental activist.

This talented and awardwinning

cast perform a

captivating production based on

first-hand testimonials crafted into

a theatrical journey.

After the show, the audience

are encouraged to participate in a

public dialogue facilitated by the

research team from the

Environmental Learning Research

Centre (Rhodes University) and

the Urban Futures Centre (Durban

University of Technology).

Lalela Ulwandle will be on at

the Ndlambe Town Hall on

Thursday July 7 at 7-8.30pm Entry

is free. For more information:

Ta m l y n n F @ d u t . a c . z a

SPREADING JOY: Learners

from El Shaddai Christian

Academy Worship Dance

team were given the

opportunity to dance and

pray for the residents of

Settlers Park Frail Care. Both

learners and residents were

blessed by the time spent

t o g e t h e r.

DAPHNE ELIZABETH

FOORD

13 August 1935 – 4 July 2022

Our beloved Mother and Grandmother passed away

peacefully and is with her Lord who she loved and

served so well.

She will ever remain in the hearts of her children and

grandchildren and all her special friends who she

loved so much.

A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held

at the Port Alfred Baptist Church on Tuesday

12 July 2022 at 10:30am. Donations in lieu of

Ŵ

would be appreciated.


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the judiciary and for its

cultural events

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FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS,

LOWLIGHTS AND MISSES

How was festival for you? The compiler of

the Makhanda This Week column went

out to see what local residents and festival

goers from across the country thought of

the 48th National Arts Festival, what they

enjoyed, what they did not enjoy, and

what they missed from previous festivals.

Here’s what they had to say:

A Makhanda CBD businessman

exclaimed that he could well imagine that

“load shedding was leading the pack of

lows this festival”. He said for him

personally there was a distinct lack of the

traditional festival vibe around town.

“For the first time in 48 years, there were

no flags flying proudly from the masts on

the Monument roof, for which the

powers-that-be scored a solid nil.”

The long-standing resident said on the

plus-side, however, Makhandans had not

had to contend with producers plastering

buildings with scores of posters. “I believe

we all knew from the outset that this year

would be low-key compared to previous

years given the whole Covid matter, and

we look forward to the 50th festival.”

A Sunnyside resident agreed that the post-

Covid festival did seem smaller overall

this year, “but it’s still got the spirit”.

Nevertheless she did miss some aspects of

past festivals, one of them being the

cordoned-off Church Square and all the

African crafts and paintings for sale. “I’ve

bought a few paintings there over the

years. The Malawians bring rolled-up

canvases and mount them on makeshift

wooden frames h e r e ,” she enthused.

Another Makhandan said she missed the

Cairo schawarma food truck that was

always parked on the western side of

Church Square. “The Egyptian guy was

always a character while he made your

schawarmas with his wife. The big coffee

tent at the Village Green was also missing

this year – their cakes were really nice.”

A trader in quality leather boots, shoes,

belts and bags who lives along the Garden

Route and has traded at the Village Green

during festival time on multiple occasions

was very impressed with the vigilance,

help and courteous manner of the Hi-Tec

Security guards assigned to the Green.

He said support from festival goers and

fellow traders was “really great”, and his

sales this year set a new record for him.

“It was a really great festival, and the

camaraderie was amazing,” he said.

An instantly recognisable and wellknown

Makhandan figure said she was

“completely in awe at the performance of

Hamlet in the Rhodes Theatre where the

show went on against all odds”.

And, she said, it was wonderful to have

the Village Green back. “It’s such a treat to

see the amazing things people are

s e l l i n g .” But, she concluded excitedly, the

biggest highlight of the 2022 festival was

“just the fact that it happened”.

A drama teacher from Cape Town said

one of her favourite shows was Asinamali,

a musical drama with the actors all

women, which she described as having

excellent energy and impact.

Another show was that by Sbya Vuma

Levin ll which formed part of the Jazz

Festival and had “amazing arrangements

and collaboration of artists”.

The Capetonian said of the family show

Betti & the Yeti, relating the story of young

Betiswa (Betti) and how she overcame her

fears and befriended the lovable Yeti: “It

was wonderful to see children enjoying

live theatre – good for the future.”

Her friend, also from Cape Town, said The

Long Table “pop-up” restaurant in St

George’s Hall was an “iconic festival

experience”, and she enjoyed “the best

lamb curry” at the Village Green, while

the food from Jack’s Bagels, also in the

Village Green, impressed her as well.

She said it was “wonderful to be back at

the festival after so long”.

A Makhanda resident said he was “pretty

pleased” that no festival trading took

place on CBD pavements, as was the case

at previous festivals. “Dozens of traders

used to block the sidewalks – at least now

we can walk freely there.”

FESTIVAL BRIEFS

● An undisputed fact is that, all-round,

the 2022 National Arts Festival turned out

to be smaller than pre-Covid festivals,

from the Main and Fringe to the Village

Green and Church Square markets.

● For financial reasons the usual printed

programme comprising a couple of

hundred pages was replaced by a

PORT ALFRED BRIDGE CLUB

Kos/PA Pairs Monday, 7 June 2022

Board 10 Dealer E, all vulnerable. BBO 81687

You are West and the bidding has proceeded

as follows; what bid do you make? You have

13 high card points, so there is a good chance

of game. Partner has bid 1H, showing at least

four cards, so there is every chance that your

singleton heart King will be helpful in a final

contract. It is possible that there is a play

for 3NT, but it will be dependent on partner

having (probably) a double stop in spades.

From the bidding you are almost sure to get a

spade lead if you bid 3C and partner bids 3NT:

Remember that a new suit bid at the three

level will only be passed by partner in exceptional

circumstances. In addition partner is

likely to have only four hearts: with 5 or 6 the opening bid would have been 1H.

Perhaps the bid that best describes your hand is 4C; this give partner a clear

indication that you are two suited in the minors, but your club suit is singularly

lacking in top cards and the bid might mislead partner, so what do you bid?

Finally you decide to bid 3C; now partner assumes that since you have shown

no interest in hearts you have at least a semi stop in

spades, so bids 3NT.

What do you lead now as South? The killing option

is to lead AS, QS then 8S, but is a difficult choice to

make!

Results

3CE+1; 3DW+2; 3NTW-2; 3NTE=; 3NTE+1; 3NTE+2; 5DE= (2)

N-S 1st K Botha & A Osinski……………57.1%

2nd R Leach & J Deacon ………....56.3%

E-W 1st C Fletcher & G Wansell………61.9%

2nd M Schudel & J Fitzhenry……..53.9%

S T E E L PA N

SUPREMO:

Makhanda

legend Andrew

Tracey is a

study of

concentration

as he leads his

invited band of

musicians on his

steelpan during

a lunchtime

session at the

Village Green

during the

National Arts

Festival last

week. Tracey

also hosted

‘Festival of

C i rc l e s ’ on his

property in the

shadow of

Sugarloaf Hill

featuring drum

workshops,

new age healing

and plenty of

music

Picture: SID

PENNEY

comprehensive and fully-informative

online programme.

● After 24 years, Standard Bank

withdrew its sponsorship and no longer

supports the Jazz Festival, but continues to

support the broader festival.

● Two decided “plus factors” for this

festival were that venues could operate at

100% capacity, and that the wearing of

face masks was not compulsory.

● Causing much discontent among

artists, traders, musicians, festival goers,

accommodation establishment providers

and backroom staff was the loadshedding

that jumped unceremoniously to stage 4

during the early days of festival, and then

suddenly to stage 6. No doubt this caused

near-chaos all over “Festival City”. One

festival goer said: “We didn’t expect this!”

● The Village Green food court was one

of the busiest and buzziest hangouts in

town during festival, with a huge variety

of food on offer at the food trucks and

stalls. The aromas emanating from them

was “like crazy”, according to a visitor.

And, one-time owner of local Chinese

restaurant Dragon Pearl years ago, Gary

Junkin, was back at the festival for the

umpteenth time, making the trip from

Gauteng to operate his Chinese food stall.

● The National Arts Festival (NAF)

wrapped up the 2022 arts extravaganza

with these words: “What a feeling to see

live arts reunited in Makhanda, with full

audience capacity back. A true

celebration! Thank you to the artists, our

audiences, and especially those behind

the scenes at NAF who made it all

possible. Until we meet again.”

BLOOD KEEPS FLOWING

SA National Blood Service head of donor

relations for the Eastern Cape, Elize

Scheepers, has thanked Makhanda blood

donors for their ongoing support, and

braving the cold, to donate their units.

“Thank you, Makhanda – we cannot

continue on our mission of being trusted

to save lives without you,” she said.

During June, 107 units of blood were

collected at the NG Kerk hall in Hill Street

where the next donor clinic will be from

12 noon to 6pm on Tuesday, July 12.

FORMER BURSAR DIES

Former Kingswood College pupil, later

bursar and business manager at the

school, Steve Gardner, died on June 26

with his family at his side. He joined the

Kingswood staff in 2006 and retired at the

end of 2020. Gardner had a passion for

sailing and golf, and was a member of

Royal Port Alfred Golf Club. The Old

Kingswoodian Club honoured him in

2021 by naming the trophy for the

champion OK golfer at the annual Port

Alfred golf day the Steve Gardner Trophy.

ICE COLD IN THE GREY

As Polar Plunge founder 19 years ago,

George Euvrard yelled the words “Into the

Light”, so about 20 intrepid, yet shivering,

swimmers entered the icy waters of Grey

dam a fortnight ago for the 2022 rendition

of the event to welcome the Winter

Solstice. Organising club for the 2022

Polar Plunge was the Rotary Club of

Grahamstown Sunset, whose newly

inducted president, Robyn Cooper,

welcomed participants warmly.

As the swimsuit-clad bathers emerged

from the dam after a hundred-or-so metres

they were greeted by cups of hot

chocolate handed out by Tim Dold and

his PG Glass gang. Polar Plunge dippers

had being asked to bring along blankets

and warm clothing for the needy.

Dold said donations of blankets and

warm clothing can still be dropped off at

PG Glass in Bathurst Street, “wh e r e

Shattercat will gladly receive them”.

In case of any mishaps, a Gardmed

Ambulance Service crew was on hand.

Rotary Sunset members continued their

community spirit by picking up 10 bags of

rubbish from the edges of the dam.

STREETS THAT MOVE

Past editions of this column dealt with the

names of Makhanda streets, and there has

been positive feedback from readers.

Former resident and Kingswood College

staffer David Stevens, now living along

the Garden Route, has penned this week’s

“street story”.

He writes: “During 2021 I researched the

history of the names of the public streets

which were incorporated into the greater

Kingswood College campus over the

years, for the College archives.

“On an early street map I picked up

Kennelly Street running below City Lords

and between Ayliff and Trollope streets.

Knowing that there is no street in that

situation I delved a bit further and located

Kennelly Street near Fort England Hospital

(in Sunnyside).

“Unfortunately I could find no reference

as to why that street ‘m ove d ’ from one

side of the town to the other, and it would

have been of interest to discover the then

town planner’s logic in showing it clearly

on a street map only for it to later

reappear elsewhere.”

Very interesting indeed, seeing the writer

of this column lives just one street away

from the “current” Kennelly Street.

PILING ON THE PARKRUNS

IDEAL SPOT: The

area around the

Cathedral of St

Michael & St

George on

Church Square

was crammed

with traders at

the Creative City

market at the

weekend, and

they were wellsupported

by

local residents

and festivalgoers.

This

clothing trader

chose the ideal

spot under a

colourful tree and

in the shadow of

the cathedral

Picture: SID

PENNEY

Parts of the 5km parkrun course in

Makana botanical gardens pass pretty

close to the 1820 Settlers National

Monument, festival headquarters, and

many of the 77 participants last Saturday

would have been aware of the “arts

action” taking place above them.

On that day, Kennedy Simango completed

his 100th parkrun, while two teenagers –

Harry Weissenberg and Cee-Jay Porthen –

completed their 195th and 175th

parkruns respectively. Quite an

achievement for the two young runners!

Parkruns are held at 8am each Saturday

from the entrance to the botanical

gardens in Lucas Avenue.

FOOTBALLERS FROM THE PAST

Recently I came across a document and

photo of the Grahamstown City Football

Club team that were the joint-winners of

the prestigious Dewar Shield in 1972,

exactly 50 years ago. Pictured with the

team were Keith Scott (club chair) and

Doug Richardson (committee member).

The team on that occasion comprised, in

alphabetical order, Terry Butterworth,

Trevor Butterworth, Albert Levings, Ben

Marshall, George Marshall (goalkeeper),

“G a p py ” May, Bennie Nel, Rob Owsley,

Mike Parkins, Donald “Toy ” R i s ch b i e t e r

(captain), Derek Smith and Brian

W h i t a k e r.

Now the questions arise: Who were

Grahamstown City joint-winners with,

and where was the Dewar Shield final

played that year?

RANKED NATIONALLY

St Andrew’s College swimmers Joss

Hempel and Oliva Lange have been

ranked in the top-ten in their respective

age groups in South Africa.

In the 18 years’ category, Lange has been

ranked in three breaststroke divisions -

fourth in the 50m, third in the 100m and

third in the 200m. He is also ranked sixth

in the 200m individual medley.

In the 17 years’ age group for butterfly

swimmers, Hempel is ranked second in

the 50m, fourth in the 100m and fifth in

the 200m.

SCRUMPTIOUS SPUDS: Elandre and Mareli Human serve up yet another

potato pancake with sauce at their Kaiser Kartoffel stall at the food court in

the Village Green during the National Arts Festival in Makhanda at the

weekend. The couple said the weekend trading at their popular stall was

exceptionally busy Picture: SID PENNEY


GREENIES & GARDENERS

Tribute to Port Alfred’s barefoot guardian

Remembering ROBERT SUTTON (1952-2022)

For those who knew him, Robert Sutton

was quixotic, volatile and sometimes

quarrelsome. He was a man of keen

intelligence, well read, a poet who

lived outside the norms of society,

preferring bare feet to shoes, lodging in

outbuildings and eking out a living as a

gardener. He was passionate about the

environment. He had a vast knowledge

of ecosystems, of the relevant plants,

insects and birds. He was also

passionate about local history.

Port Alfred owes Robert and his

right hand man Michael “Ja ck s o n ”

Shooter Jawu Ka a huge debt, for the

clearing of the invading alien Port

Jackson Willow and Rooikrans that was

smothering the natural dune bush

between Kelly’s and West Beaches. His

novel approach to Port Alfred City

Council was to request the provision of

the necessary tools for the task and for

status-giving uniforms for his

labourers. Wages were to be paid

through the sale of the felled wood. I’m

not sure how long this took but the rich

dune bush that you now see along the

sea is the result. To my knowledge this

achievement has never been properly

publicly acknowledged.

He and Michael worked for months

to clear the ubiquitous Queen of the

Night cactus from my own garden in

Pirie Lane which he took care of for

many years.

Another of Robert’s completed

projects was the clearing of the silted

up tunnel connecting Kiddies Beach

with the Lagoon. The resulting

increased tidal flow greatly improved

the water quality. Birds, fish and the

entire ecosystem benefitted hugely

turning the Lagoon into an asset instead

of a dubious swamp.

Waging his own war on plastics

Robert could often be seen picking up

rubbish along the roadside.

Robert’s passion for the history of

the Kowie was evidenced in his

involvement in the Museum and his

collaboration with Bev Young of Port

Alfred Tourism in researching and

assembling heritage information. He

had begun a list categorising the

various historic buildings, structures

and sites in the area. This would have

enabled their correct listing as required

by the National Monuments Act that

regrettably to date Port Alfred has not

done - an important task that sadly

Robert left unfinished.

Robert will be remembered as an

unusual and truly remarkable man

whose single minded sense of purpose

made lasting contributions to Port

Alfred.

May his soul rest in peace

- Mira Kira Kamstra

ROBERT SUTTON

Hold the Doom, save vital goggas

PhD student explains role of insects in web of life, pollinating crops and as a future food source

MARION WHITEHEAD

Insects are important for our

survival, despite how we

often shy away from them in

disgust, Rhodes University PhD

student Megan Reid of the

Centre for Biological Control

told members of Friends of

Waters Meeting Nature Reserve

in a talk intriguingly titled “Hold

the Doom: Insects are our

friends (and maybe food)”.

The talk was held at Pikes

Post in the grounds of the

Bathurst Agricultural Museum

on Saturday July 2.

Insects pollinate most of the

food crops that sustain us.

“For instance, the decline of

bees is forcing Chinese apple

farmers to pollinate their

orchards by hand,” she said.

Insects also play an

important role in the web of life,

assisting in the decomposition

of organic matter and enriching

soil.

“Without termites, it would

take 25 to 30 years for dung to

d i s a p p e a r.”

One of the many fascinating

facts that Reid shared: a dung

beetle can roll a ball of dung

1,140 times its own weight –

“that’s the equivalent of one of

us pulling six double decker

buses!”

Some species of insects are

more tolerant of pollution than

others; the more sensitive ones

provide a useful warning system

to let us know when danger

levels are being reached in our

e nv i r o n m e n t .

And before you squash or

spray the gogg as in your garden,

know that many are predators

that eat pests on garden plants.

“There is a wasp that lays its

eggs in aphids and when they

hatch, the babies eat the aphid

from the inside out.”

Reid’s area of research is the

biological control of the

invasive Mexican water lily and

she is currently testing a local

water weevil that may be

effective in combating this

problem plant.

“Biological control aims to

re-establish balance by

introducing insects from the

native range of an invasive

species. It’s the most costeffective

long-term solution.”

She gave the example of

water hyacinth on the

Hartebeespoort Dam north of

Johannesburg, where it had

practically covered the entire

water surface of the dam,

popular with water sports

enthusiasts.

A little plant hopper is being

mass-reared and introduced to

help control the spread of the

plant introduced from South

America.

Insects can also be an

important food source.

“If we ate more of them, we

could reduce our use of

pesticides.

“What’s more, they are easy

to raise in large quantities, can

be harvested in a more humane

way without using hormones

and antibiotics, and they are

very nutritious: high in protein,

vitamins and minerals.

“Already, 3,071 ethnic

groups in 130 countries around

the world eat insects. We just

need to experiment more.”

Despite being a vegetarian,

Reid has tried black fly larva and

found it “wa s n ’t bad”.

She looks forward to one day

snacking on mopani worms.

It’s estimated there are some

five million species of insects;

beetles constitute the most

biodiverse group on the planet,

with about 380,000 species.

“But worldwide, insects are

in decline due to pollution,

habitat destruction and climate

change. It’s a warning for us.”

Reid said everyone could be

part of the solution by

increasing insects’ p o p u l a r i t y,

maintaining their unique

habitats in our gardens (rock

piles, leaf litter and growing

indigenous plants), practicing

sustainable agriculture and

forestry, and reducing use of

pesticides and fertilisers.

She suggested using ecofriendly

solutions such as

spraying with neem oil, which

deters gogg as instead of killing

them.

She encouraged the

audience to become active

citizen scientists and to report

their finds on sites such as

i N a t u ra l i s t h t t p s : / / w w w.

i n a t u ra l i s t . o r g .

Three lucky members of the

audience scored in the lucky

draw for plants indigenous to

Albany thicket: Maryna

ENVIRONMENTAL CARE: Extending a warm welcome to Siphelele Hlazo,

right, the new manager of Waters Meeting Nature Reserve, are Megan Reid of

the Centre for Biological Control at Rhodes University, Zimbini Madiza, who

was acting manager until his appointment, and Rina Grant-Biggs of Friends of

Waters Meeting, at Pikes Post in Bathurst

Shepherd walked off with a

taaibos (a Rhus, now reclassified

as Searsia), Chris Boyd received

a septee (Cordiacaffra) and

Michelle Schlodder got a

beautiful Moor’s river lily

(boslelie or Crinummoorii).

Members of Friends of

Waters Meeting Nature Reserve

were delighted to meet the new

reserve manager, Siphelele

Hlazo. He will be based at the

Thomas Baines Nature Reserve

outside Makhanda and relieves

Zimbini Madiza, who was

acting manager in the interim

and will continue being based

at the Bathurst reserve.

Even movie star Nicole

Kidman eats bugs: See her

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Only candidates with cleaning experience

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Please hand deliver a copy of your CV to

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Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by

15 July 2022.

DOUBLE WIN: Maryna Shepherd, the happy

winner of a taaibos and its freeloading friend, a

b a s t e r p e rd e p i s

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LOST OR DESTROYED DEED

(Form JJJ added by GNR. 62 of

25 January 2019)

Notice is hereby given in terms

Regulation 68 of the Deeds Registries

Act, 1937, of the intention to apply for

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Transfer Number T35880/2009CTN

passed by KENTON ECO ESTATE

LIMITED, Registration number

2004/011966/06, in favour of ANDRIES

JACOBUS VAN DER WALT, Identity

Number 470401 5022 08 3 and ANNA

DOROTHEA VAN DER WALT, Identity

Number 510426 0047 08 4, Married in

community of property to each other,

in respect of Erf 3428 Kenton-on-Sea,

Ndlambe Local Municipality, Division of

Bathurst, Province of the Eastern Cape,

In extent: 804 (Eight Hundred and Four)

Square Metres, which has been lost or

destroyed.

All interested persons having objection

to the issue of such copy are hereby

required to lodge the same in writing

with the Registrar of Deeds at King

Williams Town within two weeks from

the date of the publication of this notice.

Dated at Port Alfred on this the 07th July

2022

De Jager & Lordan Inc.,

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ESTATE LATE PAULINE HENSON

A WIDOW

BORN ON THE 20 TH OF DECEMBER 1935

who died on the 29 th MARCH 2022

of 5 JACOBUS UYS WAY, HILSIXTY,

GRAHAMSTOWN

IDENTITY NUMBER: 3512200051184

ESTATE NO: 001346/2022

All persons having claims against the

above Estate are required to lodge such

claims with the undersigned within thirty

(30) days from date of publication hereof.

DATED at GRAHAMSTOWN this 24 TH day

of June 2022

DOLD AND STONE INC.

Attorneys for Executor

10 African Street

GRAHAMSTOWN

6139

(Ref: T Turner/ Loren)

In the Estate of the Late ALMA MARIA

SURMON (born 30 October 1942) Identity

Number 421030 0005 080 widow who died

on 26 March 2021

Last address: Cottage 133, Settler’s Park

Retirement Village, cnr Horton & Bathurst

Streets Port Alfred 6170

Estate Number 001529/2022

Creditors and Debtors in the above estate

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within thirty (30) days from the date of

publication hereof.

Greyvenstein & Spence

Attorneys for Executor

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Barkly East

9786

Tel. 045 971 0002

peter@pspence.co.za

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE JOAN

MARGARET TAYLOR Identity No. 490604

0077 087 who was a widow and died on the

22nd May 2021 and resident at 2 Marico

Park, Bathurst

ESTATE NUMBER 3030/2021

The First and Final Liquidation Account in

the above estate will lie for inspection at

Port Alfred for a period of twenty-one

days from the 8th July 2022

DATED at PORT ALFRED on this 28th

Day of June 2022

GJ MARAIS

Agent for the Executor

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PHYLLIS MAUD FUTTER Identity No.

200708 0012 084 who was a widow

and died on the 25th July 2021 and resident

at 7 Damant Lodge, Port Alfred

ESTATE NUMBER 3644/2021

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ALEXANDRIA GOLF CLUB

Showing just how unpredictable

this game of golf is, Dave Nicoll,

who had won on Wednesday 22

June, played some of his worst golf

for a long time on the Sarturday,

then bounced right back on

Wednesday to win once again,

playing outstanding golf to score

38 points! Leon Naude on 34 was

2nd and Alvin Bowles 3rd. Dave

Woods, Leon, Dave and Alvin

won the Alliance, while Leon won

the Jackpot holes.

Saturday saw a decent field play in

the NGKerk Charity Golf Day. It

was good to see the community

involved, making people feel

welcome, preparing food and

braaiing very tasty sosaties and

spare ribs. Warm berg wind

conditions made the course pretty

challenging for those who tee’d off

early, but as the wind settled later,

so the scoring improved.

Closest to the pin on the 3rd was

Christo Bosman, and on the 8th,

Dan Swart.

With the scheduled load-shedding

ending just as the Springboks took

the field against Wales, it was

great have an enthusiastic crowd

cheering the Amabokke on. A

nailbiting, but triumphant finish to

the match, along with a

scrumptious plate of spare ribs,

ensured that the evening was

enjoyed by all.

The next sponsored day to look

forward to is the Alexandria

Methodist Church Golf Day

scheduled for August 8. Once

again it will be played as an

Individual Stableford and the cost

will be R 200. Bookings can be

made with Hanli on 046-653

0207.

KENTON GOLF

B ROT H E R H O O D

Tuesday June 28

31 players entered to be drawn in

one 3-ball and seven 4-balls to

contest a Stableford Alliance 2-

scores-to-count.

In first place Ross Grainger, Peter

Reed, Russell Warren and Dave

Curran were worthy winners on

84 points. Derick van Harmelen,

Phillip van der Byl, Bryan

Robinson and John Dell coasted

into second on 82 points.

Nick Oosthuizen, Michael Collins

and Heinz Czepluch came home

with 73 (68+5) points to not so

proudly take ownership of the

Hamer & Sukkel.

Tony Halse birdied the par three

8th, Michael Collins and Ross

Grainger both also birdied the par

three 6th but Tom Tagg with an

excellent putt on the 11th

succeeded in capturing the

carryover 2-club pool for his

c ove y.

Tom Tagg and Quentin Hogge

both enjoyed satisfying mornings

with individual 70 netts while

Dave Curran with his 69 nett was

player of the day.

Friday July 1

A stunning morning saw 36

players in the draw to compete in

nine 4-balls in a Stableford

Alliance format 2-scores-to-count

on the par fours and fives and 4-

scores-to-count on the par threes.

Brian Glanvill, Bryan Robinson,

Phillip van der Byl and Brian Reid

finished in first place by a nose on

91 points. Mike Krige, Shaun Uys,

Leon Grobler and John Abbott

were on their heels in second with

90 points.

Mark Warren, Keith Rugg, Nick

Oosthuizen and Matt Chadwick

took sole possession of the Hamer

& Sukkel at prizegiving with their

80 points.

GOLF

W E E K LY

Matt Chadwick birdied the par

three 6th, Derek Sinclair did

likewise on the par three 8th but

Shaun Uys captured the 2-club

pool with his birdie on the 13th.

Shaun Uys posted a solid

individual 70 nett and player of

the day went to Quentin Hogge

with his 68 nett.

RPAGC LADIES RESULTS

DATE: June 28

SPONSOR: LADIES SECTION

R PAG C

T R O P H Y: Trish Barwick Under

65 versus Over 65 Competition

COMPETITION: I n d iv i d u a l

Stableford

NO OF PLAYERS: 25

Results:

WINNERS OF TROPHY:

Under 65s 32.07

Over 65s: 30.58

Under 65s:

1st: Lindy Krige 39 points

2nd: Debra Harris 36 points

Over 65s:

1st: Pat Halse 41 points

2nd: Shirley Heny 39 points

Nearest the pins:

6th: Debra Harris (sponsored by

Kekkel & Kraai)

8th: Jan Wale (sponsored by

R PAG C )

11th: Pat Halse (sponsored by Top

Carpets)

13th (nearest for two): We n dy

Counihan (sponsored by The

G ra p e v i n e )

Longest Drive: Hole 1

0-21 handicap division: Margie

Siegers

22-36 handicap division: Ly n e t t e

H a r b r e ch t

RPAGC MIXED RESULTS

DAT E : Saturday July 2

Number of Players: Ladies - 3

Men - 8

Results: 1st: Barry Brady, Heinz

Czeplugh, Brian Reid, Margie

Reid - 78 points

Sponsored by The Boys

2nd: Keith Rugg, Henry Ellis,

Mike Krige, Lindy Krige - 76

points

Longest

Wa l k : Derek

S i n c l a i r,

Glynnis

Renecle,

Fanie Smit -

75 points

Best Nett:

Sponsored by

Fi s h away s :

Keith Rugg

Closest to

the Pin #8:

Brian Reid,

Sponsored by

Mt Vernon

Wi n e s

ROYA L

P O RT

ALFRED

GOLF

C LU B

DAT E :

Wednesday

June 29

SPONSOR:

R72 /

A ra b e l l a

Wi n e

COMPETITION:

I n d iv i d u a l

Stableford

No of

P l aye r s : 96

Results: 1st:

Devin Wells;

46 points

2nd: Arjan

Sap: 39 points c/i

3rd: Kevin Heny: 39 points c/i

4th: Derek Sinclair: 39 points

Nearest the Pins: 6th: sponsor

Fishawayls/Debonairs: Darryl

Hooper

8th: sponsor Efficient Insure:

Brian Wright

11th: sponsor Bram’s @ the 19th:

Devin Wells

13th: sponsor The Firm: Neil

S h aw

Longest Drive 18th: sponsor The

Firm: Arnold Moutton

Nearest for 2 on 1st: sponsor

Remax Kowie: Geoff Bladen

DAT E : July 2

SPONSOR: Viv Jordan

COMPETITION: 2-Ball Alliance

No of Players|: 56

Results: 1st: Sonia Reynolds &

Shirley Heny - 49 points c/i

2nd: Lew James & Roly Clayton -

49 points c/o

3rd: Dave Hoets & Ross Grainger

- 46 points c/i

4th: Juan Pretorius & Stewart

Dorrington - 46 points c/o

Nearest the Pins: 6th: sponsor

Mooifontein Quarry: Stewart

Dorrington

8th: sponsor Juan Pretorius

Architecture: Alan Houghton

11th: sponsor Bram’s @ the 19th:

Andries Small

13th: sponsor

Fishawayls/Debonairs: Kevin

Heny Longest Drive 14th : sponsor

The Firm: Andries Small

Nearest for 2 on 1st: sponsor:

B ra m ’s @ the 19th Juan Pretorius

RPAGC 1820’S GOLF

R E S U LTS

DATE: June 27

19 players in perfect conditions

Results:

1st: Wollie Wolmarans, Derek

van Harmelen, Peter Rinaldi, Ram

Pier 40 points

Moosehead: John Arnold, Rick

Hill, Philip van de Byl: 43 points

DAT E : 30 June 2022

11 Players in fine weather

Best team: Eric Siegers, Bryan

Robinson, Rick Hill: 40 points

FORM JJJ

LOST OR DESTROYED DEED

Notice is hereby given in terms of

Regulation 68(1) of the Deeds Registries

Act, 1937, of the intention to apply for

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Transfer No. T33882/2002CTN passed

by Makana Municipality in favour of Jeffrie

Nkohla, Identity Number 610623 5703 08

8 and Nontombi Nkohla, Identity Number

580709 0811 08 7 in respect of Erf 7922

Rini, Makana Local Municipality, Division

of Albany, Eastern Cape Province which

has been lost or destroyed

All persons having objection to the issue

of such copy are hereby required to lodge

the same in writing with the Registrar of

Deeds at King William’s Town within two

weeks after the date of publication of this

notice.

Dated at Grahamstown this 7th July 2022

Brenda Campbell Attorneys

87 High Street

Grahamstown

6139

legal@brendacampbell.co.za

046 622 2757

NDLAMBE

MUNICIPALITY

PORT ALFRED

MUNICIPAL NOTICE IN TERMS

OF THE MUNICIPAL PROPERTY

RATES ACT 6 OF 2004

PUBLIC NOTICE CALLING

FOR INSPECTION OF 7TH

SUPPLEMENTARY VALUATION

ROLL AND LODGING OF

OBJECTIONS

Notice is hereby given in terms of Section

49 (l)(a)(i) read together with Section

78 (1) and (2) of the Local Government:

Municipal Property Rates Act, 2004 (Act

No. 6 of 2004), hereinafter referred to as the

“Act”, that the Ndlambe Local Municipality’s

6th Supplementary Valuation Roll for the

period 01 July 2019 to 30 June 2024 will

be open for public inspection at designated

municipal venues from 7th July 2022

to 10th August 2022 between 8:00 to

16:00 during week days.

Designated Municipal Venues :

Finance Directorate, Campbell Street,

Port Alfred

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Alexandria

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Municipal website www.ndlambe.gov.za

An invitation is hereby made in terms

of section 49(l)(a)(ii) read together with

section 78(2) of the Act that any owner of

property or other person who so desires

should lodge an objection with the

Municipal Manager in respect of any

À

supplementary valuation roll within the

above-mentioned period. Attention is

specifically drawn to the fact that in

terms of section 50(2)of the Act an

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individual property and not against the

supplementary valuation roll as such.

The form for the lodging of an objection

is obtainable from designated municipal

venues. The completed forms must be

returned to Municipal Manager at the

following address.

NOTICE NO: 76/2022

TEAM

WORK: All

the ladies

who played

in the

Ladies

Competition,

Under 65s

and Over

65s. P i c t u re :

SUPPLIED

DATE 7 July 2022 R DUMEZWENI

MUNICIPAL MANAGER

Ndlambe Local Municipality

Tel. : 046-604 5553, Fax : 086-5344521

E-mail : sdili@ndlambe.gov.za

P.O. Box 13

Port Alfred

6170

CROQUET

CORNER

Weather conditions last week were

excellent, which resulted in a record

number of players enjoying the game. It

was great seeing new members now

participating and we encourage any

other new players who may be interested

to contact Roger on 082-373-8181 or

come down on a Wednesday or Saturday

afternoon and watch how the game is

p l aye d .

Free lessons for residents of Port

Alfred and surrounding areas who are 17

and older are held on Wednesday

mornings from 9am-10am. Best wishes

to Brian (3rd) and Roger (6th) who

celebrate their birthdays this week.

UMASIPALA

NDLAMBE

ISAZISO SIKAMASIPALA

NGOKUSEKELWE KWI

MUNICIPAL PROPERTY RATES

ACT 6 KA 2004

ISIBHENGEZO KUBAHLLALI

MALUNGA NOKUHLOLWA

KOMQULU WOKU

-7 WAMAXABISO EZINDLU

ETHUTYANA NOKUFAKWA

KWEZIKHALAZO MALUNGA

NOKO

Kubhengezwa izaziso esisekelwe kumacandelo

48(1)(a)(i) ezifundwa necandelo

78 (1),(2) yomthetho iMunicipal Property

Rates Act 6 ka 2004 othi uxwebhu lokuxatyiswa

kwezakhiwo kwethutyana (ukusuka

kwinyanga yeKhala July 2019 ukuyakutsho

kwinyanga yeSilimela June 2024

luyakufumaneka kwindawo zikamasipala

ezichazwe ngezantsi nakwi website ukuze

uluntu lukwazi ukuluhlola. Oku kuyakwenzeka

ukususela kusuku lwe 7 th July 2022

ukuyakutsho kusuku lwe 10 th August 2022

ukususela kwintsimbi ye -08:00 ukude

kube ngentsimbi ye – 16:00 ngamaxesha

omsebenzi.

Indawo ekuya kubanjelwa kuzo zezi

zilandelayo :

Icandelo Lezemali, Campbell Street, Port

Alfred

Alexandria

Kenton-on-Sea

www.ndlambe.gov.za

Kubhengezwa isimemo ngokomthetho

esekelwe kwicandela 49(1)(a)(ii) olufundwa

necandelo 78 (1),(2) we Municipal Property

Rates Act 6 ka 2004 esithi uluntu olufuna

ukufaka izikhalazo ngemiba ebhaliweyo

nengabhalwanga kwixwebhu lokuxatyiswa

kwezakhiwo kwethutyana maluziithumele

ukuba izikhalazo kunyanzelekile ukuba

zibengesakhiwo salowo ukhalazayo hayi

uxwebhu lokuxatyiswa kwezakhiwo. Oku

kuqulathwe kwicandelo 50(2) lomthetho

iMunicipal Property Rates Act 6 ka

2004. Iphepha lezikhalazo liyafumaneka

kwizakhiwo zikamasipala ezichazwe

ngentla nakwi website. Zonke iimpepha

mazithunyelwe ku-Mphathi kaMasipala.

NOTICE NO: 76/2022

7 July 2022 R DUMEZWENI

MPHATHI KA MASIPALA

Umasipala I Ndlambe

Tel. : 046-6042766

Fax : 086-5344521

E-mail : sdili@ndlambe.gov.za

P.O. Box13

Port Alfred

6170

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Vintage Galz netball stars

lift Ndlambe’s flag high

Some set for U19 national event, and one makes Sarah Baartman team

TK MTIKI

The powerhouse Junior Vintage Galz netball

teams in the Sarah Baartman District are

making their mark at provincial and

national level, with some players selected for the

Under 19 national team.

The two junior teams that make up Junior

Vintage Galz were crowned the 2022 Twizza

Junior Champions and runners up, respectively,

last weekend in the Sarah Baartman District

tournament at Port Alfred High School.

While it was team effort that saw them walk

away with the trophy, some players were

rewarded for their outstanding performances.

Coach Nomawethu Ngangqu was named best

coach of the tournament and selected as the

Sarah Baartman senior netball team manager.

She will travel with them to Potchefstroom in

August, when the team will play in the National

Spar Naviera Tournament.

An elated Ngangqu said: “This year I had six

girls who were selected to go to the second round

for the U19 netball trials.

“I have one girl who is selected to play for the

U19 Sarah Baartman team – Naviera Gunn from

Klipfontein location – and she is playing for my

team. I am a very proud coach.”

She said three players from Ndlambe were

selected for the U19 National Netball

Tournament, two of whom were her players.

“It’s the first time Ndlambe netball players

have been selected for a national competition.

On the senior team, we have one player who

lives in Alexandria but is playing for a club in

Marselle called Junior Sundowns who has been

selected. She is also going with me to

Po t ch e f s t r o o m .”

THE CHAMPIONS: Ndlambe netball team Junior Vintage Galz celebrate being crowned the

2022 Twizza champions of the Sarah Baartman District tournament on Saturday July 2 at Port

Alfred High School. Coach Nomawethu Nganqqu (in pink) was named best coach of the

tournament Picture: TK MTIKI

Getting the teams to the tournament was

challenging. “We had to get funds for transport

and because all my players are learners under the

age of 17, they depend on their parents. But we

have The Kariega Foundation, Kenton Rotary

Club and owners of The Cornerstone Away shop

here in Kenton who sponsored us or helped with

transporting us to the tournament venues.”

Ndlambe Tigers make good progress

TK MTIKI

Local rugby club Ndlambe Tigers

faced a stubborn Klipfontein United

last Saturday at the Nomzamo

Secondary School sports grounds

and lost the match with a narrow

margin of 15-20 to Klipfontein.

While the loss was a bitter pill to

swallow, Tigers management

member Christo Breytenbach

decided to take some positives from

it.

“This shows good progress

compared with the first round match

which Klipfontein won 72-5,”

Breytenbach said. “The game was

played at a high tempo and

Klipfontein led halftime by 15-5.

Klifontein had the field advantage

during the first half and it was

showing on the scoreboard.

“The second half was the

opposite: Tigers took control of the

game and made Klipfontein do all

the tackling.”

Tigers scored on the hooter,

which would have put them ahead if

the goal had been good. But the try

was disallowed.

KOWIE STRIDERS

8 km run:

Sizakele Dayimani 31,35

Zamile Xanti 34,08

Rick Betts 36,51

Andrew Kingon 37,04

Richard Daneel 39,12

Candice Norden 39,31

Gary Osner 39,33

Alex Weed 41,48

Alan Robb 41,48

5 km run:

Xolani Mbeki 19,45

Lukhanyo Mafani 19,50

Ivine Rungqu 19,55

Asimonye Nobebe 20,01

Sticks Stiglingh 24,14

Shannen Kethro 25,31

Chris Pike 25,44

Inge Crous 25,46

Paola Vignani 26,29

Phumezo Sifora 27,11

Kamvalethu Mona 27,11

Mike Nunan 28,33

Lulu Mceka 33,19

Leah Shanks 33,19

5 km walk:

Sue Robertson 48,53

UP AND UP:

An impressive

lineout in the

match

between

Klipfontein

United and

Ndlambe

Tigers at the

Nomzamo

Secondary

School sports

grounds on

Saturday July

2 P i c t u re :

TKMTIKI

“The spirit in which the game

was played was very good for sport.

As the management, we would like

to thank Klipfontein, their players

and their supporters for that.”

Breytenbach said this Saturday

Billy Futter 72,10

3 km run:

Lubabalo Mbambisa 13,17

Alive Hetula 13,17

Siyamthanda Dumzela 15,24

Lisabona Hobana 15,24

Jonathan Steck 17,05

Lathetha Mayekiso 18,18

Kathrine Lithgow 31,31

would be a must-watch local derby

against Kowie United at the Station

Hill Sportsground.

“It should be a good contest,” he

said.

“Tigers will definitely take their

good ending of last Saturday’s play

as a token for the clash with Kowie.

The boys are really on a high now

and play for each other.”

Breytenbach spoke about

changes in the club.

“Some of the new developments

currently happening in the club are

that our field is now Boksmart

approved and upgraded; we are

practising now under lights thanks to

Mr [special programmes manager

Luleki] Ncapayi from the

municipality and the appointment of

Mr Abe Hendricks (former Kowie

United coach) in our coaching team.

Any new player or member is

welcome to join the club.”

Jaimey Shaw 31,36

Matthew Lithgow 21,37

Matthew Steck 32,32

3 km Walk:

Jo Betts 24,58

Lesley Futter 31,03

Floss Howden 31,03

Eddie Wepener 37,48

A.J. Scheepers 37,48

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BANTER

KOWIE BOWLING

C LU B

With the Collins, Oxford

and Webster dictionaries

accepting and

commonly using words

like Coffeeholic,

Workaholic, Pokerholic

and Beeraholic,

officially, we need to

submit the word

“B ow l e r h o l i c ” to the

powers that be. Being

one is not difficult

because once you’re

hooked on the game, it’s

only a hip or knee

replacement that keeps

us off the greens…

t e m p o ra r i l y.

Whether it’s icy cold,

blistering hot, pouring

with rain or gusting with

wind, you’ll find most

bowling clubs inundated

with the die-hard

“b ow l e r h o l i c s ”. Our

club is no different, I

promise.

The week started off

on another high on

Tuesday, with a

kaleidoscope of colored

bowls being delivered to

the lonely but very

sought-after white

“kitty”. The deserved

winner of the afternoon’s

tabs in competition went

to the rather boisterous

but lovable Cyprian

Guard and his team of

Gary Everton, Wendy

Heny and the rookie,

Rose Bartlett.

As usual for a

Wednesday, after a pep

talk on the etiquette of

the game, the group of

Novices were divided

into teams and enjoyed

90 minutes of fun in the

sun.

Thursday June 30

was a warm, windess

day, perfect for bowling.

Forty six players turned

up and enjoyed the

megabucks competition

where the team of David

Freeme, Gill Turner and

Ossie Harbrecht showed

their dominance by

winning the first prize.

On Friday, we saw

the 6th round of the Nite

Bowls competition being

played out, with the

following results:

The team from Audie

Attorneys won the

“performer of the night”

by beating Pam Golding

and picking up both

bonus points.

The “Build It”

swindle board draw was

won by Theresa van

L av i e r e n .

The winning team for

the evening in the A

section was Forest Hill

Construction, and in the

B Section, Audie

Attorneys won.

Overall log-leaders

are:

1st - Kenny’s Quarts

on 29 points with a shot

difference of -10

2nd - Happy Veg on

27 points with a shot

difference of +59

3rd - Miracle

Gardens on 24 points

with a shot difference of

+65

4th - Leach

Pharmacy on 24 points

with a shot difference of

+ 20.

Thanks to Mike

Tomlinson and his team

for organising the

tournament, the Lions

club for the delicious

food, and to the team

behind the bar for the

supply of the bitterly

cold beverages.

With a berg wind

blowing, and the

afternoon’s temperatures

reaching 29°C,

S a t u r d ay ’s tabs was

played in hot weather to

say the least. This did not

deter Allan Sheridan,

Tony Brown and Ron

Ruiters from winning the

bragging rights for the

d ay.

Saturday also saw

eight members playing

away, in the Woods

novice classic in

Gqeberha, where the

team of Lenny Clark and

Peter May really did the

club proud. They ended

up in second place, even

though they beat the

eventual winners,

Robbie and Megs from

the Woods BC, in the

final. They ended up 3

points behind the Woods

team.

A men’s team of Jonty

Alexander, Pieter

Stegmann, Peter May

and Martin Slattery,

together with a Ladies

team of Judy Alexander,

Margaret Stegmann,

Helise Hattingh and

Megan Kriel set off to

play in the Oyster

Festival competition in

Knysna over the

weekend. As the

competition is played

over 4 days, the results

will be shared in next

week’s Bowls Banter

column.

PORT ALFRED

BOWLING CLUB

Well done to club

members Trevor Frost,

Hein Strombeck and

Stuart McDougall for

making it into the Eastern

Areas mini-districts

squad. Tough luck to

Brian McLean and Lenny

Clarke for not making it,

although both are a bit

mystified as to why not.

Perhaps a chat to the

selection convenor will

clear things up.

On Wednesday, the

next round of the

Colleen Timm and

Moore Shield event was

played at the Port Alfred

Club and the results will

be carried in next week’s

column. Good bowling

to all from whatever

club.

In accordance with

trying to get the croquet

and tennis players closer,

a quiz evening has been

arranged for Friday

evening at the bowls

club. A good turnout is

expected.

This is just one of

many events planned

until the end of the year.

Set for this Saturday is

the opening round of the

Eastern Areas Fours to be

played at the Albany

Club. Hein and Trevor,

who have entered sides,

have a bye for the first

round set for Saturday

afternoon and will

compete on Sunday

morning and afternoon.

Also on Saturday, the

club’s tabs-in will be

sponsored by Build It

and many thanks to

them. Enjoy the bowls.

Talk 07 July 2022

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