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Prepaid meter rates shock

Property owners with

prepaid meters hit with

additional charges

FAITH QINGA

Ndlambe residents with

prepaid electricity

meters were shocked to

receive their monthly rates bill

with an increased basic

electricity charge of just over

R300 added to their statements

(about R500 for businesses).

Th e y ’ve questioned the legality

of the added charges with no

notification given by the

municipality, nor guidance on

alternatives to what many

consider an unfair burden. But

the municipality says this basic

electricity charge, which applies

to prepaid and conventional

meters, is not new.

Latest municipal accounts

bill commercial properties

R540.47 for each prepaid

electricity meter and residential

properties R301.40 per meter

(both rates exclude VAT).

“How could they supply

electricity meters which are

supposed to save money and

also save them administration

costs and then make up a basic

cost on a whim after so many

ye a r s ?” said a property owner.

“I cannot believe that they

can do this without any

consultation.

“When I signed the

agreement for my prepaid

meters, there was no stipulation

in the contract that there would

be extra charges put in like they

have done now without

c o n s u l t a t i o n ,” the property

owner said.

“The municipality has given

no thought to the ratepayers

who cannot afford these

ch a r g e s .

“When was this decision

made and why weren’t property

owners given the chance to

object or given an alternative?

There was no mention of this

newly added basic costs into the

billing system.”

Explaining the rationale for

the increase, Port Alfred

Ratepayers and Residents

Association (PARRA) said, “Th e

Auditor General found that

some commercial properties

were not being billed correctly

for the availability charge. This

has been rectified.” H ow e ve r,

PARRA said residents could not

afford the continual increases.

In an interview with Talk of

the Town, Chairperson Dawie

van Wyk said, “It’s high. Th i s

should come out of those rates

and ratepayers should not have

to pay for those services

i n d iv i d u a l l y.”

PARRA elaborated further

(see PARRA Post on page 4):

The fixed charges for

availability (maintenance of

infrastructure) which should in

PA R R A’s view come out of the

Rates paid are Electricity basic

R301.40, Water availability

R119.31, Refuse removal

availability R112.52, the

Environmental levy R29.28 and

Water borne sewage availability

R286.39 making a total of

R848.90 which all residents

have to pay if they have water

borne sewage. These charges

increase every year.

However, Ndlambe

Municipality says this added

basic electricity charge per

meter which applies to prepaid

and conventional meters is not a

new fee.

“This is not a new charge:

this has been billed to many

ratepayers and is in line with the

tariff policy,” said the

municipality through

spokesperson Cecil Mbolekwa.

“This is not an increase; this

tariff has been a municipal tariff

and billed to many property

owners for many years. The only

change is that a new system has

been implemented that ensures

revenue completeness,

therefore ensuring that all

consumers are charged for all

services in line with the

approved tariff policy.”

Mbolekwa said the tariff is

approved by NERSA; the tariff

policy, which states that a basic

electricity fee is charged per

meter, is approved by Council.

In the 2022/23 financial

year, Nersa granted

municipalities an increase of

7.47%, which came into effect

last month.

- Additional reporting by Sue

Maclennan

RICH HISTORY: Former headmaster for 14 years, Clive Pearson and headmaster Nigel Adams celebrate the 139th Founders

Day assembly at PAHS. Picture: FAITH QINGA

Port Alfred High looks back

and celebrates 139th birthday

FAITH QINGA

Port Alfred High School hosted its 139th

Founders Day assembly on August 12.

The assembly started off with

headmaster Nigel Adams presenting long

service awards to Melissa Tweedie, the

head of department for the Pre-Primary, for

10 years’ service at the school and, in

absentia, Melinda Frankenfeld was also

awarded for her 10 years’ service.

The intermediate phase pupils shared

the history of the school before Por t

Alfr ed’s Got Talent 2022 winner, Ellie

Denson delighted all with her singing.

Ahluma Ncwadi followed with poetry

themed around reaching one’s dreams.

Founded in 1883, Port Alfred Public

School was opened by the Anglican

Church on the East Bank with 100 pupils.

The school grew to become Port Alfred

High School in 1979.

In 1981, Port Alfred High’s first matric

pupils achieved a 100% pass rate, a

defining moment in the school’s history.

In his welcoming address, Adams

highlighted the s ch o o l ’s motto, “Facta, non

ve r b a ” (deeds and not words), as its driving

force over the years, inspiring quality

teaching and learning.

“The motto of our school has ensured

that Port Alfred High School maintains high

standards with regard to our key business

for our learners: quality teaching and

l e a r n i n g ,” he said.

Adams praised the teachers at the

school who had maintained a 95% matric

pass rate in the past two years since he had

taken over the school’s leadership.

“The school is regarded by the

Department of Basic Education as a green

s ch o o l ,” he said. That meant achieving a

matric pass rate of over 90%, with the

potential of achieving 100%.

Adams said he believed that could be

achieved this year.

Adams also highlighted the sporting

achievements for the year, such as the

pupils who represented the school in the

Sarah Baartman District in netball, EP

Rugby and Craven Week.

Adams reiterated the school’s running

theme for the year,

# Te a m Wo r k M a k e s Th e D r e a m Wo r k A t PA H S .

“It is lived fully in care,

communication, culture and community.

“Education remains the responsibility of

all in society. Let us drive Port Alfred High

S ch o o l ’s education in South Africa to

support, nurture and develop learners

through a collaborative holistic balance

and inclusive educational approach that

enables our children to take their place in

society as responsible, empowered leaders

committed to make a difference in a nonracial,

non-sexist democratic South Africa.”

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Quick action at West Pier saves man

Observers,

rescue buoy all

play vital part

STAFF REPORTER

Aman swept off West Pier,

Port Alfred, owes his life

to the combination of a

quick response and

determination, along with the

NSRI’s Pink Buoy project.

The man, in his early 20s,

was spotted as waves washed

him off the pier into the Kowie

River. Keryn van der Walt, NSRI

Port Alfred duty coxswain, said

a patron at beachfront restaurant

Guido’s had noticed him

because he appeared to be

acting strangely.

“The man was wearing a

wetsuit, appearing to be fishing

using a rope, and on a section of

West Pier washed over by waves

in the incoming high tide,” Va n

der Walt said. “The eye-witness

watched as a wave swept over

the man and washed him off

West Pier into the river.”

He alerted the manager of

the restaurant and called NSRI

to raise the alarm. Meanwhile

the restaurant manager had run

to where the rescue buoy was

sited nearby on West Beach.

“The manager ran on to

West Pier and he was able to

throw the pink rescue buoy to

the casualty who was able to

grab hold of it while he was

being battered by waves in the

surf line,” Van der Walt said.

“Our NSRI duty crew

launched a sea rescue craft.

Gardmed ambulance services

were activated.”

An off-duty NSRI trainee

rescue swimmer nearby at the

time saw the commotion and

ran along West Pier, stripped

d ow n and jumped into the river

to help the man.

“But when he reached the

man, about 50m into the river,

he found only the rescue buoy

afloat with no sign of the man,

who had by now slipped under

wa t e r,” Van der Walt said.

The swimmer pulled on the

rope and leash to the rescue

buoy. “To his surprise, he could

feel resistance, so he continued

to pull,” Van der Walt said.

When the man’s leg

appeared, it became obvious

the rope had somehow tangled

itself around him. The rescue

swimmer was able to get the

man’s head above water, but he

was not breathing.

“At that stage our NSRI

rescue craft, Rescue 11 Alpha,

a r r ive d and we initiated medical

treatment and brought the man

to our rescue station.”

The man had started

spontaneous breathing and

expelling water from his lungs.

NSRI medics continued with

oxygen therapy and handed the

man to Gardmed paramedics.

They transported the man, who

was in a serious condition, to

hospital by ambulance. The

man was recovering in hospital

but Talk of The Town had not yet

received a response to a request

for an update on his status by

the time of going to press.

Anyone with information

about the incident can call the

Port Alfred police on 046-624-

1583 or Port Alfred Hospital on

046- 604-4000 or NSRIEOC

(emergency operations centre)

on 087-094-9774.

“The NSRI commends the

swift reaction of all involved in

the successful rescue, in

particular the manager of

Guido’s, Irvin Arendse, for his

assistance that contributed to

saving the man’s life,” Van der

Walt said.

This was the third life saved

by the same NSRI pink rescue

buoy at West Beach and the

122nd recorded life saved by

the contribution of an NSRI pink

rescue buoy, she said.

The Pink Rescue Buoy

initiative was established in

2017 and has since been a

lifesaving innovation for the

prevention of drowning. The

rescue buoys are strategically

placed at selected beaches

along the coastline as well as at

some inland dams and rivers.

These can be used as

emergency flotation until help

arrives when there are no

lifeguards on duty. Members of

the public can sponsor a Rescue

Buoy at a cost of R1,500.

For more information, email

pinkr escuebuoys@sear escue.

or g.za

Power outages

and cable theft in

Port Alfred

Ndlambe Municipality issued

the following statement at 4pm

on Tuesday 16 August

Vandalism by cable thieves

has caused a series of power

outages affecting Port Alfred,

mostly the West Bank, during

the past 48 hours.

Sunday 14 August at 4.50pm

Vandals exposed the highvoltage

cable that runs

underground in front of the Old

Power Station. They damaged

the cable, causing a trip at Putt

Bridge substation.

Action taken:

Electrical contractors CDR

found that the fault was between

Beach Road Sub Station and

Putt Bridge. This cable was then

isolated and power restored to

all other affected areas

excluding Beach Road Sub

Station and the Royal Alfred

Hotel. These were not switched

back on due to fear of

overloading the 16mmHV

cable.

Eya Bantu contractors were

called to assist in pinpointing

the location of the cable fault.

Once the fault was identified,

the appropriate spares were

ordered and collected and the

cable was joined in two places.

Once the jointing was

completed, Eya Bantu tested the

cable and it was brought back

into commission. Affected areas,

including Beach Sub and Royal

Alfred Hotel, were back on. The

joint hole was filled, ensuring

that no cable was exposed or

close to ground level. Power

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29 Miles St, Port Alfred

PO Box 2871, Port Alfred, 6170

046 624 4356 / Fax: 046 624 2293

Chiara Carter, chiarac@dispatch.co.za

Sue Maclennan,maclennans@talkofthetown.co.za

Anneli Hanstein, hansteina@arena.africa

Chris van Heerden, vanheerdenc@arena.africa

was restored to customers by

6pm on Monday 15 August.

Monday 15 August about

midnight

Thieves again exposed the

cable and damaged it once

more, causing it to trip Putt

Bridge substation again.

The South African Police

Service was informed and a case

was opened Tuesday 16 August.

The damaged cable was

once again isolated from the

system and power restored to all

other areas excluding the Hotel.

Beach Road Substation was

switched on via a 16mm highvoltage

cable. Because this is a

smaller cable, electricians have

been watching it closely to

make sure there is no overload.

CDR collected more spares

in East London on Tuesday.

Tuesday 16 August at 2pm

Repairs are completed and

power was restored by 2pm to

all customers including the

Hotel.

Ndlambe Municipality

would like to thank residents

and business owners for their

patience while power was

restored, and CDR for their

professionalism in addressing

the task at hand.

We take the threat to public

infrastructure very seriously and

will be addressing this urgently

in collaboration with the South

African Police Service.

- Source: Ndlambe Local

Municipalit y

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GOT YOU: Makhanda’s Vispol

intercepted a stolen bakkie on the N2 on

Saturday night. Picture: SUPPLIED

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CRIME REPORT

August 8

At 2.30pm, armed response

attended to a positive break-in in

Van Riebeek Street.

A suspect was caught on site

and handed over to SAPS. At

1.30pm, armed response also

attended to panic signal and

reported a positive break-in in Park

Road. At 1.40pm, a client reported

a theft on site in Ferndale Road.

Armed response attended and

patrolled the area.

At 6.02pm, a client reported a

positive break-in in Booysen Street/

Dickerson Drive. Armed response

attended.

August 9

At 2.20pm, a client reported a

Makhanda

cops

i n t e rc e p t

stolen car

TOTT REPORTER

Two men were arrested

for possession of a

stolen vehicle near

Makhanda on Saturday

night 13 August.

South African Police

spokesperson Warrant

Officer Majola Nkohli

said at about 11.30pm,

members from Visible

Policing and Highway

Patrol were patrolling

the N2 near Makhanda,

when they noticed a

blue Ford bakkie

driving at high speed.

They pulled the

vehicle off the road and

a preliminary

investigation revealed

that the bakkie had

been stolen in Mount

Road. The occupants

were arrested for

possession of stolen

ve h i c l e .

“Police detectives

from the specialised

Vehicle Identification

and Safeguard Unit

have taken over the

i nve s t i g a t i o n ,” Nkohli

said.

The men, aged 31

and 58, were due to

appear in the

Makhanda magistrate’s

court on a charge of

possession of stolen

p r o p e r t y.

positive break-in in Boundary Road.

Armed response attended and

patrolled the area.

At 2.30pm, armed response

attended to panic signal in Van der

Riet Street.

The client reported a suspect on

site and armed response patrolled

the area. SAPS also attended.

At 8pm, armed response

attended to a panic signal in Albany

Road. Client reported theft on site

and SAPS also attended. The

suspect ran off when the client

started chasing him.

August 11

At 3.55pm, client reported

vandalism to property in Causeway

Road and requested patrols.

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Alex children’s haven a beam of light

Pastors and board

members encourage

and spoil youngsters

FAITH QINGA

Children at Jehovah Jireh Haven in

Alexandria were given words of

affirmation when they were visited by

pastors and the home’s board members, and

also enjoyed special treats.

JJH was started by Molly and Neels Bam

more than 30 years ago, who opened their home

as a place of safety for abused and orphaned

children in the area.

With no state subsidy, the generosity and

support of the public has kept the home running.

At present, the couple look after nearly 60

children between three months to 18 years of

age.

The pastors present encouraged the children

to make good choices in life; to go to school and

to live their lives for God.

“Think about where you want to be in life

one day and make friends with children who

will help you make good choices.

“It is always better to make good choices in

life so you don’t have to be constantly looking

over your shoulder when you walk,” wa r n e d

Sylvia Roux, who does fundraising for the home.

“Make good decisions that will have a good

impact in your life.

“We’re here because we want you to have a

better life, so we’re here to support you.”

The children were spoilt with treats, bought

by the home’s board members, and given

“dream books” by a donor.

They were encouraged to write down their

goals and dreams in their books.

The pastors encouraged the children and told

them how much they were loved.

The board also promised to provide

computers and laptops and do workshops to

equip the children with basic computer literacy

by the end of December.

The children were excited to hear about new

projects that they will soon be able to enjoy.

Two of these include a vegetable garden that

will benefit the home, and a crafts centre.

This will then see the introduction of a

rewards system which will encourage the

children to actively participate in the projects.

MJ and Lucinda van Jaarsveld, the owners of

Pick n Pay Port Alfred, who have always been

involved in community projects, will be

donating goodies for monthly birthday parties

for the children, from the end of August.

The home does not receive any funding and

relies solely on donations.

It is in need of wool to teach the children

how to knit and crochet and would also

appreciate any type of craft materials.

People can also donate clothes, blankets,

toys, games or books for the home, which can

be dropped off at Pick n Pay in Heritage Mall.

If you can donate materials such as paint for

maintenance or fencing for the new vegetable

garden, contact Sylvia Roux on 076-455-5144.

SAFE SPACE: Pastors visit the Jehovah Jireh Haven in Alexandria to

offer words of encouragement and love to the children Picture: FAITH

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Rabies awareness campaign for PA pets

TK MTIKI

The Port Alfred and Ndlambe District SPCA in partnership with

Kowie Veterinary Clinic have announced a Rabies Awareness

D ay.

“September is Rabies month and on the 28th we celebrate

World Rabies Day. The Port Alfred & Ndlambe District SPCA

and Kowie Veterinary Clinic will have a Rabies Awareness Day

and a vaccination drive on September 10.”

The campaign will take place opposite the Town Library

between 9am and 12pm on Saturday morning. An amount of

R50 per animal will be asked.

Non-vet clients are welcome and a donation of R50 per

animal will be asked.

“All monetary donations will be used to purchase more

rabies vaccinations to have a drive later in the month to

vaccinate the animals of the community,” the SPCA said.

“Any other donations would be welcome.”

Port Alfred and Ndlambe District SPCA Senior Inspector

PA R RA

P OSTS

with Judie van Wyk

Fly-tipping and refuse

Fly-tipping, or illegal dumping of waste

on land that does not have a licence to

accept it, continues to be an issue.

Parra has been sent footage of

“reputable” businesses in town illegally

dumping (mainly building waste) on

vacant plots or open council land. We

have also received many complaints

about residents dumping garden waste

and other rubbish on vacant plots

around town.

Parra appeals to residents to put their

household waste out for collection on

the day the rubbish is collected.

Rubbish bags put out in advance are

torn open by animals and the waste is

strewn all over. It has also been reported

that some holidaymakers dump their

rubbish at Shelly Beach.

Some of this rubbish ends up in the

stormwater drains which then causes

untold problems when Port Alfred has

heavy rainfalls. Where possible, please

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

can residents check whether stormwater

drains in their areas are full of litter.

If the drains are badly blocked,

please report this to the Ndlambe

Municipality. (Georgina at

g n ko m b i s a @ n d l a m b e . g ov. z a )

Ndlambe pre-paid electricity meters

(not Eskom)

There is an issue with pre-paid

electricity meters. The auditor general

found that some businesses/commercial

properties were not being billed

correctly for the availability charge. This

has been rectified.

According to the new tariffs,

commercial properties will be billed

R540.47 ex VAT for each meter and

residential properties ex VAT R301.40

per meter. The fixed charges for

availability (maintenance of

infrastructure) which should in Parra’s

view come out of the rates paid are

electricity basic R301.40, water

availability R119.31, refuse removal

availability R112.52, the environmental

levy R29.28 and waterborne sewage

availability R286.39, making a total of

R848.90 which all residents have to pay

if they have waterborne sewage. These

Anel Slabbert said although owners from other parts of

Ndlambe are welcome to bring in their dogs for vaccination, it

is focused on Port Alfred residents and their pets. Dates for the

surrounding areas would be announced soon.

“World Rabies Day is on 28 September, but the whole of

September we go out and do rabies vaccinations all over the

p l a c e ,” Slabbert said.

“Due to lockdown we have not been able to do

campaigns. Usually we have Rabies Day at the SPCA and

everybody comes and does vaccinations on the 28

S e p t e m b e r.

“We decided this year to collaborate with Kowie Vet

because they also want to give back to the community. ”

Slabbert said together with one official from the

Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, they had

already started with farming areas.

For more information plase visit the SPCAFacebook page,

on Facebook page Port Alfred & Ndlambe District SPCA

From sewage to storm

damage and dumping

charges increase annually and residents

cannot afford these continual increases.

Stormwater damage

Anyone who experienced stormwater

damage during the recent storm must

please send photographic evidence,

with a description and location to Fanie

Fouche at f f o u c h e @ n d l a m b e . g ov. z a .

This will enable the municipality to

claim disaster relief funding to restore

the infrastructure that was damaged.

Wharf Street sewage line

Dr [Noluthando] Vithi has told Parra that

as soon as she receives the information

from the consultants this week, there

will be a status report on the proposed

sewage line to be installed along Wharf

Street. Parra will make this information

available on social media.

Common sewage problems

Parra has requested a meeting with Dr

Vithi regarding the constant sewage

problems at the Bekker Street and the

Sunningdale sewage pump stations.

There needs to be a long-term

solution. The constant sewage in front of

the museum which runs into the Kowie

River needs to be urgently addressed.

Parra requested an audit of the 21

pump stations in Port Alfred, which has

been done. But Parra has not seen the

results of the audit.

If you would like to support us,

please join Parra. For membership forms

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In loving memory

Pippa Steele-Gray

Passed away Tuesday 16 August.

A service will be held at St. David’s

Anglican Church, Bushmans at

10am Saturday, 20 August.

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Facebook Question

TotT readers weigh

in on abandoned

structures in PA

To t T ’s latest Facebook question was: “What do you think

should be done with abandoned structures in Port Alfred so

they don’t become a health and safety hazard?”

Talk of the Town readers have different views on

abandoned structures, with many suggesting they can be useful

for informal traders and a tourist attraction, while others are of

the view that they should be demolished.

Charmaine Els said demolish the building or the owner

must fix up the property.

Caryn Bruyns said: “Revamp them and let informal traders

sell their homemade goods from them for a small rental.

Similar to the Red Shed at the Waterfront in Cape Town. Would

have to be done properly though – not a half-baked job.”

Xolani Mzontsudu KaNtlokwana said the municipality

should fix them up into smaller houses or flats and rent them to

low income residents to generate a little profit for Ndlambe.

Hopeful Winnie-Isabel Le Roux said: “This area can so

easily be beautified – there are the most beautiful birds in the

area. Turn it into an attraction, currently it is an eyesore in our

beautiful town.”

Rachel Bushell emphatically said “find out who owns them

and give them an ultimatum”!

Derek Trevor Rowswell responded to Bushell saying: “Most

are probably owned by the municipality.”

Ernest Bowles said: “Sell them for R2. Then new owner

must restore within 12 months.”

Marilyn Pattenden said: “Surely one has to determine

whether they are of historical importance and where they fitted

into the history of Port Alfred. If they are significant then they

should be preserved, renovated and hopefully given a new

lease of life in a meaningful way.”

She added that if they were unsound and riddled with

wood borer then demolishing would probably be best.

She further said one needed a definitive register of all the

old buildings in town as it was over 200 years old and full of

fascinating history and stories. She is of the view that that

aspect should be used to make this town a tourist destination

showing off restored buildings.

In response, Nadine Haynes said: “I agree 100%. The

whole Lounge/ Old Municipal Market Precinct would make a

wonderful tourist hub with a skills development/neat little

recycling receiving centre with all forms of up-cycling forming

job opportunities.”

Gwynneth Strating Crothall also supported Pattenden’s

views saying: “I second Marilyn Pattenden’s comments. Those

buildings [for instance, the Old Market, Ferryman’s] which

have a rich history should be sensitively refurbished and put to

good use. Those which have no historical or cultural

significance and are too far gone should be demolished.”

**

Buzzing on twitter

ReenvalSA @ReenvalSA95mm overnight, West Bank, Port

Alfred JuanitaMcLean @peoples_weather

@JoelGuy_@SAWeatherServic @VoxWeatherZa

@maroelamedia

Catherine White @cat_reporting Man saved from drowning

#portalfred #westpier

Mzukisi @ka_Gwata People in Port Alfred were shocked by

a violent freak storm last night. A thunderstorm with very strong

winds caused structural damage. It is extremely rare to have

evening storms [on] that coast.

Retreat 2 Eden @Retreat2Eden foster (or permanent)

#homes are needed for the following #dogs -#portalfred

Though these dogs are greatly loved at Retreat 2 Eden, we

feel they would benefit much more in a quiet, one-on-one

home: Luna’s age is unknown. I would guess about eight to 10

years old.

Mzansi’s Rugby Academy @MzansisRugbyMzansi’s U13 vs

Klipfontein Primary | PAHS | 1

Mzansi's 26 - 10 Klipfontein Primary School A huge thank

you to all involved and a special shoutout to Port Alfred High

School for allowing us to use their field! @afloyddouglass

#SupportMzansisRugby #SouthAfrica.

Charles DenzelMwiyeretsi @DenzelUG Thank you Port

Alfred, South Africa! It was fun deejaying for you last night.

Gqeberha @MyPEGqeberha: Port Alfred Man ‘S ave d ’ by

the Springboks v All Blacks Clash

https://mygqeberha.com/?p=26841 #nsri

Nigel Alfred Jopson said funding was always a challenge.


FACE 2 FACE with / Nigel Adams headmaster of PAHS

FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE

QPlease tell us about your work.

AI am the headmaster of Port Alfred

High School responsible for the

leadership of the pre-primary,

foundation, primary, intermediate and

high school phases of the school.

Q: How and where did it all start?

A: My mother, Joan Adams, who was an

educator at Dower Practicing School,

was my inspiration.

Q: Best moment?

A: The day in 1994 when I was able to

cast my vote in a free, democratic South

Africa.

Q: Low point (and how you recovered).

A: The day I lost my dad at the age of 10

years. My mom was our strength and

p i l l a r.

Q: Down time: how do you unwind?

A: I spend quality time with my family.

We love to play table tennis and watch

sport.

Q: A song, mantra or phrase that sums

up the way you see the world…

A: I can see clearly now the rain is

gone.

Q: Something South African to

c e l e b ra t e ?

A: The diversity of South Africa is a

blessing and strength to SA. We must

celebrate our people.

Q: One thing South Africa needs to fix?

A: Discipline and integrity of all those

that are in leadership positions in

government (local, provincial and

national).

Q: Top of your own bucket list?

A: To see the big five at the Kruger

National Park.

Q: Favourite book?

A: The Bible.

Q: Favourite movie?

A: Taken (1, 2 & 3).

Q: Favourite artist?

A: The Manhattans.

Q: Who is your hero, and why?

A: My mom, she was my mentor and

i n s p i ra t i o n .

SUNSHINE CLASSICS: Presenter Sue Gordon, producer Dave Cherry

and production technician Lunnah Mxube in the Ndlambe Fm Radio

Studio, preparing for the launch of the new 'Sunshine Classics' show on

Sundays 10am to 12. Listeners can expect a selection of fine and relaxing

music across many genres on the frequency 99.0 FM. Picture: SUPPLIED


EDITORIAL

OPINION

As fast as

it’s fixed…

Expect intenser storms in future

Criminal vandalism is happening at

every scale, from critical national

infrastructure to your own street.

Port Alfred residents and

businesses on the West Bank experienced a

48-hour-long power outage from Sunday

evening to Tuesday (details on page 4).

In Makhanda, would-be metal thieves

badly damaged a major cable in Sunnyside

last Thursday. Makana electricians have

since been waiting for materials to be

delivered so they can do repairs, which will

be only be completed today (Thursday 18

August). Meanwhile, they’ve had to reroute

the supply so half the town isn’t left without

power until then.

This is a story being echoed across the

Eastern Cape and SA.. Tebello Chabana,

Senior Executive for Public Affairs and

Transformation at Minerals Council of SA,

has spoken about this on several platforms.

At the bottom, people desperate enough

to risk their freedom and their lives illegally

harvesting metal from electrical cables and

other infrastructure. Then people who buy

from them directly and get the harvested

metal to a recycler. From there, to the

export market.

What differentiates legitimate recycling

chains from the ones that are destroying our

economy is the latter’s co-dependence with

criminal syndicates. The latter is what the

g ove r n m e n t ’s draft proposals, published

earlier this month, aim to address.

Announcing the proposals, the

Department of Trade, Industry and

Competition (DTIC) said: “Research found

that the export of metal provides a crucial

monetisation channel for criminals, and

S A’s ports and borders are not adequately

resourced to prevent the export of stolen

scrap and semi-finished metal products.

The sheer size of public infrastructure

across the country made it necessary to

identify additional measures that, together

with improved policing, can be effective in

protecting public assets in the national

i n t e r e s t .”

The draft proposals were intended to

address “widespread theft of copper cable

and other forms of metal from public

infrastructure that has crippled power

supplies, left trains unable to operate and

damaged public facilities in many parts of

the country.”

Involved in developing the proposals

were the DTIC, South African Police

Service, National Treasury, Mineral

Resources and Energy, Public Enterprises,

and Transport. They include a proposed sixmonth

export prohibition on scrap and

waste metal, including copper cable,

together with a permit system for export of

specified semi-processed metal products.

Proposed for the future is “a new,

enhanced registration system for scrap

buyers and sellers to improve monitoring,

policing and law-enforcement, limitations

on the ports and border posts to be used for

trade in scrap metal, and changes to the

legislation to make it more difficult for

stolen copper and metal to be traded.

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.

Talk of the Town reserves the right

to not publish letters.

Please limit letters to 250 words or less.

TideGuide

W E AT H E R

WAT C H

Des Pyle

Many residents living in the coastal

areas of Ndlambe may be curious

to know what weather system

resulted in the heavy rainfall,

strong winds and associated

damage on the night of Sunday

August 7.

A deep low pressure system on

both the surface and upper air,

situated over the Ndlambe coastal

region, combined with a strong

ridging high pressure over the

ocean, advected moist maritime

air onto the coastline and the

immediate adjacent interior.

This resulted in localised

flooding (up to 120mm) and strong

easterly wind gusts of up to

85.7km/h, which is just short of

gale force. Older residents will

recall the disastrous Port Alfred

floods of 2012.

It is important not to confuse

the “cut-off” low pressure system

which gave rise to these floods

with the current localised flooding.

A well-developed “cut-off” l ow

system (also known as a Black

South-Easter locally) can result in

rainfall totals in excess of 500mm.

The record-breaking floods of

Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) in 1968

and the destruction of the Lower

Baakens River valley will not be

forgotten easily, where some

elevated areas recorded up to

650mm over a 24-hour period.

Interestingly, the severe

weather was accompanied by

thunderstorm activity, which was

caused by the easterly flow into the

deep upper air low.

The convergence of air masses

at high altitudes led to embedded,

localised thunderstorms over the

coastal belt, accounting for the

patchy rainfall distribution.

Fortunately, in this case, the

deep upper air low was not cut off

by the oceanic high-pressure

system and this allowed it to move

past relatively quickly and fill up

over the sea further to the east of

Ndlambe.

Readers will know that coastal

weather in SA is never stable for

any length of time.

Travelling disturbances, which

migrate up the coastline from west

to east during the winter months,

include coastal lows (forerunners

of cold, rainy, and blustery frontal

weather) and mid-latitude

cyclones (cold and warm fronts).

Alex cop on the ball

My thanks and appreciation for the

outstanding police work done by

Constable Cheslan Hutchinson.

I reported that my car had been

broken into at about Noon on

Wednesday 10 August 2022.

By 2.30pm Constable

Hutchinson had retrieved my bag of

dog biscuits and arrested a suspect.

UNDER WATER: Three boats sank in the Port Alfred Marina after their covers were ripped off by near-galeforce

winds on the night of August 7. Picture: NICCI HAYES

The South African Weather

Service (SAWS) had issued a

Level 2 warning 48 hrs before the

event, warning of disruptive rain

and localised flooding with

associated minor impacts.

Such SAWS weather warnings

are disseminated via various

media platforms, in particular

social media, and are available to

both the public and specialised

disaster and emergency services

in Ndlambe.

The new “impact-based”

severe weather warning system

was co-developed by SAWS and

the National Disaster

Management Centre.

The idea behind this system is

to warn the public of possible

impacts and not to describe

meteorological parameters such

as rainfall amount or wind

strength.

The colour-coded matrix

which was developed combines

the level of impact with the

likelihood of it occurring (see the

d i a g ra m on the right).

S o u rc e :

h t t p s : / / w w w. w e a t h e r s a .

co.za/home/for ecastques

The most recent UN Climate

Change Conference (COP 26)

was held in Glasgow in 2021.

Reports from the conference

underscore the now clear

scientific link between climate

change and an increase in severe

weather events globally.

This is particularly relevant for

SA, where leading climate

scientists predict more rainfall

over the eastern side of our

By 4.30pm he had then found

my spare wheel, jack, wheel

spanner and gear lock, suspects

arrested and detained.

Some high standards of police

work have been set by Constable

Hutchinson stationed at the

Alexandria Police Station.

Thelma Swart, Alex andria

country, shorter in duration but

much more intense, leading to more

severe impacts on infrastructure and

l ive l i h o o d s .

So, residents of Ndlambe, to

borrow the Boy Scout motto, Be

Prepared!

● Dr Des Pyle is a senior lecturer,

Disaster Management, Stenden

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Port Alfred hospital........... (046) 604-4000

Police station..................... (046) 604-2001/2

Multi-Security ................... (046) 624-2508

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Sky Alarms ........................ (046) 624-2806

NSRI ................................... 082 - 990 - 5971

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infosa@nhlstenden.com

● WEATHER WATCH will be a

regular column in Talk of the Town,

focused on climate and weather

information that is important for

people living in Ndlambe,

particularly on the coast.

WARNING SYSTEM: The colour-coded matrix combines

the level of impact of an expected storm, with the

likelihood of it occurring. Image: SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER

SERVICE

JUST ONE THING…

Beware of two salesman selling German technology to attach to your geyser

to save on your monthly electricity bill. They come in the evening and

before you know it they will ask for your bank cards and convince you to

enter your pin for a deposit. And if you oblige they will give you a bottle of

red wine. This happened to my 80 year old neighbour last week.

The sales technique was the same to sell health ovens in

January/February this year. No business address is provided, but lifetime

guarantees are provided. They don't keep to their promises. They don't

observe business ethical principles. They make empty promises. This was

my personal experience. I am still trying to resolve my issue with the said

salesman. - A n o ny m o u s

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Glaciers, elk and a great big salmon!

DOUGLAS SUTHERLAND

Yvonne Surtees is a former school teacher and her

recent presentation to Probus Club members,

based on a trip she enjoyed to Alaska before

lockdown, was polished and interesting.

In Alaska, she had the good fortune to stay

with two families who - in her own words - “spoilt

her rotten”. She used the phrase a few times

because, she said, Alaskan hospitality had been

exceptional.

On a map of Alaska, Yvonne pointed to where

she had been and other major features. These

included Alaska’s highest mountain, Denali,

previously known as Mount Kinley, and Juneau -

the capital on the inside passage only accessible

by water or air - and some glaciers she had walked

on. One slide showed a glacier running right

down to the sea, an unusual sight in these times of

global warming. There were some beautiful shots

taken from the air of the prolific snowbound

mountains plus the many lakes. She saw these

when her hosts treated her to a flight on a float

plane - one of the highlights of her trip.

Yvonne explained the symbols on Alaska’s

flag: eight gold stars, representing the North Star

and the Big DIpper constellation, on a dark blue

background representing the sky. There were

slides of elk, totem poles from indigenous groups

and a huge salmon on a plate, to remind you of

the abundance of this fish.

On a map, Yvonne pointed out the Bering

straits which separate Russia from Alaska: in the

country’s history, some Russians came to live there

- mostly on the Aleutian Islands.

Y vo n n e ’s presentation was more than just a

travelogue: she highlighted parallels with SA such

as that there is an abundance of wildlife,

indigenous people with many languages and

problems of poverty and health.

● Doug Sutherland is a Probus Club member

NDLAMBE MUNICIPALITY

PORT ALFRED

INVITATION TO TENDER

SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF COMPUTER HARDWARE

& SOFTWARE

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and delivered to Port Alfred:

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Window to world of work

Past pupils give Mtyobo Grade 7s a glimpse of their future

FAITH QINGA

The grade 7 pupils of Mtyobo Primary

School enjoyed career guidance from

past pupils now working in various

fields at Jauka Hall, Nemato, on Friday,

August 12.

The school arranged the career day to

offer learners a window into some career

options.

“The purpose was to ensure that

learners are aware of different careers they

may choose from and the subjects they

have to choose for a particular career

choice and how long it is going to take to

get that qualification,” teacher Zoleka

Nokonya said. “This day was also to warn

the learners of the challenges they may

encounter, the opportunities they may have

within the field, the duties that they may be

expected to do.

“They must also know that some careers

don’t need university qualifications

because they may go to FETs for short

courses and be able to provide and

empower themselves and have their own

business and employ other people as

w e l l .”

Two of the guest motivators were

parents whose children attend Mtyobo

Primary. Self-employed builder, Thomson

Ntiyo, highlighted how Jauka Hall itself

wo u l d n ’t be there had no one pursued a

career in building. He encouraged learners

to also look at artisan skills as a means to

earn a living, like himself. He said these

skills were provided at training centres.

Past pupil and now also a parent with a

child at the school, fashion designer

Xoliswa Gongqa, urged the learners to look

at what they can do with their hands to put

food on the table.

“As hard as studying is, school is

important for the success of your future,”

she said. Gongqa grew up wanting to be a

social worker, but didn’t have the financial

means to study further. She said on her

sixth year after matriculating, she took her

mom’s basic sewing machine and realised

her gift.

“When your dreams don’t come to

fruition, look at your talents and see what

you can do with your hands,” she urged.

Pharmacy technician intern, Thami

Njibane, grew up wanting to be a medical

doctor but when that didn’t happen, she

ventured to be a pharmacist assistant. She

told the learners about the learnership

course she took as a post-basic pharmacy

assistant. She told them about the wide

CAREER

GUIDANCE:

Past pupils were

among the

guest speakers

invited to

showcase their

careers and

inspire the

Grade 7 pupils

of Mtyobo

Primary School

at Jauka Hall,

Nemato,

re c e n t l y. P i c t u re :

FAITH QINGA

range of job opportunities this course

offers. She said they could work in

community health or even at

pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Njibane described her workplace duties

include dispensing medicine under a

pharmacist or nurse’s supervision,

counselling patients on the correct use of

prescribed medicine, making medicine

orders, generating receipts and updating

the stock card. “If it’s not recorded, it’s not

d o n e ,” she said quoting the health slogan

that emphasises record keeping. Njibane

highlighted the importance of doing well in

Maths and Science for learners who’d like

to pursue a career in the pharmaceutical

field.

Traffic officer, Masivuye Ntlokwana,

spoke about working at the traffic

department. He emphasised how respect

and discipline plays a huge role in his line

of work.

Environmental health practitioners,

Ayanda Majeke and Unathi Mtyobo, said

their role was all about preventing diseases.

Dressed in white coats, they explained

their role in preventing diseases and said

they wear their work gear to conduct

inspections when checking hygiene and

food safety.

Feather in cap for

My Pond Hotel

TOTT REPORTER

My Pond Hotel general

manager Pearl Motaung-

Mlangeni is one of four

nominees for The Pyne Awards

Africa.

Motaung-Mlangeni is the

m u l t i p l e - awa r d - w i n n i n g

manager of the four-star hotel

that also serves as a training

facility for students at Stenden

South Africa in Port Alfred.

She has been recognised on

several occasions in recent

years for her contributions to the

future of tourism and hospitality.

These include:

Standard Bank Top Women

Young Achiever of the Year –

2018/2019/2020 (finalist)

Strategic African Women in

Leadership 2021 (finalist)

Pyne Awards Africa – Rising

Star of the year - Hospitality

2021 (winner)

Motaung-Mlangeni was

awarded the Empowerment

Award by South African Tourism

during her trip to Durban for the

Africa Travel Indaba 2022,

where she was a panelist on

crucial themes affecting tourism

r e c ove r y.

MAKING HER

MARK: Multiplea

w a rd - w i n n i n g

manager of My

Pond Hotel in

Port Alfred,

Pearl Motaung-

Mlangeni. P i c t u re :

SUPPLIED

The Pyne Awards named

Motaung-Mlangeni one of the

top ten Female Trailblazers to

watch in Tourism 2022 -

H o s p i t a l i t y.

She serves on the advisory

board of the African Association

of Women in Tourism and

H o s p i t a l i t y.

She has worked in the

tourism and hospitality

industries for over two decades

and joined Stenden South Africa

as the general manager of the

hotel in 2021.

In line with its business

goals, My Pond hotel has

received a new corporate

identity and a soft

r e n ova t i o n .

Motaung-Mlangeni is

currently nominated for The

Pyne Awards Africa General

Manager of the Year 2022,

competing against four other

general managers from various

countries.

The awards ceremony will

take place in Nigeria in

S e p t e m b e r.

My Pond Hotel is a fullservice,

four-star hotel situated

on the Sunshine Coast in the

Eastern Cape.

WARRICK STRACHAN

FINANCIAL ADVICE FOR SUCCESS

Literary evening at Kenton’s book nook

TOTT CONTRIBUTOR

The Nook book and gift shop in Kenton

hosted its first book event on Friday 29

July. New owners Genevieve Kleb and

Mat Parmenter welcomed guests to

meet Alistair Mackay, a celebrated

young novelist from Cape Town. He

was interviewed on his debut novel ‘It

Doesn’t Have to Be This Way’ by the

erudite and entertaining Clifford Kleb

( G e n e v i e ve ’s father). Clifford is well

known in Gqeberha for acting in a

number of theatre productions over the

years. The son of Kenton local Brigid

Mackay, Alistair has received excellent

reviews. He attended the event with his

husband Michael Clark and was

described by guests as “d ow n - t o - e a r t h

and knowledgeable on current affairs”.

A successful evening was enjoyed

in the warm ambience of this new

ve n u e .

The Nook has a large selection of

second-hand books and a variety of

gifts.

M a ck ay ’s book can be ordered from

The Nook on 072-048-6410.

ENKUTHAZWENI SPECIAL

NEEDS CENTRE

“Moving through care to success”

803 Mdoda Street

Nelson Mandela Township

Port Alfred, 6170

Eastern Cape South Africa

Good day parent/caregiver/stakeholder

Notice is hereby given for the Annual General Meeting

(AGM) for Enkuthazweni Special Needs Centre.

Date: 23 August 2022

Time: 10:00

Venue: Enkuthazweni Rehabilitation (Old skills centre)

Kind regards

Enkuthazweni

Mzali/ Mongi/ Mhlali obekekileyo

Esi sisaziso se-AGM (Annual General Meeting) -

Intlanganiso yonyaka nonyaka ukwazisa ngenkqubo

yase-Enkuthazweni Special Needs Centre.

Usuku: 23 August 2022

Ixesha: 10:00

Indawo: Enkuthazweni Rehabilitation (eskills centre endala)

Sovuyiswa bubukho bakho ukuzosingatha le ntlanganiso.

Enkosi.

Enkuthazweni

AGM

RUBBING SHOULDERS: Clifford Kleb,

left, interviewed Cape Town novelist

Alistair Mackay at the launch of his book,

‘It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way’ at The

Nook book and gift shop in Kenton

recently. Picture: JO WILMOT


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functions are 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 exservicemen

and their families are

most welcome. Annual

Remembrance Parade dates will

be announced. Contact numbers:

082-454-5868 or 083-325-0000

or 060-881-1791.

Every first Tuesday of the month

The Lower Albany Woodworkers

Guild meets at various venues at

5.30pm for 6pm. All visitors and

those interested in woodworking

are welcome to attend. For further

information contact the chair at

082-771-0009 or secretary at 066-

037-7985.

Every Sunday (starting August 14)

Ndlambe FM on the frequency

99.0 is pleased to announce the

return of a classical music

programme on Sunday mornings

from August. Sunshine Classics

10am to midday is produced by

Dave Cherry and presented by

Sue Gordon and offers an eclectic

selection of good music that has

stood the test of time.

Third Sunday of every month

The 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

Th u r s d ay

At 8.30am sharp at the Royal Port

Alfred Golf Club. A 13-hole round

of social and friendly golf is

played off the blue tees. No

bookings required.

Every Monday at 9.30am and

every Wednesday at 10am

Healing Horses Therapeutic

Centre 15km on the R72 just after

Riet River. Visitors and prospective

volunteers welcome. For further

information and/or directions call

078-346-5412.

Every Monday at 5.15pm

Club Netball – mixed teams at the

PAHS netball courts. Everyone is

welcome to play. Call Johaliza on

083-306-9882 for more info.

Tuesday to Saturday

Kowie Museum open, 9.30am to

12.30pm, old station building

next to police station. The 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. There is a bring and

braai afterwards with cash bar

available. Contact 082-329-3399

for more info.

Every Friday from 9am to 12pm

The Petticoat Lane Charity Shop is

open. The shop is located next to

the Sikhulisa Skills Centre,

opposite the Police Station on

Pascoe Crescent.

Thursday August 18 at 10am

Lower Albany Historical Society

(LAHS) meeting has invited

speaker Anne Irwin to present a

talk entitled “The role of horses in

the Anglo Boer War” at the Don

Powis Hall in Settlers Park Village.

All welcome. Meeting Fee: R5

(members), R10 (visitors). For

more information Contact Gwynn

at 083-678-5050.

Saturday August 20 at 8am

parkrun at the Town Hall.

Saturday August 20 at 9am

Round Table Port Alfred 177 is

hosting a potjie competition at the

clubhouse. R200 per team

(minimum two people). Wood

and charcoal will be provided and

food sold at R50 per plate. For

more information, contact Nico

on 066-312-1454

Sunday August 21 at 9am

“Let’s come together and praise

him for his goodness and thank

him for his greatness” with

Lubabalo Baptist Church on

Runeli Drive for a black tie service

themed “See what the Lord has

done”. For more information,

#sunshinecoastunplugged:

This week we’ve chosen NSRI’s

photo of the Kowie River, Port

Alfred for the @Sunshine

Coast South Africa

#SunshineCoastUnplugged

photo challenge. Share your

favourite images featuring

you, a family member or

friend, making the most of our

pristine outdoor environment

on Sunshine Coast

To u r i s m ’sFacebook page

@Sunshine Coast South Africa

using the hashtag

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Each week, Talk of the Town

will choose our favourite photo

to publish. More on @Sunshine

Coast Africa Picture: NSRI

contact Mr Dyakala on 073-355-

0709 or Pastor Dikeni on 073-

019-9813.

Sunday August 21 at 9am –

2pm

Bathurst Farmers’ Market at 237

Kowie Road, Bathurst. Fresh

produce, artisan cheeses, breads,

gingerbread goodness, sweet

treats, quiches, jams, preserves,

food stalls, handcrafts &

more.

Thursday August 25

River cleanup: Volunteers

welcome at Integrity River

Cruises’ monthly cleanup of the

Kowie River.

Where: F Jetty

What: Up to 30 volunteers are

invited to help clean up the banks

of the Kowie River –transport on

the river provided by Integrity

River Cruises. Wear old clothes,

sunscreen and a hat! Bags

provided. If you have your own

vessel please bring it!

Time: The cleanup is 2 hours: start

time to be confirmed – it depends

on tides and river conditions (call

071-464- 2001 a day or two

before to check).

Who: For more information call

Sarah at 071-464-2001

Thursday August 25 at 9.30am for

10am

U3A (University of the Third

Age), Don Powis Hall, Settlers

Park, Port Alfred. Anne Irwin will

present a talk entitled “World War

I through the eyes of the

poets”. All welcome. Meeting

Fee: R5 (members), R10

(visitors). Contact Gwynn 083-

678-5050

Thursday August 25

Touch Rugby at West Beach. For

more information contact 076-

593-0749 or info@outdoor foucus.

co.za.

Saturday September 3 from 10am

Cross country development and

schools league at the Bathurst

Showgrounds (hosting venue for

Qhayiya Primary School). For

enquiries on how to enter contact

Melikhaya Dyubele on 068-143-

6276 or email mbobelanamm@

gmail.com. Entry fee is R20 per

person. Project co-ordinator Vuyo

Nkayi (UEAC Athletics Club) 061-

889-376 upper egoexperience@

gmail.com

Saturday September 3 at 10am

Friends of Waters Meeting Nature

Reserve: “Fascinating Fungi”. Prof

Jo Dames of the department of

biochemistry and microbiology at

Rhodes University looks at the

fungal kingdom and explores how

it impacts our lives every day, from

bread and wine making to the

cycling of nutrients in

nature. 10am at Pike’s Post at the

Ploughman Pub (in the grounds of

the Bathurst Agricultural Museum)

in Bathurst. For more info, email

f r i e n d s o f wa t e r s m e e t i n g @ g m a i l .

com

Saturday September 10 from

10am


schools league at Kenton Primary

School (hosting venue for

Ikamvalesizwe Combined

School). How to enter, contact:

Vuyo Nkayi 061-889-376 upper

e g o ex p e r i e n c e @ g m a i l . c o m

Project co-ordinator Vuyo Nkayi

(UEAC Athletics Club).

Saturday September 24 from

10am


schools league at El Shaddai

Christian School. How to enter:

contact Justin Dollery on 079-

793-0385 jjdoller y@gmail.com.

Project co-ordinator Vuyo Nkayi

(UEAC Athletics Club) 061-889-

376 upper egoexperience@gmail.

com

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Amatshawe gathering unites families

FAITH QINGA

The Amatshawe clan in

Port Alfred and

surrounding areas held

the first family gathering on

Saturday, August 13 at

e N d l ov i n i .

Family member Mbangeli

Futuse said the family had never

had such a gathering before and

they now wanted to stand

united as a family to pass on

teachings to the next generation.

Family member Bulelwa

Puwe highlighted one of the

significant aspects of traditional

gatherings.

“We are meeting today as

A m a t s h aw e ,” Puwe said. “We

have different surnames such as

Clan members meet to speak to their ancestors

Bavuma, Siyolo, Mxube etc, but

we all share a clan name. Our

focus is to do our Xhosa

traditional gathering and this

includes the brewing of the

traditional beer to communicate

with our ancestors,” she said.

Monde Futuse said the

gathering was to forge unity

among members of the clan.

“At the end of the day, this

process is to speak to our

ancestors and with this ritual we

will appease them, which is

very important to us. All those

related through the Amatshawe

clan are gathered in unity today

and respect in the family is the

first priority,” he said.

He emphasised how every

member in attendance would

be able to share their views on

how to take the family forward

and be blessed in future. “Th i s

gathering is very important to be

able to know that we can rely

on each other for help. We’re

basically here to build warmth

in the family,” he said.

Puwe said she was delighted

that the gathering would enable

the younger generation to know

their traditional practices, not

steer away from their cultural

roots and understand their

cultural dynamics better.

Futuse said following this

gathering, their ancestors would

be shedding light into their lives.

The family hopes this will be

the start of many more

gatherings to follow and that this

will also inspire others to

familiarise their families with

their cultural roots and pass on

those teachings.

“Knowing where you come

from will shed light on your

future and bring success. We

live to uphold our clan and we

expect the younger generation

to learn from this gathering and

follow suit and even do better

than us,” Futuse said.

UPHOLDING TRADITION: Members of the Amatshawe clan

gathered for their first family meeting last weekend to uphold

their traditions and pass on teachings to the younger

generation Picture: FAITH QINGA

Local artists growing careers on The Lucky Bean Tree

TK MTIKI

An innovative new online platform is set

to take artwork produced in the Eastern

Cape to national and international

audiences.

The brainchild of arts entrepreneur

Tracy Cahill, the platform showcases the

work of local artists to audiences they

would not normally be able to reach and

to send a little of the magic of the Eastern

Cape out into the world.

With decades of experience in

promoting artists at a professional level,

Cahill is giving emerging local artists

exposure to national and international

audiences through her website

www.theluckybeantr ee.co.za and social

media platforms.

“I am on the lookout for all types of

artists – sculptors, weavers, beaders,

woodworkers and so on to join the site,”

Cahill said.

There is no joining fee and Cahill

takes commission from the sales.

“If the artist is close by, I don’t hold

stock but go and collect the item from

them for transport once it has been sold,”

Cahill said.

”If the person is further away, I may

hold say 10 items of stock here so that I

can fulfil orders as they come in.

“When I moved from Cape Town to

the village of Bathurst in 2019, I was

struck by the unique creativity of artists

working in the area,” Cahill said.

One of the first to catch her eye was

Nomvuyo Manyathi, designer and

creator of a range of colourful and quirky

toys, décor items, bags and kitchenwear.

Another was Sandra Thomas, a fine

artist renowned for her finely detailed

pencil and oil paintings, which chronicle

her love of SA’s natural environment.

Despite their evident talent, they had

limited access to broader markets, partly

because the Eastern Cape is still relatively

isolated from mainstream art markets.

It was then that Cahill decided to turn

a long-held dream into a reality.

She designed and set up the online

platform to market and sell art and

handcrafted work produced in the

Eastern Cape, including Bathurst,

Makhanda and Port Alfred, and that’s

how The Lucky Bean Tree came into

being.

She said the idea was to provide a

sales and marketing platform that many

artists working in the region would

otherwise not have access to.

Cahill said Manyathi’s original works,

including chicken doorstops and Nguni

wall hangings, had winged their way as

far afield as Newfoundland in Canada.

When Manyathi exhibited at the

Decorex Interior Design and Décor Show

in 2018 and 2019, every one of her items

were snapped up by buyers.

The latest artist to join platform is

Munya Childakwa, who lives in

Makhanda, and was an assistant to

renowned bronze sculptor Bruce Little.

“In his whimsical creations, he uses

traditional methods to bring birdlife and

animals to life in boldly coloured beads.”

PROVIDING A PLATFORM: Tracy Cahill is helping talented

emerging artists to promote their artwork nationally and

internationally through her website and social media platform.

Picture: TK MTIKI


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The city is renowned for its

educational institutions, for

being the national seat of

the judiciary and for its

cultural events

makhanda

festival city

with SID PENNEY

Send your news of local events

and achievements, or of any

issues you might be having to

sidp@imaginet .co.za

or call (046) 624-4356

picture © bernard mackenzie / 123RF.com

LOCAL ADVOCATE PROMOTED

Advocate Nickie Turner of Makhanda

(Grahamstown) is one of three advocates

appointed as Deputy Directors of Public

Prosecutions (DDPP) to bolster the

capacity of the newly-configured Eastern

Cape division of the National Prosecuting

Authority (NPA).

Turner has been appointed to the Mthatha

local division, while the other two DDPPs

appointed are for the Bisho and

Makhanda local divisions.

Turner holds an LLB degree from Rhodes

University, she was admitted as an

advocate of the High Court in 1991 and

has been a Senior State Advocate for 23

ye a r s .

LEVELS RISING

The first edition of Makana Municipality’s

external newsletter for the 2022/2023

financial year shares the encouraging

news that the levels of the city’s supply

dams are – Settlers dam 30%,

Howiesonspoort dam 50% and Glen

Melville dam 100%.

AT THE TOP


newsletter for the 2022/2023 financial

year lists the names of the ‘top brass’ of

the Council.

Councillor Yandiswa Vara is Executive

Mayor, Cllr Mabhuti Matyumza is the

Speaker, and Cllr Zodwa Cetu is Council

Whip.

The portfolio chairpersons are: Cllr

Mzobanzi Nkwentsha (Local Economic

Development and Planning); Cllr

Zanokhanyo Hoyi (Finance); Cllr Gcobisa

Mene (Engineering and Infrastructure);

Cllr Rumsell Mpumzi Xonxa (Corporate

and Shared Services); and Cllr

Thandolwethu Vayo (Public Safety and

Community Services).

GOLDS FOR LOCAL DUO

The Eskom Expo for Young Scientists held

a fortnight ago yielded two Gold awards –

Ali Mehdi Rizvi of Graeme College

(Grade 8) and Caca Hobongwana of

Kingswood College (Grade 9).

Rizvi’s project was “Vitamins and

minerals and their effect on plants”, and

H o b o n g wa n a ’s project was “Mind

matters: Mental health research task”.

CRAWLING TO ORGAN RECITALS

The first in a series of organ recitals at

local churches takes place on the

afternoon of Saturday, August 20. Titled

“Organ Crawl”, the visits to the various

churches will explore the rich pipe organ

heritage of Makhanda and are being

organised by Jon Hughes, Cathedral

Organ Scholar.

This Saturday’s recital will start at St

Bartholomew’s Church at the corner of

Market and Bartholomew Streets at 2pm,

thereafter moving 400 metres down the

road to Wesley Church at the corner of

Market and York Streets. The organists will

be Christiaan Carstens and Prof Albert

Tr o s k i e .

Entrance is free but donations will be

welcome. For more info, contact Jon

Hughes at 076-813-4689.

GRAEME WINS

In their inter-schools’ 1st team rugby clash

on Somerset field on Saturday, Graeme

College defeated Muir College from

Kariega by 29 points to 3. In an earlier

match, Graeme U14A beat Muir U14A

52-10.

RUGBY ON THE HILL

PJ Olivier High School went down by

seven points to 25 to Kirkwood High

School in their First XV rugby encounter

in cold and wet conditions in Makhanda

on Saturday. In the schools’ U16 match,

Kirkwood emerged 10-0 winners.

Earlier in the day, PJ Olivier Primary

School played George Jacques Primary

School from Alicedale, with PJ Olivier

winning the U13 match 53-0 and George

Jacques victorious in the U11 game by 15

points to 10.

PG CELEBRATES

PG Glass Grahamstown is celebrating its

25th birthday this month and franchisees

Tim Dold and Kevin van der Merwe invite

customers and friends to pop in for a cup

of coffee and join in the celebrations.

Dold said: “We are proudly the oldest PG

Glass franchise in SA.”

STOEP SALE

Christ Church holds a “Stoep Sale”

outside Grahamstown Properties in

Pepper Grove Mall on Saturday, August

PORT ALFRED BRIDGE CLUB

Kos/PA Pairs Monday, 08 August 2022

Board 02 Dealer E, N – S vulnerable. BBO 86388

The table below shows a possible

course for the auction to take. Yes I

know that more than one of the West

players will use a two suited overcall

to show both spades and diamonds,

because the suits are reasonable and

the vulnerability favourable, but this

writer has hold of the pen (keyboard),

so has the last say! With West’s singleton

heart it is very likely that N – S will

have a fit in them, so the knowledge

that West holds diamonds (which can

be out-bid by hearts) is less important

than informing partner that you hold

five spades. Regardless of the E-W bids,

N – S are likely to find their game in

hearts and the knowledge that West has both a 5 card spade suit and a 5 card

diamond suit can help declarer plan the play.

East is on lead against the heart contracts and most of them selected the

spade 8: how do you plan the play as declarer? You can afford to cash one

round of trumps by playing the Ace and still have the facility to ruff three spade

in dummy, thus making 5 spade tricks. The diamond suit

are most likely to split 5:4 so you should be able to ruff 4

diamonds to give you 10 tricks. After you have cashed

the trump ace and noted the heart 10 fell from the West

hand other opportunities arise which can help you win 11

tricks.

Results

1NTE=; 3HN +2 (2); 4HN = (2); 4HN +1(3)

N-S 1st M Schudel J Fitzhenry…………56.9%

2nd Y Malherbe & B Pote ………...56.1%

E-W 1st E Rodrigues & L Lombard……63.7%

2nd H Ford & V Main………………58.0%

DONATING RED: Honours student at Rhodes University, Phumelela Mntundini (right) from Port Alfred, donated her

third unit of blood when the SA National Blood Service (SANBS) visited the Dutch Reformed Church hall in Hill

Street on a recent Tuesday. After four years as an undergraduate student, she is currently studying for her Honours

degree in Industrial and Economic Sociology. Assisting Mntundini on this occasion was donor care officer Andisiwe

Ncinane. The SANBS visits the church hall each Tuesday between 12 noon and 6pm. Picture: SID PENNEY

SILVER BROCCOLI: Carissa Henning, in Grade 11 at PJ Olivier High School,

received a Silver award for her “Math: Broccoli-flavoured Ice-Cream” p ro j e c t

at the Makhanda regional finals of the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists held

last week. She wrote the programme for the project on her tablet (above).

The programme is aimed at Grade 3 pupils to improve their understanding

of and get them to enjoy maths. Picture: SID PENNEY.

27 (9.30am to 1pm).

POSITIVE WORK


external newsletter for the 2022/2023

financial year states: “The focus of the

newsletter is to keep the community of

Makana aware of the positive work that is

happening around our municipality.”

FORMER COUNCILLOR DIES

Michael Whisson, former Professor in the

Department of Anthropology at Rhodes

University and City Councillor, and

former lay minister and church warden at

the Cathedral of St Michael & St George,

died in Cape Town on Sunday.

KITTEN FOSTER MOM DIES

Margaretha ‘Magriet’ Wood, who had

been offering a foster home for kittens for

many years and was a stalwart of the

Grahamstown Feral Cat Project since its

early days died on August 11.

Project chair Lynne Grant said: “It is

impossible to estimate how many kittens

Magriet and her teamhave fostered since

March 2011. The foster programme

would have floundered many a time

without Magriet’s skill and willingness to

share her knowledge, as well as her

ability to squeeze in just one more furry

s o u l .”

NOT ONLY HERE

A former Grahamstonian and presently

residing in Durban says she chuckles

whenever the dire pothole situation in

Makhanda is mentioned in this column.

She writes: “Potholes? Yes, we are familiar

with what that is! eThekwini Municipality

is in such a mess. Durban is no longer the

beautiful city that it used to be!”

FORMER ‘PJ’ PUPILS GATHER

As PJ Olivier High School head girl

Sinekamva Plaatjie and head boy Junaden

Kadie carried the South African flag and

PJ Olivier flag down the centre aisle of the

school hall last Friday, there was a hushed

silence.

Watching them were hundreds of pupils,

plus staff members and a larger-thanusual

contingent of former pupils, some

having travelled long distances to attend

the school’s Founders Day celebrations. PJ

Olivier celebrates its 66th anniversary this

ye a r.

Guest speaker was Fanie van der Linde,

who matriculated from ‘PJ’ 50 years ago

(1972 Class) when he was head boy. He

remembers that in 1971 PJ Olivier beat

Graeme College at rugby at 1st team level

for the first time, the score being 11-9.

COLD AND WET IN THE PARK

It was rainy and it was cold in Makana

botanical gardens on Saturday morning

when 46 hardy types ran, jogged and

walked the parkrun.

Dineo Makgakge was determined to be

there on the day, as it was her 50th

parkrun, and she was regaled as she

crossed the finish line.

Stavie van Aardt has 317 parkruns to his

credit, 313 of which were achieved in

Makana botanical gardens. Lynne

Marshall has completed 301 parkruns,

292 in Makhanda.

But the greatest ‘t rave l l e r ’ of all is Peter

Stockwell with 314 parkruns to his credit,

293 locally. The other 21 were run at

parkruns elsewhere in SA as well as in

Great Britain.

Meanwhile, teenager Harry Weissenberg

has three to go to his 200th parkrun and

Francois Hendrikz has two to go to his

100th.

Parkruns are held at 8am each Saturday

from the entrance to the botanical

gardens in Lucas Avenue.

FEEDING AND HYDRATING

Going back two or three decades there

were always sizeable numbers of then

Grahamstown road runners heading for

the annual Comrades Marathon in

KwaZulu-Natal, but these numbers

appear to have dwindled quite

d ra m a t i c a l l y.

Anyhow, readers will be interested, I’m

sure, to know what will be stocked at the

43 refreshment stations between

Pietermaritzburg and Durban on Sunday,

August 28.

The stations along the 89,9km route will

be stocked with: Paper cups 450,000;

water sachets 1,9 million; Coca-Cola

30,350 litres; Fanta and Crème Soda

10,650 litres; Isofit sports drink sachets

475,000; cooked potatoes 1 ton; bananas

9 tons; and oranges 4,5 tons.

Club secretaries in the Makana and

Ndlambe districts are invited to submit

names of members who will be running

the Comrades this year.

OBVIOUS OR NOT

The word “o bv i o u s ” is used on three

occasions in the official listing of local

streets compiled in the 1960s to describe

the origins of their names.

Cross Street is an “obvious name for ‘inbetween’

street, but suggested in honour

of Rev George William Cross, prominent

Baptist minister (1877 to 1903)”.

Hill Street is named after “an obvious hill,

but John Hill was Commissioner from

1858 to 1861”.

New Street, according to the listing, is an

“obvious name”.

THERE WAS A TIME

In the past fortnight we’ve covered bop

sessions, bands and bioscopes of the

1960s and 1970s that are no more. Now

we look at sport, sports clubs and sporting

events that existed locally in the 1960s

and 1970s but are no more.

Clay pigeon shooting enthusiasts, with

John van Wijk at the helm, used to shoot

the clay discs on Burntkraal commonage

adjacent to the aerodrome and military

base, and they had an old railway carriage

as their clubhouse.

Equestrian polo was played on the old

RAFA ground adjacent to the riding club,

and Martin Ellenberger was a ‘kingpin’ in

the club.

In the 1970s Rhodes University competed

in the Border Baseball League, with

matches played on King field, an ideal

venue for spectators. The names Taki

Kyriakos and Terry (surname) come to

mind.

POOL RE-OPENED

The Rhodes University swimming pool

was re-opened last week after a revamp

that started earlier this year. Among those

attending the re-opening were Frans

Mamabolo (sports admin manager),

Abigail van der Howen (chair of Rhodes

waterpolo club), Susan Smailes (chair of

Rhodes Sports Council) and

representatives of various water sports

clubs at Rhodes.

NETBALL AND RUGBY

Results of derby junior netball matches

played between PJ Olivier and Good

Shepherd Primary Schools last week: U13

– PJ won 11-2; U12 – drew 3-3; U11A –

PJ won 10-2; U11B – GS won 4-2; U10 –

GS won 8-4; U9 – PJ won 3-1.

Results of derby rugby matches played

between PJ Olivier and Graeme College:

PJ Olivier 1sts beat Graeme 2nds/3rds 21-

20; U15 – Graeme won 29-17; U13 –

Graeme won 32-0; U11 – PJ won 25-0.

COLOURS

St Andrew’s College Colours for first aid

have been awarded to Hlomla Hlabanga,

Ishan Panchal and Connor Yeaman.

SWIM AWARDS FOR LOCAL DUO

Nelson Mandela Bay Aquatics’ ( N M BA )

awards ceremony in Gqeberha (Port

Elizabeth) last week saw two Diocesan

School for Girls (DSG) swimmers

recognised for their outstanding season of

sw i m m i n g .

Khwezi Jacobs received a full Colours

badge for NMBA representation, while

Emily Walker was awarded her Colts

badge for NMBA representation.

GREEN BAKERS

Th e r e ’s an old sign on the window above

the front door of the present-day

Bartholomew’s Loft Guest House at the

corner of Beaufort Street and

Bartholomew Street that reads: “Jo s e p h

Green Bread & Biscuit Bakers”. Wonder

when the business operated as a baker.

Must have been many decades ago.

RUGBY COLOURS

St Andrew’s College 1st XV rugby Colours

have been awarded to Nicholas Lane,

Siphesihle Madlala and Ganizani Tembo.

BURGERS AT GRAEME

The Graeme College U13 cricket team’s

burger evening on Friday, August 26 from

5.30pm at the Graemian Centre will see

burgers and chips sold for R70 each.


Talk of The Stars

with Professor Don Kurtz

$10bn miracle Webb Space Telescope

Giant, powerful eye in the sky searching back through time for signs of life on thousands of planets

The famous Hubble

Space Telescope was

launched way back in

1990. By the late 1990s

astronomers were already

planning a bigger, better

successor. Design and

construction of this new

telescope took 14 years (2007 to

2021), at a cost of $10bn.

It was named the James

Webb Space Telescope (JWST),

or Webb for short, after the

second administrator of Nasa

(1961-1968) to honour his

guidance of the early US space

p r o g ra m m e .

Webb launched aboard an

Ariane 5 rocket from ESA’s

French Guiana launch site last

Christmas. Imagine the tension

for the 1,200 scientists,

engineers and technicians from

14 countries, who had spent

more than 20 years creating this

most complex, powerful space

telescope ever built, as they

watched their $10bn baby

sitting on top of a highly

explosive rocket .

I have been to five space

launches at Cape Canaveral. I

know how they felt. Space

launches are not always

successful. As the fire poured

out of the Ariane 5 rocket and

the stupendous thunder from

the engines rolled over the

observers, their hearts were in

their mouths. The rocket

climbed, accelerated fast and in

only 10s of minutes the

telescope was safely in space

orbiting the Earth. The elation of

this moment is the thrill of a

lifetime to those who take

human knowledge and

technology to its limits.

Then the ultimate

engineering challenges began to

unfold over the following

weeks. Webb was given a

further boost to take it out to its

permanent orbit around the

Sun, 1.5-million km from Earth

on the other side of the Moon.

During the deployment

more than 100 operations had

to carried out perfectly

including unfolding the 18

elements of the 6.5metrediameter

mirror and positioning

all 18 to a precision of billionths

of a metre! Had one of these

operations failed, it would have

been goodbye to 20 years of

work and $10bn.

All launch, orbit positioning,

and engineering operations

STAR TURN:

We b b ’s first

deep field

image covers

a tiny piece of

sky, similar to

that blocked

out by a grain

of sand held

at arm’s

length. There

are thousands

of galaxies in

the picture,

each with

hundreds of

billions of

stars. Image:

NASA and the

Space Telescope

Science Institute

worked exquisitely as planned,

and the telescope is now

o p e ra t i o n a l .

Webb has turned its giant

eye on the universe. It is already

tackling its primary job: to look

back in time 13-billion years to

see the very first stars and

galaxies light up as they were

born following the Big Bang

origin of our Universe. Webb

can see back nearly to the

beginning of time.

To do this, Webb sees only

infrared light. It cannot see in

the visible, as we can. The

reason is that our universe is

expanding – as it has been since

the Big Bang – and that stretches

the light. So Webb has the right

vision to see the early universe.

Infrared light and heat are

closely related. To keep the

telescope from radiating heat of

its own, it is cooled to an

operating temperature of a frigid

-266C, just 7C above the coldest

temperature possible.

The first pictures were

released in June, and what a

sight! In 12 hours Webb showed

us thousands of galaxies with

hundreds of billions of stars

each at distances greater than

the deepest pictures Hubble

ever took with weeks of

observations. It showed us,

better than we have ever seen it

before, the beautiful “Southern

Ring Nebula”, in the death

throes of a star like our Sun.

We b b ’s second major job is

to look at the atmospheres of

some of the more than 5,000

exoplanets we astronomers

have discovered orbiting other

stars, especially those at the

right distance from their stars to

have liquid water. We are

looking for evidence of

atmospheres with oxygen, water

vapour, methane, nitrogen –

something like our Earth. This

will be evidence of life. Webb

may answer the big question,

“Are we Alone?”

Is Earth the only planet in the

Universe with Life? If Webb

finds exoplanets with this

atmospheric signature of life –

maybe only bacterial life to start

with – then we will know that

the universe teems with life.

We live in exciting times of

scientific discovery.

● Donald Kurtz is extraordinary

professor at North-West

University in Mahikeng. He has

an A-1 rating from the SA

National Research Foundation,

its highest rating. He also holds

appointments in the UK of

emeritus professor at the

University of Central Lancashire

and visiting professor of

Astrophysics at the University of

Lincoln. He was previously

professor of Astronomy at the

University of Cape Town, where

he worked for 24 years. Don has

over 500 professional

publications and was awarded

the 2022 Service Award of the

Royal Astronomical Society for a

lifetime of public outreach and

service on many international

committees. He and his wife,

originally from Grahamstown,

now live in Port Alfred. This is

the first edition of Talk of the

Stars which will be a regular

column in Talk of the Town.

CHURCH NOTICES

PLEASE SEND YOUR CHURCH NOTICES ENTRY TO:

E-mail hansteina@arena.africa | Phone 046 624 4356 |

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

ANGLICAN CHURCH

ALBANY ARCHDEACONRY

St Paul’s Port Alfred – Ferndale Rd

Sunday Holy Eucharist 8.30am

Wednesday Holy Eucharist

8.30am

St John’s – Bathurst

Sunday Holy Eucharist 8.30am

Enquiries: 046-624-1236

ANGLICAN PARISH OF

ALEXANDRIA

St David’s Anglican Church

Bushmans River Mouth

Wednesday - Eucharist 9am

Sunday - Eucharist 8.30am

Phone: 081-087-4045

Email: alexparish@eastcape.net

Rector: The Revd Deon Lombard

Christ Church, Alexandria

Holy Eucharist Sunday 10am

APOSTOLIC FAITH MISSION

BETH-EL ASSEMBLY

ALEXANDRIA –

6 Kloof Street

Sunday at 10am and 6pm

Wednesday Prayer meeting at

6.30pm

Enquiries: Pastor Alan Cannon

072- 907- 8405

BRIDGE CHURCH PA

8 Sea Valley Estate Street,

Port Alfred

Sunday 9am & 5pm

Enquiries: Whatsapp

066-127-2343 |

pa@bridgechurch.org.za

CATHOLIC CHURCH

St James Catholic Church –

Caxton Lane, Port Alfred

Mass Times: Sunday – 9.30am

Tuesday – 5pm

Friday – 8.30am

Fr Francis Kaumba

046-624-1509 / 084-583-0861

St Thomas Catholic Church –

Tenth St, Station Hill, Port

Alfred


St Anthony’s Catholic Church –

Bushman’s River Mouth


Sacred Heart Catholic Church –

Alexandria

Mass Times: Saturday – 3pm

CHRIST AMBASSADOR

MINISTRIES

770 Runeli Drive, Nemato

Sunday Services: 10am-12pm.

Tel/Fax: 046-624-2632

FULL GOSPEL CHURCH OF GOD

35 Masonic Street, Port Alfred

Sunday Service 9.30am

(Sunday School during service)

Tuesday Ladies Prayer Meeting

10am

Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7pm

Enquiries: Pastor Theo and

Marinda Snyman

046-624-2265

FULL GOSPEL (STATION HILL)

Sunday morning 10am

Wednesday 7pm

Friday Youth Service 7pm

Enquiries: Pastor P Israel

084-582-4607

GEREFORMEERDE KERK

Eredienste elke Sondag oggend

om 9.30vm in die “Settlers

Church” historiese monument)

h/v Bathurst Str and North Str

Navrae Ds Aucamp by

046- 654-0106/083-654-9190

of Bert Venter by 046-654-0272

/082-451-2426.

GRACE AND TRUTH CHURCH

Albany Centre, 90 Albany Road.

“For the law was given through

Moses, but grace and truth came

through Jesus Christ.” (John 1:17).

Sunday Services 9.30am and 6pm

Wednesday Ladies Group 9.30am

Friday Youth 12-18yr 6pm

Enquiries 060-765-7581

KOWIE LUBABALO BAPTIST

CHURCH

Sunday Service 9am

“Let’s come together & praise him

for his goodness & thank him for

his greatness”.

Enquiries: Mr Dyakala

073-355-0709 /Pastor Dikeni

073-019-9813

LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE,

ALEXANDRIA

Sunday Morning Service and

Sunday School. (preteens) 9am

(Mother’s room available)

Friday Evening Worship

Service: 5pm

Care Group Wednesday 4.30pm

Enquiries: PS Leon De Smidt

082-330-6865

METHODIST CHURCH

For general enquiries contact

Maria 082-650-8468

WESLEY (Hards St):

Every Sunday: 8.30am (only).

Thursday Bible Study 3pm

STATION HILL (Windvogel St):

Every Sunday: 11am


ABEL MNABA:

Every Sunday: 10am


PA EXTENTION:

Every Sunday: 10am


NOKHELE:

Every Sunday: 10am


BATHURST (York Rd):

Every Sunday: 9am

Enquiries: 079-399-2030

CLUMBER (Shaw Park Rd from

Bathurst then Martindale turn off):

For information on services

contact 082-801-0511.

ROKEBY PARK (Opp Halfway

Store on Grahamstown Rd):


contact 082-373-3953

KLEINEMONDE (Nature’s Way):


contact 083-558-3195

ALEXANDRIA

(Loop Street, Alexandria)

Every Sunday 10am

Enquiries: 046-648-1090

KENTON:

29 Kariega Road, Kenton-on-Sea

Every Sunday 8.30am

Enquiries: 046-648-1090

NEDERDUITSE

GEREFORMEERDE KERK

DIAS GEMEENTE

Broadway 26, Port Alfred, 6170

Kantoorure: Maandag, Woensdag

en Vrydag 8.00vm-12nm.

Tel: 046-624-3534

Elke Sondag: 9vm

Kinderkerk and Kategese tydens

erediens

BOESMANSRIVIERMOND

(Main Street)

Elke Sondag: 9vm

Kinderkerk tydens die erediens en

10vm Kategese

KLEINEMONDE:

Dienste elke 4de Sondag van die

maand: 11vm

Leraar: Ds Wikus Venter Sel:

078-800-3353

ALEXANDRIA: (Mainstreet)

Erediens elke Sondag: 10vm.

(Van Oktober Erediens 9.30vm)

Kantoorure: Maandag,

Dinsdag, Donderdag,

Vrydag 8am- 1pm

Tel: 046-653- 0147

NEDERDUITSCH HERVORMDE

KERK

St Nicolas, Beachweg, Port Alfred

Eredienste: Elke Sondag om

9.30vm. Kategese na erediens.

(Van 4 September eredienste om

9vm)

Kontak Prof John Gericke 046-

624-9025 of sel 082-565-9534

PERISOS SONSKYNKUS

Perisos (Oorvloed/Abundance)

nooi u uit na samekomste:

Alexandria. Elke Sondag om

9.30vm te Maria-saal (agter

Caltex garage).

Ons verkondig: Oorvloed in

Christus.

PORT ALFRED BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunday morning service and

Children’s church (Ignite) 9.30am

Sunday evening service 6pm

Youth: Fridays: Grades 1-7 (KICK)

at 5pm-6.30pm, Grades 8-12

(G63) at 7pm-9pm

Pastor: Josh de Wit –

073-166-2939

Office: 046-624-1335

Website:

www.portalfredbaptist.co.za

Email:

portalfredbaptist@gmail.com

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Corner of Southwell and Becker

Street

Sunday Worship Service 9am – 10am

Communion Services: 1st Sunday

of the month

Kleinemonde - Service -

5th Sunday of the month

Enquiries: Rev C Erasmus

083-254-7554

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST

CHURCH

Service Times – Saturdays:

First Service 9.30am

Sabbath School 10am

Church Service 11am

Enquiries: Judith on

083-652-5655

SHEKINAH MINISTRIES

Sunday mornings: 10am

Wednesday: 7pm

Enquiries: Pastor Dan Hilpert

079-649-8750

THE SHEKINAH GLORY OF GOD -

1 PET 4:14.

THE CHURCH AT MERRYHILL

36 Merryhill Drive, Kenton

Sunday: 9am

Enquiries: Gavin Kidd

079-211-4675

EPHESIANS 2:8 ‘FOR BY

GRACE YOU HAVE BEEN

SAVED THROUGH FAITH;

AND THIS IS NOT OF

YOURSELVES, IT IS THE

GIFT OF GOD’

WORD OF TRUTH

MINISTRY, LIVING WATERS

BOOKSHOP, CHURCH

OF THE NATIONS

Cnr Galpin & North Street.

Across from R72 Astron Garage

and the fire station

Join us for a dynamic worship

experience at Word of Truth

Ministry. We are a family

church that is affiliated to

Church of the Nations.

Sunday Family Celebration 9am

Sunday Evening Encounters 6pm

Friday Youth 6.30pm

Office opens Monday to Friday

8:30am to 4pm

All welcome.

Enquiries: 085-300-0324 or

Whatsapp 082-603-1995


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that’s your business.

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7pm - 8 pm. Every Monday.

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of alcohol?

Call Alcoholics Anonymous.

076 978 7156

FAMSA

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5550

Misc. Wanted

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HOSPICE

Require stock for their

charity shop. We accept

anything including

furniture, crockery, cutlery,

kitchen and electrical

appliances, glassware,

linen, curtains, clothes,

toys, books, bric a brac etc.

THE SHOP IS OPEN

EVERY MON, WED

AND FRIDAY

Tel: 046 624 4107

5550

Misc. Wanted

GARAGE WANTED

TO STORE CARAVAN

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Plumbing

5090

KRIGE

PLUMBERS

(Established 1978):

Tel. (046) 624 1965

or 082 569 5865

BPS

BRETT'S

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Your business is

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072 314 1894

5510

Kennels and Pets

34 Atherstone Road

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Dr H Brink

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CONSULTING

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Mon – Fri:

08:00 – 18:00

Sat and Public

Holidays:

09:00 - 13:00

Sun: 10:00 – 12:00

Contact us:

Tel: 046 624 1092

Website:

www.kowie-vet.com

Facebook:

@KowieVet

Emergency No:

082 566 3502

Expanded Kennels

& Cattery Available

5630

Services Offered

BEN 081 430 3076

5630

Services Offered

FOAM

SHOP

Luxury Mattresses

and Foam Cut

to Size

DOUG REID

083 325 0000

22 NORTH ST, P.A.

(OPP. TRAFFIC DEPT)

5570

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HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE REMOVALS;

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RELOCATIONS:

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call or whatsapp

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EMPLOYMENT

6170

Estate Agents

SCAN ME

6150

Employment Wtd.

BUYISWA is looking for

general employment or

domestic work. She is a

certified caregiver and a

nanny. Hardworking and a

fast learner.

Phone: 071 740 3386.

6150

Employment Wtd.

LINDA is looking for domestic

work or general

employment. She also

bakes cakes and tarts. Full

time or part time. References

available.

Phone: 073 5013 722.

OLIVIA is looking for domestic

work. Available for

Mondays and Wednesdays.

References available.

Phone:

083 422 8651.

WENDY is looking for

domestic work or general

employment. Full time or

part time. Honest & reliable.

Phone:

064 884 9711.

NOTICES

NOTICE OF AN

ENVIRONMENTAL BASIC

ASSESSMENT AND

ENVIRONMENTAL

MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME

NDLAMBE

MUNICIPALITY

PORT ALFRED

NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL

PLANNING TRIBUNAL

MEETING

In accordance with the Spatial Planning

& Land Use Management Act (SPLUMA)

No.16 of 2013 and the Ndlambe Municipality

Spatial Planning and Land Use Management

By-law (2016), notice is hereby given that

the Ndlambe Municipal Planning Tribunal

is scheduled to take place on Wednesday,

31 August 2022 at 11H00 in the COUNCIL

CHAMBER, CAMPBELL STREET, and

PORT ALFRED.

NOTICE NR: 139/2022

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ACCOMMODATION

7020

Accomm. Off / Wtd

B & B IN WALMER,

PORT ELIZABETH.

ueuppeds

Jacky Holm 041 581 6308

or 083 495 2690

ADV R DUMEZWENI

18 August 2022 MUNICIPAL MANAGER

ESTATE LATE ANDREA MAGDALENA DORIS

MARLIS DE VRIES

IDENTITY NUMBER: 681008 0211 085

BORN ON THE 8TH OCTOBER 1968

WHO DIED ON THE 17TH AUGUST 2018

Of address 22 HARDS STREET, PORT ALFRED

MARRIED IN COMMUNITY OF PROPERTY TO

NICO JAN DE VRIES, ID NO 670311 5008 081

ESTATE NO: 3847/2018

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 PORT ALFRED ON THIS 18TH

DAY OF AUGUST 2022

GRIESEL & ASSOCIATES

39 CAMPBELL STREET

PORT ALFRED

6170

JJ GRIESEL/E KING

Help

Guide

AWNINGS, BLINDS AND

CARPORTS

The Shade Factor

Murray: 082 366 9878

BIKES & E-BIKES

SERVICE AND SALES

The Cycle Asylum

Tel: 046 624 8358 | 072 727 7382

COURIER SERVICES

L&W Couriers

Tel: 046 624 8043 | 072 711 0094

DSTV

Volcanik

Tel: 046 624 3630

ESTATE AGENTS

RE/MAX Kowie

Tel: 046 624 1110

ELECTRICIAN

JD Electrical

John Dacombe 083 276 4627

GAS SUPPLIES & SERVICES

LP Gaz Port Alfred

Tel: 046 624 8070 | 072 188 2633

Kowie Gas

Cell: 063 227 2438

OPTOMETRIST

D.M. Radue Optometrists

Tel: 046 624 4558

TYRES

Supa Quick

Tel: 046 624 4190

WATER TANK AND

GUTTER CLEANING

Rain Catchers

Warren: 076 315 6246


ROYAL PORT ALFRED

GOLF CLUB WEEKLY

R E S U LTS

DATE: Wednesday 10 August

2022

SPONSOR: KOWIE TOYOTA

COMPETITION: Better Ball

Stableford

No of Players: 74

Results: 1st: Norman

Phillips & Stuart Clarkson - 44

points

2nd: Philip Swanepoel & Andrew

van Zyl - 43 points

3rd: Jono Bradfield & Garry

Botha - 43 points c/o

Nearest the Pins: 6th:

sponsor Fishawayls/Debonairs:

Wian van Aswegen

8th: sponsor Efficient Insure:

GOLF

W E E K LY

Derek Sinclair

11th: sponsor Bram’s @ the 19th:

Dave Hoets

13th: sponsor The Firm: Barry

Scatterfield

The Firmest Drive 18th : sponsor

The Firm: Dave Hoets

Nearest for 2 on 1st: sponsor

Remax Kowie: Wian van

A sw e g e n

DAT E : Saturday 13 August 2022

No Competition

ROYAL PORT ALFRED

GOLF CLUB: LADIES

COMPETITION RESULTS

No competition due to weather

ROYAL PORT ALFRED

GOLF CLUB: 1820’S

COMPETITION RESULTS

No competitions due to weather

ROYAL PORT ALFRED

GOLF CLUB: KGB

R E S U LTS

Tuesday 9th August 2022

Due to heavy rains over the

weekend, the course was closed

and no KGB competition took

place.

Friday 12th August 2022

Grey skies and chilly conditions

were present to greet 31 players

that entered the Stableford

Alliance 2-scores-to-count

competition drawn in one 3-ball

and seven 4-balls.

Wet underfoot and with Hippo's

Bath still a pool to avoid after the

weekend weather blitz the 3-ball

of Guy Cash, Arnie Schultz and

Michael Collins claimed a worthy

winners spot with 81 (76+5)

points. Just behind, tied on 80

points, were Peter Longhurst, Rick

Hill, Mike Beaumont and Brian

Reid along with Keith Rugg, Tom

Tagg, Derick van Harmelen and

Heinz Czepluch.

Tony Halse, Pat Halse, Bob Shaw

and Fanie Smit scrambled to 69

points and the pride of the Hamer

& Sukkel residing on their table for

prize giving.

James Lobban with the sole birdie

on a par three, the 11th, took the

2-club pool for his covey.

Keith Rugg, consistent as ever,

shot an individual 70 nett, while

Arnie Schultz, leading his team to

victory, was player of the day with

his 69 nett.

ALEXANDRIA GOLF CLUB -

15 August 2022

It was a quiet week at the

Alexandria Golf Club with a small

field playing on Wednesday, in

good conditions, and then the rain

keeping players away on Saturday.

On Wednesday, Dave Nicoll

cleaned up in the Individual

Stableford competition on 33

points, with Pete Andrew second

on 31 points. The Jackpot holes

were shared by Dave and Leon

Naude.

A few intrepid souls braved the

rainy conditions on Saturday but

the actual competition was

cancelled.

The next golf day to look

forward to is the Diaz Angling

Club Day which will take place on

3 September. The format will be a

2 Ball American Scramble and the

cost will be R200 per player.

Bookings can be made by

contacting Hanli at the Club on

046-653-0207.

PORT ALFRED HIGH

SCHOOL Sports Report

15 August 2022

Jnr Netball vs Shaw Park -

Wednesday 10 August (Home)

U13 girls won 18-0

Jnr Boys Hockey vs Shaw Park –

Thursday 11 August (Home)

U13 boys won 3-1

Jnr Girls Hockey vs Grens –

Friday 12 August 2022 (Home)

U9 girls won 5-0

U11 girls won 6-1

U13 girls won 2-1

Snr Boys Hockey vs Graeme

College Friday 12 August (Away)-

Boys U16 vs Graeme College

U16 lost 2-0

Inter Schools Cross-Country -

Saturday 13th August (PE)

U17 Lithetha Gcume came 1st in

his race.

Founders weekend Sport vs De

Vos Malan – 13 August (Home)

(Sadly, all the netball matches

had to be cancelled due to the

rain and very slippery courts)

Girls Hockey

U13 won 7 - 0

2nd team won 4 - 1

1st team won 5 - 0

Boys Hockey

1st vs Old Boys drew 3 - 3

R u g by

U9 won 21 - 7

U11 won 15 - 12

U13 lost 12 - 32

U14 won 19 - 5

U15 won 27 - 19

2nd team drew 5 - 5

1st team won 18 – 0

Swimming – Madibaz Gala–

Sunday 14th August (PE)

Saffron and ScarlettTweedie

swam in the Madibaz gala.

Scarlett Tweedie won a bronze

medal for the 200m

/breaststroke.

MY BALL: Lithe Ndlebe in action at Founders Day at PAHS

READY TO RUMBLE

COOL KIT: Local professional former boxer

Mzwandile Sukuyeka who inspires

Masibambisane amateur boxers in Nemato,

donated tracksuits to the emerging young

boxers. Elated boxers, together with their

coach Monwabisi Hans, proudly wore their

tracksuits for a photograph. Picture: Supplied

CROQUET

CORNER

No croquet was played over the weekend due to all

the rain and wind and everything being

wa t e r l o g g e d .

Please remember to support the Music & Dance

Evening on Saturday 20 August at the Port Alfred

Bowls & Croquet Club. The Rock n Roll golden

oldies music will ensure a good party. Also a

reminder of the Club’s AGM on August 23 at 5pm.

KOWIE

STRIDERS

TIME TRIAL 09 08 2022

5KM RUN

Sticks Stiglingh 27:13

John Arnold 28:02

Alan Robb 28:14

Mike Nunan 29:10

Roy Spavins 30:32

Cynthia Toerien 33:25

5KM WALK

Billy Futter 64:00

3KM RUN

Lime Valuvalu 11:00

Lukhanyo Mafani 11:27

Inas Maneli 12:57

Alive Hetula 13:37

Sivenathi Hobana 16:32

Jonathan Steck 19:23

Matthew Steck 28:01

Marietjie Robb and Fur Babies 29:00

3KM WALK

Lesley Futter 32:00

Floss Howden 32:00

Eddie Wepener 37:10

In the Estate of the Late ASTHI ROSSOUW,

Identity No. 310526 0011 08 9 born 26 MAY

1931, who died on 10 JANUARY 2021, of 6A

KIEWIET STREET, BOESMANSRIVIERMOND,

6190, unmarried.

ESTATE NO: 000952/2021

The FIRST AND FINAL LIQUIDATION AND

DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT in the above Estate

of the High Court, GRAHAMSTOWN, and a

ALEXANDRIA for a period of twenty-one (21)

days from 19 August 2022.

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Estate No: 002194/2022

Surname: Brickhill

First names: Terrance Gordon James

Date of birth: 1938/05/15

Identity No: 3805155070088

Last address: Cottage 2B Damant Lodge 14, Pine

Lake, Port Alfred

Date of death: 2022/05/14

First names & surname of surviving spouse:

Gisela Brickhill

Date of birth: 1937/03/12

Identity No: 3703120062183

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Date: 19/08/2022

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given that a Full Ndlambe Local Council

meeting is scheduled to take place on

Tuesday, 30 August 2022 at 10h00 in the

Council chambers, Campbell Street, Port

Alfred.

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Tigers lose to

OC despite

strong defence

Final fixture played in cold, wet conditions

CHESLEY DANIELS

FOUNDERS DAY ACTION AT PAHS

SPORTING FUN:

Despite the rainy

weather, Port Alfred

High School sporting

activities went ahead in

full force for the

school’s Founders Day

weekend celebrations.

Photos by former learner,

E n t l e Te l e .

MINI BOKS: T h e re

was even rugby

action for the pre

primary learners on

S a t u rd a y.

Old Collegians (OC)

secured an injurytime

20-0 bonus point

win over Ndlambe Tigers in

their final fixture of the

EPRUSEDRU regional league

competition at the Oval in

Makhanda on Saturday. The

home side, which had also

been victorious agains Tigers in

their first round match, took a

15-0 lead at the break.

The contest was played in

good spirit and cold, wet

conditions. Both forward

packs took the ball up and

were in each other’s faces all

day. OC were under pressure

in the early stages but came

back strongly with their skilful

forwards who dominated at

scrum time and lineouts.

Their big number 8

Siyamthanda Wambi scored

the opening try in the 18th

minute of the first half when he

barged his way though a

couple of defenders in the lefthand

corner. Sinothando

Belwane added his name to the

scoresheet with a fine try in the

right-hand corner as OC took a

10-0 lead in the 24th minute.

The home side continued to

LEADING FROM THE FRONT: Ndlambe Tigers captain Ace

Sineli breaks through during a hard-fought battle against Old

Collegians in Makhanda on Saturday Picture: SUE MACLENNAN

attack and ran the ball from

their own half, putting the

visitors under pressure. A

fantastic try by scrum-half

Anele Maguma in the 32nd

minute brought the halftime

score to 15-0.

The second half saw Ti g e r s

launching a comeback with

their strong ball carries, but

they kept making crucial errors

close to the try line. They were

unlucky not to score in the

second half, given how often

they gained possession.

A defensive blunder in

injury time saw OC scoring the

bonus try through winger

Davien Douglas to hand them

a hard-fought 20-0 win. The

home side missed all their

kicks at goal, where they are

normally on target.

The Daniels MEDIA Man of

the Match went to Wa m b i ,

who was again brilliant in all

aspects of his game.

Unofficial SEDRU Log as at

August 13:

1. Rhodes - 64 (16)*

2. St Marks - 61 (16)*

3. Klipfontein - 57 (16)

4. Kowie United - 49 (16)

5. OC - 44 (16)

6. Swallows - 28 (16)

7. Ndlambe Tigers - 26 (16)

8. Rosebuds - 25 (16)

9. Wanderers - 0 (16)

HOLDING ON: Sanda Mhlauli, centre, in

action

STRIKE

FORCE:

Jorja

Walker, a

fast and

leading

goal scorer

ON THE RUN: Sino Mbece driving the ball

f o r w a rd

Kenton Bowling Club

Last Sunday night’s storm certainly

made itself felt with some

welcome rainfall of between 55

and 80mm being recorded in the

area. There were various reports

of damage from the very strong

easterly wind and some trees took

a hammering but fortunately our

club was left relatively untouched

by it all. The excellent drainage

on our greens prevented

waterlogging and it was only in

our braai area that runoff from the

gardens deposited a layer of sand

on the paving. Rodney and the

green's staff soon had that cleared

up.

National Women’s Day on

Tuesday saw a large number of

our bowlers, and some visitors,

turn out for a great afternoon on

the rinks. There was a chill in the

air that had us putting on and

taking off jackets every few

minutes but the social get-together

in the club afterwards warmed us

up. This month’s Dias Jackpot

matches took place on

Wednesday afternoon and it was

great having Tony Usher and

Andrew Murray of Dias Insurance

join us afterwards for some

refreshments. There were some

big scores this time and the

winners on the day were Wickus

van Schalkwyk, Johan Grobler

and Neville Emslie.

The club hosted a get together

in honour of Ollie Davis on Friday

morning and a large number of

friends gathered there after the

BOWLS BANTER

memorial service and reminisced

about the good times and fun that

they’d had with Ollie over the

ye a r s .

At the usual social that

evening the only draw that was

done was the PT Lockdown Meat

Draw and the winner this week

was Rodney Austin. Cecelia had

been busy in the kitchen and

made delicious mince and

vetkoek for those who had put in

orders for them.

This coming Friday is PT Trips

so make sure your team is entered

and put your name down on the

list if you’re wanting to play.

Port Alfred Bowling Club

One Saturday after tabs-in, Ed –

short for Edna – asked if she could

make an announcement. Given

the nod she climbed upon a chair

and told all fellow bowlers that

she would like to play the winner

of the senior women’s singles and

pay an amount of money

according to how many shots she

lost by.

Many perhaps thought it was

the wine talking. But true her

word and during the recent ladies’

open singles play-off in which Ed

played, she came up against the

seniors winner, Lynda Schoning.

After brief discussion, the two

agreed the money game would be

on. Ed went down 21-17 and

promptly said she would pay the

club R840 meaning R210 for

every end she lost. Wow, many

thanks Ed and what a star you are.

Talking of singles, the final of

the ladies’ open singles was held

yesterday (Wednesday) between

Jenny Frost and Lynda with the

winner to be published in next

week’s column.

On Tuesday this week the final

of the men’s drawn trips was

staged with Hein Strombeck

(skip), Bill Wragg and Nick

Oosthuizen coming up against

Brian McLean (skip), Jim Haswell

and Fred Stowe. The outcome will

also be published later.

It was really nice to see club

member Dallas Kowie, who

suffered a stroke several months

ago and his wife Helen, on the

green throwing a few bowls. Great

to see you back on the green

Dallas.

Due to the rain last Saturday,

the Guido’s-sponsored afternoon

was called off with no bowls

played but will be played soon.

Live music will be staged at the

club this coming Saturday, an

event organised by the bowls and

tennis club which is just a hop,

skip and jump away. It is sure to be

well supported.

The next day, Sunday, will see

the final trials being held at the

Port Alfred BC to finalise the three

Eastern Areas Mini-Districts teams

which will be announced after the

final games. Good luck to Trevor

Frost, Hein, Stuart McDougall,

Lenny Clarke and Brian who have

made themselves available for

selection.

Lastly, Hein was invited to

attend the Eastern Province trials

last weekend, so hold thumbs all.

Kowie Bowling Club

With most of the Ndlambe region

being drenched with over 120mm

of heavy rains during the weekend

of the 6th and 7th of August, all

our greens ended up being

flooded, and were forced into a

temporary resting period to dry

out before any bowling could take

place. This also left our club

kitchen and main lounging area

full of water and mud. A big

thank you to all the club members

who came down and assisted in

the mopping up process that took

place inside the club after the

flooding.

After 4 full days of sunny

weather, Thursday saw our

greenkeeper give the thumbs up

for play on the “B” green.

Surprisingly, only a handful of

members put their tabs in to play.

After a gallant after tea turn

around, Jack Wiid and his team of

Mike Ryan and Ruth Walker made

up a huge shot difference, to pip

Peter May, Bugs Wilmot and Rob

Turner at the post to take home the

bragging rights for the afternoon.

WATER EVERYWHERES: Kowie Bowling Club’s flooded "A"

green on Monday 8 August, after more than 120mm overnight

rain during a storm in the early hours. Picture: SUPPLIED

After a good trim and a roll on

Friday afternoon, the sunny

conditions allowed the “C” green

to be used for a “bounce”

competition. The afternoon was

narrowly won by Jacques Krige,

John Knepsheld, Michael van der

Sandt and Ronel Hough.

The rest of the weekend was

restricted to “no play” due to more

rain which the Ndlambe area

welcomed with open arms.

Other areas were less fortunate

with the amount of rain received

which allowed six of our

members, Jackie and Megan Kriel,

Evie Swanepoel, Steve Minnaar,

Denny Richardson and Jason

Prince to travel to Gqeberha for

the EP squad trials at the Westview

bowling club.

As promised from last week’s

report here are some points to

ponder regarding basic bowling

etiquette.

● Do not comment or complain

when the opposition gets a good

result from a fluke shot.

● Don’t say “Well played” wh e n

your team gets a BLATANT fluke

shot. Of course emotions are

sometimes uncontrollable, but

admit a fluke shot openly from

both sides.

● Do not say “thank you” if your

opponent gives an unplanned shot

away. Rather say “bad luck”.

● Excuse for bad play should not

be blamed on the condition of the

greens, wind or other weather

conditions. These conditions are

the same for all players.

Talk 18 August 2022

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