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Boat comes in for Port Alfred

Rowing event

a huge success

FAITH QINGA

Two thrilling finals in the RMB

U n ive r s i t i e s ’ Boat Race and a

prizegiving to remember

crowned three days of hard

rowing and serious fun last

weekend. The prize for Port

Alfred was an event that

confirmed the town’s reputation

as a safe, fun destination.

Following a two-year break

due to the Covid-19 lockdown

restrictions, the boat race

returned to the Kowie River last

weekend.

This year’s festival was

hosted by Rhodes University

under the joint custodianship of

two Round Table clubs, Round

Table Port Alfred 177 and

Round Table Alex/Kenton 210.

The service organisation’s

history with the event goes back

to 2019 when the festival was

last held and they were roped in

at the 11th hour to save it.

“Before 2019, it was

arranged by an events company

from outside Port Alfred, said

Round Table chair JP de Klerk.

“In 2019, catastrophic

planning failures resulted in the

near-total collapse of the event.

“Having little to work with

and no time to work in, Round

Table managed to host it safely,

securely and profitably,” he said.

Th a t ’s now water under the

bridge and from Thursday to

Saturday last week, university

rowing clubs from across SA

provided a thrilling sight as they

tested their mettle on the Kowie.

Port Alfred Business Forum

ch a i r Clinton Millard confirmed

the historic regatta’s importance

to the town.

“We see a massive injection

of income coming into the town

for the three days that they’re

here. Accommodation is full,

the shops are well looked after

and it gives the opportunity for

service organisations to host

events where they raise money

for charity,” Millard said.

“It’s great to see and it’s

definitely something that we

want to see more of coming

t h r o u g h .”

That income, according to

De Klerk, is in the region of R3m

spent in Ndlambe. He said all

the profits generated at the event

were used to promote Round

Ta b l e ’s aims to continue helping

various projects, as well as

donating to the community

within the Ndlambe area.

“It is our aim, among others,

to develop and support the

communities in which we live,”

he said.

Breaking down the numbers,

De Klerk said the set-up costs of

the event were between

R200,000 and R250,000.

“Ninety percent of this

money is spent within the

Ndlambe area,” De Klerk said.

The only money spent that

would be leaving the town was

on some celebrity DJs, a tent

supplier from Makhanda and a

Gqeberha company specialising

in a unique on-tap product for

the customers at the event.

“Everything else is local.”

De Klerk said in the past, all

infrastructure, stock and money

spent had been taken out of

area.

“All profits made were taken

out of the area. That is not what

this town needs.”

With the rowers in town a

full week or more before the

races, and some teams coming

down over weekends ahead of

the event, JP shared the

following estimate of the

financial benefits to the town.

● Accommodation: R600,000

– R800,000 ( 300 rowers,

partners and staff; around 500

parents; and 2,000 supporters

each spending an average of

R100 per person per night);

● Fuel sales: R250,000 (almost

every car leaving Ndlambe will

need to be filled up again, as

well as the boats used by the

teams prior to the race and the

boats used during the race);

● Shops and restaurants: R2m

(supermarkets, chemists, liquor

stores, repairs, restaurants and at

the festival).

“Th a t ’s an estimated R3m

spent in Ndlambe for the rowing

event and Boat Race Festival,”

De Klerk said.

Asked what the highlight of

the event was, De Klerk said

there were many.

“The business partnerships

we have created with the

various sponsors and partners;

receiving numerous

compliments about people in

our community; and the fact

that students and spectators

could come together in a safe

environment and enjoy

t h e m s e l ve s ,” he said.

Round Table thanked the

town and the residents who

tolerated the loud music over

the two nights.

“It’s a little discomfort for all,

but worth it knowing everyone

was kept safe and looked after.”

Nine universities took part in

the A,B and C divisions and the

HERITAGE CELEBRATION

University of Pretoria beat the

University of Cape Town by one

length over the 6km course in

the men’s A division.

The thrilling men’s and

wo m e n ’s finals on Saturday

afternoon saw the University of

Pretoria (Tuks) and the

University of Cape Town

battling it out.

Men’s winners were Tuks in

17:40.51 and the Tuks women’s

team won in 14:36.44.

Locals Rhodes A men and

women finished fourth overall,

with the University of

Johannesburg getting a threeminute

lead on the women, and

one minute on the men. Visit

Talk of the Town’s website for a

photo gallery and full results.

BEAUTIFULLY DRESSED: Royal St Andrew’s Hotel staff getting into the spirit ahead of Heritage Day on Saturday September 24,

back from left, are Luvuyo Norongwana, Nombulelo GIlasi, Lindiwe Zono and , front from left, Bonelwa Siyolo, Asanda Dike, Tumi

Payi and Ntosh Ntlokwana. Picture: SUE MACLENNAN

Ndlambe Music Festival in limbo

TK MTIKI

Accommodation establishments

as well as the retail sector and

local SMMEs benefit during the

annual Port Alfred Summer

Festival, with the Ndlambe

Music Festival a highlight.

Councillors were reminded

of this in a report in the agenda

for the Ndlambe Council

meeting on August 30.

In addition, the music

festival gives local artists an

opportunity to share the stage

with national artists and

establish networks for their

future growth and development.

The event – and Ndlambe’s

economy – was hit hard by the

Covid-19 lockdown and

stakeholders across the board

look forward to its revival.

But for the first time, a

second bidder has stepped into

the ring. And to complicate

matters, the festival will be

named according to which

bidder wins.

There are two bidders for the

2022 event and the

recommendation to council was

that both proposals be

considered.

One is from Lutifusion Pty

Ltd and the other is from NJH

Group Pty Ltd.

In an unusual move, neither

proposal was included in the

agenda because of concerns by

NJH over protection of their

concept.

Both companies are

involved in a range of

enterprises.

Makhanda-based Lutifusion

is a past organiser of the

Ndlambe Music Festival.

Donating uniforms, school

shoes and sanitary towels to

primary schoolchildren in

Ndlambe from the proceeds of

the music festival was part of

Lutifusion’s social responsibility

commitment, the agenda report

noted.

Lutifusion, a regular

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MPs zone in on Makana

Stakeholders get

to air issues

SUE MACLENNAN

Makana Municipality needs

its own “Zondo

Commission”. That was

one of the calls made to members of

parliament during their visit to

Makhanda last weekend.

Disrupted schooling, serious

health hazards and the increasing

difficulty of operating businesses in

Makhanda were some of the

consequences of Makana

Municipality’s long-running

dysfunction, the MPs were told.

Almost a decade after the

municipality was put under

administration for the first time,

jaded community leaders pointed

out that numerous interventions and

interactions had failed to restore

Makana and its economic engine,

Makhanda, to a functional state.

This emerged during day two of

a three-day visit focused on Makana

Municipality by parliament’s

Cooperative Governance Portfolio

Committee.

The MPs arrived as Stage 6 loadshedding

was announced for the

nation and after parts of Makhanda

had been without water for close to

a week.

“We are coming here because

there are a number of municipalities

with repeat disclaimers across the

country. How far can we allow this

to go on?” the committee’s

chairperson Fikile Xasa said at the

start of a session where civic

organisations and education and

business stakeholders had been

invited to present their concerns.

“If we say we don’t want this to

go on, what has to be done?”

The answers from the

stakeholders were unequivocal.

Makhanda Business Forum

chairperson Richard Gaybba

emphasised g ove r n m e n t ’s role wa s

to create an environment conducive

to economic growth so businesses

could create jobs.

Quoting verbatim from the

Makana intervention plan drafted by

then administrator Pam Yako, dated

November 28 2014, Gaybba listed

EXPECT CONSEQUENCES: Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance chairperson,

left, Fikile Xasa, speaking during consultations with civil society stakeholders. The meeting at the

Monument was part of the MPs’ three-day visit to the municipality. Picture: SUE MACLENNAN

FIKILE XASA

Makana’s challenges in

infrastructure, governance,

institutional and finance.

“Almost eight years later we are

still discussing those same

ch a l l e n g e s ,” Gaybba said. “All while

under constitutional interventions.”

Makana has had one qualified

and three successive disclaimer

audits over the past four financial

years. The 2021-22 audit noted

“substantial harm and material

irregularity findings. Unauthorised

expenditure alone in 2020/21

amounted to more than R100m.”

Gaybba outlined multiple

administrative interventions

beginning with Yako in 2014 and

several high-level delegations to

Makana, including the 2021

roasting of officials and councillors

by Parliament’s Standing Committee

on Public Accounts (Scopa).

He noted five significant court

cases against the municipality since

2015 related to: non-compliance at

the landfill site; the municipal debt

owed to Eskom and the threatened

cut-off; the sanitation system and

raw sewage spillages; and solid

waste management.

In 2021, the UPM sought to

dissolve the council in terms of

Section 139c of the Constitution.

“In every one of these cases the

court ordered adverse judgments,”

Gaybba said. “In all but one case

Makana has failed to comply fully

with the orders granted.

“We are of the view that doing

the same thing will produce the

same results,” Gaybba said.

Ensuring Makana’s leadership

was held accountable was key.

“Makana has so much going for

it. This could truly be the jewel of

the Eastern Cape,” Gaybba said.

“This resource is simply going to

waste, primarily due to its

dy s f u n c t i o n .” The Ethiopian

Episcopal Church’s Archbishop

Nkosinathi Ngesi urged MPs to

establish a “Zondo Commission” to

look into state capture at local

government level.

“It will cost a lot but will

ultimately save more,” he said.

National Arts Festival CEO

Monica Newton, whose

organisation hosted the event, said

their constructive engagement with

councillors and municipal officials

was alive and well and that Makana

was correctly prioritising township

d e ve l o p m e n t .

Would heads finally roll? Talk of

the Town asked Xasa in a one-onone

interview.

“We will not tolerate these

repeat disclaimers,” Xasa said. “And

it’s not good enough to have

someone just explain them.

“The Municipal Finance

Management Act legislates specific

responsibilities for municipal

managers and chief financial

officers.

“There are laws with clear

consequences, and there will be

c o n s e q u e n c e s ,” Xasa told Talk of the

Tow n .

M U LT I S ECU R I T Y

CRIME REPORT

Multi Security crime report for the week

Monday to Sunday, September 12-18:

Monday 9am, Wharf Street: a client

phoned in and reported outside lights

stolen. Armed response attended.

Monday 10.30am, Park Road: Armed

response attended to a panic signal and

reported a positive break-in. SAPS also

attended.

Monday 12.30pm, Campbell Street:

Armed response requested for shoplifting

incident. Armed response and SAPS

attended.

Monday 2pm, Albany Road: Armed

response requested by client who phoned

in reporting suspects stealing roof

sheeting. SAPS informed.

Monday 7.30pm, Van Der Riet Street:

Vehicle stolen from parking area. SAPS

attended and a case opened.

Tuesday 7.54am, corner of York and

Alfred roads: Armed response requested

for fire. Armed response attended and

chased away the culprits. Fire control

arrived and managed to extinguish the

fire.

Wednesday 4.29pm, Alfred Road:

Client phoned in requesting Armed

response after suspects jumped over

fence, stole a few items and ran off.

Armed response attended and patrolled

the area. SAPS attended and a case was

opened.

Wednesday 6.48pm, Ferndale Road:

Armed response attended to call

regarding a positive break-in. Reported

copper pipes stolen.

Thursday 23.35pm, Bathurst Street:

Client phoned in, reported outside tap

stolen. Armed response attended.

Thursday 9.15pm, Southwell Road:

Armed response attended to panic signal.

Client reported unwanted person on site.

Armed response patrolled the area.

Friday 1.40am, Runeli Drive: Armed

response attended to panic signal,

reported suspects stealing electric cables

from the premises. SAPS informed.

Friday 4.30pm, Oriole Road: Client

phoned in, reported a spotlight had been

stolen and she needed SAPS assistance.

Armed response and SAPS attended.

Sunday 2.30am, Main Street: Armed

response attended to alarm signal and

reported positive break-in.

Sunday 3.50am, Albany Road: Armed

response and SAPS attended to positive

break-in.

Sunday 11.20am, Henry Street: Armed

response and SAPS attended to positive

break-in.

Water outages in Port Alfred and Bathurst

TOTT REPORTER

A burst pipe in the Port Alfred CBD on

Sunday afternoon 18 September saw

residents still without water on Monday,

while repairs were under way.

Meanwhile, residents in Bathurst said

they had been without water for several

weeks.

Talk of the Town asked Ndlambe

Municipality what the problems were

and when they would be resolved.

Spokesperson Cecil Mbolekwa said on

M o n d ay :

Port Alfred CBD:

The ageing infrastructure and the old

asbestos pipes are currently giving us

challenges in terms of water supply. The

team has finished with repairs and the

CBD should have water this evening.

Bathurst:

A pump breakdown has resulted in

water outages. Last weekend’s rains

made it difficult for technicians to do the

repairs because the (dirt) road leading to

the pump station is very dangerous and

s l i p p e r y.

“We are pumping, but the water

levels keep on dropping due to the pump

b r e a k d ow n .”

He said they were expecting the

service provider to be on site soon to do

repairs.

Adding to Bathurst’s water difficulties

was the continuing drought, Mbolekwa

said.

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Two bidders to

vie for festival

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contractor with Makana

Municipality, is also staging the

Makana Music Festival at JD

Dlepu Stadium in Joza,

Makhanda, in December.

Demonstrating the range of

Lutifusion’s business interests,

for example, was the 2021

hiring from the company of a

jetting machine (for unblocking

sewers) last year, at a cost of

R120,000, through an

emergency procurement

process.

NJH Group is likewise

involved in various business

activities that include

construction, food distribution

and security.

Siyabonga Hendricks

confirmed to Talk of the Town

that he is the sole owner of NJH

Group, which has its offices in

Rosehill Mall in Port Alfred.

In August, Lutifusion’s

Siyabulela “Ivy” Madyo issued a

media release announcing he

would be hosting not the

Ndlambe Music Festival, but

Ecawa Music Festival, on

December 24. Ecawa is the

isiXhosa name for Port Alfred.

In the media release dated

August 15, Litifusion noted its

successful tender in 2018 to

facilitate and co-ordinate the

Ndlambe Music Festival as a

joint venture between the

department of sports, recreation

arts & culture, Ndlambe Local

Municipality and the Sarah

Baartman District.

After facilitating the event for

three years, however, Madyo

said Lutifusion had become

aware that the name Ndlambe

Music Festival was registered

under a different owner.

“This owner took it to

himself to trademark the name

Ndlambe Music Festival in the

year 2019 while the festival was

already under our facilitation as

Lutifusion.

“According to our

knowledge, the owner has never

been appointed to facilitate the

festival before.

“We are changing our

festival name to Ecawa Music

Fe s t iva l ,” Lutifusion said.

“Any event advertised/

marketed under the name

Ndlambe Music Festival will not

be under our facilitation.”

Hendricks confirmed to Talk

of the Town that he owned the

trademark name Ndlambe

Music Festival. “Anyone who

used that name to raise funds for

a music festival would be

committing fraud,” he said.

In the August 30 meeting,

councillors agreed the matter be

referred to the executive and

that after examining both

proposals, mayor Khululwa

Ncamiso would report back to

council.

Ndlambe on Wednesday

issued notice of an Excco

meeting scheduled for Friday

September 23, at which the

matter would be decided.

The event was funded to the

tune of R90,000 in December

2021. For the 2022 edition,

R150,000 has been budgeted.

Emphasising the economic

benefits of the event to the

community, ward 5 councilor

Mzwandile Sweli suggested the

funding for the event be

increased. PR councillor Xolisa

Runeli agreed, saying the event

deserved strong support from

the municipality.

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Lions bring roar of relief for SPCA

Donation a

necessity

FAITH QINGA

The Port Alfred Lions Club

brought much needed

relief to the SPCA with the

donation of a washing machine

last Wednesday, September 14.

The SPCA only had one

washing machine that is thirdhand

and on the brink of

collapse.

The local SPCA branch,

based in Station Hill, provides

medical care and vaccination

for stray animals, covering the

area from Nanaga to Hamburg.

It attends to domestic

animals as well as livestock, and

even sea species and wildlife.

However, to do its vital

work, the NPO needs to run

various fundraisers.

Lions Club project convener,

Iain Macrae, said the club’s

members had identified that the

local SPCA was in need of a

new washing machine and were

glad to be able to assist by

donating a Speed Queen topl

o a d e r.

“It’s impossible to not have a

washing machine in a place that

has a large amount of blankets

to wash in a day,” he said.

“It is well-known that almost

every household has one, two

or more pets at their home, be it

cats, dogs, birds, fish, snakes,

you name it.

“Without the SPCA being

MUCH NEEDED: SPCA administration manager Forbes Coutts receives the Lions Club donation of a washing machine and first

aid kit from Lions Gail Turner, Alec Mckeriow, Iain Macrae, Max Stander and Mike Newlands. Picture: FAITH QINGA

available as a small animal

pound and caring for all animals

including livestock, wild

animals and even sea species

such as fish and seals, there

would be chaos,” Macrae said.

The club’s donation was also

accompanied by a first aid kit

for animals.

Lion Rob Brunette donated

the washing machine, which

was overhauled and repaired by

Hans Veldman.

Lions Club president, Max

Stander, expressed his

appreciation to both Lions for

their efforts.

The SPCA’s administration

manager, Forbes Coutts, said the

donation could not have come

at a better time because their

washing machine was on the

brink of collapse.

“We have to wash all

blankets and towels for dogs

and cats for hygiene purposes.

“Effectively, the machine

operates for six days a week,

only resting on a Sunday,” he

said.

SPCA manager Lisa Nyaya

said: “We have an average of 50

animals a week passing through

the SPCA. We were looking at

having to buy a new machine

that would have cost R20,000.

“By getting this machine

donated means we can use that

money to purchase drugs and

medical supplies for our clinic

and surgery to keep the

sterilisation and va c c i n a t i o n

programmes going and keep

attending to sick and injured

a n i m a l s .”

The SPCA’s fundraising

efforts includes a thrift shop at

its Station Hill property where

any used or new items, clothes,

books and so on donated are

sold to generate income.

Anyone who would like to

donate items for the thrift shop,

or for more information, please

can contact the SPCA on

046-624- 1919.

Foto

First

closes

TK MTIKI

After providing their

services for many years,

Foto First in Heritage Mall

is closing its doors this

month. A clothing and

shoes store is expected to

take over the space. Store

owner David Angelo

confirmed that the store is

closing.

For services such as ID

photos and driver’s

licence photos, residents

will now need to go to

PostNet and Leach

Pharmacy in town.

Rotary Toy

Drive

The Rotary Club of Port

Alfred is appealing to

residents to continue

dropping off donations of

educational toys for kids

of all ages at the

reception of Pam Golding

Properties offices at

Rosehill Mall. So far, one

box of toys has been

donated for children in

need. The toy drive runs

until Sunday, October 15.

For more information,

please contact Carol

Oliver on 083-441-4262.



EDITORIAL

OPINION

Mayor’s car

debated;

book famine

judgment

PA POWER

Ray Oliver, Carol

Oliver and Ros

Parker of Rotary

Port Alfred brave

mist and a chilly

wind at their

mountaintop

water table.

during the GBS

Mutual Bank

Mountain Drive

Marathon in

Makhanda on 17

September 2022.

Picture: SUE

MACLENNAN

The mayor will be downgrading her

wheels because the R700,000 limit

placed on spending on a m ayo ra l

vehicle does not take into account the

20% increase in the cost of the vehicle she

currently drives.

Last week’s special council meeting to

deliberate on what to spend on the official car

was informed that the current mayoral vehicle

was bought five years ago.

However, it has become unreliable with

numerous mechanical problems.

The procurement of vehicles for public

office bearers is governed by the Municipal

Cost Containment regulations, gazetted in

2019 by then finance minister Tito Mboweni.

The DA argued that a lot had happened in

the market between 2016 and 2022, and that a

mayoral car cheaper than R700,000 should be

p u rch a s e d .

In his report for the agenda, the municipal

manager noted that as an indicator, the price of

a vehicle similar to the previously acquired car

for the mayor, a base Audi 4x4 Q5, had

increased by almost 20% since the 2019 cost

containment regulations were gazetted.

Six council members voted against buying a

mayoral vehicle worth R700,000, while nine

voted in favour.

The Municipal Finance Management Act of

2003 sets out quite clearly what a local

government is allowed to spend money on.

The Municipal Cost Containment

Regulations gazetted in 2019 by M b ow e n i

were an extension of what was already there.

At the time, National Treasury emphasised

that every municipality should have its own

council-approved cost containment policy as

part of its budget.

The MFMA (2003) regulations put a ceiling

on the value of a vehicle that can be bought by

a municipality for its mayor to use.

This is part of the cost containment

measures built into the MFMA.

The National Treasury explains that this isn’t

to obligate political office bearers to use public

transport or other modes of transport, but rather

“to ensure expenditure in this regard is

reasonable and balanced against the service

delivery needs and priorities of the

municipality”.

We hope that’s what councillors were

taking into account.

Breaking news from rights organisation

Section 27 is that the 1978 Copyright Act was

on Thursday declared unconstitutional insofar

as it violates the rights of people who are blind

or visually impaired.

In a summary sent to stakeholders, Section

27, which campaigned under the banner “End

the book famine”, said the judgment came into

effect immediately.

Government has to fix its’

unconstitutionality within 24 months and the

Department of Trade, Industry and Competition

(DTIC) is to pay Section 27’s legal costs.

Braille advocate and Talk of the Town “Able

Beyond 20/20” columnist, Pasha Alden, will be

commenting on reactions to the judgment by

the visually impaired community. — This

we e k ’s editorial by TK Mtiki and Sue

Maclennan

The power of museums

The South African Museums

Association hosts an annual

national conference, and

the edition for 2022

adopted the theme of

International Museums

Day: ‘The Power of

Museums’. This trend in

thinking is topical for

museums in SA as they

continue to reimagine

themselves in response to

the demands of changing

social and ecological

climates.

A key factor that affects

the power of museums is

their agency. Agency is the

capacity of an individual or

an institution to guide their

own actions and more

importantly, to have

impacts on people. One of

museums’ most important

responsibilities is to make

peoples’ lives better in

some way, and it is a

museum’s agency that

enables it to carry out this

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

When we talk about the

agency of museums, we

thus talk about the extent to

which museums have the

power to improve people’s

l ive s .

There is little point in

preserving memory if we

don’t make use of it to help

improve the present.

For museums to be

Training week 2 is 6 hours

and is intended to build

endurance and strength.

This is base training - “time

in the saddle”. You may

switch the days around to

suit you. Make sure you

have adequate recovery

between each session.

Adding more hours to your

training volume will

increase your

performance.

Week 1’s programme

in the 15 September

edition of Talk of the Town

included important

information about general

training principles and

sustainable, whether it be

environmentally, socially or

economically, they must

have agency, because

without agency museums

can have no relevance. If

museums are not relevant,

then how can they hope to

be sustainable? Agency

leads to relevance, and

relevance leads to

s u s t a i n a b i l i t y.

South African museums

today typically focus on

equality, inclusivity, and the

telling of hidden histories as

they work to redress the

imbalances of our history.

There is a further layer of

complexity to this work,

however, and one that

museums tend to overlook:

the deep connections

between social and

environmental justice.

These connections are ever

more significant as we look

for ways to resolve the

global social-ecological

crisis. If museums shift their

thinking towards justice as a

social-ecological

phenomenon, this offers

fresh potential for them to

create agency and

relevance, and thus

s u s t a i n a b i l i t y.

The root of the

separation of social justice

from ecological justice in

museum work lies in the

terminology. If you missed

it, fill yourself in here:

h t t p s : / / b i t . l y / G 2 C t ra i n i n g

The Zero to Hero

training programme

comes from the team at

Cycle Asylum in Port

Alfred. It’s based on a rider

aiming to complete the

75km race in three and a

half hours. Every week,

find your programme for

the coming week’s training

OPEN MIC

TOM JEFFERY

17th century philosophy of

Rene Descartes. Descartes

was a radical in his own

time, but his approach is no

longer suited to ours. He

saw culture and nature as

fundamentally divided, and

the persistence into modern

times of this philosophical

dualism has created the two

broad types of museum

with which we’re all

familiar: cultural museums,

and science museums. The

two tend to operate

separately, and this

philosophical artefact has

thus created a museum

practice that separates

social justice from

ecological justice. This

division restricts museums’

responses to complex

problems that reach across

philosophical and

disciplinary divisions, such

as climate change, land use

in Talk of the Town. The

BUCO G2C mountain

bike race from Makhanda

to Port Alfred takes place

on 6 November 2022.

Monday Rest

Tuesday (1 hour riding

time)

Over flat terrain aim to

ride at 50-60% of your

maximum heart rate, or

Zone 2

Get in 10 minutes in

and ownership to name but

a few of the serious and

complex challenges we

face today.

Historically, the

separation of culture from

nature and the division of

people from the

environment supported

colonial ambition because

it justified exploitation of

“lesser” peoples, who were

classified as “n a t u ra l ” ra t h e r

than human, and

exploitation of the

environment, which was

classified as a resource to

be used to finance and

support the colonial power.

To d ay ’s governance

systems continue to rely on

the dualist hierarchy to

justify their ongoing

exploitation, or

colonisation, of people and

of ecological systems, and

national policy frameworks

reflect the exploitative

attitudes that dominate

globally. The dualism of

museums, and their

separation of social from

ecological justice,

ultimately supports the

injustice of today’s capitalist

systems, or at the very least,

diminishes the potential for

museums to critique these

systems.

Museums need new

ways to think about the

Zero to hero G2C week 2

Zone 3

Wednesday (1 hour

including warm-up and

c o o l - d ow n )

No planned base

training but get in 8 x 10-

second sprints at your max

(warm up first and cool

down afterwards).

Thursday (1.5 hours riding

time)

Over flat terrain aim to

ride at 50-60% of your

maximum heart rate, or

Zone 2

Get in 2 x 10 minutes

in Zone 3

Friday Rest

Saturday (1 hour riding

complexities of their

context. They need new

philosophical perspectives

that draw together social

and ecological justice and

that disrupt traditional ways

of thinking and working.

Museums cannot rely on

policy to drive these

changes. Transformation

towards a focus on socialecological

justice can come

about more rapidly if

museum workers

themselves take action.

Exhibition projects can cut

across the artificial divide

between social and

ecological justice and focus

on peoples’ l ive d

experience of the

challenges they endure

today. If museum workers’

develop social-ecological

approaches to practice that

are in tune with the

complex challenges that we

face, then they help ensure

that museums are relevant,

that they have agency, and

thus that they are

sustainable.

— Dr Tom Jeffery, is the

Principal Curator, Amazwi

South African Museum of

Literature. He won the Fitz

Simons award for best

paper on this topic at the

2022 South African

Museums Association

National Conference.

time)

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Macular degeneration won’t cause blindness

Macular degeneration (MD)

or ARMD (age related

macular degeneration) occurs

when the tissue in the back of

the eye responsible for fine

detailed vision deteriorates.

The health of the macula

determines our ability to read,

recognise faces, drive, watch

television, use a computer

and perform any other task

requiring us to see fine detail.

This loss of detail only

occurs in the central area of

our visual field, and does not

cause total blindness.

Wet macular degeneration

progresses over a very short

period of time and usually

leads to more serious vision

loss.

Dry macular degeneration,

which is more common,

progresses very slowly.

Severity ranges from a total

loss of central vision to only

slight distortions.

Signs and Symptoms

Loss of vision from agerelated

macular degeneration

is usually slow and painless.

In rare cases, vision loss can

be sudden. Early signs include

shadowy areas in your central

vision or unusually fuzzy or

distorted vision. Other

possible signs are:

● Slow recovery of visual

function after exposure to

bright light.

● Visual clarity drastically

decreasing.

● Trouble discerning colours.

● A loss in contrast

s e n s i t iv i t y.

● Distorted vision, in which a

grid of straight lines appears

wavy and parts of the grid

may appear blank. (You may

first notice this when looking

at things like blinds in a home

or telephone poles while

driving. There may also be

central shadows or missing

areas of vision).

Test yourself!

You can use an Amsler

grid to map the progression of

macular degeneration

yourself. Visit your

optometrist to get one or

download one from here:

h t t p s : / / b i t . l y / A m s l e r G r i d TOT T

Follow the instructions

and lock your focus on the

central spot during the entire

test.

Causes and Risks

● Ageing: Significant vision

loss accompanying more

advanced forms of AMD

increases from fewer than 1%

among people in their 60s to

more than 15% among

people in their 90s.

● Obesity and

inactivity: Those who perform

vigorous activity at least three

times weekly reduce their risk

of developing advanced

A M D.

● H e r e d i t y.

● High blood pressure

( hy p e r t e n s i o n ) .

● Smoking, a major AMD

risk factor.

● Medicine side effects.

Tre a t m e n t

Macular degeneration by

itself will not lead to total

blindness. In almost all cases,

some vision remains, mainly

peripheral. There is as yet no

outright cure but some

treatments may delay its

progression or even improve

vision. Treatment depends on

the stage and type.

Some studies have

suggested a diet that includes

fish which contain high

amounts of omega-3 fatty

acids, such as salmon, may

help prevent AMD or reduce

the risk of its progression.

Other studies have shown that

supplements containing

lutein and zeaxanthin

increase the density of

pigments in the macula

associated with protecting the

eyes from AMD.

L ow vision devices can

help with mobility and

specific visual tasks if you

develop MD.

Your eyecare practitioner

can advise you and show you

how to monitor its

progression. If you have been

diagnosed with MD, you

should have your eyes

checked at least once a year.

— Content courtesy

Kenton Optometrists

(w w w. ke n t o n o p t o m . c o . z a )

FAITH QINGA

Nomzamo Secondary

School was one of two

schools that benefitted

from the Stance4Charity drive

on Thursday, September 15. The

toiletries donation was handed

over by Stance Cars

representatives, Kaylin Prince

and Keanen Hendricks. Their

first handover was at Port Alfred

Junior Secondary School in

Station Hill.

Stance4Charity founder, Kurt

Solomon describes the

organisation as a passion project

where kids, teenagers and even

adults share their passion of

“pimping” their cars with

dropped suspension and

expensive rims, showing off

their mechanical talents,

graphics and engineering

talents. When the non-profit

organisation (NPO) hosts their

annual events, it brings together

friends and strangers creating

lifetime friendships and

sometimes friends even become

family as well, he said.

Solomon said” “Stance is all

about giving back to the

community. We do this because

we have a passion for it. This

way we can show the young

generation that there’s more to

life than gangsterism and

d r u g s .”

Solomon said hosting events

kept the kids off the streets and

away from getting involved with

criminal activities. “The events

inspire kids to one day build

their cars or even help them

build their dreams of owning a

stance car one day. Stance

brings unity to the communities.

It brings peace and there will

always be friendliness among

the Stance community,” he said.

“If you had to go see a 16

CHARITY

DRIVE: Grateful

pupils of

Nomzamo

Secondary

School received

toiletries

donated by

S t a n c e 4 C h a r i t y.

Handing over the

donation are

Kaylin Prince and

KeanenHendricks.

Picture: FAITH

QINGA

Stance4Charity donates

toiletries to local schools

year old that’s busy working on

his car to make it look nice for

stance you would actually see

how happy they are.

“Even if it means winning a

prize at an event keeps them

motivated at all times.”

The initiative was registered

as an NPO in 2020 as a way to

give back to the community and

lend a helping hand where

needed. The benefitting schools

for this charity drive received

eight boxes of sanitary towels

and three boxes of deodorants

for the schools’ pupils.

Nomzamo Secondary

School teacher, Nomvuzo

Kakana, accepted the donation

expressing much gratitude to the

organisation.

“It is good to receive the

donation from the NPO. It is

going to be of help to the needy

learners and we are very grateful

for this donation,” she said.

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Build it hosts U13 tournament

CELEBRATION: Dambuza Primary School football players

were over the moon on Saturday after being crowned 2022

Build it Under 13 champions while Ikamva Lesizwe U15 were

netball champions. With the winning team are, from left, Build

it owner Andre Swanepoel, Bushman’s Build it manager Dylan

Lottering and, right, Kowie Build it manager Jorie Jordaan.

Picture: TKMTIKI

TK MTIKI

Local schools braved cold

weather on Saturday to

compete in the Build it

U13 tournament hosted at Port

Alfred High School. The

tournament saw boys

showcasing their talents on the

football field, while the girls

fought it out on the netball

courts.

After winning every game,

Dambuza Primary School U13

football team were crowned

Build it U13 2022 champions.

On the netball front, Ikamva

Lesizwe showed no mercy in

the final, defeating the Port

Alfred High School netball

team.

The winning soccer team,

Dambuza Primary School,

walked away with a trophy and

a R2,000 voucher. Their players

each received a gold medal as

well as a mini-trophy. Runnersup

Nompucuko Combined

School each received a silver

medal, a ball and a sports bag.

Ikamva Lesizwe Combined

School netball team walked

away with a R2,000 voucher for

the school. The players from the

winning team were decorated

with gold medals and playing

bibs. PAHS received silver

medals.

There were lots of prizes at

stake with the player of the

tournament walking away with

a R500 voucher.

Commenting on the

tournament, Kowie Build it

manager Jorie Jordaan said it

was 20 years old, but they had

been unable to host it during the

past two years because of

C ov i d - 1 9 .

“This year, when we were

allowed to host it, we went fullo

u t ,” Jordaan said. “It makes

more sense to involve the

schools. Once you involve the

schools, the community gets

i nvo l ve d .”

ANGELS: Rob, Kevin and

Tienkie (they preferred not to

give their surnames) were

among the hundreds of bikers

from Hells Angels South Africa

who gathered for their club’s

national annual run at the Royal

St Andrew’s Hotel last

weekend. The motorcycle club

has seven charters in the

country. Picture: FAITH QINGA

IT’S ALL SYSTEMS GO: Kowie Striders running club chairperson Marietjie Robb with BUCO’s Gerhard van der Walt and

Reinhardt Le Roux at the official launch of the 2022 Pineapple Run at the Port Alfred Country CLub on Tuesday 20

September. BUCO is the official sponsor of the event. The 10km and 27km run will take place on Saturday October 1.

Walkers for 27km will start at 7am followed by runners at 7.30am while both walkers and runners for 10km will start at

8.15am. The 27km runners will start at the Big Pineapple and finish at the Country Club while 10km runners will start

and finish at Port Alfred Country Club. For entries go to entrytime.com or contact Marietjie Robb on 082-801-5666.

Picture: TK MTIKI

Combine living and life

annuities for best results

The living annuity is mostly the

preferred choice at retirement

today, as it allows investors the

flexibility to select their

income level, manage the

funds in which their retirement

capital will be invested and

thereby control their exposure

to growth assets.

Another attractive point is

that it addresses the desire of

many investors to leave a

legacy by allowing them the

option to nominate

beneficiaries (in most cases

their children) to inherit the

p ro c e e d s .

Considerations when selecting

a living annuity

However, investors who

have not saved enough may

see their capital depleted

during the course of their

retirement. The reason for this

is that investors often draw too

high an income and eat into

their capital.

A sustainable income that

lasts throughout retirement

should be the main concern of

investors and their advisers.

Some of the pitfalls include

retiring too early, not saving

enough before retirement,

drawing too high an income

A DV E RT I S I N G

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and lastly, but most

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investing too conservatively in

their years before retirement.

Is there another way?

Early in retirement, many

opt for a living annuity as the

flexibility allows them to draw

a higher income than a life

annuity might provide.

In some cases investors

may need to accept that

leaving a legacy may not be

possible. Their main priority

should be to ensure their

month-to-month income

requirement is catered for

sustainably. One of the ways to

do this is by looking at the

traditional life annuity that

guarantees an investor an

income for life.

Combining the two options

may be the answer

Many retirees may benefit

from combining a life and a

living annuity, which they can

do through Glacier by Sanlam.

This offers them a guaranteed

income for life with no capital

risk on the one hand, and the

flexibility of the living annuity

where investors (now with a

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by the traditional annuity) are

free to expose themselves to

growth assets to ensure their

capital in the living annuity

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If this is a route you would

like to consider, now or even at

a later stage, then plan ahead

and speak to your financial

adviser before retirement.

Guaranteeing as much of the

month-to-month income as

possible should be the main

priority, rather than focusing

on the capital alone.

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SCHOOLS IN REVIEW

Port Alfred High School

El Shaddai Christian Academy

SPEED STARS: Kenton has several cross country medal

winners. Picture: SUPPLIED

SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION: Grade 9 and 11 pupils from El

Shaddai Christian Academy participate in a ‘Does it Matter?’

workshop during Scifest Picture: SUPPLIED

FEATHER IN HIS CAP: Michael Blaine received a A++ for his

artwork at the El Shaddai Eisteddfod Picture: SUPPLIED

FUTURE LEADERS: The class of 2023 prefects for Port Alfred

High School. Picture: SUPPLIED

MEDAL WINNERS: Sinesipho Bisani, Othandwayo Mahabeni

and Iviwe Nokonya were among the U14 netballers who came

second in the Build It Sports Festival held at PAHS on Saturday.

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ALL ABOARD: ‘Ahoy, me hearties; All hands on deck; Shiver

me timbers.’ These are only a few phrases El Shaddai Christian

Academy’s fine sea dogs used to entertain pupils on Talk Like a

Pirate Day Picture: SUPPLIED

Kowie Foundation School

FUN AND GAMES: Kowie Foundation School (mixed team) pupils, with their coach Zee Jaji,

celebrate winning a friendly hockey match against El Shaddai Christian Academy on Thursday,

September 15. KFS won 4-0 Picture: SUPPLIED

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The Moths Battleaxe Shellhole functions:

Monthly meetings: second Sunday of the

month, 11am to 12 midday. Monthly

social bring ‘n braai: fourth Sunday of the

month, midday onward. All exservicemen

and their families are most

welcome. Annual Remembrance Parade

dates will be announced. Contact 082-

454-5868, 083-325-0000 or 060-881-

1791. First Tuesday of the month

The Lower Albany Woodworkers Guild

meets at various venues at 5.30 for 6pm.

All visitors and those interested in

woodworking are welcome to attend. For

further information, contact the

chairperson at 082-771-0009 or the

secretary at 066-037-7985. 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, produced by Dave

Cherry and presented by Sue Gordon,

offers an eclectic selection of good music

that has stood the test of time. Th i rd

Thursday of every month (February to

N ove m b e r )

The Lower Albany Historical Society

(LAHS), established in 1958, aims to

promote the history of the Eastern Cape,

especially of Lower Albany. Every year the

s o c i e t y, based in Port Alfred, organises ten

meetings and outings on the third

Thursday of every month (February to

November) and publishes the sought-after

Toposcope Journal. The society enjoys a

close association with the Kowie

Museum, which houses the society’s

library and collection of historical items.

To join, email the LAHS chair at

gwynn@crothall.co.za. Third Sunday of

every month

SA Legion hosts a lunch at Port Alfred

Country Club, 12 midday for 12.30pm.

R30 per person. All welcome. 1820s Golf

every Monday and Thursday

At 8.30am sharp, at the Royal Port Alfred

Golf Club, a 13-hole round of social and

friendly golf is played off the blue tees. No

bookings required. Every Monday at

9.30am and every Wednesday at 10am

Healing Horses Therapeutic Centre 15km

on the R72 just after Riet River. Visitors

and prospective volunteers welcome. For

more 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 information. 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. E ve ry

Wednesday from 2pm to 8pm

Port Alfred Tennis Club Everyone is

welcome for social tennis and fellowship.

A bring and braai after with cash bar

available. Contact 082-329-3399 for

more information. Every Friday from 9am

to 12 midday

The Petticoat Lane Charity Shop is open.

The shop is located next to the Sikhulisa

Skills Centre, opposite the police station

on Pascoe Crescent. Th u r s d ay September

22 at 9.30am

Sue Hummel will present an illustrated

talk entitled The Bayeux Tapestry: 1066

and all that … at the University of the 3rd

Age (U3A) meeting in the Don Powis Hall

in Settlers Park Retirement Village, Port

Alfred. All welcome. Meeting Fee: R5

(members), R10 (visitors). For more

information contact Gwynn at 083-678-

5050. Thursday September 22

Volley Ball at West Beach. For more

information contact 076-593-0749 or

info@outdoorfoucus.co.za. Fr i d ay

September 23

The Rotary Club of Kenton-On-Sea is

hosting the Kenton Rotary Golf Day: A

Tee-rific day to benefit others at the Royal

Alfred Golf Course. Beneficiaries include

hospice, SPCA, Early Childhood

Development, Diaz Home for the aged

and Dolphin Coast nursing home. Format:

fourball alliance, 2 scores to count. Cost:

R1,000 per fourball (includes halfway

house and prize-giving snack). To book,

contact the Pro Shop at 046-624-4796.

Saturday September 24 at 8am

#SunshineCoastUnplugged:

This week, Simon Pamphilon’s

shot of the The Small Boat

Harbour in Port Alfred is our

choice 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

#sunshinecoastunplugged.

Each week, Talk of the Town will

choose one photo to publish.

More on @Sunshine Coast

Africa. Picture: SIMON PAMPHILON

Park Run at the town hall. S a t u rd ay

September 24 from 10am

Cross country development and schools

league at El Shaddai Christian School.

How to enter: contact Justin Dollery at

079-793-0385 or jjdollery@gmail.com or

oroject coordinator Vuyon Nkayi (UEAC

Athletics Club) 061-889-376 at

upperegoexperience@gmail.com

Saturday to Sunday, September 24-25

Albany Thicket Festival in Bathurst.

Treasuring our Terrific Thicket is the first

ever event to celebrate this remarkably

tough and diverse vegetation type

growing on our doorstep. Free talks, a

lantern parade through Bathurst village,

tips on growing a home pharmacy in your

garden, a guided walk, stalls selling green

products, and more! For more

information, contact Rina Grant-Biggs at

079-519-5650 or email

r i n a g ra n t @ g m a i l . c o m . S a t u rd ay

September 24 from 9am-2pm

Heritage Day Celebration! Amazwi

Heritage Carnival at Amazwi, 25a

Worcester Street, Makhanda. Amazwi

South African Museum of Literature will

host its annual Heritage Carnival on

September 24. The museum’s exhibitions

will be open, and there will be tours of the

museum’s gardens. Traders will offer a

wide range of handmade wares. The

programme of events will include

performances and music. All are

welcome. For further information, or to

register to trade at the carnival, email

info@amazwi.museum. S a t u rd ay

September 24

South Eastern Districts Rugby Union

(Sedru) Sub Union Day. For more

information, contact Reggie Waldick

(Sedru secretary) at 073-881-7928 or

Deon Hilpert (Sedru chairperson) at 083-

403-1017. S u n d ay September 25 at 9am

The Kenton Rhino Run at Jerry’s on the

Dune in Kenton-on-Sea. Race times:

10km at 9am (R120) and 5km at 9.10am

(R80). Late registration on the day from

7.30-8.30am. All proceeds raised in aid of

Rhino conservation. For more

information, contact Carey on 076-152-

2927 or email info@outdoorfocus.co.za.

Sunday September 25 from 1pm

Historic Bathurst presents Music at the

Mill at Bradshaw’s Mill in Bathurst. There

will be a fun auction and raffle draw for a

hamper of goodies and voluntary

collection for funds. Bring chairs, rugs,

umbrellas and picnic food. Free entry! For

more information, call 046-625-0673 or

email info@pigandwhistle.co.za.

Saturday October 1 from 7am

Smash the 2022 Pineapple Run. 27km

and 10km races. Entries at entrytime.com.

Th e r e ’s lots of lucky draw prizes to be

won. For more information, contact

Marietjie Robb on 082-801-5666 or email

marietjie@hmbotha.co.za.

Saturday October 1 at 10am

Friends of Waters Meeting talk:

Herpetologist Dr Chad Keates of Rhodes

University will talk on dangerous spiders,

scorpions and snakes of Albany at Pike’s

Post at the Ploughman Pub (in the grounds

of the Bathurst Agricultural Museum). Fo r

more information, contact

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 . c o m .

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Youth twist for Heritage Day

Pupils to showcase

their creative skills

FAITH QINGA

Tired of politicians’ Heritage Day

speeches? The pupils at Ku ya s a

Combined and Nomzamo Secondary

schools have the answer!

They will be showcasing their

creative skills in a special Heritage Day

event hosted at Nomzamo Secondary

School on Thursday September 22, with

guidance from heritage practitioner

Nonceba Shoba and dynamic event

organiser Xolani Kondile.

The intergenerational heritage

programme hosted in collaboration

with Ndlambe library services and the

Special Projects Unit from the

Municipality is set to bring residents

together for conversations, creativity

and celebrations of their heritage.

Kondile said the aim was to

encourage school-going children to use

creative arts to showcase their

understanding of culture and heritage.

“We want to bring a local and

youthful flavour to the national Heritage

Day theme, Celebrating the Nation’s

Diverse Culture and Heritage,” Ko n d i l e

said.

The event comprises drama, a

debate and a panel discussion.

Starting off the prodceedings will be

a short drama by Nomzamo High

School which shows young people’s

understanding (or lack thereof) of

u ku t hwa s a (the process of becoming a

traditional healer) and how teachers,

parents and pupils respond to another

pupil who has the gift of healing.

This will be followed by a debate

prepared by Kuyasa Combined School

learners on the value of celebrating

Heritage Day in modern-day SA.

The event will end off with a riveting

panel discussion offering

intergenerational views and an

understanding of heritage as a diverse

community and country.

What is special about this Heritage

Day event is that young people

themselves are bringing the event

t o g e t h e r.

“We thought that we should come

up with something different,” said

Shoba. “We usually see politicians

deliver speeches that promote nation

building, conservation and preservation

of our rich culture.

“This is fine, but it would be

interesting to let young people take

centre stage and show us what they

think about heritage.”

Preparations have been going on for

a month, with rehearsals taking place at

the schools guided by a production

team driven by the pupils who form part

of the planning committee.

Learners are set to showcase their

talents even more with their prepared

traditional music, dance and written

and oral poetry that will serve as

entertainment. There will also be an

exhibition curated by the library and

some of the pupils who are interested in

visual arts.

Reporter’s note: Talk of the Town

visited the school this week and if the

set preparations for the event is

anything to go by, this exciting

collaborative event will definitely

change your mind if you think young

people are unaware of their culture.

This is a closed event but you can

follow the proceedings virtually as Talk

of The Town will be livestreaming from

midday to 2pm at Nomzamo

Secondary School on Thursday,

September 22.

HAPPY FEET: Port

A l f re d ’s Scottish

Country Dance

group members

(back from left)

Margaret Barnard,

Margie Laing, Serina

Jess and Diane

Long; (front, from

left) Maggie Mears,

Joy Billing, Trish

Mitchel and Grettha

Snaith. P i c t u re :

SUPPLIED

Damant Lodge dance classes

FAITH QINGA

After a musical jam session to Swedish

pop group, ABBA, in August, Damant

lodge residents got their feet tapping

with dancing lessons from Port Alfred’s

Scottish Country Dance group on

Wednesday, September 7.

From the wide variety of country

dances, the group chose two jigs and

one strathspey to focus on for their

dancing routines. “The residents

enjoyed the morning clapping to the

music and tapping their feet,”

entertainment organiser, Margaret

Barnard, said.

The dancing group helps keep the

elderly physically active and in shape

with the dancing lessons.

The dancing group members also

encouraged the residents to join in on

a very simple dance routine. Dawn

Van Dyk, a resident of Damant Lodge,

thanked the dancers for coming to

entertain and bringing smiles to all

their faces.

Speaking about what we believe in

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

INSIGHTS

Pastor Theo Snyman

We merely need to listen to a person’s

conversation to discover what they

believe in.

2 Corinthians 4:13 says, “It is

written: “I believed; therefore I have

s p o k e n .” With that same spirit of faith

we also believe and therefore speak.

Speech discloses the condition of

the heart, for out of the overflow of the

heart the mouth speaks. Things that

are said in jest, out of anger or

jokingly may momentarily be quite

out of character. It is the continual

verbalisation of particular words,

beliefs, and the manner in which they

are expressed that reveal the true state

of the heart. Peter confessed that Jesus

was the Christ, the Son of the living

God. He believed; therefore he spoke.

The name of the Lord is often

dishonoured in speech, movies and

books today. What we believe about

the Lord Jesus Christ will ultimately

determine our eternal destination.

Romans 10:9, 10 says, “If you

confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is

L o r d ,’ and believe in your heart that

God raised him from the dead, you

will be saved. For it is with your heart

that you believe and are justified, and

it is with your mouth that you confess

and are saved.” Does our vocabulary

reveal a deep-seated faith in God for

salvation, protection, provision,

healing, comfort and daily strength?

To confess the promises contained

in the Word of God means having

faith in the One who promised. The

One who has promised is faithful!

We need to take cognisance of

what was said by Jesus Himself.

He said, “But I tell you that men

will have to give account on the day

of judgment for every careless word

they have spoken. For by your words

you will be acquitted, and by your

words you will be condemned.”

– Quotations from NIV

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


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

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RHODES SCHOLAR-ELECT NAMED

Makhanda-raised and educated Dr Mary

Gouws has been announced as the St

Andrew’s College Rhodes Scholar-elect

for 2023.

The announcement was made last

week by Aidan Smith (chair of the St

Andrew’s Rhodes Scholarship Committee)

and Jannie de Villiers, head of the

Diocesan School for Girls (DSG).

Gouws was the Dux Scholar at DSG in

2014, achieving eight subject distinctions.

She attained a Bachelor of Medicine

and Bachelor of Surgery with first-class

honours in July 2021 at the University of

Cape Town, having appeared on the

Faculty of Health Sciences Dean’s List in

every year of her degree.

In her final year alone, Gouws

achieved eight different prestigious

awa r d s .

Smith and de Villiers said in their

announcement: “We have no doubt that

Mary Gouws will flourish at Oxford,

relish the academic challenge, and be

profoundly enriched by the social and

cultural expedition on which she is

e m b a r k i n g .”

GRADING SURPRISE

What a pleasant surprise it was late last

week, turning onto the gravel road

leading to the SPCA premises on the

southern edge of the industrial area.

The road had been graded very

recently, and was in great shape. It was

learnt later that Makana Municipality had

been responsible for the grading.

Visits to the area in recent weeks have

been met by large potholes and dongas,

and the silver sedan’s suspension was

tested to the full.

Upon leaving that road it was clearly

noticeable that the dirt road leading to the

correctional services facility had also

been graded.

PIPELINE REPAIRED

In a message to update residents on the

matter of the city’s water supply, Makana

Municipality stated the Howiesonspoort

pipeline had been repaired.

“The team is constructing a thrust block

to anchor the vulnerable part of the

pipeline, for more stability, to sustain the

high pressure,” said a municipal

spokesperson.

It was hoped the Waainek plant would

resume its operations over last weekend.

The statement added “not all the

municipal reservoirs are in a healthy

state”.

Meanwhile, residents have been

complaining bitterly on social media

about the city’s water supply. One

resident posted: “The water situation is

becoming really ridiculous. It has now

been six days without water. Some people

OXFORD BECKONS: Makhandaraised

and educated Dr Mary Gouws

is the St Andrew’s College Rhodes

Scholar-elect for 2023. She attained

a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor

of Surgery in July 2021 at UCT. Read

story on this page. Picture: SUPPLIED

do not have water tanks and no transport

during the week to fetch water.”

AUCTION OF CONTENTS

It should be a very well-attended sale

when the contents of The Cock House

accommodation establishment at the

corner of George and Market Streets go

on auction towards the end of September.

The closing down auction will be

conducted by Craig Fourie of Frontier

Auctions at 11am on Wednesday,

September 28. Registration is from 10am.

On offer will be couches, beds, tables,

antique furniture, kitchen appliances and

other items. For more information contact

Fourie at 076-312-3514.

BEST PAPER

Tom Jeffery, curator of exhibitions at

Amazwi SA Museum of Literature,

represented Amazwi at the SA Museums

Association’s national conference, and

went on to win the Fitzsimons Award for

best paper. His paper was titled

“Museums and Power: A Critical

Appraisal of Context and Potential”.

SCHOOLS’ ART ON DISPLAY

The artwork of pupils from several

Makhanda schools will be on display at

Carinus Art Centre’s annual exhibition

that opened yesterday and continues until

September 29.

The art will be on display from 8am to

3pm weekdays.

Exhibiting pupils are from Fikizolo

Primary School, Graeme College,

Nombulelo High School, Ntsika

Secondary School, PJ Olivier High

School, Victoria Girls’ High School and

Victoria Primary School.

LOCAL RUNNER WINS WOMEN’S

DIVISION

Despite the wet and icy-cold conditions,

almost 200 athletes took part in the GBS

Mutual Bank Mountain Drive halfmarathon

in and around Makhanda on

S a t u r d ay.

Athletes motored in from

Gqeberha, Kariega, Despatch,

Port Alfred, East London and

other centres. Numerous

Makhanda runners and walkers took to

the tough 21.1km course as well.

Clubs included Kowie Striders from

Port Alfred, Buffalo Road Runners from

East London, and Crusaders, Elite,

Nedbank, Charlo, Walmer, Achilles,

Tinarha, Run for Christ and Body Concept

from Gqeberha.

Makhanda clubs were Albany Runners

and Rhodes University Athletics, while

many local athletes competed as

temporary licence holders. Visiting

runners may have occupied the first three

positions in the men’s division, but the

wo m e n ’s category winner was

Makhandan Lauren Ranger, a member of

the Born to Run club.

Overall winner was George Ntshiliza

(Nedbank) in 1 hour 14 minutes 40

seconds, with Xolisa Ndlumbini (Vukani)

runner-up and Mzwanele Maphekula

(Ikhamva) third.

First Makhandan in the men’s division

was Thoko Sipungu of Albany, eighth

ove ra l l .

Lauren Ranger was a rather

comfortable winner in the women’s

division, finishing 23rd overall in 1:38:25,

all of four minutes ahead of runner-up

Asando Zamisa (Sibaleka) and eight

minutes ahead of third-placed Rommany

Rogers (32GI).

Participants were pleasantly surprised

on top of an icy-cold Mountain Drive

upon being greeted by the wailing sounds

of St Andrew’s College piper Daniel

Cotton, in full uniform, and his set of

bagpipes.

While the overall organisation was in

the hands of Rotary Club of Grahamstown

Sunset, assisted by Albany Runners, the

water stations were run by various

organisations and businesses.

These included PJ Olivier High School,

Pam Golding Properties, Kingswood

Junior School Parents’ Association, Pepper

Grove Pick n Pay, Kim Webber Real

Estate, Victoria Girls’ High School

(winners of the ‘best table’ prize) and

Grahamstown Flying Club plus Rotary

Club of Port Alfred.

LOCAL TEAM WINS CHAMPIONS’

C H E QU E

Last week it was reported in this column

that St Andrew’s College had won the First

Choice Sevens rugby tournament hosted

by Nico Malan High School in

Humansdorp.

In the quarterfinals, St Andrew’s beat

Nico Malan High 24-0, in the semifinals

the Makhanda team defeated Noordkaap

19-14, and in the final St Andrew’s

emerged victorious against previous

winners Paarl Boys’ High, 26-12.

The St Andrew’s squad comprised Luke

Rowley (captain), Sintu Mjali (vicecaptain),

Aidan Jarvis, Murray Wilson,

Daniel Hickey, Matthew Russell, Nick

Jones, Nick Lane, Sinjhun Cawse, Joe

Bennie, Nick Hall and Karabo van

Heerden.

For their efforts, the St Andrew’s squad

received a cheque for R15,000.

PARKRUNS HERE AND OVER THERE

It is well-known among parkrunners

worldwide that, should they run or walk

at any official parkrun anywhere, they will

be credited with a parkrun finish provided

they produce the relevant barcode.

And it was interesting to note that when

Peter Stockwell ran parkrun last Saturday,

he had completed 319 parkruns, 298 in

Makhanda.

The others were run elsewhere in SA,

as well as Great Britain.

Last Saturday’s parkrun in Makana

botanical gardens had just 40

participants, possibly due to the halfmarathon

over the mountain taking place

at the same time, as well as the cold

conditions.

Of the 92 parkruns credited to Justine

Weeks, 63 were achieved in the Makana

botanical gardens, while Mike Weeks

completed 21 of his 40 locally.

Parkruns are held at 8am each Saturday

from the entrance to the botanical

gardens in Lucas Avenue.

DISHING UP BURGERS

Graeme College’s 1st Xl cricket fundraising

burger evening will be held at the

Graemian Centre from 5.30pm tomorrow

evening (Friday).

A burger and chips will cost R70.

Major Fraser’s will be there with their craft

beer and gin bar, while a jumping castle

will keep children occupied.

COMMITTEE IN THE VALLEY

Belmont Golf Club in Belmont Valley has

elected its committee for 2023 and sees

Allen James serving as president, Daphne

Timm ladies’ president, Graham Hains

captain and Megan McCallum ladies’

captain.

Also making up the committee are

Deon van Deventer (manager), Gareth

Shaw (vice-captain), Kirsten Wilmot

(secretary), Chizum Richardson

(treasurer), Angus McRae (greenkeeper)

and committee members Warren Henry,

John Knott, Pieter Oosthuizen and Luc

Hoefnagels.

DSG WINS THE SHIELD

The Diocesan School for Girls (DSG) was

the winner of the Ann Bandey Shield at

the girls’ i n t e r- s ch o o l s ’ triangular athletics

competition on the Gane field last week.

Kingswood College finished in second

position and Victoria Girls’ High School

third.

The meeting comprised 34 events in

the open, U16 and U14 divisions, with

DSG dominating the running events from

100m to 1,500m.

DSG’s Emma Kruse missed the 1,500m

record in the open division by just three

seconds, Erin Powers dominated the shotput,

discus and javelin events in the open

division, Abby Holderness won the U16

800m and Sarah Simpson won the U14

800m.

RECORD TIMES

Emma Kruse and Abby Holderness won

the senior and junior divisions

respectively at the Diocesan School for

Girls’ inter-house cross-country

championships last week, both setting

new 4km course records.

HORSES IN ACTION

The Settlers Show in the grounds of the

Grahamstown Riding Club from

September 23 to 25 will feature show

jumping, dressage, showing and

equitation events.

FUN RUN STARTS ON CAMPUS

Rhodes University hosts the Makhanda

fun run on Saturday, September 24,

starting at 7am from the Great field.

The entry fee will see adults paying

R50, with no charge for children.

Proceeds will go to a local educational

charity. Tickets are obtainable from

Pepper Grove Pick n Pay.

A poster advertising the event states

“Must be vaccinated to participate”.

GOLF DAY FOR MERRIMAN

St Andrew’s College presents the

inaugural Merriman Golf Day over the

Belmont course on Sunday, October 2, as

a betterball competition with a 12 midday

shotgun start.

The entry fee is R1,800 per fourball and

this includes halfway and after 18 platters.

For more information and to enter,

WhatsApp Monica at 083-593-6117.

STREET EDUCATION

Beatrice Enid Rennie was mayor of

Grahamstown from 1967 to 1969, and

she initiated and compiled the official

listing of the city’s streets in the 1960s.

In compiling the list she would have

come across many headmasters,

headmistresses and teachers of local

schools who gave their names to city

streets.

Espin Drive was named after Mrs

Catherine Espin, first headmistress of the

Diocesan School for Girls (DSG), and

Lucas Avenue was named after Gilbert

Lucas, mayor from 1937 to 1940 and

famous St Andrew’s College teacher.

Templeton Drive was given its name by

Rev Robert Templeton, first principal of

Public School (1873-1886), later Graeme

College.

ACTION ON THE LOWER

Lower field at St Andrew’s College plays

host to two events during the traditional

Balloon Week early next month.

First up will be the retreat ceremony at

5pm on Monday, October 3, and the

inter-house athletics meeting from 8am

the following day.

Should you not have received correspondence

within 14 days of the closing date, your

application will not have been successful.

PORT ALFRED BRIDGE CLUB

Kos/PA Pairs Monday, 12 September 2022

Board 01 Dealer N, none vulnerable. BBO 12133

After North’s pass East must decide on an

opening bid. East will open 1H unless E – W

play a ‘strong club’ system. South is holding 13

points behind the 1H opening, and sometimes

the best course of action is to pass, but this is

not one of them. You hold a good spade suit

and a reasonable, 5 card, diamond suit. A double

of one major usually suggests a holding in

the other major, but not enough length in the

suit for an overcall: in this case you are prepared

for partner to bid spades, or diamonds

and if partner bids 2C you can convert to 2D,

which is still at a relatively safe level in the auction.

West has only four points, but four hearts

to the 10 9 is a plus factor and it may be that

the spade King sits in the right place, bearing

in mind the double; so bid 2H. North’s hand is worth more than 5 points, certainly

enough to bid 2S after partner’s double. West holding six hearts to the AKQ a diamond

suit headed by the AK and a singleton spade is likely to bid 4H.

South has only two defensive tricks and as North’s bidding is likely to be based on

length in spades, is very unlikely to hold the two defensive tricks needed to beat

a 4H game. If E –W make game they will score +420 points if you bid 4S and get

doubled, going down 2 you will lose 300 points. This seems to be a reasonable possibility

so bid 4S as a sacrifice and hope that you don’t go

down by three tricks doubled, losing 500 points. At the

‘tables’ only two pairs played in 4S and neither of them was

doubled.

Results: 4HE= (3); 4HE+1 (2); 4SN-1 (2)

N-S 1st C Fletcher & G Wansell……66.0%

2nd L Butler & J Weisters.. ……56.9%

E-W 1st M Schudel & J Fitzhenry….60.4%

2nd L Kolesky & D Ellender……55.9%

2nd G Wallace & P Southey…...55.9%


GREENIES & GARDENERS

Grassroots project brings hope

Field ranger

cadets ready

SUE MACLENNAN

This is not just about job

creation: this is about

instilling in the

community a love for

conservation. This represents a

total shift from how things were

done in the past.

So said Eastern Cape Parks

and Tourism Agency (ECPTA)

CEO Vuyani Dayimani at the

passing-out parade for a cohort

of field ranger cadets at PJ

Olivier High School in

Makhanda on September 18.

Over the past six weeks, 45

young people selected from

rural communities that share comanaging

rights with ECPTA for

its 15 provincial nature reserves

spread across the Eastern Cape

have been based at the Thomas

Baines Reserve Education

Centre.

There, they have been

introduced to the craft, science

and ethics of being a wildlife

custodian.

The pilot initiative was

undertaken by ECPTA to help

FUTURE GUARDIANS: Graduates from a field ranger cadet pilot project are put through their

paces at a passing-out parade at PJ Olivier High School in Makhanda on Sunday Picture: SUE

MACLENNAN

address youth development and

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

The first group in the ECPTA’s

new programme were among

716 hopefuls, and the 45 were

selected through a rigorous

screening process. Applicants

needed to be aged 18-35.

“Fitness, no criminal record

and a love of the environment

were among the criteria,” said

D ay i m a n i .

“It’s a challenging

environment and without

passion, they wouldn’t make it.

These are the best young men

and women for the job.”

The cadets are ECPTA’s pool

for selecting new trainee

rangers, Dayimani said.

“These young people are

well prepared and we will be

absorbing many of them into the

s y s t e m .”

The youths were trained to

be a resource for provincial

reserves including Mkhambathi,

Dwesa-Cwebe, Hluleka, Silaka,

Great Fish, Thomas Baines,

Tsolwana, East London Coast

and Ongeluksnek. ECPTAmanaged

nature reserves are

situated across the province,

from Mthatha to Port St Johns,

Gqeberha, East London,

Matatiele and Komani.

The training in the basics of

field ranging and management

of flora and fauna was done in

partnership with the Southern

African Wildlife College.

Dayimani said the six-week

programme would, in future,

also serve as a refresher for

veteran rangers.

— This article previously

appeared in the Daily DIspatch

and The Herald.

Our Albany thicket

under the spotlight

TOTT CONTRIBUTOR

Many newcomers and even

long-time residents of the

Sunshine Coast don’t know

much about the special

indigenous Albany thicket

vegetation of this area.

A first-ever Thicket Festival,

organised by the Friends of

Waters Meeting, will be held in

Bathurst this weekend to create

awareness about this special

ve g e t a t i o n .

“Friends of Waters Meeting

has been concerned for a long

time that many new owners in

Bathurst and surrounding areas

remove the native vegetation

when preparing to build or

develop their property,” said the

group’s chairperson, Rina Grant-

Biggs.

“The purpose of the festival

is to make people aware of how

unique and precious our thicket

vegetation is. Rather than

reprimanding owners, we felt

getting everyone to celebrate

our vegetation would be an

effective approach to growing

their appreciation for this

amazing vegetation type on our

doorstep.

“It’s extremely tough and

almost as diverse as fynbos,

which closely rivals the diversity

found in the Amazon basin.

“You could say thicket is the

new fynbos,” she said, referring

to fynbos having achieved local

and international recognition as

an important plant biome

worthy of conservation.

Nelson Mandela University

plant ecologist Prof Alastair

Potts will kick off S a t u r d ay ’s free

programme of talks, which

includes several experts.

There will be a guided walk

on the Bathurst Commonage,

which shares a boundary with

the Waters Meeting Nature

Reserve. The area is a prime

example of Albany thicket.

A highlight will be a fun

lantern parade through Bathurst

on Saturday at 6pm. Everyone is

invited to join the parade from

L a ra ’s Restaurant to the Pig and

Whistle and back. A limited

number of LED lanterns will be

provided, but everyone is

encouraged to bring their own.

S a t u r d ay ’s talks will be held

at Pike’s Post at the Ploughman

Pub, in the Bathurst Agricultural

Museum grounds, where

stallholders will offer a range of

‘green’ products for sale.

S u n d ay ’s programme shifts to

the regular Bathurst Farmers’

Market, where plant fundi

Elizabeth Milne will host an

information stall and share her

knowledge of medicinal plants.

Local plant nurseries will

have suitable thicket garden

plants for sale at the market.

Contact Rina Grant-Biggs at

079-519-5650 or email

r i n a g ra n t @ g m a i l . c o m .

U3A ‘visits’ land of fire and ice

TOTT CONTRIBUTOR

In February and March 2019,

photographer Rob Heffer

visited Iceland, the land of fire

and ice, the land of volcanoes

and glaciers and black volcanic

b e a ch e s .

His recent captivating talk

took members of the U3A on a

photographic journey of epic

proportions around the

circumference of Iceland.

Through photographic

imagery and drone footage, he

showed us geysers, “diamond“

beaches, blue ice caves,

glaciers, basalt rock

formations, magnificent

auroras, calving glacial

icebergs, waterfalls and more.

He also related stories of the

wonderful Icelandic people

and some other interesting facts

and myths about this incredible

island, a pristine, yet fragile

land of the utmost beauty.

Heffer was so inspired years

ago by images that he had seen

of Iceland from fellow

renowned South African

landscape photographer,

Hougaard Malan, that he

undertook his own epic winter

photographic journey to the

island in 2019.

Heffer described his

experience as “the trip of a

lifetime”.

He said Iceland was unique

in that it had more than 30

active volcanoes, more than

10,000 waterfalls, it is

illuminated by the northern

lights, or Aurora Borealis,

during the dark winter nights,

has black volcanic beaches,

glaciers, ice caves which reflect

their translucent blue filtered

light from above, icebergs and

smaller blocks of ice that reflect

like diamonds on glacial

b e a ch e s .

Fumeroles of boiling

geothermal water that lie just

STARTLING BEAUTY: A rainbow across a waterfall in Iceland. Picture: ROB HEFFER

beneath the surface of the land

wa s piped into most towns for

their hot water supply, he said.

It is a harsh land that can

unleash winds well in excess of

100km/h “but can also deliver

the most incredible, almost

haunting calm, where the only

sound that you can hear is that

of icebergs rubbing together as

they make their way from the

glacial lagoons out to sea”,

Heffer said.

He wrapped up his talk with

some enthralling video footage

of a glacier calving and creating

something of a tidal wave,

hurriedly forcing people at the

wa t e r ‘s edge onto higher

ground to avoid the waves

crashing onto the beach.

The talk also cautioned us

against the severe effects that

global warming is having on

these highly sensitive areas of

the planet.

Heffer grew up in

Makhanda and was educated at

St Andrew’s College, and then

studied through Unisa for his

BCom degree. In 2021, he

retired from Nedbank as the

Eastern Cape provincial credit

manager in the business

banking environment.

His love of photography

began in 2010 when he picked

up a camera and realised that,

until then, his eyes had been

closed to the beauty of this

planet, from the tiniest flower to

the magnificence of a beautiful

landscape or seascape, he said.

He received his Fellowship

from the Photographic Society

of SA (or FPSSA) for

photographic excellence in

2020, and in 2021 he was

appointed to the board of

directors of the Photographic

Society of SA.

Heffer is currently the

society’s Eastern Cape regional

d i r e c t o r.

He has judged images from

club level to national and

international salons and in

2022 he was appointed to the

National Honours Judging

Panel for PSSA.

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Record catch for members

8KM RUN

Zamil Xanti 34:45

Iviwe Rungqu 34:35

Ida Paulsen 36:27

Richard Daneel 36:36

Andrew Nel 40:45

Andrew Kingon 42:40

Alex Weed 43:16

Sticks Stiglingh 43:16

John Arnold 43:22

Ian Robertson 43:22

Mike Nunal 45:42

5KM RUN

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Asimanye Nobebe 21:30

Inuso Maneli 2252

Lubabalo Mbambisa 23:06

Nelly Phiri 30:25

Cynthia Toerien 31:42

Lulu Mceka 31:42

Leah Shanks 32:05

CROQUET CORNER

Social croquet was once again

played and enjoyed by all

members at the club last

Wednesday and Saturday. On

Saturday, 24 Sept (National Braai

Day), after social croquet a joint

bring-and-braai will be held with

the Port Alfred Bowling Club. All

club members and friends are

welcome. Applications for

Lynette Harbrecht 32:05

Marietjie Robb 36:52

Chris Pike 31:21 (6km)

Shannen Kethro 31:21 (6km)

Inge Crouse 30:22 (6km)

5KM WALK

Floss Howden 53:00

Lesley Futter 53:00

Billy Futter 61:00

3KM RUN

Luthemba Jekana 10:06

Tristan De Villiers 12:53

Jonathan Steck 17:09

Madison Wood 17:09

Morne Bailey 17:12

Brandon Bailey 17:54

Mike Momberg 21:15

Sue Robertson 25:02

Matthew Steck 25:20

3KM WALK

Colleen Pansegrouw 39:52

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p l aye d .

164 landed

and released

TOTT CONTRIBUTOR

The first round of the Pick n

Pay Claude Pittaway

Round Robin took place

on September 17 in the Birha/

Mgwalana area.

The water was warm, with a

little precipitation early in the

morning, but this did not stop

the anglers from catching six

different species totalling 164

fish, with a weight of 202.48kg.

What a great stat to the new

fishing season.

All Port Alfred Rock & Surf’s

competitions are catch and

release. This means anglers

hook a fish, land it, measure it

on a mat, and then release it.

Prize-giving was handled

smoothly by chairperson Gary

du Randt, who welcomed a

number of new members to the

club, adding it is now almost

100 members strong.

Nine teams of four make up

the Round Robin competitions.

The anglers’ a ch i e ve m e n t s

were:

Biggest species: bronze

CLASSY CATCH: Ethan Janse van Rensburg with a bronze

bream. Picture: SUPPLIED

bream – Dave Kemp 3.89kg;

white steenbras – Quinton Fick

1.81kg; spotted grunter –

Heinrich Janse van Rensburg

0.79kg; black musselcracker –

1.4kg, white musselcracker –

5.71kg, blacktail – 1.31kg all

caught by Faan de Klerk.

Top angler for the day went

to Dave Kemp with 31.3kg, top

Under 21 was Ethan Janse van

Rensburg with 15.36kg, top

woman was Nicola Behr, the

masters winner was Deon

Marais on 24.34kg, and top

grand master was Rodney

Yendall with 20.41kg.

After the prize-giving, the

members enjoyed a braai as

well as a nice chat around the

bar as they battled the elements

due to the rain.

Nevertheless, the members

had a great evening

Thanks went to all the

sponsors who made prize-giving

possible.

Should you wish to become

a sponsor or member of the

club, contact Gary du Randt on

082-324-9448 to arrange a

meeting, or email

s u p e rcy b i z p c @ t e l k o m s a . n e t .

The club’s next fixture, the

Round Robin 2, takes place on

October 22.

The venue is East Beach to

Blacktail Rock, commencing at

6.30am – St ywelyne!

See Facebook Page Port

Alfred Rock & Surf for more

details, upcoming events,

pictures and latest news on

members and a c t iv i t i e s .

SCHOOL S P O RT

PAHS Sports report 18 September

2022

Junior Soccer vs Shaw Park

14 September (Home)

U11 won 2-0

U13 drew 1-1

Senior Soccer vs Nomazamo

Friday 16th September (home)

U15 lost 0-3; Open drew 0-0

U13 Build It Soccer Tournament

held at PAHS on Saturday 17th

S e p t e m b e r.

ALEXANDRIA GOLF CLUB

Last Wednesday saw those on the

course play a bonus bogey format.

After all the pluses and

minuses were added up, the

winners were Jan Stark, Trevor

Hyson, Willie Groenwald and

Leon Naude, on -3.

It has been a hive of activity at

the course this past week with all

the greens scarified, hollow-tined,

fertilised and top-dressed in

preparation for the growing

season.

The rain on Sunday and

Monday will give the greens a

good boost.

S a t u r d ay ’s field played a

betterball stableford competition

with Allan Brotherton and Binky

du Preez excelling on

44 points.

Second were Rendo Nell and

Leon Naude, on a count out from

Colin Williams and Dave Nicoll

on 38 points.

The Jackpot holes were won

by Allan Brotherton on 11 points.

The club will host a spit braai

and some dancing on Friday

September 30.

R100 will cover the entry fee

and a spit braai meal.

All are welcome! Book

through Hanli on 046-653-0207.

The next golf day to look

forward to is the Nemato Golf

Club Champs which will be

hosted in Alexandria on Saturday

October 1.

The competition is open to all

and will be played on an

individual medal format in A, B

and C Divisions.

The entry fee is R150 and will

include coffee on arrival and a

light meal at halfway.

Entries can be made through

Hanli on 046-653-0207.

vs Shaw Park won 2-0 (goals by

KianSwanepoel and ZanoRayi)

vs Qhayiya lost 0-1

vs Klipfontein lost 0-1

vs HendrickKanise lost 0-1

vs Kuyasa lost 0-1

vs Nompuluko lost 1-3

U15 Build It Netball Tournament

held at PAHS on Saturday 17th

S e p t e m b e r.

PAHS U14 played in the finals and

came 2nd winning silver medals

KENTON GOLF

B ROT H E R H O O D

Tuesday September 13

On a cool morning with a fresh

westerly wind, 28 participants

entered a Stableford Alliance 1-

score-to-count on the par 5s, 2-

scores-to-count on the par 4s and

three scores-to-count on the par

3s.

Bonus points were also

available for a “s a n dy ”, a par from

a bunker, as well as any covey that

succeeded in four three-pointers

or better on a hole.

Don Thomson, Arnie Schultz,

Andy Stembridge and Fanie Smit

took a secure grasp of proceedings

to finish in worthy winners’

position on a return of 88 points.

Ross Grainger, Martinus

Scheepers, Derick van Harmelen

and Bob Shaw cruised into second

on 84 points.

Neil Loundar, Heinz

Czepluch, Andy Manson and

Andy Barnes amassed a meagre

72 points to earn the right of the

Hamer & Sukkel in their presence

for prize giving.

No 2-clubs were recorded,

resulting in a carryover pool.

Friday September 16

A stunning Spring morning with a

light westerly wind and

temperatures in the mid-twenties

saw 37 entrants drawn in three 3-

balls and seven 4-balls to compete

in an Alliance Stableford 2-scoresto-count

format with a bonus

point if a covey achieved three

points or better for each individual

on a hole.

Barrie Brady, Don Thomson

and Heinz Czepluch made short

work of the opposition, posting 94

(89+5) points to finish runaway

winners.

Nick Oosthuizen, Andy

Stembridge, Michael Collins and

GOLF W E E K LY

Steve Tredoux were disappointed

to find that their excellent 91

points only claimed second place.

Mixed fortunes had Neil

Loundar, Keith Rugg, Mike

Beaumont and John Dell coming

home with 79 points to ensure the

Hamer & Sukkel was on their

table at prizegiving.

Barrie Brady birdied the par

three 6th, only to be eclipsed by

Tony Halse with a birdie on the

par three 13th to take the

carryover pool for his covey.

Peter Reed shot a solid

individual 70 nett; Nick

Oosthuizen an even better 69

nett; but joint individual

performances on the day went to

Matt Chadwick and Barrie Brady,

both with 67 netts.

ROYAL PORT ALFRED

GOLF CLUB

Wednesday September 7

SPONSOR: BUCO

COMPETITION: Individual

Medal

TROPHY: Presidents Putter

Wi n n e r : Terry Counihan

No of Players: 72

Results: 1st: Terry Counihan – 71

2nd: Harold Horne – 71 c/o

3 rd : Simon Matthews – 72

4th: Bob Shaw – 72

Nearest the Pins: 6th: Sponsor

Fishaways/Debonairs: Trevor

Tay l o r

8th: sponsor Efficient Insure: Leon

Nell

11th: sponsor Bram’s @ the 19th:

Rolly Clayton

13th: sponsor The Firm: Tony

Halse

The Firmest Drive 18th: sponsor

The Firm: Nick van der Merwe

Nearest for 2 on 1st: sponsor

Remax Kowie: Pat Hornby

S a t u rd ay September 17

SPONSOR: SA Breweries

COMPETITION: Better Ball

Medal

No of Players: 58

Results: 1st: Mark Anderson

Marius Lombard – 63

2nd: Rob Dowding & Kevin Heny

– 63

3 rd : Dave Painting & Paul

Griffiths – 64

4th: Tim Leach & Neil Loundar –

64

Nearest the Pins: 6th: sponsor

Mooifontein: Patrick du Preez

8th: sponsor Juan Pretorius

Architecture: Lind Wright


Len Nell

13th: sponsor

Fishaways/Debonairs: Tom

Cawood Longest Drive

14th: sponsor The Firm: Butch Lee

Nearest for 2 on 1st: sponsor:

B ra m ’s @ the 19th Ian Moncur

RPAGC LADIES RESULTS

SEPTEMBER 13

SPONSOR: RPAGC


Medal

NO OF PLAYERS: 27

Results:

Silver Division 15.3 and under:

1st: Yvonne Hill & Sonja

Reynolds – 67

2nd: Mo Marsay & Lindy Krige –

67 c/o

3 rd : Jenny Adair & Lindy Krige –

67 c/o

Longest Drive: Hole 5:

Silver Division: Angela Trollip

Bronze Division: Jenny Ralph

Nearest the pins:

6th: Mo Marsay (sponsored by

R PAG C )

8th: Pogs Smith (sponsored by

Kekkel & Kraai)

11th: Yvonne Hill (sponsored by

C a ra ra )

13th (nearest for two): We n dy

Counihan (sponsored by Top

Carpets)

RPAGC MIXED RESULTS

Saturday September 17

Number of Players: Ladies – 3;

Men – 8

Results: 1st: AJ Scheepers, N

Shaw, F Smit, Heather van

Harmelen

Sponsored by The Boys – 88

points

2nd: M Maritz, I Roberts, B Reid,

M Reid – 82 points

Best Nett: Sponsored by

Fishaways M Reid – 69

Closest to the Pin #8: Sponsored

by Mt Vernon Wines: L Krige

1820s GOLF

September 12

17 players in cool conditions

Retired Chartered Accountant, in the Ndlambe Area,

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Contact David on 082 880 5941

Results:

1st: Barry Brady, John Arnbold,

Rick Hill – 39 points

Moosehead: Ron Ruiters, Wollie

Wolmerans, Eugene Erasmus –

Closest to the Pin: 8th sponsored

by Spar: Nick van der Merwe

September 15

17 players in good weather

1st: Patrick O’Kelly, John Arnold,

Dudley Kieser – 40 points

Moosehead: Guy Cash, Bryan

Robinson & Rick Hill – 48 points

Good Scores: Rick Hill – 49, John

Arnold – 47


Medal

No of Players: 58

Results: 1st: Mark Anderson

Marius Lombard – 63

2nd: Rob Dowding & Kevin Heny

– 63

3rd: Dave Painting & Paul

Griffiths – 64

4th Tim Leach & Neil Loundar –

64

Nearest the Pins: 6th: sponsor

Mooifontein: Patrick du Preez

8th: Sponsor Juan Pretorius

Architecture: Lind Wright


Len Nell

13th: sponsor

Fishaways/Debonairs: Tom

Cawood Longest Drive

14th: sponsor The Firm: Butch Lee

Nearest for 2 on 1st: sponsor:

B ra m ’s @ the 19th: Ian Moncur

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Mountain Drive run success Successful

debut for

Station Hill

Athletes back

in numbers

SUE MACLENNAN

Light rain had cleared by

the 7am start of the GBS

Mutual Bank Mountain

Drive Half Marathon on

Saturday September 17. But the

weather remained cool, offering

ideal running conditions.

“We are ecstatic,” said

Rotary Grahamstown Sunset

president Robyn Cooper.

“Our magic number was

200 and we got 208 entries.”

For the past two years under

the Covid-19 lockdown, the

event has been virtual, with the

R50 entry fee going to

Makhanda’s community

kitchens that fed hungry families

affected by the pandemic.

Cooper said the event had

been a truly community

supported event, with Round

Table and Rotary Port Alfred

stepping up along with Rotary

Grahamstown Sunset members.

The race was hosted at

Graeme College and St

Andrew’s College piper Daniel

TOP OF THE WORLD: Kowie Striders athlete Nelly Phiri and fellow runners were in good spirits at the top of Mountain Drive

during the GBS Mutual Bank Mountain Drive Marathon on September 17. Picture: SUE MACLENNAN

Cotton played the runners up

the mountain.

All the runners had rave

reviews for the spirit of

supporters, and especially at the

water tables hosted by Victoria

Girls’ High School (prize for the

best water table), PJ Olivier,

Kingswood Junior, Rotary Port

Alfred, Pick n Pay,

Grahamstown Flying Club and

Kim Webber Real Estate.

George Ntshiliza from

Nedbank Running Club won in

a time of 1.14.40. Second in

was Xolisa Ndlumbini of

Gqeberha’s Vukani MS Club in

1.20.06 and third was

Mzwanekle Maphekula

(Ikhamva AC in 1.20.48.

The women’s race was won

by Lauren Ranger (Easy EQ

1.38.25), followed by Asanda

Zamisa (Sibaleka Nani 1.42.20)

and Rommany Rogers (32GIEP

AC 1.46.30).

Talk of the Town tracked

local runners who placed:

Ladies 40-49 Juanita Fuller

(Albany Runners, 3rd); Men 50-

59 Thembinkosi Mdyogolo

(Nedbank RC, 1st); Men 50-59

Mari Hockly (Albany Runners,

3rd); Men 60-plus Zwelethemba

Yaka (Albany Runners, 3rd);

Ladies 60-plus Lulama Mceka

(Kowie Striders, 3rd). Thoko

Sipungu was the first Albany

runner in (1.25.47).Nathan

Haggie from Rhodes finished in

1.34.12. Ian Robertson was the

first Kowie Striders runner home

in 2.08.04. Fellow club

members Nelly Phiri followed

in 2.20.56; with Lulama Mceka

in 2.39.22 and Marietjie Robb

in 2.47.03. Melikhaya Dyubule

from Bathurst clocked 1.45.04.

Time for Smash the Pineapple race again next Saturday

TOTT CONTRIBUTOR

Get your race gear out, put on

those running shoes and get

ready to embrace Pineapple

Country and welcome back the

annual Buco Kowie Striders

Smash the Pineapple Run taking

place on Saturday October 1.

Proudly sponsored by Buco,

the Kowie Striders Running and

Walking Club are looking

forward to welcoming runners,

walkers and their families to an

event that promises to be

challenging and fun.

The 27km event will see

runners and walkers racing from

the Big Pineapple in Bathurst to

the Port Alfred Country Club,

with most of the climbing being

done in the first half. The last

5km heads into Port Alfred,

where participants will be

greeted by the beautiful Kow i e

River. The 10km is a fast course

in and around Port Alfred, with

one steep hill at the halfway

mark.

Walkers start at 7am and

runners at 7.30am, with the

starting line in Bathurst at the

Big Pineapple. The 10km event

will have walkers and runners

starting at 8.15am from the Port

Alfred Country Club. Limited

transport will be available to the

start of the 27km race which

needs to be booked on pre-entry

at R25pp. The transport will

leave at 5.30am from the

Country Club.

Those participating, and

their families, are welcome to

enjoy the festivities at the Port

Alfred Country Club after the

event as there will be food and

drinks available from the club.

The event is proudly

organised by the Kowie Striders,

Port Alfred, in accordance with

the rules of the ASA & EPA.

Online entries via entrytime

will be available at

www.entr ytime.com

TOTT REPORTER

Station Hill played their first

game of the season recently,

travelling to Makhanda to play

Rhodes University.

Rhodes won the toss and

sent Station Hill in to bat first.

Station Hill had a terrible

start: their top order was

destroyed in the first seven overs

and they crumbled to 47/7, but

they recovered well and ended

up with 253 all out in 45 overs.

Franklin Jacobs (88) played

the anchor role and was

brilliantly assisted by Cody

Jones (48), Kurt Nelson (32) and

Dayne Jacobs (22). After lunch,

Franklin Jacobs showed with the

ball why he is player of the

season for 2021/2022: his five

wickets made the Clever Boyz

crumble for 148 all out.

Station Hill won with 105

runs and a bonus point win.

At the club’s recent

prizegiving, Franklin Jacobs

scooped Player of the Season,

Best Batsman, Best Bowler and

Best All Rounder.

Other awards went to

Lyndon Coltman (Best Fielder);

Dane Jacobs (Most Improved

Batsman); Lee-Roy Olivier (Most

Improved Bowler); best batting

performance: Franklin Jacobs

129 vs Early Birds CC; batting

performance: Sipho Saki 128

(PB) vs Early Birds CC; Rustin

Baartman 100 no vs Early Birds

CC; Lyndon Coltman 100 no vs

Manley Flats CC; best bowling

performance: Sipho Saki

7wkts17runs 9.4 overs vs

Cuylerville CC.

Pineapple Tournament

accolades were best batsman

(Station Hill): Rustin Baartman;

best bowler: Sipho Saki; best

fielder: Lee-Roy Olivier.

KENTON BOWLING

C LU B

The next round of the Dias

competition took place on

Wednesday and the winners on

the day were Anthony

Copeman, Kevin Bates, Lee

Slater and Esme Bergh.

Internal matches continued,

but there are a lot that still need

to be completed so please get

these matches played.

Friday evening draws saw

the whisky was won by Tracy

Cox, the PT Meat Draw by Roy

Gordon and Pippa Swift the

consolation prize.

This Friday is the turn of the

PT Trips, so get your names on

the list, and come join the bring

and braai afterwards.

KOWIE BOWLING CLUB

The Kowie Bowling Club had

another full week of wonderful

bowling. Other than being

distracted now and again by the

two pairs of crowned eagles

circling above the dassieinfested

kranz, it was eyes on

the kitty, taking grass, and

winning the end for your team.

Tu e s d ay ’s generously

sponsored SPAR voucher tabs

in competition was wellattended,

and won by John

Knepscheld and his able team

of Mike Ryan and Ruth Walker.

Wednesday again saw a

lovely crowd e n j oy i n g some

fun in the sun with the novice

group, with others honing their

skills on adjacent rinks for the

B

WLS

BANTER

upcoming competitions. On

Thursday afternoon, it was back

into competition mode for the

prestigious Vroom and Timm

cups against the Port Alfred

Bowling Club.

Playing in sunny weather,

the four mens teams won three

games and drew one, ending

on 7 points and a shot

difference of +39 for the day.

The progressive scorecard

after four rounds, shows Kowie

are leading the Timm Cup on a

healthy 27 points with a shot

profit of +159.

Port Alfred are on 5 points

with shot difference of -159.

In the Vroom Cup, our

ladies won one game and lost

the other, to end on 2 points

and a shot difference of -14 for

the day. The progressive

scorecard after four rounds

shows Port Alfred are leading

the competition on 10 points,

with a shot difference of +31

shots with Kowie on 6 points,

with shot difference of -31.

If Kowie want the victory,

they need to win both their last

round games convincingly. Yo u

go girls.

Th e r e ’s only one round of

both of these competitions left,

to be played at Port Alfred on

November 9.

There was also a tabs in

winner for the rest of the club

on Thursday, with Wendy

Heny, Di Gruneberg and Gill

Tu r n e r ’s team crowned Queen’s

of the castle for the day.

Friday afternoon saw the

long-awaited ladies Open

Singles Championship p l aye d

between Jackie Kriel and Ronel

Hough. After being down most

of the game, Ronel fought back

gallantly to pip Jackie right at

the end of a tightly-contested

match. Other matches are still

to be played before the finals.

Saturday saw a good

turnout for the tabs in

competition, with Jo h n

Hubbard and his team of

Michael Van der Sandt and

Uncle Don Kelly walking away

as the winners of the day.

Sixteen teams took to the

greens and played in the annual

Buco Trips sponsored

competition. The competition

was divided into three sections,

the A and B men’s sections and

one ladies section.

The winners of the mens A

was Jonty Alexander’s team of

Andrew Meyer and Peter May

from Kowie, who won all five of

their games. Winners of the B

section was the PA team of

Chris Avis, Phil Taylor and

Grumpy Enslin.

The ladies section was won

by Judy Alexander, Wendy

Heny and Evie Swanepoel from

Kowie. The overall winners for

the day were Kowie, with Port

Alfred in second spot and the

Buco team coming in third.

Congratulations to Jason,

Stephen, Stan, Denny, Jackie

and Megan for being invited to

the EP squad practise over the

weekend.

PORT ALFRED BOWLING

C LU B

The Timm and Moore Cup was

played at Kowie Bowling Club

last Thursday with poor results

going Port Alfred’s way.

However, Ron Orford’s

team of Fred Stowe and Jaco

van Niekerk managed to peel

their game with the other teams

all going down.

However, in the women’s

section, there was a great win

for Lynda Schoning, Collette

Reid and Julie Sluziuk, while

Elzabe’s team of Joan Jacobs

and Mary McLean after holding

a two shot lead on the last end,

sadly went down.

On Saturday, the Guido’ssponsored

tabs-in afternoon

was won by Trevor Frost and his

team. Many thanks to Guidos

for their vouchers.

0n Sunday, the Buco Trips

was held at Kowie with Chris

Avis, Phil Taylor and Grumpy

Enslin topping section A at the

end of the day.

The PA ladies team of

Lynda, Jenny Frost and Anna

Strombeck ended second.

27km

10KM

WALKERS: 07h00

RUNNERS: 07h30

START: THE BIG PINEAPPLE

FINISH: PA COUNTRY CLUB

WALKERS AND

RUNNERS: 08h15

START AND FINISH:

PA COUNTRY CLUB

lots of lucky draw prizes!

Food and bar facilities available.

Entries at entrytime.com

Camping free of charge on 30 September 2022.

Contact: Marietjie Robb

Limited transport to be booked on pre-entry at

R25pp.

082 801 5666

Transport leaves at 05h30 from the Country Club.

Event Organised by the Kowie Striders, Port Alfred,

in accordance with the rules of ASA & EPA.

SUPPORTING SPONSORS:

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