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I hate an ice cold shower, so the first clean cold water from the geyser goes into a bucket (with a lid) and the water thus collected is used for pot plants, hand washing or rinsing undies washed in the basin. My showerhead is attached to a handheld steel hose which I can easily control, switch on and off as required and catch every drop of shower water in a large plastic basin. I closed the tap controlling the cistern’s inlet water and after each flushing (which can be stretched with a product like Albex No Flush) I simply fill the open cistern with two or three plastic jugs of this grey water. – Lorraine Fourie
When I use my washing machine I do “whites” first and collect the first soapy water in a watering can. I manually pour this into the the machine for a following “dark” wash. Similarly, I collect the final rinse water of the “white” wash to manually pour into the machine for the final rinse of the “dark” wash. I also collect the water from each rinse to put onto the garden or use for toilet flushes. By doing this I use the same water three times. It is time consuming and hopefully our clothes are still clean in the end! - Alison Terry
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FRIDAY8MARCHRain. Moderate SSW wind.Temperature: Min 15°C Max 17°C Tides: low tides 10:53 23:02 high tides 04:50 16:57 SATURDAYThunderstorms. Light SE wind.Temperature: Min 15°C Max 20°C Tides:low tides 11:21 23:27 high tides 05:16 17:24
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BailinshootingcaseBy SUE MACLENNAN
Police remained on high alert on Thursday 7 March 2019 after three men facing charges relat-
ed to a recent shooting incident were remanded on bail in the Magistrate’s Court in Makhanda (Grahamstown).
Supporters of the alleged shooting victim shouted in protest as the mag-istrate announced bail for the three local men at R20 000, R1 000 and R2000 respectively, with strict condi-tions attached.
The group of around 30 support-ers then left the Magistrate’s Court building and headed towards the Beaufort Street premises of a relative of the first accused, where a large police contingent intercepted them. Minutes earlier, outside the court in High Street, a group had attacked with rocks a parked vehicle belong-ing to another family member of the first accused.
The decision was announced 10 days after the mens' first appearance, and at the end of their fifth day in court. The three men are charged with attempted murder. The first ac-cused faces an additional charge of intimidation.
In arguing for bail, the men in-dicated they intended to plead not
guilty. The first accused said he would be pleading self defence with respect to the alleged shooting. How-ever, because the men have not yet formally pleaded, Grocott’s Mail will not identify them.
Their arguments included family circumstances, their status as full-time residents invested in the com-munity and their clean criminal re-cords. Attorney Marius Wolmarans added a number of suggested bail conditions for the first accused, in-cluding that he remain living out of town until the matter is finalised, and only comes to town on the days of court appearances.
Their bail application was sup-ported by a petition from a group called Voices of the Women of Africa. Prosecutor Nevadia Adriaan-Daniels noted this had been signed by 240 community members.
In opposing bail the detective in the case, Sergeant Harmans, read from a counter-petition signed, he testified, by 70 people.
Magistrate Sarel Strauss, who had heard extensive testimony from the men, as well as the detective in the case, said the clean record of the men counted in their favour. None had been convicted of a crime. However
Accused #3, who is 18, had a pend-ing assault case in connection with an incident at his school. “All three are South African citizens. Accused 1 is an established businessman in the Eastern Cape and head of (and accordingly provider for) his family,” Strauss said in his bail application ruling.
The second accused, who works for Accused #1, was a breadwinner for his family. The teenager, brother to Accused #2, was at school and his education would be prejudiced by be-ing in detention.
Strauss said in his bail application ruling, “I cannot find that there is a likelihood of the accused engaging in criminal activity if released, that they will interfere with the witnesses or the investigation of the case, or that they will not stand trial.
The community’s interest in the matter and the safety of the accused are obviously also important consid-erations.
“In conclusion, however, I find that in the interests of Justice the accused have made out a successful case justi-fying the granting of bail with appro-priate additional conditions.”
The R20 000 bail for Accused #1 acknowledged the seriousness of
the Schedule 5 offence, Strauss said. Because the allegations against #2 and #3 were serious, they were to pay R1000 and R2000 respectively. The larger amount for #3 was to ac-knowledge his pending case involv-ing alleged violence against another person.
The men’s five appearances to date have been marked by tensions, with additional police officers deployed inside and outside the court during the last two.
A group carrying placards oppos-ing bail for the men protested out-side the court ahead of the first three appearances; however, Grocott’s Mail understands that due to security concerns, they were asked to refrain from protesting outside the court.
For this week’s appearances, court security limited the number of mem-bers of the public permitted inside the courtroom.
On Tuesday, court interpreter Da-vid Mthana was joined by a transla-tor for a non-South African language; however, Accused #1’s brother said he would translate for the court in subsequent appearances if necessary.
The matter has been postponed for further investigation and will resume in the Magistrate’s Court on 30 April.
Clothing shop break-inA case of business burglary is being investigated following a break-in at Edgars store in High Street that took place between 5.27pm on Monday 4 March and 1.22am the next day, po-lice spokesperson Captain Mali Gov-ender reports.
“At about 1.22am the manager was phoned by their security compa-ny because the alarm was going off in the shop,” Govender said.
“The manager rushed to the shop and on arrival she found that the front door had been smashed open with a big rock. Clothing and cos-metics to the value of R112 900 were stolen.”
No arrests have been made and any person who can assist with in-formation about the incident should contact their local SAPS or the crime stop number on 0860 010 111. Man fights off attackersA case of house robbery and at-tempted murder was opened after a 59-year-old man was attacked in his home near the Albany sports fields around 10am on Sunday 3 March.
Police spokesperson Captain Mali Govender said the man was woken up by a noise in his bedroom.
He saw a young man standing in
front of his bed with a knife in his hand and another at his front door.
“The complainant ran towards the suspect, who was in his room,” Gov-ender said. “The suspect stabbed the victim on his forearm.”
A fight ensued with the man tak-ing on both men – both with knives and both trying to stab him.
“The complainant grabbed both the suspects and managed to grab one of the knives,” Govender said.
He pushed both of his attackers against the motorbikes standing on his stoep, ran out of the house and called out for help from the neigh-bours.
They came to help and followed the two men running away. Hi-Tec se-curity arrived and also followed the suspects along the railway line. The two suspects were later apprehended by the security company and arrested by the police, Govender said.
“Cellphones belonging to the com-plainant, and some cash, were found in the possession of the suspects.”
The man, who had sustained a wound on his arm, was taken to hos-pital for his injuries to be treated. Rape and trafficking caseA man accused of rape and a couple appearing on trafficking charges ap-
Police secure the area around Edgars in High Street while forensic officers work inside on Tuesday 5 March 2019, following a break-in the night before. Photo: Sue Maclennan
peared in the Magistrate’s Court in Makhanda on Monday 4 March.
According to police spokesperson Captain Mali Govender, the allega-tions are that two friends fetched the complainant from her home on 26 January 2019 and left her at the home of the accused, who paid them.
According to the allegations he then took the complainant to his
bedroom and had sexual intercourse with her without her consent. “She screamed for help but there was no one else in the house,” Govender said.
The man had then unlocked the door. The complainant had left and later reported the incident to her boyfriend.
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BudgetfailsonsanitationBy SUE MACLENNAN
Public service watchdog PSAM say they are con-cerned that provinces
and municipalities appear to be increasingly dependent on external interventions to fulfil their constitutional mandates. The Public Service Account-ability Monitor was comment-ing after Finance MEC Oscar Mabuyane’s 2019/20 Provin-cial Budget Speech this week Also this week, the provincial Department of Co-operative Governance confirmed a pending meeting between Cogta, Makana Municipality and the Department of Water and Sanitation and industrial action by municipal workers entered its fifth week.
“Disparate planning, budg-eting and implementations fosters dismal delivery,” said head of PSAM’s Monitoring and Advocacy Programme, Zukiswa Kota. “For this rea-son – we welcome the recent Presidential announcements relating to creating more co-herent, efficient management of infrastructure projects.”
PSAM welcomed the allo-cation by The Department of Water and Sanitation of R237 million for the James Kleyn-hans water treatment facility, R80 million of which is for the current financial year. With
Phase 1 of the related plans set to be completed by March 2019, however, the public needed a detailed overview of what had been achieved to date and how the additional funds would mitigate against the current water crisis.
Kota said, however, that proper sanitation and water quality – issues of strong con-cern in Makhanda (Graham-stown) - were still not being addressed by the budget.
“The PSAM is deeply con-cerned by the impacts of contaminated water and poor sanitation on the health and wellness of children and adults with compromised im-mune systems,” Kota said. “This constitutes a budgetary and planning issue that is de-serving not only of Ministerial recognition but of urgent in-terventions.
“The right to a clean envi-ronment is a right long-denied to the vast majority of South Africans that is still not ad-equately reflected in current spending and planning.”
Kota said it was becoming evident that departments are not effectively utilising in-tergovernmental relations to meet service delivery objec-tives. “While we are encour-aged by the [Finance] MEC’s articulation of the need to
increase municipal capac-ity, strategic planning and strengthen legislative over-sight – the proof will very much need to be in the strate-gic plans and budget votes to be tabled by relevant MECs in due course,” Kota said. “While we are supportive of co-cre-ation and collaboration be-tween the state and social ac-tors, it is deeply concerning to us that the provincial and mu-nicipal administrations appear to be increasingly dependent on interventions from exter-nal actors to fulfil their consti-tutional mandates.”
Cogta spokesperson for the Eastern Cape Mamnkeli Ngam this week confirmed that they were busy setting up a meet-ing between Cogta, Makana Municipality and the Depart-ment of Water and Sanitation.
He said this in response to Grocott’s Mail’s questions about Bhisho’s response to a court bid by the Unemployed People’s Movement to have the municipality put under Section 139(1)(c) adminis-tration. MEC for Co-operative Governance, Fikile Xasa, is named as one of 15 respond-ents in the matter, for which papers were filed last week.
“As the department our mandate is to provide sup-port to municipalities and
traditional leadership institu-tions,” Ngam told Grocott’s Mail. “This is in terms of Sec-tion 154 of the Constitution. So if the MEC does visit Ma-kana, it will be to get to grips with the challenges the insti-tution is facing. Cogta’s role is to enable municipalities to perform their function. If the MEC does visit it will be to gain first-hand experience and plug in targeted support.
Meanwhile, Makana Mayor Mzukisi Mpahlwa this week told Grocott’s Mail the last batch of protective clothing for municipal workers is ex-pected on 20 March. Around 200 staff from Makana’s Wa-ter and Sanitation, Parks and Recreation, Roads and Storm-water and Electricity depart-ments have been on a go-slow since the beginning of Febru-ary. They have demanded pro-tective clothing, tools of trade and the repair of operational vehicles. Mpahlwa said most staff had received the clothing and returned to work.
Grocott’s Mail had not yet received a response from Ma-kana regarding rumours that the municipality had again defaulted on payments to Es-kom and could be faced with a renewed cut-off threat.
Eskom’s Eastern Cape Me-dia Desk said in response to
Grocott’s Mail’s questions, “I can confirm that Eskom and Makana are engaging to reme-dy the municipality’s payment arrangement.”
However, they could not confirm the extent of Makana’s current debt and the extent to which it defaulted.
“We will only be able to con-firm the municipal debt when we decide to follow PAJA… and advertise in newspapers. Otherwise we are prohibited by customer contractual obli-gations,” spokesperson Zama Mpondwana said.
• Grocott’s Mail will be publishing detailed analysis of the provincial budget by PSAM
researchers online in the coming week, as well as in
our next print edition.
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Raising youth with respect, balanceIn light of International Women’s day, which is being celebrated on Friday 8 March with the slogan #BalanceforBetter, Grocott’s Mail reporter Lindani Donyeli asked people in town how they can make a more gender-balanced world. These were some of the responses:
STACEY FITZHENRY MOM OF TWO
Raising the kids with love and care.
MANGALISO BUZANI LECTURER
Never raise up a hand to women, because they
have been abused for so long.
BONGI MBANGELI CASHIER
We should respect one another.
ROBERT BEROLD RETIRED
We must treat everyone with equal respect.
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many people believe that men are stronger
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Yes,theshowwillgoonA letter from the National Arts Festival CEO
As you are likely to have heard, our City, Makhanda (formerly
Grahamstown) is currently ex-periencing the effects of a se-vere drought that is the worst we’ve seen in 220 years. The effects have been exacerbated by a largely inadequate and poorly maintained municipal infrastructure and, as a re-sult, a large number of our residents have been battling to get water to attend to their everyday needs. It has been hard going for the past few weeks and, predictably, there has been some media cover-age of the crisis.
In June we’re set to host the 45th edition of the National Arts Festival in Makhanda and discussions have invari-ably turned to the impact the drought will have on us.
A few people have said they might not attend the Festi-val, believing either that they will not have access to water or that they will be an added burden on an already-fragile supply.
Some have even told me, or posted on social media, that they know the Festival is either cancelled or moving to another city (PE seems to be the popular choice of these wild speculators). None of that is true but, if you share concerns about the impact, then this letter is for you.
Without going in to the long details of the municipal water reticulation system, the City needs about 20 mega litres a day of water. The drought has affected half our supply dependent on local rainfall and, as a result, we only have access to the 10 mega litres that come from the Orange/
Fish River project. This capac-ity is in the process of being doubled, but will only be com-pleted in 2021.
A couple of weeks ago we were fortunate enough to ben-efit from the intervention of the Gift of the Givers. Their team has had a huge impact. They have been helping with short-term interventions, such as supplying bottled water to residents. They are also drilling boreholes at strate-gic points around the City to provide us with an alternative source of water — a better and more sustainable solution. So what does the water crisis mean for the National Arts Festival?Our first priorities are to make sure that Festival visitors are safe and comfortable, and that their presence doesn’t result in extra pressure on the lim-ited supply of water. This is taking a lot of work and plan-ning, but we’re confident we’ll achieve both those things:• We have a borehole, sunk in partnership with Gift of the Givers, providing the Monu-ment with 100 000 litres of water a day. This will be enough to sustain the Festival’s main hub and the thousands of people who visit it each day. • We are establishing ad-ditional drinking water sta-tions at all our main venues. • We will ferry water around town in tankers to refill ex-isting and new tanks at our venues so that, wher-ever Festival-goers gather,
there will be enough water to drink and basic hygiene can be followed. This water will be sourced in a way that doesn’t impact on or dimin-ish the City’s scarce supply. • We are working with local guesthouses and the Rho-des University residences to ensure that there will be enough water for our visi-tors to drink and to attend to their personal needs. • We are working with Stand-ard Bank and Gift of the Givers to increase water ca-pacity in the townships, par-ticularly at schools, so that residents do not experience a shortfall during the Festival and can go about their daily lives comfortably and safely. • Between now and June, we expect that a further 20 boreholes will be sunk around town, adding millions of litres of water daily into the system. All this water is being tested and will only be used if it is declared pure and potable against the highest-possible quality standards.
So our overriding message is that the town and the Festi-val will have water. We’ve got this. And we need to reassure you that you will not be an un-welcome burden on residents.
In fact, your presence will make a vital contribution to the local economy. Makhanda needs the Festival — it boosts our GDP by R94-million an-nually, creating employment for hundreds of people, many of whom have no other work during the year. Our artists need you to support their work and reward the many thousands of hours they’re spending rehearsing and pre-paring amazing shows. And, let’s face it, right now all of us in South Africa need the Festi-val — an opportunity to find
each other through the arts, to laugh, to sing, to cry, and to be reassured that, actually, our country is still an incredible place to live, work and play. That’s what the Festival and the arts are all about — giving us all the perspective we need to keep going, no matter how difficult things appear.
Since 1974, the Festival has played this vital role. We survived the darkest days of the State of Emergency in the 1980s.
We cheered on as our coun-try peacefully emerged as a democratic nation. Our artists have dealt with state capture, confronted the scourge of gen-der violence, and found ways to tell touching, human sto-ries of our people finding each other and themselves. Our co-medians make us laugh, our musicians inspire us to move. Our artists paint and our writ-ers pen beautiful, poignant, insightful words about both the ordinary and the extraor-dinary. We’re not going to let a drought rob us of all of that beauty.
As Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “…in the mud and scum of things / There always, always something sings.” And sing we will. The show will go on.
We look forward to seeing you between the 27th of June and the 7th July!
Tony LankesterNational Arts Festival CEO
• To keep in touch please refer
to the National Arts Festival website at www.nationalarts-
festival.co.za and watch out for the launch of the 2019
programme. Some shows are already open for booking, with
more being added before the full programme goes on sale,
as usual, in early May.
MYSAYTony Lankester
SCIFEST AFRICA: PHOTO WALK AND BIO BASHThe WESSA/ Grocott’s Mail Photo Walk and Bio Bash takes place in the Botanical Gardens this Saturday with Sunday as the rain date (ie if it’s
raining on Saturday, the event will take place on Sunday instead). Join a group of photographic and environmental experts for an expedition through the Botanic Gardens. Learn about photographing nature, find out about some exciting plants and creatures and enjoy the views. Take
a lunch brake while we download your morning’s photographs and then join us again to review what makes a good photograph and enter your favourite pictures into the WESSA EC photographic competition.To book, go on to the Scifest Africa booking site: www.tickethut.co.za
and search under PHOTOWALK AND BIOBASH IN THE BOTANICAL GARDENS
Q&A WITH TONY LANKESTERThe residents of Makhanda have been amazing and supportive in the past few months, keeping the City’s wheel’s turning, and that, more than anything, reassures us that this is the right place for us.
Grocott’s Mail asks the Festival CEO more about their water plans, why the Festival is so committed to Makhanda, and what the plans
are for FIngo Festival this year. Read it at http://bit.ly/GrocTOny19
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THE REVISED DRAFT ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SARAH BAARTMANDISTRICT MUNICIPALITY - 2017/2018
The Draft Annual Report which was placed in the newspaper during the week of04 - 08 February 2019 is withdrawn and is replaced by the revised version.
The Sarah Baartman District Municipality invites local communities to submitwritten comments or representations in connection with the Revised Draft AnnualReport of the Sarah Baartman District Municipality (including Cacadu DistrictDevelopment Agency) for the period 1 July 2017 - 30 June 2018. The Draft AnnualReport of the Sarah Baartman District Municipality can be viewed on the SBDM’swebsite: www.sarahbaartman.co.zaA copy is also open for inspection at the following places during normaloffice hours:• Office of the Municipal Manager, 7th Floor, Standard Bank Building, 32 GovanMbeki Avenue, Port Elizabeth
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Couple’spuppyheartbreakMakhanda (Grahamstown) couple loses R30 000 in internet scam. Grocott’s Mail reports.
When Estelle de Jongh* and husband Andre* recently lost a puppy
to distemper, they were dev-astated. Apart from the ex-pense – Estelle had to take an advance from her employer to pay the R5 000 vet bill – they had the heartbreak of losing a little creature they’d already firmly bonded with.
Andre, seeing Estelle still struggling with the loss weeks later, decided he would sur-prise her. He went on to the internet and searched for “golden retriever puppy”. A few websites came up, he most liked the look of golden-pupshome.co.za and clicked on to it.
After a search, he sent them an email expressing interest in buying a female puppy.
He quickly received a re-sponse, with a list of ques-tions about their experience and ability in caring for a pet. He assured them the couple had owned dogs for many years and that they were well cared for.
This time they responded by Whatsapp, saying they had three female golden retriever puppies available. He replied, asking for photos, and they obliged. That was two Fridays ago – 22 February.
“That weekend we had a chat,” Estelle told Grocott’s Mail. “I said to Andre, don’t you think we should wait be-fore rushing into getting an-other puppy?
“I thought we were going to leave this whole thing – but unfortunately my husband gets a bee in his bonnet about something and then he does it. The next minute he said, ‘Look, I’ve paid it.’”
Estelle realised there was no turning back.
The website said golden-pups was based in Queens-
town and Andre suggested they drive and fetch the pup-py.
Estelle argued that the R650 or R750 they were charging for transport was less than it would cost them in fuel and time.
They contacted Andre by whatsapp and email again to say they were getting the puppy ready for the three-hour trip.
“Us still thinking it’s go-ing to be them,” Estelle said. Until Andre started receiv-ing emails from a pet courier company in Kimberley.
By this time, Estelle had be-come suspicious and tried to call them. But she was at work and busy with customers.
Meanwhile, the pet couri-ers called Andre and told him they needed a R9100 deposit on a climate-controlled pet cage, which would be refund-ed when they delivered the puppy.
I said to him, “Have you paid it?”
Yes, Andre said.Estelle had barely got over
that shock, when Andre told her he’d just paid across an-other R15 000 they’d told him they needed for temporary in-surance – also refundable on delivery of the puppy.
“I said please Andre for god’s sake tell me you haven’t paid it over,” Estelle said. “What courier is going to have R22 000 in cash for you when they get to Grahamstown?”
Andre said he had.The phone number the man
had given belonged to a well known national courier, and
Estelle assumed that The Pet Courier was a division of the company. “He sounded South African,” Estelle said.
Even though Estelle had a bad feeling about the whole affair, though, her hope re-mained, warmed by the pho-tos of the adorable Melissa, who would arrive in their arms before the end of the day. Excited, she took the af-ternoon off to meet the new puppy and help her settle in.
“First the puppy was going to be here at 3 o’clock. Then it was going to be half past five,” Estelle said. “This guy kept contacting Andre, explaining the delays.”
At one stage, Andre said to him, ‘Aren’t you people busy with a scam?’
“No, Andre, do you really think I would keep in con-tact with you if this was a scam?”the Pet Courier man had said.
But by now, Estelle was convinced that was exactly what it was.
Up to now, it had been only Andre who’d contacted them.
This time, Estelle what-sapped them, saying she’d seen their ad on the website and was very interested in Melissa. They told her Melissa was already sold, but Rose and Ella were still available.
“I said okay fine, we live in Fort Beaufort which is an hour and a half from you. Could we come through and we’ll do an EFT when we collect the puppy?”
They said, “No, sorry we don’t work that way. We send an invoice and you pay up-front.
“Plus you could only pick up the puppy on a Saturday or a Sunday.”
Estelle told them she’d rather look somewhere else in that case.
The SPCA always has puppies and older dogs available for adoption. Photo: Stephen Kisbey-Green
“His words to me were ‘Good luck with that.”
But by then it was too late. Andre had paid over 6250 for the puppy; R15 500 for insur-ance and R9 100 for the de-posit on the special pet cage.
As soon as they could, the couple went to the bank and asked them to stop Andre’s payments. They discovered there was thousands of rands going in and out of the ac-count and the money had al-ready been withdrawn. But they would flag it as a possibly fraudulent account and when money came in he could get his money back.
“But they’ve got accounts all over the place with different names,” Estelle said.
“This is so stressful. It’s a financial burden on us now that we didn’t bargain on. It’s emotional because we saw this puppy, and us being such dog lovers, and Andre want-ing so badly to have a golden retriever. Losing the puppy we had, and now this.
“I’m angry with him, but I can’t show him so I have to keep it inside.
“I’m also angry at myself for letting him pay the money over. I still can’t wrap my mind around the fact that it hap-pened. There are other web-sites there that look just as suspicious – but now you know what to look for.
“It’s absolutely heartbreak-ing – we’ve lost in every way.
It’s like a puppy dying again.”* Couple’s names changed to
protect their identities.Following this incident Gro-
cott’s Mail produced an exten-sive data investigation into goldenpups and three more scam websites that seem to be linked and operated by the same ‘scamsters’. Please read our full investigation online and see how a Russian puppy named “Max” lead our team to uncovering these fake websites.
Our team is currently in contact with several sources including SAPS to continue this investigation, and have continued to work to uncover more of these websites.
Read more here: bit.ly/GROCpupscam
No fake puppies at the SPCA
SPCA Manager, Phillip Mc-Dougall, encouraged resi-dents to adopt from the SPCA; for both financial and moral reasons.
The SPCA currently charg-es R450 for a cat and R830 for a dog which includes the adoption fee, sterilisation of the animal and a microchip.
“We are rescuing and tak-ing in stray and unwanted an-imals. So why go to a breeder when there are adorable animals sitting here patiently waiting for a new home.”
“We don’t just adopt ani-mals; we do Pre and Post Home inspections, an Appli-cation questionnaire is com-pleted, we also assess the new family (both animal and human), before an adoption is approved”, said McDou-gall. Adding that the SPCA
do Pre and Post-adoption home inspections to ensure that the animal will receive the best possible care.
Maloli Dingana, the SPCA’s qualified Inspector, empha-sised the importance of steri-lisation. Dingana said that given the amount of stray and unwanted animals in the area it was necessary to sterilise as part of the adop-tion process.
No profit is made on adop-tions as the cost covers the medical procedures, identi-fication and administrative costs.
The SPCA cares for the an-imal prior to adoption with-out any remuneration from the adoption fee.
Grocott’s Mail encourages readers to consider adoption and visit the local SPCA.
After uncovering four fake puppy-selling websites, our team visited the local Grahamstown SPCA to find some real puppies. Our reporters can happily confirm that there are indeed a collection of cute, playful pups waiting to find their new homes.
This pup is currently up for adoption at the Grahamstown SPCA. Photo: Kathryn Cleary
“It’s like losing a puppy all over
again”
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Amidst the ongoing water crisis and service delivery strike, this week’s edition features two inspiring events that have made a positive change in the community. Bringing the local community together; the Makana Brick Nite Race and SciFest Africa both have something to celebrate this week. As Makana Brick turns 25 years, and SciFest Africa 23; the Makhanda (Grahamstown) community has much to be grateful for.
Makana Brick has played an active role in the community, and has provided much more than bricks to build local society. Sponsoring events like the Makana Brick Nite Race, promote health, wellness and fun for the whole family. This year the Nite Race adorned participants with smiles for the 20th consecutive year, and in honour of Makana Brick’s birthday, a hefty donated of R25 000 was made to Grahamstown Hospice. Our team applauds the Makana Brick family for continuing to engage with and support the community, for better or for worse. Makhanda (Grahamstown) may be struggling with water and service delivery, but support from local businesses goes a long way to help.
SciFest is not only celebrating 23 years, but shifting gender bias in the scientific community. Our front page even features an up and coming young women scientist for her innovative marine-based work.
The scientific community has often been accused of suffering from a severe gender bias. If we think that last year’s Nobel Prize for physics was awarded to a woman for the first time in 55 years; and that the history of the Periodic Table, the focus of this year’s Scifest Africa, is heavily dominated by men, we have good reason to believe that the accusation still holds true.
In South Africa, female scientists have spoken out about incidents of gender discrimination and even sexual harassment in the local laboratories. However, German chemist and one of the younger presenters at Scifest, Dr Lotte Lens, says that opportunities for women depend on the country. She says that in Europe and America the opportunities are the same, but she knows “… from other countries that it is still not this way”.
It’s difficult to find a fool-proof way of deciding whether an institution or an event has a gender bias or not, but in the case of Scifest Africa, the lecture series arguably carries the most prestige as it targets a more serious audience.
In this case, Scifest Africa comes out with flying colours – there are 18 lectures altogether – 13 of them delivered by females and only five by males. Women give lectures on everything from winemaking, to sustainable shark barriers and to the creation of new super-heavy elements. It’s hard to find gender discrimination in the lecture series.
Happy International Women’s Day.
This week’s editorial column was compiled by Kathryn Cleary and Steven Lang
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The Victoria Primary Leadership Team for 2019 was recently inducted. Photo: Supplied
Methodist church says thank youMartiens Pokbas, one of the Trust Members of St Marks Methodist Church in Alicedale, personally knows Matthys Du Plessis who is one of the co-owners of Pakamiza Trading. After consultation with the other Trust Members - Amin Williams (Chairperson), John Alexander, Donovan Bruintjies and Herbert Bruintjies, they have decided to approached Du Plessis for a sponsor for the Church.
Pakamiza Trading did not hesitate in sponsoring the Church with the following equipment: 1. 2 x 15inch speakers = R 9 000.00 2. 12inch amp = R 8 000.00 3. Keyboard = R 8 000.00 4. Cordless mic = R 4 000.00 5. Lapel mic = R 3 600.00 6. Aircon fan = R 9 000.00 Total = R41 600.00
On 24 February 2019, the Leadership of the St Marks Methodist Church held a Thanksgiving Service for Pakamiza
Trading in Alicedale, to show their gratitude and appreciation.The Leadership of St Marks Methodist Church, members
of the Church and the broader community of Alicedale, are extremely grateful for the generous and unselfish sponsorship by Pakamiza Trading. Special thanks to the Directors - Mr Matthys Du Plessis, Eurika Du Plessis and Misss N Singamo.
We sincerely hope and trust that our relationship and partnership with Pakamiza Trading will go from strength to strength. This was indeed the biggest sponsor/gift that we as a Church have received in the history and existence of the Church.
We are forever grateful and will put these precious equipment to good use, and surely will look very good after them and treasure them.
God Bless you all at Pakamiza Trading.
St Marks Methodist Church (Alicedale) Church Council/Leadership
This was an act of real love - thank you!The Principal, staff and learners of St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School would like to express their heartfelt thanks to the following businesses for their generous support given to the Valentine’s Dance held on Friday 22 February 2019:A-Z Furnishers, ABM Office National, City Fashions, Connocks Butchery, Forever Pure Water, Fusion, Grahamstown Glass& Picture Framers, Ian Doyle/ Legends, Lorenzo Doyle, Maxi-Gas, Pick n Pay Grahamstown, Pep Home, Redwood SPur, Suzi Q, Seaflight Fisheries and Tip Top Butchery.
A special thank you to all the parents who supported the dance and came out in their numbers to have a fun-filled evening of song and dance.
Your support is highly appreciated as it contributed to the overall success of this important fundraising event in aid of much needed school funds.
Gerard Jacobs Principal
Thank YouI wish to express my heartfelt thanks to the lady who picked up my wallet at Absa Bank and returned it to me. I consider that in the South Africa ridden by poverty, greed, etc it is hard to find honest and exemplary people like her. I wish to thank you once again daughter of the soil.
MGK Nombewu Salem
Not to be denied one another again“Sport has the power to change the world,” Mande-la said. “It has the power to in-spire... Sport can create hope where once there was only despair. It is more powerful than government in breaking down racial barriers.” Recent-ly John Kani echoed the same sentiment when receiving a lifetime award for his contri-bution to the arts, at the Fiesta Awards.
In his acceptance speech he referred to the troubled times that kept us apart and how, for example, isiXhosa speaking and Afrikaaans people were
denied one another. We were denied the opportunity to get to know and enrich each other’s lives. And even now mutual appreciation will not happen spontaneously.
We will have to make an effort to find one another. He concluded by calling on all, presidents and politicians, “Ju-lle sal nooit versoening of maatskaplike samehorigheid bereik nie behalwe deur die kunste.” Only through the arts we shall find each other, he stressed (Rapport Weekliks, 24 Feb 2019, p 11). In Acts 17:26-28 St Paul refers to our
creational unity and the lead-ing of God in the history of nations, “From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he deter-mined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live.”
In his letter to the Ephe-sians Paul also applies the work of reconciliation by Je-sus Christ to an essential unity between former enemies such as the Jews and the Gentiles, “For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier,
the dividing wall of hostility …..His purpose was to cre-ate in himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace, 16 and in this one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility.”
I would daresay that our faith in God should have the most powerful ability to designate us all as brothers and sisters in the one family of God our Father. But we still need to reach out and find one another.
• Strauss de Jager, NG Kerk
GOOD IDEA
The question of under-repre-sentation in parliament can-not be the responsibility of one political party only; all parties represented in parlia-ment need to actively work to achieve true gender balance; 50/50 gender parity by 2030.South Africa is a signatory to a number of protocols and conventions dealing with gen-der equality, for example in the Revised SADC Protocol on Gender and Development, let me single out Article 12 and 13 on representation and participation; and the United Nations Sustainable Develop-ment Goals, specifically Goal 5 on Gender Equality. This means as a country we have made international commit-ments to move towards great-er gender equality. However, progress is slow: according to Statistics SA women now occupy 44 per cent of the na-tion’s skilled posts (manag-ers, professionals and techni-cians). This might seem like a fairly reasonable figure until one looks back to 2002 and what do we see: exactly the same percentage of women in skilled posts. So in this par-ticular area there has been precisely no progress in gen-der representation for the past 17 years.
In 2014 there was a gen-eral expectation within the SADC region that South Af-rica would be the first coun-try to achieve the 50% gender parity goal required by the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development, whose initial deadline was 2015. Not only has South Africa failed to live up to this expectation, it has actually regressed from 44% to 41.8%.
Clearly the government is not doing enough to pro-mote women into positions of power. Furthermore, many
women, including in govern-ment, can attest to having suf-fered some form of sexism, or worse, sexual harassment at the hands of men.
It is not just at the national level that we are failing to ap-point women into leadership roles. The Western Cape in 2017 had the lowest number of posts filled by women in senior municipal manage-ment positions, coming in at 24%, while the second lowest was KwaZulu-Natal at 25%. The national average of wom-en occupying senior munici-pal positions is 39%.
Historically, socio-economic conditions may have limited women from occupying sen-ior roles, but currently South Africa has an ample supply of skilled and competent women qualified to be leaders. De-spite this, statistics continue to indicate that the South African government has not done enough to accelerate women into leadership roles.
I am quite convinced that the government would imme-diately boost the proportion of women likely to be elected into positions of power if gen-der quotas were legislated. The winning party, and every other party too, must make sure that after the May elec-tions we set our society on a path that embraces equality, where women in influential positions becomes a reality.
•Nomkhitha Gysman, SADC Parliamentary Forum Gender Programme Manager, writing
in her personal capacity
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TributetoanactivistOBITUARY OF THE LATE KHAWULEZILE DAVIDTHAYI SANDI
Born on a Stones Hill Farm outside Makhanda (Gra-hamstown) and the sixth
child of Mutu Sandi (Sende) ka Zamani Nzonya and Non-qologu Ida Sandi (Sukula), Khawulezile David Thayi Sandi went to school at Tan-tyi Lower Primary School. He went on to Andrew Moyakhe Higher Mission School, Hen-drick Kanise Higher Primary School and was one of the first learners to start Nomzamo Senior Secondary School in 1974 under Mr Mzizi who was known for being very strict and often clashed with students.
Due to the politically vola-tile situation of the 1970s San-di could not complete second-ary school but persevered and enrolled for the General Cer-tificate of Education which he finally completed in the 1980s. He was in and out of security police detention and was one of the co-founders of the Gra-hamstown Civic Association (GRACA); the Masifunde Edu-cational Project; the Grahams-
town Burial Action Committee (the GBC) which served as a front for the restricted United Democratic Front (the UDF) affiliate organisations during the unrest of the 1980s which took many lives.
He also served as a mem-ber of the Eastern Cape Edu-cation Crisis Committee with the likes of Matthew Goniwe, Stone Sizani and many activ-ists, some of whom have since passed away. As an executive member of GRACA he worked very closely with students and the youth whom he assisted to set up youth and student structures in the townships, the “white left” in particular people like Roland White and Andre Roux.
He played a pivotal role in the implementation of the People’s Power Project and helped establish many street committees and area commit-tees with Dr Reverend Msokoli Leleki, Phila Nkayi, Dan Sandi, Chris Mbekela, Sipho Albany, Ntsiki Sandi, the late Qaqawu-li Godolozi, Sipho Hashe, Mkuseli Jack, Zalisile Mkont-
wana and a countless number of activists who have since de-parted from this world.
Soft-spoken and a very committed activist, he always spoke last in meetings and warned comrades of the pos-sible pitfalls on the way ahead.
In 1989, Sandi and Zali-sile Mkontwana were some of the few activists to be re-detained after spending al-most two years in detention under the State of Emergency Regulations. They were held in Bloemfontein with Bulelani Ngcuka and Trevor Manuel. At the time, rumours were rife that the apartheid state was planning to launch an East-ern Cape treason trial. How-ever, it would appear that as the world pressure increased against the regime, the idea was abandoned.
He leaves behind his two sons from his previous mar-riage and his wife Noluvuyo Yona-Sandi, the mother of his other two sons.
REST IN PEACE JOJO! ZIKHALI! WELL DONE! UM-SEBENZI UWUGQIBILE!
Women must hold influential positions
MYSAY
Nomkhitha Gysman
David Sandi, right, on Human Rights Day in Prudhoe, 21 March 2017. Photo: Sue Maclennan
8 SCIFEST2019 SCIFEST20199Grocott’s Mail 8 MARCH 2019
Chemistry of Scifest
Scifest2019ishere–‘DiscoverYourElement’
Dr Stephen Ashworth, who has a PhD in chemistry, delivered his lecture entitled: ‘Elementary’: A celebration of the 150th anniversary of Mendeleev’s Periodic Table to set the tone for this year’s Scifest Africa. Photo: Steven Lang
By STEVEN LANG
Scifest Africa, with its theme of ‘Discover your element’, started a chem-
ical romance at the opening ceremony of its 23rd edition on Wednesday 6 March.
Dr Stephen Ashworth, who has a PhD in chemistry, de-livered his lecture entitled: ‘Elementary’: A celebration of the 150th anniversary of Men-deleev’s Periodic Table to set the tone for this year’s Scifest Africa.
Ashworth is a Scifest Africa veteran who has provoked re-actions of delighted surprise for many years as he enthralled audiences with his chemical experiments that did not al-ways quite turn out the way people expected.
His usual persona – that of a somewhat nutty professor let loose in a chemical kitchen – was notably absent. Yes, there were some wisecracks and a few groan-worthy puns, but he was much more serious than before.
Ashworth delivered an im-peccable lecture about the long road that led up to the de-velopment and almost univer-sal acceptance of Mendeleev’s
version of the Periodic Table.He explained that the pur-
pose of the Periodic Table is to arrange all the known ele-ments in a coherent manner. For this reason, early attempts had to rely on characteristics that were known at the time.
If there had been a periodic table in times of antiquity, it would have had only four ele-ments: earth, wind, air and fire. This number increased very slowly until 1809 when there were 47 known elements. Then by 1863 there were 56 elements that English chemist, John Newlands, divided into eleven groups based on their charac-teristics.
The periodic table we know today was devised by the Rus-sian chemist, Dmitri Mendeleev who arranged the elements ac-cording to their atomic mass.
Ashworth explained that several scientists had already come up with a variety of in-novative ways of arranging the elements, but what made Mendeleev’s contribution dif-ferent to all the others is that he left spaces for elements that had not been discovered yet. In other words, he predicted the characteristics of elements that
Celebrating 150 years of the Mendeleev Periodic Table of Elements, Scifest 2019 opened on Wednesday 6 March with the theme “Discover your element”. Steven Lang and Michael Salzwedel were there on the opening day.
were still to be found.The theme of the current
Scifest Africa is ‘Discover your element’ to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Mend-eleev’s Periodic Table.
The decision to follow this theme was based on UNESCO’s initiative to raise awareness of chemistry and its applications
for sustainable development.The Year was proclaimed by
the United Nations General As-sembly and approved by the UNESCO’s General Conference.
It is therefore appropriate that Scifest chose Ashworth to be the curator for the current edition of the country’s pre-mier science festival.
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Nothembile Mali in her garden.
Nothembile Mali has been planting vegetables for as long as she can remember. She loves gardening and she loves planting her vegetables that she eats. As a grandmother, Mali believes that freshly grown vegetables, that she has grown herself, are healthier for her family. She also says that she cannot afford to buy vegetables from the shops. She has planted potatoes, cabbages, carrots and onions in her large vegetable garden. She is, however, in need of more seeds and seedlings in order to continue planting and growing her garden.
– Text and photo: Lindani Donyeli
Expected rainfall and some recordsSTAFF REPORTERThere is a promise for some welcome rainfall over the Eastern Cape from Thursday onwards, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).
“This will be of particu-lar good news for the areas around Grahamstown/Fort Beaufort, Cradock and Paten-sie who have experienced an exceptionally dry summer,” Client Liaison Officer Garth Sampson said.
For the summer months (December to February) both Fort Beaufort and Grahams-town experienced the lowest summer rainfall on record, while in Patensie it was the second lowest on record and in Cradock the 3rd lowest.
The details are as follows:
Fort Beaufort (period 1997-2019) LOWEST ON RECORDLowest 80.2 mm 2018-2019Average 154 mm for period December to February Grahamstown (period 1992-2019) LOWEST ON RECORDLowest 48.2 mm 2018-2019
Average 140 mm for period December to FebruaryPatensie (period 1993-2019) 2nd LOWEST ON RECORDLowest 53.4 mm 2001-20022nd lowest 61 mm 2018-2019Average 124 mm for period December to February Cradock (period 1990-2019) 3rd LOWEST ON RECORDLowest 52.8 mm 2000-20012nd lowest 68.6 mm 1992-19933rd lowest 88.4 mm 2018-2019Average 161 mm for period December to February Late summer rainfall in Feb-ruary meant that areas in the east and the coastal regions did not record similar records.The forecast for rain from Fri-day is as follows:Friday 08/03/2019:A ridging high will push in rain and showers in over areas south of the escarpment (that is areas south of Graaff-Reinet and Queenstown).Rainfall south of Darlington dam may reach 10mm in plac-es overnight.
Saturday 09/03/2019: With the high maintaining its position, together with an upper trough drawing mois-ture in over the region, it will continue raining with light to moderate showers expected south of Darlington Dam, with rainfall 10-15mm in places. Afternoon thunderstorms are expected along the escarp-ment, spreading to the Wild coast later in the day.
Rainfall over the eastern half of the province is ex-pected to be between 10 and 15 mm.
Sunday10/03/2019:An upper low develops west of the country, with a high south of the country, result-ing in clearance from the west.
However, the Tropical moisture will assist in the de-velopment of thundershow-ers and showers in the east. Monday 11/03/2019:The upper low moves closer to the country, with show-ers and thundershowers de-veloping over the Northern Cape, moving over the East-ern Cape in the afternoon.
Roddy Fox took this beautiful photo of the lightning storm in Grahamstown this week. Photo: Roddy Fox
ScienceawarenessisvitalforprogressBy STEVEN LANG
Dr Daniel Adams, Dep-uty Director General in the Department of
Science and Technology, for-mally opened Scifest Africa representing Minister Mma-moloko Kubayi-Ngubane who would normally do the hon-ours.
Adams explained that the Minister could not open the event because she was with Director General, Dr Phil Mjwara presenting a draft of the new White Paper on Sci-ence, Technology and Inno-vation to Parliament.
He said this was an impor-tant coincidence because the White Paper will set the sci-ence and technology agenda for the national system of in-novation, “including science awareness and engagement for many years to come”.
This is relevant because one of the main objectives of Scifest is to heighten science awareness and to awaken an interest in science.
Adams highlighted the importance of science in our everyday lives by pointing out some examples of how we use science. He said that before coming to the festival we had all eaten breakfast and this gave us the opportu-nity to consider the biology of our digestive systems.
His next example was somewhat ironic in that he said before leaving home, we would take a shower that was heated by electrical systems – so we should think about how electricity works.
The irony is that many parts of Makhanda (Graham-stown) don’t have water and some don’t have electricity.
It is not uncommon to find areas that have neither wa-ter nor electricity thus mak-
ing the idea of a hot shower somewhat illusory.
Adams said that, “Science, technology and innovation are central to South Africa’s economic and social pros-perity” and cautioned that in order for an innovation system to function it needs a “… society that is aware of the value of science, as well as its potential dangers and challenges.”
Referring back to the White Paper, Adams said that the country needs to pay more attention to develop skills and provide more effective support structures to make society more aware of science and technology.
In order to achieve this goal, Adams said that the White Paper makes a call for legislation to establish a na-tional coordinator of science engagement in South Africa. He said that a new science
engagement model will be established to go beyond the national Science and Tech-nology department so that it can encourage a wide spec-trum of entities to engage with the public.
He proudly pointed out that his department is mak-ing a concerted effort to set up science centres all around the country to encourage young people to be curious about science.
Aware that he was in the Eastern Cape, Adams said the Department of Science and Technology and the Eastern Cape Department of Educa-tion have worked together to establish and maintain a sci-ence centre in Cofimvaba.
The state-of-the-art centre will soon be able to offer sci-ence, technology, engineering and mathematics education support to leaders and educa-tors.
Clean up postponedDue to various extenuating circumstances, the planned clean up at T.E.M Mrwetyana has been
postponed until further notice. None of the original team are available on the day, and thus the organisers have had to postpone the cleanup.
Dr Daniel Adams at the official opening of SciFest 2019. Photo: Steven Lang
FRIDAY 8 MARCHIN CONVERSATION WITH...7.30pm at Haricots Deli & Bistro, 32 New Street. A conversation with...Unwind after a hectic day at #Scifest2019 with good food and good company. Learn about the secret lives of our high-profile scientists over dinner at Haricot’s Deli & Bistro. The ticket price includes entrance to the event, a three-course meal, one bottle of water and juice. Capacity 30. R180 per person. Cash bar available. More information at http://www.facebook.com/HaricotsBistro.
JESTERS COMEDY WITHOUT A NET 7.30pm at Slipstream Sports Top Bar. Comedy Without a Net is a hilariously unique version of comedy where the comedians come unprepared and with suggestions from the audience try making random topics funny. Inbox us before the event with your improv suggestions, at the door before the show, or during the show (if our comedians are brave enough). Free Entrance and amazing drink specials. More Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1029281590598616/
SATURDAY 9 MARCHTEDDY BEARS PICNIC9.30am to 11am at St Andrew’s Pre-Primary. All families with children 0-6 years are welcome to join us at St Andrew’s Pre-Primary for a lovely morning packed with fun and activities! Pack a picnic and bring a friend (and teddy!) along. Tea, coffee and juice will be provided (no charge). RSVP to Jess Fick at [email protected] or 046 603 2414.
SUPURBAN MARKET9am to 1pm at the Botanical Gardens. Join them bright ‘n early for a “Sciencey-SupUrban’ this Saturday in the cool calm of the Botanical gardens. Bring an umbrella (it might be a bit wet!), bring some friends, bring some cash and bring a smile. Support local, and enjoy the outdoors!
1820 SETTLERS ASSOCIATION LUNCH/TALK12pm at The Long Room, The Highlander. Mariss Stevens, NELM (winner of Fitzsimons award for SAMA best paper 2018). Topic: “Slow Reading in a Hyperconnected World”. Time12:00 (Drinks); 12:30 (Talk); 13:00 (Lunch). Cost: R71. Kindly bookwith Pauline Henson 046 622 4814 or [email protected]. All Welcome.
GLITZ AND GLAMOUR HATS AND HEELS5pm at Gold Rush Casino. This is a women’s conference hosted by Queen P. Tickets are available and are R250 including meals. Contact Sheila Deu at [email protected]
MONDAY 11 MARCHPUBLIC TALK - POST-MUGABE ZIMBABWE7pm at Eden Grove Red. ZimUnlimited student society and the Unit of Zimbabwean Studies (Sociology Department) present the following Public Talk: Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe: In Search of the Elusive Zimbabwean Dream. Speaker: Professor Arthur Mutambara (former Deputy Prime Minister of Zimbabwe). Refreshments are available after the public talk. Please contact Professor K Helliker at [email protected]
TUESDAY 12 MARCHPINK WALK FOR CANCER5pm at the Victoria Girls High School Fields. Pink walk t-shirts for sale at R70 each available at Pick n Pay or by order through schools. Lucky Draw prizes to be won. Jumping castle for the kinds. Refreshments and boerewors rolls for sale on the day. Entry fee minimum of R20 donation. It is a 6.3km walk.
THURSDAY 14 MARCHU3A LECTURE10am at the Grahamstown Bowling Club. Speaker : Armand van Gend. Topic: “How to help your body become stress-free”. All welcome. Charge R5. Contact Malcolm Hacksley 046 636 1762.
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Tickets for Africa’s lead-ing music and bike fes-tival, RevAfrica, are now
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Thousands of people are ex-pected to attend the four-day festival, which brings together the very best in music and motorsport all in one unique setting. You can expect excit-ing live demos, stunt shows, BMX and Skateboard dis-plays, as well as a killer mu-
sic line-up featuring some of SA’s biggest bands. This year’s impressive entertainment line-up includes Goodluck, Mi Casa, Freshly Ground, Man-go Groove, Holly Rey, Silver Creek, Warongx, Dr Victor, Femi Koya, Nhoza, Undertone and Bongeziwe Mabandla.
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Sasol bursary applications STAFF REPORTERSasol has announced that ap-plications for its corporate bursary programme are now open for the 2020 academic year.
High-performing math-ematics and science learn-ers currently in Grade 12 are invited to apply for the all-inclusive bursary to study engineering, science and ac-counting degrees at approved public universities and univer-sities of technology.
Sasol’s bursary programme - which has run for more than three decades - covers tuition fees, accommodation, meals, textbooks and pocket money. Recipients receive allowances for study tools such as laptops and calculators.
Sasol bursary recipients also have the opportunity to do paid vacation work and to be part of the Graduate De-velopment Programme when they complete their studies.
In a media release, Sasol said they were looking for learners who want to study towards a B Eng or BSc Eng in various engineering disci-plines, BSc in Chemistry and Accounting (CA route) or learners interested in studying Instrumentation, Mining Sur-vey and Mechanical or Electri-cal Engineering at a university of technology. Applicants need to obtain 70% for Maths, 70% for Science and 60% for Eng-lish to be considered.
“At Sasol, we help [our bur-sary recipients] harness their
potential, by offering them not only financing for their tertiary education but also the opportunity to start and succeed in their careers,” said Monica Luwes, Manager of the Graduate Centre at Sasol.
“This is our investment in building a high-performing workforce and in fostering sustainable socio-economic development to the benefit of the country as a whole.”
Education is one of the key pillars in Sasol’s social invest-ment strategy, with an empha-sis on helping to develop a science, technology, engineer-ing and mathematics (STEM) skills base for future and giv-ing talented, ambitious people from all backgrounds oppor-tunities to succeed.
NCT handles biggest vesselSTAFF REPORTERThe Ngqura Container Ter-minal, operated by Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) records handling one of the biggest vessels in the history of the terminal. The vessel arrived on Sunday 24 February and TPT is loading and off-load-ing 2 697 Twenty Equivalent Units (TEU). This Gigantic vessel, called MSC Bettina, is a container vessel registered and sailing under the flag of Panama. Its length is 366.07 metres and its maximum draught is 15.6 Metres.
Its impressive capacity is 10 000 TEUs with gross ton-nage of 151559 and dead-weight of 162867. Its last Port of call was Lome and next Port of call is Durban.
The last big vessel to dock at NCT did so on 5 July 2018, the MSC Savannah. She had a length of 335 metres and gross tonnage of 91621.
Wandisa Vazi, Acting Ex-ecutive Manager, Container & Automotive Cape Channel, said the terminal is delighted to handle such big vessels, which validates the capac-
ity which was created. “We acknowledge all the key role players who has contributed on the historical moment. This include our valued cus-tomers, committed employees and stevedoring companies,” said Vazi.
Since starting operations in 2009, the Ngqura Container Terminal has complemented the South African port system as a transhipment hub. The terminal has increased South African trade with the world, promoting international trade for SADC countries.
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LEGAL NOTICENotice is hereby given in terms of section 68(1) of the Ma-kana By-law on Spatial Planning and Land Use Manage-ment (2016) that Norocode (Pty) Ltd has applied to the Makana Municipality, in respect of Erf 1176 Rini, corner of Makana & Sani Street, Joza Location, Grahams-town, for the Rezoning of the property from Business I (BZI) to Business Zone V (BZV).
The application will be available and open for inspection at the Town Planning Department (“BAB Office”) in Joza, daily from 08:00 to 16:00 with Ms N. Ncilata, 046 637 0424/8.
Anyone who has comments or objections to the applica-tion is invited, according to section 98, of the By-Law to do so in writing. The application is open for inspection during office hours with Ms Ncilata.
Closing date for objections is Friday, 29 March 2019.
In terms of Section 21(4) of the Local Government Mu-nicipal system act, 2000 (act 32 of 2000) people who can-not write may approach Ms N Ncilata to assist them to put their comments or objections in writing.
On behalf of:MR.M.MENEMUNICIPAL MANAGER
ISAZISO SASEMTHETHWENIOku kukwazisa ukuba uMasipala wase Makana ufumene isicelo esenziwe ngokwecandelo 68(1) lase Makana uMthetho kaMasipala loCwangciso lweMihlaba noLawu-lo lokuSetyenziswa koMhlaba (2016), elo ngu Noroc-ode (Pty) Ltd bafake isicelo kuMasipala wase Makana, ngokubhekiselele kwisiza Erf 1176 Rini, corner of Maka-na & Sani Street, Joza Location, Grahamstown, tshintsho for the Rezoning of the property from Business Zone I (BZII) to Business Zone V (BZV).
Isicelo sikwavulelekile ukuba sihlolwe kwi-ofisi yocwang-ciso lwedolophu zase (“ofisi BAB”) eJoza, yonke imi-hla ukusuka 08:00 ukuya 16:00 Ms N. Ncilata, 046 637 0424/8.
Umhla wokuvalwa kokungeniswa kwezichaso yi ngoL-wesihlanu, 29 Ngomga 2018 iintsuku ezi. Ngokwemi-gaqo yeCandelo 21(4) loMthetho weNkqubo kaMasipala kuRhulumente weNgingqi, 2000 (uMthetho 32 ka-2000) abantu abangakwaziyo ukubhala bangeza ku Ms N Ncila-ta ukubancedisa ukuze amagqabaza okanye izimvo zabo ngokubhala.
Endaweni ka:MR. M. MENEUMPHATHI KAMASIPALA
LEGAL NOTICENotice is hereby given in terms of section 68(1) of the Ma-kana By-law on Spatial Planning and Land Use Manage-ment (2016) that Norocode (Pty) Ltd has applied to the Makana Municipality, in respect of Erf 1176 Rini, corner of Makana & Sani Street, Joza Location, Grahams-town, for the Rezoning of the property from Business I (BZI) to Business Zone V (BZV).
The application will be available and open for inspection at the Town Planning Department (“BAB Office”) in Joza, daily from 08:00 to 16:00 with Ms N. Ncilata, 046 637 0424/8.
Anyone who has comments or objections to the applica-tion is invited, according to section 98, of the By-Law to do so in writing. The application is open for inspection during office hours with Ms Ncilata.
Closing date for objections is Friday, 29 March 2019.
In terms of Section 21(4) of the Local Government Mu-nicipal system act, 2000 (act 32 of 2000) people who can-not write may approach Ms N Ncilata to assist them to put their comments or objections in writing.
On behalf of:MR.M.MENEMUNICIPAL MANAGER
ISAZISO SASEMTHETHWENIOku kukwazisa ukuba uMasipala wase Makana ufumene isicelo esenziwe ngokwecandelo 68(1) lase Makana uMthetho kaMasipala loCwangciso lweMihlaba noLawu-lo lokuSetyenziswa koMhlaba (2016), elo ngu Noroc-ode (Pty) Ltd bafake isicelo kuMasipala wase Makana, ngokubhekiselele kwisiza Erf 1176 Rini, corner of Maka-na & Sani Street, Joza Location, Grahamstown, tshintsho for the Rezoning of the property from Business Zone I (BZII) to Business Zone V (BZV).
Isicelo sikwavulelekile ukuba sihlolwe kwi-ofisi yocwang-ciso lwedolophu zase (“ofisi BAB”) eJoza, yonke imi-hla ukusuka 08:00 ukuya 16:00 Ms N. Ncilata, 046 637 0424/8.
Umhla wokuvalwa kokungeniswa kwezichaso yi ngoL-wesihlanu, 29 Ngomga 2018 iintsuku ezi. Ngokwemi-gaqo yeCandelo 21(4) loMthetho weNkqubo kaMasipala kuRhulumente weNgingqi, 2000 (uMthetho 32 ka-2000) abantu abangakwaziyo ukubhala bangeza ku Ms N Ncila-ta ukubancedisa ukuze amagqabaza okanye izimvo zabo ngokubhala.
Endaweni ka:MR. M. MENEUMPHATHI KAMASIPALA
Kingswood season ends in a drawSTAFF REPORTERKingswood College hosted Pearson First team in King-swood’s final cricket match of the season on Saturday 2 March. Kingswood won the toss opted to bowl first and soon had Pearson under pres-sure at 24/3. Pearson played well from there and Kingswood missed a few chances that would have allowed them to possi-bly wrap up the innings soon-
er then they eventually did. Pearson batted for 72 overs before they were bowled out for 189 runs. Josh von Holdt (4/43) was outstanding again with the ball for Kingswood; he was well supported by Mi-chael Fourie (3/19).
In reply, Kingswood had 40 overs left to bat in the day. Kingswood knew that a good start was vital if there would be any attempt at trying to chase down the
total. However, the King-swood top order was blown away by some good bowling from Pearson. Adrian Wright played a very good innings of 52 not out as he held the Kingswood innings together. He found good support from Caleb Daniels (3 not out off 34 balls).
Kingswood ended on a 115/7 at the close which re-sulted in the match ending in a draw.
14 SPORTGrocott’s Mail 8 MARCH 2019
STAFF REPORTERFive cyclists left their daily oc-cupation to embark on a 12-day cycle tour in an effort to raise funds and create aware-ness against child abuse. The extreme cycle tour kickstarted on 27 February 2019 in Jo-hannesburg and is expected to end on 10 March 2019 in Cape Town, after covering a distance of 1009 kilometres.
Two members from the five-men team of cyclists have been recruited from within the ranks of SAPS. Colo-nel Andre Van Rooyen from Graaff-Reinet SAPS Training Academy and Warrant Officer Gert Jonker from Saldanha Bay are part of the 1009km tour from Johannesburg to Cape Town cycling challenge.
Monica Strydom, who is the CEO at Matla A Bana, the NGO behind this philanthrop-ic initiative, said because of their intervention, about 700 000 crimes were reported to police. “We work closely with police FCS Units, we imple-ment Child Friendly facilities, offer support and supply com-fort packs. We trained more than 60 000 police officers up to date. The extreme cy-cle tour is a tour we started after General Lamoer said, “Men must stand up and take responsibility for the rape of women and children”.”
She recalls how three busi-ness people met and decided to ‘do something.’
“We want to use our pas-sion and cycle across the country to raise awareness,” they resolved.
Then we said, “you can’t just cycle, so we added a school outreach programme.”
Up to date Monique Pretori-us, one member of the cyclist group, said they have reached more than 40 000 school chil-
dren in the past 6-7 years.“In rural areas you seldom
get a visit from educational programmes or groups, so we are very proud to have made a huge national impact with something that people are passionate about - cycling,” added Pretorius.
Participating in such a chal-lenge does not come easy and takes its toll on one’s body. Physical fitness, endurance and stamina are a necessity but from external looks, all the participants have strong legs to die for and bodies fortified with fitness of a stallion. The bicycle saddle may not be so friendly on your posterior end after 100km or more but the five member team embrace every bit of this challenge be-lieving every pain endured is worth it because of the noble intentions of the tour.
It has been seven years since Matla a Bana NGO be-gan this extreme cycling chal-lenge and have never looked back. According to Dirk Pre-torius, a founder member of Extreme Cycle challenge and the only cyclist who has par-ticipated in all the seven pre-vious challenges since 2013, “Through awareness we en-lightened millions about the plight of abused children. Kids get educated about the reality of child abuse, how to report and how to assist”.
“More than R700.000 has been raised since the start of the tour. Child friendly report-ing facilities at SAPS Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Units were built with some of the funding in different parts of the coun-try. Various training projects focusing on soft skills needed to assist victims were funded and provided.”
On 3 March, the team of
five cyclists reached the East-ern Cape borders and visited Union Primary in Graaff Rei-net, where they created an awareness about safety. About 200 young children imme-diately responded to Smiley, a friendly and entertaining Mascot and her assistant who got the kids aged between seven and twelve entertained while they were educated at the same time.
In Graaff Reinet, the team were ushered into the town by a police convoy and welcome by FCS provincial Command-er Col Nqaphi, accompanied by local FCS members, De-tectives Constables Sibulelo Rhawula and Velomia Abram.
Welcoming the team on be-half of Eastern Cape Provin-cial Commissioner Lt Gen Nt-shinga, Col Nqaphi said police fully support and endorsed this initiative.
“We understand why all of you are doing what you are doing. You are doing it be-cause you love children and dont want them to get hurt,” said Col Nqaphi.
He thanked the Department of Education for allowing Matla a Bana to create such awareness at schools thus al-lowing an important message of personal safety to reach young children.
“We are a reactive unit but what Matla a Bana is doing is proactive. Lastly,thanks to Graaff Reinett FCS unit for bringing such experience in this town, your work does not go unnoticed,” said Col Nqaphi.
The team of cyclists left Graaff Reinet very early head-ing for Uniondale Hoerskool. You can follow them online at www.matlabana.co.za or Face-book at xtremeforkids cycle tour.
AnothersuccessfulU15ShieldSTAFF REPORTER
Over the weekend of 1-3 March, Kingswood College played host to
the annual U15 A Water Polo Shield tournament, involving schools from all over the East-ern Cape. Schools such as Grey High (PE), Pearson, Woodridge, Alex Road, Glenwood House, York as well as an Albany Invi-tational team all descended on Kingswood’s pool for the Shield tournament.
After a tentative beginning to the boys’ water polo season there was a little bit of uncer-tainty as to how Kingswood would perform as hosts of the tournament. These doubts were quickly extinguished in the first game against Pear-son, where Kingswood played a phenomenal game and
clenched a convincing 7-0 vic-tory. This momentum contin-ued through the pool games and led the boys to topping their pool and a quarter-finals which the hosts won convinc-ingly. Kingswood knew their semi-final was going to be a challenge, which resulted in a narrow loss against Glenwood (George). This disappoint-ment quickly disappeared as they won their next game very convincingly ending the tour-nament on a well deserved Third position.
The tournament as a whole was very well run and very en-tertaining for both the players and the parents. An exciting addition to the tournament was the live stream filming of the games and running com-mentary by members of the
Kingswood College First water polo team.
Final Positions:1. Grey HS2. Glenwood House3. Kingswood College4. Woodridge5. York6. Alex Road7. Pearson8. Albany Invitational Results:Kingswood College vs Pearson won 7-0Kingswood College vs Alex Drew 2-2Kingswood College vs York Won 6-2Kingswood College vs Glen-wood House Lost 6-4Kingswood College vs Woodridge won 8-5
One of Kingswood’s players sets up for a pass during the annual U15 Water Polo Shield completion, hosted by Kingswood College. Photo: Supplied
Cycling against abuse
Founders weekend funSTAFF REPORTERGraeme College’s Founder’s weekend of sport will cer-tainly be one to remember, as they celebrated with a number of matches against old boys teams, while the junior school secured five victories in their five matches against King-swood College on Saturday 2 March.
The U9 A match between Graeme and Kingswood is al-ways closely contested, and Graeme managed to put a very daunting score on the board to start the day. Connor Hold-er and Tyler Bouwer (both 30 not out), top scored and enabled Graeme to get to 160 for four. In reply, Kingswood managed 122/ 6 which meant Graeme won by 38 runs. The Graeme U11 B side also set up a similar target with Thurston Marthinus scoring 42 not out, enabling his team to reach 156 for three. A hat-trick by Malakiwe Nikelo assisted in bowling Kingswood out for 68, and meant that Graeme won by 88 runs.
The Graeme U11 A side were at their best again, scor-ing 158 for 3 in their allotted 40 overs. Rhys Wiblin (65 not out) and Andrew Muir (48) were yet again amongst the top run scorers. In reply, King-swood were 70 all out, with Wiblin claiming four for 13, and Enrique Strydom picking up three for 20. Graeme won by 98 runs.
Both of the U13 matches were quite one sided. The Graeme U13 Bs scored a daunting total of 222 for 6 with, Cullen Goliath (68) the main run scorer. Lilitha Plaatje ripped through the Kingswood batting line-up claiming five for 11, which contributed significantly to Graeme bowl-ing Kingswood out for 57, and winning the game by 165 runs. In the U13 A match, Kingswood won the toss and were rocked by Luphelo Mdyesha, who claimed five for 19, including the second hat-trick of the morning. Ashton Williams claimed four for 14, as Kingswood were bowled
out for 76. Murray Tyson (35) steered his team to an impres-sive eight wicket win as Grae-me ended on 78 for two.
In their exhibition T20 match against the Old Boys, the Graeme Second Team won a nail biter after the old boys had posted 152 for five. Raven Bush (49 not out), Sonqoba Makalima (37) and Lubabalo Tshongweni (32) batted su-perbly for the Second team to claim an exciting five-wicket victory. The Graeme First team bowling attack limited the old boys to 101 all out in their match, and managed to chase the target in very clinical fash-ion. Arron Richardson (50 not out) and Seth Faltain (37 not out) got their team home to win by nine wickets.
The day will also be re-membered fondly as Ian Sut-tie walked off the cricket field for the last time. He retired after teaching at Graeme for 41 years. He is an icon and legend of schoolboy cricket in the Eastern Cape and South Africa.
In its 115th year, the Kenrich Motors Pineapple Tournament started on Saturday 2 March, and will continue until Saturday 9 March. With three separate leagues, namely the A, B and C sections, this year’s tournament is filled with competitive match-ups. Pictured, Ryan Harley of the Rhodes First team swings for the boundary in their first day match against Cuylerville on Saturday 2 March. Photo: Stephen Kisbey-Green
Grocott’s Mail 8 MARCH 2019 SPORT 15
RhodesputsupabravefightBy MZWANELE SIBANDAand STEPHEN KISBEY-GREEN
The FNB Varsity Shield came to Makhanda (Gra-hamstown) for the first
time in 2019, when Rhodes University hosted Walter Si-sulu University (WSU) in their first of two home matches of the season. The stage was set on Rhodes’ Great Field for an epic clash between the two ri-vals on Monday 4 March.
Rhodes put up a great ef-fort against a formidable WSU side. The first half of the game was very intense as nothing separated the two sides go-ing into half time. The Rhodes rugby supporters cheered on the Stallions as they edged nearer and nearer to the WSU try line, however neither team were able to score more than
two penalties each in the first half.
Coach Qondani ‘Carlos’ Kat-ywa encouraged the Rhodes team from the sideline and asked the Stallions to con-tinue their brilliant defence at the strategic interval, mid-way through the first half. As each team converted their op-portunities arising from penal-ty infringements, the scoreline read 6-6 as the teams went into the change rooms for halftime.
In the second half, WSU broke the deadlock and con-tinued to break the Rhodes de-fence. Rhodes made a brilliant defensive effort to keep WSU at bay, however they could not keep their rivals from scoring three tries in seven minutes. Xolani Jacobs, Luvo
Mutiwane, and Anathi Shenx-ane all touched down for the visitors between the 45th and 52nd minute, taking a daunt-ing lead. Rhodes regained their composure on defence, holding WSU out until the last minute of the match, which saw Mihlali Nchukana cross over for the final try, con-verted by the standout kick-er Musanda Xakande. WSU ultimately romped home to a 6-32 victory over the hosts.
Rhodes will now travel to Pretoria to take on the Tshwane University of Tech-nology (TUT) on Monday 11 March, where they will hope to secure only their second win, and remain one place clear of the relegation spot, which is currently held by TUT.
One the Walter Sisulu University (WSU) players bursts through a tackle to reach over the line for a try against Rhodes University. Photo: Mzwanele Sibanda
On Thursday 28 February, Victoria Primary School hosted their annual competitive swimming gala. All of the girls that form part of the VP swimming teams took part in the day. Photo: Supplied
The Victoria Primary School for Girls hosted their fun
Colour Splash Gala for all of their young swimmers on
Wednesday 27 February. The Colour Splash Gala is a fun
gala showcasing the students’ progress in the pool since starting to learn to swim.
Photo: Supplied
Local ladies win champsSTAFF REPORTERThe final days play of the East-ern Areas (EA) league took place at the Albany Bowling club in Makhanda (Grahams-town) on Sunday 3 March. In the ladies league, Makhanda went into the final day with a slender two point lead, which they managed to hold on to, to take the title and the pennant which can now proudly hang in their clubhouse.
In the men’s first league, Kowie, who shared the points five-all against Kenton in the first round, bounced back the next weekend with a very good 8-2 win against defend-ing champions Albany. The following weekend, making full use of their home ground advantage, they routed the then-leaders Port Alfred 10-0. This enabled them to go into the final weekend with the relatively simple task of need-ing only the one point from a peeled game to be crowned Champions.
They did more than that, though and beat Makhanda Bowls Club 7-3 to win the
The Ladies team from Makhanda (Grahamstown) took the title of the Eastern Areas Bowls Championship for 2019. Holding the pennant are June McDougal (captain) and Rina Goosen (3rd), with Peter Ford EA President. Photo: Supplied
2019 league convincingly.In the men’s second league,
things were much tighter go-ing into the final weekend with Kowie A on 21 points, Kenton on 18 and Albany on 17. Kenton won all fours of their games on the day to take a full 10 points, and it was now down to the match
between leaders Kowie A and Albany.
With his last bowl of the day, Peter Stegman could only get a peel and one of the two points they needed to tie with Kenton. As a result, Ken-ton were rewarded with the shield for winning the men’s Second league.
Parkrun #232 The 232nd edition of the Makhanda (Gra-hamstown) Parkrun took place on Saturday 9 February. Here are the top finishers from the event: 1. Unknown - Information not recorded 2. Melikhaya Jacobs20:32 (M) 3. Malibongwe Mbelu21:34 (M) 4. Cee-Jay Porthen21:53 (M) 5. Sylvester Jeffries22:29 (M) 6. Siviwe Moyake23:41 (M) 7. Unknown - Information not recorded 8. Philip Mostert24:22 (M)
HIGHLIGHTSChippa United Port Elizabeth’s football stars were unsuccessful in challenging the fifth-ranked SuperSport United on Saturday 2 March, going down 0-1 in their clash in East London. Their focus remains in the PSL this week, however, when they take on the Black Leopards at the Thohoyandou Stadium in Limpopo on Sunday. The Leopards currently sit at 12th on the PSL log, just two places ahead of Chippa. Proteas Proteas leg-spinner, Imran Tahir, has confirmed the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup will be his final appearance for South Africa in One-Day International (ODI) cricket. Tahir is currently contracted to Cricket South Africa (CSA) until 31 July, and will re-assess his freelance future following the tournament. The 39-year-old says he would still like to play T20 International cricket for the Proteas ahead of the 2020 ICC T20 World Cup in Australia, but would like to open up more opportunities for other fledging spinners in the country in the 50-over format. Sevens World Series Zain Davids and Kurt-Lee Arendse have been called up to the Springbok Sevens team to do duty in Vancouver, Canada this weekend as the Blitzboks start their preparations for round six of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. South Africa (67 log points) currently sit at fifth place in the overall series standings, after finishing sixth in Las Vegas. They are behind the USA (98), New Zealand (93), Fiji (84), and England (68). SA vs Pakistan Cricket South Africa is pleased to announce the dates for the Proteas women’s inbound tour against Pakistan in May of this year. It will comprise a three-match, One-Day International (ODI) and a five-match T20 series across five venues from 6 to 23 May. The last time the sides met, South Africa emerged the winners by three wickets in their opening appearance of the 2017 ICC Women’s World Cup in England. Super Rugby After three rounds of competition, this year’s Vodacom Super Rugby has had its fair share of upsets and difficult-to-call encounters, with this week promising to be no different. The Lions will look to bounce back from their two successive defeats to SA opposition when they take on the Jaguares in Johannesburg on Saturday afternoon, before the Bulls take on the Sharks in Loftus in their SuperHero derby later in the day. The Stormers will enjoy their bye weekend.
8 March 2019 • Vol. 149 Issue: 009
The 20th annual Makana Brick Nite Race was well supported by a large number of runners, joggers, walker and even a few crawlers, as Makana Brick celebrated its 25th year. Photo: Stephen Kisbey-Green
Nite Race triumphBy STEPHEN KISBEY-GREEN
It was a landmark race for the 2019 Makana Brick Nite Race, as it not only marked the 20th run-
ning of the race, but was also used to celebrate the 25th birthday of major sponsor, Makana Brick.
Hundreds of runners came through to take part in the fun 8km race, starting and finishing at Grae-me College on Wednesday 6 March. With the scorching heat earlier in the day, reaching upwards of 40C at one point, it was feared by the organisers that the turnout would not be as big as in recent years. “We normally have in the region of around 500 people,” said Cathy Braans, one of the or-
ganisers of the event. “Today might have been a bit less because of the weather, but I’m not a hundred per-cent sure just yet,” she said.
Moments after Basil Mills had set off his large starting gun, however, the heat was broken by some much-needed rain in Makhanda (Grahams-town), which cooled down the course substantially. “I think everybody will be so happy the rain, they’ll run fast-er and quicker and they’ll enjoy it more,” said Braans.
With 2019 being the year that Ma-kana Brick turns 25, Colin Meyer, the founder and CEO of Makana Brick decided that in addition to the major-ity of the proceeds going to the Gra-
hamstown Hospice, they would also be donating a further R25 000 to the Hospice to further their good work.
It has become a major part of the community event that is the Makana Brick Nite Race to donate the large majority of the proceeds from the event to the Hospice, however this year, Meyer wanted to give more back to the community in celebration of the milestone year for his company.
“What it [the race] means to us is a way of getting the town together, people who like exercise and run-ning, and it is probably the biggest race of the year,” said Meyer. “We are just proud to be part of it.”
“Apart from the fact that we are
donating an extra 25 000 to Hospice, it is such a great event and it markets itself, so there is nothing particularly different this year,” said Meyer.
The race was closely run by the podium finishers in both the men’s and women’s races, with not much separating the top three of each race. Lubabalo Bokavu ran home the win-ner of the race overall, with Daniel Cunnama, Thoko Sipungu and Mali-bonngwe Mbalu finishing in second, third and fourth respectively in the men’s race. In the women’s race, Lau-ren Ranger crossed over the finish line first, followed by Claire McCann, Terri-Lyn Penney, and Lisa Cirigan, to cap off a great night of running.
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FRIDAY 8 MARCH ATHLETICS • NMU Provincial Athletics: Graeme College - Wednesday 6 March to Saturday 9 March BASKETBALL • Kingswood College Jubilee Festival - 8-9 March CRICKET• Pineapple Week: Southwell vs Manley Flats 2nd (Port Alfred Country Club); Semi Final 1, Section A (Port Alfred High School, field A); Semi Final 2, Section A (Port Alfred High School, field B); Semi Final 1, Section B (Hospital); Semi Final 2, Section B (Hilpert); Shrews vs Port Alfred High School (Air School). NETBALL • Diocesan School for Girls: U13 A team at Frans Erasmus Festival • Kingswood College: First team at Madibaz Tournament (PE) - 8-9 March HOCKEY • St Andrew’s College: First team vs Grey College (Bloem), at Selborne College. • Kingswood College: First team at the B&G Co-Ed Festival - 8-10 March
TENNIS • Kingswood College (Boys): First team vs Grey High (KC), U15 A vs Grey High (Grey) • Kingswood College (Girls): First team vs Woodridge (KC), U15 A vs Woodridge (Woodridge) SATURDAY 9 MARCH ATHLETICS • NMU Provincial Athletics: Graeme College - Wednesday 6 March to Saturday 9 March BASKETBALL • St Andrew’s College: First Team at EP Championships, hosted by Kingswood College Kingswood College Jubilee Festival - 8-9 March CRICKET • Pineapple Week: Section A Final (Port Alfred Country Club); Invitational League Final (Port Alfred High School, field A); Plate Final, Section A (Port Alfred High School, field B); Section B Final (Hospital); Plate Final, Section B (Hilpert); Invitational League Plate Final (Air School). St Andrew’s College: First team vs Hudson Park (Hudson)
HOCKEY • St Andrew’s College: First team vs Hudson Park and Queen’s College (Cambridge High) • Kingswood College: First team at the B&G Co-Ed Festival - 8-10 March NETBALL • Kingswood College: First team at Madibaz Tournament (PE) - 8-9 March RUGBY • Mayoral Cup, all matches at the Oval: First Reserves semi final 1 (12h00); First Reserves semi final 2 (13h10); Firsts semi final 1 (14h20); Firsts semi final 2 (15h45) • Graeme College: First Team, U16 A, U15 A and U14 A vs Despatch (Despatch) • St Andrew’s College: First team, Second team, Third team, Fourth team, U16 A, U16 B, U15 A, U15 B, U14 A and U14 B vs Nico Malan High School (SAC). SUNDAY 10 MARCH HOCKEY • St Andrew’s College: First team vs Cambridge High School (Cambridge) • Kingswood College: First team at the B&G Co-Ed Festival - 8-10 March
