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RAINING CHAMPS... Martin Gopane, 

Offi cer Commanding of 6 SAI, front, watches 

as competitors jump from the plane during 

the SANDF Parachuting Championships in 

Grahamstown. Also watching the fi rst jump 

are, from left, Jean Strauss (44 Para 

Regiment, Bloemfontein), Ntando Mbeba 

(special forces, Pretoria), Busani Nxasane 

(6 SAI) and Brendan van Rensburg (44 Para 

Regiment, Bloemfontein). 

Photo: Stephen Penney 

Wishing you a blessed 

Christmas & Prosperous New Year! 

Thank you for your support 

during 2009. 

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2 NEWS 

KwaNdancama bones 

buried in mass grave 

KWANELE BUTANA 

At long last the bones which 

were excavated in Kwa- 

Ndancama in 2007 have been 

reburied. 

The reburial of 96 human remains 

(contained in separate boxes) took 

place in a mass grave at Luvuyo Hall 

in Fingo Village on Thursday. This 

followed the Makana council’s resolution 

that the remains be reburied in a 

mass grave in the fenced area of the 

hall in close proximity to the historically 

significant Lobenguela Graves. 

The bones are believed to have 

belonged to soldiers who fell during 

the Frontier War of 1819 but there is 

no evidence which supports this view. 

The bones were excavated when 

the municipality was developing the 

area from an informal settlement 

to a township with RDP houses and 

water-borne toilets. 

During public consultation meetings 

conducted early last year, no 

residents came forward to claim any 

of the deceased was their next-of-kin. 

Meanwhile, the bones were being 

kept at Inggs Funeral Home while an 

archaeological impact assessment 

was being compiled by independent 

achaeologists. 

ASANDA NAKETI 

A FORMER lecturer who was 

charged with assault with the intent 

to cause grievous bodily harm has 

been acquitted. 

Andile Faltein, formerly of East 

Cape Midlands College, began having 

problems with the law when one 

of his ex-students accused him of assault 

last year. The student, Zimasa 

Peter accused Faltein of assaulting 

her and her friends after Faltein 

gave them a lift home from Albany 

Lounge. It was alleged that Faltein 

assaulted the students after letting 

them out of the car. 

The Grahamstown Magistrate’s 

Court found Faltein not guilty two 

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BURIED AT LAST... Makana Parks and Recreation manager Kevin Bates 

stands next to Ward 8 councillor Nomazwi Fuku as they witness the reburial 

of the remains of 96 people on the premises of Luvuyo Hall. 

Photo: Supplied. 

Makana Parks and Recreation 

manager Kevin Bates says a formal 

“memorial rededication” service will 

be held next year after the holiday period 

“when all councillors and officials 

are back from the Christmas/New 

Year recess. The date will be decided 

on in the new year and it will probably 

be in late January or early February 

when we’ll put up a tombstone 

and a say a little memorial prayer,” 

Ex-lecturer aquitted 

of assault charge 

weeks ago. He then approached Grocott’s 

Mail in order to clear his name. 

“I feel that the school’s student 

affairs [department] has failed me. 

No one listened to my side of the 

story, but I am glad that the court 

of law has proved my innocence,” 

Faltein said. 

He resigned from the college in 

December 2008 after declining to attend 

an internal disciplinary hearing 

alleging that the college failed to follow 

the Labour Relations Act. Faltein 

stated that the school’s management 

notified him that they would take a 

decision in his absence. The college 

then found him guilty. He claims to 

have sent an appeal to the college’s 

head office in Uitenhage to which he 

has had no response. Attempts by 

Grocott’s Mail to contact East Cape 

Midlands College proved unfruitful. 

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he added. 

According to a report on an Archaeological 

Impact Assessment & 

Intervention prepared by archaeology 

consultancy Ninham Shand, the 

demographic profile of the excavated 

burials is made up of 96 individuals of 

both African and European descent. 

“There was no evidence of a mass 

grave associated with the 1819 Frontier 

War,” concluded the report. 

HARD TO SAY GOODBYE...Tears 

and a bit of laughter ruled the 

day in the Grahamstown Magistrate’s 

Court on Tuesday as staff 

said their goodbyes to Margaret 

Roberson. She has been part of 

the offi ce for the past 11 years 

and is leaving the local branch 

to take up a post as Judge of 

the Eastern Cape High Court, 

Grahamstown and Port Elizabeth. 

The promotion will take 

effect from 1 January 2010. 

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KWANELE BUTANA 

A MAKANA councillor has been 

charged with human rights violations 

following “offensive” statements 

he made during a meeting 

with the land, housing and 

infrastructure development portfolio 

committee in September. 

The committee’s chairperson, 

Zamuxolo Peter, offended employees 

of the technical and infrastructural 

services department by saying 

that he will not tolerate sloppy work, 

laziness and any “service delivery 

related sabotage” carried out by officials 

in the department. 

Following the meeting, the eleven 

concerned staff members compiled 

a letter of complaint and sent 

it to the Human Rights Commission 

and also forwarded it to the executive 

mayor, municipal manager, premier 

of the Eastern Cape, MEC for 

local government and traditional 

affairs, provincial secretary of the 

ANC Women’s League, public protector, 

as well as Makana director 

Dabula Njilo. 

The employees who filed the 

complaint are C Mbele, Bonani 

Nkonyeni, S Ponoshe, M January, 

Pakama Booi, Nomakula Ntontela, 

Martha Letsoalo, Clive Christian, 

Zuki Mkhuzo, N Godola and Thendo 

Masia. 

During a mayoral meeting held 

in September following the allegations, 

Municipal Manager Ntombi 

Baart reported that, “In their letter 

of complaint, the aggrieved employees 

cited the following issues as 

the main causes of the dissatisfaction: 

local xenophobia, humiliation 

of officials regarding allegations of 

incompetence, offensive responses 

from the councillors during portfolio 

meetings, infringement of rights 

including officials not being allowed 

to respond when attacked by councillors 

and discrimination against 

officials due to political party 

affiliation.” 

Baart later convened a meeting 

with Mayor Vumile Lwana, chief 

whip Melikhaya Phongolo, the HR 

manager, the labour relations officer 

and the affected staff members. 

“The purpose of such a meeting was 

to hear the details of their grievances 

and recommend the appropriate 

measures to be taken,” Baart 

explained. “After a lengthy meeting, 

it was agreed that the aggrieved 

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Grocott’s Mail Friday, 18 December 2009 

Makana councillor up for 

human rights violations 

UNCOMPROMISING... Councillor 

Zamuxolo Peter. Photo: Stephen 

Penney 

employees be afforded an opportunity 

until the next day [to indicate] 

the desired solution to the matter in 

writing.” 

The employees provisionally 

withdrew their complaints and opted 

to use the municipality’s grievance 

procedure, saying that they 

might have acted out of anger. However, 

Makana spokesperson Thandy 

Matebese said that so far only three 

of the eleven employees have withdrawn 

their complaint. The eight 

remaining officials have requested 

time to consult “extensively”. Baart 

said she has yet to receive confirmation 

on their intentions. 

When contacted this week by 

Grocott’s Mail, Peter refused to 

comment on the matter. 

Man appears 

in court for 

Jansen murder 

ABONGILE MGAQELWA 

A MAN accused of murdering a 

Kenton-on-Sea businessman briefly 

appeared at the seaside town’s 

Magistrate’s Court yesterday 

(Thursday). The 25-year-old man 

was arrested in East London two 

weeks ago, exactly three weeks after 

he was allegedly involved in the 

murder of Kenton-on-Sea Kwik Spar 

owner Juan Jansen. 

On November 23 Jansen was 

killed in broad daylight in the small 

seaside town while walking to the 

bank to deposit money. 

It was reported that robbers demanded 

money from Jansen, shot 

him in the leg, and then shot him in 

the chest when Jansen threw the 

money at them. The suspects then 

fled the scene. 

The murder shocked the small 

coastal community. According to 

residents, this was the first crime of 

its kind. 

Members of the community said 

the suspects, who are from Port Elizabeth, 

were visiting their brother in 

Kenton-on-Sea when they committed 

the crime. 

Police spokesperson Captain 

Mali Govender said police are still 

investigating.


• Alexandria 

Ex-mayor shot dead 


THE senseless killing of former 

Alexandria mayor and ANC 

chairperson of the Ndlambe 

region, Thembile Bethe last 

Saturday has left the small 

community reeling in shock. 

Bethe was shot dead in 

front of his house on Saturday 

night. A statement issued by 

police said a witness who was 

with Bethe at the time of the 

shooting told them that they 

had been driving to Bethe's 

home when they saw a white 

bakkie following them. The witness 

alleged that when they 

stopped outside Bethe's home, 

shots were fi red at them. 

Police spokesperson Mali 

Govender said: “When they 

stopped outside the home at 

the farm called De Tuiner, a 

shot was fi red at them, missing 

them. The victim (Bethe) who 

was the driver told the witness 

to lie down. At this stage the 

victim (Bethe) got out and several 

more shots were fi red at 

him. The suspect vehicle then 

fl ed the scene.” Govender said 

Bethe had been shot in the 

back and died at the scene. 

Govender added that po- 

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Arrests: 3 

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lice found several spent cartridges 

at the scene. 

Provincial ANC spokesperson, 

Mlibo Qoboshiyane said 

the news of Bethe's killing was 

“quite shocking. We were very 

shocked and concerned by 

the senseless murder of our 

comrade. We are not sure at 

the moment of what motivated 

the killing but we trust that the 

long arm of the law will take 

its course. We want the law to 

take stern action against criminals. 

There should be zero tolerance 

in crimes such as this.” 

An Alexandria resident 

who lives in Nonkqubela Township 

not far from Bethe's home 

condemned the murder. She 

said: “We were so shocked 

when we heared the news of 

Mr Bethe's passing. Our community 

is still recovering from 

this. What breaks my heart 

is the fact that his children 

are so young. He was a good 

man in the community, well respected 

in our community; I do 

not know about political circles 

though.” 

Govender urged anyone 

with more information about 

the murder to contact the Alexandria 

SAPS on 046-6530095. 

Children find body 

near petrol station 


POLICE are investigating a case of murder after a man was 

found dead in Alexandria on Monday afternoon. 

Police spokesperson Captain Mali Govender said that 

Johannes Potgieter's body was found by two children a short 

distance from a local service station. A community member 

who preferred to remain anonymous said Potgieter, a former 

Post Office employee, had stab wounds in his face and head. 

Potgieter's murder comes two days after the town's ex-mayor 

Thembile Bete was shot dead in front of his house over the 

weekend. 

Govender said Potgieter's wife, who had reported him missing 

at the Alexandria Police Station on Monday morning, had 

last seen her husband on Friday last week when the couple had 

visited a local tavern. She said Potgieter had refused to leave 

the tavern and she had left him there to return home. Govender 

said no arrests have been made and that police are still investigating. 

According to a police report on crime statistics in Alexandria 

there have been 24 murders in the small town between 

April 2003 and March 2009, with 33 cases of culpable homicide 

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www.grocotts.co.za NOTICE NUMBER: 117 

Grocott’s GAO1165 

NEWS 

UPM and mayoral committee 

are talking at last 

MARIA SIBIYA 

Common ground was 

finally established between 

the Unemployed 

People’s Movement (UPM), 

the Rural People's Movement 

and the mayoral committee 

after the parties had failed to 

reach agreement at their previous 

meeting. The parties 

met at the council chamber 

on Tuesday to follow up on 

the municipality's response 

to their grievances. 

One of the major issues 

was Grahamstown's unemployment 

rate, with another 

being access to land including 

the commonage areas. UPM 

leader Ayanda Kota stated 

that the unemployment rate 

in Grahamstown has reached 

an extreme degree and that 

“most of the people affected 

are woman and youth.” Kota 

also said that unemployment 

is one of the issues that con- 

Please, no 

prank calls 

We are busy upgrading the 

10111 lines at the police 

station. Currently, if these 

lines are busy and an additional 

call comes in, it rings 

on the side of the caller but 

does not ring at the station. 

We apologise for the inconvenience 

caused during 

this time. We would also 

like to appeal to the community 

not to make prank 

calls to 10111 as we are 

being inundated with such 

calls which only add to the 

problem. Until our lines 

are fully installed, the community 

can make use of the 

following numbers: 046 603 

9152, 046 603 9146 and 046 

603 9147. 

Grocott’s Mail 

tribute to the abuse of women 

and children. UPM member, 

Mallet Phumelele Giyose, 

asked for an investigation 

into possibilities to create 

more work. Giyose said natural 

resources, such as kaolin 

mining, could have a measurable 

impact on job creation. 

He also discussed the issue 

of commonage land being 

made available for grazing, 

however he pointed out that 

at present there is not sufficient 

infrastructure. 

Councillor Julia Wells, 

who was chairing the meeting, 

suggested that the UPM 

elect a person or task team to 

serve as a link between the 

municipality and the movement 

to address the issues 

raised. Both movements, the 

UPM and RPM, agreed to the 

proposal. Names of individuals 

or task teams that will 

be elected for dealing with 

all the stated issues are ex- 

Car-jacking and 

attempted murder 

A case of car-jacking and 

attempted murder is being 

investigated following an incident 

which took place on 

Wednesday afternoon in E 

Street. It is alleged that the 

complainant and his friend 

were at a local sports bar 

when they were approached 

by two males who asked for 

a lift. While they were talking 

to the males, three other 

unknown males jumped onto 

the back of the vehicle. They 

dragged the victim out and 

stabbed him with a knife 

numerous times and he was 

taken to Settlers Hospital. 

The friend of the victim managed 

to escape in order to get 

help. Three suspects aged 

between 18 and 19 years fled 

the scene with the victim's 

vehicle but were arrested 

shortly after the incident. 

They will appear in court 

soon. - ASANDA NAKETI 

Attempted murder 

The incident took place on 

Saturday December 12 in 

Sani Street where it is alleged 

that the complainant 

MAKANA MUNICIPALITY 

LIBRARY SERVICE NOTICE 

CLOSURE OF LIBRARIES 

DURING CHRISMAS 2009 

This notice serves to inform the general public that all Makana 

Public Libraries will close, for Christmas Holidays. 

1. The main Library at Hill Street will close at 1pm on Saturday the 

19th December 2009 and reopen on Monday, 4th January 2010. 

2. All other libraries (Fingo, Duna, Community, Riebeeck East and 

Alicedale) will close on the 18th December 2009 at 16.00 pm and 

will reopen on the 11th January 2010. 

Any inconvenience that will be caused by these arrangements is 

sincerely regretted. 

Any queries in this regard can be directed to the Assistant 

Director and Senior Librarian: Library Services at telephone number 

046 – 603 6040/6039 during normal office hours. 

MS. NL BAART 

MUNICIPAL MANAGER 

News in brief 

pected to be submitted to the 

municipality. 

Wells also stated that the 

municipality was “making 

efforts in various sectors to 

address these issues”. She 

said the municipality had analysed 

the commonage issue 

and looked at carrying capacity. 

Regarding the employment 

issue Wells said “the 

creation of small businesses 

is part of Local Economic Development, 

which falls under 

the municipality. However, 

Wells added that the creation 

of short-term employment 

falls outside of the municipality’s 

responsibility. 

Director of social and 

community services, Mandisi 

Planga, said that the municipality 

has set aside about 

R3 million for the upgrading 

of infrastructure and commonage. 

He also said that 

they have submitted a skills 

training proposal to govern- 

boarded a taxi in Extension 6, 

he then asked his friend who 

was sitting next to the driver 

to pay for both of them. It is 

alleged that when the victim 

got out of the taxi, the driver 

took out a firearm and shot 

him in the right leg. The victim 

was admitted to Settlers 

Hospital. It is further alleged 

that the driver who shot the 

victim was also threatened 

by the victim and opened a 

case against him. Both cases 

are being investigated and 

no arrests have been made. 

- ASANDA NAKETI 

Murder case 

postponed 

Simphiwe Upington Ralo, 

accused of the murder of 

Nomathemba Xambisha 

appeared in the Grahamstown 

Magistrate’s Court on 

Thursday. He received bail 

based on new facts and his 

case was postponed until 27 

January. Ralo was arrested 

in November after he allegedly 

set alight his girlfriend's 

mother (Xashimba). She 

died at Settlers Hospital after 

suffering third-degree 

burns. - MARIA SIBIYA 

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The president of the 

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YOUR SAY 


Who is the Makana newsmaker of the year? 

In our Tuesday, 22 December edition we will announce our Newsmaker of the year for 2009. Maria Sibiya 

and Loyiso Dyongman decided to test public opinion on the streets of Grahamstown so we could get an idea of 

who people have in mind 

Bulelani Tezani 

Till Packer 

Rob Beer because of the 

court cases he has had 

this year. 

Derrick Emslie 

Gardener 

Mike Whisson because 

he does a lot for 

Grahamstown. 

Marvin Van Heerden 

General Assistant 

Vumile Lwana but I 

haven’t read a lot about 

him. 

Sandiso Memani 

Student 

Phumelelo Kate appeared 

mostly this year and he 

always attended to matters 

concerning people during 

his time as mayor of 

Grahamstown. 

Nkosinathi Faxi 

Attorney 

Phumelelo Kate made the 

news this year especially 

by the time he was to be 

recalled as mayor of 

Grahamstown. 

December Sadine 

Receptionist 

Phumelelo Kate because 

he tried to push hard 

when he was a mayor and 

we don’t know why he 

was ousted. 

Our 2010 Diaries are now in stock! 

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Come in to view our selection of Diaries, 

Organisers, refi lls and Desk calendars 

WHO WILL IT BE... Some locals have 

proposed Rob Beer or Colonel Saunders 

as Makana newsmaker of the year. Watch 

next Tuesday’s edition for the winner. 


Samuel Ruiters 

Painter 

Colonel Sanders because 

I like KFC and used to go 

there and buy food. 

unnyside 

Garden Centre 

Bongani Mfecane 

Gardener 

Vumile Lwana, I know 

him from the ANC party 

because we volunteered 

to be marshalls during 

elections. He knows how 

to listen to people’s views. 

Fezeka Fani 

Unemployed 

Vumile Lwana because I 

always see words written 

in bold letters about him in 

the Grocott’s Mail. 

Phillip Botile 

Messenger 

Michael Whisson but I 

can’t say anything much 

about him. 

Maria Lieberum 

Admin clerk 

Rob Beer because of the 

Pick n Pay and Spar 

issues. 

Cynthia Magxunyana 

Financial Advisor 

Vumile Lwana because he 

is the mayor and he helps 

make changes in the 

community. 

Jonathan Williams 

Driver 

Bishop Ebenezer, he 

appears a lot of times. 

Isaac Kom 

General Worker 

Terrence Bafo, he’s a 

traffi c offi cer and is well 

known for fi ning people for 

seatbelts!


News 

Who is the most beautiful baby? 

It was so hard choosing which pictures to put on this page we wonder how the residents of Grahamstown are going to 

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choose the most beautiful baby picture for 2009? Voting is still open at Woolworths on High Street just for today and 

tomorrow (Friday and Saturday). We will carry a special picture of the winner in next Tuesday’s paper. 

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Inam Masoma Jaden Laing Junaid Sunil Basson Lithandiwe Hambaze Kyle Gouws 

Jénna Issacs 

Chizaan Anchlen Dewing 

Duane Oosthuizen 

New website for Amasango 

Zimkhitha mbunge 

AmAsAngo Career school 

has launched its very own 

website so people all over the 

world can read up on what is 

going down at the school. 

The new website, 

launched on 8 December, 

was designed to promote the 

work of Amasango school, 

which provides basic needs 

and education to street children. 

“We believe that there 

is a need to change the lives 

of the most neglected children 

in the world to provide them 

with shelter, food, clothing, 

toiletries, love and education. 

We also believe that you can 

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never break the cycle of poverty 

without education,” says 

founder and Principal of Amasango 

Career school, Jane 

Bradshaw. 

The website offers information 

on what Amasango 

Career school is all about, 

with a history and background 

of the school, as well 

as numerous testimonies 

from children who have been 

assisted by Bradshaw and 

her colleagues. Also, there 

are links for donations which 

Bradshaw says the public are 

welcome to make. The website 

will be updated regularly. 

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MUNICIPAL NOTICE 

CLOSING OF MUNICIPAL 

OFFICES 

This notice serves to inform the general public that all Municipal 

Offices will close at 13h00 on Thursday, 24 December and will open 

again on Monday, 4 January 2010. The cashier at the Finance building 

will close at 12h30 on Thursday, 24 December. Staff rendering 

essential services will however be on duty / on standby during this 

period. 

Any inconvenience caused by this arrangement is regretted. 

MS. NL BAART 


NOTICE NUMBER: 119 of 14 December 2009 


MUNICIPAL NOTICE 

Grocott’s imran 

MAKANA LOCAL ECONOMIC 

DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORATE 

AND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME 

Capacity building is one of the key focus areas in stimulating economic 

growth and development in Makana. The Makana Municipality, 

Directorate Local Economic Development in collaboration 

with the Department of Agriculture is launching a mentorship programme 

for emerging and/or small-scale farmers. 

A mentor could be defined as someone that is willing to take the 

small-scale farmer/ emerging farmer under his or her wing to assist 

the farmer to become sustainable by offering advice on ways to 

maximise the business acumen of the farmer managing his/her farming, 

agro-processing, agricultural marketing, etc. Mentors that are 

interested should have a proven track record in agricultural-related 

value chain management. 

This therefore serves to inform all potential mentors/ service providers 

to submit curriculum vitae/ Profiles to the LED office not later 

than the 11th of January 2010. Curriculum vitae could also be emailed 

to zimasand@makana.gov.za or nothando@makana.gov.za 

MS. N. L. BAART 


NoTICE NUMBER: 120 of 15 December 2009 

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Liberty and Progress 

Established 1870 

Some breathing 

space 

The students have left and the areas around campus 

and High Street are mostly quiet now. Many university 

staff members have taken advantage of the academic 

vacation to enjoy their holidays elsewhere. Various 

businesses, especially restaurants and cafes, close down at 

this time of the year as their clientele leaves town. 

The townships on the other hand, are rocking as residents 

who work in the big cities return home to join their 

families for the festive season. 

In most parts of the country, the building trade tends 

to wind down over December and January, but in Grahamstown, 

handymen, painters and plumbers are able to find 

plenty of work as landlords spruce up their digs ahead of 

the wave of returning students for the next academic year. 

The festive season is a time for parties and family gettogethers. 

All the merrymaking can get raucous and out of 

hand, but this is really a time for relaxation and reflection. 

This year in particular, the festive season is a good time 

to rest and reflect on 12 months that have just flown by. We 

need breathing space to gather our thoughts ahead of 2010, 

a year that promises to be more momentous than most. To 

help readers recall the year that was, we are going to devote 

next Tuesday’s edition to the highlights and low-lights 

of 2009. As it will be the last edition of the year, we will look 

back at some of the stories that dominated our headlines in 

2009 and present our readers with a selection of the year’s 

best photographs. 

In line with the contemplative theme of the next edition, 

we are going to announce the name of the Grocott’s Mail 

Newsmaker of the Year for 2009. This award is not necessarily 

for someone who helped others, or who has been a 

good citizen. The Newsmaker of the Year could be an exemplary 

citizen but he or she could also be someone terrible. 

To help toss around some ideas on who the Newsmaker 

of the Year could be, we canvassed some opinions from the 

streets of Grahamstown. You can see the results of this 

unscientific survey on Your Say on Page Four. 


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Vol. 140 No. 99 

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Editor: Steven Lang 

News Editor Abongile Mgaqelwa 

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General manager: Louise Vale 

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for Experiential Journalism, a company wholly owned 

by Rhodes University. The contents of this newspaper do 

not necessarily represent the views of either body. 

There is a tenth birthday celebration going 

to take place in Grahamstown next 

year and it should not be kept a secret. 

In fact, everyone in Grahamstown ought 

to be thinking about how they can take 

ownership of this birthday party and turn it 

into a significant cultural event. Visitors to 

Grahamstown should also be thinking of 

how they can get a slice of the cake. 

The Egazini Outreach Project turns ten 

years old next July. Located in a former 

apartheid-era police station, Egazini is a 

dynamic community arts, culture and heritage 

initiative. The project was founded in 

June 2000 by two Grahamstown academics, 

Dominic Thorburn and Julia Wells, to 

enable local township folks to re-interpret 

the local historical Egazini battle site. 

Today, the Egazini Outreach Project functions 

as both a heritage initiative and as an 

economic empowerment project for local 

artists and crafters. 

Egazini means “a place of blood” as 

it is the battlefield where the Xhosa Chief 

Makana attacked the British settlers of 

Grahamstown in 1819. The battlefield is 

protected by the South African Resources 

Heritage Agency as a heritage site. The 

building from which the project operates is 

located not far from this site and is more 

than just a place that pays homage to 

those whose blood was spilled in the battle. 

It is a place from which creativity and 

hope is kindled. 

Violet Booi is one of the elderly women 

who work at the project to make prints and 

designs on fabric. Her enthusiasm for the 

project is overwhelming as she welcomes 

you to take a walk through the craft shop 

and its accompanying workshop spaces. As 

you walk through the building, you can only 

marvel at how the haunting brutality of the 

old police station has been transformed by 

the artworks that are on display and for sale. 

This is an empowering example of how 

the arts can allow local communities to 

Thank you 

Somerset Place Society would like to 

thank the following for a magical evening 

held on Wednesday 9 December. 

1. Peter Reyneke of Shades of Green 

– for an awesome venue and meal. The 

setting was so beautiful which added to 

the ambiance of the evening. Thank you so 

much. We will definitely be back for more 

of the same!! 

2. To Evert and Laura van Niekerk, for 

giving of your time and talent freely to help 

make the fund-raising event even more 

successful. 

Norma Bezuidenhout 

Wind farm debate 

It has belatedly come to my attention that 

there is a plan to locate a wind-farm at 

Waainek – aptly named “blow-gap”, and 

that this proposal has occasioned some 

concern. I lived in Grahamstown from 

1978-2004, and will return to live there in 

the future – it is deeply my home. So why 

does the notion of a wind farm at Waainek 

concern me? As a keen environmentalist 

surely I would be in favour of this 

relatively benign form of energy generation 

– and I am deeply concerned about 

the implications of climate change and 

the rampant use of coal for energy. Well, it 

stems from the way in which we as communities 

fail to get together to share our 

take ownership of telling their history and 

through which they can sustain themselves 

economically. 

However, it is rather disappointing that 

this remarkable heritage and cultural initiative 

is still somehow regarded as Grahamstown’s 

most well kept secret. A search 

through local tourism materials gives 

the Egazini Outreach Project very scant 

mention. While the roads to Grahamstown 

are boldly marked to inform travellers that 

they are entering Frontier Country territory, 

there is not a single sign that points in the 

direction of the historic battle site or to 

the Egazini Outreach Project. Perhaps, in 

anticipation of the project’s tenth birthday 

next year, directional signage could be a 

generous birthday gift that Makana 

Municipality could give to this arts and 

legacy project. 

In a city that is rife with economic impoverishment 

and unemployment, the level 

of skills that Thorburn and Wells have invested 

with the local community members 

who manage the Egazini Outreach Project 

is commendable. However, the project can 

grow much bigger if local Grahamstown 

citizens take pride in the success of this 

project and make it their business to take 

visitors to Grahamstown to visit it and to 

support the local artists. 

Each year during the National Arts Festival, 

the artists and crafters who work at 

the Egazini Outreach Project travel in local 

taxis to the city centre to sell their wares to 

festival visitors. The project receives scant 

promotion in local tourism collateral so 

most visitors to Grahamstown are oblivious 

of the existence of this dynamic space 

from which creativity just oozes. 

Next year, more than a thousand visitors 

will gather at Miki Yili Stadium which is 

a stone’s throw from the Egazini Outreach 

Project. The stadium is designated as a 

public viewing area during the Fifa soccer 

world cup. It will be an indictment on the 

city if this significant tenth birthday of the 

project is not capitalised upon to draw 

soccer fans to support the local artists 

and crafters. Egazini may be a place of 

blood but it is right here where the Egazini 

Outreach Project stands as a testimony 

deep values and come to common views 

and compromises. 

In this instance, my personal “conflict 

of interest” is that I am Associate at 

Umariya Umama we Themba Monastery 

– and I understand the wind farm will 

impact negatively on the “peace and tranquillity” 

of the monastery. But the simple 

notion of “peace and tranquillity” is selling 

the monastic grounds, the monastery 

and the monks short. At Hill and Dale – 

as it was called – we as the Grahamstown 

community have hallowed ground where 

prayer and reflection have been practised 

and nurtured for many decades. Many 

of us travel widely and return there, 

recognising it as holy – a sacred site. We 

– the Grahamstown community - also 

have, in the same area, a site where we 

can potentially generate energy. Which 

do we choose and why? Is it even we, the 

community, who choose? 

Some thoughts – the sacred is much 

discounted in our world today – even 

more discounted than places of wild 

nature! So the fact that the life commitment, 

and livelihood of a small group of 

monks would be disrupted and threatened 

is unlikely to draw a great deal of 

concern. Why should something that is 

precious to so few, jeopardize energy solutions 

for many? But then – why should 

energy for an energy-wasteful society 

that has never really tried to practice energy 

restraint jeopardize so rare a thing 

as the practice of peace, deep prayer and 

compassion. That practice, in that valley, 

Grocott’s Mail, Friday 18 December 2009 

The blood of hope - Egazini turns ten years 

Ismail Mahomed 

of hope for the artists who work in the old 

police station. It is their blood and their 

sweat that will shadow the brutal history of 

the building and colour it with inspiration, 

creativity and productivity. 

For the citizens of Grahamstown, the 

Egazini Outreach Project is a living testimony 

of how far we have all travelled in our journey 

to reconcile the past with the present. The 

tenth birthday of the Egazini Outreach Project 

must find us all joining hands to strengthen 

this road and to allow visitors to our city to 

travel this journey with us. 

The birthday party must start in 

earnest. It must commence with Makana 

Municipality putting up directional signage 

to the centre. Local schools must take 

their learners to the centre to learn 

about the city’s history. A new generation 

of academics and students at Rhodes 

University should be able to see the value 

of Thorburn and Wells' vision. They must 

commit themselves to grow that vision 

through newer university student outreach 

initiatives. 

Local businesses should find ways 

through which they can channel their corporate 

social responsibility commitments 

to invest in the growth of the centre. Hotels 

and other accommodation establishments 

must keep information about the project at 

the disposal of their visitors. They should 

entice their guests to visit the centre. The 

tourism authorities in the city and the province 

must commit themselves to increasing 

the visibility of the Egazini Outreach 

Project. 

Even the National Arts Festival must 

join the party and celebrate the project as 

a dynamic example of how legacy, arts and 

economics can be married. 

This must be the one party that the 

citizens of Grahamstown should not miss! 

We need to ensure that every visitor leaves 

the city with a piece of artwork bought 

from the artists and crafters at the Egazini 

Outreach Project. Their sweat is a creative 

way in which homage is paid to the spirits 

of the fallen in Egazini! 

Ismail Mahomed is the Director of the 

National Arts Festival. 

Write to: The Editor PO Box 103 Grahamstown 6140 

Fax to: 046 622 7282 Email: letters@grocotts.co.za 

enlightens all of us whether we acknowledge 

it or not. 

How do we find pathways into the 

future when so much of what we value is 

shrinking? 

I am not sure. Possibly though, talking 

to each other, finding public fora, exchanging 

ideas and doing the hard work of conflict 

resolution, are ways forward. If asked, 

I would vote against the wind farm – and 

I would want to engage in the process of 

seeking alternatives. As for this letter – it 

serves to express that I deeply value the 

hard-worked quiet of that valley. 

Tally Palmer 

Why did he go 

back? 

It is very sad when victims, such as the 

late Clive Newman, are no longer able to 

defend themselves. Such cases should be 

held in camera so the media, which made 

a field day of this sad and traumatic case, 

do not have access. It is very hard to believe 

that Clive behaved in the way that the 

accused described. The damage that has 

been done to Clive's character could be described 

as a double murder! The accused 

had every opportunity to avoid going back 

to Clive's residence (he could have slept at 

a police station). What happened cannot 

be likened to spousal abuse – far from it. 

The justice system has failed us again. 

G Dumbaye 

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Healing at a Home of Joy 

Kirsty CooKe 

Margaret Ngcangca 

has devoted 15 years 

of her life to caring 

for the children of others. After 

her own children left home 

Margaret knew that her days 

of child rearing were not yet 

over. 

After taking in a pregnant 

13-year-old girl as her first 

foster child, Margaret soon realised 

what God had planned 

for her. Now, living off a pension 

and a government welfare 

grant that only supports six of 

her 13 foster children, Margaret 

relies on the generosity of 

others to get by. 

And others have come to her 

aid: her own children contribute 

to much of her monthly income, 

Oatlands Bakery delivers bread 

to her home every day, and other 

small local businesses, such as 

Spar, donate household goods on 

a regular basis. 

In this way Margaret has 

managed to survive. She says 

she can offer each child the 

support and care they need. 

Each day the children get 

well-balanced meals mainly 

comprising of yoghurts, fruit 

and vegetables and they 

are taken to school either 

by Margaret or by the older 

children in the family. Once 

a month Margaret takes 

the HIV positive children to 

Settlers Hospital for their 

check-ups and to renew their 

stocks of antiretroviral drugs. 

The queues are often very long 

and this process can take up 

much of the day. 

Before they depart for the 

day at the hospital Margaret 

packs each child a fruit and 

yoghurt to have while they 

wait. Doctors at the clinic are 

amazed at the transformation 

in all of the children. 

Asanda Krantz, one such 

child, has had a remarkable 

recovery under Margaret’s 

care. Margaret found Asanda 

lying alone and very ill in a bed 

at Settlers Hospital. 

She visited him as often as 

she could but was told that he 

had very little chance of survival. 

Both of his parents had died 

of Aids and no one in his family 

wanted him. 

Margaret told the doctors 

she would take him but they 

were sceptical and said that 

she could not blame them 

when the child died. Two years 

later Asanda is the healthiest 

he has ever been: a vibrant 

four-year-old who dominates 

most conversations, and is always 

the first to come outside 

and play. Doctors are amazed 

at his recovery. 

Margaret says she knew 

that, as with all of her foster 

children, love would heal him. 

She lives by this mantra and 

feeds love to each child in massive 

doses. 

With each child having 

been exposed to horrifying 

amounts of pain and suffering 

before being brought to Margaret’s 

door, her care extends 

past nutrition and far into the 

realms of the pscyhological. 

She must act both as a mother 

and father to each of these 

children, and while with 13 

that may seem impossible, she 

manages with ease. 

While recounting the stories 

of two girls who were both 

brutalised by their fathers, 

Margaret calls them both to 

have their photograph taken. 

She slowly undresses them 

while explaining how the 

burns and scars occurred. 

When asked if the girls 

minded having their pictures 

taken, she explains that she 

has taught both girls that their 

disfigurements are not their 

fault and therefore there is no 

need for shame. 

She says they are both 

comfortable in their own skins 

and while they know that they 

look different Margaret has 

spent much time convincing 

them that because it was not 

their fault it is nothing to be 

ashamed of. 

She has taught them to be 

open and honest about their 

disfigurements and to never 

show shame as this gives power 

to those that hurt them. To 

stand tall, she says, is to rise 

above their disabilities. 

The two girls have clearly 

taken in these ideas and speak 

of their scars as reminders 

of a life that was different to 

the joyful one they share with 

Margaret now. 

While Margaret may be 

the keystone in this set-up 

she does not do it alone. The 

children all help with cooking, 

bathing and cleaning. The 

elder children take turns to 

look after the younger children 

Dr Davies Optometrists 

18 Bathurst St. Grahamstown 6139 

http://www.imaginet.co.za/davies 

Celebrating the joy of seeing 

We would like to thank all our patients for 

entrusting us with the care of their most 

precious gift 

“THE GIFT OF SIGHT” 

We will be closing Wednesday 

23 December 2009 @17h30 

Re-opening on Monday 4 January 2010 

@ 08h00 

SEASON’S 

GREETINGS 

to all our patients. 

Tel (046) 622 6205 Fax 622 6193 

e-mail: davies@imaginet.co.za 


TENDER NO. 28/2009 

SAFETY AND SECURITY OF MUNICIPAL 

ASSETS 

The Makana Municipal invites tenders for the provision of a Safety 

and Security services to the Municipality for a period of two years. 

Tender specifications and further information on the tender can be 

obtained from the Administration Section of the Corporate Services 

Directorate, City Hall, Grahamstown. 

Tenders must be placed in a sealed envelope and clearly marked: 

"SAFETY & SECURITY OF MUNICIPAL ASSETS: TENDER 

28/2009" and be placed in the Tender Box in the Administration 

Section of the Corporate Services Directorate, City Hall, Grahamstown 

or be posted to reach the Municipal Manager, P.O. Box 176, 

Grahamstown, 6140 by not later than 12:00 on Friday, 8 JANUARY 

2010 when tenders will be opened publicly in the Council Chamber 

at 12:15. 

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: 

• Tenders will be adjudicated in terms of the Council’s Supply Chain 

Management Policy. 

• The Council does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender 

and no reasons for the acceptance or rejection of any tender will be 

furnished. 

• The Council reserves the right to allocate the contract jointly to one 

or more service providers. 

• Late, telegraphic, e-mail or telefaxed tenders will not be considered. 

• Tenderers are to submit CK1, original SARS Tax Clearance Certificate 

and a Certificate of Good Standing from their Local Municipality 

with their tenders in order to be considered. 

• If office space is rented within the Makana Area of Jurisdiction, an 

affidavit from the owner of such property confirming this is to be 

provided. 

For any queries regarding this tender feel free to contact the Assistant 

Director: Administration, Mr. E.W. Mager at telephone number (046) 

603 6024 during normal office hours. 

N.L. BAART 


Notice No.: 118 of 2009 

by either fetching them from 

school or helping to feed them 

at meal times. 

Each child volunteers 

their help and this system 

helps keep the house working 

in perfect harmony with little 

enforcement on Margaret’s 

part. Margaret’s home is truly 

one of joy. She says that the 

children have given her a new 

renewed energy and sense of 

purpose. 

While this experience may 

have saved the lives of the children 

at Home of Joy, it would 

seem they have done just the 

same for her. 

Grocott’s Mail Christmas 

Cheer Fund will be donating 

a substantial portion of the 

funds raised to the 

Home of Joy 

MAKANA 

SOUL MOTHER...At the end of every day Margaret Ngcangca 

waits patiently for all her foster children to come home 

from school, not being able to relax until each child is home 

safely. Photo: Kirsty Cooke 

POST 1: 1 X CLEANER 

DIRECTORATE: LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

POST LEVEL: 17 

SALARY SCALE: R 46 020 – R 47 820 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE: Grade 7. Ability to read and write. 

Previous experience is desirable. 

COMPETENCE & SKILLS REQUIRED: Basic communication Skills, attention to detail. 

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS: Cleaning and tiding at all times the offi ces of staff in the LED 

building. Putting water in the offi ces for all staff occupying the LED building. Perform messaging 

duties for all staff in the building. Any other lawful instructions as directed by the Council. 

POST 2: 1 X GENERAL WORKER (GARDEN MAINTANANCE) 

DIRECTORATE: COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES 



MINIMUM QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE: Basic Schooling and previous municipal 

experience would be a recommendation. 

COMPETENCE & SKILLS REQUIRED: Basic communication skills and Attention to detail. 

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS: Subject to the direction and instruction of the Supervisor in 

charge undertake the following: Any manual work related to the different key areas of performance 

within the ambit of the Parks and Recreation Department. 

POST 3: 1 X CLERK GRADE 1 (HOUSING) 

DIRECTORATE: TECHNICAL AND INFRASTRUCTURAL SERVICES 



MINIMUM QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have a Grade 12 qualifi - 

cation coupled with two years relevant experience in a clerical position. 

COMPETENCE & SKILLS REQUIRED: Communication and Interpersonal skills, Ability to 

work in a team, Computer Literacy. 

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS: Typing of letters, correspondence and memos as required in the 

offi ce. Keeping of a diary for the Assistant Director (Housing). Filing and taking minutes. Receiving 

of telephone calls and taking messages for the Assistant Director (Housing). Assisting the Assistant 

Director (Housing) with the coordination of the daily duties of the offi ce to keep the offi ce up to 

date. Any other lawful duties as may be required. 

BENEFITS: Include 13th cheque, Housing Subsidy, Medical Aid, Retirement/Pension Fund, Group 

Life, and generous leave. Please be advised that application for employment should be completed 

on the offi cial application form of the Makana Municipality and therefore Z83 forms will not be 

accepted. No faxed or e-mailed applications will be accepted. All enquiries should be directed to the 

Human Resource Manager and application forms are available from the Human Resource Section: 

Telephone no. 046-6036123. One application form must be completed for each vacancy. Application 

forms must be accompanied by a Comprehensive Curriculum Vitae, Certifi ed copies of an ID, 

Drivers License (where necessary) and Qualifi cation documents. Applications must be posted to 

the Human Resource Manager, P.O Box 176, Grahamstown 6140. Canvassing of Councillors and 

Offi cials will automatically disqualify any applicants. Makana Municipality is an Employment 

Equity, Affi rmative Action Employer. If the candidate has not been contacted within a month after 

the closing date he/she must accept that his/her application was unsuccessful. No application will be 

considered after the closing date. 

CLOSING DATE: 24 DECEMBER 2009 

________________ 

N. BAART 


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FRIDAY, 18 DECEMBER 2009 

SATURDAY, 19 DECEMBER 2009 

SUNDAY, 20 DECEMBER 2009 

MONDAY, 21 DECEMBER 2009 

SABC 1 SABC 2 SABC 3 e - TV 

M-Net 

7.30am Yo.TV Land, 12pm 

Judge Joe Brown, 1pm 

Yilungelo Lakho, 2pm Kids 

Are All Right, 3.30 The Tick, 

4.30pm The Mummy, 5pm 

YO.TV Wildroom Mega, 

5.30pm Siswati/Ndebele 

News Headlines, 6pm Bold, 

6.30pm Jam Alley 8pm Generations, 

9pm Live, 10pm 

Reservoir Dogs. 

7am YO.TV, 10:00am 

Generations Omnibus, 

12.30pm Imizwilili, 1.30pm 

Countdown 2010, 2pm 

World of Sports, 2:00pm 

World of Sport, 3pm Laduma, 

6pm Selimathunzi, 

6.30pm Friends Like These, 

7.30pm Xhosa News, 8pm 

Luduma, 10.15am Delta 

Force One: The Lost Patrol. 

7am The Justice Gang, 8am 

Courage the Cowardly Dog, 

9am Gospel Gold, 10am 

Agape, 11am Spirit Sundae, 

12pm Big Up, 1pm 

Vuma, 2pm Telkom Splash, 

2.30pm African Soccer 

Show, 3pm Laduma, 6pm 

Moribo, 6.30pm Asikhulume, 

7.30pm Zulu News, 

8pm Chronicles Of Riddick. 

7am The Molo Show, 

11am Gospel Gold, 12pm 

Yilungelo Lakho, 1pm Shift, 

2.50pm Informercials, 3pm 

Ses’khona, 3.30pm Delilah 

and Julius, 4.30pm Kid Paddle, 

6pm Bold, 7pm Nomzamo, 

7.30pm News, 8pm 

Generations, 10pm The Unit. 

ENTERTAINMENT 

6am Morning Live, 8am 

180 Degrees, 9.10am 

Thabang Thabong, 

11.30pm Ladies First, 

12.30pm Dr. Phil, 1.30pm 

Days Of Our Lives, 2.15pm 

Judge Mathis, 4pm Hectic 

Nine - 9, 6.30pm 7de Laan, 

7.30pm Noot Vir Noot, 

8.30pm News, 9.30pm 

Ashifashabba. 

5.57am Op Pad, 7am 

Weekend Live, 8.30am 

Take A Biscuit, 11am Living 

Land, 12.30pm 90 Plein 

Street, 1pm Muvhango, 

3pm Heartland, 4pm Batman, 

6pm Nuus, 6.30pm 

Smallville, 8pm Life’s Funniest 

Moments, 9pm Lotto 

Draw, 9.35pm Late Night 

With Kgomotso. 

6am Jakkals Jol, 7am 

Weekend Live, 9am Issues 

Of Faith, 10am Hercules, 

11pm Eastern Mosaic, 

12pm Simcha, 12.30pm 

Dr Phil 1.30pm Sport On 

2, 3.30pm 7de Laan, 6pm 

Nuus, 6.30pm Fokus, 7pm 

Stokvel, 8pm It's Gospel 

Time, 10pm Massed Choir, 

11pm Hercules. 

6am Morning Live, 8am 

SABC International, 9am 

Infomercials, 10am Jakkals 

Jol, 12.30pm Dr. Phil, 

1.30pm Days, 2.15pm 

Judge Mathis, 4pm Hectic 

Nine -9, 4.30pm Spongebob, 

5.30pm News, 6pm 

When Duty Calls. 

8am AM Shopping, 10.30am 

Castle Test Series, 11.30am 

Castle Test Series, 12.10pm 

Castle Test Series, 1.30pm 

Castle Test Series, 2pm 

Castle Test Series, 6pm 3 

Talk With Noeleen, 6.30pm 

Isidingo: The Need, 7pm 

News, 7.30pm Atlantis: The 

Lost Empire, 9.30pm She's 

All That. 

6.30am Knock Knock, 7am 

Which Way!, 10.10am House 

& Home, 10.40am The Power 

Within, 11.30am Top Travel, 

12pm Bold And The Beautiful, 

2pm Jamie at Home, 

2.30pm Oprah, 3.30pm Om 

Shanti Om, 6pm The Script, 

6.30pm Oceans 3, 7pm 

News, 7.30pm Mulan, 9pm 

Down To You. 

3am A1 GP Main Race, 

5.30am Free Spirit, 6am 

Spike, 6.30pm Spike, 

8.30am Free Spirit, 9.30am 

Isidingo: The Need Omnibus, 

1.30pm Car Quest, 2pm 

Amazing Race, 6pm National 

Geographic, 8pm Interface, 

9pm Special Assignment, 

9.30pm It Happened To Me, 

10pm SubUrbia. 

5am World Today, 7.30am 

Snazzy Stories, 10am 7de 

Laan, 10.30am Generations, 

11am Isidingo, 11.30am 

The View, 1.30pm News Update, 

2pm Vibes, 4pm 3 Talk, 

6.30pm Isidingo, 7pm News, 

7.30pm The Game, 8pm 

Momma's Boys. 


Star rating for two township B&Bs 

NOMPUMEZO MAKINANA 

In a first for the Eastern Cape, two 

Grahamstown East Bed and Breakfasts 

were presented with grading 

certificates at a function held at the 

Makana Tourism Office on Thursday. Willem 

Makkink, director of Makana Tourism 

said that this is the first time that 

two township B&Bs have been graded 

and fully accredited and that the only 

other graded township establishment is 

in Soweto. 

Esihle B&B owned by Nothyolo Bungane 

was graded as a three-star B&B 

while Eluyolweni B&B, owned by Siziwe 

Thinta, was graded with two stars by 

the Tourism Grading Council of South 

Africa (TGCSA). The grading process 

is important because tourists and business 

travelers are more likely to stay at 

a graded establishment than at one without 

a grading. Guests staying at graded 

establishments are guaranteed a level of 

quality as these establishments have to 

meet certain requirements set out by the 

TGCSA before they can be graded. 

Senior Tourism Officer, Vuyani Njovane 

said that in 2006 the Tourism Office 

started a township home stays project 

with the vision of upgrading the home 

stays into B&Bs. “When we saw that 

these two B&Bs meet the TGCSA requirements, 

we approached the Eastern 

Cape Tourism Board to help get these 

businesses graded,” he said. The ECTB 

pays 50% towards the grading process 

and the SMME pays the other half. 

Bungane of Esihle B&B in Extension 

5 started her establishment because 

of the demand for accommodation in 

Grahamstown with all the graduations, 

festivals and conferences. Bungane has 

MAKING HOSPITALITY HISTORY... Nothyolo Bungane of Esihle B&B in Extension 5 

was given a three-star grading. Photo: Busisiwe Hoho 

40 years experience teaching Home 

Economics and said this is what makes 

her establishment so different. “I have 

learnt a lot about interior decorating and 

hospitality while teaching,” she said. Esihle 

currently has three lounges, and six 

bedrooms each uniquely decorated with 

en suite baths and televisons with DSTV. 

Two of the bedrooms are outside which 

gives the guests more privacy. “I wish to 

thank Makana Tourism and the Grahamstown 

Hospitality Guild for all their help 

and support since starting my business,” 

Bungane said. She also employs neighbours 

to help out when she has many 

guests staying at her home. 

Thinta of Eluyolweni B&B, a five-bedroom 

establishment also in Extension 

5, said that she is happy that she finally 

reached the grading stage. She also said 

that she will not relax but will work even 

harder to improve her business so she 

can earn another star for herself. Thinta 

said that her establishment's cleanliness 

and the way she treats her guests is what 

sets her apart from other competitors. 

Both B&Bs are listed on the Makana 

Tourism website and their rates, as determined 

by Makana Tourism, range 

from R250 per person per night to about 

R275 with a reduced price for couples. 

“We’d like to have at least 10 B&Bs in the 

township by 2010 but our vision goes beyond 

that,” said Njovane. He added that 

“our doors are open to other B&Bs who 

want to go through this grading process.” 

The ECTB still has funds available for 

SMMEs looking to be graded. 

8am African News, 11am 

WWE, 12.30pm Judge Judy, 

1pm News Day, 1.30pm 

WWE Smackdown, 2.30pm 

Particle Freeway, 3.55pm 

Frenzy, 5.10pm Young And 

Restless, 6.30pm Rhythm 

City, 7pm News, 7.30pm 

Style By Jury, 8pm Reindeer 

Games, 10pm e News, 

10.10pm Black Hawk Down. 

07:05am Bump, 9.30am 

Rhythm City, 9.05am Sistahood, 

12.30pm e-Shibobo, 

1pm Superdance South Africa, 

3.50pm Informercials, 

4pm WWE, 5pm ECW, 6pm 

e News, 6.05pm Ripley’s Believe, 

7pm e News, 7.30pm 

The Showbiz Report, 8pm 

Christmas With The Kranks, 

10pm Panic Room. 

8.30am Spirit of Praise, 

10am Shiz Niz, 12.35am 

UEFA Magazine, 1.10pm 

Holes, 3.50pm Informercials, 

5pm WWE Raw, 6pm 

AXN - TV, 6.30pm Medical 

Detectives, 7pm eNews 

Prime Time, 7.30pm My 

Name Is Earl, 8pm Die Hard 

2, 10.20pm Duchess And 

The Dirtwater Fox. 

6am Sunrise, 10am 3rd 

Degree, 10.30am Sunset 

Beach, 12.30pm Judge 

Judy, 1pm News Day, 

1.30pm WWE, 2.30pm 

Bump, 6pm e News, 

6.30pm Rhythm City, 

7.30pm Scandal!, 8pm 

WWE Superstars. 

5.30am SuperSport Variety, 

8am SuperSport Variety, 

10am Binnelanders, 

10.30am EGOLI, 11am Dear 

Prudence, 2.30pm Hi-5, 

3.30pm Hairy Scary, 4.30pm 

Dex Hamilton, 5pm All Access, 

6pm Binnelanders, 6.30pm 

EGOLI, 7pm Dance Your Ass 

Off, 8pm Lie To Me, 9pm Hansie, 

11pm Sunny Philadelphia. 

7am Barney & Friends, 

7.30am Guess With Jess, 

8am K-TV Power Edition, 

8.50am KVSK, 9.30am Willa’s 

Wild Life, 10am Dinosaur 

King, 11am Figure Skating, 

11.45am Figure Skating, 3pm 

IRB World Series Highlights, 

5pm Nim's Island, 7pm Legend 

Of The Seeker, 9.45pm 

Knocked Up, 11.55pm Taken. 

7am Barney & Friends, 

7.30am Guess With Jess, 

8am Super Why, 10am Nedbank 

Golf Challenge, 12am 

Private Practice, 1am CSI: 

Miami, 2pm Brothers & Sisters, 

3.00pm CSI, 4pm All 

Out Rugby, 5pm Friday Night 

Lights, 6pm Glee, 7pm Carte 

Blanche, 8.05pm Fred Claus, 

10pm Mad Men. 

10am Binelanders, 11am Egoli, 

2pm Sea Princesses, 3pm 

Bakugan Battle, 4.30pm Dinosaur 

King, 5pm Lie To Me, 6pm 

Binnelanders, 6.30pm EGOLI, 

7pm My Name Is Earl, 7.30pm 

HawthoRNe, 8.30pm Moving 

On, 9.30pm Scoop, 11.10pm 

Tropic Thunder.


Cathedral 

Christmas 

services 

Sunday, 

20 December 

7pm: Festival of Nine Lessons 

and Carols 

Thursday 

24 December – 

Christmas Eve 

5.30pm: Crib Service 

11.30pm: Midnight Mass 

Friday 25 December – 

Christmas Day 

7.30am: Holy Eucharist 

(said, with hymns) 

9.30am: Sung Eucharist 

(AAPB) 

I 

have been living and working in Grahamstown 

for the past 26 years, mainly as a dominee for 

the NG Kerk. It is truly a privilege to be part of 

this strategically placed, vibrant and characterful 

community. And it was another year of interesting 

experiences and enriching relations with fellow 

Grahamstonians. 

Enkosi kakhulu, Rhini! Thank you very much, 

Grahamstown! Dankie Grahamstad! Thank you 

for good relations and communications on the 

level of church activities, and being together in 

spreading the good news of Jesus. Thank you for 

sharing with us in the comfort of a loving God in 

times of sadness and bereavement. We can do 

so much more together, pooling resources and 

joining hands. 

InterfaIth 

IN GOOD FAITH... Bishop of 

Grahamstown, Ebenezer Ntali 

ordained candidates from the Dioceses 

of Grahamstown and Ukhahlamba as 

deacons and priests on Wednesday 16 

December 2009, in the Cathedral of St 

Michael and St George (middle photo). 

In the top photograph, candidates are 

prostrate during the Litany, led by 

Archdeacon Pumzile Mpumlwana. On 

the left are candidates ordained as 

priests, from left, Randall Jerome 

Gallant (Holy Trinity, King William’s Town 

– Diocese of Grahamstown), Noluthando 

Gixana (Cathedral of St Michael and St 

George, Grahamstown – Diocese of 

Grahamstown), Simphiwe Mnukiso 

(St Augustine’s, Grahamstown), Vanessa 

Murray (St Paul’s Port Alfred – 

Diocese of Grahamstown) and Fanele 

Simanga (St John & St Chad, 

Zwelitsha – Diocese of Grahamstown). 

In the red is Bishop Ebenezer Ntlali with 

his chaplain George van der Merwe 

behind. Photos: Stephen Penney 

A blessed Christmas 

for everyone 

May I also, on behalf of the Afrikaans community, 

extend warm greetings and compliments 

to our Xhosa and English speaking friends. May 

we always live together here in peace, goodwill 

and mutual respect, as long as God wills, for the 

benefit of all. Christmas is especially a time of 

celebration for us, of the birth of the Saviour, Jesus 

Christ. Ons glo Hy is die enigste ware God, 

een met die Vader en die Heilige Gees. Hy is gebore 

in die volheid van die tyd as mens om die 

verlossingsplan van God vir mens en natuur te 

volbring. Die kruis, die leë graf en die wolke van 

die hemel is dan ook blywende simbole van nuwe 

hemel en aarde waarvoor ons almal werk en wag. 

Geseënde Kersfees! 

Strauss de Jager, NG Kerk Albanie 

ABUNDANT LIFE WORSHIP 

CENTRE (Kuyasa School Hall) 

10.30am morning service 

Pastor NC Julius 079 496 4256 

APOSTOLIC FAITH MISSION OF 

SA (cnr Ncame and Makana Way, 

Ext 4, white tent next to Telkom 

tower) 

9am Youth and Sunday School 

Services 

10am morning service 

ASSEMBLY OF GOD 

(Blackbeard Street) 

10am – erediens, 6nm aanddiens 

Pastoor B Brown 046 622 4963 

AGS/ATMEL SHADDAI 

(Johnny Burgess Hall, Middle 

Terrace Road) 

10am Erediens 

5pm Aanddiens 

Oud Rolen 073 453 9934 

Dieken Ronnie 083 610 2926 

Evang Edwin 079 306 7577 

CATHEDRAL OF ST MICHAEL 

& ST GEORGE (High Street) 

7.30am: Holy Eucharist (SAPB) 

9.30am: Sung Eucharist (AAPB) 

Preacher: The Revd Noluthando 

Gixana 

NB: No 5pm service 

7pm 9 Lessons & Carols 

With Cathedral Choir 

CHRIST CHURCH (Speke Street) 

8.30am Holy Eucharist 2nd, 4th 

Sundays APB 1989, all other 

Sundays BCP1662 

CONQUERORS COVENANT 

CHURCH (Nombulelo Hall, Joza) 

Services every Sunday 10am – 

12pm 

Nceba Ngeju 073 653 2655 

EMMANUEL ASSEMBLY 

(12 Paton Place, Vergenoeg) 

9am Sunday School, 10.30am 

morning service 

5.30pm evening service 

Rev L Williams 046 622 4388 (H) 

FRONTIERS CHURCH 

INTERNATIONAL 

(Oatlands School Hall, African 

Street) 

9.30am morning service 

Dave Koch 084 470 2095 or 

046 636 7815 

FULL GOSPEL CHURCH OF 

GOD (11 Caldecott Street) 

9am Morning service and 

9am Promise land (Sunday 

School) 

6.30pm evening service 

Pastor Neels Prinsloo 046 622 5949 

FULL GOSPEL CHURCH OF GOD 

(24 P Street) 

10am Kidz Church 


Pastor TP Dube Ngcayisa 082 355 

8860 

GRAHAMSTOWN BAPTIST 

CHURCH (Bathurst Street) 

9.30am morning worship and 

Sunday School Every 1st Sunday 

Communion 

6.30pm evening service Every 

3rd Sunday Communion 

11.30am Kariega Church 4th 

Sunday only 

GRAHAMSTOWN CHRISTIAN 

CENTRE (Lucas Meyer Ave) 

9am Sunday worship 

Pastor D Hagemann 046 622 

3309 

HIS PEOPLE CHRISTIAN 

CHURCH (VG High Scool hall) 

9am Morning services 

6.30pm. Evening service 

046 622 3426 

JABEZ HOUSE ASSEMBLY 

(Sun City community creche) 


6pm evening Service 

Pastor T Smit 079 622 9812 

MARIYA uMAMA weTHEMBA 

MONASTERY (Highlands Road) 

Holy Cross Benedictine Monks 

9am Holy Eucharist 

046 622 8111 

METHODIST CHURCH OF SA 

Commem 9am J Headbush 

Wesley Service at Commem 

Sole Memorial 

10am M Claasen 

NEDERDUITSE GERE- 

FORMEERDE KERK 

(38 Market St) 

9vm oggenddiens, aand 

selgemeentes 

Tuesday 6pm stilworddiens 

046 622 4598 

NEDERDUITSCH HERVORMDE 

KERK 

Every Sunday 9am erediens Port 

Alfred 2nd and 4th Sundays 

11am eredienste Cannon Rocks 

Prof John Gericke 046 624 9025 

CHURCH SERVICES 

9 

PEACE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES 

AND PRAISE (Samuel Ntlebi 

Hall) 

9am: Kidz Church 

9.30am Intercession 

10am: Sunday Service 

Pastor PP Pango 082 662 9422 

PINKSTER PROTESTANTE KERK 

(Brushwood Farm, industrial 

area, behind Grahamstown 

Prison) 

9am Sondagskool 10am oggenddiens 

7pm aanddiens 

Shawn Warren 082 808 6136 

RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF 

FRIENDS (QUAKERS) 

622 3382 or 622 3076 

RIVER OF LIFE (Assembly of 

God cnr Hill and Huntley St) 

8.30am MORNING ALIVE 

( Worship service & Kidz Church) 

10.30am ( Worship service & 

Kidz Church) 6.30pm (Dynamic 

evening service) 

Pastor John & Debbie Sloane 

046 622 3626 

ROCK OF AGES CHRISTIAN 

CHURCH INTERNATIONAL 

Duna Library - Joza 

10am: Sunday Service 

Past FW Arendse 072 118 9049 

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST 

CHURCH (next to Pick n Pay) 

9.30am Sabbath School 

(Saturday) 

11am worship service 

ST AUGUSTINE’S CHURCH 

9.30 am Sunday service 

ST BARNABAS (Alicedale) 

10am Xhosa service on the 1st, 

2nd and 4th Sunday of each 

month and the English service 

on the 3rd. 

J Olckers 042 231 1159 or Rev 

Cynthia Webbstock 046 636 

2090 

ST BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH 

(Market Street) 

9am Eucharist with hymns 

(APB1989) 

Fr Eric Kelly 046 622 4552 

ST CLEMENT’S CHURCH 

(top end of High Street, next to 

Railway Station) 

9am – Holy Eucharist 

ST CYPRIAN’S 

(Highlands) 10am every second 

Sunday. 

Contact R Wilmont 046 622 8841 

or Rev Cynthina Webbstock 046 

636 2090 

ST JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC 

CHURCH (Joza) 

Mass: 8am 

ST MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 

(Albany Road) 

Sunday Mass 10am 

Tuesday service 6pm 

ST PATRICK’S CATHOLIC 

CHURCH (47 Hill Street) 

8.30am Sunday Mass. 

046 622 2808 

ST PETER CLAVER’S CATHOLIC 

CHURCH (Raglan Road) 

11am Mass 

ST PETER’S (Sidbury) 

10am Every 1st Sunday. 

R Hart 042 235 1250 or 

Rev Cynthia Webbstock on 046 

636 2090 

THE APOSTOLIC FAITH 

MISSION OF AFRICA 

(Z Street, Joza) 

10am Sunday School, 11am 

Service 

Rev KA Ndaleni 

THE OLD APOSTOLIC CHURCH 

IN ZION OF SA 

(behind Benjamin Mahlasela 

High School) 

11am Sunday Service, 6pm 

Wednesday service 

Archbishop NT Chrisjan 

083 363 1073 

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST 

OF LATTER–DAY SAINTS 

(6 Bennett Street) 

9am Sundays 046 622 5705 

TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN 

CHURCH (Hill Street) 

9.30am morning worship and 

Sunday School 

7pm evening worship 

Rev Geoff Probert 046 622 3812 

UNION CONGREGATIONAL 

CHURCH (Albany Road) 

9am Sunday School, 10am 

morning service 

6pm evening service 

WAY OF GOD MINISTRIES 

(Ext 6, next to Joza Indoor 

Sports Centre) 10am Sunday 

service 6pm evening service 

Apostle PS Ngqezana 

084 824 2363

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cluster. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, large open plan 

lounge & fi replace/diningroom & state-of-the-art 

kitchen. WEBREF: 300276073 

JEAN 082 772 0396 

HIGHLANDS COUNTRY ESTATE From R570 000 

PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL ESTATE 

with the primary goal being to 

create an upmarket and 

aesethetically pleasing and secure 

eco estate and secure living 

environment. ±15km from 

Grahamstown. Only 15 plots 

available. All with magnifi cent 

views. 

NEW RELEASE DUAL MANDATE 

KINGS HEIGHTS FROM R350 000 

SOLE MANDATE 

SITUATED WITHIN EXCLUSIVE SECURE 

ESTATE: Lovely views over the city of Grahamstown, 

you can see the city lights twinkling at night 

time. 

WEBREF: 300194322 

ALEXIS 083 461 5572 

Jean Rodgerson 

Sales Associate 

Manageress 

JEAN 082 772 0396 

KINGSWOOD R1 400 000 

DUAL MANDATE 

LOADS OF SPACE. Great family home on large 

grounds. Pool, fl at, separate offi ce and more. So 

much on offer here! 

WEBREF: 300261336 

ALEXIS 083 461 5572 

OATLANDS NORTH R1 550 000 

GREAT BIG FAMILY home with gorgeous views 

and brand new separate fl at. 

. 

WEBREF: 300220666 

ALEXIS 083 461 5572 

22 African Street 

P.O. Box 7090, Grahamstown North, 6148 

Tel: 046 622 6061 

Fax: 046 622 3741 

WESTHILL From R1 350 000 

A STEP AWAY FROM ST ANDREW’S 

COLLEGE MAIN SPORTS FIELD 

LOCATION, STYLE, SECURITY & LUXURIOUS CONVENIENCE 

Top quality fi nishes throughout. 3 Bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, large open plan living area and 

kitchen, underfl oor heating. Double doors out to patio with magnifi cent views of 

St Andrew’s College Lower Field. Also included: Lift, washing machine, tumble drier, fridge, 

oven & hob. 

WEBREF: 300265729 

WEBREF: 300274745 

Alexis Bowker 

Sales Associate 

MERRY 

CHRISTMAS 

AND HAPPY 

NEW YEAR 

COUNTRY RESIDENCE R5 000 000 

NEW RELEASE 

PERFECTLY POSITIONED. Large family home on 

±1ha of gorgeous mature gardens 1km from town. 

Amazing security in this fabulous sun fi lled home. 

WEBREF: 300276744 

ALEXIS 083 461 5572 

Leon Kruger 

Farming & Lifestyle 

Associate 

CENTRAL R650 000 

SOLE MANDATE 

INVESTMENT PROPERTY. Let for R4 800p/m 

for 2010. Secure, low maintenance, perfect rental 

property. 7.4% return. 

WEBREF: 300249619 

ALEXIS 083 461 5572 

VALUE & STYLE - 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom 

townhouse in quiet cluster situated in top suburb 

Meyrick Bowker 

Farming 

Associate 

. 

JEAN 082 772 0396 

SOMERSET HEIGHTS R780 000 

WEBREF: 3002643973 

ALEXIS 083 461 5572 

Broker/Owner 

David 

Rodgerson 

Gail Shanley 083 307 0852 

David and Jean wish 

Wendy King every success 

in her new venture in 

Johannesburg. Thank you 

for the good times! 

Dave Mullins 

Auctioneer 

Farming Associate 

CBD 

WORKSHOP & FLAT - This property consists of 

a workshop of 315sqm as well as a fl at of 50sqm. 

The fl at has 2 bedrooms, kitchen and BIC. 3-Phase 

electricity. Zoned light industrial. 

WEBREF: 300266540 

JEAN 082 772 0396 

CRADOCK HEIGHTS R1 050 000 

SOLE MANDATE 

ELEGANT AND SECURE. Delightful family home 

comprising of 3 bed, 2 bathrooms (mes). Open plan 

kitchen/diningroom and 1 lounge. Lovely undercover 

braai area. Single garage. Top security. 

WEBREF: 300273864 

JEAN 082 772 0396 

THE GREENS From R525 000 

DUAL MANDATE 

NO 1 STUDENT COMPLEX in town. Situated in the 

heart of town in excellent, secure location, metres 

walk from Rhodes University and direct access into 

all shops at Pick n Pay mall. 

WEBREF: 300212139 

ALEXIS 083 461 5572 

FORT ENGLAND 

R755 000 

SOLE MANDATE 

R865 000 

VALUE FOR MONEY. Excellent condition, low 

maintenance, views. 2 bedroom home PLUS fl at 

ideal for granny, nanny or to let. 

WEBREF: 300257995 

ALEXIS 083 461 5572 

Charmaine 

van Staden 

Rental 

Associate

12 

CENTRAL - R555 000 

Sole Mandate 

OATLANDS - R1 800 000 

Web Ref No: 0000 259 540 

BEAUTIFUL LOCATION OPPOSITE 

CHRIST CHURCH 

Family home with spacious bedrooms. Private 

and secluded north-facing garden and double 

garage. Offers from R1 600 000’’ 

FORT ENGLAND - R795 000 

Web Ref No: 0000 550 213 

FACEBRICK FOR EASY 

MAINTENANCE 

This 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom unit is neat 

with attractive fi nishes. 

Joy Miles 084 320 9238 

Marlene Prinsloo 072 209 6658 

Mzoli Luzipo 078 527 5465 

WEstHiLL 

R1 375 000 

Position Position Position. 

Exclusive development with 

gated access to St Andrew’s 

Lower field. Central to town and 

gown! 

Marion Hendry 083 244 6409 

HiLL siXtY 

R1 300 000 

OATLANDS - R1 100 000 

GREAT LOCATION, GREAT 

INVESTMENT 

5 man student digs. Lease signed for 2010 

Remote access and secure. 

1st Floor Eskom Building Postnet Suite 7 Tel/Fax: 046 636 2636 

110 High Street Private Bag X1672 info@ginn-properties.co.za 

Grahamstown Grahamstown 

BiRd sonG & tREE toPs. 

Delightful open plan home with 

deck set in well treed garden. 4 

bedrooms, spacious living area, 

garage and carport 

Call Andrea Ginn on 079 284 6265 

Andrea Ginn 

Properties wish you a 

Merry Christmas and 

a Prosperous 2010. 

Office reopens on 

04/01/10 

Andrea’s New number is 079 284 6265 

WEstHiLL 

PoA 

tHE PERFECt HoME FoR 

YoUR tREAsUREd 

AntiQUEs. 

A grand home with architectural 

details found only in older homes. 

Call Marion Hendry on 083 244 6409 

Business 

for sale 

R180 000 

WHERE it is 

ALL HAPPEninG 

Vibrant trading store and take 

away on busy Beaufort Street. 

Well established business, 

good visibility, financials 

available. Sold lock, stock & 

barrel 

Phone Marion Hendry 

083 244 6409 

HOMEFINDER 

“Artfully uniting extraordinary properties with extraordinary lives” 

STUDENT ACCOMODATION OPPORTUNITY 

This one bedroom fl at with balcony and lovely living area is tenanted for 2010. Don’t miss out 

on this excellent investment. 

Sole Mandate 


Web Ref No: 0000 536 901 

STUDENT ACCOMODATION 

Excellent rental returns on this pretty complex 

of 2 bedded units. Don’t miss out! Just 4 

remaining. 

Sole Mandate 

KINGSWOOD - R640 000 

Sole Mandate 

Web Ref No: 0000 529 258 

SECURE NEW COMPLEX IN 

KINGSWOOD 

3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms inside a walled and 

secure complex. Spacious newly built and 

fantastic investment opportunity! Don’t let this 

opportunity slip through. 


INVESTMENT PROPERTY 

Spacious 2 bedroom fl at with large living area 

on African Street! Tenanted for 2010 with great 

income! Perfect for Students! 

Peppergrove Mall, African Street, Grahamstown. Tel: 046 636 1388 offi ce@sirg.co.za 

www.sothebysrealty.co.za 

Each Offi ce is Independently Owned and Operated 

Phone Number: 046 622 3258 

Web Ref No: 0000 471 891 

We would like to wish all our Clients and Friends 

A VERY BLESSED AND SAFE CHRISTMAS 

WISHING YOU A SUCCESSFUL 

AND STIMULATING 2010 

Our offi ce is closing on 

Friday 18 December 

and will re-open on 

Wednesday 6 January 2010 

For sales, please contact: 

Joy Miles - 084 320 9238 

Marlene Prinsloo - 072 209 6658 

Mzoli Luzipo - 078 527 5465 

For rentals, please contact: 

Kathleen - 083 560 1125 

Chichi - 083 268 8808 

Christmas Fruit Mince Pies 

Have a joyous Christmas from all of us at 

Fruit and Veg City ... 

Ingredients: 

• 300g cake flour 

• 180g butter - R24.99 500g 

• 45ml castor sugar 

• 1 Egg yolk - 6 for R7.99 

• Ice water to mix - 99c p/litre, 

bring your own container 

• 454g jar fruit mince 

Spray patty pans with non stick 

cooking spray. 

Sift the flour and rub in the butter. 

Mix in sugar. Beat egg yolk 

and 15ml water and stir into dry 

ingredients adding enough extra 

water to make a stiff dough. 

Wrap in cling film and rest in the 

fridge for 15 minutes. Preheat 

the oven to 180°C. 

Roll out the dough to 5mm thick 

and cut circles, press into patty 

pans. Fill with a spoonful of fruit 

mince. Using remaining dough 

cut out tops and place over 

fruit mince. Brush with beaten 

egg and bake for 20 minutes. 

Remove from oen and dust with 

sifted icing sugar. 


Source: tastebuddelights.com 

SUNNYSIDE - R510 000 

Web Ref No: 0000 479 864 

LOCK-UP-AND-GO APARTMENT. 

2 Bedrooms, 1 bathroom, lounge, kitchen 

and secure off-streeet parking. Close to 

shopping centre. 

FORT ENGLAND - R265 000 

Sole Mandate 

PLOT IN FORT ENGLAND 

Plot of 576m 2 on level stand. Property 

fenced on three sides. 

Matched? 

Hatched? 

Despatched? 

For all your 

advertising 

needs contact 

Grocott’s 

Mail 


Grahamstown 

6140 

Tel: 622 7222 

Fax: 622 7282 

Need an advert 

in the 

newspaper? 

Contact 

Tamie


GRAHAMSTOWN 

OFFICE 046 622 2778 

FAX 046 622 7877 

EMAIL grahamstown@pamgolding.co.za 

Season’s Greet 

THIS OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON: 

24 – 27 and 31 December 2009 

1 – 3 January 2010 

ing s 

AGENTS ON DUTY: 

Rentals – Jolande Park 082 931 5016 

Sales – Brenda Cadle 083 529 5551 

Normal business hours apply to the rest of the period: 8.30am – 5pm. 

www.pamgolding.co.za/grahamstown 

Designed by www.creativesonclick.com | 082 454 8242 

Homefinder 

2009, our first year as the new office of Pam Golding 

Properties Grahamstown, has been a great success 

despite the worldwide economic recession. 

And it’s all thanks to you, the wonderful people of 

Grahamstown. This is a community unlike anywhere else. 

Combining our local expertise with an international 

referral network enables Pam Golding Properties 

to offer residents of Grahamstown and surrounds 

the very best service. 

From student digs to stunning historical homes, 

we will help you find the property that’s perfectly 

suited to your needs. 

May your home be filled with happiness this 

holiday season. 

Daphné Timm 

Principal 

PGP CORPORATE SOCIAL INVESTMENT: THE JOY OF GIVING 

The festive season is a time to count our many blessings and give back to the community that so willingly 

embraces us. The staff and clients of Pam Golding Properties Grahamstown have opened their doors, hearts 

and wallets to a number of deserving local organisations. 

Our agents delivered their Joy of Giving boxes to the: 

NICRO Victim Support Centre (Bridget, top left), Raphael Centre for people living with AIDS (Brenda, top 

right), Brookshaw Home (Kim, bottom left) and Somerset Place Home for the Aged (Adele, bottom right). 

Close to St Andrew’s, DSG and 

Kingswood. Designed with private 

school parents in mind, these secure 

lock-up-and-go units are ideal for 

weekend visits. This secure development 

features red brick and stone exteriors, 

in keeping with local character, and the 

finest finishes throughout. 

NEW RELEASE R970 000 

Bedrooms 3 | Bathrooms 2 | Garage 1 | WEB ACCESS 1GC1007165 

THE ULTIMATE LIFESTYLE 

Large, open plan living room leads onto covered 

patio with braai area. Beautifully finished and 

superbly located within a secure estate. 

Brenda Cadle 083 529 5551 

SUNNYSIDE R750 000 


QUAINT SETTLERS’ COTTAGE 

Oregon pine floors and manageable garden 

bathed in sunlight. Close to Rhodes University. 

Ideal home or student accommodation. 

CRADOCK HEIGHTS R1.075 MILLION 

Bedrooms 3 | Bathrooms 2.5 | Garage 2 | WEB ACCESS 1GC1012305 

EXECUTIVE HOME 

An elegant split-level home with lots of 

living space. Wonderfully positioned with 

views across the valley. 


Contact ooba today. Call us on 0860 00 66 22. 

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Bedrooms 2 | Bathrooms 1 | Garage 1 | WEB ACCESS 1GT352094 

PANHANDLE LIVING 

Small maintenance-free home with bachelor 

flat. Large garden and very private. 




SUNNYSIDE 

Neat and spacious townhouse just a stone’s 

throw from campus. Perfect for students or 

as a lock-up-and-go. 

Adéle Barnard 084 509 3889 Adéle Barnard 084 509 3889 

15 UNDEVELOPED FREEHOLD 

PLOTS AVAILABLE FROM 

600 – 1500m 2 IN SIZE. 

KINGSWOOD R1.65 MILLION 


NO SECOND LOOK NEEDED 

Yesterday meets today. Charming and 

inviting, this remodelled 4-bedroom home is 

what you’ve been waiting for. 

Daphné Timm 082 809 4283 

Enjoy fine country living on the doorstep of 

Grahamstown. Surrounded by rolling green hills 

dotted with dams and wild flowers, this estate offers 

an escape from the confines of city life. 

Build your own rural retreat, with sweeping views over 

the Jamieson Dam, just 10km from the City of Saints. 

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BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL... Large Garden winner, Celeste Wolmarans with Daphne Timm of 

Pam Golding Properties and Don Hendry. Photo: Supplied 

NEWS 

SHARON RICHNER 

The first Grahamstown Flower Festival on 

7 and 8 November was a wonderful event 

that attracted support from all sectors of 

the community to create a friendly and vibrant 

atmosphere in the Makana Botanical Gardens. 

The array of colourful plants and flowers in 

the SA Garden Marquee drew much admiration, 

and the workshops and the Botanical Society’s 

plant sale were well supported. Guest 

speaker, Sheenagh Harris, drew a good turnout 

of rose enthusiasts for her slide show, and then 

officially opened the event at the prizegiving 

with quiet dignity and humour. 

The open gardens attracted large numbers 

of people who enjoyed walking quietly around 

the green havens created by the home owners. 

Gardens of Grahamstown competition winners 

Cottage gardens: 

Winner: Robyn James 

Runner up: Lil Haigh 

Special Commendation: Monde Nyangiwe 

Medium-sized gardens 

Winner: Cheryl Anne Bouwer 

Runner up: Norma and Martin Southwood 

Large gardens: 

Winner, and Marthie Hendry Trophy for Best 

Large Garden: 

Celeste Wolmarans 

Runner up: Vernon Marais 

Permaculture vegetable gardens 

Winner Sylvia Sithole 

Runner up: Daniel Swartbooi 

Special Commendations: 

Sheila Botha 

Gladys Matshoba 

Evelyn Styanda 

Kakana Frank 

Masixole Maxalisa 

Garden stalls 

Best Garden Stall: Charl Malan and Philip 

Crous – indigenous plant growers 

Runner up: Spekboom Nursery 

Flower competition winners 

Overall winner, Charles Robinson floating trophy 

for most points: 

Jane Bradshaw 

Overall Runner Up: Vernon Marais 

Container plants section 

First prize, Mildred Sampson floating trophy for 

most points: 

Elliot Mpolweni 

Joint second prize: 

Jane Bradshaw and Karen Kouari 

Gledhill Trophy for best indigenous succulents 

or garden of mixed succulents : 

Karen Kouari 

Anne Collins Trophy for Best Container Plant 

Joint award to Elmarie Retief and Agata 

Forsdyke 

Rose Section: 

First prize, G.C.Neville Floating Trophy for most 

points, AHLS Floating Trophy for the Champion 

Rose & Bill Handcock Floating Trophy for the 

most scented rose: 

Vernon Marais 

Second prize, AHLS Floating Trophy for second 

most points, Roy Hart Trophy for best Multiflora 

type rose: 

Jane Bradshaw 


SISTERS ARE DOING IT... Permaculture Vegetable Garden winner, Sylvia Sithole with Daphne 

Timm of Pam Golding Properties. Photo: Supplied 

Gardens of Grahamstown competition winners 

SPECIAL... One of many creative fl ower arrangements on show during the Flower Festival. 

Photo: Supplied 

ESSENTIAL... No fl ower show 

would be complete without 

an array of Proteas. 

Photo: Supplied 

Heather Leppan Award for the best Heritage 

rose 

Dr John Bennett 

Cut flowers section 

First prize, Sutton Floating Trophy for most 

points, AHLS Floating Trophy for Poppies & 

East Cape Lilium Society Floating Trophy for 

best Lilium stem on show: 

Jane Bradshaw 

Second prize, Joan Mullins Floating Trophy for 

second most points, AHLS Floating Trophy for 

best stem of Flowering Shrub or Creeper, Betty 

and Desmond Hobart Houghton Cup for the 

best tall bearded iris: 

Lil Haigh 

Indigenous plants section 

First prize and Rosalie Ilderton Floating Trophy 

for most points: 

Gill Wylie 

Second prize: 

Liz Breetzke 

Vermeulen Cup for the most points in 

Barberton Daisies section: 

Jane Bradshaw 

AHLS Floating Trophy for best Indigenous 

Flowering Stem: 


Botanical Society Award for best specimen of an 

indigenous species that merits wider cultivation 

in gardens – for Limonium latifolium 

(Indigenous Statice): 


Protea Section 

First prize, Dan Morton Silver Salver for most 

points: 

Thembile Budaza 

Second prize: 

Colin Lewis 

Orchids section 

First prize, Ken Douglas Trophy for most points: 

Jane Bradshaw 

Second prize: 

Jenna Holmes 

Herbs and vegetables section 

First prize, Butterworth Cup for most points: 

Jenna Holmes 

Second prize: 

Jane Bradshaw 

Mustard Seed prize for Best Community 

Vegetable Garden: 

Siyazondla Community Garden 

Best School Vegetable Garden: 

Fikizolo Community Garden 

Children’s section: 

First prize, Underhill Floating Trophy for most 

points: 

Veer Bills 

Second prize : 

Joint award to Lauren and Jacqui James 

Chapman Trophy for best arrangement in Children’s 

Section: 

Joint award to Lana Kitching and Erin Southey 

Floral art section: 

Novice Class first prize: 

Leisel Barnard 

Novice Class second prize: 

Carol Grobler 

Open Class first prize: 

Hennie de Bruin 

Open Class second prize: 

Carol White

classifieds 1. Personal 2. Announcements 3. Sales & Services 4. Employment 5. Accommodation 8. Motoring 9. Legals 10. Extras 


1. PERSONAL 

Death 

JOSEPH Louis Waters. 

14/12/1962 - 05/12/2009. 

Funeral to be held at St Thomas, 

Port Alfred 2pm 19/12/2009. 

Found 

THIS big dog was found at 

number 7, fi fth avenue, Hooggenoeg. 

Beige in colour. Contact 

074 831 2119. 

NUMBER PLATE Hil Street. 8 

December DXB 330 EC. Phone 

Margaret 046 622 4245. 

Funeral 

The funeral of 

MBUYISELI EDDIE 

BUTANA 

will be held on Saturday 

19-12-2009 at 4791 Ext 

7. The ceremony will start 

at 7am. Sadly missed by 

his mother Nowezile, wife 

& siblings. 

Health 

PHYSIOTHERAPIST 

Sports, Spinal & 

General Practice 

Med aids accepted 

Mark Anderson 

BSc(Hons) 

079 381 4466 

046 603 2314 

Health Shop 

IN STOCK FOR CHRISTMAS!!! 

• STEAZ - ORGANIC ENERGY DRINK: 

with Green Tea, Yerba Mate, Acai 

Berries & Guarana 

• ROASTED ALMONDS: with 

Rosemary & Herbal Salt 

• SKIMMELBERG - 

ORGANIC ROOIBOS ESPRESSO 

• NICOLA’S - exciting range of FINE 

GLYCERING SOAPS, BATH SALTS 

Peppergrove Mall 

Phone/Fax: 046 636 1496 

Thank You 

PROBERT - Thank you to all 

those who have offered their 

condolences and support after 

the passing of my dad on 2 

December 2009. Geoff Probert 

and family. 

To advertise here 

contact Tamie on 

046 622 7222 

2. ANOUNCEMENTS 

Notices 

AA PROTEA GROUP. Antic Hall, 

7.30pm Monday nights. 22 Albany 

Road, next to New Apostolic Church. 

Cell: John 083 550 4221. Wilfred 

073 292 6057 and Antony 082 

682 1234. If anyone, anywhere 

reaches out for help we want the 

hand of the AA to be there. 

WAGS. Thanks all the clients for 

their support and wish them all 

a happy festive season. Contact 

072 088 5139 

MAKANA NAFCOF will hold its 

elections at Noluthando Hall on 

22 December 2009 at 11am. 

Come and dance at 

the ALBANY SPORTS 

CLUB on 

24 Dec 2009 

& 31 Jan 2010. 

Dress up if you like. 

FREE admission. 

Specials on offer. 

3. SALES & SERVICES 

Books & Stationery 

129 High St 6223549 

BOOKS 

AND 

STATIONERY 

FOR RHODES 

UNIVERSITY, 

SCHOOLS, 

BUSINESSES & 

GENERAL PUBLIC 

NELM 

Book Shop 

87 Beaufort St, Grahamstown 

046-622 7042 

We stock a large 

variety of books by 

SA Authors 

eg. Poetry 

Children’s Books 

War Stories 

Novels 

Short Stories 

Plays, etc 

Education 

Driving 

School 

Code 10 - POA 

Code 8 - POA 

Mike: 082 430 9855 

mike@mikesdrivingschool.co.za 

www.mikesdrivingschool.co.za 

Finance 

Get our Debt 

without borrowing money 

Phone Shirley Robinson @ Alpha 

Debt Counselling on 

082 083 5709 or 046 622 8064. 

Room 15 EPBS 

Building Cnr of 87 High & Hill Street 

DEBT PROBLEMS? We can 

reduced your debt repayments!! 

Have a stress free festive 

season. For immediate relief 

call 083 270 8986 or 076 371 

6640 12A Oatlands Road, 

Grahamstown. 

Furniture 

BIRITE 

27 Bathurst Street 

Telephone 622 2983 

Buyers & Sellers of 

• New and Secondhand 

Furniture 

Gardening 

Davlin Farm 

For 

Instant laid lawn 

Gates 

Vaughan 

083 651 7463/046 625 0826 

GRASS CUTTING. Once off 

clean ups. Refuse removal. Tree 

felling/pruining, hedge trimming 

and weed spraying. General 

maintenance. 082 696 6831 or 

071 897 6569. 

Home Maintenance 

Classic Blinds 

7 Beadle Street, Grahamstown 

083 468 0887 046 622 5634 

Offi ce Hours After Hours 

For Professional and 

Affordable Blinds 

Venetian Blinds / Vertical Blinds 

Grass & Bamboo Blinds 

Repairs to Blinds 

We render services in and 

around Grahamstown/Port 

Alfred/Kenton-on-Sea etc 

For free quotations contact Bennie 

& 

Cleaning 

Services 

Mobile Auto Valet Service 

Carpets/Upholstery/Windows 

Household/Offi ce Cleaning 

Maid Service 

046 636 1214 * 073 217 8258 

The Sunshine 

Cleaning 

Com pa ny 

Cell: 082 820 5598 

Tel: 046 622 3937 

Personal Supervision 

• Carpets • Upholstery 

• Windows • Offi ce Valet 

• Car Valet 

• Maid service - su per vised 

Commercial and Domestic 

We Build It 

Phone: 

Niël on 082 771 0013 

Fax: 

046 636 1686 

e-mail: 

niel@webuildit.co.za 

BUILDING 

ALTERATIONS 

ADDITIONS 

RESTORATIONS 

RENOVATIONS 

Miscellaneous Sales 

BAKKIE load clean topsoil delivered 

at R250.00. Phone 082 

857 8166 

Miscellaneous Wanted 

SECONDHAND inexpensive TV 

in working condition. Phone 

046 636 1263. 

Jewellery 


Grahamstown 

Tel/Fax 046 622 3115 

• Engraving 

• Watch & Jewellery 

Repairs 

•Watches 

•Jewellery 

•Trophies 

•Medals 

•Gifts 

•African Curios 

•Zippo Lighters 

Pets 

FAIRBAIRN 

KENNELS 

& CATTERY 

Tel: 046 622 3527 

Cell: 082 552 3829 

For Well Cared-for, 

Happy Pets 

GOOD home for beautiful middle-aged 

dog BOERBUL. Male 

dog, needs a strong handler. 

Excellent for breeding purposes. 

Further enquiries HELEN WAL- 

LACE ESTATES 046 622 4464 

SPCA 

046 622 3233, 

EMERGENCY: 079 037 3466 

ANIMALS FOUND 

• Cattle found in the vicinity of 

town, still not claimed. 

• Medium well cared for tan X 

breed dog, nice nature. 

• White medium sized dog with 

black patches, possibly been lost 

for a few weeks. 

Please where are our owners. 

ANIMALS FOR ADOPTION 

• Africanis female, found and never 

claimed. 

• 2 delightful puppies mixed breed, 

now ready to be homed. 

• Cute beige 3 month old puppy, 

stocky and very healthy. 

• Black and white sweet puppy 

looks a father could have been a 

Border Collie. 

• Liver and White JR very appealing, 

badly in need of a new family. 

• Brown Africanis with white paws, 

found and never claimed. 

• Several X breed dogs good to 

look, badly need caring homes. 

CATS 

• 1 Pretty tabby and white cat, a 

calico, a ginger and several tabbies, 

all have friendly natures. 

• Lots of pretty and playful kittens, 

all colours, a fl uffy ginger small cat. 

Thank you to those kind people for 

the packets of dog and cat food, 

to Knockie Wakeford for the desk. 

We are still looking for unwanted 

building materials, bricks, cement 

blocks, tiles, we will happily collect. 

Our thanks to Nestle (Pick 

n Pay) for the dog and cat food, 

to Whiteley’s thank you for the 

generous donation. If you are 

going away and leaving your pet 

at home, please ensure the carer 

spends time with your pet, animals 

get very lonely when their owners 

are away. The SPCA wish all the 

residents of Grahamstown a very 

joyful Festive season and a Peaceful 

New Year. 

Photography 

Swimming Pools 

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• Pool Installations 

• Pool Maintenance 

• Pool Repairs 

• Pool Equipment 

• Pool Covers 

• Solar Heating 

SERVICING NOW IN GHT 

083 236 4663/046 624 2128 

poolservices@xsinet.co.za 

www.papoolservices.co.za 

We manufacture the 

widest range 

of quality affordable 

fiberglass swimming & 

splash pool shells and 

offer installation 

throughout the Eastern 

Cape. 

DIY KITS AVAILABLE 

046 624 2128 / 

082 719 5285 

Philip or Melinda Smit 

www.hitecpools.co.za 

Security 

East Cape 

Access Systems 

“For all your access control 

and vehicle security needs” 

Electic gates, burglar bars, 

pallisade fencing, VESAapproved 

car alarms/ 

immobilisers/gearlocks 

Call 046 622 5668 or visit 

us in Anglo-African Street 

for a free quotation 

Dennis van der Merwe 

TRELLIDOR 

AGENT 

Tel: 082 657 3719 

SOCIETY FOR THE 

PHYSICALLY DISABLED 

Equipping the 

physically disabled 

with skills to become 

self-employed. 

Tel / Fax 046 622 5359 

Po Box 274 

email: cathl@intekom.co.za

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4. EMPLOYMENT 

Employment Offered 

GEORGE 

DICKERSON 

PRIMARY SCHOOL 

Applications are invited 

for the following Educator 

Growth Temporary Posts: 

1. Foundation Phase: 

2 posts 

2. Intermediate Phase: 

2 Posts 

Applicants will be expected 

to teach 1 learning area in 

their phase. 

Requirements: 

Remedial Qualifi cation 

(Special needs) 

Medium of Instruction: 

Afrikaans & English 

Applications must be 

completed on the offi cial 

Departmental form. 

Closing date: 29-12-2009 

Completed forms and CV’s 

should be posted/sent to 

the Principal. 

Successful candidates will 

start on the 11-01-2010. 

Applicants who have not 

been contacted by the 

09-01-2010 were 

unsuccessful 

LEARNER AIDE 

Learner aide required for 

junior scholl pupil at local 

school commencing at 

the beginning of January 

2010. 

Applicants must be 

patient, calm, able to 

work under pressure and 

have a genuine desire to 

make a difference. Whilst 

challenging at times, this 

is none the less a very 

rewarding position. Previous 

experience in similar 

position could be an 

advantage. 

Interested? If so, please 

mail your CV with your 

contact details to PO Box 

2160 Grahamstown 6140. 

Applicants have not been 

contacted by end December 

2009 are advised that 

their applications have 

been unsuccessful 

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ESTATE LATE 

Estate of the late FLORENCE 

MAY BOTHA, Identity No 180902 

0002 088, unmarried of Hayton 

Retirement Complex, Hill Street, 

Grahamstown, who died on 3 

November 2009 

No 5408/2009 

All persons having claims against 

the above estate must lodge 

same with the undersigned within 

30 days from date of publication 

hereof. 

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GRAHAMSTOWN 

TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION 

Death 

THEMBILE BETHE. Born: 

17/08/1956. Died: 

12/12/2009. Buried: 

21/12/2009. Service will be 

held at Alexandria Bongweni 

School fi eld. Left behind family 

and friends. 

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Local restaurants festive 

season operating hours 

Restaurant Operating hours Closing and opening 

dates 

Mad Hatters 8am to 5pm Closed 24,25,27 and open 

28,29,30,31. 

Closed 1,2,3 and open per usual 

Redwood Spur Normal hours Closing on 25 and closing early 

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New Year’s Eve 

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5pm until 28 December 

Yellow House 5.30pm till late Closing on 20 December and 

opening 19 January 

Hands-On mission 

proves successful 

LOYISO DYONGMAN 

Two American students 

who visited Grahamstown 

recently for an 

outreach programme have accomplished 

their mission and 

returned home to the United 

States. 

Becca Knight of Williams 

University and Lizzy 

Bauman of Oauchita University 

returned home on 

Sunday after the successful 

completion of the educational 

programme conducted at Albany 

Baptist church in Joza. 

The programme, Hands-On, 

is funded by the International 

Missionaries Organisation 

(IMO). It started in January 

2008 aiming to educate school 

children between Grades two 

and seven. 

The two students spent 

four months in Grahamstown 

teaching children from township 

schools maths and English. 

“We were sent here by 

the Baptist church of America 

to give tutorial lessons to the 

children,” said Knight. 

“The Baptist church felt 

that children from the townships 

were disadvantaged 

and needed some extra 

help especially in those two 

subjects.” 

The students said almost 

all the schools from 

the township attended their 

programme and the children 

showed a great response during 

the period they spent with 

them. 

The learners attended 

the lessons every day after 

school. On completion of the 

programme they were awarded 

certificates and also given 

some Christmas presents 

GENEROUS SPIRIT... Becca Knight, one of the students 

from America who conducted the Hands-On programme in 

Joza, is safely back home in America after her four-month 

stay in Grahamstown. Photo: Loyiso Dyongman 

and stationery. Knight said 

they would like to thank the 20 

other American missionaries 

who now live in South Africa 

for their assistance, and also 

the Rhodes University stu- 

dents that attend the Baptist 

church. The students said this 

is an annual programme that 

targets disadvantaged children 

from around the world 

including Asia and Europe.


Motoring 

Give those tyres a boost 

Staff RepoRteR 

Enough air? that’s the 

question we should be 

asking when we inflate 

our tyres for the annual migration 

coastwards over the 

holiday season. 

tyre manufacturer, Goodyear, 

reminds motorists that 

having the correct tyre pressure, 

besides being a safety 

issue and saving significantly 

on wear and tear, also makes 

a difference to your pocket. 

Goodyear’s Automotive Engineering 

manager, Peter 

Henning, says running a tyre 

just 20% under-inflated can increase 

fuel consumption by as 

much as 10%. 

“An under-inflated tyre 

deflects more energy, increasing 

rolling resistance and 

robbing the vehicle of fuel efficiency. 

At today’s fuel prices, 

and especially during this 

holiday season when people 

generally travel a lot further, 

10% is a considerable and 

unnecessary expense that 

could be saved by a little more 

Staff RepoRteR 

Auto & General Insurance 

is urging South African motorists 

to take it easy on the 

roads this festive season. 

“traffic is dramatically 

picking up on the highways 

as people begin their crosscountry 

commutes to holiday 

destinations. We all need to 

mind our manners, and manage 

our emotions, to make our 

roads a less dangerous place 

to be this festive season,” 

urges the company’s director 

Angelo Haggiyannes. 

Research shows South 

African drivers to be among 

the most aggressive in the 

world. According to a report 

earlier this year by international 

market research company 

Synovate – which has 

been conducting research 

into road rage since 2005 – one 

fresh air. 

“As well as being heavy on 

your pocket, running underinflated 

tyres also reduces 

their tread life, which means 

they will need to be replaced 

sooner than necessary. Plus 

it can be dangerous – studies 

show that 87% of all flat tyres 

have a history of under-inflation,” 

Henning said. 

Statistics also reveal that 

one in every three cars has at 

least one under-inflated tyre 

and, while nearly seven in ten 

drivers say they wash their 

vehicles every month, only 

just over half check tyre pressure 

in that period. the majority 

of drivers (71%) forget 

altogether to check the pressure 

in their spare tyre. 

Dean Roberts, a spokesman 

for Mastertreads, which 

has been successfully servicing 

motorists in the Western 

Cape region for more than 50 

years, said that in the interests 

of safety, their outlets offer 

free tyre inspections. 

Hi-Q managing director, 

Sean Harrison, said that over 

Mind your manners on the 

road this festive season 

out of two South African drivers 

have recently experienced 

aggressive or threatening 

driving behaviour. that’s half 

of the vehicle-driving population. 

the most common form 

of road rage experienced by 

South African motorists is 

aggressive and threatening 

driving behaviour or rude 

gestures and verbal insults, 

which have been experienced 

by 51% of drivers. 

Alarmingly, nearly one 

in ten of the survey respondents 

has been a victim 

of another driver actually 

leaving their vehicle to 

demonstrate their anger. A 

quarter of the respondents 

admitted to using rude gestures, 

flashing headlights 

and hooting to indicate their 

own anger. 

Although the country has 

Here are some tips for 

avoiding road rage: 

• Obey the rules of the road. 

• Drive at the correct speed limit. 

• Be courteous and considerate towards other drivers, remembering 

that you’re all stuck in the same unfortunate traffic jam. 

• Keep both hands on the steering wheel to prevent yourself 

from making any gestures that might anger another driver. 

• When you find yourself in a stressful driving situation, take a 

deep breath and try to distract yourself from anger or frustration 

by listening to the radio. 

• Try to stay calm. 

• If someone shows anger towards you, ignore it and do not 

make eye contact. 

• Give angry drivers lots of room. If another driver tries to pick 

a fight, put as much distance between you as possible. 

• Avoid using your hooter. 

• Be honest with yourself about how you behave on the road 

and keep your emotions in check. 


time, even normal driving 

conditions affect steering and 

suspension, which, in turn, affects 

a vehicle’s wheel alignment. 

“All four wheels, plus the 

spare tyre, should be professionally 

inspected before 

a high rate of road rage, only 

one in ten of the drivers in the 

survey saw themselves as fast 

and reckless drivers, and four 

out of ten described themselves 

as slow and cautious 

on the road. 

Interestingly, while the 

fast and reckless are more 

likely to direct aggressive behaviour 

at other drivers, they 

are also more prone to experiencing 

road rage behaviour 

from other motorists. Sixty 

percent of the fast and reckless 

drivers reported that 

they’d experienced aggressive 

and threatening behaviour 

compared with 46% of the 

slow and cautious drivers. 

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“the best time to check 

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pressure is to be found on the 

sticker on the driver’s door, the 

fuel door, or inside the vehicle 

manual under ‘recommended 

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trentyre, Hi-Q and tirepoint 

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“Keeping tyres properly 

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for the motoring page. Photo: Steven Lang 

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Sport 

GOING UP... Participants in the SANDF Parachuting Championships board the Dakota TP 47, which made many trips 

through the Grahamstown skies as 44 parachutists took part in the champs which were hosted by the 6SAI Battalion. 


Jumping for champs 

Stephen penney 

THe annual South african national 

Defence Force (SanDF) Parachuting 

Championships is currently taking place 

in grahamstown, hosted by the 6 Sa Infantry 

Battalion. 

The event started on Sunday with 

registration and, while jumping was 

scheduled to start on monday, the action 

got underway on Tuesday because the 

plane arrived late. 

Competitors each jump up to seven 

accuracy jumps and four formation 

jumps. a stick of 15 members at a time 

board the plane, a Dakota TP 47, with 

three runners made up of five people. 

Once the plane has reached the specific 


eIgHT local basketball players are currently taking part in the 

national basketball trials as part of the eastern Cape team. The 

grahamstonians in the side consist of six men and two women. 

The men are: Tisco mati, Sizwe magikwa, Thembani adam, 

Sonwabiwe Lwana, Luzuko mothlapane and Walter Kayai, while 

the two women are Sipho nkabini and nompelo Stuurman. 

Amy Attenborough 

ImagIne a sound like that of trumpeting elephants, jubilant 

shouts of celebration, an army of green and gold and movement 

that can be felt from afar. This was the sort of ‘vibey’ 

atmosphere experienced by onlookers when 3 000 Bafana 

Bafana supporters showed up at the miki Yili Stadium to back 

their national team during the Confederations Cup. 

a mixture of young and old came together, despite the bitterly 

cold weather, to watch South africa put in a momentous 

effort against their rivals, Spain. Jeff Budaza, the 2010 Unit Coordinator, 

believes it had a “unifying effect and got people who 

don’t usually watch soccer to come”. 

Despite the high attendance at the Public Viewing area 

(PVa), Budaza does admit that it was really only the local 

township folk that came. He said the typically “white” and 

“coloured” areas were largely unaccounted for. 

So despite the cohesive environment created, one really 

needs to question how much PVa’s will help to bring the grahamstown 

population and greater Cacadu District together. 

Kerry mcKenzie, a Post graduate Certificate of education 

student, believes that although PVa’s are a great concept, the 

crowds are likely to be divided along economic lines. 

On a local level some reasons for this could be that the 

Cacadu District is battling to raise the funds to transport people 

from the surrounding areas to grahamstown. 

Budaza says the King Williamstown Department of Transport 

has created a budget but the problem of accommodation 

altitude and direction, five members 

jump in quick succession, then the plane 

circles, and the next five take the jump. 

each of the 44 parachutists had a 

practice jump in the morning, with the 

competition beginning in the afternoon. 

The event was comprised of accuracy 

landing and formation skydiving. 

For accuracy landing competitors had to 

navigate their way to a large mat placed 

on the military base sports field. 

Points were awarded according 

to the position in or around the block 

where competitors landed. The formation 

skydiving involved random manoeuvres 

with two and three competitors 

at a time. These jumps were each 

filmed by a competitor and judged once 

National basketball trials 

on the ground. 

Officer Commanding of 6 SaI, 

Lieutenant Colonel martin gopane, who 

is also taking part in the champs, said 

the competition will continue until early 

this afternoon. Yesterday’s jumping 

came to an early end due to heavy winds 

in the early afternoon. 

gopane said that despite the weather 

interruptions, the competition was 

going well. The three members taking 

part in the champs from 6 SaI are gopane, 

Busani nxasane and Ruben Seabelo. 

The prize-giving function will be held 

this evening at the military base, where 

individuals and teams will be awarded 

trophies and medals. 

Shortly before the start of the national trials, the local players 

took part in a training camp in Port elizabeth, where they also 

played a match against a veteran side. 

The basketball players are members of the Rhodes University 

Basketball Club and or makana Spears basketball club. Tisco 

mati who is the makana Spears coach/player, said he feels that a 

number of the local players stand a chance to be selected for the 

national sides, which are scheduled to be announced today. 

ALL IN A DAY’S WORK... A construction worker deals with 

some finishing touches ontop of the Nelson Mandela Stadium 

in Port Elizabeth. According to Rich Mkhondo of the Local 

Organising Committee, the 2010 World Cup has created as 

many as 150 000 temporary and permanent jobs thus far. 

Photo: Amy Attenborough 

SA cricket 

week 


Public Viewing Areas – uniting the nation? 

still exists. 

Locals have also shown a reluctance to leave their cars 

outside the stadium, while Joza residents such as melody Kulati 

say they are worried about walking home after the games. 

Kulati says, “It’s far from miki Yili to my house so I wouldn’t 

want to go to the game if it’s dark.” 

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The top U17 cricketers were in town this week during the 

annual U17 Cricket Week. 

The tournament was made up of declaration, 50 over 

matches and, for the first time in the U17 tournament, Pro 20 

matches were played. 

Three grahamstown cricketers are part of the eastern 

Province team: Carl Oerson (graeme College), Ryan Dugmore 

and Ian Herold (St andrew’s College). 

gerald majola, chief executive officer of Cricket South africa, 

said: “Remember that cricket is a sport where one’s individual 

performance is there for the benefit of the team as a 

whole and this is a wonderful opportunity to prove your worth to 

the community effort.” 

Dave emslie, CeO eastern Province amateur Cricket 

Board, said, “grahamstown is a very special place for cricket in 

the eastern Province. It has been the breeding ground for many 

of our provincial and international cricketers.” 

mtutuzeli nyoka, president of Cricket South africa, said the 

national weeks are “the jewels in Cricket South africa’s crown 

because they represent the prized progress of South african 

boys and girls through cricket.” 

Chairman of Sa Schools’ Cricket, Shaheed Khan, said the 

tournament is “part of a pipeline from grassroots through to the 

national cricket team that provides aspirant cricketers with the 

opportunity to realise their full potential. Khan said the national 

weeks also give players the opportunity to move beyond their 

comfort zones and mix with players from different backgrounds 

and to forge new friendships. 

Teams taking part in the tournament were Boland, Border, 

easterns, eastern Province, Free State, gauteng, griqualand 

West, Kwa-Zulu natal, Kwa-Zulu natal Inland, Limpopo, 

mpumalanga, northerns, north West, South Western Districts, 

Western Province and Zimbabwe. 

Late start to league 


THe makana Local Football association (LFa) metropolitan 

League, scheduled to have kicked off weeks ago, will now only 

begins in January 2010. 

according to LFa secretary, Thandazile madinda, it was 

decided at a recent meeting that the 2009/2010 league will now 

only get under way in January, as many player sare away over 

the festive season. 

madinda said she hopes to get the league started during 

the second weekend of January. The 15 teams making up the 

metropolitan league will have less than two months to complete 

two rounds, with each side playing 14 matches in each round. 

madinda said matches will take place throughout the week as 

well as on weekends in order to catch up and hopefully finish 

in time. 

meanwhile, makana Pillars beat Phoenix Pioneers in the 

final of the pre-season soccer tournament which has been running 

for the past few weeks. 

Budaza however wishes to ease these concerns as he says 

60 security personnel will be in and around the stadium at any 

one time and will be adequately trained to keep the fans safe. 

Budaza is also keen to implement a strong marketing strategy 

as the PVa’s cost about R2.7 million to set up. The aim is thus 

to fill miki Yili with a capacity crowd of 5 000 spectators during 

the popular games. 

Sayinile gregory, a grahamstown resident, says: “I’m really 

looking forward to the PVa, but I just hope that it is better 

supported than last time. I also hope it’s more effective in 

bringing different people together to support our nation and 

the spirit of the World Cup in general.” 

PVA’s are defined as facilities that provide “a live broadcast of 

any major sporting event and offer sufficient space for a number 

of people to watch the game” . PVA’s were introduced to the FIFA 

World Cup when Germany hosted the event in 2006. 

They were a massive success with about 18-million people 

visiting the official fan parks throughout Germany. 

They are important in that they provide opportunities for the 

promotion of a new public sphere as well as increased interaction 

between citizens and urban areas. 

The problem in South Africa however, is that legacies from 

the apartheid era make it difficult to bring continually segregated 

urban spaces as well as South African society together.

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SATURDAY 19 DECEMBER 

DRAUGHTS – There will be a 

draughts tournament at TEM 

Mrwetyana Secondary School, 

starting at 8am until late 

afternoon, depending on the 

number of participants. So far 

30 people have registered to 

take part. For more information 

contact Vuyani on 078 

119 2861. 

SUNDAY 20 DECEMBER 

TRIATHLON – The second 

of the three Summer Series 

triathlon events takes place at 

Hobie Beach in Port Elizabeth 

starting at 8.30am. Entries 

will be accepted on the day, 

up to 15 minutes before the 

start of the event. The event 

consists of a 750m sea swim, 

20km cycle and a 5km run. 

The fi nal event takes place 

on 26 December at Port St 

Francis. For more information 

contact Sharon on 083 370 

2023. 

SATURDAY 26 DECEMBER 

FUN RUN – The annual Kowie 

Striders Boxing Day fun run/ 

walk and cycle takes starts 

from the Port Alfred Country 

Club in Port Alfred at 5pm. 

There will be a 5km and 8km 

fun run/walk and a 10km 

cycle. There are a limited 

amount of drinking glasses 

for fi nishers, as well as prizes 

for the top three fi nishers in 

each event. Registration starts 

at 4pm and entry is R20 for 

adults and R10 for children. 

For more information contact 

Sylvia on 082 682 8023. 

FUTURE DATES 

The Grahamstown Schools 

Cricket Festival runs from 7 to 

9 January 2010 and is hosted 

by St Andrew’s College. Twelve 

schools will be taking part, 

including Graeme College, 

St Andrew’s and Kingswood 

College. 

A TOUCH OF CLASS... Ryan Dugmore during the Pro 20 

match against Gauteng at Kingswood College, during the 

U17 Cricket Week, which took place in Grahamstown this 

week. See story on Page 19. Photo: Stephen Penney 

STEPHEN PENNEY 

The annual University Sports South Africa Tennis Tournament 

took place in Grahamstown last week, with 44 men’s 

and women’s teams taking part from universities across 

the country. 

Roger Adams, head of sport at Rhodes said the USSA tennis 

tournament “is reputably a hotly contested affair among universities, 

for many of whom this event represents the highlight 

of the year.” 

Helene Botha, chairperson of USSA tennis said the USSA 

tennis event is the showcase of student talent from all over the 

country. The Rhodes team was made up of Kenneth Goldswain, 

Jonathan Koekemoer, Dale Meise, Scott Leech, Nick Gaertner 

and Richard Cole (men’s), and the women’s team was Shelli 

Barnes-Webb, Taryn Purdon, Gillian van Heerden, Frances 

Spangenberg, Tracy Robinson and Emma Herbert. The team 

manager/coaches were Neil Smuts and Chris Loocke. 

The Rhodes men’s team took part in the B section while the 

women were part of the A section. 

The overall winners of the men’s A section was University 

of Free State, with the University of Stellenbosch 1 finishing in 

second spot and North West University 1 in third. 

In the women’s A section, the University of Stellenbosch 

took top spot, with University of Free State second and University 

of Pretoria third. The Rhodes women finished in sixth spot. 

The men’s B section was won by NMMU, with the University 

of Stellenbosch coming second and Rhodes University third. 

The women’s B section was won by Cape Peninsula University 

of Technology, with Wits finishing second and University of Limpopo 

(Turfloop) third. 

The universities taking part were: University of Cape Town, 

Cape Peninsula University of Technology, University of the 

Free State, University of Johannesburg, University of Kwa-Zulu 

Natal, University of Limpopo, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan 

University, North West University (Maf campus), North West 

University (Potch), University of Pretoria, Rhodes University, 

Stellenbosch University, Tshwane University of Technology A, 

Tshwane University of Technology B, Vaal University of Technology, 

Walter Sisulu University (Ibika), Walter Sisulu University 

(East London), Walter Sisulu University (Mthatha), Wits 

University, University of Zululand, Mangosuthu University of 

Technology and University of Venda. 

18 DECEMBER 2009 

FREE FALLING... Busani 

Nxasane of the local 6 SAI 

Battalion seen just before 

landing during his accuracy 

jump at the SANDF Parachuting 

Championships. Read story on 

page 19. Nxasane is one of 

three 6 SAI members taking 

part in the champs, which Come 

to an end today. 


SA University Tennis champs - results! 

BIG HITTER... Shelli Barnes-Webb in action during a doubles match at the University Sports 

South Africa Tennis Tournament which took place in Grahamstown last week. 


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