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2 NEWSNews in briefBrother finds sister bleedingA case of rape and assault with intentto do grievous bodily harm hasbeen opened at the GrahamstownPolice station. SAPS spokespersonCaptain Mali Govender, saidthe incident happened in Hlalanion Sunday evening, when a manheard his sister screaming. “Hewent to investigate and found hissister on the ground and bleeding,”said Govender. She added that thewoman was severely injured andwas not able to speak. “An ambulancewas contacted and she wassent to hospital,” said Govender.No arrests have been made.– KHANYISO TSHWAKUCarjacked in Ext 7Police spokesperson Mali Govenderreported on a carjacking casethat took place on Sunday eveningwhile a man was dropping off passengersin Extension 7. “He wasstopped at the four-way intersectionat Makana Way and SaniStreet, where a man got in and saidhe was going to Fort Beaufort,”said Govender. She added that thepassenger forced the driver to stop,threatened to shoot him and demandedthe keys. “The passengerforced the man out of the vehicleand drove towards Fort Beaufort,from where he turned around anddrove past the owner,” she said. Noarrests have been made.– KHANYISO TSHWAKUDouble weekend hangingspuzzle policePolice are still investigating twoinquests after a man's lifelessbody was discovered hangingfrom a tree in Mayfield on Saturdaymorning. A passer-by alertedpolice, who have no further detailson the matter yet.The next day, the body of asecond man was found hanging ina home in Blackbead Street, nearGeorge Dickerson School, by aperson believed to be his relative.Grahamstown Police spokespersonCaptain Mali Govender saidno suicide note had been foundat either scene and inquests hadbeen filed.“We can't be sure if they weresuicides. Post-mortems are beingdone and we are waiting for theresults,” said Govender.– OLWETHU XABANISAGrocott’s Mail Tuesday, 7 December 2010Report on fire prompts Council actionPRUDENCE MINIANDREW LEDWABAESKOM has warned that those whovandalise electrical pillar boxes unwittinglypose a danger to childrenwho play nearby, sometimes withtragic consequences.“Eskom often receives reportsfrom around the country about electricalpillar boxes that have beenbroken into or vandalised, leadingto injuries or death among children,who pay the price for the irresponsibleactions of others,” says MoniwaMahlangu, Manager of Safety, Healthand Environment Management atEskom Distribution.The pillar boxes, which act asjunction boxes for connections, aresituated at ground level and aretherefore accessible to curious children.When they recognise that boxeshave been tampered with, theysometimes force them open to seewhat is inside.In a recent case in Port Elizabeth,two boys, aged four and five,opened a pillar box that had beenvandalised and touched live terminals.The four-year-old sustainedburns to his hands, while his playmatesuffered electrical burns to hishands and face.Proper crowd control and a better equippedfire station might have helped prevent thedeaths of two people when a house caughtfire in Alicedale earlier this year.This emerged in a report last week to the municipality’sSocial Services Portfolio Committee,which painted a vivid picture of a small but dedicatedfire crew doing their utmost to deal with asituation that quickly got out of hand.According to the report, the Fire and EmergencyServices control room was informed of ahouse fire at nine minutes past six on the night ofSunday, 17 October and the Alicedale fire servicescrew arrived within three minutes. When they gotthere, the four-roomed house, which was attachedto a tavern, was ablaze. They soon realised theywould need help and called for the nearest availablereinforcements – from Grahamstown, some60km away. While the entire contents of the housewere destroyed, the report read, the tavern sectionhad been protected from the fire.“Two patients that sustained burn woundslater died in hospital.”Councillor Zamuxolo Peter said that the municipalityneeded to intensify their programmefor awareness about reporting emergencies. “Becauseyou can see here before the communitycalls, at times they will try their own ways to dealwith the situation.”Peter said additional emergency staff wereneeded in Alicedale, and said upgrading the roadbetween Riebeek East and Alicedale would speedup the response time.Councillor Michael Whisson thanked the officialsfor their professional report, noting it hadindicated the Fire and Emergency Services haddone the best they could under the circumstances.But he asked whether the police were, as a matterof course, advised of such emergencies.He noted from the report that a lack of crowdcontrol had hampered the response to the emergency.When Eskom investigated the incident,they were told by communitymembers that the area surroundingthe pillar box was often used asa playground by children. It is a justsheer luck that more children werenot injured.“What is of utmost concern, however,is that although local peoplewere aware that the lock on the boxhad been smashed and that childrenplayed there, no one reported thesefacts to Eskom,” said Mahlangu. “Itwas only after the needless tragedyoccurred that we were notified.”“There was no crowd control by the SAPSwhich led to community members interfering withthe duties of the crew, as they even wanted to drivethe vehicle from the position where it was parked.Some members even wanted to get onto the roofof the house, putting their lives at risk,” the reportread.Responding to the report's highlighting the inadequacyof fire department services in Alicedale,Social Services Director Mandisi Planga said thecurrent Service Delivery Budget ImplementationPlan for Community and Social Services includedthe establishment of an operational fire station inAlicedale and Riebeek East. The municipality hadidentified land for this project, but funding had tobe secured and they had engaged the district municipalityin this matter.Social Services Portfolio Committee chairperson,Julia Wells concluded the discussion bysaying the community needed to be educated, tomake it clear that delaying calls to the emergencyservices could endanger lives.Children pay the price for vandalismAfter the incidentEskom did asurvey of all pillarboxes in the area,disconnected theold installationsand upgraded thewarning stickerson the boxes.A schedule wasalso drawn up toensure that allboxes would beinspected on amonthly basis.“Although Eskomoffers educationalworkshopsat schools and within communitiesabout electricity and the potentialdangers it poses, we also need torely on parents to educate their childrenabout the dangers of playingnear electricity installations.” Theyshould be warned never to toucha pillar box, or enter a substation– even when they are open. “Thedangers of using a stick or piece ofwire to inspect the interior of a boxshould also be spelt out,” stressesMahlangu.Mahlangu cited another recentaccident in Soweto, where theydiscovered that the pillar box concernedhad been the scene of previousincidents involving children overa period of a year. “The side coverand lock on the pillar box had beenrepeatedly vandalised. In a most recentaccident, a child had apparentlypoked a piece of wire into the box;this resulted in an electrical flashand the child suffered burns.”People within communitiesshould:•Take note of the location of electricityinstallations such as pillar boxes.•Check when passing by to see ifthere are any obvious signs that theinstallation has been broken into,has been forced open or vandalised.•Warn children playing near installationsnot to approach or touch them.•Immediately notify Eskom of the locationof the installation so that correctiveaction can be taken.“Reporting faulty installationcould save a life of a child. Eskomtreats every notification seriouslyand will respond as soon as possible,”said Mahlangu.Anyone wishing to report a faultyinstallation or an incident of vandalismand destruction of Eskom propertyshould contact Eskom on 08600Eskom (37566).EMERGENCY NUMBERSAmbulance:............................ 10177Aids Helpline:............ 0800 012322AA Rescue: ................ 0800 111997Medical Rescue: ........ 0800 033007Grahamstown Childand Family Welfare: .. 046 636 1355Electricity: ................ 046 603 6036a/h 046 603 6000Eskom:...................... 086 003 7566Fire Brigade: ............ 080 111 4444Police: ...................... 046 603 9152Hi-Tec........................ 046 636 1660Raphael Centre: ........ 046 622 8831SPCA: ........................ 046 622 3233Traffic Services: ......... 046 603 6067Water: ........................ 046 603 6136Hospice: .................... 046 622 9661Settlers Hospital: ...... 046 622 2215Day Hospital: ............. 046 622 3033Fort England Hospital: 046 622 7003Legal Aid SA: ....... 046 622 9350Locksmith: ................ 082 556 9975or 046 622 4592Licencing:.................. 046 622 6087Partly cloudy. Windmoderate easterly.Temperature:Min 12 ◦ C, Max 25°CTides:Low 11.02am and11.22pmHigh 5.07am and5.12pmSunny. No wind.Temperature:Min 12 ◦ C, Max 29°CTides:Low 11.39am and11.54pmHigh 5.43am and5.46pmPartly cloudy. Wind moderatenorth easterly.Temperature:Min 11 ◦ C, Max 23°CTides:Low 12.16pmHigh 6.19am and6.20pmSource: www.weathersa.co.za/satides.co.zaRainfall roundup for the week from29 November to 5 December:Jim Cambray reports from 15 Park Road: 1.5mmRobin Stobbs from Grant Street: 1.2mm4A Darling Street for week 29 Nov to 05 Dec 2010 = 2mm(two big dollops)TRAGEDY... A tragic accident on the N2 highway just outside Grahamstownclaimed five lives early on Saturday morning.Photo: Loretta Janse van RensburgApologyGrocott's Mail would like to apologise for an incorrect News in Briefreport published on 3 December. The report carries several errorswhich will be corrected once all the facts can be verifi ed.

Grocott’s Mail Tuesday, 7 December 2010News3New naming committee takes shapePrudence MiniLife & Executive CoachTania AdamsBCom (Wits) LLB (Unisa)Prof Coach Dip (CCI)Comensa GAADA-1351-PRACell: 083 299 0373Tel: 046 624 8047Tania@abundance.org.zawww.abundance.org.zaLife Coach (child, teen, adult)Parental CoachExecutive/Leadership CoachThe new naming committee is slowly takingshape, with a list of seven nominationsfor people to serve on the panelhaving gone through the Social Services Committee,and to be considered at the mayoralcommittee meeting scheduled for today.After Makana Municipality recently adopteda policy for naming and renaming streets,public places, natural areas and municipalownedbuildings and facilities, an advertisementwas placed in Grocott’s Mail, callingfor nominations for the panel. According to areport to the recent Social Services portfoliocommittee, seven were received. Some areworth mentioning.Ben Dlukulu, known for his involvement insport and cultural activities, is the co-founderof the Sivile Jazz Band and has been a councillorin Makana Municipality. Anthropologylecturer at Rhodes, Dr Cecil Manona, was amember of the National Naming Committee.Mazwi Makana is the former principal ofMakana needs to walk thetalk say councillorsPrudence MiniWhEN councillors themselves struggle to gethold of the right person to deal with their municipalservice queries, it’s time for drastic action.This was the opinion of Councillor NomhleGaga, when the response to her question aboutMakana’s policies on communication when itcame to customer care service was a frank, “Wedon’t have them.”The issue arose during a meeting of the SocialServices Portfolio Committee to review themunicipality’s communication policy, which ismaking its way through the different portfoliocommittees for comment, on its way to final approvalby the mayoral committee.Gaga said the communications policy appearedthin, as it did not make reference toother policies, such as a customer care, or acomplaints policy. She was referring to reportedprogress on the municipality’s toll-freeemergency number – which had been established,but with only basic staff training, and thepublic awareness campaign in its early stages.Response time needed to be addressed urgently,she said.This point was highlighted when SocialServices Portfolio Committee chairperson JuliaReport back for the week…Business Break-ins: 1House Break-ins: 1Attempted Break-ins: 1Disturbances: 1Copper piping theft: 1Arrests: 4Crime TipCheck that your company hasfirearms that are licensed in thecompany name.Wells said she had heard from fellow councillorshow they had struggled to report problemsabout water services.Makana Communications Officer, ThandyMatebese, said while these concerns could beincluded in his department’s annual reviewof protocols, as far as present policy about responsetimes was concerned, “We don’t havethem.”Of concern to Councillor Michael Whissonwas the media protocol section in the reviewedcommunication policy. It states, “For gatekeepingpurposes, only the Executive Mayor,the Municipal Manager and the MunicipalSpokesperson can speak with the media asrepresentatives of the municipality.” It wenton to read, “Additionally, any councillor beforeengaging with the media on Council-relatedissues, he or she must get the consent of theExecutive Mayor.”Whisson said this would be an infringementon the right to free speech and that the policyneeded to be clear on whether one could speakin a personal, political or municipal capacity.Matebese said once the policy had gonethrough the portfolio committees, the inputmade by councillors would be noted and consideredby council.www.grocotts.co.zaMakana Primary School and is now employedat the Department of Sport, Recreation, Artsand Culture.The report said his nomination might constitutea conflict of interest, however, as thedepartment “might be involved in some of theprocesses”.While Councillor Nomhle Gaga pointedout the report’s recommendation that all thenominees except Makana be recommended tothe Executive Mayoral Committee, CouncillorZamuxolo Peter appealed this, saying MakanaCLOSING DATE: 15 December 2010 ENTRY/NOMINATION FORM(Mr/Mrs/Ms/Dr/Prof):......................................................................................................................Address:..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Telephone:...............................................................WISH TO NOMINATE/ENTERwas “very mature” and would know what constituteda conflict of interest.In response to a question from CouncillorMichael Whisson as to whether councillorswould also serve on the panel, and whether thepanel was limited to the seven individuals nominated,Community and Social Services DirectorMandisi Planga said it had been intendedfor the panel to be independent of the council.According to the council’s naming policy, theadvisory panel should consist of no fewer thanthree, and not more than seven members.Last week’s poll question:Wednesday’s petrol price increase of 13c/litre is:•Not going to prevent me from going where I want to go this holiday 65% (15 votes)•Just another reason to stay at home and relax 22% (5 votes)•Probably going to make me reconsider where I go on holiday 13% (3 votes)Total voters: 23This week’s poll question:Must-read stories of the week:Are you an avid Facebooker?•Festival signs three-year deal with orchestra•Yes, I’m on all day – I think I’m addicted! •Electricity on the way for informal areas•Sort of – I check for updates at least once •Up to 11 000 families set to benefit fromR4m housing allocationa day•Rhodes sanctions rape accused•No, I check it maybe once a week or so•EC’s best business school is in Grahamstown•No, I’m not even registered!LATEST MULTIMEDIAPhoto GallERY:applause for30 Novemberwww.grocotts.co.zaCONNECT WITH US!On Facebook at www.facebook.com/grocotts(770 likes, down two since last week)On Twitter at www.twitter.com/grocotts(566 followers, up five since last week)Grow your business by advertising on Grocott’s online –download our rate card at www.grocotts.co.za/adsStay in-the-know even when you’re on the go – get local news, events,weather, webcams and more on your phone at www.ghtnow.co.zaMakana-Capitec BankMakana CivicAwards Civic Awards - 2010Mobile:..........................................................Name:................................................................................................................................................Business / Organisation:....................................................................................................................Address:..............................................................................................................................................Telephone:..............................................................Mobile:..........................................................Tick Applicable CategorySPORTS, ARTS & CULTUREBUSINESSCOMMUNITY SERVICEENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION & TOURISMWhat did your nominee/you achieve in the past twelve (12) months? Please furnish your explanationfully on an additional page.Signed:...............................................................................................................................................No nominations/entrants of Makana Municipal Councillors, employees and their families will be considered.Spend R300 or more between01st and 31st December 2010and get automatic entry intoour 150 year anniversary drawYOU COULD WIN...R150 gift vouchers,R500 gift vouchersR1 000 gift vouchersand the grand prize of aR5 000 gift voucher!Enjoy this special occasion with usKindly submit your nomination to:Municipal Manager c/o Special Programmes Officer, Makana Municipality, P O Box 176,Grahamstown 6140 or drop this in the drop-in box in Capitec bank, City Hall, and MakanaLibraries no later than 15 December 2010.Excellence Through Commitment

Grocott’s Mail Tuesday, 7 December 2010EDITORIAL5LETTERSWrite to: The Editor,PO Box 103 Grahamstown 6140Fax to: 046 622 7282Email: editor@grocotts.co.zaFor Grahamstown victory maybe worth the priceThe editorial (“Unity is Strength”, Grocott's Mail, 26 November2010) makes a valid point that Grahamstown is a smallcity that needs to flourish for the good of us all, and that thereshould be concord.The statement was a comment on two issues that came toa head last week: Whether or not Grahamstown retains its seatof the court status and whether or not Grahamstown retainsits name.The editorial suggested there is concord on the first issueand discord on the second, as also reflected in the front pageheadline, “Unity and division in Grahamstown”.Underlying the statement is the idea that first, the issuesare separate and distinct and second, that one is somehowmore worthy than the other.In reality, the issues are very much related and both havea bearing on whether or not we flourish as a city. In each casethe biggest thing they have in common is that the threat toGrahamstown emanates from outside. Personally, I am notcertain that it is correct to say there is complete harmony inrelation to the issue of the high court and none in respect ofthe name issue. The opinion of a local academic, as quotedpreviously in Grocott’s Mail, was that Grahamstown’s seat ofthe court status, like its name, is a colonial relic and that theeffect of losing that status is greatly exaggerated .Nor do I believe that it is correct to say there is completediscord regarding whether or not Grahamstown should retainits name. There is actually general agreement amongstGrahamstonians that the name should be retained, which isprecisely why the Keep Grahamstown Grahamstown (KGG)campaign was launched and we were vindicated.The one difference is that whereas our municipal councilappears to be at one with the citizens in wanting to retain ourseat of the court status, it is siding with those wants to strip usof our name.I say that our municipal council appears to be unitedwith the local citizenry regarding the first issue, but I am notentirely convinced, as we have seen very little, if any, decisiveaction from that quarter.I also believe decisive action has been lacking from theHigh Court Action Committee. Merely initiating a petition andthe erection of “Save our High Court” banners does not constitutedecisive action. There is no such banner displayed on theCity Hall and, until last week’s meeting, the campaign to retainour high court’s status seemed to have fizzled out.Sustained decisive action is necessary if that particularbattle is going to be won and the same applies to the battleover the name.The KGG was happy to let the name issue die a naturaldeath after it was “taken back” by the former Mayor, Mr Kate,who started the whole controversy in the first place. But whenCouncillor Julie Wells and her henchman from the EasternCape Geographic Names Committee, Adv Loyiso Mpumlwana,recently revived the issue, we had to once again galvaniseourselves and public opinion.It is regrettable that acrimony is generated in the process,but it is unavoidable and sooner or later the High Court ActionCommittee may also have to take a stronger line with ourmunicipal council.That issue may have a more direct impact on our localeconomy, but changing Grahamstown’s name may be just ascostly in more than purely financial terms, particularly if ourlocal council is complicit in doing so against the wishes of thevery citizenry it is meant to serve.Let’s not forget that there was another issue recently,over which there was also a measure of discord because, aswith the name issue, it was necessary to expose municipalshenanigans. It seems as if that particular battle has been won(not that the municipality is likely to admit it), proving thatsometimes, victory comes at a price.Jock McConnachieLaws or livelihood – atrade-off in hard timesWe live in a town with close on 80% unemployment, yet ourtraffic cops make it their duty to make the lives of economicallymarginal citizens miserable.It is understood that every municipality has trading bylaws,but for goodness sake, as a community we do not have to makea big issue of a few car washers or some fruit vendors whoneed to make a living.I recently bought the juiciest peaches from a middle-agedwoman who was in a fright, because the cops were raidingsmall-time vendors on High Street. The last time I witnessedblack women vendors running for cover from the petty streettyranny of cops was before democracy.Grahamstown traffic cops are acting like a new version ofizibonda – apartheid bantu headmen.Women vendors who are hardly taking up any space intown have to run out of fear of having their stock confiscatedby the cops in the name of enforcing bylaws – stock which theynever see again.What would the municipality prefer: To have women whocannot feed their families? To have hungry and dejected youngmen driven into crime? Or I suppose they’re too busy beingupwardly mobile to take note of the bleak and harsh reality ofhunger in Grahamstown.There are no jobs in South Africa, so trade-offs have to bemade on a daily basis in all urban areas to accommodate honestlivelihood seekers.I’m pleading with the mayor and our councillors to applysome thought to this problem.Very angryHindu Seva Samaj boosts eyehealth in GrahamstownMahesh Gopal, of the Grahamstown Hindu Seva Samaj,hands over a generous donation towards the work of the StJohn Community Eye Clinic. Mario Viljoen (Centre ManagerSt John Grahamstown) accepted this donation with thankson behalf of the Eye Clinic. Harry Rama (Hindu Seva Samaj)looks on. The funds were raised on 31 October at the GandhiWalk, as part of the Hindu Mandir (temple) celebrationsfor the 150 years of Indian participation in and contributionto communities in South Africa. Photo: SuppliedSt John Ambulance wishes to thank the Grahamstown HinduSeva Samaj for their generous donation towards the workof the Community Eye Clinic. The work done by the clinicis made possible through the support of local optometrists,specialists from East London, doctors from Port ElizabethProvincial Hospital, Settlers Hospital, the provincial AmbulanceServices and many individuals. During the past sixmonths 301 pairs of spectacles have been supplied to peoplein need of eye care who otherwise would not have been able toafford this service. The cost of spectacles is subsidised throughfunding from service organisations and individuals who supportthe work of the eye clinic. Many children are helped withfree spectacles where possible, taking into account their homesituation and schooling needs.The service of the eye clinic and networking partnersextends to all areas of eye care. These include correction ofsquints in children, and referrals for treatment of glaucomaand other eye-related conditions. Over the past three years,more than 700 cataract operations were done by doctors fromthe Port Elizabeth Provincial Hospital. Many of these weredone at Settlers Hospital and, with the excellent facilities availablethrough the Public-Private Partnership there, even fewerpatients have needed to be transferred to Port Elizabeth forcataract operations than in the past. Donations, such as thatfrom the Grahamstown Hindu Seva Samaj, help provide bettereye care for people in the Grahamstown and surrounding communities.Thank you very much.Jock walks his talkMario ViljoenDoug Downie’s letter refers. My advice to Mr Downie is forhim to be the change he seeks, to use Gandhi’s words.Many Eastern Cape people (and animals ) have benefitedfrom the work of the McConnachie family.I will list Jock’s contribution only as I know it. In the interestsof what Downie calls “value of thought”, I look forward toreading his list of achievements, coupled with his ideas of howto help Grahamstown become a better place. After all, if youare not part of the solution, you are part of the problem.Jock has been involved in the following:• Well-run and efficient public relations for the GrahamstownFoundation in its early days;• Heritage buildings saved from demolition during his time atthe South African Heritage Resources Agency - important in ahistoric town;• Looking after tenants’ interests in corporately owned propertiesin East London;• Serving clients in our courts;• His work, leadership and training, especially during the2004 election (who else would have taken coffee to his party’svolunteers all over town, at 6am, when they had been awakeall night watching the vote-counting process to see it was freeand fair?);• He has a demonstrable interest in one of our less affluentwards, which includes Scott’s Farm.So he may not be part of a political party, but Jock walks histalk, even it this is not appreciated by all.Anne WarringPlight of a parrotA number of people have mentioned the parrot who seemsto spend most of its life in a Pepper Grove Mall liquor store -some have mentioned that they have noticed on more than oneoccasion that its water bowl is dry, or that there isn’t alwaysfood available for it, or that its cage is filthy, or that it lookslost and lonely, even “incongruous” in such a setting. Not all ofthese people are even animal lovers, yet they recognise thatthis is not a happy environment for a creature of forest and air,sunshine and rain. I have forced myself to go along and investigatethis sad creature myself and found the cage indeed filthyand saw no food to speak of. The water bowl’s content wasvery low and looked dirty. When I looked into the bird's eyesand said “hello” softly, the reply I got was instantaneous - s/heimmediately fixed me with a look that appeared desperate –desperate for a connection. These birds form solid and lastingbonds with others and are deeply intelligent and sensitive totheir surroundings and those they share space with. When Ithink of them flying through vast leafy spaces in family groups,the plight of this one stuck in a dark corner of a cave-like liquorstore, I could weep. Am I the only one who feels this way?I would offer the bird’s owner a solution, if he could bear topart with it. At the very least, he could make a concerted effortto improve the bird’s living conditions.Lorna GrantI'm not sorry for Derby-LewisI can't make up my mind whether I should be sympathetic toyour health problems or not. But first let me think back as towhat caused you to be where you are now.First, you held a meeting with your political friends, whereyou discussed how you could remove Chris Hani. In politicallanguage, this is called assassination. You availed yourself forthat task.The plan went smoothly, up to the day the trigger waspulled.Please, Clive, just think now and revisit the final secondsbefore the trigger was pulled. Did you not think that comradehad a family, just as you had, to look after?Hani’s family has no father because of your hatred forblacks. This is exactly why my sympathetic feeling about youcomes to an end. You know, Clive, God our Heavenly Fatherhas his own way of avenging such deeds and destroying sucha person as you. The only advice I can give is to just genuflectand ask our Heavenly Father to forgive you. No human beingis going to cure you – do even your friends visit you now? He isthe only one who can save your endless pains.Mvuleni Simelele BooiSMS082 049 2146I'm supporting 16 days of activism. May wehave a journalist to find out what's hapenningto those women at Hi-Tec security?>>>>>>>>>>Grocott's Mail would like to inform our loyalreaders that we will be taking abreak over the festive season.The last edition of Grocott's Mail for 2010 willcome out on Tuesday 21 December and thefirst edition of 2011 will be published on Friday,7 January 2011.Look out for our special Christmassupplement next Tuesday.

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Nonumber can be repeatedin any row, column orbox.73 High Street •Tel. 6227119Solution for Friday, 03 DecemberHigh note for youth as Festival signsthree-year deal with orchestraSTAFF REPORTERYoung musicians in Grahamstownwill havethe chance to meet andlearn from some of the country’smost experienced professionalperformers, when theKwaZulu-Natal PhilharmonicOrchestra (KZNPO) comes toGrahamstown for the NationalArts Festival in July.The Durban-based ensemble,widely regarded asAfrica’s premier orchestra,has entered into an agreementwith the National ArtsFestival that will see it performat every festival for theTUESDAY, 7 DECEMBER 2010WEDNESDAY, 8 DECEMBER 2010THURSDAY, 9 DECEMBER 2010FRIDAY, 10 DECEMBER 2010Bridge resultsResults of ‘Duplicate at #6’ played at theGrahamstown Tennis Club on Friday 3 December:1st: Paton & Tandy 64% & Maffessanti 52%2nd: Shepherd & Van Hille 55% 5th: Pair 3 44%3rd: Fitzhenry & Thomas and Gain 6th: Pair 5 3%tvGUIDETimes and shows were correct at the time of going to pressSABC 1 SABC 2 SABC 3 e - TVM-Net7am YO TV, 9am Generations,11am Imizwilili,12pm Infomercials, 2pmMatrix Uploaded, 3pmReal Goboza, 4pm YO.TV,4.30pm Quantum Ray, 6pmBold and the Beautiful,6.30pm Dance Your ButtOff, 7.30pm News, 8pmGenerations, 8.30pmIntersexion, 9pm Who Am I?Skin Colour.6am Kids News and CurrentAffairs, 7am YO.TV,9am Generations, 10amSes’khona, 12pm JudgeJoe Brown, 1pm Shift, 2pmMatrix Uploaded, 3pm JikaMajika, 3.30pm ForeignChildren, 5.30pm News,6.30pm Selimathunzi,7.30pm News, 8pm Generations,9pm Relate.7am Yo TV, 8.30amIsidingo: The Need, 10amHHP Respect, 12.30pmInfomercials, 1pm Shift,3pm Jam Alley, 6pm Boldand the Beautiful, 6.30pmSes’khona, 7.30pm News,8pm Generations, 9pm APlace called Home, 10pmSoccer 411, 10.30pmSharon’s Secret.7am YO TV SportsBuzz, 8amBold, 8.30am Isidingo: TheNeed, 10am Big Up, 12pmJudge Joe Brown, 2pmMatrics Uploaded, 3.30pmBatman, 6pm The Bold andthe Beautiful, 7.30pm News,8pm Generations, 9pm Live,10pm A Better Way to Die.next three years.In highlighting the significanceof the deal, FestivalDirector Ismail Mahomedspoke of the KZNPO’s traditionof excellence.“They have won manyaccolades from music criticsand audiences alike. Theirlive performances, as well astheir comprehensive educationand development initiatives,complement our missionto stage excellent workand to create enriching opportunitiesfor audiences andartists”, he said.Since its inaugural concertin the Pietermaritzburg6am Morning Live, 8amInfomercials, 8.30amInfomercials, 9amThabang Thabong, 9.30amJohnny Test, 10am TakalaniSesame, 12pm Who wantsto marry my Dad?, 12.50pmDays of our Lives, 5.30pmNews, 6.30pm 7de Laan,7.30pm Amalia, 8.30pmNews, 10pm Jam Sandwich,11pm Quantum Leap.5.57am Op Pad, 6amMorning Live, 8amParliament, 10amTakalani Sesame, 12pmDr. Phil, 12.50pm Daysof our Lives, 6pm Departmentof Defence, 6.30pm7de Laan, 7pm Nuus,7.30pm Pasella, 8.30pmNews, 9pm Muvhango,10pm Medium, 11pmQuantum Leap.6am Morning Live, 8amBold and the Beautiful,10am Takalani Sesame,11am Akani, 11.30amWomen in Sport, 12.50pmDays, 6pm Bold, 6.30pm7de Laan, 8.30pm News,9pm Muvhango, 9.30pmGa Re Dumele, 10pm Legends,Icons & Superstars.6am Morning Live, 8am Infomercials,10am TakalaniSesame, 12pm Afro Cafe,5.30pm News, 6.30pm7de Laan, 7pm Nuus,7.30pm Noot Vir Noot,21:30pm Powerball, 10pmBlow by Blow, 11.30pmJam Sandwich.City Hall in 1983, the KZNPOhad positioned itself as aleading South African orchestra,with its World SymphonySeries subscription concertssetting national attendancerecords. Similarly the Festival,now heading towards its38th year, had establisheditself as one of the world’sthree biggest arts gatherings,recording attendance in2010 of just over 180 000, anda platform that had launchedthe careers of hundreds ofyoung artists, Mahomed said.The KZNPO is led by itscharismatic Artistic Directorand CEO, Bongani Tembe. It7.30am AM Shopping,9.30am 7de Laan, 10amGenerations, 10.30amIsidingo: The Need, 1.30pmAfrica News Update, 3pmAll My Children, 3.50pm 3Talk With Noeleen, 4.45pmDays, 6.30pm Isidingo,7pm News, 7.30pm BigBang Theory, 9pm Trauma,10.15pm Nip/Tuck,11.15pm Knight Rider7.30am AM Shopping,10am Generations, 11amTyra Banks Show, 1.30pmNews, 2pm Knock Knock,3.50pm 3 Talk with Noeleen,4.40pm Days, 5.35pm TheOprah Winfrey Show, 6.30pmIsidingo: The Need, 7pmNews, 7.30pm 30 Rock,8pm Top Chef, 9pm Trauma,10.15pm Nip/Tuck.7.30am AM Shopping,9.30am 7de Laan, 10am Generations,11am Tyra Banks,1.30pm Africa News Update,2pm Famous, 2.30pm TheEmperor’s New School,3.50pm 3 Talk with Noeleen,5.35pm Oprah Winfrey Show,6.30pm Isidingo, 7pm News,7.30pm Top Billing, 10.31pmDie Manakwalanners,11.15pm Nip/Tuck.5am Curous George, 5.30amExpresso, 10am Generations,10.30am Isidingo, 11amTyra Banks Show, 2.30pmWizards of Waverly Place,6.30pm Isidingo: The Need,7pm News, 7.30pm batmanBegins, 9.30pm Constantine.8am News, 9am RhythmCity, 12.30pm Backstage,1pm News Day, 1.30pmWWE Afterburn, 2.30pmBump, 3pm Riplet’s BelieveIt or Not, 4pm Zoboomafoo,5.30pm Medical Detectives,6.30pm Rhythm City,7.30pm Scandal!, 8pmWWE Superstars, 9pmUEFA Champions League.9am Rhythm City, 10am3rd Degree, 12.30pmBackstage, 1.30pm WWESuperstars, 3pm The Doodlebops,5.30pm Fixmy Biz, 6pm eNews, 6.30pmRhythm City, 7pm e News,7.30pm Scandal!, 8pmPlanet’s Funniest Animals,9.30pm Late Night Newswith Loyiso Gola,10.15pmUEFA Champions League.6am Sunrise, 10ame-Shibobo 2010, 10.30amSunset Beach 12pm Styleby Jury, 1pm News Day,1.30pm WWE RAW, 4pmZoboomafoo, 4.40pm TheYoung And The Restless,6pm eNews, 6.30pmRhythm City, 7pm eNews,8pm My Boys, 8.30pmWedding Wars.6am Sunrise, 10amBorn Frees, 11am WWE,12.30pm Backstage,1pm News Day, 1.30pmWWE, 5.30pm MedicalDetectives,6.30pm RhythmCity, 7.30pm Club 808:Make some Noise, 8pmStyle by Jury, 10.20pmState Property.is a not-for-profit orchestra,dedicated to building new audiencesfor serious and popularmusic.At the annual NationalArts Festival, the orchestrawill present the SymphonyConcert and a concert ofmore popular music, as wellas accompany the annualballet production. In addition,aspiring musicians canengage with professionals ina series of workshops.“In this way, we bring tolife the common vision betweenthe Festival and theKZNPO,” said Festival DirectorIsmail Mahomed.Gallivanting granny gets serious about kidsOLWETHU XABANISAEXCITED kids and their parentsfilled up the NationalEnglish Literary Museum onThursday afternoon for thelaunch of Martheanne Finnemoreand Beth Jeffery’s illustratedchildren’s book, GrannyGoes Gallivanting.“I have four grandchildrenwhom I often visitin London, and the book isabout my experiences andthe time I have spent withthem there,” said authorFinnemore. “The book isabout how grandchildrenrejuvenate their grannies.”The themes may be Englishin origin, but Africansfeature strongly. For example,there is an African hoopoeon the cover.“When I was a kid I usedto love the hoopoe, and one ofmy granddaughters loves thebird, too,” she said, explainingthat the book had beenfour years in the making.Jeffery, who did the illustrations,said, “Martheannewas looking for somebodyto paint the pictures, do thegraphics and layout and inJanuary I offered her myservices.”The book is a markedchange in direction forRhodes graduate Finnemore,whose publishedwork thus far has includeduniversity text books withtitles that could hardly bedescribed as child-friendly,such as Labour relations inSouth Africa. This text book,incidentally, is now in it’stenth edition.“I like the story in thisbook, especially the hadedabird,” said an excited 3-yearoldChristopher McLean atthe launch.• Granny Goes Gallivantinghas sold more than 100copies and can be boughtfrom Thomas Jeffery for R95a copy.E-mail t.jeffery@ru.ac.za,or call 083 490 3258.5.30am Gogoriki, 6amBarney and Friends, 8amGlee, 10am Binnelanders,11am Everybody’s Fine, 2pmmatilda, 2.30pm Barbar 3D,5pm Boston Med, 6pm Binnelanders,7pm Better with You,7.30pm Chuck, 8.30pm CSI:Miami, 9.30pm Lie to Me,10.30pm Mad Men,11.30pm Weeds.7am Ugly Betty, 10amBinnelanders, 9am TheAdventures of Merlin, 11amThe Soloist, 2pm Thembi &Themba, 2.15pm Matilda,3pm Poppixie, 4pm HumanTarget, 5pm Chuck, 6pmBinnelanders, 7pm ModernFamily, 7.30pm The Big BangTheory, 8.30pm NCIS: L.A.,9.30pm All Access Special,10.30pm Pandorum.5.30am Gogoriki, 6amBarney & Friends, 10amBinnelanders, 11am MissPettigrew Lives for a Day,3.30pm City of Friends, 4pmBetter with You, 5pm BigBang Theory, 5.30pm CougarTown, 8.30pm Brothers &Sisters, 9.30pm CSI: NewYork, 10.30pm CSI: Miami,11.30pm NCIS: Los Angeles.7am Ugly Betty, 1pmInformercials, 2.30pm TheLatest Buzz, 3pm Huntik,3.30pm DreamKix, 4.30pmCarte Blanche Special,5pm Melrose Place, 6pmBinnelanders, 7pm 30 Rock,7.30pm Wipeout, 8.30pmHuman Target, 9.30pmHamlet 2.

Grocott’s Mail Tuesday, 7 December 2010News7NOTHING WILL STOP ME... Phumlani Cimi, botanist at the Albany Museum, says the municipalityhas failed to deliver on its promises to make life more manageable for disabled peoplein Grahamstown. Photo: Olwethu XabanisaABLE TOHELP... FrancineMukendi,of the Associationforthe Personswith PhysicalDisabilities,hands over afood parcelto 70-yearoldgogo,Lily Booi.Photo: OlwethuXabanisaA month to focus on a life of challengesOlwethu XabanisaIt’s enough of a challenge taking on a university degree notoriousfor its intensive course work, while holding down afull-time job. But faced with the additional challenge of gettingto the top floor of a building without a lift and being in awheelchair, it’s small wonder Phumlani Cimi, a botanist at theAlbany Museum, put aside his plan to do an MBA.“You won’t believe how inaccessible Rhodes Universitybuildings are,” he said. “I could not do my MBA, because I couldnot access the Investec Business school. All the lectures wereon the top floor and I had to organise strong men to take meup the stairs every day, I was told to arrange people that weregoing to carry me up to the top classes where the lectures tookplace. That was going to be too much work for me and was goingto take a lot of my time.”In the end it proved too much, and Cimi quit the course.Cimi’s is one of many experiences being highlighted thismonth, designated as Disability Month, to raise public awarenessnot only of the contribution disabled people make to society,but also of the difficulties they face in their everyday lives.It’s a time for society to acknowledge both the physically challengedand their caregivers, and support them materially, practicallyand emotionally in overcoming their particular obstacles.Roz Parker, of Rhodes University said, “Our Director, ProfessorOwen Skae, made it very clear to both Mr Cimi and theRhodes Business School staff that a wheelchair should not discourageany prospective student from enrolling in the MBAprogramme as he would ensure that there would be staff to carrythe wheelchair up the stairs to the lecture venue on the topfloor. It is unfortunate that this old building is not wheelchairfriendly, but it is a problem that we are working on. This wasconveyed to Cimi, who was encouraged to submit an applicationfor the programme.”As chairperson of the Makana Disability Structure, Cimi isacutely aware of the challenges disabled people face. He saysmembers of the Makana local government have been makingpromises about facilities for the disabled since they started inoffice, but nothing has been done.“They promised to ensure better access to buildings, bothprivate and public, including schools.”Kholekile Mpako, also wheelchair-bound, is a laboratory assistantat the local South African Environmental ObservationNetwork. An activist for the physically challenged since 2000, hejoins Cimi in criticising the municipality for its inaction.“We have been receiving empty promises from the municipalitysince 2000, but there has been no change,” he said.For Mpako, his problems begin at home. He says his housein Extension 9 is not suitable to accommodate a person in hissituation, and has no ramps.Then he has the challenge of getting to work – there are noramps at the Grahamstown taxi ranks. “I have to beg people tolift me up if I want to get in a taxi,” he said.Nkosazana Nkoloza is the mother of a 10-year-old child whohas cerebral palsy affecting her legs and arms.“It’s not easy raising a child with a disability,”said Nkoloza.“Their learning stages are not the same. Also, they need extralove and attention.”She touched on the tragic situation in some families, whereparents don’t want to accept their child’s condition. “They don’teven want to pay for their crèche fees,” she said.Millicent Manana, a development worker at the Grahamstown-basedAssociation for the Persons with Physical Disabilities,said that some parents resented their disabled children,even when they got grants to help care for them.“We had to find a home in Port Elizabeth for a 10-year-oldchild who was living with his parents in a mud house,” saidManana. “The child was neglected and abused, and her alcoholicmother misused the disability grant.”Social worker Francine Mukedi has been working with theorganisation for the past year. She provides counselling for childrenand adults living with disabilities and says she sees about60 people every month, some of them at their homes, and mostof them paraplegic.It’s her job to help them get disability grants and wheelchairs.She says the organisation, which also places childrenMBMcCallum Brokers ccCK 95/40137/23FSP Licence No: 5417ALL INVESTMENTS AND ASSURANCE PRODUCTSDiscovery Health Day8 African StreetPO Box 454Grahamstown6140(046) 636 2040 (w)(046) 636 2039 (f)(082) 800 6594 (c)info@mccallum.co.zaDate: Thursday 09/12/2010Venue: The Rhodes University Barratt Theatre 3, BarrattLecture Complex, African Street (opp DSG swimming pool)Liesl Nienaber will be presenting the following:1. Health changes for 20112. 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Gadra and the Department of SocialDevelopment are the event’s co-organisers.* For details about how to make a donation to the Associationfor the Persons with Physical Disabilities, call Francine Mukediat 046 622 5359.Grahamstown baby competition1st prize - R1000 clothing voucher • 2nd prize - R500 clothing voucher •3rd prize - R250 clothing voucherAll babies and toddlers up to 3 years old can enterUSE THIS ORIGINALWednesday, ENTRY 24th NovemberFORM 2-4pm TO ENTEROur studio photographer will be in storeat the following dates and times:Saturday, 27th NovemberSunday, 28th November11-1pm11-1pmWednesday, 1st December 2-4pmNAME: _________________________Saturday, 4th DecemberSunday, 5th December11-1pm11-1pm• A fee of R25 will be charged for each entrySURNAME: _____________________• Only original entry forms printed in Grocotts Mail will be accepted• Prints can be viewed in store and collected after 22nd December• Independent judges will determine the winners• The semi-finalists and winners will be published in Grocott’s Mail• For queries contact Woolworths on 046 622 3583AGE: ___________________________CONTACT NO: ___________________Photos can also be viewed at www.3pphotography.comEntries close on Wednesday8 December 2010. 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8MAKANASKOP NEWS RESIDENTIAL CAREGrocott’s Mail Tuesday, 7 December 2010MAKANASKOP NEWS RESIDENTIAL CARE9Exercising old bonesNomfundo Mthana, an auxilary socialworker, exercises the elderly afterbreakfast. Even the frail participate,even if it means sitting on armchairsand doing stretches. There are twelveresidents currently living in Makanaskop,whose ages range between 70 and 80.A square mealNombulelo Yeko, a cleaner and assistant, serves lunch.Residents receive three meals a day, but it is a strugglewhen deliveries of groceries do not arrive on time.The Makanaskop Residential Facility, a sanctuary for twelve elderlymen and women, is located in Extension 4 of Joza township in Grahamstown.The six men and six women who call this facility homewere each referred to the institution’s staff by local health workers.Largely abandoned and seldom visited by relatives, these elderlyresidents are cared for by Nomfundo Mthana, who supervises theirexercise period after breakfast. Even the most frail enjoy exercising,stretching and kicking a ball around together.Unfortunately, the supply of these recreational materials is difficultto maintain, due to the dire financial circumstances. While thehome receives money from the Port Elizabeth branch of Age in Action,it remains underfunded. This results in further challenges, when foodprovisions are not delivered. Despite these seemingly overwhelminginfrastructural and financial concerns, this facility provides the onlycare currently available to its elderly lodgers.The facility is particularly in need of blankets, clothes, heaters andrecreational resources for the residents.To help, please contact Nomfundo Mthana at 078 321 8519.A HOME FOR THE AGEDLife at Makanaskop Residential CentreBY MEGAN HOLLISGolden girlVuyiswa Kepe, once a prominent child care worker inthe community, now lives at MakanaskopResidential Facility for the Aged. She ran acrèche for physically disabled children whichclosed when she moved into the home.PowerhouseNomfundo Mthana, an auxilary social worker, explainsthat the Makanaskop home faces many hardships likepoor security, dependence on public transport andlate deliveries. However, she says she knows that theresidents have been fighting for her and her staff.Faithful friendsVuyiswa Kepe and Nomzima Hesi are roommates. Herethey sit in one of Makanaskop's bedrooms, most ofwhich accommodate two people.

10CAROLS BY NEWS CANDELIGHTCarols by CandlelightGrocott’s Mail Tuesday, 7 December 2010Rotary Club of Grahamstown held its annual Carols by Candlelight service at the Cathedral of St Michael and St Georgelast Thursday. The family service, with communal singing of well-known carols, saw young and old dressing up to take partin the nativity pageant, which included Mary and Joseph and baby Jesus (Candice, Jono and Zacky Spenglar), as well asstable animals, a star, angels, kings and shepherds. The entrance fee went to support the Red Cross Children’s Crèche, SunCity Feeding Scheme and Nduna Library. Stephen Penney took the photographsThe lighting of candles took place during the Carols by Candlelight service in the Cathedral, where local residents sangwell-known carols during the nativity pageant.The nativity tableau with Mary and Joseph and baby Jesus in the middle.Stable animals in the Carols by Candlelight nativity pageantincluded chickens, cows, pigs, sheep and horses.Angels graced the Carols by Candlelight service.The ceremony to switch on of the Hospice Tree of Lights was scheduled to take place afterthe Carols by Candlelight service but the Makana Municipality electricity department did notset up the switch, so everyone had to leave with the tree still in darkness.

14RIEBEECK NEWS EAST MATRICSGrocott’s Mail Tuesday, 7 December 2010Photographs: Alex TurnerWhat do Riebeeck East school matrics want to be when they leave school?Photographs: Hennie Pretorius and Desiree SchirlingerElwin Jansen“I want to be apoliceman because Iwant to end crime.”Arrel Botha“I want to be a lawyerbecause at some stagewe don’t follow the law.”Mpumelelo Ntamo“I want to be a doctorbecause I want to helppeople and save lives.”Siphokazi Kwalo“I want to be a doctorbecause I want to helpfind a cure forHIV/Aids.”Nomakhaya Bouwer“I want to be a socialworker.”Johannes Roman“I want to be a teacher,because I want to sharethe knowledge I havewith other people.”

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And the new education boss is out tobust them.Modidima Mannya, the province’s Superintendent-Generalof Education, explained tomore than 1 000 school principals and leaders ofschool governing bodies at Nangoza Jebe Hallin Port Elizabeth on Thursday how he plannedto uproot corruption in the department.Principals were the first line of defenceagainst these “ghosts” – teachers on the payrollwho never set foot in a classroom – hesaid, instructing them to report such fraudto their district offices. In the 6 000 schools inthe Eastern Cape, Mannya said, 5 000 ghostteachers were on the payroll.“Principals have to declare under oathwho is working in their schools,” the fieryformer advocate said. He said the departmentwould soon conduct audits of staff complementsat schools and that officials who werecaught hosting the “ghosts” would be dismissed.In the Port Elizabeth district alone,Mannya said, 99 teachers’ salaries had beenfrozen because the district director could notlocate them.The department had not been able to advertiseany new posts for 2011, despite the factthat some schools had no principal, or lackedthe full staff complement they needed to functionoptimally.Mannya attributed this to the projectedoverspending of R1.8 billion by March 2011– the end of the financial year. And for thathe blamed the ghost teachers. He said thedepartment was using an overdraft facilityto pay teachers’ salaries and this put his accountingofficers under tremendous pressure.“We are in a big quagmire,” he said, explainingthat if he kept on the current 6 000temporary and substitute teachers, the departmentwould not be able to pay their salaries.He had already transferred R150 millionfrom the infrastructure budget to pay staffsalaries.While other provinces had ordered booksfor as far into the future as 2012, the procurementof stationery for Eastern Cape schoolshad been delayed, Mannya said. On a positivenote, however, textbooks were already beingdistributed.Mannya urged school governing bodies tosupport principals, who were the managers ofthe schools, to ensure their smooth running.Principals, in turn, should not undermine thegoverning bodies. No fewer than 480 teachersin the province had been displaced because ofinfighting between principals and members ofgoverning bodies.Mannya encouraged governing bodies toraise their concerns when the principal wasnot performing, but warned that he would dissolvegoverning bodies which were destabilisingschools. “I won’t consider any complaintsfrom SGBs which have already chased a principalaway,” he said.Emphasising that only he had the powerto hire and fire educators, he threw down thegauntlet: “Don’t contest my powers. I don’twant to enter into a power struggle, because Iwill win that war,” he said.As part of his attack on corruption, Mannyasaid he had taken over the administrationof the Fort Beaufort district office, after discoveringthat all the officials had been eyeingthe position of district director. “I appointedmyself to the post,” he declared, adding thathe had also appointed a chief director to run a“problematic” school in Mdantsane.What goes around doesn’talways come aroundSteven LangONE of the highlights of the Dull Men’s Club(www.dullmensclub.com) is a list recording whichairport luggage carousels rotate in a clockwisemotion (e.g. Johannesburg’s OR Tambo) andwhich ones rotate in an anti-clockwise direction(e.g. Port Elizabeth). This fascination with the motionof luggage carousels is not at all surprisingif you consider that one of the main aims of theclub is to find “safe excitement” – the emphasisbeing on “safe”. It was probably a self-distractiontechnique devised by some anxious frequenttraveller who had to spend many long minutesafter each flight staring at the carousel, wonderingwhat had happened to his carefully packedsuitcase. Has it been stolen? Was it incorrectlyrouted to Uzbekistan? Has some baggage handlerripped out the sides of my bag in order tocrumple my neatly pressed shirts?My black suitcase still hasn’t come through,even though just about everyone on the sameflight has already picked up their bags. I knewshould have had it wrapped in plastic, but theyare still charging R50 per bag. The price wentfrom R20 to R50 during the Soccer World Cup,but after the Cup the price did not revert to theprevious prices. What a rip-off, but I still shouldhave done it.The carousel stops. Everyone has gone as Istand alone waiting for my suitcase.I find an official looking person, who mustbe official because he is wearing a reflective bib.“Have all the bags been unloaded?”“What flight were you on, sir?” comes thequestion to my question. I suppose the fact thatI am standing in front of a sign that said “Accra”is not a real clue.“I have just arrived from Accra, Ghana,” Irespond.“Well, that flight has landed already.”“I know that. I was on the plane, but where’smy suitcase?”“Have you checked at the Special Luggagecounter?” he asks in a tone especially reservedfor morons and customers.No, of course I hadn’t checked the SpecialLuggage counter because my suitcase is veryunspecial, in fact it is decidedly mundane. But,believe it or not, there is my very ordinary suitcasesitting patiently among the ski-poles, musicalinstruments, surfboards and other bizarrebits of baggage.This time I get my suitcase – which will thusnot be counted among the 1.6 pieces of luggageout of every one thousand that are pilferedevery day at the country’s largest airport.What a relief. Not only do I have my luggage,but I have confirmed that the carousel rotatesclockwise at OR Tambo.

16 7 December 2010***Rhodes off to losing startStephen penneyIt was action galore as the University sport south africa(Ussa) Football National Club Championships kicked offat various rhodes University sports fields yesterday.The champs started yesterday, with the semi-finals and finalsset to take place on Friday.eight men’s and eight women’s matches took place duringthe course of the day in the Ussa championships which is beinghosted by rhodes University for the first time.The first matches kicked off yesterday, with the rhodes 1stwomen side up against University of venda. The rhodes teamgot the worst possible start as they went down 0-5 in the openingmatch.Their next match is against Cape Peninsula University ofTechnology today at 9am on rhodes King Field.The rhodes men 1sts played against Northlink College intheir opening match yesterday and also got off to a losing start.While the score was 0-0 at half time, rhodes went on to lose0-1. Their next match is against University of KwaZulu-Nataltoday at 11am on King Field.The rhodes women are in group a with University ofvenda, Cape Peninsula University of Technology and TshwaneUniversity of Technology. rhodes men are also in Group a,with Northlink College, University of KwaZulu-Natal andTswane University of Technology.rhodes women’s soccer team coach, siya Dumiso believesa number of his players stand a chance of been selected aspart of the Ussa team, as “they have a lot of potential”.Hundreds at openingceremonyStephen penneyPlayers, coaches, officialsand supporters gathered atthe rhodes University GreatField yesterday for the openingceremony of the Universitysport south africa (Ussa)Football National ClubChampionships.The stadium was filledwith players from the competingteams, but there werenot many student supporters,possibly because moststudents around the countryhave already finished theirexams and are now enjoyingtheir holidays.In his opening remarks,rhodes University sportschairman andrew Matatuwelcomed visitors to rhodesUniversity and to Grahamstownand wished them allluck as “some of you will beselected for the Ussa side”.Matatu said it was a privilegeto have the event at rhodesand added that organiserswere “more than happy” withthe way things had gone sofar. “May the best team win,”concluded Matatu.Captain of Universityof Johannesburg’s (UJ) 1stteam, Ntabeleng Modiko,who also happens to be captainof the national BanyanaBanyana team and the UssaRhodes University’s sports chairman Andrew Matatu welcomesall to the USSA champs at Rhodes. In front of him arethe winning team trophys. Photo: Stephen Penneywomen’s side read the players’oath on behalf of all theplayers.rhodes men’s 1st teamcaptain, Pride Jani, said hewas pleased that rhodescould host the Ussa champsand this “in the same yearas the World Cup”. Over 700players, coaches and officialshad signed in by sunday, withmost of the teams staying onrhodes campus.Matatu said: “To hostan event of this magnitudeis indicative of the ability ofrhodes sports admin, especiallyMandla Gagayi (assistantmanager at rhodessports admin), who is the unsunghero”.Matatu praised Gagayi,saying he had championedsoccer, not only at rhodes andin Makana, but throughoutthe Cacadu District and hehad taken soccer “where soccerhas not strived formerly”.Ussa soccer fixturesStephen penneyUNIversITy sport south africa(Ussa) Football NationalClub Championships fixtures:TODAYWomen - 9am - UKZN Westvillevs WsU Ibika and TUTNelspruit vs UJ (Prospect),University of venda vs TUTPretoria (Great), CPUT vsrhodes (King Field);3.30pm – NMMU vs UWC andNWU Potch vs Tuks (Prospect),vUT vs DUT (King),UFH vs UFs (Great).Men – 11am – NMMU vs CUTand Tuks vs NWU Mafk (Prospect),Northlink vs TUT sosh(Great), UKZN Pmb vs rhodes(King Field).5.30pm – Zululand vs UFH andCPUT vs TUT emal (Prospect),NWU Potch vs WsUNMD (Great Field), UJ vslimpopo (King Field).WEDNESDAY 8 DECEM-BERWomen – 8.30am – Universityof venda vs CPUT and TUTPretoria vs rhodes (Prospect),NMMU vs NWU Potch (Great),UWC vs Tuks (King).11.45am - UKZN Westville vsTUT Nelspruit (Great), WsUIbika vs UJ (King), vUT vsUFH and DUT vs UFs (Prospect).3.30pm and 7.15pm – Quarterfinals and bottom teams willplay for positionMen – 10am – Northlink vsUKZN Pmb and TUT sosh vsrhodes (Prospect), Zululandvs CPUT (Great), UFH vs TUTHARD CHASE...Mkhwanazi Sindisile,right, of theRhodes Universitywomen’s 1st teamchases down theball during theopening matchof the UniversitySport South Africa(USSA) FootballNational ClubChampionshipswhich is hosted atRhodes. Rhodesfaced Universityof Venda in thematch and went onto lose 0-5. Photo:Stephen Penneyemal (King).1.30pm – NMMU vs Tuks(Great), CUT vs NWU Mafk(King), NWU Potch vs UJand WsU NMD vs limpopo(Prospect).5.15pm and 9pm – Quarterfinals and bottom teams willplay for positionTHURSDAY 9 DECEMBERWomen - 10am, 1.45pm and3.30pm – semi Finals and bottomteams will play for positionMen - 12 noon, 1.45pm, 5.15pm– semi Finals and bottomteams will play for positionFRIDAY 10 DECEMBERWomen – 9.30am, 10am,12.30pm and 2pm – variousfinalsMen – 10.45am, 12.30pm, 4pm –various finals(For full fixtures visitwww.grocotts.co.za)Grahamstown triathlete Kerry Longhurst waits for thestart of the penultimate race in the 2010 BSG EnergadeTriathlon Series at Pollock Beach in Port Elizabeth lastSunday morning. Kerry completed the 600m swim,20km cycle and 5km run route in 1:27:46 (14:24 swim,47:19 cycle and 26:03 run) to claim second prize in thewomen’s 30-39 age group division and was also the 10thwoman overall. Other locals who took part were KevinRafferty – 1:15:10 (13:00, 40:12, 21:57), Neil Currie –1:23:22 (16:12, 41:59, 25:10), Dominic Hodge – 1:41:15(19:25, 53:56, 27:54). A triathlon team from RhodesUniversity, comprising Clayton Mullins, Simon Pheasantand Sylvester Jeffries, won the Tertiary Team category ina time of 1:10:26. Photo: Supplied