Front page.indd - Grocott's Mail

Grocott’s Mail Tuesday, 18 May 2010TAX FREE... Rhodes Democratic Alliance Student Organisation were positioned outside theRhodes Bantu Steve Biko Building asking students to sign their petitions in support of zero VATon textbooks, declaring education as an essential service. Photo: Prudence MiniDA calls for taxfree textbooksPRUDENCE MINIThe Rhodes DemocraticAlliance Student Organisation(DASO) helda picket last week Friday in amotion to have VAT scrappedon all textbooks.This national campaignran during the course of lastweek in 17 universities acrossthe country in support ofDemocratic Alliance (DA)Member of Parliament, DionGeorge’s proposal for zeroVAT on textbooks.According to the campaign’sbriefing sheet, allbooks are subject to the 14%rate of value added tax (VAT)under the current SouthAfrican legislation.“South Africa lags behindthe rest of the world in our taxpolicy on books. In numerouscountries such as Ghana, Kenya,Philippines and Australia,no tax is charged on books atall. Comparative research hasalso shown quite clearly thatreducing the cost of books,by reducing VAT charged onthem, has a powerful effecton the purchase of books andreadership,” the briefing read.The DA believes that taxingbooks is a tax on learning,knowledge and literacy. In effortsto prioritise measures topromote literacy and education,they believe that zeroratingon books would be acost-effective measure to contributetowards this.DA Constituency OperationsManager, FrancoisAs a matterof factBABONGILE ZULUAND SANDHIRA CHETTYThe property which housesthe historical Phoenix RollerMills was sold on Friday toBud Hare from Grahamstown,who did not wish todisclose the amount. “It wasa good deal. I got a good dealand Bonsor got a good deal,”he said. The mill itself wasnot sold for R55 000, as statedin Friday’s edition of Grocott’sMail, but in fact for R80000. Dave Mullins from DaveMullins Auctioneers says heis satisfi ed with the outcomeof the auction.Greyling said that the initiativeis looking at creating awarenessof this issue as well asgathering support from thepublic. He said if books werezero-rated, a library makinga purchase order of 3 000 newbooks could purchase roughly400 additional books whichwould have a positive knockoneffect for those South Africansrelying on libraries as asource of knowledge.“We are fighting for it to bepassed as a Bill in Parliament,not only for students but theaverage man on the street anddisadvantaged communities,”he added. He said that thiscampaign runs together withanother ongoing programmeto declare education as an essentialservice, which wouldprevent teachers from striking.“To look at a student’sperspective, money is an issueand textbooks changeevery year, so this may seemlike a small thing but everyReport back for the week…Attempted Break-ins: 1Attempted theft of motor vehicles: 1Mugging: 1Arrests: 1Crime TipIf you are hiring a house sitter, makesure they know how to work youralarm system and informHi-tec of the contact person you have.bit helps,” said Rhodes DASObranch leader, Frederik Kirstenin referring to the importanceof the campaign. “We arealso trying to get pressure offthe students so they can focuson more important things,” headded. He said that there hasbeen a positive response fromthe students for this initiativewith many signing the petitionto show their support. Rhodesstudent, Chipo Chakungu saidthat she signed the petition asbooks are so expensive andshe finds it even more difficultto buy books as she is notSouth African.Another student, SandileDube liked the idea of the campaignas cheaper books wouldmean saving more money.NEWSKINGSWOOD COLLEGEKingswood Junior Schoolinvites all Grannnies and Grandpas toGrandparents’ DayFriday 28 May 2010Pre-Primary 08h30Junior School 09h30(For more information Tel 046 6036650)Frederick Van Zyl Slabbert –a personal memoireMICHAEL WHISSONWITH the rugged looks ofHarrison Ford, the formerFirst XV No 8 and Hall Warden,Van Zyl looked to bethe perfect Stellenboschproduct when we met inabout 1973. He was teachingSociology at the Universityof Stellenbosch.I was teaching Anthropologyat UCT and HW vander Merwe, a newcomerfrom Rhodes to UCT, wastrying to bring the socialscientists in the WesternCape together. Discussionswere robust – the Matiessuggesting that they couldturn the government roundfrom within, the Ikeys thatopposition had to be principledand open.Van Zyl, having spenttime at Rhodes, seemedopen to both views – andbecame active in the StudyProject on Christianityin Apartheid Society(SPROCAS), an initiativeof the Christian Institute toplan for a society after apartheid,which included somemore open-minded Nationalistsand intellectual revolutionarieslike Ric Turner,whom the state was toassassinate.I was visited by one ofthe Maties who explained tome that he was not an Afrikaner,but German (implyinga mediatory role). “TheyFrederik Van Zyl Slabbert:1940-2010PRONTODriving School - BestuurskoolFast & Effective Training!POP A BALLOON!Book your free evaluation lessons at theArch and win fantastic prizes.• LEARNERS TRAINING FREEEvery Mon 17:00 Frontier Hotel072 938 5579everyone wins everytimeST ANDREW’SPREPARATORY SCHOOLpresentspresented by the Grade 7 Class ofSt Andrew’s Prep SchoolDate: 27th and 28th May 2010Time: 19h00Venue: Memory HallCost: R30 per adult and R15 per scholarBookings essential - Angela (046) 603 2401by Wednesday 19 May 2010We look forward to seeing you at our showJan StrydomYour favouritecoach15 yrsExperience3feel you are a boerehater,” heconfided.“No,” I replied, “Not aboerehater but a papbroekehater,perhaps. They all kowtowto the old prof even whenthey know he’s lying. The onlyone who doesn’t is Slabbert.”“Ah,” said the mediator,“Slabbert. You know, he is anorphan. He was not broughtup by his own parents.”We next met when, followingex-Rhodian Ben Dekker’spompous pricking campaignagainst “Div” Graaf in Rondeboschin 1971, Van Zyl capturedthe seat for the seat forthe Progressive Party, bringingsupport to end HelenSuzman’s lonely vigil as theonly principled opponent ofthe Nationalists in Parliament.He recruited, amongothers, Errol Moorcroft –farmer, Rhodian, Rhodesscholar, and rugby star –who became the first Progressiveto win a rural seatin Albany.They were not like otherpoliticians – they only spokethe truth, even when not totheir electoral advantage.Like Helen Suzman, theywere not for sale, regardlessof the size of the bid.Moorcroft spent most of histime working for people whocould not vote for him, jeopardisinghis support fromamong those who could.Slabbert’s departure,along with Alex Boraine,from formal politics, to establishthe institute for Democracyin Africa (Idasa)and to work quietly withHW van der Merwe and theexiles to build channels ofcommunication, was a cruelblow to his party, but it freedhim to make a special contributionto our astonishinglypeaceful transition fromapartheid to democracy.He remained, as myGerman colleague had toldme, “an orphan”: not tiedto the traditions and prejudicesof his ancestors, butwholly, remarkably and honorably,his own man.

4 EditorialGrocott’s Mail Tuesday, 18 May 2010Liberty and ProgressEstablished 1870Muchas gracias,JuanThe two performances of CarminaBurana at the Guy Butler Theatre onThursday and Friday last week leftaudiences with a sensation of stunned awe,admiration and immense pride.Did we do this? Did this happen in ourtown? Surely you have to go to the big citiesor maybe even Europe to see performancesof this calibre? It was incredible to have onstage such an amazing wealth of musicaltalent. Grahamstown has high expectationsfor a small town in the Eastern Cape becausewe are accustomed to seeing showsof the highest quality. The GrahamstownMusic Society has regular concerts, localschools have more than their fair share ofmusical talent and of course we host theNational Arts Festival which appears to begetting better every year.However, having all these talented musiciansand singers would be of little value ifthey all operated independently. What madethe Carmina Burana performances sospectacular was having so many people onone stage all working in unison to provide apowerful, yet harmonious treat forGrahamstown audiences.It was the experience of having such adiverse group of people, all doing differentthings at the same time that made the eventso memorable. There were various choirsrepresented from TEM Mrwetyana toKingswood College, singers from a varietyof cultural groups and musicians from justabout all ages.The performances were a wonderfulexample of what can be achieved throughunity. The musical talents of Grahamstowngot together and produced something wayabove the ordinary.Last week, there was another remarkableshow of unity when a group of communityleaders got together to protestagainst plans to move the High Court out ofGrahamstown. We don’t know if this unprecedentedstand will ultimately be successful,but at least we can say that we united fora common cause and we gave it our bestshot – something like the performers ofCarmina Burana.Text us your opinions and we might publish themhere. Send an SMS to 082 049 2146Normal rates apply.South Africa’s Oldest Independent NewspaperIncorporating The Grahamstown Journal(1831 – 1920) Vol. 141 No. 36Published by the David Rabkin Project for ExperientialJournalism Training (Pty) Ltd, 40 High Street, Grahamstown,6139Printed by PaarlcoldsetTelephone: 046 622 7222 • Fax: 046 622 7282/3Website: www.grocotts.co.zaE-mail AddressesNews: editor@grocotts.co.zaWebsite: online@grocotts.co.zaAdvertising: adverts@grocotts.co.za or ronel@grocotts.co.zaSport: sport@grocotts.co.zaLetters: letters@grocotts.co.zaGeneral Manager: l.vale@grocotts.co.zaEditorialEditor: Steven LangNews Editor: Abongile MgaqelwaNew Media Editor: Michael SalzwedelStaff Reporters: Prudence Mini, Andile NayikaStaff Photographer/Reporter: Stephen PenneyGeneral Manager: Louise ValeAdvertising Manager: Ronél BowlesGrocott’s Mail is published by theDavid Rabkin Project for ExperientialJournalism, a company wholly ownedby Rhodes University. The contentsof this newspaper do not necessarilyrepresent the views of either body.Warm greetings from the USARhodes student and VG old girl Thandolwethu Zono, who is studying in America on a hockeyscholarship, is a woman of her word. Before she left Grahamstown, she promised Grocott’s Mail shewould keep in touch with her hometownIhave been in Amherst for almostTUESDAYfour months now, and it seemslike just yesterday I was all setand packed, filled with such emotionwww.grocotts.co.za19 JANUARY 2010and boarding a plane to come here.7% salary increase New wing opensGetting fat canThe University of Massachusetts for councillors PAGE 3 at Settlersharm your health(UMASS) has really blown me away.The hockey programme is unlikeanything I have done before. The wayeverything is run, one would thinkwe are a professional team. PlayingASANDARand NAKETIwill soon begin training.hockey here is a fulltime job. Beinga part of this programme has taughtme a great deal of teamwork, commitmentand hard work.Firstly, waking up at six in themorning to walk in the freezingsnowy weather to head to practiceis purple [for Rhodes] and green for VGHS.”was not one of my favourite momentsat all. But now that it is nicerout, it is a pleasure being out on theturf and playing. They most certainlydo not work on African time at all.Punctuality is something the coachesreally enforce.UMASS is MASSive and has awonderful campus. When you areon a campus with just over 26 000Vdoing new things, and seeing places and hopingstudents, you’d tend to feel lost and alone butinto meet up with my American friends who were atthe people are incredibly friendly and welcoming.This is a diverse university with a popular fantastic infulspecials to see familiar Footlong/ faces.Rhodes as exchange students. It will be wonder-the fresher food store the City!Valid from Wed 20 January till Sat 23 January 2010 onlyternational and national exchange programme. Academic subjectsCocktail Farmstyle Bananaweren’t that easy, but• Potatoes 10kg R29.99 Cheesegrillers Boerewors LoavesWhen I say that I am meeting people from everywhere,I literally mean everywhere.currently a Resource 48.99Rhodes was definitely more challenging. I am• Large Crown PumpkinR 9.99eaper kg Economics 38.95per Major kg 9.99each and with• Green grape, peaches, plums R 7.99p/kgMy other consolation is that I come• Gem squashfrompocketthe differentR 9.99setup of the academic year I will bea student town, and Amherst is just that, • Butternut plus pocket classified R19.99 as a third year student in SeptemberCollege is college… I couldn’t go wrong with 19 Hill Street Grahamstown that. when our 046 622 3258 2010 academic year begins.We have just finished the academic year andare on summer break. So university only commencesagain in the first week of September. I’mThe hockey season only begins in August,which will be exciting. I am really looking forwardto it. You can catch our home games live onAn excellentperformanceIf ever proof were needed of how special Grahamstownis, it was provided last Thursdayand Friday at the Guy Butler Theatre whenthe Rhodes Orchestra and massed choirs ofseveral local schools staged a resounding performanceof Carl Orff’s wonderful CarminaBurana.I was fortunate to be part of the audiencein a packed auditorium on Friday to be royallyand magnificently entertained by the talentsof more than 300 mainly young musicians underthe baton of the inspirational Juan Muñoz.I thank them all, as well as the army of otherswhose organisational and supporting effortshelped to make this such a rich and satisfyingevening. The standing ovation at the end wasthoroughly deserved.Harry OwenDogs still on the looseCats are still being killed by marauding dogsaround town and on campus but it appearsthe authorities aren’t doing anything to stopthem. I do not want the dogs to suffer unduly,but their killing spree must come to an endand there is only one way that will happen,unfortunately, since there is obviously noone taking responsibility for them. I have anunconfirmed report that the killer huskies ofGeorge Street were shot after they attackeda man. This really saddens me because thisis not what any of these dogs deserve and allof these problems stem from irresponsibleINSIDESummerhumans who allow animals to breed and thendo not care for them or feed them. Or theyget fancy breeds they know absolutely nothingabout and when the dogs start behavingaccording to their nature, the people do notknow how to respond and generally a lot ofchaos is let loose on the community before thedogs invariably meet a sticky end.However, cats continue to be killed by dogson Rhodes campus and elsewhere and I havenever before had so many reports of killingsor of missing cats.If nothing is being done to stop them, Iwould like to appeal to everyone who cares tolook after their own small animals, although Iwould imagine that many are being killed thatno one is even aware of. I found the tortured,disembowelled remains of a young campuscat yesterday among a colony I am workingwith at present and it was a very sad sightthat will haunt me for a long time.Lorna GrantThank the CurvesSOUTH AFRICA’S OLDEST INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER R4.00The Rotary Annes of Grahamstown wouldlike to thank the members of Curves for theirgenerous donation of two trolley loads ofgroceries.These have been distributed to theKhanya Care Unit which looks after twelvespecial needs children, a destitute family identifiedby Famsa and the Grahamstown HealthDevelopment Forum run from the PresbyterianChurch which assists families that areaffected by HIV/Aids.S FletcherGrahamstown Rotary Annsthe UMass athletics website (www.umassathletics.com). These pastfour months were tough and hard. Itfelt like a complete shock to my system,I never knew I had certain muscles.I was contemplating makingsome excuse so I’d have to go homeagain. We have just been trainingand not playing many matches, exceptfor a few practice ones and funtournaments.Our team looks promising,having three foreign players representingAustralia, England andSouth Africa respectively. And Imust add that the coaching staff isphenomenal.On Fridays, wearing my BafanaBafana t-shirt draws a lot of attention.The Americans are excited forthe World Cup too and a number ofmy friends and people I know arecoming down for the tournament,which is fantastic.I plan on doing some recruitingfor UMASS when I come back home.So there is an opportunity for theyoung talent in the Eastern Capeand South Africa to have the experience that I’mhaving.Tel: 046 636 1173GO GREENJoza octogenarianPAGE 5 PAGE 8celebrates birthdayPAGE 10Flying highhodes University student Thandolwethu Zono, who recently received a sport scholarshipto the University of Massachusetts (UMASS), has arrived safely in the USAIn an interview with Grocott’s Mail last week, Zono said she couldn’t believe the realityof the opportunity. “When I sit down and think of how I got the scholarship, I realise it isGod’s work as I couldn’t have done it on my own,” she says.Zono, who matriculated from Victoria Girls’ High School (VGHS) and who is currentlyin her second year of studying a Bcomm Accounting at Rhodes University, said she firstheard about the hockey scholarship when a hockey coach from James Madison Universityvisited South Africa looking for high school learners to fit the criteria of the scholarship.“My name somehow got on the list of people to be considered for the scholarship.”Zono first started playing hockey as a nine-year-old and was captain of the VGHS 1sthockey team. She currently plays for Rhodes 1st XI. In 2008 she was a member of the U19national side that played against Australia. Zono says she prefers playing centre link, but“can play any of the positions effectively, it just depends on the strength of the team.”Her parents are ecstatic about their daughter’s achievement.Zono’s mother Boniwe said “I am very proud of her and this is a lifetime opportunity forher.” Zono’s father, Maboy added “She is committed to what she does and it was her choiceto follow hockey as she had participated in different sporting codes.”Although she will be away from home for some time, Zono says she has every intentionof remaining close to her roots. “Yes, I am going to the States but I am a Rhodent. My bloodOVERJOYED... Thandolwethu Zono with her father, Maboy and her mother Boniwe,before heading for the United States. Photos: Steven LangMarket Day Specials valid Wednesday 20th January 2010 onlyThe decision to come here was a great oneSwissand I certainly do not regret it, smiles all round.RollsI have become well adjusted and accustomedto the each American way of life… but isn’t the wholeworld doing that already?Lastly, I definitely miss my family a lot andmy mom’s food, no doubt about it. When homesicknessmanages to creep in, my faith helps tostrengthen me and I have built a great supportsystem here so I’m well taken care of.Write to: The Editor, PO Box 103 Grahamstown 6140Fax to: 046 622 7282Email: letters@grocotts.co.zaSMS082 049 2146The abortion and DJ posterswallpapered all overtown are a disgrace to thetown. Why does Makana notprosecute these vandals ofour historic city?!>>>>>>>>>>Does Makana traffic deptnot protect children? Ioften drive pass the cornerof Hodges & Spring Strwhere a white woman sitson her pavement doorstepat 5 Hodges Str, smoking,while her small son commitshare kiri with passingtraffic on his plasticbike. He has repeatedlyshot in front of my car,risking his life.>>>>>>>>>>G'town should have a 3rdDegree teamPseudonyms may be used, but all letters must be supported by a name, signature and street address.Preference will be given to letters which are not longer than 400 words and are clearly legible.The editor reserves the right to edit or reject letters/photographs.9.99Prices apply to Pick n Pay Grahamstown. Tel 046 636 1747Prices advertised are inclusive of VAT. We reserve the right to limit quantities. No traders please. E&OE. Every month for the past year. Addcheck(an independent research company) has proven that Pick n Pay gives you more for your money on a representative basket of 1000 items.

Grocott’s Mail Tuesday, 18 May 2010Makana Matters5The nitty gritty of wind powerStacy MorelandThe possible introductionof nine or ten 90-metrehighwind turbines, eachequipped with three 45-metrelongblades, to the Waaineklandscape has upset manyof the potential neighbours.Each turbine costs approximatelyR35-million to buildand has a life span of 30 years.Noise, and the introductionof industrial structures to anarea where many businesses,basing their appeal on a calmingenvironment – as in thecase of the Mariya uMamaweThemba Monastery – oron the illusion of untamed wilderness(in the case of severalsurrounding hunting lodgesand game reserves), are consideredmajor disincentives.The environmental impact assessment(EIA) presented byCoastal Environmental Services(CES) and the projectmanager of Innowind, KevinMinkoff earlier this monthbecame an opportunity forconcerned residents to aira variety of grievances andworries. Privately owned andFrench funded, Innowind hasundertaken to identify andassess the environmentaland social impacts, and makerecommendations to mitigatenegative impacts – but a criticalminority who attended arecent meeting expresseddissatisfaction with the manyuncertain variables raised bythe proposed wind farm, and alack of guarantees.Why Waainek?The process of “scoping”the Grahamstown area wascompleted by the end of Novemberlast year. Two othersites, on either side of the N2to East London were consideredbut Waainek wasconsidered the best due toaccessibility, excellent windresources and proximity tothe municipal power grid.Innowind is currently usingthe nearby MTN cellphonemast (which is 18 metreshigh) to assess wind qualityand consistency. They wouldlike to erect a 60-metre mastto measure the wind in conditionssimilar to those experiencedby the turbines.Expected benefitsA stable power supply forGrahamstown, particularlyin winter, and the 26% shareheld by the Makana Winds ofChange Educational Trustwill be the major benefits ofthe wind farm. The trust willbe administered by membersof civil society, “unpaid, fromdifferent bodies, with differentinterests” said wind farmlobbyist Dr Garth Cambray.Impact on the environmentThe heritage assessmentfound that impact wouldbe low; there are no archaeologicalsites in thearea and the sandstonesurrounding the sites wasunlikely to yield palaeontologicalremains. Noise assessmentfound that therewere “sensitive receptors”(such as homes) within audiblerange of the turbines.However, tests for soundand infrasound found thatimpacts were minimal andthe turbines are positionedoutside an internationallyestablished 500-metre bufferzone. The EIA found that thearea was not a “pristine terrestrialhabitat”.However, four speciesand a genus of flora of“special concern” growOpen manhole poses a threatin Extension 6Sandhira ChettyA ONe-yeAR-OLD child almostfell into an open manhole in Extension6 last Wednesday whileplaying outside. The manholehas been without a coversince 2007.“The municipality knowsabout this manhole becauseI have complained about thisbefore,” said Extension 6resident, Yoliswa Dube.She says she informedthe City Engineers Departmentof the problem againlast week, but has still notreceived any response.However, Phakama Booifrom the department deniesbeing told about the openmanhole. “I don’t know anythingabout this, but if it hasbeen open for three yearsthen this is an old projectwhich means it is still inprogress,” she said.Makana Media andCommunication OfficerEXposED...Thismanholehas beenwithout acover since2007.Photo:BabongileZuluThandy Matebese was alsonot aware of the problem.“As soon as we find out exactlywhere the manhole is,we will be able to do somethingabout it. People needto report these matters sowe are aware of what to do,”he said.Dube was at her mother’shouse when she heard theneighbour’s baby scream.“The child was playing nearthe manhole. I heard thebaby scream a few minuteslater, but luckily we got therebefore any harm was done,”she said. “We eventually coveredthe hole with a mat andplaced stones on the mat tokeep it down.” Dube is alsoconcerned about the healthrisk the manhole poses.“It even overflowedonce, this manhole is themain manhole for all thesurrounding houses in thisarea. This can be a problembecause children like playingwhere it is dirty.”Matebese has since takendown Dube’s details andwill be dealing with the openmanhole as soon as he receivesmore information.nearby. Only one turbinefalls within a sensitive area.According to the EIA fifteenspecies of bat occupy thearea and relatively high fatalitiesare expected, but thesefatalities can be reducedby 50% with the reductionof the cut-in time of the turbines.This can be done witha minimal loss to power generated.Generally one bird iskilled annually by a turbinein a wind farm. To put this inperspective: 57 million birdsare killed by cars in the USannually. Eleven vulnerablespecies of raptor frequentthe thermals surroundingWaainek, nine of which arenear-threatened. It is expectedthat these species mayexperience some displacementand loss of habitat. Thevisual impact assessmentconsidered the “full rangeof visual, aesthetic, culturaland spiritual aspects of theenvironment that contributeto the area’s sense of place”.Impact was found to be relativelylow. However, CES acknowledgedthat this is a generalisedverdict for the wholeadjacent area and impactsMuni equipment purchaseproves problematicPrudence MiniREWARDThe 11Kv Tamco Vacuum circuitbreakers, purchased amidsome concerns, drove a heateddiscussion at the Land, Housing,Infrastructural Developmentand Disaster Management(LHID) Portfolio Committeemeeting last week.According to MakanaMunicipality’s spokesperson,Thandy Matebese, the TamcoVacuum circuit breakers, whichare switches used to make orbreak high voltages, were purchasedat a cost of R250 000.Before the purchase wasmade, four council officials wereselected to go, at the manufacturer’sexpense to Johannesburgin March this year to witness thefactory testing of the equipment.The Technical and Infrastructuraldirectorate reportstated that the defects whichwere noted on the first day ofthe visit were partly repairedA reward of R100,00 per person will be paid for the positiveidentification of the persons in the above photograph.CALL 0834320013All information will be treated in the strictest confidence.on, for instance, the monasteryare higher – the 12turbines originally proposedwere reduced for this reason.CriticismsOn several occasions theprocess of feasibility assessmentwas criticised for“putting the cart before thehorse”. Nick Stavrakis, a concernedlocal and geologist,raised the “obvious slumping”occurring below the N2bypass as evidence of howlocal underlying rock strata,(made of illite) liquefyunder pressure and vibration.Stavrakis added that althoughthe proposed site appearsto be a consistent ridgeit could contain four to fivedifferent soil types. Thesefactors would make the siteinappropriate for structuressuch as the turbines, he said.Minkoff said that whilegeological assessmentwould be part of pre-emptivestudies they would notbe undertaken yet, whilepublic approval is still beingsought, as they are verycostly and the project mustbe given the go-ahead first.Russell Field, from Coldand new defects were pickedup on the second day. “Thepurchase and installation of thisequipment took place during theproject phase, of which all wasdone by the service provider,”said Matebese.The purchase was processedin the midst of someidentified concerns such asthere being no local agent for theTamco Breakers, no spare partsare available in South Africa andif training of staff is required thenit has to be done in Malaysia.Matebese said that the concernsraised by council officials afterthe factory test visit are beingaddressed before the project ishanded over to the municipality.During the committeemeeting DA Councillor MichaelWhisson expressed his confusionas to why this equipmentwas purchased despite theoutlined concerns. “It’s a wonderfulpiece of equipment, butit does not work.Spring Farm, where heruns a buffalo breeding programmeand hunting lodge,raised numerous concerns.Among them was the likelydecrease in property valuessurrounding such obtrusivestructures.He also said that he expecteda loss of business dueto the destruction of the “wildexperience” at his lodge.These sentiments were echoedby representatives fromAmakhala and Shamwarigame reserves. Ecotourismaccounts for 65% of theirbusiness and they alreadyhave difficulty marketingthe Eastern Cape as a wildarea, difficulties which willincrease once the wind farmis built, whether it is directlyvisible from guests’ accommodationor not.Dr Ted Avis of CES assuredthose concerned thatthey are “obliged by law totake cognisance of resident’sissues”. “There is a need forcompromise,” he concluded,“there will always be issuesthat are hard to resolve;what’s important is the willingnessto resolve them”.We should cut our ties withthis,” said Whisson. TechnicalServices Deputy Director JohnsonSteto said that the councilofficials informed him of thefailed demonstration. He explainedthat he tried to stop theprocess of the equipment beingpurchased but without any success.LHID portfolio committeechairperson and ANC councillor,Zamuxolo Peter, said that afull report explaining what occurredshould be written andthat the manufacturers shouldreimburse them in full.He added that somethingwent wrong somewhere and if thefault lies with the technical servicesteam then someone should beheld accountable. “Make sure itdoes not hamper service delivery.“We have the Fifa World Cupand the Festival just around thecorner. If it’s going to affect electricityin Makana, it has to beaddressed as soon as possible,”said Peter.Enjoy a taste of the Levant!carinus art school banquetNow, Friday 21, at the Art School!Only 10 tickets left to this amazingexperience. R140. Own bar.6.30 for 7pm. Phone 6224543art works by well known locals and students on auction

6 Grocott’s Mail Tuesday, 18 May 2010Newswww.grocotts.co.zaLast week’s poll question:What’s your reaction to Rhodes possibly pulling out of the Inter-Varsity sportstournament?This week’s poll question:Do you use Facebook and/or Twitter?• I use Facebook and Twitter• I use Facebook, but not Twitter• I use Twitter, but not Facebook• I use neitherMost popular stories last week:• Hubbly bubbly- toil and trouble?• High Court move to weaken local economy• Mandela-Rhodes scholars meet Madiba• Muni puzzled over Green Drop report• Friar Tucks bar fight case heard in PEHot comment:Shut up about ‘climate change’“The only good thing about [the proposed wind farm project] is that it will, hopefully,make Grahamstown independent of Eskom and its perpetual price rises and increasingineffiency. I wish the proponents of this project would stress that point insteadof the very discredited notion of ‘climate change’. Since when, once the atmospherearound the Earth was first formed, has the climate not been changing? Since whencan the climate be controlled? Global warming has been observed on other planetarybodies in the last 20 years, notably Mars and Triton, and there are no carbonproducers there. The earth has been cooling for the last eleven years. Carbon dioxideis not a pollutant nor is it a poisonous gas, indeed it is absolutely essential to all lifeof earth so why is it suddenly being demonised as something dangerous?”- Seriola LalandiNew photo gallery:St Andrew’s vs Graeme FNB Classic ClashSMS ALERTSNow you can get the latest Grocott’s Mail headlines on yourphone every Tuesday and Friday morning - for FREE! We’llalso notify you every now and then of any major breakingnews, and of fantastic special offers in the Grahamstownarea.To sign up, SMS “alertme” to 082 049 2146(you’ll be charged for one regular SMS), or go towww.grocotts.co.za/smsTESTING THE TESTERS... Settlers Hospital staff took time out of their busy schedules to getthemselves tested for HIV, diabetes, TB and high blood pressure. Photos: Twiggy MatiwanaHospital workers checktheir own healthTwiggy MatiwanaFollowing the launchof the national HIVCounselling and Testingcampaign by HealthMinister Aaron Motsoaledi,Settlers Hospital is encouragingits employees to gettested for various illnesses,including HIV.Hospital staff memberscame in droves on Tuesdaylast week to get tested fordiabetes, HIV, high blood pressure,tuberculosis (TB) andweight readings so that theycan know their health status.Moyake said: “Today hasbeen a good day for everyone,the nurses were very positiveabout the campaign and werewilling to volunteer for TBscreenings and the distributionof condoms,” she explained.This wellness programmefor employees iscalled the Employee AssistantProgramme (EAP) andwas rolled out at the hospitallast week.According to the hospitalmanager Bongiwe Moyake,the programme has beenTwiggy Matiwanaprescribed for all governmentdepartments by thenational government so thatemployees can be supportedspiritually, socially, psychologicallyand physically.“This has been a very successfulevent, I am very happyabout the staff’s response aswe all know that this is an ongoingprogramme.”Moyake added that socialworkers had been givingsome of their services to thehospital staff.Assistant nurse PhakamaSithole said: “We also havefemale condoms because ourboyfriends tend to forget toput on their condoms, so oncewe put on ours we are safefrom diseases such as HIVand STDs [Sexually TransmittedDiseases] .”Twiggy Matiwana is anindependent citizenjournalist forGrocott’s Mail.DO IT YOURSELF... Nurse Assistant Phakama Sithole demonstrateshow to use a female condom. Photos: Twiggy MatiwanaHealth department targetsMakanaTHE Department of Health’sHIV/Aids Counselling and Testingcampaign which started thismonth aims to have 47% of theMakana and Ndlambe populationtested by the end of June2011.While the national targetis, reportedly, to have 15 millionpeople tested by the endof June 2011, the Makanasub-district expects to test44 152 people.The department’s subdistrictcovers areas in bothNdlambe and Makana municipalities.The campaign was introducedby Health Minister DrAaron Motsoaledi as a preventionstrategy to curb thespread of HIV in the country.Makana Health PromotionManager GladysMtimkulu said: “The HealthMinister emphasises thateverybody must go for testing,even our PresidentJacob Zuma has tested andthe Eastern Cape MEC hastested, plus our healthcareworkers are trying to destigmatiseHIV/Aids so thatthe public can see that thiscampaign is for everybody.”During this period, freecounselling and testingwill be offered at all clinics,Settler’s Day Hospital,Settlers Hospital and RhodesUniversity’s sanatorium aswell as at local NGOs suchas Raphael Centre, Africareand Jabez Health Centre. “Wehave also mobilised religiousleaders to assist in spreadingthe word in their churches asthere are people who are affectedby and infected with thevirus out there,” she added.The purpose of the campaignis to mobilise peopleto know their status, encouragethose who are negativeto remain so and encouragepeople to take full responsibilityfor their lives (even if theyare infected with HIV) as wellas to provide life skills programmesfor learners.Twiggy Matiwana is anindependent citizenjournalist forGrocott’s Mail.

POP QUIZGrocott’s Mail Tuesday, 18 May 2010UKUFUNDAv. to read; to learnBecoming a readerLearning to read opens the door to a lifetime of learning andpleasure. Reading develops your imagination and empathy forothers. It’s the best way to develop your vocabulary and generalknowledge. It’s not surprising therefore that regular readingimproves verbal intelligence. To become readers, children needinteresting books at the right level. It’s important to get an earlystart. For some children, their fi rst encounter with books is ontheir parent’s knee, sharing a story.Reading to young children develops their vocabulary and, unconsciously,they learn a lot about books. With this head start,children make progress when learning to read at school. Theybuild confi dence in themselves as readers and choose to read.The more they read, the more children’s vocabulary, fl uency andcomprehension improves and their confi dence as readers grows.It is this virtuous circle that turns children into readers and putsthem on the journey of a lifetime!In this issue of Ukufunda, we interview a local teacher, ZaneleYantolo, to fi nd out how she became a readerand how she encourages her learners to becomereaders. Zanele also shares with usa book she has just read. We also fi nd outabout a new provincial association set up forEnglish teachers like Zanele.Sarah Murray, Ukufunda editorial committees.murray@ru.ac.za, 082 9251008Bold new body forEnglish educatorsCATHY GUSHLast month saw the historic formation of a professionalassociation of English teachers inthe Eastern Cape, the fi rst one of its kind inthe country. The Eastern Cape English EducatorsAssociation (ECEEA), which was preceded by twoyears of planning, was launched at the Networkingconference hosted by the Institute for the Study ofEnglish in Africa (ISEA) at Rhodes University. Theconference brought together some 150 currentand past students from the Institute’s ACE (ELT)and BEd programmes, as well as district managers,subject advisors and librarians to consider currentchallenges to effective English teaching andhow best to surmount them.English is known to be a critical subject area,because of the widespread dependence of othersubjects on good language performance in English.This is one of the reasons why it was decidedto form a discipline-based association at provinciallevel – the aim is to enhance educational performancein a specifi c subject area.The guideline followed in conceptualising theassociation has been to put in place somethingNOTICES• The Eastern Cape English EducatorsAssociation was established to enhance theprofessional standing of English teachers, offerongoing access to cutting edge educationalresearch, and provide a forum in whichdiscipline-specific challenges can be confrontedand solutions shared. To join or find out morecontact Monica Hendricks on 046 603 8565 orm.hendricks@ru.ac.za.• The Professional Development Centre atRhodes is looking for donations of good qualitychildren’s books (preprimary, primary and seniorschool age) and magazines, for distribution toschools. Items can be dropped at the PDC, 19Somerset Street (old CSD offices). Enquiries MJJackson or Natasha de Souza on 046 603 7263.RESOURCE PACK NO. 2 -PARENTING• Join Susan Powers’s Grahamstown Parents’Network, which provides free informationsharingnewsletters to parents in Grahamstown.New subscribers to the network also receive awelcome letter and a Parents’ Directory listingchild-friendly service providers in Grahamstown.Subscribe by emailing Susan Powers: powers@smokesignal.co.za• The Parent Centre was established in CapeTown in 1983 as a non-profi t organisation. Itprovides education and training workshops,home visiting programmes, community talks,support groups as well as parental counselling.For more information, visit their website atwww.theparentcentre.org.zaFriends of the Library: Coming soon to Hill Street Library...1001 Booksyou mustread beforeyou diePeter BoxallThe LacunaBarbaraKingsolverUnweavingthe rainbowRichardDawkinsContribute to the Ukufundapage, published inGrocott’s Mail every Tuesday.Letters, notices, appeals,useful news and information,book reviews, questions,opinion pieces, non-profitclassified ads and pictures areall most welcome. They canbe sent tor.amner@ru.ac.za,s.murray@ru.ac.za orgushbros@telkomsa.netfor consideration.Subscribe to the Ukufundamailing list.Visit https://lists.ru.ac.za/mailman/listinfo/ukufundaand follow the instructions.The mailing list aims to raiseawareness about educationalinitiatives in the city andcreate a platform for allpeople interested in literacyand education to shareinformation, debate issuesand find support.that will make a positive and sustainable differencein Eastern Cape classrooms. The ECEEA isnot a political organisation nor is it intended tofl uff the professional self-esteem of teachers,but is wholly dedicated to improving the quality ofEnglish language teaching. While the focus is currentlyon English, the association is open to all languageeducators and it is hoped that the scope ofthe association may broaden to cover the full fi eldof language education in the long run.The ECEEA has been launched in partnershipwith the provincial education authorities. Tobe successful in transforming classroom practiceand bringing it into the mainstream of education,such a partnership is critical. It ensures that thereis systemic and ongoing buy-in from all concernedparties. In the words of Prof Laurence Wright, headof the ISEA, “Educational renovation comes fromthe hard work of committed professionals workingin classrooms, supporting each other intellectuallyand emotionally, and from the efforts of those ancillaryprofessionals who can in turn support themin intelligent and reliable ways.”The Eastern Cape and Grahamstown can beproud of taking the lead in this regard.EDUCATION FOCUS‘n Vurk indie pad andA fork in theroadAndre BrinkMakana Friends of the Library started 10 years ago to fundraise for the libraries of Grahamstown. If youwould like to join the Friends please contact the subscriptions manager, Kate Marx (k.marx@telkomsa.net)or fi ll out a membership form at the Public Library in Hill Street.POP QUIZwith Zanele YantoloZanele Yantolo is a Grade 11 and 12 Englishteacher at TEM Mrwetyana High School. She isan avid reader and has her own library at home.She has a BEd and BEd (Hons) from RhodesUniversity and is currently doing her Masters.Rod Amner was the quizmaster.Q: How did you come to be a reader?A: I’m not entirely sure! But, when I was doingStandard 8 (Grade 10) in King William’s Townduring the the time of school boycotts I startedreading because there was nothing else to do! Iaccidentally came across a book by James HadleyChase called There’s a Hippie on the Highway.I read it and enjoyed it and I wanted to read moreof the author. I have a substantial collection ofJames Hadley Chase books at home! And I am aregular at Fables book shop.Q: How did your training at Rhodes help you incorporatereading into your teaching practice?A: Reading is a problem in our schools. The timetableis very tight – and reading is not regarded asthe most important aspect of learning. When I wasat Rhodes I was introduced to publisher-sponsorswho supply reading books for pleasure. And thenwe were also trained to start reading programmesin our schools. I started a reading programme. Atfi rst, because of the shortage of reading resources,I was using newspapers and magazines – anythingI could lay my hands on. But, then I startedwriting to organisations like Biblionef and READand they donated books. I reported back to themon the success of the programme and I have receivedabout fi ve batches of books from them. Thepurpose of the programme is to instil a culture oflearning in the children, and to develop their language,writing and reading skills.Q: How successful has the reading programmebeen?A: There are somehow many challenges. It is aproblem when it is regarded as the sole responsibilityof the language teachers to get learnersto read in class. I make sure that during myclasses – especially classes specifi cally reservedfor reading – the learners do read. Another problemis the shortage of books, especially theisiXhosa books. It seems the publishers are nolonger publishing books in isiXhosa, especiallybooks that learners could read for pleasure. Evenmagazines – there is a shortage of isiXhosamagazines. There is just not enough readingmaterial available. Another thing is that learnerseither steal the books or tear the pages – atthe moment that is the greatest challenge. If youleave the learners in the class unattended, youcan be sure that three or four books will go missing.On the other hand, a number of my childrenare now reading for pleasure.Book ReviewThe Uncertainty of Hope by Valerie TagwiraReview: Zanele YantoloTHE Uncertainty of Hope is the debut novel ofValerie Tagwira, a Zimbabwean medical doctorcurrently working in London. The story is setin Mbare, a densely-populated suburb outsideHarare and revolves around the lives of OnaiMoyo, a Zimbabwean motherof three and market vendor,and her best friend Katy Nguni,a mother of one, vendor, andblack market currency dealer.The novel focuses on the trialsand tribulations faced by Onaiand Katy, including poverty,domestic abuse, homelessnessand vulnerability to HIV/Aids,which Onai faces because ofher husband Gari.The novel also focuses onhow government corruptionhas worsened the situation for poorZimbabweans. Home affairs offi cials demandsexual favours in return for aiding peoplein desperate situations. Police offi cers buyforeign currency on the black market andexecute Operation Murambatsvina – thegovernment’s controversial urban slumValerie TagwiraQ: Apart from your own classroom library isthere a library at TEM Mrwetyana?A: We have a building for the school library, butthere are only old textbooks in it. There are nobooks for pleasure. That why I have to ensurethat the books I received from READ and Biblionefare looked after. Also, I took them on atour of the nearby Duna Library and I askedthem to join the library. They are taking booksout of Duna – and I make sure they read thesebooks by requiring them to do book reviews,both in writing and orally. Also, because they likemagazines, I collect magazines and get them totake just one article and tell me in class whatthey have read. That’s how I make sure theyread!Q: How did you learn to write book reviews?I was taught how to do a book review for my AdvancedCertifi cate in Education (ACE). Every dayduring our course we were given 15 minutes readingtime. We were required to read at least 10books for the year and produce book reviews foreach book we read. So it was part of my training.Q: Tell us how you came about the book youreviewed for us (see Zanele’s review of The Uncertaintyof Hope below):A: I am doing a Masters at Rhodes and SarahMurray brought a whole lot of books into class.She noticed that I was an avid reader and askedif I would like to review The Uncertainty of Hopeto see if it would be an appropriate read for studentteachers. I took the book home and my18-year-old daughter was the one who startedto read the book because I was busy. She toldme, ‘You must read the book mum, it is interesting.’So I read it! It is good and deals with a lotof issues.Q: We seem to be living in an age when mostpeople – both young and old – do not readbooks for pleasure. How do you explain thefact that your daughter reads?A: I think it’s fi rst and foremost because she cansee that I like to read. When she was a child, Iwould read to her. Also, she was at Victoria Girls,so she would get books every day to take home.At home it’s our culture! We like to read. Sometimeswe don’t even watch the TV.clearance programme – displacing millions ofpeople and leaving them destitute.Although the novel focuses on thedisadvantaged side of Zimbabwe, it alsoshows how people with money and infl uentialpositions in society are not as badly affected bythe economic situation. The book shows howthe lives of well-off characters likeTom Sibanda, a young businessmanand farmer, Faith a law student, andEmily a doctor are intricately woventogether with the lives of the poor.Ultimately the rich better the lives ofthe poor, as can be seen in the caseof Onai and Mawaya, a beggar.I would recommend this bookto people because it is not onlyan enjoyable read, but it teachesone valuable life lessons like theimportance of true friendship andhope, surviving through diffi culttimes and to be grateful for the things onehas in life.In addition the novel is also a good readfor South Africans especially those who arexenophobic, as it can open their eyes to theliving conditions of foreign people, thereforemake them more empathetic.7

Turn write for BedfordGrocott’s Mail Tuesday, 18 May 2010Renowned writer brings the magic of storytelling to BedfordGrocott’s Mail Tuesday, 18 May 2010Turn write for Bedford9Rhodes journalism students working in the Grocott's Mail newsroom packed up their notebooks recently and headed for a Story Jamboree in Bedford. The weekend focused on “the writer’s voice” in four workshops led by writer Dorian Haarhoff with creativity andencouragement. At Friday evening's Rekindling the Fire, participants were served soup and introduced to Dorian. He told a series of short stories to get the creative juices flowing, and participants interacted to relate these to their life experiences. On Saturday morningparticipants gathered at a farm for a feast of words. Writing Yourself Alive focused on writing as a conversation with yourself and others. Dorian believes that writing is not a talent but a skill drawn from attention and openness which anyone can master with enough practice.Underneath shady trees, participants scrawled across paper hoping to access their inner writer. They shared their stories and were encouraged to make their writing more alive through the imagination. That evening, in Bosman and Boerekos, Dorian told Herman CharlesBosman stories between three courses of a traditional Afrikaans meal. On the last day of the Jamboree, writers gathered under a beloved oak tree for The Great Metaphor Hunt. The workshop encouraged participants to look to nature for inspiration and self-reflection.A life full of coloursBabongile ZuluJan Lister and her son Matthew came to the Eastern Capefrom Johannesburg in 2008. Jan had read about Bedford anddecided to drive through the town. She came to a house with a‘for sale’ sign and was immediately interested.“I was devastated when the estate agent said someonehad put in an offer that morning. I said to myself: ‘what areyou thinking? You came to Bedford just to have a look and nowyou’re looking at property!’” Jan was still interested in lookingat the house so she was given a tour. Ten days later, Jan wasback in Bedford because the potential buyer had not paid thedeposit on the house on time.This time, Jan noticed a tile in the dining room with a pictureof a bird she dreamt of 25 years ago. She recalls feeling asense of fullness and being where she was meant to be. Therest is history. She set up a café called Kaleidoscope Kafe, andis also involved in the arts project Kaggaberg Kraft Centre. “Ifeel so blessed and privileged to have found where my connectionslie,” she said.Having organised the Story Jamboree, she plans to makeit an annual affair.FEELING AT HOME... Jan Lister, organiser of the BefordStory Jamboree, working on a collage about her life.Photo: Gillian RennieA place of picnics and metaphorsLaea MedleyWe imagined ourselves being drawn into the Old Oak Tree –Bedford’s traditional picnic spot. Led by Dorian's words, webecame part of the tree, our feet transforming into the twistyroots, and our arms morphing into the sturdy branches. Thiswas the opening of Dorian's “metaphor hunt” on Sundaymorning.DJ Comyn, who lives next door to the majestic tree,related its history. “My mother’s side of the family arrivedhere in the 1820s on a ship called the Wymeth.“When boarding the ship in Portsmouth, the captain informedthem that they had to wait for the tide to come in, andsince they would be on board for three months, he suggestedthey spend some time on land while waiting.”“There were oak trees forming acorns in the area, andthe little boys were playing with them. So when they boardedthe boat again, they had pockets full of acorns. That’s why oaktrees in the Eastern Cape are different from ones in the WesternCape.“I don’t think this oak tree is originally from one of thoseacorns, but probably from an acorn of an acorn,” he said. “Youget these kinds of trees all over the Eastern Cape.”HUNTING FOR METAPHORS… Dorian Haarhoff delivers awriting workshop on metaphors under Bedford’s traditionalpicnic spot, the Old Oak Tree. Photo: Laea MedleyExceeding our expectationsDaniella PotterFoLLowing the lights of the bakkiethrough the dust, a fellow student saidwith a shaking voice, “We’re going to bemade into pies!”Pulling into the narrow driveway,it appeared that some creatures weremounted on walls, but we humans did nothave to fear. We were staying on a huntingfarm just outside Bedford called Robert’sKraal. Zebra, kudu and wildebeest headsloomed over us. Their skins lay as matson the floor for when we tumbled out ofbed. There were two lodges, one of whichhad a long table dressed in African print.Each room had beds with cleansheets and blankets that kept us snugduring the chilly nights. The showerswere the size of walk-in cupboards andthe baths were comfortable for the tallestpeople.As dawn broke on Saturday morning,the sun sparkled on the white walls andmade halos around the trees.A fireplace stood between the twolodges where we bonded on Saturday afternoon.As we closed the doors for thefinal time, we locked away not only oursafe haven, but memories of our time atthe farm, connecting among the freedomof Africa’s Karoo, instead of over coffee inthe Grocott’s Mail newsroom.From one writer to anotherLynn BerggrenMentor, writer and story-teller, Dorian Haarhoff, spenttime with the Rhodes fourth year writing class answeringquestions about life, writing and books.What would you be if not a writer?Some sort of a homegrown philosopher. I have a need to communicatewith people. Maybe I'd be a travelling monk. Or apilgrim like in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.When do you know you have a final draft of a story?Sometimes after the seventh or eighth version, I go back to theone I’m happiest with. I also test my drafts with writer friendswho will be honest.Has your writing changed over the years?I hope it has got more simple. I like to think each work is like acloudy glass. After time, it settles.When did you write your first story?When I was eleven, my father died. I wrote a poem to try to holdmy grief. Then I began to trust words.Where do you get the stories that you tell?A lot of people send me stories, or I often read them in books.Every culture has stories, and you begin to notice them everywhere.Every fiction is someone's life story.Who is your favourite poet?Gerald Hopkins's use of language and enthusiasm inspired mywriting. Also Robert Frost and Geoffery Chaucer, who talk of thelong road to crafting one’s writing.INSPIRING... Writer and story-teller Dorian Haarhoff talksabout the magic pf metaphors under the Old Oak Tree inBedford. Photo: Gillian RennieKeep space for dessertAnnetjie van WynegaardMealtime in Bedford was a pomegranate pipmoment. Creative juices not only flowed on the page,but also in the Karoo kitchens of Kim van Niekerk andJanice Lister.Jan and her son, Matthew, prepared scrumptiousboerekos on Saturday at the Bosman and Boerekosevening at the Bedford Old Gaol, from boontjiesop,cocktail roosterbrood with powdered biltong, topampoenbredie, bobotie, melktert and bread and butterpudding. With our bellies full we enjoyed the entertainingHerman Charles Bosman tales told in character byDorian Haarhoff, Old Brown Sherry included.Saturday lunch was an explosion of fresh tastesprepared by local estate agent Kim van Niekerk. Mostof the ingredients she used, like aubergine, spinach,radish tops and curly kale, are organically grown in hergarden.The highlight was Kim’s Moroccan inspired pomegranatepudding. The dessert, like Marcel Proust’smadeleines, reminded Dorian of his search this year for“pomegranate pip moments”. Dorian made a collage atthe start of this year to plan the year ahead. In his collagehe stuck a pomegranate where a man's heart wasmissing, which sparked his quest to live romantically.Dorian believes each person is a pip of potential thatcan inspire “heart moments of connection”.EAT YOUR HEART OUT... This Moroccan inspiredpomegranate pudding was the highlight of Saturday'slunch in Bedford during a weekend of creativewriting led by acclaimed writer and Rhodes alumni,Dorian Haarhoff. Photo: Gillian RennieBosman and boerekosStacy MorelandDonning a floppy hat andslukking repeatedly from abottle of Old Brown, Dorianreincarnated Oom SchalkLourens, the figure whotraverses many of HermanCharles Bosman’s shortstories.The legendary SouthAfrican story teller sat beforeus atop a makeshiftstage, a North Africanwooden bed, and cleared histhroat. As the light flickeredover the disintegrating lionskin on the stone walls of theBedford Gaol, gloom becamea cosy realm of fiction. OomSchalk’s adventures in theGroot Marico entertained usbetween courses of heartyboerekos.The Old Gaol, its highwalls intimidating visitors,made me pity any prisonerwho was once held in thisimpenetrable and inescapablefortress. But the Gaol’srefurbished interior tells adifferent story; its high ceilingsand monstrous fireplace,flanked by the lengthiestleather couch I’ve everseen, are more reminiscentof Dracula’s castle.A well tamed Englishgarden weaves its waythrough labyrinth-like courtyards.Recently bought byJohannesburg businessmanDerek White, the OldGaol is to be converted intoa luxurious bed and breakfast– the plush beds andfine dining a far cry from itspenitential past.Sharing ourlife storiesMegan JacksonThe aim of Dorian's workshops was to improve our writingskills and to coax out our inner writer.We participated in the ‘Writing Yourself Alive’ workshop,connecting with our own life story and sharing it with others.It is this openness and honesty that frees us from theconfines of our self-made prisons, and enables us to find thewords to tell our stories.Unfortunately, being only 22 years old meant that mostof us did not yet have a life story to unpack, and this workshopwas enjoyed more by older participants, most of whomhad a cache of subject matter to work with.The Great Metaphor Hunt on Sunday was more suited tous Journalism students, and did not involve having to delveinto our inner psyche. We acted out metaphors and huntedfor organic materials to create characters.It was a treat to work with such an esteemed writer likeDorian, but I would have liked to have written more, and toreceive feedback from him.In any case, we left with the comforting knowledge thatwriting is a skill, and that each of us has the potential to begreat writers with a lot of perseverance and crafting.FORTRESS... Writer Dorian Haarhoff explores Bedford's Old Gaol, now a local entertainmentvenue and soon to be a luxurious bed and breakfast. Photo: Anthea GarmanWorkshop inspiresfuture authorsSandhira Chetty and Meggan McCarthyGrocott's Mail reporters asked participants whetherDorian's wise words inspired their inner best-selling author.English teacher Ricky Woods said, “Dorian has alreadydone two workshops, and at our annual conference he saidsomething which I will never forget: ‘Stories stick to me likeburrs to a rug.’ When I heard he was going to Bedford, Ijumped at the opportunity. This weekend has shown me weall have a voice, whatever we have to say has value, and tocontinue writing!”Alison Immelman, another English teacher, also foundthe workshops valuable. “It has been so uplifting. I have obtainedsuch rich history and diversity from being with differentpeople. Everyone has a story to tell. These workshopshave provided me with deep rest.”Bedford resident Rita Oosthuysen said the workshopsshowed her how she could improve her own writing. “I’vehad an interesting and eventful life. My therapist suggestedI write my life story, not only because it would behealing but because it could be a good read. I’ve learntvaluable skills such as to show, not tell the reader.” Oosthuysenbelieves Bedford was an ideal place to hold theJamboree: “It’s close-knit but we are welcoming towardsstrangers.”

10Peppergrove Mall, GrahamstownTel: (046) 622 3440, Fax: (046) 622 8368videotronicRadio & T V ServicesFor all your electronic requirementsAGENTS73 High Street •Tel. 6227119#83The solution will be published onFriday, 21 MayHOW TO PLAY: Fill inthe grid so that everyrow, every column andevery 3x3 box containsthe digits 1 through 9. Nonumber can be repeatedin any row, column orbox.DSTVdecoders andinstallationsPuzzle 5 (Very hard, difficulty rating 0.89)6 9 8 43 9MAY 14 TO MAY 20SPREAD (16LNS)Ashton Kutcher stars as the pretty young guy who has expert andenthusiastic sex with older women. "Kutcher is a credible and potentleading man with an easy address to the camera. He carries off the moviewith some style." Mail & GaurdianFri. @ 5:30pm, 8pm, Sat. @ 3pm, 5:30pm, 8pm, Sun. @ 12:30pm, 5:30pmMon./Tues. @ 5:30pm, 8pm, Wed./Thurs. @ 8pmDATE NIGHT (13LVS)In New York city, a case of mistaken identity turns a bored marriedcouple's attempt at a glamorous and romantic evening into somethingfar more thrilling and dangerous. Starring Steve Carrell and Tina Fey.Fri. @ 3pm,8pm, Sat. @ 12:30pm,3pm,8pm, Sun. @ 12:30pm,3pm,Mon./Tues. @ 3pm,8pm, Wed./Thurs. @ 3pmFROM PARIS WITH LOVE (16)In Paris, a young employee in the office of the US Ambassador hooksup with an American spy looking to stop a terrorist attack in the city.Starring John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Myers.Fri. @ 8pm, Sat. @ 5:30pm, 8pm, Sun. @ 12:30,5:30pm,Mon./Tues. @ 8pm, Wed./Thurs.@ 8pmNANNY McPHEE AND THE BIG BANG (PG)Family movie. Nanny McPhee arrives to help a harried young motherwho is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war.She uses her magic to teach the children and their two spoiled cousinsfive new lessons. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Ewan McGregor and EmmaThompsonFri. @ 3pm,5:30pm, Sat. @ 12:30,3pm,Sun. @ 3pm, Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. @ 3pm,5:30pmTOOTH FAIRY (PG)Family movie. A bad deed on the part of a tough minor-league hockeyplayer results in an unusual sentence. He must serve one week as areal life tooth fairy. Starring Dwayne JohnsonFri. @ 3pm, Sat. @ 12:30, Sun. @ 3pm, Mon./Tues. @ 3pm,Wed./Thurs. @ 3pm, 5.30pmCRAZY HEART (13)"Redemptive story about about a failed country singer bouncingback." Mail & Guardian. Starring Jeff Bridges, Anna FelixFri./Sat. @ 5:30pm,Sun./Mon @ 5:30pmTues./Wed./Thurs. @ 5.30pm, 8pm4 1 6 98 1 7 4 6Puzzle 1 (Very hard, difficulty rating 0.82)9 6 7 3 8 4 2 5 12 5 8 7 1 6 9 3 41 4 3 9 2 5 7 8 64 8 9 1 3 7 5 6 27 3 6 5 4 2 1 9 85 2 1 8 6 9 3 4 73 87 4 6 5 1 8 2398 9 2 4 7 3 6 1 56 1 5 2 9 8 4 7 39 6 8 1 76 2 8 45 2 6 1Puzzle 4 (Very hard, difficulty rating 0.85)9 1 2 8 6 4 7 5 35 8 3 7 1 2 6 9 44 7 6 5 3 9 8 1 23 2 5 9 7 1 4 6 81 4 7 2 8 6 9 3 58 6 9 3 4 5 2 7 16 3 4 1 2 7 5 8 92 9 1 6 5 8 3 4 77 5 8 4 9 3 1 2 6Puzzle 7 (Very hard, difficulty rating 0.77)Solution for Friday 14, MayPuzzle 7 (Very hard, difficulty rating 0.77)5 1 4 9 2 7 6 3 86 2 7 3 8 5 1 4 98 3 9 4 1 6 5 2 72 6 1 7 5 8 4 9 34 7 86 8 1 4 9ENTERTAINMENTMASTERFUL MUSICIANS...Kingswood College staffand pupils who joined theRhodes University Orchestrain the performanceof Carl Orff’s CarminaBurana at the Guy ButlerAuditorium are, from left:Boris Mohr (French horn),Njaveva Bingana (trumpet),Dario Broccardo (timpani),Jenny Brand (clarinet),Adam Campbell (flute),Tessa Campbell (violin) andJoshua Smuts (trombone).Photo: SuppliedtvGUIDETimes and shows were correct at the time of going to pressTUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 20107.30am YOTV Land,12pm Judge Joe Brown,1pm Shift, 2pm MatrixUploaded, 3.30 TeenTitans, 4.30pm Tom & JerryTales, 5.30pm News, 6pmBold And The Beautiful,6.30pm Wina Manje, 7pmba Kae, 7.30pm News,8pm Generations, 8.30pmShakespeare, 9pm Famefrom Faith.6.30am Takalani, 12pm 5.57am Op Pad, 6am7.30am AM Shopping, 10amJudge Joe Brown, 1pmMorning Live, 9.10amGenerations, 11am TyraShift, 5 1.50pm Infomercials, 8 Thabang Thabong, 6 Banks, 7 12pm Knight Rider,2pm Matrix Uploaded, 3pm 10am Takalani Sesame, 2pm Knock Knock, 2.30pmJam Alley, 3.30pm Samurai 12.30pm Dr. Phil, 1.30pm Power Rangers, 3pm All MyJack, 4pm YO.TV, 5.30pm 1 4 Days Of Our Lives,Children, 3.50pm 3 Talk,News Headlines, 6pm Bold 3.30pm Muvhango,4.45pm Days, 5.35pmAnd The Beautiful, 6.30pm 4.30pm Iketsetse, 6pm The Oprah Winfrey Show,Puzzle 2 (Very hard, difficulty rating 0.77) Puzzle 3 (Very hard, difficulty rating 0.88)HHP Respect, 8 7pm Jika 2 7 Kwela Express, 16.30pm5 6.30pm 3 Isidingo: The Need,5 8Majika, 3 8pm 1 Generations, 7 4 6 2 9 7de Laan, 37pm 8Nuus,9 7 2 47pm 5News, 1 7.30pm 6 Rules2 18.30pm 4 5Love 6Stories. 9 9pm 7 8 3 7.30pm Pasella, 1 2 8.30pm 5 6 8 9of Engagement, 7 4 3 8pm Life’sKhumbul’ekhaya.News, 9pm Muvhango. a Journey.9 7 6 2 8 3 4 5 1 4 36 7 1 3 5 2 8 97.30am YOTV Land,6am Morning Live, 9.30am 8am AM Shopping, 10am4 5 7 8 3 1 9 6 2 7 5 4 8 9 3 1 6 210am HHP Respect,Woody Woodpecker, 10am Generations, 10.30am3 612pm 9 Judge 42Joe 2 Brown, 5 8 1 67Takalani, 12.30pm 8 9 1Dr.54 6 2Isidingo, 4 311am 87The Tyra8 21pm 1Tshwaraganang,6 9 7 5 3 4 Phil, 1.30pm 6 Days 3 Of 2 Our 4 7 1Banks 8 Show, 9 51.30pm Africa1.30pm Live It, 2pm Matrix Lives, 3.30pm Muvhango, News, 2pm Which way!,7 9Uploaded, 4 8 3 1 63pm Jika 92 4 5Majika, 4pm 3 5 7 6 9 1 8 3 2 4Hectic Nine -9, 5pm 2.30pm Get Ed, 3.50pm 36 34.30pm 5 7Casper’s 4 2Scare1 9 8 Dragonball, 26pm 4 Leihlo 8 3 5 6Talk 9with 7Noeleen, 1 5.35pm1 4School, 2 5.30pm 9 5 News, 8 36pm7 6 La Sechaba, 9 6.30pm 1 3 7de 2 4 7Oprah 6 Winfrey 5 8 Show, 6.30pmBold, 8pm Generations, 5 1 Laan, 8.30pm News, 9pm Isidingo, 9 7pm News, 7.30pmPuzzle 8.30pm 5 (Very hard, When difficulty we were rating 0.89) Muvhango, Puzzle 9.30pm 6 (Very The hard, difficulty Top Billing, rating 0.88) 10.15pm LawBlack, 9.30pm CuttingMating Game.& Order, 11.15pm Knight6 9 8 3 4 5 1 7 2 2 9 6 8 7 5 3 4 1Edge.Rider.3 5 7 9 1 2 6 8 4 3 1 7 9 2 4 8 6 57.30am YO.TV Land, 12pm 6am Morning Live, 8am 5am World Today, 7.30am2 Judge 4 1Joe 7Brown, 8 2pm 6 3 9 5 Parliament, 59.05am4 8 3 1 6AM Shopping, 9 7 210am Gen-2 810.30am 7 Isidingo,8 Matrix 1 2Uploaded, 5 9 3.30pm 7 4 3 6 Thabang Thabong, 6 3 10am 1 4 5 9erations,The Tick, 5.30pm News,Takalani Sesame, 11am 11am The Tyra Banks Show,5 7 4 6 3 1 9 2 8 9 8 2 7 6 1 5 3 46pm Bold, 6.30pm JamMind the Gap, 12.30pm 1.30pm News Update, 2pm9 Alley, 3 67pm 8My 2Wife 4and5 1 7 Dr. Phil, 2.15pm 7 5 Judge 4 2 8 3Trompie, 6 16.30pm 9 Isidingo:1 Kids, 6 57.30pm 2 7News, 3 8pm 8 4 9 Mathis, 4pm 1 Hectic 2 3Nine-9,6 9 7The 4Need, 5 7pm 8 News,Generations, 8.30pm When 5pm ACSA, 6.30pm 7de 7.30pm Hearts in Atlantis,4 2 9 1 6 8 7 5 3 4 7 9 5 3 8 1 2 6we were Black, 10pm Above Laan, 7.30pm Supersterre, 9.30pm Innocent Voices.7 the 8 Rim. 3 4 5 9 2 6 1 10.00pm Blow 8 6by Blow. 5 1 4 2 7 9 3THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010Grocott’s Mail Tuesday, 18 May 2010ReviewMusical investment in city’s social capitalISMAIL MAHOMEDThe presentation of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana at theGuy Butler Theatre in Grahamstown is a proud moment.It was more than just an orchestral and choralperformance. It was about celebrating Grahamstown’s socialcapital. From the very first moment when the conductor JuanMuñoz stood on the conductor’s podium and raised his hand tocommand his choir and orchestra for O Fortuna in the opening,it was certain that the wheel of fortune was going to spinin his favour.Both Muñoz and his pianist wife Muriel Illusorio are wellknown in Grahamstown for their passionate commitment to musiceducation. It must be certain that Muñoz’s passion and commitmentto Carmina Burana can only be inspired by Carl Orff who,like Muñoz, also had a parallel career teaching music to children.Presented by Graeme College and the Rhodes UniversityOrchestra, the Guy Butler auditorium was an explosion of colour,harmony and excitement when more than 300 children drawnfrom Grahamstown’s DSG, Kingswood College, Mary WatersSchool, PJ Olivier High School, St Andrew’s College, TEM MrwetyanaSchool and Victoria Girls’ High School delighted anSABC 1 SABC 2 SABC 3 e - TVM-Net6am Morning Live, 8amParliament , 9.30amWoody the Woodpecker,11.30am Talk SA, 12pmMotswako, 12.30pmDr. Phil, 1.30pm Days,2.15pm Judge Mathis,4pm Hectic Nine - 9,6.30pm 7de Laan, 7.30pmErfsondes, 8.30pm News,9pm Muvhango, 10pmAfro Cafe.Puzzle 6 (Very hard, difficulty rating 0.88)9 5 32 8 5Puzzle 8 (Very hard, difficulty rating 0.76)Puzzle 8 (Very hard, difficulty rating 0.76)4 8 6 2 7 9 3 5 15 7 3 6 1 8 2 9 42 1 9 3 5 4 6 8 71 6 5 8 4 2 7 3 92 7 9 38 4enthusiastic audience with a repertoire that is no easy taskto perform. Sung in Latin and old German, Carmina Buranadrifts between combined choral adult male voices, children’svoices, an orchestra and the three solo voices. The strengthof any performance of Carmina Burana rests in the conductor’sability to harmonise the experienced voices of adults inthe production with that of its youth performers. This is whereMuñoz’s experience as a musician and a teacher was so pivotalfor creating a production that will always be cherished byits 400 strong cast and by its appreciative audience.Being part of an audience that swiftly rose to its feet onthe Thursday night performance was an absolute blast. Thiswas a standing ovation for more than just performance. Itwas an accolade and a moving tribute paid to the adult musiciansand choristers and to the teachers from all the participatingschools in Grahamstown who came together with somany young people to celebrate diversity through the arts.Carmina Burana is after all about so many different people.It is about so much variety. It is about different textures. Whenso much of that was found and assembled on one stage justhow does one resist not calling for an encore?Bravo to the full company.7.30am AM Shopping,10.30am Isidingo: TheNeed, 1.30pm AfricaNews Update, 3pm All MyChildren, 3.50pm 3 TalkWith Noeleen, 4.45pm Days,6.30pm Isidingo, 6.30pmNews, 7.00pm News, 8pmInterface, 10.15pm Law& Order, 11.15pm ThePhilanthropist.Puzzle 9 (Very hard, difficulty rating 0.77)1 7 4 2 6 8 5 3 95 6 3 4 9 7 2 8 12 8 9 5 1 3 4 7 63 5 1 7 4 9 6 2 88am African LanguageNews, 9am Rhythm City,12.30pm Backstage,1pm News Day, 1.30pmWWE Superstars, 2.30pmCrawford’s Corner, 3.30pmFrenzy, 4.40pm The Youngand theRestless, 5.30pmMedical Detectives, 6.30pmRhythm City, 7.30pm Scandal!,8pm WWE Afterburn.9am Rhythm City, 10am3rd Degree, 12.10pmPlanet Parent, 12.30pmBackstage, 1.30pm WWEAfterburn, 3pm Where onEarth is Carmen Sandiego?,5.30pm Medical Detectives,6pm e News, 6.30pmRhythm City, 7pm e News,7.30pm Scandal!, 8pmAXN-TV, 8.30pm Smackdown,9.30pm Playa.6am Sunrise, 10amPlaya–2010 Soccer, 12pmShowbiz Report, 1pm NewsDay, 1.30pm WWE Raw,4pm Chucklewood Critters,4.30pm Infomercials,4.40pm The Young AndThe Restless, 6pm e News,6.30pm Rhythm City,7pm eNews, 8pm Afterthe Sunset, 11.30pm TheSteve Wilkos Show.6am Sunrise, 10amShowbiz Report, 10.30amPlaya, 11.00am WWE,12.30pm Backstage, 1pmNews Day, 1.30pm Bartokthe Magnifi cent, 6.30pmRhythm City, 7.30pmStyle by Jury, 8pm StealthFighter, 10.30pm EnemyMine.5.15am Chuggington, 7amFormula One, 10am Binneland:Sub Judice, 11amChocolat, 2.30pm Spliced,5pm Grey’s Anatomy, 6pmBinneland: Sub Judice,7pm Prankz, 7.30pm UglyBetty, 8.30pm Flash Forward,9.30pm Damages, 10.30pmCalifornication, 11pm Guns.7am MiWay MTB, 10am Binnelanders,11am Pasengers,1pm Infomercials, 2.30pmNaturally Sadie, 3.00pmPearlie, 4pm Bon Jovi: Livein Chicago, 5pm Ugly Betty,6pm Binnelanders, 7pm TheMiddle, 8.30pm The Mentalist,9.30pm The Pacifi c,23.00pm Angus, Thongs andPerfect Snogging.5am Guess with Jess, 6amBarney & Friends, 10amBinnelanders, 11am BehindEnemy Lines: Columbia,2.30pm Horseland, 3.30pmHotwheels, 4pm Prankz,4.30pm The Middle, 5pmLeague of Glory, 7pm CarteBlanche, 8.30pm AmericanIdol, 9.30pm Fringe,10.30pm FlashForward,11.30pm The Mentalist.9am Rapid Motion Classic,12pm Sopersport, 2.30pmThe Latest Buzz, 3pm DinosaurKing, 3.30pm DreamKix, 4pm Carte Blanche, 5pmAlex Stobbs, 6pm Binnelanders,7pm Garry Unmarried,7.30pm All Access, 8.30pmWipeout, 9.30pm Sex Drive.

Pop QuizGrocott’s Mail Tuesday, 18 May 2010NewsAmakhala partners withInternational Labour11Cathy GushUNDER CONSTRUCTION...The three new residences currently being built at Rhodes University should be ready by the end ofthe year. Photo: Sandhira ChettyNew residences to go greenSandhira ChettyThree residences currentlyunder constructionat Rhodes Universitywill be the first togo green. The new houseswill have an alternative watersystem installed in aninitiative undertaken by theuniversity to become moreenvironmentally friendly.“Instead of the boilerswhich current residences areusing, these new ones willhave heat pumps,” said thedirector of the ResidentialOperations Division, Dr IainL’Ange. Drawing from thetechnology of air conditioners,the heat pumps use hot air toheat water. “In the long runthis would result in a saving ofup to 80% for the university,”said L’Ange.The heat pumps were thesecond option in the plan togo green. “We also looked atsolar paneling, but with furtheranalysis we found thatthe heat pumps would delivera better result.The topography of theland was not suitable for solarFESTIVAL SUPPLEMENT22 June 2010Deadline:Monday14 Junepanelling.” The costs of theair conditioning technologyhad to be considered as well.“Green technology costs arevery expensive. The GreenFund was established todeal with projects such asthis one.”This organisation wasproposed by the environmentalscience student projects tosupport initiatives that couldcontribute to Rhodes Universityreducing its carbon emissionsand becoming a moreenvironment-friendly institution.Although it is still new,the Green Fund is a fundraisinginitiative which will helpimplement green initiativesacross campus.In addition to the heatpumps, 5 000 litre rainwatertanks will become standardat all residences as a watersavingtactic. There will alsobe a change in the landscaping.“The plan is to make thevegetation far more indigenousso that we stay awayfrom water-hungry plants;just to keep a lawn greenmeans an enormous amountof water is consumed.”For SPECIALadvertising rates contactSivuyile orBongani on046-622 7222E-mail:adverts@grocotts.co.zaExisting residences willalso become more environmentallyfriendly according toL’Ange.“As the boilers of the oldhouses age, we will replacethem with the heat pumps. Weare still experimenting withthese new residences.”“Going green is a must,”said L’Ange. “We need to bemore aware of our landscaping,it’s beautiful to havethese plants, but we needto save water, especially inlight of the water crisis inGrahamstown.”Construction is expectedto be complete by Decemberthis year.Amakhala Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape has signed agroundbreaking partnership agreement with the International LabourOrganisation (ILO). They are one of only two game reservesin South Africa that have been selected as a pilot project for theindustry. The pilot project will involve developing and demonstratinggood conservation and workplace management practiceswithin a game lodge environment. This will then serve as a modelto be rolled out more generally once the pilot phase has beencompleted. Amakhala and Madikwe Game Reserves were selectedin terms of the ILO criteria that looked for viable game lodgeoperations located in a rural setting and linked to vulnerablecommunities.The three main focus areas are:• The development of sustainable small businesses within thelocal community that will develop skills, create employment andprovide products to lodges.• Development of a workable conservation management planthat facilitates the synergy between a commercial operation andsustainable conservation and energy practices;• Human Resource and workplace management issues;• Empowering staff to understand and increase the efficiency ofthe processes involved in running a game lodge.The ILO is funding the project for two years. The first year islargely taken up by the research and preparatory phase, whilethe second year is for implementation. Experts from the ILO willbe working hand in hand with owners, management and staff atAmakhala to address the relevant issues.

12 Grocott’s Mail Tuesday, 18 May 2010Send your Applause pictures to the editor, s.lang@grocotts.co.za or hand deliver them to Grocott’s Mail, 40 High Street.HAPPY STARS... Shooting Stars Playschool recently launched their new school t-shirts to tiein with the Hospice Go-Yellow day. Pictured here are, from top left: Nicholas McKeown, MikaDavies, Mairi Reardon, Jonathan Pretorius, Vuyokazi Tata (assistant). From bottom left: ZaraBenn, Devon Britz, Lana Pretorius (teacher), Zoë Halse, and Olivia Barker. Photo: SuppliedGOING STRONG... Jeff Grocott, staff and friends celebrate the 140th anniversary of Grocott’sMail. The first edition hit the streets on 11 May 1870. Photo: Stephen PenneySLEEP TIGHT... Kingswood recently raised R5 000 for the Nompumelelo Pre-School to buymattresses for the children. Photo: SuppliedTOP AGENT... MonikaGaybba of IndependentProperty Consults recentlywas named top agent outof all their franchises andbranches and was awardeda diamond for her brooch.Photo: SuppliedECO-CONSCIOUS... DSG has become part of the Eco-SchoolsProgramme which began in South Africa in 2003. The missionof the Eco-Schools Programme is to promote public participationin caring for the Earth. Here Shelley Frayne (headmistressof DSG) and Brittany Barrowcliffe are seen with theEco-School flag. Photo: SuppliedHOCKEY STARS... Vuyo Zondani and Mary Roji from Victoria Primary School were selectedto represent the Albany U13 hockey team. Photo: SuppliedWEDDING BELLS... Braden King and Monika van Duuren gotmarried at Hoërskool PJ Olivier recently. Monika is a MathsLiteracy and physical science teacher at PJ Oliver andBraden is a lecturer at East Cape Midlands College as wellas a web designer. Photo: SuppliedWELL DONE... SiyabongaFaxa has completed hisMicrosoft excel 2007 Level1 Course which he did withCreative Minds. Photo: Supplied

Grocott’s Mail Tuesday, 18 May 2010News13TICK TOCK… Volunteers wait in the queue, anxious to donate. Photo: Candice CupidoLOOK AWAY… Nurse Elsabe Potgieter finds the vein in David Kenyon’s arm.Photo: Candice CupidoGiving life, giving bloodHERE IT COMES… A nurse sterilises a volunteer’s arm beforeinserting the needle. Photo: Lynn BerggrenOn Wednesday Grahamstown residents and students gathered in Eden Grove to give lifeby giving blood. A nerve-wracking experience for some, there were many pained facesand gritted teeth. Despite the apprehension, around 200 people allowed their arms to bepierced for a good cause. According to Msimelelo Lose, a donor educator at thetesting center, the blood is collected into one bag and then divided into the differentcomponents: red cells, platelets and plasma. It is then sent to Durban for safety testingand distributed to areas in need. Lynn Berggren and Peta Danielshow us what happenedOUCH! Photo: Lynn BerggrenHAPPY TO GIVE… Farrah Hayes grins and bears it as she gives blood for the ninth time. Photo: Candice CupidoDRAINING AWAY… The bag of precious fluid hanging from avolunteer’s arm. Almost a full unit. Photo: Peta DanielRELIEF… Akapene Abidiwa is glad it’s over.Photo: Candice CupidoA PRECIOUS GIFT… 480 ml of blood. Photo: Candice Cupido

14classifieds 1. Personal 2. Announcements 3. Sales & Services 4. Employment 5. Accommodation 8. Motoring 9. LegalsTuesday, 18 May 20101. PERSONALDeathTHENJIWE REGINA NELOBorn: 15 June 1929Died: 12 May 2010Service Will be held atLesley Methodist Churchat 10.00am.May her soul rest in peace.FoundBLACK Telefunken Hi-Fi Systemfound in Hill Street area inMarch 2010.In MemoriamWATSON Paul (Pud)Memorial Service/Wake willbe held Friday 21 May 2010 at3pm at BlaauwkrantzTennis Club2. ANNOUNCEMENTSNoticesAA PROTEA GROUP. Antic Hall,7.30pm Monday nights. 22 AlbanyRoad, next to New Apostolic Church.Cell: John 083 550 4221. Wilfred073 292 6057 and Antony 082682 1234. If anyone, anywherereaches out for help we want thehand of the AA to be there.THE FRIENDS OFBROOKSHAWHOMEBROOKSHAW HOMENotice is hereby given ofthe holding of the AnnualGeneral Meeting of theFriends of BrookshawHome on Tuesday22 June 2010 at 3pm inthe diningroom ofBrookshaw Home.Agenda:1) Consideration of theminutes of the AnnualGeneral Meeting June2009.2) Matters arising therefrom.3) Receipt of the Chairmanof Council’s annualreport.4) Presentation of thefi nancial 2009-2010.5) Election of new council2010-20116) Appointment of auditorsfor 2010-20117) GeneralTo advertisehere contactSivuyile on046 622 7222Dave Mullins AuctioneersOUTSTANDING AUCTIONOFHOUSEHOLD CONTENTSOn behalf of Mr and Mrs A Sheilds09H30 SATURDAY22 MAY 2010At: 31 PRINCES STREET,PORT ALFREDViewing: Fri 21 May –16h00 to 18h00Registration & Viewing: Sat 22 May from:08h30AUCTION starts PROMPTLY AT09H30Many items of Furniture and Smalls toonumerous to mention.For further information please contact:Dave Mullins - 082 299 7953Les Mallett - 072 716 3608KNOWLES AUCTIONSDuly instructed by the executorsof the estate late MissNPC Mathie we shall submitby public auction at 2 AyliffStreet,Grahamstown onWednesday 19 May 2010 at10: amItems for sale : 1996 Toyotacorolla 1.6 GL, Assorted costumejewellery, two diningroom suites (oak), one desk,assorted old chairs, exercisemachine, Imbuia ball & clawdisplay cabinet, wing-backlounge suite, occasional tables,TV and video machine,barley-twist standard lamp,fire-screens, set of clustertables, carpets, old radiogram,4 plastic chairs, oakbedroom suite, old towelracks, heater, stool/ ladder,oregon tables, corner stand,2 wall-units, hot-tray, leadedwindow bookcase, oak chestof drawers, magazine stands,electric organ, compactum,chest of drawers, oak bookcase, hospital bed, foldingbed, old linen cupboard, grasstable, washing machine, oakdressing table, old woodenkitchen table. Sundries toonumerous to mentionAuctioneer’s Note : there area fair amount of collectablesamongst sundries and all furnitureis in good conditionViewing : Tuesday 18 Maybetween 2 & 4pm or morningof saleEnquiries : Mike on 073 2648845 or 046 636 11373. SALES & SERVICESDriving SchoolsALBANY DRIVING SCHOOL.133 High Street, Grahamstown.Telefax 046 622 3211 forprofessional driving lessons.(24 hrs)DrivingSchoolMike082 430 9855W I N A C O R S AB A K K I E !FinanceAre your debts giving yousleepless nights?Phone Shirley Robinson @ AlphaDebt Counselling on082 083 5709 or 046 622 8064.Room 15 EPBSBuilding Cnr of 87 High & Hill StreetFor Hire5 TON Truck with dropsides forHire. Contact 073 143 4642FurnitureBuyers & SellersbentwoodsSelect 2 nd Hand FurnitureAntiques & Collectables2A Cawood Street(Up the road from Village Green)Tel: 046 622 5171GardeningGRASS CUTTING. Once-offcuts, Refuse removal, Tree felling/Pruning,Hedge trimmimg,Painting and water tank installations.082 696 6831/071 896 6569.Home Maintenanceandre_masakhe@yahoo.comTelefax: 046 622 41212 Cobden Street (next to MetroCash & carryFENCINGAll types of fencingrequirements includingPalisade fencing.AUTOMATIVEENGINEERING1. Cylinder head tune-up2. Skimming includemanifolds3. Pressure testingGENERALENGINEERING1. Repair to farm implements2. Steel structures3. Sliding gates - burglar barsBUILDING WORKS1. Boundary walls with fi xture2. Painting3. Plumbing4. PavingVisitwww.grocotts.co.zafor youronline fixMiscellaneous WantedHospice would be gratefulfor any donations ofclothing and linen. Wecan collect!Contact:046 -622 9661 orDeliver to15 Milner StreetPetsDOGS.ETCPuppy SocialisationAND Basic Obedience ClassesWith a qualified trainer andbehaviouristStarting 22 May 2010For more information phone:Trainer: Leigh-Ann (CO4; COAPE)083-3521936Behaviourist: Henriette (Ethol.Cons.) 082-7814281FAIRBAIRNKENNELS& CATTERYTel: 046 622 3527Cell: 082 552 3829For Well Cared-for,Happy PetsSPCATel: 046 622 3233, 072 191 2173Emergency: 079 037 3466ANIMALS FOUND• Several head of unclaimed cattle anddonkeys found around Grahamstown.• X Breed terrier black and white foundMilner Street.• X Breed tan and white dog foundCross Street.ANIMALS FOR ADOPTION• Collie-type, black, good nature, easyto train.• A young and vibrant black male Collie.• Afrikana, tan, male, good condition,found and never claimed.• 2 cross breed puppies, a male and afemale, very playful and health.• Small brindle dog, docked tail, veryliving and quick to learn.• Afrikana male, very handsome.• Bobby, X Breed, well behaved, young,longing for a family.• Dark chocolate brown adult small dog,found and never claimed, very lovable.• We have a few pretty and playfulkittens, all colours.• We also have several lovely adultcats, all colours and friendly.SPCA says a big thank you to thosewonderful donations of food that keeprolling in, also thank you to DSG,Wendy Jacobs, Larissa and all thevolunteers that give up their time to helpout at the SPCA, walking, grooming,socializing our dogs and cats.FRONTIER AMALGAMATEDBROKERSis assisting the SPCA withwinter looming. Blanketsand food can be dropped offat our offi ces (7 SomersetStreet) until the end of May.SecurityEast CapeAccess Systems“For all your access controland vehicle security needs”Electic gates, burglar bars,pallisade fencing, VESAapprovedcar alarms/immobilisers/gearlocksCall 046 622 5668 or visitus in Anglo-African Streetfor a free quotation4. EMPLOYMENTEmployment OfferedOpportunity for full-time,qualified beautytherapist, withmanagerial abilities, athealth hydro.The successful candidatewill be an enthusiastic, selfdrivenperson with owntransportation.Email / Fax CV by 31 May:stuart@imaginet.co.za086 218 45075. ACCOMMODATIONAccommodationOfferedALL facilities available inserviced rooms. Phone 046622 4464. HELEN WALLACEESTATE AGENT.To LetPAM GOLDINGPROPERTIES TO LET:3 Bdr Hse: R8800/monthIncl. 2 bathrooms, garden flat3 Bdr Hse: R 8500/monthincl. 3 bathrooms, securevillage, under floor heating,stove, double garage3 Bdr Hse: R 6500/monthIncl. Hi Tec, water and gardenservice2 Bdr Hse: R6000/monthIncl. 2 en-suite bathrooms,garden cottage, Hi-Tec3 Bdr flat: R5500/monthIncl. 1½ bathrooms and stove2 Bdr flat: R5000/monthIncl. Off-str parking, stove &fridge2 Bdr flat: R4800/monthIncl. Off-str parking, stove &fridge1 Rm: R 2500/monthIncl. Hi Tec, garden service,shared W & E1 Rm : R 1870/monthIncl. Hi Tec, shared W & EContact: Adrian Frost046 622 2778 or083 556 74818. MOTORINGMotoring Sales1998 Silver Volvo S70 for sale,very good condition R49 500.Contact 082 343 7556.Grocott’sMail40 High StreetGrahamstownNeed an advert inthe newspaper?ContactSivuyile046 622 7222Three daysof fun intheSundaysRiver ValleySTACY MORELANDSunday’s River Valley,in the Addo area outsidePort Elizabeth,expects 40 000 visitors to theAbsa Kirkwood Wildlife Festivalthis June.“This year visitors will findmore to tempt their tastebudsthan ever,” says festival directorJenni Honsbein. “We willhave a selection of gourmetfoods, wonderful cheeses,the province’s biggest winefestival, mampoer, seafooddelicacies, the Lemon andLime bar – you will even beable to munch on a famousNanaga pie.”Annelisa Weiland, whoplays the part of Hilda in7de Laan will be assistingwith cooking demos andPrime Circle, Juanita DuPlessis, Amore Vittone, KurtDarren, Dozi, Nianell, andthe Soweto String Quartetwill provide free entertainment.Kids can enjoy thefunfair rides, clowns and theWalk on the Wildside tentfilled with creepy crawliesand snakes, while sportsfans can watch live matcheson a big screen in the beertent. The wildlife auctionwill also be offering prizeanimals. “We are expectingwhite rhino from the KrugerNational Park and 26 disease-freebuffalo,” says auctionorganiser Johan Swart.The 2010 Festival is steppingup its green approach.“Our goal is to make KirkwoodWildlife Festival a carbonneutral festival withinthe next five years,” saysHonsbein. “We hope to undertakea green audit onthe festival this year to useas a benchmark, and we willstrive to improve on thatevery year.” In partnershipwith Sappi’s War on Wastethe festival will recycle allits refuse and a prize willalso be awarded to the mostenvironmentally friendlyexhibitor.The Festival takes placefrom 4 to 6 June in Kirkwoodin the Sunday’s River Valley.Drive down the N2 towardsPort Elizabeth, take the N10and then the R366 past Addo.For information call JenniHonsbein on 042 230 0066.Visitwww.grocotts.co.zafor youronline fix

Grocott’s Mail Tuesday, 18 May 2010SportRhodes personality nomineeSaskia KuiperThis week’s PG Glass Rhodes Sports Personality nomineeis Donovan Kennedy.Kennedy has been a paddler for seven years andjoined the Rhodes Canoe Club in 2009, where he immediatelymade his mark. He is both a river canoeist and a surf ski paddleron the ocean. Kennedy says, “I love the sport because ittakes me places where not many people have been before. Ihave paddled down rivers where there is no civilization for days.I’ve paddled out at sea where I’ve been a few metres away fromwhales.” He has competed in a number of races and has beenplaced highly including being placed third in the U18 Surf SkiWorld Cup in 2007, third in 2008 and second in 2009. He was alsoplaced second in the U16 Dusi Canoe Marathon in 2007, firstin the U18 SA river champs in 2008 and third in the SA Marathonchamps in 2008. He is entering six of the Discovery Men’sHealth Winter Series races this coming vacation and hopes toperform well. Kennedy is always ready to help new paddlers: “Ipaddled on the Fish River with a 102kg novice in a K2 this pastweek end. It was tough but I enjoy helping out beginners, I knowhow hard it is to get started, I was a beginner too.”FAB FOUR... The St Andrew’s College 1st Four who wereselected to represent Eastern Cape at the National SelectionTrails are, from front to back: William Cahill, MichaelBlunden, Graham Pringle, Daniel Still and Cameron Gardner(coxswain). Photo: SuppliedTop threeplacing forSAC rowersStaff ReporterThe St Andrew’s College 1st four rowing side were selected to representthe Eastern Cape at the South African National SelectionTrials which took place at Roodeplaat Dam in Pretoria recently.The purpose of the trials was to select crews to representSouth Africa at the Junior World Championships in the CzechRepublic in August.The four St Andrew’s pupils raced in four events, placingsecond in three and third once, with only a strong heavyweightcomposite crew from Gauteng proving themselves stronger onSaturday and Sunday.These performances put the St Andrew’s first four in contentionto be one of the crews to race at the World Championshipsin August.Being the only crew at the national trials having all rowersfrom the same school, the St Andrew’s pupils produced some outstandingracing, including a six minute 36 second time in theirsecond race over 2 000 metres on the Saturday, three secondsfaster than the six minutes 39 second time which won them theSA Schools Championship title in February this year.Megan JacksonThe Golden Oldies Athletics Club is aclub for senior citizens who would liketo keep fit while having tremendousamounts of fun at the same time.The programme entertains all peoplethat are 60 years and older and includesfun activities such as the duck walk, thedress-up-race, passing the ball, and forthose who are wheel chair bound there isStaff ReporterGolden oldies keep fitpegging the washing. Some of the moreserious events include the 100m, 400m,500m brisk walk and the 800m jog/run.For the more adventurous, other activitiesinclude rugby-ball throw (throwing arugby ball at a target), goal shooting (ahockey activity), pass the ball (a socceractivity).The club has various events happeningin the third quarter (July to September)which include zonals, and a districtCANOE KING... Donovan Kennedy makes his way down a fallcalled 6B on the Bivane River. Kennedy has been nominatedby the Rhodes University Canoe Club for the PG GlassRhodes Sports Personality. Photo: SuppliedJunior tennistournament asmashing successThe Grahamstown Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club held a highlysuccessful, inaugural Junior Tennis Tournament on Sunday10 May. Encouraging junior tennis in the district and to exposejuniors to the concept of competition was the aim of the tournament.Tournament co-ordinators, Morny Le Roux and SonjaWere, were delighted with the total entry of 92 children whoelected to play and this certainly augers well for the future oftennis in the region. Morny, Sonja and their team are to be congratulatedfor the initiative in taking on an event of this natureand for making it a resounding success.It is clear from feedback from parents and children who participatedthat the day was well received and Rod Walker, presidentof the club, has indicated that they would like to make thisan annual event.The event was played at the Grahamstown club courts,Wyvern and at the Diocesan School for Girls Courts and theclub would like to thank Cherie Biggs, Sheryl Emslie, ShirleyRobinson and Ant Kitson for their assistance with co-ordinatingplay at each venue and the following for assisting them: DeliaDuxbury, Kirsty Still, Milo Mills, Chris and Liezl Nel, Christelleand Andrew Hutchison, Carol and Glen Cuthbert.The winners persevered in strong winds to come throughvictorious. The results in each section were:U8: 1st - James Mullins/Dale Brody, 2nd - Tom Mills/Ross Mullins;U10 Girls: 1st Jade Basson/Keisha Still, 2nd Amy Mills/BongaMbanda;U10 Boys: 1st Darin Holman/Scott Cuthbert, 2nd James Davies/DanielDavies,U12 Girls: 1st Judy Lee Harvey/Kelsey Purdon, 2nd Paula Duxbury/KristonSandy’s Thomas,U12 Boys: 1st Nicholas Zimmerman/Regardt Kitching, 2nd Cobusvan Zyl/Bryan Geyer;U14 Boys: 1st Jayden Pienaar/Daniel Scholtz, 2nd CliffordLoock/Lloyd Turner.In addition the club would like to thank Danber Feed ServicesCC, United Cash and Carry (Tony Naidoo), Re-Max (JeanRodgerson and Alexis Bowker), Pick n Pay, Pam Golding (KimWebber), UPB (Irene Ellis), Sothebys (Steve Birt), King Pie(Anton Strooberg), Steers High Street (Pierre Pienaar), ShuIn (Alan and Sandy Thomas), Dulce Café, KFC - Eastern Cape,Roxbury Cinemas (Johnny Kluivers), Spur Grahamstown, Calabashand Scott’spot (Peter Reppinz), Rat and Parrot and Wimpyfor their generous sponsorship and donations to the event.event where teams from the differentzones come to take part. A Cacadu teamwill then be selected to take part at theprovincials, where an Eastern Cape teamwill be selected to take part at the GoldenGames Nationals.Anyone interested in joining the clubcan contact Hilton Adonis at the Departmentof Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culturefor more information.Sport in brief15West Bank junior golf champsA group of five St Andrew’s College golfers competed in theWest Bank Junior Championships in East London recently.Conditions were perfect and a number of good scores were recorded,the best being a level par 72 by Dylan Thompson. Dylanwent on to win the B division with Bryce Bosman in third witha good second round score of 74. Bryce was placed first on theday in the Best Nett competition. After the prizegiving the BorderU16 team was announced for the upcoming Inter-provincialtournament to be held in Aliwal North during the holidays. JasonBaggott was selected to represent this team.Run Walk For Life time trialResults from the latest Run/Walk For Life time trial, held atGraeme College Junor Fields from 5.30pm, held every Thursday.4km: Rikhotso Rooi 15.11, Mlamli Klaas 15.32, Kevin Rafferty15.50, Stephen Penney 16.09, Terri-Lynn Penney 16.16, Frithvan der Merwe 16.45, John Galela 17.39, Deon Boshoff 18.54, Peterdu Toit 22.09. Rooi and Galela both ran personal best times.Time trialsRhodes Universioty Athletics Club time trial results:4km: Jenny Coppinger 16:48 (personal best), Steve Robarts18:03, Dave Goble 19:18, Bronywn Mathopo 19:27 (pb),Madeleine Du Toit 19:29, Caroline Ross 19:41 (pb), Steve Baines20:31 (pb), Cynthia Ngwenya 20:36 (pb).Well done Coppinger, Mathopo, Ross, Baines and Ngwenya forrunning personal bests on the course, and to Steve Robarts forwinning the R50 Pick n Pay voucher, his guessed time was theclosest to his actual time. Last Wednesday was the last timetrial for the semester. The next Rhodes time trial will be thefirst Wednesday of next term.DSG sportDSG hockey vs Victoria Girls’ High School1st team DSG won 2-0, 2nd team DSG won 5-0, 3rd team DSGwon 7-0, U16A DSG won 5-0, U16B DSG won 5-0.DSG hockey vs Union High School1st team DSG won 3-0, 2nd team DSG won 1-0, U16A drew 3-3,U16B drew 0-0.Various hockey U14A vs Collegiate DSG won 2-0, U14A vs AlexRd DSG Lost 0-1.Netball vs Victoria Girls’ High School 1st team DSG won 30-14, 2nd team DSG lost 8-15, U16A drew 14-14, U16B DSG won13-5, U14A DSG won 13-4, U14B DSH won 11-6.Netball vs Kutliso Daniels 1st team DSG won 31-5, U16A DSGwon 34-4, U14A DSG won 13-0.Junior hockey – EP TrialsThe following DSG pupils were selected for the Eastern ProvinceU13B: Lalage Nuttall, Megan Viljoen, Megan Meyer.Kingswood College resultsRugbyKingswood 1st 15 Hudson Park 5, Kingswood 2nd 17 HudsonPark 12, Kingswood 2nd 17 Alexandria 1st 10, Kingswood3rd 0 Hudson 22, Kingswood 4th 0 Hudson 49, Kingswood5th 0 Hudson 31, Kingswood U15A 15 Hudson 14, KingswoodU15B 17 Hudson 46, Kingswood U14A 29 Hudson 24, KingswoodU14B 0 Hudson 56, Kingswood U13A 48 Moregrove12, Kingswood U11A 26 Moregrove 5, Kingswood U9A 14Moregrove 19.Girls hockeyKingswood 1st 0 Hudson 5, Kingswood 2nd 1 Hudson 2, Kingswood3rd 0 Hudson 3, Kingswood 4th 2 DSG 1, Kingswood 5th 0DSG 0, Kingswood 16A 0 Hudson 1, Kingswood 16B 1 Hudson 1,Kingswood 16C 1 Hudson 0, Kingswood 16D 2 Hudson 0, Kingswood16E 0 DSG 2, Kingswood 14A 1 Hudson 4, Kingswood 14B3 Hudson 0, Kingswood 14C 2 Hudson 0.Boys hockey1st XI Hockey Result vs Hudson ParkKingswood were probably a little out-gunned by a good HudsonPark team on Wednesday, as they lost 0-1. They managedto hang in during the first half, until conceding a goal with aminute left on the clock. Hudson had most of the chances inthe half, where the two sides seemed to put each other underpressure, especially with regard to turn-over of possession bydefence and midfield. Kingswood strikers struggled to win 50/50balls against tight marking, and therefore limited opportunitiesentering the D. There was a spirited come-back in the secondhalf from Kingswood, where they seemed to control things alot more. Nigel Namuyamba made some great saves to keepKingswood in with a chance.Kingswood 1st 0 Hudson 1, Kingswood 2nd 5 Hudson 2, Kingswood3rd 1 Port Alfred 1st 2, Kingswood 4th 2 SAC 16C 2, Kingswood16A 1 Hudson 1, Kingswood 16B 6 Hudson 0, Kingswood16C 0 SAC 16D 3, Kingswood 15A 3 Graeme 3rds 0, Kingswood14A 3 Hudson 2, Kingswood 13C 3 SAP 13D 0, Kingswood 13D1 SAP 13E 0,NetballKingswood 14A 3 Hudson 22, Kingswood 16A 4 Hudson 11, Kingswood16B 3 Hudson 6, Kingswood 3rd 3 Hudson 16, Kingswood2nd 8 Hudson 17, Kingswood 1st 9 Hudson 35.SquashKC1st 10 SAC1sts 7, KC2nd 0 DSG Club 12, KC3rd 14 DSG1st 8,KC4th 12 Graeme2nd 5, KC5th 13 SAC5th 7, KC6th 10 SAC6yh8, KC7th 6 DSG Junior 14.

16 18 May 2010***Bumper entries at golf openStephen PenneyWIDE SWING... Jean Austin tees off during the GrahamstownGolf club’s women’s open on Saturday. Austin and her partnerJane Bladen finished third. Photo: Stephen PenneyNombulelo comes out topsStephen PenneyNombulelo Secondary School are the currentlog leaders in the Grahamstown High SchoolsU17 Football League.Nombulelo and Kutliso Daniels both endedround one with eight points, but with Nombulelo’sbetter goal difference, they are top of the log.In third spot is Mary Waters with five points,followed by TEM Mrwetyana also on five points. Infifth position is Samuel Ntsika.The competitions top goal scorer is LelethuMakile (Nombulelo) with eight goals, with SiyabongaLwisani (Mary Waters) the next top goalscorer with three goals.The second round of the Grahamstown HighSchools U17 Football League fixtures starts on28 July.All the results after round one:Nombulelo (5) vs Mrwetyana (0)Mawas (2) vs Ntsika (2)Nombulelo (1) vs Mawas (1)Nombulelo (5) vs Ntsika (1)Khutliso (0) vs Mrwetyana (0)Khutliso (2) vs Ntsika (0)Mawas (0) vs Mrwetyana (0)Ntsika (0) vs Mrwetyana (3)Nombulelo (0) Khutliso (0)Khutliso (2) vs Mawas (0)Another fine win for St Andrew’sStaff ReporterThe St Andrew’s College 1st rugby side werenot able to deliver a technically good performancein their game against Queen’s College onSaturday, but still managed a 21-6 win.With a number of players taking part inthe Eastern Province Craven Week trials onFriday afternoon the energy levels were a bitlow and the usual spark was missing. The teamhowever dug deep and used the supportive andvocal home crowd to inspire them to play withpassion and commitment against a defensivelyorganised and spirited Queen’s team.The first half was a stop/start affair withThe women of the Grahamstown Golf Club held their biggestevent ever on the Grahamstown calendar on Saturday.The Grahamston women’s open attracted 46 entriesfrom Port Elizabeth, Port Alfred, Bedford, Joubertina, EastLondon and even one from Cape Town, with 32 entries from outof town. “We had a fantastic open today with good weather forgolf,” said Jenny Kroon of the women’s golf club on Saturday,adding that various clubs from across the country were sent invitationsfor their women members to attend the open.Esmé Basola, manager of the Grahamstown Golf Club, providedlunch for the golfers. The mother and daughter twosomeof Nonnie and Nanette Strydom from Walmer Country Club inPort Elizabeth were crowned the open champs as they went onto win with 47 points.Grahamstown Golf club members Rose Gunton and WilmaPellissier took second spot, while their clubmates Jane Bladenand Jean Austin finished third.On a lighter note, one of the club’s male members, JudgeFrank Kroon acted as a marker as there was a two ball cover.He went on to win the nearest-the-pin prize.Meanwhile, any woman interested in taking up the game ofgolf are welcome to attend the Tuesday women’s day’s whichare held at the Grahamstown Golf Club from 12.30pm. For moreinformation on the women’s club contact Jenny on 082 974 2595.a number of penalties and reset scrums, andso both teams never developed any rhythm orflow and the first half ended with St Andrew’sleading 5–3.The second half carried on in much thesame manner as what had happened in thefirst half. St Andrew’s were however able touse their territorial advantage better in thishalf and score more often from visits to the opponentshalf. The end score was a comfortablebut hard fought 21–6 victory to St Andrew’s.Ryan Black scored one try for St Andrew’s,while Dane van der Westhuizen scoredone try and put over three penalties and oneconversion.Rhodes in first loss of seasonStephen PenneyThe Rhodes University Soccer Club men’sfirst team suffered their first defeat in thePort Elizabeth Football Association PromotionLeague over the weekend.Before the weekend’s two matches, Rhodeswere in perfect form, as they had won all oftheir first five matches.Among the latest of their first five victimswere Westville United and Motherwell Academywhom they beat 2-1 and 2-0 respectively.The students then had a double over thepast weekend as they travelled to KomatsuYoung Tigers at Kemsley Park on Saturday,and then visited Forresters on Sunday at theEastern Province Command.Young Tigers are the newcomers in theleague and were unable to deal with Rhodes’assault as Rhodes went on to win 4-0.On Sunday Rhodes played against Forrestersat the Eastern Province Command, withRhodes fielding a weaker side due to studentspreparing for exams.Rhodes lost the match 3-1 their first defeatof the season. This is also the first time Forrestershave beaten Rhodes in four years.Stephen PenneyThe DSG U13A hockey side had a successfulouting at the Collegiate Junior’s hockeyfestival as they were unbeaten in all their fivematches.In DSG’s first match against Westering,DSG won 2-0, and beat the hosts, Collegiate,also 2-0. They then beat Priory 1-0 and drew 0-0to Lorraine, before beating Erica 5-0.GENTLY DOES IT... Daphne Bowker makes a successful putduring the women’s golf open at the Grahamstown Golf Clubon Saturday. Photo: Stephen PenneyCollegiate fails to beat DSGThe festival, which took place on Saturday,was aimed to create an exciting atmosphere,encouraging fun and fellowship among theplayers, and therefore there were no overallwinners.This was the third annual hockey festivalhosted by Collegiate with a total of 13 teamstaking part.Meanwhile, the DSG U13A side beat a StGeorge’s Prep U13A side 5-0 last Friday.GO BABAS!... The Raglan Road Multi-Purpose Centre held a fun sports day for Grahamstownpre-schools. Nomphelo Belwana of the Multi-Purpose Centre said 19 schools tookpart in the sports day. Among the activities were 50m dash, egg and spoon race and abeanbag race. The sports day was organised to network with other pre-schools and forthe children to meet with children from other schools. The Department of Sport, Recreation,Arts and Culture helped with the various events as well as with the sporting equipment.Seen here is one of the 50m dash events. Photo: Stephen Penney