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SUPERHEROES: Cambridge Primary recently introduced the 

Values Crew to the Foundation Phase. At the launch, the focus 

was on the five values: Kindness, Courage, Respect, Honesty 

and Responsibility. From left, Major Responsibility (Marilyn 

Delaney), Colonel Courage (Susan Phillips), Captain Kindness 

(Jacques Coetzee), General Honesty (Tammy Lowe) and 

Ranger Respect (Zimasa Fana).The superheroes are all 

members of the Cambridge Primary Foundation Phase staff 

Beach under threat 

Nahooners bemoan violation of by-laws 

SIVENATHI GOSA 

THE pristine Nahoon Beach is 

under threat from people 

who ignore municipal 

by-laws and allow their dogs 

to run freely without cleaning up 

their mess. 

Nahoon resident, Mark Ristow, 

said this week he was concerned 

about the state of the beach. 

“There is a big board that states 

the rules and by-laws of the 

beach, but people have the 

tendency of ignoring these. The 

life guards always reprimand 

people who consume alcohol in 

public and those who play music 

loudly, but ignore the ones that 

stroll on the shore with their dogs 

running freely instead of being on 

a leash.” 

He said recently a big dog was 

let loose at the beach, which 

caused fear among beachgoers. 

“The dog looked like it could 

attack anyone. Animals are 

unpredictable. What frustrates me 

the most is the people that do not 

go after their dogs to pick up the 

faeces. Someone could step in it.” 

Ristow said he had alerted the 

Buffalo City Metropolitan 

Municipality about the matter and 

has made sure that the executive 

mayor, Xola Pakati, knows about 

it, but the situation remains 

unchanged. 

“Nahoon beach is a family and 

popular beach. I think the 

municipality must take care of its 

facilities, it cannot enforce 

by-laws and then not take these 

to action.” 

BCM spokesperson, Bathandwa 

Diamond, said going to the beach 

should not cause any discomfort 

to members of the public due to 

inconsiderate people. 

“The municipal by-law states 

that dogs are not allowed within 

the bathing area, and that dogs 

walked on the beach should 

always be on a leash.” 

Owners who did not abide by 

the rules could be liable for a fine 

amounting to R300. 

“Owners must also clean up 

after their dogs, and should be 

[held] liable for any attacking or 

biting of a member of the public 

by their pets.” 

LOOK AFTER IT: Concerns have been raised 

about irresponsible dog owners who 

frequent Nahoon beach Picture: MADELEINE 

CHAPUT 

“We urge people to report those 

who are breaking the law by 

contacting our Law Enforcement 

Unit on 043-722-1819,” Diamond 

said.

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February 8, 2018 

Merrifield launches iCreate 

MADELEINE CHAPUT 

IN AN effort to celebrate and encourage 

individuality, creativity and innovation, 

Merrifield Preparatory School have 

launched iCreate, a pioneering classroom 

experience. 

iCreate, which means innovation, 

creativity, research, engineering, arts, 

technology and entrepreneurship, iCreate 

offers all students from grade 1 to 6 the 

opportunity to explore 'out of the box' 

critical thinking. 

“It is exciting to launch into 2018 with 

such a creative programme within our 

school. Every person on this planet is 

creative and uniquely gifted. It’s what 

drives our passion and makes us ‘come 

alive’,” said Merrifield teacher and iCreate 

programme coordinator Diane Bossé. 

Over and above the school's IEB 

curriculum, pupils spend one lesson a week 

exploring and creating in a colourful and 

stimulating classroom environment. 

Designed to inspire and encourage 

optimum creativity, the classroom has 

moveable blocks for desks and chairs as 

well as a beautiful chalk mural as a 

blackboard, painted by local artist, David 

Edwards. “All research on what skills our 

world needs today underlines creativity, 

critical thinking, collaboration, citizenship, 

ethical education and communication as 

top priority skills. So we, as educators, 

must keep asking ourselves: how effectively 

are we preparing our school-leavers for the 

world they are entering?” 

Merrifield's goal is to equip students with 

these 21st century skills and the iCreate 

classroom experience does just that, 

covering skills in robotics, coding, 

advanced automation, virtual reality, 

artificial intelligence, practically advanced 

lego work and brain games. 

The weekly lessons are project-based, 

requiring students to apply their skills and 

knowledge on various subjects in an effort 

to solve problems. 

The lesson calls for collaboration, 

strategising and thinking out the box. 

“Through the medium of advanced 

academic programmes and learning tools 

such as iCreate, in addition to the 

programmes we currently use in our 

curriculum such as Singapore Maths, iPad 

apps, Thrass, online Mathletics and Cami, 

our prep learners are extended in 

developing critical thinking skills and 

competencies,” Merrifield College Executive 

Head, Dr Guy Hartley, said. 

Though many schools are starting to 

incorporate similar 21st century skills based 

lessons into their curriculum, the iCreate 

programme is the first of its kind in the 

Eastern Cape, with Kingswood school 

working closely with Bosse' in developing 

their own programme, ICE. 

“It has been an exciting, but challenging 

process. We've received so much positive 

feedback from the children and the parents 

so it has been rewarding,” Bosse said. 

The school aims to eventually implement 

it into the high school curriculum. 

THINKING OUT OF THE BOX: iCreate (innovation, creativity, research, engineering, arts, technology and 

entrepreneurship) has been launched at Merrifield this year to equip Prep School students with key 21st Century 

skills 

Picture: TRACEY MANGOLD 

Financial uphill battle 

for Meals on Wheels 


MEALS on Wheels Community Services in Buffalo 

City is in dire need of financial assistance. 

The organisation was established in July 1964 

by the Seventh Day Adventist Church, and the East 

London branch was the first to operate in the 

countr y. 

Secretary Asthon Botha said Meals on Wheels 

was a community service outreach programme 

that helped the elderly, poor and physically 

challenged people of the Buffalo City Metropolitan 

Municipality and surrounding areas. 

“We provide cooked meals, soup, clothing and 

whatever else that we can. We have a community 

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cent re for the senior citizens where they 

participate in various activities to keep them 

healthy. We also deliver meals door to door in the 

surrounding suburbs of East London. These meals 

are prepared, cooked, packed into our vans and 

are given to those who are in need. Meal deliveries 

are done on a Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.” 

Meals were made as nutritious as possible as 

many of the meal recipients were in poor health. 

“Once a week we try to give out a little treat, 

which is always appreciated, especially by those 

who cannot afford such luxuries. These treats can 

be in the form of puddings, cakes, yoghurts, juice 

or fruit.” 

In order for Meals on Wheels Community 

Services to help more people, they have 32 soup 

kitchens situated at various points that operate on 

a daily basis in the rural areas. People receive a 

serving of warm soup with meat, vegetables and 

some bread. 

“We have people from the various areas who 

reach out to us for help, informing us of the dire 

conditions in which many vulnerable people live. 

We deliver up to 1000 meals on a weekly basis; so 

in total we feed 40000 people monthly.” 

Botha said Meals on Wheels had recently lost a 

major donor who funded the protein contributions 

to the meal. 

Fundraising is done through hosted events, with 

a charity shop on the premises. 

Botha urged the community to assist as the 

number of people in need of a meal were growing 

with about R60000 a month spent on food, 

electricity and petrol. 

For more information on how to donate to the 

Meals on Wheels' fundraiser – the Valentine’s Day 

luncheon (see page 9 for details) – contact them 

on (043)735-2166 . 

HELLO THERE! East London resident Barbi Neuper 

took this photo of a crab on Winterstrand beach. 

She says, ‘This beautiful specimen stared at us 

as we stared at him’. 

Captain takes charge 

to help granny, baby 


THE plight of a grandmother 

clutching her three-month-old 

grandchild at the Mdantsane 

police station recently, 

touched Management 

Information Centre (MIC) head 

Captain Mariana Swanepoel 

so much that she raised 

money to help the family. 

Swanepoel also dug into her 

own pockets to help the 

80-year-old woman, who 

wants to remain anonymous, 

after she came to the station 

to seek help. 

Mdantsane cluster 

spokesman Captain Nkosikho 

Mzuku said Swanepoel met 

the elderly woman at the 

charge office at the police 

station where she came to 

share the difficulties she was 

fa c i n g . 

The grandmother claimed 

that her 37-year-old daughter 

had left the child in her care 

without providing for any 

needs, and had instead gone 

to the shebeen. 

Swanepoel investigated and 

was shocked to find out that 

the family could not afford to 

buy their own groceries. 

She contacted her friends 

for assistance and together 

they raised money to buy 

groceries and to supply in the 

baby's needs. 

“If there is one thing that 

makes me happy about being 

a police official, it is to make a 

difference in people’s lives 

without wanting to be thanked 

for it. They live in extreme 

poverty and I saw it fitting in 

giving back to the 

communit y.” 

Swanepoel said they were 

hoping to be able to help the 

family for the next three 

GIVING BACK: Captain 

Mariana Swanepoel 

raised money to help a 

needy family 

months as the family was 

living in extreme poverty. 

“The family depends on the 

child support grant of the 

12-year-old girl and that of the 

granny, which barely covers 

their basic needs.” 

Mzuku said, “I think what 

Swanepoel did, was out of 

goodwill and inspiring. As the 

SAPS, we make sure that the 

community members are safe 

and live in a conducive 

environment. 

“The grandmother was 

relieved and grateful for what 

the police did.”

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Eco club does it brick by brick 


THE Merrifield Primary School 

Eco Club have been hard at 

work perfecting and 

popularising the 

environmentally friendly art of 

eco bricking in East London. 

Eco-bricks are constructed 

out of recycled two-litre 

plastic bottles and all sorts of 

bits of plastics, chip packets 

and food wrappers. The litter 

is stuffed inside the bottles in 

a compact manner to create 

hardy building bricks. 

The club was approached 

by African Angels founder Lou 

Billet last year. They were 

asked to join the African 

Angels Independent School in 

making and collecting as 

many eco-bricks as possible. 

“Last year our main theme 

was ocean pollution and the 

effects of single-use plastics 

on the ocean's ecosystems 

and we thought this was a 

great was of reducing the 

amount of plastic waste that 

reaches our oceans,” 

Merrifield Eco Club head 

teacher Chaylene Bachar said. 

The school focused on the 

global issue, running various 

local projects, including 

beach clean-ups and 

challenging the pupils and 

their families to give up four 

single-use plastics. 

Eco-bricking, however, soon 

became a go-to trend. 

“The eco-brick project has 

by far been our most popular 

project as the Eco Club. 

People are seeing how much 

FOR THE ENVIRONMENT: Merrifield Primary School Eco Club members with head teacher 

Chaylene Bachar, front centrefront. The bottles, stuffed with compressed plastic waste, are 

the eco-bricks made by the club members which will be used for the environmental awareness 

sculpture to be built on the school grounds 

Picture: MADELEINE CHAPUT 

plastic they use and it 

inspires others to become 

involved and start 

eco-bricking too.” 

Apart from reducing the 

amount of trash that reaches 

the oceans, eco-bricks are 

also highly insulating and 

water- and fire-proof. The 

compressed plastic waste 

does not disintegrate and 

provides hardy support, 

similar to normal building 

bricks, but at almost no cost. 

During the course of last 

year, the Merrifield Eco Club, 

along with various members' 

families, managed to collect 110 

eco-bricks to be used to build a 

wall for the Chintsa East 

Community Learning Centre. 

The centre, which is a 

container-based book 

exchange and computer hub 

located in the middle of the 

Chintsa East location, opened 

in October last year. 

As a joint initiative between 

African Angels, Friends of 

Chintsa, the Chintsa East 

community, Express 

Petroleum and Great Kei 

Municipality, the centre aims 

to provide free internet access 

to residents, as well as digital 

literacy training, online maths 

practice and mentoring, 

assisting with accessing 

matric re-writes, and more. 

“We're hoping to find an 

organisation we can team up 

with to continue eco-bricking 

and make it an on-going 

project within the school, and 

eventually throughout the 

cit y,” Bachar said. 

Merrifield has 

commissioned Grade 11 art 

pupils Alex Murray to design 

and create a sculpture out of 

the eco-bricks collected at 

Merrifield this year. The 

structure will be built 

completely out of eco bricks 

on the school grounds in the 

hopes of creating awareness 

about the negative 

environmental effects of 

single-use plastics and other 

waste on the oceans. 

Merrifield School is a 

collection point for eco-bricks 

and encourages all to keep 

making them and bring them 

to the school. “There's a huge 

opportunity for collaboration 

here and I hope we can get 

everyone on board in an effort 

to reduce the amount of trash 

in the world,” Bachar said. 

If anyone has any 

suggestions or knows of any 

organisations or projects 

making use of eco-bricks, 

please contact Bachar at 

cbachar@mpsc.co.za. 

FEEL THE LOVE: The children at Fun @ 4 Preschool made beautiful hearts out 

of wood, ribbons and lots of love for the children at CHOC in support of 

International Childhood Cancer Day last year. The children also bought 

CHOC heart badges that they got to wear at school for R10 each. BKR 

Incorporated sponsored the materials for the lovely handmade hearts 


Show support for the 

childhood cancer fight 


CHOC East London is all set for 

International Childhood Cancer Day 

and has urged East London residents 

to join in on this global initiative and 

show their support by “Having a 

Heart for Children with Cancer”. 

Known as the “Blue Drive”, this 

annual campaign will see CHOC 

calling on schools, businesses and 

community groups to wear blue with 

the ICCD badge or heart pin on 

Thursday, February 15. 

CHOC have also requested that 

schools make decorated hearts to 

hang up in support of children with 

c a n c e r. 

The day is set to start with the 

CHOC Cow mascots, and PNA’s 

Penny mascot will be on site, 

handing out Early Warning signs 

flyers at the robots on the corner of 

Old Transkei Road and Hudson 

Av e n u e . 

CHOC regional manager, Debbie 

Kleinenberg, and one of their 

patients will also be interviewed on 

Link FM on February 15 in an effort to 

create increased awareness of 

childhood cancer. 

Children, moms and staff members 

at the East London CHOC ward will 

receive blue cupcakes and they will 

be receiving a visit from Stirling 

Primary pupils who will be 

decorating the ward with handmade 

hear ts. 

This week the CHOC EL staff will 

be at Hemingways Mall, where the 

public can show their support by 

buying CHOC merchandise such as 

badges and heart chocolates for R10 

each. 

For information, visit the website 

www.choc.org.za or contact the 

CHOC EL branch at el@choc.org.za or 

on 086-111-2109.




GO! IN KING 

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Soccer awards for two schools 

Desmond Coetzee 

TWO local schools have reaped 

the fruits of their hard work, 

dedication and commitment to 

sport after they were handed 

soccer gear, balls and the winning 

trophies of the Carlos Soccer 

Youth Development Academy 

(CSYDA) annual tournament 

during a special assembly at the 

schools. 

The tournament which has 

become a highlight of the Buffalo 

City Metro (BCM) region was held 

at the Dale College Sports 

Grounds in King William’s Town 

last year. 

Thembalabantu High School 

emerged the champs of the U17 

category after their 1-0 win against 

Dale College and Bhisho Primary 

had to dig deep to win their final 

match by the same margin in the 

U13 section against Tshatshu 

Primar y. 

Addressing the assembly at 

both schools, CSYDA director Eric 

Carlos Mtshamba encouraged the 

World Read Aloud Day celebrated in King 

By Desmond Coetzee 

LOCAL libraries in King William’s Town 

and surrounding areas have in line with 

World Read Aloud Day hosted sessions 

while others visited learning 

institutions to comply with the vision in 

celebrating the day last week. 

World Read Aloud Day is an 

advocacy day that asserts the right to 

read and write for all people and has 

reached people in 65 countries. 

The day is hosted annually on 

February 1 and encourage as many 

people as possible to read out loud to 

children. 

King Library staff members, led by 

Zolani Gqibitole, visited the King 

William’s Town Primary School and 

entertained pupils of two Grade 3 

classes by reading stories, as well as 

asking the children to read to them. 

“The kids really enjoyed our visit and 

the educator wanted us to ‘adopt’ them 

as she loved what we were doing in 

encouraging the kids to read,” Gqibitole 

said. 

Schornville librarian Faith Zilimbola 

visited the King William’s Town Child 

and Youth Care Centre where she and 

staff members read stories and 

performed items of song before 

handing out yoghurt to the orphans. 

learners to be successful in life. 

“I had only two things that kept 

me grounded namely my books 

and my love and passion for 

fo ot b a l l , ” Mtshamba said. 

“It is all about working hard and 

giving it your best.” 

He said he lived in a backyard 

with his mother having been a 

domestic worker. 

“I started playing soccer and 

became a professional player at 

the age of 16. 

“You must never allow your 

circumstances to deter your future 

and being an excuse for your 

success as we are living in a 

democratic country where there 

are so many opportunities for 

ever yone.” 

His colleague and retired Dale 

College teacher Pastor Sonwabo 

Matwa emphasised the 

importance of focusing first on 

getting a good education before 

considering sport a future. 

“Focus on your education first 

before dreaming of becoming a 

sport star as it is a career which is 

“The kids had fun, enjoyed the story 

we read to them and loved the song we 

performed as they also joined in 

singing along during our one-hour visit 

to the centre,” Zilimbola said. 

Berlin Library was visited by Child’s 

World Primary and Noah’s Ark 

Playschool where a total of 51 pupils 

were encouraged to read. 

Breidbach Library hosted the Happy 

Hearts Playground pupils with Librarian 

Debbie Christian reading the story of 

the Three Little Pigs and with staff 

members Kelvin de Lange acting as the 

wolf, Simphiwe Banesi as one of the 

pigs and educators Lisha Lawrence and 

Amber Botha the other two pigs. 

Two pupils – Caylee Hill and 

Shay-Leigh Cuddumbey – star ted 

crying as the vicious wolf was chasing 

the first little pig and were both 

comforted by Christian as the story was 

further told. 

All the kids were than handed a 

“Proud to read aloud” paper made 

medal and snacks before leaving the 

librar y. 

Christian said reading, storytelling 

and sharing stories at home, in the 

classrooms or just as a group together 

has the power to uplift the country. 

However it’s a practice that needs to be 

repeated on a regular basis. 

short lived,” Matwa said. 

“An injury can jeopardise your 

entire career if you have no 

e d u c at i o n . ” 

Thembalabantu teacher, soccer 

coach and CSYDA executive 

member Makhonza Masiza said, 

“We have been trying hard for the 

past four years to win this trophy 

and now that we’ve got it, it will 

be difficult for any school to take 

it away from us.” 

Principal Koko Funda 

commended CSYDA for their 

involvement with the development 

of football at his school. 

“We would like to extend a word 

of gratitude to CSYDA for the 

wonderful job they have been 

doing over the years and continue 

doing in producing stars for our 

school.” 

Bhisho Primary principal Doctor 

Velela Kalipa said: “I am ecstatic 

about the achievement as our 

team did well in scooping these 

awards. Two pupils were identified 

to further their development in the 

sport at the CSYDA.” 

READING MATTERS: Happy Hearts Playground staff members and pupils had a 

great time at the World Read Aloud Day at the Breidbach Library last week 

Picture: DESMOND COETZEE 

“It is great importance for parents to 

see to it that their children must read at 

home which will develop the reading 

skills of their kids,” said Christian. 

An elated Happy Hearts Playgrounds 

educator Lawrence said she was happy 

that the kids could visit the library and 

thankful for the informative session 

YOUNG STARS: Eric Mtshamba, team 

captain Liyabona Mpumlwana and 

Bhisho Primary head Doctor Velela 

Kalipa in Bhisho on Monday 

Picture: DESMOND COETZEE 

shared. 

Four-year-old Keedrey van Staden, 

said: “What I loved the most about the 

story was when the naughty wolf died 

in the chimney.” 

His classmate Pieter-Junior Fritz 

said: “I am the clever pig, the one who 

built his house with bricks.” 

SPECIAL MOMENTS: CSYDA director Eric Mtshamba, 

Thembalabantu High teacher and football team coach 

Makhonza Masiza, school principal Koko Funda, team 

captain Luthando Mnukwa and CSYDA executive 

member Pastor Sonwabo Matwa were in a joyous mood 

in Zwelitsha last week Picture: DESMOND COETZEE 

King 

w e e ke n d 

w e at h e r 

WHILE the prevailing hot 

conditions will continue today 

and tomorrow, there will be some 

respite later in the weekend. 

To d ay ’s forecast is for 

maximum and minimum 

temperatures of 36°C and 18°C 

and it will be sunny, with just a 

light breeze. 

Tomorrow will start at 21°C, but 

there is a good chance of a 

thunderstorm later in the day 

and the temperature will peak at 

35°C. 

On Saturday, there is a 90% 

chance of rain, yielding about 

15mm. The morning temperature 

will be 16°C and the maximum a 

vastly improved 24°C. 

Sunday will have a much lower 

chance of a smattering of rain, 

with the temperature ranging 

between 16 and 22°C. The breeze 

will be hardly discernable. – 

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Get in the mood with Valentine’s cabaret 


THE Dramatic Society of East 

London's annual Valentine's cabaret 

is set to start on February 14 at the 

Alexander Playhouse and promises to 

transport audiences into the 

wonderful world of fantasy and love 

in the form of musical theatre. 

Inspired by the world of fairy tales 

and aptly named Once Upon a Time, 

this year's show will see love songs 

from golden oldies to modern hits 

and exciting storytelling come 

together to highlight everyone's 

search for their very own happily ever 

af ter. 

Directed by Peter Taljaard with 

musical guru Jo Stemmet as musical 

director, the show will see East 

London favourite Bronwyn Holloway 

singing some great musical gems, 

such as The Power of Love. 

Audiences can look forward to a 

showstopper humorous duet in the 

form of the evergreen Anything You 

Can Do I Can Do Better by Holloway 

and the well-known Byron Mountford. 

Local actor and teacher Cameron 

McEwan (The Glass Menagerie and 

Gonubie Passion Play) will play the 

deliciously evil Rumpelstiltskin and 

narrate the mysteries and magic of 

love to audiences throughout the play. 

Other artists to look forward to 

seeing on the stage, include Renate 

Webber singing Andrew Lloyd 

Webber's Memor y from well-known 

musical C at s and Larry van der Walt 

with the classic O Sole Mio. 

Audiences can also expect more 

modern feet-tapping tunes, including 

Amy Winehouse’s Va l e r i e per formed 

by Jo Stemmet and See You Again by 

Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Pugh 

performed by newcomer Asher 

Matanjana and Larry van der Walt 

among many other hits. 

The cabaret runs until Saturday 

February 17 with opening night R140 

per person, including a meal and R90 

per person for the following 

per formances. 

Doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm. 

Audience members are encouraged to 

bring their own snacks and drinks 

(except on opening night). 

Tickets are available at Lee Gold 

Music (043)73 5 - 1 5 8 6 . 

SING IT LOUD: Bronwyn 

Holloway with Byron 

M o u n t fo r d 

IT’S ON! Last Thursday PNA Stationers started the countdown to the online entries for the PNA Ultimate 

Performer 2018 talent competition at Wakaberry in Nahoon. Loyal customers were treated to Wakaberry frozen 

yoghur t with passion fruit being the flavour of the launch. PNA Stationers staff members, from left, Nontando 

Zembe, Thulisa Wotata, Heinrich Fuls, Maryke Fuls, Penny the PNA mascot, Babalwa Ndingane and Noluvuyo 

Mtshabe joined in the Wakaberry fun 

Picture: SIVENATHI GOSA 

NEW ADVENTURE: Dustan, 

left, and Sarah Bell, right, 

have recently relocated 

from Australia, in order 

to lead the City Life 

Church as it transitions 

to Calvary East London. 

Calvary Christian Church 

is one church which meets 

in seven cities across 

Australia and now in 

South Africa, with the 

first campus being here 

in East London. The 

church will re-launch as 

Calvary East London on 

Sunday, February 18, with 

9am and 6pm services. 

Pictured are the Bells 

with their two children, 

Hugo and Luca 

Picture: SUPPLIED

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HELPING HEARTS: Selborne College Interact Club organised a water drive for the drought-stricken 

areas of Port Elizabeth and Cape Town. The water will be transported to affected areas this week with 

from left, teacher in charge Coenie Breytenbach, Ayema Leeuw, Dasheel Rama, Junior Nxumalo and 

headmaster Andrew Dewar. A big thank you to everyone who contributed 

PET SUPPORTERS: Hudson Park Primary School pupils raise much-needed funds for Pet Pals at the 

Cubs Pink Sale 

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Q. What is your occupation? 

A. Hype PR owner and operator 

Q. What five things/people 

bring you the most joy in life? 

A. My growing family definitely 

brings me the most joy, but my 

close friends, my entire family 

and the adventures my husband 

and I experience are ranked 

incredibly high on the list too. 

Q. What are you reading at the 

moment? 

A. The Mountain between Us by 

Charles Martin. 

Q. Which three people – dead 

or alive – would you like to 

invite to a dinner party and 

why? 

A. My gran, my mom and my 

daughters, so they can all meet 

and/or see each other again. I 

believe this would be such an 

incredible dinner between us 

girls. So much has happened in 

life since my gran passed away 

and it would be incredible to hear 

what she would have to say 

about all of it. 

Q. What inspires you? 

A. My family inspires me. I want 

to provide and achieve greatness 

for them, so my children have 

someone to look up to, my parents 

have someone to be proud of and 

my husband has someone who 

challenges, encourages, respects 

and loves him. 

Q. Is there a motto by which 

you live life and if so, why? 

A. Your life is your story – write 

well, edit often. 

Q. What message would you 

like to give young South 

A f r i c a n s? 

A. Hard work pays off. Our 

country is filled with so much 

beauty, culture, opportunity and 

room for positivity. Work ethically 

towards your dreams and help 

make South Africa great again ... 

our youth has the power to 

positively change our country. 

AT THE START: Principal Gert Swanepoel recently got in touch with his inner child as he welcomed 

some of the newest members to the George Randall family – the Grade R's. 

IN THE SWIM: Tanyaradzwa Mrewa, playing for Stirling against DSG on Saturday, won by Stirling 12-4. 

Tanyaradzwa was recently selected for the SA U16 Water Polo squad 

WELCOME: George Randell Primary School 

introduce new teachers, Devinito Jekels and 

Natasha Heuer as the new Grade 2 assistant and 

Grade 6 teacher, respectively 

GOING SWIMMINGLY: Merrifield College pupils cheer on the swimmers comepting in the school’s 

interhouse gala that took place at the school’s Debbie Lacey Swimming Pool Complex on Friday 

Picture: PETER KING




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ýBoeremusiekgilde Valentine’s Dance, East 

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Monday 

ýThe East London group of Alcoholics 

Anonymous meets at the Catholic Church Hall 

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ýAA Kayser’s Beach Group meets at the 

Chapel Hall at 7.30pm. Call 082-714-9400. 

ýAA Cambridge group at the Methodist 

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on (043)741 - 3 6 8 5 . 

Tu e s d a y : 

ýThe EL Caledonian Society Pipe Band meets 

on Tuesdays. Tuition given. For bagpipes, 

contact Robert 082-897-8571. For drums, 

Stephen on 082-560-0247. 

ýThe Al Anon Family group meets at the 

Cambridge Methodist Church every Tuesday at 

7.30pm. Contact Elsie on (043)721-0483 or 

078 - 6 2 8 - 6 3 1 1 . 

ýThe EL Bridge Club welcomes all who wish 

to play duplicate bridge every Tuesday and/or 

Saturday at 1.15pm at the Berea Gardens dining 

hall. Call Jean (043)735-4893 or Karen 

082-856-0400. 

ýMasithethe will be hosting a personal 

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ýScottish dancing classes every Tuesday 

from 4pm to 5.30pm, Ham’s Club in Selborne. 

Contact Nookie on (043)72 6 - 1 1 0 0 . 

ýThe Beacon Bay bridge club is looking for 

players interested in social bridge every 

Tuesday and Friday between 1.30pm and 

4.30pm. Meet at the Eden Worship Centre, 10 

Coad Road, Beacon Bay. Olga on 083-650-6653 

or Heather (043)74 8 - 1 4 6 5 . 

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ýRocco de Villiers at the Guild Theatre, 

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ENTERTAINMENT 

Entertainment 

General 

10 February 

R30 ~ from 8 

till late! 

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LP RECORDS and tapes 

put onto CD, or VHS 

movies put onto DVD 

Tel 043 748 3721 Mike 

5 

3060 

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GUIDE 

5121 

Home Improvement 

BLOCKS: R8,50; Sand, 

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Gladstone 083735 7389. 

BLOCKS R8,50; Sand, 

stone, sabunga. 

Gladstone 083735 7389. 

BUILDING PLANS DRAWN 

Home & Comm. SACAP. 

Large & small - Entire SA. 

Kathy 082 939 8131. 

Hire & Rent 

5350 

SCAFFOLD HIRE: From 

R40 per day. Phone 0722 

44 8044 

Under R300 

5541 

BABY ITEMS: Cot duvet, 

plain cotton, still in packet. 

R60. 076 481 5489 

after 4pm 

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Under R300 

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BABY ITEMS: Safety gate. 

Fits across interior door 

frame. R299. 076 481 

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BENCH: Sturdy garden 

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very good buy. 08 222 73 

400. 

BICYCLE: Girl's 12 inch. 

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BIRD CAGE: 28cm x 20cm 

x 36cm (h) R180 o.n.o. 

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1250 

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x 42cm (h) R200 o.n.o. 

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1250 

BOOGIE BOARD: White. 

R25. Phone Evenings: 

043-7351980. 

BOOK: Grahamstown 

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for memories for any ex 

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BOOK: Hardcover. They 

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BOOK: History of Rhodesian 

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FILING SLEEVES: A4 size, 

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KITCHENWARE: Addis 

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R50 for 3. Phone 

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LAWNMOWER: Electric. 

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Professional services 

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medals Badges etc and 

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GEORGE RANDELL 

HIGH SCHOOL 

Applications are invited 

for the following 

Governing Body post: 

ACCOUNTING 

GRADE 10 – 12 

EMS GRADE 8 AND 9 

Temporary: 01 March 

2018 to 30 June 2018 

SACE Registration is a 

Requirement 

Submit letter of 

application, CV and all 

relevant 

certiicates of 

qualiications to: 

he Principal 

P.O. Box 5009, 

GREENFIELDS, 5208 

E-mail: office@grhs. 

co.za 

by no later than 16 

February 2018 

Only persons invited 

for an interview will be 

contacted. 

The Governing Body 

reserves the right not to 

make an appointment. 

COOK / CHEF 

IN TRAINING 

required by the 

OCEANIC HOTEL on 

the West Bank. Only 

non-smokers will be 

considered. Forward 

CV with summary of 

relevant experience to 

admin@oceanichotel.co.za 

or fax number 

043 731 2790 

FOR ALL 

YOUR 

CLASSIFIED 

NEEDS 

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EL fencing 

trio shines 

at nationals 


THE Buffalo Fencing Club's Paola 

Signorile won her first bronze medal 

in the U15 division at the South 

African Junior Fencing National 

Championships in Cape Town last 

w e e ke n d . 

Taking third place nationally, 

the14-year-old Clarendon High 

School pupil, now qualifies for the 

Limpopo Open competition in March. 

“A highlight of this trip was 

definitely seeing Paola being 

congratulated by the South African 

President of Fencing,” B u f fa l o 

Fencing Club coach, Pearl Signorile, 

said. 

Newbie Club fencer and Stirling 

Primary School head boy, Matthew 

Malan, who attended his first 

National Fencing competition last 

weekend, achieved third place in the 

first round in the U13 division. 

After only a year of training, 

Matthew bagged 12th place 

nationally in the U13 division. 

“Matthew has not been fencing for 

long, but he is such a strong fighter 

and he has potential,” Signorile said. 

Also joining them at the nationals 

for her first time, was Clarendon 

High School grade 9 pupil, Kayleigh 

Hiscock, who, in spite of a sprained 

left hand, was able to make it to the 

top 20 nationally in the U17 division. 

“Kayleigh sprained her hand a 

while ago and it started hurting 

again before we left for nationals. 

We strapped it, but she really needs 

to rest it now. I am proud of her for 

still going out there and doing her 

best ,” Signorile said. 

The fencers competed against 

fencers from all over South Africa, 

with just over 200 entrants across 

the various age groups. 

The club, which has grown since 

its inception in February last year, 

now has nine members. 

FENCING STARS: Matthew Malan, from left, Kayleigh Hiscock and Paola 

Signorile all attended the South African Junior Fencing National 

Championships in Cape Town last weekend Picture: MADELEINE CHAPUT 

Cricket victory for 

Old Selbornians 


THE Cricket Premier league 

continued over the weekend with 

Old Selbornians Cricket Club 

facing Buffalo Cricket Club at the 

Old Boys Club in a two-day match 

in Baysville. 

On Saturday during the Premier 

Reserve league, the Old Boys 

bowled the Buffs all out for 130 

runs. Ryan Makowem managed 

three wickets in three overs, 

Bryan Voke took two in 12 overs 

and Dale Middleton took two in 

one over. 

Old Selbornians Cricket Club 

secretary, Travis Venter, said the 

team managed to chase down the 

score in 32 overs. Bryan Voke 

made 45 and Tarquin Benito 48 

runs. 

On Sunday during the Premier 

League, more cricket was on the 

cards when the Buffalo Cricket 

Club played against the Old 

Selbornians Cricket Club in 

Baysville. The Buffs elected to bat 

first, but was bowled out for 171 

runs. Phil Badenhorst made a 

hatrick by taking five wicket for 

36 runs. Old Boys chased down 

the score in 26 overs. Joss Neil 

Long made 48 and Brad Williams 

68 runs. The Old Boys won the 

match by eight wickets.



It’s Merrifield Mile time again 

TARALYN MCLEAN 

IT’S Merrifield Mile time again! 

Swimmers and spectators can 

look forward to fun in the water 

at Wriggleswade Dam on March 

4 for the 16th edition of the 

annual Merrifield Mile, powered 

by feature sponsor Nedbank. 

A fourth event has been 

added to the day’s proceedings 

– the TerraForce 250m – in 

addition to the usual 1.6km 

swim, a 500m dash and a fun 

Spur Splash for swimmers aged 

eight years and younger. 

The Merrifield Mile is a 

marketing event for Merrifield 

Prep School and College which 

celebrates its 21st year of 

existence this year. 

It’s always a great day out for 

the family on the banks of the 

beautiful Wriggleswade Dam, 

and this year looks set to be 

more festive than ever. 

“We have food stalls galore, 

face painting, music along the 

banks and fantastic camping 

facilities for those wanting to 

make a weekend of it,” 

Merrifield marketing manager 

and Mile organiser Tracey 

Mangold said. 

“The TerraForce 250m, for 

children aged eight years and 

older, adds that extra element of 

fun and includes even more 

swimmers of all levels, and a 

real highlight will be the flyover 

before the start of the day’s 

proceedings by Border Aviation 

p i l ot s . ” 

Entries are open for all four 

events at Merrifield Prep School 

and College, Sportsmans 

Warehouse and Cycle HQ, or 

enter online at 

w w w. m e r r i f i e l d m i l e . c o . z a 

“I am very proud of Merrifield 

School, to be able to host an 

event of this nature. The Mile 

has grown from a vision 16 years 

ago to an event of about 1000 

swimmers and 4000 

s p e c t at o r s , ” she said. 

“Our dream to grow the Mile 

has been made possible by the 

support from our team of 

sponsors and the involvement of 

the Border community.” 

As the Mile has grown in 

prominence on the region’s 

sporting calendar, so too has the 

school blossomed since opening 

in 1997, becoming the region’s 

leading independent school 

renowned in particular for its 

nurturing ethos and academic 

excellence. 

“Over the years, the Merrifield 

Mile has grown in stature to 

become a key event on the 

public sporting programme in 

the region with the capacity to 

attract leading corporates, such 

as Nedbank, as its feature 

s p o n s o r, ” Merrifield executive 

head Dr Guy Hartley said. 

“This growth is in direct 

correlation to the developing 

reputation of Merrifield 

Preparatory School and College 

as the leading independent 

educational provider of primary 

and secondary schooling in the 

area. 

“For the school to host such a 

celebrated event is indicative of 

its own professionalism and 

organisational strength as an 

institution. Merrifield is indeed 

proud to host one of the major 

events on the region’s sporting 

and recreational calendar.” 

For more information visit 

w w w. m e r r i f i e l d m i l e . c o . z a or call the 

school on (043)74 8 - 6 0 9 4 . 

Merrifield School is located on 

the corner of Bonza Bay Road 

and the N6 turn off to 

Stut terheim. 

Contact organiser Tracey 

Mangold on (043)74 8 - 6 0 9 4 . 

Historical, scenic 

route planned 

From page 12 

1900s, riders will be treated to the 

interesting history of the area, with 

their first overnight stop in the 

historical village of Old Thomas River. 

The village is situated on the 

northern slopes of the Amatola 

mountain range, where 19 farmers 

have made more than 31 000 hectares 

of beautiful farmland available for 

conservation and recreation. 

Some other highlights on the route 

are the stunning Qacu Forest Reserve, 

the impressive Chaba Wind Farm and 

the Kubusie Valley. 

“The Kubusie Valley cycle is one of 

the most spectacular rides through a 

valley that I have ever done,” Sheard 

said. 

Riders will be provided with tented 

accommodation and meals, which is 

all included in the entry fee. Entries 

will close once a field of 150 teams of 

two riders is reached, or on April 4. 

ROB 

J A C KS O N 

Various sponsors have come on 

board in an effort to make the event 

one not to be missed. 

The sponsors include Bidvest, 

Bridgestone, Luxliner and 

Splashworks. A portion of the 

proceeds will be donated to various 

non-profit organisations in the area. 

To find out more visit the Great Kei 

Trek website at w w w. g re a t k e i t re k . c o . z a 

Fun day for karting fans 


THE Border Karting 

Committee is hosting a fun 

day at the East London Grand 

Prix Circuit on Saturday. 

Enthusiasts will show off 

their karts and skills on the 

circuit and a Border 

Motorsport Club (BMSC) 

official will be in attendance 

from 8am to 10.30am to help 

karters with BMSC 

membership and licences. 

A range of food and 

refreshments will also be 

available from “The Good 

C at e r i n g ”. 

Entry is free to the circuit 

but a R50 fee per kart must 

be paid to BMSC. New and 

old members, friends and 

prospective karters are 

invited to attend. 

The fun will kick off at 

10am and end at 4pm with a 

festive bring and braai. 

Inquiries: Border Karting 

chairman Joe Borges on 

082-4427-467 or at 

j o e @ b i g j o e ra c i n g . c o m 

LET’S GO! The Border Karting Committee are hosting a fun day at the 

East London Grand Prix Circuit on Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm 

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Fencing trio in top form - see page 10 

All eyes on 

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Van Zyl, Cilliers storm to victory 

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Fun day for fans of karting - see page 11 

MARIUS van Zyl and 

Franco Cilliers claimed 

an emphatic win in the 

Standard Class of the 

surf competition at the 

Thundercat National Powerboat 

Racing Championships at 

Gonubie Beach. 

Sponsored by Chalk Air, the 

two-day championships 

consisted of a surf race on 

Saturday at Gonubie Beach and 

a Longhaul race on Sunday. The 

results of the competition were: 

Surf: Standard Class: 1 Marais 

van Zyl and Franco Cilliers, 2 JC 

Colombo and Nico Merwe Le 

Roux, 3 Christiaan Aggenbacht ; 

Blue Print class:1 Kyle Kolbe and 

Ross Templeman, 2 Stefan 

Lindeque and Tony Ingram and 3 

Raynor Becker and Hugo 

Erasmus and Modified class: 1 

Wade Ball and Bobby Shaw, 2 

Chad Romans and Candice 

Hatting, 3 Michael Hatting and 

Nathan Ashington. 

Longhaul: Standard Class: 1 JC 

Colombo and Nico Merwe Le 

Roux, 2 Reghard Roets and 

Cameron Mackenzie, 3 Marais 

van Zyl and Franco Cilliers; Blue 

print Class: 1 Stefan Lindeque 

and Tony Ingram. 

RACE TO THE END: The Thundercat National Powerboat Racing Championships took place last weekend, finishing off with 

the Longhaul race on Sunday morning at the Orient beach. Pictured are Gas@Home racers Kobus Botes (pilot) and Dirk Botes 

(co-pilot) on one of their final laps during the Longhaul race 


Geared for Great Kei Trek 


AFTER great excitement and anticipation, the Great 

Kei Trek was officially launched in East London last 

T h u r s d ay. 

Over a festive meet-up at Country Bumpkin, 

organiser Rob Jackson from the Leverage Corporation 

and his local team proudly introduced the three-day 

Mountain Bike experience. 

The stage race is set to take place from April 28 to 

30 and will cover 260km, starting in Komani. The 

two-rider team race will see bikers meander through 

some of the Eastern Cape’s forgotten gems including 

Old Thomas River, the Stutterheim forests and Great 

Kei River Valley, before ending in Morgan’s Bay. 

“This area is one of the most ignored parts of our 

country, but it is beautiful and we’re hoping to bring 

as many people to this area as we can,” said 

Jackson, who grew up in Komani. 

Focussing on the enjoyment of the ride and the 

area, the race will not be timed, with the emphasis on 

having fun. 

“I’ve wanted to do something like this for a long 

time and I’m so glad that Rob and the Leverage 

Corporation have the same ambitions for this area,” 

said route planner and Stutterheim resident, Dean 

Sheard. 

Following the tradition of creating top-class and 

high quality events, The Leverage Corporation 

promises that this will be a race like no other. 

Riders are in for a true Eastern Cape experience as 

various local farm owners along the route have 

generously offered access through their land. 

Cycling along some of the old cattle and sheep 

passages that farmers used in the first half of the 

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