TOTT 18 April 2019

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UK fugitive dupes Bathurst community
ROB KNOWLES
The residents of Bathurst were
shocked recently when a man
they thought they knew quite
well turned out to be someone
else entirely.
Mike Flint arrived in Bathurst a
few years ago and immediately
ingratiated himself into the
community. His northern English
accent was just one of the things
people knew him for, and his often
sarcastic manner meant either
replying in kind or being cowed into
submission. Needless to say,
Bathurstians are seldom cowed by
anyone so he got along with most
people there.
When he joined 43 Air School on
contract to manage their Wright
Place restaurant, he seemed to do a
great job, popularising the
establishment while opening it up to
visitors and setting up a delicious
menu that had locals from miles
around looking forward to the
Sunday lunch. He certainly knew his
way around the kitchen and claimed
this was from his years in the
catering industry.
He organised the Wright Place to
be open in the evenings for open mic
nights and shows and the restaurant
really buzzed, especially at special
occasions such as Christmas, Easter,
“Christmas in July” and at other
times.
Yet all the time, Flint held onto a
secret that, once revealed, came as a
complete shock and caused a great
deal of head-shaking among the
residents who thought they knew
him.
Mike Flint was actually Gary Pyatt,
a conman who had been on the
Interpol list of wanted people for at
least 10 years and who had for 22
years evaded capture by the British
legal system that had sentenced him
to six years imprisonment for fraud.
Pyatt had marketed Eric Cantona
wine and brandy with an image of
the famous Manchester United
striker on the label, but without the
permission of either Man United or
CAUGHT AT LAST: Fugitive from
justice Gary Pyatt, aka Mike Flint,
who lived under the radar in
Bathurst for several years, has
been arrested for several crimes in
SA and is also wanted by Interpol
for absconding from a sentence for
fraud in the UK Picture: ROB KNOWLES
Cantona. After sentencing in the
Manchester High Court in 1998, Pyatt
fled to SA to avoid his imprisonment
and ended up doing odd jobs before
landing a position at the Country
Lodge near Southbroom on the Natal
South Coast, while living in Port
E d wa r d .
On suspicion that Pyatt (known as
either Gary George Pyatt or Brandon
William Pyatt) was cultivating dagga
the police raided his home in 2009
and discovered 425 marijuana
seedlings in containers in his yard.
Once again Pyatt demonstrated
his reluctance to face his fate and
skipped bail. However, he was again
arrested in 2012 in Howick and
convicted for carrying an unlicensed
firearm. He was sentenced to three
years’ imprisonment but managed to
escape and disappear under the
r a d a r.
Pyatt, now calling himself Michael
Flint, moved to the Eastern Cape in
2014 where he took up residence in
Bathurst. While living there, he was
appointed as a sub-contractor for 43
Air School to manage the Wright
Place.
Recently, however a photograph of
him at the time of his conviction for
the Cantona Wine was found to be
exactly the same as one from his
arrest and conviction for the
marijuana case and police began to
put two and two together.
Flint was an avid Manchester
United fan and once told a story
about how he had been involved
with the famous football club and
even drove around in a Rolls Royce.
While on a recent visit to Pretoria
to obtain travel visas, Flint was
identified as a felon who was on the
Interpol watch list and arrested and
taken to the Pretoria Magistrate’s
Court. Yet, while in custody he was
also fingered as the man responsible
for theft from a home in Durban. He
has also been accused of stealing
his business partner’s Jeep
Cherokee which was found three
weeks later abandoned in Makhanda
( G r a h a m st o w n ) .
Attie Niemann, CEO of 43 Air
School, seemed as shocked as
everyone else when the truth of
Pyat t’s real identity was revealed.
“He was a normal guy and worked
here as a sub-contractor for about
two years,” said Niemann. “We were
as surprised as everyone [when] we
heard the story. Nothing else worth
mentioning.”
TotT also tried contacting Tanya
Schenk, who was Flint’s landlord in
Bathurst, but was unsuccessful. In a
Facebook post on April 7, she wrote:
“My Bathurst tenant that owes me
60k in rental turns out to be a most
wanted fugitive! Pg 6 Sunday Times.
I am completely and utterly
s h o c ke d . ” Schenk included photos of
the Sunday Times article. There were
numerous comments from Schenk’s
Facebook friends expressing their
shock and dismay.
Pyatt is currently in police custody
in Pretoria but will be moved to the
Umbilo police station to face charges
of housebreaking.
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the thieves had gained
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night. MultiSecurity
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burglar(s) broke the
latch and a piece of
plank at the door, but did
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responded to an
attempted break-in at
Fountain Rocks View last
Friday just before noon.
The resident said she
had been busy upstairs
when she heard a noise
came downstairs and
spotted a burglar who
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ý There were several
incidents of intruders
reported at properties
around town.
On Saturday night a
MultiSecurity response
officer attended a home
in Alfred Road after an
alarm went off. The
resident said there had
been an intruder on the
premises, but was
unable to give a clear
description.
MultiSecurity checked
the premises and
patrolled the area but did
not find anything
suspicious.
More intruders were
reported at a home in
Masonic Street late on
Saturday night, after the
resident saw people on
their CCTV.
The MultiSecurity
response officer said the
intruders, described as
youngsters wearing red
and orange shirts, were
gone by the time he got
there. He patrolled the
area and found no trace
of them.
In the early hours of
Monday morning, an
Atherstone resident
pressed a panic signal
when he spotted two
intruders on the
premises. The intruders
fled.
MultiSecurity patrolled
the area, but saw no one
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Crime stats
show an
increase in
copper theft
NTOMBENTSHA MSUTU
Crime stats showed an increase
between February and March at the
Port Alfred Rapid Rural Response and
the Community Policing Forum (CPF)
meeting at the Port Alfred Police
station on Tuesday afternoon.
Although crime in general indicated
an increase, housebreaking showed a
decline over the last two months.
In the stats it was also shown that
Sector 3A (East Bank) has been the
busiest sector for the past month, and
that there had been an increase in
property crimes.
CPF chairman George Galbraith
expressed concern over the spike in
copper theft over the past couple of
months. Based on cases that were
reported, the theft of copper in the
areas has shown a drastic increase.
“There has been an increase in
copper theft, so much so that the
police have been put under pressure
by the community to stop the crime
by doing thorough investigations, but
we have a special action plan put into
place to stop this once and for all, we
also need to ask the community to be
our eyes and ears. Please report any
suspicious movements in the
communit y,” Galbraith said.
Head of detectives Lt Colonel Yogan
Reddy reported that there had been a
number of arrests made in the past
months and a murder case between a
girlfriend and boyfriend. The murder
accused was due to make a
statement at the station on Tuesday
af ternoon.
“In the arrests made there will be
court appearances soon. We are still
trying to make efforts to curb the
housebreaking cases as they have
also been our main priority as well in
all of the sectors,” Reddy said.
MultiSecurity reported a fairly busy
month with a number of reports and
arrests made. There were also quite a
number of phone-ins, of which some
were to report sightings of suspects.
They also reported that theft of
copper is an ongoing problem.
It was also discussed in the
meeting that the increase in certain
crimes was caused by political unrest
and protest actions were inflating
crime stats, particularly in cases of
malicious damage to property and
arson. It was also highlighted that
during load shedding hours criminals
take advantage and break into
properties. Neighbourhood watches
were applauded for doing a good job
in the communities, working closely
with the police.
During the Easter weekend the
town will be full of visitors, and
people are urged to be wary of their
surroundings. The next CPF meeting
will be held on May 21.

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From dancing and
shooting to therapy
Occupational therapist serves elderly with love
BOB FORD
From representing
South Africa at
dancing and
bisley shooting as a
school girl to making
a huge difference to
the lives of the
elderly as an
o c c u p at i o n a l
t h e r a p i st .
This is the
r e wa r d i n g
achievement of a
young Port Alfred
farm girl and mother,
Mariska Vermeulen.
Born in Kempton
Park in Gauteng, she
also started her
schooling there.
It was during her
primary school years
that she became
interested in both tap
and modern dancing
and took this up “fo r
the fun of it”.
But this was taken
seriously by her
dancing school and
her team was entered
to dance in a national
competition at Sun
Cit y.
This proved highly
successful when they
won their age group
section and, as such,
qualified to represent
South Africa at the
world championships
in Germany in 2007.
Competition was
obviously tough and
they finished 18th in
what Vermeulen
called an “amazing
experience.”
She was also keen
on singing and sang
in the East Rand
Youth Choir for
several years.
The family moved
to the Port Alfred
area when her father,
well-known farmer
Frik van Rooyen,
bought a property
near Kleinemonde.
She completed her
schooling at PJ
Olivier High and it
was here that she
was successful in the
more robust sport of
h o c ke y.
She represented
the school for two
years, captaining the
team in 2010.
With her father
being a keen hunter,
it was not surprising
this young girl also
became interested in
the sport.
As the school
offered bisley
shooting as a sport,
she took this up and
soon excelled even
though it was
considered more
suitable for boys.
It came as no
surprise when she
was selected for the
Eastern Province
schools side to
compete in the South
African
championships in
Bloemfontein at the
end of 2008.
A modest
Vermeulen said she
managed to achieve
a lot of full houses
during this
competition. As a
result, she was
included in the South
African team that
competed in the
world championships
in the UK in 2009.
She explained that
they shot with .22
caliber rifles from
distances of 50, 80
and 100 meters. “The
competition lasted a
week and it was an
amazing experience,”
she said.
Once school was
over, Vermeulen
obviously had to
decide what she was
going to do with her
l i fe .
“This was not
difficult as I had a
passion for people
and a desire to serve
and help them. I
decided I wanted to
become a physio
t h e r a p i st , ” she said.
However, she was
BSc degree in 2014.
Still not qualified,
she did her
community service
for a year in
K i m b e r l e y.
It was here that she
met her future
husband and moved
to Hopetown in the
Northern Cape when
they married. She
This was not difficult as I had
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persuaded to do a
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her degree at the
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the beginning of 2011.
A four-year course,
she completed her
opened her own
practice in the town
and ran this until the
couple moved to the
Eastern Cape at the
end of 2016.
Again she opened
her own practice, this
time in Makhanda,
where she also did
work at Kingswood,
Graeme and Victoria
Primary schools.
In September 2018,
Vermeulen took up
the position of
o c c u p at i o n a l
therapist at Settlers
Park, where it would
seem she has found
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her occupation.
“I love it here. It is
very rewarding to
serve the elderly, to
love them, and give
them the opportunity
to engage in
meaningful activities
and to give them a
purpose in life
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in their rooms,” she
concluded.
By all accounts,
she has proved very
popular with all the
residents she works
with.
Vermeulen is the
proud mother of a
one-year-old son.
ýThis was Bob
Fo r d ’s final article
before his passing.
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April 18, 2019
Rhodes celebrates
success of graduates
SID PENNEY
Of the 2,321 Rhodes
University students and
candidates who received
their degrees and diplomas at
the university’s six graduation
ceremonies over three days
last week, 61% were women
and 19% were international
st u d e n t s .
The graduation venue was
the edifice on Gunfire Hill, at
the 1820 Settlers National
Monument, and its Guy Butler
Theatre was packed at each of
the six ceremonies with
graduating students and their
parents and families.
On the vast stage of the
auditorium sat scores of
gown-clad academics, creating
a colourful backdrop to the
capping proceedings, and
thunderous applause and
cheering accompanied the
fo r m a l i t i e s .
Among those making their
way onto the stage were 89
PhD candidates, whose
number included a 77-year-old
botanist who received her PhD
in botany, Yvette van Wijk.
The university celebrated a
new record of 30 PhD degrees
for the Faculty of Humanities,
up from the previous record of
26 achieved in 2018.
TOP HONOURS: The ‘top brass’ of Rhodes University were
present when University of Cape Town academic
development director Professor Ian Scott, seated, signed
the honorary doctorate register at the first of six graduation
ceremonies at the 1820 Settlers National Monument last
week. Standing are, from left, Honourable Justice Lex Mpati
(chancellor), Dr Adele Moodly (registrar), Dr Sizwe Mabizela
(vice-chancellor) and Dr Peter Clayton (deputy
vice-chancellor)
Picture: SID PENNEY
The faculty of science
produced 38 PhD graduates,
the faculty of education 16, the
faculty of commerce three, and
the faculty of pharmacy two.
During 2019’s g r a d u at i o n
ceremonies, Rhodes also
conferred five honorary
doctorates upon Professor Ian
Scott, Professor Glenda Gray,
Professor Emeritus George
Ellis, Professor Pumla
EXPLAINING THE PLAN: DA shadow minister for energy, Kevin Mileham,
spoke of his party’s plans should they be voted into power in the May
elections. Mileham was speaking at the Royal Alfred Marina clubhouse
on Friday evening
Picture: ROB KNOWLES
Gobo-Madikizela and Chief
Oyenike Okundaye.
Rhodes vice-chancellor Dr
Sizwe Mabizela said during
proceedings that the
graduation ceremonies were
important highlights on the
university calendar, affording
it a special opportunity to
recognise, honour and
celebrate the academic
success and achievements of
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Mileham says DA has plans to fix SA’s woes
ROB KNOWLES
An enthusiastic crowd
of DA suppor ters
attended the election
campaign fundraiser
held at the Royal Alfred
Marina clubhouse last
Friday evening.
Mileham, the shadow
minister for energy, was
accompanied at the
election get-together by
his wife Natasha
the new graduates.
Mabizela said: “On behalf of
our chancellor, council and the
entire Rhodes University
community, I offer our
warmest congratulations to
each one of you – our
graduands – on your
wonderful achievements.”
In a bid to make education
accessible and inspire pupils,
Rhodes live-streamed the
graduation ceremonies to
Makhanda schools.
Aimed at grade 11 and 12
pupils, the initiative started in
2018.
“We are very excited about
pioneering this vital
educational initiative,” said
communications and
advancement director Luzuko
Jacobs.
Graduating students studied
for their degrees and diplomas
at the faculties of e d u c at i o n ,
humanities, pharmacy, l aw,
commerce, science and social
sciences.
Rhodes University is the
smallest university in SA and
enjoys the best undergraduate
pass and graduation rates of
any South African university,
also boasting the best
research outputs per
academic staff member in the
countr y.
Mazzone, who is the
DA’s shadow minister
for public enterprises.
The couple spoke
individually about their
par t y’s plans to rescue
SA from its predicament
regarding corruption,
wasted expenditure and
the apparent
non-accountability of
those responsible for
looting the state and
causing huge holes in
the fiscus.
Mileham said ANC
cadres had collapsed
many of the country’s
state-owned enterprises
and brought them to
n e a r - b a n k r u p t c y.
He also explained
how many failed
municipalities had been
combined with others
that were working well,
ending in the financial
mismanagement of
b ot h .
“You cannot take a
badly run municipality
and combine it with one
that works well and
expect good results,”
Mileham said.
“People say they
would like to give [State
President Cyril]
Ramaphosa a chance to
put things right by
voting for the ANC this
time around, but that is
incorrect.
“You do not vote for
Ramaphosa, you vote
for the party, and it’s
the party that decides
who will be the
president.
“Do you really think
that Ramaphosa would
still be the president if
the ANC factions that
support Zuma have
their way?
“And remember,
Ramaphosa was Zuma’s
deputy for 10 years. It’s
hard to imagine he
wa s n ’t aware of what
was going on.
“He was also the
minister in charge of
Eskom for five years but
was still ‘s h o c ke d ’ to
learn it was imposing
load-shedding on the
public,” he said.
Mileham went on to
describe those he
thought should not be
on the election roll for
the ANC including
Bathabile Dlamini for
her role in the Sassa
debacle, Faith
Muthambi for the
collapse of the SABC
and lying to the
parliamentary probe
into the corporation’s
finances, Nomvula
Mokonyane for
controversy during her
time at water and
sanitation as well as the
alleged R50k per month
she received from
Bosasa, Malusi Gigaba
for his time at Home
Affairs, Ace Magashule
for allegations against
him when he was Free
State premier.
He said the list
showed the ANC was
not taking state capture
s e r i o u s l y.
Besides decrying the
ruling party, Mileham
and Mazzone spent
more time explaining
how their party will fix
the problems that the
country finds itself in.
“When the DA finds
someone responsible
for corrupt practices we
suspend them
i m m e d i at e l y, ” said
Mileham, who was
referring to DA-run
Midvaal Municipality
corruption allegations
where several DA
councillors along with
directors and the
deputy municipal
manager were
suspended after
corruption allegations
were made against
them in a “j o b s - fo r -
pals” scandal.
“Where the DA is in
power unemployment is
far lower than the
national average. The
national average is 37%
unemployment but only
26% in the Western
Cape and just 12% in
M i d va a l , ” said Mileham.
“T h at ’s because we
build infrastructure and
encourage business.”
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Damant Lodge long
service awards
A Long Service Awards ceremony was held at
Damant Lodge recently and residents came to
watch the staff being commended for their
years of service to the Damant community.
Certificates were presented to staff who
include professional nursing and carer staff,
as well as members of the maintenance
team.
Ten years’ service awards were presented
to Priscilla Zinto, Michele Segers, Innocent
Mtana and Monica Jezi. A 15 year award was
presented to Jennifer Willy and a 25 year
award was presented to Eric Timba.
The following recipients took home 30
years’ service certificates; Sheila Baliti, Dina
Magobinyana, Cynthia Manyathi, Mavis
Mpurwana and Virginia Thomas.
Heather Howard, chairman of the board,
thanked the staff for their commitment, hard
work and dedication to Damant Lodge.
Twelve carers were also presented with
“Application Training Certificates” from
Hartmann for the in-service training they
received recently. Staff who received the
Hartmann certificates were Dina
Magoninyana, Priscilla Zinto, Mavis
Mpurwana, Jennifer Willy, Monica Jezi, Noma
Ndesis, Kush Ntlokwana, Harriet Tyhuthani,
Delilah Nelson, Sylvia Tyhuthani, Marcia
Mbolekwa and Thandi Wakashe.
Staff and residents all enjoyed tea and
cake after the ceremony.
WARM WELCOME: Sarah Gray, left, and Tinus Scheepers, right, were recently inducted as Rotarians by
Rotary Club of Port Alfred president Ray Oliver
How readers plan to celebrate this Easter
NTOMBENTSHA MSUTU
For our latest Facebook question,
we asked our readers what they
would be doing to celebrate
E a st e r.
Beverly Young said: “Eating as
many of those squishy eggs as I
can imagine and being
chauffeured by my No1 son, to
look for artefacts in the district.”
Hendrik Pretorius said: “C e l e b r at e
Easter for what it really is, the
greatest gift to mankind and that
is definitely not bunnies that lay
eggs.”
Carol Hiscutt said he will be
celebrating Easter quietly at home.
Chris Johnson said he will be
sleeping throughout the Easter
w e e ke n d .
Margaret Norton Weller said: “All
the Easter church services and
relaxing at home the rest of the
time.”
Vanessa Van Aarde said: “Go
fishing and camping with my
hubby and just enjoy it and rest.”
Susan Rademeyer said: “E at i n g
Easter eggs with my family,
.especially the grandchildren.”
Marietjie Robb said she will be
attending the Royal St Andrews
Hotel Amanzi Festival.
Diederick Stopforth also said he
will be attending the Amanzi
Fe st i va l .
Greg Olsen said: “Amanzi festival
and trading at Bathurst Farmers
market on Sunday – hope to see
you all there, Easter treasure hunt
for the kids come and join us.”
Mtura Gcweka said he will be
spending his Easter at Home
Grown Nursery.
Ntombizanele Lose said she will
be celebrating her Easter at
church.
Grahame Martin said: “Being
retired a long weekend makes no
difference to me.”
Rethabile Tracia Moloi shared the
same sentiments as Ntombizanele
of going to church the whole
w e e ke n d .
Tanya Rossouw Strydom said:
“Working, hee hee, I love my job.”
HONOURED FOR SERVICE: Long service awards were presented to the staff of Damant Lodge
in a ceremony held recently. From left are Jennifer Willy, Monica Jezi, Sr Marietha Petzer
(sister in charge of Frail Care) Sr Michele Segers, Virginia Thomas, Mavis Mp u r wa n a ,
Priscilla Zinto, Cynthia Manyathi, Heather Howard (chairman of the Damant Lodge Board)
and, in front, Innocent Mtana and Eric Timba
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OPINION
We must
preser ve
memor y
Aweek ago, April 11, was the 74th
anniversary of the first Nazi
concentration camp to be liberated
by US armed forces during World War 2.
It was Buchenwald, and although
described as large by Captain Fred Keffer
of the US 9th Armored Infantry Division, it
was actually the smallest of the Nazi
concentration camps.
You can find Keffer’s full description
online, but he begins, “Above the
entrance was a German sign that read
‘you get what you deserve’. What we
found there scared us more than a hail of
machine gun bullets ... thousands of
human skeletons walking around ... we
had never seen such horror ... not even
the horror of war could surpass it.”
The Jewish prisoners, despite their
skeletal bodies, were so overwhelmed
with joy that they made frantic attempts
to lift their liberators into the air, shouting
with joy at their survival.
More than 50,000 did not survive; they
were used as human “lab rats” to test
typhus injections, enduring white
phosphorus poured over their bodies, then
timed to see how quickly they died. Some
of the dead were skinned to make
lampshades for the Nazi elite. More than
1,100 were shot in the back of the head,
1,000 Jewish women were sent to the
camp whorehouse.
The vast majority just died from
overwork in Nazi factories.
Even in a country beset by violent
criminal acts, we cannot imagine the
horror of World War 2, especially that
inflicted on civilian populations, being
bombed, fleeing from their homes, shot in
the street, and the millions rounded up
and condemned to more lingering deaths
by being enslaved, tortured and butchered
in the concentration camps.
We are so far removed by years from
that conflict now that there are very few
veterans left, or anyone, who lived
through World War 2. The stories and
memories we have are all second-hand.
But it is crucial we keep the memory
alive, informing ourselves through books
and the wealth of information available
online.
I grew up having a grandfather who
fought in World War 1, and I knew people
who fought in World War 2. The
generation after me does not even have
that connection. Now they know someone
who knew someone who fought in the
wa r.
Worse than that is coming across young
people absolutely ignorant about the war
and the Holocaust that went along with it.
We all need to be custodians of history,
passing on knowledge to the next
generation so that we all take up the
Holocaust memorial mantra, “Never
again”.
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PARKING HOGS: Disabled parking activist Doug Jennings came across two more selfish able-bodied motorists using the disabled bay and a
non-parking area next to it outside Guido’s last weekend. ‘They think rain only affects them and not disabled people,’ Jennings said. ‘Am I the only
one who is concerned about our national laws and the plight of disabled persons? If so, this is my last review of idiots’
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DRESS UP DAY: Port Alfred High School grade 2 pupils took great delight in dressing up as their
favourite book characters last Wednesday for Book Week. From left are Annika Horak, Kayleigh
Musson, Gerhard Brink, Ntsika Magenge and Liam Zeelie with Kei Kirsten in front. Each pupil had
to take the book to school as part of the school’s spotlight on reading initiative
STRAIGHT ARROWS: Keen support came from the parents of the children of the Buffalo Archery
Club from East London at last Saturday’s NASP Archery competition, held at the Port Alfred
Country Club. From left were Lucille Botha, Cornel Botha and Susan Bhana Picture: ROB KNOWLES
Emergency numbers
Port Alfred hospital – (046) 604-4000
Police station – (046) 604-2001/2
Multi-Security – (046) 624-2508
Chubb Security – (046) 624-4810
Sky Alarms – (046) 624-2806
NSRI – 082-990-5971
Electricity (a/h) - (046) 624-1111
EMS (Emergency Medical Services) – 10177
Gardmed –082-759-2134
Holistic EMS – 063-460-0042
Fire Department – (046) 624-1111
Bouquets to
Bathurst Show
Another successful
Bathurst Show
completed, thanks in
large measure to the
coterie of volunteers
who selflessly donated
their time and labour to
the event.
The Big Breakfast
again completed its
mandate and plaudits
should be showered on
chancellor of the
exchequer Ann,
politician and raconteur
Peter Grist who sadly
fell at the first salvo,
but is thankfully now
recovered, toastmaster
Catherine, conscript
Mel, brigadier Nikki,
grease spattered Tim,
maid-of-all-work Arlene
and gopher Chris.
Truly a sterling effort,
and you have the
undying gratitude of the
egg man. Ta ever so.
BARRY JOHN MACAULEY
KEEN SUPPORTERS: Supporting their children
from the Buffalo Archery Club in East London at
the monthly NASP archery competition, held
this month at the Port Alfred Country Club, were
moms Bev Kent-Brown, left, and Tracy Pook
Picture: ROB KNOWLES
Why end the
burger brekkie?
Whoever put the brakes on the “b r e a k fa st
burgers” that were been made almost daily
outside the door of Pick n Pay, has done a
serious injustice to the residents of Port Alfred
and our visitors who shop at Heritage Mall.
If you are trying to lose weight, or don’t like
the smell of cooking bacon . . . that is your
decision. I have it on good authority it was not
the choice of Pick n Pay.
RBH
Special care from
PA hospital staff
Last week I was bitten by my neighbour’s
dog and went directly to the hospital where I
received emergency treatment
I have received treatment every second
day since then.
My husband and I would just like to thank
the hospital personnel for the excellent
t reatment.
Casualty was wonderful. A big thank you
to the nursing manager who gave me a
shoulder to cry on. A very special thank you
to Dr Suali’s wonderful medical treatment,
and to the sisters and nurses – thank you all.
VINCE AND PAT BANCROFT

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KEEPING THE
TROPHY: Kowie
Foundation School
are happy to have
taken the floating
trophy for the
junior school pupil
with the most
points for art for
the fourth
consecutive year at
the Bathurst Show.
This year the
trophy is shared
between KFS grade
2 pupil Onesimo
Dyani, and Hannah
Ford of El Shaddai.
Hannah is a past
pupil, who also did
extra art lessons
with Karen Lee for
a year and she is
KFS principal Nicky
Nel’s cousin
TOP ARTIST:
Hannah Ford
from El
Shaddai
C h r i st i a n
Academy
displaying
the art that
won her the
shared prize
for Top Junior
Artist in the
school art
section of the
B at h u r st
Agricultural
S h ow
Question: Tell us about your job.
Answer: I am the owner of Tokoloshi
Expeditions which runs hiking and fishing
holidays on the Sunshine Coast. I am also a
wildlife presenter for Nat Geo Wild and S a fa r i L I V E
in the Kruger National Park, as well as the Masai
Mara National Reserve in Kenya.
Q: What made you get into that line of work?
A: Because of my love for the outdoors and
being of the firm belief that to be successful,
your work needs to be your way of life.
Q: Describe the most memorable experience
you have had.
A: Difficult to choose ... but presenting on live
television for National Geographic from a hot-air
balloon drifting over the Masai Mara is up there
.., the scenery and wildlife was absolutely
b r e at h t a k i n g !
FA C E 2FA C E
... with Ralph Kirsten
Q: What do you do to unwind when you
are not working?
A: Surfing East Pier with the local crew is
a l e k ke r way to recharge.
Q: What is your motto in life?
A: If you ain’t getting stuck, you aren’t
trying hard enough!
Q: What makes you happy?
A: When communities pull together for a good
cause regardless of culture, race or anything
else.
Q: What makes you angry?
A: Self-serving government and business
leaders.
Q: What do you think about
the youth of SA? Do you
have any advice for them?
A: I think a big part of the
youth are living in an
imaginary cyber world ... get
out there and start living for
real!
Q: What do you like most
about Port Alfred?
A: The sense of
communit y.
Q: If you could change one thing about Por t
Alfred ...
A: The artificially constructed marina would be
its original natural estuarine nursery and home
for wildlife.
Q: What is your favourite music of all time?
A: Reggae.
Q: Name three people you would like to invite
for dinner (dead or alive).
A: Schalk Burger, David Attenborough and
Pablo Escobar.
Q: Three wishes for SA.
A: ýPolitical parties to be abolished and
leaders in government chosen purely on the
merits of their specialist knowledge;
ýThe environment to be considered our No 1
resource in our country with environmental
crimes considered as treason and punished as
such, starting with a complete blanket ban on
p l a st i c ;
ýThe resources of the country to be used for
the benefit of ALL South Africans and not
squandered through greediness and corruption.
The cross without
the resurrection
The death of some
outstanding leader is
commemorated in
various countries, but
none compares with
the commemoration of
the death of Jesus of
Nazareth – for on
Easter Friday hundreds
of millions worldwide
will be remembering
His death upon a cross
that took place almost
2,000 years ago.
He was crucified
between two criminals,
so what is all the fuss
about? He claimed to
be Christ, the Son of
the Living God, who
came from heaven to
give His life as a
ransom for many.
He said: “My
Fat h e r ’s will is that
everyone who looks to
the Son and believes
in him, shall have
eternal life, and I will
raise him up at the last
d ay ” (John 6:40).
Many mocked and
scoffed for He said
that He would save
others, but He could
not even save Himself!
What a meaningless
tragedy His death
would have been if it
had not been for the
resurrection.
His body was taken
down from the cross,
wrapped in linen
cloths, and laid in a
tomb, which was in
I N S P I R AT I O N A L
INSIGHTS
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turn sealed and
secured. Early on that
Sunday morning,
certain women went to
the tomb only to
discover that the stone
had been rolled away.
Two angels
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were not for the fact of
the resurrection?
It would have meant
that Jesus of Nazareth
was not the Lamb of
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April 18, 2019
Port Alfred
BUSINESSFORUM
BEAUTY WITH
SERENITY
... with Kerryn Watson
An egg-citing
Easter at Serenity
For Christians, Easter
celebrates an
important moment in
Biblical history when
Jesus died on the
cross, absolving
humans of sin and
opening a new era in
the way in which
C h r i st i a n s
communicated with
God – through Jesus.
No matter what your
faith or personal
beliefs, we can all
appreciate the need for
a sense of letting go of
our past sins or
mistakes, and stepping
afresh into a new way
of living or being.
This month, in
acknowledgement of
the symbolism of
rebirth associated with
Easter, we launched
our Journey of
Rejuvenation, a
treatment involving
exfoliation and
massage – getting rid
of tired skin cells, and
stimulating the
lymphatic system –
leaving one feeling
renewed and one’s
energy restored.
Serenity invites you
to join us for an
experience of out with
the old and in with the
n e w.
Why not visit us this
weekend? We’ll be
closed on Sunday, but
open on Friday and
Monday. If our specials
aren’t up your alley,
we’ve got lots of other
treatments to cover
your curiosities.
Don’t forget to pop
onto our Facebook
page
@ s e re n i t y s p a . p o r t a l f re d
and like and share our
competition photo in
order to win our
Serenity Egg! Winners
will be announced next
week ... see you this
weekend and to those
of you celebrating,
Happy Easter from
Team Serenity.
Making the most of your
hard-earned money
Catch up with what’s happening on the PA business front
Financial planning considerations
when investing offshore
The tax paid by the life company can
be less than an investor would pay in
their personal capacity
What is a home?
You have often heard
me say, “I love my
home.”
Naturally one would
think that I was talking
about the place where
I live and that I share
with special people.
And that is what I
was talking about.
Sanlam Cumulus Investments is a savings plan that has been
designed to give you the flexibility to choose how and where
you want to invest your money. Offering you the potential to
earn exceptional returns on your money with a range of investment
funds to choose from. Great estate planning benefits and
tax-efficient for individuals with high marginal tax rates.
It offers a cost structure that is amongst the lowest in its class,
making it extremely cost-effective.
Unique features of the monthly savings option:
Qualify for an additional allocation of up to 2%.
Earn loyalty bonuses.
No alternation charges will apply if you access your
funds after two years.
Contact me at Strata Financial Solutions Advisory Services to
find out more about Sanlam’s Cumulus Investment Plan.
Investors wanting offshore
exposure have various routes
they can take, including
rand-denominated funds and
asset swap investments, but
if they decide to use
discretionary savings to
obtain direct foreign
exposure, there are a
number of considerations
from a financial planning
point of view that need to be
taken into account.
Sanlam adviser Sticks
Stiglingh says that Glacier
International offers an
offshore life wrapper – or
endowment structure – t h at
provides a number of
benefits, some of which are
discussed below.
Estate planning
a d va n t a g e s
According to Glacier
International, when investing
via an endowment issued by
a South African life
company, investors don’t
create an offshore estate,
which means they don’t
need an offshore will nor do
they need to appoint
international representatives
to help wind up their
offshore estate (which in
most instances is both costly
and time consuming).
The wrapper also ensures
an investor’s estate is not
subject to foreign
inheritance tax, which can be
higher than the client would
pay locally.
Investors in an
endowment policy
can simply
nominate a
beneficiary or
beneficiaries –
either for the plan to
continue being
invested in the beneficiary’s
name or for the investment
to be paid out, in which case
the proceeds will be paid
directly to the beneficiary
and not be dependent on the
estate being finalised.
The proceeds will also not
attract any executor’s fees.
In some instances, exchange
control approval may be
required to transfer the
investment to the nominee.
Tax efficiency and
simplicit y
Investing via a local
But I got to thinking,
what is a home? Is it a
building I own or
perhaps a building in
which I feel safe, for
example, a church, a
library or museum
perhaps?
Is it a group of
friends that meet
regularly that share
the same interests or
sense of humour?
Is it a sports club
where you compete
and then reminisce
about what worked
and what didn’t? It
might even be the
place we work.
I would imagine it
could be any one of
these or all of them.
MYHOME
... with Simon Oliver
Home is most
probably a feeling that
we carry with us
wherever we go.
It is not something
that dies when we
move but instead, we
take with us the best
of what we had and
start rebuilding.
I have often
wondered why we
always find a buyer for
a property even
though to many it has
no redeeming
wrapper means the South
African life company is
responsible for the
calculation, collection and
administration of any tax
due, and the investor
therefore has no personal tax
administration of which he
has to take care.
The tax paid by the life
company can be less than
an investor would pay in
their personal capacity,
depending on their personal
tax rate.
Tax liabilities are also
calculated in US dollars,
which means rand
depreciation is not taken
into account.
Protection from creditors
After a period of three
years from inception date,
the life wrapper will not form
part of an investor’s
insolvent estate and cannot
be attached by a creditor.
In the event of the death of
features. It may be
that each buyer comes
with his own
memories and ideas of
what a home should or
could be.
We each know how
we could change a
property into our
home. So it may be
that we never leave
our home, because we
always carry it with us.
We use what we have
learnt and cherish to
recreate that warm,
the investor, if survived by a
spouse, parent, child or
stepchild, the proceeds of
the life wrapper may not be
used to pay any of the
e st at e ’s debts.
This protection continues
for a period of five years
from the date on which the
benefits are provided.
Stiglingh
concludes that
using an offshore
life wrapper could
make estate
planning a lot
easier and save
beneficiaries time
and unnecessary costs.
Contact Sticks Stiglingh at
Strata Financial Solutions
BlueStar on 046-624-4948/
071-612-7339 or
sticks@stratabluestar.co.za fo r
professional advice.
Glacier International is
part of Sanlam Life
Insurance Limited, a licensed
financial services provider in
SA. The Global Life Plan is an
offshore endowment policy
issued by Sanlam Life’s
Bermuda branch.
happy, loving safe
place for ourselves
and those around us.
As an estate agent,
one sometimes needs
to remind oneself, that
we are not dealing
with bricks and mortar
but much more
involved with helping
people realise their
dreams of home.
Please contact me on
s i m o n . o l i v e r @ s e e f f. c o m or
082-653-5643 and tell
me what you
understand by the
concept of home and
maybe how you think I
could improve the way
in which I help you
move your home.
Sticks Stiglingh B.Comm, MBL.
Financial Planner
046 624 4948 | 071 612 7339
sticks@stratabluestar.co.za
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April 18, 2019 ADVERTISING / NEWSDESK: (046) 624 4356 Find us on Facebook
Talk of the Town 9
ENVIRO WARRIORS: Helping Port Alfred High
School Enviro Club head, Sheena Louca, centre,
with a recycling project by providing plastic
waste, were Marsha Andrews, left, manager of
Mr Price, and Veronica Collins, manager of Pick
n Pay Clothing at the Heritage Mall last Friday
Picture: ROB KNOWLES
PA High school
declares war on
plastic pollution in
our environment
ROB KNOWLES
If you haven’t heard of
eco bricks then the kids
at the Port Alfred High
School will be happy to
tell you all about how
plastic bottles and
packaging can be used
in building construction
while reducing plastic
pollution in our rivers
and the ocean.
Interact president
Sheena Louca, who is
also head of in Enviro
Club at Port Alfred High
School, was happy to
announce that Pick n
Pay Clothing and Mr
Price are supporting the
school to make eco
bricks, by collecting all
the unwanted plastic in
their stores and
donating it to Port
Alfred High School.
Veronica Collins,
store manager of Pick n
Pay Clothing, and
Marsha Andrews, store
manager of Mr Price,
are keen to assist PAHS
to clean up the
environment of all
unwanted plastic so it
does not end up killing
marine life or polluting
our towns and killing
land animals.
Both managers are so
impressed with the eco
bricks that PAHS pupils
are making they have
made a special effort to
collect their single-use
plastic wrap and donate
it to the school.
Louca and her
environmental team
would like to thank
their sponsors and
would also like to urge
the community to help,
by dropping all two litre
plastic bottles and
unwanted clean plastic
off at their school. The
eco bricks will be made
from them and put to
good use by the school.
PAHS is well on the way
to becoming an
environmentally friendly
school.
All donations for this
project are welcome.
You can contact and
liaise with Louca on
Facebook or Instagram.
Louca is also issuing a
challenge to all
companies and the
community to help the
school in its mission.
READING ALOUD FOR
THE HEADMASTER: Port
Alfred High School
pupils, Sinqobile Boya,
left, and Gisele Barros
Pestana thoroughly
reading stories to their
headmaster, Clive
Pearson during last
we e k ’s Book Week held
at the school to
promote literacy
WISE WORDS FROM PAST PUPILS: Deputy head prefects Asisipho Dingile
and Mhlangovuyo Beja proudly pose in the Port Alfred High School library
stairwell where a mural has been painted as a present from some of the
matrics of 1998, led by former head girl Lana de Araujo, nee Krige. The
2019 Founders Day Assembly and Reunion will take place on Friday
August 2. The prefect body looks forward to welcoming past pupils from
the matric classes of 1989, 1999 and 2009
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PRACTICE MAKES
PERFECT: Port Alfred
High School grade 2
pupils, Annika Horak,
front, and Ané Coetzee
both loved reading
quietly to themselves
using their Whisper
Phones during the
school’s book week
celebrated last week
SUPPORTERS OF THE SCHOOL: A new classroom at Happy Hours
Pre-primary School was opened last Friday evening and parents,
teachers and friends of the school were invited to celebrate. From left
are Chris Houston, chairman of the school board, Natasha Pienaar and
husband Tiaan with son Neil, Yuanda Roberts and husband Marius
Picture: ROB KNOWLES
advertising feature
Lots to interest everyone
at Bathurst BookFair
Bathurst is gearing up
to host the 16th annual
Bathurst BookFair
which will take place on
April 28.
Book lovers can look
forward to an even
bigger BookFair this
year with book dealers’
stalls spread over the
village of Bathurst.
There will be a wide
selection of books
ranging from
collectables, travel
books, fiction, memoirs
and biographies ,
sports books, children’s
books and general
interest books.
Book signings and
readings from six local
writers will also be on
offer as well. These
writers include Eve
Clayton the author of
Twala, Monty Roodt the
Songs from the
70’s onwards
Profits to be donated to Rotary Port Alfred
Tickets sold from Tott offices
and Laura-Kate Art Gallery
author of Dead Man’s
Land, Mary Riley the
author of Pablo and
Pepito (Riley will also
introduce her young
readers to her alpaca
heroes), Rod Mcgregor
Mann, Dan Wylie and
Bartle Logie the author
of To a st e d
Marshmallows & Obies.
Round the bend
poetry will be hosted by
Derrick Newson.
Jann Webb will have
short pony rides on
offer for children.
Book lovers can revel
in looking for and
finding sought after
books, out of print as
well as new books.
Admission to the
BookFair is free of
charge and everyone is
welcome. There will be
food stalls, tea and
cake and a beer
garden.
After attending the
BookFair, spend some
time exploring the
village and everything
Bathurst has to offer.
Meet the locals who
consider Bathurst the
centre of the universe
and find out why
visitors describe
Bathurst as the most
English village in South
Africa.
JOHN MUIRHEAD
& ASSOCIATES.
NDLAMBE GENERAL
VALUATION ROLL
2019 TO 2024.
THIS VALUATION ROLL IS NOW
OPEN FOR INSPECTION.
SHOULD YOU BE UNHAPPY WITH ANY
ASPECT OF YOUR VALUATION,
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT.
WE CAN ASSIST YOU IN ALL ASPECTS
OF ACCESSING THE VALUATION AS
WELL AS PROCESSING AND LODGING
THE OBJECTION.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 3 MAY 2019
CONTACT JOHN MUIRHEAD B.Sc.
Cell: 082 800 6596
e-mail: johnphil@imaginet.co.za
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N E I G H B O U R LY NOTES
IT’S a big weekend for all lovers of
running, swimming and
bodyboarding as the Royal St
Andrews Hotel Amanzi Challenge,
the biggest water-sporting event in
the area and one of the biggest in
the Eastern Cape, kicks off this
Friday and continues for 10
action-packed days. Sxeaks
Nkwinti of BS Sports, the main
organiser of the event, is pleased
with the many sporting bodies
involved in this water-sport
bonanza, both local and national,
and extends his thanks to
everyone involved for their
support. Through BS Sports,
Nkwinti aims to uplift the local
community by bringing
much-needed revenue to the area
to help resolve its manifold issues.
But Nkwinti, who has a vast
experience in sport and recreation,
believes that sports development
begins with the children. Even
when working for the provincial
department of sport, recreation,
arts and culture he always
supported childhood development
and would like the RSAH Amanzi
Challenge to inspire youngsters to
become involved in the sports on
display, from surfing right through
to inflatable boat racing. We wish
Nkwinti and the entire team
behind the RSAH Amanzi
Challenge all the best as the event
kicks off with an 8km trail run at
the Royal Port Alfred Golf Club on
Friday morning.
AS for sport, don’t forget the
Kenton Easter Boat Races on
Saturday, from Kariega River
Bridge to Kariega Lagoon where all
proceeds will be donated to Rotary
Community Projects.
AND, the Kowie United Rugby Club
will be hosting the third annual
10’s Easter Tournament at Station
Hill rugby field. This is a day for
the entire family to enjoy.
LAST Friday evening was quite
busy with the opening of the new
classroom at Happy Hours
DIARISE THIS
Albany Vintage and Classic Motor Club Museum opens
on the last Saturday of each month – 9am-12 noon –
Hawkins Industrial Park, Alfred Road, Port Alfred.
Alzheimer SA East Cape Support Group meets the last
Thursday of each month at 3pm at Brookshaw Home at 9
Donkin Street, Grahamstown. The support group is for
family, friends and caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s
disease or any form of dementia. There is usually a
speaker followed by discussion and tea. Contact Dr
Heather Rauch 081-350-8079 for information and to get
on to our mailing list.
Bathurst Farmers Market – Every Sunday rain or shine
at Yesterday Today and Tomorrow Nursery, Kowie Road
from 9am-12.30pm.
Birdwatching Tours and Three Sisters Saunter. Book
with Anne (046) 675-1976 or 083-719-4950.
w w w. a n n e s b i r d i n g . c o . z a
Bonsai Club meets once a month on a Saturday. For
more information please contact David Brewis on
076-457-3218. Or e-mail d a v i d b re w i s 7 7 @ g m a i l . c o m
Cricket Club – Practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
the Port Alfred Country Club, French Street from 5pm.
Contact Rob Nel on 076-394-4067.
East Cape Shotokan-Ryu Karate, Port Alfred – M o n d ay s
and Thursdays: 4.30pm for beginners. 5.15 for
intermediate class and 6pm for the advanced cl;ass.
Contact Gary Grapentin on 073-346-0059 for more
i n fo r m at i o n .
Healing Horses Therapeutic Riding Centre –
Therapeutic and recreational horse riding activities for
people living with disabilities. Mondays at 9.30am and
10.30am, Wednesdays at 10am and 11am, To book a ride,
or find out about volunteering, call Jann on
078 - 3 4 6 - 5 41 2 .
Hockey Club – Practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 5pm at the Port Alfred Country Club, French Street.
Contact Chris Pike on 082-350-0900.
Kenton Garden Club meeting second Wednesday of the
month at 9.30am. For info visit w w w. k e n t o n g a r d e n c l u b . c o . z a
Kenton Pub Quiz – 6.30pm – first Sunday of each month
at Kenton Bowls Club. Cash bar available. Cash and other
prizes. Teams of four to six. All welcome.
Kleinemonde Morning Market on the first Saturday of
every month, from 8.30 to 10am. Kleinemonde
Community Hall. Enjoy breakfast and browse the stalls
selling wholesome farm chickens and home produce,
including quality meats, vegetables, pancakes, frozen
meals, quiches, bread, rusks, gingerbread houses, home
baked cakes, doggy treats, candles, gifts and more.
Knit and Knatter Crafters club at Holly House, every
Wednesday at 9am. All welcome. Contact Kathy on (046)
624-4452 for further information.
Kowie Auctioneers – monthly auction every last
Thursday of the month at 35 North Street. Entries for the
auction need to be in on the Tuesday before the auction.
Viewing day prior from 2pm. For more information call
Colin Maclachlan 083-521-3623 or Peter Charter on
Pre-primary School (story in next
week’s edition). It was a really
pleasant time with all the
businesses that had contributed to
the work in terms of materials and
labour, and specifically Brian
Knight of CM Heunis who
coordinated the entire thing. It’s
really nice to know that, even in
these tough economic times,
people are willing to help out a
worthy cause.
Then, a little later that evening, the
DA held a fundraiser at the Royal
Alfred Marina clubhouse where
former Ndlambe councillor, Kevin
Mileham accompanied by his wife,
Natasha Mazzone, explained how
the DA was going to fix the
problems caused by the ANC. It
was good to see Mileham again
and one was reminded of when he
sat on council and gave the ANC
no quarter when he thought they
were doing things wrong. It seems
that, ever since Mileham resigned
to take a position at Buffalo City
Council, things are a lot calmer at
Ndlambe Council meetings, but
maybe the ruling party are allowed
to get away with too much?
ON Tuesday evening we were
again at the Royal Alfred Marina
Clubhouse, this time in celebration
of the Marina’s 30th birthday.
There is a lot of history regarding
the building of the Marina and the
only surviving developer, Pamcor’s
Justin de wet Steyn, gave a history
of the marina development from
the early ’80s until 1989 when the
marina was opened. Happy
birthday. TotT will be featuring 30
years of the Royal Alfred Marina in
next week’s edition. While it is no
secret that many still have
reservations regarding the marina
development, according to De wet
Steyn the amount of e.coli in the
lagoon it replaced was a risk to
health. He said an environmental
expert from Cape Town was
brought in and confirmed that the
marina development would benefit
the ecology of the area, not
destroy it. On this basis the
government of the day had no
option but approve its
const ruction.
CONGRATULATIONS and happy
birthday greetings to everyone
enjoying a special day in the week
ahead. Good wishes for the year
ahead especially to Geoff Broom,
Slade Proctor, Brenda Carthew,
Etienne Mouton, Kirstie Ganter,
Merle Barnard, Dina Puzilewicz,
Sallly-Ann Odendaal, Neil Chemaly,
Michael Cholwich, Sherine du
Preez, Lisa Lawson, Mandy
Roesstorff, Marianne de Vos,
Caroline McIntosh, Anton
Wiersma, Gerenique Denston,
Daniel Mahloko, Ron Gush, John
Zweistra, Willie Adams, Chante
Pote, Miliza Rickson, Hazel
Peterson, Erna McPherson, Tyler
Stevenson, Ric Wilson, Derrick
Kleynhans, Kate Beavis, Lana
Marais, Jill Japp, Chix Pearson,
John Rodgers, Lynette Lambert,
Jennifer Cumming, Marielle Ford,
Darren Wicks, Adricha Diedericks,
Desmond Burger, Donné Brent,
Dave Hawkins, Daphne Brownlee,
Lee Pearson, Shane du Plessis,
Moira Hilton-Barber, Cathy Braans,
Tori Stowe, Claire Hall, Lauren
Brunette, Grant Marais, Cecile
Oosthuizen and Kevin Mileham.
WE wish Peggy Southey a special
85th birthday for April 23, and
hope you have many more in the
future.
CONTINUED success and
congratulations on another
anniversary for the following
businesses with best wishes and
even more success for many years
to come to Kwena Air (Wesley
Hill), Kowie Vet Clinic (on the
corner of Southwell and
Atherstone Roads), PA Home
Indust ries.
THERE is a good chance that petrol
prices will increase before the end
of the month by 56c per litre; so
E-mail Rob Knowles at knowlesr@tisoblackstar.co.za or fax (046) 624-2293
or drop in at 29 Miles Street from 8am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday
LOOKING GOOD: Jaco de Vos, owner of Kowie Dentec, and Soné
de Vos, Grade 4 teacher at Kenton Primary, were married in
March. Good luck to you both
OUR ENTRIES ARE OPEN FOR APRIL, MAY and JUNE
E-mail houzetj@tisoblackstar.co.za or fax (046) 624-2293 or drop in at 29 Miles Street from 8am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday
0 8 2 - 5 6 9 - 3 478 .
The Kowie Camera Club monthly meeting, the last
Monday of every month (except December) at 7pm in the
Settlers Park Retirement Village hall. Contact Herman
Groenewald 078- 428-9551.
Kowie History Museum, at The Old Railway Station,
Pascoe Crescent. Open 9.30am-12.30pm
Tuesday-Saturday. Closed Sunday/Monday and public
h o l i d ay s .
Kowie Striders time trial – every Tuesday at 5.30pm at
the Port Alfred Country Club. Distances of 3, 5 or 8km.
Runners and walkers welcome. Contact Sticks Stiglingh
on 071-612-7339 or Alan Robb on 082-495-6842
Kowie Striders casual long run from the Duck Pond -
every Sunday at 7am . Runners and walkers welcome.
The route will be determined on the morning of the run.
Lower Albany Historical Society meets third Thursday of
the month – some meetings in Don Powis Hall, Settlers
Park, others, outside trips. Call Avonne on 083-473-6823
for details.
Lower Albany Woodworkers’ Guild, meets first Tuesday
of each month. Call Brian Edwards on (046) 624-2945 for
more information.
Memory Book Scrapbook Club meets twice a month on
a Thursday afternoon. All welcome. Contact Cheryl (046)
624-2733 / 083-556-7562.
M OT H S – Old soldiers never die – Calling all
ex-servicemen “Ou Manne” and their ladies for a
get-together on the first Sunday of every month at 12
noon and the MOTH Hall (next to the Ski-boat Club) for a
light lunch and some memories. RSVP MOTHS at
082-537-9033 for catering purposes.
National Sea Rescue Institute practices every
Wednesday at 5pm. To join the NSRI visit the base in
person to undergo an evaluation.
Port Alfred Art Club welcomes new members, both
experienced or wanting to learn. We meet weekly offering
a monthly DVD from leading artists, giving excellent tips
and guidance on how to draw and paint. Contact Jenny
(083-292-2650) or Paddy (083-226-5254).
Port Alfred Bowling and Croquet Club invites you to try
your hand at lawn bowls and croquet,free coaching and
equipment available. Situated next to the Nico Malan
Bridge. Enquiries: Rod Wilson at: 082-375-2968 or (046)
624-5671. Croquet enquiries: Rodger Darkes at
082-373-8181 See our website at: www.pabcc.co.za and our
Facebook page.
Port Alfred Bridge Club – Now meets at the Eddie Grant
MOTH Hall (next to the Ski-boat Club) every Monday and
Thursday – 1pm for 1.30pm start. All bridge enthusiasts
and persons wishing to learn to play bridge are most
welcome.
Port Alfred Community Police Forum meets on the third
Tuesday of each month at the Port Alfred Police Station at
2.30pm.
Port Alfred Floral Art Group (PAFAG) meets on the 3rd
Saturday of the month at Settlers Park hall at 2.30pm. For
warned the Automobile
Association on Monday. This will
be the third increase consumers
have had to absorb this year and
will probably lead to even more
unrest in the country as every cent
added to petrol means more cents
added to food and other products.
more information please phone 082-464-4606 (Hennie de
Bruin). All welcome.
Port Alfred Park Run, Civic Centre. Every Saturday
8am-9am.
Probus Club of the Kowie meets on the second Tuesday
of each month at 10am at the Port Alfred River and
Ski-boat Club.
Rocky Ridge Farm Market opens every Saturday and
Sunday from 9am with a variety of home made delights,
“egg-cellent” free-range eggs, honey, biltong, droewors
as well as its very popular morning breakfast. Contact
Desia Holmes on 083-589-0765 for more information.
Rosehill Mall Art and Crafters Market, the first
Saturday of every month, from 9am-4pm. A true art and
craft market. Only handmade items available by our local
crafters. Large selection of goods.
Scottish Country Dancing at Don Powis Hall, Settlers
Park, every Wednesday from 5pm-7pm. All welcome. For
more information please phone Mary (046) 604-0478 or
Audrey (046) 624 3179.
Scrapbook workshops and classes: Bcreative offers
monthly workshops, night classes, social classes and a
whole lot more. Call (046) 624-3096 to book or for more
i n fo r m at i o n .
Self Drive Heritage Map: All the historical sites in Port
Alfred, Bathurst and surrounding areas. Available at the
tourism office.
Sunshine Coast Women’s Forum meets every fourth
Tuesday in the Don Powis Hall, Settlers Park at 2.30pm.
Come and join us. Visitors welcome. For more
information contact Tosca Spenceley (046) 624-4339.
U3A – Port Alfred Branch meets on the fourth Thursday of
every month at 9.30 for 10am at the Don Powis Hall,
Settlers Park village. All welcome.
It is difficult to judge the real value
of the rand at the moment as so
much is going on in the world
around us that directly influence
developing markets like South
Africa. Brexit and the US/China
trade wars are the obvious
examples, but what we do here at
Thursday April 18
Lower Albany Historical Society: Morning outing around
Port Alfred, visiting the old Settler Church and cemetery,
the Albany Vintage and Classic Car Museum, the old
West Bank cemetery and the Richmond House Museum.
Meet in parking lot of Port Alfred Civic Centre at 8.45am
for departure at 9am. Please bring chairs, picnic
teas/lunches and hats with you. Entry for each museum
is R20pp, which will be collected at the Civic Centre.
Contact Gwynn 083-679-5050.
PA Art Club – 9.30am – Painting at Tasha’s. Making use
of the Marina and Halyards location for our theme of the
month (Architecture).
Friends with Compassion – Caring for those who are
mourning a loved one. Presbyterian Church Port Alfred at
3.30pm. All welcome – Join us for a cup of tea and a
chat. Contact Cheryl (046) 624-2733 / 083-556-7562.
Friday April 19
Good Friday.
Friday April 19 to Sunday April 28
The 2019 Amanzi Challenge.
home also influences the markets,
often not in our favour. The results
of our May elections will therefore
see either investor confidence
growing or, conversely, might
shoot us straight into Jnk Status.
We hold our collective breath. With
last year’s figures in brackets to
compare against, the Rand was
trading at R13.94 to the Dollar
(R12.02) R18.19 to the Pound
(R17.18) and R???? to the Euro
(R15.77). On the commodities
scene, Gold is $1,276.74 per fine
ounce ($1,345.40), platinum is
trading at $893.60 ($940.10) and
Brent Crude Oil at $72.18 ($71.63)
per barrel.
SPECIAL thoughts and prayers are
with all those folk who are not
well, having or have already had
tests, operations and treatments.
‘Sterkte’ to Roy Potter, Andrew de
Vries, Jenny Groenewald, Chris de
Wet Steyn, Marian Eaten, Martin
Bekker, Trish Solz, Brenda Shelton
and Theo Snyman.
B E ST wishes and congratulations
to other couples also celebrating
an anniversary at this time,
especially Sai and Brunette
Pieterse, Kevin and Gwen Bode,
Christopher and Hilda Green, Nigel
and Joy Coster, Nicole and Aiden
Norden.
CONGRATUL ATIONS and best
wishes for a wonderful future
together to Derek Bouwer and
Mandy Pretorius who got engaged
recently. Wishing you many years
of love and happiness. Also, all the
best for your future together to
Pauline nee Strömbeck and Josh
Leach who were married on April
6. We wish you happiness together
and into the future.
THOUGHT for the week: “All our
dreams can come true – if we
have the courage to pursue
them”.
BEST regards as always,
The Team
Saturday April 20
Kenton Easter Boat Races from Kariega River Bridge to
Kariega Lagoon, from 10am. R50 per boat. 1st prize
R1,000, 2nd and 3rd consolation prizes. All entrants
eligible to win a 950-l Eco-slim water tank. Tickets
available at Kenton News Agency and Kenton Pharmacy.
Bring the family for a fun, fun, day. All proceeds to Rotary
Community Projects.
Kowie United Rugby Club will be hosting the third
annual 10’s Easter Tournament at Station Hill rugby field.
A day for the family with stall and activities for children.
Entrance fees will be R10 per car parking, R10 per adult,
and R5 for children.
Sunday April 21
Easter Sunday.
Monday April 22
Family Day
Thursday April 25
PA Art Club – 9am – Catholic Hall. Enjoy a social time.
DVD and book exchanges, tea, coffee and snacks. Bring
paintings for review and inspiration.
U3A meeting – 9.30 for 10am – Don Powis Hall, Settlers
Park. Alan Lubbe will be speaking on Caves and Caving.
Port Alfred Scrapbook Club – 2pm to 5pm –
Presbyterian Church Port Alfred. All welcome. Contact
Cheryl (046) 624-2733 / 083-556-7562.
Sunshine Coast Tourism and Port Alfred Business
Forum networking evening – 6pm – Royal Port Alfred
Golf Club. Guest presentations on water infrastructure by
Justin Wilmot, alternative electricity supply by Simon
Thesen, and tourism/business forum projects by Rick
Pryce and Wouter Hensens. RSVP to
tourism@sunshinecoasttourism.co.za by April 15. Cash bar
ava i l a b l e .
Saturday April 27
Freedom Day.
Sunday April 28
Diaz Cross Bird Club outing to Mtunzi. We will meet at
Robbies at 6am and Heritage Mall at 6.30am. Visitors
welcome (R10 per person to DCBC). Bring a picnic
brunch. For more details contact Tim Cockbain (046)
624-8483.
Bathurst Book Fair– From 9am, books and bargains
galore, ‘Round the Bend’ poetry event, book signings,
kiddies story time with Bathurst’s famous alpacas, food
stalls and more. Browse seven venues in the village, from
the Village Green to The Workshop. Enter the poetry
competition and at Books of Bathurst, hear local authors
speak about writing and give tips on getting published.
See the Facebook page for the full programme. Contact
(046) 625-0202 or 082-621-1523.
Thursday May 2
PA Art Club – 9.30am – DVD at Settlers Park Hall. Theme
for May: flower or plant study.
Saturday May 4
Port Alfred Sport Shooting Club. Shotgun shoot.
Visitors with licenced firearms welcome. Contact the
chairman on 083-633-1939.
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Fever-pitch excitement on Sunshine
Coast in Amanzi Challenge build-up
To all our residents and visitors, the Sunshine
Coasts biggest water-sport event, the Royal St
Andrews Hotel Amanzi Challenge is almost
here, and athletes from around the country and
overseas are ready to descend on Port Alfred to
participate for the R1m in prize money sponsored
by the Royal St Andrews Hotel (RSAH).
The town is expecting record crowds at this
year’s event as they support the local athletes
compete in this prestigious event. Previous years
have seen first-class surfing, bodyboarding and
inflatable boat (rubber duck) racing and this year
there will be the addition of beach handball.
The Royal St Andrews Hotel Amanzi Challenge
begins on Good Friday (April 19) and continues
through the following week culminating with a
closing ceremony on Sunday April 28 at the RSAH.
The event kicks off with an 8km trail run starting
at 7am at the Royal Port Alfred Golf Club, through
the indigenous bush and along the unspoilt
beaches which makes the run (or walk)
worthwhile just from a scenic perspective.
At the same time as Friday’sTrail Run
the SA Bodyboarding Championships will
take place at West Beach. There is also
lots of fun to be had for the children at
Kiddies Beach every day throughout the
entire challenge, including an Easter egg
hunt and many other exciting games for
the kids to enjoy.
The official opening ceremony will also
take place at the RSAH at 6pm.
Bodyboarding continues at West Beach
on Saturday April 20 and the SA Handball
Championships will begin at West Beach
from 7am. An “Anything that Floats” race
will begin at 9.30am at MyPond Hotel. At 12 noon
the Marina Mile Swim will take place at the
Halyards Hotel. This one-mile swim in the Marina
canals is well supported by the peole of the area.
On Sunday April 21 as the
bodyboarders are whittled down, the
excitement builds to see who will be
crowned this year’s champion. While
children enjoy the games at Kiddies
Beach the handball championships will
be played at East Beach, with the
prize-giving at 1pm. At 6pm the final
registration for the surfing competition
will be held at the Royal St Andrews
H ot e l .
The SA Bodyboarding Championships
continue at West Beach on Monday April
22 and the RSAH Port Alfred Classic
Surfing competition begins at East
Beach at 7.30am.
Surfing continues at East Beach on Tuesday
April 23 as does the SA Bodyboarding at West
Beach. The events will showcase some excellent
surfing and bodyboarding as SA finest take to the
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as international points.
Surfing finals will be held at East Beach on
Wednesday April 24 with the prize-giving taking
place at the RSAH at 4pm that afternoon. At West
Beach there will be exhibitions on fencing,
tumbling and gymnastics demonstrated by the
members of Nemato Change a Life (NCAL).
On Thursday April 25 the SA Bodyboarding time
trials will take place at West Beach starting at 7am
and continue throughout the day and, at the same
time, NCAL will do its thing on the beach.
On Friday April 26 it will be time for the big
motors to kick to life as the Thunder Cat Rubber
Duck time trials begin on the Kowie River at
10.30am. NCAL now moves to East Beach with
more fencing, tumbling and gymnastics from 12
noon. NCAL returns to West Beach on Saturday
April 27 while the rubber ducks move to East
Beach at 10.30am.
Sunday April 28 sees the Thunder Cat races
return to the river and out into the ocean with their
prize giving held at 6pm at the RSAH. Finally, the
2019 RSAH Amanzi Challenge will conclude with a
closing ceremony at the hotel at 7pm.
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12 Talk of the Town ADVERTISING / NEWSDESK: (046) 624 4356 Find us on Facebook
April 18, 2019
ANGLICAN CHURCH ALBANY ARCHDEACONRY
St Paul’s Port Alfred – Ferndale Road.
Sunday Eucharist 8.30am
Wednesday: Eucharist 8.30am.
St Barnabas – Nemato Port Alfred
Sunday Eucharist 9am.
St John’s – Bathurst Sunday Eucharist 8.30am
St Mary’s – Cuylerville 11am Eucharist (1st
Sunday in the month only).
St James – Southwell 11am Eucharist (3rd
Sunday in the month only).
Enquiries: (046) 624-1236.
ANGLICAN PARISH OF ALEXANDRIA
HOLY WEEK SERVICES at St David’s
Bushman’s River Mouth
Thursday April 18 – 18pm Maundy Thursday
Footwashing and Holy Communion
Friday April 19 – 12pm Good Friday Service –
This is a 3-hour Service
Sunday April 21 – EASTER DAY
Holy Communion: 8am
Holy Communion at Christ Church Alexandria:
9am
Enquiries: Graeme Hutchinson (046)
648-1135 .
APOSTOLIC FAITH MISSION BETH-EL
ASSEMBLY ALEXANDRIA – 14 De Wet Street
Sundays at 10am and 6pm
Wednesday Prayer meeting at 6.30pm.
Enquiries: Pastor Alan Cannon 072-907-8405..
AFRIKAANSE PROTESTANTSE KERK
Vir AP Kerkdienste. Kontak Anton Kok by
082-964 -3123.
BATHURST COMMUNITY CHURCH
The Village Chapel, 1 The Stables, Kowie Road,
B at h u r st
Ser vices: Sundays at 9am
Pastor on 084-441-2876 or (046) 624-3623.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
St James Catholic Church – Caxton Lane,
Port Alfred.
Mass Times: Sunday – 9.30am
Tuesday – 5pm
Friday – 8.30am
18 March:. Holy Thursday 6pm
19 March:. Good Friday 3pm
20 March:. Holy Saturday 6pm
21 March:. Easter Sunday 9.30am
Fr Nkosinathi Njoko OFM (046) 624-1509 /
073-384 -9133.
St Thomas Catholic Church – Tenth St,
Station Hill, Port Alfred.
Mass Times: Sunday – 9.30am,
Wednesday – 6pm
19 March: Good Friday 1pm, Stations of the
Cross, processing to St James.
20 March: Holy Saturday 6pm
21 March: Easter Sunday 9.30am
St Anthony’s Catholic Church – Bushman’s
River Mouth.
Mass Times: Sunday – 7.30am
18 March: Holy Thursday 10am
19 March: Good Friday 10am
21 March: Easter Sunday 7.30am
Sacred Heart Catholic Church – A l ex a n d r i a .
Mass Times: Saturday – 5.30pm
CHURCH NOTICES
Sunday March 21: Easter Sunday7.30am
Enquiries: Fr Trymos Munyaka on (046)
624-1509 or 082-676-6573
CELEBRATION CENTRE
Guide Hall in Causeway .
Sunday morning service – 9am.
Pastor: Bazil Mauer 082 061 5463 Email:
p a c e l e b ra t i o n c e n t re @ g m a i l . c o m All welcome.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
Goodwill Centre.
Sunday 9.30am.
Enquiries: 082-600-5429.
CHRIST AMBASSADOR MINISTRIES
770 Runeli Drive, Nemato.
Sunday Services: 10am-12pm.
Evening services 6-8pm. Tel/Fax: (046)
624 -2632.
CHRISTIAN HARVEST CHURCH
3013 Shiceka Street, Nemato
Sunday Services: 9.30-12pm.
Evening 5pm-7pm.
Contact: 083-513-5638.
PORT ALFRED BAPTIST CHURCH
Morning services and Children’s church (Ignite)
9.30am.
Evening services 6pm – (NO evening service
on the last Sunday of the month)
Youth: Fridays: Grades 1-3 (KICK) at 5pm-6pm,
Grades 4-7 (SWAT) at 6pm-7pm. Grades 8-12
(G63) at 7pm-9pm.
Good Friday Service: 9am
Easter Sunday Service: 9:30am/No Evening
Ser vice
Pastor: Josh de Wit – 073 -166-2939
Office: (046) 624-1335.
We b s i te : w w w. p o r t a l f re d b a p t i s t . c o . z a
Email: p o r t a l f re d b a p t i s t @ g m a i l . c o m
PORT ALFRED CHURCH
21 Masonic Street, Port Alfred.
Grace Bible College (Free) Mon – Fri am.
Sunday: 9am.
Contact: John 073-633-2465.
FULL GOSPEL
Sunday Morning Service 9.30am.
Evening Service: 6.30pm.
Friday Junior Youth: 7pm.
Enquiries: (046) 624-1915.
FULL GOSPEL (STATION HILL)
Sunday morning: 10am.
Enquiries: Pastor P Israel 084-582-4607
GEREFORMEERDE KERK
Eredienste elke Sondag oggend om 9vm in die
“Settlers Church” historiese monument) h/v
Buthurst str and North str. Navrae ds Aucamp
by (046) 654-0106/083-654-9190 of Bert
Venter by (046) 654-0272/082-451-2426.
GRACE AND TRUTH CHURCH
Albany Centre, 90 Albany Road.
“For the law was given through Moses, but
grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”
(John 1:17).
Sundays: 9.30am
Contact: Gary Ford 072-761-3417, (046)
624 -4985
GREAT COMMISSION CHURCH
Previously Bushmans Family Fellowship meet
in Bushmans Town Hall 9am Sunday mornings!
All welcome!
Contact: Ps Charles Southey 078-650-3694.
KING OF KINGS GLOBAL MOVEMENT
Meets at the MyPond Hotel Conference Centre
every Sunday from 10am (intercessory prayer
followed by the service) until 1pm.
LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE, ALEXANDRIA
Sunday Morning Service and Club Jesus. (ages
4 to 12) 9am. (Baby cry room).
Sunday Evening Service: 6.30pm. (Praise and
p r ay e r ).
Friday evening “G U TS ” (All Teens Welcome)
6pm-8pm.
Free Bible school – Tuesdays 6.30pm.
Enquiries: PS Leon De Smidt 082-330-6865.
METHODIST CHURCH
WESLEY (Hards St):
Every Sunday: 8.30am (only).
ALEXANDRIA
Sunday service: 10am.
Bible Study : Wednesday 6.15pm
Cell 074-582-0812.
STATION HILL (Windvogel St):
Every Sunday: 11am and 4pm
B AT H U R ST (York Rd):
Every Sunday: 9am
C LU M B E R (Shaw Park Rd from Bathurst then
Martindale turn off):
Monthly services on fourth Sunday of every
month at 11am.
ROKEBY PARK (Opp Halfway Store on
Grahamstown Rd):
Second Sunday: 11am.
KLEINEMONDE ( N at u r e ’s Way):
First, Third and Fifth Sundays: 11am
Enquiries: (046) 624-2420.
K E N TO N :
Every Sunday: 8.30am.
Thursday April 18: Tenebrae Service: 7pm
Good Friday April 19: 8.30 a.m.
Easter Sunday April 21: Sunrise Service:
6.30am
Kariega Main Beach Parking Area: Bring your
chair, coffee and Hot Cross Buns.
Easter Service: 8.30 a.m
Call 084-319-9634, Rev Rod Burton.
NEDERDUITSE GEREFORMEERDE KERK
DIAS GEMEENTE KERKKANTOOR: Broadway 26,
Port Alfred, 6170
Kantoorure: Maandag tot Vrydag 8am-12pm.
Tel: (046) 624-3534
PORT ALFRED: (Broadway 26)
Elke Sondag: 9vm.
Kinderkerk and Kategese tydens erediens.
BOESMANSRIVIERMOND: (Mainst reet)
Elke Sondag: 9vm.
Kinderkerk tydens die erediens en 10vm
K at e g e s e .
KLEINEMONDE:
Dienste elke 4de Sondag van die maand: 11vm.
Leraar: Ds Wikus Venter Sel: 078-800-3353
ALEXANDRIA: (Mainst reet)
Erediens elke Sondag: 09:30am.
Kantoorure: Maandag tot Vrydag 8am- 1pm.
Tel: (046) 653- 0147.
Kontak: Ds Willem Schoeman (046) 653-0010
of 083-607-8790.
NEDERDUITSCH HERVORMDE KERK
St Nicolas, Beachweg, Port Alfred
Eredienste: Elke Sondag om 9vm.
Kategese na erediens.
Kontak Prof John Gericke (046) 624-9025 of
sel 082-565-9534
NEW APOSTOLIC CHURCH
Port Alfred and Kenton on Sea.
For information on services. Eddie
078-752-2233 or Arnol 082-809-3421.
NUWE LEWE VOLLE EVANGELIE KERK
Honeycombsentrum, 88 Albanyweg, Port
Alfre d.
Sondae: 9.30vm en 6.30nm.
Dinsdae: Vrouebiduur 10vm
Woensdae: Seldiens by kerk 7nm
Goeie Vrydag: 9.30am (nagmaal sal bedien
word)
Sondag: 6am (S o n s o p ko m s d i e n s by Kelly’s
st rand)
Sondag: 9.30am Feesdiens
Vir meer inligting kontak: Pastoor Theo en
Marinda Snyman 084-811-0606 / (046)
624-2265. Almal welkom – All welcome
PERISOS SONSKYNKUS
Perisos (Oorvloed/Abundance) nooi u uit na
samekomste: Alexandria. Elke Sondag om
9.30vm te Maria-saal (agter Caltex-garage).
073 - 586 - 0201 .
Prediker Theunis Pienaar – 082- 895 - 8830 .
Ons verkondig: Oorvloed in Christus.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Corner of Southwell and Becker Street.
Sunday worship and Children’s Church: 9am –
10am
Communion Services: 1st Sunday of the month
Cell groups: Monday 4pm at the church and
Thursday 7pm at 11 Lambert Road.
Enquiries: Errol Parsons 084-800-3033 /
(046) 624-4471.
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
Service Times – Saturdays: 9:30am- 12 noon.
Enquiries: Judith on 083-652-5655 or Trevor
082-492-3789.
SHEKINAH MINISTRIES
Sunday mornings: 10am
Monday and Wednesday: 7pm
Youth on Friday evenings: 7pm.
Enquiries: Dan Hilpert 079-649-8750.
THE SHEKINAH GLORY OF GOD - 1 PET 4:14.
STUDENT CHURCH
Meets Sunday mornings 9am in Kenton on Sea
Town Hall. The 1st church in South Africa to be
operating on this concept. Called Student
Church as the services are run by the full time
students from Generation Impact Bible College.
Believers of all ages welcome. Exciting
Children’s Church available.A church that
equips Saints of all ages. Contact: Madelein
084 -513-7306.
THE CHURCH AT MERRY HILL
Sunday morning services: 9am.
All are welcome.
Enquiries: Gavin – 079-211-4675 or Diana –
072-344 -1102
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTERDAY
S AINTS
Meets every Sunday for Sacrament Service at
9am followed by Sunday School at 10am.
Priest hood meeting at 11am and Relief Society
meeting at 11am.
New church location is 25 Biscay Road across
the street from Sky Security in Port Alfred.
Visitors welcome.
Phone: 083-452-8801 or 078-132-7336.
WESTSIDE CHURCH
Contemporary – Connected – Commit ted.
“Connecting people to people – Connecting
people to God.”
M e et i n g s :
Sunday 9:30am
Wednesday: 6:30pm
Special Easter Holidays Services:
Easter Friday: 9am to 10am
Sunday: 9am to 10am
“Connect Groups”. Directions: Turn left into Van
Riebeeck Street – Last street on main road
leaving Port Alfred for PE (VW Showroom on
corner) – 800m turn first right into Green Lane
– Go straight up to T-junction will see roof of
church ahead.
Enquiries: 083-444-9380/ 082-373-8181 /
082- 677-78 00 .
WORD OF TRUTH MINISTRY, LIVING WATERS
BOOKSHOP, CHURCH OF THE NATIONS
Across the road from the BP garage and fire
station open every day 8am-12pm except
Mondays.
Sunday : 9am (Morning Service with Mother’s
room and Children’s Church)
Evening service: 6pm. All are welcome.
Youth: 6.30pm on Friday Evening.
Enquiries: (046) 624-2381, After hours:
072-219 -9065.
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Quintessence to wow Ndlambe
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Piano, clarinet, French
horn, cello and violin
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PIANO VIRTUOSO: Joanna Wicherek, an internationally acclaimed pianist, will be just one of the five artists of
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ROB KNOWLES
Music lovers of Ndlambe are in
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Museum for the first time to wow the
audience with piano, clarinet, French
horn, cello and violin.
Pianist Joanna Wicherek from
Poland studied in Vienna, Warsaw
and Italy and taught and performed
in SA from 2014 to 2017.
She specialises in historical
keyboard performance and was a
National Arts Festival Ovation
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David Bester plays violin and is a
teacher, performer, award winner
from the Nelson Mandela University
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Ensemble.
He has had impressive overseas
exposure, including classes with
inter alia Pinchas Zukerman and
Joshua Bell.
Prize-winning clarinettist Poitr
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studied at the F Chopin University of
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Dariusz Dinh Thieu Quang plays
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countless competitions and
performed in Europe and Vietnam.
Cellist and professor Anmari van
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chamber musician, academic, leader
of the Odeion String Quartet and
graduated cum laude from Unisa and
the University of Stellenbosch, as
well as the universities in Cologne
and Salzburg.
The programme will comprise
Eugene Bozza’s En Foret (difficult
piece for French horn), Rob
Fo k ke n s ’s Mammals of SA
(celebration of our wildlife), Pawel
Mykiet yn’s Although Daedalus…
(cello and clarinet playing main roles
in this famous myth), Jean
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(challenging work for clarinet) and
Zdenek Fibich’s Quintet Op 42 (his
impressive last composition
combining all five instruments).
Tickets are R90 each and are
available from KNA Port Alfred.
Out-of-towners may call KNA on
046-624-2036 to reserve their
tickets, but these need to be
collected and paid for soon after.
Bringing comedy
and music in a
brand new show
My First One-Man Show, with Guests will see
local comedian Rob Knowles performing with
singer Kathleen MacDonald and muso Claude
Samuel at Harry B’s on April 27.
Samuel is a regular performer in gigs around
the area and will be accompanying Knowles
and MacDonald throughout the show.
MacDonald is an experienced singer who has
performed at many functions in and around the
area.
“My aim was to have no backing tracks
during this show, but I relented when I was
given the chords to the songs Kathleen wanted
to sing,” said Knowles.
“I only know three chords and, although
t h at ’s okay for most Status Quo songs, it’s not
much help in providing backing music.”
The evening at Harry B’s will include stories
from Knowles covering why the Sunshine Coast
is South Africa’s best-kept secret, the problem
with being a sex symbol and Millennials, along
with songs from the 1970s onward from
MacDonald and Samuel.
Knowles and Samuel will also be singing
some of their own compositions and all three
will collaborate on a final few numbers.
“I’m like a living segue between the good
st u f f, ” explained Knowles. “I’m there to give the
talent time to get ready, as well as providing an
opportunity for guests to get their drinks.”
Knowles said he was looking forward to the
show as an opportunity to get a few things off
his chest.
“It’s been a while since the last show and I’ve
been storing it all up. It’s bound to come out on
the stage on the 27th,” he said.
“I hadn’t realised how much effort it is to put
a show on. Flame always did that stuff. Still, as
I began to plan the show, I discovered just how
much talent there is in this area. This first show
only involves two of the many local artists who
I have spoken to but, if it’s a success, I will be
holding more shows with the same and
different artists in the future. We need more
entertainment in the area.”
Profits from the show will be donated to
Rotary to be used in their many social
upliftment projects.
Tickets at R150 include a choice of three
meals that you select from a menu at the door
before the show begins. Tickets can be
purchased at Harry B’s, as well at Laura-Kate’s
Gallery in Van der Riet Street or by contacting
Knowles on WhatsApp at 078-391-4701.
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TEL: 046 624 1117
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CRUMBED CHICKEN STRIPS AND CHIPS R60
BBQ PORK RIBS WITH POTATO SKINS R95
STICKY CHICKEN WINGS BASKET R70
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ŵŽĂĞĚŝůŽŚŽĞŝŽ Ă Ž ŽĸĐĞ ŝŶ
ŽůĨĞĚĞĂĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽŽŵĞŽŶĞŚŽŝĂůĞ
ŽŝĞŶĂĞĚ ŚĂ Ă ŇĂŝ ĨŽ ĮŐĞ Ă ĂĞŶŽŶ Ž
ĚĞĂŝů ĂŶĚ ŚŽ ŚĂ ŚĞ Ăďŝůŝ ĂŶĚ ĞŽĐĞĨůŶĞ
ŽĞĂŶĚŚĞŝůŽŚŽŝŶŽĂŝĂďůĞŽŶůŝŶĞĞŝĐĞ
ŚŝũŽďŝůůĞŝĞĂŚŝŐŚůĞĞůŽĨĐŽŵĞŝŶĞĂĐŽŶ
ĂŶĚ ŚĞĞĨŽĞ ŚĞ ĐĐĞĨů ĐĂŶĚŝĚĂĞ ŝůů ĞŝĞ
ĞĐĞůůĞŶĐŽŵŵŶŝĐĂŽŶŬŝůůĂŶĚĂĨŝĞŶĚůĚŝŽŝŽŶ
ĞŝŽ ĞĞŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ĂůĞ ŽůĚ ďĞ Ă ĚŝŝŶĐ
ĂĚĂŶĂŐĞĂĐůĂůŝŶĨĂŵŽŝŶŐĐŽŶŵĞŐŽŽĚ
ŬŶŽůĞĚŐĞ ŽĨ ŝŶĞŶŽ ĞĐŚŶŝĞ ŽůĚ ĂůŽ ďĞ
ŚĞůĨůďŝŶŽĞĞŶĂůĂĂŝŶŝŶŐŝůůďĞŐŝĞŶ
ŚĞĐĐĞĨůĐĂŶĚŝĚĂĞŵďĞĂďůĞŽĚĞĞůŽĂŶĚ
ŝŵůĞŵĞŶ ĂŶ ŽŶůŝŶĞ ŽĚĐ ĐĂĂůŽŐĞ ŚŝĐŚ ŝ
ĞĸĐŝĞŶ ĂŶĚ ĞĨŝĞŶĚů ŝŶ ĐŽŶũŶĐŽŶ ŝŚ Ž
ĞďŝĞ ĚĞĞůŽĞŚŝ ŝ ĂŶ ĞĞŵĞů ŝŵŽĂŶ
ĂĞĐŽĨŚĞŽŝŽŶĂŶĚŝůůĞŝĞŽŵĞŽŶĞŚŽ
ŚĂĂŽŶŐŇĂŝĨŽĚŝŐŝĂůŵĂŬĞŶŐĨŽĂĞŶĂďůĞ
ŽŵĞĞŚŝĞŝĞŵĞŶůĞĂĞĚŽŶŽĂů
ĚĐĂŽŶΘĞŝĞŶĐĞ
ŝĚĞŶĐĞĚĂůĞŽŶůŝŶĞĂůĞΘĐŽŵĞŝŶĞĂĐŽŶ
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ŽĞŶĂĐĐŽŶďĂĞĚďĂĐŬŐŽŶĚ
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ŐŽŽĚ ŬŶŽůĞĚŐĞ ŽĨ ĂĚŵŝŶŝĂĞ ŽĐĞĞ
ŽĐĞĚĞĂŶĚŵŽŶŚĞŶĚŽĐĞŝŶŐ
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ŝŚĨŽĞŝŐŶĐůŝĞŶĂŶĚŵůĐĞŶĐĂĐĐŽŶĂŶĚ
ĞĞŝĞŶĐĞŝŶŚĞĂŝĂŽŶĂŝŶŝŶŐŝŶĚŽůĚďĞ
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ŚĞĐĐĞĨůĐĂŶĚŝĚĂĞŝůůĞŝĞŚĞĨŽůůŽŝŶŐ
ĨŝĞŶĚůĂŶĚĞŶŐĂŐŝŶŐĞŽŶĂůŝ
ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶŵĂŶŶĞŚŝůĞďĞŝŶŐŚĞůĨůĂŶĚŽůŝĞ
ĞůůĚĞĞůŽĞĚĂŶĚĞīĞĐĞĐŽŵĞŝŶĞĂĐŽŶ
ŬŝůůĞďĂůĂŶĚŝĞŶ
ĞŝŶŐ ĂŬ ĚĞĂŝů ĂŶĚ ŵĞ ŽŝĞŶĂĞĚ ŚĂŝŶŐ Ă
ĞůůĚĞĞůŽĞĚ ŽŬ ĞŚŝĐ ŝŚ ŽĞŶ Ăďŝůŝ Ž
ŝŽŝĞŽďůĞŵŽůĞĂŶĚŵĞĞĚĞĂĚůŝŶĞ
ďĞ ŚŝĐĂůů Į Ă ŚĞ ũŽď ŝůů ĞŝĞ ŚĞ
ĞŝŽŽďĞŽŶŚĞŝĨĞĞĨŽŵŽŽĨŚĞĚĂ
ĂŶĚŵĂďĞĞŝĞĚŽůŝŌĂŶĚŵŽĞůĂŐĞĂŵŽŶ
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GRASS ROOTS TO PARLIAMENT: Showing
grassroots support at the DA fundraiser at the
Royal Alfred Marina last Friday, Thunyelwa
Mbekela, left, spoke with MP and former
Ndlambe councillor Ross Purdon
Pictures: ROB KNOWLES
NDLAMBE
MUNICIPALITY
PORT ALFRED
VACANCY: WATER
CONSERVATION AND WATER
DEMAND MANAGEMENT
OFFICER – (SALARY SCALE:
R241 185 – R313 086 TASK
GRADE 11 OF A CATEGORY 3
LOCAL AUTHORITY)
Applications are invited from persons who
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the above position.
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Grade 12 plus National Diploma in
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preferable in supervision position and
at least 3 years in water and sanitation
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solving.
KEY COMPETENCY SKILLS: Knowledge
of the Local Government sector and
KEY PERFOMANCE AREAS: Supervise
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in all the water systems. Provide accurate
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accurate recording and regular review of
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nual
reports as required by the Department
of Water and Sanitation and other relevant
programmes on using water sparingly.
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(including details of at least 3 contactable
emailed applications will be considered.
The closing date is Monday, 06 May
2019 at 12h00. Application forms are
(www.ndlambe.gov.za). A prospective
candidate must declare any previous
information that might compromise
Ndlambe Municipality.
Employment Equity Plan will be complied
with. All applicants who do not receive any
response within 21 days of the deadline
applications were not successful.
NOTICE NUMBER: 76/2019
ADV R. DUMEZWENI
18 April 2019 MUNICIPAL MANAGER
GARNERING SUPPORT: DA PR councillor, Skura
Venene, right, and his friend KD Van Staaden
attended the DA fundraiser held at the Royal
Alfred Marina last Friday
SAFETY AND SECURITY: Chairman of the Port
Alfred CPF, George Galbraith and his wife Lynn
attended the DA fundraiser held at the Royal
Alfred Marina clubhouse last Friday evening
PARTY FRIENDS: Local councillor Khanyisa
Daweti, left, and the DA’s Makana constituency
manager Estie Westcott attended the election
fundraiser for their party at the Royal Alfred
Marina last Friday evening
W H AT ’S THE SCOOP? Nola and Gunther
Johannsen attended the DA fundraiser at the
Royal Alfred Marina clubhouse last Friday to
find out how the DA was going to solve the
problems in the country should the party win
the national elections in May
LOOKING FOR ANSWERS: Attending the DA
fundraiser where MPs Kevin Mileham and his
wife, Natasha Mazzone explained how the party
was going to solve problems like corruption and
the energy crisis were, from left, Rob Crothall,
Martin Leonard and Albert Whitfield

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HELPING HAND: Marius Roberts, left, manager
of Buco in Grahamstown, with Brian Knight,
coordinator of the project representing CM
Heunis, were invited guests at the opening of
the new classroom at Happy Hours Pre-primary
School on Friday evening Picture: ROB KNOWLES
HAPPY ABOUT THE CLASSROOM: Enjoying Friday
evening at Happy Hours Pre-primary School at
the opening of its new classroom were, from
left, Candice Coetsee with Inge and husband MJ
Herbst
Picture: ROB KNOWLES
PARTY TIME: The enthusiasm was palpable at the Royal Alfred Marina clubhouse last Friday
evening when the DA hosted a fundraiser where shadow minister for energy and former Ndlambe
councillor, Kevin Mileham and his wife, shadow
minister for state owned enterprises, Natasha
IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE ANTONIO
CHRISTIAAN KOTZE, Identity Number
580525 5115 08 8, unmarried, formerly of
39 Dickinson Road, Port Alfred, who died
at Port Alfred on 14 November 2017
ESTATE NO: 399/2018
The First and Final Liquidation and
Distribution Account in the above estate
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Master of the High Court, Grahamstown,
and a copy thereof at the Magistrate’s
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days from the 18 th April 2019.
J.J. GRIESEL
Executor
Griesel & Associates
39 Campbell Street
PORT ALFRED 6170
Ref: JJ Griesel
NDLAMBE
MUNICIPALITY
PORT ALFRED
APPLICATION FOR DEPARTURE
TO RELAX BUILDING LINES
AND AN APPLICATION FOR
AMENDMENT OF CODITIONS
OF APPROVAL, ON EF 3938,
PORT ALRED
Applicant: Hendri Frankenfeld Architect cc
Owner: The Masiza Family Trust
Property Description:
Erf 3938, Port Alfred, 6170
Physical Address:
37 Grand Street, Port Alfred, 6170
Detailed description of proposal:
The matter for consideration is an application
for Departure to relax building lines to legalise
the existing structures on a General Residential
property and also an application for amendment
or removal of conditions of approval to allow the
use of the property as a boarding house.
Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 93
of the Ndlambe Spatial Planning and Land Use
Management By-law (2015) that the abovementioned
application has been received and
is available for inspection during weekdays
between 09:00 to 15:00 at the Ndlambe Municipality,
Civic Centre, Causeway, Port Alfred and the
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can also be viewed on the municipal website
(www.ndlambe.gov.za). Any written comments
may be addressed in terms of section 98 of the
said bylaw to The MUNICIPAL MANAGER,
Causeway, Port Alfred, 6170, or emailed to
townplanning@ndlambe.gov.za or portalfred@
ndlambe.gov.za on or before 27 May 2019.
Telephonic enquiries can be made to the
Town Planning Section at (046) 604 5520. The
Municipality may refuse to accept comment
received after the closing date. Any person who
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by transcribing their comments.
NOTICE NUMBER: 85/2019
18 April 2019 ADV. R DUMEZWENI
MUNICIPAL MANAGER
Mazzone, gave presentations on how their party
would fix the problems caused by the current
ANC-led government.
From left are John Hughes, Mileham, alderman
Louise Swanepoel, MPL Jane Cowley, Dr Glenda
Hicks, Mazzone and Peter Grist
Picture: ROB KNOWLES
NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
PROPOSED THORNHILL MINISTERIAL HOUSING
PROJECT: PHASE 1 LINK UPGRADES,
NDLAMBE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, EASTERN CAPE
Notice is hereby given in terms of Regulation 41(2)(c) of the Environmental
Impact Assessment Regulations 2014 (as amended) of the intent to carry
out the following activity:
Activity:
Proponent:
EIA Consultants:
Date of publication: 18 April 2019
The proposed construction of a new pump station,
elevated concrete tower and pumping main for the
new Thornhill Ministerial Housing Project: Phase 1
near Port Alfred.
Ndlambe Local Municipality
Terreco Environmental cc
P O Box 19829, Tecoma,
East London, 5214
Tel: 043 721 1502
Fax: 043 721 1535
Email: admin@terreco.co.za
The Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs
and Tourism (DEDEAT) Port Elizabeth (Sarah Baartman Region) has
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for Environmental Authorisation in terms of GNR 327 Items 9(i) and 19
and GNR324 Items 2(ii)(ff) and 14(i)(hh) of the EIA Regulations 2014
(as amended) and must be accompanied by a Basic Assessment process.
To register as an Interested and/or Affected Party (IAP) and thereby
being involved in the environmental assessment processes, please
submit your name, contact details and your interest in the project to
Ms Njabulo Mzilikazi at Terreco Environmental cc as per the details above,
within two weeks of the publication date of this advertisement.
PORT ALFRED BRIDGE CLUB
Results for Thursday, 11 April 2019
Red Section (6½ tables)
E-W 1st R Wood & N Wood 61.1%
2nd C Fletcher & G Wansell 58.6%
N-S 1st E Rodrigues & A Osinski 61.3%
2nd P Southey & J Wright 57.1%
Green Section (6 tables)
N-S 1st L Lombard & A Paling 60.4%
2nd J Rogers & D Wright 57.6%
E-W 1st S Leslie & C Lardner-Burke 62.5%
2nd Ann & Ram Piers 60.4%
Board 2: Dealer E N-S vul.
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of the 12 pairs holding these cards, is as shown in the table.
North’s 2C bid is forcing on the partnership to the level of 2NT
and once South rebids hearts, North, who has four card support for hearts, together
with control in all the other three suits, should make a slam try. If there is any
not an indication of a strong hand. Therefore bid a ’Keycard’ 4NT and when South
shows 0 or 3 keycards, then North can bid 6H.
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neither North nor South has made an initial ‘strong’ bid, so settle for a small slam,
rather than a big one!!
Results by section
Red Section 4H+2 (2); 4H+3; 6H+1 (3)
Green Section 4H+2; 4H+3; 5H+1 (2); 6H+1 (2)
Full results at: www.pabridge.co.za, including details of all the hands.
GRANDPARENTS TIME:
From left, Happy Hours
Pre-primary School
principal, Tracy Lloyd
greeted Liz and James
Thompson, the
grandparents of
Rachael Thompson, at
the opening of the
new classroom,
carried out as a
community driven
project and supervised
by Brian Knight of CM
Heunis at the school
last Friday evening
Picture: ROB KNOWLES
TENNIS TROPHY: Port Alfred High School first
team tennis captain, Olona Landu, holds the
Best School Trophy together with deputy
headmaster Dr Ian Knott Craig. The trophy was
awarded at the Thiart Tennis Academy
tournament held in Makhanda where PAHS had
a strong representation and played well
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR MINING PERMIT &
ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORIZATION
This notice is hereby given in terms of Section 27 of the MPRDA,
Act 28 of 2002 and Regulation 41(2) (c) of EIA Regulation GNR 326
of 17 April 2017, promulgated in terms of NEMA, 107 of 1998, of the
intent to carry out the listed Activity, GNR 327 “LN 1, Activities 21 &
22, on Remainder Portion of ERF 361, in the Magisterial District of
Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Province.
The Central Coordinates are: -33.566942
N, 26.864028 E
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You are hereby invited to register as Interested and Affected Party
(I&AP) to comment on the above Mining Permit Application, lodged
at the Department of Mineral Resources on behalf of ABANCO
INVESTMENTS (PTY) LTD.
A Background Information Document (BID) and a draft Basic
Assessment Report (BAR) will be made available on request to
all registered I&APs for their perusal and commenting thereof.
For further information or registration as an interested and affected
party (I&AP), kindly contact Mr. Sicelo Botha, the Environmental
Assessment Practitioner (EAP) at Dynamic Geoscience
Consultants (Pty) Ltd on 083 523 6687 and on sicelo.botha@yahoo.com
not later than 18 th of May 2019.
Results for Monday, 15 April 2019
Red Section (7 tables)
N-S 1st C Fletcher & A Osinski 58.0%
2nd M Wesselo & E Clayton 56.9%
E-W 1st P Bailes & D Ellernder 58.3%
2nd N Wood & K Botha 57.4%
2nd R Wood & S Purdon 57.4%
Green Section (9 tables)
N-S 1st R Francis & R Dalldorf 59.7%
2nd T Versfeld & J Gie 58.8%
E-W 1st L Inglis & L Lombard 61.8%
2nd G Cash & J Rogers 60.4%
Board 4: Dealer W, both vulnerable
There is a downside to making overcalls in that although you are giving information
to partner, you are also helping your opponents to place cards, if
they win the auction. In the auction shown in the table, the overcall in clubs
helped declarer to make 12 tricks. South makes a perfectly normal lead of the club 3 and declarer
considers how to play the contract. South has not led the 4, 7 or 9, which would indicate a doubleton
and you can see the 2; so it is almost certainly a singleton. Therefore you win with the Ace, cash
the heart Ace and play the Jack, intending to run it if North shows out, or ducks. This neutralises
South because he/she will be unable to lead a club if he/she wins the second heart and cannot
reach the North hand before trumps are drawn. In this case the heart Queen falls, so you win with
the King, cash the heart 10, drawing the last trump; then play the spade Ace, followed by the Jack.
ÀÀ
two minor suit aces for a 12 trick haul. Some North’s may bid 2NT over the 1S opening showing
either 5:5, or 6:4 in the minors, but this will probably push E-W into game when N-S compete up to
4D. South duly leads the club 3 and declarer makes 12 tricks.
Results by section
Red Section 2S=1; 3H+3; 3S-1; 3S= 4H+1; 4S=; 5C*-3 (N)
Green Section 2H+4; 2S=; 3H+2 (2); 3S+2; 4H+1; 4S-1; 4S= (2)
Full results at: www.pabridge.co.za, including details of all the hands.

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WELL DONE: An elated Rhodes University student receives his
parchment from staff members Donna Page,right, and Suzette
Flanagan (seated) at the education faculty graduation ceremony in
the 1820 Settlers National Monument last week
SMILE PLEASE: Photographers – both amateur
and professional – were out in force during
Rhodes University’s graduation proceedings at
the weekend. Here, an assistant holds up the
whiteboard, left, while the photographer clicks
away in front of the university’s main
administration building during the garden party
that followed the last of the graduation
ceremonies
Pictures: SID PENNEY
CRITICAL
The water position in Makhanda (Grahamstown) is no
longer at a serious stage, it is at a critical stage.
In fact, within the next fortnight or so it is likely that
the city’s main water supply dam, Settlers, will run dry
and the entire Makhanda will be reliant on the water
emanating from the Orange-Fish River scheme, via the
James Kleynhans waterworks.
It is common knowledge that this alternative supply
will not meet Makhanda’s daily needs, and water
rationing will need to be put in place. This means that
parts of the city will be without tap water for up to 12
hours at a time.
For many months, residents have been urged by the
municipality to use water sparingly, with harsh
restrictions in place. Yet, residents are quick to point out
that the municipality itself is wasting water in the form
of leaks that seemingly go unattended to for months on
end, despite being reported. The leaks are all over the
place – in streets, on sidewalks and on other municipal
proper t y.
The message to Makhandans is quite clear – use
water sparingly and brace yourselves for rationing.
Oh, incidentally, Settlers dam is down to a little more
than 7% of its capacity, and very soon it will no longer
be possible to extract water, what with all the mud and
silt at the bottom of the dam
THE OTHER SIDE OF GRAD
Once the more serious and formal side of bestowing
degrees, diplomas and doctorates upon students and
candidates was concluded at each of the six sessions of
Rhodes University’s 2019 graduation ceremonies at the
weekend, it was time for hugs, handshakes and
embraces.
Then there were a multitude of “smiley” p h ot o g r a p h s
taken by hand-held Canon, Nikon, Samsung Galaxy and
Huawei devices that were flashing all over the fountain
and foyer areas of the 1820 Settlers National Monument
on Gunfire Hill.
A total of 2,321 students received their degrees and
diplomas at the ceremonies, each of which was
conducted in an auditorium filled to capacity with
gowned academic staff, students, family members and
friends.
It was a very special occasion, and the intense
applause and cheering certainly showed it. Indeed, the
Monument was filled with some very proud moments
and stories of achievement.
Local photographic business FotoFirst was kept busy
throughout, with photographers clicking away on the
fringes of the stage, as well as at four temporary studios
set up adjacent to the fountain.
Once the six graduation ceremonies were done and
dusted at about noon on Saturday, it was time to think
about the traditional graduation garden party on the
copious lawns in front of the university’s main
administration building, with the sky-reaching clock
tower keeping a watchful eye on proceedings.
When party proceedings got under way at about the
3pm mark, there were some 300 to 400 guests seated
and standing under the trees. Within half-an-hour this
had grown to an estimated 3,000, and Rhodes catering
staff were still bringing in tray upon tray of savoury
snacks and sweet treats, like the ever-popular
ko e k s i st e r s .
It was a pretty hot afternoon and the juice gazebos
were also proving popular.
Just off the main walkway is a concrete performance
area, and it was here that the Graeme College steelband,
under the direction of music teacher Sylvester Appollis,
treated guests to some foot-tapping music.
The garden party guests included academics
(professors and lecturers), graduating students, family
members (in some cases extended family), friends and
dozens of smartly-attired children.
The food trays kept on coming, and paper plates were
being piled high. The steelband played on. Cameras
GARDEN PARTY SOUNDS: The Graeme College steelband provided
background music in its inimitable style for the estimated 3,000
people attending the traditional garden party at the conclusion of
Rhodes University’s formal graduation ceremonies at the weekend.
Those attending the garden party included academics, graduating
students, their families and friends
continued to click away. Proud parents were smiling
b r o a d l y.
That was graduation for another year, a most
successful and fulfilling event by all accounts.
TOURING THE PENINSULA ON FOOT
There were past occasions when upwards of 25 local
athletes would head for Cape Town at Easter time to take
part in the annual Two Oceans ultra-marathon and
half-marathon over 56km and 21km respectively. This
has dwindled to just nine Makhanda (Grahamstown)
entrants this year, six in the ultra-marathon and three in
the half-marathon.
Both races start at the corner of Main Road and Dean
Street in Newlands on Easter Saturday, the
half-marathon in stages from 5.50am and the
ultra-marathon at 6.40am.
Of the six Makhanda runners tackling the 50th Old
Mutual Two Oceans Ultra-Marathon, three have no less
than 53 Two Oceans ultra-marathon medals between
them.
Stephen Penney (Kowie Striders) has completed 26
consecutive ultras, having run his first while in matric at
Graeme College. Terri-Lynn Penney (Nedbank Athletics
Club) will be running her 15th this year, while veteran of
the road Richard Foss (Albany Saints & Sinners
Multi-Sport Club) has completed 13 and will be running
his 14th.
Also lining up for the scenic ultra will be Sally
Price-Smith (Albany) who has completed four Two
Oceans ultras, and first-timers Ryan Bruton (Albany) and
Nhlakanipho Mthembu (Rhodes University Athletics
Club).
Running the Two Oceans half-marathon will be Albany
members Colin Price-Smith (completed 13), Karen Meyer
(completed eight) and Colin Meyer (completed four).
AWAY WIN FOR GRAEME
In an inter-schools’ First XV rugby match played in East
London on Saturday, Graeme College defeated
Cambridge High School by 36 points to 19.
FILLING IN
Residents may have noticed workers out in the streets
repairing potholes in recent weeks and months. Chances
are pretty slim they are municipal crews. However, it’s
more likely to be workers engaged by Makana Revive to
improve the state of Makhanda’s streets. Makana Revive
is a trust that relies on donations from the public.
Late last week Makana Revive repaired some really
big potholes in Scott’s Avenue between New Street and
High Street.
Oh, and there have been those residents and business
people who are sick and tired of the state of Makhanda’s
streets, and who have taken it upon themselves to fill
potholes, whether with tar or concrete.
ZEBRA ON DONKIN
This is a request to the local traffic department to have a
look in its storeroom. Maybe, just maybe, they’ll find a 5l
tin of white paint to bring the pedestrian crossing
outside Carinus Art Centre in Donkin Street back to life.
In fact, the markings are almost totally faded, and that
crossing is used by school pupils every weekday during
term time.
MOTEL BUFFET
Back in the mid-1970s, according to the Grahamstown
Publicity Association’s “Coming Events” brochure of
September 1976, the Settlers Inn Motel below the 1820
Settlers National Monument offered Sunday buffet
RUBBING SHOULDERS: An estimated 3,000 people attended Saturday
after noon’s garden party at the conclusion of the formal Rhodes University
graduation proceedings. The garden party was held on the lawns between the
main administration building, above, and the Drostdy Arch
lunches at R2,95 per person.
Not only was The Mot (as it was affectionately known
back then) well known for its catering, but its pub held
keen fascination for regulars and visitors.
In the coffee-table book Grahamstown Reflected
published in 1995, author Emily O’Meara wrote: “Ye olde
English Flare Path Pub keeps the home fire burning in
winter and is filled with photographs assembled by
ex-Rhodian RAF pilot Bert Leach, who got the enterprise
(Settlers Inn Motel) off the ground in 1968.”
In a photograph appearing with the article, Tim Leach,
son of Bert, is seen admiring the framed photos.
The former motel is now Rhodes University’s Gavin
Relly Post-Grad Village, and Tim Leach has retired to the
Sunshine Coast.
EVERY UNIT VITAL
The SA National Blood Service (SANBS) visited
Makhanda (Grahamstown) last week when 67 units of
the life-saving fluid were collected. Although the figure
was not as large as in recent months in Makhanda, staff
members were grateful for every unit.
Their next visit to the Dutch Reformed Church hall in
Hill Street is from 12 noon to 6pm on Tuesday May 14,
and the SANBS is hopeful donors will turn out in force
on that day.
HONOURS AND COLOURS
Graeme College has conferred Honours awards upon
Josh Pamphilon (swimming) and Siphesihle
Madlongolwana (cricket), while Colours for cricket have
been awarded to Garwin Dampies, Riaan Labuschagne,
Aaron Richardson and Lakhanya Sam.
DRAGSTER IN THE SUBURBS
I found myself up there in the area just below Sugarloaf
Hill the other day, driving down Miles Street and into
Haider Street.
Looking at the house on the left-hand corner I
remembered, as I always do when I’m in that area, that
Victor Banks lived there in the early 1970s.
Now, why would I remember that?
Vic and I were members of the Grahamstown Car Club
back then, and we were the conveners of the Castrol
Quarter-mile Drag Races that took place between 1971
and 1973 from the aerodrome entrance to the military
base.
Who remembers those drag sprints?
Well, it was Vic Banks who, not too many years before
that, raced his Renault Gordini on the Killarney race
track outside Cape Town, and who managed to entice
three Johannesburg drag racers to come to
Grahamstown (now Makhanda) to compete. They were
Tony Berridge (V8 dragster), Tony Viana (Vauxhall Viva
V6) and the legendary Willie Hepburn (highly modified
Chev V8).
I remember very well that for three days Berridge’s
dragster was parked in Vic Banks’ garage on the
property on the corner of Haider and Miles. On the
Friday afternoon Berridge and his technician needed to
do some fine-tuning, and they drove that roaring
monster up and down Haider Street.
I was present and was expecting traffic cops to
appear at any moment, but fortunately they had better
things to do. But neighbours aplenty had gathered in the
st reet.
Vic and Margaret Banks also lived at 12 George Street
on the other side of town for a while, either before or
after Haider Street, and Tony Berridge parked his
ultra-long dragster there too. I would love to have seen
him doing trial runs up and down George Street that
year!
Oh, memories!
GRAEME IN GAUTENG
The Graeme College First XV is presently in
Johannesburg taking part in the St John’s College rugby
festival. The team plays Windhoek High today (Thursday)
at 12.40pm, St Charles College at 9.25am on Saturday,
and St David’s College at 10.50am on Monday.
ON GARDEN PATHS
For the second week in a row, teenager Cee-Jay Porthen
was the first registered member to finish parkrun in
Makana botanical gardens on Saturday, finishing in 21
minutes 35 seconds. Second was Sylvester Jeffries (23
mins 27 secs) and third was Joe Orsmond (24 mins 15
secs).
First lady was Andrea Snyman (27 mins 26 secs),
second was Shimone Prince (28 mins 02 secs) and third
was Tamzin Griffith (31 mins 06 secs).
S at u r d ay ’s parkrun attracted 156 runners, joggers and
wa l ke r s .
While Leonie Yendall completed her 50th parkrun on
Saturday, Erika Human and Charity Manyika each have
one to go to their 50th parkrun. Kesentri Govender has
two to go to her 50th.
TAKE ONE FOR THE PAIN
Who remembers the days back in the 1970s when there
were no less than four pharmacies and chemists in the
then Grahamstown (now Makhanda) CBD?
RET Butler Chemist and LL Wallace & Co Chemist
were in Bathurst Street, Arthur Griffin Pharmacy was at
84 High Street, and Harrison’s Pharmacy was in the
Carlton Centre.
A few years earlier there was also Miller’s Chemist at
31 High Street, across the road from the Grand Hotel.
These days there’s Clicks Pharmacy on Church Square,
Grahamstown Pharmacy at 117 High Street, and
Wa l l a c e ’s Pharmacy in Pepper Grove Mall.
BOOKS GALORE ON THE VERANDAH
The Grahamstown Feral Cat Project holds its annual
book sale outside Wallace’s Pharmacy in Pepper Grove
Mall on Saturday May 18 (8am to 1pm) and is appealing
to the public for donations of books, magazines, DVDs,
CDs, puzzles and games.
Last year’s book sale raised R9,000, and convenors
are hoping to top the R10,000 mark this year. Residents
with books to donate can contact Eileen Shepherd on
(046) 636-1737.
DSG SPORTS AWARDS
Diocesan School for Girls made a host of sports citations
and awards last week for the 2018/19 summer season.
Athletics colours were awarded to Emily McLean, and
basketball Colours to Vile Diko, Peo Ramokgopa and
Umtha Sibam.
Waterpolo colours (all re-awards) were awarded to
Shaylen Ackermann, Phoebe Elliott, Josie Hickey and
Lucy Martin.
Toni Rafferty was awarded swimming honours
(re-award), while Sage Cawse, Nikki du Toit, Emma
Podesta, Courtney Repinz and Shaelyn Walker received
swimming colours.
ON THE WAVES
Kingswood College pupil Luke Claassens has been
selected to the Eastern Province team for the SA national
body boarding championships at Port Alfred this
w e e ke n d .

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Port Alfred
Bowling Club
The Vernon Smith 101
Singles was completed
and won by Bill Wragg
with Julie Sliziuk coming
in as runner-up. Well done.
On Tuesday April 9 we
were happy to welcome
Mark Gibbs and Carl
Vermeulen from Personal
Trust when they joined us
for a game of bowls. The
winners of the sponsored
competition was Dallas
Cowie, Woza Williams and
Julie Sliziuk. Second place
went to Rod Wilson and
his team with John
Hodges and his team
coming third.
We said a sad farewell
to our retired greenkeeper
John Bennett at a
memorial service held at
the club on Friday April 12.
He will be missed by all
our members as he was
such a keen bowler. Our
thoughts and prayers are
with his wife Carolynn.
The PA Settlers Plate
GBS was played on
Sunday and we
congratulate the winners
Rodney Austen, Dave
West, Stuart Clarkson and
Pippa Swift. Second place
went to Rod Wilson and
his team with third place
going to Trevor Frost and
his team. Thanks to GBS
for their continued support
as well as a big thanks to
all the participating teams
as without them we could
not hold a tournament. A
big thanks to John Hodges
for his organisation and
doing the scoring as well
as to all members who
worked on catering and
manning the bar.
We welcome Build-it as
our new sponsor. Their
sponsored competition
played on April 13 was
won by Trevor Frost and
Julie Sliziuk, with
runners-up being Elzabe
Rodrigues and her team.
Well played.
Welcome back to Jane
Armitage and her team of
Wendy, Noelene and Sue
who participated in the
Ladies’ All Cape held in
Port Elizabeth.
Please support our
Spud Evening which will
be held after bowls on
Saturday April 20.
Duties for the week April
22 to 27: Tabs – Phil
Taylor and Mo Goff, Bar
duty – Chris, Phil and Rod.
Kowie Bowling
Club
Watching bowls from my
various vantage points on
our greens I have been
struck by how many
bowlers play their first
bowl narrow and then
have to adjust their grass
with the second bowl.
It is almost as if they
have a fixation about the
green having a narrow
draw. Most of the better
players have the ability to
estimate the speed of the
green from the “message”
they receive through their
feet. The texture and
hardness of the surface
will give them an idea of
the speed, and therefore
the amount of grass to
take even before they have
played their first shot.
The amount of grass
one has to take depends
on (a) the speed of the
green and (b) the amount
of bias the manufacturer
has built into the bowl.
On a fast green the
bowl will take longer to
come to rest with the
result that the initial
direction of delivery must
be wider than would be
the case on a slower green
where the bowl does not
BOWLSBANTER
... what’s happening
have much time to turn
before it comes to rest.
The manufacturer’s
input: Before 1968 a bowl
started off as perfect
sphere. A portion was
lopped off from one side
making the bowl rather
lop-sided with a centre of
gravity slightly off-centre.
At that time the Hensellite
Heavyweight De-Luxe had
the widest draw where the
centre of gravity was 6mm
off centre. Today the
manufacturer is granted
much more liberty in
shaping the bowl to
perform differently.
In 1968 the bowling
greens in Australia were
so fast that for anyone
playing with a standard
Hensellite the ordinary
full-length draw would
have to travel over the
adjacent rink to come
back to the centre of the
green. Play was often
delayed while players on
adjacent rinks had to wait
their turn to play their
s h ot s .
The authorities were
given the choice – either
you make the rinks bigger
or you alter the bowl so
that the draw will be
contained inside your own
rink – that was the birth of
the narrow bias bowl.
Originally the narrow
bias bowl was only meant
for those countries where
the bowl encroached on
the next rink. It was never
meant for South African
play but once the
manufacturers got the bit
between their teeth they
sold the new bowls
anywhere
Last Tuesday we had a
good turn out and some
close games. One team
must have thought that
the game stopped at 11
ends because they never
scored again. Jonty
Alexander, Lawrie May,
Rob Walker, and Gavin
Muir had the big win for
the day.
Thursday brought
another good turn-out and
some good bowls. Rob
Owsley, Pee-wee
Tomlinson, Martin
Slatterley, and Andy Stuart
brought in the best card.
Playing for SPAR
Vouchers on Saturday we
had some close games
until Steve Minnaar, Bugs
Wilmot, and Gill Turner
completely upset the
apple cart with a massive
35-5 win. The hapless
losers are still wondering
how they scored 5.
AN AWAY WIN: The Kenton team that won the Port Alfred GBS
competition on Sunday, from left, Dave West, Pippa Swift, Stuart
Clarkson and Rodney Austin with Bessie Mears from sponsor GBS
Congrats to Jackie Kriel
and her All Cape team on
qualifying for the bowl
event. Unfortunately they
were knocked out in the
next round.
It was gratifying to see
Kowie provide 5 teams for
our neighbour’s GBS
Tournament. Unfortunately
their achievements did not
match their eagerness to
at tend.
Duties: Roll – Eddie
Hoseck, Mark – Des Kahn,
Tabs – Sally Moffat, Bar –
Peter Stegman.
Kenton Bowling
Club
A great fun filled week at
the club with some special
social occasions, lots of
great bowling in our club
competitions and a win for
Kenton at the Port Alfred
GBS competition.
Ted Birch celebrated his
90th birthday after bowls
last Wednesday evening
and provided a fantastic
seafood feast for all
present. Ted, we wish you
a hearty and healthy 91st
year and thank you for a
great evening, you
certainly have set the bar
high for our budding
nonagenarians!
Last Thursday we were
pleased to celebrate
Desiree Green’s 60th
birthday together with her
friends from our
neighbouring tennis club
when they popped into the
club for a “cleansing ale”
after her birthday lunch.
Rob Wallace treated
club members to a
delicious Indonesian
dinner on Friday evening,
turning our normally great
Friday get together into a
fantastic evening. Thank
you Rob for a meal with a
d i f fe r e n c e .
It was wonderful to see
Ollie Davis back at the
club last week and we
look forward to seeing him
more often, unfortunately
he wasn’t around on Friday
evening for the attendance
draw and missed out on
the R500 jackpot.
The van der Merwe
family had a second
opportunity to hunt the
Joker down, Glen this time
getting it wrong and
thereby ensuring another
bumper turnout next
Friday. Marianne and
Gerald Brown deserve a
special vote of thanks for
their fine bar service
during a very busy week.
We d n e s d ay ’s Dias
Jackpot was once again
very well attended and
keenly contested with Ruth
Low, Lee Slater, Pippa
Swift and JP du Toit
pipping Dave West, Rob
Bowker, Stuart Clarkson
and Gert Immelman to
take first prize on the day.
This result is sure to
tighten up the standings at
the top of the Dias
leaderboard which will be
available at the club and
on our website.
We had five mixed
teams participating in the
Port Alfred GBS
competition on Sunday
where some heavy
downpours in the
afternoon sent bowlers
scuttling for cover on a
number of occasions.
New skip Rodney Austin
and his team of Dave
West, Stuart Clarkson and
Pippa Swift managed to
trump both the conditions
and the competition,
winning the tournament
and wrapping up a great
Kenton bowling week.
Unfortunately we didn’t
have any rain in Kenton on
Sunday but all of our
bowlers were more than
happy to wring out their
sopping wet clothes in
their gardens when they
returned home.
Club duties (April 15 - 21):
Tabs - Peter Levey, Bar -
Anthony Copeman and
Gert Immelman.
Dates to remember
(April 15 - 21): 18th - Doris
Ford and Les Clarke
competitions at Kenton,
19th - Good Friday, club
will be closed.
MAKING
WAVES IN
POOL
CROQUET
CORNER
... rolls that count
Thank you to all who have contributed to the
hampers. The draw will take place on Saturday
May 4.
Preparations are ongoing for the Allan
Wilson Classic. We have 47 players coming
from around South Africa. Reminder to our
social players that the greens will be closed
from Wednesday April 24 until the close of the
competition on May 4.
GREAT GALA RESULTS: Four Port Alfred High School swimmers were
invited to attend the Level 3 National Championships gala during the
holidays. They were Kate Tinley, pictured, Emily Beatt, Scarlett
Tweedie and Will Beatt. Will however opted to go the Level 2 National
Gala instead. This was on the advice of his coaches and parents. Kate
achieved 10 top 10 places, including six places in the top three. They
were for the 200m backstroke, 50m backstroke, 100m butterfly, 100m
butterfly, 100m breaststroke and a third place as part of a medley
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Wednesday April 10: Kowie
Toyota Betterball Stableford,
with 68 players.
Results:
1st: Juan Pretorius, Chris
Roberts - 43
2nd: Ockie Pieterse, Rob
Dowding - 42
3rd: Kevin Heny, Mark
Shelton - 42
4th: Brian Reid, Tom McGhee
- 42
Two clubs:
6th: N Oosthuizen, E
Tsolekile, M Shelton
8th: B Reid, K Heny, R Hoar
11th: N Menary
13th: D Cowie, L Nell
Best gross: 76 – Brian
Wright, Leon Nell
Best nett: 72 – Donald
McGarvie, Juan Pretorius,
Leon Nell
Nearest The Pins:
Debonairs Pizza – 6th: Earl
Ts o l e k i l e
Thymes 2 Catering – 8th:
Rob Hoar
The Wharf Street Brew Pub –
11th: Neil Menary
Trellidor – 13th: Juan
Pretorius
Wimpy longest drive - #14th:
Simon du Plessis
Kingsley Beverages - Nearest
the pin for 2 on the 1st:
Murray Wrench
Saturday April 13: Auto
Smart Body Shop Betterball
Medal, with 62 players.
Keith Grainger Vase Winners:
Corrie van Zyl andTrevor
Stöt ter
Results:
1st: Corrie van Zyl, Trevor
Stötter - 63
2nd: Zola Mgudwa, Nathi
Mbabela - 63
3rd: Zola Mgudwa, Michael
Gidana - 63
4th: André van Zyl, Darryl
Hooper - 64
Two clubs:
6th: M de Sousa, C Howard,
M Gidana
8th: M de Sousa, B Burger, M
Gidana
13th: D Hooper, N Mbabela
Best gross: 72 – Arjan Sap
Best nett: 67 – Arjan Sap
Nearest the pins:
Mooifontein Quarry – 6th:
Meekah de Sousa
Auto Smart Body Shop – 8th:
Meekah de Sousa
Sibuya Game Reserve – 11th:
Peter Guest
The Whart Street Brew Pub –
13th: Nathi Mbabela
Wimpy longest drive - #14th:
Benji Burger
Royal St Andrews - Nearest
the pin for 2 on the 1st:
Meekah de Sousa
1820s GOLF
Monday April 8: 26 players
in cool and cloudy
conditions.
Winners on 40: Albert
Whitfield, Mike Stadler,
David Rose, Dudley Kieser.
Moosehead on 44: Peter
Rinaldi, Rick Hill, Eugene
Erasmus.
Good scores: 49 - Dallas
Cowie, Mike Stadler, 45 -
David Rose.
Two clubs: 6th Nic van der
Merwe, 8th John Dell, 13th:
Nick van der Merwe, Ted
Baines.
Thursday April 11: 24
players in perfect golfing
conditions.
Winners on 40: Peter Rinaldi,
Ted Baines, Patrick O’K e l l y,
Nic van der Merwe.
Moosehead on 45: Rick Hill,
GOLFW E E K LY
WELL DONE: Royal Port Alfred Golf Club lady captain Moira Smith, left,
hands over the Easter Shield to the winner, Shirley Heny
Eugene Erasmus, Windsor
Bagley, John Dell.
Good scores: 49 - Eugene
Erasmus, 48 - Albert
Whitfield, Mike Reid, 45 -
David Rose.
Two clubs: 8th David Rose,
11th Dallas Cowie.
L ADIES’ R E S U LTS
April 9: Great weather for a
change for the ladies
competition which was an
individual Stableford for the
second round of the Easter
Shield sponsored by Viv
Jordan. The competition is
... the results
played as an eclectic over
two rounds off 75% of one’s
handicap. Twenty-eight
players participated in the
second round.
The winner with 38 points
after shooting a great nett 69
in the second round (and
nett 66 overall) was Shirley
Heny. Maureen McGarvie
came home second with 37
points and Ingrid Griffiths
third with 36 points.
Two-clubs were sunk by both
Linda Dobson and Yvonne
Hill on the eighth. Linda
Dobson’s drive was closest
to the pin on this hole
sponsored by Colin Mavuso’s
Rosehill Driving Range. Lady
Captain Pogs Smith’s was
nearest on Top Carpets’ 6th
as was Lynn West’s on
Wimpy’s 11th. Sandy Fryer
was “closest-for-t wo” on
River Spa’s 13th.
The longest drive
competitions were held on
the 17th and struck by Shirley
Heny and Sue Roll in the
lower and higher handicap
sections respectively.
Another notable individual
round other than Shirley’s
was the nett 69 shot by
Maureen McGarvie.
There were also six players
taking part in a “bunnies” or
beginner’s competition for
the first time with Verene
Burger winning this event.
The Eastern Province Medal
championship is held
annually measured as a
mean of the four best medal
scores recorded by all
players in the seven clubs
that make up the province.
Kim Gardner came third in
the Silver Division and Sonia
Reynolds 1st in the Bronze
Division. Well done to these
local players.
PORT ALFRED MIXED
April 13: Saturday dawned
perfect for golf, overcast and
cool and 19 players turned
out for the early morning
draw in the weekly 2-to
count mixed Stableford
alliance competition. The
field was drawn into four
four-balls and one three-ball.
Margie Reid, Adrian Reed,
Kevin Maree and Philip van
der Byl’s 87 points pipped
the 85 carded by runners-up
Yvonne and Rick Hill, Carol
Lee and Terry Harris to win
the morning’s competition.
The longest walk was made
by Danny and Gaby Tarpani
playing alongside Sue and
Steve Kennedy who between
them could only muster a
lowly 77 points.
Nevertheless, Steve Kennedy
did birdie the par three 11th
as did Tim Shanks the 13th.
Carol Lee enjoyed her
morning by both shooting
the lowest nett score (70)
and hitting her ball
closest-to-the-pin on the
eighth to win the bottle of
wine on offer courtesy of the
R PA G C .
KGB RESULTS
Tuesday April 9: P l ay e r s
were literally hitting the ball
out of sight as the 38
participants teed off on
Tuesday morning, such was
the thickness of the mist that
pervaded the course and
only lifted very slowly.
The early morning chill
turned into warmth and only
gentle westerly breezes
interfered with play for the
two three-balls and eight
four-balls drawn to play in
the usual two-to-count
Stableford alliance.
Len Bohnen netted a superb
65 to lead his covey of Don
Thomson, David Groenewald
and Heinz Czepluch to
victory with 87 points.
They were 2 points to the
fore of the 85 carded by
runners-up Jimmy van
Rensburg, Matt Chadwick,
Dale Wisener and Ian
G at e n by.
At the other end of the points
list were Dave Curran, Dave
Rose, Eric Segers and James
Weisters who’s tally of just
75 points were insufficient to
avoid the custody of the
much to be avoided Hamer
en Sukkel trophy.
Two clubs were sunk by Cecil
Grobler (sixth), Steve
Kennedy and Heinz Czepluch
(11th). Apart from Len
Bohnen’s exceptional, round,
Paul Fryer and Brian
Hayward would both have
gone home happy after
netting 70.
Friday April 12:Hot weather
returned on Friday morning
to the point where it could be
described as uncomfortable.
Nevertheless, 41 players
turned out to be drawn into
10 four-balls and one
three-ball to play a
two-to-count Stableford
alliance.
Bob Shaw, Russell Warren,
Andy Barnes and Don
Thomson carded a superb 93
points to win the morning’s
proceedings.
They were closely shadowed
by both (1) Don and Maureen
McGarvie, Nick Oosthuizen
and Arnie Schultz and (2)
John Crandon, Gerald
Churchley, Eugene Erasmus
and Mike McNamara who
tied in the runners-up slot
with 90 points apiece.
There were a number of good
individual nett scores, the
best being Bob Shaw’s 64
after grossing 79, John Dell
68, Arnie Schultz (69), Andy
Barnes, Donald McGarvie,
Gerald Churchley, Eugene
Erasmus and John
Muggeridge (70).
Eugene Erasmus had a good
day on the par threes by
birdying the sixth and the
11th while Andy Stembridge,
John Dell and Chris
Niebieszczanski all had
two-clubs on the eighth.
KOWIE
STRIDERS
... runners with pride
Please do not forget
tomorrow (Friday) is the
Amanzi 8km trail run. Let’s
all go out there and make
it a well-organised race
and fun morning.
Last week we had Lulu
Mceka running the
Mercedes-Benz 15km race
in East London in 1 hour 45
minutes while Marietjie
Robb was up in
Johannesburg running the
Germiston Callies 15km.
Jean and Carol Nepgen
walked a 10km race at
Pildich Stadium in Pretoria
in 1:30 and 1:28
respectively, and then did
the Birchwoods 21km in
Boksburg the following
day. Carol completed it in
3:04 and Jean in 3:16.
This Saturday is the 50th
running of the Two Oceans
Marathon. Best of luck to
Marianne Stiglingh who is
running the 56km event
and husband Sticks the
21km race.
The bus is almost full for
the Eastern Province
10/5km Champs on April
27 as well the Eastern
Province 21km Champs on
May 25. Hurry up and book
your seats.
Do not forget to wear
bright luminous colours
when out training. Winter
is approaching and it’s
getting darker.
Time Trial: April 9
8km Run
Sinethemba Jilingisi
28:42
Zandi Dzudzudzu 28:46
Ayabonga Saul 31:33
Mpho Nxabazi 32:13
Zamile Xanti 32:18
Sean Knight 33:10
Mthuthu Pikoli 34:03
Asakhe Solwadle 35:54
Simon Nobebe 36:06
Rick Betts 39:38
Dave Sansbury 39:52
Richard Legg 41:37
Leah Shanks 41:37
Alex Weed 41:37
Richard Legg 42:44
Gill Legg 43:18
Zanel Venter 43:18
Marianne Stiglingh 43:18
Ian Robertson 45:09
5km Run
Lubabalo Sali 20:58
Kevin Lee 23:01
Siyanda Xanti 23:27
Sticks Stiglingh 23:39
Zee Jiji 23:58
Phumela Memani 24:00
Chris Roberts 27:10
Andrew Kingon 27:19
Siphelele Nayira 27:53
Wendy Jardine 29:59
Sharon Hanson 30:19
Lulu Mceka 31:30
Kazimla Mboso 32:06
Sheridon Woods 45:15
Kyle Ackerman 45:15
Petra Hattingh 47:41
Eddie Hattingh 47:41
Gerald Greef 47:41
3km Run
Franco Klopper 13:28
Francoise Klopper 15:41
Kelly Legg 19:18
Rob Nel 19:18
Jo-Anne Betts 19:35
Dinky Davenport 19:47
Dianne Emslie 20:19
8km Walk
Pauline Weed 1:22:44
John Howden 1:22:44
Billy Futter 1:33:34
5km Walk
Sue Robertson 48:24
Vanessa Barkhuizen
48:46
Leslie Futter 53:19
Shaun Harper 53:19
4km Walk
nil
3km Walk
Nomande Helele 23:14
Lisa Damons 23:17
Nomangezi Damons
27:49
Dudley Emslie 27:59
Melody Greef 31:05
Ray Basson 34:13
VOLO
VIKINGS
... runners
with pride
Time Trial: April 11
3.8km
1. Lukhanyiso Ntengu
18:10
2. Siphusethu
Magwaxaza 18:10
5km
1. Damien Tsigos
25:26
2. Uthimna Tana 27:43
3. Thabo Klaas 29:08
4. Phumla Ngangqu
30:09
5. Yvonne van Breugel
3 1 : 57
6. Colleen Bedford
32:08
8km
1. Mark Crandon 33:20
2. Stephen Wigley
40:34
3. Nomawethu
Ngangqu 48:04

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Young archers take a
bow at country club
READY, AIM, FIRE: Pupils hoping to gain selection to the Eastern Cape provincial archery team competed in their monthly competition at the Port Alfred Country Club last Saturday Picture: ROB KNOWLES
Pupils from local schools show off competitive skills
ROB KNOWLES
From the enthusiasm shown by
the participants in last
S at u r d ay ’s schools archery
competition, held at the Port
Alfred Country Club, it seems that
archery is gaining popularity among
schools in the Eastern Cape.
NASP (National Archery in the
Schools Programme) is an
international programme to advance
the sport of archery and encourage
pupils to participate in the sport.
Many schools in SA are already part
of the programme and Eastern Cape
schools are currently preparing for
the national championships that will
take place in November this year
where pupils will be vying for
selection to the Eastern Cape
provincial team.
On Saturday the Buffalo Archery
Club from East London, which
includes schools such as Hudson
Park, Clarendon Girls High School,
Selborne College and Beaconhurst
High competed against local
schools El Shaddai Christian
Academy and Port Alfred High
School in the monthly competition.
Parents of children participating
at the sports club on Saturday,
sisters Bev Kent-Brown and Tracy
Pook, spoke about the competition.
“It’s gaining in popularity,”
explained Pook.
“The fact is that archery doesn’t
depend on athletic ability, strength,
size or gender so everyone can
participate. All the NASP bows are
the same, just the tension is varied
depending on the strength of the
a r c h e r. ” The bows themselves are
potentially lethal weapons so safety
is one of the overriding
considerations during the
competition and non-competitors
are kept well away and behind the
archers at all times.
Archers fire at either standard
bullseye targets or at models of
animals (called 3D archery) and
scores out of a possible 300 points
are awarded for accuracy and “kill
s h ot s ” on the 3D models.
The top primary girl in the 3D
section on Saturday was Hannah
Ford with a score of 238. Top
primary boy was Casper Bekker. In
the bullseye competition, the top
primary girl was also Hannah Ford
with a score of 264 and the top boy
was Hein-Carlo Smith with a score
of 271. Top junior high scores for 3D
were, for the girls Celeste Crouse
(287) and for the boys Jason Botha
(282). As for the junior high
Bullseye competition, Janeke
Grossman won the girls competition
with a score of 279 and Jason
Botha scored highest for the boys
with a score of 290.
On the day, the top girl archer
was Celeste Crouse with a
combined score of 563 (out of 600)
and the top boy archer was Jason
Botha with a combined score of 572.
MEDAL WINNERS: Port Alfred High pupils participated in Interschool’s Archery
Competition hosted by El Shaddai Academy at the Port Alfred Country Club on Sat u r d a y.
Saffron Tweedie won a silver medal for Primary Girls Bulls Eye and a bronze for Primary
Girls 3D. Amy Myers won a silver for Primary Girls 3D and Rocco Bothma won a bronze for
Primary Boys 3D
PAHS hockey girls beat PJ Olivier
The Port Alfred High School first
team hockey girls held nothing
back as they played with great
gusto on Saturday against
long-time rivals, Hoërskool PJ
Olivier, winning the match 3-1.
The first team rugby boys
followed in a similar vein, but
lost 17-18 in the dying moments
of the match. The PAHS U15
rugby team won their match
36-17.
The PAHS first team netball
also played with plenty of heart
losing their match against PJ
Olivier 41-48. The U16 team also
went down with a close score of
7-10 while the lower ranked
teams did well with two
victories: the U14s 29–3 and the
U15s 16-6.
In other rugby fixtures played
earlier in the week, the PAHS
U13B and the U13A teams won
their matches against Port Alfred
Primêre while the U9 team lost
5-10.
On the netball courts PAHS
junior teams enjoyed a full
afternoon of netball against Port
Alfred Primêre midweek with the
U9s winning 2-0, U10s winning
3-2, the U11s winning 9-2, the
U12s winning 7-3 and the U13
team losing 4-7.
Congratulations were extended
to Abenathi Maneli who has
been selected to represent EP
Netball and to Tasmyn Cannon
who came first in the Kata and
second in the Kumite during the
EP Karate trials.
Grade 9 pupil Kate Tinley
participated in the Jendamark
Bell Bouy 2019 Open Water
World Tour reputed to be Africa’s
toughest 5km Indian Ocean
swim over the weekend and was
commended on her results. Kate
placed 41st overall out of 200
swimmers, 10th woman overall,
third in the 0-18 year section and
was the only U14 to take part in
the event.
SATISFYING WIN: The Port Alfred High School first team hockey girls jubilantly won their clash
against Hoërskool PJ Olivier on Saturday with a score of 3-1. Back row, from left, are Rachel Lax,
coach Chix Pearson, Logan Hurn, Monja Botha, captain Olona Landu, Alicia Labuschagne, Nicolien
Botha, coach Sam Solz, Erin Coltman and Mia Marais, with, front, Kim Waters, Chuma Lukwe and
goalie Sheena Louca. The team is appealing to the community to please assist with a sponsorship
for first team kit. Their uniform is more than three years old and consists of a mixed set of
hand-me downs. Please contact marketing@pahs.co.za for more information
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