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5 October 2018 • Vol. 148 Issue: 038 Live in Makhanda

Out with the old... in with the new! ‘Come to the s[h]ow’ is what the faded George Street welcome sign seems to say. Nombasa Maqoko (centre) holds up the poster advertising ‘Divas: a night to celebrate legends’ in a one-night-only concert in the Guy Butler Theatre featuring Nombasa, Zahara and Msaki, along with the Kwantu Choir. Read more on page 8. Their last performances here were in Grahamstown. Tonight they will perform in Makhanda, following Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa final pronouncement this week. With Nombasa here are concert organisers Sisanda Mankayi and Kate Davies of the National Arts Festival. And yes – the three Creative City welcome signs are set for a makeover: watch this space! Photo: Sue Maclennan

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TRYING TO CUT COSTS WITH GLASS TEL: 046 622 2950 TEL: 046 622 8700 TIM 082 800 9276 IS LIKE DRIVING WITHOUT YOUR SEATBELT ON KEVIN 082 772 0400 2 NEWS Grocott’s Mail 5 OCTOBER 2018 Joza Clinic now open on weekends By SUE MACLENNAN DRIVEN BY PEOPLE rom 1 October 2018, the Joza POWERED BY TECHNOLOGY Clinic has extended its opening hours. As well as Monday to Fri- Securing day,F the clinic will now be open on t h e c i t y f o r o v e r Saturdays, Sundays and public holi- 25 years days, 8am to 4.30pm, Ward 2 coun- cillor Ramie Xonxa said negotiations SAFETY with the Department of Health over several months had followed a plea TIPS from the clinic committee on behalf of the public for easier access to med- FROM ical help over the weekends. ANDRE “Research at the [Cobden Street] Day Hospital showed that most peo- WILLE ple going there during the weekends are from Joza,” Xonxa told Grocott’s PERSONAL SAFETY Mail. “At a return fare cost of R20, many people simply can’t afford to TIPS get the help they need.” • Know all emergency Makana clinics supervisor Marilyn numbers. Haywood said over the weekend ser- • Trust your instinct. vices would be limited. T he weekend facility was not in- • Avoid going onto a tended for routine chronic patient congested street where you checkups and the dispensary would cannot even walk properly, be closed, but there would be a basic Joza Clinic committee chair Skye Albany, Ward 2 Councillor Ramie Xonxa, Sister-in-charge Eunice Dyantyi, medicine trolley for minor ailments that is where you will find Makana clinics supervisor Marilyn Haywood and the Health Department’s Makana Subdistrict Manager and injuries. Mohamed Docrat outside the Joza Clinic. From 1 October, the Joza Clinic will be open on weekends. criminals pick pocketing. Photo: Sue Maclennan • Avoid displaying valuables where criminals can see them. Help at the end of the line RESPONSES IN The Department of Health has declared October Mental Health Awareness month – read more on page 7. Grocott’s Mail offers our readers GRAHAMSTOWN this cut-out-and-keep contact list of where Makhanda (Grahamstown) people can get help for depression or anxiety. 27/09/2018 – 3/10/2018 Hospitals Call someone Rhodes University Services House Break-in’s - 4 •Settlers Hospital (Milner Street) If you are needing a referral Counselling Centre Business Robbery - 1 046 602 5000 to a psychologist, psychiatrist 046 603 7070 Arrests -1 or support group, please Settler’s offers acute psychiatric services for can you call The South African [email protected] emergencies: please visit casualty to access Depression and Anxiety Group WE OFFER these services. (SADAG) on 011 234 4837 or 0800 20 50 Students may phone or email to make an appointment • 24hr Monitoring 26 and speak to a trained counselor who Psychological Emergencies • Alarm Installations •Settlers Day Hospital can assist you further. (Cobden Street) (24-hour) • Services and repairs to all 046 622 3033 •Dr Reddy’s Help Line 082 803 1077 makes of alarm systems 0800 21 22 23 • Armed Response Makana Community Psychotherapy Services offers community •Pharmadynamics Police & Trauma Line Students may phone in the case of emergency. • Guards counselling services. 0800 20 50 26 • Access control (gate •Adcock Ingram Depression and Anxiety Helpline •Port Alfred Hospital 0800 70 80 90 automation, intercoms and 046 604 4000 •Destiny Helpline for Youth & Students cameras) 0800 41 42 43 • Electric Fencing Port Alfred offers mental health care services: please visit •ADHD Helpline • Cash in Transit casualty to access these services. 0800 55 44 33 •Department of Social Development’s L HE •Fort England Hospital Substance Abuse Helpline (24-hour) TA A Securing Kenton on Sea/ 046 602 2300 0800 12 13 14 SMS 32312 N L Bushman's River/Cannon Rocks/ • T Suicide Crisis Line E

Boknes Areas For outpatient services, please contact the Clinical Secretary 0800 567 567 H • M For advice or a free quote at extension 2352. SADAG Mental Health Line 011 234 4837 contact André Wille •Local clinics •Akeso Psychiatric Response Unit (24-hour) MONTH Tel: 046 636 1667 Your local clinic can assist in referring you to a hospital or nearby 0861 435 787 •Cipla Mental Health Helpline 0800 456 789 •Substance Abuse line (24-hour) Emergency 080 012 1314 -Source: SADAG Numbers • Ambulance 10177 • Aids Helpline 0800 012322 • AA Rescue 0800 111997 • Medical Rescue 0800 033007 WEATHER AND • GHT Child Welfare 046 636 1355 046 603 6300 • Electricity 046 603 6036 WEATHER & TIDES A/H 046 603 6000 TIDES • Eskom 086 014 00014 FRIDAY 5 OCTOBER MONDAY THURSDAY • Fire Brigade 046 622 4444 Sunny. Strong WSW wind. Partly cloudy. Moderate SW wind. Partly cloudy. Light easterly wind. • Ght Police Station 046 603 9152 Temperature: Min 8°C Max 24°C Temperature: Min 18°C Max 30°C Temperature: Min 14°C Max 16°C • Hi-Tec 046 636 1660 Tides: Low 04:27 16:54 Tides: Low 03:27 16:54 Tides: Low 07:00 19:37 • Raphael Centre 046 622 8831 High 10:17 21:13 High 10:17 23:13 High 00:42 13:18 • SPCA 046 622 3233 • Traffic Services 046 603 6067 SATURDAY TUESDAY FRIDAY • Water 046 603 6136 Partly cloudy. Moderate southerly wind. Partly cloudy. Moderate SW wind. Partly cloudy. Moderate easterly wind. • Hospice 046 622 9661 Temperature: Min 12°C Max 23°C Temperature: Min 28°C Max 34°C Temperature: Min 13°C Max 20°C • Settlers Hospital 046 602 5000 Tides: Low 11:44 Tides: Low 00:45 15:15 Tides: Low 01:53 14:15 • Day Hospital 046 622 3033 High 05:47 18:05 High 07:20 20:11 High 08:16 21:06 • Fort England 046 602 2300 • Legal Aid SA 046 622 9350 SUNDAY WEDNESDAY • Locksmith (Sean Butterworth) Sunny. Light NE wind. Rain. Moderate SW wind. 082 556 9975 or Temperature: Min 16°C Max 25°C Temperature: Min 19°C Max 22°C Temperatures and tides were correct 046 622 4592 Tides: Low 02:21 11:31 Tides: Low 02:19 17:05 at the time of going to press • Guardmed 073 065 6660 High 07:24 19:30 High 09:14 22:21 Grocott’s Mail 5 OCTOBER 2018 NEWS 3 Mayor’s plans for Makhanda

By SUE MACLENNAN plain to the Minister on his 29 of the press that following tention of the name Graham- akana Mayor Nomhle June 2018 decision”. this thorough, assiduous and stown since 2007 that people Gaga has welcomed Other reasons entailed com- painstaking process he has were made aware of the their the change of the city’s plaints regarding lack of con- found no just cause to with- right to object in terms of the Mname from Grahamstown to sultation “i.e. process, histori- draw the notice published in relevant legislation and object Makhanda and says the mu- cal sentiment and nostalgia, the Government Gazette on they did,” the campaign said. nicipality will conduct public and cost implications of the 29 June 2018 and as such the “The KGG’s submission alone consultations to unite resi- name change among other proclamation as published in was on behalf of approximate- dents around it. reasons”. the Government Gazette in ly 10 000 individual objectors This week Minister of Arts “It has been the Ministry’s question stands,” Mthethwa’s and many more objections and Culture Nathi Mthethwa stated position… that any no- statement reads. were submitted directly to the announced that he had made tice that pertains to geograph- “The historical sentiments office of the Minister. “ his final decision on the gazet- ic name changes is not pub- and arguments around herit- They said they regarded the ted name change of Grahams- lished in isolation but is meant age values were noted. While change as unlawful and were town to Makhanda. In a media to be read with the “South it is indeed the Department of confident of a successful court release, Mthethwa said that African Geographical Names Arts and Culture’s mandate to challenge. following a “thorough, assidu- Act, 1998” (Act 118 of 1998), promote and preserve our her- Asked this week what plans ous and painstaking process” “Promotion of Administrative itage, we cannot allow these she had to unite residents he had found no just cause to Justice Act, 2000” (Act 3 of sentiments to undermine gov- around the new name, the withdraw the notice published 2000) and the Constitution of ernment’s transformational Mayor said the municipality in the Government Gazette on the Country and the recourse agenda on the country’s her- would popularise the name 29 June 2018. in any administrative decision itage landscape. Standardisa- by conducting public consul- “As such the proclamation as is clearly provided for by all tion of geographical names tations. published in the Government these authoritative guiding form part of a broader gov- As for new signage, an item Gazette in question stands.” documents,” the Minister said. ernment transformation pro- on the new name would be On 29 June 2018 Mtheth- Mthethwa said letters ob- gramme towards addressing tabled to Council and through wa published in the Govern- jecting to the gazetted name the imbalances of the past, and Intergovernmental Relations ment Gazette No 41738 the change had been acknowl- it forms part of the symbolic Forum (IGR) discussions plans approval of “Grahamstown” edged in writing. reparations as recommended would be made to change sig- to “Makhanda” after receiv- “After taking into considera- by the ‘Truth and Reconcilia- nage in and around the city. ing recommendation from the tion complaints, the advice of tion Commission.’” Historian Julie Wells, who South African Geographical the SAGNC, and the authori- In a statement responding to drove the change in its early Names Council (SAGNC). tative documents cited above, the announcement, the Keep stages, said, “People who sup- The Ministry of Arts and the Minister carefully applied Grahamstown Grahamstown port this name feel that it is Culture said it had received his mind and took a final de- (KGG) campaign maintained one that restores the dignity 332 complaints objecting to cision,” Mthethwa said, and that the notice was defective of the African people, which is the name change, citing rea- that as of Tuesday 2 October because it didn’t advise South deeply important. This view sons including the claim that 2018 he had formally begun Africans that they had a month has been shared consistently the Government Gazette on responding to every complain- to object to the name change. ever since the name change the 29 June 2018 was defec- ant informing them of his de- “It was only through the ef- debates started, so it is an ap- tive because it “…did not state cision. forts of Keep Grahamstown propriate conclusion.” the fact that the public have “Minister Mthethwa now Grahamstown (KGG) which one month to object or com- wishes to advise members has campaigned for the re-

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By SPHUME NDLOVU, ROD AMNER its provincial Departments of now in the process of finalis- pupils had staged a demon- and JESSICA EVANS Sports, Recreation, Arts and ing the contract for a new ten- stration at Middle Terrace here has been no public Culture (DSRACs). der to supply all the province’s and that he had written to the internet service in any of Nduna confirmed that the libraries. MEC, to no avail. the Eastern Cape libraries Eastern Cape DSRAC failed to He promised that internet “This is serious,” he told Tsince September last year. budget for this transition. services would be on-stream councillors and officials. “With According to provincial He said the process was by November 2018. students unable to access the Department of Sports, Rec- further complicated when ne- Nduna said DSRAC had at- internet, this means they can’t reation, Arts and Culture gotiations between Eastern tempted to appoint an alterna- do school projects, they can’t (DSRAC) spokesperson, Cape DSRAC and Vox over the tive internet service provider apply for bursaries – which Andile Nduna, this is due to a renewal of the contract broke earlier in 2017, and was quot- means they have less chance failure to make provision for down in August 2017. He add- ed in Ground Up in May that of accessing tertiary educa- these services in the 2017-18 ed that the cause of the break- the services would be rolled tion.” DSRAC budget and a break- down was the failure to agree out in June. However, Nduna Last year, the Currie Street down in the relationship with on whether the internet hard- said it had been discovered Community Library committee the existing service provider. ware that had been installed that this provider would not wrote to DSRAC’s Sarah Baart- Free internet services are in libraries by Vox would be be able to deliver suitable in- man District office about the still available to users in li- owned by the service provider ternet connections to more internet shutdown, along with A local learner researches a school assignment in the Fingo braries in all the other eight or by the libraries themselves. “rural libraries” and the tender a long list of other concerns Village Library. Many learners made use of the free internet provinces. Vox has a different account was not granted. about the library. connections in Makana’s seven public libraries before these However, Nduna promised of what happened. Janie Mar- Meanwhile, Rhodes Univer- Eight months later, after services were suspended in September 2017. that internet access would be itz, who was until recently sity library director Ujala Sat- several attempts to get an- Photo: Tiffany Majero restored to libraries by No- the accounts spokesperson of goor, said the lack of internet swers from DSRAC’s district vember this year. Vox Telecom, Eastern Cape, services in Eastern Cape librar- headquarters in Milner Road, Free internet in libraries told Grocott’s Mail in June this ies was “a travesty”. the library committee received partment “for his imperative gretted the lack of internet was made possible after 2014 year that her company had She said that “a lack of po- a response in late June from attention”. services in libraries. The de- as part of a R3-billion grant to withdrawn its services after litical will and vision” and un- DSRAC senior manager Vuy- Currie Street Community partment had decided to pro- the National Library for the Eastern Cape libraries had derspend in provincial budgets iseka Nokenke. Library committee secretary vide all Eastern Cape libraries countrywide upgrading of li- amassed a debt of over R1 mil- had led to the general neglect In the letter, Nokenke said and liaison officer, Lizanne Du with copies of CAPS-aligned braries. Internet access was lion on their Vox accounts. of libraries and, in some cases, that while she understood the Preez, who is also a teacher study guides by the end of procured from a national ser- Meanwhile, according to library closures. frustration of the committee, at George Dickerson primary September to compensate for vice provider, Vox Telekom, the minutes of a recent Ma- In a Makana Public Safety the matter was “regrettably school, said she has witnessed the lack of internet connectiv- and paid for through the na- kana Library Advisory Com- and Community Services beyond our control”. the consequences of the public ity. tional Department of Arts and mittee meeting, Vox has begun portfolio committee meeting “Procurement processes libraries in the area not hav- Grocott’s Mail phoned a Culture (DAC). The internet the process of dismantling and in August, Councillor Brian that are to be followed in or- ing internet and its impact on number of libraries around project is known as Mzansi Li- removing its hardware from Fargher spoke about the com- der to appoint a new service school pupils. “Learners can- the province on 3 October – braries Online. Makana’s libraries. munity’s frustration at the lack provider are now delaying the not do research projects,” said none had received the prom- However, in 2017, the DAC Nduna said DSRAC had ear- of internet and the collapse of whole process,” Nokenke said. Du Preez. ised study guides by that time. handed over the responsibility lier this year made provision other basic infrastructure and She said that the commit- In an interview with Gro- for managing and budgeting in the new 2018-19 budget for services in libraries. tee’s concerns would be for- cott’s Mail in mid-September, *Additional reporting by for these internet services to internet in libraries and was Fargher said parents and warded to the Head of De- Nduna said that DSRAC re- Sue Maclennan

CHANGE OF NAME OF THE NATIONAL NATIONAL ENGLISH LITERARY MUSEUM, ENGLISH GRAHAMSTOWN LITERARY MUSEUM UTSHINTSHO LWEGAMA LEMYUZIYAM YONCWADI YESINGESI YESIZWE, ERHINI an agency of the Department of Arts and Culture

The National English Literary Museum is a Schedule 3A IMyuziyam yoNcwadi yesiNgesi yeSizwe liziko likarhulumente public entity of the Department of Arts and Culture situated leShedyuli ye-3A leSebe lezobuGcisa neNkcubeko elizinze in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. The Museum is under the eRhini, eMpuma Koloni. IMyuziyam iphantsi kobunkokeli leadership of a Council appointed by the Minister of Arts and beBhunga elonyulwe nguMphathiswa weSebe lezobuGcisa Culture and management appointed by the Council. neNkcubeko kunye nabaphathi abonyulwe liBhunga.

The Museum grew out of a collection put together by Prof. IMyuziyam yaphuma kwingqokelela kaNjingalwazi Guy Guy Butler of Rhodes University in the 1970s and is now an Butler weYunivesiti yase-Rhodes ngoo-1970 kwaye ngoku impressive assemblage of literary materials by South African iyingqokelela ethabathekisayo yemathiriyeli yoncwadi authors writing in English. The Department of Arts and lwababhali boMzantsi Afrika olubhalwe ngesiNgesi. ISebe Culture has recently made a considerable investment in the lezobuGcisa neNkcubeko liye kutsha nje laxhobisa kakhulu iMyuziyam ngokwakhiwa kwesibonelelo esitsha, esakhelwe Museum with the construction of a new, purpose-built facility iinjongo zonke ukuba sisingathe ukwandisa kwengqokelela to accommodate the expansion of the museum’s collections, yemyuziyam, imiboniso kunye neenkqubo zikarhulumente. exhibitions and public programmes. The Museum will be IMyuziyam iza kutshintsha igunya layo ukuze iquke uncwadi transforming its mandate to include the literatures of the lweelwimi zemveli zoMzantsi Afrika. indigenous languages of South Africa. Because of the location of the museum, which is Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, the first Ngenxa yendawo ekuyo imyuziyam, eyiRhini, eMpuma Koloni, phase of expansion will be the inclusion of IsiXhosa literature. isigaba sokuqala esiza kwandiswa iya kuba kukuqukwa koncwadi lwesiXhosa. The Museum aims to reposition itself as a world-class IMyuziyam ijolise ekutshintsheni umfanekiso wayo njengeziko institution that is both responsive to the needs of South elikudidi lwehlabathi elo lisabelayo kwiimfuno zoluntu African society and a worthy custodian of South African loMzantsi Afrika kunye nomgcini oxabisekileyo wobutyebi literary treasures. boncwadi boMzantsi Afrika. The National English Literary Museum would like to IMyuziyam yoNcwadi yesiNgesi yeSizwe ingathanda invite members of the public to submit suggestions or ukumema amalungu oluntu ukuba angenise iingcebiso ideas for a new name for the museum that will reflect okanye izimvo zawo zegama elitsha lemyuziyam eliza its new mandate and purpose. kubonakalisa igunya kunye nenjongo yayo entsha.

The following types of names would be considered unsuitable: Ezi ntlobo zilandelayo zamagama ziya kuthathwa ngokuba • names of places elsewhere in South Africa or abroad, azifanelekanga: • names that are discriminatory or derogatory with regard to • amagama eendawo naphi na eMzantsi Afrika okanye phesheya, race, colour, creed, gender, political affiliation or other social • amagama acalulayo okanye agxekayo ngokuphathelene factors; nohlanga, umbala, ukholo, isini, iqela lezopolitiko okulo • names that may be regarded as an advertisement for a okanye eminye imiba yasekuhlaleni; particular product, service or organization; • amagama anokuthathwa ngokuba azisa imveliso, inkonzo • personal names. okanye umbutho othile; • amagama abantu. The name should include the words ‘museum’ and ‘literature’ 8.94% Igama kufuneka liquke amagama ‘imyuziyam’ kunye ‘noncwadi’ or ‘literary’. Submissions should be accompanied by a brief okanye ‘oncwadi’. Izingeniso kufuneka zikhatshwe yinkuthazo motivation. encinane. Selection will be made by a committee appointed by the Ukhetho luza kwenziwa yikomiti eyonyulwe liBhunga Term in Interest Interest Council of the National English Literary Museum and the leMyuziyam yoNcwadi yesiNgesi yeSizwe kwaye iBhunga liza Months Paid Paid on Council will make a recommendation to the Minister of Arts kwenza isindululo kuMphathiswa wezobuGcisa neNkcubeko. HEAD OFFICE and Culture. Zonke iingcebiso kunye nezimvo mazinikwe ngokusekelwe GRAHAMSTOWN Monthly Maturity ekuzithandeleni kwaye akukho ntlawulo iya kunika igama All suggestions and ideas must be offered on a voluntary basis elikhethiweyo. Onke amalungelo kwigama aza kuba 12 8.00 % 8.30 % and no payment will be awarded for the chosen name. All 18-20 Hill Street, 6139 ngawemyuziyam. rights to the name will belong to the museum. P.O. Box 114, 6140 Zonke izingeniso kufuneka zibe zuthunyelwe ngowama-19 24 8.25 % 8.94 % All submissions should be sent by 19 October 2018 to: EyeDwarha 2018 kwi: The Director, National English The Director, National English Literary Museum, Private Literary Museum, Private Bag 1019, Makhanda 6140 okanye, TEL: 046 622 7109 Bag 1019, Grahamstown 6140 or, hand delivered to 25A ziziswe ngesandla ku-25A Worcester Street, Makhanda 6139, EMAIL: [email protected] Worcester Street, Grahamstown 6139 or emailed to okanye zithunyelwe nge-imeyile [email protected]. Ulwazi [email protected]. Further information may also be obtained oluthe vetshe lunokufunyanwa kananjalo kwezi nkcukacha Authorised Financial zoqhagamshelwano zingentla. from the above contact details. Service Provider (FSP1115, NCRCP23)

GBS_oct_8.94_Ad.indd 2 2018-10-02 02:48:14 PM 6 OPINION AND ADVICE Grocott’s Mail 5 OCTOBER 2018 LETTERS to the Editor and COLUMNS

The source since 1870 The way that you do it his week’s social media campaign and petition calling for the withholding of rates and the Section 139(1)(c) dis- solution of the Makana Council comes at a time when the callT for social mobilisation across the country is getting louder. At the recent debate, hosted by Grocott’s Mail and our partner organisations, the topic was ‘Should residents with- hold rates?’ It was there that a group of residents made a strong call for the diversion of rates to “a credible and trans- parent NGO”. It’s the same call that has been made this week in a peti- tion that by Wednesday was approaching 4000 signatures, with the video post being shared almost 1300 times, giving the campaign a large reach, in social media (and actual) terms. Not everyone who is gatvol with the state of affairs in Makana Municipality, the city of Makhanda (Grahamstown) in particular, supports the call. Valid concerns have included likely mounting debt for residents who withhold rates; con- cern that the governance structure and decision making pro- cesses of the organisation most often named aren’t publicly Eve and Jim Cambray consider themselves fortunate to have a spotted genet in their Park Road garden. Photo: Jim Cambray accessible; and the precedent set in similar cases, where the court judged that if a government entity was failing in its statutory duties, it was the role of the courts, not private cit- izens, to bring it to order. One judgment cautioned against Our real estate just got real! “anarchy”. We have been in our Park Road house since the mid 1980s and Then it settled in the yellowwood (we planted it in the late But the cork is off and civil society has made it clear that less have planted lots of trees including several yellowwoods. 1980s and it is now a substantial tree) and checked out the genie’s not going back into the bottle. All yesterday we heard the birds performing and we thought view unperturbed by the spotlight, giving Jim plenty of time As the social media wizkids integral to the petition cam- it must be a boomslang which we have had in the trees in our to take a good picture. The genet then continued hunting, paign said, ‘5000 signatures would probably put us in front garden. threading its way through the branches and away – we could of the Mayor. We need 10 000 to put us in front of the Pre- At dusk, led by our semi-tame drongos, backed by the robins, follow its path with the help of the Drongo escort party’s noise mier. a major calamity was announced and when the doves flew off which seemed to go towards the veggie patch! ‘This campaign seems to have lit a fire.’ I saw a long, feline tail sweep over the summerhouse and into We told our neighbours who had never seen a genet in their In her lecture at the Archbishop Thabo Makgoba Develop- the Brazilian pepper. gardens either. So our forest and that of our neighbours is ment Trust annual lecture at Rhodes University this week, Jim rushed to get the camera, I retrieved the game spotlight working for wildlife. But the birds are surely not happy with Makhosi Khoza called for the revival of the spirit of the mass – it was a small spotted genet that wasn’t rushing anywhere... this new addition to our wildlife along Park Road! democratic movement. She called on government to stop It took its time and probably raided the doves’ nests but we seeing civil society as the enemy, but as an integral part of couldn’t be sure. Eve and Jim Cambray democracy. At the Neil Aggett Memorial lecture at Kingswood College last week, Adam Habib spoke of the extraordinary power of Community can be counted on for support mass action – citing the 10 days that the students of the Fees The Feral Cat Project recently held a collection on 29 Septem- Sonneman Lisa-Jane Martindale and Stuart Martindale. Must Fall movement took to achieve what vice chancellors ber 2018. We would like to thank Pick n Pay and Mr Jon Camp- Many thanks to Ian Fletcher for all the admin done before had tried to negotiate over 10 years. bell, for allowing us to hold our collection in front of their store and after collection. We would like to thank the Makhanda Habib also cautioned against the idea that any means is at Pepper Grove Mall. We would also like to thank the follow- (Grahamstown) community for their generous donations of cat legitimate if it reaches your target. ing for giving of their time to collect for the Feral Cat Project: food and money. Our thanks to Lynne Grant for her dedication “How you conduct your social action determines the out- Lynne Grant, Lolly Richardson, Val Theron, Connie Niekerk, in looking after the town’s feral cats. come,” he said. June Venn, Joey Watson, Willem Retief, Gail Zeelie, Dianne To make the name change to Makhanda effective and vis- Bates, Colleen Duffy, Lynn Henson, Marge van der Merwe, Di Lollie Richardson and Mary Bowker ible will involve administrative and financial input. Whether our municipality can muster this among everything else it’s trying to deal with, seems unlikely. We think that some residents with Scottish origins might feel completely at home in a town that starts with what Asking ‘Why?’ sounds like the clan prefix of Mac. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Health Department says breast Facts about breast cancer The incidence of breast can- cancer is one of the most common cancers among women in South Africa, cer among South African crossing race and class. This month, Survivor Judith Reynolds shares with women is increasing and it is Grocott’s Mail readers the life-changing experience of diagnosis, treatment and one of the most common can- Best independent established newspaper in SA recovery. This is the first in her four-part story. cers among women in South Africa. It is the most preva- Best Independent Established Newspaper in SA (Media Development and

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But accept- decrease in the loss of life. Established 1870: South Africa's oldest independent newspaper antisocial behaviour. But I also lazy to do exercise. Though I ing that lifestyle choices could The designation of Octo- Vol. 148 No. 038 know women who have breast know of tea-totaller, marathon have led (at least in part) to ber as “Breast Cancer Aware- Printed by Times Media Printing Company - Tiso Blackstar fed three children and still de- running vegans who have had my diagnosis, helps to moti- ness Month” in South Africa Grocott’s Mail is published by the David Rabkin Project for Experiential Journalism, a veloped breast cancer. breast cancer. vate me to make better choices reflects a nationwide drive by company wholly owned by Rhodes University. The contents of this newspaper do not Another answer could be There are people who think now. And I can’t necessarily re- public and private healthcare necessarily represent the views of either body. that there is a history of cancer that periods of stress, and how move stress from my life. But I structures to raise awareness Code of Conduct (though not breast cancer) on the immune system is weak- can learn ways of dealing with of this debilitating disease Grocott’s Mail subscribes to the Press Council’s Code of Conduct, which obliges us one side of my family. But I’ve ened by chronic stress can be it. across all races and class to report the news truthfully, accurately and fairly (www.presscouncil.org.za). If you seen the numbers for how of- a risk factor for all cancers. structures. think we are not living up to this, your first step is to contact the Editor. If you are still ten breast cancer can be linked Helplessness or an inability to NEXT WEEK: The ‘war’ on Source: Department of dissatisfied, we encourage you to contact the Press Ombudsman at 011 484 3612/8 or Health bit.ly/GrocBreastCan- [email protected] to a faulty gene, and the num- change a very stressful situa- cancer – I’m not that kind of ber is between 5% and 15%. tion has been associated with warrior. cer Grocott’s Mail 5 OCTOBER 2018 7 Makana celebrates Mental Health Awareness Week By KATHRYN CLEARY Awareness Week are two fold; held at 10am on 10 October ctober is Mental Health to raise awareness about at Joza Indoor Sports Centre Awareness Month, and mental health problems and (venue and details to be con- Makana is gearing up available help and to assist in firmed at the time of publica- Ofor Mental Health Awareness de-stigmatising mental health tion). Week next week, culminating and reducing discrimination “Approximately 1 in 6 South in World Mental Health Day against people with mental Africans including children on 10 October. Grocott’s Mail health problems,” said Reid. and adolescents suffers from spoke to Mohamed Docrat, The Department’s health relatively common mental Pharmacy Manager for Ma- promotion team is currently problems like depression and kana Health Sub-District and visiting local health care facili- anxiety,” said Reid. Iain Reid, Head of Psychology ties to speak about substance “If residents are going at Fort England Hospital. abuse and its effects on com- through a difficult time or “Mental Health Awareness munities. know someone going through Week is important,” said Do- Docrat stated that the focus a difficult time they are en- crat. “Mental health at times for this year was on substance couraged to seek help. They is put on the ‘back burner’ due abuse. “Our health care practi- should not ignore the difficul- to competing demands. This tioners at the facilities, togeth- ties or try to struggle through week gives us an opportunity er with community structures, them.” to bring it to the fore, high- have identified substance Docrat and Reid encourage lighting the many challenges abuse as a huge problem,” he community members to seek our communities face in re- said. help, and attend community A group of runners silhouetted against the sunset at the top of Mountain Drive. Exercise, gards to mental health.” An event to celebrate World events to better educate them- peaceful places and sharing with others are some of the resources you can use to nurture “The aims of Mental Health Mental Health Day would be selves about mental health. your mental health. Photo: Sue Maclennan

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By KATHRYN CLEARY was help available before it not recognised and managed, By KATHRYN CLEARY Q. What advice can you With October being Mental was too late? #WhatIf people these feelings can lead to men- Speaking to a psychologist for offer for those who are, Health Awareness Month, knew that Depression was a tal illness.” the first time can be intimi- or who know someone Grocott’s Mail spoke to The real medical illness that need- Alongside the #WhatIf dating, so we did it for you! going through a difficult South African Depression ed real treatment? #WhatIf campaign, SADAG is also host- In honour of Mental Health time? and Anxiety Group (SADAG). we had more serious conver- ing a free online question and Awareness Month, we asked The first step to helping pa- SADAG is running a number sations about depression with answer session on 12 October. an expert common questions tients and loved ones is to get of campaigns this month and our teens?” “Experts will be answering about mental health. Asha them to talk about it. There are offers constant free resources 10 October is World Mental questions on Youth and Men- Dullabh is a Clinical Psycholo- still so many who feel alone, for those experiencing mental Health Day, and this year’s fo- tal Health. Are you a student gist and Director of Therapy- scared and misunderstood. health issues. cus is youth mental health. struggling to cope with the SMART, a mental healthcare Increased awareness and a “We are tackling men- According to the World work load before exams? Try- service with branches in both policy of educating the pub- tal health issues by talking Health Organisation (WHO), ing to identify the warning Makhanda (formerly Graham- lic about mental health issues openly, debunking myths and “Adolescence and the early signs of Depression in your stown) and Cape Town. will encourage more people to Asha Dullabh destigmatising mental illness years of adulthood are a time friend? Are you feeling down “It should not be considered share their diagnoses and seek every day this month,” said of life when many changes and don’t know who to turn as a character weakness, but help. Seek the best profession- SADAG Press Liaison Kayla occur, for example changing to? Join the #FacebookFriday rather a combination of symp- of people living with HIV who al help with the right fit. Offer Phillips. schools, leaving home, and chat from 1pm – 2pm, and toms of complex biological , also present with a mental ongoing support, acceptance “Follow SADAG’s online starting university or a new again at 7pm – 8pm. #Face- psychological and sociologi- condition, and increased crime and understanding that men- #WhatIf campaign for Men- job. For many, these are excit- bookFriday,” stated Phillips. cal imbalances. All of these rates, which result in condi- tal illness deserves with the tal Health Awareness Day ing times. They can also be For more information, aspects require attention and tions such as post-traumatic same compassion. throughout October. #WhatIf times of stress and apprehen- please visit SADAG’s website healing. People should be stress disorder (PTSD).” more people knew that there sion however. In some cases, if or social media platforms. treated with the same respect, Q. What are some things compassion and empathy as Q. What about stigma? people can do at homes someone experiencing a physi- Where does it come from to combat feelings of cal illness,” says Dullabh. and how can we fight it? anxiety and depression? We need to raise awareness Pay more attention to good to dismantle the stigma that sleep. Modern research sug- AL HE surrounds and encapsulates gests that poor sleep is the T A mental conditions. Often the most destructive to the mind N L stigma is worse than the actual and body as its negative effects T E disease. How does the stigma trigger an imbalance. Stress

H manifest? Stigma is associated and depression manifests in M with being “fear based”. Peo- poor sleep which manifests in MONTH ple fear being discriminated the body and is the precursor against, judged and rejected to most physical disease. by family, friends and col- leagues should they admit to 10 tips for a better state having a mental condition. With mental illness there is of mind • Have quiet time to do nothing. Q. What is the signifi- often an absence of physical • Have relaxation time. cance of Mental Health symptoms resulting in the per- • Question one’s job satisfaction. Awareness Week in South ception from some that mental • Nurture one’s relationships Africa? And specifically illness is ‘not real’, a figment of with others on an authentic for young South Africans? the imagination. level. At some stage or another, Reintegration after disclo- • Make good choices and be de- all of us regardless of race, sure of one’s condition is also cisive. age, gender, profession will important as many fear that • Reduce or stop alcohol intake. all some point experience a they going to be ridiculed, • Most importantly start reduc- state of imbalance which may judged, or rejection often ing reliance on drugs. manifest as symptoms of men- leading to feelings of shame, • Place an emphasis on good tal “dis-ease”, impacting our anger, frustration and disap- nutrition. entire sense of being. South pointment. It lowers one’s self • Connect with one’s body. Africa in particular is faced esteem, self-concept and au- • Exercise. with increasing percentages tonomy.

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@GrocottsMail 8 ARTSLIFE Grocott’s Mail 5 OCTOBER 2018 Imbongi Kuninzi mawethu ebendi nokuthetha ngako malunga Carinus Art Centre held nobumbongi kodwa ixesha their annual exhibition nethuba lindiminyile kakhu- recently. Learners from PJ lu. Olivier, Graeme College, Kodwa ndithemba kukho Victoria High, Ntsika nto ivakalayo koku ndikut- High, Victoria Primary shoyo. and Fikizolo Primary took Andigqibanga ukuthetha part. A fantastic variety ngembongi. of art on show ranged Andingetsho ndithi ndi- from drawings, paintings, yi mbongi yomthonyama sculpture and textiles to esakhasayo kodwa ndip- ceramics and printmaking. hakathi kwezo ziphume At the opening, Joubert izandla kwicala lezo mthony- Retief, principal of PJ ama. Olivier, gave a thought- Ngale nyanga yamagugu provoking speech, ndithi mandithi gqabagqa- reminding everyone that ba ngeli gugu lakwa Ntu li- art transforms and that the dala endicinga ukuba lidala love for art is magic. nakune siko. Photo: Steven Lang Oku kuguga ke kuyabo- nakala kuze zimini. Isithethe seembongi siya sincipha ngokuncipha. Ityala ke ndilibeka kuzo iimbongi. Kaloku ubumbongi bune migomo ethile engabhal- Divas to light up the city wanga ngasandla kodwa ethi ibhalwe emibilinini. Nditsho ngolu hlobo; im- bongi ngalo lonke ixesha KILN MANAGER POSITION isima phambi kwabantu nokuba balu hlobo luni na, The company is looking for a Kiln Manager. Interested inambhalo iwubhalayo emi- applicants must have the following characteristics. bilinini yabantu. Baze abantu benze izigqi- • Minimum requirements; a B. Tech or B Sc. Degree. bo ngoko bakuvayo ngeen- • Good observational and problem-solving skills dlebe zabo. • Should be a hands-on-person Baqale ke bathi “le yiyo im- • Employ good judgement with minimum supervision bongi yomthonyama” phofu • Prior experience on a tunnel kiln would be an advantage besiva ukulandelelana but training will be provided kwamagama nesingqi ethi ichankcathe ngaso. Please e-mail your CV to Mr Lunga Twaku - Imbali iyasixelela ukuba [email protected] iinkosi neekumkani beziso- Nombasa Zahara Msaki loko zineembongi ezisoloko zibonga ecaleni kwazo xa Closing date: 14 October 2018 STAFF REPORTER album, Mgodi, going gold just ing of song. Tickets are just R50 kunge mfuneko. Zahara, Msaki, Nombasa six hours after its release. each – book online at www.tick- Nto leyo ibisuka inike isi- Maqoko and the Kwantu Choir Supporting Zahara are two ethut.co.za or in person at the dima imbongi kuba inkolo will perform tonight, 5 Octo- rising stars. Labelled “trailblaz- Monument – call 046 603 1103 yayisithi, imimoya yezin- ber at 7pm in the Guy Butler ing” and “unique” in the me- if you have any queries. The yanya yiyo ephembelela im- Theatre at the Monument. To dia, Msaki is an acclaimed, in- Box Office will be open all day bongi. celebrate the conclusion of a novative guitarist and vocalist; on Friday for ticket sales and for Ukuba ke imbongi inem- successful National Tourism while Makhanda’s Nombasa collection of tickets booked on- pembelelo yabanga sekhoyo Month, the National Arts Festi- Maqoko is rapidly building a line. Beer, wine, soft drinks and ithi lo nto kumele kuphume val and Eastern Cape Parks and fan base of people loving her snacks will be on sale. usulungeko lwentetho kuyo. Tourism Agency (ECPTA) pre- afro soul sounds that are au- In celebration of another Ikhalima okanye ikhut- sent a one-night-only concert thentic to her roots. iconic Eastern Cape woman, the haza. featuring some of our province’s An added bonus for con- ECPTA and the Festival toured Noko nje yayine lun- finest talent. certgoers will be a chance to Warona Seane’s production of gelo lokuthetha nanjanina St Andrew’s College, Grahamstown, is nationally acclaimed and Headlining the show will be experience the Kwantu Choir, OoMaSisulu to King Williams kodwa akukho mntu angaze internationally recognised as one of South Africa’s great boys’ boarding East London-born Zahara. Her fresh from their triumphant Town, Lady Grey and Queens- schools. It is a school rich in tradition, yet alive with progressive thinking, ahloniphe umntu okhami- debut album in 2011 went dou- performance at the World Choir town in September. embracing world class excellence. sa atyhale enga yiqiqi ble platinum in 17 days, and Games in Pretoria, presenting This tribute production is into amaka yithethe, lo nto bagged her eight South African a programme of music that based on Elinor Sisulu’s biog- yabangela ukuba iimbongi Music Awards, including Album pays tribute to some of the best raphy of Albertina Sisulu and St Andrew’s zaziwe njengabantu aban- of the Year and Best Female Art- women vocalists of our time. featured 2018 Standard Bank tetho ine ntlonipho kodwa ist. She followed that up with This is a rare opportunity to Young Artist for Performing Art, xa zithetha intetho engam- more hit albums and awards see an array of talents on one Chuma Sopotela in the lead kelekanga esidlangalaleni over the years, with her 2017 stage for an extraordinary even- role. COLLEGE ngendlela yokubonga lo nto zaziyibeka kulandele- lwano lwamagama azele uburharha. 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The agency has a strong history of recruiting in South Africa and offers carers the Previous experience in the building industry would be an advantage. tyhini, intetho erhabaxa flexibility to choose when to work. To commence: immediate iyibhekisa kumntu omkhulu Experience, although welcome, is not essential and successful applicants will receive : kuyo ngendalo, ngama- Closing date: 19 October 2018 • a FREE 5 day award-winning training course in the UK gunya kwakunye nalowo • FREE accommodation whilst training ulingana nayo. Applications, including a detailed CV and the names and contact • a competitive pay rate, holiday & sick pay Iimbongi zakudala zazi details of three referees, should reach Ms Leigh Vetch by • support from field-based care managers saziwa ngentlonipho. Friday 19 October 2018. PO Box 182, Grahamstown, 6140 Ukuba bendine thu- [email protected] | 046 603 2300 If you have good communication skills, a clean driving licence and most importantly a ba bendiya kuthe- The application form is available on our website under “Employment compassionate and caring nature this incredibly fulfilling work could be for you. tha ngeendidi zeembongi. Opportunities”. All applications will be treated in strict confidence. The school reserves the right not to proceed with the filling of the post. Camagu mawab’akowethu For more details on our seminar in Port Elizabeth please contact Lindy on 046 675 1994 or email An application in itself does not entitle the applicant to an interview. NguDumisa Mpupha [email protected]. www.coriniumcare.co.za www.sacschool.com APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A BRITISH OR EU PASSPORT OR ANCESTRAL VISA Grocott’s Mail 5 OCTOBER 2018 NEWS 9 Khoza warns of another Hitler, Amin as youth, poor ignored

By SUE MACLENNAN “The money’s gone – that’s “Whatever policies he In order to self correct, the why the municipalities have makes, the President needs ANC would have to get rid collapsed. I don’t know why civil society behind him,” Kho- of 85% of its current leader- we are destroying our people. za replied. The culture of the ship. “We are governed by “The time looks short be- mass democratic movement, the psychologically defeated,” tween now and May,” Khoza where civil society was seen as Makhosi Khoza told the audi- said. “But the looting that will integral to democracy, rather ence at the Archbishop Thabo happen in that time!” than as the enemy, needed to Mokgoba Development Trust The other factor destroying be rekindled. Annual Lecture at Rhodes Uni- local economies, Khoza said, versity on Monday 1 October. was that entrepreneurs were Programmes and Khoza’s no-holds-barred being sidelined. principles take on getting education “Local businesses are the But what should not be re- right, sorting out local gov- only way government has to kindled are old programmes. ernment, working with not provide sustainable and af- “The problem with libera- against civil society and hold- fordable resources,” Khoza tion movements is that they ing the Constitution as a moral said. “We need small business- are established for a particu- reference point were themes es to create local jobs. Some of lar mission,” Khoza said. “The Kingswood College Head Jon Trafford (left), Neil Aggett Memorial Award joint winner that confirmed Khoza’s repu- them are holding up the local only way for them to survive Danielle Griessel, speaker Adam Habib, joint award recipient Etienne Marais and tation for facing off with sa- economy.” is to keep the programme of chairperson of the school’s council Di Hornby outside the Kingswood College Chapel after cred cows. She was horrified at the fact yesterday alive.” the Neil Aggett Memorial Lecture on 27 September. Photo: Sue Maclennan The annual event with the that under a Constitution de- People were no longer elect- theme of values based leader- signed to undo the harm that ed because of leadership quali- ship is hosted by the Business separate development had ties, but for the control they School and has featured ex- wreaked, communities were had over branches. traordinary women in three of once again separating them- “A unity vote is not about its four editions. selves. principle,” she said. Be consistent, Habib Khoza was appointed Ex- “There is no freedom of “If the ANC wants to self ecutive Director and Head of movement in some parts of correct it must get rid of 85% OUTA’s (Organisation Undoing Joburg,” she said. “Areas are of its leadership. This recy- Tax Abuse) Local Government closed off with boom gates. cling of failure is very insulting urges leaders Programme in May this year, This is because we are gov- to me as a Black African.” nine months after her axing erned by a defeated people By SUE MACLENNAN dies remained static. the security measures put in as chairperson of Parliament’s who are living on the depriva- Land redistribution ass action and mobili- However, Habib emphasised place during the protests – yet portfolio committee on public tions of yesterday.” Khoza said she had no prob- sation is essential for that in any struggle, the means in private expressed gratitude administration. Khoza said that among lem with land redistribution. social justice was the is as important as the ends. that their safety was assured,” If the issues in local govern- those in charge of South “I have a problem with pri- messageM of academic, activ- “Social action cannot be un- he said. ment weren’t solved, South Africa, a culture of instant orities. We have Grade 4s who ist and political commentator qualified,” Habib said. “If you “There were student lead- Africa couldn’t be fixed, Khoza gratification was greater than can’t read or write.” Adam Habib at Kingswood are violent, you undermine ers who publicly called for the said. concern for consequences on Khoza warned that failure to College’s Neil Aggett Memo- the rights of the institutional boycotting of exams, yet pri- “The money has gone and future generations. follow proper processes in the rial Lecture on 27 September. community.” vately asked to write theirs,” that’s why the municipalities “The rate of unemployment redistribution of land would The school hosts the lecture Habib condemned the de- he revealed. have collapsed. The corrup- among our youth is a recipe resurrect a colonial mentality annually in honour of former struction of R800 million in “A leader must be consist- tion bubble has burst – but we for the rise of an Idi Amin, an and allow white supremacy to pupil who died as an activist infrastructure at South Afri- ent in their public and private are still eating,” Khoza said to Adolf Hitler,” Khoza said. “The flourish. in the anti-apartheid struggle. can universities during the engagements,” Habib said. the audience in Rhodes Uni- conditions are ripe.” “Don’t create an antagonis- Habib used his experience Fees Must Fall campaign. “Activists must practice a poli- versity’s Eden Grove Lecture She also warned against tic environment,” she plead- of the Fees Must Fall struggle “The action you take must tics different to that practiced Theatre. sidelining the interests of the ed. “It will tear this country to illustrate the power of so- be compatible with the out- in the current political sys- Referring to Makana’s rou- poor. apart.” cial activism. come,” he said. tem.” tine use of its equitable share Cosatu President Zingiswa Since the lecture series’ “In 10 days the students Habib cut no ice about the Deputy Head Boy Etienne (the portion of national tax Losi, who was in the audience, inception four years ago, achieved what vice chancel- duplicity of some of the stu- Marais and Danielle Gries- municipalities get quarterly spoke about some of the poli- speakers have been former lors had been trying to do for dent activists who, he said, sel, who is chairperson of for subsidising services to cies being introduced by Presi- Public Protector Thuli Madon- the past 10 years,” he said, said one thing publicly and the Interact Committees of poorer residents) to pay off dent Cyril Ramophosa. Losi is sela, former president Kgale- describing the pressure on ter- another privately. Grahamstown, were the joint its Eskom debt, Khoza said, a member of the ANC’s Na- ma Motlanthe and former First tiary institutions as their man- “There were student lead- recipients of this year’s Neil “There’s no dignity in that. tional Executive Committee. Lady, Graça Machel. date grew, while state subsi- ers who publicly condemned Aggett Memorial award

‘It starts in your back yard’ - Mayor gets stuck in

By LINDANI DONYELI are delivered to each house- This week, Makana Mayor hold. If the house owner has Nomhle Gaga and Ward 2 tenants it is the responsibil- councillor Ramie Xonxa em- ity of the owner to get refuse barked on a clean-up in Joza bags for their tenants, not the around the Ethembeni Old municipality,” said Gaga. Age Home together with “The community must take the Community Works Pro- responsibility for their areas gramme (CWP). to clean up their dirtiness. It This is part of a clean-up all begins by cleaning your campaign that the Mayor own yard.” started in August. “We have a programme During these campaigns [called]‘Thuma Mina’ and the Mayor requests that peo- we are running it from my ple staying around the area office,” said the Mayor. “It and using the illegal dumping gives me the opportunity to sites stop dumping in those be with the community. From areas. next week they will be fixing The municipality refuse water leaks. It is important truck collects refuse on a for the community to clean (Centre) Mayor Nomhle Gaga and (Left) Ward Councilor Ramie Xonxa, accompany CWP members and community weekly basis, the Mayor said, up their areas – and that does members. Photos: Lindani Donyeli and residents are urged to not cost them a cent,” she take out their refuse during said. their scheduled days. Gaga stated that they have FOLLOW “We are aware that resi- solved the problem of water dents have been complain- contamination and encour- WHATSAPP ing about the non-delivery aged community members to of black refuse bags. Refuse report water leaks and pay bags are now available and rates. @GrocottsMail 076 733 1770 10 OUTSIDE Grocott’s Mail 5 OCTOBER 2018 Traditional food for Celebrating indigenous health

By NOSIPHIWE NGQWALA hydrates and fibre. have a powerful influence on As we celebrate our heritage A good example is a burg- the diet choices of youth. it is important that we look er: it contains 28g protein; fat The ongoing nutritional the calabash at our heritage not only as an 19g; saturated fat 9g; sugar transition in South Africa has Lagenaria siceraria opportunity to wear our tra- 6g; sodium 910mg; carbohy- made people more vulner- (Calabash, Bottle Gourd, ditional attire, recite our clan drates 33g. able to non-communicable Iselwa) praises and eat our traditional Indigenous foods such as diseases such as stroke, coro- TRADITIONS TO food. amarula, calabash, leafy veg- nary heart diseases, physical raditional communities We need to also to look at etables etc should not only inactivity, hypertension, and would gather around TREASURE our indigenous knowledge be celebrated on heritage diabetes mellitus. and drink amasi (sour and apply it to our reality. day, but should be part of our Increase in obesity and milk)T from the iselwa (cala- Someleze Mgcuwa Currently climate change diet every day. For example overweight has been associ- bash). After finishing the effects on human health are amarula fruit (Sclerocarya ated with this issue found in amasi, women play a musi- tion and secured in this posi- potentially increasing with birrea) is rich in ascorbic acid adults and stunting and un- cal instrument called uhadi tion by means of stringing. The beater varied impact. Expected in- potassium, calcium and mag- derweight in young children. (Xhosa musical bow string) The beater is called ‘umqun- creases in the frequency, inten- nesium. Heritage month should also made from a calabash. The string gu’ in isiXhosa, and is made sity and duration of extreme The seed contains a nut aims to explore the signifi- Before the 20th century, the from the tambokkie grass, or weather events are likely to with antioxidants and oleic cance of indigenous lifestyles Calabash string or ‘usinga’ in isiXhosa was umfuqa. https://en.wikipedia. result in unprecedented im- acid, palmitic acid, myristic to improve the status of our The plant is a close relative originally made from a length org/wiki/Uhadi_musical_bow pacts on public health. acid and stearic acid and pro- national health. of pumpkins and squashes be- of animal gut or hair. Artists of Impacts are likely to be teins rich in amino acid gluta- The capacity of amaranth longing to cucurbitaceae fam- the 20th century made bow- History of Lagenaria greatest in the developing mate and arginine. leafy vegetables are to be used ily. It is a creeping annual herb strings from the twisted wires Lagenaria is one of the most countries such as South Afri- All these are vital for hu- in addition or substitution with the stems supported by of the bangles that the women ancient of all crop plants and is ca. Besides nutrition, climate man health. Pumpkin leaves of the agricultural produced tendrils. The large, rounded wore in their ankles. The ban- considered to be indigenous to change also threatens the are rich in vitamin B6 (pyri- food as a tool to fight food in- leaves are somewhat toothed gle was heated on the fire and Africa. There are many ques- global economy. doxine) which is essential for security in South Africa. along the margins and are stretched out to be used for tions around the origin of the Indigenous or traditional brain development in chil- hairy below. Flowers resem- the bow. By the 21st century, bottle gourd.Did it really origi- food has been abandoned for dren. •Dr Nosiphiwe Ngqwala is a ble those of the pumpkins but Xhosa people started mak- nate in Africa, as is usually sup- a western diet that is known Our communities are ne- senior lecturer in the Pharmacy they’re not yellow, and open at ing strings out of brass wire. posed? Was it domesticated to have a high prevalence of glecting the importance of department at Rhodes univer- night. The fruit is green at first, as a food plant or as source non-communicable diseases traditional diet intake and sity. She is also an Executive but becomes pale brown when The resonator of gourds? Archaeological re- and uses up a lot of health suffer from the negative ef- Committee for South African it ripens and dries out, leav- The resonator is made from mains in Africa date back a care budget. fects of junk food. Yound Academy of Sciences ing a thick, hard, hollow shell calabash which is a grow- mere 2 000 years, while Cen- The so called ”western diet” The cultural beliefs and (SAYAS) and also part of Acti- with practically nothing inside ing calabash that is harvested tral and South American sites is rich in fat and low in carbo- everyday practices of families vate youth leadership. except the seeds (the fruit when green and allowed to dry have seeds dating back about fleshy dries out completely). out. 9 000 years. No one can say A hole is made on one sur- with certainty if the seemingly What is Uhadi? face where the stalk would spontaneous populations on Uhadi is a Xhosa musi- be attached approximately Africa are truly wild. cal instrument made of in- 7-9mm wide. It is possible that early wild jikwe (stave), usinga (string), The seeds are removed, and forms were dispersed along the umqungu (the beater), the inner walls of the gourd are sea currents to tropical Ameri- and iselwa (resonator). scraped with a stick to remove ca, Asia and Papua New Guin- My Garden all residue. The gourd is left to ea. The fruits are known to float Stave dry for at least two days. After in the sea for many months One of the early choices of the gourd has dried out, two without the seeds losing their wood in making the stave or small holes are made in the viability. Green leaves are com- injikwe in isiXhosa, was a tree centre, in the area directly op- monly eaten as a vegetable and Growing up green called the umbangandlela (Het- posite the opening. are added to maize porridge, eromorpha arborescens). It was To make the insulating pad, or a relish is prepared with later made by bush call ‘uliza’ a piece of soft cloth is folded them, mixed with other plants. which in abundance on the into a square. mountain sides of the Eastern Another narrow strip of References Cape. The length of the stave is cloth is twisted into a thin rope Van Wyk, B.E., Gericke, N. made by measuring the wood or ‘string’, and this is passed People’s plants, A Guide to Use- in relation to the arm of the through the two small holes in ful of Southern Africa. First particular. the gourd, so that the two ends edition, first impression. 2000, The wood is then forced hang loose, and are available second impression 2003, third into curved shape by forced for securing the gourd and the impression 2007, Briza Publi- the ends into an inward direc- insulating pad to the bow stave. cations, Pretoria.

Rhodes University School of Journalism and Media Studies lecturers Anthea Garman and Harold Gess presented at the Sustainable Seas Trust (SST) Communications and Networking Workshop in Port Elizabeth on 2 October 2018. An exciting think tank focusing on the issue of plastics in the world’s Mninimzi Bastile’s garden is his living. Photo: Lindani Donyeli oceans, the workshop featured members from Mninimzi Bastile lives in K Street. He’s been growing things since he was organisations including barely as tall as a spinach plant - taught by his own green-fingered dad. SST, SA Plastics and PETCO, and was also attended by The reason for him to plant is that he is unemployed. ‘I don’t have a job, Dumisani Buthelezi, Director or a way to make money, so this helps me a lot,’ he told Grocott’s Mail. He of Waste Management, grows cabbages, spinach, mielies and beetroot. Recently he started planting Department of Environmental pumpkins. He would appreciate being given more seeds to plant. - Story and Affairs. Together, members photo: Lindani Donyeli of industry, government and media put their heads together to brainstorm new ways of tackling the plastic- problem. The workshop FOR ALL YOUR GARDEN REQUIREMENTS encouraged participants to Trees •Pots •Compost/potting soil •Shrubs shift the focus away from Water features •Seedlings •Garden Ornaments plastics, and on to human behaviour. Though South unnyside Fertilizers •Garden Furniture •Tea Garden Africa cannot ban the plastic Garden Centre 1 Cromwell Street, Grahamstown bag, society can change the Tel: 046 622 6069 way it thinks about plastic use. Photo: Kathryn Cleary Grocott’s Mail 5 OCTOBER 2018 WHAT’S ON 11

ForFor church The Original South African noticesNotices please CRYPTIC andgo weekly to bit.ly/GrocChurNoevents turn JDE CROSSWORD 63 High Street Great Big G’town Week to page 14 046 622 3241 [email protected] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 FRIDAY 5 OCTOBER MOVIES AT THE MONUMENT THURSDAY 11 OCTOBER DIVAS: A NIGHT TO CELEBRATE LEGENDS 5pm at the Olive Schreiner Theatre. 5pm: Loving BOOK LAUNCH 7pm for one night only - three extraordinary talents Vincent. 7.30pm: Florence Foster Jenkins. Contact 5pm at ISEA Tea Room. Book launch of I never learned to 9 10 11 in one amazing concert...Msaki, Nombasa and Zahara. [email protected] or call Kate or dance: A South African memoir of abuse and survival during PLUS the sounds of Makhanda's own Kwantu Choir. Akhona on 046 603 1103. childhood by JH Botha. It is set in the Transvaal in the years just after World War II. It chronicles the struggle of Friday 5 October in the Guy Butler Theatre - tickets 12 13 three brothers to survive the on-going violence imposed only R50, available at tickethut.co.za or at the door (if SUNDAY 7 OCTOBER its not sold ou by their undisciplined parents. Rendered powerless by 14 RIVENDELL DAY HIKE a conspiracy of silence and a conniving father who has 7am at Rivendell Farm. DESCRIPTION AND police on his side, the boys nevertheless fight back with 15 16 SATURDAY 6 OCTOBER DIFFICULTY: A circular route of approximately 8km. resilience, creativity, humour and determination. The SUPURBAN MARKET Not difficult, only one incline which can be paced. book and its author will be introduced by Silke Heiss of 17 10am at St Patrick's Church, Hill Street. Come along COST: R50 per person would be appreciated as Give your wiring the edge, http://silkeheiss.weebly.com/ to browse stalls, buy local, enjoy the live music this will be a charity hike in aid of the Interactors who gywte.html. 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Makhanda RDB is a monthly competitive event, ACROSS The book is entitled Sol Plaatjie: A Life of Solomon 6pm at the Ploughman Pub at the Bathurst taking place every first weekend of the month. This 1 Impressive address by soldier surrounded by prisoners Tshekisho Plaatjie 1876-1932 by Dr Brian Willan who Showgrounds. LA Lore II by Quentin Hogge and month, the rap battle is between Mindskills and and even Maoists returning (10) will be in conversation with Prof Jeff Peires. RSVP: Mr Bugs Wilmot, illustrated by Basil Mills. LA Lore was MaSixteen, the dance battle is between Masie and Matshoba on [email protected] published 25 years ago and was the product of Bugs’s 6 Unconvinced, I tentatively accept check (4) Sgaqa. There will also be live performances from local febrile brain and Gerard Marx’s glorious cartoons. 25 artists. 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New vehicle exports reach record high in September. Image: Supplied New vehicle exports reach record high in September

By HELMO PREUSS pected to improve further and ening rand, the hike in the he National Association reflect strong upward mo- Value-Added Tax rate to 15% of Automobile Manufac- mentum in 2019, 2020 and from 14% implemented in turers of South Africa subsequent years. The projec- April and ongoing fuel price Vintage Mercedes at the Wizards on Wheels car show in East London last weekend. (NAAMSA)onT Monday report- tion of export sales for 2019 increases that have resulted in Photo: Bradley Grobbelaar ed that new vehicle exports was currently 384 000 export a record October retail petrol reached a new record high units compared with an esti- price in Gauteng of R17.08 of 36 341 units, which was a mated figure of 340 000 for per litre, which is 21.9% more 1.2% increase on the previ- the current year,” the industry than a year ago. ous record set in September body said. Rentals sales increased Vehicle licence amnesty opens 2017 and 14% more than the Last year there had been a significantly in September at STAFF REPORTER only applicants who have not “Only vehicles licensed in the August number and is good disruption to vehicle exports 20% y/y, but were still down Vehicle owners with outstand- paid their licence fees from Eastern Cape will be consid- news for the South African due to storms along the east- 3.6% on a year-to-date as ing licence penalties and ar- 1 January 2005 to 31 March ered, subject to motivation and economy, as it means that the ern seaboard with the result tourism growth in the first rears have until New Year’s Eve 2017 would be considered for sworn statement,” Tikana said rand could strengthen and that October 2017 exports seven months of this year to apply for amnesty, the East- a discount. and only the owner or title reduce the cost of imported dropped by 22% month-on- has been subdued. Part of ern Cape Department of Trans- For local vehicle owners, the holder may make the applica- goods such as oil. month and industry execu- President Cyril Ramaphosa’s port announced this week. Makana Traffic Department tion. The 15% boost in vehicle tives are keeping their fingers stimulus plan announced last Transport, Safety and Liai- will receive amnesty applica- To apply take with you an af- unit exports compared with crossed that this year will not month was to ease visa re- son MEC Weziwe Tikana said tions and forward them to the fidavit, a certified copy of your July was one of the reasons see a repeat. quirements to boost tourism, the amnesty period is 1 Octo- Head Office, who will send ID and proof of address not why the foreign trade balance New vehicle sales for Sep- which is a key job creator. ber to 31 December 2018 and the response back to Makana. older than three months. swung to a R9.8 billion sur- tember were down 1.9% year- “The increase in rental sales plus in August from a R5.3bn on-year (y/y) with a total of is a seasonal trend seen this deficit in July. The value of 49 670. time of year as rental compa- transport equipment export This was the fourth y/y de- nies gear up for the pending SETTLER CITY TOYOTA surged by R3.986bn in August cline so far after declines in holiday season,” said John 69 Beaufort Street, P O Box 325, Grahamstown, to R16.482bn, so this export January, February and August. Loxton, WesBank Executive category could top R20bn in Despite this, the year-to-date Head of Fleet Management Tel: (046) 622 2328 / 622 2031 / 622 7017, Fax: (046) 622 8200 September and support the number was only marginally and Leasing. Eastern Cape economy where lower with a 0.8% y/y de- Sales of new light commer- DEMOS - PASSENGER AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLES several motor manufacturers cline. cial vehicles, bakkies and mini are located. Looking specifically at the buses dipped 1.2% y/y in Sep- Please do not hesitate to contact us should you be interested in The Association said vehicle dealer channel that accounted tember, while sales in the low exports remained a function for 79% of new vehicle sales volume medium and heavy an Automark Toyota Demo Model. Passenger or Commercial of the direction of the global in the industry, total unit sales truck segments of the industry economy which, despite ris- were down 2.3% y/y. reflected some improvement PRE-APPROVED PASSENGER AND COMMERCIAL ing protectionism and trade Nevertheless total new ve- and grew by 0.4% and 4.7% disputes, continued to reflect hicle sales through the dealer respectively compared with VEHICLES robust conditions. channel have remained rela- the corresponding month last “Following the record ex- tively strong, showing an in- year. 2013 HILUX D/CAB 3.0 D4D RB RAIDER 4X2 R259 900.00 port sales during September, crease of 1.9% year-to-date. Both segments had now 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.8 EXCLUSIVE A/T R245 900.00 2018 and taking into account Consumers have had their recorded improvements for relatively strong order books disposable income impacted the third consecutive month 2012 TOYOTA FORTUNER D4D 4X4 R315 900.00 reported by most vehicle by price increases from man- indicating an improved confi- 2016 RAV 4 2.2 DIESEL AWD R379 900.00 exporters, exports were ex- ufacturers due to the weak- dence among businesses. 2017 HILUX 2.8 GD6 RB RAIDER SINGLE CAB R349 900.00 2014 HILUX 2.5 D4D 4X4 SRX SINGLE CAB R259 900.00 Tall (and short) tales sure to entertain 2015 TOYOTA AURIS 1.6 XR HATCH BACK R229 900.00 Book review: The Game Ranger, the Knife, the Lion and the Sheep: 20 Tales about 2016 ISUZU KB250 DTEQ HI RIDER EXTRA CAB R265 900.00 Curious Characters from Southern Africa. 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This will assist us greatly in of Lucwayito Seipati Plaintiff LETTICIA uhlala kwa 18 FUNERAL SERVICE Deliveries & Daily Refuse being able to transport more animals Royi Street, Xolani Loc, ARRANGED BY Yawa, Born, 18/01/2011 and make better use of a recently and Collections. Call / donated animal trailer. and Oratile Lucwayitile ANDREW LABUSCHAGNE Grahamstown ungcwatywa TITI FUNERALS WhatsApp: 081 436 9750 Our main thanks this week go out to ngoMgqibelo umhla we 06 083 511 2193 Yawa, born, 17 /08/2012. BUCO, Aquaflow Guttering Systems (now STERLEY) and PG Glass who have been October 2018. 046 622 9739 The mother of the above wonderful in their support for much Defendant MFECANE-KRALO NOMS​ A mentioned children, Transport needed emergency repairs to the SPCA Centre and our only GLORIA uhlala kwa 6843 Cwayita Yawa, is operational vehicle. Thank you to IN PURSUANCE OF a Extension 8, Grahamstown Death deceased. everyone who continues to support judgement of the above your SPCA. 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Bessie Du 1/32 (7) were the destroy- matches took place between St Andrew’s College riesV over the weekend of 29-30 Preez shone with the ball for ers-in-chief for the visitors. September for their respective Southwell, picking up 2/19 and St Matthew’s, with both sets of teams displaying clubs in the Grahamstown (10), while Jeff Tarr 1/35 Salem 1st vs Makana Cricket Board’s first league fix- (10) and Fred Rubbige 1/46 Sona some great skills on the ball. tures. Marshall (103) and Gor- (10) gave valuable support. Salem trashed Makana nal (108) were for Manleys and Sona in a 102 run bonus point Cuylerville in their respective Cuylerville vs Port Alfred win at Salem on Sunday, af- defeats, despite their efforts. Port Alfred first team ter posting a huge 250 run stunned Cuylerville in their target. Nicholas Zimmerman Southwell vs Manleys own backyard with a nail-bit- was top scorer with a hur- Flats ing 10 run win on Sunday 30 ricane 83. He was well sup- The defending champs, September. Port Alfred scored ported by Joshua Van Holdt Southwell comprehensively 220/6 (50). Opener Jacques (45), Leard King (41) and defeated a defiant Manleys Jones top score with a solid Nick Wilmot (24). Bongo was by 85 runs and secured a bo- 70*. in devastating form with the nus point in their encounter. JC Pittaway (59) and War- ball for Makana and picked Southwell batted first and ren Bowdler (39) also added up 6/43 (10). Mini took 3/48 scooped a massive 285/8 in crucial knocks. Morne Van (10) and Sauli 1/33 (8). their allotted 50 overs. Claude Wyk 2/11 (5), Warren Tarr Matthews top scorer with a 1/40 (8) and Steven Gornall Tiger Titans vs Shrews fine 73 and received good sup- 1/34 (8), took wickets for the The Shrews from Rhodes port by captain James Stirk home side. took on the Tiger Titans, bat- (58) and Brad Ford (58*). Cuylerville lost regular ting first in an exciting en- Bryon Wakeford 2/27 (7) and wickets due to disciplined counter. The Shrews posted a Lester Isaacs, were the stand- bowling by the visitors. It was decent 157 all out, and looked out bowlers for Manleys. only Gornal (108) and Kyle to limit the Tigers with their Manleys got off to a slow Handley (43) who showed bowling attack. The Tigers start, losing wickets at regular resistance as they fought their were undeterred, however, intervals, but the veteran and way back into the match. It and managed to score 158/7 St Andrew’s player slide tackling a St Matthew’s player. Photos: Mzwanele Sibanda evergreen Marshall tried his was all too late, however, as after 42 overs, earning a 3 utmost, scoring a patient 103 Port Alfred bowled them out wicket bonus point victory.

Thistles out-muscle OC in low-scoring affair

By TRISTAN COOKE on the board through the boot OC coach, Lungise Memani, The Inter-Sub Union quar- of flyhalf Siyabonga Mahapi said, “I am very disappoint- ter finals saw Thistles beat as he converted a penalty. ed that we could not get a Old Collegians (OC) 10-3 Even with a dominant pack, few tries today as we had so to advance to the semi-final Thistles found their defence many scoring opportunities. on Saturday 22 September. under pressure in the second Our players panicked at cru- The closely fought, low scor- half as OC pushed hard for a cial times and there were too ing battle took place at the try. many mistakes from our side. Makhanda (Grahamstown) Ill-disciple on attack lead I’m also very proud we got this Oval. to missed opportunities and far and happy with our season, Thistles’ forward pack were the only addition to the score- although I felt we should have dominant up front; they had board was a penalty in the won this game. But I guess we a larger pack and made the second half. have to wait for next year to most of this advantage. Even with the second half see if we can go all the way to This physicality put OC on points ending 3-0 in favour reach promotion status.” the back foot and allowed of the Thistles they were not With OC looking hard at time and space on the ball for the dominant team and OC what they can do to change the backline, this resulted in a missed opportunities that their fate next season Thistles 7-3 half time lead for the This- could have changed the fate progress to the semi-final and tles. OC were only able to get of the game. edge closer to what could be

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Park Rd 17.1mm St Andrew’s players and St Matthew’s players scuffling for the ball. TEMP 6-27°C SCORE CBD 0mm Parkrun #210 The 210th edition of the Makhanda (Grahamstown) Smash the 2018 Pineapple Run park run took place on Sat- By STEPHEN KISBEY-GREEN Most of the climbing is done before the cutoff at 10am. urday 29 September. Here The annual Buco Kowie Strid- in the first half of the 27km, Those worried about the are the top finishers from the ers Pineapple Run will once and the second half is run on early start to the race, and past weekend’s event: again take place this coming gravel roads through farms concerned about making it to weekend, challenging runners and game farms. the start line, can take advan- 1. Cee-Jay Porthen - 21:42 to race from the Big Pineapple The last 5km heads into tage of the limited seating on (M) in Bathurst to the Port Alfred Port Alfred. The 10km is a fast the transport bus, which will 2. Enock Mukwekwe - 21:57 Country Club. course in and around Port Al- depart from the Port Alfred (M) The event, which contains fred, with one steep hill at the Country Club at 5.30am, and Rivendell 3. Kendal Rose - 22:20 (F) both a 27km and 10km race, half-way mark. will cost runners only R25. 20mm Sunnyside 0mm 4. Sbonisipho Manqele is set to take place on Satur- Walkers of the 27km race Camping is also permitted - 22:41 (M) day 6 October, with runners will set off from the Big Pine- free of charge on Friday night 5. Brian Cordner - 23:48 (M) from across the province ex- apple at 7am, before the ahead of the race at the Port runners begin their chase at 6. Thomas Harper - 23:54 pected to Smash the 2018 Alfred Country Club. Pineapple Run. 7.30am. The race cutoffs will Those that complete the (M) The Kowie Striders have be at 11.45am and 11.30am race can look forward to a 7. Lwando Myles Saunders hosted this event fora num- respectively, giving both sets number of spot prizes, as well FOLLOW - 24:06 (M) ber of years, and are looking of participants over four hours as cash prizes for the top three 8. Siviwe Moyake - 24:18 (M) forward to hosting another to complete the challenge. finishers in each category. 9. Tiisetso Sekgololo - 24:22 highly successful race in what Both the runners and walk- A fun atmosphere is expect- (M) is expected to be perfect con- ers attempting to smash the ed throughout the day, mak- 10. Orrin Snelgar - 24:28 (M) ditions on race day. 10km route will start at 8am ing the Pineapple Run another @GrocottsMail This route is a mixture of from the Port Alfred Country essential event on the running town and rural country roads. Club, and will look to finish calendar. Grocott’s Mail 5 OCTOBER 2018 SPORT 15 Ibincomeka itumente yamaqela angaphantsi kweminyaka elishumi elinesihlanu

NguCHRIS TOTOBELA ngethuba besekhefini ise- kakuhle lomdlalo. Inye into Makana LFA iyiqukumbele benzile, nanjengoko abadlali endidanisayo kukungabo- itumente yayo yamaqela bayo bebuye ngamandla kwi- nakali emabaleni kwabadlali angaphantsi kweminyaka siqingatha sesibini. Ukungak- ababefudula bedlala nathi ku- Ielishumi elinesihlanu. wazi ukugqibezela phambi dala, nabazali abangaziyo tu Lomcimbi ububanjelwe kweepali kuwachanile kakhu- ukuzoxhasa abantwana babo kwibala laseJoza, iJD Dlepu, lu omabini lamaqela. xa bedlala”. kulempelaveki sisuka kuyo Bekushiyeke imizuzu nje Ongusihlalo we komiti kwaye ubuyinxalenye yemib- emibini phambi kokuba yokhuphiswano kwiMakana hiyozo yosuku lwamagugu. kuphele umdlalo ngethuba LFA umnumzana Tsotsa uthe Le tumente ibixhaswe unozinti weSophia enqan- “iqhube kakuhle letumente lisebe lenkcubeko nemid- da ibhola ebinzima kwaye kwaye khange kubekho mag- lalo kulengingqi yeSarah iqonde nqo emnatheni, kod- ingxigingxi kodwa ke ndifuna Baartmaan. Lamaqela aqale wa waxhuma wabuya nayo. nje ukutyityimbisela umnwe imidlalo yawo yokukhiqana ISophia Stars iye ya- onke lamaqela atsalelweyo. ngoMvulo umhla wokubhi- phumelela ngamanqaku Ndibulela abaxhasi bethu, yozela amagugu. Kumdlalo amathandathu kwamah- abantu abazidinileyo ba- wokugqibela wobuntshatshe- lanu kwiipenaliti, emva zobukela apha kanti nakwi li, iSophia Stars ijongene nqo kokuba uphele umdlalo en- phephandaba lalapha ekhaya neGolden Brothers kumdlalo tanganye ngeqanda macala iGrocott’s Mail ngokuthi gqo- obuvutha amadangatye. lamaqela. Umqeqeshi weSo- lo ipapasha imidlalo yethu”. IGolden Brothers iye yacin- phia uMthuthuzeli Silo uthe Unobhala weMakana LFA ezela zisuka nje yankqunkqa “ubunzima lomdlalo kodwa uAkhona Heshu uphendule ibuyelela kwiipali zeSophia ndiyavuya kakhulu kuba side wenjenje kwizityholo zokud- okwezulu laseMthatha, kod- saphumelela. Sifuna ukushiya lala kwabadlali abadala ku- wa iSophia akhange itatazele umzila wokuba lelona qela maqela amakhwenkwana ngasemva nangona bikhange- liqhuba kakuhle kwibhola amancinci “kunzima uku- leka yothukile. yama khwenkwana aselula”. wulawula lomkhwa wokudla- Omabini lamaqela Umqeqeshi weBrothers, liswa kwabadlali abadala nan- awafumene amathuba kod- uThozamile Yaka uthe “intle jengoko kungasetyenziswa wa kwanzima ukuwaseben- into endiyibukele apha nam- zazisi kwaye nabo abaphathi zisa kwade kwayiwa ekhefini hlanje nangona sibethiwe. balamaqela kufuneka ban- Golden Brothers attacker going for goals at the Heritage weekend derby at JD Dlepu ebambene ngeqanda macala. Asebenzile amakhwenkwe am yaniseke baqinisekise ukuba Stadium. Photo: Sue Maclennan Nokuba ibiyintoni etheth- kwaye ndiyazingca ngawo. badlalisa abantwana ngoku- we ngumqeqeshi weSophia USompempe naye uwulawule fanelekileyo”.

Highland capers draw the Makhanda clans The annual St Andrew’s SPORTS Highland Gathering and Highland Games took HERO OF THE place at St Andrew’s Grahamstown College in Makhanda (Grahamstown) on WEEK Sunday 23 September. The Day was a Mziwoxolo Ndwayana After an intense battle against celebration of the the defending champion, school’s heritage, which Sean Ness, Makhanda’s (Gra- hamstown) Champion, Mzi- included Scottish games, woxolo Ndwayana won the a performance from South African Welterweight Championship in Johannes- the school’s pipe band, burg last month. as well as traditional This is the second cham- pionship that Ndwayana has highland dancing. won in his eighteen year ca- reer, with his previous belt being the World Boxing Fed- eration (WBF) Welterweight championship. Ndwayana started boxing Amy Thompson of DSG during in 2000, but set his sights on the Highland Dancing. the SA Welterweight title a Photos: Supplied few months ago. “Sean Ness is a southpaw, and I used to watch his fights. He is tough, and he has that experience, Mziwoxolo Ndwayana practicing his punches at the gym after but me and my sparring winning the SA Welterweight championship last month. mates knew that he wouldn’t Photo: Stephen Kisbey-Green make it,” said Ndwayana. “I am more experienced than him.” Ndwayana has not always in sport. Even if it is cricket, Ndwayana will now look to been just a boxer, however. football or soccer, as long as continue his training, hopeful- He had stopped playing soc- they are committed in sport,” ly becoming the world champ cer in 2009, but knows that said Ndwayana. “These guys again. “Every boxer out there all sports are important in life, [coaches] are mentors, be- is hoping to be world cham- particularly in Makhanda. cause they taught us how to pion one day. You just need “I would like these young be disciplined... that is what I to keep working hard... it is all stars to commit themselves love about sport.” about the discipline and dedi-

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PROVINCIAL RUGBY TOURNAMENT The Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture (DSRAC) MEC Bulelwa Tunyiswa will lead at 5 October 2018 • Vol. 148 Issue: 038 the Provincial Women’s Rugby tournament, the Geneva Scholtz Women’s Rugby Games as part of Mama Albertina Sisulu Month activity, from 5 to 7 October 2018 in Middelburg. The purpose of the tournament is to empower young women to be active in sport, increase their self-esteem and promote patriotism and strong sense of citizenship. It is held annually so as to identify talent and channel it to the relevant sport federation.

PROTEAS The Proteas women are determined to use the remaining two fixtures of their five-match T20 international series as an opportunity to save themselves from an outright loss. With no opportunity left to overtake West Indies after Sunday’s abandoned match, the visitors are angling to at least draw the contest that ends this Saturday, 6 October in Trinidad and Tobago.

PRO14 The Isuzu Southern Kings will travel to Italy on Saturday 6 October in an The Graeme College First team cricket side stands proud after furthering their unbeaten record at the the Cape Youth Cricket Festival. Photo: Supplied attempt to bounce back from their 54-14 defeat against the Scarlets last week. This will come after the Cheetahs take on Edinburg in Scotland on Friday night.

WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL Graeme continue unbeaten The past weekend saw the national wheelchair basketball team head to Sasolburg for the Sasol-NWU Senior Basketball Tournament. The Sasol AmaWheelaBoys participated in an Youth Festival run exhibition match, taking on NWU STAFF REPORTER ing was not perfect on the day, the which allowed the likes of Liam Ag- Yet again, they were superb. Sihle VTC, showing off their skills and he Graeme College First Team Graeme side did find a way to win. new to blast his way to 35 not out, Mginywa (4 for 17) was outstand- imparting knowledge on wheelchair Cricket side kept their hundred Sihle Mginywa got Graeme off to the enabling Graeme to get to an impres- ing and well backed up by Siphesihle basketball for all those in attendance. percent record in tact at the perfect start in the field. He ended sive total of 244/ 7 after their 50 Madlongolwana (2 for 14). Graeme The match was followed by a green TCape Youth Cricket Festival over the with 3 for 11 in 10 overs. Lakhanya overs. The new ball attack was superb restricted Milnerton to 90 all out, v gold game designed to showcase weekend of 28-30 September. The Sam was equally impressive, taking 3 in defence of the target. Siphesihle winning by 30 runs. the team and serve as preparation group has remained unbeaten over for 14. Graeme won a very low scor- Madlongolwana (3 for 22) and Sihle The last fixture was the afternoon the last three years, although they ing and exciting match by 12 runs, Mginywa (2 for 19) pegged Bergvliet game at the picturesque Westerford for the 2019 IWBF Africa Paralympic made things very difficult for them- after bowling Pinelands out for 76. back from the start. Lakhanya Sam field. Westerford won the toss and Qualifiers and subsequent 2020 selves in difficult conditions this year. It was a tough start the the festival, picked up 2 for 12 as Graeme bowled chose to bat on, which seemed, a bet- Tokyo Paralympic Games. On day one, Mark Amm, the first but maybe exactly what the team Bergvliet out for 113, winning by 131 ter batting pitch. They struggled to team captain, was the difference be- needed. runs. get the vastly experienced bowling RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP tween the sides, as their opponents, Day two was a limited over con- The last day started with a T20 attack away, and ended on 75/ 6 af- The Springboks will look to go Pinelands, bowled brilliantly on a test against Bergvliet. Graeme were against Milnerton. Again, a slow ter their 20 overs. back to back against New Zealand very soft pitch. Graeme could only asked to bat, and struggled initially and soft pitch made batting difficult. Amm taking 3 for 10, doing the when they take on the All Blacks in manage 88 all out, but that was on another soft track. A platform was Graeme were very happy to reach most damage. In reply, Gleaves Pretoria on Saturday afternoon. After largely due to Amm who scored 46 built though, which allowed players their goal of 120, although lost 9 scored a quickfire 31 as Graeme their victory over Australia over the not out.ON EVERY PASSENGER,an SUVopportunity AND to express 4X4 themselves TYRE. wickets on the way there. Bavu Man- reached the target in the 12th over, past weekend, South Africa will be The Graeme side battled the ele- later. yakanyaka (30), Chris Gleaves (24) three wickets down. It was a good brimming with confidence ahead of ments for 53 overs to FrEEget that total, Jeremy Beyleveld (42) and Siphe- and Amm (20) were the top scorers. 7 wicket victory to end the festival, their encounter in Pretoria. so knew there was a chance of de- sihle Madlongolwana (49 not out) With a decent score to defend, it and to continue the team’s unbeaten fending the it. Although the bowl- held most of the innings together, was up to the bowlers to perform. Sport record at the festival. S Diary ON EVERY PASSENGER, SUV AND 4X4 TYRE. SportS Diary SportS Diary ON EVERY PASSENGER, SUV AND 4X4 TYRE.

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