On Sunnyside Sal It was originally a homage to a friend of mine. He was quite an interesting character, idiosyncratic in a way. So that was the initial idea, to write a book about him, which then ended up being a book about myself as well (inadvertently).
Author: Busisiwe Hoho
Four Grahamstown artists have been selected as finalists at the prestigious Spier Contemporary Art Competition held in Cape Town. Lindi Arbi, Roxandra (Cindy) Dardagan Britz, Nicola Elliot and Sonia Smit were chosen out of 2 700 entries nationwide and were four of 101 finalists.
The Guy Butler Theatre at the 1820 Settlers Monument was filled to the brim and buzzing with excited school children during an interactive workshop entitled “The Science of Sport” on Wednesday. The workshop, which looked at the physics behind sports, formed part of the first day’s activities of Scifest Africa.
The Hyundai i20 is no show-stopper, but with its dashing good looks and eager-beaver feel, it does seem pretty keen to get the party started. As a replacement for the successful Getz, the i20 plays in the same league as the Ford Fiesta, Mazda2 and Opel Corsa – not exactly weak competition.
The famous Coelacanth, usually displayed in the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB) in Grahamstown, has gone walk-a-bouts. It recently made a trip to Johannesburg for the launch of the Johannesburg leg of the South East African Climate Consortium (SEACC).
The Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, Derek Hanekom will deliver a keynote address at the opening ceremony of Scifest Africa at the Guy Butler Theatre at 6.30pm this evening. Coordinated by the Grahamstown Foundation, SciFest Africa is an annual, national science festival that seeks to promote a culture of science and technology in a festive way.
“Absolutely brilliant! Years of hard work have finally come to fruition,” said a chuffed Don Lee, chairman of the Albany Vintage and Classic Motor Club, which won the club trophy for the first time in last weekend’s D&A Timbers 13th OD Inggs Memorial Run.
Biologists have been baffled by it. It’s a fundamental question that they have been asking for a long time, and the discussion continued with Helen James at this year’s Scifest Africa, when she asked the question: when is a species a species?
Tw o Rhodes students will be representing the continent at an international debating tournament in New York next week.
The Makana Traffic Department will be out in full force over the Easter weekend to promote safe driving and to prevent any accidents. Roadworthy checks conducted by the traffic department will include selective law enforcement such as all unroadworthiness checks, including all aspects of road safety and fitness needed on a vehicle.