NguCHRIS TOTOBELA Onke amehlo abathandi nabalandeli bebhola ekhatywayo yalapha eMakhanda azobe ethe ntsho kumaqela alapha ekhaya. Kule impelaveki esiya kuyo, kuzobe kubuyelwa ebaleni nalapho imidlalo yeMakana LFA yoompondo zihlanjiwe izakube iqhubekeka apho ibiyeke khona. NgoMgqibelo iJacaranda Aces ejonge lentshinga ngamehlo abomvu izokungquzulana neCameroon engaqalanga kakuhle tu kwaphela, lomdlalo uzakube ubanjelwe eJD Dlepu ngentsimbi yokuqala. Komnye umdlalo olandela lo ozakuqala ngentsimbi yesithathu, i6Sai esandula ukunyuselwa kweli inqanaba izakuvana amandla noomakade benetha iJoza Callies eqale kakubi ngeyona ndlela nalapho izakufumana ithuba lokubuyisa isidima sayo. NgeCawa iGrahamstown United ethe ngcu phezulu izakudibana neNew Seekers kwibala laseFiddlers Green ozakuqala ngentsimbi yeshumi elinanye. INewtown City…
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By CHRIS TOTOBELA The Makana LFA junior league resumes this weekend after a long festive season break. The youngsters can’t wait to get the ball rolling again. These games are always used as curtain raisers to the premier league games. There were some electrifying games just before the break and most teams started showing signs of improvement. The few coaches I’ve spoken to are all looking forward to the kick-off this weekend, but have raised their concerns about age cheating. Lindisipho Swaartbooi of top side Sophia Stars, which has won so many trophies at this level, said, “There is a…
By AZLAN MAKALIMA, ROD AMNER, and SUE MACLENNAN Water, electricity, infrastructure and furniture were at the top of principals’ worries as the 2020 school year started on Wednesday. They were excited about new teaching strategies and their biggest hope was for parents to be involved in their children’s school lives. Samuel Ntsiko Primary School principal, Nombulelo Koliti, said despite being under pressure with too few teachers, they were eager to get going with plans to improve learning and teaching that they developed in partnership with Rhodes University last year. “We are very serious about maths, and last year we got…
Grocott’s Mail asked the six public schools with the highest pass rate (by percentage), as well as the lowest one, to comment on their outcomes. Hoerskool PJ Olivier Congratulations to the class of 2019 for achieving a 100% pass rate. We are grateful that their hard work paid off. Thank you to the parents who supported them throughout the year and a special thank you to the teachers who worked hard from Grade R-12 to equip these learners to become successful individuals. Pass rate: 100% (26) Bachelors: 65% (13) Diploma: 30% (6) Higher Certificate: 5% (1) No learner with A…
2019By CHRIS TOTOBELA Makhanda will be represented by six of the 32 clubs competing in the New Year’s Cup, which kicks off on Monday 16 and culminates in a 31 December final. Maru carries our most realistic hope of keeping the trophy in the city, as it is undoubtedly the strongest of the local pack. Maru will come to this year’s event full of confidence as they have enjoyed a rich vein of form in their SAB regional league and are currently playing the sort of football that led to their two New Year’s Cup crowns. Eleven Attackers have not…
By CHRIS TOTOBELA The Makana LFA Premier league came to a close for 2019 with a few games that took place last weekend. On Saturday, Love and Peace sent Jacaranda Aces crashing to the ground and defeated them by four goals to two. Cameroon, who had a dismal start to the season, demolished fellow strugglers Joza Callies by nine goals to two. The legendary Joza-based side had a very poor start to the league and will definitely welcome this Christmas break as they regroup. On Sunday, 6SAI Army beat hard-running New Seekers in a high-scoring game by five goals to…
NguCHRIS TOTOBELA Bekugoso okwaphukayo ngobusuku bangoMgqibelo esisuka kuwo, nalapho imbethi manqindi yeli uMziwoxolo “Black tiger “Ndwayana ebevana amandla noRyan Martin waseBrithani kumlo obubanjelwe eOasis Leisure Centre. Esi sibini besivana amandla kumlo wokuhluzana, nalapho ophumeleleyo ebezakufumana ithuba lokuhlangana ne ntshatsheli ephethe le ntshinga yeCommonwealth kwesi sigaba seWelterweight ekwazinze eBrithani. Iinzame zikaNdwayana namathemba abalandeli bakhe balapha eMakhanda nakuMzantsi Afrika uphela, ziye zawela phantsi emva kokuba lo kaMartin ebambe u”Black tiger” ngenqindi elibuhlungu elinobuzaza ecabangeni wambeka phantsi. Oku kwenzeke kumjikelo wesibini nalapho intandane yalapha ekhaya iye yokuhlaba ngamadolo phantsi kwanzima ukuphinda iphakame iqhubekeke, ntoleyo ebangele ukuba umiswe lo mlo. URyan Martin uye wachazwa…
NguCHRIS TOTOBELA Iqhubile kwakhona imidlalo yeMakana LFA yoompondo zihlanjiwe ngoMgqibelo walempela veki esisuka kuyo. INewseekers ibhaxabule iCameroon ngamanqaku amahlanu kwelinye, logama iLove and Peace izibethele iSophia Stars ngamabini kwelinye yaze yona iJacaranda Aces yabetha iYoung Eagles ngamanqaku amathathu kwelinye. Kwidabi elidala laseJoza looxholovane bebhola yaseMakhanda iAttackers ibethe iJoza Callies ngamabini kwelinye. Kumdlalo obuvutha amadangatye noqale ngesona santya siphezulu kakhulu iNewtown City ikhokele ngenqaku elinye eqandeni emva kwempazamo eyenziwe ngumdlali wangasemva we6Sai obezama unika unozinti wakhe ibhola ngentloko yasuka yahlala emnatheni. I6Sai ibuye ngamandla kwisiqingatha sesibini yanyanzela iCity ukuba ifumbe ngasemva kwaye baye bafumana inqaku labo lokulinganisa emva komdlalo omhle oqale…
By MOSIBUDI RATLEBJANE You would think a Safe House dedicated to suppporting victims of domestic violence would have a refuge to call their own, but here in Makhanda, that’s not the case. As the 16 Days of Activism approaches, staff and volunteers believe the Safe House needs a permanent home, if they are to continue providing services to survivors of Gender Based Violence. “The festive season is here, which is our busiest time of the year. We are not sure what we are going to do because we can only accommodate one victim at a time,” one staff member says. Since…
By CHRIS TOTOBELA It is that time of the year again when most teams will be preparing for the annual New Year’s Cup which is just less than a month away. In the 2019 edition, Makhanda will be represented by two-time former champions Maru. They’ll be wanting to redeem themselves after last year’s disappointing run which saw them eliminated in the first round. Newtown City, Sakhulutsha, New Seekers, Sophia Stars and Eleven Attackers will all aim to do better and proceed to the knockout stages. Noticeable absentees are the defending champions who did not get enough votes – a huge…