By CHESLEY DANIELS Kowie United 1st XV are back to winning ways as they needed to dig deep for a hard-fought 20-10 win over Swallows. The EPRU Sedru Regional League clash was played in front of a large crowd at the Station Hill Sports Ground in Port Alfred on Saturday. The home side also took a narrow 13-10 lead break at the changeover. Kowie lost their last encounter against log leaders St Mark’s, and with the win over Swallows, they remain in second position, one point behind the log leaders. Swallows still need to register their first win in the…
Author: Rod Amner
By CHESLEY DANIELS Klipfontein United 1st XV retained their unbeaten record in the EPRU Sedru Regional League Competition after a hard-fought 20-17 humdinger against Old Collegians (OC) played at the Albany Sports Grounds on Saturday afternoon. The visitors took a healthy 20-5 lead at the break and were rewarded for their splendid first-half efforts. This all-important clash was probably the game of the season as both high-quality sides delivered the goods in entertaining the large crowd with some exciting running rugby. Despite the cold and wet weather conditions, the rugby inside the four corners was heated, as both teams confronted…
Jim Cambray reported 13.9mm in Park Road for the week of 21-27 April. Robin Stobbs recorded 10.8mm in Grant Street, while Paul Maylam clocked in with 12 mm for Cathcart Street this past week. “Much more needed as we enter the dry season,” Paul commented. Temperatures ranged from a cold 8.5 degrees Celcius to 28C, with some beautiful Autumn weather.
By JONATHAN WALTON, Makana Citizens Front (MCF)Before the five democratically-elected MCF PR councillors were unlawfully and unceremoniously removed from Council with unsubstantiated lawful support from the Municipal Manager and Speaker, the MCF councillors submitted several letters and critical motions on different governance and service delivery issues. Some of the MCF motions were immediately submitted after the local government elections. The submitted motions were not tabled for consideration in a Council meeting for unexplained reasons. Makana’s ‘Council’s Standing Rules and Orders for the Meetings of the Council and its Committees’ was adopted as a council resolution but was never gazetted by…
Ngu SALLY PRICE-SMITH, usihlalo, Makana Residents’ Association (MRA) Amaphepha ale veki anike ingxelo ngeziganeko ezothusayo kuMasipala waseMakana ezibonisa ukuba ubanjwe ngokupheleleyo kwaye incwadi yomthetho ikrazulwe. Okokuqala ingxelo ekhutshwe nguSomlomo malunga neziphakamiso ezininzi eziphakanyiswe yi-DA kodwa azifakwa kwiBhunga. Ngokuxolisa ngokuchaza okucacileyo kodwa indima ephambili yooceba kukubeka iliso kulawulo. Inkcazo “yesiphakamiso” kulo mxholo sisicelo esenziwe nguceba sokuba umcimbi uxoxwe kwintlanganiso yebhunga nokuba kuthathwe isigqibo. Sesinye sezixhobo eziphambili zokubeka iliso, igazi lobomi bebhunga elisebenza ngokuko. Ngokumalunga nomba othile wokuba ingaba yindima yebhunga ukuthathela ingqalelo ukusebenza kuka-MM kwaye, kule meko ikhethekileyo, ukusilela okuvunyiweyo esidlangalaleni kwe-MM ekhoyo ngoku ngokusekelwe kwizimvo ze-SCOPA kunye nezobalulo zoluvo ze-AG…
Nge OVAYO MILISA NOVUKELA UCeba weDemocratic Alliance uGeoff Embling kunye noSomlomo woMasipala waseMakana uMthuthuzeli Matyumza baye baxabana malunga nenkqubo yeBhungaU-Embling kutsha nje unike ingxelo kwiqela lakhe likaWadi 4 kaWhatsApp ukuba “akanathemba kwiofisi yeSithethi saseMakana, njengoko sithanda ukungayiphenduli imibuzo. USomlomo akazibandakanyi iziphakamiso esizingenisayo kwi-ajenda yebhunga”. Ephendula, uSomlomo kaMakana uMthuzeli Matyumza uthe ukuba uEmbling akayithembi iofisi yakhe, “makanike izizathu ezibambekayo”. Geoff Embling, Democratic Alliance, Ward 4. U-Embling wakhalaza ukuba isindululo sokungamthembi uMphathi kaMasipala asizange sibandakanywe kwi-ajenda yentlanganiso yeBhunga kwinyanga ephelileyo. “Ibhunga alikwazanga ukuvota ukuba anqunyanyiswe na uMphathi kaMasipala. Ubophelelekile ngokusemthethweni ukuba [abeke isiphakamiso kwi-ajenda].” UMatyumza uthe isindululo sokungathenjwa kukaManejala kaMasipala “siphambi kwexesha…
By CHRIS TOTOBELA Old rivals and legendary clubs XI Attackers and City Pirates will square off in the most crucial game of the season. Attackers won stream B by three points ahead of first division champions Lalibela Lions who had a great debut season. This past weekend, attackers collected maximum points as they beat Newseekers and 6Sai Army 3-1 and 4-1, respectively. Pirates, on the other hand, edged Young Eagles by a single point to top stream A, and this comes after last weekend’s hard-fought draw against Young Eagles in a stream A decider. These results have set up a…
By CHRIS TOTOBELA Makana LFA Premier league fixtures will not occur this weekend as they make way for the U18 tournament. This tournament has in the past attracted big crowds as football fans come and watch the cream of Makhanda football development. It has also produced a lot of fireworks as all the teams fight hard to lay their hands on the ultimate prize. Defending champions Sophia Young Stars will pull all stops to make sure that they defend their title. Sophia’s chairman Lindisipho ‘Teko’ Swaartbooi, looked very relaxed ahead of the draw. “I think we have a good team…
By SYLVIA MUWAGWA, LLB student For the second consecutive year, over 50 Gadra Matric School (GMS) alumni graduated from Rhodes University in a single graduation ceremony – a significant milestone in the journey to transform education in Makhanda. GMS is a second-chance school for learners who seek to improve their marks in selected National Senior Certificate subjects to accumulate the required points to gain access to universities. Gadra Education (the holding organisation of GMS) partnered with Rhodes University in 2015 to assist with the vision of Pathways to the Future, which was spearheaded by Rhodes University Vice-Chancellor Dr Sizwe Mabizela…
By DENZEL NYATHI After a journey of near-impossible challenges, Siya Sibindi recently graduated with his Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Rhodes University. Sibindi struggled to raise the fees for his MBA, which he funded himself. “I was supposed to pay the fees on my own and had a very unstable job in Johannesburg. During my studies, I lost my job, which was my only source of income, and I relied heavily on faith to complete the degree. “I resorted to being a mini-truck van driver for a grass-cutting company, which slowed me down because I would have to work…