By CHESLEY DANIELS Chesley Daniels Trying Stars 1st XV clinched an all-important 38-18 bonus point win against Born Fighters in their EPRU Grand Challenge Group C encounter in Somerset East on Saturday. Stars took a narrow 10-8 lead at the break. After two rounds, Stars are the Group C log leaders with two bonus points wins behind them. It would never be an easy task for the visiting team to travel to Somerset East and come home with a bonus point, as Born Fighters are a tough nut to crack at home in front of their loyal and passionate supporters.…
Author: Rod Amner
By OVAYO MILISA NOVUKELA and ROD AMNER It has been a tough week for Moppo Mene, Makana Municipality’s beleaguered municipal manager. On Thursday, 31 March, he was asked to account to a special Makana council meeting for the Auditor-General’s serious, ongoing concerns about the non-compliance of the municipality’s financial systems. He was asked to return at April’s Council meeting with a more detailed explanation. Meanwhile, the Eastern Cape government is looking over his shoulder for progress made in the municipality’s Financial Recovery Plan following a recent order of the Supreme Court of Appeal. The order came in the wake of…
By LIKHAPHA THAATHAA The Makana Municipality failed to meet the Legal Resources Centre’s (LRC) 18 February deadline to fully comply with the Grahamstown High Court order of September 2021 to clean up illegal dumpsites in Makana. But, some progress has been made. On 17 February, a day before the deadline, the municipality met with the LRC to provide a breakdown of their attempts to comply. LRC attorney Ona Xolo said that while the municipality is still in breach of the court order requirements, they had complied with some parts of it. “Therefore, there would be no further court action right…
Dear editor, The Albany Bowling Club will be hosting a Charity Bowls Day in Aid of Child Welfare Grahamstown on 9 April 2022 at the Albany Bowling Club. This initiative aims to raise much-needed funds for operational costs of Child Welfare. We are a Child Protection Organisation working with abused, neglected and orphaned children and their families. We employ 7 Social Workers, 2 Social Auxiliary workers, 1 Administrative officer in our town office. In addition, we run a Pre School for 74 children who are looked after by 6 ECD practitioners. We also operate a Cluster Foster Home Scheme in…
Thanks to Nita’s Makhanda Events WhatsApp group for these listings. Friday 1 April Bathurst Agricultural Show @ Showgrounds, Bathursthttps://www.facebook.com/BathurstAgriculturalShow/ Notes of Indigenous Healing Epistemologies and Methodologies by Prof Nthabiseng Motsemme. On Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/9140867001713:00 – 14:00 Friends of Friends featuring Hermanos@ Mi Casa, 131 High Street20:00 Live Music with Dave Glover@ The Pothole & Donkey, 123 High Street19:00 – 21:00 Socialite FridayMr White Blackboy; Delta Twins@ Infinity Lounge, 55 New Street Riffmachine. Steam Punk Dress Up Party@ SSS,19b New Street20:30R20 Saturday 2 April Club Long Run by Albany RunnersMax 21kmStart/ finish @ Crossfit, 6701 Rautenbach Road07:00 Parkrun@ The Bot Gardens, Lucas Avenue08:00https://www.parkrun.co.za/register/ Bathurst…
By CHRIS TOTOBELA The fortunes of Extension 9-based Moon Stars Football Club are waxing in the new year. This youthful team received a much-needed boost when Beckley Brothers poultry farm sponsored them with a full soccer kit, soccer ball and goalkeeper’s gloves. Beckley Brothers representative Ashley Beckley said her company saw the need to play its part in the development of these youngsters. “We wish them all the best”. Accepting the donation on behalf of the club, Georgie Kurshell was over the moon. “I would like to thank Ashley and her company for all the things they have donated to…
The Cambrays in Park Road received 24mm of rain from the spectacular thunder and lightning storm on Tuesday night. For the week of 24-30 March, Park Road recorded 36.2mm. Forecasts promised up to 20mm for Thursday 31 March to add to the monthly March total, which stood at 66.9mm at the end of Wednesday. Robin Stobbs recorded a very respectable 30.5mm for the week in Grant Street, while Paul Maylan reported slightly less – 29.5mm – at Cathcart Street (18mm from the Tuesday night thunderstorm). “The garden is smiling for a change and it looks like there is more to…
By SAM BABAYA The SPCA hosted their annual open day and glow walk on Sunday, 27 March. For a small donation, visitors were given a dog and a map to go off and explore. The map offered 1,5km, 2km or 3km walking route options. The dogs soaked up the much-needed love and affection, and everyone was wearing big smiles. The joyful atmosphere of the day reflected the care and commitment of the SPCA volunteers and Makhanda’s community spirit. The open day also consisted of a small food stall and many books and trinkets for sale at the SPCA charity shop…
By DANA OSBORN Moms gather regularly at the Lebone Centre over a cup of coffee and interact with each other about parenting while the little ones play. The aptly-named Coffee Club for Moms and Young Children was recently started as a pilot project, following the Lebone Centre’s #EveryBabyMatters initiative. Lebone Centre literacy coordinator Cathy Gush said the club was born when some of the #EveryBabyMatters participants expressed the need to have further interaction, learn more and get more stimulation for their children. “We thought this would be a good way of getting them together, over a cup of coffee, to…
Following two years of virtual graduation ceremonies due to COVID-19, Rhodes University is to hold physical ceremonies for over 2000 graduands from 06 April, with numerous firsts in the lineup. The Vice-Chancellor at Robert Gordon University in Scotland and an alumnus of Rhodes University, Professor Steve Olivier, will preside over the award of an honorary degree to Lord Peter Hain, one of the honorary doctorate awardees this year. The event is to take place in London, and a recorded speech by Lord Hain will be delivered to the congregation. Lord Hain, a fierce anti-apartheid activist, has been a powerful voice…