By CHRIS TOTOBELA Makhanda’s boxing fraternity suffered a huge blow with the passing of one of their greatest assets. The incredibly talented Masibambane boxing club top female boxer Zikhona Skeyi passed on after a long illness. Skeyi was very dominant in her division in the country and brought back gold medals in the SA National games from 2012 until 2015. Skeyi’s coach and trainer Bulelani Ndwayana was devastated. “This is a big loss not only to us and Makhanda but the entire country. Zikhona was in a class of her own and it is going to be difficult for us…
Author: Rod Amner
By STAFF REPORTER A Joza scrap metal dealer was arrested on Monday, 7 March, after 120 kilograms of copper was confiscated from his business premises. Visible Policing members acted on intelligence information about a scrap metal dealer alleged to be illegally trading in copper. A consignment was already packed and ready to be delivered to Gqeberha when police pounced on the premises. A preliminary investigation revealed that a dealer had contravened the Secondhand Goods Act. The copper was already packaged and ready to be sent to Gqeberha. Photo: supplied Police seized 120 kilograms of copper for further investigation. A 59-year-old…
How do we think and practice genuinely universal solidarity when some wars and conflicts are met with a searing silence? asks Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung. “Poets and beggars, musicians and prophets, warriors and scoundrels, all creatures of that unbridled reality, we have had to ask but little of imagination, for our crucial problem has been a lack of conventional means to render our lives believable. This, my friends, is the crux of our solitude.Gabriel García Márquez – The Solitude of Latin America Since Russia’s violent invasion of Ukraine a few days ago, I have found myself – like many others,…
Judge Motsamai Makume’s long-awaited judgment at the reopened inquest into the 1982 death of the trade unionist places blame squarely at the feet of the security police, writes New Frame’s TYMON SMITH. 4 March 2022: Elizabeth Floyd (centre with black top), who was Aggett’s partner at the time of his death, addresses friends and family of Neil Aggett after the judgment in the reopened inquest into his death was delivered. Picture: Ihsaan Haffejee Forty years after his body was found hanging in cell 209 at what was then John Vorster Square police station, Judge Motsamai Makume has found that the…
By STAFF REPORTER President Cyril Ramaphosa says municipalities are the first point of contact between the government and the people. When there are local government failures, the effects are felt immediately, and they are far-reaching. Addressing delegates virtually at the 6th SALGA National Conference, held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, 2 – 4 March 2022, Ramaphosa says the challenges in municipalities do not only affect the lives of communities; they damage both local economies and the South African economy. Three months ago, South Africa held local government elections, in which the people of South Africa once again exercised…
By SIYA MAKUNGA, Rhodes University Law Clinic In our previous article, we introduced the National Credit Act (NCA), the reasons for its enactment, and the purpose of the Act. Since the NCA is specifically applicable to credit agreements, it is important to define a “credit agreement”. An agreement is a credit agreement if it provides for a deferral or delay of payment and if there is a fee or interest charged for the deferred payment. The NCA does not require that a credit agreement must be in writing and signed by both parties to the agreement, although this is implied…
By STAFF REPORTER Walk the education journey with a 2022 Makhanda Matric by contributing a resource for a pupil. Grade 12 is a crucial time in one’s education. The 2022 Matrics are still feeling the effects of the devastating Covid-19 pandemic, learning materials are scarce, and internet access is hard to come by. Schools are still suffering significant disruptions from the Covid-19 pandemic. The SD Card Drive raises funds to buy SD cards and load them with relevant study materials for the 2022 matrics from non-fee-paying schools in Makhanda. Our goal is to raise enough money to supply each matric learner…
The popular ISEA creative writing course is back! If you are looking for more creativity and fresh writing approaches, this is for you. Through fun writing exercises, you will learn how to give and receive critical feedback, how to edit your work, and how to get published. Starting on 8 March, the 2022 course of 15 weekly two-hour sessions on Tuesdays from 6 pm to 8 pm will be facilitated by published writers Mangaliso Buzani, Marike Beyers, and Crystal Warren. For further info, email c.leff@ru.ac.za
By CHESLEY DANIELS Chesley Daniels The Eastern Province (EP) Rural Grahamstown Cricket Side has recently arrived home from a highly successful Cricket South Africa (CSA) Rural Coastal Week in Oudtshoorn. EP won four out of their six matches in the tournament and should be very happy with their all-round performance. They were very unlucky not to win against SWD and then against Boland in their close encounter in the T20 on Day 3. EP ended in fourth place in the overall log standings at the end of the Tournament, with Boland crowned as Coastal Champs. Results: Lost to SWD by…
By TOTO TSARNEBA Dozens of Makhanda-based first-year students gathered for a traditional photo opportunity with Vice-Chancellor Dr Sizwe Mabizela under Rhodes University’s clock tower on Tuesday, 1 March. The students were a mix of recent Gadra Matric School (GMS) graduates and former mentees of the Rhodes University Community Engagement’s (RUCE) 9/10th mentoring programme. According to GMS Principal Tim Hacksley, Dr Mabizela “takes a special interest in local students having access to the university”. “To paraphrase his sentiments, ‘Rhodes does not just exist in Makhanda but for Makhanda’. The bridging programmes came about largely due to the dialogue between him and…