By STEPH BOUWER, marketing and branding manager, Kingswood College “…Humility is the cornerstone of leadership…” Kingswood College recently inducted Mr Leon Grové into the role of College Head. This momentous occasion signalled a new chapter in the history of the school, and we look forward to seeing Kingswood continue to remain true to its roots, while at the same time, continuing to be a school that is not afraid of change. The Induction Service took place in our Kingswood Memorial Chapel, presided over by the Reverend Dr Leleki, on behalf of Bishop Freemantle of the Methodist Church. The search for…
Author: Rod Amner
By CHESLEY DANIELS Chesley Daniels Kowie United claimed bragging rights as the top rugby team in Port Alfred when they beat Ndlambe Tigers for the second time in their local Derby encounter on Saturday. The return fixture was played at Nonzamo High School Ground in Nemato, where Kowie United narrowly defeated the host 11-7. Although Kowie United went into the match as overwhelming favourites, it was never easy in the return fixture away from home. Tigers were a completely different outfit from the last game, where Kowie won 32-7. Tigers were more determined, and their forwards took charge in the…
By CHESLEY DANIELS Chesley Daniels On Saturday, Old Collegians (OC) defeated Swallows 12-5 at the Albany Sports Club in a friendly rugby encounter. The game between the two Sedru Clubs was played in an excellent spirit, with the rainy weather conditions playing a huge factor. As expected, the encounter was very physical, and both teams were very competitive throughout the match. OC, building momentum with their strong running game and quick passes from the rucks in the process, gained momentum. The young Swallows side was up for the task as their defence stood firm and held until the 25th minute…
By CHESLEY DANIELS Chesley Daniels On Saturday, the Trying Stars suffered their third consecutive defeat in the Eastern Cape Super 14 rugby competition against Old Selbornians. The encounter took place in East London, where the visitors went down 19-41. Trying Stars went into the fixture as underdogs and under a lot of pressure, desperately searching for their first win and finding winning momentum. They came up against a solid Old Selbornians side from East London who were substantial upfront in the forwards’ department. It would never be easy away from home for the EP side as the Old Boy side…
By CHESLEY DANIELS Chesley Daniels This past weekend, the Grahamstown Cricket Board (GCB) again lived up to expectations and delivered some exciting cricket and close encounters, both in the 1st and 2nd leagues. Salem and Southwell recorded narrow wins in the GCB 1st League while Swallows surprised Salem 2nd with an impressive win in their backyard. Manley Flats beat log leaders Station Hill in their 2nd league encounter at Manleys. GCB 1ST LEAGUE SOUTHWELL VS WILLOWS (SOUTHWELL) Willows travelled to Southwell in their return fixture and were unlucky to come out second best. Southwell recorded a narrow two-wicket win in…
By GEOFF EMBLING, Democratic Alliance (DA) Ward 4 councillor Below are some of the questions and suggestions put to the director and managers of Makana Municipality at the Infrastructure Portfolio meeting on Wednesday 9 February: Question: Why does the municipality blame turbidity in the system for low water volumes from the dams on the western side of town and Waainek Water Treatment Works (WTW), and why did the city not have water cuts during times of heavy rainfall in the past. Answer: The manager of water said that the turbidity is due to high levels of sediment in Howieson’s Poort…
Makhanda is experiencing yet another period of sustained service delivery turbulence. Email the relevant director and cc the manager and your ward councillor if you would like to report a service delivery issue. Please find these contact details below. Democratic Alliance Ward 4 councillor Geoff Embling is allocating ticket numbers to complaints in his area. The complaints get logged, and if nothing is done, he promises to follow up on them—the purpose of using emails to keep a paper trail of all complaints reported to municipal officials. Embling has undertaken to update a spreadsheet with dates reported, the issue, its…
Jim Cambray reported 20.7mm of rainfall in Park Road for the week 3-9 February 2022, with temperatures ranging from 15C to a hot 33C. Most of the rain, 16.5mm, fell during a terrific thunderstorm on the 6th. Paul Maylam reported quite a bit less from Cathcart Street in Sunnyside “(rather than ‘rainyside’)” – 14.7mm measured, 10mm from the thunderstorm.
Education assistants (EAs) and general school assistants (GSAs) at several local schools have embarked on a go-slow after the Eastern Cape Department of Education (ECDOE) failed to pay their salaries to the schools. Some schools are not affected as they have received funding – and some have even received too much. ECDOE payments were in such disarray at the end of last year that the wrong payments went to most schools – either too much or too little. According to an ECDOE spreadsheet, 1 802 Eastern Cape schools were overpaid, 1 852 under-paid. Correct payments were made to 1360 schools.…
As the Makhanda water crisis intensified this week, one resident was unnerved by the sight of blue water flowing from her tap. The resident posted her surprise cocktail to the Ward 4 service delivery WhatsApp group, prompting councillor Geoff Embling to call in Gubevu Maduna, Makana Municipality’s manager of engineering, infrastructure, water, and sewage, for urgent help. When Maduna investigated, the resident asked him if copper sulphate was used to treat water, “because if that’s used, it makes water blue”. Maduna said the Municipality used only chlorine to treat the water. “Even he was bedazzled and had no answer,” the…