Grocott's Mail
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Saturday, June 14
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Grocott's Mail
    • NEWS
      • Courts & Crime
      • Features
      • Politics
      • People
      • Health & Well-being
    • SPORT
      • News
      • Results
      • Sports Diary
      • Club Contacts
      • Columns
      • Sport Galleries
      • Sport Videos
    • OPINION
      • Election Connection
      • Makana Voices
      • Deur ‘n Gekleurde Bril
      • Newtown… Old Eyes
      • Incisive View
      • Your Say
    • ARTSLIFE
      • Cue
        • Cue Archives
      • Makana Sharp!
      • Visual Art
      • Literature
      • Food
      • Festivals
      • Community Arts
      • Going Places
    • OUR TOWN
      • What’s on
      • Spiritual
      • Emergency & Well-being
      • Covid-19
      • Safety
      • Civic
      • Municipality
      • Weather
      • Properties
        • Grahamstown Properties
      • Your Town, Our Town
    • OUTSIDE
      • Enviro News
      • Gardening
      • Farming
      • Science
      • Conservation
      • Motoring
      • Pets/Animals
    • ECONOMIX
      • Business News
      • Entrepreneurship
      • Personal Finance
    • EDUCATION
      • Education NEWS
      • Education OUR TOWN
      • Education INFO
    • EDITORIAL
    Grocott's Mail
    You are at:Home»Uncategorized»Stories behind bars
    Uncategorized

    Stories behind bars

    Grocott's MailBy Grocott's MailJuly 15, 2013No Comments3 Mins Read
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email

    Eastern Cape Correctional Services inmates entertained a full house with a stunning show at the City hall on Thursday 11 July. This is through their rehabilitation programme initiated by Correctional Services.

    Eastern Cape Correctional Services inmates entertained a full house with a stunning show at the City hall on Thursday 11 July. This is through their rehabilitation programme initiated by Correctional Services.

    "Life inside the correctional services is not the end of the world," said Correctional Services regional head, Claudette Van Zyl.

    It was a full house at the City Hall, with the locals and visitors attending.

    The audience was electrified. People even stood up singing along with the jazz act by St Albans’ Jazz Band from Port Elizabeth when performing Jimmy Soul’s If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life and One Way’s Who’s fooling who?.

    Local marimba band from Grahamstown’s Correctional Services entertained the audience with the famous Xhosa hymn composed by Tiyo Soga, Lizalise idinga lakho Nkosi.

    One of the highlights during the show was the Kimberly Correctional Services Jazz Band. Group leader and Guitarist Enslin Scholtz moved the audience immensely with his skills.

    The audience wanted more from the band but they had to make way for East London Gospel Group.

    "He’s very good, very talented, he’s just the best," said former Generations actor Seputla Sebogodi.

    He further said that he’d like Scholtz to play for his band.

    Sebogodi said he’ll keep in touch with the authorities for his details, as he can’t get them directly from Sholtz because of the parole he’s still serving.

    East London Gospel Group also gave a very decent performance.

    Traditonal acts from Imfene Traditional Group and amaMpondo Traditional Group, both from Idutywa, moved the audience greatly.

    When asked about the motives behind the Xhosa chant that they performed, Khumbula nibuyele kundalashe (Remember and go back to ancient African times), amaMpondo group member Nceba Bavuse, explained that "it was inspired by former president Thabo Mbeki’s African Renaissance and the fact that people, nowadays, devalue their African ways of doing things".

    For Van Zyl this was the opportunity for the inmates to showcase their talent. Indeed the inmates had lots to offer. Sebogudi thanked Correctional Services for bringing such inspiring acts.

    "These type of events gives hope for the future and there are lots of positives that can be drawn from our Correctional Services," said Sebogudi.

    Communications manager of Amathole area Correctional Services, Sivuyiswe Matanga, said that was the aim- to showcase the inmates’ talents and showing society that there is more to life than being involved in wicked acts.

    The show was a success and people are looking forward on seeing more stories from Correctional Services nationwide and as Sebogudi aptly put it "the show was fantastic".

    Previous ArticleKIAT struggles to draw the crowds
    Next Article Makana Enviro-News: Algae could be the answer
    Grocott's Mail

      Comments are closed.

      Code of Ethics and Conduct
      GROCOTT’S SUBSCRIPTION
      RMR
      Listen to RMR


      Humans of Makhanda

      Humans of Makhanda

      Weather    |     About     |     Advertise     |     Subscribe     |     Contact     |     Support Grocott’s Mail

      © 2025 Maintained by School of Journalism & Media Studies.

      Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.