Stay in the loop with the latest and join the MEW WhatsApp group! THIS WEEK THURSDAY 18 JANUARY Grahamstown Bridge Club @ Grahamstown Bowling Club, African Street 13:15 for 13:30 Contact Sheila Hicks: 083 442 3322 R15 non-members | R10 members Thursday Pool Competition @ SSS Top Bar, 19b New Street 18:30 – 19:00 Contact: Mike Theron on 082 477 3689 Free Entry __ FRIDAY, 19 JANUARY Nawties Night Join DJ Monroe playing jams of the 2000’s. @ SSS, 19b New Street 21:00 R20 entry fee __ SATURDAY, 20 JANUARY Parkrun 5km run or walk Family-friendly Dogs on leads are welcome @…
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By Ross Marriner Wishing you everything of the best for a happy, rewarding and prosperous 2024. The beginning of a new year is always a great opportunity to dust off the cobwebs of your personal, organisational system and to become more organised. AA Milne, author of Winnie the Pooh, defined being organised as “something you do before you do something so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up”. One way of being more organised is to make life easier for your loved ones if something unforeseen happens to you. Most people are uncomfortable thinking about and…
IN THE MAGISTRATE COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALBANY HELD AT MAKHANDA (GRAHAMSTOWN) Case No:417/2023 In the matter between ATHANELE NKOLE (Execution Creditor) and PHILANI NGOMA (Execution Debtor) In terms of the judgement granted on 20 October 2023 in the Magistrate’s Court and a Warrant of Execution issued thereafter, a sale in execution of the under-mentioned goods will be held at the Makhanda Magistrates Court on 12 January 2024 at 09:00 am, consisting of: GOODS: 1 X LAND/ STATIONWAGON TOYOTA (WHITE) REG NO: JDS 284 EC To the highest bidder. DATED at MAKHANDA on this 08th of DECEMBER 2023 Mfundo…
By Camagwini Mpendu Local and long-time DJ artist Ayathandwa Mahala, known as Ayzoman, has been “on the decks” (DJ mixers) since he was in Grade 6. “I’ve always loved music growing up. I got the opportunity to learn how to be a DJ in Grade 1 and have been on the path ever since,” he says. Ayathandwa was so inspired by the posters he saw of DJs that he decided to become a professional DJ at the age of 12. Since then, he has been consistently performing in Makhanda and places like Gqeberha, Port Alfred and Peddie more recently. “My…
By Camagwini Mpendu UMam’ Pumla Cagwe, also known as sis’ Pam, believes that there is no time to waste and that one must remain active even though she is a pensioner. At 65 years old, she has been persistent in keeping herself busy with activities such as making creative concrete pot plants and practising small-scale poultry in her own home. Sis’ Pam started making creative vases and pot plants back in 2017; where she got the idea from watching a TV program and thought that that would be her next challenge. She started with negligible results, then with persistence, her…
By Staff Reporter On 25 November 2023, the three Distinguished Alumni Awardees for 2023 inspired the Rhodes University community with their words of power, resilience, and motivation at a special celebratory event. In September this year, it was announced that Mr Anele Siswana and Professors Charles Breen and Roy Lubke were selected as the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Awardees chosen by the Association of Old Rhodians Selection Committee. Mr Siswana, a pioneering mental health advocate, graduated with a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology from Rhodes University. His professional journey has been characterised by a relentless commitment to transforming mental health care…
By Staff Reporter Women’s boxing has evolved from a fringe activity often met with scepticism and opposition, to a recognised and respected sport that epitomises the resilience and determination of women athletes in overcoming societal and institutional barriers. This narrative is exemplified by Luyolo ‘Killer Queen’ Nkatsheni, a nineteen-year-old woman boxer from Joza, who is also a Psychology student at Rhodes University. Recently, Nkatsheni was honoured as the 2023 Sports Star of the Year at Mfuzo Boxing Camp’s annual awards on 26 November 2023. She also won Sportsperson of the Year at Rhodes University in September. Nkatsheni began boxing at…
By Staff Reporter Rhodes University is proud to announce a prestigious and ground-breaking Makhanda Education Summit, set to take place on 27 – 28 January 2024, and spearheaded by the Vice Chancellor, Prof Sizwe Mabizela. Government authorities have called national and provincial education summits in the past, but never before has there been a summit convened by a University Vice-Chancellor to demonstrate education as the unique selling point of a city, solidifying it as the leading education city in South Africa and Africa. Makhanda has been one of a few towns to experience two polar ends of development simultaneously. While…
By Steven Lang This week’s Constitutional Court judgements on the Electoral Amendment Act 1 of 2023 ensure that next year’s elections will be substantially different from all those that have come before. The apex Court made only one change to the Act, which will allow independent candidates to submit 1,000 signatures to have their name on the regional ballots. The Court’s decision means that the threshold for qualification as an independent candidate is much lower than was originally envisioned in the Act. It required independent candidates to gather a number of signatures equivalent to 15% of the votes used to…
Stay in the loop with the latest and join the MEW WhatsApp group! POP-UPS/ FESTIVALS/ EXHIBITIONS/REPEAT EVENTS Friday, 8 – Saturday, 9 December Table Too Indonesian Evening A delicious array of Indonesian food, including corn, spinach & leek soup, Chicken curry with fennel, lemongrass & coconut milk, spicy meatballs with soy & cumin, pork satay & ginger, soy, peanuts, crispy veg salad, tomato sambal, peanut sauce, Pancake with banana & caramel sauce. VEGETARIAN OPTION @ Table Too, 16 Donkin Street 19:30 for 20:00 For more info contact 0826718558/ 0839602366 R220 per person __ THIS WEEK THURSDAY 7 DECEMBER Grahamstown Bridge Club @…